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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-18
THE HARVEST OF DEATH.
One More Life Ground out by
the Cruel Wheels.
A FATAL SPOT ON THE BE- 0.
Ncarthc Riverside Premises nt'Ben-
wood, Witnesses another Tragic
Death-John Kratz Killed on
His way to His Work.

Another name was Yesterday added
to the awful list of victims Of the wheels
who have lost their lives on the B. & o.
road at the Boggs run crossing. The sit
uation at that point has often been
described. The utmost care is not always
sufficient to save the life OF a man whose
occupation compels him to walk on the
track there. At brief intervals men and
boys, and even women have been run
over and fatally injured or instantly
killed, until now workmen pass the
place with superstitious awe.
Yesterday morning about half-past six
o'clock John Kratz, who lived in the
south end OF the city and was employed
at the Riverside steel works, was on his
way TO his work when he met his death
at this same poiiB.I between Boggs run
and the Riverside Company's office.
Kratz was walking on the track when a
freight train approached, and he stepped
out OF its way upon the other track. The
noise made by the north-bound train
drowned the racket OF another engine
going south on the parallel track. This
engine struck the unfortunate man, and
the whole train passed over him, cutting
his body into pieces and amputating
both his legs and both arms. His head
was also shockingly mangIed. ,
The body was taken up and carried
into the office OF the Riverside works,
and afterwards taken to Zimmermann's
undertaking establishment where the
remains were prepared for burial.
Kr1tz was As years old, lacking a few
days, and leaves wife and three chill
dren. He was member oil the Ger
man lodges OF Red Med and X. OF r,
which orders will have charge OF the
burial, which will take place at 2 p. m.
to-day from st. Stephens church, in the
Eighth ward.
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silks.

Black and Colored guaranteed to
wear) at reduced prices, for Xmas pres
ents, ut STONE & Thomas.
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THE finest line of Decorated Dinner
and Tea Ware in the city can be found ut
Ewing Bros, Market street, opp. Mcclure
House.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-18

J.W. Annex & Co.'S cork sole shoes
keep the feet dry and warm.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-18

ROGERS best quality Of Plated Knives
and Forks 81 90 per dozen at Ewing
Bros, 1915 Market street.
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To Mothers Hunting suitable Presents.

GENTLEMEN, for dry feet, get our cork
sole shoes. ]. w. AMIcK & Co.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-18

Saturdays Accident on the c., L. & W.
The Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
Railroad Company have a large force of
menat work raising the wrecked engine
nj Moore's run, near WestlWheeling. A
temporary inclined track is being laid
from the main track along the steep
bank TO where the engine lies, and it
will be pulled over this track to the
main road. A very slight rise In the
river will cover the engine, us 1t now
lies after its fearful plunge on last Satur;;
day. The wrecked engine was viewed
BY hundreds OF people Sunday. Trains
were running as usual yesterday. The
Bellaire Independent says: George Nc
Gowan, son ofS. S. MCGOWAN, President
Of the City Board OF Education is quite
sick. He was passenger on the o., L,
& W. train Saturday morning, and was
so terribly frightened ut the narrow es'
cape Of the passengers that his folks
think that the cause OF his illness.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-18

THE finest line of French China in the
city, latest patterns AID decorations
can always be found ut Ewing Bros,
1915 Market street, opp. Mcclure House.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-18

