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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-03-27
THE WOMAN'S STRING ORCHESTRA.

Mrs. Marietta Sherman Raymond, Of
Boston, was the first American to con-
ceive the idea of banding her own sex
into a musical organization. This she
successfully accomplished, and under
her able leadership the Beacon Hill
Orchestral Club prospered. Most of
the performers are American girls
who have received their education in
the New England conservatory. They
clearly demonstrate the ability of wo-
men to succeed in this sphere of work.
New York, more conservative, was
slow to follow the example of her sis
ter city, and it was not until March,
1897, that the Woman's String Orches-
ira of New York was organized by the
brilliant pianist Carl V. Lachmund, a
pupil of List and we'll known as a con-
ductor, composer, piano virtuoso and
instructor Mr.. Lachmund occupies
an enviable position among the mu-
sicians of America. and his compost
tons have been played by Seidl
Thomas. the Berlin Philharmonic and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-03-27

these circumstances and finds even
after drifting as far along rock bottom
as his fire will burn that the 81 900 COO
pocket is not in sight, he is not salts
fed. and wishes to sell out. Perhaps,
too, he is hungry for something be-
sides beans and bacon, or he may be
so hungry that even beans and bacon
appeal to him, but he has none.
THE CLAIM AGENT COMES IN.
In either case the claim agent is on
hand to examine his hole and make
him an offer. A hungry man is easy
for the claim broker. The hungrier
the miner is the less bargaining about
the price A hungry miner will offer
his claim at such low figure that
even an Armenian rug dealer would
be ashamed to offer less.
And to the advantage of the claim
buyer there are always hungry miners
men who, in spite of repeated warn
ings, have gone into the Klondike and
Nother gold districts sufficiently sup
piled both as 70 food and clothing.
! So the prospector, with the fever
buzzing in his brain and hunger buzz
q mess of pOttage, and having re-
couped goes out again, while the new
soWnerofs the claim records the transfer
and hires men to dig out the pay
streakNands make ready for the sum-
mer's 'sluicing. !,
Asa rule, the.yalue of a claim can be
estimated with a fair degree of ac-
euracy. Dealings have been frank and
lust. and the Klondike has been the
most honest community in the world
But with the tremendous influx of the
coming summer of prospectors, invest
ors and spectators, conditions may
so alter that the hungry miner-and
there will be many more of them mex
winter than this winter-will have 6
hard time of it.
SOME OF THE CAUSES.
III health has forced many a mar
to give up for nominal sum wha'
since has proved to be a claim of grea'
value. Such is the result of another
warning that men in the mad rush
for gold have read, but needed not
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-03-27

Eighty-five dollars is the price paid
for claim No. 29 on Eldorado year
and a half ago, which now holds for
$7,000,0O0. ~, :.
This transaction and, Others like it
b.va set the claim brokers all agog.
Tbav are as Wild many of them, as
tho nrospectors that now choke the
,,asses at Dyea and SlSagqay. Most
If them are small capitalists, but some
ore AGENTS for bankers like the Roths-
abilds or for corporations, syndi-
oatas or trusts with unlimited capital
behind them. 49, 4,,o al,
These men are cooler imam the olh-
ers. They deal with milllohs "here
the small fry handle thousands. buC
either for agents or SPECTATORS, DIG or
little there is grand opportunity ioT
husiness in the Klondlke region, ana
coon will be in many other similar
.,onaIi;;es in Western Canada ana
GOOD half of the claims that are
n,.;no now are in the hands OF oth-
~, than the men who staked them
oris;naIIy On Eldorado, where are
nc richest of the Klondike claims, al
, ~ ali were sold for 500, $3.50 and
com and all of these have panned out
Vol weU The The one mentioned above which
sold for s85, being a particularly anu
pressive instance.
MORE CHANCES{ LIKE TT + I
Tbere will be such fchances for the
cool man with cash. always. Inc rea-
e sons are are several. One Is that the an
Gent nroyerb of the berry plckers'
astick to your bush,'' is held in no
great esteem among prospectors- lhey
Gre e. an impatient. roaming lot. vast
Ing time and energy in rushing das on on
from place to place after a $1,000, goo
sgocEet or mother lode as though lo!--
%Sying will-o'-the-wisp = 5
Mis- only the prospeetor with a,s 'sas !
N at Of sticlz-to-itiveness that is
Ss, succeed. Especially is TINS
vs. he Klondike, where the miner
NY thawing hole in the icy
Nh only stars for companions
Mot on speaking terms, the
Nm 40 degrees below zero
DO frozen miles away
n has sunk shaft under
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-03-27

