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(The INTELLIGENCER, embracing Its several editions, is entered in the Postoffice at Wheeling, W. Va., at secondclass matter.) HlLPH0\r NUMBERS* editorial Rooms 823 j Counting Room....* 822 THE INTELLIGENCER. tVHJJELING. MAY a, 1000. Elkins on McGraw's Conspiracy. The speech of Senator Elkins in the senate on Monday last, extracts of which are printed in.this Issue, in reply to Senator Pectus' remarkable charges of fraud and conspiracy on tho part of the Republicans In this state in connection with the election of Senator N. 13. Scott, was a clear refutation of the surprisingly untruthful statements of the senator from Alabama. Senator Elkins felt that he could not allow such erroneous statements to go before the country unchallenged. Senator Pettus* knew nothing of the incidents surrounding the election of Senator Scott of personal knowledge. They were conjured up for him by the black magic of political trickery and deception by that Mephistophelean magician Col. John T. McGraw, who, to cover his own failure to secure the election, sought to discredit the credentials of his opponent. Senator Elkins in his remarks points out quite distinctly that tile conspiracy charged existed in the Democratic party. or rather In the unscrupulous methods employed by Col. McGraw to defeat the will of the peopla in attempting to reverse a well-defined and legally ascertained Repubican majority of Sevan on Joint ballot in tne legislature ui w."?i Virginia. In support of this contention Senator Elkins asserts what cannot ba controverted, that "there was not a conspicuous or leading Democrat in the state who appeared at the capital and claimed that the legislature was Democratic and that a Democratic senator should be elected, save and except Mr. McGraw." That is a premise that cannot be denied, and on which rests .the unqualified Justice of the .Republican position. Senator Elkins took occasion to cite the names of some of these deserving Democrats who refused to have anything to do with Mr. McGraw's scheme to debauch the ballot box In reversing a legally obtained majority. The senator added: "I might'mention a hundred other Democrats who were Just as alive to maintaining the honor and Integrity of the Democratic party as Mr. McGraw, and none of these conspicuous Democrats went to the capitbl and urged their election. On the CONTRARY. Senator Camden, in a publish ca interview at mat umu, muu'u upum/ that the Republicans had carried the state and they should be allowed to elcct their senator, as thjy had a right to do." Every decent Democrat thought the same way, but It remained for Col. McGraw to attempt to vitiate Republican success by one of the boldest schemcs of political robbery ever conceived. CoJ. McGraw was the conspiracy and. the conspirator that was complained of by Senator Pettus. America in the Orient. United States 4 Consul Fowler ' ' at Chefoo, China, has submitted a report to the statu department, which contains some Inter eating facts In regard to American in. terests In the Orient. He gives slgnlfl ' \ cant testimony to the effect upon American commercial Interests of the occupation of the Phlliplpnes by the United States. The value of Imports of American merchandise increased from $617,026 In the calendar year 1894 to $2,08? , 684 In 1897, $2,301,261 in 1898. He says regarding the position of the United States in the east: "The Japanese war did much to awaken Interest in this empire, but it was soon forgotten. Then came the occupation of Kyauchau by Germany, followed in rapid Kueowsion by that of Port Arthur and Tallenwan by the Russians; of Weihalwei by the British, and of Kwanchuu Hay by the French, but it was not until tho American flag had been raised over thu Philippines that our people began to realize the possibilities of Asiatic trade. Even now, many of our most enlightened citizens do wit fully realize what we have at stake, but I can assure them from per sonai ODBerv&uon ncru m mis pori? nearly 2,000 miles from Manila?