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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-21
1u,uro Your Life

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The Ohio Valley Life Insurance Company
Of Wheeling, affords reliable life insurance
ct rates within reach Of small incomes.
The average cost last year in the Ohio
Valley was less than that Of any other life
insurance company or society In the coun-
try. The Ohio Valley has In eight years
paid over 100000 dollars 10 widows and Or
plants Of deceased members. The year
1886, notwithstanding the hard times, was
the most prosperous year In It's history.
Medical examinations made at the Office
free Of charge. For further information
enquire at the office, second floor front,
Reilly block, entrance No. 1921 Market
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-21

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EOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ASD
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grupnsals.


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gle Book 'Aas1S aud OHO Case for New paper le
In accordance with plans and specifications y b
seen Rt the OtiCO Of The Clerk OF the lOud d n
ucAtl0n,. will DO received by tue undehIned rsi
Wednesday, April q, 1850, al 3 O'Clock m
Proposals. hOuld be OnCloiGd In sealed earGgs
addressed 10 tho Committee on Public llbnUtl
left With the Clerk Of the board OF Eiautoa
Tho right Ii reserved TO reject any aud al 6A
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Chairman Committee on Public liDtpt
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REMEMBER your friends and make them
happy by sending one Of those handsome
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TOR REMIT

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THREE Larso Dwellings, Fifteenth street
Law OEEiCEs AND ROOFS.
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IT is quite the proper thing to Bond your
'steady company" one Of stanton 4 DAY.
exports handsome Easter cards,
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GOT Sale.

dor SALE-A NEW BRICK DWELL
II ING House Ia Martins Ferry, UApd % y
best section Of the town. Apply 20 H. llJllF
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The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-01

SHARK-CATCHlkc BY THE ARABS.

The way the Arabs catch sharks
is very curious and interesting, and
is somewhat similar to playing q
heavy salmon, only no rod is used.
A hook of soft iron wire is made
very sharp and baited with a lump
of garbage of some kind, usually a
piece OF shark too rancid even for
a slave, and the line, which is small
and very slackly spun, is wound
round for some little distance from
the hook with thin sheet lead, both
to protect it from the teeth or the
Osh and to act as q sinker, and the
other is made fast TO Il huge Gala
bash which acts as a float. When q
shark takes the bait he lows the
calabash about, but cannot sink it
for any length of time, and the
fishermen set off after him in their
canoe, and when they get hold of
the line they play their captive until
he is actually drowned, The shark
that was now on the hook was PROV
ing tartar, and before the two
boats came near the canoe which
was playing him was capsized and
the half dozen men who formed her
crew thrown into the water. "Give
way, my lads! y, said the Lieuten-
ant; and both boats dashed away,
the crews straining every nerve to
save the swimmers from their
dangerous position, the water liter
ally swarming with sharks and in a
few minutes the men were picked
up and their canoe righted. The
Englishmen, like all their nation,
fond of sport, next went after the
float, which could be seen being
towed hither and thither as the
shark tried to free itself from the
incumbrance, but the Abrabs, when
they saw their intention, shouted
and gesticulated to prevent then
from doing so, and second canoe
put off from the shore to assist ii
playing the shark. With some little
trouble the line was again secured
and after about two hours hare
work, during which Johnny SHARK
several times nearly mastered hi.
captors, he was at length killed an6
dragged upon the rocks, where The
English, as he was huge monster
had the curiosity to measure him
when he proved to be the enormous
length of 80 feet 10 inches. This
was the largest shark they hac
ever seen. Both boats had haC
oars dashed at by the ravenoui
brutes, and on one occasion the sam,
whaler, when boarding dhow a
night from the ship, had her rudde
carried away by me- Gentleman
Magazine.
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GhE 5lnilg 8mlletin
MONDAY. NOV. 1. 1886.
POPULAR SCIENCE.

