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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04
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THE INTELLIGENCER.
WHEELING, sNprRMBna 4, IsOn



Vice President Hobart has been the
target OF great deal OF Democratic I'M
Just criticism because Of his connection
with the New York, susquehanna &
Western railroad, as a director 1t Is a
coal-carrylng road. and simply because
1t carries two per cent OF the tonnage of
the coal from the anthracite region the
Vice President has been held up by the
demagogues as being connected with the
coal trust.
While this sort of reasoning was alb
surd, 1t naturally annoyed Mr.. Hobart,
and he has refused to have his name
connected with the directory any longer,
In explaining his reasons therefor he
makes the following statement which is
very creditable to him, and should cause
the demagoglc editors who have had so
much to say about him to blush for
shame: II desire" says Mr.. Hobart, mot
to be subjected to that sort OF criticism
in the future. and so have determined to
retire at time when there isino public
excitement or public interest in the sub
ject, and when can properly do so at
the annual meeting period. You can say
that am not connected with, nor have
ever been connected with, any Of the So
called trusts"
The creditablc thing about Mr.. Ho-
bart's action is that he took 1t at the
time he did, as he expresses 1t, when
there was no public excitement or public
interest in the subject" 1t will be re-
membered that during the campaign of
last year, Mr.. Hobart's connection with
this road in the capacity of a director
was seized upon by the Popocratic dema-
gogues, and 1t was heralded over the
country, for the consumption of ignorant
people that the Republican candidate
for Vice President was connected with
the anthracite coal trust.
Not one word of truth was in the state
ment, as the road is not owned by the
trust, but simply carries small share Of
the tonnage, but II Mr.. Hobart had tsfsh,
in the midst of the campaign, and when
the lie was being used for partisan pur-
poses. In the attempt to make 1t appear
he was in the trust which raises and
lowers prices of coal at will to consumers,
his action would have been miscon-
strued. on the contrary, he permitted
the demagogues TO do their worst, and
now at time when no political motive
can be charged, and when there is moth
ing to gain, he quietly retlrcs and gives
reasons which. at this time, must be
taken in good faith and should put the
demagogues to shame. Last year 1t
would have been charged that he retired
simply through fear of political injury.
Mr.. Hobart is high-mlnded. honor
able man, who Is a credit to the exalted
position to which the American people
elevated him.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04

That was a graceful act of the visiting
party to San Francisco Thursday, on the
occasion OF the presentation of Wheel
ing's gift to the gunboat named in her
honor, in presenting Captain Dovener a
token Of their appreciation Of the part
he bore In the affair. To the captains
personal efforts was due the fact that
the Wheeling committee not only were
able to make the long Journey free in
palatial cars and in q style BETTING the
OCCASION but that they had accompany
Ing them to add to the eclat and import
ance Of the ceremony. a number of mem
bers Of Congress from other states who
take a warm interest in West Virginia
and In The up-buIlding OF the navy.
Captain Doyencr has been hard
worker In Congress for the material In
teresl5 OF his constituents, and has n way
Of doing things in connection with lcgIs-
lntlon In manner that counts for some
thing This was first demonstrated dur
ing HIS ilrst term when' iS HenDer OF
the river and harb5r committee, he In
auguatcd the plan Of bringing the COM
mittec into the Mononglhela and Ohio
valleys to impress upon the members the
necessity Tor the river improvements,
with the support OF the other members
OF our congregational delegation, he cnr-
rled the plan through and we all know
the result-the freeing OF the Mononga-
hela, which had hung fire several years
and the Inauguration Of enc plan to make
the Ohio river naylgabc the year round,
q work for which the preliminary survey
Is now being made, It isno wonder that
the representatives Of wheeling should,
on the prtecnt occaslon give him q
practical demonstration of their apprc-
citation Of hin good work In behalf Of the
city.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04

The queen was once informed by the
manager of the Shaw farm that n Scot
fish farmer was n breeder Of superior
collie dogs, and she thereupon expressed
a wish TO pOsRcss one Of them, says the
ArEonaut. Accordingly, the farmer
forwarded two beautiful dogs, and her
majesty gave orders that the next time
he came to the farm he should immc-
dlOtcly be taken to the castle. The
farmer was somewhat uneasy MS I,
how he should comport himself In the
presence Of royalty, and the manager
put him through his paclngs. At last
the fnteful day arrived, and he was
ushCrcd into the presence Of the queen
Her majesty shook hands with him
and said ~ have to thank you for those
two beautiful Colllcs you sent mol"
And to this gracious remark the
farmer replied "routs, toutH, wummnni
baud yer tonRuel what's the matter
o. pair o. dOwgs between YOU and
mpln
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04
Johnny B. dom, 10 1kIondyL,.

