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will be crisp aud Of mAmmouIh sse.
Il is good Also Tor grape vines.
~ aoRs OF nouss nkSrtSo

She was very pretty sad qaile young
nineteen or tbcreabouls, aud when she
tripped into The real estate ofIiee, and
with 8 smile and blush began making
Inquiries regarding a little six room cot.
tage, The real estate sgent looked over
bis spectaeles at her and thought be hsd
not seen sueh a. handsome woman for
years. Qaestion and snswer followed 10
rapid succession, and at their ooneiuiion
the lady seemed as delighted with The
house as the sgeni was with his prospee.
tive tenant. Then the lady's hand dived
into the mysterious folds OF Der polonaiso
and drew forth dainty little purse, from
which she began to count forth crisp
note with which TO pay her flrst months
rent for her new house. At tho sight OF
money the agents presence Of mind re.
turned TO him, and remembering the
rules Of the office, which applies TO cases
where unprotected females apply TO rent
residences, be began questioning bis fair
customer.
All, yes, madam; that is TO say miss i,
ah, who is to reut the-the house2 Your
father2
WY, mol
Your mother, theng
Why, mol What difference does il make
to your
Oh, nothing, nothing; but then we al.
ways like to know who is going 10 oocu-
py the premises we rent,
Wen, lm going TO live there myself.
Alone?
Certainly not.
With your parents supposeS
No 90, with blusb,)
Who with, then?
With gentleman. CA proiusion
Of bushes
a gcntlemanI relation, | suppose2
No, sir, he's not relation, but
MADAM, must decline to rent the prem
ises. No, madam. it's no use, really
But he's the gentlman Pm going TO
marry. (Cheeks carmine and eyes full
of gentle fire.
Aud then the real estate agent went
and stayed in the back office just long
enough TO call himself qualified old fool
eight or nine times when he frisked back
to his customer and promised newly
papered walls, freshly whited ceilings,
hot and cold water on each floor, bronze
gas fixtures throughout, CRATES in the fire
places, and everything else she might
want in the house, and handed her re-
ceipt for the first months rent with q
bow and smile that if the grandchildren
had happened around Just then, il would
have cost him heap of domestic trouble.
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II is one Of the pecnliarllies OF the
child Of Indiana that one Of his earliest
developments is genius for finance. At
lafayette, recently, gentleman who
teaches . class in Sunday school, by way
OF illustrating certain point, took from
his pocket new silver dollar, aud asked,
What is lhs2
a little fellow responded, Ninety.two
cents.
This was not exactly apropos, so the
teacher went on: What is the motto on
IT.
In God we trust, responded another
young numismatist
What do we trust him forg continued
the teacher
For the other eight cents, replied the
first little dnaucler, aud that ended the
dialogue.
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MR. BERGH ron as CENTS.

