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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-06

want familiar. The trouble seemed to
be because everybody was so mighty
curious about his arm. When we ask
ed him he explained it straight enough.
well, gents. said he, you see it's
this way. My parents, they was bust
in big people, both of EN-, and | got
a good start myself; but along back
when I was a small boy | stopped
CROWN to speak of. But somehow or
other this here arm of mine began to
increase most unnatural, and it's been
CROWN ever since. l suppose prob
ably all my natural strength went into
that arm. Anyhow, it's the best thing
in its line that ever came into the Lone
Star State, barrin' none. But says
he, startin' up, I know it's deformity
as we'll as anybody, and that's just one
thing I'm sensitive about. | don't
show no man my arm because | don't
expose myself, no sir; and that settles
it.
That beln natural, OF course, we
never bothered him, but there was a
good many that was mighty curious
about that arm, just the same, special
ly strangers, and it made him feel
pretty mighty ugly Only nobody ever
saw that arm. He roomed by himself,
and he was mighty particular who was
round him, and by and by. seem how
dangerous he was, people mostly let
| him alone. Only one or two who run
against him in crowd, they said his
arm felt as hard as iron. So, finally,
some folks took to calm him The Man
with the Iron Arm. But most every
body called him Charlie, the Wrath of
God, specially when they'd seen him
] hght,-because no man couldn't stand
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-06
fore. sir" Mr.. Bat remarkesr@-ss.

fore, sir" Mr.. Bat remarke4ra-seS,
the guest.
"No," replied the stranger; Il Lam not
a native of this region. am taking a
trip abroad. l find Ii broadens one so
much to see new places and make new
acouaintances. By the way. you don't
have a spare mouse laid up anywhere
that | might have for breakfast.
must confess to feeling trifie hun
cry
They bad remnant Of supper left.
ard this they presented TO the stranger.
with many apologies for its leanness
and meagerness.
When his hunger was satisfied. the
stranger was ready TO talk freely. HIS
home had been an old barn, where he
had remained with his parents and his
brothers and sisters until he had de-
cided to travel.
s.Tbe birds go south every autumn,
and could not see any reason why
should not do the same. The blue jays
and the robins near cur barn are great
travellers. and they told me that IN the
tropical regions, to which they some
times ventured ir. the winter, there
were at least hundreds of kinds Of
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-06
|NATUREsTORlEs
the Bats That Lived In the HoI-
low Tree.
Copyright. 1901 by Elizabeth Lanesdorf.


The bat created profound sensa-
ton when he took lodgings in the hol
low tree. The other tenants scarcely
knew what to make of him.
Mercy on us, Who is this queer,
blinking creature with the hairy body
like mouse's and the wide. great
wings and sharp claws?" some of the
gossips inquired anxiously.
Mrs. Robin had nestful of eggs in
the tree top and was naturally partic-
ular about the character of the other
tenants. 1t was springtime. and as
there were many feathered young ones
in the neighbour God parents in the hol-
low tree colony were a little anxious.
Some of the old birds thought the
stranger looked like an owl and feared
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-06

a most unriahieous way, which moacy,
of cout,e. We corldn't never reednd,
havin' already srtut most of 1t, ana
moreover. feelin kinder downish over
just losin' most everything we owned,
his chances. they J, oked mighty thin.
Most o. the fellers were for tyin him
up right Their. But finally he come
to and pleaded for himself
Gents says he, of course you can
do what you want to with me, and
you'd be justified by any coroner's jury
in the Lone Star State. but | want to
sd up here and say, gents, that |
wouldn't have done this here thing if
it hadn't been for my having little
sister and a widowed mother to take
care of-yes. sir, and them sufferin'
for food. And, you see, bein down in
my luck and havin' this here invention
of mine, what could do, gents, ask
you, what could do?'
Now, gents says he, pleadin' hard,
I've been the maxim of Alfalfa Coun-
ty this last year. you might say, and
I've always been liberal and generous
with you. Now says he, be sort of
liberal with me- Just give me my arm
and let me go | won't trouble you no
longer So we finally agreed to his
suggestion, and the last thing we see
of The Wrath, he was just walkin' out
through the suburbs toward the North
carryin' his old arm with him.
And now, stranger" said the man
with the goatee, I'VE amt goin' home
in our special train. We're just a get
tin home the best way we can-in
smokers and cattle trains. And. o
Lord, stranger. won't it be sad day
for old Alfalfa when we get therel"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-06
up against him.

