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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-05-04
BRooKLYN's FAMOUS PRrAc,,r,.
Has Generation Risen Tber. NJ
Knows Not Talmaee. ''s

IS very easy to write funny nan.

II is very easy 10 write funny ns,..
about DR.. Talmage and his Doss;65i..a apps
leaving Brooklyn, but il doesn't s,'''g o.
a close observer as though Brool. ~, i,iea' %
as well afford to lose Talmage as T-,y old
can TO leave the City OF Churches S.1-s
the death of Henry Ward Bee,ber' ' 20
Talmage in different line of effort o.. ~
sure, is the most conspicuous clar'.,%e .
ure in the city which has for severn ''' IT,
erations been famed. at home and as se-.
for the superiority, mental and or,,'' 49,. a.
of its clergymen, and the usefulue., y. d,
churches. Before Mr. Beecher W. W. Us
Brooklyn. Cutler, Lewis, Samue' II ~. o
without these NintOn and Betbune N.4
that saint" Of blessed memory A.. VIA
tine Pise, had sent glad tidingS fbr~.''.a-'
the community, the nation aud the ny.
Beecher overtopped and outshone ti.,.' e.
and then there gathered about him 81 a. a.
ministry names worthy of association '..-' s
their predecessors, and when be- iia5 pc
eral of them remained 10 do good yo-
the vineyard. OF these all Talma1a E. q.
most striking figure. IL was f0o ls.. +.
discuss the usefulness of a man win
more than 20 years has preached n i.
ldIEtSl NbuEltEdAlhA III AAlilII4. frr.
utterances are sent broadcast thr0gcf III
lions of journalistic issues every week -,
who is sufficiently esteemed by the n'i.-
at large TO warrant so astute MANAGE
Major Pond paying him the highest mos
lecture fee. Bnt Brooklyn seems anatfa-
in the face Of the doctors appea. Tor ro-.
with which to build a new Tabernacle ~
the question presents itself, "Whv isil.
sorr One would have supposed that h
week the needed funds would be- ,0r'ber-
ing. Can the unrented stores and ofcs, F.
Wall street and in the financial ad'acers-
have aught TO do with this curiou, co-r
ton of affairs. Has new gcnerr-
arisen who know not Talmage IT,,
must be some explanation Of thi, s.
which is not only astonishing, bl' .utene
ing, when viewed from psycholor.cud-.
1t is not likely that Brother Talmase w
leave Brooklyn. but if he does, Brmsr
not he, will be the loser.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-05-04
CUPED,S HARNESS.

matrimony as their proper sphere ~ life. but
they should constantly bear in minl that a
fair. rosy face, bright eyes, and healthy.
wcll-developed form, are the best passports
Ia happy marriage All those wasting dis
orders, weaknesses, and functional irrcgulari-
tics peculiar TO their sex. destroy beauty
and attncuvcness ana make life miserable.
An unfailng specific for these maladics is TO
be found in DR.. Picrcc's Fuvorite Prescription.
il i5 the only medicine for women. sold by
druggists. under a positive guarantee
from the manufacturers. that it will give
satisfaction in every case. or money will bc re-
the bottle-wrappers. and faithfully carried
out for many years. Sl.O0 per Bottle or six
Bottles FOR $500.
Copyright ISIS, by WORLDS DIS. MED. ASSN.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-05-04

The manner of inficting the death pen
altv I'm some countries is as barbar0us to-
dav as 10 was centuries ago.
Among some of the more savage nations,
frightful barbarities are devised for the
punishment of condemned criminals. The
BaugwOlo. ON the Aruwimi Riveriu Africa.
have "a peculiarly cruel mode of Kidding
themselves of such people. The culprit
is taken from the rude native prison, and
his head is covered with a basket which
is fastened around his neck, but not so as
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-05-04

