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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06
MAKRlEp BY PKOXT.
A wedding Ceremony Performed with
Bride and Groom Thousands OF Miles
Apart.


A wedding Ceremony Performed with
Bride and Groom Thousands of Miles
Apart.
New bedford Mercury.l
Among the cabin passengers on the bark
Veronica, which arrived at this port from
Fayal yesterday morning, was young
lady, perhaps twenty years OF age, quite
pretty, who was registered on the passeD'
ger-list by the modest title of Louisa Au-
gusta de Olvera. This young lady was
married at the islands several weeks ago,
vet singularly the first glimpse of her hus-
band was obtained through the cabin win
dow of the Veronica, as he stood on Pro-
peller wharf impatiently waiting for the
vessel to come alongside the dock.
The steward of the Veronica explained
to reporter that marriage by proxy was
not uncommon among the islanders. 1t is
becoming popular, for worse than awk-
ward results have frequently followed
where the girl has travelled long distance
to meet the man to whom she is be-
trothed, and the latter refuses to marry
because the young lady does not realize
his anticipations. Careful mothers are ac'
cordingly averse to sending away their
daughters on this G. o. ID. subject to APP
proval principle, and now demand some
guarantee of good faith.
The courtship in the present instance was
conducted by friends of the young lady
and gentleman. Photographs were ex-
changed and the compact was made. The
bridegroom forwarded power-of-attorney
and the ceremony of marriage was per-
formed by priest at Fayal, marrying the
Young girl to man thousands Of miles
away. The play Of "HamleW with Ham
let left out can be no comparison to we'd
ding without bridegroom. with her
marriage certificate the young lady en-
gagged passage on the Veronica, and ex
hibited some impatience, so the steward
says, at the length of the passage. AS the
vessel came up the harbor she grew par
donably anxious, and scanned the wharf
intently as the vessel was docked. Al
length young man came into the cabin
and said man on the wharf sent him tt
see If his wife was aboard. The steward
asked him to point out the man, which hi
did. The girl exhibited the liveliest inter
est, and looked her husband over with
critical and, on the whole, approving eye
The messenger returned with the hus
band. The girl blushed, the husband
smiled, and they prosaically shook hands
Each was apparently completely satisfied
with their venture, and the husband Dor
| III, wanna ,yifa nrnudlv awav
The name of the husband is Joseph i
Fordham painter, who resides at No. 2
South Second street.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06
Bobby and the Ram.

When Bobby Smart was six years old,
he was left to the care of his uncle
James, who lived in the country. His
aunt took him to his future home, and
at the depot he saw his uncle for the
first time.
Bobby was lonely and sad; his uncle
often treated him with harshness and
even cruelty. The cold winter had come
on early. Bobby was the only boy
about the farm, and he had to work
very hard. His clothing was unfit for
the winter weather, and he often suffered
from the cold.
Among the duties which this poor boy
had to perform was that of tending
flock OF sheep. One afternoon, when
there were signs of a snow-storm, he
was sent TO drive the flock to the barn.
He started for the field, but his clothes
were so hin that he was benumbed by
the intense cold. He sat down on a
large rock to rest himself. He felt
strangely tired and cold. In little
while he began TO feel drowsy. Then
he thought 1t was so nice and comfort
able that he would stay there awhile.
In a very few moments he was asleep,
and perhaps dreaming.
Suddenly he was aroused by a ire
mendous blow which sent him spinning
from his perch on the rock to the
ground. Looking about him, he saw an
old ram near by. The creature looked
as though he had been doing mischief,
and Bobby was no longer at a loss to
know where the blow came from; but
he thought the attack was an accident,
and in short time he was again In the
land of Nod.
Again the ram very rudely tumbled
him over into the snow. He was now
wide awake, and provoked at the attack
of the beast. He began to search for a
stick to chastise his enemy. The ram
understood his intention, for he turned
upon Bobby as II to finish the poor boy.
Bobby was forced TO take to his heels,
and run towards home.
The ram chased him, while the rest
OF the flock followed after their leader.
The inmates of the farmhouse were
surprised TO see Bobby rushing towards
the house as fast as his little legs would
allow him. His hair was streaming in
the wind, and he was very much terri
fed. Close upon him was the old ram,
kicking up his heels in his anger. Be
hind him could be seen n struggling line
of sheep doing their best to keep up.
Bobby won the race, however. His
uncle came out in time TO turn the flock
into the barn. IL was long time be-
fore Bobby would venture near the ram
again.
Bobby knows now that but for the
efforts of that old ram in knocking him
from his seat on that bitterly cold day,
be would have been among the angels
in very short time. The sleepy feel.
ing which overcame him would have
ended in death.
Bobby declares that the ram knew all
the time what allied him, and that he
butted him from the rock on purpose.
can not explain it, but do know that
"God moves in n mysterious way His
wonders to perform. ."-Ow LiHte Ones
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A Thrilling situation.
Victoria B. Cl Colonist. ]

