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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-27

the winding brook-now iceeound and
buried by suow-disappeared into the
grove, a plaintive sadness in her eyes
At last the great storm of the winter
came on. For four days snow fell
steadily, and the wind howled down
from the hills Three days after the
storm had ceased Nat Loring came down
the back road on snowshoes. HepauSed
where he could see the roof OF the cot
tage in the hollow peepinG from a great
bank of white. There was no sign of
life about the place, not even trace of
smoke rising from the chimney.
With q heavy heart, Nat hurried
down to the cottage and made his way
round to the door, against which the
snow had drifted high. he raped
again and again, the knock being an
swered after time.
The door opened, and q white faced
ghost OF a girl stood there, clinging to
the latch for support. She saw him,
and her lips moved, but made no
sound. He leaped into the room and
caught her In his arms barely in time
to keep her from falling.
"Merciful heaven, Jennie!" be
gasped. "What is it? What has hap
pened?"
"Uncle Dan'l-he is so ILL dared
not leave him q moment. There are no
matches in the house to build fire."
"And are you nearly persisted of coldl
This is terriblel Why didn't come be-
fore?"
he disengaged his feet from the snow
shoes aud assisted her TO chair near
the bed on which the sick man was
lying. In few moments he had fire
built In the stove.
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feel thus toward me-what has he
against me?" cried the young man.
"T'll answer that question: broke in
a hoarse voice as Uncle Dan'l suddenly
appeared before them. "Ye're the son
of a man as forgot his duty and slept at
his post! That's enough fer Dan'l
Brinton. Jennie, come heren'
Pale and trembling, the girl left Nat
Loring and advanced to her uncle's
side. He took her hand and drew her
close, his eyes fastened on the young
man all the while, as he continued:
~ hev tried to protec' this little lamb
from We. ] warned her, but We found a
way to sneak around and lead her inter
deceivln' the best friend she had In the
world. That's like a Loring-they'r re
receptions"
There was no deception Intended,
Mr.. Brintou," protested Nat stanch'y.
II was urging her to lei me go to you
and ask for her hand when you appear
ed. was in earnest, for love her.
Love her! Bah, bah, bah! l know
the kind OF blood there is in yer veins.
it's treacherous. II We think ye love
her to-day. tomorrow ye may think We
love some other grill"
"My loye is true. 1t will never
change. will marry her to-day.
Marry bert" almost shouted Uncle
DAM, his face now dark as stormcIoud.
You marry nv little lamb! I'd rather
see her dead and buried" Then he al
most dragged the girl from the spot,
urging her away with passionate words
and earnest entreaties.
You may change your mind some
day, Mr.. Brinton," called Nat.
The OLD man turned to fling back,
''Never, sir-never, never" and the
unfortunate lover was left alone by the
trysting tree and the murmuring brook.
Winter came, and the the little cot
tage in the hollow was nearly buried
beneath the drifts of snow that blew
down from the hills. At times the back
ROAD was quite abandoned, leaving the
old man aud the girl shut off from the
rest of the world.
To make matters worse, Uncle Dan'l
was not very well, for the time was past
when he could welcome cold weather
and enjoy it. Still he was brave, and
he tried TO be cheerful for the sake OF
Jennie, whom he often saw sitting by
the window where she could look out
across the hollow toward the spot where
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-27

