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Jupiter.

"Hity-tity!" cried Grandpa Hale. set
Eng Alright his black silk cap which
covered his bald head, and peering
over his spectacles at Daisy, flourishing
dainty valentine all flowers and gilt
and pretty verses before his eyes in
great excitement, dancing first on one
foot, thon on the other, then on both
together, on the wide brick hearth, till
she was in danger of tumbling over the
great brass, dogs" that blinked in the
pickering firelight.
"That makes three, Grandpa Hale!
l Just know who sent this one. But L
shan't tell anybody. He's my valen-
tine, you know" Daisy continued. con-
fidentially. Grandpa, did you ever
have a valentine? I don't mean this
kind" shaking the pretty present and
getting a little confused, "but-but-
oh. dear me! You know, don't you,
grandpa" she cried, coaxingly.
Dear me! OF course! To be sure!"
replied grandpa emphatically, and with
a laugh in his eye. why, now think
of it, Daisy, / do believe 1 did have a
| yalentine-and her name was Polly!"
Did you send her pretty things, like
this?"
Not so pretty as that, maybe" said
grandpa. Il remember one year, when
| was about ten years old, there was
great TODD in our neighborhood
sending valentines. Awful things they
| were, too! Fit to scare the dogs.
| couldn't get money enuogh to buy one,
50 I set about making one. got some
birch bark, smooth and soft as silk,
cut it out in heart-shaped leaves and
on each leaf printed some astonishing
! verses. Then l tied them together with
some green and red 'thrums' left over
from mothers woven counterpart.
1T was mile to Polly's house.
through the woods, too. But there was
a bright moon and plucked up courage
and started off in secret.
after many scares, and hearing in
NV mind all the wild animals that ever
came out of Noahs ark, got to Polly's
house, tied my valentine on the door
latch, pounded the door and ran into
the playhouse.
Il wasn't going home till had heard
what Polly would say. l had forgotten
Jupiter. l don't know why I should
/ either, for he had driven me over the
stone we'll into the woods many time
ON my Way TO school. Jupiter was the
old gander, and fifty years old, l should
think, from his temper.
HE was big and strong and his necl
was a yard long, it seemed to me. Ant
his beak was pair Of pinchers in 6
giants hand when he got hold. He was
the terror OF all the children from fal
around.
"Well, you see, in my delight / hat
forgotten Jupiter. The goose pen was
in the playhouse and 1 scooted in arc
crouched downright on top o.
Jupiter. There was loud quarl
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-19
Concerning Centeaarisns.

Charles Rabbage, the celebrated in
ventor of the calculating machine,
made the collection Of the records Of
1751 centenarians, Of whom 1878
died before reaching the age Of ITO;
33O died between the ages Of ITO and
800: 80 between 120 and 1870; 80 be-
tween the ages of 1870 and 140; and
the remaining IL before reaching the
age of $50. The chances Of surviving
beyond $50 are extremely remote, al
though a few cases are recorded, three
of them even being credited with hav-
ing passed the age Of ITO, but too
much reliance must not be placed upon
such statements.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-19

