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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30

r,,b her bundle. which was about the
s tee ~ feather bed and OF the same
consistency. p.5p said /.
"sydney is suddenly taken ~ anu mus no,r
90 right home. Where shall nnu 'oDi
.She's on the steps," said Mrs keeG'
looL,ng distrustfully at the robust oyu-
new I seized the bundle and MADE ior
"Miss Reed" said I, approaching ner;
81 am 10 have the pleasure, IL seems, VI
taking Sydney's agreeable easA' u 'o1
consent. he is" Cod ,,
"But | don't want you; want oyu'
easped the simple country maiden, anu
bursting into tears she fled away inso
the darkness. Without q thought 1
plunged after her, pouring out explana-
lions which were stifled by the great
bundle in my arms. The sound OF the
lirbt footsteps of the pursued gre"
fainter. and when l had run sometnins
like a mile I perceived myself 10 De
alone. -
And, moreover, was in part o.
Gainesville which was TOTALLY una
miliar to me. l did not know the way
home. My bundle had burst open anu
| perceived that IL was a great white
Quilt. The run had made me very warm
though the night was chilly; and fear
ing a cold flung the quilt around my
slender figure and essayed to pick my
way. An hour slipped by and mao
made no familiar spot. AT every step
the fact that | was lost became more
obvious. There was nobody In the
streets, and the few houses that l pass
ed were dark. At length / heard foot
steps ahead, and perceiving that was
oyertaking solitary pedestren,
ouickened my steps; he heard me com
ing, and turning saw the tall, white
draped figure In pursuit.
Caesars ghostl" he yelled, ana neo
on the wings of fear. followed as last
as could, protesting that was neither
Caesars nor any other ghost. lie was
gaining on me when his foot trippeo,
and in a moment / stood over him.
Sydney" l cried, recognizing MIN
as he arose.
.What, is that you, FieldingP" he ex-
claimed. I've been hunting every
whore for you. Congratulate me, old
man. I'm going to be your cousin.
HOWARD FIELDING.
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"Oh, Mr.. Drew" said Mrs. Reed, be-
hind me, ''since you're going to walk
home with Jennie, perhaps you wouldn't
mind taking little bundle for me?"
"Wha-what?" gasped Sidney.
Tommy told me about IT," said Mrs.
Reed. and made bold to ask you"
"Oh, cectainly, certainly" said sgd
ney; ''delighted Of conrse"-and he
groaned audibly. Nina looked sur
prised and grieved, and the effect Of
her expression on Sidney was evident.
he took me aside.
''Mr. Fielding" said he, ''Inever said
anything about walking home with
Jennie Reed. This is all the work of
that limb of Satan, Tommy. want TO
20 home with Miss Nina. feel as IL l
conld say-I-I-oh, get me out Of this
III You can. Go home with Jennie Reed
yourself and III bless you eternally.s
'sMaude WON'T" said /. ''She's
around here somewhere, and she has nm
reasonable prejudice against my going
home with other women and leaving
her alone"
I'll explain IT," said Sydney. 'III
tell her anything. It isn't far to the
Reeds. You can get back In time"
'tAll right. old man; here goes to help
you out" said ], ''and wish you alt the
good luck In the world
Mrs. Reed had By this time returned
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:, .oet think there is no more IN IL
than the common youthful craving "
hehold the ridiculous misery OF olhei >
While While, Tommy was considering his prop.
ler, sydney had reached the mercnan'
81 sweets again, had bought MS inul-
OostIbIe and received the coveted recog,
sS,,nn He was now palpably full OF
he honey of human kindness and In a
state Of mind exceedingly favorable 70
jester. .r.;n Tommy
ho.roned him aside and assuming
sstbsrIv tone infinitely amusing In one
81 his wears said: "Syd, you're not
Usina Jennie Reed right. You haven't
said a word to her nor bought thing
At her table. She'll think you're mao
with her or too mean TO spend your
money and you don't want her 10 10
either" :, ,,oa cr6-
"No, 1 don't, Tommy" replied sgd
new. you're right about 1t, ana l
oucht to buy something OF her: Mucn
obliged to you for the hint, Tommy
and here's a bag of candy for you" ,
ssSyd's safe for half an hour at least
said Tommy, glancing after his uncle.
mIen Reeds talker il ever there was
one. and when she fastens on Syo nell
have to buy out the whole table before
he gets loose"
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NOTHING GREEN ABOUT HIM.
A Rural Traveller Who Was Up to the
Tricks of the City Buuco Man.

