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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-06-12
Efficacy

I ei this preparation. Mrs. P. FL. David
son, Alexandria, La.
"Iwas afflicted some three years with
| sgalptlisease. Nv hair was falling out
and what remained turned gray. | was
! Enduced to try Ayers Hair Vigor, and
IN few weeks the disease in my scalp
: disappeared and my hair resumed its
! original COLOR Rev. S. S. Sims,
/ Egstor u. B. Church, st. Bernice, Ind.
!! CA few years ago I suffered the entire
/ Iasx of my hair from the effects of letter.
! i hoped that after time nature would
repair the loss, but I waited in vain.
Many remedies were suggested, none,
however. with such proof of merit as
Kyer's Hair Vigor, and began to use it.
The result was all could have desired.
A growth of hair soon came out all over
| my head, and grew to be as soft and
| heavy as I ever had, and of a natural
color, and firmly set."-J. Ell. Pratt,
Sn0ffOrd Texas.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04

must be enough bills left in the wad 80
that the absence of one bill won't he no
ticed.
"That's q good scheme" remarked,
"but suppo,e when the robbery is COM
plete the purchaser OF the ticket should
take notion to count the money again?"
"There isn't man in thousand who
will do it. You see he has counted it
twice and has seen the other man verify
his account"
''Yss, know" persisted, "but sup
pose he should count it: wouldn't the IA
kiT be in pretty bad boat?
''Not in the least" he replied. 'If such
a crank should happen along, and they do
occasioply, the instant he starts in TO
count the money the fakir drops the bill
from his left hand to the ground and catch
es the buyer by the arm with some ex-
clamation as
"Look out, thereI You're losing some
thing. You'll get the worst of it if you're
not carefulW
GAS he says this, he either picks up the
money and hands it to the man or points
it out to him and moves away in the crowd.
Maybe the man suspects that the fellow
tried to rob him, but he has his money
and,can make no kick, and besides the fakir
is gone. Oh, there's no way of catching
him. But as l said, there isn't one mas
in thousand who will count his money
that one last time"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04
l372.-Aught, ghaut.
A BEAUrY's TROUBLES.
Lillian RusseIrs Dread Of Becoming Fat
Careful Regimen.
Ne,p Y0rk Void

AtW 4 UN HV.tN'
Lillian Russell is the victim of her own
beauty, and the dread of getting fat keeps
her as miserable as the bumblest chorus
girl in the Casino company. she can't eat
any sort of sweetmeats, cake or pastry
Every vegetable is forbidden shat grows
under ground; no wine is allowed to pass
her lips; meat is limited to one meal day,
and between the FOODS that she dare net
eat and does DOt care to eat, her bill of
fare is confined to bread ana butter, lem
ons and lettuce.
Every day she is compelled TO walk ten
miles. ard in this warm weather the exer-
else is far from agreeable She dresses in
blue flannel, wears cOrk-soled shoes, a
straw hat with a moist sponge basted in
the crown, and carries a dOuble-lined sun
umbrella. As the object of this exercise is
to keep her flesh down she never fails to
weigh herself before starting out, 80 that
she knows exactly what reduction is neces-
sary. A part of her outfit consists of
long strips Of white flannel which
are coiIed about her body spi-
rally and laid double where the flesh is
too abundandant. In this snug wOollen
suit the only Lillian walks until she is a
rich rOse color and dripping with perspira-
ton, when she is rubbed down with alco'
hol, refreshed with cold bouillOn, and put
to bed. On her toilet as much care aud
money are spent as if she we're a princess.
Every day she receives the visits of hair
dresser, manicure, and pedicure, and a
bathing mistress prepares her vapOr baths.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04
HAUNTED BY A VOICE.
The Pathic Story Told to Brooklyn Court
Clerk

