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The Conservative, 1901-11-28
Che Conservative.

foreign manufacturer against Ameri-
can, and nobody else. 1t encourages
the tanner of leather for export to buy
foreign hides, whenever they can be
bought for nearly the same price as
the domestic, because he can get his
profit in the rebate.
1t has resulted in building up the
tannery interests of Canada at CORE
spending loss to those of the United
States. 1t has increased the cost of
footwear, and other products of the
hide to the people of the United
States, while benefiting none, unless it
be the great meat-packing establish
ments; and it is very doubtful if it
benefits them.
The hide duty ought to be repealed,
not alone in the interest of the great
industry Of curing and tanning hides,
and fashioning them into the number
less things which are necessities, but
in the interest of the consuming
public.
The Conservative, 1901-11-28

have sense of satisfaction, of buoy
ancy, of ease, and of pleasure. In the
normal man or woman there is often at
first no great reaction, although in this,
as in every nerve poison, the effects
differ according to individual tempera-
ment. But the pleasure passes off very
quickly, even more quickly than with
opium, and the victim is almost newt
ably driven to renew the injection. In
many cases from twelve to twenty
doses are before long taken in single
day.
The cocaine habit is said to be singu-
larly insidious, stealing upon it's victim
and fastening him before he is aware
that he is in it's clutches. 1t has for
some years been subject of special
study in England, where it's existence is
recognized as not only new evil, but
perhaps the greatest of all of it's kind,
converting, as it does, honest men into
thieves, truthful men into liars, and
honorable men into dishonorable-hur-
rying its victims into imbecility or un-
timely graves. Happily the habit has
not, we think, fixed itself to any extent,
if at all, in North Carolina, and it is to
be hoped that it never will. Charlotte
Daily Observer, Nov 10, 1901.
The Conservative, 1901-11-28
THE COCAINE HABIT.

There are lots of ways for people to
do bad; to do bad in ways which hurt
themselves and hurt other people. The
habitual use Of cocaine is one Of the de-
velopments of the time. Liquor and
morphine do enough to devitalize the
physical and pervert the moral nature,
but by accounts cocaine is worse than
either. Its discovery as an anesthetic
was hailed as boon, as indeed morphia
is. In one of the public places of Bos-
ton is a monument to the discoverer of
ether, and on it the inscription, "And
there shall be no more pain" The senti-
ment is beautiful, and might we'll be in
scribed on the monuments of the dis
coverers of the other anesthetics; but
while these are invaluable servants of.
the human race, they are, like fire and
water, awful masters. AS to the co.
caine habit, it is reported as spreading
rapidly over the United States, and the
Georgia legislature, now in session, is
casting about for means of controlling
it, for it is represented as very prevalent
among both races in that state. 1t ap-
pears that by it's habitues it is not swal-
lowed but used by injection, and upon
the subject recent writer says:
Cocaine injection is, without ques-
tion, the most dangerous and subtle
form of inebriety known. Compared
with it, even morphinomania is COM
paratively harmless. 1t grows on one
with amazing rapidity, and gives little
or no warning of the harm it is doing
until the evil is accomplished almost be-
yond recall. With most narcotics you
have quick presage of coming evil. Let
the average man inject dose of NOR
phia and he will find the temporary
ease followed by excruciating headache,
by raw nerves, and by fearsome depres-
sion of spirits. But with the cocaine at
first there is none of this. Pain is
deadened. The things that troubled
you seem swept out of your life. You
The Conservative, 1901-11-28
CREMATION.
Editor The Conservative:

