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The Jamesburg record., 1901-10-19
PLANS A HUSBAND BOUNTY.
Japanese Government Proposes to
Reward Girls Who Marry COL
Iege Students.

Maidens of Japan who succeed IN
interesting young japanese students
long enough to induce them to get
married will be rewarded in the near
future with matrimonial dowries by
the mikado's government if the plans
of leading japanese statesmen prove
as successful as expected, according
to Secretary Yomma, of the Japan
ese consulate in Chicago, reports the
Chronicle.
What led the secretary to make the
announcement as to the prospective
husband bounty bill was the pub
fshed account of the lecture in which
Prof. Starr, of the University of Chi
eago, made the sensational state
ment before his class in anthropol-
ogy that the marvellous advance of
the japanese in the learning and CIV
lhzation of the western countries had
proved too rapid and was making
them the victims of an epidemic of
brain fever that threatened their ex-
tlnction as nation.
Statistics show that students in
Japan are affected more by eye trou-
bles from oyerstudy than by brain
fever" said Secretary Yomma "It is
true that our young men are very
studious, but our young women are
not expected to be scholars. They
are encouraged in the cultivation of
feminine graces and charms, and it is
becoming a fad with some of our
statesmen to advocate a liberal mar
riage bounty for the maiden who
proves herself sufficiently fascinating
to cause young man at college to
forsake his books long enough to get
married"
The Jamesburg record., 1901-10-19

The most elegantly fitted boats, finest state
rooms and best meals. The rate including
meals and state rooms is less than you can travel
by rail, and you get rid of the dust and chang
ing cars.
If you want to go South beyond Norfolk to
Southern Pines and Pinebluff, the Winter
Health Resorts, or to Vaughan, n G., the
Pennsylvania Colony headquarters, Peachland'
NC, the New England Colony, Statham, ia,
the Ohio Colony and headquarters OF the Union
Veterans Southern settlement, or to points IN
Florida. you can connect with the Seaboard
Air Line. For information as to rates OF travel
address II. B. WALKER, TRAFFIC MANAGER,
New YORK CITY, n. Y.
For information as to farming or mineral
lands, water powers; manufacturing sites or
winter resorts, rates of board, rent OF cottages,
employment for invalid mechanics who need
to go South, address JOHN PATRlCh,
Chief Industrial Agent, S. A. L., Pineblutf'
North Carolina.
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THE sNoB IN SOCIETY.
American said to BE a Different Cren-
ture from His British
Cousin.

The accepted definition of a '.shob,"
together with its attendant adjective,
"snobbish," is not the same in America
is in England. On the other side it
means social pretense of some kind,
and Thackery has shown under that
mead what a great variety of the spe-
cles there is. But will us it does not
unnecessarily include pretense. When
we call person a snob the idea is in
tended to be conveyed is that he or
she is ultra exclusive and wishes to as
sociate only with persons who are con-
sidered very smart. In fact, to be
smart" person must necessarily be
somewhat snobbish, according to the
American exclusiveness is even more
necessary than in places where the
lines are defined by rank, says the New
York Tribune. The so-called Four
Hundred is, as everyone knows, di-
vided up into any number of sets and
cliques, but, nevertheless, despite as
sertions to the contrary, there is al
ways one set that is fashionable para
mount. That is to say, invitations
from its leaders are more prized than
any others, and to be admitted within
its limits is coveted honor. And here
we come back to our accepted defini-
ton of the word "snob." People who
make an effort to get into this society,
and by SO doing overlook and neglect
old friends, are termed snobbish, while
the members themselves, who have no
desire to enlarge their small coterie,
or to hide their Indifference to the
world at large, come under the same
classification. Thackeray's people.
with their miserable little attempts to
pass themselves off for other than they
are (and we safely assert that there
are more of that ilk in England than
America), we could call cads-so that
the use of either term by an American
does not necessarily convey the same
idea as when spoken by an English
man.
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DEFECTIVE DINING TABLES.
They Give a Man No Chance to Cross
His Legs-CompIaiHt of
an Epicure.

