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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-03
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zen me apous mat Faiis IN your WIS.
trict' SAD MISS van GLIDER VITA ner
hanituai irrelefancs.
sighed TO myself that women were
aiiKe' ana no goou on a R'.eh' anu l
obeyed her. 1T was then. wound
up q weary paragraph, tHa1 inc otner
delegate SAID u was disgraeetui ousi-
ness, only ne used stronger language
than that: he simply showed up Inc
whole
Thank YOU" SAID Miss van Gilcer. I
wanted to think VIII you Keep n queer
appointment, Stuart? VIII You De at
No. - Hill street at noon the dag after
Tomorrow"
a voice was mutterinS at the back OF
mV neck-"Miss Van Gi!det-this Is
ours. think"
That Is the advice" she said, with
beaning Ecnlle. as though 1t was Joke:
and she went Of with the thterlopeT.
wondered for G minute. Then reSnetn.
Sered that she had introduced me to
PHYLLIS In the first phase. There was
nothi@g more for me that evening. so
ro7. for my overcoat As struggled
is:e II pencil fell out OF on inside
FccEet - direct Intervention" NUT
;:re6.and Faisfc one OF my Guns down
lad wrote OF -it--"No. Is. u H."
II,
Eien the day after tomorrow came
4 was pouring aud could not see why
Kiss Van G!Icer should give me, or
airy ore, reaceEVous In such street.
t'Fctn sae main avenue OF our town Il
turned straight down hill. and ended
IN cemetery. The houses. oil az
gressive!y nsw and cheap, were set
s!dewise on the hill. SO that the attic
windows OF each looked into Its upper
ne!shooTs Kitchen. stumbled down.
looking for l3.
At the gate OF the last house on the
left a girl, who did not look like Miss
Van Glider, stood stock still In the rain.
The hood OF brown gold cape was
drawn over her head. and her back was
toward me. She seemed to be following
out come philosophical train Of thought;
but apparently, as came nearer. my
eplashing steps moved her to action.
She turned In. ran up the steps, and
rang the bell. I glanced at the door.
It was No. 10. followed close on her
heels. but as still saw only the back
OF O pointed hood struck a distant
attitude on the second step. We stood
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-03

The Best Prescription for Chills
and Fever Is n bottle OF Groves Taste
less Chill Tonic. 1t Is simply iron md
quinine In n tasteless form. No cure
no pay. Price. Soc. tths&w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-03

reasons for the change Is hopefulness
for. a union OF all reformers for the ma
tional campaign In 1900. n
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-03

But all the teaching, all the nest rig
Id requirements OF the parent. nre fu-
tile and fruitlesa when the CHILD IN
learns by example wha; Is lnstilled by
words. In homo where every all
mcnt makes the mother querulous and
complaining; where spoiled dress
rouses anger or brings tears OF vexa-
ton: where the daily round o. small
nnnoyances cause perpftuAl Irritation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29

From the Missionary Review.
BY the Coreans, disease, as well as all
the other Ills of life. is attributed to the
maIevolence of demons and IN most cases
of sickness more money is spent in eXOr-
cism. with a view to propitating the evil
spirit, than in medicine for the suffering vic
tim. Perhaps nothing serves better to Illus
trate to the occidental mind the conrari-
ness of things oriental than the music.
singing, dancing and feasting called for
i'll case of sickness in a Corean home The
chief figure in the troop Of actors is a
female exorcist, believed to be in league
with a powerful demon, by whose aid she
can entic7 or drive away the evil spirit
causing the sickness As she sings and
dances the others beat upon drums tom
toms, etc, all together making noise
enough to distract the poor sufferer. AS a
proptiatory sacrifice tables are spread
laden with food and wine of the odor aris-
ing from which the spirit is supposed to
partake and depart satisfied.
The Corean doctors treatment too be
ing directed toward the driving ont Of the
demon. is naturally believed TO be effective
in proportion TO It's severity. Persons suf-
fer!ng from low malarial and other fevers
invariably have various parts Of the body
pierced with large and, Of course. strei-
cally unclean needles. as a supposed i'm
pcrtant part of their treatment We have
seen broken limbs that have been pune
tured all around the seat of fracture in a
similar manner. Indeed, no treatment is
more common than the use of the needle
No attempt Is made TO keep il clean and
consequently frightful assesses some
times causing death, often follow its use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29

