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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-09
Eirst Preshrtor1an Church.

ed heartily into the services OF the week
OF PRAYER. DR.. Cunningham, the pastor,
preached last evening on the text,
Psalms 102 :13-:sThou shalt arise and
have mercy upon Zion; for the time to
favor her, yea, the set time is come"
This evening at half past seyen o'clock,
Rev. DR.. Oldham, a popular clergyman
OF the NJ. e. church, who is a returned
missionary from India, vii! give an al
dress upon tho great work in that coun-
try. DR.. Oldham is ono OF C~hautauqua's
popular speakers and is always heard
with pleasure. A cordial welcome will
be given to all who desire to hear him.
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Eaotories Resume Worl.

The top mill bar mill will go to work
this morning, and the sheet department
will resume tomorrow.
The Caldwell s. Peterson ManufRctur-
ing Company resumed work yesterday
with about a half force. It is running
to fill orders, and when those on the
book are filed will shut down again.
Nearly all the stogie factories in town
shut down the first Of the year to AXE
stock, etc, but all started up again yes
terdny. .
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wilfrod clarke Tonight.

Wilfred Clarke, who is to appear at
the Opera House this evening in the
comedy, Cit for Tat" is a son of the
famous John S. Clarke and a nephew of
Edwin Booth. He is said to inherit
talent from both sidea of his distin-
guished ancestry. His play and his
company are also highly spoken Of, and
they should be greeted by a rousing
house Seats are on sale at @. a.
Houea'a.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-09

TIE continual succession of boils,
pimples and eruptions from which
many suffer, indicates an impure state
OF the blood. The most effective remedy
is Ayers Sarsaparilla. It expels the
poison, harmlessly through the natural
channels and leaves the skin clean and
clear.
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pa nsSD tne lGTsLLIGHacEa's SpecialA
1orIlollo oter on paeaIthrea tn.dav
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-09

IF Won caunot SEQ and need Spectnc1cs
YOU should call on us and have your eyes
tested without charge. we have the finest
instruments and moro experience than any
other Opticinn in the State, and guarantee
satisfaction or money refunded.
w. GRUBB
JeweIer and Opttcfnn,
Corner Twelfth and Market.
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NOT n Tur Cape of our own in stock, but
until january 10 we offer n large shipment
from q New York furrier at prices that
should not leave n single one to be re-
turned. GEO. NJ SHOOK co.
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ABOUT pEoPLE.
Strangers in tho 0Ity and wheeling rols.

Strangers In tho City md wheeling Folks
Abroad.
R. Wehle, OF Charleston, is a stamm
guest
J. L. Cramer, OF Parkeraburg, is at the
Stamm.
J. Il. McEvy and William Jennings, OF
Grafton, are at the Windsor.
+. ]. Utterback and +. O. Smith, of
Morgantown, are atsthe Stamm.
U. n. Arnett, the Fairmont attorney,
e. B. Koen and j. Y. Koen, of Man.
nington, are in the city, guests OF he
Stamm.
Mrs. S. L. Watson and Misses Ida and
Lucy Watson, of Falrnont, are at tho
Windsor,
Mr.. James Stiles, of :Deep Valley,
Greene county, Pa, is in the city on
business.
Mrs. Wells, Of sisterayille, was here a
few hours yesterday and stopped at
the Statnm.
Mr., William II, Hearne and family
have returned from q visit to Washing
ton, Pa, friends.
Mr.. 9, R. Behler, who has been seri-
oualy i'll for several weeks, was yester-
day taken to the North Wheeling hos
pital.
Henry Falker, OF Chicago, a we'll
known window glass man is here on a
business visit, and figures on the stamm
register.
Mrs. Jess snoWden and sister loft to-
day for Wheeling, where they will
spend a few days with relatives.-Srub.
enviUe Herald.
Charles W. Barriok. of Now Martins
vile; james James, OF SistersyilIe, and
James Chester, of Washington, Pa.
arc guests OF the Behler.
anne Cahilt and John Ritter, OF the
Atlantic engine house, leave this morn
ing Tor a lew dnys''visit to Pittsburgh TO
ment. there.
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SHIRTS. SHIRTS. SHIRTS.

