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The Portland daily press., 1890-01-04
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Natures Great Vital Energy Recuperator.
Wheat, natural food, contains all the fifteen eIe-
ments found in the human body, and chemical analysis
shows all natural foods, vegetable and animal contain
these same fifteen elements, and nearly in the same
proportion the human body. Deficiency of pidliz-
iag elements is the trouble eih fine -four.
In boiling all but three of these needul elements
are bolted out; that one bushe of wheat, ground
nhe and unbolted, contains as much nourshment for
the body as twelve bushels of superine -four. Where
phosphorus, the physical element of all vitality, Is
wanting in food, the same will be wanting in the
system, and the body will come short in vital energy,
of living on the bases of superfine -four is enormous
and foolish.
Flour is mostly starch (7 Der cenl and contains three
ehemcal elements Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen The
human body contains at least twelve elements besides those
OF starch How then, can flour be nutritious with about three
elements, when should contain fifteen elements
properly nourish and sustain the human body?
Nearly all our functions sustained by
the importance having the their full
ophosphorc acid which is the pabulum of the
tissue.
point worthy attention the fact that while this article
nourshes fully the brain and body not unnauray
stimulate either.
At the present time the practice large extent among
inllefs TO grind the finest soundes wheat
the poorest into what called Graham four This term
general name given to mixtures of bran spot
large extent unfit for human food What good
sweet whole wheat -four finely ground and securely up
Tor family The brown loaf made from whole wheat
to our eye as handsome the white 1t be made with
all the exceences of the white, far ghness
cened and II is sweeer and palatabe With this loaf
we secure all the important nuve principles which the
Creator, for wise reasons has stored up in wheat.
Pure Wheat Meal contains more life sustaining
--ls- Al e
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-28

The three candidates Stumped the
district together. When they got over
into PrentisS county, johnson seemed to
be at his ease. He followed Cayse's eX-
ample and claimed the votes of the clti-
zens OF PrcntiSs county because he was
born in the same county with them. He
did the same thing when he got into
Alcoru county. BY the time he reached
Tishomingo county his opponents were
tired. John seemed to carry everything
before him because he was born
in each county. At last Colonel
Beene could stand it no longer.
When John claimed to be born in
TiShomingo county, the Colonel said:
Gentlemen, when we were canvass
Prcntiss county, Mr. Allen claimed to
have been born there. When we got
over into Alcorn county he claimed to
have been born there. And now we are
i'm TiShomingo county. he claims TO have
been born here. Gentlemen, Mr.. Allen
is a spirited citizen, but he APP
pears to have no partition between his
Imagination and his memory. All that
Eve got to say is, that he IS the most
born man that | ever saw.
The Colonel was dumfounded when
Allan told him that PrentiSS, Alcorn aud
Tishomingo counties formed one county
when John first opened his eyes.
AMOS j. CUMMINGS.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-28
sTRANGER IN BOSTON.
He is seen Cutting Gashes in the Trees on
the Common.
pjffsJurg DisDQfch

He had come from the West TO see
Boston. One evening. moment or two
after leaving his lodgings, he was seen
to take a knife from his pocket, cut a
deep cash i'm tree, and walk on. He
repeated this at intervals along the
street.
Cautions as ne seemed TO think him
self, his mutilations had not escaped the
notice of several citizens who felt a sort
of '.woodman spare that tree venera-
tion for the tall naples.
say, mister" said a burly citizen. APP
preaching the stranger, don't you
think YOU had better let them trees
alone? Too early for sap, you know.
Il don't care for sap" was the reply.
Then what i'm the deuce are you
driving at with that toadSticker?"
well what do yer suppose? Here
I've been in this ere town three days
and haven't been able to find my way
home once. l walked around the Com
mon three times last night, and then
had ter hire a cab. Why don't you
Straighten your streets? But | don't
mean to get left tonight; I'll know this
street when l strike it. III feel my way
by those hicks i'm the trees"
An humble apology for the trees on
the part of the BoStonianS followed.
Finally a map of of Boston was present
ed TO the stranger, on condition that he
would spare the trees.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-28

