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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20
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eff there is anything / pride myself on
said "a travelling man, cit Is that i am NOT
at all superstitious.
Me. too" spoke up the man VINO was
selling shoes. 81 haVenO patience win any
one who believes in signs, he continued;
at the same time turning over a small
round substance he had taken from ms
pocket. They are all old woman
notions"
Whats that YOU have IN your hand
asked the first speaker
N~That's hOrSe-chcsmut, SAID the Shoe
man.
"What do YOU carry it for.
.Oh. as "a preventive of the rheumatism
off course They are infalhble for that
You won't have an ache or pain as long
as YOU have one of them I'M your pocket
THAT'S So" repeated the dozen or more
men who had bean deuOuncing superstition
for the past half-hour Then every man m
the party pulled "a horse-CheStnut out OF
his trousers pocket and began 10 relate IN
stances where the great enemy had been
uut3tO rOut by the innocent buckeye.
Subsequently, the porter came i'm and
announced that there was Il new moon. and
every one of the dozen drummers went out
ON the porch t0 look 40 10 over their right
shoulders The man who had been de
uounciug superstition the loudeSt hap
ueued tO meet "a cross-eyed man ON the
steps and passed the rest of the evening be
wailmr his misfortune. He had had an en-
eaeement 20 play poker. he said, and he
.uever had any luck when he met person
whose ewes were twisted.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20
HOW HE PROPoSrn
A st. Louis Husband, Hint f..
Young Men "A'li

a winter IN the ST L0ul, c..,.
says: 81 was very meh .-
article published few isr. . '.a
&lrls are proposed TO-. lttr- %. Hs
proposed was just as UNIQUE .-s -e a.g
and method a little more r0r'' .-e'-s
fellows in that article adou,.l - o.
case of love al first sight t., "-.s
didn't know how felt neither,
that she cared aconteneutf ..,..' ,s
a modest, retiring, bashm. .5-rle 81. I'd,
while wanted 10 tell her f... -.a-l
thought Of her | was afraid p.
day night. the fourth time t.i So.
made up my mind fully tlatT 49,.
but she was SO shy ] th0r.f- F.. e.
brighten her away if >p.t. ".
o'clock ! proposed a game ~ cs-i.
Joke suggested that we p.iy t-
and that she put herself rp .- "--e
She m0destly consented -l..... r.
going 10 lose, and I knew f. Iaf.. ta
lost chance, even II h was d ..e.
won. and told her with % lag-ff,..
longed 10 me. After sitting a,+
each other few moments t... t...
and said She must a.Wav, nl. ...
and that the hand / he.d SD, r..
looked az me with smi.cart....
Well, If you want if 500 ..
] won that girl by game 0. ..r..
day, but We neither h.r.
violating the fourth comm.uIr.
haps my method may help -....t....
full couple
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20
wives Snapped in Nebraska.
s. Inns RpubHf

]. II. Fox and !. Schad were neighbors in
Cotton Precinct, Neb. Schad taught the
district school. was superintendent of the
Sunday school. was an eXhOrter Ia the I'm
iversal Church His wife was young and
pretty. Fox is farmer He, too. was the
possessor of an attractive wife The two
families became intimate and IL developed
that Mr.. Schad and Mrs Fox had become
enamored with each other, and that "a SINH
lar state of affairs existed between Mr..
Fox and Mrs. Schad. The four became
acquainted with each others feelings, and
finally they struck a bargain and snapped
wives. Schad babe his wife an cfiectonate
adieu. kissed his little one good-by, loaded
his ncighb0r's wife into "A wagon. and to-
gcther they We're driven 20 Crook, sta
ton ON the Colorado division of the Union
Pacific. and then took passage for Denver
Fox and Mrs Schad and the latter's child
remained at Cotton.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20

he wanted him to send him by express right
off n doubled barreled shotgun for his boy
Get breech-loader if you can" he con
tinued "and if you can't git breech-load-
or send on a good muzzle-loader, stub and
twist barrels The boy is llst thirteen year
old am he kin shoot like ole Dannel Boon
After YOU send the shotgun please send me
yer latest report on agriculter an a lot OF
garden seeds for my wife.
MIR. Orth hesitated awhile before reply
ing TO the letter. He finally wrote that he
was very sorry he could not send the shot
gun. because the Government was IN need
of all the guns that it could get 10 put
down the rebellion He took great pleas
IRE. however. in sending his latest agrlcul-
tural report and the garden seeds for the
mans wife.
-Four years afterward. when the war had
closed. Orth picked up another letter one
day with the same direction:
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20
DRINK, PRETTY CREATURE.
The siren OF the slipper and the Young
Man Who Loved Her - But Who
Oualcd.
Harry 3. Smith ~ -imfrica.
uCome. drinll. I implore vou.''

