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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-13

a friend, instead of your enemy, as he
has been for eight years.. L nave per-
shaded him to go to work with a DeIief
In your innocence. He Is q conscientious
man and is enthusiastic in his effort to
ranair the wrong he has done you.
~ have examined the old BOOKS OF the
firm of which your father was so long
the head, and have run down every Item
of personal expenditure l suspected
might possibly have a bearing on your
affair. I have turned over every scrap
of paper in the possession OF your
fathers executor, and have conversed
with nearly every man yet alive with
whom your father did business. have
found. and to a great extent Know, the
cause of the dissipation OF your fathers
great nroperty. The work Is not COM
pleted. When you came In l was ex-
aiming reports the mail brought me,
which advance me another long step on
the way. And this moment l can &C
count for nearly every cent, except one
block of one hundred and nifty thousand
dollars. This money was not lost In
sneculations or bad investments. 1t was
actually spent, deliberately expended In
nursuance of a deliberate intention, al
ter having been raised by hypothecatlon
of stock and securities. What was that
purpose or intention? And why so de-
liberately and persistently pursued? l
have only within an hour gotten to q
point where l could pursue that part OF
the inquiry with any degree OF inteili-
gent effort or with hope OF success.
fro PIE CONTINUED.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-13
The Postmaster of Pony, Mont, Refused
to be Dictated TO.
V,L<nd Tud<D,Ddsnf

10 DC
Helena Ind<pendsnt.
A story recently published In the In
dependent recalls to prominent mining
man an incident In the early days OF
Pony, which, by the way, is an old camp.
At the time referred TO the town had
about 40 people.
OF course they needed postofiice,
though no one could be found willing TO
take the responsibility. There was no
money in IT, and the Office would be a
decided nuisance TO the postmaster.
However, saloon-keeper who was
more public-spirited than his fellow
citizens took the Office. The Office con-
sisted OF an old tea-box, In which all
the mail was dumped. The citizen
would sort over the lot and take what
belonged TO him.
One day a gentleman came along, and,
after zlancing at the system, turned 70
the postmaster. Don't you know that
il is Illegal for persons to pick out their
own mail like that?"
"Well, stranger, don't know as IL Is
any Of your business how this Office is
run" replied the postmaster. But j
am United States postotiice inspector. "
"weIl, in that case" said the postmas-
ter, 1--WE will finish up this postoffice in
Pony right now"
And be took the tea box and placed II
in the middle Of the road, and, with a
good run, came down and kicked 1t clear
across the gulch.
There" he said to the officer, "now
you go back TO Washington and tell the
administration that the accounts are
closed up and the postmaster Of Pony
has resigned"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-13
CHAPTER XIV.
LOWERING SKIES.