purpoSe, namely, to provoke chal-
ienre: for instance, one student says 10
another: you are Ounce, Isle sind
Elm dummer junge). The one VINO Is
addressed in this way hardly THINKS OF
the meaning Of these words, he simply
understands that he is wanted Tor
duel. As it has often happened
i'm this method Of chal-
longing that the contestants were
of une0ual skill and strength, the pro-
voked one became the victim of brutal
superiority. To-day most of the stu
deuts' clubs send a list TO their rivals
containing the names of such members
AS are willing to fight. The challenged
club then chooses out OF its own number
such as are regarded as the equals OF
the others TO meet them.
This list may be corrected several
times until. in the Judgment OF both
sides. the couples are evenly matched.
All necessary provision is made 70 pre-
vent serious consequences. The arms
are rapiers, long, straight blades hall
an inch wide, sharp on both edges Tor
about eleven inches from the point.
Only the chest, the face and the skull
are open for the blows, every other part
especially the eyes and the throat, be-
ing protected. The contest takes gen
orally fifteen minutes of actual lighting,
if wound is not sooner inflicted, which
calls for the immediate attendance OF
the surgeon. The latter isalwayS pres
eut with his professional utensils ready
for use. As no pauSeS are counted the
time the contestants stand opposite
each other often exceeds an hour.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-28

friend inquired, land where did ne
come FROM"
"His name was Allen" the drummer
replied. 81 heard somebody say that
he came from a place called Tupelo:
= =
Another story told by the Mississip-
plan was concerning big squirrel hunt
at Tupelo. A prize was offered to the
hunter bringing in the most game for
dinner. Allen hired several trusty
negro hunters TO go into the woods on
the day before the hunt, to shoot all
the SQUIRRELS they could for him. On
the following day, John put in an early
appearance. He started off with his
gun upon his shoulder and his belt filled
with Shells. He appeared at dinner
time. loaded down with game. He
threw about forty odd squirrels upon
the grouud with a sigh of re-
lief, but appeared somewhat disappolnt-
ed because he had not done better.
There you are, boys" he said; Il
didn't have much luck this morning.
I'm not feeling we'll"
1t turned out that there were twice as
many in his pile as were killed by the
best of the other hunters. lie was
reaching for the prize when one OF MS
competitors protested.
Hold hard" he said. Don't give
nm the trophy. If that man killed those
SQUIRRELS he must have scared them to
death He has all the loaded shells IN
his belt that he started out with this
morning. Not one has been used.
1t is said to have been the only prize
that John Allen ever missed.
-
The best of the MisSissippian's stories
was based on Johns campaign.
Allen was born in TiShomingO county,
Some years ago he was candidate for
District Attorney. 1t was in the same
district he now represents in Congress.
He had two strong opponents. One
was Colonel X. O. Bcene, an old lawyer
of considerable reputation, who had
been District Attorney before the war.
The other was Norman Cayse, a
young lawyer of Itawamba county. He
was about the same age as John Allen,
and has been before the people as can
didate for Aliens place in Congress.
Dnring the canvass, while speaking in
Itawamba county, CaySe claimed the
votes of the people because he was born
in the county. John Allen, in reply,
said that he was born in the adjoining
county of TiShOmingo. If he hadn't
been born there, he would rather have
been born in Itawamba county than in
any other county in the State. Colonel
ID
said that he had always regretted that
he had not been born in either Itawam
ba county or Tshomingo. These coun-
ties had no existence, however, at the
time Of his birth. He had, therefore,
done the next best thing, and was born
in Tennessee. where his mother lived.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-28

As the serious duel appears to many
barbarouS, so this, which has deadly
consequences only i'm case of gross care
lessucsS ON the part of the wounded,or by
accident. is considered ridiculous. And
vet it's defender may find something TO
say i'm its favor. There is in every youth
something inherited from his savage an
cestorS. a certain amount of rudeneSS,
an overlooking vigOr of his maturing
physique. This needs 10 come out some
how and 10 is entirely restrained only by
a few The freshly acquired feeling OF
manhood wants TO assert itself, and II
often enough runs riot. Those German
.MenSmen" conduct this vigor into well
regulated channels. While il is thus
satisfied. it is at the same time put UNI
der "a certain control, which in itself Is
am educational force.
This duel affords such a test. In it
the contestant shows his mettle, and he
comes ont of il with strengthened self
reliance, which often, i'm later life. dis
tinguisheS him fayorably from those
who have never gone through such AN
experience. Take men of high stand
ing i'm science and public life in Ger
many You will find that large num-
Der of such have taken very active
part iu this Juvenile sport. The pride,
therefore, that some of these young
men trke i'm the sears which deface
their countenance hardly deserves the
sheer they So often get. 1t rather shows
their chivalrouS mind; they are prOuder
of these marks of manly character
than of offeminate beauty. IL is
a fact that towards, afraid
of the scorn of their fellow-StudentS
overcome their fear of pain. and, after
fighting two or three of these duelS,
wonderfully improve in their character
and may Doe placed afterwards in the
same rank with their most courageous
comrades. For 10 takes great amount
of self-control for man, especially
when hc is bleeding with painful
wounds, 20 stand mflinchingly for over
am hour before his antagonist. I'm
dinching,y" is used here i'm its StricteSt
sense. for the slightest sound of pain. or
movement of the hand, or even of the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-28

