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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-08
Pure Grit at wounded Knee.
WASHINGTON star.


The Indians fought desperately until
they were annihiliated, but their
bravery was no more conspicuous than
that which was unoStentatiouSly display
ed by some of the soldiers. Perhaps the
most remarkable case was that Of Pri-
vate Kelly, who was shot near the
heart. He knew the mortal nature of
his wound. and as he rolled over said to
Private Girbach: I'm gone sure; roll
me around and make a breastwork of
me-" That was courage.
Private Mckenzie of troop Il was hit
hard in the left shoulder. One OF the
surgeons saw he was wounded and sent
a litter bearer to bring him in. But Me
Kenzie would not 90. He insisted on
shooting away at the stubborn foe. Il
know I'm getting week" said he, but
I've got to have a couple of shots yet.
He did fire once or twice more. then he
tainted from the loss OF blood and was
taken TO the rear.
Sergeant Tritle of Z uoOp has what
some folks call grit" His first wound
was in his left hand. and a minute or
two later he cot another bad one In the
hip. That would have satisfied the
average warrior. but the Sergeant was
not inclined 10 retire. Just then Ser
ceant NettleS was killed almost at
TITLES side. Tritle saw the Indian who
fired the fatal shot. and although his
own left hand was shattered and blood
was pouring steadily from his hip, ne
said: I'll get that Indean." He did,
and an instant later q hostile bullet
his left breast. Il guess III
get these wounds dressed now, D." was his
faint remark as he crawled for the rear.
de will almost surely recover.
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how to guard it so well ahat he stands
in littto danger Of injury. That is the
way NTH Jackson, it %'ill take a good
man TO get in an elective body blow on
him. That isn't the way in which he
will be knocked cuff he meets with
that catastrophe The way to knock
him out is to hit him in the head.
As for Corbett, it takes an exception
ally good man to hit him anywhere. lie
is as quick as a fash in getting out OF
the way as well as in putting in a blow.
He has that certainty OF judgment
which tells him just how far away his
opponent is. In striking an effective
blow it is the elasticity of the muscle
which counts most. 1t gives the quick
est blow, and speed tells. Shoot bull
let out of a gun and it kills man;
throw the same bullet, and il may brulSe
him little but perhaps, no more IL
is the same with a blow. In this matter
Of speed / think Corbett has the advan-
tage over Jackson. | believe that he
will win the fight and the heavyweight
championship.
The best man whom the winner OF
that fight will have to face is Slayin
Neaving Sullivan OUT now heavyweight
champion Of England and Australia.
He is man of remarkable physique.
and a surprising fighter. Surprising IS
a good word for it, so far as | can learn.
According TO all accounts his style OF
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His Dire Revenge.

During the halcyon days OF the roller
skating rink ! was in the ticket Office OF
2 rink in Louisville when a man came IN
and asked if he could hire the floor Tor
an hour. 1t was about 10 o'clock in the
forenoon. and after some figuring he
was told that he could have it for SO.
Il want TO bring friend here and
teach him to roll" he explained, land
| want it understood that no one Is TO
raise hand to help"
That was agreed to, and he paid the
money and went away. When he re-
turued 10 minutes later, he had his
friend with him, and he selected one
pair of rollers, strapped them to the
mans feet. and after little led him out
TO the center of the floor, where there
was single column reaching up to the
roof. Here he looSened his hold stood
back with folded arms, aud said:
James Burns, you are cheat and
liar! You lied me out of $50 year
ago"
Look here, Sam; what does this
mean?n demanded the other, who was
clinging to the post for support.
1T means that the hour for my re-
yenge has come at last! James Burns,
Won are a scoundrel. Yes, sir; you are
a contemplate. miserable wretch"
"You-you must be crazy" gasped
the victim. as he recovered from a
"slew~ made by one of his feet.
NO, sir. Far from it! plann ed TINS
to get revenge. You are low-'lved'
miserable cur Words fail to express
my contempt for you"
The other made move At him, out
Slowed right and left and came near
going down. He got a new grip on the
most. and stood there with his legs wob-
bling and trembling. The other stead
fastlv regarded him for long minute,
and then exclaimed:
Liar, yilifier, Slanderer, l defy and
spit upon you
He advanced and Spat, and then
turned on his heel and walked away
The other was so mad and helpless that
he shed tears. and he offered an en-
Move s. to come and help him sit down
and get his skates of. This was against
the bargain. however, and no one went
near him. He got so mad that he de-
cded to try it alone. but the instant
he let go of the post one foot shot one
way and the other in contrary dlrec-
ton. and he came down like block OF
stone. After ten minutes work he got
his skates off, and then he crawled
across the floor on hands and knees.
His companion had disappeared. but as
he was ready to follow after him he
waved his hand to us and said.
Il will hunt him. l will find him. l
will skin him. and use his skin for fish
bait To catch bullheadS with"
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PAT sHEEDY MORALIZEs.
He Saws the Dempsey'Fitzsimmons Fight
Was an Object Lesson in Manhood.
Ns,r York Sun

