The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-22
BREAKFAST BUDGET.

While an Indian woman was sewing
in the shade OF tree at Palomar, San
Diego county, California, wildcat
sprang upon her, biting and tearing her
flesh. A dog came to her rescue and
diverted the attention of the cat, which
chased the dog to.the stable, and the
noise there aroused the husband, who
shot the animal. The woman died
from her wounds.
There is man in Java who makes a
good living as a prophet. He has been
paid ESQ year for the last fifteen years
''for not predicting tidal wave which
will sweep clear over the island." The
cfedulous natives believe that he has
the power to attract a wave that will
overwhelm the country.
Agent Lucky had a bottle OF whisky
which he obtained at the Warm Springs
Indian reservation analysed, and found
it contained chiefly fusel oil, chloroform
and ether. 1t would kill the germs OF
any disease, as was shown by the fact
that three Indians who drank half a
bottle Of the stuff all died.
Thirteen million sterling have already
been spent on the Manchester ship
canal, or five millions moro than the
original estimate. Two millions more
will have to he borrowed from the cor
porate Of Manchester, and doubt is arts.
ing Of its value when completed.
Everything about the new Atlantic
steamer, the Campania, is OF British
make except the rudder. That is made
Of single steel plate. 1t is SO wide that
there is no British firm having the neces-
sary machinery for rolling it, SO the1ob
had to be sent to Krupp.
The Sergeant prize for the best
metrical translation Of an ode Of Horace,
offered at Harvard every year, has been
won this time by young lady. Her
name is Margaret F. Herrick and she
is student in the Annex.
The Salvation Army poke bonnet has
been replaced in England by broad
brimmed straw hat trimmed With stalks
OF corn. Salvation meetings are now
greeted with cries OF where did you
get that hat?
Last year New York city expended
100000 on it's schools and 81, 250, 900
for its police. In three years the in
crease OF the cost OF the police has been
63 per cent and the increased cost OF
the schools II per cent
The complete returns from Vermont
show that the Democrats polled 1926
votes for Smalley, or just one vote less
than they polled at the September cleo
tion in 1888.
The aluminium works in switzerland
the largest in the world-use water
power Of 1900 horse power, and turn
out about 1900 pounds Of the metal
daily,
The cars personal expenses are So
100000 year, which is S6,200,000 more
than Russia's annual appropriation for
common schools.
The socialistic congress at Tours pass
ed, among others, resolution forbid
ding married women to work outside
their ovid houses.
The empress OF China carries with
her 5000 dresses when she travels.
These fill 600 boxes and arc taken care
Of by 1920 coolies.
Edward W. sorehead, Of Essex, N. J.,
aspires'to political honor but if he ex.
poets to get it he should change his
name at once.
A seven-year-old boy of Ford county,
Kansas, rides a sulky pillow and has
turned over ten acres OF ground for fall
seeding.
A woman who died in the Norris
town, Pa, insane asylum last week has
not spoken in eleven'years.
A Chicogo man has sued his doctor
for $4,000 for breaking the drum OF his
ear.