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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17

The, nomination of Attorney General
McKennn to the vacancy on the United
States supreme court bench, to succeed
Justice Field, was not unexpected, as II
has been understood for some time past
that no was the personal choice OF the
President. Judge McKenna, notwIth-
standing the opposition criticism Of
him, is n jurlst who will bring to the
bench great ability, and hls uppoIut-
mcnt will be commended By all men Of
unbiased judgment,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17

MISS ALLIE HUGHES. Norfolk. Va.
was frightfully burned on the face and
neck. Pain was Instantly relieved by
DeWitrs Witch Hazel salvc, which
healed the injury without leaving a
scar. 1t is the famous pile remedy.
Charles r. GoetSe, Market and Twelfth
streets; Chatham Sinclair, Fcrty.sixlh
and Jacob streets; a. Il, SchcelG, No.
6O7 Main street; Exlcy Bto4f Penn and
Zane streets: Bowie & Co., Bridgeport.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17

ONE Minute Cough Cure cures
quickly That's what YOU want
Charles H. Goethe, Market and Twelfth
streets, Chatham Sinclair, rorty,siyth
and Jacob streets, A. a. Neheeis, No,
COZ Main street. ENlcy Rros,, Penn and
Zane streets; Bowie y Co.. bridgeport
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17

For the Christmas and New Years
Holidays Che Ohio River Railroad Will
sell excursion tickets from all ticket
offices to local stations on its line at ONE
FARE for the round trip. Tickets on
sale December "a, % and 81, 1897 and
January i, 1895, with return limit janu-
ary 4. 1898.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17

According to the treasury statement
for November. Just issued, the exports OF
the United States for the past eleven
months show an Increase over the same
eleven months of 1896 of $685., $50, the
imports show an increase of SOS, 492, 19i.
The excess of exports over the imports
shows an increase over the same eleven
months in 1926 OF &l7469,3S6. These sta
tisiIes. which refer to merchandise, indi-
cate that all talk about our tariff policy
interfering with our foreign trade was
moonshine. In fact, our foreign trade is
steadily Increasing the balance in our
favor. In the meantime retaliation"
about which our free trade friends had so
much to say, has not materlalIzed,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17
POINTgDLY pENNED,

Just keep Your eyes open and see Il
they don't have trouble getting that
new battle-ship Kentucky on the ways.
1t will be against all precedent for
anything bearing that name to take
water,-DenVer Post,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17

Congress win hardly make any more
battle-ship appropriations until 1t for
mulates code providing for their
christening. Washington Post,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17

The average man doesn't know that
he has distinguished ancestors until he
marries and his wife makes the discov-
ery.-AtchIson Globe.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17
HANDKERCHiEFS.

Any grade you want, from
Sc up. Special values in La
dies and Gentlemen's All Lin
en- Hemstitched at y lie
and 25c.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17
SILK UMBRELLAS.

One thousand to select from,
at 9Sc to 81 each. See the
new Umbrella with detachable
handIe-will go in any trunk.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17

Isn't II about time for Emperor Will
lam to Give somebody else Just four
hours TO slide dowp2-CIeveland Lead
err
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17

The man who can pull cft go be.
tween Bill Hohenzollern and Simon
Sam at Carson City viii have no trou-
BILE In getting even Memphis CONNER
clol Appeal,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17
Beautiful Forms
and Composition

,..,, Arc not made by chance, nor can
,,D,. they over m amy material hc mado
,,,,, Nt small cNponac. a competition
tl,,,. for uhcapncas, and not Cor oNce''
,,.,,,toncc OF Workmanship. iGthc ma''
,,.... frequent and certain ruuHo of6h"
,.,,. rapid decay nud cnllrc dwilN''
,,,,, tIon NJ afta and manufacture q
.,,,,,, EoF west (which is the ehcaP'.p
1000, work. the ntclllgenccr job PRINT
400, Inc once ~ tho place to 90
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17
lit lis Less
Expensive

To buy a plano having a
reliable name than It is TO buy one OF
whose maker you have never heard Our
pianos are noted for their all around relia-
billy, full rich tone and handsome finish.
We would like TO explain to you how easy
1t is to get good plano at the price Of
an unreliable one,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17

EVERYTHING sold a. our closing out
sale w warranted as represented.
M LltRBNS s. CO
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17

YOu are cordially Invited TO visit
w" krl,8, 1905 Main street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17

II 10 proposed In The llInoIa Legislature
TO "Lcxow" Chicago I, In said that the
introduction Of the resolution created a
sensation among me Democratic mcm-
bore why should they be disturbed?
Il there anything wrong about the Dem.
ocrntIc administration OF Chlcago2
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17
J. S. RHODES 3 o9.
J. S. RHODAs y 2. -.
Christmas
Presents,
THREE USEFUL ARTICLES SAFE TO
BUY AND SURE 10 BE wANTtD'
KlD GLOVES.