^h4t from the day our fla# woi raitoil on the walls of that city, our trade jirni inlluetice received nn impetus never Dtefora known; nnrl when our ooun^ry has ?? bored full control of th? Philippines and When the terminus of tho run from tht 'American Pacific const In made In the American city of Munila, with all tho coast of China to supply, I expect to see Manila what Hong Konff now in?the first maritime tfort In Aula. With Manila Instead of Hon<{ Konp n? the utora^c place for our merchundise, there in not a particle of douni that our trada will noon xurpaxit that of non-Asiatic countries an,I will compere on inor-- nvon t rms with that of Japan. It Mhould not l?c long bfffurv our ffrent manufacturers Uavo branches in Ma nlla, whence thoy will be able to seek orders for their merchandize* In markets that thoy never dreamed of before. From that city ships built to order for Chhut, railway supples, mining machinery, etc., can be s?nt. In 1S90, according to the customs returns (which do not Include all our trade for reasons fftated In previous reports), we Fold to China to the value of li,929,853 ^alkwan tacls; In 189S. 17,163312 halkwan taals, or it sain in l\VO yours Ui. uamnuu taels." Death of Ex-Senator Willey. A tall ccdar of Lebanon has fallen.1 With the passing away of ex-Senator Boreman and ox-Governor Pllrpont there was left but one man who was prominent in the erection of West Virginia Into a free and sovereign state, and yesterday, nt an age few men attain, thai j patriarch, ex-Senator W. T. Willey, who lingered long enough to see all th?? animosities and bitterness that were engendered by the struggle In which he took such a prominent part, swept away and the patriotism of the whole coun-; try purlfled by another war, was gath-1 ered to a well-earned rest. Senator Willey was one of the first senators chosen to represent the new i state of West Virginia, nhll/1 nf thf? olnrm Born amidst th?? throes of war. I Ills political activities were Identified wholly with the war times, and.afterj the expiration of his term as senator in 2871, he retired to his home in Morgan-1 town, where he has lived quietly ever since, honored by his townspeople and revered by the church of which he has been a conspicuous member for more than half a century. He was one of the greatest natural orators West Virginia ever produced, and bore a reputation forprobity in public and private life that the fiercest light of criticism could not spot. Leading the quiet life of a Cincinnatus, who, after fulfilling the full measure of his duty to his country, re-1 tired to the simplicity of a rural existence, Senator Willey was not so well know to the present generation, but his services to the state are Imperishable, and he has made an indelllble mark on j the most glorious pages of her history. In the fullness of years he has dropped into the sleep of the righteous. Something of a Romancer. The Hon. James Hamilton Lewis, of Washington, Js one of the mo3t picturesque romancers of the country. At the banquet of the Mohawk Club lust night, without cracking a smile or turnIng a hair, he made the following assertion: "It was the Democracy?the minority ?which forced every act for which th? changing supine Republican majority now asks reward from the country. 1: was the minority?Ihe Democracy? which originated every good result which came from the Republican administration." This Is the most highly amusing political deliverance we have heard since the day Colonel McGraw claimed to "have saved to West Virginia a republican form of government." They are companion pieces of real campaign humor. suuuur was una cuumry at wm with Spain than the Democratic minority busied Itself with rolling obstacles into the path of success and embarrasnlng the administration with every device It could devise. We had no manor entered the Philippines than they wanted the flag hauled down and demanded that the army turn tail on an insolent rebel chieftain. We suppose Mr. Lowialso claims that the Democratic minority forced the Republicans to pass the Dingley bill, which is mainly responsible for our present prosperity and the Immense trade balance of our foreign commerce. The Democratic minority, also, according to Mr. Lewis, must have forced the passage of th? gold standard law which gave stability to our monetary sytem and revived uor industrial and commorclal Interests. As a joker Mr. Lewis Is an eminent succ?s3. As a pollt^cal liar he can give Senator Pettigrew points. The treasury department has ordered a special agent to proceed to the Paclflo coast to investigate the matter of th? large inuux 01 japanvse cuoiips 10 mw country within thy last few month.