Broot yn Eagle.
Genial Clerk McGarry of the Butler
atreet Police Court was locking up his
desk yesterday afternoon, preparatory to
quitting work for the day, when he heard
timid knock at the side door. Opening
it he was confronted by a really handsome
woman. he says, of about 80 years Of age.
She was tall and dark and her eyes flash
ed with a peculiarly wild stare. In a
frightened whisper she said; SIS this Mr.
McGarry?" The clerk assured her that
she was right in her surmise. care you en-
tirely alone?" was her next question.
'Yes." replied the clerk. "Then I viii
tell you my story, and, oh! Mr.. McGarry,
you must do something for me or I will 70
crazy.U She took the seat offered by the
clerk and in Well-chosen words told long
and strange story, TIE gist of which ID con-
tanned in the following:
q am haunted by voice" she began,
"by the voice of my former employer. 1t
ia seven years ago since I worked for Mr..
De Lano on Fourth avenue, but there has
not been q day since that time but his
voice has talked to me. Talked about
things to me which no one should say.
Talked about family affairs which happen
ed 90 years before 1 kept house for MIR. De
Lano, and which 1 know never told him.
l kneel down to pray and the same voice
whispers to me that my prayers are use
less and in vain.
THE voice never changes its tone, but
always cold ard hard, and when l start
up from my knees, frightened, it seems to
laugh. I never see or feel any presence in
the room. but the voice is real. Since
left Mr. De Lano, trying to get away from
the voice, have not been able to work,
for wherever I 90 the voice comes and whis-
pers to me that all my efforts are useless,
and before have been IN place any time
at ali am discharged, always on some
silly pretex,"
As the woman progressed in her story
she grew more excited and groaned and
cried. Between nearly every sentence she
would exclaim: Cant you do some
thing for me Mr.. McGarry? Please say
you can" The clerk sscertained her name
was Margaret O'Donnell, and she gave her
residence as Ala Warren street, with 8
Mrs. Rice. Mr. De Lano, she said, kept
spiritual school for young ladies'
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04
An inexperienced Flnancier.


Many are the absurd transactions which
take place in banks, some of them showing
an over.cautiousness in the care of money,
and others, like the following, an amusing
ignorance Of its value:
A Georgia paper says that negro, the
fortunate possessor of a valuable house and
lot. oae day sold hisproperiy for $40, 600.
He was given a check for that amount,
which wss carried in due time to oneofthe
banks. The paying teller asked him how
much of the money he wanted Ia cash.
81 wants all dat ar paper calls fur" re-
piled the negro.
"What! You don't want $4,000 il
cash ?"
"Jesso, sab
"All right" answered the man, and in
five minutes re began piling the money on
the counter.
As he laid the $500 packages on the
counter the negro's eyes grew larger and
larger. Finally, when twenty of the pack
ages had been p faced before him, he looked
inteatly at them for moment, and then,
with a broad grin on his face, said
"I's jist paralyzsdl Gimme dollsr'n' a
half, N you kin keep de rist till call
sgin."
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04
THE FRONT GATE AJAR.
Her Father Raised Bls Chamber Window
and This Is What Came to Him Through
the SUNNI er Air.

TINS.
''Purty night, amt it, Tilly?"
Eyes, purity enough; good night, Hank, -
Whats yer rush?"
'Td say rush if were you"
''Why, we amt been standing here but
a few Minutes
"O-o-o-h, Hank Sparks, what big story
teller you are. We've been her here over
an hour"
"Well, what if We have?"
'Wen, that's long enough, that's what.
We'd ought to be 'shamed of ourselves
anyhow"
''What foI?"
''For being so silly"
II reckon we amt the only silly folks
in the world then"
That makes no difference. Good
night"
mo, wait a minute, Tilly"
what foI? You s'pose I'm going to
stand here su nighl?"
Nobody wants sou to stay here all
night; but don't see why you snatch
yourse'fawsy like this.
pail be calling me first thing 1 know. "
"Let i'm call; It won't hurt him"
ct might hurt you II he took notion
70 come ont or TO set old Bose loose.
Pooh Who's alraid?"
''You'd better De Good night"
"Wat a minute"
''I shan't stay out here another min
ute"
Yes you will"
81 shan't Let 20 my hands"
az don't have to-"
''You mean thing, you! I-I-if you
dare to kiss me again, Hank SDarks"'
"Oh daren't, sh? There"
Hank SparksW
There's another"
'I've a notion to call for pa. I will if
you kiss me egsin, sir.'
You're the worst case ever saw.
Shame on you"
'Pooh. pity a fellow who amt grit
enought TO kiss his girl when ne can"
"I'd be ashamed If was you, sir. Good
night"
Good night, lilly"
Good night"
Good night. DON'T forgit that we're
going 70 the singing school Friday
night
MAYBE we will and maybe we won't"
You'd better look out or I'll kiss you
again"
eyes, you daren't! Good night"
"Bye.bye.N
"G0Odby."
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04
DOWN BY THE GATE.
M,lnseu,s RtlHu.

