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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19
acknowledgements,
wnEELlNc, pncEmnEn 10, lspo.


II Is not taking TOO much for granted
TO say chat when Congress comes 90
Sether sn extra session the tariff bin
4 81 through the house in short order,
There the Republicans will be In unqus-
toned control. and the rules OF that body
have finally been got in such shape rs to
make It possible to dispatch business
under them.
In the scaatc the Republicans Will be
in 4 narrow majority at best, and the
rules of that body permit endless delay.
!; Is said, however. that they will have
no desire 10 obstruct: that they will say
their say within reasonable limits and
let the bill 80 through. Those who are
c~anvaSsinS the gItuation think the tariff
bill can be passed by July. II there be
40 desire to obstruct. lhcrc Il no reason
why the hIll shall not be passed earlier
than July.
This sooner the better. that the country
may know what Is to be done. adjust
itself to that and begin early to get the
benefits OF It I ftherc are to be no bcrc-
fts-aS the silver men say-ther the
sooner the better for their Side. for that
will show that they have been right who
have declared that the country Is mt
suffering on account OF It's tariff laws.
Then free silver will come to the front,
make It's rae under conditions more
favorable to it, and be ElorlGcd, if 1t
can be.
From every point OF vieT the speedy
passage OF the tariff bill Is the thing for
the country. and the country will not
take Kindly to those who seek 10 pro-
long nor time-killinS discussion.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

Some mon ARE bothered by politics.,
Md some are bothered by drink:
DIT What both"rS IN" the mort nro
Tic problems on which | think.
What does tho glorious lny-brcak?
What does he morning dew?
Can o over hear the gun irur.
Or the mountains peak 10 you?
Where. oil where; does n pen pointl
And docs i gin HlinE bad"
What doctor can cure COtintCrfcltS?
And why arc the irons suI2
Whore does the ROSTERS crow ily1
At what heat docs nm awful boil?
What COW EiveS ANYTHING hut her milk?
What makes a penny rOynl2
How many hours does the bed tick?
What makes tho weather vnnc?
When II SHOWS do all the hens lay
What gives the window pane?
How FAR can any sidewalk"
How long can any ink stand?
Docs MANY II brown stone Etpnp?
Who can lend II rubber band?
Do all the birds have to pay their bIlIs7
NhJ GucG the clarct wine?
What do tho trees leave In tho gprInC1
what makes the apples pine"
Whoever does Il milk punch"
And who does Il brandy smash?
What Is eaten when CnislpH
Whoever heard a stair crash.
How much makes u wheel get tired?
lH II sore where an Iron Bit,
Who WIS around whcn the wheel spoke
Or when the lemons spit?
What docs u fish weigh on its scales?
How much does n clam Hhrll nut?
Who was eyer hit with II boats rock"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

Milton N, hitter In Up-to-Dntc.
Been R-huntin' all creation
Fer them blamed old speCls o. mine.
ilud'cm here this very mOrnIn
Sure uZ rain n harvest time.
Know ! putin. same as usu'l,
On the shelf here In the cup.
'Clnrc 70 goodness,
Can't find noihln'
When the wimmcn
Clare things up.
Alwuz putin things In order!
Sets m blood "A bIlln' red
When these wimmrn-Tarnal nation,
Here they he on top m head!
III he burned. ! might "A knowed IL.
Sorry, now ! kicked the pup.
llaIn't IL funny
Where the wImncn
Put things when they're
CleHrin' up?
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19
A CABINET SUGGESTION.
nsSnrthcott Paysn Tribute to Mr.. 4
". Campbtn,

