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Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-21

Some people have bad habit OF
making notes on the back OF visiting
cards and then putting NIem into
their pockebooks. The consequences
OF such carclcssncss have been re-
allied by people who know, writes
Il Washington correspondent OF the
Chicago Record. On the last Wednes-
day before Lent the ladies' of the cab
met held their final receptions for
the seasonund had an unusually large
number of callers. Among the cards
that were left upon the tray in her
hall one of them found two that bore
interesting and important memornn-
dn. The names upon The other side
were well known TO the lady. one
of them is that Of q gentleman who
stands for craftsmanship, patriotism,
orntory and almost everything that
is good and great llo is n happy
husband and devoted father, and
his interest IN his own domestic nf'
! fairs was demonstrated on the back
of the card by this shopping list:
"Nursing bottle for the baby, two
bots beef iron and wine; tooth brush;
tooth powder; digestive tablets;
soup
The other card was that Of con-
grcssmun's wife md it bore the fol-
lowing note;
"Thc last cook you seat us got
drunk and insoIcnt, Send n white
woman If you can get one; IL not the
best colorcd woman you have on your
list. This is the last time shall pa
troni2e you,'
Evidently thlscard shouldhaye gone
TO some intelligence Office inSiend OF
being left On the tray n he residence
of the cabinct minister There was
quite a controversy that evening be-
tween ih latter and his wife us to
whether shcoughttoscnd these cards
TO the person most Interested lie
thought II was her duty 70 do so. She
said it would only morlify them.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-21
TIE MUSIC CF EUILErA
5Aaah IIAs a Distinct Note, Some Esl
UnIike That of HBiTd.


There is u bird out here, little
brown bird like u brambling, with
note that exactly mlmics the Muuser
and an uncomfortable habit of iuting
IL In ugly places, says the South Afrl'
can correspondent OF the London Post,
The Lee c-Metford's note Is nearly o
third lower, and the Martini hus the
dull buzz of a laden bee between the
three there can be no MISLEADING, but
the Beers have four or five other rifles
harder TO recognize, The note vQrlca
no doubt with the rihlng and initial
velocity. II varies, TOO, with the length
OF flight. The Muusers most lntiodiows
period Is 1,sOO yards, Point blank II
is nothing but Il nasty nasal sneer
but one may be poor Judge OF melody
at close quarters, A Hat nosed OF
"drumdummed' Muuser probably
makes u sound which one attributes to
some unknown rifle, hut the queeresl
note Of all comes from Mauser spin
ming the wrong way 0iterN rlcochet
NJ IL like the coughing Of II sick ghosI
--indcscrbably curdllng, Perhaps th'
knowledge that at such odd moments
II will lct nm inch Of daylight through
one rather adds TO the effect Th'
worst and best of bullet music Is thNl
one always hears II behind one, II Il
past before the ear can make u mott
Of IT,. But that, Of course, Is only
consolation when the bullets0re few
On the other hand one listens " thu
painting Of a she'll or Of u bomb quit
appreciablc while before the splitting
bang announcesi,sarriynl somewhere
The painting grows clearer and seem
to grow quicker as the thing come
straight onward, till one can nlmoS
feel IL In the air, That, II one X sll
ting still, and has ever known IN
thing TO open at ones feet, Is the psy
Geological moment for which, on
battlefield, one has the least use, Bu
the damage which thc shell does
wonderful At Drcll1ntcn the enem
dropped one into the leading team q
the baggage train Just MS the orde
wns brought In to bear to the rlgh
The shell dropped between the seeon
spnn Of mules, and the whole ten Wer
lifted OIL their legs by the eNpIoS'o
and disopp AIRED, sQueollng W'N'ht
in A cloud of dust As the dust SUI
sided and the drivers went forward I
cui out the pieces, the mules stnggel
al .,,,, i,. s,.,u tp thpir feet an
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-21
A GOOD
INVESTMENT.

