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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-28
WHEELING inQNWORKElS
Illustrated In IIarpcr's Weckiy-.iuaa at tli.
SCI ..1-r.asg - fRcfntont Mill .-aEs =. =

n"NeNiy-.fUhfN W !HC
Belmont Mill. 500
rlls weeks issue OF Harper's Weekly
contains a iull page engraving taken
from the painting entitlad "Thc Iron
workers at Noon" The painting X
from the brush Of Mr.. Thomas An
shut, Of Philadelphia, and was paint
cd in this city BON lie. The scene is laid
at the Belmont mill before iilc present iron
was utup: Anumber 6i men
and boys are grouped abouta pump wash.
Ing their faces, arms and bodies. A ma
jority Of them apo workers in the boiling
department. Some are walking oil with
their dinner buckets. The Picture 10 fpll
OF life and is n familiar ono 10 all
who live in a city like Wheeling. The
painting was done by Mr.. Anshutz while
he was in this city visiting friends II few
years since. The, painting when finished
WIS displayed for several days in Stanton
& Davcnp0rts windows.
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INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., August Is, ] 80 4.
.M.---For Tennessee and the Ohio valley,
local showers, party cloudy weather in tho
western portion, generally fair weather, in
the eastern portion, winds generally. south
easterly, slight changes in temperature,
lower barometer. Z
IN For the Lower Lakes, generally fair
weather, south to east winds, slight rise in
temperature, lower barometer. 545,
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WEtIsBURG.
Tho Gas Wells, The Glnss Works and tbs
Campaign. !fE' y

Campaign. u >
i lTmber yard lIas been started 81
Lazcafvillo. EaAearpille continues ~ grow
Business in NIL departments Is dull; a
rcvivalis looked for during the fall months,
Ashley, son OF DR.. ]. NJ. Cooper, who
has been i'll with fever, is able to be abou,
igdili. 5sii,s Z. r
The central Office OF the telephone will
be iRJ. R. MAYORS new. building on Lib.
erty street.
The City Marshal is taking advantage OF
low wa!er'and is having Tho wells in town
cleaned out. III. w g''s552 /! Z n 4
The Rodgers. Cooper building, corner
Charles and urana streets, is nearly ready
ieI the roof, 5ias
Mr., M ", Everett has been rendered q
position on the main line Of the p, c. K
St.sL. railroad. n ~ :
Thoatelcphone poles and wires are up.
The line extends from Midway, through
t4Sn sHA to South Wellsburg ,i ill., 4
The Iewis-Briggs block on Wafer street
is nearing completion. The Masonic fra.
ternity will occupy the third story Of the
Briggs portion. -. 81
It is reported TINT the gas Inns ceased to
flow at tho well Of the Spaulding Iron
Works, ut Brilliant. The works have shut
down fora brief period. 70
The stone work for the new Presbyterian
church is almost finished. The new build.
ing will be the finest for church purposes
in the city. The cut stone work Of the
building is being executed by Mcssrs.
Roberts & Ball. OF Steubenville. g.
The Pan Handle window glass works
under the; supervision a. u. ,Gep. w.
Robinson is undergoing complete repairs.
The. factory will,bc ready togo into opera
ton in the course OF: two. weeks: The
Riverside glass.works is in full blast. !.
!: As. to politics, all is quiet. The small
bays SET the ball goiilg By Organizing
Blaine. and Logan and Cleveland and
Hendricks clubs. AAiter3 q lew nights,
sport they are holdingpn until they. get in
the notion again, when they will make q
howl. A large number OF citizens Of both
parties are opposed TO forming marching
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RocnEsrrn, N. Y, August e7.--Judgc
Foieesis (. home at Geneva suffering
nervous RrqqstEaaiii9n, caused, by over
work. This morning, il is rcr9ried, he is
better. He had been out: riding every day
till yesterday Friends are ;hepeful ior
his speedy recovery; Z, & II
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THERE will be grand CONCERT at the
Howell House, on Water street, this even
ing, the full Opera House Band having
been; engaged and will render one Of their
choicest programmes Refreshments OF all
kinds will be served. i Come and bring
your friends. Commencing at 5 o'clock.
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FISANCEANDT TRADE.
Tho Feature. Of Tie Money and Stock Mar.

