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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04
BATCH OF ASBESTOS STORIES
Man With Mine Of Information
Astonishes Another Who Claim
ed He Knew all About the
Mineral.

An elderly man, with gray mustache,
looked up from a plate of spaghetti
which he was eating in a restaurant,
and spoke to three others:
Say he said, what do you people
know about asbestos"
Two of his companions observed a
modest silence, but the third, who was
a little man. spoke up:
81 know all about asbestos he said.
do, eh?" queried the man with the
spaghetti on his plate. Then how
longs it been in use?''
Well" said the little man, hesitat-
ingly, ''p'raps thirty years.
You're way off. OF course, you
didn't know that Charlemagne had an
asbestos tablecloth?"
who's Charleman?"
WELL" said the elderly man, Char
lemagne was king of the Franks and
emperor of the Romans about HOO
3
owned an asbestos tablecloth."
Don't believe it" said the little man.
81 never heard of asbestos until the
centennial
well, Charlemagne had a cloth all
right" said the elderly man. ''IIe
used to astonish his friends from the
interior by throwing the tablecloth in
to the fire after dinner, and of course
it didn't burn. Asbestos became quite
fashionable after that for towels and
napkins. 1t saved laundry bills All
a mans wife had to do was to throw
the weeks washing into the stove and
it came out as clean as chalk"
Say" said the little man, incredu-
lousy, do you think you can string
me like that?"
Its so,' declared the elderly man.
But of course you never heard that
Benjamin Franklin had an asbestos
purse?"
mo; had he?" asked the little man,
with sneer.
"Of course he had. He took it over
to England with him, and sold 1t to a
man in Bloomsbury, London, for big
sum-"
81 suppose" said the little man, with
wink, that the Englishman was a
friend of yours, and you know his
name?"
NO" replied the first man, 81 never
saw him, but he was called Sir Hans
Sloane, and he had museum"
Dime museum" grinned the little
man.
Not bit of it," smiled the elderly
man, good naturally; 1T was a sure
enough museum, and as a matter Of
fact it constituted the nucleus OF the
British museum. dare say that Ben
jamin F'ranKlin's asbestos purse is
there yet
The little man looked little crest
fallen, but the elderly man consoled
him.
Don't worry" he said, there are
lots Of people beside yourself who are
shy on knowledge regarding asbestos.
1t wasn't much used during recent CEN
turtles. In 1876 an asbestos handker-
chief was shown to the Royal Society
as a great curiosity by DR.. Plot, who
had bought it from traveller on his
return from China. They called it sal
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04
GOT EVEN WITH SKATER.
Old Sergent Tells How He March
ed the Colonel Fourteen Miles
in the Sun.

Jack Carroll, a retired army sergeant,
of Topeka, Kas., once arrested Gen.
Shafter and marched him fourteen
miles down holland dusty mountain
trail in Arizona Carroll's own story
of how he ''got even" is this:
Zone day, during difference Of opin-
ion between myself and the officer of
the day, the officer SO far forgot him
self as to strike me across the face with
the fiat of his sword after calling me
several vile names. No sooner had the
blow fallen than | drew back my fist
and with all the strength in my right
arm struck the officer between the eyes.
He fell about ten feet from me, and in
my passion 1 ran to him and kicked
him several times befoe he could rise.
1.-The affair was the ensatioa of the
garrison for about two Weeks and was
supposed to have blown over, when
Col. Shafter heard of it. lie sent word
for me- ITO come to his Oh lee. Here he
informed me that he Id heard the
story and asked me if IfFealized the
enormity of my offense Estriking my
superior officer. / told etm that did
but would strike any OFFICER who would
subject me te the ipsasnity which the
officer of the day dM.
AisNef lame angry at this reply
and said with a sneer, You would
strike me, suppose?'
Il quietly answered, Yes, sir
What, with these on? Would you
strike man wearing these? Do you
dare to tell me that you would strike
me?'
Il smiled at his anger and told him
that | certainly would. He was liter
ally uncomfortable in his passion at this
reply. He called an orderly and in a
voice heavy with emotion ordered me
thrown into the guardhouse. In a few
minutes afterward he sent another Or
derby with instructions to the guard 10
riVet ball and chain on my ankle.
L was left in this condition for five
weeks without a chance to change my
clothing and no opportunity for hear
ing OF my case. Finally Gen. Miles
heard of the affair and ordered me re-
leased without a trial
From that time until the close of
my term of enlistment Col Shafter was
my bitterest enemy and he let no op-
portunity Slip to humiliate me. l re-
fused to re-enlist when my term had
expired and went down to the little
town near the fort and stayed there
several weeks.
One morning a private from the reg
1ment came into the village and told
me that the colonel and party of off
GERS had gone to the mountain on a
deer hunt.
l saw that my time for revenge on
the colonel had arrived and hunted M
the sheriff. I told him that | would
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04
PATERNAL REPROOE
Good Advice from Pa C.used a Youth In
Hustle "a Bit


