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river to load back to this city; schooner
S. f. Colbourn, light, for Ragged point
to load oysters in the shell for the mar
ket here; Bryan's lighter. oyster shell
from 18th street wharf for the crushing
plant at Alexandria: sloop Metompkin,
light, for a down-river point to load !;
schooner LOttie Thomas, light. for COan
river after oysters for the market here.
Memoranda.
Schooner Clara Leonard. at Alexandria,
will return to Nomini with merchandise
and will load lumber for this city;
schooner j. p Robinson is in Upper Ma
chOdoc creek to load for the market here
schooner Lewis Worrell will sail from
Mattox creek early in the coming week
with cord wood for the dealers here.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug John Miller. from Little Hunting
creek with lighters in tow to the Eastern
branch; tug James 0. Carter, with she'll
laden lighter for Alexandria; tug Ca
milla, with tow for the mouth of the
river and after vessels bound here; tug
Minerva. towing lighters from digging
grounds down river to Georgetown.
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ON THE RIVER FRONT.
Preparing to Rebuild Bush
wood and C0It0n's WharveS.
SEVERAL VESSELS ARRIVE
Winter Embargo Coming to an End.
Local Firm Buys Pile Driver.
General River Notes.

Preparations are being made at Bush
wood wharf in the Wicomico river. Nd.
and at Coiton's wharf. opposite Blak-
iston Island. to rebuild the structures
and work will be started within the next
week or ten days. The timber that will
be used in the work on the PIERS has
been delivered and "A pile driver is at
Eastwood ready to start operations Ii
Is expected to have the piers rebuilt and
ready for use by the time the spring
traffic opens on the river According 70
reports there will be but little wharf
building work to be done on the Potomac
this season. Last spring after the ice
had stopped running it was found that
practically every wharf on the river. ex-
cept those in the creeks, had been more
or less damaged and had to he repaired
While the repair work was in progress
the piers were put in good order for sew
eral years service and as there has been
no ice TO damage the wharves this win
ter they will need but little attention TO
keep them in good order for the coming
busy season.
Vessel masters and owners are at last
becoming satisfied that there will be no
Ice of consequence on the Potomac this
winter and gradually putting their
boats in commission. Yesterday seven
vessels arrived in port, the largest num-
Der TO come N in one day for several
weeks. Two OF the schooners had cord
wood aboard. two lumber and three oys-
tiers. and came from Nomini. Machodoc
coan and other points at the mouth of
tire Potomac II is known that
there are a half dozen river craft at
various points taking aboard cargoes
for this city, whose masters are but
waiting the coming of the next few weeks
to see what kind of weather IL brings II
the river remains open during the coming
week II is expected they will start for this
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CUPID'S PUBLIC AvOWAL.
Marriage Proposed to DR.. Anna Shaw
in Suffrage Meeting.

DANIELSON, Conn. February six
hundred persons. most of whom We're
suffragists. who were listening to an ad-
dress by DR.. Anna Howard Shaw. presi-
dent Of the National Suffrage Associa-
ton, in the Danielson Theater last night,
We're thrown into confusion when John
Frisbie wealthy farmer of Mechanics
Vile. interrupted the speaker and pro-
posed marriage to her.
Just a minute, Miss Shaw" shouted
Frisoie Il have been a widower for
eighteen years. Will you marry me and
make me happy? 1 have plenty for US
BOTH
For several minutes DIR. Shaw stood
speeches.. Then she cried out dramatic
ally:
Il don't want a wedding ring. AL 4
want is the vote.''
Il hope you never get the vote il that's
the way YOU feel about it, was Frisbies
parting shot as he left the hall
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KILLS HIMSELF FOR CURE.
Unique Reason by Suicide, Who
Wills Body to Medics.

PHILADELPHIA. February 1.-Declar-
ing, in a letter addressed to his boarding
house proprietress, that he had been suf-
fering from an acute attack of Shovel
stiff-labor- hoboitis. James Smith, thirty
five years old. yesterday willed his body
to 1.-The first medical institution that ap-
piled for it, and then committed suicide
by turning on both gas jets in his ROOM
Deputy Coroner John Mehring found the
following letter lying near the mans
body:
ITO the landlady: The pulmotor is
useless, as both burners have been on
since II o'clock last night. 1 hereby will
my body to the first medical college that
wants it; also 81 to you, providing you
turn over the other $50 to the local Phila-
delphia socialist party. / am sorry to
have troubled you this way. l did this to
cure an acute attack of shOvel-stiff-lab
hobotis. JIM SMITH"
Smiths body was, taken to the morgue.
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WIFE PET|T|ONS COURT
FOR $4,000 AL|MONY
Mrs. Abigail Bishop Demands
Allowance From Banker
Pending Divorce Suit.

