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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-25
AVery SuccessfuI Meeting.

The special revival services which
have been in progress at the Third
Presbyterian for the past two weeks
come 10 close last evening. The meet
ings have been very successful and
about eighty accessions were the result
At the close OF the services yesterday
communion was held and the largest
mum Der OF Communicates in the history
of the church received the sacrament.
The members OF the congregation are
very well pleased with the result Of the
services lust closed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-25

Scrofula, salt rheum. and all diseases
of the blood, dyspepsia. hea !a2he. kid
ney and liver complaints, aud catarrh.
are cured by Hoods SarsapGrill2, the
great blood purifier.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-25

with these parts, pretty costumes,
scenery coupled with big special acts
are what draw the people to see farce
comedy. "A Baggage Check" will DE
the attraction at the Grand Opera
House next Thursday, Friday and
Saturday night, with the usual Satur-
day matinee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-25
Accident At Ro1eK,s Point.

Edward Suppler, OF Roney's Poiut,
while going TO his barn yesterday to
feed his stock, slipped and fell, and it is
thought his collar bone is broken. Med e
ical aid was sent for, but at the time
the reporter heard Of the accident, had
not arrived.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-25
noNT DID HUMBUGGED

Bv travelling opticians who remain in
the city for two or three days and
charge big prices for their glasses, and
when thew are gone oftentimes the
glasses YOU get are of no use to you. II
Won have any eye trouble consult and
have vour eyes examined for glasses
without charge by Prof. Shetf, the reli-
able scientific optician. lilo Main
street din the same room with Shelf
Bros.)
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-25
oIs.

have sdded to my plumbing business
a full>line OF all kinds OF oils, including
luJricating, engine and Illuminating
oils, and gasoline OF best quality; $50
water white oil for house use guaran-
iced. Ny prices will be the lowest.
Cans furnished free and delivered. a
share OF the public patronage is So
licited. HARRY l.. MCKowN,
No. II Sixteenth street.
Telephone 104.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-25
-nrICE no TAX PAYERS.

The city tax payers are hereby notified
- III eitv taxes for the year lSsi are ions
- Jns and must bs paid at the ONCE OF the
sitv collector. CITY building without IostneE
80 Nv doing so will save cost Retiring
80. =, l,.s ,oupels me 10 take such action. Or
~, nan sverv Saturday evening until O'Clock
~ q, W. II. SHAFEK City CelleetsE
falW
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-25
BUSINESS CHANCES.

-ANuN-N r. OFFER SPECIAL IA
On operators large or small Tor
% margins i1 stocks. grains or pro
Market letter pubIsn weekly. or
'-I ON one pr cent margins. our
,..'' geegatl1u. III How % Trade mailed
49, b. NAN WINNIE IL Co. 30 LsSalle
~-le2gs, Mention this paper. la2ldqs
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-25

Hoods Pills cure jaund'ee. bilious
ness, sick headache, constipation and
all liver ills.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-25
THE EMPEROR WILL BE PREsENT

Rerlin February 24.-EmperOr Will
lam will go to Vienna tomorrow 10 at
taud the fllnsral ofsARehdEke Alprecht
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-25
TWO OF A KIND

Makes a strong pair. It's as plain as day,
though, that there are no pairs to our
rockers. We have the chairs and the pub
lie Of Wheeling find il best 70 come to US
FOR seats. There's achair foreyerybody n
our furniture house and a superb all round
display OF up to date furniture, tso, AZ
prices that are without parallel In the city.
The public enjoy sitting on US, and We
don't mind it a particle We meet the
procession with chairs and are prepared to
rock this town to its foundation
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-25

"A Baggage Check is just what we
wanted, " is the exclamation OF the pub.
lie sitter seeing performance Of this
really amusing comedy. Mr.. Blaney
said when be wrote it, it was the best
of them ali, aud so 1t has proven Itself.
The idea Of giving the people what they
want is the secret of Mr.. Blaney's sue
cess as writer Of farce comedies.
with an up to date idea for the vehicle
in which to introduce the players, a
number Of real pretty girls who can all
do something and who are given that
something to do. Several clever COM
eiianS who can play the parts assigned
70 them and do speciaties In keeping
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-25
AhIUsEHENTS.
TIE COUNTY FAIR.

