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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31

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varsity boathouse il now In course Of
construction The building will be attrac-
tive in appearance, and 1t wiH provide
every comfort and facility for oarsmeT.
The university crews and the Newell Boat
club will use the house. The site of the
building is a short distance above the
Boylston street bridge, on the Brighton
side of the river. The foundations for the
new house, which will be the pride. of all
the crew men, have now been laid for
some time, and the framework is also
nearing completion
1T is expected that the new house will be
ready for use not later than March L The
building is two stories high, with a base
ment that will be used for storage. The
first floor will have three entrances from
the water side and seven from the land.
The main hall, which is a large one, will
be used for the boats and parapherialia.
There will be a workshop and a rowing
tank 81 by IS feet on this floor. In anoth-
er section of the building Is to be another
rowing tank. The second story will con-
tain a gymnasium and a room for the row.
ing machines. There will also be a tro-
ply room, baths, crew room and coach
room. On the river side of the house
there is to be a wide piazza So feet long.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31

headquarters last Tuesday afternoon
and evening. They enjoy high life.
HandIan has come to life again at
ter a vacation from his bowling for
weeks.
Speidel, OF the Emigrants, formerly
called the Silent bowler of the old
South Side club. has been dubbed ssUn-
Gle John" now.
Wasn't that a warm one the Wheel
ings made last Friday night? It's up
to the All Alikes now.
Sid Sarver received a handsome
jacket for an Xmas gift. 1t becomes
him well.
RAIDER came up n pin in his aver
age and Emblem went down two.
Sauerkraut and wiener wurst next
week boys, instead of the usual potato
salad.
Rahr. of tho kissing Bugs, had his
wife make preparations for a fine
turkey dinner last Tuesday and started
out to Fette's to get the turkey, but
missed it. He bought one later on.
Castor, alias Sarver, took another
drop of two pins in his average. Those
slides" are awful things when once
they get a hold on a man.
Stevenson has at last entered the
seventies. He is now bowling his old
time gait.
Ed. Bearly proved that a man is in
10 danger of carrying too much
weight to become a good bowler. Ed.
weighs about 1887 pounds.
Nolte made five spares in his three
games last week, yet made a total Of
521. Talk about luck.
Paterson was pretty weak last week
but he was only two pins weaker than
"Gander" Springer.
The Kenmore's programme for the
coming dance at their (Knoke's) hall
will be the real thing. Come.
Fugate redeemed himself last We'd
nesday. Twas time.
Henning and his Rough Riders will
have a little "~tee-ta-tee" tomorrow
night.
Kreuger was there good and strong
again, but how long will it last ?
The Wellsburg boys will bowl the
All Wheelings at Fette's alleys on jan
uary 10th. Admission free.
The Wheeling team made the record
Of the city last Friday night with their
1144 game. Previous to that 1140 was
high.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS.
The Movements of Citizens and h
Arrival and Departure of Strang-

The Movements OF Cftlzens ana the
Arrival and Departure of Strang-
ers.
Phillip Dotterer, Marietta, is at the
Grand Central.
Miss Margaret Carter is in Cincin-
natl for two weeks.
Doctor R. S. Brice, of Keota, Iowa,
is visiting relatives in the city.
DR.. A. G. Stalnaker, of New River,
is a guest at'the Fort Henry Club.
Miss Stella Connell left yesterday for
Newark, O.. where she will visit
friends.
Mrs. Edgar E. Boyd and sister, Miss
Edna Ewing, are the guests of relatives
in Columbus, o.
George Kite, of New Castle, Pa, is
here visiting his father, j. w. Kite,
of South Eoff street.
H. J. Casts and wife, Ripley; L. C.
Shaffer, c.. w. Wolfe, Kingwood, are
guests at the Howell.
Capt. w. S. Sims, of the Schaefer &
OCbiP0hS w."
stopping at the Windsor.
Mr.. Thomas o. Culver, of st. Louis,
is the guest of j. G. Barton at his
home, 143 Sixteenth street.
A. J. Habig, formerly of this city,
but now located at Sebring, o., is in
the city calling on friends.
William Seabright, who is employed
as a roll hand at the Belmont mill, is
i'll at his home On Jacob street.
K. Hoge left for Belmont, o., yester-
day, to visit his parents. his father is
79 years of age and his mother &c.
Mrs. Charles Ambrose. of Berkeley
Springs, W. Va, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. d. MoCuen, North Market street.
C. J.. Buchanan, Wellsburg; S. c..
Grey, Fairmont; State Mine Inspector
j. w. Paul, Sistersville, are registered
at the Mcclure.
VIM. l.. Ewing, of the Wheeling
Corrugating Company, of St. Louis, left
for his home in that city yesterday,
after a brief visit to relatives in this
city.
Dan Pomeroy and wife, Sist~ersvil.e;
j.. NJ. Kersey, Bethany; George ".
Crawford, S~istersville; VIM. Kessel-
man, Parkersburg, are stopping at the
Windsor.
Newton Phillips, of Youngstown, O.,
who has been a guest Of his brother,
Mr., George Phillips, of the Fort Henry
CluA returned to his home yesterday,
after having had a most delightful visit.
Miss Gray, Of the South Side, enter
tanned a large number of her friends on
Thursday evening. The evening wa
spent in games of all kinds, and re-
freshments were served at the usual
hour.
H. L. HUFF, Huntington; C. R. Wir-
rick, Wellsburg; NJ. r. Benedum, ID.
G. Harkins. Cameron; j. w. New
man New Martinsville; r. B. Snede-
ker, S%istersville, are the State arrivals
at the Stamm
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Ex-Presideut Int
A Banner Year for Boxing,