NEW YORK, February Mrs. Abigail
H. Bishop, wife of James Cunningham
Bishop. banker. yesterday applied to SUI
preme Court Justice Hendrick for $4,000
aimony for herself and her five daugh-
tiers, pending the trial of her divorce ac-
ton. She asks 5000 for each of the girls
and $4,000 for herself. If $4,000 a year
is granted to Mrs. Bishop and her daugh-
tiers, it will set high mark for alimony
in matrimonial actions.
When Mrs. Katherine Clemens Gould
obtained her separation decree from
Howard Gould she asked for 100000 a
year and received $50, 600
Mr.. Bishop, who is member Of the
banking house of Redmond & Co., is re-
puted to be worth millions. Since his
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RAILWAY MEN ARRAIGNED.
Plead Not Guilty in Antitrust
Prosecution.

NEW YORK, February 1.-Charles S.
Mellen and E. ]. Chamberlain entered
pleas Of not guilty in the federal district
court yesterday afternoon to indictments
charging them with violating the criminal
Clause of the Sherman antitrust law in
connection with monopoly agreement"
between the New Haven road and the
Grand Trunk.
They We're given until February 10 to
change their pleas. AS each was under
$4,000 bail on previous indictments. this
bail was allowed to stand. No date was
set for the trial.
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COLORED PUPILS PROMOTED

Many pupils of the public colored
graded schools of the District will be
promoted to the high schools Monday
The names of those who have success
fully completed their work in the graded
schools were announced today, and the
high schools which they will enter. The
names follow:
Tenth Division.
Martha B. Briggs School, E. F. Wilson,
teacher:
To Armstrong High School-Michael
Angelo Brown, George Henry Greenfield,
Edward Pierce Howard, Augustine Par
ker. Frederick Smith, Pearl Irene Au-
kard, Willie May Bacon, Julia Elizabeth
Uranium, Pauline Elizabeth Brown. Mar
garet Louise Creeke. Mary Ursuline
Cooper, Beatrice Anna Lucas Ruth CO.
rinna Matthews. Ursulne Louise Myers.
To NJ Street High School-Theodore La
fayette Alexander, Francis Butler. James
Edward Joice, William Henry Jones, John
Edward Harris, Hazel Blackman. Eleanor
Louise Brown, Ruth Frances Hutchinson,
Vivian Crummell Morgan, Mabel Helen
Washington.
Myrtella School, c. r. George, teacher:
To Armstrong High School-James Will
Arnold, IneZ Ogden Brooks. Florence
Theresa Campbell. Viola Matilda Lee,
Ethel May Lewis, Maude Leonora Stew
art.
Eleventh Division.
William L. Garrison School, r. A. Bos-
ton, teacher:
To Armstrong High School-Leonard
Napoleon Brown, Edward Samuel Budd,
Andrew Julian Hogan. Walter Sylvester
Kelley, Mervyn Lynnwood Robinson. Will
liam West, Edward Jackson. LESSEE Ar
minta Budd. Catherine Amanda Burrows.
Agnes Helen Dorsey, Helen Frances
Franklin, Ethel Caledonia Hinton. Beatrice
Lillian Herndon, Grace Beatrice Henson.
Sadonia Omentha Phillips. Mary Ernes-
tine Stevens. Agnes Irene Styles. LeOla
Alice Webster Vocational, Oliver Court
ney.
To nj Street High School-Beverly AL
fred Carter, Lafayette James Ford. May
nard Smith Garner, Albert Lee Gaskins,
Meredith Green, Maxwell Kenneth Lewis.
Stanley FitZhugh Patterson, Oswald Spar
row Williams, Lena Louise f Brooks,
Gertrude Cecilia Branham. Winfred vi
ola Graves, Helen Wilson Jackson. Lii
liam Rosa Lee James. Pauline Manila
Washington.
To Business High School-Seymour
Beckwith. Herman Mckinley Stills. Fan
ME Alberta Harvey, Marguerite Adelia
Jackson Carroleasia Theresa Riggs. Mary
Rosetta Smith, COrnelia Cornia Whiting.
John F. Slater School, A. E. Thompson,
teacher:
To Armstrong High School-Frederick
Francis Randall. William Andrew Shaw.
James Albert Wright. Altonia Crutcher.
Lillian Beatrice Day. Bernice Aradell
Johnson. Ethel Corinne Pickett and Sadie
White.
To NJ Street High School-Geerge Will
liam Bailey, Clay Randolph Beckley, AL
fred Kelso Beckley, Ewell Lucas Con-
way. Clarence Augustine Gilmore. Fred
die Lee Gambrell, Horace Lealon Gam
brell. Henry Erskine Lacy. Frederick
Douglass Larkins, Philip Brooks Lewis.
Raymond Oliver Smith, Arthur Brooks
Smith. Arthur Leon Sutherland, James
Adam Smith, Alexander Lewis Upsher
Helen Elizabeth Dyson. Ruth Ermine
Gray. Marion Purnell Hawkins, Olga
Bernice Henson, Irene Victoria Jones,
Emily Pauline Miner. Edna Carolyn
Thompson. Lillian Theresa Walton, Ag-
mes Regina Wilson and Flora Pauline
Winters.
TO the Business High School-Clifton
Carroll Askins.
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BOISE. Idaho. February 1.-The Idaho
senate yesterday passed resolution
ratifying the proposed amendment to the
federal Constitution providing for the
election Of the senators by a direct vote
Of the people. The resolution was passed
by the house.
CARSON CITY, New. February 1.-The
Nevada assembly yesterday. unanimously
declared in favor of election of United
States senators by direct vote of. the
people. The senate will vote on the
measure today.
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separation from Mrs. Bishop he has been
living at the Hotel Belmont. Mrs. Bishop
and her daughters have resided at No .,s
East 18th street.
Mr.. Bishop has engaged Henry w.
Taft. brother of the President. to repre-
sent him in the divorce proceedings. In
behalf of Mr.. Bishop Attorney Taft yes.
terday submitted to the court replying
affidavits on the motion for alimony In
these papers. it is said, Mr.. Bishop de-
clares that his wife has exaggerated his
financial condition in an effort to have
the court fix the alimony at a record sum-
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Approves Income Tax.

