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UnpopuIar Souvenirs.

Washington Post: That makes me think, by the way, of costly mistake a theatrical man I know made last winter. The mistake is stored in one of the Washington theaters this very minute, and there is a trunkful of it. Some of it is blue and some of it is yellow. and some of it Is shell pink. but all of it is silk with silver buckles meant to be worn where Bobby Shafto, in the old song, wore his, and there are several hundred paics of it. They the pairs-were intended to be pre- sented to the women in the audience on the oeasion of the one hundred and fftieth performance of a certain opera the theatrical man manages, and when the appointed time was come, and the glittering things were piled on tables in the theater lobby, only three women in the house paused to take their choice. As souvenirs--well, the man. ager simply couldn't give the things away, and they are gathering tarnish in the trunk here now, for he left them in disgust at this point in his tour. The natinee girl is willing to accept clocks and pictures and spoons and goodness only knows what eles as sou. venirs but there are thugs she draws tbe liue at.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-27
Asbestos Known centurie. Ago.

Asbestos is generally supposed to be a modern thing, yet in 167l an as bestos handkerchief was shown to the Royal Society as a great curiosity by Dr. Plot, who had bought it from A traveller on his return from China. They called 1t salamander's wool. Dr. Plot saturated the handkerchief with of and threw it into a fierce charcoal fire. The oil burned off and the hand kerchief remained intact.
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AN AUTHOR
Who Wrote Books of Travel, Yet Had
 Never Travelled.

New Orleans Times-Democrat: 'T used to know man." said New Or leans bohemian, "who made a living writing stories of travel for boys. He had never been out of Missouri in his life, but he was famous for the graphic fidelity of his description of foreign lands. His reference library consisted of exactly three works: An encyclope- dia, set of United States consular re- ports, covering four or five years, and copy of Woods Natural History" If the scene of the story was to be laid, for instance, in Borneo, he would be- gin by reading the Borneo article in the encyclopedia; then he would turn to the consular reports and look up all the odd and interesting matter he could find touching that particular island ard finally he would get a description ef it's animals from Woods. He wrote at an old table on which was glued a map of the world. covered with a sheet of glass. This was constantly before his eyes, so he couldn't go astray on geography, and, as ] said before, his descriptions were marvels of accuracy. He could draw q better and more re- alistic pen picture of foreign countries than travellers themselves. People thought that he had been a great globe trotter, and, crazy as it sounds. I be- lieve he actually got to thinking so himself The last time I saw hi1. he talked about Afghanistan in the easy off-hand vein of a personal observer. If I hadn't happened to know that he had been living in s.. Louis all his life would have sNorn he had been there"
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scoFching

Tt says here, sald the boarder who reads the war news, that the Chinese in the Philippines are going to the front with shooting irons" Well, " remarked the bachelor boarder, as he ruefully surveyed his seorched bosom. there ain't any change here. The Chi nese of Chicago are still going to the front with burning irons. Nays.
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Prayers for a Dangerous Mission.

At some ports in the kingdom pray CTS are offered for the safety of the crew of outgoing vessels. A slip as follows was handed to the Soldiers' Mission chaplain: Captain Jones go- ing to sea his wife, desires the pray CTS of the congregation" And, amid the giggling of some, they prayed acc cordingly.-London Chronicle.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

a ship may part Its cable and still re-
tain Its hold.
If man has talent he can make use
of another's genius.
Some women are always talking
about the lost art Of conversation.
A crowd OF dudes might be approprl-
ately designated as n vacant lot.
Some marriages ore failures and some
are but temporary embarrassments.
Lots of writer's might become famous
II they had less, time to write poetry.
As n man grows older he spends less
on his pleasures and more on his all
ments.
A cynical bachelor says strong
minded woman Is In reality weak
minded one.
When y mar Is satisfied with his lot
he always plants keep-off- the-Srass
sign on It.
One should learn the lessons OF expcr-
ience SO rs TO render subsequent re-
viewing unnecessary.
Notwithstanding the antiquity of the
theatre-hat Joke no one has ever been
able to see through II.
~ mans cup OF joy resembles an af-
ter-dinner coffee cup. but his cup Of
sorrow holds several gallons.
When gallant man is asked to guess
q woman's age he first makes q silent
guess and then knocks off one-third.
a Cincinnati genius has invented a
folding baby carriage. Parents OF
folding babies Will find In this q long
felt want.-Chlcago Daily News.
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ItltPH0NL NUMBERS:
torinI Rooms.. S23 Countin1 Rooni...... 81.
THE INTELLIGENCER.
WHEELING, ApRIL4, 1909.