up against him.
well, in a little while Charlie, he
came around to us and says: Now,
gents. says he, 'bein' as ! am top dog
Of this here country, and. moreover,
now I'm regular institution here,
feelin some natural pride in her well
fare, it strikes me it might be the pa
triotic thing for you fellers to run me
up against some of the images in the
surroundin' counties, incidentally ma
kin good thing for yourselves. Bein
modest. wouldn't want to take lead
myself, but there's a real good thing
in it for somebody, because there ain I
nothin around here that can stand up
against me-
THAT suggestion was mighty pop
ular one, sir, and we took to it right
off. 1t amt necessary to state what
we did with the Wrath, because mostly
everybody knows 1t already. We got
up string of barbecues first with
them fellers from the surroundin coun-
ties, which we rounded up with little
contest between Charlie and whatever
the other fellers had to show up IL
was easy for us, particularly at hrst'
because there wasn't nobody that
wouldn't give US odds when they saw
what little insignificant runt they d
run against Then the first time Inc
Wrath hit out at them they went down
as if they was shot out of gun. |
won't detain you, sir, to 'numerate the
feIlers he run up against that year,
but there was a mighty crew OF them'
Won bet. First. there was Locomotive
linn from out East-a big, overgrown
Teller that fought right out straight
ahead like the piston rods OF an en-
CINE when he got started. The wrath,
he lust hit him in tn pit of his stom-
ach, and we worried our lives out for
fear we couldn't pump air enough INTO
him to set him a-goin' again. Loco
motive Jim. as one of the fellers said,
couldn't get up steam again for ~
minutes. Then there was Excited
Smith, who come from up North
Always; he was counted pretty dan
gerous man, but he really got no show,
because he had to get hit once to do
real good work, and when The Wrath
hit him he want in no condition to
do so. Then there was Jelly-makln
Jones-he was called a pretty hard hit
ter where he come from; and Billy,
the Mule, from down in Speroza Coun-
ty, they said he could punch hole in
a two-inch plank any day, but The
Wrath, he made his hole first in both
of them, and that was all there was
to 1t.
well. by and by, The Wrath, he
got so celebrated that we got arrange
ments for putin him up against men
all over Texas We just used to get
up special trains and sail out into
every town and hamlet in the State
where they thought they had some
thing worth while, and when we came
away, we left them without circulatin'
medium to any extent, because we
carried it with us.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-06

bats, some of them huge creatures
with wings five feet across"
The two young bats-they were
brother and sister-listened with I'M
blinking attention. When the traveller
had finished, Master Bat spoke up
earnestly: Let me go with him. |,
too should like to see the wonderful
birds and flowers and bats. Perhaps
there I may grow great wings myself
and hunt for small animals instead of
for flies and insects"
"Why, to be sure" urged the trav-
eler cordially. 81 should like to have
|, company on my trip. He is young and
strong and will be very little fatigued.
Let him come by all means
Mr.. and Mrs. Bat were finally per-
suaded to let him go with the stranger
and babe him an affectionate good
bye.
when you grow to be great. hand
some bat like those the stranger tells.
about, be sure to come back to see us.
his parents and sister called after him.
They sadly watched him disappear
through the twilight, but he never re-
turned to them. He could never grow
the wonderful wings of the great trop-
ical bats because nature had made him
only little common gray bat.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-06

you bring 'em here, and don't you let
'em get wet
"All right, Charlie" said the farmer,
"but l don't want to see 'em go hun
cry
That's all right, Fred, but l amt
a-payin' II cents pound for corn, and
l amt a-buyin' water at the same
rate
"All right, Charlie, and I'll bring
my scales along"
mo need of that, Fred; I've got
good scales here"
They parted and | asked the hotel
man just what was meant.
20, Fred's all right" he said. He's
one of the squarest men alive; but all
the same I amt a-paying live weight
for chickens stuffed full of wet corn
and with wet feathers. But don't mis-
understand me. Fred's square man"
l walked down to Fred's farm. He
was jolly and smiling. Charles a
fine fellow he said zone of the
squarest men in the county-but I'm
going to take them scales, all the
same. youths Companion.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-06

