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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24

US? The securities which constitute
the great bulk Of personal property In
this country are generally owned by
the wealthy classes, and no more suf-
fieient proof Of the universally Of tax
lodging among the owners of personal
property could be asked than the pres
ent assessment In New York City.
While the real property has increased
in value in the last ten years, the per-
sonal property reported for taxation has
decreased. In Boston personal prop
erty is more generally reported, but it is
no unusual thing to find on appraising
the estate of o deceased millionaire that
it represents years of successful evasion
of taxes. of course every dollar Of
taxation thus saved represents an i'm
position of an additional dollar Oh
p, orer aud more honest taxpayers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24
SHAMEFUL BUSINESS.

Since the late Secretary OF the Re
publican Committee has turned State'S
evidence against his co cOnSpirators in
whose hands vast corruption fund was
skillulIy made to defeat the will Of tn
people Of the whole nation in the Pres
idential election, the vials of wrath of
many OF those Republicans of the Stall
wart function who were disappointed
in not getting Office at the hands of
President GARFIEED have been opened
upon the character of the dead Presi'
dent. This is a shameful business and
and one which the REGISTER hopes
the Democratic press OF the country
will permit the disyruntled Stalwarts to
have monopoly.
That half a million of money was
corruptly used by such shrewd an I'M
scrupulOus men as GEORGE c. COR
HAM, DORSEY. NEW, FILLEY and
STEPHENSON at a critical moment, and
and in closely balanced State, no one
denies. The State was, by this means,
carried, and the carrying of the State
decided the Presidential election. Thu"
WAS the country debauched and the
WillOfthe majority set at naught. But
the money was raised by SIMON CAM
FKuN, the chiefthc Slalwarts, and GAR
field refused to reward the cOnspira
tors.
That CAMERON, COSKLING and
GRANT visited GARFIELD at his own
. house, al critical nom nt i'm the cam
Uaign, ard sought and inveigled him
into contracts and combinations; that
these wiley and oily plotters Of vast ex'
neTience may havr.Over-reached the
simple. minded and inexperienced GAR
FIFLD is probably true; but GARFIELD'S
Cabinet appointments stamps IS i'm
probable the story that he understood
that he was obligated to carry out the
promises and schemes of these in
;rgWTs.
GARFIELD suffered enough in life
Let his memory rest in peace. We
have nothing but detestation for these
shameful attacks, come from what
source they may.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24
HEALrHY TAX DODGERS.

The discovery that the leading mill
ionaires of New York are delinquent in
their local taxes is what might be called
"a painful commentary on our bOasted
civilization" Yet the tax lodging in
trinity is one to which the wealthy are
peculiarly subject. If this matter was
investigated in our own city and State,
would it not be found that We have
some aristocratic tax-dodgers among
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24
DIED.

BROMER.-Cn Wednesday afternoon at
O'c ock, FREDEt lex BRoMER, ag d Go years.
Funeral will take place from the residence
of the deceased, CALDWELL Run, at 2o'clock
Friday afternoon. Friends Of the family are
invited 10 attend.
RIESIER.-On Wednesday. August - al
3O'clCck .. H., EDWARD WILLIAM. son OF the
late John G.. and Annie ]. Riester, aged 4
yeas and q days.
Funeral from the residence OF Mr. NJ. Nc
GraW, IT6 Seventeenth street, this Friday af-
erroon, at > o'clock Friends of the family
are Invited TO attend. Interment at Mount
Calvary cemetery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24
FRIDAY. August "a, 1855.

