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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-11

STATE OF WET YTEGISIA, COCsTT % ONO, CRY
OF NHEEiISG.
J. Thomas " Darrah. Clerk 81 raid Court, do
hereby certify that the above named special
Commissioner has given bond and security a. re
duircd by Law and said decree.
THOMAS 81 DARRAH, Clerk.
June %, lss6. JUL
The above sRle has been adjourned until SAT.
URDAY. AUGUST Il. I--G. commencing AT 10 q.
m, at same place. ALFRED CALDWELL,
auG guecial Commissioner.
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The sale of the farm above named Is ad.
journed Ia Thursday, the 29th bay Of July, 1856,
aud the sale OF the above named mill property Is
adjourned TO Saturday. the 3lst Day Of July, 1856
sale will take place on the premises
ju2OcAgi IF. JONES, Trustee.
The sale of the above property is adjourned un.
Ill thursday. AUGUST ;, lSS6. The farm Ia
be sold on the premises at 10 O'Clock a. IN, and
the mill property on the premises At clock p N.
jy3l |. +. JONES, Trustee.
The sale of the above property is adjourned I'M
til THURSDAY, AUGUST D. lSSsi The farm Ia
be- sold on the premises at 10 o'clock Il, III, and
the mill property on the premises at , O'Clock
pm. !. I. JONES, Trustee.
uu-CO,lrtyi
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-11

| STATE SECURITIES-Dull and steady.
| RAILROADS-Were dull; sales S3,3!5,-
| 600
STOcKS-The market recovered to-day
/ from the tight money scare, although 1t Is
believed that adjustment OF loans VIII be q
/ disturbing feature for some days to come.
| The conclusion that money will command
/ higher rates in the future and the trouble
| between the Baltimore and Ohio, and the
! Pennsylvania, caused a disposition to sell
! in the early trading, but the effect OF the lat
! ter influence was about short lived and the
market quickly recovered. First prices
showed irregular changes, but We're within
| to per cent of Yesterdays closing iig-
ugcS. After some hcSitOncy the entire list
advanced. 4 moderate business was trans
acted until after midday when dull and
| ftaturclcSs market was had, followed in the
last hours. bya moderate advance, and the
market closed firm at about the best prices
of the day. Closing prices show decided
gains for almost everything on the active
list. Pacific Mail being the only exception
with a loss OF /. New Jersey Central Is
up Il, Consolidated Gas /, New York and
New England II, Omaha preferred l, Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Texas and Erie each
per cent, AMI other smaller fractions.
Transactions 1876, G:}5 shares
Adams Express, ll?; american Express
loo: Central Pacific. ~; Chesapeake and
Ohio -: do preferred, tirSts Il; do seconds
II: Chicago and Alton HI! do. preferred
80; Chicago. Burlington and Quincy, 1876!
Cleveland and Columbus, 50; Delawareand
Hudson. 100; Denver and Rio Grandc
Il: Eric 81: do preferred ~; III. Wayne,
lis: Illinois Central, l35; Lake Erie ana
Western, lOi; Lake Shore, -; Michigan
Central. 81; Minneapolis and 81. Louis,
III: do preferred, 45i; Missouri Pacific,
hog; New jersey Central, %; Northern
Pacific, u /: do preferred, Gl!;Ghicagoand
Northwestern, III; do preferred, ll3;
New York Central, III; Ohio Central
-; Ohio and Mississippi, 23}; do pre-
frrred. 80: Oregon TranscOntinentaI, &}5;
Pacific Mail, 81; Panama, -; Peoria d.
4 f.. %; PittSburg, 1913; Pullman Pal
nee Car. 49,: Reading, 26s; Rock ISL
and. l2Gl; st. Louis and san Francisco,
~: do preferred, -; do first preferred,
100; St Paul, Minneapolis and Mime
sofa, ll5; 81. Paul and Omaha 49,; do
preferred, lllT; Texas Pacific, l6,; Union
Pacific. 81; United States Express, g.;
Western Union Telegraph, d.
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SUNDAYS.

