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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16
DRAMATIC DoINGS.

Hpfslo Bill is az.
John f. Ovens is again in i'll HSSalth.
Rtca stars q, Hartford Conn August 3
John McCsull IS an enterprising manager.
Several New York theatres have reopened
NJ, Z. DAILY will be stage manager for
Annie Pixley.
1t IL said that Billy Birch is to Join Hav.
erly,s Minstrels.
Baker and FarroR claim to have cleared
$4,000 last season.
Lizzie May Timer will begin her starring
tour September q.
Herr Bandmann, trsgedian sailed for
Europe last SATURDAY.
Manor" has entered IN its sixth week a.
the New York Casino
The Walnut, Philadelphia, is being hand.
somely redecorated.
'Jslma" is to be done in grand style in
San Francisco in September.
Nettie Abbott will support Nine. Jsnish
during the New York season.
Rachel Booth has finally signed to 20
with The Tin Soldier" Company.
The entire first house has been sold at
Wsllack for the Judic engagement.
Eifie Ellsler has added a new play, WON
an gainst Woman" to her repertoire.
Fanny Davenport is most striking dres.
ser and the best stage managers extant.
Charles Arnold sailed for England ON
Thursday to join Minnie Palner's con-
psny.
Mile. BriaDzs will lead the ballet in the
Michael Strogof organization next sea-
ron.
T. B. Dixon, the tenor, has Joined the
Barlow Wilson Minstrels, and ii is probable
that Frank Howard will follow suit.
Mr.. Il. Reese Davies goes with Roland
Reed next season. Mr.. Davies lie spending
the summer in the Adirondacks.
Barlow, Wilson and Rsnkins minstrsls
will open the preliminary season at the BIS
ton Theatre. Monday evening, 10th.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16
AN UNCONSCIOUS sIGAMIsT.
Story of Man who Lost his Memory
Through an Accident.

The following remarkable story was tod
to News reporter yesterday by the hero or
victim OF the strange circumstances which
befell him. His story is as follows:
Il was buildiDg contractor in St. Louis
for 8 number of years, was doing thriving
| business and making considerable money.
had q comfortable home near the outskirts
Of the city, and dear little wife and one
child, and was happy and contented as q
man could be who had every thing one could
want in this world. The chain of events
which altered all this was the most peculiar,
and doubt whether YOU have ever heard of
anything so strange. One day while upon
the scatfo!diDg Of bGilding was erecting,
q heavy storm OF wind arose, and before
could descend some o. the supports gave
way and | was precipitsted to the ground,
distance of forty feet, striking upon nv
head. For loDg time everything was
blank From what have since learned,
however, it seems that lowered for weeks
between life and death and when finally
recovered my mind was entirely gone. At
times | was so violent that it became neees
sary to place me in an asylum. How or
when | escaped from the institution / do
not know, but escape did, taking a western
bound train and coming to Denver. Here
| secured employment aud worked along
quietly for some months and apparently as
sane as ever, but, strange to say, my mem
DRY was entirely gone and the past was sll |
. blank. The loving wife and child. the
beautiful home and friends, all were as if
they never had existed It was, perhaps.
three months after my arrival that I became
acquainted with young lady living on Cali
fornia street, near Fifteenth In a short
time we we're engaged, and the wedding fol-
lowed soon after. On the very night Of the
wedding, however, while walking on FiE
teenth street, was felled BY q blow on the
head from = iootpad, and was carried home
1T was some days before I recovered.
when strange to say, the memory of nv old
and other life returned. OH the horror
and agony Of the moment. l had deserted
q coed wife, innocently, it is true, and had
SnWittingly committed bigsmy. It was some
time before dared to face my second wife
and tel her the truth, and was at times
tempted 10 adopt the eovardly expedient of
silence and eadeayor TO forget those to whom
was righf1llS bound By every tie Of duty
md love- I fought Of thu horrible tempta-
i5n. however, and sugmonea % courage to
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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16
THE FUNNY MANS BABY,
Boston Courier.


