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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-07

and arms by extendining himself at full
length. his hands resting upon the
chairs and the tips of the toes touchlhg
the floor. In this position he raises ana
lowers himself until tired.
The Indian clubs ought to weigh from
TWO 20 five pounds, and two-pound
.dumb-bells are the best. The exercise
which both afford is easy and pleasant
but would need an entire book TO de-
scribe the motions which the user can
make. They come in As very goou
windup after the pulleyS and bars.
The giant pulley, working from
above. the weight being raised, deyel-
OBS and strengthens the pectoral and
intercostal muscles, while the large
muscles under the arms are directly
acted upon.
The sliding parallel bars bring into
play the chest and upper back muscles
and the arm eXtenSorS.
Another splendid piece of apparatus.
which. however. could hardly be used
I'm an ordinary bedroom, is the wreSt-
ling machine. With this man acts as
though he were engaged in a Gr1co-
Roman contest and his entire body IS
called upon TO do its utmost. The per
son using the machine graSpS a handle
which acts upon TWO belts placed over Il
pulley. To the belts weights are at
tached, which are raised aAd lowered as
the handle is turned.
The sliding parallel bars are placed
upright against the side of the room.
The man stands between them. ON
either bar is "a movable piece OF wood,
or handle attached 70 a rope connect
ing with weight. The handles come
to lust below his arm pits. He obtains
the exercise needed by pushing down
ward. and in this manner calls into play
the muscles of the chest, back and arms
The advantage over ordinary bars Is
that the weight can be adapted TO the
strength of the Individual using il.
As have said before. the use OF all the
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"Bruder Markham" said the preacher.
dis we're bruder doan' know his duty. An
lemme tell you, wen er pusson doan' know
his duty, de Lawd say make him know 1t.
De Lawd say pei EN- ter come in. SO 1t
is now our duty ter pei dis pusson ter
come in. He got fifty cents in his pocket,
an il is our duty ter take it er way irum
him in his ignunce, an sen 1t ter de heaVum.
Grab him.
They seized old Bowles and took fifty
cents from him. He said nothing, but, bow
ing to the congregation, Withdrew.
An election came off the next day, and
Bowles was selected as justice Of the
peace. having been a candidate and having
carefully canvassed the field Shortly
after he was installed Rev. Mr. Buxton
and Brother Markham were arrested.
When they had been arraigned before JUS
tice BOwles, the preacher furlously de-
manded an explanation.
"Oh. vou'se bof come ter de right place
ter git it," said the justice dis we're
paper. swore out by de jedge, which is
mys'f, charges you an dis wooiy-lookin'
niger wild robbery
Il doan' understan' you, sab" the
preacher exclaimed.
Dat doan' make no diffunce. II amt fur
de prisoner to understan' de jedge; but fur
de ledge ter understan' de prisoner. Ez in
dis case de cou't is the jedge, prosecutln
torney an de jury, il is my duty ter say
dat YOU is hereby sentenced ter SIX hunts
in Jail, an dat eff you try ter take erpeal,
III make de sentence one year. De law
say dat when er man dOan' undcrstan' his
duty. YOU got ter pei him. Take charge o.
deze yer prisoners, Mr.. Constable
OPIE p. READ.
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Oats all right Say, how lung dem a
folks been in dat fix
"Er thousan years" the preacher an
swered,
"Wall, eff OATS de case da amt gwine
Spite befo mornin'. Come roun' an see
me(ermorrer. "
NO, sab. / wants YOU ter set de good
zample right now. Doan' say you amt
got no money Gaze whar dat fifty cents you
dun got fur cleanin' out dat well.n
Look we're, man. does You reckon Use
gwine rOun de ueighborhoOd er riskin' my
life er cleanin' out wells an den GIN de
money ter you."
You won't be ginin' it ter me; you be
ginin it ter de Lawd.'
