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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27
HIS ONE CHANCE.

rs there man in this audience"
flercely exclaimed a Kansas female lee
turer, that has done anything to tighten
the burden resting on his wife's Shout
ders? What do you know Of womans
work? Is there man here" she con-
tinued, folding her arms and looking over
the audience with superb scorn that
has ever got up in the morning, leaving
his tired, worn out wife to enjoy her slum
bers, gone quickly down stairs, made the
fire, cooked his own breakfast, sewed the
missing buttons on his children's clothes,
Garned the family stockings, secured the
pots, filed the lamps, swept the kitchen
and done all the rest, If necessary, day
by day, uncomplainingly? If there is
such man in the audience let him rise
up. I should like to see him" And in
the rear of the hall a mild looking man
in spectacles, in obedience to the sum-
mons, timidly arose. He was the husband
of the speaker. 1t was the first time
he ever had a chance to assert himself.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

Then he is apt to be a crank.
Gulteau was most persistent hotel
loafer at the Windsor and at the Fifth
Avenue before he went to Washington,
where he haunted the government Of
fees and used reams of official paper
until he was thrown out Then in re-
venge he shot the President. George
r. Skilton, the quondam man Of
finance, who was sent to Wards Island
two weeks ago, was one of the rocking
chair brigade"
The hotel loafer is tramp dressed
up. Often he is also a confidence man,
and uses the hotel stationery to en-
courage the 'come-ons.'
Strangers with overcoats are suspi-
cious characters Every visitor about
hotel is remarked by the watchers,
especially if he has an overcoat on his
arm. He may be an 'overcoat man.
If he is he has a pal, and works his
game as follows: Throwing down his
overcoat near the best seat he sees,
he seats himself and dashes off a let
ter, which he is in haste to mail In
his hurry he picks up the other coat
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27
he had asked if there were an.

he had asked if there were an,,.
the clerk replied: DO you t6in rTlt'Srs,
employed Aere to run a gene s,',1k In
Officer" Instantly the man w.. 90 post,
with rage, and rushed to Mr. HI HI Wild
proprietor, saying that an NAV me
had been put upon him. 's1Ily
We'll, possibly the clerk wac
blunt in his manner of mutt a liIli'
question. said Mr.. Ford. "bnr ~ ms
ing carefully into the facts Of fb III 'o0S'
and judging them without preind;. vase
declare | believe he spoke WIZ N.Y.
in righteous cause "U'4
But can't | have my mail, sir,n
Eyes, from the dead-letter ofBco >,
no doubt, but not from us. W. W
not deliver it to you either no1 S4al
hereafter" Vi
But hotel is a public institr,..
and | have right to use it, 'l
Il venture to doubt if vour a.,
would be upheld by a court Of IAN Is
Good day" ''7'
USUALLY OUT OF A J0R
One proprietor down in Boston ~,
to get rid of loafers by providing t nv
thirty chairs in the reading room
a hotel that held usually $50 gna..'
The result was that never more tb..
two of the guests had chance IA u.
down at the same time. The loafor.
owned the place.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

view the striking scene, let me ask you
my hearer, who is this man? Is he learn
ed or is he ignorant? Why is this man
who sat at the feet of Gamatial, learned
in all the arts and sciences of his day.
He was a Philomath, lover Of learning.
He possessed a mind that could rule a
kingdom.
What a miserable theory it is that skep-
ties hold that Christianity is only fit for
the weak. Why, the teachings Of Jesus
Christ challenges the Hottest minds and
lead to the hottest ana highest aspira-
tions. 1 believe in the omnfpotency Of the
gospel! Only give it a chance and it will
vilest person and cleanse the foulest
leper.
But pass from this and ask you to no.
! tice the second sketch. Here are the IA
ces of Paul and Silas. They were impris-
oned You notice the prison bars and the
light striking down upon their features.
They were the witnesses Of Christ, and
because they witnessed for him they were
flung into dungeon and their feet made
| fast to the stocks.
But God makes the wrath of a man TO
praise him. The very man who had TO
watch them became their friends, wash
ing their stripes, and caring for them N
their distresses
God uses an earthquake for q key some
times, and in fearful conviction the jailer
cried out: What must do to be saved?''
They said Believe on the Lord Jesus
| Christ, and thou shalt be saved" Not by
works. not be deeds. not by mercy, not by
| theory, but by believing in Jesus
Pass on to a third picture. Here draw
the ship wreck of Paul. He was mis-
sionery, a pioneer, ever on the alert, ever
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27
THE TELLER ON MY KNEE.