SUNDAYS.
Leave the City at 100 u. m, and every hour to
800 p. m.
Leave Wheeling PARK at SEQ a. H., and cvepy
hour 10 1000 =. m.
Church Train AT l2:lO p. N.
G.. UIRSCH,
Superintendent.
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FINANCE AND TRADE.

Money at Sac Per Cent.--GOvernments
Dull and shade Lower-StOcks Irregu-
Iar-FIour Unsettled and LOwer-Wheat
Active andLOwcr.
New YORK, August 10.-MOney Oh call
easy, ranging from Sat per cent, closed at
4a5 per cent. prime mercantile paper 4a5
per cent; sterling exchange dull and I'M
rhonvaI
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-11

JAS Rankin and Robert Poguc.
Pursuant Ia the authority vested in him by a
decree made ami entered In the above entitled
causes ON the third day Of June lS>G. (which
causes were consolidated 10y decree made on the
7th day of April, lNsGl, the undersigned special
comm i>Siuurr will sell on
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Gotttrp.

I've do hereby certify that we supervise the
arrangements for all the Monthly and Quarterly
Drawings of the Louisiana state Lottery Com
pany, and in person manage and control the
drawings themselves, and that the same are CON
Quoted with honesty, fairness. and in good faith
toward all parties. and We authorize the company
to use this certificate, with acSimicS Of our sig
natures attached, in its advertisements"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-11
y d ~ RAIIRnAn

Leave Bellaire at 90 a. IN. for Summcrticld
ami GAINESVILLE
Leave Bcllaire nj 2.OJ p. N. for WOOdStield and
Summerteld.
Leave Rellairc az $40 p. m. for WOOdSfield.
Arrive NJ Bellaire 9OO a. IN, ESQ p. m and 4:0I
p. IN.
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GINSENG.
Wheeling.

Wheeling.
The prices are from 81 90 to $40, &C
cording To sizu OF roofs, and the market Is
firm and healthy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-11
Meditinal.
3fleditinal.
From tt5 lbs. to ISL lbs.
To the Cuticura Remedies ! Owe
My Health, My Happiness,
and My Life.

A day never passes that do n think and
speak kindly Of the CutiCuTa Remedies. seven
wears ago all Of dozen humps formed on my
neck ranging in size from cherry stone To an
orange The large ones were frightful 10 look al,
and painful H. bear. people turned aside Whcn
they saw me, in disgust, and was ashamed to
hc On the street or in society, Physicians ana
their treatment, ana all medicines failed To do
any good. In a moment Of despair / tried the
Cuiicura RcmelicS-CuIiCura, the great skin
Cure. CutCura soap. an exquisite SKIN Beautl-
fer externally, and CutiCura Resolvent. the new
Blood Purifier, internally. the small humps ias
call them gradually disappeared. and the large
ones broke in about two weeks, diScharging
large quantities Of matter. leaving two slight
scarS in my neck to-day 10 tell the story OF my
suffering. Ny weight then was one hundred and
fftccn s;cEly pounds: my weight now i one hun
dr,7i and sixty one solid healthy pounds, and my
height i only live feet five inches. In ny travels
praised the CutiCura Remedies, North, south,
East and West. To Cuticura Renee icS orr my
lruuh ag Happiness. and nay life. prominent
New York druggist asked me the other day. DO
Won still use the CutiCura Remedies you look TO
bc in perfect health Ny reply was, Il do. and
shall always | have never known what sickness
i since ] commenced Using the Cuticilra Rene
dies" sometimes ! am laughed al by praislng
them to people not acquainted with their merits
but sooner OF later they will come 10 thelT senses
and believe the same Is thOre that Use them a.
dozens have whom have told. May the time
come when there shall be large Cuticura supply
House in every city in the world, for the benefit
Uf humanity. where the Cuticura Remedies shall
be sold only - that there will Is randy need OF
ever entering drug store. .
VI. HUSBANDS,
30 Fulton St, New York, y. y
Cuticura Remedies are positive cure for every
form Of Skin and Blood Diseases. fpani Pin ples
10 Scrafulg. Sod everywhere Price: Cuticura-
- cents, Soap. - cents; ResGlvent. Si.u. Pre-
pared by the Potter DRUG AND CHEMICAL Co.
Boston. Mass.
Send for How 10 Cure Skin Diseases
NIPPLES, BlackheadS, Skin Biem!shes, and
ri Itl Baby Hum0Ts. Use CUTICCRA SOAP.
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Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH, August 10.-PetrOleum-
Steady and firm; opened at 6ls C; closed at
Gle; highest 6l5c, lowest 6lsc.
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.MBeeGin9 Register
6raurlers' G5uidt.