50 dozen Fine Kid Gloves,
special vaIue, in ox-blood, green
and black, at $1.O0 a pair. We
are sole agents for the cele-
brated CIementina Kid Gloves,
at$l.15, $l,25,$l.35 and$l'5O.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17

Having been sentenced for tho fourth
time, there is now a probability that
Theodore Durrant viii not be allowed to
die OF old age. His lawyers, however,
have proven themselves TO be men with
wonderful resources, and there Is no tell.
Ing what may happen between now and
January Z, the date act for the hanging
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17
DENTISTRY.
nEaTAunANr ANn oArn.
IUL WIGWAM msiAURlYt AND Cllf,

tiOp MNnlIEr sTuEEL
Warm meals served m their host rt,ic
hiH'hW tevma eegy ahb HnuE, an an1rl.
order cooking, ana pruug WhiunnhlO only
restaurant ma provides ID nutaplNts
lndiVH' ana IenllrmrnA bnlus rarluE
MolChunta' 1907 hunch daily Roast Beet
hhd PotntnrB tnhcr, rrcDt ana hutton
~ cents lilll chHnGCd dnlly
Jus q. BnUDAkEH, pfopflolot
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17
NO. 20 TwELFrH STREET.
ADJUSTMENTS.

AMUSEMBNIS.
CRAND OPERA HOUSE.
(T
Thursday, Friday and Saturday and
Saturday Matinee. Dec II, IS, 10.
REILLY a. WOODS BIG SHOW.
2S Mammoth Vaudeville Features.
Night prices, Is, %, 50 and so cents.
Matinee prices, 10, % and % cents.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
"
Monday, Tuesday aud Wednesday Nights
and Wednesday Matinee, Dec 20. q, %.
MIR. j, h. TOOLE
And his competent company OF players In
the romantic comedy success,
KILLARNEY AND THE RHINE.
Usunl prlccs. deiG
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17

1.-THE lNTELLIGENcER. embracing its
several editions, is entered in the Post
ONCE at Wheeling, ". Va, as secohd-class
matter1
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17

Not the least interesting feature OF
Germany's seizure OF Klao-C Chou is that
that spot had been selected by the Chi
nese government for its own use as a
fortified port and naval station, That
was the first recommendation made by
Ii Hung Chang on his return home,
and It is by no means improbable that
1t was that fact that prompted Ger
many to seize the place.-New York
Tribune.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17

1t appears that the Haytians were
finally brought to terms by the Ger
man war steamer Stein, Up TO the pres
ent time II was popularity supposed that
the German stein" was of the schoon-
err famlly.-Clevelan Press.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17

It is said that Thomas T. Bayard will
be candidate for United States sena-
tor from Delaware to succeed Senator
Gray. Has Mr., Bayard taken out nat
uralzation apers?-Kansas City Jour
nal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17

One Of cur ieighbors Uncle Natc. as
we call hil.. was greatly bothered by a
whipporwill that came nearly every
night and sat on a rock IN his back yard
and sang his love song, OF whatever 1t
is. until Uncle Nate was nearly wild
One night he lay awake. and. as he
said. stood it just rs long as be could.
when he got up. and. taking down tho
old gun that was loaded with a fox
charre, ne went to the back door, and,
drawing bead en- the rock, which be
could dimly see IN the faint starlight,
blazed away Then. IL the pleasing
Consciousness Of q good decd well done,
be again sought his oonch.
In the mo1r.iag his first care was to
reload the old sun, as there was no tell
ing when it would be needed. After
this task was finished be started for the
back yard to gloat over the mangled re-
mains of his to-mentor. but what were
his horror and disgust TO find that in
stead Of holding on the rock he had
completely riddled his wife's best wash
tub, which was turned bottom up about
four feet from the rock.
The disappointment was bad enough.
but when Aunt Hannah came out and
saw the ruin. Uncle Nate afterward de-
clared. it was worse than the whippoor-
will. and he made break for the barn,
his usual haven of refuge in such cases
Forest and Stream
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17
The orster,s beard.

