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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12

o short, fat, dumpy law student, with
q big head, both as to size and pride, at
the time he courted his wife, who was the
daughter Of q clergyman. His wife's father
opposed the match, and when 1t was conSum-
maled he considered that his daughter had
married beneath her. Abigail Adams was
fully the EQUAL Of John in ability. Her let.
tiers show her to be a woman Of broad mind
and Of literary tastes. She knew aS much
about politics as did her husband, and
doubt not she advised him as to many
OF his state papers. Her pictures represent
ss--- as a very pretty young woman, and
John Adams loved her dearly. He addressed
her in his letters, even after his marriage, as
Smy dearest friend and she, in signing her
letters TO him, used the name ~POrtia," after
the custom Of the times, when every writer
had his Latin nom de plume. Abigail Adams
was the first lady OF the White House. She
came to it when it was still unfinished, and
she dried her clothes in the East Room 1t
was 10 her that John Quincy owed much Of
his ability, and when she died he paid one OF
the prettieSt tributes to her that son ever paid
10 mother. At this time-it was in lSlS-JOhn
Quincy Adams wrote:
my mother was an angel upon earth. she
was a minister Of blessing 70 all human be
ings within her sphere Of action. Her heart
was the abode of heavenly purity. She had
no feelings but Of kindness and benefieence;
vet her mind was as firm as her temper was
mild and gentle She had known sorrow, but
her sorrow was silent. She bad completed
within less than a month Of her 18th year.
Had she lived to the age Of the patriarchs
every day Of her life would have been tilled
with clouds OF goodness and Of love, She
had been fifty-fOur years the delight OF my
fathers heart. II there is existence and ret
ribution beyond the grave my mother Is
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12
GOOD BEHAVIOR.
Train the Little Folks-To Secure an
Introduction.

Train the Little Folks-To Secure an
Introduction.
The introduction of a man to woman
whom he would like to visit, or the forming
of q more intimate acquaintance with one to
whom he has been casually introduced, Is
often problem Of q good deal Of delicacy
and quite difficult TO solve. There seems to
be but one fundamental Interchangeable prin-
ciple in the premises. That is, there must be
a third person to mako the introduction.
Several methods exist for forming &c
ouaintances wherein the man becomes a
recognized visitor at the house of the lady.
He may be invited by some member OF the
family to which she belongs. He may he in
vited to some social gathering at the house,
which at once puts him on the footing of a
visitor. He may secure the offices OF q
mutual friend, who should first secure the re-
quired permission to bring the one desiring
the acquaintance to call In some cities it is
regarded proper for man to ask permission
to call on woman TO whom he has been
introduced, but this method should be exer-
cised with great caution, if at all Ones
house is ones castle, and, although those met
in social life should all he treated for the time
being courteouSly, future recognition is by
no means obligatory. One often meets many
people with whom more intimate acquaint-
ance may not be desired.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12
WHAT SHALL WE WEAR!
TAILOR GOWNS AND COSTUMES
FOR FANCY DRESS.

Miss Games and the Little Japanese Maid.
The Tailor Gown is Becoming Lighter
in weight and Better Adapted to Its
Purpose.
This week our fashion column shows first
two more handsome Redfern tailor gowns.
They arc from original designs specially FUR
nished US. Wooden dresses have almost alto
gether superseded silk ones for the street.
That change has been brought about by the
tailor gown
This winter it is better adapted to its pur-
nose than it has been heretofore. Every et-
fort has been made to tighten it in weight
An approved fashion is to make single
skirt, plain and scant, with plain band,
pinked or scalloped at the bottom, and a
Slight draping behind The skirt Is made
without lining, and in case Of firm, heavy
goods the lining is also sometimes left out OF
the waist
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12
HEALTH PROBLEMS.

In Case Of Accidental New Treatment
In Consumption.
A new method for the treatment Of con-
sumption is now attracting the attention of
medical men. Remedies are injected directly
into the lungs by means Of a hypodermic
syringe, the needle of which is passed through
the wall Of the chest, in order to introduce
the medicine as nearly as possible to the
affected part Of the lungs Carbolized iodine
thus introduced has acted the most favorably,
causing cessation Of cough and expectoration,
and arresting the further spreading Of the
disease
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12