course not. Then You know nothing about
IT, but for moment i thought | had. There
was no holding 1t. 1t simply tore the line
through my fingers. l had plenty of line-a
stout one Up came the fish again circling
around the boat with a whish and hiss
ing Of the line. and out of the water. like
a knife of vermilion. shot n fin-the fin
had seen on the opah Apparently the
fish caught sight of the boat. as it sounded
again. making the heavy lateen CULVER as
/ tried to hold il; then IL came up again.
towing the boat around, and as Jose cast
off the anchor rushed away with
Il will not bore you with details ii is
enough to say that half "A mile below l
brought my fish alongside. having worn
it out, though exhausted myself. Jose gaff-
ed it, and by the aid of ropes it was lifted
aboard-a magnificent creature, a living
rainbow. more brilliant in tint and color
than those l had seen. well repaying me
for my long cast If there is another fish
in the sea of it's size that can make better
fight i should like to see 1t; yet l suspect
that my opah, the king of the behring's, is
nothing more than giant of the pompanos
at least il looks it,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
Chinese Court Historians.

From the New York Herald
There are court historians in China, as
there are in other countries but there is
one striking difference, and it lies in the
fact that the work of the Chinese court
historians does not see the light until the
reigning dynasty comes to an end.
In this way these celestial historians have
an opportunity to describe most truthfuliy
the virtues and vices OF the various rulers
and the real significance of the events
which take place during their regime. They
can write what they please without fear of
censure, for they know that their work
will not be published as long as the reigning
dynasty lasts.
This has been the rule for more than two
thousand years, the first court historians
having been appointed by the imperial
house of Ham, which reigned from 206 b. c.
until - A. d.
The duty of these historians is to write a
plain account of all the events that occur
during their tenure of office. At regular in
tervais their completed work is taken from
them and is locked up in an iron safe or
vault. There it remains until the first mem
Der of a new dynasty ascends the throne
1t is then given with all the other his
tories in the vault to the court historian
who is then living and from the mass of
documents he is expected to prepare a
truthful history of the dynasty which has
Just expired. The present dynasty has been
reigning since 1914 and consequently no
court history has been published since that
date
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
The Man With the Hoe.
Written Apropos of Miiigf's Painting. The Mar
with, the Hoe
Edwin Markham in tte Snh Frnnciscn Exnninar

written Apropos OF sillSt's Painting. The Ma.
With the Hoe
EDWIN Markham in the SAT- Francisco Examiner.
pow nome4 ti ny the weight of centuries he leans
niIoh ms noe and gazeS on the ground
m IN, emptiness of ages In Ills face,
ma Mha on ms back the hrtrdentof the world
tin .'f h, MN dead to rapture and despair.
T M'b and stunned, brother to the OK?
Mo w no ioosened and let down his brutal jaw?
Whos WAS nrat the hand that saned back this brown
Is this the thing the Kordiiod made and gave '''A
TO TO nave dominion over sea and land;
10 'TaG wer the stars ana search the heavens fol
To feel the passion of Eternity?
IS nus me Dream He dreamed who shaped the suns
P PSws an a the stretch Ts if gulf
more tengued with efnsure Of the worlds blind
More filled with signs and portents for the soul
More lransht with menace to the universe.
Siafe or the wheel Of labor. what TO him
are ilato and the swing of Pieades?
w w nut the long reaches Of the peaks of song,
The rift OF dawn. the reddening of the rose?
through this dread shape the suffering ages look;
through ths dread rs IN ab that arnng st1op
5r,l l profaned and disinherited.
cries protest % the Judges of the World
\ protest that is also prophecy.
o masters. lords, and rulers in all lands
~ inns the handiwork you give to God.
ms monstrnns thing distorted and soul quenched?
TOW WIZ you ever straghten up this shape;
GIVE hack the upward looking and the light;
Ieeuid in 1t the music and the DREAM
Iouch II again with Immortality;
Make right the immemoriaf infamies.
ferhdous wrongs, imme1icable woes?
o masters, lords. ard rulers In all lands,
How Will the Future reckon with this Man?
How answer his brute question In that hour
W hen whrlwnds OF rebellion shake the wGrld?
How VIII 1t be with kingdoms and with kings
WITH those who shaped him to the thing he is
When this dumb Terror shall reply to God
After the silence Of the cenSuries2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
n PICNIC IN JAPAN
n characteristic Outing in That Beau-
sifuI Land of Flowers.
From st. Nicholas.


