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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-27
A CRUEL GAME
Upon Poor Women That Make Bunko
Steering Kespectable by Comparison

Upon Poor Women That Make Bunko
Steering Respectable by Comparison
About the cruelest fraud l know
Of" said a prominent New Orleans
lawyer, "is the 'work-at-home' swim
die, The thing has been exposed over
and over again and has been hotly pur-
sued by the postoffice authorities, but
as soon as 1t is suppressed in one shape
it bobs up serenely in another, and
it seems utterly impossible to get rid
of it altogether. My attention was
called to the subject lately by the ex-
perience of couple of young women
in our neighborhood. They earn their
own living, and have rather a hard
time making both ends meet. Some
months ago they saw an advertisement
in a Northern paper stating that any
intelligent person could earn from 81
to S25 week by work at home and
inviting investigation. They wrote
and were informed that the work con-
sisted of making artificial flowers, for
which an outfit. costing $3.50 and a
book of Instructions at rs cents were
absolutely necessary. The circular
went on to say that any one could be-
come expert in a weeks practice and
that the firm would then purchase all
the flowers that could be turned out
at a liberal scale of prices. which was
given The two girls sent for the
things and applied themselves indus
triously to flower making. They sue
ceeded pretty well. but the first con-
signment they sent on was promptly
returned with notification that 1t had
been rejected by the forewoman.' At
the same time it was suggested that
they secure some different material. II
was the old story, and, to cut 1t short,
they had invested Sc in cash and
several weeks time before it dawned
on them that they were being syste-
matically swindled. They never sold
one penny's worth of work. l took
hold of the matter for them, and tried
to bluff the sharpers into returning the
money They answered my letter with
circular advising me to get my wife
to try artificial flower making, and
after that | gave them up. 1t is a
pretty cruel game. as l said before, be-
cause it preys on poor women and
girls. Bunco steering is gentlemanly
by comparison. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-27
THE INCINERATION
OF JASPER GREEN.

Remember" Jasper Green used to
say by way of opening an evenings
conversation, when l am dead l wish
to be cremated. I've no mind to be
food for worms. l prefer the swift,
clean process
But what do you want us to do
with your ashes, uncle?" his nephew,
Harold, would inquire. DO you ex-
pect us to keep them in marble urn
in the front parlor?"
My ashes!' Jasper would cry with
dramatic gesticulation. Scatter them
to the four winds of heaven! Let them
go to the east, the west, the north,
and the south; What care l about my
ashes?"
"Please don't talk about your ashes
this evening, Jasper" his sister-in-
law would plead. ''It isn't at all pleas
ant to me To think of you as being
thrown TO the four winds of heaven y
But. Sarah. my dear. you know
have always been a travelling man,
he would respond
He had, in fact, known the dusty
ways of the commercial traveller for 20
years, and had shown sufficient unself-
ishness to remain bachelor. He made
his brothers house his home, and
acted the role of Providence to his
young nephews. His sister-in-law was
glad she had married into his family.
Jasper" she once said to him, If
you would take life more seriously and
death more lightly. l wouldn't have a
word of fault to find with you. AS a
matter of fact, you know. death is a
thing of no especial Importance. But
life is tremendously important. You
ought to realize it, you ought to be
thinking of marriage and of laying up
for old age. and of attaining some
sort of position in the community
My goodness, Sarah! How can you
think of SO many terrible things at
once? Now, you just content yourself,
my dear sister. The life l live suits
Inc we'll. l enjoy doing the Arab act
folding my tent and silently stealing
away and all that sort of thing. AS
for what you are pleased to term my
undue interest in death, that is my
affair. too. II / choose to think the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-27
AWKW ARDNESS
OF Speaking to Strange Person Undei
!. Misappreheusion.

