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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-18
Five Tickets in the Field.

Ballot Commissioner C. II. Hcnnin:
announced last evening that the Popu-
list party had filed their petition with
1900 signatures. for Il place Oh the ma
tional ticket. The fling was Just In tho
nick of time. rs yesterday WAS the last
day for securing a place on the ticket.
The ticket will have five parties on It.
as follows: Democrats, Social Demo-
Gratis. Prohibition, Populst and Repub-
lican.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-18
To Give q Banquet.

: The promoters of the recent German
Day" celebration have decided to give a
final banquet and smoker or "Iom-
mers." Mt Arion hail, on the evening OF
October,2i. Return postal cards are TO
De sent to the fortunate ones. an
nouncin; the festivIty within the next
few days. The dinner Is TO be n 81 af-
fair, and will be, from present ind!ca-
tons, 1 very enjoyable occasion.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-18
White Mt NTouudsville,

Hon. a. 3. White and Perry Sharor
addressed by far the biggest meeting of
the campaign at Mnundsvillc last night.
Enthusiasm was at fever heat and the
speakers were applauded ut frequent
intervals during their speeches. The
Republican candidate for governor
made 4 clear and effective exposition of
the Issues and made n deep and lasting
impression that will count when .ho
votes are cast, on his hearers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-18
FALL OPEN!NG-FlNE TAILORING

We havs now on display our large
and handsome line of foreign ard
domestic Woolens. The fashionable
cut and superior finish of our gar
ments recommends itself to iii fash
ionable dressers. Prices reasonable.
G. HESS 6 SONS, -
Fashionable Tailors and Fine Fur
nishers, l32l-1323 Market st.
. .-h ...H.. mS.tb
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-18

The Brunswick Fishing Club elected
the following officers: President. Thorn
as F. Thoner; vice president. John Ritz
ter; secretary, A. C. Schneider: treas-
urer' II. ]. Schneider: captain, Adolph
Schneider. .
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-18
Excursion to Michigan.

Twelfth annual excursion TO AIIchi-
gan Via Wheeling Il Lake Erie mi
road. Wednesday, October II, Ticknt,
to nearly all points In Michigan nj ono
fare FOR round trip. good for return ror
thlrty days Call on or write S, shcr.
man r, travelling Passenger Agent, Civ
bank building. Telephone. Oh. ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-18
In Clerk nobertson,s Office.

In Clerk Robertsons Office yesterday,
the following marriage licenses were
issued: IN
Harrison A. Elson, aged twenty
years, and Fannie B. Mooney. aged
eighteen years. both Of this city
Edward W. Ringell and Della T. VIII
son. aged twenty-siX and twenty-three
years, respectively, both OF this city.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-18
Metzenthin on the stump.

Rev. P. G. W. Metzenthin, Of Ben
wood. has resumed his stumping tour
through Marshall county in the inter-
ests Of Mckinley and Roosevelt.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-18

Full and complete line of Ear Suit.
ings, etc, Just received. Mt
JOS. WlNIESDoRFrEES
1903 Market Street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-18
nO.OO0.

We have fitted moro thnn twenty
thousand pairs of Spectaclcs giving MS
n record md experience uneqiallcd by
amy othor optlcinn in West Virginia.
guaranteed. a-r
JACOB W. GRUBH, Opticlnn.
No. 1906 Market Street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-18

,,2 ONE week instruction free at tho
iH, school. 1alS Market street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
In.cnirs Advertising.

\ German firm of publishers i little
while ago hit upor a novel and ingenious
method Of advertising. which has been
attended by the happiest results. They
caused to be inserted in most Of the news
pa pers a notice to the effect that certain
noblelnan of wealth and high position,
desiring a wife, wanted one who rese'n-
bIed the heroine in the novel namsd.
rnereupor every mar"iaSebie woman vino
saw the notice bought the book 10 see
what the heroine was Ike. and the work
had an immense sale Rut 1t IS said that
the publishers had to engage the services
of several additional clerks to deal with
the deluge of feminine correspondence
from thc numbariess women who claEneG
to be the lima e' Of the heroine. london
Chronicle
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
The Fate oftho Confederate Sci

