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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-12-30
A Strange New Shrub that Cures kidney and
Bladder Diseases, Rheumatism, eic,-Fres,

DISORDERS OF the KID
neys and Bladder csuse
8Ri6HTS DISEASE,
RHEUMATISM, GRAVEL,
PAIN IN THs BACK, FE-
MALE COMPLAINTS,
URINARY DISORDERS
CRoPSY, etc. For these
diseases a 20 SITfvE
SPECIFIC cuRs is found
in a new botanical dis
covery, the wonderful
KAYAK AVA SHRUB,
-FTI - kzN,s4- -
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-12-30
PENSION POINTERS.
INQUIRIES Answered and Sug-
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fAil communications for this column shonlo
be accompanied by the true name and cnrrec'
address Of the inquirer. I he reply. however.
will bc marked as may G desired. No duehloh
1iU be CirCn 10 anonymous inquiries III no re,
piy is nYir1ted within three weeks. write again
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-12-30

Franklin B. Wilson, four-years veteran
living at Elmira, Ore, writes that he is read
ing The NATIONAL TRIBUNE with much
interest, particularly Uncle SNOWFALL, :"
"Sherman's Memoirs" and the stories of
wild beasts
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-12-30

Examine goods you buy before they are
wrapped up. Then you run less risk of
getting limitations instead of what you
need.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-12-30

Browns BRoNCHrAL TRoCHEs" are un-
equaled for clearing tho voice. Public speak
70 aud singers the world over use them.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

One week from to-day the Wheeling
postofilce will change administrators, the
commission OF the incumbent having
expired. Postmaster NJ. j. o'Kane
has given the utmost satisfaction, to the
business people OF the city during hls In
cumbency, and It is only the fortune Of
politics that reHres him. The Intelligent
Ger congratulates him on the admirable
record ne has made. With him, Mr..
George Baird, his able assistant, also re-
llnqulshes position he has most accept
ably filled, May the future lines OF both
these gentlemen be cast in pleasant
places.
In speeding the parting the Intelligent
Ger welcomes the successors OF Mr..
o'Rane and Mr.. Baird in the manage
ment OF the trust they lay down. Mr.
George wise, the appointee OF President
Mckinley, Is too well known to need
any commentator at the hands OF this
paper. He Is admirably equipped in
buslness experience to III the position.
He Is a gentleman Of the stric,est pro6lty
Of character. enjoying the most I'M
plc!t confidence OF the business com
nunlty. and we predict for him moot
successful and satisfactory career. He
IS fortunate in the selection OF his ao-
sIstan., Mr. William II, Simpson, than
whom better man could not have been
chosen. Ripe in qualifications and plcnB-
ing in his modest personality. he cannot
fail to share in the honors that may tall
20 the incoming administration. In
such changes In the governmental scr.
vice the public loses nothing, and tho
dignity and responsibility OF tho Office
are amply secured
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

Much has been said Of the proposed re-
ductlon of wages of the cotton mill work.
ers Of New England by demagogic Demo-
cratic papers who are crying wolf in the
Prosperity sheep fold. Nomatter whatthe
unusual conditions may be that surround
an Industry II 1t uses the common bus
iness precautions to avoid bankruptcy
the mlsanthropes see In that action a
refutation Of the better times claimed by
journals of dlscernment.
The cotton industry has been anguish
ing for long time from the over-pro-
duction of the mills, And only the other
day a convention OF cotton growers at
Nashville discussed the proposition Of
limiting the area OF cotton cultivation.
The raw and the finished products are
in depressed state, and the condition
has no relative bearing on the prosperous
times that now obtain.
The American Wool and Cotton Re-
porter puts the case in nutshell when 1t
says: THE sufferers from the present
state OF the cotton manufacturing indus
try are the northern mills. This is due
to the great lncreace in the number Of
southern mills in recent years, In 1880
81 per cent OF the spindles OF the United
States were in the south, but in 1897 the
states south OF Mason and Dixon's line
possessed 1917 per cent of the total
splndles of the country. Stated in an
other way, the number Of splndles in the
south has increased AS per cent since
1880, against an increase OF only 40 per
cent on the part OF the remainder OF the
country. This Is a showing which can
not be belIttled, and 1t is one which
should probably preclude any surprise
at the present condition OF the cotton
manufacturing industry in the United
statss"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25
THE lNTELLlGENCER.
wnnnLINa. pEnnMnnn %, lsoT.
Amsrlca'a supremacy Abroad,