Johnny Ia goin' to KlondkO-
Hos gortln' an pnckln' his things.
Hos goln' TO dress me In satin
MY fingers will glitter with rings;
An III be the queen Of the country
An nothln' forever I'll lnck
Hos kissed mo good-by, but n tcnr'a In
my cyO,
For Johnny may never come baclt
Johnny In gOin' TO Kl0ndlkc.-
10 face tho Wild snow nm the plocl,
An all o tho gold that hIn dear arme can
hold
lIo'l scatter some day At my fcot.
hut with all o. Cnrih'H gems an It's Jewels
There's aomothIn' my rad heart would
lack
II he lcfl me to sigh whom he kissed mo
goOd.hy-a
II johnny should mover como bncl
Johnny In goln 10 iSlondko-.
Far from my Kisses hen roam
llut what IN the gold " tho mountains
10 tho love that hos lCnvln' NJ homer
A simple poor lnHR with hnr lover
Tho robes NJ n lady may lack,
lut no icnrn In her eye TIL he kisses
ghod.hv-
An Johnny may never come haeh
Frank H. Stanton
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Many charming stories have been told
by old ladies' who were In their prime
when Lafayette made his second visit
to America, of the gallant Frenchman's
courtesy.
on the day of his public reception in
Virginia, says the Youths Companion,
he rode in an open carriage without his
hat, exposed to the rays of a brilliant
sun, bowling to the crowd always ready
to greet him, There was some appre-
hension that sunstroke might be the
penalty OF his politeness; but the mar
duis was an old soldier, Before leaving
home he put damp towel into his
capaclous wig, and protected by this
helmet, he could indulge his French po-
likeness with impunity, French and
American revolutions and Austrian
dungeons had taught him the art of
representation,
The most charming story Is of earlier
date-his visit to the mother OF Wash
ington He found her in the garden,
raklng together dried weeds and sticks,
preparatory to bonfire, arrayed In
llnsey skirt, sack and broad brimmed
hat tied over the plated border of her
cap
The hostess met the situation with
the composure of duchess, Dropping
her rake, she took between her bare
palms the hand the nobleman extended,
as he bowed before her and said:
"Ah, marquis! You have come to see
an old woman! l can make you well
come without changing my dress. am
glad to see you, have often heard my
son George talk Of you. But come In"
Preceding him into her living room,
she placed herself opposite him. erect
as girl OF eighteen, never touching the
tall, straight back of her chair, whilst
she listened to the praises of her son
poured forth by the eloquent French
man.
Then she mixed with her own hands
n cooling drink and offered 1t to the
general with plate of homemade gin
ger cakes The man of the world ac-
cepted the beverage as simply and
gracefully as 1t was rendered.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04