4l'IfV d. tNft'..l ''' -Af''' tN'ts
Come. drink. implore YOU"
GLADYS JayhaWks low cOntralto voice
so low as to be almost decollete-fa ltcrcd as
she whispered this eXhortation in the sea-
shcll-tiuted ear of which Castor Monies
pan possessed two
She punctured the remark with CON
vulsive sob. as if her larynX had slipped its
mornings At this sound the young man
felt his whole being thrill as IL had never
thrull before.
Never" ne exclaimed. with an express
sion ON his face which could have earned
him so week as the william of an "Uncle
Toms Cabin" company.
They were from St Louis. these two:
but they were to be pitied rather than con-
dcmned for that. They were born there
and knew no better Castor belonged TO
one of the old French families. while the
father of Gladys had made fortune by in
venting a patent cOrkscrew. They were
well matched. and the world said that when
Castor MOntespan lea the pretty heiress 10
the altar, the good old city of St. Louis
knew no happier proprietor of d soft
snap than he.
They were sitting I'm the twilight just
now. and the cleaning was just beginning
its usual glodm. while the purple haze of
coming night was doing business at the old
stand
As Gladys uttered these words with
which our story opens, she stood with one
white arm about GastOn's neck. while I'm
the opposite hand she held slipper of
white satin. The satin i'm the slipper had
been intended for the manufacture of "a ball
dress, bat Gladys found that there was a
supcrabuudaucc of material. i'm fact enough
for pair of slippers for herself, and SO the
ball dress was abandoned, and the slippers
were made instead.
Drink"
The monosvlablc was uttered i'm tone
that was half prayer, half mandate: yet
Castor vouchsafed uo answer save the
low. soft refrain of Little Annie Rooney
which he whistled pensively.
Striking "a mad scene in ARTICLE IL at
titude. she exclaimed:
Castor. YOU have said that YOU loved
me. then listen. This slipper of mine con
tains the contents of two quart bottles of
champagne, sparkling and delicious as
champagne alone can be. / have been
reading of the young men at White Sui
phur springs who drink champagne from
the slippers of the rcigning bellies. | fam
would emulate them If you love me,
drink
In harsh, firm tones the young man an
swered:
GLADYS. heaven knows I love YOU; but
cannot drink two quarts OF champagne at
one gulp That were madness. Girl, you
would fain get me paralyzed.
And SO saying he strobe into the gloam-
ing.
With shrek of anguish Gladys cried:
IL shall have 20 drink 10 myself
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20

son of the Duke of Vallombrosa. The new
book of Edouard Dumont does not offer
bv auv means the same interest as La
France Juivc." To begin with, the author
goes over the same well beaten ground in a
wearisome manner: then he devotes sever
al chapters to himself and unintcrcsting
family. and finally winds up with the we'll
known story of the Panama canal-in one
word q wearisome work.
France courts number of distinguished
Irish families whose ancestry. fleeing from
English persecution. made their homes
among the Gauls. their cousins
Every year these gentlemen celebrate the
feast of Saint Patrick i'm dinner which, on
the last occasion, was presided over by
Able Connolly. formerly Judge OF the
Supreme Court of Cessation, but who, on
tho death OF bis wife. nee lie Segur. took
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20
Talking About smart Dogs.

hNNfNF fNt ] UNtN.
You talk about Your smart dogs. said
Detective HAYS the other day, in conversa-
ton with "a party of sportsmen. but ! had
4 setter once that was one OF the most re
and best trained dogs that ever
knew / had him in New Orleans once,
and was at the st. Charles Hotel One
morning. when I came down from break
fast. saw my dog squatted i'm the middle of
the Office floor pointing TO the clerk $
desk. He had the true position of "a setter
in the quail brush. Quite an admiring
crowd was about him wondering what he
was up to. ! walked mp to the desk, feel
ing certain that my dog scented game. /
saw nothing however. and was just about
To chide the animal when. happening 10
glance on the register, | saw this: a.
Partridge Oh, but that was a smart
dog
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20
MARRIED TIE WIDOW.
The Way Justice Was Administered in
Texas.
J0HrpGt

