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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-23
HUSBAND AND WIFE.

II is rot pleasant to mention ones
misinNos OF serious nature. whatever
men may Say to their wives at home, 1t
Ia 90. often that man VIII meatlon his
WIGS faults aud failings away from
home, j, is quite dffereat with most
wives. however. when they get TO-
pethcr they chatter as freely a. chill
dren. and talk of their husbands faults
troal or Imagined and those who near
n often tell II To- others IN an cSuGger-
ated form. After awhile the husband
linds that he IL being talked about IN
tho neighboghood az u he were worse
than brute. II hu f. q sensitive man
and occupying a social position whore a
Rood name Is everything, he win trace
thcyc stories TO his vile, After that 10
may continue 10 provide well ana trea;
her kindly, hut that tender soothing
nffocton which has always been such
a comfort TO the wife will be shocked
ont OF place In spite " hlmself 10 the
wife! II youvaiuo your husbands FIRST
love and your own happlncss, Spcnlt wcll
Of him nj an limos Give people 90 I'M
doratiud that In your oatlmoiloN ~ ls
Int little t1wcr than the angels fhef'
AZ no mlBlnkc on cnrtl 80 had o. for
husband and wife TO trinc with cnfh
other NJ. A. Camp, In Practical Far
ftt4Y
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-23

The New South Wuira eeHaHs taken
ON April &. 1891, SHOWED at that uato
thore were In the Colony iil,G0S married
csuplra living topothcr The majority ~
Inc ngrg OF twenty and ihlr,y.four but
ln come cascs There was I grcN dll
pnrlly between the ages 90 the contract
ing parties. and thu llrn'os also lltclosc
moi ID fcN very yuuth'W uttuu7. For IT,
ginuep. "A child OF foufion yuura was
nepled iu man over twony-on'
gonrs of are. tvJ glrlg a. hltnen, to
men oy tHHp yrarn u ago. nnl two
plrls of riNiccn, To- men over forty yealh
al 1gp. IN three cases of wives ngod
eeyrnloon years allll uroote" dlHnnN'l'1
,,rrr absrfyobp IN lNo " the ciH'l
The husband bclnE over trly yp1i8, anu
lu tho tblr1 case over 1rvprN years or
nnr WlIlU ID was Algo disclosed thAt
ib,go girla VI nlnrlnop we're married ga
men 0yrs rftv CoprH ~ dNo. "a We''a 9
unlpr thhly w a man over olEhu, anu
IA woman under forty To q mnh nvop
.rlpbly .nyr ypaNuli on the other hond,
M aegetl ruAay iAn wife war a rntli
don't nldHr Than lllu husband Thu9l two
,you.rn over arvCniy-lyu wears oil lHo,
n,tp mated with men undpr fnrN.llNnj
"A woman Oyor ntucniy was married 10 a
mnn wdcr f6ru, anu another over
alNty.ilye, 70 II IMAM not YET lhlll years
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-23

YOU intend 10 send a wedding gin az an
expression Of your love and good wishes.
let II start upon lie journey Us speedily
as possible after the inVitat laR arrives,
advises one who pretends TO know,
Every Gift Is, OF course, appreciated
by It's recipient but the first wedding
presents to arrive are those which re-
ceive more attention and genuine de-
light Of possession.
II is only natural that as lhe dHys
speed on toward the one day for The
bride, her time becomes more and more
taken up with preparations, until even
the pleasure Of receiving a gift Is les
sened by constant repetition.
Always send the gfl 10 the bride, and
a card should accompany IL, tied on To
the article with either pale blue or
white ribbon.
You car always send a personal gilt
f3F the bride, but Il Is perhaps a greater
pleasure Ia the bride II her presents are
for use In her new home.
silver Is always most acceptable, but
II one cannot afford a solid silver gift,
II Is always hest to avoid plated ware.
A nice Eft, and one In good taste,
should always be the best OF It's kind,
Cut glass and chlnaware are most useful
gifts,
Avoid the selection OF those things
which the shopkeeper assures you at the
time are Just tho fashion in wedding
presents" Let your choice be not an
other vase or lamp, which you are
shown by the dozen. but, instead,
dainty surprise, according To your
means,
For instance a cpr!0 OF some sort, a
piece Of tapestry or quaint clock. II
you can afford luxuries; II not, simple
gift with character OF It's own.
a piece OF furniture Is always welcome
and Is not necessarily expensive. A
small table, an odd chair or flower
stand, picture for the wall, tiny mir
ror IN an old fashioned frame, All Of
these things are useful az VOL az ogaa-
monlnl
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-23
THOSE TROUBLESOME OSTRICH
TIPS.



