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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-08-10

\ MOST interesting event has lately
taScn place in Philadelphia, being moth
ing more nor less than the dissection Of
dead elephant called The Empress, &,
The following is description Of the in
side view of the animal; As compared
with the immense size of the animal, the
brain was found to be very small, weigh
ing only eight or ten pounds, whereas
the weight of the brain of an average
man Is little over three pounds. The
stomach was found to be sack about six
feet long, and the intestnes were over
sixty feet in length, and from six to
twelve inches in diameter The abdomen
was found to be diseased with tumors,
which were the cause of the death of the
animal The heart was OF unusual size,
and very much resembled that of man.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-08-10
GENERAL NOTES.

TuEKE are Al least two dozen asp.rau;s
for the vacant Seuator,h,p Occasi0ued by
Andrew JOhnsous 5 death.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-09
DANIEL wEbsrEns FRIEND.

= He wasn't such an old man, but hiG
face was very sad, his hair was long
and he was bent over. He entered 8
store on Jefferson avenue Saturday
and, after warming his hands at the
: stove, he inquired of the proprietor;
"Will You give me little advice?'
= i@I guess so; what is it ?" was the
cheerful reply.
- The stranger backed up to the stove
wiped his nose on his hand, and after
q moment continued.
IF you wanted to die, would you
jump into the river or take pizen?"
"Well 1 don't know about that. j
guess I'd rather live on than do either
one. Why, dc you feel like dying ?''
Il do mister!" said the man i'm q
deep tone of voice. "Yes. I've stayed
around long enough" :
whats the matter-why do you
want to die7" questioned the mer-
chant, -sA-s.}-s
"What's there to live for p demand
ed the sad man. .There hain't no
such times as there used to be-no
such men as there once was."
"Well, the times are . little hard,
but there's let's of good men left,
i ~Purty good, naybe,D said the old
man as he felt the stovepipe, shut
can't 'sociate with 'em. After a man
has knocked around with Daniel
Webster and Henry Clay, he can't
come down on level with these eve
ryday plsgs and feel good"
Did you associate with those
men7"
did II I've shaken hands with
Clay, Calhoun and Patrick Henry
more times than you have hairs on
your hesdIT k HI th M
} tY0u have, eh?" " : IA ~
"And knew Gineral Lafayette and
all those fellers, and now to have to
come down on par with these no.
accounts is killing me by inches. 1
don't care if 1 die tonight"
II guess you could get aleng if you
tried hard" said, the sarcastic .n.r.
chant. fFFnlEN 4
You're brazen imageln exclaim-
ed the old man, splitting on the stove
with great vigor. am as far above
such sunflower men as you are, as the
eagle is above the chipmunck."
"You get out of here !" said the
merchant. "You are an ignorant old
drunkard."
"I am, eh ?" shouted the old man,
and he backed the merchant over a |
box of palm-leaf fans. The clerks
hauled him off and threw him cut
doors, and as the police took him the
old man said:
''I'm ready TO die! Daniel Webster
is up there with the angels, and 1 hear
him calling me to yet out of this one
horse crowd" Press. 81
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-09
THE CIRCULATING VALUE OF A DOL.
LAR.

A merchant friend Of the writer, q
few months since, dollar bin
In part payment of All account early
one mornings and moment later paid
ii out to his butcher. 1t was peculiarly
stained SO that it attracted attention.
An hour or twO later the bill was paid
on another account, and was again
paid out. 1t was recei we'd on account
and for goods no less than six times
during the day by the one merchant.
his curiosity was excited, and, as the
expressman would say, he started a
trace to learn the rsute ii had travelled
during the day. He was surprised to
learn that it had changed hands twea-
ty-ene times that day and finally y rested
in his safe at night. 1t is not prob obable
that all the money in circulation will
average nearly SO great activity; and
yet there are but few who have ever
thought seriously of the paramount
value to every business relation of
keeping money rapidly in motion in
the community. ~ .,.eFI /.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-09


