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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-29

STAMPS or Lie denOnllHatIUH of 49, tL,~
n less accepted for amounts iess A"
one dollar. .,,
Correspondence containing ny sur
news solicited from every part OF the sur
rounding country. -
Rejected communications will not Pc re.
turned unless accompanied by suti''ei'
postage. M
Tributes of Respect and Obituary mo-
tees, five cents per line. .,
THE REGISTER. embracing It's severat
editions, Is entered at tae Postorlce a.
Wheeling. w. Va, as seccnd-class uaUer.
The citizen., 1901-03-08
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a WONDERFUL MACHINE.
What the Tiny Wheels, Springs and
Screws In Your Watch Mean.

IL you own a watch, open it and look
at the little wheels, springs and screws,
each an Indispensable part of the whole
wonderful machine. The busy little bal
ance wheel alone is the result of hun
dreds Of years of study and experiment.
The watch have before me is composed
Of 9S pieces, and its manufacture en-
braces more than 1000 distinct and sep
arate operations. Some of the smallest
screws are so minute that the unaided
eye can not distinguish them from the
steel filings or specks of dirt Under a
powerful magnifying glass perfect
screw is revealed. The slit in the head is
two one-thousandths of an inch wide. 1t
takes 30S,000 of these screws to weigh a
pound. and pound is worth $1.5S5.
The hairspring is a strip of the finest
steel about 9l2 inches long, a hundredth
part OF an inch wide and twenty-seven
tenthousandths of an inch thick. 1t is
coiled up in spiral form and finely tenn
pered. The process of tempering was
long held a secret by the few possessing
II and even now is not generally known.
Their manufacture requires great skill
and care. The strip Is gauged to twenty
one-thousandths OF an inch, but no meas
uring instrument has yet been devised
capable of fine enough gauging TO deter
mine beforehand by the size of the strip
what the strength OF the finished steel
will be. A twenty-thousandth part OF an
inch in the thickness of the strip makes
difference in the running OF a watch Of
about six minutes per hour. The value
of these springs when finished and placed
IN watches is enormous in proportion to
the material from which they are made.
A comparison will give a good idea.
A ton of gold is worth $G27.9l5. while
a ton of steel made up into hairsprings
when in watches is worth S7.SS2, 300
more than 12l5 times the value of pure
gold. Hairspring wire weighs one-twen-
heth OF grain to the inch. One mile of
wire weighs less than half a pound. The
balance gives five vibrations to every
second. 300 every minute, $4,000 everv
hour, $4,000 every day and 157,6S0. 900.
every year. At each vibration it rotates
about IA times, which makes 1877. .lOO.-
Voo revolutions every year. In order that
we may better understand the stupendous
amount of labor performed by these tiny
works let us make a few comparisons.
rake, for Illustration, a locomotive with
SIX driving wheels. Let its wheels be
run till they shall have given the same
number OF revolutions that n watch pivaa
IN one year, and they will have covered a
distance equal to 2S complete circuits OF
the earth. All this a watch does without
other attention than winding once every
~ hours.-Philadelphi Press.
The citizen., 1901-03-08
ABOUT HOTBEDS.
Manure-Cost Fer Snsh-Location ana
Construction of Beds.