A RIVAL ASD DEPARTURE OF TRAINS
~ EXPLANATION OF REFERENCE MARKS: sDaily
tSunday excepted. MONDAY eSeepted.--wheel-
ing Time:
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al trains daily e1eept Sunday.
Trains leaving Bridgeport AZ ~ p. N. nSs2 eify
tIHei arrive nj Chicago nt Go following morning.
Train leave Cleveland f1 Wheeling at s:i5A-
m. i2l0 p. m, arriving al s1s p %; ann - "a.
Leave Cleveland llzl0 p. m, arrive at Bridge
T. A. FORD.
Gen pasx and Ticket Agent Pitt<bury, Pa.
JAMES ACkEA,
General Manager, fittstsur, Pa
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Titusyille.

TrrUsvTILE, August la.-Petroleum-
National Transit certificates opened at
61{c; highest 62lc; lowest 6llc; closed at
0lSe.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE.

S'TATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. COUNTY OF
= Ohio. City Of Wheeling In the Municipal
Court of Wheeling.
b. Il. DOVcner attachment in
p...,.,,, ~, " 49,, p,o,,o Equity.
and
William e. lIandan, admins
traitor of the estate OF EnOCh ,,,chrc,t ip
J. Jones, deceased, Enmitv
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.dDm HEAD
CArARRH
Hay Fever
GATAR RH

r,.-5;me pleasure % asssrC yon that al
-. IT,. G. N'.&"eS ir.eordlru Liver
. ..-7'..-. ...g twenty wears 100 my fanny,
..l-...rl ruau IS being superior 70 any
...s..-- .,.l or have seen USED. l nave u,
I'm CONSTANTLY and had 10 try CtherS.an
--...,-..la good variety, but l have neNe,
&C. &C. -, ~ SD promptly, probably, anC
sv,Ign.'s. lalyCu>Cd them myself,
..f....-.g. w.tu.He most gratifying re-
F.~r..!re.. having used them on my
-T..I sch e.>v and happy elect Would
.-....F .7um 'D uur and % all. These
...-..warN-ID 10 promptly. do Nc WELL
81. ...rII effects behind. As = bile re-
-..-.,s I.,ar crrrgGtUr, as y tOTGruuner
'ra ,g,'em Tor gulnlHe, there Is NO
-.-.. .ar grIal 90 Or. G.. McLaRe ; Ceie.
r.. LIVER E.'> 1 expect 10 Use them a
yI.ye. 8, they continue - good rs they
Yours truly, L. ii. GILES.
.s-W T. Church South, Myers station,
Tampa District, Florida Conference.
TFSl>VGo, Canada West, Ont
ys,,rS FLEMING Bros.
., fwrv..l, sesame all right, and can say
... .-r.. ..ut l..nuN pill. l have USED =
n.... pills. uuc | can say DIT. 1. NC
...sH., Manufactured 10y Fleming Bros,
.,a....... and -uu,.rWru You have my thanks
.,..- l-a,n some Of those pills 70 my
....-,t~ . tr.a. Oue Of my ncighb0rS
-.a....-. iir,ultGry did help him. He
....-.rNr ..s I.Nr 90 new man. He wishes
-..,.rE a-..-. cents, worth for him. 80,
....r... Ir..Ur.l. gau 10 introduce Dr.
u....s Lbrr PILLS. manufactured by
.s-..Er..ag,. Yours witn respect,
Nm. II, DUGAS.
r.r,-.... rp-.
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COTTON.
New York.