Fortunes arc being made every day by OH
companles In the oil fields In southern Cail-
fornin. which are the greatest producers In
Tho world Some wells producing os much as
500 barrels q day, worth @LOO per oarrei, Snu
many wells twenty-five years old arc St'ii no"-
ing strong. .u,o,din, ,ha
Our company has l2sO acres of oil land IN tno
v,chest oil district In the state. Some OF tno
hes, wells arc our nearest nelghbors hence ~ -
svith almost absolute assurance that we CONG
mence drilling our wells and thot eacn I'M
overy one will pour forth an unlnterrup'e"
1ow Of wealth for the fortunate owners
The officers and directors of our company ero
ali mon whose character and financial Standing
are beyond question and we invite the closeSS
investigation. The highest references WIZ
gladly be furnished upon request'
For short time We Will sell limited amouns
Of worcestershire stock ut ten cents snare.
fnar value OO). Every cent OF money receives
on the sale Of stock goes into further Develop
meat and Just as soon ns oil Is struck the price
of shares will RAPIDLY advance until, prooaolyl
IN n yery shorttimc 1t will reach and pass the
mar value mark Write for free pamphlet fuliy
ssseriblng our prospects and proposition. ~
will cost Won nothing 10 investigate this. WntS
a, onoe as the stock viii soon be advanced. we
dont want a cent OF your money until yon
have fully Investigated our company.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-21

The cost of constructing n cable
system is about $1,000 per mile, and
the total amount inyestd in subma-
rine lines at present is upward OF
OO,OOO0OO. The value or the land
lines IL, OF course, much greater In
the aggregate. The largest company
in America has alone capital oi
1925, 100000, pays out yearly between
s,OOO,0OO and $l0OOO,OOO salaries, and
last year carried over 6O,O0O,OOO mes
sages. These figures are inadequate,
but they serve to show that tele-
graphs form one of the worlds great
business intcrcsts.--Ainslce's Maga-
zine.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-21
Che news very calmly, but instantly

Che news very calmly but instantly
whispered;
"And the little fellow, Joe?"
"Dont tell him. said the ministers
"he IL 10 innocent he needs no prep
armtion, But you?'
For days the poor sailor was In
much trouble, and one night he whis'
percd to his little companion
Joe, say you was rich US Wander
bilt, and he wns going ON long
sail, would you leave me behindT
mo, John" said the child very ear
neslly, ~ would want you to come,
too
Would you feel sorry, Joe, to sail
away and leave me on the wharf or
-or II YOU was safe on a fine big
ship, see me busted TO pieces on the
rocks?"
"Johnm said the child,' | would
jump out and pull you to my ship,
would"
Good old joe" said the sailor, and
suid nothing more until prayer time
when he squeezed Joe's hand and
whispered;
"Pray hard, Joe, Pray hNrd for me
TO come along, Phy for two, joe
And little Joe prayed for two.
The tive used to watch for the
searchlight Of the big night boai
which ran between two great cites
OH the river. When the steamer
turned point, its light flashed toi
an instant full on the front OF th,
little hospital, Joe and John, hanc
IN hand, very, very weak now, w0ul'
lie and watch for IL, Joe had mnd'
n story that II Knew they were there
and smiled In on purpose to say
Good night" Always he plpet
good night" in return, and Johl
also Then Joe, squeezing the onc'
powerful hairy hand, would feeDl,
ask;
"IIow do YOU feel, John, tonight?
"Flrst rate, Joe," poor John woul'
say,
That's NICE
and they would lie very still o.
gradually go to sleep
And so one night the steamboat
. came up the river and turned IN
point and cast lis light upon The III
tie hospital
Good night" said the s0ilor, In
very low, husky whisper while Joe
little hand rested on his. But th
49,. .,,,,,y ,,nr. vida with A strung
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-21

The dis.nfcction Of the sick-room
and the antiSeptic methods which 60
far toward the creation OF modern
surgery all depend upon chemical
products whose long list increases
ycnr by year. Crude drugs ure now
replaced by active principles dis
covered in the lab0rotory-morphine
ouinine and the likc-nnd instead OF
the bulky, nauseous drnughts OF olu
en- time, the invalid is given tnstelcs'
capsules Of gelatin or compressed
tablets of uniform strength unt
more accurately graded power q
great purt Of physiology consists o
the study Of chemical processes, On,
transformation Of compounds with
in the living organism ana prnctlc
ally all this advance Is the creation
of the nineteenth century, Modern
bncteriology, at least in ITS practicN
applications, began with chemica
discussion between Lichig and Pas
tcm M TO the nature Of fermcnta
tion. step by step the field of eN
plorntion has enlarged, As he resul
of the Investigations we have pre-
ycntatiyc medicine, more perfect san
itation. and mtscptic surgery Th'
plomaincs which cause disease an'
ihc anlltoXincs which prevent II arr
alike chemical In their nature, nn'
wcrcdiscovcrcd by chemical methods
Physiology without chemistry couI'
NOT exist Even the phenomena o
respiration were meaningless beior
the discovery Of oxygen The hu
man body Is chemical laboratory
and without the MD Of the chemical
it's mysteries cannot be unravcIed'
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-21

Though religious faith is the great
rountain-head of conduct, religion is
not always synonym of morality.
On the contrary, 1t may associate
itself with every human weakness and
vice: but TO have educational value
il must be vital must have the power
to stmulae and nourish mans moral
no less than his intellectual lifeTo
be the highest it must be favorable
to the highest life and the highest
life Is found in seeking not the
<now' edge which is sterile, but that
Witch fufills itself In deeds.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-21
ScnsIck for uamc.

