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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-04
North Bound.

Lester .....'-'' '
Grafton ...-.. '
Elyria $500. 1850
Lorain -. -
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-04
RAN. WAY TIME CARD.

Arrivals and departures Of trains on ana
1 p January 50, 1889. Explanation 81
nsaselsnce Marks: *Daiiy; 1Sunday ex-
cei,tei. tHonday excepted: Saturday ex-
STSpteu' sunday only. Eastern Standard
line lane. which is one hour earlier than
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-12-09
WONDERFUL HELEN KELLER
The Blind Deaf Mute Girl Passes the
Radcliffe College Entrance Ex-
amina with Honor.

H.len Keller is a student at Radcliffe
college this term, she having passed her
entrance examinations with honor I'M
der the same conditions which sur
round the ordinary candidate, but with
added difficulties owing to her infirmi-
ties, which only girl of her indomit-
able will would attempt to overcome.
As all the world knows, she could
neither see the examination papers nor
hear the voice of the examiner. Also
she was deprived of her usual inter-
prefer, Miss Sullivan; first, because
Miss Sullivan, knowing neither Greek
nor Latin, could be of no assistance to
her in translating the questions put in
those languages, and next because 1t
was decided best that this unusual can
didate should be guarded in every posi-
BILE way from the slightest suspicion OF
having received assistance. A gentle
man was found who was quite unknown
to Miss Keller, and unable to speak to
her. to write out the examination pa
pers in Braille characteristic system
of writing by punctured points en-
ployed by the blind. The day of the
examination it was discovered that he
used the American method, while Miss
Keller had learned the English system,
more books being printed in that one.
| The questions were thus written at the
dictation of the proctor, and imme-
| diately handed to Miss Keller. who had
| to master the unknown characters be-
fore rapidly writing the answers upon
a typewriter.
An instance of the girls unusual con-
| centration and self-control can be
gained from the fact that she had left
| at home her Swiss watch, made espe-
cially for the blind, and so was unable
To tell how long time she had in which
to answer the questions. This alone
would have made the ordinary woman
| quail. Nevertheless, the afflicted girl
passed the examinations in algebra,
geometry, elementary Greek, advanced
| Greek. and advanced Latin triumphant
~. She was in no way favored because
che is deaf. dumb and blind. She sat
in darkness and silence, surrounded by
strangers, yet she surmounted all diff
culties.-Harper's Bazaar.
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Until He Looked Backwards.

Der IS for sure. Thirteen was fair,
however. 1t was enough to make me
captain"
you just hit 'em the same as you
would with a hammer, eh?" queried
the cock-eyed man in dissatisfied
way.
"Just the same, sir. could have
run 'em all through, but, as told you,
I have . horror of blood. There was
no use in missing up the battlefield
when it could be avoided. At Fair
Oaks discarded my sword for dray-
stake. 1t was one sent to me from
New York city by some of my admir-
crs, and if had not used it their feel
| ings would have been hurt"
you poked 'em in the stomach with
the end of it, I supposed" sneered the
fat man.
"What do you mean to insinuate?"
asked the veteran.
81 say never heard of an officer
! using dray-stake in battle"
| Perhaps you never did. Maybe you
never heard of soldier using pitch
fork, either, but can tell you it was
considered mighty dangerous weap-
on. / used that dray-stake just as l
had my sword handle, only with more
effect. often broke two heads at
once. My record that day was 81"
"What! You killed 81 confederates
with that dray-stake?"
Exactly 81, sir. If had not hit a
tree when made my last swipe should
have got another man. / didn't think
much of the record, but they made me
a colonel on account of it. If any of
you go to war just take dray -stake.
You have no idea"
"Darned if I'll ever fight that way!"
roared the fat man.
"Nor me either!" added the cock.
eyed man.
"Well, act your own pleasure" said
the veteran, as he got up and felt for
a fresh cigar. 1.-The idea in going to
war is to kill, and what's the odds how
you. do it? Take my case at Gettys-
burg. With sword might have killed
Is or 20 men. With stone in stock
ing killed 43. Wasn't it far better
to-"
an be hanged II I'm liar!" shouted
the fat man.
"same here!" added all the other lis.
teners.
Gentlemen" quietly observed the
] veteran as he looked about, ''the In.
ference is that there is liar present
and that I'm the man. Under such cir.
cumstances there IL nothing for me "a
do but to wish you good evening and
withdrew ~
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

