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PROPOSALS.
DRoPOsALs FOR RATIONs.
= oxa,,eymasts,'. oafe 0. S. Marin. oorp,,l

o~artrma''t,;x 81; o.. o. J Metre Gp'
until 0eloek M Of the tth day Of An gust newt
I lines. at the following stations, until the aist De-
cember 1864. VIZ;
70 Philadelphia. Pepnsy lvania,
Washington. District of Columbia.
Each ration to consist of three feurtns of pound
ofP0rk or bacon. or one and fourth pound Of
fresh or salt beef; eighteen ounces Thread or
-four or twelve ounces of hari bread, or ene ands
lieu thereof ten pounds Of rice Or il lieu thereof
dsssiested potatoes, and one sandred ounces Of
mixed Vegetables ten pou nds Of coffee or, in lieu
sperm candles, or one and one fourth pound Of ad-
The rations e be delivered upon the order Of the
either in bulk or by. the single ratisn, of good
quality. with an esnal proportion of the fore and
asa
vinegar. candles, soap, salt, &C., to be of good
All subject to inspection
All bids must be accompanied by the following
su@n' FORM OF GUARANTY.
The anSaerskneS If the st IT. the Of State
he or they will within ten days after the receipt
the contract for the same with good and sufficient
securities; and in case the said - shall fail to
make good the difference between the otter Of the
said - and that which may be accepted.
Witness. A, B., Guar antor
E. +. G. D., GuarantOr.
-. 1856
hereby certify that the above named - are
known to me as men of property, and able to make
good their guarantee.
To be signed by the United States District
Judge, United States District Attorney. or Col
lector.
No proposal will be considered unless accom-
panied by the above guarantee.
Newspapers authorized to publish the above will
send the paper containing the first insertion to
this off ce for examination.
Proposals to be endorsed :" Proposals for Rations
for 1854, and addressed to the undersigned.
W B. SLACK.
jy 1S-eoews Major and QuarterNas ter
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ga II A RIT ANS GIFT
SAMARITANN GIFT

THE MOST CERTAIN REMEDY EVER USED
"Yes, A Positive Cure" for
GONORHGA, GLEET, STRUCTURES, ID
Contains no Mineral, no Bslssm, no Mercury
Only Ten Pius to be Taken to Effect q Os1s
They are entirely vegetable, having 10 smell nor
jare the stomach or bowels Of the most delicate. m
in 6sg ed by
Of the University of Pspnsyl ysns, one ofthe most
NO EXPOSURE, NO TROUBLE no cHAsGE wHATEvsn.
Let those who have despairea Of getting cured.
% have been gorsed with Balsam oopavis. ss
'''' 'D''' S4MARIrANs GIFT.
Bent BY mail in plain envelope.
Price-Male packages, 81. Female IS.
BLOOD BLooDu BLooDu
LETTERS, SCALES, BOILS, SYPHILIS
Or VENsREAL DISEASES 30.
SAAARITAN'S ROOT AND HERB JUICE
RS?'Ess.is ss; &.
nos Rs and II:
prescrfbed reaches and eradicates every partcis
dy and be healed and do not transmit to your pos
ssI' that for T 30 s6T in after
e AND aER A'
system. as well as all the bad effects of Mercury.
male: IL scs 9th ABB NH III Fisk!
most happily adapted. in Ulcerated Uterus, u
D; ol Ds Of tie
Sent By express. Price ii . bottle, or bottles
sAMARITANs CHANCRl WASH.
pTiss y sents. az Full drecti9ns S,,p
Sold by 8. CALVERT FORD. corner Of nth and
: HENRY COOK. Alexandria. maysu
You've ZEN vso so,s -
aged or old men, yho from the foiis: Of youth o.
years, before placing themselves under re tssE
r rd learn .UnsBn
Sent e s any Csdd!sss il sealed envelope onzs-
as,.,- Ds. oHAs. 4. ssTEwARI o..
OF %EBBEs
q
6ssas
%issstion. Weakness. Depression, Or isnor.nse IF
saving theusands and viii be Forwarded fres on the
= qsS e. 'szass ~ 's s.a
es Fem "a .ssssss re-,
EcoIs de .Phsrmscis De Paris, and the Imperial
ogsss 81 n N p be sseu. remedy for Relay.
alton, Fperms torr hose, and kihsustien ofths sys
nauseous use Of S9p.yia. CI ,o $s: I.issma1
SecnnS.rx symptoms. thus obviatine the use al
mereury and All other deisterious in gradients.
aha IosenEe. Secured from effects Of climate and
changes Of atmosphere, In tin cases. at S. each OF
sving 80. Divided in separate doses as sdnninis-
tered By valpeau, saiiemande, Roax. Dc, &e.
Bleeck or street, New York. - = 80 =
: 10 be had also efS. O. FORD. No. $50 Pa. ave.
corner 18th street. - mar STINT =
I INITED STATS sIRvIOE MACHINE, FOEr.
y JULY, so CrNTS.-ooNfEnrs -Eneisnds =
Eeaknees. Rain and Umbrellas Beorganixation. =
;nsrsphz q applied 70 Military. Purposss NJ
E.,d Iron LaSorsteyies The Rsssnsration q
9sy ledl: AtHens. Nay 49, NOE .,,,n. 3
wv .a5e;-sI E&ANoA TAfLNR.ss 81
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EREsH BEEF AND VEGETABLES FOB THE
l. NAVY
NAVY DEPARfMlHf.

