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The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04
NORMAL SLEEP,
Sparks Of Wisdom from tho Laboratories
of Scientists.


Written for the Sunday RepublIc.
what should be the normal length of
sleep? The question has been often
put, and Sir James Sawyer has Just
answered 1t in n work on longevity.
he says that sleep should occupy
third OF twenty-tour hours. Although
'his hsure Is not at all exaggerated 1t
must be noted that some of the great
est workers of our time never devoted
elsht hours TO slumber. Thus. Sir
James Legges, professor of Chinese
at oxford university. who died at the
age of So, rose every morning at 3
O'Clock and never slept more than five
hours. Brunei. the famous engineer,
worked twenty hours a day for the
greater part OF his life. Lord Heath
field. while commander in chief of
Gibraltar during the four years siege
or the fortress, never took more than
four hours repose. He lived to be 81.
Alexander Humboldt In his old age
had TO sleep at least four hours a day.
but 1t seems that in his youth two
hours were quite sufficient. This sa-
want consequently maintained that 1t
was n great mistake to think eight
hours n day necessary for sleep. Lit
tire rose at n. m, and while his bed
room. which served also as study.
was being arranged. went downstairs
with u number of books, having
learned from the Chevalier dAguessau
to turn idle moments to account 1t
was while waiting for his bed to be
made that he is said to have composed
the preface OF his dictionary. At .
O'Clock he sat down at his desk till
luncheon; at l p. m. he resumed his
work and sent OF his proofs to the
Journal des Savants. to which he con-
tributed regularly from 1855. From 3
to 6 p. m. he worked at his dictionary:
at O'Clock he dincd. and at o'clock
went back to his desk till 3 o'clock in
the morning, often continuing his
studies in summer time till sunrise.
Littre lived to the age OF so. These
instances show at least that longevity
is not Incompatible with short sleep.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04

Of other acts against her peace and
dignity.
II scarcely know. madam" Mr.. Rog.
ers began. after = painful pause. "how
to preface what am about to say, but
the note"
That. indeed. requires expiana-
ton" exclaimed the widow.
"And yet had nattered myself tha,
1t was sufficiently explicit" returned
Mr.. Rogers. somewhat disconnected.
"sumciently explicit. no doubt" con.
ceded Mrs. Cramer. But the motive
DO not say 1t was to deceive" In
terposed the caller.
And the method chosen" cried the
widow: perfectly unheard Of"
Whatever others may think" said
Mr.. Rogers. between us two It can
never be misinterpreted."
And Mr.. Rogers told his love-told
II SO much better than the stray note
could have done that the widow would
have wondered how much his tongue
was mightier than his pen had she
been In any mood for such comparI-
sons.
She and Mr.. Rogers have now been
married for many years, but whether
they have even discovered how the
broken cup first broke the ice between
them is more than l can tell.-New
York Evening World.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04
THE TELEPHONE Elm WAR.
i"w Cubans and spsniard. Arranged the
surrender OF ~ Guy.

A chat over the telephone between the
s"ncrnls OF opposing armies as To the
pros and cons of the situation has become
A by no means uncommon occurrence
Before America took a hand In afraIrs In
cuba a cuban general one day slipped
past the oa,pos,s OF city, and canrh,
the spanish defense mapping, Calling
up the alcaldo on the telephone. h. sug-
scst.d that To save human life and a
great deal OF Inconvenience. he should be
allowed To take possession OF the city.
The alcalic saw II In the sam. llEht, and
the Cuban soldiers marched quietly into
the city and We're treated by the inhRb-
itants more as visitors than victors
Again. In the Porta Rican campaign. the
Incident VIII not soon be forgotten OF a
young American officer going to the light
house of the port, and by telephone In
.isting that the authorities surrender TIM
mcdint.ly, which thcy dlis II has been
remarked that this waF better than "a
bomhaTdinont in a ratio OF Is cents FOR a
long-distanc" telephone call to $4,000 or
100000 Tor shot, shell and general
phonlc military Is given In the story OF
how Gutierrez lost th. presidency OF Sal
yador R.salado, who had been placed by
gutierrez In command OF the national
military forces. knowing that the Saliva
dortans Were intensely hostile to certain
political schemes, the cnrryin. out of
which seemed Imminent. saw "A chance To
bring about "a revolution and make him
self chief mngistrnt" of his country,
Having come to nm understanding with
his Hubordlnat"F, R.gulndo, from the ar
,illcry barracks OF the capital called up
President gutierrez ON the telephone, and
boldly said: You ar" no longer Prcsl.
i.nt' All the bat,nlions are In my favor"
Gutierrez abruptly hung up his t.lophon.
receiver and left the city ns "Np.dl ltiously
ns possible. never stopping until he
reached Honduras. Whore h" was sure OF
nn asylum with his friend and ally, Pres
id.nt Bruilla. An clcctricnl journal asks
why cannot all revolutions be effected
this wny7 The plan IN respectfully sub
mIttcd To the Cars disarmament confer
rnc-, The telephone IN mlghticr than the
torpedo
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04
THE NEXT CENSUS.

