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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-25

Wheat scSTce aud irn: No. rcd 81 Of: receipts
5000 bushels; shipments a0OO bushels. Com
quiet: No. mixed Sc. Oats easy; No. 2
mixed 4oaiic., Ryc 1u!e.i No Sc. Pork
aulst AT s. 90. Bacon steady at 81 90. Whisky
6rm ut 81 10. Butter, sugar and cheese steady.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-25
Life A Burden.

Of curing It,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-25

Wheat Depressed; No. Cred June 81 05al OF; July
81 0lIsal D.; August gT5{a0sle; September 9Giila
g7ISC. Corn weaker; No. 2mlxcd June 6inO5e;
july 6Sa63ISc; August GOISn6l1 70; September 59n
CO., lSO 0 o%s i,SSdE S9 wss l5S 10 ws
Der siaS5c. Ego scace and firm Pennsylvania
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-27
AN HISTORIC CARRIAGE.
It a1ns Borne Abraham Lincoln
and Other Nen OF History.

Forty-sevcn years ago June - Il band
of masked men suddenly emerged from
strip of timber west of Carthage, III. i,
and crcpt stcalthily along an old rail
fence until they came within Il few
hundred yards of the old stone Jail
wherein the Mormon prophets, Joseph
ana liyrum Smith, We're lodged. The
mob stormed the Jail and put the proph-
cts to death. That day made Carthage
historic. Mormondom win never
forget the event, and each ami.
versary their people think bitter
lv of the Gentiles in Hancock
county. Although nearly half Il
century has passed since the murder,
interest in the scenes of those has not
died out. Strangers come long dis
tanccs to view the old Jail. now pri-
vate residence. and to gaze upon the
wreck of the old Hamilton hotel where
the bodies of the slain were cared for
by brave old Artois Hamilton
Out in a yellow wheat field that
skirts Carthage stands the wreck of Il
carriage that in its day was a
marvel of beauty and conven,
fence. The elements have wrought
havoc with it, and ere long some en-.
terpriSing lad will have appropriated
the old iron parts with which to raise
money for the circus. The old hack is
now the property of John ID. Stevens
who has no idea how long the vehicle
has been in CARTHAGE. Old ArtOiS Ham
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-27

ilton used it in connection with his
hotel. driving strangers from one point
in the country to another as early as
1923. Joseph Smith, while on some
of his PROSECUTING tours, was a passen.
ger in it. So was Stephen A. Douglas.
Abraham Lincoln went to Carthage
once TO defend man called Will.
lam Fraimc, charged with murder A
railroad ran within ten or fifteen
miles of Carthage then, and the old
hack made regular trips for the con-
venience OF passengers. The sad-faced,
kindly lawyer was passenger on this
occasion. His stay was brief. The
case had been brought from Schuyler
county. There was no hope for the
man. Lincoln filed bill of exceptions,
the original Of which is now ON file in
the recorders Office. The man was
convicted, and in few weeks was
hanged in the presence of multitude.
If the old trap hangs together long
enough some cntcrprising party will
take it to Chicago.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-27

amount of twelve thousand dollars was
raised by a committee of the admirers
of the prelate, who are by no means
confined to the Roman Catholic church.
Judge Ol'rien was chairman of the
fund. and the friends of st. Johns
college have furthered the work with
all interest. The statue of the Arch
bishop represents him in the ecclesias-
teal street dress of his rank, which is
only used in tins country at outdoor
ceremonies. The figure is dignitied
and stately, corresponding to the man
ner of the man. and is the work OF Mr..
William Il. O'Donovan. The statue is
cast in brass, being eight feet two
inches in height, resting upon
Il brass pilnth one foot high.
About this plinth are the sym
bols of the four Evangelists. the eagle
being the front one, as emblematic of
the Archbishop. The pedestal is five
and one-half feet in height, Of polished
I pink granite, perfectly plain. The
cast was made by Maurice J. Power.
This statue was presented to the col
lege by Judge O'Brien, and accepted by
the president, Father Scully. Arch
bishop Corrigan then unveiled the
work and an Grafton was made by
Arch bishop Ryan of Philadelphia.
,, These ceremonies followed upon the
commencement exercises of the college
The monument of Henry Ward
Beecher unveiled at Brooklyn with
such impressive ceremonies is the
work of the master sculptor, J..
| q. A. Ward, and is one of the best pro-
auctions of his skill. 1t stands on a
simple polished pedestal of dark Quincy
granite, with rounded sides and heavy
cap and base designed by Richard M.
| Hunt, the architect. This has on the
left the figure of n negro girl in
coarse, slave costume, and on the right
those of two children, boy and a
girl, humbly clad. Mr.. Beecher is
shown with overcoat on and soft felt
hat in hand, as if stopping for u mo-
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-27
Silngy naXy.

