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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-20

appeared to be exceedingly chagrined
when giving the word ground arms"
and am witness that they performed
this duty in an exceedingly unofiicer-
like manner. and that many Of the
soldiers manifested sullen temper
throwing their arms on the pile with
violence. as if determined to render
them useless. This irregularity. how
ever. was checked by the authority Of
General Lincoln. After having
grounded their arms. and Invested
themselves Of their accoutrements.
the captive troops were conducted
back to Yorktown. and guarded by
or troops. TIN they could be removed
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-20

courteously referred to Gen. Lincoln
for directions. Gen. Lincoln conduct
ed the conquered army into q large
field, where it was arranged that they
should ground their arms.
DR.. Thacher gives the following ac-
count of this part Of the ceremony.
1T was in the field, when they came
to the last act Of the drama, that the
spirit and pride Of the British soldiers
was put to the severest test; here
their modification could not be con-
cealed. Some Of tie platoon officers
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-20
ODDS AND ENDS

The prevailing idea in regard to &
rosary is that it belongs solely to the
followers Of the Catholic religion. Bns
take away the cross that is hanging to
the beads and We find that one must
turn to the dim. mysterious East for
the origin Of the rosary. for it is
among the temples Of India, China and
Japan that the first sign Of the prac-
tice Is to be found. Ancient pictures
Of the Hindoo gods depict them with
chapIets Of beads in their hands, and
Il b believed that this method Of keep
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-20

to the place Of their destination"
Among the other incidents relative
to this siege, Dr.. Thacher relates some
circumstances which account for the
much greater slaughter Of the French
army than of the American. on the
night when Lafayette and Baron Vic
minel each took a redoubt. The
Americans pulled away the palisades
with their hands and jumped over,
entering the works at once. The
French waited for the sappers and
miners to remove the defenSes, ac-
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-20

cording to the rules Of the art. and
were an this time exposed to CALLING
fire. After the American party had
taken their redoubt. Lafayette sent
his aide. Major Barbour. to the other
redcubt. to inform Baron Vlomine'
that "he was in his redoubr. and to
ask the Baron where he was" The
Major found Baron Viominel waiting
the clearing away Of the palisades,
and he sent back the answer: Tell
the Marquis l an not in mine jet. but
win be in i've minutes" And 20
b WaA
4 curious circumstance occurred in
IL capture Of CORVALLIS. Mr.. Henry
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-20

manly. and their countenances wore
the uniform Of satisfaction and joy.
General Washington, with his aides.
took his station at the head If the
American column, and Coup. Rocham-
beau at the head of the French. 1t
is a circumstance highly creditable to
the American character, that the ut
most silence and order prevailed dur
ing the marching out Of the British
army.
At length, about two o'clock, the
captive army advanced; but Lord
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30

tn other, I'm not to be bullied. /
know some things about ye.' Tell
thin, then says Mike Go out on tn
roof an tell thin, he says. TIL more
ye talk about faro bank tn more We
help it. In this house. he says, It's
probabilities, an honest intintions
that counts. Cash in yer checks, thin
man. Money FIR checks an checks Fl
money. Thin boys in tn monymint
in front Of We is as good as goold.
That was Mike in tn old days. A
check was what it was. 1t whit where
it lay. livery body knew where it Law.
an it was good f'r what it looked to
be. It might be lost between two
sthrong men on tn stairs or tn cab
man might slip it out. But checks was
money an money was checks in Mike
McDonald's bank"
Yet bet it was, too" said Mr. Hem
messy, who had never seen a faro
bank.
Well" said Mr. Dooley, some
banks can Go some things an some
banks can do other things. I'd rather
have stack iv checks that Mike didn't
earthly than wan check he did,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
faro bank is that tn faro bank pays