The funny man went 10 his desk to write.
He bad watched all day. he would write all night,
And finish his work; 50 he trimmed the light
In the room adjoining his baby lay,
And they said she was slowly passing away,
And would die ere the light of another day.
80 be wrote, with his heart in the other room,
And thought OF the babe going out in the gloom
10 the shadowy land beyond the tomb.
II was hard 10 write with death 50 uigh.
But he ground out jokes ss the hours vent BIZ,
And closed each page with grief-born ssh.
i was hard 70 write, but the world must laugh,
50 be penned the rhyme and the paragraph.
And even humor GUS epltaphl
His pen few fast and the hours went on
Till his night OF toll was almost gone
Aud the east showed the first faint ssreaks Of dawn
Then be dropped his pen ami raised his head;
''Nox the column Is finished" the funny nan said
And The nurse. canning in, said, "Tae baby Is dead
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16
The PAIL MALL GAZETTE.
It's Editor a Central Figure in English
journalism To-day.
r Is..Fy
FASSIE B. WARD.


William I. Stead, the editor OF the Pail
Mall Gazette, is q central figure in English
journalism today He has dictated Eng
6sh foreign policy of late more than any
other man. He is of the "slssher' type,
full Of earnestness He met Chinese Cor
don at Dover, talked over the then situation
in Egypt, returned TO London and wrote the
article which compelled the Government to
send Gordon to the Soudsn, and once there
he raised such q row that the Government
had to send WOlseley to Gordon's rescue.
He got up great scare recently as TO the
condition of the English Navy. He is
strongly for Russia, and ia supposed to be
a powerful factor in that section of the
Liberals opposed 20 war With Russia.
Mr.. Stead is about forty years OF age,
slim, wiry, nervous man, with push and en-
ergy stamped upon his brow, The son of
Congregational minister, he was born at
Hoyden- on.Tyue, and at first Hosted on the
world as junior clerk in a shipping Office.
As 8 boy he was psssionstely fond Of reading,
especially OF works having reference to the
history Of his country, and after quitting
work for the day it was his custom to retire
to his room and study up the great events
of the empire So dihgent was young Stead
in this respect that he won the prize offered
by local paper for the best essay on Oliver
Cromwell against large number of COM
petitors.
AS he matured from youth to manhood
his literary talents developed and were
admired and appreciated outside Of his To-
cal circle. so much so that be was offered
aud accepted a position on the Northern
Echo, daily Published at Newcastle.
From junior reporter he rose
TO the position of editor, and
during the last general election he rendered
valuable assistance to Mr.. Glsdstone's cause
by his vigorous and pointed articles against
the Disraelian administration. His articles
in the Echo stirred up all the border burghs
in favor of the grand old man, and after the
vigorous campaign Mr. Gladstone expressed
his appreciation Of Mr. Stead assistance in
8 kindly Worded note.
This was the turning point of Steads ca
reer When John Morley accepted the ed
itorship Of the Pail Mall Gazette he chose
Mr. Stead as his first lieutenant, and so
faithfully and successfully did Mr. Stead
fulfil his duties that when Mr. Morley re-
signed the editorial chair, the proprietor of
the Gazette made Mr.. Stead Mr.. Morley's
successor This position Mr.. Stead has
ever since occupied
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16
KISSING IN THE DARK.
What Happened to Young bridegroom
who Took One TuI d too Many.

