The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-31
QUEER RaSRTTAL
Where Bird SOM ters are Ten
darby carea For
tR FNGIlsH ARIsToeRATS.



asiqt o. money 10 invalld dicks
ms tulnent bird doctor felides IN
h5nlble 6tpest, and the costly pic-
nj that caught ms sys % / passed
Ffash tie haii the CIDER dayS were
al1ble prpot d tie highess o. his "
10 fact solid exhibitions Of mo-
~. fiFi . WtlteF Ih London An-
llqD1y3 SAID the doctor, Ia Q chlrpy
R6ieS yes, tliereS'l lots Of money IL Il.
slfd ne birds for twenty years, and
ESQ q year Tor you Here's the
aIsp9hs6Fl'' =
foiluWed him into long. low roont'
ne vans Of which were hidden BY huns
a az dnmpy hotties ana Gaillpo;n.
aaflb % sEnRed birds ln5glass cases
were eprinkle9 about. and here ana
flitS was lilfd skeleton. Fef0et0uS
looking surgical instruments cleaned
on The benches.
thing for use, you see.H SAID
the doctor.
Nj pGsod through into the hospltal
Mo elIief ward was q large, wcll.light.
Il 1Ftlualit, tEitidnRd on Into cages
= Z ~ slaas- ard 0rtifictallY heated, 1Ala-
G6fi6nt bursts Of k1ag greeted cur AZ
Eiuai ana here. ] saw hundreds Of birds
81 m stages Of slckneas, from 3 sco!Fl-
81 sagls suffering from q twisted spine
- Z g0lddnch with ''g1peS,"
Al Well.bFe1 blrEis,' observed the
6tdfi 46NeEH one OF 'eTn aFtAtoefats'
There ere about fte hundreds birds IN
hospital now. Each bird has his
ajpn care. regular meals and regular
phYSie The patlentn under treatment,
N told, rapfesant9 about G40O, FIFTY
~ their number WItl 60 out cured this
but tF6ah ones flOek IN every DAY.
THEY mostly belong to well-to-do people
Gad they have to pay sttfI prices e they
want them TO 30 web cared for. Two
pounds 3 the price Tor ampntAtlng
hiEd's leg: sore THROAT can ee eaF s.
fur &: Indigestion win ran HOa into %.
while an attack Of lnhuenza means
n, 4 slight. or e31f dangerous, - the
batlent requires a lot o. attendance.
ssieh lIttle Items ~ chiblaiHa neural.
IN hilidUlnesg or touch OF lunp1Bo
1 cost from 81 90 half a guinea.
The majority Of my ~ dents are par
f6ts. Parrots are subject TO all diseases,
( mt are the hardest % birds, TleveTthe7
ielS Feeelve . good aprinklinB Of ca
MARES about the spring Of the year; sut-
IIaNNEAN4 FAGQtll G0N4 IA8AAAAa NV
weather. s very hot Simmer. too,
brings 4 good hatch Of sunstr0ke cases.
u Vlsit my patients every morning
ana my two attendants administer the
lligslc 6r bandRGP the affected part. -
tiie case may require. One hundred
bounds the medicine bill runs t.; an
Gtii6F et00 Is expended on food; ESQ on
mel ana two attendants ct 100 q year
elcs afnOunts 70 can annually, clear
about gao a5year after that.
saph smnSt Neg.
a certain young lady living on Spruce
arrest. between Ninth and Tenth, Is the
h proud poSaessor Of q handsome red Irish
otter which she claims Is a. intelli-
s gent % be Is handsome, says the Phtla-
deiphTa Record. Recently this young
y iady started out. accompanied by q
fFieadf and the dog. for q walk, and
found witeu GONE little distance from
the house, that she had forgotten her
bb6fs Not wishing to return for them
che called the dog. and, pointing TO her
lffiend E1bbeE1, said: Go home ana
RET them
NE dog looked AZ her lntelllgently
in0nieuf, then ran down the street 0na
turned the corner. Wen" said the adj
miFIng friend. III that dog isn't Just
the sulaFteSt I eVes GaW!" Presently the
setter returned. WagBing his tail and
holding IN his mouth, not his mistres9S
fnbbers but the to0t8erapeF, which ne
md pulled from the corner OF the steps.
CIemC happelI's GhoSsIy Cat.
For ne past week Anderson, Ind. has
hal d ghost scare in the very heart o.
lie city. The piano IN the studio Of the
home o. ar and Mrs Glen Chapel
Suddenly acquired The habit Of pFodlc-
z Ing musical selections OF varied ma.
and Mrs, Chapel that no one was IN
fhe room, saGs the ST. Louis Globes
Democrat They were greatly trighten-
ed by the noise and several nights
eiliad IN the neighb0rs to make a
SeIHeh with them, The music had ale
WAYS stopped by the time the nelghbofs
arrived, and no one was ever found IN
the room, or even In the house.
It gradually became, known that the
Chapel house was haunted by a ghost
Efli6 mad something Of vague concep-
IN 81 music. Last night the musIc
started about midnight The neighbour
Wef6 summoned IN 9 hurry, and this
time they got TO the room before the
4 hamnhering stopped.
They caught the ghost dead 10 rights.
II vas the big tom cat, and It was
seated on the piano stool perfectly de-
iliRhted with the result Of bringing dowa
"a paw on the keys, II Is claimed by
those who have heard him that the anil
NAL y not q bad musical wonder, and
n capabIesOf knocking on quite bit OF
aitune WIKI his front paws. When he
wishes to produce q List Hungarian
RhapSodyS effect he boldly mounts the
IteyS ana runs up and down the scale.
Z An effort will be made to teach the apt
atudent some real life % tunes. II Ia
fEought that he will take kindly TO the
proposition. Al ell events, Anderson Is
minus q ghost to-day and ahead OF the
latest nluiscal freak.
Diary OF = EGittGns
A little GID Is responsible for the fol-
ioWinG story In the San Franclsco Cali:
m.-Got up and took a little exer-
else before breakfast Mistress work.
basket was on the mantIeplecc. Didn't
think It was in proper order, so tried 70
~ Il to rights, but didn't succeed.
somehow, The whole thing tumbled to
fhG floor and the thread got all tangled
around the chair legs. Gave II up as q
had Job.
Tor 4ile folks 20 come down, so helped
myself TO cream, which was not 50
thick as usual,
sharpening, Tried TO do Il on lace cur
faInS, but the nImsy stun came to
pieces the moment / touched Il
u q. m,-TIms for my nap. Found a
comfortable place on top OF large clock.
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