Good Repair.
An accidental wetting becomes quite
serious AFFAIR when the new hat has
as its main ornamentat!on number Of
ostrich plumes or tips.
There are few less attractive trim
mngs for hat than ostrich feathers,
limp and detected, looking almost as
forlorn es whel they came fresh from
ostrlCh-land.
Ostrich feathers when first imported
appear onlS NJ for the rag-bag TO the
average eye. But after a series Of briRii
scrubblngs In warm soapsudG on q
washboard, II iudlcious patching to-
gether to conceal the ragged places
where MI Ostrich has preened himself
too vigorously, a curling and comb
ing, The ostrich feather becomes thing
OF beauty; but, ulasl JOY only until It
gets wet when the process Of rejnve-
nation must be gone oves again il ia
ken to the milliuer or the less preten-
tious feather renoyator every time 1t
needs recurring, the ostrich plume de-
velops into costly belonging.
The restoration process Is so simple,
when one knows how, that every wo.
man can readily become her own reno
vatur II she will
Have a tea-kettle full OF boiling wa
ter, and shake the feather vigorously
through the escaping steam, taking care
that II does mol get too damp. This liv-
ems up the plume and restores Its brill
lianCg II II has become dull and dusty.
Next take silver fruit knife, and,
beginning with the Aues nearest the
quill take very small bunch Of them
between the thumb and the blade Of the
knife. drawing them gently and repeat
ediy over the edge until they curl as
closely as desired.
Follow this process on each side Of
the feather and then. with very
coarse COMB. comb all the flues out
carefully, and the plume wiii be as good
as over \ really good feather Is al
ways a good Investment but poor one
Is the shHbbirst IL all trimmings, for 1t
cannot be restored.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-23

NEW YoRK. Dee. 2l.--Thc eSamlna-
ton Of witnesses In the trial Of Ac,or y.
j. Ratcnfte, charged with brutally beat
Ing his wife, was concluded to-day and
argumtniwlll beheard tomorrow Choss
examination developed that Mrs Rat
cllrn had ayowed hatred for her hts
band and desire to sec him punished, to
which end, she said she was whiting to
make any sacrifice.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-23

Mr. Melville Dawson Post who was
widely eeRsared for pointing eHi the
loopholes in the law through which
criminals may escape In his book, erti-
tied "Thc Strange Schemes Of Randolph
Mason, has published another work Of
the same nature, and says The who
points out the vice OF the law to the
people cannot h, said to do evil "-Bal-
tlmore American.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-23

PROSPERITY comoB aulekchl to tho
man whose liver 10 In good condition.
DoWltts Little EUrly ltlgeB are Ca
moug little pins tor constipation, bill.
lousuc5f INDIGESTION nnd lll stomach
and liver troubles Chnrle1 r. ioctac
Mnrltc aud Twelfth strcpta. chatham
Sinclair, Fv'ty.rtNth and Jacob directs,
A 10 scheolo. No olI Main Btrccl. l3X.
icy BIOS. Penn ana Hauo streets, Bow
ic * co, Bridgeport.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-23
she CAN BE BRAVE,
Some Good Stories Told Of woman's
Physical Courage