"Gentlemsn Of the jury" he said ,en
yesterday afternoon, "niy client is &C.
cused of having torn this rack from
the wall of the humble dwelling which
she rented, intending to injure the hat
hooks upon it, gentlemen, (Here the
attorney, with a grand gesture, drew
from under the table strip of board,
with two broken hat hooks attached
to it, and nails driven in the place
which more hat-hooks should have
occupied,) Gaze upon it, gentlemen
OF the jury, gaze upon it and then turn
your eyes upon my client. Closing
my eyes, (the beery orbs Of the attor-
ney remained wide epen), see in fam
cy little child, the roses of her cheek
deepened by q darker tinge, impaired
by the blood which in her forefather'a
veins ripened under the scorching sun
of Afriky. Gladly and merrily her
childish laugh rings out upon the
bslmy air Of glorious Southern
morning. Chasing tho butterfly by
day and smiling At eve in the happy
dream of innocent childhood, 1 zee
her the pet Of her mistress and the
plaything of her generous master.
= Years dy-spesding on their course
and bearing on their wings good to
some, evil to others. The child has
grown. A lovely maiden appears to
my vision. Though . slave, yet is she
beautiful as the first early glancings
of the mornings sun-coy, modest and
beloved. Anon she is q wife. 1 see
dandling on her knee the fruit of vir-
tuess leve. A home grown up around
her, and the matron's grace adds new
beauty to her charms. Here is a pic
ture of peace, joy, and contentment.
A dark and sombre cloud fits ath wart
the sun-,aden landscape of life. War,
hideous, blasting, desolating war,
blows his breath upon the scene, and
all is changed. Years Of blood and
carnage go this way and the joyous
child, the blooming maid, the happy
wife, is . widow. Here at our doors
she comes. Her humble home is with
us. Children cry for fosd, and the
wayfaror reads on the easement OF
her. cot, Washing and ironing done
here" Gentlemen of the jury, rs men
with loving, sentient souls, l ask, can
you believe that she, my CLIENT could
be guilty of tearing down that hat
rack No; will not do you the in
justice to believe it. The case is yours
to decide" They brought her in
guilty.-Viyyinia, (Nev.) Register.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-09

CUBA has Joan OF Arc in the per-
son of woman, who, with her son of
fourteen years, commands a detach-
ment of the rebel army. She leads
the insurgents in person, dressed in a
riding habit and mounted on a fine
horse, and is as brave as a lion.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-09

Z AK old lady residing in Ohio lost
the companion with whom she had
legged for many years. She neglect
ed to mark the spot of his burial by
even a stone. Not long after, coming
into possession of small legacy, a
sister of the deceased said to her: 81
suppose you will now put up stones
for Daniel!" Her answer was set
tier. elf the Lord wants anything of
Daniel at the resurrection, / guess he
can find him without guideboard.'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-09
TO DISTINGUISH MUSHROOMS FROM
POISONOUS FUNGI,

1. SprinkIea little salt on the spong,
part, or gills ofthe sample to be tried
Ii they turn yellow, they are poison.
ous-if black, they are wholesome. AL.
low the salt to act before you decide
the question. 2. False mushrooms
have warty cap, or else fragments OF
membrane, adhering to the upper sur
face, arc heavy, and emerge from a
sulva or bag; they grow in tufts or
clusters in woods, on stunps OF trees
ETC.. whereas the trne mushrooms grow
In pastures. 3. False mushrooms have
an astringent, styptic, and disagreeablc
taste. 4. When cut they turn blue.
D. They are moist on the surface, and
generally ola rose Or orange color.
d. The gills of true mushroom are of
pinky red. changing to liver color.
Z. The flesh is white. s. The stem is
white, solid and cylindrical r..
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-09

lT matters not how many papers a
man may take, his list is incomplete
without his home paper. If that is
not as good as he woala wish it he
should feel that himself and his neigh
bors are responsible, in measure, for
its shortcomings. Give paper a lib
eral support, an active sympathy, and
it will respond to such manifestations.
Make anJeditor feel that hfs efforts are
appreciated, and he is as sensitive to
praise or censure as a doting father
EE. -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-09

