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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-18

LAUGHLIN's ExPECToRANT SYRUP.-
Among the many things required during
this unpleasant winter for personal
HEALTH, COMFORT and EASE this
Syrup stands among the first. 1t has
been before the public now for Is years
and has given the most entire satisfac-
ton. All persons suffering from
COUGHS, COLDS and H0ARSENESS,
should not be without it, as it will af-
ford speedy relief in most diseases of the
Throat, Chest or Lungs. FOR GROUP
Can be relied on in extreme cases.
FOR WHoOPING COUCH-Inysriably
gives speedy relief. FOR SORE
THR0AT-Keep the Throat moist with
it. VIOLENT C0UGHS-Yield to its
continued use-
Sold by Druggists generally
LAUGHLIN, SMITH s. CO.,
Wholesale Druggist,
Main ST., Wheeling.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-18

RThe Chinese say kindness is more
binding than loan" It's generally
less expensive.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-18

NOTARY PUBLIc.-The Governor on
yesterday appointed Benz. +. Stewart,
of Newark, to be Notary Public for
Writ county.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-18
FOR RENT.
FOR RENT.

u,HAT ELEGANT STORE ROOM NOW
occupied by A. W. PAUL g. Co, No. LOO
Main street, Possession given first Of April,
or sooner If desired. Apply to
;oTS5tf JAMES PAUL..
lah-"H rr,,ou;,srcer convI
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-18

tSAll of the best patent medicines
sold low at Brann's Drug Store, 25
Denny street. South Wheeling. Try
them.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-18
FOR SALE.
COR SALE.

r,RM-CoNTAINING I2s ACRES OF
A f.I land. portion OF which is cleared
"a SSUdsr a good state of cultivation young y;
oIraa'" " i,rre amount of peach, cherry;
iIut an I o";oce trees: also. grape vines. Good
plan. ~" and 0ntkouses The land is rolling
stability cen. il we'll watered. and never iall.
6ut n' ai ~ GOOD water in the yard WIN oe
iug, W.. W.. low and terms easy. For price anu
sold very , IT," Of L u. HUGHES,
terms eiH"' Real Estate Agent. =,
OlCe on = t'P'"' dec3I
Z -fVf4f4
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-18
couYrrRrErr MoNrY.-Counterfeit

COUNTERFEIT MoNEY.-Counterfeit
fractional currency is very prevalent,
Some of the denominations ofthe last
issue of fractional currency have al
ready proved failure through the IA
cility with which they are counterfeit
ed. tits said that in consequence of
the number of countsrfeits on the new
fifty cent fractional currency, the
Treasury Department has resolved to
cancel all that come back to the Treas
ury. The Treasury Department is in
possession of evidence that the Ameri.
can and National Bank Note Company
at New York have had in their employ
men in league with the counterfeiters.
Some time ago fifty cent note was
gotten up by the Treasury Department
and subsequently suppressed upon the
detection of one of the engraVers in the
act of making al Impression with the
plates.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-18

vThe Justices offices were void of
items yesterday.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-18
FOR RENT.

rrHREE DWELLING HOUSES IN THE
Tbird Ward. two on Fourth and one on
Fifth streets. Apply at the office of
ian,Stf GEO. w. JEFFERS.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-18

9The most stylish boots, shoes and
CATERS in the city can be fonnd at
Merge's, l33 Main street.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-18
SCAAR(8NEA
AT u r z,

OWN RELIABLE REMEDY.
They are Apple-seed like, tastelesS
and inodorous. Mild, but effectual.
The CALABAR GRAlHS or SEEDS"
arc the great NERYE-TONIC and
Aperisnt. They cure sick.headache,
Constipation. Indigestion, Biliousness,
Irregularities, and general Nerve de-
bility.
Children readily take the new House
hold Remedy.
Sold in membrahous pouches, con-
tanning rs or 80 Grains as originally
put up. For sale by Laughlin, Smith
IL Co.
noyS
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-18

BFParlor Stereoscopes holding from
twenty-four to one hundred views, at
the Partridge Gallery.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-18