Some Good Stories Told Of Woman's
Physical Courage.
Women are less often placed in posi-
lions calling for physical strength and
courage than men. but 1t has been often
proved that women are capable Of rising
to most any emergency.
The dowascr queen PIa, OF Portugal,
who is aR fine a swimmer as tho queen
regent OF Spain or Princess Helen. or
Orleans, possesses hlghly-prl2od
badge, won by her some years since at
La Grania, for swimming into the sen,
fully dressed, and rcscuiug two chill
drcn whose boat had cansIzcd.
A pretty story w told OF an irish girl
who DISTINGUISHED herself by q heroic
act, quito puttipE a. SHINE the men In
the party 4 number OF young men and
women were taking an evening ramblc
near Claudy. County Derry, whom one
OF tho young mon, who had come from
Belfast to marry one uf the FiriF. uisg~d
his footing m crossing a wooden bridge
over the r,vcr flanagan, and fell into
twenty feet 0f water The girl, dis
tfactcJ by ID" ipIrlblG occurrence, be-
sought tho men around hcr 10 rescue
him, but IN vain, none Of them was Will
lug 70 risk almost certain deoth, Her
lover had come lc the surface for the
third time, when she icnpsd Into the
river herself ana clutchlng the exhaust
ed man with one hand, managed With
grcR, difficulty to swim 10 the river Side.
whore willing hands received both OF
them,
somethinr Of n like nature took place
at Canterbury 4 young miller was as.
sistlnE Mlsa Mason daughter ot tho
mayor Of Canterbury "a launch q canoe,
when he fell into the river ut q spot lust
above The floodgotcs " the Black Mail.
where the water vs. very deep. Hc could
not swim. and Miss Mason, who ia noted
locally ne swimmer unhcsltatingIy
plunged IN and saved him
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-23

TITS but poorly I'm lodged in little side
which = seldom disturbed by the hurry
For lie hoodtlde of lie long ago ebeed
away
From iY homely old houses raln-beaten
And Sit With my pipe in the window and
At the buRets OF fortuae-,aI Polly goes
by,
There's Haunting of ribbons furry Of
And . rose in the bonnet above II bright
A glance from two eyes so delIcIouslg blue
The midsummer's seas scarcely rival their
hue,
And once in while, II the winds blowing
The sound of soft laughter as Polly
goes by,
Then up jumps my heart and begins TO
she's conilng" I whispers, She's here'
While l throw up the sash and lean breath
70 catch the iast glimpse OF her vanishing
Excited. delighted, yet wondering why
My senses desert me- II Polly goes by
Al she ,,,ust be n witch. and tho magical
speli
She has woven above me has done It's work
we'll,
For the morning grows pr'Sh'e'' u"u suys'
M, me III rd,od,. s,ngs os she sweeps
down The gtaIr:
And nv door. lonely garrett, up close to
the Sky,
Seems somethlnk like heaven when fo5llS
goes ny
uh, "a
The Xmas tree must oe Dopb"' "'N
the greens slowed away, ready TO be
hung an Friday evening.
"S -, ,s,,o,,,,n, +b,n that there
~ 10 WORTH hHV"'"e' t''V''' '''''
Is a way TO keep these Nmas ulmmlnss
,,or, en- COON becoming brittle and she'd
.,ot.i,, r,,ia ro,,,s MI about
Wns tnu,l Pt w. ' ,,omr tree Is brought
" w nO"s.' 4, u, tha collar or In n shaded
nome pu it - nv Ia "ithnr Mace II I'm
nvDh V ~, ~,a,nr or snrInl;ie II cach day
y tup VI MaSet " srannhcs ITO some
~ 49, ,bat vo,, can dive Them a
WntIS' ~ - tbo,, ,viII resnond
sprinklihg, loo' anu ne , as 49, actnr n
az prishtly w w., a,,o arrives
so9u pa H. ia rnody to ue nut in Mace
wv ~" ,arce ior containing a oouple OF
quarts Oh Wa.s,, az 80 , the tree II mny
lpr pus ~. " ,sot,,,In W. s,nnd a. FIRMLY
cause Ilttie tn"u I.i,, ~. eli MAJ ,s need
put WIZ q. wv WV Iii i,os, vonr treo
cd ana that water VII NIP II, v,'n,,id asI
fresh for days longer '"a'' u "''H'4 ms
without ~ 49,, ,,,, ,o,,,oi
Wnen tHls y uil uVi'e, snn,,t 10 s,art
trlmmihg pcsihs, uo ,."e d tV, n down ia
NJ INC Top uHu 'Nliit b'''S - -,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-23
.WOMANrS WORLD.
Some Suggestions About Christ
mas Tree Decorations
AND PROPER DISPOSITION,

