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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-17
FETTERED BY FATE.
Why sweet EuIaIie McGirlygirt Could
Not Marry Her Dear George w.
simpson.
Chicago Tribune.
| cannot marry you""

cannot marry you"
Against the mullioned windows OF
Brierton Villa the snow and sleet, driven
with terrible force by northeast gale,
was beating fiercely, and as the wind
caught up the white particles and
whirled them around in eddying circles
it seemed to shrek in every glee at the
destruction that strewed its path on
every side. Well might the mariner,
as he dashed himself to bottle of rum
before going on deck, think OF the
cheerful fireside at home, around which
clustered the bright-eyed children
whose chubby arms would never again
be twined around papa's neck and their
little rosebud mouths be lifted to his for
Hiss in case he was run over by a rail-
road train after getting ashore.
A wild night, indeed! And yet, IS
George w. Simpson stood there in the
parlor of BriertOn Villa, he needed not
the storm, for in his heart there was
dull pain and on his face look Of
anguish-a sort of my-other-suspender-
has broken expression that was indeed
pitiful. Eulalie McGirlygirt, to win
whose love he would freely have sacri-
feed his sisters chances for a matinee
ticket, had told him that his hopes
were in vain; that he could never be-
come her bonny bridegroom. Sud-
denly he turned to her and spoke again.
"But you might at least" he said,
"tell me why it is that all my rose
tinted dreams of future happiness must
vanish and / go forth to peer forever
into gloomy vista oftoeless stockings
and undershirts forever bereft of buttons.
Surely my answering faith that you
know would hold out as long as the
candy store did and my tireless devotion
in the line Of oysters deserves q more
kindly recognition than this" L,
al know that all you say Is true
replied the girl, choking back 3 sch,
"and | love You better than all the
world besides; but I cannot, must not,
marry YOU" .sas 70 II 80 -.
But now George is by her side. az
demand to know, y he says passionately,
"why 1t is you will not marry me ifyou
love me as you say you do"
Looking up to him, her brown eyes
suffused with tears and her dimpled
cheeks aflame with bushes, Elialie
says in low, bitter tones:
az have cold feet"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-17
WHAT THE WAR COST.
Some Startling Figures from the Re-
mort OF Pension Commissioners Dud-


From the Washington Special.
4 fearful picture of wars destruction
Of men, not only killed and wounded,
Tut by hardsbips of campaigning, is
presented by the report of the commits
SiOncr of pensions, w. w. Dudley, in
the statistics of the whole number of
men enlisted in the army, and of the
lumber that have left relatives who
are entitled to pensions. The report
shows total number of enlistments,
rs reported by the adjutant general, of
s,7S0,17S. OF these, 7l6,S7S were count
ed more than once by reason of re-en-
listment, leaving the actual individual
enlistments 2,063, 400. Of these, there
are living who have not applied for
pensions 1000, 1859. The living who
have applied for pensions are $685. 53.
The number of dead leaving pensiona-
BILE relatives who have not applied for
pensions is Sc, 1903. The number of dead
leaving pensionable relatives who have
applied is 1856. The dumber of dead
leaving no pensionable relatives is go.
600. Thus, of the whole number of &C
tual individual enlistments more than
one-half are included in the list of dead
either with or without pension appli-
cation, and of those who have legal
claims. Out of the whole number Of
soldiers who served in the war for any
time, pension has been applied for on
behalf of 20 per cent. The report
says:
1.-THE general proposition is presented
that there is u surviving soldier popula-
ton OF a little over 100000, out of
which claims for pensions in the future
NAV be made by those who incurred
pensionable disabilities" With this
are the following pregnant figures:
"Number who died during the war,
3O4, 1869: number discharged for disabil-
ity, 2S5, 545; number in service May l,
1866, 1000, SIC. The first part of the
cost in the war in men and money Is
not the greater part, as these statistics
and our enormous pension appropria-
tions show. War is play which poll,
ticians and people enter in gay and
festive spirit, but has train Of calamity
which outlives all those who made the
war"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-17
RELIGIOUS.
His Lecture Tsur Out west-a DIs,Ss W."
Thinks the MilIenium Is H.P'ay
Approaching General Weir
gious Gossip.


