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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26
Gossin. OF. the stnEe.

#. B. Mantelkhas arrived from Europe
looking we'll and hearty. Managep1Ianley
says that rehearsals of "a Free Lance
will begin at once at Montciair, n. J.
Marie Booth Russell. David Young, John
Hickey, William Mooney and Francis Con
Tan, of THE Dagger and the Cross" com
pany of hast season, viii appear IN "A
Free Lance" William j. Hanley will
be business manager of the enterprise.
Mascagni is said TO have completed a
four-act opera entitled ''Vestilia,' on
which he has been engaged some wears
and also a shorter one styled 'Afaschere. q
The composer OF ''Cavalleria Rusticana'
IS handicapped by the phenomenal success
Of his first opera. which carried his name
TO the far ends of the world His 'I'Am-
leo IAritz' has not maintained a high POI
sition. Il Rautzau' was a failure. and
neither William Radcliffe" nor Iris
has been deemed extraordinary Mascag-
nj is young man, and he may yet achieve
much Verdi preluded the success of
'Rigoletto' by five failures.
The great theatrical success in Paris is
for Bernhardt, whose theatre did not ex-
list at the time of the last exposition To
understand her prodigious success We
must compare the figures. During the
month of June Coquelin drew with "Cyra-
no de Bergerac" SIS. COO Retane with
Madame SanS-Gene" 1900 and Bern
hardt with 'L'AigIon" SIS, go! Then of
the surplus won by the Paris theatres dur
ing June, the Opera and the Chatelet to-
gether gained one-third. Rejane and Co
quehn together another third. and Bern
hardt alone the remaining third.
Nine. Duse,, the famous actress, Is de-
voted TO her only child. a girl. but the
latter, SO it is said. has never been al
lowed 10 see her mother on the stage.
Quite otherwise it is with the children
of one of the most distinguished English
actors and his scarcely less talented wife:
they are not only'frequent visitors TO the
theatre. but their parents delight in the
naive criticisms which the little people
all unconseiously pronounced 1t was after
the performance of new play in which
both husband and wife took part that the
latter was alone with her small daughter:
nothing had been said about the piece.
when suddenly the child asked:
DO you like yourself in your new part.
mother?"
'"S' - was tne ISplS. Ion you
But do YOU think il suits your" the lit
tie girl continued. with a comical look OF
gravity on her pretty features
Her mother laughed Il am perfectly
satisfied, dear; are not you? Tell me.
why do YOU ask"
The child hestitated a moment then:
Well it isn't you who makes me cry.
you know, it's dad"
And, remarked the mother afterward
in telling the story to a friend. 81 could
not help feeling that she was right
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26
Is There One Amone Youf

Life.
How many u tho best books has any.
ono read through - question seriously
propouuded by an English literary skep-
TIC and 1t fairly takes our breath away
TO answer Il. Who has really read Milton,
Dante. Homer Goethe Ceryantea. Mon
taigne, Fielding. smollett. Gibbon. Ems
erison. Marauley Thucydidea. Bosweiif
Bacon Spencer. Kent Thackeray. Cut.
zot. Hume. Shelley, Byron. Chaucer, BALI
zac and a hoat-nay. several hoats-of
others. right through from beginning IA
end. and lived 10 tell the talsa
The answer 81. no one No ono ewes
wanted 70 ia the frat place. but. more i'm
portant than this. no one ever could.
Roughly speaking. there are q thousand
books ~ hundred pages On tho average
that 2 man ought to read. and II re- read
/ Twenty-Five pages an which Is good
reading when one diges,s and aaalfa{lates
properiy-it would tzke man two thoua-
ard DAYS, working two hours a day. or
nearly four years 10 do this awful tark.
Whom We have played golf. earned a few
slices Of daily bread read The papers and
the la'eat eaceeaafui novel. ate ana slopt
/. and Ind ocdereI e FfrFfeise zrtea the SER
devil what time n theFs for cl0ylug our
selves with the imnort9l2
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