THE REGISTER has, by sew
eraI thousand copies, a larger
circulation than any newspaper
published in the two Virgintas
or Eastern Ohio. Its advanta-
ges as an advertising medium
are therefore apparent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24

THE fact that the country is getting
along very veil with no President to
speak Of shows what We can do in an
emergency. If Congress and the entire
, administration should be annIhilsted
everything would go on just Is usual.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24

FrIToR MCLEAN, of Cincinnati, ha'
returned his "Jayhswker" to Indiana.
This il as it snou.d be. If FOSTER de
sires to profit by the work of Repub-
liean emisSary he should at least pay
the travelling expenses.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24

The editor of the Cincinnati Com
mcrcial Gazette tells how the Obi
fight looks Ito man upa tree" Thi
has the appearance of a confession tina
they make it to warm for him to stay
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24

EDITOR SMITH, of Philadelphia, says
the people of Ohio appear to be drifting.
This probably accounts for the fact that
FORAKER is troubled with a swimming
in his head.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24

THERE was made in the United States
last year 100000 barrels Of beer.
This is an unpleasant item to read. 1t
makes man feel that he didn't get his
Sl,arn
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24

THE ministers meeting at Saratoga
is considering the question Of the best
methods of preaching to the people.
First catch your hare.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24

IT is generally conceded that the
Geographic company owes it to the
country TO take back its best operators.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24

Mr.. TuDEN has bought q span Of
Kentucky horses. He has evidently
disposed of his spanking team Of edi.
tors
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24

TIE ROston Star says that Mrs. r. B.
HAYES husband is not an ARTHUR
man,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24

NOTICE TO SUBSCRLbSR&
The date printed on the 'OTaPper o
saehpapsr denotes the time i0he" TIE sub
scTfpti0n expires.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24

SOME of the railroad stocks seem to
reed Lew trestles under them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24

FINE FARM OF ABOUT ONE HUN
~ ured and thirty acres one and one-half
miles from Triafelphia, In this county, and
InOut one hsn mile from the National road
md the old Heml field road. A good farm
touse and ont buildings, first claSs barn, two
%. chards. Land Is ricu aud nearly every
ere n for Village. For terms and particu-
ans enquire Of ALEXANDER BONE,
Real Estate agent
aul5a 1853 Market Street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24

WANTED.-A LADY TO PRASriCE -, a
No preyi0us knowledge OF at required. 70
.ilion permanent and lucrative:
MOSAIC ART SOCIETY,
aul6h 1924 Chapline street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24

THER. F. McMECHEN PROPERTY on
Caldwen's Run. will not be sold at trnS-
tees saIe as Ia ely advertised The property
is however offered at private sale. Person
wishing 10 purchice can enquire OF b. r,
NcNecEen, Denis O'Keetfe, or John I. Ia
kin. auZSOdNut
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24

NOR RENT-STORE ROOMS NOS. 30
and 2G2 Main street, lately occupied D.
6. G. Korh as a dry goods house, from preseni
time until FIRST OF April, lS4. Said rom,
can be- rented after this from owners without
any difficulty. X NJ. LET
aPsh Assignee OF u. u. RON
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24
PEACHESl PECHsS

YAM NOW RECEIVING DAILY THF
/ cele brsted peaches grown bg Mr.. A. NJ
Stevenson. on Sister Island, which are 0Here''
20 the trade. Oh ~ LAUh.
au22 No. 6 Twelfth street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-24

1ENRY ]. ARBENZ, GRADUATE OF
the celebrated Royal ConServa DRY o;
Music at Stuttgart,l thorough instruction IN
piano and organ playing, Stuttgart methoul
Harmony, Composition, Instrumentation
and Chorus Singing. Orders can be LETT n
amy of The music stores in the city. auliL
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-02
Pulling his Nlustacho.

