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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-18
oYER 400 PAoKAGEs


OF Unclaimed Express Matter Sold ut
Auction Yesterday.
AT w. II. Haller's auction room, on
the Second ward market square, the I'M
claimed express packages that have ac-
cumulated in tho past three years or SO
in all the Adams Express Offices in West
Virginia were sold at auction, sight
unseen" Thesaleopenedat 0 o. m. and
was continued until5;l5p. IN. In that
time over 400 packages were disposed
OF, and some funny things happened.
The prices realized were from 20 cents
to 81 80, the latter being paid for
trunk in which the purchaser
found u fine suit OF clothes, sev-
erGl good shirts and other articles
OF value. Another man paid forty cents
for II small parcel and found in il anew,
good silver watch. One man bid forty
cents on bundle and got it. 1t WINS
full of two-year-old show-bills. Maybe
the man did not swear. But the worst
sold man was one who carried off Il
promising looking parcel at sixty-Rvc
cents, after lively bidding, and found its
sole contents an empty quart whisky
bottle.
There were all sorts of surprises in
the course OF the sale, and great big
crowd was kept in good humor through
out the day. Ms
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-18

Thrce.roomed house, National road, s76o.
Double frntne house on Baltimore street.
Desirable new residence on South Front strcek
I6J acres lhnd, Greeley county, Kansas ~,
Sixteen lots In J, and ]. r. Baker addition
No. s. and 81 sixteenth street.
No. 2GSl and 2633 Chaplihe street.
Thirty.avo acres stone and coal land, Rush Run
eeventy.hyc acres land. Short Greek.
Seventeen aud oho-h1lf acres lind, one-hAH
mile west lower point OF Island.
Desirable residence one mile west Of Bridge
y Three and Ono,hsli acres Of land near west
No. iSi7 South street, tho latO Hubbard saw
Three and Onc-halr acres of land id Liberty
10. lsy9 wO.sel street, ground5oby sOotect
No. 2sIl and 1888 Wood street.
No. q Alley B, corner Alley B and Alley &
Nos. g0iS and ao2l Main street.
Eighteen acres OF land one mile rast OF Elm
Grove. Fronts about 500 feet on National road.
with fourIoOmed franc house ind 100 fruit tree&
Price, 81 800.
Lot 70 BY 100 feet Elm Grove
Nos. 81 and 30 Alley ~.
Nos. 29jI aud 900 Chaplino street
No 1905 McCOllOch street.
No. SO2s McColloeh street.
No 2il0 aud 2ll9 Main street.
No. 9)jI and a01i Main street.
No. 1901 Market street.
No. % Ohio street.
No. $50 South Penn street. , Z.
4 No. 60 North Front street-ground 90 by about
400 feet,
No 93li Fol- street.
No. 23QG Main street.
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]. II. Holcomb and wife, OF Belcher-
vile, Texas, have celebrated their fifty
fifth wedding anniversary, and are still
hale and hearty. The secret OF their
long life and good health Is that tlioy
correct any light ailmcnt promptly, and
in that way avoid serious sickness. Like
most every ono else, they arc more frr-
quently troubled with constipation than
any other physical disorder. TO correct
this they take st. Patrtck's Pills In pre-
ference to any other, because as Mr..
Holcomb says, ''Tliey are mild pill
and, besides, keep tho whole systom in
goodorier. WopriSothomvcryh highly"
For sale by druggists.
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NOTES on NAVIGATION.
Stage of Water aud Movements of boats.
The River Interests.
The river was o feet inch and fallil
Mt the wharf Inst night.

The river was . feet . inch and falling
at the wharf last night.
The reports from above were:
Warren-Two-tenths below low wator
mark; weather warm with light show
Brownsville feet II ipches and fall
ing: weather clear and warm.
Iiorgantown-l feet inches and sta.
tionary; weather cloudy and warm.
Tho Courier will leave for parkers.
burg at 1880 q. m. saaoa ~.
The Hudson will go down for Gin.
cinnnt at a, m. to-day. E
The II. X. Bedford, from CINCINNATI
Tor Pittsburgh is due up ut ga. m.
The Andes will pass up at this
morning enroute from Cincinnati to
Pittsburgh.
Supervising Inspector John Fehrep-
batch, OF the Seventh district, with
headquarters at Cincinnati, arrived here
Yesterday oil business tour, and is at
the Mcclure House. ....
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SHL
CITY OF WHEELING.
Four-ald-a-HalfPer CSntBonds
OF 1890.

