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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-21
WIFE AWAY.
Was q Great Scheme Going It Alone.
but He Had to Own That He Was
Lonesome.

The young married man whose wife
went, on Monday last. for months
visit at her mothers seashore place.
got along all right on Monday night.
Bully good scheme, this being alone
once in WHILE he said to himself
often enough to sort of half convince
him of it. He was a bit tired, so he re-
manned home that night. After the
old nanny, who prepared his victuals,
left, he cleaned all of his pipes. sharp
/ ened all OF his pencils, and decided to
block out a chapter or two of that
great novel he had in mind This plan
didn't go through, however 1t took
too much Of his time to get his pipes
just right. Anyhow, he felt kind O.
dull. And the girl across the street was
humming Rubinstein's melody in F to
soft accompaniment. His wife used
to sing that. He decided to get his
wife to sing it right for him when she
returned. He wondered how she was
making out, anyhow.
She certainly looked classy and trig
in that rig she went away in" he
thought. If l thought any of those
Willies down there I'D try to make eyes
at her, I'd" He walked up and down
bit when this idea struck him. He
decided to take his cold plunge and go
to bed.
Great scheme. this going it alone
one in while" he muttered, weakly,
just before he went to sleep. 'I'll toy
out and have a little whirl around to-
morrow night"
He found it a bit odd to have lit
tie person in what he called a 'dinky''
wrapper, to express his radical views to
on the war the next morning, but he
kept on saying to himself that the
young fellows who kept themselves
footloOse knew their gait all right.
That night he took a trolley ride.
Out at the suburban pavilion he met a
couple of girls he used to know, &C
companied by young men. He tried to
be rakish and desperately flirtatious
with one of the girls-just TO find
out" said he to himself, ''if getting
married has made me a dead one -
and he thought he was having a rat
Ting good time, but this think was
not a very betty one
That girl isn't so bright as she used
to be-" he thought, as he returned to
the city on the trolley. II just watch
ed her prettying merchandising
her lips, and fixing her eyes, and hold
ing ON to that permanent smile. Now,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-21
NO TIME TO HEAR GOSSIP.

Cardinal Wiseman used to tell a story
of a young Irish lad who entered the
confessional of a priest and limited at
sanguinary revelations.
What is it, murtner. ya mane9"
''Indade, an it is, father, and many
Of them. What, father, now if it
moight be a matter OF six or eighth"
He recounted a gruesome list.
Il don't think there were any more, =
he said doubtfully as he closed.
Now, what were all these people?"
sternly demanded the confessor.
We'll, father, they were just tax
gatherers.'
Tax gatherers. is it, We say2" ex-
claimed the priest Now, why didn't
ye tell me that at first? There was no
need to be takin' up e time. Ye don I
come here to gossip: We come to con-
feSS your sins"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-21

don't want to talk with anybody. Just
want to be alone. Nice night, this.
Moon, and all that. Bet Pats got one
OF those gauzy, frilly things on, and
let's see. this is the fourth day she's
been away. Twenty-six days yet Gee
whiz! I'll have great time yet, won t
Ir
On Friday night he went to variety
show, and he thought it was about as
dense a thing as ever he looked at.
He didn't succeed in feeling very bach
Glory, either.
On Saturday afternoon he stuffed
some things into grip and ran down
to the beach to see Pat"
I've been having a dickens of a good
time" he told her. Washington Post.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-21
SHE KNEW A THING OR TWO.
AND Won Anew the Cherished Love
and Admiration of Her Husband.
Washington Star.