1911, kets. strl1.i
Nrw YoRE August .1.-Moncy market easy at
lka2 percent; closed ut ~ percent, Prime incr-
camille paper 51faGh percent. Sterling Exchange
bankers bills firm ut 81 Sll3; demand Il ~.
UOyERSMESTs-Conllhucds strong. f7 N NOV l,I
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rrr1snuIGr, Pa, August 2i.-Thc afternoon mar.
ket advanced to sJ14c, then broke 10 ast4c, and
closed u! sSSc Transactions Of the day large an,l
the market NJ times very much excited. n
NEW ronK, August 27-petroleum steady,
United $50; refined Sc. - u 'S''''
refined ,14a7Kc y ~ y ~ : :. - :
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August 27.-pctroleum INN
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The Army sang the new version rs ii
nothing had happened, and not u soldier
cracked u smile. = Il a
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Thermometer Record.

The following shows the range OF the
/. thermometer as observed at Schnepfs
drug store, Opera House corner, Yesterday
~ ~, ~; I'm, s5iSr.M,, 81; pm,
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Che antellir}e1tlre1:.
0nIcc. Nos. .S and ~ Fourteenth Street.
New Advertisements.

.Noticc-Junior Plumcd Knights.
.Scguin Collegiate Institute.
dFor Sale--Rcsidcncc.
Stocks For Sale-I. Irwin.
For Salc-Chcap Farms. 81
Whole Mixed Spiccs-McMcchen.
5 Republican Primaries.
Prot. Herman schocl;ey.
Wanted-Boy. 5f.
Teacher OF Alusic-H. ]. Arbenz.
Terralinc-J. B. Wilson.
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clubs and are using their best efforts to
uot.have my organized. They are prompt.
edFto this, no doubt, on account Of the
heavy expense md of tho unpleasant
memories ofthe war of;words INDUCED In
by the opposing forces In former cam
The CONTRACT for boring. q we'll for gus ut
Lazeary!lle. Inns been given to- burst 4
Rayl. There isino present prospect Of the
Dalzell Bros. & Gilmore glass works re-
Stunning operations. The "Will o the
Wisp"sS gas well owned by this company
continues to pour forth gus in as large a
volume as when first struck. 2.
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fsa-saH ~. -4.l "a
Bremen & Scitncfcr

have the largest and finest stock Of Fire.
works for campaign purposes ever brought
to this city. Call and SEE them before pur-
chasing elsewhere. q H'ii'G q TTiIdS
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The "storm Beaten" Company, which
will be here IN November, and OF which
young Saivini and Belle Jackson are the
stars, will have three OF the survivors Of
the Greedy expedition amongits members.
They take the parts OF sailors and do 4
thrlIiin. rescue"
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It is more economical TO buy Durkee's
Salad Dressing than it is to make dress
ing. Besides this it is made OF better
materials than you can buy Mt the stores
Everybody likes it. Tryit. MwrSw
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"Thc divine Rhea" will be ut the Opera
House September %. Upon her return
from Paris recently after her "annual bath
in civilization" Rhca remarked that Paris
seemed dull No wonder; Rhea has been
fspoiled by spending 50 much time in
Wheeling.
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. ~. ". .-i:L W. II. RlNEnARrlI

IWANTED-LADIES AND YONG
wv Men In city or country, distance M NV
ton 10 take nice Hight and pleasant WorE n, KIN,
own homes :. TO s. day easily aud GvIctiy MY
WORK sent ~ mail. No cunyassing. i,oJ . Si.Gs
t AGSfS is. uN ION MANUFACTURING Co.. ~
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NEW foRH, August a7.-Therc has been more do.
Ing with ngents to,ny, but s NJ former reports Sc.
lections werv restricted to tho wants Of tho current
demand. Prints nre doing very well md choice
makes md styles arc we'll sold 10 arrive. The Jour.
nal n Commerce announces tint Wilncnlinr.
li0:uci Il Co. Will make n pcrrnptory auction Slc
OF? 10 cnses l0I, Iii and lal white bed blankets by
nrlcr OF the Wlllowtlalc Company Scptcinbcr2 also
nnd blue twlilc,l innncs md 100 cases OF Bradford
Mills white hlnnkets -, 49, - : ''''
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1FI7G-7- y . .
.Inkf ISNcCt1'etl.