faro bank is that tn faro bank pays
its checks.
eff tn faro dealers thumb slips an
he doesn't take tn Right ca-ard firm
tn bottom iv tn box. an tn 700 ish
child that's been capped in has his
money where it oughtn't to be, they's
no argumint. TIL boy in tn sthraw
hat goes to tn check rack an ca 'mly
splits out tn certified checks that
means money They'se other deals to
at tn bottom iy tn stairs to ray-jooce
tn surplus.
Il was cap'n iv me precinct years
ago whin Mike was Ivrybody an r-run
tn Whole Thing an tn Rale Thing
an all. He had a faro bank on tn
side-th' OF store. Wan night, Will
liam J. O'Brien tol me, an he knew,
f'r he was settin' near by with his
money on tn queen, where iv'ry
fright minded man ought to have it,
whether he loses or not-an' he loses
William ]. O'Brien he see a fight
come up between two min at tn faro
bank-an We cud say that tn store in
that day was almost a naytional faro
bank
WAN la-ad was a thin. narrow
fightin' man that din't know no bet
Their, an tn other was a man that'd
seen some trough wurruk done below
in tn good days. That's my bet,
says tn new man. 4 guess not says
tn other lad. I put that money there
a minyit ago TIL dealer didn't know,
an tn man up above in tn chair was
thinkin' iv furnishin' fat-an' he
didn't furnish it, because he lost his
job. 1t was UP to Mike He came back
from where he was havin' his little
Of bottle iv wine with his good frind,
Dan C'HaTa, an he sized up TIL crowd
an tn checks.
Says he: TIL money goes to TIL
thin boy Now, look here, Mike says
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30

get their full moneys worth. This is only
one of the many practical ways in which
Pope Leo benefits his people. 1t is said
that he is interested in certain branches
of manufacture; and that there is scarce
ly trade in which he is not influential
in d mOneyed way, putting the vast funds
at his disposal to every possible good
use.
Each season of the Pope has its own
industry, and at this time, when there
comes the enormous demand for fish
throughout Italy. his lagoons. are filed
with swimming beauties and his laborers
stand ready to pull in their nets like the
disciples of old, and find them filled to
breaking. WARREN T.. WEIGH.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
DISTANCES IN FLORIDA.

In various parts Of the country they
have way Of telling distances by right
smart piece" "gunshot off," days jour
ney," and the like; but down in South
west Florida they do it differently A
party of amateur pedestrians were do
ing the State, and, as often happens
with such travellers, had lost their way.
1t was too near night and they were at
loss what to do. Presently they met a
countryman riding a COW.
Can you tell us how far it is to Bar
ton?" one of the party asked.
The countrynan looked to the right and
left, as though seeking information from
the palmettos and prickly pears. wall
I reckon hits bout two whoops," he said
at length.
1.-TWO wfat?''
The countryman seemed to take this as
challenging his veracity, for he once more
looked at the palmettos and prickly
pears.
''P'raps hit may be sumo furder," he
admitted reflectively but low hit amt
moren two whoops an holler.''-Chica-
go News.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
suMMgR ROMANCE.

Printed to Bring Back Few Recollections.
Here's Hoping Your Memories Of the
Seashore Proved to fse Happy Ones.
Scene: A narrow ledge Of rock run
ming far out into the sea. Summer
girl, who has been reading, suddenly
notices that the rising tide has cut
her off from the land and will short
~ overwhelm her.
She-Oh, | shall be drowned. Help.
Help!
Voice-Hello, there, what's up?
(Summer man appears around a point
of rock.)
she-o, Jack, is it you? Oh, 1 am
SO glad!
Jack-Are you, though? After your
refusal of me this morning
She-Forgiye me, Jack. land o,
Jack, you will save me, won't your
Jack-Can you swim?
She-A-a little, with my bathing
things on
Jack-Exactly SO can I: but it's
half a mile from here to shore, and
couldn't get myself there with these
toys
iShe-Not to mention me! 0, don't
mind me, Jack; try to save yourself.
Let me stay here and perish. Il de-
serve it! Ouch. "a big wave
splashes on them.)
Jack-Why do you deserve It?
What's the charge?
She-O, Jack, was SO cruel to you,
L
Jack-Refused, yes; you had a right
tc do that.
She-But, 0, Jack. II said
Jack-That you didn't love me; well,
what else?
She-That's all, Jack, only-only-
Jack-Only-only what? (Iakes
her hand. Another big wave rushes
past them and they retreat hastily
to higher ground.)
She-It wasn't so, Jack 1t wasn't
So I do love you, but | was going to
marry the-the baron, you know, and
now we are going to die together |
want to tell you and ask you to for
give me
Jack-And you really love me?
She-Tes, yes, Jach-I do truly; l
swear it!
Jack-And you would marry me if
VIC were safe on shore again?
She-I would marry you tomorrow.
Jac1-And you swear that, too?
She-O, yes, Jack, | do. | do.
(They embrace) How sweet it would
be to live now.
Jack-Yos, it will be sweet to be
together.
She-In heaven, Jack
J2ck-Well, maybe SO, but we had
better be going back to earth Row or
we shall get wet.
She-O, Jack, you said
Jack-That / couldn't swim, yes. and
for that reason brought boat along
She-Jack
Jack-Yes, I saw you straying off
here alone, ana | thought you might
need it. It's just beyond the rock,
there.
she-o, you mean thing! How dare
you?
Jack-You don't care for it, then
Q. we'll, | can send it adrift i'll a mo-
ment.
She-Yes, Jack, and you and viii
0e in it. have lot to do, you know,
for tomorrow
Howell
Shells our wedding day. Jack
New York World.
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CERTIFIED CHECAS.
'hr, booiey fSas a Few Words to Say on the
supJAce-important Differences Between
AFRO Sank and National Bank
Chinner, II