Washington Star.
young Washington man whose
wire Went away for the summer a
couple OF weeks ago was having a lit
Tie run up at his home on Seventeenth
street, last Friday night-that is, he
mao three OF his downtown chums in
the dining room, and they were play
ing DlI or game Dwell, there were
CHIPS on the table, but some people
use chips for counters in playing eu-
chre. The four men We're in their
shirt sleeves, and each of EN- got I'D
occasionally and made a trip to the
sideboard, where there was a ginger
pop bottle or two and some sandwiches
and that sort OF thing. They were
getting along first rate. when there
was loud ring at the front door.
The house is pinched," said all
hands IN chorus, perking up their
ears.
The young married man looked a bit
puzzled.
Il wonder, who the dickens it is?"
said ne. I've good mind to let 'em
ring. It's dark in the front of the
house, and they'll think there's nobody
at home. What do you say, fellows 2"
Maybe a telegram said one of
them
That's SO, said the young married
man, and he went to the dooSlnK1 den
the three young fellows in ~
room 4esGl.:
Hello, JACK, deae: SNrM'lsed TO see
me, you lovely old thing? %(Queer os-
culatory noises). But | was so wor-
Tied, Jack, about the way things were
running, and l was afraid old Man Sue
mightn't be giving you enough to eat
And just wanted to see you, anyhow
and your letter telling me that you
couldn't see me over Sunday just made
me blue, and so | just came, so there
and no scolding. I'm going back to-
morrow"
'Tickled to death to see you. Toots, :"
said Jack. Make yourself at home
Take of your things. Might as well
stay awhile. Oh. l say, Toots, there S
some fellows back in the dining room
Jim and Bill and Tom Just happened
i'll a bunch to see me. Thought | might
be lonesome, guess. Come on back
and see en-
'Of course | will, the dear, good-na-
tured things, to come and see you
JOd 1O IOACoOL1C, duu tu6u the young
married man and his wife sailed aft
to the dining room. All vestiges of
the euchre game had disappeared. So
had the bottles of ginger pop.
"As | was saying" said Bill to Tom
when the young husband and wife
came into the room, 'the Investments
all right from the standpoint of secur-
ity, but a man ought to be able to get
more than 8 per cent for his money
nowadays. There are lot of good
things-why, Mrs. Jobson, you back?
How do you do? Come back to sur
prise jack Well, Jacks in luck. that's
all I've got to say
And all three of the boys paid their
devoirs TO Jacks wife, who knew
about eleven times more than any of
them thought she did She sat down
and listened to the talk of the four
men-very heavy business talk it was
for couple of minutes, and then
she went upstairs and dug out few
packs of cards.
81 should think you boys would like
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-21
A HEARTLESS MAN.

II don't suppose my wife'll speak TO
me again for a week"
"Why?"
About month ago bought new
razor without letting her know IT, and
since then she kept on ripping seams
with the old one. When she found out
last night how She had been fooled her
CONSERVATION was really pitiful. -
Chicago Record.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-21
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YOUTHFUL 4 EPARTEE.

Alice-Do you kno4 that your papa once
proposed to my NAL and was refused?
Georgie-Yes, Tv& heard him Dragging
about it a hund4 times. Richmond
Times.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

votes at an average of 81, 500 each and
another for 5000. Boyce then said he would
give $500, 81 $50 at that time and $50
the next day on arriving at Columbus.
Mr.. Campbell said to Boyce: what do
you want Mr.. Otis to do if your PROPOSE
ton is accepted?"
Boyce replied that he wanted him to
write a letter to the President to the ef-
feet that he would vote for Hanna. Boyce
then wrote telegram directed to Presi-
dent Mckinley, reading:
For the best interest of Ohio and the
Republican party, will cast my vote ~
M. A. Hanna for senator for the short
and long terms"
nit to Otis, and If the latter accepted
the proposition he was to sign 1t and the
telegram was to be returned to Boyce,
who was to forward IL to the President.
Mr.. Campbell carried the telegram away
with him and showed it to Jared p. Bliss
who volunteered to copy the telegram and
sign Otis name to it, which was done.
At the next meeting the telegram, Or
rather a copy of 1t was shown TO Boyce
and he was told that Mr.. Otis had finally
consented and that there was the tele-
gram. Mr.. Campbell said to Boyce: "You
will now pay $1,75O and $1,75O when you
reach Columbus?" Whereupon Boyce
counted out the money.
The plan was that Campbell and Boyce
and OTIS were to meet the next morning
at o'clock and come to Columbus, but
Boyce did not show up.
Witness here, in response to a request
produced the $1,75O that he claimed Boyce
had paid to him. He said that if Boyce
would return TO Hamilton county he would
give him back the money
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29
CANINE PATIENT AT EMERGENCY.
Dog Whose Broken Leg Was Dressed
Returns for Further Attention.

