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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-13
IN might Be a year." repeated Phiip,

IN might be a year." repeated Philip,
passing his hand over his brow.
1T might, don + say il will. Well
You don'twish to shirk it, do youP"
"Far from it. am ready to go i'm
mediately, but--excuse my putting such
question, sir. II is not from greedi-
ness, or graspingness, assure you, but
because It is a matter OF something like
life and death to me. If | succeed to
your satisfaction, and return safe and
sound, will my position-shall -"
"Will your position be improvedp 1t
all depends upon how you conduct
yourself. If very well, it will be i'm
proved very considerably. | can not
say more"
Thank you, sir. / felt sureit was 50.
only wished to hear 1t from yourself.
And now, am ready any moment"
So he was, perfectly ready. There
are few pleasanter things than to see a
man, young, strong, honest and honor
able, ready to do what he is told, intel
ligently, not servilely, about to enter
upon an expedition Of much response
bility, and not without considerable
risk, at a moments notice; not dis
mayed, but not over-confdent; self-pos-
sessed, but modest, and not under the
impression that he was going to do
something surprising everything that
any one else had ever done before. 9D
A conversation took place between
Philip and his chief-not long, but con-
centrated-in which Mr.. Starkie ex-
planned his position, and Philip took it
in, receiving also instructions and Gre
dentials. There was an express from
Irkford to London at eight o'clock. II
was then nearly five. He had three
hours in which to purchase what was
absolutely necessary for his sudden ex-
pedition, 60 home, take leave Of his
sister, land your friends" as Mr..
Starkie remarked, in general way
write TO absent or distant friends, pack
up his belongings, and be at the station
in time for the London express.
He left the room, after shaking hands
with Mr.. Starkie, with the brief words:
"You may depend on me, sir, to do the
best / have it in me to do for you"
"That is enough" was the reply, and
Philip found himself again in the outer
Office, which he had left scarce quar-
ter Of an hour before, at the pages sum-
mons. The rest of them were still
seated there, and one or two looked up
as Philip came in.
"Well, Massey, what did he wantF
Anything about tonight? Did he ask
you to bring some comic songs?"
A stihed burst of laughter greeted this
suggestion. Comic songs were not Mr..
Masseys strong point. He answered
nothing to their suggestions, but said:
"What bosh" Goodbye, all of you
I'm off to make acquaintance with the
heather Chnee."
"What" came in large capitals from
all parts Of the room; but Philip had
no time to explain. He shook hand:
with few friends, and hurried away
with a general goodbye TO the others
A hasty visit to large outfitting
shop, where he explained his needs
and received a promise that what HI
wanted should be packed and sent Il
meet his train to London, and then, il
a dream, a strange, unnatural trance
he got into hanson and was driven K
Lawrence street.
fro BE Continued
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-13
Kilkenny Cats.

The story has been so long current
that it has become proverb-"a quar-
relsome as the Kilkenny cats'-two Of
the cats in which city are asserted to
have fought so long and SO furiously
that naught was found of them but two
tails. The correct version of this say
ing is this: During the rebellion which
occurred in Ireland in 1898, Kilkenny
was garrisoned by regiment Of Hes
sian soldiers, whose custom it was TO tie
together, in one of the barrack-rooms,
two cats by their respective tails, and
then throw them face to face across
line generally used for drying clothes.
The cats naturally became infuriated and
scratched each otherin the abdomen until
death ensued to one or both of them.
The officers were made acquainted with
the barbarous acts Of cruelty, and re-
solved TO put an end TO them. For
this purpose an officer was Or
dered to inspect each barrack-
room daily and report its state. The
soldiers, determined not TO lose the daily
torture OF the cats, generally employed
Out vi luCil COllllb buto W WabSh bho dP-
proach Of their officer. On one occa-
sion he neglected his duty, and the Of
ficer was heard ascending the stairs
while the cats were undergoing their
customary torture. One Of the troopers
seized sword from the arm. rack, and
with single blow divided the tails of
the cats. The cats escaped through the
open windows of the room, which was
entered instantly afterward by the Off
Ger, who inquired what was the cause
Of the two bleeding cats tails being sus-
pended on the line, and was told in re-
ply that two cats had been fighting In
the room; that it was found impossible
TO separate them, and they fought so
desperately that they had devoured
each other up, with the exception Of
their two tails. .''--IriSh Nation ,OJT nj
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-13
IN JAPAN.

