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A Game of Base Ball Played by Ski
teen Girls.

At Pastime Park, Philadelphia, sixteen
young girls, aided by two lads, played base
ball. The players were modestly dressed,
and their skirts reached to their knees. One
side wore dresses of white, with blue trim.
minss and stockings ofa light red color,
while the other bad blue stockings. All
wore jaunty little white-cloth bats and base
ball shoes of the regular style, except one
girl, who luxuriated IN fifteen. button gait.
ers that reached a span around her ankles
and must have taken half an hour each to
fasten. When play was called the reds
wen to the bat, each girl clamoring about
the scoer's table to know when would be
her turn to ''go in" Il was evident from
the start that the dimond of regulation
size was entirely to large for the girls either
for running or throwing. A bail thrown
from pltcherL 10 second base almost invariably
fell short, ana was stopped or the roll. The
throw from first to third base wss an utter
impossibiity.
The throwing was a novelty at Pastime,
and excited the players who watched the
game to uncomfortable laughter. All the
girls handled the ball in the same way.
The right arm was doubled and the hand
brought near the face, then a sudden jerk
threw it thirty feet or SO. In catching all
the girls held their hands out in front oi
of them, With the palms up; and, If the bal
was well directed, and came at q nice curve
they caught it well enough, but if it came
straight and last their courage failed, and
they got u of its way without delay
New York Times.
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The Values of Vegetables.

All vegetables have an effect on chem.
stry of the body, so that we cannot
,peak too highly of their Importance at
he table. We will mention a few of
these matters first and dispose of this
aspect of the subject, SO as not to seem
to mix the pharmacopnia with the.kitch-
an. Asparagus is a strong diuretic, and
forms part of the cure for rheumatic pa
tlents at such health resorts as Aix-les-
Bains. Sorrel is cooling, and forms the
staple Of that soupe aux herbes which a
French lady will order for herself after a
long and firing journey. Carrots, as
containing a quantity of sugar, are avoid
ed by some people, while others COM
plain Of them as indigestible. With re-
gard to the latter accusation, it may be
remarked in passing, that it is the yell
low core of the carrot that is difficult of
digestion, the outer or red layer, is ten
der enough. In Savoy the peasants
have recourse to an infusion of carrots
as specific for jaundice.
The large sweet onion is very rich in
those alkaline elements which counter
act the poison of rheumatic govt. If
slowly stewed in meek broth, and eaten
with a little Nepaul pepper, it will be
found 10 be an admirable article of diet
tor patients of studious and sedentarv
habits. The stalks of caulifiower have
the same sort of value, only too often
the stalk OTIS c%aulihower is SO ill-boiled
and unpalntabie that few persons would
thank you Tor proposing to make part of
IflHlr mani p,IyStCf n s,N - N,,,1i.. -. -.
t'cle. Iurnips III the same way, are oft.
en- thought to be indigestible and better
suited Tor COWS and sheep than for deli.
cate people. But here the fault lies
with the o quite as much as with the
root. The cook boils the turnip badly,
ana then pours some butter over It,
and the eater of such a dish is sure to be-
worse Tor it. Try a better way. Half
poll your turnlp, and cut it in
slices like half crowns. Butter
u PIE DISH, put in 1.-THE slices, moisten with
a !lttie milk and weak broth, dust once
Win blead-crumbs and pepper and salt,
ana pake III h oven till itgainsa bright
golden brown. This dish, which is the
ileainontese fashion of eating turnips,
u quite unsulted to COWS, and ought to
be popular.
:, What shall be said about our l%ettuces?
Inc plant has a slight narcotic action, of
which aFrench old woman, ikea French
doctor, well knows the value, and when
properly cooked it is really easy of
digestion. But in our country. though
lettuces are duly grown in every garden.
0 often hear the remark, 81 can't eat
a salad" and as few cooks know how to
use the vegetable which has been refused
IN Its raw state, the l%ettuces are all
wasted, and SO is the ground in which
they are grown.-Ex.
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General Mention.