There he sleeps as peacefully rs an
infant," said an old man pointing to the
sleeping figure of a slender-lrlilt, heavy
milstached young man acrnss the aisle
of the train, "and no doubt he dreams
OF the innocent days of childhood, be-
fore he had fallen into the depths of
crime"
"What's the matter with him ? Who
is he 20 asked several passengers ex-
citedly, eyng the sleeper with suspi-
ciOn.
"lle sleeps as calmly" continued the
old man abstractedly to himself, cas-
though he had never murdered his part
ner, forged his name to Il check for
$4,000 and skipped to Mexico. lie
thinks, probably, that no man can pene-
trate his disguise, but I should know
him in the dark with a mask on. All,
Miles Gashwell, now can confront YOU
with proofs Of your villainyln
Quite Il crowd had collected around
the two by this time. "The idea" con.
tinued the old man, turning to the awe.
struck bystanders," of his trying to
disguise himself by false moustache
and wig. One of you fellows Jerk that
mOustache off and see how it changes
his expression"
Nobody seemed disposed to unmask
the villain until strapping six-footer
pushed his way into the midst of the
group, and taking the mustache by
both ends, gave tia yanR that fairly
lifted the slender young man to his feet.
The latter let off yell that would have
paralyzed Comanche Indian and
struck out wildly in the air with his
fists.
Great Scott!'' he shriekcd, care you
trying to jerk the top Of my head off
Let go of that, will you," and he kicked
the six-footer vigorously in the pit OF
the stomach. "What the deuce do YOU
want of me, anyway ?' y,
"Why, we thought you had on false
mustache," ventured one Of the crowd
timidly. "This old man said so.'
They all turned around to see what
the old man would say, but he didn't
say. He had gotten off when the train
slowed up at the last crossing. ...
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-02
Home of the tho Bluo Crane.

Mr.. Dunlap has returned from a
hunting expedition in Spencer Co., Ky.
The only trophy he brought back with
him was a gigantic blue crane, which
measured five feet from tip to tip, and
was exactly six feet in height. Mr..
Dunlap tells very curious story of 1,
resort of these cranes. About two
miles from Taylorsville is an island in
Sayre's creek whose area is perhaps ten
acres. The island is q fayorite haunt
Of these peculiar birds, who annually
resort there for the purpose Of rearing
their young. Notwithstanding the fact
that the crane is wading bird it
builds it nest in the tallest tree it can
find. The island is not cleared up, but
is covered with gigantic sycamores tow
ering eighty or ninety feet in height
and the lOftiest of these are selected by
them for their nests. One of the trees
has twenty eight nests upon its topmost
branches and another has twelve. The
nests are rude, ugly structures, built in
q slovenly manner Of sticks, leaves and
twigs, and are guarded jealously by the
birds throughout the breeding season.
The cranes have been in the habit of
resorting to this island for q term of
years beyond the memory Of the oldest
inhabitant. Here they have been left
mdisturbed, until it has become q royal
domain on which nothing else of the
feathered trDsnHare intrude. The 81
lence of csefs tlaty ybroods over the pri-
meval foreAas we %,oken save by the flap
ping Of theii.ytthhiiisss, or it may bo tile
chance shot g. me wandering sports
man. The stream four miles around is
frequented by tlocks of the birds who
here seem to lose, at least for time,
their solitary instincts, and become
sociable and gregarious. They leave
annually about the 1st Of September,
returning the 1st Of April, and have
been doing so for years and years.
Their number upon the island Is al
most incredible, and old citizens of that
country say it must be fully 10000.
perhaps much more.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-02
Rare fun In court.

The present Judge Hutchins, of the
Superior Court of the northeastern
judicial circuit of Georgia is the son of
Nathaniel IIutchins, so well known by
many of the older citizens of Elbert as
one OF the cleverest men and ablest
Jurists III Georgia. lie was the pre-
decessor Of his sOn OH the same bench
now occupied by Colonel Hutchins, of
Gwinnett, and was popularly known all
through the upper portion of the State.
During the progress of the Superior
Court at Gainesville last week this
amusing incident occurred, which was
related to u Ne,U South scribe by Sena-
tor Phil Davis: Colonel ThurmOnd, Of
| Athens, All attorney, had an Instrument
OF writing in court, the validity of
which needed to be proven and which
could only be done by the owner of tho
signature found thereon swearing to the
same. The witness was called and an
old gray-haircd man, who had lived
over his three score and ten, took the
stand and Colonel Thurmond handed
him the paper and asked:
us that your signature, sir?"
The old gentleman looked at the pa
per closely, and said;
"Wa'al, I'll tell yer, lie Citing old,
and my eyesight are not SO good as it
wunst was, but if somebody will loan
me pair of spccks, praps L kin cipher
it Out.'
a pair of glasses were furnished him,
and he scrutinizingly gaZcd at the
document again.
"Well?" said the lawyer.
The witness continued to peer ut til
paper.
every WE'LL" Colonel Thurmond
said again, waiting for the witness to
decide.
is my fist.''
"You can come down, sir" said the
lawyer.
But instead of "coming down." the
old man turned his eyes on the Court,
and after gazing at him for some time,
he said:
,'Jedge, is you old man Nath Hutch
in's boy?"
Gle was my father" answered the
CouIt
"Wa'al, give me yer hand, ledge,
kaZe | loved yer daddy, and / is awful
glad to see his boy followin, in his foot
marks"
The Court gave the old man his hand,
anu after shaking it heartily, the wit
ness stepped from the stand and started
out OF the court room. When he had
gotten out Of the bar, and was about
midway the hall, he turned abruptly
about, and said in rather Il loud tone
of voice:
"IIere-hcrn'S Them m sncclIs. if any
OF yoms wants 'em."
The court room was in an uproar of
laughter, but the old man never
smiled, as he returned the glasses and
left the house.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-02
How to Breathe In Reading.

