The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-03

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clothes and all colors and conditions Of
wearing apparel. Pve seen dresses that
were not soiled nor worn a particle
thrown into the rag wagons, but they
are usually out OF style. Lace, ostrich
plumes, women's and mems hats, cor
sets, bustles, mems trousers and coats,
shirts, collars, and neckties, and every
thing and all things. A few days ago
one picker brought in sack containing
twenty pounds and not a thing in il
but neckties. They were the nccumu-
lation OF an old man, and had been
saved by his wife since they were mar
ried. There was every kind OF neck
wear from the Old.fashioned high stock
and the dirty-shirt hider to the little
white string ties he wears on Sunday
now. When they were sold to the gath
erer, tho woman explained that the
mans wife had died few months be-
fore and that her hobby was to save all
the neckties her husband discarded,
always intending to use the bright
pieces for patch work, but never doing
It. They had occupied the whole OF
one drawer in q big bureau, and she
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thing more useful"
"Are the rags you get mostly soiled
and sometimes tilthy?"
1--WE sometimes get some pretty filthy
messes, but MS a rule the rags gathered
in and about Wheeling are clean and
fresh. This speaks well for Wheeling
peoples cleanliness, and rag buyer
from the East told me once that Wheel
ing rags were cleaner and better than
those from any city in the country.
You don't smell anything bad in here,
do you? Well, there are several tons
OF loose rags here now and that's as bad
as it ever gets"
"Do you buy old paper?" :,
ayes, some kinds. Newspaper isn't
worth much because it's nearly all made
OF wood pulp and clay, but book papers
and bags bring good prices. We get
some curious assortments Of books
here. A few days ago,a picker brought in
nearly 200 novels, all in good condition
and no one OF them looked to have been
read by more than one person. He
said he got them Mt house on North
Main street where there are several
young ladies in the family. Sometimes
books OF all descriptions came in big
lots for q week or two and then there'll
be none worth mentioning for n while:
l expect I've gotten in thousand
copies Of "She," and hall as many more
OF other novels by Haggard.
POPULAR NOVELS SALE.
1.-THE Quick or the Dead came in car
riages for a while and probably 500
copies OF the number Of Lippincot's
magazine containing that story passed
through this shop. got a book lust
year that was 140 years old. 1t was in
good condition and have it at home.
A few weeks ago picker brought in q
book over foot thick and containing
nearly 1000 pages. 1t was an English
book and contained lot OF government
reports"
lido you get many Bibles"
"Bibles are very common. All shapes,
sizes and kinds are sold, Big Bibles,
little Bibles, thick Bibles and thin
Bibles; Bibles that are we'll worn and
others that. are almost new. For q
year or more I've been noticing one
thing in particular. Every Bible or
religious book, such us "Daily Strength, !"
'Proi. So.and-so's commentary, "Short
Talks on Bible Subjects for the Young"
and the like that comes in, / look at
the Ay leaves and nenrly always find:
Presented to So-and-so' by his loving
brother or mother or sister or aunt or
uncle or teacher. Many OF these pres
ents have not boon cherished very
highly nor very long by their owners,
as the dates on the title pages show. !
sometimes get books with locks of hair
and the like in them. Bookmarks
worked with the donors name arc fire.
quently found. One book had written
across the face of the type with pen,
Dear Charley used to love to read this
chapter Another book contained no
less than dozen love letters written by
lover TO his sweetheart. Once got u
Bible with love letter in it from u
well known man to another mans wife.
knew the woman and her husband,
and must say she displayed great dis
erection in putting the love letter in the
Bible, for that would be the last book
her husband would ever find it in"
"Do You Hall yonr stuff to the paper
mills and rolling mills?"
mot by any means. All tho best
white rags go TO the painters for wiping
cloths and many OF the mills use clean
whole rags for wiping machinery. Peo-
pie often come here and ask me to look
out for certain articles for them. One
man wanted half q dozen flat irons l
had them for him in week. Another
wanted shot gun, and in less than q
month found one that he gave me s.
for.
WANTED NAUGHTY FRENCH HOOKS.
"Some people come and want bibles
and others want light reading
matter. They are always supplied.
One man asked II l ever got any
naughty French books, and in a
month had him half bookcase full.
Every once in a while picker brings
in lot OF brass or copper wire or cop
per kettle that is not badly battered
and always lay them aside for some
good customer"
While tho reporter was there, two
boys drove up TO the door with worm
out horse and tumbled-down wagon,
such as everyone has seen hundreds
OF times. They dumped load OF rags
on the iloer and began to empty the
bags into which the stuff was packed.
The first bag contained full outfit Of
baby clothes, as fine as anybody's baby
"Yon've been to Martins Ferry"
said Mr.. Clemans.
"Thats where l bean" replied the
boy.
reporter.