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Cl1at6o.llIs., Dec. 5.-Flour dulla md Unchanged.
W,hrptapn. a9ersgGl slightly lower; foreign! all;
vices frni Ept e9n!lnb4l irre market: opened nj
S I'd sn1 s,oss s1oi %'i;i q sfia nc. lS 1S' s %iIisSii !as s1Is.
ranged December 7al73HSc, c!lueeN d,73ISs, januNry
TlEHn7Shc, closed ut 7j>ac; j cbrlnry Tin7iLc, Glp5eiI
III 1870; March s4aAc OVER February; Nay. S6Ia
rs. t s1sSS' s s 5 g5:ss: No. No: Sc5h s.sss, a sp,,1f 3s:'iS q
tSSH''s Speculative HSi 81 S]a,laastsssa ya ~; lc i 'S 's sslsi
futures quiet, receipts stnaii,, rufia ciugEons III
and yvat 81. La:9l,Se, closed nj a75tr; January 8iggssia.
It $,1ic; April i5Al53s1ar el"sed at ai55s.c; May aEH
ns'1%s, closed a. S'ssa?Gle. G+,s yGrS duff for
Nay slYi.. cash. 2l7ke; DeccinA.Gt anil Sear 4,lXis
Si1so. iE!Sss} d 2!ze; JM!4srys E1assf!te: closed il
So, Barley fdHSiilsaii sas4H a!s;acsi frlnssf a ,is1si Z,
cd ifsoc. lower; declined 5aIcc ullti6nal, fal,iIl
iNI. DECLINED 5nlec. md Glossy! s,enAp;
January 81 31!!all 60. closed Mt ST 4all1 42tt3s; Ffh.
T!iaEy 81 soall 5s1f, s,qSA ats!l 5:Hall 81; May,
S la%'' Sslc ss'S lover e, 's sIsss y , hss! Tf 5sssniS S%se s'Ssi
ace closed NJ so; January /. isaab.s SOL, cclllonssd al
g.7111ssa6,o Cg February 6.s!hJ5c. ti0c ed 1T 6.STLc,
March. 3sSss iIniltNt. e:!W!6 VIZ Hulk msralss i'll
s'3Sr aT~ eisa4 t sasSs|sssEs I I|iittss s, sh9,t I'll asd j;S Ss;
Fsss steady and unchanged. AiserrnosRN i joaaEdG'
Wheat CLOVER: DECLINED Hcs Tor December Jplu.
ary AMI Mnyt. 70 February, Corn lower; dec IEet!
UntS easier: declined Ne for i'lcs@ln ber; No for jan.
iajy And May. Fork declined 251sc. Lard lower;
decl!Hed 2ila4t for pGcG,nber, Jalinary,,g February
md March. ifi!g
HEw lorK, Dec. 5.-F1our steady: rdceip,ai q 900
ta,iph: exports liO,0D barrels; common to good
!, Gna9 81 3eal 10 choice 81 Shii 10. Wheat, SPOT
lots u tritlc lover; options heavy: receipts :i,W0,
bushels: exports lC3yd0 bIs!lels: No. . sprinH Sl1Ec:'
No. y rcd &c; Np.!2 red petninber, kales Ct .U0 bush.
NJ a,IaSo1..c closed Ut ,soNo; January. sales
! ,.oi ~ 6ls hels o. .s!!Hs &c, cloeIheat sss1I::c; Feblu.
airy, sales Hsi,0U bushels nj s,al{as551Ssci closlnyn at
size: March. sales i9',aN htsfitiHtHt s7HaST4Ec,
at s7Ac; April. stles l4l, 900 bushels
a s9Iiasg,fe, closing 4. se2aa; May. s4!ea 10000
900 bushels at g!l!t1!llE4c, closing Mt BIC, Corn, SPOT
ls2c better; orsioIs WEAK; receipts 6. 900 bush.
G1parts 81 900 bushels; ljngrA,ictl 20 Use; Nos,
,laig1isc ;s!Sa,,er. white; oc: 50, : white AZ; mo-
5als3d, closlnen ut 30; january 47Anl3l$c,
at ls,,ee; Feb. lIHal75fc, closing ii SIC;
March 4'Tnii1lGlt Closlng NJ tsll.c,t Nny .4Gitai7Rc.
dosing at .G3'tc. Oats iirm; receipts 1000 bushels;
Exports mono: western mixed 8I:s.c; white west.
IN 3A3c. lIGy quiet and. Unchanged Coffee,
pot fir: Rio steady: ortiUns iata points lower nnd |
airly actlyei sales 39IVN bugs December " Silva
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'FARM AND GARDEN LANDS
FOR SALE.

