davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-29
Wbeelin9 Re9ister
MiIlinery-Best values in the city.
Marsden l.. Colvig.
Water Rents Are Due.

Water rents for the six months end
ing September 80, 1900, are now ready.
If paid on OIL before June 80, 1900, a
discount of 10 per cent will be allowed.
Saturday, June 30, will he the last
day to save the 10 per cent, discount
on your water rent. Office open
evenings until 4 o'clock.
THE CITY WATER BOARD.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-29
Degree Work.

On Saturday evening, June 80,
Wheeling lodge No. 8. l.. o. o. F., will
confer the first degree upon two can
didates. The WORK Will be done by a
crack team. All members are request
ed to attend. There will also be an
election of officers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-29

WASHINGTON. June 2s.-To-day's
statement of the balance in the general
fund, exclusive Of the $3.50. 600. 900 gold
reserve in the division Of redemption.
shozas:
Available cash balance, $751;, 046. 735;
gold, $40, $40, 1850.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-29

All departments at the lower iron
works are idle, excepting the skelp
mill, and a number of the employees are
at various fishing camps, availing
themselves OF an opportunity for pleas
ure and recreation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-29

600 pairs of Ladies Tan Shoes that
are Worth from $3.50 to $500 a pair
will gu at $3.50 at the Klondike Shoe
Store.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
The nuI.e nnd the nenn.

The late Prebendary Rogers used TO
tell how Lord Rosebery Joined him In
petitlonlng the Duke OF Wellington to
open Apsley House on Sunday after
moons, so that the public might see the
pictures. The duke and Mr.. Rogers
met in the park and began TO speak
about the memorial.
among all these signatures" said
the duke, Il find only one respectable
name, and that is your own"
Mr.. Rogers replied that Dean STAN
ley had signed.
"Oh," said the duke, Il don't call him
respectable"
'Well, but there is Lord Rosebery."
81 don't think much Of him." answer
ed the duke; but, as you assure me It
is all right, I will see what can be
done"
1t was finally agreed that visitors
should be admitted on condition that
they wiped their feet on the mats and
did not sit down on the sofas.-West-
minister Gazette.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
Shattered diamonds.

"Cnder certain conditions, which are
very rare and remarkable" said an old
jeweler "a diamond may be shattered
to atoms by smart. sudden blow. The
stone seems TO disintegrate and hy
apart, as nearly as can express II.
and when the Kimberley gems first
came into the market the Brazilian
brokers claimed that they We're espe
cially subject TO that kind OF accident.
For the time being the story had It's
effect on trade, but It was proved TO be
untrue. and the Incident is now forgot
ten. In the course Of an experience OF
nearly 40 years 1 have known Of only
two cases OF diamonds being broken.
zone occurred many years ago, when
I was working in a shop in the old
Reid House In Chattanooga. A lady
customer dropped a cluster brooch
from the counter to the tiled floor, a
distance Of about 315 feet 1t struck
squarely on the center stone, which
was broken into number Of small, ir-
regular fragments. The diamond had
weighed about two carats.
"The other instance took place here
In New Orleans about six years ago.
A st. Louis travelling man named
Crawford had a solitaire weighing ~
carats set in a ring. He was standing
in the store and while conversing about
something made a sudden gesture and
struck the stone against a metal fix
ture. 1t was split into small, jagged
splinters, a number Of which we found
on top of the showcase. The drummer
himself was the most astonished man
ever saw. He had supposed dia-
monds were indestructible simply be-
cause they were hard."-New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
The oaptain,s Diatinotion.

