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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12
BULAIER'S HARD LUCK.

A Cincinnati Detective Who Thinks
Fate Bears Him a Gudee.
Its no use talkin." remarked De-
/ tecJiye Bill Bulmar TO Detective Lou
Becker at headquarters last u ght, IF
/ it was rainin' soup Id be caught with a
fork in my pocket"
Whats the matter nOW?'
"Oh, nOyhin'. l can see I'm i'm hard
luck. iii bet if I could find the family
Bible I'D find out that I was born on
Friday, the 18th day of February
! Must be something terrible
I've had all kinds of hard luck. and
a fellow told me il was because ] put
on the left shoe first in the morning"
why don't YOU switeh?'
/ "Didn'tI? tried the right shoe first
and my luck was worse. I know amt
right II / was hit by a cable car it's
/ dollars to uU,hin' it wouldn't have a
/ fender on
Maybe you're hoodooed?'
"HOOdOOed? That amt no name for
/ IT, I've slept with a horse shoe in my
/ hand. but it's the same old luck. The
mOrnin' after I got up / found that q
bull terrier ] had so loose during the
night and had eaten a nice fat turkey
had hanging out killed the dog. and
that afternoon along comes a man and
offers me $50 for the pup, but where's
the dog? He's dead, and killed him
How's that for luck?'
THAT was tough
THAT amt q marker. You know that
big front ward of minp2'
Yes"
well I was readin an almanac. and
it says Friday is the first day of spring
so ! went down town and bought a
dollars worth of grass seed Then
back home / goes, and bOrrOws a spade
from a neighbor and starts i'm 20 dig
up the ground The first crack ont of
the box 1 broke the spade Amt that
bad luck?'
Yes That's what it is
Then I had TO buy a new spade and
I was gettin along first rate until l
caught the heel of my shoe on the spade
and off il comes. There was a pair of
shoes ruined, and / only had them a
week. Oh, no. I ain i'm bad luckr
You are unlucky Bill" said Becker,
and he started TO go.
Hold on; that's only half OF IT. I
kept ON workin' and after liggin' and
sweatin' for four hours got every thing
in shape and then ] scattered the seed.
"Well. where's the hard luck9'
"Oh. nu-hin'. ! went 20 bed and when
/ got up yesterday noon ! looked out i'm
the yard and what do YOU suppose I
ennvP Nurhiu' only oyor.r chfDD,- hat
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

combat Naxim's idea. He considers
that a locomotive might be made TO
walk ON legs like a horse. if no more
speed than O. horses speed were eX-
pected of fl. He asks for no greater
speed than that Of a bird. and there
fore wings viii propel the machine as
fast as de expects it 10 go.
TAKING A FORT.
'The object of the professors air
ship is utility in the war. This. really.
is the object of the Introduction of the
Lodge bin i'm the Senate. With so much
smoke rising from the countries Of the
world there may be @ spark coming to
the surface at any time. In the con-
lagratjon the United States would be
sure TO take part either directly or on
the defensive.
Whatever her war-like policy may
be or her policy for peace, it would be
important that she should be thorough
Is posted upon the operations of the
rest of the world and what more useful
than q flying ship that could rise inthe
air. sight troubles. telegraph them to
land by wires. or by use Of signals. and
stay a.0ft until the globe was pretty
wel looked over. This is what this
air ship could do.
"Bu- this particular air ship has an
other use, and that is part OF the secret
of it's construction
"ln The middle OF the shin. which is
shaped like a high whale. there lies q
large light cavern This is weighted
heavily witch an kinds of ammunition
u the bottom and sides OF the cavern
are port holes through which great guns
can be fired upon Notifications below
"The actual plan of the machine is to
rise from q ship i'm mid ocean. if q fort
ress IS 10 De attacked. and 90 sail toward
ir When near enough 10 fire Che guns
could De leyeied at the fortress with
design either TO shaJter or terrify the
soldiers away. Once abandoned. the
signal could be given for our Uarships
10 approach. Their work of beating
back the enemy and effecting q landing
would 1e much simpi6ed.
"This plan OF taking a fortress. thao-
retically. is much more approved by s0l-
dicrs than The one of taking it with
warships. And for this reason:
Suppose the fortress stands upon The
most prominent point of q rocky or Uu-
even coast occupied entirely by another
country Let as for argument suppose
e were desired 20 capture Quebec Our
Varships could of course approach it
and FIRE upon the nearest fort. But SUD-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

