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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09
MARrlN,s YERRY
flaps and AIlshaps la The Thriving city
AerRss the River.

The prospects for starting up the
West Virginia glass works seem 10 be
better now than for a long time. OF the
$4,000 needed over $4,000 has been sub
scrfhed, to say nothing about 5000
promised on certain conditions, and
there is more money in sight Some sub
scFiptiohs have been received from iin-
expected sources and a number OF par
ties are considering the matter Of as
sisting The project In a substantial way,
Quite a number Of Martins Ferry people
have subscribed stock and 1t Is thought
that others%Ill do likewise. The shares
are 500 each, and not a few public spir-
tied Martins Ferry citizens have each
taken a share simply 10 encourage the
starting of the works. The bondholders
OFFER the plant at the low price of S25,-
600, and this they viii put in as stock
The second $4,000 is wanted as running
capital, IL the amount wanted Is rails
ed the works win be put Into operation
as soon after the first OF the year as pos
slble.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09

Reliance lodge No. Is met and elected
the following officers: p, NJ. W., W, A,
Schuh; NJ w. Louis O. Lauc; foreman,
j. l.. sawtell; overseer, a, f. UlrIch:
recorder, Thomas L. NicGranahan;
financicr, Edward II. Haas; receiver,
j. p. McCammon; guide, Alex Grlbben
inside Waterman, d. j. Golfer; outside
Waterman, Joseph Sehutter: trustee,
German Neagle; medical eXaminers,D r.
Clyde Ford and James G. Walden; t2p-
resentative to grand lodge, John NJ.
Cnrle
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09

This new farce comedy "MeFadden's
Row OF Flats" seeks only to nmnse and
this purpose is admirably accomplished.
Richard X. Mullen, the leading come
dan, hAs won n splendid reputation as
an eccentric comedian who creates his
fun by peculiarly unique and original
methods. Miss Estelle Wellington, who
plays the leading role, Is Il charming
young woman with a pretty face and
figure and fine voice. This Is the Grand's
attraction for the last half Of this week,
beginning tonight.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09

1.-THE Girl 1 Left Behind Me" will be
played at the Opera House Saturday
matinee and night OIL the same magni-
tudInous scale that marked lite represen-
;atlon last season. Fifty soldiers Will be
on the stage in the big rescue scene New
interest will attach to this return OF the
border play because Miss Florence Kaln
will have the role of heroine, Kate Ken
yon. This role will bring out all the
artistic resources OF the actress whose
admirers look for u powerful piece Of
work from her The cast In other re-
Epcctg is about the same.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09

The bricklayers are making good
progress In the work at the new tin mills
at the Laughlin. A roof is being placed
over the foundation for the engine and
hot rolls to prevent exposure 10 the
weather, and this will ensure mos,
satisfactory Job, A large number OF
men are at work on the foundations and
buildings and considerable is arriving,
The building of the tin plate works at
tracts much attention.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09

Crawford. the shoe store robber, was
landed In the ST. Clnlrsvlllc Jail yestcr-
day. Mr.. Bail, OF the firm robbed had
a talk with him and he was nstonishcd
TO learn that the revolver found ON
him when ho was first arrested, had Mr.
Balls name on the handle, and he
weakened pcrceptlbly when he learned
this and also learned that II was known
who stood In che alley while he Craw-
ford, dld the work. inside. He gave up
amy hope OF. escape, but he didn't tell
who his pals were, though he partially
confirmed some things that are known.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09

Mrs. Nellie X. Steele died at the resi-
aeRce OF her brothey-in-law, John More
land, on Center street, yesterday, OF
consumption, aged 90 years, She was
born VI Pittsburgh and recently came
to Martins Ferry from North Carolina.
Revs, Morton and Bailey will conduct
the services at the funeral this after
noon at . o'clock. The interment Will
be at RiverYlew.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09