By planting orchard trees with low
heads the danger from sun scald is
largely prevented.
The annual wages of laborers in the
textile industry in Augsburg, Germany,
are only $164 year.
OYSTER and clam shells are used in
great quantities in New York by the
gas-workers as a purifier.
Of $40 large Jewish firms in Frank
furt, Germany, 80 have declared in favor
of Sunday closing, while SO are opposed
to it.
According to government report
West Virginia produced 16,7OO,o99 short
tons of coal, valued at $l0,131 1854, in
1898.
Canned asparagus is vegetable nov
city which is catching the public taste.
In California the business is assuming
immense proportions.
The juice of the plantain weed taken
internally and the bruised leaves bound
ON the part affected will quickly cure
the worst cases of ivy poisoning, it is
said. ~.
The volume and value of Pennsyl-
vania's coal production for 1898 was
11s,547,777 short tons; spot value, Slls,-
Ills. Anthracite, total product, 3d.
49,, ga short tons; spot value, $75,4l4,-
537. Bituminous, total product, 65,165,-
1873 short tons; spot value, 43,352,5ss.
The wild black cherry should be more
generally planted as shade and orna-
mental tree. 1T has very graceful
habit of growth, is thing of beauty
when in bloom, produces fruit OF con
siderable merit, is very rapid grower
and the wood is of more value than that
| of any of the semi hard wood varieties
of trees. 1t makes very pretty lawn
| tree.
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CHASED A LUCKY NICKEL.
BILE Death In = Falling
Elevator.

Among a handful of small change
which young business man pulled out
of his pocket in a ST. Charles street
cigar store was well-worn nickel in
which heavy gold ring had been in
serted. Its merely luck piece he
explained in response to the question
of bystander, land keep it because
ON one occasion it probably saved my
life. / was in Philadelphia several
years ago." he continued, land had oc-
casion enc day to call on gentleman
who had his Office ON the fourth floor OF
a large business block.
"After leaving him was standing in
the hallway waiting for the elevator to
come up, when this nickel, which l was
turning between my fingers, slipped out
of my hand and rolled downstairs to the
next landing. was at first inclined to
let it go, as the elevator just then ar
rived, but on second thought l told the
boy inside that would walk, and start
ed down to recover the coin. Before
had descended half dozen steps
heard tremendous rushing sound, like
ton of coal tearing down through a
chute, followed by three deafening ex-
plesions and dull crash. The elevator
had fallen and the three reports were
caused by the blowing out of the glass
doors on each floor as it shot past. The
crash, of course, was the noise of its
wind-up in the subcellar.
THE thing was so sudden and unex-
pected that it left me momenfarily
paralyzed with CONSERVATION. Then
| ran downstairs, and noticing something
bright on the landing stopped mechan-
ically and picked it up. twas my lucky
nickel, but for which would have been
at that moment considerably nearer
earth. The elevator boy was fatally
mi lred. ! had the coin marked with
thi, ring to keep it from getting mixed
with otlier pickels. o. Times-Her
AID
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Gentlemen" began the veteran, ~
he settled down in his chair, with the
evident intention of interesting the
group around him, II don't like to hear
men talk SO fippantly of war. War is
a serious thing. l take it that none OF
Npu here were in the ranks during the
civil war. If you had been you wOcld
see things differently from what you
do"
"were you soldier?" queried one
of the group.
II was. I served from Bull Run to
Appomattox, and I feel very. serious
over this affair with Spain. Jokes and
bullets do not go well together. Yes, 1
killed my first man at Bull Run"
"How was it?" asked another of the
crowd, as all became interested.
swell, we charged and captured a
battery. AS we reached one of the
guns I seized confederate by the
throat and threw him down and choked
him to death. You can see the scar
here where he bit me on the thumb,
but I got my fingers around his throat
and squeezed the life out of him. Poor
devil! He was in the prime of life and
did not want to die, but there was no
mercy in my heart"
"Why didn't you shoot or bayonet
him?"
Because I had a horror of blood.
BY choking him to death Ialso saved
round of ammunition. The next man
killed in that battle was an infantry.
man. They were driving us, when we
| turned and charged. / seized him by
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-12-09
Not Going to spoil Him.