On one Of 'Old Hoss" Hoey's trips
across the Atlantic the steamer, NOV
ing slowly along In a dense fog at
about o'clock In the morning, struck
on the rocks of Fastnet. the light not
being visible Fortunately. nothing
more than n scare for the passengers
resulted. Everybody was soon on deck
except Hoey, who had been having a
hilarious time the night before and had
slept all through the trouble. One OF
his friends sent a steward for him. and
at last he appeared. still a trife befog-
ged. When the facts were explained
to him. he Joined fervidly in an i'm
promptu praise service which the pas
sengers were holding.
Finally there came a lull in the pro-
ceedings, and "Old Hoss" took adyan-
tage Of it to propose three cheers and
a tiger for the captain. This PROPOSE
tion caused much astonishment, and
some one ventured to ask on what
grounds he based the proposed honor
to the captain.
Drawing himself up to his full height,
"Old Hoss" replied impressiyely, ION
the ground that he is the only man
sailing the Atlantic ocean who could
have hit that Internal rock without a
lighty'-San Francisco Argonaut.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
He Got the Gun.

Several years ago Colonel Jack Chinn
visited Texas. He brought with him
a negro valet, Sam. This negro had
been a slave in the Chinn family be-
fore the war began In the states and
idollzed his young master. One night
while in Houston the darky came TO
Chinn and said;
"Massa Jack, I'ze goin out in cullud
society heah tonight. an I'd like TO bor-
row dat ivory handled six shooter Of
yours 70 take along"
"Why, you black rascal" returned
the colonel, "some OF these Houston
coons viii take that gun away from
you and break it over your headp
The darky Strengthened up. Like his
master, he was a man of unquestioned
nerve, and there was n peculiar glitter
In his eye as he said;
'Aassa Jack. you let me hab dat gun,
an IL l don't show up heah wild hit In
de mawnin you can go down 10 de
morgue an throw down de sheet an
say, 'Lawd. don't he look nacherlT"
Colonel Chinn's body servant was
that night armed in n manner that en-
titled him TO move In the best circles
Of Afro-Amerlcan society In Houston
Dallas News.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
rhe RnrrInrn, rerrnr.

A burglar. well known 10 the police
OF the larger cities, who was recently
taken into custody. told a reporter that
n little dog" was more terrifying TO
ghe profession" than any burgla-
alarm or detective.
Gums be blowedw said he. I'm dead
willin TO take n chance wild a fly cop.
too, and the tinSlers and stitch ain't
troublin me little bit But bit OF n
dorgl Yesslr, hates them little
'purps' worsen poison. The big fel-
lers--St Bernards and them-you kin
make friends with. Give them bit OF
meat and they're all right. But when
one Of them little dorgs comes at you.
a-barkln and yelpln. you got to skin out
quick or you finds the huh house atop
OF you.
"There aln't no maxim friends with
them. They know you don't b'long
there, and they're Just a-goin TO git
you out or know the reason whyl The
Come, Fido, nice doggy racket amt
a-goin 10 help you at all. There's only
one thing to do when them little fellers
gets to hollerin round your heels. Just
git out as fast as you kin gltl Nine
times out of ten that amt fast cnuf,
neitherr-New York Mall and Ex-
press
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
The valet, his opportunIty.

The Comte de Brlenne. talking Of the
violence OF some masters toward their
servants, said that on one occasion,
having corrected his valet for some
grave dereliction Of duty. he had for
gotten the matter when the next morn
ing. while shaving him, the man sud
denly held the razor to his throat, say
ing, Whose turn is It today, NJ le
ComteY'
"A moi toujours; continue" was the
calm reply.
HE finished shaving me, and we
were mutually pleased with each 9th
err" but relations became somewhat
strained after such an incident, and
the comte gave him 100 louis and his
dismissal. "Neyer beat your servants.
young men," he concluded; "your lives
are at their mercy, and you would ind
It hard, as I did, to owe it to one OF
them. ."-Cornhill Magazine.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
Piecinr RnnIr Mates

l am told at the treasury department
that 1t is not possible for a person TO
defraud the government by what they
call 'piecing'-th is, by clipping OF
small slices Of several bank notes and
fitting them together to resemble a
complete note. Such offenses have
been committed, and the guilty persons
have been sent to the penitentlary, but
the treasury never redeems the bills,
and the loss falls upon the persons who
send them In for redemption. There
are several ways of committing frauds
OF this nature. and they are done so
sklllfully as TO escape detection except
by experts. There is now a $500 note
on exhibition at the treasury which
is made up Of 16 slices OF other notes
so skillfully fitted together as TO es-
cape the notice of a number Of banks
and many people who handled it.-Chi-
cago Record.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
a, co.ta nlcan -wonaer.