70 impede breathing He is conducted to
a grove where the eXecutiouers have al
ready been at work. The limb of Young
tree has been bent low 90 the ground. and
is held there either 10y the united efforts Of
a number of men or by ropes tied 70 larger
trees a rope is fastened 10 the basket
about the prisoners head and also 10 the
end of the Bonded limb. He is then or
dered 20 stand with body erect and neck
slightly bent In this attitude the blow IS
given with a sword in the hands of the
native headsman and at the same instant
the ropes that confine the limb of the tree
are severed and il springs back to its orig
inal position, bearing on its point the baSk-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-05-04

The townSpeople form a semi-circle at
proper distance from the criminals, the
soldiers stand on guard while the heads
men. with their long dOuble-edged weapons
drawn. stand by for the signal. IL is given
and the chief swOrdsman begins the
butchery Both his hands grasp the big
sword there is a flash through the air and
the next instant a head falls forward and
stream of blood spOuts upward, until the
body drops into the hole and out OF sight.
Such is the deXterity of the Chinese
syyOrlsmen that they rarely need more than
one stroke in decapitation. One after an
other of these shivering wrethes is dealt
with i'm the same way, and not till the arm
of the headsman tires does he give place TO
an assistant. who steps forward and fin
ishes the work of carnage. Throughout
the whole scene the gong bOOms mOurfullY.
The Ching Chez, or death by the sword, IS
not granted 10 women in China. They are
either strangled or hacked 10 pieces.
There are two other modes of capital
puuishment i'm China. but they are reserv-
ed for statesmen of high rank and princes
of the royal blood When the reigning En-
peror cOnceives that il viii be TO his inter
est TO remove certain princes, he sends
them "a present of a silken cord, which Is
polite invitation 10 self destruction. The
invitation is rarely disObeyed. The unlucky
victim of royal diStavOr goes 10 his cham-
Der and adjusting a cord about his neck,
two of his attendants pull at it till he is
black i'm the face. The other method IS the
Hari-kau, or "happy Dispatch which
high officials are invited to give themselves
when they get into the bad books of the
monarch. With that fearlessneSS which, is
a strong trait Of Oriental natures, the Off
cial prepares for death. He summons his
household and his near relatives and in
forms them Of his disgrace. Heattempsno
Justification nor do they try TO disSuade
him from his purpose which is only too APP
parent Finally all is explained, and the
adieus are spoken. With single twist OF
his hand the doomed statesman, raising
his silkeu garments, plunges the short
sword-like knife into his bowels and drops
expiring 20 the floor Such a death is con-
sidered highly honorable and laudable on
fhp mart Of the victim
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-05-04

There are lots of old maids in Washing
ton and every young woman who hasn't a
big bundle Of money is afraid she is going
to be one. it was explained.
If half that | heard on either side OF this
momentuous question be true, matri-
monial insurance company, might, | should
think, do a big business at the capital of
this glorious land of the free.
WILLIS b. HAWKINS,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-05-04

There are nine crimes on the Chinese cal
endar calling for capital punishment, and
as a consequence executions are TAR IRON
being infrcQuent on the fatal day, the
condemned are Toasted 40 the expense OF the
governor of the district and giveuan aound-
ant supply of wine The revel generally
lasfs several hours. and as the criminals
know well what is % follow. they generally
make the most of their remaining time and
40 not stint themselves. heChinese have
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-05-04
DR.. PIERCE'S PELLETS
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Perfectly Harmless !
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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-05-04
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BREAKFAST

DINbLl 1T TT = n
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such articles 81 diet that 90 c'h-.i.. . -...--
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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-05-04

ct containing the dripping head. Hundreds
of trees are adorned with this hideous
human fruit along the Aruwimi. In Java
and Borneo. also, the head is exposed as a
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-05-04
We Guarantee Six Boxes

To cure any case. With each .-." ~.
by us for six boxes. accompanifl '- ..e
will send the purchaser our written
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HEALTH is WEALTH.

