davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The New York herald., 1873-11-03
CLOSING PRICEs-sATURDAY, 3 O'CLOCK
COMMERCIAL REPORT.
Cotton Quiet and Easier-Flour Quiet
Wheat Firmer-Corn Firm-Oats Easier
Pork Shade Firmer-Lard Easier
Petroleum DuIl-Naval Stores Nomi-
nal Groceries Dull-Whiskey Firmcr.

Petroleum Dull-Naval Stores Nomi-
nal Groceries Dull-Whiskey Firmcr.
SATURDAY, Nov. 1-e P. M.
The commercial situation was decidedly gloomy
during the whole OF the week Just Closed and dis
aster succeeded disaster in rapid succession in the
shape OF suspensions OF some OF the largest and
stanchest mercantile firms, who had become EN-.
barrassed by the difficulty o, obtaining money with
which TO carry on their business operations from
week to week, even by the payment OF high rates
OF interest and when their assets exceeded their
liabilities by many hundreds or thousands OF
dollars. But these are times when the strong
are affected equally with the weak and the
larger the firms, and the more extended
their ramifcations the sooner and appar-
entity the more severely do they feel the press
ure. The apprehensons which have been en-
tertained all along back that the worst OF the
panic did not pass on with the or failures in
Wall street has unfortunately been verified by the
perences of the past week While utter utity
puery OF declaring that there further danger
has been made painfully apparent all departments Of
trade have suffered, though not 10 the extent
that the troubles which have eliminated in the
failures Of houses hitherto considered almost beyond
reach OF disaster have served warning all classes
there is far greater probability that the money crisis
will be arrested than there when the mer.
camille public rested easy in their fancied Sc
curity. The movement of stocks was. of
course, slow under these adverse circumstances
and there constant and in radical
tuaon of prices Dry goods felt the very much
and there general recession At the Produce
Exchange the of trade unusually errac aud
uncertain. Breadstufs dull and declining up to
Friday when there sprang up Unexpectedly active
demand which carried up prices very materially and
the market closed on Saturday strong the i'm
and with moderate export demand for Great
Britain and Continental Europe Flour dun all the
week and prices favored the buyers until the reaction
wheat set In when the market rueo stronger in sym
pathy the demand being still Light Corn receded under
iul receipts but closed with With an active demand at
active at the decline whiskey was very hpetuating,
nominal although there was lt.le more tone TO the
but with fair movement At the concession Naval
unsettled BY southern ad vices and closed decidedly
firm for the most part but broke on Friday, and
Groceries were inactive all through the week, and
although prices underwent material change, the
in request but prices have huctuaed consde raby
AZ the saturday spot declined nc. per h. and
forward delivery l.l6c. per ID.
coIros on the spot was dull and &c per ID lower. Fu-
ture deliveries but moderately active decline
OF Lice which the market closed tame We quote
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-28
Handling a SnaPping.Turtle hY the
Wrong End.

A man named Gilsey, who, by strict
economy and severe industry, has sue
ceoded in getting his family little
place, free Of incumbcrancc, was fish,
ing in SdlI River, near the Beaver
Arook Mills, Oh Sunday afternoon. Az
ter sitting on the bank for a couple Of
hours, without catching anything he
was graiifed to see, on fiat stone in
the water, a swapping turtle sanning
itself. The buttend Of the turtle was
toward him, and he thought he would
capture it; but, while bo was looking
for a place to step, the turtle grayely
turned around without his knowledge,
and when he got within reaching dis
tance, and bent down to take hold OF
what nature designed should be taken
hold of when handling snapping-tur-
tie. that sociablc animal just reached
out and took hold of Mr.. Gilsey's band
with grasp TINT left no doubt Of its
sincerity. The shrieks Of the uHfnrtu
nate man aroused some Of his neigh
bors, but when they arrived il was too
late to be of any benefit to him, Or ever
to themselves, for they just caught 9
glimpse of bare-headed man tearing
over the hill, swinging small carpet
bag in one hand, and they at once con
cluded that it was u narrow escape from
highway robbery. However it was NO
a carpet bag he vas swinging, it wa
that turtle, and it clung to him unit
he reached the White-street bridge
when it let GO; hut the frightened mai
did not sIacken his gait until he 90
home. When he reached the hous
the lplicrousness of the affair burst uT
on him, and and when his wife locke
at his pale face, and bare head an
dust-begrimed clothes, and asked wha
was the matter, he said, Nothing wa
the matter, only he was afraid he Woul
he too late for church, and appeare
to he much relieved when he found h
wasn't
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-28

