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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-03

Theorists who are permitting them
selves to become worried over what they
regard as an evidence that the suicidal
mania IS becoming epidemic may find
relief In a decision rendered the other
day by the United States supreme court.
The hishes. judicial tribunal In tho land
holds that q policy OF life Insurance can-
not be legally collected in a case Of sui
eide committed by a person OF sound
mind. even though the company had
agreed IN the policy to pay the amount
otinsurance in such case. Briefly. the
court rules that suicide by a person not
insane Is a crime,and thatsueh an agree
ment can be held to be illegal on the
ground that It puts premium on crime.
This decision, from which there can be
no appeal, will undoubtedly have The ef-
feet to lessen the number OF sucides, for
1t Is undoubtedly true that many cases
Of SELF destruction are due to despond-
ency in men who, have eutfered-flnanclal
reyerses, and who know that the amount
Of their life insurance will be sufficient
to provide for their families. Many men
have been unable to withstand che
temptation that is thus presented In
their, hours OF misfortune.
Statistics do not furnish the percent
age Of suicides that occur under such
circumstances. but It is probably large.
Careful observers who read the news
paper accounts OF cases Of self destruc-
ton cannot help being impressed with
the number In which the acts are at
tributed to financial embarrassment.
dependency over loss Of work, or An.
ability to secure employment. 1t is not
a violent presumption to assume that a
fair percentage of such cases are those
OF men who carry life insurance. In
fact, It has often occurred that men con-
templating taking their own lives under
such circumstances were known to have
taken policies on their lives with that
end in view. 80,
With this feeling Of assurance, that
after their death their families can thus
be provided for, removed by the decision
Of the supreme court, the temptations
which SO peculiarly beset men without
the courage to face the world while in
trouble Is also rensoved, and we are
much mistaken If the effect OF the dects-.
ion will not be to work a material de-
crease In the number OF suicides.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-03

I ncvcr read the papers without feeling so
content
That both my eyes are twisted and my
nose is slightly bent; t
I'm glad my mouth Is out OF line and that
myitceth are few. y. ",
And II had wealth OF hair" don't
know what I'd do.
A "tlny foot or lilly hand" would All
~ me with dismay,
And II I had slender waist I'd sicken In
n day;
For have noticed from the first, as
strange Gs II may seem, 81
The girl who gets the worst of It is lovely
as n dream"
The papers never tell about woman be.
Or nassslsd by trolley car. or married
to sot, .-i =
Or forced. at point of pistol, her last fifty
cents 10 lose, -
Blu; that her eyes are "linpld'' and her
boots are number twos.
So / can live in sweet content. without the
slightest fear
That trouble or calamity will ever hover
And when I see my mlsnt face, It's some
sa5f relief to know
That I'll outlIve the beauties by hundred
5sS Brooklyn Life.
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WHAT !. n, r n BA q s.AYa
II isn't always the most dlsnlned
looking man that wears the newest sus-

II Isn't always the most dlSnined
looking man that wears the newest sus-
penders.
Eve was probably never very happy
because she couldn't throw up Adams
relations to him. 4,
Z Angels arc pictured with clothes on
like women, but ] notice that the!r
chests are generally fiat. q.
a man may be q little more wonder
ful being than woman. but "a woman
is a lot more wonderful than COW.
When a gill gets married she Is never
supposed TO think she has enough
clothes. Asterwnrd her husband is new
er supposed to think so. r
The men that write the jokes for. the
funny. papers may claim that a man
goes around proposing over and over
again to the same woman. but they
don't fool anybody.-New York Press.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-03

MR.. WARD II. SMITH; OF Fredcr-
ic!sstown.s Mo-. was troubled with
chronic dlasrlloea for over thrty years.
He had become fully satisfied that II
was only a question of u short time un-
III he would have 10 give up. He had
boon treated by some otgthe best physi-
clans In Europe and America. but got
no permanent relief Ono day he picked
up n newspaper. and Glanced to read an
advertisement OF Chamhorlatn's5 Cole,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He GOT
a bottle 1t, the first doseIlIelpedShim
aud It's continued use cured him, For
sale By dtoyglsts.s X Il q
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February YOUTH. Companion.

