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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-04
EXPLAINED AND ILLUSTRATED.

Mr.. Erastus Pinkqey was very much
out of breath. He sat down on the
Iickety front doorstep and let his head
fall back against the panel behind him
with a bump which brought a large
and sable woman around from the
side entrance to see what the matter
was.
was dat yo' rappin' on de do?"
she asked.
Il warn rappin' a-purpose," he an
swered. Il didn't mean ter come visit
in easel amt got no calm kyahds
wifi me-
Den s'pose you jes' moves long"
"lemme ketch my bref."
II ain nebber heard much bout yoh
bein in hurry. 1t mus be somehn
mos particular
20. jes' been walkin' little fas'.
ain showed my speed yit."
'Whut yo' been runnin' away f'um?"
zone er-uh--one er desc hyuh i'm
mgnes."
''You's been runnin' away fun a
pliceman. OATS whut you been run
min away FUN"
Miss Ann Matilda. does you know
whut an immune is?'
II dunno's l could expressly 1t wifi
exactness.
well an immune is one err desc hyuh
peaple dat ain li'ble to ketch muffin
an dat whut dis p'liceman is.'-Wash-
ington Star.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-04

CHASTITY, grinning skull, the lower jaw
Of which fell and rose at regular in
tervals, as II the hcrrid tang were
speaking to me.
simultaneously with the appearance
OF the ghost" in><he doorway, heavy,
doleful groans began issuing from I'M
der the bed, groans that were sup
posed 70 represent the agony of a tor
tured, suffering spirit.
l don't know what the effect might
have been upon me if / had been
awakened from deep sleep by the
groans, and had opened my eyes to
see that tall, white, skull-topped fig
ure. Perhaps / should have been
frightened, as other boys had been,
but fortunately l was awake, with all
my faculties at my command.
The whole scheme lay revealed to
me at once, though / had not heard a
word at that time OF the tricks that
had been played on others. | knew
that l was being made the victim OF 4
practical joke, and all my spirit was
reused to turn the tables upon the
players.
Jerking the pillow suddenly from I'M
der my head | threw it with all my
strength. at the ghost" with effect so
good that the figure fed preeipitately
into the hall. At the same time the
CLEAN Of light disappeared, and a rus
tie under the bed indicated that the
conspirator who had slowed himself
there was becoming somewhat uneasy
And he had good reason for his I'M
easiness, for, pretending to be reused
to the fighting point, | called to H.
that I would surely stab the fellow as
soon as be came out.
H, seeing an opportunity for a
little fun on his own account, urged
ne to use my knife on the intruder,
promising to watch for him on his
side of the bed. This, he knew, would
utterly demoraliZe his fellow-conspira-
tor, but as the ghost trick was failure,
he was determined to have a lark OF it,
anyhow.
/ kept that poor fellow under the bed
for a whole hour, and he told me af-
forwards that he was in mortal terror
all the time lest l should really stick
my knife in him. He concluded that
he had walked up the wrorS passen-
ger" and believed that | had put on
the war paint and was ready-and anx-
ious-to scalp any one that came in
sight.
He made his escape at last with a
rush that would win him renown in
the modern football field, and then
H and | had a very jolly time of
it laughing and chuckling over the dis
comfiture of the conspirators. he did
not tell me until the next morning
that he was one of them, but what
did I care for that when our victory
had been so easily accomplished?
1t was a good, long while before the
conspirators got over the effects of
their discontinue. They were laughed
at and ridiculed everywhere, and | was
made a sort of hero
was not hero, of course, but my
little exploit broke up the ghost busl-
ness.@Iolden Hours.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-04

