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Connecticut western news., 1884-08-06
THE LAST VISIT TO AMERICA.
The Cholera Epidemic of SS3-A Few SuK
 Eestians Rs to Treatment.

Dr. John T. Nagle, Deputy Register of Vital Statistics, said the last appear ance of cholera in the United States was in 1873, when the disease prevailed throughout the Mississippi Valley, but did not reach the Eastern or Middle States. The first cases of cholera that year were noticed early in the summer in New Orleans, and the disease was carried northward rapidly. It caused much excitement, and there was an ex- tended discussion among physicians re- garding its nature. Most of the physi- cians who were engaged in checking the advance of the scourge declared that the disease was Asiatic cholera, of foreign origin. Others called it American chol- era, and said that the disease was not epidemic but endemic, having its origin in local or malarial influences.
 Upward of 4,0OO persons died from the disease and more than double that number recovered from it. Complete records of 1856 cases were obtained by Government officials. An official in- quiry into the methods adopted by phy- sicians in treating cholera patients brought to notice large number of mixtures, in which opium, camphor and mercury were principal ingredients. Each mixture had for its champion some physician who had used it with alleged wonderful results. Hot and cold ex- ternal applications were used to cure some patients, and other sufferers re. covered after being bled by doctors of the Old School. A reporter asked Dr. James, Assistant Sanitary Superintend- ent, what remedy for cholera is consid- cred the best at present.
 Dr. James replied: "It would not be best to prescribe any particular remedy for use in all classes of cholera. There are several remedies for acute diarrhea which may be useful in case of cholera, to give temporary relief to a patient until physician can be summoned. Complete rest and warm external appli- cations will be found to give some re- lief. No time should be lost in procur- ing the services of physician, whose treatment may vary according to the progress which the disease has made. A mistake made in the treatment oi cholera by an ignorant person may be more fatal than the disease"
Connecticut western news., 1884-08-06
Local News a Speciality.
MY LOVE AND 4

We loved each other, my love and I; And the wind sighed low through the tasssled
 corn.
 The bobolink sang in the dewy morn, And the brook ran merrily by. We loved each other my love and I; And the quail piped low mid the yellow corn, We heard in the distance the huntsman's horn, And the leaves were brown and dry. We looked to the future, my love and I, The future so crowded with hopes and fears, That turns our smiles so often to tears, As the days pass wearily by.
 He spoke of the time when we two should
 dwell Together beneath fair Southern skies, Where the rose in it's fragrance never dies, And levs hears 10. parting knelf. The corn was garnered long years ago, The boboliDk's song is heard no more; Only shadow falls through the door Where he used to come and go. The sea is wide, and it lies between My love and I, my love and I; Where the flowers bloomed dead leaves now lie And the grass OCT his grave is green.
 REBEccA RUTER SPRINGER.
Connecticut western news., 1884-08-06
Using up the Lumber.

The average life of railway car is ten years. It is estimated that there are 500, 900 cars in the country; hence 50, GOO year must be built to keep up the supply. Three thousand feet of lumber for each car equals 15O, ,OOO, 900 feet a year. The ties for the 121, TSP miles of track, at 2,6O0 to the mile, which, on the average, last six years, require l, ,635, ,377, ,056 feet, board meas ure, every year. Thus, to keep road bed and cars in repair. to say nothing of new work, calls for 1, 7S5, BIT, ,O56 feet of wood, which is nearly one-fourth the entire output of the mills of the North west, and almost one-twelfth that of all the mills in the United States. When we add the vast amount used in building locomotives, depots, fences, cattle pens, etc.. and on many roads as fuel, to say nothing of the forest fires kindled by sparks from the engines, we can see that the railroads make heavy draft on our timber.
Connecticut western news., 1884-08-06
Lincoln and the Ofice-Seekers.

