The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-28
BREAKFAST BUDGET.

Last spring Susan A. Plant, beneyo.
lent lady, found Edward Joseph o Reilly
in the St Louis city hospital and took
pity on him. o'Reilly was touched by
her kindness and made will in which
he devised the proceeds OF life policy
OF $1,000 to her fifteen-year-old daugh-
ter. This generous action touched the
heart of Mira. Plant, and she caused the
sick man to be removed to st. MQry's
intlrmary, private institution, where
he was fed all the luxuries OF the season
at her expense. He died in April, and
the will was found TO be all right. But
Mrs. Plants attorney, after hunting six
months for the life insurance policy, is
foraed TO give it up as an improbable
job.
Professor John Harvard Biles, de.
signar of the Inman steamers City OF
Paris and City OF New York, who came
oner here to consult with the Cramps,
has been taking glance at our new
navy, and this has led him to observe
that, with such vessels as are now In
the service OF the government, the
United States navy need not take a
back seat for any power on the globe" "
Mr.. Bowersock, of Reading, Kansas,
stumbled over cracker box the other
night, and the local paper. in speaking
OF the accident, notes that "Alr. Bower
sock, being one of our leading and most
respectable citizens, he was not serious
ly injured"
The most indestruchble wood is the
Jarrah wood OF Western Australia,
which deles all known forms of decay
and is untouched by all destructive in
sects, so that ships built of it do not
need to be coppered.
A Georgia editor announces that he
will take real estate on subscription,
but adds: Land where chills and fever
prevail must be provided with a first
class physician and an undertaken who
knows his business"
Thomas @. Yeager, of Danville, KY,
while out hunting on Friday, was fatally
wounded by the accidental discharge OF
his gun. His dog jumped upon it, strik-
ing tho trigger, causing the charge to
explode.
The population OF Greenland has in
creased ) per cent in the last ten years.
1t is curious fact that the women out
number the men very greatly, especially
in South Greenland.
Mrs r. NJ. Sigman has tree on her
place, near Covington, Ga, that has
grown fourteen feet this year. 1t has
no limbs, but some OF the leaves meas
ure three feet two inches across.
The United States revenue steamer
Bear is engaged in novel occupation
introducing reindeer into Alaska. A
station has been started at Port Clar-
ence with LIZ deer.
The bureau of Horticulture at the
Worlds Fair has a promise Of large
number Of plants, measuring from
three to thirty-four feet high, from Jay
Gould.
William R. Boone, Blissfeld (Mich. J
pioneer who claimed to be descend.
ant of the famous Daniel Boone, died
Wednesday, aged ninety-nine years.
The state of Washington lays claim to
800 Indian voters, while Oregon boasts
of fifty.
In St Louis it has been decided not
to sprinkle streets paved with asphalt
tum.
A mountain of carbonate of zinc is
the latest discovery near Hillsboro, New
Mexico.
Charleston will hold an earthquake
carnival from October 80 to November s..
NO one else furnished one penny in aid
of tho nrnt ended colonization acme mo OF.