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, 1900-11-08
t NINETY-NINe CENTS WINS.
1t VIII Sell More Goods Thar a 55-Ccnt
Price.

Irice.
Among the advertisements in a street
car at Omaha not long ago, says Il cor
respondent of the Chicago Record, /
saw this legend. a man will pay 81
for n 50-cent article he wants: Il WON.
an will pay 9S cents for a 5Ocent arti-
Gle she Ices not want"
When | repeated this to an expert
enced department store merchant the
other evening On the porch at Manhat-
tan Beach he smiled and said: II sup
pose you think that indicates superior
judgment and self control on the part
of the man, but | can tell you from long
experience that women are better shop
pers than men every time and thai men
are attracted by odd prices much quick
er than For example. just be
fore left home the clerk in charge Of
our g~entlemen's furnishing goods de
partment called my attention to n lot
of ties we had been Offering for p
cents each, and said they were mo go"
He suggested that we mark them down
to 10 cents. | told him for n flyer to
offer them three for 81. He did so and
we sold everyone of them the next
week. | suppose people thought they
We're JO-cent goods marked down. If
we had offered them for IL to 20 cents
they would not have sold. but when II
customer thinks he can get three arti-
cleS cheaper than he can get one he will
take the three. He imagines he has
got q bargain.
I'VE had some neEliCee shirts that
had been selling for $1.2I all summer.
but there was no longer any demand
for them. We put them In n show win
dow and offered two for $3.50. They
went like hot cakes. People supposed
they were $50 and Sl.T5 shirts marked
down. After that experience nobody
can tell me that men are not caught by
odd prices just like IN
speaking of odd prices,' continued
my merchant friend. 1T is a curious
fact that those ending in nine are more
attractive than any other. We a sell
more of h same article If we offer it
for o cents than for u, or 10 than IL, or
90 than ~, or 30 than 30 or even 30.
while 90 cents is the best figure to
catch trade. We can sell - per cent.
more goods of the same value for 80
cents thai for -.
why l don't know why. except
that it is n popularity Of human ma
ture. People like nine for the same
reason that they dislike thirteen"
, 1900-11-08

and vile treatment to which she was
subjected by the police, who, insist
ing that she was a notorious charac-
ter. arrested her and kept her for sew
eral hours in prison until she was
identified. Then she was released with
h usual apologies. May Garlick.
prior to her unfortunate marriage,
was one of the leading singers of the
Castle Square Opera company at the
American theater in New FORK. Her
husband, who is an Italian. deserted
her after shamefully maltreating her,
leaving her without means, w%hereupon
she returned to the operate stage.
making her European debut at Monte
Carlo.
, 1900-11-08

the name of the latter must appear on
every bill and bond issued by the gov
ernment. OF course, he cannot per-
sonally sign every note issued from
the bureau of printing and engraving.
so his name is cut into the steel dies
from which the bills are struck. But
his personal signature is required on
the registered bonds and he is often
compelled to handle 5000 of these in
a day, the average value of regis
tered bonds issued per day being s5,-
100000.
Mr.. Lyons is the successor of B.
X. Bruce, also a negro, who died in
1898. He is a Georgian and is AZ years
of age. He has taught school, studied
law at Howard university, and prac-
tlced his profession at Augusta, Ga.
, 1900-11-08

We Offer Ono Hundred Dollars reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
J. CHENEY & CO., Props. Toledo, O.
We. the undersigned, have known +. J.
Cheney. for the last IS years and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
md financially able TO carry out any obliga-
tions made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo.
o; Walding. kinnan s. Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. Testimonials sent free Price
'Sc per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best
, 1900-11-08
Kneto Lincoln as q Boy.

There was held nea G~alesburg, Ill,
recently, a celebration in honor of the
n~inety-tirst anniversary Of the birth
of John T. Barnett, or Squire Barnett,
as he is generally known. 1t took
place at the log home west of Gales
burg, and many descendants from
Knox and Warren counties were pres
ent.
A peculiar interest attaches to the
life of Mr.. Barnett, for he was one of
the young men friends of Abraham
Lincoln, who was a few months his
senior.
The squire says that Lincoln and he
were often together. and that, although
he thought much Of Lincoln. he V
voted for him but once. and that was
when he ran for the legislature against
Peter Cartwright. He recalls many
pleasant incidents. When he first be-
came acquainted with Lincoln the lat
, 1900-11-08
SAYINGS and DOMGS


