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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-12-19

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the town wncre iiIe nan WIS. ine s.."
sleigh, with its big handsome horses
paving the snow and shaking their mas
sive necks tc make the bells Jingle, was
drawn up before the carriage door of the
farmhouse, and one after another the
family took their places in It, Those fine,
Intelligent horses looked as II they en-
joyed the prospect Of the sleigh ride as
much as any one.
After they had gone Polly went around
the house to see that all was in order for
the night. She pcepcd into the fruit
house first Just to glad her eye with the
sight Of the long shelves loaded with red
checked apples and with shining green
and yellow pears wrapped in tissue paper
to make then keep till Christmas. She
looked down into the box where lay
few punches Of late autumn grapes, the
down still upon their fat, purple cheeks.
They pleased Polly's artistic eye.
Next Polly fed the pigs and locked the
poultry houses. Then she went indoors.
Tho ho,.o wos n m,Jorr hn;l, ono With
large double plate glass windows to keep
the cold out and with great furnace in
r;oa u,arn,,h ;n,a a., ,hn .o"",a m ' Man,
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Valentines home three hours ond a half
soonor ,bon ,hov cynoctcJ to comes
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-12-19

Johnny Dur-o ny. wias
are you crying about,
willy? -
Willy centiped : Boo
hoo! | hung up my stock
inss, AUD Santa Claus only
put presents In thlrty-nine
Of 'em!. Boo-hoo!
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-12-19

near tndt. iucr rnct roomurT n",urr
than ever and kicked the door and shook
| it in a rage. But 1t was Of brave oak,
strong and well seasoned, and would not
yield. The robbers were in fury. Once
again they called to her, cursing her hor-
ribly. They said;
III you open the door, we will let
you off alive. II you don't, we'll get In
anyhow, and then well shoot you dead
for sure"
Still little Polly would not open.
The noise at the door ceased. What
would the next terror be2 Polly soon I'M
derstood The robbers went to window.
1t was easy enough to force the shutter.
Then there was faint grinding sound.
The burglars were cutting the large, new
fashioned window pane with diamond.
And vet Polly would not open the door,
Indeed II would have been no good to do
80 now, for the robbers would soon be IN
the room anyhow. Polly only sat still
and waited for her doom. Her tongue
felt dry in her mouth. She felt so cold
her teeth chattered, and she could not
even hear her heart beat now, for It
seemed TO almost stop.
Crash went the outer pane. The grind
ing, cutting sound began on the inner one
1t was quickly loose on two sides; only
matter Of Eve minutes more for Polly,
end then
And then, In the very nick Of time, IN
the last moment, there came sound Of
srishbells, merry Ginning, sweet and
clear. tinkle, tinkle, like the fairy bells
she had heard tell in her childhood sound
ed In the air above peoples heads some
times. Yes thank God, II was bells, but
real sleighbells, and very, very nearl The
robbers took to their heels and to their
sleigh with , mnfiied bells and drove on
as fast as they could lash their horses 10
60.
But II was not the family returning.
Nobody came into the house. No sleigh
stopped in front, neither did any move
rast with its merry ting-a-ling Of music,
though Polly certainly heard the bells a
moment or two longer Then all quieted
down. But Polly was too shaken up now
to go to bed at all. She sat there alone,
frightened and trembling, three hours
longer till the family came home. She
was only a girl, you know, scarcely more
than child.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-12-19

II know why you always sit up so late
on Christmas eve. Miss Oldgal."
"And why do |, Freddy
"You think mebbc you'll see Santa
HCIaus and he'll ask you to marry him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-12-19

Mrs. pinchacAit-l hac
n terrible dream last nignr,
Hiram. | dreamed you
did something that made
me drop dead,
Mr.. Pinchacent - What
was II | did, Maria2
Mrs. Pinchaeent - You
gave me u present for
Christmas.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-21
The Liberty's Trip.

