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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-11
GAY OLD BOY!
He Was Very Agreeable in the
Restaurant---Wanted a Sweet
Smile From the Table
Girl.

The freshly shaver, rudy old gentle
man created flutter among the late
diners in the restaurant when he walk
ed in with his hat tilted away on his
abundant silvery locks. He could not
have been more than five years short of
the appointed threescore and ten, but
he looked good for 20 or 80 more, and
as if he intended to enjoy every day of
them. His face was plump, in con-
formity with stalwart figure dressed
in the height of fashion, and his eyes
were bright and twinkled humoroasly,
particularly when he looked at the
waitress who took his order. He or
dered oysters and beer and manifested
some disappointment when he was in
formed that beer could not be served.
What's the reason for that, my
dear?" he asked.
tits against the rules of the house,
SIR replied the girl.
Then all l can say is that it's a
mighty poor rule" retorted the old
gentleman, with deliberation. ct
doesn't work both ways, does it? Only
one way about it; is that the idea? You
have tea, suppose?"
yes, sir" replied the waitress.
"Well, l don't use it. Never mind
about tea; bring me the oysters with
little piece of lemon and a sweet
smile. Smile first? Well, that's all
right; you can't give me too many of
them. Wait minute, my dear; don't
be in a hurry. I'd like to talk to you
a little"
But the waitress tossed her chin in
the air and whisked off to the kitchen,
and the old gentleman settled back in
his chair and winked at precise look
ing young man at the next table, who
returned look of stony disapproval
and concentrated his attention on the
crackers and milk he was consuming.
When the oysters appeared the old
gentleman again attempted to engage
the waitress in conversation, but the
utmost she vouchsafed was short
giggle or two, after which she hurried
off and told the other girls. Then there
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-11

grip of medical commerce"
Then he looked around the room for
applause.
1T is, indeed" replied his wife.
why, what do you know about it?"
he demanded.
well, Twitt, dear. I'm sure you'll
be surprised, explained that worthy
woman. but over at Mrs. Bascom's
the other day, they taught me how to
play poker
whats that?"
"For buttons, dear And I won but
tons enough to keep your underwear in
order for years"
Mr.. McNaggett's lip curled until it
hung over the edge of his coffee cup.
Poker for buttons," he repeated
scornfully Bah. you women weary
me beyond measure. Poker for but
tons. You might as well have grand
opera sung in tomato can"
why, dear?"
"You cant play poker without
stakes" he said There's no inter-
est in it. SO you think you can play
the game, eh?"
why. yes, dear: think So"
"Then you can do more than some
men can who'ye been at it for 80
years he retorted. I've good no.
ton to stay in tonight and teach you
lesson"
His wife clapped her hands joyfully.
20, do, dear." she cried ut will
be so nice. You've been out so much
lately
Mr.. McNaggett rose from the table
and started up stairs.
'I'll look through my desk" he said,
| "and see what / can find. Have the
girl clear OF the table Wen play
down here"
He came back shortly afterward with
a pack Of cards and box of cheap cell
luIoid chips.
His wife beamed
why. TEitt dear, where did you
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-11

Planters have been disturbed at the
island
Chnaman could
Hawaiian
which flooded island
stance OF the planters themselves
and develop the national
see was the natural thing
steadily in the fields Chinese immigration
with annexation The United
took effect With
United States most favored
now That
latitude
Consequently the thing
the territory had been finally
One solution of this Hawaiian labor problem
outsider, would
tive Americans who successfully
generations
Why substitute
ELIZA CONNER
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-11

something, and Fred began to feel as
though he were on his way to fame
and fortune-if only his grandmother
would not lose heart.
But alas! she was losing heart; he
saw it with dismay. The brave little
old woman, who had given up her old
time friends and had come to the city
among strangers to give her sons or
phan children a start in the world;
who had gone SO bright and cheerful,
and had shown SO unbending a will
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-11
TEACHING HIS WIFE POKER.

