The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-13
It's the last resolution
LIFT blooming alone,
AL It's lovely companions
Are busted and gone.

Are busted and gone.
TIE town OF seRrsport, Me-, pcssesset
tho remarkable distinction OF being tht
home Of 70 active commander Of Ameri'
can sailing yesselB, SO Of them manteEs o!
full.ri2ged chips.
Not Much Eucouragement-Iramp (tc
woman OF the door)-"Will you please
gimme bite, ms'am?"
Woman CLOSING the door,-"No, gil
out; Pm no dog"
A Michigan boy, in the spirit OF fun
tied little socks on his dogs feet one cold
dsy recently. The dog was delighted, and
now refuses TO go out without them when
the weather is cold.
A civil engineer on a railroad neal
Albany, Ca, was confronted by bear the
other day. He was 30 frightened that he
shouted wildly, and while he ran in one
direction the bear ran in another.
Mrs. Potter, OF New York, who 10 noted
for the assistance she has given to needy
women, intends forminga colony, buying
900 aCres Of land in California and send
ing women to it to engage in silk culture.
Customer lin grocery store, picking
away at the rsisin.box)-"What are theee
RAISING worth, boy2" Boy-"FI' cents
ustomer-"Whst, only FIVE cents O
pcund" Boy-"No; f. cents fer vol
you've eat"
A farmer in P;scataquig county, Mo, cui
down O tree and hauled it homo the other
day. When he went to split it up for FIRE
wood hs was greatly surprised to find q
big bear enjoying his winter nap inside
the hollow log.
Old Bachelor Cooking OF new baby
Er-rsther small aud puny, jim?
Proud Father-Ye-es, rather.
Old Bachelor (encouragingly)-still,
Jim, II were in your plscs l would try
and raise 1t.
During the year 1887, III tons OF post.
nge ntamps-nearly 170,0OO,000 in nun.
ber-weTe sold at the New York post
office, The total roceiptB of the office
were 81, 500, 1902, and the profit to the Gov
ornment was nearly SS,000,0O0.
A farmer in Ingram's toWnehip, North
Carolina, has "a wife whom lie ia reallyproud
Of, and with reason; for she can split 200
fence rails day, and has done 1t time and
again; and he says that it 10 a common
thing for her TO dip seven barrels Of tur.
pontine q day.
Hong Yee Lung, a lineal descendant Of
the late Emperor OF China, hes reached
this country on his way back home, after
tour OF the world. Mr.. Lung, after
breathing the air OF the seabosrd cities for
q brief space, will start across the CONT.
nent.
Logan sigmund, who killed q boy nam.
ed Higenbotham for shouting "Hurrah for
JEFF Davis !" in 1861, is now on trial for the
murder in Kentucky. Sigmund went to
Missouri after the war and remained until
last year, when he returned to Kentucky
and was arrested.
Probably the smallest prizes ever realized
for railroad was received by the Sheriff
at San Francisco the other day. At a re-.
demption Gale Of tho peoples Railway
OF America" tho President OF the road
bid of the property for $40. The railroad
exists only in name, and it Is thought the
purchaser did not make o remarkably
profitable bargain after all.
Wednesday morning Of last week real
curiosity in the shape Of two-headed
calf was born ut tho East Liberty stoGk
yards. Otherwise it was perfectly formed.
John X. Johnson, Salisbury, Pa, owned
It, but has sold an interest in the mon
strosity to George Berry. They ara having
the skin stuffed and expect to put 1t on
exhibition.
"Hsye you seen psps's new dog, Carlo ?"
she asked as they sat in the parlor. "Yes,"
he replied easily, II have had the pleas
urs OF meeting the dog" Giant he cpler-
did, He 10 so adeCtionate." ~ noticed
that he was very demonstratiye. returned
he as he moved uneasily in his chair. ale
is very playful, too. l never saw more
playful animal in my liie." ~ am glad
to hear you cay that" "Why2" "Be.
cause l was o little bit airpid that whom he
bit that piece out Of me the other evening
he was in earnest. Bat II he ives only in
play, Of course tie all right. lean take
fun as well ss anybody"