Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-01-13
CHANCE FOR Brains.
Something Wanted to Prevent the Misery
of the maiden and the Patertamlltas IN
the Parlor and Down Cellar.


Pects sun.
There Is an opening in this country Tor
an inventor who viii discover some pro-
cess by which coal can BE- pat into fur
mace or a stove without making such 2
noise. If a process Ct muiiing coal, 80 Il
will slide intO the furnace nOiselessly, as
though it bad been creased, could be dis
covered, i. would be great boon to hu'
manity. When the winter winds are
blowing, and the head OF the family Is
seated before the CRATE, or over a register,
With his slippers on, Of an evening, enjoy
irg himself, his happiness is rudely
dispeTed by hearing the man show
elling coal into tbs furnace. He feels that
every shovefa is a waste, and the noise
causes cold chills to 90 up his spine, and
10 think how he may have to oIder coal
the mkt day, when be has not paid for the
last load. He feels that the manipulation
of the furnsce takes g malicious pleasure
in the noise. Great CONSERVATION Is often
caused whel a young lady has q gentle
man caller Al IS happiness in the cosy
uarlor. and he toys vi her lily white
band reaches his arm a-Oond her waist,
or perhaps holds her on his lisp. They
dream of q future when they can be with
each other constantly. Her rosy f'ce IS
all smiles, and his rapture is complete.
Suddenly, like lightning from e clear
/ slxv. comes the cmiaOus sound OF the coal
/ shovel below stairs. The furnace door Is
hsrcei with the shovel end the sound re-
vsrberatos to every part Of the house. TIE
GIRL Turns pale at thought that her father IN
/ bis room above, also hears it, and the
vonps man looks at her and feels like
/ fb,OSing water in her fsca to revive her.
The shove, sc,ap9s on the brick floor Of the
coal bin. and adveItises that the coal IS be-
coming scarce Then the man throws the
coal into the fire box, and repeats the per
formence until the girl is almost Wild, and
she hears her father walking heavily in his
room above, and the young man begins to
SIT calmly and think.
1t is trying moment.
Tner. ia no other sOurd that can tdus
b-eak in upon these young people, and
csuss such a coldness The gas meter Is
ticking more slowly than usual, because
the pas IA turned low. You can muifls the
Gas meter. but yOu can not mUtf9 Tbs coal
| Sbovel. II t. in It's work whs all o'hei
tbings are sull. II there could be some
method Of treating egg coal 50 thatit would
bs galvanized with cotton batting, and the
coal shovel could be made of paper, much
suffering would be prevented. II c'ai could
besold put upiu sacks or cartridges holding
charge for Furnaces 1t would be well.
But as long SIS coal is hard snd IS sold IN
bulk. aid an iron shovel is used and an
iron furnace is the receptacle, there VIII De
bsrd feelings No man can be perfectly
calm and happy when he Is liable at any
moment 20 iesr the coal rafting into a
| furnaee OF stove Nature has made man
strong enough to bssr SORROW and physical
suffering, aud it hes made him equal to
standing the racket whsn note he hes
endorsed for 8 friend hos gone to protest
but it has not provided him with IRON
nerves that can remain quiet when he
hears a coal shovel at work. Here Is
chance for inventive genius.