The details OF the plot Of the Flllplnos
to burn Manila and to massacre all
American and European citizens found
in the city, which eliminated in the
great conllagration on Wushington's
birthday. are interesting as showing to
what an extreme Aguinaldo had deter
mined to so in desperate effort 10
drive out all save the natives 1t shows
the possibilities Of terrible situation
had the conspiracy been carried out. 1t
is. perhaps. fortunate for Aguinaldo and
his followers that the main purpose
failed. Had the slaughter part of the
programme been carried out 1t would
have been sorry day for him. Every
European power would have been on
hand, and determination could not have
been averted.
This conspiracy. which had in view
the murder Of residents who were tax
Ing no part In the troubles between the
Americans and the Filipinos. was as
barbarous In Its nature as could be
imagined. 1t contemplated the ruthless
slaughter of men. women and children.
1t was devised by the leaders who are
called patriots" by some people in this
country.
1t is recalled that when the American
commanders. after this affair, pursued
Aguinaldos forces outside the city, and
entered on an active campaign to clear
n nf
going on. the champions Of the cause of
the insurgents. We're as ready as-ever
TO make 1t appear that Aguinaldo was n
prosecuted man, a second Boliver," "a
kosciusko." "a Washington" and 4
type Of all the leaders for liberty in his
tory. The ''nobleness" OF his character
has been the subject OF praise in poetry
and prose.
This murderer would have made the
city Of Manila the scene. not Of an act
Of legitimate warfare. but OF 4 whole
sale slaughter OF the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
combatants. every man and woman,
who had the protection OF the flags OF
the nations Of Europe, as well as that
Of the United States. AS developments
occur the real character of this chief is
coming to light more and more. But he
Is now In desperate situation, Is be-
ginning to see the utter fallacy OF his
position. and the end. whether 1t comes
In week or q month"; or more, is inevi-
table.
A naval officer stationed at Manila,
who Is well known in this community.
said Of the situation IE letter written
shortly before the incident above re-
ferred to: III left TO their own intents
the Filipinos would be loyal to the
Americans. But that fact Is not needed
and there are still those who are indu!g-
ing in sickly sentiment over the chief
who conspircs. not to fight soldiers in
the open. but to engage In the slaughter
OF defenseless citizens"
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Chicago Daily News: The old man In
the shaggy overcoat mentioned some-
thing about Kansas in his talk and the
Bostonlan leaned over toward him and
asked:
"Did you say you were from Kansas
mo: but Jest came from there"
''Thon want to ask you few ques-
lions. How are times out that way"
II dunno"
SIS money plenty or tlght?"
Cant say"
but, don't you know how the farm
ers are feeling?"
NO"
"ls business good or bad in the
towns
81 didn't ask anybody"
''You-you are not an observing
man." said the Bostonian.
No, / guess not. l went out to KAN
to ask her to marry me. got to her
house at o'clock in the afternoon.
asked her 10 have me. and She said she
wouldn't, and ut $3.50 was on my way
back. l didn't see no crops. nor ask
about good times or bad. The state OF
Kansas may be holdin' q res'lnr Fourth
OF July over good times, or everybody
may be gon' to the poorhouse. All
know about 1t Is thatTm an old fool for
spendin' $50 to run arter Kansas wild
der, when l could hev married n New
Hampshire girl fur twelve shilins.'
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Remarkable RcScuc.