The events Of the morning gave D0rl-
son food for thought. After Cathcart
had departed he dawdled about the
hotel as be en3eavored to'eXtract some
intelligence from these events serving
to Justify the confidence displayed by
the old detective that the end was in
sight.
The result was not satisfactory. Ev-
erything was fragmentary.
whether this is due" he said aloud,
as he sat and pondered, to the miserly
and fragmentary manner in which Cath
cart deals out his information, or wheth-
er it is the exact condition of the case, /
am utterly at loss to determine. l
know, however, il is utterly unSatisfac-
tory, and unless something more posi-
tive turns up within the next fortnight
viii throw up my commission. So far
as l am able to see, not one step has
been made, nor one single fact gathered
that brings US nearer TO the end, the ac-
compiShment OF which is the only justi-
cation for my being involved in it at
ALL"
He got up and walked into the street.
As he went up Broadway he said:
What l will do will be to see Mr..
Nettleman and have a talk with him,
That much is due him and 1 have not
seen him for two weeks. I'll do it this
very afternoon. The life l am leading
is unbearable."
He did not go that afternoon, how
ever, for on reaching his rooms he found
his friend Eustace in possession.
~ have been waiting so long for you, ="
he cried, "that have come to believe
the apartments are mine. Do you
know, like them better than my own"
Then perhaps you may obtain them,"
said DorisoE.
"Why? What does that mean?"
at means. Eustace, that you see a
| disguised and contemplate creature be-
fore you. / am half persuaded 70 cut
this life and go back to Dubuque"
Something has gone wrong, machere.
The blues, Ell? have them sometimes
myself"
my trouble is far greater than the
blues" said Dorison, throwing himself
at full length upon the lounge, and
looking at EuStace fxedly for some time.
wonder, Charley" he said at length,
elf there will be time when you will
regard me with bitterness and contempt
when you will never be able to think of
me without loathing and horror"
"What condition Of mind are you in
! to-day?"
1.-THE confessional, although I shall
make no confession. Perhaps all these
dark aud gloomy vapors will pass away
and the bright sunbeams play over us
both. Whether any sunlight, however.
will ever irradiate my life again great
ly doubt. Charley, my boy, am a
monomaniac. have but one purpose
in life, and to that l am bending every
thing, sacrificing everything-home.
comfort, honor and friends. Beware OF
me! sm not what l seem on the sur
face. During my life / have never met
any one Of eithtr sex to whom I have
been so much attracted as have been
TO you-no one Of whom l have been 50
fond. Yet, my boy, heed me. If you
should run counter to this life purpose
OF mine, so completely have become its
slave, believe would sacrifice Won. I
say again, beware Of mel Hold me of
at arms length. Do not give me a sir gle
advantage. God knows that when am
Tin the moodsI an now / pray ferventiy
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-13

that the friendship we have formed
within the last few weeks may ripen
with our days, strengthen with our
years, and be still hale when our heads
are gray. But tell you, old man." and
he rose from the lounge In his earnest
ness, 'the day is coming when that
friendship will be put to as severe test
as friendship ever was"
Eustace, who had regarded Dorison
seriously said:
81 think you are in frame of mind
which either is the result of serious
physical arrangement, or great mental
tribulation. II it is the latter, and l
apprehend it is, advise yon to take i'm
mediate steps toward remedy. And ia
such cases take 1t the best remedy is
to pour out your condolences to some
friend you can trust"
"There are some things that must be
borne alone," replied Dorison with a
sigh. "Mine is one. For eight years
have borne them"-
"And alone, nursing them" inter-
rupted Eustace. THAT is Just it,"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-13

In no better frame OF mind Dorlson
awoke. Yet he remembered the OLD de-
tective's instructions to report as soon as
he had anything to tell. So be set out
and in time found Cathcart In his rooms
in Bond street, busy with papers he had
pushed aside to listen to his visitor.
When the tale was finished the old
man made no comment, but paced up
and down the room with his hands In his
vest pockets.
"My belief Is that could have yester-
day brought the murder question 10 an
issue. were IL not for the fact that your
matter is not advanced TO the stage de-
sired. believe the germs OF that I'M
finished letter and the murders are 70 De
found in the one condition OF AFFAIRS
81 have done little in the murder case
but direct your movements You have
put into my hams the material oy which
I am certain that within the next
twenty-four hours could put Into Gus
tody the murderer were to devote my
self TO the effort. For the past two
months have labored hard, as hard as
I ever did Ia any two months OF my life,
and"-he paused TO give effort 10 his
words-s'nlne-tenth of that time has
been devoted to your affair. You think
no fact has been gained, / presume. !
knov more at this moment Of your
fathers life and business than you ever
did. I have made the friendship Of your
fathers executor. ! have won him as
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-13
THE MAN WHO ARGUES.
We Can Stand About Every other ANA
of Human Being, but Most OF Cs Draw
the Line at Him.