The trip of tho Liberty, yesterday
afternoon, up and down the river was
distinct success, and those interested
in the craft. financially and otherwise.
said distinctly last evening that they
were perfectly satisfied. They didn't
say. but they showed it, that they were
elated and Designer G w. Montgomery
was entirely happy. He said t0 a Reg
lister reporter: Were working out an
experiment We're feeling our way. 1t
may be we've been a little slow. in the
popular estimation; but we are not
catering to the public just at present,
and are paying no attention to criti-
cism We are engaged on problem
and we're solving it. ieel that we
have solved it. To-day's trip more
than met our expectations. Later on
we will do better AS things are we
can hold our own with the average river
steamer, carrying all kinds of steam
pressure. We only used maximum of
seventy pounds this afternoon, on
little squirt down the river, and on the
up trip sixty pounds was the limit.
And yet we made over eight miles an
hour up stream. Contrast that with
the usual boat. sometimes carrying two
hundred pounds. | have been on boats
carrying Two nundred ana IOrty. l ne
Liberty is too light for high pressure
and rapid revolutions, but we are work.
ing out a new and good thing, and we
are proving it by slow degrees. To-day
passed our expectations Next Friday
we will make another trip and expect
to do better Well never use over
ninety pounds of steam on this boat.
With that we may work up TO thirty
five or forty revolutions, and under
those conditions we'll beat any boat on
the river, up stream or down. But un-
derstand we are only feeling our way"
After leaving the wharf yesterday,
the Liberty made the run to the brick
house above Short creek in an even
hour, doing a little over eight miles
against the current. On the return trip
the hour was out at VOLTS landing, but
the boat kept on to the Bloch Tobacco
Company landing, and then turned up
stream, and landed at the steel bridge
in eighteen minutes. On the squirt past
the city the steam was run up to sew
enty pounds, and everything worked
like a watch. A number of business
men and others were on board, and all
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-21
BRIDGEPORT.
Daily Events from the Town Across
the Way.

Daily Events from the Town Across
the Way.
This town is certainly feeling the
strike. and every business man is com
planning. Those who are not working
seem to be practicing economy, and so
far there has been no complaints re-
earding men wanting credit. The Anal
gamation men here all seem to have
money. The strike situation here Is
quiet. and the men show no disposition
for trouble. and the non-union visitors
pass this town by.
The rise in the river yesterday again
washed out the back river foot bridge,
but luckily all the material was saved
Everly South and daughter Helen
are visiting friends in Waynesburg, Pa
Mrs. Frank Morrow is visiting friends
at Marietta for few days.
Cash Coates has accepted a position
in barber shop at Springfield.
Mrs. Fred Ehni and children left yes
terday for Buffalo to visit the expo
sition.
William Carson, of Toronto, is Wis
lting friends in town.
The funeral of Albert Pesek. well
known miner of Wheeling creek, took
place yesterday afternoon, and was
largely attended. The remains were
laid to rest in Linwood cemetery
The mill men who accepted positions
in the Independent sheet mill at Gov
ington. KY, write back that they are
well pleased with their situations.
Mrs. A. c. Mclaughlin is quite sick
at her home in Kirkwood.
Mrs. w. F. Pryor is visiting her par
ents in Olean, N. Y.
Miss Maggie Jones, of Columbus, is
visiting friends in Aetnaville.
Mrs. John Jones and daughter have
returned from a visit with Cleveland
friends.
Charles B. Enlow left yesterday for
Buffalo.
Miss Lille Morgan is spending sew
eral days at Epworth Park.
The Belmont base bail club will play
the Taylorstown club Saturday.
The Hickey fishing club will break
camp to-day
The crowd that left for Alpena, Mich.
last Thursday write to their friends
that they arrived at their club head
quarters, twelve miles north of Alpena,
all o. K, all the crowd enjoying their
trip. as we'll as being in good health.
Mrs. College, of Scottdale Pa. Miss
Amelia Bresock, of We.lsburg, and Mr..
Arch Grim. of East Liverpool, arrived
here yesterday to attend the Swingle-
College wedding tonight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-21
THE RIVER
Stationary Last Night mt Six Feet
Six-AnOther RiNe COminr


