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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-22

3Da4Iy. tD4Ly except sHns4y-
Short and direct line 10 ali points n
y2rsftsh Columbia through the principal
lumber districts or Western Wsshingtola
General office. Colman block. Seasfta.
A d. sCRoGGY. General Freight an1
Passenger Agent
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-02-16
.rHE AvENGED TNsrLT.

The little man with the crinkiy brown
hard was IN a badly battered condition.
r1is ewes we're b,ackeued. blood was lea<-
ing I'm thin streams from his mouth and
nose his clothes were torn and muddy
but he bore a look of triumph.
can YOU direct me TO a hospital he
set-ej of the man who was standing on the
CO aReen In a hght?" asked the other; as 10
cave him the direction.
% have avenged an Insult SRA shame
.you look so. Where's the other fel-
..ria'z around the corner waiting for an
ambulance. He insulted me. 1 was walk
d. along about my own business. and he
offered me a most offensive Insult"
.'yVhat did he say"
ssrTa asked me 20 cut him half n pound
n, Ane cut chewing tobacco OF my whis-
lers.''-BuffaIo Express.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-02-16

water within hailing distance, and it
was called to by the young boys cOm~
rade. Il came near and would have
been in ample time to rescue the boy
had not one OF the women learned
that he was not in full dress. 1t seems
that when he went in bathing he had
been in the habit OF foolishly remOv-
ing his clothing so that it would be
dry when he came out of the water.
He did not expect to meet anyone while
IN bathing, and so was not prepared.
Therefore the beat was roWed away,
while the young ladies shrieked two
times in rapid succession, and the
water closed over the white features
Of the man forever.
This illustrates better than I could
do it otherwise the great distinguish
ing characteristics of mans courage
and wOman's heroism.
Had the young ladies been sinking
for the third time under similar cir
cumstances and the two young men
been in the boat, the girls would have
been alive to-day.
Man does not pause to consider the
matter Of dress at such a time.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-02-16
GROWING A CZAR.

Elaborate Ceremonies Soon TO be Wit
messed in Russia.
When a new Car is crowned from
100000 to 1000 of his subjects from
all parts of the empire assemble at Mos
COW. deputations being sent from all
the provinces and representatives, from
every tribe within his immense do
main: from Siberia and Central Asia
and from the Pacific to the Arctic sea.
Among them are Poles, Finlanders,
Laplanders, Cossacks. Circassians'
Georgians. Bashkins, Turks, Tcher-
kesses. Abassians. Kalmucks, Tartars,
KaraDapaks. Daghistanis, Armenians,
Kurds and a multitude OF wandering
DeoDles in the heart of Asia, forming
a concourse of more than 80 nations
which recognize the rule Of the great
white Car throned beside the Neya,
and which bring him on his coronation
their tokens Of allegiance.
More than fifty languages and twice
that number Of dialects are spoken IN
Russia and the newly crowned ruler
receives concentrations I'm all Of them,
the CONSERVATIVES. according 20 usage,
addressing him in their respective
tribal tongues.
The pageant IS made as gorgeous and
spectacular as possible in order TO i'm
nrees upon the representatives, OF their
distant end scattered peoples a sense
Of the grandeur and power of their
rnler and IT is without doubt the most
magnificent performance Of the kind
now 10 be seen in the world.
II costs on an average four or five
millions Of public money, besides the
private outlay. which may represent
an equal amount
The new Gar is soon to be crowned,
the ceremony taking place in the KERN
lin. according TO custom. and promises
n he as costly and splendid as any
which that venerable temple has ever
Witnessed 1t will be a great day for
bolv Russia. and in its opinion well
worth the outlay.-New York Tribune.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-02-16