Z
BwedH Of Pvocistoas and C7othiss, July IA, lS64.S
= Sealed Proposals, endorsed Proposals for Fresh
Beef and Vegetables" will be received at this Blu
reau until o'clock p M, on the 18th Of July, in
stant for the supply of zoo pounds of Fresh Beef
and 200 pounds of Fresh Vegetables at the Wash
ington Station, as required The Beef and Vegeta-
bes must be 81 good quality, and the best the mar
ket affords, and each article must be offered for by
the pound; The Beef must be in equal proportions,
Bonds, with approved security, will be required
In one half the estm ated amount of the contract,
and wenty per cent. in addition will be withheld
from the amount of each payment to DO made, as
collateral security for the due performance of the
contra WHICH will account be paid until 1t
is fully complied with.
Every offer made must be accompanied by Q writ
ten guaranty, signed by one or more responsible
persons, that the bidder or biddes will, If his or
their bid be accepted enter an obligation with
furnish the articles proposed =
No proposal will be considered unless accompa-
MED BY such guaranty and by satisfactory evidence
that the bidder is regular dealer in the articles
proposed, and has the license required by law.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
proposal not considered advantageous to the Coy
eminent. Ela jy l5-td
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DERoYs MErALLuRGY. IRON AND srEE

pER0Y's METALLURGY, IRON AND STEEL
l. London, 1854
Pereys hetallursY, Copper. Zine, Bras. DO.
gcrivenor on the Iron Trade. London. ~ Il
French 9 Iron Trade of the United States. -
Beesratt's Companion to the Iron Trade. Lon
Hossh Iron Trades Guide. London. -
The Manufacture ef1r0n, e4sar
11ruran on ne nannfastufe OF H y vsf ..
1aiIhairns IRfWnation tor lp St1seie; onpo =
Tn O10H1NTV zND HAlK1R1 ALA
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J -. - sn. ass -. ssseAasSSe s.oo
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CLEvELANDS HINTS TO RIFLEMEN.
~ Questions and answers on Musketry, part 2;
London 5as. 80 5.E 81 - - =, y
Instruction of Musketry; London, -:
Thac1ersy,s Manual of Rifle Firing; London. + ,
Jacobs Rifle Practice: London. .la
seofern's Proiectile Weapons of War; London,
stonshenge's Shot Gun and Sporting Rifle; hon.
Bush Hand Book for Hythe; London. cs..r9.ss.
Hartley b Handy Book for Rife Volunteers; Lon
lJervis on the Rifie Muske London. 4
Wilcox b Rife md Rife Practice.
jSaunder's Manual Of Musketry distraction; Lon.
MA y Hies and kox 70 use Il; LoDdsn.-
Milasdr AShAsl = : rarsst Prsss,es .v,op
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dec 9-tf
DROPOSALS FOR BUILDING FLOATING
DRY DOCKS. - - -
NAVY DEPARTMENT