ST have discovered very great de-
feet in the architecture of the dinine
table," remarked an epicure the 9TH
er day to New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat man, land the defect is univer-
sal. I have found in my time but
very few tables built after nv ideal,
and it seems to me that some man in
terested in matters of this sort ought
to start revolution along these
lines. When I sit down to a meal
want to rest. Eating and resting
ought to go together Restfulness at
meal time, absolute comfort at the
table and good food of the whole
some kind are things that will COM
mend themselves to most men.
''Now, I have what I may call a
mealtime hobby. I always want to
cross my legs under the table. Most
men do, I believe. And why not? It
is comfortable position. 1t enables
one to sit more erect, too. I do not
know what etiquette says about ones
legs and feet during meal time, but
suppose it goes no further than to
suggest that they should be kept I'M
der the table, which is correct, I
ween. But I insist that among my
inaliersble rights is the right to cross
my legs, and to cross them under the
mahogany at that if it pleases me to
do so and adds to my comfort.
"And yet it is a fact that one rare
~ enjoys this gracious privilege be-
cause of the awkward, grotesque and
unhappy architecture of the dining
table. The tables ought to be differ
emily made. They ought to be
roomier, so that fellow would have
ample space in which to cross his
legs if it pleased him to do so. Of
course, if one does not want to cross
ones legs at meal times one need
not do it, so the change could do no
harm
The Jamesburg record., 1901-10-19
WARNED BY HIS SOUP.
queer yarn of How an English
Broker Saved His Fortune in
Wall Street.

Vermicelli cut into little letters is
thing commonly found in modern
soup. But it is not often that it
saves man from financial. disaster,
IS it did in the following case: An
American visiting England was dining
in London the other day during the
height of the Wall street boom, says
the London Daily News.
The talk turned on that subject,
and the American, who had bought
largely at high figures, maintained
against the general opinion that the
great prices rested on a solid busi-,
ness basis. Suddenly he saw in the
spoonful of soup which he was rails
ing to his lips four letters, forming
the word s'Sell." Somewhat shaken
by this, for he was a man of a SUPER
stitious turn of mind, he went on
with his soup in troubled mood.
until only six of the small white cap
itals remained floating in his plate
They spelled the word "Unload."
Hastily rising he excused himself
upon plea of indisposition, and took
a cab to the nearest open telegraph
office. He cabled to his broker, or
dering the immediate sale of all he
held in railways. AS New York time
is five hours behind our own, the
thing was done before the market
closed. The next day the panic be-
gan. He had got out at the top of
tba ma riot
The Jamesburg record., 1901-10-19
FLIRTING WITH FACTS.
Illustrative Instances of the Way
the Daily Press Gets Things
Twisted.

Some funny things concerning the
paper trade appear in the daily papers
now and then. For example, a New
York paper stated recently that the
ground wood pulp mill at Sault Ste.
Marie has daily capacity of 125,ooo
tons, and that a sulphite mill of a
daily capacity of $4,000 tons is very
near completion.
Another daily paper tells of watches,
chains and all sorts of jewelry having
been picked out of the beating engine
of mill at ST. Joseph, Mich, and says
that once every week, when the beater
is cleaned, the employees of the mill
plunge head-frst into it in search of
valuables, says the Paper Mill.
The impression is conveyed that a
handful of jewelry is fished out On
every occasion.
In the field of daily newspaper work
it is really wonderful that the mis-
takes made are so few. But such mis-
takes as these are not excusable.
A seconds consideration would
show their improbability, not to say
the impossibility, and so prevent the
dissemination of misinformation.
Gladys-Ferdy is absolutely good
TOR nothing.
Edith-Oh, 1 don't know. He's good
to practice "refusals" on.-Judge.
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PeepinE Into the Fufurs

There was triumphant expression
on the smart young mans face as he
entered the dining-room. Miss De-
brighte had given him several snubs
and his time for revenge had come.
Miss De Bright, would you like to
see picture of your future husband ?"
Yes" was the unblushing reply.
We'll, we will now have little se-
Ance," continued the smart young
man, makiGg nsunDe of mysterious
motions and, as the eyes of an the
ooarders were directed toward him,
he held up hideous picture of an ape,
saying, impreS Ssively:
Behold your future husband"
There was seconds pause as Miss
Debrighte looked at it, then she said,
pleasantly:
why, Mr.. Maine, I didn't know that
you were a marrying man. Chicago
Tribune.
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REFURNISHING WINDSOR.
The Old Furniture in the Castle Will
Be Burned to Prevent
Its Circulation.

