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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-11-04

adopted by the shah, and II is stated
that the suite which accompanied him
to Europe contained, among other func-
tionaries, two "patters," whose sole oc-
cupation took the form of helping TO
send their master into the realms of the
drowsy Morpheus.
AT the Paris Exposition there is
shown the model of cave once occu-
pied by famous Greek brigand, who
was in the habit of being sent to sleep
by the dropping of pieces of gold from
the roof of the cave on carpet be-
meath. The gold thus dropped repre-
scented some Of the booty that he had
acquired from passing travellers, and
so dear had the sound of coin become
TO him that nothing but its chink upon
the ground would soothe his eyelids TO
sleep.
a gentleman who resided for many
years in the town of Worcester was
unable to drop off to sleep unless half
dozen peaches were placed under his
pillow. He averred that the perfume
of the fruit brought with it certain
degree of drowsiness.
Somewhat similar to the device OF
this worthy was the plan OF Partisan
merchant, whose only remedy for sleep
lessness was the insertion beneath his
pillow of sachet of lavender, the smell
of which, he declared, would send him
to sleep in less than five minutes.
A middle-aged engineer who had
lived for many years close 20 the beach
of seaside town had grown so accus-
toned to the lullaby of the waves that
when business took him to Manchester.
where he was thenceforward compelled
to live. he found that the absence of
the sea murmurs robbed him of sleep.
He therefore fitted UP in his bed cham
Der an apparatus which was so con-
structed that the sound OF the waves
as they broke upon the shore was most
cleverly initiated. Aided by this fic-
titious appliance the engineer was en-
abled to sleep perfectly, and the appar-
atus continued in constant use until
the day OF his death, some years later.
In some oriental chimes the natives
who find themselves unable TO sleep by
natural means, prevail upon their
friends to administer to them very
sound fioggings with bamboo canes.
The pain thus sustained is supposed by
the natives in question to induce a sen
s2tion OF drowsiness, followed by sleep.
All the same, there are few insomnia
patients in this country who would re-
sort 10 so drastic measure for curing
their complaint.
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6a@aa Observation-Disclosures NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
why won't you do? Are you a bad

why won't you do? Are you bad
boy?'
"Um-er-er' hesitated the caller. I'm
just a boy, that's all. There's some,
thing wrong with them when there
good. -
He started out, when the proprietor
called him back.
Hold on" he said. maybe you are
what | want
IF you want good thing, I'm It,"
said the boy, and you won't have TO
push me along, either"
"How much pay do you want?"
Il want a million, but I'll take So q
week"
when can you begin7"
This very minute II you give me my
supper. haven't had anything TO eat
for three weeks"
Nothing to eat for three weeks?"
exclaimed the proprietor
Nothing ft I've scraped along az
could. but haven't had a square meal
with pie on the side"
"All right, you shall~ha-'s Four sup.
per. And where will you sleep?"
"oh, won't sleep at all. I'm going
to stay awake when amt busy. so II
can feel how 1t is to have job and have
money in my clothes EIully gee, there's
kid out there trying 10 get away
with piece of lead pipe. Let me crackt
him once"
And the new employe dashed QUO
after the offender.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-11-04
A BOY OF ENTERPRISE.
He Got the Place and Is Likely "a
Keep IL.

Keep 1T.
He was freekled faced, foxy looking
boy OF thirteen or fourteen, and not
more than half as big as be ought to
be, but he was wiry and his eyes were
clear. The proprietor Of the store was
in his office when the boy entered:
DO you want q boy here7s asked
the youngster. with confidence.
What do want with boy? replied
the proprietor, with an intent to have
fun with his visitor
Il don't know, was the unabashed
reply. II guess they have boys round
stores sometimes. and / thought you
might want one
Well, since you nave mentioned It. |
do
What kind OF boy do you want7"
The proprietor looked him over with
more or less suspicious eye
Il want q good boy. he said slowly.
Then ! wont 40. replied the young
ster.
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REMINDED OF OTHER DAYS.
And Now One Couple Has FOrsaken
Boarding Hour Diet.