New YORK, August 10.-COtton-
Futures closed steady at yesterday prices.
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Passenger trains daily. including sunday A.
COMMUNICATION trains nIn daily except sunday.
W ROBINSON,
General Freight aud PASSENGER Agrni.
FRED. Il=ENEN,
TRAY PAS. Agent.
J. O. TOMLlSSDs,
Ticket Agent. Wheeling. W Va
DITTsBURG. CINCINNATI &ST LOUIS D. u.
Dan Handle Route
Time table for Ent aud West corrected 10 Jun"
- IssG Trains leave Pan Handle station, i"pt
Of Eleventh street near public landing, IA follows
Central standard Time:
rus Fast Pat Par
STATIONS Ekps ENpt Expo EEPF
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New York

New YORK, August 10.-PetrOleum
opened at 6l4c, sold up to 62!c, fell to
81 &c. and closed at lie. Sales 2,92I, 600
barrels.
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RIVER RAILROAD.

This time table corrected tn May NH ~ /.
Trains leave Fan Handle station, in,t al Elcv.
cuth street near public landing. a. iuiin"s-'rn-
trail Standard 1imc-whlCh is - minutes slower
than Wheeling time:
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COMMISSIONER'S SALE.

l,TATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF
y ohio city of " hrcling. In the Municipal
court al Wheeling.
William &. lIaudlan, S.criN Oh
Ohio county, West Virginia, aId
Administrator Of IuL' ETuiun, I'm ,,honccrv
deceased,
vs.
Fanny BrintOu and others
Pursuant Ia the authority vested IN him 10y q
decree ia the above entitled cause, made on the
3lst day at May, lS-i, 10y said tnurt the under
sil,ll.l SIMrInl Commissioning VIII srll. on
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-11

Al trains daily except Sunday.
PullmADs Palace Buffet or liOtcl sleeping
Car through without change FUN Htstt~Bylls
Fast to Philadelphia and New York, West "a Co
lumbus. Cincinnati. Lpuisyillc, Chicago. India.
naIGlis and ~ Louis.
POr through tickets, bAggRge checks. sleeping
car accommodations and Hny further Information
apply ~ JNO. ~. TOMLIsEDS, Ticket Agent at
Fan Handle station. fHsd ~ Eleventh street 90
at city Ticket Office under MCIDrc Ho'I-e. Wheel
ing JAMES MDKEA.
Gencrai Manager, PitUburg. Pa
T. 4. FORD,
Cicn1 Pas and Ticket Agent I1ttsburg IA.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-11

DESSsYLyANIA COMPANY, OPERATING
j Cleveland and PitiSbnrg X. X.
Condemned time table ~ passenger trains cot.
rc6tcd ~ June q, Is1;-Centfal standard Time.
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Thursday. the 18th Day of July. 1856
SATURDAY. the 18th Day Of July. 1886

commencing at 10 O'Clock a. m, the lollowint
real estate, situate at Point Mills Station OF the
Hempfeld railroad, on said creek, in said district
and county, to-wit: The Point Mills property
consisting Of about 81 acres of land, bounded, by
the lands of c. 5. Terril, Joseph WisSen, J. N.
Potter, VIM. Higgs and Others, with the dwell
ing houses, store room, grist mill and machinery
thcriR with the water privileges and appurte-
nanCeS thcreunto belonging.
Each OF said tracts Of land will be sold as a
whole or in parcels 10 suit purchasers
TERMS OF SALE-One-third of the purchase
money. and As much more aS the purchasers may
elect 10 pay. in cash. and the residue in two
equal annual inStalmentS, with Interest thereon
from the day of sale, 10 be secured by deeds Of
trust on the property sold. ]. +. JONES,
jvl5 Trustee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-11

BRADFORD, PA, Aug. 10.-Petroleum-
National Transit certificates, opened
at 81 &c; closed nj lsc; highest 62c; low
est 6lSc; clearances 956. 900 barrels.
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Railroads.

baltimore AND OHIO RAILROAD COM.
ID pany. On and after May 80, 1856, passenger
mains will run as Acknowledging time:
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AND ELM GROVE R. R.