Now these men are wises and vastly
sadder.
Again, it may be inconsistencies that
forces a miner to give up. Homesick
ness is no laughing matter, and moth
ing is better suited to develop any
lurking tendency toward this ailment
than a winter in Alaska.
When the broker goes over a claim
he ascertains the direction of the
pay streak" which is along the an
cient bed of the creek, where likely
instead of water it was stream of
ice moving and grinding clowly down
and toward the location of which the
present course of the flowing water
is of no help whatever.
He studies the claim above and the
claim below, then he measures the
width and depth. of the streak, which
will be pretty constant on the average
for the length of the claim, running
from four to seven feet deep and per-
haps twenty feet wide, depending on
|. the formation of the bed rock. Hav-
ing thus. ascertained approximately
the cubic contents of the pay streak he
pans a few shovelfuls representing five
or six cubic feet of dirt. and simple
arithmetieal process will give him the
figures on which to base his offer
q, For instance, if five cubic feet pan
out $40 or s12 per cubic foot, and if the
pay streak runs 5x2ox100 feet-1o, 900
cubic fet>-the full value of the claim
should be 100000 On this SUPPOSE
tion he might offer $4,000 for the
claim as it stands There would be
still $4,000 to be got out after the
claim was paid for to reimburse the
buyer for the necessary expenditure of
time and labor in securing it.
. ss~ I'm CONFIDENCE
Mrs. Farcuhar-Do YOU really think
your husband is the handsomest man
! in the world
Mrs. Adsworth--Certainly. I don't
see how any married woman can be
happy unless she has that belief.
Mrs. 'Farquhar-Andd do you ever tell
I him So
+ Mrs. Adsworth-O.J Julia . Have
done anything to indicate that I am
losing my mind Cleveland Leader.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
Admiral Sampson's Mother
 And Her Influence for Good

A correspondent writes: A veritable Spartan mother was Hannah Walker Sampson, and none of her eight children was spoiled by betting or coddling, for she never gave them any. She came of good old Scotch-Irish stock filled and thrilled and energized by sturdy Presbyterian doc trines. She had ideas about the way in which chidren-particularly boys-ought to be brought up, and her ideas were a god many miles away from the dearest long haired, little Lord Fauntleroy'' school.
 Mrs. Sampson was the small, wiry type of women that always has an inexhausti ble stock of energy. The keen alertness of her face was tempered by the sweetest of expressions and a rarely winning smile. The brow was higher and broader than one often sees on woman, and the bright eyes looked out sharply but merrily be- meath it-veritable Irish eyes they were with their fun-loving twinkle. The mouth was sweet and the chin was of the type that can and always does crush obstacles.
 Mrs. Sampson was a devoted mother to all her children. It was due to her that Will became the best mathematical scholar fin Palmyro school; and she 1t was who gave the word that sent him to A1iEpolis Her husband objected to the appointment. Mrs Sampson said to him: Let us show the world that we have one son who is able to do more than carry cawbuck."
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
THE YANKEE TAR,

Clear, Where they will spend several weeks and perhaps the remainder of the summer.
 Mrs. Edmond Taylor Tallaferro, principal of the Pollock-Stephens Institute, will en- certain this afternoon from to o'clock, complimentary to the senior class of the institute, at her home 423 Nineteenth street.
 pr. A. w. McGaha of Waco, Tex, is wis., iting friends in the oity.
 The Atlanta Constitution of Saturday says:
 Yesterday afternoon Miss Everhardt en- tertained her friends and pupils at an art reception in the Atlanta Woman's club. The walls were decorated with the art work of number of Atlanta's prominent women interested In art, and it would be imposs- ble to enumerate the specimens refiecting credit or young amateurs. A portrait '.i crayon attracting much attention was that of the late Dr. Dugas by his daughter. Miss Dugas. Mrs. Bewick had some charming water colors on exhibition. and Miss Ben- nett an excellent piece of tapestry paint ing. Among the well-knowp ladies exhibit ing their art work were Mrs. Bewick Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Gale. Misses Looper. Taber, Dugas, Bennett and Williamson.
 Mrs Dugas assisted Miss Everhardt in the reception of her guests yesterday after noon. About a hundred guests called and delicious refreshments were served.
 The boys and girls who wll participate in the German drill at the Old Maids con- vcntion Friday night are requested to meet promptly this morning at 10 o'clock at the
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
In the Social Realm oi
 Birmingham and Elsewhere

