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Into Literary News.

General Lord Wolseley makes a most
important contribution to tho litoruturo
OF tho Chins-Japan war. In m article
for tho February Cosmopolitan, he dis
cusBos tho situation and docs not minco
matters in saying what China must do
IN :his emergency. Two other noted
foreign authors contribute interesting
articles to this number. Rosita llaari,
tho famous Partisan danseusc, gives a
history OF tho ballet, and Emile Olivier
tells tho story OF tho fall OF Louis
Philippe. From every part Of tho world
drawings aud photographs hayo been
obtained OF tho instrument, used to
torture poor humanity, and appear rs
illustrations tor Il clever article by
Julian Hawthorne, entitled, Salvation
via thu BACK" Mrs. Reginald do Koven.
Anatolo France, W. Clark Russell, Al
bion w. Tourgco and William Dcau
howells arc among tho story tollers for
tho February number OF Tho Cosmopol.
itan.
The North American Review for Fob.
rnary opens with throo timely aud i'm.
norlant articles oil "Tho Financial
Muddle.' written respectively by Hon.
j.. Sterling Norton, secretary OF avrI.
culture, Representative William NJ.
Springer, chairman Of tho house com.
.nittbe on banking md currency, and
Henry W: Cannon, president Of tho
Chaso National Bunk OF New York and
formerly comptroller Of tho currency,
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There Is no doubt that Senator Hill is
a Democrat, for no ha, declared 40 him.
sell. But unlike q great many othor
Democrats. no 10 frank enough 10 ad-
init the true cause OF tho present anan.
cial situation. In a speech delivered at
the banquet Of tho Democratic Club Of
Now York City, Saturday, no said:
Tho country Is now confronted with
a steadily growing deficit In the trcas.
ury. caused by tho failure Of tho recent
fiscal legislation to produce tho nece,.
gary revenues for tho needs Of tho gov.
ernmene The only alternative is to
borrow money 10 meet the deficit, Tho
details should DO easily fixed, aud all
partie, In Congress- should join heartily
in giving oxplici. and uuquestionod au.
thority for tho making OF such loans as
may DO necessary. Ultimate currency
reform 10 needed, but it cannot DO
forced. Tho way mus. he prepared for
1t, and the duty OF the present Congress
10 to assist in preparing the way"
Tho senator Is right as to the caus.
Of the present embarrassment Of tho
treasury, but when ho points out tho
way to tho remedy he will find difficulty
in persuading a Democratic congress.
The country hardly expects a proper
relief from a body whose incompetcncy
has led to the trouble.
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Wrwould have moro faith In the sincerity OF
the esteemed lSrgLLtGEscER's criticism OF tho
Tennessee Democratic legislature for proposing
TO Count out the Republican goycrnorelecl" Il
IL would coudemn the similar crime on the part
Of tho Republicans out In Caliiosnia-ReGis.u.
The IyrELLloEScEn condemns crimes OF
this nature wherever it finds them.
whether committed by Republicans or
Democrats. II the Republicans Of Cal.
ifornia ignore the rights of the people
and violate tho mandates OF the con,ti.
tuition, as did tho Democratic legisla.
ture OF Wost Virginia in 1889. and as the
Democrats Of the Tennessee legislature
are doing to-day, they are equally guilty.
Does this satisfy our esteemed mon.
partisan" (!!) friend?
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Tho Fisher. OF North America.

