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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-11
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'"N "hhhhlNu DFElGbt
Then, turning to Mr.. Atkinron, who
had been standing by listening 70 thlB
little interview tho 1NrRLLtoEScER man
applied his pump.
Cant you givO me some idea when q
change is likely TO DO made In the
Wheeling Office" "No, sir, l cannot"
"Will anything probably 10 done
uunng your present visit 10 Washing.
u really cannot say, do nOt Lnow,n
"iavo you yet Blgni1Vd your prefer,
enco to the losltnAsler Gohbtal alto
whom YOU would like appolnLed7p
Have rot you made Up your mind
yetr-.cant you tell mo your preference,
orwho you will probably indose2"
mo, ] cannot, The truth u I ati
sui on tho fence and unable 70 give yot
any Information whichever In that lpar
Aud this ended the conservation
Later at The rosloillCV Department, 4
WM learned that MeBste. goH and AZ
Eslnson had been there and had hAd
ilh tAlk with the posLmmtef General
~ WM understood that the inteFvleN
was about tho Wheeling POAloillCC. Til
papers ~ the CAse were, however, atlll Il
cue hands ol the file clerk ID 4 roOr
nearly hall way across the building ifor
The Progress., 1889-02-16
Common Knowledge.

A High School boy went into one Of
our city bookstores and asked for a
pen and q guire Of foolscap paper.
How msny sheets iii a quirep' he
asked magnificently, as lie tipped a
quarter on the counter.
''Twenty-four,' answered The deal
er,@ @gravely.
rs it possible" " inquired citizen
as the youth went ont, .'that boy ii,
the grammar school can be ignorant
Of such asimple thing
'.lhey don't teach those things a,
school. Z answered. the dealer, ..they
are too easy. # our young. people
learn them At all, it must be at home.
Professors have no time to waste on
such common knowledge. : pet,,oA
Free Press.
The Progress., 1889-02-16
A Schoolmaster's Story.

Happening into u classroom Of BOYS
recently / gave them this opinion:
You desire to know just how old
am, so am going to have you figure
1t out for yourselves and this is the
problem: am twice onc-half the sace
Of my twin brother and he is thirty.
three years old, now how old am I?''
The boys We're in their third ycari in the
grammer grade and were not reckoned
stupid or backward by their teacher,
yet this statement Of the question was
so much a puzzle to them. that only
four boys out of tifty-onc present
caught on to the question and gave
correct answer / fully expected
every one would answer correctly, and
requested all to stand and 10 resume
their seats, when an answer was given
that was Like theirs Most Of the boys
Insisted that / was sixty-six years Of
age. some that ] was forty-nine and 4
half years old, others various answers,
md but four that was about as old
rs my twin brother. In the words Of
Artemas Ward. What IS the rea son
OF this thusness?v An,er.csu 1sacher.
:
The Progress., 1889-02-16
A Distressed Parent.

lis that true what hear about your
sonP''
''What do you hear about him?''
Il hear that he is rather dlssipate,l
and is deeply in debit
Yes, but that's not the worst Of il.
It is much worse than people gener-
ally suppose"
''How is thatp''
The popular impression that / am
wealthy is erroneous, hence / can't
'l;sinherit my scapegrace son, as
would like to. I am SO poor that in.
order to cut hin, off with shilling I'll
have to the borrow the shilling. y ~
7ezas SJlings.
The Progress., 1889-02-16
REPTlLlAN PETS.

An Entl,u siastic A 'lmirer O. Snakes Tells
y Few Stories About Them.
. My favorite among ophitlians is the
lovely grass snake. :cyclopllis yernalis.35
fI have never been able to secure more
than one OF these, which l kept fol.
some time rs a pet 1t was milky
green in color, and continually re-
minded me of the jl,te bracelets so
much worn by the Chiaese. One day
Gypsy, as this little fellow was
christened. escaped from his usual
place Of confinement, and coilc,l about
a misunderstanding. wlnre he was
discovered by member Of the family
who had .tlecidcl bi ,ctions' ;
to snakes. As / could not
bear to add to nv alcoholic
specimens one which had been pet
I took him to the woods and released
him. where no doubt he is dispor;ing
jovously ut this moment.
The best method ] have f..uld for
capturing snakes. exec pting the large
black ones, is the following: When
you see one that you want cndnavor,
by all possible means, TO cover him
with your net. Then grasp the neck
between the thumb and torcfinger Of
your gloved hand and put him into
one Of the tin cans. o. re urn inc
home saturate a small sponge with
chloroform, which thrust into the can
wish your snake. You can do this in
small room, to,prurcnt The snakes
escape. In the course of quarter OF
an hour the snake may be taken from
the can anil arranged III q bottle, which
is then to be filed with alcohol and
tightly corked. and your specimen is
ready for the museum.
On one Of the hunts lady who was
searching for nicalspecimens hap
pened to come along j.lSt.as ] was put
ting a snake into one of the tin cam.
She inquired what was goingto do
with it, and said: Preserve it,
Whrreupon she asked; ID, they
make good preserves?
Goethe kept a pet snake which he
took from the chimney corner and
fondled every night, which shows thai
he was partial 10 these ..nnxious rep
tiles and d.. MvC'ok says the snake
is the most beautiful animal III crca-
,ion. 1'lon't know bat l agree Will,
him. .-SaOiss Cross.
"A Montreal youth twcnty-one
The Progress., 1889-02-16

