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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16
DOES THIEVING PAY 2.
DISHONESTY VIEWED FROM A BUSINESS
STANDPOINT.
Some Enormous Incomes Earned BY Smar! Crooks
ROgusry as Trade Compared With Other
Means Of Getting Bread and Buttsr-TOO
Much Time Wasted in Jail.

Out Of the large number Of persons
who steal to live or live to steal there
are probably very few who have select
ed thievery from a business standpoint
based upon the inquiry as to whether
the trade pays. In other branches Of
business the question OF profit and loss
is paramount.
Suppose young man in casting his
eye over the list of trades and profess
sions in order to select one that would
be congenial and profitable were to con-
slider thieYery in purely pecuniary
light, leaving out the question Of moral
ity. would he find that thieves make
money? A thief can start business with
very little capital. 1t is purely spec
ulative calling. Is it possible for a
thief to make enough money to retire
and live on his income, and are the
risks OF failure greater or less than the
ordinary speculative vocations?
"There is always the chance that a
thief will be caught, and If he is, his
career is cut short for period depend
ing upon the number of times he has
been convicted and the nature OF the
crime. This stoppage, in comparison
with the ordinary affairs OF business, Is
equivalent to the failures, and the per-
centage Of thieves who are caught and
punished, the records show, is not much
more than the percentage OF failures in
honest business.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16
WOMEN on THE BICYCLE.
Making Records In Europe--A Smart
Girl Riders Feat.

Making Records in Europe--A smart
Girl Riders Feat.
Women cyclists in Europe, ana their
number increases at a marvellous rate,
AFRO taking to the safety bicycle very
largely, and, while they are not yet
competing against the men In record
making aud record breaking some very
creditable feats have been lately accom-
pliShed by lady riders.
The ladies' cycling record for thous-
and kilometers in France has been eS-
tablished by girl IA years old, Mile
Berthe Bailleul. The route was from
MontmorillOn TO Paris and back, touch.
Ing at a number of towns in kind OF
circular tour. She accomplished the
feat in a little under five days. Her
father and another gentleman accompa-
MED her on the trip.
A better performance than this for
speed. though in a shorter ride, when
a short time ago would have been con-
sidered a great feat for man, was &C
conplished a few days ago oy MISS
Dudley, a well-known English lady r.
der. She rode from place near Hitch
in 10 Lincoln, 100 miles, in little more
than seven hours, an average OF nearly
fourteen miles an hour. This is prooa-
blv a record. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith are
we'll known IN England as tandem RI
ders. and together they have won many
races.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16
PURELY FEMININE.
THINGS THAT ARE SURE TO PLEASE ALL THE
LADIES'
Autumn Readgear.

Narrow, black ostrich "tips" are very
much worn. Velvet and silk flowers
are also In great favor and shot velvet
is quite the the autumnal trimming for
hats and bonnets. A large and beauti-
full black felt hat is trimmed round the
crown with shot velvet in palest poplar
green and gray. The crowns OF the
new hats are rather low and fat. II is
so in this instance. A Prince OF Wales
plume In black feathers forms the rest
of the trimming. A few folds Of the
velvet rest on the hair under the brim
and are carried thence be-
meath the brim and over 1t at
the back. A very wide-leafed hat In
black rice-straw has softening frill OF
black lace about the crown, and spray
Of lovely yellow roses form the trim
ming. One Of the prettiest hats seen Is
the black straw with not so wide orim
as the previous one, and covered with
thickly plated frill of black lace. A
band of green velvet surrounds the
crown, and forms few upright loops
at the back with the lace, few tea
roses being introduced among the lat
ter. From knot OF velvet at the back
issue the narrow black velvet strings
that are so becoming to the face.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16

