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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-15

maenum that it punctured the medulla
OblOnEata
Here the reflex actions which / have
inst mentioned. an take place hence
both the power and the desire TO
breathe were az once taken away. He
made mo- attempt az inspiration, there
was no struggle and no appearance of
suffering The man died simply by a
want of aeration OF the blood. which
led 90 the arrest of his circulation.
His death was instantaneous with the
blow
Col Montague inferred from AN this
without following very closely the doc
tors technical diSQuiSitiOn. that his
poor friend. Martin Russell had been
foully dealt with by some unknown per
SON who had been concealed i'm Wing
fields office with the design o. putting
him ont of the way.
He rem bered the stress the lawyers
had placed ON the circumstance Jhat he
was unable TO prove IAN alibi' and also
with what precision ne had made known
his absence from his Office al the very
time he was i'm honor bound to have
been present 20 have kept his engage
ment with Russell
He believed these facts justified him
IN entertaining the opinion that Wing
field had planned the murder. though
it was not his hand that had dealt the
c0wardly blow which drove the stillettO
TO the vital point the centre of the
nerve origin, stopping at one fell blow
am the functions of the living body.
The assassin who directed this blow
must have possessed an intimate
knowledge of human anatomy. and
more than that. the hand that had guild
cd The strange weapon must have been
the steady. trained hand of a most
skinful surgeon.
COL Montague and DIR. Hooper were
mremitdng i'm their efforts to ferret out
the mystery Of the murder. whilst the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-15
AN oUTLAND VOYAGE.

The tan ships come and The tain ships go
Across The purple bay
But there's never ship SO fair aud fine.
Never ship SO brave as mine.
As mine thar sailed away.
Bright iu the Ugh, ana gray iu the shade
And white when The waves glow iua.
The guiis go by with their great wings
spread
But the sails of my ship Were gold ana reI.
And they shone Ike the setting suu.
They make good cheer m The tavern here.
Tho sailors home from sea;
But the crew Of my snip they reas, with
kings.
ia emerald crowns ana opal rings
And coats of The cramois.e.
Fine is the freight their ships bring m.
Bu; wiue hea-- frey far,
Pearls and roses ana uaks of gold
Myrrh and amber and rich bales rolled.
As bright as the morning star.
Twas May day morn that my ship ser sail.
With the dew OIL her hsurehead.
Her bows were werathei with the haw-
thorn bloom
As she stole through The dusk OF The dawn
ing gloom.
Like ghost OF IL bride new we'd
The May days dawn and The May days de-.
And th- hour draws near. / know.
The lay when my snip snail come for me-
To carry M back 10 mine own countrie.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-15

on a table that has drawer, the con-
fined air within. makes sound en-
t.rely different from that made by
drumming ON a table withOu, a drawer
Not the only remarkable thing about
this was. that this table apparently
contained no drawer Ne- he look da-
other look about it, and pulled q the
sides all the way around. yet found no
drawer. Then il occurred 20 him that
he had better lock under the table any
how Jni> me Gid by STOPPING down as IL
was very low. and peering beneath.
when 10 his establishment. there sure
enough. was a drawer, Sound in this
instance had been truer than sight.
Tine question now was. how he should
find an opening TO the drawer; he spent
q full half hour i'm fruiu-ss efforts TO ia
so. pulling at the sides and lifting al
the top until he was almost tempted TO
take a hatche. and split il open
But on looking more closely on the
inner sides Of The legs. up near the lid,
NE discovered on one of them a spot
about The size of thumb print. which
appeared OF somewhat lighter color
than the paint, and also somewhat
raised
On this spot ne pressed. and found
that IL was a spring that moved; this
he compressed and at the same time
tried to tilt the top. by taking hold of
The sides without effect Then still
COMPRISING the spring he tried TO lift
the corners, and at the third corner the
top tilted and the drawer was opened
easily-iJ was hinged 10 Che opposite
diagonal corner.
Within this drawer there was moth
ing except an implement. somewhat
like a large metal match safe. yet it
was easy 10 be seen that it was MOI a
match box. for on IFS sides there was a
wheel and'a ratchet. and on the wheel
a handle % turn II. evidently for the
purpose or COMPRISING a spring
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-15

