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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-12-25

scale, and as they were playing the part
of hounds they thought it the greatest
fun imaginable and hoped that the war
would last for many months.
They did not know it, but the "fox'
was doubling on his tracks. lie had
turned wolf this freezing Christmas
night and was stealing down upon them,
silent but terrible.
All through the night OF Christmas
two pictures stand, opposed to one an
other in singular and tremendous con-
trast-the feasting, guzzling Germans
and the toiling, suffering Americans,
doing battle with the cruel elements,
the awful cold of the December gale,
the ice cakes and the dashing water
which almost scalded where it fell, the
cold was so intense, and the snow en-
numbered roads leading southwark to
the scene of the morrow's battle, per-
haps the morrow's defeat.
Two men frozen to death upon the
march; scores with members OF their
bodies so badly frostbitten that they
had to be amputated. These are but
tokens of the sufferings endured. And
yet who shall not say that the victory
was not worth the price?
1t was not merely that Washington
had q thousand prisoners as 3 Christ
mas present for his couDtrymen, but he
had won victory which rallied droop-
ing spirits throughout the colonies and
gave new leases of life to cause which
was fast becoming lost and hopeless. IL
was a sorry Christmas Day TO look upon,
but fruitful one. 1t sowed the SEED
for happier Christmases to come.
Again the the tireless hand OF time
sweeps round the dial Of year, and we
find ourselves staring into the face OF a
bare, bleak Christmas at Valley Forge.
1t is the darkest Christmas Day, l ween,
that ever the American people looked
upon. 1t was the darkest hour before
the dawn.
The fires were still smouldering upon
the altar Of liberty, but the sacrifices
which were called for v.ere human ones
any many OF them. Disease was carry
ing off far more than the bullets OF the
British. Destitution was the daily COM
panion Of the patriot soldier and misery
his nightly bedfellOw.
Nearly three thousand men unht Tor
active duty because they did not nave
clothing to their backsand shoes to put
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fighting now, but with hireliRgs Of the
HeSSian army, whose arms are pur-
chased in order that rebellious subjects
of King George may be put down and a
most unfatherly tyranny Endorsed.
1t is an awful day, and the half clad
soldiers Of Washington gather close
around the camp fires at McKonkey's
Ferry, nine miles above the little village
Of Trenton, awaiting the command OF
their chief, but with scarcely more Of
courage in their hearts than they have
warmth in their bodies or substantial
food in their stomachs.
They had no thought OF Santa Claus
or other nonsense Of that sort, these
poor, half starved fellows. II you had
asked them what they wanted most for
Christmas they would probably have
told you warm clothes and plenty OF
grub, and perhaps some token that they
were not TO be forever lodging, lodging
the hosts Of the well equipped enemy.
They had not yet lost all faith in the
genius of their commander, though it
was certainly on the wane. They did
not know that in his heart and mind
Christmas had stored gift which
should set their courage back to con-
cert pitch and prove that Washington
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-12-25
TRAVELLER BILL NYE.
HE TELLS ABOUT SOME THINGS He SAW ON
TIE ROAD.
A New aud Wonderful Feature Of the World
Pair-Meetrg a Venerable Nan in Irors
and His Sad StOry-A Tale of the
Tennessee Mountains.
coruriaht. 1892. By Edaar ": Me-.