In Japan
Can find out woman's age by plan
She has over there
OF arranging her hair,
AS only Japanese lady can.
A loop or two more,
A halrepin less
BY pigns like these is the truth betrayed;
80 that looking her DER
1t IS easy to guess
Whether she be wife, widow, or maid.
'Tis style
'Twould be worth while
For us TO import from that Eastern isle;
Though many maid,
am much afraid,
Would such fashion at once revile.
II a hair-pin more
Would settle doubt,
The American feminine, I'll engege,
To be safe on that SCORE
Would leave those out
That were most likely to tell her age.
No. 'Twont do,
That is true;
And he who is anxious to interview
The female sex,
And their temper vex
BY the ,mpudent question; How old arr
II he would know
The truth exact
The prying, spying, curious man
He had better go,
When his trunks are packed,
And spend the rest of his days in Japan.
...I -HdrperS' Weekly
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IT'D a.yH
for Infants and Children.

"Castoria Is so well adapted 10 Children that
recommend tia superior TO any prescription
known 70 me" II. A. ARCHER, M. d.,
80 Portland Ave, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-13

vi II . v VI . y n
Some OF Mr.. Bergha4n' family were
also going, and it had"been arranged
that they should all start at the same
time, and so arrive nearly together at
Mr.. Starkie's place, which was. in an
Irkford suburb, five miles away.
Angela's lips had been opened TO utter
a few words on the subject Of dress.
Being in half mourning, she said, she
could not venture on anything but
black and white, and being SO poor, her
dress must be simple, and must be made
at home. 1 9ljg9 als
Miss Fairfax made great point of
the "home made incident. And so it
was made at home, and chiefly by the
ingenious fingers of Mabelle. IL was
simple, no doubt; but there is costly
simplicity as well as cheap and tawdry
splendor, and as Grace Massey OBJ
served: dozens of yards of black
tulle, and unlimited water-lilies and
leaves in long sprays, of the very best
make, can not he got for absolutely
nothing, you know; nor black satin fans
with ivory sticks-but Philip gave her
that; nor long Brussels lace mittens--
but she said those belonged to her
grandmother, and am sure, for any
thing 1 care, they may have been worn
by Noah's wife, before the Flood
The great day of the festivities at last
dawned; it is to be hoped that poor Mr..
Grey felt happier on the occasion than
did some Of those who were hidden to
the festivities in honor of his marriage.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-13
MADE OR MARRIED.
o.# BY JEssIn FoTEEdrLL,
author Of "Ons Of ThrsS" "Probatton," "Ths
, Wslfclds," Eto,

Author ot "ons n 7nr.s" "proDaston," "Tns
CHAPTER VIII.-CoNTINUED.
"I have not deserved such happi-
ness" said Philip, and the answer was
another smile.
Then 1t was over
The glory and the dream.
The train stopped; there was noise.
hustle, shouting, talking. They joined
their friends, went out Of the station in
to the busy street and the lamplight.
Then came that prosaic vehicle, the
omnibus, in which Philip contrived to
be seated next to Angela. Half way
home, he heard her voice in a low tone:
"Philip Don't move. Look as If
we were talking about nothing in par
ticular. / want to tell you something"
{" Yes; I can hear. What is itP''
~ don't want you to speak about
what we have been talking about to-
night. You know, there is nothing set
tied, nothing decided. 1t would make
me SOL don't know what could not
stand it, if it were looked upon as a
fat acconpi.
81 will do just as you like, and not
mention it to any one, unless you wish
it; but Grace-you would not mind
Grace knowing itp'
"No, no. Indeed Grace must know
it. 1t can not be helped. But make
her promise that IL goes no further.
You can make her promise anything,
you know"
81 will. You may trust to me-"
"Oh, dear! How tired I am. and
how stupid it has beenp' calculated
Angela, flinging herself on the couch.
"Turn up the gas, Mabelle, and let me
see If my dress is damaged. 1t really
was much too good for such an expedi-
tion as this"
Mabelle complied with the behest in
silence. Angela stood up again, and
carefully examined her dress all round
"Not so bad as l feared. Luckily
Philip and l had first-class compart-
ment all to ourselves, and"
"Phitip and youP You speak very
Familiarity of him, Angela"
"Do IP must be careful, and hope
he will be careful, too; he is rather rash
and laundering. Did / not tell you he
was going to propose to meP never
was deceived yet in thing like that,
and l was not tonight. He did pro-
pose; and to hear him it might have
been matter Of life and death"
"He proposed! And you, Angela,
what did you sayP"
81 said would think about It."
"0hl' Mabelle's hands were clasped
with nervous tightness together; her
eyes were fixed apprehensively on her
sister. "You know, Angela, he is not
like the men we used TO meet"
81 should think not, indeedl The
men we used to meet were not quite so
gauche and abrupt in their manners as
Philip Massey, and"
"But not one had n warmer heart:
there was not one Of all our friends who
was as good as he is," said Mabelle,
desperately. do tell me the truthr'
she added, with almost sob of sup
pressed emotion. "You don't mean
that you are only amusing yourself with
him, AngelaP You would not be SO
cruel, and $3.50 baseP'
"Pshaw! How excited you get You
are almost as bad as himself. | will
tell you the simple truth, child. | hate
this life we are leading as never hated
anything before, and as | can never
hate anything again; and 1 would do
o almost anything to get out Of ,it-!any-
thing not downright wicked, you know.
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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-13
The .Hlndood Idea Of Marriage