DR.. +. G. VESTS NERVE AND BRtiN lh'A
MENT guaranteed specific for Ht-'.ri
ness, Commissions, Fits, Nervous N'i,'.-.
Headache, Nervous Prostitution. cau- VIZ.
use OF alcohol or tobacco. Wake'unr-- h.N
Depression. Softening Of Brain rr,lI'-N- OBJ.
sanity and leading 20 misery. decay ai
Premature Old Age Barrenne,-. Loss
in either sex, Involuntary Losses ar-
torrhm caused by over-eXertiou ~
Self-Abuse or Oyer-Indulgence. tt'.
tains one months treatment si'l
boxes for 800 sent by mail pre- 900 .'
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Yes" said she: "books are full of that
sort of nonsense. but don't know any peo-
pie who could say much about it from eXpe-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-05-04

There is blessing in the air,
Which seems sense of JOY 10 yleld
To the bare trees and mountains bare
And grass in the green field.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-08-14

wrinkles. That settles it. No woman
wants to be wrinkled, now, does she?
Ocean brine cuts the moisture out of the
skin and hRrdens the flesh. Look at the
old salts. Try piece Of salt pork along
with your bTOiled chicken and see for
yourself. Chickens never touch salt. It
is death to them.
Married women, who love their hus-
bands, go into the ocean brine, but young
widows never. Young girls go in, but
with them surf bathing is only a means
to an end, and we all know what the chief
end Of a girls life is. A rich husband, of
course. It is the end Of her fun and the
commencement Of his.
Mrs. III. Estelle Du BOis-LOng has ar
rived with twenty seven trunks, some OF
them large enough to set up housekeep-
ing In. She Is popularity known as -the
woman with the hundred dresses. She
is a widow, and there are two things
about her that no fellow VIII ever find
out: What the M stands for, and how
old she is. Mrs. n. Du Bois-Long is
what is known as q Wel4-preserVed
woman" Some say she is sixty and
some thirty-hye. It costs nothing but
the effort to make your choice. Well,
Mrs. DU BOis-LOng never goes into ths
brine. She is 8 tubber, and such
a -tubber. Her private bath consists
Of q porcelain tub with silver mountings.
1t is surrounded by mirrors to enable her
to discover any lines or shInEages IN her
figure, which is wonderfully round and
white, whether you call her thirty-five or
sixty. This sumptuous tub is filed twice
q day with spring water brought in bar
rels from two miles away. Its tempeFa-
ture is raised to eighty and it is then
EOftened by boracic acid and milk OF al-
monds, and perfumed with cologne.
There is 10 rubbing done and no soap
used on the wonderful skin of the
woman Of q hundred dresses" Oh, no:
that would be a saCrilegs. her maid
simply pats the skin while It is thoroughly
mOistened, and dashes the water gently
against it. After rising from her bath a
French preparation, pate du serial, is
applied to shield the skin from too rapid
evaporation, which means wrinkles
Such is the secret Of this modern beauty
who comes to the salt seaside to keep
fresh.
Superb creatures gOrgeOugly attiredl
They won't stand washing in the brine,
so they never 60 into the surf. What are
they doing here? Giving tone TO the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-08-14

the complexion of parties, for no rou-
lette in its rotations ever equaled the
dckleness of the sovereign people. Now,
where the king goes. there goes the ies-
ter. That is to say, the political boss is
always attended by the political hummer,
who never earns dollar, never pays for
anything, never does q stroke of work,
never drinks q glass of water, and yet he
is an important factor in machine poll
tics. He's the grease.
Every dandy here wears a sash. Now,
a sash may look very we'll on a slim man,
but to increase rOtUndity of sixty inches
by adding q Gordon sash, shows to what
profundity of absurdity men descend
when once infected with a craze. They
wear it in place and out Of place; at the
races, in church. on the beach, with
evening dress and negligee, all the same.
The only regret seems to be that they
cannot be worn into the water. Thus far
the guests at the hotels have the sashes
to themselves but next week it is eX-
pected that the walters will don them,
and after that the porters and hotel
hands generally.
The women have their craze, too.
They run to big hats. Brims are so
broad that they have ceased to be self
supporting. One very indulgent hus-
band, to crafty his wife, has Invented a
brim supporter. It may be attached to
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-08-14

