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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
THlRTY-FOUR
Bodies Recovered Thus Far From a
Burned Building at LiSbOn--A
Terrible Panic at a Dance.

Lisbon, February 19.-At masked
ball given by the Artists Club of San
Taren last night, fire broke out shortly
before midnight and spread with great
rapidity. A terrible paic followed the
first alarm and all present rushed for
the exits, which were soon jammed
with terrified people. Despairing of
escaping by any other means. men,
women and children then jumped from
the windows. seriously injuring them
selves. Friends Of the jewellers rush
ed into the burning building later to
aid i'm the work of rescue and many of
them were caught by the flames be-
fore they could make their way out
again. Thus far thirty-four bodies
have been recovered.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
a< IMPORTANT CAPTURE

'r h.tdIe. OF Tiuro County. Robbed
..rf Captured snd Forged Paper
.he Beeister
-..n Vs. \u. February 49,
-r"f Eeadle off Ningo
robbed of his poc6etbook.
large sum of money and
county papers. He arrested
.I- character. who gave his
W Harvey and said he
Summers county. this State.
person was found the pocket
.e also had in his possession
notes for amounts which ran
.le thousands One note of
r.i dollars was signed Har-
Is Co.. who are wholesale
e Another note off one hun
was against Judge Th0m-
.rray late Democratic candi-
Congress in the Fourth dis
had a letter I'm his pocket
Indiana town addressed TO
FL Greer. Cincinnati Ohio
He name NE gives is probably
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES.

Following are the entries at New
Orleans for February 90: First, 7i5
selling. Little Billie 102, Buckmore
1O4. Rapidan 105. Springvale 105,
Chenoa los. Vanbrunt 107, B. F. Fly,
Jr. 1O7. Timothy Rutter 1O7, Bob Ne
Vile los Mate 1O9. Lochinvar 10. Chat
tanooga III. Second. q, Festival 1o2,
Tit for Tat 102. Saucy Kate 1O2, Liz
zie \. 1O2. Minnie W. 1O2, Pont Lear
1o2. Pisa 1O2. Lottie 1O2 Bagpipe 1O4,
Alamo 104. Price Williams 104, Old
Gentleman 1O7. Third, = selling.
Gladiola 1O2. Lillian E. 1O2. Warsong
1O4 Billy Kenny 104. Pert lO4, Albert
6 1O7 Ban Johnson 1O7. Stanza 1O7
New House 1O7. Fourth, mile leap
wear handicap. Chugnut 80, Zaldivar
% Bloomer 9s. Dockstader 100. Jim
Flood 102 Roosevelt los. Midstar 106,
Sun Up los. Emin Bey 121. Fifth, :
selling Equinox SO. Hackel SO. Condr
Gov % Black Ball 1O1. Alta June 102.
Iabelie France 1O2, JOco 1O4, Master
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20

The Dick Fulton is on her way down
with a tow OF coal.
Yesterdays departures were the
Ruth for Charleston at a. m; Ben Hur
for Pittsburg at a. m.
Pittsburg, Pa, February 19.-River
II feet eight-tenths and rising at the
dam. Weather clear and cold.
Morgantown. W. v, February 10
River g feet and frozen. Three inches
of snow fell this morning. ThermOm-
eter at y and still falling.
oil CITY. Pa. February 19.-River
feet ? inches and falling. Cloudy
and very cold.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
BETHANY WILL REMAIN.
The Trustees Yesterday Resolved to Main
tain the Old Tlme College as II Is.

The Trustees Yesterday Resolved to Main
tain the Old Time College As 1t is.
The Trustees of Bethany College met
at the Seventh Avenue Hotel Pitts
bur, yesterday and after fully consid-
ering the situation Of the affairs Of the
College set at rest all agitation for a
consultations with Hiram College. o.,
by resolving to continue the College at
its ancient location. and taking steps
to improve its financial condition.
Money has been pledged by the citizens
of Bethany and from friends and grad
uates of the college in various parts Of
the country. and il is thought that with
the sums thus offered and the money
which will come in from the increase in
the number of students consequent
upon the improved times. the affairs Of
the college will soon he upon a very
satisfactory footing The discrepancy
for the past year or two was largely
caused by the falling OFF in the NUM-
Der of students. arising from the fnan-
cial depression which ser in during the
summer Of 1895. but there is now a
decided upward turn. and the future
is bright. The college has been one
of the foremost institutions of learning
for fifty five years. and mp 10 last year
had graduated eight hundred and eigh-
teen students. The determination at
yesterdays mSeting will cause the
gheatest satisfaction. not only at Beth
any. but throughout the State.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
SPORTING NOTES.