No HUMBUG! No HUMBUG Room
is rented and must close out April 1st,
M. PORTER.
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RED Hot PoETRY.-Some persons are
born poets. One of these sent valen-
tine to q friend of ours. 1t contained
but single verse of original poetry,
bnt that is so original that we feel
bound to pablish it. We append it
with spelling, punctuation and meter
unchanged
Remember me when this you see,
And bare me in yore mind
And don't be like the wether clake that
Changes with the wind
And don't be like the Tirtle duv that sits
on yonder tree lamenting for its own true
Low as lament for you.
To be sure the last line is little too
long and a little mixed, but taken all
together it is healthy valentine poetry.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-18
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

THURSDAY EVENING, Feb. II, 1870.
The Board net in regular session.
Present - Messrs. Bayha, Bickel,
Ewing, Hall, Hutchinson, HARRISON
Launder, Metoalf, Pollack, Pfarr, Stew
art, Scott and weitzel.
The President called the Board to
order.
The minutes of the preceding meeting
were read, approved and signeds
Mr.. Ewing, from the special commit
tee appointed to examine the furnaces
in the First Ward school house, ard in
regard to Mr.. Hogs bill for coke, re-
ported as follows:
We find after making due inquiry
that the furnaces are consuming about
one half the amount of fuel which they
formerly did, and are now in good work
ing order, the use of coke having been
discontinued. Your committee offer the
following:
Resolred, That the bill of Mr.. Hogg
for coke be paid. Adopted.
The superintendent Of Public Schools
made his report, from which we take
the following:
In compliance with the rule of the
Board, which provides that the Super
intendent of Schools shall make a
monthly report of attendance, &c, 10
all the departments of the schools OF
the District, / have prepared tabnllr
statement embracing the particulars
required, for the month of January.
Your attention is invited to the follow
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-18

FBs sure to get your Photographs
ct "l17.n ~
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-18

-yGo to Porter's and purchase youi
Shoes, you will come away smiling a
your bargains.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-18

d. A. ADLER e. CO., at Wheeling, are a
branch of KOHN, ADLER g. CO., 3Ue Market
street, Philadelphia leoI
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11
Personal Habits ofWashinrton.

Every American is eager to learn all he
can about Washington, and is never weary
of hearing anecdotes about him, or incidents
of his private life. A letter, just published
gives some facts about him, in which our
readers may be interested:
While the Federal Chy was building,
the Legislature of Pennsylvania voted the
President house, hoping, perhaps, TO keep
the seat Of government in Philadelphia
The house formerly occupied as the Uni
verslty of Pennsylvania was accordingly
bull. for that purpose. But as soon as Gen
eral Washington saw its dimensions, and a
good while before it was finished, he let it
be known that he would net occupy it; that
he certainly should not 90 to the expense
of purchasing suitable furniture for such
a dwelling, and hired instead a modest but
comfortable scsidence.
The President ate Indian cakes for break
fast, after the Virginia fashion, although
buckwheat cakes were generally on the table
Washingtons dinner parties were entertain
ed in a very handsome style.
His weekly dining day, for company, was
Thursday, and his dining hour was always
four o'clock in the afternoon. His rule was
to allow five minutes for the variation of
clocks add watches, and theng to the table,
be present or absent whoever might
He keeps his own clock in the hail. just
within the outward door, and always exactly
regulated When tagging members of Con-
gless came 10, as they often did, after the
guests had sat down to dinner, the Presi-
dents only apology was
gentlemen, Cor sir, we are too punctu-
ii for you. l have a cook who never asks |
whether the company has come"
He was always dressed in suit of black,
lis hair powdered, and tied in black queue
behind, with very elegant dress sword,
which he wore with immltable grace.
Mrs. Washington often, but not always,
lined with the company, sat at the head Of
he table, and if, as was occasionally the
ase, there were other ladies present, they
at each side Of her. The President sat half
way from the head to the foot Of the table,
nd on that side he would place Mrs
Washington, though distant from him, on
lis right hand.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11
The MARRIED LIFE.-The universal

