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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

DIAMONDS and Pearl Pendants
from St5 90 to 5000 each, designs
and quality different from others.
DILLON, HANCHER & co.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

EVERYTHING In the Jewelry line AT
lowest prices In the city. M'NAMEE,
1907 Market street,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

WHEN you buy an Elgin and Wal
than Watch. you are not always pay
ing out money for repairs. Shelf Bros.
sci! the reliable Elgin and Waltham.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

The evening series was Just as easy
for the Wheeling boys, who. however,
aid not give handicap, owing to the
fact that the Wellsburg people trotted
out their strongest Ave. The score
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

WE have the great Meylan split
second and minute Repeating
Watches, with minute register, Price,
DILLON, HANCHER & CO.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

OPAL Rings seem to be the great
fad this season. We have them from
SO so to 5000 each.
DILLON, HANCHER & CO.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

CHRISTMAS special-s1.Bo Fine
silk Umbrellas, with Fancy Handle,
for csc, at McFADDEN's.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

TO make this banner year in
Watch sales, II. II. HiIlman & Co. Will
give great inducements this week.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

OUR store will be open at night, be-
ginning DecemberiI. until after the hol-
days. JOS GRAVES SON.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

II. +. HILLMAN & co. have marked
their stock down. Great Bargains this
week
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

EBONY. with silver mounting, Hair
Brushes, Mirrors. Clothes Brushes, etc.
M'NAMEE, 1907 Market street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21
Water Rents are Duo.

Water rents for the six months end
ing March 81, 1900. are now ready. II
paid on or before December 81, 1899. q
discount OF 10 per cent will be allowed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

ONE-FIFTH more for your money at
the wEDGEWooD than ut other
stores In the city.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

SWINGING Horses on stationary
base, also Desks and Blackboards in
large variety. JOS. GRAVES SON.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

cop,.Ia line Of Ladies' and
SdlllplS Mems Fine SILK UNI
brellas at 1S less than regular prices
at Stone & Thomas.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

TRAINS on track at CSC, 4Sc. Csc, S5c,
Sl.0O, $1.25, and on up to $500, at
GRAVES.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

FOR Christmas-Men's Fine $500
Soft or Stiff Hats, latest shapes, for
$3.50, at McFADDEN'S.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

oNE-F1FTH more for your money at
the WEDGEwOoD than at other
stores in the city.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21
Stop! Is the Cry.

H. f. Hillman & Co. cannot be stop
ped from being the lowest priced house
In the city.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

1T has become generally known
among careful buyers that they can
get the most reliable jewelry at the
lowest prices at McNamee's 1907 Mar
bet street. t-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

BANQUET Lamps and Globes at
JOHN FRIEDEL & cos.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

For Morbid Conditions take BEECH
ANS PILLS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

DOLLS and Toy Tea Sets at
JOHN FRIEDEL a CO.'S.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

oEE-FIFTH more for your money al
the WEDGEWOoD than at other
stores in the city.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

CRITERION music boxes a
1907 Market street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

FOR Christmas = Leathe, Hand
Satchels Suit Cases and Trunks, at
McFADDEN'S.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21
MuSee League.

Las. nights score In the Musee league
re.ulted in Crescents winning threa
rnL..i,t frnrn pnllrnns Snnrn.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21

Last evening at the home Of the bride,
on south Jacob street occurred the
wedding OF Miss Blanche Archibald and
Mr.. Bernard Bero, young people well
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21
WANTED.
AaENTa
TO LOAN.

WE LOAN MONEY ON real. Es.
Nv TATE on easy monthly plymontS
Write for particulars. r. H. SLOAN, Sec
FetnFY, Telephone Building, wheeling, n.
We. a0sl.lthlE9
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21
EoR SALE,
REAL ESTATE.

aooLn Z, City Bank BuIIdInE.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21
..,FOR RENT....

go. ,,oi TsI LEI, S9s, 4e. .. a.,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-05-13
The Siamang.

