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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-11

the host or hosts OF the evening must nay for
the misAlnR articles. except upon some ships
where the officers have n regular sinking fund
tors. instead OF taking things away. do Just the
reverse"
Then the Ensign told a story Of three charm
ing girls who. In making n tour OF the ship
with him rs an escort. were allowed 70 enter
his own quarters, They were particularly In
terested In the great array OF photographs.
who is that lovely girl up thereY' asked one
ufthem.
gagged" answered thesEnsiRn.
The girls looked ut the picture with renewed
SBSt why isn't 1T rOmedT" asked one. 1T
The Ensign forgot the remark until several
days afterward. when he received by mail q
letter and n parcel. In the parcel was a pretty
picture frame painted by hand. with patriotic
emblems. The note. written on dainty paper.
with a monogram at the top. was as follows:
DEAR SIR As a little token of appreciation
OF your kindness to us and to express our
thanks to you for a delightful afternoon spent
aboard the New York. we send, you a frame for
That Photograph. THREE GIRLS"
This shall be a keepsake" said the Ensign.
as he carefully replaced the note In the envol.
one. Il also have n pretty shade for my In
candescent lamp. which was sent to me by a
girl Of whose name | am ignorant. Ny chum
has one or two little personal tributes too.
We appreciate them, Pleasant little expe-
~riences like these make me almost regret that
the New York has been ordered south"
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PILGRIMS TO THE OCEAN.

Three Western Women on R~Ockaway's
s~now-Packed Sands Vote 1t a Success.
A few days after the first big snowstorm
three women arrived in the city from an inland
town beyond the Mississippi River. It was
their first trip East. After they had taken
quarters in a hotel they sent for the manager.
and the speaker Of the party said to him:
I'VE are three g%reenhorns from the West.
We came here to see New York. We came at
this season so as to avoid the crush OF what
you call the regular season. We are going to
be here three weeks. We have sent for you to
ask you to suggest the interesting sights. We
want no guide. We will select our own places
Of amusement, and you may trust us to do, the
shopping districts without any assistance"
At the end Of two weeks. the women sent for
the manager again and told him they had done
Interested in alIh had suggested. The speaker
But there is one sigh, we have not seen and
IL is the one Of which we have talked. OF most.
ception OF what it is that we who live in the in
for. It is the ocean. Have you any idea how
many thousands there are In the West who
idea Of ff imme essh & sf the desert It or Ma tSe moaar
tain. But when we have. looked upon these we
return to our longing for the unseen ocean;
VIII be inc cor MTase without a Sigh. Of IT,
The, manager assured bis Western guests
would think it rather a bleak sight.
We cannot think Of the ocean. as a bleak
s s6niy Il te apy rs se Msers VS. ssl Can th nee ' 4 woman
In the afternoon of that same day three
women stood In the snow on the beach OF Rock
away. They stood there while their noses
turned blue. while their teeth chartered. while
their cheeks ached.
What was 4 Byron said about the ocean ?"
asked one of the women.
What could he sayf" asked the second
He must have said II before he saw it." said
the third woman. because 1t Is so overcoming
In its immensely"
As they were leaving the hotel TO take the
train for the West, the talking woman said to
the manager. in thanking him;
the only sight In the world that is bigger than
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-11
NOTHING THE MATTER.
The Wrong Impression of n Manager Cor
rected by a,Cool Customer.
From tie Ne,u Orleans Tines Democrat.

rected by a,Cool Customer.
From he Nto Orleans Times. Democrat.
Aquietly dressed man whose smooth-shaven.
blush Jaw gave him the aspect of an actor
walked into an uptown restaurant a few even
ings ago and ordered quite a substantial meal.
He ate leisurely and at the end OF the repast lit
a cigarette. The waiter presented a check for
S1.4o. "I have no money" said the stranger.
pushing aside the slip. STRIP said the aston
ished garcon. The other repeated his state
ment and went on smoking.
The waiter hesitated a moment. then scurried
across TO the manager and whispered in his ear.
latter strobe over to the table. Whats the
trouble. sir I" he asked politely enough. Moth
ing" replied the diner placidly. THE waiter
says you wont pay" The walters wrong: l
e eartly. gong cs an PSy T Snss 'H %as a pause ae s' sed
the,sw IN % mere. SStu safd zach ehe % 1shsr; so in5 yHa
were broke and couldn't settle p did re-
R Rhst m sas g goS DO f itgI e ps5i5fiSalyd f the ma n%sll;
IN a burst OF exasperation. Because l wanted
the meal" There, was another pause. I'm
S afSs S9u" a Fer oSfain faia goods esS % andeF false P sSF
t%ences." What pretenee did l make?" asked
the stranger calmly Ioh: well. you CANT
eanGrve Just done it," said the other. remov-
ing the ash from his cigarette. The manage
scratched his head. Get &c out" he said.
away. puffing his cigarette. I'D rather lose
the q amount than pave a disturbance" said the
hand ], ever struck In the excitement nobody
noticed that the stranger bad carried of his
envsiope With Si.4o' in silver. aIt was Ts'E a Bet"
was scrawled in pencil on the back.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-11
BRorHERHOoD OF THE WEATHER.
A City Dweller's Joy In the Bulletins In His
Neighborhood Post Once.