From the washington POST.
A strange visitor, and one whose name
and history could not be obtained, APP
peared at the Emergency Hospital late
Saturday afternoon. 1t was a species of
dog, part bull and the other part just
dog. He was white, and had the right
hind leg broken at the knee joint. Joe"
the boy who admits the visitors and pa
TENTS al the hospital, saw the dog limping
painfully up the walk to the hospital
door Joe did not want to let the dog
inside, but the knowing animal began to
scratch and whine at the door, and when
Joe opened it TO drive him away he ran
in and stopped in the emergency operat-
ing room.
The dog lay down on the floor and look
ed appealingly at the doctors. They did
not pay any particular attention to him
at first, until he began TO lick his injured
leg The surgeons then declined to permit
Joe to throw him out and one of them
began to examine the leg. The dog lay
on his back and permitted them to care
fully examine his injury. and the painful
process of working the bones to see
whether or not fracture existed did not
draw a whimper from the animal.
On account of the dogs intelligence, the
doctors decided to dress the fracture,
which they discovered to be in the joint.
They put a plaster cast on his leg, and
the dog then went into the emergency
ward and laid down under one of the
beds until after the cast had dried. Wal
ter, the ambulance driver, fed him, and
he started then to go to one of the wards
UPSTAIRS, but was turned out. The doc
tors discussed his case for a few minutes
after the dog had disappeared, and
thought nothing more of it until yester-
day morning, when they went downstairs
TO dress the injuries of patients. Every
patient whose injuries are such as to ne
cessitate redressing is instructed to be at
the hospital at O'Clock sharp, and when
the doctors arrived in the emergency
room. a few minutes before the hour, one
of the first patients they saw was the
dos. who had returned for a redressing.
They examined his injury and decided
that he was getting along nicely; and
now all are wondering whether or not he
will present himself to have the cast re-
moved. None of the employees of the hos
pital had ever seen the animal before and
il is a source of wonder as to how he
knew when he got to the hospital, and
that he would be attended to when ne
arrived.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29
JENKINS WON'T BE IN RACE.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THINKS
1T TOO LATE TO START.