10 the village-care for poor girl like
We? Oh, Jennie, you must see his love
is not honest!"
81 think you are prejudiced against
him, uncle, as you must be against his
father. Nancy Jones told me you and
John Loring had trouble over a wo-
man, and
Uncle Dan'l arose quickly to his feet,
his face working with the anger he
could not suppress. Clinching his
hands, he literally grated:
Nance Jones is busybody-a Cos
sip-a medln' woman! She had better
mind her business and keep her nose out
of other folks fairs! Mind what tell
We, Jennie, and steer clear OF Nat Lor-
ing. II you don't, yell regret il as long
as ye live" And then he walked out Of
the cottage, leaving a dismayed and
downcast girl behind.
Spring slipped into summer, and the
long warm days Of July and August
passed away. September came to turn
the forest leaves from green to brown
aud crimson. The smaller song birds
had already departed, and in stubble
fields the robins were gathering in
hocks preparatory TO the flight they
would soon take TO q warmer cline. In
the long dead grass crickets chirped
mourniully, and there was q brooding
sadness in the smoke blue air.
Uncle Dan'l came TO the cottage
door, shaded his eyes with his hand aud
gAzed across the hollow toward the spot
where the winding stream disappeared
into a grove that had been touched
here and there by the lurid brush Of
Jack Frost. There was troubled look
on the old mans face as he muttered:
wonder why Jennie goes over there
so oftenf She don't seem like herself
no more; acts like she had a secret
from me. don't Xix i'll don't like it.
She oughter know I'm the best friend
she's got In all the world. I'm jest
going over and see If l kin find her,"
With something like look of shame
on his wrinkled face be took a stout
cane from behind the door. Until that
present month he had never carried a
cane, but a severe attack OF rheumatism
came with the first warning Of cold
weather and forced him to il at last.
Away across the hollow he slowly
trudged, finally reaching the grove.
The sound of voices came to his ears,
causing him to halt and lift shaking
hand to his heart, while his face grew
gray. Then he stumbled forward with
almost frantic haste, suddenly coming
upon q young man and girl, who were
standing beside q great tree that grew
close by the soft flowing stream.
The young man was holding the
girls hands, speaking earnestly, while
her head was bowed and her eyes were
fastened on the ground. These were
the words heard by Uncle Dan"l:
"Say you will marry me, Jennie.
You have confessed you love me. Say
you will marry me, and l will go to
your uncle and ask for you"
She shook her head, crying out in
frightened voice: mo, no; you must no.
do that! You don't know Uncle Dan'l
He has forbidden NE ever speaking to!
YOU. and be would be very angry II he
knew cane here TO meet you. 1 feel
guilty and wretched every time have
done so, but l cant help it, Natl
can't help i'll"
"Yhat have / ever done TO make him
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"You look hungry, Jennie, | be-
lieve you are nearly starved" declared
Nat.
81 have not eaten anything for two
days" was her confession. The only
food in the house / keep for uncle.
We are out Of provisions, and there was
no way of getting more"
Nat was Mortified. On the bed the
sick man was muttering deliriously OF
his army days. He saw the visitor, but
did not recognize him.
! 1t was late that afternoon when
Uncle Dan'l became himself once more,
to find the village doctor by his bed,
with Jennie and Nat close at hand.
The old soldier looked long and steadily
at the young man, and then he family
said:
~ thought 1t was dream, but see
ye have really come in time to save
my poor lamb. I've been an old fool,
but
"There, there" broke in the doctor
soothingly; "you must not talk now.
1t will weaken you"
"Ive got to talk now, doctor, or new
err. rve made my last campaign, and
Pm goin' to be mustered out right away.
The commander in chief will soon give
me an honorable discharge" Then
he turned to Nat and Jennie, motioning
them TO approach. When they were
close by the bed, he went on, his voice
growing weoker with each moment:
IalwuS thought the one thing held
against John Loring was that he slept
at his post I thought had forgot he
won the woman who once promised to
marry me. But as lay here had
vision that told me what selfish, re-
vengeful old wretch have BEEN"
The girls fingers touched his lips,
and she whispered entreatingly, Hush,
uncle"
~ can't hush-I won't hush," he
gasped, q shadow settling on his weary
old face. MY strength is goin'. Nat,
will We marry nv little one? Will ye
love and protec' her as if she was yer
own life?"
"Heaven knows I will" was the
reply.
another to guard her. Pve-I'ye been
faithful to-the end-faithful to my
duty. I've stood by my post to the
last, but now-Tm tired-and must
sleep"
With the weeping girls loving kiss
on his lips, Uncle Dan'l closed his eyes
in that dreamless slumber that comes
when the campaign Of life is ended.
When another Memorial day came
around, the fading band OF veterans
found new grave on which to place a
tiny flag and fragrant flowers. Uncle
DanI slept not far from where John
Loring was buried, aud little Jennie,
with her husband at her side, dropped
a tear for both. But through the shad-
ows OF her sorrow shone the sunshine
OF perfect love.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-27

Jennie glanced back ana saw him look
Ing. The color Of ripe berries came TO
her cheeks.
Uncle Danl scoWled, but spoke TO
word, only Quickened his pace some
what
Jennie Brinton was the daughter Of
Uncle Dan'Ps brother, who died in debt
and left the girl to be cared for by the
old soldier, who had not even q meagre
pension TO aid him. He proved faithful
10 his trust, although 1t was anything
but an easy task, while time aud con-
slant association led him TO love her Is
tenderly as II she we're bis own chi|MC
They lived alone In the little E
tage that stood in quiet hollo
back road, hshe isolation AZ
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OUR NATIONAL CEMETERIES.
Fame's Eternal Camping Grounds, Where
sleep Our Soldier Dead.