The boarding house dinner had been,
as the man expressed it, very much On
the punk" and when he went up stairs
with his wife he was still very hungry
man. Consequently his wife seized the
occasion, to talk about good things to
eat-for they had kept house" before
in another city and she was trying to
work him up to a point of demanding
that they go to Housekeeping" again.
do you remember those nice little
Frenched lamb chops we used to have?"
she asked him, and how l used to
garnish them with sprigs of parsley,
and the succotash we used to have with
the chops and the fine, big ears of corn
and the sliced tomatoes with my may
onnaise dressing and the man ex-
pressed it, very much in the used to
like so much"
The man, with wolfish glare in his
eye, twisted in his chair and groaned.
And do you remember those roast
beef dinners we used to have" she
went on, mercilessly, with the dark
onion gravy. and the asparagus and the
creamed potatoes, and how you used
to enjoy slicing of the nice round, red
| cuts of the beef, and do you remember
that blanc mango we used to have for
dessert, and"
Spare mel" moaned the man, wrig-
Cling in his chair.
And do you recall those two-inch
thick juicy tenderloin steaks. just big
enough for two of us. that l used to
broil-sometimes serving them with
mushrooms and again smothering them
with onions and the biscuits that you
used to eat so enormously of-really. l
remember you ate fourteen OF them
once-and the Lyonnaise potatoes and
the fresh. crisp cucumbers and lettuce
and
That's it, go right ahea dand torture
me. groaned the man.
And do you remember how there was
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-11-04

service in India, returned to England
and found place as butler in coun-
try family, was telling his experience
in a battle-the advance, the gallop,
the charge, and how, as one rider fell
dead from his saddle, the death grip of
his fingers on his pistol discharged 1t
and killed his own horse.
what struck you most foreiby when
all was over and you looked back to
it," asked friend.
"Ah," said the servant, refectively
Il think, sir, that what struck me most
forcible, sir, was the bullets that missed
me-"
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N and S., II. Other pairs made 8, Z
and 4, respectively, with Ms. hands.
Comments Upon the Play.

N and S., II. Other pairs made g. Z, g.,
and 4, respectively, with Ms. hands.
Comments Upon the Play.
Trick 1. TO open from the long suit
in this kind of hand is to deprive
your partner, in all probability, Of any
chance to assist you, and you must
surrender ali hope of making more
than a trick or two out of the hand.
If your partner is strong in trumps,
and it is an even chance that he has
four, he may be of great assistance to
you in making your good suit, but to
lead such a suit at the start generally
defeats this object. 1t is conceded that
a three-eard suit is not desirable one
to open, especially one with jack at the
top unprotected by the 10, but what
can North do unless he runs with his
ace OF hearts? 1t is hardly safe to lead
low from six to the ace, with no trumps
or re-entries.
Trick 2. West now finds his club
suit entirely established, and the adj
versary threatening to trump it. He
mas four trumps, and though small, fol-
lowed the usual rule of leading trumps,
having four and an established suit.
How many would resist leading trumps
under these circumstances?
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-11-04
ApI5oRIsMs OF WHIST.

Good players have bad days:-'tis often
question
Whether from negligence of poor diges-
ton;
or Chance, which battles foresight, judg-
nlent, SKILL
And shapes ali ends, rough new them
how we will"
Luck is no fiction. No! Mans thread
of Fate"
Is strung with sweet and sour fruits. For
tunate
Who, from it's moving. hidden. endless
chain,
Plucks equal measure of life's joy and
pain.
All things would come to each--an all
trump hand
Were man S life limitless, did Chance COM
rnand:
Our luck depends on where we catch the
string,
Where good and i'll alternate. or where
clustering.
-Nestor in Whist
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His excuse.

London Tid-Bits.
1t vas in Edinburgh, and she was pref
" and sweet and poetic and he was
young and m!schievous. They we're sit
ting ont or the veranda in the moons
light and she grew ethereal.
"0h. how / love to sit out here IN
the moonlight she cooed; TO be fan
ned by the dangerous perfumes Of the
roses and to be kissed by the soft airs
from the South"
Then be kissed her and she grew in
dignant.
Well. I'm soft heir from the south. :
he replied. contritely.
she didn't say anything when he
kissed her again.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-11-04
IN THE VALLEY OF PANEDEN.

In the Valley Of Paneden is grave
Over the grave the boughs OF myrtle
and magnolia intertwine.
A story clings about the spot, beau
tiful and fragrant as the pink white
blossoms of the trees.
A mission of mercy had brought the
fair-faced nun, Eulalie, from the con-
vent walls in the valley, where she
dwelt for awhile.
Eyes, do love thee, Yoto," she said
to dark. earnest-eyed youth. who had
met her in the new abiding place among
tbs whispering pines.
= love thee with my hearts deep,
faithful love but must leave thee,
my prince here in the valley"
Thou dost love yes-and in the
same breath dost tell me thou wilt
leave me here to darkness and des-
pair"
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WOOING SLEEP.
Queer Ways of Vanishing WakefuI-
ness when the Sandman Refuses
Spitefuly to Close Your Eyes.

