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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12
children of washington, and the proudezs

children Of Washington, and the proudest
possession OF the presidents daughter.
President Arthur was not as tail g man a.
his pictures indicate. He was Of only
medium height, ard think as rule the pic
lures Of Cleveland represent him as much
taller than be Is President Cleveland is Ger
tainly not over five feet eight inches, and I
doubt whether he Is more than five feet
seven. Arthur had q good face, rUtund
form, and be always dressed in clothes of the
best material and the latest cut. During his
term fabulous stories were told about his
wardrobe, and that he was not without
vanity is shown in the fact that he had
q great many photographs made Of him
self dressed in heavy overcoat There i an
oil painting in the White House OF President
Arthur IN his overcoat, and the photographer
who made the Autographs which were scat
tered over the country az the time be was
nominated for vice-presi6ent says that he had
q great deal Of trouble IN getting picture Of
Arthur which would suit him Like most
great men be had his weaknesses, and per-
sonal vanity was one Of them. In this. how
ever, he has many associates in the presi-
lential gallery. Washington was vain, John
Adams had big bump Ct vanity. and Mar
in Van Buren, always looked as though he
had jumped from a handbook James Bu-
rhanah was very particular about his clothes,
and Gen Harrison was fond OF comparing
himself TO the Roman emperors- Take the
presidents, all in all, Arthur sizes Up very
well among them 1t Is true his administra-
ton was rather negatively than positively
good. He did well in doing nothing, and by
his conservatism he tided the country over
one of the most dangerous periods OF its his
tory. FRANK q. CARPENTER
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An Arts. ON the Sidewalk.

I saw recently a scene that might we'll in
spire an actor 10 q master stroke Of delinea-
ten by imitation 1t was in the broad part
of Fourteenth street, near Fifth avenue;
time 1879 ?. m actor, rather tall, spare
young man He had spread two newspa-
pers on the sidewalk right where the glare
from al electric light was the strongest and
on them had laid IN as attractive a way as
possible five contrIvances known, think,
as catca-lIls They were very cheaply made
of a material that resembled oi!-cloth- As |
approached he was STOPPING over and adj
justing his wares Then he rose, looking
neither right nor left, but steadily at his
display, and thoughtfully withdrew G. few
feet into the shade to study the effect. He
stood erect, his chin Slightly depressed, right
arm akimUo and the left hand gently rub
bInS the side of mis- face, the picture Of per-
feet self forgetfulness. I could not help
smiling.
After n moment he stopped ever the news
papers again, moved one or two Of the
''catch-al.s" slightly, then withdrew 70 the
shade AMI viewed them from another
quarter, now and again rubbing his cheek
gently Finally, indingithe effect artistic
ally good he dropped his hands to his side
and looked up with slight smile, and hope
fully waited for customers He had been so
preoccuDiel and evidently so interested in
his work for the works sake. Ike a true
artist, that had not been able 70 represS my
smile, but 1t now occurred to me that prob
ably that shabby array represented his en-
tire stock in trade, upon the successful dis
position Of which depended perhaps his lodS-
ne and breakfast, perhaps a delayed supper
as well. AMI a great pang went through my
heart as eft him. hopeful ami apparent Y
cheerful 70 find customer if he could b.
lore morning. Uncle Bill" in Chicago
70 RAID
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Yarns Ahnnt Clarrrmen.

The late Rev. Joel Halves, Of Hartford, 10
remembered By many as a most eloquent
divine Singllarly angular in person and
quaint in manner, be preached truth in a
most forcibie way. On one occasion after
announcing that the usual collection would
he taken for foreign missions, he added, in
his most impressive manner: And would
say TO those persons who are In the habit Of
putting buttons into the box that | would
thank them not 10 hammer down the eyes,
for the Lori is not deceived, and as buttons
they are valueleSs.7 II need not BE- said that
there were no buttons that day
A REMARKABLE MISTAKE FOR An FRESHMAN.
4 clergyman writes:
a young man, plain, good hearted Irish
man, was about 20 get married, and he came
u arrnnge all the difficulties he thought con-
nected with the ceremony. | assured him
there would be no difficulty; that would see
him through all right. But said he, what
about the ringF | eIplained; and then, with
q blush, When must I kiss the bridef |
answered that at the close OF the ceremony |
would otter prayer, and Just as soon as
would say Amen be was to kiS the bride.
The ceremony went through all right; |
said Amen, and looked At him in n knowing
way He suddenly remembered his duty,
made little jump. like timid trout At fly,
and kissed-not the bride. but me It was
the baartiest kiss | remember ever 10 have
experienced He had short cropped black
mustache, and still can feel the warm prick
ling OF il on my lips understand since that
why my wife has always teased me 70 raise q
mustache HaIPer's Monthly
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nrrrunrked Hme. Adam.