A certified copy of the will of Edward
Clark. a New York millionaire, whose
estate is said to be worth $50, 0OO, 600,
with the proceedings t~hereupon in the
Surrogate Court of Otsego county, has
been filed in the office of the register of
deeds at Milwaukee. By the will the
sum of $50. 900 is bequeathed to Williams
College. -Four grandsons OF thedeceased
are b~equeathed the sum of $500 each,
while more distant relatives receive
sums ranging from $4,000 to $50, GOO.
Beside these cash requests, large and
saluable tracts of land are given to the
heirs Of the deceased millionaire by
terms of the will.
The Chinese ssclaim that the system of
competitive examination had its origin
in China, and is in operation to-day.
There are three stages to be passed by
the aspirant to the highest honors and
any one may yenter for an examination.
One peculiar feature is the thorough
prevention of fraud. The candidates
are carefully searched, even the finger
nails and soles OF the feet being K n
ined. Sometimes a mans mouth is
opened and inspected. The questions
for examination are answered III que
day, and no candidate is allowed to fill
more than24 sheets of paper.
Ministers at Saratoga are endesyoring
to assist each other in expounding the
best modes of preaching. All of the
speakers have agreed that a good SER
mon is the necessary basis for preaching.
Most believed the extemporaneous
method is the truly effective. while one
or two advocated a combination of the
manuscript and extemporaneous meth
cd. The best method was once ex-
planned by DR.. Charming to Theodore
Parker: "Give my love to Theodore
Parker, and tell Aim to preach what he
thoroughly believes and feels. Let the
full heart pour itself forth
New Jersey has had her great Wash
Day on the Saturday in August when
the inhabitants within thirty miles of
the coast meet for a grand saltwater
bath. This year 5000 people collected
at Seagirt, mostly farmers and their fam
lilies. Dancing and eating were amuse-
ments, but bathing was the great fun.
| Bathing suits were worl. all day, people
wandering in and out of the water ac-
cording to fancy.
The region around Elkhorn Grove,
| Iowa, where the Polk City murderers,
! Crawford and Hardy. were captured,
and where one OF them was shot, is set
lied principally by Danes. They are SUI
perstitious, and it is pretended that the
ghosts of ssthe murderers play pranks
there nightly. Two farmers were walk
ing by night recently near a wood. They
cut short their stroll to hasten back TO
| the homes Of their neigh5ors and pro.
claim that the ghost of Crawford and
Hardy had appeared to them. The
neighbors turned out, and all of them
now profess to have seen the spooks
plainly and Enthusiastically. 1t is said
that some of the settlers are SO troubled
that they are preparing to omit the re.
gion.
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Ma.to for

uDol1ars for comforts, but not q cent
for lnxuriesm is u good home motto LOT
every farmer. The largest suhhiest,
apartment in every farmhouse should
be in daily use by the family ana tne
most cbeerless room should be used for
the narlor. which is rarely opened ex-
cent at funerals and for the meetings. OF
the sewing society. The ireshss. gsgs
and the sweetest butter ana liie eaii,ues
fruit should not allbe sent to market anu ~
a good share of the proceedslhVas.e ~
bananas. almonds, raislns, conee ano
tea, 1t is bad policy to cut Town .hs
shade trees along the wayslae 70 ra hse
money for the purchase OF ~asnionapie
parasols for the women folks. IL Is Mlne
misspent for those who "havlng eyes e
not" to stroll through the
grounds of an agrlcuitural
fair. with their hands in their pockets
and a expression OF
on their ~countenances, as they witness
on every hand the evidence ofa pro-
presslye success which they affect TO
disdain. Soldiers are given the bright
est, sharpest and most effective weapons
81 every farmer should have the
very best machines and implements Tor
the war which he has to wage fgalnst
vegetable agsressors and insect dep1reda-
tors in the field, the orchard n the
garden, and every farmers wife should
have every appliance for economislng
muscle. All that remains for a farmer
to do, is to subscribe to a first class
agricultural paper, and to say, rs did
Shakespeare's working man: II owe
no man hate, and envy no mans hap
piness; am glad with every mans good,
and content with my own farm."-Ben
Perley Poore.
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filled up, and the metal increases rather
than diminishes in beauty, by the slow
formation of a blush green patina over
it. For Hastings, as well as other por-
tons of roofwork copper is much supe-
rior 10 zinc or tin, and with the aid Of a
certain amount of lead, the most diff
cult problems in roofing can be success
fully and permanently solved.-Ameri-
can Architect.
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One Cyclone in Twenty-Five
Years.
From the Columbus Dispatch.