Bat babies learning to fly. several
times Mrs. Bat went out for an airihs'
When she thought they were ola
enough to venture alone, she simply
forced them to give up their hold upon
her and. to save themselves from fall-
ing. the little wings were outstretcheo'
and the first feeble efforts at nylng
were made.
When they were old enough, the lit
tie bats were taught to eat solid food
and instructed in the art of insect
catching. They were adept pupils and
soon could fly as we'll as their parents
and almost rivsled them in the apt
ness with which they could catch their
prey.
Now it CHANGED one morning that an
old bat of the tramp kind stopped at
the entrance to the hollow tree. Mr.
and Mrs. Bat, seeing that the sun was
beginning to redden the east and that
it would soon be day, when 1t Is
difficult for a bat to make his way
about, inviteN the stranger to enter.
He gladly accepted and hung himself
head downward while he made hasty
breakfast of a few mosquitoes that
came buzzing into the tree.
81 have not seen you about here be-
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ed the bats to hold their prey, ana
sharp teeth in the wide little mouths
aided them in masticating flesh.

aided them in masticating hesn.
There was quite stir in the Tree
tons when il was learned one morning
that Mrs. Bat was the mother OF two
fine babies. Mrs. Flying Squirrel ana
most of the mother birds went to call
upon the Bat family. The proud
mother. as usual, was suspended by
her feet on the inside of the hollow tree.
The two little baby Bats chung TO their
mother bat fashion by their feet, anu
very odd they looked hanging head
downward. The little ones were blind
and could only grope helplessly about
until old enough to see. They were
like young kittens in this respect; also.
like kittens, they fed upon milk from
their mothers breast.
II was a pretty sight to see Mrs. Bat
with her babies cuddled up in her wing
for so she sometimes held them to keep
them snug and warm. The little things
furry coats were yet scarcely to be no
ticed. although in time they would be
az soft and thick as those of their par
ents.
It was most amusing to behold the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-06

that he might be fond of birds eggs CT
partial to a diet of newly hatched
nestlings. But he came and went so
quietly end unobtrusively that suspi-
sions we're put to rest. The hying
squirrel at length claimed him as dis
tant relative. and on, his recommended
ton the birds were ready to admit the
newcomer to a degree of intimacy.
They found that his food was nothing
more Objectionable than insects, with
an occasional mouse which he picked
up in the fields. All the matrons of
the bird colony were much interested
when they learned that the taciturn
little fellow was about to bring home
wife The whole neighbour ood
watched to see them come flying home
on their honeymoon, and what a fine
serenade they gave the newly married
couple that morning! The tree tops
rang with melody. Mr. and Mrs. Bat
came blinking to their door, and when
they discovered that the attention was
meant for them hastily retired from
view Mr.. Bat grew bit more genial
and sociable now that he had the COM
panionship of a wife. She looked just
like her husband. for she had mousse
like body whose legs were united by
thin membrane that formed two wings
So sensitive were the wings that they
helped 30 guide the bat through dart
and winding passages where sight
would have been of no avail. This
membrane was supplied with nerves
SO celicate that they could instructive
ly detect their too close approach to
any substance.
Hooked claws at the extremities of
what should have been the limbs help
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-06
Getting Ready to Carve.

The man who was dining with the
family for the first time began the con-
versation.
Wasn't that the dinner bell that
just rang?" the stranger asked.
yes" replied the old friend of the
family.
Then where's the host going?
just saw him pass down the hall with
his overcoat on"
THAT wasn't an overcoat; it was a
macintosh. We are going to have
roast duck."-Denver Times.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-06
A Broad Hint.

Papa has forbidden you to come TO
the house. He says you are a dan
gerous man."
Dangerous! What can he mean
s'He says you are the kind of a man
who will hang around a girl all her
life and never marry her.'-Life.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-06
Too Nuch of 1t.

