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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-23

Parlor Car Wheeling 70 PiEtsourg on 2.a1
o. m and s.z5 .. m. trains Central time.
Zone hour siower than wheeling slne.1
J. 6. TOMLTNSO%.
Passenger and Ticket Agent.
Ager. for All Steamship Lines.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-23
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-23
WHEELING & ELM GROVE
w ELECTRIC RAILWAY.
cars Will run as follows. city time
WHEELING TO Elm GROVE.

LEAVE WHEELING.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-23

Bellaire Bellaire.
Depart. B., z. p c. r. r. Arrive.
10 IS am Mall Express and Pass. 8 40 ana
% pm Express ana Passenger $50 pm
Is pm Mixed Freight and pass ! 20 pms
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-11-03
How Two Royal BenQals We're
Brought to Captivity.

How two splendid Persian tigers
were captured for the Berlin Zoo Is
told thrlllingly by the agent OF the IN
stitution He says. "One night ! was
sitting at our camp. close TO the crum
bling cedghas. shrlnes. tombs and Tort
ress palaces Of city whose name ia
now forgotten. An ancient kosik'
around whose crumbllng walls half
craced Persian and Arabic inscriptions
told ~ the beauty Of some woman dead
centuries ago. stood behind our camp.
Suddenly my head huntsman appeared
a scraggly. withered little being with
dingy turhan wound around his head.
He was Juggling matchbox az long as
himself loaded half way mp the barrel
He was bodocked with amulets and his
beard was stained red. Despite his
grotesque appearance. knew the man
was a profound student OF woodcraft
and as tracker OF signs knew him to
be without an equal.
May be your sacrlnccy he cried.
balancing TO the ground. While
searching for my lad came across the
footsteps Of the great grandfather OF
tigers. I followed them to a nala and
saw him. ramarisk bushes and ka-
rinda grew thickly. but ! saw him, and
he Is a. big as a buffalo bull
so we started preparations to cap
ture him. We built our pit near the
nnla, and at sundown that night placed
on It bleatlug sheep. II was arranged
80 that when the tigers reached the
sheep the planks would give way.
dropping the beast into the Dit below.
] had given special instructions not 10
XIII the beast l would rather have
lost several OF my heaters than the
specimen. ! was told by the natives
that he had been around terrorlzlng
the district Tor weeks. laying daily
tribute ON fat bullocks and sheep.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-11-03
ON A TIGER HUNT.

lungs. The teeth even uf the largest
carnlvora are merely the "spelrhcads.r
but Il seems as II Tor the moment the
animal threw lll its bodily energy into
the combination NJ muscular action
which We call bile" In most cases
the mere shock OF Impact as the ami
mai hutls Itself on Co., enemy ~ en-
tlrely domuralizing ur innlcts phy steal
injury. \ muzzlci masun viii hurl a
man to the ground In H. effort to
fastcn its teeth In his throat or shout.
der. The swapping power Of the alli-
gators Jaws Is more or less lntelli-
gihlo. They are long AMI furnished
With q row Of pointed teeth from end
TO end. hut the Jaws OF lion. leopard.
tiger. otter. dog. eat. ferret or habuon
are short, ana the long and pointed
teeth are few. Yet each Of their spe-
cies has q bltl1g power which, In pro-
portion to ~ size. Is almost lncrod-
iblc.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-11-03

center Of the cage Then the door was
arranged so We could shut It the mo
ulehl The animals we're inside. After
,u", the tigers were released from their
.,.'''ed quarters. and then we waited.
"'y smell the blood Slowly the head
u. we male tiger appeared at the top
VT The plank % had taken ma three
JAYS 10 make ready. ANA In that time
,ne animals had had nothing to eat.
ne saw the calf and crcpt toward II.
ne moment he was inside the cage
'ne door WAS dropped ana he was our
captive The female was served In the
same way They threw themselves
at the bars N the cage. but they held.
ana the beasts were ours"
The colorng OF these royal Persian
tigers Is magnificent. with great stripes
OF orange aud black. the hair clings
close TO the body aud is unusually long
ana luxurious. particularly about the
mead ana abdomen. 4 great mft
rlnged with black is on the top of the
tau This long hair rlyes the animal
o singular appearance, almost as
though the heavy irinEes Of some orr
entail robe were thrown over a.
The variations ln kinds Of tigers can
clearly be- seen by comparing these
Persian beasts with the great Siberian
tiger just received at the Berlin Zoo
Scientists say that the Siberian tiger
is IN direct line ana closely resembles
the great cane tiger Of prehistoric
days. The Siberian tigers hair
is short, shaggy and thick and
Is not marked 80 plainly. IT,
color being almost uniform drab.
Il Is larger and heavier and does not
seem 80 highly developed a type as
the Persian
Ancient Pcrslans loved danger as
they loved their horses. no sport was
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-11-03