DaVy was 1t pretty little boy. with
ilGht curly hair and blue ewes I'm, bn
was very stingy. One day he went
INTO the kitchen where his mother
was at work, and saw on the table n
saucer OF jelly. "Can have i,9r
asked Davy. Mrs. W hite sent it 70
me- Tut don't care for it, and Won
may have it if you won't be stingv."
salu MS mother. Davy took the Jelly
ana ran toward the barn with
H. thinking. If divide with
the rest there won't be a SPOON
lul apiece. 1t is better for one to
have enough then for each to have a
mule. ~ SO he climbed up the loft
where he was sure no one would thinl,
OF looking for him. just as he was
enjoying his selfish feast he heard his
sister Fanny calling him. but he did
not answer After awhile when he
had scraped the saucer clean. he
went down in the barnyard and
played with the calf, and hunted for
eggs In the cow shed. He was
ashamed to go to the house. for he
knew ne mad been very stingy.
20, Davyn said Fannie, running
into the barnyard after long time,
where have you been? We looked
every place Tor YOU
What did you want?" asked Davy,
thinking. OF course. that she wanted
him to give her some of his jelly.
"Mothcr gave US a party" said
Fanny. 1--WE had all the dolls dishes
set out under the big tree by the
porch: and we had cake and raisins;
and Mrs. White saw us from her win
dow, and she sent us over a bowl OF
ice cream and some jelly. left from
her company dinner We had a
splendid time, but We wanted YOU
with us
Poor Davy, how mean he felt. and
he was well punished for eating his
Jelly all alone.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-27
The Smallest Man.

Bebe is supposed to have been the
smallest man who ever lived. He was
borne by a peasant woman in Lor-
raine, Just one hundred and fifty years
ago, and was called Bebe because the
first few years OF his life he could
articuate only ''be-be." The day OF
his birth Bebe was smaller than his
mothers hand.
Ten days afterward he was taken to
the village church to be baptized in
his mothers wooden shoe, because he
was too tiny to be carried safely in her
arms During the next six months
the same wooden shoe served as
Bebes crib.
When Bebe was about 7 years old
King Stanislaus Lesczinski of Poland
made him court dwarf" At the
time OF his Introduction to court life
Bebe was just twenty inches tall. and
weighed eight pounds. He never
grew larger.
Bebe had sweet little voice, a
GOOD ear for music and nimbie legs
lie could dance and sing with the best
OF the Kings courtiers. He was very
useful as table ornament at all the
Kings great banquets. His most fam
Gus appearance in this rather curious
role took place at dinner which
Stanislaus gave to the Ambassador of
y great power. In the middle of the
table was an immense sugar castle.
Shortly before the guests rose to
leave the door of the castle opened
and knight in full armor stepped
out with a drawn sword in his right
hand. All the guests thought the
knight must be some wonderful au-
tomaton which the king had obtaine d
from the skilled mechanics across the
Rhine. He wasn't, however. He
was none other than little Bebe. lie
walked around the table. shook his
sword in the face Of every guest.
saluted the king, and then turned
back to the castle entrance, where he
assumed the position of sentry.
At a signal from the king every
one at the table began to lombard
him with small sugar balls. Bebe
hurried at once into the castle, locked
the door mounted the tower, and pre-
tended to return the fire by setting
off lot of perfumed explosives.
In Paris lady Of the French court
had been holding him in her lap be-
tween the courses of a court dinner.
Suddenly she rose to leave the room.
Her first step was accompanied by a
shrlll cry from the folds of her gown:
Your majesty, your majesty, this
lady has stuck me in her pocket and
is running away with me-
The voice was Bebe's. He was i'm
mediately dragged from the court
iadys pocket and placed under the
guard OF two pages, who were in
structed by King Stanislaus to watch
him day and night.
10 drive away melancholy Bebe
was married to Theresa Souvray, a
dwarf OF abont his own age and
ana slightly greater stature. That
was the last drop in Bebe's cup Two
weeks after his marriage he lost his
mind He ceased to talk entirely,
ale little and spent most of his time
an his crib. His honeymoon was
oareIy up when he died at the age
ot twenty-one. His wife. Theresa
survived him fOrty-tWO wears.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-27
BEECHER AND HUGHES.
l,iEY ARE HONORED WITH TWO
COSTLY MONUMENTS
Their Trip to Europe in :hr lnter-
est Of the North During the Kc.
bcIIion Made Them Hear TO North.
crn People.

