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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
WHAT ruE FI7rUKE HAS II STORE.

BrSxgR, the Indiana farmer who has
lately acquired wide notoriety through
weather prophecies, has written little book
of considerable interest 1t contains the
following productions lssi-Presidential
year, dull trade; iron dropping; lower
prices. lSS5-A little Improvement; rail-
road stocks higher. lSSG-Renewed depres-
sion: stocks lower lSs7-Fhe same
lSss-Presidentia year; hard times; bust
ness Frustrated; banks failing; stocks at
lowest point; upward turn of affairs this
year. lsS9-Now for boom! lS9O-
Great activity and prosperity. iSsl-
Speculation aud panic 1892. 1898, 1894,
1895, 1896, lS97-Dail years aud poor
trade. 1898 and lS9O-Good trade, active
business; century winds up in height of
speculative era. Many Of the shrewdest
operators in Wall street admit that BENNEES
facts and arguments have greatly impressed
them. The idea IS gaining ground that
trade moves in circles and that hard times
strikes US about once in ten years on an
aypTaca
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
4 sign of success.


While Verdi was putting the finishing
touches upon al Trovatore' he was visited
in his study by privileged friend, who was
one of the ablest living mucicians aud
critics The latter was permitted to glance
over the score and try the Anvil Chorus
on the piano.forte.
What do you think OF that? asked the
master.
Trash" said the connoisseur
Verdi rubbed his hands and chuckled.
Now look at this, and this, and this, he
said
Rubbish
The composer rose and embraced his
friend with burst fjoy.
What do you mean by such strange con-
duct asked the critical one.
my dear friend" responded the master,
IL have been composing popular opera
IN it resolved to please everybody except
The great judges and classicists like you.
Had pleased you. should have pleased
no one else; what you say assures me OF
success. In three months III Trovatore will
be sung. and roared, and whistled. and bar,
relorgaued all over Italy"
And 80 II was.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
MESSING LINKS.
.leH, Davis IS poor.

.lea Davis is poor.
Sitting Bulls salary is $500 a month.
Iowa has an enormous and excellent potato
crop.
Frog legs sell at 81 cents pound in New
York.
Vermont has two women acting as mail
carriers.
Mr.. Blaine is six years older than Gov.
Cleveland.
The Duke of Argyle says the world is lj,-
100000 years old.
Church bells are going out of use in every
large American city.
The Metropolitan Railroad, in London,
runs l,2l trains day.
They say that the increase Of wealth in
this country is $25 OOO,0 900 day.
One bushel of ashes represents about two
and a half tons of dry wood.
Seth Cook, of RathDoneville, n. u, aged
1903, walked II miles in six hours.
Some New York ladies hire their diamonds
for one consecutive evening only.
Oiu IdtS, II 10 odilii lOsC tuclI idCullIcS anu
are led around by the younger ones.
The people of Denver, Col, are greatly in
fear of a smallpox epidemic this winter.
No student in Tulane University is per-
mitted TO pursue more than four studies.
The first watch was about the size of a
desert plate and was used as pocket clock.
A horse wearing shoes weighing &c
pounds, in the course Of mile lifts $4,000
pounds.
The first Society for the Promotion of
Christian knowledge was organized in 1893.
Sixty-one manufactures in Germany are
devoted exclusively to making playing
cards
give us arrest" says the tramp in cold
misunderstanding Commercial Telegraph.
There are over 10000 heads of families
in Ohio who follow wool growing for livli.
hood.
The British Government spends about
$1,000 year in the photography of Grim
inals
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
TIE COsr or CHOLERA.

1t will be a nice problem tor the stats
Gcans presently 10 determine what the latest
visitation Of the cholera in Europe has cost.
A week or. two ago it was calculated that
that quarantine had already resulted in
loss Of EI 5000 600 to the Itxliau revenue,
and now the SPaniacds have begun count
ing their bill Of costs. The falling off in
customs since quarantine vas established
had amounted BY the end Of August to
close upon e2J0,OOO, while the value Ct the
exports and imports aariag the same psiOd
had shown a decrease of e675,OOO. No
wonder that the corporations of Madrid sad
barcelona have pe,itioned the Government
to take these facts into consideration. The
minister of finance, finding that the equili-
briam of his bulge. was being seriously
disturbed, has persuaded his colleagues that
1t is time to have done with the quarantine
craze, and with the beginning Of the present
month the regulations have accordingly
been relaxed
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
Edison's New Hope.