A Rural Traveller Who Was Up TO the
Tricks of the City Buuco Man.
Chicago Times.
He was an elderly man, prosFely nifty.
His whiskers grew In little tuft like
Uncle Sans, straight out from the point
of his chin; his linen duster was evil
IDENTIFY the same he had purchased TO at
tend the State fair several years ago.
He came out to the front end OF the de-
Dot, gazed around in bewidered fash
ion, up and down and across the street,
and half a dozen cabmen rushed for
him headlong.
"Cab, sir? Cab. sir? This way!"
"Any part of the city, sir; nice cab!'
"Take you to a good hotel, sir, for a
quarter"
One had his grip, the other the um-
brella and third had him pinioned by
the ample folds of his buster. Just
then a we'll dressed man who had been
watching the occurrence. approached,
and, waving the cabhen aside, said;
"Where do you want to go, sir?"
He recovered his grip, umbrella, and
breath first, glanced up at the man,
grinned sardonic, rural, spasmodic
grin, and as he gripped his belongings
and backed off remarked sarcastically:
"That's none of your darned business.
You'd like ter know whar come from,
too, wouldn't ye? An ef my folks is all
well, an how the crops are? Mebbe
you know somebody down in our town
an use to play on my farm when yer
was a boy? Speak QUAINT right?
Amt my name Smith, an don't re-
member Hiram Johnson and his boy
Dick that run off to Californy? An
don't recognize you? Yes, guess |
do, an eff you don't git right out'n hyar
'tarnal quick I'll call the perlice, / will.
know yer didos. / ain't been In In
dianapols five times fer nothin', an
don't take the papers jest fer the crop
reports. You git now, quick"
"But assure you, sir, you are mis-
taken. / don't know you and don't
want to. only thought
Thought I'd like to cash check or
play a lottery or buy green goods, eh?
Whar's yer pardner. Ant it pretty near
time for him to show up?"
~ tell you, sir, you are mistaken.
am In the employ OF this railway, and
just thought / might save you some
trouble with those cabmen. Now go on,
and II you do get buncoed why don't
say 1t wasn't your own fault" and the
irate young man retired up stairs to the
company's Offices.
The agriculturist winked the other
eye in admiration of his own shrewd-
ness, and calling a cabman, said:
"Young man, you take me TO the -
building; that's whar the Universal In
vestment Company is, ant It? They
advertise to pay 500 in six months on
81 week put In, an, begosh, I'm goin'
ter buy some shares. Their better'n
county bonds"
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r1NA,s CANDY BOOTH.

I watched Sydney with considerable
amusement. Filed as he was with an
awakened sense of duty, he was an easy
prev to Miss Reeds Establishments. she,
poor girl, was palpably flattered by his
presence and the jealousies which had
disturbed her did not survive the law
ishness of his purchases. de bought
things without knowing what they were,
and his arms were soon embarrassed
with strange looking objects. could
see the anxiety with which he strove for
an opportunity TO escape without dis
courtesy, and the melancholy reslgna-
ton with which he met each fresh at
tack. Meanwhile the voice OF Tommy
was audible behind me.
"Mrs. Reed" said he, "Syd seems as
much gone on your Jennie as ever"
"Little boys shouldn't talk about
what they don't understand" replied
Mrs. Reed: but | noticed with what
qualification she observed her daughter
and Sydney discussing the merits OF a
tidy.
81 s'pose I've got to carry homo lot
OF stuff" said Tommy, with sigh, as
IL he felt himself much abused. "Syd
told me he was going to walk over with
Jennie, and 80 I'll have to lug what he's
bought back to our house,"
l felt that Tommy was lying, and l
feared that Sidney would be deeply in
volved in discomfort when his nephew's
mIschievous schemes should be ma
tuTed.
At last Sidney broke away and came
hurrledly toward the candy table. The
fair was now near its close, for Grimes
vile keeps early hours. Nina's stock
was exhausted, and she had been stand
ing beside the booth for some minutes
surreptitiously watching Sidney and
Miss Reed. She received our neighbor
with some asperity, and could not fail
to see that his conduct at the fancy
work table had been cruelty miscon-
strued.
"Well, Sydney, what have you
boughtP" / asked cheerfully. 81 don't
know" he answered in deep confusion.
"Here's something which looks as If it
might be fishbag."
"Nonsense," said Nina, otis for stock
ings when they're being darned. But
you might have selected a more becom-
ing color"
The bag was fiery red, and Sydney
blushed to hue that matched 1t at this
unkind allusion to the color Of bis hair.
"I'm not going to use it myself" said
he. "I'll give 1t to Tommy to carry
when he goes fishing"
SIS the Niger doll for me, too?" asked
Tommy, with a smoker.
"No; that isl don't exactly know
why I bought that, stammered Sydney.
"But here's something NICE" he added,
Frightening. ''It's a wrister. Nice
thing for cold weather. Don't know
what's become of the other one.'
Nina turned away hurriedly to sup
press laugh as Sydney held up a band
of knitted stuff which did, indeed, bear
some resemblance to wrister. caught
him by the arm and led him hastily
aside.
'sThat isn't wrister," 1 whispered;
'ft's surcingle for an infant. Stick 1t
into your pocket and say nothing"
Sydney glanced at Nina with agony.
Her face was still ripping with ill-con-
cealed amusement. thought the young
man would faint.
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FUN AT THE FAIR.
Mr.. YIELDING ON THB HARVESTING OF fEE
SUMNER BOARDRR
A Love EPISODE in GrinmVills Complicated Oy The
Plots Of Nischsyicus Ycungstsr-
Rnisraining Church Fair at
GrimesVllls
IcoPYRIGHrED.l

