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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-20
FINANCE AND TRADE.

Money 4a6 per cent-Goverments Dull
and Steady-Stocks Higher-FlOur I'm
changed-Wheat Higher.
NEW YORK, November 19.-Money on cali
quiet at 4a6 per cent, closing at 3 asked;
prime mercantile paper 4a5c; sterling ex-
change quiet but steady at 4Slta4S4f.
GoYERNMENTS-Duli and steady.
Threes .lOes
Fours Coupons '''.''''''''"jI ~
FOurS-and- IA lOss
Pacific Skies OF
SrATEs-Dull and steady.
ADMINISTRATORS sales s., 92l 900.
SToCKS-Thc stock market was active,
with the widest distribution Of business
ever recorded. Richmond and West Point
absorbed the greatest amount OF interest.
The general market was higher than yes
terday. The opening WAS extremely &C
tive and strong, first prices show
ing gains Of ! to J generally. There
were further slight advances in
early dealings but prices soon became
heavy and continued alternately heavy
and firm for the greater part Of the day,
though the last hours wee strong
throughout. The close was active AID
strong, close to the opening figures. y
large majority of the active list are higher.
Richmond and West Point is up l25, Nir-
.inia Midland g, Oregon Improvement .,
Hooking Valley Il, Memphis and Charles
ton Is. Norfolk and Western preferred i.
Transactions 55S, 500 shares. Quotations
closed bid rs follows:
Adams Express 1877: American Express
lO7; Canada Pacific col; Central Pacific
IL: Chesapeake and Ohio l0}; do preferred,
iirsts 1911; do seconds 12t; Chicago and Al
ton, 142; do preferred i6O Chicago, Bur
,ington and Quincy liU!; Delaware and
Hudson, 1863 Del. Lack'a and West l4ls:
Denver and Rio GranGe, 49,; Erie 368;
10 preferred ~; TT. Wayne, lil; Illinois
Central, 1881; Lake Shore, 81; Michigan
Central 96l Minneapolis and St Louis, 23i
do preferred, 81; Missouri Pacific, llG5;
Northern Pacific, 2Si do preferred CAT;
Chicago and Northwestern, 1909; do pre-
erred, III; New York Central ll35;
Oregon Transcontincntal, 36f; Pacific
Mail, as; Panama, 81; Peoria, D. d Z.
81; Pittsburg, las; Pullman Palace
Car 143!; Reading, iOS; Rock
Island, IL; ST. Louis and San FraniSc0,
354 90 preferred, 7ls; do first preferred,
ll7:St Paul, Minneapolis and Minnesota,
lis; st Paul and Omaha $40 do preferred
ll6: Texas Pacific, 223; Union Pacific,
6l,; United State Express, 81; Western
Union Telegraph 7S4.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-20
Don't Try to BE Funny.

Corwin of Ohio, Tom Corwin," as
every one called him was a natural wit,
and his reputation as humorous speaker
was better established than that of any
other man in congress or in the country.
One evening, after he had delivered a
speech at q political meeting in Ohio
which had been highly complimented, he
seemed dissatisfied with himself, and
finally said to those around him in his
room: ~ feel in the mood just now TO
give few words Of advice to you young
men, which l hope may influence your
future lives. Let me say to you, In sober
earneStness, don't try 10 be funny, like
me. You could doubtless make better
clowns than have made of myself, but
don't try. shall regret to my dying day
that / ever said a funny thing. The
world will laugh at me; but the world
dcspises the clown at last. l can do moth
ing else When aspeech is announced to
be made by Tom Corwin, everybody eX-
poets u clownish performance, and any
thing else would not be tolerated.
Il am reIegated to the circus ring for
the rest of my life. Whether l feel seri-
Gus, sad or happy, it is all the sGme-it
must be funny speech; and l know 1t,
and yield to this popular prejudice and
clamor, and 60 on making fool Of my
self, and shall continue to do so to the
end of my career. The man who talks
Us do never gets any credit for any solid
attainments; he is never looked upon as
q statesman; and if he gets any political
preferment it is only as sort OF o joke,
and not because he is supposed TO be
statesman. II O man could talk funny
when he felt like it, and talk sense at
other times, or if it were possible to make
people understand that he was only crack
ing joke to amnse them, it might do;
but that is not the way in which the
world is constituted. A man must be
funny or wise. You may rise higher in
the 10 lg run to be wise. This reputation
of mine hangs about my neck like the
body Of death. 1t is the Nemesis which
will haunt me to my grave. Shun II
while You may" These remarks made
great impression upon the young men to
whom they were addressed, and when
Mr.. Corwin had concluded, they were as
silent as though they had been in attend
ance upon funeral.-Ben: Perley Poore
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A Truthful Diplomat.