A small green frog is found in Ger
many, which always comes out of the
water when cold or wet weather is ap-
preaching. These frogs are caught and
kept in glass jars furnished with tiny
ladder and half-flled with water. The
frog weather prophet sits high and dry
on the top of his ladder for several
hours before storm, and climbs down
to the bottom when the weather is to
be fair and clear.
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Widows prayer!
"Oh, I've come from the Indies, I've
just come from the war,
And well l know the Goth, and gallant
lads they are;
from colonel down, to rank ana ME,
know my comrades well,
And news l brought for you, mother'
your Robert made me tell.
"And do you know my Robert now!
oh, tell me, tell me true
. soldier, tell me word for word all
that he said to you!
His very words-my own boys words
. tell me every one!
You little know how dear to his old
mother Is my son.
Through Havelock's fights and march,
es the 90th were there;
In all the gallant 90th did, your Robert
did his share:
Twice he went into Lucknow, untouch-
ed by steel or ball;
And yov nay bless your God, old DAME
That brought him safe through
ALL"
"Oh. thanks unto the living God that
heard his mothers prayer,
The widows cry that rose on high her
only son to spare
o bless'd be God, that turned from MIN
the sword and shot away
And what to his old mother did my
darling bid you say?'
Mother, he saved his colonel's life. and
bravely IL was done;
In the dispatch they told it all, and
named and praised your SON;
A medal and PENSIONS his; good luck
to him, l say; -,
And he has not a comrade but VIII
wish him well to-day"
tongue! o husband, that you knew
How we'll our boy pays me this day
for all that I've gone through;
An I have done and borne for him the
long years, since you're dead!
But, soldier. tell me how he looked, and
all my Robert said"
"He's bronzed. and tanned, and
bearded, and you'll hardly know
him, dame:
We've made your boy into man, but
still his hearts the same;
For often, dame, his talks OF you, ana
always to one tune;-
But there, his ship Is nearly home, ana
he'll be with you soon."
"Oh! is he really coming home, and
shall I really see
My boy again, my own boy, home? and
when, when will 1t be?
Did you say soon?"-"Well, he Is
home; keep cool. old dame; he's
here"
30 Robert. my own blessed boy!'-"O
mother!-mother DEAR"
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stakes had reached high point. Even
the keeper OF the bank, who usually
performed his disgusting duties in the
most mechanical manner, had grown
nervous; he looked penetratingly al
one of the players, who stood there
with an apparently Indifferent air
He must have staked very high; his
Indifference was artificial; this fact
did not escape the bankkeeper, shrewd
observer that he was.
"Faites votre jeu, mesdames ct mes
sieurs!" came monotonously across
the bankkeeper's thin, tightly pressed
lips; then. with disdainful smile, he
turned to his neighbor, an employe oil
the bank, and whispered to him: Sui
eide candidater The latter shrugged
his shoulders.
The player, who had been aroused
from his wonted repose by the human
gambling beast and whose intellectual
head and proud, distinguished bearing
betrayed the man of education and
culture, rested his fine, aristocratic
hand lightly on the fateful table and
awaited the decision with an apparent
calm that, under the circumstances,
was well-nigh ominous and filled all
with establishment and horror.
"Rien ne va plus!"
The ball was set rolling. The gen
eral excitement reached its highest
pitch. Spectators were actually crowd
ing about the roulette Only the pecu-
liar sound of the rolling ball could
be heard. It's motion gradually be-
came fainter: it seemed to be at a
standstill. Red, no, black-red once
more-it seemed as if spirit from
hell were playing its tricky game.
Lost! The last is lost! He turned
around; the questioning glance of a
strikingly handsome woman met his
gaze.
Lost, Henri?"
"All is lost, Esther! was the dull re-
ply; then they left.
There are women of such singular
predominating beauty that the first
glance at them intoxicates, their near
ness charms, their gaze infatuates-
women whose beauty cannot be justly
described either by the pen Of the poet
nor reproduced by the brush of the
painter or the chisel Of the sculptor;
women whom one must see in order to
understand how womanly beauty may
be the noblest, the most inspiring, the
most glorious and withal the most ter
rlble thing on earth.
There is a deep significance in the
custom of the orientals that compels
women to go about yelled. Not envy,
nor egotism, nor petty jealousy have
made this custom law but the wis
dom of man, who recognizes and ap-
preciates the beauty of woman, who
has found out by experience that the
delicate breath from a beautiful
woman's lips may come over people
like a hurricane over the cedars of
Lebanon.
Such was the beauty of the woman
who was now walking away at the
side of the unfortunate gambler.
On the following Friday it was an
nounced to the director of the bank
that the right of admission was to be
declared to Henri de Laband.
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There has been a rivalry between
dancing clubs at Anderson, Ind, in
the matter of long waltzes. Probab-
ly all records In the state have been
broken by Hugh Hays and Miss Mil
Ter Waiting one hour and thirty Eve
minutes. Pearl Lee and others fell
fron exhaustfon. I. \. K
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Freddy's Ruse.

Freddy had been repeatedly told that
he must not ask people for money. One
day he met Mr.. Williams, who could
never resist an appeal from the small
boy.
"Mr. Williams" said Freddy, "do
YOU give five cents to little boys what
don't ask for emf"
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smiles / gaind from yea
Were little more than others won,
And yet you are not wholly true.
Nor wholly just what you have done
You know. at least you might nave
known,
That every little grace you gave
Your voices somewhat lower'd TONE
Your hands faint shake or parting
Your every sympathetic look
At words that CHANGED your soul 10
touch.
While reading from some favorite BOOK
Were much to me-alas, how much!
You might have seen-perhaps you
saw
How all of these were steps of hope
On which rose, in joy and awe,
Up to my passions lofty scope
How after each, a firmer tread
| planted on the slippery Brounu,
And higher raised my venturous head'
And ever new assurance founu.
May be, without a further thought.
1t only pleased you thus to please,
And thus to kindly feelings wrought
You measured not the sweet degrees;
Yet, though you hardly understood
Where | was following at your can,
You might dare to say you shouiu"
Have thought how far had to faii'
And thus when fallen, faint, ana
bruised
see anothers glad success.
I may have wrongfully accused
Your heart of vulgar fickleness:
But even now, in calm review
OF all I lost and all l Won
I cannot deem you wholly true
Nor wholly just what you nave dohe'
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A French professor is the owner OF
a collection of 900 human heads, rep.
resenting every known race of peopl.
on the globe,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-19
A THOUSAND IFRANCS.
l-- HE silence of dealt