A very. simple elixir of life has
been proposed by a learned professor
of Client. He asserts that if the
world would only take tie proper
amount of salt, centenarians would
become almost as common as new
born babes. According to his
theory, salt is the great regularizing
agent, and he estimates that the
quantity of salt which every adult
in ordinary health should consume
daily is two-thirds of an ounce.
Make your patient vomit 10y Civ
ing n tumbler of warm water with a
tcaspoonful of mustard in it, and
send for the doctor. If the poison
is acid, give magnesia and water, or
chalk and water, or soap and water
and plenty of warm water besides.
If it is an alkali, like potash, give
vinegar and water, lemon juice or
some other safe acid. Always re-
member the emetic first. If lauda-
mum, strong coffee is n good thing
to give until the doctor comes. Keep
the patient. awake. -Lancet.
At a recent meeting of the Indus
trial Society of Muhlhausen, Alsace,
the President reported on the recent
lyinvented perforated window-panes,
which are said to be admirably
adapted to hospital purposes, mas
much as they admit fresh air while
preventing draught. Each square
meter of glass contains 5000 holes,
which are of comic shape, widen
ing toward the inside. Many hospi-
tails have already adopted these
window-panes, which are the inven-
ton of an engineer of the name of
Henkel.
A foreign journal informs us that
no less than five explosions of hollow
cast-iron pistons have occurred in
French workshops in the last twenty
years in relocating pistons generally
for the purpose of removing the pis-
ton-rod. Investigation into the
interior of a piston In use for eleven
years showed the existence of Il
brown substance containing fatty
matter, oxide of iron and carbon.
1t Is thought that certain quantity
of water had been forced in the
cavity in service through the
imperfections in the plugs with
which the original core support cavi-
ties were filled. This water, in form
ing oxide of iron, set free its hydro
gen, which filled the piston cavity.
The reconciliation of this hydrogen
with the oxygen at low red heat
would produce the explosion, and it
is recommended that all such pistons
be tapped before reheating.-S. f..
| Bulletin,
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-01

truthful description of Kingan's
pork-house, at that time in its in
fancy. told my Parisians how
rapidly the hogs were converted into
pork, and while impressing them
with the shortness of the time it
took for a hog to be driven in at one
end of a building and to be rolled
out and packed in barrel ready to
he shipped at the other, suddenly
there esounded a gong so loudly
and diabolically that it seemed to
freeze and crumble the very marrow
in my bones. Of course, | stopped
talking; / was too much crushed to
ask for an explanation. My inquir-
ing eye met nothing but smiles, and,
while some protested against such
treatment of a guest, | was laugh
ingly told they had rung the liars
bell on me.
During the same year | spent a
few days in Bonn, Germany. In a
"kneipe" | noticed in the center
over the table a thick cord, the same
as you find in some of the old
restaurants for call bells. TO the
cord was fastened foN's tail, and
whenever any one taa a dry story,
or related an expls taa" seemed
doubtful, there was a - Fox,
and junior studCnl W. ), ted as
waiter, or fag, as the English call it,
pulled the fox's tail and rang a bell.
| was told the custom had existed
for fully two hundred years. - In
dianapolis News.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-01
THE LIARS BELL AND THE FOX.

During the spring of 1873 / spent
among friends pleasant evening in
the old Quarter Latin in Paris.
Around us sat a number of medical
students, smoking, spinning their
aniset and telling stories. As u
new arrival from America / had the
hoor, and a continually increasing
number of interesting listeners. /
spoke of our commerce, industries,
and finally drifted into n vivid but
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-01
Health is Wealth !

DR.. E. G. VESTS NERVE AND BRAIN TREAT
MENT, g guaranteed specific for Hystera, Dizzi-
Headache, Nervous Prostration, causedby theuse
of alcohol or, tobacco, Wakefulness, Mental De-
preston, Softening of the Brain. resulting in in-
sanity and leading to misery, decay and death;
Premature Old Age, Barrenness, Loss of Power
in either sex. Involuntary Losses and Spermator-
abuse, or over-indulgence. Each box contains
one months treatment. Sl.00 box, or six boxes
for $780, sent by mail prepaid on receipt of price.
To cure any case. With each order received by us
for six boxes, accompanied with $500, We will
send the purchaser our written guarantee to re-
fund the money il the treatment does not effect
a cure. Guarantees issued only by
HoLLie,TGI ~ co.
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The Effects have been
WONDERFUL.

