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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
ON THE GOLF LINKS.
Too Much Practice Bad for a Player.
He May Get estate"

ne may uet "Sta1c.
In making the rounds of the many
courses in the metropolitan district
one is sure to hear numberless views
as to the best way to keep in Practice
and on the top of his game. Stories
are told of this player or that player
spending so much time a week or a
day on the links either at playing a
round or practicing driving, ap-
preaching, or putting. Practice is
absolutely necessary to success, but
too much may prove worse than none
at all. A prominent player had the
following to say on the subject yes
terday
Some young golfers, when they
have whole day to spend on the
links, aim at putting in as many
rounds as possible. l have heard of
players doing fifty-four and sixty
three holes between breakfast and tea
time. In most cases it is a mistake
to play so much, because it means
that they either play very hurriedly,
and therefore badly, or that they have
not time to take a proper rest be-
tween the rounds. To continue to
play after one is physically exhaust
ed is foolish, and nothing Spoils ones
game quicker than conduct of this
sort. If you are on your game, then
the exercise will be delightfully."- ex-
hilarating; if you are off it, then no
amount of extra practice on that par
ticular day win make the game en-
joyable. Over-play is worse than I'M
der-play, and more difficult to RENE
dy. Three good games weekly are
quite sufficient to keep a golfer at the
top of his form. With more practice
than that a player is apt to become
stale. New York Evening Post.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16

The All Wheeling bowling team that
did such good work in the interna-
tional bowling tournament at New
York last summer, find it impossible
to enter the Chicago tournament in
January, owing to the time it would
require our boys TO be away from their
work. Manager Fette mas been in cor
respondence Wit. the Chicago officials
for some time. trying to have the
Wheeling games all scheduled on one
day, SO that the team could bowl it's
games and come home, but it could
not be accomplished. The team that
was TO have represented Wheeling
would have been RAIDER, Handlan
Stevenson, Heryey and Emblem, and
no doubt they would have given a good
account of themselves.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16

eracy of the game this attitude of the
base ball magnates has operated to
make base ball itself unpopular. In
few cities, notably Philadelphia, the
people still love it, but in other places
it has come -nto such disrepute that
the value of the franchises has fallen
to almost nothing, and the attendance
to only a fraction of what it once was.
And it is the owners of the fran
chises themselves that have thus de-
graded a noble and inspiriting sport,
solely it might be added, for mercen-
airy reasons.-Philadelph Inquirer.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
Ice Forces TOwhoats to Tie to the
Bank.

b1nk.
PITTSBURG, Pa, December 15.-Ice
is greatly interfering with the move
ments OF towboats coming up the Ohio
river with lows of empties and the Con-
solidated Coal and Coke Company to-
day ordered a number of their boats to
the bank II will not last long. The
packets are not yet affected on account
of the ice.
The Joseph Walton, Iron Age and
James Moren are above Wheeling and
they will go to the bank. The Cruiser
will come in from East Liverpool, tow
ing her empties from behind.
The John Moren and Belle MCGOWAN
will also tow their empties from behind
from Bellaire. The Fallie. Tornado, Hor-
net and Josh Cook, which are between
Cincinnati and Parkersburg. will lay up
some time to-day. The Dick Fulton will
come on to Pittsburg
The ice flowing out of the Allegheny
river has grown very heavy. Ice cakes
annoyance, damaging coal crafts. and for
this reason it was thought best to tie up
the boats. None of the river craft have
been damaged. but this is simply a pre-
cautionary measure. All of the towboats
are sheeted with iron, so that the ice does
not bother them. The steamers can only
tow few craft when they are lowed
from behind. The ice is not as yet both
ering the boats running in the pools.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
is 1T A DUCK or A HEM

II anyone can decide as to the CLASH
ncation of the fowl shown in this illus
tration, its owner will receive the de-
clsion with profound gratitude. for he
is uncertain whether il is duck or a
men, and would give something to find
out. 1t has the body of duck. but its
feathers are undoubtedly those of A
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16

especially as the organizer OF gigantic
strikes. mis- portrait has been presented
many times. but never before in the
garb Of a cricketer.
1t may be a shock to the horny
handed sons of toll who were wont to
greet their champion with 'Ow are
We, John Burns?" TO find him seeking
recreation in togs so different from hts
ordinary habiliments. They VIII be
likely to become reminiscent and ask
If this is the man who began business
life as a boy of II in old Prices can
die works
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16

Twas years ago when l was told
BY some companion bad and bold,
Unmindful Of parental laws.
That stories Of certain sort
Were idle fairy tales-in short,
There wasn't any Santa Claus.
Since then the fleeing years that
passed
Have left me an iconoclast,
A student Of effect and cause,
And yet my cold philosophy
I gladly would forsake to be
Convinced that there's Santa Claus.
I've learned to doubt my hth and Kin
And statesmen who loud plaudita wint
Ny idols all have fatal flaws.
They fell about me. hopeless nat
Since first my youth discovered that
There wasn't any Santa Claus
washington st&s.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
WAR REVENUE BILL.
Passed by the House-The Pension
Appropriation Bill Also Adopted.

