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Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-07
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SUMMER VISITORS ENTERTAINMENT TIC. NIGHT
w. @. WAY SLOWLY RECOVERING.
MADISON, August 6.-The Methodist
church looks very attractive in its fresh coat
of paint.
The summer visitors will give enter
tainment on Saturday evening in the chapel.
The programme will include readings, reci-
tations, with plenty of music. The proceeds
will be donated to the library.
w. @. Way, who was injured by light
ming last Friday while taking message in
the telegraph Office is slowly recovering. He
has frequent attacks of nausea and is very
weak. The same storm killed three cows for
Mr.. Edwin Parmelee.
On Sunday last a sensation was produced
by horse, which while going up the oh arch
yard was seized with fit of blind staggers
and dropped on the spot. After kicking a
little he got up and started to run around in
a cir Gle with one leg over the thills. Final
1y he kicked himself back into place and
stopped, with no one Injured.
Mr. Gilbert, of Mlddletown, gave a fine
exhibition of fireworks in front of his. cot
tage on the beach, near the west wharf, on
Wednesday night. The cottages were bril-
liantly illuminated with Chinese lanterns.
The 'tJolly Girls' have hired cottage
the beach, and are spending week in hav-
ing good time all by themselves. They
were serenaded by the drum corps Wednes-
day evening.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-07
GROWING OYSTERS ON TREES.

The fact that oysters have been grown here
largely on trees will show the extent and
tboTo1phness of the experiments in oyster
culture Efforts to grow oysters on trees on
the muddy bottoms in the Poquonnock river,
near Groton. in this State, were uniformly
successful, and many thousand bushels C, OF
superior oysters were obtained per acre: NO
particular skill is required in this kind OF
culture, and the method will find many FOL
lowers throughout the State where similar
bottoms are found. All attempts at artificial
breeding had failed on the Groton muddy
grounds until this new method was tried
Birch trees of Is or 20 feet in height, or
inches diameter at the butt, were thrust
about three feet into the mud under the wa
ter 80 as to stand at an angle of about forty
five degrees with theEcurrent. They covered
the bottom on each side of the main channel
to within fifty feet of the shore. At spawn
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-07
From General Frank ID. sloat, SUI

FfOOA G0nGFAI Flank Ds SUI
preme Dictator of The knights of
Honor of America.
New HAVEN, Conn, Nov. IA, 1882.
MEsSRs. LEWIS & Co..
Dear Sir-Your RED JACKET BITTERS
have been used in my family with good eff
feet, and such representations have been
made to me by others regarding benefits de-
rived from their use as recommends them in
the strongest manner.
Yours very truly,
FRANK D. SLOAT
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-07
General State News.

Thursday afternoon about O'Clock boy
named Lynch, 80 years old, residing on
Sheldon street near 'front.' in Hartford, fell
off the Commerce street bridge into the river.
He was rescued by boy named Moran.
THE TYLERvILE CAMP MEETING.
The camp meeting of what is known as the
Life and Advent society will be held at Ty-
lerville, near Goodspeeds, beginning on Sat
urday of next week and continuing a week.
''GoD's BROOM" FOR CONSUMPTION.
Mrs. Grant Stephens, of Morris, called at
Daniel Hunts on Sunday, having come to
town to hear ye editor preach, but was dis
appointed, not knowing that the afternoon
services were discovered during August
Bethlehem letter in Woodbury. Reporter.
1t may not be out of place to remark
that here we met Mrs. Stephens, above re-
ferred to, and learned of her singular recov-
cry from consumption, by means of what she
reverently called Goods Broom" which is
simply the extension of both arms upward
during the imitation of the lungs and drop
ping them to the side during the expulsion
of the air. The difficulty with those with
lung diseases and sunken chests is that they
do not get air enough, and we doubt not
many would be saved from premature graves
by the above process. Mrs. Stephens was
once but little more than skeleton, but is
now 'bonnie lassie'' of 100 pounds or
thereabouts Ed Reporter
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-07
FAT OYSTERS AND OYSTER CRABS.

