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Evening journal., 1888-08-03

him. While bridge lie building he receives
IS day and mileage Last year his pay
was $S9S0S, almost every day ia the year
given by him to the public service A
faithfulness that is commendabie at SO a
day. he also received an additional allow
ance of s14 "A for services rendered. His
expenditures on the Third street bridge
have been big enough to build several
bridges. Ornaments come high at that
Evening journal., 1888-08-03

The ee-masted schooner Maggie
j. Lawrence Of Philadelphia arrived
at the Walton & Whann Co.'s fertil-
izer factories this morning, from
Charleston, S. c., loaded with South
Carolina phosphate rock. The vessel
was towed in BY the Philadelphia tug
Volunteer.
Evening journal., 1888-08-03
DEMOCRATIC CONSTITUTES.


August 2s Fixed Upon as the Date
OF tbe convention.
The Democratic S'ats ommittee met at
Dover yesterday afternoon. There was a
full attendance OF the member. John p.
Salisbury acted rs chairman, and Peter A.
Horty Of this city. secretary. IL was de-
cided to hold the State Convention 10 nomi-
nate Congressman and electors and 70
select state committee August %.
The County committee Of this county
will meet on the 14th OF the present month,
promulgate the state committssf call and
fix day for the election OF deleg ates.
Each ward in thu city viii send one dele.
gate and 60 will be divided among the
county hundreds.
The disinterested gentlemen who have
been bewailing the fact that she newspa
pers do not say a good word for Henry D,
Hickman are said to be premiAsnt furni
ture dealer and coal merchans who have
been prominent both 10 the matter OF poll
tics and furnishing goods tor the county.
gentleman speaking Of the article IN last
Sundays Star. calling attention 70 the fac
Shat Il ickman although exlrnv
~s=1s BED :seT@ macs "a %:
szxzsssx ssxA4aAs.ss.xnsi ing he - ri<x hs
.
Evening journal., 1888-08-03

"A > II / n u II ON
h a S fewer Office
S eekers han
it has had for
years. The politi-
cal campaign has
driven them to
their homes and
they arc trying to
earn their right
to a place under
the next admins
tration. The ap.
plications for Of
flee are numbered
Nv N Hilton q
Evening journal., 1888-08-03

The blue blooded Office seekers are the
most indignant when they are not given
big places, and not few of them seem to
think that tho services Of their fathers
entitle their line to continuous support
by the government. | had a chat with a
descendant of Madison. who was very in
lignant because President Cleveland had
not given him q cabinet pVsi Jon, or some
thing Of like value. and who seemed to
think that he could overturn Cleveland S
administration by the lifting Of his finger
| trust he will be magEanimous and not
raise it. | know Of some OF Jefferson
descendants who still hold Office. and
there are relatives of nearly every great
fasaily in tho government employ One
Of them is a descendant OF WASHINGTON,
and he applies some Of the blue blood
which Gnimates his brain to the manag
ing boarding house during the intervals
Of his department work Not long ago a
friend Of mine wanted to get a room in
his house lie called upon him and was re
ceived by George Washingtons illustrioui
forty second cousin. Before lie hao
crossed the door step, he was informed Of
the ancestry Of the boarding house keeper,
and at the end Of every question he asked
as to terms and accommodations was
tackled on something about the Washing
ton family. My friend is something Of q
dyspeptic, and he said at the close Of about
ten minutes Of Westinghouse that h'
would like to know as to what kind Of
nests they had for breakfast The de
scendant Of the great man replied. "0h
we have very good meats. but one Of my
ancestors, an uncle Of George Washing
ton. liked his meat so and So"
Il don't care a 49, about your ances
tor, Gen. George Washington. rejoine,
my friend; what want IS to know tina
! am going to have good beef Tor break
fest, and want it rare. whether it i
cooked by descendant Of George Wash
ingtons uncle or by George Washington
niger" HENRY STEPHENS
Evening journal., 1888-08-03

The Strest and Sewer Directors met in
special session last evening. The following
contracts were awarded: George Cochran,
curbstone. IS cents lineal foot; gutter stone.
IS essss Inca! feet; Richard Walker.
crossing stone. q cents iinsal foot: centre
Evening journal., 1888-08-03
Previously shipped .