Mr. Edison, the celebrated elec,na,i o
q recent interview, informed the ps5IE :
his laudsble intention 10 devote Eve y,s
TO the elimination Of the steam cara
the plan being to obtain electricity dr-a
from the com bustiou Of coal. ns,esi d IN
having recourse 10 the beat ofthe coal ~
the steam boiler and engine as in'ereaa
media. We have often msintained af
such . procedure would he highly desir'ss
would prove the greatest discovery on r-Oss
and contribute Unnecessarily TO The so'ia'
progress. At the same time Ee sfT'si
imagine that even Mr. Edison oil s':a
iactorily solve this problem witbin pnh
Of five years. However this NAV be. ~
sire TO take exception 10 a statement mai
by him in the aforementioned in'eru'' y
the eject that we now get out Of coai s''E
one-hundredth part Of the real ro'- :"
ought 10 get" When this statement 20
appeared IN daily newspaper We ts''ff
we would let il pass without hoii@t %
now that il is being published brosiols
journals devoted TO electricity We mas PS
il on record and call Mr. Edison s!isss''
to the fact that he is wofulIy nistsk.n
is a poor steam plant tina, does noi 9" "
from the engine shaft useful arsiIs5Ise9sp
equal to al least 10 per cent Q" =
cent? OF the total energy Of the Zoe, .a' =
per cent is not intrequenty obiaIred. =. y
fact, the modern steam appliance s,2
Dir. Edison bimself employed 20 farsna =
power for bis dyLsmos. probably n'.s
give OFT az high as Is per cent OF |. ,
energy in the fuel as hyhilsble eS,fp =
the dynamo machines and 10 son, a
doubtless even exceed this figure ~ ~
cal journals that have pubEsied NJ ,.
sons incorrect statement may find TO
terest to note these points aud bra5 ~'
to the attention Of th0ir readers
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
SPORTING.

f. p. Weston. the once famous pedes,
TRAN. is walking ftty-mile exhibitions out
West.
Mr. Rowell, the pedestrian, is about to
start in a six-day tanbark race in London.
George Smith of the London Merry
Royers Bicycle Club, lately made the fastest
run yet-lOO miles in III. lin.
Hanlan writes that there is more interest
in aquatic matters in Australia than any
where he has ever been, and that he has
never seen in any place so many amateur
and professional oarsmen.
Patsey Cardiff, of Peoria, ILL.,, is anxious
to meet Jack Burke in a fve-round glove
contest, TO take place in Philadelphia six
weeks from signing articles, the winner to
receive the net gate receipts.
James Fl. O'Neil, of Providence, r. l.,
and James ONeil, OF Boston, fought six
rounds, Marquis Of Queensbury rules, at the
dorchester Athletic Club rooms Boston,
last night.
The sporting people Of Atlanta, Ga, have
lately been victimized by sprint runner,
who, after showing his ability as runner,
collected what money he could for match,
and then showed what he could do in the
way ofs sudden and mysterious disappear,
ance.
The three mile sinsle-scuii race between
d. j. Casey and Ii. Z. Conley, which was
10 have taken place over the Charles river
course, Boston, yesterday, for gold medal,
ives declared off They will probably meet
next spring under the same conditions.
Beach, the Australian oarsman. is said
TO have declared of his match with Han
Ian, on the ground Of violation of the arti-
Giles by tie latter, who agreed not to row
any one before the return match with Beach.
Beach now comes out with challenge to
the winner Of the Haulan- Clifford match.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
A Stout Old War Vessel.
Nsic IorG TtIeyrGn,

Trying to break her up, that's what
they're doing" said sailor at League
Island, Philadelphia, to-day, in reply to a
question as to what was being dose to the
old monitor Dictator. "But, Lor' bless yer,
they might as well try to break up Bunker
Hill. They d do that easier
want to get rid Of her, suppose.
Don't know no other reason. They've
sold her to contractors. and the contractors
came and tried to blow her up with dina
mite but that only knocked hole in her
upper deck and let the water in al her
stern. Then some other contractor got
hold of her and tried to blow her up with
gunpowder. Might as we'll have burned a
squib in her. Ii only made smoke and
mass and frightened fellers in Red Bank.
Now they are going to try nitroglycerine on
hos"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02

NONTAyI has had Il great prairie fire
tie nest stu born aud destructive known
since the White man Sc; :O3t in the Terri
tory. 1t originated in the vicinity OF log
camp in the Bear 5 Paw mountains, Octo-
her llth and it was thought at first would
no, amour. to much BIT ii ragged, ana
spread, and threatened Fost AssinRibOine.
Troops were sent out to attack It while it
was yet several miles from the fort, but they
were driven back in djsmsy Reinfo, &C.
ments were sent to fight the flames and the
soldiers finally succeeded in turning the
course Of the FIRE and thus Saving the fort.
BIZ; it burned everything up 20 within fifty
yarls Of the buildings. The district burned
over is thirty miles square-ninc hundred
square miles.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
TaE MAGAZINES.

