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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02

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JOS. GRAVES SONS.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02

A. Mrtousburg. Monroe county, Ohio.
wedding was solemniz5d Wednesday.
which USitcd In marriage two popular
youns. persons Of the South Side. The
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02
At MOZART PARK TO-DAY.

4 concert, beginning ut o'clock. will be
given by Mayors Band at Mozart Park.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02

Bicycles $4,000 to 500 at
WHEAT & HANCHER co.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02

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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02

The Martins Ferry Glee Club was en-
tortained Tuesday evening at the home
of Mr. George nglebright. A minstrel
performance was given, in which Mr.. Ell.
G. Smith acted as master of ceremonies,
and George Inslebright and George Cook
were end men.
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Tab Trimmings.

Among trimmings square tabs are much affected. Reyers and basques are finished with them; the hems of dress skirts are battlemented. and outstanding tabs are attached to straight collars and wrist frills. Most of these tabs are about 9 1s inches long and not more than q inches wide. They are detached as a rule and are secured to a moderately wide band which slips inside the collar of the bodice. Sets of these decorations in white linen are made for the neck and sleeves, and when of this material narrow lace insertion is let in about a quarter of an inch from the edge of the tab and for dressy wear tiny lace frill is added, but the plainer sets with the insertion alone is considered the most stylish.
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LETTERS BY WIRE.
Novel Combination of Typewriter and &
 Telephone.

Novel Combination of a Typewriter and &
 Telephone.
 Scientists in Europe are talking q good deal just now about curious new machine, to which the name telesoriptor has been given. AS the name indicates, the object of the machine is to write down words spoken or sent from a dis tanee. The telephone, as at present con- structed, enables one person to hear an other who is talking perhaps leagues away. The telescriptor, it is claimed, will enable any person to send written message to another person over tele- phone.
 The telescriptor has been invented by a German scientist His machine is sim ply combination of the typewriter and the telegraph, and without it the invent or claims that the telephone cannot be regarded as complete. The manipula. tion of the machine is not more difficult than that of the typewriter, and, like the typewriter, the new instrument has keyboard, above which is placed the box containing the machinery.
 The same wire which is used for tel ephonic communication is connected with the telesoriptor, and by means of a simple manipulation the current can be directed either into the telescriptor or into the telephone. Thus, when person wishes to use telephone, after 1t has been furnished with this new ma chine, all he will have to do will be to turn on the current and then write his message on the typewriter. According as it is written the message will be flashed across the wire and an answer will be sent to him in the same man. ner. New York Herald,
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NEW SHERIFF APPOINTED.
Gov. Clarke Names D. o. Porter as sherin
 of Desha County.

Gov. Clarke has appointed D. O. Porter, of Dumas, sheriff and ex, oficio collector of Desha county, to fill the vacancy caused by Sheriff H. l.. Henry failing to qualify. Henry was elected in September last, but the bond presented by him was re- jected by County Judge (now Sena- ator) c. H. Haley. Henry appealed and finally applied to the Supreme Court for writ of mandamus to compel the Circuit Judge in vacation to act on the bond. The petition was denied, after which the Clerk of Desha county certified to the Gov ernor a vacancy in the office of Sher- if. Gov. Clarke thereupon gave Henry ten days in which to make up the bond required of him. The ten days expired yesterday and Sheriff Henry had not made the bond. The Governor, upon being informed of the fact, appointed Porter, as above stated. Henrys bond lacked $24, 900 of the required amount, $50, 000.
 Henry stands charged with $1, $50 as a penalty for failing to settle with the State within the prescribed time. He has already served two terms as Sheriff and it is said his failure to make bond for the third term was due to the fear that the Legislature would not remit the penalty charged against him, Gov. Clarke having declined to do so.
 The new Sheriff is engaged in farming and merchandising. In the Desha county primaries last sum- mer he ran second to Henry in the race for Sheriff.
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An EtehInr of 8 Busy Town.

