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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-09
FoR SALE.

DOR SALE on RENT-REA1 Is
II TATE; desirable residence for sale
my residence, No. I'll South Front
street, quite comfortable and N per-
ft.ot condition. good location. Inquire
nt No! III sOuth Front gtroet' -
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-03-15

that function could not be delega-
ted to commission, The work
of the commission could. how
ever, be advisory. Its decisions,
if made by eminent men, would
be respected by the house, and
could be accepted with assurance
that something like justice was
being done. The house of COM
mons, am told, Used to follow
the method now in vogue with us
in settling election contests, but
recently commission, something
OF the character have suggested,
has been authorized, and | am
told that it works very satisfac-
tory The fact that the house
has just spent an entire week in
disposing of two contested elec-
ton cases adds to the pertinence
Of Mr.. Taylor's suggestion.
Bills for the 1aving of a Pacific
GABLE haye been favorably report
ed both to the senate and the
house, but the two bills are rad
1cally different. The bill report
ed by the senate naval committee
provides for the laying of cable
by the government from San
Francisco to Manila, via Homo
lulu, Midway Islands and Guam.
and ultimately for its extension to
Hong Kong; that portion of the
cable between San Francisco and
Honolulu to be laid Immediately.
The bill reported from the house
committee on commerce provides
for the laying of the cable con-
Meeting this country with Hawaii,
the PHILIPPINES and Japan by a
private corporation, this goverr-
ment to pay 100000 annually
for twenty years for the trans
mission of government messages.
| Senator Hoar will not find it
an easy matter to get the amend
ment, which he has given notice
of his intention to offer to the
diplomatic appropriation bill, for
the payment to ex-Queen Lii.
oukalani, of Hawaii, of a qnarter-
million dollars, through con
gress.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-03-15
Greeley For Governor.

M. F. Greeley of Gary, is again
mentioned for governor. We say
again for he has been mentioned
once or twice before, but he is not
politician nor an Office seeker and
his lieutenants have not been very
successful politicians either.
They have not gone into the can
vass early nor stuck to it late,
nor have they been very aggres-
sive. At the last state cotiven-
ton at Mitchell they were not
even sure that he would be cam
didate till the second day of the
convention. Then they tele-
graphed for him and he came
only to find that he was too late.
We believed then that he ought
to have been nominated, aud we
believe now that if he had been
the state would have been saved
the disgrace that has come
through Gov. Lees assinine pro
ceedings.
AS to the chance for his elec.
ton, we think there is no chance
for doubt. He stands as the
representative of the farmer ele.
ment in the state. No man has
done more to identify i11msel:
with stock raising, and as Cover
nor he would be in a position te
use all the power of his Office t.
promote the interests Of farmers
He is not only identified will
the farm interests Of thi
state, but with all TIA
northwestern states as we'll
He has been in farmer institut
work for a long time and is know.
every where as the friend of tn
progressive farmer. His electio
as governor of this state woul'
give the farming interests th
very highest standing in the eye
Of all the northwest.
We are not authorized to say h
is or is not to Be candidate
We are not cne of his heutenan,
but we havf the interests of th
state at heart and think his elet
tion wo,tld be blessing TIT
could hot be disguised. = -Redfe1
Press.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-03-15

The large and increasing circula
ton Of the Iowa Homestead in this
county is matter of congratulation
to the publishers and to good farm
ing, for, of all the papers of its class
in the country, it is easily the best
and most helpful. Its Special Farm
ers' Institute editions, issued with
the regular edition the first week in
each month. have been for years the
admiration OF ali practical farmers.
Written wholly by farmers, they are
full of actual experience and smell of
the soil. We have been fortunate
enough this season to secure terms
for The Homestead and its Special
Farmers Institute Editions, together
with The Poultry Farmer and The
Farmers Mutual Insurance Journal,
lour of the most valuable farm publi-
cations in the country, that enables
us to offer the four in connection
with our own paper for S1.75 for the
entire five, one year. This is en-
phatically good thing, and no far
mer in this county should fail to take
advantage of the offer. For large
line of thoroughly practical farm
reading nothing has ever been offered
before that equals it. A county
paper, farm paper, a poultry paper,
a farm insurance paper and the Spe
cial Farmers Institute, all for S1,75
Come and order them.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-03-15