During February The Youths Com
panlon will print series Of four stor-
les, telling of Brave Deeds Of Loco
motive Engineers. They will be true
stories OF real men and actual occur
reaces. "A new serial will also be be-
gun in February, This Is "Ferieda
Fairfax, Writer" Marguerite Tracy
story OF u girls struggle for glory ana
riches In n New York newspaper Office.
John Burroughs will contribute two ar
tlclcs togThe Companion during the
month. one having the curious title.
Tho W.T. OF a Duck" and Prof n. 5.
Shaler, OF Harvard will be represent
cd by n paper which promises to be OF
rare interest, on "The Depth5 OF the
Earth" r. e 4 e
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-03
STATE PRESS GIEkNisas.

The hflngo Calculator. that sprlghliy
Republican paper published ut wllliams
son. can boast Of having the youngest
editor in the state. aud probably In a
half dozen adjoining states, 50 far as
that. IL concerned. The name OF the
youthful quill pusher Is Freddie
o'Blerne and he ias Just reached his
sevente onth birthday. Il
Our little neighbor down the river,
Huntington, Is tobe congratulated on
the energy. shown by her chamber OF
commerce. Bids were opened by Secre.
tary OF the Navy Long last week, for
the construction OF q government plant
TO manufacture armors plate. and for
| the sale to the government OF sites
suitable for such a plant. Twenty-ninc
bids were received, and OF this number.
the most concise bid was from Irunting-
tons Pafkersburg State Journal.
Judges Con and Jackson In their de-
clsion OF the Elk Fork cases, followed
the decisions OF the courts OF New York.
Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.
They hold that a dry. abandoned well
docs not hold anything. and that when
n party ceases his search for oil or gas
for an unreasonable length of time,
takes his machinery and goes away, he.
cannot como back several years after
and take away the fruits OF the enter
prise OF those who have been successful
where he falled.-Tyler Gazette.
ut Is reported that nine horses have
been so badly injured on tie pike this
winter that they had to be killed. Peo-
pie who are acquainted with the condI.
tIon OF the roads ought 10 be indicted
for putting the poor dumb brutcs on
them. "-.Tyler Star. (,
The idea OF Morsantown claiming to
be West vlrslnia's City OF Churches,
with only nine visible and one in pro-
cess OF erection! Martinsburs tops that
to the view with two or three 10
spare. II there Is goodness In that, We
are way ahead.--Martlnsburg 1ndepen-
dent.
During the coming week Hon. James
A. Hughes, of this city, will resign as,
state senator OF the sixth West Virginia
district. This Is necessary, owing 10 his
appointment as postmaster. When
James H. Marcum was appointed post
master four years ago by President
Cleveland he was at the time represent
Ing this district in the state senate.
From this 1t would seem that state
senators have clnch on the Hunting
ton postmastership. When Mr.. Hughes
tenders his resignation 1t will make
three vacancies In the state senate In
West Virginia to be filled by special
Observation-Disclosures Advertiser.
Near Lewisburg, on the farm of the
late Judge Homer Holt, an interesting
cave has just been discovered, and ira
versed by reliable parties for. five miles
without reaching the end. The entrance
is small, but the cave widens as the
traveller progresses and beautiful for
nations have been found In several OF
the chambers already exp!ored.-Faf-
~ Jn,rp al u ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-03
Beware of tOintments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury.

o. a u 4 b. o.. &.
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering II
through the mucous surfaces. Such ar
ticles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physl-
clans, as the damage they will do Is ten
fold to the good You can possibly derive
from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manu-
featured by r. u. Cheney. & Co., Toledo.
o., contains no mercury. and Is taken
internallSi acting directly upon the
blood ana mucous surfaces OF the sys-
tenn. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be
sure you get the genuine. tits taken
internally, and made In Toledo Ohio,
By f.. j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials
free. 8
Sold by Druggists, price 7755c per bot.
tic. d.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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a pI.gracrfu, AFFAIR.

Another lynching has occurred in this
state. It's true that the crime commit
ted by the murderer was OF the most
cowardly nature. but the man was In the
hands OF the law, safely confined in jail,
and there Is every reason to believe that
justice would have been dealt out 10 him.
The citizens who took the law into
their own hands In this case were guilty
of an offense against the law as we'll as
against the good name OF the state.
There had been no miscarriage OF JUS
tIce and there was no evidence that there
would be. The resort to mob law was,
therefore, entirely unjustlfiable and a
disgrace to the community in which 1t
occurred. - ii.;
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THE lNTELLlGENCER.
WHEELING, FEBRUARY ., 1903.
,Varul,,g from tho ikIondlke.