"Bay-be bay beef" called the grimy faced urchin coaxingly.
 The baby with the white coat and the kid gloves looked sidewise toward the curb. It's mother was one of the crowd in front of the store window and look ing at perfect love of bonnet.
 "Bay-bee bay-bee?' came the invita- tion again.
 Totteringly the baby approached the curb and smiled trustfully up at the dingy face. The urchin dropped down on his ragged knees, laid the papers he was selling on the pavement and patted the little kid glove with his red, dirty little hand. Pretty bay beel" he said.
 Just then the mother turned, ran across the pavement and dragged tho baby back. How dare you touob her, you dirty little good for nothingit she said.
 The urchin grasped his bundle of pa pers and rose, digging his toe into the dirt of the gutter shamefacedly.
 Avg wanf' he said sullenly. --- New York Press
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A RECORD BREAKER.
|ais Is New Style Fish Story. and It's B
 Good One.

hls Is New Style Fish Story. and It's
 Good One.
 Lew Emmet, proprietor of grocery
 tore and fish market in Greensburg,
 nd., while angling in creek Saturday aught three peculiar fish the like of Rhich he had never before seen, but which resembled the pickerel. He hur-
 lied with them to his store, where he
 has ill his show window an aquarium,
 ud launched them again i'll watery
 ome. Previous to their occupancy of
 Enc glass tank school of goldfish and
 liver sinners were in undisputed sway.
 The following morning, however, all he old inhabitants were dead, and the arface of the water was covered with mall bubbles. But the newcomers were sG lively as ever.
 MT. Emmet took the dead fish from stha aquarium, and, believing that their lead bodies had caused the impurity of the water, he drained the tank and gain filled it from the cistern. But 5itubbles came to the surface again, and jae puzzled man was forced to the be- lad that it was the unusual nature of JAsnew fish that caused them. During |@onday he was by the side of the tank Imuch of his spare time, and finally reached into the water to catch one Of hls new pets. The moment one of them came in contact with his hand he felt a shock, as if from an electric battery. When he had recovered from his sur Flse, it occurred to him that he had ex- perlenced no such sensation when he took the fish from his hook on the bank of the creek. One of the many neighbor- ing tradesmen suggested that the electric hsh-by common consent they were so called-exercised the faculty of shocking people only when under water. To prove this theory a pair of tongs which did service in the days of grate wood fires Were brought out, and between the points one of the fish was brought into e.e open air. MT. Emmet touched the scaly side of the fish, but there was no sensation like the one he had before ex- perienced.
 The merchant was not slow in putt tlng his discovery to practical use. He colled wire around the tank and made a connection to the electric light wires h his store. The current from the city plant was disconnected, and 1t was 1ound that the fish served the purpose as we'll. In addition to being his elec- trio lighting plant Mir. Emmet's electric hsh are also great attraction, for peo- pie from miles around come to see the wonders. -Cleyeland Plain HeaiG-.
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A MEAN COUPLE.
They Make Good Livelihood by Getting
 Married Often.

Married Often.
 One of the meanest confidence games on record is that which was played by a we'll dressed man and woman upon clergylnen of several towns along the sound shore The couple first appeared in Branford, Conn, where they visited the town clerk and procured marriage license. Then they went to the house of a clergyman and were married. The groom after the ceremony handed the parson a $2o bill and told him to take $5 for his services. The minister did so and gave the newly welded husband $15 in change.
 The couple left on the next east bound train, got of at Guilford and went through the same performance there. In sll they visited five towns between Clin- ton and New London, were married in each town and worked off five $20 coun- terfeit bills. New York Press.
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How McKinley wni Travel.

In his triumphal trip to Washington for the inauguration President Elect Mckinley will use car No. 3S of the Panhandle, rendered by General Super intendent Miller more than two years ago. At that time Major Mckinley made trip over the country in MT. Miller's car, and while en route to Chi cago on the trip Mir. Miller told the major that if he was elected president. which he thought was sure to come about, he wanted tha major to make use of his car in going to Washington. After election MT. Miller reminded the major of his promise, and MT. Mckinley ao- oepted the car. r.-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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New Style of Dressing the Hair.

