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FOR RENT.

dor RENT-sEvERAL GOOD ROOMS
II In the City Bank Building. Inquire at
the City Bank Of Wheeling. mr2O
J1oR RENT-BEST OFFICE ROOM IN
II the city; large and plenty Of light;
centrally located In best advertised build
Ing in the city. Also large hall for rent.
Apply at HUB cLoTHIERS. Fourteenth
and Market streets jan
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TLTANTED-sU SUPERINTENDENT FOR
w a coal mining and coke plant. one
thoroughly experienced in both mining
and coke making; executive ability plenty
OF energy and push; young man preferred:
good opportunity; state age, experience,
references and compensation. Address G..
care Intelllgencer. noS-5-8
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DAYTON. ONO. Nov. ). 1sg7.

Sporting Editor The IntellIgencer.
Have good offers from Saginaw and
Bay City, but expect 90 be In Wheeling,
WIN write Vou particulars tomorrow,
Il. W. TORREYSoN.
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7 al, at some OF our Dress Goods
LUOh Bargains In Main street win
dow, GEO. M. SHOOK & co.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-06

IN New YotS
n short while
ago n baby was
born in jail. It's
mother was be.
ing tried fof
murder Every
womanly heart
gives throb Of
sympathy al
thought OF the
blight upon the
poor little
baby's life, But
abAby need not
be born in Jail
20 be uHGoTtu,
nate. Any baby
which Is moi
welcomed into
this world with
loving hearts
and ready hands
IL unfortunate.
ANY motherwliu
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FOR sALR.

NOR SALE OR RENT-EIGHT ROOM
IT house near city and motor line. Terms
easy. Possession at once. Apply to ]. g.
HERVEY, 1926 Market ST. sea
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-06

II III iO-Acre garden farms, ton miles
from Atlantic City, for 500, $40 down and
81 weekly; only few left. Write or call for
our Journal. R1SLEY. 50S Grant street
Pittsburgh, Pa. noJe
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DEkTH NESTS.
MUNYON TALKS ABOUT THE
KIDNEYS.

WARS and plaques" says Professor
Munyon, " kin fewer people than diseases
OF the kidneys. In health these organs
relieve the system OF all poisonous ma
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-06

ToR sALE-oNE AND oNE-HALF'
IL lot IN Greenwood cemetery; fine locAs
ton: corner lot: adjoining best improve
ments In cemetery. Address CEhETERH
LOT, caro- fntolllRencer officA apis
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Thlr afternoon 1T PllleburFh, droono.
burg meets the DuquCHnrl, ana tie
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UTANTED-AGENTs, $50 10 SOS A
W. week surO to workers; no capital
needed; now goods: new plan; sells at
sight: every family needs st. HOUSE,
HOLD SPEC. CO., Cincinnati, Ohio. jyas
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MUsEE LEAGUE.
The games in the Musee tournament
MARTINS FERRY.

scorers-RoblnsOn and Emblem.
-Lally.
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WANTED.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY TWO La
w DIES to work In hotel Address
MARY, care Intelllgencer office. NOS
DRIGHT MEN AND WOMEN Mako
ID big money In representing new gold
fields enterprise. Write Ut once. Some
thing new, solid, taking. Address p. o.
Box 200, Baltimore Md. sels-s
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HOSPITAL FOR ANIMALS.
CARPENTERS A. n,tIDrRs

NEW YORK VETERINARY HOSPITAL.
III Wet 25.h-at.--Excellent accom:no-
datiOns fnJ. sick and Disabled anirna.s.
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LOST. handbook No. 1875 on Dry
Dock Savings Bank Any person having
claims upon said book is called upon 20
present the same 20 the bank within thirty
days. or the said book will be declared
cancelled and extinguished and ne" one
issred IN lieu thereof
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WATCHES on CREDIT.

FINE DIAMONDS. watches; weekly pay
men,s; ali goods guaranteed. WATCH
SUPPLY 60. 2 Maiden Lane. Room ~.
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OLD BOOKS BOUGHT.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -N<ON/No/O~NN~(N@S~~
BOOKS. old magazines and complete
libraries bought for cash. JOSEPH
SILK. N7 6th-ave. near iOth-st.
OLD BOOKS buy all kinds Of Books;
highest prices paid. Send postal. HI i'll
HODEN 4nS Canei-Ft
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ART DEALERS.