Yes, am sold, and, believe, for the
first time in my life, said Mr.. Henry
Bergh to a reporter the other day. You
see, he continued, have not a very high
regard for my own race. The lower or
ders of animals are the only ones that
possess much gratitude, faithfulness aud
truthfulness. ! have always been suspi-
cions of man, and experience constantly
teaches me that my suspicious are well
founded. But this time was thrown en-.
tirely off my guard-competely taken in.
The man was tall, inclined to be stout,
his hair silyered little with gray, and
thoroughly respectable in dress and man
ner. He was fluent of speech and con-
summate actor. lie walked into my pri-
yate office here and, advancing in very
geutlemany and self-possessed manner,
said:
Asyou willprobably not recall my face,
it will be necessary for me to introduce
myself You know me by reputation.
used TO know your father. My name is
Captain Peck, and belong TO The Peck
family that has long been interested in
the East River boats.
Why, yes, | said, know you well by
reputation. Won't you take seat?
No, thank you, sir, be returned with az
much skill as any actor on or of the
boards, In Europe or America could have
donel am in the habit Of attending
theatres often-I have left my daughter
outside. was on my way TO take her
10 Hartford TO school. ln some unaccount-
able way have lost my pocket-book IAN
extremely aggrayatlng circumstance
but as We were in buggy and II would
take some time TO 90 back decided TO
ask you If you could without inconven-
iencing yourself let me have Sl5.
II was not so much what be said a. The
skill and elegance be displayed as an ac.
tor that so deceived me. Without the
slightest hesitation ] counted out the SO
aud handed II TO him. This Is extremely
kind, he said, IN view OF the awkward
predicament | was placed in this shall be
repaid tonight or at the furlhest to.mor-
row and allnding again skiillully 10 The
pleasant relations Of our families, he
bowed himself ont. II was on the 9Th
day Of May. ] haven't seen him slnee
For several days ! was mortified and
worried quite seriously over the matter
l didn't like TO look ID lbe glass, and
believe il | had set money value upon
myself at that time Il would have been
about 10 cents. The only satisfaction lefi
to my mortified seDsibilities wac the re.
ileetion ihst II had been sold Il lad not
been done BY a novice, but by an aflist.
Bot shall run across that fellow yet. II
should | really don't know whether,
afer ell, should be provoked, Or wheth
er should want to take bin BY tie hand
and tell bin that ~ was any source o.
comfort 70 hlm be might know ibat be
was the only man ever sharp enough 70
seli me,
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The courage and adroitness OF the
Indian troops are enspiring some extra.
ordinary stories in the London papers
A native prince, one story informs as,
recentry seeing some sings OF incredulity
among two or three British officers to
whom be was relating the single handed
killing OF a tiger by Nepaulese, uncaged
full grown royal tiger aud babe one OF
his Ghoorka guards dispatch him. The
man leaped into the Enclosure at once,
and spriuging aside from the monsters
rush, hamstrung him with one slash Of
heavy knife and laid open his skull with
a second, the whole affair being over Ia
less than minute. During one OF the
British expeditions into Nepaul, while a
detachment was struggling through a
jungle, three men were observed to fall 10
quick succession, cleft almost 10 twain
through their thick cross belts. A quick
eyed soldier, seeing the dark figure Of
Ghookaig away In the bushes, fred
and brought him down, but as ho lay dy.
Ing he held up three fingers In token OF
the number of lives he bad taken and ex-
erred with a smile ofjoy.
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When Agassiz visited Oxen, the great
German nainralIsts, the latter showed TO
the young student bis labralory, his eabi.
net, bis magnificent library, aud al bis
varied and costly apparatus. AT length
the dinner hour approached. Oxen said
70 Agassiz, Sir, TO gather and msintain
what you have seen uses up my income.
To accomplish this have to economic
In my style Of living. Three times in ths
week we have meet on The table On the
other days we dine on posntoes and salt
regret ltat your ylsi, has fallen 90 pota-
% day. And 20 The naturalist, with tho
student Oxen, dined % potatoes and
salt.
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SoapsHds water Is 40 excellent liquid
msnare for some garden crops, especially
ior celery, which If spilled every other
day, during its growing season, the stalks
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+. I. Barnum Is said 70 have remen.
bered IA editors ia bis will We'd Ike
our giraffe now, before Barnum dies.
F'ree Press We don't expect 70 get any
thing more lhan the gnus, bat wore not
proud Ngoam Ade1tiaer. What We
want Il tbe fblBo-sefious = fAhadelpdia
Hatefia. Lots oi as would be eonlent
with a besr living porfeAesfef Joarnoi.
Wonder II Any oiy0a are lyon about tbls2
BridgfPoyt Standard. Nj. Bsrnnm, give
az three cheers and ligef.-- DuEtary
Hers il Il 70 b beped Mr. Bafnum put
bis zeal % ibe will Eeeafag Teiegram.
THIS is mefmsldeh of Ar. Barnams;
bat outside q the Happy Family give "
The camel, pard " j. Herqid. THIS
Is begining 70 tspif oal.--free Fress.
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view, 0a tAe return Of Che scrvaut. the
master of TIE house said Wei, bridget.
who was tf 10 which Bridget replied,
with al the unsuspeellng sincerity Of her
race Il was gentleman, sir, laokang
for fbt teroHg houe.
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SELLING
INVALUABLE FIRE KINDLER