-*. The question last]]] troubling th-? Immigration officials. Until two or three months ngo the Immigration of Japanese to the United Statoj was small. It has Increased so as to excite suspicion that the men are coming here as contract laborers. The treasury has also requested the state department to asfc American consuls to Investigate the matter and make reports. Railroads afford a good Index of the prosperity or poverty of the country. During President Harrison's administration an averag ? of 4,494 miles of new j road a year were built; an avenge of only 1,900 mllt-'fl under President Lieve* land; and now we are up again to 4,609 miles last year, under President McKlnley. The national boncflt resulting from the passage of the shipping bill will be Infinitely greater than any Individual benefit can possibly be. The only place were tho United States Is weak Is upon the sea, and the passage of this bill will give us strength where we are weak. Porto Rico may and Indeed han lt? troubles, but the citizens of that Island are glad that they do not live either In Kentucky or Nebraska. LOOKING TO 1904. The Woods Full of Republican Aspirants for the Presidency. Washington telegram In Chicago Record: Representative John Jenkins announces that four years from now Wisconsin will offor a candidate for President to the Republican national convention In the person of Senator John C. Bpooner. "There Is not n large qOnntlty ot presidential timber known to the people In thi' nation of to-dny." TRY ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE A powder to be *hnkon Into the shoos. Tour feel swollen, nervous and hot, nnd jrrt tlrofl enslly, If you have sni.ir.lnjr fiM-t <>r tight sho -s, try Allen's Poot-I?*ase. i ft cools thi? fo?>t and make* walking eaiy. i I Cures swollen, sweating fpor. Ingrowjnu nails, blisters nnd enllous spots. Rcllovf* corns and bunions of all pnln and glvi-n rest and comfort. Try It to-dny. Hold hy all druggists and shoo stores for J'.c. Trial package PRICK. Address, Allen fl. Olmsted, IjV Roy, N. Y. tth&s Representative Jenkins .said, "and I know of no man in public life who posvn?cii tht? absolute* qualJflcaHons for that high office, or who is bo well known ih r: .. H - S; v.."'! if he would allow the use of his name I haven't any quculion that a strong effort would be made to nominate him for Vice President at the Philadelphia convention." nr<nritii aai? llwif ? l?.l r*s< 1 _ son Senator Henry Cabot Lodge is so anxious to nominate Theodore Roosevelt for Vice President with McKinley and Is making such determined efforts to persuade aim to promise acceptance is that he expects to b'b a candidate in 1904 himself, and wants to Ket Roosevelt out of the way. Mr. Lodge and Governor Roosevelt are very intimute friends, and have been ever since their college days. He calls the governor "Teddy," and the governor calls him "Cabby," and they are supposed to be able to read each other's thoughts. For the first time in their lives they are at odds. Senator Bcverldge, of Indiana. Is also a candidate for President in 1904 or Inter, and he and Senator Spooner will make ft pretty flght for the Mississippi Valley delegation. Spooner is already growing JealouB of Bevcridge's prominence and ability as an orator, and particularly of his presumption In advertising himself as the spokesman of the administration on the floor of the senate. Mr. Spooner knows what Is going on as well as anybody, and can lay his hand upon the head of the authorized representative of the administration In the senate at any time. day or night. unu win jiui oc uuiiiiiuiicu iu icuku vcijr far to do it. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. A kid glove manufacturer is roughon-rats. Thf> man who In a loafer is a dead loss to himself. The revenue officers frequently go out on a .still hunt. An' office coat should last forever, as it is never worn out. The more snags a dentist runs up against the more successful he is. The man who trades with the Indians soon discovers they are red-skins. Men marry because they ere weary of liberty?women because they desire it. If a man listens to every word a woman Pays it's a-sure sign that he's in love. ! A woman can do nnythlng with the aid of a hairpin?except sharpen u lead pencil. If a woman tries to practice what her husband preaches she has no time for gossip. Occasionally when a man finds money scarce he goes to the country for a little change. It sometimes happens that ft man of resources is one who has ingenious methods of contracting liabilities. What the average family man would like to see Invented is an air-brake that will stop a grocer's bill in less than I half its own length.?Chicago News. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. I The only right way to win a woman is | to make her think she wants to win you. A man can always be sure that two or three other women will know exactly I u-hnt hft ct va whun ho iirnnospfi. | Ma-king love to a woman la a lot like going llshlng: you better take more bait than you think you'll need. When a girl tells a man she dreamed about him last night, It la a sign she Is going to begin calling him by his first name. If men's clothes were sewed together , the way the average woman's are no man could walk a block without getting arrested.?New York Press. NEWS OF THE RAILWAYS. Hock Island Announces Special Excursion Bates. The Rock Islnnd's proposition for cheap rate excursions to and from Colorado during this summer has been negatived by the Western Passenger Association. In consequence notice was served yesterday on Chairman Me. Lnod by General Passenger Agent Sebastian. that the Hock Island will take ln<k>r>ondpnt action and nut In effect a rate of one fare plus $2, for the round trip from Chicago and nil intermediate points rjoHt of the Missouri river to Denver Colorado Springs. Pueblo, Salt Lake City and Ogden. Tickets at this i rate will be sold on June 20. July i> and ! 17, and August 1. From Missouri river points the nam? rate will bo made on the days following these dates. Tickets at this rate also will be sold from Missouri river gateways, Knnsas City to Omaha, Inclusive, on July 7, 8 and i*. Four special excursions also will be run by the Kock Island from Colorado common points to Chicago and Intermediate stations on Juno 23, July 12 and L'O and August 4. These excursion tickets, both east and west bound, will be limited for return passage to October 31. The Hock Island announces Its Intention of placing In service sp ,-clal trains for these excursions, leaving Chicago nt 5 p. in., and making the run to Colorado, with only one night on the road.?Chicago Tribune. A MAY-DAY MADRIGAL. You must wake awl call me early, call me early, mother iloar. J*or' that alarm clock never will disturb my sleep, I fear. I want to see the carpets torn In patches from the Hoar. I want to see the statuettes thrown through the plato glass dour I want to hear th? lurid words of that square-featured man Who K"tf? his corn bon?ath?the wheel of th? large moving van. Oh', wake and call me early?very early, as I say. For It will be moving day. mother. It will lH> moving day. Oh, break my slumbers early, for I'm an.\loim to,bo fed Or* ooffeo that's as cold as Ice, and brittle, dunty bread, J I'm loriiftnir for ibe oatmeal where the catmonl has a taste As If 'twere made of sawdust, stirred In most dejected paste. I yearn, to aoo the pictures thrown In frame-destroying heaps, And he.tr the beds fall down the stairs In kangaroo-like leaps. I want to bear the van-man give his swearing traits full play. For It will be moving day, mother. It will be moving day. Yes, wo Ice and call mo early, call me early, mother mine. ] fain would h o you once more with a rag your hair confine. I'll dremn about your horror when th*> hlrod men rudely catch . Tho rruml platy* by the Ukh and jrlvo Its buck ? seiutch. I want to lifur them hurl tho china to the sidewalk hard. And pro them strew our posrent things In full view In the yard. But most of all 1 waul ?. chance to hie mo fur nway. Tor It will mnvln?r day, mother. It will bo moving dny. ?Jotdi Wink, In I.'aNtrnoro Amor/can. Relief in Six Hours. Distressing Kidney and Bladder dig. oases relieved in six hours by "New "tSreat South American Kidney Cure." It J Is a crrcat surprise on account of Its ox- i , oecdlnff prompt urns In roller Jnff paJn'Jn bladder, kidney* and back. In tnalo <?r , female. Kelloves retention of water i almost Immediately. If you want quick i relief and cure thin Is the remedy. Sold ' by it. 11. List, dntfrrift, Wheeling. *,V. Vu. _ ttl!