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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-13
Nav Iloulth

Those who have read in the original tho
"salammbo" OF Gustave Flaubert will
bear witness that this historical romance
10 really great achievement in field Of
literature in which the attempts have
been more numerous than the successes.
The conspicuous fault Of most writings Of
this character is the inability Of the word.
pRInler TO convey as reality the i'm.
preston that he witnessed the scenes
which he describes. Who will be 30 bold
as 10 doubt that Flaubert was present at
Carthage when the merCenaries, return.
ing from Hamilcar's war In Sicily, de-
manded their pay2-that with his own
eyes he saw the least OF the Barbarians,
which his pen describes with such
strength Of coloring and such tninutenesH
oil detail THAT lie walked among the
BaleartC singers, the Greeks and lberians,
the hbyanS and l,igurlans, and all the
motley rout that beIieged tho city 7-or
that the sacred mysteries Of the cults, the
invasion Of the Temple OF Tanit, the tor.
tuie OF MAtho and the iaking.oIf Of So.
lammbo are not now pictured 10 the world
hlb1E IHHuluH
this book, II never before, we can under.
stand how Il came 10 pass that Flaubert
was crowned "pontllE oil realism" Won.
dtoubly gifted by nature, he prepared him.
self iof this great work not only byreading
what there was 10 read, bnt by a visit 70
the site Of the ruined city and It's enyirong,
turned atchnoloplBt, lmbued himself with
the genius Of the place, and produced hiI
masterpiece. In this he gives ris charming
romance, hung Upon history, with which
lie has taken slight liberties Of time and
place. such pictures Of barbatiC splendout
we shall hardly hope 10 find ID other
pages. The thrilling story 10 told with
coIsumate skill. The action ig 80 rapid
that some critics have found fault on this
score, and yet the rapillLy Of movement,
where order 10 90 well maintained and the
description 90 lucid, Ia one Of the chief
charms Of "Salammbo." This extTaordl.
nary book 10 now given In English by NJ,
NJ, French Sheldon, whose work is
wotthily done. Mr.. Sheldon has caught
tue spirit Of the author and given him
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Not Thnt KIna OF q Mum.


To the Editor oil M'el!igcartr.
slR:-I notice an interviewin yourpaper
OF the 9Th inst, concerning the removal
Of the Postmaster OF Bslleville, W. Va,
which l consider prejudicial to me, as 1t
Is untrue. The question was asked Eus-
taCe Gibson by your Washington cores
pendent why he removed the postmas.
ter Of Beileville. Because" replied
Eustace Gibson, "he had a clerk who, In
delivering mail to a patron OF the office
one day, said 10 the gentleman, there's q
letter from that DID EustaCe Gibson "
l repeat that that Is an Infamous lie, for
| don't use such Language. Ialso consider
it very prejudiClal to the postmaster him
self, as he ia postmaster de tactO.
Very respectfully
JOHN L. Evans, Clerk
OF 0wings& Humphrey,
Belleville, W. Va.
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Mrs. Lisntopnnt Isrown,. 10y palh.

Exchange.
The daughter OF Ex-senator Davis, Of
West Virginia, who welded in January
Lieutenant Brown, OF the navy, had u
singular and alarming experience last
month. She was returning at midnight
with her husband aud others, from a
ball given on board a United States man
Of war at Fortress Monroe in honor oil
some officers OF foreign ships then lying
there, and stepped of the boat, when
about to land, into the water instead OF on
the dock and went under twice before she
was rescued. She had OH ball dress with
long train and long ulster
over it, and was holding the end Of her
train, an ostrich feather fan and a cut.
glass smelling bottle in her hands when
she fell into the water, and was still grasp.
ing oil OF these when finally caught by
tho foot and dragged ashore. 1t was
thought that the ulster acted as q species
OF buoy and was instrumental In her
rescue. She was, Of course, unconscious
when taken out Of the water, but was
soon resuscitated and did not even take
cold from her icy bath. Her sister, Mrs.
Elkins, has been dangerously Ill for three
months
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phllndslphln,. lron ana slsel Trado.

