The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-17
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As the West Virginia towns lie far
apart, each one on tue line Of the Balti-
more 4 Ohio Railroad represents the
business interests Of a large scope Of ter.
ritory. Cameron, for instance, is the ex.
porting aud i'm porting centre Of the great
er part Of two rich c0unties, and at pres
emf everybody ia busy and times good,
As depression must mention that Cam.
cron at the time OF the war was intensely
loyal, and marched her 800 men to the
front. When the soldiers began to pour
through, the entire community, wild with
excitement and patriotism, rushed TO the
trains with everything edible for the sol.
diers. An old citizen, full to the neck Of
war, whisky and beneyoience, darted
frantically into an oyster saloon TO buy
something for "the boys." There was
nothing left but barrel OF water crack.
ers. lie bought it, rolled it out and with
a voice like fOghOrn invited the whole
State Of Indiana to come and help them
selves. A crowd Of soldiers ran up, one
OF them asked "Whats this2 Water
crackers! "Well, great eternal Moses p
He hit that barrel kick which was
promptly seconded, and for minute the
air was full Of barrel slaves, and water
crackers. Then they turned on tho "old
citizen" who stood by in open mouthed
establishment, and swore they would kill
him, Chaw him up, ETC., and tho 'Old Gil
izen" flel-led away to the top Of dis.
tant mountain from which he could gaze
down upon them in safety, and gnSshed
his teeth, and swore he would see their
tongues haug out as long "a his arm be.
fore they should ever kick over another
barrel ofcrnckers he bought. He thinks
now he had brought quail on toast, be
might have been appreciated. The sol.
dierR,were perfectly unsentimental, and
the affinity between wafer crackers and
hard tack was too glaring to be pardoned.
] visited Clarksburg last Sunday and
found my old friend Gen. Norlhcott up to
the ears in business, and locking ike an
old Roman centurion. Tho locks of the
General are wonderfully frosted but his
vigor does not flag, and ! trust he may
live long yet 10 help every good cause.
BroaduS Femnle College in charge OF the
Rev. Mr.. Willis, formerly Of Winchester,
has become one Of our State Institutions,
and 10 we'll pa+ron;zsd. II the Rev. zen.
tleman can educate the young ladies to
correspond with their beauty, We will
have the best informed school OF young
ladies in the country. tMr. Editor that
last ssntenceis for the gur:elS.)
THE c1ARKsDuRa AND WESTON NARROW
GAME
The Narrow Gauge road between Yves.
ton and Clarksburg, 40 far as can un-
derstand, ia in pretty much the same tx
that our p. W. SSKy. was in. | believe
they now wont 10 give 1t to somebody who
will finish 1t. Narrow Gauge roads are
all tho talk; everybody wants them, but
watts for somebody else to build them.
They are projected ION pSpcr) without
legitimate termini or assured traffic,
aud in my minds eye see the solitary
frog on the renowned Col. Sellers farm,
waiting for the steam whistle to rouse
the sleeping echoes Of Napoleon: Perhaps
the beat lesson we can learn from this
state Of the public mind ia the growing |
in good times, and the awaken
ing OF the dormant spirit Of enterprise.
ats an i'll wind that blows nobody |
any good,n and this Rphosism, like the
boomerang, works 10th ways.
The war in the East is lining the pockets
leash in advanced Of the psopriGtorS Of
the Winchester rifle patents, while at the
same time the rifle cools the ardor Of the
Russians. Here in WeNt Virginia the
shook operator stands idly around his
slave Pile, waiting on the Cubans got ting
with their fun with the Span.
ierdS A great deal Of capital IL invested
In this State in this buainess, but for q
long time past nothing has been done,
and the prospects are not aatteripg for q
Of this business. In the mean.
time the Cuban root keeps on trying to
square heSpaniard:
And nov this letter must Of necessity