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frontier, he sighed: THE hours at pres.
ent are melancholy dull. Neither the
rugged tolls of war nor the gentler CON
flicts of Assembly Balls is in my
choice" He attended balls and "routs"
on every occasion. When he was pres
ident, he showed himself regularly at
the dancing assemblies" in New York
and philadelphia, and when at Mount
Vernon he frequently rode ten miles to
Alexandria to attend dances. He still
danced in 1906, when Ga years old, but
when, in 1899, he was invited to the
Alexandria assembly he wrote the man
ayers:
Mrs. Washington and myself have been honored
with your polite invitation to the assemblies Of
Alexandria this winter and thank you for this
mark Of your attention. But, alas, our dancing
days are no more! We wish, however, all those
who have a relish for so agreeable and innocent
an amusement all the pleasure the season will af
ford them, and | am, gentlemen, your most ODE
dent and obliged humble servant,
GEORGE WASHINGTON
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THACKERAYS TRIBUTE.
Words of High Praise From the
Cynical English Novelist.

Words of High Praise From the
Cynical English Novelist.
To a wide circle of readers it must
be matter for surprise that Thacb-
cray, the confirmed and ruthless cynic
whose caustic pen was turned against
friend as we'll as foe, and held up to
rldicule British as well as alien idols,
had the grace and fine discrimination
to euloglze Washington in the noblest
language which a lofty and admiring
mind could well conceive. The para
graphs here quoted are from Thack-
eray's famous novel 1.-THE Virginians."
The first tribute is the authors d.
rect utterance and is brought out In
the course of a historical narrative
which introduces the Revolutionary
period.
at was strange" he says, that in a savage
forest Of Pennsylvania a Young Virginia officer
should fire a shot and waken up a war which was
to last for 60 years. which was to cover his own
country and pass into Europe. to cost France her
American colonies to sever ours (England's) from
us and create the great western republic, to rage
the old world when extinguished in the
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solid two story brick house might ar
ford shelter to the British, had offered
reward of 3 guineas to every gunner
who hit it with his fire.
Miss Trent had not long rejoined her
aunt, who, wrapped in thick shawl
against the chill temperature of the
cave, shivered more from nervous ap-
prehension than the autumnal air when
n negro with grizZled wool shambled
into view at the mouth of their retreat
his eyes rolling and his breathing show
ing evidence of great excitement.
"'Fore de Lawd, Miss Awkward an
Miss Mldredr' he painted. Dat Brit
ish general hab got to march forth an
lay his whole army ut de triumphant
feet oh General Massa George VAIN =
tou. Bress de Lawd, we am all saved"
"Savedw exclaimed Miss Aylward.
clasplng her hands and flashing look
of indignation on the jubilant negro.
I'VE are left rs prey to this rebel Vir-
ginian, who has been the backbone Of
needless uprising against his king.
My child" she added bitterly, turning
toward her niece and using the very
phrase with which Lord North later
heard the news of CORVALLIS surren-
der, "all Is lost"
BE just, at least, aunt" retorted her
niece, with spirit From all | have
heard General Washington is more
likely TO he conquered by ladies than to
be their harsh oppressor. He hangs
rebels to his own cause. but ] do not
fancy he will harm women simply be-
cause they have not east off allie
glance to their king. Besides. Page
Yorkc may be among these very troops
who have won, and after the unbound
ed devotion Of his father and himself
to the cause, he should have some in
tluence with General Washington"
Mildred" said her aunt sadly, ut is
not my fault if the child of my Eng
fish brother speaks of rebels with a
leniency that is more than justice"
81 hate a traitor" she flung back
hotly. 81 can admire that noble young
Frenchman who, subject of his Chris.
tlan majesty, left home, wife, wealth
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"Why does not Sambo Gomez" she
exclaimed feverishly.
Mildred Trents face was somewhat
pale, but her eyes flashed with dark
luminousness and her slender form was
erect with proud determination. She
made no effort to disguise her intense
craving for news. The rattle of the
SIEGE guns, the noisy turbulence Of the
hot contest, was stilled. But had Lord
CORVALLIS sllenced the colonists, or
had this desperate attack Of the Fed
eralists wrested from him the town he
had fortified against them?
The possibility of the latter brought
Page Yorke to her fancy again, and
she heaved once more, as she had done
n thousand times before during this
fearful siege, a sigh of complex emo
ton. Oh, why did not Sambo come
