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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-23
FATE OF A CHINESE DETECTIVE.
Horrors of the Inquisition Revived aud
Death the Result.
Sbuu0b1i Tbyri.r

>Nufy"dt tV"FtcI'
Tsao Si-yung, Chinese detective in the
service of the Shanghai municipal police
Who was last year accused of causing the
death Of Chinaman, has been found guilty
Of murder by the authorities at Sung-kieng
and sentenced to be beheaied. The miser
able man was forced to confess a deed
which we are convinced he is innocent of
and the means by which he WIS
made to do so was the ten ping
chea, or "stretcher" Every time the
instrument of torture was applied Si-yung
confessed the crime, but upon being re
leased he again persisted in his innocence;
this so enraged the presiding magistrate
teat the "stretcher" was used twice in one
day upon Si.yung; so that, unable to bear
'onger the agony of the process, he con-
lessed once for all to the deed and signed
his name to the deposition which, it appears,
was written out beforehand for him. 1t is
generally the method in Chinese courts
when they wish to find out the gnilty one to
have the circumstances Of the crime written
out, and when the deed is acknowledged
by the accused to have his signature or pri-
waite mark appended thereto. Not until
then is the magistrate entitled to give SEN
tence upon the man.
The prearranged confession, therefore,
having been signed BY him, Si-yung will
suffer decapitation this fall, and his ene'
mies-the rowdies of Shanghai-will re.
ioice in their triumph over the municipal
police force. If the Chinese authorities are
allowed to take their own course there is
only one loophole BY which Si-yung may
sill escape his doom, and that is'when the
hfri.th birthday of the Empress
dowager takes place. The event will
be some time in November. IT. therefore,
Sly-yung has not lost his head before then,
he has last chance of release, as it were,
from the grave; for it is the custom that on
the anniversary of the natal day of the En-
peror of China, and in this case, the Re
gent Empress dowager, and edict is issued
by the throne granntinga reprieve to all
persons convicted of crimes, from the muir
der and pirate down to the sneak thief, to
all manner Of criminals except the parri'
eide. Such is the law in China, and to this
event alone will Si.yung be indebted tor q
loneer lease Of life.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-23
CLUB LIFE IN NEW york.


ArgonGuf.
Concerning bachelors, New York cor
respondent writes: Club life is getting TO
: be much more ola feature Of New York
society than it was even ten years ago.
Though it would seemsby the papers that a
great many men are being married. still
there are a great many bachelors, and o
bachelors the club is great boon. There
was time, and that not very long ago,
when the restaurants Of the clubs were Q
continual source Of expense, as they were
very scantily pa,ronized: for number of
men who dined at the club, compared with
the number of men who dined at home,
were very few, and even club members,
though they co not always dine at home, do
not always dine a, the club, II you go to
Delmonico's any evening, or to the Bruins
wick, or, in fact, any restaurant in New
York, YOU viii see great many club men
AT the tables which shows thar they do no,
always dine at their house. The reason for
his is hard to understand, for one would
think that member OF s club, with q good
restaurant, would rather dine at his club, il
he were not going to dine OF home, than any.
ahere else around town; the table is al
ways sure to be good, the attendance ex-
cellent, the service luxurious, the surround
ings pleasant, and he may smoke his cigar
with his coffee and enjoy himself without
any of the restraints of the public restaur-
ant. And another feature of club life is
that the meals are served for about what
hat cost, so that it is much less expensive
han any frst-class restaurant such rs Del
monico's or the Brunswick. But as | say,
within very few years club restaurants are
more patronized than they were, and bach
elor life seems to be more popular than in
Old times, for the reason, | suppose, that
bachelors are made more comfortable now
adays than they used to be. 1t does seem
as though every temptation were held out
10 man to be q bachelor. The handsomest
apartment house in New York are bachelor
apartment houses, and they are run with
such completeness in the way Of attendance
that man who gets used to these creature
comforts is loath to take the risk OF married
life. These bachelor apartment houses are
not furnished with restaurants, but the
dodgers can get their breakfasts in their
rooms if they choose. The rooms are
rented unfinished, and are divided into
mall suits Of from two to four rooms.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-23
A Remarkable Case.