~, Robert G.. Ingzsoll Is now o. .
,.,ture tour out West, demolishing sne
Church tha noteworthy fact thas
IN. secular pres, almost without e.
scep,ion, controvert in their editonss
pages without singular ability his ofii-
liant but vulgar diatribes which tney
,anort In their news columns. IL Is
evident from this that the popular
heart is not yet divorced from the
great fundamental ideasof Christianity
As random specimen Of this secular
comment, the following is taken from
a recent editorial in the Chicago Even
ing Journal: at Is barely possible that
Mr.. Ingersolls wicked teachings may
have a beneficial effect upon the
Church, in helping 1t to free itself OF
some of its errors, on the principle that
we often learn something valuable from
our enemies. But his sweeping icono-
clasm would tear down everything re-
ligious and sacred, without proposing
to build up anything else in Its place.
Mankind Is ianately of a religious ana
worshipful nature, and the chieftrouole
with Mr.. Ingersoll's assaults Is that he
does not recognize this fact. The men
and the women of this age are not 30
far advanced in bis style of liberal
ism "a to consent to the knocking out
from und er them of all the props OF
faith, and to be left dangling wildly In
midair."
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-17


The fame of "GSoal Oil Johnny" his
magnificent fortune and reckless ex-
travagance, still lives, although the hero
is working on the Tfdewater pipe line
at Williamsport at two dollars and a
half day. But Mr.. John Steele is
not the only man who has acquired vast
wealth in the petroleum regions. There
are many men in the cities and towns
of the oil regions who have amassed
princely fortunes and are solid bust
ness men. There are many others who
have accumulated riches, aud, like
"Coal Oil Johnny" been bereft Of them
by the changing fortunes of the pre-
carious business. Captain Vandergrift,
of Pittsburg. has made seven or eight
millions out Of the oil industry. Mar
Gus Rulings and Wesley Chambers, of
Oil City, have each accumulated three
or four millions, and many Others have
piled fortunes during years of success
fnl business, but the present year has
seen more fortunes made in q day than
ever before. Oil speculation has
reached q prominence far beyond q year
ago. Suffering for years from an over
pf6duction, values In the producing
<1eRions roschod 3 - snVR, when Che
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-17

great wells of the famous Cherry Grove
region began pouring forth their MOODS
of oil. But suddenly those great wells
stopped flowing and production and con.
sumption came In close relation TO each
other. Like spring pressed down oy
sosne heavy weight and suddenly re-
leased. the price foil bounded upward.
Specuiators who had experienced scouts
among tbe wells had the decrease IN
production foreshadowed 10 them, aua
bought largely while prices were oe.
tween fifty and sixty cents 80 tnst
when the boom came and carried prices
I'D to 81. % per barrel they realized iof-
tunes Of great magnitude.
All this was done in the space Of Two
months. OnesOil City broker during
the first week in September bought T..
OOO, 900 barrels at an average Price OF
fifty-five cents per barrel, and ounn&i
the first week Of November he soad TINS
oil at an average price Of $50, clearing
the neat sum of S3,OO0,OO0 IN TWO
months, while others made as hlgn Is
s, 900, 900 in the same time. Of course
some of the brokers and spectators lost
heavily by being short when the al
vance began, but they covered as rap.
idly as possible, the 81, 000, 900 barrels OF
oil in stock sbeing enough to go pretty
we'll around. But when the prices
reached the highest points the poor
lambs were shorn Of the fruits OF their
toll. The intense excitement OF the
great effort of the bulls, when prices
were sent flying past the dollar mark,
drew into the vortex hundreds OF labor
ing men and merchants who. put up
their few hundreds as margins, and
bought, only to beinformed few hours
later that the decline in prices had
swept away the earnings Of years OF
saving and toll. It was the same old
story of poor fools putting their az on
another mans game. Of course tne
capitalist, even If he did buy at the top,
could keep putting up margins and walt
fer another advance, but the man who
had his all inv ested had to be merci-
lessly sold out.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-17
The siren and the sucker