and relieve this wearing tension? At
the beginning of this armed revolt
against the home government Page
Yorke's father had shouldered his gun
and gone forth under the command Of
his friend, General George Washing
ton, of Mount Vernon. Two years
later he had let it fall as he sank
himself, killed by bullet. Then this
hot youth Of 10 had taken his fathers
place, and for five years she had not
seen him. She and Miss Aylward, her
aunt, had led a forlorn life here in the
little village of Yorktown, which had
but now been the center OF so fierce n
contest. And she did not yet know
rrvhafhn,. hn 90 l.
colonist; whether her playmate and
boy lover was somewhere near, flushed
with victory, Or But she would not
think of that!
If CORVALLIS had won, 1t might
mean the end. If the colonists ha6
made their fight and lost, Page Yorke
might with good grace fall into his
place once more-a Virginia gentle
man, subject to the king-and life
move again on the old time, easy
wing.
With n parting glance in every d.
rection, she turned and slowly re-en-
tered the cave. 1t was an opening in
a mari bluff on the bank of the broad
river, some ~ feet wide by 10 or 20
in deDth. The more retired part was
dry. and level ledge had offered the
women a resting place at night. They
had come there with Dinah when the
masslvely built house Of Governor Mel
son, instead of proving the safe refuge
they had imagined. was hit so often
by the fearfully crashing shot and shell
that II seemed to be special target
for the colonial gunners. AS matter
of fact. the patriotic governor, COM
manding the Virginia militia In the re-
serve, or second line OF the left wing
or the besieging colonlsts, fearing his
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the "kettis a.bOilias be-" When on the
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held to decide his future. With his mil
itary bent the royal navy seemed to be
the only course open. BIT his mother
would not hear OF II. She had been
struck with terror at the tldings of the
death of Thomas Fairfax, who fell
during an engagement with NJ. Bour-
donaye, commander Of French squad
ron on the Indian coast. The naval
scheme was abandoned. Shortly after
this the sixth Lord Eairfax came from
England. He, too, was devoted to
hunting and fishing. George and he
often met on day long excursions and
soon became very close friends. 1t
was by the mid of loans from Lord
Fairfax that George Washington was
able to continue his studies and pre-
pare himself for civil engineering.
When Washington was but a poor
and unimportant surveyor, by no means
handsome or distinguished looking, he
found his way into the brilliant family
circle Of Colonel Wilson Carey. gen
tleman of great wealth, who lived upon
the lower James, and fell prey to the
charms of Miss Sally, one of the daugh-
ters, then n belle. Sally Carey, after
ward Mrs. George William Fairfax,
was the leading beauty and toast of
her day. 1t is related of her that, pass
ing into the town of Williamsburg late
one evening, accompanied by her maid,
she was challenged by an imperious
sentry. Confused and surprised. she
gave her own name. Pass" said the
sentry instantly, and Miss Carey hur-
ried on, unconsciously profiting by the
gallantry of the officer who had chosen
the password of the night. And this
beauty refused the proposal of mar
rlage made to her by George Washing
ton.
In the year 1854 Washington, then in
command Of the Virginia rangers at
Alexandria, supported Mr.. Fairfax in
an election contest for the house of
burgcsscs against William Payne, aft
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dispersed them. No one knew what
the result of such an encounter would
be. The next day Washington sent for
Payne and said with gentle courtesy,
at the same time taking his hand with
a hearty grasp: "Mr. Payne, to err is
human. | was in the wrong yesterday,
but If you have had sufficient satlsfac-
ton let us be friends" TO the day OF
his death Payne retained for Washing
ton devotion and unbrOken regard.
A marked trait about Washington's
character was his fastidiousness in the
choice of his clothes. There can be
little question that he was early in life
a good deal Of dandy and that his llk-
ing for fine feathers never quite left
him. Year after year he planned every
little detail for his tailor's directions.
designating the kind and quality Of
cloth. the number Of buttons and their
respective positions, the quantity of
gold or silver lace, etc, And yet in 1888
he wrote his nephew, "Do not conceive
that fine clothes make fine men more
than fine feathers make fine birds"
Washington was very fond of social
life. His distinct weaknesses were for
afternoon teas and dancing. Numer-
GUS entries in his diary vouch for the
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WASHINGTON
A WIDE AWAKE
Habits and Diversions of the Boy
and Man.
B2 f. Won KAMLANN.