a very severe cyclone passed through.
Delaware county about rs years ago.
It destroyed buildings, crops, farming
implements. trees, fences, and it is be-
ieye5 literally swept Alum Creek dry at
the place where the whirlwind crossel.
Mud from the bed of tho stream was
-plashed in the neighboring trea-tops 50
feet high, One gentleman says he has
personal knowledge of the fact that an,
was carried mile and a half. One
new frame dwelling house in Berkshire
Township was broken in fragments, any
piece of which a nan could easily carry
on his shoulder. The cyclone occurred
IN 4th Of November. Timber was no
more obstruction than straw. The de-
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structiye width of the storm track wns
about 50 rods. Nothing of the kind
pothing. at least, 80 destructive-has oc.
iurred in Central Ohio since that time
h constant recurrence of these whiri-
Winds in various parts of the country
.est of Ohio, makes public mention OF
tiie cyclone in Delaware County a mat
er of general local interest at this time.
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nepper. wher the trips istg n Ter k cut
4 e. IN s afiar p, rem now the y]esetaeleSs Is
saaked : w piHS t g'ayiHf' you nI please: The beet best
way to cook them n ! sb 70 b seiin gravy just
then hs1nrs sT sgrS shsa 4 They icy are certain e :? ?s
tea%ea ior ~three,quarters of an hour.
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Paris has twenty-three libraries, which it
is supposed to increase in number to forty.
More than one-half the books read are nov
els.
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I've hundred million cucumber pickles
will be put up this year for the american
schoolgirl.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-30

At q special meeting of the Mills Happy
Thought Club, held at their ooins on the
afternoon OF Sunday, April 20. 1883, the fol.
lowing preamble and resolutions were unan.
imousIy adopted:
WHEREAS, Ithas seemed good to the Ruler
OF the Universe To remove from among us
our talented and beloved friend and fellow.
member, William Bennett; therefore, in
view OF the loss we have sustained, and the
still heavier loss occaSioned to his respected
relatives, be 1t
Resolved, That the members OF this Club
hereby desire TO expres1 their senSe OF be.
reavPment and grief at tho loss OF one OF their
earliest, most faithful and most gifted menu
beers, and to record tho enjoyment aud profit
which they have long had in the genial So
requirements OF the deceased.
ReSoipcd, That We sincerely sympathiZe
with the relatives aud near friends OF our late
beloved associate, and that we respectfully
commend them fir consolation 10 that Divine
Power which, though sometimes inscrutable
In It's dispensations, yet doeth all THU g well,
feeling sure that 10 them, as to us, there Is
comfort In the knowledge that the deceased
was not only honorable aud manly in all re,
spectp, but was also u devoted aud consistent
Christian.
Reso'red, That in token Of our sorrow at the
death otour friend, the members Of this Club
wear q badge Of Grape for thirty days.
Resolred, That the Secretary OF this meeting
be instructed to seud a copy OF these resolI-
tons to the parents OF the deceased, as q ties.
timonial Of our grief and sympathy, and thst
the resolutions he atso published In the Reg.
iS,er and lHTELLIGEScER
ALpxC. wIpDEI,
HENRY RElsrER,
GEORGE BLASKINsoP,
L. W. Stacks,
JoIEPH BuRKLE
FLoREAN WELTY,
Committee,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-30
sunreme Court OF

This court met Saturday, and adjourned
iii the first Wednesday In June after an.
%nouucIng the following decisions:
Ballard w. Ballard, Monloe county. APP.
peal allowed on petition OH A. Noel. Bond,
Smith Va. Strand ct al, Summers county.
Appeal and supersedeas allowed on petition
OF Jacob Frail. Bond $3.50.
Lewis W. Lewis helrs, Kauawha county.
Action for appeal refused as prematurely
J.R. Cappellar VS. Queen Insurance Com.
pany, Kanawha county. Opinion by Green.
Judgment reversed and cause remanded for
new trial.
county; opinion by Snyder, oecree OF Circuit
j. q. Lane VS., G, W. z. Black, Jefferson
county; opinion by johnson, judgment Of
Circuit Court affirmed.
H. J, Fisher vs., ]. Bnrdett Roane county;
opinion by Snyder, Judgment OF Circuit
Court affirmed. -,
county; opinion by Snyder, judgment Of Cir
cult Court { irmed.
Jennie Anderson Va. w. R Snyder, Green.
brier county; opinion by Woods. Decree OF
Circuit Court reversed aud cauSe remanded
" = SVi R. Tsvpernes ". O. @. Barrett and Others.
Wood county; opinion by Green. Decree Of
Circuit Court reversed and cause remandsd
Quaker CITY Bank Va. w. Il. n shewacre.
Msrsball county. Writ Of error allowed.
John Ruhl Va Joseph Rphl, at al, from
Municipal Courtof Wheeling. Appeal and
superseden allowed on petition OF Dennis
0'KeiH. Bond SEQ
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-30
TINES THAT 1EY HENS SOULS,
Aud Put ,ho Angelic Dispositions of tn
Fair scx 10 the lest.