One summer in the country is hardly
enough to permit Of ones learning
much of crops and farming. yet have
managed to acquire few facts aDont
the harvesting Of the summer ooaruer.
He is crop that is always ripe ior the
reaper, and the sickle which is sharp
ened for him in June is not laid down
till late In September. A few sheaVes
of this kind were recently garnereo In
Gainesville at a church fair winch
had the pleasure OF attending
don't see why men have such an
aversion for church fairs. This one
seemed to me very entertaining; and u
must have been instructive also, espec-
tally to those who had it in charge. la
my opinion, experience in the manage
ment of fairs should be made part Of
the training of the young. Nothing
could be surer to instill into their minds
the greater principle which underlles
all business, namely: get something TOT
nothing and don't give back the change
except on compulsion.
Ny family was deeply Interested IN
this particular fair. Several days De-
fore the event, Maude hired horse and
buggy and went out to solicit gifts. She
secured pledges of four dozen eggs at
eighteen cents dozen, and six quarts
of milk at five cents quart. She paid
one dollar and twenty-five cents for the
hire of the horse. The milk and eggs
were to be used in the preparation OF
ice cream, and little Tommy Drew, our
neighbor, meditated running away TO
sea because he was to freeze some gal
Ions of it.
Nina was to have charge Of the con-
dictionary table. Rumors had got
abroad that she could make a lot Of
strange, new candies, such as young
ladies at Vassar concoct over blue alco-
hol flames at dead OF night and repent
Of before morning. The summer board
ers were expected to bite at this bait
very sharply, and II anything should
happen, why who would care? The old
residents could stick to boiled molasses.
Nina had our kitchen all to herself on
the day of the fair, and she brewed
mysterious and baneful substances from
early morn to late afternoon. A choco-
late frosted atmosphere drifted through
the open windows, even to the nostriis
of Sidney Drew, who was preparing
himself by fasting for the duties OF the
evening. Sidney's purpose was to me
as clear as the tender sentiment which
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30
Where Ignornadce is Bliss.

Charley has had such bad luck with
Watches" said young Mrs. locker.
"He lost two because they got satur-
ated."
"Charley said they got soaked" re-
marked her mother.
81 know; but saturated is prettier
word and means the same thing. These
rains are so penetrating; suppose they
get into the works and rusted them."-
Washington Star.
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A Lise-Long Disappearance,

"What a sad face he has. Itl0
IL 1t might have a woful life hIs,Or
at has. She was disappointed
when young. She has never bee,
to get over it."
"Did he jllt her, or die, or whats
Neither; he married her.n-b
Free Press.
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A Conditional Privilege.

OTTAWA, ONT, August 2s.-On the
final passage Of the live stock bill
through the Senate, Mr.. Abbott, Prem
Ter, referred to the proposed permission
to capitalists to import United States
live cattle in bond for slaughter in Can
ada, and assured the Senate that the
utmost precautions would be adopted,
aud il it was found that the admission
OF United States cattle into Canada en-
dangered the Canadian cattle trade with
Great Britain, the Canadian government
would, if necessary. cancel the privi-
loUa
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There Were Reasons Enou.
Absent-MInded.

Hicks-Going to buy a house, I
OF course you'll take your wife
with you?'
Wicks-Not II ! know myself
her last week to see house, and
we had spent an hour looking ito,
wife said she thought we wouldD'
chase it to-day, but would the ov,
so kind as to give her a sampler.
don Ttd-bits.
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Fhe Modern Hero.

