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Amador ledger., 1900-04-27
LEDGER'S CLUBBING RATES.

Ledger and Daily Call, one year. ST so
Ledger and Weekly Call one year ....... go
Ledger and Daily Bulletin, one year 80. so
Ledger and Semi-Weekly Bulletin, yer 20
Ledger and Weekly Bulletin, one year. 80
Ledger and Daily Chronicle, one year.. 10
Ledger and Weekly Chronicle, one year go
Ledger and Weekly Examiner, one year. go
Ledger and Daily Examiner, one year =. 80
Ledger and N. Y. Weekly Tribune, yer 90
Ledger and N. Y. Tri- Weekly Tribune, ly so
Ledger and Cosmopolitan Magazine, VI 35
Ledger and S. f. Weekly Post, one year 8 90
Ledger and McCall's Magazine, one year Q rs
Ledger and St Louis Globe Democrat, 1y 8 90
Ledger and Twice Week. one year . 8 90
RB- The above rates are strictly in advance.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-27
THE SAMPLE FIEND.
1t Takes Lots of Material to Supply
the Samplers Demands.

II LOIS Oh material 10 SUPPLY
the Samplers Demands.
Coming suddenly upon a salesman in
q retail store who had a number of
yard long lengths of new piques liber-
ally sprinkled with those little price
tags Ghe pins all stuck through the
several thicknesses and bent down,
one understood all at once tie full i'm
| port of the demands of the sample
tiend. Marked off evenly like a check.
erboard, with II price tags lengthwise
and seven to the width, which made
l19 to the yard, the salesman was 60
ing over the lot with a pencil. setting
down the width and price on each.
At one store the one who is at the
head of each stock attends to the pre-
pairing Of the samples of his particular
stock. Thus the pique samples would
be cut by one, samples Of swiss by an
other, Of organdie> by another, and SO
on. In the silk department one man,
who is kept for the purpose. does it all.
And it takes all his time.
For people from a distance who do
their buying by mail this is of course a
very good method. But the part to
which all sane people take exception
Is the senseless sampling of those who
wander aimlessly about, evidently
gathering samples as thoughtless
child sometimes pulls twigs in passing
bushes. The worst Of it is we have to
pay for this senseless woman's foolish
ness, 1t being often observable that the
biggest samplers are the smallest buy
ers. One clerk says that he has actual
ly seen thrown upon the sidewalk the
samples given to a woman after show
ing her his whole stock, her purchase
being ostensibly postponed because of
her fear that the goods will not match
something or other.
The time is past when these scraps
went to feed the insatiate crazy quilt
Observation-Disclosures Record.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-27
MINERS AND MORPHINE.
A Necessary Custom Which IG NJ
Pleasant to Contemplate.

A Necessary Custom Which Ip Not
Pleasant to Contemplate.
"When l was In the northwest" said
Il gentleman with some money invested
in mines, 81 employed a prospector to
go out into the mountains looking for
properties which had been recommend
ed to me. One day he was to have
gone from our camp over into a very
rough and rocky district, but when
evening came he reported that he
hadn't made the trip.
"'Why notr inquired.
because 1 didn't have my NOR
phine with me- he responded in very
matter of fact manner.
'Morphiner said in establishment
What has that got to do with it? You
are not a morphine fiend, are your
mot as much of one as you are a
tenderfoot.' he laughed and proceeded
to inform me that every prospector
who knew his business always carried
with him enough morphine to kill
man easily and that he did so in order
to end himself quickly in case of an ac-
cident which would disable him far
away from assistance. There were
many instances of prospectors falling
over cliffs and crippling themselves or
breaking a leg in a hole among the
rocks or rendering themselves helpless
in some other way, and death was sure
to follow by starvation or freezing or
in some sections by being devoured by
wolves or other wild animals. In order
to prevent such horrible death as any
of these the prospector simplified mat
ters by always carrying a. little packet
Of morphine, which not only quieted
the pain Of the hurt he had sustained.
but put him to sleep pleasantly to
wake no more on earth. 1t struck me
at first as uncanny, not to say wicked,
but got over that feeling after mar
row escape or two, and l carried my
little tin box just like a veteran would"
Washington Star.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-27
They Marry Young.

