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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-18
CATCHING FIVE HUNDRED LoBsrERs A NIGHT"

over religion, or politics, or the here
after. When you've got to a certain
point you must call the other Teller
liar. Hell reach back for his gun; but
you must get the drop on him and bore
him. Don't get ratified over 1t. II you
miss MIN you'll feel something red-hot
go through you, and the campaign VIII
be of
But Lord save you, ! can't go out
and shoot man dOwn!" exclaimed the
Colonel.
Got to do It. sir--got to do IL, Or you
can't do no runnin' for office. iiayia
killed your man, and you want 70 an-
nOunce your political ambitions. Put
about $50 in my hands to set up the
drinks for the boys, and I'll see That
the verdict Of the coT0ner's jury IS an
right, and that Pine Top wh0ops 'er FOR
you. You'd better pay the funeral ex-
penses OF the victim as WELL the boys
are quick to notice little pints IKE
that"
And that viii be alp" asked the
Colonel.
"oh, 10: that will only be the starter
the openin' Of the campaign. ! had
to shoot four men myself and only got
into the House at that. You play pok-
er, OF course?"
NO"
"Then you must learn. You'll have
to put In your nights in the poker
rooms or the boys will gay you feel
yourself too good. How much whisky
can you drink"
"a tablespoonful"
Got to learn 20 drink half gallon
I'm day. A candidate who didn't drink
at every bar stands no show. Hows
your voice."
VERY weak"
That's bad. The boys win expect
about three speeches a day. with one
extra on Sunday. Can you shoot two
handed and ride bucking bronehog
I'll don't think ! want 70 90 TO ina
Legislature, replied the Coloaei. after
a moments thought.
"WeI, that's for Won to say. I'm
shown ron how TO do Il. and 10 have
lots q fun az the same sirre. but mebbe
it's just as well yosf don't Try II. Come
to size you up I'm afraid you don't
know over half a dozen euss words
and that you'd try to shoot your first
man with the butt-end OF the gum
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-18

about it. / kept turnin' round ana
round. and the voices Of the crowd
kept CROWN fainter and fainter, and
by and by fell asleep. 1t was Jest
about dusk when they hung me, and
the last of the crowd had been gone fif-
teen minits when come to. The rope
had broke and let me down, and mebbe
it was an hour before I could crawl
away"
And you made your way out of
town.
did I? Wall, the papers didn't say
so. By midnight / was as good as ever,
except a stiff neck and sore throat.
went to Joe Peters saloon and got
three or four drinks and two guns, and
then started fur the head OF the
street and worked down.
How did, you work DOWN."
@Why, l worked every place whar' /
thought could find one o
that crowd, and 1 found lots
o. them. It was big sur
prise party, but the record; was nuthin'
to brag of. I was so shook up |
couldn't shoot very straight. They bur
led six men next day, and two dozen
others had the limps more or less fur
the next three months. That wasn't
the pint, however. The pint was that
the blacklegs got out of town and law
and order went to the top, and we be-
come so powerful quiet and good that
the railroad run another line and side
tracked us and every business house
moved over to Jack Hill 1t would hey
bin heap better fur that town if my
rope hadn't broke"
And did you never feel any i'll eff
fects from the hanging?' was the last
question.
Jest one. Since that time I can't
boiler with shucks, and it q axes it
sorter bad fur me when I'm camped on
the prairie and want to skeer the
howlin' kyotes away"
Copyright 1898, by The International
Literary and News Service)
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-18
Butt THERE ARE OTHERS.

