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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27

however, Ia this one, that tho ppyornis,
the bird who laid 1t, Ia only imperfcctly
known TO us by its fossil Fragments
Cincinnati 7imes-Sdr. r.
Fort Wayne, Ind, Is troubled byan
unknown person known as Jack the
Prisoner. Ills specially is poisoning
valuable dogs. He takes particular do.
light in killing finc hunting dogs.
London It'd. Bib recently offered a
prize for tho best definition OF "pluck,n
which they awarded to tho following:
"Pluck is fighting with tho scabbard
when tho sword Is broken"
A philadelphian who had TO answer
for contempt Of court in failing to m.
swor 4 grand Jury subpoena, mado the
excuse that no had n lot OF wood TO saw.
Frank Mattern, OF Alma, Mich. caught
a,pickoral n few days ago that weighed
eleven pounds. They say out there III
a world.bcater,
a miner in California claims that
while he was down in n mine In that
state he killed an albino fly and a white
rattlcsnake.
Tho new British coinage will bear the
queens head without her crown.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27
BREAKFAST

In France the entrec OF a fat custom
er is hailed with great Joy in tho Turk
ish baths. When his kneading, POM
melting, punching, pinching and pulling
plethoric patient three heavy and So
norous blows with the fiat OF the hand.
,"!Millo tonnerres!" the victim cries,
"what do you strike me .forW "Ah,
monsieur, don't let that trouble you"
is tho reply. ut is only to let the other
man know that IHhave done with you,
and that he is to send me thenext Gus
TONER. You see, We haven't bell in
this ROOM"
The other day an alligator, ..about 1--WE.
feet long, got loose frpmt Ia rnuseumin
New York. A policeman Who happened
to see the alligator thought it was dead,
and boldly raped it over the head with
his club, when, much to his surprise.
the anlmal opened is motthand grabbod
the club from , theS policeman hand:
The officer retreated; and the alligator,
still holding the stick in his mouth,
sprang at him. The Waterman in the
museum then made his appearance, re-
covered tho club for the officer and put
the alligator back in its cage.
In twcnty-iour days Handel wrote
"The Messiah" DR.. Johnson wrote
"Rasselas" in tho nights OF q single
week. Schubert sometimes wrote four
or five immortal songs in 4 single day.
Hewas born in 1897 and died in 1928,
yet he set to music G3f poems by 100
different authors. in addition to writing
other musical works.
The house Of jacques Flandreau,
built in New Rochelle, in the year 1900
is standing and is supposed to be one OF
the oldest Huguonot houses in this
country.
The latest rarity at the Geological
Gardens, is IN egg as nearly as possible
IA foot long. Its age rivals that OF the
shop or cooking egg, which is ono OF
the most ancient in existence, So old,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27
PERSONAL POINTS.

Brigadier General Frank Wheaton,,
tho new commanding general Of the
Department OF Texas, will arrive in
San Antonio on Tuesday, May 81, and
will assume command Of the depart
rnent on June l, the day OF Con. b. A.
SANKEY'S retirement. The latter Is in
tho best Of health, and could well serve
from ten to fifteen years longer OF tho
active list.
Judge Blodgctt, Of Chicago, who is
about to leave the United States dis.
trict court bench to serve as counsel in
tho Boring sea arbitration, attained the
age OF seventy q year or two ago, and Is
therefore entitled to rotire on a full
salary. @t X
The Bridgeport, Conn, park commits
sioners have selected a site for,the'
statue OF ?. 7. Barnum. twill be
twenty.iour foot high and will be
erected at Seaside park in close prox-
unity to the soldiers monument.
Frederick L. Ames Is believed 10 have
realized his ambition to become the
greatest landlord in New England, rs he
y taxes on property assessed at 49,
100000, which is far below its market
valuation.
The portrait OF Senator Roscoe Conk.
ling. painted by Cuyler Ten Eyck, has
been placed in the room OF tho Vice
President at the Capitol in Washington,
where it attracts much attention.
General Francis "A. Walkers name is
said to be n OF those under considera.
ton in Washington in connection with
the choice Of five delegates to the in.
ternational silver conference.
Ferdinand Ward, the ex-convict, has
accumulated enough money Tor the
purchase OF aS25,000 farm in Connect:
cut.
Senator. Carlisle will be the orator at
the University Of South Carolina on
commencement day, June |.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27
Mr.. Watterson's Fight,