Whilst Montague was examining this
curious instrument he noticed Dr.
Hooper passing the Office, and called
him i'm. The old surgeon entered,
humping his heavy cane on the floor;
me took "a seat and after glancing
around the room exclaimed. Its been
many a day sine, | was i'm this Office.
Montague walked 10 the table and
said. Doctor | want TO show YOU
curious piece of furniture, he turned
DE- around. YOU see this table has no
drawer, now obs rye. as he pressed
the spring and lifted the top, now You
sec - has a drawer
Well, welll exclaimed the physician.
elf that isn't a rasc1lly piece of furnl-
ture-did YOU find anything in it,
Yes this implement which You will
have TO explain. l don't know what IL
u.s."
The doctor took it i'm his hand and
turned il over carefully; he then said.
81 think it must certainly be some kind
of q lancet. and il is already sci. now
look CUT I've found the spring. and will
let it OF then he pressed little but
ion. and Out flew with great force.
I
inches In length. and with It's point
broken off,
After gazing az II for a moment, the
Old surgeon said. This is the accursed
implement that killed Martin RUSSELL"
Montague on examining it, was sat
sfed of that too. bu, the doctor to make
assurance doubly sure. hObblsd down 10
his office and soon returned with the Bit
Ofsteel which he had extracted from the
brain of Russell. and found that ], eX-
actly fitted the point of this stiletto.
Old Dr. Hooper. was greatly excited
by the discovery; he set the lancet as
be called il and shot it Of many
times
He sa;d This accurSed instrument
was made in the old world. perhaps in
the dark 2 ges no man i'm this new cOun-
Try would ever devise such a weapon to
siay his enemy with. this DEVILS dagger
came from a land rife with tyranny.
cruel oppression, torture. and secret
murder,
But he continued. this murder of
Russell IS the most scientific asSasSina-
lion that has ever been perpetrat-1 i'm
his country, no man except a thorough
andjomlSt one with iron nerves. as well
as the requisite technical knowledg
could have directed the fatal blow TO
The vital Knot"
The vicJnim $ life was snuffed ont
as candle. as surely. as painless and
as noiseless: there is no parallel to this
murder i'm an the annals of crimer
I'VE should gain great applause TO
ourselves by making plain 10 The world
The dark and subtle WAYS Of The learned
murderers. bur as Wingfsld the arch
assassin S dead We must not reveal
our discovery 70 any one. for the sake
o. his inn0cen- wife and children. We
mus, search the world over Cor Gyp
Dyc.-if ve find him then We shall
make all known in order TO encompass
The ends Of Justice"
Several years passed away and still
DR. Hooper and Montague continued
on The trial of The gypsy doctor until
it led 20 a lone camp i'm tbs ear wes,.
where that accomplished villain had
Welded up his own life 20 The stiletto:
YET In much less sBillful way, than
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-15

that by which he had taken the life of
Martin Russell, for he was stabbed 10
death, with many wounds, by his wild
associates. in a drunken broil.
After they had learned this, Mon
,ague and Dr.. Hooper ceased from
their labors. However they continued
to maintain strict silence in regard TO
their discovery. fer they would bring
no distress Of mind 20 the innocent re-
lauyes of Wingfield through any ef-
fort to vaunt their own skill. as shown,
in the unrayelment of the intracacles
of the mysterious murder.
Ii was only through the writings Of
Dr.. Hooper. published many years after
his death, that the details OF the murder
of Martin Russell became known to the
medical profession
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-15
BIG SLEEVES.
GOOD DEAN HOFFMAN,

But to return TO the Leatan chapel
servica in question. Il is a plan Of The
good Dean Hoffman, of the Seminary.
which. wiki the Hoffman House hos
telry. on Madison Square. that he owns.
constitute the pes of his existence. So
that he. TOO. w0rships God and Nam
mon. And 10 return TO Trinity Church
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-15

Thus the Scriptmal text is modified,
for many a Wall sueeter afte" wor-
shipping Mammon since bank hours
began. proceeds TO worship God also.
Yes. there is many a broker who wor-
ships both. Even the much abused
Russell Sage and at times Hetty Green
strays past the gorgeous bronze por-
tails. which the late John Jacob Aston.
the second. erected for the greeting of
Trinity church-gOers
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-15
0AKEY HALL 5 BUDGET.
Lenten Wall Street---God and Nam
mon.