Long threatening has come sc last in
the case Of Nine. Adam, who has gone
On for wears burning the candle st both
ends. Her life has been intensely active
and intensely feverish; life Of efforts IN
all possible directions; of show, publicity
and flor the good OF her Review ad-
vertisemeut. She has been cumulating
the occupations Of hard headed, eager
and go-shead man of business with those
of q still lovely wOman-albeit q grand
mother. and resigned 10 wearing, with
out any sort of disguise, her gray hair.
Nine. Adam is now on an exclusively
milk diet, and IS lying by, as she needs
absolute rest Her next winters quar-
ters viii be her new house in the BOule-
ward de Malesherbes, which she has been
feverishly busy in building, decorating
and furnishing. For the last ten years
Nine. Adam has been leading person
ace in the full dress circle az the theatri-
cal and operatic first night; the grand
promoter OF, and central figure at, gala
performances for charitable purposes;
the godmother of young actors and &C
tresses, musicians, pictorial artists dra-
matte authors, and, in short, the Dame
de Bon Secours 10 everyone who wanted
q soft and strong helping hand and
asked her to give iL-Chieago Herald
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Hair and English cerebr,ue..

IL is curious how much hair has 70 do
with the success Of the average English
celebrity. Oscar Wilde, Henry Irving,
Wilson Barrett. and any other Of the
great ones from the isle across the sea,
would not have been half so successful
in this country bereft Of their curly
locks. The next importation, Mr.. Whis-
tier, fully appreciated the yal1e Of hair
as an aid 70 advancement in the world.
He is an American by birth-Of which
most people, by the way, are not aware
and ne easily distances all British celebri-
ties in the matter Of hair, because he has
been endowed By nature with singular
generosity as TO quantity and notice
bic eccentricity as well This eecentricity
consists OF a large tuft Of hair on the for
ward part Of his head, which Is quite
gray and in sharp contrast 20 the rest Of
his hair. Some Of Mr.. Jimmy Whistler's
more ardent female admirers In London
speak Of II as the silver splash" and
Mr. Jimmy Whistler IN theatrical par
lance, works the splash" for all IL Is
worth He il q clever man, an tngen-
ieQs painter, and his success in London
has been very great II is rather odd
that an American should hold the post OF
president Of the Society of British Paint
ers. and Mr. Whistler's great success In
that Office is but another tribute to bis
genius He wears the splash IN the form
Of a great curl down over his forehead.
Brooklyn Citizen
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The Most Effective and Popular
Remedy Ever Discovered.
WHY IS 1T so EFFECTIVE IN so MANY DIFFER
EMIT DISEASES

ny remedy effect cases this The diseases have common a1
like any other organ Of the bod" the Kidney when diseased may itself be free %
~ But Medical Authorities that far with disease and vet
Wek hands
diseased
system KIDNEY DISEASE produces
the following Common and unsupported
Back ache Unusual desire n.e night Futteng and pain in
Tickle
Back Deposit OF
hl
tube
and
Bronch paes
These only the chief disorders caused by diseased condition
the kidneys Now then isn't clear that the kidneys being the cause o.
SAFE Cure the majority the above amen, will disappear There NO
MYSTERY ABOUT
have indicated Now when the kidneys diseased the abnm the life
while the
kidney the blood
throughout the body affects and produces all
the above symptoms.
Therefore confidently that Warmers SAFE Cure MOST EFFBC-
II the
remedy which the greatest posi-
dis
and how affected by kidney and cured by
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12

