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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

They talk about high prices in the
Klondike," said he man with the news
paper, "but when Cheyenne was the ter
minus of the Pacific road there was moth
ing cheap about it. The first meal I ate
in that town consisted of bread and pork.
and / had to pay SO for it. As to lodg-
ings, I found a place where l could sleep
on a board for 81, but while l was hag-
Cling over the price a nan came in and
offered him five and left me boardless. The
best I could then do was TO pay a lot
owner 81 for the privilege Of sleeping on
his real estate without cover.
Next morning they hung a man. The
only charge against him was asking for
ham and eggs for breakfast. and refusing
to pay s. for an onion cooked TO order. He
didn't seem at all satisfied to be hung. but
the crowd had no time to go into ex-
plantations and particulars. The cheapest
thing 1 saw in my four days stay was q
fe comb on sale in a clothing house. It
was the only one in town and the price
was marked down to 50 to close out and
make room for new stock. A man was
shot an hour or two before I left town
He had taken a drink of whisky without
inquiring the price. and then kicked on
s.. It was contemplate in himi. as 1t cost
the bar-keeper s. to get the body carried
outside and laid on the grass.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

The Life of . Western Editor II
Never Monotonous.
We understand that Major Upton.
who left this town for Salt Lake about
four weeks ago. has brought up in Jail.
He shot at a MN on the street six
times and missed him every time,
though he did manage to wound a guest
looking out of a hotel window. The
major once plunked at us with two
guns. and the only damage done was
to our Office clock. He's an A l dead
heat but a poor shot, and Arizona has
nc use for him.
Joe Graham, one Of the cowboys on
Big 4 Ranch, called at this office the
other day to inform us that a stranger
was hanging to the limb of a tree near
the crossing of Suqare Creek, on the
Salt Lake highway. There wasn't any
doubt in Joe's mind that the stranger
was dead. Mr.. Graham Is lightning
on the shoot, but he can't talk for
shucks. When asked what disease the
stranger died of, and who attended
him in his last moments, he couldn't
give satisfactory explanations. It's our
private opinion that a gang of the Big
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

that they would not injure her son.
Becoming thus apparently invulner-
able he was the object of envy with all
bis contemporaries, one of whom, the
wicked Lote. grudging him his exemp-
ton, ascertained by subtlety that no
VOW had been taken from the mistle-
tee, since that plant grew on other
trees and not upon the earth, and was,
moreover, too slender and young TO
take an oath. Therefore the wicked
Lite aimed at Balder q dart made OF
mistletoe wood and slew him, to the
great grief of Freya, who in her de-
spair requested his delivery from Ha-
des. Her petition was granted on con-
dition that everything on earth would
assent to it. Everything on earth did
assent to it with the exception OF one
old woman, who was supposed to have
been Lote in disguise"
From Balder to Pliny seems a.start-
ling transition, but the latter author
has something to tell us about our
plant so decidedly unged with fable
that his seems the proper place to re-
count 1t. This writer has been dis
coursing about the box-tree, and de-
clares that ION the north side it pro-
duces mistletoe; OF the south hyphear."
Hyphear, be it understood, is to be con-
sidered al a somewhat similar parasite.
AS regards the mistletoe, Pliny has
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07
honor x re texn y rs Qnes
ton TINT w turn the< lid reke

About noon on WS61<sday last NO
received word rom : strSnter, who
signed himself Tom Jones, that be
would visit the Kicker once sometime
during the afternoon and shoot us full
of holes. In the press Of business the
matter slipped our mind, and at three
o'clock we were pegging way at an ed
itorial. The first we saw Of Mr.. Tom
Jones he had penetrated TO our sane
tllm and had a gun leveled at us. The
same old performance took place. That
is, Mr.. Jones fired his bullets all over
our Office in the most open-handed way
and without thought of cost. and we
finally got hold of our gun and put a
lump Of lead into his shoulder. He
laid down at once. After a doctor had
extracted the bullet and tinkered up the
hole we asked Mr.. Jones what we had
ever done to arouse his martial ardor.
He had no charges to bring. Finding
himself in Giveadam Gulch and being
possessed of a feeling that he ought to
kill some one. he did us the honor to
select us for the victim. We found him
to be a fairly educated man and pos
sessed Of original ideas, and there were
no hard feelings between us when he
left. There are lots of men in this Ter
ritory of Arizona who go about with a
feeling that they ought to reduce the
population, and n must PUT UP with
the situation and make the best OF it.
We are always cheerfully willing to be
interviewed by such, and on each and
every occasion will try to make things
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