This Gentleman Played Game With His
Beloved aud Learned Few Things Him
self.
"The gambling habit" remarked Mr..
Twitt McNaggett the other evening as
he ate his third piece of pie at dinner,
sis getting to be the curse of the world.
It's destinations are something frightful
and IT'S grip is fiercer than that of the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-11
BRITISH WARSHIpS AT SAMOA.

having warshps towering about
and of the globe which
which full
doomed political
the Germans and the Both
and the cruiser Waroo
solution to armist have
in
tonic aggressiveness globe
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-11

have once adj
mitted famous
men to their
friends II h is
knoclser hangs
on the front
door OF the
house where
Charles Dick
ems was born.
II is in the do
sign OF a fenr-
debts holding
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-11
DICKENS DOOR KNooKEn.

Here is one OF the knockers that sim
decorate well known London doors and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-11

IF THE INDIA RUBBER NAN PLAYED
BASE BALL.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-11

metal ring and has often respond
ed to the touch OF that great army OF
good friends which the genial character
for him.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-11

A PERMANENT ARRANGEMENT.
"Dicky. how old Is your sister
Ethel?"
Jaw; she's been 20 ever since was
born. Chicago Record.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26

no reason why the men should be hello
here long. 1t is our plan to have them
go east in body in two or three spe
cial trains, the trip to be made as soon
as possible after the troops are mus
tered out. The soldiers will go in
the special trains to Council Bluffs
where grand reception will be ten
dered the regiment as body, and
then the various companies will pro
coed to their respective homes. The
twelve companies were recruited al
eleven different towns. Des Moines
alone having two companies. Inspec.
ton of the muster rolls, however
shows that the men came from 200 diff
ferent towns, representing every noop
and corner of the entire state"
The regiment, although in seventeen
engagements, had only one man killed
and forty-one wounded. Thirty-foul
men were left in the hospital at Homo
lulu to recuperate. Ten died of dis.
ease in the Philippines.
One man, Privtae Bordurvine, of Com
pany II, whose home is in Dies Moines.
disappeared, and his fate is mystery
Seventy-one of the regimen. re-cnlist.
ed in new volunteer regiments in Ma
Mia, including the following Officers:
Captain lexis, now captain in the 1hir.
ty-sixth infantry; Lieutenant Point
now captain in the Eleventh tavalry;
Lieutenant Ross, now captain in the
Eleventh cavalry, and Sergeant F. p.
Lincoln, now first lieutenant in the
Eleventh cavalry. Fifty men were dis.
charged ut Manila,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26

swANsON's ."5 DROPS" is the sun
Of the sick room. 1t has saved the pub.
lie, in less than five years, more money
than the national debt Of this country.
when you measure the value Of health re-
stored, suffering humanity relieved Of its
agonies and diseases. Money which 9TH
erwise would have been expended in fun
erals, doctors and drug bills, loss of labor,
etc.
swANsoN's IS DROPS" never fails
to cure. 1t has cured and is curing MILL
ions Of people afflicted with ACUTE and
CHRONIC RHEUMATISM, SCIAT-
ICA, NEURALGIA, ASTHMA, LA
GRIPPE and CATARRH of all kinds.
"5 DROPS" has never failed to cure
these diseases, when used as directed. It
will cure you. Try it. Price Of large
sized bottle s1.OO, sent on receipt Of price.
charges prepaid; 25-cent sample bottle
sent free, on receipt of 10 cents to. pay
for mailing. Agents wanted. SWAN
SONS RHEUMATIC CURE COM.
PANY, No. 1914 Lake street, Chicago, Ill
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26
Tho Dreyrus children Know.

The Dreyfus Children Know.
London Truth: Nine. Dreyfus, .
short time ago, remarked with terror
that her children seemed to suspect
the fate of their father. She had
brought them up entirely under her
own eye. She was their governess,
went out with them in their walks, and
kept them out of the way of newspa-
who is in his 9th year, see a news
paper. The servants were as careful
per hawkers. She never let the boy,
as she was to keep them in happy ig-
norance. But they found out the truth
at the seaside from reading paper bags
made with our journals. These bags
wre furnished at the grocer's where
they bought sweets. The boy also
found on the cliff torn kite made
with newspapers. 1t gave short his
tory of the Dreyfus affair. He re-
marked to the bonnie the name. She
said there were many Dreyfuses in
Paris. "But are there many Captain
Alfred Dreyfuses whose wives are
lucies? 1 know why mamma is 80
sad, and why papa remains 80 long
away" The bonnie asked him how he
knew, and he showed the kite, and told
her what he and his sister had read on
the paper bags. She warned them
never to reveal their knowledge to any,
one. It would kill their mother IL
she thought they had found out what
had made her SO sorrowful. !,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26
WONDERFUL GERMAN AIRsHIP.
Invention that May Result in Revo.
lutionizing Warfare.