Lovers for the scientific art of boxing
have seldom had a more favorable outlook
han at the present monent The public
at large is almost universally in sympathy
with the game The actiof of the New
York state legislature in passing the So
called Horton law has proved a great
o for the business. and its effort on
other states is bound to be favorable.
There will probably be more big fights dur
ing the coming year than ever before. One
of the most suspicious features is the
greatly renewed interest taken in the cit
tie men" This has been brought about
mainly by Terry McGovern. the wonder
ful young bantamweight champion, who
is shortly TO graduate into another class
by trying conclusions with Champion
George Dixon. In a very few words.
may state that I expect 1900 to be the BAN
ner year from the pugilistic standpoint.
JAMES J.. CORBETT.
Ex-Champoin of the World.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
FAIR AND FESTIVAL
OF THE BENWOoD CATHOLIC
CHURCH WILL CLOSE NEW
YEARS NIGHT-soMETHING OF
THE FEATURES LAST EVENING.

Last evening there was another
large attendance at the fair and festi-
val being held by the congregation OF
st. Johns church, at Benwood. The
various departments, especially the
supper table and refreshment stands,
were well patronized and some very in
teresting features were provided for
the occasion. Much interest was taken
by those present in the contests for
prizes, including a rocking chair, a
photograph, a parlor lamp and a crayon
p~ortrain of Rev. John W. Werininger.
The contest for a dozen photographs
was won by Miss Lillian Geraghty.
There were four contestants. Miss
Emma Nolan collected $37.04. Miss Liz
Ian Geraghty $24.40, Miss Gene Bar
rett s7.51, and Miss B. Murphy $3.0S.
Miss Nolan secured the largest amount
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31

watchful attitude, as II guarding their
excellent cereals, vegetables and fruits
during their development, and the most
perfect statues OF the goddess in x
istence are the handiwork of artists
from the Mediterranean island. Ceres.
however, as a planet. is of minor inn
p~ortance for, according to the best
thorities of the time. is very diminu-
tive in size, its diametrical dimensions
being less than los miles.
An Anniversary.
Diplomats who attend the reception
at the White House ON New Years Day
will recolIect amidst their exchanges of
congratulations and happy wishes for
the coming year that ii is Just ms hun-
bred and nine years ago that the frsc
New Year reception was given byl
President George Washington. As To
what the weather conditions OF Jan<
uary, 1900, will be we are only left to
conjecture, but a contemporary periods
zeal says that on New Years day,
1890, THE sun shone in rich winter
splendor and the weather vas moro
like May than that of January"
Journeying the Orient, 1t has only
been within the last twenty-eight or
nine years that New Years Day was
celebrated on the first OF January in
Japan. Up to that time the Japanese
had a calendar based on the lunar sys-
TEN, but this was abandoned for tho
Georgian calendar. and even now, AZ
far as the government year is con-
cerned, the Japanese fiscal year begins
on April /.
The United States government closes
its business year on June 30, and mu-
nicipal, State and Federal years begit
and close in many Instances at various
times.
The Russians, too. have a calendar o
their own, and the New Years Day u
the Gregorian calendar is only recog-
nized in cases where 1t would confuse
matters to begin it otherwise. The
Russians, Greeks and other people who
are under the Car begin their year
January 13.
The Jewish New Years Day comes
in the fall OF the year. that 10, accord1
ing t their calendar, the frst day Of
the month Of Tischre, and commemo
rates the anniversary Of the creator
It is observed as a day OF prayer anon
thanksgiving--a day Of family
reunion, when good resolutions for
lily reunion, when good resolutions for
the year to come are adopted and when
people who have departed in the year
that has gone are remembered In
prayer.
So the years roll away with relent-
less regularity, but usages remain tho
same. and this newspaper takes pleas-
IRE in following the very pleasant cus-
tom Of wishing it's readers many re-
turns Of the successes Of the old year
and much happiness during the newt
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
MOST FAMOUS OF
NEW YEAR DAY EVENTS.
And the Odd Seasons Mt Which the
First of the Year Comes in Diff
ferent Lands.