n.
,.,, ,or,o- s.ova and "a said to draw well
under all kinds of circumstances. IL ho'
large stove, crowding out the piano anu
other necessary furniture.
1t is clinker built, with bow facer ana III
Interchangeable crown sheet. All us "oiAS
are red, and admired by English speaking
people everywhere.
This picture is made just as the Little Nam
moth stove has removed its coat and Is III the
act of heating a large room. 1t IS vie"
from the nigh side. -,
When asked the landlord what my bill
was he said it was IS. But" said l, with
great difficulty restraining myself from
smearing his brains ali over the hotel register,
"you have charged me 81 for extras. 1 have
had no extras"
"By the beard OF the prophetP said he,
crossing himself and reaching under counter
for a thick-set carbine, with which 1t had
been his wont TO shoot large apertures into
the vitals Of people who disagreed with him'
aBy the beard OF the prophet" said he, COCK
ing the piece after putting in new nan
pound cartridge with tallow on it you Tor
get that you have had fire in your room
As looked along down the cold and re-
pulsive length of the carbine l thought TO
myself how many valued friendships we
throw away along life's pathway by reason
of our haste and our rash, impetuous tempers.
Here was u man, striving in his poor, weak
way to keep hostelry, such as it was. tie
desired to be the friend of one and all, but on
every hand he was repulsed, rebufed and
walked upon Of men.
resolved to make him my friend. Catch
ing him I'm my great strong arms and strain
ing him to my atrophied breast in such
manner as to throw the muzzle OF the gun
over my shoulder, l fell OH his neck and wept
while he made his own change out OF what
funds lie found in my clothing
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12

point and that it was only by trugallty that
they could succeed. lie lived very plainly,
lunching invariably on cat cake and
lemonade, and no kept himself free
from doctor bills by early morning
walks and aJstemiOus habits. He left
a nice little inheritance TO John Quincy
Adams, and what was better no saw that
John Quincy Adams had salary from the
government during the greater part OF his
early life. At - no made him his pri-
waite secretary as minister to Russia, and in
stilled into his mind that patriotism was not
only noble, but if properly worked it might
be made 70 pay both in money and in fame.
John Quincy Adams learned this lesson well,
and it is estimated that he received in salaries
during his long term Of public life more than
100000 He kept up at the same time the
RbStemiOuS habits Of his father, and the ira
ditiOns Of Washington are that he used to go
TO bed at O'Clock and rise at daybreak; that
be always took bath in the Potomac at sun
rise and a long walk after it. Charles Francis
Adams married fortune in addition 70 the
nice little sum left by John Quincy Adams.
Like his father the most Of his boyhOOd was
spent abroad, and when his father was minis
ter to Russia he took Charles Francis TO st.
Petersburg with him He afterward was
sent 70 school in London, studied law in
Washington when his father was president,
and had q term also in tho law Office Of Dan
lei Webster ut Boston. At - he married the
daughter Of a millionaire, and the Adams
family is now perhaps one Of the richest in
the country IL owns interests Of many
kinds, has great part Of tho stock OF some
Of the great copper mines Of Lake Superior,
and its safes are well filed with railroad
stocks end government bonds.
Intellectual economy made the Adamses
powerful as thinkers None Of them ever al
lowed thought, an opinion or an experience to
20 TO waste. John Adams. tho first president,
made numerous notes in his reading, and he
jottCd down tho thoughts and doings Of the
day in his diary before he went to bed John
Quincy Adams kept diary throughout his
whole life, and it was the data contained in
this that often enabled him to make such
wonderful speeches on the floors OF congress.
The Hon Harvey WatterSOn, the father Of
Henry WatterSOn, was in congress with John
Quincy Adams during his last years, and he
tells me that Adams seemed 70 know every
thing and to have his knowledge always at
his tongues end. John Quincy Adams put
down the minuteSt occurrences in his diary.
He wrote out the table gossip Of every dinner
he attended, and one of the Bayards-l think
It was Secretary Bayard's grandfather
changed his boarding place because he did
not like TO sit at the SamC table with John
Quincy Adams and feel that every remark he
made would soon be recorded in black and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12
Ashamed of Hi. Coupt,x.

Young Bartlett, the American boy
whom the venerable Baroness Burdett-
Coutts took to raise, Is o most extreme
Tory and an insufferable snob. He was
born at Plymouth, Mass, but is 30 much
ashamed Of his American origin that he
simply gives Plymouth as his birthplace
in the brief biographical note with which
he IL honored in the parliamentary direc-
tory. thus leaving those who do not know
better to suppose that Plymouth, Eng
land. IL meant-ChicaQo Tribune.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12
Emergencies.