The managers of the Words fair tell
me that there will be many new and
wonderful features aside from the dis
play of art, man features and machin-
cry. The arrangements Is made by
which the new Siamese twins, Radica
and Doddica, will appear there. These
twins are in fact more astonishing than
Chang and Eng, who lived for some
years in North Carolina, and were seen
by the entire civilized world.
Radica and Doddica are girls, and are
connected by q sort Of bony structure at
the chest, and below this there is Wis
ceral connection. Medicine admins
tie. ed to one affects the other, so that
unpleasant remedies like castor oil need
not be given TO both, and they may
match pennies to see who will take it.
They are only seven years old.
When a sentence Is begun by one the
other frequently completes it. But this
is not an anomaly. l have an acqusint-
ance who does that. ] begin the story
and do the artistic work. Then he fin
ishes the Job and gets the applause.
hate such man as that.
The twins are girls and sleep together
OF nights.
They are very good tempered now,
but when young used TO quarrel a good
deal and eyade each other as nearly as
possible. They are very intelligent In
deed, and have been studying English
in India preparatory to their visit to
England and America.
The scientists and medical men will
be greatly interested in these strange
twins and will study them carefully.
They will be dressed in full evening
dress, so that the public can get good
idea Of their wonderful bond OF union.
Recently we have been travelling
through Ohio. and each year l get a
greater respect for this mighty common
wealth. Standing in fact on the mighty
thorougfares between the west, thickly
settled by a prosperous and thrifty
class Of men and women. studded here
and there by rich young towns. and with
moderate rates Of transportation and
markets all about theD, and q half
dozen railroad centers where the great
trunk lines converge, 1t is a wonderful
State.
A cousin Of mine, who had travelled
over the entire Union and finally wound
up in the west with nothing bat good
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The letter OF friend sort OF opened
| the eyes OF the soldier, and he came
home on a brief furlough. He found
| that the truth was really too sad TO
think about. He even found Mr.. Justus'
own private brandy flask in the drawer
where he used to keep his shaving APP
paratus. He did not shoot Justus ana
his wife and then have to haul them out
on his farm to help the corn crop, but
after he had gone back to his post there
was wild scream one night, and pale
woman came running into neighbor's
house with streaming hair and dry blue
lips which could not speak. She said
Mr.. Justus had died suddenly at her
house Just after be had taken little
brandy, and the kind nelghbor was
found there in his sins corpse, having
died in great agony while winding the
clock.
The woman was suspected Of the muir
der, and also ostracized from good so
ciety. She was arrested, but the jury
disagreed. She was very unhappy, and
made even more so by the letters and
pay her husband sent home every
month. Her children also seemed to
lose confidence In her, and she Is in the
asylum new.
Years went by. The veteran returned.
He made new home for his children
and succeeded in business, for every one
sympathized with him and sorrowed
over his disgrace.
But the avenger was on his track. y
was q difficult matter to connect him
with the murder, but a detective who
got out of employment last year found
that there was a record of the purchase
of the strychnine at an Ohio drug store,
but not under the soldiers name. He
clupg to the clew, and in few more
months found physician who had pre-
scribed for man with the same as
sumed name and resembling the drug
gist's description. Finally the old SOL
der was discovered, and the druggist
swore TO his identity, but the doctor
was not so sure.
At the trial the doctor said: "a man
resembling this one on the day and date
named came TO me suffering slightly
from pleurisy. prescribed for him. i
could not from the evidence thus far
adduced swear positively to his identity,
but II he be the man who came to me
that evening you will find just below
the left shoulder blade porous plaster
which put on there October 5, 1872"
The man was stripped to the waist,
and there in the presence OF the court
they found a porous plaster, a little
raveled around the edges but still adj
herring to the trembling wretch with
damning tenacity.
Sweeping through Ohio at this swift
rate even, one sees that prosperity has
been almost uninterrupted for many
years. There may have been times when
some one grumbled, but there has been
o suffering or lasting hard times even.
As rode over the State rough shOd In
luxurious car filed with everything
that could exalt or embelish life could
but compare the lot Of these Ohio farmers
with vast barns and overlooking corn
cribs, CHEEKY white cottages with
porches and bay windows, and driving
spirited horses on the well made turn
pike or macadamized road with some
of the mountain people OF east Tennes-
see, West Virginia and western North
Carolina.
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Carolina.

