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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-30
A POINT OF ETIQUETTE.

To ask for an invitation Is never a
pleasant thing to have to do, and many
young hostess who has friend or
friends staying with her finds little
difficulty In accepting or declining invi-
tations, fearing that it might be consid-
cred impolite and unkind to leave her
guests, and yet not sure whether 1t
would be correct for her to ask for
an invitation for them. This is partic-
ularly the case when the friends are Of
the fair sex, ladies in the present day
being so decidedly in the majority in
point of numbers, and to ask for thing
that one feels almost sure will be re-
fused it not, indeed cannot be, an agree
able duty.
OF course the dinner invitations are
never asked for, whether for lady or
gentlemen friends. This Is an under
stood thing and holds good for dwellers
| in the country as well as in town. Few
| hostesses like to ask for an invitation
| TO a small ball or dance for lady, for
they know that ball givers are Obliged
to confine their invitations to those
ladies who are on their visiting list, and
have therefore to harden their hearts
and refuse to exceed a certain number,
knowing that il they did SO their rooms
would be overcrowded.
A lady may, however. without hesi-
tation, ask for an invitation for a gen
tleman friend. as dancing men are, as
rule, as much In the minority as
ladies are in the majority, and the
writer feels that there is not so much
| fear Of a refusal. When writing to ask
| for an invitation she would OF course
| mention the names OF the friends for
! whom she requests the invitations.
| Some people think that they may
| take friend with them to an at home
without asking for an invitation for
| him or her Sometimes, no doubt. with
| intimate friends or relatives, this may
be done, but il is wiser not TO do it, for
many hostesses are very particular
about this matter and resent what they
consider liberty being taken with
them even when done by relatives. 1t
is therefore better in all cases to ask
for an invitation for q friend. AS q
general rule. the request will be readily
complied with. though sometimes hos
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-30

ried with the natives until the proper
ticn of Chamorros is now very small.
The houses Of the SpaniaTds are d
little more elaborate than those of the
Chamorros A typical middle class
dwelling is built with thick stone wal
on the ground floor through which is
cut the large entrance door. The rooms
are unfioored, the earth being tramped
hard. The first floor is about seven
feet from the ground. Rude steps of
hewn logs lead to it The living room
is on the first floor ard is. as rule,
covered with rough hewn logs Of ma
hogany. The end Of the house has a
gallery built outside beneath the over
hanging roof, and it is there in the
shade of the banana and pineapple or
PAIN trees that the women Of the house
hold sit to do their sewing and to gos-
sip
There Is not much need to toll and
spin in the Ladrones. A man who has
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-30

The Hdppy-gO-luCky Creatures Who fllf C0releSSIs
Throuil Life In Their Home In tle nidpacific

plump, have lost most Of their beauty
by middle age, but their general kind
illness of expression makes up for any
loss in mere physical attractions of line
and color.
Simple, cheerful and hospitable, the
home of the average islander is like
those of most natives of the tropics,
little more than a thin wall and palm
matched roof to keep out the rain. In
the Ladrones it rains every day.
Clothes spread out in grass spots to dry
therefore seldom escape second damp
ening about midday, fact that does
not in the least disturb the laun-
dresses, as the rays of the sun are SC
warm that they are soon dried off and
are indeed whittier than ever.
Most of the inhabitants wear few
clothes, and so the weekly washings are
not of such alarming proportions as
one might imagine in SO warm a eli
mate.
The natives of the islands are the
Chamorros, a people resembling the
Philippine islanders in many respects.
The Caucasus who have visited the
Ladrones have married and intermar-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-30