Pat Sheedy was in one of his philoso-
phical moods yesterday. Speaking of
the recent fight between JACK Dempsey
and Bob Fitzsimmons, he said: "Some
hypercritical people profess to wonder
why an almost general interest is taken
in the doings of the pugilists. This
battle answers them. Here were
couple of men from the lower walks OF
life, and yet the chivalry of their con-
duet would do honor to the bravest war
rior that ever wore a sword. From the
time a match was talked OF between
them until it was decided neither ut
tered boastful word Each said that
he would do his best to win, but neither
claimed that he would whip the other
in a punch. They first saw each other
i'm the ring, and. without the formallty
of an introduction, they shook hands,
each feeling that in the other he was
meeting foe worthy and claiming his
best efforts. During the battle neither
did an unworthy thing. When Fltz-
simmons found, To his JOY, that he far
outclassed the greatest middle-weight
this country has ever produced, he did
not attempt W SuOW "hNh ups SNN I'"C
unanimously said: Jack, quit, | am fresh
and strong. | don't want to punch you
any more Dempsey's answer was
worthy of hero: 4 can't quit. You'll
have to knock me out. I'd punch you
if I could a Drawer man than Demp-
sey never entered a ring, nor man with
prouder spirit When he was con-
Quered he made no puerile excuses.
He did not claim that he was
past his prime or not in good con-
dition. He manfully accepted the
situation saying Il wasn't in it Then
look at the modeSty of FitZsimmons
after the battle He made no boast
of how easily he had won. but he brave
" acknowledged that Jack was the best
man he had ever met. and his JOY was
heightened by the fact that he had not
inflicted any dangerous injury on his
gallant antagonist. When the fight
was over | doubt if Dempsey had much
money other than the small end OF the
purse. and yet he would not accept a
benefit because. as he said. the people
do not want TO see loser tell you,
this fight was an object lesson in true
manhood. and all true men will so re-
gard il "
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ty-three pounds weight. Jack can fight
AT one hundred and thirty-Seven to one
hundred and forty pounds ans nOt have
an ounce too much on him He iSa sec
ond Sullivan in build, round and thick
and compactly made. When he strips
down for work the more clothes he
takes of the bigger he looks. Out Of
training he weighs close TO one hundred
and SiAty.
Some day he may make mistake by
getting match in the lightweight
class. But ne 5 q Shrewd fellow and is
looking out for the conditions very care
fully. His match with Billy Myers does
nos compel him to come down to the
lightweight limit. l don't think that
Myers can win. Be can't fight easily az
one hundred and thirty-three, but he
was anxious 20 get a match on with
McAulitie. and didn't let the conditions
stand IN the way. He isn't SO good
"two-handed man" as McAuliffe. He
depends too much on his right, AID goes
iu % knock his man out That is a
dangerous way to fight. and IL won't do
against clever man.
McAuliffe can be compelled TO iightat
one hundred and thirty-three by any
man who is really after the lightweight
championship. and l am willing to eX-
press my opinion frankly that at that
weight Jimmy Carroll is 4 better man,
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Rough on the Dog.
Deff0U Fra Pros.

