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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28
GHOLERA is COMINGl

w ,gtii st.4e rtlo pcneHt OF the public thRi
at,liuH me choiefs 81 lss1 The opglnai Cholera
WiSttifc. manufactured ~ Dr u g.. Howard.
wnieh itved thousand d lives q lhst Tine ai.o
ia Cholcraof 1870 ard ~ can le had q re nnie
fireof. BROOKLYN, n. W ~ 70 rents bottle. or "
exnfcr6 Is oentA Father and mothen, the only
fuic rcmaay Il nov onorod 70 3ou iol chelofA
Chnlofa Mnfbuk. Dyicuiery, DiAuhuAl and al
bpwel complaints AgpppNeuicd. ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28

Do not fail to move the oopsfrequently.
In warm weather the ground coon be-
comes foul with the excrement and the
wasted food. a few days sunshine and Q
few showers, will make these spots pure.
fresh and green, especially If little limo
Is sprinkle over them.a
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28

Nebraska has about $4,000 acres Of
growing forests. Iaaddttion 70 the forest
trees there have been planted 1900 600
fruit trees, $500, 600 gtApvines, besides o
great number Of plants and ornamental
ahrnha ~ ~ M 20 II 4
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28

/ Do You wiah a beautiful complexion2
Then tise Ayers sarsaparilla. Itcleanses
and pnrifiss the blood, and thereby re-
moves blotches and pimples from the
skin, making 1t smooth and clear, and giy-
ing ft o bright and healthy appearance.
p&w '.s III wv ne Il
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28

Next month is the proper time for
uniting the ewes and rams Il earlylambs
are expected, February being a desirable
month during which they should come, in
order to reach the market not later than
| tina 1st nf lime n & - ~ n Z l..iSs1
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28

I The american Cultitdtor says thereisun-
donbtedly a natural balance between in
sects injurious to man and the parishes
that prey upon them, but that man is al
waysd isputing this balance, and often to
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28

NEW YnRK, August 1.-Fiour, receipts 1880
barrels: exports 2,t3g barrels; market heavy and
rnthsr easier, clo.ing firm; sales 70 500 barrels:
supcttine westsfnand STATE g 15a3 IS; common %
choice do 50 seas Is; fcomdlonl 70 choice whit.
wheat and western extra 81 f5a5 50: fancy do
s5 lee3 common 70 choice extra &c Louis IS 80
) 30. Com mehl steady yellow western s. 0la9 81!
exports 6o,A es buthels; sales s,3s6 90 bushels
futures; 100 0buShels spot. No. tpriDg $50 lid,
SIC asked ungtaded red soAas; No.. s red fssjIe;
steamer No. 2 rcd ,4fe:l NO ! white Ole: IN.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28

BasnrnEp, Pa, August 2i.--opened Al 81 o1ss;
clteec " 81 highest SIc15; lowest 81 90
chAriefa o. 7il barrels olealncsS 100 barrels
on CRY, Pa, AnsnSt 95.-o OPENED AZ q OF;
highest q o93f lowest 81 ~: cioled AZ ST 80
sAles lt bRrfels; chArtonE p5 haueis ahip.
menu s. 40 barrels cleltuntet SIS 90 barrels
rnnAungJh Pa, August Hy--pclroleum itfegn
lar; NOT much doing; National transit CERTIFICATES
opeisd a. 81 q. closed hrmer atSio; hiehcit
81 01,,fi lcEests 81 OK.
Ilfuhyrln. PA, August 9. Opened 81 81 OK,
highest " 0lNt lowest u OK: cloeed at 81 e15fi
Shipments 6tlg7 barrels ehIfiennol posted.
PM spEtrilts. "a August q Petroleum quiet;
spthol To- in befielI sc.
MY yosK August q PETROLEUM Arm; United
cleeed a. 81 catfAi OK
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28

The Car Of Russia travels with fifteen
trunks. Now we understand why they
have Nihilists in Russia,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28
Take ail In an.

