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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-02
The Frequent Changing Of School
Books.

SSa3N
From the n Y.Post)
The State Teachers Association was in
session some days last week OF Albany,
and the newspaper correspondents report
that II was besieged, aS usual, by the
agents Of school book publishers With
specimens Of their wares. There 70 good,
undoubtedly, In the multiplicity OF books,
and that school books especially are indis-
pensablc there can be no question. But II
may be very properly questioned whether
new editions Of school books are not often
nuisance. In this matter Of education,
we are afraid, the Mammon Of Upright.
eousness sometimes has q finger, and that
new books are Otter thrust into the hands
OF children not because they are better
than the old ones, but simply In the way
OF trade. A now geography, o new arith.
metic, new spelling book, or q new read.
or, Is brought out, not so much that It Is
needed, or is more excellent than is pre-.
decessor, but that some publisher thinks
that he can make, in the trade sense, o
good thing OF It.
Hecannot, however, make a good thing
Of 1t without help. The help he wants Is
to be found In school committees and
school principals. We do not aver It to
DO TACT, but We can conceive fits being
possible that an expectAnt per centage
may sometimes reveal faults In an OLD
book and merit In new one which
would otherwise remain imperceptible.
The essential difference may be quite
hidden to ordinary eyes, and parents may
DO quite content that their children should
learn all they can find In the old book
rather than be put, once or twice year,
to'the expense Of a change. We presume
that most people, and especially people Of
limited means, have grlmbled that they
are often compelled to buy new books no
whit better than old ones, which their
children are ordered to discard on the
plea Improvement, and that they some.
times detect, or think they detect, rea.
son for the change in the difference be.
tween the trade price OF which teacher
buys and the retail price at which he
sells.
There are great many people who
look upon this constant change OF school
DOCKS as an abuse which II 10 about time
should be corrected. A child uses now
great many more books during his
school years than was necessary twenty
five years ago; and 1t is rare now that the
younger children Of o family can use, as
they once could, the books which their
older brothers or sisters are done with,
If there was any absolute gain to knowl.
edge, or any added facilities in Its acqui.
sition, nobody, probably, would complain.
AS the only gain, however, seems to be
to those who make and sell school books,
the question becomes serious. Ifteachers
are not paid enough-and they often are
not-let salaries be increased and less lat.
itude allowed in the book business. 1t is
even asserted that the "ring" system Is
not unknown IN this matter Of text books,
and it can do no harm TO look into It. We
commend the subject to the next conven.
ton Of teachers, where there are always
men and women able and candid enough
to give 1t due consideration.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-02

A LION HUNT IN KEETUcKY.-A cor
respondent of the Louisville Ledger says,
that on the Goth inst, he and several
other gentlemen went on a"deer drive"
near Calhoun, Kentucky, and had gone
but lew miles when they came upon o
genuine lion. The correspondent adds
Having with us faithful and well trained
dogs, they at once began an attack. The
lion becoming frightened began running
and fighting fiercely all the while, almost
killing dog at each stroke of his tremen-
dous paw. He had kept up the light until
he had gone about one mile. After pur-
suing him for some time through the
thiCkest and darkest woods, known here
as flats" we finally came close upon him,
and found that he had assembled the
trunk OF a half fallen tree, and was, when
first discovered in this place, peering out
from among the limbs, his eyes red with
anger, and just in the act Of leaping out
upon Mr.. Denton, who happened to see
him in time to comprehend the danger,
and being possessed Of good nerve and
presence Of mind, quickly raised his gun
and fired both barrels, each loaded with
fourteen heavy buckshot, the shot taking
effect in the animals chest and throat.
He gave one gutteral groan, and dropped
out dead. He measured z feet in length,
and was q feet high. Alter the animal
was killed, it was carried in a wagon to
Sebree City, and shown to more than q
hundred people, who had gone there to q
picnic.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-02
New York DIV Goods Market.