= THE other day a Vicksburg father
finding it necessary to reprOve his son,
gently said :"Don't stuff victuals in
to youg mouth that way, my son
George Washington didn't eat after
that fashion," ,,
"There's a good many other things
George Washington didn't use to do,
growled the boy.
j "What do you mean ?" said the ia
ther.
"Why, mean," was the reply, "that
George Washington never licked his
con for finding bottle of whisky in
-oodshed when he was hunting
shoe"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-09

A DETRoITER had his hair cut the
other day, and after the barber had
finished the head was the worst look
ing job ever turned out in Detroit.
The man was hopping mad as he look
ed into the glass, and he roared out
"Why, you blamed fool, you don't
know anything about hair-cutting! -
"Dat's SO, boss" said the owner of the
shop, coming forward. 81 told him to
take your head to learn on, but it
don't pear to me dat he'll ever make
much of barber?"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-09
-CIRcUMsrANcEs AIrnRs CASES.

The other day, while a Vicksburger
was riding toward Jackson in his bug
gy, he saw . long haired young man
sitting on a roadside fence. There
was such an air of utter desola.ion
about the countryman that the Vicks-
burger drew rein and inquired:
For Gods sake! what ails you.
young man z" slA 9G4A =
"Nothing, for Gods sake! was the
meek reply.
"But is any one dead ?"
'Hain't heard of anybody but old
Matthews, and he went off two months
ago."
"Are you .icls" EITTTH
81 feel kinder bad. " i
S"Well, you look bad. In fact. you
are'the wofst-looking young man I've
seen since the close of the war;"
1t was all right Till a month ago,
said the young man. still more solemn
'.What happened then z, ills
"Woman went back OH mel"
Dld, en-: were you engaged Z"
"Id hung around there for a year or
so, and we'd hugged, and loved, and
hooked fingers. If that isn't being en-.
gagged, then don't know"
''And she backed out?"
-Yes."sD 10 2s55 IavoH
@Well, I've been through the mill
myself. l had woman go back on
me In that way three months ago, and
didn't loose bit of sleep over it."
"You didnt?"
+ st"No, sir."ss nsr4awn
''Bnt, thep, sighed the yo1ng man.
as he hitched along on the rail, "the
woman'you loved didn't own sixteen
mules, and have clean hundred bales
of cotton to sell."- TicksLurqh Herald
3. /. = q az
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-09
CENT TAUR
LINIMENTS.

SO nearly perfect are the recipes of these won
nerlui pam soothing and healing Centaur Lin
Iments, mat We ca" confidently say they will
muscle pa,m sris,pg g from flesh bone OF
they Will mend broken leg or exterminatc
noiis' D ut even In such cases they will reducc
we guarantee the proper results where the l,odv
Is poisoned by whiskey. Tempcrancc is ne
ditiOn. eo"-
,,r,,. Inc white Centaur Liniment is particu
iarly adapted to all cases OF Rheumatism.
Limbago Neuralgia, Erysipelas Itch SDrains'
ShlibIains. Cuts. Bruises. Stings Poisons ScaIds
Sciatica. =; Weak Back, Pains in the side, wounds
Weeping Sinews. Burns, Frosted Feet Pai.~.
Ear ache, Tooth ache, Headache, Ulcers. Old
throat Groap Sore Nipples
these complaints the Centaur Liniment viii
cure; an of them it will benefit 1t will ex-
Mlii cure burns and scalds without a scar
Inc following is but sample of a Thousand
similar testimonials;
ANTIOCH, I'LL. Dec 1. 1874.
MY wife has. for long time. been a terrible
physicians and many remedies The onIv thinsy ~
wmIch @ has given her relief is Centaur Liniment.
am ieJoiceu 10 say this has cured her.
4H5sa wv. II. RING, Postmaster
, IL is an indisputable fact that the Centaur
Lanlments are performing cures never before
erected by any preparation ir existence lii =
Snronic rheumatism of thirty years stand
FONTS which had
Deen stiH for Elk years, tai ing the Soreness rr"
burns, &c ~ SAiese iroih
One dollar. or even fifty cents invested in
Centaur Liniment will be within reach Ghen
nm 49,, accident occurs, and will do more yood
.uin any amount OF money paid for m medIcai n ~
tendance When physicians are called no
frequently use this Liniment. and Of comrs
chafSe several prices for it.
adabsea dhs Heiiow g ,bt. rSS CSentaur Iiniment is
lne animal creation. Its effects uDon severe
cases or SPAWN, Sweeny. Wind Call Rir He.d
ana foIl-Evil, are little less than maryeilons
Messrs J. Mcclure & Co., Druggists. cor Elm
anu front Sts, Cincinnati, o.. say:
In our neighborhOod a number of teamsters
are using the Centaur Liniment. They nro
hounce it superior to anything they have ever
u>ed we sell As high as four to i've dozen hot
ties per month to owners of horses and mules ;,
we nave volumes of testimonials descrihing
lures lures OF opralns: Kicks. Calls, Poll Evil Ri1
iu, neau, ana even Founders, which are little Iess
than hafvelS. No owner of an animal cen -
Iora 10 be without q bottle of Centaur Jjniment
Wnich any day niay prove worth twenty time.
Sold everywhere. but prepared only at the
Laboratory of j. B. Rose & Co.
46 DEY ST, NEW YORK a67
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-09
A sUBsrITUrE FOR ELECTRICITY IN
TELEGKAPHING.