! very lonely spot covered with thick
ly-growing bushes, the party formed
q circle around it, aud four of the
| ladies-Mrs. White, Susan White
Mrs. Marks and Catharine Good
were directed to enter the place =
wait until they should see the mis-
siles, and then give im@sGais spe-
ci6c directions &Gn what direction
they came. They were in tAe hHshes
bus o very short time when the
missiles commenced flying, apparent
~ from spot about twenty fee,
square. The place was at once sur
rounded, and fOrr Of the bravest men,
with bated breath, and about four
feet apart, passed through the lot.
Ere they had come out at the other
end the strange missiles common ced
flying from another direction, which
pla2e they also exnHined, though
some of them, especially tEe ladies',
became by that time so much fright
ened that they Oopld hardly breathe.
and their hearts taumped and beat
like trip-hammers. Nothing, how
ever, could be discovered, excepting
the flying stones and clubs.
Further investigation will be made.
Among those who intend 10 search
the place are Two ladies and gentle
man, They have agreed to quietly
Tisit the spot on Sunday. The
aides will sit in the huckleberry
patch, while tao pcu stand i'm
outside to watch the direc-
ion of the missiles. ReddSsg
Penn Ed0Le.
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-28
1 Mystery OF the Wood.

On Tuesday last Mrs. Daniel
White, her daughter. Susan White,
and Mary Hartz went to a strip of
woodland, on the farm Of Mr.. White,
about three-quarters of a mile from
Kohls Mill, in Cumru Township, for
huckleberTiea. They were there but
short time when they were startled
by stones and clubs thrown 10 the
bushes. They Informed Mr.. Daniel
White, who proceeded to the spot
and also saw o number of stones Ay-
ing about. On Wednesday the faml-
" returned to the same place to re-
connoiter. To their surprise more
stones and clubs we're thrown. The
missiles we're not always harmless, as
Mrs. White was struck severely in
the back, and Miss White was hurt
so badly in the side By stone as TO
cause a black and blue mark. Miss
Hartz did not receive any injury, but
she saw something like an elk shoot
| lug through the bushes.
Mr.. White wss again a witness tc
the throwing, aud he declared that
he saw more than a hundred missiles
flying in the air. As no person could
be seen in the woods the family werc
amazed, and that night the story o.
the mystery reached the ears of tht
neigbbors. The following da!
(Thursdayl fourteen of them collec
ted to investigate and ferret out th'
-'sRook." The names of the persons
were J NJ. White, Elias Snsbie
Samuel ,Ziegler, Samuel SWeitzer
John Marks, Henry Grleves, DAME
White, Abraham Miller, Jas. Shaef
fer, Priscilla MARKS, Catherine Good
Mrs. Daniel White, Susan White
and Mary BartE. TIE srst naned
the Constable Of the township, ant
! led by him, the party marched in
body to the woods.
Il Arriving at the huckIsberry patel
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-28

MEAS URIEG THE HIGHT oH TREES
In his tale Of Monsieur Violet
Captain Marystt tells us, as an in
stance Of the aptitude for applying
simple rules possessed by Tho Thos-
horn Indians, that when they desi-
red 10 measure the height Of a tree
at any time when its shadow Was
cast on The ground, they used to
place a stick Of a gwen length into tho
ground, and then calculating the DIFF
ference between the length Of its
shadow aud its actual height. and ap
plying the same to the shadow Of the
tree. they sscertsined its correct
height, Ibus uDknosiDgly working
out sum in the rule Of three. Any
person, however ill-inforwed, might
easily get the exact height Of tree
when the sun shines, or during the
bright moon light. by marking two
lines on the GROUND three feet apart,
and then placing in the ground on
the li1s neaFssi IN the sun a stiok
that shall stand exactly three feet out
Of the soil. When ths end of the
shadow of the stick exactly touches
the further line, also the shadow OF
the tree will be exactly ia length the
same measurement as its hight. Of
course in suclI case the sun will DO
at an exact agele of 4b degrees.
Measureme ut OF this character could
be best effected in the summer, when
the sun is powerful, has reached to q
good hight in the heavens, and when
tho treesars olOthedin living gree a
- 81 TO cast a dense shadow. To
many 70 whom this idea occurred
! II mi hi DO made annually matst
, Of interest, thus on warm sumneI
days to take tbe hight Of prouin n'
: trees, and so TO compare notes Q,
lgrowth from year to year
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-28
An Indian Burial at Long Branch.