enemy that he would call in half an
hour
such. however. is not the case. Some
of our greatest warriors went into bat
tie With their trousers tucked into their
boots. and it is said that General Sher-
man did not have his trunk with him
haf the time while making his great
bridal tour from Atlanta to the sea
Several OF our ablest generals forgot
TO insert their right hand into the bos-
SONS Cf their coats while prancing
down the line of battle, and one Of
them chewed Dlug tobacco during q
I0ng. deadly fight with the enemy and
while che life Of the nation hung Quiv-
ering in The balance.
hate I'd tel these inside facts rela-
tive 90 our great conflict. bu, I believe
the public demands the truth and is
entitled I'd it. Les MS lay aside the
t.nse of war and disclose the bare
facts as they ccU3lly existed. Let MS
for moment forget the pretty soldier
who wore polka dot socks and rode
pranc-ng s-ecd with q foam fecked
mouth. the soldier with the ten button
gaun-'e-s and the square. padded
shoulders Let MS leave him I'm the
picture. where ne belongs, while We
bes-0w our homage and our tears upon
the HON Iy man who wore flannel
shirt and fought because 10 was right,
not because he would look we'll in a
photograph
Gentle reader I'm this amber fluid.
with q lemon rind floating upon IRIS
heaving bosom. 7 here unite with YOU
in drinking the health of the hCmely
man who fights for our liberties in
time of war ard preserves them in
ime of Doace--he man who joytully
enters e fgh-. knowing that 10 be dis
figured viii improve his appearance.
And. Iet me add. it might be good
idea 20 take the names of those who are
agita-ing the subject of war with Eng
land. To might be safe to say that if
such a catastrophe should occur not
one of those men would be i'm it, If
The men who brought on a war had TO
fight. there would be less war.
"A Constant Reader writes TO know
whether man or woman may be re-
gardei as the more courageous when
we consider the mater carefully and
thoroughly. She says that true cour-
age and genuine heroism do not be-
long solely TO the attributes of those
that fight battles and die if need be
for the cause they espouse. lt is as
truly and essentially heroic for wo-
man 10 endure what she frequently
must i'm silence throughout a lifetime,
I'm order chat she may at the price of
her own happiness insure the comfort
of her children. as it is for man under
the influence of a glorious frenzy of
patriotism 90 imperil his life for an
hour I'm the midst of battle
All this is true. Tt is hard to say
which -ez is entitled to the greater
praise. and it may be safely stated that
they both excel. but i'm different lines.
Lt requires some kind of courage for q
man % face q violent death for the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-02-16
Twenty Phases Of Womany Loneliness Merged into Ore Beau
full Head and Neck

are necessarily sharper than they
should be. When an attempt is made
to think of the most beautiful mouth
one has seen, the faces OF Virginia Har-
ned and Of Odette Tyler both present
themselves to the memory. And there
is something in the curve of Miss Har-
neds lower lip Winch indicates that
the parallel hearty is TO Doe found in
the upper lip Of Miss Tyler II faca
were faultless. no feature could bd
thus selected and set apart, but no face
is faultless. and when an artist tries
10 construct a flultls face he pro-
duces the cold eXactiude of straight
nOsed lady on coin. Tie upper part
of Sarah Bernhardts nose is perhaps
he greatest strength in Ler strong
ace. and, on the other hand. the tip
If Maud Adamss nose is much moro
BEAUTIFUL than the Arrcsponding inch
of the nose of thGEsaat tragedienne,
while the aristocr 90 nostrils OF Mrs
Burke Roche woustziym-n1e-e- -bS--elAi~
ure Nettie lYford's wonderful eye
brows, set UPON Julia Nelson's nobls
forehead, would mack 4 beautiful COM
bination. The quiet young eye with
which DE Microbes photographs have
made every one familiar with Maxine
Eliotts upper lids and the lower lids
Of Calye would only need Emma
Eames's eyelashes to be perfection.
From the rounded bust which Lillian
Russells admirers have never forgot
ten and from the exquisite shoulders
of De la Mar above the splendid upper
arm Of Caroline Miskell, the lower
throat of Consuela Tortajada and tho
upper throat Of Viola Allen would
spring into the delicious chin OF
Blanch Walsh, while the nape Of Ellen
Beach-Yaw's remarkable neck would
support the couture OF Lilly Hamburg.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-02-16

