The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-14
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II Is said TINT the Jnpenesc practice
refined cruelty 10 delight their palates.
They believe that tho fish called the dial
is most delicious when eaten alive. An
expert japanese carver can dcxterously
remove Ave.sixths OF the edible matter
from Its bones without touching vital
part. During this cruel operation tho
fish ia kept alive by wet sea.weed,
which, being placed over It's gills, en-
ables 1t TO breath.
Ono OF tho ranchmen who put up his
money to induce the rainmakers to ex-
pertinent in Southwest Tevas say that
after three days and nights OF continual
bombnrdment, only small shower OF n
lew moments duration fell which was
followed by n cold norther and clear
sky. The test was made on the explos.
i've theory with dynamite, cotton and
conbustiblo balloons.
a dispatch says that James, William
and Robert Meachem, brothers, living
In Stanford, Conn, have received word
from England that by the death OF their
brother they are heirs to to an estate
valued at SG,000,000. Henry Meachem,
Il son Of William, has been delegated to
go to England to take charge OF it, and
will leave Stratiord in about week.
Miss Susie Gardner, teacher in the
Pales school, near Roachdalc, Ind,
whipped Albert Coonkright, an unruly
pupil, and his mother prosecuted tho
teacher for assault. The defendant was
tried by jury and acquitted, the jury
holding the punishment well deserved.
An important dam across the Andro-
scoggin river ut Rumiord Fall, Me-, has
Just been completed. Its object is to
improve the water power at that point.
This dam il 40 feet long, flfty.six feet
wide ut the bottom and about twenty
feet high.
1t sounds like an echo OF the past to
read the protest and rcmonstrances OF a
town in France, predicting the gravest
dangers TO the republic because n
woman has been employed in the pub
lie schools to teach 4 class oil small
boys.
An effort is to be made to successfully
introduce German song birds into Ore
gon. 4 number OF red cardinals, bob
olinks and indigo birds have also been
brought there from the east and are to
be liberated in the spring.
The superintendent OF schools in East
Fcliciana Parish, La, has recommended
that carrying pistols to school should
be positively forbidden, and anyteacher
knowingly permitting it should be dis
missed"
Letter carriers will be glad to hear
the announcement that the day OF Christ
mas cards is said to be over, and they
will not henceforth be seen in such
abundance and luxurlance asheretoiore.
s No New York girl need marry a titled
foreigner in order to get high-sounding
name. There is public truckman in
town named Dubois Delamater.-NeW
York World.
Two negroes, brothers, each with five
well-developed fingers and 4 thumb on
either hand, are curiositics that Column
bus, Ga, is at present priding itself in
possessing.
William II. Harley, who died at
Bonneville, Mo-, q few days ago at the
age OF 81 years, had been member OF
the Masonic fraternity for seyenty-five
years.
One Of the most popular men OF Day
ton, Ohio, is said to be Eugene Winchet,
who is said to allow all working girls to
ride for. half fare on his street railway.