M3D.(.S19<.<.SDt.sD. lDDlDH4nIYDH.H%.
According to tradition, George Wash
ington's youth was not altogether ex-
emplary. AS a boy he was awkward
and shy and showed no promise of the
leadership that in late life won him
the first honors of his country. 1t is
recounted that when he was about
ii years old his half brother, Law
renee, in common with the rest Of tn"
family, began to be troubled about the
future Of George. He seemed to show
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no special talent
and was given
TO passing his
time in hunting
and fishing. To
t h g w id o W
Washington, n
good, sensible
woman of the
old Virginia
ty pc, t h g s G
s e @ IN e d IN
thrifty occupa-
lions. On the
whole, he pre-.
scented rather a
difficult problem
for his friends
to solve. A fam.
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and his own ambitions and interests
10 come here and use his sword
against this wretched renegade. But
don't let us talk about that now. Sam
DO, you must go out again and see If
you can find out anything about Mr..
Yorke. If he is among these besieging
troops, he may like to hear that we
are still alive. Tell him." she conclud-
ed impulsively, that victory does not
prove a cause in the right and that
Miss Mildred Trent will be glad, for
the sake OF old times and ties, TO well
come him to the home he has helped 10
make desolate."
"Oh, missy! All couldn' tell him no
such hash thing as that, an him
a-comiD back to his own poor, gone to
rum place"
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THE TORY MAID.
A Tale of Washington and His
Time.
BY JOHN j. a'BECKET.
Copyright, 1900, bD j. J. a. Beeltet.
Copyright, 1900, bvJ. j. d'Beclet.

HE girl stepped
out of the cave
and cast an anX-
ious glance, first
down, then up,
the bank of the
river. 1t was
early morning,
and the broad
stretch of the
York was begin
ming to catch
CLEANS of the
October sun on
its slate blue
ripples.
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many afternoons
passed in the
company of la
dies over the tea
table. Tea was
served regularly
at headquarters,
and at M cunt
Vernon 1t was
drunk In summer
on the veranda.
He states that he
was fond of drop
ping In on his
friends lust as
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erward colonel
of the Contiucn-
tai army. On
one Of the rare
occasions when
Washington's hot
temper got the
best of him fierce
words passed be-
tween The two
in the market
square at Alex
andria. Was h-
ington was felled
to the earth. The
rangers rushed
from their bar
racks and sur
rounded Payne,
but Washington
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-02
Death of Miss Leonbart.

Miss Lizetta B. Loenhart died Sunday
night at II: 50 O'Clock at the City Hos
pltal after an illness of several months.
Miss Loenhart was the daughter of Mrs.
Eliza and the late Adam Leonhart, and
was well known and highly esteemed.
Her death will occasion a deep sense of
sorrow among her many friends. She
was born in Marietta, Ohio, and had
Lived in Wheeling for the past eighteen
years. She was a devoted member OF
lne st. Johns Lutheran Church, and
took quite an active part in the work
of the congregation. Deceased was IN
the thirty-frst year Of her age. s4-u
The funeral will take place from the
family residence, No 11S Twelfth street,
tomorrow morning at ten o'clock Her
remains will ibe laid to rest in Peninsula
cemetery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-02

Eycnts Fren ne Town Aersss ~
Council viii meet In regular session
tonight.
I'll. Lewis left Yesterday for Fay
etteyille, Pa.
A. T. Bowie was in st. Clairsville on
business yesterday.
Miss Retta Frazier, of Cleveland, Is
visiting her parents.
Nelson Gray was placed in Jail for
safe keeping yesterday.
Councilman Stephenson is taking q
vacation for few days.
r. Wallender left for New Martins
vile yesterday morning.
]. Baugh, of the Hotel Maine, left
yesterday for Marion. Ind.
! Rev. Cook Giffin arrived il town yes
terday to visit his parents.
]. T. Goodwin. Of Piedmont. was a
business caller yesterday.
| Quite number of our citizens will
visit the Cadiz fair to-day.
William George, OF Bannock. was in
town yesterday selling cattle.
| H. Meininger, was visitor in town
short time yesterday morning.
Mr.. Lawson Emerson and wife were
calling on friends in town yesterday.
Mrs. Walker FrizzeIl, Of Wheeling,
was the guest of Mrs. A. T. Bowie yes
! terday.
! Mrs. Hattie Markle and Mrs. Grace
Shinockle, of Massillon, are visiting
relatives here.
| Frank Patton, of Muuudsville, has
accepted a position with Frank Daugh-
erty, the barber.
Mrs. Grace Haverfeld, of Nashville,
Tenn, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Merton Gregory.
w. B. Halls fine bay team captured
FIVE prizes at the Smithsfield fair, in
all amounting to $29.
| John Cook has been compelled to quit
work on account Of his hand, which
was cut badly by sheet iron.
! Several miners passed through town
| from the anthracite coal region en-
route to coal fields along the c., l..
! & w.
| Fred Cooks new house, modern in
every particular, will be completed in
few days and will be occupied by
| John McFedries.
The committee of railroad employees
! who were at headquarters TO arrange
a schedule, that had been previously
agreed upon by men and company
have returned and report all differences
satisfactorily settled.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-02