When that model merchant, Abbott
Lawrence, was at the height OF his mer-
camille prosperity he was offered the post
of ambassador to the English court, an
elegant compliment to himself personally
and to the honorable and influential class
of whom he might almost DO said to be the
head. Before accepting he asked Mr..
Everett, who had already occupied the
post, whether there was really any
foundation in truth for the ancient cpl
srammatic jest that an ambassador is
person sent to foreign government to
tell lies for his own, adding that If such
was the case his mind was made up; ne
had never yet told lie, and he was not
going to begin at the age of o." Mr..
Everett told him he could answer for
himself as foreign minister; that he had
never said q word or written line
which, as far as his own character or that
of the government was concerned, ne
should have been unwilling TO SEQ in the
newspapers the next day. This explana-
ton, the upright merchant replied, re-
moved one of his scruples. Dry Goods
Chronicle.
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Bull Batting In England.

Bull batting was a most popular sport
st wakes in North Shropshire. Many
septuagenerian labOrers may yet be met
with who have witnessed bull bait in
their youth. One such man, James
Grice, of Myddle, described lin 1879
bull batting at Loppington at which he
had been present when a boy as 1.-The
most barbarous act ever saw. 1t was
q Young bull, aud had very little notion
Of tossing the dogs, which tore his ears
and the skin off his face in shreds, and
his mournful cries were awful. was up
in tree, and was afraid the earth would
open and swallow US all up" Oaken-
gates, in the coliierieS, Which enjoyed the
reputation Of possessing the most largely
attended wake in the country, held on
the green in the beginning OF October,
can boast also the unenviable distinction
OF having been it is believedD the scene
of the last bull batting in Shropshire,
which took place in the year 1852. Many
savage bull baitings, 1t IS related, took
place at Medley wakes, which were
iatterly celebrated chiefly ut Ironbridge,
the busy little town in the parish OF Med
eley. The bull was baited three times
on each Of the three days-Monday, Tues
day and wednesday-first ut the horse
inn, Lincoln Hill, then in front Of the
Tontine inn at Ironbridge, and thirdly at
Medley Wood green. So sGys 1855 an
old man of II, whose father and elder
brothers were the ringleaders OF the
sports.
The last bull batting help at Medley
was put q stop to by body Of constablcs
headed by q magistrate, Mr.. Anstice, OF
MedeIey Wood, who was accompanied
and instigated BY Mr.. Mortimer, the vicar
Of the parish. Their names deserve to be
recorded, for it was an act Of great brav-
cry to face the excited mob Of colliers
and bargemen, who, though they fought
each other every market day, were ready
70 mako common cause against the dis
turbers Of their cruel sport. The parSon,
who was the moving spirit, was a little
deformed man; and such is the latent
chivalry Of Englishmen, that it was at
tributed TO this that the crowd did not
attack the authorities. Shropshire Folk
I ora
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Medirinal.
- rs Lbs. to Isl Lbs.
c,,i.pra Remedies | owe My Health
r"' Nv Happiness, and Ay Life.
..,.,- Masses that l do not thin

,-sss that I do not think and
My uSNt..s tbs CrrICURA REMEDIES. seven
IL Sindl % - a dozen lunps formed ON my
- 40 81. ~ sira NOM a cherry stone 20 an
rsnSts'N law, ones were trighuui I'd iOok
.sr.e. lL.,r m bear: people turned aside W hen
J. sai PA.... in disgust, and was aShanleI 70 %
~ SN ~ ar in society. fhSslStAiiS anu tueiL
: ;1s S7sr, "a IN medicines failed 70 do any
-saent anu .n,,,,,.,t Of despair tried the CUrI-
"a IN s,L.Ig.-l,UrICURA, the great SKIN Cure,
- RsNA-.., soar. an exquisite skin Beauti-
- tT-itl -. aud CyTlCURA kESOLNESr, the
:. aN'e-.:'aa,ss''fSr internally; the small Jumps
", 81 NJ - Gradually disappeared, and the
!. 81 '[ts--ta In about two weeks, diScharg-
- Cass s.rrf:riss OF matter, leaving two slight
=, s-E' - rFcs today toteil the story OF my
- % NJ, weight then was one hundred
s.fe-gi. ..Ss'v rounds; my weight now Is one
~ 5eseN :, r.ssyfy-Onp solid, healthy pounds,
,.-:'l s...,h, /, 0uly five ieet ave lheheS IN
= -r nee, -4f>gi the CUTICURA REMEDIES
p r-.vt' . Isl and West To CUTICCRA
In >'l.a, ny nv health. nv happiness and
.gEl.S. ~ ,7srrrt New York druggist asked
liz NJ DO YOU still use the CuTICURA
- q. 1.A'. r Look Ia De in perfect heRlthS'
s.gag.l' ". 81 DO and shall always. j have
[. ~! W. What sickness IS since 1 common
I'D Sal"", ~. rr..IEA REMEDIES Sometimes
~ ,-- "a AZ Ry praising them 10 people not
q. alS4.tN ,Infr merits, but sooner or later
,.. 4, their senses and believe the
- a.' VS., ..' that Use them, rs dozens have
So s., - - odd. May the time come when
~ % la-ye CUIsCJEA supply House IN
..s 80. i'm ,he world for the BENEFIT OF human,
-.sr .E 81 -'. l.r-rrr.eA REMEDIES shall be sold
. a.s. IN. ,b,-e will be rarely need OF ever
.-ls i'-- ,'''' NJ HUSBANDS.
u , G,N InST New York Y y
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TRUSTEES SALE.