The MARRIED LIFE.-The universal
expectations ofall young people is
that their married lives will be happy
one. Deuded dreamers They imagine
they are different from other people, aud
that when they open the portals of matrimo-
ny hope, peace, and prosperity will ever be
their attendants. Such one had better
by far consider themselves the same as 9TH
ers, but firm resolutions to do differently
from other married people; resolutions
that will keep them from the dangerous
coast on which so many have been wrecked
and ruined.
Unhappy marriages depend upon on many
causes. In the fast age there is too much
deceit practiced by both sexes. Previous
to marriage many try to appear more INTEL
lectual, more amiable, or more accomplish
ed than they really are. Depend on it,
love brought into existence by moonlight
stroll, strengthened by deceipt and FASH
Unable displays, and finally consumated
through the influence of intriguing friends
will fade almost as soon as the flowers that
compose the bridal wreath.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11

REQUISITES FOR A THEATRE.-MissL Lo-
gan quotes numerous list of the articles
that the property man Of frst-class theatre
has in his curious museum ready for use.
Among them are Suns and moons; sheet
iron for thunder, and dried peas ior rain
powered resin for lightning, and cut paper
Tor snow storms; rattes for the crash of
falling building; trumpets for the growls OF
ferocious wild beasts; rose pink for the
blood of patriots papier naache banquets;
tin money for spendthrifts, and brass crowns
for kings; broomsticks for witches leaden
watches; leather armor for the bodies of
brave knights, tin spurs for their heels, and
dog chains for their necks legs of mutton,
loaves Of bread, and plum puddings, all OF
canvass stuffed with sawdusf -four to make
despairing lovers look pale, and vermilion
to make the noses of jolly landlords look
red."
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11

THoUGaT IT WAS NO UsE.-"Why don't
you 60 into business ?" said a prosperous
merchant to an old school-mate, who was
down in the world, and couldn't get a stu
alton even as book-keeper.
"Haven't got the capital" was the dole
full reply.
Il suppose you know what commenced
on ?" resumed the merchant, with some
sternness in his tons and air.
'Yes-next to nothing
well, why can't you do the same?
Il don't know why but | can't"
tDid you ever tryr
No; thought it was no use J.
That's it Jus. one-half of the uufor-
tunate people in this worll think it is no
use to try. The whole OF ones success
ceutres in the act of trying to succeed
Never give up the ship.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11

So take them Heroes IF the songful Past!
Open your ranks, let every shining troop
Its phantom banners droop,
To hail Earth's noblest martyrs and her last.
Take them, O Fatherland
Who, dying, conquered in thy name,
And with a grateful hand,
lnscribe their deeds who take away thy
Give for their grandest all, thine insufficient
fame
Take them, o God our brave,
The glad fulfllcrs of Thy dread decree
Who grasped the sword for Peace and smote
to save,
And, dying here for Freedom, died for thee!
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11

A RULE OF THREE.-A Clergyman, in
a recent sermon in New York, quoted an
anecdote of an old merchant who instructed
his clerk: "When man comes into the
store and talks of his honesty, watch him /;
if he talks of his wealth, don't try to sell
him if he talks of his religion, don't trust
him dollar"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11
COMPARATIVE WARMTH OF THE SEXES

COMPARATIVE WARMTH OF THE SEXES.
The Schenectady Star is puzzled itself
over the conundrum why girls can dress as
lightly as they do and still keep warm. and
relates the following startling experience:
reE, 4npee rQae. yith.a girl. 10 an omen cut
nights in winter, ana While we sat frozen
nigh as stiff as stake, our teeth chatterng
like estincts. she kept up an animating con-
versation, every now and then exclaiming
'Oh, isn't this delightful Don't you enjoy
ID" When we arrived at our destination,
Notwithstanding we were dressed a grea.
deal warmer than our fair companion, she
had to lift US out of the cutter and conduct
us to the tropical atmosphere os the kitcnen
of farm house. On the return trip we
were frozen to death, and she drove the
corpse home. 1t must be that girls are
tougher than we men people.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11
From the Religious Telescope. ]
Letter from the Far West.