shut OF steam or put on brakes, before
the two heavy trains, in their mad ca
reer, collided The engineer and fireman
on each train umped All four were
thrown heavily to the ground out of the
wreckage. No one sustained any seri-
GUS injury but all were very badly
shaken up.
The three brakemen were out on their
respective trains. The shock of the
collision came without warning and they
were all caught in the wreckage.
Louther was thrown under the piling
cars and the life crushed out OF him.
Hicks and Willard were thrown under
the wheels. The former had both legs
cut off and the latter had an arm taken
off and was badly crushed about the
chest and body. He was also injured
internally. Both, it is expected, will
die.
AS soon as the news of the accident
was received wrecking crew was sent
out from Benwood Junction. Owing to
the large number of~cars mashed up it
will be O'Clock this morning before the
track is cleared. In the meantime all
traffic has been delayed. Passenger
train No. 8, leaving here for the east
at 1925 a. m. left the city on time.
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vile. was a visitor in town yesterday

vile. was a visitor in town yesterday.
Henry Fish is building two-story
frame building ON his lot at Shadyside.
The ladies OF the First NJ. E. Church
will meet at the church this afternoon.
Mrs. Charles Sultner. of Cleveland.
was the guest of her parents yesterday.
George Gasser will face the Mayor
this morning on charge of drunken
ness.
Marion Huffman went to Mingo yes
terday, where he spoke to the Bryan
and Stevenson Club.
Henry Day, with a force of about
twenty-five men, went TO Benwood yes
terday to start the grading on Ken
lucky Heights.
There will be a meeting tonight of
the Shakespeare Literary and Social
Club at the home of Miss Elsie Lazure,
in the Fifth ward.
Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock the
remains of Mrs. Sarah ]. Lockwood
were laid to rest at Dillie's Bottom, the
Rev. Simons officiating.
Joe Renalds was given a hearing
yesterday morning before Mayor Freese
on charge of drunkenness. In default
of his fine he was locked up again.
The members of the Young Mems
Club met at their club rooms last night
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-02

One of the worst wrecks occurring in
this section in number of years hap
pened last night on the B. & O. on a
curve at a point just between Rosby s
Rock station and Shepherds tunnel.
Freight No. 80, coming west and freight
No. "a, going east collided while run
ming at high rate of speed. AS a re-
suit three brakemen will probably lose
their lives. OF the three one was killed
outright and the other two are injured
SO seriously that they may die.
But very scant details OF the wreck
could be learned last evening. An at
tempt was made to ascertain the cause
to no avail. 1t is reported, however,
that it was a case of one man overlook
ing train. One of the men in charge
of one of the trains overlooked the
other, and the collision with the de-
struction to life and property was the
result.
Train No. 81 was carrying string
vi ~ Oil CilPtlCo anu Nv. 10 w do
made up of slow freight. Both trains
\Were behind time and the engineers en-
eavoring to make up as much as pos
- le. They had no special point of
pasAing, but were running on orders, so
that the blame must fall on one or the
other OF the men in charge.
The point-where the accident occurred
Is one of the worst on the division. 1t
is impossible for an engineer to see more
than twenty car lengths ahead. 1t is
just two miles west of the point the re-
lief train to the Cameron fire was
wrecked about four years ago.
The escape of both engine crews was
almost miraculous. Their first notice of
the presence of danger was when the
headlight of the engines sprung sudden
ly into view only twenty car lengths
away. The roar of the trains prevent
ed each from hearing the approach of
The other. Where was not even time to
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OIL NEWS.