Bsveax Of Yards and Docks, July j, 1se4,f
Separate Sealed Proposals end Proposals for
Building Floating Dry Docks" accom- panied by
ceiyed ct this Office until IL o'ck m. the 18th day
Of July inst, for the construction of floating dry
and one for use at the Navy Yard, PhiIsdslphia;
said docks to be Of full and sufficient capacity and
power. to receive, raise and sustain In safety
vessel ofst least go feet in len 9Th IS eetin breadth
and l6 feet draft. OF 200 tons displacement.
Bidders will make their specifications full and
rails proposed to be used they may bid for one or
both docks, and in their offers, which must be
separate, they will state the price for which they
win build the dock, and the time at which they
will engage to have it ready for use.
AL! patents or patented articles, II any. employed
In the construction Of these docks are TO De IN
eluded in the proposals. = 80 sLss sst3y6-law4w
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DROP SAILS FOR FUEL.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
WASHINGTON, July Is, 1854.
Sealed Proposals will be received at the Office of
Secretary of the Interior until Monday, August l.,
at II m, for furnishing for the of the building
occupied by the Department
tO0 toms furnace Coat. t2,2 pounds to the tom, of
the kind and equal to the best quality of the
Baltimore Coal Company's Coal; and
30 tons best quality Red Ash Coal, for stoves and
crates.
Samples of the Furnace Coal must be exhibited
to the engineer in charge of the furnaces, and any
not deemed by him equal to that above mentioned
will be rejected. The Coal may he delivered at the
building at the convenience of the contractor. at
any time so that one af is delivered by the frst
day Of Octo ber and the entire quantity before the
first day of November, 1854. The DspaI tDent re-
serves the light up to the LIST Of October. to in
crease the order for Red Ash Coal not exceeding
50 tons additional to be delivered on thirty days
notise.
Proposals will in like manner be received for
cords best bakers pine wood, to be delivered in
during the fall and winter.
Satisfactory angements must be made for as
eertainin the quantity of all fuel delivered.
Bidders may add to their proposals, if they
choose, offers for slowing away the coal in the fur
mace rooms, and for saving, and putting away the
wood.
To suit the convenience of bidders, parate bids
will be received for the coal and the wood. Evil
dence of the ability of the party to fulfil contract
should accor, oany each pr eposal
The proposal should be endorsed Proposals for
Fuel for the Department of the Interior and
addressed to the Secretary. jy l8 cow.
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MEDICAL PQRVEYORB OPPIoH,
w WAsHIHsfon, D. o., June -, 1854.
All dealsfsin this city sad Georsstown, whe wiah
to sell TO the Medical Puryeyine Department, are
requested TO send 70 this ONCE, on the MONDAY Of
each week. sealed list Of the articles they may bs
price Of sssh attached to the sams.-
3eU-u u Sufg. U. B. A., Msdioal PurveyoS.
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pY GREEN L WILLIAMS, Auctioneers.

TWO TWO STORY BRICK HOUSES AND LOTS
ON g STREET, BETWEEN NEW JERSEY
AVENUE AND NORTH CAPITOL STREET
EAST AT AUCTION.
On friday, the 9Th day of August next, at s
o'clock % M we shall sell, in front of the prem.
ises all of Lot No rs, in SOU No. 625, with two
two story Brick Houses, containing four rooms
Persons wishing to purchase a small house, will
do we'll to attend the sale.
months. secured by deed of trust on the prem.
Uses. 49,
All conveysneing and revenue stamps at the cost
MID GREEN & WILLIAMS, Aucts.
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DROPOsALS FOR PURCHASE OF WHEAT
AND RYE,