NRw YoRK, August 1.-The tone Of
the market to-day was buoyant, but not
30 active as was anticipated from the In.
dicatlonSlyesterday. Brown and bleached
sheetlngs Of full weight were in fair de.
mand a current rates, while shhtinks
were neglected. Cotton drills wero with.
out any special features, and demand very
limited, which was met at full rates.
Ticks and stripes presented some i'm.
provement over the past few days, and
some fair transactions were reported In
some favorite brands. Prints inactive,
dull and unchanged. Woolens generally
dull. Fancy casslmeres without special
features, and little inquiry for doesklns
and coatingS. Demand for ilaunels very
moderate; some fair sales made toward
the close OF the day. FFf lgCr1
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-02

BALTIMORE, August Flour irmer
and good demand for good grades. Wheat
Firm and higher; amber 81 65a$l 70;
good to prime red 81 55a$1 63; common
TO fair 81 40l$l 90. Corn-Quiet Oats
-Firmer; mixed 45c; white 47c. Rye
Quiet and unchanged. Provisions
Quiet and weak, concessions would have
to be made to sell; prices ,nominaly un,
changed. Lard-Dull sfa9. Butter
Western in good demand, prices unchang'
ed. Whisky-Quiet at J4ta95.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-02
STATE BoNDs-Dull.

STocKs-0pened heavy; tride lower.
Eric very weak; opened at 409 and do.
clincd to 49, from last night, and fell an
additional one per cent during the day,
closing at 49,. Some large English hold.
ers free sellers. Therest OF the market very
dull, featureless and declining, with q
better feeling and steadiness in the after
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-02

WHEELING, PITTs'G & BAIT. DIVISION.
Leaves Wheeling at 7;l0 a. m, and $40 p m,
Sundays excepted.
East bound Trains make connections at
Baltimore with trains for Philadelphia, New
York and Boston. at Relsy House, via Wash.
ington City, for all points South.
West bound trains make direct connection at
Columbus for all points West and Northwest.
Tickets 10 all principal points can By procured
atthe Office. JOHN L. WILSON,
Master OF Transportation, Baltimore.
r. T. DEVRIES,
Jell General Agent, Wheeling.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-02
Cincinnati Market.

CINCINNATI, August 1.-Flour-Old
s. 90; new 81 soar rs. Wheat-0ld
81 IS; new dry 81 4sa1 80. Corn-47c.
Rye-Old 78aS0c; new 6Sa76c. Oats
Old 3la3Gc; new 27a20c. Barley-Un.
changed. Observation-Disclosures. Pork
City $lS 50a14 90; regular $l3 90. Lard
Steam Ste; kettle SIC, Bulk Meats
Shoulders &c; sides 7fc; clear rib TIC;
o oSs Sc, Bacon-sie; sia9c, WhiSky-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-02

Please Remember The Best is
Always the Cheapest.
We are now prepared to I'LL orders or put in
these pumps on shortnotice, and guarantee en-.
tire satisfaction, and would call the attention Of
the public 10 tho following advantages claimed
for it:
lst. It's economy in construction, combined
with durability, makes 1t, for actual serrtes, the
cheapest Pump In use.
I'd As the stock is galvanized wrought iron It
will neither crack from the effects OF the sun
ner decay or rust.
Sd The great enemy OF tho Pumps is frost,
which In single night often destroys and splits
the very best material and renders useless in
the hour Of greatest need.
This Pump Cannot Freeze,
Because when the Pump is not In use the water
falls 70 its level Ia the chamber, which Is always
placed belowthe freezing point
9TH. Freshness OF water is always Insured, as
the water comes directly from the bottom Of tho
well.
9Th. Impure water from dccayed or rotten
pump stock Is entirely obylated.
9th In construction 1t ls both simple and dura.
bic. The handle Is made OF two wrought Iron
rods and so arranged that while 1t Is light, yet
has great strength. The cylinder In Whicn 4 the
work 10 performed is iron, lined with copper, the
copper lining prepEHtS rust and makes but little
friction. This Iron chamber Ia not submerged,
will work as well under as above tho water.
9Th. 1t can DO used ina driven or bored well
with the same ease as q well OF larger diameter
sth For It's general adAptAbility this Pump IL
without q rival. The Pump may DO placed al
your dwelling or barn, or within the building.
and connected with the well, or spring or other
body Of water, any CT ono hundred yards dis
tAnt, and will work with the same ease as though
standing direetly over the water. ..,.-. -.
| 9Th. II Is single acting and pumps only with
the down stroke Of tho andle, and thus avoids
the htdpy Hftreqhired In the doubl5 acting Pump
10th. By attaching short hose, stream may
be thrown any TO sixty feet and may often be
used 70 advantage In watering gardens and lawns
washing windows, cleaning blggtes, extinguish
Ing fires, or eleyAting water. We recognizes the
fact that II requiles more power to elevate wAtei
from deep than nom = shallow well. ButG
far as possible 70 obVlate this difficulty for deer
wells, We manufacture smaller chamber, 20 tina,
while the volume Of water 10 diminished, TIT
power required 10 not greatly Increased We
claim that by the combination, having all thG
advantages OF atmospheric pressure In combinA
lion with force, that tho SINCLAIR PUNr viii
elevate water from deep well with less powe
than any st6tiitr9t or purely JoFcS pump In exis
tenee. This Pump 10 easily adapted 10 supply
water. TO steam mills, and for Transferring hi
contents OF watts In TannCries is unsurpAssed.
II you want Pump guaranteed to give salts
faction, send your order 70 SINCLAIR 8 HOL
LISTER, Bridgeport, Ohio.
- Two or three 1rst-clAss Agents wanted.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-02