CANDIES, Fruits and Nuts at Conner
l. Sncdeker's.
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RICH Cut Glassware and Fine En-.
graVed Glassware, for Holiday or Anni-
Versary Gifts. Ewing Bros, 1915 Mar.
ket street, opp. Mcclure House.
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GOODS shown with pleasure at Con.
ner .S SnedekGr'S.
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BEST quality OF Plated Carvers and
Forks, Knives, Forks and Spoons, ut
Ewing Bros, 1915 Market street.
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les lMONlHLOs
Mrs. Peter DeapOt, OF Syracuse, a former resi-
dent OF Oswego, at 49, Fast Second street, whose
name before marriage was Ellen lincset was
cross.eyed II years. DR.. Wilbur made them per
ieCtly straight In one minute without paip,
MF. Michael DAILY, Of Aurora, n. V, was bHhl
eight years; was treated by many emlnTAt %y ~,
ceiying any benefit DR.. Wilbur treated him.
and he can see as well ~ when boy.
Mr.. e. II, Mcclure, SUPERINTENDENT o. lae
Cardlng department, Standard Yarn Mil!r thHe
go. had girl that was paTRlyZcd In 10th lihDs'
could not walk or stand 10 save her life pT'
Wilbur cured her, and she eau walk as wen ~
any one. ,,.,.
Miss Mary Anderson, who lives Q, the Lite
John House, OswegU, has had female iroub!fioI
years. she was treated by physicians IN sytn'
cUse, oswegO and other places, but grew worse,
lost u pounds VI flesh, lpent all the money snc
earned with doctors. She hns been titnthg
with DR.. Wilbur only few weeks and s'a'e
she feels Ike new woman.
John Lent, u Bleechcr street Syracuse haH
stone IN HIS bladder since lAst May. He was IN
successfully operated on twice by Syracuse phy'
slcians: DT. Wilbur removed II aod the poyh
all well.
Mrs. William whellhan. sOTurtle street, syIA'
cnsc, had q tumor OF eye for niue yean, "
Wilbur removed IT, Its position rendered W nc
moyal delicate operation. The duet between
the eye aud nose was also closed up cAHsiBns
tears to constantly run over her cheek hV
opened passage and she Is now well.
Nm. W. Y. Birdsell, Of Auburn, n, Y, hhd ie'
male trouble for years. DR. Wilbur cured bei'
She says she now feels A well N girl
Thomas Graham. CO Ninth street, Auburn, VI
leaf for dive years, could hardly hear the lOnlei
DR.. Wilbur Opcmted on him sue
cured him permanently, 10 he now heh's
whisper or watch tick.
Mr. James NGhan. Of Utica n. Y, teStfa,,
years ago had scarlet fever, which was iOllONgll
Dy acute BrighlS disease Of the kidney NC
,wclled all over and was blind tor two wees
~. Wilbur treated him and to-day he weAEe' ID
he factory and Il well man.
Miss Kiitic Kearnes OF 81 Bronson street y,
gegO, had eight mOles on her face, which "
Wilbur removed without the use Of the khHs
nd not causing any pain.
The above are only lew OF the many te'ulsy
iials received by the Doctor. Many art w
'eld from publication by request OF the pA'""
OncGrned.
ThGDOct0r invites correspondence from ~
lie at n distance, but never answer any lel,S''
InleSS they contain two stamps. delepAN
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-18

oloaks Mt Your Own Price.
Five Hundred Cleaks at greatly re-
duced price, at STONE & THOMAS.
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The thermometer at Schnepfs drug
store, Opera House corner, yesterday,
registered Us follows:
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{. HESS z SUNSJ
1891 4 1928 Market Street.

SUPPLY Jour Christmas table with
Conner 4 Snedeker'S delicaCieS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-18

CHRISTMAS daintles in variety ut
Conner Il SnedekerS.
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WILL Offer during the next ten
DAYS the largest assortment OF Ladies',
Gold Matches IN the city ut % per cent
less than any other house In Wheeling.
IL. L. HlLLMAN,
% Eleventh Street.
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Dr., Wilbur, Specialist,

Treats successfully chronic and long standing
diseases, % those Of the Head, Throat and Lungs
Liver, Kidney and Heart complaints; invcter.
ate Diseases Of the Stomach that have defled all
other methods; those fearful diseases Of the
Nervous System, arising from whatever causes
scrofulA, DT0psy, Paralysis, Fits, Fever Sores,
Contracted Cords, Enlarged and suH Joints
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, sclatlta, Bone Deiorm.
conditioned Ulcers, syphilis, Nasal POlypuE
Asthma, Hay Fever, Ross Cold, Winter Coughs
Chronic Dllfrhma and Diabetes, All may b.
cured by this wonderful system, II not TOO far
DDS have failed.
Ladies who arc suffering from complaints pc.
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EMBROIDERED Slippers at j. W. Amick
& Co.'s. 49,
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When the devil was sick,
The devil n saint would be,
But when the devil was well,
TLe devil a saint Wns he.