EFF Their country goes ter fightin',
Says the Teller on my knee.
would you go an be a soger.
Like they say you use ter be-?
q wuz all erlong with Jackson.
An I faced the fight with Lee)
Il think / would" l answers
Ter ther Teller on my knee.
Then my mind went back minute
Ter the days o sixty-one;
/ saw the bayonetS bristle-
Heard the thunder o the gun.
Il wuz mixed up in the fightin
Fore Sherman struck the sea-
Il think I'd co. l answers
Ter Their Teller on my knee.
Would YOU go an leave my mother
Would you kiss good-by ter me
An so lnarchin' With the soiers?"
Says the feller or my knee.
An, | feel a teardrap trickle
Ger I'm techous as kin bed
81 think / would" / answers
Ter Their Teller on my knee
But | hope the wars air over
That Well dwell upon the sod
Forever an forever
In the lovin peace o. God.'
But-s' pose they went to fightin'-
Would YOU help EN- out? says he.
Tn shore / would,'' ] answers
Ter the fellcr on my knee.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27
THE HEAD OF y MAN.
BY OWEN MACPHERSON.

always believed Mrs. Tiyvers to be
: lnos. estimable lady. She is trans
paleh.iy honest, her simplicity is
'niiu-iike, her liberality to those poorer
inan herself has been SO persistept and
~ large tnat the category has con
'is diminished in direct proper
tion to the decrease of Mrs. Tiyyers'
own once considerable, wealth
nevertheless, Mrs. Tiyyers is not as
popular as she deserves to be. Through
'nae seii-same popularity which once
eauseu ner to be esteemed among the
most precious belongings of our some
"nd. narrow social circle she became
HoI iong after her arrival among us.
an OBJECT, not Of aversion, it is true,
Dut OF apprehension as we'll as pity.
= ne most sceptical could not pretend
10 controvert the genuineness of the
sexnlDltlon that startled us all at Mrs.
1Aiireu Landon's memorable afternoon
led When Mrs. Tivyers herself, hum
Diy apologlzing, pleaded that she did
not posses the common sense to handle
her own extraordinary gift with safe
", no one was disposed to question the
statement. The incident was general
~ voted too painful for discussion in
our circle. And all were of one m nd
that, after this, one could never tell
what poor Mrs. Tivvers would do next.
80 from and after that dreadful at
ternoon," as it is still called, poor Mrs.
Tlvyers ceased to be in request for
purposes of mere amusement. How it
happened is my story.
The mother of the two Landons was
French. She had married an Ameri-
can and born two very creditable
American sons, the elder of whom, Al
fred, was the husband of our hostess
that afternoon. But in spite of her
more than twenty happy years of mar
ried life in this country, and of the ten
following years of peaceful and digni-
fed widowhood during which she had
her sons grow and flourish like green
bay trees in the valley of the Ohio, she
remained aggressively French bour-
geoise-as she worded it, ''to the end of
the nails"
1t was always good form, and good
policy, in the Landon home to say
that both the boys had a decidedly
foreign air, although there was no
truth in the remark Strangers were
always cautioned in advance of intro
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27
THE HOTEL L0AFER
An American Institution Encouraged
by the System Prevailing Here.
Many of Thsm Are Crooks -Mana-
gers Tolerate "SiGters" Because
They Are Good Ads '-Expen-
Sive NuisanceS.


American hotels encourage loafers.
Doing SO is inevitable to the system on
which they are run. So long as our
hostelries remain American the loafer
will camp there. There is no specific
for him. Any frst-class hotel man
ager in the country would give $1,000 a
year to be rid of him and would throw
in case Of wine on the side.
Loafers naturally seek the best, and
the number of buns there are about is
to some extent a gauge of the genera
merits of an American hotel-that is,
one which is not family resort, Eng
lish and exclusive.
APT TO BE A CRANK.
Their presence in the corridors, ro-
tundas and waiting rooms gives an
air of prosperity to the place which
is something Of an advertisement to
visitors, and their use of the station
cry stamped with the hotel name is
another slight advantage, but apart
from these two functions nothing miti
gates the loafer as a nuisance.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

planning for the advance Of truth. If You
look at the map OF Palestine and trace
out his missionary trips you viii find it a
network Of lines.
That was thrilling scene when the snip
struck Malta. remember once when de-
livering one of my illustrated lectures in
a crowded congregation, ] made pic
ture like thistle sinking Of the vessel
and the frenzied men struggling 10 reach
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

and goes off with it, If he is not no.
ticed his pal follows soon after with
the first coat. II this pair "kill" a
coat a day they live in clover.
Not long ago one of the Grand
Union Hotel clerks had trouble with a
man who had been getting letters there
for nearly six months, and who never
spent cent in the place for food,
drink or lodging. One morning when
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27
SIGNING FOR HAPPY DAYS.