we handle tho celebrated Tighmie Dress
Shirt and Pride of the West Night Shirt.
@. HESS & SONS'
Nercl,upt Tnilors and Gents Fu~rnishers,
1921 and 1928 Market Street.
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READ the INTELL1GENCER's Special Art
Portfolio offer on page three to-day.
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Mrs. Jess snoWden and sister loft to-
day for Wheeling, where they will
spend a few days with relatives.-Shub.
e u;jIe Her1I3
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In oldonTimes

IA oldGn times
steopie overlooked the Importance OF.
permanently beneficial effects and we're
satisfied With transient action; but now
3h2tlt IS generally knownthat syrup of
Will permanently cure habitual
constipation, well-informed people will
not o1y other laxatives, which act for a
ame, Z finally iniure the system.
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English Criminals.

Doubtless, to judge from your aver
age daily journal, murders and sui
cides, crimes and catastrophes, wars
and feuds and frauds, would seem to re-
main the staple of the human record.
But be it remembered that, for obvious
reasons, all our worst and darkest is coll
lected there. One might as we'll Judge
Of public health by the painful cases
described In medical publication as
of the vast mass of solid human happi-
ness and innocent living Joy by the dali
ly catalogue of these really trivial ex-
ceptions to it. AS for sins-the most SCI
rious of which are only such as are
malicious-though the population In
crease, they seem steadily to diminish.
We had 81, "habituals" in 1868;
now the evil roll is only SO, 1853.
When the population Of England was
10, 257, 900 In 1860, there were 1850
persons undergoing penal servitude;
now, with population of 1880, ITO,
the number is only 947. In 1878 the en-
tire number of prisoners in our jails
was 2o,s83; the entire number at the
same date last year was 10, 1888, though
the population had increased by 6,000,-
900. Pauperism is also declining. In
1870, 1 ,079, 391 persons were In receipt
of relief; In 1891, with an addition Of
more than 1000, 900 inhabitants, there
were only TIA, 905. The upshot of thest
figures = without pressing them tex
much-seems surely to be that the ccs
mic process in our own little corner o.
the universe is not doing SO badly.-Si,
Edwin Arnold in Longman's Magazine
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Detecting q smugxler.

A treasury agent, speaking of the
watchfulness of Uncle Sans officials,
said: "A handsomely dressed man got
off ferryboat and seemed to be unusu-
ally nervous. A moment more and he
was struggling in the hands of the off,
GERS and desperately clutching at the
lapels of his coat. It's no use, the
officers remarked; we know what you
have and where it is. Better give 1t up
and save trouble. Apparently crushed
by the discovery, the man quietly as
sisted in opening seams and produced
the diamonds from various portions Of
his clothing. your shoes, pleased This
rather staggered him, but he submitted
with good grace, and one Of the heels
being unscrewed another lot, though
smaller and less valuable than the first,
was found there. The diamonds were
examined and pronounced to be splen-
did article of paste, worth about 25
cents each. This did not satisfy US, and
the man was stripped to the skin. A
huge piece Of sticking plaster was on
his back, which was removed, and I'M
der it were concealed scores Of genuine
diamonds. It is not often that ruse
is so adroitly planned and practiced. !"
New York Times.
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An Unreasonable Mamma.

A young girl who is in love is Z
very delicate article TO deal with,
says Polly Pry.
She rubEked friend who accepted
proposal away from her OWL home
"Bec5use it's so uncomi ortable at
the house," she replied spirit div
ale used to call there, but he nevec
got one moment 10 speak to me
alone.
Mamma always came and set his
visit olt, a1d even walked with US
to the ball door.
II don't Lnow what she was aHiaiL
OF, but it was most Lncomfos table
for both of US.
"And as Tor telling her what be
said when we went out walking, how
coulo any girl repeyt TO her mother
that young man bed sid ber eyes
were Ike diamonds ald her Fps were
like cherries, and all that?
"Whv, it would beto cold-b oodct,
for anything
Il thing l should drop dead from
shame.
Mother psht to be more reasoa.
able. boston Globe.
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Hollow spars.