Mrs. Michael Curtain. Plalniield, ILL.,,
makes the statement. that she caught
cold, which settled on her lungs: she
was treated for n month by her family
physician. but grew worse. He told her
she was a hopeless victim OF consump-
ton and that no medicine would cure
her. Her druggist suggested DR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption: she
bought bottle and TO her delight found
herself benefited from first dose. She
continued Its use and after taking six
bottles. found herself sound and well;
now does her own homework. and Is as
well as she ever was. Free trial bottles
of this Great Discovery at Logan Drug
Co.'S drug store. Only so cents and 81 90,
every bottle guaranteed. G
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SuSnuN nn DOOzcu,

To bring to me shckcls and fame,
ana IN" only right way one can write one
There's Rosy oGrady. mat SWEEP STEADY
lady.
hnd dear Annie Rooney and such.
But mine shall De nearly Original, really.
For susan van Doo"e'f Is Dutch.
Oh.. Susan Van DooZch, the girl OF my
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purposes must be devised. We pre-
sumo, of course. that the Dispatch does
not mean that the iron city alone cx-
poets to exhaust our entire supply Of
gas, for we have other customers, be-
side the fact that the cities and towns
Of West Virginia herself look forward
to the future.
What the Dispatch says regarding
this state being the richest natural gas
field now known. and capable of accom-
plishing wonders In the future. Is all
true. II that city expects to obtain u
part Of Its supply from this field, It may
find at the end of twenty years that we
have enough left for another generation
or two. but We do not propose to let It
all go to other states. We have West
Virginia natural gas companies that
are maintaining control OF territory
with an eye to the future.
As with her coal and oil and lumber
and other natural wealth. so Is West
Virginia with her natural gas: she has
an abundance OF 1t ready for develop
ment and to supply the markets. We
are pleased to ndmit that some time ago
Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania
capitalists began to realize this fact
and have been looking this way. In
vestments In this state are heartily well
coined. Some Of them have had cause
to admit that our splendid coal Is n
formidable competitor in the market.
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And minglc with the choir invisible.


By local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There Is only one way to cure deafness,
and that Is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con-
dition of the mucous lining OF the Eus-
tachiar Tube. When this tube gets In
famed you have Il rumbllng sound or
imperfect hearing. and when It IS en-
tirely closed deafness Is the result. and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition. hearing will be destroyed for
ever: nine cases out OF ten are caused
by catarrh. which is nothing but IN in
famed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Deafness Caused by ca
tarrh) that canno. be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
+. ]. CHENEY &; CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. 15c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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The West in the War.

Kansas City Journal: The west has
1 peculiar Interest In the war now be-
Ing waged in the Philippines. The army
fighting under General Otis Is almost
exclusively western one, Every vol
unteer regiment. with the exception of
the Tenth Pennsylvania and the First
Tennessee, was recruited west Of the
Mississippi river. Kansas, Colorado.
Utah. Montana, Idaho. Wyoming. WASH
inGton, Oregon, Nebraska, Minnesota.
North Dakota and California each had
n regiment or part OF regiment in the
fighting which has been going on about
Manila. Not only this. but the COM
manding general and all the brigadiers
nre thorough-gOlng wcsterners. Major
General Otis has been in the west for
more than thirty years. and the same
may be said for Brigadiers Ovcnshnc.
King and Otis. The whole American
country may wei! be proud OF these
hardy westcrncrs who are carrying the
flag 10000 miles from home.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer: The Judge
Herr doctor. how do Fou blead by der
indictment?
The Accused-Mit va. vas /. l vas
charset?
The Judge-Do You not know? So?
You are charged nit lcse majeste.
The Accused-Imposslble! I am al
ways a loyal soobjec; Ven vas 1t vas
guilty Of do. offense?
The Judge-In your pulpit last Som
tag. How do you blead?
The Accused-Vy. | ton't--
The Judge-You will stand reprimaad-
ct by der court, ind pay a fine OF FIVE
hoondred thalers.
The Accused-Himmcl! Vat vas It
said?
The Judgc-In your SERMON last Son.
tag you spoke in sighting derms OF
Adam und Eve. in connection NIT vat
you vas pleased to recklessly call der
original sin. You see wee hat all der
notes right here.
The Accused-Bu. l ton't oonder-
stand how dot vas construed into lesc
majestic
The Judge-You ton't. oh? Hat you
forgotten dot Adam ind Eve vas der
Emperor's first parents?
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The Value of Samoa,

