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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-20
O. e. Olson Mine Victim

.. +. Olson was the name of the I'M
fortunate who met death in mine at
Sherrard yesterday, as mentioned in
last evenings ARGUS. He was en-
gagged in digging when section of
the roof caved in on him. crushing his
life out. Olson was 40 years of age
and single.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-20
a Keen Clear Brain.

Your best feelings, your social posi-
ton or business success depend large
ly on the perfect action of your stom-
ach and liver. DR.. Kings New Life
Pills give increased strength, keen,
clear brain, high am bition,. a IS
cent box will make you feel like a
new being. Sold by Hartz & Ulle-
never, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-20

If you have ever seen child in the
agony of Group you can realize how
grateful mothers are for One Minute
Cough cure, which gives relief as
soon as it is administered. 1t quickly
cures coughs. colds and all throat
and lung troubles. b. IL. Bicber,
HartZ & Whenever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-20

DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the
best liver pills ever male. Easy to
take and never grife. 3. Fl. Bieber,
Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-20
Dom Paul Demands
Pure Food for
His Soldiers

Because it maintains that vitality that is
such necessary essential in the successful
fighter He has been complaining of the
quality of the supplies furnished his army
and may yet find it necessary to wire the
old reliable Shields Cash Grocery to come
to the rescue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-20
Special Shoe Bargains.

Ladies' hand welt lace shoes, up-to-
date toe in all widths, regular value
IS, for three days only-Friday, Sat
urday and Monday-they 90 at 81 a
para great bargain
TIE MODERN,
1905 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-20
Useful Chr;stm .s GIrt..

4 pretty fu- collaTette, toa, mufT
or Jacket is most appreciated. Com
plete assortment at factory prices st
Richter & Sons, furriers, Davenport.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
DOGS AS
The, Maintain Order pnd Enforce
Harmony tnhug II Lot of Quar-
rrisumr boosters.

PeacvmHker brothers are two beauti-
tul harlequin dogs that trloug too man
named Rirkctt. a resident of Deal street.
il Fraukford. Mr.. Iiickrtt is q chicken
fancicr and ptacemaker Brothers guard
his fowls as collics guard sheep.
Sheep. though. are amiable. They
never fight, and The collie has an easy
task with them, But chickens are
quarrc,>ome, particularly the male
birds. and in a fight they will quite
eat each other up il no one is around
to interfere. Feacsmaher Brothers
have been trained by Mr., Rickett to
do the interfering.
All day long they loitcr with the
chickens. in the meadows of Frank
ford, and no sooner do two cocks be-
gin an engagement than ont of them
comes cantering up, pushes in between
the warriors and stands there. gazing
drcamily far away. until in disgust the
cocks go. one to the north, the other
to the south.
Frequently the willy birds will stroll
n great way off and then come together
again by "a vide, roundabout circuit,
thus TO escape the eyes of Peace
maker Brothers. One dog or the other
is sure to see them, though, and fights
10 a finish are unknown among the
Ricketts, chickens. Their ow ner taught
them this trick.-N. Y. journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
spanish Traditions in It,Iy.

Spanish traditions still reign in sey.
oraI of the southern provinces of Italy.
There are uary little towns in the Ne
apolitan district. for instance. where
the women Of the upper and middle
classes cannot go out on foot by them.
selves. no matter what their ace may
be. railing Il male e>cort-husbaud
brother or friend-they are followed hy
a Cutnra, These Castillian customs are
dying out; but wen the great centprs
of the south, where the habits and
manners Of modern life seem well es-
tabIished, they have left their traces.
and where even a small modicum of lib-
ertN for women is still in dispute. how
is the public mind to be persuaded TO
consider seriously a social trauSforma.
ton having for its object the eoualjt,
of the sexes? The young woman OF to-
day considers herself fairly well Oft
when she remembers that her mother
dared not walk alone in the streets of
Naples. Enjoying her new independ.
ence, she never thinks OF aspiring to
the dignity of a vote. and her dreams
are not troubled by any desire to see
herself clad in the cap and gown Of
Portia.-Contemporary.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
ATE THE BUTTONS.


