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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-24
Genesls Of The shlnplasters.

You are quite tight in regard to the
origin Of the postal currency. When al
the silver had been paid ont Of the treas
ury Of the United States early in 1862 !
procured from the Postofiice Department
quantities Of postage stamps for the par
pose of making charge recollectioa
now is that At that time five and ten cen,
stamps were the only kinds in use. So, to
facilitate the making of change I had the
stamps pasted on slips of paper 30 rs to
make % and 30 cents This was done
af,er an agreement with SIR. Montgomery
Blair, the then Postmaster General, that
he would redeem them in that condition as
postsga st mps. It was soon found that
this mode Of procedure vas impractic.
able.
then persuaded the Postmaster Gen
eral t, procure the engraving aud printing
OF f3csimile5 of the postal compound post
sge stamps. These the treasury bought
from the Postmaster General under On
agreemen. that the POstoflice D partment
would redeem them. This was what WIS
called postal currency" and is the KIND
you inquire about in yOur letter. Inclosed
herewith you will find a sample Of the
kind of currency. You will notice that 1t
is was made redeemable in postage stamps
only.
The Postmaster General soon became
tired of the additional care, responsibility
and LABOR that the issuing and redemption
of this currency threw upon his office, and
he urged that the treasury shoald relieve
him from it. l then procured the passage
of a law by Congress for the printing OF
currency which would represent the irac-
tions of the dollar. There were engraved
and printed in denominations Of 3, ., I'D,
Is, p and 30 cent notes, and IN contra
distinction to the postal currency were
called fractional currency, and were re-
ceivahle for all government dues.-Ge".
T. Z Spinner
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-24
Dosing Trees with Sulphur

There is a prevailing and popular idea
that insects may be driven from trees by
boring holes through the bark into the
wood, placing sulphur therein and plug
ping the hole. There are some penops
who profess to have tried the experiment
with success. to have cleared treee, such 81
elms. of the destroying worm, etc. Prot
c. V. Riley, entomologist of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, pronounces THESE
remedies as fallacious.
"The belief in their efficacy, ne says
sis founded on the supp2sition that the
noison passes with the ssp into general
circulation and with it into the iohae-
and il destructive to leaf eating insects.
II is an eatirely unfounded idea, and is
based upon ignorance of the fact that tns
substance remains intact and is not taken
mn in the circulation, Instances where j
has seemed to succeed have been recorded
and in such case its apparent efficacy wa
dne TO a coincident Disappearance Of tn'
insect from some other cause Sulphul
which I plugged up in such holes many
wears $50 was found to be perfectly IN
changed after many months. All sucl
remedies may be stamped as nonsense.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-24
Snake Charming



o. account Of the cobra's timiii.y and
the great ease with which it can be tanned
it s the only snake with which tie snake
ebarmsrs will have anything to do. By
attracting It's attention with the hand it
may easily be seized rJund the body with
the other, and so long as the ha1d OF any
other obi C. is KEEP; moving bef1r It's eyes
it will never tpru TO bite Che hc1d that
rods IL. This IA the simple f.cs, the
knowledge of which Che charmsre urn to
such advantage n their well known p2r-
tcrmaucrs
The snake is taken from is ha,ke' and a
slight stoke across the back brings it at
cnce into a defensive attitude. The con-
slant motion OF the musical instrument
before the snake keeps il watclul and
erect, snd not the music produced As q
matter of feet, snakes have no external
esrs, and it is extremely doubtful whether
the cobra hears the music % ail
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-24
A Brave Little Boy.

The Mobile Register tells Of 1O-year-old
coIored boy who deserves to be enrolled
AMONG the heroes. His fathers house
caught fire and 3-year-old brother was
Ieft inside The 1O.year-Old got into a
b,rrejI ana entered the flames. Healmost
sncceeded in saving his little brother, but
tbe bsrrel caught fire and he had to re-
t ta The young hero was badly burned
and the baby brother persisted IN the
flames.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-24
TASTES DIFFER.