Congress will probably pass bill at
this session to provide for taking the
next census. The primary purpose OF
the government in thus counting the
people. which the constitution requires
to be done once In ten years. is 20
ascertain how many representatives In
congress shall be apportioned TO each
state. Until n first census could be
taken the constitution itself specified
the number of representatives allowed
to each OF the thirteen states. Vir-
ginia was assigned ten members. Mas
sachusctts and Pennsylvania were al
lowed eight each. New York and Mary
land six each. and the other states
were granted representation In the
same arbitrary manner. The total
membership OF the first house OF rep
resentatives was sixty-nve.
The apportionmcnt based on the iirst
census. that OF 1890. allowed one rep
rcsentative for every $4,000 people. ms
near as the divisions could be made.
On that basis the membership OF the
house became lo5. BY the mex, CEN
sus. ten years later. using the same
unit Of population" the number OF
representatives was increased to lii.
Since that time II has been neccs-
Rnry with every new census to allow
= larger population to each district.
and also. with the exception OF one
decade. to enlarge the membership OF
the house. A part OF the increase has
been caused by the admission OF new
states. There nre now 3j7 men In the
house. and each congressional district
IL made 10 contain as near Ia. .s0i souls
by the census of 1890 ms Is possible.
Tho forthcoming census In 1900 viii.
as usual. make n new appor,ionmcnt
necessary. The population OF the
United States. which was G2C22. $50 In
1880. will be. II Is estimated. from
7%.0o0.000 to 10000. 900. not including
our new possessions.
II Ia not desirable to have tho house
Of representatives made much larger
II its efficiency ms n Legislative body
10 to bc maintained. Hence. that In
crease Of population will probably
make ncccssnry an enlargement OF the
congressional distriet--pcrhaps an In
crease to ?0.0O0-wh!eh would bc nix
times the population OF tho original
unit Of apportionmen
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04
THAWs OUT PIPES WITH ELEc-
TRlClTY,

Fret n. ~. Weed Of Aadisoa Alskss Two
s0scessfai Expsrinsats II Rssiasuoss.
Professor r. W. Wood, instructor In
s1hysics In the University Of Wiscon.
l. ~. has originated the idea Of thawing
out frosen water pipes with electricity,
and made two successful experiments.
He takes the electric current used for
street lighting purposes, attaches one
wire to the frozen pipe inside the cell
Ter Of one house and the other wire to
a similar pipe In an adjoining house.
thus completing the circuit. A current
of about nifty volts Is then turned on.
heating the pipes and melting the ice
within.
Professor Woods plan has been sue
cessfully worked at the residence of
ex-senator W. F. Villas and Alderman
Brown. At the Villas home $50 feet
Of frozen lead pipe was thawed out in
eighteen minutes. Professor Wood
uses TRANSFORMER" to reduce the
4, voltage, so that the current will not
Anelt the pipes. The discovery will OBJ
viate the necessity for excavating.
which has always heretofore been the
expensive feature.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04
A bridge 1900 Year. old.

Eighteen hundred years ago. OF
therrabouts. tho Roman emperor. Ira.
Jan. built u bridge across the Danube.
the piers Of which are found by ths
RoumaniAn engineers solid enough to
sustain = new structure. which will
unite the towns Of Turnu Scverin In
Roumsnia and 0iadova In Servia. In
the middle Of tho structure tho statue
Of Trajan will stand. four square. To all
the winds that blow. as II wtll deserves
TO do. pcrpetuatins the memory Of that
great eonqueror and bridge builder for
perhaps another score Of centuries.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04
WHAT Ai.AmAsriSs IL

Aiabas,ine II the original and only dur.
able wall coating on tho market, Il In
preparations. Aiabastinc il mad. ready
Tor Use In white or twelve b~AutIfuj
tints by the addition OF cold water. IL ID
put W In dry posdcrc.i form. IN Ave.
every psrka1s. Il takes the place oi
scaling kAisotninss. wall paper and paint
for ~siie. AlAbasiine can b~ used on
child can brush u on.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04
Ilo0.s Thisi

We otter on. Hundred Dollars reward for any
CAtarrG Cure
\. J. CHENEY & co, Toledo. O
We, the undersigned, have known r. y
Cheney for the last rs years and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially abb. TO carry out any obliga-
tons made by their firm
West A Truns Wholesale Druggists, Toleds.
o! walding, kinuaH 4 Marvin. Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio
Halls Catarrl Cure IL taken Internally, acs-
ihf directly upon the blood md mucous surfaces
OF the system Testimonials sent free Price
nc per bottle sold by all drurgists
Halls Family rills arr the beat
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04
cmuxcmns AM .cmooLmou.ns.