Moreland has accepted the terms Of
Barney McGarvey, who pitched for Tor
onto last season.
Arthur Zimmerman blames the cli-
M e Tor his defeat on Australian
tracks.
The wonderful work of the Brownies
Tuesday night is the talk of Bowler
dom.
The Pittsburg sports are divided in
their opinion regarding Beck and Fin
negan, who fought a draw the other
night, and it is likely the men Will
come together again soon.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
AT BELLAIRE, MARCH 5.

Time ard Place for the Sixteenth District
Congressional Convention Oanford Not
Can idate.
Special to the Register.
Steubenville, O., February 19.-The
Congressional Committee of the Six
teenth district met here to-day and Sc
lected Bellaire, on March ., as the
place for holding the convention. The
temporary officers will be j. J. Gill of
Steubenville. chairman; NJ. j. MCCOY
of Harrison; J. r. Neely, of Carroll:
and DR.. G.. A. Keepers, of Monroe, as
secretaries. The delegate representa-
ton was fixed as follows: Belmont, 60;
Carroll, %: Harrison, %; Jefferson, AZ;
Monroe Is.
According to a letter written by
Congressman Danford. printed here to-
day. he is not a candidate, but if he
is there will be no opposition to his
denomination.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
ALL NOW DEAD.
No Hope Of Rescuing Any of the Vic
tins of the Terrible Disaster at
New Castle, Col.

New Castle, Col. February ia
throng of weeping women and children
stand about the mouth of the Vulcan
mine while a hardy band Of rescuers
were working earnestly and systemat-
ically in the hope of soon being able
to reach the sixty or seventy entombed
miners. all of whom, it is conceded,
must now be dead.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20

Edward Kratz died yestera.. .'.l
noon at three O'Clock after q -'''' r ''l'
ness. He was % years oil ago.
ceased was member of iae IN. .il W.
Kratz Bros. contractor and al..a+.s. ,,
and was a popular and eH'i- la.
business man, whose Jos VIII O' ..,- nv
plored by all his acqHai. ,il-. -s
funeral will take place sunday af'et-
noon at two O'Clock. .r1m hl5 ia-t
dence. No. 4125 Wool street, %, ,. 'n
terment will be made ln Ml' @'''
cnmeferN
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS

IN the Pearl Bryan Murder Case-Miss
Smith Unable 70 Pro luce Her Letters.
Cincinnati, Ohio, February 10
The day up to the present writing has
been without incident in the Pearl
Bryan murder case. The story of May
Smith, Of Louisville published in two
morning papers, in which that wo-
man SAYS Jackson told her of his mur-
derous intention toward Pearl Bryan
on January Il. and wrote to her since
February 1. saying the work had been
ACCOMPLISHED lacks corroboration.
Miss Smith seems unable to produce
the letters.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
REFORM SHOWED UNDER.

Philadelphia. February 19.-The plu-
ralitv of 81. .903 for John L. Kinsey. the
Republican candidate for City Solic-
itor. has only been exceeded once. In
1894 Governor Hastings got a tidal
wave" plurality of S5132. In Select
Council the Democrats have only three
out of thirty-seven members, a loss Of
four.
All the morning papers agree that
reform was showed under
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Chicago. February 19.-The next con-
vention of the Republican National
League will be held at Milwaukee Au-
gust %. 26 and p. Instead OF leaving
the selection to the meeting of the eX-
ecutive committee a ballot was taken
last month by correspondence and Mil
waukee won out by an overwhelming
vote. and to-day the executive commit
Tee formally ratified the selection.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
THE FORAKER I ~ ~noA.
Trouble About Selecting Delegates in
the Tenth District.

Want a Primary Elec-
ton, While the Mckinley Sup
porters Demand the Customary
Convention - The Matter Viii
Likely GO Into the Convention,
and May Seriously Weaken Nc
Kinley's STength-The National
Committee Appealed To.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
CONTROL CHANGES HANDS.

