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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-06
BELLAIRE.

About 500 men aud boys went to the
thsater on Tuesday evening expecting to
hear and see something funny. They were
disappointed, IS the show was 10 SoOd'
and contsiaed none Of the features eX-
pscted.
A co'ored youth stopped a boy in Fifth
ward cut and demanded a quarter. Be-
cause he d not receive i: hs stab osd the
boy, bot the injury will not amount TO
much.
People who hear reports detrimental to
an institution of aUy kind shouid De very
c ,retul how they spread said rtprr:s, espe-
cially when there Is no truth in them
Henry Upperman yesterday presented
Mayor Brown with a fancy psper-welght,
tie product of the former. The Mayors
name is engraved thereon.
Several pots have been broken in the
furnace of Rodefer Boa glass factory OF
late. This fra is using Lima oil, but 1t
is q costly fuel.
Sixty cosl-hauleIs at Robinson's coal
bank vent ont on a strike yesterday when
notified Of a reduction of wages.
The law will be invoked agsin:t railroad
officials and employees blOckading the street
crossings.
Il is said that the natural gag supply
will be cut eff entirely on Saturday and
Sunday.
TIE campaign clubs have a hard time
OF it settling bills made during the cam
paign.
Oliver MUM, of Kirkwood township, is
the guest Of Marshal Darby this week.
Kate Pnrssel, Queen of the Plsins, will
be at the Elysian Theatre this evening
The K. of p. have called an important
nesting for this evening.
The school teachers received Their
monthly pay yesterday.
The bottle works continues to ruu with
natural gas and wood.
There is talk Of a pavement on Front
street, Gravel Hill.
Oar merchants are displaying large stocks
of holiday good.
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ia. spd the daughter was reared in luxury
ard had tie best musical training that
Fo4tou afforded. Her voice, q light So
prsno. was OF exquisite beauty. she traV-
eled through the United States under
St1akcs:h, singing in "SOnnsmbula,'
.LemmermoCr" and other Ttil-knoWh
Il was then she INST her evil genius, the
Eneiish tenor, Byron, q handsome fellow,
buS reckless and full Of deyil-may-caie
fever of the blcOi.
She became fascinated with him ana
went 10 Europe. They went to Milan to
Gin, and study AMI che made her Italian
frSnt there. She was successful, but soon
AFTER there was q quarrel between nsr ana
Byron ard they separated. Nothing was
heard Of her for n lorg while. linen came
the poisoning story.
She has Just turned up, safe . SQUAD,
as pratiy as ever, aud her voice for better
tbsn il was. She 10 q captive in no s4nse,
and neysr has bsen. Size had good reason
for living quietly abroad, but she has never
tried 10 hide herself foom the weird, nor
has there baen anything in hsr lie when
should induce Or force her to conceal ner
plore of abode or her nsIae.
Ard thus ptwas ever thus Is anoiheI
story. romantic and novel enough, dashed
TO the cold, cold earth!
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MARTINS FERRY.