some yet more astonishing statements
to make. In the course of his observa-
tons upon it he remarks that that
which grows upon trees which lose
their leaves, loses it's leaves as well;
while, on the other hand, that which
grows upon eyergreens always retains
It's leaves. In whatever way the seed
may have been sown, it will never
come to anything unless 1t has been
first swallowed by birds, the wood
pigeon more particularly, and the
thrush; such being the nature OF the
plant that 1t will not come to any
thing unless the seed Is first ripened in
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

the crop Of the bird.
The latter notion. that birds sid
often the means OF dispensing and prop
agating the seeds. is no doubt correct
enough; but, OF course. their i~nterven-
tion is BY no means Absolutely inais-
pensable. as any one whose garden con-
tains an apple tree can prove for him-
self.
It seems rather hard D these
"smale fowless to read the next Instant
that these same berries on which they
feed are "a most Mt matter to make
lime OF to entrap and catch birds
withal.''
Pliny believed in the medicinal vir-
tues of the fruits, which, he said, were
an antldote against all poison; VIII
Gerarde. though mentioning t1a
nous character OF the prepagz
that 1T hath been most
ported unto me, that a fewd
ries of Misseltoe bruised
into ollie and drunken. ha
and Forthwith rid a griev6S
stitch"
Famous in fable. projected 3
dryads. esteemed by chirurgeons, udSe
as a decoration-the mistletoe bow
not SO unimportant as 1t might seg
at a hasty glance. It's history strct1
far. far back. and Is lost In obscI
1t is a strange. quaint plant, and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

anything just ne her n : New Fork
parlor.
As for your question
.oh. bother nv question. Forget II,
please"
The blackboard swung around a
sharp curve. There's your sister on
the lookout for us. Let her answer
my question"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

handle It to-day. hanging II up
chance In a similar manner, but
far other significance 20 that
which our remote ancestors handl
we do not wonder that curious Il
should have gathered around III
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

The Police Force OF nulawnyoe #4'
One of the secrets of Great Britain's success as & colonzing 81
her principle Of always taking the native born, after his territory I'D
annexed, and converting him into q fighting machine Tor thu prot6
and patroling of his own land. The accompanying illustration. Tor INST
shows the Matahele police force at Bulawayo. a body DC well drilled <
diers, drswn entirely from the native population. These men not only pd4
Matabeleand during times OF peace but form q reserve guard to BE- called
when native uprisings beyond the border threaten the peace or the colon
and have won much admiration for their GOODNESS and bravery during q
tive service.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07
they Make You ri

Il suppose You, ID seun1r,u
people, think that shop "
dressed by the employees"
describing himself as a
window dresser, recently 10
and, Of course, with regar
smaller shops. you are right.
In the case Of some OF
businesses. however. dressing
dow is a profession by ITSELF
en- In hand BY men who deye
time to thinking out new
the Nurpose.
TO do a window well q
not only have great experi
trade. but also considerable
sense Of the artistic. for uni
ors shown harmonize the "a
whole viii Do lost. a friend A
Gently created quite 4 sellzA|
dressing a large diapers Wi
solid masses Of black and "a
in imitation OF a CERTAIN 4
Illustrators 30 popular juss i
THE common mistaka
a window is to put too ID
articles in 1t and to try
all to the same advant
way, perhaps. Is to hll
dow with one kind Of 8
special line; then Il '
tention. To show what
mention that one Jar
which sells nearly ever
point OF dressing It's
way. Each window ca
Of goods only. Jiire6T7
q cheap jam. me seeoY
q special line Of soap, and 20 Z
AeThe fees charged by prof
are very high. 20 that 4 woula
a arm doing a very large an
-~. &A~M
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