.'Tre result of the last Confederate
Council of War held at Abbeville, South
Carolina, in May, 1860 was soon known
all over Abbeville, and the Generals ara
Secretary of War were kept busy tor
hours signing honorable discharges for
the tired soldiers, who immediately APP
piled for them writes Mrs. Thaddeus
Horton in the October Ladies Rome
Journal. During the evening Mr. Ben
iamin asked for a Ratchet and with 1t
he defaced the Confederate seal About
twelve o'clock the same night the Cons
fcderate party continued their retreat IN
the direction of Washington. Georgia,
and while crossing the Savannah river
-, tho darkness some one suggested that
the seal be thrown overheard This idea
was at once approved. and when the boat
reached mid-stream it was dropped WIN
a dull splash into the sandy rlVer-ped Oh
that beautiful southern watercourse'
where 10 this day. it's mission all fulfilled
II eerenely rests
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
Hritis;, and German Ways.

There is an anecdote told of two men.
a German and an EnsIishman, who were
discussing military matters somewhat ene.-
getically. The German climbed his trgu-
ment by saying: I tell YOU. if q war were
to break out all Germany would fight like
one man: to which tine F,ngI!shman
replied: And [ tell you, IL u war were
10 break out every Bsiton would fight
like all England" This anecdote may
he taken to illustrate the difference in
mental attitude between England and her
chief commercial rival. Englishmen
leacn with difficulty to combine amongst
themselves 60 common end. or to
exchange information for the common
good Their respect for individuality il
carried to extremes. More weight is
attached TO opinions than to the aseer-
tainment OF facts But e9rncst-and ca1s'-
bic reformers are struggling to secure
scientific basis for the education and train
ing of the paople.-H. j. Shelton IL the
Engineering Magazine for Oct9ber.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
.I.nancse IL Ia NIode.

,ady. talking TO me about servants TIE
atl,ar dav, said that she liked the japanese
better than any others for many reasons,
f,,f even. they had their drawbacks, one
being that they did not like to stay in the
country after October, as 50 many o. them
we're college Undergraduates have
Columbia junior in my dinins-room, said
she. sand a Harvard divinity student in
my kitchen atsthe4 present time, but that
Is NOT all A short time ago / had
cha m BERN ai-and-w who was highly
recon re Inended to me by fellow japanese
who had lived with me before. He was a
nice-looking little fellow but not very
good servant. for his mind seemed to be
on other things rather than his work.
And then he would ask me such profound
nuestionst | really could not answer them;
and he always had a book in his hand.
even when he was making the beds. III
nally l had to tell him that. much as |
liked him in many ways. I should be OBJ
.Iiged to let him go. All right he said.
and to my surprise he went that. very day,
while was out. without waiting for his
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
,,oti,s Made in the Slave Trade.

The cost of the slaveship-the amount
Of capital requ rsd-is an important ma, mat
fer The story of the Baltimore schoon-
a. ..Nanoleon.'' is remarkable from TINS
noint OF view. She measured but ninety
tons. She made a number of successful
voyages-but the facts in one VIII suiLi 'S7;
In 1880 she took on q cargo coinposeu
- ,c,,nr negroes of the kassoos, the FL,
and Sherbro Billions nations-tierce young
lighters. every one. OF these, she landed
S.,,, They cost SIG each, and sold 1or 500
each. With all expenses out, lncludiils
, present of 81. 900 TO her surgeon, Rlch-
ard Drake whose knowledge OF the coast
about Matanzas enabled her TO dodge
British cruiser. she cleared more than
s1,o 900. And yet 5000 would nave
49,, considered an enormous price for
,ittle schooner like that in those days.
In In each voyage she paid about twenty dol.
lars net profit on each dollar OF 1, the COS.
NJ construction lie $slave-lrade IN
ararica.. by JOHN r. SPEARS, i'll the
October ScrihnerS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
The Woman ofthe Moment,

