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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05
10th May, 1860.
PROVED MORE POTENT.
= Case Where Tar Was More Encacious
Than Prayer.

Than Prayer.
"Cne ore occasion" said O clergyman
from Kentucky, who pays Washington at
least two visits year, Il was making a
circuit of scme preaching places In the
mountains and at one Of these appoint
rlents / stayed at the house OF Sister
bunne s-Reyro as you might call her
namc-who was a great exemplary Chris
tlan w.1laE. Her greatest earthly burden
was an utterly worthless hug and, who
had tr.cl her patience s1reiy for many
years and whom she had not yet been
persuaded to turn out Of her hcagt and
home. lie was rot Wis BE when l arrived,
ard when he did not appear for a day
casually asked he- where John was.
Hes been eff for three days nov.
down az ;he grocery. ana goodness knows
waat res up &C., she said, ha.f IN sor-
row and hair n anger
Has he ever been away 50 long as
this? | asked, syIn ath.zinG y.
no. lie gener'iy gifts Ia k home afore
night
PERHAPS this is a turning point for
hirG, and when he comes back he viii see
the error OF his ways ana turn from
them
Hardly, I reckon. she sad. with a
hopeless shake CT her head.
on, don't be despordeat,' insisted,
encourag.ns.y. lie may be saved yet.
Let us pray for HIM.
"l1er face flushed ard she arose ana
walked angri.y toward the door.
/. Tra'r wont phaze him she bdzel
out 'NothnH teach him but tar an
feathers, ard when he gifts back that's
what he'll git. an whom I'm done with
him an Go- him turned out IN the road
far him to 60 his waE and ne mlne, you
won't want to waste 70 pra'r on him.
shore. I'm done with him. and he amt
Coln' 10 ferg't 1t very soon, neither -
Washington Star.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05
COULDN'T LOSE THIS TINE.
James Was to Beat Sharpers mt Their
own Game-Some Old Story, With "a Few
New Variations Added to 1t.

James Was to Beat Sharpers mt Their
own Game-Some Old Story, With Few
New Variations Added to 1t.
Twenty years ago, when James
Fraser went to the city, he spurned
every stranger who accosted him, be-
cause he had been told that cities were
full of thieves and sharpers. AS he
aged his suspicious lessened, till week
ago he felt that be was as smart as
any one and had nothing to fear. The
fact that he had never been in the city
more than a dozen times did not i'm
press him that he night still be just
a wee bit ignorant. His farm is in
Ohio. He left 1t several days ago to
visit his daughter in Oneida, N. Y,
and stopped in Buffalo three hours on
Friday to change cars. He was idling
in the Erie station about o'clock in
the afternoon when a one-eyed man
sat down beside him. The man appeared
to be waiting for train. He was quiet
for a long time. Finally he threw his
paper down beside him. turned to
Fraser and said, indifferently:
"Tiresome waiting for trains, isn't
it?"
Eyes, sir, I've found it so. How long
you been waiting?"
Nearly all day. I'm waiting for
fast train to take me to New York"
Fraser was pleased with his one-eyed
acquaintance, and the latter saw many
good things in Fraser. So the two
talked ard talked and became so friend
" that funny histories were divulged.
At last the one-eyed man looked all
around, like a man about to make a
great disclosure, and said:
by George, l had an experience
this afternoon that did my heart good.
You mustn't say anything about it.
You've heard that there are in every
city sharks who are always trying to
catch country people like you and me
and get their money? Well, sir, had
the satisfaction of beating one of them
for s25 It amused me. You see, was
done on the same game a year ago in
this same city, and l was dead on to it.
Fellow met me in q saloon over here
and got talking with me same as you
and l are now. Finally took knife
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Continued from Twelfth Page.

