The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-02
BREAKFAST BUDGET.

Mrs. Ann Ferry, who was buried III,
other day at Leavenworth, Kan, hat
reached the remarkable age Of ll3 years
| Nathan sieber, an Iowa enthusiast
has dramatized, and threatens 10 brinl
out, a play based on the Flack divorce
suit. - {ai', it7.r
| One OF the prisoners at the peniten
tiary In Albany, N. Y, whose sentence
expires April @, has asked permission Il
remain for year and care Tor the flower
beds.
Dudley Foster, who has Just been cleo,
ted treasurer Of Billerica, Mass, for the
forty.hrst consecutive time, has moi
missed single town meeting since away
back In the '40s. 27tfi 7t1 ~
A probable explanation OF tho origin
of"O. X" Is proposed by New Orleans
paper, which says that the Letters repre-.
sent the Choctaw Indian exclamation
oke, meaning "all right"
The other day a Minnesota clergyman
travelled thirty miles, made six calls, Wis
tied two schools, gave an afternoon lee.
ture and shot seven jack rabbits, all be.
tween sunrise and sunset.
Sheep grow to an immense size in
Southern California. One was recently
killed In the mountain region Of San
Beruartlina county which, Il Is reported,
dressed 4l0 pounds Of good mutton.
All OF the bank note currency OF the
Italian government Is engraved and
printed In the United States. The notes
are neat, but small, resembling some
what the fractional notes issued in war
times. Fa
Pets TO be carried Ia the arms are no
longer confined 10 King Charles spaniels,
with long, silky ears, and softly.purring
gray maltese cats; but every conceivable
variety OF animal Is now considered pro.
per for street wear.
Wood river, Oregon, is quite alive with
deer. Frequently they may be seen
feeding with cattle on the range. The
panther, in his hunger, frighteps the
timid deer into companionship with the
cattle for protection. ~ .f.e.
A lady in Marlette claims the proud |
distinction OF being the possessor Of the |
Oldest canary bird In that section. The
bird is nearly twenty.seven and has lost
nearly all its feathers, but when itcomes
to singing 1t gets there just the same.
Two Kansas women who were In the
recent Cherokee strip excitement tell
the following: They met man on
claim and asked him what he would take
for it. He replied: Five cents for the
claim and nickel for myself" As the
two went together there was no trade.
It is chronicled that Down East par
son had the impudence to be provoked
when victim Of insomnia went to him
and said: "Parson N, the doctor says l
must get some sleep or l can't live. The
Ihave taken doesn't have any
effect on me, and l sent for you to preach
me Sermon" 49,
A Chinese mandarin can order mans
head TO be cut of at any moment. But
within three months he must forward to
Inc Emperor an affidavit from two per.
sons declaring that the execution was In
he interest Of religion and morals. He
mas no difficulty in getting such affida-
vits, as he can cut of the heads OF any
Tbo refuse to make them. |;
The Manhattan (Kas. Republic exposes
, fraud which is practiced by sharpers
with double fountain pen and two
Sinds OF ink. An agreement is made
,ut with q writing fluid that fades and
signed by the victim with ink that does
lot fade. Then an entirely different
agreement is substituted, and the dupa
inds himself confronted with promise
% pay.