picnic IN Japan is treat that does nor
1ail IN the way of many Americans. brt #
was not strange that the children of an
American consul general at Yokohama
should have been invited to attend one
one of its jolliest incidents was the an
learance of a troupe of rowing acrohats
VINO planted themselves close nv and
promptly began their performance. 1t con-
sisted of four boy tumblers. mere fat ba
pies. whose bones We're evidently of india
rubber. 1t was considered almost mean 10
re- June go on sleeping, and soon her low
iul pipe was added to the rest of The huh
pub. An opposition show drew near and
was rewarded with instant success. for
thIS ilfne me theatrical company was com
posed CT TWO brown MONKEYS dressed of
course, in tiny kimonos, with bma cnoIia
hahdkerchlefS tied about their heads They
began by bowling in true Japanesa fashion
20 NE ueishted audience; then they fell TO
1encing, with a terrible clashino al snaarS
lulIy as long as pencils; and between each
round the Snowman opened Wee red FANS
ana handed them to the supposedly over
heated artists, who cGmically suuatfed ard
abSentmlndedly famed the grass about
them. Lee and Ned fairly rolled on The
ground with laughter, and Julie had 70 he
heid firmly on both sides such was her
frenzy OF excitement. With a snort of per
feet contempt the other Snowman began
10 Deete ms dfdm ana give sharp orders 10
ms boneless babies. But they palled. after
me monkeys; and no matter how many
ages they stood on their poor little heads
nor now many scores of wheels they
wheeled, despite their twists and tumbles
ana starts and screams and clippings and
bowingS, the eyes of the audience wan
dered back to where painted the sad-eved
monkeys in their striped cotton kimonos
Slanclng about with marked disapproyaI
and settled melancholy regarding the
world at large Wv
Attracted by the jingle of the copper sen.
showered equally by the sympathetic tutor,
other roaming shows and musicians drsy
near, and soon the picnic party was the en-
raptured center of hullabaIo1 that could
De heard quarter of a mile AWAY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
The SharpshOOter.

Minna Irving in the New England Magazine.
soldier Went riding away to the war
with sword and a sash and jacket OF blue:
me notes of the bugle sweet the air,
And the drummer was beating n merry tattoo
But hts sweetheart left in the dawn and the
dew. N
WIN the tears Of love and Of fear her face
Whlc the cluster Of roses She at her breast
Was broken and crushed by his parting embrace.
me soldier came riding home from the war
10 me cheers and the music that welcome the
brave. 'A
me Ivy had hidden the latch of her door
Anu green were the grasses that covered her
"
f"r the sharpshooter Death through the trenches
had passed.
a. i"it MN unframed in the tempest of lend
70 STOP at the little white house In the North
ana lake Tor his target pretty brown head
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
African Rivers,
GentlemaG's Msgazine.

From the GentlemaG's Magazine
Il is Distinguishing feature of most
African rivers that they contain no water
for at least eight months of the year. 1t
is true that water can almost always be
found in river bed by digging for it. but
in outward appearance a river is usually a
broad belt of sand lying between high and
precipitous banks. Many and many a coach
has been upset in one OF these drifts, as
they are called. The descent is always
steep, frequently so steep that the brakes
cannot hold the coaches.
They start going down at a crawl, and
then the coach gathers way and goes on
with n rush, the mules are driven into a
heap anyhow, and one wonders that they
do not get their legs broken; but they
usually land all right, while the coach,
practically unmanageable, goes down like
a sort of tobogganjumpiRg from stone to
stone, and swaying like ship In a sudden
squall, and may or may not arrive right
side uppermost at the bottom. In fact, the
passenger who has gathered his ideas of
coaching from a trip to Brighton or drive
to Virginia Water. finds that he has lot
TO South Africa. Still, on the whole 1t was
wonderful how few accidents did occur,
and IL one considers that the coaches ran
night and day, and that when there was no
moon II would sometimes be too dark to
see the mules from of the COACH IL reflects
great credit on the driverA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
A LONG GUEST.
The 0pah is Only Caught Once in
Every Eight Years.

