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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-31
Beware:

OF the continued use Of mercury and potash for the
treatment OF Blood and Skin DIseases-they never
cure, and nearly always inIure or totally ruin the
general health.
:, A WELL-KNOWN DRUGGIST.
My drug store was the drat 10 sel swft's Specific
It was then put up Ia quart bottles which sold Tor
500 each. have seen EcRt many CnS!6 cured
by It's USE and some VITO had tried all EohS q
treatment. In fact, have never known II 10 fail
when taken properly. ! sell larRe qusniity OF IT,
and for all diseaSCs that arc dependent Oil blood
poison or skin humOr II cures
Pimpes and Botches on the Skin,
and makes the complexion fair and rosy. As for
blood tnint, there II no such word Dis fail. cures
CASes that have long MlllsoOl other sorts Of treat
menL, and without any Of those recurring troubles
that generally follow mGrcural aud other 30 called
cures, 4. L. MASSREBuRG, Macon, Ga.
DRY TETTER.
FOR years was pGliCted with Dry letter Of the
most obstinate type. Was Treated by many OF the
best physiciAnS; took quantities Of mercury, pot
ash and Arsenic, which, Instead Of curing the Tct'
ter crippled mcup with mineral poison and rheu.
mRtlhm. The lSlter continued - grow worao and
the itching almost made ire crazy, III this ConnI.
ton was induce 70 tGEe SwltrS specific, and the
result was IS astonishing as II was gratif sing. In
few months tho letter was entitely well, tho her'
CuriAl Poisoning all out OF my system and Was q
we'll mainland duo only to SEltts Specific AL
Ike sufferers khOuld Lakeit.
WHAT A PHYSICIAN SAYS.
CYPRREG RIDGE, hoSEoE Co., ARK,
July "a, 1883.
have a bright llttle daughter who will DO two
years old next month. sle hes been uouoed
nearly ever since her birth with skin disease,
which al hrSt dIRgnOJed ChlCkGn-pox, but later
found II to be some sort Of e zeua; at any rate II
resisted very stubbornly all tho different tlCAt'
meats. procured Que DO TIC Of SWIFT Specific
and gave Il 10 In small doses three times day,
aud In short while had the satisfaction to zee that
she was entirely we'll. / am 10 well pleased with
i effect on her that shall not only use 1t In my
practice, but shall administer Il " my other chill
dren and take II myself.
W. T. BRoSrE, n. d.
Our treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
"'' '" THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
mol Drawer 8, Atlanta, ca.
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MEDICAL,
Myers, E7d., September 30, 1852.



II affords me pleasure TO assure you that afici
using DFSS. McLaue's Celebrated Liver Pills fol
more than twenty years In my family, that re-
gard them rs being superior 10 any have ever
used o. have seen used. l have not had them con.
S;an!y and had 70 try others, and have tried
good variety, but have never had any 10 act 50
promptly. prodtabiy and nicely rs McLane's.
have used them on myself, wife and children,
with the most gratifying results.
ForchildTen, having used them on my own with
such easy and happy effect, would recommend
them TO one and all. These pills do the work do
Il promptly, do 1t well, and leave no Ill effects
behind.
rs bile remover. as a liver correc.or, as a
forerunner preparing tho system for quinine, there
Is no pill or medicine equal 10 DR.. {. McLane'S
Celebrated Liver Pills. expect to use them as
long as live, IL they continue as good IS they
have been In the past.
fourstnlly,
Pastor Of N. Z. Church, South Myrrs' Station,
Tampa District, Florida Conference.
r. ST. am now using your Vermifuge, and
am highly pleased with Il. Ills death on worms.
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NJ. b-bGlINIrD ana UamDlIugy AccOmWOORIOu
leaves Belaire ut go a. M aud 20 p. m. daily OK.
cept Sunday.
b. & y. Sleeping Cars OIL all through traIus sleep.
irg car from Wheel 4 10 Indianapolis via COlun.
bus oil tEAIu No 1 leaving this city at 2;S5 p. n.
dGily, arriving at Indianapolis at T:00A. n.
Close connections arc made IOT all points South
a desirable route ior ColoniSts aud Persons moving
70 the great Vest and to whom particular alton
ton Is given,
Tickets to all principal points on sale at Depot.
Sleeping Car accommodations can be secured at
Depot Ticket Office.
THOs. II. B. HAASE,
Ticket Agent, B. d o. Depot
JOHN BAILIE,
Ticket Agent, under Mcclure House.
JOHN T. LANE Tray. Passenger Agent.
". n. CLEMENTS, NJ. Of T.
DIR, T. DEVRIES Genl Agent, Wheeling.
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Ghe Qntsliget,ces.,
OAItKaC UNULN 5RE BATTER.