While the Texas veterans We're holulns
a reunion I'm Austin, not long since TWO
venerable men who have not seen each
other for many years were talking ABOUT
fbe eariv history of Texas. and how much
better things were managed i'm those days
than they were now ,.......
Among the incidents OF by-gone days Was
"a murder trial which took place In the days
of the Republic of Texas, not long aiter me
battle of San Jacinto \ man was brought
before the court charged with having muir
dered ueighbor. the father OF large
family. The murderer himself was an I'M
married man. The presiding Judge nav
inc read the indictment. told the prisoner
To- stand up. and said 70 him:
Bill Jones. YOU have not acteQ flshU III
this matter. You have deprived a good
woman of her husband and made orphans
of her children III turn You loose, VIII
Won marry the widow and support the fam
of the deceased t'
The prisoner said that he was more than
willing 90 do So. I'm fact, he had shot her
husband I'M order that he could do thatvery
thing
Tbe widow had no objection, except She
wanted a little more time 20 fix up Tor the
ocrasion. She. however, announced tnat
She was ready. and the Judge pronounced
the happy couple man and wife without
any delay
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20
HONRIBEL GODDESS ). ORTIZ.
House OF RIPS.
Washington. ID. G..

In this letter the old man called his at
tontion to the fact that the war had Just
ended and that the Government must have
heaps Nv guns on hand" He therefore
wanted him to send by the first express a
double barrel shotgun, "breech-loadln' FOR
his boy THE boy is now Il goin' on for
seventeen year. an he is the best shot IN
Injeany. Git him a good gun an glt II
quick. for the hOllerday sh0otin Is comm
on an he wants,to kill somethin' for Chris
mis-" In conclusion the old Hoosier said :
Il want YOU TO send me the latest copy of
your agricultural report, an my wife wants
sum more garden seeds. -
Mr. Ortiz was in quandary He had
given "a good excuse for not sending the
shotgun I'm his former letter. but now he
was stuck He thought over the mattcrtor
some time and finally concluded there was
only one way out of the difficulty. He
bought "a secondhand shotgun. breech-
loading and sent IL 10 the old man by eX-
press At the same time his latest agricul-
tural report and the garden seeds were for
warded
Mr.. McMillin says that he afterwards
heard that Ortiz WAS avenged. One day as
the old man was trying the power of the
gun it exploded and killed him. But Nc
Millin does not say that Goddess =. Ortiz
told him this.
At times letters tell their own stories.
Here is one that ought 10 touch the heart of
many processing Christian who pays hun
drcds of dollars for "a pew in fashionable
church In Boston or New York. IL comes
from am humble cOlorcd clergyman who
evidently has the welfare of his flock AZ
heart:
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20
Women Away, Return umbrellas.

Did YOU ever know woman to fail TO
return borrowed umbrella asked "a
dealer of these articles addressing rcpor-
ter
'.I can't say ] ever did
Nobody ever did. said the dealer, en-
nhaticallv 81 have been i'm the business a
while selling them, and ! have made a
special study of women In connection with
the borrowed umbrella phrase of social
ethics. and have vet 90 learn of case i'm
which She has abused the confidence repOs-
posed I'm her when she was lent an um-
breua to protect herself i'm sudden
shower She either returns 10 I'M person
or sends 10 with verbal or pretty note of
thanks no the first opportunity. When q
man comes in 90 buy am umbrella and / get
chatting with him. I ask the question.
Did YOU ever lend "a woman an UNI
brcuar'
Yes"
"Did she ever retunitr
"Ncs"
.Thcu I go Co book kept for this pur-
pose and D make am entry I'm this form
'Iutcrrogated another to-day entering the
datel Here is the book
And thc dealer showed 90 the reporter "a
book with many pages of entries IN the
form given. covering number of years.
NO sir" repeated the dealer, with
strong emphasis, as the reporter took his
leave. ''a woman never fails TO return AN
umbrella"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20
His View of II.