Pays better than digging for Gold.
NJ agsnis have somet.mss nk9e ~ high as ts0
sH = dky. EFery family IN saMe sHUrc tuuEs
essa, hAss benekt Dae--I 0askudz 81 Tesslnas-
asaAs 1Ea IllF,aasas from 81 parts ~ ihs EA50e
81 Fesfs ~ asfs slth lnsTtAfsEg kHd aYrrNLelaa-
ins s&iCs AesHss vzsted faf tstfT nnoaeuf.ltA
Toss kE3 Cegnsy IA sAs ssatek and CAHaaas
C4feGlaFs giving fsii particulars sect os call
A kfnaisf esat 70 2sF ous pashihF e bsseNs a.
AEeaa. tef so etats- Agt1is receive thelE ter
rStary free.
Address Il. r SMITH.
lv1Esr y. Eal5f, Via
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Ing landlords smother canton, aud that
10, not 10 look, in future, 50 suspicioasly
On traveller with carpet bsg, unless
upon some mere coscni ground lhan
mere turmise, II am, sir, yours,
A SUrrERKK.
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10 one oi the Heighbofing cities oi Nea
Jersey, family vas seated Al dinner,
when the door bell was rung Bridget
wAs sent to tLe door. II was nolieed
that she held long patieYing. ADD Il was
surmlsed consequently that there was
como element Of uncertainty Ia The inter-
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Bob Ingersoll says the explanation Stan.
ley Matthews made In the senate, reminds
him of a traveller who was going through
a country which had been invested with
a noted desperate, when be fell in with
a fellow-trayeler. After they had logged
on mile or two together, the traveller
said TO his companion; ] hope we will
not be molested by this celebrated thief,
for have large amout of money and
have no weapon. think not, said his
companion. Shortly after, as the traveller
stopped to drink at a spring, his compan-
ion pouDced upon him, demanded his
money or his live, adding am the thief
you dreaded. The traveller showed fight,
aud 1t was only after tough tnssel
that he was overcome. Now give me
your money, demanded the thief. have
no money, said The traveller. What IN
thunder made you fight, then, so2 cried
the thief. Well, replied the traveller,
told you | had good deal Of money aud
no weapon, and hated to be canght Ia
such silly lie.
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TIN CANS, HEATERS

Sap Baekets, BassiA And Galvanized Iron Pane
Al SO
Tia Ware, Plain and stamped, sheet Iron aud
Copper Ware, Coal Hods, stove Pipe, CorrogHt
Cd Eib0ws.
4 L ; o
Esrs spuats Tia Aoe3ng. pumps, Lead aud
iran Pipe, Cast Iron Honss sinks. PLATA And
Galvanized Goeds fnruiAhed 10 order.
5abs pFomptiY attended 20 aud xosk done in
sat.sfsctaTy manner. prtees ss low 9A arr party
eAn kngfd for The same quality and siyls Of
geods. Orders By mAil iiIreeelvs immediate
Ausntinn.
r II. COOLIDGE.
ATiihgtoh. VI. Jan 20. 1875
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-19
Nature Demands n Tonic

When the nerves Art unstrung, the head
aches, the appetite Is poor OF variable, the
sleep disturbed, aud a general depreciation
Of vital power Is experienced. such a
state OF things cannot long exist without
the development Of serious disease. The
most active and genial invigorant known
Is Hostetters Stomach Bitters. The abso-
lutte purity ofitS spirituos baAisan botanic
Ingredients gives It . permanent claim 10
public confidence, and It's surprising med.
iclnL value Is admitted by medical men Of
distinction, by whom 1t is widely used In
private practice. For fever and ague-
both as a preventive and remedy-dispep.
STA, liver complaint bilious remiitentisver
constipation, choleraic complaints, iatu'
Ience, and all intestinal disorders, II Is a
thoroughly reliable remedy. II Is the auti'
febrile specific par excellence Of the mala'
rial districts Of this and other countries,
where diseases born Of miasma prevail, and
as a general household remedy 1t Is also
universally esteemed. eod&w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-19
The proposed Canal Between
Bnliimore and Philndelphln.

PHILADELPHIA, April 16.-From the
earnest movements now going on In DO.
half Of the Maryland and Delaware Ship
Canal ia early completion ssems to be
rather promising. An act has recently
been passed by the Legislature Of Mary.
land authorizing the city Of Baltimore 70
lend Der credit In aid Of the enterprise,
and In consideration Of lis national i'm.
portanee that body has also passed a Joint
resolution 10 memorable Congres. for
assistance from the General Government,
The canal Is 10 unite the headWaiers Of
the Chesapeake and Delaware bays by
way ofthe Sassalras river, where The Ola.
tance betweenti tides WILDE but eight milea,
The canal will be seventeen miles In
lenghL and will open on the Delaware
bay At a point sixty miles east Of Balti-
more, sixty miles below Philadelphia and
~iorty.eight miles above Cape May. The
saving In the distance from Baltimore 10
New York and the Eastern and Europe.
an porls by means OF this Improvement
will Be not less than 225 miles.
The engineers reportsshow the excaya.
ton will not exceed twenty million cubic
yards, which will give 10 the canal pro-
portions equal to those Of the great Suez
Canal, which affords pGsaage 10 The largest
ships In the world. The SasaRiras river
route has been surveyed, and considered
By 3. II. Lattobe, a well.knovn engineer
Of Baltimore,as the only practicable route
across the peninaula for aship canal with.
out locks.
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Two queer old Wool Growers.