DE Lawd amt aXed me fur it,
''Yas. He axes YOU through me"
How l know date
you knows il Gaze / tells YOU so"
Hump, dat amt no Sho sign You tole
me dat YOU gwine bring dat bride back dat
YOU borrid frum me, but | amt seed it
Wit"
Look we're, backslider, did YOU come
we're ter insult err sarvent of de Lawd. Did
you come we're ter fling cOntemp' on de
speret an de bride, say Gomez Did YOU
come we're ez er agent o. de fire dat amt
punched an de worm dat amt dead Wit -
NO, sab; l didn't come we're for all dat.
l come ter yerd a man preach. but stead o.
dat dun run Squar er gin err tax collector.
l dOan mine ginin money ter de
pol will 20 down we're on de
bayou wild you 'mong dem ha'f
necked niger chillun an turn nv
pockets wraung side outerds. l will 60
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tering French to mamma ard English to
papa, or rice rcrsd. The happieSt re-
suits may be hoped for from the graft
ing of Creole gayety and grace upon
American prOgresSiyeneSs and clear COM
mon sense.
In personal appearance the Cre0les
are well-lookng race, and even when
they have no positive beauty there IS a
comeineSS and symmetry which IS
pleasing. GroteSqueneSs of form and
feature, almost amounting TO deformlty,
flat waists, high shoulders and thick
wrists and ankles are almost unknown
among them. The men are usually
goOd-looking, sometimes Strikingly
handsome in the brunette type, and,
though short of stature, they are broad
Shoudered and muscular AT her best
the Creole girl is irrcSiStibly pretty, the
dark wonder of her great, long-laShed,
liquid eyes, further enhanced by storm
cloud of hair about low, smooth brow,
brilliant white teeth. delicately-mOlded
features. and clear olive complexion.
Her figure is lissom and rounded
supple and slender without angularlty
or attenuation-and her hands and feet
are small and dainty. Now and then a
strain of AndaluSian blood produces a
charming. mik-white blonde with vio-
let eyes and shimmering golden hair
doubly piQuante among her darker Sis
tiers.
The Creole damSel is not tailor-made
by any means. When money is not
plentiful. she is her own modiStc, with
very charming results: for her garments
are cOquettishly feminine. and become
her as its gay plumage becomes trop-
ical bird. Feminine.-that is the key
note to her character. She still be-
licveS that it is a woman'S duty TO be
pretty and pleasing. above all things.
and her family do their best TO shelter
her from coarSening influences.
Somewhat timid and conservative. the
Creole girl does not go in for culture"
quite so cncrgetically as the American
girl: she does not belong to so many
clubs and classes for mental improve
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prodigies of economy, yet. when there
is only one wage-earner and many de-
pendentS, the strain must necessarily
be severe. The sons of the rich are
given university education and the
choice of professions; whereas, COM
merce is the resort of those upon whom
the need of an immediate income is
pressing.
But society becomes more and NOR
Americanized each year, and the differ
ences between the two races grow less.
Studying side by side in school and col
lege, they have learned to know and I'M
derstand each other, and reciprocal pre-
induces have vanished. Canal street is
no longer the rigid line of demarkatlon
between the Creoles and Americans that
il once was. Some of the rich Creoles
have left their "down-tOwn" precincts
and moved uptown" and intermar-
riages have completed what social in
tercourse began. 1t is a common thing
to find the children of such unions chat
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health or improve that which he all
ready enjoys.
Ny answer is that exercise of the
proper kind taken systematically and
intelligcnt.y viii make % strong man
stronger and "a weak one better able 90
cope with life.
Use the proper apparatus and / can
promise that 10 viii cure dyspepsia,
weak lungs, weak action of the heart,
nervousness and nervous proStration
and, iu fact. about AN difficulties arts
ing from organs that have become dis
ordered Nor Co enjoy the benefits of
perfect health it is necessary that %
man should enter gymnasium. Tie can
DO an that is needed at home. and the
poor clerk, iu his hall bedroom, can find
the road 90 health just as wei. as the
son of millionaire
To him would make these SuggeS-
uOns: Get chest pulley, you can buy
One for from six t0 twelve dollars, and
.t takes up very little room. As au aid
Co health 10 Isl unsurpassed. Then pur-
chase pair of light Indian clubs. cost
ing from one to three dollars pair.
