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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-15

KEY WEST, Fla. Dec. 1.-THE Uni
ted States Cruiser, Newark, was lying
In dock. couling to-day, when sudden
~ their work was suspended and she
iiurricdly put 10 sea without taking on
board her full supply OF fuel. Her dcs-
tlnatiOn Is not known here, but II Is
reported that she IS on her way to Ila-
Nana.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-15
The Enemy Is Ours

The grippe usually leaves the SUI
fercr in 4 very feeble condition, with n
persistent cough anil other prcmoni-
tory symptoms Of ralmonaryan'cction.
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup promptly
administered at the beginning OF an
attack ofgrippc, will forestall that dan
gcrous enemy to liic-consumplion.
Mrs. Maggie Tulga, Ironton, Ohio,
says: st affords nc much pleasure
to bear testimony to tho merits OF DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup. l had been n
su0crcr from tho grippe for n week, l
tricda bottle ofDr. Bulls Cough Syrup,
aud after taking it, was completely
cured of tho dreadful cough and disease.
/ cheeriully recommend II 10 all SUI
Grcrs." DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup is
cold everywhere for Is cents.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-15

SbFNAAi H'@IhNNt ~ '"' A-NNhEN"''NNA'
WESTON. W. Va, Dec. lou
Aunt 'Sib" Wilson. bought md sold
many times In slavery days. her last
master being Colonel Joe Wilson. faith
cr OF Hon. Benjamin Wilson,of Clarks-
burg. who gave her to the Davidson
family in 1870. died. and was buried
here by the fourth generation that she
reared.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-15

THE old lady was right when she
said the child might die Il they waited
for the doctor. She saved the little ones
lie with n few doses Of One Minute
Cough Cure. She had used il for Group
before. Charles r. Goethe. corner
Twelfth and Market streets; Bowie &
Co. bridgeport; Peabody & Son. Ben
wood.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-15
Itlrs! PILES! Itchinu plea.

symptoms Moisture: Intense IlchIrr
mud stlngIng; most ut night; worse in;
ScrntchinE., II allowed to continue tumors
form. which often bleed and ulc.rulr. he.
coming very sore. SWAYSES OiET.
MENr stops tho itching and bleeding.
heals liberation. nnl In most eases re-.
moves TIL" tulnorF. At druggists or Ly
mail, for 20 cents. DR.. Swaync 4 SoE.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-15

THOUSANDS are suffering cxcrnci-
atinc misery from that plague Of the
night. Itching Plies. and Fay nothing
about Il through Il sense OF dcllcl:y.
All such will find an instant relief In
the use OF Donn's Ointment. 1t never
fails. 1
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-15

Simply apply SWArNES OINTMENT.
ter, eczema, itch. MI crupIIony on mo
lace, hands. nose, etc, leaving tho skin
clear white and healthy. Its Ercnt heal
inE nnd curative powers arc possessed by
no Other remedy. Ask your ~druEEist Tor
SWAGNE"S OINTMENT. tthgSw
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-15

SOOTHING. ma not Irritating.
strengthening, md not wcakrnInE,
small. but crcCtivc-such nrc the uunl-
tiles Of DcWItt's Little Early RisIrg.
the famous little pills. Charles Il.
Goethe. corner Twelfth and Market
streets; bowie & Co.. bridgeport: Pea
body l. Son, Denwood. !.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-15

CONSTIPATION is the cause of all
FORTS OF serious disorders OF the blood.
Strong cathHrtIcs IRE worse tina use
less. Burdocll Blood lIittcrs Is natures
own remedy for troubles OF this sort. J
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-15

% Warren Street. New York City.
My son WAS afflicted with calarrh.
! induced him to try Ely's Cream Rnlm
md the d~isaGrccable catarrhal smell
I'LL loft him. He appears rs well as any
one.--J. c. Olmstead, Arcola, III.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-15
STORY OF MACEO.
Thrilling History Of the Career Of
the Cuban Leader.
THE LAST OF A NOTED FAMILY

That Fought In tho Ten Years Wnr.
A Dasi,inS Leader that Knew No Fear.
How lie Secured tho Advantages or
wet, t'oint-Orgnniratiom o fthc lnsnr
rec,ion-A Lifr Eiiled with ltomaneo
and Heroic Deeds.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-15