Everyone saw tue pOlnC uuu uppllCh'
ton and there was general smile.
"When," continued Mr.. Allison, "Mr.
Cruise us President OF the Ohio county
returning. ~ Sarcastic laughter.
MIR. Gruse-"I rise to n point OF order
no personalities, Mr.. President"
Mr., Allison-"I think | am no more
personal than the speaker who pre-
coded me?"
Mr.. Gruse-"I used no names, sir!"
Mr.. Allison-"Oh! well, let assay the
President OF that famous board then.
What started out to say, Mr. President,
is that there is nothingin this ordinance
that is not fair and square. We are not
cutting down majorities, not disfran-
chising voters, nor saying without any
lust pretense ioI so saying, that man is
elected to Congress or anywhere else. F"
Applause. Mr.. Allison went on TO
show that the ordinances only equRlize
affairs; that there is no gerrymander,
and that it but restored matters to what
they we're previous TO 1882. His argu-
ments were unanswerable, and Cruise
and Harrell, who attempted to trip him,
were handsomely scored. Mr.. Wheat
gave Mr.. Cruise few things to think
over, aud Mr.. Young closed the debate
by stating that the entire matter in his
opinion was rankly partisan. A vote
was then had and the ordinances passed
by vote OF 10 to o.
In the First Branch, much TO the sur
prise OF everyone, there was no fun OF
any kind over the ordinances. Mr..
Kenney moved as an amendment that
the First ward be allowed four members,
her present number in the Second, in
place OF three, as contemplated by the
ordinance; it was defeated. Efforts to
have the polls open ut Z instead OF o and
close at 6 instead OF 8, were also defeated,
and the ordinances passed by vote Q TO
Is, Not being two.thirds vote, another
majority vote will be necessary, and for
that purpose another special meeting OF
this Branch has been called for this
evening.
As the disappointed audience moved
out, Mayor Seabright in his cheerful
manner sang out: Get your money re-
funded at the box Office, gentlemen"
Before the ordinance left the Second
Branch Mr.. Cruise wasallowed to file the
protest he had given notice Of last FRI
day. He invited all the Democrats to
sign il, but Miller and Harrell were the
only ones who cared TO do so. The
protest was worly affair. He claims
that Council has not the authority to
pass the ordinance nor to make the re-
apportionment, and several other al
legged reasons are given. 1t Is not as
strong paper as was expected from the
young leader.
The Board OF Public Works asked for
and was granted IN appropriation OF
S37. 81 out Of the 10 cent levy fund TO
pay William Stobbs for curbingon Ohio
street. The Board OF Police and Fire
Commissioners presented bills amount
.ng to SIS, 60 on account Of the Fire De.
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LIS. Coon sells dry goodsthe cheapest.
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Consultation and Examination Free.

OFFICE RoURs-FFom 10 a. N. I'LL 9 p. NJ,
Sundays excepted.
Tamors and Cancers rcaIOr,d lgithOh pain or he
use Of knife.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-07-19
The Sight Of God.

DO we not sometimes occupy so low plane
of spiritual living that IA view of God Is abso-
lutcly impossiblei We look intellectually
unto the hills "whcncc cometh our help,
but all in vain. How are wo 10 make the Il s-
covery Of Godi for 1t can not be that we arc
destined always to live without this sight.
Jesus has shown us how God may bs ssen.
"Blessed" " he says. "are the pure in heart,
for they shall see God.n lie does not make
reasoning about God condition of seeing.
He does not tell us that it depends upon some
great work on our part, nor upon
any remarkable strength Of intellect,
but upon one single attainment-heart
purity How important that this power 10
see shall not be impaired IL the smallest
dust OF human passion or prejudice Is per-
mitted to remain how quickly will the inter-
ior eye grow dim. Anything that tends TO
evil--the love Of tho world, the pride Of life,
sinful anxiety about temporal things, the
irritating particles OF envy or ill-will, self
ease and sloth, all these will bring the soul
into moral eclipse. Happy indeed Is every
ono who really enjoys this experience. Let
all such remember that 1t is only retained by
humble trust in the merits Of Christ and a
corresponding life of obedience to His will
lSelected.
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Iiuuor Makers Confcssion.