Notice ls hereby given that the underligned
commissioners appointed by On ordinance OF the
City OF WhcoliUg entitled AN ordinance topro.
vide for tine ssue and sale Of bonds Of tho City Of
Wheeling, 10 be knowu "a tho Main Street
Bridge Bonds, and for the redemption and pqy-i
mcnt thereof" rutIeed by the voters Of said city
on the 18th day Of April, 1890, viii, on TUESDAY,
JULf 9Th 1891 between the hours org O'Clock q
~. and o'clock p. n, a. the Hank Of tho Ohio
Valley, in the city Of Wheeling, ". Va. receive
bids ~ Writing for, and sell The remainder Of,
Tue Bonds OF said city GuthoTlied by said Qrdl-
nance, TO the amount OF S1lJQ1; one hundred
thereof are 500 boudS; sl1ty'throe OF Thorn are
500 bonds, and thirty Of them 1000 bonds, al
dated July lst, 1870 payable on OF before July lst
1924, AZ the BaiiE % the Ohio Valley, with Inter
cat q the rate Of l5s per cont pet aunum, pays
on the first day OF July IN each gear thereafter
until aud including Tho year ig2t at the said
Bank OF the 0hiO Valley. IN the CITY Of wheeling,
for which interest coupons In proper form arc ~
thched 70 each bond.
These bonds nre Issued 10 pay for the con
struotlOn OF q permanent new bridge on Main
street, IN the CITY Of ,Nheollng, oyer Wheeling
crtek md will he sold only Tor cash TO The high.
est bidder, approved BY The undersigned, and
mono of said bonds will be sold for iets than paf
and accrued Interest from July l,lSgl.
The bonds hereby advertised for sale arc liable
10 redemptlpn, At their par value, on, and o. any
time after July /, 1870, rs prOylded,in said 0rdi
nance, and neither such bonds nor the c0upouas
thereto attached Will b. subject 10 taxation ufi.
der the authority Of said city.
BY said ordinance the said city ohligates itleit
th6Tized under said ordinance arc fully PAID ne
one-tWOnty.eflh Qt outstanding bonds Issued
S--'' '-'4 F.R JEPsoN:
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BEWARE OF IRAUDs.-Be sure you 60.
the genuine Or. Thomhs' EcleCiric OIL.
1t cures colds, Group, asthnil, deafness
and rheumatism. DIV
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-18

Every girl who goes toa sumner re,
sort this season will haze q souvenir
spoon-if she can find the right fellow
to help her to It.
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REAL ESTATE, Rl.
SAID
Tho tsnroOmeds brick dwelling at 10, 'lEll
ChaplIns street. veis Capitalization wltbS
sold for very elosS.agurc.
Beautiful bufldlnglOs on, southFront street,
North Front setOosund Pleasant Valley.
q. Q. SAIITH,
jcio REAL ESTATE AGENT. 1870 Market 81
FOB S ALL.
, Lots In McMechon, newly laid out, cheap at
III IStS Il 2auOs Orchard and Old Fair Ground

Lots In McMechon, newly laid out, cheap at
IL f8ts Il az &auo's Orchard and Old Fair Ground
Six Toomcl house $50 Wood street. 5000
House in splendid condition on southeast cor
ner Chapl!ne and Twentieth streets
Six rodmedbrlek house on Chspline street he-
tween Twenty-atth and Twenty-slxth streets,
sixioomcd brick house. 900 Jacob street. CO.,
.. Ten rooned house at bargain on North
Five rnorned house. isis Roitis street, $500.
:. -Four roomed house, 100 Eighteenth street,
-Four roomed houle, 2Sd$ Wood street, sa5o.
eix roomed house, ground 100 feet 'front.' on
MccOlloch street, between Thirty-tlrst and
'Thlrty-second streets, $500. IN
Nine roomed brick house, 2sSi Market street
. Three rooroed house, 2no Wood street, $500
Good business house on chspline street, Centre
HiaitiOii on North Main street, % by la feet
-HiSiilot on EORstseot, south of TwenE.eigAth
Hall iot on Moys.On street, south OF Twenty
seventh street, $50,
sixteen lots on the north side OF Twenty:third
street In the new addition Of Filan 4 Whyte, :
FOR HEST-storc room on the corner Of SIX
teenth and Jacob streets, With good cellar %
sumo. Three rooms on Aoyston street, sixth
ward, 50 80 per month.
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1t is true that Yankees LOOK out for
their dollars, but tits also true that
Encliskmen have to'keep d clese watch
on their sovereigns. VI.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-18
JAMES A. HENRY,
Real Estate Agent, u s. Claim Attorney. Export
In pension Claims
-, ,H,n 49,. 60.
Real Estate for Sale.