Sage and the Poets Stead
man and Butler-GoOd Words tor
Poet-Laureate Austin-The Grow
ing Anti-British Sentiment--Leap
Year Vivise c tiOns- How a Woman
Can Marry WhomsoeVer Man
She Wishes To-The Fad of the
Coming Doll Show.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-15
STEAMSHIP GOSSIP.

As one who has made eight voyages
TO and from England in various lines.
! should always take and advise pas
sage on the Cunard or the German
Lloyd lines, because they are Differed
by naval graduates and the seaman
snip is immaculate.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-24

Always water your horses the hrss
thing in the morning. and do not let
the water be too cold. II il is tao cold
YOU will probably have case OF collie
Mater Is best when il is about ten de-
grees warmer than the outside air in
winter. AMI as much cooler in summer.
Give the hay before the grain. SO that
the stomach may he partially filed BE-
fore the concentrated food gets into u.
Better still feed chopped feed Nix the
ground grain with danpened hay or
fodder. and give the largest feed q
night. when the horse has time 10 OIL
ces, II. Fat and food for III" muscles
are made When the horse Is at rese
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-24
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

A great deal more honey would %
consumed in the cities il the unad1i.
tera,ed article could be procured ana
its purity vouched for.
II YOU don't think the best STOCK
ravs look around through your neign-
horbocd and see il the best farmers
don't keep the best stock.
1. is estimated that grain led 20
suc,.linr lambs designed for the butcher
al an early da, pays at the rate OF TWO
dollars n busheI for corn anywhere III
the eastern and middle states
English sheep owners litter wv
n,ns in which sheep are housed VIII
burnt clay as a preventative OF fcotrot
The CLAW acts rs an absorbent ene
makes a good fertilizer
Don't try TO hatch chicken with hem
in midwinter unless you are willing =
devote time in caring for the brsods
Hens cannot raise chicks in winter u0
I>ss kept in " arm place.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-24
PERSONAL GOSSIP.


Yvette GuilDerf. the French ceiebri-
~. is responsible fer the latest fashion
OF wearing long black gloves with esen-
ing dress IL Is all the 20 in New York.
Mrs. Reed. wife of the speaker of the
house. does not GO out in society tfss
winter because OF the death OF her
mother. which occurred last summer.
Mr.. Reeds daughter. who Is a sweet
looking blonde. was .out" last winter
and is among the gay set this year
Prince Henry Of Battenberg. who
goes with the Ashanfee expedition. has
taken he precaution TO insure his life
for $4,000. 80 that If he is struck
down by an African assegai. meeting
the same fate which befeiI the prince
imperial Of France. his family will not
h. left in restitution
Lord Salisbury is vastly rich man.
ue received sl.0Oo.0o0 for his property
IN the Strand. he derives an immense
income in the shape Of untaNed ground
rents in London and in the country,
and while in Office rs prime minister he
receives the pay ATTACHED to the ofiice
and " lille out OF Office the pension OF an
ex-cabiIsc; minister
l.. I. Earnum. the late Snowman
owned some property in Venezuela
which during one OF the revolution
there several years ago was confiscatet
and DESTROYED Through the Unite
States government Mr. Earnun mad
a claim for compensation and wa
awarded si.400. The Venezuelan gov
eminent was not able to pay ium
sum. but agreed TO pay il in ten annua
ins-allnents. with interest added ,
the executors of the Earnum estate n
ceive from the republic of Venezuei
now each year a check for sornethin
lie cr-0
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-24