we fixed the sheep. then took to the
lookouts TO watch. About midnight
we saw hlm-a wonderful specimen.
with head uplIfted and nostrils smiling
In the wind Suddenly he crouchod.
and then crept slowly toward the
frenzled sheep that was bleating In It's
terror. Then there was a sudden swish
OF the tail. a powerful spring, and In a
moment tiger and sheep had dlsap-
peared.
From the pit there came the terri
BILE warnings Of the trapped beast. The
pit was large and there was no danger
either OF his getting out or OF lniuring
himself We had just begun TO de-
scend when we heard the roaring OF
second tiger not far away and evil
IDENTIFY In answer to the one We had
trapped. Nearer and nearer grew the
cries, and suddenly out into the patch
OF moonlight bounded the most mag
nificent female tiger ! have ever seen.
She stopped moment. evidently try
Ing to locate the e,tos of the male. and
then crept slowly y. Sard the pit.
And then down below came up the
bowls OF the Gagged mate. The female
had ceased her roaring ana walked
slowly around the mouth OF the pit,
examining every part carefully, paw
ing here and there and emitting a low
purrlnE the while. As though he
knew that help was by, the male tiger
remained quiet. Soon her eye caught
sight Of a sApling that had not fallen.
hut which hung supported by two 9TH
ers. on the side Of the pit, She walked
out on these testing their strength at
every step. My heart almost stopped
beating as | realized that probably |
would catch them BOTH and my hopes
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-11-03
OBEDIENCE OF AN ELEPHANT.
Listening for Ths, vole. THAT u wou,s
Never Hear Again

An old elephant taken into battle IN
the plains OF India was a standard
bearer and carried on his huge back
the royal ensign, the rallylng point OF
the Poona host. says the New YORK
Press. Az the beginning of the srht
he lost bis master. The "mahoutp or
driver had just given the word 10 baIt
when he received fatal wound and
fell to the ground, where he lay under
a heap OF slain. The obedient elephant
stood still while the battle elos.d
around him and the standard he car.
rled. lie never stirred foot. refns-
ing TO advance or retire. a. the connlet
became hotter and nercer. until IN.
Mahrattas seeing the standard slll
nying steadily In It's place. refused 10
believe that they were being beaten
and rallied again and again around tne
cOlors. And all this whne, amid the
din Of battle. the patient animal stood
strainlng its ears TO catch the sound OF
that voice II would never hear again.
Al length the tide OF conquest left the
field deserted The Mahrattas swept on
in pursuit OF the dying foe, but the
elephant, Ike rock. stood there with /
the dead and dying around aud the en-
sign waving In It's place For three
days and nights IL remained where It's
master had given the command to halt
No bride or threat could move II. They
then sent TO village 100 miles away
md brought the mahOuts little son.
The noble nero seemed then to remem-
Der how the driver had sometimes Civ
N his authority to the little child. and
with all the shattered
rappings clinging as he went. paced
Iuistly and slowly away.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-11-03
rHIs "a wEARn 7IAMoNoa.
nj. owner mas nad ~. lars Pierced
Tor Rings.

MS owner has nnd Ius lars Pierced
Tor Rings.
In Cumberland. Md. there IL a big.
handsome cat, black Us jet. except for
@ dash Of white on the chest and fore
paws This cat is conspicuous over all
other cats because IN each ear he wears
a sparkling and valuable diamond ear
piece. Sebastian liz his name. and he
is believed to be the only cat In tho
world that wears earrings. Sebastian
is the property Of Mrs. Cornella Ander-
son, a pet. and came 90 her under UNI
usual circumstances. Mrs. Anderson
went on trip TO Europe two years
ago. and while ON her way home. as
she was passing through the streets OF
southampton. England. 20 board tho
steamship she was followed by sebas-
tian, who was thea a Wild. unkempt.
homeless walf She tried 10 drive him
away, but somehow the animal man
aged To get on board Sebastian % un-
usually strong and courageous. and rs
able to hold his own against any dog
In the neighborhood Indeed. when a
dog ON feline murder bent happens 10
SPY Sebastian. with tail brlstllng and
slaughter In his eye, the dog generally
suddenly remembers pressing en-
gagement In another street and hurries
on, Sebastian has q fsat Of his own
at the dinner table, and a handsomely
decorated cot To rccilno In. lie takes
a milk bath regularly every day. HIS
ears were pierced hy Mrs. Anderson.
who thought Il would he novel idea
TO adorn him with diamond earrings.
AZ nrst ne did not relish the idea at all.
but now that he has gotten used TO
them he cnrrlos his beautiful decOra-
lions with dignity In conformity with
his exaggerated idea Of his own Inn
portanco New York Herald
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-11-03
lnu rnr.r % Mnd nsn.l..