Old fashioned cookbooks invariably
order Us TO heard the oyster. II
was quite an experienced housekeeper, "
said a well known cooking authority,
"before / knew what the beard Of an
oyster was. It is, believe, the little
frill.
''The question then occurred, Why
should this portion be removed? With
our American oyster there is no occa-
sion TO remove it, and we never do il. -
No doubt many new housekeeper
has felt guilty Of omitting 10 do some
thing that should be done when she
served her husband oysters with their
"beards" on. She felt doubly guilty
when he praised them and declared they
were the best oysters he haa ever eaten.
Probably she kept the secret until she
consulted some old housekeeper, who
promptly told her she didn't know what
the beard Of an oyster was, and that Ger
tainly no one nowadays ever removes it.
This expression is generally found in
old English works Of the order of the
Complete British Housewife. It's prob
able that this portion of the oysters of
Great Britain is especially tinetured
with their coppery flavor and vas for
merly removed. Certainly no one today
who eats his oysters at Delmonico's or
at any famous restaurant finds the frill
or any portion Of the mollusk, except
the shell, missing.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17
Ahont a.Unna.rrnI r-..

Did you ever hear Of a tree bearing
glue, towels, cloth, finder and bread?
There is Just such a wonder. It is
found on the Pacific islands and it is
called the bread fruit tree.
1t is about as tall as a three story
house and the branches come cut straight
from the tree like SO many arms. They
are covered with leaves nearly 2 feet
long and deeply gashed at the edges,
while half hidden alnoEg them is the
fruit. growing like apples on short
stems, but larger and having a thick
yellow rind.
This fruit is like bread, and it is in
season during eight months of the year,
the natives finding a good living in it.
They gather il while it is green and
bake it in an oven. Scraping off its
cater blackened crust they come TO the
Loaf, which is very much like nice white
bread.
AS for glue, it oozes from the trunk
Of the treo and is found useful for many
purposes The leaves make excellent
towels for the few natives who care to
use them. and from the inner bark Of
the tree a kind of coarse cloth can be
made. Besides this, its dried blossoms
are used for tinder in lighting fires, and
the wood is in great demand for build
ing parposes-Chicago Record.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17

Few bovs Withstand IN lines II 90 ,,sious
n nature as that with which fr.u l. is.iNss
was a wear ago afflicted frcd ls nov iiis,-.'
ve.rS Of arc. and attends the public ssio.l,s-
Ills hane i No. 81 Plymouth Place, Cicts-
Land O,,io. and he IS nOH a picture o, fneille
bsalfh and yiro-. Inthc fall Of 1870. however,
MS parcnts. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard noNse'
.he fortaer. well-known business hiah'
,v.lose Office j. in the Arcade, had almost ue-
speired Of saving his liic- The iad bees.lne
AFFLICTED with innHmmatory rheumatism
which affected his entire Loiy, and aeeo'i,
panyins that painful ailmeut were several
asher very se,ious Disorders. When she Was
requested 10 deserihe her son sickness anu
his recovery. Mrs. HOWsc suid:
at was in September, lS.a, thAt freu
who was m to that time IN delicate health,
was attacked l,y inaainmafory rheumatism;
n was a xcrv acute case for he was couhnesa
40 ia lei. aud vas uuahie u move even ms
arms or les without bringing on oxereeia'-
aside from the rheumatism Frcd's liver
was in serious disorder. and he used % yemlt
freoucrflv. lie was aisp svbjeet % fainiIng
spells, anJ altogether lie had . very serious
sickness.
We knew, Of course, that though the
rheumatism was exceedingly painful, II was
not necessarily dangerous; the fainfing sPclis
and vomiting however alarmed rs. Often
when Fred tainted he wo1ld lay like one
dead. lis face would become ashen pale
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17
CURIOUS INSECT.
butterfly That Enjoys Only Five Hours
of Life.