1t is sometimes most awkward to
speak to the wrong person. Why,
there is Nellie Millers husband" ex-
claimed one of two women who were
lunching at the Waldorf. Astoria the
other day. Isn't it odd how every one
turns up here? | have not seen him
since he carried Nellie off to his home
in the west, two years ago. must
speak to him and ask how dear Nellie
isl" So on her way out she made the
tour of the room, and. stopping at
table where a well-dressed man was
sitting alone, she said graciously'
Perhaps you do not remember me.
am Miss X. Nellie, you know, used
to be one of my dearest friends. You
have no idea how we grudged her to
you" The man rose to his feet with
bow. looking admiringly at the pretty
woman. Il wish / had Nelly he
said, regretfully, so that l might
claim acquaintance with you. Unfor-
tunately | am a bachelor and my
lame is Brown, vhereupon Miss 4
retreated in confusion. Harry sait
his wife, as they took their seats In the
dining-room of a well-known restau-
rant, Il am sure that woman over
there is Nine. Melba. l met her in
Paris, and | am going to speak to her
when we go out" The curious gl2nces
of a number of people in the neigh
borhood toward the supposed diva
confirmed Mrs. S. in her recognition,
and on their way to the door she
stopped at the latter's table. Il met
you at the house OF Countess NJ. Nine
Melba," she said "and hope you Will
allow me to recall myself to your
memory" Now. isn't that funny!"
exclaimed the fair stranger. This Is
the third time since | have been IN
New York that | have been taken for
that opera singer. but I'm pleased to
see you all the same. Do sit down,
she continued, Hospitality, and let me
give you some of this chicken; it's
real good, and they have given me the
whole bird. | expected my husband.
she proceeded volubly. not giving poor
Mrs. S. a chance to retreat, but | guess
he's kept downtown" Here she paused
breathless, and Mrs. s.. seizing the
chance, made her apologies and fed
New York Tribune.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-27
Forewarned Is Forearmed.

From the San Francisco Wave: In a
Canadian town in which the contract
ing business is quite largely in the
hands of Scotsmen there has long ex-
isted fierce competition between the
several firms engaged therein, the re-
suit being that the municipality has
had its work done below cost. Owing
to protracted losses several of the COM
petitors were retired and the two sur
viving concerns decided that the time
had come for an agreement. The best
settlement seemed to be on fair di-
vision of the work, and both contract
ed to bid only on certain portions of a
big job for which contracts had just
been called. The last t'day for sending
in bids had gone by when the rival
managers met in the street. One of
them began to apologize. Owing to
some unfortunate misunderstanding,
his Junior partner had prepared and
sent in estimates for the whole of the
work to be bid upon. He was very,
very - "Aa, weel," interrupted the
other, 'ye need no trouble yer heed
aboot that; for, to mack sure they'd
be nae mistake, we did the same oor-
sels!"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-27
Oak shutter. in Riot Times.

Il reckon there are enough police
men in New York to squelch any riot
that you might have" said a western
man who had been studying Broadway.
for | don't see any oldtime shutters
on the windows of the stores. In my
town, as well as many others in the
west, during the civil war, where we
had no police the old-fashioned shut
ters were all the protection the busi-
ness men had against jayhawkers and
bushwhackers. The shutters were
made of oak and were screwed In front
of the windows at night and taken
down in the morning. When the
jayhawkers and bushwhackers came
yelling down the street our merchants
rushed out and put up the shutters, II
they had time. The enemy knew bet
ter than to try to batter the shutters.
or shoot through them. for they could
mt do it. When the merchants put up
the shutters in such an attack they
locked the door and fled to the cellars
and stayed there until the disturbance
was over. Cellars were as safe from
jayhawkers and bushwhackers as they
are from cyclones. Cellars and oak
shutters are great protection. But |
haven't seen an oak shutter in New
York"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-27
GOLD NERVE
THAT succe..ruly ouelled Rio,