Ass'The National. theater. at San Jose,
Costa Rica, Is wonder" said a gentle
mam,who ;has recently returned from
that city. In point Of beauty It Is said
to stand third among houses OF It's
kind inlthe'world. 1t cost SO, 100 600
TO erect, and the work OF construction
occupied many years. The design fol
lows the Grand opera House OF Paris
IN general way, although OF course
the building is very much smaller, and
the material is white marble and Mex
lean onyx. The main entrance hall
and foyers contain some superb pieces
OF statuary, and the decorations were
done by European artists OF reputa-
tion.
when a visitor sees 1t for the first
time standing In the midst OF a strag-
Cling little Central American capital.
with d suburban tumble OF mud built
adobe huts, he feels like pinching him
self TO lind out whether he isn't dream
ing The people Of San Jose are i'm
mensely proud of the house, as they
well may be, but they are SO far
away from amusement centers that the
only regular performances are by an
opera company hired by the govern
ment in France or Italy for brief sea-
son every year.
1T IL an interesting fact that all the
Central American capitals have dis
prOpOrtiOnately fine theaters, kept up
by the government. The revolutionary
presidents have found It good policy
70 amuse the people. 1t takes the
place OF public improvements" New
Orleans Times Democrat.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
An Opern Air In Church

Those Of my churchgolng readers
who are familiar with Mozart's opera
Of Don Juan" and have even sung II
in church In
l am conscious Of an interruption
and a protest at this point. denying the
allegation and defying the alligator,
but I must Insist on the truth OF my
statement. The tune Smyrna" is not
sung so much In church as it used TO
be, but you could find It in plenty of
tunebooks % years ago. 1t is beauti-
full melody, but not devotional except
as it expresses the devotion Of the fic-
kle coquette in the opera as she con-
soles her bruised lover. - Irish Inde-
pendent
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
Food Plants.

A wonderful reserve fund for the hu-
man appetite is to be found in the veg
etable diet Of the klamath Indians. A
novel variety of food, forming a menu
unknown to the civilized, is offered in
the pulp of the great yellow water lily,
which Is converted into farinaceous
food; in the weed known as goosefoot.
which bears black seed that is ground
up for loaves and cakes, and in the ar
rowhead, which in the fall develops a
starchy white tuber at the end of the
roots.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
HOW A CLAIM PAID.
One Way OF Getting Money without
PannfnH IL Out.

One Way OF Getting Money without
Panning IL Out.
There are more ways of making
money of a claim than panning It
out" said an Alaska miner who had
some luck with his pick and shovel.
'For Instance. knew a man Of means
In the Dawson district who had a
claim which had failed TO be as profit
able as expected, and he didn't know
just what to do with 1t TO get his
money back until he had devoted con-
siderable thought to It. And It was SIM
pie enough when he knew how.
HE quietly went TO the gold COM
missioner and announced that he wish
ed to pay his 10 per cent royalty on the
product Of his claim for year, which
was $4,000. The commissioner ac-
cepted the $4,000 royalty and gave him
the usual receipt, stating on its face
what It was for. with the number OF
the claim, location, etc.
"Then he waited patiently about,
like Mary's little lamb, and one day. In
the course OF human events, an Eng
lishman came along looking for a good
thing for some people who had money
TO spend. He asked Mr.. Blank. among
others. what he had to sell. and the
smooth gent told him he didn't know
exactly. but he would show him his
goods. They looked over several
claims that were practically unworked.
and then in a casual way Mr.. Blank
showed the Englishman his receipt
for royalty on claim so and so. And,
you know he said. with a wink. that
a man isn't paying royalty on any
more than he can possibly help
The Engllshman was right on TO
that little game. OF course. and he
sized up the $4,000 receipt. looked over
the claim In a general way and ended
by buying it for Sl50.0O0."-Washing-
ton Star.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
PROPERTIES TRANSFERRED
REGISTER CHARLES TEN wEEGEs
WAS KEPT BUSY YESTERDAY.