The statue of Archbishop Hughes
was unveiled at the college of st. John,
Fordham, New York. June -, the Feast
Of -. John the Baptist. Fifty wears
previous the college was founded 10y
the distinguished prclate whose life
like image will. perhaps, for centuries
to come seem to smile ut the scenes of
his usefulness. 1t is Il notable fact
that a statue to Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher was unveiled on the same day.
1t lis indeed true that both We're dearly
beloved by the people of the nation ir-
respective of their religious affiliations.
The two good men went abroad in
1861, at the request of this government
in order to exert their personal intlu-
ence with the foreign powers and pre-
vent the recognition of the Southern
confcderacy. Mr.. Beecher went to
England while the Archbishop visited
the court of France and interested the
emperor in the Northern cause. The
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-27

shines from soap, water and frlction,
her clothes are >rotIrNN and
are brushed and ironrd every
morning. She is mild-manncrcd and
courteous. But Ecr ignorance is un-
tathOmahlr and her superstition Won
der, She burns jos ,-stirk> AT the door
to keep away evil spirits; in the garden
to scare mildcw and parasites from her
plants; in the diniug-room us an anti
dotc to poisons, and in the bedroom to
intimjdatc the nightmare. burglars and
wild beasts She receives no company
but the few women OF whom her hus-
band approves. She knows no men
outside of her family circle.
1t is a deadly insult to ask a Chinese
gentlemen how his wife is. She is sad
when her better half makes money be-
cause she fears he will take an addi-
tional wife or two and purchase one or
more concubines. If he dies it is her
duty. prescribed by II custom :, 900 years
old, to commit suicide, so that her sons
can erect a monument to their mother
as "a Nirtuous Widow" She goes no.
whore, reads little or nothing. sees no
amusements and has no social
pleasures. She never complains,
because she has been taught to be what
she Is, ana no thouEht or cnanEc or ull-
ference has probably ever crossed her
mind. At times she catches Il glimpse
of European women, but regards them
with more contempt and deeper loath-
ing than the outcasts of her own sex
and race. Her happiness is in her
kitchen, her garden and her children.
1t is through having nothing else to do
that she has acquired her marvellous
skill in raising silk worms, in spinning
the thread, weaving the tissue and
making the exquisite embroidcries for
which China is famous
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-27
Not CORllGOrtP,l.