A butterfly That Enjoys Only Five Hours
of Life.
1t is IN August that the naturalists
observe the marvellous insect which is
born, reproduces and dies in the period
Of a single night, on the banks Of the
Marine, Of the Seine, and Of the Rhine
1t is the ephemere of which Sirammer-
dam has written and which is spoken
Of in Aristotle.
The life of this insect does not last
beyond four OF five hours 1t dies to-
ward II O'Clock in the evening, after
taking the form of butterfly about siz
hours after midday. 1t is true. how
ever, that before taking this form it
has lived three years in that of a worm,
which keeps always near the border of
water ii the holes which it makes in
the mud.
Tire change of this worm in the
water to an ephemere which flies is so
sudden that one has not the time to see
it. If one takes the worm in the water,
the hand cannot be taken away before
the change is made unless by pressing
the worm slightly in the region Of the
chest BY this means it can be taken
from the water before the change takes
place
The ephemere, after leaving the
water, seeks a place where it can divest
itself of fine membrane or veil. which
entirely covers it. This second change
takes place in the air.
The ephemere assists itself with the
point Of its little nails as firmly as it
can IL n-akes a movement similar to
that of a shiyer, then the skin on the
middle of the back breaks apart, the
wings slip out of their sheath, as we
sometimes take of our gloves by turn
ing them inside cut After this strip
ping the ephemere begins TO flv. Some
times it holds itself straight up on the
surface of the water on the end of its tail,
tapping its wings one against the
other 1t takes no noOrishment in the
five or six hours which are the limit Of
its life. 1t seems to have been formed
but TO multiply. for it does not leave
its state of a worm until it is ready to
deposit its eggs, and it dies as soon as
they are deposited.
In three days time one sees appear
and die all species of ephemeres They
last sometimes until the fifth day, for
the reason that some malady has affect
ed some of them and prevents them from
changing at the same time as the
others -ExchaE ge.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17
Liver
and ERFLkMaATORY RHEUMATISM IN d
YOUNG Boy.
Kr. and Ers. Eo=se Eespaired Of Their sess Lhs-E'
uas Ccapellsd 10 Give Up Eis SfudiSs.

.r1 /. w.s GiC.cn.t Ct snch tines 10 deiect
Iis heart beats. These spells caused Mr..
uovse and myself much uneasiHeSs a ogt
orr bow condition. We called IN doctor
anil he prescribed for Fresi, but the lad dad
not seem {, improve. 50 | purchased box
of Dr. Williams PINK Pills for Pale People
in one # the down town ssOr,s- Then inr
four uia:.ils sfezG.ly Fred took them insfesd
of the medicine prescribed by the doctor
and ct the end Of that peri0d-it was atout
New Year's thcn-Ered was sufficiently inl-
proved to be able to 60 oUt.
The Improvement wss slow g Inst, hrt
II was sure / had unboanded faith in the
nils % IL evidenced by our continued use OF
ther.i. II was necessary for Us 20 take Pred
out Of school on account Ct his illucss iut
now hc has returned and can join IN all the
SPORTS with his schoolmatCs, and his hcaiih
i IS cool 5 VIC could wish lie has never
been III since, and il IS pretty safe 20 Predict
that he viii rot be sick aeain for some time.
" Yes. I have recommended Dr. Williams
Pink Pills 4 my friends" scih Mrs How g
in reply % a question, =" and many Of thtin
have used them since ! trst read OF ne
pills in the newspapers"
Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Pcopla
contain all the clemcnis necessary 10 give new
life and richness 10 the blood ard rrstor9
shattered nerves. They may be had o. all
druggists or direct by mail from the Dr. VIII
liams' Medicine Company, Schenectady, y.
Y, at soc. per box, or six boxes for sZ-5O.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17

he vas perfectly ce-taan. be always sid
And story books must be true
That somewhere over the meadows leo
To the den Of robber crew.
So adoSn the lane with his sword and shield.
One beautiful sumner cay,
And over the fence TO the buttercup Held.
he rcrriiy took his way.
And be laughed ho. no. as be went along
And mt on his fercesf looks.
And he made I'D kind Of battle song
As they DO IN the story books.
Brt the dragon that lived in the buttercup helo
And guarded the robbers den
C4,ne I'd and shifted st his sword and shield
And opened his mouth-and then
So somebody tells ne. this brave little man
Oh, sad 10 relate. but true.-
Druppel helmet and all, turned tail and ran
At tie sound Of that terrible s'Aooi
SIN robbers there must be left 70 fight,
And dragons there are no doubt.
And it's glorious fun II the weather 1 bright
and there aren I any COWS about
Little Folks
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17
odd Visiting Cards.