the address given, should have been On
my guard But you merely said you knew
toe address,"
4 did not know him at tho time" blzrtsd
out Augustus
he could have bitten his tongue eR the
instant after, for he saw he had betrayed
himself Mr.. Retainer, in voice OF thun-
der, ordered him out OF the room, and Au-
gustus, overcome with humiliation and con-
fusion, needed no second bidding.
The prevailing sentiment which agitated
the bosom Of Augustus, when he came 10
consider the situation, was deep sense Of
having been cruelty wronged and deceived
The insinuationS OF Mr.. Birthstone con
corning Mr.. Smiths circumsta ncss had, as
we have seen, for q long time caused him
uneasineSs, and now that il had transpired
that the old gentleman was not the owner OF
the property mentioned Al that fatal will,
Augustus had no difficulty in convincing
himself that his rivals version was correct
Most unreasonably he suspected poor Ara
bella and her relatives OF having attempted
to inveigle him into matrimony BY false
pretences, and in mis- virtuouS indignation
be did not pause to consider the injustice OF
the charge Acting upon the impulse Of
the moment, he immediately wrote and
broke on the engagement, using expressions
Of reproach and harshness which poor Ara
bella had done nothing to deserve
Altar this it was particularly CALLING to
Augustus 70 be condoLed with for having
missed the hand Of an heiress It turnei
out, however, when too late 20 repair the
hasty step hs had taken, that old Mr. Smith,
though not fabulously wealthy, was Ger
tainly rich enough 70 make a most desirable
tather-in-law. Before Augustus had recov-
cred from the unpleasant shock Of this vex-
asious intelligence, he received visit from
Mr. Brittlebone, which resulted in his b.
ing swathsi in vinegar and brown paper
for several weeks As a reward, apparently,
for his brutality, Mr. Brittlebone bad the
undeserved happiness OF leading Miss Ara
bella 20 the ALTA. but this was not until the
prosecuted Augustus, in the unenviable ca
pacity Of defendant IN an action for breach
Of promise, had been mulcted in heavy dam
ages which enabled the young couple to
start handsomely IN business in the hard
ware Hne.-Truth-
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Not n Toilet Soan.

The French chemists have solved the
problem Of what shall be done with the
millions Of pounds of waste grease known
as wool fat by finding a means Of turn
ing it into soap. The fat having been
.ieated TO the melting point, absorbs
certain compounds OF sulphur, for which
IL seems To have a remarkable chemical
affinity, 70 the extent Of retaining in a
fixed state 100 times It's volume Of sui
phureted hydrogen. When the fat there
after Is allowed 70 cool, il is found 20 be
soap. The combination Of substances de-
stroys the distinctive unpleasant OdOr OF
both. the mixture being fine and Of per,
feet homogenity. Manufactured soap VI
this kind has already taken it, place a. a
commercial product in France. IL Is not
a toilet soap, but it is 80 cheap that it IS
likely to displace soaps based on soda for
many important uses, particularly in vine
culture and horticulture az defense
against the insects that prey upon plants.
None Of the plant vermin like sulphur
application. The soap would also have
its sanitary uses a. powerful disinfect-
ant. and perhaps a remedy for some
cutaneous ailments. Frank Leslie :.
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Two Rooms At the white House.

The young vIfe's room IS the scene Of con-
timed gayety during the hours when the
president is attending 70 Affairs OF state.
How different the apartment which sdioins
il On the westl Visitors have often noticed
that this room IS never opened. The cur
tains are tightly drawn, and no one ever
thinks Of crossing its threshold Il was IN
this room that Gariald lived for months,
tortured BY Assassin Guiteau's bullet,
while . nation hOpsd and prayed for
the recovery that never came Toe room Il
almost precisely as il was the day when Gar
field was taken from /: and carried to e
boron where he breathed his last Presi-
dent Arthur had horror Of the place He
gave orders thstit should remain untouched
As lunZ as he was IN tee Nhi.e House, and
these orders were strictly obsyed President
Cleveland has said nothing upon the topic
as vet, but II IS understood that he, too, L
Ioath TO break the silence Of that room-Bos-
TON Traveller
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TRANSMITTING skin rom = Frog