In connection with "Items of Interest
to Cremationists," contained in The
Conservative Of the 18th inst, I beg
leave to transmit to you the latest copy
of a periodical, issued in Berlin twice a
month, to-wit: "Die Flamme," devoted
to cremation. It appears from the
photograph of modern Crematorium,
that the remains of the deceased cannot
come into contact with the fuel nor with
the flames, and that the incineration is
effected solely by atmospheric air, which
has been heated up to one thousand de-
grees of Celsius
Cremation is therefore nothing else
but quick process to resolve or decom-
pose the remains into the original ele-
ments, which is finally accomplished, by
changing the body into earth, from
which it had been taken or from which
it had originated
Enclosed please find the latest report
Of the imperial board of health in Ber-
lin, from which it appears that the NOR
tality in the principal cities during Sep
tember, 1901, shows a percentage of
deaths out of 1000 inhabitants as fol-
lows, to-wit: Christiania, 11.3; Wies-
baden, 1871; Frankfort on Main, 1879;
Hanover, 1877 Berlin, 1879; Paris, 1877
London, 1876; Rome, 17.2; Philadelphia,
1876; New York, 1879; Petersburg, 22.9;
Warschaw, $50; Dublin, 1874 Moskow,
31.3
AS far as my personal observations go,
the cleanest cities in the world show the
least mortality and the greatest pros
perity, for cleanliness is next to Godli-
ness. DIR. F. RENNER.
Omaha, Neb., Nov. II, 1901.
The Conservative, 1901-11-28


We have, therefore, reached that stage
of development when we should Wig
orously improve every opportunity to
widen our market and when it would
seem good policy for our government
to render every aid to complete de-
velopment of the possibilities of for
eign trade.
In 1896 our export of shoes reached
$1,OOO,O 900. In 1896 they were 81, 5OO,-
900. Yet leather exports were $17,
10000 for the same year. Taking
fiscal years ending June &c. in 1898
shoes were over $1,000, 600; in 1899,
$2,711, ,656; in 1900, 81, 276, ,656; and for
1901 they reached $5, 526, 300, showing
gain Of 200 per cent. in the past
three years. The exports of leather
for the same years, however, are over
$21, 900, 900 year.
Our American tanneries make the
best leather in the world. They use not
only the vast production of the hides
in our own country, but last year
imported hides and skins to the
amount of $33, ,OOO,O making of
leather from the foreign hides and
skins alone more than fifty millions.
The Englishman, the German, and
other foreign manufacturers buy
that American leather to take home
and manu- facture into shoes to compete
with US, and, when they take it out
of the country, our government pays
them for doing it, bounty, alias re-
bate of 80 per cent. of the duty that
may have been paid on the imported
hide, amounting to from to 10 per cent
and no way has yet been found for
American manufacturers to get like
treatment. The result is that con-
siderable portion of the upper and
much of the sole leather made in the
United States from imported hides is
sold to foreign manufacturers at
lower price than we can buy it, by
to 10 per cent.
1t may be asked, Why don't you get
the rebate of duty paid on the i'm
ported leather in exported shoes?
For the reason that there are
from fifteen to twenty five
pieces of leather in shoe. some
of which may have been made
from imported hide, and others
not; and, when once hide is tanned
and cut up into innumerable pieces,
and made into shoe, it is impossible
to trace those separate pieces, and
prove which are made from foreign
hide to the satisfaction Of the United
States officers.
This hide duty is a serious handi-
cap to the American shoe manufacture
er in competition with the foreigner
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-22
R.I.P.A.N.S.

For the enclosed check, s1.92, please
send me four Ascent packages OF Ri
pans Tabules, same as usual, as soon
as possible. One of these is for a friend
to whom / have recommended them.
Indeed, / am continually extolling their
merits to my friends generally who get
them here when required. / don't
suppose you have a great many better
customers than myself. The Tabules
| get from you are used in my fam
lily. If n of us indulge In eating,
the Tabules are resorted to at once,
and doubtless often when 1t is really
unnecessary. But 4 don't care to be
without them in the house. Geo. D,
Woodruff, Auditor West Virginia Cen
trail & Pittsburg Ry. Co., Davis Coal &
Coke Company, Elkins, w. Va, Feb
ruary II, 1901.
There is scarcely any condition of
Ill health that is not benefited by the
occasional use of a RIP.A.NS Ia
bule. and the price, 10 for 5 cents, does
not bar them from any home or JUS
tify any one in enduring ills that are
easily cured. A Family bottle, contain
ing $50 Tabules, Is sold for 60 cents.
For sale by druggist4
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-22
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
SUBMITTED A REPORT OF THE
TRIP TO CHARLESTON AT LAST
LAST NIGHTS MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Clerk Instructed to Send for Copies
OF the New Bill Passed-Three Va
~cancies at the Library and One on
the board Were ~Filled-Other
Business of a Routine Mature
Transacted