MY father was nice, level headed old
gentleman" said a Washington man who
has struck his gait and settled down after
few years of continent wide tumultuos-
ity, when they were all telling hard luck
stories the other night. "but he was adj
dicted occasionally to savage sort Of
humor. Member that me got the west
ern fever about 10 years ago? Well. |
went west. The old gentleman gave me
$500 with which to 90 west and get sick
thereof and off I started. He said TO me
before I started:
Young fellow, know whereof l talk.
and l tell you that / wouldn't give %
cents for all the west that the setting
sun ever snone upon. But, 60 ahead.
Shoot your wad. Go on out west
We'll, as 1 say. away l went I was
broke by the time / got to Chicago. |
wired the guy nor for 80 and got it. l
wired him for so more when / got to
Cheyenne and got it, When / reached
sacra mento | wired him for another 500.
morning on the sands of the Pacific ocean.
Got it. About week later woke up one
morning in front of the Hotel del Norte.
Monterey, without soumarkee. / wired
collect message to the guv'-nor. saving;
Broke on the brink Of the Pacific.'
In a couple Of hours l got the old gen
tieman's reply. Il read:
g Keep right on going west
That was ai-no nun, no nothing.
Translated, the message just invited me
to walk into the seething waters Of the
misnamed Pacific and subnerge nnyse,f.
Well, It was a good thing, that dry mes
sage. hoofed II TO San Francisco. got q
JOB and went to work. ard I took 4 t,,rn-
be 70 myself from that time on. wash
ington Post.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04

ne was the hit of the evening and guess
ne was Every other number we showed
up Tor the audience yelled for Stub. but
me had gone home In a cab, and when We
reached the hotel he was in the bar room
offering to back himself against any banjo
player in the country.
Fire him from the club? No, we had
hard work to keep him In it. When he
woke up the next morning and remem-
bered what he had done, he was for taking
the first train home. But he took a fare
Wen drink, and the pledge instead. and for
the rest Of the trip you couldn't get him
10 lay hands on banjo until he was sat-
isfied it was his own noise.ess article. -
New York Sun.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04
CAUSE AND EFFECT.

care you superstitlous about black
cats?"
Eyes. indeed. When ] see one In our
yard know 1t Is a good sign that cook
Ia going 10 throw a broomst,ek and break
a window "-ChicaRo Record.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04

AS l said, Jerry Corey was careful
sort of man, but he got his eye on a
girl in the audience that he used to
know, and l guess it ratified him, for
when he gathered up the boxes for our
second appearance Stub gold bricked
Jerry and got his banjo, and Jerry was
was in such a trance that he never no.
ticed that he was up against Stubs
hemp-lined silence-spreader till he hit
his chair. Then he made swipe for
his banjo, but Stub warded him eff
and the trouble began. Ii was some
kind of jiggering waltz that we had
for that time and it began with some
little tinkly picks on the mandolins,
very soft and birdy. We'll. the mando-
Inns started in, and first thing / knew
heard kind of wild whisper from
Jerry Corley:
Don't touch the strings Stub"
Then Stubs bass voice said.
Lego that banjo. Jerry. Drop it or
I'll kick your chair over
There was a kind Of scraping of the
chairs and saw a couple of beads of
water come out Of the leaders alabaster
forehead on IN tha wines thA manages
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04

and Stub tied a gents furnishing store
model in three moves. That settled
my doubts. When | left him he was
singing. He said it was America be-
cause he felt patriotic. Three minutes
later l met a boy in the hall carrying
two cocktails ON a tray. l asked him
where they were going. He said to
Mr.. ellis. | told him to charge EN- to
Mr.. ellis private account and drank
'em both. Then | sent Jerry Corley,
who sat next to Stub in the banjo line,
to hover over him on angel wings and
see that he didn't establish lines Of
communication with any more booze.
Jerry was a careful chap. He did the
angel wing business with an eagle eye
attachment and landed Stub at the con-
cert hall so late that he couldn't usher.
Stub said he didn't feel much like
ushering anyway; felt kind of COM
pressed around the head effect Of
pressure of his musical thoughts on the
inside, most likely. During the frs.
piece he got along all right. From my
point at the other end l got a glimpse
of him pecking away at his hemp
strings with a kind OF rapt look like a
man hitting up something long and
cold through a straw with the Their
mometer at 80 degrees.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04
A PUZZLE.