The socalled fairness of our oyster is
very different state of affairs from that
brought on by stall-feeding an animal. The
oyster is not fat; its plumpness is due to
very extensive deposit of protoplasmic matter
which has been assimilated. 1t is this large
amount of delicate, easily digested proto
plasm which renders the oyster SO wholesome,
easily digested and nutritious. That deli
cious morsel, the oyster crab, found inside
the oyster and shell when it is opened, is
scarce here. Plants from the Chesapeake
contain them in abundance, and there
are more in those waters than else
where. The oyster crab is a distinct
species, and not, as commonly supposed, the
young of the edible blue crab. Technically,
it is the pinnotheres ostreum. 1t is true
mess-mate of the oyster and also an oyster
purveyor. The female lives within the
shell of the oyster in the gill cavity, and is
well known to most consumers of oysters.
The males are seldom seen, and rarely, If
ever, occur in the oyster. They are occa-
sionally seen swimming on the surface of the
water. The crab inside the shell of the oys-
ter catches and swallows food, which in its
entire state could not be taken by the oyster,
but in any event the small crumbs which
would fall from the mouth and claws of the
crab would be carried to the mouth of the
oyster, SO that nothing would be wasted. The
oyster crab is now canned, the supplies be-
ing obtained from large oyster-canning es-
Establishments.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-07
-ANrAeEs OF MARYLAND PLANTERS.

Senator Hodson says: ''The slower growth
of the oyster here as compared with Chesa-
peake bay will of course make it more e1pen-
siye to raise them here than with US. Fight
ing the stars will double that expense, and
the losses by these depredations will multi
ply all that several times over. think it is
safe to say that the shallowsr waters of Ches
apsake bay and its tributaries will give us an
advantage in economy of working and taking
oysters from private beds that of itself
would enable us to undersell the Connecticut
planter in the same quality of oysters. am
satisfied that the same energy and capital
that will make 81 in Connecticut will make
$40 in Maryland. Without steam dredging
nothing could be done here. l find that the
leading and most far-seeing men here appre-
ciate our advantages over them in the same
way that do"
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-07
GREEN AND RED OYSTERS.

1t was agreed in the discussions on the
Sound that oysters are never sold SO cheap
as when small They never then bring more
than their value. Although the importation
of mature oysters from the Chesapeake is
less, the plant, or seeding oyster, is bought
as freely as ever. The planting of seed is in
creasing each year in this locality and all the
seed that Maryland can raise is needed in ad-
dition to what Connecticut produces.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-07

The Maryland Visitors And what
They Said About New Ravens OyS-
ter culture In the SOund-They Are
EmYir0na.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-10-20

attempt to persuade the multitude to
keep out Of the range of the shot and
shell that are constantly though silent
ly hurled forth from these deadly guns
OF the enemy, and not q few of the peo-
pie seem to be animated with an ardent
zeal to take care of the wounded.
These are often taken to hospitals
especially provided, where they are
carefully nursed. and when conya-
lescert are instructed to keep out of
the range of the guns of the enemy,
but as the markesmen know their VIC
tins they become their targets and an
easy prey to their practiced eye.
These victims of the rum power are
very numerous, and known to be the
especial objects for their shot, and liza
bic to be struck down again and again,
until some final and more deadly aim
from some Of the batteries ends their
career, accompanied with the most
terrible suferings, which is often made
to include their families and even en-
tailed on their children. In some cases
the shot of the enemy produces all the
horrors of hell itself, making their vic
Tins rage with a Economical frenzy,
sometimes tOrturing their families with
Understandable violence and brutality.
One of the most lamentable features
Of this war is that the mass of the peo-
pie are Indifferent, and seem ignorant
as to the designs and the vigilance OF
their enemies. w Jennings Den0rest.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-10-20
Gallant Mr.. Snooks.

Old Mr.. Shocks is an inveterate wag.
He lives at large clearinghouse on
West Fourteenth street. In the same
house live q couple of young dry-goods
clerks. They are both of the genus
dude, and affect an air of extreme and
feminine languor which Mr.. Shocks de-
clares makes him sick at his stomach.
The other morning, just after Mr..
Snooks had taken his seat at the break
fast table, the two young exquisites
lolled into the room and sank into
their chairs.
.Geawge," drawled one of them to
the waiter, '.wait on us immediately"
But" said the waiter, MIR. Shocks
was in ahead of you. sir; I'm waiting
on him."
.sWeah in q huhwy, Geawge. and
must be waited onr''
In despair George turned to Mr..
Shocks. "What shall do sir?'
'Georger' said Shocks, severely and
audibly, always wait on. the ladies
irst!"
The dudes now express the opinion
that Mr.. Shocks is a coarse, brutal
man; "sells potatoes on Chambahi
street, y'know. life
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-10-20
TEMPERANCE.
WHAT GAN 4 Dor