SDltcIult ~ tIOsS
From Bits.
"Sleep, o, gentle sleep, how have
frighted thee?" asked the distracted
king in Shakespeare's play of Henry
w." and it is a question which thous-
ands of weary mortals, both before and
after that sovereigns time, have been
in the habit of framing, though no an
swer has been forthcoming. That sew
eral ingenious persons, however, have
solved the problem of inducing sleep,
the following peculiar methods of colIn-
teraeting insomnia will clearly demon
strate:
! His imperial majesty, the Shah OF
Persia, was a martyr to insomnia for a
long time until, in happy moment OF
inspiration, one of the court physicians
hit upon the extraordinary notion OF
patting the autocrat on the arms and
back until sleep weighed down his eye
lids. So admirable was this specific
found TO be that it was Immediately
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-11-04
perpetual requiem over the grave Of the
dead, and on 4 slab IS engraved the
simple inscription:
AEULALiE:
BELOVED"

O.......--.. ...--.-o
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-11-04

sight China is the containing
departed of
ambition splendid
cofn will himself
depend all upon the
his tour of the
United States, his coffin with him.
When the coffin purchased given the place of honor
and looked valuable
Chinese family pretensions would lacking
with
he viii give him
wait many moons
to
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-11-04

There on the platform stood the roll of
new rag carpet, with the committee in
speeding, and there, not % feet away. stood
a farmer his wife and four children
With her own hands the wife had cut
sewed, dyed and woven. She had been
encouraged by her husband and friends to
enter that carpet for the prize and the
hour for the fatal decision had come. The
faces of the committee were impressive
and unreadable. There was blue and red
and g.een and purple in that carpet but
those scolors did not seem to appeal They
did not look like men who knew what an
AL Ak, copper riveted rag carpet good
enough for Senator Hills best parlor
should be composed of.
Don't you be skeart Mirandy' said
the husband as he patted her on the
shoulder in an encouraging way.
I'm tryin' to be brave" she replied,
but oh. Joel. you know how hard |
worked on that carpet. If I don't git the
prize, believe l shall fall dead
But it must git the prize, mother, =
said the children in chorus. I'VE are
taught that goodness is always rewarded,
and who is gooder than your"
The committee seized the roll and
slammed it down, and Joel and Mrandy
turned pale.
The committee opened the roll to look
for places where hogs might squeeze
through, and the children grew weak
| in the knees.
| The carpet was measured, walked on,
| kicked about, rolled up, and six persons
| heard the beating Of their own hearts.
II think I'll die" whispered the wife
as she sat down on nail key covered
| with a crazy quilt.
Not yit," replied the husband. Now
| they are consulting together. Now they
seem to have come to a decision. Now
| they are handlin the diplomas. Now
| they
"Oh, Joel. can't stand it,
! Don't give up. Now one of EN- is
! writin' Now they hev got your name
now-now-now you've hit the fust prize
plumb center and are seven foot taller
than any other burned woman in all
! Chenango county,
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Wits I.
LUCKY DEPARTURE FROM EsTAB-
LIsHED RULES-BUT SUPPOSE
THE OTHER SIDE HELD THE
TRUMPS! THEN WHATg
BETTER GO SLOW.
WHIST APHORISMS.

The following deal, played by E. A..
Buffinton, president of the Michigan
Whist Association, and E. T. Baker, Of
Brooklyn, illustrates point in the
game where it pays to depart from the
established rules for opening the hand.
Baker and Bufinton were North and
South, respectively. The of spades
was turned by West. North to lead.
The Deal.
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wall, Jim, l heard you was over to
Charlotte, and thought I'd stop and in
quire how things went?''
who you calm Jim?''
why you, of course"
"Then, sir, I'd have you know that my
name is James Johnson Jones'.
But we've bin nayburs and friends fur
the last Is years, and I've allus called
you Jim
Yes, 1 know. but things are different
now. Sunthin's happened"
Good Lord, but what kin it be-"
You know that red calf of mine-the
one you said was a whoosher? WAL, L
entered him at the county fair, and he
took the blue ribbon
Jim johnson, you don't mean it!'
Its a cold fact
Then, by gum, if you'll run fur presi-
dent of the United States, I'll vote fur you
all day long,
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From the County Fairs.