Every tine a girl visits at a house the
men folks are kept in dazed condition
trying to figure out how she got so many
clothes into one little trunlk:-Akchison
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04

Certain
life that
The
The cherry blossom
ing just they taken
after
ALL give glimpse
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04

is interesting
imperial This
will obtained
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The morning news., 1899-12-23
HAMMOND HAS GIVEN BOND.
First Alleged COnspiratOr Arrested
Is Vow Out ON Bail.

J. T. Harmon, the frat Of the alleged
conspirators to defraud merchants
throughout the country by the use of the
mails to be arrested. was released yes
terday on bond. Hammond had been in
jail since he was arrested by a deputy
marshal. under the Indictment In the Fed
eral District Court.
The bond required of this one of the de
PENDANTS was only $500, as he is regarded
by the officers of the court as a tool of the
other alleged conspirators. rather than as
an active participant in their plans,
schemes and profits. He is an ignorant
and illIterate countryman, who. when his
case was heard before United States Com
missioner Lewis. said that he had been
induced to per nit the use of his name by
J. II. and w. r. Hutchinson. at so much
per month, and that he had never par
tieipated in the profits OF the Illegal trans
actions other than by means of the small
salary he had received. Even this, he
said had not been paid him for several
months previous to the time of his first
arrest, and he let 1t ibe understood that
he had been thrown down by his former
friends with a force and directness that
had caused him considerable annoyance.
II Is possible that the officers of the
court had hoped that Hammond, through
his long confinement in jail, would be in
duced to tell what he knew about the con-
spiracy, but this he has shown no indica-
ton or desire to do. No effort had been
made to secure his release on bond prior
to the surrender Of Daniel A. Tyson, who
is regarded by the officers In charge of the
case as the leader of the alleged conspira-
cy. When Tyson came to the city efforts
to secure the release of Hammond. under
bond, were al once begun, and they reach
ed a successful consummation yester-
day. The confession, that it had been
hoped would be secured, has never been
made.
The morning news., 1899-12-23
ONE DAY ONLY.


Just arrived, 500 plain and decorated
china cups and saucers, some moustache
cups and saucers in the lot. to be given
away free to all purchasers of any of the
following articles:
One pound Thea-Nectar tea ............ 60c
One pound Japo tea ..................... 75c
One pound best baking powder ........ 45c
One pound best pepper ................... 4Oc
One pound best mustard ................ 40c
81 worth OF coffee; 6ec worth of tea.
75c worth OF tea and coffee.
Don't forget TO ask for the Rosebud"
calendar The Great Atlantic and Pacific
Tea Company, lo6 Broughton street west.
Telephone 6l6.-ad
The morning news., 1899-12-23
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY RATES.


Low rate tickets will be on sale between
all points on the Southern Railway. Dec.
p, g. "a, 25, 30 and 81, and Jan. l. good
to return until Jan. 4, 1900. Also ON Dec
Is to 2i, inclusive, these low rate tickets
win be sold to students and teachers Of
schools and colleges on presentation of
certificates signed by heads Of institutions
Final limit of these tickets, Jan. 8. 1900.
See that your ticket read via Southern
Railway. Best time, best service. fines,
trains. James Freeman, CITY r,cl,at
Agent, 141 Bull street. Telephone S5o
Randall Clifton, District Passenger Agent
Savannah, Ga.-ad e-''
The morning news., 1899-12-23
THE MAYOR is UNDECIDED.
Has Park and Tree appointments
Under Consideration.