On the morning of the 9th OF May
awoke and found myself at the Humboldt
Wells, Nevada Territory, at which the EN-.
igrants used to canp while they recruited
their teams after their hard journey across
the desert. | am now one thousand two
hundred and torsy-eight miles from Omaha.
This is one Of the most noted points along
the route yet the traveller, unless his at
tention be called 70 it, would hardly notice
it. The springs or wells, about twenty 10
number, are scattered over beautiful val
ley, about five miles long and three miles
wide. This valley conlaines some excel
lent farming land, capable Of producing,
with proper cultivation, luxuriant crops of
vegetables, grain, or grass. The transition
from the parched desert and barren upland
to this green and well watered little valley
is so sudden that it seems like the work Of
magic. One moment in the midst OF desc.
lation, the next in the midst of the green
vallej adorned with the most beautiful
flowers.
After leaving that beautiful little valley
we proceed few miles, when we reach
the head-waters of Humboldt River, which
flows in westerly direction for near three
hundred miles, when it sinks into Hum
boldt Lake. The railroad follows down
its northern bank to within short distance
of where it forms the lake. Much has
been said of the great Humboldt Valley.
Some have described it as being the finest
grazing land in the world and unriveed
e2C cHlngg III ggTTiisEipggH and from the
a traveller would be led to imagine that it
would be good place to make himself a
home Others, however, as well as myself,
could not see it in that light; for furrow
has not been turned, that could see, from
the heak of the river to where it sinks in-
to the lake. There man be some portions
of the valley that would be productive,
were it not for the fact that rain seldom
falls upon this destert waste. Mr.. GIeely
would say, irrsgate. That would do if it
were prao:able. IF it could be done
at all it would take millions of money
to convey the waters of the Humboldt over
those vast plains. All day the eye rested
upon the naked mountains and desert plains
There are few small towns in the valley
that l shall not notice. If the gold and
silver mines of Nevada should fail to be
productive there would be nothing left to
attract emigration, and it might as we'll be
left for the Indians, many of whom we saw
during this days travel and most miser-
able set of human beings they are-men
who look as though they would sooner
starve than hoe hill OF corn. The squaws,
with their poppooses fastened to boards and
strapped to their backs, gathered around
the cars to beg for scraps of provisions.
if this miserable people are driven from
this to worse country, God pity them.
During the day, l saw many Cinnamon,
who appear to be the only hands employed
on the railroad, Take them altogether
they are a much better looking set of men
than was led to expect from the discrip-
tions that have been given of them.
j. j. GLOssBRENNER.
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mono %,; TfrcIlkassS ina New Light.


the st. Charles theatre, New Orleans, few
nights since, while he was playing Toodles,
where an old couple from Mi sissippi. 1t was
their first visit to the city, indeed their first
visit to a theatre. Strictly devotional and
long Unidentified with the church, they re-
garded this adventure as simply ar cpl
sode in their usually quiet lives. All went
we'll through the first scenes, and the old
couple annoyed it heartily, but finally Tim
othy Toodles got drunk. There was no de-
nying it. absolutely reeled on the stage, and
his unsuccessful effort to recover his hat set
the seal upon his depravity. The old couple
were shocked, indignant. The pater .fdn,i-
has rose hastily aud sought the box-ofice.
SIR he iurious!y demanded, what sort
of theatre is this you've got?'
very good, l believe
That may be, sir, but what l want to
know is this: Why do you allow drunken
man to be rcllicking and rolling around the
stage?'
What sir?
yes, sir-a drunken man.
'What do you mean?'
'Why that confounded fellow that's play
ing Toodles. Yes, str, he ought to be
ashamed of himself. He's abusing his wife
in the most shameful manner
'Why, you surprise me ?
Its so, and I have notion to take my
wife away
'Oh no, sir, don't do that, I'll see that
the man is removed. He's probably sober
by this time
The ole gentleman returDed with this ex
planation, and shortly afterwards 'ToOdles
being over, the other play proceeded to his
entire satisfaction.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11

HARD ON A sTRANGER.-In the square
of ST.. Mark, at Venice, there is clock. and
two bronzed men strike the honrs on a
bell One day an inxuistive stranger put
his head between the bell, and the bronze
man knocked his brains out.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11