Writing on dressing the hair, Isabel A. Mallon, ill Ladies' Home Journal. says that "a pretty and absolutely new coiffure Is the one that, while it rather gives the blouse effect, really consists of three deep waves that turn back and which are of course made by the iron At the back the hair is arranged in double eight twist that shows well at the sides, but does not rise above the top of the head. Women who have very little hair can tie it close to the head, fasten the switch on by string drawn through it's loop, which is the best way. and then, pinning down their own hair close to the head, arrange the switch to form the double eight. Elderly ladies. especially those whose hair has grown entirely white, wear it Oftenest in a pompadour roll, which requires small pad under it, and then in the back have plaited switch carefully pinned to ths hair in looplike fashion. Many ladies who have reached middle age or passed it adhere to the coiffure selected as be- coming when they were young, and II must be confessed that there is a certain dignity about thiS.
 Queen viotoria's Gay Dress.
 The queen always had liking for gay colors, and lady who was present ed to her on her first visit to Deeside gives the following interesting account of the queens dress: Her majesty wore a bright blue silk dress, with great number of founces of varying depths, each edged with narrow black velvet over not inconsiderable orinoline. Above this very brilliant garment she wore royal Stewart tartan shawl ill all its rainbow colors, white chip bon net trimmed with pink roses and blue ribbon bows. A white veil and pale lemon colored gloves completed what could hardly be called quiet costume She carried in her hand small blue silk parasol, with thick silk fringe of the same shade and with white ivory handle and stalk. Woman.
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THE NEXT sPEAKERSHlP.
There Will Probably Be Four Nominees
 For the Office.

There Will Probably Be Four Nominees
 For the Office.
 It ia the intention of the silver Re- publicans in the house to keep distinct organization in the future Unless it is decided to change their tactics the silver Republicans intend to hold caucus when the next congress meets and to vote for nominee for speaker. The Populists will do the same thing. and the outlook is that there will be four full fedged nominees for speaker of the next house. Several silver men in the house said to a reporter that either Rep resentative Newlands of Nevada or Rep resentatiye Hartman of Montana will be selected as the nominee. Of course they understand that tho vote will be simply mplimentary, but they intend to cast it.
 Representative Bell of Colorado was referred to in the house the other day as the Populist nominee for speaker The Populists will decide this in caucus. Mr. Bell and MT. Skinner are the men now spoken of. The Populists will not meet often in caucus with their late allies. They will caucus by themselves The talk about the silver Republicans is significant as showing that they will not tic themselves to either the Demo cratic or Populist party.
 The Republicans will nominate Reed for speaker, and the Democrats will have hot little contest go decide who shall be honored by a complimentary vote for the same position. --W Washing ton Star.
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|IGR TREATMENT
ArcrED UPON A NEGRO IN ARKANSAS COUNTY.
n Out by a Party of Unknown |Men and Badly Beaten by
 the Ruffians.
Dewitt New Era. l

,st Saturday night Jim Howard,
 spro, living about three quarters
 mile northwest of Dewitt, was, $ his wife, dragged from his
 sse by party of armed men and
 Eeeted to violent treatment. s|pu seen in town Sunday morning
 presented 8 sorry spectacle.
 Ward is a sambo, about 40 years q and one eyed, and he bore the &dy marks on his head of the 1ishment inflicted. He seemed
 ,h disturbed and broken up over events of the previous night and 8Id hardly talk for weeping.
 When questioned about the affair, laid that he was rudely awakened |n sleep during the night by a sty of some fifteen or eighteen b, who, the first thing he knew, the muzzles of their guns poked b his face. They then put a rope jand Lis neck and dragged him side, beating him over the head .h their guns in the scufle. It pears that Howard was suspected being either implicated in, or ing some knowledge of the burn i, recently, of Joe McCown's barn; the party was attempting to ce or frighten him into giving up
 secret. if he had any. He and wife say that they can identify least three of their unwelcome itors who threatened to deal even re severely with Howard should inform against them, and gave ten days in which to get out of county.
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He Waa Sure.