The gentle siamang is a gibbon and
no monkey, says q writer in Black
woods Magazine. In assemblies on the
treetops like the siamang. w%hooping
through the octaves, calling to their
friends from miles away, and swoop-
ing off to meet them, racing 'steeple-
chases with the winds. I have seen,
and hope to live and see again, a pack
of the siamang going through the jun
gle-a long black arm and a small
crumpled body swinging wildly from it
like a pendulum run mad, then a sui
cidal fling, a crash in the covering
green, and so they re gone. Tame
they are the gentlest creatures. The
Malays catch the young ones and bring
them to our doors. knowing that buy
we must. 1t is not. among the posi-
bilities for a Mem to resist the forlorn
small %speechless thing, when 1t winds
it's long arms and fingers round her
neck, and hides its black wrinkled face
of an old woman, with round, unhappy
eyes, in the softness of her morning
gown. Or 1t lurches across the veranda
ON a pair of very handy little legs, bal
ancing itself with outstretched arms.
But they always die. They who have
weathered %torrential rains under the
open heaven die in captivity of cor
sumption, and cough out their ill-com-
pretended souls like Christians. hud-
died in a blanket.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-05-13

amel. This enamel becomes hot upon
connecting the wire with the circuit
which is led to the blades through col
lector rings in the shaft of the fan.
A form of heater is also made to be
applied to the ordinary ceiling fan so
much in use, and a ceiling fan is also
constructed in which the blades them
selves are heated. These fans are pro-
vided for any circuit, "direct" or "al-
ternating," and Of any required volt
age. They are also designed to be used
as cooling fans; to employ them AZ
such the heating switch is not closed
and the fan Is run at a higher speed
than for heating. The fan-heater thus
becomes a fan-cooler, and may be en-
ployed to elbow hot or cold" the year
round, a dual function which. while
not commended by individuals, may
be fairly claimed to be Of the most
character in this mani
mate form, and one likely to win for
this invention great popularity.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-05-13
Mechanical curio,ities,

The LIE Droz family, of Neufchatel,
in Switzerland, were famous makers Of
mechanical curiosities. One of these
was a clock, presented to the King Of
Spain, having q sheep and dog at
tached to it. The sheep would bleat
in exact imitation of a live one, while
the dog was placed in custody Of q
basket of loose fruit. If. anyone re-
moved the fruit. he would growl, snarl,
gnash his teeth, and endeavor to bite,
until it was restored. Another was an
oval gold snuf box. about four and
one-half inches Nng by three inches
broad, and one inch and one-half
thick. It was double. as though one
box were placed on top of another,
with a lid for each. One contained
SNUFF. In the other, as soon as the lid
was opened, there ros up a very small
bird OF, green enameled gold, sitting
upon q gold stand. Immediately this
minute curiosity shook its wings.
wagged its tail, opened its bill Of white
enameled gold, and poured forth, min
ute as It was. being only three-quarters
Of an inch from the beak to the ex-
tremity Of the tail. such q clear,
melodious song as would have filled
a room Of twenty or thirty feet square
with its harmony.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-05-13
The Great "Amen" Question.

by a vote of the church members at
Moriah, Carnarvon, a curious dispute
was on Tuesday evening settled. With
the Introduction of the. new hymn and
tune book of the connection a few
weeks ago, there was also initiated
the practice, which is not very gen.
eral in non-conformist places of o
ship. Of singing the "Amen" at the
conclusion Of each hymn.
Several members of the congrega-
ton disapproved of the innovation,
and by way of protest resumed their
seats at the close Of the hymn proper.
Feeling on the matter became SO
acute that the pastor decided to take
the voice of the church ON Tuesday
{, evening. when there was present a
large attendance of church members.
The result was the defeat of the sup
porters of the amen by an over
whelming majority.
The voting resulted as follows: In
favor of the Amen" 40; against. SO.
North Wales Observer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-05-13
relegated to the top floor of residences
where they naturally belong.
Quite Novel.


