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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-05

Por 81 80 you Oan got one dozen fine
Satin.hnish Cabinet photographs and
one extra In a ilnB gilt frame 9xlO sise,
al plummer's, 1888 Main street, Wheel
Ing. Delays are dangerous Come One,
come all,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-05

WE have lust received q half gross Of
the newest and finest. Fountain PCIs
eT0r put on the markets Every pen
warranted. JACOB w. CRUDE.
JewGler and Opticlan.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-05

Now is your chance. Closing out my
entire stock OF Buggles and Carpets at
cost to make room for clothing, and to
give more time 10 taking orders and
measures for mems and boys suits, select.
ed from the 500 samples OF fine cloth and
cassimeres OF Wanamaker 4 Brown, Oak
Hall, Philadelphia, who does the square
thing. J,W. FERREL,
2l0l Main street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-05
OPENING DAY.
BALR'S pARLOR MILLINERY, 1113
uHAPLINE STREET.
All IRE cordially invited ~ Millinery
Opening this Friday afternoon, April 3.
GENTLEMEN.

Remember our Gents Kid Glove Sale
for Saturday, ut a price that will sell
"''N'' ''' '"'~ THE POPULAR,
III Main Street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-05

Plummer'S fine satin.anish Cabinet
Photographs reduced To- only 81 pei
dozen. 1ISS Main street, Wheeling,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-05
OPENING DAY.
BAER'S PARIOR MILLINERY, 1118
CLAPLlNE STREET.
All are cordially invited to Millinery
SpRlNH AND SUMMER.

We are III receipt Of all the newest
Novelties In WOOlens for mems wear,
consisting Of Sultlngs, P~antalOOnings
and O~vercOatings, which We are pre-:
pared 10 make up in the best style and
lt Il reasonable prices.
SpeClalties-FGnCy Flannel Shirts a.
so cents and upwards, and %oycrSlzes 90
""' G. HESS & SONS,
1891 T. 1898 Market Street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-05
OPENING DAY.
OPENING DAY.
'BAER'S pARLOR MILLINERY, 11lS
CHApLlNE STREET.
All are cordially invited 10 Millinery
Opening this Friday afternoon, April De-


The thermometer at %sChnepfs drul
store, Opera House corner, yesterday
.nyiainFnd M folloWB:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-05

A COMPLETE line OF all tho latest nov.
elites In Gents NeCkwear at the lowest
prices. EMsnEiMER 4 Co.,
"a Twelfth street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-05

TnE last quarter Of the Young Ladies'
Seminary, it Steubenville, OHIO, VIII
Nnrn AEfIl SIh.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-05

JAcoBs & 1sESDER0 closing out retail
stock. Now isyourtime TO buy bargains.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-05
OPENING DAY.

.BAERs PARLOR MILLINERY, 111S
CllAPLINE STREET. :
All arc cordially invited to Millinery
Opening this Friday Afternoon, April o.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-05
The bird that flutters least in the air
remains longest on the wing. The effects

WARMERS Loo CABIN HOPS AND nUcuu
REMEDY.
are lasting because it puts the stomach
in good working order, and thus the
whole system Is restored To It's normal,
healthy condition. All druggists.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26
CURIOUS FACTS.

The railroads employ 750. 600 voters.
A Toronto inventor says his ship
will cross the ocean in four days.
1t would take train 1926 miles
long to carry the Kansas corn crop.
A nickel-in-the-slot machine is be-
ing devised TO take instantaneous pho
tographs.
Watermelon seeds were found in an
Egyptian tomb that was 5000 years
old.
1t is predicted that the peanut
rooster OF 1889 will do its work by eloc-
tricity.
Observation-Disclosures, with twenty
one letters, is said 10 be the longest
English word.
According to the latest official re-
ports, our Indian population now ag-
gregates 262, $40.
The pension roll now bears 4S4. 900
names. calling for annual distribution
of 800, 900, 900.
Iowa raises more corn than all the
distilleries in the world can manufac-
ure into alcohol.
The area OF the United States en-
braces 3,570,271 square miles; that Of
Canada $40, 1872 square miles.
European railroads are fenced in.
have no grade crossings. the engine
have neither bell nor headlight, and
the engineer must stand.
A single sheet OF paper six feet wide
and n miles in length has been made
at the Watertown On. " Paper
Works. 1t weighed 2207 pounds, and
was made and rolled entire without "a
single break.
1t is estimated that the yield OF gold
and silver in Montana for the year will
be $2S, 600. and the total meta
production $4,000, 900, against $24,-
100000 gold and silver. and $38, 000,-
900 total metal production last year
From Jan. l to Oct. /, 1889, seven
Montana mines paid over 81, 500, 900 in
dividends.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26
AN EAvEspRoPPER's FATE.

