The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-22

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A Nrief Biographical scotch of IL Long
and Varied Career.
A'gsrnon Piutarch. '"s.a
M~e.huselah died III the e89sh year OF his
age.
We are we'll aware that in biographical
sketches OF this nature It is customary tc
begin at the other end OF q mans lie, bu,
In this particular case our hero was born
altogether too long pgo to reasonably Ok.
pect that much attention will be paid 10
his earlier career.
Some men die at q green old age, while
others die at q ripe old age. Me,huseleh
died at what might be- called q rotten old
Gge.
The direct cause OF hiH death has never
been definitely determined. A very wide.
spread opinion Obtains, however, that his
melancholy aud uu,inely taking Of tamu
about through the excess.ve use OF tobacco.
It has been suggested that pts,ibly old
| age had more or less to do with his sudden
! demise. bnt /, wnnlI sntm thot 81 ,nnr wrn
had livad ncarlv n ,honsanI ...r. ,rn,tI
| be potsp.spd of n systr,n Thar vnuiI .rohIa
him TO fitht off such sn ins'dio,s di..a.s
Mplhus.lan WIS n gentleman n iarn.
wealth. and rhs ,onsc.iv win wnich ns
chung 10 lis excited much righteous lndig-
knI., wa, ,,,., mama NJ b;a t,t,o- hr.
his m ,tnst's Am ia cIoudad IL "h.c,iri,u
alt IN IN il IL sai. IN ass,1mn that tha injjnn
came rom a ysrv Old family,
Ma uns.Iah wss Ii. rranGf,,har NJ No,,,
who ,ujpys som.ibiny Of a ]ra,n,ot;on 40 :
eai,ur and collector oi animal. a.. !. .iSn
Grad; I'd win having known ",or,, ~
in VIII IN It rims, B.
Mn waa called is,hor nv .,,,oa rs,,,
nr,n,,s;ry COWS VIZ. S%.., a. IT,!
h.tb. II il h IN, honpd ,hnt ,n;s rn,.,nh,
s,atement will fnrevsr pn:,,s I'm vox.s
uuee ,nu. ,.Now. Who was .Janhe.,s t,th., %
r., we ,r, ,ir,t,;n, .w.vt i.o,n 49, on.
ia, 4 II /, biography.
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Have VIM aver ti.sr6 n !, r,,
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nress Comnnnv w. A0'N7 HA
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was ch. nred and !, IN noa. S"' y. .te p"rri
putcd.
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,;rpd N nriva,. itIs and hs,,n "rn" 80
a v.n,nra IN wh;.h Ia o,S1o, e.I"a.s wv
SUCCESS and esisbIishea a ,ss,,,a ,ea snS.
lion. s '-fa"
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winch he cis;msJ csma a;.h;n h;s ao".
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