To expatiate on the long run Of The
County Fair" is like carrying Goals TO
Newcastle, for play-goers are familiar
with its great success, and the announce
ment Of it's coming to the Opera House,
Thursday, February 2S, has at this early
day aroused interest The play should
prove attractive TO those theatre goers
whom the tiusel aud pruriency Of the
imported drama tires, for il is built on
the same lines as The Old Homestead, "
and tells merry story OF rural New
England life without intrigue or coun-
terulot. Incidentally introduced is an
fashioned huSkiug bee and a gen
uine horse race, which makes the come
DIV doubly attractive. The sale Of seats
OPENS Thursday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-25

Eight Little Girls.
Mrs. Jas. d. Stanton. ....... Accompanied
A matinee for children will be given
in the afternoon.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-04-18
vAR:ATIoN0 iN LITERATURE.
Present Day Literary limitations of Musical
 Cenrosi. ions NallInen Years A@e.

Present Day Literary limitations of Musical
 Compost ions Co,nmcn Years A@e.
 Some twenty-five gears ago there was style of musical composition much in vogue known as variations" says q writer in t!3e Atlantic Monthly. Ii ap- peared in dozen page sheets entitled 'Honc. Sweet HoIne-with variations" t'Coming Through the Rye-with varia- tions; Let hie Kiss Him for His Mother" (also with variaticns). The distinctive plan of these compositions and. whatever their individual char actcristic, they were. as Q whole. with out ariation-consiStcd. first, in a brace or two Of banging prelude. close ly followed by simple little air that somebody else had written. This definitely announced the theme to be ''variated,' which was next heard be- hind 2 thin screen of artfully arranged arpeggios. The: it donned deep dis guise in the bass, to become barely recognizable in the treble with trills, ditto in bass, in the treble with runs, ditto in bass, and finally lost itself in a colzpany Of crashing chords so over, towering that ore could not be certain whether the original air had beer Coming Through the Rye" or Let Me Kiss Him for His Mother"
 4 similar sort of treatment has now invaded the art of letters; that is tc say. it has affected the entire twenty six. as well as the select seven to be found upon the piano keyboard. It doesn't nowadays satisfy writer tc say, merely: "0ne summer morning. fine and early, was walking through the woods" He immediately goes on (taking the word carly as his key notc): ''The sun had not been long above the horizon and the cir was yet fragrant with last nights dew" Then, with fine and summer as texts, he tells us: Everywhere were the green and luXuriant footprints of Iight-step- ping summer" Starting next from W 'T," @ walking" and @ woods, '' he informs us: ''As my feet pressed the soft moss faint forest odorS filled the air, the cracl1le of dry stick was heard and a startled gray squirrel scampered up the giant oak on my left" Da capo: ''On such glorious morning 1 was glad simply to be alive, as were we -young-r1sen sun, trees, flowers, moss and little gray squirrel. ]"
 And so, diluting and further diluting an idea, it is hard to tell just what degree of strength it may originally have possessed. The strength Of the writer, it is, however, more easy to de lermine
The St. Johns herald., 1895-04-18
ALlBEN.ALI, THE coBeLER.
flow He Lost I1is Wives and His Faith st r the Same Time.

Ali-BcnAli was and is a renegade. He believes in three gods, and drinks spirits of wine, corn and rye. He also believes that women have souls and that. while there arc many houris in heaven, there are more in hell. When the muczzin calls to prayer he puts his thumb to his nose and spreads his fin gers out, which is his Turkish way of expressing derision. Once upon time he owned seven slaves, four of whom were white. Great men were his friends. Now he cobbles shoes, says Vance Thompson in the New York Ad- vertiser.
 He might have been a happy man to this day had it not been for that devil of an Alcibiades. Ali-ben-Ali was sit ting on his feet, looking through the open door out on the blue waters Of the Dosporus and the low sandy shore beyond when the Greek caIae up. He was low-browed Creek. He was peddling slippers with long red points which curled over like rams horns. Ali was absorbed in thinking of his seven female slaves. He kicked the Greek in the back violently two or three times, but otherwise ignored his presence.
 The subtle Creek departed Under his low brow he devised this revenge. l:e wrote . letter to tho sultan.
 We'll see about this,' said the sul- tan. "Mcsrour, off with Ben Ais head and bring me his seven nice wives"
 Mesrour returned in half an hour, the seven slaves, of whom four were white, trailing after him.
 Ben Ali is dead" he said.
 Mesrour lied. Ben Ali, by bribes, haG cured his escape and, disguised Rs ele of tobacco, was stored away in hold of vessel bound for New York. He is in New York now to prove that this tale is no lie. He cobhles shoes. At times he drinks strong spirits. Then he curses the con- nander of the faithful and Alcibiades, the low-browed Greek. The sultan is ! Mohammedan, and him Ben Ali purses; the Greek is a Christian and is cursed of Ben Ali.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-04-18
HIS HEARING WAS RESTORED.
But After Being Cured He Couldn't Even
 Bear the Ticking OF Watch.