"I might have been gliding around
on one of those things and taking lots
of comfort but for the kodak man."
said the fat man as he lodged bicy-
Gle at the corner.
What had the kodak man to do
with it,"
sHe took a snap shot at me in my
bicycle!suit and sent me proof. That
settled it with me-"
"Yon thought--thought-?"
II didn't think, sir. / simply knew
that tina public wouldn't stand any
novelty OF the sort, and so got out of
my tqEs!"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-18

IA talks, und my frendt, Pet
feldt. he sings und speaks. In
Us my son Shake comes to me
4dder. if we vhas in der swim we
list give phonograph party Dot
as all der style shust now.
How vhas he?'' | says.
"She vhas to show off dot phono-
graph work him all right, und eat-
Ierybody shall hear all dot singing una
talking. | like to see if it WAS all
right before you yhaS dead.
Well, dot seems all right to me, und
so we hat some ice cream und beer una
pretzles, und more ash twenty peoples
yhas invited Eaferybody feels good,
und Shake stands out like little man
und explains all about her 1t WAS DER
greatest machine on earth. He WAS
bigger ash Napoleon or Christopher Co
lumbus. If der Spanish hat DOT ma
chine at Manila Dewey yhas gone COP
In two minutes. If Blanco haf him in
Havana we shall not take Cuba IN one
hoonered years Shake makes it all
SO nice dot if he ask me to go und see
a boxing match l gif him two dollars
for a front seat. When he don't speak
any more he says:
Eve shall now listen to dot song of
Der Sweet BY Und By, ash sung by my
fadder two days ago. | like to hat
I eaferybody keep still und shed some
tears .
Shake stands back mud der machine
goes off. und in ten seconds my hair
stands oop. 1t vhas some songs dat
never heard. 1t vhas all about how
Nv
light under der cider-mill, und how
my heart vhas breaking II she don
fly AWAY NIT me. Und When she ends
OPP dot song makes me say dot my old
woman's vhas cross-eyed unde paid
headed und / like her to fall down
we'll. Eaferybody looks at me und
can't make him out, und der old Wo-
man says she Will see me later about
dot moonlight business. | try to stop
Shake, but he goes ahead und says;
eve shall now listen TO another song
by dot same fadder. She vhas called:
Dose Harbor Light Was Burning If
anybody Who's crying when she vhas I'M
ished it vhas all right"
Dot machine goes again, und dot song
vhas all about an old sport who put his
last dollar on a game or poker, una
though he held three aces he vhas
bluffed out by a man NIT only a pair
of tens. Eaferybody turns and looks
at me again, ind Mrs. Dunder falls to
crying und says it vhas better if hang
myself in der woodshed. | can't see
how she yhas, und | wave my hand at
Shake to stop her, but he only smiles
und says:
"Navhe Not singing yhaS enough for
one evening. | shall now let dot ma
chine speak to YOU.
Und dot speaking almost knocked me
out Dot machine yells und whoops
ind swears like some pirates. 1t
makes me call names on myself. 1t
makes me swear at der old woman und
der preacher. und it makes me say dot
my good friend, Hans Schmidt vhas a
gay old sport, mashes und blk. It
makes me pitch into Peter Lttledeld
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-18
CIRCUMSTANCES BEAT HIM.

The train was just ready to pull out
of the Union depot at st. Louis when
a very natty looking man whom it was
easy to recognize as a drummer, en-
tered the parlor car with a grip in eth
er hand He walked straight to sec
ton s, changed his silk hat for a cap,
removed his $50 spring overcoat, and
then wrote on card and pinned to the
back of one Of the seats:
Il represent Blank & Co., of New
York, the largest grocery house in the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-18
SQJAN or EEK FOLKS
Jep Jones Relates a Lobster In
Cident.