What can do? ! am only girl!
What can do In the worlds busy whirl?
Others have money and influence strong,
But what can do toward Fighting the wrong
would not stand idle and carcles,ly dream,
But what car dor
What can you dor Do you ask from your
As 'only girl" will you do girl's part?
Much can you do. IL brayely and TRUE,
You use an the gifts God hath given to you.
You can show BY your acts you have taken
For God. for home. and your own native
land.
This much you can do,
Then you can help by your co,ris every day.
Patiently scattering seed by the way.
You NAV not see fruit for long time 70
But out OF the many you've nplifred some.
Some vii. be stronger becanse YOU are strong;
Some will more eagerly battle the wrong;
Aud this you can do.
Let tho words that you say the acts that you
Always show forth for the good and tho true:
good taste:
With these many difficult things can be faced.
Use all your talents In the cause OF the rignt'
And for Temperance you can sing aud recitc.
All this you can do.
Don't wait for great things In distant "some
day."
But do the small things that come in your
way.
Always be careful to show where you stand
Opportunity is ever our Fathers command.
Ii you only are earnest thoughtful and true,
A great many things will your hands lind TO
do
Work away. and the Father will show you
some day
How many you've gladdened and helped on
the way.
"Only girl" but there's work you can do
"0nly girl" and we greatly need you.
Come Join us and work with your heart ana
your hand, e.
For God for home, and our own native land.
E. l.. BrOwn, IN Union Signal.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-10-20
THE EARTH A BUBBLE.
Earthquakes Due to the Escape Of Vast
Volumes Of Natural Gas.

Etrtuuu3NeB Duo 10 tue Ts3Capc VI Nabt
Volumes Of Natural Gas.
Among the many theories propound-
ed to account for the Charleston, S. c.,
earthquakes not the least plausible is
that which attributes them to the cs-
cape of the vast volumes of petroleum
and natural gas. When it is consid-
cred that the pressure of the escaping
gas is so great that it has never yet
been accurately measured, it will be
readily seen how the withdrawal of its
support from the interior might give
rise to sufficient displacement of the
crust Of the earth along the line Of
geological weakness to produce all the
disastrous results which have been re-
counted. Gauges connected with some
of the wells show pressure of five
hundred pounds to the square inch,
and this is believed to be far below the
normal pressure in the vast caverns
where it was stored before myriad of
openings permitted its escape to the
outer world. The volume which has
thus been liberated is simply incalcula-
bic, and it is hardly possible that such
stupendous causes should not produce
equally stupendous results. As well
expect balloon to retain its rotundity
when rent in its skin allows the gas
to escape.
The plausibility Of this theory is
further sustained by the reports OF
serious changes in the flow Of gas at
various points II the crust Of the
earth is supported to any great extent
by its fluid and gaseous contents, and
sinks or is disrupted by the withdrawal
of their support at one point, such q
disturbance might be naturally expected
80 check or modify the flow at other
points by opening avenues into new
cavities and recesses. II is by no
means improbable that we will hear OF
both gas and oil wells diversely affected
Is result of the recent seismic phe-
noEena.
Bacon has told us that ''the world
= bubble;" and the man who called
him
The wisest, brightest, meanest Of mankind,
speaks Of the Ruler Of the Universe AZ
watching, with equal eye
Atoms or systems into ruin hurled.
Aud now bubble burst and now world.
1t is by no means reassuring to re.
member that the poetic prescicnce is
something akin to inspirstaa.-Chs'
.eago NegS
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-10-20

The World sWoman's Christian Tenn
perance Union has hearty supporter
In the Mother Superior of the convent
at Springfield, Mass. She has secured
the names of 1000 Catholics there to
the petition, and Temperance text
books are to be used hereafter In the
convent schools
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-10-20

WHICH of your boys, the heaven OF
your heart and life, will you give in or.
der that your city may be lighted
with gas or brilliant electric lights?
Which child can you spare to help your
city grade and pave its streets? How
long Will you consent to tread on side.
walks that the blood of souls has en-
abled your city to lay for your conven-
ience?-Mary j. Aidrich.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14
THE WOOL MARK Ell.
Drawing In tho Clip from the Finest Produc.
lug Area In America.