From the Chicago inter-Ocean
That is a pathetic tale" said the fisher
man, making a long cast with a shining
anchoVy. after his companion had conclud-
ed story, but it is nothing to my efforts
to take an opah. An opah. you must know
| is one of the most beautiful of all fishes,
rare and radiant creature; hence its
Greek name, lamproS. l first saw it in Eng
land, and | spent several weeks trying to
take one along the Falmouth coast, but
never even heard of an opah, and the fish
ermen told me that one was taken only
about once in eight years. Mark the re-
semblance to the pitiful tale of the astrou-
omers!' and, lifting his rod, the fisherman
hooked a channel bass. The gamy fish
made rush straight away, heading for
! Lisbon as nearly as could be judged then.
stopped by the leather brake, it came in
like a fox doubling on its own scent stop
ped and, p1unging down, took the fisherman
unawares and broke the line.
Il next heard of the opah in Italy con-
tinued the angler, as he ganged on a fresh
hook, and here l was told that one was
caught about once In ten years, yet L went
fishing in every boat l could find | was
travelling round the world, and one day
when ! strolled into the fish market in San
Francisco. will you believe me? there,
swinging by its tail. ablaze with color was
gigantic opah the fish of my dreams
nearly four feet long and almost as high.
1t was sunburst, rainbow, and the FISH
dealer said that it was the first one that
had been taken in eight years-note the
period. Some one has described the fish as
| a rich brocade of silver and lilac, rosy on
the belly everywhere with silvery spots;
head and back with ultra-marine tints;
jaws and fins ~vermilion.' The fish was
caught in Monterey bay, and as l was more
determined than ever to take an opah l
went to Monterey a few days later Here
l fished in small boats, trolled in the pic
turesque lateen-rigged crafts of the Ital-
ians-indeed, in the very boat that had
caught this lampros of the Greeks, but 1
never saw even the scarlet fin of the opah
Finally, one day in Chinatown in San
Francisco, l saw lantern almost identical
with the opah. and as it hung over a fish
stall asked the Chinaman if he had heard
of the fish. As described it his face light
ed up and he informed me that his brother
heap catch EN- a little village not far
away. Well, the next day discovered the
village and the brother. who said he
'catchee heap big fish, alice samee lopah.
leight years ago; catchee bout eviy ieight
years. l had struck it," continued the
angler, casting far into the ripple of the
st. Johns; they had caught an opah eight
years ago, consequently one was due. So
made contract to go fishing with them
L was putting at my pipe, listening to the
men, when my line was jerked from my
hands and, catching in a turn about my leg
l was almost pulled overheard
You have never hooked . whale? OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
FACING FIRE.
How Horses Are Trained in England
to Stand Battle.