Building lots on west side OF North Huron
street, Island at $40 per foot front
fine dwelling Property on the west Ade OF
Market street. north Of Ninth street,
Lot lOOxlU0 feet, southwest corner McCollcch
md Thlrtlelh sTects wiih iUur dwelling house,
No. 28lI Jacob strcot. thTee.roomed cottage
lot l6xi0J feet for 81 ,0lO
i0OxSjO foot IN Pleasant Valley, on tho NATIONAL
road, for & 900, on easy tor1ns.
The business building, No. 1872 Main street.
now occupied by ]. ". Hunter. d Co.'S spice
mills.
The Pryor place on National road, near Elm
Grove consisting OF about twenty acres, With
brick dwelling.
Lot S3Iiso feet on the east side Of North Front
street, Island, 81 800.
No. 10 VirginlR street, Island, rooms aud bath
room. mr..
No. loi Fifteenth street, . rooms
No. l2jls Fourteenth street Eve rooms, attic
and laundry.
Lot 3Oxl2j north side OF Fourteenth street,
Lot a1xle0 feet North Huron street. Island.
Nos. 2il7 and 2iiS Main street, lot 4lxl2o foot
5000
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-06
How to Prevent Crust in a Teakettle.
Keep an oyster shell in it, changing it
as soon as it is well covered with crust.

How to Be Healthy, Wealthy and Wise.
Before the days of good lamps, illumi-
mating gas and the electric light there
was much truth in the old rhyme which
enjoined man to be very economical Of
daylight, but nowadays one can be
healthy, wealthy and wise without i'm
itating the habits of the barnyard
fowl. Outdoor exercise taken in modera-
ton, temperance in eating and drinking,
and sleeping, for that matter, too, are
great contributors to health. Wealth
can only be'attained by fixedness of pur-
pose. Let man decide that which he
wishes to do and adhere to it, and if he
be not a fool in his choice, he will be
pretty sure to get wealth. Having the
ability to get wealth in such a legitimate
way he will need no rule for acquiring
wisdom-wisdom will come of its own
accord; and without health neither wis
dom nor fixed purpose will avail much,
though any observer can mention nota-
BILE exceptions to this rule. But we
should all strive for the whole three, for
Reasons whole pleasure. all the joys of sense.
Lie in three words-health. peace and COM
petence.
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she weulan,t petain Him.

AT a famous and charming salon GER
tain western woman, just now making a
little stir in literarydom, was the hon
ored recipient of marked attention on
the part of the gracious hostess. Quite
hate in the evening there was small
hubbub at the door, and in strobe one of
New Yorks most prominent journalists
and diplomatists. Tall, military, white
haired, ruddy checked, distingue, in
faultless evening dress, he bent over the
hostess hand, explaining that he has
just stolen away from an important en-
gagement moment to pay his devoirs
But" said Mrs. -, 'snow that you
are here; you must meet Miss -. Of
whom I was telling you"
He-My dear Mrs -, a thousand
thanks, but some other time 1 shall be
delighted. I really have not moment
10 spare. i
She fairly dragging him across the
room, if SO rude a verb may express so
dainty an action)EColonel -, this is
Miss -, of -, the coming woman.
Miss - (whose keen ears and ready
wit had grasped the situation. gracious
ly but deprecatively>-Pray, do not let
her detain the going man, Mrs. s.,
and presenting his much in demand
Aighness the sidewise curve of white
shoulder, she continued the laborious
sustainment of an Englishman in con-
versation.-New York World.
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How to Take Care of Go1dfisb.

Poor results in the care of goldfish are
said to be caused by one of three things
bad water, handling the fish or starva-
ton. The water should be kept as clear
as crystal, a fresh supply being poured
IN each day after most of the other is
poured out. When necessary to remove
the fish to clean the globe do not handle
them, but use net made of mosquito
netting. For food use anything they
will eat and as much as they will con-
sumo, including worms, meat, fish spawn,
flies and bits of bread. A little watch
ing will enable one to know whether the
fish are in good condition or not.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-06
Treatment of Ono Eton Hat.