-tq AsstsS $50 ~ seAAs rs VI III ~
-zals ali the Kidneys andIiyef s.
Aedietaes. *
Take ali tho Blood purifiers.
Take all the Dyppsta aud indigestion
.5 ietsret,
lake al the Agas Fever, and bilious
peelees
-Tale al tAs gtata and Nerve t6lss
ftgia1.
TAKE all the Great health res.orers.
IN s1ors take all the best qualities Of all thee
and the-best,
-o4diitts Of all the best medicines IN theworld,
and youwill find that Hop
-BiAas have tho best curative qualities and
powets Of eoaeeatraiet In thtm.
And that they will cure when any or III Of
lhese, smsly or eoabiaed. Fatli!,i IA
-AshorUush trial VIII slyepesiEyepsooi Of thls.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28

The President is enjoying excellent
health. Its his physician who is sick,
and very properly. ], q a IL ~.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28
Or, MOTIFS FRERGHIPOIlDERS.

wnI cure ID d d the Kianeysi Gravel 5ieet,
stfietiircs and an Urinary and tetal ~
NerynIis aud pllyE icRl no ea
Lon 81 vig0r. PfeElAttte peeinl IN htau 10y
ScSsss "a. syphilis IN NJ rs totts soie thfnsf
mi iicso, ulcers efHpli0ae lctoiui ~
1AsftIa ana All btcod and klin te1iaie
VAN EfeOaI ~ earoitl apuogIhos c1Fld 10 )
6nSA Pfice d 90 Sod ~ VI ceiling, w Vs. b
TsF. todrfia, Leslit n 90, tIueg ials' s tx ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28

Amethys.a and pink canoes are the
fashionable line stcnea Of the season'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28

0a!ss. 80. q ...la ). .tstaa.stIsal !
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28

Es-None genuine without q bunch Of green Hops
on the white labs1. shunall the vie. poisonous
stutt with Hopi, or HnpSi' In thrir name.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28

Ex.President Arthur is meeting with
but Indifferent success in his chase alter
bass near Newport.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28
a FINE pEEni " lIHour FOAM,

= $50 \ - - 80 ~
what oaenc,,est N Tnie.t Of Those who
N crowd into tho noi braul.e Gus at Munich, I
Munich Correspondence 8s,s YSss EtxRiasro,t.
r,ha has. haer hroyedf II Mnnich, "a 4.
80 !. = ~, Z
tne tioipfaullasls, Wllcn 10 oie y tne
slghts Of the city, doomed, however, to be
altered and mo- efnized in the near future.
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nlcts t1aAe y sa!e psssss snan y af4nS
ron lass, ior tsss9hs NIL MY pgs.
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sli.,i,f sses It pus ~ LIZ s.y one
snou'a az .gt mn y tELs ~ we
psusns @Ss ,tSga ~ Wy.
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Wsis VI slsls.paeh
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28
yXjIiTHEEI1NG & pITITsBuRGH DIvI.

IVVF BON, B, g q q
Oii and afttt JUNE a, pEisengef IN Inn WIN
run Rs iollaEs Wheeling ttnef
For Pit1hurgh 40 q MI 9. IS ~ M dhily; rs
q. M, 3 ~ p. m, daily except SUNDAY.
Eor Gash p =, (, daily Exetpt sundsy.
edcCpt Sunday l0i1b p. m, daily bob u IA tlily.
From lngtpn- 100 4 NJ, deify ifli5 q nj,
SO M, deily eaeepi SUNDAY; ~ p nj, giaily.
Y, +, LORD icEognl Pf,stfg0t hkcnt
3 DUMB Az 7enoral s1p,t.
U q. GAS Ttas. Rle.l NJ whediItie.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28
FINANCE AND TRADE.


Il Tin AHQl AMI LAtAOHs
Tho Features of Tho hleney and stoel
MARKETS.
NV Yorr aurull p7l-Money eery ~ ~ psr
cent pdineinesolntiic pxres las pefcent. Fol
,oitn kxntang quiet ard tnchsngpd.
/ UoyIeStfk Y hnNps- lave been dull but steady
STATE Hosps-c lnlet and active and pfieei gen
R1tyxT Boabs The market Was Mifiyi &C
tive, although the sales were only .s1S, 90. I
lction Ia the aitgfnnop, most ofiWhieh was fe
covered. before the close Of the Board The lats
st trading was IA 1aekawanna and NSestett
lug ID most eases advance OF N 10 q percent and
there we've further gaines IN tho FORENOON Of from
u 10 over 20 cent when. with fewl exceptions
the highest ptices oi me day were made. Ia.
midday Until ao,plock lcsins ccniIde of hi
early Adyahces. ID the last hout there was rally,
led by Nesteln Unton, which touched Is hiyhesI
and closed 70 lower q nat gain q percent
Kansas & IeIaS advanced \ 70 q percent b
The result Of The day op rat lions other than tn
stocks mkntipned was an adylpcei Of recent for
ssats ssa p Sss fo r. M sa H.
lereelt tor Reading percent fof Loutsyttfe !, & :
list. ,s,t - n d 9 ~ n "a, al 5si
10: Pacific 6sfof t95. l36 Central Paddle firss.
ord. PSI Ieukiana consals, so:, Missouri 3.
iS TsnnsSse spp 4 oia; a. a. dc new, T r
Pacific Land Grants. IL; do Rio Grande, IS; Union
ing fund 1k1f Virginia q, 20; Virginia Con.
III Adams Exrress, III; American Exntess, 90;
Canada Southern, IS Central Pacific, SIX Chesa-
peake e Ohio 90 fEsts preferred, 70 do .ec.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28
IHaIIROO|| Restored