What Happened to Young bridegroom
Who Took One Tui n u too Many.
A Chicago correspondent says; 4 newly
married couple wero enroute to Washing
ton by the Baltimore and Ohio. There are
many tunnels on this road the other side o.
the Ohio river. All through Ohio the face
Of the yourg man wore occasional looks Of
pain, despite his great Joy. He seemed tc
want something. Apparently he yearned
Over in West Virginia the train entered q
tunnel Upon emerging into the light the
young mans face was seen to wear studi,
| Gus expression. he was thinkiug At first
he seemed perplexed then interested, then
triumphant. He had had revelation.
Then be smiled with firm, manly, continu-
Gus smile, and his eyes peered ahead for the
! first sign of yawning cavern in the noun
tain side. The bride was happy and demure.
INSTRUMENTATION The
veil is drawn. 1t is another tunnel. Light
again, and the young man looks happier
than ever. The brides cheek disports 9
gentle blush-a modest, experienced blush,
discoversble only to the initiated and envi-
ous No perplexity, no anxiety now. The
revelation has been tested and found sue
cess. There ART many tunnels but not
enough. II the whole line were tunnel
the bride and room would not care how
slow the train proceeded. The man who
has not lived to bless the builder of tunnels
does not know what happiness is. Hei but
little above the brute which never troubled
the Creator Tor passing clouds over the
moon on prayer-meeting night. But our
bridegroom was not one Of these parties. he
appreciated all the blessings which man and
nature had bestowed upon him. He did not
miss tunnel.
But all things must have an end. Day
light always comes to the newly married.
Strawberries and cream must be paid for at
the cashiers desk. Within the blissful Gu
cumber hides mierobe. Our young hus-
band goes for drink Of water. While on
this errsnd his eager eye catches the signs
Of another tunnel Of course he fears mis-
birdie will be sore afraid if let alone in the
darkness, and he hastens to her side. Quick
are his feet, but faster moves the train.
Darkness gathers while,,he is yet half dozen
seats away. But the brave man does nat fal-
ter. He groups along, he reaches the seat
or he thinks he does and slides into it.
Deep are the shadws and huns the train.
A scream-long and vigorous sound of |
scutfiipg-e thump or two-snd the bright |
light OF May day breaks upon the scene.
The young husband frsntically endeavors
TO disengage himself from the grasp Of an |
angry colored woman sitting in the seat Just
behind the bride. he at length succeeds and |
,etires sullenly to his seat, wiping his mouth
md occasionally splitting upon the floor As
I he had bitten through worm in fg.
4 The tunnels come and 20, but their shad
,ws are scarcely deeper than those upon the
ace OF the young honeymoon.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16


see the woman had 90 fundamentally
vrobged. She came into The room whsre I
Vas lying, and I shall never forget the pain
ful scene that ensued. "0hi Charlesr she
said, coming up as Il to casess me. Then
followed look Of wounded love aud pride
Is turned away coldsy. with guilty feel
ing mixed largely with fear. Am mot your
wifeY' she pleaded in piteous tones. why
do you treat me soY
Finally / told her the whole dreadful
story. With blAnched face and staring eyes
she sat Ike statue through it all, and taen
giving one mighty shrek, fell to the hoo! In
q swoon- The next day she left the city.
and in spite of every effort to find her where
sbouts for q week l was compelled to aban-
don the seasch. have written home to st.
Louis and shall leave Denver tonight. Ii
will be as if had risen from the dead when
nv dear ones see me.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16

Cooped Sufferers.
New Orleans Tfmes- Democrat
Thare q an individual who once every
wear makes his appearance on the street cor
.ers and bores people until they teal like
heatinv him 70 death with sledgehammer
and ecsttering his gore from one end OF the
citv TO The other. The Individual in question
Is known a. THE Man Who Has Been
Away"
BE stops you on the street when you are
busy, and, slapping you violently on the
shoulder, says: Hello, old fellow haven't
seen you in some time. You know | have
been away for the past four weeks; had q
splendid time yachting and fishing" He
rattles along in this style until you become
weary Of standing motioaless in one spot,
and You smile out OF courtesy, and endeavor
to make him believe you are glad that he
had such nice time, when away down IN
the grocery vaults of your soul you THIRST
for chance to quaff his blood or huri his
bones to the far corners of the earth. at
last you realize that nervous feeling Is
creeping over you and that you are feeling
for razor, when he suddenly changes his
expression and becomes grave, and In tone
reeking with solicitude for your welfare, says:
"Old fellow, you are looking dreadfully thin.
By George, / never saw you looking 30 bad
before; you must have been sick. If l we're
you would go away at once and take trip
through the country.
He knows when he says it that 1t is in-
possible for you to leave the city, and knows
that he lies like horse-trader when he says
he would go away if he werein your place.
Not satisfied with informing you that your
personal appearance is like that of dys-
peptic corpse, he insists on you taking a
trip without delay. He is so solicitous for
your health that he does not want to give
you time to pack valise, and when you say
that you cspgot leave he wants to know
why, and you sBe toIced to admit that you
cannot afford the expense, or become as
grand liar as 30 ia.
Then be feels sorry for you and tells You
| Sc and you hate him for doing it, and a
great volcano of enmity begins to boa. with
in you and you hate him still more. and
desire creeps over you too eat him or tc
injure yourself in some other way. Wher
he has taxed your satience to such an ex
tent that YOU AGO "a the point Of taking hin
by the throat and beating tie street fall u
hole9 With him, be suddenly bids you gooc
/ evening and takes his departure, and leaves
you wondering why it was that you did no
break his back when you had the oppQrtr
nifty
Men who have been away are returning
daily, and those unfortunate mortals Wit
through the irony of fate are compelled t.
remain here during the summer and hell
the Clay Statue perspire, should be bell
blsmeless if they keep the fends at bs..
with a shotgun. The poor are entitled t
some consideration, but-they don't get it
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16
Tho Governor Ought to SEQ Him.

