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The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-21
THEIR FIRST BABY, OF COURSE.
Its Sneeze Cost the Young Married Couple
the sum OF 81.

From the Ksrsas City Star.
The doctor had come in late from hard days
work, driving from place to place, feeling pulses
giving encouragement and writing prescriptions
He had eaten his supper ST II O'Clock. made last
call on A man with the grippe and had turned into
bed dog tired at midnight with the hope that he
would be allowed to sleep undsturbed until morn
ing There v as a telephone On the wall across the
hail. but this he forgot
II was long after Midnight when the telephone
bell rang The doctor sunk in a deep sleep.
Again the bell rang out sharply and impatienty and
continued TO ring. but the doctor cid rot hear It,
Al the Other end Of the hall pale student Pored
over his book He was studying law. The bell dis
turbed him and he at length decided 10 answer II
and end the ringing.
lie took down the receiyer and shouted Hello
is that YOU dOctor?'' asked anxious voice.
Yes what Go you want?' replied the student
who knew the doctor was tired and old not wish 10
wake him unless the case was serious.
This is Potts Doctor II. J. Potts Ny wife
wanted ne to call yOu up TO tell you that the bAby
wouldn't play with his blocks TO night and seemed
kind Of heavy and dull What DO you suppose IS
the matt r Doctor? My wife is very uneasy
Hum" said the sJudeat. trying 10 think OF
something 10 say. "Is the baby fcy+rish?'
''No. / don't think he is. replied the voice
Put he snetZed once tonight"
All" said the bogus Doctor. that's A good sign.
II he sneezed and is EJt teverlsh he is all right
You might give him a little water If he wakes up
and cries; If he gets 100 VAIN take some oil the
covers on.
IAN right doctor. Much obliged. Sorry 70 have
hsq 4, disturb Won, but nv wife w0llGa't 60 -
sleep Cutil / called you up. Coed night"
Al" thol ght the pale student that's y for
the doctor. v ish / could earn II as easily.
When he told The dgctOr about mis- deception the
next day he vas thanked, and Mr.. Potts bill wac
sxelled By s. One-half Of which went TO the pale
student.
ms their drst baby explained the doctor, ''and
tbey're tickled TO death pay any price for H.
couldn't have given Potts any better advice my
self"
sometimes.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-21
The Nation's Mission.

From the New York Mail and Express
Time will tell the story. 1t will vet ap-
pear that God hath made of one blood
all men TO dwell on the face of the earth.
The far away islands will yet hear on
Sabbath mornings, not the boom of
Yankee guns. but the waited music of our
normal day of worship. Then they will
know US as we are.
When Cuba and Porto Rico and the
Philippines come to study us Alright they
will begin with the Plymouth Rock era
They will perceive that the men who made
US great fed for their lives from that
worst Of all cruelty-that which denies
the soul its freedom. They will see how
the tyranny our fathers rejected we could
not infiict on them. The whirligig of time
is strange thing. The fugitive pilgrim
returns good for evil. 1t is his hour now
TO rescue from the very filth into which
bigotry tramples the descendants of the
tyrant. 1t is a long way from Philip ii
to William Mckinley, from the Duke of
Alva to Admiral Dewey. But God is the
same God, from age TO age, and
Doubtless through the ages eternal purpose runs
And the thoughts o. men ar widening vita the
progress Of the S-Rs.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-21
WAR FOR CIVILIZATION.
Assistant Secretary HIPS View of the His
pano-AmeTican Conflict.