A. T. Stewards famous mansion, at
the northwest corner of Fifth avenue
and Thirty-fourth street, New York,
will soon become the property of a
member of the Aston family.
The mansion TOOK seven years to
build and cost at least 81. 900, 900, ex-
elusive of the ground. Tons and IONS
of the purest marble were brought
from Tuckahoe for the outer walls,
while for the interior Mr.. Stewart pur-
chased marble in Italy, cut according
, 1900-11-08

Alcohol from potatoes, unlike the or
binary product, burns without leaving
n sticky deposit, and is being used for
lighting in France and Germany. The
very hot flame gives very satisfactory
lncandescence to the Welshach mantle.
The lamps. resembling those used for
oil. burn twenty-four hours and yield
n sevgEty-candlc power light with n
consumption of n fifth OF a pint.
, 1900-11-08

Nc matter what ails you. headache
to a cancer, you Will never get well
until your bowels are put right.
CASCARETS help nature. cure you
without a grippe or pain. produce easy
natural movements. cost you just 10
cents to start getting you health back.
CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the
genuine. put up in metal boxes. every
tablet has c. c. c.. stamped on it. Be-
ware OF limitations.
, 1900-11-08
The chinese situation.

The caus" for the present Chinese
entanglements is the abuse of the Chi
nese immigrants by the foreign pow
ers. Another great revolution comes
from the abuse Of the stomach. Over
taxed digestion produces constipation,
Indigestion dyspepsia and flatulency.
Hostetter's Stomach BittorS is the best
medicine to take II prevents nervous
ness or sleeplessncss. Don't fail to try
il,
, 1900-11-08

Information that will surprise many
persons is that President Patton of
Princeton university is not a citizen
of the United States. He was born
in Bermuda and has retained his citi-
zenship there to prevent FORGETTING IL
large property which was ~bequeathed
him on condition that he remain n
British subject.
, 1900-11-08
WOMEN MUST SLEEP.
Avoid Nervous Prostitution.

If you are dangerously sick what is
the first duty of your physician? He
quiets the nervous system, he deadens
the pain, and you sleep well.
Friends ask, what is the cause ?"
and the answer comes in plying
tones, nervous prostration. 1t came
upon you so quietly in the beginning,
that you were not alarmed, and when
sleep deserted you night after night
until your eyes fairly burned in the
darkness, then you tossed in nervous
agony praying for sleep.
, 1900-11-08

des Moeurs, as that
particular division
of the Partisan po-
lice are designated,
which is intrusted
with the duty Of
putting into exc
cution the laws
dealing with the
women of the half
world. The most
recent victim Of
the Brigade des
Moeurs is May
Garlick of Balti-
more, wife of the
Marquis de Fec.
She is now serious
ly i'll from the eff
, 1900-11-08

most charming woman. whose talent
as a poet has won her considerable
praise from competent critics. Miss
Green is a regular contributor for the
Sketch, Mr.. Astor's Pail Mall Maya
zine, the Literary World and other
current publications.
, 1900-11-08

The Earl Of WeuySs and March has
invented an implement which has been
adopted by the British war office. and
which can be used as a spade. pickaX
or saw, and also as a bullet shield
This ingenious implement will become
part of every soldiers kit.
, 1900-11-08

Lady Colebrooke is a clever carpen-
ter. Besides a perfect pillar box
which stood in the hall at Arlington
she has made many beautiful pieces OF
furniture. She has a large class OF
women and girls each week from the
district surrounding Arlington TO
whom she teaches ~needlework and
carpentering.
, 1900-11-08
yon Can Get AIlen,, root-En.e Free.

Write today to Allen 5. Olmsted, LIE
Roy, n. Y, for Il free sample of Aliens
Foot-Ease, IL powder. Itcures sweating,
damp, swollen, aching feet. Makes new
or tight shoes easy, A certain cure for
Corns and BunionI All druggists aud
shoe stores sell it: 25c.
, 1900-11-08

forms a triumvi-
rate that controls
the money stock
of the republic.
Not a dollar can
be paid from the
federal treasury
without the S
of these two and
the negro, Judson
w. Lyons. regis
trar of the treas
ury, Furthermore
, 1900-11-08

The people of Swarthmore. Pa, have
decided to erect a suitable monument
to the memory Of Benjamin West, the
celebrated sculptor, who was born In
the town 1872 years ago. Nothing has
ever been done in America to honor
his memory.
, 1900-11-08

V'N - NASA VI AAA@
defenses in the
Siege of Pekin. was
a postgraduate stu
dent in physics at
Columbia univer-
sity in 1886. He
returned after a
ten years resi-
dence in China to
his own country to
fit himself to be a
nWAFaaaAa 80 49,
, 1900-11-08

It Is the only cure Tor Swollen,
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease. a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. AT all Druggists and Shoe
Stores. 25e. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy. N. Y.
, 1900-11-08

