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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26
SHAH OF PERSIA is INSANE
Ruler worth $4,000, 900 Passes His
Time Playing with TeIe-
phones.

According to late reports from Te-
heran, the present shah, who has been
on the throne only little over three
years, entirely Beglects the affairs of
state, spends all his time in the palace
amusing himself with telephones, and
his intellect is believed to be impaired.
1t is said he suffers from hallucina-
tions and is no longer fit to rule.
For years before he came to the
throne it was reported that Muzaffer-
ed-din was intellectually weak. The
shah is the second son of the late shah,
and his elder brother is still alive and
is very active and able man of affairs.
The throne would have been his birth
right if he had not been the son of a
plebeian woman, while his younger
brother was the son of a lady of high
birth and royal blood. 1t was feared
that when the succession came Zil-i-
Sultan, who is enormously wealthy and
man of high spirit and ambition,
would contest the right of his brother
to abrogate the rights of the elder
son. For this reason he was forbidden
to maintain separate army in the
province he governed or to import arms.
None the less, il was feared there would
be trouble, and il has been asserted that
he would not have submitted if it had
not been for the awful circumstances
of his fathers death and the seating of
Muzaffar on the throne almost before
it was known that the old shah had
fallen by the hand of an assassin.
The present shah is 46 years old, and
his oldest son, the heir-apparent, is 81
years of'age All the rulers of Persia
amass enormous fortunes, as might be
expected from the fact that the entire
revenues of the country are at their dis
posal. The fortune of the present ocosl-
pant of the throne is reported to
amount to about $30,OO0,0OO, consid-
cradle part of which, however, is repre-
sented by the crown jewels Chicago
Inter Ocean, ahtt
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26
REPORTING THE WEDDING.
AG 1t Was Turned In by the Young
Reporter Fit for the Waste
Basket.

A reporter on newspaper was given the
task OF writing up very swell wedding
He composed a fine account of the we'd
ding ceremonies, but, like many young
writers, he tried to use too howery Ian
guage, and, becoming excited, he forgot to
be accurate in the use of words The de.
scription Of the beauties Of nature read
something like this:
''The silvery moon hovered over the
scene, and the stars twinkled merrily; the
soft signing OF the wind in the trees near by
came like benediction of love to the happy
couple entering upon the voyage Of life to-
gether."
The reporter sent in his copy, but just
as the paper was about to be sent to press
be rushed into the editors room, all excite
ment, saying he wished to make correc-
tion in the account of the wedding, as, ac-
cording to the almanac, there was no sill
very or any other moon on that night.
And the reporter also said that he had
blundered in writing of the "contesting'
parties instead of Contracting" parties.
After few more corrections the account
Of the wedding was found available for the
editors waste-basket. Tit Bits.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26
GREAT OLD ENGINEER.
An Eastern Veteran RaiIroader who
Ran n Mile Minute Fifty
Years Ago.

speaking of the locomotives OF the
olden time" said veteran railroader,
reminds me of the greatest one of the
day, the Carroll of Carrollton, named
for the great Maryland signer of the
declaration Of independence. She was
built by Ross Winans in Baltimore for
the Boston e. Worcester railroad in
1S49. She was the first locomotive in
this country to have wrought-iron driv-
ing wheels, and the first one in the
world with drivers seven feet in di-
lmeter And she was coal burner,
the very first of her kind. Jimmy Jack
man was the engineer who ran her,
and he saw every bit of her machinery
made and put together, good many Of
the appliances being of his own sug-
gestion. He thought nothing Of run
ming her a mile in 60 seconds, and a
mile in 63 seconds was common and
easy task for her. Those were the
days of single tracks, mind you, and
hand brakes, and cast-iron rails, liable
to shake heads, and other primitive
appliances, so to run locomotive at
mile-a-minute rate, which to-day is
considered feat worthy of talking
about and boasted of, required nerve
and judgment in an engineer that few
engineers have to-day.
"And speaking of shaking heads,
that is something the present-time rail-
reader or railroad traveller knows moth
ing about. One Of the most important
employees of railroad in the old day S
was the snake spiber.' When the
rails were simply iron straps spiked TO
wooden stringers the straps in time
worked loose, and the ends where they
were joined together would curl up and
look like big snake with its head
raised a few inches from the ground.
Hence the name. The snake spiker was
trusted man, who had certain sec
ton of the track which he was detailed
to patrol, with sledge hammer and a
leather bag with new spikes in it slung
by strap over his shoulder. He was to
keep sharp lookout for snake heads
for they were dangerous things for q
car to come into contact with, and
when he found one, spike it down fiat
TO the stringer again. The safety Of
life and property on railroads depend
ed in a great measure on the vigilance
of the snake-spiker. And ii was over
such rails as those that the boys OF
the old days had the nerve to push theil
engines a mile a minute. IN. Y. Sun.
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SEP WINNER AND HIS SONGS.
Author of "Listen to the Mocking
Bird" and Other Well known
Songs Is still Alive.