An incident occurred in the big canyon
Of Fraser River last week Of nature so
terrifying that it makes the blood Of the
narrator run cold while he writes. A
young Victorian who had been engaged on
the railway line, being mustered out OF
service, started for Victoria. At the point
where 1t is proposed TO throw railway
suspension bridge across the Fraser River
there is stretched cable from which de-
pends sort of cage or crate such as Is
used TO pack fruit or cabbage in on steam
ers. Passengers desiring to cross the river
enter this conveyance. Wires or stays ex-
tend from the crate TO a wheel or pulley
on the cable, and by means y line to
which horse Is attached the crate is drawn
from side to side of the river. The cage
hangs about one hundred feet above the
stream, which boils and surges beneath In
a manner that terrihes any person OF weak
nerves who may intrust himself to the con-
veyance. Ten days ago the crate, while
making the crossing, turned upside
down, and ten thousand Canadian
cigars and quantity Of other light
goods dropped in the Fraser and
were lost. This incident was still fresh
in the mind of the young Victorian above
referred to when he entered the crate and
was drawn toward the other side. Hi
eauanimity was not restored, when having
accomplished about one.half the passage
he saw the ferryman leisurely unhitch the
horse and drive off. The Gay was biting
cold. A sharp wind blew down the river
and, whistling through the bars Of th'
crate, made the solitary passengers teetf
rattle and his flesh creep. The situation
was alarming. The frail bark swayed Il
and fro, threatening with every blast tha
struck IL to capsize and send the voyage
into the depths Of the river. No one re
sponded to his calls for more than an hour
Then the ferryman, having finished hi
monday meal, returned with the horse
made fast TO the line and drew the hal
dead young man to the shore. The situa
tion of person seated in the cage is one o
danger under the most favorable circum
stances, but under the circumstances Il
which our young friend crossed 1t was pos
itively alarming. The ferryman, 1t is SUP
posed, desired to play a practical joke, bu
twill strike most persons as being an e1
ceedingly ill.timed one.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Ext R 4 0 R D | \ AIRY !

Having anticipated a heavy fall
and winter trade, we have put in
a large and complete assortment
of Furniture, which will be sold
at lower prices than ever before
known in this market. We wish
to inform our patrons and friends,
and every one in want OF first-class
furniture, that never before was
such an opportunity offered to
those desiring to embellish them
selves with beautiful and we'll
made furniture at a small outlay.
Especially is this a favorable time
for those in want of SUITABLE
and USEFUL HOLIDAY
PRESENTS.
We offer unheard of bargains
in Marble Top Tables, Library
Tables, Book Cases, Chamber
Suits, Hall Racks, Parlor Suits,
Upholstered Easy Chairs, Side
Boards, Extension Tables, Dining
Chairs, Bedsteads, Rattan Chairs,
Office Chairs, Office Desks, Cribs,
Cradles, Children's Chairs, Fold
ing Beds, Foot Rests &C., &c.
Both Goods and Prices are war
ranted to be satisfactory and we
invite inspection and comparison.
Call early before our stock is re-
duced. No trouble to show Goods.
Rooms open evenings till after
the holidays.
HOYT & WOLLEY.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06
DIED OF POISON.
The Catastrophe which Followed the Ex-
traction of Tooth.