HE silence Of death
reigned in the
gambling hall OF
the Bank Of Monte
Carlo. The players
and spectators who
were S tan d | n 6
around the roulette
watching the fas-
cinating game were
in a frenzy OF en-
element. T h 9
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CHILDREN'S CORNER.
TIMELY TOPICS FOR OUR BOYS
AND GIRLS.

'Jupiter"-Fatal Result of . Curious
CustOm-A King by Trade-A Boys
Strange Franks - Freddy's Russo
Middy's Mite.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-19
I'm THE ODD CORNER.
eOME QUEER AND CURIOUS
FEATURES OF LIFE.
Z Prayer Overheard Fighting Tiger
Mt Close Quarters -1nteresting Relic
Found In Canada Rocks Remember
Their Wrongs.

HE words that
trembled o n
your lips
Were utter'd not
II know 1t
well;
The tears that
would y o ur
eyes eclipse .
Were checked and
smother'd ere
thes fell:
The ,s.ks and
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WINS.
The Scrap Between Wheeling Rail
way Company and
THE MARTINS FERRY COUNCIL
Given It's F,rst whIrl In belmont county
Courts Ysstsrday's DseisiOuisa Victory
for the Railway Company THE Town
Council May Appeal to Circuit Court
The Company TO Appear Before Council
Tonight.

The case of the city OF Martins Ferry
VS.. the Wheeling Street Railway Com
pany came up In the common pleas
court at ST, clairsvliie yesterday II
will be remembered that some time ago
the city OF Martins Ferry brought suit
against the company to recover judy
ment for the amount due for paving
Fourth and Walnut streets.
The railway company answered ana II
was demurred to. The company then
filed an amended answer and City So
licitor w, Il. Francis demurred TO the
amended answer and the holding OF the
court yesterday was that the answer
was sufficient and stated defense to
the petition. II remains yet 10 be seen
what the outcome will be in the trial OF
the case, or 1t may be likely that the
city, having taken exception to the ruiz
ing OF the court on the demurrer, Will
take the case at once into the circuit
court, The basis OF the decision OF the
court was that inasmuGh as the assess
ment for the Fourth street improve
meRt was by the foot 'front.' and at the
time OF the resolution 10 Improve. there
was no street railway on the street nor
franchise for the same, that, therefore,
there was no property OF the company
on which to base an assessment. but the
right to collect the amount for the i'm
provement as a matter Of contract I'M
der the contract or franchise ordinance
was not passed upon.
The city officials OF Martins Ferry say
they are determined 10 collect the as
sessment and, in addition TO this action,
the assessment is also in hands OF the
county auditor. who was proceeding to
sell the road for taxes, against which
the railway company secured a restraint
ing order.
1t is understood the railway people
ell this evening to effect settlement
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xMASl xMAsl XMAS!

Call early and mako your selections.
Popular prices.
Seekwear-Latost, newest ana brightest
stylpA.
Munlcrs-silk and wool Scotch plalds
and fancy stripes
Gloves Silk and wool lined Kids, Mo.
cha, lBucltskln and Wooden,
SuSpcndcrs-W gold aud silver
buckles npd mOuntingS.
Umbrsllhs--CO combination cane and nm.
brclln, detachable handle.
Sbiris-Thp celebrated Elghmio white
shiri and fnncies.
Collars aud Cufis-Lutcst styles orlndiCS
and gcnllpmDn.
lInir IIosr-Fancy Scotch pluids aud
EtrlpbS mud plain COlOringp,
Underwear of NIL kinds from 500 up.
Agents for tho celebrated JnrOs Hygicnlc
Underwear
surprise your husband by ordering n
silk vest, u Pair OF Trousers, Suit Of
Clothes or OvUrCOat, as we have their
Hsa. HFes. q. IBsS j. SONS.
Fashionable TRllors aud Furnishors, 1891
and 1879, Market street.
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Death OF Miss Davler.

