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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-06
SPLICED BY PHONE.


There is a general disposition among
the leading editors of the nation 70
speak deprecatingly of the practice OF
getting married by phone or telegraph
They claim that it robs a somewhat
serious ceremony of its most sacleu
features. as it were, and that it adds
a sensational glare to what should p
a grave and decorous function. ASIDE
from these good and sufficient reasyAa
it may. also be imagined that haIiI'sv
lines pronOu ced over some pEoA5
would scarcely rebound to the ln9l.
advancement of the high contracting
parties. There are phones that "eI-
put wire edge on the most promlsE5
honeymoon.
For instance, suppose youth IS de-
tanned i'll the city by extremely import
ant business, and can't geJ 70 tne
house Of his bride to be until after LAe
hour announced for the ceremony
Everything is in readiness, however
the guests, and the parson and the III
cense are all waiting at one end OIL lhe
line. What, then. could be simpler
than to call the detained youth to the
phone and hurry through the service.
1t sounds easy. of course, Dut INC
youth may not find it so.
Here he is at the phone:
"Ah, is that you, parson? Nes. all
ready. Let her go. Eth, what's that!
Yes, we're talking. Go on, paiaoh
Yes, this is George McGooze loa
know my voice, don't you? say ok
change, can't you stop that idiot from
cutting in on us? Excuse me, pars2h
but there's some blooming cdump
whose wire must be crossed over ours
and who insists on talking tnc price o-
hogs to some other chap. Hello, th'I'
call off your hogs for half a minute,
can't you? How's that? Say, "Aal
your number I'd like to drop aroNI'V
in the morning and level your face ..
you! Go on, parson. No, / amt n ..-
ing to you. Yes, | hear you no" N.
peat what you say? Steam ahead
Hang it all, exchange, exchange, r.
change, What in thunder IS taai '''-
ribble buzzing noise? Eh, pas ~
motor? How soon will the next ONE I7
along? Five minutes? SWin2 aA..''
parson. Repeat? Oh, yes. l4l .illi..1
away.) don't got some of IT. bN.
s'pose it's all right. Eth? Of co0T5'
do! Every time YeG-sir-eo. Hh@..
Is it all over? Who-o-u, I'll sae ta
later, parson Oh, is that yoA M'l
Say, I've just put a kiss into the
ce.ver-can you hear it? There W.,
confounded hog man laughins.
look you up in the morning : W.
course I'll be home before morAln-
By-by, wife. (Rings Off Whe%, J. d"
glad it's over. "-Cleveland Pam
Dealer.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-06

The four children-two boys and
two girls, Josephine S., Edward F.,
Frederick F. A. and Freida-of Mrs
Lesley ]. Pearson, the widow Of Com
mander Frederick Pearson, U. S. NJ,
who died in 1890, will inherit Cd. W
the massive fortune accumulated by
their grandfather, DR.. J. c. Aver
They are now, respectively, II, 10, 8
and years of age and the sum held in
trust for them, consisting principally
of large plots of real estate in Lowell
and Boston, New York City, Philadel-
phia and Chicago, with the factories
and good will of the great business at
Lowell. is estimated at $100 1000.
There is every probability that when
these infants lin law reach their ma
jority the magnificent, almost colossal
inheritance held in trust for them will
amount to $500000 600 each. There is
certainly not living any other four
children who have at present $25,000,
coo separately invested for their bene-
fit. Additionally, they will inherit
from their mother, who possesses at
least two or three millions, and posi-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-06

skirt. 1t is a story that strikes awe to
the feminine heart, though the femin-
inc brain refuses to accept it, and the
feminine mind thinks that the man is
telling yarn.
Fashion writers-that is, people
who write histories of fashion, learned
people-are prone to say, in describ-
ing hoopskirts, that they are dignified
in effect Perhaps they are, but to
produce a dignifed effect in one a
woman of about feet would be re-
quired. No, | may tell the pleasant
little woman who wrote that | do not
think wires or hoopskirts will be
worn Women have been looking too
well lately to care to make any great
change in their appearance. The
cloth skirt fitting the figure evenly
and easily and the handsome trim
med bodice make not only smart get
up. but one that is useful.
The reason l like the tailor mai
frock is that | believe it to be an in
centive to cleanliness. Any girl who
wears one likes to have her skin look
as white as possible, her hair as tidy,
and knowing that her boots show as
she walks, she does not permit an ul-
occupied buttonhole, nor is she salts
fed with broken lace tied into a
knot She is particular about her
gloves, and if she wears any white
linen it is immaculate. Fashions may
come and fashions may go, but the
wise woman will retain a smart look
ing cloth gown for street wear be-
cause there are a hundred good rea-
sons for it and not a single one
against it. By the bye, the letter
writing lady also asked something
else She wanted to know, DO you
think decolette bodice immoral?"
That depends. | believe that with a
low bodice the neck should be white
and we'll shaped, and that the frock
should be cut so that the neck and
shoulders show modestly.
A woman may write Sanskrit and
speak Greek: she may be at the head
OF society for the elevation of wo-
men in Africa, and she may know the
finest line of difference between furni-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-06