The Boer youth weds extremely
young. His education is over and he is
considered a man of business when he
is 16. His bride does not come to him
portionless, but usually with a dowry
consisting Of cows, goats and sheep, a
span of oxen and a quiet riding horse.
TO each child that is born a well to do
Boer likes to assign certain farm stock
as a ''nest egg" for future dowry or
as a start in life.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-27
Cold Comfort.

Mr.. Penn-Sir William Thompson
says that the end Of the world will not
be brought about by fire, but by frost,
and that the fnality will come in 10,-
100000 years.
Mr.. Pitt-If there is any comfort in
that, it is cold comfort.-Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegraph.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-27
Their Little weaknesses


Nations and women are good deal
alike"
'In what wayT
well, when one woman gets new
hat her neighbor wants to go right
away and get better one, and when
one nation builds new warship all
the others start right out to get bigger
ones."-Chicago Times Herald.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-27
At the TheateP.

Fuddy-What do you laugh at that
old joke for? When told it TO you
three months ago, you didn't even
smile, and now you laugh at it as
though you would die.
Duddy-Yes. know; paid to get in
here, and Pm bound to make the most
of my moneys worth.-Boston Tran
script.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-27
WeIl Regu1ated Parent.

"Our little Dick makes very clever
conundrums-really very clever"
"Can you guess themT
"Oh, we never dare do that. Little
Dick wants to tell the answers him.
sell" Indianapolis Journal
Amador ledger., 1900-04-27
CADENzA.

Sing not to me, sweet,
The song that is sorrow
Hearts that are young beat
With Joy of tomorrow,
Gliding the kind cheat
With bliss that they borrow.
Hearts that are old fear
Thought of lost gladness,
Not for the duller ear
Music of sadness.
Out and alas dear,
Memory is madnessi
Harriet Prescott Spofford in woman's HONS
Companion.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-27

In map of China recently published
by the China Inland mission it is point
ed out that it is wrong to speak of the
tYang-tse Kiang river" as kiang
means river.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-27
Their First Steps.

"a man goes wrong" said the social
sage, from pure cussedness; woman
out of mere curiosity."-P Philadelphia
North American.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-27
Abusing His Privilege

"Dauber says he is welded to his
art"
HE evidently thinks he is, or he
wouldn't mistreat her SO shamefully."
Chicago Record,
Amador ledger., 1900-04-27
Wrong.

A photographer does wrong who
takes such a picture of girl that she
will make herself unhappy all the rest
of her life trying to look like it.-De-
troit Journal,
Amador ledger., 1900-04-27

consequence of self abuse and excess produc-
ing the following symptoms: Sallow counte-
nance, dark spots under the eyes, pain in the
head ringing in the ears, loss of confidence,
dlmdence IN approaching strangers, palpitation
OF the heart, weakness of the limbs and back,
loss OF memory, pimples on the face, coughs,
consumption, etc.
DR. GlBBON has practiced in San Francisco
over ~ years, and those troubled should not
iall TO consult him and receive the benefit of
his great skill and experience. The doctor
cures when others fail. Try him. Cures guar
anteed. Persons cured at home. Charges reas-
enable. Call or write.
DIR. j. F. GIBBoN, 625 Kearney street, San
Francisco, Cal.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-27

Some husbands suggest nothing so
much as that more or less backbone
came away with the rib that woman
was made of.-Detroit Journal.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-27

In Madagascar silk is the only fabric
used in the manufacture of clothing
1t is cheaper than linen in Ireland.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-27

If all the money in the world were
divided equally among the people, each
person would get about $50.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-27
Trust,

Hoax-I believe everything my wife
tells me.
Joax-On general principles?
Hoax-Yes; think every man should
believe about half he hears, and | pre-
fer to believe the better half.-Phila-
delphia Record.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-27

kissing the hands of great men was
Q 0recian custom.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-27
TO THE UNFORTUNATE
DIR. GIBBON

This old reliable and
themost successful spe-
cialist in San Francis
co stillcontinues to cure
all Sexual and Seminal
Diseases,Such as Ghon-
orrhea, ,Gleet, Structure,
Syphilis in all it's forms
Skin Diseases, Nervous
De bility, Impotency,
Seminal Weakness, and
Amador ledger., 1900-04-27

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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
ADJUSTMENTS.

