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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03
His Nerve Won.

Ills nerve "Ohs
1t is not pretended that the American
who wakes up dead broke in Paris may
hope to have roast quails drop into his
mouth for the mere opening of it. The
quails are here and roasted, but they
must be taken possession of. | know
no better example than that Of the
young American who, by ~impudently
pushing, built up, in a year, an inter
national law practice. He went to
Paris, OF a weeks notice, to live on his
brother, who, as chance would have
it, was just giving up Partisan life to
return honest work at home. The
two crossed each other on the high seas
and the tenderfoot was ignorant that
the other, doing the best for him pos
sible, had arranged for a friend to
meet him at the wharf. When the
friend introduced himself he was turn
ed down as a Continental b~unco-steer-
er, and the young American landed
frlendless in Paris. With two dollars
in his pocket he took a room at the
Grand Hotel. Then, after a wash-up
and hearty breakfast, he went to the
Consuls office. The Consul being out,
he sent the Office boy to buy him cigar
cites, hung up his hat, sat back in an
casey chair, with his feet on a table,
and began to make a study of Galig-
nani's Messenger.
Come in" he cried cheerily in ans
wer to a knock. The visitor was a
smart-looking New Yorker.
rs this the Consul's Officer"
1T is"
Il have a rather delicate matter of
international law" began the other,
land would like to get some informa-
tion."
That is what l am here for" replied
the tenderfoot promptly. He had stud
led law at home. and in five minutes
held the threads of the New Workers.
difficulty. Without knowing the first
thing of international procedure or the
French Code. he gave the inquirer an
imaginative of-hand opinion" But
l would prefer to write It out for you"
he added, with an air of practical good
sense. I'VE might take lunch to-
gether."
The New Yorker was delighted to
find a legal opinion that agreed per-
fectly with his own. Here is my
card" he said. "And | am staying at
the Hotel Bristol" It was the card
of an American millionaire, whose
name was a household word. In high
spirits the neryy youth fastened to the
Office Of a real international lawyer,
whose address he fshed out of the Bot
tin. Il acknowledge the thing is too
big for me, he explained, and propose
that we go halves" It was a big
thing, and the other saw it instantly.
Having TO do with delicate negotia-
tons over customs duties at a critical
period, they lived on the Ease two
months. and 30 well pleased the rich
New Yorker that crumbs fell to them
from his table for years after. It was,
moreover, the beginning Of : msteoric
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casAa rsasanr. see the Capitol.

Washington. Aug, Ie.--wfth cheers
for Cuha, the United States. President
Mckinley ard their hosts the people
of the District OF Columbia. the loo
Cuban school teachers left the city nj I
O'Clock this afternoon for New York
After spending the greater portion Of
the week there and in Philadelphia,
the entire party viii sntsArk on trans
ports for Havana
After An early breakfast most OF
them attended Solemn requiem mass
at ST patrick's Church. After church
they returned Ia the hotels, where they
were grouped in squads and taken To
the capitol, arriving there about 10
O'Clock They building was thrown
open TO the visitors a+sd detachment Of
guards was an hand to escort them.
They were shown through the Senate
and House chambers, the s;atuary hall.
the rotunda. the supreme Court cham
Der and then ushered 10 the west front
and afforded view of the city and the
Washington monument Coming tack
To their hotels. they remained for a
short while and then boarding the elec-
tTic cars went to the railroad station.
where their special trains awaited
them to carry the party to New York.
A large crowd of Washington people
were at the depot To see the visitors of
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om- s,a....I ,zhtzasnaz.

