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Wheeling |nstalmenf Co.

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Wv dispensabe. They may have met your eve 81
other places, but never has it rested on them n
our prices, which areialways the lowest and whcl
W n,s week be On these Immediate need goods lowe
fact, at any price Your attention, however. we wou
have especially directed to large Solid Ash Ice Chests
n caarcoa lled for co. worth $l2 We car
our present Of how many Of these goods
nave ana how long twill taketo dispose Of them We
Ins plan BY reducing prices
Keirgerat9rs inwarm weather needfuls we offer gallo
ss oGSs : the same cooler that sells
price $40 2gallon Coolers 5c each In Baby Carr
Rod;e an assortment hard to beat in Reed and Ra
no in all shades and qualities upho
WHEELING NSTALMENT COMPANY,
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-12-19
The Film in Glassware.

The interesting fact has been devel.
oped in the case of table glass that the
much-admired iridescent flm'is slight
]y soluble in water and what is left of
it easily yields to the solvent action of
caustic soda, while it is not affected by
the action of strong hydrochloric acid.
When the solutions in water and in
caustic soda are examined it is found
that these solvents have taken up
sodium, sulphuric acid and carbonic
acid, and the portion of the film that is
: insoluble in the acid can only be silica,
even the spectroscope failing to reveal
the presence of lime.
The iridescent film is also said to be
usually associated with one side only
of the glass and must be formed dur
ing the final heating of the ware, be-
ing probably caused by the action of
the sulphurous acid which exists in the
burning gases, this action upon the
surface of the glass. forming sodisul-
phate and sllicate. Ehe latter is after
ward decomposed, when free silicate
separates out in an amorphous form,
and this is that portion of the film
which resists, as above mentioned, the
action of the hydrochloric acid and is
dissolved by the caustic soda -Ph;!a,
delphia Ledger.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-12-19

dering how far I dared presume upon
that friendly symptom, he Tapped his
rough tongue all over my face. Then
sat up and laughed, and he jumped and
frolicked. as large as young lion, as
gentle as kitten,
Presently / tried to go back into the
water, but to this he forcibly objected
and was obliged to submit When
returned to the house he accompanied
me, to the terror of my hostess. "He
belongs UP at the schloss," she ex-
planned; the young graf is away trav-
cling, and almost all the servants are
afraid of him. .-..---s-~--.-~. .-.... .-~
One morning as we were returning
from long walk | saw advancing that
always novel sight to American eyes,
q woman and dog harnessed togeth-:
err, dragging cart In this instance
the cart was full of vegetables. twas
evidently market frau taking prod
uce to town. Now, Hector was
true knight. valiant, loyal and gentle;
but he possessed also that other char
acteristic of knighthood, he brooked no
intruders; and no sooner did one of his
kind appear than he challenged him to
combat. Iknew this and trent led, but
hoped for the best.
Unluckily, however, that .plebeian
dog as he approached presumed to give
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-12-19

. defiant bark, witch settled his fate.
Instantly Hector gave one spring.
seized his boastful adversary and shook
! him out of his harness in less time
than it takes to tell it, oyerturninp .ha
cart cart and. scattering the vegetables in
every direction. ] was distressed be-.
yond measure and called Hector III the
most commanding tones I could as
sumo. Then I coaxed Kim, all of
which he entirely ignored. Meanwhile
the other one Of the span was by no
| means quiet.
She was indeed perfectly furious
| she abused Hector, she abused me, she
abused the aristocracy, to (which sho
seemed to think we both belonged. as
| highway robbers and assassins! In my
desperation picked up stick to COM
pei Hector to obedience, but she mis-.
took my motive and advanced upon mo
in rage.
'sSilence:'' We turned quickly. Just
out OF the wood came a young man in
uniform, evidently an officer. The
dogs stood still an instant, and I
| rushed forward and grasped Hector's
collar.
He did not consent kindly to being
led off, but the. other dog had been
| pretty well chastised by this time
| Hector felt his knightly powers had
been duly established, and he Quoted
down in deferential sort Of way, as
If he were only consenting to it on nv
| account. Then the market woman be-
gan to wall that her wares were spoiled
| and she might well go: home; but
when gave her some money, and the
gentleman kindly added some, too, she
harnessed herself and her dog again
and resumed her journey. Then
turned to thank my preserver. Hector,
| whose collar I still held, was relent-
lessly dragging me forward, so we
walked on together.
I'm sorry began, ''that my dog
should have made such trouble"
I He smiled. ':Happily,'' he said, 1.-THE
damage was not irreparable.
Il am very much obliged to you for
interfering just now,'' I went on, rath-
er excitedly; lit gave me a chance to
bring Hector away
1T was courteous of you to do it, he
replied. HE is a huge beast for YOU
to DEFY"
"Wcll," protested, she would not
hurt me. He is such a noble fell
low, and we are very fond of each 9TH
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-12-19