"Wby don't you write something about
house cleaniugH This is the season Of the
year for 1t, and my pa always enjoys reading
the funny things that appear in newspapers
about the men eating cold beans from the
top OF a fi1ur barrel for their dinner during
house cleaning time"
So spoke young lady in whose company
an INTELIiGEScER man was a few evenings
since. He pondered over her words, and at
last arrived at the conclusion that there
might be a screed in tbs subject. He made
careful research, but failed tu find anything
funny about that most stnpendUus Of under.
,akings, house cleaning. In fact. 1t is u Sc.
rious matter, and a man may consider him.
self lucky II he gets even beans To eat from
the top OF a barre that Is, II he eats at home.
A wise man will 20 10 the restaurant during
house cleaning time.
The annoyance OF house cleaning comes
with the advent Of spring, end both are here.
During the cleaning period, papering,
painting, white washing and like improve.
mentB are looked upon IS a necessity In every
we'll regulated household. Judging from ap
~pearances, seen through front windows and
back yards, and the desperate looks on the
faces Of a mBjority Il married men, together
with some OF their uIterances, there Is more
OF this sort OF work being done In the city
this season than for years past, and the paper
hangers, painters aud Others OF their craft
report: times profitable and expect them 10
remain 50 for several weeksI But how It
hsrrows up the soul Of the average house.
keeper TO see everything 10 the house turned
"topsey.turvey" for the Sake OF having
new pattern Of psper hung, q fresh coat OF
ia Mt put on or All applicationot whitewash
TO SCOT be2rimed walls and ce~ilings-aud
Wheeling walls and ceilings are nearly
always In that condition.
But 1t is frequently the case that another
and greater annoyance arises IN the person OF
the hired girl, who, taking advantage OF the
disordered state OF affairs, concludes that 1t Is
a good time to strike for an advance. II she
Is successful she stay; u not she quits on very
short notice, leaving hesm:stress in the midst
OF carpets that ought TO be shock, floors that
are badlyin need o 5soApand water vigorously
applied with a scrubbing brush, and various
other little details that b We TO be attended
10 before the house Is as II should be.
This spring has been a hard one OF Wheel
lag housekeepsrs, owing to a scarcity OF good
hired help, domestics good and bad being as
scarce as one could wish 10 see them. 0ne
way OF accounting for the dearth ia that SER
wants take advantage OF moving and house
cleaning time TO demand an advance in their
wages, and II they don't get 1t they leave,
knowing that 1t would bs almost impossible
TO fill their places. They become indepen.
dent snd careless about their work, and II
they don't leave OF their own lccord, are
discharged.
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EiuENEs risscRs.
some offhe sehemes rbey ADEPT % Rob