CHICAGO, August L. Flour Extra
spring SO soar 70. Wheat-No. 2 spring
81 S2i; No. red winter 81 33. Corn-No.
2 mixed 42:c. 0ats-No. 9, 27a27fc.
Ryc-No. 2, 01c. Barley-Fall No. q
54c. Pork-Quiet at $I4 90. Lard
Winter SEC; summer &c. Bulk Meats
Sales short ribs attic. Bacon-Prices
nominally unchanged; no sales. Whisky
Strong; sole bid; 90c asked.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-02
SINOLAIR's SINGLE ACTING
- N0N.FREBZING, COMBINED HYDRAU'
Lie AND FORCE PUMPS-Patented June 6,

Wherever known, is now acknowledged to be
the best pump for all purposes yet patented,
Manufactured at Bridgeport, Ohio.
Please Remember-The Best is
Always the Cheapest.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-02

Riverside mr.. RIPSpY, an employc at the
nay result HiS Il ,Sa Sunday morning, which
Alter The "a H. me loss ola part Of 6is foot
ottGe Se,, T'I ,S he stepped on the crust rust
Ssat, but i INN thinking 1t strong enough to
mo he no II gave way and his foot went
ENbufpeJS ' San stream below. The flesh
40 MUIR, p oVT N. TO the bone, producing ut,
en-; ~ pa'aiOL-Bs''aTs IndsptH nd
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-02
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
New York Money and Stock Market

NVW AVIA 4UVuOJ UuU oFVOA l4uIAot'
NEW York, August 1.-GoID-Active;
opened at 1851, advanced to 115i, fell to
1851 and closed strong at 115ta115B.
Loans and per cent for carrying. The
treasury sold 100000 at 115.8Sa11589
Clearings $5s,OOO,OOO. The receipts at
the custom house were upwards Of 50 ESQ.,
600, the largest ever known in one day.
Treasury disbursements 100000.
MoNEY-Firmer at and per cent.
GOVERNMENT Firm, except currency
skies, heavy.
STERLING ExCHANGE.-Very weak at
1904 to 1909, with sales Of borrowed
bills as low as 100.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-21

Most bows who get into the news

Most boys who get into the news
paper" are very remarkable boys.
Joe had nothing about his looks, or
action, or color that attracted the par
ticular attention Of anybody.
When he first brcathed the vital air
he was simply a boy baby, with two
hands, two feet, two eyes, two ears.
one mouth. and one nose. lie did not
laugh, and crow, and sit upright, as
young genillses do in their boyhood,
hut he slept. and walked, aud ate baby
feed. Of fcourae, and cried like any
common baby.
Wien he grew older there was no
uncommon developments, except that
he was fat, and healthy, and heavy.
Nobody congratulated the mother on
rlisinga future President. uorapplaud-
ell the bright genius that spaiked in
the baby's eyes. The gossipers looked
wonderingly At each other aS the ten
der mother watched over her baby
boy. provided for his comforts, and
pressed him to her warm bosom.
lie grew to boyhood but he was only
a common boy. He learned his A b
G with difficulty, and was slow in
learning to read. Ills teacher thought
he never would "gct through the
multiplication table " But he never
forgot it.
When the boys went u fishing Joe
went too, lut he was slow in getting
his hook and line ready. The other
boys were on and in and around the
lake before his hook was fairly settled
in the water. "Two slow to move, I"
the BOYS would say. "lTe'll sit there
expecting the fish to come to him.
1t was even so he remained stationary
and fixed; but ennigllt came some
how his basket was always full. while
many Of the bright geniu>es went
home with the sad intelligence that
the fish wouldn't bite"
When lie grew to he q man, the
bustling driye-aheads laughed Mt his
ploddilg; but by some means he sell
dom made a mistake, and though he
did not seem to accomplish as much
in a week as many others did ina day,
vet at the end Of the year there was
always something tangible in his re-
suits, While the work of those who
seemed to utterly outStrip him at first
ended in demolished air castles.
He has passed tie meridian Of life.
Men eminent in the profession respect
his Judgment. Business men coming
upon the stage Of action long to learn
the secret of his success. The bank
leans upon him to carry it through the
trying crisis !; merchants and manntac-
turers lean upon him to save them from
bankruptcy. Steady, constant, and
hard study made him scholar;
pe%eyering industry, accompanied
with economy, raised him to opuIencc;
close observation and deliberate reflcc-
ton cultivated a sound Judgment, and
integrity secured for him the conf
dence Of all who knew him.-CAHS-
tim .ldtncae.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-21