AT THE MATRIMONIAL AGENCY.
Candidate should ike TO get mar
ried BUT only TO "a person whom 7 can
love-
Matrimonial Agent exhibiting a
phOJol-"Here is something altogether
out of the common 10000 francs. half
of it in hard cash a bachelor godfather.
with an income OF 10000 francs; only
twenty-six wears of age. as stated i'm
her certificate of baptism. Growing
impatient) Come. are You not in love
with her yet Messenger B0iteux.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

An Englishman was once grumbIing
against the land o. cakes. Said he. No
man of taste would ever think OF re-
naming any length Of time in such a
country as Scotland" Tastes differ, 20
replied the Scotchman. "Ill TAX ye 10 a
place cad Bannockburn. no far frae
Stirling where thretty thousand o. yer
countrymen ha' been for five hundred
years, an they've nae thocht o. leav-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

Willie: 'Wiu teacher so to heaven
when she dies, MAJ"
Mrs Ferry. Yes. dear"
Willie: But viii they let her IMP
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-07-11

a curious attempt Is being made or the
first time la occupy again some uf the old
stone cities OF northern and central India,
built by Muhammedan ar iliudoo dynns-
ties and long ago abandoned Ia malaria,
the panther and the snake. OF these Ak
bars Windsor, Fathepoor Sikri, near agra,
Is the finest. Around his sons capital of
new Delhi there are two or three old CAPT
tails. such ms Rudyard kipling welrdly de-
scriacs in his &" Naulakha
The present experiment is being made
with Champaner. long the capital of the
Hindoo sovercigns OF Guzcrat, on the hor.
der between Rajpootana and Baruda. Since
the Emperor Hoomcgoon took 1t in 1888,
apd it fell again To the Mnraihas, the great
city has been dcsolntc. Msharaiah S!ndia
gave IL to the British government at the
beginning Of this century. with it's mag.
nificent mosque. tomb. Ialace, temples
and gardens all walled in.
Champaner stands at the foot OF Paw
gadh, "A lordly hill, which rises TO =, 600
feet, and is the center of IA land as fertile
as the adjoining Malwa. The cultivation,
promoted by the peace and prosperity OF
our rule, has been gradually banishinp
malaria, so that one OF the city suburbs,
Aiuiti' - ~
full garden has been laid out.
Now an official. DIR. Pollen. has before
leaving India induced the Mohammcdans
to undertake the gradual reoccupation Of
the city and has recommended government
TO settle n colony Of police army veterans
within It's walls. with free grants Of land
outside. The tomb Of Sikandar shah, built
In 1929 by brothers love, n the Tai Ma
hal Mt Agra was erected by n husbands, is
still beautiful. The people ARE chiefly alb
original Bhcels. Edinburgh Scotsman.
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Again, Mcphiboshcth In the text stands
for the disabled human spul humhled and
restored. When this invalid ni my text got
a command to come Ia King David pal
ace, he trcnhcd The Tact was that the
grandfather of Mcphiboshcth had treated
David most shockngly. and now Mcphb-
osheth says To himself What does the
king want OF incs Isn't II enough that
am lame: is he going to destroy my life?
Is he going To wrc.ik on me the vengeance
which he holds toward my grandfather
Saul It's too had " But 20 Ia the pal
nee Mephibosheth must. since the king has
commanded IL With staff and crutchcs
and helped by his friends. see Mephibo-
sheth going up the stairs u the palace
hear his staff and crutchcs rattling on the
tcsscllatcd floor Of tine thruncroom. No soon
err have these two persons confronted each
other, Mcphiboshcth and David, the king,
than Mcphihoshcth throws himself fiat on
his face before the king and styles himself
dead dog In the east when man STYLES
himself dog he uttcrs the utmost term Of
self abncgntion. II Is not u term 50 strong
In this country. where, il dos, has q fair
chance, he sometimes shows more nobility
Of character than some human specimens
that we wot of. hut the NANCY ours OF the
'iNAihsa 'iA'~s a. hHflN iih my OWL on
scrvation, arr utterly dctc~tahlc Mcuhib-
oshcth gives the utmost term II self luaih-
Ing when he compares himself To n dog,
and dead at that
Consider the analogy When the com
mand Is given from the palace Of heaven to
the human soul TO come the soul begins 10
tremblc II says; What is God going TO
do with me now i he going 10 destroy
me; Is he going To- wrcak his vengeance
upon me: There Is more than one Mcphib-
oshcth trembling now because God has
summoned him Ia the palace 81 divine
grace What are you trembling about
God has no pleasure In the death ~ a sin
ncr He does not send for you "a hurt you.
He sends for you to do you good. \ Scotch
preacher had the following circuu stances
brought under his observation: There was
poor woman in the parish who was about
10 he turned out because she could not pay
her rent. One night she heard loud
knocking NJ the door. and she made no an
swcr and hid herself The rapping con
tinucd louder. louder louder, hut she made
no answer and continued 10 hide herself
She whs almost frightened unto death
She said, "1hai's the officer 81 the law
come To throw me out ~ my home
few days later "A Christian philan-
thropist met her in the street and said:
My poor woman, where were you the
other night came round To your house
20 pay your rent Why didn't you let me
~ Wcre Won ~ horne" Whv." she
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Cost of n Cattle Plague.