Young Mr.. Silt had been three
months away from his sweetheart, and
he thought what joke it would be TO
hide behind the parlor door and jump
out and kiss her by way OF surprise.
He succeeded in getting into Emily
Ryder's house unobserved, and posted
himself behind the door just as he had
planned.
AS he stood there in gleeful expectan-
cy he heard his sweethearts voice ex-
claiming:
30 Robin. I've almost cried my eyes
out oryour"
Then the listener heard a horrible
sound like kiss, and an endless dia-
logue followed, in which a mans gruff
voice was intermingled.
Tom Silt was in n Precipitation OF
agony, and he felt strongly in f.vor of
rushing upon his sweetheart and the
villain she was making love to. On
second thought he stole outdoors and
posted himself where he could see his
rival in exit.
In a few minutes the door opened and
q young man came out.
Acuriosity impelled Timothy to follow
the young man and see where he lived.
The stranger looked back once or
twice suspiciously, and then Timothy
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26

Men who at first acquaintance are posi-
lively distasteful succeed in mIngling
their personality after a time SO
thoroughly with n multitude of pleas
ant attentions that the first unfavor-
able impressions are altogether obliter-
ated.
"The American, on the other hand,
carries into his love-making the ideas
which have proven successful in his
business. His chief object seems TO be
to save time. He measures his success
in love not so much by what he cap
lures as the time he has expended in
winning victory. lie is in the habit
OF taking everything for granted and,
what is worse, plainly shows in his
manner that he does so. No woman
wants a man to think that she is easily
won. and no mode of proceeding could
be more impOlitic. The American is
introduced to lady and in half an
hour expects to be treated like life
long friend. i believe that in your
American game of poker what you call
'blutfing' is very ordinary mode OF
procedure. AS understand it, 'bluf-
fing' is an attempt to convince your
opponent that you have a mortgage on
all the cards in the pack worth having
and you really have nothing. That
illustrates my point perfectly. An
American carries the game of bluff into
his wooing. lie practically says: Il
hold all the winning cards, and when
1 get ready / will simply lean over ana
collar the pot And he says this with
n confident air highly ,eXasperating to
hi Of IL. 4 hi
case, happens to be a lady.
I'm the matter OF presents, the
American Is also very different from
the Frenchman. He is more lavish than
the Frenchman is, and often generous
to extravaganza. But he shows little
or no discretion. A Frenchman is in
troduced to lady upon whom he is
DESTROYS OF making good impression.
The next day he sends her boquet of
choice flowers aud the next a box OF
bonbons. 1t may be weeks after the
introduction before he will make a call,
and the diamond sttge is reached only
after months OF aequaintanceship.
When an American meets a lady he de-
sires to win he will call the following
day and bring a diamond brooch or
bracelet. The day following he will
send a grand piano or anything else
which happens to strike his fancy.
Should he receive no encouragement
from the lady OF his choice. he does
not. as in the case of the Frenchman,
continue sending presents until his
persistence compels recognition. He
simply transfers his attentions TO some
other quarter.
The difference between a French
man and an Englishman may be seen
by the way each looks at a woman on
horseback. A Frenchman looks first of
all at the woman; an Englishman first
Of all at the horse. The American
looks at both together
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26
THE ITALIAN BANCO.
Some Effects OF a Badly Mixed
Language.