Hon David J. HILL in February Forum.
The more closely we subject the matter
to analysis, the more clearly We perceive
that we have been waging war not o.
conquest, but of civilization. There are
two ways of neutraliZing its normal re-
suits and of repudiating its animatng
principles One of these is to employ the
methods which we have succeeded in de-
stroying; the other is to drop the whole
enterprise in its state of incompletien and
TO confess our error in having undertaken
it. Equally with the 5o-called imperial
ists"-if any really exist-the "anti-impe
rialists'' offend against the principle upon
which the United States has thus far
acted. That principle has been expressed
as the right and duty OF our government
in the name of humanity, in the name
Of civilization, to enforce the end of
strife and 10 secure a rule of justice. To
abandon in a critical moment the popu-
lattons emancipated from the severe .gnty
of Spain may seem more respectable
than to exploit them; but neither the one
nor the other is in harmony with the
conception of national duty which in
Spired the prosecution of the war. There
are only three possible positions to be
taken upon the question of our proper re-
!ation TO the late colonies of Spain: %
mat Spain had d rlgh- 10 exploit them
and, since we have defeated her, that We
have succeeded to that right; (2l that
Spain was wrong in her treatment of her
colonies, but that we had no right to in
terfere; and 90 that Spain was wrong to
an extent that justified our interference
and our substitution of a better order
Those who accept the last position must
admit that cur duty has not been fully
performed until we have substituted a
better order than we fGund-in truth, the
best order we are able to secure
Having invoked humanity" and "ciy-
iliZation" as the watchTords of the war,
they now clearly prescribe our task in
imposing peace. The current course of
events has been described bv its enemies
as imperialism" and by its friends as
expansion" but neither of these terms
quite accurately meets the case. The
purpose of our government has not been
the subsection of foreign peoples for the
sake of empire. nor the enlargement of
our territorial limits for the sake of ex-
pansOn- Both of these words imperfectly
express the situation. and. thus far at
least, are not true to history more fit
ting phrase to designate the aims and
achievements Of the nation is. perhaps.
| the extension of civilization" for il ex-
presses the motive and controlling prin-
ciple of the war and of the treaty bv
which, when ratified, IL Is to be concluded
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-21
Another Convert.

From The Philadelphia Bulletin
Within the past few months several
Judges whose experience on the bench has
brought them into contact with the Grim
inal classes have declared that they were
IN favor of revivins the whipping post as
a method of punishment for certain Of
lenses. Judge Baldwin. Of the Connecticut
Supreme Court IS the latest accession to
this list. In an address at Hartford last
night he asserted that his judicial labOrs
lad convinced him that the science OF
penolOey has been refined too far. and
that the infiiction OF corpora! punishment
would be a much more eGecrive deterrent
in many cases than mere punishment in d
comfortable cell Tor Limited per-oI.
Jrdge Baldwin IS undoubtedly right
Scoundrels who ma.treat women and
things who commit assault for revenge or
robbery have far less dread OF imprison
noent than they would have Of a sound
DIGGING. The prospect q few ufJnths IN
iaiI where they Will Dc supp0rfI Al me
- hlic expense, does not nigh en- them
1artiruIarly. A thorough dressing do" a
r-ifb ! cat O. nine tails Is a penalty which
f@w OF them would care 10 incur sec
ond time
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-21
Flesh Food aud yesetArianism.

7ro-l the View YORK HeTEId.
some one has estimated that twenty
Two acres OF land are needed 10 sustain 4
man on flesh. while that amount Of land
I'm with wheat wiil feed f0rty-two per-
sors. sewed 10 oats. lightweight; TO pota-
-. rrdIau corn. or rice, nc persons, and
,'i'I,tad with The bread fruit tree, over
( 90 persons could be led.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-21

except when the total railroad resources
o, the country are shown. when they Will
be all Illuminated simultaneously. Ihere
will be shown, at this time, matter re-
lating to the national greatness or the
railroad system OF the United states, ana
a talk on this feature will be given. The
surface of the map will be painted In
panoramic way. bringing out the inner
scenic effects and showing the natural re-
sources. as far as possible, OF the various
sections of the country.
As an educational exhibit among a
people who are not any too familiar with
our country at best, the plan has ceeh
commended as being attractive and ex-
tremely practical, as well as most eject
i've for the purpose. The complete ldea
is very elaborate, and, as before stated.
has been carefully worked out in detail
from technical and scientific standpolnts.
Map-makers, electricians, and panoramic
artists have been consulted, and they
unite in declaring the plan practical, and
regard IL as destined to make one OF the
most effective exhibits.
The active cooperation OF leading roads
and contemporaneous interests has
served to advance the undertaking until
It is past the point of possible failure
anu as tdCU IGlllOdu tiiltlo AiAN
it is Just one point nearer starting the
exhibit on its journey.
The Hon. Ferdinand W. Peck, Commits
sioner General to the Paris Exposition.
has been made acquainted with the plans
for this exhibit. and an application for
the necessary space has been filed with
him. A general assurance has been given
that Mr.. Peck will use his best offices to-
ward securing the space required
cost of Exhibit.
The cost Of this gigantic map will Of
course depend a great deal upon the space
that can be secured and the number OF
companies interested. The total cost OF the
exhibit is set at about $4,000. and IT is
TO provide this sum that the various
roads are now making their subscrip-
lions.
The undertaking will give people Of
other nationalitIes a striking, concrete,
and concentrated idea of the vast re-
sources and progressive state OF our
land Comfort in travel" says a spokes-
man Of one Of the best-kn0wn American
lines, us most perfectly expressed in the
United States" Not only that, but the
value of system, of thorolghness. and OF
ability to move and concentrate all kinds
OF traffic at short notice to any given
point will be seen at glance by the
least intelligent foreigner.
The map will be expressive OF a very
great deal besides the railway lines ot
the country. 1t will tell of huge quaint.
ties of food, of raw materials Of all kinds,
of speed, and also of quick, unerring force.
1t will show Up Uncle Sans backbone.
with steel vertebrae and ribs unbreak-
able
1t will undoubtedly be a center Of at
traction at Paris in 1900
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-21
SIC VI