There was time. and It Is very far
from being remote, when England made
sport of the rivalry of the United States
in excelling her In manufactures, more
especially in iron and steel. But a
change has come over the spirit OF her
dreams.
In commenting on an article repub-
lIshed from an English periodical by the
American Manufacturer, of Pittsburgh,
upon THE relative cost OF producing
pig iron in England and America" the
Philadelphia Record says: "If this ebul-
Hilton in English papers-daily, weekly
and monthly--regarding American pro-
gress shall be continued much longer we
will be surfelted with foreign laudatlon
OF our accomplishments Some of the
most prominent English writers upon
technical topics are now invading Amer
lean magazines and telling US to our
faces what great things we are doing.
Mr. Mulhall, for example. has been
showing by his statistics, in series Of
profound papers in the North American
Review, that as a nation we have in
creased and multiplied faster than any
other people, He shows that our foot
pounds OF energy exceeds those OF Of any
other people that We produce more iron,
more grain, more cotton, more copper.
more gold, more silver, and that we also
consume more OF these commodities
than any other people in the world, NJ.
]. Stephen Jeans, for many years secre-
tary OF the British Iron and Steel Aesocl-
alton, and now the editor OF the Engin-
serlng Review, Uondon), has been talk
Ing about our great iron industries to
the English people through the columns
OF the London Times. Now he has
crossed the water, and is talking to US
directly about the importance of SUI
premacy in the Iron Trade through the
intermediary OF the Engineering Maya
zine of New York.
''All this Is very surprising, and It ls
almost enough to mako US feel dizzy.
What contrast to the former express
sions in English papers OF amused toler-
ance OF our early efforts toward recog-
niIion as the coming Industrial producers
OF the first magnitude! Less than two
years ago London Engineering laughed
at writer in the Engineering Magazine
OF New York who contrasted American
and English labor systems and work.
ers, giving advantage to the former.
To-day there is no more ardent preacher
OF the very doctrines which were then
considered SO absurd than the editor Of
this great English weekly technical
periodical"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

Tho papers outside of the state are nj
II again. They are deploring the numor-
Gus escapes from West Virginia Jails.
Any common occurrence IN this com
monwea,h 10 magnlncd by thtac self.
constituted oonsorvator5 Of public NOR.
atty. Not long arc I'VE desperate crIm-
inals took French leave OF Pcnnsyl.
vAnla Tailor And there arc othGrs
II the foreign press would occssIonnliy
refer to our wonderful natural RESOURCES,
our extreme good nature ana the won.
derful development that 10 going on
within our confines. It would not only bc
more pleasant. but ltss Irritating to our
senslbilltits The mote and the beam np-
ply to modern civilization with the uame
ptrllnency m In the days told Of In the
Bcrlpturcs We are M rood AZ the best,
and not near 30 bad ~ Tho worst These
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25
ADVERTISED FOB BURGLARS.
They Were Requested to Call aud Steal
Valuable HeIrloonls.