One day there came to Squan Creek
man who locked so humble and lone
some and retiring that every body
thought he had come TO visit the grave
yard and hunt up the tombstone of
some dead relative. He walked around
for while with his hands elasped be-
hind him, and he might not have
spoken TO any one had not AbiJah
Smallman stopped him and kindly in
quired if he was in trouble.
What ais me- replied the stranger
as he looked ready TO cry, is my unit
ness. want TO learn to become first
class liar, and was told down at Brig
antipe Beach to come up here and take
lessons. l am here, but L have the feel
ing that can never never make a good
liar"
Have you been used to lyin'?' asked
Abijah, as the pair sat down on soap
boxes in front of Parker's grocery.
Just small, mean lies. run out
nights and lie to my wife about it. I've
got a dog, and lie about how many
fights he has had. l was in the late
war and lie about the number OF men
killed. You'd call that common ly-
ing, wouldn't your
mighty common" says Abijah.
Yes, no such liar as that could get in
to society here in Squan Creek. Any
man can be a liar, but champion liars
are a different thing. What was the
biggest and best lie you ever told?"
about killing coons," replied the
stranger, who gave his name as Job
Goodheart.
How many did you claim?"
"Forty-seven in one day, ard poor
day at that"
THAT might go among the farmers,
but it wouldn't even be considered
lapse of memory in this town You'd
have to make it eighty coons, and
throw in dozen 'possums, to get any
of us to listen to you. You look like
truthful man."
Yes, l think I do"
And you have gift OF gab."
eyes, I'm talker."
Can you shed tears when telling a
pathetic lie?
Il never tried it, but think I can"
and you can lock man straight in
the eyer"
Yes, l can do that look my wife
out of countenance while telling her the
biggest kind Of a lie. Do you think
there is any show for me to become
notorious liar?"
There might be, and then again
there mightn't," said Abijah after
some thought. Liars have to develop,
same as orators Some never get be-
yond lynn about common things, while
others so right to the front and make
glorious regulations. Was you think
in of experimental little?"
81 was" replied the man. Il
thought I'd hunt up your leadin' liar
and take a few lessons. You have got
the look Of an old liar about you"
Yes, l am one Of the oldest and
slickest in the town." proudly replied
Abljah. In my specially which is
lobster lynn, l have no peer, | chal-
lenge competition and defy criticism.
If you want few lessons III give 'em
to you at a dollar apiece"
(which is a low price and great
condescension on your part" says Mr..
Goodheart. "Ill take five lessons aud
see how the old thing works. I'd like
'em all on Holsters, too, as I've jest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-23
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Camp Notes.