No doubt you've all heard the story
Of the Indian raiah who sent a big ele-
phant as a visiting card to his friend, a
neighboring rajah. Cards almost as re-
markable as this one have been manu-
factured in Germany. They are of solid
iron, although they do not look much
different from ordinary calling cards
Several Of the great manufacturers have
had iron rolled in very thin sheets and
then cut into card sizes, upon which it
was easy to print the name and business
address Of the person who was to use
them. Some of the cards are only one
one-thousandth Of an inch thick. Those
used by Baron Krupp, the great gun
maker, are one eight hundred -and-twen-
tieth Of an inch thick.
Did any Of yon eyey hear Of odder
visiting caTdsi
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17
SOME RoYKL DOGS.
Nearly All ths sovereiEns Of Europe Are
Fond of Canine Pets.

Fond of Canine Pets.
Nearly every one of the s9vereigns
Of Europe, it appears. has one Or more
pet dogs. The colIies Of Queen Victoria,
the fox terriers Of Princess Beatrice,
with Jock as prime faTorife, are known
at least by hearsay TO everybody.
The emperor Of Russia is also great
lover of dogs. A London paper reports
that he is always accompanied IN his
walks By a couple CT fine Danish
hounds, whose strength and vigilance
their master considers his best safe
guard. The grave car Is often seen
PLAYING with these monster pets He
himself has taught them their tricks.
and thty are nearly always about him.
The king of Greece shares the cars
TASTE for the Danish hounds, which are
as intelligent as they are strong, and
which, with hardly bark 70 announce
their intentions, will fly at the throat
of any one whom their master may
point ont 70 them in case Of need.
When the empress of Austria goes on
her long walks or rides, several pet
dogs always accompany her. But per
haps the most widely known of all the
royal dogs" Of the present day is
Black. the pet dog of the Russian Grand
Duke Alexis.
Black is a sportsman's dog, Of no
very aristocratic breed. Indeed, if the
truth must be told, he is a member Of
the race of mongrels which the fisher
men in the south Of France take out to
sea, employing them 10 recapture any
willy fish that may fall through the
meshes of their nets OF slip suddenly
back into its element after it has been
once landed on board the barge Black
is still rejoicing in the days Of his
youth, but his record, not only as a
common fisherman but as fisher Of
men, . is already great. for be has saved
no fewer than six persons from watery
grave
Some three OF four years ago the
Grand Duke Alexis was staying at
Biarritz One stormy night he went ont
on the cliff TO get view Of the angry
sea A boat was Just being wrecked be
low, and he saw dog dashing with
angry growls and barks into the water
and bringing 10 land, one by one, three
drowning men, while the crowd cheered
the brave mongrel to the echo. The
grand duke approached TO caress the
dog, and the animals master then
offered Black to him, refusing TO accept
any payment-St. Louis Post Dispatch
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17

There are thousands Of acres Of gov
eminent land yet unclaimed. Self sup
porting women have here an opportuni-
ty TO obtain land and homes in the west.
The discomforts and loneliness incident
20 pioneering are the greatest draw
backs, but they are materially lesseDed
when friends go in colonies. The length
cf residence on a homestead is 10 q GER
tain degree optional with The filler. "
The filing fee, including all expense. is
SIS. At the end of five years one may
make final proof on the land. hut the
homesteader is not compelled TO make
proof until the end Of seven. Where a
claimant temporarily leaves her land
for the purpose OF earning IN honest
livelihood, coupled with bona fide in-
tention Of complying with the law. srch
absence is accounted constructive resi-
dence New York Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17
Marriage.

1t is high time that the mothers and
daughters of the Anglc-Saxon race
should unite in league in defense of
marriage, banding themselves together
ina a solemn covenant to fight 10 the
death the pernicious Influences that are
corrupting our literature and ihroug h
our literature the minds and conduct
CT our generation Regard fer the order
OF society, regard for the children of
the freside, regard for the common
veal above personal interest and the
mere selfish qualification Of the mo
ment, call in clarion tones to all lovers
Of their kind to rally in defense Of the
abased and attacked institution Of mar
riage. .-Zion's Herald.