Septimus Winner, who wrote Listen
to the Mockisg Bird" and other stand
ard American melodies, celebrated his
seventy-second birthday the other day
at his home in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Winner makes no pretensions Of
having been writer or composer of
classical music, but he has written COM
positions which have thrilled American
audiences. He occupies the unique po-
sition of having been the only author
that wrote song which was sup
pressed and its author threatened with
Imprisonment.
The greatest of all his melodies, in
point of circulation and merit, was
"The Mocking Bird, written almost so
years ago, and which has been trans
lated into the languages of the princi-
pal nations of the earth. Its effect as
a revenue producer to the author lost
its worth many years ago, as the copy
right had expired. Some other selec-
tions which Mr.. Winner composed were
Whispering Hope" What Is Home
Without Mother?" "Ten Little Inns"
and "Give Us Back Our Old Com
mander."
1t was few days after Gen. Burn
side had superseded Mcclellan in the
command of the Army of the Potomac
that the "Give Us Back Our Old Cor.
mander" was composed by Mr.. Winner.
He received his inspiration from the
outburst of popular Indignation which
was sweeping over the land, particular
ly among the soldiers of the Army of
the Potomac, in opposition TO the re-
moval of Mcclellan. Give Us Back Our
Old Commander" could be heard at
night from one end of the union lines
to the other, and at Charlottesville,
where Hooker displayed his inability to
cope successfully with Lee, it was sung
with renewed vigor.
But at this point the commotion ere
ated by the song reached its climax
when the war department issued an
order suppressing its sale and prohib-
iting the singing of it. The govern
ment, however, did not stop at this,
for Julia Mortimer, one of the greatest
of American singers, who was then fill
ing an engagement at Ford's theater,
was informed that Imprisonment await
ed her if she persisted in making the
Objectionable song part of her role.
Actors in Baltimore were enjoined by
the government from singing it in the
theaters. Chicago Inter Ocean.
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HUMOROUS.

Notes and Notes.-~Does your wife
play by note?" "Um-ei--yes. The
piano dealer holds mine for $500
Colorado Springs Gazette.
Lena-'Fred must be in love with
you" Edith-""Why do you think sop
Lena-"He asked me if didn't think
you were pretty."-N. o. Times-Demo-
crat.
Miss 0ldgirl-'rhat reminds me OF
a story ! heard when was little girl
Miss Youngthing-"oh, do tell It to
me. ! just dote on ancient history
N. Y. Journal.
Longchump-"Did she give any rea-
son for refusing you?" Hardit-''R
son? No, that's the woman of it. SIM
ply said she didn't love me."-Philadel-
phia North American.
Customer-'I don't think that is a
genuine old edition. Too many of the
words are spelled in modern style"
Observation-Disclosures may be a ty-
biographical error" Puck.
Bluejacket lin charge of party CT
sightseers)-"Here Nelson fell" Ola
Lady-"An' l don't wonder at it, poor
dear. Nasty, slippery place! l nearly
fell there myself!"-Punch.
Customer-"How'd do? Have you
any time to spare this morning2'
Tradesman-"Certainly; plenty of it.
Customer-"Glad to hear it. I'd like Il
have 80 days more on that little bill !
owe you."-Richmond Dispatch.
Briggs-"I thought your doctor for.
bade you to smoker" Griggs-"YeS;
but suspected he had ulterior motives
have an idea that he wanted me tc
save money so that 1 should be abe
to pay his bill."-Boston Transcript.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26
A MILLIoN-DoLLAR BEDROOM
The Gorgeous Sleeping Apartment Of
Ludwig H., the Mad King Of Ba-
Varin.