Pittxburx. Aug. aD.-Ars. Joseph
Ruffingtoa. wife OF the Eui,sd States
District Court tDdgs. St this district. To-
day received IegtrT fruuI Mrs James
Il. Neal. wife of Dr, Neal, DOW IN Case
Foo, Chinz, which says.
There is one gy-sd Caiuanan In the
world He Is Captain sab ~r the C7si-
neSe gunh-sSf Hal Cut on which tucn-
ty-slx Of Us american women and
Children took lSslBEs whlie she vas lS-
ing Eve nsiIvS cat In TsunE Clsow hAE-
bcr. Capb4fn SSh gave Rsststsnss~ To
Captain SFflde Of the urcsOa when the
latter 4rruunsissd. and in rerGgufStsU Sf
his seEytrts. Captain Wilde gave the
ChinAmau a isttsr. bearing an official
al that for saving and guarding
Americans AZ TEuHg Chow Captain
Sab and bis si4tp were under American
protection
While vre wcrr stiu on hoard the
IiAi Chi a Russian nAu-0f-war started
in her dlrs-tIon. but Captain sah ran
up the Stars and Stripes as osaptain
wilde had Told hi4n to do. and the Rus
stan ship turned pFoBspsly away. There
were twenty-s{N American women and
chiidren Of Us 90 cheer and cry as old
GlOry' was unFurlea from the staff of :
Chinese wurshlp."
The Lamar register., 1900-08-22

Washington, Aug 1a.-The Navy De
parsmeut has received the following
cabIegram:
'.Che Foo: Bursan Of Navigation.
Washington. Is feiegrapn
line 10 Pekiu Interrupted Information
Japanese sources Empress Dow atser
detained by Prince Yungde inner Si'y'
which being bonbarded by aiiiRs.
Chaffee reports entered %gapoh
grounds evening I4th. Eight wounded
during DAVIS fighting. Otherwise al
Sre,i REMEY."
Washington. Aug. 19---Tbe War De
partment has received The totiowihf
dispatch
CHE Foo, Aug. Io.-Pesin. Aug 70,
We entered legation grounds af .
o'clock last night with Fourteenth ana
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PRINTERS WILL KEEP
OUT OF POLITICS

Milwaukee. Wis, AUG is-T7hs In
tsruatfoaal typographical Union to
day recouSidered the proposition OF
Deleg>1e BsEdlnw Of Cleveland bear
Ing on politics. which was adopted yes
terSiay. The measure as rtSoonfneud-
ed was killed. the vote being Ewo-ihlrds
against its adoption The proposition
called fer unit action Of the J. II. U.
upon the political field and the sever
ing Of all members Of tbssr ashliAtton
with all political parties Of the exploit
Ing class
A resolution Of Interest TO publishers
wRs adopted. as follows;
Resolved. That II Is the sense Of the
International Typographical L Biou
that subordinate unions should aeaPt
conciliatory measures Al Ali times
VIXEN chan .fuE theSr scale cf prices,
and that before any change In scale u
adopted. il should hSs sutEulttea To all
publishers who are interested Also
that the interna tBauai typographical
Union. when requested. shall aliow q
representative Of the American News
paper Publishers Association TO De
heard on Important changes IN the laws
affecting their interests.
The report OF the committee on trt~
partite agreement was referred TO the
executive council. The international
Printing Prsa~ssn@Fa.s and Bo-akbindsrS
unions have ALREADY apEssAEHssf CON
mtrtess The THREE committees viii try
to sg-re on SoEnc plaa 30 avoid friction
In the issuance or the Joint label and
trades.
The eunvcntion adjaurnci sine die
tonight.
The Lamar register., 1900-08-22

The extraordinary carelessness OF
parents in leaving dangerous drugs
S:thin reich of children is In marked
contrast with governmental supervi-
sion over druggists and physicians. A
fSw weeks ago a man bought some
efforoform with which to kill a dog,
aud while waiting to use It, wrapped
the bottle In cloth and tucked It into
work-basket Two little children
found it, presumably fancied 1t sick
doll. and took it to bed with them. In
the morning the child clasping the un-
corked bottle WIS found dead; the
other unconscious. past recovery. So
bitter an experience emphasizes the
oft-repeated and oft-forgotten warning
that the first essential for the family
medicine-chest is lock and key.
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LORD na,.srt.' ssraei orA@