But After Being Cured He Couldn't Even
 Bear the Ticking Of Watch.
 A well-known physician recently told the following story to an Indianapolis Sentinel reporter:
 "A prominent Marion county farmer discovered that he was gradually get ting deaf. He couldn't hear the hired man blast stumps with giant powder. He came to my office and made signs that he wanted his ears examined. l examined them, and in an instant, al- most, found that his defective hearing was caused by the gathering of a waxy substance in the cars. When l re- naovettthat obstruction of the hearing l was surprised at the result. The old gentlemen jumped from the chair where he had been seated and put both hands to his ears. He couldn't stand tho noise from the street and the least sound startled him. He was one of the most pleased men 1 ever saw. lie went away and it was several weeks before l sow him again. He called at the office with lis wife and she did all the talk ing. She hardly raised her voice above 8 whisper and every now and then she looked at her husband in a timid way. She said that for several days he would not allow tho least bit of noise in the house, and that he butchered some pigs before their time because of being affected by their squeal His daughter and her husband had lived with them fer two years and they had to leave on account of the crying of their six months-old baby There were two clocks in the house, one in the dining room and one in the bedroom. These he stopped on account Of the ticking The clock n the bedroom was an alarm clock. 1t went off one night. He jumped from bed and nearly broke his neck by falling head first on the floor. The woman said that she had to keep the house as quiet as 8 country grave yard for moro than two weeks, for it was that long before her husband be- came accustomed to hearing. His daughter, however, has gone back to the farm with her baby, and the clocks have been started again.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-04-18
COST OF CUP RACES.
Lord Dunraven Has Spent g Fortune Try
 ing to Beat the ViS;yant.


 Yachting costs a great deol of money. especially such yachting as is indulgod in b capture and defend the Americas cup. remarks the New York Tribune A friend of Lord Dunravcn said recently th2t the earl told him that the total cost to him to build, equip and run the NallIErie, together with his travelling expenses to win the America's cup. would be fully one hun drod and fifty thousand dollars. The syndicate which brilt the Nigilant subscribed one hundred thousand dol lars originally, and has been called upon for an assessment besides, So that the total outlay upon the cup de- fender is not far from the amount eX- pended on the Naii5yrie., Add to these sums the money which the Jubilee, Colonia and Pilgrim cost their owners, and the total cost Of the latest strug- gle for the America s cup amounts to almost five hundred thousand dollars
 The honor of holding the Americas cup, however, cannot be rcci1oncd by dollars and cents, and American yacht men would not have been willing to part with t!.o trophy at any cost. The practical benefit to boat building and the pleasure and profit to be derived from pure and manly sport must be added to the credit 2ccount.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-04-18
FACTS ABOUT JUPITER.
Wonderful Figures F;s to Express Enough
 Concerning She Great Planet.