So far as Kentucky is concerned Mr..
Watterson has won his fight. against the
nomination of Mr.. Cleveland. The Of
fort has brought down on him a great
deal of abuse from the Cleveland men.
at home and abroad, but Mr.. Waiter
0 says he cal stand this.
There can BIO no question OF his GOOD
motive in the matter. He thinks. Mr..
Cleveland cannot be elected and he is
unwilling to see him nominated. In
response to a screnade on the eve, of,the
state convention he. put the case telici-
tously:
Whatneed had to disturb the. sleepso any
Democrat who lay at home blissfully uncon.
gone out Of the open aud. broad highway of a
popularity. much too cheap aud easy 10 be quite
honest, In order TO, incur the 'obIoquyTo OF some.
md the derision Of Others, In IN irksomc. and 1t
may DO a futile, effort to warn them against that
danger?= I had only to keep right OH, to,fall in
with the prevailing mood, to fatter tho fancy OF
the moment, and, without any risk, or caro-, or
responsibility, to lead the advancing lcglons
over q prccipice. which, by some strange 'delu.
sion. so many. Democrats are installing for a
fortress. tApplause.l Why should lido thisY,
To describe the Cleveland movement
as a delusion which takes precipico
for a fortress, is very happy and puts
the case so picturesquely that every
body can understand what Mr.. Waiter
son means. In winding up his clever
speech Mr.. Watterson said somo,other
good things:
There. ought to be somebody who hold. no
Office. who wants no office, who has no motive
for drifting with the current, no motive for con.
cealtng truths that happen for the moment to
jar against the senslbilities and predictions OF
the people. 1t Is my ambition In life 10 beSthat
somebody: tho highest kind OF q high private,
the freest kind OF n frcc.n!gGcr, and, rs long rs
you. MY heishbos and friends. rally around me,
rs you do tonight. and bcl.eyc In. me, aud say:
"Tlhloa, Billy. to me, shall bG2 able and vii.
ling 10 take the worst kind Of bad medicine out
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27
MORNING SMILES.

The Sun reminds me of IN old joke at
Dan. Bryant's minstrel show. Dan.
nsed to tell how, on the battlefield OF
Buena Vista. he cut oifthe feet Of twenty
Mexican soldiers. "W-w-why did
you c-c-cut off dere f-f-feet? % asked
suffering Jerry Bryant. BECAUSE
some other Teller had cut derc heads
off," replied Dan. Cleveland lost his
head months ago, and don't require a
sunstroke to finish him.-T'eras SJitings.
Reporter-"u you will allowpme TO
have the sermon which you arc to de-
liver on Sunday, I will copy it and print
in Mondays paper" Rev. Dc Good-.I
cannot allow my sermon to 90 out Of nv
hands. Ii you will come to church on
Sunday you can hear it and take notes.n
Reporter with dignity)-"I do network
on Sundays, sir."-MeU York Weekly.
Mr.. Ncwsome Showing his visitor
through his reputed ancestral halls)-
And this is the suit my great-grand-
father wore when he gave up his hearts
blood during the revolution" AIiss,
Gotham (lookingin vain for bullet holes
or sabre rents)-"Ah! Was your great
grandfather killed while in bathing,
Mr.. Newsome?"-Puck.
II got real mad, squire" apologizcd
the prisoner, 'sand you couldn't expect
me to stop and count ten fore I slugged
i'm" "lf you had you would &have'
saved just ten" observed the police
magistrate, recording the fi~ne.-Chicago
Tribune.
Belated Passenger--"Oh, captain l
was SO afraid that 1 should miss TIE
steamer l hardly took time to swallow
lunch" Grut Captain-"Well, never
mind; it will be allZthe came in an
hours time."-King's Jester.
First Workman-"We are to have an
extra assessment this MONTH" Second
Ditto-"What for?" First Workman.
Cab hire for the walking dclegatc."-
Puck.
"What happened four hundred years
ago this year?" asked Freddie's teacher.
Don't know" answered Freddie; I'm
only seven years old."--Judge.
Withcrby-s.I hear tina! your house
burned down last night. Was anything
saved?" Winks-"Ycs. The mortgage"
-NeW York Herald,
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rncomrrchcnslbly Interesting.

