The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-21
PERSONS AND THINGS.


The negroes Of St. Charles parish, La,
shoot Slligators for their flesh. They
prefer the meat to that Of wild game Of
the woods, and assert 1t to be tender,
Savory, and more sustaining than beef.
The Married Woman's Association pro-
poses to erect statue in honor Of the
husband who emptics the water out Otthc
basin after he washes his hands. But tho
Association has not found him yet.
Some fellow has written an essay en-
titled allow to Get Married Without a
Master" But man, in nine cases out Of
ten, gets master" as soon as he gets
married.-NoriNoira Herald.
Boston policemen are not permitted 10
carry clubs. A consequence Of which is
they cultivate a wonderful faculty Of
keeping in mind the geographical posi-
ton Of every loose CObble stone on their
beats.
A Meridian dentist attempted to pull a
sections tooth last week, but caught hold
Of his tongue with the fOrceps and nearly
pulled the unruly member out by The
roots before the writhing sexton could
explain to him his mistake.
A youth refused 10 take a pill. His
crafty mother thereupon secretly placed
the pill in preserved pear, and gave it
TO him. Presently she asked "Tom, have
you eaten the pear?' He replied: ayes,
mother; all but the seed"
An Oregon woman has invented steel
trap to catch salmon in, and in one week
she caught one hundred and twenty.eight
large fish and made i'tty.fve dollars. She
isputting away thirty dollars per week as
dowry for her daughter.
Mr.. BeeCher in his Friday nights talk
said that when young, in imitation Of
some celebrated Biblical character, he
prayed seven times day, but finally
came to the conclusion "that this might
be very good spiritual diet for some, but
it was not very good for him."
A wedding was ARRANGED" in Hartford
last week, and the guests were in waiting
and the bride expectant. At the last mo-
ment the groom said TO friend, "the
times are go hard that must give itup,"
and made his swift way 10 the railroad
depot.
Rogers, the tenor, saves his shirt.bosOm
by tying knot in the corner Of his nap
kin and slipping it in his collar. The
discovery has created a greater iurore in
Paris than ever one OF Mr.. Rogers songs
did. The simplicity Of the thing recon-
mcnds it to the dullest Imagination. Co.
lumbus and his egg are forgotten for the
time.
The Louisville Couri-r.JO Journal says that
the mocking birds are becoming rarcr in
Georgia, by reason Of their capture by
the professional catchers, who sell them
in the Northern market. A consignment
was shipped through Augusta, Ca, few
days ago containing $50 young mocking
birds not fully iledged.
In consideration Of 500 cash, Walter
Wentworth, a variety performer, now in
good health, in Cincinnati, has drawn up
a paper bequeathing his body after death
to DR.. II. l.. Wilder for the purpose Of
dissection, Wilder agreeing to wire and
set up the skeleton in a case in his pri-
vate office in such a manner as to be at
any time exhibited to Wentworth's "many
professional friends"
As il we'll known, Voltaire died at
Paris, in the house Of Marquise dc Viii
lettc, on Beaune street and Quay. In
conformity with clause in the will Of
the MarQuise, the windows Of the cham.
Der have never been opened since the
death OF Voltairc. They are to remain
closed until the hundreth anniversary Of
his death, which occurs next year. The
injunctlOns OF tho will have been faith
FULLY observed, even during the ReVOlu.
ton.
The editor of the Butler, Pa, Eogle
wasn't so much to blame. 1t was the in.
telligent compositor who mangled his
copy and brought him to the verge OF the
grave, by terrible horse-whipping.
That is, he made the editors report OF a
toney wedding read "the brides trousers
were the lovliest we ever saw" He wrote
troussequ. Friends will please call at cots
l2 and 20 in the general hospital at Ale
gheny.-Eric Ditpateh.
A waspish old man OF Cambridge, Mas.
sachuscttS, is not on good terms with the
boys in his neighborhood. Last Monday
he attempted to NOW the grass in a va.
cant lot in the rear OF his house. He had
scarcely made half dozen sweeps before
his scythe came in contact with something
that knocked the edge Off the entire
length. A careful survey of the ground
disclosed the horrible fact-that hundreds
OF pieces OF telegraph wire were
stuck into the ground all over the field.
Perhaps that old man stopped TO count
ona hunlroI and narhnna he didnif