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bus d0cgm is based entirely
report which has little bearing
he present case and completely ig-
Is the Dupont case, which has a di-
bearing on it.
t is legally demonstrated that Mrs.
bit did not receive a majority of the
tes of the Legislature of West Vir-
MIA, as required by law This point
elaborated upon at length and num-
rOus authorities and ~precedents are
uoted sustaining the point beyond
uestion. Sufficient proofsto convince
The lay mind on this point. however, is
contained in the simple fact that a
majority of the legally elected mem
beers of the Legislature are remon1
ants with Mr.. McGraw against. Mr..
Is pretensions.
lPierson and Ge%tzendanner cases
in elaborated upon and it is
demonstrated that these two
for Mr.. Scott were illegal,
these Senators had vacated
Sir seats by accepting commissions
the army. This contention likewise
Supported in the Dupont case and is
endorsed as valid by the United States
Senate, itself.
Tie further plea of Mr.. SCOTS anon-
rgmous brief that the United States
Senate cannot go back of the official
! action of a State Legislature in such
a case as this is easily disposed of. The
rights of the State Legislatures and
the jurisdiction OF the United States
Senate are clearly defined and it is
conclhsively shown that the Senate
has ample power TO inquire into any
question Of fraud, intimidation, or du-
ress. which may be raised in the cleo
zion of a United States Senator. More
a majority of the Legislature are
hselves the protestants in this case.
Is further demonstrated, and num-
is precedents are quoted, that the
1t convention by which it is alleged
Scott was elected, even if SAID cleo
were otherwise legal, was held I'M
q fraudulent private agreement and
under the statute, which would
der the election void in any event.
5 a final point, against Mr.. Scott's
engion to a seaTin the Senate, and
thrown in fatgood measure, so to
is that|Mr. Scott at the time of
llean Election was not an IN
of this State, and there
pligible. There is no ques-
Mr.. Scott intended to main
residence in West Virginia,
Il is q decided legal difference
! RESIDENT and an INHAB-
as the term is used in the Con-
: That the Constitution in
10 make q decided distinction
81 two terms is plain from
lat resident was stricken
kInhabitant" substituted.
rast number of legal de-
8 point. The abiest OF
lawyers such as Daniel
ECKER, Of Virginia. all
VI holding Office in
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DIED.

HERVEY-On Wednesday, January 10,
1900, at 4 O'Clock p. M, Gertrude W.. wife
of George B. Hervey, in the goth year of
her age.
Funeral services at her late residence,
No. 1873 South Front street, Friday at 2
p. m. Friends of the family invited. In
terment private at Greenwood cemetery.
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MALE HELP WANTED.


DRUGGIST WANTEDLWanted. the SER
LIST, IN a village drug store. state salary
wanted, single man preferred. give REFER
Snce- Apply at once TO r. E l. HUM
rHRETa Grssnytlles ". Va 3assvdq
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TO REMIT.

fend all remittanccs by Reg
Pred Letter, Express Order.
fck or Postal Note. Patrons
a risk of losing remittanccs
In any other way. All
units for $500 or less can be
by postal order for three
=. Address
REGISTER,
WHEELING, w. VA.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-12

WE HAVE TOO MANY
PIANOS In STOCK.

We are so badly crowded that we have not room
to display them. We must have more room and
fewer pianos, and in order to reduce our stock we
will make an additional cut from our holiday
prices on the first twenty-five pianos we sell. We
mean business, and if you can use a piano at any
price, oron any terms, you can't get here too quick.
G. A. HOUSE.
1924 and 326 Market Street. /.
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wANTED-upstairs girl; reference re-
quired. Enquire at a Sixteenth street.
ja9h
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FEMALE HELP WANTED.