Mrs. Henry Ellis, 500 Scott street, Nil.
waukee, Wisconsin, writes: "Dr. S. y
Hartman & Co., Columbus, o.; am in.
duced by sense Of duty to the suffering 10
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cure of myself was most miserable
sufferer from the various annoying and dis.
,ressing diseases Of delicate persons, which
.aused NE 10 be confined to my bed for q
ong time being even too weak TO even bear
ny weight upon my feet. was treated by
be most reputable physicians in our city
ach and all saying they could do nothing
or me. had given up all hopes Of ever
being well. In this condition began to
axe your MAyuIS PERUSA, and ! am most
rappy to soy in three months was perfect
Y well-entirely cured, without any ap
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Dir. G. A. Prochl, New Portage. Summit
oounty, Ohio, writes: my wife has been
lick for about five years. In the FIRST place
tie doctor called it leucorrhna and treated
it about one year, and she grew worse and
.urned to liberation OF the womb, and was
reated for that two years but she grew
worse and the doctor gave her up. Then ]
~mployed Dr. Underwood, one Of the best
doctors of Akron, but under his treatm ext
he grew worse. She was paralyzed; she
had lost all the sense Of feeling and her
eyesight. She could not walk for nearly
two years. About six months ago Under.
wood gave her up. She tried your PERrsA.
She has taken three bottles. and il did her
more good than any other medicine. The
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Mr.. Isaac Nicodemus, Schellsburg, Bed
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rs q sufferer Of catarh in my head and
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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-23
HIGH-PRIcEO HOSIERY.
Tie Rage for Black silk stockings still
Predomluates.
s.,.,

Ladies hose, sir? Yes, sir; just step
this way sir, aud the gentlemanly clerk
led the way to the hosiery department Of
one of the largest dry goods stores in the
city.
II want something nice, please" said the
customer, who felt as if he was about to
enter into an unexpected field Of observa.
ton, and said that because he did not
know exactly what he did want
Here is the latest" said the clerk. he
laid in front Of the reporter pair Of stock
ings OF sombre black. The tops were OF
plain silk, the feet OF escurial lace. Price,
SIS per pair.
"But are they not rather cool for This
season.
ave can remedy that" said the clerk
Here is something new aud he handed
out a pair of socks made 10 fit the foot
only. They were of exquisite white merino
md are designed to prevent the stocking
from 'crocking, and also to keep the foot
warm.
The clerk proceeded TO decant on the
question of hose in general. Any fair lady
who thinks a Sl5 pair to common can be
accommodated with hose at the rate of SIS.
And those at this price are really elegant.
imagine neat foot encased in black silk
stocking embossed with silver beads. Then
imagine the look of a fond papa or hubby
as he pays the bill One very pretty style
hat was laid out for inspection was COM
posed Of white silk leg with black foot,
the latter hand embroidered so as to repre-
sent a wash-leather strap and buckle en-
circling the ankle. Others had beautiful
designs of flowers, birds and animals en-
broidered in fancy colorS on them, and the
figures were placed in The best position for
dlspiay when the owner wears low gaiter.
For what is the use Of paying from $40 to
So for stocking unless it is to be shown
What is the leading shade at present"
was asked
Black, as it has been Bat the style is
Just changing back again to cardinal and
blue. The fashion in hat and bonnet trim
mirrs and in suits is now running into
the bright colors, and. the upper garments
being bright, hose follows SUIT. Already
we ore having many calls for the cardinals
ard dark blues. This applies as we'll to
gentlemen's and ehildrens stockings as to
ladies'. There is no demand at all for
4sncies,' that is, stripes and plaids. They
have gone completely out Of style. In ma
terial the silk is the most called for, and We
have them all the way from 81 so to s25.'
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-23
Elephantine Intelligence.
rb,.,no I,,tyunI