The Empress Dowager of China
as described by an English lady who
has spent the greater part Of her life in
the Celestial Empire, is much more re-
markabe woman than most people sup
pose.
She is an ardent painter and her pic
lures are said 10 be admirable specimens
of the Chinese art. Strange as it may
seem. Her Majesty is also said to be
fond Of wrestling. and frequently INDUCES
in this rather virile form OF exercise. She
is well read. is fond of music, and has
some skill as a pianist
She is sad both by her friends and
enemies to De absolutely without any
sense Of fear. and, needless to say. her
life has been attempted number of
times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14

money AS money is usually the thing
that they work Cor | wondered and wait
ed. Hearing nothing from him. | wrote
TO the Japanese through whom [ had en-
gagged him, making a particular point OF
the unpaid wages. The man wrote buck
not TO worry about that; that my ex-
chamberman-aud-w was not in need
OF money; that he was prince who had
come to America to travel and observe:
that he was going to write a book on our
manners and customs. AID thought that
the best way to learn them was to live
in an American household. Since then [
have been particular to ask my japanese
servants whether they are princes in dis
suise or only divinity students. The
Lounger. in the October Critic.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14

of least resistance" are Intellectually
spoiled children, fiabby of mind and Will?
For any responsible work, I've want men
OF character-not men who from child
hood up have been personally conducted,
and have had their education warped to
the Incidence of their minds. 1t is nee
essary to treat people as individuals; but
it does them world of good sometimes
to treat IL great many of them together.
and to let them get used to it as best
they may The first lesson of life. as
Lowell reminds us, is to burn our OWN
smoke: that is, not to iufict on opt
siders our personal sorrows and petty
morbdnesses, not to keep thinking of
ourselves as exceptional cases" The
sons Of our wealtniest citizens may be
educated in either of two ways; they
may be sent to school, or they may be
turned over to governesses and private
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
Rosz0u ,3okea Roous.
How New England Housewives Pre-
pare Their Most Famous Dish.

OF baked beans the genuine New Eng
land kind, Sallie JOY White writes at
considerable length III the October Wo-
mans Home Companion. This is the
way she says the famous dish should be
prepared:
The best bean to use is the pea-bean-
which is the smallest white bean that is
Igrown a quart CT the beans
should he carefully picked over the night
before they are to be used, and all the
sfsc 5ed ones removed. If the beans are
over a year old they may be soaked over
night an cold water, the wafer being
turned off in The carly morning and
renewed with fresh wafer. II the beans
are not a year old they lave not to be
soaked over night. as they would grow
too soft, and would break and become
1nuslly when cooked a result that is to
be seduolousIy avoided. In the morning
nut them oyer the fire in cold water. and
sparhoi them Very slightly. Allow the
water To come Just to q boil then take
them off, drain them through colander,
md pour cold water over them, rinsng
them thoroughly This not only rinses
All the water from them in which they
have been boiled, but gives them an
additional tiimness, which tends 10 pre-
vent their breaking while in the process
of further cooking. Furthermore, the
beans VIII iiavt, q much more delicate
flavor. and will be less likely to disagree
with person who has delicate stomach
or a tendency to dyspepsia
Lay a thin slice of fat salt pork on
the bottom of the bean-pot. and on this
q small onion; pour in the beans Have
ready a piece of salt pork weighing about
half a pound. the rind scored every quar-
ter Of an inch. and put it in the pot with
the beans. arranging it so that the top
shall be even with the top of the beans
and the rest buried in them. If the
pork IS very well sailed and partially lean
very little salt will be reqnired-ahout
oae-third of d. teaspoonfu; but if it is fat
use one full teaspocnful Add one salt
spoonful of ground mustard, one heaping
tablespoonful OF granulated sugar or two
tablespoonfuls Of molasses-most people
prefer this 10 sugar, but it is matter
of taste-cover with cold water, set in
a moderate oven. end bake from eight
to ten hours slowly and steadily
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14

The whole Empire of China has only
ai5 miles of railroad. The longest I 8 IS
from Pekin to Tien Tsin and theacs TO
Shan Hai Kwan. coo miles, and the other
is from Woosung to Shanshu.. RUSSIA IS
uow building 1893 miles Of road; Belgium
100 miles. ari Cntha Il building OF ser
own account a Inc of no miles.
Ground has been surveyed for 2,5&f miles
additional Of these projected roads the
Chinese VIII own q miles; Germany. 40
miles: France. 100 miles; Highland. $50
miles; Russia, VITA China. VIII own lSf
miles. and 100 miles have been projected
bv an Angio-Iner.c syndicate.
The locomotives in use now were MAZE
N England and America.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
nunInIanl NNntcrNYayS.