GOOD STORIES TOLD OF woNIAN's'
PHYSICAL couRAGE-sHE CAN
RISE TO MOST ANY EMER-
dENcY = ABOUT WEDDING
PRESENTS THE PROPER
THING TO GIVE HUSBAND AND
wIFE-FAsEIIoN NOTES,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-23

DR.. Woodbury. is one OF the most dis
tingnlshed of the many great physi-
clans at the National Capital, His high
praise Of TerraIiue is the result of per-
soHal observation in his practice, and
at the great Washington Hospitals,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-29
What His Good Intentions Cost.

There was Just one vacant seat in the
Wabash avenue cable-car when a wom-
an carrying a large basket and leading
a small boy by the hand came In and
took the seat She placed the basket
carefully in her lap and let the boy
stand leaning against her-an arrange
ment that suited everybody except the
boy
Il ant to sit there" he bawled, try
ing to push his mother aside.
Look out, Johnny! you'n break them
eggs demonstrated the woman.
Don't care if 1 dor sobbed Master
Johnny.
''I'n make you carer' answered his
mother, sharply. Five dozen eggs, an
every last one of 'em freshr'
His answer was kick aimed at the
basket. A man sitting opposite here
interposed.
Come, my little man, aud sit on my
knee
Amt a-goin' to sit on your knee"
and the youngster kicked the eggs
again.
II just wish 1 had you home.
Wouldn't lay it onr' said his mother.
I'D trounce you right here if l knew
what to do with this ere basket
"IIl hold the basket, ma'am,'' said
the man opposite.
He reached over and took it. Every
body hoped to see Johnny get his
deserts, and a hush of expectancy fell
on that car. But what that scheming
woman did was to pick up the boy,
cuddle him in her arms, and give him
comfortab Bile seat in her lap. And
the little wretch smiled at the general
discontinue, while the man opposite
let the basket of eggs jounce as they
would, and glared with murderous
ferocity at Johnny and his mother
Chicago Tribune.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-29

the end was reached and old Mr.. Alden
was laughing In great glee over the ell
max 1t was time II get his tea. Win
nie toasted his bread and made the tea
by the sitting-room fire. Then, when
young Mr. Alden did not come. old Mr..
Alden said Winnie m, st eat something,
SO she toasted more bread and ate It
while he started a new story, which
she had heard only once before.
This was a longer one and 1t branch
ed of into so many other stories that
It was ALMOST o'clock before 1t was
finished
Just then young Mr.. Alden came. He
had been delayed and was exceedingly
tired and dispirited, having been sorely
tried by foolish witness and lost his
case-for he was a lawyer. He had
dreaded coming into his own house to
see his fathers mournful visage and
hear his querulous complainings.
When, therefore, he found his father
fairly radiant with cheerfulness. with
a smiling-faced girl sitting beside him.
he sank into chair and drew a deep
breath of relief.
When Winnie explained why she was
there and rose to go he rose also to go
wasn't the least bit afraid Indeed
she would have preferred to go alone,
for young Mr.. Alden was so polite and
dignified and knew so very much that
she stood good deaI In awe of him.
AS they walked along she wished she
could think of something to say to
him. The stars were shining and II
suddenly occurred to her that she had
forgotten the names of three very
bright stars that were always close to-
gether In a line, and SO she asked him
timidly about them.
Now 1t happened that astronomy had
always been a favorite study with
young Mr.. Alden and he NOT only an
swered Winnie's question gladly, but
stood for several minutes after they
had reached the gate, telling her about
the different consultations.
Then he thanked her eourteousiy flr
staying with his father, bade her good
night and went back. looking up at the
stars and feeling rested and refreshed.
Winnie tripped up the walk and into
the house. also thinking of the stars
After she had had a little talk with
at the babr sleeping in his crib Winnie
lit a lamp and went upstairs 10 hep
room to bed.
So ended the day for Winnie Smith.
and she fell asleep, never suspectin:,
that she had a gift or dreaming that
she was otherwise than most ordi
nary. commonplace kind of a girl
Outlook.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-29
Producing Rain.