Ben Perley Poore in his "reminiscences says: MT. Lincoln's prominent adviser, when he first came to Washington in '61, was Mir. Norman B. Judd, Chicago lawyer, who had served for many years in the Illinois Legislature. He was a short, chunky gentleman with broad, ruddy face, white hair and beard, dark blue eyes, a hooked nose and rather forcible mouth. He evidently possessed tact, if not talent, and so successfully assumed the position of "the keeper of the kings conscience" that Mir. Seward hastened his departure for Berlin as Minister Plenipotentiary. The invasion of Washington by office-seekers after the inauguration of the Republican ad- ministration was wonderful, and the mails brought petitions from thousands of place-hunters who could not urge their claims in person. At the Postoffice Department alone, over fifteen thousand applications for appointment had been placed on file before the last of March. 1no uOoI NtlSaPPO1AtSo p1"OO-huupSAs who came to Washington were the little town and ward politicians, who, having "worked" in their respective localities, fancied that the whole world. including Mir. Lincoln, must be fully satisfied that but for each of them the Republican party would have been defeated. One village in Pennsylvania sent two riva shopkeepers, each of whom wanted tC be postmaster. One based his claims or the fact that he had presented set O torch lamps to the village corps of Wid' Awakes, while the other demanded thu appointment because he had supplied the oil. The question was the relativ, value of the torch-lamps without tn, coal oil, or the coal oil without the torch lamps. MT. Lincoln finally cut tn Gordian knot by reappointing the olC postmaster.
Connecticut western news., 1884-08-06
WOn1an's Faith

They were lovers. All the romance and sentiment of the world was theirs. There is something unfathomable in this thing called love. It tyrannizes over body and soul as no other feeling can. It creates happiness from the greatest sorrow, light from the deepest darkness. It builds such castles as money cannot buy, and it binds stronger than any chains forged by human hands.
 Through her tears as they parted shone such light of love that he al most dared call her wife. She knew that she was loved in return, and that knowledge created faith in her heart which was to endure even to the gates of Heaven and beyond.
 "In year p he whispered as he left her.
 And she answered.:
 II will wait year-a lifetime p
 When year had passed and no word came from him they tried to shake her faith by creating doubts. Men had no constancy, they sneered; men would wiring a woman's heart and have no pity. Tears came to her brown eyes, but again she answered.:
 s'He will come back to me P When the one year had become five | the old sailors in the taverns and lofts shook their heads and said to each other that the ship had surely been lost and that the young captain would never be heard of more. Wives felt pity for the heart longing and waiting through such uncertainty, and they whispered that it would be no sin to love again.
 'I shall see him again-he will surely return !" was the answer of Faith, with her sorrowful face and aching.heart. The five years became ten. The brown hair was streaked with gray, anG the girls fair face had become the face of a woman who carries sobbing, vail | ing misery in her heart. Men showed their cruelty by seeking to awaken { new love women exhibited their bitter. ness of heart toward their own sex by ridiculing her faith. But the light of { never-dying heroism burned in her eyet as she answered them l:
 "He gave me his promise-I an watching for his ship. {"
 And the ten years became twenty Men and women had gone to their las rest until scarcely one was left who re membered when the lost ship sailed O who was her captain. But there wer, children who had heard the story, and a. they smoothed down the gray hairs with their soft hands, they whispered:
 ''It is so sad And he was lost a sea?"
 "Lost r she answered. "Aye evel though the whole world told me so. would wait and watch for him l''
 And the twenty years became thirty One night when the storm-vexed se lashed the shore in fury and men uttered brief prayers to God as they turne theirIfaces upon the ships making bEaye fight tor Life, Faith lsy dying.
Connecticut western news., 1884-08-06

ried out had it been discovered before the burial of the testator. But the Sur rogate now refuses the application be- cause of delay on the part of the execu- tives and on the ground that "the direc- tion of a court should not be sought to authorize the executors to incur an ad- ditional expense when the immediate parties interested in the estate will have to be called upon to bear their propor- tionate shares of such expenses while they at the same time are strongly pro- testing against the removal of the re- mains. "-Net0 York Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1884-08-06

SAvED.--A young woman fell from steamers gang-plank at Concy Island into the water. A boat hand plunged in and rescued her after a sharp struggle. "You havo had n pretty close shave, Miss, said the deck hand, as tho dripping couple elambered up on the pier. 'Yos, but where is my fan g' said the young woman, with animation. 'I don't know. Did you have fan 2" said the deck hand carelossly. "Yes, did, and I paid s1.75 for it, and be- lieve that you knocked it out of my hand when you grabbed me in the wster. I don't sec why men are always so clumsy"
Connecticut western news., 1884-08-06