Miss Nettie Anderson will leave today for South Carolina, where she will spend the summer with relatives. E Mrs. Corinne Futile and children will go the latter part of the week to Castillian Springs, Tenn. for a stay of two or three months.
 Miss Natalie Phelan of Waterbury, Conn.,, who has been the guest recently of rela- tves at Montgomery, will reach Birming- ham today and win spend several days with her cousin Miss Anna May Phelan, on the South Highlands The Tuesday Whist club will be enter tained this afternoon by Mrs. H. H. May berry.
 Miss Ella Smith left last night for Hot Springs, Ark, to visit the family of Dr. Sanders of that city.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. J. Cameron and chil- dren will leave in few days for Point
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
The Great Woman Composer
Mrs. H. H. A. Beach

Mrs. H. H. A. Beach of Boston, perhaps the worlds greatest woman composer, al- ways writes Interestingly and with serious dignity. She wrote a festival jubilate for the opening of the woman's building at the Columbian exposition at Chicago, also a grand mass for solos, chorus and or chestra and as we'll symphony for a large orchestra. All of these works rank fa- forably with the best productions of the liv- ing male composers.
 The cantata, ''The Rose of Avontown," which the Treble Clef will bring out for the first time-outside of New York and Boston-Wednesday evening. at Elks' hall, is perhaps Mrs. Beachs most ambitious ef- fort. It is as fine a four-part chorus for female voices as has probably ever been written. Each voice part is led idepend- ently, so much so that in this respect 1t resembles a well-written string quartette, and when this is said 1t has received the highest praise that can be bestowed from a musicain's point of view.
 When this cantata was performed re- gently at New York City several critics asserted that it was too difficult for the musical capacity of the society rendering it. MT. Guckenberger feels confident, however, that the Treble Clef club will not only mas ter these same harmonious difficulties, but that the club will also give this poetic composition a highly artistic interpretation.
 'sThe Rose of Avontown" will be the most importan musical novelty of this season, { and if for nothing else on the programme for the Treble Clef concert Wednesday evening at Elks' hall the music-loving peo- pic of Birmingham (especially the women) should hear the best effort of the greatest woman composer of this or any other coun- try.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett
 To Marry AuaiD

Frances Hodgson Burnett, the novelist and playwright it Is said, is preparing sequel for the divorce, says an exchange, that she recently obtained from her hus- band, Dr. Burnett. of Washington, D. c. The creator of Little Lord Fauntleroy. who sailed last week for England, it is declared, will soon take unto herself a new helpmate. stephen Townsend, it is ru- mored, is the happy man. The disparity in their ages is ten years. Townsend, who Is 35 years old, is the son of Rev Dr. Townsend, who for thirteen years has been rector of an Episcopal church in Lon don-Stephen Townsend has been on the stage for some time, and made his debut under Comyns Carr, when that dramatist was directing the fortunes of the Comedy theater in the English metropolis. It was there that he first met Mrs. Burnett.
 Later he became her private secretary, and assisted her in writing "The First Gentleman of Europe" which Daniel Frohman produced at the Lyceum theater, and in dramatizing "A Lady of Quality" for Julia Arthur In the latter production Stephen Townsend played the part of the Earl of Dunstanwolde.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
The Old Maids Convention
Friday Might