IL larger than the Pekin- II 10 gen.
orally considered more graceful. the
body being long and well balanced. car
rying its weight both forward and ait
instead of merely the latter. like the
American favorite. The plumage OF the
Aylesbury should be spotless white,
tie legs OF deep orange hue, and the
bill of a peculiar fesh-colored tint. The
last is strongly insisted upon, and any
birds whose bills are slightly OF color
will fail to bring the highest prices
even though otherwise without biem-
ish. The reason for this prejudice Is
the general opinion that the flesh OF
the pure bred Aylesbury is more deli
cateiy favored than that Of any other
/ kind.
Aylesbury ducks have degenera'eo
somewhat in size in this country, ow-
ing TO TOO much inbreeding; but by
careful selection this tendency may Dc
obyiated. Where there Is plenty OF
clear water so as TO enable IT to keel
clean. this is q very valuable breed
The ducks are sociable. very eaSil,
tanned. and cross well with either lou
ems or Pekins.-N. y. World
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-24
AMONG THE POULTRY.

Nearly all of the nonsitting breeds
lay white eggs
Unusually large eggs denote that the
hens are too fat
One way Of preventing gapes - 70
feed on a clean surface
Do not try 10 keep too many. Hens
that are crowded will not lay.
The earliest maturing fowl OF the
larger breeds 10 the Langshan.
If chicks are raised in brooder care
must be taken 10 keep the heat uni
form.
Gather the eggs regularly now. other
wise they are liable to become frozen
and broken.
Small f,ocks. well cared for. will give
the best results. Fifty is IN many as
should be together.
When the hens are closely confined
they will thrive better IL they can have
something TO do.
In selecting young pullets for breed
ing take the early hatched- They vii
bring stronger. healthier chickens
The fact should he kept in mind thai
the excess of food over what Is required
for maintenance and egg production
will go to fat
The purposes for which fowls are fet
are several. and each purpose require
the food most naturally suited TO IL II
order To secure the best results.-S'
Louis Republic.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-24

II IL quite difficult to keep these veg
etables through the winter. but i may
he done il carefully attended to. Ihey
must be kept perfectly dry and not al, !,
lowed To touch each other. or they VIII
rot. The best way to keep them y 10
pack them in cut straw or chaf ~ bar
rels or boxes. ard keep them in room
nbove ground. There are but few Gel
lars where they can be kept 10 lerfec-
ton. Sometimes they are wrapped IN
paper and packed without using cha 7
or straw. Others use dry SAND AZ ~
packing material. The room ~ wiIch
they are put must be KEEP, above fn !
freezing point. and must he dry =
these conditions and precautions Ar
kept in view, sweet potatoes may ~
kept until spring.-Fsrm and fircs'os
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-24

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
cured 6y Halls Catarrh Cure.
y J.CHExEY 4 Co, Props. Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known = >.
Cheney for the last Is years. and beiieve
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able TO carry
out any obligations made oy their nrm.
lesio, o.
WALprxe, KrSxAx & MARVIN, wholesale
Druggists. Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cn-c Is taken Internally.
Acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system Price sc. per DOT
tie Sold BY all Druggists Iesumonia1a
tree.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-24

corn FODDER BALE

quantities may I've cut at time ss
there Is danger Of heating The shred
der has many advantages over the cut
TER. The most prominent are the ao-
sence OF sharp edges. the lack OF waste
and the fact that it can be baled Ike
hay. The latter has caused u TO ce
stripped to the city in some quantity.
Unfortunately. buyers ignorant OF as
true value have generally passed II BY.
This IA the fate of all new things. But
the day will soon come when the ma,
ket prices OF shredded corn fodder VII
be as regularly quoted as those OF hay
for which il is q cheap and excei'eA'
substitute N. Y. World
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-24
ABOUT AFTER-SWARMS.
A Beekeeper Tells of Simple way -
Prevent Them.