bobbing up and down like q water-soaked
log. He rarely makes any 0atcry. Tbs
people on the beach do this. The bath
ing masters plunge in, the catamarans
are launched. and although everything is
done quick as a fash, aid often comes
too late. One soul less in the world than
five minutes before!
Do they omit the hop that evening?
Does the giddy thrOng fail to gather on
the hotel verandas after dinner? Do they
close up the gambling rooms? Is there
anything to show that a human being lost
his life in the surf that morning? Oh
dear, not We don't come down here to
go into mourning.
This place is a favorite resort of lead
ing actresses, those who support estab-
ishments of their Own-the few who
make ten to fifty thousand year Mrs.
John Hoey in her day set this fashion.
The magnificent drives are we'll qualified
to show off a fine turn out, and there are
always notables noble and ignobIe, for
eign and domestic, at the hotels to make
it interesting. Dangtry was here last
year, but she didn't use the surf. She
"tubbed it" in her apartments. Your
genuine woman of fashion, especially if
she is bit passe, never goes into the surf.
She has been told that salt water makes
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-08-14
rrcEs of the Riras.

"I was much amused one afternoon,
saws an Observant friend, "by a little
family scene on a twig Of an elm tree,
where a fy-catcher had her tiny brood
Of five, Just out Of the nest, all perched
in a row. She was feeding them, and
the little dots took their rations with
great content as often as the mother
caught an insect and few back with
the morseI to each open beak IN turn.
The regularity with which she kept
account, feeding one after another, in
exact order, from top to bottom of the
row, was very interesting. Presently
one small chap grew impatient, and
while the mother was away duttered
over and crowded himself into the
place next to the bird last fed-exactly
as If he had planned to get the next
fv. He sat there, looking very sober
and innocent when the mother return
ed. but she saw the trick at once and
gave the fly to the right bird, whisking
the interIOper (as L fancied) with her
wing as she passed him, by way Of
cutting his ears. Probably he was the
rogue of the family, and she knew him
too well. Boston Transcript
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-08-14

WHILE Commander Davoust and
his comrades were steaming down the
Upper Niger toward Timbuctoo a
while ago they made a strange discov-
cry at one of the river towns. They
found a piece of. European pottery that
was evidently quite old. It was fixed
upon the summit Of a mosque, and the
Mohammedan natives told the travel
ers that it had been given to them
near the beginning Of this century by
a white man who was going down the
river. From all the information the
travellers collected they could reach
no other conclusion than that the donor
of this little vase was Mungo Park,
the pioneer of African exploration in
the past hundred years. Tt will be re-
membered that he mentioned this
town of Sauna Markhala, where the
vase has been found, and he passed
through the place in 18O5aon his last
journey, which terminated SO tragicaIly
at Boussa.
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stared ct, talked about, and feel a. she
sweeps along the hotel verenda that a
dozen OF more pair Of eyes eEs focused
upon her superb toilet; that they are
taking her in. studying her dress and
hat and gloves and shoes and sunskade,
her swagger, her mOdishnesg, her chic
and her pschutt.
Long Branch has always sxertsd a pc
culiar fascination upon statesmen, poIIti-
cal bosses. ring mas ars, ward maguates
and that 1lk generally. Politics needs q
great deal OF salt to check decomposition.
The political leader is not always what
you would think him to be-somsthing
towering and impressive. Some Of the
strongest of them are about as insignifi-
cant-Iooking as 8 last years mullen
stalk. But the beach is alive With all
sorts Of politicians, impressive and 9TH
erW1se, from the real statesman to the
N ew York saloon alderman, whose dyed
mustache, diamond pin, fash tie, new
clothes and vulgar manners stamp him at
once as g product OF rank sofia quick
growth, neither fruit, flower, nor vegeba-
bic, neither odOrous nor edible. What
good is he? Well, he is a money spend
er, and great summer resorts wouldn't be
possible without him. He drops his money
IN showers as gently as Jupiter did
his on the backs of the Dame, and quite
as generously, too. Money may be the
root of all evil, but it is never an unmit-
igated evil. The political manager comes
here to continue the game Of chance, to
bet on the color of cards as he does on
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-08-14