Just Received. ~ - n I. Z.
1 Fifty boxes Gravcly tobacco, this is the
best chew in the market. For sale by
y. x G.S. FgENY.
4 y 1T HOG Main st.
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10 NV .l--
1IniiiIn & Sons

Mems finest, hand made Shoes, the most
stylish, and best made, ut 5lgE
/. :. ~. w. AMlcK's,
rs.s:,t 8 Is ~ III. Main St.
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cash 55>iic BID; August Sc: September ssxS 70
asked: rejected bic. no grnde 5Sc. OATS. No. 2
light mixed eiSo. . cash, Angus. and ssptsm.
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NEW York. August "7.-COttOn firm; futures
steady; August TO- pc; September lO7lc October
loilc; November TO- &c; december 1885; January
May l0.Qjc; June Hoe, '.-..II, -
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TITrsrIIJE, Pa. August 91.-Sa,!oaal Tansl.
certificates opened At sc: highest zoe; lowest
si1Ic; closed 81 SIC; shipments for the entire oil
rEOns e,96i barrels; runs for the entire oil regions
/ subj blfrels. chnrtprS W do hnrrrls -'-- =
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julius Gan's English Opera Company
will perform "Thc Queens Lace IIandkcr.
CHIEF at the Opera House Friday evening,
September 8, and "The Little Duke"
Saturday evening, septcmbcr6. 4 matt
nee will also probably be given.
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DnADronn "a, August 27.--Cruile oil weaker.
Total runs Tuesday s0,6ii barrels; totnl shipments
s. p6S barrels; charters oi9jj barrels; ccnnnces
ls,Gji0O barrels. National Transit certificates
Opened ut ss,tc aud closed at SsHc; highest prices
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Cost,
NJ Glantcd.

WANTED-A GOOD GIRL no IN
" genomi ho,isework. Apply to ~ fy,. ~
ninth street, Mrs. JOHN WUltiiIT, '" WI!
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..gru@uods.

.
Many New Goods for the ap-
preaching season are now being
opened. We have purchased at
bottom prices large quantities Of
Silks, Vclvets, Pushes, Cash
mcrcs, Velvetecns, Cloth Suit
ings, Ladies andMisses' Wraps,
Blankets, Flannels, Underwear,
Hosiery, etc., etc, all Of which
we propose to sell at lower prices
tan ever before known.
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OFT CITY, August 27.-Natlonnl Tnnsit Ccrt!n.
Gates opened at SylSs: highest VOC: lowest SIC:
closed ut Ssc. Sales ,7s5 co barrels clClrailccs
$1,000 barrels: runs s,TaJ barrels; shipments n.
M barrels: charters 30 barrels OIL City OIL tx.
changes stock, no bid; s. % Offered Z i rs 4
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NEW YORK. August 9I.-WOOl quiet aud firm;
domestic aCaJSc; pulled lSa5ic; Tcxis lias!c.
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WANTED 9
Houses to rent md money n ,oo,
having either Of the above can do wrli he n ~ Gs
them with me. - wa v! pIIelh;
0ugG idI'1's HI. sNw II p,y,,
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TeLEno. O.. August 3S-Whcat dull and firm ;
30; white s4Hc, bid; No. 9 white sc: No. red
tobcr SIG: November SGIc bid; 40. . soft SjISp;
No. ado 7QCi Corn Nnei: high mixed SO; SO:
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Eor&cnt.

TOR RENT OFFER FOR EryT
~ nom October lst, my residence, No. ~ F,r.
tccnlh street. House contains nine n,cn nv III L
room and w'lsh kitchen. hot md cold wn,rraSdS -
Kent reasonable. Apply to Ms. i. S. TNLi Sses
premises, or to ". II. SlmIson. "aS
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I HAaB.sEwEp sensible shoes, for gentle
men, at J: W, AMlcH's,
lib Main street.
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: +. i. Zimmerman's "Littlc Primrose
Musical Burlctta Company" will hold The
boards nj. the Opera House September %
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NOR SALE-COUNTRY SEAT.

Ten acres Of choice high bottom land, SIX mile
below Wheeling, on Ohio River aud u, : y. H. Il
Improved by Il substantial brick house Il Fo'as
Kitchen md outbuildinss, situated IN II ErnrF %
maple sugar and poplar trees AID" gt! seize
ton OF fruit trees. Apply 10
wv. IiOGE & FRO, lSp Markets.:
Or Il. W, MORROW, on the premises. MI,
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NEw YoEK, August sT.-Lca,her in moderate
demand; hcml0ck sole 9a2jc. S5 -
80 Gf., M Lead. ~
New foEE, August 27.-Lcnd steady; common
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PRETTY ocToRooNs.