ON and amer NAY 9, ISL, Trains will run a,
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PETROLEUM.
oil City.

OIL CITY. Aug. 1O-Pctroleum-Opened
at 6l5c. highest 62Ic, lowest 6l!c, closed
at 81 &c. Sales, 1889, 600 barrels; clcaranceS,
J, 81 barrels; charters, A., barrels;
shipments, II ,9O4 barrels.
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cfor SALE.
TRUSTEES SALE
Ohio County Land and Mil Property.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST AND
ID Assignment, made by William CASTOR and
Susanna NJ. CASTOR, his wife, TO me as trustee,
dated on tie I'll day Of February lsS5, and re-
corded in the Office Of the Clerk of the County
Court of Ohio county, W. Va, in deed book a,
pages 5G2 &C., will sell at public auction, on the
premises, on
Thursday, the 18th Day Of July, 1856
commencing at 10 O'Clock a m. the following
real estate, TO wit: The tract Of land situate on
the waters of Little Wheeling Creek, in Liberty
district in Ohio county. known as the "Hervey
farm, bounded by the lands of c. 5. Terril, VIM.
Raw. Jas. H. McConn. 7. y. Hervey and Others,
and containing lS9 acres, more or less
And by virtue of said deed, viii sell at public
auction on the premises, on
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TOLEDO, O., August lO.-Whcat-Ac-
tive and steady; cash 1~Ic; August 1@tc;
September 79,c; October SOLE. Corn
Steady; cash and August iIc. Oats-NO
sales. Cluyer-Steady; October 15c.
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EAST AID NORTH TO PiTTsBuES AsD CLEVELAND.
STATIONS. An. AsAn. y.Hfp.n
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01o Frl,nn :, New yo-t y


NIPPLES, BlackheadS, skin Biem!Shes and
ri h Baby HumoTs Use CUTICURA SOAP.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-27
DIR. Dabney's r0unet.
DR.. Hoge writes The exact text of
DR.. Dabney's sonnet is as follows:

DR.. Hoge writes The exact text of
DR.. Dabney's sonnet is as follows:
Israel one David, Athens Pericles.
Thebes one Epaminondss could produce;
Thy State. D Lee, OF gres tness more profuse
Nurtured two Washingtons upon her knees
The first to crown on earth his God did
Please
Butthy reward was set thee in the skies.
sterner thy fate than Jacksons, whom to
And feel no fall. appointed Heavens de-
crees.
From Thy high noon thou turnedst to the
West,
With clouds lnfolced. thunderous and dark
Which yet reluctant. shed upon thy rest
Azure and golden pomps-the president
OF that eternal re- diance which hath best
Thy soul above our suns inferior arc!
This sonnet is stately, sonorous, but
obscure, because of its concseness and
involved phraseology. The phrase
appointed Heavens DEGREES " is unin-
telligible to the average reader, but the
meaning is "that Heavens DEGREES ap-
pointed" that Jackson should "rise {"
ascend at once from the field Of his
fame and glory to his crown without
the humiliation Of subjugated exist
ence on EARTH sand feel no fall" But
to make the meaning transparent |
sacrificed the poetic diction somewhat,
and in my delivery Of it in my address
rendered it thus:
"sterner thy fate than Jacksons, for to
rise
And feel no fall was his by Heavens de-
crees.
From ny Qee's) high noon," &c.
But by the omission of the single
word " than " and the change Of the pos
sessive case the Dispatch gave it thus
'ster ner thy fate. Jackson, for to rise
And feel no fall, was his by Heavens de-
crees.
From thy (Jackson's) high noon," &C.
This was striking illustration Of the
mischief occasioned by the omission o.
a single word, for it not only made the
line one foot too short, but actually re-
rersed the meaning Of the sonnet and
made the latter half an apostrophe t.
Jackson instead Of Lee |!
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-27