Manure-Cost Ter Snsn-LOcattOn 010
Construction of Beds.
The number of sashes that the gar
dener can use to advantage depends as
much as anything on the amount Of
fresh manure that he can get at a
reasonable price. which we shall con-
slider about 81 per cord delivered, says
an American ACricuturist writer. The
cost of starting n hotbed may be con-
sidered about So per sash. While this
would have been sufficient to put up
very good run two years ago, it is
doubtful whether at the present time
1t could be done for that price. 1t
would include fence, plank, sash, mats
and shutters. The sash and shutters
should be well painted
The gardener generally sets his htt-
beds in the open field. He first puts up
board fence six or seven feet high
facing the south and slanting back
some Is or 20 inches at the top. The
posts should be five or six inches
through ut the top and set three feet in
the ground. We hold the boards to the
posts by two coach screws to each post
These screws pass through narrow
cleats, with Il large washer between
the cleat and the screw head The
boards are taken down in the summer
and used to blanch early celery. We
mark every board before it is taken
down. and then by using each fence by
itself there is very little trouble in put
ting it UP again. We leave the cleats
screwed to the post and seldom have to
bore Il new hole. We set the plank far
ther from the fence than many. as we
wish to have plenty of room to walk
between the bed and the mats when
they are rolled.
We set a line three feet or little
more from the bottom of the fence and
from II TO IL inches above the ground
and if possible draw it tight so as to
give the bed as nearly an even fall as
possible. 1t is not well to have the bed
exactly level, as the water does not
work off so well, but we do not like to
have it fall too much. If this line is
drawn tight and stakes put in often
enough to prevent it from sagging. all
that it is necessary to do is to set line
of plank the length you wish the bed.
Planks - inches wide and . inches
thick are none too heavy. These are
held in place by stakes about feet
long and 3 inches wide. sharpened and
driven two.to the plank. The end ones
should be nailed to both planks and
come to the top Of the plank to break
the Joint 1t is not so particular about
the center ones. Pieces Of rough boards
are all right for these stakes. Nine
penny nails are the best size to use for
mailing the stakes to the plank il the
stakes are one inch thick. and 10y nail
ing through the stake into the plank it
does not tear the plank to pieces much
when taken down, as they are every
summer Five inches seems to be
about the right amount of fall on a six
foot sash.
The citizen., 1901-03-08
FAITH.

happy child plays on the floor AZ
And stacks his blocks and sings, -
And he knows naught OF ancient lore 10
And naught Of worldly things;
But faith is in his heart and when
'Tis dark he kneels TO pray,
And what is all the lore of men,
The fairest fruit Of brush or pen,
Against the faith he has, the faith I, too,
could claim one day2
Beside the great cathedral door
poor cid woman stands,
stranger unto worldly lore,
With knotted. tired handsl
But faith is rooted in her breast,
She hears the bell above,
And on the book her lips are prest,
And when It's night she goes to rAst,
Triumphanty believing in her 81 iour's holy
love!
Oh, sage, what is the lore you teach'
Oh man Of science, all
The wise conclusions that you reach
Are pitiful and small
Beside the faith Of him who plays
About the floor
Beside the faith OF her whose days
Were sunless il She might not raise
The book to trusting lips to say Ave at the
door!
S. L. Kiser in Chicago Times Herald.
The citizen., 1901-03-08
News and Notes.

Gasoline engines represent one of the
cheap and satisfactory sources of farm
power.
{ untry Gentleman says that an
goumois, or grain moth, which injured
the wheat in some sections of New
Jersey the past season, is likely. where
1t has been numerous, to cause dam
age the second year.
The centralized system" which may
in time replace the little red school
houses" abolishes subdistrict schools
end provides graded central school.
with free conveyance to and from 1t In
stages to all pupils living more than
three-quarters of a mile away. Trum-
bull county, o., is said to have inaugr'
rated the plan.
A ScOtsmnn's Economy.
"Can We oblige me with a lghtg" said
O Scotsman as he bit off the end OF
cigar and looked around n smoking car
riage on the Great Northern railway.
One traveller produced an empty box
with apologies. Another said he didn't
smoke and therefore didn't carry
matches.
"Can We give me light?" repeated the
Scotsman to the third. who stolidly look
ed out Of the window. Then the Scots
mans finger went reluctantly into his
own pocket "Weel. weel." he murmur-
cd, "Tll jist need to TAX ane O. my ain"
The citizen., 1901-03-08
The Mum Family.
There is a funny family,

There is funny family,
OF which l often hear,
In which the difference in size
To me seems very queer.
The family, Judge, is small
Two seems to be the sum
And Minnie Mum the one is called.
The other, Max l. Mum.
Now Minnie Mum is always shown
To be exceeding small,
While Max !. Mum giant is,
30 very large and tall,
But hand in hand they march about
As fond as fond can be,
And proud they are to let the world
Their striking contrast see.
This thought I might have given you
In one short rhyming verse,
And that would be the minimum;
Or, what would be much worse.
Through stanzas something like score
My muse l might let hum
10 tel the same, and that, you see,
Would be the maximum.
The citizen., 1901-03-08

IN TIE BEGINNING.