The ventilating fan for use In the
torrid periods Of the summer is famil-
lar to almost everybody, and its ser-
vice Is greatly appreciated BY every
one who has felt its cooling currents
Of atmosphere. There has recently
been invented a new device which
closely resembles the ventilating fan.It
is like the v%entilator placed In the wall
of a room, but instead Of cooling heats
a room. BY this process Of heating
atmosphere in a room is kept through
out the dimensions of the chamber
more evenly heated than by any other
known process. 1t is an electric ar
rangement and a very clever one.
This heater consists of q wire resis-
lance, in which the heat is generated.
1t is put into or out of use by sim
ply closing or opening a special switch
provided for this purpose and located
in the center of the heating-web. An
other form Of fan-heater Is arranged
SO that the blades of the fan are heated
by having a heat developing wire
mounted on them in a coating of en-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-05-13
supplied with power from a feed wire

supplied with power from feed wire
and is comparatively al inexpensive
addition to the household. As q COM
modify 1t cannot be underestimate,
and is withal so simple a child can op-
crate It with ease and without fear of
danger. as its arrangements are wholly
automatic. So thoroughly Ii it auto
matically safeguarded against accident
q person could by no means be hurt by
it.
The machine can be operated by
means Of push buttons from inside or
from Railways. BY pressing one Of
these the car will be brought to the
landing indicated and stopped there.
the doors then open automatically,
Ana whsn . certain numbered button
prenead inside the car the doors
close NM ths car proceeds 70 its
lnofnted sdestfnation 81 the introduc-
I'm fasthSlss vshiclssf htchsns -
,A.nInS tollcIlsllsl nIli III sli pfohabtlity s.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-05-13
No More "ord1nary, s1eeper..


Some time ago the Pullman Compa.
nv, as an experimental measure, intro
duced Ordinary sleeping car service
on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail- Road
Between Baltimore and Newark, and
Pittsburg and Chicago. The results
to the Railroad Company were very
gratifying, but subsequently it was as
certained that the Pullman Company
was not in position to furnish this
class of equipment to all roads operat-
ing Pullman ears east of Chicago and
st. Louis, and to aIlay any friction that
might result from this inequality OF
service, the Pullman Company re-
quested the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Road to resume the standard cars
previously in service. which will be
done, commencing April 10th.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-05-13
Tho Fastest Vessel Af1o.t:

Until the and large torpedo
boats of the "Turbina" type now build
ing at Newcastle, England, have been
completed, the credit of having turned
out the fastest vessel will belong to
a German yard. The "Hai Lung"
built by Schichau, Of Elbing, for the
the Chinese navy, Is credited with hav-
ing made a run of 1875 knots at an
average speed Of over IS knots an hour.
The builder states that the highest
speed realized during the run was 36.7
knots, or 1926 miles per hour. The
best run of the "Turbina" for a mile is
IS knots, SO that the Schichau vessel
has a substantial lead.
The most remarkable feature Of this
boat next to her speed is the fact that
she is fitted with reciprocating en-
gines. At the time the "Turbinia"
made her phenomenal speed, it was
popularity supposed that it was entirely
due to her new form of motor. In
great part no doubt it was; but there
is reason to believe that the excellent
steam-raising qualities of her bol4er
contributed in no little degree to the
result. Relatively considered, the per-
Torrance of the "Turbinia" was more
meritorious, for the reason that she is
only a Acton craft, while the Schichau
boat is of $50 tons displacement, or
four and one-half times larger. The
new and enlarged Turbines" will be
full-sized torpedo boats and for this
reason it is likely that they will sur
pass the "Hail Lung" by a consider
able margin of speed. Just what the
excess will be Is a matter which Is ex-
citing much speculation in naval quar-
tiers. =
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-05-13

