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The Southern herald., 1899-04-21
IHE OLD ARMCHAIR.
! love II. I love Il, and who shall dare
To chide me for loving that old arm.
chair3'


As sit and dream Of The days long gone,
When life vas bursting from out its dawn,
When the sun Of boyhood was beaming
bright
And the heart. yet stranger to care, vas
light,
can see it modestly sitting there.
That household treasure. the old armchair,
And the kindly eyes and the sweet old face
All scanned and wrinkled, yet full OF grace.
OF the aged mother, long since at rest
In the old churchyard. and within my
The heart grows tender and thrills with
love
As ;as thoughts soar up to that Home
above.
I can see her yet as the soft sunlight
Crept through the curtains so pure and
white,
And fell like a crown on her old lace cap
As she rested there IN a MONDAY nap.
How oft have knelt by that old armchair
And whispered my simple evening prayer,
With scarcely a thought that the Lord
would hear.
For l spoke the words 10 that mothers ear.
o! the world seemed dark and my heart
seemed dead,
When l knew that the spotless soul had
fed
To another realm. and the tears would
rise
From the inner depths Of my boyish eyes
Whenever I'd look at the old armchair
With the angel no longer resting there.
Long years have fed since bade farewell
To that old east home where the sunlight
fell
On my boyish head in such kindly way
And reverently kissed those locks of gray.
Yet near me is sitting that old armchair,
And the form Of another is resting there
And rocking contentedly to and fro,
As rocked that dear one of long ago.
With the head Of play-tired youngster
pressed
In a mass Of curls to her mothers breast,
And l gaze in the depths OF her soulful
eyes,
And often think from the starlit skies,
From the home of the blest in the realms
above
The eyes Of that mother must beam with
love
As they rest on the features SO softly
sweet
OF the wife who sits In that honored seat.
Il love IT, love 1t. and who shall dare
To chide me for loving that old arm
chair2"
Boston Globe.
The Southern herald., 1899-04-21
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Spfllg UHI0cRS
The Rozuers

u PAst tss Lzsgssg Sd.
And not ever Nature qDoul5
aiiow tie fou,ers TO sozy
and blossom 70 perfection
Spithopt good sol. NozD
Nature and people are much
alke; he former nlpst hare
Sunshine, latter riust haVe
pure blood IN order to hape
perfect health.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures blood trou-
bles Of al sorts. It Is to the human
system what sunshine Is 10 Nature
the destroyer Of disease germs. ~
Rerr disdppoiRfs. -
Poor Biood-a The doctor said Tiers
were not seven drops of good blood IN my
body. Hoods Sarsaparilla built me up and
made me strong and weli" SUSIE +. BRoWr.
Is Astor Hin, Lynn, Mass.
Dyspepsia etc complication q
troubles, dyspepsia, chronic catarrh and
Inflammation Of the stomach. rheumatism.
etc, made me miserable. Had no appetite
until took Hoods sarsaparilla, which
acted like magic. am thoroughly cured.
n. D. SEEIEY. 1874 W. l4th Ay., Denver, Col
Rheumatism my husband was
obliged to give up work on account Of rheu-
matism. No remedy helped until he used
Hoods Sarsaparllia, which permanenily
cured him. 1t cured my daughter Of ca
results" Mss. J, s. McMArH, stamford, G.
The Southern herald., 1899-04-21

A public mortuary does not seem to
be a very desirable building to be con-
verted into a public reading-room. A
morbid man. perhaps, might find grim
delight in selecting such spot for the
perusal of ghostly works. such as. say.
dead Mans Rock" but the average
man would scarcely care to sit down
in an operating-room to dissect the
Jokes in Punch or some other enter
tanning paper. Yet such proposal has
actually been made to the Liverpool
corporation by deputation of rate
payers from the South Scotland ward.
who feel aggrieyed because their
branch library has been transferred TO
another part of Liverpool.--Municipal
Journal.
The Southern herald., 1899-04-21
I,nieh hr N pei nnr.