II is costing the Cape Colony 90 600 n
day TO guard its borders against the terri
BILE rinderpcst, and DIR. Ellington. director
of the meteorological institute. Graham =
Town, says that sl 900 900 will have to
be expended before the scourgc is overcome
According to DIR. Ellington. it is THE real
rindcrpest, which has been known for 500
years" The Italians introduced 1t with
their European cattle into northern Africa
Mt Massaua In 1890. 1t passed down the
Nile valley with the Arabian caravans, and
passing down central Africa was heard Of
In 1898 at Kilima Njnro For year or
two IL remained north Of the Zamhczi
committing terrible ravagcs among the
cattle and buffalocs. and even the elephants
did not escape. London Chronicle
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Cures

Prove the merit of Hoods Sarsaparilla posi-
tive, perfect permanent Cures
Cures Of scrofula in severeSt forms. like
goitrc swelled neck, running sores hip
disease. sores ia the eyes.
Cures Of salt gheum, with its intense itching
and Burning. scald head. letter. etc.
Cures of Hoils Imples. and all other erup
lions due to impure blood
Cures of Dyspepsia and other troubles where
good stomach tonic WAS needed.
Cures of rheumatism. where patients were I'M
able 10 work OF walk for weeks.
Cures Of Catarrh 10y eNpellng the impurities
which cause and sustain the disease
Cures of Nervousness 10y properly toning and
feeding the nerves upon pure blood
Cures Of That Tired Feeling 10y restoring
strength. Send for book of cures by
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Her Foxy Husband.

Sweet one, love you, he whispered
to his partner ut the masquerade. Il
should think you would" she replied
seeing that ann your wife " Didn't
know 1t, darling What other woman do
you think would say that TOT Boston
Courier
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doesn't care two straws about fine spun
theory of how he should treat himself He
may be pTcdisposed TO scrofula, or consump-
ton THAT. he will tell you has moth
ing TO do with the case He wants TO be
well. II he can be cured, write out pre-
scription and send in your bill. So, here's
the first part of the proposition.
DR. Picrcc's Golden Medical Discovery is
a medicine that permcatcs the whole body
as water goes through sponge II is nil
crobe hunter and a microbe killer. II is
we'll known fact that many persons Of scrof-
ulous blood, encourage the breaking out
of unsightly sores, to prevent the disease
going to the lungs. There is no need of
living in this state of dread and discomfort.
Purify the blood. II can be done The
Golden Medical Discovery" will cure %
per cent. of all consumptive cases. also of
all other lingering, bronchial, throat and
lung diseases Don't allow a druggist to
persuade you into taking something that
he says is Just as good" Maybe it's bet
ter for him better for his profits. Take
the Golden Medical Discovery - the
greatest discovery Of the age In addition,
in order to know yourself better, send TO
the Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, Buffalo, N. V. al one-cent stamps to
cover cost of mailing only, and get in re-
turn. DIR. Piercc's Common Sense Medical
Adviser. II is book of 1908 pages. illus
tfatcd and is full of common sense talk
that any one who can read will understand.
And here is the testimony of Mrs. +. i. IN
nERs, Of Carey. Ohio in regard TO the " Golden
Medical Discovery II had troublesome
skin disease suffered much from surface sores.
Nothing helped until tried the Golden
Medical Discovery A year or two later had
lung trouble. Again the Discovery cured me-"
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Daily except SATURDAY and Sunday.
Daily except Sunday.
SATURDAY TRAINS.
East bound: Leave Baltimore t. 80 a M
Salisbury ll.3s. arrive Ocean City 1890.
Evening train leaves Baltimore , y. M.
Salisbury 90, arrives Ocean City 80.
Local train leaves Claiborne 5.25 p. IN.
Salisbury 7.32. arrives Ocean City $40
West Bound: Ocean City Gas n m.
Salisbury :. 10 arrives in Baltimore !. =. M.
Afternoon train leaves Ocean 20. Sails
bury 50. arrives in Baltimore BIO.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
East Bound: Leaves Baltimore II. M. i.
Salisbury Il 10 arrive Ocean City II 30
Local train leaves Claiborne s., Salisbury
9.l2. arrives Ocean city 1918.
West Bound: Local Express leaves ocean
City $50 Salisbury $50. arrives Baltimore
1885. Ocean City Special, leaves Ocean
City SIS, Salisbury 6.Ol, arrives Baltimore
1915.
WILLARD THOMPSON. Genl Manager.
A. j. BENJAMIN. Div. Freight aud Pass.
Agt. Salisbury. Md.
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Dire TIONS
for using
CREAM BALM