al Il. Il
Our versatile neighbor tho Register
calls tho verdict in tho Probasco case "a
narrow squeak, "and proceeds to remark
OF Probasco that "he would have went
up for lifo could tho jury have inflicted
that punishment"
We do not profess to know what idea
is desired to DO conveyed by tho word
Squeak" used in this connection; nor
do wo quite got on familiar terms with
tho qualifying function Of tho adjective
narrow in its relation to the noun
squeak; but We arc inclined TO suppose
that It is all right. So Of the verb
would have went" which Is made to
go SO nicely with "a narrow squeak"
Tho matter being presented in this
light, it seems a pity that tho scoundrel
could not "hayo wont up for life; in
which case he could not have came
down again except in tho GOODNESS Of
death.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27

TIE Register makes tho awful discoy.
cry that tho Republican state commit.
tee has m Office in Wheeling equipped
with writing machines and clerks and
is doing n good deal Of insidious work.
Persons less enterprising made this dis.
covery SOME time AGO and drew from it
the reasonable inference that the Re-
publieans Of West Virginia are not dc.
voting the whole of every period Of
t~wenty.four hours: o!the soothing ease
oil. sleep.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27
BLAINE WILL G E
Says Oliver sAme., After n Call on tho

Says Oliver Ames, After n Call on tho
Secretary.
New York, May 26.-7Among the visit
ors to Secretary Blaine to-day were
Senator Frank Hiscock and Ex-Governor
Oliver Ames, Of Massachusetts,. The
latter gentleman subsequently, said:
Mr.. Blaine will accept if nominated at
the forthcoming convention, and.I am.
sure that he will be nominated. He
will write no more letters Of declina-
ton. He is not looking quito so we'll as
i~Iexpected to find him, but, he is i'm
proving daily,tI understand, and I am
satisfied he is strong enough to undergo
the ordeal Of a presidential campaign
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27

To-AoRnow brings to q finish the hot
eight for the Democratic, nomination for
sheriff OF Ohio county. The aspirants
have made a business of seeking tho
nomination, as though a nomination
would be practically tho same thing as
an election. 1t is quite probable that
the winner in tho Democratic primaries
will have another fight on his hands be-.
fore he gets through.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27

OF the blacklist kind Of pewter spoonI And, II II
turns out that a. majority Of the boys IN the
trenches are resolved, wllly.nillly, to 10 10 tho
devil, why, you and !, and Al. Of us, will go with
you goodnight prolonged ehcering1
All going to tho bad together-noble,
heroic, inexpressibly sad.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27
a CoWARpLY POLICY.

Tho "RcGistcr'' Advises Wc,t Virginia
congressman to Strasldle the Silver
= Issue. 90
Whcding Rc1issr.
We believo tho West Virginia delegation
VIII do their party IL great service and
themselves credit by voting tom 0rrow to
POSTPONE tho consideration of the bill Mt
this time. Such IL vote would, not commit
them for or against free coinage. 1t would
sim ply put thom on record OF placing tho
question on the shelf for tho present, nnl
here 1t belongs until moro vital and i'm.
pOrtant legislation Is considered. %
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27

THE first edition Of Mr.. Waitman
Barbe's book Of verse, "Ashes and In
c%ense," is exhausted. This is unusual
success, even for a book Of SO much
merit. We shall hear more of this gifted
West Virginia poet.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27

BRADDocK is to have a mill to make
tin plate by a new and American pro.
cess. Yankee ingenuity is getting in
its work. The day will come when
Americans will lead in the production
of tin plate, and the product will be
very much cheaper than now.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27

Now Congress is asked to shut out of
thu Worlds Fair the nude and the part
ly nude in art. How would a gladiator
look, for example, in a macintosh?
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27

Hill has had another chance to find
out how he stands on the silver ques-
ton, but he lodged again. This is part
OF his system OF training.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27