/ know a man in the mountains oil
Tennessee, and be is not so different
from others there except in the matter
Of simplicity Of architecture. When ne
married he was fred with ambition to
have home. He found a big elm that
had broken of twenty feet from the
ground and fallen nearly down, but stili
elinging TO the stump at one end ana
with its top resting on another. he went
to work and split out chestnut SLABS
long enough to make a leanto. ana
there he has lived. hs and bis wife, ana
nine children have been born there.
Consider that, you gentlemen VINO
swear II the water is degree TOO colo
70 shave with in the morning, or II tne
children knock ''dentf in your En-
glish brass bedstesd with o toy iatiron;
Recently the tired wifi sickened ana
died In this barbaric1aik With the ram
and the sleet by DAT be6tiDg In upon ner
and the frost at night kttling down Oh
the aged guilt De uosDed The lo"s
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appetite out OF a job, said to me: "Wil.
| liam, should have staid in Ohio. That
is the best State In the Union. Probably
| should not have accumulated so much
there as have, but would have been
happier"
Yesterday we saw venerable man In
irons on the train. The sheriff had him
in charge, but the criminal had sort OF
comfortable air OF victory On his face,
and he did not seem TO be engaged in re-
GREETING any past acts of his own.
got his story from the conductor.
he had boon q soldier from a western
State. He went into the war, leaving a
weeping wife at home. who sorrowed
and read the papers sadly day by day.
A neighbor named Justus, who was well
to do and had sent substitute TO the
war, used to bring her the papers and
war news, and sometimes would remain
by the ireside chatting with her over
the war and how sad it was. You would
have thought TO have seen him that he
just hated the war, but as a matter OF
fact the war cloud had its silver lining
and he tried to enjoy IL.
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hours away till her worn and weary
hands lay idly outside the old calico
wreck OF covering. For fifteen yeari
thew had lived there through the soft,
delicious spring, the quiet summer ano
the gorgeous autumn gay with tnou,
sand tints. Then somehow they mao
shiyered through the short winter, and
the hound and gun had kept them
alive.
Now the sad faced man-not espe-
cially more so than ever, for these noun
tain folks are born with the saddest,
gravest, most immovable faces on earth
started away for the nearest mill,
land there" said the proprietor to me,
''he bought sixty cents worth OF 'cuiis
to make coffin for her." You can see
him. dumb with that strange grief that
cannot express itself or even weep, max
ing rough and pathetic looking box OF
culled lumber in which TO put his wire.
This almost reminds one Of the sad,
simple life of prehistoric man. We pic
ture to ourselves prehistoric man as
big, strong specimen Of health, with
mighty muscles Of maleable iron,
clothed In the pelt Of chipmunk or
some other wild beast and absolutely
destitute of fear.
But when the wailing cry OF his child
in the cold, damp night OF his wretched
cave told him OF fever or croop, what did
he do? Did he even have the simple
pharmacop9la Of lard and molasses and
honey and vinegar in case OF Group? No.
he could not scratch match, even II
he had one to scratch.
Sometimes / murmur when the train
is late. and grumble when l stop at the
Gem City House at Rogersville juno
ton, where the girl will give me anoth-
er knife after eating my bullhesd, and
where the doctor tells me am suffering
from malnutrition and prescribes for
me while stay there good nutritious
food three times day, TO be taken az
ter eating; but we do certainly live In
a better time than the prehistoric man.
have suffered keenly from adversely
in my time, but there never was day
when / could not have entertained pre-
historic man and given him pretty
good time.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-12-25
EVENTFUL DAYS.
4 Retrospective Glance Over American History
4. Chris.msstie Shows Pictures in Strong
Contrast to Each Other

HRS TMAS in
America ! There's
magic in the phrase.
What a picture of
cOntentment an d
peace the simple
words evoke! One
seems 10 see the
c Orn ucOpia of
plenty overturned
IabOve the country
and all the people
caught in the gold
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en- shower.
And yet it was not always thus. Far
from it, Turn back the slide in men,
orv's jack o. lantern and you will find
some Christmas days in fair America
which were barren indeed, and some
which were bathed In blood and fire and
bideous massacre, and some which
seemed hopeless for Gods wOrshippers
and for those who rocked the tumult-
nous cradle Of liberty in the seventies of
the last century and the sixties Of the
present.
The eye OF memsry lights on many
Christmas pictures OF devious coloring,
bnt throughout the light and shade
there was ever q tinge OF hope and a
steady purpose which gave a dignity
even to the shadows, and which in per-
spective we can see all trended toward
the goal we now rejoice in, the bright
and glorious present.
Christmas Day? Christmas Day? All!
YES. I see it now, the first Christmas
nsssed by Christians aud celebrated by
Them within the borders Of the New
World.
IL was az Navidad, in the Island Of
Hispaniola, which we now call Hayti,
and the year was 1892. The blaze of a
tropical sun was upon the cross when
the Spanish priest, at the command Of
Christopher Columbus, lifted It up and
PLANTED it on the shore OF the sea now
first traverSed by audacious man.
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TREACHERY THAT FAILED