TIE City Council met in regular session
on Tuesday evening. Ordinary business
was transacted, the material being rather
long on account Of the long time intsrven-
ing sircs the last meeting. A long string
OF bills were ordered paid, IN such number
SIS money exists in the treasury to liqui-
date them. Mr.. Shreve moved that all
work on the streets be suspended excsptln
cases of extreme necessity. The motion
prevailed. The projsct to purchase the
grsvsl from q Hanover Street lot, which
was meotio ed in Srnday's REGISTER,
was not presented. A resolution was
passed granting the prsyer OF q num-
bar of petitioners for cub on Broadway
street. the curb. however, not to be con-
trscted for until the money to pay for 1t Is
forthcoming. The ordinanc cordsmplog
q street through the lands o. A. B:eiden-
stein was presented by the Solicitor, and
an az turned meeting will be held Monday
one week to act upon it.
The annual election was held by Ohio
City Ledge, No "a, X. of P, on Tuesday,
night. The officers elected are: G. G.
Abe Phillips; Vice Chancellor, William
Bowman; Msster-at-Arms, Alex. Dixon;
Prslate, John Hayne; K. Of K. and B.,
W. H. Coss; NJ. of F., n. Z. Smylie;
NJ. of E , Henry SteDgle; Representative,
William Jones; Alternsts, Samuel Thomp-
son; Trustees, r. O'Bierne, NJ. K Smylie,
Henry Stepglc, Stanley Gibbons and Sam
uel Young, Jr.
Miss Nellie Medill, of Bethany, W. Va,
will make o two or three weeks visit, re-
naming over the holidays with the Misses
Williamson, in the Grove.
Walter Darrah, who has been confined
to The house with measles 70: tbs past
mouth, was we'll enough to be out looking
after business yesterday.
Mr.. Thomas Hanes and wife, of Fceder-
ickstcwn, o, were in the city ytsSerdsy,
the guests of T. J. Grier and J. I. HsneS.
John Freeman, of Austin, Texss, WHO
formerly resided nea this place, was IN
the city yesterday calling on friends.
Mrs. VIM. Woods, ofBridgtport, o, was
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe. Stewart, on Fifth street.
Ed. Blsckford, who has been quite low
for the past month, was reported much
better yesterday.
Geo. Parish and Miss Gass4tt, were mar
rie1 last evening, at the N. L. Church by
Rev. Winters.
Lewis Hawthorn, ST., was in the city
yesterday, on byaina.s.
Miss o. Lewis left yesterday for Akron'
o.. to visit relatives.
VIM. CampSell was in Sseubanviils yes
terdsy on b~usintss.
Miss Annie Jones, cf Portland, was in
to wn yesterday.
Teachers examination in Physiology on
next Saturday.
Miss Mary Ryan is in Sseubenville visit
ing friends.
Joe Hartzell is on the sick list.
Underwear at Dixon Bros.
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Railroads.
DALrrNoRE AND OHIO r r