Pretoria. Aus. ~. --loEi
proclamation reeiflng TN
many have broken the cal /
tain neutrality and that IL
extended 10 the barghsrs y =
ciatsd. warns all who braI
ontfis In the future thzt nsi
punished by death. iruPjisa
fine. He declares that aa %
districts occupied by tie =
cert those who take tbs, ossA
regarded as prisoness q
transported, and thar bs
farms where the enemy ~
are harhored Win bs. hattie tF
The Lamar register., 1900-08-22
FOREIGN TROOPS ATTACK
INNER CITY OF pEHI

light battery. Eight woup,t.., /.
days fighting. otheswl.q an = :
War Department oaigfais M
date Pekin, August 18Th r u ! L 1
transmission. They ss.Fspva = i, 4
be August 10th. as an ~, y =
ports Indicated that PekSn - ~
iured 90 the 18th instant
London, Aug. 10, ssa.
admirai Bruce cables 10 I'm. u Il
from Che Foo. August lseh :. ~
Am Informed on the auth,,,i.,' J.
Japanese that street fshtIug ~
tinues In pekIn. part ~ vsss " |
fire.
fuug Lu prevented Ii. =
from leaving ard a Inst xsans Y
being made In the inner eisr NJ
surrounded by the aliis,s ~ \
homharied."
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Cus, secure. Paris uso.,.

Washington, Aug. Ia.--The Island Of
Cuba, with her exhibit at the Paris
Exposition, has achieved q notable
success. \ cahiegram was received to-
day by Secre rary OF War Root from
Senor Quesadn. in charge of the Gu
ban exhibit at the exposition. rs fol
lows:
Paris. Aug. 1S.--Great success. Cuba
obtains 40 prizPs. Please convey to
President and Cabinet Cuha's gratitude
for interest and support in giving Us
opportunity to show our resources and
progress.
The Lamar register., 1900-08-22
KIssasks la America La.

Vancouver. b. q, AuE A.
steamer Cutch arrived this a.
from Ska$uay. she bsfagx :,
the drowning Of two u4surt4. 1
men. corpo1ai johnson an! fsa,
p'ar4cfs. oa Lake Tagfsh Aarssl
The rsCwn. earfhanakrs fclt q |
way were felt all thc way Sssl
Yukon to Dawson.
Hoa- Richard sIansne3a WhI
explorer rSpsn New Yev&. n4al
claim in an lntcFvie@ Al aaj
that according To ths old RasxssJ
ish-UuitsSi States treaties. Il, 1
Of The Yukon ~aIiry and lAe I'd
shoald be In tbs United ssass
tory.
Tassr ss = water Jasmine Ia d.
dixie that mSy seriously age<f ),
put % geld
The Lamar register., 1900-08-22

One OF the charges which the Chi
nese make against the foreign devils
Is that they dig up the soil and there
by release evil spirits which prey upon
human life 1t is true that much NOR
tality followed the founding OF the
English settlement at Hongkong, and
deaths have been frequent since the
digging in and around the new Ger
man town Of Tsing-tAn. writer In
the Forum offers the explanation
which the Chinese are too supersti-
tious to accept The soil in both places
is disintegrated granite. and has been
SO long occupied by dense population
that, except where ii is frequently
aerated by agriculture, it is reeking
with disease germs. The ''evil spir-
its" released by the spade are bacteria
The Lamar register., 1900-08-22

The Supreme Court OF Massachusetts,
has decided that bicycle is not car
riage," and that the cities and towns
ars not legally required to keep their
roads in such state OF repair and
smoothness that bicycles may pass
over them in safety. A bicycle rider
was hurt near Danvers because OF n
depression in the road A suit followed,
and the plaintiff was awarded SIS dam
ages The Supreme Court has annulled
the verdict
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c.s.e re--r. s..a.Sss.s.