The Intelligencer publishes this morn
ing m interesting article, written by Mr..
Charles & Brlllcs, compiled from the re-
cord book Of the board OF trustees OF tho
LInsly institute, or LnncastrIan Acado-
my, which is It's proper name. II IN an
Interesting fact In connection with tho
article that the record, from the date Of
the organization Of tho original board,
elghty-threo years ago down to the pres-
emit day, has been kept In the same book.
and there In space enough left In It for
the record " many years 90 come. From
its pages Mr. Brlllcs has cleaned many
simple facts which trace the history Of
tho Institution, from the viii Of Noah
Blnsly, bcqueathlng the property to
found the school In the cnrly days Of the
century TO the proBont
The Llnaly Institute was the pioneer
educational institution " Ito kind In this
section Of tho country and Ia n vcrltablo
land. mark In tho history Of the growth
aud progress Of the city, for II was with.
In Nv walls that hundreds Of the men
who have taken the lead In business and
professional He In the past four-nfths Of
n century lllod themselves " take ihelr
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places in the world, or prepared them
selves for the higher education they af-
terward received at the colleges and uni
yersitles.
It was before the days of the public
school system and the school was the
centre from which radiated the intel
lectual influence of this community IN its
younger days, Now. having kept pace
with the progress Of the age, 1t Is one of
the best schools of its kind in the coun-
try, occupying field of its own and at
fording rare facilities right at home for
the youth OF Wheeling and vicinity to
acquire first class academic education,
or 10 prepare themselves for collegiate
and university courses, The LInsly Ia
one of WheelIng's institutions which de-
serves the support OF the public.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04

The evening paper, in referring, with
an attempt at righteousness, to the trip
of the Wheeling gun-boat committee to
San Francisco, goes out of its way 20 I'M
truthfully say: 1.-THE Honorable b. B,
Dovener induced the government to foot
the BILL" In view of the fact that two
of the evening papers representatives
are with the party through the courtesy
of Captain Dovener and are enjoying
his hospitality. on his invitation, the
public will have its own opinion of'the
said evening papers taste, as thus dis
played,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04

Another Franco-German war is not a
remote possibility, but II 1t comes It will
involve more than these two countries
Russia and England will be in the swim
up to their necks, On the same night
that the Paris populace insulted the Ger
man embassy, for which an apology may
be demanded, the mobs also cried Down
with England" and England may also
want some apologies, The peace of Eu-
rope hangs by a slender thread at all
times. but Just now there are occasional
signs that somebody is spelling for a
fight"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04
SHORT STORlLs OF THE DAY.

A little Georgia school girl was asked
for a composition on "Fhe Confederate
Veteran" A few days thereafter she
handed in the following;
THE Confederate veteran is one that
fought and bled and died for his coun-
try. He is sometimes on one leg and
sometimes on two. The state gives him
enough pension to keep him in tobacco.
Then the state builds him a home and
sells the home before he can get In IL.
My pa Gays he is a veteran. He was
wounded by having one leg sawed OF
in Confederate saw mill while making
collins 10 bury soldiers in. The state
don't help my pa much, and my pa says
damn the statew
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That woman Is making her way in this
country very rapidly is so manifest that
the statement needs no argument to
prove 1t, Within the past generation she
has taken her place along side of the
stronger sex and fs not only holding her
own In the struggles OF life, but has DEM
onstrated that. given equal opportunI-
ties, she can and does enter the fed aud
occupy 1t with credit to herself In pro-
fesslonal life she has especially vindi-
Gated herself.
When women first began to turn their
Alteration TO the professions, not many
years ago, they had little to encourage
them, Not only did they have to combat
the preiudlces OF society and of the oppo-
site sex, which did NOT like to see its own
field Invaded by those who were regard
ed as only flttIngly and properly equip
ped for domestic and social duties, but
they found most OF the colleges and uni
yeNltles closed to them, The opportuni-
ties for the study of the professions were
rare.
This Is not true now, The prejudice
has been conquered by the women them
selves, colleges and universities have
opened their doors, and they have ad-
yanced so rapidly and well In profess
slonal lines that it no longer excltes sur
prise or comment to witness women
adopting any of the learned professions
and winning success.
1t Is not the Intelligencers purpose to
discuss the social and economical phases
of the question. but to merely call atten-
ton to the advancement of women on the
lines we suggest within the past genera
ton. The following table, compiled
from the ninth and eleventh censuses of
the United States, shows the increase of
the number of women in the profession
in the two decades, from 1870 to 1890:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04