"tIlford Road Dispensary, Dukintield,
May 3, 1884.
Dear Sir,-I am happy to inform
you that the sale of your Syrup and Pills
increases here continually. Several of
my customers speak of having derived
more benefit from the use of these than
from any other medicine. In some in.
Yours very respectfully,
1t wlyl Pro. EDWIN EASTWOOD, j B."
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After sixteen Years.

"95, Newgate Street. Worksop, Notts,
"December Goth, 1888.
Gentlemen,--It is with the greatest
Of pleasure ! accord my testimony as to
the efficacy of Mother Seigcl's Syrup.
NV wife, who has suffered from acute
Dyspepsia for over sixteen years, is now
perfectly better through the sole help
of your Syrup. | have sent pounds in
medicines from doctors-in fact, l be-
gan to think she was incurable, until
your marvellous medicine was tried.
remain, yours, thankfully,
ALFRED Ford"
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-01
Honolulu Library
Reading Room Association.
Cor. Hotel ~ Aiakea Streets.
Open every Day and Evening.

The Library consists nj the present
time of over Five Thousand Volumes.
The Reading Room is supplied with
about fifty of the leading newspapers
and periodicals.
A Paror is provided for conversation
and games.
Terms of membership, fifty cents IL
month, payable quarterly in advance.
No formality required in joining except
signing the roll.
Strangers from foreign countries anu
visitors from the other islands are well
come to the rooms ut all times as guests.
This Association having no regular
means of support except the dues OF
members, it is expected that residents
of Honolulu who desire TO avail them
selves of its privileges, and all who feel
an interest in maintaining an institution
of this kind, will put down their names
and become regular contributors.
S. B. DOLE. President,
NJ. NJ. SCOTT, President.
ii. A. PARMELEE, Secretary,
A. l.. SMITH, Treasurer,
O. Il. RODGERS, MD,
Chairman Hall and Library Committee.
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Aftcr Many Years.

Whittle-le.W Woods, near Chorley,
"December 2G, 1888.
Dear Sir,-Mother Seigel's medicine
sells exceeding well with us, all that try
it speak highly in its favor. We had a
case of a young lady that had been trou-
bled many years with pains after eating.
She tells us that the pains were entirely
taken away after few doses of your
medlcine.-Yours truly, Z. PEEL"
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After scvcral Years.
"Stokc Ferry. January 9th. 1888

''StOKc Ferry, JaNUuTy Jul, Ioo4'
"Gentlemen,--l have used Siegel's
Syrup for several years, and lave found
it most ellicacious remedy for Liver
complaints and general debility, and
always keep some by me, and cannot
speak too highly In its praise Il re-
main, yours truly, Harriet King"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-09-09
WIT And HUMOR.

A fireplace has CRATE opportunity.
hot waiye--declining soup at dinner
in dog days.
The man who sponges his reading matter
is a free-knowledge-ist.
When a baby is born it is usually red, but
it soon becomes a little yeller.
The position of captain in the Salvation
Army is not always a sinuer-cure.
Strange as it may seem, sausage doesn't
seem to thrive well during the dog days.
A Kentucky man has died in his bath-tub.
Frightened to death at the sight Of water.
Administer not long ago preached from the
text: "Be ye, therefore, steadfast' But
the printer made him expound from BE ye
there for breakfast"
Squalls are doing deadly work this sum-
mer. They are, especially when the squal-
Ter is next door to you in summer hotel.
It is strongly suspected that the sea cap
tain who recently saw q serpent through his
glass first swallowed the contents of his
glass.
Bobby, did you thank Mr.. Featherly for
giving you penny?" inquired his mother.
"Yes, ma'am." "Wha, did you say" Il
said encore"
Musical Inqurer-No, List was not the
composer of "Liszten to the Mocking Bird"
An American did it, and he didn't spell it
that way, neither.
The joker's task is thankless one after
all. Some people never appreciate good
point. For instance you take the school
master and the pin.
Summer IS waning and already the terri
bic thought is beginning to fash over the
masculine mind that the season for new fall
bonnets will be here ere long.
Boy-Father wants three pounds Of steak,
and I will bring the money around to-mor-
row. Butcher-Wait till tomorrow comes
bub, aud then you won't have to make two
trips.
In the baseball notes Of a contemporary
we find the following: "The Louisyilles
took kindly 10 Porter" 1t is to be presum-
ed that they will look less favorably on
their bier.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-09-09
NOTICE
USERS OF TIN PLATE.