The principal business feature of
last evenings meeting of the Board of
Education was a review of the work in
behalf of the new bill for the Carnegie
library. A number of vacancies were
also filled. The session lasted an hour
and was quite interesting. President
Bowers occupied the chair and most of
the members responded to the roll
call.
The special committee on legislation
submitted a report of it's trip to Char
lesion and stated among other things
of interest that it had secured the adop-
ton of a substitute for House Bill No.
%, vesting the board with fuller power
in the selection of a permanent site for
the new Carnegie library. Incorpor-
ated in the bill, which has been signed
by the Governor and is now a law, is
a clause authorizing the issuance OF
bonds to the amc.lnt OF $4,000, pro-
viding that it is voted for by three
ffths of the citizens.
Instead of ordering a reading of the
bill presented to the Senate, the board
asked Mr.. Maxwell to explain it. He
complied with this request by stating
that he wrote to Delegate Laughlin, at
Charleston, asking him whether or not
the clause making it effective had been
passed at the proper time and received
q reply that House Bill No. % had be-
come effective after it's passage. He
received two copies of rne old bill and
had nothing else positive in his pos
session.
Judge Cranmer, chairman OF the IL
brary committee, stated that he had
sent for a certified copy of the bill
passed, and had also received two cop
les of the old bill.
Two Exceptions.
Mr.. Maxwell said that the time of
taking the enumeration was made for
April instead of May, as they had ask
ed. Another exception was the lin
iting of fees of Collector from ~ to
2h per cent. The committee made no
fight on these two exceptions. Aside
from this the bill was II accordance
with the amendments adopted by the
board.
A motion to accept the report pre-
vailed. The president suggested that
the clerk of the board write to the
clerk of the Senate for copies Of the
bill passed and furnish them to the
members of the board. Mr.. Maxwell
made a motion to this effect, which car
ried.
School Report.
Superintendent Anderson's report
was received and showed the follow
ing:
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coal aggregated $414.16, and for nat
ural gas over 1851, and this announce
nient provoked a brief discussion. Mr..
Miller thought that these expenses for
gas for fuel, together with such a large
coal bill, was extravaganza, and sug-
| gested that the meters be ordered out
in order to prevent It,. He moved that
the subject of gas for fuel be referred
to the committee on buildings and
grounds for investigation and a report
to the board. The motion prevailed.
Vacancies Filled.
J The committee on public library sub
mitted a report recommending the pay
ment of bills amounting to 1875; the
purchase of new books and the replac-
ing of worn out books respectively to
the amounts of $137.41 and $70.18; that
the present lease of the Masonic Tenn
pie for use of library, be extended two
years, providing quarters can be Sc
cured; the appointing of Mrs. Emma
Garden as first assistant librarian to
succeed Mrs. C. M. Crawford, resigned;
Miss Kate Land as second assistant IL
lb~rarian, to succeed Miss Nettie Wilde,
resigned, and Miss Cora Stoetzer, as
substitute, to succeed Mrs. Emma Gar
den, resigned; also that the PROPOSE
tions of a Chicago firm to furnish
m%onthlies, and of a Wheeling firm to
furnish weekfies and papers for the
library be accepted. After the read
ing the report was taken up in sections
on motion of Mr.. Maxwell and adopted
by unanimous consent.
Tho hroriop 20 paporf chnwpd tho
average daily circulation to have been
260; circulation in reading room 1885,
and receipts from fines $12.
Clerk Hall was authorized to draw
an order for $3.50 for second payment
on a heating contract for Webster
school.
Mr.. Williams stated that there had
been numerous complaints as to the
quality of coal furnished the schools,
and on motion the clerk was instructed
to notify the contractors that inferior
coal would not be accepted.
A communication was received from
Myron D. Hubbard, giving notice of his
resignation as a member of the board,
because OF the fact that he lived out of
the city, and was therefore unable to
atteHu he SESSIONS. AHe IeoiSndtloA
was accepted and Mr.. Maxwell nomi-
mated A. l.. White to fill the vacancy.
There was no opposition and Mr..
White was elected by unanimous vote.
On motion Of Mr.. Dudley it was or
dered that Mr.. White u charge OF
positions on all committees that were
| held by Mr., Hubbard.
A resolution was adopted rendering
thanks to Mrs. Crawford and Miss
Wilde for their services as first and
second assistant librarians respectively.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-22
BRIDGEPORT
Daily Events From the Town Across
the WAX.