Chlcf Bennett, OF the city police force.
r. 10 be commended on Ills determination
to make war on tho crooks Of the city
There has been considerable complaint
NJ late regarding these characters and
now, when the number Is being added to,
Incident to the state fair season, ~ u
rood time to clean them out
Visiting cfooko from outside the city
may be incurred that the laws against
pick .pOrkola, faklrs, rac,.lrnck "louu"
ana confidence men gencrI lly will be ylg-
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orously enforced. and they may as well
keep out OF Wheeling.
Chief Bennett is man who generally
means what he says, and the Intelligent
Ger violates no confidence in warning all
characters who have no honest business
in Wheeling next week that their stay
here will be made decidedly uncomforta-
BILE for them.
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her, and all the morning she ran out
upon the walk at Ave minute intervals
and looked anxiously for the coming
guest,
"Oh, dear" she said despairingly, "if
Robbie doesn't come pretty soon know
/ shall have the toothache,"
How do you know you wlll?" asked
an astonished person,
Because II almost always aches
when I have nothing else to think
about"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04

Though the gold Democrats of Penn
sylvanla have decided not to put ticket
in the field, they have issued a vigorous
protest against the Bryan platform
adopted by the Reading convention
which will have great effect on all who
are opposed to the silver heresy Last
year 1000 Democrats in Pennsylvania
voted for Palmer but there were thou
sands of Gold Democrats in the state
who voted directly for Mckinley.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04

Kansas City Journals A Kansas farm.
or, says Vie Murdoch, who simply could
not get hnrveat hands, put this sign on
his fence Harvest hands wanted. Hired
girl blonde and genial Cabinet organ
music In the evening. Pie three times u
day Three spoons Of sugar with every
cup Of coffee Hnmmocks. feather beds
or leather divuns at your option for
sleeping. Rising hour 0 o'clock In the
morning Three hours' rest at noon.
Come one, come aff."
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A lady. taking tea at small COM
pnny, being very fond Of hot rolls, was
asked to have another, REALLY can
not" she modcstly replied ~ don't
know how many rye onton already"
~ dol" unexpectedly exclaimed n luyc-
nile urstnrt, whose mother allowed him
u seat nj the table you've eaten
eight rye boon cuuntln,"
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The Files Had ssn.,.

Rochester Post Express: Ex-Governor
Altgeld tells this story on himself: When
he was running for governor last fall one
of his supporters asked swede to sup
port him. The swede shook his head
and saId mo; that man is bad man.
He is an anarchist, socialist and every
thing that is bad. l will not vote for
him." "Oh, he is not as bad as that -
said AltEeld's friend. HE Is very good
man. There are no files on him." "That
Is we're the files show they have got some
sense" Immediately replied the Swede.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04

NO man or woman can enjoy life or
accomplish much In this world while
suffering from torpid liver. DeWitts
Little Early Rlsers, the pills that cleanse
that organ, quickly, Charles r. Goethe.
Market and Twelfth streets; Chatham
Sinclair Forty-slXth and Jacob streets;
A. Il. Schecle, No. COZ Main street; Elk
ley Bros, Penn and Zane streets; Bowie
& Co., Bridgeport. 3
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The whole country will draw breath
Of relief over the news of the agreement
reached between the strike leaders and
the coal operators yesterday. 1t now re-
mains to be seen II the miners convention
will ratify 1t. Until then everybody will
hope that the end of the strike is at hand.
The result thus far Is distinct gain for
the miners.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04

Barclay Wyckoff-"so your uncle was
elghty-three years old when he died.
Did he retain full possession of his fac
ultles?" Pelham Enthusiastically
couldn't say, The will hasn't been read
yet. Tilt Bits.
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He Reads the Papers, -Mother-"How
comes It that your shirt is on wrong
side-out and one stocking missing?
Have you been swimming?" Son
well mother, II you're going to be an
investigating committee, simply can't
remember anything about it."-Leslie's
Weekly.
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Lack of ordination.--"John, you
ought to buy whole barrel OF flour.
It's getting higher every day" II know
1t is, Maria, and l have been surprised
that 1t doesn't have more buoyant eff
feet on your biscuits. Chicago Tri-
bune.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04

Historical Data.-ChIcago Teacher
I'm what year did Columbus land?"
Class-tNo answer; Teacher-"come!
Can't any of you tell?" Bright Boy-"I
don't remember tn 'xact year, mum.
but 1t was before the fire,"-New York
Weekly.
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If You Have
STATE FAIR NOTICE.