wiped them with great precision on q
red bandanna handkerchief. After re-
placing them, he cleared his throat
deeply, and again picked up his cards.
/ did not raise my eyes from my hand
afterwards until after the conclusion
OF the game l sat opposite the colo
whose name I have forgotten, at my
right. Johnson opened the pot with
$40 gold piece. We all stayed. John
son took two cards, the colonel stood
pat, the planter at my right called for
three, while took one, throwing away
my trey, and trying to lock- disappoint-
ed as | picked from the deck another
trey of a different color. The betting
was lively. By raises of fifties we soon
had twelve hundred dollars in the pot
Here Johnson and his friend gave it
up, and the colonel and I soon had it
boosted up to an, even fifteen hundred
just the amount of the mortgage on
my little home. Gentlemen, l have
seen some exciting times in my rather
checkered career, bat never did my
heart race as it did that night. All
my ready money was On the table and
had been giving my paper promises
for some time 1 was betting money
never had and probably never would
have but l was betting OF sure. thing.
By this time the cabin was full of
eager onlookers, and every eye was
turned upon me. The situation was
getting to be unbeatable. could stand
the mental strain no longer. Calling;
the colonel and simultaneously rising
to my feet, exclaimed
Colonel, have four aces! You
hold four kings!"
'The colonels face, already flushed
by expeetant victory turned purple,
and, with a voice OF mingled rage aud
disappointment. he fairly yelled:
"'How did you know that, sir?'
Gentlemen" continued the story
teller, 'in that supreme moment there
came to me a glimpse of the abyss
awaiting me. Integrity lost, honor
forgotten, VOWS relinquished, and l de-
cided in a flash to give up everything
home, farm, pastorate, everything
and become a martyr and atone for
my sin by speaking the truth.
Colonel, said, your hand being
second best entities you to all the
money!
Il turned and rushed toward the
door. Reaching it, I faced the, aston
ished passengers and shouted back to
the colonel:
81 saw clearly the miniature of
your hand reflected in the Iatge lens
of your spectacles.' New York Sun
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-04
A SHAFT FOR DOUGLASS

Rochester. September Son Syp-
temher IA the monument to Frederick
Douglass, raised by the colored peopl9
of the country, is to be formally oed-E
icated In Rochester Beginning at l01
a. M, there viii be q parade through
the principal streets of the city, paru-
cipated in by the military, civil ana
fraternal organizations of the city ana
vicinity. After the parade the COM
panies will march to the monument, In
the square opposite the Central Hud-
son station, now known as Douglass
Park. where the unwilling will take
place. A speakers platform and nag
pole will be erected, and the raising CT
Old Glory will be the signal for the
audience to sing "The Star Spangled
Banner" accompanied by all the
bands present. Prayer will then be Of
fered by Bishop Alexander Walters, Oh
Jersey City. after which the statue
will be unveiled by Miss Gertrude A
Thompson.
The remainder OF the exercises VIII
take place at Fitzhugh hall. beginning
at 9 o'clock. Governor Black Will be
present and make an address. Others
who will speak are Miss Susan Is. An
thony, Of this city; Ex-Governor p. c.
Daney, collector of port, Salisbury. OF
North Carolina President Mckinley,
members Of the cabinet. and others
have also been invited to attend. A
violin selection will be rendered by
Joseph Douglass, of Washington,
grandson of Frederick Douglass. May
or George L. Warner will receive the
So 20
In the evening there will be a re-
ception at Fitzhugh hall to the guests
from out of the city. The members OF
the Douglass family who have promised
to be present are Mrs. Frederick Dou-
glass and Louis II. and Charles X
Douglass the two sons OF Frederick
Douglass, his daughter, Mrs. X. Dou-
glass Sprague, granddaughters Misses
Frederick and Rose Sprague, and
grandsons, Joseph and Haley Douglass.
On his visit to Washington Mr..
Thompson called upon Mrs. Douglass,
and she expressed the pleasure OF her
self and the other members OF the
family with the work OF Sidney w.
Edwards. of the Smith Granite Com
pany, OF Westerly r. l.. the sculptor
who made the model for the statue.
The statue was made at Philadelphia,
Of standard bronze, eight feet high,
and the pose from a picture taken in
Cincinnati just after the passage or
the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments 10 the constitution, which gave
the negro the right Of citizenship and
franchise. Douglass said at that time:
II appear tonight for the first time
in the more elevated position Of an
American citizen"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-04