. Htatfpf fnkksskg ettn OF youthtpl tmtfadsuee
Manhood, &C., having tired In vain ever known
remedy, has dtieaytFrd simple taekpao sell euEe
Addreaa. I.ILREEYESIl2 ChkihAEi Sc. NeNYeflE Z
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28

\ Even II sheep were not profitable when
fed and cared for at the barn, they will, in
the fields, perform effective service in
keeping down weeds and consuming un-
deeffnble growth, Of plants.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28

Althoughlnachinery asdisplacsd many
ofths laborers on farms, yet the average
monthly wages paid farm laborers Is said
to be about $25, an increase of40 percent
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-01-29
Joseph COolt TO Niagara.

About thrco months ago tho faculty Of
Wellesley College, of which Mrs. Joseph Cook
was in carly years an instructress, wrote to
the ltcv. Joseph Cook asking for an auto
graph sentiment to place among tho valued
archives OF tho collcgo. Ho responded with
tho following which has mover before boon
printCd s-sa.
When Rome fell, whore vert thou,s colossal
In slow secession thou hast wandered back,
JhcSc miles OF sCCthing chaSm were thy track; !;
When lost Atlantis sunk, where didst thou
cul
TO thy voxcd prccipiccs? What if all
Thy dates stood OH thy ellis, from tho stofiod
or Troy to tho dclugc green and black
How eloquent were thy storiCd wall! .
Whcn,ti in thee was dipped tho swallows
wing?
When hcnrd.'st thou first tho shy brown wood
thrush sing?
Whom thou and man first met, hast thou for
gOt2
Who're wort thou in thy youth; when man
Speak, dutclcss roar! for thou art old and
wise;
Thy memories arc unsounding maicstiesl
l hear tho thundcrous thud, tho mufflcd
roar;
SEQ tho binding, Wheeling, shifting msts,
INC greens and grays, puppies and amc-
From Gods wide palm thy frightened cata-
ractS pour;
And | look up beneath them and adore
HnoEo me hang chain lightning on the mists
~ summer tcmpCSts. In the awCsOmc lists
Ot contest arc the thundcrS and thy shore.
Icncath thy Quivcrinr rivCn rocks lie
hnd gaze into the liEhtninrs and tho sky,
lfut hear only thee, and feel and see
hand that undcrrirts iinmcnsty.
Ih0u spcaltCSt much, but most thou speak st
OF Him!
God, God, God walks on thy wotcry rim.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-01-29
Amusing Printers' Errors.
he unluckY poet who wrote:

The unlucky poet who wrote:
Sec the pale martyr in his sheet OF flrci
must have been completely crushed
when the line appeared as:
See tho pale martyr in his shirt Of fro!
We can sympathizo also with tho poet
who, writing of his love, asserted that
he had "kisscd hor under tho silent
stars" and found the compostor made
him state that he "kicKed her under tho
collar stairs" True, it has been doubt
ed if these two poets ever existed; but
others, of less Hydrologic fame, havo
suffered as badly at tho hands of the
printer. Burns, in cheap edition of
his works, is made to say:
o, gin my love werc yon rcd noso.
A well-known temperance lecturer was
indignant at finding tho sentiment as
scribed to him that drunkenness was
jolly" whereas he had declared that it
was "folly."
Much surprise was occasionod by Sir
Archibald Alison, in his History Of
EUROPE including among tho persons
present at the funeral of the Duke of
Wellington the namo of "Sir Peregrino
Pickle" There can be little doubt
that the author had made an uncon-
scious slip, intending to name Sir Per-
egrinc Acton. Sir Thomas Brasscy
having referred in a speech to the Col
den Treasury of Songs and Lyrics"
the compositor transformed tho title
into the Golden Treasury of Soups
and Cynics." A report in Manches-
t"r paper of recent dramatic perfor-
nance mentioned the well-known farce
of "No. Round tho Corner" undor tho
amusing and suggestive title OF mo
One Round tho Corner
In the following instance it was no
doubt bachelor compositor who, in
setting up the toast, ''Woman, without
her man would be savagc!" got the
comma in the wrong place and made
the sentence read, "Woman, without
her man, would be savager'
The deplorablc state of the press in
Field 8 time may be realized from the
| fact that Bishop Usher, on his way to
preach at Pauls Cross, asked at sta
TONER S FOR 4 copy of the Bible, and on
examining it found to his astonishment
that the text from which he was about
to preach was not in tho book! The
wcll-known "Vincgar Bible was pub
hshed IN 1717, and obtains it's name
from the Parable Of tho Vineyard being
printed as the Parable of the Vinegar.
One of the most willful alterations of
the text, and one which cost it's pcrpo-
traitor her life, was committed by tho
widow Of aGerman printer. One night,
while an edition of the Bible was being
printed in her house, she took tho op-
portunity of altering the word Herr
into MARI, making tho verso read,
"Ho shall be thy fool instead of "He
shall be thy lord"
A Glasgow divine, and one of her
Majesty's chaplains in Scotland, was
lately reported as saying that person
ally he violated the Lords Day as
much as amy member of tho court"
"Vcneratcd'' was probably tho word
actually used by the reverend gentlo-
man. Chambers Journal.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-01-29
A Devoted Mother.