'tho NNttiiCpIt fhytt iF'Hute III 'Dr. ~.
W. Campbell.
To tho Editor OF the lntcliIGcrccr.
SIR:-As you know. | have been rctir-
cd from politics several years, but 1 have
never abandoned Republication. and
have cndeavorcd 70 keep myself up TO
date on all the political issues. As m
active politician, ! may he considered
cfHtc. but | feel the same Interest In the
success Of Rcpublicsnism that ] ever
did and l am still rejoicing over our late
victory.
As cabinet making Is 10 In vogue. |
have concluded to shy my humble cas-
tor Into the ring. I wish respectfully TO
suggest Hon. Archibald w. Campbell. as
a gentlemen ~cminently fitted for a posi-
ton In Mr.. McIIirlcy'S cabinet. He
would make q proper secretary Of the
treasury, OF the Interior. or would most
acceptably serve the people as postmas-
ter general.
Mr.. Campbell has done ~ much for the
Republican party and for the people Of
West Virginia as any other man in the
state. He may be said 70 he the father
OF RcpublicanItm In this state. lie adj
rocatcd tho princlplCS Of our pgEty
through tn" lnteil!Cence- long before
those principles were understood by the
masses. and lie disseminated those doc
trIncs in 4 plain and convincing style
nnl they are now predominant in his ma
tive state. II" + rs talented Il man as
there Is in West Virginia and think It
Il the duty Of the Republican leaders In
cur state TO exert all tho influence they
can 20 secure him 4 scat IN the cabinet.
The recognition he has rrcclYcd at the
hands OF his party and country has not
been at all commensurate wlth his de-
servings. Let US cndclvur - have such
honor conferred upon him. n he IL wor-
thy Of and has honestly earned.
Very respectfully.
ROBERT s. NoETHCOTT.
Clarksburg. W. Va, Dec. II.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

i was rot possible FOR the Republicans
in council &, select FOR chief OF the fire de-
rartlHc"; III the good men proposed,
bit N Sir c. f.. KIicvcS they have
CHOSEN At experienced man whose aim
viii ha to maintain the efficiency OF the
hr. dgptr acnt and to Improve 1t as
much as p- .3.ble. Wheeling has a good
Nrc Department and would be glad to
have Il H.ii better.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

Shcph"rdstowA Register, (ncm): 4
dispatch from Charleston to-day saws
that IN the next West Virginia Ic.is-
inturc an effort viii be made TO reduce
Tho number Of normal schools In this
state. Ncvc" fear. The Republican
pa";r. which will he IN control. viii
ncucr 20 on record ne being opposed &c
scho0ls or educational facilities.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

G~oysranr.elcr: Black. OF New York.
has 2o.eoh more plurality than the land
slide plurality which lifted Mr.. Clcve-
laat into Prominence and gave him his
FIRST presidential nomination. Shall we
have 4 Black presidential boom one of
thcSe t.ra LlYs2
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

\ SpaElh cartoon represents the
United States ~ Il hog which Spain Is
cTttIr# ~ Spain should he careful
how she cots up until she gets Cuba off
anr hands. That hoE might develop into
4 VIA boar and make trouble for the
EEundee5.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

Tho IntaIilGcncer Is Informed by sew
nral very young pcrs0us that Santa
Claus Is veg busy jugt now getting nice
things r,aiy for good lI;tlc boys and
EirIs. These very young persons know.
u aHyhGJy does.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

TIE old way OF delivering messages
by pUst-boys compared with the mod
ern telephone. illustrates the old tedious
methods OF breaking colds compared
with their almost instantaneous cure
by One Minute Cough Cure. Charles
Il. Goetze. corner Twelfth and Market
streets: Bowie & Co. bridgeport: Pea
body & Son. Renwood. )
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

Hermann. the wizard" who has
passed away suddenly in the prime Of
l!fH. gave pleasant entertainment TO
thousands ar people. He was master of
HIS calling, and mort expert In rxempli-
fyiGE i;s york. lie was probably as
"kIlliHl an operator as The world has
seen. IL I'd good service in knocking
III the hfaI a good many ~s0-calIcd "au-
p@rUaiuTal" ghamF.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

They have been having eome Uepuhli :
can primaries in New York city and Mr..
i'i1tt Sgpula I'd ;hIngS right and left. The
day II tao downing OF Plat has not
ilwncG.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

P0puIIst Chairman Butler Gays he has
strained hIna"if Eight much" 10 hn
loyal to Tom Watson, and now he gives
up the Job. They are letting 70 oil
around.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

II the Sranlnrds catch Senator Cam.
cron on their side OF the trocha they will
mix him with garlic and feast on his
remains.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19
The south and Immigration.