The sensation Of homesicltness has
been varlously described, but never
more graphically than by n little
girl who, miles away from her home
and mamma, sat hcavy-cyed and ST.
lent at Il hotel table.
aren't you hungry, dear?" asked
her aunt, with whom she was travel
ing.
Noon"
"Does your head ache?"
"No'o ON"
"rell me what Is the matter"
The lip qliyered pitifully, and she
said, in tone to grieve the heart
I'm SO sea sick for my home and my
mamma"
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-21

Lend a man quarter today and
he's apt to strike you for dollar to-
morrow.--Chicngo Daily News.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-21
Industrial Oil Co.,

A. S, HollingsWorth, Sec'y.
324-32e LaughlIn Bldg
---asp.a Los Angeles, Cal.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
THE WONDERFUL PIANoLA
And What ANN One CAN

And What Any One Can Do with II.
With the Pianola you can play bet
ter than any but the greatest artists,
and you can play longer than any ar
fist. You can play any piece without
any previous practice, and you can
play it a hundred times. 1t never
gets tired or balky; it will play just
when you want and how you want.
You can get more delight from it
than from any other instrument or
by any other means.
The f. w. banner Co.
the local agents placed one In the
Loan Exhibition the past week. It at
tracted great interest and proved a
great source of enjoyment to all who
attended. 1t is the only mechanical
instrument made that is capable of
producing expression in music.
Several of our best Wheeling peo-
pie are now using and enjoying the
music produced by the Pianola. THE
F. w. BANNER co. cordially invite
the public to call at their store, 1910
Market street, to hear this wonder.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
SCHOOL Teachers MEETING
HELD AT McMECHEN YESTERDAY
WAS LARGELY ATTENDED
AND INTERESTING.
MANY EDUCATIONAL TOPICS
Brought Up and Discussed-Those
Who Took Part in the Exercises.
Excellent Musical Selections Rem
dered for the Occasion.

A meeting of the Union District
Teachers Association of Marshall
county was held at McMechen yester>
day. There were present many teach
ers from various points in the district
and the exercises were very interesting
and profitable. Two sessions were
held, one in the afternoon at the school
house, and the other in the evening at
the NJ e. Church A number of i'm
portant topics concerning educational
work were introduced and literally
discussed, and pleasing musical pro-
gramme was rendered under the direc-
ton of the M. E. Church choir.
The subjects under discussion were
"The Art of Questioning" Profess
sional Courtesy" Prime Requisites of
a Good Recitation" Should the Aim
or Our Educational System be to Pre-
pare Human Beings for Social Condi-
lions to-day, or Merely to Meet Indus
trial Demands" How Should Drawing
Be Taught? Can 1t Be Done Success
fully Without Special Teacher Of
Drawing?" How Has Education Been
Benefited by Child STUDY" Among
those taking part in the programme
were Prof. M. E. German, Miss Dora
Davis, Miss Sadie Baron, Prof. c. e.
Carrigan, 0. B. Hughes, Miss Alta Ed
wards, D. T. Williams, Miss Blanche
Brown, A. A. Bassett, Miss Bertha
Ruckman, Martin Brown, Miss Sallie
Marsh, r. A. Kiger, Miss Anna Policy,
S. P. Hicks, L. A. Crow, Miss Catherine
Hall and Prof. F. H. Crago.
The meeting was quite successful in
every respect and much credit is due
to those having charge of the arrange
ments. During the sessions many new
ideas were advanced, serving to more
thoroughly enlighten the teachers up
on the subject of school work in gen.
eral, and the recesses were devoted to
promoting sociability among the mem
hers and their friends. J. T. King is
president and Miss Josephine Lander
secretary of the association.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
UNDER TONS OF SLATE
Was Michael Burns. of Martins Fer
ry, Buried While at Work in the
Aetna-Standard Mines-He Died
Before Reaching the Entrance.

