The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-31
OUR SUPPLEMENT.

OUR SUPPLEMENT.
The INTELLIaENcER presents its readers
with asupplement accompanying this issue
of an unusually interesting and valuable
character, 1t contains diary Of local
events for the year 1881, and several statist-
zeal tables that comprise information not
easily obtained when wanted, and that
should be preserved for reference, 1t is
altogether the fullest and completest docu-
ment OF the kind ever issued from n news
paper office in this city. Beginning with
the first column, it furnishes convenient
calendar for the year, an enumeration OF
the eClipscs that are to occur, dates OF the
coming morning aud evening stars, the ex-
act occurrence OF tue seasons, and the
prominent church days OF the year, 1t
next gives the official vote OF West Vir-
ginia by counties at the two last Presiden-
tial elections, and the comparative gains
and losses Of political parties, and this is
followed by a full and complete roster Of
the West Virginia legislature that assem-
blGs in this city on the 18th OF January,
Then comes u review Of the Foreign COM
merce OF the United States for the year,
showing our exports to and imports from
the principal countries Of the world,
and the balances for and against us
This is, indeed, n very valuable
summary, Next, We give a full detail OF
the wool Of the United States for 1881,
showing the number OF heeces shorn in
every State and Territory, their weight in
pounds and the average Of pounds to the
fleece, We follow this with carefully
prepared table showing tho national area
and population, giving the number Of
square miles and acres in each State in the
Union, and also the population Of each
State. We next give a very valuable
article for household use, under the head OF
"iacts about some Of tho more common
poisons and their Nntidotes." Every family
where the INTELLIGEScGR Is read should
preserve this valuable compilation, Ns
it may possibly be instrumental in saving
life in an emergency.
We also give tho official census bulletin
OF the United States Government issued on
December goth, showing tho population Of
each State in 1870 and in 1880, including
tho subdivisions into males and females,
native and foreign, white and Colored.
And next we give specially classified cen
sus Of this Congressional district for the
two years named, and the rank held by
each county in 1870 and $780, and the per
centage OF increase in each county OF the
district. And next We give valuable Ia
bles showing the growth Of the colored
population Of the United States at each de-
Cade, including tho per cent Of increase,
ind also classified comparison Of the two
sections OF the country, and Of the terrltor-
les, us respects the existence and growth
OF this population in each OF the States.
Lastly our supplement furnishes some in.
teresting miscellaneous matter, comprising
prose and poetry suitable to the close Of tho
old and tho incoming Of the New Year.
Altogether, it is, rs We said, very inter.
esting and valuable supplement, worth Of
itself considerable part Of years sub
sCripton to the GNTELlIGENCEn.
And in this connection VIC may be per.
mttted to say that while the -GNrELLIoEN.
GER is a paper OF few promises and fewer
pretensions in regard to It's aims and in
tentlons, preierring to go along in quiet
way and let It's record rather than It's proc.
lamatons speak, yet It's readers have
learned to know that 1t can always be re.
lied on to give them full value for their
money. We are satisfied to so along in
this quiet and decOrOus way, for we have
realized that the public is appreciativo Of
real merit us against everything like an
assumption OF superiority. This Is
shown by the large and contin-
ually increasing circulation Of the INTELLi.
GINGER, circulation that has 30 grown
upon our hands that despite the fact that
we put new Hoe press in our establish
ment about thrCo years ago, we shall prob
ably be compelled to supersede 1t with
a faster press during the new year.
This is the sort Of genuine appreciation on
the part Of the public on which the 1SrEL-
LloENcER has learned through many years Of
existence to confidently rely, andon which,
without claiming exceptional merit for It,
sell, II expects to rely in the future with
the increased confidence that Is begotten
Of lis past experience.