HARRY O. JONES. ~ West 20 sf.--n,sn.
class Of. paintings on exi!Dli'on' a'''s'"
frames Of every description.
CHARLES w. KRAESHAAR. !. 2oI BroAS-
wAy.--O:l paintings water coiors. e,ch-
ings, artistic frames: exclusive WORKS
speciality.
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ORDERS promptly executed. jobb!ng at
tended 70. estimates cheerfully given.
ADAMSoT. 81 Ann-st. Telephone. 3.&ls
fortiand..
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GOLD FURNITURE d REGILDING

BIG BARGAINS. -Handsome.y upholsterec
gold chairs. warranted French leaf. only
81 80: worth 81 so. buy your Christmas
presents now. GOLD FURNITURE MAN
TFACTOEY % 9th ave.
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KODAkS AND CAMERAS.
~NNr~N~NN~N>~NNr<> rr~<@<~~%@~Ns>T>N
ALI, MAKES OF kodAks and cameras FOR
Christmas from S. up. prices right on
supplies: send for lisis. OBRIG CAMERA
Co. l65 Broadway. y. y
CAMERAS ard supplies cheaper than ever
before: send stamps for mammoth
bargain list. THE FOWLER K SCTiWiN0
MFG. CO.. 27i CiDal-st. New-fork.
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TYPEW-RITERS.

TIPEWRlTEkS. - Remingtons. Smiths,
SS5; new machines. $6S. cabinets. So
rentals. 50. CONSOLIDATED TYPE
WRITER EXCHANGE 24J Broadway.
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LADIES' TAIIOHS.

LADIES' TAIIOHs.
ABOUT THOSE UGLY sLEEvES,-i is
model them 10 latest style. reshape
tackets 10 every description, MAKE w
iad!ef material JAMES NECsTADT. lW
Wee. 2Oth-st.
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OBESITY CURE.

INDIGESTION, constipation. rheumatistus
spinal curvature. nervousness. parh!yse.
treated With mechanical massage, SwedIsh
movsments. by machinery: artificial horss-
back; stationary bicycle. LANDER IN
sTIIUTE. 20 West oth-st.
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TREATMENT OF THE SCALP.
9. A. FRANCOIS. French Specialist 70
scoip diseases: Hrst-class re'erences' <is
9th avt New York.
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ARTISTS MATERIALS.

AKTisTS MATERIALS. pictures ana
framing: large variety; moderate prices
beet attention given customers. HART
MN. 10 Union Square.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14

young girl she met a Swiss, Michael
Stafiieback, in Dubuque, Iowa. After
some changes they moved to Lawrence
County, Missouri, where they settled
on farm. Here they quarreled. The
husband was charged by his wife and
some of his children with unmention-
able crimes, and the husband accused
the wife of crimes equally revolving to
both moral and natural laws. The re-
suit was that the husband left the
neighboehood and has not since been
heard from. The airing of their fam
lily differences in court had the effect
of making Lawrence County too hot
for Nancy and her brood, and they
moved to place known as Swindle
Hill, In the town of Joplin, Jasper
County. 1t was a fit abode for such
characters.
Here congregated the degraded Of
both sexes, women who had forgotten
the meaning Of decency and men who
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14

fenced to the penitentiary for life,
while the mother, hoary in crime as in
years-she is now 65-has been found
guilty Of murder in the second degree
and will no doubt end her years in pris-
On, having received twenty five-year
sentence.
Nancy Staffleback has led most re-
narkable career of crime and has
trained her progeny to follow in her
footsteps. OF her thirteen children not
one has led an upright life, and not one
has trait Of character to redeem,
even In part, the general coarseness
and criminality of their natures. She
was born in Allegan County, New
York. Her maiden name was Chase
and her early years were spent in Wis
cOnsin. Through her mother she inner
Sted strain of Wyandotte Indian
blood. and perhaps this may have had
something to do with the natural vic
iousness of her character. When q
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14
MADE FLOUR FOR TROOPS.
Old Mill In Cumberland Gap Which
Did Service in the Civil War. -.