Special to the Register
PlTTSBURG, Pa, October 1.-The
Copley gusher, on Sand Fork, Lewis
county, showed very little decline in
its production to-day as compared with
last Saturday. Two hundred barrels an
hour is still conservative estimate OF
its production.
In the Macksburg field. Mccormick &
Co. have completed their No. 2, on the
Coffee & Dillon farm and have a 20
barrel producer.
In the Sand Hill district in Washing
ton county, j. L. Davis & Co.'S No. 10
on the ]. L. Davis farm has been drilled
in and is good for Is barrels day.
Clarn & Campbell have completed a
test we'll on the w. w. West farm and
have a very light producer. The Alta
Oil Company's No. on the Joe Cole
farm is not good for more than five bar
rels a day.
In the shallow sand territory, Clark,
Campbell & Hyde have completed a test
well on the J. H. Lop farm and haze a
buster.
At Bowerston, Harrison county, Cad
wallader & Co. have completed Nos. II
and Is on the w. s. Fisher farm and
have two producers good for 20 and 80
barrels respectively In the same de-
velopment the New York Petroleum Co.
has completed it's No. on the w. B.
Wyandt farm, and has a very small we'll
At Port Homer, Jefferson county, L.
C. Patterson & Co. have completed No.
for 10 or Is barrel pumper.
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SCOTTISH THISTLE SOCIETY
Held an Interesting Social Session
Last Night.

Last Night.
The Scottish Thistle Society held an
interesting social session last evening
in the McLain building. The society
was formed about nine months ago of
those people in our city of Scottish birth
and descent. It's growth has been very
rapid and is now in very fourishing
condition, new members being added at
every meeting. The society meets the
first Monday of every month.
The session last evening was called
to order by Chairman G. w. Grieg, who
made very neat Introductory address.
Prayer was made by the chaplain, the
Rev. David A. Cunningham. The first
number on the programme was a solo
by J. Diamond, entitled, my Heart is in
the Highlands" The next number was
the recitation by Miss Pearl Hickman,
who pleasingly interpreted "Zingarallia,
the Gypsy Flower Girl" Harry Bell
sang a solo and answered an encore.
Mrs. Dinsmore also contributed a pleas
ing solo, as did Charles Porter, who
sang do Your Best For One Another"
Little Miss Katy Gibbs then rendered a
plasins solo to the accompaniment of
Mrs. Gibbs,
H. P. MoGregor made a few appro-
pirate remarks. He stated that he was
born and raised in a Scottish village in
the north of Virginia. He told of his
native village and the cutoms of the old
people there. An intermission was
made here in the programme and re-
freshments were served.
The meeting was called to order after
a half hours intermission and J. Dia-
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Funeral services were held yesterday
morning at 80 o'clock over the late
Mrs. Hedwig Hadlich at the, family
residence, 1858 Market street. Requiem
Alphonsus Church and the interment
was at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The
services were very largely attended by
the sorrowing relatives and friends OF
the deceased. Many handsome and ap-
propriate floral designs were received.
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and Installed the new officers. Refresh
ments were served and a pleasant
evening passed.
President Haskins, OF the Ohio min
ers, will arrive in Bellaire to-day to
settle the trouble between the Bellaire
steel plant mines and the employees.
A mass meeting of the employees will
be held tonight.
George Terry. who makes very fire.
quent trips TO police court. was there
yesterday morning TO answer the
charge OF drunkenness. The Mayor
gave him thirty days and the Marshal
took him out to St. Clairsville last
night
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TIED UP BY STRIKE.

WELLSTON, o., October Five
coal mines at Oak Hill were tied up
to-day by strike for the union scale
of so cents per ton, against 60 cents
now being paid. ~
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News Notes of Interest from the Bel.
mont County Town.
r. S. Thompson, of Scio, was in town
yesterday on business.
Mrs. o. E. Toulke, of Springfield, is
the guest of relatives.
Mrs. G. w. Thompson, of Mingo, Is
the guest of Fifth ward relatives.
Charles w. Canley, Of New Martins
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[ll1N COLLISION
ON THE BIO.
TWO ENGINES COME TOGETHER.
ONE MAN KILLED AND TWO NOR
TALLY WOUNDED.

Details OF the Wreck Difficult to
Obtafn-The Wreck Supposed to be
Have Occurred Through One of the
Men in Charge of Train Over
looking the Other--Tracls VIII be
Clear This Morning-Both Trains
Were Behind Time.