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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-05

order late one night and gravely an
nounced that the time for testing their
young brother had come; that they all
loved and trusted him already, but be-
fore they placed the lives Of themselves
and their brethren under his control,
it were best to make sure, to prove
him.
Arthur wriggled nervously; he was
beginning to be heartily sick and very
much scared of the whole business and
would have given good deal to have
gotten clear of the gang; but the
thought of those awful oaths, the
threats, the ever present, watchful
spies, all kept him up to the mark.
He was to place an Internal machine
in the third arch OF London bridge at
seven O'Clock the next evening; the
box would be delivered to him at GER
tain underground railway station at
half-past five, leaving him ample time
to walk-riding might be inadVisable
owing to possibility of jarsAto the
bridge, deposit the box at seven and get
clear away in the six minutes that had
been allowed before the thing went off.
To prevent any accident or misunder-
standing he would be constantly
watched until the box was safely de-
posted, and the watchers were duly
sworn to use their best endeavors
"even to the shedding of brotherly
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-05

that does not boast the green and the
holly. Many OF them show the .mistle-
toe and a great variety Of winter leaves
that are not connected particularly with
church thoughts.
The trouble of it is the extravaganza
into which the churches have plunged
for their decorations. Last winter one
of the prominent churches of New York
declined to trim at all, and an an
nfincement was given out the Sunday
previous that the contributions for the
Xmas decorations would be spent for
the poor. At the last, however, few
of the young people got together and
twined the columns with ropes of ever
greens, which they themselves gather
ed at no cost.
The principal expense is for the flow
ers which are stood around the altar in
magnificent profusion. The cost OF
these alone mounts up as high as 81 300
in many of the churches And after
the foral cost comes the expensive dec
Grafton Of the ceiling, which must be
put in place by a professional florist.
HELEN WARD.
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iii feet again III ~; but MI. Rush
worth,s arm was around him now and
his voice sounded kindly In his ear,
It's all right, Arthur, and there's your
precious box. =
And there on the table it stood open
and Arthur saw that it contained
nothing SO very dreadful. after all, only
his own little office clock and some saw
dust and box Of marbles that would
roll about and jar If you shook it.
And then Mr.. Rushworth told him
how concerned he had been over the
change in him; how he had heard Of
the society, and while he had assured
himself that they were absolutely
harmless from an Anarchistic stand
point, he resolved to use them to show
Arthur the stupidity Of his course.
There wasn't man in the whole So
ciety that wouldn't have been scared to
let off an extra sized firecrackers let
alone fool with dynamite. Steggs and
others were merely the men from april
vate inquiry office, who were paid for
their work. 'sIf ] have given you Sc
we're fright, try to remember that it
vast caused by my interest in you.
When you feel all right we will go
down to supper, which Amywwho, by
the way, is furious ct the trick we've
played on you-is waiting to give US. "
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was, I was peroozin' around out in thu
ella country, an one day when | wa
out huntin' or suthin' hathaway,
stirred up gang OF Injuns like a nes
of snakes.
"They put chase to me-you know
how Iniuns is about that, they pear u
enjoy bein' eyerlastin'Iy chasin' suthin'
same as people in the east collect pos
tage stamps an sech trash. It's fes
with 'em, | reckon. Nacherl enough
bein' Of retirin' nature, lit out at m.
best lick, kickin' the scenery behind m
plenty enthusiastic an rapid.
Away we went across the map, bot
parties hittin' the high places, an Their
mighty infrequent, an my red brother
gainin' ground on me at every jumf
an testifyin' to their appreciation 9
that fact with yeIls both loud an mum
erous.
wal, to make short story long, Q
the Teller said. the Injuns gained on NJ
till bimeby the keenest OF EN- WASH
more than about 20 feet behind, an q
OF 'em comia' so fast that their yen
was about 100 yards in the rear all 70
time an unable to keteh up. I'm thinf
in TO myself that it won't be long IL
I'll be Happen my way through the a.
in the direction OF the happy buntif
ground, when all OF a sudden I'm findh
myself right on the brink OF canyoi
or mebby you'd call It yawning abys
the top Of which was level with th
prairie an the bottom away down yot
der about 1000 feet or sech a matter
Thar wasn't no two ways about i
o4t< Lr I,I, xrfr1tfd LII rrt
| had TO jump; in fact, / run right ot
into the empty air before / noticed
Down | went like a shot, jest In tim
TO escape from the Injnns, who slunn.
ed up on the edge Of the abyss aboutg
minute after ] left 1t, whoopin' a.
frothin' like pack OF wolves.
THAR | was, you may say, with
band OF disappointed red men on tb
brink above me thirstfn' for my blod
quite a good DEAL falliu' headiof.
through space. When I was about ha
way down saw that the bottom of u
abyss was covered with big, sha;
rocks. | knew I'd be dashed to piecs
when struck the bottom, an so-bt,
hoi Thar's Old Scars over thar in q
door of the Blue Ruin. You'll have
excuse me now, Mr.. Eastman; r.
got a little business to attend to wfs
that thar gent So long. See va
later"
'.But. b-bul1-but, :" stammered II
tourist, Itch what you did when yd
discovered that sudden and terrih
death awaited you on the rocks b
low"
Avn jest turned an jumped rigf
back whar started from"
'sBut-ug, gug.--the Indians tht
were waiting to kill your"
.sCh, they killed me: that's ali"
And the veraeious Isaac walked 4
in the direction Of his friend, Scar,
leaving the gentleman from New En-
land in state Of total COLLAPSE. Nc
York Journal
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EPIGRAMS FROM THE VICE OF FOOLS
BY Hobart G. Chatield.Taylor.