The finest peaches 90 past This city to the
larger markets Probably 500 baskets were
received here since yesterday. The quality
was as indifferent as the past receipts have
been. Troths, Hales and prematures OF
other varieties made up the bulk Of the
rtceipts
Evening journal., 1888-08-03

By the way, did You ever know that
Cleveland was once an Office seeker? |
heard tho statement that he was the
other day. and the man who made 1t was
DR. Bliss, of Garfield fame. He says that
he las 1t on good authority that President
Cleveland came here along in tho sixties
when he was young man and asked for
an office lie had friend holding high
position under government and connected
with district matters This friend was a
great friend of Clevelands father. When
young Grover called upon him he fatty
refused TO give him what he wanted. and
told him there was no worse place for him
IN the world than here. Tie result was
that the young man went home, drifted
up to Buffalo and is now holding the
highest position in the land There are
men In the departments now who went
into them at about the time he applied
for his clerkship. They are broken down,
intellectual nonentities Uncle Sam has
squeezed all the Juice out Of them long
ago. and the only part Of their mental
constitution which exists is the fear that
they will be removed.
Ono of the funniest stories was found
In an application which came 10 the in
terror department. 1t read as follows. and
give it with the capitals that appeared
in the original letter.
"Ilon. l.. Q. G. Lamar, Dear Sir-Tn try
ing Experiments | Placed a Duck under 4
Spout and worked the Pump vigorously
Half an Hour No Drop Of tho Fluid
Penetrated His Feathcry Armor | Next
wrote Politician who Could Help me to
Position BY a word or the Scratch Of q
Pen the Duck and the Politician are I'm
Evening journal., 1888-08-03
Peach shipments.

The shipments OF peaches over the Della
ware railroad are gradually increasing.
Yesterdays shipments were SO car loads
divided as follows;
Evening journal., 1888-08-03
pIE b

MULSHEECCK In this city, on the Sd In
stsnt james a Mulshenock. aged II years.
Due notice OF funeral viii be given.
Evening journal., 1888-08-03
UNCLE SANS OFFICES.
STORIES ABOUT QUEER CHARACTERS
WHO APPLY FOR THEM.
How the President Treats OfHce Seekers
The Confident Appiicant--A story of Mr.
Lamar-President Cleveiand's First Visit

Especial Correspondence
WAearNaToN Aup
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-08
What Is Courtship?
H." ~

"What is courtship?" Shakespeare says
it is the method of soliciting the fsvors of
q woman. There is no biblical term for
the action. I do not believe that Adam
courtei Eve. There is no ground for be.
lieving it. Sumo people would believe
that patriarchs courted, but ] don't find
any proof of it.
Long courtships are not good. heard
of q nan and woman who courted 10 years.
The twentieth year they were married,
and within q year from that time they
were separated. The greater number of
divorces are among those who have courted
for a long time. Long courtships do not
show each others character.
! do not believe God eve intended that
courtship should exist
What is love? II Is q feeling Of sympathy
and attraction. You see and you are at
trscted; you look and you admire; you OBJ.
servs and you like; the relations become
closer and the whole being is stimulated
with a fsrvor, and this ycu call love.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-08

Despite his struggles. however, the rope was
secured around his horns, nj with Q
aheAve no, all together" the angered
animal was jerked into the water and
igoominiously ashore He landed dripping.
bnt mad as a hornet The crowd
parted respectfully to let him 60
throueb. but Mrs. Finn, forgetful OF her
uaual caution, ran up to the goat and
shook her fist before his glowing eyes.
There was q cry of alarm from the crowd,
a commingling Of laughter and cries oil Ter
ror. a glimpse Of flying skirts and q ram
nsnt object with wavery horns and a drip
ninp beard. Then the skirts disappeared
over the hill, and the "devil wild wicked
hornsn faded away into q dim specK
against the eastern horizon in grim pur-
suit.
Mickey put the goslings In his pocket,
secured a hoard from the raft, which was
fast breaking up, and swan ashore. His
father received him warmly. In fact, 90
hearty and unrestrained was his welcome
that Mr.. Firms horny hands were stupg by
the force of his punishment. There was q
time when Mickey would have cried at
such treatment from the hands Of his
father, but that time had now gone by. Sc
cure in the rectitude Of his own motives
he bore this little misunderstanding with
fortitude and wendell his way
homsward. He found the door
closed and the billy standing
guard. After securing this i~ntractable
animal the kitchen door was opened by his
mother. Little Mike then hung his wet
clothing before the fire to dry. As the
steam began to rise from the wet garments
there were signs of animation in the trous-
ers, the pockets bulged and Q plaintive
peeping arose in the kitchen. Mickey
raised himself in his trundle bsd-he had
only one suit of clothes-and listened.
Then he jumped to his feet and ran into
the kitchen wrapped in a quilt.
"Faix," said he, with q quiet grin, II
forgot T. take the yaller goslin's ont O.
me pockets !"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-08
LESSON III.