The power which carnlverous ami
mails have In their lawg is astonishing.
Mr.. Archibald z. Montgomery a Brit
ish traveller and scientist has noticed
that the tiger usually sclzes an indian
native by the shoulder and with one
Jaw on one side and the other Jaw on
the opposite side bites clean through
the chest and back, penetrating the
lungs. IN nearly an cases the bite pen
etrates the Lungs This kind OF a
wound Is characteristic Of the attacks
OF many OF the cat family Scarcely
any bird RECEIVERS from cats bite for
the same reason The canine teeth
are almost Instantly driven through
The lung. under the wing. The leopard
when SELLING smaller animals, such an
dogs. crashes the head when attack
ing men II aims at biting through the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-11-03
PHEASANT rRsulor1ou.


81 the N.Way..
ITS only matter of time" said one
Of the custom hous, Inspectors the
other day to a Now ORGANS Times.
Democra, reporter when the present
system Of searching people slsr. ..,d
Of smuggling will Dee entirely obsolete.
70 Is clumsy tedious. embarrassing.
and wors, Of an. ineffective. clever
smngglers II either sex can conceal
small articles about their clothing In
such a manner that they simply can.
not be found without completely de.
siroying the garments. ana no in
'pcctor would dare take any such
chances. The truth f. that searching
as now conducted doesn't amount to
much except as BLUM. and all the old
offenders are thoroughly well aware OF
It's futlllty. What will take IT, place.
did you ask Why. the N-ray. OF
course. No. ! am not joking. I am In
earnest ! am confident that inside the
next year or two special form Of
apparatus will be- perfected that will
enable an Inspector 10 take suspect
INTO private office and IN thirty sec
onds tell 20 certainty whether he has
any dutiable articles planted about his
person. all without so much as touch
ing him with his finger tips lie will
simply stand him IN front Of an N-ray
machine and look him over through
microscope. Excuse mo SIR he may
say but TN trouble You for your right
boot see you have few diamonds
concealed IN the heel or II may be
that the man has watch or two sewed
mp In his underclothes. or aozen yards
OF gold chain concealed In the nhlng
Of his coat II will an appear ~ plain
as print. and. on the other hand. u he
II Innocent the fact viii be demon
strated In q ilny without subjecting
him 10 the slightest humiliation or In
convenience. Some daring rascals have
been known 10 swallow valuable gems
Just before being searched with the
E-1y revolver such dodge would
prove transparent In every sense OF the
word. and the smugIler would be pc
liiely requested To move on to the
department next door.
IT'S great scheme and would prove
equally valuable In detecting shop
liiters 90 large dry-goods stores. II
had time IA perfect the idea and take
out patent on IT,"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-11-03
FRoo WEATHER pRoPHrrs.


They Jump into the water when Rain
T. Approaching.
Have YOU seen the little weather
frogsg They are knowing little chaps
and can always tell when Il Is going
to rain and when Il Il going 10 be ano.
and " you viii purchase couple or
them, iust Tor company Tor each other
YOU VIII never be caught ont In the
rain without an umbrella. These
little weather prophets are newcomers
IN our land being German immigrants
They have been shown for few days
In large bird store. when saw
them, the little frogs We're pcrched on
two sticks which ran across glass
sided analr like an aquarium box.
These sticks were almost at the top "
the box, which was about half filled
with water The majority of the little
fellows were duh brown. very nearly
the color ~ the stick on which they
sat. aud a few were between green and
brown These frogs are really tree
frogs. and have the faculty N changing
their color 10 match the color or tho
object on which they are pcrchcd.
They receive the name " weather
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-11-03