err, Hector and l. Indeed, he has been
my best friend all summer"
He looked down on me and smiled
again. 81 am glad of that" he said,
for Hector is my favorite dog"
This, then, was the count, and had
been claiming his property No Won
der Hector had Quoted down at his
voice.
He walked toward the gate while
went on: but Hector rushed out past
him to me and whined pathetical,y,
then ran back to the count and stood
defantly in his path. To humor him,
his master came out again and turned
and faced him. Hector's Joy was I'M
bounded. He jumped around us both
wildly, and showed by every sign in
his power that he had intention, of
''cleaving to the one and forsakiug the
other" It was so evident and so ANUS
ing that we both laughed heartily,
which seemed to establish friendli-
ness at once.
He is determined we shall not part,
fraulein. Will you permit US both to
accompany you home?" They did So,
and on the way assured the count of
my intention to return shortly to the
city, when he would probably have
his favorite's undivided attention again.
The next morning when I~toox ny
accustomed place out under the tree
Hector soon came ,trotting gayly along
the bank, holding in his" mouth a
small object of dark blue and red
cloth, which he deposited at my feet.
picked it up. 1t was a military cap!
You may call it accident if you like,
and say any dog will pick up hat and
carry it off, but you will see how mis-
taken you are. After awhile Hector's
tail, as he lay at my side, began to
hammer the ground with gratifeti
thumps, and looked up questioningly.
The count came toward us laughing
to get his cap, he said, but he must
have forgotten his purpose, for he
staid to watch me. sketch, and the
next day he came again, and the next.
Ibid not return to Dresden as soon as
had intended Indeed, 1 finally de.
cided not to return at all, but to make
my home in the beautiful old castle.
had always been opposed to Ameri-
can girls marrying foreign noblemen,
and the count had had, he told me, a
most disappearing opinion of American
girls in general; but, you see, Hector
had made up his mind-yes, his mind
not to spare either of us, and he is
such a fine fellow we could but ac-
quiesce in the matter Animal
Friends. '--.i-- .-5l. .-.r--t
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self up again; but knowed enough to
know twas cold an me bein' so tired
that done it, m says to myself: Joe,
you've got to git thar fust, m then's
time enough to die. Il studied on it fur
| a min or two. and come to the con-
clusion t I'd got to hurt myself some
how, SOS the pain would keep me
awake, m 1 caught my little finger
nail in my teeth IL bit it off. Well, /
had plenty o. pain then, and Jumped
ahead like tired OK when you CAD him
Deep
''That lasted me for mebbe half an
hour, but l couldn't tell nothin' about
the time. I'D lost track O. that entirely.
Then the cold began to numb me again.
Twas frightful cold night, an I dun
| no how twas the ole man KEEP FIN
freezing to death.
Finally, staggered n fell, m Just
as I did, m thought to myself It I
wouldn't bother to git up fur 'tvan-t
with while, the ole man spoke up 7
don't think he'd said anything afore, all
day long: joe he says, speakin' sharp
an loud, but not hollerin', Joe, hear
the Christmas CHINESE ~ -u.
"First thought he was ravin' again.
but it started me up an I listened, an
sure enough the church bells was a.
ringin'. Boys, I never knowed afore
what church bells mean. Talk about
good tidings Of great joy thar never
was tidings of JOY came to me like
them bell brought. 1t was Christmas
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-12-19