At present America has but lo'9oo liiiie9
of nayigable rivers and canals; yet the
marvellous possibilities of Russian inland
navigation can in many respects De eA-
called by those in America. Win an
expenditure equal in amount to the ap-
propriation for pensions By single CON
gress tnearly $500, 100000 TOR the t"o
years., it has been estimated thit ah -
800 noast waterway could be made navi-
ero,Is for large steamers from Providence
IrIat phoia Island 10 Galveston. Texas
md the Rio Grande, on the boundary
line between The United States ana Mex
natural waterway for almost the
a1,tira distance already exists. To per
feet the route but comparatively niue
,vors is nscessary-A. H. Ford, N Har-
nar's Magazine for October.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
The First Fire.

Summer is dead, and this her funeral
pyre,
See how the purple blaze leaps higher
and higher
Vanish all sun-borr. dream and soft de-
sire.
Throw on all memories of pageant
flowers.
OF bulbul's song and magic moonilt
All dear delights of dead, delusive
hours!
List to the cracking sound, relentless
hiss.
The croak of scorn for all that fond
brief bliss;
this?
Nay. for my face is flushed by that fell
glow,
And-strange,-my pallid hands fresh
impulse know,
And in my heart 1 watch clear flame
glow.
Lo. / am ready for adventure true.
In sterner mood, on rugged highways
new;
Farewell, dead dreams! since deeds re-
main TO DO.
Edith EmpsaH. in The Academy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14

tutors. ANY one who has observed thern
in college. knows how much better edu-
Gated those are who have gone to school
how the very wealth which enables
parent to treat his son as in all ways eN-
ceptional and to give him the most costly
and carefully adjusted education when
he can devise. defeats its own enc.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
,sone,t,s Housemaids,iClun.

The housel1eepers of Monet Mo, are
n.,astlfnr with a social problem The
I,ausemaids of the place have organized
club. which might well be called a trust,
The existence of the club was not sus-
pected until quite recently
Ii was discovered thus:
The wife Of a railroad man heard of an
unemployed housemad ana FASTENED TO
secure her services
Where are your references" inquired
the girl. blandly-
You mean shall ! require references
asked the lady.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
Mark T.vmin's New Honor.

In a Letter to Major Pond Mark Twain
writes: say: Some time ago / rsceiveE
notice that had tasn elect honorary
member of tire Society OF Sons Of Steer
age Immigrants ard was told that KIP.
ling. Hop Smith. ard Nelson PaSe are
1fficers of it Wfls righr have they to
belong? Ask Page or Smith about IT.
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
a Household Note.

In cleaning a spot. on fabric with ether
or ciloroform 1t often happens that after
the original stain is removed a circle is
still TO be seen. This comes from an i'm
purity in the solvent used. Commercial
ether or choroform is not apt to be per-
fectly pure. In rubbing the stain. there
fore a teacher OF chemical cleaning adj
vises that some absorbent like breadcrumbs
or chalk a. piece of blotting-paper should
be put around the spot to absorb any ex-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
The Origin OF "!slue Stockings"

The appellation blue stockings" or:gi-
mated in the dress of a Mr.. Benjamin Still
:nsfeet, grandson OF the Bishop, as he
used TO appear at the parties of Mrs.
Montague in Portman Square. London He
used 10 generally wear b.ue worsted
stockings, and he was very am:abe and
entertaining man. Whenever he was alb
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
Our FIabby-,,inded Children.

We see parents-possibly we are par
ents-who bring UP children ''along the
lines of least resistance, says Dean
Briggs of Harvard University in the De-
tober Atlantic. and we know what the
children are Is it illogical to infer that chill
dren taught at school along the lines
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
The Sure Road.

The Old stage-'Young man, if you
would be successful, You must DO two
things First. get some enemies.
The Asprant-.1and second!
The Old Stager-" Second, lrrltate mem
50 that they will make you prominent
Harper'S Bazaar.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14

sei1t from Mrs. Montagues evening
parties. as his conversation was very in
teresting, the company used to say, we
can do nothing without the blue stock
ngs." BY degrees the assemblies were
called blue stocking clubs and learned
people blue stockings.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
Strcnro,,s Activity

THE room was torn mp as if some ter
ribIe struggle had taken place there"
We'll that doesn't necessarily impl'
deadly combas: maybe some man wa.
merely trying to get into MS last year:
flannel underwear. Chicago Record.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
Had Observed AnTcis.

Impecunous Lover-Be mine. Amanda,
and you will be treated like an angel.
Wealthy Maden-Yes. ! suppose so.
Nothing TO eat and less to wear No,
thank you.-London Tit-BitS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
0he GoqueHe.