When walking in a bayfield, one after
noon with her husband Lady Warwick
noticed bright boy of ten or so helping
his father load the hay cart.
''Does not your boy attend school?''
was Lady Warwick's pertinent ques-
ton.
mo, ma'am, he don't go oftener than
can help. You see, Johns real smart
boy, and don't want to have him
spoiled with book learning. 1 mean to
make farmer of him. Now, his eldest
brother went regular to school, and he
got above loading hay cart. and, OF
course, he's made nothing out"
what has become of him?" asked
Lady Warwick, in concern.
''Why, he went out to South Africa
and got secretaryship," was the scorn-
full reply, "but John here is smart lad
he'll be of some use on the farm, he
will!"-San Francisco Argonaut.
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y..o. Grow, o.c.rviile, Ga, s.v''

Jason Grow. Oscarville, Ca, ssys'
81 feel it my duty to write and let Eo~ w
know what your medicine, o UroPs n,,t
done for me. have had rheumatism a. apc cSs.
10 years, but was able to be up mSsr r wae
taken down and not able to move about
About six weeks ago saw your advss 49,.
nent and wrote for sample bottle; . A alsssF
taking a few doses, it did me so much 80 -
friends h and in every case it has done won
Sers and given perfect satisfaction. i prj;
Woodliff, my family physician, who mas n nnS
rheumatism Is years, is taking o Drops, anu
saws II is the most efficient rheumatIc meo-
;cine he has ever used. May 81, 1882,
The above refers to IS Drops" gsrIlee c
cure for rheumatism, kidney and all kD-
dred complaints. The proprietorsi Swan
son Rheumatic Co, l64 Lake s atI far onIy
i0c. during the next 80 days. Be sure TO reaH
their advertisement of last week.
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the arm and foot and held him aloft
for an instant and then flung him
down head first and broke his neck. A
dozen of us plainly heard the snap
above the roar of battle. That man
never knew what hurt him."
"But you had musket," protested
the fat man, who had some thoughts
of existing in the navy.
"Oh, of course! But was fighting
my own way, you see. So long as l
could kill men and save cartridges it
was all right. The third man seized
and broke his back over my knee, the
fourth drowned in the creek, the
fifth 1 battered against a fence until I
smashed in his skull and the sixth l
chased around until he dropped dead
of heart failure. ought to have killed
ten men in that battle, but was new
ut the business and didn't know exact
ly how to go to work at it. They made
me a sergeant, however, and our
colonel seemed to think I had done
fairly WELL"
"And what did you do in the other
battles?" queried the cock-eyed man,
who was smoking bad cigar.
my next battle was Williamsburg
replied the veteran. 1--WE had been
fighting for half an hour before got
hold of a man. He was a young man,
and when I seized him by the ears he
called out that he had q dear old
mother at home. / have often wished
that had spared him, but the frenzy
| of blood was upon me at that moment.
Having his ears as lever, I slowly
turned his head until / broke his neck
It went clear around until he looked
backwards"
81 don't think there was anything
heroic in that" growled the fat man
as his neck seemed to bother him.
81 freely admit that there, wasn't,
replied the veteran; "but you must re
member that was excited. When
| got hold of my second man was cool
er. I am not sure whether he Offered
to surrender or not. He called out
something, but seized and flung hin
down and then opened the veins of hi,
wrists with my jackknife. He mus
have died very quietly, for there was
smile on his face as the burial parties
found him. I have no doubt that h,
was thankful to me in his dying mo
ments."
I'm be hanged if believe it," ex
claimed the man with the cockeye a
he got up and walked around.
Don't you believe, sir, that I lille
the man az related? demanded tn
veteran in menacing tones.
But that was no way to fight"
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*
A WAR RECORD
One Veteran Who Had Horror for Blood,
to War to Kill.
By CHARLES B.LEwIs.