When Maj. Converse was laying out
the line of the Galveston, Harrisburg
and San Antonio railroad he spent SOW
cral days in obtaining tho right of way
through the little town of Kingsbury
There was considerable opposition on
the part of some of tho citizens to
granting the right af way unless they
received extraordinary remuneration.
Among those who regarded the rail-
road as q nuisance was hard faced
widow of about so years of ago, who
owned small farm. She said that if
she was not compelled to have 800
right off she would fight the company
until q certain warm place frozc over.
THAT 'oro road will run over somo
Of my cows, but I've got to have mon
cy," she said.
ut will not be as bad as you i'm
agine," replied Maj. Converse, sooth-
ingly.
ut will bo a heap wuss. The sparks
from tho locomotive will set fire to my
haystacks. But necessity knows no
law. reckon I'll have to sign the
right of way, but I'd rather tako
piZen."
II don't think that you will be dis
turbed as much as you suppose"
Il never expect to get another wink
of sleep at nights for them trains
just know my health'll break down.
III be in my grave before year, but
hand out yer hundred dollars and it's
whack. III do it on account of tho
children. What won't woman do for
hor own flesh and bloodP"
Major Converse handed over the
money and the woman signed the doc
ument cheerfully.
"Do you really need the money SO
badSy?" asked Major Converse, as he
folded up the document and put it III
his pocket.
"The worst in tho world, stranger.
A gentleman from Galveston-a drum
mer, believe they call him-visits me
every time he comes to this town. Tho
last timo he was hero he called mo his
gazclle, and wanted me to sit on his
knee, but told him, mo, not yet.'"
81 understand. Ho is paying you
attentions.
"And he's going to be here again in
about two weeks. He is right on the
ragged edge of proposing 2, but if l
don't encourage him he may grow cold
and listless. 1t may be good-by-John
with me unless 1 do my part. You
know how men are. They arc so on
reliable"
Yes, understand, You want to
lond him the money" said Converse.
"Not much I'm going to lend him
any money. But I'm going to San
Antoine to-morrer and I'll buy mo q
new silk dress and new hat, and I'm
going to have n new set of false teeth
built, and if amt Mrs. Drummer in
sido OF threo weeks, it won't bo my
fault
"Do you really love him?" asked
Maj. Converse.
mo, I'll never love again. But hos
30 kind to tho children, and my poor
children need protector so bad, that
I'm ready to make any sacrifice. l
don't think we ought to take our own
feelings into consideration when the
welfare of our offspring is concerned.
Do you know who is the. best dentist
in San AntoneP"-Ieras Sittings.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-01-29

tion OF two of Katie's other admirers,
who were ready to knock him down
when Mrs. Leigh asked him with much
sweetness having heard from her hus-
band of his Enthusiastically good position)
to take Katie down to dinner.
That was very happy evening, and
was followed by many another like it.
Soon after Edwin wrote glowing
letter to Mrs. Gray, informing her of
his engagement to Katie and his por-
feet happiness.
Whom they were married in tho au-
tumn, his aunts were obliged to confess
that his bride was not one of tho paint
ed creatures who alone, existed in their
imaginations, rs denizens of the sea-
side.
But Mrs. Gray often laughs when
Edwin and Katie visit her, and tells
him that, after all her mothers warm
ings, it was very sad that tho naughty
girl should have found a monster and
Insisted on making pet of him.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-01-29
The Decay OF tho Dude.