GeorgetaRn. ks. Aag. lS-n
dict ut the iary IN tse G els.s q So
% State Caleb Inwss,I cka-gs
tSeinE an ar,scsssrS t-siSEe ~ /
the nurteS cf WiASarR Gs~al
We aad iias sirfsaSiant xuil,J !
his punishment At eauanFzsss
rsalsentlsry for the rrsi Il !
ural life
The jury retired al e . !
resarned ltr verdict az 80 sod
ting out only afty .tisrs-s salass.
Craig stated afte<warsi that u.
could have bS<n setuFns7d ssa
eT but considerable time ws
up reading the tnStrucsiNEs
The vote In favpg u LIE 4
wKs unaulrnaa@-
When tho jury retired lhs VI
general that Il wonld nai ssssj
this oIalalg.Ss tlls defendant sfC !,
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$4,000 r.e.aEr Ia. CONE A.tr.r

Chicago, Aug. IG.-Somcwhere be-
tween Chicago and Burlington. Iowa,
an express package. supposed to con-
tain $4,000, Is alleged TO have gone
astray. The Commercial National
Bank Of this city sent the package to
the Burlington agent of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railroad a few
days ago, on orders given from the
Burlington headquarters In this city.
The money was sent by the Adams
The Lamar register., 1900-08-22

For years the male residents Of
Healdsburg. Cal, talked OF certain i'm
proyements the town needed. Moth
ing came of the talk. and then the
women took the matter up and formed
a Ladies' Improvement Club. This or
gantEatton has transformed the place.
having by its active influence and or
ganizsd labors procured for the towr
a municipal water system. municipal
electric light plant, comfortable seat.
In the plaza, an ineligible name sys-
tenn for the streets. sign boards with
street names at all corners and a
drinking fountain costing 5000. These
improvements were brought about
without increasing taxes. except for
the two purposes first named.
The Lamar register., 1900-08-22

The four men placed before the
country by the two great political par
ties are exceptionally well known One
Of them is now the President, another
was four years ago his chief competi-
ter for that once, third was for four
years yice-Presidsnt and the fourth
probably the best-known governor Of a
state in the land. The country has
four months in which TO think them
over, weigh their characters. qualities
and tendencies, and make up its mind.
The Lamar register., 1900-08-22

Express Company. When n. :.
was expressed from The CAraa,
Il was wrRpr--d In the usual I.
which money Is TRANSMITTED N
course of time the Burlgur,oa =.
the railroad received s,n,as,
age, but II contained s,ssi.,'
brown paf-er. The SraisgSsr csas,,
the worthless paper was r,,vys1
Chicago, and the aank ofi8risls y
tain II is not the one seat hy ~
Representatives OF the e-,rt.rl
Interested in the matter strs, n
day to-day investigating lie -
Of the missing pacE41s sss g
plans fer the arrest OF the ~
the money was stolen betwt~s a
and Burlington.
The Lamar register., 1900-08-22

Bishop Walsham How. the hymn
writer. once induced workingman to
attend church. Asked afterward how
he Hke5 it the parishioner replied.
I learned one thing. learned that
Sodom and Gomorrah were places. |
always thought they were husband
and wife" Lawyers affirm that the
cases which heget the most hatred
and Eiturperation and are most diff
cult to settle ara those between near
kindred. Moreover. the differences
are largely of the trif1ing and imagi-
nary kind which better information
would have prevented. The plan Of
searching the Scriptures has lost none
of its potency. Not infrequently, the
ages through, has it settled more per-
sonai enigmas than the identity CT
Sodom and GomorTah
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n,ati.A rrasp- I.a.nals,i .. s1..sl

London. Aug. ia.-THse Eyss
wuxld. which have h@ssa hIss I
on PeEin. are turning % y
where an ku3tgaElio rs-saliiss J
jealousy and suspicion q u
win possibly shortly aasHEs q
aspect.
The British landed Gnsgkss =
bar regiments Friday, Ans z
hnrrytng loo troops talIhss, 1
whom are reported TO have S
ready.
The situation in the yals9
Yang Tss kianE at Wu Cstsl
rious, Chang CHI TsInSs ~,
tinted. but the oushgrak Wss
The Lamar register., 1900-08-22