Mayor Myers said yesterday that the
! appo ntnents 20 fiji the lwo pending vacan-
! cies n the Park and Tree Commission will
probably Mt be made until some time in
| January.
| The con mi ssioneIs whose terms have
about exrired are Chairman p. d. Daffin
and Col George A. Mercer Chairman
Dafiin was appointed by Mayor Myers for
the four-vear term when the commission
was o ganized in 1895. Col. Mercer sue
ceed, Mr. W. W. Cor Jon, Jr., one of the
original members of the commission, who
was also appointed for four years, but
who resigned on accepting an appoint
ment in the Uni ed States volunteer ser
vice over a year ago. The new appoint
ments win be for six years. Neither Chair
man Dafiin nor Col Mercer have given the
Mayor any indma ion of a desi e en- their
pait fer reappointment nor will they do
so. The Mayor will be eft entirely free 10
exercise his own judgment.
Mayo Myers is NV considering wheih-
er the commis ion will be benefited by the
injection of new blood or whether the ex-
Feriencs of the Two comm IS oners whose
terms have about expired, and their evil
dent fidelity to their work entities them
10 reappoin lment. He is now evidently
wavering between the two ideas.
Chairman Dahin has been one of the
nest enthusiastic members of the C minis
sion from the egnn ng a d since hi cleo
ton as chairman has given gr, at deal
of his time to the care of the parks and
trees and the beauifying Of the city. His
interest in this direction is well known.
Col. Mercer, though hampered by physical
inhrmities, has taken an active interest
in the work and has proven valuable
member of the beard.
The Park and Tree Commission, during
the four years of its history, has occupied
the unique position of never having been
in touch with any administration, not
even the one which appointed. It's mem
bers have always been members of inde-
pendent views, and from the inception of
the commission, one of its main articles
of faith has been to hold absolutely aloof
from politics. This doubtless accounts
for the fact that 1t was allowed to remain
when the other commissions were swept
out of existence over a year ago. The
commission has had it's troubles with
each of the Administrations under which
1t has served. and it's members have not
always found their gratuitous service to
the city pleasant one This lack of touch
with the administration doubtless
goes far to account for the
small appropriations given for the
park and tree department, and the
fact that the commission has not been al
lowed to undertake any important work
since the completion of Colonial Park,
which was begun in the first year of the
commissions history.
Capt. c. s. Ellis is now the senior mem
Der of the commission. having been reap
pointed two years ago by Mayor MeldTim
for six-year term. The other two mem
bers are Messrs. Malcolm Maclean and
S. e. Theus. Chairman Daffin and Capt.
Ellis are now the only members of the
board who were among the original ap-
pointees.
The morning news., 1899-12-23
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY RATES,
Vin Southern RAILWAY.

Low rate tickets will be on sale between
all points on the Southern Railway Dec.
%, 20, "a, %. 80 end 81. aud Jan. /,
good to return untn Jan. A. 1900 Also
on Dec. Is TO q, inclusive, these
low rate tickets will be sold to students
and teachers of schools and colleges on
presentation of certificates signed by
heads of institutions Final limit of these
tickets Jan. s. 1900. See that your tickets
read via Southern Railway. Best time,
best service finest trains. James Free
man, City Ticket Agent 141 Bull street
Telephone $50. Randall Clifton, District
Passenger Agent, Savannah Ga.-ad.
The morning news., 1899-12-23
ARE NOW IN THE HOLIDAYS.
schools Closed Yesterday for the
Christmas Vacation.

Christmas Vacation.
The school children now have holiday
An the schools have closed for the Christ
mas holidays and the children have given
themselves over TO the enjoyment of
hours that are not fraught with thoughts
of study and school on the morrow.
Examinations were had on the final days
in all the Grammar schocfs and the High
School. Yesterday the examinations in
both High School and Grammar schools
were in arithmetic. They were the close
of the series, and the children will have
no more examinations to trouble them un-
til the close of the next quarter.
The plan for the use of the High School
and the Cathedral School bulldogs by the
children of Chatham schools No. 2 and /,
respectively, worked well on those days
when It was adopted. 1t was not even
found necessary to shorten the exam na-
tions for those schools, the pupils being
able 10 finish up the same examination as
were given those of the other schools.
The morning news., 1899-12-23
MUST GIVE AMPLE NOTICE.
City's Interests Now Protected From
Inscriptions Litigants.