In late years nothing has been OF halt
SO much service as philology, and prop
erly pursued, there is no study hal {
SO amusing as the study of words. 1t
throws a wonderful light upon hun
dreds OF dark spots in the past, and
sheds certain halo of antiquity upon
some OF the commonest acts OF our
lives.
Many OF the most familiar terms OF
speech are of course of Saxon origin.
but the Latin, through the Italian, can
claim a fair share of the most ordinary
phrases, especially in matters relating
TO banking and finance. This is large
ly owing TO the fact that the Lombards
who were the first bankers in Europe
who conducted their business upon
principles resembling those prevailing
in our day. The term "bank" is a
good illustration OF the humble begin
ming OF the business now carried on by
the great monarchs in the realm OF
Mammon. In early times the print -
tive bankers transacted their business
upon simple movable bench (6aHco),
and when any OF them failed to keep
his engagements his bench was said TO,
be broken (banco rotor, hence the word
bankrupt
Mountebank is another instance OF
the descent of Italian commercial
phraseology to the English tongue.
The first Italian quack doctors carried
a portable bench with them. which they
mounted to address the people, in the
squares and market places. upon the vir--
tues OF their nostrums 1t was from
this old practice that the term
"mountebank, the mounter upon the
bench, came to be applied to every
species OF public charletanry.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26
Save Me from NV Friends.

An insurance company once declined
to write large policy on the life of a
prominent st. Louis lawyer. on tho
ground that he had too many enemies,
and it thereby made an enemy of the
lawyer. But the company had reason
to congratulate itself upon its action
the other day, when the aforesaid
lawyer was shot and killed by one Of
his numerous adversaries. The man
with too many enemies may inspire
doubt and hesitation in an insurance
Office, but they take far greater risks
In insuring the man with too many
friends. He is the chap who is In the
greatest danger. A man can avoid his
enemies or guard against them, but he
is often powerless against his friends.
Thousands OF men are ruined or sent
TO an early grave every year because
they had too many friends. Texas
Siftings.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26
NEW MEXICAN ARIsTocRATs.
Interesting Facts About the Peo'
pie of Western Territory.

Interesting Facts About the Peo.
Pile of Western Territory.
The language OF most of the people
is the Spanish OF the time OF herdi-
nand and Isabella. The people still
thresh out their grain with sheep and
goats, and tread out the juice of the
grape with the naked feet. They plow
with wooden plows, and until within
the past ten years had departed in
hardly any respect from the customs
OF the first colonists, who were only a
generation or two later than Cortez
and his conquistadores.
The country reminds one OF Pales-
tine. Patriarchal customs prevail,
and the wealthy Mexicans constitute
an untitled aristocracy, who are fol-
lowed implicitly by the retainers living
on their great domains. The country
is pastoral one, the wealth OF its peo-
pie consisting mainly OF sheep and
cattle. All crops are raised by means
of irrigation, and in the valleys sur
prising results are obtained in grains
and fruits. and particularly in the
grape. The great artery OF the coun-
try is the Rio Grande river, which
dilfuses fertility throughout its wide
sandy valley. Unlike the other
frontier settlements of the United
States the New Mexico towns are
built compactly. each about plaza,
so that the houses form strong wall
OF fort. The principal house in such
settlement is usually that of the
owner of the great Spanish and Next
can grant on which the town is built.
The method of construction was rem
dered imperatively necessary by the
continual war made against the whites
by the surrounded savage Indian
tribes OF the plain and mountains and
which has only ceased in the last five
years.
The Hidalgo, or wealthy Mexican of
Spanish descent, retains all the best
characteristics of the Spanish cavalier.
He is brave, hospitable generous, and
one finds behind the walls of the great
one-story adobe houses women who
sustain the reputation OF the beauty OF
Andalusia. The mines OF this territory,
once famous, fell into long disuse.
Here are found gold and silver mines,
the richness of which is just beginning
TO be realized. New Mexica is also
the land of the Chalcquihuitl, or tur-
quois, which precious stone is only
found in New Mexico and Persia. II
is stated on high authority that in the
seventeenth century the finest turquois
in the world was obtained from New
Mexico.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26
Silent Men OF History.