Unno Naa. 20 nuG .. t'ouFiecuIn stEeai
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NYHEELlNG & PITTSBURGH DIVI.
w SION, b. & o. R,R.
On and alter November II, trains will arrive
and depart as iOllOwS-N heeling limo:
For Pittsburgh7;6:IO u. III. daily, and $50 p. Al
For @sshinSton-S:gO. 0:O5 a. NJ, ScS, 5:4Spm.
For TriRdephia-l:60 p. m.
From PitiSburgh-9:60 4. m. daily, and $50 p. N.
Ffom Wasnington. $50 q. M, l:l6, ESQ p. m,
From TTiadelphIR- 40 p. IN.
Trains leaving Wheeling at B:25 q. m. and STOP.
m. make cloSe connection at Washington for
WRyncsburE. and at Pittsburgh with trains OIL
Pittsburgh Division for Baltimore and CoHnelYville
Coke Region and points cast OF Pittsburgh.
G. X. LORD, Con. Pass. Agt Baltimore Nd.
TH0S. 81. KING, Gen. Supt, Ptthburgh, Pa.
X. u. SMITH. Pass Agent Pittsburgh. Pa.
DIITSBURGH, CINCINNATI 4 ST,
i LOUIS RAlLWAY-pASHAEDLE ROuTK.
10 u lt
Time table Tor East and West corrected 10 JUNE
"a, 1888.
Tr6ins leave Panhandle Station, foot OF Eleventh
street. near Public Landing, as follows:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-31

OF the continued use Of mercury and potash for the
treatment OF Blood and Skin DIseascs-Ihey never
cure and nearly always jnjuFe or totally ruin the
general health.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-31

Additional accommodation train Leaves Bellaire
at $40 A. II. for steuhenvillo Hnd Intern ediste
points, and arrives at Bridgeport al $685. Martins
Ferry 90l and SteubenVlllo at 9b6 a. ". Return.
Ing leaves SteubcnVilleR t Las r. ~, MarelnE Ferry
Il, Bridgeport 24S and arrives ut BellRiEe a. at0
EOTE-TninS leaving BellGirc al $50 A. N. and
10 IS A. NJ connect at Yellow Creek for Cleveland.
NA'' ''"''-' N' T. A. FORD.
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
WI. A. BALDWIN. Manager. Pittsburgh. Pa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-09

ton and falsehood. Her voice trem-
bled as she spoke, and her truthful
gray eyes avoided the gaze of the
stranger.
You will excuse my agitation, she
said, s'when | inform you that YOU are
correct in your cOnjectures respecting
Mr. Harper He has been very i'll for
many weeks; to-day | received a letter
from him. Unfortunately, illness has
impaired his memory, for he informed
me that he had lost your address, and
was unable to remember where to send
you the proceeds of the sale of the GEM.
Tomorrow YOU will receive a cheek for
the amount"
A few more dreary weeks passed
away, and brought Leonora new trou-
BILE. Little Blanche was very ILL., A few
more hours would decide if she lived or
died. The little form tossed restlessly.
Time passed. The poor mothers sus-
pense became uncomfortable. Her head
fell on the pillow of her child. Misery
had rendered her unconscious.
She revived to hear well-known
voice eXclaiming:
ooh that could sacrifice my worth
less life to save my innocent childn'
The husband and wife had met once
more.
81 have come" said John Harper,
''to bid farewell to you and little
Blanche before | leave my native land.
[ can never expect your forgiveness
But be merciful, and allow me to share
your vigil. If our child RECEIVERS, you
can enjoy all her love. Tell her that
her father is dead; but be noble, and
teach her to respect my memory.
The sorrow-stricken man bowed his
head in despair. A little hand was
placed in his and gentle voice ex-
claimed:
''Do not leave me, my husband, but
let us kneel together and pray to God
IL save our child"
The astOnished man sank on his knees
and exclaimed:
''From this hour [ will never taste
liquor. Sooner will drink poison, for
that would cause less misery. [ am
ashamed to look an honest man in the
face. | was entrusted with a valuable
diamond. In my drunken stupor I lost
the gem, and | shall be branded as q
thief"
mot SO, my husband" cried Leo
nora, ''for to shield you [ paid the val
lie of the gem, and your honor is
safe"
Day dawned. A feeblevoice exclaim-
ed:
Papa, kiss little Blancher'
The child lived and John Harper's
vow was never broken.
Leonora reaped the reward of her de-
votion by long life of happiness and
love- The wife's mission was full
filed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-09
The Soiled Gloves Spoiled All.