Kind Old Lady-Poor man! You
look as if you had seen better days.
Mr.. Willie Deadtired-I have, mad
anne. Once | dwelt in granite halls.
Kind Old Lady-And why this loss
of such a home?
Mr.. Willie Deadtired-My term ex-
pired-Odds and Eds.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

feet of the logs. Seated on the ground
with his back to the house on the
front, was a settler and before
was within speaking distance | saw
him shaking with a chill. | gave him
a ''howdy?" as [ came up but it was
a full minute before he could reply
Sesame to yo', stranger. Mighty
nice day."
Anything wrong?" | asked
mo, sab. Jest got my usual chill
on this afternoon. There's the ole NO
man out on that log, an she's 90,
her chill on, too. Bill and Nancy or.
ter be around somwhar'. All Of us
chill at the same time
This must be a great place for The
ague."
1T is, sab Yes, sab, yo' might loc5
all over the State of Mississippi and
not find another place like it. Can,
be beat for ager. Anybody lookil
fur chills don't want to go no furder
How long have you been here
Bout fifteen vars, ] reckon h
said as he shivered in way to shan
the chincking out of the crevices be-
tween the logs.
And how long have you had the
ague?"
Jest the same-'bout fifteen Vars,
Got it right away, sab, an it dun
hangs on to us. Over to the sawm.I
the ager comes and goes, but here it
stays right by yo' and yo' know what
to depend on"
oron6 d1.iD limo water around
here?"
"Nuthin' but swamp"
Gould l get a bit to eat?'
Not to-day, sab, as the con meal IS
all out"
Anything for the horse?'
"Nuthin', sah.'
At this point the woman came over
and sat down beside her husband
and shivered and shook and ratified neE
teeth .ogether, and finally asked.
Say, Jim, what's heun AKIN
'bout?"
Bout the ager,'' replied the man.
81 should think you'd move away
I said as I looked at the desolate sur
roundings.
What fur?" promptly asked the
man.
well, to get rid Of the ague for one
thing"
Stranger, yo' don't know this ken
try very WELL | take it"
mo, 1 don't" ..n.
"Kase if yo' did, yo' wouldn't taIS
that way. We could be a-gettln IlIS
very day if we wanted to, but we don
We've had this ager fur fifteen an
and dun got used to it and know all
about it, and we amt gwine to pc a.
gittin' fur sum other place and tTaa-
it off fur swamp fever or yaller Jaon-
dice. We's pore folks and low-do"n
but we amt maxim fules o our
selves!"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27
SOMETHING TO REJOICE OVER.

what do you think my wife said last
right
II never could guess"
she had been reading the Luetgert tri-
al, ard she threw her arms around me
and exclaimed: o Harry, Isn't it lovely
that we have never killed each other?'-
PUAA
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27
KEEPING A GOOD THING

The cabin stood close to the ma,
running over the bottom lands and =,
three sides of it the swamp and III.
Shiny water came up to within twent,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27
POSITIVE PROOF.

"ren me, Claudia" he Whispered 'D''
you love me- .,,-,oi,r.
II love you, Constantine" she muir"
ed.
care YOU sure of it?" he asked
yes, she replied. Il am posi'le .. r.
How know you wv
contD
a.T
~
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-07-23
REFUGEES RETURNING.
Hordes Of Miserable and Hungry People
Going Back 20 Santiago from II Cansy
MANY Dying OF Hunger.