His majesty intends to clear out
a good deal of the old furniture and
fittings at Windsor castle and replace
them with his own. Having this in
view, old residents have been on the
lookout for signs of a bonfire some
where in the precincts of the castle,
for in past times, when any chairs
and tables and other articles therein
were condemned, it was the practice
to have them burned, says Modern
Society.
The object of this was to prevent
pieces of furniture stamped with the
queens monograms from being let
loose, as it were, and so allowed to
drift into the hands of brokers, and
thence into the possession of persons
having no right to them, but willing
to pay almost any price to be able
to display such royal articles in their
own houses. 1t was a wasteful ex-
pedieat, but-one can understand the
-e-A - ee1H p-eceution. Thsre
have been so many instances of roy
al gifts and discarded articles being
found in shops and stores that some
means of prevention are quite neces-
sary. But up to the present time
there have been no indications of o
,olocauSt.
The Jamesburg record., 1901-10-19

A Sure Indication.

'.Oh, visited such woefully pow
erty-stricken family this morning."
said the sympathetic member of the
charity committee.
"Indeed!" asked the chairman of the
committee. ''Were they very, very
poor?'
"Poor Man, it is pitiable. Why,
they are so poor that they keep IS
dogs. ."-Baltimore American.
The Jamesburg record., 1901-10-19
The Evangelist,
I5o Fifth Ave,
NEW YORK.
THE COMMONER
(Mr. Bryan's Paper.)

The Commoner has attained
within six months from date of
the first issue a circulation of
100, 900 copies, a record prob
ably never equaled in the history
of American periodical literature.
The unparalleled growth of this
paper demonstrates that there is
room in the newspaper field for
a national paper devoted to the
discussion of political, economic,
and social problems. To the
columns of The Commoner Mr..
Bryan contributes his best efforts !;
and his review of political events
as they arise from time to time
can not fail to interest those who
study public questions.
The Commoner's regular sub
scription price is $l.O0 per year.
We have arranged with Mr..
Bryan whereby we can furnish
his paper and The JAMEsBURG
RECORD together, for one year
for $3.50. The regular subscrip-
ton price of the two papers when
subscribed for separately is $500.
The Jamesburg record., 1901-10-19
Now Is His Chance.

Three summers have flown since she firted
With poor little clerk from town,
And when she got home in the autumn
She cruelty turned him down.
She Is starting again for the seashore-
Three years! Time is fieeting alacki
Down deep in her heart she is hoping
That little old clerk may come back.
Chicago Record Herald
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Encouraging and Discouraging.

Mr.. Brown-Ah, L see 1 am too late
another man has won your hearts
best love.
Miss Jones-Not at all, Mr.. Brown;
not at all; this $1,000 diamond ring I
wear is merely one of my graduating
gifts.-Chicago Record-Herald.
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What We Are Coming To.

81 told you yesterday that wanted
to marry your daughter, but I have
come to take it back"
"What's the matter now?"
81 find that she cannot support me
in the style to which 1 have been ac-
med."-Town Topics.
The Jamesburg record., 1901-10-19
Where Charity Be~ins.

"My good little man." said the visit
ing pastor, Il am afraid you've been
fighting! A black eye! Don't you
want me to pray with you?"
Nav" said the good little man.
'Run home and pray with your own
kid. He's got two black Phil
adelphia Press.
The Jamesburg record., 1901-10-19

Friend-Did you ever shed real tears
on the stage?
Actress-Often. It's enough to
make even an actress cry to be told
right in the middle of five-act trag-
edy, that the manager has skipped
with the receipts.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Jamesburg record., 1901-10-19
The Usual Way.

Ethel-I think that vase is awful
homely, don't you?
Maude-Yes. I have dropped it on
the floor three times, but it won't
break,r-Somerville journal.
"what is your name?" asked the
city directory enumerator.
"Cotton," answered the man of the
house.
"Any children?"
eleven"
ST suppose we shall have to let 1t
CO." said the enumerator, putting
down the figures, "but it looks like
padding the census."-Chicago Trib-
une.
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At the Seaside.

Alice-I'm so glad you are engaged
at lasti
Grace-Yes, George and I will be
married in September.
Alice-Good gracious!! You don't
mean to marry him, do you?-Brook-
lyn Life
The Jamesburg record., 1901-10-19
WHY She Was Sure

George see nothing but for US to
elope. Do you think your father
would forgive US?
Ethel am sure he would.
George-How can you be sure?
Ethel felt little nervous on that
score, and-and 1 asked him.-Tit
Bits.
The Jamesburg record., 1901-10-19
! holocaust

Sound doctrine does not depend on
the volume of sound.
Prejudice masquerades as principle
that it may slay it.
You will draw the world as your
deeds draw the picture of Christ.
1t is not wise to- consume all mud
because some contains diamonds.
The success of your ministry does
nos depend on the strength of your
misery.
When God shuts one door in your
face it is to force you to find the other
door.-Ram's Horn.
The Jamesburg record., 1901-10-19
Never That Hot.