Daily Events From the Town Across
the Way.
Robert H. Wiley, of Flushing, was in
town yesterday.
Auditor Madison A. Aldredge was in
town yesterday.
Prof. e. A. AFTER has opened a night
school in Aetnaville.
A young child of Albert Bedrock, OF
Aetnaville, is quite sick.
Albert Kennon, Esq, of st. Glars
vile, was in town yesterday.
The knights of Pythias had work in
the first and third degrees last even
ing.
Mrs. Joseph Lafferty. of Cadiz, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. B.
Iubb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Holloway have
returned from a visit with Wellsville
friends.
The postofice will observe holiday
hours to-day. being open from Z to 10
and from 5 to Z.
The pipe organ recital and ~oratorio
at the Kirkwood Presbyterian Church
was largely attended, and all were well
pleased with the music.
r. I. Howell, II. Branum and Rich
ard Bailey yesterday appraised the
property of Frank Levitt, In Kirkwood,
at $500. The property will be sold by
the sheriff.
H. A. Shafer. of Chicago. and Man
ager A. L. Brown, of the Manufactur-
ers Telephone Company, of Beaver, Pa,
were in town yesterday inspecting the
Belmont telephone Company system
here.
Haley, who made the confession as
to how the banks were robbed at Sc
vile and Shanesville, also told his at
torney that he had placed about $500
under a brush pile in Boyd's orchard,
west of this city. He also said he had
told one of his pals, who had got away.
He drew a map of the orchard and in
dicated OF the map where the brush
Pile was. Attorney Olmstead came here
Tuesday and visited the orchard and
found the brush pile, as indicated on
the map, but found that it had been
overturned and he found no money.
1t is supposed the pal had visited the
pace and found the money.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-22
THE RIVER.

News Notes of Interest Concerning
the Ohio end It's Tributaries.
The marks on the wharf at midnight
recorded a stage of 4 feet 9 inches and
stationary.
The City of Wheeling, on her arrival
at New Martinsville, found the river
closed there SO she returned to Clar-
ington and tied up. AS soon as the
river clears she will come to this city.
The Sam Clark is tied at Middle
port.
The West Wheeling ferry boat was
forced to suspend yesterday.
Captain Knox, of the Keystone State,
has risked his reputation by predict
ing that we will have warm weather
to-day and his boat will be out Mon
day for Cincinnati. Some of the river
men think the Captain is entitled to
another guess.
1t used to be that freshets could al
ways be expected in February, but OF
late years this has become more I'M
certain than certain, ice bound condi-
lions frequently prevailing. Some OF
the packet lines are very anxious to get
under way again. While other boat
owners say that at this time OF year a
tie up Is more profitable than running,
as freight shipments are very light.
Next month the merchants will be max
ing heavy shipments of spring goods
and trade will pick UP.
The government started the work OF
grading on the east side OF the river
just below the dam on Monday OF this
week. AS soon as the grading is fin
ished the bank will be paved with
block neutrality-suspicious. Evening
Post.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-22
A Benwood Blaze

Yesterday morning a wash house on
the property of William Lukehardt on
the hillside in North Benwood, caught
fire and was entirely consumed. The
flames had gained much Roadway be-
fore they were discovered. An attempt
was made to %extinguish the blaze by
means of a hose attached to an out
side hydrant, but it was not long
enough to reach it. No alarm was
turned in. The loss amounts to about
500.
1t is not known how the fire origin
ated.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-22
,ECZEMAyS
ITCN IS TORTURE,

Eczema is caused by an acid humor in
the blood coming In contact with the
skin and producing great redness and in.
Examination little p~ustular eruptions form
and discharge a thin, sticky fluid, which
dries and scales off sometimes the skin is
ihard, dry and assured. Eczema in n
form is a tornenting, stubborn disease,
and the itching and burning at times are
almost unbearable the acid burning
hun1or seems to ooze out and set the skin
.on FIRE. Salves, washes nor other exter-
Inal applications do any real good, for as
bong as the poison remains in the blood
1t will keep the skin irritated.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-22