Passed by the House-The Pension
Appropriation Bill Also Adopted.
WASHINGTON, December 15.-The
House to-day passed the war revenue
reduction bill. The opposition sought
to recommit the bill with instructions
to report back a measure reducing the
revenue at least s70,000,000 and in
Guiding a provision for an income tax
so drawn as to escape an adverse de-
cision of the Supreme Court. The mo-
ton failed, 131 to 155. Thereupon, the
bill was passed without the concur
renee of the minority, who refrained
from voting. The amendments placed
in the bill yesterday to express re-
ceipts was defeated on an aye and nay
vote in the House. 125 to 139. The
pension appropriation bill carrying
s145,145,23O was passed in exactly 10
minutes
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16

hen. 1t has webbed feet like duck.
but it lays hens eggs Again. the up
per mandible of its bill is short. arched
and pointed, like that of hen, while
the lower is long and fiat, like a
ducks. The result is that the hybrid
fowl cannot pick up grain from the
ground and can only eat by having
its food immersed in water.
1t is a curious bird altogether, and
is almost as much of nondescript as
the celebrated duck billed platypus
of Australia, which some naturalists
claimed to be more of a fowl than a
mole
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
The marks on the wharf at midnight
recorded feet l inch and falling.
The Ohio Filled With Floating i

For the past thirty-six hours the
Ohio has been filled with floating ice,
which though not very heavy, is cads-
ing the rivermen much trouble. The
packets were not affected much, but
the towboats experienced great trouble
in making any Roadway up the river.
The two Of empties were strung out
in single file and attracted much at
tention from those along the river
front. The James Moren passed up
at 8 o'clock yesterday morning. At
2 O'Clock the ]. c. Risher passed up
with the tow of the Annie L. The
latter boat, when about miles below
Ironton, Monday night, broke her pis-
ton rod. The John Moren and Belle
MCGOWAN followed closely after the
Fisher. The ice in the river is from
the Allegheny and will take several
days to pass.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
IMMORAL CRIMES.
Desperate Stcte of Fou1neSS I'm Ger
many Exposed by Sternberg

Case.
BERLIN, Dec 1.-THE presiding
Judge in the Sternberg case announced
in open court to-day that Herr Popp.
Sternberg's bureau chief, and Miss
Souchard, important witnesses, had
fed to parts unknown. The testimony
in the case was concluded tonight,
and the trial will end during the COM
ing week.
Referring to the awful state of foul
ness which the Sternberg case has
shown to exist, the papers comment on
the empires official statistics for 1899
1900, showing an increase Of Is per
cent, since 1S97-1S9s, in immoral
crimes against children. There were
5.565 sentences for such offences
alone.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
WILL BE POSTPONED.

WASHINGTON, December 15.-The
Senate and House committees on Judi
ciary have reached an agreement to
postpone consideration of the Raw bin
for the amendment of the bankruptcy
law until next Congress.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
A Coming Bout.

There will be ten round boxing con-
test at the Kenmore Club Friday, 21st
inst, between Little Pete of Wheel
ing, and Young" McMasters, the pride
of Bellaire The preliminary will be
two local men. Both are well known
in the ring.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
Marks From Above.

Fittsburg-River 81 feet and falling.
Clear and cold.
Steubenville-River 6 feet 4 inches and
falling. Showing and cold
Oil City-River 2 feet inches and fall
ing. Clear and cold.
Morgantown-River I feet inches and
stationary. Cloudy and cool.
Brownsvlle-River feet inches and
falling.
Greensboro-River feet 10 inches and
falling.
Warren-River 2 feet 2 inches.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
1T WAS A FAKE"

And "Terrible Terry's" Stock VIII
Take Quite a Drop Because of Ii.
CHICAGO, December 15.-The News
to-day says:
Chicago's sporting fraternity is now
convinced that the Gans-McGovern
fight was one of the greatest fakes
eyer pulled off in this city. In connec-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
JOHN BURNS As A CRIcKETER.

Although Mr.. John Burns, who has
just been returned to Parliament after
several reflections. having served
since 1892, is generally known as a
labor leader, yet, as this illustration
shows, he sometimes condescends to
play the national game of old Eng
land. AS a famous man in politics, a
protested agitator and humanitarian
worker in and out of Parliament. and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16

Charleston. Greenwood
Parkersburg, H. K. Bedford.
Newport. Jewel.
Parkersburg, City of Wheeling.
Steubenville, T. NJ. Bayne.
Sistersville, Ruth.
Darlington, Leroy.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16

The total of expenditures in 776.5Oo.-
600 francs. The receipts amounted to
14.500, 900 francs. The loss is less
than in the case of either of the ure-
ceding expositions.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
Marks From below.