One Of the most delicious comedies
ever produced in Wheeling was the at
traction at the Opera House last night
before small audience. The engage
ment continues tonight, and the house
should be packed, for 1.-THE Dairy
Farm" is a gem OF 4 play, produced by
a company Of Uniform excellence, and
set off with fine and appropriate stage
settings. some-of the characterizations
are masterpieces. Nothing better than
Mr.. Arthur c. Saunders Simon Krum"
has been seen in Wheeling in many
day. The authorizes OF the play, Miss
Eleanor Merron, has role in which che
distinguishes herself. Mr.. James II.
wanick's Squire Hurley" is an excel
lent piece of acting. Miss Jean Clara
Walters. Mr.. Edwin Meyer, Miss Grace
Hopkins-in fact all of the unusually
capable company do themselves proud.
The play is remarkable for the opportu-
mites given all the members of the
company; most assuredly 1t is not a
one-man or q one-woman piece.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
Sunday School Mestinr.

The people of Ravrnswood are max
ing every preparation for a successful
convention of the West Virginia Sun
day School Association, April II, IS and
IS. The committees are hard at work.
Hon. C. L. Brown Win deliver the ad-
dress Of welcome.
The executive committee is to be
congratulated upon securing Marion
Lawrence, Of Toledo. He comes not
only as. general secretary of the inter
national work. but as a man who Is
thoroughly posted upon the most adj
vanced methods, and in touch with the
greatest workers in the Sunday school
wrold. More than this. he brings not
theories, but the results of over twenty
years experience as a most successful
superintendent.
Joseph Clark. secretary Of the Ohio
association, expects to be present one
day. An instructor for primary work is
planned for. The programme provides
for many practical things that teachers
can use at home. In this way the in
ternatlonal work actually touches and
helps every school represented.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
THE RAI1RoAps.

The following interesting Baltimore &
Ohio gossip is from this weeks issue Of
the st. clairsville Chronicle:
Along with the surveys made by the
Baltimore & Ohio. up Captina, via Som
erton, and also through Bethesda, in
their search for a route through this
county to avoid the steep grades in both
directions, via GAINESVILLE. the routes
surveyed through st. Clairsville, sew
eral years since, are being considered.
A short time since Mr.. John T. Troll, Of
this place, under whose direction the
survey was made. was summoned to
Baltimore and Intercepted as to this
route. His survey was carefully exam
ined and everything in connection with
It was turned over to the Baltimore &
Ohio officers. 1t was then stated that
the most practicable route was being
sought and after full information on
this subject was secured n decision
would be .:lade and line built. What
recent surveys have shown no one
knows, except the Baltimore & Ohio
officials, and they are not in the habit
Of giving away much information.
While options on coal and right OF
way for railroad are now being sought
along this route, it is not known that
such move has any connection with
the Baltimore & Ohio company. It may
be the Baltimore & Ohio. and again It
may be a speculative movement. No
information is being scattered abroad,
bearing on that point.
As to the survey through from ST.
Clalrsyllle to Valley Junction, the max
lmum grade was flfty-two feet to the
mile. and that was The crossing Of the
National road Mt the west end OF st.
Clairsvlllc. The engineers stated, too,
that much OF this could be reduced to
forty feet by cutting the tunnel deeper.
At only three points on the line did the
survey approach to this grade and then
only for a distance not exceeding three
miles. There would be three tunnels
on the line. one at st. Clairsvillc, one
about two miles northwest or st Glars
Vile, and one at Cndiz, From the tun-
mel at Cadlz to valley Junction the line
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
"Lady Flora"

In Lady Flora" Miss Gertrude
coghlan plays the title role. a young
lady OF seventeen years. Mr.. coghlan.
in writing this play gives charming
character. and one seldom seen on The
stage. Lady Flora" is a glrl raised in
England, rot far from London. ale
though she has perhaps never seen ths
city; her companions are few, save her
own Immediate people. Her father dies
when she Is only q child. but before his
death he and friendly neIghbor. VINO.
by the way, is n father Of a son, arrange
between .hEm, that their children mast
marry, thus keeping the fortune and
lands intact. The girl grows up With
that understanding, resigned to her fate.
but her betrothed, a young lord. brings
from London his tutor. a sympathetic
fellow with artistic temperament,
George, feeling assured that he was the
rightful owner OF this young neglected
creature, left her in the tutors COM
pany too much. while he would ride afs
ter the hounds. The tutor soon wins
her love, and to his surprise was con-
tracing like complaint He resolved
to flee, but true love will assert itself,
and after intrigue, jealousy and sacri-
flee the two hearts are united. This II
beautiful story of purity and love.
Lady Flora" will be seen at tho Opera
House Saturday, with matinee.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
THE NATIONAL TELEPHONE co.
Replies to the Suggestions Made by
an Official of an Opposing Co.