&B FAMILY WASHING. J Rough Dry Wnshed, Starched aud Dried 5 cents par pound. Flat Work, Washed and Ironed, 5 cents per pound. All hand work finished 10 ccnts per pound. At LUTZ RROS'. Homo Steam Laundry. Anil n litfinn raviAf ftf vhflt TV PicTCf'S Golden Me&ical Discovery will do for weak lungs. It make? new blood, and blood is life to the lungs, as well as to even* other organ. "Golden Medical Discovery" contain# neither alcohol nor narcotics. It is not a stimulant but a strengthening medicine. "After using: about five bottle* of Dr. Pierce's GoMrn Medical Discovery my boy seems to be ail right." writes Mr. J. W. I?rlce. of Osark, Monroe Co., Ohio. "He wo* very bad when I commenced to give him the 'Golden Medical Discovery.' The doctor claimed he had consumption, and we doctored with him until he wo# past walking. It has been ten months since he stopped taking your medicine and he Is still in good health, we are very thankful to you for saving our son." Children appreciate Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They're easy to take and do not gripe. NEWSPAPER WAIFS. "Well," said the camel in the circus parade, "there's some comfort for me, after all." "What do you mean?" asked the elephant. "My hump Is pretty bad, but It might bo worse. I don't ride a bicycle."?1Tit-Bits. A Cold-Blooded Prophet.?Dramatic Author (aftor reading first two nets of his play)?Now, then, can you tell now how the play Is going to end? Manager ?Sure, J can. Author?How? Manager ?The second night.?Puck. A / ? t *!?.. IflooMlAmlnArl Vftll think 1 pot Into the senate to make money!!'! indignantly cxclaimed Senator Lotsmun, pyelng the would-be briber with scorn. "I made money, you Infamous scoundrel. In order to get Into the senate.?Chicago Tribune. Somewhat In Doubt.?"We've tgot the Boers on the run!" crlcd Lieutenant Sir Reginald Runnymede, jubilantly. "That's all right," replied Major the Hon. Percy Fltzmnurice, looking aibout him. suspiciously; "but which way are they running?" ? Philadelphia North American. Properly Described.?"Well, Willie," said mamma, contemplating the result of her handiwork, "papa's old knickerbockers lok very well on you." Of course they're a trifle large." "Yes, ma," repiled the bright boy. "I guGrs 'wide expants' would describe them."?*Philadelphia Press. An Irish officer addressing his men, w.ho had Just returned from a some- I what fruitless expedition, said: "You were no doubt disappointed because this campaign gave you no opportunity to light, but if there had been any fighting there would have been many absent faces here to-day."?Tit-Bits. Called to Mind ?Yes. the cannibal well recalled the day their lest missionary but one had come among them. "On the occasion of the first services he held hero.' exclaimed the simple savage, not without evidences of emotion, "there wasn't a dry mouth in the congregation." There was 1:0 member of the tribe, unless perchance he had been dieting, who did not remember this mlssionary.?Detroit Journal. At Hymen's Altar. Fashion now prescribes that the interval between an engagement and a marriage should bo as short as possible, and this Is a sensible rule. Recently, however, a marriage occurred within such a short time of the engagement that It may be said to have cormi oft express speed. The circumstances were A your.g woman became engaged to a young1 man she did not love, but was ready to marry for worldly advantage. Shortly before the marriage she went on Monday to stay with friends In the city. Her flance was to arrive at the same houee on Fntuniny. During the week shn made the acquaintance of another man who was staying in the same house, and briefly they fell violently In love?so violently that the girl determined to throw over her nance, and marry the new man. She felt that it was impossible to await the arrival of her flance under the circtimetances, so she and her lover eloped by the rail early Saturday morning, anil were married at once. tojittjt.? (a ....ti,ui.. tlon of the country than nil other diseases put together, and until the last few yearn was supposed to be Incurable. For a Pfreat many years doctors pronounced It a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and by constant, ly falling to cure with local treatment, pronounced It Incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, tie only constitutional cure on the market. It I? taken Internally In doaes from 10 drops to a teaspconful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of th^ system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case If falls to cure. Send for circular* and testimonials. Address F. J. CHEN FY Sr CO., Toledo, O. Sold by drupglsts. 75c. Hall's Family Tills are the best. ucenn aienmsmp xicxein To and from Europe, vln nil IJnes, can he purchased from T. C. lturke, PnssenRor and Ticket As^nt of the Hnltiniore A Ohio railroad, who is also nfrent for th<? best of nil tours?Raymond & Whltcomb ?to the Paris exposition. Rnllrond and Steamship Tickets to nil port? of the world. Also Cook's tours to Paris, $145 to JCGr>. which include all expense*. J. G. TOMLINSON, Agor.t, Pennsylvania Station, Eleventh street. Excursion to Baltimore find Washington via Pennsylvania Lines? $10, Thursday, May 10, from Wheeling, with ton day return limit. Please call upon or address John G. Tomllnson, ticket nqcmt, who will cheerfully furnish delalls and arrange for your comfort. 