CIEvER.-An Englishman and a Scotchman had dispute as to which of their respective countries had produced the most eminent men. Every name of note was claimed by the Scotchman as that of man born north of the Tweed, till finally the Englishmsn said: ''Surely you won't claim Shakespeare as a ScotchmanP" "No," replied the canny Scotchman, "Illno' say Shakespeare was Scotchman, but yell maybe admit thAt he was maist clever eneuch to be ane. "
Connecticut western news., 1884-08-06

A DosE.-It is said that during tho first visit of cholera at St Petersburg, in 1882, firm of iron founders employ ing 500 men, informed them that all hose who would not take teaspoonful of powdered charcoal on entering the works in the morning, must leave their employ. The consequence was that they did not lose Q single man. when myriAtis were dying around them.
Connecticut western news., 1884-08-06

DANaER.-Mr. Isaac Came, rich shoemaker of Liverpool, who left his property to public charities, opened his first shop opposite the building where he had been a servant, and put up a sign which read, "I Came-from over the way" Somewhat like this was the sign of a tavern keeper named Danger, near Cambridge, who, having been driven out of his house, built another opposite, and inscribed on it: Danger from over the way" The successor then retorted by putting up a new in- scription, "There is no danger here now" ....
Connecticut western news., 1884-08-06

THE TERRIBLE CoNsEoUENoEs.-P pie have been very busy in France lately predicting the terrible consequences which will ensue from the re-establish- ment of divorce. Here is one. A young man gets divorce and marries a second time; but the mother of his first wife has been divorced, too, and has married the father of his second wife. Thus the young man has changed his wife but not his mother-in law. Where, then, is the profit on the tEansaetion7
Connecticut western news., 1884-08-06

SHE LEFT.-A Macon woman was lately fined $2. 50 for striking her hus- band on the head with a bed slat in a quarrel about blackberry pie. The next day she stole his money, $40, and left for parts unknowns
Connecticut western news., 1884-08-06

TIE Cosr OF IT.-Prohibition having become established in Iowa a promi- nent brewer advertises that he will fur nish the material and full instructions for making a barrel of good beer for SI.50. It sells by the barrel for s7. 60.
Connecticut western news., 1884-08-06

AFTER all, the bean-pole Is more use ful to this country than the North Pole,
Connecticut western news., 1884-08-06

A Young Man Told Want It i- Hest for Htm to do in the Great Game Of Life if he would Succeed.
Connecticut western news., 1884-08-06

Pis,hsaasa Ps0pls aFs generally soFss.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-19
DEMOCRATS VIEWS
~ the West Virginia Election and It's Re-
suits.

~ the West Virginia Election and It's Re-
suits.
Captain Charlie Wells, of Marion coun-
y, was caught in Bellaire yesterday by an
Independent pencil pusher who said
Hello, Charlie! The West Virginia ma,
'.rity is getting down to good fighting fig
res nov" "Oh, no, replied the Marion rep,
sentative; "but | Il tell you what S the mat
er: if the same kind of fight was made at
ny other time they would have cleaned us
5ut. Why know some of the best Demo
rats in the State who even this time did
not support Wilson or the Judges, but the
great bulk of the party thought it was nee
"ssary to stand by her in this contest. Our
ote in November will be larger than the
-ote last Tuesday; but it was a lucky thing
or Wilson and the judges that they came
p in a Presidential year.
But your majority is away below zero.
fOhios majority had been reduced any,
hing like that the Democrats would have
aimed victory"
That all right They would have had
victory; but in our State the national
cket is stronger than the State ticket, and
e will poll 800 more votes next month
han we did this.
What if they keep up the fight; don't
YOU think West Virginia will De taken out
If the solid South?
ooh, dou't know. Itwon't do for me
o talk to you newspaper men too much.
md, so saving, he walked away. leaving
he impression on the scribe that Charlie
s,,s convinced that the Republicans had
made fight that deserved success and
hat some day they would win in West
Virginia.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-19
THE BENWOOD MILL.
In Interview With One of the Officials on
Steel Nails.