Carolyn z.
daughter of the
novelist. General
Charles King, U. S.
A. recently fin
ished her course at
the Sorbonne and
then took a prize
offered by the AL
lance Franchise
for an essay on
Corneille.
, 1900-11-08

But isn't there a penalty II YOU bribe
a custom house otiiCer?'' asked his friend.
m not sure sIid the reformed tray
eIer, who. of course. was speaking or mis-
.NperltnceS IN Europe, but 1 know
there's a penalty If you DON'T
, 1900-11-08

that city last e
His death was very
sudden. for. al
though the general
was n a old,
he had been re-
markedly healthy
and had not COM
planned of any ILL
ness.
Gen. Frost was
a native of New
, 1900-11-08

A permanent paying position for ladies
you nothing To get details II desirable
employment Is wanted address at once
The Fort Dearborn Pub. Co, AIS Dearborn
Street. Chicago. Ill.
, 1900-11-08

- 80 b- SrNAA
a merchant of Lon
don for forty years.
In 1878 he was
elected a member
of the council and
since hen he has
held various offices
in the corporation
of London, among
them, of course,
that of sheriff,
which he filled In
. nn- q
, 1900-11-08

The sultan of Turkey is sensitive
on the subject of Armenian blood In
his veins. The nost distant ~allusion
to 1t is said to put him in a passion
and call down his lasting dlsfavor.
, 1900-11-08

The Unive rsity Of Chicago professor
VINO ,ILmPSd. en- the revolutionary he
wait Lrtil they had all been dead a hun
dred years. ~
, 1900-11-08

to the directions of his architect, piece
by piece, all polished and ready to
set.
The Manhattan club, for the first
five years it occupied the Stewart
mansion, paid $37 500 rent per annum
Later this was increased to SAC, 900.
, 1900-11-08

Young-I don't like to make calls with
my wife Old-Dces She pick you up at
terward on your grammar! HounE-No.
but she makes me give her 10 cents for
every lie | tell
, 1900-11-08

He-Th're are no statues Of women In
the Hal of Fame Shp-Ncs they could
MT bLild "A hail t!g Cno-Eh tor al! the IA
nous women in the CtLETTy
, 1900-11-08

1t is n hard enough job to pacify the
Beers, but IL does not compare with
the job Of making them stay paciied.
, 1900-11-08

Dennle-What credentials must a per-
son have in order to Ioiu your new wom-
ems Clup2 Auuie-She must pledge her
Der.
, 1900-11-08
italian Artillery Seryrce.

Firing the Italian one-Pounder Dur
ing the Siege OF the Legations at
Pekin. frorl the Defenses of the Han
Lui College Grounds.-Black and
White.
, 1900-11-08

Regardless of these. you should
cleanse your system 10y taking Garfield
Tea, the HERB MEDICINE.
, 1900-11-08

Can l get "A word with Mr.. Jibbs2"
Yes. you can get "a word easy enough;
but you'd better arrange for somebody to
call you out when you want to get
away"
, 1900-11-08

Drcpsy treated free by Or. II. IT.
Green's Sous Auantl Ga. The greatest
dropsy specialists IN the world Read
their advertisement In another column OF
this paper.
, 1900-11-08

1t Is well enough to insist on the omen
door for China. but here is wrath in
store Tor the man who leaves our doors
open In zero weather.
, 1900-11-08

Those ships were not sent to Constanti-
nople to iurimiddte the Turk, but II he
wants to pay us while they are there he
Is at liberty to DO so.
, 1900-11-08

Metropolitan Museum of Art. It con-
sists of a hammered bronze vase of
the Han dynasty, and is over 1000
years old. This was presented in 1897
while he was returning home from
Queen Victoria's jubilee, which he at
tended as ambassador extraordinary
OF China.
, 1900-11-08

The bluest blue makes the whitest
white. that's Russ Bleaching Blue. the
modern bag blue.
, 1900-11-08

Best water supply. low prices. IDAHO
'oLoNY CO. 1925 18th St, Denver. Colo.
, 1900-11-08

and the Northwest. Solid track. fnest
squlpment. Ticket Office. 9ii nth street.
Denver.
, 1900-11-08

H. Davies. It was
alderman, prepar
through the council
izing the construct
Tower bridge oveI
picture of which Is
familiar to almost
every school child
in the world. Mr..
Green Is a widow
er, and hence there
will be no lady
mayoress during
his administration.
The duties of lady
mayoress, however,
will be undertaken
by his elder daugh-
ter, Miss Kathleen
Haydan Graan a
, 1900-11-08