The other day one of the children
belonging 10 the Comsnchc Indians
performing at the Branch was taken
sick and died. 1t was sally touch
ing scene, that rude death-bed of the
Indian child. While the little ones
life slowly ebbed away the parents be-
gan to- array the body foE the tomb :
the mother held the babe in her arms,
and as she kissed its little face, the tears
rolled down her dusky cheeks, and her
stout frame shook with grief. The 9TH
er squaws put flowers, beads, and q lit
tic gaudE WOODEN dress on to the dying
'bahe, The mer, as well as the women,
wee deeply affected The mothers
grief was almost frantic; she begged to
have the child lashed on to her back,
and to be sent to the far West, her for
est home 1t was some time before
the mother could be quie;ed and per-
Fsuadcd to. have the child put into a
cofsR.
These rude, stOical people were most
deeply affected by the death of this
bahe, Only two years old. The burial
took place Mt the break of day; the
occas, IN was one never to he forgotten
by tIoSe who saw that lonely cortegc
Of mourners. All the gayety Mt the
Branch was buried in slumber, the
busy whirlw,nt of pleasures were all
silent; fashion, beauty, wit, the charms
of civilization, were at rest; old ocean
rolled on the same as ever; the waves
lashed the shore and the whise-capped
breakers came and went the way they
did from the beginning Old Sol kAd
not yet crept ny from the eassi only a
morning twilight gave view to the
scene. The sorrowiGg Indians slowly
walked down Ocean avenue and out in
to tie woods, where they made grave
and laid their darling away. The cof'
fin was filled with fruits and bread,
and in the grave q large pot Of food
was pIeced. with the rough playthings
Of the child -Four days the fond par
ents sat by the side Of that grave
weeping and praying to the Great
Spirit.
What dopth of lnve-what devotion
to the departed! Can civilization ex
press more grief and woe over q lost
darling?
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-28

vent on bis way rejoicing, and jus
as Mr. Farquhar WAS buttOning u
hia OVercoat to depart for the region
down town, Mrs. Farquhar sntere'
the room.
Don't forget to give me that 6ft.
dollar bill, Lenuel, before you go
for the doctor, you remember
| Mr.. Farquhsr's hand dropped t
lone side-his face turned dull tai
lOwy tint,
"The-6fy-dollar-bill," repea
ted he mechanically "GOod heavens
its gOnel'
"Gonel Gone wbere2'
Mr.. Farquhar made q blind rush OF
the door, as if to overtake the beg
gar who had shaken the dust of the
threshold off his feet two hours ago,
and then stood still. 1t was bad
enough to lose the fifty dollar bill,
but it was still rse to be compelled
to confess it to his wife. Yet what
loop hole Of escape wss there?
1--WE lost it." said he doggOdly. az
put it away, and forgot all about it!'
Mrs. Farquhar's eyes sparkIed mis-
ohievously.
II thought you never forgot any
thing, my DEAR" said she.
"I'm a rool!' confessed Mr.. Far
quhar; land a conceited fool, too!
But" with a piteous iuAiction Of his
wife, 81 would like to have paid the
doctors bill. The times are hard,
and-but never mind. | won't get
that new overcoat / was thinking of.
This one is a little thin, but | dare
say l can make it do"
Yes you will get the new over
roat, Lemuel, DEAR" laughed Mrs,
Fsrquhsr, producing slip of crack
ing brown paper from her pocket.
Here's the $50 bill"
Mr.. Farquhar caught at it like q
hungry wolf at a piece of raw meat.
"My dear Bessie, where did you
ind it?7
"Where you put it, my dear-iu |
he boot. heard you get up IN the
hight and go prOwIins around.
in the morning that you
lad entirely forgotten the whole
transaction, and | myself took the
,ill out, before the old boots became
he prey of the beggar Here 1t is,
md oil l have to ask of you is to be
! little more careful next time"
My dear" said Mr.. Farquhnr,
you are a trump
Aud now his wife rogulshly
'sked, "are VIC quits about the clock
Iey2"
Mr. Farquhar thought they were.
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-28

\. g. PALMER,

Agent for The
Ma.ksg : Ma:ktoe, Planning Mil
CO, Of Ripley, Q,
Hgs aH L.nf r.H rscsire tiis dIy
10000 f. dressed and seasoned pop
lar Igmber.
$4,000 30, /, To- IN saved pine shin
giles.
" " Cut poplar shingles,
100 U0u '' Poplar lath
100 Windows assorted primed aud
s,ascd
10000 II dry poplar Goorins, yellow
pine, white pine, and black wal
nut fooriaE,
100 pannel doors.
WINDOW AND DOOR FRAMES
MADE TO ORDER.
Dressed Pine ju. + in. l. in, aud
10. thick.
10000 f. Of Weather boarding.
Fancy
Brackets.
MOuidingS.
And ali building material furnish
ed prompt, on short notice.
Buildings erected or short net!ca,
81 Avenue bet S'h and 9th streets
Huntington, West Va. It.
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-28