sleep Our Soldier Dead.
Elghty-three national cemeteries,
wherein $50, 700 soldiers are sleeping
their last long sleep, have been estab-
lished within the boundaries OF the
United States. The laying out OF these
great gardens OF graves and maintain
ing them in such way as to deserve
this latter appellation have cost the
nation a sum Of money large enough to
disprove, at least In a measure, the old
time saying that republics are un-
grateful" But the money that has
been expended TO properly mark and
adorn the resting places OF the
brave men who died that the nation
might live is not and has not been ex-
pended grudgingly. Is has been paid
out freely as the last and only possible
tribute TO the memory of men as brave
as ever lived, and who fought for home
and liberty. 10 thus concentrating
deeds Of her common soldiers the United
States is quite unrivaled by any other
nation, ancient or modern.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-27

This noble work could not have been
accomplished but for wise and patriotic
foresight exercised.almost atths begiu-
ming of the war. In September, 1861,
the secretary OF war issued an order TO
the effect that accurate and permAnent
record be kept as to all deceased Onion
soldiers, and. this order MAS g once
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-27
STAGE GOSSIP.
LATEST THEATRICAL NEWS FROM ALL
QUARTERS.

"Gudgsuns," New Comedy That is Clever and
Bmusing-"lObascO," Sister Mary and
O,hsr Plays-Mrs. Lang!ry Appears in "Iha
Society Butterfly" Robert Bucnanan's New
Play.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-01-08
shot His fsrother.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind. Jan. B. Timothy OConner met tragic death at the hands of his brother. Enos O'Con- ner. They are sons of wealthy Irish farmer near Charlottesville. and went coon-hunting with party of friends. The dogs treed coon in rail pile and the boys surrounded it. Enos, with the gun, peered into the rails, and ob- serving something on the other side move, fired at it, thinking it was the coon. It proved to be his brothers head, which was literally blown off by the heavy charge.
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Three rhnu.an,-M,re Tickets

ST LOUIS. Jan 8-The Union Pa cifc railway has introduced an innoya- tion into passenger business in the shape of 3000-mile ticket book, which is sold at 1000-mile rates The ticket is good over all the numerous lines of the Union Pacific system. and with it 25o pounds of baggage is allowed. The baggage limit on other roads is 150 pounds. It is thought that this move will make the Union Pacific very popu- lar with commercial travellers, and that competing roads will be obliged to do likewise.
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Another Fiend Turns Up.

LITTLE ROCK. Jan. s.-A negro by the name of Perry. aged about IS. at. tempted to criminally assault Miss Annie Shipman. daughter of one of Drew county's farmers. Shipman lives about eight miles north of Monticello. The girl fought bravely. and after a desperate struggle escaped. The negro was arrested and identified few hours later. Officers forcibly prevented Ship. man from killing the negro, who was taken to Monticello and placed in jail. The citizens of Monticello have organ ized to lynch him.
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Mir. Jackson Is All Right.

CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. s.-W. $. Jackson of8Findlay, O., an operator in Mexican stock, has turned up in this . city. after having been several times re- ported dead, one of the instances being by the United States consul at Vera Cruz. Mir. Jackson has had great diff. culty in reaching his people in the north with intelligence as to his where abouts by occasion of the insufficient
 mail service which runs in part of Mex
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A BLAZE AT ALBANY.
The Theater Destroyed and tity Bnila-
 tngs Iriured bv Fire and Ny.t,r

Inc 1heafcr Destroyed and fity Ruiis-
 'nss Injured bv Fire and Water
 ALBANY, Jan s.-The worst corfla- grafton for years ragged Satur lav in the heart of the city Outside all was called i'll. The fire orieiratpd in 2 Albany theater building. covering half block, which is now in ruins.
 The city buildings, adjoininy. then caught and were considerably dam aged by water and fire.
 The lower portion of the theater building was occupied by the large gro cerv firm of Dreslane 6 Go.
 The entire fire department was i'm mediately upon the scene. AS the flames spread the gFeatest excitement prevailed throughout the city and the crowds interfered with the work of the iremen.
 The theater building was occupied as offices, the tenants of which lost every thing. A rough estimate of the loss on the theater building is $500. GOO to $780, 900. The city buildings were consid- cred fireproof. So far as known there was no loss of life.
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Four Killed and Four Ipjured.