We Can Stand About Every Other Kind
of Human Being, but Most of Us Draw
the Line at Him.
Kate Thorn in Nelo York Weekly
A thief and liar can be endured, De-
cause one cannot be perpetually lying
or stealing; but the man who was born
with the spirit Of argument In his COM
position follows the business OF arguing
continually. You can not risk saying
that the grass is green, or that rats
tail is longer than mouse's without
beinp contradicted and challenged to
prove your statement.
He will discuss the subject pro ana
con to show you that you are In error,
and If you don't see it he VIII lnsinuate
that some folks are intellectually blind,
and then your temper will rise and his
likewise, and you will say something
hot. and so will he, and there will be
"trouble in camp" When it comes to
married life it is safe to say that two
thirds OF the divorces are caused by
argument.
People who do not argue seldom ap-
pear in divorce courts. 1t has been said
over and over again that no two per-
sons can be found who agree upon every
point, and probably it is true asser-
ton. Nor is it necessary that they
should.
Peace and order can be preserved In
a house by forbearance and tolerance,
even IL one member OF the household
insists that black is white and another
member is sure white is black. We
should always be willing to grant Tree
dom of thought and belief to others.
Two persons who are associated TO-
gether will before long discover that
there are points upon which they al
ways disagree, and these subjects
should always be avoided In converse
ton. They are rocks upon which many
bark OF happiness has been wrecked
Change the conversation whenever
you find it drifting toward these dan.
gerous channels, just as you would
change the course OF ship II You were
a pilot and saw cleaning In your course
the warning buoy attached TO a sunker
reef. Whenever 1t can consistently ot
done it is best to avoid the nan wht
argues.
II is extremely unpleasant to fee
that you are on the witness stand Of
cross-examination and to be obliged tC
prove your simplest propositions by all
the ologies and isms known to science.
Argument is in its place In lyceums and
debates-sometimes in the pulpit-bui
not as diet among friends.
1t is the essence of contradiction; and
the person who is continually contra
dieting will act like an east wind Oh
peace and sociability. We think VI
could endure abuse, billingsgate and
eggs which have passed through the
chemical laboratory Of decomposition
but from the man who argues, good
I'd deliver us!
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-13
A UNIQUE RESIGNATION.

BEEcHAMs PILLS cure sick headache
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-13
The Weight OF a "Grain.p

The smallest measure of weight IN
use, the grain, has its name from beins
originally the weight Of a grain ~
wheat. A statute passed In England in
1866, ordained that 80 grains of wbea,
taken from the middle OF the ear. q,
head, and well dried, should make =
pennyweight, 20 Of which should mall
an ounce, while ~ ounces were TO make
q pound.
The pound, therefore, consisted the,
of 1850 grains. Some centuries latar
the pennyweight was divided into 81
grains, which make the Troy pound. a.
now used, $3.50 grains.
The pennyweight was the exac,
weight OF the old silver penny.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-13
He Was n "Yly-

"Isn't your husband at home, Mrs
Bender?" asked Mrs. Ballard, as She
was making morning call.
"Oh, yes! he is in his aviary."
"In his aviary! Why. didn't know
you had collection of birds"
~ have not. But Mr.. Bender cana
home early this morning on one OF his
customary larks and went to bed with
it. have not seen him since; so pre-.
sumo, as / said, he is still in the aviary. -
"Oh!"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-13
"Kead His Answer in the Stars"

Puck.
Maud Earnestly want to ask you
a question, George"
George (also earnestly)-"What is It,
Dearest?"
Maud (still earnestly)-"If you had
never met me would you have loved ma
Just the same?"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-13
THE MAN WITHA Thumb
MW. C. HUDSON, Barclay NOrth)
[Copyri0h 1911
IcoNTINUED.]
CHAPTER XIII.
Nrw nIsAPPOINTMENIs.

eve have a good basisnow, " exclaimed "a
Catbeart in high glee as they walked 70
Tonrtb avenue. I'VE know the owner
Of the glove, we know the walker IN Z u
ion square and we know the eaIler az
stated intervals. AT first l supposed the
three 70 be one. This, however, turns
ont not TO be the case. But II the owner
of the glove is one man, the other TWO TWO
nrove 10 be the same person. The WORK
pnobt to go straight now. / have some
thing to show you. u.,.
Taking FROM his pocket q small pacS-
age carefully wrapped in paper ne manu- anu
ed il to Dorison. 1t proved to be a ian,
Get such as surgeons use, the handle Vi
which was Of tortoise shell. -,
Examine that carefully, he s@'u'
"burn i, into your memory.
Dorison did as he was bid, even care .,
fully noting the marks cut INTO 'ne
steel. .t.
.sWell," he said as he returned IT,
THAT is what killed the TWO "o-
men"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-13
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-29
AGoat spolIs an EIopement.