Six-AnOther Rise Coming.
The rise in the river reached its
maximum late yesterday afternoon,
when six and one-half feet was regis
tered There will be moro water this
morning, however, as another rise is
coming out of the Allegheny, the first
of it getting here during the latter part
of the night.
The Cricket arrived up from Parkers-
burg at 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
bringing a good trip, much of the
freight being on a barge. She left for
the return trip at p. m.
The Liberty went north on her trial
trip at p. m.
The Ben Hur left for Parkersburg
at 10 a. m.
To-day's boats will be: Bessie
Smith. Parkersburg, II a. M; Bayne,
Steubenville, 2:30 p. M; Leroy, Clar-
ington, $3.50 p. m.
News came from Sistersville yester-
day afternoon that the Ruth was still
in the hands of the painters. and con-
was expected.
The revised marks. cut at govern
ment expense, are great convenience.
1 icy al iliNoihPlCtC, io"S'Si' ho' M
ming below the 2-foot mark. There are
some trifling discrepancies between the
old and new marks. the most notable
differences being between 20 and 81
feet.
The towboat Boaz was still at Proc
tor at last reports.
During the past two weeks the kn-
awha coal operators have gotten two
runs of coal out of that stream. The
Kanawha operators have been FORUM
ate the past two years in marketing
their coal during the summer season.
By to-day there ought to be enough
water to bring some OF the fair-szed
boats out. The question is, how long
will it last?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-21
ANOTHER HOT ONE YESTERDAY.
The Thermometer Went to Nfne-
Two Despite Small showers.

Yesterday was another sticky and
moist day The moderate rain OF the
daylight hours Of the morning
had no cooling effect. and the small
showers of the afternoon only - cared
TO augment the inconveniency instead
of mitigating it. The maximum was w
az noon. and the afternoon and evening
was only slightly less, the seven o'clock
figures showing fall of but four de-
grees, with the prospect, abundantly
realized. Of bad night At ten o'clock
the temperature was 49, and at midnight
the barometer was 1898 inches and
about stationary, the sky being cloudy.
:. Schnepf, the Opera House drug
gist. reported thermometric readings
as follows: a m. IS; a. M, 80;
noon. 81, p. m. 80; p. m, 50; ~ p
m. So.
WASHINGTON, August Poor
Ohio and Western Pennsylvania-Gen
orally fair Wednesday and Thursday;
winds mostly light easterly.
For West Virginia-Generally falr
Wednesday and Thursday; warmer
Wednesday in eastern portion; variable
winds
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-21

PITTSBURG-R 40 feet and rising.
Weather cloudy and warm.
MORGANTOWN-Ri feet and sta
tionary. Weather clear and warm.
WARREN-River foot inches. Wea-
Their rain and warm.
STEUBENVIILE-Riv feet and ris-
ing Weather clear and warm.
BROWNSVILLE-Riv feet inches
and stationary Weather clear.
OIL CITY-River l foot inches and
rising Weather cloudy and showers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-21

This evening at I o'clock at the Full
ton volunteer hose company's picnic at
Wheeling Park. Don Smith viii ride
against George Koch for gold watch.
The contest will take place on the
saucer track, and has aroused consid-
cradle interest in local cycling circles.
An elaborate programme of athletic
sports has been arranged by the COM
mittee,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-21

expressed their belief in the excellence
of the system. Next Friday there Will
be a run down to New Martinsyille for
another trial of the engines, and the
indications are that high speed will be
made.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-21
Clerk RObertsOn's office.

Four deeds of trust were left for
record yesterday.
A deed dated August 18th, 1901, from
Emma RABIES and Ferdinand RABIES, her
husband. to Milla Czaplinski, wife of
Pit Czaplinski, conveying south half of
lot 125 in subdivision of Jacobs addi
ton, Eighth ward. Consideration, $3.50.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-21
Special Rates to Buffalo Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition Baltimore 4 Ohio
IN

Excursion tickets from Wheeling w.
Va, to Buffalo and return via Pittsburg
account Pan-American Exposition now
on sale at ticket Offices Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad:
Three-day tickets-On sale on Tues
day for coaches only. good returning
leaving Buffalo until midnight, Thurs
days, $3.50.
Ten-day tickets-On sale daily, 1920.
Fifteen-day tickets-On sale daily,
S10.95.
Season tickets-On sale daily. good
returning until Nov. 30, 1901, 1890.
For further details, time OF trains,
etc, call on Agent Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad. (we-)
alo-REWAHD-S1O
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-21

4 member of the LtnsIy Institute
Faculty Will be at the school build
ing daily. from 1880 to I! 40 n. m.
New students will be enrolled and
cOurses of study ARRANGED.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-21

Match Race This Evening.

PARK ERSBURG-River Az feet and
rising. Weather clear and hot. No boats
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-21
s1o-REWAHD-SlO.