''Drummers, sometimes called com mercial travellers, are, like ministers and doctors, fond of chaffing each other
 s'I'ye great story to tell you. boys, said drummer to a group ill the corri- dor of the Iroquois last night. ..I don't think any of you ever heard me tell it before.
 Is it really good story?" asked oue of the party doubtingly.
 Tt certainly is.
 "Then I'm sure you never told if bs. fore. Buffalo Times.
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Marie Antoinette coifrure.

The Marie Antoinette coiffure is one of the most charming for general wear. The hair is rolled softly back from the face, making a light puff all about the temples and behind the ears. Beautiful, long, round shell, ivory or filigree combs almost encircle the head and push the hair we'll toward the face. The teeth of these combs turn to the front and are longer where they fit behind the ears The ends of the hair are loosely coiled at the back of the head.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-05
 Like n Summer Cruise.

Sweden will send an expedition to Konig Karl's Land, east of Spitzbergen, next summer, which will also explore the other islands and the undiscovered region between Spitzbergen and Franz Josef Land. Last years rush to Spitz- bergen shows that the difficulties of such an expedition are little more than those of a summer cruise.
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NUMBER 83.
 J. B. STEERS co
Officers And A Board of Directors Elected For the Ensuing Year.
DTS Elected

Monday afternoon the stock holders of the J. B. Speers Go. held their annual election of officers and directors, which resulted in the re- election of the present officers, al follows:
 Directors: P. P. Byrd. W. H. Langford, W. W. Byrd and Mrs. NJ. E, Speers.
 Officers; P. P. Byrd, President; ". II. Langford, Vice. President, and W. W. Byrd. Secretary and Treas urer.
 The usual annual dividend was declared.
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Lacrosse Team For Europe.

It has been definitely decided by the Crescent Athletic club of Brooklyn to send team of lacrosse players on tour through England next spring. The mat ter had been under advisement for so long a time that majority of the mem bers thought the scheme had fallen through. All doubts have been set at rest, however, and the date of starting has been fixed for March 16.
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THE CITY COUNCIL.
An Interesting Meeting Held Last Night and Considerable Business
 Transacted.

Transacted
 Regular meeting of the Council was held last night, with Mayor pro tenn Atkinson presiding; a full Board of Aldermen present.
 Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved. Regular month ly accounts allowed, except gas and water bills. The former was refer red to Fire Committee, the latter to Water and Light Committee.
 The account of Sam Franklin for street sweeping was referred to the Board of Public Affairs, as was, also, the account of the Conner cial.
 The account of R. W. Lane, for building 8 sidewalk around the property owned by John A. Will Hams, was recommended to be paid in the sum of $138.
 The account of s. NJ. Taylor, as special attorney, was allowed.
 Alderman Boyee reported damage to cemetery by recent heavy rains, and that he had ordered the sexton to purchase an automatic gate for the main entrance.
 Alderman Riley reported fire pres sure since last meeting at about 60 pounds.
 The report of the Police Depart ment shows collections for Decem- Der as follows: Cash, $721. 85; com mitted, $183. remitted, $61. 40.
 Alderman Boyce was granted further time for report on a1nexa- tion.
 Alderman Johnson reported that he had been requested by the good ladies of the city to ask the Council to allow the Chief of Police to carry the little Daniels girl to New Or leans to be placed in the House oi Good Shepherd, which request was granted.
 Alderman Johnson reported that he had called on the Mayor last Sun- day, found him sitting up, but feel ing rather weak and gloomy, and the Mayor had informed him that he would leave next Sunday for the gulf coast, in the hope of recuperating his health, and moved that the City Attorney be requested to draft reso- lutions expressing the feelings of the Council in wishing tte Mayor an early and permanent recovery, etc. The attorne1 offered the following resolutions, which were adopted;
 Be it Resolved, First, That we ex- tend to the Hon. l.. k. Goldsmith our cordial sympathy and good will in his present atflietion; that it is the hope of this body that his health may be fully restored by his ntem- plated vacation, and that the best wishes of the Council for his health and happiness will follow our es- teemed Mayor wherever he may go.
 Second, That the City Clerk be, and he is hereby instructed, to fur nish the Mayor a copy of these res olutions.
 The Chief of the Fire Department reported several hydrants leaking and full of water, which was referred to the Fire Committee.
 An ordinance to appropriate money to rebuild bridges recently wrecked was adopted.
 Alderman Hightower offered a resolution directing the Mayor to secure the removal of the street car rails from West Barraque and Main streets, except within the paving district. The resolution was adopt ed, and the Council adjourned
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-05
Production of Gold.

