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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-11-03

bundle Of we. rags for keeping the clay
mC.s
He works while the Wall street man
is debating his letters getting @ side
view then Later he m0u,ds rapidly
when convcrsing with the man face 70
face. The back OF the head is done
at luncheon time, when the head is
moving. To- set an the life-lineS, and
for the las. touches the busy magnate
of the street consents 90 walk around
the room for q few minutes, stopping
to view himself and cridcise the work
of the modeller's hands.
Moulding q bust is easy work for TIA
frs. fifteen minutes. Tn that time the
head takes shape with quick pats Of
the hands A sweep of Che Cay hol-
lows ont The eyes, O. lump of clay
moulded long. like lady finger, stands
for the nose and O sharp stroke leaves
the chin free The throat is done by
O s-rangling process CT the fingers and
the shoulders spa-ted like paj-a-cake
into broad. round shape. That is what
it an looks like 20 the spectator. And
the bust bears a quick resemblance in
outline TO the person. Here, when the
first resemblance is gained, the work
of the pat-a-cal,e man stops and the
touches Of the real artist begins.
In q certain library there is a bust Of
Peter Cooper that was moulded for the
twentieth time before it suited the ar
list. After it suited him It was mould
eli again TO suit the family. An extra
stroke upon the cheeks fiattened them
too much. and the lack OF a stroke had
left too much hair up on top of the
head. The same with the moulding OF
the busts of the brokers. It was tedl-
GUS work. 90 DE done many times.
CASTS AS SOUVENIRS.
II is brave artist who viii go imme-
di9telv to work from his plaster cast
no make o. marble figure. He Will want
70 turn out a few OF the ordinary plas-
fer casts for his own criticism and that
of his friends. The little casts may be
wanted as souvenirs, or they may be
imDarfact I'm shape when seen In the
white material. which is more trying
than the dull clay But after the casts
are pronounced perfection the artist
sets 30 work upon the marble TO set
the angel free.
II was at the Grand Opera last win
FOR when Media was singing Marguer-
ire TO De Reszke's Faust, that there sat
in one of the lower seats of the opera
borse q young artist who had come to
New York from Washington to chisel
In marble the busts Of famous people.
TIE was poor and wholly unknown
"But [ shall succeed if they will only
lot me try he said to himself ferver-
jsblv when he saw the competition in
the metropolis and the many steps OF
the long ladder above him, all full OF
climbing artists.
Nelba had kindly consented to allow
him 70 mould her and so had one or
two Of the other stars. But he longed
to try his skill upon the beautiful Wo-
men who sat in the boxes, and whose
onnreciation Of art brought them night
of+er might to the opera house at the
expenditure of thousands Of dollars, 10
soc GOOD acting and hear good music.
"Tbev know true art" he declared
proudly.
Rut how was he to work? Unknown
IN n great city. how could q young artist
cain recognition? Once he rang the bell
9r n great house and demanded audi
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-11-03
TAKING THEIR TURN AS DUEL
lists.
All Challenges Were Given Proper
Consideration by General Houston.

All Challenges Were Given Proper
Consideration by General Houston.
In the days Of General Sam Houston,
duelling was much more common than
now.
After removing to Texas General
Houston happened to give offense to a
political opponent, who felt his honor
disfigured to such an extent that he
sent a challenge to Houston. The
bearer of the challenge was received
with courtly civility He handed the
written challenge to General Houston,
who read it, and, taking up his pen,
wrote something across the back Of the
folded paper and placed it in a pigeon
hole of his desk. He then went on to
entertain the bearer of the challenge
with the pleasant conversation for
which he was noted. After a time the
man began to grow impatient, and re-
minding the General of the challenge,
asked him If he was going to reply.
ooh. yes, said Houston, q am going
to reply" -
well. are you going to accept the
challenge of my friend?'
AeIlclulg 1 W III cNNDB1 ~.
"Will you fix the date for to-mor-
row."
mo. not tomorrow"
Next day."
NO. nor the next day. either"
"Well. will you fix a date?"
mo. am not able to fix date. You
saw me number your friends note; II
is No. 40. There are forty-eight other
banked scoundrels ahead OF your
friend. and 1 must take them in turn;
AS soon as I have killed them OIL l VIII
attend to your friend, but he VIII nave
to wait until his turn comes.
The bearer of the challenge bowed
himself out. but, of course, his friend S
turn never came. and it is not probable
that he was anxious for it to come.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-11-03
MACHINERY BRINGS BETTER PAY.