And the Odd Seasons at Which the
First of the Year Comes in Diff
ferent Lands.
New Years Day, although it does not
come on the first of January in every
country, is an important day upon the
calendar. Some Of the worlds great
est events have taken place on the day
which makes the advent of a new year;
great men and women have first seen
the light of this beautiful world on
| New Years Day, others have died as
the day came in; and from the earliest
records of celebration we find notice
of feasting and interchanging Of pres
ents as usages of the day.
Great Britain regards the first of
January with historic interest, since
it was on that day that the cooperating
union with Ireland was consummated
and the countries became known under
the monarchal term of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Although the Irish Parliament voted
the Legislative union of the Emerald Isle
and Great Britain in 1900, it was not
until 1901, a year later, that the meas
ure went into actual effect and the
countries became consolidated.
In our own country the first of jan
uary is historic as the day upon which
President Lincoln, in 1868, issued the
Emancipation Proclamation, the his
tory of which is well known.
France has not shared the good for
tune of other countries as far as hay
ing occasion for rejoicing on New
| Years Day is concerned, for the new
year has dawned upon that land when
the bloodiest revolution of the country
was rife; and she lost n Of her best
kings, January /, 1915, at the death Of
Louis XII. He was one Of the few SOW
ereigns of whom all France was fond.
and although the last few months Of
his life were embittered by an unhappy
marriage with Mary Tudor, OF England,
sister Of Henry VIII, his reign was
characterized by various reforms and
Improvements that make his name
even to this day reyerenced by the
French commonality as well as by I'm
~perialists.
It was on the first of January, 1861,
that Charles II. was crowned in Scot
land. After the death of his father.
Charles l., he was compelled to live in
England. and for reasons of state as
well as those Of the church, the Scotch
were happy to grasp the opportunity Of
declaring Charles II. king. But it is
only just 10 England to add that
Charles noted for his bonhommie, wit
and accessibility. after a period Of in
tense suffering and adversely, gained
his rightful possession Of the English
throne and ruled until his death in
1854.
Just as Great Britain and Ireland
were celebrating their. powerful al
lance in 1901, astronomers and stu
| dents Of the heavenly bodies were
treated to a sensation in the discovery
of a planet by VI. Piazzi. the Sicilian
scientist NJ. Piazzi, true to the love Of
mythology which ~characterizes his
countrymen. named the new planet
Ceres. in honor Of the goddess, whom
Sicilians hold in high steem. They
represent her as being the cause of
| the vast growth OF grain and as hav-
ing first introduced the art OF agricul-
ture.
! sicilian ~sculptors mould her in .
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
Alley Notes.

A happy New Year to you, boys.
Now for the fourteenth week.
Did anybody miss their Egg Nogg?
How were the prize turkeys?
Handlan received a toy set Of ten
pins.
Lunch went ~firstrate. Was it good?
'Marschner wishes to thank the send
er for his Christmas present. Another
set of tenpins.
Steve may be a good bowler, but he
couldn't get atturkey.
Fritz Brash tried to work in the
black cat story last week, so the cook
gently dropped Thomas out of the third
story window and broke its neck.
Residents along Twenty-hinth street
heard an awful noise last Tuesday
morning, and thought a team OF horses
were running off. 1t was Gust Norte-
man after the turkey that had got away
from him.
'Flukes" alias dad" Stein has been
doing excellent Of late, but when he
starts to slide he will go fast.
The three K. boys are lowering
dangerously ear the top.
Junkens-"Say, Worls, is it true that
Henning is out of the race for audi
tor?"
Worls-"I guess it is. He said So"
Junkens-"Well, the son-of-a-gun!
After he had it cinched he quit. He's
getting daffy."
The Apollo boys %banqueted on a lit
tie pig and a half barrel Of shell oys-
tiers last Thursday afternoon, evening,
night and Friday morning.
Kreuger, of the All Rooters, is hold
ing on to his average like grim death.
He is a new one, and unless all signs
fail he will soon take ar awful drop.
The Korn Kobs banqueted at their
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31