The New York Journal has taken the
pictures Of twenty beauties, and con-
structed an ideal head, which is re-
produced above. The Journal says:
"A man may adore Mrs. Mar, and still
like to see one pretty actress play at
one theatre, and another pretty actress
at another. He looks at them with the
artistic eye. He does not thing OF them
as real people: he has not the least de-
sire to see them in private life. They
occupy a place in his imagination, like
a landscape or piece of Vusic. And
in complete responsibility he wanders
from the remembrance Of one OF the
appreciation of another; they are all
adorable, and in entire propriety, witt
every regard for Mrs. Mars vested
rights. he adores them all. in tn
same way, he gathers vague souvenir
of pretty women he sees on the street
The society beauties whose names ev-
cry butcher boy knows, the faces one
sees on Fifth avenue day after day
week after week. And out OF all THESE
faces he makes at last an ideal in his
mind"
The faces selected were those Of Julia
Nelson, Nettie Lyford, Maxine Elliott
Emma Eames, Virginia Harmed, Mrs.
Bourke Roche, Maude Adams, Calve
Blanche Walsh, Sarah Bernhardt, Car
oline Miskell Hoyt, De Merode Viola
Allen, Odette Tyler, Lilly Hamburg
Bessie Typee, Consuelo Tortajada
Mrs. De Ia Mar, Emma Beach Yaw
Lillian Russell Most are actresses, but
there are some society women whose
distinction and position in life have
made them public personages. The
Journal says of its process:
"The arbitrary divisions which have
been adopted in preparing the design
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-02-16

FIRST LESSONS IN BUSINESS.
Now. my son." said the old mer-
chant, while you are applying your
self TO The details of this business,
learning thow TO buy and how to sell,
how to gauge the taste and needs o. the
great public, how to avoid mistakes,
how TO sieze OppOrtunities-while you
study these things keep always before
you the fact that the basis of all true
business success is absolute, uncompro-
missing honesty"
Father" said the young man. your
business has always been one of large
sales and small profits mas it not?'
"You know what | advertise, my son;
I buy everything direct from the man
ufacturer. and | sell to the consumer at
exactly seven and a half per cent. ad-
vance from cost. Such business / be-
lieve TO be as beneficial to the public
as any philanthropic institution. The
people should purchase the necessaries
Of life at a margin above first cost suf-
fcient only to pay for the actual hand
ling of The goods. That is a fixed prin-
ciple of mine"
But" said the boy, in puzzled, hes
itating way, you had an invoice of
lace curtains to-day a SO pair, and l
heard You give instructions to mark
them S469."
The old man leaned back in his
leather cushioned swivel chair, smiled
blandly, and told the boy to take pencil
and paper.
The expenses ofthis business last
wear" he said. were ten per cent. Of
the sales. Add ten per cent. to your
So"
Three thirty"
There is always possible a shrink
ago in value Of stock, always a percent
age Of bad debts. always a hazard Of
unforeseen contingencies. Add ten per
cent more"
Three sixty-three."
"Do you know how much it costs your
father 10 maintain himself and his
family? Have Won any idea Of the eX-
pense Of educating three boys and three
girls. paying their way into society,
providing them and their mother with
a country home and city home, with
servants and carriage and everything
they desire?"
81 am afraid 7 have no idea. father
"Weu. It's simply frightful. Il is,
in fact. twenty per cent. Of the entire
sales of the house. Add twenty per
cent. Never mind fractions
-Four thirtv-siX."
"There. You have arrived by pro-
cess as clear and open as day and by
the use Of simple business rules. at the
oo=+ Of those curtains billed at three
dollars. Now add seven and a half per
cent profit"
-Four siXty-nine.
That's what I'm going to advertise
them at: and You viii see great run
on them tomorrow. for the public has
learned that all my announc5 ments are
absolutely reliable. "-Harper's week
y.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-02-16