Since the extensive introduction OF
sewing machines we do not hear of the
distressed needle woman, at one time
50 prevalent. Typewriters get double
the wages they would get as penwrit-
ers and they do six times as much
work with comparative pleasure and
great leisure. Steamships costing nil
lions. equipped with every known In
vention for safe and efficient service, In
six DAYS. at a nominal cost, with every
comfort. take weekly with almost un-
failing regularity thousands Of people
across the Atlantic, where, In 1870, II
took Samuel Slater, the honored found
or of the cotton trade, sixty-six days 10
cross. and no doubt with great discom-
fort and danger. Small newspapers
cost at one time 6, and Il cents, ana
were loaded with a government revenue
stamp. Now a better paper can be got
for a cent, but the cor 7ositors ana
Drinters get much higher ~ and nave
like the newspapers. increased many
thousand fold. So it runs all through,
and the whole world gets benefited.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-11-03
CULTURE IN A BOSTON RESTAUR-
ANT

Boston culture sometimes crops ous
where one wouldn't most expect IL. Ii
q nopular restaurant the other d4y,
where the prices are moderate ann AMI. ~.
walters girls, a middle aged Du s, 80
man. well dressed and OF genleel ap-
Dearance. beckoned to waitress pom. pom
ed 10 some open windows ana S@iH
loudly: -, sham
Whereupon the girl called to the head
waiter: ,.-,o,, g
esThis gentleman wishes TO know oy. II
YOU won't please close one oL 'N
windowsl"-Boston Transcript
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N Marble PERPfTUBTED.
Sculptmad BustS Take the Place Of
Paintings in Family Galleries.

Stealing a Bust Sitting-In Melba's
Flower Song a Poor Artist in the
Audience Moulded a Box Beauty.
Never Confessed the Vandalism.
A Fad to Color Plaster Casts Of
People After the Fashion Of the
Ancients.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-11-03

COULD RECOMMEND THEM ALL
Customer-"What kind Of insect pow
der have you got that you can recon-
mend for cOCkrUachesF"
Druggist-"Well, I have half dozen
kinds. but I hardly know which is best.
Ny wife has tried them all, and she
saws the cOckroaches az our house don't
seem to have any preference. Chi
cagO Tribune
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-11-03
HIS RrN


The hall of che City Council was full
Of enthusiastic women. who cheered
aloud as the new NayOress read the
law just passed. providing that every
woman should bear her own name as
well as her husbands and chat every
man should be compelled 90 assume
his wife's name as prefix 20 his own.
Bu- among the plaudi,s of the crowd
here We're underCurr6n-S OF protest.
Nrs. Mlnm0renCy- now Mrs. B0gss-
N0utmoreucy-p pulled down her veil
imDarlently. She had married Mont
morelcy mainly 20 set rid OF the name
OF BogCs. and nOw-she frCWned as she
passed CUT josIing an old man, who.
feebly shaking his head, was murJerinS
0 himself.
"L0st. LOST lost, Hopkins-Wilber-
e-RO-terbOIOm OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
only three by six, No, N0r-his
voice rose TO o wall
"Wha- is ic?' asked Mrs. B0ggs-
N-0-mOrency. NOT uukindly.
"Cl. madam said the 0,d man.
"m0ck me noe with the semb,ance of
sympathy. You and YOUR sisters have
done thistle stronger sex. that ever
-ram0,es on the weaker Lis,enr and
be seized her arm feverishiy. 81 am
Wrinklsr. the soap man. Have YOU
not an seen my D1me up0n -he 0blCng
cake -h8t marks tho advent Of wash
fng day in every home2 Tina, name
was my trade mark. my living. my an
and now. u0W. his voice rose In shrl4
--,r---- ttrr-r 1-r. v.1-t~ orrrrree1 law am
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-11-03
Copyright, 1895. by Ryman Interview
SyndicateD