Skin from the back Of atrog has been used
BY Dr. o. Petersen for has ening the heating
of woundzL Grafts Of the size o. the thumb
nail were caused to sd5Ers firmly in two
days, and in two days more the piymenta-
ton Of the transplantsd skin had almost
DISAPPEARED The resulting cicatrics Is Of
great soltness and elasticity. Some Of the
London hospitals are now beginning 70 en-
plOy frogs skins as gratis in place o. other
skin-Boston Budget
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Daughters

There are many opinions regarding the
Christ Before Plate" Il is with the head
and figure Of the Christ more than with the
picture as n whole that fault is found by
the critics. They say it is n picture of an
ordinary man and not possessed at all Of the
divine attributes that should lie its chief
characteristics.
The clergy Of this city and Brooklyn viewed
the picture the other day, and many of them
,Deak well OF it, DR.. Talmage says it is
worth thousand sermons Everybody
thinks the figure and face Of PLATE good.
The picture is 20 feet long by l. feet high,
and contains two scores OF figures, and so any
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-12

in life. He first showed his talent as pic
t1Ire maker in decorating some chests made
in the cabinet shop where he was an apPren-
tee Some one saw that he was born an
artist, and helped him to study. His first
success was entitled The Last Day Of Man
Condemned TO Death 1t was exhibited in
the Paris salon Of 1870 His greatest picture,
in the opinion of many, is Milton and His
Daughters.
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phrases Of what be
calls The United
States language. y
MunkacSy is q Hun
garian, and his sue
cess is a good eI-
ample Of what per
severance, backed
up by talent, will
do for a poor boy.
His parents died
when he was very
young-his mother
Of a famine and
his father in prison
and the lad was
thrown on his own
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NEAT FRESHMEN.

The reporter sauntered later on over
to the famous rOtunda OF another down
town inn. Business men sat in shoals
around the lunch counter propped upon
high stools. Neat IriShmen with white
aprons scurried back and forth between
the invisible kitchen and the counters,
bringing all sorts OF hot and cold dain-
ties. For three hours the procession
back and forth was kept up. and for
three hours the shoals Of business men
shot the food down their thrOats with
that heroic indifference u dyspepsia and
that wild and awful haste that are the
peculiar characteristics OF the down town
business man. The jingle 0f coin on
the lunch counter frequently mingled
with the CHATTER Of dishes, and bespoke
the welcome fee 10 the waiter. Upstairs
in the managers office the manager
paused long time, Us if wrestling with
a problem. when he was asked why he
preferred white walters.
Well" he replied at length, they
have been in the house ever since the
DAYS when Charles Dickens was guest
here. AS far a. am able 10 judge. the
white walters are the most expeditions
in service, and therefore the most satis-
factory to the guests and ourselves. We
have a large custom daily, and it il an
object 10 get the customers served and
let them depart quickly. Delay would
mean loss Of 33 4 per cent. Of in
come. which is big item when the noon
trade climbs up into the thousands. The
Irish walters handle the rush Of orders 50
that we have no loss at all. We have col
ored help for hall boys and find that as
such they are without an equal. In the
dining room proper, where things go more
leisurely than in the rotunda. we have
French walters, and they probably are
the best for that sort Of service. The
Irish walters get from - to ~ a week
and board. and the French about the
same with the perquisites Of fees, which
are sometimes something handsome. -
NewYOrk sun.
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"cHRlST BEFORE PLATE"
Munkacsy's Big Painting Now in New
York City.
Ts2eclaI COrregp0ncence.l

NEw YORK, Nov. 29.-Munkacsy's big
painting, entitled Christ Before Plate IS
now in New York, and If all the werisi isH't
aware Of it, it certainly isn't the fault either
Of Munkacsy or Of the euterprising manager
Of the picture. MunkacSy himself is here,
too. and he has already learned several
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cut If il in It's ell
.irety is out Of the
question. The out
line cuts here given
are OF the two prin-
,ipal characters,
and viii give the
reader a fair idea
IF the way Nun
kacsy was handled
the Man, Jesus,
and PLATE, Ia e
Judge.
The picture )
shown in the build
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WARMERS SAFE CURE
CONSUMPTION:

G0NSIIMpT0N great Consumption
iiVH
kidney
their eventually
acid and becomes fostering and eventually destroyed The
kidneys aing will have attacks Pneumonia
Colds Bronchitis ileGry
OF
will he surprised al the
Iprovement in the condition Of the lungs
IMPAIRED EYE SIGHT, Kidney acid with has especial
with Warmers SAFE
improved
upon kidney disorder
the
kidneys have been Of order for
kidney gradually
|0pIIM HARTS 1t veknown recently shown that
hthD W morphine whisky ensang
developed sustained
Kidneys
leading medical
the the only specific for
organ hayeaw Warmers SAFE Cure
IRUEUmhVSMEv will tell
acidco
lthic This renafen
kidneys liver false the stomach and fesd
finally the becomes entirely
lci These acids all the forms Of rheumatism WARMERS
WARMERS SAFE RlEl xAric
the WARSER SAFE CURE completes the work
BLADDER DISORDERS and other high % aGot' ..
through these
the membrane producing the intense
the kidneys Gravel
bladder produces kidney collie Sometimes the ad sod1
bladder
challenges
with all other remedies in this work Buy to-day
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ing that Salmi Morse had fitted up for the
production Of his Passion Play" that was
never played n j. DEXTER
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NJ. Grevy has as a gift from the king
of Abyssinia two loving lions and four
buffaloes with silken coats
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Unpleasant eul puASl%
at was an accidental Circumstance,
murmured Augustus avoiding Mr.. Re-
,ainer's raze =
'Of cUurse II thought FOR one moment
that any one Of nv chambers could be
capable Of such q gross breach Of faith, rs
well rs OF professional etiquette. as 20 take
advantage OF professional secrets, l would
request him TO put on his hat and leave this
moment
The effect Of this speech upon Augustus
was that he felt inclined TO sneak out OF the
room then and there. Il was evident that
Mr.. Rstainer's words were equivalent TO a
formal notice to him 70 leave Augustus
stood his ground, however, from sheer des-
perat.on-
a quite agree with you, sir he said,
shortly
Il am glad OF that said Mr.. Retainer,
with a grave bow; @yoUr affection for the
young lady be addsl, @being purely disir-
tsrested, is Is hardly, perhaps, necessary
that should say any more Still, to avoid
misunderstanding you had better read tntS- :
He handed Augustus a letter which he
had been holding open between his fingers
Augustus took the document without
word, and read rs follows:
'-s79 LISCeLN's INN FIELDS
DEAR RETAINER: Il was a coincidence.
and nothing more Iput in the name Of
smith myself, and NV confidential clerk
added an address-the first that occurred 70
him l know nothing OF the Mr.. John
Smith you refer 70. neither does he It was
an accident However, no harm Is done.
Yours very truly, Il K TAPE'
NO harm IS done. as Mr. Tapo says, said
Mr.. Retainer, rs Augustus, looking stupidity
perp,exed. handed back the letter TO him.
i don't quite understand murmured
Augustus, though be perceived well enough
thar there had been fatal mistake some
where.
IL is very simple explained Mr.. Re-
tainer "A client Of MeSSrs. Tape & Parch-
ment's-a Gentleman well known in society,
but rather eccsntrsc-ysTs Instructions Tor
his VIII, but expressly asked that L might
be drawn under a fictitious name, so that
clerks and other persons through whose
hands the draft might pass should not be
able 70 identify him with the testator. II
was an odd precauti0n, and must say,
added Mr Retainer, looking severely at
Augustus, shat ! thought &C the time il
was almost insulting. However, the result
l. that none but the confidential clerk
who engrossed the viii for signature Is N
the secret
Il understood you to say that you knew
an about thu testator,' cried Augustus,
beside himself with vexation and disap-
pointmsnt
$50 did. The secret was eonf,ded &c
me- said Mr. Retainer Had you men
toned that you knew Mr. John Smith, Of