The interior wallis OF churches school.
houses and all public halls should never
and pure Aiaba-,inc. No evident has this
fact become, that hundred. OF tons are
used annually for this work. Tn. rrnu.
II y ri-aniy during tho long period Of It's
usefuin-rs. Every owner Of n building
should Use II. Ask your paint dealer Or
free copy OF our pager, Aiabaatine Era
10 AiAbastins Co.. ufand Ra pidp. Mich.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04
WHAT "xALsoM,Nss" Ams

kaisonin-s ntc cheap and temporary
preparations. manufactured from whit
,nx. % chalk. .la}-. c,., They AZ. .,tes on
bastihc II not n kalsomIne. II II n rock
bass cement. which sets. and u hsrdens
With age, II can be tr.eoatrd and re-.
decorated without having 10 wash and
scrape OF It's old coats, its~Arr of q
iarae four. pound package Of light kaiso.
rrin~. sold 10 dealers for four pounds and
offered to customsrs as y nve.pound
package.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04

RoumAnia is having an unexpected boom
In Its p.troi"um-producing lands. Aircndy
several English, Dutch aud French syndi.
Gates have been formed for the purpose oi
acquiring property IN the OH bolt. ant
som" OF the hNndicntva have got to the
point OF securing options, Prices through,
out the kingdom are rising rapidly.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04
xs1xcr rmn ".usr A. aoop.~

The dealer who tells you that he can
sell YOU the same thing a. Aiaha Tin.
posted or II trying to deceive you In al.
ier!nr something he has bought chean
anu Y trying to sell on Aiahasttns's a..
himself ~ veil ~ to you. BsWsre n
~ new substitut~s. b~ai.rs rtss
suit Tot damage. BY selling and consu,e.
Co own the risht to maks and ssjl Vsii
coAtings adapted 70 nls With cota N.Y.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04

run, and after she had exhausted and
subducd the animal In this way she per
mittci the dogs to finish the job.
section Of the stat" this season and they
have never before been known to he so
bold.-chambcrlain IS ID Correspond
.ncc MINNEAPOLIS Times
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04
Oh Tha, D-i,.iou. Coffee,

Costs but ic per ID, to grow. salscr has
the seed. German Coffee Berry. pkg. isc,
Java con~o pkg, lie, saiscr's New Am.
ericsn chicofy lie, cut this out and send
lie for any OF above PACKAGES or send
.oc and .-t NIL , ykg., ana great Csts
COs. Ia CfohH". Wis. lNn.l
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04

The recent decree OF the Court pro-
vidlng for the foreclosure and sale OF
the main line OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad is directly in line with
the reorganization proceedings.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04

Professor ito his young wife a. they
come out Of the church after the wed.
d!ng,-Do. now We are each others
forever, Emma. Wife-Yss. Fsrdi.
nand. but you had better make . nots
Of Il o. else you1i forget Il
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04
wild Rush of Diamond Miners.

"Hu Susu OF Dtamonu MIue"
A wild rush OF miners Is reported at
Nullagine. Australia, where diamonds
have been discovered. and 1t Is feared
that many will lose their lives In the
struggle. In this country the rush for
~gain Is causing men to break down In
health. Nervousness and general de-
bility are the symptoms which Hos
letters Stomach Bitters will cure.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04

A dispatch from Australia says that =
new oSploHiv" called klllcntinr has been
discovered, II II obtainci from the leave.
OF tn" gum tree, and has four times this
power OF dynamite.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04

Did that English traveller say he would
rhnk" the dust OF America from his
shoes NO; he said his valet would do
II for him"
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04

I'VE persuaded our married daughter 70
move back from the country" "Dlin't
sh. iik. " out thcrc7' Yes. but III. wa,
always coming into town when We wanted
10 go out To Wit hcr.'
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04

propsy treated free by pr. II u.
Green's sons of Atlanta, Ga. The great
OF this paper.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04

Isn't Maud n rather uncertain friend 90
Not at all: whenever she comes TO sec
mo KNOW she MMnts nmnthlnE-.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04