Washington never made u speech.
In the zenith Of his fame he once at
tempted it, failed, and gave it up con-
fused and abashed. In fran ing the
Constitution OF the United States the
labor was almost wholly performed in
the committee of the whole, of which
George Washington was the CHI airman.
He made but two speeches during t he
convention, which were of very few
words each. The convention, acknowl-
edged the master spirit, and histo-
rians affirm that, had it not been foc
his personal popularity, and the thirty
words Of his first speech, pronouncing
it the best that could be united upon,
the Constitution would have been re-
jected by the people. Thomas Jcffer-
son never made speech. He couldn't
do it Napoleon, whose executive
ability was almost without n parrellel,
said that his greatest trouble was IN
finding men OF deeds rather than
words. When asked how he maintai
ed his influence over his superiors in
age and experience. when commander
in-chief OF the army in Italy, he said,
by reserve" The greatness OF a
man is not measured by the length of
his speeches aud their number.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26
siamese Tonsorial Customs.

The. children of Siam have their
heads shaved with the exception of a
lock on the crown. This is not allowed
to be touched until they reach man.
hood, and the ceremony OF cutting ii
off is one of the greatest events of the
child's life. The hair-cutting of a
prince belonging to the royal family
costs thousands of dollars. A great
feast is given, and the barber who does
the work receives valuable present
He clips the locks with golden shears
and shaves the spot with a gilded
razor When the heir apparent to the
throne is shaved in this way the whole
nation rejoices. There Is grand
festival at Bangkok, in which the royal
white elephants take part, and feastin g
goes on for days.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26
Practical IIypnOtism.

In one OF the law courts OF Hclsing-
oorg Sweden, queer case OF hypno-
tism has puzzled the judges. A young
medical student brought suit against a
practicing physician in the town for
having hypnotized him several times
against his will, with the result that
his nervous system was injured and
his mind somewhat enfeebled. Sew
eral witnesses appeared for the plasss
tiff, aT=A 10 the assonishment OK the
court they all appeared to be crazy,
and gave the most contradictory and
astonishing testimony. Hereupon a
medical gentleman came upon the
stand and still further astounded the
court with the announcement that his
confrere, the defendant, had hpync-
tized the witnesses and made them say
just whatever he liked. Finally the
court adjourned the case and appoint
ed commission to see II the entirr
crowd were not crazy.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26
The Flaming OF n Elr,s VIM.

The slow Mapping OF butterny's
wing produces no sound, but when the
movements are rapid noise is produ-
ced, which incre ses in shrillness with
the number of vibrations. Thus the
housc-fly. which produces the sound T,
vibrates its wings 81, l2o times min
ute, or 335 times in a second and the
bee, which makes the sound of A, rs
manyhs 26, 400 times, or 40 times In a
second. On the contrary, a tired bee
huns on +, and therefore, according
to theory, vibrates its wings only $50
times in second. Marcy, the natur-
alist after many attempts, has succeed
ed by delicate mechanism in confirm
ing these numbers graphically. He
fixed fly so that the tip OF the wing
just touched cylinder, which was
moved by clockwork. Each stroke OF
the wing caused mark, OF course
very slight, but still quite perceptible,
and thus showed that there were actu-
ally $50 strokes in second, agreeing
almost exactly with the number of vi
brations inferred from the note produ-
cod.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26
HOW MEN MAKE LOVE.

A Lively Actress Reveals Some In
terestlng Points on the Subject.
"a Frenchman is the most delicate
and persistent Of suitors," said Marie
Halton, Franco-American opera-bouffe
singer. in a recent interview with the
New York World. "Repel his adj
vances and he redoubles his attentions
II you treat him coolly his bouquets
gradually increase in size and beauty.
Not all at once mind you. He does
nothing to create surprise and put the
object OF his sentimental attack on the
gui UiUer. Your true Frenchman is an
artist in love as in everything else.
The bouquet increases in size almost
imperceptibly day by day, and delicate
attentions of all kinds which serve to
soften the perverse heart of woman
are multiplied after the same careful
and mathematical fashion. The amount
OF time Frenchman will give to the
besieging OF citadel is. In ITSELF the
most delicate compliment he can pay TO
the object OF his devotion. And it is
for this reason that Frenchmen are
usually successful in their love affairs.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26