A Beekeeper Tells of simple Way =
Prevent Them
The best way / know TO prevent
after-swarms Is to have all the bees
that can fy go with the first swarm.
and this is the way manage IT: Have
all the colonies strong. even ~
should be necessary 10 double them
up in the spring so that they VIII
swarm at the beginning OF the honey
flow. Then hive the prime swarm on
the old stand. removing the super. IL
any. from the present hive to the
swarm; then set the parent hive on top
Of the swarm's hive and allow X 70 re
main there two or three days All the
voun0 bees that have been out OF the
hive. when they come out. will 60 ~
below with the swarm. About the Art
.rnoon OF the second day. IL the
weatber has been favorable. the paren,
colony will have become 80 depleted
Of bees that they will give up swarmine
= second time and will begin to carry
out drone-brood. II is then safe q
carry them TO a new location: the,
will not swarm again. but will build vi
a strong colony. and will store SOM
fall honey and be a good colony 70 win
ter. In this way We get extra stroni
colonies that will store more hone
than the two together would II IN
oueeu-cells had been cut out crow
the brood chamber with bees instea
OF contracting it--George W. stephens
in Nebraska Queen.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-24
THE FARMING WORLD.
u,GH-PRiCED BACON.
..,.ct,on Of the Hest breeds and Feeds
for This Purpose.

..,.ct,on Of the Bess Breeds and Feeds
for This Purpose
There are two nll-important matters
connected with the bacon trade when
ar. entirely IN the hands of the farm
.rs and which ought 10 receive every
attention. viz: the breeding and ferd-
ing Of pigs. says an exchange. piher-
ont breeds suit different iocalities, ana
while trying TO impress upon the farm
a. the necessity of fresh blood ana
careful attention 10 breeding IL may he
well 10 warn them against attempting
IN introduce n new breed Of pigs into
district. 1t is much the safer way Tor
farmers TO aim at the improvement Oh
uis,s which have been long bred IN a
district than TO attempt TO Introduce
new breeds.
While this is so, care ought 10 be
,alsen i'm the selection and introduction
from other Districts Of high-olass male
animals to develop the points essential
in good pigs. Speaking generally.
short, dumpy boars and sows ought 10
IN, avoided, as il will be found that
extra length of body not only ADDS
much 10 the weight OF the carcass. but
insures larger proportion OF lean
meat 10 the gross weight. Every care
oupht to be taken TO prevent con-
sanruinity or close breeding. The evil
effort of close breeding shows itself
sooner in the ease of pes than IN any
other of our domestic animals. and
therefore fresh blood is most essential.
In practice il will be found that We'll
shaped pig can be reared. ied ana
brought. in n shorter space OF time, To
q greater weight upon smaiirr
amount of food than mongrei-pieu
one. while the bacon aud hams cut
from the carcass of Il weil-bred pig arc
superior in quality and command
HIGHER price in the market. Even III
the heavily stocked markets oil me
present day there is still room AT 'h'
ION" and to-day there Is still margin
In the Wholesale and retail markets he
tween the price Of ordinary bacon an'
hams and those classed as best quaiity
The flesh Of pigs is soft il fed OF
brewery ard distillery grains. Iur
nlps ana lnaIpClus aie
producing good bacon. The following
foods are suitable for producing goo'
bacon: Potatoes (cooked). milk, bar
lev meal. oatmeal and crushed oats
nollard bran. wheat (ground). ry
meal. Indian corn fused sparingiy)
ground and cooked.
1t is said that one of the princlpa
reasons why Danish bacon has take
such hold en- the English market. an
has been SO profitable "a the farmers
Denmark is the fact that they have ie
their pigs largely on separated mii'
Nor is milk feeding new idea fe
generations the cottagers In Cumoe
land and Yorkshire have made a poii
OF buying skinned milk for their pit
for at least month before they wei
killed for family use. Although seer
ingly an expensive food. the use
milk has been found TO add to the II
yor of the meat AMI also 10 prevcl
waste in cooking. When creamel
separated milk is available II may
used fresh from the separators, but
Il has 70 be carried. or kept over,
ought to be heated to a temperature
$50 degrees Mt the creamery imn
diately after il is separated.