WANTED-Girl for general Homework.
81 South Front street, Island. ja11eI
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WANTED-At once, at new laundry, ex-
perienced and inexperienced laundry girls,
good wages. Address THE AMERICAN
LAUNDRY CO., East End. East Liver
pool, Ohio. jaSerda
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Nm CASE AGAINST SCOTT.
Pther page will be found an
and instructive supplemental
attorneys for Hon. John T.,
md remonstrants in the Scott
lswer to the anonymous brief
fr. Scott. 1t is an especially
per and should be read by
rho wishes to become famil-
~ points in this case. 1t
pswers the brief presum-
\ y MI. SCOTS attorney,
ut which neither that
pyone else has cared
asgument in that
hrs dGfD Us based entirely
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-05-17
THE FREIGHT BUSINESS.
Ut Is Not n Haphaxard Thing ms Many
of the Vninitiated
suppose.

Most people have an idea that freight
is the last thing that railroads look
after. Many profess to believe that u
piece of freight once started on its
journey is allowed to loaf along ut it's
own sweet will and pleasure, stopping
where it wishes and staying as long as
it likes, and only bringing up at its
destination when there is nowhere else
TO go, says the Lewiston Journal.
When you have waited day after day
for that piano which was shipped a
month ago, you are ready to adopt that
opinion. But don't be in a hurry. When
that piano box shows up in Poughlleep'
sic at the time 1t should be in Port
land, the PoughkeepNie agent does not
uncase the instrument and give a Sc
ries of box car recitals for the next two
months. You may think he does, but
he doesn't. Not bit of it! There is
no welcome anywhere for the Wander
ing Willies of freightdom. No agent
wishes to be caught with missin Z
freight piled up in his yard or house.
The truth of the matter is, the rail-
roads are constantly punching laggard
freight in the ribs and admonishing it
to move on.
1t is an interesting study to see how
the railroads handle their immense
freight business. To the outsiders a
freight office seems like confusion
worse COMPOUNDED, but to the men who
have been trained to the work it is all
as simple as problem in short di-
vision. No matter how far from home
n car is, it is always in touch with the
home Office. If the car has had bad
luck and one of its trucks is sprained,
the home Office knows about it and
sends an order to have it placed in the
nearest car hospital and doctored up
to working condition. Yhe Office knows
just what the car is earning, and if it
thinks its travelling expenses are get
ting too big it shifts its route or calls
Il home. 1t is only once in awhile that
a car gets away from the home Office
altogether, and when one does there
is no sleep for anyone till the runaway
Is found and started in the right direc
ton.
After you have listened to a freight
agents description of the elaborate
plans taken to look after freight you
will marvel that single package ever
goes astray.
But-the man who is waiting for
that piano knows that it does.
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HE PUT 1T IN TIE OVEN.

anywhere. Then he wiped it dry with
a clean towel and put it back in his
pocket.
Wen, after that it didn't seem to go
as well as usual, so Bobby decided it
needed oiling. He got his mothers oil
can from her sewing machine, and
carefully oiled all the wheels of his
watch. But still it didn't seem to go
right.
Then Bobby happened to think that
perhaps the weather was too cold for
it, so he went out in the kitchen and
put it in the oven for awhile. 1t got
so hot he had to take it out with pair
of tongs, and then he put it out OF
doors in big snowdrift to cool off.
But, do you know, even after all that
careful treatment that hateful old
watch wouldn't go right, so Bobby
gave it back to Uncle John and said
he didn't care much for watches, any.
way.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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tber side is engraved the Liberty bell

other side is engraved the Liberty bell
and Independence hall. The medals
will be suspended by broad ribbon
from pin attached to the ccat. The
badges of the employees will be quite
plain and inexpensive. Admission to
the convention hall will be by ticket
only, whether the person be delegate,
guest or employe. This ruling necessi-
tated the printing of an enormous
quantity of tickets, delicate duty to
which Mr.. Wiswell gave his personal
attention.
Col John l. Martin, of st. Louis, will
be sergeant. alarms of the national
democratic convention, which is called
to convene al Kansas City, Mo-, July
A. The colonel is an experienced hand
at managing big gatherings, having
served as sergeant for num-
Der Of state conventions and for the
democratic convention of 1896. He be-
gan his labors before February and
had made considerable progress to-
ward getting the big construction hall
in order for the nations democracy
when the fire of April destroyed the
building completely. For day or
two it looked as though the convention
would have to be held elsewhere, but,
with characteristic western enterprise.
the people of Kansas City concluded to
rebuild the hall in bigger, better and
handsomer fashion, and assured Col.
Martin that it should be finished by
July 3. 1t will, of course, be impossi-
Bile to have the interior completed by
that time, but everything will be in APP
ple-pie order for convention purposes.
The stage will have seating capacity
of 1000, and on the arena floor will be
placed chairs for 5000 delegates, alter
mates, state committees and prom
inent party men. On either side and in
front of the stage will be the desks for
600 working newspaper men and ar
fists. For the other thousands who will
attend the convention great tiers OF
temporary seats will be built entirely
around the arena in circus fashion.
Col. Martin is confident that the new
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-05-17
RAILWAY STOPPED BY LIONS.
Men and Delayed Construc-
ton for Months.