There's a newspaper in Charles
ton, Ill.,, called the News. 1t is
Democratic in politics, but Repub-
lican in principle. For instance,
it says: "The Philippines will be
held, and ought to be held, by the
United States That is sure
thing! Puerto Rico, and may be
Cuba, will be held by the United
States. That is a sure thing!
The American people never give
up territory. They are not built
that way. They won't. give up
the Philippines. No; not even if
w. J. Bryan is elected, for no
House or Senate would agree to
such a fool proceeding. The day
will come when Democratic child
rem will ha e to apologize for the
mistakes of w. ] Bryan and other
sorators' who are fighting sure
thing" The Charleston News
continues to circulate largely In a
Democratic constituency, notwith-
standing its heresies, and in this
respect its experience is IN nc
wise different from that of a mum
der OF other Democratic newspa-
pers expounding at the present
time true-blue Republican princi.
pies.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-03-15
Mrs. C. E. Van Deusen

Mrs. c. E. Van Deusen Of Xii
bourn, Wis, was afflicted with stom-
ach trouble and constipation for a
long time. She says, 81 have tried
many preparations but none have
done me the good that Chmbrerlain' S
Stomach and LIVER Tablets have. =
These Tablets 'are for sale. at. E
'Brauch'sdrag store. Price IS cents,
Samples free.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-03-15

The Republican National Con-
|vention will meet in Philadelphia
June 10; the Poulist National
Convention in Sioux Falls, S. D.,
Nav 9; the middle Of the Road
Populists in Cincinnati on the
same day; the Prohibitionests in
Chicago, June II, and the Demo
cratic National Convention in
Kansas City, July 4.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-03-15
The membership statement

The membership statement of
Modern Woodmen OF America,
shows that on the 1st of February
there were 45S, 39I social and benefit
members, in absolute good standing,
in 1908 local camps. The insur-
ancein orceaggregated sSoI, 3o1, 900
"a net gain for the month of Jan
uary OF S,sIS members, and s14,4ec
insurance
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-03-15
]. w. Sheppard has purchased
The material and good will OF the
Howard Press.

Ex-senator Mantle Of Montana,
who sswalked out" at the St Louis
Republican convention. has desert
led 16 tc | and Bryan, having be-
come convinced of the fallacy Of
|ha position taken at that time.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-02

..Uut OF consideration for the girl he
held the examination in his private room.
! was forced to tell the whole story, and
the easiest way I could put it made it
black for the girl.
"Then the magistrate questioned her.
She was n wee little woman. hardly big
ger than n 14-year-old girl. but she said
she was 10. Her story was sorrowful
one. She had been left an orphan. had
been unable to find work. been taken sick
and was starving. She denied oil knowl-
edge Of that dreadful night.
"Then she turned her big black eyes 80
pleadingly toward me, as if asking me to
intercede for her, that l couldn't help
tears coming into my eyes.
"'Oificer,' said the magistrate, turning
quite fiercely OIL me, how do you know
this is the young woman you saw jump
into the river? Did you ever see her
face bcforeT
"'No, SIR said l.
"'Then you can't swear that this Is
the same personP
"'No, SIR
"tAhp said the old gentleman with a
sigh of relief. 1t seems that there is
not sufficient proof to bold this young
woman, and SO l shall discharge her.
You have done very well, officer. But
what is to become of her? She is too
old to send to a charitable institution
"'Sir,' said /, 4 know a nice old lady
who will be glad to give her home I'M
til she can do better
1.-THE magistrate looked straight at me
for a full minute, as IL he wanted to
read my heart, and then he shook me
by the hand and said:
"'All right. young man. Bring the
old iudy to see me this afternoon
81 went home and told my old
mother all about it, and the good soul
warmed to the friendlcss girl, and she
went with me to court and had u talk
with the magistrate and brought her
home"
Officer Fitzroy arose, yawned and
started for the stairs amid chorus Of
questions.
"Fitzroy, don't leave off that way"
said the sergeant, who had delayed his
departure. What became of the poor
grip"
The good looking young officer hest
tated minute; then, with half en-
barrasscd expression, answered:
Nothing became Of her, only she got
well and is the prettiest girl in the
town."
"Yes; but where is she? Who is she?'
"Well, who she Is doesn't matter.
Where is she? She is still with my
mo her, and she'll be Mrs. Fitzroy if
she DOESN'T change her mind. buffalo
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-02
FOUR MOUNTAIN LIONS.
4 Prospector's Sensations When,
He Thinks, His Hair stood on End.