"A Hindoa has curious IDEAS as,to the
married state. Here Is husbands
@ Sssd ..n Sia man ,H; sOtn SsE may ana m
tionttbat she by no means bbe smstess
|, Of her own, ,actionslr II tho ,Yifel have
| her own free VIII, Notwithstanding she
is Of superior caste se WIN ,t;s 60 am sI1S
ge'Su az Sar
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-07
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
J. III. BEARDSLEY.

ATTORNEY AT LAW-Oficc with J. T. Ken
II worthy, I125 Second avenue. ang-1-dw6m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-07

CHICAGO, Nov GA special to The News
SAYS: The total Prohibition vote of tn.
country will aggregate 100000. Four years
ago it was less than 11.000. and it has decided
the presidential contest in New York. Clevc-
lands ra iority is about 20a0 Official re-
turns VIII net materially change the fig
,Ires. The prohibition vote is New York is
fully ?, 900 The prohibition vote in ALE
Sheny, Monroe and Orleans counties alone
would have carried the state for Blaine if
cast for him, Che prohibitionists have
stood up to 9e counted and rebuked
the insult offered the temperance
men at the Chicago Conventions,
and this vote has made prohibition national
issue which will not 60 out of national poll
tics until the beer shop and drunkery have
gone from America. The Republican party
having been removed from the path to the
graveyard, the Prohibitionists will at once
organize to bury the whisky Democrats four
years ahead
l am fully satisfied we had no choice be
tween the candidates of the old parties but
were fighting to elect an issue, and we have
won The work to make the issue win in
lSSS has already begun. JOHN B. FlyCH.
Chairman National Prohibition COMMITTEES.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-07
sEigh Tide.

QUEGGC. NOV. 7.-iiig.. uidss Wis
tied Quebec Wednesday c>ening and sN ellod
,he waves till thsy reached light to nine feet
above the wharves all along The harbol
Cellars and wareh, aSe7 ia Fhe lower sewn,
wore flooded, and also nearly every buildna
as far back as tie cliffs The tide has now
receded, and the water /, disappearing.
The principal losers are H X. BusSiere,
flour merchant; William, Cawon, Richrlieu
a Ontario Navigation company, Potwn &
Payyct growers; Quebec Central railway;
rhibadeau Eros & Co, wholesale dry
goods; Beaudt & Chine, hardware;
Archer Leduc, flour merchant; Hamill
q Freare, Wholesale dry goods, Naz
Turcotte wholesale grocer; Jeffrey
MonTeviL wholesale fish and oil; Jesse
Joseph, paints and oils; Charles Pitte, general
merchant; Whitehead & Turner, wholesale
grocers, John Ross & Co; Mccall, Shehyn Il
Co; Wholesale dry goods warehouse; c. q ".
Wurtzie, hardware Garreare & Freerc,
wholesale dry goods; Queens store; ". Il l
r. Brodie, flour; Lennon, Pennee & Co,
flour; &. Tanguay, -four; J. B. Remand,
several stores, flour, etc, NJ. Lemont Co,
dry goods The loss will amount to over
S1DG lOD
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-07
The Passenger Rate War,

New YORK, Nov. THE New York Cen
tral tioketoffices in this city Thursday began
selling first class tickets to Chicago for S12
and secoud-clasS for 81. The rates
to other points are rs follows: Cincinnati,
Sl2 and Sl1; st Louis, SIS and Sl4; Cleveland,
S1.5o; Indianapolis, S14 The announcement
of the cut was quickly circulated among the
agents of the rival lines Mr. Skinner, east
ern passenger agent of the West Shore, i'm
mediately issued orders tc meet the rates of
the Central Delaware & Lackawanna and
Pennsylvania roads continued to sell
tickets to Chicago at the old rates of S15 anC
$50. Men conversunt with railroad matters
say that the Pennsylvania will I've compelled
ere long to put its rates down in order 10 get
its share Of passenger business. "When that
company begins to take this step an agent
said, "look out for blood-red war"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-07
ENcIteG AnaerteanN.