II don't say it was regular, but it
was my way of fighting. was there
to kill the enemy. What was the odds
how finished him? The third man
gave me hard tussle, but / con-
quered him. at last and laid him on
the ground. Then put one end of
rail under fence and the other across
his body, and when threw my weight
on the free end his life was crushed
out. Gen. Devens came along just as
I had finished and said I'd better adopt
some quicker way with the rest of
them, as we were losing valuable time.
The fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and
eighth men I killed with my fists. I
simply jumped in and upper-cut 'em.
and they went down like so many logs"
81 never heard of such things con-
nected with battle!" shouted the fat
man as he bobbed up and down in his
chair.
Sam to understand that you i'm
pugn my veracity?" calmly demanded
the veteran, half rising.
'sBut soldiers fight with muskets."
Certainly they do. And so did +
after the first two battles. / am tell
ing you what happened while I was a
greenhorn. / was made lieutenant
after Williamsburg. In McClellan's
fight before Richmond used my
sword entirely. I had run two pounds
of lead into the handle, and every time
I struck man you could hear his
skull pop. got 10 men that day. Il
it hadn't been for the rheumatism il
my shoulder I'd have made the mum
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-12-09
BACKWARDS INTO THE CREEK.

BACKWARDS INTO THE CREEK.
Nathe Sauls, sitting on log and wiping
the blood and powder stains from his
nose and face. His old fiintlock mus
ket, that had been legacy from his
grandfather, who used il chasing the
redcoats during the war of 1912, was
resting against tree, and felt that
II had been the prime cause of Nathe' S
disreputable appearance.
But before suggesting such con-
lecture l knew that / had to feel my
way, as Nathe was very touchy on the
subject of his gun, which he loves as
fondly as loyal knight ever adored
his lady fair. So stopped my horse,
and, clearing my throat to attract his at
tention, remarked:
''Good morning, Nathe; nice morning
for hunting"
sMornin'; I'm tollable. You toll
lable?''
.I'm feeling very well. Was that you
fred bit ago."
.'You mean that thunderstormy
yearthquake, nynermity 'splosion
Yes, that was me, dcd rot it; don't you
see how she done me up?" nodding in
the direction of his gun. Men oil Kill
buck, thar, has ben a-havin' little
bit of cirkis down thar in the bushes
"You'd better drive up leetle speck
fur don't think she's throo kickin' yit
an she mought turn loose at any mint
an kick We out NV the buggy an ovel
the fence. When she do git cantan
keris she's the setfiredest gun that evel
kerried ramrod. She's allus ben tha'
away
MY daddy toll me that his daddy toll
him that he'd hearn his daddy say tha'
when be At at the battle OF New Or
lenna he loaded that ere fusee with
ounce ball an IA blue whistlers' an
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-12-09
LIVELY LEGACY
capsrs Of = Degenerate
Flinilock.

nNE moist and misty morning not
long since CHANGED to be driving
along the big road that leads through
the picturesque valley of the Oothca-
looga, in Georgia, when / was startled
by laundering crash as if somebody
had fired Fourth of July salute from
a cannon. The report came from the
woods just ahead of me, and the first
thought that came into my mind Vas
that somebody was blasting rock with
dynamite and had just touched of a
charge, SO 1 kept peering through the
trees for glimpse of the quarrymen.
Imagine my surprise when, at turn
IN the road, came abruptly upon
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DOT. Prayer for Peace.

On one evening little four-year-old
Dorothy had failed to remember her
father in her prayer because he had
scolded her. you must pray for papa.
too. Dot" said her mother. but /
don't want to-" replied the little one.
"But you must, Dot" said her mother
Dropping upon her knees again Dot
added: "And for PHYS sake, bless papa,
too, and let us have peace in the fam.
ily."-Chicago Times-Herald.
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IN THE COUNTRY IN The FALL

They are hauling in the buckwheat
From the field upon the hill,
And the swollen stream Is roaring
4 Ger the dam below the mill;
The ripened nuts are falling
And the hungry peacocks calling
For the breakfast that the gander grabbed
away.
While the squirrels gayly chatter
AS IL nothing were the matter,
And the gobbler's getting fatter
Every day.
The colts are In the pasture
And the cows wind DER the lea:
All the swaying limbs are naked
Where the green leaves used to be;
The housewife all a-futter
Stirs the bubbling apple butter,
With the wood smoke in her nostrils and
her eyes:
On the line the wash is cleaning,
On the steps the dog is dreaming,
And. above, a hawk Is screaming
As 1t flies!
The glossy quail is resting
On the weather-beaten log,
And the huntsman from the city
Stumbles down through brake and bog;
Over roots and over powders,
With pair of aching shoulders,
He goes trudging with his fifty-dollar gun,
Always to his purpose cleaving,
Never hating. never grieving.
But contentedly believing
1t Is fun.
The farmers rosy daughter
Helps the busy hired man;
They are husking corn as blithely
And as briskly as they can;
They are very near together
As they husk and wonder whether
There are red ears they shall chance to nnd
or not:
She is looking out to see one.
I He Is hoping he may stree one"
But there doesn't seem to be one
In the lot.
A subtle charm enfo,ds them
As they tear the husks away:
There Is music in the cackle
OF the hen up In the hay;
Now she hears his exclamation
And is full of perturbation.
For at last-at last-the lucky ear Is found!
Flushes mount into their faces,
He the happy chance embraces
And she giggles as he chases
Her around.
o the farmers lot is happy.
And the farmers dreams are sweet.
II there's money In his pockets
And his bins are full of wheat
Free from all the city's clamor
He may live defying grammar.
And the leaves that fall serve not to make
him sad!
Having cleared up all his labors,
Fearing naught from ships or sabers
he plays checkers with the neighbors,
And Is glad.
IS. E. Kiser. in Chicago Times-Herald.
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Try Grain-Oi Try Grain-Os