cause me- deems just and it requires
another t0 sustain a woman during 40
years of association with a mean man.
BY "a wise provision of nature man is so
constructed that me- may win "a large
amount of Story ON the tented field.
while his wife needs fully as much
courage to live with him after he re-
turns from said tented field. Man
makes q speciality of physical courage.
while woman lis more apt to dabhle i'm
the mental and moral variety Nth
great success. Man is apt 20 miugie
I'm the fray and come home with a 40-
pound shot concealed i'm his thoreN.
Woman prefers to- suffer on through
life. trying 90 reform q husband who
is not worth it A good many men
have given their wives employment of
this kind throughout q long life. They
have then died. To was a good thing
to do. man who has made this a
business cam do nothing that viii more
generally give satisfaction TO those who
know him chan 20 die. If he could
arrange tO do SO just before ne married
anybody. ir would De highly apprecia-
ted
Sometimes we read Of wonderful
deeds of bravery ON the part Of people
from whom we would least expect
them. Only a short time ago [ read of
"a duke who arose i'm the night to the
thrill alarm of "Fire!' Going TO the
fire department. he succeeded i'm get
ting ont and firing the engine, after
which ne rushed TO the conhagration,
sr~ KING -Fire" i0 a -sbrll tone of
voice. and finally succeeded i'm saving
several lives by his own personal eff
forts. This shows that even duke
may not De above heroic actions at
such time And I am free to- say that
he should not forget that he has good
impulses and that we should not be
too hard ON him. A duke like that
need never be out of job. ANY time
that he win come to- me when I have
any dukeiug 10 DE done [ will give him
work as Ions 3s Dr. lasts
On the other hand. we frequently
hear of duchesses who are very COur-
ageous i'm trying times. even while in
comfortable circumstances. so that
man may not moDopolze the matter
of heroism and self devotion 10 be q
Florence Nightingale. and where could
we to-day find the man who could sue
cessfulIy be ODe2
To also required great heroism and
presence OF mind for Joan of Arc to
nut ON a pair of checkered pantaloons
and fight the enemies of her country.
AS we look down the pages of the
worlds history we run mp against the
fact ever and anon that woman is not
only q gentle. ministering angel and a
triumph of art. but she is heroic. and
cr9ndiv heroic. not for moment only.
bur for many bitter. thanklesS years.
So I say to YOU. constant reader that I
can only answer your inquiry by adding
that man and woman vary only I'm the
manner of the self sacrifice and the
srvIe of their courage and heroism-
some men are always brave. and so
many women are always prompt 10 do
a heroic action.
t read once Of the drowning Of a
Young man I'm New ENGLAND under very
peculiar circumstances. He. with q
companion. was bathing i'm q beautiful
lake FIN CONNECTICUT. I think. when he
was seized with cramps and sank. A
boat containing two young ladies was
floating leisurely on the bosom Of the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-02-16
TI2S INSIDE FACTS.
T7s On the Ideal and the
Real Hero.

o. Great Deal Of Poetry
.--.- War. and ia Pictures at
.-s Warriors Wear Good
Mans ValOr Versus
--rs Courage.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-14

ciassmate. In her letters to Louise she
eulogized Joe.
All this was preliminary TO her
subtle plan for matchmaking.
In July the correspondence had be-
come so cordial in it's exchange that
Joe felt ut perfect liberty to slip away
| to 4 night train and go TO Flavius Ind.
He told the Testers an elaborate lie
about going to indianapolis to settle =
tax claim against some property lett
10 him by his uncle. Miss Louise
Rhodes, having been advised of his COM
ing. told her parents an unblushin1
falsehood to the effect that she had be-
come well acquainted with Mr. Barnet
while she was attending the seminary
in Ohio.
That day at Flavius settled it. Thev
strolled under the naples and went
driving along a winding creek road.
an ardent Flavius couple in the front
seat and the overhanging bows sweep
ing the canopy top of the Rhodes fam
lily carriage.
They sat side by side in the big din
jng-room, while State Senator Rhodes.
at the head of the table. ordered the
timid hired girl to deliver immense por-
tions of spring chicken to the young
man from Chicago.
From that time on the development
came with the rush Of closing chapters
in novel. Joe wrote almost daily, and,
after an interval of two weeks, he was
called to indianapolis to settle another
tax claim. On the occasion of his second
visit to Flavius he proposed, but he was
not definitely accepted, with the full
consent of the state senator, until he
had paid third visit.
All this time he was pretending to lie
carelcsslv indifferent to the photograph
in the Lester fiat, and Louise Rhodes, in
her letters TO Mrs. Lester, sometimes
mentioned that she would be glad to
meet Mr.. Barnet, having read so much
about him.
Last week the Flavius girl came 10
Chicago for the long-delayed visit.
Joe had been advised that the photo
graph girl was coming. He appeared
at the fiat promptly at eight o'clock.
Mrs. Lester, fluttering with Importance,
met MIN at the door.
Joe did not wait to be welcomed. lie
slammed his hat and coat on the rack,
rushed into the parlor and then and
there threw his arms around Louise
Rhodes and kissed her.
Mrs. Lester shrieked and then tot
tered over against an armchair. actually
faint with terror. She thought that
Joe had gone stark, staring mad
There had to be an immediate ex-
PLANTATION, but it did not satisfy Mrs.
Lester. She said the two of them were
no better than the people who go to
matrimonial agencies or put sloshy
personals" into obscure weekly pa
pers. She was shocked beyond express
sion,and did not fully forgive them until
they had pleaded for at least five min
utes.-Chicago Record.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-14
DAY DREAMS.

