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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-11-05
The Baboon and the Ostrich.

The baboon was on good terms with
all the animals of the neighborhood,
but took great dislike to some os-
triches which wandered about and Of
ten came close to him, not apparently
that they were necessarily unbeloved
by apes, but because they did some
very evil services unintentionally. He
liked to get on wall under quantity
of straw, which protected him from
the sun, and there he dozed away.
Now the ostrich has q very bad habit
of trying to swallow or peck at every
thing; nothing comes amiss so that it
can be swallowed, and they one and all
are constantly poking here and poking
there for most curious tid-bits. This
was the case with the ostriches in the
baboon's neighborhood, and it now and
then happened that as they were on
the search for novelty they noticed
his fine stout tail hanging from the
top of the wall. OF course the first
ostrich which was near gave it good
peck with his strong beak, and doubt
less good pull also. This was n most
uncalled liberty, and not only woke up
the sleeper and hurt him, but offended
his dignity. He awoke full of rage,
and before the ostrich could give Sec
ond pull Mt the gristly morsel the fur
ious baboon rushed from under the
straw, seized his enemy by tho neck,
and cuifcd his head most soundly. He
hated ostrlches ever after. CussePs
Illustrated Natural History
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-11-05

Entered ut the Post-Onlcc as second
ass matter.
VIM. ID. MCMASTER, Editor & Prof.
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1, 81 course, the outgrowth Of our advanced
civilization, a breach Of promise suit An
affair Of this kind alwaysattracts q morbid
audience curious to know the eaustts belR,
who hang on the loving sentences and en-.
dearing words contained in the letters.
Here Is where an admonition to discretion
Is not Z out Of order. The letters
produced in the trial contained
such paroxysmal terms rs "my dear
baby" 'my ownest own," and show
Is my boy tonight" and a great deal
more Of the gushingest gush ever penned
by two souls who imagined their thoughts
were identical and that their several
hearts throbbed in unison. Like the old
fable It was fun for the boys, but death
and modification to tho frogs. Here were
tho innernost thought Of two yearning
souls opened to gaping crowd, convulsins
tho court and sending the hot blood Of
shame to the cheeks Of the writer's. y.l'
This soft, sentimental, rose colorcd
Italian sky method Of courtship ought to
have m end. II is, perhaps, innocent to
tho parties US long rs tho letters remain
under the seal Of secrecy, but when tho
blue ribbon that hold the precious mis-
siyes together is burst bya quarrel and
tho feryid words oflove and undying con.
stancy arc read bya hard hearted lawyer
beforp u court room Of amused people, the
bloom ruls of the peach and ashes Of
ridicule are showerCd OH the heads Of the
devoted pair. Ovids Art OF Love is no
where compared to nineteenth century
sticking plaster courtship correspondence
and It oughtn't to be. II
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DlsEAKFAST. BuDGEr.

:, . 6. onn /, ,oo. n /, coil "a
IL cos.s oiea S ~ 1900. y, awo,s 81 Emo.
keep aho c'euA wv 'io"A '"e'' " '1'7
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opium lolhts nte s sna, " Uo "r sorn;ua
IN ash'hs'o" y! t"o'o i "'''.''" "'"s 9
CLERKS HI. :; ,,o rno,;sh comuorc;o, frms
Mos1 .. ny n' 'iina..;o l;aht ha~a nono o
, wnn anop "s 'ne o''es''o "s' ''"'s ' ~
Duck " gus
Iwenty.iour pos.ase a si r. ~ ia e" fTni,a,
son was inc ayetase s s.au ~ wv i"''u
states during 'he p''s' !'a'' -.
A New Orleans man s%ore vengeance
upon IN enemy, ana asa tokeh OF MS vow
sashed cross on llisowh breast.
The greatest thoroughbred racing horse
in America is Miss MoodlorI, iour years
old, owned by the l'wycr brothers, OF
Brooklyn, A-I-- y
The use Of bitter willow,in. ilavoring
and coloring tobacco is vehemently de.
nounced by Prof. Deschamps, Of Paris, US
causing softcning OF the brain. =
Ho;lrd nronuts are n fayorite dish with
wifi the Ehincsc Long cooking beneath
water extracts nil the oil and tlayorinr
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I4e'""Je' --al. ~ $500 90 -=syf
To detect adulteration in seeds We must
use the sieve water and microscope, says
Professor Blount, OF Colorado. Hot water
dissolves powder and dirt and washes of
tho coloring matter. The sieve makes the
separation Of the true seed from the i'm.
puritics, and the microscope discovers the
shape, natural indentations, protuberances
and discolorutions. TO determine the Vi.
tally OF the seed put ten or 100 inside OF
three or four: sheets OF plotting paper,
which wet keep where it will be warm
all the time, and in the dark. In ten
hours radish will germinate, cabbage in
eighteen, wheat in twenty-six and corn in
thirty-two hours. These rules are simple
and will cost nothing. They may save
you much. - 7.s,H9 :. :, ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-26