Mrs. James Dundore, wife of Penn
sylvania farmer living near Lebanon,
is thought to be dying as the result Of
an attack on her by one of the family
pets, greyhound. While she was ca
ressing a little pet dog the jealous
hound sprang at her and lacerated her
hand with its teeth. The combined pain
Of the wound and the shock rendered
hsr condition critical,
The Southern herald., 1899-04-21

The finest tortoise shell comes from
the Indian archipelago and it is
shipped from Singapore, and much Of it
is obtained on the coast of America.
There are three rows of plates on the
back, called "blades" by the fishermen.
In the central row are five plates, and
in each of the others four plates the
latter containing the best material. Be-
sides these, there are 25 small plates
round the edges Of the shell, known as
"feet' or noses The biggest turtle
does not furnish more than Is pounds
Of tortoise shell. Formerly. the under
she'll was thrown away, being consid.
cred worthless but at present tits very
highly valued for its delicacy of color
ing. Nowadays, very beautiful imi-
tation of tortoise shell is made of cows
horns.
The Southern herald., 1899-04-21

Doctor" said he. Pm a victim Of
insomnia. / can't sleep if there's the
least noise-such as cat on the back
fence, for Instance
This powder will be effective" re-.
piled the physician, ofter conpounding
a prescription.
When do take il. Doctor"
You don't take it. Give tito the cat
Up little milk. "-Cineinpati Enquirer,
The Southern herald., 1899-04-21

Sergeant Buck Taylor, one Of the
famous Rough Riders, is a personal
friend Of Governor Roosevelt, of New
York. He accompanied Governor Roose-
welt on his great stumping tour
through upper New York state. he
was promoted through gallantry in
the field during the late war.
The Sergeant has the following to
say of Pe-ru-na: II think there isno
better medicine on earth than Pe-ru-pa,
for catarrh. 1t has cured me. II
would take a volume TO tell you all
the good it has done me. Pe-ru-na Is
the best catarrh cure on earth, and !
know, for / have tried nearly all OF
them. Respectfully,
Buck F. Taylor.
Winter weather causes catafrh. Ev-
erybody knows this. But everybody
does not stop to think that winter
weather delays the cure OF catarrh. II
takes longer TO cure a case Of eatarrh
in the winter generally. than in the
warm season. Spring is here. Now
is the time favorable to the treatment
Of old and especially stubborn eases
Of catarrh.
Send for book entitled Facts and
Faces" Sent free BY The Pe-ru-na
Drug Mfg Co.. Columbus q.
The Southern herald., 1899-04-21

Hrs. Sheridan and Mrs. Logan are
among the largest women pensioners
Of this country They receive respec.
lively 50. 800 and 5000 a year
The Southern herald., 1899-04-21

1t is worth nearly all it costs for the fun
Of seeing deadbeat who owes you money.
dodge you.-Washington (la.) Democrat.
The Southern herald., 1899-04-21
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Published Every Friday Morning.
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Quarterly, half yearly and yearly Ad-
vertisements contracted for at lower
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Professional cards not exceeding teA
lines for one year. $40.
Announcing candidates for State or
District Offices, SIS; for County office,s
$40; for Supervisors districts, SIS, in ad.
vance.
Marriages and deaths published as
news
The Southern herald., 1899-04-21

No Reciprocity. could tell you an
amusing incident about my visit to the Brit
ish museum" said the friend who had
Travelled, (which you are welcome to publish
if you don't use my name" 'The British
museum" coldly replied the editor Of the
Boomville Terror, "has never sent me any
complimentaries, so far as l can anremember,
and it isn't going to get any free adyertis-
ing in this paper."-Chicago Tribune
The Southern herald., 1899-04-21

AuctiOnssrs are morbid n.--christian
Work.
The Southern herald., 1899-04-21
OWE AccOMPLIsHMENT.
A Finland Maiden who Efaa ems
Qualification for the Peai-
tlOn OF Cook.