A Prospector's Sensations When.
He Thinks. His Hair stood on End.
"rwice in my life. up to five years ago,
| had felt my hair crawl" said the pros
pector, hut, as to its standing on end, !
didn't believe such II thing possible.
was knocking about in the mountains of
Idaho with a partner when l went out
alone one day to pop over some game for
the dinner pot. had gone n mile or more
from camp and had descended to the bot
tom Of a ravine to get drink of water
when l turned the top of n fallen tree
and ran plump against as pretty sight
as you ever saw. On a grassy spot. in
the full blaze of the sun. lay four noun
tain lions fast asleep. For half a minute
l thought them dead. but as stood star
ing with my mouth open every one Of the
four sprang up with n growl. | had
Winchester in my hands, but l could no
more have lifted it to my face than !
could have uprooted the mountain. The
first sensation l had caught me in the
ankles. 1t was a numbness, as if my feet
were asleep. and it Travelled upward until
l stood there like a block of ice. Only
my brain was left clear On top Of the
numbness came feeling that l was
breaking out with a rash. Then the hair
at the back Of my neck began to curl and
twist and crackle. and minute later ev-
cry hair on my head was on end. had
on a soft felt hat. and am sure that hat
was lifted up an inch or two.
"As to the lions. they stood there. head
on to me and shifting and growing and
switching their tails. and had but moved
a finger they would have been on me. !
didn't p,oya horouSn I rouldn'f I dOn't
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-02
BRET HARTE'S ARRIVAL.
A Pistol Ball Spiccd His First Drink


In the Gold Diggings.
81 entered the barroom. 1t was crowd
ed with miners and traders and a few
smartly dressed professional looking men.
Here again my vanity led me into extrav-
agancc. i could not bear to address the
important, white sleeved and diamond
pinned barkeeper as a mere boyish sup
plant for information. was silly enough
to demand a drink and laid down, alas!
another quarter.
Il had asked my question, the barkeep-
err had handed me the decanter, and l had
poured out the stuff with as much ease
and grown up confidence as l could as
sumo when a singular incident occurred.
AS it had some bearing upon my fortune,
/ may relate it here.
"The ceiling of the saloon was support
ed by half dozen wooden columns about
Is inches square, standing in line par
allel with the counter of the bar and
about two feet from it. The front of the
bar was crowded with customers, when
suddenly, to my establishment, they, one
and all, put down their glasses and hur-
riedly backed into the spaces between
the columns. At the same moment shot
was fired from the street through the
&c Opcu Nuul oloOu at ii6ah On
giles with the front Of the counter and
the columns.
1.-THE bullet raked and splintered the
holdings of the counter front, but with
no other damage. The shot was returned
from the upper end of the bar, and then,
for the first time, became aware that
two men with leyeled revolvers were
shooting at each other through the sa-
loon.
1.-The bystanders in range were fully
protected by the wooden columns. The
barkeeper had ducked below the counter
at the first shot. Six shots were ex-
changed by the duelsts, but as far as l
could see nobody was hurt. A mirror
was smashed, and my glass had part of
its rim carried clearly away by the third
shot and its contents spilled.
II had remained standing near the
counter, and | presume | may have been
protected by the columns. but the whole
thing passed SO quickly and l was so ut
terly absorbed in its dramatic novelty
that l cannot recall having the slightest
sensation of physical fear. Indeed / had
been much more frightened in positions
Of less peril.
"My only concern, and this was para
mount, was that l might betray by any
word or movement my youthfulness, as
constituent or unfamiliarity with such an
experience think that any shy, vain
schoolboy will understand this and would
probably feel as l did. So strong was
this feeling that while the sting of gun
powder was still in my nostrils moved
toward the bar, and, taking up my broken
glass, said to the barkeeper, perhap:
somewhat slowly and diffidently:
"'Will you please fill me another glass?
It's not my fault If this was broken
1.-THE barkeeper, rising, flushed and ex-
cited, from behind the bar. looked at me
with a queer smile and then passed the
decanter and a fresh glass. l heard n
laugh and an oath behind me, and my
cheeks flushed as took single gulp of
the fiery spirit and hurried away
Youths Companion.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-02