AAey MeEe AequeAted 10 tail nhu hteal
Valuable HslrlOOnls.
Chicago Times Herald: A man rush
ed into the business office of one of the
daily papers and stopped at the adyer-
Using window. There he secured a pad
of paper and a pencil and with a string
to 1t. He wrote and erased, and then
tore up what he had written. chewing
the fragments sayagely while he made
another copy.
There" he said at last. as he thrust
the paper into the hand of the adver-
Using clerk. count the words and tell
me what they will cost for one inser-
ton. reckon that will fetch them"
This was the advertisement;
Burglars are requested to call some
night this week on Mr.. and Mrs, Eras-
tus Brown, 200 Ash court, A door and
window will be left open, and every ia
cility offered for removing the spoils,
But this is a very unusual form OF
advertisement" said the clerk, with a
troubled look. IT don't know whether
to put 1t under the head OF personal or
educational, What is your motive, may
ask?"
MY motive" said the advertiser, "ls
to get rid OF an awful incubus of inher-
tied truck without any responsibility
fastened upon me- l might burn the
house down, but in that case / would be
expected to save the helrlooms or perish
with them. Say young man, were you
ever the victim of a legaey?"
NO" said the clerk, with a friendly
grin. What a funny question"
mo old maid aunt ever died and left
you a dozen battered silver teaspoons
that had come down from Oliver Crom-
well?"
Never!"
Lucky chap! Never had a solid sill
yer punch bowl bequeathed TO You by n
bibulous old uncle who was a disgrace
to his family while he lived, but prom
Used to return and haunt you II you
didn't entertain his comrades once u
year out OF that bowl?"
81 should say not"
"Nor grandmother who left
you silver soup ladle with coat-of-
arms OF some unknown dead and gone
ancestor which must be placed under
your pillow every night for safe keep
ing?"
plain. everyday people, and we haven't
coat-of-arms to our backs"
BE thankful, young man. You little
realize what blessed lot Is yours. To
crown our mlsfortunes, another relative
died in Paris last week and left US her
diamonds. But draw the line at dia-
monds, and so does my wife. We take
turns now sitting up with the silver.
After the burglars come and clean us
out we shall begin to live. Put that
advertisement in a good place, and I'll
let you know II we hear from 1t.
Slong."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25
WHAT THE BACHELOR SAYS.

The only kind of love that you can't
find is the incurable kind.
Very few men have the strength OF
mind not to inslnuate TO girl that they
always carry a pistol
II the women could have their way,
probably all the mems trousers would
have white pearl buttons on them.
The average woman never gets an
idea that she has a lot OF trials until
she gets into the habit OF talking about
them In prayer meeting.
A woman can never forgive her hus-
band for coming home early the night
she has decided to sit up and walt for
him II it's until morning.
1t is one of the saddest IronIes OF life
that man would lot rather have a
girl give him some new red flannel I'M
derclothes than cut-glass ash-tray
but he never dares say so.-New York
Press,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

Sutherland Qowa) Republican: What
kind of u tlmo do you call 1t when the
stove smokes like the dickens and you
can't get the fire to burn? Well, we had
lust such a time Monday morning, no
matter what you call it. We started the
fire in a hurry and the smoke COM
menced pilIng out the door and every
other old place that 1t could make
sneak on us. Then we were mad. Our
printers came In and stood around with
their overcoats on and their hands In
their pockets and wanted TO know what
was the matter We could not speak.
we stood and thought, but could not ac-
count for 1t. We had been to church
Sunday and we thought of that, and
how good we had been all day, but that
did not stop the smoke. We thought
again, and 1t Just happened to strike us
that the chimney might be frozen full Of
smoke from the day before. We hus-
tied out and got handful OF powder
and fired 1t In the stove; then we ran
outside to see. 1t did the business, for
we could see big chunks of smoke COM
ing right out of the chimney, and we
hustled right inside again before one
fell on us. The stove hasn't smoked
since, and when It does we will know
what Is the matter.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

We offer one Hundred Dollars Re-
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Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system,
Price, 75c per bottle Sold by all drug
Elsts. Testimonials free.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