PhilG, Cur. NJ Y ErsHbg Pusi.
Large consdmers Of iron aud steel have
disappeared from Pennsylvania markets,
No business OF importance has been done
this week, Tho only shsding Of prices
that has occuored has been by weak hold
ems Of inferior pig iron, who have made
offers Of large lots for spring delivery at a
shading Of % to 30 cents for cash on de-
livery OF prices quoted two weeks ago.
The demand ut merchant bar mills, sheet
and plate mills has been light all week,
They have business enough to continue
full time; contracts we're taken for small
lots Of steel rails for $S5 80. Old rails are
offered at S2l without takers, There are
no indications OF settlement in the btu.
mlnous coal strike and heavy lots Of
anthracite have been contracted this week
for immediate shipment
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nIEn.

STEPHENSON Saturday, April 10, lSS6, iu Den
yer, Colorado, Major T. W. STEPHENS, aged II HsaFs
HELMBRECHr-O On Monday, April y, lsS6, At !
O'CLOCK A, ", FREDERICK uELNGRECAT, aged II
Yeas aud mouths.
Funeral from his late residence, No u Seventh
street on wednesday, April II, NJ 2:SOr Inter
meat ut Mt. Wood CGmuery,
XEGLER-On Sunday afternoon, April H. 1856
at 9;25 o'clock, F. b ZIEGLgR sged u years,
month and days.
Funeml from his late residence, No,57 Thirtythlrd
street, on Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock, Friendi
Of the family are invited, IuteFment at PenInsula
Cemetery,
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Chattanooga TsaH, Dispatch,
Steel was made in this city to-day by
the Besssmer process. 1t was manutac-
tured at the South Trsdegar Iron Works
and is the first ever made here. The ma
terial used is Cranberry ore, obtained from
Roane Mountain, The test has been an
ticipated with much interest, and was
carefully watched by large number oil
iron men. 1t proved very satisfactory,
and should further tests demonstrate still
further the adaptability Of Southern ore
for Matchmaking it is probable that the
Roane Iron Works, OF this city, now idle
for three years, will engage in the manu-
iacture, This test looks to that,
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OLD and reliable medicines are the best
TO depend upon. ACker's Blood Elixir
has been prescribed for years for all i'm.
purities Of the blood. In every form OF
aCroiulous, Byphllitic or mercurial dis.
eases, IL is invaluable. For rheumatism,
has no equal. Sold by Logan & Co. and
Charles Menkemeller.
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THOUSANDS Of cases OF consumption are
cured every year by ACker's celebrated
English Remedy. It ID q guaranteed
preparation; II II does not help you 1t will
cost you nothing. Try II. A single dose
will show It's good effect. Trial bottles 10
cents, at Logan 4 90. sand Charles Menk.
Omeller's.
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WINNERS IDEAL MErHoDS leach % cents,
arc famous and really good cheap Methods for
DlnIO, for Guitar, Tor Fife, for Clarinet and for
FlageOlvt.
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OPERAS. The best aud most complete oditIOnP.
AIDA, (S2); BELLS OF CornVyllle 49, 6O); R1CcacIo
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faithful reproduction in an English style
that keeps pace with the original. Those
who do not read French with facility are
under obligations to the translator tor. what
he has done for them. The translation ~
appropriately dedicated to Henry NJ Stan
Icy, the maker Of the newest African
State.-SarOn K Co., London, end Tribune
Building, Men York.
Labor Differences aud their Settle.
ment," by Joseph D. Weeks, is the title Of
pamphlet which deals intelligently with
one Of the questions Of the day. ar.
Weeks has had exceptional faculties lol
studying the labor question IN Europe ~
we'll as in this country, and his experience
impels him tomake strong plea lor arbI-
trstion and COnCibation. The little BOOK
ought to be generally read for the iniorma-
tion It CONVEYS and for it's high motive.
The Society for Political Education, 81 Fdre
ROiO, New York.
The Messrs. Putnams series oil "Ques-
tons Of the Day" embraces d wide range
Of thought and has proved valuable aid
10 those who desire to be well informed
ON the current topics Of moment. 10 TINS
seriss Mr., Redmond Gibbons contributes
VThe Physics and Metaphysics OF Money"
including u sketch OF events relating 70
money in the early history Of California
The authors aim is 10 make the money
question" clear to anybody who has the
patience to read. He has put q great deal
into small compass.-G. p, PutnGntS Sons
NeU York.
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RICHTERs HARMONY. Ng; RlChter's Coun'
terpoint (g2, and RiChterS tugne, (s2l, are three
Standard books on composition, by an eminent
German lIRrm0niSt
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LIBRETTOS full aud complete, OF so operas, for
25 cents each. Cheap elltlOul, Is cents each.
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TRAYELERsl aUTpE.