3-5-9 ALL laf-st novelties In Suitings and Fancy Venting*, it C. W. SEAUllIGHT'S SONi Merchant Tailor. IF business men and merchants onault their best interests they will idrertlse in the Intelligencer. OASTOHIA. Bear, tbo W V* "?? HWO B#?li BANK STATEMENT. ^ of#LvM WS? of business April 2fi. 1S00: RESOURCES. Loans and dlscoums ; ",1,0-M'C51 45 Overdniiu, Mpartd unU unsc- ^ ^ ^ tJ. s' bondi' to ?ecuro circula Hon ivv/.wv w , U. S. bonds to, secura V. S. deposits ...... . . 150,00) 00! U. S. bonds on hand 60,100 (0 l*reraiums on IT. S. bonds 4.00) 00 , Stocks, securities. etc 31,50) 00 i Banklng-rhouse, furniture, and i fixtures 120.000(09 Due from national banks (not reserve agents) 118,125 30 Duo from state banks and bankers ....A : s7,sc$23 Due from , approved reserve agents 210,726 4S Checks and other cash items.... 6.0?J 77 No'es of other national banks.. 9,510 0) Fractional paper currenoy, nickels and cents 270 B0 Internal revenue 112 <6 Lawful money I reserve in bank, viz: Specie $139,798 20 Legal-tender note* 59,324 CO? 199 122 20 Redemption-/fund with lr. S. treasurer (o per cent of circulation). 5,000 00 Total . 28 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid In I 2(0,M 00 Surplus fund 45,000 00 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid 11,512 41 National bank iwtes outstanding .... 100,000 00 Due to other national hanks.... 201,44s M Du?- to ?itate banks and hankers. 2C4.817 04 Dividends unpaid 283 0i) Individual deporits subject to check 942,777 CO Demand certificates of deposit.. 3,200 91 ? - ?? MC M7 jo Time certificates or aepomi. ? Certified checks. 50 00 United States deposits 142,500 00 Total J2.147.820 28 State of West Virginia. County of Ohio, s?: J. Lawrence 22. Sunrfa. cashier of the above-named , bank, do solemnly swear that the above sratcment 1h true to the best of any knowledge and belief. LAWRENCE E. SANDS. Cashier. Subscribed And sworn to before mo this M day of Alay, 1DC0. GUY A. WAGNER. , . Notary. Public. Correct?Attest'; GEORGE E. STIFEL, JOHN L. DICKEY, WM. BLLINOHAM. Directors. AMUSEMENTS. *OPERS HOUSE^ MONDAY. MAY 7. "PX*E FOR ALL AND ALL FOR ONE." The' Realization of Romance! MR. JAMES O'NEILL In Llebler & Co.'s Stupendously Stunning Spectacular and Scenic Production of I Sydney Grundy's version cf Alexander Dumas' story, THE MUSKETEERS. Ten Tnle-Telllng Tableaux Throbbing with Thrilling Adventures. Wonderful Cast. An Army on the Stage. Tons Upon Tons of Scenery. Largest Dramatic Organization En Tour. Prices 60c. 75c, 11.00 and 1150. Seat, snle opens Saturday morning. my 1 POLITICAL. OFFICIAL CALL. First District Republican Congressional and Delegate Conventions. The Republican voters of the First Congresslon District are hereby notllied that a convention for the purpcsn of nominating a candidate to represent the suld district In the Congress of the United Statos. to be voted for nt the ensuing election, will be held at Weston, W. Ya.. Wednesday. June 6, 1900, beginning at 1 o'clock p. m. Also a convention for the purpose of selecting two delegate* and two alternates to represent the said district In the National Republican Convention, to be held at Philadelphia, Pa., to nominate a randldate. for Prosldent and Vice President, to be voted for at the ensuing i>re-fde*.t a' election, Will be held at ( larkfburg, \V. Va., Monday. May 7, 1900, beginning at ? o'clock p. m. The bash* of representation, to prevent confusion, will be the same as that for the state nominating convention, to-wlt: One vote for .every one hundred votes cast for G. W. Atkinson for governor in J8i*,i. and one tor every fraction of one hundred j over fifty. I County committees are requested to previde for the selection of delegates to cach I of said conventions. S. O. SMITH. Chairman. _ HI/GO L. LOOS. Secretary. REPUBLICAN CALENDAR. May 7?First Concessional District Delegate Convention, nt Clarksburg. May 8?State Delegate Convention, Fairmont. June fi?First Congressional District Nominating Convention. Weston. July 11?State Nominating Convention, DENTISTRY. $5.00 for a Set of Teeth1 f Guaranteed to Fit ? and Look Natural. Our painless method for extracting teeth 1 by the use or vitalized nir and