The November Magazine of American
History" CONES freighted with three ad-
asni-ably illustrated articles Of great public
interest. The Unsuccessful Candidates
for the Presidency o; the Nstion" a. COZ
taius the portraits Of George Clinton,
Ebridge Gerry. Aaron Barr, Rufus King,
Dewitt Clinton, William r. Crawford,
William Writ. Henry Clay John C. Cal
houn. Lewis Cas- and General Scott. The
fine picture Of Henry Clay occupies the
place Of homer as flontispieee to the Maya.
zine, presumably from the fact of his hsv-
log been three times unsuccessful as q
Presidential candidate The concluding
paper on this novel subject. to be published
In December. embrace the pictGrsS of the
defeated s;ncc 1853 The second paper Of
the e0srent number. "AI Old Colonial Col.
lego" is from the able pen Of Prof Charles
f. Richardson. Of Dsrtmouth. Baton
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02

Gwinnett" is charming sketch By that
eminent Georgia historian. Charles C.
Jones. Jr., LID; CALIFORNIA; Golden
Prime Of Fony-Nine," is profusely illus
,rated with scenes in camp, and views of
California towns in that early period. fnrn-
ished BY the author, Charles Howard Shiun;
Historic Homes-0chre Point" New
port, r. l., contains an excellent picture Of
The old mansion of William Beach Law.
renee at Ochre Point, together with the
portrait of this eminent jurist His
daughter, Mrs. Wheeler, who contributes
the article. gives some graphic pen-pictures
Of scenes in the interesting old homestead,
and describes its distinguished guests. The
department OF Original Documents this
month contains unpublished letters from
Washington, Hancock, Lafayette, DR..
Franklin and others The Magazine has
achieved unparalleled success since it came
under the new management, and its. excel
leuCe becomes more and more apparent
With each monthly issue
A new poem, by the poet Whittier, to
Florence Nightingale, the English philan-
thropist, appears in the November number
of the Brooklyn Magazine" The same
issue also contains cretical review of Mr..
Cables Or. Sewer" by Mrs. Margaret f.
Sangster, the apthoress.
4 ghost story by Hugh Conway, illus
traied by William Small, and the first scene
of Goldsmith's "She Stops to Conquer,
illustrated by L. A. Abbey, will be features
Of the Christmas number Of Harper.
Poems will be contributed by Andrew Lang,
Edwin Arnold and A. G.. Stedman.
Mrs. ELEPHANTS new serial story, the first
;ps,alment of which will appear in the Jan
usry Atlantic is entitled "A Country
Gentleman.
The November number of'Wide Awake
has an unusually attractive table of con
tets. With such rich literary repast be
fore us >. is impossible to fix upon any par.
ticular paper az ,Srrerior to the rest, and
we must be content with announcing the
number perfect one and cordiany RECON-
mend it 10 the young people as the best pro
duction OF the kind, at home or abroad.
The Christmas number will have froutis-
piece printed colors by Prang.
The frontispiece OF the November num-
Der of "St. Nicholas is printed in colors.
The editor oftbe Magazine Of Art" will
soon contribute to the magazine an article
entitled IAN Actors Gallery" which will
DC illustrated with twelve portraits Of Co.
queliu in different costumes from original
paintings by several artists.
The prospectus of the Century for the
coming year ANNOUNCES a group of papers
on the new Northwesesfour OF which will be
contributed by f.. V. Smalley. Principal
Grant, Of Kingston, will write two other
papers on the British possessions border
ing on the American Northwest, and Mr..
Baillie Ggohman will write one on the head
waters Of the Columbia.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
Character Expression Hampered by Petit

coats.
CiariaraT ErqgirT.
The ridiculous idea Just as though a
girl under the multifarious CONSTANTS Of
an evercbanging toilet, can give in any way
u true expression of herself
There is character in every step person
takes" said man who thought he knew it
I'll, 50 far as the science Of gait was concer-
ned. When saw you pass our house the
other day, Miss Clara, was imposed by
the easy, independent freedom Of your walk
Such firm, yet gentle strides betrayed the
dominant Internationally Of your charac-
ter
He was doctor Of divinity, and didn't
care to sass him, but felt bound in Chris
tan honesty to ask him: WAS / wearing
my brown and black plush suit?'
He believed so.
Then | was making a special effort 10
take long, swinging steps" said, DE
cause that's the only way I can make the
COMPOUNDED drapery swish right. That
meant exigency, not character. See me in
my new dark blue street costume, with its
narrow skirt and internal strappings, and
you'll say I'm mincer from Minceville."
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02