The kncll of destiny has struck, and
the dude must go. The samo cosmic
principle which folded away in tho
archives of geologic history of tho
once agile ichthyosaurus and tho foro-
cious trilobite has clutchcd in its resist
less embrace this sweet, young, species
OF the genus homo, and is slowly wrap
ping it in the ccrcments of tradition.
Even as sappy, vcrdant fern, pluckcd
by somc gentle maid in summer ram
bles, and pressed with caro- in her red
lined 'Evangeline, but forgotten
amid tho ensuing gayctics of social
life, the fair, short-livcd, emerald-hued
dude will soon pass into oblivion. Vor-
lily, all flesh is grass.
He who studies tho testimony of tho
rocks soon learns how slight a change
of circumstances avails to work de-
struction. Diro catastrophe, the up-
hcaval of an oceans bed into air. or
the Submcrging of n continent, has, in
deed, more than once been the abrunt
and wholesale instrument of slaughter.
Yet this is the exception and not tho
rule. Nature prefers moro gradual
methods. Species after species Evolves
exists, and dies. Some slight modifica-
.iN't VI Sii' ~ oiiiiiClll SUlllCcS ufSC To
decimatc and then to cxtinguish tho
whole family.
And so, analogy warns us, will it BIO
with the Observation-Disclosures.
thing and yet nevor-quite- to-the-utter-
most-appreciatcd dude. For q change
has comc-not over the spirit of his
dream; for only creatures with brains
have drcams-but over the cut of his
trousers. Thus far it has been with
him a survival, not of the fttcst, nor
of the filter, but of the fitted verv
closely fitted, too. But no longer shalt
the drapcry of his neither limbs cling,
with the adhesiycncss of n plaster, to
his attenuatcd FORM in the spacious
folds of tho raimcnt which tho latest
fashion decrccs, he can but collapse
and disappear. SO radical revolution
IN the circumstances of his existence
he cannot hope to survive. His fate is
sealed. And with tear in tho eve,
and q quill over the ear, the historian
already ransacks the pigcon-holes of
sentiment and memory and prepares to
rccite his carecr.-M Y. Irtbunie.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-01-29
When Mrs. ToodIes was Young.

The method of conducting tho auc-
tion sales twenty-five or thirty years
ago was peculiar. Previous to the sale
each person dcsirous of purchasing fur
nished the auctioncer with the name
under which he could bid. Thus, John
Smith, of Pittsburg, bid not as John
Smith, but rs "Pittsburg." The books
were put up in lots and the auctioncer
proceeded to obtain bids. Having clio
tied the highest possible figure, If the
first bidder did not desire the entire lot
any other person could take tho re-
maiAdcr at tho Same price. Should
this not be the case, the remaining
books were then put up and the bidding
Shakespeare 'Pittsburg" might take
ten. The reply was prompt, "Lancas-
ter ton," "Easton fvc," "Norristown
two" Hartford ton," and 80 on. In
this way half n million dollars worth of
books would sometimes bo worked off
in q week. -IhiLddeiphia MeWs.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-01-29
The Good Woman's Logic.

DR.. Kimball, of Saco, Me-, who is
one of tho oldest and most widely
known practitioners in York county,
tells a good story of himself. He had
attended an old gentleman during n
lingering illness, and about year af-
ter his dcccase sent in his bill, which
amounted to considerable sum, to tho
widow. He repeated the process three
times without cliciting a reply, and
then called. He was put off from timo
to time, until patience ceased to be q
virtue and ticn he again called with
grim determination in his character.
"0omo, my good woman" said he,
when the delinquent appeared, II have
waited long enough, and must have
my money" Fixing upon him look
of withcring contempt and brandishing
her broom in his face, she replied:
"You'vc been here three times for that
money, but I'll pay my honest debts,
thank ye, before [ pay my doctors
bills" The good physician was so
woll pleased with the logic of his debt
or that he rcceiptcd the bill on tho
spot. Courier.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-01-29
A Racy Rat Story.

A large number of rats established
themselves in a hay-loft, about midway
between the floor and the top of tho
hay. The owner of tho premises,
nearing continuous squealing noise
IN the loft, took a fork and removed
the hay from the place whence the
noiso proceeded and uncovered nest
OF about twonty rats. Several of them
ran and were caught by tho dog, but a
bundle OF sixteen full-grown animals
remained on the spot; their tails were
piaitod together, something after the
fashion of whip-cord. BY picking up
one of them the rest adhered and could
not be shaken apart. 1t was supposed
by persons who saw them that in order
to avoid tho cold the rat occupying tho
top OF the pile sought a warmer place
by creeping underneath, but not hav-
ing room to draw his tail after him it
" as left sticking oetV the next rat did
tho same, and so on until all had
changed their position and every indi-
Vidual rats tail was ontwincd into the
curious knot that hold them together.
If thoy had not been discovered and
killed thoy must have starved, as they
could not have separated.