We don't use small tin and
want everybody to know it,
The reason why we don't is
that if you have small tin put
on yourroof the more seams you
will have and the more leaks
will be in your roof. Call on
us and we will prove to you
that large tin is the best to put
on your roof 1t will pay you
to look around. You will not
only save time but money by
calling on
EARNSHAW & DOOLEY
Apr. l6, 'S5.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-09-09
S'irgimia free gress.
WHY THEY MARRIED.
Reasons GiUeH byd Number Of Benedicis
ia a NelC York. IOlCH.

We lately sent out postal cards to the
married men of small town in western
New York with the inquiry, "Why did you
marry?' We give few of the responses
That's what I've been trying for eleven
years to find out"
Married to get even with her mother,
but never have"
Because l was too lazy to work
Because Sarah told me that five other
young men had proposed to her."
"The old man thought eight years court
in was almost long enough"
II was lonesome and melancholy, and
wanted some one to make me lively. n.
B.-She makes me very lively"
81 was tired of buying ice cream and
candies and going to theaters and church,
and wanted a rest. Have saved money ~
"Please don't stir me up"
Because / thought she was one among a
thousand; now sometimes think she is a
thousand among one"
"The governor was going to give me his
foot, so took his daughters hand"
Because did not have the experience l
have now"
81 thought it would be cheaper than a
breach-of-promise suit"
That's the same fool question that my
friends and neighoors ask me-"
Because had more money than | knew
what to do with Now have more to do
than have money with"
81 wanted a companion of the opposite
sex. p. S.-She is still opposite"
"Don't mention it.
"Had difficulty unlocking the door at
night and wanted somebody to let me in"
81 was embarrassed, and gave my wife the
benefit of my name so that | could take the
benefit of her name signed to a check"
because it is just my luck"
81 didn't intend to 90 to do it.
81 yearned for company. We now have
it all the time"
81 married to get the best wife in the
world"
Because | asked her if she'd have me.
She said she would think she's got me. "
-Td-Jib.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-09-09
THE MILLINERY DEPARTMENT

TUST received, full line of Toilet Articles
81 including fine Hair Brushes, Nail Brushes
Shaving Brushes Baby Brushes and Baby Rat
tles--all of which we are selling low.
We have now a finestock of Round Bar Bar
Der Soap, at &c per cake.
Soaps We have now fine lot of Soaps
Glycerine Cuticura, Oriental, Sweet Briar,
Glenns Sulpher Carbolic Disiniectant and Toi-
let Bee, Bath and Tar-whieh.Te are selling at
the very lowest prices.
We have on hand full line of Patent Med
icines-Phenol Sodique, Seth Arnold's Cough
Cure, Larabee's Ointment, Cannon's Bitters,
Bromo, Chloro-Alum, Piso's Catarrh Cure, Cam
phor Ice, Glycerine, Ammonia, Chlorate Pot
ash Tablets, Swift's Specific Sl.OO per bottle.
Speer's Wine-Port, Unfermented Grape Juice
and Claret.
In order to compete with our competitors we
are now selling Camphor at % cts. per pound.
Medicines Glasses and Tubes.
Fine lot of Florida Water at % cts. per bottle.
DR.. CHAS L. PRATT'S DRUG STORE.
April %, 1885.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-09-09
TIE Jefferson Co. Mutual
Fire Insurance Company.
ESTABLISHED 1878.