Did Service in the Civil War. =.
There is standing ut Cumberland
Gap, just across the State line from
Middlesboro, Ky, an historic old mill.
which during the civil war ground the
breadstuff for thousands of Confeder-
ate and Federal soldiers.
The mill is located mt the foot of the
side. 1t has an overshOt wheel of the
Old-fashiOned kind about the same size
and almost duplicate Of the noted
waterwheel which attracts so much at
tentiOn near the entrance to the Ten
nessee centennial. The mill was built
by John Locke, who came from North
Carolina about 1906. The stones which
were hauled from the old north state
at a cost Of $3.50. Locke operated it
successfully for many years, and after
he had accumulated n small fortune he
built -four mill just above it, He also
erected carding factory and an up
right sash sawmill. All the machinery
was run by the famous cave spring of
thV luOuhtulh, WHICH SuSilcS
out Of King Solomon's cave 800 feet
above the level of the valley.
1t comes from the, mountain side a
veritable torrent, foaming. kissing,
seething, carrying huge powders be-
fore it and cutting channel through
the everlasting rocks i'm it's mad rush
to the valley below. This torrent ac-
cording to the estimate of mechanical
engineers, would furnish 100 horse
power, and although old man Locke
harnessed only part OF the turbulent
stream to his wheels he secured suffi-
cient power to operate the machinery
for many years. At his death few
years prior to the war John G. Newly
bought the plant and he owned it when
the war broke out. He furnished the
Confederacy with thousands of bushels
Of meal and hundreds Of barrels of -four
ground by these old mills, and when
the Federal army took possession of
the Gap the same burrs made bread
stuff for Uncle Sans men. When the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14
RAILWAY NURSERIES.
Special Car for the Care of Fretful
Children While Travelling.

Special Car for the Care of Fretful
Children While Travelling.
Praise the railroad man who has in
vented the travelling nursery, all ye
who have had Journeys made hideous
by wailing babies and fretful children.
Through trains have added to their
bathrooms, libraries, smoking-roOms
and the like one more convenience
room for the babies.
The travelling nursery takes up about
as much room as private state room.
The walls are heavily padded and the
floor thickly carpeted, so that the ju-
venile head need not indicate the miles
passed by the bumps gained. Over the
floor are fastened little stools and rock
ing chairs. At each end of the COM
partment, and firmly secured, are two
coy cots, on which the smaller chill
dren lie and watch the games of the
older ones. Each car containing the
nursery attachment will carry a matron
or nurse, who will be selected with a
special reference to her ability to-
amuse and care for her little charges,
and she will have at her command sup
plies of milk, cookies and other edibles
and drinkabes dear to the infantile
heart She will also have charge of q
medicine chest containing full assert
ment of the simpler remedies for child
ish ailments. A miniature toy shop Is
another adjunct of the travelling nurs-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14

them and they couldxst eePns They
thought we had gone to tie house. l
was afraid to look until Cora whisper
ed They're pulling his clothes off,
Then 1 lookeds saw Ed take him by
the shoulders, and George took one leg
and Wilson the other. They carried
him to the old shaft and threw him In"
A month later the body of Galbraith
was seen floating at the bottom of the
shaft. and an investigation into the
crime was started. Ed, George and
Nancy Staffleback were arrested, tried
and convicted of the murder, and an
effort was made to apprehend Wilson,
who was also implicated in the killing.
Wilson, however, had fled and the au-
thorities are now searching for him.
The arrest of the Stafflebacks led to
other horrible disclosures. Released
from the fear. in which they had lived
Of the Staffiebacks, Cora Stafiieback
Georges wife) and Rosa Bayne tell
stories of further murders committed
by this family. Two years ago two
girls took up their abode In the Staffle-
back house. One night in DIT of pas
sion Mike Staffieback beat one of them
into insensibility and finally death, and
lest the other girl should tell of the ar
fair she was beaten to- death by Ed
Stafileback. The brothers then wrap
ped the bodies In sheets and threw
them down an abandoned shaft.
A short time afterward the brothers,
Mike. Ed and George, attacked and
killed peddler who was stopping over
night at the house and divided his
money.
Another murder Of which members
Of the Staffieback family are guilty
was that of an old soldier named Roda-
baugh. Ed, Mike and n man named
Billy Martin, brother of Mixes wife,
made away with him while the Staffie-
backs were living in Joplin. He was
killed for $50 In pension money which
he was known to have on his person.
Still another murder the Stafilebacks
are believed to have committed while
| In Joplin Is that Of n man named Moor
house. Moorhouse mysteriously disap-
peared while there, and from CONVERSE
tons held between the Staffiebacks
Cora Staffleback Is OF the opinion that
the man was murdered.
Mike Staffieback, is now serving a
term In the pehitentiary. When he Is
free he Will be arrested for some of the
murders In which he took part.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14