"But, papa"
"Not another word" said the person
thus addressed, tall, handsome man
in whose deep brown hair tinge of
gray was just beginning to show. "Gou
know, my child, "h he continued, "that
nothing could give me more pain than
refusing any wish of yours, and that I
never was so happy and free from care
as when some act OF mine,has made your
life brighter. But this request I can
not grant. A sealskin sacque with fur
trimmings! By my halidom, you Jest
bravely-" turning hastily away. Duus-
tan Perkins stepped to the sidebosrd
anu took a drink.
For an instant Lillian stood in the
conservatory looking steadily down at
the heavy velvet carpet in which her
shapely feet sunk deeply, but presently
the spirit Of desolate loneliness seemed
to leave her, and going quietly into an
adjoining room she began eating pie.
In few moments her father came
into the apartment. Perhaps | was
rather harsh with you, Lillian" he
began.
But the girl interrupted him. "Don't
speak OF it again, dear papa" she said.
''because know that YOU really hays
no money to spare. While | was mend
ing your overcoat last evening saw
that note from Daisy aud / would
not
"fsu saw the noteg asked Mr.. Per.
kins in hoarse, sgonized tones.
Yes papa; but you know never
How much will your sealskin sacque
costSo
Three hundred doll ars," and as the
girl spoke these words baleful light
shot nom her eyes.
"You can have the money to-mor-
row." be said, and went slowly out Of
the room.
II Thought my darling papa would
weaken said the girl, and, iiftinv the
FORK sioYiy 70 her lips, tbs last 81 ,the
st}e Ma Eokek cHop w..
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-17

-. e.,yxu Of the province d Quebec
wiIth soon apply for incorporation.
Tb;rteen new theatsr5 have been
,.,,;It IN Perrin in ten yeaB, and in the
s U time only two churches.
ps,,In with over I ,l60, 600 population.
n.s onJy iorty.fve places Of worship.
Tbe liverpool thestess will in future
=. eIosed throughout Passion week.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-17
Ne. e..,..

Lee 0love. -
NO. 49, .sss O.. .sssyfs r.. cs's~
snesr ms e aoss VA -
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-17

We arc willing u. take dssea1a
amount - stock iDnswspapss seesseO
Of western cyclones, but whea - A.
kapsas paper tell ahoat . se1byr I'D:
ing bsd-quilt siEty-ope Deo 80
then soing 6ack ~ tie shssk vsaisJ
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-17

A hctsl beapdH, vhs - ysspt.ng
his knswlsdse e ths wsda be!ose Z
crowd Of neWcssnem VS. a1ks1 ~ 2
wag at his elbeW u he I'D evev D..
in Algebra 'A0h, yes, esFtainIy,r -
be; u pa0ed through there on toP -
= stage about > year axn"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-17

II vas befsss thsy had resohed NJ
wine. The waiter poured fof him Q
elass Of vsates. s'1Aks Il away" he
mid ",ve sot magnificent thlue -
wosadn't xpoil Il fog S6.'-OeenaA
loko. - > 81.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-17

he t<newalso that in spite of his fiuery
md his fashionable mode Of life, young
AinAlla Dad nothing beside his pay as a
juufor eierk in a Government Office |;
and he did not want him for = son-in-
law. He soon found, however, that
Ainslie was supremely indifferent to
his opinion. The young man had
learned nom experience that in nine
eases out o. ten the head of the house
hold can be treated with supereilious
disregard so long as the sympSties Of
the female members are secured. He
was neither offended nor surprised at
old Ne. Changers abruptnesS, being ac-
<ustomed 10 be snubbed under such cir
Xumsfances. He shook the gentleman's
Massive hand with easy familiarity, and
Idevoted himself, aSsiduOusly, to Mrs.
16iranuer. She, good soul, could no
more resist his handsome face, his soft
voice and his agreeable manners than
her daughters could. She felt almost
young again when he paid her dexter
Gus and subtle compliments, and ad-
solusely blushed at meeting his violet
eyes fixed with languid interest upon
.hcfhce Old Mr.. Granger found hm'
sen I. nminority OF one when he ven
f'.1<1 ~ AZ Sards to speak OF AinSlie in
<3,s1| @r4it>< feHps. Like a wise man,
ne dX lot insi>< ~ strongly on his own
brf]rt'itt 3fAltst bigl, but eoneented
hinstlf "A. b h,iiiiinsEefing certain i'm.
(press}<8 f1fnis,e4 to his wife, and
]trowl "a Z ,1' 8onsl3 whenever AinSlie's
--les a ME- Li0sied.
soIIv ic1|5 s. (1srara Aipslle came 70 be
s sny :, he lE,f q the Qysnger hooss-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-17

Down IN ALABAMA three little girlA
led bride, Miss Hall (now the dnugh-
ter.in-law OF Judge Clarke, Of Mobileh
to the altar, which was covered with
Ivy. The lactern and pulpit were
crowned with choice cut flowers. while
pendent from the gas brackets hung
balls Of japonicas. The bride was dress.
ed In white Ottoman silk, trimmed
with duchesse lace and ostrich upk
This costume was the present Of the
brides mother. Bride and bridesmaids
carried bouquets to match the costumo
and the little girls bore tiny baskets e
flowers I'm colors to harmonic with
their gowns
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-12-13
H RIV Err PRESS