In case Of a cut or wound decide first
whether tho blood comes from an artery or a
vein. II it is Of dark color, ooDes slowly
and evenly, it i from vein, while il from
an artery, it win be bright red and squirt in
jets. In tho former case you can generally
check the bleeding by binding on q hard pad.
In the latter case tie the limb with a twisted
handkerchief or cloth between the wound
and the body. Then apply cold cloths, ice,
or, in severe cases, cloths dipped In q solution
Of alum or tannin- As soon as the bleeding
is checked bring the edges Of the cut closely
together with adhesive plaster. II any mat
ter forms wash the cut frequently with a so
luton Of carbolie acid, one part Of the acid
to 100 parts Of the water.
II a sprained ankle occurs, remove as
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12
He Had To "GitD

They had the pavement on Park street
torn up from curb to curb the other day
when q potato peddlegis horse and wagon
came rushing along. The repairers shouted
to the driver to stop bat he would not, and
horse and wagon wspc rushed over the loose
blocks and through the ditch to the solid
road beyond
~YOu must be In On awful hurry" re-
marked one Of the PAYERS to the peddler as
be was gathering for q fresh start
%You bet amp
Anything specialp
%Well, sold Q woman back hero three
pecks Of potatoes for a bushel, and if there
is any git in this hoss, the next ten minutes
Is the time to show itl"-Detroit Free Press
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12
Admit tho Sunlight.

A prevailing custom is the exclusion of sun
light from dwellings. In summer, especially,
houses are kept dark that they may be kept
cool; but there are people who at all seasons
are so fearful of fading their carpets and up.
hostery that they are jealous of every ray
that is admitted Not only does the body
but the mind need sunlight. A southern ex-
posure is always preferable to northern one,
because of its sunshine. A room into which
the sunlight may be admitted is conducive to
health and spirits. Cheerful real surround
ings indirectly affect imaginary ones.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12
Uncle Rsek's wIsdom.

A good memory Is no evidence of superior
intelligence.
Those who have great deal to say, say II
In few words
We cannot spare any Of the passions, for
what are tho virtues but the passions subduedi
All simple people are not great, but all
great people are simple
/ believe in the immortality Of the soul, not
because can prove 1t, but because can't
Century Magazine.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12
Youthful Pollteness.

The training of children in those matters
which mark good breeding, should begin at
an early age. A boy years old is none too
young to be taught to take off his hat 20
u lady; not to pass between people who
are talking together; to stand until ladies are
seated. All such things arc acquired far
more easily by early drilling than they can
ever be afterwards. Indeed it is questionable
whether any one who has been brought up
without such training can ever acquire that
habitual courtesy which marks the true gen.
tleman or lady.-Exchange
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12
Black Toilets,

In addition to entirely black toilets richly
embroidered with jet beads, black dresses
trimmed with color arc much liked for the
theatre and evening wear. In one handsome
costume black lace is fulled over a gold yell
low, satin slip skirt; the velvet bodice is cut
square and trimmed with double row of
gold yellow, silk pompons. The sash is black
velvet. The black kid gloves are embroid,
cred with gold, and gold thistles and aigrette
are worn in the high dressed hair.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12
Tho Sober Second Thought Prevailed

Tho Sober Second Thought Prevailed.
III you don't get out Of this alley you'll
hear from mel' shouted q Spencer street
woman to couple OF boys who were pound
ing on the fence.
"Howr quer1ed one.
an call for n policeman"
"You WILL chi II You are the kind OF n
woman that wants to see two or three police.
men hammered to death by two desperate
boys, who will never he taken alive, blow
your whistle! We wash our hands Of all
responsibility"
The sober second thought seemed TO pre-
vail with her, ms she retired and left them
masters Of the ld.-Detroit Free Press
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12
ERU to Digest.

Tramp ito gentleman in city hall park
Win you kindly allow me to glance at your
paper for q moment, sirl am anxious to see
the weather predictions
Gentleman handing him the paper,-Cer.
tainly. Are you interested in the weatberi
Tramp-Yes, sir. l live principally on
on wind. and want to find out what I'm "a
have for dinner to-day-Life
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a se,r-sner,pr,up Eo=.=-

Omaha Dame-You seem very fond Of
that Mrs. De Cash. New York Dame
Yes; wish you could meet her She is
the most self-sacriacing woman in New
York. "Indeeds" "I should say so.
Why, her husband gave her $500 to buy
a new parasol, and she spent every cent
OF it for doctors fees and medicine. -"
'Ah, ] see" "Yes, poor little pet;
but I really don't believe the old dog
would have lived if she hadn't. -
Omaha World
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He Was . Preferred c,..,.