tasted ice cream. Tae dish containing
this wonderful preparation YVES placed
Before him and he partcok CT
one mouthful, thinking, of course,
that something had gone wrong
in tho kitchen, and wishing
to spare the other guests the
pain OF his own experience, he whis-
rcred to the host (being next to him)
that by some nishap the pudding had
been frozen. His lordship listened at
tentiyely, tasted the ice cream, thanked
the farmer and called servant. Af.er
a conversation of several moments he
turned to his guest and with a relieved
expression, said: Its all right, MI
-; they tell me it is new kind Of
pudding and is frozen on purpose"
Thereafter the farmer ate his portion
with evident satisfaction.
MARTHA.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05

affection by their Spanish faith
making the slightest provision for
troubled with little
nature tintoy Of life
of Manila They
we'll be called busiest
people Philippines They fine
backmalcd OF
all Cf In
fact Philippines been left to themselves they
limited end unnteresng being restricted to
formal carriages In
Ioc English Scottish formed
tennis and indulge
the Englhnan
natives
who cannot comprehend deliberately make work for them
The commercial cities of the islands
tbuac display passionate
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05
MARTHA.
HE HAD SEEN THAT LETTER BE
FORE,

Some people readily forget that they
were ever young ard never recognize
the fact that history is apt to repeat
itself in dividual humanity as we'll as
in wider senses.
The parents stood gazing with frown-
ing brows at their daughter, while she
was trembling and weeping. Their
frowns deepened as the mother wiped
her glasses preparatory TO reading a
letter found in the girls pocket 1t be-
gan:
Angel of my existence
What" cried the old man. "You
don't mean 10 say it begins like that?
Oh, that child of mine should cores
pond with But, pray, proceed, my
dear
Existence spelled with an a. too"
added the mother.
why, the lunatic can't SPELL" said
the old man.
1T is impossible for me to describe
the joy with which your presence has
filled me-"
Then why does he attempt it, the
donkey? But, pray. don't let me inter
rupt you Go on, go on. Let JOY be
unconfned."
81 have spent the whole night in
thinking of YOU
That's picturesque anyhow"
And in bitterly deriding the obsti-
nate. disagreeable old buffer who will
not consent to our union"
Great Scott! So I'm obstinate, dis
agreeable and an old buffer, en-? Oh,
let me get at hint"
But, Theodorus, my DEAR" inter-
rupted the old lady.
Yes, yes; one moment. I was about
to observe that the hand that could
pen such words would not hesitate TO
poison the most cherished relative"
"Theodorus. didn't see this over the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05

while. The onc-eyed man had found
something in his paper to interest him.
Now" said Fraser. III you win
show me that place I'll go over and
make few dollars"
Lets see,' said the one-eyed man,
looking at his watch, yes, I've got
time if | can find that saloon. Now, il
you think you want to try it, we'll go. .
why. certainly" rejoined Fraser,
II can't lose, can II"
Fraser and the one-eyed man went
out. As they walked the one-eyed man
gave this advice to Frazer:
you just hang around the place and
when you see tall man with glasses
and a heavy black mustache you just
get in conversation with him. He'll do
the rest
Fraser entered the saloon. The tall
man with the black mustache was in
side, sitting at a table. Fraser sat be-
side him and ordered glass Of beer.
He invited the stranger to drink with
him, which the stranger did.
I'm just hanging around waitin' for
my train," Fraser ventured: I'm
from up in Ohio. Big city, this?"
Yes, this is quite a town, they tell
me; I'm stranger here
And thus the two men talked. Al
length the stranger leisurely took cut
a small knife of fancy handle which
he purposely exhibited. Fraser jump
ed at the bait like trout after The
first fly Of the season.
BY George; that's pretty knife
you got there"
The stranger passed it over to Fras-
ed, first unlocking it SO any one could
open it at viii. Fraser handled It sew
eral moments and passed it back. lie
saw for certainly that it was the
counterpart of the knife his one-eyeG
friend had explained to him. In a
moment the stranger laid it on the
table and said
"I'll bet you can't open it,"
Fraser picked it up, glanced at it and
1etorted:
How much:
"I'll put up 500 to SIS you can't
well, put up
The stranger at once laid 500 in
bills on the table, and in jify Fraser
laid two tens and five Oh the heap.
But say" said the stranger, pick
ing up the money and the knife care
fully, lets step into the side room,
where no one1l see US. The police
might arrest us for gambling"
Fraser followed a yard behind the
stranger. The latter went through a
.--1e door which closed behind him
When Fraser opened the door he saw
that it led to an alley. No one was to
be seen in this alley. And thus had
James Fraser, eTudite in his own mind
been bunc3ed. He rushed to the street
to find his one-eyed friend.
But the one-eycd friend had gone
to. divide up Fraser's SIS with the tall
man with the dark mustache. Fraser
complained to the police.-Buffalo XIX
press.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05