By virtue Of deed Of trust made by Jane Cow
Gud JOS II. Govt. her husband, 10 me rs trustee,
dated the 1T day ct November, a. II. Isl, anu
recorded fl the Office Of the Clerk of the County
Court of OHIO County West Virginia, In deed OF
trust book p. pac" Ia. ~iIl sell AZ public anc.
ton, u; the front ioDroi the Cylrt House ot SAID
county In Tia. city Of Wheeling, ". Va, Oh
TUESDAY, IiIE7TlI DAY OF DECEMBER, a.
y. l>-', commencing al 10 \. NJ, II piece of land
on Wheeling Island in said city, known rs lot
40. 20, in Gi,yHgl>.s addition No. :, riat O.
which addition is ~ BOOK -, a. page 80, and
which lot fronts r1out thirty feet ON the ris'
SIDE uf NOrth Huron street Ia"rc !, n dwelling
npusy on said lot Selling 9s trustee, will con
yrv sjch THE as is vested in me 10y said decd o.
trrl.I. which. however. is believed % &c pcrircl
TERMS OF SALE-Ouu-jniri 90 The purcnnN-
money in cash and III" rr-iiu" i'm two equal III
>lailircul> bearing interest from the day O: sal"
and payable in one aud two years respectively
from that day, the purchaser To- give n!s uutc-
with g0pi security FOR the deferred payments,
and the legal title To the properly 10 be retained
IL further security. ALFRED CALDWELL,
nojci Trustee.
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LIVE STOCK.

"heolinS
The cattle market TINS wee" was I'LL,
and prices rename" the same a' lnoS" o'
last week. ne ivy n.,'n NJ" No., va" ,hn.n ~
with prices quarter lower til'n til'>e "
las" week MeS'lS' ltu'So'' ~ i'''' i''' ~
'Ee lolio"iiE q"o'".iOns t .,. nl.,3
Iatt!e-I,W "' 10 l. lUV us S'"NN 90, .,nd
per ID. SOO TO 9oo IDS: ''a"2c' per 49, 'o'
to $40 lbs; 25it'c. per 10: u
h'RS-'l G Ns' '.'. gI,, It'''S IT, L I'VE
Lam"s-Gooo AT %;af!c p'' H.
oal'eS- poo pei ~
SheeP-22'o"?c per 3D.
,, cn I%: 10 c,,,, Pa
cHitN n"n -,o ,i,;",,,, n"n.,,,r,,o,
CciptS 4,OOo heau' shipments l'""'' 'h''"''
strong, shade higher; shipping steers
g OUt5 20; stockers and feeders. - l"d
; 30; COWS. bulls and mixed 81 5oa3 10;
bulk 81 GOa2 Is; through Texas steers
81 5Oa3 %.
gs-.Receipts 1900 head; ship
ments 10000; market opened SLOW and
closed strong at Zoe. lower; rough and
mixed $3 55ai 90; packing and shipping,
SO SOai 10; light 50 S1al No; sKIpS
- lOa3 %.
Sheep--heceiPiS "'oVo' Siii''nrhtS n -,
600; market steady; natives - w nni, w. w.
western, - u"t1 ooi lcA"l'' . 'o'' l''
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-20
SITTING EoR HIS BUST.
Col Pat Gilmore Tells of His Experience
in q chronological Establishment.