The Catastrophe which Followed the Ex-
traction Of "A Tooth.
Amsterdam IN. " Cor. Albany JournaLl
Yesterday afternoon Andrew Gaffney, a
prominent boot and shoe merchant, went
TO DIR. Tilton TO have painful tooth
extracted. That dentist, however, refused
to pull 1t, as the tooth was badly ulcer
ated. Mr.. Gaffney then went to DR.. L. j.
Rulison, and that physician thought 1t safe
TO extract IL, which was done. Still suffer-
ing pain, however, Mr.. Gaffuey then vis-
tied another physician, DIR. Hattery, who
took him home and injected some NOR
phine into his left arm. After DIR. Flattery
left It is said Mr.. Gaffney took large dose
OF chloral. At any rate he fell into tor
pid slumbor, and before assistance could
be obtained died about two o'clock this
morning. A post mortem examination was
held and the stomach was sent TO DR.. Dor.
emus, OF New York, for an analytical ex'
animation. Mr.. Gaffney was young man
Of excellent character, and was prominent
ly identified with st. Msry's Catholic
Church, of this village.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06
Sealing-Wax.

"Sealing-wax," stationer said, sis
quietly resuming its place for the seal
ing of letters. The use of gum in the
place OF sealing-wax was seductive ap-
peal TO the laziness OF persons. who
eagerly adopted that method because it
was quick and handy. 1t is much easier
TO run your tongue along the flap OF an
envelope and press the surfaces together
than IL Is TO heat the wax and close the
letter eflectually.
"But IL has now come TO be slowly
appreciated that letter easily sealed is
nearly as easily opened. IL only re-
quires little dampness TO open any
letter sealed with gum, and IT may be
done so skillfully chat It battles detec-
ton. IL is about as much protection
now to put letter in gum-sealed en-
velope as TO put the contents on postal
card. Sealing-wax is 81 protection
against the prying curiosity OF persons
not dishonest enough to steal your let
ter out and out, yet willing TO possess
themselves OF your secrets by peering
into your letters after steaming open a
gum-sealed Hap.
"a pretty feature Of the use of seal
ing wax is She opportunity to USE seals.
Seal rings are plenty enough, and, II
you have not a seal ring, you may use
coin or a bangle, or any rough sur
face, the breaking Of which might be an
indication that letter had been tam
pered with. The express companies
will not receive valuable package fol
transmission unless II Is carefully sealed.
Seal your letters by all means with
sealing wax II you wish to keep theil
contents free from inspection."-M Y
Sun.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06
Our Young Readers.
THE BISHOP.

Tell you about it2 OF course | will!
thought 'twould be dreadful 70 have MN
come, 80,
For mamma said must be quiet and still,
And she put away my whistle ana drum
And made me unharness the parlor chairs,
And packed my cannon and all the rest
OF my noisiest playthings OIL upstairs,
On account OF this very distinguished guest
Then every room was turned upside down,
And all the carpets hung out to ow;
For when the Bishop is coming to town
The house must be in order, you know.
SO out in the kitohau made my lair,
And started gamo of hide'and,seek;
But Bridget refused to have me there,
For the Bishop was coming-to stay week,
And she must make cookies and cake and
pies,
And fiji every closet and platter and pan,
Till thought this Bishop, so great and wise,
Must be an awfully hungry man.
Welli at last he came; and I do declare,
Dear grandpapa, he looked Just like you,
With his gentle voice. and his silvery hair,
And eyes with a smile a-shining through.
Ana whenever he read or talked or prayed,
understood every single word;
And wasn't the leaStest bit afraid,
Though never once spoke or stirred;
TIL, all of n sudden. he laughed right out
To see me sit quietly listening so;
And began TO tell us stories about
Some queer little fellows In Mexico.
And all about Egypt aud Spain--and then
He iDdsn't disturbed by u little noise,
But sand that the greatest and best of men
Once were rollicking, healthy boys.
And he thinks Il Is no matter at all
II "A little boy runs and jumps aud climbs;
And mamma should be willing TO let m'
crawl
Through the banister.ralls in the hall some
tines
And Bridget, sir made great mistake,
In stirring up such bother, you see
For the BishoD-hc didn't care for cake,
And really liked TO play games with me.
But though he's so honored in word and act
jStoop down, for this Is Il secret nowl-
lie cmidu't spell h,stOn! That's tactl
But whispered to me to tell him how.
Mrs. Emma HuntfgdtOn NdSOH,in Vtde-ADdke
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06