2out Of bis pocket -and said he'd bet me
1925 to SO I couldn't open it Why.
I've got one CT the very same knives
hin my pocket now. had to laugh.
/ put up $40 and he put up s25. Then
he handed me the knife and / opened
it II a jiffy.''
And did he let you get out with the
1882" asked Fraser.
30, yes, be was honest. Said / was
all right"
BY George. you had that thing d-wn
pat! Why don't you try him again?"
20, no, he'd know me-"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05
Well. say. couldn't /? He wouldn't

swell, say. couldn't /? He wouldn't
know me-
I'LL show you how to open the knife
If you want me to and you can use
your own judgment about trying the
game If you can find the fellow it's
easy money for you. There's no mis-
take about that
The one-eyed man took from his
pocket a magic knife, which he ex-
planned in every detail. Fraser fused
with it till he couldn't help opening it
Next he looked in his wallet to make
sure that his bills were safe. Mean
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05
City Life In the Philippine Islands.

Manila which taken all Philippine
well be called
characteristic Philippines,
enumerated The Spaniards officials the
Philippines have acquiring through
from firms doing their
breeds offspring visiting officials
provide might Philip
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05
a GIANT AUTOMOBILE.

4 western railway IS about to press into
its service a most extraordinary automo-
bile. II viii lie n the form Of a huge
stagccoach, and viii run from the station
of tho Atch.son. Topeka and Santa &c
railroad at Flagstaff, Ariz, to the Grand
Canyon Of the Colorado. The body uf the
new automobile viii be about the SIZE Of
one Of the old fashioned western stage
COACHES and VIII be capable OF seating Z
passengers inside and six more on top, to
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05
LEARNING TO BE AN ACTOR.

'Ow's yore little boy gettin' on,
Mrs. Jones?"
VERY well, indeed. 'E's entered the
theatrical profession now"
"Oh, wet parts e takin'?"
well, e amt exactly takin'la part,
but - fetcnes the scene shifteps beef"
Judy.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05

say nothing of the driver. The dist!n-
gushing feature OF this new automobile
lies in its engine which is Of the double
cylinder balanced type. II is 1i-horse-
power gasoline motor. aud it's designer.
NJ. King. claims it TO be the most won
derful engine ever put into a horseiess
ca-rfzge.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05

Manila
comedy dialect entertainments
enacted Strange the
Bulfghting carried
the also
Spanish
Castiian
decidedly walking
the other hand it equally bad
public accompanied by who either
father The result when
observable
innate for loud On holidays
the of natives decked
certain
manifest themselves the
Engshman and the This perhaps has
deal to do with the social duness of oilo and Manila
WILSON G. LOWELL.
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leaf

leaf"
"Eh? Let me see. Hum
Yours, with all the love OF my heart.
THEODORUS.
10th May, 1860,
why, bless my eyes, it's one Of my
letters!" (Sensation).
Yes. pal" exclaimed the olive
branch. u found it yesterday; only
you wouldn't let me speak"
You may go into The garden, dear.
HEM We've made nice mess Of i'll
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

We have a very large supply Of stone
on hand. We are prepared 70 furnish es-
Inmates on stone and gtone work a. very
low figures.
auz1dc Room s. HuD Building
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05

"But wha. was funny about that?~
"No,Masi except that she hadn't ii
tooth in her head to use The brush oni g
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
WHEELING WIRE WORKS.

Manufacturers of ratings, heavy and
light window guards, sand screens, wire
fencing, baskets and tree guards, etc.
Offce and works No. 8 Sixteenth street
Phone No. 81. nn2idc
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05
HE TOOK IT GENTLY.

'Tf they'd all do business that way
sand the man in charge OF the long dis
lance telephone as young man laid
down the fee and went out, this
wouldn't be a bad job to hang on to-
but he is an exception"
I'm what respect2"
"Why. he called up Chicago, ASH
girl to marry him, got the marble
and went out without kick. SOM
lows would have laid aSspnd h
an hour af4r to shak ansn
having to ra& regular
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05

That's one of Il
the trade" said the
woman went out I
half an hour q
"What did 81
"A tooth bruAQl1
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-10
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition of the mu
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets infiamed you have rumbline
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to it's normal con
dtion, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases of of ten are caused by catarrh
which is nothing but an infamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars, free
F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-10
SAVED THE SECRET.
He Hoodwinked His Trusting WHEY
But mt What a Fearful Cost
to Himself.