I believe the remark to be partly true
(writes society correspondent that
the sense of being perfectly well dress
ed gives to a wOman's manner calm
repose anything else is powerless to be-
stow. | remember q dear little friend
of mine who attended reception. and
whose gown was JOY to beholders-
''But if you knew what | suffered with
my gloves" she said afterwards. Il
had spent all my allowance in riotous
ruffiing, lace, and things" (when a
woman has been extravaganza she always
calls her purchases ''things) land l
hadn't a penny left for gloves. [ had a
dozen pairs at home that had been worn
only once. Being Swede they were
little soiIed, but picked out a very pale
ecru pair, nearly the color of my gown.
Well, / powdered them, and they look
ed like new, and Twas so charmed with
my gown that never gave thought to
the powder at all After my first waltz,
I saw my partner look ruefully at his
coat. 1t was white from the powder of
my gloves. I could not explain, so l
suppose he thought it came from my
face I did not dance again, and we
LETT early. [ cried, and told ma about
it, and she said: 1T served you right.
Your toilet should be complete in every
detail, no matter how simple it may be,
and you have plenty to expend on it.
threw my gloves in the fire when [ got
home, and had the pleasure of seeing
the kid squirm as if it suffered. hope
it did, am sure"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-09
4 Poker Paro 1y,

To Graw or not to Grnw thar = tho question,
Wheeler Ks safer III the player TO take
The awful risk of Skinning for Il STRAIGHT,
Or st.indi = pat. 10 raise EN- all the limit,
And thus, 10y blGfing. get ii. TO dr"w-iO skin,
No mOre-iuG by that skin to get fftit
Or two pair the fatteSt bOuncIn' kin
That uck il heir tots a conSHmma on
DevGut.y 10 be wished. To draw. to kin.
To skin! lrerchance u buSt-a!c, /! erc'S the
rubi
For in that draw Of three what cards may come
When we have shuffted IF the unccr ain pack,
Must give rs pause. There's the respect
Which makes calamity Of bObtac flush.
For who would bear the Overwhe ming blind,
The reckless straddle, the wait on the edge,
The insOl zee Of pat hands. and the lifts
That patient merit Of the buffer takes
When he himself might be much better off
BY simply passing? Who would trays uphold,
And 90 out upon small progressive raise,
But that the dread of something after call
The undiscovered acC-full to whose strength
Such hands must bow, puzzles the will
And makes Us rather keep the chips we have
Than be curious about hands we know not or
Thus buffiing doth make towards of us ALL
And thus the native hue Of fOur-heart flush
Is sick led with some dark and cussed club,
And spectators in q jaclI-pOts wealth,
With this rcgaId their interest turn away,
And lose the right TO OPEN.
-[Albany Argus.
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on. It's the easiest way to fix it. =

YOU. Its the easiest way to fix it. =
Hartford Journal.
Wife (who has been sitting up for de,
linquent): Are You crazy? Have
YOU been going about the streets with
your umbrella up this starlight night?"
Weary husband: That's just it, dear.
It's the stars-perfect avalanche of
'em-couldn't dodge 'em so put-up
umbrella. Thought people would think
l was intoxicated if l didn't" Wife:
IF you didn't what?" Tired one:
''Dm no. Life.
Talking about the suppressed sex, we
We're informed that there were 10000
women who might have voted at the
school meetings in New Hampshire this
spring if they had seen fit, but they
didn't, and the Manchester Mirror,
which knows. says that probably not
more than seventy-tiye wentto the polls.
Ii only one woman in thousand wants
to vote, why should there be any COM
motion about female suffrage.
The hustle is a thing of the past, even
the cheap. handy paper kind which
girls frantically manufactured when in
Il hurry, and very satisfactory they were
too, except that in conjunction with
French heels, they could undermine the
average woman's spine more than hab-
itually doing three dozen of clothes ev-
cry Monday morning for ten years. Pa
per bustles, girls. are heating and de-
structive to nerves, SO you had better
rejoice upon the whole that they have
gOne.-jSt Louis Republican,.
Il j
to his wife: If l should not return you
will get the insurance on my life all
right; good-bv.n Second bald-headed,
nervous man to his business partner:
II believe [ have told YOU all about my
private financial affairs and my desires;
farewell" What meant this solemn
leave-taking? Simply that two of our
richest merchants were going out this
afternoon to join in a game of base ball
| between two trade mines. Dos. Globe.
His method of putting stop to it
81 say, George, what makes YOU look
so cheerful?" said one friend to another
! recently. ''Why, didn't you hear, Bob?
I'm going to be married next Wednes-
day!' "Well, l must confess | see
nothing in that to make you cheerful; |
should think it would make you feel
sad" ''Why, no, my dear fellow, it
will be the happiest day of my life.
You see, Matilda is a very expensive
luxury! She wants to 90 to the opera
every night; it's cream on the way, a
pound of candy while there, and soda
water on the way home; and [ tell you,
| it's terrible drain on n fellows peck
: ct, and I'm going to put Il stop to it!
Come in and have a cigar
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-09
Brother Gardner on Marriage.

