The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-17

mr. mr. incbeslong. Certain dealers in Hart
ord nave been caught breaking the law IN
pirik by the display OF signs in when the
etters are OF the prescribed length, but 90
ttenuated that they can be read only with
he aid Of magniiying glass.
TIE WHISPERING GALLERY:
The sudden taking OF Of John oester'
ing, an intelligent mechanic who beanie the
mead OF q great industrial establishment
and one Of wheeling's most prominent
business men, recalls conversation l had
he other day with an old residenter about
early times in Wheeling. There are other
Wheeling people whose minds go back to
one Thatcher, for many years q manutac'
turer OF chairs in this city. Before ne Pc
came a manufacturer he was plain chalr-
maker. Thatcher came 10 Wheeling ABOUT
The wear OF grace 1916. He was an eastern
man. and thought he saw here good open
inc ior business in his line. He had little
Tesdy money, and fixing upon lot on
wh;ch he desired to build heaTent to Noah
zane. Inc magnste OF the time, and proposS,,
al IN buy the ground. ~ may as well tell
vor. sir,h said Zane, "that Wheeling 10 an
sr;sIocratjc town, and l own IT. and l
WON'T sell A foot OF ground TO any did me-
chanic." Thatcher found spot where
Washington Hall now stands. Some Sme s
after Zane, whs was liberal liver ana a no1
very proyident, was sued tor DEBT Oh SSv S
in gold. Judgement was against him. anu
now he was In fix.
~" ~ X
You raay remember that gold was scarce
commodity in Wheeling in those days. You
nav also remember that We used TO impris,
m for debt. The Sheriff went for z me and
nntit 10 him equarely-"Your money, oryoui
hody. n-"You don't mean 70 say that yon
are Going 10 put nue. In jail ?"-"That Ii
what / have to do unless you, pay the
money. That 10 the law."-"Why, there
isn't that much gold In Wheeling" pro
tpsted the debtor. You may imagine the
Sherifr SCRATCHING his official head until he
started a brilliant thought. swell, II any
bodv has that much gold its that Yankee
chairmaker," said the Sheriff. "All right,
let's 20 down and see him."--And down t
they went. Zlne made EI0Wn MS plsi'
ness. Thatcher drew himself up presuly
and exclaimed, "Yes, I've got that macn
cold. but / won't lend q dollar Of 1t TO any
d-d aristocrat !"-Zane saw the tonnec'
lion and protested that he didn't wan, 70
90 to iail. Il won't lend you dollar-.oui
I will give YOU $500 in gold tor that piece
of ground" ZINE got tho money enq ms
Yankee chairmaker got the ground. Eariy
Wheeling was not in love with mannlac,
lures. How shortsig hted we are sometimes
X
am deeply interested in The coming
Bszsar Of Nations "for sweet charlty'i
sake"-so are lots OF other people. DOM
YOU think it is beautiful to see our lad!et
deyoting themselves 80 zeaIously 10 tnt
moor. who are always with US? But no"
are YOU going TO get the hang Of the sliding
scale OF admission fees? And do you TANK
The ladies will kindly furnish every visito'
with private lightning calGnlRtor"y-
Punch, conductor punch With to'
A blue tip slip for hTe cent IRE,
Apink TIP slip for q three cent tire'
bulf trIp slip lot q tx cent tire,
PuUch In The presence Of the passenjAite.
Fifty cents strikes good many as baG
stroke Of policy. The entertainment WI
doubtless be worth that much-l would
give twice fifty cents to see one pretty gu
In the costume she is to wear-but the loea
Of the Bazaar Is 10 make sales, and tina
nresupposes customer, But let us hop'
that 1t will all come right.
X
Speaking Of the Bazaar-tell me why Il
ia that wemer usually make success oil
thing Of this kind The other day was a
one Of the general meetings Of the Bazaal
ladies (they didn't recognize mel and io
The liIe of me / couldn't tell how they
reached any conclusions. But they wen
ahead. a third Of them talking at once
and each seemed to understand II gu
Women have some points OF superiorit!
over men.
When the Madison Square "Faze
Kirke" company was in the city the n1sn
ager told me pretty good story at the ex
pense Of q Pittsburgh dude: 1t may moi
be true, but 1t is just as good as II 1t we're
While the company was there, the manager
stood at the door one evening, and Jul
fledgsd Smoky City dude came up with an
"Ah, good eye."-"Good evening, sir" said
the manager supposth you admit rep;
rethentativth OF the Nuthic and Dwama ~
-"Certainly, sir; why not ?"-"Ah, vewy
kind; thanks. awfully."-And the repre-
sentative OF IT. & D. passed on.-"Ah, by
the way" the manager called alter him,
don't YOU want some news for your
paper P"-"Bs awiully obliged, my deai
thir, twuly." And he took out Russia
backed note book and an ivory pencil.
"Suppose you put down flrst," the cruel
manager suggested, shat the paper you rep
recent suspended publication three weeks
sgo."-With great elaboration the jour.
nalistic dude folded up his note book,
pocketed his pencil and with 9 reproachtul
how-could- Observation-Disclosures look,
went of to work his scheme Oh some other
manager.
I was sitting in the lobby OF the Second
Branch Of Council the other evening, and
in looking over the hete rogenious mass Of
humanity composing that body l was
struck particularly with the appearance OF
a Second ward member. The citizens Of
that ward are to be congratulated on hav-
ing go efficient member as DR.. Jepson.
Aiwa,s careful and methodlcal in what he
may say or how he may vote, a good rea-
soner and thinker-he has every requisite
Of a safe member. I've sometimes thought
ho ought to have chosen the law as his
profession, believe II he had he would
are this have made a good mark in the po-
litical arena, and even now should not be
sIrprised to BEE him in the future brought
more prominently to the front.
In London paper which deals largely
with Mary Anderson-"our Mary I
l .L.t oba rnakea mn callg and receives