The most powerful experience | ever
went through was when l accepted the
invitation of large chronological eStab-
lishment in New York to have my bust
taken at their expense. went to the
studio at the hour fixed and was to be
met there by we'll known sculptor, who
had courteOusly undertaken to do the
modelling himself BY some unfortunate
mischance he called TO put in an appear
auce. Two apprentices were vigorously
stirring the liquid plaster of paris, or
whatever yillainOus compound is used Tor
the purpose.
After about half an hours waiting it
was decided TO proceed in the great mans
nbseuce, and was invited to disrobe. A
much beplastered white sheet, supposed
to represent Roman to2a, was wrapped
round my neck and shoulders tightly,
and my face and hair were literally
creased TO prevent the plaster sticking
to the flesh. Pieces Of paper were stuffed
in my mouth, nos G and ears, and was
told to shut my eyes. No sooner had
done so than my prosecutors commenced
pouring the liquid on my head. one
poured while the other pressed the
rapidly hardening compound so as to NIL
every recess and get cast OF every feat
ure They poured a great deal too much
on. and soon my head was encased in
mask as hard as iron. The heat was in
sufTerable. | could not move my head,
for the awful weight threatened TO dis
locate my neck if did; my eyes seemed
being pressed into my brain, and the
paper circlets not proving adequate fer
their purpose, I began 10 feel the first
symptoms Of suiTOCatiou. | could not
call out and believed myself to be dying.
But my troubles had barely com
menced. The apprentices had not fixed
the centrebOard or slit properly, and
when they mercifupy decided to release
me they found the cast would not come
i'm half as il usually does. In q success
full operation the two halves are joined
together after removal, and perfect re-
production OF the face and head easily
produced. But in my case both dividing
board and grease had been overlooked,
and the only course left was to smash the
mask off. Mallet and chisel were used,
producing an effect like conclusion % the
brain. Finally my face was freed, and
was able to breathe, and make few re,
marks to the boys on their carelessness,
Then it transpired that they had omitted
to grease behind my ears, and the plaster
adhered to the skin like glue. To remove
the former the latter had to be torn away,
and when ct last got away was a mass
Of blood and sores. After two weeks
medical attention got about right, but
the memory is fresh still. l don't know
whether the boys were wholly or only
partially idiotic, but when l sit for my
bust again III borrow some one else's
head for the occasion. -Globe-Democrat
Interview.
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proved the statutes of general association

proved the statutes of a general association
Of societies for funeral reform and OPP
tional cremation; and this association
was Joined by the local societies Of Ber-
lin, Potsdam, Frankfort, Darmstadt,
Iiegnits, Chemnitz, Heidelberg, Dresden,
Leipsic, Hamburg, etc. These societies
have already their journalistic organs in
the shape of two magazines called Gesund-
heit and News Flamme Health and New
Flame), so il will be seen that the crema-
ton idea is making progress in Germany.
The delegates inspected the cremator-
ium at work in the churchyard at Gotha,
and they were assured by the burgomas-
ter that the repugnance Of many to this
form Of burial had been completely over
come by the sight Of the decorous and
befltting manner in which bodies are re-
duced to dust by rapid process Of fire
and then inurned. Chicago Times.
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A Bows Composition.

At recent meeting Of the Old Semin-
airy boys at indianapolis the following,
on time stained sheet Of paper, was
produced and read as a composition OF
half century ago, the author being at
that time Of the tender age of 10 years:
"A Eagle and I4ion.-A eagle and lion IS
the King of birds and beasts. They is
two kines of eagle, the ball eagle and the
COLE. There was wunce COLE eagle
here on q stemebote and l saw it. Nat
Cox kid a ball eagle at the ford tother
day. They bill thare mes on the pint OF
the AGcane mountains, for John Elder
to,e me so, out of Skinny clubs. l wish
they was g mes on Mobiles hill so we Good
nit clubs csy WuRce ball eagle took a
boy to its mes in pants, and its papa and
mamma ran up thar an foun him knockin
the young eagles about with Skinny club
and whorain fur Joy And that is all
about q eagle. Now l will tell you about
a lion. BufHn says lion kin kill q
elfant with his pa, and kin etc anything
cept iniun rubcr wax. A lion will etc
anybody less his name is dannel. wisht
they had cald me damned, then Ike Keys
dog lion cuddent bite me, and that IS all
about lion.
CHARLES FLETCHER, Jun"
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. Prediction Made by Lafayette.

While Lafayette was leading his army
through Virginia during the revolution
airy war, he predicted that tho vicinity OF
Charlottesville would at some time be the
vineyard Of America. He was convinced
of this by the appearance OF the wild
vines and the large amount of fruit they
produced. After hundred years aud
ten there is q prospect that this predic-
ton will be verified. Wine production
is now attracting great attention there
and promises to become very profitable
industry.-Boston Transcript
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FLOUR, GRAIN AND FEED.
Wheeling.