been in several cases, blown 49,.
of the inside Of the door. '"Dfey
One of the cleverest pieces ~
done by burglars is picking CONN, work
locks. There are few who can H. 'se'lon
is done by the sense Of touch and IT, Il
ing, after long practice with loei near
every style. "' Of
With all the inventions thar
been made it is admitted that tbe.i nave
no safes that are absolutely bn,,'@ ore
proof: provided time enough is 90 gar
the thief to work at them. The ~ 70
of safe manufacturers has been ~ Z p
thieves from getting through the d. n'r p
between Saturday night and NJ -o'i'
morning, and this has been do ,'-s
massive blocks Of metal and stone. Y!
rounding the vaults with an kira ''
alarms and watchmen armed m =.
teeth.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-28
NOT TAUGHT IN SCHOOL.
Some Things the Perceptive Faculties
should be Trained to Do.


The following list of questions in the
line developing the perceptiye faculties
have been compiled by Louise Stockton:
When you 90 TO your room at night,
can YOU walk directly TO the match-b box
and put your hand on it?
When you turn out your light and
leave your room, do you have to tumble
for the door, or can you 20 straight
across the room and take hold of the
knob?
Can YOU, at night, walk among the
trees without running into them, or
keep the garden path as directly as you
would were il daylight?
If YOU wish TO estimate the size of
ANYTHING. do YOU know enough of feet
and inches TO make Il fair guess by
simply looking at il?
Can YOU guess the height of hat by
sight?
Can you calculate the weight of a
book, box of matches, bat Il ball
q glass of water, Il letter, by hold
inc il is your hand?
If YOU hear street cars, where there is
a double track, can you tell by the sound
which way they are coming?
If YOU are near river, can you locate
a steamboat 10y sound?
Can you use your knowledge of music
i'm analyzing the progrcSSonS of steam
whistle? Can You tell on which tone it
stops?
With your eyes shut, can you tell
what kind of a flower is put to your
nose?
Can you tell from the bark of the trees
the points of the compass?
Can You. by listening, tell what kind
of vehicle is coming. and how many
horses are attached toit? Do you know
the difference i'm sound made by four
and 10y eight hoofS?
Can YOU match colorS without SAM
plies: carry colorS and shades in your
memory?
BY the touch only, can yon tell which
material is section, which is woollen? Can
YOU from a bunch of different colored
zephyrS pick out black strand, keep
ing your eyes shut?
Can YOU. by the taste only, tell what
kind of meat you are eating? Can you
decide what flavor has been used in Il
glass of soda water?
Does a rose petal taste like that a
violet? Do hard water and soft water
taste alike?
In short, do you use your senses? DO
you train your observation, and then re-
member what you observe?
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-28
CONDUCTOR DIDN'T NOTICE ma,
A Chicago Man Not Only Saves III. :.
Fare, But Wins Something Like
Dollars on Bet.
Chicago Times.