Hir' Dociey iAas Few Words to Say on the
subject-important Differences Between
g AFRO isanl1 and a National Bank.
Chicago Post.
"Ye sec" said Mr.. Dooley. continuing
the conversation, 1T was this way,
Mike gives tn certified check. Ye
know certified check is good as
goold."
Sure said Mr. Hennessy, who
didn't know. Sure thing"
"Well, it come around that they was
a QUESTION between NE frind Bob Wal
ler that's tn Rale Thing f'r tn Whole
Thing an Mike; an Mikes no mimber
" tn Ipworth League whin it comes
to financial mathers. Tn money was
on tn jack an tn jack come split.
My money says tn Rale Thing. My
money says Mike. Lave it to tn
dealer says tn Rale Thing. "
coorse. says Mike.
Now, il Mike d been behind TIL
table they'd been no doubt about it.
Avther tn bank d taken tn money or
1T d paid wan or tn other iv tn
ia-ads. In his days tn wurrud was
checks FIR money an money f'r checks.
But here tn bank says, Mike, Well
not houid FIR ye vecause tn Rale Thing
kicks an Robert, We'll not pay We
because Mike says we don't win. Well
put it on tn ca-ard an lave it go at
that. TIL game gees on. Gintlemin,
make ye-er bets. TIL player wins; tn
house loses.
We'll, suppose So, said Mr.. Hen
messy, who had seen pool checks. Il
suppose so. Yere right in a way
1T makes no difference" MIR. Doo-
ley continued TIL matther shud
stand tn same way in a faro bank or
national bank. Ye so into wan, an
a naygur behind tn dure peeps out
at We, an looks inter ye'er eye an
sees whether It's polishman's star or
tn moon we have behind yoer head,
an ye go in, an round goes tn ball
on tn wheel. an up leaps tn ia-ad be-
hint tn chucka-luck bargain counter,
an aces is dealt blind at all tn stud
tables, an We set down at tn faro
teller's desk, an play in yeer two
forty-five
Eye so into tn other game, an no
one looks We over No one wonders
what yen stand FIR. No wan hands We
a drink an bite to ate An that's
because they have a cinch. Tn differ
ence between a naytional bank an a
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30

who nearly bought this house backed
out when they came down and saw the
pool in the cellar. They said that they
wouldn't take the house as gift after
seeing that.
Now, wasn't that foolish Of them ?
explained that pool in the cellar
was the greatest labor-saving device
of the century It's so much easier to
float around on raft than to walk,
you know
"'But what happens in the winter?'
I asked.
"sThat is the gladdest time of the
year said Crayon. I leave the win
dows open and my pool freezes. l
keep a pair of skates here at the foot
of the stairs, and every morning |
skate over to the furnace and back
It's getting cold, now, and in this adj
vertisement for maid l have speci-
fed that she must know how to skate.
Do you suppose that l can find one?'
when I got out of Crayon's cellar
I took long breath and fed. You
never would suspect that cellar pool
from the outside OF Crayon's house,
New York Sun.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30