Il
london, Oct. 24.-The German gov.
eminent has now almost completed
the construction of an airship on a
scale of size and expense never before
approached. Major Baden-Powell
leading aeronautic expert Of the Brit
ish army, thus describes this momen-
tous invention:
Through the kindness of General
Count Zeppelin l was allowed to visit
the dock yard wherein this wonderful
ship is being constructed. was inn
mensely impressed on entering great
wooden building erected on floating
raft to see what appeared to be the
slender skeleton of some huge vessel,
as big as one of our most powerful bat
tleships, but of such delicate material
as rather to suggest Il stupendous bird
cage. This is made entirely of alumni
mum, and it is the framework on which
the outer skin is to be stretched. In
side number of large balloons will be
placed. Underneath are the gallery and
cars, all aluminium, and here are the
engines with which to drive the vessel,
it is hoped, at rate of twenty-five
miles an hour through the air. The
total lifting capacity will be about ten
tons, which will enable the vessel to
carry sufficient stores and ballast to
remain in the air some days.
"All this may sound like some
dream, but is stern reality. 1t is said
altogether something like 10000 has
been spent upon it, and commission
including many leading scientific ex-
perts in Germany has approved the
plans. In few weeks time all should
be ready for the start, and though acct
dents and delays may happen in con-
nection with such novel undertake
ing, much is expected from this event
| since such an amount of money and
skill have never before been expended
on such an enterprise and all calcula-
lions have been so accurately made,
every contingency so carefully con-
sidered and each possibility of failure
so cautiously guarded against that we
"a buoyant lNlloon such as this has
q great advantage over a purely me-
chanical flying machine, such as that
of Maxim or Langley, of being able to
rise with certainty off the ground and
preserving it's balance when suspended
in midair. In the case of machine
lighter than the displaced air these un-
certainties are done away with and
the whole question becomes one OF
speed. Twenty-Five miles an hour is
perhaps no great rate as compared to
| that of the winds which have to be sur
mounted, but it is sufficient to accom-
plish a great deal. Given practical
airship, and improvements are bound
to follow, and what then? Notwith-
standing what peace conferences may
decide, wars in the future will with
out doubt be decided in the air. TIL.
plateaus of the Pamirs, the defiles of
the northwest frontier, the swamps of
the upper Nile, even Mafeking and the
tablelands of the Transvaal will be.
come as accessible as New York"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26
5000 Guitar, at S2.e5.

For those who are accustomed to send
ing away from home for their goods It
Is Of the greatest Importance to know the
character and reliability of the establish.
ment selling goods to families from cat
alogues. The great emporium of the
John NJ. Smyth Co., located at $50 to 166
West Madison street, Chicago, has been
established for third Of a century, and
has furnished over half million homes
in Chicago and vicinity alone. This firm
enjoys the confidence Of the public by its
many years Of fair dealing. 1t issues an
immense illustrated catalogue that should
be in every family, as II. describes and
gives the price of every article required
for household use. A sample of the ex-
traordinary values offered by this firm is
shown in the illustration Of the guitar at
S2.65 in another column Of this paper.
These instruments are indeed wonderful
values, and yet they are but sample Of
the thousand and one useful articles IL.
Illustrated and described in the beautiful
catalogue of the John NJ. Smyth Com.
pany.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26
PARTY OF MARINES ATTACKED
Fired on While Landing Non. Com.
batants Under u White Flag.