Busts are taking the place Of oil por-
traits in the family art galleries pre-
pared for pos,erity. In chem are shown
better the figure, features, pose. ex-
preston, size and style than in the
canvas. They lack color only. but in
looking at a bust the absence Of color
is not noticed If the bust be artistically
planned; and for poSterity the sculptur-
ed marble is in greater favor than the
framed picture. Il Will bear more i'll
usage, and, like the Venus de Milo, Will
live for hundreds OF years. going
through fire and water and lying bur
led In the earth without serious i'm
pairment.
Men and women artists beth are do
ing ,he marble sculpture work. Their
favOrite patrons consent to sit for them
at first for casts because urged 10 do 50.
When they see The plaster cast, chaste,
refined and clear in all it's outlines. a
presen,ment of themselves. they read
lily give q commission for a marble
bust
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HON THEY WORK

The artists who do sculpuring are
many Several have achieved national
reputation. Kuehne Beveridge did
Cleveland and Corbett. Mrs. Hunekar
has done Mrs. James Brown Potter,
the actress. and many Washington
women. One New York artist has made
marble bus,s of all the leading Wall
street men. casting them at leisure
from mud impressions made while they
We're working az their desks. His tools
are bach of clay q broad fiat knife,
hanlful Of sharn mOdellers and Q
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-11-03

into oblivion. so statues, busts and fig
ures Of solid material are so much in
favor now that there Is no telling where
thew begin or end.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-11-03

"Did-did it-did / hurt you much,
lack. that night? You know, I hadn't
thought of you in that way at all.
80 you are married, Jack; 1 hope you
do love her very dearly; 1 hope you
take her in your arms, TO your heart,
and kiss her, kiss her always when you
meet: I hope you are proud Of her and
set her above all women-abOve me!
No. no; listen, Jack, listen! Don't try
to stop me. You must not go away
thinking me worse than I am. This is
truth: this is truth Let me confess
or have I confessed already love
YOU. Jack. I loved you then. I always
loved you, always shall love you. I
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-07-05
NOTED BEAUTIES.

Jenny Lind was petite, and blonde
of the Swedish type.
SapphO is said by the Greek writer's
TO have been a blonde.
According to the teachings OF at
least one rabbi Eve was a blonde.
The Empress Elizabeth of Russia
was one of the stoutest women of her
time.
The Fair Rosamond was an Eng
l.sh blonde with fair hair and blue or
light-gray eyes.
Aspasia was a typical Greek beauty,
with regular features and very large
expressive ayes
Mrs. SiddGns was large, with very
striking features and an air of great
personal dignity.
Nine, de ,:Hntsspan had beautiful
eyes. Several of the poets Of her time
celebrated their praises.
Catal!ni, the famous soprano, was
of medium height, and had irregular
though very pleasing features.
Ja2ebel, the Queen of Ahab, accord
ing 10 one Of the rabbis, had black
eyes that were set on fire of hell"
The Empress Anna of Russia was
very p0rtly, and the fleshiness of her
face greatly detracted from its good
icoXs.
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On GRAY Hair.