TWAS POWERFUL HARD WORK.
straight. Then, stead O. hav;n' less to
fear, Id a heap more. travelled along
pretty we'll for an hour or two alter
dark, n then I got so dog tired I took
big snifter O. whisky. hadn't took
any afore, fur: was afeerd O. the stuff,
never bein' used to- it, an KNOWN
t'would help me awhile an then leave
me worse off. But reckoned was
so near gone, an so close to where I'd
git help, twas time to take it. Thar I
was wrong again.. The dumed liquor
spurred me up for mebbe an hour, an
then kind O. lost track o. the time an
didn't seem to know much about any
thing, an bimeby / keched myself
thinkin' it didn't make much differ
ence anyhow. I'd got ter die some
time, an might as well lie down
and be quick about it, an as fur the
ole man, thar wasn't much show fur
him anyhow.
II dunno how it was It ketched my
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-12-19
A TELLER CAME DRIVING A1o,

A TELLER CANE DRIVING ALONG.
eve, an hadn't never thought of it all
day. Thar l was within hearin' O. the
bells, an givin' out, an made up my
mind I'd make another stagger, m
struggled up again.
'Twan't no use, though. ia got
plumb to the end O. the run. ploved
along bit, but as I knowed alter.
wards l must ha' gone clean off my
head, fur left the trail an wandered
! off somewhere, the Lord only knows
| where, but He must ha' been loolin'
out fur us, fur l kinder wandered
round, like, till I come back ter the
trail agin, an as luck would have it
come back ter the top of a bluff, an
stumblin' ahead, KNOWN nothin', I
went plumb over, draggin' the sled
| along with me.
wall, we tumbled square inter the
roadway. Eff it hadn't been for the
snow we'd both ha' been killed, likely,
fur we. fell nigh fifty feet. AS twas I
couldn't git up, fur I was dead beat,
an the ole man couldn't cause hadn't
united him. 1 was slxeertl to do it. But
he wasn't hurt an he lay on one side,
expectin' to lay there an die, when he
heerd sleigh-bells Blamed if TELLER
| didn't come drivin' along with fust-
rate horse. Seems he lived out on the
Perara an was goin' home I'm town,
but he was good-hearted Teller; an
when he found out what the situation
was he turned right away an took us
into town flynn. The ole man had
| sense enough left to tell him about it
an to tell who we was. e..
''The Teller drove right to the ole
mans house, m we found they was
havin' little Christmas party there,
| an natral enough they was talkin'
about the ole man when we come to
the door. I was that tired l never
woke up till the next afternoon, an
there 1 was in bed in the ole mans
house, with the doctor lookin' at me.
'He laughed when looked 'roun an
asked where I was, an he says: Il
thought you'd be all right, soon as
you'd had your sleep out An I says:
Yes, I'm all right; but how's the ole
man?' Then he looked mighty grave,
an he says: L can't tell yet. He's been
hurt mighty bad, but ] reckon may be
| with good nussin' he'll come round
mebbe. He would ha' died, though, if
he hadn't been brought home Then
hs shook hands with me an said all
sorts O. foolish things bout me bein' 4
hero, stead O. what I am, big man
with tolable strong legs an arms But
Lord bless you! what he said was
nothin' to the way the women took
on, when I dressed an went
downstairs They Rugged me, an
kissed me till l was fairly 'shamed O.
myself. an the ole woman says: Joe
Pelton, you brought me my husband
for Christmas gift, and I'll give you
a wife fur yourn.' Then / knowed it
were all settled, cause knowed the
ole man wouldn't never go back on
what she said.. An he didn't, neither,
when he got stronger, as he did ter
a bit. He won't never be strong like
he was, but he's tolable we'll now, an
likely to live good many years.
"Well, them women made me talk
| all the afternoon bout the walk down
I'm camp, an when they wanted to
know how I'd hurt my finger, an
| told 'em, I'm blamed if they didn't cry
till l felt like ool"-Texas Siftings.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-12-19
RURAL ENGLAND'S ATTIRE.