Drawing In tho Clip from the Finest Produc.
Ing Area In America.
For fifty years Wheeling has been a
wool market Of peculiar interest 10 manu-
tacLuren OF wooden fabrics, This she
owes to her favored location in the heart
Of tho finest wool.growing territory in
America. Within radius Of fifty miles,
embracing a region tributary to Wheeling,
IL raised the largest quantity OF high
grade wool produced anywhere in the
country. Wool-growing has reached it
higheat development In Southwestern
Pennsylvania, the Upper Panhandle Of
West Virginia and those Counties oil EaaterI
Ohio which liz opposite. The compost
ton OF tie soil, the broken character oil
tho country and tho bountiful supply Of
pure water, have made OF this enriron-
nlent natural sheep pasture not Burpass.
ed in the world. Nowhere has a higher
intelligence been applied 10 this import
ant pastursl industry, and in no Other
equal area has 80 much capital been In.
vested. The constant aim-has been t.
improve the breeds OF stock with view
to their wool.bearlng qualities, and thu
result has been celebrity which com
mands for these woods tho highest market
price. They stand at the head OF TIT
lat and sell when there Is any demand al
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14
ABOUT WELLSBURG.
A LIVE AND BOOMING NEIeHBoR,
Some Historical and Descriptive Facts about
the PlacO-Her Gas IioOm-Her Repre-
sentative Establishments Glass and
Paper Making = Paper Sacks.

Wellsburg, one among the Oldest towns
on the Ohio river, takes her name in
honor OF Bazaleel or Alexander Wells,
Previous to 1916, the town was known as
Oharlestown, but It's name was changed by
an act of the Legislature, dated December
10, 1916, This change in name was made
on account Of there being Charlestown
elsewhere in the State, Wellsburg, in the
days Of her iucipleuCy, was one Of the
most noted shipping points ON the river,
her exports OF flour and whisky, previous
to and about 1920, exceeding those Of
Wheeling and almost equaling those Of
Pittsburgh. But since this ancient date
the town has changed her industries, and
ia now one OF the most flourishing and
prosperous OF her alzs In West Virginia.
The frat boom that contributed more
than anything Olse to Wellsburg's pros
psrity was the completion Of the Pitts
burgh, Wheeling 4 Kentucky Railroad
from Wheeling Junction, opposite steu,
henville, to Wheeling, tho formal opening
Of which occurred on Monday, February
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14
done by him win not be approved with

done by him will not be approved with
out rigid examination.
In running pipes in buildings, no set
rules can be given, except that pipes, IN
all cases, whea possible, be 80 placed that
they can be easily inspected; and that in
case OF accident any leaking gas may es'
Dement, wall carefully where service
pipe enters the building, and use 3 large
pipe for the main that runs through the
cellar. Provide valves to shut oil gas
from all Tisers, In running pipes through
hues great care Ia necessary, and lead
pipe Tor the beds should not be used,
Do not run pipes between floors or walls
when any other method can be employed
Do not place cocks between floors and CELL
ings, Do not uss any valves which re-
quire packing at the stem, in places where
leaking gas may be dangerous. II pipes
run outside Of walls, provide drip.
Allow plenty Of air under CRATES, so that
the hearthatone may not yet too hot, Set
the back tile In CRATE so that the unburnt
gases will he directed up the chimney, and
not allowed TO enter the room,
In fitting up q building all gas filters
will be required to furnish the gas COM
pany with q statement giving the number
OF fires fitted up, and also any additional
fires that may be connected afterwards In
the same building, 80 that a complete re-
cord may be had at this office,
Itshonld be borne in mind that leak
OF natural gas Is not so perceptible as oil
artificial gas, on account OF the very slight
odor arising from it; and more care should
be taken in piping q building for its use,
Notify the inspector before connecting
TO the curb stop, and test service pipe from
street to house before lllling ditch.
Place q good heavy stOp'CoCk inside Of
wall, and connect to riser with right and
left coupling, or a hsnge union packed
with asbestos packing. Common lip
unions will not be allowed.
Place q ground joint, or an American
metallic packed union, conveniently be-
tween valve and mixer,
Where globe valves are used at fires,
the stems must be packed with asbestos
packing,
The ends OF all nipples and pipes be.
tween mixers aud burners must be rOamed
or countersunk In order to allow q free
passage Of air and gas to burner.
Place q damper III all stove pipes and
chimney throats, unless considered I'M
necessary by the company's inspector,
These regulation are not cApriCiOus or
onerous. They are the result Of expert
enCed observation elsewhere, and they
ought to be cheerfully compiled with, as
no doubt they will be by those who take
the trouble to be familiar with them.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14
aud bigger boats, will in turn be unable to
transact the increasing business, and en-.
laIgsd facilities will in turn stimulate &C.
tiVity in manufactures and commerce.
THE LOCAL PRESS.


