The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-12

.clates Of his who happened to have been
at one time Republicans tina. 1t would
be a good thing" II he could so to the
United States senate-a good thing" in
a business way The so called Republl-
cans bit. And they will sfgct bit" The
legislature will not be Democratic, and
the good thing Will 90 gilmmering.
"A Charleston man told me that Kama
wha county will give a majority for
every man on the Republican ticket. He
said the majority may, be smaller than
heretofore on some offthat candidates,
but 1t will in every ihst4het b. safe.
My informant Wondered Hd9; ths Kick
ers will feel after the election, and /
told him n collision sometimes produces
numbness OF all the organs-from the
head down to the toes. He w!nked the
other eye. ~,
Look Out, {orIJihl Ham,.
Look out for JnI1nmll,bn3 lewis. He
is coming to West Virginia. tok make
Democratic speeches. He will be
clothed upon with side whiskers, and
certainly with fine raiment, and will i'm.
press You as q long lost brother with n
strawberry mark on his arm. Mr..
Lewis was once shown through u pretty.
up-to-date building. gAfter viewing It
over, and admitting 1t was in reality q
very fine structure, he said: Yes, / ad-
nit all you say. It Is a very complete
affair. But, rs a consistent Democrat, 1
must object to everything that Is de-
cent"
Do not take Lewis seriously. He's n
Jolly Joker. I was in Harrison county
after last wrote you. and during the
progress OF my perambulations I stop
ped ot a pretty farm house owned and
occupied by u prosperous grazar whom
l knew. I asked him to briefly define
the difference between Democratic and
Republican times.
Nothing easier" was the quick re-
Spouse. Come out and see my farm"
And went with him. do you see that
colt?" my friend inquired.
saw it-couldn't help seeing 1t. The
colt was a beaut.
We'll" said the grazer. II owned 4
young mare. the exact counterpart OF
that, almost. She was rising three years
old. That was under Harrison's admin
istratlon. and was offered $500 for her.
I did not want to sell, and said SO.
Along came the Cleveland adminlstra-
tlon. when everything went to the
demnitlon bow-wows. I tried to sell
that colt, In order to raise some cash,
and got no offers. Finally u fellow
said he would take her for s75,ifI would
sell on time. ! parted with the colt on
those conditions, and waited three
months for the money. The colt you
sec in the stall there Is worth to me
sos and can sell her for that, cash
down. the minute say the word
No Better Diagram.
I could rot ask for batter diagram
OF the situation a";l 80 informed my
friend but he said the horses was mere
~ an objrct lesson 10 illustrate the con-
ditions which apply TO all farming in
tcrcsts. Ec said the mildew gathered
to the depth OF an inch, during the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES administration, on
every intcrcS; the farmer had.
a striking Illustration OF the caution
being exercised now BY cverybody-with
but Z remote psopcct OF Dryan's reign
was outlined FOR me last night, as sat
beside U wcll-to-do citizen aboard a
train.
~ tried to borrow some money, to-
day." he said. asked 4 bank for $500.
I knew the cashier, all right, and knew
the bank was bustln with money. But
l got the cold shoulder. The cashier
said the bank had decided 10 make no
more loans until after the election"
"How's that?" inquired.
".Well, TO be frank with you nobody
cares TO get In the way OF crashing
walls There VIII be trouble In finance
II Bryan Is elected. A radical change
In governmental policy always dlsturbs
monetary Affairs, and our bank. In JUS
t!cc 10 Its dcpositors. must keep within
the line Of safety. | don't need to tell
you your note is good for $500. but the
bank Is d!scounting no money now"
My Informant did not spueal. Hc was
philosophical. Said he had plenty OF
things TO sell at good prices. and ceased
his fund in that way.
Related an Incident.
Blu; must SO back TO Harrison coun.
ty, SO TO speak. I was In Clarksburg
Just after Mr.. Bryan lid his "onc-nlsh,
stand" business there, and was told OF
HIS doubts about prevalent prosperity
The man who told me. related an incl
dent. He said he knew Il woman in 9
small town not far from his home win
In 1896 tried to sell some butter at thu
village store. 1t was good butter, ant
| weighed twelve rounds. The store
keeper did not want to buy. Not n
five cents II pound?" No: the store
keeper could only get six cents n pount
| for 1t al the county seat. wouldn't h,
exchange goods for it?" Not on YOU
tlrtype. The woman got mad-mat
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