On receipt Of ten cents. cash or
stamps, n generous sample viii be
mailed OF the most popular Catarrh
and Hay Fever Cure (GIy's Cream
Balm) sufficient 10 demonstrate It's
great merit. Full size Soc.
II R0THEDS
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-06-17

borrowing trouble and nursing it,
The cultivation Of flowers is a'good
tonic for indigestion. have noticed.
that the people who are.most diligens
in such occupations are the least; con-
cerned about politics and silver aud
gold and the next presidential elec-
ton. The farm and the home absorb
them, and are a bigger thing than the
spoils of Office. The average roIiti-
clan wants something for nothing. As
Cobe says, che is just sidewiping
around hunting the photography Of
Office" and when he gets it the first
lesson he learns is how to log-roll.
He will vote for anybody's bill.if they
will vote for bis. You tickle me and;
Twill tickle you, is the motto, and
they call it 5, compromise Of conflict
ing interests. Congress has at last
voted every member Il private seore.
tary with a $1,000 salary. Mercifuli
heavens! When will this thing stop?
Now let them apply for a,receiysr.and
sell out the concern.
But I am of the subject, and Will
get in a big frame of mind and havea
6t Of indigestion; and sol will quit
and go to my garden, where ] am al
ways calm and serene. Bill ARP.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-06-17

York and Richmond brokers agreed to
take the bonds at par and to accept
three-fourths of l per cent. OF the
bonus, amounting to $50, 600, making
the net cost of the bonds to it's mem
bers about 994. The remaining II
per cent, or s78, 900, ostensibly went
to Mr.. Rhind, the man who had been
chosen by Mr.. Evans, the administra-
ton leader in the Legislature ; the
man who had employed Mr.. Evans and
Major W. T. Gary, Mr.. Evans uncle,
as his attorneys, and who had the OPP
ton on the entire bond issue before
it had been provided for by the Legis-
lature.
It does not appear that Mr.. Rhind
took any active part in the organlza-
ton of the syndicate. 1t is in evi-
dence that he borrowed $500 from the
New York broker, with which to meet
travelling expenses. There is nothing
in the testimony to show what services
Major Gary, who is a citizen OF Geor-
'gia, performed, but the sworn state
ments show that he vas paid Sl,OOO:
Governor Evans, who was supposed
by people in South Carolina to be act
ing in the interest of the State, testl-
ies that he came North in Mr.. Rhind s
behalf, and, after the squabble over
the division CT the commission arose,
urged on the members OF the syndl-
cate the propriety and justice OF al
lowing Mr.. Rhind to receive his share,
then tied up in the Baltimore Trust
Company by litigation. The expense
account of the syndicate shows that
Governor Evans was paid 500 atror-
ney's fee, and that Treasurer Bates
was paid by the syndicate s2,33O.oS
for g Services"
Mr.. Rhind testified that he had not
yet, so far as his part of it was CON
cerned, paid Governor Evans fee or
learned what it would be. 1t appears
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-06-17

Little Boy "The preacher says
there is no margin in heaven Lit
tie Girl: "Of coL.se not. There
wouldn' be enough mer2to go round"
= If it required an annual outlay
of 500 90 to insure a family against
any serious consequences from an
attack of bowel complaint during the
year there are many who would feel it
their duty to pay it; that they could
not afford to risk thier lives, and those
of their family for such an amount:
Any one can get this insurance for 70
cents, that being the price of a bottle
of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. In almost every
neighborhood some n has died from
an attack of bowel complaint before
medicine could he procured or a
physician summoned. One or two
doses of this remedy will cure any
ordinary case. It never fails. Can
YOU afford to take the risk for go small
an amount? Fer sale by Hill Bros.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-06-17
Not Necessarily Complimentary.

Bill Sniverly belongs to a very aris-
tocratic, but somewhat impoverished,
Galveston family. Bill has very dis
tinguished manners, and it is general.
ly believed that he is looking around
for a wealthy wife.
He returned TO Galveston recently
from a trip to Houston, where he be-
came engaged to a lady.
The day after he returned, he show
ed the picture of his intended to Aunt
Dinah, an old family servant. The
photograph represented a rather elder
ly female of most forbidding aspect.
"Well, Aunt Dinah, what do you
think of my intended wife?'
The old servant looked at the pho
tograph, shook her head, and replied:
"She mus hab a heap oh money
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-06-17
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion Of the ear. There is only one
way to cure Deafness, and that i, by constiu'-
ti"nal rrmrdi-s. Deafness is caused by an intitm
iau Tube When this tube gets j..aaIned ynn have
a rumnling sound or imperfect J uring, and when
it is entirely closed Deafness is the result: and
unless the inflammation eau be taken out and this
tube re<torrd to its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by catarrh, which Is nothing but an
innamcd condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
of Deafness (carsed by catarrh) that cannot be
cured by Halls Caturrh Cure. Send for circulars,
free.
G-Sold BY Druggists. 75c
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-06-17

- She: "When you married me
you said you were well off, He:
II vas, but I didn't know it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-19
SOUTH CAROLINA.