Speaking in the house of lords of the
progres- of the Uganda railway, Lord
Salisbury mentioned that among the
unexpected difficulties encountered
were pair of man-eating lions, which
stopped the works for three weeks be-
fore they were shot, says the London
Spectator. AS some 5000 men were at
work on the line, their intimidation by
two lions seems almost incredible. Yet
IL is fact that so dreadful was the
pressure exercised by the constant at
tacks of this pair of Misunderstanding
wild beasts, and so cumulative the fear
caused among the Indian laborers by
the sight and sound of their comrades
being carried off and devoured, that
hundreds of these industrious work.
men, trained on similar duties under
the service of the government of India,
abandoned their employment and pay,
and, crying out that they agreed to
work for wages, not to be food for lions
or devils, rushed to the line as the
trains for the coast were approaching,
and, fiinging themselves across the
metals, gave the engine drivers the
choice either of passing over their
bodies or of stopping to take them up
and carry them back to Mombasa.
Many of these were not timid Hin
docs, but sturdy Sikhs. Yet the cir
cumstances were so unique, and the
scenes witnessed from week to week
SO bloody and appalling, that their
for surprise. Lord Salisbury under
stated the facts.
Though the works were stopped for
three weeks, the lions campaign last
ed, with intervals of quiet. when one
or the other had been wounded, from
March till the end of December. In
this time they had killed and ate 2S
Indians, and it is believed at least twice
this number of natives, Swahilis and
the like, besides wounding and attack
ing others. They attacked white engi-
neers, doctors, soldiers and military Of
ficers, Abyssinian askaris, sepoys, bum
niahs, coolies and porters. Some they
clawed, some they devoured, some they
carried off and left sticking in thorn
icuCcS DcCduSS tbSy SouiH hco vi "S
them through. At firstthey were con-
tented to take one man between them
Before the end of their career they
would take a man apiece on the same
night, sometimes from the same nut or
campfire. The plain, unvarnished tale
of this "prehistoric revival" of the po-
sition originally held by man In the
struggle for existence against ravenous
beasts is set out at considerable length
and detail in the Field of February II
and February "a by Mr.. j. II. Patterson,
one of the engineers of the line, who,
after months of effort and personal
risk, succeeded in breaking the spell
and killing both the lions, which the
natives had come to regard as ''deviis;"
that is, as equivalent to were-wolves,
aad guided by the local demons.
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Kangaroo Pets Odd Ways.