manufacturer of liquors with an expert.
ence of twenty years has declared In Now
York that man has about as good chance
of being struck 10y lightning rs he has 10 10
served with pure brandy in that city. Re-
titled whisky he says, can be used as a base
of an imitation of any style of brandy
And here are some more of his confessions
which are not altogether revelations slice
the same or similar statements have been
made and published repeatedly. They have
importance however, which justiieS their
publication again and again. The liquor
manufacturer says:
I'VE make champagne which you buy for
the genuine article. 1t costs to manufac-
ture a. basket. We sell ii for $40 To deal
ers. We make the stuff and put il into our
own bottles; make a fac-simile label of the
genuine article; Spanish corks for tho bot
ties and French straw and baS
kets to pack them in, When We
want to initiate a genuine imported wine Wa
buy barrel OF Il. Our cooper takes the bar
rel as pattern and makes one by ii. They
are new and bright. We put them through
a steamng process, and they come out old
and musty and worn just like the genuine
importation. Thirty-two deadly poisons are
used in the manufacture OF wine. Not one
gallon III fifty sold here ever saw France.
We send thousands of gallons of whiskey to
France 10 have them come back something
else. or all the poisonous liquors in the
world Bourbon whisky is the deadlest.
Strychnne is only one of the poisons in il.
A certain oil is used In its manufacture eight
drops OF which will kill cat in eight min
utes, and "A dog in nine minutes. The most
temperate men in New York are the whole.
sale dealers They dare not drink the stuff
they sell"
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Words Of WissIous.

Prosperity is n great teacher; adversely is
greater. Possession pampers the mind;
privation trains and strengthens II.
Temperance and labor are tho two best
physicians OF man: labor sharpens tho ap-
petite, and temperance prevents him from
indulging to excess.
nlt is only in that freshness Of our youth
that the choice is possible which gives unity
to life, and makes tho memory n temple
where all relics and all votivo offerings,
worship ard joy are an unbroken history,
sanctiiicd by one religion
We all love pleasure and abhor sorrow.
No one will choose cloudy sky and rough
path; but these evils hnye their good parts,
and those who really long for pence and hap
piness will try To find out and extract them,
instead of hurrying along resentfully or with
forced gayety.
Our habitual life is like n wall hung with
pictures which has been shouo on 10y the
suns Of many years; take one of the pictures
away and IL leaves n definite blank space TO
which our eyes can never turn without a sen
sation Of discomfort Nay, the involuntary
loss of any familiar object almost always
brings n chill as il from an evil omen il
seems To he the first finger shadow OF ap.
preaching death.
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The International Liauor Traffic.

rev. Joseph Cook, IN recent article in
Tion's Herald, upon The International
Liquor Traffic" writes:
The vnst magnitude otthe rum trade now
entering Africa and the Orient is new peril
to advancing civilization In this matter
the temperance cau'e has international op-
purtunlty and responsibility. Take the ISL
and of Madagascar; hold il up before your
conscience IN the eye Of God. That island
lies under great heat, ami vet not under tho
worst influence OF the tropics. 10 had tenn
perate population not very many years ago.
IL became very largely Christian IN the hab-
its OF its people. What happenedl White
men found that sugar could be raised profit
aGiy III the classic island of Mauritius once,
as you remember, the home OF Paul and Vir.
glnla, The refuse OF the sugar mills was
transformed into rum Of coarse quality. Tho
liquor was too poor To go to England. it was
sold to the natives of Madagascar
that crime leapcd up year after
year until II attained enormous proportions
The King of tno country paid the duty on
the imported liquor caused the heads OF tho
casks containing 1t to be STAYED in on tho
shores, and executed royal prohibitory
statute as we'll as he cold. What happened
nexti British officials interfered with the
King. The merchants of Mauritus CON.
planned that their trade was in danger
Pounds, shillings, and pence triumphed over
considerations of patriotism and Christian
gascar rs opium has been upon China The
King, who had endeavored to exclude liquor
from his country, died. His son became u
helpless drunkard ani criminal moniac,
ami was finally assassnated by order Of his
own privy council. Madagascar has given
itself up to drunkenness through large cir.
cles of its population, and is 10 day showing
how savage race, coming into c. intact with
the vices OF civilized peoples is gradually
swept oil the face of the earth. =.
The day is coming, when, just as we now
prohibit piracy and the slave trade on the
seas, we shall prohibit this accursed traffic
which ministers 80 fatally to the weakness
the ignorance, and the barbaric appetite OF
the African. Here is an international aspect
of the temperance reform that /, for one,
have not heard discussed as frequently as ]
could wish 1t is high time that England
and America should Join hands to check the
terrible desolatlon now occurring through
the international traAic in tho worst Of
liquors.
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Teetotaiers the Longcst.Liyed.