ht SlCCPAhS ~ ~
Ludwig H., the Mad King Of Ba-
Varin.
Half way between Munich and Salz-
burg is the third castle-Herrenchiem-
see-built by Ludwig II. This great
structure is incomplete, fortunately
for already overtaXed Bavaria, for no
one could surmise what its cost would
have been. One room alone-the re-
nowned Northumberland not be dn-
plicated for less than million dollars,
The vaulted ceiling is one great allie
gorical painting, the rounded cornice
S covered with score of richly franz
ed mural paintings, the walls are pan
els of hammered gold of intricate de-
signs, and even the floor is of mar
vclous pattern. The only suggestion
of the purpose of this wonderful room,
is the 100000 bed with its canopy more
magnificent than any that covers a
regal throne. In the gorgeous dining
room he had erected a disappearing
table, which dropped through the
floor when a course was finished, and
in its place came up another. set and
served. He desired this so that serv-
ants would be unnecessary in the
room and the most secret state mat
ters could be discussed in safety. Many
people sought in vain to see the fa
nous room at Herrenchiemsee. Once
an actress pleased Ludwig so much by
her recitation that she thought it an
orportune moment to request permis-
sion to see his most poetic bedcham-
ber." She was coolly dismissed for her
effrontery, and the servants were or
dered to fumigate the room in which
she had been received,-Prof. ]. H.
Gore, in Ladies' Home journal.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26
NOVEL SUSPENSION BRIDGE.
One That Was Made by COreans froE,
Vines Three Hundred '
Years Ago.

The first suspension bridge that can
be dignified by that name was thrown
across the Im-jin river in Corea in 1892.
Here again dire necessity dictated tie
terms. The japanese in P'yeng-yan,:,
learning of the defeat of the army of re-
enforcement, determined to withdraw.
China had begun to bestir herself in
favor of Corea and the japanese, driven
from Pyeng-yang by the combined
Chinese and Corean armies, hastened
southwark toward Seoul. When tbs
pursuers arrived at the Im-jin river the
Chinese general refused to cross and
continue the pursuit unless the Coreans
would build bridge sufficiently large
and strong to insure the passage of his
100000 men in safety. The Coreans
were. famishing for revenge upon the
japanese and would be stopped by no
obstacle that human ingenuity could
surmount. Sending parties of men in
all directions, they collected enormous
quantities of chik, a tough, fibrous vine
that often attains length of 100 yards.
From this eight huge hawsers were
woven. Attaching them to trees or
heavy timbers let into the ground,
the bridge builders carried the other
ends across the stream by boats and
anchored them in the same way. OF
course the hawsers dragged in the wa
ter in midstream, but the Coreans were
equal to the occasion. Stout oak bars
were inserted between the strands in
midstream and then the hawsers were
twisted until the torsion brought them
a good ten feet above the surface.
Brushwood was then piled up on the
eight parallel hawsers and upon the
brushwood clay and gravel were laid.
When the roadbed had been pacEed
down firmly and the bridge had been
tested the Chinese could no longer re-
suse to advance, and so, upon the first
suspension bridge, $50 yards long, that
army of 100000 Cinnamon, with all
their Corean allies, camp equipage and
impedimenta crossed in safety. This
bridge, like the tortoise-boat, having
served its purpose, was left to fall of
its own weight.-Harper's Magazine.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26

This country must more than ever
before be the worlds greatest horse
market. The cost of raising colts to
maturity is increasing in all Edro-
pean countries, while with our SUI
perior methods the cost is decreasing.
South America is the only place on
earth possessing the physical features
necessary to successful competition
with this country, and the people there
lack every other qualification for such
competition. x-e plain English Of il
is, they don't know how, while we fat
ter ourselves that we do know how
Texas Stock ana Rsrch
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26
hARVEsr ApPLEs.