Advantages of Having Pond in Your Gel
lar = life below stairs on a Floating
Basis Enjoyed by Mi. Crayon.
Things are not always what they
seem in the country" said MI Subur-
banite, 'and I regret to say that many
a picturesque exterior is merely a
shell to cover things CT which a board
OF health never dreamed. NOW, there
is Crayon's house IN the valley. It's
a combination Of stone and shingles,
and it looks as II it had been plucked
out Of an old English print / envied
CTayon that house.
My suspicious of it were first
aroused by noticing that Crayon fire.
quently wore rubber boots in dry
weather. This seemed to ne an ex-
tTaordiEary thing fQr q man Of his
common sense to do. Che day I told
Crayon that | should very much like
to see his furnace.
Give me the double cross md
promise not to reveal any secrets he
said.
Il complied. and then h. brought out
an old pair Of rubber boots for me to
put on
Don't ask any questions, he said,
but just put them on, for you VIII
need them
when we got half way down the
cellar stairs | noticed that his lamp
cast glare on something that
/ looked like the surface of lake.
What have you got down here?
A well ,d
Nj indeed, this is my cellar,
warranted dry by the builder. Come
on, and we will pole over to the sur
face
'At the foot of the stairs was tied
small raft, which he boarded Cray
on picked up pole and showed it of,
advising me to shade the lamp so that
it would cast its light ahead. Down
long dark passage. we made our
way, when suddenly saw a curious
drawing in red paint on the wall
ahead.
What on earth is that 1 asked.
That's my lighthouse, said Cray
On, and there is where | make a
sharp turn to the right to avoid the
wall and reach the furnace
You may talk about trip through
tie sewers Of Paris, but it doesn't
compare with rafting it through Cray
on's cellar. We reached the furnace
safely, and l found that it had been
raised three feet from the floor By
stone supports. Floating around it on
separate RATS were barrels filed with
coal. Each raft was tied to a post
near the furnace by long string.
Crayon saw that the fire was low,
and he grabbed one of these strings
and pulled a coal raft toward him.
Of having your cellar flooded he
said 1T makes it much easier to take
care of the furnace. You see, | don't
have to lug coal from the bin. just
tow it over
After attending to the furnace,
Crayon poled me all around the cellar.
lie showed me the spot where his
last maid had fallen overheard and
nearly drowned. She is now in the
hospital with pneumonia.
"'Since that experience, said Cray
on, / have equipped my raft with two
cork jackets and stretched life lines
along the cellar
''Crayon's butter and potatoes were
floating around on RATS, and he as
sured me that he had stocked the cell
lar with bluefish early in the sumner
and emptied a barrel Of salt irto the
water to make them feel at home.
i have just finished the plans for
neat little naphtha launch said
Crayon, and I Am going to set it I'D
next year. Do you know. some people
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
A MATHEMATICAL CHUMP.

Miss Gushly-"I have just discovered
something really remarkable about the
new year. If you take the sum of the
Individual figures of 1898 together it
VIII exactly equal my age"
Young Mr.. Stoopid-"Indeed? That
Is remarkable. Lelnme see. Eighteen
and nine and eight equal thirty-five.
Do you know, Miss Gushly, wouldn't
have thought it. cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
Strictly chMhly, yet nevertheless are for

Strictly chAhly, yet nevertheless are for
fhe spiritual good q the people.
h. is coming on Lent now, and each
year as the season approaches, the good
Pores thoughts are full Of his people.
His sympathies are with the very poor
those who would be good If they could.
and whose goodness to hem means self
denial such as they are often not bodily
fit to bear.
AS every good church-going person
knows, there are days waen the Pope's
people must abstain from food. Meat is
often prohibited during the Lenten season
vet to go without it means much to GER
TAIN classes of the Pope's people who can
not purchase substitutes
To guard against a too great abstinence
the GOOD father has this year gone into
a bit of commercial enterprise which,
while II may not be great pecuniary
snccess will be enormously profitable on
+ba soiritual side OF the balance sheet of
the heavenly ledger.
Tn commachio, italy, there is section
IN which lie broad lagoons. For several
.,aars mast the Pope has owned portions
~ those lagoons and has kept the waters
Iii stocked with fish and cells of all
10 This season he has increased his
l~aesione in Commachio and has become
+ha owner of great number OF small
,.,-oe which afford a highly profitable
supply of fish food.
nrrfne Lent the Holy Fother will cause
-, 6sb 10 be distributed among the
,,oor Of Italy-such as need .them-and
LII allow others to so and i1sn IN his
W and. as a large supply OF hsh VIII
W., rn,,,ain these will be sold ana the
.,soao6s turned over to the Pope lor use
among his poor. IT,, .,.:., 800,
were are many interesting stores cur
- ason of the manner in which
80, 1,one conducts his lagoons, or MS
ihe r. THE method is something like
llsh -, laeoon is divided into Sec
liis ths Islands that dot these lovely
tiois ~ -ater and each section has
streeches The workmen or farm hands
Aits lapoi 60 ,,,,o, these islands to live and
" Iwork They fish in the'r own
asns certain the ps dspots % where the fish
Me-, Q their further destination
W; :, that the cells from these Ia
o. N]especlally valuable, as they are
M rom the Adriatic in large
w nd fatten. In Commachio
Na,ormous kitchen belonging
Wsare the fish are cooked by
N.htributed TO the poor or
Ngbo can buy them. The
NAndle the finny product,
Y Eonsidered a charity to
A,machio the purshas-
PA, way cheated They
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
HIS OBJECTION.