were practiced in every crime. A mans
HE was not safe In the place after
dark and policemen never ventured
into 1t singly Here the Stafiebacks
lived several years, the sons practicing
thievery and other crimes, for which
some of them received sentences in JAIL
and the girls consorting with the de-
graded Of both sexes.
They committed one murder, at least
here. but the story of this will come
later. Ultimately the vile den Of the
Stafiiebacks was raided and two of the
sons were sent to the penitentiary.
Three years ago the family moved to
.Picker's Point" an unsavory place on
the outskirts of 'Galena. They took up
their abode In a iong-deserted shanty,
within n few rods of which were q
number Of deserted shafts. where some
time or other men had prospected for
had or zinc. The place is a hotbed OF
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14
NINE vENrILArINe FAN.

could not remain long under ground.
Fans may be placed in any part of the
mine, connection being readily made
by means of one of the cable reels and
removed as readily when no longer re-
quired. For the ventilation of the
mines electric fans similar to the one
shown are employed, which is of the
Guibal type. The form of the vanes,
construction of the arms and DISPOSE
ton of the braces are all designed to
give the highest possible efficiency for
the amount of power used in the driv-
inc
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14
THE OLD LOCKE MILL.

Confederates began storming the Gap
prior to the Federal forces evacuating
Gen. George Morgan ordered the mills
to be fired, as he did not wish them to
remain in operation and give succor to
the Confederacy. Accordingly squad.
of men was detailed to do the work.
They had just set fire to the Touring
mill when the Confederate batteries
from the adjacent mountains opened
fire on the Federal works. The squad
lost no time in getting under cover, and
rs the wind blew the flames away from
the corn mill 1t was saved. 1t has not
been in operation for several years and
may never grind again.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14

crime. Scattered around are miserable
bowels. the homes Of depraved women
and men. Here Vice reaches depth
that, decency sdary1D0rN1SyunTt to de-
scribe. Rough miners, many OF them
foreigners. frequent the novels and
gamble and drink and swear, RibaId
revelry is often interrupted BY a fight
that ends In, murder. Th9h the shafts.
the silent, yaWnlng pits OF, the ground.
are charged with another victim, which
they receive into their dark depths new
err to yield again.1 4 pf,these shafts were
to-day made. to. give up their CHASTITY
tenants fully fifty uhdisS 0vered MUIR
ders would he revealed.
Amid such congenial surroundings
the Staffieback family resumed their
career of crime. Al, this. time the fam
lily consisted of Mother Nance. Ed.
George, Mike, Cora, Louisa and Emma.
All these were children of the old wom-
an except Cora, who was married to
George. 80 t'9f''S-'
The latter and Ed had short time
before been released from the peniten-
tiary and had Joined the { family ut
"Picker's Point 80 Ic oloins
And now another man. Charles VIII
son. who passed uas a. husband of
Nancy, drifted into the gang. Two girls,
Rosa Bayne and Anna McComb. also
took up their abode with the, Staffle-
back familys InS their different ways
these people NeG theig, criminal lives,
18TH Nro.LonN . nao.Nas +ho ovtI
genius of the gang. Time and again
the den in which they 1iyed was raid
ed and one or more was ARRESTED for
some petty offense. But the gang took
this as matter Of coarse.~ ,,.-
Last June, however, occurred an
event that brought the Staffiebacks to
grief. This was the mnrder Of n miner,
Frank Galbraith.t He had gone to the
Staffieback house on invitation from
Emma, but the old woman had refused
him admittance. He returned and then
a row began. This Is the storysof 1t as
given by Anna McComb, who witness
ed the affair:
Il heard the row begin, and stepped
outside and around the corner Of the
log hut. The old woman grabbed her
corn knife and ran Galbraith out Of the
house. Then Wilson and Ed got their
guns and began shooting ut Galbraith,
who started to run down the road. Will
son fired first, but missed. Then Ed
fired, and could tell that he hit him.
for Frank put his hand to his hip and
fell. But he got right up again and ran
on. He couldn't run very fast, and Ed
ran alongside Of him, put his gun to his
head and fred. Frank threw his hand
up to his head and fell by the side Of
the road. Ed took the knife from the
old woman and started to finish Frank
by cutting his throat. All this time me
and Cora had been running along after
them. grabbed Ed by the arm and
begged him not to do 1t. Let me alone.
or I'll slit your throat he said. Then
he turned and cut Galbraith's throat.
The blood spurted out. The old woman
took the knife and wiped it on her
apron. To-
II felt sick and me and Cora lay
down in the weeds so that we could see
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14
which would we Believe.