Certain southern senator's object "a
the further restriction OF immigration,
because the south needs and welcomes
immigrants. Senator Mills world like
10 have 100000 more Germans in Texas.
Germans and other desirable Immigrants
do not go south TO any considerable cx-
tent.
The lntest official returns Tor n whole
fiscal year show that Of all that landed
in this country only eleven in d hundred
were destined to states south OF the Po-
;omac and Ohio and west o. the Missk-
sIppL. OF Il ;houSand immigrants cx-
amtncd as to destination but one was
bound for Il southern state. and that one
vas going 10 Georgia.
The Immigrants VINO do 90 south are
not those who will he smut out by the
Lodge bill. which has just passed tho
senate. The cffor; Is to exclude thu=e who
cannot read and write their own or some
other language. The record shows tina,
the soutn gets the very smallest percent
E OF these. The north and west go,
the greater number. the north Atlantic
stace5 most OF all.
The south has il~litcrates enough With
out seeking foraign-born iliteratcs. The
Lodge bill. 50 far rs II goes. IS good Tor
the whole country.
Lets get toS"tner,'" say the Popo-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

THE best way to cure disease Is 70
drive It from the system Ivy purifying
the blood with Hoods S~arsaparilln. Il
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

December 2iih. 18th. 3lat aud January
Int. Good to return to .iuuunry Ith.
Local and through tickets. CouHult
agents wa&.w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

BUY n piano with n good reputation!
The Krakaucr piano In such
T.. ". BAli&iGR co.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

from this opinion. There can be no bet
ter title to the presidency than an hon
cst majority OF n vote IN the electoral
college,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

WASTED E%pEWl.SCED WIS.,
", ,ehlcRmcp. to sell WDulInuolrH tn
hirlnl wincS'oHCOmmlBslun. G,y6 p,i
o, ~ m,i,lI'Es IffcgcnccL H. ]. WUOLIa.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

The frlenis whom presIdcn. Clcvc-
land has protected with III civil service
law Will Ihlak OF him with gratitude as
he passes uut,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

Persons who call MT. Cleveland a Re.
publican ar, paving him a very high
compliment. I;as Mr.. Cleveland
chanEsI his tarlr views?
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

ACTOIIARPS. Easy 10 play. easy to
buy. F. ". BANNER & CO.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

crocKIIoLDERs' MEETING.
The Ilkins Club, or W'hoo,l=s, v. IA
calls y meeting Of stOCknuldcrs on
MONDAY, DEcl:M DER y. IEG.
az I:sp =, m, In city Council CiImb,r. r..
the pnrpos" or DrEamZHt'On. election NJ
u hoard OF directors. nuli such other hr...
moss as Is legally required under certirrg,,
o. Incorporation Issued DcColnhcr T. III
dcl9-H iNCORPORATOEE
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

The drop in ou is not surprising. The
Standard IS the Simon who says
Thumbs up" or Thumbs down"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19
"HEAR'T cOGOA."

sIolIwcrk BriH Cologne Heart" Coro,.
Ono Heart" sIgIcos for a nrcaklas, c.n
For aal6 In Wheeling ut
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19
NEW ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

WANTEpZNGENTs no SELL. r,rr;
W lnh"libT6i check pcrforni1I' rot IL
lhln, l.1gsr .cuibmissiUn. WESLI:y NJ
Coz u PARK lsuw. %cw York. d., Il
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

WA%rED \HNrERIEHCED sr,,t.
" wil",lHnn ~ travel IN Western Pom
rSitinlA, NorttrwCstcrn W'sI vIrgIult ,
EaNlem Ohio Address SpRAGINE nj! J
& CO, baltimore. Md. :"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

Lets get toG"tner,'r say the Popo-
cratic politicians.
Lets get t2setal-," said the game
roosterS. and they did.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

II. r. BEHR6NS CO.'S,
:gi7 Market Street.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-06-13
RIVALS THE TROLLEY
COMPRESSED AIR THE NEW MOTOR
FOR STREET CARS.