A RRIvAL AND DEPARTURE OF
ATRAINs- EXPLANATION OF REFERENcE MARKS.
SDaIly. tsunday excepted, monday excepted
WheGlinF Time,
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D., q. b o. Iailroad.
Leave BollIlfe atG.SS A. Il iot woodsheld and
" Leave SelGiro At siwr. II. iot wOodGHsld and
HfFISs Il Bellaite al $3.50 A. n. from Summer.
held, and al $40 r. n. from ZAnesyille.
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The iavorite bonnet for theatrical wear
this spring Is not the squash NJ Y Jour
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MUSIC BOOKS!

THREE HOLY CHILDREN, VD, by Stanford, Is
Il new CanLatG Of great power and bTllllancy.
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EASTER MUSIC in quantity. Send for Lists,
Orchestral paris lurliIhGd when desired.
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FLAVoRs.

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MATT Y, NOLL, Clerk,
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at 3 O'Clock p n. Passengers and freight reCelpLed
through to all points West and South,
For freight or passage apply on board or 70
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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-23
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ADVICE To mUTHERS.

Are you disturbed al night and broken
of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teethS If so,
send at once and get a bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. Its value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon it mothers.
there is no mistake about it. Ii cures
dysentery. diarrhoea, regulates the stom-
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces Inflammation. and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
ten. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teethirg is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one Of
the oldest and best female nurses and ply,
sicians in the United States, and is for
sale by all druggists throughout the
world Price q cents per bottle.
feb 2S-m-w-s m 1y
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A MEXICAN HAT.