Next pair off twO-pound dumb-belIS,
that will cost forty or fifty cents. n
giant pulley worth ten Or twelve dollars.
and q thlrty-do.lar pair of travelling par
allie. bars will complete as good am out
ft as any one needs. Put them iu place
and there viii still De plenty of space in
Che hall bedroom for the occupants 90
move about in.
The chcst-pu.ley comes first because
0f the different motions of which 10
f.r. ID. D.. fI
Let the man stand perfectly erect with
Diff, back to the apparatus, and raise the
weights by pushing the arms straight
forward. This deve.opc~ thc muscles of
the chest and arms. Tie then turns
about and pulls, the result being thar
the muscles of the back and the arm
HeNor, come into play. Then raise the
arms above tine head aud force them
backward This motion benefits the
upper back. the neck and the eNteuSor
muscles of the arms. Bend back still
further and tine small of the back is act
cd upon bencfcially. Then bend for
ward at the hips and the most sensitive
portions of O. mans body, the abdomen.
viii be made stronger. Tho abdominal
muscles need more exercise perhaps
than amy other, and. as rule. they get
scarcely any. The abdomen is heir 90
aIl Kinds of complaints, to remove the
most of which only proper exercise is
necessary.
Iu using this pulley TO should Doe re-
mombercd that 90 light weight is best
DO is not the number of times of pulling
chat counts; &c is the upidity with which
thc motions are made. one probably
could not go more than eighty
strokes t0 thc minute and forty would
be about right. I should advise five
or tcu-pouud weight, which ought To- De
used from five to ten minutes. With
tlc entire apparatu, about thirty miu-
utcs ought to be consumed. and new
move should be made directly the old
motion becomes tire>omc.
Another splendid exercise is that of
.uhalug. and that can Doe done with
good results many times day. Expand
lhe lungs slowly and to their full capa-
.ity Then cnhaic the breath by de-
,rces. This exercise alone viii increase
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HIS REVENGE.
OLD Sylvester BOWLES MEASURES OUT
JUSTICE.
Rev. Anthony Buxton Takes Part In Making a
Collection by Force-An Old Negroes Idea
Of Missionary Work-Let the Devil
Rest In Peace.
IcopYRIGHTED.l

Rev Anthony Buxton, the old negro,
,vbo durinr the visit of a cOlOred delega-
ZION To the White House, astonished every
one nv demanding that the President should
ioin him i'm PRAYER, is the pastor OF the
Rnshv Creek meeting house. He IS an eX-
ceedinplv sturdy old fellow, and IS so ylg-
orous of body that one of the "howdy-do
slams. snch as one often bestows upon the
shoulder of a friend, has been known 10
knock a brother of the bench and create
CONSERVATION among the mourners. Inc
old man has been so SUCCESSFUL III every
work that he has undertaken, that recently
he decided to do something IN the way Vi
foreign mission. ever q hazardous unuer-
taking among the negroes ana Inereoy'
with his newly acquired fame, place HIM
self at the head of conference ana lheh run
things pretty much his own way.
"Bruders an sisters,n said Rev. MI.