Among many entertaining tricks dis
played by well known dog in Evans
ton. H., was the ability to smoke eiga-
rettes. His master had taught him
this habit. and master and Chute. as
the dog wss called, were often seen pa
rading the streets. each smoking ei-
gsrette. Lately the dog became mad.
and bit every other dog 1t met.
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nn..l. ..l.l, III -

London, Aug. .s1--'tiene'z
koff," says tlze 81. Peters J
spondent Of lAe Times,
remarkable faci, which nus
as a premonitoT-t ao'A7s
10 follow. The Rnssians h5Ft
quersd the right bank ai
which ls. thereSole, no leass
tier. but an internal river q
sian empire"
The Lamar register., 1900-08-22

The larynx of man in sydney, Aus
tralia, became useless through disease.
and he lost his voice. Professor
Stuart. of the University OF Sydney is
said to have made IN artificial one.
and II can be so regulated as to make
the voice soprano. tenor. eontralto or
bass al will
The Lamar register., 1900-08-22

The United States couF
land claims heard the Slilo
grant claim, thar p0ssRs's, = =
esting features because 0t VI
the land claimed lies rHt'., !,
the CebalIetn grant in N1EI
~, which has hitherto, 1nag
the court, been cOnnne'it az n
decree has been patented -,
ed to numerous private "
NJ. s. Otero of AIbHquerlE
are the claimants and t<'
have a perfect grant
The Lamar register., 1900-08-22

H. E. soilenberger, the head of a
fzith cure orphanage in Philadelphia,
has been held by eoronerts Jury for
the death OF 7-months-old child who
died under his charge without medical
attention.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-10-18

Second Attacks OF Typhoid Fever.
The idea is that, as one attack of ty-
phoid gives immunity from second.
temporarily, if not lasting, immunity
might be acquired by incubation with
an attenusted dose of the poison. But
one attack of typhoid does not give
immunity from second, says DR.. 7.
J. Maclagan in the British Medical
Journal. Second attacks of typhoid
are as common as by the ordinary doc
trine OF chances, they ought to be;
more common, for instance, than Sec
ond attack of pneuomnia, in about the
same proportion that first attacks are
more common. If one attack of the
fully developed disease does not give
immunity. he concludes, incubation
with an attenuated dose of the poison
can scarcely be expected to do so.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-10-18
COLORADO GOLD MINERS.

The Development Of Gold Properties
Has Been Amazing.
Il is the frequency of discoveries Of
gold in all the leading silver producing
camps of the state that gives continued
new impetus to the development of the
mines and adds no inconsiderable part
to the mineral wealth of Colorado.
Under such conditions the silver
question naturally cuts very little fig
ure politically. although Mr.. Bryan.
against the counsel of the wise and
conservative element of his party, stub
bornly insisted that the silver plank of
the Chicago platform should be reaf.
6rmed In its entirety as a para
mount condition of his accepting the
nomination. In the mining states,
however, sixteen t0-one" has been
weighed in the balance OF common
sense and found wanting. Whilom
silver leaders seem to be disappearing
from Colorado, or returning to the Re-
publican fold, and even the repeal of
the Sheranm act is blessing in dis.
guise. In the beginning that measure
undoubtedly had bad effect on the
mining industry. But, while driving
the men out of employment and clos
ing mines, it also impelled prospectors
to the search for gold and copper, and
AS a striking result. Colorado possesses
now one of the greatest gold. producing
areas in the world. Millions of dol
lars have poured into the state for in.
vestment.. New industries have sprung
up. Old plants have increased their
capacity. More men are employed and
at better wages than ever before. City
treasures are full and public improve
ments are progressing on every side.
What is true of Colorado, applies
with equal force to other mining states.
Prosperity is visible everywhere and
little attention is paid to silver as a
live political issue. Sixteen. to-one"
will doubtless be left to take care of
itself in mining sections during this
campaign.
The honest miner knows good
thing when he has it. He is not seek
ing change. And as natural causes
are promoting the great mining indus.
try of the country, he is not liable to
support any movement which relies
upon extraneous or moribund theories
to bring about legitimate industrial
and financial results.
JOHN W. POSTGATE.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-10-18
First known to tho Chinese.