A very curious fruit has been dis
covered growing wild in Batavia, and
a sample has been sent to d French
professor of botany at Paris 1t ap-
pears to be a species Of bean, resem-
bling a cigar both in form and color,
though only about an inch In length.
But it has a peculiar characteristic
which renders it a very unique and in
teresting object and this is the exceed
ingly energetic manner in which it
scatters its seeds. If one of these lit
tie fruits be thrown into a basin OF
water it will rest quietly on the surface
for from two to five minutes, then 1t
will explode with violence, hurting
most of its contents into the air with
a noise and splash for all the world
like a small torpedo. 1t is hardly
necessary to say that this phenome-
non is caused by the pressure of the
elastic substance Of its interior over
coming the resistance of its hard outer
she'll. The fruit usually splits open
lengthwise. If plucked before matur-
ity and allowed to ripen in a warm
spot, it opens gradually from apex to
base, making, as it were, a pair of di-
verging horns starting from the same
point. If left to ripen on the plant.
since the process is quicker and the
internal moisture greater, the opening
is sudden and accompanied with a
slight noise though this is much less
than that which takes place when 1t
has been placed in water. In this case
the dry but porous tissue of the sur
face of the fruit quickly absorbs the
liquid, especially at the grooves caused
by the junction of the two valves or
outer shells of the fruit. The inter-
nal tissue being very elastic, exerts
upon the latter a tension which soon
results in the violent bursting already
described.a The curious property OF ex
plosion is given the little plant for the
dissemination of its seeds, which would
otherwise stand a poor chance Of prop
agating its species.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-05-13
SPEEDY TORPEDO BOATS
The Record of the Hal Lung VIII
Probably Be Broken.

0AACC luC CCkCUldLOu ! vi AAo
been robbed of her laurels as the fast
est boat afloat by the English built Hal
Lung, constructed for the Chinese gov
eminent, the E%nglishmen are banking
their hopes or the new boat now un-
der construction Of the Turbinia type.
The Chinese boat is credited with hav-
ing made a run of 1917 knots at an
average speed of over IS knots an
hour. The highest speed realized dur
ing the. run was 36.7 knots, or 1925
miles an hour. The best of the
Turbinia for a mile is IS knots, so that
the Hal Lung has a substantial lead.
The most remarkable, feature of this
boat next to her speed is the fact that
she is fitted with reciprocating engines.
At the time the Turbinia made her
phenomenal speed it was popularity
supposed that it was entirely due to
her new form of motor. In great part,
no doubt, it was, but there is reason to
believe that the excellent steam rails
ing qualities of her boiler contributed
in no little degree to the result. Rel
atively considered the performance of
the Turbinia was more meritorious for
the reason that she is only a Acton
craft, while the Schichau boat is Of
$50 tons displacement, or four and one
half times larger. The new and en-
larged Turbinias will be full-sized tor
pedo boats, and for this reason it is
likely that they will surpass the Hal
Lung by a considerable margin of
speed. Just what the excess will be
is a matter which is exciting much
speculation in naval quarters.-Scien-
tiflc American. ..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-05-13

pire. II these eastern gentlemen are so
anxious to secure a pool, and the pool
could be forever limited to the trunk
lines, I would waive my objections for
the purpose Of letting them try 1t and
see II their agreements would be better
under a pool than under a law fixing
the penalty Of imprisonment, but 1t
cannot be so localized.
Thanking you, for your previous at
tention to this matter, I am, yours
very truly, +
(Signed) Jas. J. Hill.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-05-13
The Manageable Age.

It makes considerable difference in
the matrimonial advantages of a per-
son where he may have been born or
is a citizen. This remark apples with
peculiar force to the minimum age
which renders q union legal. 1t in a
measure implies the consent of parents
or guardians in all the instances cited,
although once united the law sustains
the marriage maugre dissent of the
parents, etc. In Austria, fourteen
years is looked upon as sufficient to
entitle q person Of either sex to take
ON the burdens of matrimony. Ger
many requires the male to be 1S and
the female 16. In France and Belgium
the man must be 16 and the woman
is. In Spain the intended husband
must have passed the fourteenth year
and the woman her twelfth. The law
in Hungary for Roman Catholics is
that the man must be IA years and the
woman IL; for Pr~otestants, the man
must be 49, and the woman Is. In
Greece the man must have seen at
least IA summers and the woman II.
In Russia and Saxony they are more
sensible, and a youth must refrain
from matrimony tin he can count 10
years and a woman TIL she can count
16. In Switzerland men from. the age
Of IA and women from the age Of L.
are allowed to marry. The Turkish
law provides that any youth and maid
who q walk properly and can under
stand the necessary. religious service
are allowed to be united for life.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-05-13
ELECTRIC HAIR CUT.
Paris Has . Shop Of Queer Tonsorial
Operations