Mrs R. H. Pearson is making rapid prog ress preparing for the approaching con- vention of Old Maids, which will be held Friday evening at O'Briens opera house. The delegates will represent the outlying districts and from the indications every precinct of any importance will be heard from. Old maids. tender and true, with lives devoted to the sacred preservation, of ancient romances, will be there; old maids whose existence have vibrated with many sentimental episodes will make their presence felt; clinging vine-like creatures will find their way to the convention. and. the sef-assertive, regardless-of-man speci- mems of femininity will see to 1t that their influence is felt in the deliberations of this important body.
 A young politician of note will keep the convention in order and enforce paria-, mentary law, with rigid dignity.
 After the convention Miss Lucy Morrow, with the assistance of two young Birming ham gentlemen, will present bright, de- lightful one-aet drama.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
OUR PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT
III this story to illustrate how he flghts:

tell this story to illustrate how he fights:
 Farragut summoned him one morning, and pointing to confederate fort said:
 Do you see that place, Schley? Go knock it to pieces"
 Sehley went and was hammering the fort to bits when his quartermaster rushed up to him and said:
 Captain, the admiral has signalled us to stop and return to the fleet"
 "To = with the signal! won't see it,' answered Schley.
 He kept pounding away at the fort until it was in ruins. Then he returned to the fleet. Farragut was angry and summoned him. Before all the officers of the flag ship he gave Schey a fierce dressing down for not obeying the recall signal.
 ''I didn't see it," protested Schley.
 .'You must have shut the eye that you put the glass to- said Farragut.
 After again raking him fore and aft for his dsobedience the admiral took him into the cabin out of sight of the other officers and gave him a drink of the fines. liquor aboard
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

Turn verein hall. on Third avenue.
 Mrs. John Broderick has returned from Q visit to St. Louis.
 MT. and Mrs. J. Fies will entertain about twenty-five of their friends this evening with a tallyho ride and subsequently, an elaborate picninc at North Birmingham park. ..,.- v.
 Miss Matte Brown is visiting friends at Florence Ala and attending the com mencement exercises of the state norman school at that place.
 Miss Josie M. Praytor, of Mount Pleas ant Tenn., is the guest of her sister, Mrs w II. Cohoon, Seventh. street East Lake
 Red and white weddings are rare. al though no reason is given for the apparent aversion which brides seem to have TOT the bright tint A wedding to take place early in June at Chicago, will not only have much red in the decoratoins of church and house and in the costumes of the brides attendants, but will introduce touch of patriotism by having the maid of honor in blue, thus completing the trio of national colors. The floral decorations are to be unique; those at the church of
 
 carnations, roses, gladiolas and scarlet geraniums being twined around the pillars and the altar rails and hanging to the doors of the pcws in wilow-baskets tied with white ribbon. At the house red, white and blue will be used, masses of geraniums and corn flowers as well as white flowers being fused.
 The maid of honor will wear a frock of pale blue organdy over <a white silk underdress. The skirt will have three ruffies of Valenciennes sloping up in the back. and caught up at intervals with tiny bouquets of forget-me-nots The flchu of organdy edged with white lace and knotted in front will be held by a spray of the blue blossoms broad folded sash of pale blue satin will be tied in the back with bow and long ends of organdy. hat of white chip trimmed with forget-me- nots and tied under the chin bv strings of muslin and satin will be of quaint poke shape, and the pretty maid will carry a willow basket filled with white roses and forget-me-nots.
 The bridesmaids frocks are to be of white mousseline de soie with deep yokes of Valenciennes lace finished with a fril of lace and caught up at the side by TO- sette of red and white striped ribbon. The skirts are to have double frills of lace down the front and single frill around the bottom, the latter caught up at inter- vals with the striped red and white rib- bon arranged in pertty little butterfly bows Stocks of the red and white ribbon and sashes with long ends of the same are also to be worm white hats of shrred chif- ion with white tips and sprays of scarlet geraniums will complete the effect. These maids will carry bouquets of white lilacs and scarlet geraniums. The brides gifts are to be bracelets formed of linked gold hearts with beautifully enamelled Ameri- can flag foi a clasp.
 The Daughters of the American Revolu- ton will meet with Mrs. J. D. Dabney Sum-
 day afternoon at o'clock instead of Wednesday, as heretofore.
 Schley Under Farragut JTro,,, tho cvraouca ctoodo,d
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

inches in height, with blue eyes, mus tache and imperial, both gray; his hair is growing thin on top, but he artfully brush es it so as to hide the bald spot he weighs about TO pounds is restless in manner, walking up and down and all around the person to whom he is talking Is modest in
 dress and democratic in all things. In the civil war Schley had command of a gum boat under Admiral Farragut, and they
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
Apprehensive