Southwick," tells the story of the sore
tribulations of those who preferred to
worship God in their own way and
thereby aroused the vindictive ire and
fanatical hate of the then dominating
class in New England known as Puri-
tanS.
Among the noted members of her
family now living are DR.. Alfred S.
Southwick the father of the electrocu-
tion law of New York State, connected
with the university in Buffalo; George
n Southwick, Congressman from AL
bany; Albert P. Southwick, the author
Ca near relative); Louis M. Southwick,
the poet; Francis Fl. Southwick, of
Brooklyn, prominent merchant in
New York City; Clarence Southwick,
editor, Of Kansas City, and her nep-
hew, Henry c. Southwick of the Nc
Dougall & Southwick Company, of
Seattle, Wash
Mrs. Aver had lived permanently in
Paris since 1889, and no one will be
more missed in the French capital
She was the most prominent member
of the American colony there and one
OF the best known women of that city.
Her great wealth, her lavish expendi-
lures, her brilliant entertainments, her
gowns and her jewels We're the talk of
the faubourgs in the city on the Seine.
A prominent newspaper has said of
her: "She was really good woman,
one of the most charitable and gener-
Gus women in the world, and those
who said ill of her were those who
had been benefited by her bounty"
She was liberal patron of art. paid
enormous sums for pictures and was
ever ready to aid the struggling Ams--
lean artists and singers who went
abroad to study Her purse and her
sympathy were never appealed to in
vain, and often she sought out those
whom she believed to be worthy. She
had retinue of servants, employed
a dentist who visited her daily, and
a physician to look after the mem
bers of her household, while she con-
suited specialists, to whom she paid
princely fees The milliners and mo-
distes regarded her as their best Gus
toner. She occasionally was feeced
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-06
Bob TQkeS q Look
ri the Show Windows.

sit on them and be wretched and would
find yourself wishing that Venus had
staid in the sea and been comfortable.
But it is queer how these people, who
are supposed to cultivate the mind, or
the soul, or the brain, or whatever IS
the thinking part of people, are con-
tinuaIly bothering about woman S
frills and frivols.
She must be rather a nice woman,
and don't know what induced her to
write to me, but she asked. evidently
in all sincerity, do you think skirts
will be wired this year," or if l
thought a small hoopskirt would OBJ
tain. Personally | have always dread
ed the hoopskirt. | never wore one,
and | don't believe l would ever learn
to control one. feel sure that | could
never sit on it correctly; that it would
flare where it oughtn't to and give me
a generally ridiculous appearance.
Then, too, as | have very feminine
weakness for high heels, | should prob
ably put my foot in it, and 1.-The flying
woman would describe me as | came
down stairs. | know a man whose
fayorite story is telling how a huge
rat got caught in his mothers hoop
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-06
WHY SHE SAID DARN"