Through Error of the Rioter.
Back in the early eighties said an
old-time Snowman, chatting at the
Grunewald last night, Il got a job as
manager of typical Western variety
theater at Carbonate, Colo. l didn't
exactly relish the situation, but l had
been stranded out there by the failure
OF a road company, and it was case
of Hobson's choice. Carbonate was on
the boom at the time, and the popula-
tion consisted of the usual collection
of miners, adyenturers, gamblers,
Eastern tendrfeet and miscellaneous
frontier nondescripts. Our house was
the favorite resort of the town, and
was packed to the doors every per-
formance, but things passed Off with
remarkable smoothness until one night
about week after l had taken charge
when half drunken ruffian down near
the front began to create disturbance.
He started in by guying the per-
formers, and soon had them so badly
demoralized that the show was vir-
tually at standstill. Meanwhile l had
taken look at the fellow from one OF
ton, that he was a noted bad man,
known as Apache Bill, who was then
the acknowledged bully of the camp.
and who had won his social position
by shooting up a couple of deputy
sheriffs and chasing his predecessor
over the range. 1t was critical mo-
ment in my career. | realized IL | al
lowed Bill to break up the perform
ance, the exploit would be repeated by
every minor bad man in town and
might as well resign and get out.
had to do something and do it quick,
and at last, in sheer desperation.
started down the middle aisle. The
house suddenly grew still as death and
everybody watched my progress. When
l reached the ruffian | tapped him on
the shoulder and he looked up inquir-
ingly. Come with me, said mechani-
cally, expecting to get a bullet in my
vitais by way of reply, but. to my
amazement he said. All right, part
ner. and promptly arose. | put my
hand on his arm and we walked out
together, the audience literally gasping
with astonishment in our wake When
We got to the sidewalk. / was about
to return when he called me back.
Say, what did ye bring me out here
for?' he demanded. I wanted you
to leave the theater,' | replied 'Suf-
fering grasshoppers.' he roared, 1
thought you wanted me to take
drink New Orleans Times Demo-
crat.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-27
STORIES OF CARLYLE.
He Never Got Far from True Religious
Belief

On one occasion Carlyle had been
reading some of the Bible with a
friend. says st. Andrew. and his voice
thrilled at the passage which tells how
those who desecrated the temple with
their buying and selling We're driven
with scourge out of its precincts.
Closing the book, he burst out in en-
thusiastic admiration: THAT was
gran. man, gran! He was name O.
yer saft puns of butter" Surely there
was reverence even under the abrupt
simplicity of the words. | happened
to enter into conversation at Ecclefe-
chan with two men of the drover, or
small farmer. class. To a remark of
mine that | was surprised to see the
stone over Carlyle's grave looking
rather green one of them replied in
quite surly fashion: "Ay, maybe sac;
but'll be greener yet for a the Eccle-
fechan folk care" But you are sure
ly proud of Thomas Carlyle" / said
"Humph," was the answer, Il suppose
he was muckle thocht O. about London
an thae parts, but what did he or his
aver dae for Ecclefechan? | hae kent
the Carlyles a my life, an they were
a thrawn lot, the whole O. them" This
other little story was told me by one
who had the pleasure of calling upon
Carlyle in London not long before the
great man died. The visitor was kind
ly received, for he had gone with In
Productions and messages from home
friends. During conversation he asked
Carlyle If he ever wrote anything now
NO no." was the answer as the help
less hands were lifted up rather pitt
fully; these hands are useless now.
am just waiting and wearying
to go back to my Maker"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-27
Another New Light.

The complete triumph of light over
darkness ultimately, in a physical
sense, seems to be an assured fact, IL
the ingenuity of inventors has its per-
feet work. The latest device in this
line is that by NJ. Denayrouze, one of
the leading spirits in the introduction
and application of the incandescent
gas and oil lighting systems now in
general use, who has lately explained
to the French Society of Civil Engi-
neers a system of incandescent light
ing in which alcohol furnishes the
heating flame. While, as is well
known, alcohol under Welsbach
mantle produces brilliant fame. it is
not an economical one, but M. Denay-
rouze's plan is to charge the alcohol
with hydrocarbons, in solutions, to
such an extent that the carbon in the
flame and deposited on the mantle
adds greatly to the light without caus-
ing any increased consumption of al
cohol. 1t is asserted that this sys-
tenn offers many advantages for porta-
BILE lighting plants, such as railway
carriages, etc.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-27
AT LONG RANGE
More Horses Than Men Are Killed In

In the F'ranco-German war, 1870, at
Gravelotte, the German cavalry lost 3oo
horses and 100 men, while their artil-
lery lost / 800 horses and $50 men. At
Vrinville. a terribly fierce battle, the
German cavalry lost 1000 horses and
1.4OO men, while their artillery lost
1 900 horses and 730 men; but at the
battle of Woerth the German cavalry
lost only so horses to so men. This
shows that when the fighting is close
and hot the men fall in greater num-
bers than the horses. From the rela-
tive loss of men and horses you can
tell whether it was a defeat or vic
tory; for in victory the difference
between men lost and horses lost
would not be very great, while in de-
feat and retirement the loss of horses
would be immense. In well-con-
tested hand-to-hand fight of cavalry
the loss of horses is about equal to
the loss of men. When the British
troops were engaged in the Peninsular
war they lost in each of the fifteen
battles an average of eighteen horses
to nineteen men, showing fierce and
close fighting. On the other hand, the
loss of horses is very great where the
cavalry have to go long distance over
open ground before delivering the
charge, as they are exposed to the enc
my's fire. At Fontenoy the French
killed 81 British cavalrymen and 3S7
OF their horses.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-27
READY WIT.
Saved n Western Congressman from a
Curtain Lecture.