1t is reported that negotiations are pend
ing for the removal to Cheraw of two
large knitting mills.
Mrs. Lou Irby the eldest daughter of
Prof. Walker, the founder of the Cedar
Spring School for Deaf Mutes. and Mrs.
Emily Bomar, died at Spartanburg last
week.
Thomas Sanders colored escaped last
spring from Subers Penitentiary farm.
He was captured near the North Carolina
line Wednesday and returned to the pen
itentiary.
p. B. Lockwood has been appointed COM
missioner of election for Laurens county
vice ]. d. NJ. Shaw. ]. S. Paden of Fair
view has been appointed magistrate in
Greenville county.
Near Spartanburg on last Monday night
Fletcher McAbee a well-to-do young man.
was shot in the back of the head by am
unknown party in crowd Of friends with
whom he was drinking.
day or two ago the family of James
Rivers, Of Cheraw, were poisoned from
eating canned laokberries. Two of the
children died Two others and his wife
are i'll, and other deaths are feared.
The Lancaster Cotton Mills Company
have tested portion of the new machin-
cry In cloth-making, 1t is classed as very
good by experts who have seen it. A num-
/ Der of the spindles have been in operation
/ for several weeks.
conference between the two .repub-
lican factions was held at Aiken Monday
! night and as a result c. w. Anness with.
/ draws from the congressional race This
leaves Mr.. Chatfeld as the republican
nominee for the Second district.
Gov. Evans has pardoned Gus wofford
who was sentenced TO twenty-five years
Imprisonment In the penhentiary. Wof.
| ford killed another colored man in Spar-
/ tanburg about six years ago and has
served five years Of his term in prison.
A dispatch from spartanburg states that
both the Spartanburg mill No. 2 and the
Arkwrght mall are rapidly being con-
structed, ana that the buildings will be
! ready for the machinery early in 1907
! Work has begun on the tenements for the
spartanburg mill, which Will be completed
! by the time the plant is ready for opera
ton.
1t is reported that surveys are being
made for a line from Spartanburg to
| Whitney. S. c., one and one-haf miles.
1 Henry Wells Is the engineer The road
is TO be a feeder Of the Southern system.
/ 1t Is reported that another company NAV
be formed to build a railroad from SPAR
/ tanburg TO point on the Carolina CEN
/ trail division Of the Seaboard Air Line.
on last Sunday night r. C. Lockhart.
who lives near Landrum, was shot by an
unknown negro and seriously wounded.
/ Mr.. LoclshGrt was at the Landrum depot
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-19

waiting for the train and was approached
by two negro men, who proceeded 20 raise
q row with him. one of the negroes drew
a pistol and fired AT Lockhart The ball
struck him in the left shoulders, INJECTING
q dangerous wound. The assassin fed and
has not been apprehended. Mr.. Lock
hart came near bleeding 10 death before
medical assistance reached him.
The secretary Of state has issued a com
mission to c. J. Laren, a. A. Goldsmith
and Benjamin Adams as cOrporators Of
the Adams Cotton Company of Charles
ton. The company proposes to do gen
eral importing and exporting business in
cotton, phosphate rock, etc. The capital
stock is $4,000. A commission was also
issued to the T. VI. Moreland Company Of
Charleston, the corpOrators being Edwin
NJ Moreand and Louis Simonds. The
company proposes to do a general broker
age and commission business. The capital
stock is $1,000 divided into shares at 800
each.
A commission has been issued by the sec
rotary of state to the CRANKY Mercantile
Company of Columbia to open books of
subscription. The corporators are: w. b.
Smith Whaley, w. 3. Lowrance, W. A.
Clark, T. S. Kinkead and William H.
Lyles. all of Columbia. The principal
place of business viii be in Columbia, and
the general nature of business the buying
and selling of goods, wares and merchan-
disc of all descriptions, and the carrying
on Of a general mercantile and trading
business. The capital stock will be S10-
co., divided into 1000 shares at the par
value of SO each
A rule has been issued by Judge Benet
against D. E. Keels to appear at Sumter
and show cause why he should not make
good the shortage in his accounts or be
arrested for ernbezzlement. The rule has
been served on Capt Keels. Under Con-
troller Nortons decision in reference to
this matter it appears that the auditor
who served during Capt. Keels term of
Office must have been aware of the short
age and helped to cover it. A rule has
also been issued against w H. Com
mander, requiring him to show cause why
he should not turn over to the present
sheriff money which he collected while
acting as sheriff, after the death of Sheriff
Sanders.
The master of Richland county is en-
gagged in taking the testimony of a case
which involves 10000 acres of land in Rich
land and Sumter counties which is rich in
cypress trees The plaintiff is the Santee
River Cypress Company and the defend
ant the Palmetto Company. The trouble
is in the titles, the plaintiff claiming that
the defendant had sold to him the land.
The titles involved in the case are partly
based on grants more than 100 years old.
A movement is on foot al Greenwood to
have Abbeville county divided, and that
portion of it in which Greenville is locat-
ed made into another county. 1t is
thought the legislature win order the nee
essary election.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-19
PARROTS GO TO SCHOOL.
They Begin with Kindergarten
Methods and Graduate as Seniors.
From Pearson's Weekly.