1T was about the neatest skin game,
if it was a skin game at ALL that I've
ever been up against"
The man in the orchestra seat was
talking between the acts to his COM
panion in tones so clear that they
we're quite audible to the girl with
the theatre hat in the row behind, if
she leaned forward a little. And she
did so lean, says the New York Sun.
Happened to me las time | was
in Washington, continued the man.
Il went into a restaurant there-very
nice looking sort OF plaIe-and or
dered lunch. My table was one of
those small ones with seat on each
side of it. Pretty soon in comes
young female, puts his shopping bun
dies on the window sill and takes the
seat opposite.
Pretty" inquired his companion.
ooh, well, l don't KIN Nv. didn't no
tice particularly but
"Wasn't?" observed the other. Co
on"
The girl behind smothered a gigGie.
Anyway" continued the narrator,
"she ordered some things to eat, and
l.
| was taking things cay. Then sne
got up and went away. leaving her
bundles on the windoN SILL BY and
bye a waiter comes With bill for her
lunch as well as mine. l kicked. He
insisted. Said the lady had luncheu
with me, and l must pay. By that
time | was beginning to suspect tna-
I was being worked, but rather than
have any row | paio both checks, ana
took the satisfaction Of telling too
manager he was runnlng blackmell-
ing joint I'll take these with mo,
anyway, I said, gathering up the bum
dies which my mysteriously vanishing
companion had left. A. first they
kicked on that, but | WIS firm. | put
em under my arm ard went down to
my hotel
What was in en-" asKed his COM
panion.
That's the queer part of it; the pali
that makes me uncet ain II 1T was 4
game or not"
The girl behind leaned forward 50
eagerly that a feather of her big hat
tickled the ear of the speaker. tio
paused to brush it WY. The girl bob
bed back hastily.
mo sooner" continued the man,
''had 1 opened the drst bundle than
there fell"
Bang! went the orchestra in tne
tumultuous opening of The prelude to
the last act.
'Darn!" said the gil with the thea,
tire hat, violently, and looked das5ers
at the young man II the adjoining
seat because he lau ghed.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-06

ture made in the time of Louis
Quinze and that achieved in the cen
tury before, but if she hasn't sense
enough to know just how much OF her
neck and shoulders she should display
she is as ignorant as the youngest
baby in the house. A woman's arms,
round, white, firm and well formed,
are delights, and woman's throat,
well shaped and white, is a marble
column supporting the head above 1t,
which is presumed to hold a sufficient
amount of brains to hint to the world
at large that the owner knows
enough to show that world only what
a modest woman would wish it to see.
Modesty is a great virtue, but it is
complex one. There are many abso-
lutely modest women and many who
are so immodest that one feels
ashamed to even belong to the same
sex.
| don't think it is quite right to
hear women talk of their miseries and
the manner in which they are being
treated to the world at large, and yet
women do it.
[ don't think it is quite modest to
gush over ones friends in pubic.
Friendship is an exquisite plant, but
it is one which can be easily killed,
and if you want it to be fresh and
beautiful and a joy in your life, then
you must protect it from the vulgar
eye.
I don't think it is quite modest to
call whoever you may be fond of by
pet names before other people. In
fact. between you and me, l don't
think it is quite modest to let the
world at large see ones inner feel
ings. You needn't cultivate horri-
BILE frigity of manner, but you can be
a little reserved.
l said modesty was complex, and 1t
is. The modest woman is the one
who wears her heart where the DAVIS
cannot peck at it and who keeps her
own affairs to herself. She is the wo-
man who doesn't talk loudly in pub
lie and who doesn't overdress. Mod
esty does not cover, it simply does
not recognize the existence OF some
sins. There are women who are as
exuuisitely modest as the angels, wo-
men who could put out their hands
and lift I'D that other woman who
has fallen and never feel that they
were soiling the tips of their fingers.
The modest woman is tho charitable
one. for charity and purity are twin
sisters.
RAR
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-06