G. L. MAGEE, of Pittsburgh, q dele
gate to Minneapolis, is as confident that
Harrison will be tho nominee as Sena-
tor Quay is that he will not be. MI.
Magee is a pretty good politician him
self,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27

BETWEEN the high rivers and the
cloud-bursts the waters are doing a deal
damage. The resulting suffering must
be very great unless relief shall come at
once.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27

Or the eleventh-hour Blaine move
ment the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
remarks: "The conviction is growing
that the noise and dust are. covering q
scheme to nominate Alger." It may be.
At all events it is not a straight move.
mems.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27

The Methodist Protestants have put
women on an equal footing with men in
their church. The experiment will DO
watched with interest by other Protest.
ant denominations. Tho like movement
in tho Methodist Episcopal church is
by No means dead.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27

THE statesman who steals a while
away with Mr.. Blaine and then
emerges into the hot glare Of the public
gaze to let loose MI. Blaine's confidence,
is becoming a figure Of increasing inter.
est. There is something amusing in
his role, but he is the last mar to per-
ceive this.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27

DYSPEPSIA has driven to nm carly and
even suicidal grave manyia man who, if
he had tried the virtues Of Ayers Sarsa.
parilla, would 30 alive to-day and in tho
enjoyment, Of health and competence.
Sufferer, be warned in season, and don't
allow the system to run down. D&wt
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27

T-AM-A-D DEMOCRAT" seems to have been
washed away by the thaw following the
frceze-out convention.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27
How to Win n Noble Woman.

The woman is cold and hard to WOO
Who Is Of n nature royal;
She Is distant, shy, and her friends arc lew, n.
But to everyone she's loyal.
Town her oct ever Il manly part,
OF meAnncss be guilty never.
And II ever she gives you a homo In her heart >
Shelwill keep you there forever.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27
Unqualified,

He pulled a pun from his cigarette, .
The thing loved most In lilo,
And said to the beautiful Annette
II want you to be my wife.
I'm not q chcwGr OF gum, " she said;
II tell You the. simple truth;
And. therefore, I'm not the kind 10 wed {
With a cigarette smoking youth"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27
Reduced Rates to Toledo, Account Meet
fnr, IT.. q. ,I Ig HEs

On the occasion OF tho annual meet
ing OF the United Commercial Travel
ers Of America, at Toledo, Ohio, May q
and IS, the Wheeling and Lake Erie
railway will sell excursion tickets from
all points5on its line to Toledo and re-
turn, at HALF RATES. Tickets will be
sold May 20 and 81, good for return
passage up to and including May so.
Forfurther information apply 10 agents
OF Wheeling & Lake Erie railway, or to
JAMES M. HALL,
General Passenger Agent,
Toledo, Ohio.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27

The latest Novelties in Footwear in
all the leading styles just received.
shRSn1 I. v, BLOND,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27
FOR SALE.


BUILDING lots
In old Base Ball Park. There are n good char.
actcr OF houses being builtiheN, My lots nrc on
the west side OF South Broadway. Most dcslra-
bic location.
We have but one lot left on the west side OF
South Penn street, and 1t Is the lust lot for sale.
Embrace the opportunity.
Cheap lots on the north end Of the Island and
Zane's Orchard.
Fourteenth aud Fifteenth street lots.
IA splendid lot on North Front street, east side,
running back TO river.
Hve.roomcd house on Zane street, CHEAP.
$3.50 Will buy a seyen.rOomed house on South
York street, with both gases, hot and cold W a.cr,
inside water closets, etc.
$500 for ave-roomed house at 100 North York
street. -s4
The cleyen.roomcd brick house, with brick
stable In the rear that could be converted into a
four'roomed house. for Sl.t50. You could not
build the house for that II you had the lot for
nothing.
G.. O.. SMITH,.
''my27 I. IL b ,1Son9 Market Street. Z,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

FOR SALE OR RENT-RESTAUR,
u, ANT, located at No. Ill? Market street. Ap.
ply to MRS. JOHN SHORT. my2S
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27
THE CULPRIT A
On which occasion the friends OF the instItu.
don will be entertained with sparkling music,
rendered by the best talent OF Mount Dc Chan.
tnl.