Shelf Bros. are, selling Watches and
Diamonds at such low prices that some
people are reporting 1t around that they
are going out OF business. Shelf Bros
want the public to know that they are
NOT going out OF business, and that all
the goods they sell are guaranteed by
u guarantee that Is backed by gold and
not by an auctioneer's word.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09

evening that It was good for better than
100 barrels day,
Cobb 4 Glenn's well on the Meyers
lease should be in by Saturday. 1t Is
directly between the Gorrell and Fol
ger wells, and there is not the least
doubt but that II will be O good one.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09

The season for the annual election Of
officers has arrived,
Hope Hose Company elected the fol-
lowing officers; Captain, William A.
schramm: Arst lieutenant August
Kraft: second, Louis Franks secretary,
Charles Kampart; treasurer, William ].
Long; trustees, Louis Long, Charles
Fogie and James Marllng.
Goodwill Hose Company selected the
following: Captain, William KrIter;irst
lieutenant, Charles Jahnke; seeond,Johu
Meeks; secretary, Thomas Marsh, treas
urer William Dunaway; trustee, h 5,
Love; warden, Clark Frlek; janltor,
Fred Fox.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09

The Bellaire stove foundry contem-
plates doubling It's capacity, Their
trade is Increasing and they have con-
tractors now figuring upon the new
bindings necessary. All OF the enum-
cling plants are charging and Contrac-
tor IL. W. Burrows is now building a
new plant for the Enterprise company,
recently organized,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09

Mr., james Kerr celebrated his seven
ty-third birthday yesterday by enter
tanning nine members Of the Septuage-
marian club at dinner, the other mem-
present and pleasant time was spent,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09

We orrer thlq wcok, ut very low
price, fine Upright rlnnu used ic1a
lhun ono year,
w. W. BAuMtll s. CO..
ialO Market Street
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09
DRANp opHllA ilOUBil,

Nrondny TUESDAY aud "wednesday
nlrbta. With Wednesday matinee, Dec,
ia IA. Ill., YOU an know merry KATIE
lGMMETT. You have all heard Of
rJE WAlF or NEW YORK
Tht grcnlcst Of all colncdy-drnmaa,
Usual prlccB utV
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09

THE great domestic standby, Dr.
null'a Cough Syrup, IN now recognized
TO be- family necessity kocp II handy
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09

profit and Interest FOR a long time by
his pleased hearers
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09
FOR RBNT.

" TWTW III WVNTTWTTI :. -
il.ncro farm In belmont county. $1,000
win exchange for city property,
faH.trfc farm for }2@D VIII exchange
Tor city property
No lbs McColluch street iiiOO
3ls acres luud WCnt Liberty a.foomod
huuao and orchnfd, $500,
No iiii High street. Ai2h.
d ncrca land rctcw' run nnd i'roomod
Non ~ nnd TT National TOAD
No 1928 McCullnch street
No Gi Seventeenth ntrOOl
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09
,nooo0c00G0 0CC0CO0CGO0S
SPORT.
BOWLING.
NIlEgLlNG LEAGUE.

silver Globes won two out OF three IN last
,,,st's contests IN the Wheeling league,
ia,LiGg the third on margin OF TWO pins.
Score
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19
GLEANINGS FROM SCIENCE.

A French photographer has dis
covered a method of obtaining the eX-
act reproduction of photograph by
which genuine portrait under the
form of a marble bust is the result.
1t is proposed applying telephones to
the infections wards of the French
hospitals so as to enable sick poole to
out danger of conveying the infection.
The qualitw of the effects produced
by aluminium and copper diaphragms
for telephones is very remarkable, IS
they give the timbre of sounds and of
articulate speech far better than iron.
TO give an idea of the kind of tele~
phone cable which would be req aired
to work under the ocean it has been
calculated that the copper core would
have to be as large around as a 1our
barrel, and the insulation the dame
ter of hogshead.
One volume of liquid benzine will
render $4,000 volumes of air inflam-
mable and 5000 volum es of air highly
explosive; but nothing but contact
with flame or a white-hot body will
touch off the most explosive mix
ture of petroleum, vapour and air.
The value of dried potatoes as an
article of food is urged by DR.. Jacob
M. Shmulevitch. Among the advanta-
ges claimed is that it keeps much bet
ter than the fresh potatoes, and bCir G
far lighter and less bulky, is more
readily transported. Before cooking,
the dried potato is macerated III VIZ ter
for ten or twelve hours.
Recent experiments to ascertain
within what limits the ear can dis
tinguish the difference in the pitch of
two sounds show that the smallest diff
ference perceptible by unframed or
only slightly trained ears appears to
be from one-sixth to one-fortieth Of
semitone. 1t is said that a pecul-
iarity that seems to apply alike to
trained and unframed ears is that
they detect upward difference more
easily than downward.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19
PERSONALS.