KINGSTON, N. Y., Jan. 8.-Four lives were sacrificed Saturday through the carelessness of an employe of the Laf1in Rand Powder mill at Rifion, 10 miles distant. An explosion occurred upon the upper floor of the main building in which four men were killed and four injured. The cause of the disaster is not entirely certain, but it is said an employe left lantern standing on the edge of the bin where quantity of ex- plosives were stored and by some means the lantern overturned.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.
Fire at schell City, Mo, did sSo,ooO

Fire at Schell City, Mo, did $50, ,00O damage.
 Harry Kennedy, the noted song writer and ventriloqnist, is dead.
 A general raid on anarchists has been made in all parts of France.
 The Richardson Rutherford blaming mill at Little Rock, Ark, was burned.
 Two men were killed and one fatally injured in a freight wreck at Warsaw. N. Y.
 An incendiary fire at Wildwood, Fla, threatens to precipitate another race war.
 Secretary of State Osborn of Kansas, declares two hours should constitute a days work.
 J. M Parish. prominent citizen of Monticello, Ills. was struck by train and instantly killed.
 Richard Croker, the Tammany chief tain. says he is against an income tax as a revenue measure.
 Martin L. Becker secured posses sion of his children at Utica, N. Y, and will return to St. Louis.
 Mike Shay. the station agent at Mar shall, Mo. has mysterious disappear ance with the company funds
 New York officials have taken steps to relieve the unemployed of the me- tropolis by giving them work.
 Burglars robbed nine houses at Shaw's Point, Ills. while the people were attending areligious meeting.
 NEW York society is breathlessly awaiting the advent of a new social star in the person of Mr. Sam Hall, a Georgia swell.
 Two young ranchmen were arrested near Golden, Colo. charged with at tempting to wreck and rob the Denver and South Park express.
 Hon. J. S Irwin died at Pittsfeld, Ills, at an advanced age. He was a lawyer, and in the early days was as- sociated with Lincoln and Douglas,
 A writ has been granted on applica- tion of counsel for Mrs. Lease restrain. ing J. W. Freeborn from acting as a member of the Kansas board of chari- ties.
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NEW WORKS IDLE ARMY.
Steps Taken to Give substan,iai Relief
 to the Unemployed


 NEW YORK, Jan. s.-The city officials have awakened to the necessity of do- ing something to alleviate the condi- tion of the great army of unemployed in the city streets. At meeting the corporation counsel was instructed to prepare q bill, which the aldermen will pass, authorizing the issuance of S1,- 900, 900 of municipal bonds, the revenue from which is to be devoted to provid- ing work for the unemployed by inn proving the condition of Mulberry Bend, which is an overcrowded tenement dis trict and Corlear's park. The park de- partment will put 1900 men to work inn medlately, and more as opportunity arises. The mayor has asked city em- ployes to devote q percentage Of their incomes to rel ewing the distress among the poor. The police force has already done so.
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 Fire In n Prison.

MAssILoN. O.. Jan. 8. While filled with tramps. who sought protection therein from the cold. the city prison caught fire Saturday The lobby and cells were rapidly filled with smoke, and the men, securely locked in, rent the air in concert with most agonizing appeals. The frelnen at the central engine house came to the rescue and the fire was soon subdued. Though several inmates were unconscious they all escaped unhurt
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Win of Banker Willard

! IA, Ills, Jan. s.-The will of the \ M. Willard. banker and promi- eltlzen of Anna, who died Dec. 30 Fage Of 78 years, has been pro The bulk of his fortune is be- |nea to Union academy, a prepara- institution for both
 located here. The property given l scn2oi CT go IS valued at S50.0 GOO. The
 Som Is bequeathed to the local Y'erlan church, and lot is given ei.y or Anna for the erection of lal. The risidue of misfortune N" 10 relatives. His wi&S died a ai ago, leaving no childraY9
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 An Obnoxious Measure.

Ey OF MEXICO, Jan. s.-Strong op- Ion has been aroused by a measure psed by Senor Justo Sierra to ge the constitution of Mexico on batter of suffr ge. The proposi- x to enforce obligatory education, Then to base suffrage on the quail pn of being able to read and The Monitor Republicano, one
 k leading dailies of this capital, Ks the proposed measure on the |of partiality, as it would deprive pfths Of the people of the repub- their votes, as illiteracy prevails Pt universally among the masses common people in Mexico. The ||sitlon will doubtless be turned in short order.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-01-08
European Wine Production.