Curtain Lecture.
In the seclusion of the house cloak
rooms a story is being told on west
ern member. There are 357 men in
the house. Three hundred and fifty
six are hereby released from any con-
nection with the story. The other
man-and the other mans wfe-will
recognize the truth of what is here re-
corded. The western member went
home at very early hour in the
morning. He had made a night of it
with some friends. He knew that his
conduct would be considered reprehen-
sible by his better half, and so, as he
ascended the steps of his modest home,
he racked his brain for some plan to
avert the lady's wrath. AS he entered
the hall he saw an umbrella. Instant
ly it occurred to him that the umbrel-
la might be his salvation. He carried
the umbrella upstairs. Seating himself
on chair in the corner of the bed
room, he raised the rain guard over
his head, and then he coughed loudly.
His wife awoke and saw in the dim
gaslight her liege lord sitting solemn
ly under the raised umbrella. What
are you doing?" she asked, in natural
surprise. ut is 3 o'clock, my dear"
said he, "and l am waiting for the
storm" The congressman's ready wit
is worrying now. however. to find an
equally effective act for the next time
he stays out late.-Washingto Post.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-27
The HIchest Monumani.

The highest monument in the world
is in Washington, D. C. 1t was erected
in honor of George Washington. 1t is
$50 feet high, 55 feet square at the base
and contains $4,000 blocks of marble
two feet thick. In the interior is an
elevator and fifty flights of stairs
eighteen steps each.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-27
Conyicts to Make New Roads.

Michigan will endeavor to have a
law passed that will allow the use of
convicts in the building and repairing
of the state highways. Kentucky will
have similar law before it's legisla-
ture.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-27
Cures
Mght Colds

How will your cough be
tonight ? Worse. probably.
For it's first cold. then cough.
then bronchitis or pneumonia.
and at last consumption. Coughs
always tend downward. It's
first the throat and then the
lungs, They don't naturally
tend to get we'll. You have
TO help Nature little.
You can stop this downward
tendency any time by taking
Ayers Cherry Pector,l. Then
take it tonight. You will cough
less and sleep better. and BY
tomorrow at this time you will
be greatly improved.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-27
A DIRerent Article,

Sightseer Qn the senate gallery
$50 these are our national solons, are
they?" Guide (amazed at such ignor-
ance)-"Naw. Them's the senators" :"
Life.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-27
Brltish Civilization,

This year famine in India covers
$50 900 square miles. and renders mis-
erable 3O,OO0,0 900 people.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-27
I Gould
Hardly. /:
Breathe

IL had a terrible cold and
could hardly breathe. l then
tried Ayers Cherry Pector,l
and it gave me immediate relief.
l don't believe there is a cough
remedy in the world anywhere
near as good: W. c. Layton.
Sidell. ILL.,. May ae. 1899.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-27

w MI U.-DENvER.- 8. 1000
When Answering Advertisements Kindly
Mention This Paper.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-25
A FINE AUDIENCE.