Springfield Republican.
The British are gradually adopting the
harshest measures in order to break the
superb spirit Of liberty which a civilized
white race displays in it's struggle for ma
uohal freedom. Lord ROBBERS latest order
contemplates the arrest of every burgher
In the TransVaal or Orange Free State
who has not taken the oath of allegiance
to Queen Victoria and his deportation
from South Africa. He also threatens 10
eontscate or destroy the property of any
ourgher who aids the Beers in arms. Ihis
Is essentially the policy Of the ancient
general of whom Tacitus said that ne
made solitude and called il peace. Ana
TINS IS one more triumph for Mr. Chath-
pertain. one more glorious victory for TN
perlahsm OF c0ursss, Ii Is said that these
measures are necessary in order tS-~s
the stubborn Beers 10 terms. That used
TO be the excuse of conquerors who put
whole population, including women and
children to the sword IL is wrong to be
stubborn according 10 the code Of mo-
rails Of conqueFor engaged in extermi-
mating the Independence Of brave people.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

| Mob rule for one night in the city Of
Akron taught the people one lesson
| The action of Judge D. J. Nye, Of Ely
ria, taught them another
The first lesson was that mob rule
| is altogether wrong in principle and
dangerous to society, to property, to
morals and to popular respect for the
law and the administration of justice.
1t mas no single redeeming trait. and
no shadow for justification.
The prompt action of Judge Nye's
| Court points out another lesson equal
ly valuable. II ds that the Courts of
| Justice are entirely too slow. The
prompt administration of Justice, and
that word is used edvisedly and in its
proper sense, with due respect to the
rights of q criminal defendant, will
do more towards removing the ever
present danger OF riot and bloodshed
and the destruction Of property than
any other one thing on earth If
criminal is guilty-if there be no
doubt about tiff he stands ready to
confess his crime--if he does confess
why keep him in jadl and consequently
often in jeopardy Of horrible death
by mob violence. when his case could
be disposed Of in few hours? That
it is possible to have the Courts act
summarily and yet meet out Justice is
shown in the case of Louis Peck. A
special grand jury was at once called
in his case and he was indicted. He
| plead guilty, was sentenced for life
and was on his way to the State peni-
Tertiary and all in a few hours. The
lesson all around is one which ought
to be conned until it is known by
heart. Mob law is no law at all, and
| the almost universal dilatory course Of
the Courts is little better. The laws de-
| lay" is at least indirectly responsible
! for the tendency Of the people to take
summary action. Let the Courts act
| calmly. dispassionately. with whatever
deliberation any given case may call
| for, but act. The authorities have the
| necessary machinery at hand, and in
| case of outrageous crime there is no
! good reason for waiting until tern"
/ rolls around. 1t would have done Louis
! Peck no good to have remained in Jail
for TWO months awaiting trial, and pos
sibly in daily danger OF his life by I'M
lawful agencies. He has been punished,
and Is in the custody of the State au-
thorities. That is certainly d good thing.
But it is not a good thing that the peo-
pie of Akron, or some thousands of
them, violated the law shamelesslv
and shamefully, wantonly and malic-
iously. in blind fury and without regard
| for consequences. 1t is a disgrace
| which it will take that town along
time to live down.
The tendency TO mob rule and APP
| peals to Judge Lynch should be dis
countenanced by all good citizens
| Equally they should urge upon the
Courts and authorities a more speedy
administration of Justice. Between the
two we will gradually rise to better
things.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