Little Johnny Fizzletop was y
by his father for throwing sion"
other boy.
"If you keep on in that way y
commit murder and be hong >
these days" said the parent. r
"Oh, II I'm going to be hung
a nice time. The newspapers w. =.
out my picture, and the pretI!lsI
visit me every day in my cell ~ y.
me flowers, and I'll get into hes !. :
and that will be bullp, wontA'
TcZds SUtings.
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Murdered.

The body Of Julius Baer was found by
freighters five miles west Of here Tuesday
morn, In terribly mangled condition. His
head and face were smashed so as 20 be
hardly recognized, and numerous wounds
were found on his body Mr.. Baer was
agent for the great blood medicine, Sui
phur Bitters. ROBBERY was undoubtedly
the motive, as be was well known to have
q large sum Of money on his person. As
we 20 70 press there Is no clue to the per-
petrators. Colorado Press.
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samsO Old Candidate.

A yard working woman was ~
MADAM, are you o won''
fragist?"
"No, SIR" was the answer, "lH
time to be-"
Haven't time? Well, II you 7
privilege of voting whom wos'
support?"
1.-THE same man / have suppO'
the last ten years"
"And who is that?" 49,.
my husband. "-Ltnco'" l'cO
nal.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30

GALENA, ILL, August 9s.-The first
reunion ever held of the surviving SOL
diers of the Black Hawk war of 1882
was held to-day at Lipna, the nearest
village to Kellog's Grove, where the de-
cisive battle Of the war was fought.
Seventeen white-haired veterans, each
more than seventy years Of age. regis
tered their names at headquarters.
There are thirty-four known survivors
Of the conflict living in this section. A
resolution demanding pensions for the
the survivors was adopted.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30

Landlord, ! want TO be called
o'clock sharp tomorrow morning
"All right, sir, I'll wake you M
"Are you sure that yon won't
sleep? Have you an alarm clock
"No, but we have q baby."-D
Free Press.
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Equal to the Occasion

They had captured "speak
but the patrol wagon was away.
"How are we going TO get thu
to the station house?" said To
geant, pointing to a couple OF dez
of whiskey and a box or two Of b
"Leave that to me-" said Office
herty. "I'll carry 1t. ] can carr
ger load than that. "-Phlc3
Times.
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DO suppress Drunkeuness.

BERLIN, August 27.-The ReichSdn-
ziegcr prints the text Of the projected
bill to suppress drunkenness. The
measure proposes to place habitual
drunkards under the restraint Of special
guardians. The Radicals will oppose
the bill as too drastic. declaring that
the existing legislation is sufficient TO
meet the end.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30
Slaughter of Human POrk.,,

Over the shop door Of a pork b,
In a village in the eastern count.
be seen a signboard representing
In a black coat brandishing a h,,
with the Inscriptions
"John Smith kills pigs m
father. n-L0nd0n Tid-Bits.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30
Life In Chicago.

In Chicago-"Have you no VIII
In your favor?" asked the judge
Eyes, sir; my wife"
"Your wife? She cannot testify
swell, what's the matter with
giving me a divorce?"-Phildds
Times.
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Fearful.

DARWIN looks very pale and ~
to-day"
"He is worried. He is TO haNil
painful operation performed t1Ii
"What's that?"
"He's to have a porous plux
moved from his back.-EpOch
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I'm n Rad Fix.

Allow Is Brown coming out
B.-very poorly. He can't "a.
whats the matter with HIM
"There is nothing the matte
him, except lack Of food. he =
ping at a fashionable boarding Dc
TeJds SUtings.
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no wonder They Ouarr.Il,a

"You and Charlie quarrelled, Ii
eyes"
"What ahout?"
ale said he only wanted ore
little kiss when | had a dozen all
for him. Epoch.
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JOLLY TESTERS JIBDs
Rilarity Invoked by Many Hum
the Press.

Rilarity Invoked by Many HIM.
the Press.
Decorum officer (at Salvation ..
Where you goin', mum?
Young Lady Tin fashionable l..
dress)-I am going down to the \
Oficer-Wait a moment, mum !
lend you a barrel.-NeiO York n.
There Were Reasons Enou.,
Cousin Tom-So you are not soI,
marry him?
Eleaner-No.
Cousin Tom-Why not?
Eleaner-Well, papa objects ;.
fortune, mamma objects to bis J.
and / object to his character A.
sides that he has not asked me- !
London Tit-Bits.
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Ono way Out Of IL.