tame pussy cat who is allowed to purr at convenient
moments.
man she loves In America she might die if she were
not loved by twenty men at the same time
Love woman with an intellect II you want to be
wretched marry one if you want to be successful.
The greatness of many man is merely the possess
sion of clever wife.
A rake makes the best of husbands, he has had so
many opportunities for studying the role
If there be a woman who does not wish to be adj
mred is whose soul is deadened by neglect one
who realizes her own responsiveness.
Every woman deep in her heart loves hero
Success is the only attainable goal in this world
and that is precarious.
Being too old to have women falling in love with
me try keep them from, falling in love with others
Any fool fall in love. 1t takes a wise man to
falon his feet
A man who wished to represent his country abroad
because he did not wish to live at home
post facto conscience is either the fear of dis
covery or romantic desire for pardon. Real con-
science is restraining power, not a regret
Why should the world find fault with the man who
marries for money? For my part / believe the rich
should marry the poor the poor the rich. 1t makes
a more equitable distribution OF wealth.
A saint has feeble mind and cyn1c weak dlges-
ton.
Criminals and lovers have the common habit Of
seeking concealment in bodness.
Never make resolutions; then You will be saved
the trouble of breaking them
Most Of the goddesses have read about have had
very unsavory regulations
The surest way to make an enemy is to oblige
friend.
Love is disease.
Love is an ignis fatuus-the fire Of love-which
hoyers over the wilderness of life
Love is always the unattainable the will-o'-the-
wisp.
1t is always tragedy when young girl marries
an old
The presumption invariably is that the woman
loves the she is going to marry but there IS such
thing as presuming too much.
A woman ought to marry the man she loves. II
she gets loving him after marriage that IS an
other matter.
Matrmony is an unknown land, 1alluring to strang-
ers, but irksome to its inhabitants.
A Invariably loves the woman who makes
fool of him.
There is vast difference between philosophy and
felicity.
eynic is only the dupe of his own foIlies-
Happiness disqualification or selfsuhcency.
It is merely the habit of good intentions
To forget self for moment must be happiness.
If a man who joins mob is innocent he deserves
to be shot for being a fool
Power is merely gratiied conceit
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blood" to prevent any miscarriage of
the plans.
Arthur was escorted to his lodgings
that night by two of his new friends
whom he met a few hours later at
breakfast How he ever got through
the day he never remembered; Mr..
Rushworth was cut of town, and so at
a quarter Of five he left the Office to
keep his horrible engagement.
On the corner Of the square stood
great burly policeman looking good
naturedIy over the traffic. Arthur
n1cistened his dry lips and sided to-
wards him. Here was the first rational
idea of escape that had presented itself
to his Reconstruction mind. though all
kinds of wild irrational schemes had
risen only to be discarded feverishly
for others. But the policeman looked
so big and strong that a sudden hope
sprang up. This way, Sare,' said a
quiet, foreign voice at his elbow, and
he turned to find it was too late, if
there had ever been a chance, for his
two breakfast friends were at his ell
bow looking as grim and fierce in the
daylight, and decidedly more disreput-
able, than at night.
He walked between them, desperate
ard hopeless, to the station, where they
met another seedy-lool1tng gentleman
who carried small black box which,
after the exchange of a few words. he
delivered to Arthur, telling him to be
sure not to let anybody jostle him,
as it was very delicate piece OF ma
chinery, and might go off.
The two men who had brought him
became decidedly more threatening
now, and with q few words Of cantion
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-05
. ATRIOTISM is not principle it is pastime