81 understand" began the President,
as the meeting opened in due form, dat
quite number of de members of dis
club am gWine to be married doorin'
de summer OATS all right. an | wish
'em much Joy, an shall be glad to wit
ness de Obsequies of each an cherry one.
But, I want to say few words in gin
eral. In de fust place am you GWine to
mar y fur love, or fur q sort O. business
partnership? If you answer fur love
let me warn you to be sartin dat you
doan mistake de sentiment. Many q
young man who thought his heart torn
by love has plunged into matrimony to
diskiver dat he simply had an admira-
ton fur $50 set of false teeth and Il
high instep. If you answer fur sort
o business partnership, let me warn you
not to expect too much. You won't
love de woman an she won't trust you.
1t will be q sort o boss trade in which
both parties will be cheated and both
continer to be mad about it. You kin
git along arter fashion, an people
who see her on your arm at circus
won't know how you fight at home.
eff you mus marry, let common
sense have 4 show in the transackshun.
Doan 90 off your feet bekase you meet
a gal who kin sing like q robin, smile
like a rose an jump off q street kyar
widout boderin' de driver to stop. A
wife will have much to do besides sing
in an cultiyatin' dimples. Ii you am
gwine to marry, AK yerselves how fur
so per week will go when divided up
fur clothes an pervishuns an house
rent and fewel an incidentials. Befo'
you fall in love wild gal who looks too
sweet fur anythin' inared plush sacque.
kinder figure on how many SIGH buds
your income would afford her. Befo'
you am all broke up ober q gal who
plays the pianner, talks French, paints
landscapes an reads poetry, jist sit
down and tigger who am to cook your
meat an 'taters, patch your cloze, darn
yer socks an help We make S12 buy SO
worth of things. Befo' We let par O.
fiashin' eyes an cunnin' dimple cap
tivate We, look aroun' little an see if
de owner has got a temper like wild
cat. Marriage am a lottery simply be-
kase people take each odder insight an
unseen. Let US now prognosticate to
bizness. ''-Detrojt Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-09

You have the advantage of me-" said
the cashier, blandly. ''You will have
to get some one to identify you" ''Iden-
tify me? Why, am your son, just back
from college for the Summer vacation; "
''May be, may he, answered the cash
Ter, ''but my son did not look like q fool,
wear cockney hat, monkey-tail coat,
skin-tight brooches, tooth-pick shoes,
nor did he suck cane handles. When
my wife returns from Europe next Sep
TENDER you might present your claims
to her, and if she decides you are our
offspring [ shall be happy to bid you an
atfectionate goodbye on your return to
college. In the meantime would sug-
gest that you earn your living by hiring
yourself out for a tailor-sign. Good
day, sir. Philadelphia NeaUs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-09
An Economy That Made Wealth Possible

At his death. Mr.. Phillips, after MAX
ing few trifing requests, left the re-
mainder of his property, amounting to
about 100000. to the Phillips Academy
at Andover and the Phillips Exeter
Academy, one-third to the former and
two-thirds to the latter institution. The
following illustrates the economy which
made possible such generosity. In those
days the houses were all heated by wood
fires kept burning against a huge back
log in open fireplaces. In the Phillips
house the back logs were soaked in
water for several hours before they were
placed in the fireplace. This caused
them to burn slowly-this was econo-
my. Imagine the grim old founder of
Phillips Exeter bringing in a drip
PING LOG for the fire. Tradition further
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-09