The use of hollow spars for boats de-
signed to attain great speed has intro
duced new and novel industry requir-
ing workmanship of the finest charac-
ter. The stick for this purpose is re-
quired to be of exceptionally fine and
straight grain, and after being roughly
shaped is split longitudinally from end
to end; the center of each of the halves
is then followed out, and a greater or
less amount. is removed, according to
the intended location of the spar, the
upper spars being much the lighter.
These hollows run nearly the length of
the spar, great care being essential to
have them follow the taper of the out
side of the spar exactly, to insure uni
form thickness at every point-of course
when this has been done and the two
halves of the spar replaced IN their
original position, circular hole is left
in the center of tho spar, running near
" the whole length, and following its
taper from end to end.:. After this the
two halves arc fastened in place again
by means of wooden bowels, which fas-
ten the split together, being placed al
ternately on either side of the central
hollow, and both bowels and split are
carefully glued. These bowels vary in
size with the size of the spar, but are
usually as long as they can be made
without piercing its outside surface.
They are placed slightly nearer the CEN
ter hollow than the outside, in order to
give them all the length possible. In
small spars the glue and the bowels
suffice, but in large ones metal bands on
the outside are added.-New York Sun.
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Financillay Embarrassed.

A large manufacturer, whose af-
fairs were very much embarrassed,
and who was overworked and broken
down with nervous exhaustion, went
to celebrated specialist. He was
told that the only thing needed was
20 be relieved of care and worry, and
have change of thought. This doc
tor was more copsiderate of his pa
TENTS health than of his financial
circumstances. He ought to have
advised him to use DIR. Miles Res,
torative Nervine, the bestremedy for
nervous prostration, sleeplessness,
dizziness, headache, i'll effects OF spir-
its, tobacco, coffee, opium, etc.
Thousands testify to cures. Book
and trial bottle free at A. M. Gill
belts.
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As to Giants.

There has been no subject concerning
which more lies have been told than
about giants. Until it was found that
modern men could not be squeezed into
the armor at the Tower, it was taken
for granted that we had degenerated in
size. This is not only not the case,
but in the matter of giants we have the
advantage of our predecessors. The EN-
peror Maximinian indeed was said to
have been 81 feet high, but ancient
mensuration, especially in the case Of
an emperor, is not to be trusted; In
deed, from its not having made him
taller, it is certain that there was no
one else nearly SO tall. Orestes, it Is
true, we are told, was 10 feet long aft
er death, but he was not thought SO
highly of when alive; we may reasona-
bly, take feet as his ultimatum. Lon
don News.
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Women Inebriates.

DR.. Hugh Richard Ker, who at
one time kept reti eat for women
ineb ia,es, also told the committee
tnat the curative process With
women is esp ciallv difficult. They
are very inventive and resourceful ia
their determination to get something
TO drink DR.. Ker is responsible
forthe illustrative story ofthecurling
tongs.
The women In his retreat first got
their curling tongs Then as curling
tooas must be made hot they got
Some metsyiatcd spirit for the lamp.
Next. various devices, hot water,
sur1r and lemon juice were obtained
from one OF the maids. So out of
curling tongs came grog and state of
intozication shocking and startling
TO the proprietor of the retreat.
Here number of the committee
recollected that doctor had told the
members OF Parliament who inquired
in'o this subject, in 1872, off woman
patient who drank backing because
there was alcohol in it, rather than
moi 70 have something alcoholic.
Il quite believe it," said DIR. Ker;
shut surely some one will say that
the is 90 much backing in this
storv of women druOkards."
ADoyher DIR. Kee-Dr. Norman
Kes- eie.red TO cases in his p-ac-
lice Of ladies well weaned from alco-
holism. ard did not argue for the de-
ten5iou of women longer than men.
Dr.. Street, who has also had eS-
pet;ence with women in re reata, ac-
counts for the inequality of meu apd
women in regard to the drink 'ng
habit by the faet that the women are
screened Tor longer time and have
become very bad before their cases
are brought 80 the notice of physi-
clan, white their cure is more diff
cult bee use they have fewer occupa-
TONS 10 divert sheir thoughts than
men. This barnoni1es win SIR An
drew Clark's view thai occupation is
a rart-of The Gu alive process as tbe
want of it is very of.en the reason
of The disease London Neeos.
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THE SECRETARY BIRD.
The Cool Manner In which 1t kills Snake
Its Natural Prey.