~ ATRIOTISM is not a principle; it is pastime
EeI "a pose.
Compliments are only intended to delude fools;
the wise they nauseate.
You too cynical to be woman; too clever to be
man.
Morals are the stock in trade of prigs.
All women have hearts; few have intellects
Charity is bred in misery.
A womans heart is like one of those toy balloons
children play with; it is lighter thar air. most
restless when tied to somebody.
His manners are irreproachable; his morals ire
deemabe.
Morality has sexual variations; in woman it is
honor in a man honesty.
A woman's face is invariably mask of her fancy;
like court masker, she can only be recognized by
her mouth
A sincere woman loves; tickle woman loves to
love- and selfish woman loves to be loved.
All men are or less alike; the only difference
is that occasionally one has conscience
An American girl is sometimes volcano put more
often refrigerator
One can't live without adulation The more we
despse it the more necessary 1T becomes.
The violence of love is its bitterness.
Punctuality is the thief of time
For woman marriage is inevitable; for man it is
insanity.
A woman almost invariably marries the wrong man.
A woman is often obedient to the man she hates
and obdurate to him she loves.
Love is sometimes question OF preference, more
often predicament.
This is the age of persistent paryenus ana per-
verified peers
rhe parvenu of to-day is the peer Of tomorrow
In feudal days the aristocracy owned the money;
now the money the aristocracy.
The ancestors of societys insolvent bue-boods
stole cattle, butchered and bought titles for
themselves while millionaires rob men, butcher
cattle buy titles for their daughters. difference
merely of age and opportunity.
Democrats are merely Inconsistencies.
Men rule the world and the women rule the men.
Clever women are usually taken in by men; it is
the silly women who take men in.
There is but one thing deceptive as pretty
womans smiles. and that is her words.
Pretty women not all insincere; some are mere
~ inconstant.
The consistency of pretty depends very
much upon the man she falls in love with
Truths are always trite because they are always so
apparent; it is only brilliant lie which dazzes.
Ananias was a clumsy tyro. Diplomacy had not
I been invented in his day.
An ambitious man should be a bachelor. Then he
power.
clever pauper needs money, not brains, in wife.
In Europe a lover is conqueror who drags will
ing captive at his chariot Wheels in America he is
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-05
THE END OF AN ANARCH
By AQUILA KEMPSTER

sent to test him and-weH nus tlme
had come at last.
The next few nights were passed IN g
feyerish dream in which were plendeo
meetings at ungodly hours with dark,
fierce-looking, strange Brothers who
consumed unlimited quantities Of rum
and shag tobacco, while cycling the
young reformer with lurid satisfaction.
There were terrible blood-curdling
.oaths and dire threats in case Of treas
on, and he knew that day and night
he was followed steathily, but closely.
At lunch, in the busiest cafe in the city,
he would eaten sight Of a slouched hat,
or o fierce pair Of foreign whiskers that
he recognized with a shiver as a part
of the fraternal makeup. He even saw
one of them in the outer Office OF Mr..
Rushworth's business house, talking to
the transfer clerk He asked the man
who the stranger was, and his answer,
ga friend from the States" did not tend
to reassure him.
At last the final test came. Harry
Steggs, the recognized leader OF these
mystic brothers, called the meeting to
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-05