HEADQUARTERS DEPT OF WASHlNUTUN,
OFFICE OF CHIEF QUARrERMASTER,
WASHINGTON. July 26, 1864.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
Off Until the tn lay of August uext for the pur
chase of Five thousand Bushels (more or less) of
the best Red Meditsrrs mean WHEAT, and Fifteen
Hundred Bushels (more less) of the best quality
RYE, raised on the Government farms south of
the Potomac. The grain to be del vered in this
be accepted within thirty days from the accep-
lance of the bid
purchase of Wheat and Rye, ,, and addressed to the
undersigned ELIAS NJ. GREENE,
Lieut. Colonel, Chief Quartermsster,
jyH-lSt Dent of Washington,
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OHIFP QUARTERMASTERS OFFICE.
II DEPoRf OF WASHINGTON.

e-lf IIsa WANG. Ta TIE SRE E19 ca aI
kXIngrediens are purely vegetable, 1t is
~. pleasant 70 the taste. has no bad odcr. and
9SsSsHsfNSSp Kci5s2lsH nee. Price boz, God 81
FORD. asS Sssnss,:snDda. s,snas s oi 8
0Au Il Geoly
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AUCTION SALES.
EUIUkE DAYS,
RYJ.C MCGUIRE & CO., Auctioneers

=. c. MCGUIRE CO. Aucti0neers.
TRUSTEES SALE OF NINE BUILDING LOTS
ON LIST STREET WEST, AT THE CORNER OF
On TUESDAY AFTERNOON. August 80, at 61z
o'clock, on the premises, by virtue of deed Of
trust, dated May 7th, 1887, and duly recorded in
liber J. A. s. No. 1873. folios % ct seq, We shall
rel all of Lot No o. in Square No. 633 fronting ian
feet on First street west at the corner of south
street and running back 80 feet, su bdivded into
Lots lsIso, and one Lot 20xs0.
Terms cash.
Conveyanees at the cost of the purchaser.
cash payment of $40 on each lot will be required
ut the time of sale.
tyZd J. G. MCGUIRE d co., Aucts.
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Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-13
Hou 10 Mnnnge Children.

When child is hurt, never hush it; it
os an inexcusable barbarity; it IL fighting
against nature; it is repressing her in
stipcts; and for the same reason, if physi-
cal punishment is inflicted on child, new
er repress its crying it is a perfect brutali-
ty. Gases are on record where children
have been thrown into conyulsions in their
efforts to silence. A thousandfold better is
it to soothe by kindly words and acts, and
divert the mind by telling stories or by ex-
planning pictures, or by providing with
new toys. We have many time, in our
professional experience as to sick children,
found more benefit to be derived from a
beautiful and interesting toy than from u
dose of physic The greatest humanity a
mother can exhibit in respect to her sick
child is to Givert it, in all the pleasing ways
possible, as we ourselves, who are larger
children, feels something's really sick, when
q cheerful faced and much-loEed friend has
come in, and before we knew it, we had
forgotten that anything was the matter
with us.--HalLs JOagaat of Health.
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-Four deserters came into our line from
the I'd Louisians, yesterday. They belong
tosMahones' Division, A. P. Hills Corps
which is iu our front.
From their statement, as well as from
other sources, it is almost definitely ascer-
tained that the rebels have disposed their
forces, with Longstreet's ecrps on the ex-
treIne right, holding the country between
the Weldon and Danville Railroads. and
Hills corps in the centre, occupying the
line from the Weldon Road to Petersburg,
while BeauregArd with his division garri-
sons the fortifcations around the city.
These men state that considerable de-
spondeney has been Occasioned by the fall
OF Atlantis, especially among the Georgia
troops, who begin to lose all heart in the
cause, for the reason that they believe their
State hopelessly conquered from the Con
federacy.
It is a gratifying sight to witness the
wonderful change effected in our army
within few months From large and
frequent reinforcements our skeleton regi-
ments are filling out to the old proportions
which they exhibited in the hrst stage of
their campaign The brigades are begin
ming to show an unusual numerical force
whole divisions are becoming something
like appropriate commands for our general
officers.
With all this there is decided improve
ment in the spirits, health and morale gen
orally Of the troops.
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wAsHINGTON TFMEs.
New YORK, Aug. Il.