Country Girls and Women Look Dowdy
Because They Wear CASTOR Clothes.
1t is grievous and strange to consider
how, among civilized nations, rural
England stands we'll nigh alone in un-
indeed, will you find such monstrous
mixtures? such hopeless, helpless
choice? such perverted aspirations?
Sally in her alley. Ria in her East
End street, have yet some sense of
form, of distinction. The straight,
square-cut fringe; the ostrich-plumed
hat, frounced gallantly up with ruby
velvet on one side and pinched on
tother; the long jacket (for it's altern-
alive, the shawl worn three-corner
wise); by these things We shall know
them. BY these things are their free
dom of spirit, their sturdy clanship, de-
clared.
But Ria is a dweller in towns, while
those who abide in green pastures have
no desire for aught but incongruity and
common ugliness- ugliness of Wes-
leyan chapel inside. Agricolina's toilet
is either hideous merely or is noisome
and slatternly. IT'S bound to be one
or the other. And why? Why, indeed?
For look but at Germany. Switzerland,
France, Italy-anyWhere on this habit
able globe, and you shall never discover
such davis tricked out as fourth-hand
imitation peacocks as our misguided
rustics have brought themselves to be-
In truth, ours is the worst-dressed
~,
of other countries have a certain touch
of imagination, of refinement, of class
Pridei to say nothing of their practical
quality.
A German factory girl would think
shame to go forth a travesty of her en-
ployer's wife. Not so our pumpkin
womenkind, for they go hunting in the
secondhand clothes shops for their
wear. An indescribab BILE effect of reach
me-down clings to each trolloping
hounce, wallows in each drabbish
"drapey." Here, grewsone as nine
days corpse, is every several vanity of
the last ten years. at once too recent as
well as too worthless to interest, too
inappropriate to please; forbidding
pathos by it's deplorable pretentious-
ness, awakening anger by its abomina-
BILE vulgarity.
The matelasse cloth jacket half way
to the knee; the short tablier; the skirt
draping like an avalanche ofTjelly- bags;
the brimless, conical hat, Unfortunately
high-all these cast-offs, with many
another. are found again, every one, in
this pit of fashion dead and cursed.
They are the same; yet have they a dit.
erence. SIS
Odious originally, founce and furbe-
low, sleeve and skirt, have suffered by
translation; what was i'll enough is
positively appalling. And where are
the coed little modes-the Fishwife
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and noble, as many a hero with two
legs less AS for dogs not being able
to think. anyone who can entertain
such an idea deserves to live in "a. chill
condition of doglessness'' to the end of
his days. will tell you about Hector
and you may judge for yourself.
Having been suddenly thrown upon
my own resources. as SO often befalis
girl brought up in luxury in this
swiftly whirling maelstroIn of our
American life, | determined to cult
vate the only decided talent possessed
that for painting. Dresden was rec
commended to me as a place both cheap
to live in and offering unusual facilities
Tor art study. l accordingly went
there. Without chaperon? Certain
". was to lie a person Of affairs,
and what has a business woman TO do
with SO costly, not to say announcement,
an appendage as q chaperon? All win
ter | studied and copied in the gallery,
and when summer came took the lit
tie steamboat which runs up and down
the Elbe, bowling it's smokestack so
5cferentially to all the bridges, and
hunted up picturesque castles to sketch.
Lie ben-fclsen was the beautiful
old se'hloss I fell especially in love
with. so ]. finally persuaded an old
couple who lived near it to take me to
board for a few weeks. They had
rather q Ice little house and garden
| that slop~d down to the waters edge
There under the overhanging trees I
used TO sit for hours gazing up at the
massive towers just on the other side
of the castle wall. Now and then a
feeling of loneliness swept over me and
|. my heart vsarned for some Of the pleas
ures of my joyous past.
One morning asked my landlady if
any Of the numerous German laws
would be infringed if should go in
swimming. At first she declared I
would drown Immediately, but when /
assured her that had known how to
swim since a child she finally con-
sented, with protest as to the general
eccentricity of American behavior.
How refreshing it was! What happi-
ness to plunge fearlessly into the cool,
clear water! Not living soul was to
be seen: not sound to be heard. Sud-
denly great splash startled me. l
felt my bathing dress seized between
the shoulders and myself dragged Wig
orously out of the water upon the bank
was thoroughly terrified, but fortu-
nately n.ade no resistance. AS looked
up an enormous head appeared and a
pair of large eyes gazed inquiringly
into mine.
had. always loved dogs, but this
monstrous disturber OF my peace was
40 formidable that I dared not move.
He, too, was motionless; and read on
his collar the name: Hector" At last
I raised my hand very gently and patted
him on the neck, and to my infinite re-
lief perceived slight vibration in the
tip end of his tail. just as was won
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-12-19
NY CHRISTMAS PRESENT.