He had been out late. When he reached
his residence the church clock was Ginning
five. Heavy, weary, disguised, he opened
the front door with some difficulty, and soft
ly toiled up the stairs, entering the bed
chamber with elaborate caution.
Thank goodness, she was asleep
He dropped into chair, and, without
taking off his coat or hat, began to remove
his shoes. One he placed with great care
upon the floor, but, alas! as he took off the
other it slipped out of his hand ard fell
with a loud noise.
"Wifey" awoke on the instant.
She looked at him and then at the sum-
mer sunlight that streamed through the
blinds
"Why, George, what are you getting up
so early for?"
Talk about reprieves
"Why, my DEAR" replied George, with
the clearest enunciation of which he was
capable, Il found l couldn't sleep, SO /
thought I'd get up and go out and take a
walk"
And out the poor wretch went, dragging
himself round YEARLY for an hour upon the
verge of tears and torpor.-Cincinnati En-
Qulrer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-10
YOU AND l.

II you the moon were and were the sea.
I'd YEAR, to you whenever we should
meet:
And when the storm clouds hid your face
from me,
In wrath against my rocky bounds I'd
beat;
But when you smiled again and heaven
were free,
I'd build a shining pathway for your feet,
If you the moon were and were the sea.
If you a mortal were and were a bird,
I'd sing to you within summer dell;
I'd tell you things that never human word
With such thrilling ecstasy could tell;
I'd sing the sweetest music ever heard,
Until your soul were caught within it's
spell;
If you a mortal were and bird.
1T you the sun were. / violet,
I'd ope my eyes to see you every morn;
My chalice with a dewdrop would wet
So that your glory on my heart were
worn;
I'd blow to you all day until you SET
Then sleep and dream of you till day were
born:
If you the sun were, violet.
j. "A. Edgerton, in Boston Budget.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-10
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

Spotts-"Doctor, do you believe that
mans days?" Doctor-''I know it does.
l tried to stop it once, and the days
were about 80 hours long."-London
Tit-Bits.
The Kind Lady-"Now, you will not
go and get intoxicated with that dime,
will you?" The Rude Recipient--"Oh,
no, mum. lam already intoxicated wit
Joy at my accession to riches. Indian
apolis Journal.
CHARACTERIZATION is the
next train out?" Station Master
twelve o'clock, sir" Traveller
"What, isn't there one before that?"
Station Master-"No, sir; we never run
one before the next."-Cincinnat En-
quirer.
Binks-"Say, old man, do you know
of any cure for insomnia?" Jinks-
Counting 1000 is said to be rem
edy." Binks-"Confound it; that's
what everybody tells me, but the baby's
too young to count. "-Philadelphia
Record.
Maj. Blublud Qearnedly)-"Three-
fcurths of the human body, majah, is
composed of water" Maj. Bluegrass
Qearnedly)-"Dear me! I knew suth-
in or other allied me. That accounts
faw the strange taste have in my
mouth when L wake up Mornings
Judge.
In car small boy was observed to
be suddenly agitated, but regainei his
self-control after few moments. Soon
after the conductor came to ask his
fare. There was slight pause, and the
passengers were surprised to hear the
following: "Pleathe charge it to my
papa; I've thwallowed the money!
Baptist Union.
Mr.. Wellingham-"Wh would you
do, Mr.. Rockington, if ! were to ask
you for your daughter in marriage?"
Mr.. Rockington-"Well that is some
thing that hardly want to answer Off
hand" Mr.. Wellingham-''I am glad
of that. Now, if could be sure that
you would not answer with your foot
1 would feel free to go ahead" Chi.
caUO Daily News
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-10
JUMP THEIR CANOES.
Thrilling and Difficult Boat Racing
by the Davatawi Tribes of
the Philippines.