A reward of ten dollors will be paid for
the arrest and conviction Of any person Or
persons caught stealing the Register.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-16
SHIPPING NEWS.
MONT OF NEW YORK. FRIDAY. MARCH Is. 1901.
ARRIVED

PORT OF NETWORK FRIDAY. MARCH Is. 1901
ARRIVED.
9PolG !, Dan Dam dI Sr1 20 i2R Fa2n EST to
Arrived al the at $50 m -, ,
With mdse 81 cabin SIC steerage passengers to the
international Navigation Company Arrived at the b4F
at steamer tear Theresa Gen Rish'er n eP9s
and So, steerage passengers to Oelrtchs & Co ,
StfameT ars, ~ and Babadoes March mise
and GO passengers Busk Jevons Arrived at the baF
at steamer D Parsn Henrchseu CIenfusgos March
& 60: vessel w d Munson Arrived at tn" Bar at
s}esmar m sverdae ,Rr Rails TanE'CG and Havana
March o. with 70 James r Ward x GO. Arrived al
'hs staamer ma az oinewoo B Fielders Natal Brazil Feb
a." vessel to IL Winchester Co Arrived at the Bar
steamer Alamo Galveston March W and kfy %
wss. II Win me ID rTs1e AND Port Tampa
10 StS phophate rock to American Agricultural chem
steamer Chesapeake, Deano, Baltimore with mise TO
steamer Oneida staples Providence. with mdse to
Steamer Barbatossa e-'. MeGtz Rrs men March 2
Win pdss a and DIP PaEseTges isrnn S & % the M
El DTrado o Rokeg eSse5 n ouaanne at
0'?S Sandy NJ Hook j. March Is, $50 m-wind calm'
cloudy ~
M de Rio R 5 WGsn
haHng g EIPspIs eS Europa or
Heat6held CBr>. Norolk Jamestown Norfolk and E NV
iol and Jacksonville Seneca, Tampico. etc
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS.
FOREIGN PORTS
IJverpoo March I5-Arrved. steamer Iberiau tRrl.
prndes March IA Sailed Pnners Point Brl.
Gladstone New-YOrk.
Manchester. March liArrtved. steamer beenden tSr>
Jared New-YoTk
Lizard March i5-Passed. steamers Rotterdam Dutch.
Voeee York for Rotterdam: Naderland tBrl.
AIhrecht Nev-York for southampton.
Newport 15-Sailed, steamer Beacon Light tHri,
Matthews NewYGTk.
Brow Head March Is. IN Passed steamer llcanta
CBr). Dutton. Newi ork for Liverpool
Movie i5-SalIed steamer Furnessa tHr), Young
Glasgow NewYork.
Isle Of Wight March f4-Passed steamer Heltos Verl'
Jansen Hamburg for New-York.
Southampton. March 15Arrived steamer Naderland BIZ
Albrecht. New-York Cpassed in at Hurst Castle at
London March 1sSailed Marquette (Br> Gates
NewYork.
Hamburg March 1S-Arrived previously steamer
. Phoencia Ger Froehlich. New-York.
(Frl. Aix. New-York
Gibraltar March l5-Passed steamer Iudran tErl, Trot-
ter, New-York for Singapore Manila.
Genoa. March Is m-Arrived. Trave (Cierl
Meyer. New-York via Gibraltar and Naples
Naples. March 13-Sailed, Karamania (Brl
Johnston. New-York
Palermo. March sailed. Vincenzo Bonanno
Utah Rizzio. NewYork; 18TH North Gwalia tBri
Roberts. NeW-York
Bombay March 1a-Arrived previously Anapa
(Br. Williamson. New-York via 81 Michaels.
Queenstown, March Is. 5:53 m-Arrived.
cania tBr). putton. Newfor for Liverpool pro
ceededl-
New-York tribune., 1901-03-16
NEW-YORk CITY.