Justice Mccarthy has completed the
fifth volume of his History of Our
Own Times" which is now in the
hands of the publishers. Mr.. McCar-
thy's health gave way under the strain
of the work and his physician has Or
dered a period of complete rest.
DR.. Charles Frederick Wuillgons, the
oldest physician in Ohio, still keeps
up his practice, despite his SO years.
He says every member of his family,
for the past 900 years, has lived over
100 years, and his grandfather, at the
age of 100 years, Graded wheat for
three days in succession.
Congressman Lanham of Texas and
Pierce of Tennessee, who occupy ad-
Joining seats in the center of the demo-
cratic side of the hall of representa-
tives. are seldom, if ever, absent from
a session of the house, whether that
session be for five minutes or five
hours.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Anna Stambaugh, niece of
President Mckinley, and David Tod,
the nephew of Ohio's famous war
governor of the same name. The we'd
ding is to take place in September next
in Youngstown, 0.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19
THE CLIMATE OF HAWAII

To meteorology is given a Forum
atus choice. Every graduation of tenn
perature, altitude, and humidity, with
varying force and volume of wind cur
rents, is presented in the Hawaiian
Islands, while many subtle potencies
pervade the atmosphere from sea to
mountain top. Moreover, each grove,
Beach. vale, summit, and belt of land
preserves its respective climate attri-
butes almost unchanged throughout
the year.
Thus it is possible for invalid or
epicurean to select a climate. or to
change it as often as may be desired.
Something like the rotation of the
seasons in temperate ATTITUDES may
be had, with no danger of meeting
those sudden lapses of temperature so
shocking to sensitive organizations
Each of the principal islands is an
immense but extinct volcano. Only
one active crater eXists-Kilauea on
a spur of Mauna Loa, on Hawaii A
charming laboratory imbedded in ferns
it serves as an escape-valve, its dan
gerous freaks easily avoided-in fact,
these are quite under the control of
the friendly goddess Pele AS the
traveller gradually ascends, he finds the
air becoming cooler and usually clearer
with the increasing elevations and
the cooler temperature often as equable
as the warmer at the base of the
mountain island. By way of iIlustra-
ton: a few hours ride from the hot
marge of Kawaihae, on Hawaii, palm
fringed, and with thermometer rang
ing between so degrees and 80 degrees
Fahrenheit, brings the horseman we'll
up the plain of Waimea, a region
keenly inspiring to every sense. Here
the air, save for short rainy season,
is clear and quite sharp with oc-
casional frosts. Over the mountain
side roam immense herds of cattle
and wild horses; the pursuit of these
is the chief occupation of natives,
and of whites whose noble muscular
development is clearly the effect of
lawful tonic in the mode of life.
On island Maui, at an elevation of
four thousand feet, is a belt of large
sugar plantations. In these little
worlds of varied industrial require
ments hospitality is generously dis
pensed Here the climate is ideally
delightful sufficiently COOL while yet
no frosts nor chilling winds are ever
known. Through admirably irrigated
grass tracts multitudeS of yioletS ap-
pear, with many another flower and
fruit of New England, growing at
peace with their tropic-born comrades.
Perhaps nowhere else out of doors will
sc varied a collection of plants thrive.
C. F. Nichols, M. D., in American
Monthly Review of Reviews.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19
A GIANT TUNNEL.