CHARLESTON, W. Va. February L.
BY unanimous vote the West Virginia
legislature late yesterday ratified the in
come tax amendments to the federal CON
stitution. Gov. Glasscock has announced
that he favors the measure. The vote
of but one other state is needed to make
the amendment constitutional.
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Tug Is Being Overhauled.

Work is also being pushed in the over
hauling of the Taylor tug Captain Toby.
which is having machinery improvements
made and other work done In order to
have her in trim for efficient service
when the spring season opens on the
river. Since the Captain Toby has been
laid up the little tug d. NJ. Key has been
IN commission. but the towing business
mas been very dull and the tugs In COM
mission have not been kept very busy
Inere mas been II heavy fall off in the
receipts OF fresh fish by the dealers at
the wharf market, while the demand is
quite brisk. AS q consequence prices are
advancing and will go higher unless the
river ana deep sea nets make better
catches than they have been doing The
eaten, both at the Gums and Windmill
point nShinS shores, has fallen of to
nothing, though the big nets are being
nshed on every tide and when they land
nothing 1t * pretty sure thing that
there is no hsh in the river. The steam
ers from the lower river. on their last
trip to this city. brought up less than a
dozen barrels of fish
Capt w. A. Rose of Amber J<ipo
er Caroline \. Mears. is i'm the city +,
start In motion legal machinery in an eff
tort TO obtain recompense from the gov
eminent for the loss of his schooner
which. II Is claimed. was due to the fact
That a naval tug, in towing her out of
the range at Indian Head. pulled her SO
strongly that she filled and sank. The
vessel was finally taken i'm charge by the
nited States engineers and the hulk now
Hes behind the sea wall on the Virginia
side or the river above the Highway
bridge
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Arrivals.