Gallipolis-Rver IL feet inches and
falling. Cloudy and cold Urania up for
Charleston.
C.ncinnati-Riv 1874 feet and falling
Cloudy; mercury "a.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
To-MorrOw's Jackets.

Parkersburg, City of Wheeling, 12 m.
Steubenville, T. NJ. Bayne, 2:30 p. m.
Sistersville, Ruth, $3.50 D. m.
Darlington, Leroy, $3.50 .. m.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
TO-DnY'H DOnta.

Pittsburg, Ben Hur, a. m.
Pittsburg, Kanawha, a. m.
Sistersville, Leroy, a. m.
Cincinnati, Queen City, d. m.
Pittsburg. Keystone State, a. m.
GAINESVILLE, Lorena, s a. m.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
Standing and averages of teams

Schedule for The coming week:-
Monday X. X X. ". All .Alikes; Tues
day Rough Riders vs. Big Show; Wed
nesday sunny Brooks IS. A. A. Rooters;
Thursday, CUlumblas vs.. Terminus; Fri
day, Wheeling vs.. OSctolas.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
WAS A LOSING VENTURE.

PARIS, December 1.-THE Official
report OF the finances OF the EXPOSE
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
CHRISTMAS FOOT BALL.

SAN FRANCISCO, December Is.
The University Of California foot ball
team will meet the Columbia Varsity
eleven of New York in this city on
Christmas and in Los Angeles on New
Years day.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16

The tournament will be run beginning
Tuesday, January 8th, and be complet-
ed January 18th.
At the suggestion of some of the
out of town teams who have already
entered and those who desire to make
entry the local committee has decid-
ed to extend the date for closing en-
tries until December rs.
The race for honors and hard coin
in the Wheeling league continues to
be more interesting than ever. The
Wheeling team continues in the lead
with safe margin while the K. K: K.
team is being closely Rugged by the
Terminus boys. The Osceolas, Rough
Riders and All Alikes are having a
lively hustle for fourth place. The
Big Show boys are safely anchored in
seventh place with the A. A. Rooters
a good eighth. The best race Of the
bunch is between the two tail enders,
who are only one game apart with the
Columbias having shade the best OF
it. Below is the story to date:
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16

Fine new line Of Piano Stools and
Scarfs for the holidays.
F. w. BANNER co.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16

25-year filed Ladies Watches only
$1,000. II. e. Hillman & Co.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
THE RIVER.
YeaferdaN' Dennrtnre

News Notes of Interest Concerning
the Ohio.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16

Beautiful gold mounted vases at
HILLMAN'S.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-12
ON rHx ELEVATED.
An Incident with Complication Just i.
 rittIe Opt of tba rys,,at

Little Out of the Usual.
 It always disturbs me, aaid Mr. Ellington, ito see a man on the ele- vated road offer his seat to woman when he is about to get off; he has perhaps let her stand in front of hna for blocks, and now when he is abuus to give up his seat anyway he makes a show of giving it to her. a curious exhibition of about threc-quarters con ceit and the rest cheek Usually the woman pays no attention to this man. she takes the seat without thanks without taking any notice of the man whatever. But occasionally there Is a variation of this incident. Sitting in an end corner seat, by the door, was tired man, who, in crowded car had kept his seat seemingly because he thought it was right that he should if he had thought it out at all--but who now when be was about to leave. wanted to have the right person gel, the seat he was leaving. With this idea in his mind and not with any con seit of gallantry, he, when he had tlseH, loucHeu tHe SleeNe oI d young woman who had been standing by the door on the other side of the car op. posite to him, to indicate to her that here was a seat. He was slow about this, with the slowness of one tired or unaccustomed to asserting himself. and while he was stepping forward a small boy who had been standing by the door slid in back of him with boy ish celerity and tock the seat. And he kept it."-New York Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-12

Mineral Production in the United States. The Engineering and Mining Journa. in it's annual statistical number says that the preliminary statement of min eral production in the United States In 1898 shows that the total production ot metals in the United States for that year was valued at the place or pro- duction at $413, 3,73S,414, as compared with $3l4, ,255. .620 in 1898. Of non me taltie substances, the total value Of the output was S691, ,S72. .631, as compared with $483,091 ,970 in 1S9S Deducting certain unavoidable Implications, such as coal used in coke or iron ore in pig Iron, and so on, the net value of the mineral production reached total Of sS91 ,424, ,0S2, showing an increase of S151, COY ,332 over 1898. The gold pro- duction was valued at $72, ,4S3 ,055, and the silver was 61,179 .6s9 ounces.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-12
The Highest Tower.