an Official of an Opposing Co.
To the Editor OF the lntelligencer.
sIR:-I notice in the Intelligencer Of
this morning an interview with lead
ing official OF one of the three compan-
les now before council as applicants for
telephone franchises: the Interview
was not with any official OF the Nation
al Telephone Company, so 1t must have
been with an official OF the Home or the
Citizens company, which makes 1t
clear to any careful observer, that 1t Is
inspired by the Bel Telephone Com
pany. II franchise 10 compete with
the Bel! Telephone Company is 70 be
put up at auction and sold to the high
est bidder then the Bell Telephone
Company can well afford to buy 1t and
only use 1t for the purpose OF keeping
out competition. reduction of ten dol
lars year In telephone rates would
cost the Bell Telephone Company not
less than fifteen thousand dollars n
year. And the man who proposes that
applicants for the right to compete
with the Bell Telephone Company mus:
bid against that company for fran
chise, certainly has no intention OF GO
ing into competition against the Bell,
and must be friend of that company.
The Bel! Telephone Company has Il
free franchise, a free. perpetual fran
chise. and yet we have in the interview
Of this morning proposition from one
who preteEds to want to go into compe-
tition with the Bell Telephone COM
pany. that those who are asking for the
right to compete with that company be
required to pay "a spot cash considera-
ton, a percentage of receipts or an
annual rental for the use OF the
streets The man who made that
proposition must be a friend Of the
Bell Telephone Company. The Ma
tional Telephone Company has all the
money that is necessary to put In
first class telephone system and 20 Into
competition against the Bell Telephone
Company, but It has not dollar to
give for franchise. No company that
means. in good faith, to compete with
the Bell would propose to go in hand
lcapped, by being required to pay a
cash bonus or percentage Of receipts
while such a powerful competitor
should have free use Of the streets.
II the interview IN this mornings In
tellIgencer actually came from an Off
cial Of the Home or the Citizens COM
pany. the niCuk ls thrown on. and the
company for which that official speaks,
is disclosed as being representative Of
the Bell Telephone Company. .
THE NATIONAL TELEPHONE co.
Wheeling. March %. 1900
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30

would be almost on a dead level: Two
or three routes were surveyed. varying
somewhat. but We arr speaking OF the
most favored route.
It might be well for the people along
the line from St cIairsvills % Cadiz to
keep an eye on the proiect and to stand
ready 10 offer any assistance in deter
mining the location Of the road
There are several reasons why this
should be the most favored route. The
other routes. contemplate another bridge
over the Ohio at PowhRtan at 4 cost Of
a million dollars. With this route thar
would be unnecessary. Then there are
coal fields along the entire route. be-
sides 1t would furnish shorter route to
Cleveland than any now in existence.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30

improvements and enlargement OF ths
work is given toward spreading the
Gospel by way OF free literature. A
special fund for free literature was es-
tablished in October, 1899, since which
time over one thousand dollars per
month of books, tracts, papers, Bibles
ETC., have been sent out free. Recently
they placed thousand dollars worth
OF books in the library Of the state pris-
on, at MoundsvilIe. One thousand dole
lars worth was also sent to India as q
donation, and also to other parts Of the
world"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
All Scenic Prodnctions.

Quite out of the ordinary for popuiar
priced productions, are the plays which
will be given by the Huntley-JaclCSon
Stock Company at the Grand Opera
House all next week, opening Monday
night with THE Tornado" The claim
is made for The Tornado" that lts
realisms are OF such an imposing ma
ture that even the pictorial matter used
in advertising the play do not do tho
piece justice, that the scenes depicted
by the posters are actually 80 much
more impressive when seen. that one
must acknowledge that for once print-
er's ink has not overdone things.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
FAMILY WASHING.