Assurance OF His Physical Ability to
Stand the Strain of the Campaign
Came Too Late to Warrant Him
Becoming "a Candidate for the
NominatiOn-He Recognizes Also
That the Present Year Should be
One of Harmony Among the Demo-
Gratis.
Eatonton, Ca, Jan. 2S.-Following Hon.
Fleming duBignon, Speaker Jenkins now
retires from the list of expected candi-
dates for governor. leaving the field APP
parently clear to Hon. Allan D. Gambler,
Secretary of State.
Speaker II. A. jenkins published in the
Eatonton Messenger this afternoon the
following card:
MI Editor-SOme of the newspapers of
the state have been kind enough to men
ton my name in connection with the race
lor Governor, and many of my friends
nave urged me to become a candidate for
governor, and l feel that 1t is due both to
myself and the public that 1 should say
whether or not I will be an aspirant for
this high Office.
freely confess that have seriously
considered contesting for it, and had
peeh IN physical condition such as would
nave authorized me to make the race,
would nave done so, but my physical con-
"uon until recently has been OF such
character that 1 did not know whether
0ould DO so. The delay brought about by
'his state of affairs has caused me to lose
50 much valuable time that now feel, if
4or not other reason, it would be unwise
4or me to make the race.
recognize also that this should be
year OF harmony among Democrats that
az bitterness engendered by the last great
struggle should be forgotten and forgiven,
save IN the lessons that it taught us. There
are but two parties in Georgia-Democrat
pt,u isepu olican-the Democratic party fos-
&c aug an of the interests that would be
"5neHl TO oru people and the Republl-
Gu -l!lluical to every institution dear to
80 sans | think the Chicago plat
en- VI the Democratic party is broad
7, 91su lor all Democrats to stand upon
cr,.5. 'ne concentrated wisdom of Demo-
farr ,'V thought. l stand upon that plat
ana - aug am willing to devote ali my time
fDtno--.. -iitS DC may possess TO the
contained in II N
o,.r. would not like to see any Democrat
the 80 49, or prescribed who differed with
wb, paI'y upon the financial question. Those
ana 80 so Offered are a part of the party.
cnst1 '1u d right to differ with us and party
trn. ~ and it should be the effort of all
min, GIlhocrats who love the party, its
Genes and its doctrines. who love
tbos,7 sra and Georglans to-day, to say to
nv VINO nave differed with US and who
psrt ~ 5sl!i differ with us, that you are a
you ara US that we respect your opinions.
Ind a .e no less Democrats than ourselves,
The SIutled to be heard in the councils Of
clsm '"Out discrimination or criti-
So my, NJ my friends over the state who have
ana ilIlshly pledged me their support.
nost9 Ven len me encouragement, I extend my
than icere thanks. l appreciate more
and ft',aug,uage can express their loyalty,
in ,bl 'gndship, and should il ever happen
them ace OF life that / could extend to
friends If any one of them, the hand Of
love. '''i'p' 4 would be to me a labor Of
H. A. Jenkins"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29
HAUNTED BY A GRAY BEARD.
Ghost of Old Man Plays Franks with
an Iowa Family.
From the Chicago Chronicle.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
Fort Madison, Ia, Jan. 22.-There is a
real ghost abroad in this city; a ghost
a red shirt; ghost which many people
have seen, but which no one seems to be
able to catch, hold or down" 1t walks
through the night around a small frame
building in The west end of town, and It
has become the talk OF the neighborhood
Policemen and newspaper men, dauntless
Of heart and seeking a bubble reputation,
have spent many nights In watch parties
trying to nail his ghostship. but thus far
the nocturnal visitor has eluded them, all
though the sound of his footsteps has
been plain and some have heard the slow,
terrifying drip OF water or blood in the
rooms of the old house.
The house is a cne-story frame, with q
dark and gloomy basement, and 1t Is
around this basement that the spook
seems to spend most Of his time. The
place was occupied until a few days ago
by James Dixon and his family. Dixon
is a railroad man not given to any special
belief in the supernatural, but the things
he saw and heard In the old house and the
frights his wife received led him 10 hur-
riedly move out recently and turn over
the premises TO the ghost.
The FIRST intimation the family had of
mysterious occurrences was almost
month ago, but, being averse to relating
strange story which but few people
would believe. and which the wife and
husband would question had they not
seen and heard with their own senses,
they kept the matter to themselves think
ing that they might solve the strange
mystery. Failing TO find cause after a
thorough investigation, they called in
neighbors and policemen, all Of whom
have verified their statements Of the
things seen and heard and, though no
one of the number who has watched with
the family for the strange p1anifestations
Is In the least superstitious, all unite in
saving that they heard most strange and
mysterious noises that could not be ac-
counted for after close investigation.
One evening the family were seated
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29
INsULATEs HIS BED.
How a baltimore Man Gets the Ret
ter of His rheumatism.

ter of His Rheumatism.
From the Baltimore Sun.
A novel theory about the prevention of
rheumatism and neuralgia has been prac-
ticed with success by Charles f. Hanna,
auditor Of the custom house. Mr.. Hanna
has long been interested in writings ON
medical subjects. and through his brother
in-law, who Is a well-known physician in
another state, he has been enabled to keep
pace with the advance of medical science
as recorded in technical journals.
About fifteen years ago MIR. Hanna was
struck by a suggestion of DR.. Brown-Se-
guard Of Paris, that rheumatism, neural
gia and kindred complaints were caused
by lack of electricity in the body. The
physician argued that during sleep, when
vitality is relaxed electricity ordinarily
III the body flows off through surround
ing objects to the earth When the
sleeper wakes with twinges of pain in his
Joints and nerves he suffers until the nat
ural supply of electricity is regained from
the air
The remedy suggested for this was to
insulate the legs of the bed and thus re-.
tain in the sieeper's body all the electric
ity he had accumulated during the day.
To read was to act with Mr.. Hanna,
who had long been a sufferer from rheu-
matism and also from sleeplessness, as
the slightest sound aroused him. He Sc
cured four glass cups, such as are used
on the desks of money counters to hold
sponges for moistening the fingers. A cup
was placed under each leg of his bed, and
that night Mr.. Hanna slept soundly. Not
only that but he arose the next morning
without a vestige of pain in his body
Never since has he been without the four
little insulators, always taking them along
with when he has occasion to use a
strange bed, first placing the bed out from
the wall, so that IL is not In contact with
anything.
Many of Mr. Hanna's friends have tried
his prescription with gratifying results
and the relief of painful symptoms from
which they previously suffered
A young man, athletic and full of life
who was visiting the family at one time.
was put into one of the insulated beds.
with the result he tossed and tumbled but
was unable to sleep soundly. The fol-
lowing night the insulators were removed
and the young man slept soundly. The
third night the insulators were put back
and again the young man could not sleep.
After that Mr. Hanna concluded that per-
haps too much electricity could be stored
up In the body sometimes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