Before Santiago. July ls.-Thc rcfu'
gees Mt FL Caney to-day received Gen.
Skaters permission to return to San
tiago. BY nine o'clock in the morn
ing the most venturesome had started
on the four mile walk to the city and
all day long procession OF gaunt
women and emaciated children strug-
gled forward, munching mangoes
and begging for hard tack. Old men,
too weak themselves, attempted to
assist their exhausted wives and
daughters Two weeks Of suffering
In the overcrowded and filthy town Of
FL Cancy worked sad changes In the
appearance Of the refugees The
American soldiers stood by the road
side watching the procession. Women
of evident refinement and good family
struggled along on foot or muleback.
Several carriages came from the city
to carry back the families Of tho
Spanish officers. and people who
were able to pay SEQ in gold for q
miles ride. Reports that the streets
Of the city are clogged with dead
horses and cattle, the fear Of disease
from bad sanitary conditions md
similar considerations deter many
from going In until the Americans have
occupied Santiago and the much talked
Of disinfection shall have been nc.
complished.. There were IA deaths Mt
FL Caney yesterday and twice that
number are expected to-day, all from
illness arising from lack Of food.
There is no yellow fever at FL Caney.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-07-23

The most radical extension OF the
weather service yet made will be oper-
nted Immediately by the United States
government by the establishment of u
system Of weather stations on the Carib-
bean sea for the benefit Of all nations
whose interests lie in that region. All
the observers are to be trained weather
sharps and are to be taken exclusively
from the present service. While I'M
der the general supervision Of Chief
Moore, of the weather bureau at WASH
ington, there will be central station,
located probably at Kingston, Jamaica,
or Mt Santiago or Guantanamo, Cuba.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-07-23
STREAMING A FRIENDSHIP.
A Story which snapped the BONDS
That United Two Sweet
Young Things.

They were standing at the counter, and
I couldn't help but hear.
Talk about hard luck" said the girl
with the hot chocolate. ~ know wom'
an who had an awful thing happen to her
over in New York"
oh, do tell me about It," gurgled the
girl with the ice cream soda.
"Well," went on the chocolate girl, shes
not wealthy at all, you know, and she
doesn't keep nurse. So. one day, when
she had to go down town shopping. she took
her baby and left it at one Of these day
nursery creche places. They gave her Q
check for it, and she went of shopping. She
didn't come back to the creche till late in
the afternoon, and when she went TO take
out the check it was gone"
Good gracious!" said the girl with the
ice cream soda, looking shocked. "What
did she do!"
"Well," went on the chocolate girl, "they
told her she couldn't take the baby without
0 check, and she d have to wait till the other
babies were taken away, and then she could
have what was left. So she waited for hours
and hours, till all the babies were gone but
one, and when she went to get that-well,
the only baby left was q colored baby"
ooh, how perfectly awful" exclaimed
the girl with the ice cream soda, in accents
of horror. "What did she do? Wasn't she
perfectly frantic? My goodness, how hor''
rible! Didn't she ever get her baby back
again? l should think she'd have been per.
fectly crazy. What did she do?"
"Oh, said the chocolate girl, coolly, "she
took the colored baby. 1t was hers. She
was colored, you know"
And in the silence which followed ! could
hear the swapping Of the bonds Of a tender
and lifelong Observation-Disclosures Post.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-07-23
THE st. Louis Globe. Democrat say.

THE St Louis Globe-D Democrat says
that q good deal can be said in favor
Of Representative Gibson's bill TO raise
an army Of 40, 900 colored men for serv-
Ice for two years The United States
will need an army Of occupation Of
10000 or $4,000 men in the Philippines
Tor year or two after the war ends,
even II It does not retain complete con-
troll of the islands permanently. Porto
Rico, which will become permanent
American possession Immediately, and
Cuba, which will be annexed ultimate
~, will each need q considerable force
Tor few years and, OF course, soldiers
will be stationed In Hawaii.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-07-23

New York, July si.-A Herald spe-
cial from San tiago says: The proceed
iugs Mt the surrender Of Santiago Mon.
day were married by the conduct Of
Sylvester scovel. correspondent for
the New York World, who slapped
Gen. Shafter in the face. Scovel had
tried to get to the roof OF the palace
to help hoist the American flag, but
guard turned him back. Immediately
after the ceremony Scovel pushed his
way to Gen. Shafter and slapped the
generals face. lie was promptly ar
rested md confined.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-07-23

TIE political status OF Santiago aud
Its method Of government has received
earnest attention from the authori-
ties ut Washington. As the United
States government has disclaimed n
purpose to mako territorial acquisi-
tion in Cuba the question Of the ex-
pediency. Of allowing the Cubans
themselves to establish an administra.
ton Mt Santiago has been considered,
thus giving them the opportunity to
try their ability ut directing civil af-
fairs on the island. The precedent set
at Santiago will serve for other places
In Cuba when we come into possession
Of them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-07-23
JACOB WAS WILLING.
He Knew what Was Wanted, But He
Didn't Know Exactly Howto
Express IL.