A city dweller who had read in the papers
about how in distant narts of the country.
where there were no daily papers. the Govern
ment weather report was posted daily in the
local Post ONCE. where the farmers and others
interested could see it, was himself interested
to discover that that same weather report. or
the one for this locality. is put IN in the Post
Office here; he has found II regularly In the
branch Post Office whore he goes to buy his
stamps and mail his letters,
There il very little farming land around the
branch Post Office, the land whereabouts being
devoted principally TO bricks and MORTAR. but
the city dweller who reads the notice there
feels himself thereby put quick in touch, as the
saying goes, with the agricultural Interest. and
he feels himself impclled. II not to go and get
In his hay, at least to get out his goloshes.
Though he may already have read II In his
evening paper. the weather report seen here
appeals Ia him with o new and novel interest.
As he turns In here from q busy thoroughfafe
and walks up to the bulletin, he can't help
thinking OF the man In cowhide boots and
SLOUGH hat stepping. at that very moment per-
haps. from a mudd country road into some
far-distant Post Office TO sean the bulletin there.
And this sort Of thing makes. him feel that
we're all citizens alike In this big outfit; and
that. while the Government may not always
perhaps get the prediction exactly right. there's
nothing mea9, Of sammy about the distribu-
ton Of the bulletins
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ERIE DOCUMENTS MISSING.
Discovery That Important Old Papers Arc
Not on File mt Albany.

ALBANY. Dec. 10.-The act granting a charter
to the New York and Erie Railroad Company
became a law April "a, 1882. BY its provisions
the company was required to file its articles Of
incorporation with the Secretary Of State to
complete the legality OF the incorporation. At
the session of the Legislature in 1884 an APP
propriation Of $4,000 was authorized to pay
the expenses of a survey for the pro-
posed railroad between the Hudson River
and Lake Erie. The survey was in
charge of BENJAMIN Wright, engineer OF
the Erie Canal. 1t was completed during the
war. together with many maps and profles Of
the country along the route, and drawings OF
original plans for grading, tracks, bridges. SUI
perstructure. machinery. appliances for motive
power, carriages, &c. These reports and ex-
hibits were. of high interest. showing. as they
did the curious methods devised in the infant
and operation of the pioneer trunk line between
~tidewater and the lakes. and the discovery has
archives OF the State.
Some time ego a newspaper correspondent
original directors Of the New York, and Erie
Railroad Company. Search among the records
Of the dePfa;rtment revealed v = ! that ans t the a ritz E tSe Of
eRer bs w9s d ep Tssesd IN the sRs SsE su 81 R ESs sed hsa
spGnG DE- tina injured ssdC 81 Tie State eh En sa%s ssr &c.
partment for some information as to the
Sliut Vi buO q pioiiCo ohu " CIV ihBS
that accompanied the reports OF Eneipeer
survey OF 1854 Deputy, State Engineer
Roberts replied that thorough search
In the department failed to discover any such
documents, on file there. He sale, that they
must have been deposited in the office of the
Secretary Of State. and he applied to that de-
and careful search OF the. records there failed
to reveal the existence Of the valuable papers
or any record that they had ever been In the
custody Of that department.
John A.. Dix was Secretary OF State when
Engineer Wright submitted his report Of the
New York and Erie Railroad. and on Jan. IA,
1885. the Assembly by resolution called upon
him to, communicate the same to, that body.
He evidently was not yet in possession of them
at that date. for it was not until Jan. % that he
profiles.. maps and. accompanying report of
BENJAMIN Wright OF the survey Of a railroad
from New York to Lake Erie" the paper being
under date Of Jan. 20, This is the only record
Of the disposal Of the documents anywhere to
be found at Albany. and search among the leg
any trace OF the missing papers. The articles
OF incorporation OF the New York and Erie
Railroad Company never having been deposited
with the Secretary Of State. in violation OF the
any legal existence?
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K1PLING AND THE ELEPHANT.
An Americans Story of the EnElishman's
Kindness to IA Sick Stranger.