Mrs.. Wtnstow's Sect hi.g syrup
vot hiif-r t~sthins soften. the s,ins
attoasiays pain. cufs- ~aJ .olir. 10 cent. LstlIs
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04

What a sanguinc disposition your VIII,
has Yes: sh" never lets up when sh,
has decided what | ought To do"
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04

shall recommend Piso's Cure for Con.
.umption far and wide.-Mrs, Mulligan,
Plumstend, Kent, England, Nov. :, 1885.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04
Itcnltl, for Ten Cents,

Cnscnrc's make bowels aud kidneys net
naturally, destroy microbes, cure hcndnchc, .,
billiousncrs aud constipation. Al. druggists.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Ta blota All
y druggists refund the money II II fails TO cure.
10 Tho genuine has l.. Il Q. on each u blel
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04

FITS Cured so NJ. or Tnerou.n... .,t.,
tr.t dhy of bT. kliuc st.at Nerve H.starrr.
s.nd tor FREE s..O0 tFtsl hoitl. and treatise.
ph X " kLIsT. iti'.pil Arch 81 Philadelphia, IA
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04

why are brides always led to the
ALTAR" Because they are 80 busy look
ing at their bridal fxlngs that they can I
see where they are going"
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04

what makes pickie's cough so bad thi
morning IT If nearly time FOR him &
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04

lecture Nv hat will a You yeL do ne about ~'n II! ,"
seWe have bought him a stereopticon and
.he can talk in the dark"
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04
A GOOD GARDEN

isa pleasure and apfuht Urosory'- seed book di
rect, fisht tFsluuing. urrsurS'- seed insure tho
mot successful ending. Get tbr took bow IT, free
JAMES l. II. GREGORY a son. Marb .head, Mass,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-22

we have any general exaggeratlon oe
the frequency OF any one species,
though there may be local lncteage.
We must therefore assume, az most
likely, that large proportion Of the
cases reportgl have In them q mental
element due % the newspaper reports.
Cases OF paisful stingH or bites during
sleep are not uncommon. We havG
nearly all Of rs experienced them or OBJ
served their effects. but any ordinary
or extraordinary event OF the kind Just
now Ia credited to the kissing bug
The probability that It Is the species
referred to by the Philadelphia c0rFeBs
pondent, or some allied one Of the fame
lily. Is the'greater. as that insect 'l8a
well-known Infester of dwellings and
It's bite Is sufficiently painful and ser-
Ions to meet the descriptions. Other
species, however. may be implicated,
several OF the water.bugs, NOt0necta
and BeloStona, nre said to 'be polson-
Gus, and there Is a possibility that tho
electric light 30 general in our town8
and villages may attract them IN nm
accustomed numbers so as TO render
more frequent the accidents Of their
bites. For the most part, however, we
think the present epidemic OF kissing
bug" except, perhaps, locally on our
eastern border, Is largely a matter eof
the Imagination,
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PERSONAL NOTES.
Going and Coming Of Wheeling
People aud Visitors,


Going aud Coming Of Wheeling
People aud Visitors,
Mr.. NJ. A. Clancy, Of New York, IS at
the Windsor.
Mr.. J. Mccomt, OF Quaker city, Is at
the Windsor.
Mr.. 1. Field is New York arrival at
the Grand Central.
Mr.. C. H. Wheeler left yesterday for
New York on business trip.
DR.. C. A. Fink. Of smithheld, W. Va,
stopped over night at the Windsor.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. R. Mcconnell are
sistersVille people at the Windsor.
Dr. e. L. Armbrecht and wife left
yesterday on visit to Lockport, N. Y.
Mrs. John P. Campbell and daughter
left yesterday for Louisville, TO be gone
a month.
Assistant Chief Engineer Irwin. OF
the Baltimore & Ohio, was in the city
yesterday.
John C. Underwood, Of the Big Four
railroad. was here yesterday, and left
last night for New York.
Clarence Howe, of the Pan Handle
freight station office force, is in Col-
umbus, spending his summer vacation.
David Crawford, of the Wheeling
Bridge & Terminal railroad, viii leave
next week for Meyers Lake, Canton,
Ohio.
George Matthews, chief clerk at the
Wheeling Bridge & Terminal railroad
ONCE, Is sojourning at Cambridge
Springs, Pa.
Miss Carrie Frazier, Of South Broad
way, has been the guest Of Miss Sarah
Agnew. of Sistersville. Miss Agnew and
Miss Frazier Just returned from an
extended trip over the lakes and Can
ada.
Mr.. Ed. vensel. buyer Of the house
furnishing department Of House &
Hermann, Is on his annual pilgrimage
east, on the outlook for some Of the
good things In his line for the "big
store"
r. w. Kyle left yesterday for Dam
vile, Illinois, on a business trip. Mr..
Kyle has the plumbing and heating
contract at the United States soldiers
home at DanviIle. 1t Is one of the lar
gest government contracts ever award
ed to a Wheeling firm.
Miss Lou Hastings. Miss Gene Dit
man, Miss Clara Handlan, Miss Clara
Wingerter, Miss Gertrude Reister, Miss
Blanche Handlan, Miss Roberts, and
Miss Heimbright, chaperoned by Mrs.
Mary Abmorrltz, Of Quebec, Canada,
leave Thursday for an extended So
journ at Atlantic City.
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Move.