=
The British government now has
under consideration a plan for the
greatest of all submarine tunnels 1t
provides for passage-way, to be light
ed by electricity, beneath the Irish sea-
or the North channel, as 1t is called
from point in Scotland just north of
Point Patrick to a point in Ireland
just west of Carrickfergus and several
miles north of the arm of the sea
stretching up to Belfast, which is
known as Belfast lake. The total es-
timated cost is s35 900 900, and the
plan which the government is consid-
ering is that submitted by a syndicate,
which agrees to bind itself to bring the
project to successful accomplishment.
1t is argued that the traffic between the
islands would be more than sufficient
to pay a handsome rate of interest
upon the inyestment-not less than six
per cent.
The statement that the tunnel is the
largest conception of the sort in the
history of the world is shown by COM
Eeth Aooi1 Will IAS SdI IuI1hS1S SOu1-
pleted or in prospect. The tunnel be-
tween Dover and Calais, or England
and France, would be no more of an
undertaking SO far as the building of
the tunnel is concerned. than has been
accomplished half a dozen times Be
sides that, the Dover-Calais tunnel is
in statu quo. In 1881 some two thou
sand feet of experimental behring's were
made through the chalk ard mari, be-
ginning at Folkestone, but that is
about all that has been accomplished.
England has her trrrels under the
Mersey, the Severn and the Thames.
the second being the greatest of the
three, but the building thereof was as
child's play compared to this These
tunnels and the one in the United
States between Port Sarina and Port
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19
BABES SLEEP IN BROOKS.

The native women on the slopes of
the Himalayas select the most extra
ordinary sleeping places for their chill
dren. Being obliged to labor in the
fields for the greater part of the day.
Trey have hit upon a curious and as
tCnishing expedient for keeping their
babies quiet during their absence from
home. Before going to work in the
morning they wrap their infants tight
ly with bandages, leaving only the
ace exposed. They then place the
children under the ledge of a rock
from which water is falling. By
means of bamboo the water is made
to drop gently on the baby's forehead.
In a few minutes, lulled by the drip
ping Of the water, the infant falls
asleep, and remains motionless until
the mother returns from the fields.
The babies are then unwrapped, dried,
and fed. The natives consider this
system to be extremely beneficial to
the health of the infant and it is
q curious fact that very few of them
succumb to this extraordinary custom.
They grow up strong and healthy men
and women. A recently returned
visitor to the lower slopes of the
Himalayas describes the curious SEN
sation he experienced on stumbling
across one of these remarkable nur-
series. At first he imagined the chill
dren to be dead, but, on examination,
found that they were sleeping peace
fully under the dripping rock.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19

cabin and the sooner we do so the
better it will be for us as the mosqui-
tos are beginning to be troublesome.
[ have just had dinner-Sunday din
ner that [ got myself. Menu: Bacon,
beans, rice, honey, maple syrup, bis
cults, peaches and tea We had a lit
tie extra because we had company for
dinner.
We are Is miles from Dawson. Have
been down once after some ''muck-a-
muck something to eat We each
brought out a 75-pound pack, but
think it weighed a great deal more by
the time we got up here. We left
Dawson at 7 p. m. and got here at 5
a. m. (You know it does not get dark
here at this time of the year,
There have been two boats in, up to
date, with provisions and with people
from Circle City and Forty Mile. Both
Of these places are deserted If pro-
visions are not scarce we will be all
O. K. for next winter. Flour sold
here in Dawson, one day, at $65 sack,
or $3.50 a pound Of course that was
only for a day or so. It is worth S12
a cwt. now and will be cheaper later
on. Everything else is in proportion.
It costs $40 a cwt. to have anything
brought up from Dawson. We will not
bring up any more than we need till
it SHOWS and then we can haul it up
on our sleds on the ice. We will have
to cut about 100 cords of wood, clean
our ground off, and by the time we
get our cabin up it will be time for
winter work. If we just keep our
health-and I never felt better in my
life-I think by this time next year |
will be about ready to leave this coun-
try.
They don't weigh gold, here on the
gulch, by ounces any more-it all goes
by the pound. The party on the claim
below Jim's found nugget worth
| S257. I just saw a nugget that Billy
Haws, a Cassville boy, found few
Gays ago, worth s155. He has a great
thing here on the gulch.
I have written long letter and
hope some parts of it will interest you
! and | expect a long one in return.
! thought my stomach would trouble
NE, for it was not strong when I left
home; but it has been getting better
ever since. I can eat anything now.
I had moose meat for breakfast.
l forgot to tell you that as high as
1894 has been taken out to the pan,
Jim has found over SIT per pan. You
know l wrote you from Juneau about 6
S243 pan. That party left here some
time in the winter on the ice. A great
many go out that way; but when ]
/ leave it will be by the mouth of the
/ Yukon. I expect to take a moose hun
in September.
Will G. Jackson
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19
QUADRENNIAL COTTON PLANT.

