The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-19
BREAKFAST BUDGET.

The Boston Journal has been engaged
in novel antiquarian research to de-
ter1nine who are the Oldest living grad
yates OF various American colleges. 1t
appears that Col. Amos A. Parker, who
obtained his diploma from the Univers-
ity of Vermont in 1878, is entitled to
lead the list. If Col. Parker shall live
until Oct. / he will then be l0l years
old. For our own Rev. DR.. Furness Is
claimed the honor OF being the oldest
living graduate Of Harvard, he having
been graduated in 1S20.-PhAGdelphtG
Record.
The receipts OF the Brooklyn post
Office during the fiscal year ended June
30 amounted to $3.50, 262. 10, an increase
Of sos, 6l6.29 over the receipts Of the
previous year. There was alsosan In
crease Of $87, 0l5.53 in the net revenue
Of the Office, bringing 1t up to S2sS,t
1911.
The Baltimore Society for the Protec-
tion OF Children from Cruelty and 1m-
morality has refused a bequest of $780,
900 because condition Of its accept
ance was that the society should change
its name to the William y. Conine So
ciety and extend its work to the pro-
lection Of animals.
The Memphis Appeal Avalanche has
Just purchased a six-story building and
now has the abandonment Office build
ing in the south" The Atlanta Cor1sti-
tuition and Louisville Cosrier-J Journal
have, we believe, heretofore divided
this honor.-NeD York Recorder.
Magistrate-"You are charged, air,
with hitting the prosecuting witness,
McFadden, with brick. Guilty or not
guilty2" Mr.. Grogan-"Please, .yr
amer, 'twor a very soft brick. Misther
McFadden is frind OF mine.-lndtGa-
apoliS Journal
It does not look well for member Of
the Society for the Prevention of Cru
city to Children to stumble over half a
dozen half starved walls in his haste to
reach the stage door and arrest q we'll
fed little actress before shs enters ner
carriage.
DIR. Alexander schadenberg, a bot
anist, recently discovered the largest
flower on record in the Philippine ISL
ands. It was nearly yard in diameter
and weighed more than twenty-five
pounds.
Colonel Wauchope, who antagonized
Mr.. Gladstone in Midlothian, Is one OF
the most popular residents in the dis
trict-a big, frank and good-natured
Scot, with record as an officer of the
Black Watch in Ashantee and Egypt
tits hard for Young man to Judge
by the dainty shapeliness OF a young
lad5's hand how hard it can slap If he
tries to steal kiss from her unawares.
-Somerville Journal.
The steamship olivette. of the Plant
line, has Just broken tho record by
making the trip between Boston and
Halifax in twenty-four hours and forty
minutes.
First Poodle-s'Do you get plenty Of
dog biscuit these days2" Second Poodle
Nope; since my mistress married
she gives me the biscuit she bakes."
The trustees of Tufts College, at Med
ford, Mass, have decided to admit
women to all departments Of the college
on an equal footing with men.
Tenniel, the cartoonist Of Punch, is
70 years old, elastic OF foot, supple Of
fingers, and bright eyed as in his youth.
The New York police made 9O,124 ar
rests during the year 1891. OF the prts-
oners taken 1892 we're women.
Natural gas has been discovered near
Morrillton, in Conway county, Ark.