The Boston Transcript tells Of q
iive.year-old boy who picked up ], stone
In the path and threw it one side in.
order to make the way clear when the
father OF one Of his little friends
Should come along on his bicycle. His
own father teaches his children when
making long Sunday walks through.
country roads TO clear the pa;h of
sticks and stones.
The Progress., 1889-02-16
Communication.
RICE River. MINI.

to me to send you brief commu-
nication relative to matters of nv
own thinking. Matters relating
to the general welfare Of the res
ervation think are Of general in
terest to the public, and therefore
a representation Of the condition
Of this community I think deserves
public record.
The people Of this portion of the
reservation have been sufferers
with others in the loss Of their
crops by last seasons frosts.
I saw at one time, in print, a
report that a crop Of 100000 bu-
shells of wheat and oats had been
raised upon this reservation last
season. / for one do not credit
this report. I am in position to
know something Of the yield and
from personal knowledge can say
that among the full blood Indians
the failure to realize, to any ex-
tent whatever, was great. Among
those who are considered leading
farmers the income in grain
reached but from 10 to 20 bushels,
not per acre, but the total crop of
each farmer.
am led to believe that the re-
port was based on the standing
grain while still in the early stage
of growth, but it strikes me that
crop reports, to be relia BILE, should
be made up from the results shown
of a harvested crop. It must ap-
pear to any one who is disposed to
look at the matter reasonably that
such vivid reports are
Tzurtful to the Indians Interest.
He is represented as making pro-
gress in agriculture at the rate of
two and three fold over and above
that which he is really making.
The Government, through it's
agents, is made to understand that
the Indian has plenty while the
truth is that he has nothing!
The Commissioner does not
know the actual condition because
he relies, and necessarily so, upon
the reports made to him by his
subordinates. Sometimes Inspect
ors come to this reservation; they
halt at the agency office, they
make no extended tour. They
have never come to this region,
either here or to the Pembina set
tlement.
The Pillagers have still annui-
ties due them by reason of the sale
Of lands. The Otter-tail Indians
are part Of this band. Heretofore
it has always been the custom to
make the payments in the fall.
This year no payment has as yet
been made. Such course is wrong
to the poor, the blind and the sick.
We, for / am an Indian, feel de-
|privation as strongly as the white
man,
We Feel Hunger and Cold
just as keenly. Those who have
charge of our affairs, / take, are
not suffering. They are warmly
clad and well fed, and when their
repast is over they can recline in
easy chairs and smoke cigars, and
this without one thought of the
sufferings Of the helpless wards
to whom they should extend the
helping hand. | know that many
die from these delays IN the. pay
ing Of the annuities; children.
die Of starvation and disease in
duced BY want and exposure.
We, the Ojibwas, have always
been at peace with the whites,
while the Sioux have frequently
been at war, killing and butcher
ing innocent women and children.
Our heads have always been bent
IN listening attitude, and we have.
always tried to respect the counsel
- ~ saF -
The Progress., 1889-02-16

Correspondence bearing on the In.
dian question: problem, or on general
interest,is solicited.
The Progress., 1889-02-16
The Pnogress.
THEO. H. BEAULlEU.
EDITOR AND MANAGER.
AN ,hDEpEnDEnDEnT NEWSPAPER,

Published in tho interest Of the White Earth
Reservation and the Northwest generally.
An Exponent of Higher Civilization; 4
Fearless and Jealous Advocate whenever
Right and Justice may need Friend, and
to Fraud and Oppression 6Ieeplsss Foo.
The Progress., 1889-02-16

"A Montreal youth twenty-one
years old is serving dis fifteenth term
III prison.
The Progress., 1889-02-16

Terms, $500 A Year. In Advances.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-12
SATURDAY, OCTOBER IL 1889.
LIGHT FLASHES.