There have been flying machines without end, but few Indeed NE
contrivances which have really shown any ability to soar OF into these4
The accompanying illustration, however, shows Pitchers gliding mac3
which met with comparative success during experiments carried on be
the untimely death OF its inventor. The principle Of the gliding machl
flight Is that of the aeroplane. the idea being that the wings OF the
trfvance would keep It's body, together with the weight Of the operator,
pended by the pressure OF the air SO long as the wings had a sufficient
octy in a forward direction.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

In that greatest CT businesses, modern warfare, machinery continues
to play an eyerg greater and more important part Time a when the sol
der dug his trenches with a rpade bayonet, and tedious and difficult work
1t was In up to date warfare all this is changed, for hereafter progressive
nations will use the steam trencn-maker, a picture of which is shown in
the accompanying illustration. This huge steam plow for cutting trenches
was invented by Colonel Temper of the Royal engineers, and is being made
use of for the first time by British officers in South Africa. This pillow is
hauled by a large traction engine and an turn up several miles OF trenches
in q very few hours
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

Tuesday afternoon last a gang of
about twenty men came over here from
Lone Jack with a running horse and
bluffed our people down into their
boots for a race. Rumor had it that the
horse was a ringer from California
and could distance anything in the ter
ritcry, and our people were shy of him.
The gang had bluffed out and were
ready to return home when we heard
OF their presence, and ten minutes later
we had put UP 500 for our mule. We
did not ride in the race as editor, post
master, deputy United States marshal
or member Of the Legislature, but as a
private individual. We have always
contended that this was our right. An
hour before shutdown James Hellso.
which is us as an individual, appeared
on the race track with his mule. and
the horse was ridden by a Lone Jacker
named Watson. Everybody seemed to
believe u hundred as good as lost be-
fore the word was given, but we were
not discouraged. Halt way round the
course we were a length behind and the
Lone Jackers were throwing up their
hats. but as we entered the home
stretch We called upon our mule to
hump himself. He bumped. He grew
wings. He few. We lost our hat, u
hair and u breath. but We came In
three lengths ahead Of the horse and
brought ruin and d~esolation 10 the
pefets Of the buffers. We are no
sDEst- We own a racing mule and a
fighting dog. but it i only when ii
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

4 bovs did the work, and did 1t in their
usual happy and effective style, but 1t
the Coroner's jury car make out a case
of heart disease we shan't object to the
record.
We are in receipt Of many letters
from subscribers asking us why we
don't come out and announce our Presi-
Dental ticket for the next campaign.
To all anxious inquirers we would reply
that we don't propose to make a fool of
ourself with our eyes wide open. We
are holding down three or four good
things in the way of political plums,
and though we claim to be a free-born
America citizen and to have the well
fare of this country at heart, We shall
hang on to the said plums to the last
gasp. When we have figured out which
party is dead-sure to win we shall
begin to swing our hat and yell. Some
editors are satisfied to work without
reward and eat grass for six months
in the year, but he don't belong to
that class. That The Kicker will be
heard from in the next campaign no
one need doubt, but we shall wait and
see what we are going to get out OF it
before allowing our patriotism to slop
over.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07
ARIZONA KICKLETS.

CTo be Continued.)
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-16
...OFFICIAL CALL.
FOR THE
SUMMIT COUNTY
De|DOC[QfC Convention.

The Democrats Of Summit county
are requested to meet In delegate con-
vention at the Mayors court room,
City Building, Akron, Ohio, on Friday,
May 25th, 1900. Mt one o'clock pm, for
the purpose of selecting eight dele
gates and eight altdrnates TO the Dem.
ocratic State convention to be held at
Columbus, June 18th and 18th, 1900.
The basis Of representation accorded
each ward and township mt this con-
vention shall be one vote FOR each
fifty votes cast for Hon. John II. Nc.
Lean for Governor at the 1890 election,
and one vote for each fraction over
twenty-five votes, which entities the
several wards and townships to the
following number of votes respective
ly;
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-16
FOR 1NToxICATIoN.