Odontunder, for which wo nre pole owners, has i pleased thousands of patients, and will I plonscft'ou. Once u?ed, always u?ed. i Extracting, 25' cents; without pain, CO ' cents. . . Plates, tt.00 up. Hrldpro Work, per tooth, $5.00. Crowns,.S3.00 up. , Filling# df all kinds, 60 conts up. * N. H. iRjrare of fakirs and imitators. l.ady attendant. Telephone 228. * NEW YORK DEMIST, c ilncorpor.cd.) * ^ Drg. C. h,, \V. H. and L. C. Hill. 10<9 Main St.. over Alexnndor'H Shoo Store. PURITAN OAS RANGES. PURITAN GAS RANGES. * Can ranges are Supplanting coal In most lc up-to-date kitchens. At the !?trlko of a : match you cnn boll or broil, buke or fry. ' roast or toast, heat water lor the entire c: houso with a : Q PURITAN GAS RANGE. 1 '1 Tt will do all that any coal range cnn do. I nnd do It quicker nnu cheapor. No dirt. I OecupU-f Hinitll apace. Cloned ovon -no b( fumes from burning khs. 1 tak< n i erieoUy. Call and examine them. NESBITT & BRO , 1312 Market St. I? NEW ADVEHTISEK; ;;T3~~" \\T ANTED?A dcS^cnt*" I\!TT w MKS- ^miuS. *r~7? 1 1 ??. B)V? \| T. LAKE I'AltK, Mn-A v?. "i*I room cottafo Ur nnt \ throughout; hydrant *atir !n m-r and lower verandan. ,1! M*i itlion lor summer home, eoiar.i-jf! '*? v!??w of mountain ranir.i ,t '?* ftii AdftgiHOME, FttirmX Vva Route No. 3. v a- Htry ?" * 1 1 i i?i i'? ATTENTION KNIGHTS ; iJVTHU^ All Knight* cttslrlnir to .. , tatlon exercJHe* at Mr.tin,?. u2 *!* May 3. uro requeued to ti sitjh* not later than 7:3) th lomahu, I In charite hn? decided that !>.?? ?.* hymocresol i Sprinkled about your ceOu, I vault and drains, instasuj I destroys all gcrmi and ^ I gg^r. h.list; ^1 nlEVELOPlNQand I'PSNim I 11 TFOR. ' I Amateur V | Photographers. Mail Orders Solicited. H w. v. o?;vwn, Market ^ PATENTS AND TRADE-MAIJKS. Proper protection secured in til CC?3> tries. Reliable service at mMerata rjj* Advice free. Correspondence 5 llcitefi, H. E. DUNLAP, Patent Attoroey, Rellly Building, Wheeling, W. v* FOR SALE To Ciose an Estate. Main street business properly ?, figure that it will pay as a spcculm^ aud pay interest while holding. G.O.Smith, US Nailosti Excbaace Bank DoU<lInf. IS 13 i'l GOO m DRESSERS M) w*r ?**.* a?Sflfc JySri sPot'ess an(* polish. cH llnt>n n* an : ~7 ^ in evening attirs, WHITE SWAN LAUNDRy, 30 and 32 Tenth Street. Telephone 560. F. R.Jfcrogft FREE ! FREE! SHREDDED WHEAT BISCUITS, The summer food, served free. Receipt Books this week at H. F. BEHRENS CO.S, 2217 MARKET STREET. The Proper And Appropriate Gifts for Graduates arc ptopcrly sclcctcd ....BOOKS.... We make a business of having thp'rtjtt thing, and can help you select. Prlcejnr* prlsingly low. STANTON'S BO?OlkdSTOvHL No. 1301 Market Street. Lawn Mowers, . A cheap, no-account Lawn Mower is the most unsatisfactory tool a person can have. When you are ready to buy one, come and get a good one of 8E0. W. JOHNSON'S SOUS, 1210 Main Street. JAMES IcAttlS C01L1S Painter, Grainer. Glazier, Kalso* miner, Sign Fainter and Paper Hanger. JEALER IN Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Glass, Putty, Enamels, Stains, Bronzes, Gold Leaf, Gold Paint and all grades of Brushes. ESTIMATES For old and new work promptly furnished. lelephone 481. 1613 Market Si r> - x/ u; *. _ lJU iou want a Country Place? HIGHLAND PARK LOTS, Wheeling & Elm Grove R- Bm the Best and Cheapest. 1EST, bocillisc nf superior location. t? appearance and excellent hade. :HEAPE8T. bccouiM waif- <?? JS drainage connection ar? laid up to ? lot. and marry other iir.prvi^u have been made. ... u m. "our inspection of the j.roptrt> > llcltcd. NORTON & COMPANY, Phone No. 88. 16 National Exchange Bank BuildInfci Vest Virginia University I THE SUMMER COURSE efftos June 21 and ends September ' I Courses will bo given in almost ^ I objects. In addition to tho regttW I ourses there will be a large nufflbw f freo entertainments ami epeciw icturos and courses b^ emir-eat sp** lalists from other institutions, suca s President Gunsaulus, of ArmoU* nstitxitej Prosidont Draper, of Tniversity of Illinois; Pr siJe?l [endenhall.of Worcester PolytocbDi astitute; President Th*'n;g,_? Western Reserve University: *r?" >ssor Scripture, of Yale V:iiveriljT> ad President Bashford of Ohio W*1* yan University. ... Teachers will find courses that Jcactly meet their wants. Sum?* uartor work counts toward n 10 sniue as work in any other qu* ;r. Expenses are low. The circular of announce''-1''nt? ** 3 sent frco upon application ta * JEROME II. RAYMOND, President iy2d&w Morgantown. W. V*