Its Successful Introduction In New York
The Cable a..d the TroIIey-CIean, Safe
and Noiseless.
The age of the trolley promises to be
short. Ii l.: to be given its deathblow, if
the signs are right and the predictions
tue, by the compressed air motor, which
requires no wires, neither i'll the air nor
underground, which does its work with
Doiseless swiftness and which is mar
veiously tTactable.
The announcement is rather star
Ting one. for we had but Just settled
down to the despairing conviction that
the overhead electric system, with all
il: evils, marked the perfection of urban
transportation methods. The wonderful
spread Of the system through the cOun-
try has yet been only family realized.
Hardly IL town of any size III the older
states where the familiar ling of
the trolley cannot be heard. In most of
t. big cities have the meshes of vast
network system been spread And now
80 learn that the poles and wires are to
60 that the titful sputter of the electric
hUid from tho wheels is to be done away
with and that the fish pole arrangements
on the tops of the street cars are to be
removed.
Tho car of the near future will glide
through the city streets and hasten to
the suburbs without bctraying the force
which prop"ls it. No cable will sing in
It's underground conduit, no trolley
wheel will whiz, no storage battery will
lend the noise of its whining wheels,
but without a mint Of how it is all done
the neat, clean cars will move swiftly
over the rails, stop promptly, but easily,
and start as gently as Il steamboat. The
trolley, instead of being the end, has
proved to be only L stepping stone from
one period of street car transition to an
other.
The first important step i'll the adop-
ton of this To- motor has been taken.
OF is about TO be taken, by the Metro
politan Traction company, that great
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-06-13
HOW DUFFY STOLE A JAIL.
1t Was n BOX Car, and He Coupled 1t to
Way Freight.

way freight.
This is the narrative Of Duffy's theft
of Jail and the prisoners therein. Mr..
Duffy, from the core of the nations in
tellect, balloonist, maniish, tourist and
orator, had found friend who had in
dulged him to the extent Cf the follow
ing items, to wit: Three free drinks, ono
supper, one cigar. This story was his
payment therefor, He unburtoned his
vest, for he had consumed Il largo, thici.
steak, two dishes Of potatoes, two plates
of bread, two cups Of coffee, three large,
heavy flannel cakes and glass Of milk.
'Thrue oratory an me gintlemanly
instincts often lead me into pleasant
fields an the company of cong&lil COM
panions, " he began. II onc2U commit
ted most shameful larceny in the state
of 1ndiannv. Twas tUurin with friend
an we had journcycd as far as jay coun-
ty. Now, We can't tell me that the peo-
pie Of IL county with such name can
cope with set of brains from Boston.
We had reached the town of Portland
Me friend committed the indiscrction
of DccCmin hungry AZ was arrested.
brought me intillict to bear upon the
sitcaation an kept well fed an free
''Now, Portland was the county safe,
an the jail had recently been BURNED to
the ground. The sheriff therefore keep
railroad thracl, the same brin loaned
by Il conservative company, the which
didn't want the prisoner beatin their
way on its trains. Nc friend was dump
cd into this Jail. Me al me intillict
staid on the outside.
Il agitatcd me thinker all day an
by nightfall had planned the deliver
anCo of me friend an his fellow incarccr-
utcs. At supper tonne the gyard went
away home, lcavin his lantern b. the
trackside. 1t was me intintion to prise
the door Off the car, IN / was lcoliin
about fer Il prise whin I heard Il train
comm. Ne intillict was equal to the
emergency. l tocl the gyard's lantern
an tagged the train, which was of the
way freight species, the hardest cf all
fer a tourist TO travel under.
"Thc train stopped IN the conductor
says kind of impedint like, What nj II
die shtop this train fer:'
Me frien, says |, this car is bound
fer Tiffin, o., an me instructions was to
shtop ycz an hitch it on to yer train >
He grumbled good DEAL but hitched
the car on, me hangin to the brake
beam.
1t was along about o'clock in the
mornin when we crossed the Ohio loine
All shtopped at Il station. crawled out,
broke open the Jail door wild couplin
pin an all me laddybucLis come foorth
free as the air An that S how / shtolc
the jail in Indianny, My, but I'm dry!"
KANSAS City Star.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-06-13
AIAud's Presence of Mind.

Minnie - Did you hear cf Maud
Edith's wonderful presence Of mind?
Mamio-Dcar me, no. What was the
occasion:
why, when her wheel began to run
away down hill, she pulled back on the
handle bars and screamed 'Whoar as
loud as she could. "-ladi&lapolis Jour
..n1
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-06-13
STRONG ON ECONOMY.