Mrs. de Throp-"I don't think. Mr.. de
rhrop, that your sarcasm levele6 az our
decol.ete ball dress is called for. Your
own BROTHER, the Captain, takes q much
more liberal view Of society matters
Mr. de ThTop-" u Undoubtedly. Can
tam Bon haze Just returned from Samoa"
Tile Epoch
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-24
AMBITIONS GOAL

City Business Man: sat last am rich
enough to retire from business "
Friend: What are you going to do?"
lam going to buy the old farm that
ran away from and live on it."-Phladel-
phia Record.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-24
FIVE LITTLE JOKELETs.
FoRETHOUGHT.

Mrs. Lyon-Hunter: How was it you
didn't invite the Baron to your house before
he went aHsy?"
Mrs. Frank: Because I was afraid my
husband might be rude to him. You
know he hates to have strangers ask him
for money. "-Lfe.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-24

Let yonr lights Sc shine, etc" said the
minister, az the plates were passed about
the church.
John, " said Mrs. Fairfax, "wh,t made
You put 81 on the plate?" This was
alter church
old Jones, the gas man, threw down
dollar bill and my electric Lights twice as
good as ms gas any day in the week. -
The Epoch
will, you've been writirga that
desk long time. What are you doine?'
Pm writing play. It's comedy. I've
got to th9 last act and Pm killing of the
characters" killing of ihe characters.
Willie? Why, they doa't do that in real
comedies attae theatres, my son " Writ
ing away busily)-'T know It, papa.
That's Just where my plny is going to
knock the socks of most of the comedies
you see in theatres ~ Chicago HraH
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-24

on his cheek. and tear dropped on his
hands, which her own were blindly ana
timidly seeking. .,
ON she whispered, or rather sob5ed,
81 never dreamed of it. I never thought
of ANYTHING like thi9 But-do not leave
me again. could not hear it."
Kendall bowed his head upon the hands
Nesting in HE, and it seemed to INN as i
life ana time were suspended, as II he and
she were standing within the wind warm
space" of love, while death and sorrow
and psrting-three grave ana tender angels
of benediction-kept watch and ward
without.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-24

4 GENTS wanted on salary. go per month
\ and expenses paid Any active man or woman
To- sell our goods hy sample and live at home
Salary paid promptly and expenses in advance
Fun particulars and sample case FIR T. We
mean nus. what we say Address STANDARD Sill
yEPWARE co Boston, Mass. icllfeD
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-24

.l---A --N
S...ncn
.,r.-..-t funeral was SUM
--,s ,,s ,r tlrse
-.-...-;,
--a-'s passes
memory OF me summer
from the air. 10 bad
s-...+ r.,.,-, I'm resi-
,s
sister, ui NAo- 'lal-5 -.'-
boers, bad been unable
tts te, men had gone
-..-, --5 f,s mac
' "lo l-0 ',e-
nc5 Der marriage. anc
aeeb,s cfre.liz1g her
VINE s
to ,iov h,tie SIT o.
eafe1 salon. She had
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-24

During one Of those painfully depressing
times il was evident traitor mad place
in our councils, for every important move
was made known to the enemy. General
Rosecraus issued the order that spies were
TO be tried and shot without delay. TX
element ran high and spy had email
chance for his life Chaplain W wac
summoned one morning to visit the
Qua d-house at the request of prisoner
vho had been brought in during the
NIGHT and condemned az spy at early
roo-niug oll-csll He had been discovered
Sinking around camp, and when taken
had asked to be reported at headquarters
in,mediately. Upon learning that General
Posecra1s was twenty miles away he
seemed disturbed and disquieted, bat only
insisted on reaching him by some way or
means. and finally begged for the Chap
Iainls presence. Chaplain W went
a. rsquesfed, and found the prisoner,
man of splendid physique, with lace
h airing unmistekahle marks Of thought
and cultivation. Being questioned, the
prisoner said 81 am a Union soldier
7 am scouting, but not for the
rsbs. have information that must 20 10
General Geary Immediately. thought l
had struck headquarters; that's how
came to be caught. II those fools shoot
me to-day promise TO see General Geary
and repeat these words, will you, Chap-
Lain" Refusing 20 talk about subjects
that would naturally interest o man con,
demned, the prisoner earnestly lmp.oLeo
the Chaplain to carry his message Aite'
promisirg to take the long ride to mead
quarters and see Geary within three
hours, the prisoner repeated over
softly a few words that sounded &c
the listening Chaplain ! ke an unmeanDe
iumble of words. Then pau5ing a mo-
ment, the soldier bowed his head, and ai'
voice trembled as he repeated a message ioi
his mother to be delivered to this address
slipping his hand inside the old grey BLOUSE
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-25