At one OF the Mackinac hotels. loved
by its freQuenters for its ASSOCIATIONS
n spite OF lax management, a new
guest demanded bath. MY dear,
Sir said the proprietor, "next year we
shall have two of the finest anu best
equipped bath rooms on the island."
But objected the guest. Il wan- =
bath this year. Chicago Post.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
AN EASY DEFENSE.

by the way, Majah, how much did
the Cunnel get fined for knocking that
fellow down with his fist?'
The Cunnel was not fined at all,
sab. He escaped punishment on the
ground of temporary insanity. sab. as
he had gun in his pocket at the time
of the trouble. Indianapolis Journal.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
DIDN'T WANT THE KINDNESS

Charlie-'Will you lend me quid,
Jack? I'm awfully hard up"
'ach-" Certainly, old man. Here you
are"
Charlie-"Thanks, awfully. I can
never repay your kindness"
Jack-"Oh, hang the kindness, Re-
pay the quid, and I'll be satisfied
Tid-Hits.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
NOT ENOUGH.

Kind Lady, am sure you would
learn to love my children"
Nurse-"What wages do you pay?"
Kind Lady-"Fourteen dollars
month"
Nurse-"I am afraid, ma am, coull
only be affectionate with them at that
price"-Puck
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
lHEPOPE'S IEN|ENSCHENE
- !, % de Has Conceived a Valuable
iuea Tor Feeding the Very Poor.
a. nse Fish Farms-Lagoons
r; oommachio Stocked with
1isn from the Adrlatic.

chin peoot 2.-Pope Vincent Joa-
be eight, =, though full of years-he will
most aasos sshC IN March-is one of the
of his aeo ye and mentally active men
lightly ~ ms lightweight years sit so
mental ras go nm that he is foremost in
of-the h ri,I,a and invention, and many
Directly sra. i,S acts of the Church come
---. --ol.l ms brain; acts that are not
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
WHY HE WAS CHEERFITI,

'You seem to be going home in a
very cheerful manner for a man WHO
has been out all night"
Eyes. You see, my wife is an ANA
teur elocutionist and she's saving her
voice for an entertainment tomorrow
night. '-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30

sammy-Vas money Ger root ohf all efil
fader?
Isaac Slinl-Yes, Sam: so you must dry
and do all de good you can in life by ged-
ing it away from people-Tit- Bits.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
ON THE MILK TRAIN.

Drowsy Passenger-"Do you travel
much on this road?"
Bored Passenger-"No, but l sit in it's
cars a good deal."-Chicago Tribune.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
SUBURBAN JOYS.

Advantages of Having Pond in Your Gel
lar = Life below stairs on a Floating
Basis Enjoyed by MI. Crayon.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-16

" ~ couid be. Apologizing sweetly fos
her delay. she went with the young
man into the hall. where stood a little
table on which she had placed her cape.
without looking at the table she bur
riediy snatched up what she supposed
was her cape, and in few seconds was
seated In the waiting cab. The young
man did not notice anything wrong I'M
III they alighted at the door OF the
theater, when he almost exploded with
laughter. Other playgoers seemed
equally amused. As soon as he could
recover himself the escort whispered
a lew words to Miss Gotham, who,
with a scream Of modification, diyed
back into the cab and drove home at
once. A pair Of knee pants belonging
TO little brother OF her hostess had
by some misehance been laid on the
hail table. and these had graced the
young woman's pretty shoulder instead
OF the cape. Next morning. in spite of
all her former schoolmate could do
or say. the New York girl left for
home.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-16

" y perhaps due to a revival ~
early century styles that the evening
ufess y SO much worn. and by even
ing Is meant the gown that Is short
slsesea and low In the neck. For an
except strictly house occasions this
low cut and short-sleeyed dress Il seen
ana many are the pretty modes for
making IL up. Taffeta and chiffon are
SUI me tasorite materials. the former
ior SKIRT material and the latter for
trimming purposes. silk muslin takes
.ne place OF chiffon sometimes, but II
= thicker and much less adaptable. II
u. however. very soft and graceful
4 rather noticeable evening gown
had a skirt OF blush rose taffeta The
waist was OF the same with silk muslin
sn'eAiy gathered over II. A pink RIB