Special to the Register.
East Liverpool, Ohio. February l9.-
C.. A. Smith. of the Smith Drilling
Company. Midway, Pa. has within the
past two weeks secured a controlling
interest in the Ohio Valley Gas Com
Danv. with the central Office here.
The aggregate amount of the transfer
is not given. but is said to lee S150,ooo.
The interest secured by Smith was
owned by Philadelphia capital. \ re-
organization of the company will fol-
low
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
r11r R1NG IIcKEr WON

Pittsburg. Pa, February 19-The
municipal election yesterday resulted
in victory for the regular Republican
ticket. after the hottest fight known in
this city for years. Ford Rep) for
Mayor. had a majority Of 1852 over
Guthrie. the Democrat and Municipal
League candidate.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
THE FIRST on RECORD.


Pope leo Grants Approval OF Divorce
Mi,h the Privilege of Eemsrrying.
Halifax ". s.. February IA de-
cree OF divorce approved by Pope Leo
xiii. tte FIRST of It's kind ever recorded
in Canada. has been granted John
keeie. separating him from his wife on
the ground of nhdeliy on the part Of
the woman
Much interest is excited by the con-
cession from Rome. as never before has
divorce been recognized in this coun-
try Oy Roman Catholic authority.
The decree granted Keefe is not only
one of separation. but it permits a re-
marriage. a legal dissolution of the
marriage case has also been obtained
from the Supreme Court.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
AFAIAL EXPERIMENT.

A Boy Fills r. Gun Barrel with Water. and
Plugged the ENDS. Puts it Ia the Firc-
uis Head Blown On.
Special ro The Register.
Charleston 49, Va. February 19-
News was received here yesterday of a
bad accident ou Drawdy's creek. Boone
county. about sixteen miles from here.
The l+year-old son ol ISAIAH Clendennin
took gun barel plugged one end
tIet with water. and plugged the
other end and laid it ON the fire. II
got hot and one of rhe plugs flew OUT,
hitting tle boy just under The right
ear. tearing am The jaw and side of his
face away and killing ann instantly. }
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
> 3DAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20, 1896

Fred 1O4. San Bias 1O7, Oak Forest 107,
Masonic Home 107, Borderer 1O1.
Sixth, = selling. Carl Holland 90, Cam
pania 80, Ringmaster 1Ol, The Eel 1O1,
Willis 1O1. Rockwall 1O1, Panway lO2,
Dobbins 1O4, Kilch 104, Bennell Young
l04, Nevada Boy 104, Remus 1O7.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
GUILTY OF A FOUL CRIME.

~0""T|T U n" -N"--7--''
Noreantovn w. Va. February 10
Leroy Wells. placed on trial this morn
irq for attempting to rape his l5-year-
old daughter. was this evening con-
victed.
The penalty is ten to fifteen years.
wells has served a number OF terms
in iau and barely escaped che pen sew
eral times
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.
The Kimmel Medical Bill Passed-A Dem
ocrat turned out.

The kimmel Medical Bill Passcd-A Dem
ocrat turned out.
Special 20 the Register.
Columbus. o.. February l9.-The Sen
ate. this evening. by a unanimous vote,
passed the Kimmell medical BILL and
it lis now a law. To requires all per
sons who want 10 practice medicine IN
the State 90 secure permission to do
$50 from "a State Board of Medical EX-
amiuers to De appointed 10y the Gov
eruor.
The House Committee on Elections
has reported that j. VI. Merriman )RJ
is entitled 90 the seat now held by c. Q.
Davis D). of this county. having been
elected by rs votes majority. The face
of the returns gave Davis the seat by
S votes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
Ex-PRIvATE IANS SHOT

Baltimore. Md. February 19.-Wm.
H Iams. the PENNSYLVANIA mlllliaihan
who was drummed out of camp az
Homestead. was fatally shot IN d quar-
rel hore this morning.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
TILE WHITNEY BOOM

New Orleans, La. February 19.-The
Whitney Presidential campaign man
ayers for the States of Mississippi Ar
kansas. Louisiana, and Alabama open
ed headquarters to-day at the Gune-
wald hotel. Hon. W. S. McAllister, OF
Mississippi, has general charge.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
The ALIIM0RE Z OHIO R. R.
Regular Monthly Meeting Of the
Directors, Yesterday,

William F. Burns, Resigns as a Dl'
rector on Account Of Ill Health
George @. Jenkins Elected 20 FIJI
the Vacancy-No Ac ion Taken
Looking TO the Formation Of the
B. & o. NOrthwestern-Oscar u.
Murray Succeeds Orlando Smith
as First Vice-President.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
TRUE UNIFORMITY,

The Pittsburg District Coal Opera
tors Adopt a Plan Whereby 1t is
Assured--Drawn in Legal Form
and a Cash Forfeit Required--h-
spectOrs to be AppOinted---Wil
End the Wrangle, and Give the
Miners II Cents.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
STILL NO SENATOR.