Hancock County Coudtr.
The Messrs. Shay 4 Brown have this
week shipped to Garrison 4 Co, the bal.
anee Of the Mcclure Brothers wool,
amounting to near 1900 pounds. This,
together with = purchase made from them
BY the came parties about one month ago,
amounts 10 nearly $4,000 pounds, the &c.
cumulation Of II years. The history Of
the Mcclure Brothers ia rather a strange
one. They live in Hanover township,
Beaver County, Pa, own about 24O acres
Of land on which, they keep about
800 choice sheep. They give their
entire attention 10 the care and improve.
ment Of their sheep, not having another
hoof Of any description on The farm.
Certainly no one a boast OF a better
flock than they. They feed no grain, not
having ploughed a fnrroW on their farm
for nearly 25 years. They are both un-
married, are both oyer 80 years Of age,
have lived on the came farm since 1929,
are men Of undoubted integrity, honest
TO a cent. For u great many years they
both have had very poor health. Within
the past year their health has very much
improved. You will remember they had
u large amount Of gold stolen u few years
ago, since which tune they have boarded
at = nsighbort, still visiting their farm
each day to see after their sheep. Their
health still improving, they concluded Ia
March TO sell q portion OF their wool.
SHAY Brown were the lucky ones. The
McGuires liking their treatment from
Shay & Brown concluded 10 close out the
balance 10 them. and did 80 as above sta.
ted. Shay & Brown put ahigh estimate
on the honesty and gentlemanly treatment
OF the Mcclure Brothers. The money
was all deposited in 4 sale place, where
the robbers will not succeed this time In
securing Il.
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pool who, when the pottery was started
might BY come means or other leave US.
The man having the secret Of mixing the
composition might die or he might get
his Shack up
As to the coal here, there is no better
10 b found 10 the world.
DR.. Johnson in reply 70 Mr.. Elliott said
these men were coming here In good
faith. Il Ia true the potters eonfne their
secret TO = few. Mr.. Rigby has two sons
who he intends making potterS, and
should he die they could take his place,
It IL for their benefit that be wants 70 20
into the business here.
Remarks we're also made by Mr.. John
McCracken and others, when on motion
Of Maior Mccain, the Chair appointed
the following Finance Committee: John
Orr, c. B. Doty, Chas. Spaulding and -
Shields. On motion Mr.. Dunbar was
named as = member Of the committee TO
act as Chairman.
On motion Of Mr.. McCracken the fol-
lowing committee on site vas selected
W. II. Mooney, w. r. E. Elliott and W.
B. Lindsay.
Il was ascertained an acre Of ground
close TO coal and on a railroad switch
would be desired. ,
After further consultation the meeting
adjourned TO meet again IN Saturday
night.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-19

OVER TIE RIVER NEws.--The Barnes,
Vile Eaieprise calls attention to the
claims Of that place as the proper point
at which to hold the coming Congressional
Conventions Of both parties.
The editor OF the Eaterprise came down
to Wheeling to zee Madame Janauschek
"a Catherine Of Russia. He thinks that
she "just falls short Of greatness" and is
perhaps in her decadenee "a an actress.
Hon. C. H. Kitchener, Of New Phila-
dslphia, Is very low from the effects of a
stroke OF palsy received some months ago,
and no hopes are entertained OF his re.
coyery.
1t is reported that Harrison county
will support Mr.. Knox for Congress, in
case Mr.. Daniord il not u candidate.
The roads must be worked hereafter,
according to a new law. from April lat TO
July lat, in each year.
james B. Reed,liying near GAINESVILLE,
has brought snit in the Belmont County
Court against Rev. J. ". Toland, Of Bel
laire, for the alleged laundering Of Reed's
wife, laying damages at $1,000.
Zlnesyille IL 10 have an encaustic tile
works.
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THE Washington Reporter records q
public sale in that county, which gives
some evidence Of hard timOP, even In that
rich and solid old county. It was an as
signes's sale, at the farm Of ]. 8. Pylss, on
Gross Creek. Fine sheep, with their
heavy aeeces Of wool on, sold for s. to
s. 25 per head, hay at 81 per ton, and
the farm itself, comprising over 200 acres,
received no bid.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-19