OFFERS to the people of Jefferson County,
~ Insurance in a safe Company at the actual
cost of insurance, which is much cheaper than
the rates usually charged, and keeps the money
at home. Good risks from responsible parties
are invited.
Executive Committee meets every Friday.
DrRrcroRs-N. S White, Henry b. Dayen-
port. j. Garland Hurst, John w. Rider, W. H..
+. Lewis. r. Preston Chew, VIM. L. Wilson,
Eugene Baker S. W. Washington, James Logic,
Charles p. Wilson, John III. little, Jacob 5.
Melvin. Z. G. w. Herr, isaac IL. Srider.
y 5 WHITE,
H. b. DAVENPORT,.......... ........ Treasurer.
Executive CoMMTTEE-N. 5. White, VIM.
H. +. Lewis Eugene Baker Isaac IL. Strider,
II. p. Chew. ;. W. Washington.
Local Ts.-Middleway-J. g. Shirley !;
Kearnevsville-J c. Bitner; Harper'S Ferry
Chas. E. Trail Shepherdstown-J J. 5. Fleming;
DutHelds-C l.. Barnhart; Charlestown-
Washington Il Alexander.
EG~The Secretary will be found at the Com
pany's Office Gibson Building Courthouse
yard, in CharlestOwn.
r. \. ALEXANDER,
Feb. y. 1SS Secretary.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-09-09
4 Western Crop Report

a blank crop report was sent out by
Cleveland paper for the farmers to fill
out, and the other day one Of them came
back with the following written on the
blank side in pencil 'All we've got in
this neighborhood is three widders, two
scbool-ma ans, patch Of wheat, the hog
cholera, too much rain, about fifty acres
'taters, and a durn fool who married a
cross-eyed gal because she owns eighty
sheep and a mule, which the same is me,
and no more at present"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-09-09
Old John Brolcn's Son,

P,ii-ia- Bay Correspondence Cgeroland Leddcr.
Yesterday party Of us drove over to
call on Capt Brown, son of the immor-
tai John Brown. The Captain is fine
looking man, very courteous and very in
ielligent He gave us most interesting
description of the island, refusing, howev-
er, to talk much of himself. His home
is pretty and pleasant and full of eviden-
ces of a cultivated taste and mind. He
is Il surveyor by profession and devoted
student Of geology. He invited us into
his studio out on the beach. 1t is on an
elevated stone, overhung with lindens.
The walls are decorated with ivies and
vines, while at your feet the water splash
cs and plays In it he has a good sized Ia
bic and Il comfortable chair. The sun
never reaches il, and il was delightfully."-
cool and inviting. There he spends much
Of his leisure time reading or writing or
studying, trying to resolve the geological
problems and mysteries so abundant in
this region. He took us to see some re-
markable scratches on the rocks, traces of
glacial action. They are visible all along
the island wherever the stone is laid bare.
The whole lake-bed shows that it was cut
out entirely by the action of the great
masses of ice. The track of the glacier
is as long and wide rs the anti-climate
bridge is long which is the whole length
and breadth Of the lake. Strontian, a
rare mineral used in manufacturing fire.
works, is found almost everywhere on the
island. 1t is unusually found in pockets
in the underlying rocks.
Capt. Brown is by no means an ordi-
nary man, either mentally or physically.
He took us into his "den, as he calls it,
a little house of several rooms, built a
short distance from his residence, and l
noticed that his book shelves contained a
number of well-selected books, few that
any but man of intellect would care to
read. He also reads and speaks French
well. Prof Orten, State Geologist, is to
be his guest next week and together they
will explore more thoroughly the islands
and their formation AT his house met
Mrs. Macgahan. Her husband was at
one time war correspondent for Russia,
and won his first distinction when in Bull
garia.
Nothing in the foregoing controverts
the fact that Capt John Browns fathers
first victim at Harper's Ferry was an in
offensive, industrious colored man.-H.
f. P]
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-09-09

POETR y.
KISSES.

l strove to make desert of thy mouth,
To gather all its treasure in an hour:
But laughing Love forbade the cruel drouth
And kisses fathered kisses, as a flower
Half thirsty, when the summer shower Is done.
Sighs family in expanding so thy lips
Grew signing mp to mine And as the sun
With ardent ray the jewellcd nectar sips,
So drank | of their beauty. till my soul,
Quickened with glad desire, as buds in May
Bursts into bloom. And We together stole
The conscience from the hours tillall the day
Was one long kiss; and the dark. jealous night
Prophetic of another days delight.
-RU Waldo Ne@U0s.