pspsrsurs OF Trains nom Wheeling. Tern
FTprsSs for Chicseo and the Northwest 100
n $50 .. m. and s:loP n daily, md ll:SP
N. daily except saturday. - 40
EIpre1 Cor cincinnati and D LooiS w..
N, dam, SSb aae .d n;as 3 z; Sshs 8 s 5 Z. daily:
M. Ssiiy except saturday, and a-on m. daily sx'
eeRs I S@naa} sr Warrington. p. z. Baltimore,
n r and P sas :; r. N. nav G.h.ns.ou, p. $50 m:
d.ny; EIpr!s.! 7s1 = 2; d.,,y; Esi sol S ~
except sSndsy; n n. dsily escsps sunday:
n fsaSais. Ssitnoss and ~Ps.sdslpAia s"r'
= 10 ~ ssas, . NJ .., =; 20 s : r. 'aa' '''H'
For Grafton, 5:lo p. m. daily. nm.
For CambeHand, $40 q NJ, dfily sxosp< eon-
fcr g. c.ir1ille. SIS = n, IN p n and
'iS J, tIsins arrive rom CHICAGO SIS and
go 4 m. and $40 p m daily, and 40 NJ
Eipre. trains .rIiys nom ~ d.IiI.
Kxpress trains arrive nom PhiladeipniA D..
t,n,ore anal Washington, d. C.. via Grlfton, -
p. m. and sab p m dais Va r "
s4 aSna ~. AK. and io:S 4 m. daily sxcspt Bun.
day. ,o,s d.,,v
and letS D m, except suAdayN and 30 y" IN.
An Trt .hs arrive nom wsahinsson. Pa. 800 m.
daily except Sunday. ,
From MoundGville stS q N, daily. ana iN
% m. daily except Sunday. ..r.
Trains arrive nom washington, st' -
Trains arrive nom Cumberland, e0 p IN
daily except undAy ~
Prom 81 Clairsvfle, 1910 and lto ana e'eP.
N. daily except SUNDAY. sr,
For Columbus and Cincinnati. 2tSA Gun
Bssysse called for and CHECKED q hosen ana
,astdences on orders len Ct Ticket omce, iw
Market street. and Ct Depot scu.
General Passenger Agent
u ~ NJ RuKETS. Manager. pols
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Lard-Strongar; western steam So 55;
January s. 81; February So %; March,
April and May So %; June 50 rs. Butter
-Qaiet; western dairy 14a26:. Cheese
Western 92a11tc. Lesd-Quieta and steady
at s. 72!. Tin-Dull; Shafts S21 IS.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, December "a good busi-
ness in wheat was transacted in q spec1la-
tive way and the market ruled decidedly
strong within a higher range of prices.
Corn irmer. Oats moderately a:tive. In
provisions trailing was only moderate.
Four-Dull and unchanged. Wheat
No. 2spTipg 81 o.; No. 8 spring 90:97c;
No. 2 red 81 04f; l ecember 81 05&; Jsnu-
airy 81 052s1 06s, closing at Sl05}; May
81 10a1 lie, closing at 81 LII. Corn
Cash No. 2 December and January 353c;
Msy $50. Oats-Cssh No. 2 December
255c; January 265c; May 29lc. Rye
No. 2, soc. Fls1ssed-At 81 513. Tim
othy Sesd-At 81 so. Mess Pork-Cash
Sl3 374313 50; December $13 37!; Jan.
uary $13 42l; May $13 s5al4 OBJ. Lard
Cash and December So 122; January
81 s5; May 81 974. Cut Mests-SSort
ribs 81 OOa7 10; shoulders Sc S73s7 90;
short clear s. 5Oa7 624. Whisky-At
81 20. Sugars-Cutloat 8sc; g~pnulated
74c; standard A Tic. Butter Easy; Elgin
Creamery 35a36:; choice 29a32o; fair 10
god 1Sa20c. Eggs-At 22423c.
Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, December S.
Flour-Dull. Whsat-Q1iet; No. 2 red
December 81 011s1 %; January 81 02}s
/ O3; February 81 O5; March 81 05!a1 06;
May 81 O9a1 10. COrn-Firner; western
No. 8 mixed sac; No. 2 mixed December
44fc; January 43ia44!c; February 444c;
March and May 44I45c. Oats-Suonger;
No. 8 white 33a333c; futures quiet but
steady; No. 2 white December 34lc; jan
uary 35fc; February ~35!a35sc; March 35ia
36fc; May 36A37c. Butter-Dull; Penn
sylvanis creamery extra 35c; do prints
36c.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, O., December 5.-Cotton
Quiet. Flour-Firm. Wheat-Firm; No.
3 red 81 O5; receipts 9, 800 bushels; ship
ments 1900 bushels. Corn-Dull; No. 2
mixed 42c. Oats-Steldy; No. 2 mixed
2Stc. RYe-Duu; NO = DOE Iork-
Quiet at Sl4 so. Lard-Firmer at s. 97!.
Bulk Meats and BacCn-Quiet and IN
changed. Whisky-Steady at 81 IA. But
ter, Sugar and Cheese-Firm. Eggs
Easier at 19s20c.
Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Nd, December Wheat
Western inactive and higher; No. 3 win
ter red spot and December 81 00i Jsnusry
81 Ol2. Corn-Western tirmer; mixed
spot and year 434a44c; January and Feb
ruary 44c. Oats-FiIm; %ungraded western
white 3la34c; do mixed 2Sa3Oc. Rye
Dali at G2I63c. Hsy-Quitt st SIG 5Oa
II so. Mess Pork-Easier at SIG 80.
Butter-Firm; best rO!l 22i25c; creamery
33q3Sc. Eygs-Weak at 2322lc. Coffee
Firm; R'o fair at 17!c.
CoIsdo.
TOLEDO, December 5.-Wheat-Higher
and easier; cash 81 04a1 06; December
81 Oh; May 81 O83. Corn-ActiVe and
10 wei cash 35lc: OAts-Quiet; cssh 27c.
Glover Seed-Dull and steady; December
S. III; February s. 80.
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GROCERIES.
wheeling.
TUESDAY, December 4.