Rough Dry Washed, Starched and
Dried 8 cents per pound.
Flat Work, Washed and Ironed, 8
cents per pound.
AN hand work finished 10 centO
per pound. At LuTZ BROS.
Home Steam Laundry.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30

ATTEND the Ideal OIL Painting auc-
ton sale. now going on ut 15aS Market
street, opposite postoiiice. Every one
n work OF art. They will not last long.
Come at once and get bargain. Sale
every afternoon and evening.
]. c. HERVEY,
Auctloneer,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30

FOR latest fashions in cut and ma
terial. go TO
c. w. sEABRIGHT's SON, Tailor,
220l Main Street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
CUTLERY GRINDING.

TINEsT CUTLERY GRINDING DONE
JIG right here In Wheeling; cOncaVlng rn-
z0rB a speciality for barber use; clipper
prices reasonable. Repnlr work OF all
Kinds WHEELING SCALE WORKS, 1893
Market street. Telephonc g65. iol6
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
DIED.

March ., 1900, at ? 90 q. m. MRS. A. b,
DAILY, ST., In her 18th year
Funeral from family residence. Crnfton,
Saturday. March a. 1900, at 1880 a. m.
1nteunent at South Side cemetery,
PltteburEh, IN.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30

SPRING and Summer Opening
Wednesday, April 4.
I. R. soNNEBoRN,
The Lending Milliner,
No, 1lOS Main st.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30

FRESH Jack Fish. Shnd and Eels,
at a. Yahrling's, 1904 Market street.
Telephone $50.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30

TTNHE INTELLIGENCER PRINTING
GccURATE AND PROMPT WORK.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-08-30
IN THE HANDS OF A MOB
Was Akron on the Night of Au-
gust 22d.
SEVERAL DEATHS REPORTED.
Akron Citizens Took the Law In Their
own Esnds and Sought Negro As
sauIters Life and Big Riot Resulted
-MalItia Called 10 Restore Order.
Made Mob Bent on Bloodshed.

In Akron, o., the heart of the
boosted western reserve, mob, on the
night Of the 22d, sought the life of a
Negro prisoner and in a conflict with
the authorities shed blood. Louis
Peck, colored man was put in jail
during the day on the charge of Grim
inally assaulting the little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Mas. The re-
port that he had confessed spread rap
idly and a mob gathered. Not believ-
ing the statement of the sheriff that
Peck had been sent out of the city, the
crowd sent committees through the
city prison and the county Jail to
search. This proving fruitless, the
mob gathered in front of the city
prison, where the mayor tried to in
duce them to dispense. Someone fired
a shot at the prison. Other shots fol-
lowed and for few minutes there
were terrible scenes. Three persons
are dead from bullets and several badly
wounded, at least one of the latter ia
tally. Shortly after midnight the mob
broke into a hardware store and stole
all the firearms and ammunition they
could find, including guns, rifles and
revolvers and proceeded to the city
building and opened fire on the defend
ers and finally set fire to the Columbia
hall which adjoins the city building.
Later-Negro Assaulter Peck was
returned to Akron on the cath for his
hearing. He pleaded guilty and was
mpdiatalv sentenced m life i'm pri =
onment in the state penitentiary. So
quickly and quietly was Peck brought
into court, sentenced and sent on to
Columbus that but very few people
knew what had transnired.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-08-30
BRIEF NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

Eleven persons died from the heat in
New York on the 27th.
The recent hot spell proved very dis
astrous to crops in South Carolina.
The population of Baltimore is $685.
o57, an increase of 74,5ls in 10 years.
German troops to the number of 1000
recently arrived at the. Chinese capital.
A Chicago firm recently received an
order from the Russian government
for 5000, 900 pounds of beef on the
hoof"
The state troops which have been
guarding Akron, o., since the riotious
demonstrations, were withdrawn on
the eth, and the saloons were per-
mitted to reopen.
storm bordering closely on tor
nado struck Sedalia, Mo-, on the 27th
Three brick buildings were blown
down, Woods opera house was practi-
cally unroofed, and dozens of smaller
buildings were damaged. Thousands
Of shade trees were broken and torn up
by the roots Street car traffic was
suspended and telegraphic and tele-
phone communication was interrupted
No loss of life is reported.
Crops in many places in Germany
were recently destroyed by severe hail
storms. In many places hail-stones
covered the ground to a depth of four
irches.