them appeared, and presently his at
tendant ran to him declaring that he
heard great tumult at the bridge.
DO the men hold the passage?" ask
ed Llewellyn.
They do" answered his esquire
Then l need not stir, though all En-
gland were on the other side of the
river" said the king.
His confidence was vain. In a short
time the grove was surrounded by the
enemy's troops. Startled by the clash
of arms, he rushed out to join the fray,
but was encountered by an English
knight by whom he was slain. This
was in May, 1882.
1t was not known that the prince
had fallen until the bodies of the dead
were stripped of their arms. He was
then recognized, and his head was cut
off and sent to King Edward as evi.
dence that his enemy was dead. The
CHASTITY head Of the dead hero, crowned
with ivy, was hung up over the gate
of London Tower, as trophy and
warning. Prince David still held out
among the mountains, but nc was at
last betrayed to the English and con-
demned to the cruel death of traitor.
The national independence Cf the
principality of Wales ceased with the
death of its last prince, Llewellyn ap
Griffith. The ruins of his great castle
are still visited by the student and the
traveller, and the reputed grave of his
dog Gelert is pointed out to all believ.
ing ones. These are the only relics of
the last free Prince of Wales, who has
been dead more than six hundred years.
philadelphia Times.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-04

and vladivostock are on the SAND
string OF beads. Thank God. Dewey
whipped those dagoes and set me "a
looking up on these things!"
What places asked Simpson, ARE
ON the same parallel with Washing
top?"
Hawkins trembled.
Simpson, ought to know that. It n
important But / confess l don't
know. l haven't looked 1t up. How
on earth could I have overlooked thatf
/ By the way, / remember Lisbon.
Malaga, Smyrna and Bckhara are on
par, so TO speak. That's the best I
can do for you Just now, Simpson"
The car stopped. and with il Haw-
kins' string of ATTITUDES. He had
come to his street.
"1ll look that up. Simpson" he
said, as he landed on the asphalt,
lust as soon as get the lawn sprink-
led. To think ! shouldn't know all
about my own latitude by this time.
It's simply dense ignorance. WASH
ington Evening Star.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-04
THE BIvoUAc OF THE DEAD.

The mufiiled drums sad roll has beat
The soldiers last tattoo:
No more on l!fe's parade shall meet
That brave and fallen few
On Fsme's eternal camping-oround
Their silent tents are spread
And Glorg guards, with solemn round,
Ire biyouac OF the dead.
No rurnor OF foes advance
Now swells upon the windd;
No troubled thought at midnight haunts
OF loved ones left behind;
No vision Of the u1orrow's strife
The warriors dream alarms.
No braying horn nor screaming fife
At Own shall call TO arms.
Their shivered swords are red with rust
Their plumed heads are bowed.
Their naughty banner trailed in dust
Is row their martial ghrou6
And plenteous funeral tears have washed
The red stains from each brow.
And their proud forms IN battle gashed
Are free from anguish now.
The nelghing troop the flashing blade.
The trumpetg stirring blast.
The charge, the dreadful csnnonade.
The din and shout are past:
No wars Wild note. nor giory's zeal.
Shall thrill with firece delight
Those breasts that never more shall feel
The rapture Of the fight.
So meath their parent turf they rest.
Far from the CORY field.
Borne to a Spartan mothers breast
On many bloody shield:
The sunshine OF their native sky
Smiles sadly on them here,
And kindred hearts and eyes watch BY
The heroes sep1lcher
Sleep on, cTnbalrned and sairted dead!
Dear as the blood you gave.
No impious footsteps here shall tread
The heritage Of your grave.
Nor shall your glory be forgot
While Fame her record keeps.
Or Honor guards the haliowea spot
Where Valor proudly sleeps.
Yon marble rnigstreI's vofceles5 stone
IN deafness fong shall tell.
Wflen many " vanquished age hath flown
The story How We fell:
Nor wrecH nor change. nor winters
blightf
Nor rimefs rerorse.ess doom.
Shall dim bne ray Of holy light
That siifes from your giorfous tomb.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-04
ENCOUNTER WITH A GHOST
A Somewhat Startling Episode Of My
School Days.
By D. B. Waggener.