AS he reached home and stood before
his wife there was look on his face she
had never seen before. He seemed to be a
foot taller and a ton heavier, and his gen
eral air was that of a man who had a
million dollars in the bank
"Jo-Joel, what is it? What has hap
pened?" exclaimed the wife in tones of
fear and anxiety.
I've struck it at last, he replied as he
swelled with Importance.
Found gas well?''
''Noap."
"A gold mine?''
"Noapn'
ANY one died and left you a fortune?'
"Noap It's sunthin a heap better. I've
taken fust prize at the county fair fur the
best bushel of carrots growed in all this
county"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07
WE PLAY BOSTON SOON.
The Ball Players To Begin Dropping Ir
Now for the Contest on the Diamond.

The Ball Players To Begin Dropping In
Now for the Contest on the Diamond
Mangante Brady has arranged an ex-
hibition game with the famous Boston
League team for April 18th. Chick
Stahl. an old Virginia League player.
will be seen with them.
The players will commence to drop in
to-day, and on Tuesday the full team
Will get down to hard work, AS the
boys play Boston n few days after re-
porting. they will be a little rusty, but
won't let the old Leaguers run away
with them. Boston has been at worl,
for two weeks at Charlotte, and the
team is in good shape.
The new uniforms will not arrive in
time for the game with Boston. so the
boys will have to play in old suits.
The seating capacity of the new
grand stand is one thousand people
The bleachers will seat three thou
sand. The diamond will be in fine
shape for the game with Boston, as a
force OF men Is working on 1t daily
The probable lineup for the home
shortstop; Kohrle. left field Longely
centre field; Murray. right field; KEN
mer, third; Meyers. first base; Clark
second base; Curtis, pitcher: Lurky
catcher.
Longely will be accompanied by his
wife. He comes firm Austin. Texas:
Kemmer and Luitich hail from Calves
ton, Texas: Bammest and Meyers
Shreveport, La; Murray from FL Reno
Oklahoma; Kohrle and Clark. Cincin-
natl; Curtis, from Elkins. w. Va. and
Luskey and Crockett, from Washing
ton.
The people will have an opportunity
to judge of the quality of five of the
players in the game with Boston but
mast not be too hasty in forming an
opinion. as the Boston salary limit Is
about $4,000 per month and the Virginia
League 5000.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07
THD HUsTINGs COURT.

j; julius and Mary L. Guthrie quail
fled in the Hastings Court as admins.
traitor and administrators OF the estate
OF the late Mrs. Joanna Wilson, in a
bond OF $4,000.
Henry Salafsky. Russian. % years
old, was naturalized
Pasquale Casclano. an italian must.
clan, declared his intention of becom-
ing an American citizen
CHARLES o. Woodley qualified as com
mittee of the estate of Mary \. Jonns.
bond, $400.
Harry Salafsky. n native of Russia
and Pasquale Cascianna. native Of
Italy, were naturalized
j. j. Guthrie and Mary l.. Guthrie
qualified as administrator and admin
istratrix of the estate of the late Mrs
Joanna c. Wilson under a bond Of
$4,000.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07
S3O6.O4

De1lcit ........ ........... S3O6.O4
The deficit will be raised by July list.
The clerk submitted his report for
the month, showing the amount of
money paid out during the month. On
motion the report was ordered to be
filed.
The superintendent Submitted his re-
port. in which he recommended that
some suitable place be selected for
holding the High school commence
ment, and that $50 be appropriated for
the same. On motion the report was
received and ordered to be filed and
that action on the appropriation be
taken up later.
On motion the principals of the
schools were requested to attend the
next meeting and make a report of the
Lakewood children.
NOW NEW BUSINESS.
The question of appropriating $50 for
the expenses of holding the exercises
of the graduating class was taken up,
and was discussed for some time Mr..
Hamilton moved that $50 or as much of
that amount as is necessary, be ap-
propriated for the expenses. Adopted.
The chair appointed the committees
to All vacancies.
On motion adjourned.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
1t Has Short Meeting, But Transacts
Much Business.