NEW YORK, Aug. H.
The Commercials Washington special,
says
Contractor are clamering for pay but
the Treasurer is Withholding all other pay
ments in order to pay the soldiers.
There is no news from Grant or Sheri-
dan today.
Gentlemen connected with naval affairs
say that the English bloekade-runners
Elsie and Advance, recently captured, to-
gether with their cargoes, are worth pro-
baby half million dollars. The officers
and sailors who seized the prizes will
realize handsome dividends. 1c 4
The officer Of the Advance SAYS, she was
advanced because Of the bad coal on
board.
The distractions by our army, prevents
the supply of better article to the block
ade runners. E
A large portion of the recent loan will
be appropriated to the pay of the army
BY an act of Congress passed in June
last, an officer employing a soldier as a
servant Is subject to reduction of his
pay to the amount of legal allowance for
servant or servants, and also the cost of
the soldier to the government.
This provision was evidently intended
to check an abuse of long standing and
great magnitude, viz: The withdrawal Of
soldiers from active duty for menial pur-
poses; therefore, if an officer enjoys the
luxury of soldier, for his servant, he has
to pay the entire expense cut of his own
pocket.
In cases where civilians are employed
by those who are allowed servants, this
rule does not apply. Many of the officers
| have Just been made aware of the provis-
| ions Of the new law, and its practical ap-
plication to them is matter of surprise
and an unlocked for deduction in their
pay.
Fifty-seven rebel deserters from Ander-
sons division, who recently came into our
lines, arrived here to-day on the mail boat
from City PoiOt They say large num-
ber of rebel troops are anxious to desert.
From accounts received, it appears
that the army of the Potomsc is unusually
healthy, and the hospitals contain but few
| patients.
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Associated Press Report.
EXTENSIVE FIRE-RTVER NEWS.

| CAikO; Oept. L.
A fire broke out about two o'clock this
morning.. on Commercial Avenue, between
sth and 9th streets, consuming allthe build
| ings on the west side of the Avenue. ex-
cept Planters brick block, then extending
on the opposite side of the Avenue and
destroyed the United States Hotel and
spread up sth and 9th streets, consuming
Browns Hotel Rising Fund and other
buildings. fa
The houses burned on Commercial Av-
enue include Planters House, Shamrock
House, Stove, Hardware, Grocery, Dry
Goods, Clothing, Book, and other stores.
Among the principal losers are Con.
OCallaghan, three-stery brick, entire stock,
stoves, tin, iron and copper ware; loss
$4,000; insured $4,000
William Swayne, grocer; loss $4,000;
insured $500.
J. L. Brown, groceries and liquors; loss
$l3,O0os insured $500.
Martin Tomen, Shamrock House; loss
$1,000; no insurance.
The total loss will probably reach $780,
900; Insurance about $4,000.
The steamer John J. Roe, bound to New
Orleans with a bsttslion of the Second
Maryland cavalry; sunk in thirty feet of
water above New Madrid. No lives were
lost. All the horses on board the boat
were drowned.
Tie steamer Robert Burns, bound from
Memphis to Cincinnati. has on board l64
bales Of cotton, and will take on so bales
here
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Yesterday Afternoons Report
FROm AVERILL, CoMMAND.