Willis-Does Rollins board?
Wallace suppose not. To-day he
was telling. me about burning his
mouth drinking offee.-Harlem Life.
The Jamesburg record., 1901-10-19
Poor Boy.

His mother told him not to swear,
His father taught him golf.
He minded both with utmost care
Brain fever took him off.
-Judge
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Holding Her own.

Sally Gay-How well Miss Linger-
long holds her age!
Dolly Swift-Yes, she looks as
youthful as she did IA years go, and
acts only a trifie youngstown
Topics.
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His Modest Reply.

Diggs-Do you believe there is any
truth in the saying that it takes a
genius to live with genius?
Biggs-No, don't. I never consid-
cred my wife genius.-Chicago Daily
News.
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She-I would like to have my por-
trait painted. Could you recommend
to me an artist?
He-Yes; go to Rosinsky; he is
flower painter.-Meggendorfer .Blaet-
ter
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02
MARTINS FERRY.
Local News From the City of Mills
and Factories.

Local News From the City of Mills
ana Factories.
The Board of Trade meeting last
evening was well attended and the ar
! guments were quite warm.
A freight wreck on the Wheeling and
Lake Erie yesterday evening delayed
the evening passenger train for about
two hours.
Marshall Chopper is a candidate for
Council in the Fifth ward, and his
many friends are working hard for his
nomination.
Samuel Garrett, of Pittsburg, and
John w. Garrett, of Cleveland, return
ed to their homes after attending the
funeral of their father.
1t has just been learned that Mr..
Harry Megrall, of the Island, and Miss
Pearl Howard, of this city, were quietly
married about three weeks ago. Both
are estimable young people and have
the best wishes of their many friends.
Rev. Father Charles Mulhearn will
deliver an illustrated lecture at the
Star Theatre, Monday evening. March
18th. His subject will be Round
About Old Ireland" Rev. Mulhearn is
an eloquent speaker and is well versed
on this interesting subject.
David Vennum, that veteran old
Democrat Of the Fifth ward, will be
a candidate Tor assessor before the
Democratic primaries. Mr.. Vennum is
a man we'll qualified for this position,
and should not only receive the nomi-
nation but should be elected.
The poverty party given by Miss Ella
He'll Thursday evening was a most
pleasant affair, and The unique cos
tunes worn by those attending were
quite odd but appropriate for the oc-
casion. Miss He'll secured the Tween
tietth Century Mandolin Club to fur
nish music for the dancing, which was
the diversion of the evening. An ele-
CANT supper was served to the guests
during the evening.
The Athletic Club will hold a meet
ing in the Mechanics hall next Sunday
afternoon and perfect their organiza-
ton. They expect to be able to start
off with a membership of seventy-iye.
They also expect to select their rooms
at this meeting, and have several sites
in view. They expect to be able to fix
up their rooms in the most modern
style. including bath rooms and ali
that goes to make a first class athletic
room.
The whereabouts of Miss Hannah
Tomlinson is still unknown and the
search so far has revealed but little.
1t was thought that she was in Salem,
w. Va, but later it was found that the
suspected girl was not Miss Tomlinson,
although they resembled each other.
A report is in circulation that she is in
Parkersburg, but this has not been
verified. The mothers anxiety for her
daughter is pitiful, but she seems to
have so secluded herself that it is
doubtful if she car be found. 1t is
not thought that anything serious has
happened 10 the girl.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02
THE REPUBLICAN PLAN
Appears to Be to Fight the Election,
bat Not to Prevent Meetings of tho
Civ COuupiI.