He Worked Il on on Youth F4omGEh
East, And as For Telling STD
ssWal-er- b m! ns0destly b}
Alkali Ike, in response to the reQue
the pale young divinity student
New England, who was touring On
bona in search Of health. Il dol
know as I can tell you anything in IT,
way Of q story of adventure tha'll in
tereSt you NacherI enough, bein'
man of the world, I've met up with the
common run Of incidents that come to
man who is given to circulatin' more
or less widely among his kind.
"Of course, I've been shot up consid-
erably an stabbed quite frequent an
tarred an feathered time or two an
run over in stampedes once in q while
an narrerly escaped lynching several
times--by mistake. Of course-an' held
I'D by road agents now an then an lost
in billiards. more or less, an sorter
chased around occasionally by an in
furiated lady, mostly grass widders,
armed with guns or scaldin' water, az
the case might be, an so on an so
forth: but as for what YOU might call
adventures, don't know as"
Dear mel" calculated the astonished
tourist. IF you 90 not consider those
adventures. should like to know what
you do call them?'
LAW, / reckon episodes is about the
proper word-jest ripples in the expert
ence OF man who is more or less agile
on his feet. Nope, I don't reckon can
tell you anything that would pass for
an adventure, AM don't know,
though; come to think about 1t, mebby
voilsI he sartpr interested in hearin'
about a little circumstance that hap
pened to me few years ago.
Dent remember now jest when 1t
was-such things slip q mans memory.
you know--but. anyhow, whenever it
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W. Fl AZ ~pIi 61nH md subuhan-
tl6y ~ 8 la<1S IL Ill af1r end
s7ieA 10 usefulness <hroughout this
church
A very pretty tale hangs upon church
decoration to the effect that the disci-
pies themselves were the first ones TO
begin the custom of trimming their
places OF worship on the birthday Of
their Savior. During His lifetime
they noted His birthday with such little
tokens as they could find But after
His cruci1xion they made such as
were left OF them a point of decorate
ing their meeting places until they were
almost beautiful
The custom Of decorating the church
has come down TO us, strengthening in
proportion year after year, until now
it is a poor Christian place Of worship
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-05
MAN USES EVERYTHING.

Modern man is-gradually waking up
to the fact that he can utilize every
thing. Ccal is not only a source of
heat and light, but a storehouse OF COL
ors tastes, medicines, perfumes and ex-
pIosives. From 100 pounds OF gas tar
in ton Of coal over 1000 distinct
shades of auiline dyes are ade.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-05
BRAVE BAD
Who Danced and Laughed to the
Music of Bullets.

Music of Bullets.
There was a <red-headed, freckled
peasant boy, in dirty petticoats, who
guided Bass and myself to the trenches,
writes Richard Harding Davis in Har-
per's Magazine. He was one of the
peasants who had not run away, and as
he had driven sheep over every foot OF
the hills he elected to guide the sold
iers through those places where they
were best protected from the bullets OF
the enemy He did this all day, and
was always, whether coming or going,
under heavy fire; but he enjoyed that
fact, and he seemed to regard the bat
tie only as delightful change in the
quiet routine of his life. as one of our
country boys at home would regard the
coming of the spring circus, or the
burning of a neighbours barn. He ran
dancing ahead of us, pointing to where
a ledge of rock offered natural shelter
or showing us steep gully where the
bullets could not fall. When they came
very near him he would jump high in
the air, not because he was startled,
but out of pure joy in the excitement OF
it, and he would frown Importantly
and shake his red curls at us, as though
10 say. tOlu yUu W UG CdIelul. NOW
you see. Don't let that happen again."
We met him many times during the
two days, escorting different companies
of soldiers from one point to another as
though they were visitors to his estate.
When a shell broke he would pick up
piece and present it to the officer in
charge, as though it were a flower he
had plucked from his own garden, and
which he wanted his guest to carry
away with him as "a souvenir of his
visit Some one asked the boy if his
father and mother knew where he was,
and he replied with amusement that
they had run away and deserted him,
and that he had remained because .he
wished to look at Turkish army. He
was much more plucky boy than the
overrated Casabianca, who may have
stood on the burning deck. whence all
but him had fed, because he could not
swim, and because it was with him a
choice of being either burned or drown
ed This boy stuck to the burning deck
when it was possible for him at any
time to have walked away and left it
burning. But he stayed on because he
was amused, and because he was able
to help the soldiers from the city in
safety across his native heath
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told him that unless he managed to at
tend to his duties better that he would
have to dispense with his services. 1t
was only threat meant to wake the
young man up, but the threat was
enough to still more embitter him.
He had joined a society of misunder-
stood unfortunates like himself, and at
their weekly meetings he was fore
most in his denunciations of the
STyrant" and "Monopolist;; and he
had developed quite a gift of ford
oratory, the sentiments of which were
cheered uproariously by his beer
swiIling companions. At last he was
appreciated; at last he would prove to
the naughty Miss Rushworth that he
was mana man of mark-of whom
dhe' world would yet hear The mon
0polists had cast him out; we'll, let
them beware. A-t
So Master Arthur became a very de-
termined young Anarchist, and brood
ed long, and wore a soft SLOUGH hat in
stead of derby, all for the Cause"
' One night a stranger came to the
"Cat and Heron" and drank beer and
listened with the rest. After the
usual fiamboyant speech from Arthur,
and when the thunder Of boosey ap-
plause had dwindled down, this
stranger arose and demanded to know
What they were going to do about it"
This was such novel question that
It took some time to get the sense Of it
through their thick heads. At last
one of them spoke up and said. they
were "goin' ter keep right On pur-
testin' agin it,"
'.Is that ALP" auoth the stranger.
"Then l won't waste any more time
here; only thought by the way that
young chap spoke that I'd struck the
Nst,iisf shat leaders are made of. Pm
from the States myself and we find
that much good doesn't generally
come from protesting, and we've got
sand enough to back UP our senti-
ment, that's ALL"
OF course this sounded like a chal-
lenge to Arthur, and he took it up
Immediately, declaring that he was
ready to prove his words by acts at
any time for the good of the cause.
This caused another round of ap-
plause, and the stranger, who intro
duced himself as Harry Steggs, said:
eff you mean what you say, young
chap, you're the kind of man we want;
only you'll have to prove yourself
first"
Arthur declared himself ready to sub.
NIT to any test to prove his courage
and good faith; with the result that
an appointment wa; made for the fol-
lowing night. The rest of the Brother
hood were informed that their presence
would be dispensed with on that occa-
sion, as the work, to be done required
the greatest secfecV, but that they
might rest assured at they would be
informed of as mud the. work un-
der consideration compatible
with safety to all.
Arthur. now consid imself a
hero man of fate! ct the
BrothS$sEtn America Il end
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WILLING TO FALL.