successfully.
TREACHERY THAT FAILED.
The chieftain held his peace. One OF
his generals was sent down the river with
instructions to cross-waS it st Borden
town?-and to meet him at certain
time and place. To one or two trusted
councillors only he gave an outline Of his
mans. and even to them, like a wise
general, he did not go too minutely into
details. Had he done so the battle OF
Trenton would have had different end
ing. for there was black sheep In those
natriot ranks who, we have been taught
n believe. was General Gates, and as
tho latter went forth toward Baltimore
N stir up an insurrection which before
another Christmas nearly had stabbed
the cause Of the American Revolution TO
death. some one-perhapS 1t was not ne
Nsent word to Colonel Roll that Wash
inQton would attack Trenton on Christ
mas Eve.
coRNERED by TIE FOX.
That night the HessIan celebrated
CHRISTMAS with reSelry and drunken
lot The rum ran hot in the command
ar,s brain. and the hireling soldiers
~ :, merry over the easy warfare they
. .,..r having in this cald country, whose
s.IaIers we're always on So run. lt was
Z -, mnrnlacsnk fox chase on gigantic
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Chenille Republicans,

Special Dispatch 10 The MteEigcaccr.
G~LESvILLE, W. Va, Feb. lG.-Pursu-
ant to a calloi the Republican executive
committee the Republicans, fifty strong,
assembled and organized a club, to be
known us the Chenille Republican club.
John NJ. Holt IA elected president and
Lynn Branon and Charles Smith as Sec
r%ctarics, with other officers as prescribed
by the constitution. The following
delegates were appointed to attend the
state leagc OF clubs to DO held at Park
ersbure OIL the 23d instant: Delegates
Frank Ball, j.. S. Brannon, Frank Hick-
man, N. b. Morris. Alternates-Luln
Il. llolbtrt, John S. Cam, Basscc Brown,
I. L. liinZmar, Young Brannon,
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Special Di,potes 10 The Iaiepig;noe.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 16.-The
secretary OF state to-day issued tho fol-
lowing charters:
Tho City Building Association, for
the purpose OF encouraging industry,
irugality and home building and saw
Ing among its members, and for such
other business as may be lawfully car
r!cd on by 4 building and loan a~ssocia-
ton. The principal office will be at
Wheeling, W. Va. The capital sub
ecribed Is eleven hundred dollars. The
amount paid in is one hundred and ten
dollars, with tho privilege granted to
increase TO seven hundred thousand
dollars. Shares are 4 hundred dol
lars each and arc held by II. 4. Jones
and ten others OF Wheeling, W. Va.
Also the Automatic Music Holder and
Leaf Turning Company, for the purpose
Of owning, manufacturing, buying and
selling an automatic music holder and
leaf turner, for which q patent has been
granted by tho United States. The
principal Office will be at Martinsburg,
W. Va. The capital subscribed is fifty
dollars and the amount paid in is five
dollars. Tho privilege is granted to in
crease TO fifty thousand dollars. Shares
ire ten dollars each and are held by
Henry S. Brewington and others, OF
Baltimore, Md.
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TEN DAYS IN WASHINGTON.
Third Popular Excursion to tho National
Capital via l.. & o. Il. Il.

tlhN
The third popular excursion to Wash
ington, via Baltimore & Ohio railroad,
from Pittsburgh, Wheeling, Parkers-
burg, Lexington, and intermediate sta
tions to Washington Junction, Nd, is
announced for Thursday, February is.
The popularity OF these winter trips ia
the National Capital via Baltimore l.
Ohio is due the exceedingly low rates,
tho excellence OF the train service, with
Pullman accommodations, and to the
fact that the Baltimore 4 Ohio is tho
shortest route.
The journey is delightful as well as
instructive, while IN Washington are
moro interesting sights than in any
other American city. The museums,
the art galleries, the White House, the
public buildings-to all OF which admis-
sion is free-are attractions at all times
appreciated.
Tickets from Pittsburgh, Wheeling,
and intermediate points to M~artinsburg
are valid TO Baltimore, and as they are
good for ten days ample time is afforded
for side trips to Mt. Vernon, Old Point
Comfort, and other adjacent points.
Trains leave Wheeling at G:l0 a. m.
and 6:10 p. M, and for these two trains
only will tickets be sold. Pullman sleep
ing cars on evening train.
Round trip rate, $1,000. Correspond
ingly low rates from other stations.
N.f
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Huntington Rcpublicans.