has been under ''cover" to escape Deing
hung for numbering the cashier.
Another class who pick up q neat IN
come are the boarding house thieves,
although since the formation OF the
Boarding House Keepers Association
their work has been somewhat curtalled
in this city. Bill Carter, alias Three
Finger Jack, is lightning calculator
in this line. He has great eye lor
diamonds and yellow" watches, and ne
would think that luck was going dead
against him when he could not find SoOo
20 81, 900 month to spend. Even the
poorest sticks among the boarding
house experts can make from $500 TO
$500 month, and not run TOO much
risk Of capture.
When Eddie Goodie was In his prime
it was not an uncommon thing for MIN
to land from $4,000 to $4,000 In one
pile from bank messengers and cashiers
of private corporations. The So, OOOa
SIC, 600 came so often that they were &C.
cepted as matter of course, and were
looked upon with disappointment by
Eddie and his gang OF sandbaggers.
The slick articles in roguery are the
bunco experts, the men who stack the
innocent lambs against crooked games
of cards or other games; the swindlers
who get checks cashed under false pre-
lenses: the magicians who sell irehricks
for Jumps of gold, and sawdnst for
greenbacks, and the dignifed confidence
sharps who have all kinds of patents
and businesses to sell, in which they
regularly exchange experience for
greenbacks without extra charge.
Hungry Joe, before he came to grief
in Baltimore, had an income OF from
s.. 900 to $4,000 paid by lambs who
tried to beat game in which every
thing was loaded against them. Then
there was Ike Vail, who, before he was
excluded from all the steamship COM
panies, by reason of his picture being
nosted everywhere, used to raise from
& OoO to $40, 900 year on bogus checks,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16

They are all high rollers. and play for
stakes in proportion to their pile. They
have the best Of everything when they
have money, and when they Ego broke"
they go back to stealing to get funds.
II there were no gambling saloons there
would be fewer thieves. Crooks are the
mainstay OF the professional gamblers
because they are careless players, take
desperate chances for big stake sand
never kick when they lose, unless there
is some show OF crooked dealing. II
the police were really anxious TO check
crime every gambling saloon, pool room
and policy shop in the city would be
kept closed forever.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16
A Stylish Corpse.
PhiLGd.Lphid Times.

"She was the most stylish corpse"
we heard woman remark the other
day in speaking OF leader OF fashion
lately deceased, and, prompted by
curiosity, we inquired what went to
make up stylish corpse"
"Oh," replied the gusher, with no
hesitation, "she wore black velvet
gown with point lace trimmings, had
her eyebrows pencilled and cheeks and
lips rouged, besides having her hair
done in the most delightful fashion pos
sible. Positively TO be such beautiful
corpse was worth dying for"
To our prosaic mind the solemnity OF
death seemed to have been robbed OF all
it's grandeur and force by the artificial
trappings and adornment of the COM
plexion specialist, yet In this age OF fads
the time isrnot far off when just such
caprices may be expected, for II fashion
sets the pace there will be, besides
other modish follies, fads in funerals
that will probably be even more ridlcu-
lous than the others.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16
The Ideal Husband.

This is a woman's description OF an
ideal husband:
"a temperate, moral, intellectual,
truthful, energetic, atectlonate,
thoughtful, forgiving, Christian man,
who chooses a wife for her mind and
heart rather than fact, and waits until
sure he has found the right one. Who
neither scolds nor laughs at his wife
and never contradicts her in public.
Who loves home and children, and has
certain means for making an honest,
comfortable living. Who is economical,
but not stingy, and, unless wealthy,
keeps his life insured. Who under
stands that women have nerves, need
money, enjoy pretty things, and are
happier for being petted."
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16
The King and Queen of Song.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

Patti. too, has been writing her mem
oirs and "reminiscences with great frank
ness. On one occasion, she says, she
was actually embarrassed by the late
King of Spain. He was conducting her
over the palace, In company with the
present Queen. Every four or five Sec
onds His Majesty called the singers at
tention to some picture or trinket and
and exclaimed moufnfully: That be-
lonqed TO my dear Mercedes" This first
wife, The Queen and the artistic tried
TO change the subject. but Alfonso XII.
was full OF loving "reminiscences and he
led the conversation.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16
Do Women Like to Be Bossed?
PhilddelphiG Tines.

Speaking of the Tanning OF the
Shrew." a woman whom one would
scarcely imagine cherished such senti-
ments remarked: GAIL women love
masterful men, and though l do not ap-
prove of the whip-lash method OF Pc
trucio's' wooing, still even that is pref
cradle to the pleading, humble style OF
love making some men assume, Tor IL Is
only assumption, after all, not their
genuine feelings. l like, and know
most women feel the same, man that
above all else they can respect and are
lust tiny bit afraid Of. Just as soon
as woman gets the upper hand she
loses half the delight Of being ordered
around by one whom she would ten
times rater serve as slave than rule as
master"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16