Il have not failed to ride down.
on a North Side grip car free OF ....
for week." said smoOth-facel
per young man 10 those who st0f-.
him on the corner of Clark and1..
streets waiting for chance r,.
aboard a car.
That So?'' TEL us how You
and we will work the snap, too 81,
his listeners in the same breath.
"Well. it's this way: There up.
ways lot of people on the coruera...
ing for a car, and while the couq.-..
is helping the women on | jump at..-.
i'm front and take a seat inside T.rI
pull out a paper and become Iarl,n
the news. The gripman nine tme, ,
of ten is busy fixing his tension >crav0-
watching the.track ahead. and pas, ,.
attention to me. When the conductor
comes through the car for his .rr,
never look up. and he has doubt, sl.r,
me. but usually after a hard star. D..
me his memory gives out ana he u.,,..
on"
Don't believe it works MORN ...
time in a hundred" said one OF 'h. is.
tenerS.
'Bet you a V do it on the ride q. So,
town." promptly responded the smooth.
faced individual.
Its GO" said his companion.
The money was put i'm the hands u
the other member Of the party. and Ola,
trio PREPARED to board "a car. Bur for
some reason the first car that came
along did not appear 20 suit the
free-ride man, and there being Nttlo
room i'm it he had an excuse To wait g.,
the next one. This was "a Lincoln g.
and he directed his friends 10 get all
ON the rear platform while be- gained Ga.
trance i'm front, as he had explained
Sitting down about the centre of thccr
he pulled a paper from his pocket and
began reading with great inion'nr,,
His friends secured seats near him aii
watched the proceedings.
The conductor went through to t.c
front and collected fare, then 400 go
the two friends, got his nickclS, gave 3D.
old lady change for a quarter DO ponue,.
refused to accept a Canadian dime irn
fashionably dressed young womau
and passed out without so much q, O.
glance in the direction of our rcaal.
friend. Just as he was opposite A.m
however, the diNgent reader ruStlea A.'
paper vigorously, quite like man
whose sole thought was TO find the ci.-
torial column or the funny paragraphs
When the three arrived at NaShiA--
ton street, they alighted and sought tA'
secluSion Of saloon TO pay the stakes.
pretty good scheme; I'll work 10 my.
self" said the one who had lost his y
"YC., it's easy when you know moss.
replied the winner as he pOckcted bus
$40. Then he left, and in another m De-
ute was at the tunnel entrance, WlH
he caught the same car that Doe Dad
come down on. Il had great lucs t.at
time. Jimmier said he, as be- handed
the conductor $3.50.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-28

I House. and he was forced to accept. lie
is not much of a hOt-weather statesman.
He appeared at Tammany Hall on the
Fourth of July and has spent the most
Of the time since then campaigning IN
Mississippi and elsewhere.
The other day he returned to the
House. His naturally Swarthy com
plexion had become darker from the
exposure to the weather. lie listened
to a few speeches. told sixteen new
stories, begged a chew of tobacco from
Watchdog Holman's leather pouch and
again disappeared. a tall MisSisSlp-
plan travelling in his wake retailed some
anecdotes concerning Johns career,
which convulsed everybody with laugh
ter. One of the incidents occurred at
the outbreak of the war.
John was a gawky boy, whose knowl-
edge of the world was confined TO fish
omingo. Itawamlh and Oktibbeha coun-
ties. The reverberationS of the guns at
Fort Sumter were thrilling the South.
Each man was rushing TO arms. Camps
were being formed on every side. The
feeling was universal that one South
erner could whip seventeen Yankees.
The South was perfectly confident OF
success. The only fear expressed was
that the Yankees would back down
without fighting.
In the excitement John went up to
Corinth. where there was great Con-
federate camp. 1t was the first time he
had been so far from home. He found
there five or six thousand recruits uni
formed and equipped. 1t was the larg-
est body of men that he had ever seen.
His uncle commanded company.
John spent the night in his tent. Upon
his return home somebody asked him
what he thought of the situation. "Oh, ="
he replied with a confident air, ''there'l
be no war. It's logon shame. As
soon as Abe LinconhcarS what agoin'
on and a-doin' at Corinth, he'll back
straight down, and thatll be the end Of
it. The Yankees won't fight
The gaunt Nis>iSS ppian launched an
other "Reminiscences IF John. to the in
tense delight of the listeners. The in
cident occurred while the Alliance
controlled the balance of power in
Northeast Mississippi. 1t elected a
harum-Scarum citizen Justice of the
peace. His habits we're convivial and
he loved rough-ana-tumble fight. At
one time he was accused of selling liz
uor unlawfully. rs friends claimed
that he never had as much liquor as he
could drink. much less enough to give
away or to sell Upon this plea he eS-
capped. The last time the justice was in
trouble he was tried al TupelO. John
Allen happened TO be- at home. As the
Squire was a personal friend he defend
ed him and secured lis acquittal, refuS-
ing to receive anything for his services.
In the last Congressional race the Squire
actively opposed JOINS denomination.
He was especially prominent in the pri-
mary eection held in Prentiss county.
Aliens friends were indignant. They
Protested against his conduct and ac-
cuSed him Of ingratitude
Don't you think Squire, - he was
asked, that you do wrong in working
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-28
FOUNDED on FICTION.
Faithful Towser; or. the Boy Avengers
Last and Best Shot.