Wheeling.
The demand for flour is brisk and Is
keeping up even with the supply, while
are not anxious TO sell at
prevailing figures. The market Is
firm and wheat is stillcoming
in pretty lively and selling 1t 75c
per buShel, with fair demand at those
figures. Prices in all instances remain the
same as at our last report. In the feed
market middlings and bran are quiet. oats
are fairly firm. corn has Improved and
hav remains quiet. Prices are as follows;
FLOUR AND GRAIN-Choice family -four
in barrels 81 90; in sacks s. IS; midGiins,
per ton S14 %; bran per ton Sl2 %; wheat
No per bushel 75c.
FEED-Corn per bushel 40a45c; oats ga
2Sc; baled hay per ton $l2 GOALS 90; loose
hay is selling for about 50 OOali W per
ton
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INSOMNIA.
Are tho American People Be-
coming Nation of
Lunatics &?
The Frightful IncrcaSs of Insanity
caused by Nervousness and sleeep-
leuessnesy.

caused by Nervousness and sleeep-
lenesSnesS.
The increase of insanity in America during
the last ten years has been more than fifty
percent. The largest and finest public
buildings recently erected have been for the
care of lunatics. and they are al filed TO
their fullest ca,acity. These facts are aP-
Mailing. They show that something must
lie done speedily 20 prevent this increase or
we shall become q nation of lunatics. One
of the greatest causes OF insanity is loss CT
sleep. Physicians say tlat when persons
fail to sleep for foU~ NIGHTS lh'y arc OF the
verge of insanity. A'd yet narcotics are
dangerous. 1t is only when III. bcdy Is well
that perfect sleep cIr he securrd. COM
mittee # physicians, that Gently irvts.
tigat, d this subject. founl he lack of life
force in the system brought about more
nervousness. more slecple,snesS, AID more
madness than any other Known cause.
With these itte,t,d facts b. fore Us, we
can easily see that only by adding to the
vital force can health be retained. disease
avoided, and death postponed. THIS can
ONLY be done, however, by the Use CT
strong toning power. and for this purpose
nothing has ever equaled Vo!ra Cordial.
1t is not designed as cure-all bat rs life
giyer. 1t takes the sys'em when 1t is at low
ebb and brings;t back to vigor. itprevents
the coming on of debility. Il qu!ets the
nerves and strengthens the muscles so that
sleep is not only possible bntrcl: shjng.
If our people desire th2ir health un-
impaired, in spite Of bal water, nlaiar'aI in
fluenc and other heath enemi $ that
surcourdthem, they must have some staai'rd
remedy that impa-tS yigor, wiIi.e adding
strength. Tri' Is subject winch calls for
most serious AMI inlnod'ate attention.. AID
one that cannot lie postponed nor neglected.
The Yolina Cordial above referred TO-, Is re-
Gently discovered medical compound made
into a pleasant tasting Cordial, so pleasant
You hardly imagine you are taking medicine.
Since its introduction marked effect las
been found, by critical observers, upon
those persons who have used it, and 1t is
absolutely contributing more to check nerv-
business debility, insomnia sleeplessnessand
insanity than any other known agency. AS
such, its value is ines Unable.
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PETROLEUM.
New York,

New York,
NEW YORK, November l9.-Petroleum
Opened firm at 75c, broke to 14sC, adj
vanced to 75ic, and closed at 75sc. Sales
2,53l 900 barrels.
Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH, PA, November 10
Petroleum-Quiet but steady; opened
at "A; highest 10y; lowest IA;
Bradford.
BRADFORD, November l9.-PCtroleum
Opened at 75!; highest 49,! lowest 75i
closed at 75s, clearances, $50, 900.
TitusNille.
TITUsvILLE. November 19.-Opened at
10; highest 753; lowest 7i{; closed 80.
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c-.mation I'm Germany.

Thera has Just been held at Gotha o
diet OF delegates from the various crema-
ton societies In Germany, as well as OF
several other countries, including Italy,
Switzerland, Holland, and America, the
last being represented by Mr.. Storer
Cobb, Of Boston, who is at present lectur-
ing in Germany on the disposal OF the
dead BY fire The diet discussed and ap-
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a Good Nicht,s Rest.

eve been riding on the limited cattle
train all day, madame" said the tramp
in an imploring tone of voice, land my
feet are very tired. Would you mind
letting me sleep tonight in the COW past
ure back of the barn."
Certainly not" replied the woman
kindly, and I'll tell John to put up the
bars snug and tight, so You won't catch
cold. New York Sun.