Glendiye Times and the Billings Post,
two papers near each other, have two
pages Of "patentsn which read just alike.
Tt is a kind of "give-away.'
The teachers of the Episcopal Sunday
school will have q Christmas tree for the
children on Saturday evening, the Z5d
inst. Any person desiring. to put pres
ents for children or friends on the tree,
will have the privilege of doing SO
If there are any people IN the territory
who have . s~neaking idea that they can
play checkers, they are respectfully re-
ferred to the challenge Of 2. Il. commit
in another column. He talks pretty
loud. but he has friends who believe be
can get away with the territory, and he
has lots of good backing. His money is
ready.
The little settlement of Three Forks,
at the junction of the Gallatin, Madison
and Jefferson, is sending out circulars
showing forth the future greatness OF a
city which is confidently expected to be
built there. Every ranch on the line OF
the Northern Pacific now expects a big
town to grow around it. Some will
be disappointed.
Col. G. w. Sweet leaves this morning
for Minnesota. He goes to Sun River,
| Florence and the Dearborn country and
| thence to Helena. where he will remain
| several days. From thence he wi go
| by way of Bozeman and the Northern
| Pacific to Bismarck and the states. The
| Coils address this winter will be Sank
Rapids, Mimi. He expects to return
about the first Of Ap il.
Breathitt Gray and his partner are
opening their coal bank near Utica.
They have a two-foot vein OF very good
| coal: and are finding a ready market for
it at the mine at 81 per ton. Quite a
| number Of the Judith people are using
it as fuel. Owing to the great distance
| from wood this mine is & big thing for
| the judith valley.-Husban0na0fe.
The Queen of the Hills, Montana dis
trict, bids fair to become what its name
indicates. A turneI is beingrun on this
mine that is developing q very fine body
Of ore. nj. FL. Lohmire, who visited the
camp last week, brought in some very
fine specimens showing wire silver.
This streak is in the middle Of the vein,
and when first struck was no thicker
than a knife-blade, but soon Widened to
an inch, and while Mr.. L. was in camp
it widened to three inches. This streak
is q honey-comb Of native silver, and
very rich. The rest of the ore in the
mine is very observation-disclosures
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-12-13
PERSONAL

From Saturdays Daily.
Tom Healy left for New York yes
terday, taking the Martinsdale stage for
Billings.
George Fiske, late book-keeper for
the Clendenin Mining and Smelling
company, has accepted a like position in
the house Of Richard C%lendenin, at Mar
tinsdale.
Mr.. Seth w. Eddy, of the. firm Of
F. w. Reed & Co, Clendenin, arrived
from Barker on yesterdays coach, and
will spend a few days in the city. Mr..
Eddy reports that the camp is prosper
ing.
FL. P. RoIfe returned yesterday from q
trip to the mining camp near the head
of Wolf creek where he made SOM SUI
veys. He says the Sir Walter Scott,
Mystery and other leads there are the
most promising he has seen in the terri
tory.
B. "A. Robertson and Miss Jessie
Voorhees,, both of Sun River, were mar
ried at the residence Of Nick Millen, at
Helena, on Wednesday evening, the
Rev. Bishop Brewer officiating. The
RIVER PRESS extends its congratula-
tons.
IN. M. Erickson, who has been with
Spencer & CO., White Sulphur Springs,
the past year or two, representing the
interests of T. C. Power & Bro, arrived
in the city day before yesterday. and
will remain with US a few days. He re
ports the Springs booming in a quiet
way.
Col. J. ). Donnelly returned from
Helena on Thursday evenings coach,
after a stay Of several weeks at the capt
tai. The colonel informs us that he has
formed a law partnership with u. S.
District Attorney Eastman, who will
arrive in Benton in a few days and make
this his permanent headquarters. They
will make a good legal team.
From Sundays Daily.
Prof. Foss writes that he will spend
the holidays in Benton, and will proba-
bly, arrive here Oh the oath inst. He
ought to bring along a model of his win
dow blind so constructed as not to OBJ
struct the light" and place it on exhibit
ton.
-Chas. LoWther, Balloon Lowther,
Richard Thompson, Mitchell Fail, Jas.
Simpson and Horton Peers, Of Nova
Scotia, arrived Oh the Helena coach yes
terday and are guests at the Grand
Union. The party. is en- route to Fort
Macleod where they will engage IN the
saw mill and numbering business.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-01
THOMAS d. EMEhn' oeCicsaly'
4 Congress Street, Boston, Mass