& The report OF Captain Ray, the special
government officer in Alaska. published
yesterday, should serve to check the
mad rush for the Klondlke gold field,
which Is likely to beiresumed as soon as
the spring opens. Captain Ray Is an
+ army officer, sent Into the region by the
United States war department TO off,.
cially report the existing conditions
there, and the result of his mission
\ COMES as a timely warning to. those who
( have refused to heed the warnings of re-
turning prospectors regarding the sur
ferings, the dangers. and the
exasgeratlons that have been In
: dulged in concerning the Klon-
dixie itself and those who have al
5ssady braved Its dangers. He declares
emphatlcally that no one should go I'M
less prepared with two years OF sup
plies; that but seven per cent OF the
great crowd of adventures in Alaska
are earning living; that starvation.
comforts thousands.
The startling estimate that fully 1000
g persons will seek the gold fields in the
I spring to reinforce this army of suffer-
ers raises speculations as to the awful
possibilities. of the future. The rush Of
these fortune seekers Is In advance OF
the development OF the country, and can
j but render the work of the government
In providing assistance and better ac-
cess 10 the Klondike more difficult.
Tits always true that a large percent.
!. age. even a majority OF those who rush
I. TO a new gold field are disappointed.
The successful ones are but as one in
many and tie Klondlke. rich as 1t Is in
gold. Is no exception to the rule. When
is considered that the region Is a new
country, without government and organ
lied society, the probabilities. are even
worse than usual. In; addition to
ithe Ihardsh!ps presented are the dangers
from. lawlessness which must continue
suntil the government can establish the
Z proper police and military protection, all
OF which takes time.
Those who are contemplating riskinG
their lives by migrating 10 the Klondike
should not be too easily deceived by the
fascinating advertising matter OF steam
ship companies and mining corpora
Stions. The statements from the govern
ment agents are more to be relied upon
than the Inducements presented by those
who have a selfish interes. in creating a
stampede In the direction Of the Alas
Kan fields. II is better to place conf
I dence in the reports of the precise situa-
ton as given by the government author
i 3tties than to rely upon other statements.
n only to find when too late, through bit
ter experience, what me real situation is.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-03
! ,IektI.o CIty. ,,rxlle,c.,,, r,nn Llse,nrn.

s Tho Ohio River r6ilroud will sell tour
lstticlotp from Wheeling 10 McStco City
undreturnyat rate ots9a.i0. Tickets on
Ralc ally, good 10 return nine months
from datc OF sale. Double berth55in
sleeper from Cincinnati TO Mexico City
and return 33S, 90. 81 Il 81 " Z.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-03

phere. Clouds were over, The face OF he
sun. and II his hog ship didn't remain
out to witness the scattering Or the
clouds later in the day and observe his
shadow, Il means that we IRE % have
six weeks more Of the "old.fashloncd
winter That's the unwriitsn law as Il
has been handed downito us from the
fathers, and It's useless to dispute II. <.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-03
aild-Winipr Exrnr.ion TO Warrington.
e Very low Rates baltimore & ol,lo Rail-

sirOaa. ~ eSss7
The Baltimore e Ohio Railroad, has
made arrangements fora series or pop.
ulars excursions to q WASH
lngton,tat $40 90 for the round trip, all
lowing ten day limit on ticket, includ.
Ing date .of sale. These excur-
sioNs WILL bcrun on Thursday, january
~; Thursday, February 10: Thursday.
FcbrunrySf2t; ThursdHr. Mnrch ~ Tick.
cts viii be good going or. regular tralns
or these dates and good to return on
regular trains Wllhln1ten days, lnclud-
InS date: 6fsnle. E,.gf
DO not miss thcac splendid opGortu.
mites to visit tie national capital dir.
Ing the se9s!on56 Congress. Call on:
\. c.. Burke, passcns agent, I,nltI..
more & Ohio Railroad. ,tnr9fullntor,na-
ton. tn b
= A. I. az ~
Or. M!lGi' Pain Isila arc guaranteed Ia mon
Ncddacheia9 ni2atca, "Oac cent a doso.i
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Must Have Been Insplred.-She-
There Is 4 doctor in Berlin, who. after
great deal Of study. has found that
married men live longer than bache-
lors. Ee-SaVe my life! She-Oh, Clar-
ence. how did you guess that loved
you?-Chicago Daily News.
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so you are engaged to the man ]
rejected three times?" Yes, he mention
ed 1t; he said the luck OF odd numbers
was really wonderful" Truth.
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CURRENT COMMENT.