An unusually large number OF trans
fers of properties were recorded at the
office Of Register Ten Weeges yester-
day.
The following is the list of transfers
made: From w. c. Tindall and wife
to Benjamin Coppage, property No 7O5
West Eleventh street.
George /. Speer and wife to Newton
H. Cloud, property Shallcross avenue
and Lincoln street.
Same to same, property on Gilpin
avenue, III feet southeast from the
southeast side of Lincoln street.
Frank Sheppard and wife to John N.
Carswell, property at the northwest
side of Tatnall street near Twenty
third street.
Real Estate Trust Company to IAu-
renee j. Broman, property at Sixth
avenue and Duncan street.
John N. Carswell to Frank Sheppard
property No. 904 Delaware avenue.
Lewis II. Moore, administrator of
George n. Moore, deceased, to Allan
Smith, property north side of Fourth
street between Orange and Tatnall
streets.
Charles E. Lucas and wife, George
b. Lucas and wife, John B. Lucas and
wife, Bertha f. Lucas and Anna L.
Mearns, to Alexander Tyo. property
Heald and Lobdell streets.
Josephine NJ. r. White to Stansbury
J. Wiley, George L. Grier and Frank
l.. Grier, property on the east side OF
Tatnall street between Eighth and
Ninth streets.
Frederick G. Hodges to Stansbury ].
Wiley, G. Layton Grier and Frank L.
Grier, east side of Tatnall street be-
tween Eighth and Ninth streets.
Alfred Johnson and wife to Ethan
Jones, property No. PIT Tatnall street.
Michael ]. O'Rourke to Marion Las
kowski and wife, property No 119 Lo-
gan street.
Maria Ahrens, executrix of John P.
Ernest, deceased, to Henry c. Roller,
property A street and New Castle ave-
nue..
Artisans Savings Bank to Stonewall
j. Strortz, property east side of Town
send street, 81 feet south from the
southerly side OF A street.
Peter J. Ford and wife to Jane NJ.
McDonough,property west side of Har-
rison street 16 feet from the north
westerly side OF Conrad street.
Susan P. Hendriclson and William
p. Hendrickson, her husband, to Sarah
B. Chandler, property southeast corner
of Ninth and Adams streets.
Elizabeth J. Buseri to Charles A.
Hamburger, property sout-. side OF
Eighteenth street 116 feet east of
Greenhill avenue.
Eugena B. Mitchell to James Lyn. q.
Jr., property No. 413 North Van Buren
street.
Marian W. and Sallie C. Wood to
Walter R. Clark, property No 1921
Pennsylvania avenue.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
eLAIN sAMANrHY ANN.

Twice lucky is the poet who
May call his sweetheart Rose;
His sonnets speak her eyes Of blue.
His ballads sing her pose.
A rhyme with Gladys one might pen,
Quite good enough 70 scan.
But what II your girl's cognomen
Was plain samanthy Ann2
Now, n 'twere Grace OF Isabel
Or Nay, without a doubt, -
The muse wouh weave a mystc spell
And some way help him out,
But Pegasus will veer IN fright.
Dismounting any man
Who dares an amorous verse indite
To plain samanthy Ann.
There's poo's Lenore and Burns Jean
For song were graceful themes
They well might speak Of modest mien"
And weave their fancied dreams.
But my sweetheart Al, such a shame
To thus inhict ban
On rhyming lover with a name
Like plain samanthy Ann.
Roy Farrell Greene in Detroit Free Press.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
Same Thing.