Ff)Il tIH NfN iDfk EEfalls
A query has been put forth az 20 how
the year 800 viii be written in Roman
minerals IL Is 20 be hoped that maths-
NAUTICAL opinion will decide upon MCM. In
modern times. AT least. all 2naisgies polnt
that way. as may be seen IN ~. IL. XII.
and xc What q relief this would De
from the beNilJeflnE MDCCCLXAXIx.
which Is the manner II which We h4Ve 10
record the present year - grace X We
want 10 be Roman or medieval
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-21
TUGKS AND STITCHES
The Sewing Machine Will Be
in Demand This Spring.
SATIN FINISH IN HIGH FAVOR

Stitch, Stitch, Stitch-Tuckings Round,
Flat. aud Fanciful, but Tuckings All the
Same-PIenty To Choose Frum-A Varied
aud Tasteful Assortment Of Neckwear-
Satin Family Has Returned Flowers
AdOrn Spring aud Summer Hats.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-21

Iar roUor that bids fair 10 surpass all
o..rr, a- trimming for our spring and
HsE hats Is gh, walter Iny. For ;he
- I BIAS been worn in white velvet,
-''-''.'s.es IA yellow. hut no. they are
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-21

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-10
MINING STOCKS.
PRODUCE.

Chicago. February Gold weather
to-day and crop damage theories con-
trolled the price of wheat. May at one
time during the session got Use above
yesterdays final figures, but realizing
caused a set back and the net gain at
the end was &c. Corn and oats left OF
at slight decline. Pork last 10@121sc,
lard sc, and ribs 21AQ5c.
Intensely cold weather whicl~treat-
ed fresh fears for the winter plant
started wheat strong. May op-ed -
Q&c higher at 1895 @73Le, touched
1850, then proceeded to modify the
bullishness with which it began.
Apart from the weather considerations
the early news was by no means strik-
ing. and even in that respect the Price
Current made somewhat light of the
supposed damage. remarking that lat.
sown wheat was doubtless more or less
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-10
LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, February 9.-The few cattle
on sale to-day were taken quite readily,
it being too cold for buyers and sellers
to waste any time in discussing prices.
Fancy cattle $590G6.10; choice steers
S5.50@5.S0, medium steers $4.80G5.10;
beef steers s4.10@5.75; stockers and
feeders S3.300475; bulls S2.75G4.25;
COWS and heifers s3.30@400; western
fed steers $415@5.50; Texas steers $3.50
@5.10; calves s5.00Q7.25.
Trade in hogs was brisk at an aver
age advance of sc. Fair to choice $3.50
@3.S5; packing lots S3.60@3.771a; mix
ed $3.65d3.S5; butchers S3.65Q3.95;
light s360@3.S71a; pigs s3.25@3.65.
There was a good demand for sheep
and the market ruled firm at unchang-
ed prices. Poor to prime sheep $500
45O, principally s3.5o@4.50; ewes $3.50
@400, chiefly S5.60@3.95; yearlings
s415Q4.55; poor to prime lambs $500
$500, chiefly at S4.80@490.
Receipts-Cattle, 1000 head; hogs,
$4,000 head; sheep, 10000 head.
East Liberty, Pa, February 9.-Cat-
tie, steady; extra $550@5.75; prime
s525@5.50; common s3.500400.
Hogs, active and a shade higher.
Prime heavy s4.10@415; best mediums
s41004.121a;/ heavy Workers S4.050
40; light Workers S3.S5@4.00; pigs
$37043.S5; roughs s2.5003.60.
Sheep, higher choice wethers S4.50@
400; common s2.5003.50; choice lambs
s5.l0@5.20; common to good $4,000
500.
Veal calves s7.00@7.75.
Cincinnati, Ohio, February 9,-Hogs,
active and higher at s3.35@4.00.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-10
damaged, but otherwise the outlook was