Ono OF the most s%tupendous tasks in
a publishing way ever undertaken is
that OF the American Angler in issuing
in parts colored plates Of the fishes OF
North America, colored as in life. Part
V Is at handiand fully sus,ains tho rep.
u~tation gained by previous issues.
The iiihographic plates are very fine
works Of art Tho reproduction OF the
oil effects OF the original portraits is
especially to be noticed. We doubt il
such beautiful aud artistic work has
ever before been Issued from Il litho-
graphic press either in this country or
Europe.
Many subscribers to this expensive
book have been disposed to doubt its
successful completion, but Mr.. Harris.
oditorottho American Angler, after years
OF effort. has succeeded in arranging for
i,s entire publication. Tho following
letter from the Riverside Press, (Hough-
ton, Mitlin & Co., owners) who arc do
ing tho photographic work, will remove
all doubts as to tho compilation OF this
book.
Having completed arrangements
"hSASby w IL " INN lIe lllltOnTApIl-
ic reproductions Of your celebrated oil
portraits Of fahea for The Fishes OF
North America" We would say that tho
work will now progress US fast as posi-.
bio consistent with its high class char
acscr, and our part Of it will not re,ard
the regular issue OF tho numbers. for wo
can probably give them to you at tho
rate oil two pictures a month"
The Fishes Of North America" is
published by tho Harris Publishing Co.,
10 Park Place, Now York. 1t consists
OF forty Issues or parts aud is sold OK.
clusively by subscription at 81 80 per
part Six parts. twelve plates coIorod as
in lilo. lexis inches, havo boon issued
and future numbers will BIO published
at tho rate Of n or two per month, as
fast as tho photographic work can DO
completed.
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TIE Republican members OF the city
council. in their caucus las. night, cxer-
cised splendid judgment in the sclec-
tion OF men to fill places at their dis
posal. Without Disagreement OF the
merits and abilities OF the applicants
who were not chosen, i. may BIO said OF
the successful candidates that, without
exception, they are qualified for tho
places and are deserving Of this recog.
milton Of their party services. 1t is a
cause for generalization that tho eau.
Gus was harmonious and conducted in
a business-like way.
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B~REAKFAzT BUDGET.

Tho citiIeuo Of Dudham, Masa., cole.
btatod In Memorial hall with groat
oolat tho othor night tho o50,h anniyor-
sary OF the establishment OF Its froo
public school. which school, It ia claim.
cd, was tho frat ono established In tho
world.
II 10 said that whom tho United States
government moved to Washington In
tho year 1900 tho property waa all car
ricd In sovon boxes, while tho chief OK.
ocutiyo got Lost In tho woods In the
neighborhood OF Washington.
In two years Austria has obtained
through tho Ro,hachilds two.thirds OF
tho ,000, 900 In gold 1t 10 boarding In
order to adopt tho single standard, and
OF tho amount secured this year $4,000
600 10 in American eagles.
A naval dry dock, largo enough to 70.
ceive any vessel Of our fleet, 10 nearly
ready for use at Port Royal, 8, O., and
two Others Of equal aizo will soon 10
completed Ut Brooklyn and on tho Pa
ciac aldo ot Puget Sound.
Tho natives OF interior Madagascar
defend themselves against tho advance
Of tho French soldiers by removing all
food from tho limo Of march and rofus.
Ing to furnish supplies at any price.
Mrs. MoIotte. OF Jackson county,
Mich, au inmatc Of tho county aims.
house, 10 106 years old ard glories in
the assertion that nhe Is "as mean u
woman rs God ever put breath into"
D. v. Talent, mail.carrler between
Rutherford aud Columbus, N. O., walks
twonty.seyen miles each day, carrying
the mailbag on his shoulders. His
compensation is 5000 a year.
Arural South Carolina paper tells OF
an icicle thirty feet long and n yard
wide that formed on a windmill in
York county during the recent cold
spoil.
DR.. Ida L. Richardson, OF Philadel-
phia, 10 IL OF tho most successful
woman physicians OF tho country. her
income being estimated at $40. 00Oa year.
There are 1000 girls employed in tho
British postal departments, and there
was only l por cent Of them married
last yeRr.
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a Feature o, tho Incone Tax Inv.

A Feature OF tho Income Tax Inv.
Another oppressive feature Of tho in
como tax law has just bccr discovered
through q decision made by the attor-
noy general. It effects army and navy
officers and members OF Congress, and
brings to light q peculiar state OF aIairs.
Some weeks ago Secretary Lamont
submitted to the attorney general tho
question whether officers OF The army
shall DO required to pay an income tax
onsums iisbursed to them in liou Of
quarters and rations and for mileage,
provided such sums caused their in
comes to mount over the $1,000 mark"
In roply to tho inquiry tho attorney gen.
oral ronders tho opinion that the law
was intended to apply in all such cases.
and tina. paymastera mus. deduct
from tho amount disbursed to officers
tho tax OF . per cent. il tho money 70.
iceived by them amount to moro than
$4,000" Tho decision applies alao 10
navy officers.
The odiousness Of this ioaturo is ap.
parent from tho following statement OF
the peculiar requirements to which
army and navy officers must submit:
As the AVS nrD now constituted army and
navy officers arc compelled 10 pay out OF their
own pockets thu Rmounti necessary TO secnro
: transportation whom they are ordcrod 10 change
~stntions and tho change ~lnyOlvcs trnvol. Whom
they roach their destination thoy niO with the
paymuter q voucher for mileage. and before
thu oan DO paid tho paymRs,er Will have 10 dc.
duct 2 pcr cont Of tho amount. provided the oNt-
cor's income Is moro than sL.OO1. oven though
the officers cxpcnso' aggregate more than what
he II paid. This Is certainly mn anomalous con.
dillon Of affairs aud Is ono OF the thousand good
/, rehs0ns why tho iuqnisltorIal and nionnrchlcal
tax should bs wiped from tho statute books.
In tho mN,tDr Of quarter. also. although tho
tho government may fail 10 supply the officer
with a nsidonco. that Oficor must accept com.
mutation for quarters aud furnish his own
house. In addition to tho expense OF house
rent. no will. under the attorney generals
opinion, hsvo to pny n tax on his communication
money. Tho same may be Eaid OF his raslon1.
a peculiar feature of tho situation Is
hat tho decision may apply to tho mile
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acknowledgement
WHEELING. JANUARY go, 1898.


stripped OF its veroiage. tho Presi-
dents message on the financial situa-
tion. sent to Congress yesterday, Is an
urgent appeal to that body to grant re-
lief to tho treasury By legislation pre-
venting the further depletion OF tho
gold reserve. Ho calls attention at
length to the condition OF a~ifair,, and
discusses in a vague and evasiye way its
causes.
The interest oil the message, however.
centera in the Presidents recommenda-
ton Of a remedy for the existing state
OF affairs, which, except among the sill
ver men. was received with considera-
bic favor. The opinion expressed by
Mr.. Cleveland is that the relief car be
afforded by long time gold bonds bear.
ing not exceeding 8 per cent interest,
aud he asks that Congress authorize the
secretary OF the treasury to issue them
.tor the purpose Of procuring and main
tainlng asufficient gold reserve audthe re.
- 80, ..5,s.,...
.LIIS -, COZ
~. p-.u..,..-..,. ba-a.;s.
that temporary expedients, such as
e~s. W, - 49,.
s."n -
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80,
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IL his encyclical Pope Leo calls upon
the bishops Of the United States to turn
aside ~workingmen's associations from
law.bre.kiug and to teach journalists
respect for religion and truth. This is
good advice. and the bishops may be
able to accomplish a great deal with
tho labor leaders, but il His Holiness
could pass through n political cam
paign in America, he would realize how
hopeless 10 the task whom it comes to
tncklins the average partisan journ-
alist.
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age OF members Of Congress, and 1t Is
probable that a Vigorous protos. will DO
raised BY those gentlemen. who usro
not looking TO DO thus affected by tho
law which they mndo themselves. It 10
therefore not improbable that II the
army and navy officers carry out their
intention to ask Congress- to repeal tho
statute affecting thom they will mud
willing listeners.
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OF this generation when n man conId clothe
himself and family so well for 80 little money as
now. What Is the rcaIou Of Ibis, II Is simply
one OF the blessings brough: bv the Democratic
tariff. III, one Of the results OF free wool Bos-
ton Post.
And thcro never was n time within
the memory Of this generation" when
the w%orkingmen had so little money
with which to clothe himself and family
at any price as now. 1t is simply one
OF the blessings brought by the Demo-
cratic tariff"
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A Bia bond issue seems inevitable.
It's probable size is estimated all tho
way from one hundred million to avo
hundred million dollars. According to
some reports it is to BIO a popular long
time, low-interest loan; according to
others 1t is to be Hoatcd by a syndicate
Of bankers. At any rate q bond issue OF
some considerable size is not far of.
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The Democratic papers outside Of
West Virginia arc publishing some
feariully aud wonderfully constructed
fairy stories regarding a. Charloa-
tor. Tho newspaper talent at our state
capital is finding a ready market for
thcir fictions, made purely for foreign
consumption.
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IT is figured out that clamu can only
travel thirty foot in q weok. This leads
tho Now York Prose- to romark that a
raco botwoon ! good representative
clam and tho proBont Congress would DO
a thrilling cvont.
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A WOMAN incorporating IN mans Mt
tIro has boon arrested in California on n
charge OF forgery. Is this another owl.
dence OF THE now woman's" aptitude
for adopting tho waya Of which man has
heretofore hold tho monopoly?
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TuE story that an American woman,
Mary Esther Leo. now Countess Wal
dersce, is exercising so much influence
for good behind the throne OF Germany,
and that n Of her good works was tho
part she took in affecting q reconcilia.
ton between the emperor md Prince
Bismarck. is romantic and entertaining,
II not true.
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CONGRESSMAN WILSON ia o to 20
on another trip to England. but il no
hns proftcd by his experience OF last
fall ho will not permit himself to be
banqucttod.
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%NNtN ~ -
In addition to tho above there arc
S20l,Si5,7SS National Bank notos out
standing, guaranteed by the govern.
mont. which are in the same category,
1t is evident that il provision bo mado
for the retirement OF tho United States
notes and treasury notes OF 1890, leay.
ing the responsibility for the redemp.
ton OF national bank notes to the banks
themselves. the treasury will still have
to contend with 1886, 1924 ,504 OF silver
certificates, representing standard silver
dollars. and will also be compelled to
keep S57,SS9.090 OF silver dollars, now
outstanding at par and interchangeable
with gold; and should any Of the bills
now pending before Congress providing
for the issue OF bank no,ea be passed,
such notes might be redeemed in silver
dollars which are Unlimited legal ten
der, the silver certificate. being redeem
able in this coin. it ia plain, therefore,
that unless the treasury maintains sill
yer dollars and silver certificates upon
a gold basis, Il large additional issue OF
bank notes might force us to 4 silver
basis unless the silver certificates aud
silver dollars BIO retired from c~ircula-
ton. in addition to the retirement of
tho United States notes and treasury
notes.
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TINS rrosidcn.'s message 10 not up to
tho standard In literary style. It Is
disappointing In that It contains no
now words or phrases.
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FOR RENT

S.oomed brick. No.6 Virginia street
6-rooued brick, No. IS South Broadway.
3'Foomed frame. No. IL North Huron street
S'foomed brick No. - Fifteenth street.
S-rooned frame, No. % Ohio street
SFooned itnne, No. GO South York street
5-roomed frame. No. 10 South Elm street.
rooms. third floor, No. ISIS Market steel
1-rooned o.ick. No. III Fourteenth Stree.
i.roomed frame, No. llnS NcColloch street.
3'roomed frame, No. lll6 McCoIloch street.
S'roomcd brick, No. 1877 McColloch street.
S'Toomei frame, No. Ia South Front street.
5-roomed brick, No. $50 Eoar street
6'roomed brick. No c9oi Chapline street
iroomS, second foot. No. S!l2 Jacob street.
+sootred b.ick. No. 2tl7 Alley l.
li'roomed brick. No. so Main street.
6.roomed brick. No. 360I Woods street.
5'roomed franc, No. 3ls3 McCoiloch street..
i.roomed brick, No. GIG Main street.
5.roomcd er!ck. No. III Thirty.thi.d street
stoomed frame. No. aa OHIO street
Sroomed frame. No, 973l Woods street
S'rooncd frame. No. lil3 Elizabeth street
5'rooncd brick. No. 2{l9 Chapline street.
Sroo!ned frame, No. 81 North Wabash street.
S'roomed brick, No. IL AlloyE
'.Toomel frame and store room, corne. -Four
censh and McColloch streets
stone building, Nos III. and lsl4 Main stree:
Store building, No. l5sa Main street.
Otiec showing rooms. No. 1906 Market street
oMec showing rooms. No. 1911 Market suee:
once room, No. Ito, Chaplinc street.
MONEY TO LOAN. -
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CONGRESSMAN SmLEY Is not tho only
mombor Of tho houso Of representa-.
tivoa who nood,a paddock on his mouth.
There's Jonou. Of Virginia, for instance.
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Or to the present writing the Register
has not read our Democratic governor
gu, OF the party for signing tho bill crc-
nting Mingo county.
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YOUNG SPIRITS,

temper, fcsr Of impending calamity and a
thousand and one arrangements OF body and
mind, result from such ~peruicious practices.
tAl these are permanently cured by i'm
proved methods Of treatment without the
patient leaving home.
A medical treatise written in plain but
chssto language, treating Of the nature,
receipt OF this notice, with 10 cents in stamps,
for postage. Address. Worlds DispeaSary
Medical Association, Buffalo, n. Y.
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Our Pre.ent curreue, ohliyn,lon..

From I'm Financial Middle" By Henry ".
Cannon, Pretidoit OF NE chdS. National Bank,
IN HorA AH!sreaa RerisR for Febraary.
The currency obligations OF the cov.
ernment at tho present time in circula-
ton and In the treasury (exclusivo OF
gold certificates. currency certificates,
silver dollars outstanding and sub.
sidiary silver which the government /,
compelled to protect by sufficient gold
reserve are as folIows:
United states notcs.".-"."--...-.s.-s3i6 $50 4
Treasury notes under act July II,
ioSSIss''s'....-....-.. ........-...........-. secs. lJO,SAh f3l
Silver certlhcateS 80, S,i.50i
..... ....... -
SSii 100 Isl
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-08-31
Frank Lcslie's Popular Monthly.
FOR SEPTEMBER

Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
September is out in new dress OF
type, which, with the artistic cover
and the broad, handsome pages, gives
the finest possible setting TO its mum
erous pictorial and literary features.
These latter are always OF timely
and seasonable nature, and in the cur.
rent number include a fascinating
paper upon "Mishaps aud Mysteries
of the Sea" by Mary Titcomb, review.
ing the worlds great marine disasters,
and superbly illustrated with drawings
by 0verend, Davidson, Schell, Burns
and Montbard; the idyllic dairy Of
"A Quiet Summer on Lake Maggoire,"
10y Lena L. Pepper; "a Holiday Trip
in Search of Old China" by Mrs. NJ.
Il. Leicester Adds; a charming sketch
of outdoor festivity in the South en-
titled al Fresco," by Martha McCul,
loch-Williams; an intimate study of
"The factory towns of England" by
Edward Porritt; "a Chat from Hav.
ana with some timely pictures, by
Anna Cronhielm Wallberg; "The Ro-
nance of Early California" by J, NJ
Scanland; 1.-The Story of the Samovar,"
by W. S. Harwood; and a sketch of
the career of the late Professor Hux-
ley, accompanied with an admirable
portrait The September number of
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly con.
lains the opening ipstallment ola new
serial story, "The Magnet Stone,' by
Frances Swami Williams, which bids
fair to prove the best work yet offered
BY this rising young Virginian nov
clist,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-08-31

Parks Tea clears the complexion.
Sold by Hull &Greene.
/ lie summer girl is wearing blouse
waist with sleeves larger than ever, a
skirt with godet plaits, a jaunty Yacht
ing cap with no veil. She has found
that her complexion is her strong
point and that when she takes a cup
Of Parks Tea at night ii keeps it
fresh and clear and that a little sun.
burn is an added attraction. She finds
too, that she can be more athletic if
she never misses her cup Of Parks
Tea. Sold by Hull & Greene.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-08-31
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Most Perfect Made.

William O. Whitney in recent in
teryiew, said Il think the condition
Of the Democratic party in the whole
country today is remarkably strong,
even stronger than il has been since
the war "Why?" because for the
first time since the war il has record
TO stand on. Ii has done something.
10 spite Of an extremely high tariff
public revenues were falling and the
Republican party had proved itself
absolutely irresponsible by its extrav-
agance. The so-called prosperity of
the country was fostered by a tariff
which granted enormous profits in
spots, and at the same time stihed
general competition and depressed
individual enterprise. A crash was
inevitable. The Cleveland admins
tration met the crisis which the
Republicans had evaded The Repub-
licans created the difficulties, and the
Cleveland administration has solved
them
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-08-31

There is great danger in neglecting
Collie, Cholera and similar complaints.
An absolutely prompt and safe cure
is found in De Wits Collie & Cholera
Cure.-Hull & Greene, druggists.
There is one medicine that will i'm
mediately. We refer to De Wits Col.
ic and Cholera Cure for all summer
complaints. No delay. No disap.
pointment. No failure. Hull & Greene,
druggists.