The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-13
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Boston Is pretty nice sort Of town
where they hne people for smoking on
the streets, but occasionally Boston
justice Is n little on color. The pc
sons vino "a puaai q iTsrdrteat s1.,e
4 few nights ago have been hned $50
each for disturbing a religious meet
ing.'-CincinnaH Tlmes-Star.
Now It is sald that william Waldorf
Aston has the govt. Thus ar. Astor's
preparation for the peerage goes pain
fully but steadily On.--New York Press.
Confirmed old bachelors alone VIII
agree with Sir John Gorst that "at
birth there IS not much difference be-
tween a baby and a monkey" while
the advantage Is with the monkey.
SIN the head OF the English educa-
tlonal department Is probably not sorry
that he was not born a monkey.
York Advertiser.
The manner In which things have
become mixed up by recent events
was shown yesterday in the United
States senate, when a Democratic
President was vigorously attacked by
q. member OF his own party and stFen-
uousiY defended By a Republican
Pittsburgh Times.
The duke of Marlborough's carriage
recently tipped over. but 1t IS not re-
ported that the duchess had time or
warming to prepare herself for the
event by donning a new $4,000 cloak
and her biggest tiara Of diamonds
Chicago Record.
The cabinet makers were never be-
fore so rushed with work. THE coming
prosperity" seems to have struck them
and their hammers and saws are play
ing havoc with the seasoned timber.
The beauty OF 1t all is, there is not a
sign OF an impending strike" among
the fraternity that ere hammering and
saving between the two oceans and
the great lakes and the gulf.-Chicago
Inter-ocean.
Gold standard Democrats were not
permitted TO vote at the Popocratic
primary elections IN Lancaster on SAT-
Drday. why any should want to do so
It would be difficult TO explain, prob
that only here and there was any
attempt made.-Philadelphla Press.
A later version OF Mary and the
lamb keeping close to her is that she
was an Ohio girl and the sheep was
anxious for Observation-Disclosures
Times.
This Is not the worst country In the
world to live in. We have our trou-
our cyclones, But the 100000 people
in the famine districts OF india would
like to be under our sky. and the herd
ers of South Africa whose cattle have
died In droves from rlnderpest, would
be glad to trade plain for prairie. And
so It goes,the world over.-Philadelphia
Record.
South Carolina had only 2O7 murders
last year. It is not explained whether
the falling off is due TO the hard times.
Only five death sentences were Inn
posed. a comparison which doesn't
argue strongly for the adjustment OF
capital punishment. In South Carolina
II appears to have been abolished prac-
tically with no good results.-Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
There is bad news for the divorce
lawyers OF Chicago in the announce.
ment that some OF the girls Of that city
have organized for the. purpose of Sc
curing hve-year marriage contract.
With the Chicago marriage extended to
n term Of five years, 1t may in time be
extended to ten years. and ultimately
even for life.-Louisvllle courier-Jour-
nal.
II It is true that the wife OF the king
of the Cannibal Islands is a Tenderloin
girl, the natives will find her too
tough for table use. He should have
married one Of the Sirloln sisters
Washington Post.