3Mine fren',' said . Georgia m.rcs
drummer who used to frolic With him 3,
the former had compromised A., ~. We
forty cents on the dollar and eai,sd n Z
to wind up the business, aPm eojn, =, ~
Of you-er -vot you call him-er-hnat MAD.
creditor. How vas dotr '7st
Thanks, old fellow, thanksl I l,.
wouldn't 60 back on me. How ara ~
to arrange itf7 The merchant led Nv ga,,
veil said be, closing one eye, q ~
to tell you rite now dot nobody vas soI. -, =
got er d-n cent outer dis piness. s~a d
1And you call this making me a p,....-
creditor" The drummer's eyes oopH :
been knocked Of with a stick lsN
Ivy noti You know all aboud /, M,
dem udder vellers Won't fine id out r., %
year. Macon GA Telegraph. q
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12
Profanity.

Johnnie, said Johnnie's father, solemnly.
Iyou mustn't say BY jinkx' That's swearing.
as itP said Johnnie, inquiringly.
Say, father" said he, @is by-stander swear
mgr
YES" said his father, she usually Is when
be Is diminutive, and the crowd gets In front
Of him g that he cannot see the fight-Cam-
bridge Chronicle.
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Another waroin.

Miss Eudoxie Heiouin, patient in , p...
hospital, has sleeping spells, She b,, s,a
walked up from nap Of eighteen -
length. How she became afflicted xi,b ~
disease is not stated, but it is supns.,I -
contracted the habit while acting as clcrs !
the store OF a man who did no, siyert,.,
1li Rits
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pro,,,c,.,,o, =, po,.,~, x.u.

A writer in The Century gives a sensi.
BILE answer to the often perplexing ques-
tons Of the pronunciation Of foreign
names; whether ''Simplon" and like
words should be pronounced "samplon, {"
or according to the spelling in English.
He says: when there f. an established
Anghcized pronunciation or form Of a
foreign word IL Ia always 20 he used;
otherwise, and especially in modern
European languages, where ignorance IN
no excuse, the foreign pronunciation IL
the only accurate one"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12
why Sarah Bernhardt SqucAIsd.

That was great mistake Sanl
Bernharit's manager made Few night, A.a
lie had left his umbrella In n corner lad 4
the scenes. When the performance wso,a
he went 10 pick 1t up, but instead picsci W
Sarah, who clancel a. Ia standing ihcr. al
was about 10 run OIL with her when 10
squealed "Let 20 OF me- In French Ma
lucky State Journal.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12

SCENE l.
DAUGHTER:
Neatlyl-He called last night at eight, mamma,
(Clearlyl-But simply talked Of stocks!
CSweetlyeHe thought men met their fate, papa.
(Dearly(-By dresses and by frocks
Ueasingly@-I think him ill-diSposed, mamma,
Proudly)-And not ike other men;
Pieasingiyl see, he'snot proposed, mamma,
QOudlyl-And has not asked me when.
SCENE IL
brightly He said ali girls should wed, mamma,
Grandly)-I tried to lead him on;
Sprghtlyl III you had gone to bed, papa,
(Biandlyl-rm sure would have won
(Sighingiy) He told me all his woes, mamma,
CTruly(-And called his home "a dem"
(Crynglyl-But yea be won't propose, papa,
(Bluely(-And viii not ask me when
scESR III
(Coldly)-I used his Christian name, mamma.
DrylyNHe'd smile-and-he and-cough:
CBoldlyl-He thought il such Q shame, papa,
(Shylyl-Some girls were not well on.
(Tearfully Hes bashful, suppose, mamma.
(Kindlyl-And all that thing, but then
Tearfully Can't you make him propose, papa.
(Blindlyl-And make him ask me when.
-Dewxt ssery.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12
TWO OF A KIND"

A man went up the aisle q seat a. find
Unknowing that dog came on h-h,nd
The usher stopped him, saying ''Slr. lfcr
You do not know dogs ars not wrlroncl b.,
The man turned round, the friendly dog TIE
"lle don't belong Ia M, sir, hr p'pT.i
But, sir, he followed you witbnu duu,t
And ~ did you" Tn" dog was husiLl AT
III Ia
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THE WHOLE STORY