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srr hnJ Lrr,,rf .s,,,,I hn,t,,,. or 'II.n.
.,,n.t.s ,nJ nor,trI,. ,m, a',Mn,
,rd rory hrrn ,hn,' ,T.r, ,or,, ~ hn,,,
.L.i,. Ii,,l, ,,oi,, .,,d w. I,'
,nrnl ,rI rnt h,,,or T., .",, "a,
Gr,rdr, u, .rr. ,l,,
hp,tor, Cow IN, b,I ,,t.n ,h,a, 49,, y
tha r,o,.o. n,rIm, Lr,nnt, hau,,
,i,h', rnt ~ .r,rnirr
~, ~. 80, rug,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
CHOCOLATE IN MANILA.
How 1t Is Prepared by the Dealer for
Use in the Presence of the
Purchaser,

E.
In Manila they make your chocolate
WhII" you watt Right into the house =
'hlhaman comes with his basket and
rolls tn" crushed cacao bean and
sl@ar, and then makes a supply of
chocolate that is >Wcctcr and more
pa'atah'c and cheaper than the com
mer"laL brand sold in the Chicago
stores.
Wien the Chiraman comes he LAYS
aside bis hat and shirt. and. striprcd tr
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09

Probably the biggest apple pie ever
baked was the big feature at n rcccp-
ton Of Artie Phillips. II member of
the Twentieth Kansas regiment. on
his return to his home in Muvane.
This soldier boy, in one Of his letters
from Manila, said he would give four
wears Of his life for one of those ap-
pie pies such ss his mother used to
make. Al the reception rendered him
by the people Of Mulvanc he was pre-
sented with a pie, square in form.
measuring five feet one way by two
feet the other, In the pie were Two
and onc-half bushels of apples. ten
pounds of -four, ten pounds of sugar,
six pounds of lard two pounds of but
ter and a commensurate amount OF
other articles which go in this kind
Of pastry. The pie was properly
baked and eaten with relish.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09

tlis day and are Of the world. and i'm
Chicago. Of all places. a man a mate
man letting his hair grow long. put.
ting ON uosr.glasseN and a white lie
and starting out ,o lecture hrGor,
afternoon clubs ON what is II he lee.
lures on. anvwav2'
ooh. the True Somcthiurnrsx Of
E,auty, | guess il is. Laura saws he,
terribly bright. She saws there are
very few people that appreciate him"
shes dead right abou, that. |
know of ~ men that will nav him any
price To come over TO the club and put
ON the gloves. hut the women seem to
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09

4 country pastor. who was very
bright and Original in his remarks. al.
tracted the notice of a wealthy lady
who was spending the summcr in the
vicinity. One evening she called at the
parsonage just as the old minister. clad
in overalls. vas coming in from the
stable with a trimming pail of milk.
why. Mr.. Smith exclaimed the
lady. do you milk a cow?'
"Certainly. madam" was the reply.
What would you have me milk?"--
Judge.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
higGest Skyscrapcr OF Them n,

The three champion skyscrapers If
the United States are the Svr1ioota
n''io'hs on iark row. the Masonic
Temple in Chicago and the Eycbanae,
building in Boston. These are n no a
enforced by "A monster structure =,
be built in Philadelphia by New York
ana Philadelphia capitalists. which will
outshine all of them. 1t will occnny a
whole Block and be the larces, of;cs
building in the world.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09

cherished u warm attachment to the
log, who returned it. They did not
separate, but slept in the same kennel
md wherever the dog went the goo.e
followed, and they were rarely, ii
ever, more than IA few feet apart. The
sequel of the story is rather sad. The
owner of the dog had to leave and the
goose was left to pine without It's com
pauion. The incident is described by
a writer in the Field.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
ACTIVITY OF LAWMAKERS
Some GuTiOas statutes Have Resn
Passed by the Le~gisIaiures
Of Various states.

Of Various states.
A teorgia statute makes il unlawful
for anyone to fire a gun or a pistol OIL
Sunday in the Cracker state. \ statute
Of Colorado makes il unlawful to dock
a horses tail. \ FloriCa statute makes
the manufacture and sale OF cigarettes
a misdemeanOr unless they are filled
with Cuban or Florida tobacco. \ Mar
,achuSr1ts Lass makes it a mi.dcmt amor
for the period of three years following
the adoption Of the statute to shoot an
eagle in that state and Michigan has
adopted Il system for the state reguia-
ton Of barber shops by creating i board
Of BARRIERS and making obligatory al
official certificate for BARRIERS. The
state Of Pennsylvania has a statute
regulating the use Of secondhand bot
Ties, Missouri has a statute for the in
spection of malt liquors, Oregon has a
law a. to the composition Of and the
ingredients that may be used IN candy
and Illinois has u law as'tO gold and sill
ser plating, prescribing what may br
done aud what Is prohibited in respect
to the sale and display Of plated ware il
that state.
These are but a few Of the statutes
adopted BY state legislatures within the
period Of 4 year and are a fair sample
Of the solicitude which is at times
shown by legislators in various states
g. I Sc 49, -., --lIs- --I,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
Secret,