In 1855 Jules j. B. King,bury died in.
testate at Chicago, leaving a vile and
two children. The sons son, born alter
hi, fathers death at Antietam, Ia tie heir.
10 1871 the property was appraised at
sl.25OOOO, and the membranes amounted
TO 5000. The lawyers and guardians
have eaten the estate up, so that now 1t
hardly yields enough to pay the heirs
boarding school bill. 10 fees alone twelve
lawyers have absorbed 100000 10 seyen
years. The rest Of the property has been
dissipated by unwise ventures and colln'
sion with persons who brought suit
against the estate.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-19

GENERAL GARFIELD, who was 4 mem
Der Of the courtmartIRl by which Gen
eral E,r.John Porter was tried, says that
General Pope, when Porter declined to
obey the second order to come to his resN
cue, wrote an order directing that he be
shot on the spot. A Washington dispatch
to the Boston Journal says: at was no
secret here at the time Of the trial that
Secretary Stanton thought that the court
should have sentenced Porter to be shot,
but that President Lincoln declared that
he would never approve such a sentence"
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The Pittsburgh Commercial Of yester-
day says that "there is no question but
that the classes Of business represented in
the clsariugs are FILLING very far short
this spring Of what they were At this time
last year, or any other previous season
back TO 1872"
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cEALED PROPOSALS.


CLERK's oprcK,
board oY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
WHEELING, April 6, 1871
sealed Proposls will be received at this otiee
until zoe oek noon. April 2tlh, for the following
"MAoAnAMIzISG."
$50 cubic ynds on Bosgs' I'LL road, between
National rod and loot oil bill.
$50 cutie yards, dBt . miles G. c. & P. road
above GreEysnlle.
Ito cubic yards, ". W. L. a h. turnpike, be-
tween Clinton and West Lib Tty.
iio0 cubic yards, West Union 4 Roney's Point
road. nHrth OF Middle Wheeling creek.
1900 cubic yards. River rad, between Wheellhg
anil Glen's Hun.
100 cubic yards. Meeting House Hill road.
"IAsoSRY."
40 cubic yards seeUnd-ClasI Masonry at Run
above LJlss, on Klyer road.
stobe must be Of lest quality Of hard roal litnn
stone, delivered In strings, broken 10 3.lnrh gauge
aud ipteId.
EIdderI are requested 10 give their prices for the
soft lime Sione instead Of the hard iurnlahed rs
above
Bids mat be by the cubic yard, separate for
each road, the name ard address Of each bidder 10
fIll.
The Committee on RNsds and Bridges reserve the
tight 10 reject any or all bids
BY order Of The Board Of Commissioners.
CHAS. II. DkITERS, Clerk.
". c. RsTTH County Engineer, cps
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TIE Assessors of Guernsey county,
Ohio, have decided to value stock and
wool at the following rates: Hor'es, ss5'
head; cattle, $40 a bead; hogs, % per
pound; sheep, 81 per bead; washed wool,
SOC per pound; unwashed, Zoe per pound.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-19

THE New York Evening Pod declares
that in New York the general trade oil
the present season hA been the worst
known TO the memory Of the Oldest bu'i-
meas men.
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klEll

BLAKEYoRE -On wednesday. April IL. 1873.
at 7IO ?. n, Mls MAEr BLAKEAoEE, ased O.
yeArs.
from The residence Of VIM. L. Fowler. Inlerment
at Mt. oliyet. Friends Of the family are invited
n attend.
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.


sElm Grove Accommodation This train only
runs between Wheeling and Elm GrOye.
tDaIIy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Accommodation.
fSleubenyil AecaminOdAlon.-Thls tnin dur.
Ing the day pGsses backward and forward between
Martins Ferry and BellAire, stopping when ro9ui.
rel At ShefmIu Hoase, htnavills, West Wheeling
and Gravel Hill.
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GENERAL NOTICES.
CEALED PROPOSALS.

CTY CLRRK's nPPcl,
WHEELING, W. Va, April II, 1873 !
Sealed Proposal, will be received at the otlee Of
thr Try tlerk until Monday, April Is, 1878. At6
O'clock r. ~, for the rtm0ytl Of Gll Kitchen garbage
inE ear. All bids must 10 male separate for eleh
Of the eight districts, and shall be addressed 10 the
Chairman Of the Committee on Health. The eom.
mIttre nperViAg the right 10 Iect any or all bids.
Apii ALEX. UPDEGRARR, city Clerk.
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J. B. sOxMERylLIE, late delegate TO
the Legislature from Brooke, ia studying
law with DR.. Caldwell.
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A PorrrRY has been started at Saline.
willie. Ohio.