Appears to Be to Fight the Election,
but Not to Prevent Meetings OF the
City CounciI
The office-seekers and Republican
bosses have not yet regained their COM
posture, but just what course they have
determined upon, if any, will onlv de-
velop with subsequent proceedings A
great deal-more than the "ringaters"
care to acknowledgements upon the tenn
per of the regular Republican Coun ill
men. If they fall in with the plans of
the now discredited leaders the Do?i-
ocrats may be put to some temporary
embarrassment. The most that c-.n be
accomplished will be to delay ,as time
for the e officers entering upon the
discharge of the duties of the positions
to which they have been elected.
This is to be accomplished by the re-
fusal of First Branch Republicans to
approve the bonds of the newly elec.eG
officers. The Second Branch will ap-
prove the bonds and it is the pro-
gra'nme Of the ring" to hold them up
in the First Branch
It is understood that no effort is to
be made to prevent a quorum in Coun-
Gil. The bosses arr a trife too wise to
50 to the extreme Of trying to prevent
Republicans from attending. for the
two-fold reason that they would not
likely be successful, and thai they
would thereby invite public consure.
The Republican members are to be free
to attend, but the ring is to try to
control their action while present. If
it were not for the public clamor for
Council to proceed to business and drop
politics, the ring" would no doubt
make necessary a repetition of the
scenes and Incidents of Tuesday night
and Wednesday morning.
1t is given out that a special meeting
of Council, for the transaction of gen.
eral business, will he called for Mon
day or Tuesday night, more probably
the latter. 1t is the plan of the ring"
as stated above, to withhold approval
of bonds of new officers, in the First
Branch, with a view to forcing the
Democrats to carry the matter into the
courts. Every day of delay means an
extension of the tenure of Office of the
present ineumbents, with the incidental
salary attached thereto, and in the
eyes of the ringsters this is a game
worth playing, independent of what
the dear public may think of it. If the
City Hall gang rules the Republican
members of Council it is a safe guess
that every pretext which may cause a
delay will be taken advantage of.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02
BIG COAL DEAL

Involving 10000 Acres of Choice Ter
ritOry in Belmont County-A Mill
Hon Dollars VIII Be Paid Out.
1t was expected yesterday that the
coal lands lying south and west of
Bellaire that were optioned some time
ago, would be taken up and that the
largest coal deal ever manipulated in
Eastern Ohio would be consummated,
but it was found necessary to defer the
paying off of these options another
month or probably later, owing to the
fact that the titles and abstracts had
not been thoroughly examined.
The deal has quite a history and will
involve almost one million dollars. In
February, 1900, Theodore Neff, of Bell
aire, who is the promoter of this large
deal, commenced to take options on
the land, and secured almost 80, 900
acres, and later transferred some of his
options to Tomlinson & Mellon, of
Pittsburg. After taking the options a
force of several men commenced work
on making out abstracts and looking
up the titles, which was found to be a
tedious job, owing to so many of the
titles being in bad shape.
The farmers who gave options on
their land have been very eager for
their money, and some have been very
unreasonable, owing to the fact that
they are not aware of the Immense
amount of work required in making
out the titles and how complicated the
work is. The Empire Coal &. Mining
Company, of Wheeling, are uha pur-
ehasers of this territory, and fully
intended to commence paying yester-
Gay, but their attorney had not cenn
able to thoroughly go over the titr"s,
and the payment had 10 be postponed,
as Ihe company are exercising great
care in this matter. ard the mary
farmers who called on Mr.. Nef yes
terday were mucn disappointed.
1t is thought when they fully
realize the situation they viii change
their minds. With the 10000 acres
, there is also included the Rose & Nor
gan mines, consideration 500, 900;
Pittsburg & Ohio Coal Company, con-
sideration $4,000; Glenn Coal Com
pany, consideration unknown The
81 5000 acre tract will average about S12
per acre, and it is said several other
mines on the B. & o. are also included.
Mr.. Neff. who has so carefully manipu-
lated the sale and secured this large
block Of territory. is deserving OF
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02
RESIDENTS AND


The Movements of People You Know,
and the Coming and Going of
Transicnts.
N. ]. McKeeyer was in Sistersville
yesterday.
Harry Tibbins, of Sistersville, is in
the city on business.
j. NJ. Gibson has returned from a
business trip to Sistersville.
Miss Blanche Harris, OF rhe East End,
is visiting friends at Blaine, Ohio.
Mr.. Robert Fl. Williams is attending
the Civil and Mining Engineers con-
vention, in session at Columbus, Ohio,
this week.
The countless friends of Hon. w. C.
iHardlan, Sr., will learn with regret
that he is seriously i'll with pneumonia
at the residence of his son in East
Wheeling. Hopes for his speedy re-
covery viii be widely entertained.
Word has just been received through
Vice Consul Brice that Mr.. Mike Owens
had paid the consulate a visit on the
18th ult His trip abroad included q