UtffOu Fftf fffht.
A solid. sensible-looking woman. who
was bound East, entered the baggage
rooms OF the Third street depot leading
a dog, and asked:
Can this dog 20 in the car with me?''
NO. ma'am.
Has he got 10 90 in the baggage
carr"
"IeS IN. ."
as it extra?'
Fifty cents"
"Well, It's a shame"
"Yes'm. but it's the rule.
She walked about for five minutes,
the dog smelling at her heels, and then
returned to say:
There are three OF Us, myself, the
dog. and my husband"
"YcS."
eff my husband went in the baggage
car colldn't the dog ride in the seat with
me?n
She managed to choke down her in
dignation when told that no such change
could be effected. but later on, in the
waiting room. she was giving her hus-
band fits. and il was probably because
he was satisfied with the rule OF the
road
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money" with FitzsimmonS, ana 1 guess
he will devote himself to the interests
of their tour of exhibition.
Leaving him out of consideration,
then. think that Andy Bowen, the
New Orleans boy, is the next best to
McAuliffe, and very likely the coming
champion. There has been some talk
of matching them, but it has not re-
suited in anything. Andy is now
matched with Austin Gibbons. Bowen
is Young, very strong, and an uncom-
monty hard hitter. He has fourteen
inch bicepS, and is built strongly
throughout If he were taller ii might
be better for his chances, perhaps. He
in short: and a little bow-legged-rather
on the SayreS style. As boxer his
chief fault is that he has too much faith
in swinging blows; but William NJ. Da-
Wis, the old-time California champion,
has got hold of him, and belives that be
can teach Andy the error of his ways.
rather think he will succeed and |
shouldn't be surprised to see Andy at
the TOD of the heap before long.
Speaking of McAullffe's weight re-
minds me TO say that think the light
weight class ought to run up TO one
hundred and forty pounds. As it is
now one hundred and forty pound
man can't hope TO have much show with
good big middle-weight. There is
usually wide difference between a one
hundred and fifty pound and a one hun
dred and forty pound man, and there
are a good many tall, strong fellows
who can get down to within the one
hundred and tifty-eight pound limit.
There are too big odds against the one
hundred and forty pound man, as the
classes now stand. l shouldn't be much
surprised if they were changed before
long in the way l have spoken of here.
MICHAEL DONOVAN.
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A MODERN LOVE SCENE.
Disagreeable, Impolite, Inkind' VAIN
Worldly. selfish and Cruel, She Married
Him Out Of Hand.


Worldly. Selfish aud Cruel, She Married
Him Out Of Hand.
LIE
He with a digniled compoSure)-
VIM are you so diSagreeable. Helen?
She (artlessly surprised Disagree
able? Am l?
He las before -always-to me.
She eleSslvl-Indeed? But, luck
lily, it is a grievance you are not obliged
TO bear.
He (resignedly)-You certainly seem
ANYTHING but kind and polite.
She-Thank you, very much.
He lreStleSSly)-Oh., don't know
that it is your fault. OF course, people
spoil you; they flatter your vanity.
She-Am vain. too?
He warming TO the Subjectl-Are
YOU? How could you be otherwise in
the frivolous. worldly life you live-the
poor little round of dancing and dress
ipg-vou have no choice but 10 be vain
and worldly.
She (smiling slightlyl-Dear NE.
lie (throwing prudence to the winds
Yes-iest-that is right. Nou are too
selfish, too cruel. to care whom you
hurt. Go on, Helen.
She Suddenly serious But II hurt
you so, why do you seek this pain? Why
did YOU come up tonight, for instance?
He impetuouSly)-I came because
Helen. you know well why, because
can't stay away, And l love you SO.
Rleadinglyl Dearest, | am willing to
wait-but give me hope-iust little.
She (opening her eyes on himl-Hope
Of what?
He desperately That you will some
tine be my wife.
She (thonghtfullyJ --Disagreeable. in
polite. unkind, vain, worldly. selfish and
cruel. with tendernesS)-You poor
boy. is that the sort OF woman you
would like to marry? Do you mean it,
Arthur?
He (clutching her hand Yes, O,
yes, MGy hope. Helen?
She-I am afraid, dear. could never
live up, that is. down. TO your ideal. but
if YOU like to take me. hampcred with
virtues you don't dream Of, perhaps |
can acquire, by degrees. the faults yOn
love me for.
He (rapturously)-O, Helen. dear.
you are quite bad enough mean l am
quite good enough mean
She (consolingly)-I know you do,
dearest. knew it from the first.
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fighting is very unusual. That was
what Joe McAulifle thought about il.
In conversation with him and with Billy
Madden, learned some facts about the
fight i'm which McAuliffe was beaten.
Both Madden and McAuliffe said that
Slavin hit harder than any man they
had ever seen. | was looking at a fine
picture of SlaVin, the other day. and !
could see where the power comes from.
The muscles of his arms are smooth and
round, and apparently possessed OF that
tleNbility which is so important. lie
has a particularly heavy, strong fore
arm. and that is good place to look for
power With such an arm, he should
be able 10 drive his powerful fist
through a wall. And his style, as
have said, is peculiar. He comes out at
a man in unusual ways, at unexpected
moments. and with surprising force.
Il didn't know where | was hit or
any thing about what had happened till
half an hour afterwards said McAu-
life. speaking of the blow which
knocked him out. Some of his friends
said that he'd been hit in the stomach.
but he didn't. The blow which did the
work struck him on the cheek bone. a
man who can put in a Knockout blow
there must be hard hitter.
Now SuppOSing Corbett wins his fight
with jackson and then faces Slavin, can
Slaviu get in such a blow as the one
which used up McAulitfe? There's the
question. He can't afford to tire him
self with such work as that unless he is
reaching his man. The fighter who
gets tired in front of Corbett will get
whipped Hard hitting must find the
mark il aims at or il uses up the man
who is doing it. Personally, | believe
that Corbett is too clever to get caught
that way. | believe that he is too
clever for Slayin.
Ican't help saying a word more about
Corbett. have had something TO say
about legs already. Well, COrbett has
/ the clcverest pair l evor saw. He uses
F his legs as well as he does his arms. He
h is a boxer all over. He has the most de-
ceptive feint ever had the pleasure of
observing He does it with his legs.
his arms. his entire body. 1t draws a
man on He thinks he sees an opening;
he starts a lead; and then all of a sud
den Corbett comes at him like thun-
derbolt And then he has left hand
upper, the equal of which has no place
i'm my recollection. A man who stops it
with any vulnerable part of his body
will wish that he hadn't. Take him all
over and through and through. he is a
splendid fighter. as well as good fell
low.
/ Passing from the heavy men to the
/ light weights. we come, of course, TO
Jack McAulifie. the present champion.
I He is a heavy man for his class, which
limits a fighter to one hundred and thir-
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CHAMPIONS To- DAY.
NIKE DONOVAN DISCUSSES THE BEST MEN IN
TEE RING.
R.ziuzors Likely to Hold Rs Grip FOR Long
Tine-Wih Sullivan Ont Who's
he Coming MAJ, COrbe:1
Jackson or Slayin.
So. ro-rnpoaalacs ofleReqister.