I wonder why it is that people are
so much afraid Of ghosts? l have Of
ten tried to reason out the question
with others, and having just as often
failed. have hooked into my own mind
and found it necessary to do some
reasoning there.
Now, admitting the possibility of
ghosts, can they or would they do us
any harm? Ii, as people say they are
so unsubstantial that We may see
through them, and throw things
through them, and shoot through them
and all that sort OF thing, where does
their ability to harm US come in?
But, as you say, it is not that they
are likely to harm us, or that they have
the power Of harming US; no, not at
all,
1t is that they scare US!
But why do they scare us?
The only answer that / can give to
that question is that they come to us
If they come at all. which, of course,
! deny-associated with all the hor-
rors of death and the grave. and that
they stir up in us the superstitious
feeling that we all have, TO a greater
or less extent.
l do not know a man or a woman,
boy or girl, who does not, at heart,
sympathize with the youth that whist
led as he went through the graveyard
We all know what fo-
This dread OF ghosts is an instru-
ment upon which young people at
boarding schools love to play When
a new scholar comes to the establish
ment it is necessary, OF course. that
some trick should be played upon him
If that were not done within a week
after his arrival something terrible
would happen perhaps even the wcr ID
might come to al end.
You all know how that is; that it is
the natural outlet for the superabund-
ance of mischievous enthusiasm that
every boy has. Sometimes 1t is carried
to an outrageous excess. and is lhowu
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-04
MCKINLEY WILL BE ITS GUEST.

The Lake Hopatcong Club House, in
which President Mckinley will be a
guest, is owned by a number of New
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-27

Fifth Annual Convention at the
American Society

WASHINGTON oct p Delegates from
various cities in the rnltetf' States and
Caaada met here today ~ thp Arlington
hotel. N attendance - the tffh annual
convention - the American Society Of
Municipal improvements
TIE feature u thr morning session Ms
- address u welcome hy Hon John g.
Wight. president - the hoard OF commits
siontrs - THIS district. and The response
iy the president % she society. Harrison
Van Duyur. az Newark. \. J Nj Van
Dame sail that colnci1Fnt with tha al
vance II city development tae past few
years Was the increased XAIuv az fran
eia.ses given 20 many companies oa which
they shared ouly s. sinaf part az the pub
while lhe AK burdens ~ others had pre-
Iaftiouateiy Increased. Ia knew uo rsa-
sou KEY comra ntes osfiag fran hisss
shoBl9 nat contribute fheir share n the
support q tAe POOLS ana other cltY ex-
f%freS.
Il l. Fulton of Allegheny. Pa. sub
united his annual report. ami fhaf - John
fead in BITS absence
Al fhf eR en!ns session. AueWEt Hermann
c0mmisSs.ou.~ ~ fbe water Wsk~ at en-
'in0stt pres nte3 az 4uftTts sins papnr az,
taxation lr the larger clffaS az she 'ntfrd
STATES. He Submitted >tt~stt-4i taFs'ee
issHdest tn8ettrif.t-s t8 AAr.etse .ltf 3 The
srst table shows thv sotAl TAX rAtes ard
indicates ghat ('rfr4Eo ~ ftr tn the lea
WAN rate - 81 10 pep s. 4s gTfe sa-a.
amount ~ ~ 'lfv RAISED Tn i>fN from All
forms of taNst 1n CAs rity a. NV YORK
teiug eNref'i~dA Wa tFf largest ia ,'hi-
caEo. So r .sE socs"& m PnMAdaluh a
si5aa} 5ih. ana thit1 tu Bnzton Sjtssss a.
The average rate pcF capita for al taxes
combined Was So ~
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-27

Jackson Miss. Wing. Dem.