Dut N the orchard. years ago,
There lived an ancient harvest tree,
And golden apples used to grow
70 yellow ripeness there for me-
The tree was low, It's dropping limbs
Hung iiks an arbor's draperies,
And green leaves, Grooming balmy hymns
Lnred to its depths Of shady ease.
IN May the ancient tree was white
With tender blooms, and sight and sense
Drunk deep OF promise Of delight
IN summers juicy opulenee.
And as the lolllng days grew warm,
TIE young fruit of seductive green
Found refuge in my grateful form,
And worked there, deadly and unseen.
But all the trials were forgot,
When, bursting full OF lusciousness,
The golden apples came, with not
The faintest menace OF distress.
The hornets thronged their broken parts,
The bluejays pecked them on the tree,
But in each applies heart of ..earts
A "honey-core" remained for me.
ENVOY.
Good friend, life's promise oft Is white,
The qnripe fruit may cause distress;
But harvest time will make 1t right
You'll find "honey-core," guess.
-Chicago Daily Record.
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the top and hooked so as to hold the
pole in place. This is a seasoned slim
sapling resembling well pole, and
usually about 30 feet in length. A long
chain, of say eight feet extends from
the II end of this pole to the post to
whic . is fastened near the ground.
Three pulleys arranged properly are
sufficient to lift the hay or grain. A
small rope is enough to handle the
fork. The pole is pulled around to the
wagon, the fork inserted in the load
and the chain naturally draws it back
in place over the stack or shed and the
load is dropped. The chains and ropes
with one pole may be removed after the
stacking is completed.
Another stacker is sometimes called
the derrick or crane and is more handy
than the pole. 1t consists of heavy
post set solidly in the ground and
reaching 30 or 40 feet high, with an arm
10 feet or more in length, upon which
the pulleys and ropes are arranged.
The arm is fastened in groove cut in
the post, and kept in place by an iron
band which allows it to turn round.
This stacker is frequently used when
stacking hay or straw in a circle, with
the post in the center. 1t is useful also
in lifting from the wagon and swing
ing round to shed or platform at a
barn window. The same ropes and pull
leys are required on both stackers, and
horse does the work of elevating the
load. A rope, twisted wires or chain
forms the stay of the derrick and pre-.
vents it from breaking. If the band
holding the arm slips it may be held in
place by hanging chain above and
hooking it around the arm.-Orange
Judd Farmer.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26

An English little girl dropped her
doll in very deep hole not long ago
and wrote TO Queen Victoria that she
thought it had dropped through the
earth, and as she had heard the other
side belonged to the queen she wished
the queen would order it sent back
She did not get her own doll back, bhi
she got another one, great deal finer
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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The Creditor-If you don't settle this
account at once shall have to put It in
the hands OF lawyer.
The Debtor-Well, II you can find q
lawyer who is able to collect from me
i viii give him steady job looking aft.
er my interests.--N. Y. journal.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26

The doomed man feared the people who
waited along the way to the scaffold.
"See how they stare at mel" he cried,
agonizingy.
ayes, that's what you might call rubber
ing It hi" observed the executioner, play
fully, deeming it not amiss to inject an eIs-
ment of gayety into this otherwise somber
affair.-Detroit journal.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26

The cannibal chief stood with his
hand shading his eyes. A solitary fig
ure was timidly creeping toward him
from the jungle. Suddenly the old
chief started, He took quick step for
ward. 1T is" he cried, "it is my sonl
He is coming home againp Then, with
his eyes still fixed on the slouching fig
ute, he shrilIy called to his head hunt
er; "Mbongwa, the prodigal is return
ing! XIII the fattcd kaffirl"-C Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t makes tight
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot
sweating, aching feet, ingrowing nails, cornD
and bunions. At all druggists and shoe,
stores 25c. Trial package FREE by mail.
Address Allen s. 0lmsted. lie Roy, N. Y,
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26