1t has been seriously proposed that
American boys shall wear Elton suits
suits that make any human boy look
like an ostrich. The Anglomaniacs will
adopt these absurd costumes for their
children, if they have excuse enough,
but there are lots of Americans who are
not Anglomaniacs. I went to school
with some. One day lad came to
school with an Eton hat. Murmurs
and whispers of surprise and disapproval
were heard when he entered, and looks
full of meaning passed from boy to boy.
At IL o'clock came recess, and precise
ay at ten seconds past II there was a
not. That was the moment when the
lad appeared with his little plug" hat
on. He was quiet, shrinking boy, and
1 pitied him from the bottom of my
heart, for his parents were to blame of
course. Directly that he set foot in the
yard he was seized, pulled this way and
that, tripped up and despoiled of his hat
That article went Immediately into use
as football, and in less than minute
had become shred of black beaver and
pasteboard. At last it was pitched over
the fence with yell of triumph and the
boy went home bareheaded and in tears.
American honor was maintained and
the injurious influence of British custom
effectually defied. That is what is GO
ing to happen here every time boy tries
to wear Eaton clothes. Spare him, ye
parents. Consider his bones, if you don't
respect his feelings. Brooklyn Eagle.
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Nam. rwo Repat.tlon..

am always interested in what may
be called the two regulations which each
man has; one Is his public name, the
other his personal or private eminence;
the one is the distinction which he has
among people, the other the regard paid
TO him by his own immediate set or fol-
lowing Archdeacon Farrar has a great
reputation among the ordinary people of
America and Great Britain, but scholars
look upon him with much of suspicion
as an accurate and profound exegete.
Bishop Westcott. however. has small
reputation among the people, Probably
not one in twenty of those who read this
psragraph ever heard his name, but the
respect in which he Is held by scholars i
of the highest = Chicago Advance.
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The Designs ON Our Money.


The director of the mint, authorized by
act of congress. has recently issued a
circular letter to artists inviting them to
submit new designs of authorized en-
blems or devices to be prepared or adopt
ed for the coins of the United States"
This on its face is highly to be com
mended, for our coinage at present is
calculated to make the judicious weep
and the lukewarm patriot sympathize
with the structures Of the foreigner on
our degree of civilization The criti-
eisms on our Coinage could indeed be ap-
piled with equal force to all our moneys,
for the treasury notes. with their wealth
Of turning lathe tracery and their sign
painters lettering, are no better than
our coins. The one excuse for their ex-
istence has been the difficulty which
they were supposed to oppose to counter
fsiting; but this, it appears from late de-
velopments. is largely imaginary, and
their ornate uglness is therefore with
cut extenuating circumstances.-Scri
nfr-,a
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bow to Keep a PING sweet.

A pipe should not be smoked, too con-
tinuously. When bowlful of tobacco
has been burned up the pipe should be
taken apart, the bowl cleaned, the stem
swabbed out with straw or wire and
the joints wiped free of nicotine. If
this be always done the pipe will never
get strong or foul. This is deal of
trouble, but good smoke is worth some
pains. A good plan for an inVeterate
pipe smoker is to have pipe for each
day in the week. One for Mondays, one
for Tuesdays and so on. In this way
each pipe has a weeks rest, and if each
one is cleaned before its vacation the pipe
smoker will get delight from his pipes
which he never realized before.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-06
The Cities Help Pay.

! The country towns generally manage
70 make the city pay the freight" re-
marked prominent wholesaler the other
day. When they build their churches
they often send delegations to the city
after subscriptions, and their civic and
military organizations and charitable
institutions are never backward about
striking the city business or professional
man for assistance. But the latest
scheme is to make the jobbing houses
an the city help pay for the Fourth of
July celebrations in the various villages
where they have customers.
The jobber receives letter from the
subscription committee to the effect that
his customers. Messrs. Doe, Roe, Jones
and Smith. will consider it favor if he
viii do something toward the celebra-
ton. The letter says that the celebra-
taon will call great many people into
town, and of course the sale of his goods
will be increased, for special pains will
be taken to push the sale of the goods
purchased of those who help the celebra-
ton by subscription
1T is a species of blackmail that the
jobbers must wink at, and the result is
he sends his little check for five or ten
dollars, at the same time bottling his
wrath. You can see that if he receives
similar letters from four or five towns
>the draft upon him is not small, and
that ne pays tribute to four or five of
them is an assured fact. as have letters
to prove. There are very few flies on
the country subscription committees,
can assure you Utica Observer.
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David,s Coat.