There is dew on the grass and the throstle is STILL
But the crickets are piping above on the hill;
The fir iii are lighting their ianterns, and see
There's the smile Of the moon through the
b9ughs of the tree,
And caJ the perfume or the rose as / wait
For the sound Of light feet tripping down 10 the
gate.
"wiu she come? VIII she Gomez cries hope
in my heart,
TIL the stir of a eaf makes me tremble and start
And peer through the dusk till ny eyes are
a-Dlur
With a warm mist Of love that is only for her:
o, the minutes dag by like the slow feet Oh laIe
AS listen and look for her down by the gate
There's step on the path, there's a glimmsr OIL
white,
And the darkness around me grows suddenly
bright; 80.
And there's no one to see, save myself and the
moon,
This fairest of all OF the roses # June.
With soft hand in yours would not you hnger
For another good night" Ger the bars Of the
CATER
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04
Statistics of Coin.

The weight and bulk CT the gold and
silver coin now held by the United States
Treasury, forms the subjsct of inquiry By
correspondent OF a mathematical turn Of
mind, and he finds that the weight of the
gold is COL tons of ,. 900 pounds, and the
silver 5000 tons. Packing it along the
highway as cord wood is packed, the gold
would make a barricade four feet high, four
feet thick, for distance of 335 feet, and
the silver if similarly packed, would ex-
tend 4.24S feet, or five-sixths of a mile
If packed in carts, one ton to each cart, the
procession would be nearly 80 miles long
of which distance the gOld-bearing carts
would cover two and half miles, and the
silver a faction over thirty and a quarter
miles.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04
About the Fool.

He who is born a fool is never cured.
Ecjoy your little while the fool is seek
ing for more.
The reason the fool said it Gin his
heart" was because he had DO head to
speak of.
A fool always finds a greater fool who
admires him.
The wise man hiveth his pence, while
the fool expsndeth his substance IN the
purchase of nose paint.
The fool may be depended upon to keep
a secret if he does not know it.
The foo joineth church thinking ne will
be able to enter heaven in a crowd.
Tire fOol paddles somebody else's canoe
and carries all his grist 10 another mill.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04
JENNIE.


some men affect liking
For The prlm in face and mind
And some prefer the striking
And the loud in wOmanklnd;
Wee Mad e Is wOOed OF many,
And uX1m Kate. as well,
And Jennie charming Jennie
All, Jennie dOeSn' Z tel
What ewes so bright as Daisy $,
Aud who as Maud so fair,
Who does not sing the praises
OtLucy's golden hair
Their s. sophie She is witty,
A very S9rite is Nell,
And susie S. oh so pretty
Bur Jennie DO Sn't tell
And now for my confession;
Ofall the virtues rare,
] arg e thar Cl>Crg ton
Doth most beseem the fair,
And though / hla- the many
ENtOl each other belle,
IL pronounce for Jennie,
For Jennie dOesn tell.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04
HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF.
Something History, by the Way, VIII Never
Do when Fellow IL in College.


Do when Fellow IL In College.
Chicago Tribune.
"Listen to me, Maudw
The voice of the young man treobled
with the intensity Of his passion.
From my home in the shadow of Bunk
er Hill monument I have come 20 plead
with you, Maud. 1 have taken solemn
VOW that 1 will neither eat, dr--that l
will neither eat nor sleep, I mean" he
continued, "till this, the most momentOus
question of my whole life, is settled once
for allr'
The glorious dark eyes of the proud
Monumental City girl sank beneath mis-
burning gsze. Her cheek glOwed with au
unwonted flush and she tapped the carpet
irresolutely with her foot. She was not to
be won without q struggle, but her heart
pleaded for the youth before her.
,'Mr. Backsorrel," she said, 'are there
not differences of temperament, irreconcil-
able pfeiudices relating to locality, pride
of ancestry, civic loyalty, and"
GAIL these, Maud" he protested vehe-
mently, ''are mere straws that may float
on the surface, but are powerless to stay
the progress of the Irresistible passion that
sweeps me on, and that will bear you, too.
on it's bosom, my proud beauty, in spite of
the influences that"
"Heve a care, Mr.. Backsorrelw ex-
claimed the imperiOus maiden, her eyes
flashing "The old Boston ideas of CO.
erciOn are"
"Are distasteful to the patrician intoler-
ance and majestic selfhoOd of BlltimOre's
e-blooded nobility. know il, Maud.
But love sweeps away all barriers, levels
all ranks, obiiterstes all local landmarks,
and changes the face of nature itself"
The maiden shook her head and sighed
TREMENDOUSLY.
'Would-would it change deep-roOted
and inbred convictions and preferences,
Mr.. BscksOrrel, as-as to habits of daily
living, involving such questions as Liter
ature, recreation, diet"
"Dietr' he broke in. 1T would! 1t
would! With the communion of soul with
soul there would come to you in time q
calm tolerance of that which is legumin-
Gus and brain producing. With the long
ings of my heart satisfied could raise my
hand and swear by every impulse of my be-
ing, every fibre of my frame, that my phys
ical nature needed terrapin! "Oh, MsudW
he exclaimed rapturously. as ne folded the
radiant Southern beauty in his arms and
drew her to his bosom, Gin the arena OF
love have not Boston endurance and habits
of training triumphed over Baltimore, even
as-as-the other day, you know, down IN
Mississippi lin short, is not history re-
peating ITSELF"
Otis, Harold, " she murmured, with heI
head on the youag mans shoulder. II
throw up the sponge"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04
Vengeance.
Nao York Weekly