LOND IN Nov. Tho doubts whIri have
been ,asl On the election of Grover Cleve-
land by dispatches have CAUSED an enormous
amount al excitement in the American col
ony. The impression, however, which was
mad by the FIRST intelligence received here
af."r tie close OF the rolls las not been
vip2l oft The odds are stiI on Cleve
ianL hat .a';era gye more willing. and
every bet offering sufficient advantage Is
freely accepted by the admirers OF Mr.
Blaine. The American exchange wa,
crowded I'll ia-t Right with Americans
na&iIl.- to learn the re ,lIi5 ot tho great con
t'st. und the waverin- chances, as the rather
unsatisfactory AMI ind ,iinie returns came il.
melted enthusiastic partsans to all sorts OF
wagcrS Champaign flowed freely, and
spread eagle orationa were entirely i'll
order In this manner the night was passed
ant IN the morning. 50 anxious were
both Democrats and Republicans that most
* them, instead If going home, adjourned
- u convenient Turkish bath, wherein to Tt
lra-h themselves, and, With renewed vigor
return to the exchange Cor the latest intelli
Sence. Your correspondent in Paris tele
graphs that similar state Of affairs exist.
III tho large American colony of that city
and that the result Of the presidential con
test is awaited with an interest not even ex
c4g IL ! bY that 5ljSpiaVai in lSI6
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-07
THE WATERS WILD.
Great Storm Raging on the Coast OF
Quebec.
High Tides aud Tremendous
SURF Flood Vharye4 and
Drive People frOh
their Homes.

FATHER POINT, Que, Nov. "A fearful
snow and windstorm from the east has been
raging since midnight Tuesday all along the
coast. The wind averages seventy miles an
hour. The Nra Is tremendous and has in
undated the fields ali along the coast The
lighthouse and telegraph Office are completely
surrounded by raging waves The roads are
all undermined.
Great numbers of people have vacated
their houses at Rimouski, and much ". asi
ness is felt The lntcrcolonial railway track
ami roadway are washed away between
Rm1uski and Bic. No lives were lost SO far
as known.
This Is t.le greatest storm in this vicinity
FOR years. At River du Loupo the snow
Storm continues The sea- sweeping OYER the
wharf, las swept away the store and t"la
graph Office belonging to l.. 7. fuyaHa fb-
wa>ii.sIt TIA" ,ntercolonial railway near
Bic is 100 feet long and twenty feet deep
Trains are unable to transfer The Hhol,
town OF RmousGi is inundated A iarg~
number Of huu-rs. stables, and wiatN,s Ia, c
been carried away People are leaving ihen
houses ia boats. Thu cattle have been
turned loose and taken 10 the !Lteric. The
loss so far i, estimated at $50 900
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-07
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Moose are said to be plenty near Cheng.
watona, MINI.
Seven inches of snow have fallen at
Quebec, and tAree inches as Palmyra, Wis
Mrs. Sharp, near Alexandria, D. T..
lately shot a large eagle that was thought
to be 80 Years old.
Thomas Ford, an cmploye at the dis
tillery at Shelbyvilla, Ind, fell III the siop-
tub and had his legs badly scalded
AT precinct in the Eleventh ward of
Baltimore some unknown person placed in
the box ballot for Eelva Lockwood.
Judge Estes, of Georgia, has abolished
the practice of requiring witnesses and
others to kiss the bible when they are sworn.
A woman named Pelumer died at
Negaunee, Mich, last Friday, whose age, as
proven by well-attes;ed documents, was ia
years.
A few days since Il couple, of tie ages
of 60 and 20 years respectively, We're welded
at the county court house at Martinsburg
w Va.
The earnings Of the Union Pacific road
for the past nine months were SIS, SO, eco, a
decrease of 50 IA, 2:i5 from the same period
last year.
Recently in Paris, during the session of
the rongress of the Free Thinkers, one emf
nent thinker, striking an attitude, passion
ately exclaimed: Gentlemen | am an atheist
thank Col"
A clear and perfect copy OF John Bun
vans Pilgrims PROG res, 1913, has just been
added to the British Museum library. Only
three other copies are known, and but two of
these are perfect.
An assignment has been made by the
National Wire company of Chicago, manu-
faCtmeis OF barbed fencing. A. b. Stone is
president Of the institution. The liabilities
are not stated, but the stock on hand is
valued at $40, 600.
The wife of the jaiicr at Oconto, Wis.
was left on guard, and armed for the day
with pistol, which Lar on doubted she had
the courage to discharge. he made test by
putting on prisoners costume and whooping
at her He got him eli shot
Natural gas is now being used in brick
kilns near pittsbUrL, ia. A more even
heat, it is said, i, secured than when other
fuel is usel, and the bricks are burned to a
uniform hardness and color, even those in
the arches, which are generally vitrified by
coal or wood burning
Dakota means 10 have the largest agri.
cultural display and tho mISe,t display OF
vegetables of any state territory at New
Orleans. The impression has been industri
ously worked up that it viii be extremely
profitable adver,i>in-.
There is Il scarcity Of milk reported al
through LaEsa sler e amt, and the cream
cries IN various section, OF Pennsylvania finI
it difficult to obtain t.sn quantity OF mill
necessary TO enable taeiu To meet the re
| quirements Of catumers; Ill of which i
caused by the ezcee Inns cry weather, which
has parched up the pastures.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-07
sTHE. ELECTI0N.g
The Latest.