Z w.,,.;sus fftssssurc Cor che IEnsrs.t.
writer In the Independent translates
divine drama from German Catholic paper
r. order 10 illustrate the STUFF placed before
the poor and ignorant poPulace The title
Of the piece is Smuggling in Heaven, ana
the Mot is briefly this: Jesus walks through
the land and is surprised to lind people ne
had never seen before. He remarks that
the thing looks suspicious. IT Is posi-
HE that some one has dared to prac-
.tice smuggling in heaven or is Peter be-
,oinnipe 10 grow careless. hum lie IN
,ery;exs Peter. who denies that he has let
in apy strangers. The Masters features
crow sterner, and he orders an m
yes,ieation. An old man is examined ana
coniesses that, having failed to reach iieav,
en- by the main entrance, he Determined
to 20 clear round heaven" and is shown
an opening in the wall by the
Virgin Mary. The facts are
repoited 10 the Master, our
mother called them and let them IN through
an opening in the wall II thought so,'
said the Redeemer 1T is not the first time
that she has played such tricks upon me.
The names of these strangers were found
written in the great book in a womans
hand. and they were suffered TO remain.
The translator might we'll have broadened
his theme enough to take in the curious lit
erature Of Protestant denominations All
things considered there is nothing more re
markable in this German drama designed to
teach the Virgin Mary worship OF the
Oh arch than the play which the aged IN.
habitant used to tremble at wheit he read
the old New England cateehism, which was
made distressing by woodcuts OF colin
and other soulroilipg matters. The. char
acters in the scene are Christ, Youth, the
devil and Death. Christ and the devil are
represented in the act of making counter
claims for the possession Of the youth, who
saws -
Thy way o Christ, arg rot for NE
They With my ase do not agree
| Christ pronounces bis sentence upon the
Young man, when the devil undertakes to
drive away fear
| Come, cheer thy heart, rouse up, tc lad.
There is no hell, Why art thou sd:
But the youth is so frightened at the doom
| nronounced upon him that he repents in
hurry The interest deersns: Christ nov
refuses TO hear the cries Of the youth
and Death steps forward and takes
possession. Now, aside from the misinter'
pretation OF the New Testament in the re-
iusal of Christ to let the youth live, this
whole production with its miserable engird
ing Of divine truth by the chains Of vulgar
verses is not whit more revolving, all
things considered, than the German effort.
And it may be said that even in the Sunday
school literature of to-day are often found
misdirected energies that are bound and
distributed among the children quite out OF
keeping with the high prerequisites Of Chris
tian tuition.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
Hanks in the Map of Africa

The two largest blanks on the map OF
Africa are, on the east coast, the country
north of Mombasa and Mount kilimanjare,
ard, on the west coast, the reson between
he Nifer, Lake Chad and the Congo. The
Quincy OF Mr. ]. Thomson through the
heart of the Nasal country has thrown light
upon the first OF these regions. In the
second region it is known that great river,
called the Kuta By Lupton Bey, exists and
flows westward. Whether this river is an
sllIuent OF the Congo, falls into Lake Chad
or enters the ocean at Old Calabar, is not
vet known. 1t certainly does not join the
Benue tributary of the Niger, the sources Of
which have been found by Mr.. Flegel. 1t
is not unlikely that the rumored Lake libs
or Riba may lie in its course, and that the
Old Calabar River (which higher up is
called the Deba or Riba) may be its mouth.
Herr Fegel or DR.. Junker will probably ere
long solve the mystery.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
GREAT Guns ron ARaoR PLATES,

Jhe experiments made at Spe'@ia, last
week resulted in victory Of the lJO-ton
gun over the strongest armOr plate that has
been manufactured It sill. therefore, be
necessary for the great governments to de-
wise new methods OF a:moying their ships
and forts: and when they have provided
themselves with something tina! will resist
the mighty p:ojec;ily from the iOO-tou gun,
hen a gun Of still greater capacity will be
constructed, and SO the problem will remain
uusoived Tbs progressive competition be-
tween the offensive engines of war and the
methods and appliances for defense is a
very expensive business; but there is in it,
perhaps, this advantage to humanity, that
the greater the facilities for destruction, the
less will be the inclination 10 fight
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Evangelical Experience.