A lady was walking in country
road. and passed district school,
house just as the scholars We're dis
missed. There were big boys and lit
tie boys, black children and white
children, tall girls and short girls.
The teacher herself came out last,
closed and locked the door with a
snap, and walked away up the hill.
Only one child was left, little girl
of or 9, done up in "a purple hood and
a knitted comforter" She fingered
on the steps, looking sadly up and
down the path and into the doorways,
evidently trying to find something.
The lady approached. and asked
what was troubling her 1t was her
mitten that was lost, the child said
with perfect faith in the ladys sym
pathy; she had only one left and they
were new, and her mother would scold
her so! 1t was new mitten, the
poor little thing repeated, pitifully-
red with open work on the wrist.
The lady joined in the search. but
quite in vain. Then she tried little
philosophy on the youthful mind.
She told the little girl not to care;
to tell her mother bravely, and not
mind the scolding. There were many
things in life to be borne with couraee
she herself had lost many things
friends and possessions and hopes
but she had learned to be very brave
about it.
Yes said the child to whom the
argument brought no comfort. ''but
did you ever lose your miiten?'
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-27
LIKE TO BE HUMBUCCED.
What Woman Physician Says About
the Wants OF Patients.

the Wants OF Patients.
A woman physician of New York
tcld a most remarkable thing day Or
two ago to an Evening Sun reporter.
ut takes deal of consciousness to
keep Il physician from becoming a
quack." she said. '.It's such an easy
thing to quack when you know your
patient wants you to, and that because
the patients wants it it would perhaps
be beneficial in the end. BY quacking
l mean resorting to clap-trap and UNI
scientific methods such as the faith
cure and its like. No one but a ply
stefan has any idea how great a
demand there is for this among intelli-
gent people.
''They don't want the honest
straightforward exhibition OF the
action of drugs on the body. They
want a mystery about it. an exhibition
of healing as divine force-some-
thing that appeals to the imagination.
And because it's subject for the inn
aginatiOn the demand comes not from
the ignorant and unthinking. but from
the most intelligent and best informed
people.
Il have known some of the most
logical and clear-headed people in
this city to offer such a resistance to
scientific rational measures In medical
treatment and insist so strongly upon
some illegitmate and inadequate course
as to put the honest physicians pa
tience to its last resort.
1T isn't quite that they like to be
humbugged. They don't know it by
that though the physician does. They
want something for the imagination ia
work on. And that's the stronghold
of the quack practitioner. 1t takes an
honest man or woman to practice med
icine honestly"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-27
Catching the Prince.

found upon inquiry among the
passengers Of the Servia that Prince
Neorge, aside from his having done
50 much TO restore peace Of mind
among the timid passengers, had also
oeen very polite in not showing any
annoyance at such OF his fellows who
persisted in following him about and
watching him as if he were part of
.ae entertainment furnished by the
Hunard company, for which they paid
thelr money.
from the kodak fend especially the
poor Prince seemed to have no escape.
ne Is stalwart young man, and as
suen likes the air. which kept him
.nu;h on deck. At such times he was
r-qnently approached by innocent
.ooSing individuals who, while pre-
ending to examine q ship far of on
,ne horizon, would suddenly fire their
Aodaks at the unfortunate scion Of
royalty.
one day little girl thirteen years
S Siu approached the Prince ON the
hurricane deck and said
George?'
les, am Prince George" said he
VI Tue broad shoulders, pleasantly.
Fiease, may take your picture?'
'a,u the child. pleadingly.
!, Inc big Prince looked down at the
, girl and replied kindly: Eyes.
ies, little one; but hurry up" Then
ue STOOD up straight and waited for
o.. Inc child drew q diminutive kodak
~ on under her arm and aimed 1t at
VAC rf1noe. Suddenly her face grew
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-27
ABUSE OF THE NOBILITY.
How EnGland's SWells are Often
LibelCd by Her Newspaper Artists.


The duke and duchess of Teck re-
Gently celebrated their silver wedding.
That they had a perfect right to do
this is not denied and there appears to
be no excuse for the alleged portraits
of them which appeared in an Eng
fish newspaper and are produced here
with. The duke is made to look like a
London 'bobby." His prominent nose
starts where the visor of his military
helmet stops and there is some uncer-
tainty as to whether the Disagreement
which appears just beneath his
lower lip is meant for a goatee or Is
merely slip of the artists pen. The
duchess is made to overshadow the
duke in the matter of build. One
would suppose her lady who is in the
habit of taking in washing or going
out to do the same by the day. The
decoration on her dress may be dec.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-27
"HOW'S YOUR WIFE 2"
Don't Ask This Of an Annoy Chinese
II You wish to Live.