 Concerning She Great Planet.
 Our most eminent astronomers do not pretend to give us exact reckon ings on the great floating worlds out side of cur own solar system, but with in that monstrou3 aggregation every thing has. been reducei to certainty, The lzingpin Of the solar system is Jupiter, mighty Jupiter, the colossal giant of all the s;;n-l;iasod worlds. :" His diameter i8 about SS,Cc0 of our miles. being ;5out eleven times that of our own globe; tkc cirGumference 275.Go0 miles at the equator, which would give the giant . volume exceed ing that of the earth by 1,2S4 times, Were it possible to bring the earth and Jupiter so close together that the dis tancc separating them would be no greater than that which now separates the earth from the moon-about 240,- 090 m;lcs-what wondrOUs sight would be in store for the residents Of our lit tie globe. The world of Jupiter would appear to Us to have a diameter forty times larger than that of our usual mighty attendant, end the surface of his disk vould occupy Q space greater than that of 1,G00 full moons. And this giant of the planets is re- moved from the sun by q distance of 40j. .000,G00 miles; has an orbit of more than 1,00o ,003. .O)J mites in extent, and makes circuit Of it's celestial track once every 4.3G3 days. Thus it will be seen that year on Jupiter is equal to eleven years, ten months and seven teen days on our globe. The immensi- ty of the world of Jupiter and it's orbit may be approximately measured by this comparison: h order to complete it's croft in the tine given above, it must speed around the sua with Q ve- locity of 100,030 miles 9 day, or little more than eight miles per second.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-04-18
In the Austrian Army.

The polyglot character of the Aus, trian army was abundantly shown the other day when the ancient custom ot solemnly swearing in the recruits in the presence of the troops was revived, after having been discontinued since 1868. In Vienna alone the formula of oath to the colors had to be admins tered and read out in nine languages, to-wit: German, Hungarian, Croatian, Bohemian, Polish, Ruthenian, Rou- nanian, Servian and Turkish, while the religious part of the ceremony was conducted by Roman Catholic. Greek Catholic and Greek orthodox priests, Protestant pastors. Jewish rabbis and SlG.ESgletal; Llc...a.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-04-18
FOR SALE.

Two hundred head of French Marino Bucks. Will sell for cash, or exchange for wethers at cash price. Will have the Bucks in the neighbornood of St. Johns the latter part of September or first of October, where parties desiring to pur- chase, can examine them. Call on or address
The St. Johns herald., 1895-04-18
Indian g.;ics in Delaware.

Interesting relics Of dead and gone Indian tribes arc tie great mounds Of oyster shells formed along t,lc ;scasaore in southern Delaware. According to local tradition. the Nant.co,1os Of Pcnnsvlv2nia were iR the habit of win serinn along t,.c sc2 lore il lower Delaware and Of catang rulncrous quantities of oysters. lae shells tcs- sify ;o the G3pett1es of the Naaticolles and many Ind:..A .n. nleiiles-: ::s are found n the noUr1z.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-04-18
On the Safe Sido.

A well-l1nown lawyer on circuit in the north Of England, curious to know how a certain juryman arrived at his verdict, meeting him one day, ventured to ask. Well" replied he, I'm a plain man, and like to be fair to everyone. don,tgo by what the VTit- resses say, and I don't 90 by what the lawyers say, and I don't So by what tAc judge says: but l looks at the man i1i ti1c dock, and I says: 'Ue must have done something or he wouldn't be there, so brings 'em all in guilty"
The St. Johns herald., 1895-04-18
HOW TO KILL cRocoDILEs.
Shoot Them CT Catch Them on a Line and
 Take an Ak.

Shoot Them CT Catch Them on a Line and
 Take an Ak.
 There are two ways of killing crocO- diles, writes an ex-resident of India. Che is by shooting with rifle, but the most satisfactory way of dealing with them, besides being far the most sport ing, IS to bait q good large hook with bird or small animal and faSten it by chain to good long rope, the end of which is firmly plcl1eted, the rope be- ing coilcd and the bait lain in shallow water. There must be lots of slack line, as the crocodile does not swallow anything at once, but selzes it and takes it into deep water to gorge. A number Of lines may be laid and looked up in the morning or cool of the even ing.
 When hooked It will take good many men to haul a crocodile out, and as he rescnts the operation and can use his tell as well as his Jaws one or two aportslnen will find considerable enter tainrnent in dispatching him with spears.
 Some crocodiles grow to enormous size, and their maws always contain round white stones and often trinkets, the relics of inside passengers. The writer assisted at the death of 8 not extraordinarily large ''snubnose" which had six womcn'G rings in her.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-04-18
4 DECEPTIVE TARGET.
Et Costs Something to Learn to Hit the
 Dangling Ball.