At woman's euchre party the other
day one OF the fair players stopped the
game with this query: "What do they
call little black cat In EnglandT
A number Of the members had been
in England. but they all had to give it
up.
The riddle maker smiled sweetly as
she trumped her partners ace In true
traditional style.
"Can't guess? Why, kitty, kitty
just the same as anywhere else. New
York Man and Express.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
BAYARD ME MORTAL

MODEL SELECTED AND COMMIT
TEE WILL REPORT ON TUES
DAY.
The special committee Of the Bayard
Memorial Association, which has
charge of the selection of the model
for the statue Of the late Thomas F..
Bayard, will report at a special meet
ing of the association, to be held in
the rooms of the Delaware Historical
Society next Tuesday afternoon at 2.3O
o'clock.
Although the members of the COM
mittee refuse to say which model is TO
be selected, it is almost certain that
that OF Miss Stillwell's. the London
sculptress, will be selected. This model
has already been described in these
columns. AS soon as the committee
reports the order for the work will be
given and its erection proceeded with
with all haste.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
Not a Bribe.

"You say" pursued the chairman OF
the legislative investigating commit
tee, "that he resorted to no bribery
whatever during the campaign, so far
as you know?"
ayes. sir" replied the witness; that
is what said"
"Did he not circulate several boxes
OF cigarsT"
"Yes, sir, but them cigars wasn't
bribes. Here's one Of 'em. You can
try it."-Chicago Tribune.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
DorotbvaIn EnrInnd.

Do you realize how many children
are named Dorothy? A chlldren's hos
pital in London not long ago asked
every child In England named Dorothy
to contribute n shilling toward a bed
to be called by that name. The result
was enough money to found dozen
beds, showing that there are thousands
and thousands Of children named Dor
othy living in England alone.-Atchi-
son Globe.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
PENNsY,s Barge LAUNCHED.

Pennsylvania railroad barge No. 4
was launched from the ways of her
builders, the Jackson and Sharp COM
pany, into the Christiana creek yester-
day. The float is one Of the largest
ever constructed in this city. 1t is 250
feet long, 33 feet beam, and S1k feet
depth Of hold, and will be used in con-
yeying cars from slip to slip in the
New York har'bor. A barge similar to
the one launched yesterday is now un-
der construction at the local yards,
and will be christened in about a week.
The jackson and Sharp Company also
has contracts for several other floats
for the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
ErcuanhIe.

Wickwire-From a superficial notice
I should say you had a holy terror Of
water. Am right?
Hungry Higgins-You are. And IL
you'd had a wife that made you carry
all the wotter fer the washin she done
fer five years and kept you so busy at
it you didn't have time TO run away
you'd hate the stuff, too, you would
Indianapolis Press.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
Alex surprised Them.

Alexander Macarthur, author OF a
successful study OF life in the Latin
quarter of Paris, which brought TO the
writer both popularity and profit, is
also the pupil and blographer OF Ru-
binstein The author lived for two
years In St Petersburg, corresponding
for the London press and taking part
In some thrilling adventures, but the
most singular OF the writer's expert
ences happened in Chicago after the
novel had been brought out by a pub
Usher Of that city. The book had been
so successful that the publisher decid-
ed to give the author a dinner, to which
a dozen Of the leading men Of letters
in the lake city were invited. The
guests had assembled when the author
was announced.
Through the blue haze Of smoke
there appeared a handsome young wo-
man attired in evening dress.
1--WE are expecting Mr.. Macarthur" F"
said the host, 'Mr. Alexander Mac
Arthur, the novelist"
$50 1 understand" returned the un-
expected guest. Il am Alexander Mac
Arthur"
''You?" gasped the publisher
"Yes. Didn't you know? 1 am Ill.
Ian Macarthur, at your service.
have been writing over the name OF
Alexander ever since left my home
in Dublin"
It was only the work Of q minute tc
rearrange matters, and the dinner was
a great success. - Saturday Evening
Post.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
AsHEvILLE
"THE LAND or THE sKY'-WEsT-
ERN NORTH CAROLINA.