Josh Billings charges the cat with being
a kritter guilty of affektashun. I hev
known cat to klean the cream all oph the
buzzum of pan Of milk, and then limp
into the sittips-room on all four legs, and
lay down in the corner of the fire place, as
melancholy as tho she hadn't friend on
the face of the arth.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11

A friend was consoling a young widow
on the death of her husband, and spoke in
serious tone of his many admirable quoli-
ties:
"You know" he said, you can never
find his equal, search as long as you will"
To which the sobing fair one replied,
almost broken hearted I'll bet will
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11
BUSINESS CARDS.
J. S. BORDWELL, NJ. d.
ECLECTIC YSECI.A.v

VTNhe word eclectic means to choose Sc
lect medicines from all the different
schools of medicine; using remedies that are
safe, and discarding from practice all medi-
cines that have an injurious effect on the sys-
TEN, such as mercury, antimony, lead, cop
per. &c.
| lay aside the lance-the old bloodletter
reiucer or depleter. and equalise the circula'
tion and restore the system to ite natural
state by alternatives and tCnics. hall here
after give particular attention to chronic dis
eases, such as rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Liver
complaint. Catarrh, Ne lralga, diseases ot the
throat, urinary organs, and all diseases pecu-
liar to females, &c.
CATARRH treat with q new instrument of
a late invention. which cures every case.
TEETH extracted without pain.
Office and residence South of the jail on
Centre St. Office hours from to S u. IN II
20 p. m; to p. m.
Dec. 23'G7.-ly. j. S. BORDWELL.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11

In the Idaho penitentiary the prisoners
occupy their time with Bible classes, weere-
upon local newspaper says that the 'mor-
al atmosphere inside the wall is of far high.
er tone than thar of the rest of the ter
ritory.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11

A woman who never read the Bible,
supposed she was quoting it when she
greeted her son, who came home to keep
Thanksgiving, in the following words:
Here comes the fatted calf
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11

The prettiest grill in California rises every
morning at six O'Clock, and milks three
COWS before breakfast.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11

A BosToN writer, in alluding to the
musical taste of the Hub, says:-"Our ears
have been cultivated till they overshadow
our other organs" Which is true.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11

We always like to see gentlemen and
ladies with beautiful gold rings on their
fingers, and long dirty nails-it looks SO
neat and genteel.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11
LLEGHEYY VALLEY RAIL ROAD.

The only direct route 10 Pitsburg
WITHOUT CHANGE or CARS
from Oil City.
ON and after Monday Nov. I'D 1869, trains
will run as follows:
G)lNG SOUTH
Day Express leaves Oil City at l03O a. M
Arriving at Piusburg at o3o P. m
Night Express leaves Oil City at H,3V p. m'
Arriving at Pittsburg at ',OO a. H.
Kittanniag Acc. leaves Emlenton Olo p. m
Arriving at Kittanning BOO p m'
Mixed WAY leaves Oil City at 100 a. IN.
Arriving at West Penn Junction at 1908 P. III.
GOING NORTH.
D.y Express leaves Pittsburg at 7,15 a. m.
Arriving at Oil City at Loo p. H.
Night Express leaves Pit!sburg at 800 p. m.
Arriving at Oil City Mt 6,Ooa Ill.
Parker Acc. leaves Kittanning 7.20a. m.
Arriving at Parker 9,oo a. n''
Mixed Way leave West Penn juno. at 100 a. M,
Arriving at Oil City at G,OO p. N.
Connections at Cory and lrvineton for Oil
City and Pittsburg. At franklin with James
town and Franklin r. II. Connections with
West Penn, r. r. ut West Penn Junction for
Blairsville and all points on the main line or
the Pennsylv ania r. Il.
nSg-"Silver Palace Sleeping Cars" OH all
Night Trains both ways from Pittsburgh to
Cory. -
THos. NJ. KING, Asst. Supt.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11

NEITHER single bad action nor sin
gle bad habit ought to condemn man, for
he himself man hate the one, and may be
trying to get rid of the other all his life.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11

An Ohio girl has laid by the sum of
5000, all gained by making corn husk door
mats, at ten cents each.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11

ANNA Dickiuson's reported quarrel with
her intended is styled private rehearsal
Of Breakers Ahead