The organgrinder came with his pl-
ano-wagon and his helper into Mul-
berry street. He comes every day A
troop OF children flowed along after
him. They came every day. too, The
old man threw back the cover. planted
his plano In front OF police headquar-
tiers and the children planted the babies
they carried on the steps In front OF
n building opposite All were ready.
The helper put on his smile and the
grinder took hold Of the crank II was
all just as usual, just as 1t happens
every day, Just as II has happened these
many years But one OF the little girls
glanced up. poised for the irst step and
her gaze was fixed Hey" she cried TO
the organ grinder. and her arm pointed
10 the door back Of the babies, There
was a bit OF Grape ON the bell. The
janitor was dead. The organ grinder
drew down the cover. picked up his
machine. the children gathered up the
babies. The whole troop went on
down Mulberry street and around the
corner New York Commercial Adyer-
tlser.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-11-03

The TahItans are said to be the peo-
pie most serylceable TO the traveller.
They seem, In fact. to command at all
times the principal conyeniences OF life.
Half an hour OF daylight is sufficient
for building house OF the stems and
leaves OF the fehl banana. and fire Is
produced by rubbing sticks. II the
running water Is deeply sunk among
stones. by working in banana leaves
they bring tito the surface. The chase
OF cells. which In those dripping noun
tains become almost amphibious, Of
fers another insiance OF their lngen-
uity. They tear on with their teeth
the hbrous bark OF "puran" (Hibiscus
tlllaceus) and moment after apply Il
to nooslng small Ash. II one IL sent
for fruit he will usually make a basket
on the way by plating the segments
OF cocoanut leaf A mat will be man
ufactured with almost equal ease
Clothing Ii always at hand, and a ba-
mana leaf serves for an umbrella
Tumblers and bottles are supplied by
single Joints OF the bamboo, and casks
or buckets by the long stems. and
whether you ask for a Ratchet, knife,
spoon. toothbrush. or washbasin. the
guides will never be found at loss
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-11-03
IT is rORNAD0-PROOF.
= MOST REMARKABLE FREAK
or ARCHITECTURE.


a New YORK gentleman Invented I'm
1880 a tornado-pr0of house. which was
~ Gct automatically In self-defense
'nd which might be utilized either as
residence or as pace Of refuge
during storm. The structure was
built with Welge-shapcd points Mt
eiiher end Ike the bow of O ship. and
was mounted on wheels which moved
on circular track a large. strong
wing or vane projected from one end
OF the house and was Intended To act.
under the Influence OF high wind. aa
a Kind OF welthorcuck and wheel the
building around IN pivot. 80 as 10
present lts sharpcned edge to the blast
An appropriate apparatus underneath
the house provided for holding 1t
sunny In position except under the ac-
uon OF tornado. but the originator
OF this brilliant contriyance apparently
assumed that tornado blows stondily
from one direction. aud left out OF his
calculations IT, twisting qualities. The
Inmates Of this place Of refuge. when
swept by the revolving hurricane.
might be considerably astonlshed by it's
rapidity Of circumlocution. However.
the hopeful inventor adds TO his de-
scription Of the structure suggestion
that II might be- peculiarly adapted for
use as a hospital. since Il could be-
turned on It's whcois by mechanical
forces so as to present the sick ward
TO the sunshine throughout the length
OF the day. or to the ycntllating cnect
Of the breeze from whatever quarter II
might be blowing A private residence
which could be turned SO as To follow
the sun and cause It's purifying rays
To shine Into every apartment success
lively is magnificent luxury which
eommends Itself to every health-loving
millionaire. but as only the minority
possesses million. the patent will. no |
doubt. expire unused Akin TO the !
laudahle invention IL another which |
proposes 10 put springs under house /
TO prevent its being shaken down by a |
possible earthquake. one Of the most |
remarkable freaks In ar, hltecture since |
the prehistoric wooden horse OF Troy /
Is house built In the shape Of an
elephant which WIS patented In 1889
by gentleman OF Philadelphia. In de-
scribing his conception this gentleman
stated that the form Of any animal
might be employed. as his principal
object was TO elevate the building CON
siderably above the ground. In order
TO permit a good circulation OF air
below the apartments and to insure
well-lighted rooms. The legs OF the
animal, being hollow. were to contain
flights Of stairs leading to the rooms
above. while tho elephanta trunk
might be effectively utilized as chute
for conveying Stops and ashes to the
sewer, the opening to which might for
picturesque purposes be shaped 40 as
TO preser' iNa Importance OF trough
out Of winch no animal might be sup
posed to b. f."dluE One OF these elo-
plant houses was actually erected on
Coney island. and proved quite a profit
able speculation till II was destroyed
by hre The queer structure was still
standing In 1893. and on account OF
It's size. could be seen ut considerable
-Ainsleo's Magazine.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-11-03