TUESDAY, December 4.
SYRUPs-Choiee Sugar Syrup SOC; Honey
Drips SOC; Maple Drips, five gallon kegs
TIC; ten gallon kegs zoe; one-half barrel
CSC; barrel &C. Sugar dark 30;
(3e additional in half barrels). New
Orleans Molasses, Fancy 55c; Choice 500;
Prime 45c; Fair 40c; Mixed goods New
Orleans 30a32c; Bakers goods 30c.
PRovIsIoHs-Large s. @. mans l2c; me-
dunn 8. @. hams 12fc; small s. O. hams
124c; California hams 9Sc; SC. breakfast
bacon 11ic; s. O. shoulders 10c; homeless
s san' BEEF assi 1l CITY ordinary sinss i beef;
SC; family mess pork, 6lb pieces,
$16 so; bean pork, fine clear, SIT on.
LARD-Tierce SIC; half barrels SCI
tuba &c; tin pals, 3 lbs, 94c; tin
pals, 5 lbs, 9sc; tin pals, 10 lbs, sic;
tin pals, 20 lbs, SC.
CANNED Consultative; Standard BID
table peach 81 25a2 80; No. 3 tomatoes
81 90 to 81 25 per dozen, as to quality
strawberries oh 81 10; b~lackberries
2fb CSC; raspberries 2 h 95c: Dam
sons Oh CSC; lima beans Oh soc;
oove oysters IN light 60c; do 1fo full
weight 95ca$1 90; string beans Oh S5aSOc
succotash Oh 81 OOa$1 25; early June peas
81 35a1 40; French peas 15a2ec, as
to quality, each; pineapple 81 40;
pooseberries Oh 9OcaS1 90; IN Favor
lite Salmon, very fine, 81 90; ID grade
81 75a1 80; 3fb sweet potatoes 81 rs; BIB
pumpkin 81 90.
WOODEN WARR-No. 1 tubs 81 so; No.
. So so; No. 8 S. so; . hoop pals 81 40;
3 hoop 81 so; sap 81 so; single washboards
81 so; double do. 81 so; fine crimp double
do. 81 70; single 81 80.
FRU1rs-New Prunes 4ic, q to quail
ity; Raisins, Valencia, SC; Layer Odora,
Sc; London layer raisins $2.76a3. 90;
Loose Muscatels, $500 to 2.25.
OM-Lard, extra western strained 8Oc,
carbon, 10, TIC; carbon, $50, &c; white
miners best winter 55c; white miners
48 TO SOC.
SUGARs-Cut loaf 8 C; Cubes Ste; Fruit
powdered Sic, Ordinary powdered &c,
Grenulated Standard 7Sc; Standard Con.
fectioner's A 7sc; Standard Grocer's A tic,
Pearl White A 74c; White extra O 6sc;
Ohio Valley 6Sc; New York o 63c;
fruit @ sc.
CoFFEB-Green Coffee-Fancy Golden
Rio 1870; Fancy Green 1870; Peaberry lStc;
Choice Green 19c; Prime Green lsc; Roast
ing grades lie; Java 24c. Roasted in pacS-
ages-Ohio Valley 2l!c; Ohio Valley roast-
ed, 500 lb lots, clio.
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eveng. after an illness Of atoat twenty
four hours. His death will occasion gan
ersl regret.
Miss Msttis Moore has returned to her
home in Evansville, after a pleasant visit
with MisI Rst!a Rogers.
Mrs. A. Seigel is the guest Of Mira. A.
Breidenstein. Mrs. Seigel now lives IN
New jersey.
Two plain DRINKS, both strangers in the
city, were locked up by Oficsr Don ley on
Tuesday night.
William Fox has accepted a position
with the G., L. & W. R. R. freight depart
| ment.
TIE Mayor has been authorized to offer
a reward ioc the persons who break street
lamps.
DIR. Sanders. of the accountants cfice Of
the c. & P. r. R was in the city yester-
day.
Rsnscheuberg aud McConsughey have
put in a new telephone.
The pavement leading up 10 the Bridge
has been repaired.
Mud deep and wheat good is the report
from the country.
J. D. Howells is in Cadiz, o.
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BRIDGEPORT.

Yesterday afternoon tbs city was spared
from a serious fire by the prompt action OF
citizens. Alump Of coal rolled from the
crate in one Of the rooms occupied by Au,,
Gust Koshrsep, id HoHoway's block. and
set the floor on fire. Before it was discoV-
cred the boards and timbsrs had been
burned away for a space Of five feet, The
smoke was so thick that working IN the
room was very difficult. The fire was put
ont without much trouble or great loss.
Council met on Tuesday night and ap'
nointsd a committee to procure cages loi
ths new jail and to arrange for the hitting
ND of the new city hall. New arrange
ment, for boarding prisoners were msct
and all street work stopped except tina
ordered by the street committee OF Coun
Gil.
Mr.. J. T. Bags died a. $50 O'Clock las,
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PRODUCE.
Wheeling.
TUESDAY, December 4.