four or five breadfruit or banana trees
is comfortably provided with food for
life, and a man with grove of bread
fruit trees is Itch beyond the dreams Of
avarice-that is,aceordingto the Lad
rome standard. "A few hours each day
is sufficient to put the grove in de-
sirable state of cultivation. A house
that will serve for a lifetime residence,
provided the tropical storms do not
wreck it, can be put up in half day.
The receptions at the governors man
sion when friendly warships put into
port were the leading social events of
the islands, "A dance, or fandango, as
it is called, is the merrymaking of the
common people.
The invitations for the dance are is
sued by word of mouth. The younger
ladies appear at the festivity gowned
in white and wearing flowers in their
Jet black hair. Both men and women
lounge about the walls of the ball room
smoking cigarettes until the dance
music begins. They are graceful dane
ers. Somewhere in the background the
host is presiding over a little room, in
which wine and other liquid refresh
ments of fervid quality are served to
the men of the company.
The supper table is laid in a larger
room and is provided with all manner
of fruits, many cakes and cold meats.
| There are wine and cigarettes, too, and
every one eats long and often. The
Spanish officers of the town were GER
tain to be present if they got wind of
the dance, for there is nothing that so
charms one of these gallant warriors as
/ the prospect of something good to drink
and dance with some pretty senorita.
The village padre, too, drops in to
beam benevolenly on his flock and quaff
a cup of wine with the host. g
There are schools in the Ladroqes un-
der the auspices Of the church, but they
are not attended, as they should be.
The go-lucky women of the is
lands allow the children to run wild
until the energetic padre hunts up little
Margherita and Carlos and demands
their attendance in the catecheticai class
preparatory to confirmation. Very de-
yout, where their religion is concerned,
are the Ladronese, and even though the
children NAV he unable to read or write
they are all promptly, when OF the
proper age, made members of the
| cnufcI
CAROLINE WETHERELL.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-30
Copyright. 1889

\SOPy IlS .1cJcJ
The Islands of ThieveS-that is what
the name of our new possession in the
south sea really means. 1t was the
Spaniards who thus named them 279
years ago, when the feet of Magellsa
lay off the little group. The explorers,
however, probably set the natives a
lively example in larceny. From the
Spanish accounts the ladies of the La
droneS were the first of the energetic
army Of shoplifters. Their depreda-
tons in the Ladrones, however, were
considered quite good form and prob
ably known under some such refined
title as kleptomania Thieying with
them was, according to the virtuously
scandalized Spaniardss story, reduced
to one of the fine arts. an accomplish
ment without which no native belle
would have considered her education
complete. Whether the accomplish
ment was tried on each other by the
native bellies or whether they were re-
served for the spoliation of chance Wis
itors, certain it is that the supply de-
partment Of the Magellan feet suffered
every time the Ladrone ladies came
aboard to inspect the ship. Culinary ar
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-30

the beautiful name that he has learned
at school from the other boys.
Do you know, it seems to me that If
there had been put into my care an i'm
mortal soul l would love it, but would
care for it almost in fear, for l should
remember that while in those great
commandments there is one which
charges us to honor the father and
mother who should also read it as ae-
handing honor from the mother to the
child.
Did you ever think that you have
taken a heavy responsibility into your
arms when you laugh and coo at the
bundle of lace and null, at the tiny face
and funny little hands? Did you ever
think that there is growing every day
not only an immortal soul for which you
must answer, but heart to which you
must teach the value of sweetness and
1ove? We laugh at this phrase. you
and /, but yet, when the oldest boy re-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-30

small rooms and large acquaintance.
In the country the exact opposite Is
generally the case. Rooms are larger
and visiting lists smaller. Indeed, in
some neighborhoods the difficulty q
hostess often labors under IS having
too few instead of too many dancing
guests. and she is therefore only too
glad when her neighbors have pleasant
people staying with them on these oct
casions, and lady may without much
fear of refusal write and ask for an ip-
vitation for friend or even friends.l
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-30
NEW CURE FOR INSOMNIA.
Partial Self-Asphyxiation WIN Put the
Restless to Sleep.

