Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-10

pines. Cuba. China and elsewhere.
Bellaire's loan exhibition is well
worthy of a visit. and Chairman X. e.
Crow and his assistant, NJ. f. Carnes,
of this department. have reason to be
proud of the result of their labors. An
entire day could be profitably passed
in studying and viewing the collections
of war relics, curios, Indian relics, art
studies, rare needlework, and the
unique bur attractive collection CT the
Bow Knot Club.
Some idea of the extent and variety
of the exhibit can he forp,ei from the
following outlines There arr LOSS arti-
Giles in the curio and relics collections;
242 in the war relics; at least 250 In the
Ernest G. Smith collection; hundreds
of rare things in the Indian relics d.
vision; over 200 in the art section; 139
in the art department: and thousands
of specimens in the coin collections.
In addition to these there is the very
interesting collection of A. r. Kelsey,
of Kelsey Station, and very fine cob
lection by Mrs. Gen. w. B. Curtis, OF
West Liberty. W. Va.
These exhibits embrace articles from
every part of the woi Id. and from al
most every age. There are old flint
locks. used in the revolutionary war;
silver spoons centuries old, rare and
curious things from the philippines,
China, Porto Rico; beautiful articles
in needlework and embroidery from
China and our new possessions; a pic
ture frame made in Libby prison; dolls
from India; sheep skin deeds; a holy
water font from the Holy Land; pot
terry from Pompeii; rare old jewel
cases; a lamp 800 years old; cedar from
Mount Lebanon; pocketbook of Jeffer-
son Davis; the first newspaper pub
lished in Wheeling, and hundreds of
ther'interestlng and curious things.
Unfortunately the large building in
not so located as to be conspicuous,
and for that reason many visitors fail
to see it. 1t was necessarily so located.
as there was no other available build
ing large enough to give space for the
collections.
The loan exhibition is the special
Knights of Pythias feature Of the car
nival and reflects great credit upon
the fraternity. In the same building is
the instructive Darkness and Dawn, a
most impressive representation of the
grewsome and bright phases of life,
death and the hereafter-that many go
repeatedly to see and study.
The metropolis of Belmont county
was aglow with light and alive with
people yesterday and last night, and in
the crowds were scores of firemen visi-
tors to the tournament to be held dur
ing the carnival, The Globe Hotel is
about the center of the show section
and there is less than the usual din of
the bankers for the various street at
fractions, but all are active and eager
for custom.
The knights of Pythias arch just
across the bridge, is the finest piece of
illumination in the city. 1t is COM
posed of triple rows of electric lights
in the colors of the order and in the
center of the arch are the arms of the
order In co1ored electric lights.
The hotels are doing their best to
care for the crowds of visitors and are
succeeding admirably. Among the
guests at the Globe was Uncle Joe"
Catrow, past grand chancellor Of the
knights of Pythias.
One of the snake fellows nearly
scared a colored man out of his wits
yesterday by letting big serpen. coil
its head and neck about glass of beer
from the bar The colored victim of
the joke gave an unearthly screech and
ran as if for his life out of the bar
room and away down the street, Great
ing a deal of excitement, as many
thought from his actions he had gone
suddenly insane.
The different sections OF the loan ex-
hibition are presided over by beautiful
and cultured ladies who take pleasure,
evidently, in showing and explaining
the exhibits.
Carrie Nation, it is reported in Bell