Mamma-Why did you strike little
Elsie, you naughty boy, you?
Dick-Well, what did she want to
cheat for, then?
Mamma-How did she cheat?
Dick-Why, we were playing at
Adam and Eve, and she had the apple
to tempt me with-and she never
tempted me-but went and ate it all
I'D herself Boston Traveller.
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PLENTY OF EN-.
"The Senator seems to be a man alb
solutely without convictions"
ooh, you're way off-he's got con-
victions to sell''-Chicago Journal
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sion in such a manner
IN tocK suplbrage. and
qff the young lady
End every invitation
rom that source. So
Rushworth ceased to
to time and a. little
llg him to his senses.
x the thing more seri-
Ypected; he began to
of his usefulness; his
Edly deteriorated, and
heard several vague
bmpany that he kept
that disturbed him;
at perhaps he himself
nS in his treatment of
riously with him and
IN to a better frame of
no result. Finally, he
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-07
THREE SAD FUNERALS
Took Plncc Yesterday Morning and
Aftpruoou.

The funeral services OF Mrs. Martha
Elizabeth Bell. whose death occurred
Monday at her residence. Cove street
were conducted at the First BAPTIST
church at IL o'clock yesterday morning
There was quite large attendance Of
the friends and acquaintances of the de-
ceased lady. The services which were
conducted by Rev. Z. 3. Hatcher, were
concluded at the grave in Elmwood
Following are the pall-bearurs: i. T..
Rockover. j. w. Beasley. ]. William son.
Robert Stevens. c. y. Morris. G. w Fen
tress, William ErXleben and l.. w Reid.
The funeral of Mr.. John c. Person,
who died Monday night at his home.
No. 10 CRANKY street. was held nj the
residence yesterday morning at O'CLOCK.
The services were conducted by Rev
W j. Young. ID. D.. Of Epwor,h Metho-
dist church. The remains were taken tn
southampton county. via the Atlantic
N Danville railroad. for intermcnt
The Bay Line steamer brought down
from Baltimore yesterday morning. the
reniains of Miss Columbia James. of
Norfolk, who died last Sunday at Johns
We're removed to her late residnce. NO.
"a Fenchurch street, where the funeral
was held at $3.50 O'Clock yesterday af-
ternoon. Rev. DR. NJ. b. Wharton. pas
tor of Frecmason street Baptist church.
was the officiating minister there anu
at the grave in Elmwood