Operations
An electrical BARRIERS shop is one of
the latest attractions of Paris. This
does not mean simply that motors are
used for driving fans and the estab-
lishment lighted by an electrical cur
rent, but that hair is curled, cut and
dried by electricity, and many other
things done through it, agency. Hair
cutting in this Partisan establishment
is done with an electric cutting comb,
which, because of its simplicity and
the d%exterity with which it may be
used, must SOC become widely en-
ployed. This comb looks like any
ordinary one, except that a thin wire
is stretched above the upper portion Of
the teeth along the handle. The wire
is connected electrically with a storage
battery. When the battery is con-
nected the wire becomes red hot.
Therefore when this comb is passed
through the hair the latter is burned
of by the red-hot wire. The whole
operation is so rapid that a heavy
Hedu VI udAi Mdy Oo SAApPeu III AeW
minutes. Not only this, but the ends
of the hair cannot bleed, so that the
benefit of smuggling is part Of the
operation. Hair which has been sham
pooed is dried very quickly by means
of electric fans, facial im~perfections
are removed with electric needles, and
it is understood that the owner of the
shop is patenting an electric motor
like device which will be used in place
of the hands for shampooing.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-05-13
The situstton.

"Bifaes is a pleasant sort Of chap.
remarked n young man.
81 don't like him." said the other:
s'He's too egotistic."
ut is merely u matter OF impression.
You judged from his manner that he
is egotistic, and you feel resentful. He
judges from your manner that you
think he's egotistie: and he rescnts
your straightforward fashion Of jump
ing at conclusions. It's; a mistake. all
~'round. w Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-05-13
His Speech Impaired.

First Deaf Mute (on his tingersl-
Too bad about Walker losing n OF
his fingers.
Second Deaf Mute (ditto)-Yes: it
causes quite an impeachment in his
.ispeech.-Ohio State Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-05-13
Her Husband Twice Her Age.

A curious marriage has taken
place at Newcastle, Eng. For the
third time a lady named Markings has
been before the altar in the character
of a bride, and there was something
remarkable in each of her three en-
gagements. Her first husband was a
Quaker, her second a Roman Catholic.
and her present q Protestant. Each
husband was twice her age. At 16'
she married a gentleman of 81. at 30
she took of 60, and now. at A., she
is united to q gentleman of 81.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-05-13
Two Kinds & Birds.

"TAere's something wrong with this
BILL. said the young married smsn to
the milliner Who has imported Partsian
prices as well al styles. 1T b cor
rect in every item" she said, after
looking Il over. Eight dollars for that
bird, no bigger than my fstl. Yes,
III. and cheap u that" aAll right.
madam. IN ssttlS. butsit'a robbery. WI
had our nrsst anniyeEseIv yestsrday,,
andI bought sa ten-pound turkey toI
st1..I6.s" ss ga $sSss ssss A
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-05-13
read the Advertisements.

You will enjoy this publication much
better If you will get into the habit OF
reading the advertisements; they will
afford a most amusing study, and
will put you in the way Of getting some
excellent bargains. Our advertisers
are reliable; they send what they ad-
vertise.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-05-13
A DEFINITION

Little Elmer-Papa, what is a colo
1el:
Prof. Broadhead-A colonel, my son,
IL usually Il large man, with the court
~ manners of Il crown prince and the
stomach of u common, everyday cam
el.--Life.