Medium: 81 can tell you about d
buried treasure"
Patron: "Pdease don't, My huspahu
is always footing that in my ears.
Medium: Does he know anythihs
about a buried treasurer
Patron: Yes, his first wife
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-06
Both We're Square Men.

In the mountains of Berks county,
Pennsylvania where Dutch shrewdness
matches Dutch thrift, the proprietor Of
hotel was bargaining for supply Of
chickens.
Nov, look here, Fred" said the
hotel man Familiarity to the farmer,
don't you feed them chickens before
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-06
HistriOnic Ability.

Manager: Its a wonder RoadsleJ
didn't give you an engagement in his
company. He thinks you're a gooa
actor
Actor: Does he?"
!. Manager: Eyes, he says you can ASA
for a big salary as if you expected 10
get it.'-Puck.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-06
Dividing the Credit.

''Do you think l look sweec asKeu
5-year-old Daisy of her nurse.
Eyes, indeed I do" replied the nurse
But why do you look so sweet no"
81 guess it's partly thoughts of Jesus
and partly the way I've got my hali
fixed Chicago Chronicle.
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what Money Does.

Sue: 81 hear that Mary Smith oL
Pittsburg, has come into possession VI
a fortune. Is she just the same as she
used to be-"
Belle: "Oh, no. She is Mae Smytne'
of Pittsburg, now"
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Very True.

When a man buys his wife's carriage
and finer clothes than he Ia anoro'
other women call it being good 70
her.-Atchison Globe.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-06

young man my compliments and ask
him to kindly close the front door
from the outside-Chicago News.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-06
Politely Put.

Anxious father (from top of stairs)-
Say, Mary Jane!
Mary Jane-Yes. papa.
Anxious Father-Is 1t IL o'clock
yet?
Mary Jane-Yes, papa.
Anxious Father-Well, give the
Arizona republican., 1901-12-15
KAISER'S MAGYAR DESCENT.

A Budapest journalist named Stefan MicnaiIovits. says the London Tele- graph. has published an article in a Hungarian newspaper in which he professed to prove that Kaiser Will helm is descended from the Magyar chief Arpad, the founder of the Hun garian monarchy, The information was new to his majesty. who received the cutting of the paper describing the connection between the Hohenzollerns and the house of Arpad; so he handed it over to the chief official of his fam fly archives, and the matter will be investigated. It is affirmed by Herr Stefan Michailovits that Kaiser Will helm is a descendant of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, and that this lady is of the house of Arpad.
Arizona republican., 1901-12-15
Personal Mention

 c. H. Mayer left last night for Fl Paso.
 S. May Ball of Atlanta is a guest of the Hotel Adams. E. L. Harwood and T. L. Rutter left last night for Bisbee. T. F. Cole of Duluth registered at the Hotel Adams yesterday. c. E. King of New York was a guest of the Hotel Adams yesterday. Swift Champ of Paris, Ky. registered at the Hotel Adams yesterday. J. w. and George Stelzriede arrived here yesterday morning via the NJ. & P. from Globe.
 P. B. Hodges and George F. Hodges of Yuma are registered at the Commer- cial hotel.
 Florence L. Adams of New York is among the recent arrivals at the Com mercial hotel.
 E. l.. Harwood and Ben Rybon of Prescott registered at the Commercial hotel yesterday.
 George N. O'Rrien of San Francisco was at the Hotel Adams yesterday. go- ing south last night.
 Mrs. Albert Hodges arrived here yes terday from the east and is a guest of the Commercial hotel
 Henry B. Wise. St. Louis: John b. White, Salt Lake. and w. J. weuss registered yesterday at the Ford hotel.
 Miss winifred Mulholland of Cresco. Iowa, is visiting at the home of MT. and Mrs. Hugh Evans, 5S0 North Fifth avenue.
 Miss NJ Fuller and Mrs. A. Don of Cada Ia arriy day morning and are guests of the Commercial hotel.
 M L. Carpenter, superintendent of the Oriental Mining companyin the Big Bug district. arrived in the city yes terday evening and will remain for several days.
 Among those registering at the Hotel Adams yesterday were M. S. Bernstein and Joe Israel. San Francisco; C. w. Pyle, Kansas City; O. w BrodtbecS. Los Angeles, and O. s. Swain, New York.
 Harry Brown. formerly oi Phoenix. but more recently in the employ of the S. F., P. & P. railroad at Prescott. is now serving that company in the ca- pacity of rate clerk at the freight depot in this city
 Among those registering at the Com mercial hotel yesterday were Erik Bloom. Prescott: Dan St. John, Denver; William T. Klein, New York: Mrs. L. D. Nelson. Scottsdale. and Monica Garcia. St. Johns. Ariz.
 Among those leaving on this morn ing's s. F., P. & P. train were J. w. Fresheur. for Stockston, Cal: Mrs. H. Pierce and Miss Myrtle Pierce. for San Francisco; w F. Newland and Miss Annie Newland, for Pendleton, Ore, and L. L. Plank and Sam Korrick, for Congress Junction.
Arizona republican., 1901-12-15
PUSHING CANAL BILL.
Speaker Henderson Urged to Appoin
 Committee at Once.