"Let us look over the alley fence and
see the piece of statuary in the Widow
McGee's back yard. 1, it not a beautiful
thing?"
ct ia. 1t is a marble dog, and 30 life.
like that | would declare it alive"
''That shows the wonderful skill OF
man. Human skill, assisted by patience
and perseverance, can accomplish won
ders."
"Who is that coming down the street,"
1T is q poor young man whose all ian
old pair of boots) was consumed by the
great Chicago fire, and he now wanders
broken-hearted and discouraged over the
face of the earth"
why does he wish to enter the back
yard?"
"To tell bis sad story to the hired girl
at the kitchen door. She will listen, wipe
away the falling tear, and fll him up with
the best in the house."
"Ah! ha! but did you see that! The
marble dog seemed to raise his head"
80 it did. Look! 1t is now making
jumps 10 feet apart! See! it has seized the
tramp!"
Wonderful! Hear him yell! Where is
he going now?"
HE is headed for Australia, via the lat
tice gate and Pine street, and the marble
dog seems to be a part of him."
And won't he tell his sad story to the
hired girl today"
mo, not to-day. When the soft shades
Of evening close in upon the wicked world
he will he far from this"
"And the marble dog?"
"Will soon return to resume its pose
under the cherry tree and wait for another.
Wonderful is the skill OF man."
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-08

strips Of narrow white insertion and red
ribbon form the collars and cuffs. A CIR
die of red ribbon 10 carelessly knotted at
one side, falling quite q distance down on
the skirt. A dark blue pongee blouse il
made very full and shocked to the depth OF
o yoke; the sleeves are full and have the
cuffs also smoked. A girdle ofred ribbon
is worn around the waist to correspond
with the bright red thread used for the
shocking. For those ladies who do not
like bright coiOrs very pretty and stylish
blouses are made of dark green, blue,
brown, mauve or gray flannel, foulard,
pougee or surah.
II is stated that the old-fashioned lace
mitts, embroidered with beads to match
the color Of the dress, will be resurrected
with the Empire gowns.
Skirts arranged in ACCORDION pleating
are among the summer fancies. 1t con-
sists of pleats made of two shades, 30 ar
ranged that only one color is seen, except
when the wearer moves, when the pleats
open and show the contrasting tone.
The pleats begin in . point at
the waist, and gradually widen
TO the hem. Black and red, blue and red,
brown and white are favorite combina-
tions.
French gowns now show waists pointed
back and front instead of the basque. This
is copied from the fashion of thirty years
ago, with the addition of q sash or girdle,
which is fastened low in front, then fol-
lows outlines of the waist high on the hips
and down the back.
The f4vorite petticoat for day wear is
made of buiscuit calico, trimmed with
three flounces of the same, embroidered
with red cotton. 1t is a very practical
model, and is prettier than those of last
year, made of red Adrianople and en-
broidered in blue and white. Petticoats
are being made Of pink, gray and blue
zephyr, trimmed with lounces of the same,
embroidered with white cotton. They are
cool and soil less easily than white petit
coats, which are reserved almost entirely
for evening wear, except under white
dresses. The white petticoats are trimmed
with lace and embroidery, some of them
having a row of lace at the edge Of each
embroidered flounce. Petticoats of cam
brio, striped with a fine white cord, have
pleted HOunces of the same material, or OF
white embroidered cambria. Psttieosts Of
checkered cambria are pretty, and are fire.
quently edged with coquille ruches of lace.
This Ia q dainty and pretty trimming, but
somewhat troublesome, ~ they have to be
made mp again each time the petticoat is
washed.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-08
No Mercury,
No Potash,
Or any other Mineral Poison.