The servant girl question is even more
difficult in small western cities than il
is in New York. There no lady ventures
to ask reference, but contents herself
with verbal examination Of her appli.
eant's capabilities.
There was an avalanche Of Swedet
and Finlanders in Pacific slope town last
winter, and one wild-haired damsel pre-
sented herself as candidate for s70a.
month position as cook. The prospectiYs
mistress thus interrogated her:
Can you make good bread!"
''Brod? Nav"
Can you make soupY
"Soup? Nav"
90 you understand roasting meass!'
"Meat? Nav"
"Can you broilT
"Naw"
"Can YOU clean brassesl"
"Naw."
Can you wash and irons"
"Naw."
"Scrub?"
NAV"
do?"
The Finlander reflected Then she an.
swered proudly: Il can milk reindeer!D
N " World
The Southern herald., 1899-04-21

A bigh-toned young man-The tenor
singer Christian Work.
The Southern herald., 1899-04-21
&oN SolJab0dM
aZg slEcI7H

Hoods PMS cure liver ilIs, the non.lrrsaslng md
the only eathartic q take wlth Hood sArsape La
The Southern herald., 1899-04-21
Turn, Angelina, ever dear,
Nv cha rmer turn to see

Thine own, thy long lost William here
Restored to heaven and thee"
Such sweet courtesies help TO restore
the equilibrium between the joys and
sorrows, the ups and downs of married
life. We can make it happy if we
choose, but one cannot make it so alone.
1t takes two-for happiness was born
a twin.-Bill Arp, in Atlanta Constltu-
tio1o
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-26

strength into the blood, you put
strength into the weak organs which
are fed by the blood. The healing pow
er of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery comes from the fact that 1t deals
directly with the blood. 1t purities the
blood from the waste and poisonous
matter which the enfeebled kidneys and
liver have not been able 10 get rid OF.
1t puts into the blood the right materl-
ais for building up the body. all ready
for use. IL strengthens the stomach,
increases the activity OF the blood maxi
ing glands, and restores the digestive
and nutrtive organs TO q condition OF
sound health.
FREE CONSULTATION.
Sick people are invited to consult DR..
Pierce by letter absolutely free OF
charge. Every letter is read in private,
answered in private and its contents
guarded as sacred confidence. No
third party need know Of the nature OF
the correspondence, as all answers are
sent in plain envelopes, closely sealed
and without printing or other advertis-
ing upon them. DR.. Pierce has nearly
a score of skilled specialists in chronic
diseases to assist him In his practice.
Write without fear and without fee 10
Dr. r. " Pierce, chief consulting ply
stefan to the Invalids' Hotel and Sur
gical Institute, Buffalo. n. Y.
Substitutes are dangerous. When a
substitute is offered in place OF Doctor
Pierces Golden Medical Discovery. re-
member that If IT were lust as good
as DR.. Pierce's medicine theroscould be
no object for substitution. Why not get
a - M fss
somebody else force on you what you
do not choose. The whole secret lies
in the fact that the substitute costs the
dealer less because there's no response
bility behind it. He makes better
profit on the substitute, and he makes 1t
out OF you. Don't let him.
WRECKED UPON ROCKS AND
SHOALS.
The government marks the rocks and
shoals which are a peril TO nayigators
by certain buoys and bells which warn
the mariner away. No man can be
pilot until he knows the location Of
every one OF these marks, and just
what they signify. Nature marks the
shoals and rocks of the sea OF life
wherein men may be shipwrecked.
Every man who is to pilot the frail
vessel, his body, over the sea should
know these marks and signs. This
knowledge plain and clear is only 4
part OF the information given in DR..
Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adj
wiser Its zoos pages are full Of wisdom
and OF counsel, and many a life
would be saved II this book were In the
hands CT every man and woman. This
great work is given away by its author
and sent absolutely free. on receipt OF
stamps to pay the expense Of mailing
only. Send q one-cent stamps for the
paper edition, or 81 stamps for the
cloth-bound volume. Address, Dr. X.
V. Pierce, Buffalo. n. Y.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-26
STORIES OF THE STAGE.