New YORK, Nov. 6.-The latest returns
show that Cleveland's majority in New York
state will be from 5, 900 to 5000
New YORK, Nov 6-430 p. m. The Com
mere a. Advertiserhas the following: "All but
fifty seven election districts in the state have
been heard from, giving Blaine 552, $40,
Cleveland, So, 2A-Republican plurality 6l5.
This includes every county in the state, and
CORE, tions fixed on previous figures and also
official returns.
LATER = 40 p. n-The returns from the
missing precincts come in very slowly. The
ASSOCIATED Press dispatches from these pre-
cincts show Blaines plurality will be 6l5,
with some fifty districts to be heard from
The Democratic committee will not admit
this, and say that the returns received by
them show small plurality for Cleveland.
The bulletin just issued by the Associated
Press, to the effect that the national
Republican committee had issued an address
claiming every northern state is ridiculed
by members of both parties. As far as can be
learned. no such address has been issued.
The downtown business mems committee
have called "a mass Sle ting ut Citzens for
tomorrow to demand an honest count of the
vote of the state Tho Mail and Express in
its fifth edition claims Blaine has carried the
stale ty 81 plurality.
Tic Mail and Express says: Oue thousand
eight hundred and ninety live districts ont
side The cities Of New York aud l}raDklyn,
give Blaine 409, 056, Clevelanl S5l,el9 There
are l0l districts to he heard FROM. 1t adds:
The following is the total vo;e N tine state,
including Kings county and New York, with
lOl districts outside Of Kings county and
New Yofl0ts hear from, which gaze Garfield
a majority Bidine, s51.5JG. Cleveland $50,
SOP; Biaine'S plurality -?
NoTE.-The vote fer Kings and New York
is taken from the figures in The Times, which
are greater for Cleveland than those of any
other paper.
New York, Nov. 6, AL p m.--The total
returns SO far received from New York, with
forty election districts to hear from,
give:
Blaine, 554, $50; Cleveland, 555, 993 Blaine'a
plurality 4SS
ALBANY, N. Y, Nov G-Daniel Manning,
chairman OF the democratic sta e committee
has sent the following to the New York
Evening PUst
By attcis.I returns reported from every
county cleveland and Hendricks have car
ried the state by safe AMI sure majority
No Vaccinations Of false claims or pretended
doubts .! Blaine's managers can change this
result. The friends OF honest government
and LSGest elections can be everywhere as
sured3 that the Democratic state board of
cafvasers win see that the true vote is cor
rectty declared. DAMNED MANNGN,5n
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-07
Fl. G. CONNOLLY,
MI. NJ. STURGEON,
III. M. CORBETT,

A TTORNE1 At LAW, Office No. 1719 Secon,
I'll Avenue, between 18Th and 18Th SITS, (up stairs
Rock Island. IN. DECIDEDLY
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-07
Fndfanl.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 6, 1:20 p. M
Regular returns by precincts continue to show
average Republican gains sufficient to give
them the state by small majoriety, but the
Democratic committee has advices showing
large Democratic gains in districts not re-
ported This may give the state to the
Democrats. In any event the majority will
be small Official returns by counties will be
made to-day.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. Irregular returns
arrived show large Republican gains, which,
if kept up, will give the state to the Repub-
licans. The Democrats claim to have suf-
ficient returns to insure the state to them
CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-Henderson, chairman
of the Indiana Democratic State Central
committee, telegraphs at noon: Indiana
has surely gone for Cleveland