"Whv will you o announce our en-
gagement, s~wcetheart"!"
"Why, Edgar, II is so beautiful to he
engaged secretly, as We are, without
letting a single person know about it.
Every one Of my friends envies me-
n. Y. World.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
The "High School" Ho-..

4 great deal of trouble is exne,dos
IN educating the snowy, high-steppinp
horse. He is trained to step high and
act showily by being driven alonc =
path whereon rails are set crcs.wise
lie steps high to avoid stumbling and
III time always steps high.-N, Y.
World.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09

In honor of the four hundredth an
niNersary of the discovery Of Brazil in
May, 1900, there will shortly be a spe-
cial issue of stamps, as follows: Dis.
corery of Brazil. 100 reis: independ-
ence, 200 reis; abolition, 500 refs; r.
public, 100 reis.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09

One of the interesting things in the
table, it VIII be noticed, is the eNtraor-
binary decrease in the number of "au-
thOrs' Of rtpute and in the number OF
statesmen" Of repute. when the years
1865 and 1899 are compared. This fall
ing of is remarkable; and, If the stand
ard Of criticism of "NNho'S Who" be not
Of a seyerer kind than that of DR. Gal.
ton. We are confronted with the pc.
ruliHr fact that, though the number OF
authors and of statesmen has greatly
increased during the last generati>n~
far fewer of them Lave obtained ATTY
sort Of distinction.
There are other classes in which thi.
same tendency is shown, though to IS
less extent. But. on the other hand.
in 1899 fame came to many Rritishers
through VENUE which were scarcely
recognized a generation ago. In 1868,
for example, no athlete. no colonial
Legislator, nor country gentleman. @
consular agent. nor educatiOniSt. nor
]fnancier, o contractor, nor railroad
er, nor person in Office, nor person fol-
lowing Il political career, nor person
bearing a title, had attained sufficient
prominence to entitlc him to have his
name recorded among the distin-
guiShed men of the year; whereas IN
1899 these avenues to fame were almost
all well filed, Twelve men only in com
Inprria life were in the ranks pf the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09
just Die.

Old De Whiskers-I have had INV life
insured for ej,o0o in you favor. I,
there anything Use | can do to pleas,
you?
Mrs. De Whiskers (his young wife,
Nothing on earth. dear.-Tit-Bits,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09

lda-What does it mean when a man
has \ rougish smile?
May--lt e that he is going to
steal a kiss.--Chicago Daily News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09

"Nour husband seems to be a victim
of the tobacco habit"
"NO: I'm the victim. He thoronghly
enjoys IT," Tit Bits
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09

When you have occasion to question
a mans veracity it is usually advisable
TO use a telephone. - Chicago Daily
News.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-11
MorNDsyIILE BRIEFs.

John r. Steele was in Wheeling on bus
mess yesterday.
W. L. Nein. of New Martinsville, was
in the city yesterday.
Miss Mary Crouch. of Cannonsburg. Pa,
is the guest Of friends here.
David Teagarden. of Martins Ferry,
spent yesterday with his family here.
Rose Hoey has been appointed admins
tratrix of the personal property of Neil
Quinn, deceased.
Mrs. Cunnard has returned to her home
in GAINESVILLE. Ohio, after being the guest
OF relatives here
Archdeacon B. " Spur is at Sisters
Vile, where he viii conduct series OF
meetings this week.
Mrs. B. O'Hara, of Grant avenue, was
called to Dennison, Ohio. by the serious
Hines sof her brother.
AbsaIom Crow, of Centre street. was
thrown from a loaded wagon on Satur-
day, and considerably shaken up.
Miss Daisy Catlett and Mrs. Anna Pur-
dy and daughter, Miss Admire Lee. have
returned from a short visit with Wheel
ing friends.
At the school han tonight the Conley
Band win give concert and lecture that
promises to be one of the best entertain
ments ever given here.
Miss Olive Hornbrook. Of Cambridge.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-11
Other Items.