It 70 Natures Remedy, made exciusfvsiy
from Roots and Herbs.
ia perfectly Harmless.
IL 10 the only remedy known to the worid
that has ever yet Cured contagious BLOOD
Poison in al fs stages.
II cures Mercurial Rheumatism, Cancer,
scrofula, and other blood diseases heretofore
considered tneurnblc. Il cures any disease
caused from impure blood. Il ID nov pre-
scrfbed by thousands Of the best physicians
In the United States. ~ . tonic. We append
the statement OF few:
"lhave used & ). 8. on patients convaiesc.
Ing from fever and from measies with ne
oes' fesuitA- In. cnEsEr. ~,
BsxHU, oA-wmie White was afiieted
Win scrofuia seven yean. ] prescrfbeda2
b. and today he Is fat and robust boy.
O. W. PAkKn, 4 u.
RicHNosD, Va, Dec. Is, 1ssa-fhaye taken
SnIee pottles OF swffts6peci1c for secondary
ash or any other remedy I have ever used.
81. WuyIuD. Il d.
Formerly Of susscx Co, Va
Dr. z J.. HALE the wen Known druers~k
Az pnys,slan, q assh.ille. Howard Comfy.
what q ga q composed Of, 1 Can ssSesy
recommend It q the remetyf or ri Mn ~
esses' matters not what The name may ba.s
we have 9 book diving Q history a thfs
won mona ~ remedy and IL curc, hon a
W We say ts true, y which Ne VIII mSii
nnee on application. No family shoald -
TuLtnoqt iL We have another On CootaG5ous
neoo foson, sent On same teTma.
pS w5i.s 2. 2 hi.tosy q yoer CO, a.d ON
sfrtctess confidence. We m ~ 6ss-
you knowingly.
8 For ale ~ IN druszisa.
I'm ewDT nsncusp ca
. Yoek, - hsoad1iS.
Lsdoss
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-08
THEIR FIRST DINNER.
They Order It In q Way That Seems In
credible After Thirteen Years.
nal.ny LIZ n.-o

They Order It In q Way That Seems In
credible After Thirteen Years.
Detroit Free Press.
They had just returned from their we'd
ding tonr and were to have their first din
ner in their own home.
swell, Percy, dear" she said sweetly
after breakfast, What shall we have for
dinner ?"
'Oh, anything You like"
"No, dear; anything you like"
"But I shall like anything you like, my
little rosebud"
"And / shall like anything you like, you
precious old boy"
"Well, then, what shall we have, desr?"
"Whatever you want, darling"
"But / want to please you, lovey."
aud l want to please you, precious"
"You old darling"
''You blessed old ~precious!"
'Bnt what shall We hsve?'
That's for you to say"
mo, for youl'
"But Pm so afraid I'll order something
you don't like"
"Tll like anything You like, darling"
Truly, Percyr"
Truly, my darling"
because I'd feel so badly I'd lust cry if
l had anything you didn't like. Do you
like roast beef?"
"Do you?"
81 asked you first, dearie."
"What if l don't care for it?"
"Then we'll never have a pound Of it in
the house"
'You little darlingr
"Bvt do You like itP"
'Do yoa?"
20, Percy, you naughty old boy! How
am / ever TO get what you like if you go
on like this? Aud / do want to please you"
'Please yourself and you'll be sure to
please me-"
''Then Wen have the beei?"
'If you say 80, lovey."
"But | don't say So"
at shall bs Just as my own little, lovey-
dovev, lifey-wifsy says"
"No, just as my treasure boy says"
"What if / say beef"
"Then / shall say beef, too"
"Well, then, we'll have roast beef.
81 lore roast beef"
$50 do l."
sob, Pm so glad"
$50 am l."
"You old darling"
HYou DreciOusp
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-08
A Womsn's idea About Kissing.

In the old days when powder and rouge
were indispensable, q gallant gentleman
kissed tho hand of his fair lady.
And her hand was kept immaculate that
this kiss might mean much to him. Now
adsys men don't stoop down to kiss your
hand; it would get their trousers out of
shape. So q clean face becomes a necessity
to a woman who has any liking for that
expression Of affection which is generally
approved of and seldom well done.
Men have an idea that their kisses are
apprecisted-they are most immensely
mistaken. The average man gives a kiss
just ~ he throws a base ball-with too
much force. 1t ought to be as delicate as
a rose-leaf. Almost a memory in q second.
II need not suggest q postage stamp nor a
porous plaster.
Dolly, l think ! could write q book on
kissing; but mankind is 30 determined
that ! don't think he'd take any advice on
the subject, and yet, as it is the women
who receive the kisses. they certainly
ought to know more about them than the
great, big, stupid creatures who give
them,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-08
Advice % Mothsrs.