The German army is at the present
time distributed over 304 garrisons,
thirty-nine of which have an effective
force of over 1000 men. Berlin. with
1888, and Metz, with 14,441. are the
only two towns which have garrisons of
over 10000 The garrison of Strasburg
numbers 8,96S, that of Mayence. 7,712,
that of Cologne, 100, that ofCoblentz.
$3.50, that of Konegsberg, 6,383, and
that of Madgeberg, 6,068. The Pots
dam (6,580) and Spandau 1880 are
so close to Berlin that 28,732 troops
could be concentrated upon the capital
at few hours notice.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-09
The TRAGEDY of a Dutch Oven,

1t happened on q certain inauspiciOus
occasion that the Hash Mill was in q
hollow about one-fourth of mile in rear
of the battery, and as Evans believed
his position to be perfectly safe, he laid
himself away on couple of tents, which
were on the mess chest in the Hash Mill,
and soon fell into sound and patriotic
Slnmber
1t further happened that the people
on the other side let 90 a shell at us.
This shell passed over our heads,
skinned along the ground in the rear,
dropped into the hollow and into the end
of the Hash Mill and the mess chest,
where it exploded, lifting Evans, the
chest, the tents and most of the Hash
Mill into a neighboring sweet potato
patch.
In all human probability there never
was a more thoroughly demoralized
patriot than Evans was when he got
himself together after that explosion.
| do not Overstate the case when /
aver that if it had been left to him he
would have recognized the Confederacy
there and then. He was absolutely
ruined. This was his ruination:
The eccentric shell had knocked the
bottom clean out of his Dutch oven, and
he sat on the sacred soil and wept, and
it seemed as if his tear soul was running
out through that oven hole.
OF course we were somewhat surpris-
ed to see him at the front, whether he
betook himself after the explosion.
His eye had none of the old minCe-pie
lustre, but warlike glare.
major" he remarked, ''they have
busted the mess chest; they have knock
ed hole in the Dutch oven, and [ have
come to the front for revenge"
never knew just what was his idea
of revenge. / always believed, however,
that he contemplated knocking the bot
tom out of some Dutch oven belonging
to the enemy.
/ suggested to him that if he really
had a hankering for blood he could stay
just where he was, and that he stood a
right smart chance of getting drink of
that warlike beverage by early candle
light
Poor old Evans
AS honest q soul as ever had Dutch
oven OF carried a solid shot to the can
mons mouth.
He little knew what it was to stand up
in a battery and help to avenge the I'M
timely taking off of an ovens bottom.
Soon the people on the other side
open again and men and horses and gun
carriages and the gun 60 down.
There, just in rear Of the line, burns
Pickering bivouac fire, which ilIum-
ines with a sickly glare the pallid face
of soldier, who lies on his back, with
discarded knapsack for pillow, and
with both hands clutching the crimson
ed grass at his side, while his life blood
slowly runs away.
A comrade bends over him and whis-
pers:
eve are sorry for you, Evans, very
sorry. Can we do anything?"
"Oh, no; nothing
Eyes; tell them could cook and
fight. That's all. Good b"
The last word was never spoken.
There was a shudder, the chin sank on
the chest, the hands released the grass
and grim, powder-stained sergeant,
wiping away tear, laid his handker-
chief over that pallid face and remark
ed
Evans is mustered out. Matld0on,
Major. II. 4. IN Pbila. Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-09

Bridget, what makes your master s
socks such an awful color?'' inquired
Mrs. Goldeye of her help the other
morning. ''Color, mum?'' Eyes, col
or! They are all brown at the toes. !"
"Ah, shure, that's the coffee stains, me
lady, THE what?'' '.Where | was
jist afther straining the coffee through
'em. Shure We needn't be lookin' at a
poor crayture like that-it was before |
put them in the wash | used 'em, an
bad luck to mn'-EUansville ArGts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-09

attirms that. when the household was
assembled for evening prayers and the
chapter had been read, the good man
always extinguished the light before the
long prayer. This was to save the cas-
die, which could be readily relighted at
the open fire after the prayer was end
ED. II. CUNNINGHAM.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-09
A Oolored Gull,

The negro, as well as the Irishman,
makes bulls, as the following will de-
monstrate:
Mrs. Gabe Snodgrass attended col
ored ball while Gabe was absent from
the city. On his return he heard of it,
and neighbor overheard her talking
to him impressively.
Look heah, Matildy, de berry mex
time you goes to a ball wild dat bow
legged Jake, Use gwine ter take pleas
ure in BLOWN my brains out, den I'll
chop up Jake wild de AK, an I'll hunt
me up anudder wife what | kin rely
on. "-Teras iSiftinqs.