1DhSDA 4, DCCSAnbS1 IL
The market is reported rs improved this
week and goods ara moving off pretty
lively.
Buttar-Creamery 2Oa22c; country choica
15a1Sc; good country lOallc; common ga
lOc. Thesupply is fair and the demand Is
heavy.
Beans - For hand-picked navy the
demand is good and the supply is very
light. Prices are 81 OOa2 10 per busheii
extra fancy 81 25. 49,
Cheese-Prime mild Ohio factory liza
12Bc; New York 13a14c; Sweitzer ~l33aal4c:
Limberger 9a1Oc. Market nominal.
Eggs-StrictIy fresh stock 252 per dozen
Supply fair; demsnd good.
Feathers-Choice III original packages
Assoc; in small lots 4a5c extra.
Potstoes-Per bushel 45a55c; demand
good; supply heavy.
Poultry-Live chickens, So 75a3 % pei
dozen; ducks, live 81 75a3 25 per dozen
turkeys, live, 8a9c per pound
Rags-Steady at 1ta13c for white mixed
cotton; 1sl3c for all wool, and 1ia13c for
mixed.
Lard-Country prime, with a fair de-
mand, at 73a8c.
Onions-Demand good; supply heavy;
per bushel, Csc; per barrel, 81 15al %:
Csbbage-50c per barrel; demand slow;
supply heavy
supply fair; demand light.
Sseds-Clover s. 30 per bushel; timothy
81 70; extra clean blue grass SOt; orchard
grass 81 40; rec top 81.
Sweet 'PotatoeS-Esstern stock 81 II
per barrel. Jerseys s. 5Oa3 70.
Cranberries Jerseys, 81 rs per box
Cape Gods, So 90.
Game-Quail 81 rs per dozen; pheas
ants So 50a4 90; Rabbits 81 25 per dozen
Demand heavy, supply light.
New York.
NEW YORK, December 5.-FlOur-Re
ceipts 20, 222 packages; exports G,4O2 bar
relJ and 1903 sacks; market steadle'
Gales IL. 800 barrels. Wheat-Rsceipti
rs, $50 bushels; exports $4,000 bu9hels
sales 2,424, 600 bushels futures, sun
bushels spot; spot market dull; opt:oni
unsettled; No. 3 red ST. 90; No. 2 ChiCag'
81 II; No. 2 Milwaukee 81 0G; No. Tex
December 81 O54a1 OCT, closing at 81 O6
January 81 O6!a1 OFT, closing at 81 OF
February 81 OsI; March 81 TO-; Ma!
$l12a1 12J, closiIg at 81 123; June 81 l25
July 81 III. Rye-Dull. Bsrley-Dall
western 70c. Corn-Rsceipts 562, 81
bushels; exports 10, 010 bushels; sale
$50 OGO bushels futures, $4,000 bushel
spot; spot market frmer; ungraded mike
37s481c; options dull; December Ate
January 47sc, February Ale; March Az
April 47Ic; May 47tc; June 1890. DAT
-Receipts 81, 500 bushels; sales $50, 90
bushels futures, 100000 bushels SPOT
scos market dull; spot No. 2 white 354,
mixed western 2O3lS3c; white do 34242t
Hsy-Steady. hops-Dull. Coffee
Options steady; December Is. 5Osl6.OOt
January IS S5a16. SOC; February 10 10
Is 4Oc; March II .10a16. 55c; April 1876
16. 55c; May 16.3 os16. zoe; June, 1850
Ii. 75c; July 1885,; August, Septemo'
and October 16. 65s16 SOC; spot Rio ssron
st174c. Sugar - Refined strong; off A ct
; Molssges-Actiye. Petroleum Stead!
United closed at s65c. Cotton Seed Oil
Firm. Tallow - Stronger: Rosin an
lTurpentine-Dull. Eggs--Quiet; ives
{ EN- 25c. Pork and Cut Mests-Weal
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"Afer using six bot
ties of Paine Celery
Compound. | am cured
o! rheumatism"
SAMUEL HUTCHINSON,
South Cornish, \. H
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WOOL.
wheeling.