According to well KNOWN New York
physician. himself sufferer from In
somnia for many years, sleep can
easily be summoned by means Within
the reach of all. The doctor has tried
his method ON patients and, simple as
it is, has never heard OF it falling.
Those who find themselves eluded by
sleep win do well to try 1t. and for
their benefit it is here given.
The method is essentially one OF self
asphyxiation; nevertheless there Is no
reason for fear, for there Is no risk.
Indeed, 1t Is impossible to asphyxlate
ones self by this means. The frst
thing you have to do Is TO take a long
and deep inspiration, as much air being
drawn into the lungs as can De pe
with comfort. This air Is retained W.
III nositive discomfort Is felt. when 1t
must be slowly exhaled. Repeat this
process two or three times and the
chances are you viii forget all else I'M
/ til you wake up from your sleep the
| next morning.
The. expla nation 81 fiis r. gnnprs
| enough Sleep is due to hyperaemia
| of the brain. During sleep there Is q
now VI HuttiliOu W thc tcAtbkAHis wi
sequently an increase of blood to sup
ply its deficiencies. The SEMI
asphyxiation brought about by hold
ing the breath keeps quantity of
blood in the head, with consequent
increased cerebral circulation.
Another point also to which the doc
tor calls attention is the habit OF sleeps
ing with the head too high. II the
head Is kept low more re-
freshing sleep Is obtained. Hc
raises the foot of the bed so that
ii forms an inclined plane. but recom-
mends that this be done gradually. as
sudden change is likely to have an
effect the reverse of that desired. The
sleep thus obtained Is more beneficial,
and one awakens with a clearer head
and a wider mental horizon. The nech
increases in size, the cerebral circula-
tion is improved and the influence up
on the lungs Is so great that 1t will les
sen the tendency to consumption.
Physicians are more and more arriv-
ing at the conclusion that In the case
of this disease drugs are OF little value
and many times are worse than useless
One should feign not to want TO sleap,l
as 1t is often fear of not being ss,la
to sleep that keeps a person awake.
Then the mind should not be allowed
TO concentrate upon a subject and the
stomach should be treated TO light
repast before retiring for the night
New York Herald
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-30

1nFds yop b " when he
dauehtar neszects slzd makes q Jesr Of
You and when TIE other little ones ind
first amusement and then sarcasm in
your pleasure don't you feel q pain Just
where your heart is? Or have you so
thoroughly hardened your heart that
you laugh and count the children as
bothersome and to be out of the way?
/ can see before me beautiful child
five years old. Her mother was like a
picture; but, like most pictures, there
was no heart in it. Her father was
gentleman, and, seeing his wife's faults,
he managed to cater to them without
losing his own dignity. His pride pro-
tected him. But one day this baby OF
five, looking like the beautiful mother
and with the quickness of wit that be-
longed to its father, when asked where
she had been all day, said, "Oh, have
been showing myself with the devil, but
l am glad now that the good angel has
come home" That is the child Of the
century. Sometimes she conceals her
feelings and lives a morbid life that
makes her sarcastic when twelve years
old and an unbeliever when she is fif-
teen. She is the girl who arranges her
prayer books to match her gowns and
thinks it bad form to go to church
with those who are not of blue blood.
She is the granddaughter of lady, a
lady who deprives herself of little lux
uries that others might enjoy them, a
lady who recognizes the value of caste,
but who always has a kind word for
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-30

those who serve her. One grows so
very weary of the nouveaux riches.
And yet they push themselves until
they stand upon the steps of the house
counted as of great glory. But will they
even be allowed to open the gates of
that Greater House where glory never
ceases?
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Bah.
EVIDENCE OF THE TRUTH.

Hicks-Bowers has been telling me
some of ais war experiences.
Wicks-And I suppose you believed all
his yarns?
H:cks-oh, yes: they were so uninter-
esting I'm sure they must be true.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-30
TWO NOTEWORTHY FACTS.