The children played. In the cool morn air.
At what they would like to be:
They posed as lords and as ladies fair.
And folks OF a high degree.
For life looks fair at the break OF day.
With little OF work and much OF play.
And all Is possible-so they say
When the heart. when the heart Is young.
The morning changed to the heat OF noon.
And then to the twilight chill:
The children wearied OF high life soon.
And quarreled. as children will.
But they ran away home in the fading
light.
To sob out their wrongs ere they said good
night
And the mother. the mother made all
things right,
For their hearts. oh. their hearts were
young.
And we need not sorrow, as years roll on.
If the hopes that have ceased to be
But bring us. when passion and youth are
gone.
To the truth at the Fathers knee;
Who husheth US up. when our prayers are
said.
Forgetfui of sorrow. In restful bed.
To awaken again when the night has fled.
Where the heart will be always young.
Lily Oakley, In Pail Mall Magazine,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-14
An Earthquake Center.

Russian savants have discovered
that the bottom of the Sea of Marmora,
lying between the Bosphorus and Oar
danelles, contains three profound and
nearly parallel burrows, the deepest OF
which, that on the east, attains depth
Of one mile. This particular furrow
lies in the center of the region from
which proceeded the earthquake that
seriously shook Constantinople AMI
was felt at great distances two years
ago, and soundings show that the bot
tom there has sunk below the level 1t
occupied before the earthquake. There
Is no evidence, however, of volcanic dc-
ton occurring in the bed of the Sea OF
Marmora, so that the earthquake was
probably due to the slipping or caving
in of underlying rocks.-Youth's Com
panion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-14
Us to matriInonY.

as to matriInony.
Many Il bachelor, after spending an
evening at the Lester fiat and rioting II
the simple delights of Dutch lunch,
would remark to some other bachelor
as they were walking homeward; Say
If / knew where there was another Mrs
Bert Lester, I'd be n married man il
less than six months"
The Testers had a dozen or more
friends, mostly of the hotel kind, bit
Joe Barnet held the record for constant
attendance. When there was any sort
Of n social gathering at the Lester fiat.
Joe was neither absent nor tardy. He
and Bert Lester had been good friends
long before there was any Lester fat
Mrs. Lester believed that Joe was an
lawfully nice fellow" She had laid ce'-
tain plans for his future.
Louise Rhodes had been preached 70
Joe Earnct for n year.
Her picture was on the Lester mantei
and her name went back and forth be-
tween the Testers.
"Oh, Joe. ! must have Louise come
up to visit me-" Mrs. Lester would say,
when she had dragged Joe up to the
photograph for the hundredth time.
you'll like her immensely. She's az
clever as she can be, and pretty-Joe
her father has plenty of money, too;
think of that"
IL don't see why that would inter-
= est me-" Joe would xeply, with an IL
difference which was wholly assumed.
"Well, f was n man, there wouldn't
be many girls like Louise Rhodes run
ming around single"
"You couldn't marry more than one
of them"
you're very bright tonight, aren't
you? Wait till you see her. | know
YOU will fal. in love with her. and then
IL will serve you right if she refuses to
look nj you at all"
Mrs. Bert Lester and the much
talked-of Louise Rhodes had been class
mates in girls seminary in Ohio. Aft
er graduating Kate Townsend returned
TO Chicago, and promptly accepted
Bert Lester. Louise resumed u coun-
try-town existence at Flavius. Ind.
where her father owned a grain elc-
Nator, bank, n general store and q
hub and spoke factory. His country
possessions were marked by white
farmhouses and huge red barns. Mrs.
Lester once visited Louise at Flavius.
and when she returned home told
fanciful stories of the Rhodes posses
sions.
Last spring, while Mrs. Lester was
writing to Louise, coaxing her to come
to Chicago on visit. Joe Barnet did