+
Much Business.
The School Board held their regular
monthly meeting last night. with the
Following members present: D. A. Will
liams. president; George r. Trant,
James c. Proctor. Charles H Morris,
B. Il. Howell. Fl. o. Pearson, John
Lawrence and r. D. Hamilton.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
All properly approved bills were al
lowed.
The Committee on Building and Sup
plies reported having certain copies of
regulations printed and certain repairs
made to the school houses. On motion
the report was received and filed.
THEY TALK ABOUT MONEY.
The Finance Committee submitted a
report of the finances for the year and
the cost of running the schools for the
balance of the year to July 1st
Amount in hands OF treasurer. SO, S43. %
Estimated receipts to July 1st.. 1892
Total amount 81, s23 Is
Amt required to pay teachers. .S4,717SS
Estimated for incidentals to
July ISL. .............. ....,.... 10000
Balance on hand ..............S S5527
FIFTH WARD.
Amount on hand .......s 1880
Amt required to pay teachers 1929 90
lncldentalS ...-....... .......... 1854
Total amount ................s1,O Ss 81
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07
THE FOURTH WARD cr11p

The Fourth Ward Democratic Club.
which held a meeting March 9th and
effected temporary Organization, held
meeting last night at 224 Fourth
street and effected n permanent or
ganiZation with the election Of the fol-
lowing officers: w. j. Moore. presi-
dent; A. j. Roache. vice president; w.
I. Robinson, Jr.. secretary; j. II. Bur
roughs, treasurer: II. l.. Alexander.
sergeant-at-arms.
The members present decided to call
themselves the Fourth Ward Demo-
cratic Club.
They start out with a large member
snip, and expect to have as members
In the near future all the Democrats
in the Fourth ward who are not mem
bers OF other clubs.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07
ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY

In the Hastings Court yesterday
0udge A. S. Watts granted a charter TO
ahe Electrical Construction COMPANY. a
corporation composed Of Philadelphia
gentlemen, as follows: Alexander NJ.
Bodine, Alex Fl. Engstrom, Powell F,v-
ans, Maynus Hellstrom and S. Bow
man Wheeler.
The company is formed for the pur-
pose of carrying on a general construc-
ton business. such as the building of
railroads. dams. bridges. wharves. pow
er plants. power transmission lines etc.
The capital stock is $4,000, but may be
Increased to $4,000.
The officers are Powell Evans, presi-
dent; Alex H. Engstrom. vice presi-
dent; Masnus Hellstrom. secretary
and treasurer; A. M. Bodine, Alex II.
Engstrom. Powell Evans. Magnus He'll
strom, S. Bowman Wheeler, directors.
The principal office Of the company will
be in this city.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

ness. MT. Miller was for a number OF
years clerk at the Seaboard Air Line
depot at North street. A few months
ago he had TO resign on account OF bad
health He was n member of Ocean
council, Royal Arcanum. He was
originally from Mathews county, to
which place his remains will be taken
this morning for Interment.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and the most adj
vantageous farming-must henceforth
be under the sun Of the South.
THE SOUTH VIRGIN SOIL.
The Boston Herald, expressing
amazement at the recent progress Of
the South, says: And yet. whether
considered as the seat of agriculture.
mining or manufactures, the South Is
still virgin soil. Its possibilities are
yet more remarkable than Its recent
progress. and as the one is developed
and the other expands, it is destined
to add In the near future more than
any other part Of the country to the
aggregate wealth of the Nation"
This generation has seen many mar
velous changes in national history; but
nothing has compared in the century
with the rise of the South from the
incalculable calamlties of war and Its
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

Nervous headache Cured
Speedily. No danger by Hicks Capu.
dine. Is and 25c. at drug stores.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

MR. HOWARD MILLER DEAD.
DIR. Howard Miller, well known
young man. died last night at the resi-
dealcc Of Miss Annie Stokes, No. 406
crawford street aster a protracted Ill
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

Chas. r. Welton 6 Co. have removed
to 2os High street. Noah'a Ark's old
stand.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07
Continued on Page II.
DIED.

BOND-Atd tho residence near Buck Roc
Beach, Va, April .. 1900. MRS. INDIA f.
Bond wife of Richard Bond.
Funeral services THIS Saturday AT
NOON. at the Phoebus NJ. Il. Church.
Remains viii arrive here PortsInouth) at
O'Clock. 1nterment In Oak Grove Gene
terry. ap7-1t'
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

Ok CENTS PER DOZEN. CARNA-
50 lions for 25c. per dozen for Satur-
day. Mt Markct-housc and $40 High street.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-07

nR r. III. PARKER HAS MOVED
~ from PIP London street to his old
residence ll3 Middle street. Office at same
place oil Middle street. ap7-1t.