General d. NJ. Frost, one of the
most distinguished citizens of ST.
Louis. died suddenly at his home in
, 1900-11-08

Fruit is a necessary article Of diet. Its
prime essences are in Primley's California
Fruit Gum.
, 1900-11-08

Many causes induce graY hair. bat P.RKER's HAIR
BALsAH brings back the youthful color.
HLSDkRCORss. the best cure Tor cOrDs. i5cta-
, 1900-11-08

Mllie-Say. Johnnie. there Isn't a single
funny thing in this Joke column. john
uie-That'S funny.
, 1900-11-08

Isn't It strange thu a man who walks
to church WI run for Officer
, 1900-11-08
London.s Metz Lord napor.

Alderman Frank Green, the new
lord mayor of London, is the head Of
the great paper firm of Frank Green
, 1900-11-08

MiRRIfGE PAPER.
Best Published FREE
j w. GU\NELS, Toledo, Ohio
, 1900-11-08

To keep city lungs in perfect repair.
Get out in the country and pump in
fresh air.
, 1900-11-08
Edueafin8 fbe Cbfner.

Rev. DIR. Frederick ID. Gamewell,
who took part in the designing and
, 1900-11-08
Negro Registrar of The oreasury

A colored man is the watchdog of
the nations wealth and. with Secre-
tary Gage and Treasurer Roberts,
, 1900-11-08

Since last heard from A~guinaldo has
had time to run as lar as the moon.
, 1900-11-08

The Hrent"st lining In the World.
Is GOOD HEALTH. Take Garfield
Tea. it will cleanse your system. purify
your blood and bring good health.
, 1900-11-08

Have you tried Russ Bleaching Bus.
the famous bag blue that delights the
laundress7 All grocers sell It.
, 1900-11-08

ter was engaged with William Berry,
son of John Berry, in running a gro
Gerry.
, 1900-11-08

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrur.
For children %te-thlng. softeus the gums, reduces In
rammation. allaYs pain, cures wind collie. Csc a bottle
, 1900-11-08

les in Pekin in the Methodist college
located in that city. He was a stu
dent in Columbia for a year. and then
went back to Pekin and was made
president of his college.
The symbolical statutes which are
to ornament the new state capitol
building at st. Paul. MINI. are the
work of Daniel Chester French.
Since 1888 Kaiser Wilhelm has made
more than 700 speeches. which have
been printed in the Reichsanzeiger.
, 1900-11-08
Opera |rn6er Arrested.

Another American woman has been
subjected to the ignominy of arrest
and detention by the infamous Brigade
, 1900-11-08
. Cents Per ton Per Mile

Is what 1t would cost you to move ore
with our system of aerial wire rope
tramway. What is it costing you now?
, 1900-11-08

PUTNAM FADELESs DYES pro-
duce the fastest and brightest colors
of any known dye stuff.
, 1900-11-08

~mayoralty of Sir
Mr.. Green who, as
red and carried
| the report author
ton of the famous
r the Thames, the
, 1900-11-08
Current Topics
Gen. Frosf Passes AsOay
Noted Chinese Sfafesmao.

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-23
EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION.
Only Few of the GULL Drivers
Have Arrived in Parkersburg.
Elaborate Entertainment Pre-


Only Few OF the Quill Drivers
Have Arrived in Parkersburg.
Elaborate Entertainment Pre-
pared.
Special 10 the Register
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, May o.
Very few of the editors have arrived
for the meeting of the State Editorial
Association, which began tonight
with a public meeting at the Auditor
ium. The address of welcome was de-
livered by Mayor c.. H. Turner on be-
half of the city, e. NJ. Gilkeson, on be-
half of the Board of Trade, which rails
ed the funds for the entertainment of
the association, and by f. Kent
LOOMS, on behalf of the local nwespa-
per men. Response was made by
President Flynn. B. B. Herbert,
of Chicago, delivered an address on
"The Unity of the Press" Governor
Atkinson spoke on "West Virginia's
Present and Prospective Possibilities
and the Work of the Press in the De-
velopment of the State" o. S. McKin-
ney, of Fairmont, also spoke. An
elaborate programme of entertainment
has been. arranged, including a river
trip visit to historical Blennerhas-
sett Island, visits to the Standard Oil
Companys refinery, the brewery and
other places of interest, big reception
and band concert tomorrow night and
a banquet at the Blennerhassett Hotel.
President Flynn will make his annual
address tomorrow. S. G. Barr, Of
Grantsville, will read history of the
association, and F. P. Smart, of Park
ersburg, will read a poem.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-23
Watch Out for Frauds.