When n newspaper claims to be ne,rs
paper, and makes pretentions to such
claim as certain New York journal does,
and besides advertises itself rs an indie
pendent speaker for the people, shows the
littleness it exhibited in giving an account
/ Of the grand Blaine demonstration in New
York city last Saturday night, it is time
1 for it to come down from its alleged SUI
!: pcriority as q news gatherer to the level OF
meanness and smallness it ought to occu-
yin the eyes OF the people.
The editor Of this paper spends hall OF
his time in EuropeanEcountries Bringing
before royalty and bending the seryile
knee to the nobility and snobbe,y Of
those lands. It is his paper that devotes
more space to foreign news than to import
ant happenings in this country, and it was
Z this paper that gave only "a paltry half
column to Blaine's enthusiastic reception
in the metropolis, and the matter in that
space Of a llippant and vulgar tone. 1t
would have been supposed that dcccncy
demanded fair treatment OF the guest OF
the great city, in which the paper was
published, be he friend or enemy, but
the great ~ journal rose to no such
height; it approached no such dignity.
And to further show its iniinitcsimal spirit
the account OF the greeting, such as it was.
was hid inan obscure part OF the paper.
u There were other papers in New York,
however, that, while not holding the same
opinions as tho Republican candidate for
President, did not forget their duty rs
newspapers and their dignity rs journals
Of the metropolis toi q great country, and
let their readers know the next morning
what had taken place the preceding night.
Petty malice and .school.boy spite is not
Journalism.
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"You don't say! And what for ~


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Agnes loves Bullethead. Bullethcad
loves Agnes; Bliss. The stern parent
objects to their union. Gloom. They
try to clope.. Good. They are caught. Bad.
They try the DR.. Tanner business, to see
if the stern parent won't relent. Awful
suspense. Will she starve to dealt? No;
and the stern parent. does not relent. OBJ
stinatc man. AT last the lovers are alone
together on a rock very high up. 1T is for
the last time. Their lips meet together in
the last, long, quivering kiss. Is it acct
dent, or is it design? No one will ever be
able to tell. The stern parent approaches
in the distance. They arc treading hor-
ribly near tho fatal precipice. They grow
dizzy. Their arms are about each other.
There: they are gone! Don't look, read
CIR, for PHYS sake, don't look! They will
fall, down 'steen stories and bust The end.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-26
l'ruprlety In Politics.