Ere dies the day a twilight moon
Steals up the purple sky
Ard to the yesper hours of June
She whispers low, "Good-bS!'
Then as she speeds the parting guest
With love upon her face
SHE fails upon the nights warm breast,
Close locked in his embrace
Charles Hanson Towne in Smart Set.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
Iuthc ORNAMENTAL Glass.

THAT old b!ass lamp YOU brought home
won't burn a little bit, Amelia
Burn. Edgar? WHO expects it to burn
That isn't q working-class lamp; It's
indianapolis Journal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
PcriSilaDle,

.'What ails Mrs. NIisgs?"
She says she spSnt the whole after
noon making that cake and the family
sobbled ii up in fifteen minutes. Chi
cago Record.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
lore $ Exception.

We are told experience teaches.
So al least the proverb breaches;
Hell be clever who discovers
WHAT experience teaches lovers
love that laughs at every rule,
Shows the wisest man a fool. .s
We are told by ali the sages
Magic has been dead for ages.
Yet a blue eye shylS' CHANGING,
Sudden sets your pulses dancing;
Whatsoe'er you were before,
You're lover-nothing more.
We are told all nature changes
Valleys once were mountain ranges,
Yet there's one thing constant ever.
Love, / vow, has altered never
Loves the same, / do believe,
AS when Adam courtea Eve.
Westminster Gazette.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14

NO: mean what l said replied the
mad. Il belong to the Housemaids' Club
and you'll have to get a recommendation
from the president before can work for
YOU. Perhaps your last maid is mem
Der. II she is and will give you a good
send-off that will do. ] might Try 1t Tor
a while.
The wife of the railroad man departed
in wrath. but after u weeks trial de-
cyied to submit 10 the club. She did not
reach this conclusion. however, until she
had satisfied herself that the housekeepers
Of Monet were at the mercy of the maids.
To obtain terms she was compelled to cali
upon the president, Miss Emma Chlsren,
who is described as a faxen-faired Swede.
This official promised to lay the matter
before the club at meeting to be called
in the applicants Kitchen. After a secret
session the employer was permitted to
hire a servant-CTicago 1nter-Ocean.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14

You see. Washington was a. powerful
man. and, besides. q dollar would go twice
as far III those days as it will now
ChicaGO News.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
Plausible Theory,

Plausible Theory.
Hixon-Do You believe that story about
George Washington having thrown silver
dollar across the Potomac river?
Dixon-I have no reason to doubt it.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14

THE MODEL PRAYER. BY the Rev.
Gerard b. r. Hallock. D. D., author
OF Gods WHISPERED Secrets Upward
Steps" &c. New York: Thomas Y.
CrowelI & Company. Ornamental white
binding; 12mo: So pages Price. 30 cents.
Dr. Hallock takes for the text of his
booklet the Lords Prayer" but calls
did not say Use this form of prayer.
but rather, After this manner pray"
1t is. therefore, a model or guide to
PRAYER. and teaches the spirit ana order
and proportion of praye- rather than the
words He takes each of its phases in
order and shows by argument and Illus
tration what they teach and inpIy-the
fatherhood Of God and the sonslrip OF
man, our common brotherhood, our hea-
yenl.- citiz -nship ''Hallowed be Thy
Name, is a phrase which turns the third
commandment about profanity into
PRAYER: it pledges to duty and condemns
the sin. .'rhy kingdom come, is an
encoura cement 10 the spread of missions,
for which now the whole world is rire.
Thus he goes through the whole prayer,
and shows briefly. but couvincingly. the
duties and privileges which it suggests.
It is not merely expostory; it is sympa-
thetic and friendly in its tone and spirit,
and breathes the spirit of reverence.
which our generation 50 much needs to
cultivate.
A SERIES OF. MEDIT2ATIoNs. by Eras-
tus c. Gatfield. Eaitefi BY j. {. p.
Grumbins. published by the Order
Of The White Rose. Syracuse. n. "
Bound in cloth: 107 pages.
This little volume consists Of a series
If ms,,itations on the ethical and psyche
logical relation of spirit to the human
nreaI,is,,i 1t is issued by the Order of
the White Rose. mystic and occult
,irns "a establish universal religion.
and, 70 maintain a college of psychioal
sciences.