Some 0fflie schemes they Adept 20 Rob
UnNary Pedestrian.
There Seemg to DO an unusual activity
among the thitylngf fraternity in The city re
Gently. Several OF thoir bold operations have
been chronIcltd, but the numerous unsue-
cestul attempts seldom tind their way into
print. Yet . knowledge Of some Of the
methods they adopt to rob without running
any risk may be useful at times.
Ilecently a member Of the repoftotial staff
OF a morning Newspaper was going horne after
wee smA' hours, when, at the triangular open
space Just south Of the Market street bridge,
no saw n man lying on the ground beside the
sidewalk. Thinking It was some tired indi.
vidual who had vowed he would not so home
till morning and was bound TO keep his word,
the newspaper man was hurrying past, when
n grOau was heard from the PROSTATE form.
II WRs perhaps not so much sym patty as the
prospect OF q sensation that caused the re.
porter TO stop. The light Of q neighboring
gas lamp shOne on the fellows face, and just
as the sensation seeker was about to scoop
over the PROSTATE form, he thought he saw a
twitching about the eyesAs II they were only
partially closed. This led him to hesitate,
and in this kind OF a case the man who hest
tates IL not lost, but saved. The mans posi-.
ton next struck the reporter as suspicious.
His left hand was bsneath the lapel Of his
coat and his right o1e elevated by his head.
That settled it and with the remark, mot
this morning; some other morning, perhaps
the jDurUalist started of. Whsh he reached
the next corner, he locked back and saw the
stranger, trough looking, tboGgh respectfully
dressed man Of 80 or SO, with no beard or
mustsche. standing near where he had been
living. With a sheeplsh attempt at u smile,
be started upstreet
Now, any man who would 90 to that trou.
Bile for q wooden toothpick, q lesd pencil
and a counterfeit nickel, Is rather " be pie
led than condemned. But OF course he did
not know whom no was lying for.
A gentleman recently related another In
genious device OF the thieves, which, like
this, was unsuccessful only through a lacky
chance. He was walking along the street
late at night when 8 man hallooed from y
third story window across the ' ay: Say,
boss, what time is II? My clocks stopped,
and l have to go work at one o'clock" As
he was In The act Of drawing out bis watch,
the gentleman reached the corner, and there
standing close to the wall was a man, doubt.
less apIriner Of the one who made the in.
quiry. The only reason the scheme failed
was that the gentleman wore oyershoes, and
the man at the corner was not prompt
enough in snatching the watch.
The moral Is, that n cannot have too
little confidence In his fellow men or too
much presence OF mind when out at night.
Another moral, and the one drawn by the
gentleman last referred to from his own ad.
venture, Is TO always carry a heavy cane, and
use 1t when such an occasion offers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-30
Annie naulea Firrt Appearance ~

Great interest a feit ia the fashionable cit-
Giles OF Wheeling in the frsti appearaneeshsre
of Minute HBuk. The prlinA donna wtlbpe
greeted by q largo and fashionable audience;
Minnie Hanks career sG succession OF
artistic and social trfunphR, which have
beeniso frequently chrOniclet, that any FUR
thor remarks regarding htrLlEh sttaipmenu
and her fame seem 10 be supelfluous. she
will be seen here this evening III one OF me
fifty roles OF her extensive repertoire, which
Is the largest OF any operate diva In the
world, Patti singing only %, and Nilsson y
operas. Carmen together with "Zlllks,..
in .'Africaine.' Marguerite" "Favorita,"
"Zsrliua," and all the Waenerian roles count
among her best characters. Carmen" has
been composed for her, and given by her In.
Brussels, Vienna, Berlin, London, and New
York. The music OF Carmen Is very bean
tiful and %melOdious, although the part al
.lotted TO Minnie Hank ~ rather Rn acting
than a singing one. II does not contain any
catching airs for the gallery gods, like The
"Bohsmian Girl" but the difficulty Of the
beautiful compositions, and their sxceedinHlly
fine and artistic rendering gained for Minnie
Hauk the highest euComiums otthe musical
world. and stamped Der as the mUdel Gar
men" wherever the opera has been presented.
Mimi Hanks costumes are magnificent,
ard are q admired on account OF their richness
and elegance.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-30

Charles Nay, a boy q ,eVeuteen, who lives
in the Sixth ward and works for KaslsS q
Brooks, the coal men, met with Az accident
Saturday, aud received injuries which are
serious In tho extreme. He aud q f.llos
workman, Joseph Jones, went 10 the firms
stable. near Caldwelrsruu toget outa heavy
wagon. The road Just by the stable is very
steep, and Nay was running down, guiding
the tongue OF the wagon, when he stumbled
aud fell, the wagon striking him and o Q
wheel running diagonally Across his body
from the left hip tothe rigbtshoulder. Jones
escaped q similar Injury by a timely jump.
Nay was picked up and carried to Gis nome,
were disco veted, besides painful external
wounds. He Is dangerously hurt, but may