First clubmsn-What did you black
ball Goodman for. You don't even know
him.
Second clubmsn-No, never SPOKE TO
him in ny life, but hate him and his
family. They live in the fiat below us,
and they have corn beef and cabbage three
days week.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04
M
No. 1881 -Dou6le Letter Enigma.


No. 1884 Double Letter Enigma.
In summer sueset's' rosy beams,
In shining dewdrops' Of the morn;
In music of the rushing streams"
In "rustling' of the waving corn.
In thunder storms which loudly sonnd,
In "lurid lghtning'S" CLEAN and fash;
In ''storm-tOSsed boats" which leap and bound
And gainst ths wild rocks madly dash.
In Tennyson read of cOmpets,
4 band of mariners whofound
A land enchanted, aud did eat
OF tina. sweet, tempting fruit which drowned
In part their senses; evermOre,
They al in that strange land desired
To dwell, far from teeir native shore,
And neer again by hope were fired.
CHARLES |. Houston.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04
What Becomes of ali the Paper?
Nm York Tribune.

There ara 1000 pulp snd paper mills at
work the year round. Bat the newspapers
and magazines consume vast quantities Of
it. The Century Company take nearly 200
tons month for their publications, and
their paper bill amounts to $500, 600
yearly. Harper & Brothers take p, GOO
reams, r bert Bonner 10, 600 reams az q
time. Two cheap literature firms buy
$500, 600 worth of paper a year. One
patent medicine firm buys $500, GOO worth
OF paper every year.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04

In Bushire the buildings which really
impressed me the most were the buildings
in embryo. Brother" SAID
the man on the top scsffjlding, Gin the
name of God toss me up BRICK" and the
man below, as he threw it up, said
Brother, in the name of God receive the
brick"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04
Hard Lines.
Dras SNings

She-Last night 1 dreamt we were at
Saratoga, and stopping at one of the finest
hotels.
He-Don't talk that way. Money is so
scarce nowadays that e can't afford even
to dream of going to Saratoga.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04
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No. 1887 ID ocspitatIOn.
The total, you paid it;
Head of, you ate ii;
Again behead IL.
Next winter you'll get it.
~
BELLE BUBDETTE.
Nc New uOmpetItIon.

THE FINE ARRAY OF PRIZES READERS WILL WIN
FOR NEW KNOTS.
For the second half OF 1859 the editor of
"SphinN Knots offers these prizes, the cOmpeti-
ton to close December 81:
/. For the be,t lot OF three original puzzles Of
any kind fifteen dollars Cl5)
. For the best lot Of three illustrated puzzles,
a large Atlas of the World.
8 For the best lot of three original forms OF
any kind. five dollars 50
l. For the best lot OF three original anagrams
or transpositons, two dollars So
s. For the best lot OF three original charades,
two dollars (S2).
6. For the best lot OF three original numeri
Gals two dollars (S2
Z For the best lOt OF three original letter enig
mas. two dollars (S2l.
g. For the best 10. OF three Original decapits-
tons two dollars (S2).
Q. For the best lot of three original curtail-
ments. two dollars (S2).
10 For the bes' lot Of three original diamonds,
two dollars 81
H. For the best lot Of three original squares
two dollars (S2)
T. For the best lot of three original stars, one
dollar sd.
rs. For the best lot of three original double or
triple acrcstics, one dollar SD.
Ia For the best lot Of three original half
squares, one dOllsr (SD.
is. For the b-st lot Of three original rhOm-
boids one dollar 81
16 to %. For speci0l points Of merit, ten fine
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Each successful competitor will be given the
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receive only one of the twenty-five awards.
COmpetitOrs who commence work early will be
able to ma Ike several trials, with increased like
lhOCd Of success
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04
No. 1855. ents.