M. Legouve tells the anecdote of
Ialma Watching the actor Dorival from
tho prompter's box until he had dis
covered his secret. hlch consisted in
always taking fresh breath before the
last ono was quite exhausted, and in
dong his best to conceal the beginning
OF each phfnse by starting whenever he
could OH al q. G, or an o,-''that lie to
say, at the point where the fact of the
mouth beng already open makes it
possible TO take breath lightly, without
the action being perceived" Again,
Dele Sedie, the celebrated singer, could
run up and down the scale in front of u
lighted candle without the flame waver-
ing. ''How is this done? It is because
he employs exactly the quantity of
De tn needed to carry the sound OF the
notts, II you or were to try it we
should simply waste our BREATH" In
the. chapter on pronunciation" nj,
Legouve insists, and the point can
hardly be too much pressed, on the
value, the absolute need. in fact, of clear
articulation as opposed to more exertion
OF voice. This he illustrates by a story
of Bouffe, when he was playing Pere
Grandet in the "Fille de PAvare,"
When he came to the most touching
scene of the piece, when the old miser
hnds that he is robbed, the actor began
to scream out the words as he was ac-
customed to. At the end of few min
utes the sound died away on his lips.
and he was compelled to continue in a
murmur. What happeneu2 That he
was thousand times more true and
more touching than before, because he
was obliged to make up for weakness OF
voice by force of articulation. It is
true that ore' cannot speak without q
voice, but voice alone has 80 lite to do
with diction that there are readers,
orators and actors to whom the very
extent of their voice is drawback.
Unless they are skilled in articulation
the volume of sound devours the sense.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-02
KOnNNNnY Construction.

In paper recently communicated to the
Society of Engineers, London. Dir. Cop
land described the principal systems OF
roadway construction now In vogue and
pointed out the extent to which ho consid- =
cred they met, or failed to meet, the re-
qulremcnls of a well.adaptei roadway
namely, safety, easy traction, noiselessuess.
freedom from dust and mud, durability.
facility and chcapness of construction.
maintenance and repairs to itself and 10
the gas and water mains, etc.
He also explained tue principles upon
which with view to avoiding the defecta
OF other systems, he had designed tho as
phaltic wood pavement, tho use of which
is now increasing. This pavement con-
sIsts OF bed of concrete, with a LAYER or
asphalt over it, and upon this are laid
transverse course, Of red p.o blocks with
Intermediate spaces; the latter are filed
IN partly with heated maetic asphalt. and
then with coarse limo and gravel grout,
hushed win hot air, to the surface of the
roadway; about an inch OF coarse gravel
Is then spread IN uniform manner over
tho Whole surface OF The roadway thus
prepared, and loft to be worked In by the
traffic.
In regard to the expense Of constructicp
and maintenance OF the various Systems OF
roadway, the author concludes that though
for town roadp, macadam is the cheapest
IN original 'st, 1t Ia by far tho most ex-
penslve over term of years--whoreas,
although the asphaltlc wood pavement costs
more ut first, 1t ls cheaper, over length
ened period, than macadam, or most other
roadWaya
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-02
Tho ISunkO {ianle.