Chas. Ross, August Duffy, James c..
Myers, Joseph Hickey ana Anton
Schermesser, accused OF intoxication,
were each fined 50 ana costs. John
MCGOWAN was arraigned on charge
Of intoxication. He was in court a
week ago, and was promised a work
house sentence if he returned. Conse-
quently hewas fined 81 ana costs and
sentenced 80 days to the works.
WANTED TO TALK.
George Swan, ,olored, who is not u
stranger in Mayors court, was pres
ent In the audience. Something amused
George and he wanted TO laugh and
talk.
Prisonkeeper Washer ordered Swan
to keep quiet, and the Mayor said:
"Alr. Swan, if you don't keep quiet,
I'll order the bailiff to lock you up.'
"Oh, you wouldn't do that, would
you, Mayor?' replied Swan.
'Loek him up at once,' directed the
court and Swan was placed in prison.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-16
Funds For the Present
Year Are Low.
Next Fiscal Year Will Begin
July I.
Sub. Station In South Akron Covers
Part Of Territory.

AS yet no steps have been taken by
the local. postoffice authorities. relu-
tive to extending the free delivery
system to the newly annexed portions
Of the city.
1t is believed that nothing will be
accomplished in this direction before
the beginning Of the next fiscal year.
At recent visit of the department
inspector, four additiona l carriers
were recommended for this city but
only two were allowed by the head
of the department. at Washington.
Since then Akron has taken a sudden
jump forward aud increased her
population by 10000 approximately.
1t Is not known whether the depart
ment has been advised Of this fact or
not. At present, Postmaster DR.. l..
S. Ebrlght is out OF the city on busl-
ness and will not return for 10 days
at least.
Assistant Postmaster ]. w. Chap
man stated Wednesday that he knew
nothing about the arrangements, but
he supposed the carrier force would
be increased after July I. Mr.. Chap
man said that nothing could be done
before that time as the appropriation
for the present year was well nlgn
exhausted, and would not admit of
further expenditure.
After July /, tho 1901 appropriation
will be available and ut taat time
the question of reaching the new dis
tricts will be considered.
A large part Of the added territory
at the south OF tho city is already
supplied by carrier, from the sub
station In South Akron.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-16

According to u dispatch from Colum.
bus, Mr.. Geo. u, Cox gave Gen. Dick
n very direct piece Of advice few days
ago. You should not be n candidate
for Natioual committeeman from
Ohio said Mr.. Cox 10 the General.
"You have enough, and If you contin-
ue to hold on to what you nave and
reach out for more, your friends vii
reach ont for more, your friends will
become sore on you sooner or later
and so after YOU" There was no
dodglng the logic Of this ADVICE ana II
is announced that for once tho Gen,
ernl has decided not TO "rcach out FOR
more"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-16
Color or race.

4. Color or race.
5. Sex. 8z
@. Age last birthday.
Z. Day, month and year when born.
s. Are you single, married. widow,
wldower or divorced?
o.. Number Of years married.
10. How many children?
IL. Sex of these children.
IL. Where were you born? II in the
United States, give state or territory;
IL of foreign birth, give name Of coun.
try only.
13. Where was your father born?
Your mother? (same conditions as the
foregoing)
IA. If Of foreign birth, when did
you come to the United States?
10. How many years have you re.
sided in the United States?
Is. Have you been naturalized? +?
Flow many years since you became a
citizen?
II. What is your occupation, trade
or profession? Crhis question applies
to persons 10 years OF age or over.)
Is. How many months during the
year are you employed?
10. How many months have you at
tended school?
20. Can you read?
81. Can you write?
20. Give the main facts concerning
your education.
90. Do you own the house in which
you live?
"a. Do you rent the house in which
you live?
25. If you own the house, is 1t free
or mortgaged? Crhc same questions
apply to farms.)
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-16

for his customary second term" for
Congress. 1t is saying something about
an independent ticket, anG wants the
Medina Republicans to show the rest
Of Ohio what they can do. such talk
is all right now, but 1t is long time
until election.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-16

The Democrats Of Summit county
should not make the mistake Of enter
ing the Warren Congressional conven-
ton divided If they wish to send n
Summit county man as delegates to
the Kansas City convention. Summit
cannot waste many votes in n local
contest II she wishes TO cut much of n
figure in the convention.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-16
STEWART MILLER.
AdeIbert GIee Club.