Aetna-Standard Mines-He Died
Before Reaching the Entrance.
Yesterday afternoon between three
and four o'clock, while Michael Burns,
of Martins Ferry, was putting off a
shot in the Aetna-Standard mines, sew
eral tons of slate and soapstone fell
from the roof, crushing the unfortun-
ate man to the floor, the fall catching
him most on the chest and limbs. He
was taken from the debris by his fell
low workmen, who soon conveyed him
out of the mine, but as they neared the
entrance the poor man breathed his
last, before medical aid could be Sc
cured. He was taken to his home on
West Locust street, in Martins Ferry
and Coroner Beetham, of Bellaire, was
summoned, but postponed the inquest
until Monday, and in the meantime
Mine Inspector Thomas McGough will
inspect the mine. Mr. Burns was forty
seven years of age and leaves wife
and three children, who are Frustrated
with grief. He was a man of a very
quiet disposition, and was well liked
by all who knew him.. having resided
in that city for a number of years.
He was a loving husband and father,
and was consistent church member,
being a member of st. Mary's Catholic
Church. The home last night was
very sad place. as the family was
very affectionate one The funeral ar
rangements had not been made last
evening.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25

oficia1. They looked & trifie queer, :
but even at that they could not save
the day. They were Incorporated in
the table, and still the ordinance was
lost. Those present looked hopeless
ly at one another, a few sad COM
ments were made, it was ascertained
that the figures were not correct, and
the crowd settled down to await the
worst. while tears dimmed the eyes
of several gentlemen, and the repre-
sentative of the Sunday edition Of the
evening paper observed that 1t was
awful" Finally the Sixth came in.
the totals were made. and the worst
was known. The ordinance lacked
1873 votes of a three-ffths majority
When the announcement was made It
was a sad scene. Most OF the crowd
filed out in silence. A few remained
to blame it on the Register, on Tom"
Darrah, on Jim" Hall. and on the
weather department of the Mckinley
administration, then the lights were
put out, one by one, until the desks
Uttered with refund ordinance PAM
plets and sheets of figures faded into
an indistince conglomeration, and the
last man filed out and slammed the
door upon the sad and funereal scene.
1t was an awful sight.
On the streets, when the result was
made known. there was much rejoic-
ing. Men shook hands and congratu-
lated each other that the city had
been again saved from a financial
scheme concocted by a few to the ex-
pense of the many, and it was remark
ed again and again that the City Hall
officials might drive the public to the
trough but it was beyond their power
to make them drink. The threat of
increased taxation as revenge for the
result of the vote only caused a
smile, and the opinion was general
and pronounced that if any such
trick was tried the people without re-
gard to politics would clean out the
people at present in Office at the City
Hall and work revolution in munich
pal circles.
Increased taxation will sound the
death-knell of the present officials.
AS the Intelligencer and News have
said: There is no politics in it.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
BRIDGEPORT.
Chronicle of Daily Events Of the
Town Across the Way.

Town Across the Way.
Yesterday morning Charles Grifith
was arrested at Barton Station. out tho
c., L. & W., by Marshal Thompson
and Jailer E. Keller. Griffith is want
ed at st. Clairsville on the serious
charge Of rape, which was committed
on a young girl by the name of An
thony, who was only fourteen years OF
age, the assault being committed on
the Sd of last July. When the war
rant was read to Griffith he looked at
the officers rather surprised, and ex-
claimed: why, that happened last
July" But he will likely become
aware that that does not decrease the
crime. u
Esther Ochsenbein, young daughter
of William Ochsenbein, died yester-
day afternoon at her home on tho
Cadiz pike. The funeral will accur
Monday at p. m. from the family resi-
dence. Interment at Linwood.
Many of the local coal mines in this
vicinity have had to close down on
account of slips and cave-ins. and for
the first time in many years coal Ia
being shipped into the town.
Miss Mabel Scott, who has been the
guest of the family of r. T. Howell.
has returned to St Clairsville.
G. Savage, secretary of the Ohio U.
M. W., leaves to-day for Columbus.
Charles Neigart has accepted a posi-
ton as bookkeeper and c6fi%etQr, ~
A.. j. Bayha.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Carr, of Barton.
We're in town yesterday.
d. Murphy will leave for GAINESVILLE
to-day.
number of old papers caught fire
in a rear room at j. Murphy's cafe
yesterday and made quite little blaze,
setting fire to table. 1t was discov-
cred in time, and few buckets OF
water soon extinguished the blaze.
Mr.. Fred. Amerine has issued invita-
tions for stag card party at his homo
next Tuesday evening, the hours being
from eight to twelve.
Marshal Thompson will not be cam
didate for constable at the coming
primaries, but will be a candidate for
village marshal. By some misunder-
standing the report has gotten out
that he would not be candidate for
the latter place. This report is UNI
true.
Judge briggs has returned from
Richmond, Va.
Joseph Loe is still confined to his
home.
John Starin, the unfortunate man
who amputated some of his fingers at
the Aetna-Standard Saturday morning,
was taken to Wheeling yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Miller, OF Bar
ton, were in the city yesterday calling
on friends.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25