ccd took the dust and said. 40. am thereI"
And flung it forth the empyrean free:
And nature saw a star burst forth and he,
A throne OF life and light divinely fair
Then fell raindrop in his hollow hand:
"Be thou its sovereign occan," murmured he.
And there arose silver turbaned sea
To frame the tropic glory OF the land
spirit hovered near he staid its flight
Love, rule this life and compass all th.
earthi'
And lovely woman sprang to instant birth,
And where she reigns JOY and peace and right.
&C. E. Barns in Criterion.
The citizen., 1901-03-08
ROyalty,a EInwern-

Queen Victoria was passionatelv fond
OF lilies OF the valley, and no bououet for
ner acceptance was deemed complete
witnout the fragrant white bells, with
,neir ieaves OF harmonious green twin
king somewhere in its composition. But
Sme S was also extremely fond of violets.
have.
Inc Empress Frederick, the queens
o,oest daughter, when she was younger.
aiways needed bunch OF fresh English
Vloiets to wear IL they could possibly
The citizen., 1901-03-08
A PARABLE.

m had the marble ready to his hand
Ana cunning instruments to cut and shape
IL made form OF beauty and command.
And one toiled tireless long day by day,
Nith nothing for his tools but naked hands
40 nothing for his work but common clay,
and all men bowed before the marble form
kpd hailed him master who had done this thing.
"a at the clay they Knocked with Jest and scorn,
"a one walked proudly. crowned with mems &C.
.SS claim,
And one sat sullen. muttering in his beard
eReholdl | did my best Whose, then, the
blame?"
-rheodosia Pickering Garrison in National Maga.
nine.
The citizen., 1901-03-08
Wholly Unneccssorv

My wife won't take clock with ma
when we camp out"
How do you tell when it's time for
meals?" 1''
"oh, that's easy. We eat from morn.
Ing till ight."-Chicago Record.
The citizen., 1901-03-08

"Oh. come now" said the woman who
dislikes exaggeration, you know you did
not actually weep scalding tears"
Il did," said the woman who sticks to
what she says. II did. They actually
cracked my glasses. ."-London Fun.
The citizen., 1901-03-08
English War Medals.

War medals, says The Army and Navy
Journal, were instituted by Charles to
decorate the leaders of forlorn hopes.
There were good many forlorn hopes
In the reign of Charles l.
Gorgeous gold medals used to be given
away after Il famous victory" TIE
numbers of medals distributed in modern
warfare make the use of gold impossible
The modern medal is made of the hard
and lasting silver of the same standard
as is used for the current coinage. and
each medal is the size and weight of n
shilling piece tone ounce). They are
struck at the royal mint from designs
prepared by professional medalists.
As many as $500 unclaimed medals
have accumulated at a time at the war
office. Unclaimed medals are ultimately
melted down at the mint into coin of the
realm. though every effort is made TO
trace the owner or his heirs.
Some years ago naval medal was
struck and distributed to soldiers for n
frontier trouble in India. This medal
had nothing to do with the case" and
collectors have been puzzled by the ships
and sails OF an engagement fought on
dry land.
On one occasion $4,000 tin medals were
sent out for the native troops in India.
Tin has now been abolished, and silver
and bronze are the orthodox medal met
ais.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
RUNAWAY ROLLS
OVER A BLUFF
Mrs. William Inch Leaps
From Buggy to Save
Herself.
People on Beach Startled by
a Spectacular Ac-
cident.

The hundreds Of people who thronged
the beach in the vicinity Of the Cliff
House yesterday afternoon were startled
by the sight of q horse attached to a
light buggy rolling down a forty-foot
bluff The horse and vehicle rolled over
and over, and when the bottom Of the de-
scent was reached the broken buggy was
on top and the animal showed little eVi-
dence Of being alive. Those who witness
ed the wild plunge did not know that Mrs
William Inch Of 4s2la TWenty-ninth street
had narrowly escaped being carried down
The bluff in the buggy.
William Inch and mis- wife were out for
a drive through Golden Gate Park yester-
day afternoon. They had reached Cliff
avenue and Ocean terrace, when Inch,
leaving his wife to take care of the horse,
got down from the buggy to stop a run
away. The horse became frightened and
got beyond Mrs. Inch's control. 1t started
on a wild dash down Cliff avenue but
turned suddenly off into small alley
which terminates at the head of the bluff
back of the Ocean Beach Pavilion. Be
fore the horse reached the edge Mrs. Inch
leaped out into the sand. She was un-
injured by the fall.
Officer Greggains reached the struggling
horse a few moments after its plunge.
After the tangled harness had been cut
away the animal was able to get UP and
soon recovered sufficiently to be taken
back TO the stable from which Inch had
rented it. The buggy was a wreck, one
wheel being completely smashed.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
BoY NEWSPAPER THIEVES
CHASED AND CAPTURED
Three of Them Had Stolen More Than
Forty Papers When Discovered
by Detectives.