%ashy. In Toledo . Rlsse
 There IS n ,.ew orleans A race and o:st.rrg race ahIch ls ID race IL has Is one hand upon he ehlies and he other upon ,h> blacks. ard Il o@elples post- ton be,Nix: ss.d 5e,seen. be .ensing Q beth and ,o neitAeT The whites refuse .o ..esno~ ec ,e them and they hol1 them se veS 90 lar above the blacks ehAt they wi.4 scHlo%7edge no relationship ,iih them. Ltse inc as;. .ney arc neither sis.. nof aniisl4.. bg; occupy po>i.san eaare!y cisti..s .,/ sEa very lonesofHc one j. Is. Iaese aEc the octoFoonS. winch in New Orleans means TO, uE4y 4 person a .ose 1-oue .z one s4..a negro. but al ot |. l: c.ass ~h0 are alfaosl whi.e bR; ia whors negro oood ,s per ep.ibie Down Eese taey den, say aegro o.ood T. is ne4 -a '- ts. n.. They are nei whlte enough ,oy tae sGi.z nor black enoaga for the neg
 Their pos4on. es2ec4al that Of ise ssonlen ot the fAce. fers pe laAf. Se matter hcw wh}fe an ec'ergor elEi T4y oe- -nste man nay rot raarr9 ..s-f- 1=.e may 5e as be1ai,.a. 4s euGs, aad sz- comPlisheo every possible gay she may siag .i.e Patti and pam, l.,s i<asa .enGeuf, but nc Shste man woal0 mar, n-r and re1-iE IT. Nex OTlc1as l 1aeia be os.,4 ga. f9r net and for hin asso. s7e co1.1 moi De reeciYea ia so-
 iety. aa1 hc zo1ie ind himse on tie 2 roTIg sEEsc ot s-1c val al unce. The lzx .z fixed and .se bafrica1e IS IF asslbie.
 Tie somea Q! thss mlx.d race are acnd-ogsiy oezI .fGi. Thelr com spicxioEs .ra 4 aeFHtrnsts '. ~ fs4 r.sff A xfaT$ rf g,Is.in GT.degaea.a the sk.1 mat shines through to1Ing l9wE the Nhlte to a shade of brown tla. ls zs beasi.fEl in ihe natter of color as beza;ifGl can be. Their teeth are marYeis of xhiie7ess and regular- l;y The aguTes are Iryarabiy per feel 10 the. oi-ptuo1sless, and the whole woman 5 as near physical perfec- ton as anything ever permitted on this earth to the temptation of men. S. Anthony would have stood but poog
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chance had he undergone his temptation

chance had he undergone hts tempfa,ion in Ne~ Orleans and had the arch enemy employed cctofaon women ic kis fali There is nothing la womanaoe1 mote dellan;iul. Inc men 4n.ng them arc ln vAf55.ss CT piu1 eaeu1s Sad r1s.ny ai them hate achieved saete>se> Ley have had ..as images aho.e then n | aso'kers ~ao .-le >..s. Srf n ea. a'. ..Af taeN @te 4a nso. essaTtiy Ihe -ons oi ~hlte Hen, many ct whom hsse t5f .arr u atss s~Ee been ass.. ta sasus sa ter at ee0ea,.an ar3 means ts con .atss5e isfe ~Ita ai,e. e 4c...soa ~As COZ s.s.sG.
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 esHs.. .aem he ts X h.ood n them bais ,ha,
 Ateu he is ated ai his ileeal flame II ts ft4e sliaplesi .asa. .a lhc world. ne haasc and ti> Iefni-hsngs Afe hcfs and wa.ieyer money ee Hs> even he h~ eeHsr, hers in her esu f3s 1t; aud the mfsie.e-ssrd vatnan vau hts lost her hels4.N ae rpf> ffIc sita st,oa k $ the iits nisaed I8ans - @lus. sc ..-Ht5emen. anEf Ases is eesui as, al Aes fife n tae prn ceez4, ' Aa> iar this ttAt she entered 'ate ,he arrangement to hrssn ~ita, ,.na lts crt!uk satistacs her >le .., aniuitfes money, aei .t.fts. ea sho esse4i asss iof N = .ns n, 2 eN q n fat suuth. su elsewhere Nus9e T esf taleal las stape tna eE5fne H... als8 .tha she aaus h- iets lz' " emi E4tr sis3. ~ fzEsA may st V Ia $e. one. ord szo tataa l. tac s..ase t> zfieuGe .az.t iIc.i fao,aeIs a,iI b ofc ih g.
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SeVet >4s so afi D ieettonizHe eaz #tAtnlz -.Hse me - .sl.4 see nse some ai.se ! aese u.s fHstna ,-s9 .flHs. sAa se ul=Es .safEss. N ke.. l'a .s"si eepe ttti i' ss ger ta .#,Ale some spe,lfs#t me 'hea yaa l.,a ss.sc tse .ass5tes5en te h- etss vheH he zsI.> z.s f5fszztz4
 1 broia ,e.as -t,sf sa ,ti n be copyrgh,eo. the man waa pess up a boom fo. hsinse.i oGss 'o 6e a3.- io ca- Jes .,- Aes - lat4a4 : P 4gs
 sle .t.'nK I aprii L inc nan of woman who $ moved to tesis aan A4.e 70 pAA AT esare-s wagon s4aa day "a get taese T.ft l@Fh ts.,ass ie
 ileN shall .se meet he spring = asks wflter fa Harper N!cei !, Ike a man. wtth 4 sifi seek and 4 aoiG n Inc head
 .fes, I,A.Hs E., f.ttHe
 II ls pity that ,he stnl.baEeess of Chila a,,o annot he ase, lo iii up the gaps in ;Ac lsvees of il.e NJ a app. nveg Ae.z ..ssg n
 Cremation Is one at the b1rniug ques. 'soas of the age I4, he5h, fosI / tx
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Cremation is one at the blrning qucs. 'soas of the a,e. I4, besA, foy3 .s
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-24
RUNNING BIRDS.