"Baze away, Scrammelw said his
general; "you always have some am
bush OF other in your head"
LADY Br0thertOft'S niger, the but
et is 1p here with the latest news from
Glow. have just been out TO speak
lDbiu.'
"WLat, Scrammelv says Livingston,
Eo,t0 yoce. "A Dilet-doux from the
ilr Lucy"
Lap,us belle personne en- AmeriQue"
f21.eTa signs.
You don't except the mother?" Liv-
llsS,0l inquired; "that mature, mag
l.-celt Amazon"
NO" replied the Frenchman, labor
'1sy building, brick by brick, q Gallo
american sentence. the mother Of
be iausbtare is too much in the Ladie
lc4le0eth. l figure TO myself a
lari, enormous sharp, in her fine
-.!e hand, and at my heart. Iseem
see her p0ot ze-pardOn! the poison in
Pc o2siu-the bowl--the gobbeht.
y, Raliere, care myself. Its a dame
DO Knows 20 stab Mats, Mees Lucie.
- c'est autre chosen
Tome, Scrammel" Putnam said i'm
laeltly; 1--WE are waiting for your
EevSn
'Iae niger stole away on some busi-
I" Of bis own, which be is mysterious
'l'i but he tells me that his mistress
l'oe1 herself az once for our retire
'a' IRON PeekSkill after we lost the
us Sle had some of her friends
va 'as British ships and Clintou's
=! a. her house as soon as we were
@,eye she is as dangerous a Tory
ives In all WeStcheSter," said the
80. "She ought to be put in Sc
iva b. after all those dinners Of hers
eaten, general?" says Living
u wish the dinners were out Of me
laa aeye, been in me-" Old Put re-
' .S,l 'lse9.Shly. "Im afraid we used
No Ss'A 'oongch after her Madeira"
- eoC1Ci was evidently OF that
..I'0l' as look whis6ing about the
we testified.
1le Old niger tells me, he was say
'l@' SIT Henry Clinton and bis
r; s-.a1' SpeI, the night after Forts
,-' -.yu ana Montgomery were taken
'I 0u, !, az /, bTo,bertoft manor house"
l,s leu sad tle General, "then they
~, : oo'.ef night than we had, run
e,i, ava! through the Highlands We
III : protect our friends. II the enemy
NJ ~. o-'! made themselves welcome at
4, J j.. house instead Of burning it
ecky" '! 10 Us "auaw Is
,,. sue seems to have made her new
sss -, "e .s The niggNr thinks
sPr -1 ~ /" 'le{ were coming"
avs Pr Tt'V ,I...,O Congressl ] mean"
% Pssi 49, ,TSlaclng, III I ever Set back
s9, me seems to think, according to her
eous No. I'y y Y, that you are lever to
aTi 80 oerammel struck n
sl nv I y,s. : al the news yor have to
S0u mig St' o. Keeping our soiritS .9p,
growls Putnam, lave
no, not all" Sersmmel n 3.
new ss'l thinks Ialnks they are p
DO Or ,e expedition. But
100 n sumo 0aVS an -
'Esll, he Is s : on isnt it2' Pa
ssntlsRaa and :
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16
rbers We're Bounds to Her Ambition.

With the fashionable craze for tailor
made get ups, shirts, waistcoats and
scarfs. there is nevertheless an occa-
sional girl who cannot master a fourth
hand, or tie a black satin scarf as II
should be. One of these went into a
haberdashers the other day to buy a
tie to wear with her boyish costume.
After she had looked at them she said:
"Oh. dear me, l shall never be able to
tie this! Why can't i have one that is
already tied, with hooks behind?" Very
firmly the answer came TO her: But.
madame, no gentleman would think OF
wearing a ready-tied scarf" "Oh, but, :"
said she, II am afraid l shall never be
a perfect gen tleman."
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16
The s,ilstto DIP to Date.

In the pocket of tallor-made gown
the swell girl carries her knife. Any
body who thinks this is an ordinary
knife such as can be gotten at any shop
is mistaken; it is invariably made out OF
gold. and, in addition, is decorated with
some special design. A very original
one has heart Of lapis-lazuli framed In
diamonds set in one corner OF the hand
le. and the owners name and curious
cipher carved on the other. A very gen.
eral fancy exists for having the name
engraved upon the knife in an exact
COPY Of the way one would write ones
own initials.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16

Just now, instead Of the dainty per-
fumes, all the fashionable girls are
hunting for odd scents. The Chinese
ones are especially liked, but q girl who
has an old Egyptian receipt is looked at
with envy, though her men friends in
sist it has stuffy smell very suggestive
Of mummies.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16