Fall roses and other flowers are in
bloom and are quite plentiful in this
city. In Cheyenne, Wyoming, single
roses cost % cents each. In San An
tonic large boquet may be had for
this sum.
Best Anthracite and bi6uminus
coal for sale by J. M. Carr, sole agent
for new Colorado coal. Telephone
1893. 107-lm.
For sanitary work ring up tele-
phone No. II. Good work guaran-
teed. 9-l9-lm
If you want your outhouses clean
ed ring up telephone No. IL. 9-19-1m
Shear in mind that Frank J. Bel
tel keeps builders hardware and lum-
Der, at the International and Great
Northern depot. 9-11-1y
Owners of fine Swiss and English
key wind watches can have them con-
verted into stem wind and stem set in
the best possible manner at Bell
Bros, jewellers. 7:1Stf
1.-THE PROGRESS" noted for cold
fresh beer the past season will pay es-
pecial attention to keeping that popu-
lar beverage in good shape, proper
temperature during fall and winter,
COS and 610 West Commerce, just east
side of San Pedro bridge. 10:S:lm
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-12

The ladies of San Fernando Be-
nevolent Society will hold special
meeting tomorrow Sunday afternoon
at p. m. All members are requested
to be present, by order of the presi-
dent. Mrs. A. BRUNI, Secretary.
Buy your heating stoves from A.
where you will find the
best and at lowest prices. 1C-ltf
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-11
Christmas Tree.

Other places may bcast Of their
Christmas Trees, Ships, Ssigbs or
Santa Claus; but We doubt if any
entertainment Of the kiId gave more
real joy or made bear,s happier than
that given by the Sunday School OF
the NJ. Z. Church in this place on
Christmas Eve Of 1888. First of all,
they had real TREE literally bend
ing with bright beautiful gifts, rot
emitting the vcrilable b,gs OF candy
which always bring sunshine TO tile
faces Of the little ones, and music,
sweet. rich and clear, almost angelic
so full OF gladness were the little sone
sters. and responsive readings with
brief and appropriate words from the
Pastor, Rev. j. n. Harris; and for
this delightful treat oil are indebted
to MIS-. Bion Harrison. the indicate
gable worker, VINO loves music, loves
children, and above all loves her
church aud does all In her power Ia
get all its members to love it and to
work for it. May her interest inten.
sify and may many follow her exam.
pie OBSERVER.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-11
Charley KEYS,

A very we'll known and highly re-
spec,ed colored nan, died at his
hume in this place last Monday
morning after only a few days sick
ness. Charley was OWNED by the lai e
Fctman Inskeep and was faithful in
the observance OF and discharge OF
all his duti :. All during the late
War when others were leaving their
owners and homes Charley stuck to
his. serving him we'll and up to the
time of Mr.. Inskeep's death was look cd
upon a. one of the family, always
ready AMI ~illingto serve when called
upon, and striving in every way to
be ohliging and accommodating. he
was y favorite with all useful in the
church and church work he will be
missed by many; but be has gone 10
his reward and We hope sit is vel
with him."
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-11

Virginia Central Railroad Enginee,
Corps. paid us flying visit to-day.
January T. Rev. W. +. Locke
returned from his home in jefferson
county Saturday evening and preach
ed at Frankfort yesterday. Rev. +.
/. Griffith Is holding pro,racted SER
vices at Levels this week.
Mrs. William N. Guthrie. of Soulb
Branch, with one OF her little girls
visited relatives here Saturday and
Sunday.
Messrs. Michael Blue and w
Fisher are still quite in.
DR.. Griff Daley was in town Fri
day night In consultation With DIR
Griffith.
Newton Guthrie is attending scboo
at South Branch, where Prof. Robert
Pownall is teaching in the new school
house erected there this winter.
Considerable rain fell Friday nigh
and Saturday. spd yes. erday tn,
south Branch WAS away up"
DIR. X. 8. Griffith has been appoint,
cd ply sician to tho Baltimore & Obi.
RAILROAD Employees Relief Associa-
lion; so our railroad men will DO
rave to send far to get a Doctor i
they have any If their limbs broken.
GUESS.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-11