On one occasion l arranged with a
mahout to bring up his elephant to where
was standing, that l might indicate the
work to be done, the mshout.to be absolute
" silent. Standing by six-foot log l
beckoned to the mahout, and up came the
elephant. Arrived at the spot, and being
without chains, he must have opined that
dragging was not intended. There remain
ed, then, pushing or carrying, the latter
operation being the one which the sagacious
creature saw was intended, for he pro-
ceeded at once with his awkward prepare
tons for carrying 1t away. Throughout
this test the mahout was absolutely silent,
and, as far as | could see, quite passive.
The result of it was that the elephant
OWNED what l, o stranger, wished it to do,
and did it.
On another occasion, / applied the test 10
a difficult object, an eighteen inch cube oil
teak, which the dear old fellow at once ar.
range to carry of; but how to do it, he
could not at first determine. As his tusks
diyerged more than eighteen inches, they
were no support, and the many shaped cor
ners of the cube sorely tried the delicate
trunk. After some failures, he managed
10 seize the fragment by the centre, and
then raise it up below the tusks against bis
lower lip. As he han virtually accomplish
ed the task, / discontinued the experiment
expressing my satisfaction and delight to
the manager, who somewhat damped my
ordor by informing me that the mahout
while abstaining from use of voice or stick
might have conveyed his wishes to the eie
plant BY pressure with his heels.
But q moments reflection increased my
admiration for the elephants intelligence
for allowing that the mshout's heels had
pressed his side, how could such q pressure
inform him that he was neither to drag MOI
push, but carry? Surely the mahout coulc
not have possessed code Of pressure
signals with which he had indoctrinated tn,
elephant in prospect of curious visitors. l
he had, then it must have included voic'
and stick signaling as well, to either 0
which might have resorted. No;
believe that the elephant acted indeper
IDENTIFY of signals, and reasoned on what b
had to do by what was laid before him.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-23
Setter Jacks Intelligence
Soonrro Chiefrdin.

A gentleman from Socorro has setter
pup named Jack that is gifted with almost
human sense. Jack daily accompanies his
master to the butcher shop where piece o
meat is bought for him, and which he
carries home before being allowed to eat it
The other morning the packege was toe
large TO admit Of passage wita 1t in his
mouth through hole in fence the dog
vas accustomed to go through but the in
cll;gcnt animal laid the package at the hole
Jumped over the fence and pulled it through
engthways. Another time, while carrying
paper sack Of peaches, the sack became
orn and single peach dropped out Jack
set the peaches down, went back and 90
he one that dropped and replaced it IN th'
mex
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-23

unseihSh relative, sincere friend The
ten spot, health, happiness and many child.
dren; the nine, the wish card, also mean,
wealth and high position; the eight, fius
clothes and good society," popular card
with the ladies; the seven, many good
trends; the SIX, honorable courtship; the
hye, present; the four, domestic treason,
jealousy; the three Of hearts is card Of
caution, II stands for poverty, shame and
sorrow; the deuce success, position, happy
marriage attended by virtuous discretion;
the ace, the house Of the person consulting
the iates.
Then here are the black cards. You
will observe that most of them are cards of
caution. First there are the spades. The
king of spades is a dark man, ambitious
unscrupulous The queen is a dark wo-
man, NldOw. Beware of the queen Of
spades. The knaye is not rated a card Of
caution, but | sometimes think it should be
Il stands for q lawyer. The ten spot is q
card Of caution. II signifies disgrace,
crime, Jail, death on the scaffold, etc. The
nine spot means grief, ruin, sickness and
death. The eight means impending dan
ger; the seven, unexpected poverty a keen
sorrow; the six, child, and is a card
caution in some instances; the FIVE, great
danger from bad temper; the four. sick
ness; the three, a journey by land, tears;
the deuce, removal"
lnOw understand" remarked the lesten-
er, why one always hears a man who is
moving declare that the deuce is to pay"
The ace of spades means death, duel
or fight, malice, ETC. The king of clubs
signifies dark man, but not as dark as the
hing OF spades, upright and afFectonate
The queen is a woman of the same cast Of
countenance, agreeable and witty; the
knave, a sincere, but hot-tempered friend;
the ten spot, unexpected wealth through
the death Of a relative; the nine, danger
from deceit; the eight, danger from q CO.
te,ous person; the seven. danger from the
opposite sex; the six, competence from hard
work; the FIVE, a happy, but poor marriage;
he iodr danger Of bad luck from incon-
Sncy or bad temper; the three, quarrels,
or three months, three weeks, three wives;
the deuce, yexation, disappointment; the
ace q letter
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-23
A Fine Dancer.
Midi Tr,,vsIisr