From Pears0ns Magazine.
In the British army the four-leggcd re-
cruits are drawn up in ring round an in
structor, who fires a pistol. Some take the
flash and report very quietly, and these are
soon passed on to seYerer trials, while the
others have lesson after lesson until they
are quite convinced that there is no danger
to them, and before long you might fire
1-poUnder within a yard of them and they
would hardly look around. After this they
are taught to face fire-that is to say, to
gallDp feariessly up 10 line or square of
infantry, blazing away with their rifles, and
to charge batteries of quick-flring guns
OF course. only blank cartridges are used,
and so to trained horse going into battle
for the firSL time there is no difference be-
Nv cen the harmless thunder of the maneu-
Yer and the death-dealng storm which
sweeps over a battlefield. The poor brute
only learns what the difference really is by
bitter experience.
When snokeless powder came into general
use it found that in many cases horses
which would face the smoke of guns using
black powder without tiinching tiinched and
SHE'D at the flash and roar undcCOmpdnIed
by smoke. Continental opinion is some
what divided as to the moral effect OF
SmokeleSs powder on men and horses but
the general conclusion seems to be that in
daylight il Is not more terrifying than black
powder. although some hold that to see men
and horses struck down by an invisible
agency must necessarily he 81. But it is
generally agreed that the use IF smokelesS
powder at night has much more disturb
ing effect than that of the ola powder be
cause the flashes Of the guns unObSG ured
by smoke are 81 great deal more vivid The
fear thus inspired can, however be over
| come by training; but there = another fear
which must. in the nature of the case, be
felt for the first time on the battlefield. and
that is the often uncomfortable terror pro-
duced both in men and horses by the Whis-
! Ting Of bullets and the screaming and
banging of shells Some authorities have.
, indeed, said that since the Introduction Of
smOkeless powder and the great increase
in the range and accuracy of weapons il
would be impossible to keep cavalry in hand
under the fire Of modern artillery, but this
is probably an eXa ggeration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
Could Drink Legally.
From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
A Boston woman, member of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union was re-
Gently travelling to the Pacific coast over
the Northern Pacific railroad. Now, or,.l
Dakota is a rigid prohibition state and the
dining cars have this notice posted up in
them: No intoxicating liquors will be
served while the train is passing through
the state of North Dakota" The train
had been rolling along through that in
terminable state a long time. when the Bos-
ton woman. who is interested in temper
ance, came into the dining car for her din
ner. Casting her eye out Of the car window
upon somewhat changed landscape she
said to the waiter, with purely geographical
interest, Are We still in North Dakota?'
No. ma'am,' said he aleuly with a hos
pitable grin; 'what'n you take to drink,
ma ami"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
The Roek-a-Bye Boat.

-mcline Goodrow in Little Men and Women.
There's boat that leaves at alf-past six
From the busy p1rf Of Play,
And il reaches the haven of Sunderland
Before the close OF day.
1t carries the tnicst Passengers.
And il rocks so gently. oh!
When the ones nestle IN their beYths,
And the hoatmaU begins to row,
Tie whistle sounds so low and sweet
like mothers lullaby.
That the travellers smile and close their eyes
10 dre"In Of angels nigh.
Sometimes the travellers tarry too long
In the busy port of Play,
. And the anxious hoatnan cnaXes and calls,
And gricves at their delay.
But they come at last to the rocking boat,
Which bears them down the stream.
And drifts them to the Sunderland
To rest aud sleep, and dream.
The name of the boat is Rock-a-bye,
And lis guided by mothers hand,
For she is the patient boatman, dear,
Who takes you to Siun berland.
Now what is the fare traveller pays
On a Rock bye boat like this
Why. tia poorest child can afford the price,
For IFS only od-night klss!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
Wonderful.

Julian s. Cutler in Jewish Comment.
Isn't it wonderful, when you think
How the creeping grasses grow,
High on the mountains rocky brink,
In the valleys down below?
A common thing is grass blade small,
Crushed by the feet that pass
But all the dwarfS and giants tall
Working till doomsday shadows fall,
Can't make blade of grass.
Isn't il wonderful, when you think
How little seed, asleep,
Out OF the earth new life will drink,
And carefully upward creep?
A seed. say, is a simple thing,
The germ of flower or weed
But all earths worlnen lahoring.
With all the help that wealth can bring,
Never could make seed.
Isn't il wonderful, when You think
How the wild bird sings bis song
Weaving melodies. link by link,
The whole sweet summer long?
Commonplace is n bird Away,
Everywhere seen and beard
But ali The engines of earth. sag
Working on till Judgment day,
Never could make bird
Isn't ii wonderful when you think
How a little baby grows,
From his big, round eyes that wink and blink
Down to his tiny toest
Common thing is baby, though,
All play the baby's part
But all the whirring wheels that go
Flying round while the ages flow
Can't make II baby's heart.