According to his account, Dupee had not
acted squarely with him on this occa-
sion either; he had refused to give him
fair share of the plumber, but Crush had
postponed betraying his dissatisfaction
until he could give it some practical
effect. He gave a number of details
which conceded with facts that / had
previously ascertained, and convinced
me that his story was substantially
true"
THANK heavenr' exclaimed Pauline.
"Oh, my dear brother!"
"Wait a momentr' rejoined the de-
tective. I'VE are not quite out of the
woods yet! On making a review of the
evidence at our disposal, l doubted
whether 1t would be safe to cause Du-
pee's arrest on the robbery charge IF
we should fail to hold him we might bid
him good-by; he would never be seen
here again. But If could get from you
confirmation Of the blackmail story,
and especially If you could prove actual
payment Of money, then our course
would be much simpler. We could ar
rest and hold him on that ground with
out any doubt, and the rest, unless am
greatly mistaken, will come of itself"
II can certainly prove the payment"
said Pauline. my husband and the
check are both in evidence"
Very good; and now," said the in
spector, lowering his voice and leaning
forward, "let me explain to you little
plan | have formed for bringing this
thing to head"
ITO BE CONTTNUED.3
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-25
ITO BE CONTINUED.3
That Awful Pocket.

1t would seem that women ought to
have guiding strings hanging from their
pockets to assist in discovery when the
contents are needed How often poor
woman stands scarlet and miserable,
hunting for her pocket, while a car con-
ductor stolidly awaits his fare. The
writer saw a variation on this. A con-
ductor wanted change for a dollar bill
Agirl rendered handful of small money,
at the same time asking to be put off at
Eighteenth street. 1t was then Twenty
third street The conductor returned the
bill and the surplus change The girl
stuffed the bill in her glove and after
some hunting seemed to find her pocket
aud dropped therein the coins. At Twen-
tieth street sudden wild look came into
her eyes, and she began fumbling for the
pocket again, and unsuccessfully Doubt
deepened to anxiety and fear to horror
on her face Presently she made a cau-
tious move.
A nickel rolled somewhere on to the
floor. She got rigid and began hunting
in different direction. We were near
ing Eighteenth street. She pretended not
to notice it. and she looked more and
more miserable. You see, she had put
the coins through the placket hole of her
dress, and not in her pocket at all. The
conductor motioned cent rolled to
the floor. The girl would see neither the
coin nor the conductor. Then the con-
ductor shouted. while the car waited:
Eighteenth, madam
Go on. said the girl
But this is Eighteenth street," re-
turned the conductor
Down went dime.
Il don't want to get out" the girl an
swered, tears of rage rising in her eyes.
Didn't you say Eighteenth" he said.
Il have changed my mind" the girl
answered desperately, q tear and three
cent piece rolling to the floor together
Well. the writer got out at Ninth street,
and she hadn't found either her pocket
or the placket hole yet, and the floor was
all over small change. She may he rid
ing yet.-New York Sun
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-25
A Valuable Pamphlet.

We have several hundred copies of a
pamphlet containing the proceedings of
the Florida Fruit Growers Association,
held at Jacksonville January 20, 1875.
This is a valuable pamphlet to fruit
growers, as itcontains many valuable pa
pers read by the members of the society
and also discussions on subjects of gen
eral interest to the people.
We will mail a copy to anyone desiring
t for 10 cents.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-25
CHAPTER XXI.
JOHN CRUSH.