From the ATgondut.
One. afternoon we went together to the Zoo.
and, While strolling about, our ears were as
sailed by the most melancholy sound / have
ever heard, a complaining. %fretting. lamenting
sound. proceeding from the elephant house.
What's the matter in there?" asked Mr.. Kip
ling of the keeper.
"A sick elephant. sir; he cries all the time;
We don't know what to do with him" was the
answer
Mr.. Kipling hurried away from me in the
direction Of the lament. which was growing
louder and more pitiful. l followed and saw
plant with sadly. dropped ears and trunk. He
he mourned his lot most audibly, In another
and I heard him speak to the sick beast In a
language that may have been elephantese. but
ffar' st9ppe SiS the he' ears anS' we're il ffssda' IKE enc MONSTER Mster
turned his sleepy little suffering eyes upon his
IEil nE bes ana to put aare ost it, ni Elm fr spsSkin mr. in k tbs
H I %IsStsi H. q na msfi s E. East + A &sa' a S IN;
much lower tone of voice, and evidently re-
ssG smioSiDs his DO wUes S.a RI2bsSaiPIE I. eI,e a ann SS. when ,b.ia
symptoms to, sympathizing listeners as much
as do, some human, invalids,, Certain IT, was
sn 6nys Ms; thit9llR WGit an AZ th res SIeir nan tia carried eYeI6 on 2
found his spirits much cheered and improved.
The whine went out OF, mis-, voice. He forgot
change experiences with his friend. and he was
quite unconscious. as was Mr.. KiplinR, OF the
amused and Interested crowd collecting about
the cage, At last, with a start, Mr., Kipling
found himself and his elephant the observed OF
behind him n very different creature from the
one he had found.
DOESN'T that beat anything you ever saw ~
calculated a compatriot OF mine. rs the ele-
hant trumpeted a loud and cheerful good-by to
the back 81 his vanishing visitor. and l agreed
with him that II did.
What language were you talking to that
elephant Z" ] asked when / overlook my friend.
Language What do you mean :" he an
swered with a laugh,
Are you a Mowgli2" ! persisted. and can
you talk to all those beasts in their own
tongues p but he only smiled In reply.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-11
EVoLUr1oN OF THE CoAL CART.
And n Look Ahead to the Time When II
Shall he Seen Only in Museums.

And n Look Ahead to the Time When 1t
Shall he Seen ONLY in Museums.
In the evolution of the coal cart that vehicle
has developed from the old singleton dump
cart to the big fve-ton wagon, and the ma
jority OF the wagons used nowadays. OF what
ever size or form of construction. are equipped
with a delivery chute. single length or tele-
scopic. by means Of which the coal is delivered
direct into coal holes or cellarways. There are.
nowadays, great coal wagons with side de-
livery ports, which do not have to back up to
the sidewalk, but are unloaded sidewise.
All these things. however. apply only to the
delivery OF coal TO a lower level by gravity.
Where coal is still taken up 1t Is carried in the
old ways. II in business or other establish
ment where coal is used in stoves. 1t is show
elled into boxes or barrels on the sidewalk and
then hoisted M. But this way OF taking in
coal Is now seldom seen. As the old fashioned
hosting apparatus with its dangling rope has
now been almost universally superseded by
some form OF elevator. so has the use OF stoves
in these establishments to a very great extent
been superseded by steam heaters, where the
coal IL burned IN the cellar and the resulting
heat sent up In pipes.
more or less for heating also. piped In the form
have ceased entirely to buy coal. Living IN
flats they get steam heat. for which the coal Is
tier cooking they burn gas. II seems reason
able 10 suppose that in the not very distant flu
ture the use of gas for fuel will lars ely In
crease that private consumers at least will,
for all purposes. use fuel In that form. and
that the coal TO produce II wih be burned
at your central stations. and the
gas fuel piped TO the consumer. In that case
even the highly developed nineteenth century
e resid EasSn DS w4sld pT1a Sa dif@PReSr fr99m
further into the future. 1t seems possible that
the day may come when far greater economies
vet will he nrapfipad Whan the coal will ha
burned In great plants at the mouth Of the rit
and the product in gas be piped 20 centres OF
consumption. Then will the coal wagon dis
appear from use and be no longer seen save as
an interesting exhibit In tue museums.
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MIR. srAYBoLr's PHILOSOPHY.
More Fun to BE Found In Doing Things
Than In Putting Them OF.