Asfatic- soil, it is soundingthe govern
ments of Europe, and particularly Rus
STA, Germany and France, as to their
intentions. A strong note was dis
patched on Friday'to our ambassadors
and ministers abroad, for presentation
to the foreign governments, and in eff
feet the United States demanded to
know what might be expected to take
place in the immediate future and what
the policy of those governments with
respect to China was to be. Coinei-
dent with this action 1t is known that
General Chaffee has advised that our
forces be withdrawn, as our primary
object has been accomplished and the
legationers saved.
This looks like plain sailing, but
there is another horn to the dilemma.
We have announced that we are intent
upon keeping an open door" in China.
How are we going to handle that ques-
tion? Russia is supposed to have de-
clared war. Germany has virtually
done SO, and only on Friday three Ger
man transports landed the vanguard of
the German army of invasion at Taku.
Russia is invading Manchuria, and has
called a vast army to the colors. Japan
is also acting very suspiciously, and
is prepared to act a conspicuous part
in whatever is going to happen.
America will have TO decide very
speedily what she is going to do. We
must either get out of China at once
or become embroiled, and the Washing
ton authorities are figuring on this
very proposition. A few days will see
the problem solved, but in the mean
time the country viii watch the pro-
ceedings with the deepest interest.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

The applications for pensions by men
who served in the war with Spain al
ready aggregate more than thirty thou
sand. a considerable excess over the
troops who actually saw service in
Cuba and Porto Rico. and the demands
for compensation are coming in rapid
ly. The total number expected ulti-
mately will be about two hundred
thousand. We have the Philippine
campaign yet to hear from. 1t will
easily add another hundred thousand
to the pension list in the course Of
time
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26
OUR POLICY IN CHINA.

If the administration will stick to
its latest announced line of action in
China it Will be on safe American
ground and will win the approval of
the entire country. The sudden change
of policy contained in the announce
ment that no more troops would be
sent to China and diverting those on
The way there to Manila, was a great
relief to the country, which had seri-
ously begun to fear the result of the
presence of large American army in
China in cooperation with the force of
the imperial earth-grabing powers of
Europe.
I The United States would best keen
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

hands off, or at most limit its inter-
ference to an appeal to the powers
themselves for fair play. The sugges-
ton that the President ask for con-
ference of the powers to settle the ques-
tions growing out of the Chinese out
break Is good one, though 1t is
doubtful II it would be acquieseed in
by the powers, which seem bent on
grabbing up the Chinese empire be-
tween them as the only solution of the
situation and the only reparation they
will accept. This has long been the.
object of greedy Europe and it is not
likely the powers will forego the pres
ent tempting opportunity to partition
China.
We have a right to demand the
open door for American trade with
this territory in the latter event and
in ,he meantime to use every peaceful
means to prevent the grabbing of the
Celestial Kingdom. But beyond this 1t
is neither wise, nor safe, nor for the
best, that our governn ent should go.
OF course there is the possible con-
tingency that China shall refuse our
demand for indemnity, in which event
we should be compelled to declare war
to secure it. But this is only bare,
very remote possibility. 1t is not at
all within the bounds of probability
Otherwise, the American policy should
be hands off except where we can
make for peace and justice
Above all, our policy should be our
own and not shaped to suit the neces-
stiles of any other nation.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

san Francisco Oriental Press.
Tae Chimes - the United States ayr
NOT al an ~ sympathy with wha, Is hsr
pening in their fart 800
throw Of ne Emperor and the slaughter
q foreigners il the work Of the reaction
lists. those who oppose progress, the adop-
tian 81 new methods and reforms in the
gevsrHraeut Every chinese @ho nas haa
enter rise enough 20 come 70 this country
and seen tha difference between the old
and the rev is an advocate ~ progress iu
his native land. Almost an = The lmml-
grants from China to America colne from
the city Of Canton and It's vicinity aar
from the island ~ Hongkong. They arr
n the genuine Chinese stock and disik
| the Tartar dynasty and the Tartar popn
lation Of the northern provinces, wher
| the present difficulties are occurring.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