The Nedicdt and SUrgicat Reporter notes
the fart that the great insurance companies
OF Great Britain have, by their official nc
tiOn, pronounced teetotalers longer lived
than those who make even moderate use OF
splrituous liquors, and saws: lone of the
largest and oldest of these companies, which
has kept separate registers for twenty years,
declares that among the strictly abstalnlng
class the real mortality has fallen short by
20 per cent. of the ordinary expectancy
while fully 30 per cent OF moderate drinkers
have attained this expectancy IL also in
vites public attention to the fact that there
are now insurance companies and societies
for mutual aid IN England designed ex-
clusively for total IA stnence men, "and that
the taking OF even an occasional glass of
any intoxicant vitiates their policy" Life
insurances teaches the lesson Of total abst.
nence, not upon moral or sentimental
grounds, but strictly economic IL is teach.
ing thus a timely and valuable lesson ewes
10 many doctors.
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make any advance through such q spirit as
that. You cannot fret yourself up; you
may fret yourself down. Aisid all this graf
ing OF tones strike this string Of the Gospel
harp: Goodness with contentment Is great
gain. We brought nothing into the world,
and IL is very certain we can carry nothing
out; having fool and raiment let us there
with be content"
Let us all remember, II we are Christians,
that we are going after WHILE whatever be
our circumstances now to have n glorious
vacation. As in summer we put Off our gar
ments and go down into the cool sea to battle,
so we will put Off these garments OF flesh, and
step into the cool Jordan. We will look
around for some place to lay down our
WEAKNESS; and the trees will say: Come
and rest under our shadow and the earth
will say: Come and sleep in my bosom !"
and the winds will say: "Ilush! while sing
thee cradle hymn and while six strong
men carry us out to our last resting place,
and ashes come to ashes and dust to dust, we
will SEQ two Scared feet standing amid the
broken soil, and n lacerated brow bending
over the open grave, while n voice, tender
with all affection and mighty with all
omnipotence. will declare: al am the resur-
rection and the life; he that believeth in me,
though he were dead, yet shall he live"
Comfort one another with these words.
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sins pslottcd Ont.

az connot think what becomes OF all the
sins God forgives mother said little fell
low one day, ms he took his favoritc seat CD
his mamma's knee.
why, Charlie, can you tell mo where arc
all the figures you wrote ON your slate yes
day!r
81 washed them all out, mother"
And where are they thenN
why, they nro nowhere; they are gone, "
said Charlie
Just so it Is with our sins, II we believe In
the Lord Jesus Christ: they are gone
blottcd QUITO be remembered no more. AS
far as the east is from tho west, so far hath
He removed our trnnsgressions from u.s.
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Arm for the Battle.

Arm ior the latte o. glory:
Strike for the cause of Truth;
Fathers with locks so hoary,
Sons in the vigor of youth,
Mothers and sisters and daughters,
With prayers and blessings comei
DEATH death. wherever he lurketh
To the serpent whose name is Ruml
Death! DEATH to the crested serpentl
War war on the curse of rum!
From mountain to valley the watchword
Repeat while our heroes come.
Follow the trail of the monster
Trail him through forest and glen,
Hunt him wherever ho hideth-
Stab him to death in his den!
Hath he not murdered our mothers
Brought theirg locks 10 the tombl
Hath he not murdered our brothers,
Yet in their mauhood's bloom!
Hath he not coiled on our hearthstones,
Kissing with Upas breath:
Then on 10 fhc warfare, brothers.
Nor cease till he writhcs in death,
Temperance Idrocdte.
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"Hes, It q. Ali Trup"

exposition of tho text from Isaiah /, "The
OK knoweth his owner, and the ass his mas.
tors crib; but Israel doth not know, My
people doth not consider was giving food
to hs stock, when Cne Of his oxen, evidently
grateful for his care, fell to licking his baro
arm Instantly, with tins simple incident,
the Holy Spirit flashed conviction on the
farmers mind He burst into tears, and
exclaimed: Yes, it is all true. How won
derful is Gods Word, This poor dumb brute
is really more grateful to me than am to
God, and yet am in debt to him for every
thing. What II sinner l ami" The lesson
had found its way to his heart, and wrought
there effectually to lead him to Christ.