David Robertson, the Scotch natural
ist, had, when boy, rather an unusual
experience In clothing himself, and the
method he adopted seems amusingiy
different from that of boys in our own
e day, who when they want new jacket,
ask for it or go without.
David was early apprenticed to farm
er to herd the cattle, and one day he
went to fair with his master and there
gained a prize of twenty shillings by
running race. When he reached home
his mistress offered him for the pound
enough of homemade woolen cloth for a
coat, but though David joyfuIly ac-
cepted it, he was disappointed at finding
that the tailor would not make his year
ly visit to the house for some time.
With the impatience of youth he
coat himself. At first she refused, but
when David persisted, she agreed to the
wild project, stipulating, however, that
he should take all the responsibility and
ask help of no one.
The boy began by carefully ripping
his old coat in pieces for pattern, and
by this he cut the new one, first num-
bering the pieces in chalk that he might
know how to put them together. AS all
his time belonged to his master he was
obliged to take his sewing out into the
pasture, and there after month of
iabor1ous work the new coat was com
pleted. Its buttons came from an old
coat which had been discarded by his
master, and the thread with which it
was put together had been spun and
dyed at the house.
When David showed his mistress the
new coat she was loud in praise of it,
and declared that not even the tailor
could have done it better One thing,
however, it needed, and that was care
full pressing, which he was allowed to
give it at the house.
The hardest task of all remained, for
he was obliged to remake his old coat,
and as the seams were frayed and deli
cate he had to exercise great care in join
ing them again. Another month and
this task also was done. Then was
David the proud possessor of two coats.
Youths Companion.
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How to Deal with "a Case of Poisoning.
Salt and mustard are the great reliance
for many reasons They are found in
every house; they can be given Instant
ly; they produce vomiting quicker than
other substances in common use, and
the danger of overdosing is practically
nothing. Another reason is that they
are almost equally good whether the
poison be narcotic (opium, 1audanuIn,
etc. or like arsenic or strychnine. The
main object in either case is to get as
much Of it as possible OUT of the stomach
at once. After thorough vomiting is
produced pour in hot, strong coffee for
an opiate or two or three whites of raw
eggs for acid poisons. Raw eggs and
hot coffee suit a greater number Of poi
so0s taa1 any other articles in common
use.
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How to Make Paper Comforters

Fasten two layers of soft paper or
newspaper between two sheets of cheap
calico or cheesecloth. This will make a
warm and very light coverlet for winter
uSa
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Queen Victoria's spider Dress

In February, 1877, the queen received
from the empress of Brazil dress woven
entirely of spiders webs, which for fine
ness and beauty is said to surpass the
most splendid silk.-Notes and Queries.
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It Can't Be Halned,

Twynn-What makes the wealthy
people in the boxes chatter so noisily?
TripletE Money talks, you know
New York Epoch.
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How to Clean Mating.

Wash it with cloth wrung out of
salt water or sprinkle it with Indian
meal, and then sweep thoroughly.
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HOW to Keen the Finrer Nai,. 1n n.:a

How to Keep the Finger Nails in Order
1t is very bad habit to scrape the
finger nails either on the out or inside
with the blade of knife. When there
is dirt under the nails it should be re-
moved with the nails of the other hand,
with an ivory nail cleaner or even an or
binary wooden toothpick But never
use steel knife blade 1t breaks the
skin of the nail, and then dirt catches and
adheres despite every effort. If the nails
be left hard and the skin undisturbed an
ordinary washing of the hands will clean
them thoroughly. Don't bother with
manicures. They do more harm than
good, for they destroy the enamel of the
nails. In trimming the nails, whether
with knife or scissors, be sure that the
instrument is sharp, SO that it will make
a clean cut. Do not trim down into the
quick. and never under any circum-
stance bite the nails. Children contract
ing this habit should be broken of it,
even though frequent applications of the
rod be necessary. If you get in the
habit of staining your nails with ink, get
a shallow inkstand or see that the one in
use has only small quantity of ink in it.