IdCL bndl DumOer OF Wise men nave
recently devoted much time To articles
intended to prove that women cannot
compose good music. Miss Williams has
enjoyed the distinction of having one of
her compositions performed at the first
symphony concert given at the Pea
body this season. Her compositions
cover wide range from simple song TO
double fugue for two choirs. Sonata,
quartet and orchestra music is written
by her, we are told, with equal ease
and excellence.
Paris is the city OF pleasure, and
Paris is quite willing to pay for its
pleasure. One Of the Paris magazines
recently contained an article on balls,
and gave some interesting statistics OF
the average sums spent OIL gloves, fans
and coiffures for those funtions In the
course OF season. The money ex-
pended on gloves is put down, counting
each pair on an average of four francs,
at coo, 900 francs. Fans, of course, are
articles on which any money may be
spent, and in Paris especially, II Is con-
sidered necessary for woman's fan TO
be of some actual value, historical or
artistic. Fifteen millioh francs, there
fore, is the amount put down for fans.
As for the Partisan hair-dressers, they
reckon their gains for the season to be
about five millions OF francs. The au-
thor Of the article SHES at the calcu-
latien of flowers, jewels, equipages, cost
OF the music and the other necessities
of balls.
Henry Irving tells an interesting
story In which Miss Terry and Chi
nese Minister figured. The play was
Hamlet" and Ophelia Miss Terry was
In the midst of her mad scene. Irving
sat on little wooden seat which had
been cut into the proscenium wall, and
which afforded an excellent view Of the
stage from behind. Beside the great
actor sat the Chinese Minister, who had
come behind the scenes TO pay his re-
spects.
suddenly / missed my Celestial
friend" said Irving. "Going In search
of him found him just walking onto
the stage. The acting OF Miss Terry So
affected him that he was burning To
congratulate her on the spot. / was
Just in the nick Of time hold him back;
another half instant and he would have
made his first appearance
Life in Maine is not all that 1t might
be TO aspiring woman. AS political
factor she has no recognition. She Is
not recognized as person until the
sheriff or tax-collector is after her.
She has no legal control over her children
after the age Of infancy unless they are
Legitimate. A father can will away
his children to the care OF a guardian,
with the approval of the Judge OF Pro-
bate. During good conduct father
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16
Interesting Bits of Talk.

Miss Margret E. Williams, OF Balti-
more, has recently received the Pea
body diploma granted to musical COM
posers by the Peabody Institute. This
is especially interesting In view OF the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16

nav for the lord chancellor"
"A 9i,o,, %+5 to himself, as this gray
says SA'i Jgsky dignitary doomed up.
headed orsr elected judge, shall take
III sln ,,I,ow's scalp for a wig. And
thst ola -, roo! He seems TO be lay
Ais nann0itt be law 10 the sergeant, so
p . GoSii it will never stir again Mys-
'a.i fellow, this orderly VINO 9uoSes
ou' "a ike to solve him and offer
|Isi in. Thy. il he has had the 'wownd'
M 81 - of. I owe him a cure for
|al a' ~. .o' rom 3 kill"
S'l "A. ,assed by IN eager converse
boo. "a here the officers Of Put
hI were signing over blunders
. - eb5rating schemes for the
h NV cost was freshness and
i Z ,rDared TO the scarecrow
BE now encountered. Our
DO. .v soldiers were braves at
Be costly Guys in costume.
IL TWO-CHAPTER III.
,amarade! ma belle Nous
"a. 5etare." cried COlouel La
acha' gerrett entered. "SOyez lie
Radie-e-
b5l''- Partisan officer Of engi-
Ilo forward and embraced his
per- with etTusiOu.
Iolas "a YOU, Peter." says Cap
'V--~ 1n. a dry fellow, son Of the
lla ~ "Now, Radlere, there's a
pa'IOs3-, ma, who talks French, TO FIRE
;seo-l --s-rrsbleus. Moi ct Anthony's
s5mmes fatigues a Vous Iaire
IS,,,s. boys" says old Put talk
-..'-',-5sr officers in turn made Skier
~ leone. and the business OF brew
b.rrders went on.
.TsrI" said Putnam at last, we've
W. 49, and discussed, and 1 don't see
go, any way Of getting a crack
~ enemy unless one OF you boys
-. p. swim down the river with a
--. g, M, teeth and set one OF those
- below the Highlands on fire.
.S5.3 weather for swimming" says
..Vs1 boys, you must cOntrive some
.,i,g no keep our spirits up, Putnam
. So .When 1 was up TO Fort III
y eighteen hundred and ifty-eight,and
s,S,,or was dull, we used TO 90 out
.'gre and bushwhack for a private par
teoar Indian. =,
SPsr6sps eau offer a suggestion"
ala Major Scrammel, Putnam's other
80 rs.entering the room after a brief
S,nmmel was a handsomish manwith
ss5di,h face. A man with his cut OF
m and shape OF beak hardly ever
rs,,bsrs the lee shore Of DerditiOn.
F,- want Of q mustache to twirl he had
r.ek Of pulling his nose. Perhaps he
"a; training that feature for tweaks to
"f1na
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16

ton of love. should money be codsid-
cred?
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16