It isn't often that an express CONF
pany maintains an office in a city out
OF which It has no line of transporta-
ton. Yet that is the plight Of the
WelIs-Fargo company since its bitter
rival in the western express field, the
Pacific Express Company spght 1t
mapping and secured the express fran
chlse on the Wheeling & Lake Erie rail-
road, the line over which the Wells
Fargo has reached this city. The change
on the wheeling & Lake Erie has just
taken place, thus shutting out the
Wells.Fargo, but 1t is said this COM
pany will maintain It's office on Main
street, and will hand over its express
matter to the Adams and United States
companies for transportation to the
nearest point where its own lines can be
reached. 1t is said the bitter rivalry
between the Pacific and the Wells
Fargo was at least partially responsible
for this rather unusual move on the
part Of the Wells-FargO.
The Pacific company's Office viii De
in connection with that Of the United
States express ON Market street. and
Mr.. w. N. Ingersoll is to be the joint
agent Of the two companies. The Pa
cifc's policy is to extend its lines east
ward wherever possible, and in addition
to the Wheeling & Lake Erie It has also
just acquired line between Toledo and
Buffalo. The Pacific is especially
strong in the west, and in the state Of
Texas alone 1t has a mileage of 1000
miles. Among the big roads 1t oper-
ates on are the Missouri Pacific, Union
Pacific, Texas Pacific, international &
Great Northern, Oregon Short Line
Oregon Railway & Navigation Com
pany. and q. number OF shorter lines.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-22
LEE RAILWAl 1IEsrtoN


simply q Question pompcli'
tlon and sEonopol aslnessi
To tho Editor Of the G1ls cSr.
sIR:-Ih presentins d Plans clearly
to the public the Pept RnliHay Com
pany has pursued ct radically
different from that WhicSii has been fol-
lowed by other ccFpoi tti1. seeking
franchlses in wheeling,
The Peoples Railway company has
been unusually frank IA 6nen. Its
members are local hns ,hl men OF
good standing. and u, II have fairly
met and overcome, Z e. ms 70 me, eV-
cry objection that hat been urged
against the franchise v 1ah they seek
The whole question n II nlFroWs IT,
self down simply to Thu
Are we ever TO haVt another street
railway line In Wheelitir
We all concede the cpflTlbiilty OF
competition IN every burlno
Why should there not d eonpetltiOn,
In the street railway bnslheY
Competition viii anHnfe better public
service, and render imprdbable IL not
absolutely impossible Q repstitiun OF the
disastrous conditions tia prevailed IN
this city this spring. whata single cor.
poration. rode rough-ohod over the en-.
tire business interests % the city. The
Peoples Railway Company proposes TO
spend large sum Of money in the
city. Wheeling labor would receive
most OF this. and the direct result
would be stimulus Of trade OF every
Kind during the next year. These are
substantial reasons for faVoring the
austaas ~. -. a..
lions? &
So far as the writer can zee only one
has been urged. That q relative to the
occupancy OF Market street between
Sixteenth and Tenth. This objection
has been answered so completely that
II Is almost useless 10 discuss Il fur
ther. To my mind the fact Tint more
than One-half the business people on
that street refused to sign the petition
OF the Wheeling Railway Company Il
good evidence that Market street bust
ness people themselves want the new
road. We all know how easy It Is to
get SlgneFs to petitions under ordinary,
and the dihlculty the
Railway Company has exper.
fenced in getting slgners to It's petition,
shows very clearly what the real sentl-
ment Of the people Is.
In dozens Of cities larger than Wheel
ing, the principal streets have two OF
more lines Of street railway. Market
street can easily stand another line on
the west Side OF the street. and in the
Interest Of competition and public en-
terprlse, the privilege which the PeO-
Pies Railway Company seeks, should
be granted.
Let US do away with the street car
monopoly. Now Is the time. There may
not be such another opportunity in the
next ten years.
COMMON SENSE.
Wheeling. July q.