Not long ago young lady who desired
to get up with the lark, in order to go on
an eloping tour, adopted the schoolbcy's
plan, and the lover was to be on hand at
daybreak to give the signal.
The string used for the pedal eommu-
nication was stout cord, and one end
was dropped out Of the third-story win
dow into the back yard, and the other
end, of course, WAS attached to the dam
sePs great toe. The legend runs that 3
healthy goat of the William persuasion
arose early next morning and wandered
into the yard.
After eating up all the old sardine cans,
barrel slaves and broken croekery, be
found the string, and took that in as de-
sert. As soon as the string was drawn
taut the goat stood upon his hind legs
and gave an impulsive jerk. The girl
axoke. The goat gave another suiden
pull, and the maiden jumped ont of bed
with smothered cry Of pain Then she
sL0tDtu uQNu 70 IEA1AA ttAE N9AA JNoe -
the ridiculous beast gave another violent
Jerk, and she nearly lost her equilibrium
and her tie, too, the cord cutting into
the tender flesh.
She sprang to the window and called
down in q hoarse whisper:
"Stop pulling, Harry; III be down In
a minute"
Then she made another effort to unite
the cord, but the persistent goat gave his
head several angry bobs, and each time
the girl uttered q cry Of pain again she
called into the darkness:
"Harry, if you don't stop jerking ike
that I won't come down 1T all
She was answered by another savage
pull. and the cry Of anguish that escaped
her brought her mother into the room
with a look Of alright and a lighted
lamp. The young lady tainted, the
elopement was nipped in the bud, and
the disappointed maiden's toe was sore
for a month. The goat escaped--Shsf-
field Telegraph.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-29
Reading Aloud.

Too little attention IS paid nowadays
to the superior advantages to be gained
from correct reading aloud. In the
schools this highly necessary branch Of
education is too often considered so
simple az not to require any attention,
and the practice Of reading aloud in the
home circle has gradually given way to
what are considered more elegant recre-
ations. but the truth is, it is far more
indispensable an accomplishment than
almost any other, for it is q known
method Of averting consumption, or en-
tertaining ones friends. and Of showing
the true quality Of the mind. It Is one
of those exercises which combine men
tai and muscular effort, and hence has a
double advantage. To read aloud well
one should not only understand the sub
iect, but should hear his own voice, and
feel within him that every syllable is
distinctly enuncisted. Every public
speaker ought to know whether he is
distinctly heard by the farthest auditor
in the room; if be does not, it is because
he does not understand the proper use Of
the voice. Reading aloud helps to de-
velop the lungs just as singing does The
effect is to induce the drawing Of long
breaths oftener and deeper than is done
in reading without enuneiating. These
deep inhalations never fail to develop
the capacity Of the lungs in direct pro-
portion to their prsctice.-Ja'ness MaeT
Nqgr-ins
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-29
The WheeIoarrow Test