1t Costs Something to Learn to Hit the
 Dangling Ball.
 \ shooting gallery pecuiiarity that has recently came into popularity con sists in a very light and fragile ball Of blown glas: or in some cases hollow egg shcll suspended from a string.
 This always attracts the inexperi- cnced 1n2TlZamcn, because the natural dcstructiveness inherent in human na- t1rc causes him to prefer to shoot at something which he can smash rather than at target that gets no harm from his accuracy.
 Therefore, says the New York Sun, he wastes his three shots, at one and two-thirds cents a shot, not on targets, but on the suspended mark. And he never hits it.
 The experienced man in rifle range grnncry wastes no time on the de- ceitful ball. He knows that it can't be hit. Probably he knows it from ex- perience, for it is one of those facts that no man will believe until he has tried it for himself
 The reason for it is that very light hollow glass ball, or blown egg if properly hung on slender thread, will dodge any bullet that ever came from a gun barrel. The air that the bullet piles up in front of it blows the light mark out of the projectile's path until it has passed, after which the target swings back to it's original po- sition.
 This is very provoking for the marks man, who, if he be a good shot, has the doubtful satisfaction Of seeing his target execute three quick dodges at the aforementioned price of one and two-thirds cents per dodge
 There is nothing, however, so re- nuracrative to the proprietor as these pendent marks, for the gunners, pro volzed at their lack of success, will keep on and on and on trying to hit mark compared to which pin head would be barn door shot, and they only give it up in disgust when the cost be- gins to tell upon them or when some wiser fr1end explains their lack of sue cess.
 Two dollars is cheap price to pay for the knowledge that one of these hanging targets is a better mark for a baseball than for bullet.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-04-18
COURAGE lN cuRccRY.
Why Experienced Practitioners fire Cool
 While CpcrEt.ng.

Why Experienced Practitioners fire Cool
 While CPcrGt:ng.
 An old surgeon. engaged for thc mo 1nent in dissecting a cold roast quail and rzalling. it must De confessed. only nn indifferent job of it. had been lis tening incidentally to the conversation of his table companions who were dis cussing tic calmnc9s and nerve dis played by thc average practitioner dur ing surgical operations, says the Ncr Fork Herald. Both agreed that the poise and coolncss shown by surgeon at times were cxtraQrdinary and hard 10 understand.
 Now. fric:ida. if you will permit me- interrupted the surgeon at thir point. .'I would lil.c to tell yen tha' there is nothing Extraordinary about it. The nerve, as you call it. of the surgeon under such circumstances is the most natural thing in the world 1t is not a display of calnncss which has been put on for that occasion, CT au exhibition Of coEraGc summoned IT for an unusual emergency, but simply the normal dcmcanor Of a practical. matter-of-f2ct nan who Eroyys Whai he has to do and how hc is going to do it.
 "The trouble with many people who marvel ct what they call q surgeons courage is that they fail utterly tC comprehend the conditions under which he performs his work. They imagine that he is experimenting, or that he doesn't kZiow his ground, CT that he will cut something that lac ought not to cut. Nothing could be further from tho facts. No movement in science or mechanics is preceded by a more accurate fcreknowlcdeo of its results than the average operation in surl y. There is no such thing ae guessworl1 about it. The operator knows he is performing an operation which is based upon an exact science. He follows rules which apply to all cases, and is secure in the confidence that causes which have produced cer- tain effects in given instances will do so in all others.
 "Why, then. should there be any need in his work for extraordinary courage? There are eases, of course, so critical or so unusual as to excite even the calmest and most self-con- tained operator, and when these arc under treatment the surgeons powers of self-control are frequently taxed to their utmost limit To the man who. in such a case, can wield the knife without trcInor, when life itself dc- ponds upon the accuracy and dclicacy of his touch, we must award the praise due to real heroes. But in the aver age case, say of amputation or of skull fracture involving cranial operations, the surgeon neither needs nor possesses more than the courage of an intclli- gent, sincere man, who knows his duty and has learned how to perform it. His technical knowledge of anatomy GEd its methodical habit of work ae- custom him to conditions which alarm andscxcitc non-profes5ienal minds, and he goes about his task with a certain quiet, vigorous, assertivc confidence i1 the result of his movements which the observer is quite likely to mistake for marvellous courage summoned up for that particular occasion. It is courage of q certain sort, 1 confesS-the cour- Hgc of absolute confidence in the in- fallibility of the science he repre- esn4c .,
The St. Johns herald., 1895-04-18
HART & CAMPBELL,
Winslow, Arizona.

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