The steel department OF the lower
mill resumed yesterday morning after
being adle several days. and a large
force of men returned to work.
Albert Serig. Jr.. and Robert Fox
spent Sunday with friends in Belmont
county.
The young child of Jesse Viller, of
the Fourth ward, is lying seriously i'll.
William Little is i'll at at his home
on Water street.
The Epworth League, of the Metho-
dist church will conduct cottage prayer
meetings this evening at the houses of
a number of aged residents of the
town.
A dance will be given Thursday eve
ming at Holdernians hall. Miss HAda
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-11

sci must confne itself to proper in
quiries.
Witness was taken over his evidence
as to his sons education, his return, the
opening of his office, etc.
you never saw any trouble at the
doctors Office did you?'
81 never saw any fights l saw things
that l thought might lead to trouble.
l saw lots of girls going in there
Did you ever see Anna Sandrock
there?"
Il saw her there several times
THE doctor didn't order you out, did
he?"
Il think he did. l think he told me
once Or twice that I'd have to leave and
l went out"
you had key to his Office and used
it, didn't your"
Il never carried key. I never went
into the doctors Office alone as 1 re-
member"
You never knew of any trouble with
this girl did you?"
Il got several letters asking me to
call at Hillman's store There was
nothing suggested about money. l did
not 60"
Witness could not say positively
whether or not DR.. Hissom had ever
mentioned to him a loan of $4,000 to
the Sandrocks. It was on the day of
the arrest OF the doctor that the family
determined to take this step. Witness
explained his failure to swear out the
warrant himself with the statement that
he was sick.
when did you decide he was in
sane?"
oh for four or five months-from the
day he came from Germany, when l
looked at him in the face. I would try
to persuade myself that he was not
crazy Some days he would act pecu-
liar and then other days he would
brighten up and appear to be ali right.
l thought he must be sick, and when he
got strong this would clear away and
he would get out into the light
Witness was asked to produce certain
letters and papers to which reference
had been made. He replied that he had
box "a inches long, made of tin, in
which he kept all his valuable papers,
and last July somebody broke into his
house and carried away the tin box.
rs there any difference in the ex-
preston of the eyes and face of your
son now and when he came back from
Germany"
Quite a difference. Then he had a
wild expression, as though he saw some
mental vision that nobody else saw.
He looked shocked, he wandered"
You felt shocked. Is that an indi-
cation of insanity"
Il can't say it is. l looked at my
son honestly, and thought OF all the
awful diseases he had, and thought may
be it had distracted his brain. thought
he looked very strange"
Witness said the doctors carrying a
heavy grip on his return from Germany
was proof that he was not as seriously
i'll as he had pretended. He told Of
subsequent incidents when the son COM
planned Of illness, but his conduct on
other occasions was entirely different,
and witness was in a dilemma.
Mr.. Hissom was still on cross-exam-
ination when court adjourned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-11
COUNTY COURTS ORDER
Concerning the Location of the
Tracks of the Fairmont Suburban
Electric Railway.


Special to the Register.
FAIRMONT, w. Va, December 10.-The
county court of this county has issued an
order in behalf of petition signed by w.
H. Watson and sixty other citizens to re-
woke the order heretofore granted the
Fairmont Suburban Electric Railway,
which is now being constructed along the
Boothsville road from the city of Fair
mont to the Hunsaker bridge and along
the property owned by parties whose
names are signed to the petition. The or
der in part is as follows: The Fairmont
Suburban Railway Company in construct
ing its road along the county road shall
locate it's railway to leave the same width
Of actual roadway for vehicles clear of
tracks as there is now, or rather before
the construction of the road was COM
menced 1t must be on the side of the
road clear of the roadway, except at such
points as it is impossible 20 get room for
the track clear of the road, and at such
ty road to be made equal to its present
width by making the county road wider.
The company shall make and necessary
drainage to carry off water from said
county road. To guard against doubt, the
roadway outside and clear of railway
track shall be at no point less than 20
feet in width-that is to say, 20 feet clear
between the car and the fence on the
other side
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-11
!. S. RHODES ECO.
LEGAL NOTICES.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