HAT am l going
to do with hin?''
the Inspector re-
peated. why. I
have been under
b e impression
that he was al
ready in the best
Of hand 8 and
would need no at
tention from mel"
=" A b, don't
laugh at mel IF
you mean harm
t o him. let me
know it. It was
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-25

-
by my advice that he kept in hiding. If
he were arrested here it would ruin his
position in Mexico, even if he were re-
leased again Immediately"
"Now, Mrs. Ketelle, let us understand
each other, said the inspector, becoming
grave and business like ''You asked
me, year ago, to clear the memory of
your brother, whom you believed to be
dead, of the stain that had been put
upon it. by discovering and Furnishing
the real perpetrator of the crime he was
accused of, | told you that would do
what l could, and have kept my word.
By and by you discover that your brother
is not dead after all, and is in New York.
Don't you think it would have been a
kind and courteous act on your part to
have come to me and told me of it?'
''He is my brother" was her reply.
Il could think Of nothing before his well
fare have told no one that he is here,
or that he is alive-not even my mother
nor my husband know that you are
an officer of the law. and that when you
saw your duty you would have no choice
but to execute it. | hoped that the real
criminal would be found. and so all turn
out right.
Il don't know as l ought to expect you
to care more for the law than you do for
your brother, remarked the detective,
stroking his chin; land perhaps should
feel complimented that you expected the
real criminal. as you call him, to be
tracked and captured out of hand. But
America is large place, and the po-
police have number Of things to look
after; and. as you know. it is one thing
to suspect man, and another to convict
him. AS to Mr.. Percy Nolen. l will only
say, at present, that | have thought it
sufficient to keep one eye on him; his ar
rest is not necessary at this stage Of the
proceedings.
Il thank you, Inspector Byrnes," Pau
line said, whether you considered me in
your action or not But have you heard
nothing of-of Horace DupeeY
The inspector raised his head and con-
templated her gravely
$50 you continue to think it was Hor-
ace Dupee who stole the money!" he said.
''Oh. am sure of itv
But would you go on the stand today
and swear to it?'
Il could not do that, she replied re-
luctantly 81 have not the evidence;
only feel that it was be-.
''Then. if you had the evidence, it
would be all right?"
''Yes, indeed Have you found any
thing?' she asked eagerly.
"Well, that depends on what one con-
siders anything" He opened drawer
and took out some papers, ''There seems
to be reason to think that Horace Dupee
was in New York at the time the robbery
was Committed.
'sAh; knew It'll"
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-25

instead of your brother, had been in your
brothers place, the evidence, SO far as
the purse was concerned would have
pointed at him"
THAT is logical cannot deny it,"
said Pauline 'But it does not show his
innocence Of the robbery; it only shows
that he had not the motive for commit
ting it that supposed be had; it was not
revenge-it was vulgar pocket pickingE'
We'll, that is as it may be- But let
me refer to another point in your story
You said that the name he gave to your
husband was Grush-John Grushp"
Eyes, but of course it was an assumed
name"
''No doubt: but it is curious that he
should have assumed that particular
name instead of another
"Why not that as well as anyY'
Because it is the name of another
mana real man. that is. fellow who
has been a companion and intimate of
Dupee's for some years past. John Crush
went with Dupee to California and re-
turned with him. 1t was he who pointed
you out to Dupee in the park. the day
you first saw your brother. 1t was he
who suggested to Dupee that it might be
profitable job to blackmail you
"How did you learn all that. Inspector
Byrnes?
II might tell you that learned it by
detective intuition. or some other sort Of
witchcraft But the simple truth is that
John Crush told mel"
He told your He is one Of your men,
them
mot at ALL But be has done me good
service on this occasion, nevertheless"
"But don't think l under
stand"
ut is such thing as happens every
day. John Crush was arrested last night
for attempting to take mans watch in
an elevated train. 1t is not the first time
we have had dealings with him, and
when he was brought in he realized that
he would probably be sent up for long
term So he resolved to get even with
man who had gone back on him, as he
expressed it, And that man was Horace
Dupee."
''They had quarreled?"
Precisely. And the quarrel was
shout you When Crush proposed
matchmaking you, Dupee had pooh
poohed it; but he did SO only in order to
have all the profits to himself Having
got rid of Crush, as he supposed. he fol-
lowed you about, and traced you to your
brothers lodgings in Harlem. What he
did there you know. But Crush had
distrusted him, and found out the double
game he was playing. He bore him
grudge for it; and early this morning
he sent word to me that he had some
thing to communicate. | went down
stairs and saw him in his cell He told
me of Dupee's bad faith, and said that I
would find that Dupee had actually re-
ceived money from you. acted as if
placed no credit in his accusations: and
upon that he went on and declared that
Dupee had a year ago. committed rob-
berry for which an innocent man was ar
rested. Yes, Mrs. Ketelle it was the
Tunstan robbery that he mentioned
asked him how he knew and he said
that he was intimate with Dupee at the
time, and that when Percy Nolen was
arrested Dupee had laughed and re-
marked that it was good job; he was
glad to have done Nolen an ill turn,
and that he hoped Nolen might rot in
Jail while he was spending the money
Nolen was imprisoned for"
"Oh, the villainr' murmured Pauline.
with dilating ewes
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-25
ANOTHER Crime,
FROM THE DIARY OF INSPECTOR BYRNEs
by JULIAN HAWTHORNE,
AUTHOR OF FTHE GREAT BANK ROBBERY"
GAN AMERICAN PENNIAN, ETC.