WASHINGTON, May 22.-The De-
partment of State warns the public
against the swindling advertisements
and other publications of schemers re-
lating to pretendd estates in England,
and cautions the people against remit
ting money in view of such advertise
ments to any strangers under any cir
cumstances. Upon inquiry at the de-
partment it is learned that there are
no great estates unclaimed in Eng
land. 1t is also said at the depart
ment that there are no large deposits
awaiting claimants in the Bank of
England.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-23
LEGAL NOTICES.
SALE

BY virtue Of a decree entered by the Dis
trict Court of the United States for the dis
tr if OF IVES West virginia, In the suit of W \.
J. Robinson and others, on April 10th, 1900,
the undersigned, Special Commissioners,
purpose, will sell at public action at the
north front door of the court house or
Ohio county, oui55yys West de virisinia on Wednes-
following parcels Of real estate Situate
in the City of Wheeling. in Ohio county,
West, Virginia (each parcel to be sold sep
arately), that is to say:
First parcel-The south half of lot num-
bered eighteen. Qsl in }; W; Zane's adol-
ton to tie said City of Wheeling, being
Louisa j. Robinson by Emma Foster ana
husband. by deed dated Peceember I'D,
of the County Court Of Ohio County, West
Virginia, in Deed Book No. n, page ass
|. Second parcel-The dover interest of the
said Louisa J. Robinson in the south half
of lot numbered sixteen Q6), and in al.
of lot numbered seventeen Q) in ]. W.
Zanes addition to the said City of Wheel
Third parcel-The real estate known as
number l22s t and 1925 Main street, in the
numbered eleven Qp in square numbered
two (2) IN Ebenezer Zanes addition to the
City of Wheeling, which part is bounded
and described as follows to-wit: Begin
ming at a point in the eastern boundary
line of said lot No. IL at a point which is
the northeast corner Of lot No. 10 of the
plat of which subdivision is recorded in
the office of the Clerk of the County Court
of Ohio County, West Virginia, in Deed
Book No. %, page 101, thence south with
the eastern boundary line of said lot No.
IL to the middle of the wall between the
three-story brick building standing on the
property hereby conveyed and the three
story brick building standing on the prop
erty adjoining it on the south; thence west
and parallel with the southern boundary
line of said lot No. II to the western boun-
do 1s.1~ -. 114
and with the western boundary line of
said lot No II to stake; thence east and
parallel with the northern boundary line
of said lot No. II to the place of begin
frontage of about twenty-four (2D feet
on the west side of Main street, between
Twelfth and Fourteenth streets. in the
City of Wheeling, and running with equal
width to the western boundary line of said
lot No. II. The said third parcel is all of
said lot No. 10 and strip two 90 feet
wide off the north side or lot No. Of
of the property which was con-
veyed to the said Louisa ], Robinson by
John P. Edgar. by deed dated May 18th,
office in Deed Book No. 81, page 116.
TERMS OF SALE-One-half of the pur-
chase money, and so much more as the
purchaser may elect to pay, in cash on
day of sale and the residue in one year,
with interest from date of sale, the pur-
chaser TO give his note for deferred pay
ment, and the title to be retained until
all of the purchase money is paid.
3. S. ALLISON.
T. S. RILEY,
Special Commissioners.
Wheeling, W. Va, April 2lst, 1860.
| hereby certify that the above named
/ Special Commissioners have given bond,
with approved security. as required by
the above mentioned decree.
JASPER Y. MOORE.
Clerk y. S. Dist. Court D. w. Va.
ap23esz
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-23
Special to the Register.

Special 70 the REGISTER.
CLIFTON, w. Va. May 22.-The fol-
lowing bulletin, posted this morning at
Pomeroy, explains itself. The railway
referred to has been one of the lead
ing topics hereabouts for the past year,
and many doubted that it would be
ever built. Freight cars will be run at
night and passenger cars in the day
time. A large coal field will be devel-
oped at Racine. Hon. B. D. Spilman,
of Parkersburg, is one of the promo
tiers of the enterprise. The bulletin
reads:
THE contract for building the street
railway from Middleport to Pomeroy
and thence to Racine has been signed.
Ground will be broken before June l.,
1900"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-23
The Health of Havana.

WASHINGTON, May 22.-Surgeon
General Sternberg has received a re-
port from Major w. c. Gorgas, of the
medical corps, chief sanitary officer
OF Havana, in which he says that,
while the death rate for April was 4S2,
there were no deaths from yellow fever,
the first month so favored since May,
1899, and the only month when there
were no deaths from this disease dur
ing the past ten years, with two ex-
captions, February and May, 1899.