"And you say the idiot Of a teacher told
you that you had an extravagant fool Of ..
fatherY
"That's what he meant" xxi
"But what did he say?"
'He said II was criminal folly to waste
money on the education Of such a cbump-
as | am."-Indianapolis Journal
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26

she-Where are you going TO spend the
summer?
Helm not going to spend II at an.
I'm going to save it till next winter and
see if can't get the janitor Of the fiat to
use it in the rooms ! oceupy.-Detroit Free
Press
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26

The Missouri Pacific Railway, 10 eon1ec.
ton with the Rock Island Route from
Kansas City, Is now operating through.
sleeping cars between St Louis and Denver,
leaving st, Louis a. m. daily, arriving
Denver II o'clock the next morning. This
Is the quickest line between these cities by
over two hours
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26

Moves the bowels each day. In order TO
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on }.
the liver and kidneys. Cures sick head.
ache. Price rs and Soc.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26

The Nickel Plate Road, with its Peerless
Trio of Fast Express Trains Daily and I'm
excelled Dining Car Service, offers rates.
lower than via other lines. The Short Line
between Chicago, Buffalo, New York and.
Boston.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26

Any man who can deliberately pass a
dog fighton the street without gIancing
at 1t possesses true dignity Chicago
Daily News.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26

It is humiliating to reflect that bad teeth
are responsible for more silence than is al.
most anything else.-Detroit journal.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26

Every woman believes that her husbanC
is a child in some respects, and that she
must be on the alert to keep things out oi
his grasp that he wants, but which are moi
good fe- him.-Atchison Globe.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26

IT wouldn't associate with her. Why, one
Of her ancestors was charwoman."
"Well, then, she's sure that one of them,
at least, had clean record. Philadelphia
Bullet!n
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HaII's Catarrh Cure

Some things are better than others, but
as a general thing man wants the others-
Boston Courier.
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The only sure way to pick a win
ner, is by his hilarity after the race.
Chicago Daily News.
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Is Constitutional Cure. Price, 75c.

, It's cold day when the palm-leaf fan gets,
left.-Chicago Evening News.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26

Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved me
many a doctors bills. +. Hardy, Hop
kins Place, Baltimore, Nd, Dec. 2, '9i.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-26

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money lift fails to cure. 25c.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-11-03
A Generals Bluff"

Bravery in military officer Is a
commonplace virtue, since no man is
fit to be an officer unless he possesses
it. But presence of mind in great
danger is rarer quality, and the Off
Ger who possesses it needs only oppor-
tunity to bring him distinction. Gen.
de Gallifet, the French minister of war
and the most eminent living French
general, possesses presence of mind in
a high degree. During the war Of the
commune, Gallifet once found himself
at the Bergeries bridge. Paris, sur
rounded on three sides by the insur.
gent National Guard. He was accom-
panied by a lieutenant only, Bernard
d'Harcourt by name. Escape was i'm
possible. Three thousand national
guards had their guns aimed at the
two officers. I'VE shall never get out
of this alive" said the lieutenant.
well" said Galifet, perhaps not but
l think we shall Follow mel" Cali
fet proceeded to ride at slow trot di'
rectly toward the insurgents. Pres
emily the Communist commander, a
man in a white beard, evidently not a
soldier by occupation, stepped out and
called: What do you want?' Then
Gallifet proceeded to make speech in
a somewhat grandiloquent manner. He
pretended that he had come from Pres
ident Theirs. "Frenchmen,' he said,
"listen! Shall it be peace or war De-
tween Paris and Versailles? Shall we
not have peace? Lay down your arms
and all will be we'll. If you persist, 1t
is war to the death! Frenchmen,
choosev' A great clamor rose among
the insurgents. The Communist COM
mander spoke up. go back to Presi-
dent Thiers," he shouted, "and tell him
it is war;! 81 go" said Gallifet. He
wanted nothing better, as his mis-
sion" was a pure accident, and he was
as good as a prisoner. He and the
lieutenant rode away. The lieutenants
horse struck into a gallop. Hold
on!" called Gallifet. Don't let them
think we are in hurry-theyll know
what's up!" So the two officers walked
their horses out of range Of the insur-
gent rifles, and rejoined their COM
mand. Two months later the gray
bearded communist commander fell In
to the hands of Gallifet, who gave him
his liberty in agreeable remembrance
OF the incident.