Schooner Edith VERBAL. cord wood from
river point. at 10th street wharf for
L. A. Clarke & Son: schooner Thomas W.
Kirby. oysters in the shell lat 18th street
wharf for the market; schooner Clara
Leonard, at Alexandria, with lumber from
Nomini creek for the dealers; schooner
John Taylor. cord wood from a down
river landing. for j. II. Carter & Co. !;
sloop Flora Elsie. lumber. from Nomini
creek. at 10th street wharf for f. Madi-
son Hall: schooners Carrie Lee and j. W.
Romer, oysters. from bay beds. at 18th
street wharf market: schooner Bush,
cord wood from Broad creek, at 10th
street wharf for Clarke & Son.
Departures.
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The Clarke & Winston Company of this
city has purchased a pile-driving ma
chine from the United States engineers
office. and used in work in the engineer
ing district, and today the firm will take
possession. The machine is lying at the
engineers wharf i'm the western end Of
the harbOr and will be brought to the
wharf foot OF 10th street southwest. The
machine was sold to the local firm on
bid of 500. 1t will be Overhauled and put
IN condition for service with the floating
wharf building plant of the Clarke &
winston Company. 1t is stated that the
army engineers have plans prepared for
the building of new driver and that
work on 1t Will be started early in the
spring SO as to have it ready for use in
the summer. The driver just sold was
purchased by government officials from
local firm several years ago.
1t is probable that the tug Martin DALI
man of the Miller fleet. which has been
out of service for several weeks, being
ntted with a new engine and having other
work done to put her in good order, will
be completed and ready to resume towing
work within the next day or two Since
being launched from Benefits railway
the tug has been lying at the wharf of her
owners on the Eastern branch, where the
hitting up of the new machinery and the
making ready of the boat for service
was done under the direction of Capt
Joseph Turner and Engineer Samuel
Johnson.
1t is stated that when the Dallman is
ready to resume work she will relieve
the tug Miller for a few days in order
that the last named boat may receive
minor repairs.
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Mrs. Emma S. Drawbaugh of Cumber-
land. Nd, died Thursday at the home of
her son. Edwin G. Drawbaugh. She con-
Quoted summer hotel at Elkton, Va,
until her health failed.
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know that my Gold Remedy will relieve the
head. nose. throat and lungs almost immediate
iy. and prevent Pneumonia Bronchitis, Grippe
and other diseases.
Get 25-cent bottle OF these little pellets to-
day aud If you not perfectly satisfied with
results I will refund your mouey
III your blood is impure. or 10 you consti-
pated. OF il you have Dyspepsis. or any liver
or stomach trouble. don't fail to use Munyon's
FsWsPaw Pils---Tney hep in curing cul..-
-MUNYON.
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Twelfth Division.

Banneker School:
To Armstrong Manual Training School
Louis Nelson borders, Edward William
Love- Howard Moses Basil Sparrow
Ethel Elizabeth Ewing, Flossie Olivia
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Koontz & Rothgeb's bakery at Luray.
Va. was destroyed by fire Thursday
night. the building and equipment being
a total loss.
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Thirteenth Division.

Randall School, J. c. Bruce teacher:
To Armstrong High School-Ernest
Gross, Clifton Mitchell, Earl Parker, Eu-
gene Saunders, Marion Beverly, Elsie
Carter, Viola Carter, Margaret Clark,
Mabel Dean, Bertha Hernes, Blanche
King. Gertrude Morgan, Victoria Reeves,
Frances Short, Lottie Swami.
To NJ Street High School Frederick
Parker. Elder Wilkinson, Amanda Dyson,
Florence Murray. Ada Nickens.
To Business High School-William Pow
ers. John Williams.
Birney School, F.. ]. Smith, teacher:
To Armstrong High School-Robert De-
vine, Grace Evelyn Chapman, Ida Cecilia
Cook. Dora Ella Dyson. Eleonora Isalena
Parker, Floretta Truett, Helen Wilson
Porter.
To NJ Street High school-Arthur Her
bert Chapman, Laurence Stephney De-
vine, James Allen McEaddy, Huldah
Gregory Jeter, Bertha Eleanor Taylor.
George ell School, John E. Syphax,
teacher:
To Armstrong High School-Frank r.
Morgan, jenna Lucille jefferson, Margaret
Anne Williams.
To NJ Street High School-Odelle Fran
ces Lucas Ethel Louisa Turner.
To Business High School-Leon Will
liams Dade, Marion Evangeline Scipio.
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Griffin, Carrie Eta Humphrey, Mary
Frances Janey, Elizabeth Irene Jordan
Emma Pauline Mcdowell, Elizabeth Vic
tOria. Kelly, Ethel May Tollver Lottie
Rebecca Stewart.
mont Dorsey. Arthur Philip Hayes, James
Young, Daisy Celestine Athelda Bell, Cas-
sandra Dorothy Clagett, Josephine Teresa
Ford, Beatrice Elizabeth Garland, Lena
Elizabeth Aveta Johnson, Elise Amelia
Palmer.
To Armstrong High School-Charles
Edelin,. Andrew Morris, Annie Greene,
Florence Greene. Bertha Greenleaf, Mary
Harris, Ruth Hawkins, Elizabeth Ken
dali.
To M Street High School-Russell Stew
art, Blanche Campbell, Ruth Smith, Marie
Stewart
Logan School, NJ f. Tucker, teacher:
To Armstrong Manual Training School
Lorenzo Alphonso McLane.
To Business High School-Dolie Mariet-
ia Freeman, Mildred Elizabeth Holmes,
Martha Elena Poles
To NJ Street High School-Irving Calvin
billiard. Ruth Lee Bradley, Pearl Rubeana
Cain. Pearl Elizabeth Franklin, Inez Eliz-
abeth Harris, Margaret Estelle Jones.
DeanwOod School:
To Armstrong High Standardization A.
Dorsey, Orio r. Queen. Mary A. Snov-
den.
To NJ Street High SchoolAYetta F.
Mavritte, Marie Suydam, Mabel Suydam.
To Business High School-Herbert S.
Nichols
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port and by the middle or latter part of
the month most of the big fleet now out
of service viii be returning to work.
Purchases Pile-Driving Machine.
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Schooner Halle X, light. for the lower
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This company has been successful
itself, from the very start
1t proposes to continue it's success.
1t means to radiate this success to all
who enter its DOORS
1t desires to welcome many new
depositors and customers every day.
It has the word WELCOME" writ
large in all its departments, every day in
the year.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-22