A girl. young and pretty, and above
all gifted with an air OF admirable
candor. lately presented herself before
a Partisan lawyer.
Monsieur, have come to consult
you on grave affair. | want YOU to
obligc a man love. to marry me in
spite of himself. How shal! pro
ceed?"
The gentleman Of the bar had, of
course. 4 sufficiently elastic conscience.
He reflected 4 moment, and then, be-
ing sure that no one overheard him,
replied hcsitatingly:
MadamoiSelle, according to our
law, You always posses the means Of
forcing a man to marry you. You
must remain on three occasions alone
with him; YOU can then 90 before a
Judge and swear that he is yoW lNer." "
".And that will suffice. Monsieur?"
=" Yes. Madamoisclle, with one furth-
or consideration y
"Well?"
"l'hcn, you will produce witnesses
who will make oath to having seen
you remain a good quarter of an hour
with the individual said to have trilled
With your affections. !"
"Ncry well, Monsieur, | will retain
YOU as counsel in the management Of
this ailair. Good day"
A few days afterwards the Young
lady rcturned. She was mystcrion>ly
rcriyed BY the Ia yyer, who >caTrely
gave her time TO seat herself aud QUe'-
toned her with the most lively Curl
osity.
"Capital, capital"
"Perscyerr in your design, madam
oisello, but tue next time you come TO
consult me, give me the name Of tie
young man you are going to make so
happy in spite Of himself"
4 fortnight afterwards, the young
lady Knocked at the door of tie coun-
sells room. No sooner was She in
than Size flung herself Into Il chair,
saving, that the walk had made her
hreathless. Her counsel tried to rcas-
sure her, made her inllale salts and
even proposedto TO un!oose her garments.
III is useless, monsieur,n She slid,
II am much better"
owen. now tell me the name of the
fortunate mortal.
"Wel. then, the fortunate mortal,
bn If known 10 Won. is Yourself said
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-21
travelling II. Siberia.

Lovers of good sleighing can bcsat-
isfied to the full In Siberia, and have u
range of thousands OF miles without
! fear of a tlaw or of bare ground. But
| 1t l. very cold. and one must wear
thick clothing to keep warm. | fire.
quently saw the thermometer forty
degrees below zero, and sometimes it
gets below sixty. Everything that
can he frozen becomes solid. We car
ried some soup, frozen into cakes like
small bricks, and we had a piece Of
roast beef that looked and felt like red
granite.
The horses used to become white in
short time nomattcr what their origi-
nal color was; the hair round their
nostrelS used to be covered with frost
from their breath. and sometimes they
reSembled tic rows Of spikes that
farmers put around the noses of wean-
ing calves. In the coolest morning
there Is generally n fog or frost-elod
resting near the earth, from the freez-
ing and falling of all the watery parti-
cleS OF the atmosphere. Inthecoltiest
nights the stars are very brilliant, and
the brightest Of them seem to burn
like diamonds.
For my winter journey | had a suit
of clothing made from pair of blank
cts. On my feet | lnd my ordinary
woo!en socks then pair Of Squirrel
skin socks, then some sheepskin stock
ing, that came up to my knee, and
then some boots of reindeer skin reach
Ing rs high mp as boots could possibly
90. My leather boots | packed away
in my sleigh, and hid no use for them
while | was travelling.
Outside of my ordinary clothing !
had sheep-skin coat, with the fur in
side, and buttoned around me; and
outside of this had a deer-skin coat
that touched the ground when ! stood
erect, and was large enough inside for
4 man and hoy. Its collar was u
foot wide, and. when turned up in
front, it completely concealed my head.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-21

