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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

NEW ,YORK-BusineSs was very
slack AS regards engagements for cur
rent wants. For spring fabrics of all de-
sCrlpIons ther" was more or less bust
ness doing in all directions. whIl,. a good
10 Large movement OF all kinds of s;uns
are being hurried forward with all dis
patch At the request Of purchasers.
Printing cloths JUL and nominal at
"9-l6c. with sales OF 5@,Cv0 pieces for the
week.
FALL. RIVER-PriDt cloth market
dull: no business in regulars. Light
sales Of odds on basis Of PIC,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

Distressing Kidney and bladder dis.
cngcs relieved In six hours by tho NEW
GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN KID
great surprise Oh account of itg exceed
Ing profnptncaq in relieving pain In tho
bladder. Kidneys. back and every part
OF the GruHry paSgnEc In male or fc-
male. Il rnliGTCg retention OF water aud
pain in pasHlug II almost Immediately.
II you want QuIcl. relief and cure this
IL your remedy. Sold by II. H. List,
druggist. Wheeling, ". Va.
THE King of Pills IL DccclIam's-
BEEClIAM'S.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19
MUM ()N'S
Improved homeopathic
II I:::-ME DIES

Munyon's Rheumatism Cure seldom fnlti
10 relieve IN 10 . hours, unl cures IN u
fUw days. Price 90.
Munyon's nyppCpHn Cure Ia guaranteed
To curr ~ lO1ms OF Indigestion AMI sl0m.
RCh troubles, Price 2ir,
huNyOn'H Liver cure COrrCCtS headache,
hiilpuFnr1s, idurIlcc, constipation und AL
liver dlp,usuu. l'rlCu 91r,
Munyon's Kidney cure speedily cures
pHnS In the back. lOns or ErGln5. all forms
NJ Kidney diNrWsr price 80,
Munyon's llp0d Cure crudicatrS all I'm.
pnrilIcI ct the blood. Price s5c,
MunyUrN Pile Ointment positively cures
all lUrlNH OF plies. Price ~,
Munyon's Asthma Herbs are guaranteed
20 relieve asthma IN Two minutes. Price
Munyon's Cold Cure prevents pneumonia
and breaks up cold IN iow hours Price
&c,
Munyon's Cough cure stops cough, night
GNcatn, 0llayH soreness and speedily heals
tho lungL l'rlCc &c.
Munyon's Nerve Cur" restores over
worked ard uvcrstrainrd nerves 10 II
healthy condition. Price 2Ic
Munyon's iieaIarhu cure stops hCldaChc
IN thr-c mlautru Price &c,
AUUyOu'R NiinliZrr iWmIts new lie. re-
hlnfCl lnsi powers to weak AMI dub.itNlvl
men, i'rlCr EltD
\ acpa:GtUCurn FOR each disease. Al all
drugglNu, r,Osily - uoutG vial.
Personal letters 10 i'rus, Nlunyon, lNI
Arch DlNuct, rnlaN"lrhln, Pa, answered
with IRE" medical advice FOR any disease.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19
Wheeling & Elm Grove Railroad
Wheeling Bridge & Terminal Ry.

- " DANr " - IsAN' lNCStlNCT. F
TImc Table No. Is. TO take effect 1901 a
NJ, Sunday, November 10, 1885.
Leave Whccllng-'S:ON, 1876, Sll:i0 a. H..
{N:%l. 'S:lI, 1880, $500 y. III.
Leave PCninauin-tS:0G. 1851, sll:t5, n. m.
}9;:S, '3:el. i4:$G, 1906 y. m.
Leave Martins fcrry-iSla, 1851, {ll:sa
Il. M. f2:52. '3:9G iiis, S9:l2 r. M.
Arrive Terminal lunctton-tSl7, tlo;eI.
Ni5S|a, m. i2:5S, 'G:22, fiA6, s9:lS y. m.
Leave Tcrmiual Junction-'I:2222. $500 A.
M sl2:iO Il. M. $3.50, S:OJ i5:li 1915 p, m.
Leave Martins Ecrry-t7:?S. sg:Oi n. M.
'l2:i5. a:U5, fiI0, ij:l9. iS:l2 p. m.
Leave pcninsula-t1:5l. j9:li a. NJ, 'l::S.
sill. 1iI7. iI:?h. lS:5S y. N.
Arrive WhcclinE-.t7;I0, 500 n, NJ, 'l2:5;,
tSl7. i:25, t5:2l. 1905 u, m
daily. tD2ily except Sunday. Sundays
only.
Al trains will run on Eastern Time.
J. L. TAUSSlG. Superintendent
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

"AlY husband had Two cancers tnIlcH
from his face, and another Vas coming
On his lip. He took two bottles OF Bur
dock Blood Filters and Il disappeared.
lie Is completely we'll" Mrs William
Kirby, Akron. Erie county, y. Y. ,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19
GOING NoRTH-DEPART,

Electric cars between Wheeling. Mar
tins Ferry and c.. L. & ". Depot in
bridgeport.
sDaiy between points marked
SUNDAY only between points marked
Other trains daily except Sunday.
on Sundays Train ! runs TO Uhrtchsvijl,
only and on same days Train and s
starts from Uhrichsville instead OF Bridge
port
Through connections and through tickets
10 all points. Call on agents or address
W. Il. WOODFORD, Gen. Manager.
Cleveland. Ohio.
". C. CARREL. General Pass.
Cleveland Ohio
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

NEW EORK-pctrOleum. Pennsylva,
MA crude steady; January Csc bid.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19
Wool.
NEW YORK-Wool quiet.

SOOTHING. and not Irritating.
strengthening ard not weakening,
small, but cGcctirc-such are the quail
tiles OF DeWlt's Little Early Risers,
the famous little pills. Charles L.
Goctze corner Twelfth and Market
streets: Nowic & Co.. Bridgeport: Pea
body G. Son, RrnwoOd. .
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19
RAILROADS.
RAILROADS.
TheCleFelald, LOraiG & Wheeling R. R.

Schedule Effective November - 1895.
Cleveland Depot Foot OF South Water 81,
GOING SOUTH-DEPART
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

CINCGNNATi-lIogs easy and lower
a s. 5OA% 81: receipts 5000 head; ship
meRts 500 head
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-26

the largest sheets OF water In the county.
II is a good place to catch fish and frogs
and the people who go there for a day
usually have men In the party, h take
rod and reel. wear their fishing clothes and
have as good a time as q follower OF Isaac
Walton need ask. To get to Lanigan's lake
the drive is out the Blum road. The place
is a short distance from the river and there
is boating and bathing and a delightful
grove. 1t is a favorite place to go camping
and late in the season it is not unusual
to see a dozen or more white tents dotting
the shore OF the lake or river bank.
The road to Allisonville leads to Hope
cottage. and who has not heard of Hope
cottage. the place where country fried
chicken meits in the mouth and the table Is
set out with all the jellies, preserves, pick
les. hot biscuit and other farm delicacies.
or Hough cottage at Miflersville, with the
same delectables. At Allisonville there Is a
grove and the river and fishing parties en-
JOY the day on the river and add to their
creature comfort by a visit to Hope cot
tage. There are scores of farms dotting
the bank OF the river in its course up and
down stream. Many Of them have groves,
where a private party would enjoy q few
hours, but the owners are not happy when
oi4NO Ia II tahC ROSrNoSACAA
without leave or license. A member OF a
party which started out for a picnic one
day said she knew just where to go. as
she knew the farmer who owned the ground.
The party in Surveys drove out and found
the great gate nailed up good and tight.
They drove on and around a bend and ar
rived at the other side of the river opposite
the grounds where they wanted to go. The
gate there was open. They drove In. forded
the river and were soon unpacked and the
horses were free OF their harness and were
fastened where they could nfbble the grass.
Scarcely were hey ready for their picnic
when a severe-looking mar was seen COM
ing their way with a Ratchet in his hand.
He called to one OF the men, who went
down the bank and on to a log which forded
the river. There the farmer expostulated
and the man talked, using his hands freely
to explain matters. The others of the party
could not hear what was said, but they saw
the motions, which spoke palmer than
words. Pretty soon another went down and
he talked. The party on the bank took 1t all
In, wondering whether they would have to
move on, like poor Joe, or not. Then a
third. a woman, thought she would go and
see IL she could help matters along. 1t took
a good deal Of talking but the man finally
grew mellow and allowed them to stay. He
explained to them later that a party had
been there the week before, had shot his
stock and threatened to shoot him, so he
was rather particular about having his
grounds visited without leave. In connec-
ton with picnics and camping, which are
for people of limited means and a short
vacation, there is another set of people who
would like a fortnight Of country life. For
| such there are very few places. A comfort
able farm house, with a good table and the
luxury of milk and ice is a rarity. but the
picnic grounds are numerous.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-26
A HORSE THAT CAN COUNT.


There is a grocer doing business not far
from the south end Of Virginia avenue who
has a horse that is very regular in its hab-
its. He has learned that the bell in engine
house No. s strikes twelve times every day
at noon, and when the hour comes and the
horse hears the bell he turns his ears for
ward and waits for the boy who always
feeds him at that time. The horse will look
anxiously toward the store and wait a few
moments. If the boy does not soon make
his appearance the horse gets tired Of wait
ing and slowly walks to the stable. Every
day as soon as the bell rings the first time
at noon people nearby notice that the horse
becomes restless, and while a few moments
before his head was dropping. at the first
stroke of the bell his eyes open wide and
he takes on an air of close attention
One day the firemen concluded to try a
mean trick on the horse to see how much
ne really did know about the number OF
times the bell rang. Tney pulled the rope
that rings the bell eleven times and then
stopped. Immediately the horses eyes
closed and his head dropped into the same
listless position IL had maintained for some
time. The boy soon came out and got into
the wagon. He drove home and ate nis own
dinner, but did not take the horse 70 the
stable. On his return he stopped and put
the horse In the stable and fed him. The
whole matter seemed to be a surprise to the
horse. and now the people In the neighbor-
hood firmly believe the horse can count.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-26
SCRATCHES DIRT FOR CHICKENS.
An Avondale-Avenue Dog That Helm.
Old Mrs. Hen.

Mrs. Schiller. of Avondale avenue. has a
little black and tan dog which earns its
living and does it well, too. She calls it
Don. During the early days Of March Mrs.
Scniler decided that she would utilize some
or her spare time and also an old hen that
evlnced a desire to be a fond mother. and
raise some chickens. The hen was given q
setting of newly laid eggs brought in from
the country and for three weeks she did
her duty keeping the eggs warm. In the
meantime Don seemed very curious to know
why the hen stayed in. the barn so much.
previous tc that time 1t had been the delight
or Don to tease the old hen by stealing the
little choice morsels placed in the yard for
her and holding them between his teeth.
While the hen cackled in anger. Finally this
teasing resulted in a remarkably close
friendship between the hen and Don, and
they became such fast friends thai they
would lie down to sun themselves on the
same little piece Of carpet that protected
a part of the floor OF the back porch.
When the old hen retired to the barn and
began her three weeks work of keeping
thirteen eggs warm Don missed her and did
not seem to be able to comprehend what
was going on. He paid daily visits to the
barn and would sit for a half hour at a
time looking at the hen, while she gazed
at him with a look of commiseration for
his apparent ignorance of the duties of the
head of a family. This continued for three
weeks, when one morning the old hen
stepped off her nest to take her daily air.
ing and Don discovered that two of the
eggs had broken and in their places were
two tiny things such as he had never seen
before. He scarcely left the barn that day.
The mex morning the old hen stepped off
her nest and with a 'cluck" called her
brood after her. All went to the yard and
Don stood in open wonder while he saw
his former friend and playmate scratch,
scratch, and then cluck. while the little ones
darted hirher and thither. pecking at the
ground. This seemed fun for him, and much
to the CONSERVATION OF the little ones. he
darted in among them and soon the dirt
was flying in all directions. He then SAT-
down and waited. The old hen soon realized
that his scratching hac relieved her of con-
siderable work. and calling to the little
ones, set to work. on the newly scratched
dirt. 1t was soon picked clean. and the old
hen began scratching again. She had no
sooner begun than the dog entered the field
again and with more energy than discre-
ton. turned up some more OF the dirt
From that time on the dog did the scratch
ing and now the old hen does nothing but
see that the little chicks get all they want
TO eat. while the dog does the pedal labor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-26

Another OF shnmrock Honex's Tricks.
Shamrock Homes stood on the rear plat
form grasping the trolley rope and meditat-
ing whether the girl in the pea jacket were
a sailor or grower Of peas. when the cynic
boarded the car at his usual crossing.
We'll. what have you discovered this
morning." he snarled, placing a nickel in
the open palm Of Shamrock Homes.
II know that man with. the s~reen>necktie
Is nearsighted. because he could not see the
hole In a dime / gave him in making change,
and I also know what you are thinking
about now"
ssWell, what Is it,"
you are wondering II / will be fool
enough to keep this lead nick>S but I will
fool you and not do e." at the same time
deftly slipping the good nickel he had just
received into his left hand and substituting
. lead one he had received during the rush
OF the early morning.
O. course. the cynlc was Surprised. but he
handed over another good nickel ana took
the bad enc n exchopGe-
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
Bargains
in Real Estate.

Four houses, two corners. southwest; the very
houses for railroad men; as Il whole S3iE0, or
will sell separately. rhis is worth investiga
small cash payment, balance monthly.
An cl gnnt 7room cottage, all modern con
vcniences-fu-Dace, electric lights, gas, hot and
cold water. hath, &C., in one OF the best neigh
borhoods in the city; price $l,50o; terms easy.
Good Broom cottage on Third avenue II. W ;
suitable for railroad man; full.sizc lot; price
$780, $50 cash, Balance $40 per month. This very
cheap.
Broom house Sixth avenue H. C IN nrst class
condition, only $500; $50 cash, balance IS per
month. a biz, bargain.
10 room house, Terry hill, every convenience
and elegantly located, great big bargain ut
s3L0O,
9.room house Twelfth avenue q. w, all modern
couvoncnccs. Dirt cheap ut $4,000; on easy
terms
Two elegant houses. West End. beautifully
lnishcd lust The house for railroad nj in, 81 $50;
$3.50 cash, balance 81 per month.
1--1om hon-c shenandoah avenue. near round
house in good condition, only $95l; $50 Cash,
iauncc SlU per month
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
PrOpcrtY md Industry.

Property is the fruit of labor. Proper
'y is desirable, is n positive good in tho
world. That some should be rich shows
that others may become rich, and hence
is encouragement to industry and enter
prise. Let no man who is homeless pull
down the house of another, but let him
work diligently and build ono for him
self, thus, by example, assuring that his
own shall be safe from violence when
it Is built. braham Lincoln.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
NOTICE.

Internal Revenue Service, Sixth District
OF Virginia, Deputy Collectors Office,
Wytheyille, Va. Dec. ), 1896.
by virtue of distraint warrant to mo
issued on November 8, 1896 by W. III.
Fowlc, acting collector of said district, to-
satisfy claim of Sl5l 40 for taxes and
deficiencies together with all penalties,
interests and costs, against Peters & Me-
Pherson, of Cave Spring, Roanoke
county, | will offer for sale by way of
public auction for cash, TO the highest
bidder, on the lST DAY OF JANU-
AIRY, 1897, on the distillery premises of
the said Peters X Mcpherson, near Cave
Spring. n said county, 20 packages,
about 200 gallons, OF whiskcy, or so much
OF said whiskey as will satisfy the said
claim. In the event after appropriating
enough OF the proceeds of this sale for
taxes on said whiskey, that the said
whSkey fails to sell for enough to satisfy
this said claim, l will ut the same time,
ana ut the same place, aud in the same
manner, sell the said distillery premises,
situated near Cave Spring, il being the
same premises last used by the said
Peters II Mcpherson as grain distillery.
r. y. JOHNSON,
Deputy Collector, Wytheville, Va.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
Gold Ap!,lcts ON y Girl cyclist.

At one Of the London railway termini
tho other day handsome and stylish
looking girl created considerable inter
est. She WAS wearing a becoming cycling
dress and had her machine with her.
Her skirts were short enough to display
Il massive gold cable chain anklct Just
above her left ankle. If her object was
10 attract attention to the undoubted
"shapeliness" of that portion of her
anatomy and to an uncommonly neat
pair of oxford shoes, she was emincntly
successful, for all eyes were turned
downward toward her feet as presenting
quite an interesting novelty. Mall
Gazette
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
The Horned Rattlesnake.

Tho oldest specimen of tho snake
family known TO the American natural
list, not taking into consideration tho
two headed snake and other monstrosi-
ties of that llk, is the horned rattle
snake, which up to IL few years ago WAS
thought to bc one of the rarcst us we'll
as one of tho most poisonous of serpcnts
Prior 10 the time when Dr. G. Hart
Merriam made the famous Death valley
exploring expedition. in 1892 3, but few
specimens of IT, and those mostly from
the western desert regions, had been col
lcctcd. The Death valley explorers say
that Death valley is literally alive with
them. They have horns on top of thor
heads and are the smallest rattlcrs
known. Louis Renublic.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
ALETTER FROM DR.. HOLMES.
He Tells IL Little Girl of an Adventure,
When 10 Was a I,uy.

~ men 40 Was a isuy.
Isabella Graham Murdoch contributes
10 81. Nicholas IN experience OF hcr
scho,'l day life, i'll which she quotes tho
followi:.g interesting letter that she re-
ceiycd frUM Oliver Wcldell Holmes:
BoSToN, March -. 1850
My DEAR Misc ISABEIIA-iicrc is one little
incident of my lie which have never told in
print:
Whom was little loy, cot uDou :. raft
one day-a few boards ibid togcthor-which
Heated about in rond-l very stnall pend
bat rather bigger round thm u dinner table
II was big enough, anyhow to drown a little
boy and came pretty near doing it, for. while
l was STOPPING over the edge Of the raft, slifc
ped and went Sousc into the water
rcEcinhrr Il great sound in my c:rs--''giic-
gle, gugglc," ! said it was, when they as,.cd
mo about it-and "A desperate struggle feeling
that WAS going to be drowned, just ms little
Sam Chids had been. and then all at once my
whole past life seemed to flash before me ns u
train of cars going thousand miles an hour
if such speed were possiblc-would pass in
one lon;; crowded streak before the eyes OF a
person standing by tho railroad.
had never heard that this WAS Il common
experience with persons who are near drown
Ing, but | have since heard of many eases
where the same flash of their past lives has
como before drowning people who have been
rescued and lave told about it,
You may put this story i'll Your ESSAY if Won
like.
get Il great many letters from young per-
sons, and l. takes great deal of my time to
answer them. so think am quito good ia.
turcd this evening to tell you all this. Don't
you think so. dear Miss Isahclla2 Very truly
yours, OLIVER WENDELL. HOLMES.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
THE ROANOIE TIMES, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 90 1896

mig hprsrios c"nroT he qucsuonud. Scant
Us Is 10 a&@rpsa!o number Of books Tux
Ell, when compared with the popula-
ton, 1T Is nevertheless satisfactory to
learn that thore are somo few free libra
RES winch can Show that as to readers.
they have moro. The following is from
Tho BOOK Buyers article
How woeiully New York is behind
other cities of the country in bringing
books within reach Of the masses is seen
from comparison Of tho fec circuat-
ing library systems. Last year, for ex-
ample, there WAS u circulation in New
York Of something over /, 900, 600 vol
umos by libraries that received u total
appropriation from tho city of 500, 900.
In the same year the Boston Public
library circulated $50, 600 volumes and
received $l15, coo from tho city, the
Chicago Public library circulated /, $50, :
600 volumes (tho passion for reading
being more general even than in Bos-
tom and received Sl24 900, the Cleve-
land Public library circulated 595, 600
volumes and received $50, 900, and the
ST. Louis Public library received tho
same amount for circulation of SO :
600
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
KEPT HIS WORD.
SufSTnS'u-ai Voice Was Heard In tho
Composing Room.

SufcFnS'u-ai Voice Was Heard In tho
Composing Room.
Tho talk had turned to the sunornatu-
raj. ana II u;an who has been the fore
man of Il newspaper composing room for
good many years down in Virginia
told the following story i'll tho presence
CT reporter: There used TO be Il young
fellow by the namo of Blank, who work
ed Ut case i'll Office. He YVES
nmblc typesetter and Il very nice kind
of Il boy. But he would wander about
the country. That, you know, is u char
actoristic OF the typesetting fraternity.
l never liked the habit and mover in
dulsod III it TO any considerable extent
myself. told him ono day that no
would come to u bad end.
If ever | am in trouble, | will call
Oh you. Frank, he replied generally.
"Well, one day he came to me, and
throwing his stick on tho imposing
stone said that he WAS going to leave
the office and 60 to Norfolk. tried 10
dissuadc him. but all to no purpose. He
was u hcadslrong fellow, and that set.
tied it. About week later was busy
at the forms, getting the inside pages
ready To send to the cellar The clock in
the city hall had just struck midnight.
Suddenly heard my name called
thought it was one Of the boys III tho
Office who WAS calling, and | mado no
Immediate reply. Again 1 heard some
! one call III very distinct voice. This
timo recognized it rs Blanks voice.
"'Blank is out III the street, and no
is calling you, Frank, said ono Of tho
compositorS.
II walked over TO the front window,
| threw up tho sash and poercd out The
street was silent and deserted. Not n
living thing was to be seen.
| What doyoU want, Blunk?' 1 called
out
"Therc was 10 reply. shut the wip,
dow and went back 10 tho page which
had been making up.
81 thought that | heard 81 =
voice, said TO my assistant ak
| $50 YOU did, ho~
heard rim call. e''icu' we Il
Aud 50 t''r ~ had. Tho next .,ov
telegt",A reached the office saving thn
Blank had been run over and lilled Is
y trah: near Norfolk about miclnigh,
Bunk hao kept his word He called q
me when he was il trouble. He prot
ably did calling for ne. ''-Waslincto
| Star