Spe-s-l Correspondence or tteksgiS'er.
Nt.w YogN. February 81 have been
asked 10 discuss certain questions rela-
ting 10 pugiliSm. and especially 10 the
men now AT the head Of their several
classes in that department OF athletics.
in sports. as i'm most other matters, peO-
Die are not satisfied with knowing what
has already happened; they want 10
know what is going 20 happen. mat Is
why some of the questions laid before
me deal with the future. In answering
/ have no gift o. prOpheSy 20 help me,
but only lony experience.
Is there q middle-weight who can
wrest the honOrs from Fitz>immonSt
That is the first of the questions which
have been put to me. must answer
that DO not know any such man. We
have some clever middic-wcight prt
Fitlsimm0ns is 40 least as clever as the
best of them. and he has tremendous
natural advantages. There are q num-
Der % fairy good heayy-weightS WHO
are not coed enough for him. Above the
waist FussimmOns is heavyweight.
His body looks solid aud strong. Inc
slender waist is not necessarily @ sign
OF weakness. IL is by no means So ln
his case. His short ribs stand out Well,
and he has good muscular development
I'm tho lever part of his back. His big
chest and powerful. flexible shoulders
give him the proper backing for q hard
blow. Where he saves weight Is in the
legs. and the value of big leg has been
greatly oyere>timated. Men who are
very heavy below thc waist are almost
AWAY. slow. a slender leg made OF
bone aud muscle. with good strong
cords and Joints is the best for boxer.
Those who thought that they saw ritz
simmons weakness there have diScov-
erred .hcir mistake. He can get along
very aell on the legs which nature gave
him.
After the fight O., New Orleans there
is very little use in discussing the
chances of any of our middle-weishtS
against FizsimmouS. II he takes good
care of himself. he ought TO be- able to
hold the championship for ten or
dozen years. have heard il said that
ne would be likely 90 increase in weight
So much as 20 take him ont Of the class,
but i do not think that that viii hap
pen. He does not look like man VINO
would gain much weight He has that
sort of nervous temperament when
keeps man down. I'm my opinion ne
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Twinkle Twinkl'