AS rule. there is very little in the
average marriage that involves the
sacredness OF a sacrament Men and
women drift together. are interested,
and they marry with as small regard
for its real Importance as il it were an
evening call. Society is largely frivo-
llous shallow, unthinking. These SUI
perfcial people marry on sight none
of the deeper and more serious feel
iings are involved in the union.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26

The great Bear river canal in Utah.
FOR the construction OF which 81. :
900 has been provided, is expected to
be one OF the most extensive irrigation
works In America. To get the river
along the side hill along Bear river
canyon and out onto tho plain near
Plymouth will necessitate moving 222. =
1000 cubit yards OF solid rock, 10000
cubit yards OF loose rock, 1928, 080
cubit yards OF earth, and digging 1900
feat OF tunnel.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26

THERE is plant in New Grenada
known as the link plant" the juice Of
which serves without the least prepa-
aration, as ink. The writing at first
appears red. but in few hours assumes
deep black hue. Several sheets OF
manuscript, written with this natural
ink, became soaked with sea water on
their journey to Europe, but when
dried the writing was found to be still
perfectly clear.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26

MORE remnants Of the famous old
bridge of the Romans at Mayence
have been discovered recently. In
digging for the foundation OF factory
laborers found massive pillar OF
square cut stones, which 1900 years
ago helped to support the bridge.
The pillar was without seam or crack.
After digging down sixteen feet the
worlxingmen gave up trying to fad
the pillars base.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26

ACCORDING to the New York Tribuu o
the paupers OF the Rockley Almshouse,
Philadelphia, can't complain that
their lives are monotonous. While
they are sleeping the sleep OF the
pauper, large and hungry rats nibble
their toes, and while they are partak-
ing of their dinners. the resident ply
stefan and officials engage in rat
sh ooting contests.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26
No Joke In IL.

The man who seeks to joke about
hotel hash doesn't know what he is
fooling with. The cost is not only
greater than any other plain dish. but
it is recommended to beat almost any
other one on the score of health. Give
hash chanos 10 come to the front
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26

PRETENDED rivals of Boston in re-
finement and culture have often APP
peared, but they have never made
good their claims. The Hub still holds
its own as literary centre, and it is
still the home Of some OF our most
eminent literary men.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26

SIR FRANCIS DE WNToN says that
in spite Of the scores of explorers who
have been traversing in Africa in all
directions since Livingston began his
travels, the larger part OF the many
millions OF natives have never yet seen
a white man.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26
No Use for It.

Capt. Adams, a Scotch whaler, who
put in several months in Davis Straits,
says there was not ono days sunshine
between May Is and September 10. We
don't look upon that as very strange.
ing his rays on those ice-felds when
they were wanted down this way TO
grow corn and cabbage and bring forth
wataxrnelons?
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26

THEY are telling OF a Maine man
who asked two boys to carry half
cord of wood from the sidewalk up a
fight of stairs to his Office, aud when
they had finished the task handed one
of the lads cent, with instructions to
''divide il" between them.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26

THE Indianapolis Journal says that
''the American sovereign votes as he
thinks anG thinks as he pieases.
Granted. But he most always pleases
to think what his father pleased TO
think before him.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26

LOOKING BACKWARD" has sold to
the extent of 10000 copies. This is
immense when it is considered that the
ordinary novelist thinks success has
been attained when his production has
reached a sale of 5000 copies.
Belamy's book is still selling at the
rate of 1000 week. Ithas passed by
"Ben Hur' and promises to overtake
"Uncle Toms Cabin"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26

A SENSIBLE suggestion is mado that
the movement to restore the monument
to the memory of Mary Washington.
the mother of the first president shall
include the purchase of the old house
in which she lived and died. 1t is
small house at fredericksburg.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26

AN unusual wedding ceremony o.
CURED not long ago in Dublin. where a
well known artist was married to hS
second wife by clergyman who was
his SON by his first wife.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26

THERE has been a marked decadence
In the use of the French language at
Montreal during the last ten years.
Formerly it was the prevalent tongue,
but now the English predominates-