One OF the greatest Chinese discov-
cries Was kind of iron ore which at.
tracts iron-the magnet. Then they
found that bar of magnetic iron set
free always points to the north. That
is the mariners compass. without
which travel at sea would be almost
impossible. They were the first people
to dig canals ana 60 find a cheaper way
of carrying goods than even our rail-
way. In, building they discovered the
greatest of all inventions-the arch.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-10-18

A Ssw ad0nmsnt IL finding /.
among millinerS. This con.,...
sksleton leaves preserved exactl, y
they fall from the tlee and r,s.;,. \
their natural color. The leave. ~ =
walnut, chestnut and platane tree. -. :.
preferred for the purpose; larvs =:
leaves and oak leaves are also r. "
The longest leaves are formed int w.
large palette. one side being comno..,
Of . sti6 painted feather, the otbs, !,
the skeleton leaf, thus forming 4 NV y
garniture. A fine invisible wire s..s
to the edge Of the leaf prevent. n
crumplinR. Tho smaller leave, -.
made into sarlsnds mounted on an Az
fetal or natural branch. The ls...
have 10 b perfectly preserved a, ,h.'
beauty naturally lies in the deic."
and transparency Of the fiber-s,
Louis Republic. "
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-10-18
More Brilliant Than the Sun.

Prof. Simon Newcomb, writing OF
stars which are SO distant that they
have no measurable para lax, remarks
that one of these, the brilliant Cano-
pus, can be said, with confidence to be
1000 times brighter than the sun.
Whether we should say 10000, 10,-
900 or 5000 no one can decide" The
first magnitude stars, Rigel and Spica,
also are at an unreasonable distance,
and must. in view of their actual
brightness. enormously outshine the
sun.-Science.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-10-18

The New Star spans leo bonuors
On the 18th day OF Septemb Der, 1914.
during the bombardment Of Fort Mo-
Henry. Francis Scott Key composed the
s'Star Spangled Banner. The British
feet has attacked the fort, and the peo.
pie were anxiously waiting tor the
dawn, to see whether the fort had sur.
rendered. This situation gave to MIR.
Key his motive.
Today our flag is floating over the
Philippines. The Organizes want to
pull it down. All the patriotic citi.
zens of the country are waiting to see
whether it floats there after the next
election. The rebels who are firing
on the flag shall be conquered. the
Bryanites shall be defeated. and on
November : the people of the country,
with one voice shall sing:
"Let the Star Spangled Banner in
triumph be waved.
Ger the lands we have freed, and the
peoples we've saved.
The situation has inspired the New
Star Spangled Banner" which is as
follows:
Oh, say. can you see, by the far east
ern light,
What SO proudly we hailed at the
twilight's last cleaning?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars.
after many fight,
In lands near and far is so calamity
streaming?
And the thanks in our prayer, rising
high in the air
Give proof to the world that our flag
is still there;
Oh say, let that Star Spangled Banner
be waved,
Der the lands we have freed, and the
peoples we've saved.
Oh, thus be it always, whenever we
stand
Between the oppressed and kings DESC
lation.
Blest with victory and peace, may the
heaven rescued land
Praise the power that hath made as Q
powerful nation.
And onward me must, for our cause it
is just;
And this be our motto 'Tn God 10 our
Trust"
Let the Star Spangled Banner in
triumph be waved,
Ger the lands we have freed, and the
peoples we've saved.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-10-18
striving to Cheaper Light.

Electricians confidently expect that
their art will at futured day bring
the cost Of illumination down to msr,
trife compared with what it now is.
A Is we'll known. the most economical
methods Of lighting involve waste Of
nearly all Of the energy utilized. Prot.
Langley says that the ideal light Is
that OF the FREELY, which is produced
without heat or waste. II man could
initiate it he would solve one OF the
most interesting and important prob.
lens.