BY virtue OF a decree Of the Circuit
Court Of Ohio county, West Virginia,
made In the case OF John Shannon against
Mary Shannon and Samuel ID. shannon,
on the 24th day Of November. 1900. / WILL
saturday, the 22nd day of Decemberst
1900.
commencing at 10 o'clock A. m. at this
front door Of the Court House of ONO
county, West Virginia. offer for sale at
public auction a certain parcel Of real eB-
tate situated In the city OF Wheeling. In
& Eoff's addition to said city. that Is 70
say: the north one-han OF lot numbered
one hundred and siEty-three flb3) In Eai6
addition, and one and one-haH feet moro
next south OF the said north one-half OF
said lot making together thirtg-fOur and
one-han feet measured along the front Of
said lot and extending q the same widfh
from east to west the whole depth OF the
said lot. Being the same property COM
veyed 10 Susan Shannon by william e.
Eth 1897. and OF record IN the office of thS
clerk Of the County Court Of Ohio County.
West Virginia. in Deed Book %, page zig,
Terms Of Sale:--One-third, or as much
more az the purchaser may elect to pay
cash in hand on the day OF sale. aud the
balance in two equal installments payabis
in six and twelve months with interest,"
the purchaser giving his negotiable prom
issory notes for the deferred payments and
the legal title being retained as further
security until all Of the purchase money
7'''''' i'' GEO. z. BOYD. JR..
Special Commissioner
7 do hereby certify that bond with Sc
curity has been given by the above named
special commissioner a. required BY law.
c n. HENEIEG
Clerk Of the Circuit Court Of Ohio Co.
". Va. noZ1oaWt
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-11
STRANGE CAUSE FOR ASSAULT.
Shooting ARRAY Near sutton That
May Result in MISUNDERSTANDING
Under Bond.

Shooting ARRAY Near sutton That
May Result in Murder-Assailants
Under Bond.
Special to the Register.
SUTTON, w. Va, December 10.-I. s.
Butcher was shot and probably fatally
injured and his son, Camden, was
wounded severely few days ago by
a crowd of young men who waylaid
them as they we're gong home from
a field where they had been shucking
corn. The Butchers were peaceabIe
men, inoffensive and refused to have
anything to do with a certain crowd
of young men who had the reputation
of playing cards and carrying revolv-
ers. This angered the young men and
as Butcher and his son were on their
way home they were assaulted by
Clydage Carte. John Carte and Thee
dore Given. The Butchers were sue
cessfully defending themselves when
Given drew a revolver and shot the
old man in the breast, from the effects
of which it is not thought he can re-
cover, then firing five times at Cam
den Butcher He shot him in both
thighs. He is seriously, but not fatal
" wounded. The asSailants were all
arrested and held under bond. Excite
ment is high in the vicinity and if the
old man should die there is no telling
what might occur.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-11
Closed AuspfcfOusIy.

The autumn social under the aus
pieces of the Young Peoples Society of
st. Matthew'S Lutheran church came
to very successful close last eve
ming at the city hall. There was a
large attendance and the visitors were
cordially received by those in charge.
Each fthe booths was again liberal
ly patronized and the proceeds were
gratifying. The event opened last Sat
urday evening and the abundant sup
ply Of choice edlbles offered at reason
able prices was eventually disposed of.
II was for the benefit of the church.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-11
Resume of Events From the Mar
shall County Town.
May Lose His Eyesight.

VIII Curran, Jr., an employe of the
B. & o. shops at the Junction, sus-
tanned injuries Of a serious nature
shortly after returning to his work
yesterday morning. He started to
drive nail into board and made a
glancing strike with the hammer which
caused the nail to fly up with consid-
cradle force. 1t struck him in the face
severely cutting his left eye His in
juries required careful medical atten-
ton. 1t is feared that he may lose
the sight of the injured eye.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-11
MOUNDSVILLE.
Events Yesterday in the Marshall
County City.
COAL DEALS.


Indications are that within the next
year the farmers of Marshall county will
receive a large sum of money in payment
for their coal Nearly all the coal under
lying the county has been optioned by
various companies and some of them have
already paid the money. Last week
Messrs. S. II. and David H. P!ersol, Jas.
l. Thornton and others paid out about
$4,000 and received the deeds for nearly
two thousand acres of coal in the vicinity
of Calls. in Webster district. The price
paid per acre ranges from Sc to $40.
Uniontown, Pa. parties have paid for
a large block of coal in Webster and Sand
Hill districts, and the coal optiOned by
the Viola, Empire and Waynesburg Coal
Companies is being surveyed and as soon
as the deeds can be made the money will
be paid.