A certain physician, who called his " i,e "yx
Was by her, from custom, calLSi "pr"
II pleased, he would Sr,,t her wl,h couiu,-,y r.
But IL cross, in the cupb,ani h. II
Thereupon, by advice Of her br,aher. tho,
She altered the DIR. ~ Mr.,
TIL at length (so it's told in this pacr q, ,hN l.,
Once more in good humor b. Er
Lowell C,,,~.,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12
The New HousekeeDer.

what is the matter with my little wifer
Her dainty head falls OH his shoulder, and,
between the sobs that shake her slight frame,
she says:
"Wi-Will. fe-fcel 30 b-a-nd. wanted TO TO
make some bi-bi-biscuit this noon, and got
the wa-wa-water and salt and ye-yo-yeast,
but there's something mi.mi-missing, and I
can't think wha- wha, what it Is"
Mr.. Youngman smiled quietly, md, clasp
ing his wife to his watch pocket, he placed his
lips to her car and whispered: "Fiour ST
Paul Globe
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12

yellow goods The embroidery on the
edge Of the upper skirt and the neck piece
set in at the breast are also yellow The en-
broidery at the breast is yellow. Blue fan,
with yellow sticks. The full, wide sash is
red. Blue stockings and yellow "AIikado"
slippers Ordinary paper parasoI, whose pre-
vailing shade is blue.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12
Another Lockout.

Editors Wife from second story window
You don't get in this house at any such hour
Of the morning as this
Editor tappeahnglyl-But, my dear, I was
necessarily detained as the Office. You see
we bad late news of a tremendous big lockout
and
Wife-All right, you've got news of another
now, slamming down the -Cncin-
matt Telegram.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12
Of C0ursa.

I was once minded Of the littleness OF in.
tellectual man by n London policeman,
whom had timidly approached with the
polite but earnest inquiry:
beg pardon, officer, but might ask why,
IN London, everything goes 10 to the Ieftf"
Like one OF ~Mrs. Jarley's- figures, hi,
bead moved statelily. He regarded me ons
awful, official moment With contemptuous
pity His head moved back again. Then
with whitening scorn he answered:
AN WY in ell shouldn't itl'
Ihad never thought Of that-Detroit Frss
Press
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A NOVEMBER Mlscokcspr,o,

Some subtle odos's on thee. pet
That's ravished me for hours:
lis sweeter than the tabled balm
Culled from thousand flowers,
It's fragrance charms my ev'ry su@:
What Is the perfume pray"
Thus spake the sutton to his love.
While riding out one day.
The damsel-as IL turned TO stone
Still In the buggy sat:
Next, in mysteries, limbered up.
And told the blund'ring fiat:
THAT smell comes from NV cl,,l 49,,
Since way last spring, the cloths ~"
Been In tarred paper roIled Till nov
To circumvent the moths"
JET Ios,r.
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Amateur Theatricais In Au,,i,

McGinnis 0hc King TO Gus ne Sr.,
(Hamlet in hosrse whiSrcr-Wha, sr f, |,
killing me now fori This is ony the l>,..'
Gus De Smith-To get rid OF yoq uu.t
Do you suppose the audience can stand - /,
wretrhei acting through the whole pa, =
Texas Siftings.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12
UNCLE GABE At THE PARTY

Do twangin' oh de ham joan
Dc scrapln' oh de flddh;
TAX my arm, Mis- Dinah, an
Wen Rashay down Il. miidH.
Dipahs ifs M fin gal ~ clrr you dis
Tse sumpin' ole, Mis- Dinah, wh tuitchh IA d
knee,
But keep a-goin''
Swing ya pardnrrs, gcn'Iem'n,
An don't ya stop Ia tink
Run aroun', Mis- Dinah, M
Dc turkey fore dc mink,
CPsar's aflah Dinah, an q tryin' D. htf b.
sho';
I'd keep up wild 'em bettah, but Amt 81 T'.rS'
mo-,
But keep a-goin'
Pears TO me de dancin' am
A-Httin' mighta fas';
Dinahk skItin' UP lie froDt,
An | Ia mos d. las
Gosh ole nigga, hurry up, deyh kabn"
benin:
An derr's dat Cnsar GRIMM liz his III 80
mclonfin,
But keep goin'l
DE yaller moons shinln' On
Old Farmah Taylahs patch;
Wait until we'sr 'gwiD" hon,
We'll take hrtl" snatch
Desc awful red. de-, awful green, DE- s~d'h '1'
~ Satan;
Jls' jump aroun heah, chillern, fur Dc "Aisf'>'
on's waitin'!
Cr. he be-
-Duvya Morgan Smith In C'niR1