simple experiment in producing
rain may be made by the use of cyIin-
der of glass, about four inches in d.
ameter and eight inches high. This is
to be half filled with 92 per cent alco-
hol- A china saucer Is placed over the
cylinder. which is then put into a hot
water bath and heated quite hot, but
not to the. boiling point for alcohol.
Then the cylinder, still covered, is care
fully and quickly placed upon a table
in cool portion of the room. Very
soon vapor will be discovered on the
under side of the saucer, clouds will
form and from them little drops fall
upon the alcohol This miniature
shower may last for an hour or more.
The top part of the cylinder clears di-
rectly so that the condensation is seen
midway between the alcohol and the
saucer. 1t is curious and interesting
sight, the water below the clouds and
the clear atmosphere above. If i'm
mediately after removing the cylinder
from the hot-water bath a cold saucer
replaces the hot one, storm currents are
discernible. Often the currents will as
cend upon one side of,the cylinder and
descend upon the other. Conducted up
on a somewhat larger scale, this ex-
pertinent would be of great interest to
classes of students. 1t is not an ex-
pensive one, and is very easily man.
aged even by amateurs.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-29
Marking Linen.

The marking of linen is quite busi-
ness in these days of sumptuous trous-
seaus. In stores which make a special
ty of fine napery orders are taken for
the working of letters when the linen
is selected, so that it can be sent home
in boxes ready for use. One fiancee
will choose two unpretentious initials
placed side by side and worked in plain
raised satin stitch. Another chooses
larger letters, to be intricately interlac-
ed and eIaborately worked with both
solid and open laced stitches. Huge or
namental monograms are also conspic-
uous in napery and bed linen, as well
as on tea cloths. Three letters are n
good rule in case of house linen, one
for the respective initials of the Chris
tian name of the bride and groom and
the third for the family name.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-29

Mrs. Massingbred, who recently died
in England was a woman whom all
American club women that went abroad
were especially desirous of meeting. As
founder and president of the we'll
known Pioneer Club of London her
fame had chiefly crossed the water,
though at home she was distinguished
for much other progressive work. She
was powerful leader, from her wealth
and zeal, in the temperance cause, and
Oh coming into an extensive heritage
about 10 years ago, she turned all the
public houses of her estate into coffee
taverns and social clubs. She was an
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., an ardent worker
for women's suffrage, and withal a
charming and companionable woman.
Her remains were cremated. an odd oc-
currence at the service held over the
ashes being the prayer of Canon VIII
berforce, imploring God to tell the de-
ceased how much she was loved and
missed here below.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-29
TENNESSEE HORSE TRADERS.
Their Devious ways of Making Poor
Horses Sell Well.