chicago Herald =,
A short man with req -,
stumbling gait. and the renh ~,
jag wandered into the audiIOn.'
evening, and asked for a w
studio. He lives In lDoisD',
million miles from Chicago, !
been here attending the rsess'
had walked on the same s'oS
street with him, and ne Wa.Ns
another week. But bis vile y
him home to-day, so be was ID Z,
a typewriter to send homo
serve as an apology for bis nO'''
ance. -
Chicago, this date, nine'y~
muttered to the typewritist'
ST have that"
"My dear wife,"
yes" 4
Every important bushes =,
quire my presence In CneOos
few days" n, s
Lets see,- interrupted ~ -
show do you spell that Cnep ~
"SpeIl IL yourself. It's -
typewriter"
81 can't" ~
Cant spell chebOygaP
with disgust.
NO"
"Then I'll go to 81. Jo.
The Man and the fco
Detroit Frs Pgh ~
The ship had sprung 80.
tain piped everybody o. &C., y
SIS there q Kentnckyn'' '
he asked.
II am from KentnclIi, 81. 40
"Good' I'm glad yen AZ IL Z
may sink, snd I want = 00''
81 81 FL z. z" "
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Anxious 70 Know

"Now you never smell the d
liquor on my BREATH" said the >
Clergyman, expostulating with
gers with his bibulous propensliIss
mo; what do you do for it?'
Staggers with deep interest.-Ep
Montgomery County sentinel., 1891-06-12
Happy Hoosiers.

VIM. Timmons, Postmaster of ldaville,
Ind, writes "Electric Bitters has done more
for me than all other medicines combined,
for that bad feeling arising from Kidney and
Liver trouble" John Leslie, farmer and
s,ockman, of same place, says; "Fiud Flee
trie Bitters to be the best Kidney and Liver
medicine, made me feel like new man." j,
W. Gardner, hardware merchant, same town,
says Electric Bitters is just the thing for a
man who is all run down and don't care
whether he lives or dies he found new
strength, good appetite and felt just like he
had new lease on life. Only SOC a bottle
at ID. F. Owens Drug Store.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1891-06-12
Chance for a Gold Watch.

S. F. SMITH, Dealer in Dry Goods, SI2C
N street, West Washington, D. c., ever alive
to the wants OF his patrons, has filled his
store with seasOnable goods and offers Gold
Watch as premium to the person who
guesses nearest to the number of grains OF
wheat in jar in his window. Guessing con-
test closes July Sd. Every purchase Of twen-
ty-6ve (25) cents entities you to a guess
Give him trisl--his prices are correct
iune 5-may l-tf
Montgomery County sentinel., 1891-06-12
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plain6eld, Illinois,
makes the statement that she caught cold,
which settled on her lungs; she was treated
for month by her family physician, but
grew worse. He told her she was a hopeless
victim of consumption and that no medicine
could cure her. Her druggist suggested DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption; she
bought bottle and to her delight found her.
self benefited from first dose She continued
its use and after taking ten bottles found her
self sound and well, now does her own house
work and is as well as she ever was. Free
trial bottles of this Great Discovery at D..
+. Owens Drag Store, large bottles soc and
81
Montgomery County sentinel., 1891-06-12
Summer Excursion Tickets.


northern and eastern seaside, lakeside, and
mountain resorts, as well as to Deer Park
and Oakland, the Virginia Springs, Niagara
Falls, Luray Caverns, Gettysburg, and to
all points, in fact, where people gather in
search of health and pleasure, are now on
sale at all Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
ticket offices at greatly reduced rates. These
tickets will be sold from June 1st to Sep
tember Both, and are valid :or return passage
until October 31st, Before selecting your
route or resort consult b & o. summer ex-
cursion book in W hich shortest routes and
lowest rates via picturesque b. 81 o." to
all resorts are given from points on that
road east of the Ohio river; profusely and
artistically illustrated. This book eau be
procured free of charge upon personal ap-
plication to ticket agents, b. & o. II. r.
Co., or you can have it mailed TO you by
sending Lame and address with cents in
stamps, to Charles o. Scull, Gen'l Passenger
Agent, Baltimore, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1891-06-12
Special Notice.

l.. HEILBRUN has opened at 4O2 Seventh
street, N. W, Washington, d. c., an office,
as solicitor for Washington Daneuhower,
Real Estate, Loan aud Insurance Agent.
Orders in that line will he thankfully re-
ceived and promptly attended to.
p S.-Not taking an active interest in the
Shoe Business, my sou will continue at the
old stand Thankful for liberal patronage
in the past, respectfully ask a continuance
of the same.
l.. HEILBRUN.