Jaw, Miss Kate, remarked Mr.. DeDudier
to a pretty young woman, at the ball, will
you awbserve the howwid dsncingY
Don't be too severe Mr.. De Dudier; they
are doing the best they can"
"Pawssibly they ah, you know, Miss
Kate, that it wequiahs bwains to be q
WEAKLY fine dswncah."
Indeed she said, looking hard at him,
for she had friends on the floor.
Yes, Miss Kate, it is WEAKLY twue,"
why Mr.. De Dudier, I'm surprised;
everybody says goa are the very best dancer
in our set, don't you know.
1t might not have been very polite, but 1t
threw his spinal column ninety degrees out
of the perpendicular.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-23

their quarters on account Of more super
ior race, as is generally held, hut in the abb
sence offacts L seems more easy to believe
that they migrated as soon as they discovered
arabic lands. II cannot be possible that
people which erected the most remarkable
defsnces of any race, ancient or modern.
should not be able to use them against
SAVAGE forces of any sze or power. No
enemy had missiles which could reach their
fortresses, and certainly no enemy could
withstand the avalanche Of rocks which the
cliff jewellers had power to hurl down, fairly
delupipg the narrow bottoms Of the csnons.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-23
Waiting tor the Count.

There arrived at New Haven Monday
afternoon man who had beard that had
grown twenty-four years. and who had a
most earnest desire to know whether Cleve.
and was elected. He said that twenty-iour
Years ago he made q solemn VOW not to
have until Democratic President was
Elected had kept his VOW religiously. and
vas very tired Of his long beard. But he
seemed bound in honor to wait for the of
rial count, and is still OIL the anxious seat
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-23
leo Honest to Live.

ITIIAt . ITNTtftT y 4'IHJ'a@F7s''
An iceman and milkman drove up to
the door at the same time.
How many pounds of ice do you leave
here every morning. asked the milkman.
"My contract calls for ten pounds, but l
leave twenty for good measure. How many
quarts of milk do you lesye%
81 don't leave any. They think they are
getting two quarts Of milk every day, but its
all pure cream. :,
Just then large truck came bowling
down the street. 1t ran over and instantly
killed both the ieeman and the milkRan.
Their last words were:
"We'n see each other in heaven"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-23
The South Africans Unerring Aim.

The extraordinary proficiency Of the
Dutch Beers of South Africa in marksman'
hip makes them deadly enemies. An
Euglishman who has been hunting among
hem lately says that he saw one fire hastily
At bustard which was aying about two
hundred yards distant, and send q rifle ball
through its body, but as this did not wholly
top the bird which tapped rapidly along
he ground, the Boer fired second time
md cut off its head. British soldiers dread
with good reason to face these shsrpshoot,
,ng bush fighters, animated by the idea that
,hey are defending their firesides.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-23
BEFORE THE DAWNING.

Twas Just before the davning,
The casket was RjaT,
and from its depths the jewel
Shone like radiant star.
Iron 1t lay the light Of day
From that bright world afar.
o soul, too pure 10 linger
Meath csTth's o'erciouded skies.
q heart, whose true devotion
Made home paradise,
Sweet eyes zhieh shone with love alone,
The light We dearly prize.
Her life was an evangei,
The cross Of pain she bore
With such patient sveetnessi
Till from the oihr shore
The glad release to rest and peace
Crowned her foreVermore-
To gather up bis jewels,
The king In glory came;
The welcome summons greeting,
she hreathed the precious name;
Exuitant songs from angel throng
Her blessedness proclaim.
The bright and shining portal
For her was opened vide:
For her who, cen a. mortal
On earth was gionhed.
The night was passed for her at last,
We cannot say abe died.
For her the life eternal
Is only Just begun;
For her the crown OF giadness
PorcTerInore Is won:
She dwell for aye In endless day;
Fer work IN earth Is done.
Curry !SpaSect. ~ ByrifnSseT fbST>5'
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-23
The Glorious Climate of California.