SFRIEGFIELd, Dec 5l.-At Frank
fort, Christmas night, there was .
Sunday School celebration they had
two trees and an arch The peopls
turned out en- maiSe. The singing
was good, the short address by Rev.
Dir. Griffith was practical ard enter =
tRiniug-and The school responded
promptly to all OF the questions asked
by tho superintendent Mr.. J. +.
Blair, who was reviewing tho quar-.
JcT's lessons.
Miss Mollie Parker started for
Florida last Wednesday.
The Presbyterian church has been
very much improved by an elegant
banging lamp with refcctors and
eight burners suspended from the
ceiling in the centre Of The audito'
rum.
Rev. George w Finley will hold
a Sacramento meeting here en- Jan.
20th-Preparatory services TO begin
on the Monday night preceding.
Prof. T.. T.. Mercer, Of Berkeley
Springs formerly teacher in this
county, was visiting his sister, Mrs.
j. II. Donaldson and friends or the
South Branch last week.
Mr. T.. A. cGlathery and sister
and Miss Maggie Guthrie were visit
ing at South Branch and Paw Paw
last week.
Mr. Wm. i. Smith. Of lhe West
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-11

The tel. phone line between this
place and Petersburg is progressing
firely and the two towns will soon DO
connected by wire.
Mr.. p. l.. Shearer, the worthy head
of the srm of r. L. Shesrer, Sen &
Co., has made it rule, ever since lie
began business, to never let Christ.
mas pass without remembering the
printer in q substantial way. This
Christmas has been no exception TO
the rule, for we have the pleasure Of
returning our thanks for a nice and
substantial remembrance from this
firm. Tbenk you, gentlemen we
appreciate your kindness-noL alone
for the intrinsic value of the gift, but
more on account OF the knowledge that
this kindness Is the outcroppiDg of a
warm and generous heart. Again we
thank you, and hope that the New
Year may afford you an abundance
Of health, happiness and prosperity.
- MoOre6eh Examiner.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-11

the infepigencer by William Harper,
OF komney, West Tablet.
Just one error brother Hays, the
lNIELLteEScER started in 1880.
At the meeting OF the South
Braoch Railway Company, held in
this pl' &c Tuesday; President G +
Mayer, of the B & o. wss elected
President The receipts from the
road dnring The past year aggregate
SZ,1oO more than the expenditure 8
This Is certainly u splendid showins
Tor this Important feeder for the main
etem
The proceeding, OF Congress du-
ring the past week we're of little In.
tc.est. The Senate had the tariff
OIL under GO nsideraIion. and the
Honse did nothing most of the time
We regret to learn Of thu serio u,
illness of Mr James IL Inskeep, OF
this vicinity
Hon VIM WEIGH has been elected
mayor of Keyser
Read II g Pancakes new adj
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-11
California Excursions.

Excursions to California aud Pacific
Coast Points will be run January 18th and
2sth, and February 18th and 26th, via B.
o. r. r. Passengers purchasing second.
class tickets will be furnis he'd free sccommo.
dations in Reclining Chair Sleeping Car to
Kansas City. and in Sleeping Car from
thence to destination.
As tie number OF passengers for each ex.
cursion 10 limited, those who contemplate
going should eommu nioate at once with q
ny of the following agents:
D. Bride. Pass. Agent b. Il o. Cent? Bldg,
BALTIC, Md.
". A. MILLER, Psss. Agent B. b o. Desc,
Wilmington, Del.
LYMAN MLCARTY, Ticket Agent, 80,
Chestnut ST. Phils, Pa.
P. G. SMITH. Pass Agent 1851 Penus. Az.
Washington, ID. G..
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-11

CUMBERLAND, Nh, Jan. l, 1880.
by Dear Reader
Another year has passed and
gone, and as we turn the first leaf
in the journal Of 80 we wish to
once again make hearty expression
of thar ks and gratitude to the citi.
zcns OF Hampshire and Hardy
counties for the active part you
have taken to make the past year
the most prosperous that we have
experienced during our long busl.
ness life in this city and We prom
ise you to substantially reciprocate
your kindness in the future by
Studying your every want in our
line ard by Offering you good
goods at lower prices than you can
elsewhere get them.
Thanking you again for your
kindness, and hoping to see you
frequently in the future, / am,
Yours, truly,
J.. NJ. SHEPHERD,
llS BALTIMORE ST,
CUMBERLAND, MD.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-11
THE MARKETS.
BALTIMORe CATTLE MARKET, I
Thursday, Jan. 3, 1889