From Pearson's Weekly.
One of the most peculiar professions of
this very professional age is that which
has for it's end and aim the education of
parrots.
The parrots academy is conducted on
systematic lines. and resembles in many
Of its features an ordinary educational
establishment In one room correspond
ing to Standard l of the regular business)
are congregated the birds to be taught,
screeching and shrieking in the bliss of
ignorance. SO soon as they have become
accustomed to their surroundings and a
little of the natural wildness that char
acterizes them has worn off, a monitor,
in the shape Of a parrot that has mastered
the art OF monosyllabic utterance is In
troduced, and under it's tuition the class
begins to show progress by voicing such
simple words as "Yes!" and Nor
STANDARD II marks a step in the upward
grade. Bi-syllables are here introduced,
and doube-worded sentences of an easy
nature repeated. The third standard COM
prises tri-syllabic words and sentences of
more advanced kind.
Thus far the work is of a routine char
acter, the teachers being the birds them
selves. But with Standard " the real
work of education begins, and the bird
monitor gives place TO the pedagogue
proper. The blackboard, TOO now comes
in. With a piece of chalk the dominic
makes the letter "a on the board, pro-
nounces it aloud. and the birds repeat IT.
and-in turn-the whole alphabet after
him. BY the time Standard V is reached
parrot of ordinary intelligence can read
and spell such words as "cat" and dog
with reasonable facility.
Standard V and vi continue the process
Naa II \. 81.
metic being added to the curriculum. and
the method Of " telling the time" taught.
The seventh and last standard is devoted
entirely to music vocal and instrumental
Not that parrots are taught to play the
plano. That stage Of development has not
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-19

yet been attained, but the more proficient
of them are instructed in the art of sing
ing a song to the pedagogue's accompani-
ment on that instrument. When this
point has been reached the bird gets his
certificate.
There are only two or three of these
academies in the kingdom, and the fees
being high and the business brisk. the
owners of them are doing we'll. II costs
five guineas to secure a good education
for a parrot, exclusive of extras in the
shape of food and one or two other things,
and 1t takes several months, in the case
of the most forward and intelligent pupils,
to pass in all the necessary subjects.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-19
The story Of the introduc,,on 80 -.