rare opportunity 10 buy'a Farm or Gau.ra, o.
ming past the door. aud almost III the city !l'n.';
To good tenants this IL hi opportunity sclt!1lh nv
with. The land will be sold III irncr &c sais lu'
and STOCK viii Be- did Viii The lsnis' Trfmsra.y;
time given for payments Oh purchipes' bh1Fo"
paper required.
For further information aud particulars Sc.
'.S -4 +y.l Y. l.. klMttlu.t,
gu tho premises, ri st. Dc Chahtal sAt'oa'
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. ! certify TINT the above statement Is correct. MIR.
Smith Isl prominent man In this community,
WlIerr, be lives, lie Is Il well known dealer In stock,
and his gtA.emeptt With that Of his vile, Is fully
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FOR SALE-AT A GREAT SACEl.
- FlCE-A hrst.claM Piano: owner leaving lhe
iieislborlloo1. Inspection solicited. Unll 1t 8
ONO street. Island, ~ ~ NCjs
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RatruirItu1.

TTrsvlLLE. "a, nso, 5.-Opcncd at7S,5c: highest
isAc; loves. 1iz.c; closed Ut 72ltc. shipments l5J..
OH bArrrls; charters G,,e0j barrels; rims tS,H9l bur.
tels. The market httay was weak and excited,
upon reports that the Mcbride well was drilling In
ainh and improving III indications Tor oil. No one.
However, seems 10 know anything Of 4 definite
guarded, II It proves to be II guslicr, Il Will add
hundreds OF ucres Of territory to the Thor. Creek
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WAsnixoroN, D. G., Dec. CT i. NJ
For Tennessee andtl Ohio Valley, partly
cloudy weather, local rains, nearly station.
ary Temperature, variable winds and lower
barometer. Htyg
For tho Lower Lakes, partly cloudy
weather, local rains, cast TO- south winds,
becoming variable, slight fall III temper.
ature, and lower barometer.
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THERMOMETERS Record.

The following shows the range OF the.
thermometer as observed ut Schnepf's
drug store, Opera Ilousecorner, yesterday:
IA. NJ. 3so II M..,.55';3r.M., So; ! I'M,
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4 WATERBURY, Watch given away
with every sale Of Fifteen Dollars nnd
oyer. ~, j, DRILLES.
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|TEZANE STREET NJ. 4. CHURCH
Wy ley. ]. Henry lIcss, pastor. Preaching at
10 80 4. y. MI! us J.. -. sublefi Of the morning
sermon. spiritual TRANSPORTATION" Sunday
Sch oil MT +, n -ss.H'.-r -4- sfs.z=E, Il E5-EH-."
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Dry Goods.

NEW ioEx, Dec h-'rhc market Is without nc,
tiFi!y afaHy degree. There h considerable ,'RIng
Ii r0IioR vhdulat; u all kinds, Npd through aiurl: inE:
!ngs siGGss, with agents are leius cleaned NO to
hardening values and generally II better feeling
throughout. ~. NOV
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go pair Men'S and Women's Embro;d-
cred Holiday Slippers Ut 7Irat
j. ". AMlCk'S,
1143 Main Street.
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DOR SALE FIVE GOOD COAL
~, hank Mules. Enquire Mt LADEllE lEhN
WOKkS. 81 --g#=- .fsE1r tarr#-"H a--". NEE,
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CHICAGO. itis., Dee. j.-tattic receipts 6, eco head;
shipments a.gO hcaul: market brisk exports s. ua
63j; holiday cattle nominal 1t 50 2JaG 20, good TO
choice shipping s. tul6 o.; common IL medium
II "5a5 ": stMkers 81 ONa' Isl; feeders s. thii u;
Texas steers 81 UN., %, II0ss--l,ecripts IS, OJ head,
largest on record: shipments i,Un head market
lS.2jc lower; rough packing S. WMi ~; packing
md shipping 81 lUa ao; light s. 9Oil ". sheep
Receipts 2,tU8 head shipments IN head: market
steady: cOnm0 to fair s. Wa! Is; medium 10
good 1! 9ali 10; choice s. Toni -: lambs 81 uAs 81.
EAST Liberty, Pa, Dec. Seattle market slow
with nnclsngcd prices; receipts 30 head; ship.
menls LIS lu.d. log market actiyc; receipts l..
100 head; shipments a,tOU head; rhllddciplIns
- Gal4 81, forGtIs SiOcNl 10. Sheep market firm
with unchanged prices; receipts sO head; ship
fuctttS i,aJ ttctd.
mud light S. lA,i ~; packing md butchers 81 lca
l IL. Receipts v,GO hcld; shipments l,iW head,
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NOTICE.