You see all those bushes with red Der
ries strung among their branches? That
is coffee, and the taller trees among which
it is growing arc pimentos. from which
the world gets it's allspice. 1t looks like
jungle, does it not? Yet many hundreds
of pounds would not buy that one hill
slope. Among the lovely flowers hum
ming birds sparkle as they fly and hover
butterflies as large as the birds dispute
the honey with them. AS you turn Iound
the corner you surprise parties Of tiny
ground doves, and every now and again
the larger pea doves hit across the road
Up from the valley below the sounds OF
voices and laughter. Stop your carriage
and look down. Those are the works on
q coffee estate, and those flat terraces
partitioned off into squares are the bar
becues" upon which the berries are dried.
You can see that some of the squares are
a different color to the rest. The dark
ones are those that are covered with cof'
fee; the others are those which have not
yet been fllcd.-Good Words.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-02
MESSAGES OF DEATH.
Warnings of Fatalities In Dreams
That proved IN Ra True

Warnings of Fatalities In Dreams
That Proved to BE True.
Speaking of dreams that come true, q
few days ago the newspapers published
strange but trustworthy stOry of wo-
man who, in dream, saw her son caught
under the wheels of a railway train. The
vision was so vivid, it SO wrought upon
her, that she rushed out into the night to
the railroad and there, crushed to death
on the track, found the body of her son.
When | read this incident, it recalled
one of a similar tenor, but more remark
able, which was related to me by prom
inent lady of this city. who spends much
of her time abroad. "a few years ago."
she said, 81 was tarrying n few weeks in
Paris. accompanied by my maid. who
had been in my service for many years.
One morning she came to me with her
eyes red with weeping. and | asked her
what the trouble was She replied that
her mother had died the night previous in
Philadelphia.
':'How can you know thatT said /.
".Durng the night she explained. my
mother appeared to me in IL dream and
told me that she had just died. ! saw her
as plainly as l see you, and | know SHE'S
dead
Il was attached to the girl, who had
faithfully served me, so. having assured
her that it was silly to believe in dreams,
l promised that in order to convince her
that her mother was alive l would send
a cable of inquiry to Philadelphia. l did
so, and the reply came that her mother
was alive and well. A few months later
we returned to America. and. leaving
me in New York, my maid went over to
Philadelphia to see her people.
'And what think you she discovered?
Why, she discovered that her mother had
died on the identical night Of her dream
and that when she felt that her end
was approaching she made her family
promise that they would not let her
daughter in Paris know of her death.
'I'H tell her myself said the mother.
But il you cable or write her she may
leave her employer and come home. and
/ wish to spare her that useless journey
"Therefore'-the family explained to my
maid-'when your employer sent the ca
BILE message we felt that justice to your
mothers request required us to tell
6b.'"
This story as l have related it is alb
solutely true in every particular. ! Won
der il the Psychical society has anything
in its records which eclipses it?-New
York Mail and EXPRESS
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-02

When Sir Ashley Cooper lived in Broad
street, London. he had every day nu-
merOus morning leyee Of city patients.
The room into which they were shown
would hold from 40 to so people. and Of
ten callers, after waiting for hours, were
dismissed without having seen the doc
tor. His man Charles, with more than
his masters dignity, would say to disap-
pointed applicants when they reappear-
ed on the following morning: 81 am not
sure that we shall be able to attend to
you, for our list is full for the day, but if
you will wait, will see what we can do
for you" Eventually his annual income
rose to more than f15,000; the largest
sum he ever made in one year was f21,-
600. A West Indian millionaire gave
him his highest fee. He had successfully
undergone n painful operation. and sit
ting up in bed he threw his nightcap at
Cooper, saying. Take thatr' "Sir," re-
piled Sir Ashley. "I'll pocket the affront,"
and on reaching home he found in the
cap check for 1000 guineas.-Gentlc
mans Magazine.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-02
Rnrroom Spotters.