In Interview With One of the Officials on
Steel Nails.
At every corner yesterday REGISTER
eporter was stopped by persons interested
in the iron industries with the query, "Did
YOU hear that the Benwnod Nail Works
ad repudiated The steel business aud gone
lack to making iron nails% Upon IN
forming them that he had not, they i'm
psrted the following information:
major Loring went to the works Friday
and ordered the men % stop the manutac-
uring of steel nails, aud otherwise change
eli machinery so that iron nails could be
ace next Monday.
The reporter FASTENED to the Company 5
ice 20 ascertain officially Just what the
mpany contemplated doing and what had
IN done. Major Loring was found In
= office and upon the reporter informing
,m of his mission, the gentleman said:
Oh, there is nothing in it. The true fact
I the case is simply this, we have been
making steel nails for some little time and
:ud no trade fer them, which leaves US
18th a large stock Of steel nails on
and. Now | propose to run about
;ree or probably five days making
ron nails, for the purpose of filling up our
. ssortment of them, nothing more. do
OF intend, nor never have, to make steel
ails exclusively, but intend to make both
that our trade can be supplied with What
wants. To-day car load Of nails was
hipped, which was about equally divided
he moment the assortment is fully com
Irted the Benwood iron works will close
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-19
WHEELING wHrrrLINus.
rowu Events trimmed Down for Hurried
Readers.

rowu Events Trimmed Down for Hurried
Readers.
NUMpSa 6fty FIVE drew the watch at
the regular weekly drawing at Franhheam
last evening.
AspY PrsHSR BIO. the popular grocers
of the South Side, came out yesterday with
bran new delivery wagon. 1t ls perfect
beauty.
Tbs Knights of St. John gave a very
nice and select ball at Ariou Hall last
Monday evening Kramer furnished the
music.
JoHS QUINN, who was arrested for stoning
the Elm Grove motor cars, was tried before
Police Court yesterday morning and fined
s. and costs.
Mr.. JoHx HoBBs, not satisfied with the
magnificent illumination of his residence,
set off quite collection of fireworks at his
residence as the procession passed.
YESTERDAY morning the rubbish on the
creek bank, Just east of the Market street
bridge, caught FIRE. The Hope hose COM
pany was sent for and extinguished the
flames.
HE following conveyance was auui'-
ted to record at Clerk Hooks Office yester-
day. A deed made the 18th day of Oc-
tober, 1884, by E. Connolly to r. Mozingo,
in consideration of 800 for a price OF
lsud situate in the town of Clinton.
FRIDAY evening Miss Mollie Wolvington,
one of the Eighth wards most charming
young ladies, gave delightful party at her
fstheTs residence on Thirty-third street
About twenty couple was present and a
most enjoyabl time was passed by those
present.
The Bishop of West Virginia, on last
Wednesday. confirmed a Mr.. Fitzpatrick.
He was formerly Methodist minister To-
cated in Wheeling; more lately clergyman
n the Reformed Episcopal church, and
will now probably take orders in the EP's-
copal church. Only three persons were
present at the CEREMONY Parkers6urg
Seminal
The funeral of John Voltz will take place
rom his father residence at o'clock this
afternoon. At the special request OF his
,ather the jefferson Junior Club will at
;end the funeral in body, as token OF re
pect for their late comrade. The club
sill meet at the Jefferson club room at | ~
clock sharp, to-day in full uniform.
Every member is expected to turn out
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-19
WEST VIRGINIA HONORED

siy the Presidency of the American Public
Health Association.
Since the formation of the Board Of
Health West Virginia has risen to an i'm
portant position in the sanitary councils Of
he nation and has received many honors
The browning honor was conferred at the
annual session of the American Public
Health Association. which ended at St.
Louis on Friday evening, At that meeting
N. James Z. Reeves, of this city, was
Elected president, to succeed DR.. Gihon
If the navy. This is high compliment to
DR.. Reeves and an honor 10 the State which
will be appreciated. DR.. Reeves is sani
arian of national reputation and will fill
he important trust with credit. The full
.et of offices is as follows: DR.. James E
as of Wheeling, ". Va, President; b
HeerS Brooks, of New York, FirstVice
resident; 81! D. . -sident: Dr. Dr. J, B
gan. Second f?Gs Pre- DR. H
i.indsley, of Tennessee, Treasnre.,
p. Walcott, of Massachu, 'etts' SCGretary,
The next meeting will b, held at wash
ington CITY on the second Tues, Ny '' Oe
ember. 1885
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-19
MORE Is.
Some of the Recent Political Wagers
that Have Been Laid.