The recent revival of "Mignon' at
the American theatre in New York re-
called an incident of the early career
of Gertrude Quinlan.
When the Organization sang at the
Grand OperaNHouse in Philadelphia
two wears ago, Miss Quinlan was a
member OF the chorus and general
understudy, in fact, customarily styled
the Bauermeister of the company. a
revival OF "Mignon," with Nine. Ma
talle as Filina, was given during the
season. The prima donna. unaccus-
toned to the brief entr' actes character
istic of the Castle Square presentations,
was leisurely changing her gown, I'M
aware Of the fact that the curtain had
risen on the fourth act, in which Filina
sings the Titania aria behind the
scenes.
Miss Gertrude Quinlan stood in the
wings, engaged in the consumption OF
butter scotch. The cue came. Nine.
Natalie was not in sight. The orches-
ira repeated the cue. A hasty glance
caused Miss Quinlan to discover that
the prima donna had forgotten to make
her temperance. Without moments
hesitation the toothsome dainty was
hastily expelled, and 4 am Titania'
rang out. The termination of the aria
is marked by a cadenza, but by the
time Miss Gertrude had reached that
point she became aware OF the task
she was performing. Naturally, ner-
vousness enSued, and she simply held
the kish with firm grip.
The performance ended, Director
Liesegang hurried behind the scenes
and inquired of Nine. Natalie the rea-
son for the omission of the vocal pyro-
technics.
"Why, as 1 live, l forgot it," cried
the singer.
"That Quinlan child again. exclaim-
ed Liesegang.
'sThat Quinlan child" heard the ex-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-26
STATE SUPREME COURT.

Special to the Register.
Charleston, w. Va, March 25.-The
Supreme Court handed down opinions
in the following cases to-day:
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Com
pany VS.. McVey, from Kanawha coun-
ty; reversed and remanded, opinion by
McWhorter.
Parsons VS.. Harrald, from Cabell
county; affirmed, opinian by Brannon.
King vs. Jordan, from Putnam coun-
ty; affirmed, opinion by Brannon.
State VS.. Swami, from Kanawha
county; affirmed, opinion by English.
Judge Brannon dissented and filed al
opinion.
Arthur VS.. City of Charleston, from
Kanawha county; reversed and re-
manded, opinion by English.
Gerke Brewing Company VS.. ]. D. st.
Clair, from Kanawha county; re-
versed and remanded, opinion by Dent.
Huntington & KenOva Land Devel-
opment Company VS.. Thornburg, from
Cabell county; affirmed, opinion by
Dent.
The famous mandamus case of Curry
VS.. Means, from Taylor county, was
argued and submitted.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-26
MASCAGNi'S NEW OPERA.
The Story of "Irls,,' Brilliant Production
by tho Composer of "Cavalieria Rusti-
can2,"