4Tkdnsdf IfdrsiSr.
Simon Gardner citizen of Blossom Cove
recently addressed an important letter TO the
Governor. The following is an extract from
he communication:
81 have this day named fine boy af er
you, lie is as lively ~ q harvest bsats
,rrs,;.s aud can snusll louder than q goat
How do wish Soa could zee hun. |. rs
mother was dead se. on ssming him after
mis- UNCLE John because John keeps 'fors:
but saga, Ne, no, motSSr, says !, ". VII
name him after the Governor OF this here
state. We amt never showed our respect
for none Of the Governors and it's hign
time let me tell you. What's the use ID
naming him after the Governor says moth
err He viii forget 1t in FIVE minutes and
never will sand the child nothing and be is
needing Of everything. Tut mother, John
wont give him anything. Yes he will,'
mother says John will do the right thing,
ace if he don't I.wouldnt give in though,
and now the child is named after you. How
wish you could see him. II would tickle
you mighty nigh TO death. He is mighty
scarce duds, but he's got voice like
calf. He is the peartest ebay I ever seen
in my born days. Mother wants to bet mo
that you won't send him nothing, but don't
bet sense tuck TO preaching. She lows
that you are stingy. but / know heep bet
ter than that II you want TO dissppoint
mother send--I was going to gay send do vn
something, but never mind. How do wish
you could see him."
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16
FOO Good for "a Salesman.

INFHVU
Drygoods merchandise, sir you think
yeu could learn to be salesman
Yes, sir"
well, supposing you were waiting on :
that man and his wife over the lace cOunl and
What would you do first" ewere
II should hold up the best piece oflAsI in
the stock and AJAX the nan if he dida'te
think i, becoming to his daughters style os
beauty?
We'll, what them
oh nothing The woman would take
care Of the rest Of it,
"Youpg man. don want you for clerk.
want you for partner.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16
Great Head.

Great Head.
Detroit Fro, Press.
She answered the ring ut The door 10 un"
q strange man on the steps;
Any fly screens he asked.
"No, sir"
- 10 nspery
No sir.
ANY powder for making lemonsdsr
ne, sir,
ANY painting or whi,ewashiug to dor
NO. SIR"
Want some Paris green to kill garden
insec'sY'
mo, sir.
GOT any old cloths to sell z
mo, sir
Got any coal to put in or wood to spitr'
mo, sir
Couldn't you spare me-" -
What's that, sir? ~
"Oh, never mind. My wife is barefJot.
and was going to ask for pair OF old
shoes but Il would be no use You have
got such dainty little foot that my wife
couldn't get her big toe into one Of your
shoes"
When be left he had an old coat on his
arm, quarter in cash in his pocket and
there was square meal slowed away behind
his vest.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16

A story = tu1d Il ths sxpsIisncs Of exc
Mayor Grsen, of Boson, q Mount Desert
bsfSre hat lovely Island had become the re-
sort Of fashioaabls pleasursseskses. In
those days visitors arriving By steamers had
70 wander about in search OF the landlords
of The primitive hotels, who were strangely
indiHerentto the couvenienceof their guests.
Leaving his baggage on the wharf, DR.. Green
sought out one Of those hostelries and End.
ing nothing better to do, obtained shovel
and began to dig in an adjacent mound,
which, from its appearance. suggested to
him an aboriginal origin. While engaged
in this work woman rushed out furiously
from the hotel and shouted:
"what are you diggin' there forf You
Just stop it."
for curiosities in this Indian mound.
THAT amt no Indian mound, replied the
woman. "thafs where them Higgins Gull.
dren is buried"
The Doctor stopped digging.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16
THE BATTLE OF PEACH ORCHARD,
BY RoBEET ). BURDErrx.