screw up or lower the penomum-
ball accordingly, giving the set-screw
only half turn each time. No
clock repairer can regulate clock at
full spring, because the power is zoo
irregular. Clocks are made with long
pendulums that beat seconds and are
used as regulators for railways and 9th
er purposes The train is composed OF
certain number of wheels with GER
tain number of teeth so arranged that
the pendulum, in describing an arc, al
lows one tooth to escape each second.
The American watch has eighteen thou
sand beats to the hour, while the old
English watch varies from eight thou
sand to ten thousand an hour. You
will see n pendulum-rod in these big
regulators composed of alternate strips
of brass and steel with ball of mer-
curry. These are supposed to counter
act the effects of contraction and ex-
pansion. as the weather is hot or cold.
But there is nothing in it. All the con-
traction or expansion pendulum-rod
will experience would not Affect its
time five seconds in twenty-four hours.
When you grow up, children, next to
the old family Bible, with the thumb
marks of the dear old mother on her
familiar page, will come to you in your
dreams that other familiar face of the
old house clock, and its measured tic,
tao will sound on so sweetly, as of yore
May the one that lulls you to sleep
now measure out with no sparing hands
the joys and years of mans allotted
three-score and ten" HOci0R," IN
Chicago Journal.
|
+[" Phocions" discoveries Of the nature Of
the pendulum overthrow the theories accept
| ed by the scientific world since the time ol
| Calico, who is said TO have discovered the
principal of the equal beat of pendulum o.
the same length, without reference to the
length of the swing.-EDl
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06

Having thus explained the power and
the striking apparatus of a clock, let us
now inquire how it is that in every
twenty-four hours it comes back to the
same time of day? The sun varies al
most every day in the year, but good
clock never.
What regulates a clock? The pendu-
lum. HowP BY describing given
arc Of circle In a given time. But
some pendulums beat fast and some
slow? That is all owing to the size of
the wheels. Has the strength of the
power ANYTHING to do with the velocity
of the escape wheel? Nothing what
ever. To illustrate: A certain spring
has an expansive power OF one-tenth,
that is, when wound upon a cylinder its
recoil would lift one pound. Another
spring has an expansive power OF one
fifth, or lift of one-ffth Of pound.
Apply each OF these springs to the same
wheels and the same length Of pendu'
ium, which would run the fastestP The
weakest. Why so? Because the strong
er one, through the escapement wheel
would force the pendulum ball TO de
scribe the greater arc Of the circle
hence travelling further and hence los
ing time in distance. And yet there
are hundreds of watch and clocl
tinkers who do not understand
this simple proposition in physics
So, then, TO regulate clocl
you lengthen or shorten the pendu
ium-sweep by raising or lowering
the ball. Yet, again, there are thousands
of clock-tinkers who can not perform
this simple duty. In the first place thu
clock should be perfectly plumb. Thi
you accomplish by applying the metro
nome test Of the ear 1t should say III
as promptly and regularly as It say
tac. II the clock is uneven there viii
be a pronounced difference in tim'
between tic-tac and tactic. Then wine
the clock so as to run eight hours, ano
set IL by some good watch or other cor
rect time. At the end Of every houl
nolc4 hcther it gains or loses, and
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06
CLOCKS.

OF course, YOU all know what a clock
is. and some OF you six-year-olds can
tell what time it is by one. And yet
many of you ten-year-olds know as
much about clocks rs the wisest man in
Congress--which is simply nothing.
Whether it be a spring or weight clock,
they all have the same machinery in
side; that is. the same number of
wheels, though ingenious Yankees have
invented clocks that run with less
number of wheels than the standard
Meriden or Waterbury clocks. There
used TO be story current when l was a
boy of Moses Latta, of Cincinnati, who
invented the steam fire-engine, how
that he took an eight-day clock to
pieces, cleaned it, put it together again,
had one wheel left, vet it ran as usual,
kept time and struck the hours prompt
ly. But there are few Moses Lattas.
In the first place there is the main
wheel (Which is attached directly TO the
power, be it spring or weight; two
face-wheels, one to run the minute
hand, which revolves once around the
face every hour. and one to run the
hour-hand, which goes from one figure
to another each hour; two intermediate
wheels as checks upon the power; one
escape e-wheel-that is. the little one
you see through the hole in the center
OF the face, and which, as It escapes
the claw-like verge at the upper
end of the pendulum rod, makes
the tao, tic noise you hear.
On the striking side there are
the main-wheel attachment to the
power, the count-wheel. the warn and
strike-wheel, and the stop-wheel. Did
it ever puzzle you how the hammer
should strike the correct hour and then
stop? And yet the explanation is simple
enough. Thus: the count-wheel has
seventy-eight little notches and twelve
big ones. An arm Is attached TO the
strike-wheel, which is bent square down
at the outside end. As the strike-wheel
revolves it throws this arm up and lets 1t
drop down exactly when the notch of
the count-wheel comes under the hook.
Let us begin at one o'clock. When the
minute-h hand wheel reaches ~ it starts
the strike-wheel, that wheel throws up
tho arm, the wheel moves, the hammer
strikes one, the arm then drops into the
deep notch and remains there until the
minute-wheel describes one more full
revolution. Here is an explanations:
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06
TALL PoKER.PLAYINc.
How the Gentleman from the Mountains
"Yanked the Potlet"
fClncinnati Enquirer.l