The Stockholders Of the West Virginia rx,Cl.
ton aud StRte Fair Association nrr Requested 10
meet ut The Court House uf Ohio County, v. Va,
on The sixth day OF December, A.. D., Isl, NJ !
o'clock =. NJ, for the purpose Of ~clectins ,hillwn
Directors and 20 tmnsact my other business which
may be brought before said meeting, according 10
section i2 Of the BY laws.
A.. ltEYMANN. IIvt
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'1TUK SALE,
TOR SALE.

Ny Farm lying near the Pike, three mile. west III
bftdgtp0!t Belmont county. Ohio, containing
aa1olit llG acres, suitable Tor most puutre,S. WITH
best placc for n dairy near The ely Of Wltr luz, il
not soid BY the tlht Of %IanuGry, lS'5, AId firm viii
oe ior rent. Terms easy. APPLY on tln pr!n.ssn
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Egw .faRg. Pee. f.=Ca,ton firm; futures steady:
December lg.7aH; January l1.1sc; Febi nary ~ Sic;
Maretl l0,9le: April ll,uac: My i lie June LIE;
July ll.;ae August Life. s%eptpmbcrll lac,
~ClSclSSA1I o., Dec. 5-co,iun strong and higher
nj tcC- I-F#HI aE#nHZ areru a0rr- =
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nRSECOND PRESBYTERIAN
E3 ClIUlCi-l:ev. ". II. Cooke, DID,, pastor,
Services IT, morrow at 1870 4, NJ and Z u. lHgsr'
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GEM L. TAYLOR is giving good bargains
in hne seal akin sae4aes since the revision
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TOR SALE,
FOR SALE.

"A GOOD FARM FOR SAL.E-l WILL
11 offer at.priyatc sale for thirty days, my EsEn
~, brooke comfy, buffalo township. near West
Liberty, containing 20 acres. said farm Is III 4
good suite OF cultivation with fair Improvement
which crops out at the kurfnce. AbsHGlrfe o.
fruit md well watcrcl. Convenient 10 church,
Normal School and bethany College. lt%F;sMGa
given At once II desired. Terms reasonable; IEK'
Gus SMITH. Call OH or address, J. !. SMITH,
West Liberty, ". VI. HP
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r EDFIRST ENGLISH EVANGELICAL.
esp LUTHERAN CituKCfi-Se.viccs t0.m0r.ow
at lou 4, ~. and 7 /. ", conducted by the pastor,
Rev. T.. II. D0rnLlasrr, Sunday School At = r. NJ.
Strangers arc welcome, 81.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-06