by them, but then she knew IN --,-
smiled compassionately 1t was rot
the part OF grande dame to 5i7s1ss
these conditions with the snopkoeDe,s
She would purchase $3.50 worth nj
gloves at a time, and they do no. cos,
one-third as much there as in +la
United States.
Not moment did she think Of 70.
marrying, despite the many runners
started by would-be Benedicts Ma
craved a share in her millions. In
one time no less than three primes
were aspirants for her hand. Mona
than one duel was threatened.
Prince Dangerously is d Pole of 5is.
tinguished appearance, who has an in.
come of $1O0 d month and a reputation
as a gamester. Prince Giedgoye is
r-1ssian, brother of the late emper.
5 morganatic wife. lie is fat arf
reasonably rich. Prince Valori is
Spaniard. The last offered 10 iatro-
duce Mrs Aver to Don Carlos, The
Spanish pretender, and secure her
social position of the first rank among
the European nobility if She would
marry him, but she declined.
There were others ftuttering like
moths about the flame, but she was net
moved by the glamor of title.
Her browning social success was the
dinner she gave in Paris, in 1891, in
honor Of Mrs. William Astor. Nearly
every guest bore title, and they We're
all distinguished. Mrs. Aston wore all
her famous jewels, but she was out
shone by her hostess. Melba sans Les
Anges Pleurent."
One of the most conspicuous pictures
in the French exhibit at the Worlds
fair was her portrait by Carolus Dg-
ran. The brilliant coloring attracted
much attention. In this portrait now
in the house of her sons, she is shown
dressed very gorgeously in Il gown Of
mauve velvet, which was painted in
the artists most spectacular and real
istic manner.
She was very young looking wo-
man at the time of her death and re-
tanned to a great degree form oil girl
ish grace, though in her seyenty-hrst
year.
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e., nav athletic man-haS talked and
lua nod and had pictures printed in
the newspapers of what women snp uu
ane as If he knew! One group which
: sa1,r that bore the signature OF Wen
known artist represented DIS HecesSai
hho" :. I,-o,,,an nine of the most diaboil-
cal garments that the eye " 'HS % ~
ter,s devil ever rested upoll' ~,
am mt a reformer put .aNe n',o ~
siderable experience, anu ~ . tu,oi go
1ono and rather varied me 10 i,,, ,,iaoas.
~ met a woman VINO wore hin S.a p,tG19
If underwear at one I'M t4;aoat bos
-i+b the fact that one pe'I p,,,ol IN
Arm foundation, as h,li % ~ aylo,-
sonir and much better SnapSu n [m oniv
i 10 woman in good heai u, ne IN, M,
&C. CO. first. q somewhat iu,s stavs
S 1e~l stockings, OF ~ 10 ebii,v and
os If she is inclined ~ h W . a
i az . tendency toward nnsvuf'' flannel
na1 emf and not culnpe 4,s soAA .ioces If
wei tt;coaf with one OF w. IN tbe
pee;nsook that are dlSpi oh o. orc seldom
n ,, windows. but Wn n!e,+ '', ,,,or he If
s d'Iled about. The pettico aor l hnt If is
l l;,,p or may be o. mo- u Tea,' With
SIN, white for street: w We naod stiff
49, baayy clOtn Shh :. ,,o,r l,a nro
YOU oroen petticoat, that here ~ lis IS no use
NO III held out. hnl me LOT of unne-
burdenin underwear pS to oblige the stu wa1
sho9heePS9FSw when she has mot a1a S tSs On ina
lot star' Shows to much h d oSstsT aS
s stan and belts o 9u and Is h a
Tbs uman form divine j. aces es aome IN
tbs sss s Sf8a E s sss a5 gaf
with sfS the Sastion Ct p s liable to face
B'a5s s Tsp es' s Pas5s ss e.
the ne sps as wore ,ro mR weis aus
ar a,,Id have to pkt heavy ,l1 Them m bang
y, w0 them which Ma maze maj y anaH would e
az against your knes' anu
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-06
(Copyrighted, 1881