Mrs Wic1wirc-No know very we'll
that Your cigar bin for one day amounts 20
more than an my Incidental expenses Tor a
week
Mr.. Wickwirc-Yes. that's Just wo-
MANS luck. wish I could get along as
cdeaplv as YOU cdn
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20
MANY A LIFE

LAS been saved by the pr0mr
L Ayers Pills. Traveller,
sea are liable 10 constipation
arrangements of the stomlcau.
which, if neglected, lead 90 >.., ..
often fatal consequences Themes.
means of correcting thcsectI,.,-.
Of Ayers Cathartic Pills. Tn.-.
dent sailing-mastcr would a- ,.0r ..
sea without his chronomef-s a, 1871.
a supply of these Pills Thong. r-r.
and energetic in operation. Af,-, e.
leave no i'll effects fl., aa r
vegetable and su-ar-cn'.i ....
medicine for old and young. 80 U...
abroad.
For eight years ! va> aH..-.I
constipation. which a. a-.
bad that the doctor, ,HII OIL.
for me. Then ] began o 'a.. l.-.
Pills. and soon the hnND, r...
their natural and re.l.ua"..a ,...
now ! mm in
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20
UONRIBEL GODDESS S. ORTIZ.
House oF RIPS.
Washington. ID. g..


DEAR JEueE. take my pen in hand 20 Def
Won know that We are all well an hope this viii
ind YOU are enioyiu the same ble,~in.'
He wrote that he had wife and boy that
was mighty smart. He said he
had voted for the .jedge" every
time that he had been a candidate. and he
thought it was about time he got some
thin. He said that he understood that the
Government had lots Of guns on hand, and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20
Quite.


Mrs. Tattle-I blame my husband for
remembering only one-hat what l say to
him.
Mrs. Te.iger Well.
Mrs Tattle-He blames me for saying
twice as much % him as ] should.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20
Realism.

Hariet-Let's play cleaning house, will
you, Henry.
Henry-All right you pound your fingers
with the tack hammer and I'll upset the
stove pipe and say dammit
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20
His Heart was All Right.

Girl weeping m sorry you have 10 go
on the road again. II almost breaks my
heart.
Drummer-Don't cry. Fanny, ! II manage
% ,,ic I'm NM another rirl somewhere.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20
Especially.


Wibble What a sordid, unsatisfying
thing IL is for a man 10 devote his whole
life 10 the mere pursuit Of wealth.
Enthusiastically if he doesn't get IT,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20
Garcosiana.

Guest-Garcon. this apron is moist.
Garc0n-TeS. wept overlt this morning
when l thought how small your pour boire
for breakfast was.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20
CARRoLLroN, CARROLL Co. Ga.

Dear Sir: take mypen i'm hand 10 Write
YOU few Lines. 10 Ask YOU TO AIDE Us in
this Great Struggle in Carroliton. My
Members Ship is very small here. in re
garding the News papers from Atlanta
find Your name Published. and all SO See
your incom Was Glad 10 See that You
Was an able Man in this Life So hope
that You will help US if You please TO
do SO ia the Name of the Lord, Mr..
-. Evorry De Nomination HAYES good
church Here But the \. NJ +. church. if
You VIII AIDE Us bi the some of forty or
fifty Dollars. if YOU Please, il will help the
cause of christ i'm Cauollton. Ga. We
Mead We Want your AIDE May God help
YOU 10 do So With Pleaser
yours In christ y. NJ. f. church
j. r. PHILLIPS. pastor
Money has been sought 10 aid in building
many palatial church i'm the North, but
no clergyman. however bright. ever penned
a more original or apparently sincere letter.
AMOS j. CUMMINGS.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-23
An Odd Bird That Likes Fishing


Away up on the mountain side, where
the numerous streams find their way
through deep, dark canons down to the
pulse beat of old ocean, is the natural
summer home Of the water ousel, the
strangest Of all strange birds. You sell
dom see more than one of them at
time. They are of dark blue color,
and are easily recognized by peculiar,
quick, jerking motion, which they never
seem to tire of. And as they fit from
rock to rock they are continually bob
bing up and down, performing such a
polite little courtesy as would cause you
to smile to see it.
Owing to their peculiar habits and the
isolated spots they select to build their
nests no one but the most ardent sports
men and naturalists succeeds in finding
them. Hence water ousel's nest, with
two OF their eggs in it, has commercial
value among nest collectors of $685. They
always build their nests just back of
some waterfall or under some overhang-
ing bank, where they have to go through
or under the water to get to it.
Another strange habit of this bird is
the deliberate manner in which they ap-
pear to commit suicide. They will start
slowly, very slowly, to wade right down
into the water until they disappear from
view, but if the water is clear and you
have sharp eye you can still see their
little dark forms clinging to the bottom
in search of their morning repast, which
consists Of periwinkles.-Tacoma Led
Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-23
Indefensible Injustice.