From the Washington Star.
 Do you mean to say that manager has engaged you for next season at $500 a week?" said one actor.
 ''That's what he promises"
 But, my dear fellow. that is fabulous salary!'
 "No, I wouldn't call 1t fabulous. But I'm afraid it'll turn out to be mythical"
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
Taking no Chances

From the Indianapolis Journal.
 Mrs. Wickwire-If you could stop drink ing if you chose, why don't you choose?
 Weary Watkins-Missis. I had a second cousin out west who had his eye shot out for refusin drink, an l don't want to take no chances of meetin' his sad fate.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
Misunderstood

From the Richmond Dispatch.
 Doctor-I just met your wife. That medi- cine sent her by you seems to have bene. fitted her greatly.
 Dumley-Sent her? Why, doctor, l thought you said that was for me. and l was in the hospital a week after took
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
Two Points of View

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 ''You, sir" said the poet. "are bad judge of poetry
 1T, sir" retorted the editor, lam a judge of bad poetry"
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
Not Feminine

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 "Papa, the paper this morning in speak ing of the battle at Cardenas, says, She made no response to the New Yorks fire Battery isn't feminine, is it?'
 "No, my boy; you can silence bat tery"
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
A Pertinent Question

From the Washington Star. Kissing is dangerous" quoth he. She archly asked: "How soon. With due precaution, might one be Regarded as immune?
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
Seeking an Ally

From the Chicago Record.
 Miss Gimp, would you pray for me while I was engaged in a desperate un- dertaking?"
 'Yes, MT. Jumbles."
 Well. pray for me while I propose to you"
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

< 'S1 CO. Pick Leaf snolias a'ls Tobacco gives the consumers the very best To- bacco they can get. Two ounces for 10 cents It is fast winning It's way to public favor. Try 1t.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
SOCIETY

That settled 1t. Next day William began to prepare for Annapolis.
 It was the hope of Mrs. Sampsons life that she might live to see her son an ad- miral, but she died about 1892
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

The Daughters of the American Revolu- tion will meet with Mrs. J. D. Dabney Sum-
 day afternoon at o'clock instead of Wednesday, as heretofore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-10-02

insurance, statistics and history Of
Texas, the reports Of the fire and
life in urance companies show that
they are not making anything in
Texas. On the face of these re-
ports it does appear that they
are not making anything. 1t
works in this way: One-third is
reported to have been paid ont in
losses and the other two-thirds is
paid out in expenses of various
kinds. If you viii investigate
what they call expenses you will
find THE bug under the chip"
To their presidents they pay from
$5G. 900 to $75, 600 a year, and to
other officers from $40, 900 to $50,-
600. All the officers are stock
holders. The legitimate expenses
are about one-third, and the losses
are about one-third, but they cal
culate these other expenses (sala-
ries) to such a nicely they make
them cover all the receipts of the
business, and hence there are no
dividends. One of these presi-
dents, says Gov. Culberson, distin-
guished for rascal.ty and driven
from the presidency for unexam-
pied venality, was afterward PEN
stoned for ife at the sum of $37, :
500 annually by his accomplices on
the directory.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-10-02
IsER&NI'
IINIII
TEXAS STATE FAIR
asd Dallas Exposition.
Rates to Dallas.

Selling Sept 30, train leaving Ard
more 4:l0 a. m. and 6:l0 d. m: arrive
in Dallas 1918 a M. Leave Dallas
2:10 D. n. Sunday, Oct 2; arrive at
Ardmore 1929 a. m. Oct. 8 Rate for
round trip, $3.50.
Selling Oct. 8 and IL, same train,
leaving Dallas on following Monday
after date of sale same hour, for round
trip. 1885.
Selling Sept. 30 to Oct. I6, inclusive
same train schedule, good to return
any time from date Of sale up to and
including Oct. IL, for round trip, a. 10.
Passengers to be furnished through
round trip tickets from Ardmore to
Dallas and return via Fort Worth and
Texas and Pacific railway, and care
should be taken bY passengers to get
aboard Texas and Pacific train on
return trip from Dallas, either at T.
& P. depot or at brick Union depot
on Lamar street, changing cars at
Fort Worth to Santa Fe train. Trans
fer liaes IN Fort Worth viii transport
all passengers between the two depots
without cost to them, the same being
included in price Of ticket as above
stated. A. LUCAS, Agent.