n. ,eeoepised q q spscimsn, /" and
! -ssh IL The brook near BY showed
rat 4 wss half Of . large stone mortar
a., had been broken squsrely in two.
TIA niece must have weighed seven
nhupds, and was very evenly worn of
hv the stone pestle. As soon - the
stone was exposed the ranch-owner
stonped the team and took the shovel,
,.msrking that "whsn one was found
there we're always more" and this
nroved true, ss almost the first thrust
If The spade exposed . Hattened stone
n regular shape, that was evidently
the object that had been used in grind
inc out the mortar. >,
The pestles we found in considerable
numbers, and were all shaped conye-
pient for the hand to grasp. Some we're
a. round A. balls and evidently intended
for some other purpose-perhaps ~ toys
for the native children or the parts OF
some other game. In less than two
hours we found large number Of pcs
ties and parts OF mortars, and undoubt-
edly the plow did not penetrate the
stratum that contained the largest nun
her. those that were found being acci-
dentally near the surface, the largest
and finest specimens being lower down.
THEIR GREAT AGE.
In building a cistern back Of his
house, and about 100 feet above it, MIR.
Giddings found great numbers of these
objects, and many Of them Of very
beautiful shape and to some extent
polished. Some are in the collection OF
Mr.. Rust, of Pasadena, while many
others were sent to colleges in the West,
but from the examination Of the writer
it is evident that there are vast numbers
of these objects still in the Gidding's
ranch waiting the pick aud shovel OF the
patient collector. No human remains
have been found in this vicinity, and 1t
is the generally-accepted belief that the
owners of these relics were driven
away suddenly and buried many
of the objects, thinking to reclaim
them at some future day, which evil
IDENTIFY never came. Their great age is
shown by the fact that even the worn
out mortars are buried several feet be-
meath the surface. This could only
have been done by gradual washings
down from above, and in the manner
that all natural objects are hidden. To
accomplish this, or cover them with
even twelve inches, would have required
years, or rather ages. Cautiously
enough, the present Indians and Mexi-
cans use the mortars when found for
grinding and crushing wheat and barley.
Mr.. Giddings thinks that the object Of
the natives in his ranch was the enor-
nous acorns that grow in great quaint
ties in the upper range.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-27
Lying I'm Wait for simOus.

THAT explosion of powder in
store down the river put me in mind OF
personal experience, " said DetrOter.
81 was living in Missouri, and the
country store at which used to trade
was kept by man named Simons. IL
was a queer, cranky old chap, havins
his own ideas about everything, aud
while he always kept in stock several
kegs Of gunpowder, he insisted on
storing them for his own convenience,
without reference to the danger. A
twenty-five pound key always sat on
the counter, within ten feet Of his
weighing-scales, and the very first time
| entered the store the old man weighed
out a pound for customer, aud kept
a lighted pipe in his mouth all the time.
There were twenty people inside, but |
was the only one to skip out. The others
had got used to it. | felt it my duty to
warn Simons against such terrible care
lessness. lie heard me through, aui
replied;
WStranger, mebbe you had better
patronize some other store. I'm most
too old to want advice from boys"
There was no other store within
seven miles, and | therefore continued
to trade with the old man, though he
seemed down on me forever after that.
One night l drove up after something
and found fully twenty men in the store,
most of whom were smoking. There
were three kegs Of powder on the coun-
ter this time, and when l heard cas-
toner ask for q pound | slipped out Of
doors and didn't stop running for half
o mile. waited for half an hour, but
no explosion took place. When | re-
turned most of the men had gone. |
got my goods, mounted my horse, and
set off for the lead mine, wondering
how it was that Providence fooled
around with the old man so long. had
noticed powder scattered on the coun.
ter, and the wooden plug was out OF
one of the kegs. l was about q mile
away when my horses seemed to be
lifted off the ground, and there came q
rumble as if an earthquake had broken
loose. Fences along the roadside were
levelled, and l heard glass breaking in
farmhouse windows. knew what had
happened, and l turned aud rode back.
When l reached the site Of the store
there Was simply . great hole in the
ground. The building had been scat
tered for half . mile around. Old
| Simons was found in . potato-patch
forty rods away, bruised, blacksnsd,
broken, and dying, and when we picked
him up be gaspsd out
"'It's oil nonsense TO be afraid Of
the burned stuff