Its powerful hard matter for me to
keep my religion" said a church member
TO his minister. Every time / think l We
got an everlasting holt on it
something turns up to make me cuss; 50
am kept On q trot between the world and
the mourners bench. This morning lost
all the religion had while trying TO shoot
Tom Green. The gun wouldn't go of and
had 20 crss."
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
The New Dude Triple.
PhHdfeihi1 Tnoss

Jaw. give me an iced goat, now, will
your said dude at Fineili's bar yesterday.
what does he mean by an iced goat?
said reporter to the bartender.
dts the latest drink for dudes Gin
Gzzes are no longer asked for. The new
tipple is composed Of goats milk. gin
sugar and cinnamon. lis about as insipid
and nasty as any mixture ever made
tasted it ouce-only tasted it. mind you
and it left favor Of cinnamon and old fish
in my mouth for six or eight hours"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
QUEEN ANNE AKCHTTECTURE.

Apropcs Of the cyclone Of fantastic srchi-
lecture, which has Of late years struck or
country. an English magazine writer, evil
IDENTIFY an expert, pronounces the attenp:
st revival Of the DAYS of Queen ANNE a
decided failure. The writer looks at the
matter from strictly scientific standpoint,
aud considers only the class OF dwellings
erected Of brick, following the so-calleJ
Queen ANNE style. These he declares to
be far from The ,rUe style Of that period.
both ia manner Of construction and in
OrnsueIta,ion.
It . cutie evideai troa .his that the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
Carving q Chicken.

Dumley had been asked to carve the
chicken, and he was struggling with it.
'Wbat seems 10 be the matter Mr.. Dum.
leyH' asked the landlady, hasn't the cary.
ing knife good edgeT
"Yes. madam" he replied. but il won,
have very long"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
A Lsmsptnbls Mistaks
Bostr 7rsp0-iD

Johnny was told ,hst be might s''' : J
the grapes. When his mother 'eu' . .
cupboard she found be bad tsks' o."
left none for his sister. Whea 'St'
by bis mother. he replid
"Mamms, I'll tell Jon just bo' |"
When had eaten half u the gnr
happened 10 think tha, Id nsp 10 =,
halt instead Of my own. lsSfss ~
but tien I couldn't help it Ids.,.
part OF my bali, only they were y
ina. ,Ley were al gone before ksfrN
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02

Il Hharlo1m has really fallen and Coz
DON been slain, the blood Of that gallant
soldier and accomplished diplomat will be
upon the heads Of the British authorities.
The delay in sending troop to the Soudau
has been shameful and ;ueNcuSab.e.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
Have 70 Head I'm, on.

The latest addition 20 the cunard ocean
steamship feet made twenty-fodr miles an
hour on her trial trip Mr.. John Roaeh's
fourteen-knot cruiser viii have to catch such
vessels by going around the world and com
ing up AZ them from the other side
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snd seryes you nghs for having neglected
to use S0IODOET Had yoa done so
your mouth would have been healthy and
yoer teeth sound. Get the 'snag' pulled
out end commence ct once asisg 500.
DON'T. thereby presessiEg the balance Of
Fo2r teeth.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02

coaat uithou. his consea. aad company.
except apply for a blu of divorce aud he
was without 'let or hindrance," so far as
she and hers were concerned,
But the world moves, and Vermont moves
along with il.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
An Innuisitiya Youth.

Chicago Ti~eS.
PA. what kind Of boats do the Chinese
haveY'
"Junks, my son"
Gust like oursT'
mo, we don't have junks.'
"Ihen how is it you say our navy does
nothing but junk it,
There. there, Johnny, don't ask SO many
questions"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
\ Praiseworthy Effort,

a Louisville critic. doing up theatre
opening, speaks of the enormity of the aa.
dience This is brave bolt from the
sterco;yped house that was crowded to its
utmost capacity
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-02
ona Of the Ineontrovertible Axiom.

OIL Cpy DeTrieE.
We do love poetry, and especially when
it conveys to us such startling truth as was
recently given to the world in poem be-
ginning Darkness creeps Ger rs as night
comes on. A truth like that, even though
crushed 10 earth, would bob up serenely ever
and anon.