4 Head-Covering which Cost e6oJ--
Texans and Their Broad Brima
baltimore News.l
A passenger in the Pullman cos b from
the west when he boarded the car out on tte
plains brought in and carefully deposited in
the drawing room, on one of the cushions, a
$50 Mexican hat, stiff with silver
thread embroidery and circled by 9
heavy silver cord He was A. j. Adams,
who, though only 2s years old, is able out Of
the profits of his New Mexico ranch to in
dulge in tho luxury of $50 hat, but purely
as piece of interior decoration for an east
ern friends house. Sheriff Ware, who WIS
admiring the hat, said that Gen. Valdes,
when an exile from Mexico, had with him
hat that cost $500 and California saddle
that had cost s., 800. Both were heavily
embroidered with gold AMI silver lace, AMI
the general was very proud Of them It's a
common thing" he aided, for these Texans
: to wear hats that cost from SIS to SIS. In
fact a cowboys hat and saddle cost more
than the whole Of the rest of his outfit The
boys get these big hats from the east where
they are manufactured, although they are
never worn. A silk hat is as uncommon out
here as one Of these sombreroS is on Broad
way"
The big hats are the best hats in the world.
They are warm in winter and shade in
summer. The Texans are very particular
about the broad brims. They will touch
nothing with brim narrower than three
and one-half inches and they want often a
hat that is five and one half inches in width
Il brim. The hats last four or five years,
md some "owmen have a superstition about
them if they have good luck while they
own them, and after they have worn then.
a long while they will send them off and
have them cleaned, and wear them several
years longer.
Many men here have made all their for
tunes under one hat There is not only
economy and durability as reasons for the
custom, but there is health IN them Have
you ever seen n bald headed sombFaru
wearerf Then the color, too, which varie.
from light dun to a buff, prevent, reliec
ton from the sunlight
why are Mexican hats 50 expeusive"
They are made by hanl. Unlike the
Texan sombrel os. they are made of wool
carefully prepared, AMI each one Of these
,ostly hats represents several months labor
This hat, you will see he added, as he
dubbed bis hand OVER the PEAK, as as soft as
.new-born haliy'S checks. This silver thread
Is laid on ty women who are careful to mat
together 1t gives the brim curl and it
;eeps the tiny sugar leaf in the center stiff
This pattern is very simple, but You viii see
the cactus. the palm, ard the Mexican
grasses picked out in goi1 AID silver on
many of the has The true Mexican will in
vest his all i'll fancy hat and clolhe the
rest of his body in dirty rag
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TOLEDO, June GA company of young
men drove out to lronville, suburb at the
mouth of the Maumee river an Sunday, for
the purpose of causing disturbance. They
spent the evening in saloon and got into a
fight with the proprietor and his friends
Knives and revolvers were drawn, the
lights were overturned, and the rutiiaps
tumbling over one another in the dark,
carried on fierce struggle, in which young
Chevalle fell dead with five holes cut
through his body. The murderers fled, and,
securing boat, put out into the lake.
Nothing has been seen of the five men who
embarked in it since, and it is thought that
their boat was swamped in the storm that
followed The empty boat has been picked
up near Put-inBay.
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III is understood at Macomb, Mr..
Neece's home, that he will not seek
denomination, though he can have it if he
wishes. In case Niece declines. Delos
Phelps, of Monmouth, or A. J. Streeter,
of New Windsor, Mercer county, are
spoken of as probable leaders of the
Democracy. The Eleventh district is by
no means safe for the Democrats. The
margin is narrow. 1t is claimed that if
it had not been for combination of
Democrats, Greenbackers aud Butler
voters two years ago on Neece, the Re
publicans would have succeeded Chicago
Herald.
The Herald is most generally correct,
but we have reasons to believe that the
above statement is not authentic. In
case Mr.. Neece declines to be candidate
again, the democrats of the district
would have no objection to Mr.. Phelps,
but it is not likely that they would sup.
port Streeter, who is not democrat. If
there is TO be new congressional timher
brought forth, however, Rock Island
county will have a candidate to present
to the mex, congressional convention.
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FLYING SENSATIONS.
CAUGHT BY THE LIGHTNING AND
RECORDED IN SHORT ORDER.

An Obstreperous Congratulations
That Came of Wearing Bangs-A
Woman's Suicide Caused by Very
Black ScoundreI-Sudden Eetribution
on a Party of Ruffians.
CAIRO, Ills. June 23.-Near Clinton, Ky,
an old and highly esteemed citizen, G. o.
Daniels was taken sick and TO all appear
ances died last Wednesday morning. After
waiting the proper length of time the body
was placed in a casket to await the arrival
Of some relatives. Thursday night about
midnight German neighbor named Wab-
beking. VINO with others was sitting
up with the corpse, heard a noise com
ing as if from the coffin. All the other
members OF the party, half -crazed
with fright, left the room precipitately but
MIR. Watbeking lifted the coftin-lid, and,
seeing Mr.. Daniels move, lifted him up in
the coffin. sooD the terminated was able to
speak, and MIR. Wabbeking called the others
Their commingled horror and surprise can
be surmised. MIR. Daniels said he was per-
fectly conscious during the entire period,
but was unable either to speak or extricate
himself He is Is years old. and is of course
quite feeble, but otherwise in as good health
as previous TO his remarkable experience
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Hand writing of the Presidents.