RESIDENCE PROPERTY IN THE
FIFTH WARD. BETWEEN TWEEN
TY-sECOND AND TWENTY-THIRD
STREETS.
Herman H. Schultz and wife, to me as
trustee, dated the 23d day of November,
1898, and recorded in the office of the
clerk of the county court of Ohio county.
West Virginia, in Deed of Trust Book
No. 81, page go, | will sell at the north
front door of the court house Of Ohio
county, West Virginia, On
Saturday, the 23d Day of March, 1901,
commencing at 10 o'clock a.. M, the fol-
lowing described real estate, that is to
say: The following described part Of lot
numbered two hundred and ~forty-two CAD
in Chapiine & Eoff's addition to said city
OF Wheeting, ONO county, West Virginia,
The part Of said lot hereby conveyed is
situated on the southwest corner of Alley
IS, formerly Alley G, and Alley E. for
merly l. in said city and IS
at the northeast corner of said
lot, hence westwardly along the north
line of said lot thirty-elght (SJ feet and
eight 90 inches to a fence; thence with
thence eastwardly parallel with the south
ilne-of said Alley 19, a distance of thirty
eight t3Sl feet and eiehJ G) inches. TO a
point in the east line of said lot ;thence
northwardly binding on last named east
line forty t4O feet to the place of begin
ming. being the same property conveyed
~ sdid I1Cfuadll H. Schultz Dy l.. . JCr-
dan and c. A. Mabon. special commits
sioners. by deed dated November I'D, 1899.
Terms of Saie-0ne-third of the pur-
chase money. or so much more as the
purchaser may elect to pay cash In hand
on the day Of sale, and the residue in two
equal installments. payable respectively in
twelve and eighteen months from the day
of sale. with interest. the purchaser Civ
ing his negotiable promissory notes for
the deferred payments, the legal title be-
ing retained as further security until all
of the purchase money shall lave been
paid. GEO. E. BOYD. JR..
fe2zoawt Trustee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-22

This is the anniversary of the natal
day of General and President George
Washington, born February %, 1892, at
Bridges Creek, Westmoreland county,
Virginia, and as such will be celebra-
ted in a quiet and conventional way
by a large proportion of the people Of
Wheeling. 1t is a legal holiday, and
consequently the banks will be closed.
There will be restricted hours at the
postoffice and throughout the Federal
building. There will also be some re-
striction of business in the City Hall
and Court House. The schools closed
for the week yesterday afternoon, with
appropriate exercises, and will not re-
open until Monday morning.
To-day and this evening there will
be a number of social events in the
city and vicinity, of which due notice
has been or will be given in our social
columns. The day promises to be a
typical wintry one, with moderately
cold weather and possible snow fur
ries. There will be no public exercises,
as there have not been in Wheeling
for many years, but to some extent
there will be a suspension of bust
ness, natural and customary on a legal
holiday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-22
their eyes on the then lion of the ma

their eyes on the then lion of the ma
ton.
In the evening another disappoint-
ment marked the admiral's visit. The
Sons of the Revolution had arranged a
banquet in his honor. The admiral
fatty refused to attend, owing to his
alleged intention of not attending any
affair which was not a pubic one. The
entire city breathed easier when the
special bearing him to Washington
sped away on its Journey.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-22

On February 26th. March 5th, 18th.
10Th, Goth, and April End. 9Th, 18th,
23rd and 30th, The Missouri Pacific Ry.
and Iron Mountain Route will sell one
way tickets from st. Louis to the Pa
cifc Coast and intermediate points. at
the very low rate of $3.50. For time
tables, information, etc., address ]. K.
James, C. p. A., 905 Park Ridge Bldg,
Pittsburg, Pa.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-22
Marks From Above.

STEUBENVILLE-River 4 feet 3 inches
and stationary. Free of ice. Cloudy and
cold.
BROWNSVILLE-River 5 feet inches
and stationary.
WARREN-River 1 foot s inches. Cloudy
and cold.
GREENSBORO-River 7 feet 10 inches
and falling. Fair and cold.
OIL CITY-River 2 feet 2 inches and
stationary. Clear and cold.
MORGANT0WN-River s feet 4 inches
and closed. Clear and cold.