Miss Anna Rcymann, superintend-
ent OF the Childrens. Ladies' and
Art Departments, will be in the
Main Exposition Building Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday. Septem-
Der 2, 3 and 4. between the hours OF
2 and p, m, for the purpose OF re-
celvlng exhibits and making entries
in those departments. All exhibits
must be delivered on or before Sat
urday, September 4. at 3 p. m. None
received after that date
au3l GEO. HOOK. SecretnrY
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statlstlcal,-"Before man is thirty
he falls In love with every pretty girl
he looks at" "Yes?" "And after he Is
thirty he falls in love with every pretty
girl that looks at him. Chicago Rec
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This remarkable increase in the space
of twenty years does not tell all the
story. a comparison of the census re-
ports of 1880 and 1890 shows that the in
crease of women employed in the pro-
LESSONS in ten years was As per cent, or
almost double. as against an increase of
only 2S per cent among men. We have
no official statistics Of the increase since
1890. seven years, but II the ratio has
been kept up, the total number Of women
In this country following professional
pursuits is not far from n half million,
In the manufacturing and mechanical
business there were in 1890, l,927,2i3
women employed. This does not include
the army of women and girls who are
employed in the commercial world as
stenographers, type-writers and clerks,
In the commercial world the invention
of the typewriter. which Is now practl-
cally in UNIVERSAL use, opened up new
field of work for woman and she has
taken possession OF It without hesitation
or prejudice, as though 1t were her nat
ural right.
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Another Thrust 'Now-listen
here-the average woman has a vocab-
ulary of only 5000 words!" He-'Yes;
but remember-she uses them all every
day."--Detrolt Free Press,
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Positlve,-"we have parted forever"
said the young man sadly. She is
never going to even write to me again"
Are you sure of that?" asked his SYM
pathetic friend. Yes. She told me so
In each Of her last three letters!'-
washington Star.
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A Lucky Man.-springs-"Hello, old
man, I'm awfully glad to see you out
again. / heard that the doctors gave
you up" Bowles-"Yes, guess I'd have
died IL they hadn't, Leader.
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polNrEDLY PENNEJ.

Nothing supports the theory that
these French bomb explosions are en-
glneered by the car to scare the heads
of that nation into importing more
Russian sheet or boiler iron.-Philadel-
phia Times.
There are still some people In the
neighborhood of Washington who de-
clare war conscientously on Japan
every night before going to bed.-Chi-
cago Record.
There would be wonderful cutting
down of the figures of the Bryan vote
for the presidency last year If there
should be deducted therefrom the votes
OF Democrats who retained their ale-
glance to the party without consenting
to its PLATFORM Philadelphia Record.
This is a great country, but 1t is never
bigger than when It has wheat to sell
and Europe has short crop.-Philadel-
phia Press.
The mistake, and 1t was a fatal mis-
take, made by the leaders of the Bryan
Watson Sewall combination of 1896 was
in thinking that the country was ripe
for revolution, when 1t was only par
TALLY deranged by hard times,-Lous-
Vile Courier Journal.
Uncle Sam has the wheat, he has the
corn, and he has the cotton, too.-St.
Louis Globe-D Democrat.
The Pennsylvania Democrats are for
Bryan, but in New York and Maryland,
where they have valuable eggs in the
incubator, they are very quiet on the
presidential question. - Washington
Post.
Ben Tlllman refuses to believe in the
prosperity which surrounds him on
every side, Just like the Popullst orator
in the old days who refused to believe
in any flood until Noah sailed off In the
ark.-PlttsburE Times.
Protection Is making things lively not
only for the mills, but for the free trad
ers. The latter have to work at night
manufacturing explanations for the
boomNew York Mail and Express,
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IN cases NJ burns, HprnlnH, scnl1H, N
amy Of the other accidental pains llkCly
10 come 10 the human body, Dr Thomas
lGclcctrlC OIL glyoB almost lhstanl rellgf.
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PASSING pLEAsAaTRIEs.

An Important ExceptIon,-Indolent
Ivors (readng the papeT)-'Dey sell
nearly everything on de installment plan
desc days" Dry Dugan-"Except
beer."-Puck.