About one-fifth of all males in Massa-
ckusetts average less than 81 per day.
The females working at this low scale Of
wages comprise 72. "a per cent. of all the
workers. No intelligent reader will fail
to realize what this fact means. AS the
sc~le Of wages rises the number of fe-
males enjoying them grows steadily less.
Of total of 1887 workers receiving $50
week and over, only 1858 are females.
The figures simply show that in the en-
ployments in which the very lowest
wages are paid women constitute over
70 per cent. of the workers, while in the
employments where as high as $50 a
week are paid they constitute hardly
over per cent
In addition to all this is the humiliating
fact that in the same occupations, stand
ing side by side with men, the females
are paid less wages for the same work;
or, what amounts to the same thing, a
woman Of 30 years or upward is made to
work side by side with boy of 10 at the
same wages. Women are compelled,
then, to fill most of the cheap places,
and paid less wages for the same work
at that. We have no hesitation in saying
that this is an indefensible injustice, and
one so gross as to shame civilization.
Why do legislators sit passively under
such determinations of sex in the matter
of work and wages? Simply because
they know that the women carry no
votes, and that mere sentiment, however
just, can neither seat nor unseat poll
tician. But it will not always be thus.
Boston Globe. s+g0
Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-23
ELEcrIoN PROCLAMATION.


So. All that portion Of the County Of san
Joaquin comprising the City of STOCKTON, one
member.
member. 81
SO. The county of Amador, one member
81. The County of Calaveras, one member.
So The county of Tuolumne, one member.
SO. All that portion of the County Of Santa
Clara comprising the Townships OF Almaden
Redwood, Fremont, Alviso and santa Clara, one
"a All that portion of the County of Santa
Clara comprising the City of San Jose, ,one MEM
Der.
IS. All that portion of Santa Clara County
comprising the townships of Milpitas, Burnett
and Gilroy, and all of the Townships OF San
Jose, except the City Of San Jose, one mem
IS. The County of stanislaus. one member.
81. The Counties of Merced and Mariposa,
one member.
SO. The County of San Benito, one member.
So. The County Of Monterey, one member.
20. The County of Fresno, one member.
II. The County of Tulare, one member.
~. The Counties of alpine, Mono and lnyo,
49,. The County of San Luis Obispo, one
"a. The County of Santa Barbara, one mem
IS. The Counties Kern and Ventura, one
rs. All that portion of Los Angeles County
contained in the Townships of .Soledad,. San
Azusa, Wilmington, san Antonio and all that
portion of Los Angeles Township not contained
within the city limits of Los Angeles City, one
member.
"a. That portion of Los Angeles County con-
tanned within the limits of the City of Los An
geles, one member.
78. The County of Orange and all that por.
tion of the County of Los Angeles not included
in the Seventy-sixth and Seventy-seventh As
sembly Districts, one member.
70. The County of San Bernardino, one MEM
Der.
80. The County of San Diego, one member.
The Legislature, at its twenty eighth session,
proposed an amendment to section 8, Article
XII relating to the adoption of charters of
cities. The Constitution provides that the
Legislature shall submit amendments to the
people in such manner and at such time as Is ex-
pedient. The Legislature having failed to pro-
vide for the submission of the above amend
ment, | am not justified in calling upon the
people to vote thereupon.
And | do hereby offer reward of one hun
dred dollars for the arrest and conviction Of
any and every person violating any OF the pro-
visions of Title ", Part /, of the Penal Code;
such reward to be paid until the total amount
hereafter expended for the purpose reaches the
sum of ten thousand dollars
In witness whereof, /, X. w. Waterman, Gov
ernor of the State of California, have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the
State to be affixed at the City of sacramento,on
this the first day of October, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety.
r. W. WATERMAN, .;-
sEAL.l Governor.
Attest: WM. C. HENDRICKS
Secretary of State.