Copyrighted by o. M Dunham and published
through special arrangement by the American
Press Association with Cassel & Co., New York
and London
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-07-26
Care of the Ewes.

-zver sleep opposite a window which
viii throw a food of strong light on
your eyes when you wake in the morn
ing.
In all Institutions, particularly for
children, where the eyes are required
to do close work, the proportion Of the
square surface of the windows to the
square surface of the floor should never
fall below one to four.
The short-sighted eye Is essentially
diseased eye, and should be treated
as such. It affects by preference those
who use their eyes constantly for fire
or neat work, and is almost unknown
among the uncivilized nations.
When children work by light which
falls In their faces they are apt TO bend
the body forward so as to shade the
eyes by the head, or else twist 1t around
so that the light shall fall on the page
Both of these positions are pernicious.
There Is great danger of the chest be
coming narrow and contracted and of
the spine becoming curved.
To battle the eyes properly, take a
large basin Of cold water, bend the
head close over 1t, and with both hands
throw the water with some force on the
gently closed lids. This has something
Of the same effect as a shoWer-bRth,
and has toning-up influence which
water applied in any other way has not.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-07-26
An Indian Game.

When not on the war-path, or en-
gagged in hunting, Western Indians
spend much of their time In various
games or contests of skill. Of these
contests one of the most popular is fly
ing the arrow, sport to which the In
dams of all tribes devote considerable
time and attention. When this game
Is proposed each of those who wish to
join IN it lays on the ground something
of small value, such as a pipe, culver
Of arrows, bow, spear, tobacco pouch
OF knife, and when all have been col
lected the value of the whole makes a
prize well worth trying for.
The bows are carefully examined, a
dozen Of the best arrows in the culver
selected, and the first of the ccmpeti-
tors steps out In front of the rest, and
prepares to shoot, not at a mark, but
straight up into the air. His object Is
to have as many arrows In the air as
possible at the same time, and he who
can send up the greatest number before
the first touches the ground, wins the
game and all the prizes.
But few of the most expert of the
Indian bow-men have been known to
put more than ten arrows into the air
at once, and to do even this requires
extraordinary skill and strength. The
arrows, ten or twelve In number, are
held In the hand that grasps the bow,
and the rapidity with which each is
fitted to the string and sent upward
s truly wonderful HGrDeT'S Young
People.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-07-26

@The way is clear, she said to herself,
with FEELING OF eLuItatlon. may vent
The morning Of the eighth day she went
to Highlands and saw Mrs. Rusk FOR
few moments.
al have brought back this card, she
said, giving to the hOusekeeper the bit of
pastebOard bearing Madam KeeIer's adj
dress. You viii remember where it was
picked up. In looking it over last night I
noticed the name Miss Brown written in
pencil on the back. This fact may not
have the slightest significance; but any
thing that promises to throw light on your
poor young mistress fate should be care
fully investigated.