One of the Bryan 16-to-1-ers remarks
ct would be difficult for Mr.. McKin-
leg and Mr.. Dlngley to organize a sue
cessful parade in Fall River just now"
lust So Whenthe people are mad and
in distress. then Is the time for the
other fellows to parade and have big
time. AS soon as they come to their,
senses and begin to have plenty and
comfort, they will face about.-Chicago
Inter-Ocean.
Pull thyself down, Q Vest! The "ris-
Ing generation" Isn't getting the law
on bond payments precisely as you put
It, not by majority, Of 30, oh, creased
and crunpled habilament OF fraud and
flatulence; not by the voices OF 1S2 hon.
est men at your end of the avenue, au-r
swerlng the voice Of another honest
man at the other end. Go, get thee to
the dustbin, Vest!-to the old clio man
HE thee. Evade. crump, wrap thvself
in desuetude and oblivion. The rising
generation" will have none of thee
New York Press.
A New Jersey young woman who had
visions OF heaven, III trance, has now
an attack OF nervous prostration. The
shock of the transition from that state
to heaven would upset any nerve
Pittsburgh Times.
An eloquent writer in one OF the re-
Views this month says: Man, with his
restless. active intellect, In his search
for knowledge has gone down to the
bowels Of the earth. and with his her
culean mind stands as Colossus OF
Rhodes, with one foot upon terra firma
and the other planted In the Milky
Way" This is almost as interesting as
the position OF David B. Hill on the mo-
ney Observation-Disclosures American.
Through the kindness of National
Chairman Arkansas" Jones, Mr.. Har-
rity is now enabled to exhibit a rubber
neck in connection with his pulled leg.
Philadelphia Press.
Professor Champion. OF Columbia IN
iverslty, announces that he has discov-
cred that It Is possible to ingraft part OF
one Insects body upon part of another
Insect. It is 10 be hoped that the pro-
fcssor will not attempt to graft the
business end OF q wasp on the northern
extremity OF a Observation-Disclosures
inquirer.
Argument in favor OF maintaining the.
parity Of the two money metals Is lost
on a man who hlmselta bimetallist
yet wants nothing but silver for his
lstandard.-NOb!le Register. 49,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-03

No Pnrason.--"I am 4 roor. mother
less girl" faltered Evanseline, her
voice quavering. But James Wetmorc
,Wetmore-Smith was not q man easily
to be baked. II do not expect my wife. .
he replied. gently. albeit something
reproachfully, TO be both rich and
motherless."-Detroit Journal.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-03

Sweet Charlty.-He-Don' you think
Miss Plainly is the very image OF her
mother? She-Yes, indeed: the resem-
blance is something awful.-Washing-
ton Star.
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Bridget, does your mistress assist
you in cooking?" 'Yis. very much.''
How does she do it?"' by keeping out
OF the kitchen. What to Eat. -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-03
PASSING PLEAsANfRIEs