WHAT is that which ia Heightened by
being cut? Aditeh. st. Jacobs Oil cures
cuts.
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,CLoAxs nrs being. sold by Geo. L. Tay..
lor ut q great reduction.
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TOR RENT-STORE AND DWELL.
i, ING, No. y Twelfth street. Now occupied Ir
next. Co,lhicts md shelving in store t,T,r. EIua
ply immediately TOD. W. PAXTON, i%pJ CIapiTinEr
SltttI #f NJ. .a..F. .. ID. t Al
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], Fo9 bargains in Dry Goods, Carpets
nd Clothing go to
]: ". F'lEruiELs, -
Corner Main aud Twenty:hrst 81,
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Cno,cE and rare novelties IN taLry
goods are nov being opened by Geo. K.
Taylor.
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March ssSS:gs $pai s.toss.sdc; My s.soas; -;
Jana s.io.s go: sgsas qHtet and lower: New
! i:ssc: !ai lrsS % I'll tl sesn inse AUX, XIX; s. Meiase.
quiet and unchanged. Rice quiet and ateRdy. Tai.
low steady. Tufpentlne dull. Eggs quiet and
ilssay; o,, Fork ,yd i.ssSnla; Ak, !, new mes 81 So n Issis 90:
Mach 7,2aa7 2sc. butter duh aud easy.
BAlnaonr, No, Dec, 6.-fiour dull: ffowatd
.s5get sa1 ws 4, en- s,psr NssS g 2Ss2 Sa: extra g I j.,
airly aetlye; NcI2 winter red spot iyHa7s{ic: De.
tember 7sAa19Hc: January sUskas0h.c; February
ks9sas2Nc. Corn, western higher and active mixed
sXalsIs. ossisi dull, western wyilte :3thssc mixed
susie. Rye quiet ii Ga,GSc. Hay steady. PROVISIONS
Sse, and dali. meg f9,k si9 %. :salk 'nea.s,
, ,hSSl1sf. az e l,.rl ri Y, '!d H.. Pss REL ea,e' ll1 eu,In
LArl refined sxc. butter quiet; western packed
laa2!c; creamery. 2aaSlc. !. Eggs steady ut aGA21c:
Coffee Qutet and cn,y Kto cargoes. ordinary 10
whisky steady Ut IL lsai ~. EEf
fnilAnxirnIA,. PA, leo. 'h,-Flour dull. Wheat
aretetl weak and closed ilria; No. . red Reeember
ina79iEc; January @Masl.sc;, February s:fs4assc;
March si9sasihc May Ss9lasyhc: Corn. OPTIONS for
later futures 1nlet mud steady; car lots strolls aud
higher; rejected mixed. new l3c: NJ. . ntxei, new
w i5,4e; mil mixed December 41haisc; January,
February, March mud May iGallxc. Oats steady
md IN fair demand rejected whiie3.r; No. white
g,,pLlic; No. . While sag. Inni .imiy: refined
s!ulaS.25c. lIuttrr quiet: western go0l TO choice
9,Assc; rolls loAisc, il:egs quiet; eStm .:.s'a:'oc.
Cheese quiet ind steady; Ohio sIAll,{c.
CINCINNATI. o.. bee. 5 -Fl0ur dull and IN.
changed. Wheat duh; No. . rpl 15c: receipts 5000
bushels. shipments 100 bushels. Corn %firiicr;
M. =, ;6xhs1c.s Oats stronger at 2S5Ic. Nyc dull Ut
5aI}dc. harley quiet md firm; No. ? hill TIC, Pork
easier; shoulders Nc; short rib Go, l,acon dull and
nominal. Whisky steady at 81 II. Iluiirr Irn md
unchanged. Eggs In fair, demand " :.htlic.
Cheese custer. but not quoubly lower. u. b
TOLEDO. O., Doc. h.-wheat easier: No. . rcd cash
May 7GiEc: No . soft L15c asked. Corn quiet and
steady: No, Q Fash aSLc: year ;sHcbId. Oits dull;
No, . cash and year &c; May aie. ciayesseet
neglected: prime rash $! " bid: December md
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Hrltoious lnticcs.

TFFIRST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
eg The pastor, lev. D. 4. Cunningham, DID,
Will nrrNCll III ll:IN A. u. md NJ r..M -. L.L--L =
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TOR SALE OR RENT.

Tint very desirable Dwelling situate OF rht.h
side OF Thirteenth street. Formerly liami.:eml ncs
occupied by r. n, Woods, E.q. Possession ylyt
April !, 1855. Apply to
HENRY K. list,
uc2 sga i0l MnIn ,tllft,
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TOR SALE.

k}OIS c.aI4T4. ~
Several Thousand dollars worth OF notes, Eturi
by iirst morsGave oil iiIst.elass real estate. !Mt Ia
one, two and six years. Sold III amounts t0Nlt
purchasers. Address
PETTY & SMITH. Attorney,
ue5" EatllrsNillr. Ohm I
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EurEsnt.

TOR REST-A GOOD HOUSE ~
January l.. Apply TO W. j. ". C0wbEy, ~,
~tlinrlinc street. -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-03-23