A Prosperous and EnteTprlsIng Set Of News
Nothing indicates more faithfully the
spirit and intelligence OF Q community
than its public press, Conservative pub
lie, conservative press, Lively people,
bright newspapers, Wheeling has no
reason to bs ashamed Of her periodicals.
The city has always literally repaid jour
uRlistiC enterprise directed Alright, She
now enjoys as the fruits OF this policy two
English morning dailies and wesklies,
with the Associated Press franchise; one
afternoon German daily, q Sunday pa
per, RHd q weekly, all Of which keep
abreast Of the times. The IplsGs Is so To-
Gated that the press completes with Pitts.
buTgh, Cincinnati and the more distant
cities to q less extent, for her own local
patronage, That her papers manage to
hold their own and grow with the COM
mulity Is sufficient commentary on their
character. Her papers are;
Tue WHEELING lNTRLLIdRNCER, daily,
semi,weekly aud weekly Republican Ia
politiCa; established in 1852, aud no " pub,
lished by Frew, Campbell Il Hart,
The Wheeling Register, daily, weekly and
Sunday; Democratic; established In 1859
by Lewis Baker, now OF the St, Paul,
Mimi, Globe, and at present published by
the West Virginia Printing Company,
Der lPheelingtr POlksblai; German (;
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14

Illustrated London New,
Most Of Us know the story Of tho Amer.
lean who, visiting some provincial
museum on the continent, was shown a
rusty blade which, he was assured, was
the identical knife used by tho brave
Charlotte when aho finished the blood.
thirsty joan Paul. "Where's the FORK ~
asked the American. He muat have been
twin.brother to, II not tho Gellsame Amer.
lean globe tFotteF Of whom heard lately
at Candy, In Csylon. He was visiting d
Buddhist temple, and the priests showed
him lamp Ia which burned a sacred are
which, they said, had not been extinpush.
ed for 1000 years. rs that soy asked
the ARsrleal, W is, "replled the prleSta.
Then the American stopped down, pUrSed
pun e4tihguished ths sacred lire. II
Guess lie aui now" no remarked quietly
a le walked away.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14
Mcclure, Assistant Secretary; F.C. Myers

Mcclure, Assistant Secretary; F.C. Myers
Solicitor.
Franklin Fire and Marine, ]. N. Vance
President; NJ. Reilly, Vice President; j,
L. Stroehlein, Secretary; James L. Adams,
Assistant Secretary.
German Fire, William i. Stilel, Preai
dent; Anton Reymann, Vice President
August Rolf, Treasurer; W. s. Foose, Sec
rotary; John ]. Bayha, Assistant SeCre'
tary; Christ Viewig, Local Agent. The
President, ViCe.Preaident Treasurer, and
Messrs. Philip schuehle, A. O. Egerter,
Fred schenCk, Casper He'll, Henry Bleber
son and Louis F. Stifel compose the Board
Of Directors.
Jefferson Fire, L. W. o1lObay, Presi.
dent; John D. Oulbertson, Vice.Pteai.
dent F. Rlester, Secretary Theo. Roller,
Agent,
Manufacturer Fire, j. NJ. Brown,
President ]. @. Anderson, ViCe.P President
William F. Butler, IT,, Secretary.
Ohio Valley Fire, Joseph speidel, Presi'
dent; W. l. Mcclure, Secretary.
Peabody Fire, Alonzo Loring, PSesi
dent ]. F. PAUL, Secretary, "
Underwriters Fire, Robert Crangle
presid enti Joseph PAUL, vice.president
Alfred PAUL secretary; Charles H
Senseny, Solicitor.
Ohio Valley Life, I. H. Duval, presi
denti George D. Eldridge, vIce.president
William @. Handlan, secretary 7. II
Logan, treasurer DR.. I. U. Campbell
medical director Robert White, attorney
O. j. Dillon, general manager.
Insurance has been an Important bust
ness here for ascore OF years, and in tina
time no Wheeling insurance company hal
become bankrupt or failed IL pay an!
legitimate loss.