Three or four Of US on the car were
talking about General Sherman's death,
and, as might have been expected, one
Of the group modestly admitted that be
was with the lsmented general on his
famous murch to the sea. There was
woman on the seat ahead, surrounded
by bundles and baskets, and evidently
going somewhere on a visit. The war
talk soon stirred her up, and she turned
to the veteran and queried:
"Were you right il the battle?"
"Yes'm."
Dead men all around?"
'eYes'm."
Wounded crying sor water?'
''Yes'm.'
'eBombshells and cannon balls falling
around you like hail ~
'Yes'm."
@And you didn't run ?"
'sNo'm; 1 should hope not he mod
estly replied.
stood right there and never got
scairt, eh ?"
@Yes'm."
well, now, I don't believe it." she
bluntly exclaimed. 1T hain't human
natur'. It hain't according to things.'
Il hope you do not doubt my word,
madam o.
EYES, do she sharply replied. Il
don't believe you've got any more nerve
than my Sam has, and Sam can't stand
the test"
"Then you have q test ~
ayes, 1 have. You Jest get off at
Scottdale, where ! am going to stop.
There1l be a wheelbarrOw somewhere
around there, and you Jest stand off about
thirty feet and let me bear down on
you with it. If you don't jump, or
dodge, or climb a telegraph pole III give
in that your the bravest man I ever
saw
"I-Tm afraid I haven't time to stop
off" he stammered.T
Il knew you wouldn't have, she dry
ly replied. They never do They tall
about bombshells and dead men anC
slaughter pens, and they make out tha
they charged up TO the roaring cannon
but the minute talk wheel5arrow thel
knuckle. You needn't say no more
You've wilted"
And he hadn't another word to utter
-Erchangs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-29
Tactics Extraordinary.

Immediately after the ordinance OF
secession had been passed, and it became
apparent that there would De war, the
attention Of the southern youth was d.
rected almost exclusively to "Hardees
Tactics" and especially to the drill Of
the company. Military organizations
sprang up as thick as hops all over the
country, and the rivalry between them,
as well as the interest elected from their
civilian friends and admirers, was i'm
mense. There was one very fine com
oany organized at Memphis, which &C
quired wide reputation for excellence
in all the evolutions. It was command
ed by Mexican veteran, who was mas
ter of tactics and martinez in drill.
Every afternoon ! thrOng ofpeopie
would resort to the large vacant lot
whereon this company was receiving in
struetiOn, to witness and spplaud. Once
when an unusually large crowd was col
lected, the captain became 80 enthused
that after exhausting every recognized
movement he began to extemporize, and
shouted out the command, Company,
right and left oblique, march - The
men essayed to obey the order and scat
tered widely. The captain raeked his
brain for a proper command to bring
them together again, but the tactics pro-
vided no formula for such a dilemma.
At length, when the boys had become
strung out like a flock of wild pigeons
and seemed about to separate forever, he
yelled in desperation, %HuddIe gol darn
We rv-,SO,the7n Bir0gGc.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-29
Women. Beautiful and Strong.

Ambitious girls may well be reminded
shat. in these times, the brilliant prizes
open to them in all the professions,
usually fall 10 the women who have deep
chests and a coed digestion Much else
is requisite, mnch else desirable but
physical strength and stamina are indis-
pensable As Mr.. Emerson remarked in
one Of his lectures. sThe first condition
Of successful life Il 70 be a good animal
Nan Ct our rsaders hare seen the
noted actresses fthe dsy. aIesi Of them
are magnificent animals. They are 81
superbly developed that if they had less
talent than they have, still they would
possess great attractive power from their
fund OF animal life and beautiful grace
Of motion. We all rejoice in bodily per-
fections. We all strongly desire our
selves TO have them, and we gaze with
rapture upon those who do. There is
not more admirable creature alive in
her physical endowments nor one who
takes better care of her health than
Adelina Patti
We can testify, too, from personal
knowledge, that the women who are now
succeeding best in the practice Of medi-
cine are women Of admirable health and
great vitality. 1t would not be proper
to mention names, but many Of our read
ers in Boston, New York, Providence and
Chicago, viii be able to supply them
II gives good cheer and courageous
hope to patient just to sit down before
a radiantly sound and healthy woman,
and hear her talk for five minutes.
No less true is it that the women who
are painting pictures that command at
tention and good prlces are the kind that
can tramp across great stretch of rough
country in quest Of studies.
We occasionally hear it said that the
present popularity Of society beauties"
toward barbarism which believes bod
lily graces above mental force and moral
loveliness. We regard it rather as a pro-
test Of the healthier human instincts
against effeminacy and weakness. Il is
because 50 great a proportion Of women
are deficient in bodily power and grace,
that the few who are fully and finely
developed are 50 attractive and influen-
tial.
Great health, which is itself one Of the
nrizes Of life half wins all the others
Homestead NagaziRe.