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup for
children teething. is the prescription Of
the best female nurses and phyzicians
in the United States, and has been used
for forty years with never failing success
by millions Of mothers for their children.
During the process Of teething its value IL
i~ncalcuable. It relieves the child from
pain, cures ~dysentery and diarrhaa, grip
In the bowels, and wind cofc By
giving health to the child h rMts Il
Pnos 26c q botsla.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-08
v ALPHABET.
Detroit &c hka.

Detroit Fee Press.
There's something he would say to me-
A something I've not heard
That In his heart he holdeth dear
Too dear for any word;
Yet i q laugh and chatter on
Like any birdi
know his secret leth deep
Too deep for sight of mine
And yes know that secrets there
By right divine;
Loves eyes see clearly, though the pages
Print II fnel
How can ! teach Loves alphabet
To such O silent one?
An A. B. C; o smile; o hgh-
And all that lessons done;
A hg upon Q happy mouth.
And all Il wonl
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-08
LESSON ",

LH-DVoN A'
"Ah! here is q farmer on his way to
town. Can you see what he has in the
wagon?"
ooh, yes. He has a bale of hops"
$50 he has. Poor marp
"Why do You say thstP"
Because he will have 10 draw his bale
back home again"
But he may sell them to the brewer"
mot to-day my son. There was o time
when brewers didn't know any better than
to buy hops to brew with, but now they
have 81 substitutes and are still gaining
on it."
"And the farmer will lose the fruits Of
his labor?"
'Not altogether, perhaps. He may have
q case of quinsy, and then his hops will
come handy. He should have taken the
papers and kept posted"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-08
THE NEW FIRST READER.

One Little Boy Who Stole Cakes Without
at All Offending the Owner-The Moral
Father at the Circus.
Diroit Free Press.
LESSON 1.
as tbs boy in the field?"
"Yes, hs is in the field"
"What is the boy doing in the field?"
Stealing cucumbsrs."
"Does the man see him?'
"He does"
"But why does he chuckle and grin in.
stead of driving the boy out.2"
Hist! he is the man who keeps the
drug store on the ~corner?"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-08
Suggestions to Ladies' Who Ride Bicycles.

Suggestions to Ladies' Who Ride Bicycles.
Washington Sdr.
The handle should be low.
The seat should be high.
The knees should always he turned in,
50 that they nearly touch each other.
The rider should, Of course, sit erect and
steady.
The skirt should be fnll, and at least as
long as an ordinary walking skirt.
The mount" should be practiced even
ings until thoroughly mastered.
The side mount, although q little more
difficult to learn, is infinitely more grace
full than putting the foot over the reach
first, and can be done on rough ground,
where the ordinary mount would be i'm.
possible,
Every lady who Is interested in the sue
csss Of cycling for her sex will be careful
about these details, and she will have an
accomplishment beyond criticism, and will
ride graceful and with ease.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-08
ArnIca salve.

The best salve IN the world for Cuts,
Rruises. Sores, Ulcer, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns and all the Skin Eruptions, and
positively cures Piles, or no pay required.
n Il guaranteed to give satisfaction or
money refunded. Price % cents per box.
For ssle by Logan q %.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-08
Brace Up.

You are feeling depressed, your appetite
ispOor, You are bothered with Headache,
You are idgety, nervous, and generally out
of sorts, and want to brace M. Brace up,
but not with stimulants, spring medicines,
or hitters, which have for their baSis very
cheap, bad whisky, and which stimulate
you for an hour, and then leave You IN a
worse condition than before. What You
want is an Alternative that will purify your
blood, start healthy action of Liver and
Kidneys, restore your vitality, and give
renewed health and strength. Such q
medicine you will find in Electric Hitters,
and only 80 cents . bottle at Logan &Oo.'i
Drug Store.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-08
LESSON III.
LESSON III.
} Won see that man and bow"

80 you see that man and boy?"
''Yes, / see them"
"They are father and con, and they are
talking. Can you hear what they are say
ingP"
II can. 1t is Sunday. A circus has ar
rived in town and the boy wants to 60
over and see the tents"
"Aud won't his father permit him?"
mo. He says it's the most wicked
thing he ever heard of and that it may
lose the boys soul. He also promises him
a whaling Monday morning"
Shall we 60 over to the tents and lose
q souls?"
1--WE will. All! who is this man ahead
Of us?"
why, that is the boys father! He has
slipped ont of the alley gate and is max,
ing for the circus grounds as fast as he
can CO."
"But won't he lose his soul2"
mot if the court knows herself"