Apply a particle %
the Balm directly int,
the nosirils, After
moment draw strOn,
breath through IN,
nose. I 80 three time
a day, after meals pre-
fcrrcd. aud before re-
firing.
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FOR ANOTHER'S SAKE
NOVEL PRESENTATION OF THE THEO-
RIES OF RUIN AND RESTORATION
a Dramatic Bible Scene The Disabled
Human Soul BumbIed and Restored.
The Important Part of Every Prayer.
Glories of Magnificent Gospel.

WASHINGTON, July ll.-Dr. Tnlmngc>
sermon of tomorrow Is "a vivid and novel
presentation of the theories OF ruin and re-
storaiion. The Bible scene described is dra
matte His text is II Samuel, iN and
Is: Is there yet any tna1 Is lcIt oI tnc
house Of Saul. that | may show him kind
ness for Jonathan sake 80. 30 Mcphib
oshcth dwclt in Jerusalem, foI he did eat
continually ut the kings table and was
lame on both his feet .
Was there ever anything more romantic
and chivalrous than the love Of David and
Jonathan At one time Jonathan was up
and David was down. Now David Is up
and Jonatian's family Is down As you
have often heard 81 two soldiers before go
ing into battle making "A covenant that il
one Is shot the survivor will take charge
Of the body, the watch, the mcmentoS and
perhaps If the bcrcit family uf the one that
dies So David and Jonathan have made
covenant. and now that Jonathan is dead
David is inquiring about his family that
he may show kindness unto them for their
father .Ionathan's sake
Careful search is made, and n son Of
Jonathan Of the drcadfully homcly name
of Mcphihosheih is found His nurse. in
his infancy. had let him fall. and the fall
had put both his ankles out Of place, and
they had never been set This dccrpit,
poor man is brought into the palace Of
King David David looks upon him with
melting tenderness. no doubt seeing in his
face a resemblance Ia his old fricrd, the
deceased Jonathan. The whole hearing Of
King David toward him seems to say:
How glad am to see YOU, Mephiboshcih!
How you remind me of your father. my old
friend and bcncfactor, made Il bargain
with your father good many years ago,
and ! am going 10 keep II with Won What
can l do for you Mcphiboshcth: am re
solved what Ia do will make you rich
man. / will restore to YOU the cullIiscatcd
property Of your grandfather saul. and
you shall he guest Of mine a. longas you
live, and Won shall he seated at NY table
among the princes" II was too inucl for
Mcphiboshcth, and he cried OFT against II,
calling himself dead dog Be still SAYS
David. Il don't do this ON your own ac-
count. do this for your father Jonathan
sake can never forget his kindness
rcmem Der when was bounded from place
10 place how he bcfricndcd me Can ever
forget how he stripped himself OF his cour-
tier apparel and gave IL 10 me instead Of
my shepherd coat. and how he took of
his own sword and belt and gave them to
me instead Of my sling Oh, ! can never
forget him. feel nS If | couldn't do
enough for you. his son don't do it for
your sake; do II for your father iona
than's sake " so Mcphiboshcth dwclt in
Jerusalem. for he did cat continually mt
the kings table and was lame on both his
feet 4"
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RAILWAY DIVISION.
,ct June 20. 1896

Timetable in effect June % ls96.
Steamer connections between Pier Light
ST., Wharf. Baltimore. and the railway
division nj Claiborne.
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BALTIMORE, CHESAPEAKE & AT
X LANTIC RAILWAY COMPANY
" of Baltimore
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Berlin Machine Works,
W. N. GERMOND, Proprietor.