The Cool Manner In Which It Kills o SNAKE
Its Natural Prey.
AS soon as the secretary bird, or
snake eater, of South Africa discovers
a make, it advances toward II without
hurry and without hesitation, and when
within striking distance 1t Immediately
elevates its crest and the feathers Of the
neck, and without losing any time de-
livers blow with Its foot. If the snake
has avoided the blow and attempts to
strike back, the bird interposes q wing,
thus receiving the deadly fangs HARM
lessly upon the long feathers and Inn
mediately strikes again.
The fight is then virtually over, for
il the secretary gets in a single blow
the snakes back is broken, and the bird,
ightninglike, plants its foot firmly on
the reptiles neck and head, pressing
them into the ground, while it delivers
the coup de grace with its beak, and
then deliberately swallows the snake
whole, beginning at the tail, and just
before the head disappears, giving it an
enthusiastic parting rap on the ground.
But there is nothing refined about the
secretary birds appetite, for one writer
says he found inside one three serpents
''as long as his arm" IL hzards Z
inches long, 81 tortoises about inches
in diameter, besides large quantity
of grasshoppers and other insects, +" or
In other words, II feet of snake, 61k
Of lizard, ~ of tortoise and say q yard
of miscellaneous trifesi
The secretary bird Is protected by the
cape authorities for the immense public
benefit 1t confors n eating poisonous
snakes, and penalty is attached by
law to its destruction. And IL 1t were
necessary hundreds of eyewitnesses
could be called to prove its right to the
title of serpentarius. Curiously enough,
too, this bird may be trained, and Is
trained, to protect poultry yards, not
only from snakes, which are too fond Of
eggs, but from other birds Of prey.-St.
james Budget
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A Sold Knock down Blow.

The whale blows water While at play !:
Trees blow in every cline
The sweetest flowers blow in May,
But wind blows ali the time
There's lots OF blowing in this
world. Sufferers from catarrh blow
their noses, and quack blow about
their cures" DR.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy is the only iafslIible one,
It's proprietors back up this claim By
offering $500 for every case they fail
to cure permanently. This is an
unanswerable blow at humbuggery,
coming from meu ofsterliDg reputa.
ton and ample capital Nasal Ca
tarrh cannot resist the potency Of
this Remedy. 1T stops discharges.
leaving the senses acnte, the head
clear, and the breath normal. OF
all druggists, 80 cents.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-01-13

There is curious story of how the
Duke d'Aoste, when king of Spain, told
a muleteer to whom he was talking to
cover himself, the sun being hot, for
getting that by SO doing he made him a
grandee. Marshal Prim, to prevent this
catastrophe, knocked the mans hat out
of his hand, and according to some the
muleteer had something to do with the
assassination that followed few days
afterward London Spectator.
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UNDER The MIsTLEToE.

Grandmamma, IN your frame on the wall. :.
Beautiful me.d OF the long ago,
Stately and slender. blond and tall,
With the pinched In waist and the foot 80
small,
Prithee tell-for fam would know
What did you on that Christmastide
When great-great-grandpapa made you brides
Handsome and courtly and debonair.
With his powdered cue and his Rornna-nuses'
As richly dark as his bride Is fair, =
He rests a hand on your straight backed clair
To whisper to you, I suppose
To whisper again as in long ago ~.
When he kissed you under the mistletoe.
Say. beautiful bride in the antique dress;
Say, beautiful bride ia your bridal white,
Did you let him gaze on your loyeliness
Till lifted eyes did your heart confess
As you led the dance on your wedding night
Did he press your hand as he bent to say
Sweet words-as the lovers do today?
Ali courtly groom OF the vanished years,
Beautiful bride of the days long fed,
Dust, but dust are your hopes and fears,
Cold your kisses and dried your tears;
But hang here, over your head,
A sprig of such Christmas mistletoe
AS you kissed beneath in the long ago.
Mary Clarke Huntington in Good House.
keeninp
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1t contains mild proportion OF CUTICURA,
the great Skin Cure, which enables it to dissolve
the sebaceous or oily matter as it forms at the
mouths Of the pores.
1t stimulates the sluggish glands and tubes to
healthy activity, reduces Inflammation, soothes
and heals irritated and roughened surfaces and
restores the skin to its original purity.
This is the secret of its wonderful success.
For Ebad compilations, red, rough hands and
shapeless nails dry, thin and falling hair, scaly
and irritated scalps and simple baby blemishes
it is wonderful.
1t is preserving, purifying and identifying to
degree hitherto unknown among remedies for
the skin and complexion.
Sale greater than the combined sales OF all
other skin and complexion soaps.
Sold throughout the world.
POTTER DRUG AND CHEM. Corr, Sole Pro-
prietors, Boston.
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WOMEN Clerh. I'm washineton.