A unique pet animal in Seattle is
tame kangaroo. 1t was obtained from
sailor on an Australian ship, has
been in Seattle n year and is now as
domesticated as an ordinary dog. As q
pet he is all that could be desired, being
aiTectionately disposed toward the
members Of his own family, although
he rather dislikes strangers, and is apt
to show his teeth and claws to them in
an unpleasant way. Though Kang is
generally well beloved he has his little
faults. Occasionally he goes on ma
rauding expedition and robs hens
nests and he allows no dog to enter the
premises. As n rule dogs will take
fight ut sight of him; If not he swoops
down upon the unhappy canine, first
scratching him with his forepaws and
then using him as a football for his
hind feet. No dog ever tackles Kang
twice; one lesson is enough.
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the San Gabriel valley. | lay in the
cover for some little time watching
this great American vulture, which
with head well up, its big wings droop-
ing, presented a fine picture. ] salts
fled myself with aiming at it, then came
out of my concealment to drive it away,
knowing that the first pot hunter who
came along would bag it, as the bird
was in demand by the insatiate curios-
ity dealers who have price on the
head of every bird. The great vulture
slowly moved away with ponderous
flight, and / watched it rise higher and
higher in great circles, congratulate
ing myself on having aided, in all prob
ability, in the preservation of at least
one individual. A week later, however,
] learned that California vulture had
been shot in the same grove by n
sportsman, and brought to town,
where it was sold to the highest bidder.
That the bird is destined to extinc-
ton is evident from the fact that every
collector or curiosity dealer has stand
ing offer for all the birds and eggs they
can get. Thirty or 40 years ago these
birds were so common that it was not
unusual for the MeXicans to catch them
with a lariat, roping them after the
vultures had gorged themselves with
food. ] once had access to a large South
American condor which | found very
amenable to the tanning process. After
some weeks il came to know me, and
would hold up its head TO he scratched,
like dog. The living California vul-
ture that it was my good fortune to see
appeared . be quit as heavy and pow
erfu1 bird, though there is no doubt
that the Andean form is the superior in
This respect As to their strength, Dr.
Cooper states that four could drag the
body of young grizzly bear, weighing
100 pounds a distance of COO feet. DR..
Newbury observed these birds in the
Sacramento valley in 1856, and refers to
their fine soaring powers; and DIR. Can
field states that he has seen as many as
$50 vutures around dead antelope in
the Columbia river region. Southern
California to-day is undoubtedly the
principal retreat for the great bird,
which will be hunted in the winter
from peak to valley, and from one live
oak grove TO another until they too
have joined the majority
American.
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His opportunities to make lifelong
enemies are quite as good as his
chances of making friends among the
leaders of his party.
The republican national convention
will meet in Philadelphia June 10. Date
and place were selected by the national
committee last December, and ever
since that time George n. Wiswell, of
Milwaukee, Wis, who was appointed
sergeant-at-arms of the national com
mittee, has devoted almost all of his
time to the work assigned to him, for
which he will receive no compensation,
except expenses actually incurred in
the performance of his duties.
As soon as the local committee decid-
ed that the convention was to be held
in the Exposition building, Mr.. Wiswell
went to that city and consulted archi-
tects regarding the Encouragement OF
the auditorium of the structure for
convention purposes. Committee rooms
had to be added to the conveniences of
the hall and the seating capacity en-
larged TO accommodate 10000 dele
gates and visitors. Desks and seats in
abundance had to be rented, telegraph
instruments and telephones installed,
and provision made for 600 newspaper
correspondents and artists. In addi-
ton, Mr., Wiswell is responsible for all
the funds collected for convention pur-
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HUMOROUS.

The Reason for It.-"That's queer
name you've chosen for your horse,
'Bad-Egg'" Its bully name. A
bad egg can't be beat."-Harlem Life.
"He's an efficient journalist. lie
has the faculty of going to the bot
tom of things" Eyes, if there's any
mud he'll bring it up."-Detroit jour.
nal.
Lifelike Portrait - The Artist -
isn't it perfect in expression" The
Critic - Perfect. You have even
caught her look of disgust at the smell
of paint" Press.
"I've sworn not to get drunk any
more!" "Why?" "Oh, the last time
got drunk I didn't know what l was
doing, and went around and paid nll
my debts!"-Unsere Gesellschaft.
The Root.-She-"Oh, no. They're
not in trade. They have a family tree,
I'd have you know" He-"Yes, but IL
grew from a small manufacturing
plant back in the early 20's."-Phila-
delphia Press.
Frank, what is heliograph?"
asked Mrs. Bloomfield. She had been
reading the South African war news,
YOU will have observed. Its an in
strument to throw light on a distant
situa ton" replied Mr.. Bloomfield
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
A young gentleman took his little
sister with him while calling the other
evening at house where he is reg
ular visitor. The little girl made her
self quite at home, and showed great
fondness for one of the young ladies,
hugging her heartily. "How very af-
fectionate she isl" said the lady of
the house. eyes; so like her brother"
responded the young lady, unthink-
ingly-Buffalo Courier.
President Eliot, of Harvard, told
the following story at an alumni din
ner some time ago: II cannot ac-
knowledge that as the years go by /
am growing old. / have evidence TO
the contrary. When l was proctor at
Cambridge, few years after my
graduation, / learned that the stu
dents spoke of me habitually as Old
Eliot A few nights ago, on the other
hand I met group of students in
the street, and when | passed them |
heard one say to the others: 1 won
der where Charlie has been so lateT "
Providence Journal.
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VACATION DAYS.