SUB 9TITUTE FOR ELECTRICITY IN
TELEGKAPHING.
Mr.. T. A. Edison, the New York
electrician of the Atlantic & Pacific
Telegraph Company, while expert
menting with light as a force, has
made discovery which may revolu-
onize telegraphy. Mr.. Edison claims
that his experiments have eresulted in
the discovery of new force of a ma
ture similar to electricity, and posses
sing it's efficiency without being sub
ject to many of the influences which
affect the latter. A remarkable fea-
ture in the newly discovered force is
that tie earth has no effect upon it as
conductor Whatever. Wires operated
by this new agent can work perfectly
lying on the ground or in any position
so long as they are unbroken. Glass,
however, is conductor.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-09

WHEN a stranger asked a Detroit
girl whom he met at party if she was
married she promptly replied: "Not
quite, but I've sued three or four chaps
for breach of promise"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-09

MARTINsvILLK, Va, still has the bell
which called together the convention
of 1775 at Richmond, when Patrick
Henry said, ''Giye me liberty or give
me DEATH" E6b 1864
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-09

AN elderly maiden who had suffer-
ed some disappointment, thus defines
the human race: "Man, conglomer-
ated mass of hair, tObacco-smokc, con-
fusions, OH the aforesaid animal"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-09

To ascertain if your gun is loaded
put yonr foot on the hammer and
blow in the mnzzle, letting the ham
mer slip from under the foot and de-
scend with smart force on the nipple.
If the gun is loaded, you will be noti-
fled of the fact, i'~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-09

"WAsHINGToN," exclaimed a mem
ber ofa Nashville debating cluH, i
stentorian tones, "Washington was a
great man he was good man; he
was q noble man; ghis hand had a
powerful grasp Of the future if ever a
man was non conpos mentis, Washing
ton was that man." s'''-t
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-09
DYsPEPs1A.-1rs CAUSE AND CURE.

DYsPEPsIA.-ITs CAUSE AND CURE.
DIR. Hall, in his Journal of Health
discourses on this subject in the fol.
lowing tersc style The most univer.
sal causcof dyspepsia is eating too
often, too fast, and too much. The
general rules should be:
Eat thrice day. ~
2-Not an atom between meals.
r~3-Nothing after tive o'clock but q
piece of cold bread and butter and one
cup of hot drink. E34&
4-Spend half an hour at least in
taking each meal. ~
Gut up all meats and hard food
in pea-sized pieces. "a.
6-Never eat enough to cause the
slightest uncomfortable sensation af-
terward.
Never work or study hard with.
in half an hour of eating.
The most universal and infallible in
dication that person is becoming
dyspeptic is some uncomfortable sem
sation coming on uniformly after each
meal, whether that be in the stomach.
throat or any where else. The forma-
ton of wind in the stomach, indicated
by eructation, belching, or otherwise,
demonstrates that dyspepsia is fixing
itself in the system. Then there is on
iy one course to pursue, and that is in
failiable eat less and less at each meal,
until no wind is generated and 10
other uncomfortable sensation is ex.
perienced in any spareiof The body. No
-medicineevercnrcd confirmed dyspep.
sia; eating plain food regularly and
living out of doors industriously, will
cure most cases. fF1TF1
The New York herald., 1875-11-23
The Cuban Question in Spain.