Fired ON While Landing Nom Com
batants Under u White Flag.
Washington, Oct. 24.-AdmiraF Wat
son cables from Manila:
October 16 the insurgents surprised
boats crew of four men from the
gunboat Mariveles, who under white
flag were landing non-combatants
from a captured proa at sicong island.
William Jurascka, boatswain's mate.
was captured. An armed crew of ten
attempted n rescue unsuccessfully.
Sydney N. Hoar, landsman, was fatal.
ly wounded; Frederick Anderson, ap.
prentice, severely wounded; Nicholas
Fare, coxswain, wounded in the leg.
The Concord and Marlveies will punish
if possible"
Manila, Oct. 21.-Lawton's column is
establishing base at San Isidro.
Launches and cascoes navigate the
shallow Rio Grandc with considerable
difficulty, but supplies have been land.
ed in the vicinity to be transported
overland.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26
Dogs Rattle With a cactus.

Portland Oregonian: Otto Klec-
mann, who lives on Belmont street, re-
Gently aeqEjred,'ae'beautiful CACTUS
which he Established in his household
unmindful of the fact that his dog
held the opinion that his master would
have no other pets before him. Now
he has no cactus and the detected sem
blance of dog. The little animal
espied the plant soon after it's arrival,
and issued achallenge. In default ofac-
ceptance he gave BATTLE, but retired at
the first shock to reconsider. The en-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26
One of Jobs Co,nfortcrs.

New York Tribune: Some persons have
peculiar ideas of how to cheer one up. A
fond Brooklyn mother was endeavoring
the other day at the breakfast table to
comfort her daughter, who had not re-
ceived letter for several days from her
fiance.
Georgiana, refusing to eat her toast.
"Oh, don't think so, DEAR" said the
fond mother. He always used to say he
'But I never believed him." exclaimed
Georgiana, shaking her head defiantly
He's so taken up with the fall shooting
that he thinks of nothing else"
Mamma tried once more. Perhaps his
gun exploded and he has been so injured
that he couldn't write.' she said sooth-
ingly.
and the good old mother was keenly dis.
appointed that her effort to comfort the
girl had so signally failed. s.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26

Hiram Maxim, the maker of machine
guns and other munitions of war, who
has taken out certificate of naturaliz-
alton in England. has lived in that
country since 1ss5, when he first went
abroad as the foreign agent of large
American electric company. At that
time he was widely known as an in.
ventor of electrical devices and by
some he was regarded as worthy
rival to Edison. In 1854 he turned his
attention to gunmalSing and today his
firm employs about $4,000 men.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26

Mcntz is to have AN important celc.
bration next year. 1t is to be the
quinccntcnary of the birth of John
Gutenberg. the inventor of printing
with movable types. who was born il
or near that city. The imperial chan.
cellor has lent his name to the move.
ment and it is intended that the memo
rial ceremonies shall be on CRANE
scale. 1t is very odd fact. consider.
ing the career of the man whose Nom.
DRY is to be celebrated, that the com.
mittee of management does not in.
elude any member of the press.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26

eng had more, teeth than a battalion
of quill terriers and all of them were
newly sharpened. He was no gutter,
however. and with rising anger he re-
newed the attack. This time his oppo-
nent'came down, landing on him heay-
lily, and with the touch of barb wire
fence. The two rolled over and over
in death embrace. and the cactus was
finally vanquished. torn into shrsds
and scattered about the room. Bur #
was Il costly victory. The conaneror
is punctured in more places than his
owner can count. He may live to
fight anotheg day, but it viii not be
with cactus.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26
WIVES ALL OVER THE WORLD

Chicago, Oct. ae.-Forty-two wives
scattered throughout the world, fou,
in Chicago, was the confession today
by Walter L. Farnsworth, the candy
commission man arrested yesterday
charged with bigamy.
II cannot tell exactly how many
women have married." said he. u
know Of eleven in Europe. four i'll
China, three in Peru, one ID England
cad over twenty others in different
parts Of the world, but to save my sou;
I could not tell how many"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26
massachusetts has paid out $50, cut