SALISBURY, Md, October 24.-Mr.
Bryan had fine audience here and he
made a speech OF an hours duration.
Contrasting the Republican and Dem
ocratic platforms, Mr.. Bryan said:
Il want you to take the platform and
you will find between the two platforms
this marked difference, that the Demo-
cratic platform expresses the position
of the party on every question, while
the Republican platform is capable of
construction one way or the other Now
this is the difference. and when you
come to consider which party is hon
est, and which Is earnest, | want you
to apply common sense rule. You
know that II man has something to
present to the public, as a merchant
something that he believes has merit
in 1.-THE tells all he knows about it,
but if it has not merit in it he puts it
out where you can see Ii, and he hopes
you will buy it without asking any
questions. When people believe that
they are standing for right principles
they tell you that they believe what
they are going to do and why. But
when they are doubtful about it they
use language which can be construed
one way In one place and another way
in another place.
Mr.. Bryan charged the Republican
party with dealing with the people I'M
fairly. He said the Republican party
to-day only stands for one policy that
Republicans can defend. and It has only
stood for that less than six months.
1.-The money question" he said lis the
only question upon which the Republi-
cans seem to have position. and that
is Numerically opposed to the position
they used 10 have. Why it is only a
few years ago that Mr.. Mckinley de-
nounced Mr. Cleveland: said Mr.. Cleve-
land was discriminating against one
of the money metals, trying to make
money scaFeer and therefore dearer:
money was the master and all the things
else the servant. And now the Repub-
liean party stands for the same policy.
and Republicans who hurrahed for Mr.
Mckinley when he denounced Mr..
Cleveland hurrah for him now when
he follows in Mr.. Cleveland's foot
steps.
E Continuing his discussion of the
trusts. Mr.. Bryan asked why 1t is that
the farmers who vote the Republican
ticket got so little consideration froin
Inc Republican party. Replying to his
own inquiry ,he said: 1T Is because
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-25
The E,ud Madison Case.

Some legal technicalities arising in
the case of I.ud Madison, who was sem
fenced to death. constituted the foun-
dation for a telegram sent to num-
Der Of newspapers. stating in effect
that because of these techniealities he
would not suffer for his crime. Ii ap-
pears that Madison was sentenced to
death by Judge Gaines. and Governor
Atkinson granted respite for thirty
days, to enable his attorneys to appeal
the case. This has been done, and the
matter is now in the State Supreme
Court Judge Gaines has died, how
ever, and his successor, Judge Mont
gomery. has decided that he cannot re-
sentence Madison. This is said to have
no effect upon the Supreme Court, how
ever, upon whose decision the fate OF
Madison rests.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-25
In Clerk Rohert-on.s Office.

Yesterday in Clerk Robertson's Of
fee the following were recorded.
Deed made October %, 1900. by Thos
Sweeney and wife to Elizabeth Me-
Laughlin; consideration, 500; trans
fers interest in lot and building, 100
Seventeenth street.
Deed made October %. 1900, by John
Walker and wife to Harvey Walker;
consideration, $780, transfers lots 8, 4
8 and 6 in Seheehle & Lotz's sub
division of the quarry lots
Deed made June 80, 1900, by Louis
Lott and others to John Walker; trans
fers interest in above described lots.
Deed made November g. 1898, by AL.
berta Lott, widow, and others, to John
Walker; consideration. $500; transfers
above described property.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-25
THE THIRD DAY.

UTICA. n. Y. October Ex-Governor
ReoseveIt's third day OF campaigning IN
New York State embraced several fea-
lures not heretofore marked in his recep-
ton at other places. AT nearly every
place at which he stopped en- route there
were huge crowds Of people
In this city tonight. instead of speech
making. the days work ended with a re-
view Of an immense demonstration This
was entirely agreeable TO Governor Roose-
Welt, who during the day had made nine
speeches. some Of them extremity long ones
while travelling through three counties
Chenango, Madison and Oneida.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-25
CARRIES GOLD.

LONDON, October a.-The Daily Mail
has the following from Lourenzo Marques:
THE American bark Fred p Ltchneld.
which went ashore here from her moor
ings during the gale of the night OF octo-
Der IA and was searched the next day for
gold in consequence Of suspicion that she
was carrying Mr.. Kruger's treasure to the
amount of a1,5coCOo, viii attempt to sail
to-day wednesday,
There is little doubt that she carries a
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-25
QUITE SPECTACULAR.
Like All of Teddy's Enterprises Will
be the Reception Friday Might.

DC tht hSCCpAAOh EAGAs Ntr>
NEW YORK, October 24.-The Re-
publican County Committee is busy
completing the arrangements for the
Roosevelt reception at Madison Square
Garden Friday night. 4 feature Will
be singing. A number Of bands will
simultaneously play the Star Spangled
Banner, while chorus and the aud
fence will join in singing it. Over
125, 600 copies of the song have been
printed for distribution of which 5000
have been sent into the assembly dis
tricts and $4,000 will be given Que at
the garden. The committee says there
will be not less than 500 trained sing
ers, fifty military bands ami a chorus
of 10000 people directed BY George l..
Humphrey, bandmaster of the Seventh
Regiment band. The great tower
searchlight will beat time for the bands
America" will also be sung.