MASS MEETING.-August S0th has been
decided upon as the date OF the colossal
field day OF Maine republicans at Lake
Msranocook. Col. +. c. Harrington OF
Fryeburg, is the chairman Of the special
committee having in charge the arrange
ments for the mass meeting, At that time
the leading republican orators and states
men OF the United States will be taking
part In the Maine campaign and on that
day they will be conferred at that favorable
spot. The list Of speakers will be the
greatest ever arranged for any one dem
onstration in this State. Four or 1--WE
speakers stands will be erected, and sew
eral mass meetings will thus be held at
once. Special trains from the remotest
sections OF the State will be run. There
will be q brass band from every town that
has one. To crown all, the committee are
now making preparations for roasting a
big OK and having q regular Western bar
.becue. The demonstration will be simply
the grandest ever attempted in the State
OF Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-01
"STOP AND THINK. +"

A "Greenback" convention was held at
Paris last week, for Oxford county. A
part Of the ticket was nominated and twas
voted to leave the rest vacant for the DEM
ocrats to ill. That is what Governor
Plaisted means when he says mo trades. "
The men who call themselves Green
hackers" whose names are on the Fusion
State ticket, have made their beds In the
Democratic party, and now they are max
ing up the county tickets Of pretended
Greenbackers and Democrats. Every
Greenbacker who votes the Fusion ticket,
votes himself into the Democratic party
and does all in his power to vote the
Greenback party out OF existence. Honest
men stop and think Not only are you
going straight into the Democratic party,
but you are going into the Democratic
grave. Remember when you are counted
and buried in the Democratic party, your
future usefulness as greenbacker is gone.
When you have made record that leaves
you in the Democratic party, it will do you
no good to assert your Greenbacklsm, but
you will be judged by your acts, and will
be trusted only as Democrats. If you
think you are going to succeed, your judg-
ment is poor. There Is too much intelli-
gence 10 the people Of Maine to elect 8
ticket that stands on two platforms as hos
tile to each other, and as far q part as was
freedom and slavery.-Ihem Steers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Saturday. The Khedive officially pro-
claimed Arab Pashs . rebel.
Monday: Hon. Geo. p. Marsh, for TWEEN
ty-one years Minister 70 Italy, died; he
was q native OF vermont.-A Russian
steamer at Vienna sank with 200 persons
on board.
Tuesday: The Atty. General decided In
an opinion that members Of Congress are
not officers OF the Government within the
meaning of the law prohibiting political
ssments.-McVeagh and James were
witnesses before the star route court.
Wednesday, Judge Poland was nominated
for Congress by the End Dist Vt. Republic
cans; he was some years ago In the Senate
and afterward for eight years In the House,
where he was regarded as one OF the lead
ing members.
Thursday: A Kentucky negro brought
suit for 900 against two wealthy DIS
tillers who had accused him OF burning
their premises and tried to torture him In
to confession OF doing so.
Friday: The Government testimony IN
the star route case Is all in.-Turkey has
decided to send troops to Egypt, condi'
toned that England will withdraw.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-01

EMERY FAMILY REUSIoS.-The fourth
reunion will take place at the Merrimac
House, Newburyport, Mass, on Wednes-
day, the sixth day of September next. IL
Is desirable that all who can do so, should
20 on the early morning trains.
There has been great difficulty at previ-
Gus reunions In making suitable prepare
tions, especially for the dinner, owing to
the neglect 10 notify the Secretary. This
year, all who intend TO be present are
earnestly requested to notify DR.. 5. f.
Emery, Of Newburyport, Mass, not later
than the first day Of September, and also
TO state whether they wish dinner provid-
ed for them.
When the family history Is published,
many will be unrepresented In IL because
OF neglect TO prepare and forward their
family record, and 1t is this neglect that Is
retarding the work at the present time.
If all who receive this notice and who are
not sure that their record is in the hands
OF ethics the Historian or Secretary, Will
forward the same To the Secretary on or
before September l, 1882, IL will be great
assistance. Also, II they will aid In call
ing attention to this request Of any who
NAV not receive this notice.
THOMAS j. EMERY, Secretary.
Conpress Strept BOSTON Mass.