A REMEDY FOR TIE HEADACHE
DR.. Warburton Begbie Edinburgh
.HsdfcH J0maol) advocates the use OF
tlTpcntine in the severe headache to
which nervous and hysterical women
are subject. "I'hcre is, moreover"
he says "another class of suifercs from
headache, and this is composed of both
sexes, who may be relieved by turpen-
tine. refer to the frontal headache
which is most apt to occur after pro-
longed mental effort, but may Likewise
be induced by unduly sustained physi-
cal exertion: what may be styled the
headache Of fltiglIed brain. A cup
Of very strong tea often relieves this
form of headache, but this remedy,
with not a few, is pcrilous, for bring
ing relief from pain, it may produce
general restlessness, and worst Of all,
banish sleep. Turpentine, in doses of
20 or 30 minums, given at intervals Of
an hour or two, will not only remove
the headache, but produce in Won
derful manner that soothing influence
to which reference has already been
made.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-21
These machines are indisputanly

These machines are indisputahly
THE BEssF IN THE WORLD.
I As n harvester, the Woods EnprOyed
Prize Mower is confcssedly without an
equal yet before the country. These ma
chimes have been improved since first in
trOduced, until they are now almost Ell.
tireIy new macitime. They are made
by Walter a. WO0d lthe largest manu-
facturer of Farming Machinery in the
worldl-a man who keeps 'up with the
times" "and who now builds aud sells over
twenty-five Thousand OF the Worlds
Prize Mowers annually, Ii led the world
at The Paris Exposition, and has found no
peer since.
The Woods Improved Prize Mower is
especially adapted to oregon. II has Il
folding or jointedl kaF with anntI lew
cr, two Hil2c9S. spring seat and is made
almost entirely of pMalieabie iron, hard
wood and statl. Ii is heavy. strong and
durable, and though compact Ind power
ful, is of lighter draft thmn the other ma
chimes of equal weight. II Is every way
.iItS4 lG!e Hover for Oregon. as every
farmer III say who has one. Ana It's price
$50 is from SlJ to s25 less than isaske1tO for
an inferior machine. Farmers, viii you
pay that diiferncc2 Investigate before
Nou buy, and see if you are getting any
thing for that cltJn mf' ior il is profit,
aS no Mower costs more to build than does
Woods. Send for II pamphlet before buy
ing.
"Hsuy the Best"
Bay tie WOOG's Improved Prize
8sOWcri
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-21

A Western editor, during the late
frozen period, thus accounts fors the
dearth of local news in his paper:
"Our reporter started out this after
noon in search of local items. After
an unusually long absence hcreturnet!;
but, alas. in a most deplorable condi-
tion-flpzen stiifasa poker and minus
one ear. We stood him up against
the wall behind the stove, and ordered
the devil to pile on Tie fuel, We
finally succeeded in prying his mouth
open with the ash shovel, when u
dozen or 50 of words fell ont upon the
floor and broke into pieces. We set
the devil at work putting the pieces
together, and he finally reported the
following as the result of his labor:
Coolest day Of the season; everything
fIoze stiff; saloon keepers selling hot
By tile stick
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-21

A Connecticut reporter says boy
swallowed three marbles and four lui-
lets recently, and being somewhat Of
a bony structure. is now utilized by
the neighbors, who borrow him as q
rattle-box to amuse their babes and
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-21

The true Christian is like an ana
gram. Read him up or down, right
Or left, and he always bears the name
OF his Master.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-21

The brightest crowns that are worn
in heaven have been tried, and smelted
and polished, and glorified through
the furnace of tribulation.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-21

A goose in Maine has prodnced an
egg foot in circumference. and the
proprietor proposes to retire that goose
on half-lay.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-21
Albaug @e9istrt.

e4y Subscribers finding an y after their
nnliesarc informed TINT ttheirsubscriptiOn
expires with that number. and they are in
vited 10 renew H. Terms S3 perannum,
In advance; six months, -; three months,
81.
eSs- Legal tenders received at par from
subscribers IN the Eastern states.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-21

Every process in nature is the going
forth Of the Everlasting onhis message
OF love, and any event in DIR expert
ence Is message Of love fulfilled.