You're thinking maybe, what you'll give
To me by way Of sweet reminder
You've not forgotten that live
The seasons kind and you are kinder
Well Christmas has no prettier trait
Than this OF gift and love expressing;
We grumb,e as we pay the freight,
But hearts grow Zig by purse COMPRISING
But when you ponder In your mind
What shall 1t be? A book Of versesj
A case Of razors, satin.lined3
One of those dainty little purses,
All knit in silk by your dear hands?
A book mark with the motto 'Mizpahr'
Let these go forth to other lands
But not to memo, let me whisper:
You've promised soma day to be mine,
To be my w1fe-my great home ruler;
I've waited months-how many? nine
From balmy spring to days much cooler
So now, my love, ask in rhyme,
Fray name the day-the seasons pleasant
Thus may your present be the time,
And let the time, too be the present.
r @*t he Pitt Sburgh Dispatch.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-12-19
skirt, the Dolly Warden hat, the Mother
Hubbard bonnet. a score more sonep

skirt, the Dolly Warden hat, the Mother
Hubbard bonnet. score more sonsv
whimsies-where are they? No one
knows and no one cares.
Their decent plainn ess has ruined
them in the esteem Of Nancy of the
Vale. deliberately built black garments
are somewhat in favor with her; but so,
to be sure, is elaboration of every kind.
The CLEANER goes out for to CLEAN
nounced to the waist, bebraided and
0etrlmmed to the throat, and her head
in weird likeness (of wire and lace)
OF some three years gone caprice. And
be she forty or be she sixty, she will
still wear the headgear of youth.
Mother, or aunt, OR grandmother, she
commonly goes walking in an innocent
little hat that would we'll become a
relative of ten.-National Observer.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-12-19
The Oyster Habit.

Did you ever hear of a man who was
a victim of the oyster-habit? The
writer was in an uptown cafe the other
evening, when a gray-haired, full.
chested, big-framed man came in and
ordered blue point oysters He ate a
dozen, ordered another dozen, then q
third dozen. hesitated, as if in doubt,
paid his check and went out. Three
dozen oysters right down made ones
eyes open, but the waiter said: "Oh.
that's nothing. He comes in here every
night for raw oysters. Sometimes he
eats three dozen, sometimes four Dozen
He's what l call an oyster-eater. ]
don't believe he eats anything else.''-
n. Y. Tribune.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-12-19
What Makes Hair Curly.

The difference between straight and
curly hair is verv apparent on a micro
scopical examination. A hair is a bal.
low tube, and straight hair is as
round as a reed, while curly hair is
always Hattened on both sides and
curls toward one of the fiat sides, never
toward the edge. It is a curious an;
little known fact that the hair of WON
en- is coarser than that of men, as well
as thicker on the scalp. In an averag.
head OF hair there are about one hun
dred and thirty thousand iudiyidua
hairs. National Barber.