How the Gentleman from the Mountains
"YanSed the Potlet."
Cincinnati Enquirer.l
1t seems that some Of the members OF the
Kentucky Legislature are doing something
else besides trying to nominate candidate
for Senator. A gentleman direct from the
seat of fire water informed us yesterday that
there was some lively poker-playing at
night. "Why," said the man, "the games in
Frankfort would make the cold blood run
among the tin.horn men Of this city. The
other night delegate from Louisville was
playing with mountain county delegate,
and the Louisville man held four deuces.
The hay.sesd gentleman was dealing, and
managed to get straight flush, and then
the betting commenced. The bride was
Off and there was no limit. Both men un-
corked their bundles, and the dust COM
menced TO fly. The betting was fifty dol
lars at time to go with, but this became
monotonous, and the bills with big O on
them were placed on the table. Neither
man WINGED, as each was sure Of winning,
but finally the Louisville man called when
he had an even one thousand staked on his
hand. Old hay.seed laid down his straight
flush, which made the gentleman from
down the river shudder, as the firm grip
of the mountain man was laid on enough
crisp bank bills to buy several votes at the
usual price. He laid down his four deuces
with the remark that he would not come In
again until he had something. He evi-
IDENTIFY had something after that, as he quit
one thousand one hundred dollars winner
before the hotel bell announced that hash
was ready. It Is common occurrence In
Frankfort to see a man drop cool hun
dred on a hand.
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Everyday Dresses and Wraps for
Children.

White muslin dresses for winter
wear are now see only on the smallest
children, and these are the simplest
slips with u tucked yoke and cuffs, as
the "toreign aid of opament" in the
way of lace and embroidery has been
entirely given up for these ''wee
babies.n The fine dark blue flannels
and soft cashmeres are used by many
mothers for their children who are
only eighteen months old, though most
mothers dress their girls at least in
white until they are two years old, but
use the colored domestic ilannels for
boys soon after putting them in short
clothes. Flannel dresses are heavy for
children, and should be simply made on
account of their weight, Ihe long
belted blouse with three box plaits
down front and back, stitched on each
edge from the neck TO the hips, but
loose below, is made of blue, brown or
gray flannel of American make. for
BOYS, while the same material is made
into yoke blouses for girls. For walk
ING coats and even for infants long
cloaks the practical eider-down ilan-
nels are used; these have Jersey-like
webbing at the back, with thick lambs
wool fleece outside. In dark colors
this is very serviceable, and in white
and pale blue shades it is sufficiently
dressy for the incest use. There are
also excellent plaid Hannels of domestic
manufacture in the soft dull colors seen
in imported stufls that are used for the
skirts of girls dresses, with prncesse
over-dresses of the plain flannel; aud
these plads make entire kilt suits for
boys. -Harper'S Bdzar.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06

The Duke of Calvino, who was capt
ured by brigands on the even
ing of the 4th of November in the
neighborhood of Trapani, Italy, has
been released by his captors on pay
ment OF Il ransom Of 150, 900 francs by his
family, who never expected to see him
alive again, he being very obese, ad-
vanced in age, and afflicted with a
nervous malady. He had passed thirty
five days with the brigands, and,
strange to say, the treatment he had
received, though by no means pleasant,
has had the effect Of completely curing
him.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06

SallOw Eyes and skin, restless sleep,
want Of appetite, headache, drowsiness,
denote sluggish liver. Use zO-PESA
at once and save doctors bill Open the
pores and bowels Invigorate the Liver
and Digestion. Zopesa corrects the sys-
tenn through the Stomach and liver.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06

In cooking food for animals do not
waste the juices any more than You
would waste The juices Of your own
soup or Stew Add little coarse meal
o. bran tp the watery part, and the
strength will be absorbed aud eaten. =.
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