The syth annual diruer of the American So
ciety of the Philistincs. IAN association Of men
and women who write paint dream will
he held AT the Zangher Restaurant. No. - West
Twenty-fourth-st., Wednesday evening, March
Of the Roycroft Printing Shop and Editor of The
Philistine Magazine; Bliss Carman, Edwin Mark
ham. Francis w. Halsey, Michael Monahan and
other members of the society will discuss the
East Aurora School OF Philosophy"
The Rev DR.. George T. Eckman pastor Of ST
Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church West End
and Eighty sixth-st.. is delivering series of
Sunday evening dscourses Heroic Christians"
Tomorrow evening the subject of the NTH ad-
dress in the series is st Patrick the Apostle of
Ireland"
DR.. Alfred q. Mayer will lecture at the Brooklyn
Institute Museum. Eastern Parkway. at 2:3o
o'clock this afternoon THE Fiji Islands and
Their Inhabitants" The lecture will be Illustrated
by lantern photographs and implements of the
Sturgis collection Professor William H. Good
Rome Under the Emperors. from Hadrian
Septimius Severus According to Surviving Monu-
ments" The illustrations will be in color.
The sixteenth regula~ service of the Actors
Church Alliance will be held at the Central Park
Baptist Church. East Eighty -third-st. tomorrow
evening. The Rev DR.. II. M. Warren will preach
The third anniversary Of the Peoples Institute
will he celebrated at Cooper Union tomorrow
evening. w. II. Baldwin, jr., II. A. Goulding r
Fulton Cutting Edwin Markham and Charles
Sprague Smith will speak. and the Park Sisters
will furnish music.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-16

DISPUTE BETWEEN HIM AND l. V. BRO
kAW OVER THE BUILDING THE
CATERER LEASES.

Louis Sherry. the caterer. of Fifth-ave. and
FOrty-fourth-st has been sued by Isaac '. Bro
kaw for the amount of rent and taxes alleged TO
be due the building he occupies. About $4,000
is involved In tho suit. The attorneys for the COM
plainant, Reeves Todd & Swain. yesterday filed
"A motion with Justice blanchard in the Supreme
Court. have the placed tine short cause
calendar.
The complaint In this suit filed about three
weeks ago. In his answer Mr.. Sherry sets up a
ing in which he conducts his Fifth-ave estab-
lshment not properly completed, according
the plans and specca tions included in the con-
tract. The ground on which the building stands
is owned by Mr.. Rrokaw. The building is leased
by Mr.. Sherry.
Part of the complaint is based agreement
between Mr.. Sherry and Mr.. Brokaw according TO
which III" parties. when The building was com
peted should sign n statement as TO It's cost, ana
the should be based on the cost. In this
statement the cost of the building is placed az
MIR sherry alleges that he made tender of the
amount Of rent for which he Is being sued in TINS
action. The attorneys for the complainant, now
ever. contend that. as a matter OF fact. thiS was
simply an offer Of a check. coupled with certain
conditions. TheS" conditions were suCh that the
tender could not be accepted The surety com
which his rent guaranteed. was to be 10 a
certain released from its obligations on the
ucCrptauc" OF tn" check rendered. Mr.. BroKaW :
ATTORNEYS say that no unqualified tender of pay
meut has been made
Referring the charge that the property was
not completed according 20 contract. II Is pointed
that the building was erected under the super
vision uf well known firm of architects. that onLy
the best contractors were employed and that these
all guaranteed tho work performed by them
Moreover II is asserted that the plans were ap-
Ccpted the building completed In lSS
Justice Blanchard reserved decision.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-16
NAY MODIFY THE NEW RULE.
CUSTOMS OFFICERS TRYING TO LESSEN
THE PRESENT INCONVENIENCE EN-
PERIENCED ON STEAMSHIP PIERS.

An effort will he made by Deputy Surveyor j II.
Storey to make il more convenient for friends to
greet passengers on incoming steamers. He hopes
to devise means Of extending the lines which cut
off friends from the parts of the piers where bag
gage is being examined, that more of the pas
sengerS and friends can meet at the same time.
Colonel Storey visited the Cunard piers yeSter-
day TO see what arrangements could be made
there. The piers differ much in their arrange
ments that the same plan cannot he adopted on
all on some it will he possible to rope off aisles
along the sides of the piers. while others II Will
he possible only to permit the people little way
onto the inClOSed space by running the barriers
from the entrance. in the centre, diagonally to
either side of the pier.
As a matter of fact. there Is nothing to prevent
passengers from passing outside the lines greet
friends II they wish t. do They take out
with them No unrxamined baggage. The agents Of
some of the steamships are Of the opinion that the
refusal to admit people TO th' ncloSure is i'll ad-
Vised. one OF them said Yesterday that when the
passenger traffic increases tho barriers might he
pushed out of the way by the crush Of waiting
friends, II the rule ahrOgated. Already
some have found ways to evade II. and have got
inside the ropes Colonel Storey said that things
were moving smoothly. and that the customs re
ceipts had been increased since the new rule went
into opera ton