Washington, Dec. 14.-Speaker Hem derson has been urged to appoint the committee on interstate and foreign commerce at once. that the bill intro duced by Representative Hepburn yes terday may be referred to that com mittee and brought before the house with a favorable report. The bill will be passed without serious opposition and will then go to the senate, where the differences between it and the Morgan and the Perkins bills will be adjusted.
 Mir. Morgan's idea is a simple bill to authorize the work. to be followed by more elaborate and detailed legislation later. In that he agrees with MT. Hep burn.
 Mir. Perkins wants to create a com mission to control the work of con- struction. There will be some delay in the senate with considerable debate over details, but the obstructionists have no hope of preventing the passage of the measure.
 Senator Bacon of Georgia will make a speech against the ratification of the treaty when the convention comes up in executive session. Other democrats may also oppose 1t, but there is no doubt about ratification.
Arizona republican., 1901-12-15
Additional Local

c. M. DUVAL DEAD.-Mr. c. M.
 Duval. who came here recently from Hutchinson, Kan. and was then a very ! sick man, died Friday night at the | Sisters hospital. He was well and
 favorably known in Hutchinson. where
 the remains will be shipped for inter
 ment.
 | A CHANGE OF VENUE.-The move- 1 ment made by the liquor dealers
 against the druggists. whom they
 charge with selling liquor without a | license, is going to meet with resist
 ance. In the case of the first arrest | Captain Alexander yesterday entered a | plea of not guilty for the defendant in Justice Burnett's' court and later in the | day filed a motion for a change of venue. which was allowed The case
 was sent to Justice Gray's court. CEREMONIAL SESSION.-There
 was a frightful procession through town last night headed by a hoodoo band, which set on edge the teeth of all who heard the music. A large class of sheep, dumb before their shearers, was led along escorted by the rajahs, princes and potentaes of the Knights of khorassan, who maintained dis cipline with all sorts of prod poles The procession ended at Pythian hail. and pandemonium reigned supreme in the third story of the Horner block till it was routed by the approaching Sab bath morn. Just what occurred is not
 printed. for the three reporters who were sent to investigate were killed and their blood sprinkled along the stairways, as warning to all the un- godly or others who failed to give the
 high sign.
 A VERY CLOSE CALL.-Mr. P. F. Peters, who lives in Capitol addition, had about as close a call the other night as he ever wants. unless he is fully prepared and anxious to explore the scenery along the Styx. He had taken his son to the outgoing north bound train and was returning home about o'clock a. rn., in a single buggy. At First avenue and Washington street his horse dropped suddenly to the earth. It was dark and MT. Peters could not account for the action. of animal. but supposed he had merely had no sooner started than he fell again This time the horse was buff faloed" and MT. Peters got out and proceeded to investigate. He was just about to run into the trolley wire that was dragging the ground when someone called to him to look out. From that moment he moved cautious ly around to the horses head and discovered d long deep burn on the animals breast. He had struck the wire twice, and it is surprising that the shock did not kill him.