The Story of "Irls,,' Brilliant Production
by tho Composer of "Cavalieria Rusti-
canl."
Copyrights, 1880, by the author)
The inspired literary Columbus who
first stumbled across the Orient as a
gambling ground for light opera IL
brettists struck, if one may be allowed
the mixed figure, yeritable KlOndike
when he invaded the Land of the Ris-
ing Sun. There hangs over the Orient,
if not in reality, at least in the popular
mind, a sufficient element of mystery
and romance and picturesuueness to
endear it to the hearts of the comic
opera creator. The result has been that
during the last few years there has
been an astounding number of operate
productions whose scenes have been
laid in the Land of the Chrysanthe-
mum. 'The Pearl of Picking" was fol-
lowed by The Mikado," and "The Mi
kado" was succeeded by the equally
Wang and ''The Geisha." and now
still another has been added to the list
by the recent production in London of
Mascagni's Iris"
The writer of this new opera has
been an unfortunate man in his day,
for, as the world we'll knows, Mascagni
had the i'll luck to wake up one morn
ing and find himself famous. Such ex-
periences are always dangerous and es-
pecially SO for young men. When the
operate world first heard that haunt
ing and now famous '1ntermeZzo," it
at once declared that the young COM
poser was a great and glorious genius.
Then people did their best to spoil him
by making him give them more music
than any composer could turn out with
either advantage or justice to himself
The result was, of course, as the result
usually is, that there was a sudden re-
vulsion of popular feeling. People even
grew tired of hearing the beautiful In
termezzO" and began to say that it
was, after all, only a second class COM
position and that Mascagni was very
much overrated man.
In accordance with this new view Of
the man, Mascagni's last opera was
loudly condemned, even long before it
appeared upon the stage. But Mascagni
had better stuff in him than his enc
mics were willing to admit. Iris"
with its delightful story told by Luigi
Illica and with the surprising musical
setting which Mascagni has given it, is
destined to become one of the most sue
cessful operas of the day.
His score while revealing frank ac-
ceptance of modern methods, shows
many quaint and effective orchestral
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-26

innate stage Is durable But the great
est peril of the consumptive Is to give
w, to submit passively, because the
local physician has said-"nothing
more can be done for you 1t is just
such cases as these which have been
cured ys"Golden Medical Discovery"
Were they cases of consumption? We
know only what is said of them. The
local physicians said it was consump-
ton. There was weakness, emacia-
ton, hemorrhage. night-sweats, cough.
The doctors said nothing more can be
done. 1t is a hopeless case" And
after thus passing sentence on the vic
tim somebody suggested DIR. Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery, and the sin
durable" case was ''cured."
The action OF the Discovery" is en-
tirely philosophical. Life begins and
ends with the blood The independent
life of the child begins with the first
heart beat. When the golden bowl is
broken" life is ended. The difference
between health and disease may be
stated as the difference between poor
blood and pure blood. 1t is the blood
which gives strength to the vital or
gans. When the blood grows weak the
body must grow weak with it. Weak
lungs mean inevitably weak blood;
weak in quality, weak in quantity.
weak in the nourishing clements re-
quired TO offset the waste and wear OF
the tissues. Directly you begin tc put
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boats across. pointing out that Nspo-
leon had

leon had
FAR MORE DIFFICULT TASK
at Wagram, where he crossed the Dam
ube in the face Of the Austrian army.
The English coast defences are classed
as being negligible quantity and the
operation is looked upon by the writer
as being merely a matter of few
hours. Three divisions of 14,500 men
each are TO be landed in Ireland, and
the Irish are to be armed with the ola
Gras rifles. The English papers pooh
pooh the scheme, but the French news
papers discuss it as being a perfectly
sound proposition. The Petit Journal
praises the plan, declaring its CHIEF
merit is in its simplicity and unity,
and points to the success of the Roman,
Saxon, Danish and Norman invasions
as proving the feasibility of the project.
The United States Ambassador, Mr..
Joseph H. Choate. the French Ambas-
sador, NJ. Paul Cambon, the Commits
sioner of Police Of the Metropolis, Sir
Edward Bradford, and Lady Bradford,
were entertained at luncheon during
the week in the House of Commons by
Sir Charles Howard Vincent. Mr.. and
Mrs. Choate will move into the house
on Carlton House Terrace, recently oc-
cupied by Lord and Lady Curzon OF
Kedleston, within a few days. Mr.. Gill
bert Parker, the novelist and drama
fist, whom the Choates. will have as a
neighbor in Carlton House Terrace, will
give a dinner in honor Of the United
States Ambas sador on Monday, at which
Sir Edward POINTER, President CT the
ROYAL Academy, Lord Ronald Cover,
Mr.. John S. Sargent, Mr.. J. NJ. Barrie,
Sir Henry Irving, Mr.. Beerbohm Tree
and other celebrities will be present.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-26