PARIS. Jan. s.-The following tables give the average wine production of Europe for the past decade France, 6s1, lSl, ,000 gallons; Italy, O00O, 900; Spain. 56S, 300, GOO; Austro-H Hungary, IA, 00,000; Germany, 3.95c. 900; Por- tugal. 79.75s. GOO; Russia, 72,3o0, OOo, Servia, 60, 750 COG; Bulgaria, 56, 250 000; Turkey, 45.000 GOO; Roumania. 40, 500,- GOO; Greece, 31,550, GOO; Switzerland. % 800. GOO
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-01-08
E6I7ION OF TRADE
improvement Shown ith the New Year.
.0,re AND STARTING OF MILLS.

] ,,. of wool Almost One Half Less fa'' ar Aso-Decrease of Busi-
 . past SIX Months Nearly 50
 U" ,ang List of Failures Re 's@ For she Past Week.
 W YORK. Jan. 8.-R. G. Dun & N N.aklr review of trade says it is
 ws 'bla whether the working force
 ola sraot industries has increased as
 .sngb @ about the first of the year
 aUa srab ble increase is expected. The eia af mills starting and stopping lpe, s,,t the same. Sales of wool
 aD yoak amount to only 2.l94.s0o
 \ against {. 453, 200 for the cor
 2, a;ng ne week last year. and since
 it 4he decrease has been 6 per cent.
 .os @ are somewhat weaker and few
 ss .onort n satisfactory orders. Prices
 ton m goods have been further re-s
 M encourage T purchases. Most of
 tno shops are moderately em- { % and the decrease in shipments
 N week is r per cent, against 70
 .+ for the last seven months of 8 Still lower prices are recorded ins ' nd steel. both at Philadelphia and &mrg. without increase in the vol-
 X b,isiness. It is believed that
 rtnnt of pig, though 40 per cent. ||Ssn a Year ago. exceeds the pres Assumption. The volume of busi- Eenresented by exchanges outside
 w York is 1S.2 per cent. less than
 e same week last year.
 rarding the extent of the decrease Se various branches of business "A the last half of 1893. actual
 6aye been reported by 1l17 houses Emuanies aggregating S213. 409. 626, Scainst S304, ,460, l03 in the same #bs last year, decrease of 29.7 per * It is an interesting and encour- Y fact that sales of groceries are $t $tlv larger than last year. though k less at the east and west, but Ster at the south. The fact that in < branches the decrease appears I]er west than at the east and Il)er south than at the west is one of Furious results of the novel inves- I6on.
 IA final classified returns of failures k9S are not yet complete, but the His received from the latter part of snber have swelled the aggregate Bnmercial liabilities to S33S, 493, ,461, Hhich sri. 545. 9s5 are of manufac- lng failures. SIPS, TIC. 9G6 of trading lies and S47, ,2s0, a16 of other con S Complete returns will be given, l1oped, next week.
 n the past week the failures re- 1d have been all in the United Rs against 323 last year, and Al in ada against IT last year. The classi- Liabilities in the failures reported De week ending Dec. 29 amount to B,94y, of which S2. 235, ,s44 were in and S2, 703,S in trad Failures. Deferred returns also T the liabilities for the previous q to 9,0S1. .930 iE failures.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-01-08
,lltchell Sorry He Signed.

kkAsoEyIILE. Fla Ban. Charles Pyil as very angry over the fact |'esal southern newspapers have Es E nm of showing the white
 m not signing the amended ar. sneh hrst presented to him. The Ss S. asserts that he is anxious to bo9 so'pett' but as he has a family he lo' propose to violate the faws oii s's ~. ahq get himself into trouble. N 'a9l a;1 says that he is sorry now ulu algn and that if he had a ns would take his name from 's slsement. He stated positively
 ' would sign nothing more
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-01-08
comtfgsssion Rates Go Up.

CHICAGO, Jan. s.-In the Western Passenger association meeting here it was decided to revise the commission schedule and advance the rate, making it effective on all business from Dec. i,
 1893. The rate will be 75 cents on a single fare between Chicago and the Missouri rive-, and Sl for the round trip. There will be no change in the aehsdule as affecting. Transmissouri
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Eliza beth Peabody Dead.

BOSTON, Jan. s.-The venerable Eliz- abeth P. Peabody of Jamaica Plain is dead. She was one of the advanced ed ucators of the century, and was di- rectly concerned in the introduction of the kinder1arten systems in this coun- try and has been fore most in all educa- tional reform and especially i'll that of establishing new and important meth ods in the existing school system.
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 A Hold Theft.

QUINCY, Ills,. Jan s.-Thieves en. tired the barn of Lanza Bros, fruit dealers on Main street. hitched up the horse and wagon. broke into the store, took a load of goods and drove away, leaving no clew behind.