The latest mint report shows that this country produced last year nearly fourth of the world entire gold prod uct. The increase since 1885 is over third of the total production of that year. New York World.
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NEWS AND COMMENT.

The sellers of liquors are required to pay license for selling which is little enough for so bad a business. Now, if the drinkers could be re- quired to pay a license for drinking, it would be public blessing. Hot Springs Neaos.
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If we all pull together in Arkan sas, the year upon which we enter will see Q great many improve ments before it's close. But these improvements will not come if we sit down and fold our hands in idle ness. Nor will they come if we de- pend solely on outside assistance. We must at least show our willing ness to help ourselves by investing our money, so far as it will go, be- fore calling on the outside world for help. Whenever we invest our money in any useful public enter prise that promises reasonable re- turns, we may be assured that we can get all the outside capital we need. But the main thing is to de- pend first upon ourselves. Let us wake up-wake up and accomplish great things in 1897.-Arkaasas Dem ocrdt
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 DOWN DESHA,
A Meiange of Personal, Social and In.
 dustrial News from Nelghboring

County CR1ELFrom the Arkansaa City Journal,l Contractors Sweet X Trippe have begun work on the new brick build ing between the Lambe hotel and Lambe < Demark's saloon. Mr. Jack Heron has charge of the brick work.
 "
 The Dermott City Council met Monday evening last and raised the city tax on whiskey from $500 to $750. Some of the members were in favor of making it $10O0, but after much debating, a compromise was effected.
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 A party of ten or twelve gentle men from Hamburg, N. Y, are In camp on Doggy Bayou for two or three weeks hunt. We have found them clever, congenial party, and WE hope that their success will justify them in paying Desha County an annual visit hereafter.
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 The Warren Branch freight train brought ten car loads of cattle from Drew County to Dermott last Mon- day evening which were shipped to Kansas. The cattle are bought for small amounts and taken to Kan sas. kept over for twelve months and fattened for the Kansas City and Chicago makets.
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 We are pleased to chronicle the marriage of NJ. R. B. Mhoon, leyee inspector at this place, and Miss E. RI Kindall, of Memphis, which occurred at the latter place on the 18th of last month. <
 Sheriff Henry has been given ten days by Governor Clarke in which to make new bond. He is out in the county this week securing signees. Mr. c. c. Hemingway was sworn In last Saturday as Deputy Clerk to accompany MT. Henry and take acknowledgements as parties sign the bond
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 Liquor licenses have been granted by the County Clerk to date to c. E. Blackburn, Laeonia; F. c. Kroger, ". D. Preston & Co.,, and Lambe & Denmark, Arkansas City; A. E. Fitz- hugh, McGehee; $. c. Roberson, Walnut Lake; J W. Oswald, Amos Bayou; J. J. Bowles, Rockville; D. 0. Porter, Dumas and J. P. Stahl, Red Fork.
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 The steamer Kate Adams caught on fire last Friday afternoon about ten miles above here on her down trip, and had it not been that gentle man on the Mississippi shore dis covered the flames and given the alarm, she would have burned to the waters edge i'll a short time. The upper part of the ladies cabin was pretty badly disfigufed. Capt. Tom Good thought that the boat caught from a flying spark.
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 Mir. Joseph Craig died Tuesday morning last in this city at the resi- dence of his brother-in-law Mr. Wm. Tobias. The deceased was sick but few days when the malignant disease, swamp fever, developed; 1t was known by his loved ones that the end was rapidly approaching. He was twenty years old, and had a host of warm friends who join the Journal in extending sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
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