A PARAGRAPH. is going the rounds to
the effect that Wild animals are com
pletely fascinated and can be tanned by
perfumes, and this story is told
"Tbere was a Mrs. Lee in India who
had tame leopard that played in the
house with her children. He was very
inquisitive, as all of the tribe are, and
loved to stand on his hind legs and,
with his forepaws on the window sill,
to look at the passers by. When the
children wanted the place for them,
selves, they would all take hold of his
tail and pull him down by that. He
was generally very amiabIe, but some
tilses, his claws being very sharp, the
children were scratched. So Mrs. Lee
Taught Sal to keep his claws sheathed
by giving him, when he did so, a little
paper tray on which lavender water had
been dropped. This would throw him
into transports of delight. He would
tear the paper into bits and roll over
them on the floor. With nothing but q
bottle of lavender water persons have
become the best Of friends with a Loop
ard, a tigress or a ioness in a me,
nagerie.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-08-14

TREagsaement of the cigarette COM
I5ine to abolish the practice Of giving
pictures slcf scantiIy clad beauties and
athletic heroes of the ring and base
ball feIdisedoubtIess intended to molli-
~ hostile public opinion as well as to
.save s., GOO 600 annually on the outlay
fer picture advertising. It has always
been claimed that the pictures found
IA the packages were one Of the chief
aIIarements that led boys to buy them
If fI1is is really the case it is not prob
able that the agreement will last long.
That most Of the pictures had demora-
hzing effectEs undeniable, and if their
withdrawal results in diminution Of
the .cigaretterhabit among boys it
viii be- matter of congratulation-
It is not probable, however, that any
great Loss Of <trade is anticipated. The
rising generation viii continue to buy
cigarettes andssourt the narcotic infu,
ence as usual.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-08-14
corona, Colo.
The Comnissary's Mysterious Disappear
anCs.
Doc LIKLAG.

The COmmissary's Mysterious Disappear
ance.
The two lines were facing one an
other, with only q short distance sep
aratins them. A farmer rode into the
Confederate camp on a mule. Most Of
the soldiers had been farmers, and were
good Judges Of hOrsefesh, so that In
Conversation with the old farmer the
merits and dement's Of the mule came
up naturally for some discussion. It
was q good mule, they agreed with the
farmer, "but, added the owner, GIVE
never seen another man that could
ride him.
This remark brought on another dis
cussiOn. Several of the soldiers pro
tested that they had never been thrown
from a mule and were willing to bet
that they could ride this one. One Of
the most v0ciferous in praising his own
hOFsemanship was a commissary. He
swOre he could ride that mule, and
finally it was decided to let him try.
He had no sooner mounted than the
mule began pIunging viciously, and
then he ran around in n circle several
times at breakneck speed, the commits
sary holding on for his life.
Suddenly that mule made a break
for the frontt The cOmmissary
sawed and shouted in vain. Ev-
cry attempt was made to stop
them, but the mule was wild, and
the commissary knew that if he once
let loose he would have to be buried.
On like a ternado-and as straight
as the crow fiies-on past the Confed-
crate Outposts and heading for the
Yankee lines. They watched him I'M
til the mule was lost 10 sight.
That was the last seen of them, nor
has one word ever been heard, from
that day to this, of the commissary or
the muie.-AHG9Jta Constitution.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-08-14

THE "gameIIe," a kind Of tia mug in
which the French soldier receives his
ratiops, and which he carries on his KNAPP
sack, has at last achieved notoriety.
When the young Duke of Orleans came
before the court, and exclaimed; "I ask
for nothing but gameIIe, meaning
nothing but the treatment of a COM
mon soldier, the public readily seized
upon the emblem. Scarcely three days
had elapsed before a great jewe1er of
the Rue della PAX had hundreds Of "tin
mugs" in silver, gold and jewels as pins
and badges, which sold Immediately as
the "tin mug of Orleans" and were
worn all over Paris. A popular florist
designed a vase in the shape of the tin
mug, and presented the first specimen
to the Prince, who sent it to his bride,
Margaret de Charities, filed with roses
and lilies of the valley. In the mean
while all Paris is sporting the soldiers
tin mug in the tri-color, and the young
Duke has left a fashionable ornament to
remember him by.