At Columbia University about 1000
students are undergoing physical and
mental tests at the hands of Profs Cattell
and Ferrand, says an exchange. The ex-
aminations were begun three years ago.
The experiments consist of tests of color,
vision, hearing, perception Of pitch of
lone. sensation areas, the force of move
ment, reaction time, perception of time,
after images, sensitiveness TO pain, etc.
The student is examined in the freshman
year and again in the senior year. The
experiment the boys are most interested
in is what they call sticking needles into
you" IT is not a needle at all, but a
blunt point, as large as the unsharpened
end of a lead pencil attached to an instru-
ment called an algometer. This delicate
instrument tells one when he Is hurt, and
how much It takes to hurt him. All tests
are made on the ball of the thumb, which
is of about the same degree of toughness
in all. The professor thinks that the re-
suits of these investigations may aid i'm
determining the important question as 70
what profession or calling a boy should
choose They will show his natural quail
tiles and, therefore. in what occupation
in life he could employ them 70 best ad-
vantage.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

st. Louis boasts the possession OF two
able electricians who are hardly out OF
plnafores. They are Heber Robarts aged
IA, and II. r. Read. two years older, and
they have formed a partnership for the
purpose of experimenting with the mys-
terious force. Their whole attention. so
far has been directed to the traction
problem and the boys believe that they
have succeeded In perfecting an under
ground trolley system which will event.
ually bring them fame and fortune. They
have constructed a model which seems to
carry out all that they claim for it. A
track has been laid in a room at the Rob
arts home. over this runs a truck pio~
PEELED by small motor. Power is con-
veyed to the motor by wire running in
an insulated groove on the side OF the
tracks. Contact Is obtained by a brush
apparatus attached to the trucks Of the
car.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

The natural habit of human beings ap-
20 he the use of the teeth on the
-. -,ao of the mouth for masticating the
t pood '' during heightened period Oh 3D.
sop only one person out OF thirteen ,1
,gss found who used both sides Or ms
, mS1 for chewing and masticaulns ms
food.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

the town Is making the most of 1t. No one
In the place will admit not having seen
the ghost or at least heard his heavy foot
falls, and unless the spook disappears or
is laid" In some manner some enterprise
ing museum manager will jump in and
charge admission to genuine seances with
a real ghost and live footballs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29
NEGRO LOVER OPENS FIRE.
Fatally wounds His Girls Father
for Opposing His Suit.

Macon. Ca. Jan. 2S.-Paul Freeman was
fatally shot tonight at Z o'clock by jim
Lockett, both negroes.
Freeman had forbidden Lockett visiting
his daughter, and Lockett went 10 rec
,,an,e house saw Freeman standing in the
doorway and shot him with an Enfield rifle.
The bullet passed through Freeman, sew
ering the ntestines. ....
After shooting Freeman, Lockett enter
Cd the house and beat Freeman's daughter
with a chair until unconscious.
I.ockett was arrested.
Freeman is dying The girl will recover
A negro named Louser was held up at
midnight and robbed of $50
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29
PHOSPHATE PLANT SOLD.
r,.I,sbmen to ReOrganize the
FARMERS, Company of Beaufort

Farmers Company VI
charleston, s. c., Jan. ga syndicate
g 17rencb and English capitalists has
bought the plant and the assei5 .o Oh sme
Farmers Mining Company oL De-. ~ :,
anu VIZ ~ he Central Phosphate Company.
me and operated by c. C. Pinek-
con cor. Ia Of this city, who failed in oc-
'o T5o caniialists who have purchased the
.o,,nern are represented by J. B. west Oh
Tondon. Books of subscription 10 tne cap
itei atoc< of the new company were OPEN
cd here to-day.