A correspondent wants to know why
It is that such big countries as the
United States, England and Germany,
are giving themselves trouble about the
little Samoan islands" They are not
now bothering themselves much. The
Samoan Islands are OF great strategic
value and are under the joint protection
OF the three governments named. rs the
result OF treaty made In Berlin. in
1889. recognizing the independence OF
Samoa. after little war over the king
ship. growing out Of the deposition OF
Malletoa. by the Germans. on the
ground that he had not treated German
subjects properly.
The Germans proclaimed Tamascsc. 4
native chief. king. against the protest
OF the United States and England. The
matter was settled by the Berlin confer
ence guaranteeing the neutrality OF the
Islands. recognizing the independence
OF their government. with the right OF
the people to choose their own chief or
kipg. and establishing joint protecto-
rate over them.
The special value Of the islands to the
three powers and TO the United States
especially. lies in the fact that each has
cohling and repair stations there They
lie on the line between San Francisco
and Australia. In tho event Of the
building of the Nicaragua canal, or any
other lsthmian connection between the
Atlantic and Pacific. The station viii be
on the line between the canal and the
philippines, China and Japan. This is
all the value there Is In the islands. M
but two OF them are inhabited, and the
people have their own government. The
population Is but about 10000.
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The March report of the receipts and
expenditures OF the government is
somewhat surprising to the Democratic
free traders who are having great deal
to say regarding shortages in revenues.
and probable enlarged deficit. The
tariff law seems to be doing about what
Mr.. Dingley stated 1t would do, on more
than one occasion. In fact the showing
Is that the income from this source Is
increasing, the surplus of receipts in
March being 100000. and We're an in
crease Of s5.00O,OOO over the receipts of
March Of last year. With the exception
OF one year, 1897, the March receipts this
year were larger than for any month
during the life of the Wilson tariff.
n If this and other facts in connection
with the government receipts within the
past year do not prove that n protective
duty is able to yield good revenue, then
our friends who deny 1t must find some
other explanation. a protcctionist
paper, commenting on this fact. makes
the observation that such duty puts
:" the wage carners at work, and gives
them money with which to buy. not
only home products but imports"
There is also truth in this, for 1t has
been proven time and again in the past
1t is history.
The prediction Is being made by close
observers that soon there will be no de-
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ROYAL &c.,
" 4ABsegyaEw RueE : : :
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
le.x.osos n1~~oax
happiness of the family. 1, girls could

happiness OF the family. II girls could
be taught these things the whole aspect
Of affairs would change"
Bits like this suggest the old doubts
about womans "lntelex." They make
one think OF intuition" and other
purely feminine faculties.
The young woman who In this beauti-
full and dislnterested way makes fam
lily happy, gets one afternoon out and a
Sunday evening. She rises at a. m.
and goes to bed when her work Is done.
She cooks. sweeps. dusts, scrubs and
answers the doorbell. She receives her
beau In the kitchen while her mistress
entertains her friends IN the parlor. It's
all very beautiful, but It Is singular. II
Bridget Is responsible for the welfare
and happiness Of the whole family and
Is faithful to her. duties. she can't come
into the parlor with her young man.
There's the rub.
No, Prof. Smith is all wrong. The
problem OF domestic service Is insoluble
just because II Is domestic service.
When there is no such thing the ladies'
Will have rest.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-04
REFLECTIONS OF 4 BACHELOR