The camera ficnds were very much
in evidence, Sunday
Among the visitors at the camp,
Sunday. were many of the officers of
the I'd Regiment
The picture gallery was well pat
rcnized. Sunday. by the couples who
had tintypcs of themselves taken.
a new set of colors has arrived for
the LIST Regiment and the old ones will
be slowed away at the State House
First Lieut.. W. \. Paul and I'd Lieut..
George +. Garcelon of the battery,
visited their homes in Lewiston, Satur-
day.
Tho post sutler opened in his ola
quarters, Sunday. as the new ones
were too small to accommodate the
crowd.
Lieutenant Butler Of the Signal
Corps is training his horse and the in
tclligcnt animal is learning with great
rapjdity.
Quatcrmaster Sergeant William II.
Murch has returned to the camp, after
passing a few days at his home in
Portland.
Edward T. Painchaud, Ernest Du-
fresno ard Albert Dugrc. members cf
Painchauds band, joined the new
band, Friday.
Among the many favors for which
the Riddeford company wish to *
press thanks, are the comfort bags"
from the Biddeford city mission.
The Auburn company has a full
fledGed mcsmcrist, who can do great
work in his line. He Will be a great
man to put the Spaniards to sleep.
\ member of an Augusta company
was having his shoes shined, Sunday.
"Well. there's a nice pair to draw to,
observed a man, taking a long pipe
from his. mouth to say the words" But
mighty hard to fill retortcd the sol
uttI. anu, kllf'N liIs, iiiil, tNtIS ppiS
within hearing laughed heartily.
At the meeting of Court Biddcford,
ming, it was unanimously voted to al
low all members who enlist in the
his life, give his bcncficiarics death
benefit. Court Biddeford has at pres
ent six members who are with COM
pany G..
A veteran of the Civil War, who has
been great traveller through the
United States and has taken great
interest in military matters, says he
never saw a regiment make a better
showing than the 1st On dress parade
Sunday. He says they are better
drilled than lots who had served a
year during the rebellion.
Second Lieutenant Benjamin d. Say
age of Co. f, of this city, has been pre-
scented with SIG in cash by the mem
bers of the class of '96 c. H. S. of
which he is a member. They intended
to purchase him a sword, but gave
him the money instead, with instruc-
| ton to use it for that purpose. His
fellow employees and the firm of S. S.
| Brooks & Co., where he has been en-
| Moved presented him with a fine re-
! volver.
The four Biddeford soldiers who
| went home. without permission, got
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soldiers had succeeded who obeved the
VIII of God. In every emergency God
had furnished leader who has led
the armies on to victory.
He said what made good soldiers
was to obey both the win of God and
their commanders. 1t was easier to
command than to obey, but one was as
noble as another if ones duty was
done. 1t should be thought ia he
proud of, Il am a true soldier" and to
be Il true soldier Mr.. Estabrook said
was to obey orders.
lie touched up instances where great
achievements had been ACCOMPANIED
by mems obeying, even though they
thought their commanders unreason-
able.
lie showed how the American peo-
pie had always stood for liberty, and
so long as man was down with some
one injuring him, the American peo-
pie would not stand it. Even though
he be a Cuban, and Mr.. Estabrook
said many think them unfit to fight
for, he is man, and said the chaplain
"A mans a man the world over, and
no Yankee will see him harmed"
The address was one that was I'M
derstood by all, and it hit the right
vein of the audience, calling forth APP
plause at one time.
This first address of Chaplain Esta-
brook was one that has had a good
effect upon the men, both morally, and
in the way of making himself popular
with the men.
Il never so to meetn,' said one
recruit, but that parsons all right.
You can understand what he saws. |
guess I'll be around hereafter when he
speaks"
Before the church services the great
er part of the excursionists departed.
accompanied by THEN, friends in the
ranks.
At the station the scenes were so
affecting. that it would take heart
of stone to resist a sympathetic tear
from coming to the eye, as the fathers
mothers. brothers. sisters and sweet
hearts Ilngcrinsly hade farewell per
haps for the last time, to their soldier
Il hope this will be the last Sunday
that we will he in camp" remarked one
man after the train had gone. Il have
gone through this same act three times.
and it is harder each time. 1t is
enough 10 unman me-"
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VIII be in line with the one on the
ieit of the line. and each is to be one
root from the other
AS the work was new, several COM
panies were much confused and the
tents were not put in line at the first
trial
Lieut.. Savage, who was in command
Vi 20. II. located his first tent, and
theh mad the other tents one at time.
located, by placing the left flap on the
ground one foot from the next tent, the
pole erected and the right flap located.
IN TINS way he soon had his fonts up.
with but very little confusion, and in 4
manner that called forth compliment
from Colonel Kendall.
None of the regular drills were given,
saturday, as there was not time enough
TO nave them after the other work was
done
1he men received their pay in the
afternoon, for the time that they had
oeen IN the State service
Captain Crockett of the LIST Maine
battery, received notice, Saturday, that
he would be stationed with his battery
at Fort Popham at present
They will not start for several DAYS
unless they are so ordered, but Cap
tain Crockett thinks they will get away
before another Sunday.
This battery has no colors of any
sort, and it would be the proper thing
lof the people of Lewiston to supply
them. as over 100 of the men are from
that city.
Lieutenant Butler has been having
quite good success in getting recruits
for his Signal Corps. having ALREADY
received several applications from tele-
graphers, and a few from linemen.
The corps Will remain in its present
quarters for time, although none
know for how long
But very little trouble was expert
enced from men running the guard,
Saturday night, and Lieut.. Buffers
outposts captured but very few.
The streets of the city, were free
from soldiers at an early hour. ana
there was but very little trouble from
any of them.
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Sunday dawned fair and warm. Civ
ing promise of Il large crowd of WISH
tors. Neither We're the favorable con
dtions neglected by the people, for the
largest crowd of the encampment
visited the camp during the day.
The regular morning trains brought
in many, and the two specials from
Portland and Lewiston, brought 1870
eXcursionistS, who came for a parting
word with their relatives and friends.
At the camp the morning was busily
passed in getting the grounds and
tents into sunday dress and the Chain
gang" composed of those who are con-
fined in the guard house, were out I'M
der guard, with rakes and shovels.
cleaning the grounds all about the
camp and even in the field picking up
pieces of paper, and bits Of glass.
for church, or to visit friends on the
trains.
The captains We're busy making out
acquisitions for the rations for the
journey to Chickamauga, and closing
up their work, preparatory for their
trip South. as it was supposed to be
their last full day in camp.
Men who had been away on fur
loughs, arrived by every train, and by
night there were but very few who
were not in their places.
over in the hospital the surgeons
and stewards We're busily employed in
packing their field chests with the
necessary medicines, and appliances.
shortly after 1 o'clock in the after
noon, the men were ordered to fall in,
in heavy marching order and out up
on the fields they marched where they
gave an exhibition for the benefit Of
the visitors, who by this time were
arriving in great numbers, of pitching
their shelter tents.
The work was we'll and quickly done,
and the spectators were greatly pleas
ed with it.
Then the men had another long rest
during which they We're with their
friends, explaining the workings of the
camp. talking of days gone by, and of
days to come.
The dress parade was held at ;
O'Clock, and at that time. there was
the largest crowd present that has
been en- the grounds since the men az
rived in camp.
The parade was much enjoyed, and
the Echelon movements at the close,
were watched with interest, as they
are so different from the movements
that have been given the other two
Sundays.
chaplain Estabrook, assisted by
Superintendent Miller Of the Y. NJ. c.
A. tents. and the band, held Divine
services. a little north of the street in
front Of the field officers tents.
Mr. Estabrool< took for the text OF
his address '~The Place of the Soldier
in the Development of the Nation.
He pointed out the leading position
! that the soldier had held in the his
torv of the world. beginning with the
army of Joshua that crossed through
the Red sea, and took the city OF Jefl-
emo. all by doing Gods command.
He showed that all through history
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-29