Miss Emersonia Osgoodsou will now
favor the company with a recitation. -
announced the teacher 10 the friends as
sembled in the schoolroOm 10 enjoy the
regular Friday afternoon exercises.
Little Miss Emersonia stood forth and
recited as follows:
Coruscate coruscate. dimiuufire -ielle- orb
How ineNplcabe TO me seems the ,tuppend0u-
problem OF thy existence.
Elevated fo such AN immeasurahle distance 900
the ilimitaDle depths OF space apparently in
perpendicular direction from fle t-rrague-
Gus planet We occupy
Resembling in thy dazzling and nnapproach.
able eifulgence a cry>taliIrt carbon gem OF
unsurpas>ing brilliancy and impenetruDilliy
glitteriug in the ethereal gaulf whose bound
less immensely We endcayor go bring within
the compass Of the human Intellectual grasp
by The use OF the concrete term ornament
When the dear little Boston girl had
finished reciting these touching lines in
her rapt, soulful, Bostonian way and sat
down there wasn't a dry spectacle in the
schoolroom.
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Oh colony Ndss.) Gazette
TWENTY-FIVE years ago. a boy living in
New England town was sent for a
pint Of milk.
He hid
The can
Beneath
A stone.
Directed
His course
To the
Nearest wharf,
Shipped as
A cabin boy.
And went TO sea.
Years passed by. and by all his anX-
ions frineds and relatives he waS.glven
up for dead.
But he was not dead.
In far-away and foreign country he
lived. and by well-drected energy
amassed vast wealth. common thing,
by the way with sailors.
The other day he returned.
He stood again in his native village.
He found the can where he had hid
it.
He procured a pint of milk.
He went to his old familiar boyhood 5
home. entered. and in hesitating ana
trembling voice, said:
Father and mother, here's your
milk.
lie was given warm welcome. but he
noticed there was change in his par
ents' appearance: they had not the old
familiar look.
He questioned them; explanations fol-
lowed.
The young man discovered that
though the good people were still his
parents. the change in their personal
appearance was readily accounted for.
Shortly after his sudden and myster-
ious departure from his home his father
died. and his mother married again.
Then his mother died. and his new
father married again.
Thus on his return the wandering BOY
found the dear old home as he had lett
it. the only difference being that he had
a new father and a new mother.
Verify. truth is stranger than fiction.
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The Relief of Tea,


1t may comfort some
highly emotional women r.
French physician has dee
of what women alway, - =. b 1
good cry This phys'ci,- ''s
groaning and crying dn-,. !
operations, and is OF the 49,. q
such patients as yield 10 ~. ri
and let natures grand on
alienation OF pain remain .-....
cover more quickly than .,-''
from a feeling that is an ar-.
weakness to utter groan> s15
strain themselves. He ci,-,.. 2
a man who lowered his pr.
by giving himself un nal. M
strained and nervous copd-.,.
hours. Now that science
good cry" there seems n :.
son why women should nor b,-
want OF them.
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because Carroll will be strong at that
weight and McAuliffe will not. VI
course Jack would get down there if 1t
killed him. The result wouldn't be so
serious as that, but it would be big
strain. Carroll, however, ! think is out
of the ring. Not that he is too OLD TO
fight: he is thirty-eight. but well pre-.
served. for he has never injured himself
by any sort Of dissipation. He is In
every way able to make hght' ou1 l
think he will be wise enough not TO &C.
back to the ring. There is no need OF
il. He has a chance TO make easy
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A Nice Distinction.
Chicago Tribune.

IIITTINV II ITWIIF1
Il desire TO insert this small adyer-
tiSement in your paper tomorrow morn
ing" she said.
This" said the advertising clerk,
looking il over" will 90 among the
wants"
'Have you no wish column"
No, num-
"Then. sir" said the young lady from
Boston. haughtly, you need not in-
sert il. simply ,oish situation As
governess. That is all. It's not case
of rant Is there any newspaper print
ed in English in this place."
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The Silver Lining.

" 'iI'FFN FTfFNIV,
II heard that your mother was sick,
Tommy" said the old gentleman. and
just stopped in 10 see If she was any
better"
'She amt much better, and | wouldn't
be surprised. said Tommy, with hope
shining In his eyes, "if had 10 stay
home from school tomorrow"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-08

uented Davids, as he rose from his
chair.
pretty tough" calculated Baldwin,
as he drew the pile of white slips to-
ward him.
When they were Strengthened out and
counted up they were found to repre-
sent S3O6, 600.
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Thought Of Him.
EI.anenna Rlnifer

ITTfVfNUF UIITtffI
He" Well, Hedwig, did you think Of
me during my ABSENCE
She-"Oh. yes, love. You remember
the beautiful set of jewelry ! pointed
out to you the other day in shop win
dow, and which you admired so much?
went and bought it,
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HOMELESS Hone.

Life
Hc-"May ! hope?"
She-"Ycs: if you will promise never
% refer % the matter again.