Money doesn't make the mare so half
as fast as it makes itself go.
The happest moments of woman's
life are when she thinks sadly of the
joyous past
y girl can't endure man II he kisses
her and the next time he meets her
doesn't act awed and solemn.
When girl says she means never to
set married It Is time TO think of what
kind OF wedding present you can't af-
ford TO buy.
II some women have hole In their
stocking 1t makes them feel uncomfort-
able to pass certain man, even IL they
are all bundled up In carriage robes
New York Press.
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Spring is delayed somewhat this year,
stocks have not had an extraordinary
amount of trade in consequence. With
the coming Of warmer weather, how
ever, there is likely to be n pretty lively
period Of sales. In the meantime
the dealers will do we'll to recognize the
merits of newspaper advertising. Many
OF them are already doing this, and they
are naturally enjoying the largest bust
ness. They know from experience that
the most productive and effective ad-
vertising is that found in the daily
papers. This is the testimony Of the
most successful merchants In the coun-
try,
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TIL, Natural Gns Suppfy.

The Pittsburgh Dispatch has n
lengthy article. assuring the people of
that city that. while the Western Penn
gylvunin natural gas field still holds I'M.
the end must come some day, but there
need be no anxiety on this account. for
In West Virglnlas marvellous field there
Ii enough natural gas to supply Pitts
burgh with this splendid fuol for TWEEN.
ty-nvc ycnrs-that IL. for domestic pur-
poses. as some other means Of obtain
Ing smokclcsS fucl-for manufacturing
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Mrs. Lease has now explained why
she is disguised with Bryan. She says
''iIc would not cut loose from tho Bour-
bon Democrats. Mrs. Lease would be
more clear is she were to give her es-
pecial definition OF Bourbon Demo-
Gratis" 1t might be interesting at this
time. Moreover the Kansas political
leader says she will NOV put In the
time lecturns on spirltualism." TAX
ing this subject In connection with her
declaration that Bryan is politically
dead. Mrs. Lease Is well equipped for an
entertaining talk on ghosts.
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MID-WINTER EXCURSIONS
To Washington Very Low Rates.
| baltimore Il Ohio Railroad

The Baltimore & Ohio railroad has
made arrangements for n series OF pop.
ular mid-winter excursions to Wash
ington, at $1,000 for the round trip, al
lowing ten day limit or tickets includ-
Ing date of sale. These excursions will
be run on February q. March and
April 10. 1899, Tickets vii. be good go
ing on regular trains of the above dates
and good to return on regular trains
within ten days. including date of sale.
Do not miss these splendid oportuni-
ties to visit the nationa. capital during
the session OF Congress. Call on T. C..
Burke, passenger and ticket agent,
B. & o. railroad. Wheeling. for full in
formation. w&s
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Volcanic f.ruplions

Arc grand. but Skin Eruptions rob life
Of Joy. Bucklcn's Arnlca Snlvc. cures
them. also old. running and fever sores.
ulcers. boils. fclons. corns, warts. cuts.
bruises. burns. sCalus. chappcd hands.
chllblnlng. Best pile cure on earth.
Drives out pains ana acheH, Only 25cts
n box. Cure guaranteed. Sold BY Lo-
gan Drug Co., druggist. !
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Chicago Tribune: paw. I know what
becomes of the pins. They turn into
animals"
Don't be foolish, johnny"
"Yes. but they do. They fall on the
ground. and then they're terraptns, amt
ther-ouch! Stop that"
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Why Domestic Service is n Problem

ST. Louis Post-Dis3atch: Professor
Mary Smith. Of Leland Stanford Unlvcr-
sity. has n solution OF the problem of
domestic service which she sets forth
In the Sunday Post-Dlspatch.
Rightly understood" she says."thera
Is nothing iEnoblc In the work. On the
contrary, a Elrl may find In II admiral
possibilities OF good FOR herself and 9TH
crs. Instead Of posing as a martyr she
should consider herself n respectable
person, intrusted with the care OF tho
home and, TO great extent. with the