Anewly married man. who had never
had much experience in doing small
jobs about the household, told several
# his associates Of ms first attempt 10
gain his wifo's approval by doing fa-
vor for her.
''4ou know | am very fond Of dogs, "
said he. "W"ll, / PURCHASED Il fine lit
tie fox terrier pnp, and he WAS so full
Of gingCr that n ckclycd up everything
he could get at about the house and
nearly worried my wifes pet cat to
death. Then she suggested that | get Il
carpenter to build pen in the yard for
HIM. But | was strong on the economy
lay and resolved to build the pen my
self. The first thing l did was to order
II feet Of Wire netting. 1t was the kind
with holes in it about two inches in
diameter. This cost me 3d. When | got
home, | found had to have four posts,
each five feet long, and these cost me So
After | got the posts planted l had no
hammer and nails. These cost me So. 20.
Il worked hard at the job for several
evenings and finally completed it,
Then called my wife to bring out the
pup, and also expected to receive her
congratulations. Triumphantly | placed
the dog inside the inclosurc and then
waited to have my wife bcstow her
praise. The pup walked around the in.
closure and then deliberately climbed
up the coarse netting as easily as il it
had been ii stepladder and fell on the
outside, and he's been at large ever
since, '-Philadelphia Record.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-06-13

Pennsylvania Railroad Company's Sum-
mer Excursion Route BOOk-The
Most Complete Publication
of Its Kind,

The Passenger Department OF the Pennsyl-
vanta Railroad Company will, on June LIST,
publish its annual Summer Excursion Route
Book. This work. which Is compiled with
the utmost care and cXactness, is designed /"
provide the public with short descriptive
notes OF the principal summer resorts of
Eastern America, with the routes for reaching
them. and the rates of fare There are over
four hundred resorts in the book to which
rates are quoted. and over fifteen hundred
different ways OF reaching them. or combina-
tons OF routes are set out in detail. The
book is the most complete and comprehensive
handbook of Summer travel ever offered to the
public.
Its 2l5 pages are incIoscd in handsome
and striking cover. in Colors. Several maps
presenting the exact routes over which
tickets are sold are bound in the book 1t is
also profusely illustrated with half-tonc cuts
OF scenery along the lines Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad and elsewhere.
Any doubt rs to where tine Summer should
be passed will be G~pelIrd after Il careful
examination of the contents Of this puhli-
cation.
On and after June it may be procured at
any Pennsylvania Railroad ticket Office mt the
nominal price OF ten cents. or, upon appli-
cation to the general Office. Broad Stree;
station. by mail for twenty cents.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-06-13

1t is risky to praise woman's husband
to her, and still more risky to disparage
him.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-06-13
Both of You

viii remember better if you leave a
locket or a ring or a pin.-Even a
pair Of souvenir spoons might be
appropriate. You take one and leave
the other. We will engrave the
names on them if you like. We do
every sort of engraving and repair
ing, and keep an attractive stock of
jeWelry, Silver-Ware, clocks and
watches.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-06-13
Where the Bee Works.

Properly considered, beehive is a
wonderful shop, and each individual
insect is Il curiosity. The inhabitants of
Il hive arr claSsCd us druncs, workers
and queens, The queen is the mother
of every insect III the hive unless she
has been installed instead Of ii queen
who had died and left the hive without
q mistress. The queen bee is the wonder
of the whole insect tribe as far us egg
laying is q nccmcd, often dcpositing
/, 200 eggs Il Gay for days III succession
during the most productive s>usGn. The
chief wonder connected with the work
er bee is the admirable manner in which
his body is shaped and fitted With in
strumcnts for honey gathering. These
natural Instruments consist of cups,
combs, brushes, knives, tunnels, scrap
ers, etc, each of which is worthy of IL
week Of careful and painstakinS study
under a high grade microscope. -Chica-
go Chronicle.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-06-13

Dew is always formed upon the sur
face Of the object upon which it is found.
On that account it cannot strictly be
said to "fall. "
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-06-13

"A scrap of history"-Tl e battle OF
Gettysburg. Life.