Wallace McNight, a colored boy, u
years of age; James Sullivan, IL years Of
age. and Henry Lee, IA years, were ar
rested about o'clock yesterday morn
ing by Detectives Ryan, O'Dea and Nc
Mahon and booked at the City Prison on
charges of petty larceny.
Complaint had been made at police
Headquarters by residents on Larkin
street. between Union and Sacramento,
that every Sunday morning for some
weeks past their papers had been stolen
from their doorsteps and the three de-
tectives were detailed to catch the thief
or thieves.
PAPERS from the different houses. When
thew observed the officers, the boys ran in
different directions, and each of the de-
tectives went after a boy and overlook
him. Sullivan gave O'Dea a run of sew
eral blocks before effecting his capture.
The bovs had stolen between forty and
fifty morning papers, eaching having a
supply. They all live on the Barbary
Coast Mcknight and Sullivan are well
known to the police.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
TURNS THIEF
FOR REVENGE
Otto allen Breaks Into
Wine Vaults to Even
Old Score.
Police Arrest Several Bur-
glars, But Others Are
Active.

Otto Wallen. who gave his occupation
as that of cook, broke a plate of glass
early yesterday morning in the wine
vaults of Otto Baherman at 617 CONNER
cial street and, crawling through the
aperture, proceeded to help himself to a
variety of choice wines.
Police Officer Fleming happened to be
passing by, and, noticing that the glass
was broken, he summoned officer Naylor.
With drawn revolvers they entered the
place and found Wallen in the act of help
ing himself to a bottle of wine. He Of
fered no resistance and was placed under
arrest. AT the City Prison he claimed that
he had been thrown out of the place early
in the evening, and to get even he re-
solved to force an entrance after the pro-
prietor had left and help himself to as
much wine as he wanted. He was charged
with burglary.
j. A. Johnson and H. Stone were ar
rested Saturday night while in the act
of looting the Fearless saloon, go Market
street. After an entrance had been ef-
fected Johnson remained on guard on the
outside, while his accomplice rit1ed the
cash register, securing $35 80. Johnson,
the lookout, was seen acting suspiciously
by Officer Webb of Morses patrol, who
placed him under arrest. Sergeant Bro
ply and posse were informed of the cap
ture, and on entering the place found
Stone, who was hiding in clothes closet.
The $35 so was found in his pockets. When
arrested Johnson had a revolver in his
pocket, and in addition to a charge of
burglary a charge of carrying concealed
weapon was entered against him.
The Casino saloon at "a Ellis street was
broken into at o'clock yesterday morn
ing and several bottles Of whisky stolen.
The burglars entered through a barber
shop in front of the saloon, and failing to
find any money they took the bottles of
whisky, but did not touch anything in the
barber shop. The police have no clew to
the burglars.
Early yesterday morning two men, who
gave their names as William Adams, alias
Chuck Adams, and Daniel McFadden,
were arrested in. a saloon on Eighteenth
and Railroad avenues south, on the
charge of being drunk and disturbing the
peace.
AS the officers made their appearance
one of the men dropped watch on the
floor. This was picked up by the officers,
who compared it with descriptions Of sto-
len property reported to the police from
time to time. The watch proved to be
one that was stolen by burglars from the
residence of Charles Denicke on Silver and
Layton avenues, San Bruno district. The
two men were charged with burglary.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