Miss Mary A. Davis, one of the best
known school teachers in this city, died
yesterday evening at the residence of Mr.
David c. Dinger, South Front street, Is
land, after n protracted illness. Two
years ago she contracted an aggravated
form Of grip, which compelled her TO re-
llnqulsh her duties at the Third ward
school. where she had taught for the
past thirty-hve years. Miss Davis came
to Wheeling from ST. CIairsvllle, Ohio.
Her father, Marmlduke Davis, was n
soldier in the revolution, participating in
the battle Of Lexington, and was present
at the surrender Of CORVALLIS, The de-
ceased was a woman Of high character
and her many loyable qualities endeared
her especially to her pupils. The funeral
services will DO held tomorrow. and the
remains viii be taken to st. Clairsville
for lnterment.
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A SERIOUS CASE.
Martins Ferry Young man Is Operated
Upon for Appendicitis.


Yesterday afternoon an operation
was performed by DR.. Rau and two
other physicians, at the North Wheeling
hospital, on Edward Huklll of Martins
Ferry, for appendicitis. and his recov-
cry Is doubtful. The case Is the worst
in the history of the hospital and Is
most remarkable one, The young man
is only eighteen years old and Is q son
OF Mr. John Huklll.
He has been sick at times for many
months, but was able to be at work
most Of the time and there appeared to
be no cause for alarm until few days
ago, when It was discovered that he
had appendicitis In what seemed TO DE
n bad form. He was on the street the
latter part Of the week and on Sunday
willingly consented to undergo an oper-
alton and take the chances. He was
taken 20 the hospital on Sunday and the
operation took place yesterday.
The physicianG pronounced the case
the worsttheg ever saw, and said the OPP
Grafton should have been made months
ago, and that the young man could not
have lived but three or four days lon
ger. When the unfortunate young man
regained consciousness yesterday after
noon, his condition was very alarming
and did not improve.
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Che Jntciliacnccr
onlccl Nos, 20 md q Fourteenth Street.


For sate-MaiSe Yourself and Family a
Christmas Present.
Wanted-dlrl FOR Cooking and Light
Housowork.
J t6'n y, 1877 htL,,, gtci., q -
Eden peas--H. r. BehrenR Co.
j. A, Dunnlng OF the Peace and
Notary Public
Sweet, Pure Breath-R. II. List.
Buy Holiday Goods Now--JamCs W, Ew-
Ing, Assignee
"duo Tadls"-stanton' Old City Book
Store.
Kid Gioyes-J. $. Rhodes & Co.
A ChoiQe Xmas Present-Geo. r. stIfel
& Co,-Thlrd Page.
Co.--Eighth Page.
Here's Ribbon Flyer--Geo, NJ. Shook &
Co.-Eighth Page.
Nice Christmas Reconsideration
Shirt store Eighth Page.
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Deed made Auguat n, 1897, by Marcus
w Smith and Henry Harrison Smith,
heirs Of william SMITH 70 W. j, CdttR,
for lot No 81. In the Sixteenth street
cemetery. Confederation, 81,
Decd made October e, 1896, by Agnes
II. Brown, Of Mountain Lake Park.
Maryland to w i Cots, for onc.huif Vt
lot No az In the Sixteenth street cemo-
terry Confederation. So
Decd made Dctcmbcr7 1907, by Elijah
Vase and wife 10 JAMES Barr for tract
Of land IN OHIO county Consideration,
5000
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We desire to inform the public that
we are going to retire from business.
our entire stock Of Diamonds, Watches,
Clocks, Jaweiry, etc, must be closed out
before January /, at auction or private
sale. every dag and night.
W. j. LUKENs,& co.
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DON'T bc persuaded into buying linz
imenls without reputation or merit
Chnmboplnln'n Pain Balm costs no
moro, ana lta merits have been proven
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have ever used NJ Chumbcrhln'H Pain
iiatm, aud I soy so rftor having used It
IN my family for several ycnrgn It
cnrrs rhoumnllHm. lame hnuk, sprllDs
ANA dwellings, For sale by druggists
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MRS. FLORA WILLIAMS, Mrs, Il. b.
RYAN and Miss Sue Caldwell will sing
al Kings Daughters concert AZ Pyth-
ian castle tonight. Admission 70 cents.
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WATCHES, Diamonds Clocks, jewell
~. Sllverware, Clocks, onyx Tables, at
one-half price, at Lukens q Goa Jewell
~ store We are going out Of business
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We have one piano OF well known
make. which has been but little used,
which we offer at a very low price.
Il. W. BANNER g. Co,
1910 Market Street.
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sLoAN's Imminent and Horse Rene.
dies. for sale by VIM schwertfeger, ll4C
Main street.
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on ,irnuahi ~ nil ihO ptlnclpnl saloons In
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THE Big STORE WITH THE LITTLE PRICES.
Takilg Him Up.

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