Among all tribes of the Philippine is
lands great attention is given to out
door sports, especially those which are
in a measure unitarian.
The two great national pastimes, eX-
cepting, of course, among the more civil
lied inhabitants of the larger towns,
are boating and exercise with spears
and the bow and arrow. Spending the
greater part of his life in hunting and
fishing, the native of the Philippines
soon becomes adept in the use of his
primitive weapons.
Among the seacoast tribes regattas
are held once a month. During my
travels among the Davatawi tribes of
southern Minadnao, says writer, l was
fortunate enough to be present at one
of these regattas.
On the day appointed for the trials,
the strip of beach was covered with
spectators. The canoes were made
from the entire trunks of trees, under
two feet in width, 20 feet in length and
standing well out of the water at each
end. Beneath the vigorous strokes of
|
| the water with such velocity that the
eye seemed following quickly speed
ing projectile.
Stakes were driven in the mud, and a
third securely dashed between these two
uprights, at height of two feet above
the water, while others were placed
higher so as to allow space of three
| E., M
ranged that 80 or 40 feet of clear water
interviewed between distractions. In
the case of those of lower elevation it
was necessary that the contestants
should leap them, canoes and all; in the
higher ones the paddler was obliged to
shoot his canoe beneath the bar, while
! he vaulted over the hurdle and landed
in his canoe without upsetting it. The
mode of jumping the canoe was this:
/ On approaching the bar the paddler
knelt in the stern of the canoe so as
to raise the bow well out of the water,
and at full speed rushed toward the
hurdle so as to send the canoe part the
way over. Then, before it could slide
back he would leap into the bow, and
the weight of his body would carry it
over the obstacle.
AS the bottoms of the canoes are
rounded, nine times out of ten they
heeled over and precipitated the occu-
pants into the water, who then were
obliged to return and repeat the at
tempt until the obstacle had been
passed.
The passing of the higher hurdles
was more difficult operation, and
proved sufficient to retire all but few
of the more skillful from the race. The
spectators on shore meanwhile main
tanned terrible din, shouting out the
names of their respective fayorites and
hallooing and encouraging at the tops
of their voices until it seemed as if bed
lam itself had let loosen. Y. Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-10
No Society Men.

Bismarck, in speaking about those
people who are always complaining of
the behavior of the police, said: 81 am
reminded Of the story of the police COM
missioner of Hanover. A wealthy man
complained to him that the police were
unnecessarily abrupt in addressing the
public. We'll, you see,' said the COM
missioner, I've advertised for society
men to join the force, but can't get
them!' youths Companion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-10
China. Powerful Sword.

There is an ancient and dreadful sword in
China. 1t gives to the man who happens to
hold it the power to cut off the head of any
one he wishes without danger of punish.
ment. All people flee from this sword as
fearfully as stomach ills flee before the APP
proach of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
This famous remedy cures all forms of stom-
ach troubles, beginning with constipation
and ending with liver or kidney disease. It
will be found in all drug stores and it al
ways cures.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-10
A Curious Sea Worm.

In Fiji there is a curious sea worm
which arrives in myriads on the coast
on certain day. The waters are SO
full of them as to resemble vermicelli
soup. After laying their eggs nothing
is left of them but empty sllins.-Cleve-
land Leader.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-10
He Is Learning Now.

Agent-The Barlows haven't asked for a
cents worth of repairs this spring. What do
you think of that?
Landlord-Tm not surprised. Barlow got
house through trade a few weeks ago and
is so busy filling the wants of tenant of his
own that he has forgotten about bothering
us.-Chicago Evening News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-10
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn.

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot Ease,
a powder for the feet 1t makes tight or Jew
Shoes feel Easy. Cures Corns, Bunions,
Swollen, Hot Gallons, Sore, and Sweating
Feet Ali Druggists and Shoe Stores sell
it, 25c. Sample sent FREE. address,
Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-10
EXidencc.

Mrs. Witherby-They say that husband
and wife grow to look Ike each other more
and more all the time
Witherby-I have noticed how handsome
you were getting to be.-Detroit Free Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-10
PhiIOiOGfc.

First Student-Can you tell me the origin
of the expression giving man the mitten?
Second Student-It was the ancient equiv
alent of k)nit.-Crypt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-10
Are Like SOUP.

The more you stir up plate of soup
the cooler it becomes-and you'll find
it's the same way with some friends.-
Chicago Daily News.