Ask your grocer to-day to show you =
that takes the place Of coffee. The child!en
may drink it without injury as well as the e
adult. All who try it like it. CRAM
has that rich seal brown of Mocha or java,
but it is made from pure grains, ana the
most delicate stomachs receive IT wItnous
distress. Ia the price of coffee; 10 Gus. ana
Is cts. per package. Sold by all grocers.
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Tn. ruel Problem.

IT suppose you had money to burn IN 'ns
Klondike" IL h..r
"No," answered the man who had peen
living by the hour, eve didn't have anything
but chunks Of chilly, incombustible gold.
We'd have paid big price for few stuttie'
fuls Of dollar ills."SChicago Chronicle.
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A Nude departure.

Husband-That gown appears to De cut'
considerably lower than your last one ;
Wife-Yes; the dressmakers nave oepaIs
ed somewhat from the lines OF last season
Il see. A nude departure."-Philade'
phia Record.
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Check Colds and Bronchitis with Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute'
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"Oh, YES, he hates all women" won
der what particular woman he began WIN
INDIANAPOLIS journal.
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I cannot spe4k too highly of Pisc's Cue
for Consuinption.--Mrs. Frank Mobbs, 40
N. ed St., New York, Oct. %, 1904.
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A man with but one idea is sometimes
worse off than man with no idea at Az
Chicago Daily News.
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Speaking of fruit, the first apple caused
lot of trouble for the first pair.-Chlcago
Daily News.
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The Best Prescription for Chti1s
and Fever is q bottle OF GROVES TAsrELEsN
CHILL Tonic. tits simply iron and quininein
atasteless form. No cure mo pay. Price,occ.
The true northerner., 1899-11-08
RESCUES MANY.
A Lake Superior Tug Nearly Lost
While Saving n Government In
spectOr and His Men.

Houghton, Nov. 5.-Nineteen men
were rescued from drowning in Lake
Superior on Wednesday night by the
live-savers at the entrance to the ship
canal. The men were employed in gov
ernment work and were in charge of
Hamlet Kent, government inspector of
canal work. They were on scow and
were caught in the gale. A tug saw
their signals of distress and put out
to their rescue, but became disabled
by picking up line in its wheel which
was hanging from the scow. The life
savers were summoned by whistles
from the tug and took the men off in
safety just as the scow broke up and
sank. The tug finally worked the line
loose and returned TO port.
The true northerner., 1899-11-08
A LABoRER IN LUCK.
IN High Hank and Left an linz
mense Fortune.

Houghton, Nov. 6.-Victor Matson,
day laborer in this place, has re-
ceived a letter from Finland announce
ing the death of his father and the
further fact that he had been be-
queathed property valued at half "A mill
lion marks. Back of this is the story
of a prodigal son. Matson is uni
versity graduate and scion of one
of the oldest and wealthiest families of
Finland. AS young man he took TO
drink and was disowned by his rela-
lives. He came 10 America and mar
ried and held good positions, but lost
them successively through drink. and
-Anally sank 10 the level of day la
borer, and his family became dependent
on charity When he read the story of
his fathers forgiveness in the letter
received Saturday he burst into tears,
hunted up his destitute wife and chill
dren and, after taking the pledge be-
fore Municipal Judge Curtis. formally
assigned his entire interest in the es-
tate TO his wife. Matson and his fam
lily will return TO Helsingfors, the
capital of Finland. Matsons old family
home.