"A man who thinks that, without any
familiarity with the swindle that sud
denly confronts him, he can cope with
its operators who have devoted much
study and practice to perfecting it, fool
lSllly ovcrratcs his own shrcwGncss. 1t
struck me, for instance, that if should
be taken into a bmko den, and the
gamblers should accept my check for
the amount Of my loss, | would not be
at all concerned about it, because could
go straight to the bank and stop pay
ment. When | said this to Il detective,
he replied, "Yo on wouldn't do any such
thing" Why not? Simply because
that important point in the swindlc has
been looked after by the bunko men.
have never seen this feature of their
work described in print, and you may
care TO use it. When the rascals get a
subject who has a bank account, and
lead him into making a check, they
know very well that he will lose no time
in stopping payment on it, mlessahey
manage by some clever device to pre-
vent hinN This is the way they do it:
A newspaper lies folded on the table, as
though carelessly thrown down. When
the check has been made out and signed,
the operator who receives it places it
between the folds of the paper, and in
that way blots it. Then he seems to
take it out and hold it up before his
eyes to examine it, but the real check
has been left concealed in the paper, and
he has taken out blank one, previously
placed there. At.this instant the stool
pigeon, who is stilAfiguring as the inno-
cent friend of the victim, exclaims,
'"This is a swindle, and we won't stand
it," He snatches the sham check from
his confederate's hand, tears it into very
small bits and scatters them on the floor.
"Now let lis go out" he says. There
is pretence Of barring the way, but
he and the victim are soon in tho street
the latter profuse in his thanks for
having been rescued. or course, he
doesn't go near the bank to stop pay
mcnt Oh the check which he believes to
have been destroyed, for he is not anx-
ious to expose his vertlancy needlessly,
and the swindlers thus gain time to go
and get it cashed.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-02

but scorn for q woman who could leat
q man on to wrecking his life at hel
feetp But you need have no fear. Mis-.
Fielding is q capital actress, that is all
MARX what l say-you will recall
those words" prOphesied the little mat
ron, sweeping angrily away.
"Neverl' mentally calculated the
man, vaulting through the low window
to the piazza with u sudden feeling that
the house stifled him, but not prepared
to find himself face to face with Miss
Fielding's self.
She had been sitting with an open
book disregarded in her lap, her eyes
gazing seaward, and she had heard OF
necessity every syllable which had been
uttered.
eyes, I have heard all" !" she said, in
reply to his questioning look, "You
came here to revenge your friend, Mr..
elliot. Well, your revenge shall be
complete. You say he suffered. So
you have made me suffer. Why should
l,Seek to conceal what is acutest pain
to confess? Was it my fault that I could
not love Fred Ronalds? Was it my fault
that his own love made him blind? If
SO, have been punished, and my pun
lshment is your reward. 10 it L add
the humiliation of this avowal."
Never had she looked more lovely,
never more proud, than when she
stepped from the throne to the level of
suffering womanhood. His scorn, his
triumph-where were they? Swept
away as by a mighty flood, and revealing
the naked truth, of all Which yet might
be, OF all which so nearly he had lost.
Before she had OWNED his purpose,
he had gathered her two hands in his
strong grasp.
"Nora! My darling, forgive mep' he
murmured. 81 love you, and my love
has made me blind indeedl Oh, MY dar-
ling, came to mock, and l stayed to
Worshlp!~ l give up my revenge to you.
VIII you, more generous than 1 have
been, refuse to take itp"
"Not tllatl" she answered.; and now
the bright eyes were filled with dimning
tears. ''But i'll taking it, it is to give
III return my love, my heart, my life
An, Max she whispered, softly, a
little later, "is it always the woman IS
fault that men say she has no soul?
Shall we expose our one priceless jewell
to the gaze of every curious by-msser
OH life's journey?"
And he, with the jewel forever his,
safe-locked i'll his stronghold, is fain to
admit her words are true, even while he
thanks God it's radiance has never
daZZled another's eyes-not even those
OF his dearest friend.