frogs" because they jump into the
water upon the approach OF rain or
bad weather. and como out again when
the weather shows signs OF changing
to clear. When fun grown these tlny
frogs are a little more than an inch
In length In captivity. the weather
frog II kept In a glass pan or globe
which Is covered ON top with wire
screen Water Il put In the bottom OF
the Jar and at a convenient height n
stick Is placed for the little frog 10
jump upon. The frog is fed ON nles
In summer. and In winter on meal
worms It's food must be allye.-New
York Herald
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-11-03

From the Washington Post: An eX-
perienced animal trainer says: AS a
rule. monkeys are readily trained, but
occasionally there is one. as In the
human species, who is a Ounce and
won't learn anything, Is positively
stupid and refuses perslstently TO be-
come educated. The trouble In teach
ing monkeys is largely that they are
mischieyous, They try to overdo
things. and do things which are not
wanted OF them; so that, in order to
make them perform as desired. steady
drilling is necessary. although they
grasp an idea quickly. The only two
species OF animals which can be taught
by precept and example are the chin
panzee and the orang- outang They
are lmitators, and to instruct them In
doing thing It is only necessary for
the trainer to do II first himself and
then either one OF these will initiate
him"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-11-03
MARRIAGE
said 10 nc an E,cn bargain by Woman
~ Experience.

said 10 ne an Even Bargain by Woman
~ Experience.
Marriage" says fair correspond
ent, in common with all the blessings
and evils OF this world. Is governed by
the laws OF compensation. A man
loses. possibly. a certain amount OF
liberty-a vague term at best-he may.
perhaps. have to deny himself his cigar
and few other unnecessary luxuries.
lie must, In short, be little less self
centered than formerly. Yet are not
his denials more than amply repaid by
gaining comfortable home. where he
reigns paramount. where he Ii consld-
cred. loved ana waited upon at every
step? Above all, on securing tender,
sympathetic. loving helpmeet. always
ready to sink into oblivion her own
worries and troubles. TO advise and
cheer him In the daily flight. to sym
pathize In trouble. TO nurse In illness
and to transform his very faults Into
virtues All this and more a man gains
as u reward for a little self-denial and
an increased responsibility, and ! say
II is emphatically untrue that men
rank wedlock as tremendous and
most undoubtedly uneven bargain
Don't Judge men by a few who. un-
worthy to be husbands themselves,
have been disappointed In their wives,
or by those small-mindod creatures
who lack the faculty for seeing two
sides OF a question. Mo- marriage,
where man and wife are true to their
calling. is an undoubtedly even and
profitable bargain"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-11-03
STATES WITH FLORAL EMsLEMs

= - " - 9fhfhAs ~
Ten Of Them Adapted by Act OF the
Legislature.
The Floral Emblem society OF Mas
sachusetts sent out short time ago
letters TO the governors OF the yari-
Gus states and territories. asking II
their states had adopted state floral
emblem. says the Boston Transcript.
The various replies show that ten OF
the states have adopted floral en-
blems. as follows Colorado. blue and
white columblne. 1893; Delaware,
peach blossom Maine. pine cone and
tassel. 1885; Michigan, apple blossom,
1897: Montana. bitter root. 1895; Ne
braska. goldenrod. 1896. Oklahoma,
mistletoe. 1898. Oregon, Oregon grape,
1899: Utah. sego lily, 1892: Vermont.
red clover. 1894. Seven Of the remain
Ing states have flowers that are popu-
larly recognized us state emblems, al
though there has been no special leEis-
latlon In the matter: California. Cali
fornia poppy; Georgia, Cherokee rose;
Idaho. syrlnga Kansas, sunHOwer;
Minnesota, moccasin flower. Nevada,
sagebush: Washington, rhododendron.
The trailing arbutns IS by Informal
adoption the floral emblem OF Nova
Scotia. The idea Of a state or nation
al flower Is As old as the lotus OF |
Egypt. and we all identify the rose
with England. the lily with France.
the thistle with Scotland the sham
rock with Ireland.