Some of the Recent Political Wagers
that Have Been Laid.
Most of the wsgerS won and lost on Ohio
have been settled and new ones are con-
stantly coming in, and they are taking a
national tone. The general result, with
New York and Indiana. almost monopolize
the betting. Several were made on this
State Yesterday as follows:
One was S. to 81 the Democrats would
carry all four Congressional districts in the
State. Another was $40 even Brannon
would beat Golf. A young Market street
merchant bet SIS to S. Golf would not
carry Ohio county, and s. to $40 Brannon
would make gain in every county in the
district Bets have also been made on the
gain or loss of the vote for Cleveland COM
Dared with the vote for Wilson.
On the general result bets are about
even, and great many have been made
On New York the Democrats have the call
hough bets are generally even. a few
ave been laid on the majority for Cleve-
and, the Republicans giving odds against
10000 majority. Few bets have been
made on Indiana, though Democrats are
Wiling to place them even. On the gen
raj result everybody seems willing to risk
his good wealth and considerable money
las been deposited about here.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-19

Not From Democratic JolliicatiOn, Alone
- viii be Seen.
The recurrence Of pink or crimson sun
sets this autumn is not occeEH ioneu " Oe"I
Gratis painting things red, as sou,- i
suppose, but the cause is something tina,
perplexes the scientists and has thus far
brought out no satisfactory explanation,
remarks the Steubenville Gazette. When
this phenomenon was first noticed last year
the opinion came to be accepted among
scientific men that at the eruption OF
krskatos vast volumes of dust were pro-
jected far into the air, and that this dust,
which from its hghtness slowly sank
to earth, intercepted the rays of the sun Just
at sunset. But more than year has now
elapsed since the eruption in the Straits of
Sunda, and it would be difficult to trace it
to the present richly-colored skies at twi-
light Perhaps for many months past the
earth may have been passing through a belt
of meteOrie dust or perhaps some far
reaching electrical change is in progress.
All that can be affirmed with certainty is
that any pleasant evening, about half an
hour after sunset q peculiarly delicate
rosy color NAV be observed in the Western
heavens, and this phenomenon is attracting
attention iSEurope as well as in the United
StataS
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-19
A Messenger From Jarvis.

Uncle Dan'L in the play of "A Messenger
from Jarvis Sector" has won for Mr.. B.
McAuley, who fills the part, reputation which
entities him to q place in the front rank of
what are called character actors" The
pert has a strong individuality about tit
enhsts from the FIRST and retains TO the last
the interest Of the audience. and is con
sistent and natural The play catches the
fancy. and the sympathy Of the audi
enee with the kind hearted Yankee never
flags. Mr., MeAuley has exercised good
judgment in the selection of the more i'm
portant members Of his company and the
consequence is an evennesS Of acting which
does much to secure the success of the play.
A large house should greet him al the
Opera House on Friday next.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-19

One glaring color or conspicuous article
will mar the beauty of dress.
To appear well dressed there should be
harmony both in color and materials.
In making up the various parts of the
toilets, care should be exercised that each
article fits accurately.
The style of the female must be consulted
rs we'll as the material for the dress and
The shape in which it is made.
10 not be too submissive to the dictates
Of fashion, at the same time oddity Of &c
centricity in dress should be avoided.
Let each dress be suitable for the occa-
sion upon which it is worn. A toilet may
be offensive to gooc taste and propriety by
being too elaborate.
A lady should dress according to her cir
cumstances; yet she should let neatness,
consistency and good taste preside over her
wardrobe The simplest materials, har-
mony of color, accurate fitting TO the figure
and perfect neatness, will make you appear
we'll dressed.