Buxton. lust after he had given out his
text last Sunday, "befo' l enters into de
merics am de illusions o. dis yere 'portant
question. l wanter 70 tell YOU bout some
folks er lang WAYS frum we're dat IS mighty
i'm need o. de help o. de human family. Oar
is er whole nation o. folks Twin way over
wander i'm de heather Ian dat neber thinks
n goiu' TO ter church, case why. Da amt
cot no church ter go ter. 'Sted o. yeleln
dehalleluiah o. de Christian puSSOn, an dc
sinner mans groan fur help at de
mourners' bench, DEE folks hunts an
fishes on de Sabbaf In dat awful country
the little chillun, stead o. yerin de techin'
story o. de holy men dat blowed de ram 5
hon an den seed de walls o. Jerico come er
tumblin' down, da lays roun' widout no
clothes on. an while in dis country de chill
Inn is given ia blessed nickels fur de good
o. de preacher, deze po' chillun is er tiingin'
mud mt one 'nudder an is caperin' high in
der Satan-tanted glee. Must SIGH pro
ceedin' 90 ON in deze bright days o. de
Lawd! / say no, da mustn't. But how we
gwine to stop il. III tell you. We gwine
SEN good preachers ober dar an hep uem
folks ter fess ligion, dat's how. But how
we gwine SEN de preachers: I'll tell you
dat. too. We gwine raise er whole lot o.
money an den de good men kin go, but you
better blebe da KANT go widout money.
Now. want all hans ter fling in er little
suthin'. Bruder Markham, you tote de hat
rOun' de congregation
Old Sylvester BOwles arose and said: 81
amt gwine TO give no money ter sich er
foolishness e. dis we're. Eff dem men you
talk en- bout wanter 20 feeshin', wy 1t amt
none o. my business. 1t amt fur me ter 60
an Interfere wild dar erfairs. De possuls
went feeshin'. an ia cotch feesh, too An
eff dem chillun dat amt dom nobody no
harm wanter waller an Joy dase'ts, wy !
say let EN- 20 er head. Dem folks Is Jest ca
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\ Narrow Escape.
C1ieqqa HeraiR.

fNt.I.Nf AitN'..A
lie had % cloth-bound volnme. under
one arm and a map rolled up under the
other.
Not one of the three lawyers at their
desk. nor even the office boy reading Il
novel deigned more than glance at
him.
''Ahem." he began. Zine morning.
VIII YOU be- kind enough to
We're very busy, don't you See?'
Snarled one attorney. We have no time
for missionary work.
81 am not a missionary. book agent,
a cauvaSSer. a solicitor, a hawker or a
peddler; 1 want to see lawyer on bust
ness.
Immediately the three lawyers Sprang
for the stranger. seized and held him,
while the Office boy grabbed chair and
pushed 10 under him.
GIVE me some air, won't YEP" he
gasucd. is there a lawyer named
StuyveSant i'm this building? I've got a
map for him"
'.Three doors below" screamed the
Office boy. as the three lawyers skunk
back to their desks.
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much de chillun o. de Lawd ez we is, ever
bit en- grain, an Wen de Lawd say; 'Nere,
stOp dat fOOlishnesS' da gWine stop. an
tell He do say fur 'em ter stop, wy IL ain
none o. my place ter come mlNin' up IN de
erfar. Da all peers ter be happy, not
KNOWN dat ole Satan is altar 'em, an
femme tell YOU whut's er tack. how does
we know dat he is. You wants ter raise
money ernufT ter sen preachers ober dar'
ter tell EN- dat lessen da do ez de folks ober
we're say do. dey is gwine TO be damned.
Now, ] KANT say dat da gwne be damned
any mo den we is. / we're tell dat da dOan
cheat one nuther, but da KANT say dat err
bout de folks i'm dis we're country. Da
doan Git up no uusts-da amt got any cor
ners ON watermelons. Da dOan tell You dat
er boss dat da Jest let YOU hab amt mon
fo year ole an de naiNt day You fine out
dat he dun mighty uigh dead wild age. !
amt gwine Gin er cent
The preacher was so astonded that il
was some time before he could reply. But
his cOuntenance. al first lifted into aston
ishmeut. soon drew down in contempt.