City's Interests Now Protected From
INSCRIPTIONS Litigants.
The bin requiring parties who have suits
against municipalities to give notice with
a specified time to the city authorities be-
fore bringing such suits has been signed
by the Cove rnor and is now a law. Mayor
Myers is pleased with the passage of the
law, having recognized its possible value
10 the city from The first.
Representative LaRoche also expressed
his satisfaction at the Governors action.
1.-The bin was introduced said Mr.. La
Roche, because of the trouble which the
authorities Of Atlanta and Macon have
had with parties who delayed bringing
suits aga nst these municipalities until
within a day or two of the time when
these suits would be debarred under the
statute of limitations The delay was evil
IDENTIFY for a puip pose. In case of suits for
damages in case of an acc dent, for in
stance, it would be found that the office S
who were familiar with the circumstances
of the case had gone out of office, and
that the city workmen who had been wit
nesses had been discharged or had left
the employ Of the city, and had been lost
track Of This made it difficult for the
municipalities to prerare to fight these
cases and as the delay was evidently for
a purpose the necessity for a law of tn $
kind was obvious. BY requiring such suits
to be brought within specified time after
the o-curre nee which has given rise to it
the city is put en- rotice and is enabled to
prepare its case"
Mayor Myers, in speaking of the BILL
said that instances had occurred where II l.
gation having grown out of differences
J e ween cortrac o or other Tarties and
former councils, which had gone out of
| office, suits were brought against the city
on which the Council in power were in
ignorance as to the causes and circum-
stances. Under the new law there win be
! less danger of trouble from This source.
The morning news., 1899-12-23
THE ORPHAN GIRLS CHRISTMAS.
Trees and Songs at the Savannah Or
phan Asylum.

Trees and Songs mt the Savannah Or
phan Asylum.
The annual Christmas tree and enter
tanment at the Femle Orphan Asylum
took place al 4 o'clock.
The school room was decorated with
evergreens, and in the furthest end was a
raised platform, on either side of which
trees stood. These trees were beautifully
decorated with tiusel and bright ribbons
and laden with most beautiful presents.
Promptly on the hour the girls marched
in and took their places. DR.. Fair made
the opening prayer. The following pro-
gramme was rendered.
Opening address, Ruby Watson.
Duet and chorus, Berta Defoor and
school.
Christmas acrostic, nine girls.
Solo (vocaD, Bessie Bailey.
Solo (vocaD Berta Defoor.
Closing address, Gracia Creech.
Song, And There Were Shepherds" the
girls.
Blessing, Rev. Mr. Anthony.
The musical programme had been man
aged and the training done, entirely by
Miss Alice Summerlin. The two young
ladies' singing solos are pupils Of Mrs Nav
Silva, and. although they have been with
Mrs. Silva but a short time show good
training. Miss Summerlin is TO be con-
graduated upon the good work the musi-
cal programme showed. No harsh notes.
nothing to CRATE upon the ear in the en-
tire collection.
Rev. Bascom Anthony Mr. Richardson
and Mr.. Edmondson relieved the lree of
its burden OF queerly assorted fruit. and
gave the presents. These were very beau
tifud and all of them useful-umbreIas
writing desks. toilet sets and handker-
chiefs, then dolls, doll trunks, books. ard
candy gallore-each girl received two pres
ents. All the dolls. ana they were legion.
were dressed by the older girls.
In speaking of the work ihe teaching
and training of the girls, Miss Ward sald
that the aim is not to only enable the girls
to make their living in families but to
find out what they are best suited for. and
then endeavor to obtain for them training
in that direction; not laying down a rule
of conduct and brain work the same in
each case Miss Ward surely deserves
great credit for the work she has done
and the success which has attended her in
the school and home The children love
her, and show IL in every way and by
love she rules each heart there
Presents for Miss Ward, Mrs, Bragg and
Mrs. Leslie adorned the tree, and made it
considerably more weighty. Every pres
ent carried a message of love.
The morning news., 1899-12-23
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.
They Can Henr tue Greatest Lectur-
ers and Musicians.

Agnes Scott Ihstitut 3 at Peeatur' 'Sd''
possesses many advant 'ges over o'iler ill-
stitutioris in the South i iSrft proper eau
cation of girls and young ' women. 1t Is SIT
uated just beyond the sui Sirps Oh =AlAaiist'
in a healthy, quiet and Vitufed ailiios-
phere Arrangements have ,peen nlaoe ps
the president whereby the - uplis OF ls lnls
institution can attend, at Ia 'niilal s eosl
the lectures and concerts givelt III Atlanta "a
In this way girls can hear the sreales'
lecturers and musicians of the world In
fact, no school in the South ,Possessss
such superior advantages as AgI~ ; .. So.
If you wish to investigate the senooi
write to DR.. F. H. Gaines, its pi e sioett
Decatur, Ca, and he will give you iilloi
mation.-ad.