OF course II was because Jacob. Nuzen.
schmidt had never attended n meeting OF the
Hamilton common council that he made the
break that is credited to him. Nearly every.
one laughed when he was elected alderman,
but the day after the new councils hrst
meeting they laughed harder.
Jacob had seat up toward the front. lie
was fat and the desks were further apart
there, that's why he was given the position
AT the beginning OF the meeting resolu;;
ton was offered advocating the paving oil
as there anyone to second thisG asked
the president Of the council, for that's the
wny they do things in Hamilton.
"aS[-bat dos dol nicaned? Dot seckorting"
asked Jacob Of his neighbor. lie was IN
formed. - .,r.
ming his breast three times, he exclaimed:
hDet ces seckoncded by me, aindti IT,;
aNhat Is il you second!" asked the chair.
having forgotten the original resolution 70
The time that it had remained unsupported;
And Jacob replied: Il scckonedsd dot aot
Smiley strasse I've init cetor plocks galso'
mined. "-Detroit Free Press.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-07-23

AT meeting held in Chicago OF per-
sons interested In establishing the
identity of the Anglo-Saxons with the
House of Israel, or the "Lost Ten
Tribes" IN Anglo-Israel association
was organized. The object of the as
ISOLATION Is to spread the truth Of the
claimed identity with the chosen PEG.
pie. The fact that England and the
United States bear all the marks by
which the kingdom OF Israel was to be
identified in these latter days and that
the people are accomplishing the es-
pecial mission Of this people has been
source Of wonder TO many Bible stu
dents.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-07-23

The distance ut which vessel car
be seen at sea does not depend upon
the power Of the glass used BY the OBJ
server. but upon the convexity Of the
earth's surface. The sails OF ship
can be perceived atfrom 20 to 30 miles,
according to heights of the mastS At
the distance OF 20 the hulls can be
made out, while at - 70 10 the whole
vessel Is plainly visible. The power
full glasses used on board vessels en-
able the observer only 10 ascertain
with accuracy the character and arma.
ment Of the enemT's ahip, but % NOS
increase l1e fan11 81 vision beyond
[|I. hrrII1I
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-07-23

THE women of the New York Ethical
Culture society, who some weeks ago
established Red Cross workshops in
order to give employment to soldiers
wives and daughters, builded better
than they hoped for. Employment is
given TO some so women, and the shops
now have n weekly pay roll OF $500.
Hospital beds are fitted out in all the
essentials Of hospital service in the
nature Of bandages, surgical shirts
and pajamas. As quickly us the ma
terial is made up 1t is forwarded TO the
Red Cross hospitals.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-07-23
KANSAS TROOPS POISONED.
Ptomainc in the Hash Affects Fifty-fivs
Men Of tho rwenty-sscond Regiment
Fifteen Nay Die.

Washington, July 90. -Fifty.five men
belonging to company A, Twenty-sec.
ond Kansas volunteers, ut Camp Alger,
wero poisoned to-day by eating hash
cooked In tin.lined vessel that had
become corroded. Fifteen OF the
men are seriously i'll and are not
expected to recover. The hash was
eaten Mt breakfast and those
who partook OF 1t became i'll shortly
afterwnrd. The hospital doctors pro-
nounce it to be ptomaine poisoning.
The names OF the men have not been
ascertained.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-07-23

Receipts from So Touring mills In
Kansas are included in the annual re.
port Of the state labor commissioner,
now being compiled.
The total capital invested Is q. eiL Ton They
employ 81 men, whose yearly wages are ts0d
each The average cost OF wheat used In each
mill Is over 100000. and the amount OF -four
manufactured Is over 100 barrels each. The
commissioner calls attention TO the fact that
prominent miller claims that there Is no such
thing Us o full-weight package Of -four sold In
the state sack weighs gross 90 pounds; half
O sack IS pounds gross
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-07-23

THE board Of directors OF the West.
inghouse Air Brake company, at Pitts
burgh, Pa, have declared stock
dividend OF 100 per cent, amounting
to $1,000, 600. This enormous dividend
Is in addition to cash dividend OF 30
per cent, or s., 500, 900, declared within
the past year. 1t is said that no cor
poration or firm In the world has ever
made the enormous profit that this as
ISOLATION of men has within the past
10 months