Nor TO BE- FOOLED In Ph iladel.
phia there lives a doctor 80 lean and
attenuated that the aobriquet Of 'Old
Bones is far from being TisDomer
This doctor has student, and Oh al
student is trying his best TO become 9
Doctor. He attends to TIE o lice while
the doctor attends to the outdoor
patients. Among other fixtures oI
the ofEce is aired skeleton, so hung
and adjusted that it will walk out o.
the cupboard where it is kept; and BY
manipulating it rightly, it can be
made to 60 through several grOtesque
antics.
One day, while the student sal
poring over some medical works, the
street door opened, aud youthful
pcddler, with a basket OS nicknacks
presented himself. When told that
po,Eipg in his line was wanted, the
lille Fsasal bessa to talk back" in
the most impudent manner. and wa'
finally ordered to leave the office.
This he refused to do, aud think
ing to scare him, the student pulled
a string, and open few the dool
where the skeleton was hidden, and
that emblem Of death sprang out n
the boy, who, frightened half out o
his wits, dropped his basket anC
scnmperpd out of the office, taking NJ
a position GU the opposite side of tb'
street to await further events.
Just then the doOtar, "Old Bancs,
came from his study, and learning
The cause Of the uproar, he went t
the door and motioned the boy, t
como and get his wares,
"No you don't" he called out, "
know you, if you have got you
clothes on!"
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-28
To MY MOTHER.

TheY tel me human lOEe was made
Awhile 20 bloom AID then TO fade
Before the Autumn chill;
They tell me huIan love is sold =
A thing Of tTaEac, bought with gold,
And subject 70 the WILL
No falsehOOd this: and yet own
There is u lOve-One love alone,
Vita lustre ever bright,
10 runs through all the changing years,
FOFsskes me not IN smiles or tears,
And dis my seul with light.
That love, beyond all other love,
Unseifish, pure as heaven above,
Is thine, dear mOther, thine.
What then, n clouds around me lTeaSa
The tQ1n, Cl boS tSey capn2t take
From out this hears y ,ppiqe.
Earth's merry throng may pass me by;
It's hOnOrs from my grasp maH ~
As leaves upon the blast.
! Gaze not II thou lowest me stll;
Thy love as,ue NY heart can I'LL,
And hOldG. tGthe last.
III love thee tul my latest breath:
~ love thee VIXEN I'm elasped In deathi
IN love thee still on Slgh.
While on my ts,te " AIe shall now,
My love for thee 40 emu shau knQ%s
Twill never, never die.
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-28

The "grasshopper twist is nos
the proper thing in fashion circles.
1t is a little variation on the Gre
elan bend = that was forGard-this a
backward bend, with the elbows placed
at right angles with the sides IN a
similar to the jumper of grasshoP-
per when at ease. 1t is supposed
the mouth is 10 be worn open, though
this has not heel announced yet.
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-28
Applied Seience,

Nicotine in tobacco smoke. Expert
ments by DR.. Hempel do not confirm
the alleged absence of nicotine frOu
tobacco smoke; on the contrary, b.
con densing smoke from cigars, anc
washing it 10 water and alcohol, ht
Eobtained a aolution which Was capa
ble of producing the effects Of nico
tine, and he also detected Its presen ce
chemically. 10 the form of the salt
more permanent at high tenpera
lures. The effect of smoking, he
concludes, must therefore be sscribed,
in part at least to the absorption Of
Nicotine, tkoSgh other substances
may act with this poison.
Inerasible Stamping-ink for linen
&c-Profes or Bottger, gives the fol-
lowing formula of an ink for marking
linen &c, that he maintains to be
entirely unaffected by chloride of
line, cyanide of potassium, eaustic
potash, or acids. Digest coarsely
powdered cashew nuts, for some time.
at moderate tenn perature, in closed
flask, with petroleum naphtha; then
allow the exceedingly volatile solvent
to evaporate. After marking articles
with the resulting syrupy Eqlid,
moisteD the place with Squammonia
or lime water, and the marks will in
stantly assume deep, permanent
black color.
Prevention ofrottiug in Ene fruit.
1t very often happens that Gne frait,
especially pears and applcs, is attack
ed by birds and insects so as to make
a wound which, if left to itself, will
cause the fruit to rot. 1t has been
found that by cleaning out the place
affected, aud removing all the dirt
and disorgsnized and bruised matter,
and filing up the cavity with plsster
OF Paris, further decay may he ar
rested, and the fruit become fully
ripe. A little space may be worked
out from under the edges Of the skin,
SO that when the plaster is pressed
inward it will keep it's place. The
exclusion Of the air consequent upon
this application is all that is necessa
~ to prevent the progress of decay.
This would of sourse, be inexpcdieut
ip many cases; but when large and
valuable applied and pears ore involV-
ed, the trouble will be hut trifing in
comparison with the result accom-
plished.
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-28

