The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-26
BREAKFAST BUDGET.

The thirty Scotchmen who manage
the affairs of the town OF Paisley, re-
Gently discovered a new means OF turn
ing an honest bawbee to the towns
benefit. They have leased the public
street lamp posts to an advertising firm
to be fitted up with frames for the dis
play Of advertising posters. The lease
carried with it the provision that any
work required in connection with fitting
up the lamp posts should be done by q
Paisley tradestnan. :.
A San Francisco firm is about to at
tempt the revival OF whaling in the
Antarctic ocean, which has not been
carried on for as many as twenty-five
years. A quarter of a century ago the
catches OF sperm and right whales used
to be excellent there, and many whalers
are now Of the opinion that the south
ern seas will again afford profitable
field for operation.
The smallest screws in the world are
used in the production of watches. The
fourth Jewel wheel screw has 260
threads to the inch, these threads being
$1,000 of an inch in diameter. The
screws are too small to count, but it
has been estimated that the thimble of
an ordinary woman will hold 100000 Of
them.
A new life-saving apparatus is being
constructed at Toulon. 1t consists of a
small vessel fitted with rudder and a
clockwork movement, and is intended
to carry from the shore to ship in dis
Aron, = live h., hioh may, ha 4 rotIn an
board a cable or other instrument for
saving life.
The Topeka Capital estimates the
value Of the wheat crop in Kansas this
year at S37, 100000 and that OF the corn
crop at S49,0O0,00O. 1t figures the prof
its OF the wheat crom to be Sl7, 100000
after the cost OF production and places
the profits OF the corn crop at $2l ,0O0,-
900.
Battle Creek Mich trades unions
tried to have the Carnegie steel compa-
ny boycotted in the construction OF
bridges, but they have taken legal adj
vice and have been told that the con-
tracts for steel made by the city are Of
such nature that they can not be in
terfered with.
A receptacle for cinerary urns has
been erected in Kensal Green cemetery,
London. 1t is handsome structure Of
Caen stone, decorated with Sinna and
rouge royal marbles. 1t is about eight
feet high and affords places for the re.
ception OF forty-two urns
The College OF Pharmacy OF the city
of New York has bought the most COM
plete herbarium in the United States.
1t is the collection OF Mr.. Candy, OF
Baltimore, and embraces over 10000
specimens. 1t was got at less than its
value, which is $4,000.
The son and heir OF the Grand Duke
OF Saxe.Weimer has what is declared to
be the most peculiar face in Europe
one side OF It continually expressive Of
Joy, while the other side wears q look
Of deep sorrow.
Japan's Worlds Fair commissioners,
Just arrived, say their exhibit will
weigh over 1000 tons and be worth over
81 100000. They will show samples OF
art never before seen in this country.
The Ringing circus train was wreck
ed at Centralia, Missouri, and number
of lions and bears let loose. The young
lions were captured by throwing tar
paulins over them.
A New York woman was stabbed last
week by shoemaker, because, he
claims, that she was continually calling
him "Dutchy."
Curtis Hicks, Racine, Wis, "ossified
man" died last week. Just before his
death che weighed less than eighty-fve
pounds"
Deer are SO plentiful around Michi.
CANINE, Mich, that they have to be
stoned out OF the turnip fields.
The annual tobacco report for Vir-
ginia shows falling off from the tran
sactions OF the previous year.
All Greek girls are dressed in white,
colored goods being regarded as inn
modest for maiden.
Csipples are rarely seen in China.
Any child deformed is at one put to
death.
China has vast undcveloped coal
mines-twenty times more than all Of
Europe.
There is a veil dotted with moles to
match those on the wearer's face and
neck.
The smallest sea island on record is
nine feet across.
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