Hard tasks" said Mr.. Staybolt, I'VE are apt
to put on until we feel more like 1t. But things
happen all the time; the most curious and un-
expected things are continually cropping up;
we have not cast of one brake before another
holds us fast. or would II we would let II: and
We all take the break very easily.
"One does not need 10 he much Of a mathe-
matician 10 be able to cipher out that II we
Keep putting things of we shall put them
finally beyond our power Of doing. A far bet
ter way Is TO do the things as they come up
without regard TO whether we fee, like { or
not: Then we shall discover that the things
and before we know 1t tho hard task Is done
and we are ready for another,
And there's more fun In turning out one
good big job complete than there Is In any
amount Of puttering ovSc trihes."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-10
Dewey's Might.

A correspondent of the Wash
ington Star tells this story: "My
daughter, who teaches in a mission
Sunday school tells me of Dewey
experience she had with a youngs-
ter making his first appearance.
She had put him through half an
hour or more of instructions in
the rudimentary principles, for he
was entirely lacking in informa-
ton on that point, and to test him
was reviewing her work with him.
Now she said, tell me again
who made the world and all that is
in it?' God did, replied the boy,
with commendable promptitude.
'God can do everything, can't hep
she asked again. The boy hesi-
tated moment. I don't believe
he could lick Dewey he answer
ed at last, aud his teacher sat
silent between her religion and
patriotism. It wasn't her time to
say anything, if she didn't want
to lose that boy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-10
-Demncrafic ConniY ConYention.

A Convention oi the Democratic party OF
Mason county, West, Virginia, is hereby
called to meet al the Court House OF said
county. In the town of Point Pleasant In
said county, on SATURDAY. the 18th day OF
August, 1875, nt l0sol 1ll- Tor the purpose OF
Nominating candidates for county ofhceS OF
said county 70 e-voted Tor a the election to
be held IN said county in November. 1885
ana for selecting delegates torepreSent said
party of said county in the Democratic
torinl District OF West Virginia, and in the
Democratic Congressional Convention or
the Fourth CONVERSATIONAL District Of West
Virginia when said last named Conventions
shall be held.
II Is hereby suggested and directed that
eyerys Democratic voter in their res spectiNe
Magisteriai Districts OF said county shall be
entitled to a vote in said County Convention.
And for the purpose OF nominating District
School Commiss sfoners TO be voted FOR Mt an
Der, lS2lS- And for the purpose OF transnctinS
this business the Dem ocratic voters OF the
said several NfngiSterial districts are hereby
requested 10 meet in their respective dis
tricts ON Saturday, the 9th day OF August
1898, at 22so0 o'clock p M, at the folloWtng
Arbuele District, Town Hal.
Ctendenin District, Fadely's $ II.
(sOlOaue District w Oo(i'g y. ID.
Cooper District, Fiat Rock.
Hannah District. Town Han.
Graham District, New Haven.
Lewis District, Court House.
Robinson District, NanM atre's 3. H.
Union District, Wolf,s ALLEY.
Waggener District, Public school Building
Mason City
eeuttve Committee Of Mason County West
r. H a ARMSTRONG;. Chairman 1
J Iuls-l liltit't r - y III 5erre tffy-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-10

Mr.. A.C. Wolfe, of Dundee. No,
who travels for Mansur & Tibbetts,
Implement Co, of st. Louis, gives
travelling men and travellers In
general, some good advice. Being
a Knight of the Grip" he says, Il
have for the past three years, made
it rule to keep myself supplied
with Chamberlain Collie Cholera
and Diarrhea Remedy, and have
found numerous occasions to test
its merits, not only on myself, but
on others as well / can truly
say that / never, IN a single in
stance, have known it to fail. i
consider it one of the best remedies
travellers can carry and could re-
late many instances where ] have
used the remedy on skepties, much
to their surprise and relief. Ihope
every travelling man in the u. s.,
will carry a bottle of this remedy
in his grip. For sale by @. W.
NJ. Hooff.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-10
Homeseekers, excursions.