"Bruder Bowles," said he, 81 has seed er
good many mean men in my time has
seed men dat would snatch er hunk O. liver
en- way frum er starvin dog an fling IL er
way. les ter we're do p0' dog howl. but !
neber befO seed ez mean er man ez yo' Sc f
is. sab"
81 doan kerc whut you've seed an whut
YOU amt seed Bowles rejoined. but
YOU amt gwine Git no nickel outen me-
"Au right, sab. You will 90 ter tor
ment an after burnin er thousand years
YOU will look at dc big clock on de furnace
an den you'll see dat in amt one o'clock.
How do er prospeck like dat hit YOU"
Oats all right IF de Lawd wanter
sen me dar KANT buy myself of wild er
nickel dats one thing shO.'
Now look we're Bruder Bowlcs, said
the preacher, stepping down from the pull
pit. Use got too much intres IN YOU ter see
you stroy yo' salvation disser way; an
now fur yo' own good Use gwine make you
he'p dem heathens
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the chest measurement at least three
inches iu less than six months. The
three inches means that the lungs have
lust So mnch more room To- grow iu.
IL one does not care Co purchase all
the apparatus named he can do very
wei with a cane and TWO chairs. Let
him hold che cane I'm his both hands az
about his shoulders width Then come
these motions. Straightcu the arms
above thc head and bend way forward
at the waist. Bend ut the waist side
ways. right and left. the arms still be-
ing above the head This exercise is
tho very best that can be devised Co de-
vclop the waist muscles. Next swing
we'll down OBJ the side and back, then
swing forward and upward. and finally
swing first 90 the left and then 60 the
right as FAR as possible. Each motion
should Doe made ten times 900 first. From
that number there may Doe gradual I'M
crease up to forty
Two chairs placed about eighteen
inches apart can also be made TO answer
very well in place of the sliding aarallel
bars. With them. the person eNercis-
ing develops the muscles of back, chest
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CRE0LES.
GRAPHIC PICTURES OF THE GOOD OLD TIMES
THEY ENJOYED
Sketches of Their Observation-Disclosures in the
Household Changes Since the War
Many Prosperous Creole Men
Of Business.
Special Corresponding Of tie Register.

SpeCidt correspondence " TIC Aes'otH'
New ORLEANS. September g.
Standing before this old mansion on
St. Louis street, once the home of a
wealthy Creole family, one realizes what
changes the years have wrought.
Though now the great double doors OF
the courtyard are battered and devoid
of paint, there was time when, In
opening, they afforded enchanting
glimpSeS TO the paSSer-by-vistaS OF
green. flowers, prodigal profusion, bord-
ering the tagged pavement: tropical
plants in tubs waving their broad leaves
with ruStling whisper; and fountain
that caught thousand rainbows in It's
leaping spray, falling again into the
marble basin with cool and pleasant
sound.
This was the town house of a rich
Creole, who spent the gay season in New
Orleans, repairing, when the heated
term set in, to his great sugar planta-
tion in ST. James parish, or if Madame
and the little ones needed a breath OF
sea air. to Last Island. then a highly
fashionable summer resort. Very gay,
indeed, was that gay season, with horse
races. lively regattaS upon the Bayou
st John. balls and parties, and
other social diversions, and it may
be believed that that temple OF
music, the old French opera house,
on Orleans street, swas crowded on
fashionable nights to its utmost
capacity. Hospitality was both n duty
and pleasure in those days. Each
family kept up 4 running fire Of enter
tainmentS. and among neighborS there
were many minor festivities of more
informal character The stranger with
in their gates was made royalty well
come Every thing was on a lavish
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ing the arms. expanding the chest, in
haling and cXhaling the breath, etc. OF
course 10 goes without saying that a
sponge bath should come next. but here
again l insist that the water must be 20
degrees.
have spoken as though all persons
should have their Spongc-Scrubbing very
soon after getting ont of bed, but there
are exceptions. For the man with a
weak circulation, rubbing with q course
towc. is better az first. After a time he
can take 10 the water. and soon, if he
starts his blood moving with the mild
caliStheuicS. he Will experience no sense
of discomfort from the SpOnging.