Frankfort. Ky. February 19.-Twen-
ty-sixth ballot: Hunter Co. Blackburn
so. Carlisle >. Holt 3. Cochran l, Bate
1; necessary to a choice 66.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20

KILLED DURING An EXPERIMENT.
Seney. Mich. February 19.-Four
men were killed and seven seriously
injured to-day by a steam log hauler
experimenting at McKays lumber
camp.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
GOLD RESERVE.

rr-on February 19.-The
Department to-day lost S611.-
gold coin and $153o0 in bars.
.aees The true am0m, off the
SO far as reported al S91 1880.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20


Change or rf2nl E.Apec-90 -o
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silver bepuoAc'---7 senator
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taking DID the tariu 1a-
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ANA consular a2}iopilal allon
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
re SENATE TARIFF BILL.
,r~ .v Senator Carter, Of Mon
rl. TO B80mmi-

r. one OF tine silver Republicans
voted Against the Measure,
Effort to Aid Free Coinage.
r1s OF Front Expected 90
New Position Among
e-r Republican, Senator
s-er-The House DovOtes
.. Business.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
MORE ZERO WEATHER.
That Was Last Nights Indication for
This Morning.

The Western Blizzard Struck the
City Yesterday Afternoon. and
the Mercury Went Away Down
The Natural Gas Supply Woenn.
ly Short-A Big Demand for Coal
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
KNIGHTS or PYTHIAS

VIII Decide Upon the Question of Holding
an Encampment Next summer.
Chicago, February 19.-As no rail-
road rate has been given for the BIZ
ennial encampment of the Knights of
Pythias. the Supreme Chancellor issued
a call to-day for a meeting of the Su-
preme officers at Cincinnati, on the
22d. to consider the situation and either
call off the encampment or fix upon a
place to which satisfactory rates can
be obtained.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
AN AWFUL EXPLOSION.
Every Window in Johannesburg Broken by
Dynamite-Many Killed.

johannesburg. Transyaal, February
19.-By an explosion Of dynamite at
Viedendorp hundreds Of houses are in
ruins and the havoc is fearful. Many
are dead. The windows OF every house
in johannesburg were broken.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
COZ. JOIN R. BOGGEss DEAD.

Special % the Register.
Clarksburg. w. Va. February ls.-
Col John r. Boggess. a prominent and
influential citizen of this city, died al
the home of his son. =. Stringer Bog
cess last night The funeral takes
place tomorrow. and his remains VIII
he inferred at LumberpOrt cemetery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20
GOSSIP FROM Il PASO.
Report That the Fight VIII Take
Place on a Boat

In the Gulf of Mexico, Has Been
Denied Governor of New Mexico
Says'a Word Last Nights Bowl
ing COntests-Races, and General
Snort.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-20

The Stndard Bowling Club took two
games from the Apollos last night on
Felte's alleys, losing the first by mar
row margin. The best work was done
by Nolte and Rolf. Friday evening the
and Mail Pouches. the leaders
in the race will meet. Following wera
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-06-05
Warllke Indians In California.

An island in the Gulf of California
is inhabited by queer human beings.
The Ceris without doubt are one of
the most interesting tribes of aborig-
ines to be found on this hemisphere.
They are said to have fair skins and
blue eyes and bear no resemblance
whatever to the Indian tribes of the
mainland or of the peninsula. In for
rner days they made incursions upon
the mainland, spreading havoc along
the coast, but in later years they have
kept closely to their island home. They
are extremely fierce and warlike and
use venomed arrows in fighting. The
island is known to be very mountain
Gus. with inEumcrable rugged canyons
and gorges, where the Indians ambush
and which renders subduing them al
most an impossibility. Beyond the fact
CT the existence of the Cer:s tribe very
little is known. Their habits and lam
guage are said to be peculiar to them
selves, while their origin is subject of
conjecture. The island shows no sion
OF vegetation from the gulf and their
method OF gaining a subsistence is I'm.
known. Shippers cruising in those
waters carefully avoid THIS island peo-
pied with blue-eyed savages. and it's rap-
ged outlines which loom up in the gulf
ere s'lrouded in mystcry-Oaxland
Echo.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-06-05
the Jay GIRLS INNING.
She IL Right ut Home In the Poster
Effects.