After nearly starving to death in the
chain locker of the transport Thomas,
Charles Allen, prisoner, finally gave
himself up Saturday night. He was one
of the chain gang sent home from Manila
to be transferred to Alcatraz en- route for
lone. From the reformatory at the latter
place he had made his escape, and giving
a fictitious age had enlisted in the army
In the Philippines his record was looked
into on account Of a number of escap pades
in which he was the principal actor. This
brought the fact to light that he was a
runaway from a reformatory. So he was
sent home.
The day the Thomas got in Allen man
aged to break Jail and hid himself in the
chain locker. When the officer on guard
came to count noses he found 103 prison
ers whereas he should have had 1O4 A
search was made and Allen was posted
as missing. Saturday he crawled out of
his lair and asked Steward Pfeifer to give
him something to eat, as he was starving
Allen got a square meal and was then
turned over to the army authorities, who
will later send him to the lone Reform
School.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

TF HERE was a scene of wild ex-
citement aboard the American ship
c. F. Sargent at noon yesterday.
u Captain Melville was at that hour
about to sit down to lunch, but
the cabin boy rushed into the dining
room and exclaimed, There's something
the matter forward, sir" The master,
thinking there was row among the crew,
rushed forward with a gun in his hand,
but Immediately saw what was the mat
ter when the smoke issuing from the for
ward hold met his view.
All hands were called and the pumps
started as soon as it was known that
the ship was afire. Then the jack was
set in the mizzen, union down, and a few
minutes later a crew from the Albatroas,
commanded by Lieutenant G. S. Kemptf,
was aboard. These men could not do
much, as they had no appliances, but it
tug Slocum was on the scene, and then
the men from the Albatross Joined forces
with the crew Of the Slocum and effec-
tive work was done.
The Slocum was awaiting orders at the
foot of Folsom street, and Captain Harry
Marshall had strolled down to see that
everything was moving along in ship
shane fashion. While in the pilot-house
the second mate came to him and said,
Captain, a ship in the stream is flying
signals of distress. A glance through
a q
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
SHOOTING AFFRAY OVER
A NOTORIOUS WOMAN

James McNiece, 13 Trenton street, was
arrested yesterday morning by Detectives
Ryan, O'Dea and Mcmahon ar1 booked
at the City Prison on charge of assault
to murder The complaining witness is
John Dunno.
The detectives happened to be passing
Trenton street about o'clock and heard
a shot. They saw Dunno and Josie Mar
tin, notorious woman, standing on the
sidewalk outside of McNieces house.
Dunno informed them that McNiece had
wound as evidence of the fact.
McNiece was placed under arrest and
said that Dunno had not only stolen Josie
Martins affections from him. but had
started to break his windows and doors.
He grabbed a pistol and struck Dunno on
the head with it and then fired a shot
at him he said.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
Q
TWO STRANGERS ASSAULT
NON-UNION IRON MOLDER
Induce Him to Leave the Central
Church and Then Brutally
Beat Him.

William Leech, non-union iron molder,
was set upon by two men on Mission
street. near Seventh, yesterday and badly
beaten. Leech and ]. H. Wiley of 931
Mission street were attending the serv-
ices IN the Central Methodist Episcopal
Church, when they were accosted by a
Well-dreSsed young man, who informed
Leech that he was wanted outside. Leech
unsuspectingly left the church and was
at once pounced upon by two men and
severely beaten. Wiley was also attacked
but Ute escaped serious injury.
Captain Seymour. who detailed Detective
Coleman to make a thorough investiga-
ton. On going to the scene Leech was
found sitting in the church afraid to ven
ture out: He was bleeding from several
cuts on the head and face. and at his so
lIcttat ton the detective escorted him to the
Rlsdon Iron Works where he is employed.
Both Leech and Wiley are satisfied that
they will be able to identify their assail
ants in event they are arrested.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

the glasses showed fire coming from the
Sargent, and Captain Marshall, without
waiting TO change his clothes rang UP
the signal to ''get ready" Two minutes
later the Slocum was on her way to the
burning ship and inside of a quarter of
an hour had three streams of water pour
ing into the Sargent's hold
Streams Poured Into Cargo.
Shortly afterward the State tug Gov
ernor Markham came along and helped
materially in saving the ship. Holes were
cut in the deck and through these streams
OF water were poured into the vessel until
1t seemed she would settle down. At one
time six feet Of water was in the hold,
put still the fire kept on, and finally about
p. m. it was decided to run her onto the
mud flats and scuttIe her.
The c. F. Sargent has had a most
eVentful voyage. She left Seattle on No
Vember Is with 2400 tons of coal and a
week later was compelled to put into
Clallem Bay, leaking. At that time the