Spoilers on street cars have for years
been found necessary by the railway COM
panies, but barroom spoilers are of more
recent origin. AS a rule, they are sup
piled by detective agencies at the request
of saloon keepers who fear they are get
ting the worst Of bad deal. The pro-
prietor Of a resort not far from Tenth and
Chestnut streets had his suspicious arous-
ed and enlisted the services Of couple
of spoilers. The report that they made
was staggerer. In less than an hour
and half the barkeepcr under suspicion
had played the cash register for $3.50,
and then he was promptly placed under
arrest.
HE was on an eight hour shift at
that" walled the proprietor. eff he'd
have worked through the day. the place
would have belonged to him by closing
time"
There's another saloon keeper up town
who won't employ II bartender with peck
cts in his clothes. And even then. he
says. they get the better of him by roll
ing up their sleeves and secreting stray
coins in the Philadelphia Record.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-02
BOARDED HIS CRAFT.
The Old Salt Talked Nautical to q
LandIubber.

L0nd1ubbeF.
Through negotiations conducted be-
tween an eastern attorney and local
real estate man, one Of the old school
captains, who had sailed the waters salt
and fresh. purchased pretty residence
in the northern part of the city. He hap
pened to come ON while the agent was su-
perintending some improvements to the
property.
Alloy" hailed the captain as he hove
in sight. That's her. hey? And a tidy
lookin craft she il. Good holdin ground.
too, for the man would cast anchor
to stay till final orders. Pardon, sir. fer
not frin salute and dippin the ensign.
sir. Well crack a bottle over the cap
stan, me hearty, and then the rules has
got to be observed. sir, for even an old
hulk like meself is liable to take con-
sort"
Naturally enough. the agent thought
the captain was drunk and was indis-
Greet enough to say so.
What" shouted the authorized in
vader. Wont let me pass? Order me
to veil me topsails! Run athwart my
hawscr, will you? Blithcr me optics il |
hain't tempted to run you down. you
Fourth of July cockboat and tootin n
landlubber's horn"
Move on, now"
'Move on? Me. With the admiral's
permit in me pocket? Me. Move on for
G soft shell picaroon and without tirin a
broadside? I'll board me craft il | have
to shoot all yer staudin riggin away. I'd
like to have the tcachin of you on a
years cruise. you chicken gated swab.
with Il thinker as foggy as the banks Of
Newfoundland. Clew up. now. for !
have the orders" and he dramatically
produced the deeds.
Il throwed the grapplin hooks without
a blow struck" tells the captain, "und
the agent made his proper excuses for
not understandin English. "-Detroit Free
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-02
A South Sen IxIand Bride.

The bridal procession was approaching.
In front, walking abreast, came the we'd
ded PARTIAL, handsome and Of an ey-
cellent tawny hue. The bride, beauti-
full young girl, exhibited ludicrously alb
surd appearance. Her shapely legs and
feet were naked. She wore a low bodice
of scarlet satin bedecked with shoulder
knots Of brilliant blue Round her body
SO many robes, some of the paperlike
barkcloth, others woven of the native
grass, were enwrapped, that her aspect,
instead of impressing US, as it doubtless
did the natives, with respect for her
wealth, merely made comic suggestion
that the poor child was parading inside n
barrel! Her pretty head. running over
with close rings of tan tipped hair, was
uncovered. and her neck and limbs glis.
tened with oil.-Blackwood.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-02
Two Mistakes.

1--WE snw young couple acting mighty
loving one circus day." writes IN observer
of Concordia, Kan. They went along
the street holding each others hand.
smiling and cooling at each other as
though each had found sure enough
prize.
"They soon found seat in the shade
of tree. and they sat there. feeding
each other popcorn out of paper bag
and leaning up to each other like
colicky kitten up to hot jamb. We
thought they would shy little bit
when we hove near, but that's where
we made mistake. They never finch
ed n bit.
He looked up in n self assuming way.
as much as to say: You poor old wooden
legged fool. you never enjoyed love
like this. You never experienced such a
blissful dag That's where that young
fellow made u mistake. "-kansas City