SNcfcl Correspondence Of TIC Lnhiligenccr.
WASHINGTON, W. Va, Feb. 1G.-At 4
meeting OF the Golf Republican Club, OF
this place, held on the 18th inst, tho
following delegates were appointed to
the state league convention to be held
at Petersburg Oh the ed inst: Cap
tain ~. \. Prichard, James S. Furbce,
Robert L. HELEN, W II. Hall and
Charles L. Nay. Alternatos-H. W..
Johnson, |. W. Beatty, a. G. Sellars, DR..
NJ. L. Miller and 3. F. Charlton. Ar
engagements are being made for the re,
organization Of several other clubs in
this district which were SO effective
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MARTINS FERRY.
personal mud Inhustrtul Intelligence.
Wnsilngton's birthday, etc..

personal md Inlustrtul Intelligence.
Wnshington's birthday, etc..
Tho "Y's' will give an open entertain.
mcnt in tho Y. NJ. q. A. rooms, next
Monday evening, Washington's birth
day. Tho programme will consist OF
music, readings, Rotations, charades,
etc., ana 4 good timo is anticipated.
Tho American Mechanics will proba-
bly, 90 TO steubcnvillc on the Wheeling
4 Lake Eric Railroad on Washington's
Birthday and return on n special train.
The two-hcadcd calf recently born on
tho farm OF John Spencer, W est OF
Martins Ferry, is in the possession OF
Clark Vance, who had it stuffed.
Tho boiling department Mt tho I,tEa
mill, which has been of since last Thurs.
day on account OF the brcakagc OF tho
sQucczcrs, resumed last night.
Tillie Davis has sold her property in
Paull's addition to Ed Donahuc, who
recently came hero to work in the
Laughlsa nail works.
Scenes in Italy will be the subject
Of Tho talk OF Rev. G. NJ. Afford, OF
Wheeling, in the Y. NJ. c. A. on Friday
evening, to men.
a great deal OF fine paper is being
put up for "a Breezy Time" Tickets
were put on sale yesterday and arc
selling well.
The grand jury did not find n bill
against any OF the six charged with
stealing pHy checks at the Elson glass
works.
Yesterday Frank Barton was fined
three dollars and costs for raising a
racket at Andy Taylor's OH North Fifth
street.
Mr.. William Lewis, OF the firm OF
Crook, Magraw & Lewis, Of East Liver
pool, was here among friends yesterday.
Mr.. Richard O'Beirne went to Stcu-
benvillo yesterday to attend the funeral
OF the late James Beams.
Mr.. john Brannigan attended the
funeral OF Mrs. John NJ. Snyder at
Steubonvillc yesterday.
"Jonas Atmosphere, Wegee," was an
inscription on the register at tho st.
Clair hotel yesterday.
Quite 4 number OF Martins Ferry
people went to Wheeling last night to
see Janauschek.
The east factory at the LaughIin mill
was thrown off yesterday by the break
ing OF 4 belt.
Miss Hattie Warwood, OF Warren, is
visiting her cousin, Miss Emily War
wood.
Mr.. Joseph Frazier is now 4 treasurer
of the Odd Fellows Beneficial Associa-
ton.
The large cupoia at Mann's foundry
has been rebuilt in 4 first class manner.
Mr. Fred Longley, OF St. Clairsville.
was in Martins Ferry yesterday.
Mr.. viii link, Of stcubcnvillo, visited
his brother, Frank, yesterday.
Lane, tho plumber is enlarging his
establishment OH First street.
John Stanton and "Cooney" Taylor
have been granted pensions.
Mr.. VIM. Porter, oil S~tcubenvillc, was
in Martins Ferry yesterday.
Prof. Hart, the magician, is drawing
well at the opera house.
Mr.. Fred Ho%rnin,..c OF Warrcnton was
in tho city yesterday.
A German band was around yesterday.
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