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: see there
is discussion in regard to the naming Of the Territory
Of Dakota, and having lived In official capacity
among the Dskotas or Sioux. may be considered
authority on Indian nomenclature.
Dakota means allied" or "arrayed sgainst the
world" Tho alliance originally embraced tribes speak
ing different languages The Cheys once " al
nes" DakotaA though their speech 10 different from
that Of the Sioux. while the Assiniboins OF
the Dakotas although their Is identical The
lower half of tho Territory would be well 10 call Da
kota and the upper half after their great antagonists
Ojhoway, which means gathered" or else the name
Algonquin uhe people OF the further end should be
erred Algonquin ~ the generic term for forty diff
from the Virginia POwhatans to the Gulf OF st. Law
renee embracing all north OF the Ohio and OF tile
Mississippi clear to the Erquimnux with the exception
OF the SIX Nations. the Hurons aud the Wtnnsbngos
The last according to themselves People of the
Primitive speech.
Congress ought to make more blunders In naming
future States Wyoming 10 one This 10 corruption OF
shawnse Algonquin. words signifying literally big
wyoming In Pennsylvania The Territory OF wyoming
10 region OF great mountain ranges and 10 absurd to
call Zig FLATS The congressman who voted for Auch
nomenclature wers the big Hats were they not!
HAsHviLLs. Tenn. TT.
Our correspondent hare declares that Dakota
means allied" but an Intelligent and inQuisi-
tive traveller In the land Of the Sioux tells us
that Dakota means "cutthroat." and that q
Sioux when asked his nationality will simply
draw his hand across his throat signiiylng
that he IL Dakota. Which 10 riRht2
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. sarshss 81 I.SsssWsas - rranee.
Fran the London Times.

u. Cookery. the French Minister OF Posts and
Telceraphs has communicated 10 the French Academy
~ Sciences an elaborate report the strokes of light
ming which were observed IN France during the rst half
The end OF June The report 10 tho rst OF its Kind and
II due To resolution OF the International conference
electrical units held NJ Paris IN 1877 pressing wish
that an international system Of observations light
ming strokes should be organized each country collec
ing its own data n Cochcry framed lis Of questions
Which were distributed To all tho PostuAsters In the
pauies and Others willing to assist IN tho work
The questions embraced the nature OF the stroke. dam.
age n 1e aud property and general description Of the
The result the Interesting document pressnte Ia the
Acniemy from which " appears that In January there
was one stroke intnrinR man who carried oDen
srokss NJ ALL In Mar,h there strokes damage
Ing unprotected buildings and high OAK In April
there were aso four strokes inurng several persons
isolated building. In May there were twenty. eight
strokes killing two CATTLE three horses and
ininnng several persons aad two horses. as weh 40
nuts poplar and several OF The strokes attacked the
cuneys " the hourea II IL Notable t,tai gilt wooden
figure OF Christ IN front OF the Church OF Bonseooura
Ineerienrel was struck although the church has
Daring the mouth OF june the tota number ~ strokes
largely increased there being no less than us from
mouth. but was n anything larger the emil than st
the beginning OF the month. Seven were KILLED:
about ~ persons. men women, and children,
struck. common object struck s the he'll OF some
church. the chimney Of some house or the
BY the lightning rods oi buildings and did no asmass.
except perhaps fusg the point " the rod On the other
hand several serious accidents to luildnas and In oeS
sSs s se u sa .S 8 ~
Isolated trees and animals under them appeared
suffered most. Rain aud hail accompanied the storms
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soaZs rxrEsEsrzxs xorxnuxy.
0erasa PssAa's Rsassssas vscwa.
NON ne Fnu Vail sdyHe.