Always about this time Of wear the
shop windows are filed with the most
!. : einafkable of white garments. while
.ne newspapers are filed with adver-
asements of what they call cheap
~ t,, but which is more ele
% Icy referred to by the saleswomen
~ nue lingerie" Whether it is that
- ne hideous dress reform undergar
No ' - gong out Of fashion, and this
- -, brought all these denominations
!. .iat ene Iore, or the shopkeeper, appre-
. .lsllhg That reaction has set in, has
-, Jne lii that he had better get rid of
,a ~ ehls old stuff, or what, nobody ex-
'e'ly knows, but it is certain that some
u lhe lsost hideous things are dis
g.ayed' ana undoubtedly some deluded
Women Women will buy them. What do I
lieah by hideous things? Plaitings
.eined with denominations in the share
u humbug edging and overfrilled bits
~ ulothlng that would ruin the figure
VI venus, really the usual sort of trash
lllae appears every year about this time
aila yet which is always surprise. 1t
Il funny now man-lovely man, faith
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bly, from their uncles, both bachelors,
one of whom, Frederick F. Aver, is
worth several millions, part owner of
the Trinity building, III Broadway, a
large stakeholder in the New York Tri-
bune, sole proprietor of the Aver
building. corner of Leonard street anG
Broadway, New York City, with inter-
ests in the fremont and Suffolk mills,
mining companies Of Wisconsin and
Michigan and many other enterprises.
Mrs. Josephine Mellon Southwick
Aver. who died in Paris the other day
at her residence, 10 Rue Constantine,
near the Invalides, in the Quarter ST.
German, the former home of the Due
de Mouchy. controlled the largest for
tune held by any woman in the world.
Her income since the death OF her nus
band, in 1878, was about million an
nually. sometimes as high as one and
a third millions, and the S10,000,00O she
left in personal property represents her
savings in that length of time-that is,
she expended yearly about half her IN
come.
Her father. Royal Southwick Q795-
1879 of Lowell and Boston, million
aire tanner, was married IN 1871 TO
Miss Direxa Clafiin, born in 1905, SIS
ter of Horace B. and Aaron Clafin, the
founders Of the house now controlled
by John. the son of the former, and
known as the H. E. Clahin Company,
of New York city.
Mrs Aver was born on December 10,
1927. She had three brothers, Henry
CLAY. John Claim and Royal, and one
sister. Edna-the latter the only one
now remaining in the family-who is
4 resident Of Lowell.
James Cook Aver, born in Groton,
Conn. in 1913, was a clerk at small
salary in the drug store Of his uncle,
James Cook, at one time mayor OF
T,owell. when he married Miss Joseph
inc Southwick on November IA, 1850.
He had begun preparing and selling
proprietary medicines, and when he
died his wares were advertised and
known IN every quarter CT the globe.
they had brought him the profit OF
$50 600 900. 1t was owing largely to
bis wife's advice and counsel, as has
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SHE WANTED A HUSTLER.

Rapturous youth-Mildred, l would
ask for no happier eternity than to be
permitted to sit by your side and press
your hand once in great, great while.
Miss Mildred-Well, you're entirely
too lazy lover to suit me.-Chicago
Tribune
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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-06
HER ONE DESIRE.

"Mrs. Strucket affects the antique in
her house decorations"
Eyes, she told me the other day she
was heartbroken because she couldn't
get the shades of her ancestors for the
parlOr WindOWS-Truth
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-06
"And what ?"

ANu WHdI!
"Why, that's how | came to get tight.
She showed me the door and | Kew
from the way she closed it behind NE
that the syndicate was busted, anu 81
l went to ruin at the nearest saloCn!"
Detroit Free Press.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-06

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Graham guardian., 1898-06-24

THE present supreme court OF
Arizona is making the best record
of any bench since the organiza.
ton of the territory. Ii has DIS.
posed of every case on the docket
and has handed down written op.
inions In every case before it save
two, which are now IN course of
preparation. This is certainly a
great credit mark for our supreme
court. During the last twenty-five
years 1T has been the practice of
court to carry many of the cases
on appeal over from term to term
and when a decision was rendered
seldom give the reasons therefore,
but simply reversed or sustained
the decision of the lower court
handing down a written
opinion, without passing upon the
contested points before it and thus
precedents for the judici.
ary and bar Of the territory
Star.
Graham guardian., 1898-06-24
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i UNDER the head of "The Banks
Drew First Blood" the Silver
Knight Watchman says:
"They wanted bonds to deposit
tor safe keeping in the treasury of
The United States upon which they
could draw their regular interest,
and at the same time they wanted
the money which they paid out to
buy the bonds to loan to the
people at good rate of in
terest. In other words, they want
ed to eat their cake and have it
all the same. They have got a
good lot of bonds, and the people
must foot the bill. 1t is true they
used the patriotism of the country
to accomplish what they could not
have accomplished under other
circumstances. They refused to
adopt the policy inaugurated by
Madison and followed until 1862
by all administrations. Madison's
plan was TO issue treasury notes,
due one year after date, drawing
interest and receivable for govern
ment dues. This kind of notes
carried US through the war of 1912
and the Mexican war, and kept the
United States substantially free
from debt. During the war of the
rebellion these notes were used in
the first instance; then came green
backs and bonds, most of them |
short time. The long time bond.
came after the war was over. The
banks refused to adopt either the
policy of Madison or the policy of
Lincoln, and insisted upon the new
gold policy of the Rothschild COM
oinatlon, scheme which they
made the existence of tho war an
excuse of adopting. We concede
% them the first blood and to the
people the privilege of footing the
M.