There have been great changes in the
government departments in the last 80
years. The FIRST woman regularly en-
ployed was put on the rolls of the navy
department 35 years ago. She was a
young widow, and the officials consid-
cred 1t an awful problem how to dis
pose of her. Finally they hit upon a
plan. They treated her as If she was a
contagious disease and isolated her in
an attic room. She received and re-
turned her copying by messenger.
But the disease caught on, so to speak,
and today there are /, 900 women in the
treasury alone. There is one woman to
every seven men.
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At Eau Claire, Wis, negro tramp
crawled into car Of lumber bound for
Burlington, Ia, and lay down ON top
of the pile. He fell asleep, and the Ium-
Der, being wet, swelled up, crushing
him against the roof Of the car. When
the car arrived here the following day,
the dead body was found.--St. Louis
Republic.
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Poor Hankinson, who had come to
make an evening call, paused at the
doorway of the parlor. Young Fergu-
son was there ahead of him.
II can hardly hope for any inter-
change of ideas this evening, Miss Ka-
jones, he said, with a CHASTITY attempt
to be facetious, on the basis of unre-
stricted reciprocity. You seem to be
fully protected.
Protected?'' exclaimed Miss Ka-
jones, with ravishing smile. mot at
all, Mr.. Hankinson. Raw material is
on the free list here. Walk in. ''-Chi-
cago Tribune.
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One of the largest retail dry goods
houses in Boston has standing con-
tract with daily newspaper to take all
the small change received each day by
the newspaper.
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Ii you are not feeling strong and
healthy, try Electric Bitters. If = Ia
grippe" has left you weak and weary
use Electric Bitters. This remedy
acts directly upon the Liver, Stom-
ach and Kidneys, gently aiding those
organs to perform their functions.
If you are afflicted with sick head
ache, you viii find speedy and per-
manent relief by taking Electric Bit
ters. One trial win convince you
that this is the remedy you need
Large bottles only SOC. at e @. vii
Hams, Jr. & Co.'s Drug Store.
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OF Two Evils Choose the Least.

Doctor-n you are to recover, You
must spend the next three months in
travelling.
Patient-But ! can't afford 1t, doctor.
Doctor-very we'll, stay at home If
you must, and I will visit you daily.
Patient-Never mind, doctor, think
will travel after Il.-From the Ger
man
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have been q great sufferer from
dry catarrh for many years, aud /
tried many remedies, but none did
me so much benefit as Ely's Cream
Balm. It completely cured me.
M. J. Lally, 80 Woo ward Ave-,
Boston Highlands, Mass.
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In front of his early home, in Swe-
den, stands a monument with this in
scription, John Ericsson was born
here" 1t is large granite monument
and was built by the miners of his ma
tive region wholly at their own charges.
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Conductor James McEntee of the Un-
ion Pacific railroad claims to have las
seed deer with a bellcord, an expert
ence that is vouched for by the train
hands. The train was going at full
speed near Echo, U. T., at the time.
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Women full of pains, aches
and weaknesses find comfort,
strength and renewed vitality In
Cuticura Plaster, the first and only
pain-kilIing, nerve-strengthening
plaster when all else fails.
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once Secret.

Junior Partner-Our traveller ought
to be discharged. He told one of our
customers that am an ignorant fool.
Senior Partner-I shall speak to him
and insist that no more Office secrets be
divulged. Boston Gazette.
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This is progressive age. The king
Of Corea has purchased an electric light
plant in this country, which will have
1900 incandescent lamps and will illu-
inmate the kings palace and grounds.
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Woman lin third class carriagel-Oh,
what noisei That horrid whistling is
enough to drive one mad.
Guard suppose you want rs for
your sixpence to engage Patti to sing
on the engine for youl-Avondpost.