The able editors OF the Democratic
papers have worked themselves up to a
fine frenzy over Mr.. Blainc's tour West.
They see with dismay the surging crowds,
the eeringthousandsand the enthusiasm
Of the people wherever the Plumed
Knight appears, and sharpening theirpen-
ellis to n indicative pointtheycry "lIippo-
drome" and let slip the phrases Of venom.
They preach propricty in politics in one
sentence and in the next oyerstcp the
bounds without fear or ialtering or any
sense OF the shame they should feel
Just wherein, lies the improperly in
Mr.. Blaine showing himself to the people
who expect to vote for him these Gable
and sagacious" editors do not specify, but
content themselves with the glittering
generality, shat it is beneath the dignity
OF a candidate for President OF the United
States to travel around making show OF
himself" Why so? Is Mr.. Blaine beg
ging votes? lie is not, but is mingling
with the people, shaking them by the
hand and allowing them to see and hear
what kind Of man they are going to
vote for. 1t cannot be denied that his
trip will rebound to the interest OF the
Republican party, but he is bearing him
self with manly dignity and statesman
like discretion, in great contrast with the
tail OF the Democratic ticket whose plea
from the stump is, ~ want your votes"
II this be hippodroming then make the
most OF it. rs
The vail Of these righteous editors has a
tinge OF envy in it. Between the lines
one might read: Our Candidate cannot
travelaround, he wouldn't impressive pco-
pie il lie did, and you arc taking mean
advantage Of us. You have the broad and
enlightened statesman, OF large experience
in the affairs OF the Nation and extensive
acquaintance with the history OF the coun-
tries OF the old world, while we-here u
tear-can only stand up"a dummy, whose
craftsmanship is confined within the mar.
row duties and contracted sphere OF the
Offices OF Mayor and Sheriff. You have a
giant brain; We can only produce
pigmy intellect. 1t isn't fair. In their
littleness they howl in modification at our
greatness. The people sec it. You can't
conceal it. ~ IS Il
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TIE blessings Of life are many. Live
long and be happy. Don't neglect a cough
or cold. Keep yourself well clothed in
changeable weather, and always keep a
bottle OF DR.. Wistar's Balsam OF Wild
Cherry in the household. A single spoon
full will cure an. ordinary cough or cold.
It's continued use will cure consumption.
- l5 s5 DIV
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.tSs 80 40 = - =
Z CourtsliIp Correspond cncc.

NJ W 4 case is OH trial nENew York just now
TINT contains some lessons for that I'M.
petuous and ..impassioned individual
known rs tho lover. 1t may, possibly be n
waste Of time to caution him to discretion,
which isnot only the better part OF valor,
but it likewise tends to moderate safety
IN e9aiKs d. Cenr, Tho case referred to
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-26
Pto I POINTS,

MrsJoseph Brucke TIC German orator
who 30 ably answered. Carl Schrrz In Mil
waukee, khas. been congratulated by a
number Of Republican county conventions
in Wisconsintfor his SUGGEST M
Mr.. i. G. Hayden isregarded rs the man
most likely to DO made the Congressional
nominee Of the. Republicans in. place OF
tho late Francis 3. Ilayes in the Fifth
Massachusetts district, although there
is some talk Of bringing General Banks
into tho field again. Cd
\ Henry Cabot Lodge Is proving himself q
popular Republican candidate for Con-
press in the Sixth Massachusetts district.
As he Will have divided party and two
candidates in tho field ngainst him, the re-
covery Of the district by tho Republicans
seems highly probable. I n. U
Ex.secretary OF tho Interior Kirkwood
Is making speeches In Iowa, aud giving
the Republicans all the, nd his name and
influence carries with, It.. IIe never, favor.
cd tho election 81 d candidate moro heart
lily than he dos that OF his old associate In
Gariield's cabinet.
Tie question which Is likely to attract
tho most attention In Connecticut during
tho canvass Is the tariff. The Republicans
arc ready to meet their opponents II they
desire to discuss l. Protection and Free
Trade, but the Democrats display mucl,
hesitation about attempting n debate.
AT two large md enthusiastic German
meetings in Buffalo Inst Friday evening
tho voters Of that nationality in. tina,
rn;yh1,nrl,nn,l inctino1 fhnir odhaafnn tr
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-26

Four of tho Democratic Congressman
from Louisiana having assured their con-
stituents that, while they are free traders,
they will vote to protect sugar. the Now
Orleans Picaymc wants to know how they
can consistently ask others to aid them in
protecting their home products and not
assist in protecting the products Of other
localities. 0'- r y. -
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Special nnttres.

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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-26

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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-26
Watering Old Stock.