Exercise and 20 degrees of water are
great things, i'm my Judgment, and when
properly used they will carry "a man
through To- q healthy, happy, hearty old
age. GEORGE GoLDIE.
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EsaT CENTRAL STANDARD TINE.
VlEGnnSyIVdnid LINES.
From Bridgeport STATION

Trains via the Cleveland and Pittstu,, l..
road leave Bridgeport for PittSburg D-.-
and Cleveland. $50 "A. m. For Pitt>N.r-
A. IN. For Chicago and CLEVELAND 100 . u
For Pittsburg and New York. . 81 81 u '
Steubenville, 1913 a. m.
Trains arrive at Bridgeport H4 m. I.-
a. m, l2:l0 p. m, 4:37 p m. aa4 % p. Oh.
On Saturdays only-For Ea,' Liverpool, GA
p. m; from East Liverpool. II 81 g. m.
FROM WHEELING STAlluN.
Trains via the Pittsburg, Cincinnati au. ~
Louis Railway, Panhandle Route. i'a'e .'-
ing. for Steubenyille. Pittsburg and 'le i.'
6. 20 a. m, 1875 p. m. 1920 p. m, and ID
For Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianap0Il, ahi N
Louis. $40 "A. m. and $40 p. m. For Oo..n
and Chicago, l2.35 p. m. Trains arrive 90 ...
ing at $50 "a. m, 1000 "A. m, .: - p. m.. an-
D. IN. Trains leaving at $50 a. m. aud 1921
AT $50 D. N. run solid between Nher.r-
Pittsburg. All trains daily except SUNDAY
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mcnt: she does not want to vote: nor
does she yearn for mission. Like the
French jeluc fiic, she is apt to look for
ward to marriage as the feminine des-
tiny, being emnently fitted for wife
hood by her sweetness Of nature and
domestic tastes. As mother, she errs
on the side of over-dcvotion TO her chill
dren. That she grows stout-alas!-
with increasing years, is the only dark
spot in the picture; but you will find
that the Creole matron, though she may
have lost the 1.-the grace Of maidenhood,
has preserved much of her beauly of
face, most of her gdictc dc occur and all
Of her smiling good temper.
JULES DAYOT.
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Found Way to Beat the Bell pun,l

A Kansas City street car rord....
has found an easy way Zoo ..at nh. la
punch. He goes of o some ,.r...jo,
spot at night, notes III. humber .r5a.
ted by the register. puAs the machin
till it has counted off the entire lOM
and begun at one again. after which B
rings till the register indicate, .u d.,
than when he began and stops. ie
then in position TO ring fare- bones,
all next day and be - ahead of t..u-
pany at night. The only way to b..
the honest street car conduc,or ,
make the counting capacity of tae r.
lister 100000, or handcuii him t0 ..-
other honest man hired to wa'c.
day and night.
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apparatus, should not consume more
than thirty minutes, and while eXerciS-
ing man ought 10 wear shirt and
trousers of light flannel. Ii is also best
that these clothes should not be dorned
at any other time After the exercise
comes q good rubbing with course
towel and then sponge bath with
water of 90 degrees. Another rubbing
with the course towel follows.
The proper time to exercise is three
hours after eating. and once Il day is
sufficient.
The day, for one Who loves his health,
should also bee begun with few light
cnlisfhnnir>. SncL Is rnising and lOWer-
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Curiosities of Chemicals.
Chicago Herdld.

Certain substances which are deadly
in their effects upon man can be taken
by animals with impunity. Horses can
take large quantities of anthony, dogs
of mercury, goats of tobacco, mice OF
hemlock and rabbits OF beladonna with
out injury. On the other hand dogs and
cats are much more susceptible to the
influence of chloroform than man and
are much sooner killed by it. If this
invaluable anasthetic had been
tried first upon animals we
should probably have never en-
joyed its blessings, as it would have
been found to be so fatal that its dis
coverers would have been afraid to test