The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-19
BREAKFAST BUDGET.

Tacoma, Washington, is. to have Q
100000 park.
Wants the earth: The man on his
first ocean voyage. -Geras Sytings.
Rectif1ers in Chicago intend to build
a distillery and fight the Whisky Trust
Washington's big tree for exhibition
at the Worlds Fair is feet square and
100 feet long.
Fri Grey, know as 'tUncle Fri" who
was taken lust week to the poorhouse
at Delhi, N. Y, is said to be lOS years
old.
Farmers in Main and Vermont arc
planting their potatoes and corn oyel
again, the cold, damp weather having
killed the first crop.
The fatal three-Harry Edwards, o.
Days company; Charles Fisher, also OF
Days; j. X. Emmett, the peoples FTts
-Ne'O YORK. Recorder. ''o. j
A tornado at Trenton, Ga, carried of
the roof Of house, leaving sick mar
in his bed, unframed but shelterlcss
The neighbors atoncebuilt a temporary
shelter over him.
From Oregon comes the queer story
that "a fiye-year-old child at Eugene
grows faster on one side than on the
other without any apparent cause"
Physicians there are reported to be
highly interested in the case.
Borers of the city artesian well at
Fort Worth, Tex, are OF the opinion
that the drill win soon penetratea huge
volume of boiling water, rs the temper
AZURE increases with every few feet they
go down, and at last accounts was l2l
degrees, at o depth OF 1900 feet.
A chapter OF condolences is given in
the Savannah Mews: "Thomas Cooper
and wife, who live near Flowery Branch,
have four daughters. All except one
married widows sons, all of their hus-
bands being named William, and all Of
them the youngest Of the family, and
all married on the third Sunday in the
mouth" 23,
A companion for the fellow who didn't
shave for twenty-four years until Cleve-
land was inaugnrated has been found by
the Savannah Netrs. He is "Fields Mar
tin, who lives near Flowery Branch, and
who has worn a coat only few times
since the surrender OF General Lee.
He says he feels more comfortable
without one, no matter how cold the
weather is.
Workmen engaged in excavating for
foundations in Pottsvillea day or two
ago unearthed skeleton, which is be,
lieved to be that OF q DR.. Boggs, whose
house once stood on the site, and who
mysteriously disappeared several years
ago. The neighborhood used to bear q
"hard name and it is a common belief
that il other lots were dug up more
skeletons would be found.
A physician quoted in the Minneapo.
lis Jotrpal advises a mother with young
lady daughters to have their trailing
street gowns cleaned in the open air
Immediately on coming in from the
street. "You may not believe it" he
adds, "but in the filth, dust and dirt
collected on the hosiery, shoes and I'M
derwear by the trailing skirt thereis
germ life enough to destroy your whole
family"
DIR. John Clarke, Of Waldo, Ark, on
Sunday, was hitching his horse to a
tree in front OF patients house, when
the animal sprang on him, knocking
him down. The Doctor succeeded in
getting up and behind the tree, but the
horse chased him around, and assistance
arrived as the doctor was about ex-
hausted. The horse, which is thought
to have had hydrophobia, was lassoed
and shot,
A collection Of old stamps, that had
been bought in London for. 81 PIG,
reached the Chicago Custom House this
week. It was directed to a Chicagoan,
and when he called for the package he
was dazed by being informed that the
stamps came under the law of printed
matter, and he would, therefore, hayeto
pay duty of 1904 on them. He EN-
phatically refused to pay the charge,
preferring, he said, to let them go back
to the London dealer.