Machinery Of all Kinds Made TO Order
Repairing Of Mowers. Reapcrs Rakcs,
Threshers, Seed Drill. Corn Shelters. Tubes
put in Steam Boilers. Boilers Repaired,
Mill Saw Cumming, Steam Pumps put in
order and all kinds of mill work to order
Pipes threaded and cut from 7 to - inches
in diameter Give me n trial
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\ drill instructor Of "a certain regiment,
being Of thirsty nature, often took the
men he was drilling round near To the
canteen. To he far from 1.-THE madding
crowd" He would march them up to the
cnntccn door, call Right about then
dive into the cantcen, always emerging in
time To give them another command be-
fore they reached the end OF the parade
ground. one day, however, as hc was
drinking n pint 81 beer. some Of II almost
choked h.m. Out he rush d. spluttcring
and coughing, just in tinIo to see six Of
the men marching throt ;h n gate and the
rest standing, marking time, with their
faces Close To the wall. Before he got his
throat cleared the colonel came upon the
scene, and nj once commenced to make
inquiries. That man does not drill the
recruits now. The six who disappeared
were discovered about a mile Of still
marching, and We're complimented for
obedience to orders. -London Telegraph.
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II was mt the bottom Of hill that the
policeman overlook hor.
Madam, he said politely, but with
some firmness, II regret TO inform you
that You have been violating the law, and
| am under instructions to see that il is
strictly enforced
What have been doing:" she aske..
Searching, he replied You came
down that hill much faster than the law
allows
We'll, she replied, with sigh, rs she
pushed her bicycle in his direction, IF you
must do something to vindicate the Law,
arrest that. 1t wasn't my fault that was
going SO fast, and guess wanted to stop
just rs much rs you wanted me to. Chi
cago Post
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HELP WANTED FEMALE.

WE MIST HAVE HELP. We pay
men and women Sl0 Ia sis per week for
easy home work Ne books or pcddling
Steady employment guaranteed. Send
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nee to invite Mephiboshcth To come up
am hcrc'today To tell You that God has n
wealth Of Kindness to bcst0w upon You for
his Sons sake The doors of the palace are
open to receive you. The cHphcarcrs have
hlrcady put the chaliccs ON the table, and
the great, loving, tender. sympathetic
heart of God bends over you this moment
saying, lis there any that is yet left of the
house Of Saul, that may show him kind
ness for Jonathans sake"
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Never Mind Yesterday.

This was Emcrson's advice to daugh-
ter: Finish every day and he done with
It, You have dsnc what You could. Some
blunders and absuriitics no doubt crcpt in
Forget them o. soon "a you can. Tomor-
row Is new day Begin 1t well and Sc
rcnely and with too high spirit TO he
numbered with your old nonsense. This
day is all that is good and fair. II is too
dear with its hopes and invitations 10
waste moment on the yesterdays
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Temperature and Contraction of Water.

At meeting OF the Edinburgh Philo-
sophical society an experiment showing the
contraction Of water above the freezing
point was exhibited The water operated
on was contained in glass Jar, about 4
inches in diameter and about Is inches
high. The changes In its density were
clearly shown by the ascent and descent OF
colorcd glass balls each about an inch in
diameter When the water was ice cold,
the balls were all at the bottom. but grad
ually, as the warmth Of the room was COM
municated 10 the water. It's contraction
and consequent increase Of density caused
the balls To rise. AZ the water approached
the state Of greatest density the heavier
balls We're seen Ia move about in an ir-
regular and sIas;nodic manner, probably
In consequence ~ the currents in the fluid
caused by the changes tina, were taking
place in its temperature. In the course Of
an hour, the point 81 maximum density
having lecn passed.. the balls began to de
scend in reverse order and soon grouped to-
gethcr on the bottom against Louis
Republic
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A business man is

A business man is
7not the most patient
creature in the
world. He cannot
stop work every
IN ute to bother
with an irritating
skin disease, or a
hacking cough that
insists on breaking
into his bargain
NJ king. Neither
will he wait 10 hear
any long drawn -out
story of the cause
of his aiiment He
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TIM Z TABLE
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
HARRINGTON TO FRANKLIN.

s Daily. except Sunday.