Contracts for the dismantline and razing
of the Paris exposition buildings have
been signed and the work has been given
TO the Chicago firm who tore down tho
buildings after the Columbian exposition
and also those at tho Omaha exposition.
Tho contract for the work was signed tho
day the Paris exposition opened Lum-
Der is exceedingly dear in France and
there viii be 100000 feet available after
the close Of tho exposition.
An interesting collection OF weapons Ia
! to he seen in the building devoted to for
estry and chase a number u cases con-
tain weapons sent by tho Gear and thoas
which belonged TO Prince Eugene lent by
| the Duke Of Lcuchtenberg. A gun which
belonged to the Car Paul l. Is 20 be seen
and the sword which Napoleon wore at
! Tilsit and which he presented to the En-
pcror Alexander, says tho Scientific Amer
lean. a number Of pistols OF different
kinds and fowling pieces which belonged
to Henri III Of France. arc shown. Tho
imperial treasury Of Moscow has loaned
sword which was given by the city o.
Paris IN 1914 10 Cen. Ostou-saeken, who
was governor at that time.
Prince Lwoff has loaned % sword which
was worn by the Emperor Napoleon. bear
ing the date 1896. IL ia richly ornamented.
The arms Of the Prince Eugene de Beau
harpais are shown. among which r.
sword worn while viceroy az Italy and
another worn as prince Of France The
crossbow which belonged 20 the Queen
Marie de Leczinaka has barrel in steel.
damaseened and inlaid with gold Among
other objects are "a single barreled gun 81
the time Of Louis w. and number Of
guns and pistols Of the eighteenth con-
fury, besides a collection Of sabers and
swords dating from 1874 to tho present
time
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

During the present and extended
heated term there has been little life
and little moyemnt in human affairs
outside of China, where unacclimated
men and animals are succumbing to
the heat. The business world has been
stagnant and the financial centres de-
serted by all who could get to the sea
shore or mountains. Fortunately
plenty Of rain in this section mas saw
ed agriculture from disastrous drouth
and Left the growing things in excel
lent shape. This is one consolation
in an ocean OF sweltering trouble, for
even politics is lifeless. A change
is bound soon to come, however, and
then look for a squirt all along the
line.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26
WHY NOT WITHDRAW.

If we don't get our forces out of
China in pretty short order the indica-
lions are that we will get mixed up in
very serious complications. Already
the government at Washington has
taken the alarm, and while diverting
from China to the Philippines troops
now at sea originally designed for
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26
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philadelphia North American.
Isecauae Josephine Packard e young ana
good looking ard very miserable sympa-
this Tor her d being awakened Bu'
,hoszh miserable il Sc not apparent mar
she l. resnorseful. Her grief e plainly
cauzed by the painful cbaracter q -
conss auences ~ her FIN aud CRIME.
b young. but was oid enough . 80
altS her si4ter.s husband a woman -
mature a. ~ 80 fhat j. sufaolsutly rnsiuFs
. 10 he held moraily and legally accounts
I BILE. So. when her sisters husband -
been brought bac6 from Georgia p bsis-
ware. and sentenced to the long term ~
Jail he has 50 ven earned Josephine
should not be permitted e escape. Dus
even-handed Justice in such a ssse : ny ~.
10 be expected. No jury win hold squa .,.O
responsible the guilty man ard ins sal'n
woman, no matter how wicked sne ~ M.
, be, when che is youthful and ialr % -
upon. chivalry OF this kind 70 the -
box is as common as st Is cheap.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26
4 BIG GIN.

A government board of experts has
just male a successful test of a new and
monster gun at South Bethlehem, Pa.
This particular piece of ordnance is
upon new lines, and is designed to
throw t0rpedoes through the air, it's
greatest effective range being fifteen
miles 1t weighs fifty-nine tons, is
forty-four feet long. eighteen inches
calibre, and with three hundred pounds
of powder and a projectile weighing a
ton gave an initial velocity OF over
1890 feet per second and a pressure of
almost twenty thousand pounds TO the
square inch in the powder chamber.
Four shots were fired Friday with full
service charges, and the gun filed every
expectation and mot the approval of
the board. \ further test will be made
next week. It is a terrific engine of
destruction
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

The French duel is not to be put in
the same category with the Italian
personal misunderstanding. In France
it is seldom and only by accident that
anybody is even hurt in these little
encounters. In Italy. during the past
year, in 2,400 duels there were $50 fatal
tiles. This is a good. or bad, record,
Just as you nlease to regard it.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