Jackson, Miss, W mig, Dem.
II selecting members 20 serve on 4 ways
ana means committee Chairman Jones SIN
ply committed one OF his Characteristic
biunders His course in the matter was
arbitrary, 10 say nothing Of the unsound-
n IS Of it's policy In appointing COM
raittee 10 devise ways and means 20 pro-
mote the national Democratic campaign.
Chairman Jones states that he acted upon
the authority OF the national committee
When did the national committee invest
Chairman Jones with authority % give r
Republican and Il Popuiis- official voice n
shaping the course Of tha national Demo-
cratic campaign Chairman Jones should
adiuce direct evidence "a support his late
transaction. fie has not only brought him
=, f in.o greater diSfayor with In Dencc-
racY hUt he has unnecessarily placed his
party on sha defensive at an inauspicioas
sine. Chairman Jones is not TIE whole
tang Il the word chairman X presxefF 20
bis name. The Democratic party Is s~Ipe-
ri9r 20 any one man. ard Chairman Jones
should Ne made 70 realize lis potentiaNty
A little discipline would DO MIN good
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-27

CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The San Francisco grand jury has been
asked - indict Mrs. Botkiu for poisoning
Mr.. Dunniug and Mrs. Deane-
The treasurer of the Lafayette rlonu-
ment - being delugei by contributions
from the children u the country. The re-
turns indicate that X viii be a splendid
success
Edward r. knowl;on. a millionaire straw
goods manuf acturer. Of BROOKLYN. commit
ted suicide at the home ot his sister by
shooting he was crippled by paralysis and
desconiert
Or Frederick q Eveyn, OF s.. Luke's hos
psta4 san Francisco. has evolved a scheme
for making the raCe proof against alcohol
by inocuiating with a preparation from
blood OF a horse fed on alcohol
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-27
NORTHWESTERN NEWS NOTES.

K.tt.tss county hss salpped sanoo sheep
triS yoAT.
Is r- Cunningham. wh7 murdered Oliver
Wong. viii - tired n ierse1on. Or. IN
4 srrsrH
Tee Republicans an th> fu-.--.S-s -
X tu-4 }Fsjla have cTEar ref baseball
tear> ara y BE- sa4s q game cs$a>- e7~ me
e---"1t AT the eraser Olympia memorial
fans
J Seeo1H~k ot S,~tra. Who Aas RS }5s So
v~raly crashed az Parker Bros. camp Big
-azs af~7'tt ewa 01egtA< Aco bah ~ Aava
see s1s1'her 4n'rutatei Sunny q; :. flzz-
A1-,H As~ss a.
..a,A We1aer wears 9ss. VS. Knocked
8e~1 eE r1a&way tean ~ H. vyena or.
on f'r,daE- EGf 1e&TF a 2<af} pls~e. ovfr
Der breaking ave ribs :; IS though, sha
,..t'c cue WI recover
Wara tha cat5~ea - NJ Tomas Caya-
11uE1 wao ayeG ne5~ t'se1+y. returned
<,tsu sEeat the elh~r afternoon. .A.sv
faAe }os : ~ t-cr 3eat 81 .aa Guar Hear.
Cu~lT ry II. lr3s pendent Nac.af.e-. Wash
TX ta-s volunteers. Gap. Hae4-o. KS .s.lGs-
;eve4 o0t al Vancouver barracks Monday.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-27
LENSEED OIL TRUST.
An Argument Is Reached by the Two
COntendinx Factions.

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 26..-E. II. IInley, who
represented the local stockholders of the
National I..nseed Oil Company al the re-
cent conference of representatives Of the
various interests at New York has been
appointed a member Of the Alcoti commit
tee, which was appointed some time ago
by the bondhoiders and Eastern creditors
for ile purpose OF efec;fng a reOrcaniza-
ton or the company. James Fl. Eckels. ex-
comptroller Of the currency was also ap-
pointed on the committee to represent Chi
cago stockholders. The local $, ockilolde rs
have been decidedly antagonistsc to Presi-
dent E.Gstls- and the Aicott committee has
been decidedly favorable 10 the present Of
fcers. but IL - probable that an agreement
has baen reached by the TWO factions by
which the president ard two OF the present
directors VIII he eliminated from the COM
pany.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-27
Col. L.. VI. Day Overwhelmed With
inauirieH In the En~t.