The domestic life of the Annoy Chi
nese is admirable and detestable.S The
wife is not a companion but drudge.
Unless she belongs to the coolie or
boatman class, her feet have been
bandaged in infancy, SO that her gait
suggests q young boy learning to use
stills. Her costume is unique,
consisting of four to seven blouses,
as many trousers. hose and low-cut
shoes. She wears no hat, and, in lieu
of gloves, buries her hands in the folds
of her long sleeves. In appearance she
is neat Is fashion-plate. Her hair,
oiled every day and shampooed every
week, CLEANS like carved jet; her face
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-27
A Bright Boys COnundru m.

Johnny is bright little boy OF five,
and lives up town. The other morn
ing. during siege of rain, Johnny
could not go out to play, but seve raj
little companions came to see him.
One OF the boys had been to Sunday
school. and was relating what he h ad
heard about how the world was made.
Johnny's mother stole silently to the
door of the dining-room, in which the
little fellows were and listened.
God made the world in just six
days, and he didn't have nothin' to
make it WITH" she heard the small
speaker say.
The others were silent for moment.
Then Johnny spoke up: And wasn't
there any world at all? Nothin' no.
where?" he asked.
mo; there WASH t nothin' at ALL"
"Well." said Johnny, after pause.
"what did God stand on while he was
at work?'
And this poser closed the discussion.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-27
How IL Appears 20 Young Eyes.

While two little boys were looking
over collection of stamps, they came
across a seal OF the United States war
department. "rll bet you don't
know what 1t is" said Leo.
..rn bet, l do" replied Sidney.
That is--why-that isl should think
you'd know. Leo. that means-it
means-that they had fight few
wears ago, and the South tried to de-
mart from tho NOrth-and that's the
meaning OF war department.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-27
A Lucky Thing.

When We come to reflect how hard
it is to keep down the natural in.
stincts. isn't it lucky thing there are
no Indian hair-cutters or barbers?-
Phila. Times.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-27
A Pair OF Twins.

There were two Little Klttens' Olack and
gray,
And prandmamma said with a frown:
81, will never do to keep them both.
The black one we'd better drown.
.pon't cry my dear" to tiny Bess.
Gone Kittens enough to keep;
Now run TO nurse for It's growing late,
And time you were fast asleep"
Tho morrow dawned, and rosy and sweet
Game little Bess from her nap;
The nurse said: "Go into mammals room
And look in grandma's lap
4come here" said grandmamma, with
smile
From the rockng-chair where she sat;
4God has sent you two little sisters;
Now. what do you think OF that!'
poss looked at the babies moment.
with their wee heads, yellow and brown,
And then to gra.dmamma sOberly said.
(Which one are you going to DROWN"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-27
A Clown Goat.

Richmond, Me-, is the home OF a
clown goat which is source OF amuse-
ment all along the kennebec. He is
a pet among the steamboat men
and a regular visitor at the wharf
when steamers arrive or depart. One
day last week Billy's owner missed
him, but two days afterward. when the
steamer Keunebec arrived, the goat
walked calmly down the gangplank.
dressed in a pair OF old trousers,
swallow-ta coat, and stOvepipe hat.
He had been to Boston with his
friends. the deck hands. and came
home with an increased dignity OF
bearing naturally consequent upon
visit to that learned town. When the
lady in the waiting-room petted him
the goat whipped her veil from her
face and swallowed it in o twinkling.
Then he went home in his new tOgs.
which he has pro badly since eaten.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-27
THE BEECHER STATUE,

THE BEECHER STATUE.
ment in a walk or about to address an
out-of-Goor assemblage. The statue
itself is nine feet high and the other
figures are life-siZe.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-27
DUKE Axn nUCHEss or rEcK.

DUKE AND DUCHESS OF TECK.
GRAFTON or it may be a rip in the waist.
After two people have withstood the
storms of twenty-five years of married
life it is ungenerous in the extreme to
caricature them. especially when they
are members of the nobility.