Have You noticed how few flies there
are ia the country this year?''
mo, but It has been generally noticed
tina. there are very few hies ON the
county ms year. Chicago Tribune
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-02

1t is said that the friends OF SIN.
Owen are pushing him for dairy COM
missioner under Gov. -elect Lind. If
Mr.. Owen would accept the place, his
selection could not be improved upon.
He is gentleman possessed of as
much practicability. at least, as any
who ever held the place, and is thor
oughly popular with the dairy inter-
ests of the state. Mr.. Owen would
make popular official, and he would
be valuable one as well.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-02
MACHINE CONTROLLED
DEMOCRACY.

The Chicago Chronicle, over whose
return to Democracy the silYerite'
were declaiming so joyfully some
time ago, deals out the following cold
consolation to the silver controlled
Democracy: SIN an off year, when
the history of politics for q genera.
tion has been reaction against the
party responsible fer the national ad-
ministration, the house has gone Re
publican and the senate will be So
overwhelmingly of that party faith
that not single Democratic senator
will be found in the upper house from
any part of the country north Of Ma
son and Dixon's line.
cit may be true, as Col. Bryan init
mates, that machine controlled
Democracy in 1900 will stand as firmly
for free silver as it stood in 1896, but
there is nothing in the elections of
the past year to indicate there will be
any more success two years hence than
there was two years ago; indeed, there
is much in the recent elections to
demonstrate that Bryan's currency
plan will be received with less favor ;
that the western states, so much re-
lied upon, will be lost to free silver.
and that nowhere save In certain of
the southern states, animated more
largely by race considerations than by
silver sentiment, will Democrat
have elective Office of any kind"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-02

The removal of the superintend-
ent's and train dispatchers' offices of
the Omaha road from Mankato to St.
James Sunday came upon our clti
zens wholly unexpected. 1t was sup.
posed, after the erection of the splen.
did quarters in the new union depot
building, that these Offices were to be
permanent fixtures here, and this sud-
den tie airing up has caused much in
dignation to be felt among our busl-
ness men.
The Omaha road has always been
most cordially received and generous.
ly patronized by Mankato citizens.
In its effort to change it's main line
from running through the heart of
the residence portion of the city,
where the company was always at
great risk of injuring people at the
numerous crossings, and which re-
CURED very low rate of speed and
consequent loss of time and added ex-
pense, to the river front, our citizens
united and rendered the officers every
posi- BILE assistance, and the city couu.
Gil granted them every favor in right
of way and vacation of streets that
were asked for. Our people appreciat
ed the necessity for this change and
showed their appreciation in many
ways and of a substantial character.
In the removal of the division offices,
our people feel that. they have been
repaid for their kind treatment Of
the road by an act wholly unbecom
ing the management of the Omaha
system. 1t Is contended by our citi-
zens that the business of the road can
as we'll and mere economically be con
Quoted here, and therefore the step
appears to have been taken with
some sort Of spite work against the
city, but where such feeling could
find ground for Judgment, If indeed it
does prevail, is not conceivable. Here
quarters were constructed with an
eye single to the convenience
Of the operating department.,
with all modern convenlences
and close communication between the
superinuendent's Office and his SUBJ
ordinates, the dispatchers. Now, we
understand, the superintendent's Of
flee and the quarters occupied by the
train dispatchers are a block or two
apart. Certainly, then, the change
could not have been made for the
sake of convenience or closer commu-
nication between these operating de-
partments. The fact is, that the
more one studies the cause for re-
moval, the less excuse he can conjure
therefor, and it is because of this
that our citizens have determinedto
hold a meeting Tuesday night for
the purpose of taking action looking
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-02

Thos. Torson, of st. James, at the
suggestion of number of representa-
tives in this district has called meet
ing of the representative of the house
of the next legislature, from the Sec
ond district, to meet at The Saul
paugh, in this city, on Thursday, De-
cember 1st, for the purpose of getting
acquainted and talking over matters
of interest to this district, and also to
find out the preferences of the mem
bers on the speakership and clerkship
question of the next house, In order
to secure concerted action should it
be deemed desirable 1t would seem
as though it would be advantageous
to the representatives of the second
district to hold such a conference.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-02