Gray hair by no means shows a
premature decay of the constitution.
1t is purely local phenomenon, and
may exist with great bodily vigor.
The spot where grayness begins diff
ferS with the individual.
As rule a woman's hair begins to
change color at the temples at five
and thirty, but a severe attack Of neu-
ralgia will whiten the hair over the
part affected in a few weeks.
A very severe illness will also dimin-
ish the coloring matter.
Gray hair in most cases is very be-
coming, and when really well-dreSSed
mas very distinguished appearance
especially Il the face and coloring Of
the complexion is still young.
The transition stage is very trying,
and no woman likes finding her first
white hair, but when once 1t is com
pletely gray she mag get to delight in
the summer snow"
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ing to aid the fallen is not plea SAINT
work. The sights, sounds and smells
work. The sights soundsan smells
of the slums are not such as to at
tract the selfish or dainty. 1t takes
a real sympathy for poor humanity,
and genuine religious impulse, TO
move anybody to do the work that
these Salvation women do-for, after
all, it Is to the work of simple-mirid-
cd and noble Christian women that
the Salvation Army owes its success
Very few of the men connected with
it show either the zeal or the courage
that the women do. These women
have exhibited pluck and enterprise
that Is quite remarkable in its way.
In fact, men could not perform the
work the Salvation lassies cheerfully
undertake. They would be kicked out
of the places where the women safely
go and sell the War Cry" and give
verbal notices OF meetings, and their
lives would not be safe where the blue
Salvation gown IS quite as good robe
OF authority as the blue coat of a
policeman. After all, the greatest
safeguard in this world is a large
charity, and II is to be broad and
generous charity to all creeds and
classes that the Salvation Army owes
its worthy and hard-earned success.
MI TON Q. MAYHEM
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day and evening. There was an after
noon parade Of over one thousand
members OF the army under Capt Dun
nam. All the high officials Of the or
ganlzation in this vicinity, including
Commander Ballington Booth and
wife, and various visiting dignitaries.
took part in the parade. The services
held afterward in the new memorial
building were of a peculiarly interest,"
ing character. The meeting was pre-
ceded by parade of "slum rescuers"
composed almost entirely of women
who devote their lives to street work
in the lowest parts of the city.
The new building was erected at a
cost Of $150,000, on ground that cost
100000. It is eight stories high, has
"a feet frontage, and is 127 feet deep,
1t is of the feudal style The first two
stories are built of limestone and the
remainder Of light colored brick, with
terra Gotta and limestone trimmings.
In the rear of the first story is a lee
ture room, with seating capacity for
500 persons. Above it. extending
from the second to the fifth stories is
the main auditorium. This place will
seat comfortably 1900 persons.
The building is intended as a gen,
eral headquarters for the Army in the
United States. No doubt its erection
will be a great stimulus to the efforts
OF the Salvationists. It's main pur-
pose could not have been better de-
scribed than in the simple words Of
Mrs. BallingtOn Booth This build
ing has been erected for the wretched
and debaSe0" " she said "Gnd hal
smiled on our work. Let us pledge
more to the poor"
One cannot but surmise that these
simple and rather uncouth Salvation
lists much more nearly resemble the
early Christians in zeal and method of
work than the fashionable members of
modern churches do. They literally
carry the gospel to the most wretched
and debased, offering them food and
sympathy as well as good counsel.
There is no doubt that they rescue
many from evil ways whom society
has utterly cast out. There was
time when the work of the Salvation
Army was generally ridiculed, and
Gen. Booth was looked upon as rather
a harmless fanatic. This is not the
case to-day. The organization re-
ceiyes much financial support from
those who would be ashamed TO be
openly identified with it. The sus-
picious regarding the sincerity of its
leaders have died out They stick too
closely TO the work of carrying the
gospel TO the very wretched and de-
based TO leave any doubt as to the mov-
ing impulse Of the organization. Try
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-07-05
WHEN YOUR wlre,s AWAY.
Diversions of the Married Man Left Home
Alone In Summer Time,

Alone in Summer Time.
The observant stay-at-home one
who does little prowlng at night
cannot fail TO notice the increasing
number of midnight lamps which ii.
illuminate the shades of the second.
story windows. Midnight gas lets
come nearer the truth, for men are
unanimous in their scorn for kero-
sene and go into open revolt against
il as soon as madame Is safely out OF
town.
Yes, the number OF midnight lamps
Is increasing, for no sooner does the
deserted husband find himself privi-
legged to do as he plcases, and free from
that call-so harassing when he Is in
the middle of an excited story-"John.
aren't you coming to bed dT'-that he
buys and borrows quantities of "all-
overlsh" literature, turns on all the
gas, gets out a bottle of something wet
and a plate of something dry, and
proceeds to take his summer read.
The summer is the only season in
which he is able to crafty the hunger
of his dearest wish-that of reading
in bed. For, no matter where he may
select his bedroom-upstairs or down
his light is sure to disturb his SEN
sitive partner, and to inspire repeated
protests against his unreasonable
course. She Is always afraid that he
is going to injure his health or his
eyes, and finally, in ostensiblc defer
ence to her wishes, he gives the thing
up as a hopeless case and resolves to
wait until she has gone for the sum-
mer before resuming his favorite dis
slpation.
Then after he has taken the whole
FAMILY to the train, seen that the lug
gage is on, put all the bags and bun
dies and the three children In the
wrong sections and then had to change
them all back again. after he has gone
back again to the ticket office to see
why their sections are not all together
and then had to run back in order to
get the checks to his wife before the
train pulled out: after he has received
any number of hasty moist kisses and
bear-like hugs from the boys he rushes
out, steps from the moving train with
the air of man who can do that sort
OF thing extremely well, and Saunters
up the street in a careless, objectlesS
sort of way. AS there Is nothing to
hurry home for he amuseS himself
with the windows and the people on
the streets. but it proves an unexcit-
ing pastime and he takes the car for
home.
There in the airy solitude of the
second story, with the doors and win
dows wide open and the gas all on, he
plunGes into the adventures of Stanley
Weyman's heroes, perchance, forsak-
ing the mOderns, goes back to the
D'Artagnan romances and lives again
the life of the "Three Musketeers."
One o'clock, o'clock, 3 o'clock
strike, and still he reads. At first he
reads guilty as one who fears to be
surprised in some criminal act, but by
the end of the week he will have
grown accustomed to doing as he
pleases and will no longer expect to
hear the voice of rebuke from his
drowsy mate.-Buffalo Courier.
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SCATTERED SEEDS.