There is nothing that may
not happen to a thin baby.
There is nothing that may
not happen to a man who is
losing his healthy weight.
We say they are "poor.
They are poorer than we at
first suspect.
Do you want almost all
that is known Of the value OF
plumpness told in a way to
commendto you CAREFUL LIv-
NG-and SCOTS Emulsion OF
cod-liver oil if you need it.
A book on it free.
scorr& BOWS. ,Asuisls. ssssOuth ssA Avenue
our edIrrrezistkssss scous Emulsion Of eod-liser
, l-an dyaSglsi sFegyvhsree c. 81 q
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16

The latest market reports brought By
travellers from Morocco quote girls
from 10 TO 10 years OF age at $50 TO $3.50.
This is what they "fetch" In open mar
ket when the bidding is lively. Tho
reports add that ''the slave merchants
find the females most profitable FRONT
10 90 years"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16

In addition to her other accomplish
ments Sarah Bernhardt Is an enthusi-
astic and successful angler. A news
paper man who went TO SEQ her recently
at the village OF Benodet, Cape blnls-
terre, found her out In the river 10
boat plying her angle In . pouring
rain.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16

English dealers in toys are rejoicing
mildly over the boom which has been
given to the doll trade by the discovery
OF the 100 dolls vita which Queen Vic
toria whiled away her childhood hours.
These toys had been gradually goi%
out of/fash;ona Now they ere y.
popular than esesT-sysssssS !: SlA's-
lies are In order.
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-09-03
Jay Gould's Latest Venture.

There are indications that Jay Gould
is plotting to become Independent of
both the Pullman and Wagner palace
car companies and secure sleepers for
his roads in which no one but himself
Is interested. A new palace car com
pany has lately been organized at St.
Charles, Mo-, and, if reports are true,
Jay Gould is backing the scheme.
The new company is called the Kreb-
biel Palace Car Co., with DIR. A. Kreb-
biel at the head. The construction of
cars by the new company has begun,
and several of them were completed
few days ago. The cars present
new feature in parlor and sleeping
coaches. By day they are like
any tirst-class parlor car with seats
on pivots on each side. A few press
ings of buttons at night bring about
quite a change. 1t is transformed in
to sectional compartment car, with
an aisle at the side, stateroom,
smoking room and other arrange
ments. The walls of these compart-
ments are of cloth. The chairs are
lowered and become wide touches,
while the high backs of the chairs
double over and become upper berths.
Part of the car can be kept o parlor
car while the other part may be trans
formed into sleeper. The fact that
three of these cars were placed on the
Union Pacific lately lends credit to the
rumor that Gould is interested in the
enterprise.
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-09-03
USELESS ALARM.
Cholera not Likely to Invade this
Country.

New YORK, September 2.-The
American Druggist says: "A great
many people are giving themselves
unnecessary trouble about cholera.
The disease is only formidable where
inadequate means exist for graphing
with it, and in this country we are
fully prepared for it. Deficient and
impure water is the primary cause of
its origin in Asia. Dirt, ignorance
and warm weather are the principle
transmitters of the disease.
In Madras and Calcutta, India, the
writer has seen large mortality from
cholera among the poorer classes where
unsanitary conditions prevail, while
Immediately around them Europeans
and natives, who observed ordinary
precautions in food and drink, were
wholly free from the disease.
Boiling kills all cholera germs, and
hence it is well, during the cholera ep-
idemic, to boil all water and milk.
Canned goods are also safe diet.
While it may be well enough to
quarantine low class immigrants that
have been reaching the United States
from infected districts in Russia and
Germany, or shut them out altogether
for the time, there is no sense for the
people to be panic-stricken here any
more thon they have been in France
or Spain where the cholera has pre-
vailed more or less for several years.
The situation will likely be less
serious here from the fact that we are
just entering the cooler months Of
the year when the cholera germs are
naturally comparatively harmless.