& a.
There is I'M old canal down in Indiana
whose stock for the last ten years has had
neither quotation nor buyers. The other
day boat passed over it, for the first time
in two years, bearing the President and
other officials. There was great excite
ment along the ditch, and ut one point an
explanation was demanded. -a '.5.,Sttf,
"Well, this means that the Canal Com
pany is about to issue new stock to the
amount OF 100000" replied the Presi-
dent. .iisis 81. - atsa4 'ei
"You don't say! And what for?"
"To raise money"
"But you cant sell the whole issue for
over 81 ,0OO." 81
Don't expect to, my friend. Well be
satisfied with S50O!" replied the great
tinancier, as the boat moved on through
the mud. b. .s ri II.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-26

DIED.
INVERSION Wednesday, September 81, 1851, at 5
r. ANNIE G. CAMPBELL, wife Of DR.. i. C. Myers,
aged o. years and 10 days. s-ils- fa- '.6l'
Funeral this tFrlday) afternoon ut . O'Clock
from her late residence, No. 10 South Penn street.
Islnnd. lntcrment private s,. = s-s..g. s5g
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HAVE you kidney or liver trouble, dys-
pepsia or headache ? Try the Dr.. Thomas
Pill: May DO taken for years without pro-
dncing constituting or otherwise injurious
effects. II n s, 49,; *. & a = tg5,sigg
Warranted strictly vegetable, almost
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@heeling a&kcru.
A GAIN TO TILE FRONT.

a ~" ~ TIE FRoST'
OUR MorTo-Wclcad, let those whoCan Io,,or
Having received the mt premium offered Nv ~.
Sienlln rreSscd Yeast Company nj The State fS y
the citizens Of Wheeling md vicinity tknt W. 70
prepared toaurnlsh all with the lst uuI bTr wy
lrcad right from our ovens irrS and warm, o,,,
morning ns early rs six o'clock. "'"" S'F'y
Ask your Grocer for Il. 1t IL the chconc,, H.,
cause It Is tho hest. Consequently the ISIrr , S'
wants 10 pcnse his customers giving ,lrm v "nu
bread for breakfast and fresh bread for in,cr% ~,
do so BY calling or sending for our bread univ Nj,
every morning. '"'s
WHEELING BAKERY CO.,
sels - - q - l?ln MOrEc; STREET.
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REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.

lEI UD1iAShN SVoAi AASAAA
FOB sHERiPH,
FRANK JOHNSON. .Fs
CLERK op TIE CIRCUIT COURT,
CHARLES s. HOWELL.
CLERK OF THE COUNTY COURT,
15 W. NEWT. LYNCH.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, nv"
49, JOSEPH D. EIS0S. ..
lssESsoR, CITY DISTRICT,
al FRED. ROLLER.
AssEssOE, COUNTRY DISTRICT,
WM. A. Mccoy.
m COUNTY SURVEYOR,
CLARENCE 4. LAIRD.
f: HOUSE OF DELEGATES, fiji
B. b. DoVESER.
A. c. y. EBELlSG,
J. BARKER.
Col. ". Il. CURTIS. SCI
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"TnE Want" Soap is the biggest Of all,
the best five cent bars. ,Tltt
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81 ge,sl,, a dppser: ttsr,,l,e., 4:

Observation-Disclosures.
wv BEAMoSs 8. No. llto Mater STREET, two seed
mould stogie n,akers. z 20 se26 "
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE,

& ) RIVAL AND DEPARTURE I OF
ATRAlSs-ExrLANArloS OF REVERENCE MAnrs
eDAiy. tSMnday excepted.-MheelIng Timc: -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-26

lows in the earth were stained with blood.
From the spot another trail led back to the
house, and an inspection of the ground
showed that body had been dragged
over it.
The theory of the bloody mystery is that
tramp came to the cabin and was allowed
to stay all night. He was told to sleep in
the kitchen, and during the night it is sup
posed he decided to commit the devilish
deed He procured the axe and entering
the room Of the sleeping couple first struck
Mr. Bodcker on th. head. This aroused
the wife, who received the second blow. Be-
lore being struck again she ran from the
house as stated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-26
BRUTAL MURDER.