SARAToGA iAwYERs.-Mr. P--g,
of Jamestown, the young lawyer who
does nothing but read Blackstone, has
finally got three yorng ladies from
Clarendon interested ia the vol me with
him. Last night at the hop he is said
to have given away the last half Of Il
gallon with a pretty Young girl TO a
New York fellow with Tue casual re.
mark: 81 give and bcqucdih TO you
to have and to hold in trust one half oI
my right, title and claim, aud my ad
vantage, in a dance known as th;
Rel iIroad Galop,' with Amelia John
stop, with all her hair, paniers, grass
hopper Lend, ring fans, belts, hairpins
smelling bottle, with all right and adj
vantages therein; with full power to
have, hold, encircle, wbirl, toss, wiggle
push, jam, squeeze, or otherwise dam
age-and with right to temporarily
convey the said Amelia johnson, heI
hair, rings, paniers, and other objec''
heretofore or hereinafter mentioned, af
ter said whiFl, squeeze, wiggle, Jam
etc, 10 her natural parent, now living
and without regard to any deed ol
deeds or. instruments, Of whatever kin
or nature s0ever, TO The contrary in an
wise Notwithstanding ELL Perkins.
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-28

A PARsoy's REBuKE PARMED. in
the good old days Of "eye openers,
"phlegm cutters "Dight-caps,' etc,
there lived in the ancient t0gn Of Ports
mouth a minister who had but little
charity for the drinking customs Of the
times. and who never lost an oppOrtu-
nifty to administer sharp rebu To
those who indulged. Occasionally,
however, he found some one who car
ried too many guns for him, as witness
the following: The parSon was very
early riser, and one fine morning, as b
was gong past the corner grocery, h
espied Squire nn his way To tn
shop for his morning dram After tn
usual salutations, the reverend gentle
man says to the Squire:
1T appears 10 me that you star
pretty early for yOur nipple
Yes" replied the Squire; "bn
early as am, / find the paESOp
ahead Of me-"
The good man never ventured TO II
buke the Squire after that
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-28

Arrive at huu'ltktNIlt 90 w s'%
The $3.50 q. ". ENnrcas Train from Richmond
1ud White sulphur connects Jt Ngutington Win
the splendid steamers F'tctwOod and bUstuua,
arriving at Cincinnati, 6 A. ". daily.
i.r,sUg..rs leaving Cincinnati 20 : r.. " hy
JIcslnetAc a. ohio Railway Packet steamers
arrive BEL. Huntington 1850 a. NJ. Taxing tht
rU,.v F.l-c., Train they have three hours at
Charleston. arriving 1t 1910 P. ~ ami other
r.,U. Ir tl. hlu1N h1 valley and return 90 Ciu-
..rIat. -tlh.W. Portsmouth and lrouton morn
t.-,e. ..-.rs return same evening.
,-UI4.t after trr lst of June, Iullmau's
psLtla SLEEriSu CA,-swi.l 1c pat upon tc roai.
ROUND TRIP 1IlErfS
IrTr ns .a,l 100 stations Cor Charleston and Hunt
ul.H1. a- r.IurrI -lts,. gn1d ONLY ON the doA
-...I. uu a. -ul.i-.. ...t.uu Train.
a. %. PERRY, Gepl Supt.
En.Us NfrEr. Gr-I T-cktt Agent.
Nlv i-.J l--J, %.
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-28
RAILROAD LINES.
CHESAPEAKE & Ohio RAILWAY!

Trains arrive and depart from Hun
tington, daily, Sundays excepted.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-11-13
WOOD CONTRACT.

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK,
LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA,
PiocHE Oct. IS, 1873. J
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED
N proposals. will be received At this office.
for thirty days from date, for the delivery to the
County Of
100 Cords Of Wood.
The wood to be four feet long. Nut Pine. cut
green, and well seasoned; to be delivered I'M
nedistely. 60 cords 1t thu Court-h0uee md %
cords at the County hospital. Payment for the
same to be made out Of the General County
Fund. One third to be paid for upon the deliv-
cry Of one half Of the wood, and the remainder
upon the completion Of the contract. Parties to
whom the contract may be awarded will be re-
quired to Ale . good and sufficient bond for the
faithful performance Of the contract.
By order Of the Board Of County Commission.
ers P. B. MILLER, Clerk.