Our Madrid correspondent telegraphs that
there is general belief in political circles
in the Spanish capital that there has been an
amicable arrangement effected Of the dis
puted questions between the Spanish govern
ment and our own in regard to the interpre-
tation Of certain clauses Of the treaty of 1896.
He adds that the Washington reply to the
latest communication Of the Spanish govern
ment is 'anxiously expected" at Madrid.
We have, in addition, the intelligence that
Senior CASTELAR,, at present in Paris, has re-
ceived by private telegram an assurance that
the Spanish government is tranquil, and that
Minister Gushing is assured that peace be-
tween the two nations will not be disturbed
The public has received SO many and such
repeated and positive assurances from Wash
ington in the last few days that there is no
danger of troublesome complications with
Spain, that all the negotiations about Cuba
are proceeding in the most kindly
spirit and satisfactory manner, and that
there is no occasion for uneasiness
or alarm, that we begin to wonder
why in the name Of common sense there was
any alarm or uneasiness at ALL Why did
the London Times get suddenly excited
Why did its correspondent here send ont a
danger signal? Why did the Associated
Press agent in Washington send out warn
ing despatch Why, finally, is the American
reply "anxiously expected" at Madrid
1t is certainly one Of the most singular
occurrences Of the year, this Sudden, wide
spread, general alarm. 1t is even more re-
markable than the sudden subsistence of the
alarm here and in England. If the public
had not such positive assurances from Wash
ington that everything is lovely suspicious
person would say that there had been
serious causes for uneasiness, or perhaps,
that there might presently be such, and that
these causes had prematurely leaked out to
few persons in Washington.
The New York herald., 1875-11-23

armies of the Union during our great civil
war, Mr. Wilson acted part as able and
useful as il was honorable
The late Vice Presidents character as a
man is even more creditable than his dill
gence as public servant. He was honest
as the day; he lived frugally and died poor
In such times as these this is no slight praise
To say that he was as humane as he was hon
est would do him but scant justice; he was
more than humane; he was magnanimous.
While there was no stancher Union man in
Congress while hostilities ragged he had the
melting tenderness Of woman toward the
misguided rebels when it was in his power
to serve them without compromising the
country. He visited Alexander II. Stephens
when prisoner in Fort Warren, in the har-
Dor Of Boston, did all in his power to render
him comfortable and exerted himself to Sc
cure his release When General Breckin-
ridge lay on his deathbed the Vice
President made quite a journey to call
on him and speak words of kindness.
None of our statesmen of either party was
more anxious to heal the wounds of the civil
wal ALu AtSSoAS IhbSlAuA AScllIE. 1AG COubI
recognized and appreciated his good will,
and in his tour through that section last
winter and spring he was greeted with the
most cordial demonstrations of hospitality in
every place he visited. He was as true and
genuine a friend Of the South as Presi-
dent Lincoln would have been had he not
been cut off in the very crisis when his genial
sagacity was most needed in the great work
of pacifcation. The Vice President will be
as sincerely mourned throughout the South
as he is in the North, and the great outpour-
ing Of public sorrow in the North ex-
ceeds anything we have witnessed on a
similar occasion since the lamented
| assassination Of President Lincoln. This is
rather tribute to his honesty, patriotism, lib
erality of sentiment and magnanimity than
to his intellectual gifts, although these were
respectable and were entirely devoted to the
service Of his country. If we have had some
men Of greater ability there has been none
in our time who was more sincerely devoted
to the interests Of the country as he under
stood them, and no statesman Of his own
party survives him who has a more en-
lightened conception Of what the true in
terests Of the country require in this con-
juncture Peace to his honored ashes