Horses Sell Well.
The first Monday of every month Is
horse-swapping day in Tennessee.
There are thousands of men who gain
their livelihood by their wits In this
business. The tricks of the Tennessee
horse traders are legion, and unless n
man is accustomed to horses it Is folly
for him to depend upon his own knowl-
edge in dealing with the tricksters In
the horse markets of the State.
When a Tennessee horse trader wants
to make true-pulling horse balk. so he
can purchase him at a low price, he
mixes cantharides and corrosive subll-
mate, and bribes the stable boy to
bathe the horses shoulder with the mix
ture. One of the greatest frauds is to
make a good horse appear lame. The
professional trader takes a single hair
from the TAIL puts it through the eye of
a needle, lifts the front leg, and presses
the skin between the outer and middle
tendons. Then he shoves the needle
through, cuts off the hair at each end
and lets the foot down. The horse goes
lame within twenty minutes. When he
desires to make a horse stand by his
food and not eat 1t, he greases the front
teeth and the roof of the mouth with
beef tallow, and the horse will not eat
until its mouth is washed out.
A horse is made to appear badly
foundered by the fastening of a fine
wire tightly around its fetlock, between
the foot and heel. The wire is never
left on over nine hours. or the horse
would become permanently lame.
Many men buy nice-looking animals,
but by the time they get the horses
home find these to be badly afflicted
with the heaves. The trader has sim
ply to force half pound of small shot
into a horses stomach to disguise the
heayes. a small quantity of melted
butter poured into the ear of n horse
will make the owner think the horse
has the glanders.
When a horse goes dead lame in one
shoulder the defect is always disguised
by a similar lameness in the other
shoulder. This is done by taking or
the shoe and inserting a bean between
1t and the foot.
A lame horse is nerved to appear at
its best by n small incision about half
way from the knee to the joint on the
outside of the leg. At the back part of
the shinbone is small white tendon
which is cut off and the external wound
Is closed with a stitch. The horse will
then walk on the hardest pavement
and not limp. White horses are beauti-
fed with black spots often by the ap-
plication of powdered lime and litharge
boiled together. When a professional
trainer finds man who wants a hand
some horse he often produces a star in
Its forehead by spreading warm pitch
on a piece of coarse towel of just the
size of the star and applying it to the
part shaved. The pitch is left on for
three days, and then is washed away
with elixir of vitroil until the wound is
we'll The hair that grows out Is white.
An old horse is made to appear young
by filing down the teeth and removing
the dark markings with hot iron. The
depressions over its eyes are removed
by puneturing the skin over the cayi-
ties and filling them with air from the
mouth. forced in through tube.-New
York Sun
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-29
Club Women Cannot smok.

Two of the women's clubs in London,
the Writers and the Pioneer, have
pronounced against their members
smoking. The Writer'S Club, the
membership of which is exclu-
sively composed of women jour-
nalists or authors, taboos tobae-
co altogether. Some of the rnem-
which IS exclusively composed of wom-
en- journalists or authors, taboos to-
bacco altogether. Some Of the MEM
bers accustomed to cigarettes or cigars
openly fndulged therein, after remon-
STRANGE. A meeting was recently held
and a great majority decreed that "any
lady found smoking must resign men,
bership."
At the Pioneer members may smoke
upon retirement TO a sort of crib. into
which non-members are not allowed to
penetrate, and would soon quit If they
got there. There are other ladies' clubs
where the cigarette is under the ban.
In the most select private circles in
London cigarettes for ladies appear
with cigars for men.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-29
MARoARgr-A RoMAuNr.

Slip Of parchment, dim and old
Yet tale it doth unfold;
Farewell, lover; you'll regret
This was all, and-"Margaret."
Yellow bit of gossip! for
Ninety years the escritoire
Hath its secret kept-and yet
1 would know ii, Margaret.
/ can see the lovers now
He hath curls about his brow
Powdered; rings with rubies set1
All his thoughts for Margaret.
She with garments of the flow,
OF century ago;
Sweet of disposition-yet,
How your heart ached, Margaret
How your heart ached as you saw
Him some other beauty draw
In the reel or minuet-
While you fiirted, Margaret
For lovers quarrel came,
And you thought your passions flame
Out; but then your eyes were wet,
Says this parchment, Margaret.
Fellow feelings bind us; sc
am curious TO know
If he ever felt regret?
Well, l hope so, Margaret
Boston Globe