n q n
Thursday. Jan. 3, 1889
Cattle are sold At these figures live weight.
Hogs are sold ut net weight, that 10 20 per
cent? generally Jon from live weight. sheep
are soli gross. that isliv weight. o. moth
ing %.
AT CALvERrON YARDS.
Prices OF Beef Cattle this week ragged ~
follows: Best Beeves ut 4 IS a 81 so, those ges-
orally rated fret quality. 3 e12 - IS meii-
I'm or good fair quality SIS { % 623. and or.
disary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows 90
81 10 per 100 Ms.
of tie Cattle received So came from Mary
land. 794 from Virginia, 46 from W est VIZ.
GINA, 40 from Ohio, asa from Hin Cis, aud
80 from Kentucky. Total receipts for the
past week were 1871 bead against 1885 last
week, and l480 same time last year.
Of the offerings $50 were sold to Ball
timore butchers, IS to couIry dealers,
aud 90 10 Eastern buyers. Total Pales for
the week 7es head against efs last week.
and $50 head same time last year.
SRRkP AND LAhBa-There is q large in
crease IN the receipts over last week, the
| quality runs generally better than il did
then. There is q fairly good demand for
good Nhtep and Lambs, bot common stock
Of all kinds 10 Glow sale. We qnots butcher
Shesp at 7As4t cents for common TO fair, and
/ 43ast cents :Or good to extra Lambs 81
4 . 81 cts per n gross. Receipts this week
Of Sheep and Lambs 26l7 head.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-11
County Court.

Following is The principal business
transacted by the County Court last
week. Court adjourned Friday.
The new county tfficers, Sheriff,
Commissioners. Assessors. Justices.
&C., appeared and we're qualified, aud
their bonds approved. Sheriff's Mil.
leson's deputies are: A. G. Slonaker,
s. Ii. Williems and j. W. Polling.
A petition was presented from vo
ters OF sherman district TO have the
question of abolishing the present
method OF working roads provided
for by the Alternate Read Law, as
amondt d. submitted 10 the voters o,
that district ct the electicn 10 be held
on the third Tuesday of next May
A petition of the same purport los
also presented from voters OF Gore
district.
Road ordered opened. from John
Largen's to Paw Paw grade.
Report of viewers on proposed road
from'ihe Old Town read to the Crit
toms Valley road recommit,ed tC
them TO report more full.
The Court appointed the following
road surveyors TO fill vacancies caus
ed BY the expiration OF the terms roi
the surveyors in the dist lets. named
Gore district,tD. S. Powell: Bloome
nv +. q. Mcdonald; Cspon, Il. f
Kump; Sherman, James j Ruck
man; Romney, Geo. II. johnson and
Macker S,arnes; Mill Creek, Juliu,
W.. Tay lor.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-11

1t is said that the South Branch
InteHigeHcer and the New York 1rt-
bune are the Oldest papers in the u
nited States. Each was founded in
1891. The Tribune was founded by
Horace Greeley. OF New York, and
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-11

A Communion Meeting will be
held In Springfield beginning Mon
day. Jan IA at z pm Preaching ev-
cry night during the week The
Rev Il c V Campbell, of Berkeley
Springs, will assist the Pastor
G w FINLEY, Pastor
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-11
RoMNRY, W. VA, !
Nov. 20. 1893.

To every man that has an open &C 6.
count, or note due, We only have TO
say, that NO have notified you by the
press and by letter we will wait until
the 10th day OF December, 1888. All
accounts not settled by note or cash
10 tha, date will go into the Officers
hands for collection. We will carry
this out, "a we must have Our money.
We ask you 10 remember that the LIST
OF October. 1888, is past, both
for paying notes and giving notes
due October lst, 1889. s.
Yours, &C., ~
j. J. RODRUCK & SON,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-11
Miowinter Excursion
Washington Citv.

The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Com.
pany announces Popular Excursion to
masnihgton, ID. O., for Thursday. January
18th. We give below list or stations.
showing time Of trains and round trip rates.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-11
DIED.

At her residence near Glebe, this county
Deo.s2e, Mrs.. Mari. wife of Mr.. John Bon
neyJ aged' about 81 ysers.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-11
MARRIED-

In the parlor file Keller House, Tues
day. by Father Frioli, Mr. George MEALS
and Miss u. s. Shsnhol,Ier.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-11

500 to S25OQASn T 1.5.,.s e.c css l. /.
made working for rs. Agents preferred y 100 can
furnish their own horses and awe their whole time
70 the business Spare rnoneLt! maZ 10 probably
emplOyed also A few rncaucirq In town. and cities
b. 2. JOHNSON co. 1913 naIa 81. ElcLusud Va
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-11
STOP OVERS on B. Il o. r, r
TICKETS.

Convincing January /. 1889, the eon.
ductors on the B. & o. r II. will issue stop
over checks TO the holders OF frst-clsss un,
limited tickets who desire TO stop of at sta
tions. between the star.i ng point and desti,
nation OF their tickets. Siop-evsr ch ecks
will be valid fnr Is days from date of issue.