damaged, but otherwise the outlook was
still promising Northwestern receipts
were comparatively light, Minneapolis
and Duluth reporting 80 cars, against
415 the corresponding day OF last year.
Chicago received so car leads. compared
with SO a year ago. Liverpool was
firm, while on the other hapd Paris re-
ported sharp decline in February
wheat and unchanged for later dellv-
cries. Local interests were persstentiy
against the advance, and after touching
1880 near the start, May wheat grad
ually sold down to 723sc. At that point,
however, the market began to show
considerable strength, as the west and
southwest continued to send reports Of
serious damage to the winter plant. To
add emphasis to this news, St. Louis
sent heavy buying orders and May rose
quickly to 741sc On the bulge, how
ever, considerable long wheat was for
sale and May slipped off to 7312c.
Atlantic port clearances were equal IN
wheat and -four to $4,000 bushels.
Primary western market receipts were
Asa. 900 bushels, compared with 429, 900
bushels last year. The market closed
steady, with May bringing 1876 sell
erS.
Under free offerings by several prom
inent houses which met slow demand,
corn developed a lower tendency.
Country offerings continued light, al
though receipts at 49S cars were in
excess of the estimates. May opened
B@Ac higher at 371sc, firmed up to
371B 037Hc, sold Off to 363s Q36Sc, and
closed at 263 m2f7Ee hDVPrS
In the absence Of any sort of indie
pendent motive, oats followed corn.
Receipts were IT'S cars. May began a
shade higher at 281zc, declined to 2S1s0
2S1lc, and closed at 2Sssc.
A good export demand for meats and
higher prices at the yards started pro-
visions strong. The market subse-
Quently eased off, however, on selling
Of pork and ribs by packers. May pork
opened 21ac higher at $10.20@10.22Ez.
and declined to $10071a, the closing
price. The range in lard and ribs was
very small.
Estimated receipts for Friday:
Wheat, So cars; corn, ATS cars; cats.
140 cars; hogs, $4,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-10
NEW BOOKS.
History Of Randolph County, W. Va,
{ by Hu Maxwell.

The above is the title e. a very com
plete volume of I'VE hundred and thirty
one pages from the pen Of West Vir-
ginia gifted writer ana poet. Mr. HUI
Maxwell. The work is thoroughly his
torical in character, lucid in diction and
comprehensive in details Beginning
with the early explorations west of the
Blue Ridge, the history CT a portion CT
West Virginia is carefully outlined
followed up by the story of the French
and Indian war and the part taken by
the western portion of the Cid Domin-
Scn in the Revolution.
The geography, geology. Topography
and climatic features of West Virginia
receive special attention, while the con
etitutional history of the Mountain
State is accurately and logically writ
ten up. The part taken by West Vir-
ginia in the civil war is of the greatest
importance to both statesman and
student. All matters pertaining to
Randolph county. civil, political and re-
llgious, are given in full detail: the
family history especially being an
important feature.
The work reflects great credit upon
the author, and will be found invalu-
able as book Of reference.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-10
DRY GOODS.

New York, February 9.-The demand
for both staple and fancy cotton goods
to-day has been above recent averages.
Mail orders have been liberal and spot
business better than on previous days
of the week. Buyers complain Of i'll
creasing difficulty in securing ready
supplies, even at full advanced prices,
Tone of market very strong with no
check to the general upward tendency.
Leading makes Of A bleached cott0ns
likely to move up still further shortly.
Staple worsted dress goods very firm.
Mems wear WoOlens in fair demand.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-10
METAL.