In the executive Office Of the United States
senate there are preserved all the executive
messages Of presidents Of the United States
from the foundation of the government
Though not often referred to, some of these
documents are becoming worn, and recently
the secretary Of the senate caused selections
to be made from the files, with view to
preserving some of tie interesting auto
graphs III cabinet by themselves II ap-
pears from tLis collection that none of the
presidents, with the exception of Washington
and jefferson, would be married above 80 for
pcnnanship by civil service commission.
Washington's first contribution to the collec-
tion embodies nominations for Judges mar
shals and attorneysfor the districts of New
York and New Jersey; and at the end of the
same documents are tie nominations of
Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Randolph and
Samuel Osgood, for secretary Of state, attor-
ney general and postmaster general res go
lively. The signature is written in fair,
legible hand, which would pass to-day for
that of man not entirely careless Of appear
ance, yet having confidence enough in his
own work to let the details of penmanship
take care of themselves The documents, q
. whole, fall far below the present standard
& clerical excellence
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Announcing Engagements


Whom couple are engaged there Is 81
dom any sensible reason why all the world
should not know it, aul therefore the new
fashion of announcing engagement just he~
fore prominent bali AMI having the ladies
and gentlemen congratulated by their
friends is to be commended. To be sure, If
the engagement is afterward broken, the
thought of the public congratulations
would he embarrassing; but if the fashion
tends to prevent promises of marriage being
lightly given it will serve good purposes.
The girl who might say yes when asked tC
marry, with the mental reservation that il
anything better comes along she will con
trive not to keep her word, will think twice
about it if she has to 60 through with such Q
form. Marriage engagements are frequently
too lightly entered into and too lightly sol
aside. The engagement should be nearly a:
sacred a contract a the marriage itself. and
it should lie such an engagement that boti
parties would he proud TO have it know
among all their common acquaintances
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New York TELEGRAM
Very few persons who purchase fine tooth
brushes at low prices know where they come
from. They only stop long enough to think
that they have found guoi bargain with.
out suspecting for an instant that they have
purchased a second -hani article, but 'where
ignorance is bis Ills folly to be wise"
One of the ways by which hotel chamber.
maids make extra money is by collecting
the toothbrusheS which are left in the rooms
by forgetful guests Thousands of them are
collected in the hotels of this city every wear
md again placed in a sphere or usefulness
oy enterpriSing chsmbermailS and dealers.
There are several buyers who almost daify
visit the bachelors of the great hotels and
lodging hou es in search of these toilet att
Giles, which are known to the trade a sec.
ondsn
For a fine toothbrush. which originally
cost from 50 cents to 81 and is still III good
condition. the collectors pay ) cents, while
inferior brushes, or those which are a little
the worse for wear, bring only or 5 cent,
each. The majority of brushes collected arr
Of good quality and show no marks OF use
save perhaps. a little yellowness on the
bristles or handle, for as a rule. there Is NJ
toilet article about which its owner is 50 pr
ticular as the brush with which he clean Ia,
teeth and a' soon & it shows traces OF wc1g
it is discarded.
When the dealer in Seconds secure, F..
large bundle of brushes he retllrns to his lit
tie repairing room and begins operations
Each brush IS plunged into a strong soluti Il
of chlorate of lime, which In an hour or tw,
makes it as white as snow Every blotcl
and dark line on the bone handle has Gisap
peared the brlstles become as bright and
glistening as when whsn they were new
snd the brush ii in fact completely rejuv
mated, then the brush Is thoroughly wa.he
N clean, cold water and carefully drinl
Within week afterward 1t has probably
been resold AMI Is again IN use, perhaps III
superior imported artlcler
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-23

KING LOUIS will undoubtedly be wep
over by the poor people of Bavaria, who
were his friends and believed in him to
the last The romance of his life, added
to that attending his death, will give HIM
strong place in their unreasonlng affec-
tons, and the existing government will
have hard work to win their allegiance
At the SAME time, however, he was a
thoroughly selfish man, sane or insane,
and would have taken the best life among
them if thereby he might have advanced
his personal pleasure an iota