she IL Right ut Home In the Poster
Effects.
The girl who is distinctly ugly is
having a lovely time, for fashion mas
at last come her way, thanks to Aubrey
Beardsley and to the poster craze. 1t
is only imperative that girl should
have individuality and be interesting;
then the honelicr she is, the better. In
deed, the merely pretty girls are in
DESPAIR. because such a one simply
ruins her effect if she attempts the gro
tesuue in dress or hat or headwear,
while the ugly girl is instantly rendered
distinctive by such piece of audacity,
and to be distinctive-above all, to be
audaciously distinctive-isi in these days
to lie a belle. The girl who dares and
whose triumphant ugliness permits her
to rear upon the sable abandonment OF
her tresses a nodding plume, set glori-
ously awry, is the girl who is just now
in the swim. Or, if she prefers to ac-
complish the trick with bows rather
than plumes, then here is a model:
Made of brocaded black felt and che
nile, with wide poke front to the brim
that narrows toward the back, this hats
low crown is encirclcd with small ro-
settles of black satin ribbon, striped in
three rows OF velvet at each edge. In
front three loops rise and are held in
place by fancy buckle. At each side
Of the back three small loops are placed
and from these start two ribbons that
form the tie strings, which must be
wide and long. If the bows at neck
and upon the hat are purposely set
askew the effect is intensified, but this
is not always desirable.
The effect of this freal<ish develop
ment isn't felt alone in headgear. The
woman whose shoulders are actually
bony, who can wear a pumpkin-seed
color gown, bare her shoulders, let her
hair hang down over her ears so the
tips of them show at the back, then put
q long trail of scarlet flowers in the
curved ear-lock, sit with her back
queerly bent and look as if she were
all right, whether you like her or not,
she is the girl the men are looking at
just now. You poor, little pink and
white girl with golden hair and pref
ty pout would be simply lost in such
a rig. To be triumphantly ugly and to
look as if you liked it, that is the secret,
and, to tell the truth, the belle of last
season and the type of girl who for
years and years has been the belle and
who expected, Of course, to be the belle
now, this is the girl who is tearing out
her hair.-Washington Post.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-06-05
A Dogs Instinct.

\ remar kable illustration of a dogs
intelligence lately occurred in Sutton.
A married lady there has small pet,
and on her removal to London hos
pital, owing to i'll health, the animal
became greatly distressed, running
hither and thither in search of his mis-
tress, to whom he wasgrcatly attached.
4 week afterward the dog disappeared,
and two days later returned to his home
footsore and weary. 1t subsequently
t1anspired that the faithful terrier had
found his way to the hospital where
his mistress lay. No one guided him
and he Travelled the whole way alone.
Hc waited about for hours irving to
gain admission, and finally, after many
rcbuffs, succeeded in running into the
hospital and finding the bed where the
ady lay. With great. delight he hailed
ier, and after satisfying himself that
.he was safe he trots.>d back TO sutton.
bout IA miles distant.-London News
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-06-05
A Definite REBuKE.
No PalliatlOn Of tho Offense That 1t Tia,
Not Been Committed.

No PalliatlOn Of tho Onense That 1t HAD
Not Been Committed.
"Iyfeel impressed to warn you, my
dear young lady, against the danger
you are courting," began the good man
severely. ut is bound to prove the
dethronement of respectability-"
"Sir! What do you mcan?'
"Oh, it is no use to add impudence to
your offending. l expect you to be
ashamed of it. It is Il curse. It un-
womans woman. It creates race of
feminine tomboys-"
''But, sir, l."
can't explain it away. must speak of
it. You ought to be ashamed of tim
deed you ought"
''Do you mean to insult me, sir?'
Insult you, my dear young girl?
Nay, verify! My heart bleeds for you.
1t is my duty to teach you ways OF
rectitude and social and spiritual worth
and uprightness. And to think the
example of our noble mothers must be
thus parodied, burlesqued, shamed-"
"But hear me-
Hear you! Would you dare profanc
reason and common deccncy by at
tempting q defense?
''But will you listcn-''
Listen? No! Duty listens not to
attempted palliation. You are flying
deathward at a terrible pace, and in
what garb, too! Try to break off
from them before it is too late"
''Trom what?" (Screan,ing.)
"From those miserable, horrid, sinful,
unsightly. disgusting, baggy bloom
ers-"
"Why, never had them on. Never
saw a pair"
'Humph! Ahem! Yes-wcll, it
would be just as bad if you had!'
(And the lecturer gathered his froun
together and started for the next
house.)-Cleveland Plain Dealer.