A special train will leave Wheeling ut 1880
o'clock, returning at lois p. IN.
Admission. including round trip from Wheel
ing by b & 0. r r., 81 On
Tickets md Librcttos can be had at F. w.
Banners music store after June LIST
Owing to limited space tickets should be pro-
cured at once. myo7.Awsp
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-27

IYTTANTED-GIRL FOR GENERAL
wv ho,sework. MRS. wM. D. Mccoy. No.
10 North Front street. lslanda my2;"
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yNTANTED-A GIRL TO DO GEN.
wv ERAL houscwork III n small family. In.
qnlre nj No. 80 South Huron street my5
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tFoR RENT.
In the. old 1odity Wagon Works buildings,
suitable for manufacturing or storage purposes,
one room. on ground floor, 05x6G feet; one room
on second foor, S5&65 feet; ono ropin on third
noor. SjSM feet, AL Of above connected by elo.
vs,or. one room on ground hoor, 3SS66 feet.
power furnished with any OF tho above rooms II
desired. Apply 10 y
Tile VEST VIRGINIA TOBACCO co.
mylGr MWar
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G. Q. ySMiTH.
',;.8t .1Sso9 Market Street,
MUST BESOLD
Regardless Of Value or -Cost-Great
Forced Sale Of Valuable Paintings!

1T. q. HERV z
my2i AUcTIoNEER
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First Workman-"We are to have an
extra assessment this month" Second
Ditto-"What for?" First Workman
Cab hire for the walking delegate" y
D.IaL - ----.- ----------
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CLASS RINGS AMI PINS
/. G. DILLON & co.
MOUNT De CHANTAL,
JUNE IA, 1892, 8 P. M.

The young ladies OF the Academy will pro-
duce the beautiful operet:a entitled
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-04
An Exnensixe Inflrmitx,

happened to be in Broadway opti
-cian's store and saw good looking, wei
-~tessed matron with "a slip of girl ant
small boy. all of whom wore spec
tacles. The lady gave some direction.
about pair of glasses, and when sh,
had gone l asked the optician whether
defective vision is hereditary.
Rarely" said he. "That lady ha.
four children, and all of them must veal
glasses. The fathers eyes are sound
The mother and her children are afiict
ed with astlgmatism, defect of the
vision which is almost as rare as any
thing that aff1icts the human eyes. Il
makes straight lines crooked and parable
lines fade into one. Special glasses mus
be made and ground to suit each person
and sometimes the respective eyes. They
cost five dollars apiece too. So you see
large family of children with astigmf
tism costs a good deal of money il
glasses alone. As the children grow NJ
the range of vision changes, they break
or lose their glasses oftener than adults
which increases the expense. New
York Herald.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-04
The Shark Is a Slow Swimmer

One i'll service nature has done the
shark, namely, that of placing trian-
gular fin on his back which acts as n
danger signal and gives warning of his
approach. Happily. the shark has not
been gifted with sufficient sagacity to be
aware of this peculiarity, for had he
been so he would unquestionably aban-
don his habit Of swimming close to the
surface of the water, and would, in thai
case, be enabled to approach his victim
unobserved. The shark is a slow swim
mer for his size and strength.
Byron observes, LAS darts the dolphin
from the shark" but Byron was poet,
and does not appear to have been close
observer of the habits of inhabitants of
the water, or he would have known that
shark would have no more chance OF
catching dolphin than sheep would
of overhauling a hare. A shark will
keep up with a sailing ship, but it is as
much as it can do to follow in the wake
of a fast steamer, and torpedo boat
would be able TO give it points.-London
Standard
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-04
Tho First Iron Shin.


The first iron ship has more reputed
birthplaees than Homer. Both the Clyde
and the Mersey claim pre-eminence in
this respect. Sir Z. j. Robson, of Edin-
burgh, designed an iron vessel in 1916,
which was not launched till three years
later: and it is said that an iron boat
was worked on the Severn even as far
back as 1857. Steel was not used in the
construction of merchant ships hulls
until 1853. Old salts were not alone in
their belief that wood was meant by
Providence to float, but iron to so to tho
bottom. A naval constructor of some
repute once said, Don't talk to me of
iron ships; they are contrary to nature. -
Now none but small craft are built of
wood in this country.-Chambers' Jour
nal - - -