Now Is the season of the year
When, yawning DER his slate,
The idle schoolboy figures up
Vacations certain date.
And calculates, with heavy sigh,
The days and weeks that must roll by
Before emancipation comes
From intricate and puzzling sums.
How leaden-footed travels Time!-
The clocks have lazy grown
Such heightened hours of school as these
Before were never known;
In fact, there really seems to be
A villainous conspiracy
To hold in check the gladstone day
That tabooes books and welcomes play.
From Monday morn till Friday night
Seems like a dreary age,
While visions of vacation joys
Dance DER the lessoned page,
And thoughts Of bah and baited hooks
Allure the mind from tiresome books,
And breed a rank Indifference
To parts of speech or present tense.
The grass has never looked so green
The sun ne'er shone so bright,
AS in these aggravating days
That slowly take their flight,
As such it matters not to them
How much the schoolboy will condemn
The hours and minutes that postpone
The days and weeks he'll call his own.
BE patient, little man, and wait
The hour will come at last
And then, methnks, you'll growl at Time
Because he goes too fast
And wish, instead of twenty-four,
The hours of day were twice a score,
And that vacation time might be
A miniature eternity.
p. G. Fossett in Golden Days.
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LITTLE BOBBY'S WATCH.
He Was Very Proud of 1t mt First, but
Finally Concluded He Didn't
Care for 1t.

When Uncle John came home from
Europe what do you think he brought
to Bobby? Why, watch, a really
truly watch that would keep time. OF
course, as Bobby was only six years
old he was rather young to take care
of 7 ice watch like that, but Uncle
John showed him how to wind it and
set it, and so Bobby kept his watch in
first rate order. But one day ne no.
ticed speck of dirt on its face. "Ho,
no." said Bobby to himself, II don't
want my nice new watch to have
dirty face. III wash it,"
So he went up in the bathroom and
he put the watch in a bowl Of warm
water and rubbed plenty Of soap on
il. He even took little brush and
rubbed the inside works. so there
shouldn't be speck of dht about it
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GREAT AMERICAN BIRD.
According to Charles Il. Holder the
California Nulturc Is without
Rival.

No more interesting study, for the
laymen or man of science, can be found
than the effect of civilization upon the
fauna of continent. In America the
results have been so marked and far
reaching that it is of more than or
binary interest. Within comparatively
few years some types of animals have
been almost eXterminated, others con-
stitute a passing show, and without the
most stringent rules and regulations
they will soon disappear.
Among the most interesting birds on
the Pacific slope is the California vul-
ture - Pseudogrypus Californianus-
which we'll represents in North Amer
lea, the great condor of the Andes, ard
exceeds it in stretch of wing, but not il.
bulk / have seen this fine bird soaring
high above the Sierras, and once sue
ceeded in creeping upon n specimen
which had come down into the lower
country, and was in a grove of live oaks
at an altitude of about 1000 feet, in
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"Well, sir. never knew what bless
ing the telephone was till / had one
put in my house"
eyes, it's great thing to save time
and trouble. Instead of having to go
to the market to do her ordering, your
wife can step TO the phone, read Oft
the list of things she wants delivered,
and there's nothing more to do. And
then in a hundred other ways it's a
great thing Supposing business de
tains you downtown at night or you
wish to have Il friend go out home with
you. There's where you find the tele-
phone handy again. l don't know OF
anything hardly that we could not
spare with less annoyance than the tel
ephone."
But the greatest advantage I find
In II is that my wife talks so much by
means of 1t during the day that she Is
exhausted when ! get home at night"
Chicago Times-Herald.