The expression of hi, face, distorted with anger. broush, the
colonel back to his senses. For a moment he stood dumfOunded.
then he said:
Bring that child home and then report at the guard house.
We viii talk about this Tomorrow
Mimi began 10 meow like a cat, so he picked her up. pressed
her 10 his heart and started homeward. broken-hearted. with big
tears streaming down his honest face.
The same evening he was placed under arrest. or course he
lost has job as the captain orderly. but. thanks to his masters In
,cventlon. he escaped beng oourt-marIaled.
When he came out of The arrest, thin and green ike a lizard.
he WIS sent away. and did not even get time to say goodby to
the baby.
After three long months Soilu at last returned to the barracks.
He found Mimi on the terrace playing with his successor. She did
not even look at him. and when he tired TO pick her up she pushed
him back and began to CIV. She turned her head away and held
out her arms toward the other soldier.
Soiru wiped the tears from his ewes and went away.
Without knowing it. he found himself at the door Of he can
teen. That nigh, he wr taken to the barracks intoxicated. had
fight, with the sergeant who tired 10 make him so 10 bed and was
From now on he became the black sheep Of The regiment.
Hardy a day passed when he was not drunk and fighting some
body.
Two months passed. and Soigu spent mos, Of his time under
arrest. ~ last. a few hours before they were to be discharged.
,hc aoldiers were allowed 10 walk about where they pleased.
Soiciu went straight to the park. to the very place where he
had me, the angry colonel There he sat down on a bench and
buncd his face in his hands
suddenly his face h up and his heart began to beat \ lady
with 4 lace paraso and a large hl, was coming toward him with a
hle eh. who pointed her finger at The soldier. The mother bent
down and whispered something to the hte sri. who Immediately
rushed toward him with open arms.
"Oh. MINI. nv dear little ggnounaE
"Now. MINI. gNe Ia'o a Hiss. DO YOU know hat Tato IS
never coming back2'
Mimi ookcd a, The soldier with her big blue eyes as i to seek
confirmation of her mothers words. and repeated:
"Iato rs never coming back. r hc2'
The soldier shook his head sadly.
"Now give hm a nice Kiss. MINI"
md MINI jumped up. threw her Iue arms around his neck
and kissed hm.
Several week, aher~srd a parcel arrived addressed to Sig
nonni MINI" The captnn opened g. On a bed Of shavna
JAS a doll dressed IN gorgeous Nuorcsc peasant costume. one Of
those primitive dolls which arc the delight Of children. and IN its
hand. i held a letter wnrcn with Antomcu' clumsy band.
10 Signouna MINI. Of whom am always thinking. night
and day. and Of whom shall think al nv hfc. DO not forget me.
"frcodbvi Goodbvr'