A predatory cayote attempted to make a
meal off calf only six weeks old, belong
ing to a ranch in Hermit Valley, Alpine
county, but the plucky young bovine unex'
uectediy turned the tables on its carniyorous
assailant, killing the brute, and was found
in the morning still trampling on the car
case of the dead cayote
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-23
How Estates Were Inherited.

Hdyti: or, The Black Republic, By Sir SpeHeeS "
JoAR.
When the decree was issued by Dessalines
that mulatto children should inherit the
estates Of their white fathers, two young men
met, and one said to the other, you kill
nv father and l will kill yours which
they accordingly did, and took possession vi
their estates.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-11-10
SUMMONS.

In the District Court OF the Second Judicial Dis
trict of the Territory of idaho, in and for
the County of Altrras.
Lyttleton Price. plaintiff, VS.. Ira p. Rankin and
Albert r. Brayton co-partners doing business
under the firm name and style of Rankin, Bra y
ton Il Co. defend slts
The people 1T the United States in the TerYto. I
OF Idaho, send greeting to Ira p Rankin and
Albert 7. Brayton. defendants.
You are hereby required to appear in an action
brought against you by the above-named plain
tiff i'll the District Court Of the Second Judicial
District of the Territory Of Idaho, in and for the
county Of Alturss, and to answer the CON plant
of service), after the service You of this
mons---if served within this county; or, If served
out Of this county, but in this district, within
twenty days. otherwise, within forty days-or
judgment by default will be taken against YOU &C.
cording to the prayer of said com plaint.
The said action IL brought to recover jugmt nj
against said defendants for the of sl25.00 and
ailnum from January 26, 1884, and for costs aleg
ing 1t TO be for services rendered above defend
ants as an attorney in case of Rankin, Brayton Il
Co. vs. The Columbia and Beaver Silver Mining
Company: the facts more fully appearing in plain
tits complaint, certified copy of which is here
made.
And you hereby notified that il you fail Il
appear end answer the said complaint AS above
required, the said plaintiff will take default and
judgment for the sum Of 1925 and interest and
costs. prayed far IN said complaint
Given under my hand and the seal of the Dis
trict Court of the Second Judicial District of ths
ras this 9th day Of October In the year OF our LORD
one thousand eight hundred and eight -four.
lsEALl Al RICHARDSON, Clerk.
By Z. E. RICHARDS Deputy Clerk. o.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-11-10
Application for Patent.
NOTICE NO. 81.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
HALEY IDAHO, October 20, 1884.
Notice is hereby given that the Big Lode Mining
Company, an organization incorporated under the
laws of the State of New Jersey, by its attorney
intact, VIM Hyndmar, who's. postotice address Is
HALEY, Alturas county. Idaho. has made applica-
ton for United States Patent for the
ATLAS LODE MINING CLAIM,
situate in Middle Boise Mining District. Alturas
county. Idaho Territory, consisting of 1900 linear
feet of the lode and surface ground 600 feet wide.
being Lot No 46, and described in the field notes
and plat of the official survey file in this lice,
with magnetic variation ut 10 degrees east, as fol-
lows:
Commencing at the discovery point and running
thence north "a degrees west 1900 feet aon, centre
OF claim to western end: thence north Is degrees
east 800 feet to coruer No /: thence south 16 de-
grees west 600 feet to No = thence south GA
degrees enst 1900 feet to No g. thence north
16 degrees east 600 feet to No thence north
GA degrees west 1900 feet to conner No l. the place
of beginning survey of exterior boundaries of
claim, containing o347 acres. From corner No 4.
: NJ Mol bears south rs degrees east $3.50
feet distant.
The said mining claim being of record in the
Office Of the corder of said mining district,
at HALEY. in Altaras county, Idaho Territory.
The nearest known locations being the Leonora
and the Minnie lode min ng Claims.
l direct that this notice be published in the
Woop RIVER TIMES, the newspaper published
nearest the said mining claim for the period OF
sixty days.
OIL HOMER L. POUND, Register.
WM. HYNpNAN. attorney for applicant.