The highest tower n the world IS presently to be built as one of the great attractions Of Buffalo during the Pan- American exposition, which is so be held in that city in 1901. It is to be I,152 feet high, and 400 feet square at the base, and will be much more or aamentai building than the Eiffel tower. It will be served by no fewer than B electric elevators, sixteen Of which will run only to the first landing, 225 feet above the level of the ground. The whole journey from the bottom to the top will ntressitate four changes of elevators, and will take about six minutes, while the elevators
 will have carrying capacity of 10000 an nour. The estimated cost of this tower, which will be built of steel, is sS00,000, or about twice as muen as ! that of the Eiffel tower
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-12
Women in Brazil snd Japan.

The legislative bodies of Brazil and papan present a rather striking con- frast in their policies toward the move
 nent for the freedom of women. The Senate of Brazil has under considera- lion bill to authorize women to prae- <ice the learned professions, and the Zapanese parliament has just passed a Rew press law which prohibits women From becoming publishers or editors on fhe ground that the discharge Of such York by females ;s neither becoming 4or desirable"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-12
Catholic Priest on Cuba.

The Rev. Charles Warren Cucrier has an interesting article on the bis, tory of the church in Cuba in the Conservative Review. He speaks about the appointment of Mgr. Sbaretti, and has little sympathy for those who wanted a Cuban-born bishop. He bo.ds that Bishop sbaretti's appoint ment was wise one. and that he will be absolutely impartial. and should therefore prove link to bind together the Cuban and Spanish priests. He IS tactful and prudent. and his adminis- tration will undoubtedly promote bar. mOny
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-12
Henry Clay and the Hunter.

When Henry Clay was stumpins Kentucky for reelection, at one of bis mass meetings an old hunter of wide political influence said: Well, Harry I've always been for you, but because of that vote (which he named) I'm go tn' agin you" Let me see your rife, said Clay. It was handed to him. "Is she a good rifesn Yes Did she ever miss fire?" Well, yes, once. " Why didn't you throw her away? The old hunter thought moment and .hen said: Harry. I'll try you again. And Harry was elected.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-12

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-12
ehenn orleIn ..f p.ar Rrandz.

When we pay $4 bottle for brandy we are apt to overlook the fact that it is made of the surplus wine. the cheap. eent=a-quart stuff that nobody but peasants can stomach. This year over S5 100000 gallons of claret will be dis- tiled into 2.5o0.0oo gallons of brandy. Wine growing and stock raising are the life of France. more acres being put to vines and graes every year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-12
An Eecen,ris rrsneh Poet.

Beaudelaire. the French poet, used b dye his hair green, and wore winter karments in summer and summer gar hents in winter. He was in the habit f throwing flower pots at the windows opposite for the pleasure of hearing
 hem break.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-12
Speed Ocean Liners.

In an article in Cassier's Magazine on steam speeds at sea. MT. Oldham says twenty-five years ago the Atlantic had never been crossed by a screw steamer at a greater rate thaa fifteen miles an hour. that of the fastest liner, Scotia. Today steamers have reached the speed Of twenty-five miles an hour, and. although the power required to propel steamer varies With the cube of the speed, yet, before third of the next century expires, another increase of at least 50 per cent in ocean speed may be safely predicted. Tie con~ struction of steamer of 65,000 tons will probably not trouble the con- structors of the future nearly as much as did the building of the Great East ern those of the past.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-12
Other Tlnts Are Sometimes Foun
 AInonp cAvlon Gems.


 Among ceylon Gems.
 It is commonly believed that the sapphire is known only as gem of a tich velvety blue in color" observed an experienced dealer in precious stones to the writer the other day. "As 3 matter of fact, the sapphire occurs in various hHes. In Ceylon, for in- stance, where the finest specimens of this gem are found, it ranges from the soft yelvety blue to the peacock blue, graduated i'll the latter to an almost faultless white. 1t also occurs in whites, greens and yelloWs, the latter shade being known as the oriental to- paz and the green the oriental emerald. The white sapphires are often found e1ouded or streaked with blue, so that many specimens are cut which are white when looked at transversely, but having bit of fine blue tint on the under point Then there is the red sapphire, or Ceylon ruby. It is valued as highly as the finest Burmese rubies. These most highly prized are of rich pigeon blood or rose-rea color. Some very fine sapphires have been found sn Montana during the pcst ten years. The American gems are light blue, blue-green, green and pink, but the deep blue and red stones, which are chiefly in demand as jewels, have so far never been discovered in any part of this eountrsS S.-Washington Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-12
 CHICAGO MARKEi I.
Closed Closed
Found

&APPHIRE6 ARE NOT ALL BLUE