III AaNhANF vi AAAAA t'AN " 49,
ERN NORTH CAROLINA.
AT an altitude OF nearly $500 feet
above the sea, Asheville Is one OF ma
ture's most charming sanitariuma.
Here. as nowhere else, are TO be found,
in greatest perfection. ideal climatic
conditions. for neither in Summer nor
Winter are there extremes in tempera-
ture. the seasons being marked by the
calendar rather than by the weather.
The temperature maps prepared by
the National Government show that
there is formed by the peculiar typo
graphical conditions existing on the
Asheville Plateau the ideal thermal
belt Of America. As a health and
pleasure resort It has no superior. The
air is balmy and exhilarating. the ele-
walton guarantees purity OF atmos-
phere most potent in its influences
upon sufferers from throat and ner-
v0us diseases. Those who visit the
place once will be disposed to do so
again; and the fact that some OF the
best hotels I'm the country are found
there will complete the allurements 70
visitors seeking health or pleasure.
The months OF April and May are
the most charming season OF the year
10 visit Asheville and 'The Land OF
the Sky" IL As easily reached, as the
Washington and Southwestern Limit
ed, of the Southern Railway, carrying
through Pullman drawingroOm sleep
ing cars to Asheville. leaving Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia, daily at
6.55 y. m, arrives at Asheville the fol-
lowing day at y. m. Charles l.. Hop
kins, District Passenger Agent, No. S2s
Chestnut street, Philadelphia, will be
pleased to furnish any further infor-
nation
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
PHILADELPHIA AND READING
RAILWAY.
fWllmlngton Division. J

Time table in effect January 26. 1900.
Trains leave Wilmington (French
street station) for Elsmere Junction,
Montchanin. Winterthur. Guyencourt,
.Granogue, Cossart, Chadd's Ford Juno
ton, Pocopson, West Chester, Embree-
vile, Mortonville, Coatesville and in
'ermedlate stations, daily except Sun
day, at 1885 a. m. daily; 2.15 and 4.50 D.
m. Sunday only, SOC a. m.
For Waynesburg Junction, Elverson
and intermediate stations, daily except
Sunday, at 7.35 a. no. daily; 2.15 and
4.50 p. m. Sunday only at SOC a. M.
For Joanna, Birdsboro, Reading and
intermediate stations daily, except
Sunday, at TBS a. m. and daily 2.15 D.
m. Sunday only SOC a. m.
&. A. SwEIGARD. Gen. Superintendent.
EDISON J. WEEKS, Gen. Pass. Agent
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
.REp MEN mo- CELHRRArr

Arrangements have been completed
for the thirty-second anniversary OF
Lenape Tribe, Improved Order of Red
Men, tomorrow evening. A eoinci-
dence in this gathering will be that
thirty-two new members will be ad.
mitted. The exercises will be held In
Red Mems Hall.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
GREcIANs TRIAL TRIP.

In a few weeks the steamship Gre
clan will be given her official trial
trip on the Delaware river, after which
she will be taken to Philadelphia,
where she will be placed in service.
When the new steamer receives her
commission, the Indian, also belonging
TO the WinsOr Line, will be docked by
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
pany and heightened.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
CONTRACT AWARDED

The contract far building the new
residence Of William S. Hilles, in
New Castle hundred. was awarded yes
terday to Calvin /. Swayne. The resi-
dence will cost 1900. Work n il is
to be commenced Immediately.
Evening journal., 1900-04-13
Quite Free.

Pastor-I understand Brother Jor-
kins considered my sermon very free.
Do you know on what ground?
Deacon-I have an idea. When the
collection was taken up after It, he was
asleep. and it passed him.-Philadel-
phia Press.