Naturally enough. there Il strong sym nathy
In uen. 0ortons ciArActer with Recommendations H.
plying to correspondent who hsd spoken OF Mohsm.
mechanism beinR I'm -rilied he sold: Not lind
Christian an do not believe he IL In any perrin All Of
us are more or less pagnus like ths Npsslnan he 10
NOT ashamed Of hts God; his life 10 fairly pure one.
Certainly. he vt,es himself good margin u. The wife
line but. at any rate lite never pUarhcs otherp Can
our Christian people soy the same -
There 70 story to tho effect that WHEN the King %
Abyssinin said 10 him. You are an EngltshmaN and
.brtsan. Gor,sou replied. - am an Egyptian and .
story he certainly views all Religious questions in very
broad aud catholic spirit Tho heather Coda Ia.
heritancc aiia lie hears their prAysr" The ,ucnnts-
iions Of the native magcinns when employ good
tntn ere 70 nn nfSSsrs which hs hshs.s d,ss nee
from e river hank he noted that n was odd disssisS
sNou aftorward followed. bslsve" ~ writes "VN04
1o li.ten to the criss for help from tho Sssths
Who know Hin not Ihsss PRAYERS were earnest prey se
need help FROM sous AJAX power 10 avert danger
That the native knows not the true God true hut od
knows HIM, aud moved him 10 prayer, aud answered
Den Gordon Is absolutely free from all fear Of death
slnta 10 well known In which he informed the Ming
that ~ far from dreadirs him becasss his life =
hts hands he would be obliged to any who woald ~
lisys him of the burden OF lite That expression. how
hshitnal mode Of thought No Ii cheerful and
few P-eple have lea patience with what he calls the
"crii.t stand" expression Of countenancc.
why are people like heRrscs aud look like pictures OF
ncn, ~ God for all things directed BY Him. w. by
being docfui In appe II did good would say BE-
verN doleful; bnt u does not do any"
SO strongly. indeed, does he follow this out that on
one oecnnioA r maintained that's chserful Of the
world wns much more acceptable In Gods sight than
gloomy Christian,
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In the lobby, oi the Riggs House yesterday
Bowen Of Colorado the other old miner who Dnksd
atrinc scedv. The Senator had just emerged
breakfast ROOM, The miner stood idly gazinX the
direction from which the senator came.
Hello Tom Bowen. Why, blush my soul, atn'G
snsnved On et since met you IL the Rockies In
. No, BILL said the Senator, e. reck on About
the same"
The two held conversation for short tune wheu the
miner was overheard tn say:
Tom, stake me: I'm dead busted. Amt got dollar"
The senstor pulled from his pocket large roll Of hills
and counted So In money and handed 1t to ha friend
Thsy then separated. The Senator his room.
and the other walked toward the bar where friend
WAS waiting him.
Tom fixed me- said he; but after all he only did
what have done for him many time. Away back IN
the good old dsys before Tom struck II rich would
often stake hun remember time that he borrowed
nve ounces OF gold 10 get into Of poker with.
You know Tom i keen. shrewd poker PLAYER, and
them gu the boys a. any one ever saw. Well" he
tinued Tom got into the game, and II lasted forty
eight hotrs. When he to pay the borrowed
gold asked him how he made OUT
:" Oh said he. 81 scooped the boys In for $4,000"
But" resumed the miner, after that time 1t WAS
T2J,O 900 INNING
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-03-23

High BetiiHs at Monte In the Flnsh Days OF
Cnllforala.

1tl&h bettth8 ~ Mou9e IN TIC Fbleh D0ye OF
CHliforais.
From the Phuadeiphia Tlass
Monte was the great California game In
40" said g. have seen many big stake
y, y T y the biggest single bot you ever
Sixteen thousand dollars There wns lit
Ito gambler in Frisco who used to doal i;
am not mistaken. from somewhere in New
England. George Walton. the banker. wan
anG oo S raner
for moment laid his hand on sandys Shout
sandy. how much in the bank to-nigbtY
The other players turned to look at the new
comers handsome, Intelligent. but rather dis
thousand ounces no replied, Isl6.0v6).
Will you take tap. SandyT asked the
Sandy seemed to study for a moment. He
was evidently a. little staggered NJ the reckless
peakod. oid-mannish features lie was barely
turned OF 20l. countless irecklss. sandy hair.
and little He his
beyond to seek some far away object; his hands
ABOUT his mouth ightensd he leaned back Kin In
s chair md turning ,n his fHee to look up at
"TT2ha San iass s .Hs sssprsea He
evidently ala not think his ofror would be ac-
eepted. sill no WAS to9 proud And too game a
his pockotbook. filled II in for the amount
named scrubbed his name at the bottom. and
tG %as al rist to Sandy with the remark
=, sandy glanced at IT, All right guess. he
""iTfH The banker Dra nodded. Tho gamblers at tho
other tables stopped PLAYING and clustered
tho first card shown Is for the dealer. tho sec
ond for the player Sandy turned up two-the
ever came first now would win. sandy placed
them next each other a few inches apart. The
room Was as still as death.
gallery and then began to pull away tho cards
rs ghost. but otherwise betrayed no emotion.
Tod bs ssfe that all
The excitement grow intense as card after
card showed itsolf. Ten. deuce, eight. four.
whom SANDY psusod the card isneath tho
along It's edee-it must be face card; but was
1t q queen. or only q Jack or kipg2
out Of his pocket passed It lightly over his face.
and then replaced 1t. Again he pressed his
finger against the bottom card and. as 1t slowly
called ont: A queen by
"Sandy's face was the color Of ashes. but all
he s4id was;
lie Sea as s ia ss in . ss sna u.
| II IN curefnlly. PLACED II In an enormous red
| morocco pocEetbook. Games closed for to-
night be remarked IN answer to question.
ap ,hs o a' Tue ss " the
way one very old. whIts-hAred gambler vhis-
:Se:: ps ss. q. Ss s Sd as.
s Tss9 B: wiped his faes on that thar haadksF'