The story of the introduction and oourt-
ship, as described by the local newsna-
per- is interesting. 1t is stated thar Pc
nee constable Macfarlane first attracted
the attention of his future wife by the
manner In which he acquitted himself in
stopping a runaway horse in the High
ROAD, Chiswick. A casual acquaintance
soon sprang into fast friendship The
lauy herselt admits it was a case of love
at first sight. But as soon as her friends
became aware that a policeman was nav
ing MS addresses to her, they tried nv ali
means WITHIN their power to stop the ac-
qualhtance, and even went to the length
OF reporting MacFarlane to the commits
sloner The policeman, however. was NOT
70 be denied, and the opposition. as in All
true IoVe aHairs, defeated its object. and
niousnt the parties closer together, with
the result OF an early marriage. II must
indeed have been a pleasant exnerienca
Tor Maetarlane when out on a long tour
OF duty as well as a source Of amusement
ana proht TO the Chiswick cabmen. To he
tollowed on his beat, as II is said he was
by his sweetheart in hanson laden with
REFRESHMENTS; or, If by chance she felt in
disposed, the servant would, Il is further
stated, be sent on a similar errand RON
have now left Chiswick. and intend a. -
believed, to lead a retired life in the west
OF England. Mrs. Macfarlane prior 10
her marriage, was Miss Kathleen Bad
ham-Thornhill, and was born at Castle
Kelvin, near Mallow. county Cork. which
Tor generations was the seat of the Thorn
NIL family in the south OF ireland she
Is highly accomplished and has a grace
tul figure and handsome features. What
Is as some will think, more to the pur-
pose, she has inherited a considerable for
tune. Up to few years ago she was a
wei known figure in Dublin society. never
missing state ball or concert. The Bad
Cork family
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-19
THE GIRL THAT LOVED A PEELER.
Followed Him on His Beat I'm n Cab
With Refreshments.
From the London Daily News.

From the London Daily News.
Some men are born lucky, and EXPO
liceman Thomas James Macfarlane is one
of them. Macfarlane has just retired
from the metropolitan police force, after
three years service, with good con-
duct" certificate. and he leaves the force
because OF the acquisition of riches by his
marriage with an Irish lady residing in
Lindengardens, Chiswick. She is, accord
ing TO the Richmond and Twickenham
Times, a lady belonging to a wealthy and
historic Irish family claiming, on the
maternal side, descent from the ancient
Irish races OF the O'Neills, the O'Hagens,
and the O'Donovans, the first of which
claim in early days an unbroken line of
kings in Ireland for some hundreds of
years. She is said to possess important
estates IN Ireland. which she has made
over to her husband, so that the ex-Chis-
wick policeman has now become an Irish
landlord.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-19

dale's ready pen An attempt al train
robbery, between Sanford and Enterprise.
IS supposed TO be based upon the fatal
express car robbery at Monroe Junction,
near Sanford, few years ago. Thus it
van be seen that the book, handsomely
Illustrated, has a peculiar local interest,
besides being q splendid advertisement
Tor our state especially the Plant sys-
TEN s hotels ana railroads. etc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-19
FOR BEAUFORT AND BLUFFToN

Steamer GOV. Stafford viii leave sa-
vannah for Beaufort, Port Royal Naval
Station and way landings at 10 a. m. Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays, returning
next day
Steamer STAR will leave Button daily
Except Sunday at a. m; returning
leave Savannah at D. m. Telephone $50.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-19

IF YOU WANT GOOD MATERIAL
and work. order your Autographed ana
printed stationery and blank books from
Morning News. Savannah. Ga.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-27
THE news . IN IOWA
w,cKs THE WRONG MAN.

He 10 Not tho Man Who Murdereds Com
pan,on At Colfax.
DIES MONIES, Nov. e0.-Thc arrival OF
Marshal Eckles, of Colfax, in the city,
in response to telegram sent him by
Chief johnson, giving the facts OF the
arrest Of a man named John Wicks,
answering the description of q tramp
supposed to be the murderer of com
panion ut the little mining town OF
Oswald, two weeks ago, practically set
at rest all doubt as to the identity OF
Wicks as the guilty party wanted to
answer for the awful crime. Eckles
was satisfied that Wicks was the man
wanted, but when he was taken to
Colfax and confronted by the men who
were in the dive at the time OF the
shooting, they without exception de-
MED that he was the man. Wicks
claims he knows who the murderer
is, but refuses to tell or
where he can be found. and Tor the
refusal was taken to Newton and
lodged in the county Jail until the
case is investigated by the grand jury.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-11-27

No less person than Julian Ralph,
ordinarily man OF strict common
sense, argues by special cable that the
reason why the Duke and Duchess of
Marlborough will undertake a trip to
this country in order that their child
may be born here, as because they wish
Tic child Whom Mr. Ralph prophet
cally refers to as "a member of the
British peerage') to be safe frcm any
chance OF its being declared an alien,
and thus barred from inheriting Ameri-
can land. This is sheer midsummer
madness-of whatever sex the child
may be, 1t will be English, no matter
where it is born, and should Mr..
Ralph's prophecy be correct, and the
child is boy, it will be hard to argue
that the Marquis of B!andford-which
will be his title--is anything else than
an alien in this country, no matter if
he be born in the capitol at Washing
ton. .-7-. ~. ...