New York, February 9.-In the local
market there was a sharp break in tin
and lead under liberal offerings and a
dearth of buyers. The western news
about metal expectations cut little fig
IRE as an influence. At the close the
metal exchange called pig iron war
rants dull at So so; lake copper strong
with SIT rs bid and SIS 90 asked; tin
unsettled with s23 rs bid and s23 So
asked; lead unsettled an dnominal at
81 SO; spelter firm with Sc 90 bid and
Sc 10 asked. The broker price for lead
is ST 80, for copper SIS 00Q1S %.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-10
LIGHTNING'S SHAPES.

lightning plays many queer antics.
and its flashes take on grotesque
shapes. Ii is different from the CON
Ventional representations in pictures
or on the stage. and. although the hu-
man eye IS quick, it is unable to catch
tho true form OF the flashes as thew
dart across the SKY or shoot directly
toward the earth. One looking at tber7
iMagircs they are c0mnnsnd IS t,.oie.l,t
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-10

Eggs firm and higher at tic.
Cheese firm.
Toledo. o., February 9.-Wheat high
er and easy; No. cash 731sc; May
761sc.
Corn active and steady; No. 2 mixed
35Ac.
Oats dull and steady; No. mixed
291ac.
Rye dull and steady; No. cash sec
bid
Glover seed niger and steady: prime
cash, old, So 20; new, cash and Febru-
airy 81 05.
Oil unchanged. 4
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-10
FINANCE IND TRADE.

New York, February 1.-The Com
mercial Advertisers London financial
cablegram says:
The markets here were more active
and better in tone to-day, yesterday S
bears fastening to close out. The mar
ket remained firm till the afternoon,
when it hung, New York showing re-
luctance to take the lead, and the close
was dull. Tintos touched 40 and closed
at 80. Anacondas were S7s, and Utahs
rs. Fifty-two thousand pounds Of
gold in bars was bought by the banks.
Money was harder, expecting big set
tlement demand tomorrow.
New Pork, February 9.-Money on
call steady at 21a per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 2A@3A per
cent.
Sterling exchange strong with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.S5R@
s4S5s4 for demand, and at s4.S3h@
483A for sixty days; posted rates
S4S404S41a and s4.S604S612; COM
mercial bills $4S2h@4.S3.
Silver certificates 59k @6012c. =
Bar silver $3.50.
Ia1 fT1Lo
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-10
Government bonds weak.
State bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds strong.

Government bonds weak.
State bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds strong.
Stocks-Stock prices advanced except
fer periods of temporary hesitation
pretty generally until the last quarter
of an hour, when professional pressure
left many shares only slightly above
yesterday. Commission houses were
said to have orders TO bay literally if
the market at the opening was weak.
AS it was, many commission house GUS
toners were disposed to repurchaSe
stock recently sold. Chicago houses
were credited with being sellers, while
purchases and sales for foreign ac-
count were about even. Large opera
tors were said to have purchasing or
derS in their SpecialtieS and traders
bought for turn. There was some
evening up of accounts both ways in
anticipation of the holidays on Satur
day and Monday. The advance brought
prices up about point in many in
stances, which was exceeded in some
cases. There was a recession in prices
which was dissipated by a renewed adj
vance led by The Coalers and Burling-
ton, the former being affected by the
cold weather which it was assumed
would cause dealers to replenish stock,
thus assuring increased traffic. The
strength of the Flower group of stocks
was a pronounced feature. There were
conspicuous advances in the Standard
stocks, including Pennsylvania, the
Vanderbilts, the Changers, Southwest
ern shares, Lake Erie & Western, Twin
City Rapid Transit and the industrial
specialties generally, except Tobacco,
which was weak on the prospect of in
creased competition. Chicago, Indian
apOlis & Louisville preferred and Gen.
eral Electric were strong on dividend
talk. The dealings for the day were
less than at any time in many weeks.
The closing was heavy.
Transactions in bonds were on q rela-
lively larger scale than stocks, footing
up 6,275,000. The great bulk of the
dealings were concentrated in the spec
ulative issues. with Kansas & Texas
seconds and Texas & Pacific seconds
rising sharply. The market generally
displayed a strong tone, purchases for
out of town interests being very extern
sive.
United States new Is registered de-
clined Is in the bid price.
The total sales of stocks to-day were
$4,000 shares. Quotations closed bid: