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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-10
Wood Bending.

In an account of the wood bending IN
dustry writer i'll The Woodworker re-
marks that comparatively few persons
outside the carriage and boat building
interests are aware of its extent, and
but few realize that the carriages they
ride in are very largely made of such
wood-the fellies of all their wheels
are bent and made in two parts-the
framework of coaches and heavy car
riages is nearly all made of bent stock,
and not only better made, but more
cheaply, and the frames of pleasure
boats are bent, as also many of the
frames of the finest sailing yachts. Fur
niture, too, Of many kinds, has bent
frames, all the celebrated Thonet chairs,
for example, being made entirely of
wood thus treated. The object of bend
ing is twofold-namely, saving OF time
and stock and stability and strength Of
the work when put together--this in
dependent of beauty of form, and bent
carriage shafts are almost, if not entire
", used now, instead of the old style,
clumsy, sawed ones. Skill in manipu-
lating the material is very essential.
Simply the forms to bend ON and the
steam box in which to soften the wood
do not alone insure success in the opera
tion--it is necessary to know perfectly
the stock to bend, it being so variable
that no two pieces bend alike.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-10
The Faust Legend.

Almost every renowned man OF an
tiquity in the middle ages was believed
to be attended by a spiritus familiaris,
and not few were suspected of being
in direct league with the devil Proba-
bly, the Oldest legend of which the Faust
legend is continuous thread is that of
Simon Magus, mentioned i'll the history
of the apostles.
According TO Justin, he was native
of Clifton, village i'll Samaria. He
was, no doubt, man of great intellec-
tual powers. He was the father of the
school of the Gnostics. 1t is also report
ed of him that he could make himself
invisible, that he could pass through
flames unframed, could transpose mat
ter, make gold and exercise demons-in
fact, he laid claim to all these powers
and his name lived in the mouths of the
people as a sort of Demiurg through
many centuries until some other miracle
working personality took his place at
the popular fireside. Unusual accom-
plishments, great erudition, were at
tributed to the supernatural influence,
and the general disposition to supersti-
tious assumption was strengthened on
the one hand by dogmatic affirmation
on the part of the church of the exist
ence of a personal satan, with his nu-
merous household, and, on the other
hand, by incorporating the magic arts
among the practical sciences, of which
astrology and alchemy occupied no mean
part. -Menorah.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-10
Man Overheard.

The presence Of mind of certain
well known actor was always very re-
markable, but was never put to so Sc
we're a test as on the following occasion
While acting the part of a pirate chief
he was being conveyed in vessel across
the stage with his band of brigands ON
deck beside him.
One of the 'supers, whose duty 1t was
to work the waves under large sheets OF
gauze, was so unfortunate as to put his
head through the gauze and to appear
standing in the middle of the mimic sea
before the full view of the audience.
The actor on the vessel, without los
ing his presence of mind, called out,
"a man overheard u and the astonished
super was hauled upon deck by the pi-
rates amid the applause of the specta-
tors, who imagined it was part OF the
play. London Spectator.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-10
HAIR UNDER THE MICROSCOPE.
One Of the Many Importaht Factors In
Murder Cases.

One Of the Many 4mporNAnt E@cbOH~ -
Murder Cases.
In centuries past the human hair
PLAYED an important part IN all judicial
proceedings Those that were permitted
to wear beard and hair had rights that
could not be claimed by the shorn and
shaved. When men made oath, they
touched their beard and hair, and wom-
en- placed the finger tips of the right
hand on their tresses.
Servants were obliged to have their
hair cut, and if a freedman went into
slavery he had to diyest himself of his
hirsute adornments. An adult adopted
by foster parents was obliged TO have
his beard shaved and the shaving OF
beard and hair was a punishment in
fiicted on criminals. The Jurisprudence
of our ancestors dealt with punishment
s'by skin and hair" for small offenses
and "by neck and hand" for greater.
crimes.
There has always been more or less
superstition about hair. Great strength
was implied by it, and wizards and
witches knew Of concoctions of hair by
which they poisoned enemies. Cats hair
was especially named IN the category OF
poisonous hairs, and even at the begin
ming of the seventeenth century Paulus
Zacchias, famous physician, writes Of
the virulent poison of the hair Of cats.
Among civilized people such supersti-
tious beliefs have gone ont of existence,
and only Malays give their enemies
.so.. L., l,,Cfb ~ Esll thaFn
Hair today. however, is one of the
important factors in deciding murder
cases, and the microscopic examination
of hair, whele it is found in criminal
cases under 81 picious circumstances, is
invariable
The first thing the coroner is called
upon to determine is whether the hair
is from man or beast The microscope
determines this beyond peradventure.
Animal hair differs in construction from
that grown on a human head. In human
hair the upper skin isSnooth and thin.
The circular section is comparatively
broad, forming the main part of the
hair shaft 1t is striped i'll appearance
and carries the color matter. The tubu-
lar part is thin, extending to about one
fifth and certainly not more than to
one-quarter of the entire width of the
hair.
Animal hair also consists of three
parts, but these are differently con-
structed, the tube often filling the en-
tire hair. The ends of the hair must be
closely watched, and especially woman g
hair will be found ragged and torn at
the ends.
The hair from boards is usually the
thickest, its diameter being as much as
obs millimeters, while hair from female
heads can be as fine as diameter of 0.O6
millimeters would make it.-St Louis
Republic.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-10
KATEs Or aDyEgrTsING.
STARTLED THE OLD LADY.
An Inquisitive Youth TumbIed Over Par
tition Upon a spinstor's Bed.

'When Mount Tabor, n. j., was first
taken possession Of by the Newark con.
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church. said clergyman of that de
nomination recently, 1--WE had little
money with which to clear up the
grounds and erect the first buildings
necessary. After putting mp sort OF
open air pavilion in which the preach
ing services could be held, we began to
cast around for some buildings where
transient guests might be accommodate
ed
1.-The structure resulting from this
necessity was a long frame building,
which was christened the Tabor House.
In constructing the house ON as econom-
ical a basis as possible the partitions
were not run all the way up to the raft
ers and the room was not ceiled
81 shall never forget, continued the
minister, zone of my first nights in this
rather crude hotel After had retired
| was suddenly aroused with start by
the most unearthly shrek.
Murder Thieves Robbers Helpl
Helpr woman was shouting at the
top of her lungs.
81 hustled ont into the narrow hall
in my nightrobe and found others in
the same attire-both men and women
running around. in a distracted way
We all stopped before door from with
in which the sounds proceeded.
lyon beast Helpl Helpl MurderP
still came the cries.
"There was a sound of scuffling from
within, and suddenly the door opened
and woman, excited, painting, with
wild and disheveled locks, appeared at
the door clutching boy, who was more
frightened even than was the woman.
lone glance settled it. The boy was
the son of woman occupying the adj
Joining room. The little fellow, out OF
curiosity, had climbed to the top of the
partition, and, losing his balance, had
fallen over into the next room, landing
on the bed of rather elderly spinster.
"The righteousness of the whole af-
fair seemed to dawn upon all at the
same time, and every one Joined in a
good, hearty laugh The boy was pun
ished, and the old maid left the next
day New York Herald.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-10
Inoculation For yellow Fever.

At the meeting of the American Pub
lie Health association at Denver, DIR.
Manuel Garmona y Vale of Mexico
read description of his discovery OF a
certain cure for yellow fever, which he
has used successfully in hundreds OF
cases. His method is to make subcu-
taneous injection in the cellular tissue
of the arm of a secretion taken from
yellow fever patient between the fourth
and fourteenth days of the fever. This
effects cure, but the disease can be
guarded against in this way, just as
smallpox is guarded against by vaccina-
ton. Baltimore Sun.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-10

Of himself When the man who runs an
engine hears an unusual sound about IL he
stops immediately and looks il up II he
finds little looseness OF little crack, il
IS remedied Immediately. II il isn't, there
VIII come a break presently "a break
that will wreck the engine. Likely as not.
this same man Will totally ignore the call
for help tom sosne one OF his own organs
He Will let the trouble grow and grow until
II LAYS him out III bed II he keeps on
working with a damaged body, he will soon
wear u out The strain ON his nerves will
tell on his constitution He will not be
hearty when he IS old The chances are he
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Is not ouly g cure Tor disease Il is a pre-
Ventive. Whenever a man feels that he is
not quite as well As he ought to be- when
ever he is listlcss, without energy and with
out vitality. whenever he finds that he is
losing weight and that his ordinary work
gives him undue fatigue, he needs the
Golden Medical Discovery" No matter
how his trouble shows itself this wonder
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and not because there is anything super
natural about it-not because il does any
thing that Is unexpected, or anything which
its discovercr did not mean II 70 do. That
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Is the most natural thing in the world
when you understand that nearly all dis
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digestion and consequent impure blood
The Discovery makes the appetite good.
the digestion strong, assimilation easy, and
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Learn more about il from Dr. Pierce's Com
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-10
Speaking From Experience.

Little Nan of four summers, consid-
ering it her duty to entertain lady
who is waiting for mamma, enters into
conversation.
Nan-Have you any little girls?
The Galleries, have two.
Nan-D-do you ever have to whip
'em?
The Caller-I'm afraid have to
sometimes.
Nan-What do you whip 'em with?
The Caller (amused)- Oh, when
they've been very naughty, take my
slipper.
Nan (most feelingly as mamma en-
tiers Sly -yo-you ought to take a hair
brush. Ny mamma does, and it hurts
awfully. -Pittsburg Bulletin.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-10
The wATcHEuL cHAMoIs.
A Wary Old stager. Hard TO Catch. Is the
Veteran Buck.

He is a wary old stager, your veteran
solitaire, and even more difficult to dis
cover than he is to stalk. In the day
time he lies perdu in the shadow OF
some overhanging rock, only emerging
in the early morning and evening to
feed. Like his human congener, the
elderly buck dimes late-at his club,
was about to say, but at any rate in
some sequestered nook where the ladies
cannot bother him. Fortunately, too,
he has a rooted and very proper aversion
to being disturbed at his meals, and if
you can only catch him at dinner time
he is so preoccupied that, in my opin-
ion, he is then easier to approach than
are his lady friends.
As my favorite hunter, Jean Baptiste
Perruquet, justly observes-and PERU
quet is no misogynist, bat rather fer
vent admirer of the gentler sex-"C'est
toujours les femmes qui sont les plus
mechanics I" Your old doe is always so
horribly suspicious. She cannot even
eat her dinner III peace, but between
the nibbles she must needs look around
and sniff the air TO see if anybody is
coming. If pebble trickles down the
mountain side she pricks her ears,
cocks her head sideways and seems to
.mutter to herself, "Dear me, wonder
what that noise can be- . The most an
noying creatures that | know are those
outlying doe sentinels of the herd, who
upset the best laid plans and convert
fair prospects of successful stalks into
miserable failures.
Many time, as You are stealthily
creeping along some narrow ledge, fond
ly imagining that you are well screened
from view, shrill alarm whistle from
a lofty crag above you tells of some
watchful guardian of the band which
your telescope had failed to spy out.
The remainder take the hint at once
and are gone in the twinkling of an
eye. -Rlackwood' g Magazine.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-10
WHAT The GRAND DUKE HEARD.
European onicers Discussed the Capture
of American Cities

European 0ficers Discussed the Capture
of American Cities
The Grand Duke Alexis was at Kiel.
he is full Russian admiral now, and
the head of the Russian navy. DE was a
frequent visitor TO the Americans. and.
like all the other notables, talked with
the utmost frankness to our officers
One day, watching the Columbia as
she rode the waves as lightly and with
the easy grace of blue wing teal, the
grand duke said TO captain Pm glad
Won Americans are rebuilding your fleet,
Do you know what most impressed me
when / visited your country: Let me
tell you. The first thing was your Won
derful national wealth; the second, the
absolutely inadequate means at your dis
posal for national defense You we've
like drunken man with pockets full of
money and two or three hungry ruflians
ON the dark side of the street waiting u
chance to attack him.
"Why, do you mean to say began
the somewhat startled captain, when
the Russian put his hand ON the other 5
arm ana : Salu 1NfSS III NY N'ANSA
have heard the project of capturing one
or two of your great cities and holding
them for ransom deliberately discussed
by officers of European fleets whose
countries had hard work to make ends
meet. And they meant it too. l once
made a sensation when, after listening
to a conversation of this kind, in which
the officers of four different fleets took
part, said: Gentlemen, the United
States and Russia are friends. Should
she be unjustly attacked, Russia would
help to see that the wrong was righted.
All, can't tell you where or who 1t
was. Come over to the Kurik 1.-THE Rus
sian flagship and have glass of wine. >
Washington Post.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-10
Coos TO
nOtEI1G7.
did yon aav?

Otu NOt sly
Yes, that desct,ses tow feel.
Ihave no cnsrSy LETT, nothing in.er-
ests me.
Ny strength has !eft ms and ! i'avs
no inclination 10 work.
cNo one wor.d take nsa fof Sec same
person t!lsi used o. IT..
Hook and feai ior!c laadc rabIe.
My spirits arc l3yy, ,fstid d, aLcni
and ca1't s..ep at E..aD
am constjpa.cl aad nay digestion
is on; o. order,
Ifeel almost hop less, Il seems 20 me
that I shall never be strong
again.
Cheer up, your case is far from
being hopeless. You are suffering
from general debility, your nerves
need toning up, You lack vitality.
The cure Hes in eHrichiug ard
purifying your b!oo3 and strength
ening the system. You should take
Browns Iron Filters. It
-- %----~-~--e~---s-
will restore you 10 r3bast, perfect
health. You Wi i.lptoye from the
first bottle. This remedy 81 pleasant
TO take and is a very powerful
strengthened. II does r1l stain the
teeth. Bat get tie genuine Sc the
crossed red lines OF wrapper
Brown CHEMICAL CO. BALTIMORE, MO-.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-10
Au9MN SONG.

A song Of tho feaping time,
OF fhe feast days Of the year:
A song Of the grain and the Wen hlled vain.
And the hu ing time that's near.
Heres hey. Ter merry romp
IN the brown old icios and valeSl
And no. for the mead where the cattle feed
And no, for the autumn gales
A hunt through the tall, dim woods
For the fruit Of the oak and vine.
A peep at the nest OF the last redbreast
And a call where the chipmunks dine.
A smile IN the morning skies,
And a laugh in the streams that flow
AS they share their SOY with the girl and boy
That today may a.rambling GO.
Frank Kalcott HUT in st. Nicholas.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-10

Poverty is very terrible, and some
times kills the very soul within us, but
It is the north wind that lashes men
into vikings; it is the soft, luscious
south wind which lulls them TO lotus
dreams. -Ouida.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-10

There is false modesty, which is
vanity a false glory, which is levity
false grandeur, which is meanness;
false virtue, which is hypocrisy, and
false wisdom, which is prudery. -Bru-
we're
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-10

In every apartment the screen is alb
solutely necessary. 1t shuts on the ugly
heat, hides a bedroom door and conceals
dressers, which in any apartment are so
hideous.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-10

$500" -" -
man IS old and de-
crepid at IS, and
lanother hale and
hearty at SOP The
accident Of birth has
something TO do
with il. Some men
are born stronger
than others, but fire.
quently the strong
man becomes weak
and the weak man
strong. II depends
on the care he takes
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-10

A vagabond was originally only a
traveller or person who went from place
to place with or without definite OBJ
feet
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-05
DIED.

TuoAfPsoN-At his residence. Brookside
Farm. Red Bank, y. j., on Monday
morning, February !, 1886, OF pneumo-
MIA, col. WILLIAM p. THOMPSON,
In the Goth year OF his age.
The funeral viii take place from his
mothers residence. on the National
Road, near Wheeling, on Thursday
afternoon ut o'clock. Friends OF tho
family are respectfully invited to at
tend.
MGEE-on Monday. February 3. 1856, at
ESQ n. m, JAMES II. MGEE, In his
J0th year.
Funeral from his late residence. No. Is
South York street, Wednesday, FObru-
airy 6, 1896. ut 10 o'clock a. m. Inter
ment private. Friends OF the family
are respectfully invited to attend.
MBRIDE-At Geneva, Ohio. at the home
of hts mother. on Saturday. February
j, ISg8, HARRY II. M'BRIbE, former
ly OF Wheeling, aged ~ years,
Funeral from the residence OF Mrs. Rob-
ert Wells. No. 63Is Main street,
Wednesday afternoon At o'clock.
Friends OF the family invited to at
tend. Ihterment at Peninsular ceme-
terry.
PATToN-on Monday. February ,, 1895,
MRS. LAYINA PATTON, aged s.
years.
Funeral services at Christian church this
"wednesday afternoon at $50 o'clock.
Interment Mt Moundsville. W. Va.
CoUNIHAN-on Tuesday. February 4.
1896 ut 1850 p. m, CATHERINE L.,
wife OF Patrick F. COunihan, In her
2Sth year.
Funeral notice hereafter.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-05
s1sTERsvIILE OIL NEWS.
Btg Money Paid for Royalty Ont At Wick.
Kyle Doing sixty Bnrrels.


Special Dispatch to the IntcIlgcncer.
sIsTERsv1LLE. W. Va, Feb. A.
The Henry Oil Company, Gin, Moore.
and L. NJ. Gorham. purchased one-hHlt
OF the royalty OF NJ. v. and i. II. Flegh-
err, located near Wick, yesterday after
noon. Il IS understood they paid $500
cash for the half in two hundred acres.
The broken bit has not been recover
cd from the well being drilled by Crlw-
ford & Treat on the Stewart farm. On
account Of the creeks being implss-
able, no tools can be gotten TO the well.
The Kyle well which was stirred M
last Friday. Is now making betwc-a
slxty-five and seventy barrels an hour,
No. 2 on the Jesse White farm, which
reached the pay last night, Is now re-
ported to be doing close 70 300 barrels
II is understood tina. A. c. Bradley.
OF Butler, Pa. purchased the Tucl 6.
Cain leases on the Ohio side from G, y.
johnson, for something near $1,000 II
Is also understood chat MIR. Bradley
Win move here and take charge OF the
wells ct once.
The well on the Thomas Smith farm
near centrevllle, Is down a ilttle cvc'
1900 fcCt.
There was no change in the price OF
nil hn-day
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-05
GOING TO PITTSBURGH.
Nelson Lodge. a. r. a A. NJ. will send u
RIg Delrt.ntlon Tliere.

The coming visit OF the wheeling
Masons to Pittsburgh where they will
be tfe guests Of Pittsburgh Lodge No
10, promises TO be very enjoyable
nrfair This visit OF Wheeling MasonS
TO Pittsburgh Is in response TO the VISIT
OF Pittsburgh lodge TO Wheeling Last
rlll when the visitors were guests OF
Nelson lodge. The coming pilgrimage
to the Smoky City Is under the auspices
OF Nelson lodge, which has invited the
Masons OF Wheeling. Bridgeport, Bel
laire and Martins Ferry to cooperate.
" is already assured that 300 TO 400
Will go, fully as large o crowd as that
gent 30 Wheeling by Pittsburgh lodge.
The transportation arrangements have
been completed. The Pennsylvania
win furnish "A special train. leaving
their plation at 4:i5 p.m.on the GOTH and
going through without stop in two
hours or less. The special will leave
Pittsburgh on the return trip after the
very elaborate banquet, which Is being
arranged, probably at midnight.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-05
TRUSTEES SALE.
TRUsTEE's SALE.

By virtue OF two deeds OF trust made by
Christina UseIton and Daniel Uselton, her
husband. to me. as trustee, the first dated
May 6, 1885, recorded In the office OF tho
clerk OF the county court Of Ohio county,
West Virginia, in Deed OF Trust Book No.
81, page 26l. the second dated August .;
1891. recorded In said clerks otilce IN Deed
OF Trust Book No 20. page 5Oi. ! will sell
at the front door OF the court house OF
said county, on
SATURDAY, THE ETH DAY OF FEB
RUARY, 1896.
commencing at 10 o'clock q. M. the fol-
Lot numbered Six, in square numbered
Twenty-seven, In the addition TO the city
OF Wheeling, Ohio county, West Nirgtnin,
commonly called Buena Vista addition.
TERMS OF SALE-one-third and as
much more as the purchaser elects 10 pay
in cash on the day OF sale, the balance In
two equal lnstallments at one and two
years, notes bearing interest from the day
OF sale to be given for the deferred pay
~ W. W. cowDES. Trustee,
W. II, HALLER. Auctloneer. la1l-s
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-05
A IIYHLY CHASE
by Policeman Ancr hoy Caught
Him, Too.

by Policeman Aficr n hoy-He CnHght
Him, Too.
Last night two boys, John Clarence
and a youth named Boring. got Into :,
pretty lively FIGHT on the corner OF Mar
tet and Twclt.h streets. causing some
what Of a rcnsnslca In the vlclnlty. OF
f,cer Ed Mchanl8 cane along just N
tlmc. and the boys separated abruptly.
Tire officer chased Clarence down Mar
Eet strcct to alley .. down the alley %
Main stree; and up Hiain 20 Twelfth,
on TwGlfsh 10 Watcr, and nearly 60
the ferry landing, before hr caught
him, 4 fcsg spccdy spr!rtcr Chan Mich
nols would NOT nave caught him at nil.
lie was hauled 70 tlrr lookup In tho
wagon. while Boring Eot away for thc
time being Ho will 10 doubt be p!o'sel
up to-day. however
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-05

SOOTHING, healing. cleansing. De-
Wits witch Hazel snlvc Is the enemy
10 gOrcs. wounds and piles, which II
never falls 10 cure, stops itching and
burning. Cures chuppcd iIrs and cold
poros IN two or three hours. Logan s.
Co, Wheeling. W. Va, Il. f.. Peabody.
Bcnwood. and Bowie g. Co, Bridgeport,
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