Fine English Lawns, 1Oc. per yard,
former price, 15c.
Brown Sheeting, S4, per yard, lac.
Bleached Sheeting, 1914 per yard, zoe.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-29

Capt. w. C. Whittle, first officer of
the Confederate war vessel Shenandoah
recently delivered an address before
the Confederate Historical Society of
Richmond, Virginia, on the cruise OF
that noted vessel. AS she sadly inter
fered with the whaling fleet of the
North Pacific, and caused considerable
loss to some of our own people, we
shall, on receipt of a copy of the adj
dress, bring it to the attention OF our
readers. Captain Whittle is now a
resident of Norfolk, Va, and has for
some years commanded one OF the
steamboats, of the Baltimore line. We
have been accustomed, on making trips
with him, to introduce strangers to
him, as the Pirate of the Pacific.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-29
NO COFFEE COMMISSIONER
WANTED.

The HiI0 papers do not favor the ap-
preparation of $4,000 for coffee COM
missioner, who may find a market for
our increasing coffee production. They
prefer that money appropriated by the
Government shall be spent in project
ing the business here, where so much
has already been learned and where
there is so much ye- to be learned. The
value of our coffee in foreign markets
can be definitely ascertained, without
much trouble if taken hold Of in the
right way. No commissioner is needed
for that purpose at present. Coffee,
like every other product in constant
use, will sell itself, on it's own merits,
just as fruit or any other article does,
if it is an article of universal consump-
ton.
1t is probable, also, that we have
reached that stage in coffee culture,
where our enterprising planters, know
more about the best conditions for ra:s-
ing it, than any expert does, unless he
has raised it here, in some experiment
tai station. 1t is generally believed that
our ranches will produce on the aver
age, per acre, about double the guam
tity produced in other countries. If this
is true, we may be we'll satisfied. Sim
mons, we believe, puts the average pro-
duct of coffee in the tropical countries
at 900 pounds per acre. If our product
is double this quantity, we should be
hopeful of the best results in profits.
1t will enable the coffee men to live
where in other places they would be
embarrassed.
The Legislature could we'll afford to
support an official who may visit the
coffee ranches, collect and disseminate
information, and give to each one the
results of the valuable experiences OF
all. 1t would save some cropping in the
dark. Every coffee man who is pre-
vented from making mistakes, and is
kept from embarrassment by good adj
vice, is saved to the State. We cannot
afford to lose one of them.