The attraction at the Grand Opera
house Friday evening will be the cell
ebrated Adelbert Glee and Mandolin
club. The young men have been heard
in Akron before. They made a most
favorable impression and 1t is probable
that a crowded house will greet them
on the occasion of this visl
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-16
13O S. Main St.

several inisfortunes suffered by the
states counsel In the progress of the
trial, the people had not looked for
conviction; the most they had expected
that might have been regarded as ia
vorable in. an Indifferent way to the
prosecution was q disagreement; the
verdict Of acquittnl did not find them
unprcpared for 1t.
Now that it is all over, II there is one
recollection OF the trial that stands out
more prominently than another, it was
the spirit of levity with which the de-
fensc met the accusations Of the state.
1t wns the policy of the defense to
laugh the state's charge out of court,
to take advantage Of technical flaws
and minor defects in the states case,
and at no time to make even pretense
of regarding the states accusations
with the seriousness which they seem
ed to deserve.
There were great many incidents
contributing to the successful issue of
| this plan of defense, not the least Of
which was the awkward delay that
had attended the bringing OF the case
to trial; delay that continued long
enough to cause public interest and
confidence In the case to .wane.
No doubt the defense will be inclined
to indulge In the full measure Of shout
ing and exultation concerning the out
come OF the case, and will herald the
verdict as q great personal vindica-
ton for Mr.. CARRIER and a deserved
setback" for those who were instru-
mental In bringing him into court. But
the verdict Of the jury, while very COM
plimentary to Mr.. CARRIER, does not
modify the abhorrence In which the
masses of Akron people hold the crime
of bribery,
For the next 20 years the citizens of
Akron will have good reason to remem-
Der how the unworthy efforts Of Mr..
CARRIER and his paid associates forced
upon the city an oppressive telephone
contract. While the people may have
been divided In opinion as to the pro.
pricty Of holding Mr.. CARRIER person
ally and solely responsible for the
frauds that have been committed upon
the citys rights, when others perhaps
equally at fault In the transaction
have escaped, they do not regard the
verdict as vindication of the fran.
chise steal for which Mr.. CARRIER had
labored. nor Of the underhanded prac'
tees that attended It.
Mr.. Gurber may well account himself
fortunate, aud " lie Ia wise he will cut
out all appearance of vindlctiveness
toward the public officials who brought
him to trial The people generally are
fair enough to give them credit fol
having tried to do their duty as they
understood II to- be, and Mr.. CARRIER
will make u mistake II he permits his
well-wishing but over-zealous friends
to mistake tho verdict Of the Jury fol
a license 10 slander aud abuse the mer
concerned IN the prosecution.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-16
HIS OWN LAWYER.

During the trial wednesday morn
ing, Miller was his own iawyer. He
would question Hastings, and then
deny the witness testimony.
you're pretty good lawyer, Mr..
Miller" admitted the court, "but you
must refrain from denying what the
witness says until you present your
pleading in the case.'
1t was alleged that similar disturb
ances had been conducted at the Miller
home. The allegation was denied by
Mr.. Miller. Officer KempeI, however,
was placed OH the stand, and he told
of a racket that had taken place at
sIiller's home last summer.
HAD THE MAYOR BEEN HIS WIFE
"Do you know what I'd nave done,
Mr.. Miller, had been your wife, when
you arrived home that night" said
the Mayor. would have met you With
u good blacksnake whip aud trimmed
you in fine style"
Miller made no reply, but from the
Hook OF security in his countenance, II
was very evident that his enjoyment
OF life was in no way detracted from
by reason of the Mayors not being his
wife.
FOR RECEIVING STOLEN PROP
ERTY.
Elihu Griswold, accused of receiy-
ing stolen property-a chain alleged to
have been stolen from the Rapid Tran.
sit company, was fined IS and costs
The gases of grand and petit larceny