Col. r. VI. Day. judge advocate general
on She governors STAFF and publisher or
the News 81 New Whatcoyn, has just re-
turned from "A two months trip 20 the
Transmits ppi exposition nj Omaha
Col Day was accompanied on ne tiap ny
bis ~ite Whse in Seattle they meFe the
guests Of their daughter, Mrs. NJ I. sum
mers on EaStIake avenue They left last
evening fof their home IN New Nhatcotr.
Col pav did yaomSn service IN the IN
tegeSt " the state % Washington. not
only AT the Omaha exposition. bu. in the
several states visited on his trip. 1ester-
':Whle not a delegate ~ the Washing
ton state Press Association 20 the eNpes:-
tiou. | VAS tn" caiy Te0xesl NATIVE there.
We received splendid treatment from
every body ard had hundreds Of questions
put 70 Us. asking Ter Information about
ihjs coast. particularly the state y Wash
iuEfcu and ths FssSet sound district at
Ten. pied - answer these Inquiries - fTtiN
as Possible. ard tad ~ 50 much Lively
Wurla-Ileraid sui Bee uUmber of inter
views concerning ths RESOURCES 0f t9ls
state Is climatic conditions AMI informa-
;lon ~ general character. These inter-
o. Eastern papers 81 different states. show
irE the deep interest taken III TIE Puget
seuHd couutty.
i visited other states Nebraska. Colo
ra3o Wyoming Idaho 2n3 Eos,er1 ore
Gon. f. one tn3 al ! found The same
Interest rents}1rG ~ t1ts Northwest Se,,-
t;on * thc country. aa9 everywhere ~ss
KEEP t8sy aus~ C-ln& pertinent questions
/ MAS rather sS1Gui~hf.l ~ fa< so us--y
strange uuest.ous pax to TIE IN Eastern
oye&o0 Qae~;i1n- ths' ird atea darth
II ignorance haTt i> crr3t.Abie ir "a locality
pTacilcS3t san r.use 10 tGe Sound.
Il was ten 3aHs thtge Aaa .a1ut great
many gso;le ~ho AAt ~ SORT az l3ta 81
MS eoGnfr< also tuanl q la:Ee .lr,He~
ihan h.r.}a@t. snH "a eo3r- hack f,t>t
NEE say -; iE'N nat steH Is a. ard wee
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-27
An AUCTIONEER's ORDINANCE.
Matter Of Restricting Fake Jewelry
Sales Under Discussion.

Special Dispatch TO the Posi-intellIgencer.
TACOMA. OCT; 3.--Before the police and
license committee Of the council the pro-
posed ordinance restricting the business Of
aaGtioneers came up for considerable talk.
Local jewellers who are pushing the Pass
age Of the new ordinance. were represent
60 b. d local. attorney. who had prepared 4
bill 10 suit his clients which Is now in the
hands of the committee and which Is said
tn be a copy Of the ordinance now in force
in Spokane with one er TWO minor changes
The ciai@f provisions Of the new ordinance
which Will result IN a legal fight. If adopt
I'd. apply 20 duties Of the aactioneer and
the penalties for not obeying. II is or
GereG that when an auctioneer puts UP a
piece OF cheap jewelry or ware Of any
kind he must then and there tell the truth
about II, not call a plated ring solid gold
or palm off ''sksa" goods for the real ar:.-
Gle. The ordinance Is long, and Us pro-
visions very severe. Il Is 10 he passed up
on from d legal standpoint by the city az
toruey. and II found 20 hold water" Will
very likely be fayorabiy recommended.