Tell my mother not ~ weep for me,
Nor think that am dead,
Tor III come creeping home sgain,
And sneak right Otto bes,
For ve fought the battle br1Te,y,
And when the day was doae
Full many boy lay doubled up,
And the s;ekest one.
And weeping 10 The orchard grza
Were boys OF all degrees,
The peaches IN their prithing forms,
The last Of many trees
But one as young and filed himself
With peaches 10 the brim;
dire misery marked him for bis own,
Alzsi and vzs him.
And when the cold moon rose that night
che shuddered and looked down,
And saw the doctors hurying
To half the boys In town.
Tes, sadly on that dreadful scene
Her csid light seemed 70 glare,
EAnd saw the boys take castor oil.
Psi4-killer. Iaudznum, sulphur and moiasssss che
Ioeukue, blue mas paragoric. mustard and bot wa
Ter frsyeane pepper tes. rei-hot cboIers MIXTURE
rkniAfb, soothing syrup jslsp Roots rsadJ re,iei
indianh pills. and Fsricgs herb mixturss tsrrz1ted
10 eari ! te5 3 hair
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16
Remarkable Story from Chicago.

Boston GLOBE.
A Chicago woman, while seated on q
wharf fishing, fell asleep. Waking up sud
denly she caught sight OF reflection Of one
OF her feet on the water, and thinking il
was her husbands dory, jumped in and was
drowned.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16

Robert Buchanan is seriously Ill in Lon.
don. de has just finished a long dramatic
poem.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16
Man and Beast.

Mustang Liniment is older than
most men, and used more and
more every year.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16
Get Too Proud,
CAiu10 Liger.

Get Too FrOuUt
Chiolgo Lefg,r
"No, nam; she don come to our house
no mo-
"Psbaw! chile; you don tell mel Ho"
does dat Gomez
"Well, les becase she's got too proud an
up 10 mix wild common folks now
stuch IN
days any mo. ,,; What dat
sleepy hussy got to be proud wid' Ike ~
know
"Why, bless 20 sweet soul, honey, she's
mad a sleepin ca potah, an l reckon shs
has m lasses on de table ebry day nov.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16
Successful Trimming.

Alamo ttHNHcffpHs
A member of the Legislature who attend
ed IKE Governors reception Tuesday night
lauphinely tells how the Governor handled
the prohibition question.
1t was hard thing to please all sides, for
the ultra Prohibitionists would object to
anything, while another element thought
that a little something would not be out of
place So colored punch was served, an
elegant and refreshing drink, but as mild
as q spring zephyr.
"Ahv said Prohibition leader, as he
tasted it. "Our good Governor sets noble
eIample-this red lemonade is splendid.
In few minutes q Savannah member
struck the bowl and quenchei bis thirst
"Ahr" said he II am glad see that our
Governor is not moved BY these foolish Fro
hibitionists. Captain this claret punch is
delightful; but it is dashed just little too
lightly.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16

ure; if the music is in sharps he is sure Of
success.
Actresses are deeply influenced by super
stition. 1t hardly seems possible that any
thing could stay the food of Clara Morris's
imprisoned speech. And yet if she sees a
nail on the stage, she refuses to set
foot on the boards until II has
been removed. Fanny Davenport
is superstitious about her makeup. She
will use only one persons cosmetics. This
favored person is the son of the woman who
made up her face for her first appearance
on the stage as a child. She once changed
cosmetics, and the result was the failure Of
the American Girl" Since that time no
power ION earth could influence her to
use any cosmetic other than that handed
down by the woman who made her
up for her debut. If Ada Rshan
sees pin on the stage with the head to-
ward her, she regards it as q sign of i'll
luck. The first night of Love on Crntchss"
at Days, she saw pin on the stage lying
with its head toward her. To this circum-
stance she has always attributed the fact
that another actress in subordinate part
made greater success than she did with
the leading role. A pin with the point to-
ward her she thinks token of success.
Agnes Booth never allows wig to be
dressed on her head.
Some managers have superstitons John
Stetson is so influenced BY dreams that
dream viii sometimes change his plans en-
tirely. Gilmore considers it On omen of
bad luck If, when he is walking with
friend. some one passes between them. BE
viii retrace his steps Tor blocks after some
one who has passed between him and his
friends 90 as to pass that person again with
bis friends ut bis side.
Instances like the foregoing might be
nulAslied. butthese show that the super
'tiktTruns through the entire thaatrical
prSt sion. Argument and analysis cannot
lhaoe il.