Our acts make or mar us; we are
the c..ildIen OF our own deeds.
Don't choose the shady side Of life
ana thea grumble because it is not
brighter,
Censorious az the world is, 1t is Of
te"er favorable 10 false merit than
unjust to true,
Strawberries are good served in any
way, but the best way Is the way you
like them best.
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Had Many Trying Experiences.

Tourist lin Oklahoma)-I presume
you have to endure more or less nard-
snip IN such new country as this,
Mr. Harps?
The Rev. Mr.. Harps-Well yes; I
have a good many trying experiences,
one time and another. For instance,
last Sabbath my mule was sick, and
| walked eleven miles, preached one
sermon, married two couples and ate
two wedding dinners; and when
reached home | found my mule dead,
and that was too late to witness the
tar and feathering of a wife-beater
that | had counted ON seeing.
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Professional Courtesy.

Two Texas doctors met on the street.
81 feel sorry for you. You ought
not to be out in this kind of weather.
You are "A sick man." said DR. Blister.
Il am not feeling very WELL" replied
DR.. Soonover.
"What doctor is treating you?'
81 am prescribing for myself"
"You shouldn't do that. You are lia-
bic to be arrested for attempted sui
eide" Texas Siftings.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-07-05
Recognized an Old Customs,

Police Magistrate This amt the
furst tonne you've been arristed fur
bein' droonk.
Prlsoner-It's injoostice yez do me,
y'r anner.
Magistrate - Moind phwat ye say!
Oi We seen your face scores av tonnes
an lately, too.
Prisoner-Plaze, y'r amer, Oi'm the
new bartinder at Mickey Doolan's.
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In a Barber Shop.

Barber-If my plan was adopted
there would be no more bald heads
Customer-I have tried a number of
preparations, and they are all hum
bugs,
"My idea can't fall"
'What is it?'
"Wear u wig."--Texas Siftings.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-07-05
NOTES FROM GOTHAM.
DEDICATION OF SALVATION ARMY
HEADQUARTERS

Notable Celebration Evidences of
Public Sympathy-A Handsome Build
ing The Peculiar and Successful Work
of the salvation Army.
Special New York Letter.
The dedication of the new national
headquarters of the Salvation Army,
which took place this week, was
most interesting event to those who
are concerned in the moral and relig-
ious movements of the day. The cere-
monies lasted the greater part OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-31
MAIL ROUTE CASE.
Pay for q Line Diverted to Subcon.
tractors ON Another Job.

Pay for q Line Diverted to SubcOn-
tractors ON Another Job.
Judge Cole had before him today the ques-
ton of the right of the Post Office Depart
ment to divert the payments due mail
contractor on one route for the purpose of
paying subcontractors under the same prin-
cipal on another route. The case in which
the question arose was that of the United
States against James B. Colegrove and his
grove contracted with the department for
the carrying of q certain mail route, and 1t
Is charged that he failed to pay subcontrac-
tors on other routes. whereupon an amount
due him on the first route was withheld by
the department, and with 1t the subeen-
tractors were paid. Because Of that action
Of the defendant, 1t Is said, Mr.. Colegrove
threw up the first route, having run it for
one of the four years under the contract.
Thereupon, the department relet the con-
were subsequently sued for the difference
between his contract price and that paid
his successor.
In the hearing before Judge Cole today
the government was represented by Dis
trict Attorney Birney and Mr.. C. H.
Armes, the defendants counsel being Mr..
Jere NJ. Wilson. The defendants admitted
the making of the contract and the giving
of the bond but pleaded that the diverting
Of the money by the department was IL
legal. To that plea the government demur
fully authorized to do as it had done by
the act of Congress of May 4. 1882.
Judge Cole reserved his decision in the