The returns were received at the Of
flee of City Clerk Thomas O'Brien, Jr.,
at the City Hall, and the scene there
and in the adjoining Offices was al
ways interesting and sometimes al
most pathetic. There was in attend
ance the full strength of the official
push" with one solitary exception.
The initials of the exception are
James K. Hail. James was up in the
Court House end of the corridor in
the early evening hours, but he with
drew early, and a few people were
mean enough to say that James" was
not to be numbered among the mourn
ers That is another story, however
Clerk O'Brien and his efficient as
sistant Will Nolte. manipulated the
figures, and a long array of talent
crowded around the desks, inspected
the statistics, and used unparliamen-
tary language as the various voting
precincts reported. The early reports
while not particularly reassuring,
nevertheless gave the officials some
hope, and this point was illustrated
by Sam Boyce's offer to bet Later
Sam amended his proposition, then
lOOh Tie Whole
Grafton, and still later subsidized.
Time passed, and figures continued to
come in, and finally 1t came down to
the point where the ordinance was
beaten by a couple of dozen votes,
with the Seventh and Sixth wards to
hear from. The scene was one for
tears. Everybody knew that the
Seventh would be for the ordinance,
but there was the Sixth. with it's I'M
known figures staring the crowd in
the face. The Seventh came along in
due course of time, with a vote of
about two for one in favor of the or
dinance, but the figures were not
good enough, and the dependency
increased. A long wait ensued, and
then the telephone rang and a set of
figures were given as coming from
the Eighth, credited to a City Hall
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25

The refunding ordinance was defeat
ed yesterday by the taxpayers of
Wheeling.
The measure received majority of
518 votes, but it lacked 1913 votes of
the three-fifths majority of all the
votes cast and counted required by
law.
This result was achieved despite the
efforts of practically every city and
county employe, reinforced by the con-
scienceless efforts of the Intelligencer
and the evening repository of reprint
and belated facts. The Register, of all
the papers in the city, stood against
the ordinance, as it was against that
other ubiquitous measure of two years
ago, and it won yesterday, as it did
then.
To say the City Hall people are dis
appointed and Disguised is to state the
case very mildly. In addition they are
angry with the voters and taxpayers,
and last night the assertion was made
numberless times that those who voted
against the measure would feel their
displeasure. Officials drawing salaries
from the public treasury openly stated
that the result of the vote meant an
increase of Csc On the $500 in taxation
this year, and that no other ordinance
would be submitted, upon any basis.
The Register yesterday morning men,
toned these threats against the people,
for it had heard of them several days
ago, and the fact was potent cause
for action on the part of the people,
who do not like to be either threatened
or bull-dozed. AS for the threat of in
creased taxation, that bridge will be
crossed when it is reached, but if, by
any chance, the threat is carried out,
it will be the political death-knell of
the present official force, whose mo-
tives and purposes are well under
stood by the public at large.
The polls, which opened at o'clock
on very nasty morning, did not close
until Z p. m. The morning vote was
generally light. but as it grew colder
and the rain of the early hours of the
day gave place to snow there was an
increased ratio of ballots placed in the
boxes, and in the later hours of the
afternoon the vote was heavy. The
Register yesterday morning predicted
that the total vote would be between
5000 and 5000. AS matter of fact
5,187 citizens went to the polls, max
ing it reasonably close guess.
The actual results, after the ballots
had been county, were as follows:
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25

several hours, with a rising tenpaSs.
ture.
Then 1t turned to sleet. with high
wind; and later still to snow, with
more wind.
The mercury steadily fell during tho
afternoon. and the snow grew heavier.
and drifted badly. Finally the snow
ceased, and the mercury started for
zero. This is the record it made dur
ing the day at Sehnenf's.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
THE BEASTLY WEATHER.

Yesterday Morning 1t Was Warm
md Rainy-East Night There Was
a Cold Wave.
Dewey Day" was pretty bad, as re-
CARDS the weather; but yesterday il
was worse.
The record was about thus:
From midnight until daylight 1t was
mild, with cloudy sky; mercury
about 40, and a promise of rain.
Later it did rain, and kept it I'D for