The days are now beginning TO
lengihen, and with their increase comes
the cheering news That the able-bodied
prosperity OF 1897 will enter the ring of
1898 In FIRST class condition. General
Prosperity will continue to marshal the
forces of business, and we may hope.
before long, for a complete victory over
General Depression,
Henry Clews In his review OF the stu
alton says; According to the reports
from trade circles and from manufacture
ing centres, there is good reason for ex-
peetlng that the commercial recovery Of
1897 win be more than equallsd in 1898.
Advlces from the observation-disclosures In
dictate the prospect of more active
business than has been realized for
many years, and suggest probability
OF the liquidation of an important
amount of farm mortgages, with the et-
feet OF creating a demand from the
mortgages for other securities to take
their place. The iron trade, which is
accepted as the best barometer OF the
condition of business at large continues
its remarkable increase OF activity. The
best evidence of the magnitude OF the
current increase in this industry is at
forded by the fact that the lake ship
menis OF iron ore Tor 1897 amount to H.
100000 gross tons, against $500, 900 in 1896
showing gain during the twelve
months of 100000 tons, or nearly 30 per
per cent; and yet there is a probability
of a sim larger movement in 1898. Our
exports OF steel rails and railroad equip
ments and also OF electrical plants are
assuming very extraordinary dimen-
slons; and there are indications OF an in
crease in the home construction OF rail-
roads, to say nothing Of the undertaking
OF long deferred repairs and improve
ments and purchases OF rolling stock,
The continued fall In prices has made it
possible to export variety Of articles
for which we have hitherto been unable
to find foreign outlet; and this, with
other conditions, foreshadows the full
maintenance of the increase in exports
OF manufactures which has been steadily
gaining for the last two or three years.
The value of this lies not merely In our
gaining new sources OF trade, but equally
in the relief which is afforded to our
congested home markets, and the conse-
quent better opportunity for the realIza-
ton of Industrial profits. 1t is not easy
to overestimate the Importance of this
growth in our export trade. The total
foreign shipments OF merchandise for the
last eleven months exceed those OF the
same period of 1895 by 100000, and of
1895 by sea-, 3O0. OOO."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

London Mail: The last report issued
by the commissioners In lunancy calls
attention to the alarming increase of
madness in this country, One part OF
the facts, however, has bright side; It
can be used quite fairly as an argu-
ment in favor OF marriage, an old-fash-
toned and honorable institution that has
OF late years been foolishly attacked
from many quarters
Married life has its trinls-as the spl
der said when his wife gobbled him for
her breakfast-but a man who mag be
now asking himself, shall I marry"
ought to take into the account his
chance of going mad II he do not mar /.
ry.
At every age, from twenty to sixty
FIVE and upward, the chance OF sim
gle man going mad is much greater
than the chance OF married man 60
ing mad. At ages twenty to twenty
four the odds against the single
man, are fifty-fve TO ten-that Is, I'VE
and one-half to one-and these odds
against the single man, although they
become smaller as his age increases,
are so much in favor OF the married
man that, in sober earnest, the facts
now dug out and shown ought to be
carefully thought over by all unmarried
men.
As regards women, the married wo-
men show a marked superiority over
unmarried women as regards not going
mad, but their superiority over single
women Is not so great as that OF mar
ried men over single men.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

W. r, Curtis in Chicago Record:
was told a curious story the other day
about the late Senator Kenna, OF West
Virginia, whose statue is TO be placed in
the capitol in a few days,
When he first came to Con-
gress a Mrs. Kearon, who lived in
the same boarding house, persuaded
him to buy a ticket in a rattle at a
church fair for a cooking stove and a
complete kitchen outfit. His ticket turn
ed out to be the luck one and he sent
the goods to his home in West Virginia.
While he was arranging for their ship
ment at the railway station he was in
troduced to the young lady who after
ward became his wife, and jocularly In
vited her to become his cook. She re-
piled that she would be very glad to
do so. The next winter Mrs. Kearon
sold Mr. Kenna ticket In another fair
given by the same church. This time the
prize was a plain gold ring, and again
he was successful, He put the ring care
fully away until 1t was needed at his
wedding a few months later, and It so
happened that his bride was the first
person to use the cook stove. Mrs. Ken
ma is now postmistress at Charleston,
W. Va, and the legislature OF that
state has decided that Its representative
In the gallery OF statues OF statesmen
at the capitol shall be the man who
won his wedding ring ond his Kitchen
furniture at a rattle,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