information was received at st. Louis
that Lewis Bodikcr and wife, living four
miles south of Fenton, Jefferson county, had
been murdered Tuesday night while asleepin
their beds The little settlement in which
they lived is isolated from railroads and tele-
graph. and but meagre details have yet arriv-
cd. The couple were only married month
ago and lived in log house on the Ridge
road. Next morning 4 man named Harring-
ton was passing along the road when he no.
ticed the door Of the log house open. There
was q suspicious silence about the premises
that induced him to enter. The cabin is
divided by small partition, one room be-
inr used rs Il kitchen and the other as q
bedroom.
As Harrington opened the kitchen door q
horrible sight met his eye. Lying on the
floor, robed only in night clothes, was the
BODY of Bediker, literally hacked to pieces
with an axe The wounds were dozen i'll
number, large and CHASTITY, and so mutila.
ted was the head that it was hardly recog-
nizable. The floor was mass Of coagulated
blood and brains. The door to the bedroom
was standing ajar, and, looking further, the
Mortified man discovered the body OF Mrs.
Bodiker lying on the floor in almost nude
condition. The room was dark, and Har-
rington raised the curtain to the only window
for q better view of the chamber of horrors.
He saw that Mrs. Bodicker's throat was cut
from ear to ear and that she had received
several wounds i'll other parts OF the body
The head was almost severed from the BODY
and the hair was fastened in a pool Of frozen
Ill Il ".
eatur Saturated M with blood, and upon closer ez.
animation Harrington found lf.yd bloody track:
and in the ward discovered the blood in
cruz erusted axe with which the terrible crime
a 4 trail Of blood led from the place whert
the axe was found out into the highway
and following it up Harrington came 70
snot on the further side of the road, Wnefs
a struggle had evidently taken place.
nortion of a woman's bloody night dress wa !
found on the ground and the ruts and hol
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NTHERE THE FIRE IS OUT.
Mrgc No More Mystcry-Scs7' trom .4cro's the
UTnrJJ

Mlqc No More Mgsicry-Srrr trom .icro'S the
World.
"Haroun OF Aleppo," said Sir Philip Dcrva,
had mastered every secret in nature which the
noblcr magic seeks TO lathom. He discovered that
the true art Of healing is to assist Nature TO throw
oil the discasc-to summon, rs it were, the whole
system 10 eject the enemy that has fastened on Il
part His processes all included the rcinvigoraton
of the principle Of life"
In this the Eastern sage merely anticipated the
practice OF the best physicians OF to-day. What
life itself is, nobody knew thcn-nobody knows
now. But wc have learned something Of the rca-
sons, why the mysterious tide rises and falls. Pro-
yidcd the great organs of the body arc not ire
parably destroyed, medical science can always re-
licyc and often save. Yet no reputable physician
now adhcres to the barbarous and stupid processes
of depletion such rs bleeding. by which it was
attempted to cure disease by reducing the patients
ability to resist it, Nowadays we do not tear
down the fort to help tho garrison-wc strength
cn it.
III this intcilgcn; and henclcent work, it is
conceded that PARKER's Toxic leads all other
medicines. AS an invigorant it acts Immediately
and powerfully upon the circulation and the
organs of digestion, thus giving Nature the assist
ancc shc calls for II follows that all ailments of
tho stomach, kidneys and liver are at once re-
licved or cured. No other preparation cmbodics
the same qualities or produces similar results. 1t
is delicious to Use. and the best known anti
intoxicant Price Soc and 81. HIsCOX & Co,
New York.
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LOTTERY.
DISMAL SWAMP LOTTERY CO.,
OF NORFOLK, VA.

The franchise of this enterprise is based upon
the charter granted by the Legislature of the
State to the Dismal Swamp Canal Company, and
its legality has been fairly tested before the courts
The object in view is the Improvement and
extension" of the Canal, most important public
uork, connecting the waters of Virginia and
North Carolina. Only
$4,000 WITH 356 PRIZES,
aggregating 3,O5O Each Drawing has secured
added confidence, and they will be made regular.
" upon the THIRD THURSDAY of each month,
before the public. and under the supervision of
duly authorized commissioners.
FOB THE 21st Of FEBRUARY, 1884,
CLASS D is presented with the following scheme:
ppTZE 4S 0l0
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