Massachusetts has paid out s2o,oot
for the sole purpose of getting rid OF
a certain family of moths. The "gyp,
sy' moth is the very destructive insect
which the state board seeks to drive
out. The little creatures have proved
such q pest that it has been found nee.
cssary 10 employ hundreds of men TIC
do nothing but destroy them. Indeed
the above sum is by no means all that
will be required to accomplish the
work, for it is estimated that fully ter
times that amount must be spent be.
fore they are finally eNterminated.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26

Although congress voted medals to
Admiral Dewey's staff officers as long
ago as eighteen months, they have not
yet been presented, so that three Off
cers-Lieutenant I. NJ. Brumby. Lieu
tenant III. III. Caldwell and Ensign W..
+. Scott-of all those who foug ut in
the battle of Manila bay were the only
men in the New York Dewey celebra-
ton that did not Wear medals. No.
body seems to explain why the medals
'ere not presented.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26
Passing of the Horse.

So soon as nature sees an improve
ment there is change. The candle
gave way to electricity and the horse
to the automobile. The fact that Hos
letters Stomach Bitters has been sold
for over half century, proves its
value. There is nothing to equal it for
stomach or liver trouble.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26

Steps are being taken in Hartford,
Conn, for the erection of Il free library
building in memory of Noah Webster
the photographer. \ memorial asso
citation has been formed, With Charles
Dudley Warner as president. 1t is
proposed to raise $4,000, which is to
be about equally divided between the
building and IL fund to maintain it.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26

William Margrave has been justice
of the peace at Fort Scott, Kan, since
December 5, 1854. His commission was
the first issued from the territorial.
governors office. Subsequently the of
flee was made elective, but he received
the support of both parties until it be
came time-honored custom for the
conventions to nominate him by &C.
clamution
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26

A firm in Albany, n. y, recently
cent and advertisement to La Prcsse, a
newspaper printed in Montreal, and
by return mail received the following:
Replying to your favor of the sth
inst, we are sorry to say that we dc
not publish any advertisement having
for its object the immigration of our
people to the United States. Yours
trulY La PreSSe"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26
KILLED IN A MINE.

beacon Man Struck by Hall OF
Slate.
Oskaloosa, Ia, Oct. Civ. H. Smith,
of Beacon, Ia, was killed this morning
by fall of slate in the Garfield mine.
He was about IS years old and leaves
a large family.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26

Four years ago Governor Morrill,, of
Kansas. found himself getting too fat.
and he worked off lot of flesh by
taking long daily walks. Recently he
was left i'll an emaciated condition by
an attack of rheumatism, and now he
is adding flesh fast by taking the same
kind of walks
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26

The David Strife farm. near IIagers.
town. Md, on which Levi Il. Letter was
born, has been sold at auction for Sill.
$40. The Letter family graveyard is OF
the farm. but this portion was not sold
The right of access to it is held in per.
petuity by the Letter family.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26

The cross-ehannel poll tax of a5
cents on each passenger between Eng.
land and France, it is shown by TIL.
Dover harbor boards annual report
and accounts issued recently,
amounted to $s9,235 during the last
twelve months.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26

Chaplain Mailley, of the First Nc
brasSa regiment, having taken the
stump in support of President McKin-
ley impcrialistic policy, w. S. Shoe
maker who was member of Com
pany ID in that regiment from 1861 to
1864, challenges Mr.. Mailley to joint
debate al from one to six meetings.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26

III. w. Pension, of Vermont. who has
been the legal adviser of the Japanese
government for fifteen years. is going
TO visit his old home for the first time
since he began his service in Japan.
he emperor of Japan has made him
number of costly presents as token
of regard.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26

1t is said in London that should Sin
Thomas Lipton's Shamrock win the
international yachting contest the
owner stands Il good chance of being
made peer. Some English papers re.
fer to him as Sir Tea Upton.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26
DEWEY MUST HAVE REST.

Admiral Abandons Proposed Trips
OH Advice of His Physician.
Washington, Oct. 24.-By the advice
of his physician Admiral Dewey can
celled his proposed trips to Philadel-
phia and Atlanta and will accept no
more invitations. A statement issued
from his Office says he finds the
mental straiu incident to such Wis
its is seriously affecting his health"
1t is said by one of the admirable
friends that this should not be taken
as an indication of any alarming
change in the admiraPs health, but