The man who sets out to regulate his
life by well established proverbs Will
find himself in a quandary when he
considers that many of them have
their ''opposites."
Here are some instances.
Proverb: Marry in haste, and repent
at leisure.
Z Opposite: Happy Is the wooing that's
not long a doing.
Proverb: Out of sight, out of mind.
Opposite: Absence makes the heart
grow fonder.
Proverb: A rolling stone gathers no
moss.
Opposite: A sitting hen gathers no
feathers.
Proverb: A stitch In time saves nine.
Opposite: It's never too late to mend.
Provcrb: Discretion is the better part
of valor.
Opposite: Nothing venture, nothing
have.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14

Three Females Who Butcher Bufis to
Amuse the opaniards.

Amuee the bpaniards.
American women would find 1t diffi-
cult to imagine one of their sex in the
arena where bulls are butchered to
make Spanish holiday, but such there
are. Three pets of the bull-ring In
Spain are women-one Spaniard, the
other two Germans. Donna Piedros,
the Spaniard. Is n matador, the others
are toreadors.. 1t is the duty Of Donna
Piedros to finish the fierce brute after
It has been tormented and wounded by
the others. She Is handsome woman
of %, and has been In the bull-ring
since she was II. When first she made
known her intention of entering the
arena there was howl of protest, but
she persisted, and when she made her
first appearance she was showered
with flowers. Since then she has been
In the ring once every month, and on
several occasions has been more or less
injured. Great danger Is incurred by
matadors when giving the quietus to
bull, because the savage brute gener-
ally makes last desperate rally. In
this way Donna Piedros has been face
to face with death more than once.
Her two competitors are the Pretel
sisters, Lola and Angelica. Pretty
blondes, scarcely out of their teens,
they are brilliant and daring riders.
Their exploits in the bull-rings have
been the themes of Spanish poets, they
are the pets Of the populace, and for
their achievements in the arena they
receive great financial reward. They
were originally circus riders. Their
manager, being struck with their
equestrian ability, determined to make
bthl-fghters of them. He took them
to Seville, where there is a school de-
voted to the fine art of killing bull.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14

vival Of the Lost Mysteries of the An
clients. The place to which he has now
succeeded on account of Mr.. Hargrove's
resolution TO return to the conduct Of
his business affairs in England Is the
one formerly held by w. Q. Judge. His
tenure Will only be for the unexpired
term. and whether he retains 1t perma-
nently or not will depend on the votes Of
his fellows In the society and on the
will Of Mrs. Katherine Tingley. the
head of the esoterfcal branch Of the
Theosophical Society of the World. Mr.
Neresheimer was born in Munich about
fifty years ago. He Is gray-haired,
blue-eyed man Of much experience Of
the world. He Is skilIfuT musician
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14
HENRY W. SAGE.

Famous Philanthropist Who Gave
Million TO Cornell Uniysrsity.
Henry William Sage, president OF the
Board OF Trustees OF Cornell Bniver-
sity and widely known as a philan-
thropist and promoter Of education.
died recently, at the advanced age Of
SO years.
Henry w. Sage was born at Middle
town, Conn, Jan. 81, 1914, and lived
at Bristol, in that State, until 1927,
when his family removed to ithaca,
N. Y. He made heavy purchases OF
timber lands. The sagacity with which
he conducted these vast operations
placed Mr.. Sage In the front rank OF
the princes Of trade.
In Ithaca Mr.. Sage was the constant
friend and ally Of Ezra Cornell, and
from the first manifested his interest in
his friends plans for the upbuilding Of
a great university. His interests lay in
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14

conquest. These people were whittier
than those who had been mixed with
Moorish blood. The veins upon their
white hands were blue, while the blood
of the masses, contaminated by the
Moorish infusion, showed black upon
their hands and faces. So the white
Spaniards of the old race came to de.
clare that their blood was "blue,"
while that of the common people was
black. The phrase passed to France,
where 1t had no such significance, and
was, In fact, quite arbitrary, and thence
1t came to England and America.