"Histr grated the Boy Avenger to
his faithful dog. II hear a voice walk
ing this way
The faithful deg histed.
At that moment nine Indians, led by
Old ourtecn-Stomac charged up the
glen. The faithful dog slipped his pipe
into his pocket and drew bead on the
foremost. and. one after another, four
of the red demons bit the dust
To his horror the Boy Avenger found
that there was but one cartridge in his
rifle. But he was able for the occasion,
and thrusting the steel ramrod into his
weapon he fired full at the neckS Of the
remaining Indians, who were advancing
in single file. The ramrod pierced their
neckS and strung them up like cells on Il
stick.
When all was still again the Boy
Avenger turned and thanked the faith
full dog for his bravery.
Jaw. That wasn't nuthin'" returned
the intelligent animal. modestly. you
jest ort to seen me durin' the Custer
campaign."
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-28

ruE STUDENTS wEAP- tlc gallant ma
o<- tions OF West
eru and Southern Europe, his Anglo
Saxon cousins shortly end an discussion
by calling the custom -baroarOuS or
even ridiculous. But Notwithstanding
that. people with whom boxing is ma
tioua sport. who even pay money 10 see
human beings uiurc each other. have mo-
right tO condemn the "manly artot SELF
defense" iu another form. ] think that
with this us with other unfamiliar GUS
toms we should Try 90 understand be-
fore We pass Judgment What / pro-
pose in trying Co give the philosophy of
the duel is not SO much to defend the
custom. which seems not tO come up 10
the standard Of ciyiiizatiou,as tocNpidn
it.
We must distinguish between two
kinds of duels fought in German uni
ver>itics. One kind, which iSnot pecul-
lar Co students. nor to Germans, is q
contest for life and death, 90 settle
some serious difficulty on some point of
honor. This is common to all nations
on the European continent. Even in
this country such dueIS have not yet
quite disappeared. I'm Europe they will
not disappear as long as society thinks
il beneath Che dignity of q gentleman 90
bring certain OfienSes into court. or con-
siders mans honor stained by insults
for which there is mo- redress in law.
How powerful q hold this code Of honor
has upon society is shown by the fact
that mo- military officer can keep his cp-
auiottes. who declines O. duel or who.
under certain circumstances, does not
challenge. TO take single instance, a
man like Ferdinand LassaIie, who per-
Soually was greatly opposed Co the duel,
felt himself obliged tO Suhm Co this
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-28
AN AUTUMN SONG.
HqrPer'S Magazine.

Hdrper's Magazine.
An the summers worn and old;
The sun has ceased a-wooing u.
Trees are dropping blood and gold
Blood for murder of the right,
And gold 90 hide il out o sight;
But for all they are SO bold
think they'll fail for doing 10
Till the careful sun Is cold.
Till the watching stars for dread
Go out. and cease TO tighten II,
Cruel earth drinks up the red,
Wrung 10y lust of greedy gain
From the broken sweaters pain,
From the dying and the dead,
Till never moon may whiten IL
With her silver pity she'd
We who tread a golden way
With hearts Of others paving IL,
Hank the autumn voices say:
The yellow leaves lie ankle deep,
But through them still the crimson peep,
Rudy drops TO stain the day.
No after rain-drops. LAYING IT,
Wash the purple from the clay.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-28
Too Cheap.
Philadelphia TIN

They were from Chicago and rich.
The daughter was taking lessons in
coyueSs and social Small-talk.
A penny for your thoughts she
remarked to an distracted visitor. and
then felt from the look of horror that
overspread her parents face she must
De guilty of false step.
"Why didn't You offer him dollar?'
was that lady's criticism, after the viSi-
tors departed "We've got money, and
YOU mustn't be afraid TO let folks know
BE-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-28
4 Boston Baby.
'i''s5Hrg Dispatch.

"DocS 90 love 90 mammy?" murmur-
ed the fond mother TO her faXen-haired
l-ycar-old.
The baby SQuirmcd.
zoos mammy'S itSy-bitSy-tootSy-coot-
sy. oo?"
The baby Squirmed again.
And 90 loves 90 nanny juSSer lot,
mammy's little baby
-The baby threw up its hands. "Oh,
come of. 10 yelled, don't you see I'm
right i'm the midst of the 'kreutzer
sonata. Now don't disturb me again.