Bliss Carman, the recognized leader of that somewhat numerous choir
of Canadian poets, has made his name familiar to Americans by the re-
fnement and deltacy of his work, which for the last few years has been
turning his fotieth ear and wa born in Fredericton, New Brunswick. He
studied at Edinburgh and Harvard and has been connected edftoraly with
1898 and was called Low Tide 0 Grand Pre-" This was soon followed by
Songs From vagabondia," a delightful little volume of lyrics in the pro-
ducton of which Mr.. Carman elaborated with Richard Hovey. ALI
though Mr. Carman has since published several small books of verse; the
great majority of his poems remains unconected. The accompanying pic
tue Of this Canadian lyrist is from his latest photograph. N
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
EGRERT LEONARD.
College Athletics.

The year 1900 promises to at least give
impetus to many changes in the college
world of athletics, which those closely in
touch with the growth and development of
athletic competition nave long foreseen.
The period of the champion college is
passing, and in it's place there comes a
strong feeling that mayhap sufficient glo-
ry and more satisfaction are to be OBJ
tanned by defeating the single rival of
your choice than in winning a majority of
hard fought competitions from teams,
any of which is of a sufficiently high
standard to be in the champion class. The
time is surely close at hand when on all
sides there will come the formation of dual
or triple alliances between universities,
rivals by sentiment or by geographical
situation, for competition in all branches
of outdoor and indoor sport. Undoubtedly
all universities of standing are to-day
making an earnest and strenuous effort to
make and prevent the athlete from being
other than a high stand man in his class,
to make athletes of these students and not
to encourage the advertising of the uni
versity by ready made and brought ath-
letes, and so to arrange their curriculum
that athletic exercises and competition are
encouraged by the providing of time when
such can take place without interference
with studies and examination.
The competition of college athletes out
side of college games is being frowned
upon, and especially is the abuse of train
ing table privileges condemned Interna-
tional competition between a few of the
leading universities is popular and will be
encouraged for what it should represent,
but the public has learned that no college
is the international champion until it has
won the title of champion at home. Look
ing to the coming century, one cannot help
but feel that, due to our sports and pas
times, our systematic exercise and hygie-
mic progress, we are giving her a healthier,
happier and better humanity than any cy-
Gle of years has ever borne on to its in
FAINT successor.
GUSTAVUS T. KIRBY,
Ex-PreSideut intercollegiate A. A.
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Many Thanks.

The Schmulbach Brewing Co.,
through the untiring efforts Of Mr..
Aug. Marschner, have left a large guam
tity Of their beautiful calanders at the
Wheeling league alleys to be distribut-
ed by the management among the var
ious teams. The kindness of the do
majors and Mr.. Marschner will GER
tainly be appreciated by the many
bowlers. All the bowlers will re-
ceive one OF the above by calling at
the Harvest alleys at any time next
week,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
THE RETIREMENT OF EDDIE MDUFFIE.

The retirement of Eddie McDuffe from the racing game robs the cycle
tract of on of the best middle distance riders that ever pedaled a wheel
Now that he has decided to drop out there is only one man left of that old
company If speed merchants which included Zimmerman, Sanger, Windle,
Van Schen, w. F. Murphy, C. NJ Murphy, Wheeler, Bald and Others. OF
this famous old guard the only one left on the track IS George Banker, the
old Pfttsburg rider. and he seems to be riding just as well as he did in the
old days when Bliss and Wheeler used to fight with him TO second honors
to Zimmerman, Windle and Tyler.
McDufhe first became an important factor IN the racing business nine
years ago. He was formerly a brick layer at Maiden, Mass In I6y NC
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but was not awarded the prize for the
reason that she received more money
than Miss Geraghty a minute after the
time was up, and was counted out of
the contest. The affair will close to-
morrow night.
The seminary collection of the pres
ent year for st. Joseph's Cathedral and
st. Joseph's Hospital amounted to
$500. 81.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31

An alarm of fire was sent in from
box 713 yesterday morning, caused by
a blaze in the house at No. lis North
Huron street, owned by Mrs. F. Gruber,
who lives in the second story. Mrs.
Alger, who lives on the first floor, set
fire to clothing and petitions while try
ing to thaw out a frozen waste pipe.
The loss amounted to about $3.50 or
5000
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
In Honor of Dewey.