What Is an anecdote. Johnny2'' asked
his teacher.
"a short. funny tale" answered tho lit
tie fellow
That's right" said the teacher. Now.
Johnny. You may write "A sentence on tho
blackboard containing the word"
Johnny hesitated moment and then
wrote this: "a rabbit has four legs and
ono anecdote San Francisco News Let
ter.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

The citizens OF Sherman, Texas, have
passed resolutions rebuking the citi-
zens Of Akron, Ohio. for riotous con-
duct. This is rubbing It in. When
Texas can rebuke Ohio for lawlessness
It is time for Ohio to reform.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

Some Of the diplomats are now talk
ing about extracting one thousand mil
lions from China in the shape of in
demnity. It is pretty sure that the
old Empire VIII be nulcted in all she
can stanl, ard may lose some 'crrltory
besides.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

One of the notable events of the past
week was the tribute paid by Cjl. Au-
gust Rolf to the newspaper men. His
words at Wheeling Park have been APP
preciated by quite number OF men
who were 30 busy they could NOT be
present.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

1t is a pity we cannot have a cam
paign free from foolish and black
guardly personal abuse OF candidates.
Cannot the Tntelligencer reform in this
respect, or is it incorrigible?
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

Mose-'T prefer dogs to women every
time When a dog kisses 20 yo' know
he means it"
Pete-''Wa-al. yais; but women is pre-.
ferable TO dogs in some ways-when a wo,
man bites 20 yo' don't git hydrophobia. y
Judge.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

OF all the powers Russia is the most
beliigerent and aggressive against Chi
ia. Yet the Gear it was who proposed
The Hague peace and universal disarm-
ament conference which has since
been so completely ignored by all the
world, especially Russia.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

Signor SiXto Lopez, now in London.
addresses an open letter to Theodore
Roosevelt which will cause the emf
nent New York Governor to scratch his
head for some time
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

England is fronting a great strike
of railway employees. The union Or
ganization has converted half a million
dollars worth cf government bonds
into cash, in expectancy of the coming
struggle.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

OF the late G. p. Huntingdon hun
dred millions he could take with him
beyond that bourne whence no trav-
eler returns, not one single solitary
penny.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

Fingsfn creuffunenrages me more than this
kind Of pfnchsd and starved, brainiess.s
heauf1ess oenoe.fs taking on airs of SUI
Eperiorityx Talk about Chinese women's
lscrampeds1setfs Such an American woman
as Understanding but-a Chinese foot. ais
over. and alb through. bodysSmind. heart
| and soulr'
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

I'D The serious illness of Hon. William
L. Wilson will cause genuine regret to
many thousands of personal friends.
not only in West Virginia. but through
out the Union.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

As long as the crops are all right
We are reasonably sure of fair amount
OF prosperity regardless of politics and
elections.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26
No Attraction.

1t is astonishing how it quiets a mans
hunger just to read over n restaurant bill
of fare after he has beentaking his lunch-
con at a restaurant for twenty years or
so.-Somerviue Journal
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

Chicago News.
@This comes from making love 70 the
daughter Of a genius.
syyhat Is the trouble. Tom
why. her father has just invented a
parlor clock that sounds an alarm at 10
o'clock, turns out thesgas and opens the
front door BIZ q wire spring. Z
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

If Ii Hung Chang, in his peace pro-
posals represents the Emperor or the
Dowager Empress and a tangible gov
eminent, it ought to be easy to prove
II.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26

If it be true that the allies have cap
tuered Prince Taun, that august per-
sonage is liable to pass several bad
days.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26
He'd Sec Her Married First,

she-"My uncle in Texas who died last
week left me $5O.O0O"
He-"Alasl And am but a poor clerk
on a salary OF $40 a week.
She-"And would you let my wealth ba
a barrier between us9"
He-'I should say not. Darling coma
to my arms. Chicago News.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26
The Limit.

NO matter how popular q man is. Id
risks losing all his friends II he gets into
the habit of going around with subscrip-
ton papers to aid some worthy object
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