clamatIon and thought II meant disap-
proval and her consequent discharge.
When found, she was sobbing bitterly,
and on the approach of Liesegang has
lily promised never to repeat the OF
Tense. The feat won for her emancipa-
ton from the merry, merry chorus
Jerome Sykes recently conducted an
iimpromptu school of acting. the
other day daddy buck son or Erin
presented himself at the box once OF
the Broadway Theare, New York, ana
asked for the manager. treasurer
John w. Hughes, desiring to ward on
any unnecessary annoyance to Mr.. NC
Cormick, asked him the nature OF MS
business. The Irishman drew hlmseI
up and in a determined manner SAID:
"Begorry, it's an actor / wants to be.
Troth, I've as fine a Swade dialect as
ye'd ever be listenin' to, and all made
is a few pointers how to act on the
stage. With lesson or two and a play
to show me off, divil lie in it, III
drive all the Swade comedians out OF
the business in less time than it takes
to curry a horse
At this juncture of the game Mr..
the mornings mail, and offered to take
the would-be star in hand. lie leo
him back to the stage, and, telling HIM
that the first requisite OF comedian
is his ability to take flying leaps from
beetling precipices in order to rescue
the leading lady from the perils OF a
VILLAIN, had line lowered from the ny
gallery, which he securely fastened
around his pupils waist. Giving the
word to the men above, the lrlshman
shot upward 40 feet and found himself
suspended helplessly in the air Then
Sykes went out to treat himself to an
ice cream soda. When he returned,
his victim, dangling aloft, cried:
Let me out of this, bad cess to ye!
Is this what We call gibin' actin les
sons? Shure it not was mesilf that
wanted to be flynn trapaze performer
or an angel on the wire. Dye hear?
Let me down! I've the wind almost
choked out Of me entirely"
Whereupon the line was lowered,
and as the stagestruck Irishman, with
ardor considerably dampened, shambled
off as he was heard to mutter: Upon
me sowl, if that's what ye call givin<
lessons in actin. l guess l can gain
greater emlnonce IN the profession ny
hirin' out to lay bricks for buildin'
high chimneys."
In the company engaged by George H.
Broadhurst for his latest play, The
Last Chapter" F. Newton Lindo has
been given the part of young English
man. 1t was not the intention of Mr..
Broadhurst to draw caricature, and
he wanted the young foreigner to be
perfectly natural, avoiding all eccen-
tricity or farcical methods. Yet he
wanted J. Chichester Percival to be
English, and he was provided with
enough of idiom to emphasize the fact.
Mr. Lindo is perfectly at home on the
stage and fulfills all the requirements
of the part Of Chichester, but his new
ness off the stage affords food for
laughter among his companions. On
the opening night of "The Last Chap
ter at Ford's Opera House, Washing
ton, Broadhurst Bros. sent congratu
latory message to Messrs. Hoyt and
Mckee, as follows:
1--WE are no Dog in the Manger.'
Good luck to YOU"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-26
PANTS MAKERS
To the Number of 1900 Are on the
Strike in Philadelphia. Three Thou
sand Hands idle.

Philadelphia, Pa, March 25.-Fifteen
hundred operators and pressers, mem
bers of the pantsmakers' union, went
on strike here to-day. Their demands
include increased wages, abolition OF
sub-contracturs and an agreement that
their wages will not be reduced. The
strikers claim that their employers
failed to adhere to a former agreement
and now the workmen ask that en-
ployers sign a bond. The finishers and
hasters, although having no grievances,
ale thrown out Of employment by the
strike of the operators and pressers.
Aitogether about 5000 hands are idle.