we all lool, on with anxious eyes
When fnther carvoB tho duck
And mother almost always signs
When father carves tho duck
Then all Of us prepare 10 rise
And hold our blbH before our eyes
Mud be prepared for Bomo surprise
when father carvos tho duck.
He braces up and grabs n fork,
Whone'or no carvcs duck.
And won't allow q. soul TO tax
Until no cnrycs tho duck
Tho fork II jnbbcd into tho sldc9,
AcroFs the breast the knife ho Slides
While every careful person hldca
From greasy chips OF duck.
The plnttor's always sure 10 slip,
when father Chryoa the duck
And II makes all tho dishes skip
Potatoes ny amuct, -.
Tile squash and cabbage leap IN space,
Some ono gets gravy In tho face,
And father muttcra lllndOo grace,
Whono'or he carvos tho duck
We have nil learned 10. walk around
The dining room and pluck
From off the window Hlllh nnd wnllB
our share Of fathers duck,
While father ErowlN, nnd blows ma jaw
And swearB tho knife lg full OF naws'
And mother ieorH ut HIM because
IIo cannot carve n duck $1,000,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

A story Of brotherly love and patriot
ism which sounds like Captain Charles
Kings novels comes to light through a
bill introduced in the senate by Mr. PEN
rose, of Pennsylvania. At the breaking
out Of the rebellion there lived In Phila-
delphia a family named Francis. There
were two brothers, who bore a striking
resemblance to each other. Harmon, the
elder, Joined Company X, Ninety
seventh regiment, Pennsylvania Volun-
teer Infantry, and went to the front,
while his younger brother, George, re-
malned at home to look after the wants
of their parents. At the fret smell OF
power Harmon became frightened and,
securing sick leave, returned home. Here
he cohhded to his brother George his in
tention to desert from the army. as he
was convinced that he was not born TO be
n soldier In order to save his brother
from punishment and the family name
from disgrace, George took Harm0ns
place in the field, and successfully i'm
personated him. He served all through
the war, and was badly wounded for
which he has since been drawing q pen
sion In his brother Harmon's name.
Some time ago Harmon Francis died,
and George now wants to be placed on
the pension roll under his own name, so
that he and his family may get the
credit for serving his country instead Of
his wcak-hearted brother.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

TO enable tho farmers In the Eastern
states to pass the long winter evenings
in an entertaining and instructive
manner, the Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway Company has recently
published Tor free distribution, o now
pamphlet. finely Illustrated with pic
lures which viii delight the eyes Of
Eastern farmers. and containing letters
from their brethren In South Dakota
descriptive Of their experiences while
tllllng the soil and raising cattle, Bhoop
and hogs In tho "Sunghinc state"
This pamphlet u well worth rcadfy
through from cover 60 cover II viii
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

Mr.. George p. Sargent, a former well
known resident OF this state, and a very
clever journalist, and now the managing
editor of the Newburyport, Mass, Her
aid refers in this pleasant manner to
Hon. n. B. SCOTS appointment: Pres
ident Mckinley may point with pride to
his appointment of Hon. N, B. Scott, OF
West Virginia, to the Office Of collector OF
internal revenue. The collector is an ex-
perlcnecd legislator, one Of the most
prominent business men Of the country,
q tried and true Republican, and an ex-
tended traveller. He will MI the Office
with honor to himself and state, and
prove an honor to his country"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

When Phyllis In some courtly dance
Threads tender mystic mazes.
Her rich attire may well entrance
The eye that on her gnZcs.
In shimmerlng folds of stately grace
It falls, or outward swells
In pillows fecked with foam OF lace,
Admired by boaus and bellies.
When Phyllis riding forth would care,
Like Dian, to the chase
Not DlaR with her might compare
For perfect form and face
Her shapely robe, with modes: art,
Conceals, while yet It tells
or witching grace, dear to no heart
OF mounted bGaus and bellies.
when Phyllis on her wheel would 60,
Alas! what sight is this?
Is This my modest maid or no?
take Il much nmtss
That, with q gay defiant air,
Which hushod amaze compels,
shn salllcs forth-my Phyllis fair
!" e''' Century.