Employer see you have a glass
eye, Pat" Pat-""Yes. yer 'anner; but
It's a swindle sir. / can't see nothin'
out of it."'-Tit-Bit
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A Observation-Disclosures Tour
ist-I understand, Marquis, that you
fell In loverwlth distinguished Amer
lean lady on account of her pretty foot.
Marquis--Dat Is it.sDat is It. De pretty
way she foots de b!lls.-New York
Weekly & u. 4, & 81
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=
"A very sensible view Of the alleged at
tempt to bride Representative Otis. OF
the Ohio legislature. and 1.-The effort to
connect Senator Hanna with It, is taken
10y the New York Evening Post. The
Post is not Republican paper, and It
has anything but consuming love tor
Mr.. Hanna. It Is a free trade paper and
is not a supporter Of the Mckinley adj
minls.ration, although 1t does advocate,
the honest currency side of the financial
question. Concerning The, connection.
I; of sBoyce and Campbell with the Otis
!, matter, the Post has the following to.
4 say:
81 The newspapers have published sum
drytelegrams from Columbus. Ohio. i'm
/, porting that one Boyce, from New YORK.
q made his appearance n Columbus while
\ the recen. senatorial contest was In pro-
ggress, with money An his pocket to buy;
votes for Mr. Hanna. and that he act
gSually did deposit si,750 with lawyer
named Campbell TO pay for. the vote ola
,nember OF the legislature. He did not
get the vote Of the member. however,
Pa The money remained In Campbell's
y possession for the purpose OF exposing
II the attempted bribery, and bringing the
y guilty party or parties to! Justice. tap.
Z pears from 2the testimony that Boycc
4 was himself: impecunious and III debt.
4 SO the necessary conclusion IL that he
4 was employed by other and richer men
than himself to do this job. & ssi5 ,i3t 5is
Tx Mr. Campbell. the holder OF the money.
testifes that he does not believe that the
4 money came from Mr.. Hanna or that he
had any; knowledge OF Boyce's doing 1t
Is hardly possible that Mr., Hanna would
Y be such a bungler, even IL we could sup-
pose thathc was buying votes. Butthat
4 is2not;to be supposed & He wan not In
d any. such need. He had the Republican
party OF Ohio behind him In such force
and solldl.y That he was surcto win any,
way. n a Y s Is
In the light OF the circumstances as
4 they have developed recently. this Is a
{ logical view to take OF the matter, It
would not be surprising to learn yet
Y t,owever, tha. the whole Otis affair was
simply d part OF the general conspiracy
tolbrlns dlscrciit upon, Senator Hanna;
3 that 1t was ncverintended.to Urite any,
Z body. but 10 manufac.ure evidence. and
that tho money ard tic tools were tnr-:
* nished by Interested paroles outside the
SEtate.
When the grounding emerged from
y gta al M mr. ynt rao vat,t oav ,,nr,, In ~ ho
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Kentucky Legislature: Bill No. 25l, by
Mr.. Collins. OF Floyd county: 1T shall
be unlawful for any person to fire or.
discharge at random any deadly wca-
pom, whether said weapon be loaded or
unloaded."
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The following is a sample OF English
as 1t Is wrlttenin st. Paul; It appears in
the Globe Of that city: I'm olmstcd
county. MINI, horse ran away With
and killed a young man and his mother
in-law. which three. years ago had killed
the young mans father-ln-law in, the
same manner" A contemporary that
complains that the Globe offers no prize
for the best solution OF this puzzle, does
not seem to understand that II Is not n
puzzle, but just the everyday. simple,
innocent st. Paul style OF expression.
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Another Ch4stlan scientist advocate
who refused 10 send for phyIlclan and
depended wholly upon faith for her euro
has died at the! tender and ,nslmtly hgr
OF twenty-five ycars. When will this
school Of scientists learn that "lhe Lord
helps those who hslpthensslyes?t,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-03

Through the kindness OF National
Chairman Arkansas" Jones, Mr.. Har-
rity is now enabled to exhibit rubber
neck in connection with his pulled leg.
Philadelphia Press. 5
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The Pittsburgh attorney who charged
q lady a fee OF $4,000 FOR collecting a
legacy Of 100000, Is moro likely 10 die Of
enlargement Of the heart than no Is to
live until q court grants him his claim
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-03

What became OF the Hon. Bob Taylor
in the Tenne&aee senatorial contest Is
:itposslble that the fiddle which charmed
thousands otvoters Of that state and
secured the Hon. Bob more than one
office Is outof repair, or has the Hon.
Bob's hand lost It's cunning?
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-03

While We are having a taste OF eS-
tremely cold weather, and many Of US
are prone to complain. we should bear
in mind that this particular section Of
the country IS peculiarly blessed In not
experiencing such storms and intense
cold as are affecting other sections. In
fact. the temperature in Wheeling the
past two or three days has been as a
spring zephyr In comparison with the
Klondke variety from which the east
and vest have been suffering.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-03

When the grounding emerged from
y his winter retreat yesterday morning he
\ found snow. storm and a chilly atmos-