NEW YORK, Sept. l2.
The Herald's special at Leestown, Va,
Sept 10th, P. NJ, says the enemy attack
ed one brigade of AverilPs division this
morning, shortly after o'clock, at Darks-
vile on the Winchester pike, south Of
Martinsburg, with JOhnson's, McCaus-
lands and Vaughn's brigades of cavalry,
and Rhodes division OF infantry, Early
conducting the attack in person.
The enemy's cavalry were thoroughly
beaten and driven in. Three successive
charges were made under an artillery fire
upon and through the infantry line. The
rebel infantry were then brought forward
to the attack, whereupon the brigade of
Schoonmakers retired, after having nearly
expended their ammunition, slowly before
the enemy's advance.
The rebel infantry being unable to
reach the Union cavalry, the enemy :
mounted force were again brought for
ward, but did not venture to attack
Schoonmaker in the new position which
he at once assumed.
From prisoners taken, we get informa-
tion Of the highest Importance The loss
inflicted upon the enemy is greater THAI
our own. Early thought to steal march
on Sheridans lines and did not expect to
be checked at the outset of his operations
BY Averills activity, -. tI -sF-e-
The HeraIfs Ninth Corps Correspond.
nee ofthe 10th says:
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"Thsnk God, was opposed to this from
It's very beginingI Thank God, I foresaw
and foretold part-though no mortal
vision could forsee the whole-of the desc
lation aud ruin it would bring. g."-Pslgh,
Saturday night.
There's an original, out and out consist
emf, Vallandigham Peace man for you =
Refreshing pictures of consistency, isn't it,
And yet this same unadulterated Peace
man applied to Governor Tod for high
commission in the Union arn1y and never
declared for peace until that commission
was refused him. There are a certain
class of people-we wont say who lest we
should be too personal-who ought to have
long memories, Mr.. Pugh.
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Loss Of the Schooner Opeehee
with ali on Board.
Union Victory in Malne.
FOREIGN NEWS
FROM COLUMBUS.
tspecisl to DE cIeveIand LEADrR.l

COLUMBUS, Sept. II.
The State Fair, which opens here to-
morrow, promises to be largely attended.
The hotels are already full, and appIca-
tions to prlvrte houses are being made for
board.
The entries up to the present time are as
numerous as those of last year up to the
evening preceding the opening of the Fair.
The display of horses and cattle will be
very large while that of sheep and wool
will exceed that of any previous exhibi-
ton in Ohio.
The other Departments viii be well rcr-
resented
The entry books will be open until to-
morrow night. f l-..t
The grounds are easy of access to the
street railroad Cars run within few
feet of the entrance.
Next Wednesday eve a grand Union
meeting takes place, which will be address
ed by Senator Sherman, Hon. Samuel Gal
loway and others.
Another Union demonstration will
come off on Thursday eve, at which
speeches viii be made by General
Garfield, Colonel Granville Moody.
Governor Brough Gf public business
permits) will address the people at Belle
fountain, on Thursdsy, 10th at Marion,
Wednesday, 2lst; Urbana, Saturday 24thI
Greenville, 2sth, and Sandusky, Saturday,
October lst. -..
A series # German meetings to be ad-
dressed by Alessrs. Bochn and Wolfe, was
being arranged for Northwestern Ohio
There was meeting here to-day of the
leaders of the Sons of Liberty, in this
State, at which Vallandigham was pres
ent.
1t was determined by majority of two
to adhere to Mcclellan. Val and his
friends are much crest-fallen over the
result
General Shermans army is about to be
paid Of-paymasters having gone forward
from Louisville for that purpose.
The Government has despatched Pay
Agents to receive sllotments from Ohic
soldiers.
Samuel S. Cox was to-day unanimously
nominated for Congress by the Copper
head Convention at London.
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The Latest OH Exeitement

The Wheeling hrteILigeneer states that
the oil excitement in Peasants county.
West Virginia, is at fever height, and new
wells are going down at wonderful rate.
On Horse Neck and French and Cow
creeks there are nearly a thousand wells in
progress. You cannot ride any considers
ble distance, even in the most obscure
places, without coming on an engine puff
ing and blowing away, and driving shaft
into the bowels Of the earth. On the Ohio
side of the river the same excitement pre-
walls, and large number of wells are be-
ing bored Upon an average there are
about ten men at each well, which fact
will give the reader an idea of the i'm
mense amount of labor and money that is
being employed in the search for oil. A
majority of the operators are from the
Eastern cities, and some of the companies
are immensely rich. So far, not more than
one well out of twenty has pro red any
thing like a success, and it is 3 Well-estab-
lished fact that twice as much money has
been spent in searching Tor the oil as has
ever been realized from its discovery.