NEW YORK, December 30.-The mu-
nicipal council today changed the
name Of Elm street 70 Dewey avenue
in honor Of the Admiral. Dewey ave.
nue. begins just north Of the City Han
and runs parallel with and east OF
Broadway. Dewey avenue viii be one
OF the important thoroughfaEes OF
Manhattan Island.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
EVERYTHING IN PAPER.
OImstead Bros. the Only Exclusive
House in the State.

The only exclusive paper dealers in
Wheeling, or in the State, are Olmstead
Bros, who have been engaged III bus
mess very successfully for anoul two
years, and are now located on South
Main street. They purchase direct
from manufacturers, and are thereby
enabled to sell not only 10 the retail
trade. but to- the jobbing houses as well.
Olmstead Bros house is a general sup
ply depot for the paper trade in this
city and section.
The firm carries a complete line of
wax and parchment papers, paper bags,
wax and parchment papers, yaper bags,
oyster and ice cream pals, etc, etc.
For these, and all other paper goods,
Olmstead Bros store is headquarters,
and the trade can be supplied in large
or small quantities, to better advantage
than anywhere else in the State.
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BREAK LOCATED
In the Natural Gas Main-NO Fur
ther Shortage.

-. Their shortage.
The Register yesterday morning
noted the fact that a break in the
main of the Natural Gas Company of
West Virginia threatened to deprive
consumers of this cityo of their fuel. For
tunately. the break was located with
out much trouble.
1t occurred e. Dallas, in Marshall
county. The new ten-inch main parted
at a point neal which the new and old
lines cross. The gas was turned to-
ward the city through the old pipes,
and during the day there was no COM
plant about a shortage of gas. Very
slight inconvenience resulted from the
accident.
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STANDING OF A

Schedule for the coming week:
Monday, Rough Riders VS.. K. X. K.
Tuesday, Emigrants VS.. All Rooters.
Wednesday, Apollos VS.. Kenmores-
Thursday, All Alikes VS.. Oceolas:
Friday, Kissing Bugs VS.. wheeling.
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How They Do You.

Some opticians give the physicians
one-half the amount they charge you
for glasses, in other words, if you pay
the optician 500 for a pair of glasses
he gives the physician $500 for send
ing you to him for the glasses. We do
not give the physicians one cent for
any patient they send u.s., and when
your physician sends you to us for eye
examination and glasses, he does so
from his knowledge. of our experience,
skill and reliability in this kind of
work. PROF. H. Shelf,
The Optician.
n-.-C1a-a Dnn,i11n, nH Gninor,a E1ito
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HARvARD,s NEW BoATHoUsE.

Harvard university viii next spring pos
sess one of the handsomest lighthouses in
this country. The university graduates
have subscribed almost s2S,o0o. and the new.
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Cycle Racing Outlook From Both

From present indications the sport of
cycle racing will assume q new phase dur
ing the coming year. Judging from infor-
nation now at hand, it appears that there
will be a greater interest in the smaller
cities and towns and not so much in the
large cities as formerly. Perhaps the rea-
son for this is hat the residents of the
centers of habiAtion nave so many forms
of amusement they do not remain loyal
to any n for a lengthy time. but go from
one to another as fancy dictates. They
have been more than liberal in patroniz-
ing cycle racing for some time, and a
change in their affections is apparent.
There will still be some racing in the
large cities, but most of it will be else
where. There will be enough. ON the
whole, to make the season satisfactory,
and If the present difficulties of the sport
are eliminated in time it may be the best
we have ever had.
GEORGE L. MCCARTHY.
Chairman L. A. w. Press Committee.
Cycle racing in 1900 should enioy the
banner year of its existence. The season
will open with the N. c. A. in entire pos