A year or so ago Major Rose, Texas
commissioner of agriculture, obtained
a lot of cotton seed from Peru, which
he distributed among the farmers in
the southern portion Of the state, says
the Ell Paso Herald. In Peru this cot
ton does not have to be planted more
than once every five or six years, the
stalk standing through the winter and
coming out green in the spring like
sugar cane. 1t was thought probable
that the cotton would grow equally
as we'll in South Texas, but thorough
experiment proves it to be a total
failure. Among others who received
seed from Major Rose was L. Allen.
OF San Antonio. Mr.. Allen planted the
seed on his farm just south of that
city, where the cotton came up, looked
well and prospered finely during last
years drought, when ordinary Texas
cotton was almost burned up. The
winter proved too severe for it, how
ever, and in a letter to Major Rose Mr..
Allen says he dug up some of the
roots, and in each instance found them
dead and perfectly devoid of life.
Other letters from South Texas farm
ers who experimental with the seed
are to the same effect, all of which
proves that Peruvian cotton in Texas
is dead failure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19
VAST HEATHER TEMPT ES.
Greatest in the World are Located in
India

The greatest heather temple is at
Seringapatam (the city of Vishnu) in
India. This immense temple comprises
a square, each side being a mile in
length, and inside of which are six
other squares. The walls are 25 feet
high and 5 feet thick, and the grand
hall in which the pilgrims assemble. is
supported by thousand pillars, each
cut from a single stone. There is a very
large and magnificent Buddhist temple
at Rangoon, standing on huge mound
OF two terraces, the upper one being
loo feet above the ground outside. and
in extent 900 feet by 6S5 feet The un-
foreground temple Of Kasli is another
large temple, all excavated out of the
solid rock-so are the temples of EIe-
phanta. Amongst modern temples.
that of the Mormons at Salt Lake City
takes leading place. 1t is a building
of fine proportions, and accommodates
5000 persons. Its dome is one of the
finest in existence; the acoustic prop
eftles are the most perfect 1t occupied
forty years in building, and cost S.
eG0,000 The interior is adorned with
costly work in marble, metal. cane.
woods, and draperies. 1t is warmed
with hot water, lighted by electricity.
and fire proof throughout.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19

debt to the proprietor, who gives them
their wages in store pay, at a hand
some profit. And yet, so far as | can
see, it is a contented and cheerful
population, both in country and city.
There is an air of leisure everywhere;
church festivals and holidays are fire.
quent; every one has his siesta in the
middle of the day; in small cities the
shops close from Il to 8; the tramways
take a rest then also, and there rs
no appearance that laborers are driven
IN their tasks. You cannot hurry any
thing or anybody. For tomorrow" In
coming. It will thus be seen
that it is a good country for the
laboring men, who can wear anything
that will hold together, eat anything
that a cent will buy, sleep on a mat
on the ground wrapped in his serape,
and who has not been taught that
II he has piece of silver worth 50
cents it is his right to take it to the
mint and have it coined into dollar