On August I'd and 10th. agents of
the Ohio Central Lines viii sell round
trip excursion tickets to points in the
South and West at reduced. rates. On
same dates special reduced one-way
rates will be made. Rates via the
Ohio Central Lines are always as low
as the lowest For full particulars
call on your local agent or address,
W. A. Peters, NJ p a., Detroit,
Mich; j. T. Gamble, GenE Agt.,
Columbus. o.; John Moores, t. p. A.,
Findlay, Ohio.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-10
sHArrEn.s ARATY.
The oaicers Favor the Return Of II
soldiers TO America.


The omcers Favor the Retnrn Of the
Soldiers TO America.
Santiago, Cuba, Aug. 4.-Generala
Shafter has received the following
from the American generals urging the
removal of the troops north:
We. the undersIgncd officers eoEnnaAndsfe
the various brigades, dlvlstons, etc. OF the
army of occupation In Cuba. are OF the
unanimous opinion that this army should
be at once taken out OF the island OF Cubn
and sent TO some point on the northern
seacoast of the United States: that it can
be done without danger TO the people OF
the United states; thnt yellow fever IN the
nrIuy at present s. not eptdemlCs that there
are only n Few sporndinc cnses, but that
the army Is disabled by malarial fever 10
the extent that It's efficiency Is destroyed,
and that Ii is In a condition to be prnctie-
ally destroyed by an epidemIc OF yellow
fever, which is TO come In the near.
future.
We know from the reports of eempetent
officers and from personal observations
that the army is unable to move Into the
interior, and that there nre ma facilities
for such move II attempted, and that 10
could not be attempted until too late.
Moreover, the best medical authorities OF
the island say that with our present equip.
nent we could not live In the Interior dur
Ing the rainy season without iosseE fr0ln5
maiariaI fever. which Is almost as deadly
as yellow fever.
This army must be moved at ence or per.
Ish. As the army can be safely moved
now. the persons responsible for prevent
Ing such a move viii be responsible for the
unnecessary loss OF many thousands ot
lives.
our opinions are the result of careful per-
sonai observation and they are also based
on the unanimous opinion OF our medicat
officers with the army, who understand the
situation absolutely
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-10

Over at the mouth of Buffalo in
Wayne county a distressing acci-
dent occurred at the home of
Charles Mclean a prosperous
farmer who is well known in
Huntington. Harry and Willie,
his two little boys, procured a
pistol and were playing "police"
when Harry shot Willie, the ball
entering the rear of the neck and
lodging in the collar bone. The
wound will prove fatal.-Adver-
tiser.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-10

We don't care to criticise the
management of the State Univer-
sity. We have been doing what
we could to call attention to the
merits of the institution, and to
aid in building it up. But if there
is any excuse for discharging a
West Virginia lady as librarian
and importing one from Chicago
to take her place, we want TO know
what it is.-Parkersburg News.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-10
Cut This cut And Keep L.
A Table of Distances with Ref
erence to Cur War
With Spain

Distance from Cadiz, Spain, to
New York, is 3.120 miles.
British Isles to New York 2,o17
miles,
San Francisco to Yokohama,
$500 miles
Yokohama to Hong Kong, 500
miles.
San Francisco TO Hong Kong,
6.8s0 miles.
San Francisco to Manila, e,52o
miles.
Hong Kong TO Manila. $40 miles.
San Francisco to Hawaii. 2,o9o
miles.
San Francisco to New York. via
Cape Horn, around South Ameri-
can coast, 1865 miles.
Porto Rico to " ashington. D. @.
1900 miles.
Cape verde to Porto Rico, 2.s7o
miles.
New York to Havana. l,215
miles.
Cape Blanoo to Canary Islands.
$50 miles.
Key West to Havana, 80 miles.
Anywhere inside the corpora
ton to The Tippett Carriage and
Harness Store, not more than
about one mile.
Harness you must have, no mat
ter whether the war goes on or not.
The best goods for the least
money is what we have to offer
our prices are at hard pan.
Our stock is full in all depart
ments.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-10
PHxsxcIANs.
A. R. BARBEE, NJ. D..
$4,000 REV Ard /!

II WILL pay $1O6. 90 reward for any
information that will lead to the
arrest of the party or parties who
broke into and robbed my store at
Apple Grove. on several different oc-
casions, as follows: $50 for the in
formation, $50 upon an arrest being
made on such Information, and $50
upon conviction of party or parties,
making in all 300.
JOHN 8. HANLY,
mayI9tf Apple Grove, w. Va.