Eun-birds are only found in Africa
and India, including the Malayan re-
gion: true humming-birds. as every
body knows. are entirely confined to
the American continent. In 9th er
words, the same place in nature
which has been occupied in the
tropics of the old world by group of
sparrow-like birds. has been occupied
in the tropics of the new world by
group of highly developed swifss.
Hence the humming-bird. though
descended from totally different an
cestral stock, have in the end &C.
quired almost every one Of the pecu-
liar features which the sun-birds dis
play in our own eastern Continental
area. The same conditions have in
the end produced in both cases pretty
much the same results. At some re-
mote period, 8 group of tropical
American swifts began to hunt for
insects among the tubes of flowers,
exactly az the ancestral sun-bird be-
gan to do in the eastern hemisphere.
Gradually, as the habit OF flower =
haunting became mare and mere
pronounced, the organization of the
birds began to depart. under the in
Auence OF natural selection, more and
more widely from sthe primitive swift
like type. The birds best adapted to
the new circumstance survived and
intermsrried, while the worst adapted
died constantly out. The short, broad
bill was thus slowly heightened into
the extremely long, slender, and
graceful beak of the modern huns
ming-birds. and the wings were
adapted to the rapid. darting fight
from flower to flower, and the habit
of posing stationary in front OF the
chosen bunch CT blossoms. Yet to
the end. the humming- birds in their
anatomical pecuilsrities still remain
essentially swifts, and are easily dis.
tinguished by a naturalist from the
externally similar but fundamentally
different perching sun birds. Indeed.
Mr.. Wallace has shown the hum
ming birds even now live. like The
swiits, mainly CD insects. and when
he tried to feed some young hum
ming-birds in captivity on sugar and
water alone, he found they refused
that unwonted fare in favor OF flies
and spiders. In short, young bum
mipg.birds are still essentially in the
swift stage of their development.-
The English Illustrated Magazine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-24
THE ORIGIN OF MOSQUITOES.

The Indians have . very sst.sfsc-
tory account of the origin OF the
Montezums mosquitoes. The legend
RUS thus: There were in times of
old, many moons ago, two huge
feathered monsters permitted by the
Manitou to descend from the sky and
alight on the banks of the Sene q
river. Their form was exactly that
OF the mosquito. They were so large
that they dsrkened the sun like
cloud ss they few toward the earth.
Standing one on either bank they
guarded the river. spd stretching
their long necks into the canoes Of
the Indians, as they attempted to
paddle along the stream, gobbled
them up, as the stork king 10 the
fable gobbled up the frogs. The des-
truction of life was so great that not
an Indian could pass without being
devoured in the attempt. 1t was long
before the monsters could be exter.
terminated, and then only by the
combined efforts of oil the warriors of
the Cayuga and Onondsga nations.
The battle was terrible, but the wsrri-
ors finally triumphed, and the man.
moth mosquitoes were slain and lett
unburried. For this neglect the In.
dams had to pay dearly. The Car
cases decomposed, and the particles,
viyified by the sun. few of in clouds
OF mosquitoes, which have filled the
country ever since.-Wiiliam F. Tay.
lor, in TIE Manhattan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-24

When is q door not door? When
it's ajar. On. no; that answer belongs
to the fret decade OF the last century
Nowadays q door is not door when
it's . negress-an egress.
Jones asked his wife: "Why is a
husband like dough?" He expected
she would give it up. and be WAS go
ing to tell hsr that 1t was because q
woman needs him; but she said il
WAS because he was hard to get of
her hands.