The Globe looks upon the Austral-
ian ballot in use in Minnesota, as an
educational test. Well, it does take
something of scholar to follow the
list down and make no mistake, that's
true. But this is an educational age,
and very little excuse exists for man
who has the sacred right of franchise
granted him, being unable to read
the list of names on the various bal
lots to guide him in the selection of
his preferred candidates. If we are
to have a Change let it be for the
better, and to encourage indepen-
dence in voting, rather than to pam
der to the wishes of the politicians
and the lowering of the standard of
voting lntelligently. The present law
provides for the information of the
Ignorant and unschooled, and any
thing short of maintaining a high
standard of ballot would be a mis-
fortune.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-02
, Washington dispatch saws that

A Washington dispatch says that a
combination is being entered into b.
western Republicans in the next
house to secure the organization of
the next house. 1t is proposed to
take in all the Republican members
west of OHIO, which will include a
majority of the Republicans in the
next house. 1t is said that it is not
the intention of the movement to in
terfere with Speaker Reeds aspira-
tions to succeed himself as speaker,
but simply to secure fair representa-
tion of the officers in organization Of
the house. 1t is also part of the
scheme, as given, to secure u better
representation for the west on i'm
portant committees than has been
the case in the past. Congressman
Tawney, of this state, is credited as
being one of the leaders in the move
ment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-02

College, and who is one OF the pro.
gressive men in the country and
whose views upon any subject have
great weight with all classes of peo-
pie, has been giving the matter of ter
ritorial expansion considerable study
and has joined the expansiOnists. He
recently made an address before the
Unitarian Club, in New York in
which he referred to the subject, and
among other things said:
81 can see nothing for us to do but
to keep the islands. 1t has been said
that the president is taking an awful
responsibility by advocating this
course, but presidents sometimes
have to take these responsibilities.
Jefferson had to take it when he pur-
chased Louisiana, and so Mr.. McKin-
ley has a good American precedent
for his course. The Philippines, he
said, must be governed in the interest
of their people, as England success
fully managed her colonies. 1t is
only the ultra conservatives of the
east, or those who fear expansion will
have a prejudicial effect on their COM
mercial interests, who fail to see the
situation in which the nation is plac-
ed with relation to these islands in
it's true bearing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-02
ties Of the road for the return of the
offices to Mankato.
The Republican members of the

The Republican members of the
legislature, representing the second
district, will meet at The Saulpaugh
in this city, Thursday morning. 1t
is quite proper that those from this
section who are to serve together in
the legislative halls this winter.
should come together for conference
and get acquainted, if for nothing
else. But we believe the meeting,
while in session, will express it's
choice for speaker, and that that
choice will be Hon. Gilbert Gutter
son, of Blue Earth. Mr.. Gutterson
has had ample legislative experience
to make him entirely familiar with
the duties of the presiding officer. and
his knowledge of parli tmentary rules
and usages, well equip him for the
place. If chosen he will make an
impartial presiding officer and one
under whose guidance the business of
the body will be promptly dispatched.
Mr.. Gutterson has seen good many
of the members elect from this and
other districts. and he feels encourag-
ed over his prospects. Certain it is,
that with the Second district solidly
at his back, as now seems probable he
will nave, Gilbert will be able to give
the boys "hoss race" of the warmest
kind.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-02
The free silver coinage fellows have

The free silver coinage fellows have
been publishing a great deal of stuff
to the effect that the man who de-
feated Congressman Walker. of Mas
sachusetts, is a free silver Democrat
1t turns out, however, that he is a
sound money Democrat, and has no
time for the 50-cent dollar twaddle.
Nearly all the Democratic congress-
men elected in the east this year,
avowed themselves as opposed to the
free coinage Of silver. Had they not
done so they would have been badly
showed under at the polls. The light
which the silverites claim is breaking
over the east is not the light that will
tolerate tiatism Of any kind.