Whole will render less,
or ease if ought be tense;
Nert, strict or rigid is not
Obsolete, tie shot;
Three is praise written 20
BY Spenser, long ago;
F0ur we find (tis not hard,
To be a g'me of card;
Look, behold, observe. see,
Either one dre may be;
Theirs fifty lefl, yet It's one,
or SIR as I've begun.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04
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M. 13S6.-Oiamond.
R.KN Nus.

1. A letter. . \ vessel. 8. Dainties. 4. An
ancient musical instrument 3. wooden fab
nc. 6. A striking optical illusion. Z. Pertaining
10 a commentary on book Of Jewish laws. S.
Furnished by natural agency. g. Not entirely
favorable for a ships course. 10. Diverse. II.
\ letter. ,,-.---
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Mediral.
ITCHING ACONIES.
Every Night Scratched Until the Skin
was Raw.

Body was covered with scales lilo
spots of mortar. An aE fuI Snec'
facIe. Doctors useless. Cure hon
less. Entirely cured by the CutJ.
eura Remedies in five weeks.
lam going to tell you OF the extraordIna-,
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me- About the lst OF April last | noticed soma
red pimples like coming out all over my BODY
but thought nothing of IL until some time lafa1
on, when it began 10 look like spots Of mortar
spotted on, and which came of in Layers AZ.
companied with itching. | would scratch every
night until was raw, then the next night tbe
scales, being formed meanwhile, where scratched
off again. In vain did consult all the doctors
in the country, but without aid. Amer giving
up all hopes of recovery, | happened TO see An
advertisement in the newspaper about your Gu.
ticura Remedies and purchased them from nv
druggist and obtained almost immediate relief
l began to notice that the scaly eruptions gradu.
ally dropped of and disappeared one by one and
have been fully cured. | had the disease thir
teen months before began taking the Cuticurs
Remedies, and in four or five weeks was entirely
cured. Ny disease was eczema and psoriasis.
recommend the Cutlcura Remedies 70 al IN my
vicinity and know Of d grea. many who have
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scaly eruption on their heads and bodies. can
not express IN words the thanks TO you for what
the Cutcura Remedies have been TO me. Ny
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Feb. 7, lSsS No trace OF the disease from
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SPHINX KNOTS.
Any communications for this department must
be addressed 10 E, R. CHADBoUEN Lewistown, Me-
No. 13S1.-A Dream.

The other night dreamed this dream:
stood upon mountain.
An 'unobSuucted view" l had,
Clear as any fountain.
A vision through the space ! saw.
A father first did come:
he passed, thea all again was still;
gsZed enhanced, dumb.
A charming sister next did pass,
Wuh bright ana golden hair:
! looked at her in mute delight,
Then she vanished in the air.
A loving mother came the last,
Always true and kiud;
Soon she passed on, then lwoke,
This dream stamped on ny mind.
FRANK.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04


No. 13S2.-Charade.
one is an unpleasant insect
That often comes in our way;
While perambulatiug at nighttime,
Itsleeps the lIYelong day.
THO is the added product
Ofnumbers, if two ormore;
one, tlCO is the ridge, Or summit
Ola hill. Did you know before?
PERLA WILDE.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04
No. 1sss.-Geograp6fic.l OOuundrums.

IogC map OF As-H-J
I. Where should there be a hospital for aged
and infirm hOJses?
. Where should the unsuccessful go at once?
8. To what place should bad bakers be eXiled2
4. OF what are Iudan bracelets made?
8. Where should all crauks 90 swimming?
8. Where should dynamite cartridges be sunk?
II. NJ. A.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04
Answer.
1884 hole.
Stenographist.

1884 hole.
1867, -Stenographist.
1865
THE man that hath no music in himself
Nor is not mOvd with concord o. sweet sounds
Is tit toc treasonS, sratagems. and spOilS;
The motions of his spirit are dull as night.
And his affections dark as ErebuS "
-Ncrcb0Rt u V,Hi'e. act Y.
1869 Quite. O(cue)-u(y8u)-i(N-. tea)-(m)e