TUESDAY, December A.
As was anticipated in cur last report,
the opening of the Loudon wool market
showed an advance Of about 8 per cent,
but local prices remain unchanged and the
market maintains its irmness. The price
Of wool depends greatly o. the openipg
sales of wooden goods, and il manufao'
turers experience the advance they aniicl-
pate the price will go up, but if the adj
vance is not secured prices will remain
unchanged. There is very little doing III
this section now, as about everything Is
cleaned up.
Prices remain as follows: Fine fleece,
washed, 30a33c; unwashed, one-.h,rd eli;
medium washed 30a33c; unwashed 23A24c:
tub washed 32l35c.
Philad slphis.
PHILADELPHIA, December 4.-Wool
Firm al d unchanged; stocks light; Ohio
Pennsylvania and West Virginia NH and
above 32Bs35c; Y 32a33c; medium 1888;
coarse 36a37c; New York, Michigan, lndi-
ana and Western fine or y and Xxx 3Oa32c;
medium 3G4S37lc; coarse 36a37ci fine
washed de!alne X and Xxx 35a37c; medl-
um washed combirg and dtlaine 3ea4Oc;
coarse do 37a38c: Canada washed combing
and delsine 33434c; tub WASHED 32a4Oc;
medium unwashed combing and delaine
3Oa31c; coarse do 2S430c; Eastern Oregon
t5a22c: Valley Oregon 22a292.
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BENwOOD.

The Bazsar and Festival will open to-
morrow evening No exertions have been
spared to make it a success socially ana
finsncislly. A piano will be placed ! n to
be used 10 glees and choruses. The Com
mittee deserve credit for their untiring ell
forts 10 its arrangements.
An employee of the Wheeling Company's
steel plant fell into the pit yesterday,
striking his head. He was carried home
ssnseless.
Seventeen cars filed with German i'm
migranta passed through Tuesday.
A number will attend Chaplain Nc
Cabs's lecture this evening.
The Democrats held q meeting at Brice'
lends Hall last evening.
Mr.. II. Bowers has resigned his clerk
ship.
Mrs. Edward Newton, sr., IS very ILL.,
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WHY Didn't He Bet BOnnets'
Detroit Free Press.

nSTr. D~usenberTy, where do all thee
ba,s come fromP The door bells just been
iirgI'pg all day, and the halls so full Oh
hat boxes that one can hardly walk.
THEY'RE good. uew hats. Maria 4"on
ibsm on the (hic( 'lectOo."
Gene my dear rhic), don't say that,
To bet and win isn't . symptom Oh Nuie)
idiocy." si5D,t "a,
bet bonnets? There's where yonr idiocy
comes 10. haven't got q bonnet nj TO go
out in n.;,o,.;o,
That's 50, Maria. Nsxs Presidential
lection I'll bet nOtbing but thic) bonrets.
It's the only way TO even thirg' up"
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A Busy Little woman

Mr. Winks-You are becoming remark
ebIv domestic all ola sudden Seemsto me
Won are never cut Of the kitchen now.
MIS- Winks-N-o; that new gil TALKS
ss mscb abe can't get through her Work
xitbout help. She usedt to live with MRS
S,nrgnn and what DC You think: Mrs.
S,UcEup takes opium, snd hr' otnckuP
drinks, and their daughter sits up unl!I
II o'clock with soms young man, anu
Mrs. Stuckup has a brother who went
80 vsst and IL 2 regular cowboy or some
tbip~. lis perfectly awful the way
,binS. are going on in that family, and !
J-n;f spnnose I've heard Of half yet
Welt I must hurry back to the kitchen
and heln peel the potatoes.
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horses, S15Oa225; street car horses, $sOa12o;
Southern chunks, $50a9O. Mules, aged
four to eight years, fifteen and a half to
sixteen hands, S135a150; fifteen to hf-
teen and q half hands, $~115a135; fourteen
and o half to fifteen hands, S90a115.
The following prices were quoted at the
Fifth Street Stables: Heavy draft horses,
extra, $16s l24O; do . good, $l30a165; sad
dlers, $90s140; streeters, $SOa14O;
stceeters, $90a1l5; Southern horses, S7Oa
IS. Mules, 1000 and LOO pounds, four
to seven years, sixteen hands, s150a115;
fifteen hands, S115a135; fourteen hands,
SS0al00,
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FLOUR, GRAIN AND FEED.
Wheeling,

WhoounG
TUESDAY, December d.
The market remlins very dull, with
prices unchanged from list week. For good
clean wheat 81 O5 is being paid, with little
coming in on account of nuddy roads.
We quote:-
FLOUR AND GRAIN-Choice family flour
in barrels s. 50; in sacks s. 35; middlinga
per ton SD 90; bran per ton $50 w.;
per 100 pounds, 81. Rye brings CSC per
bushel.
FEKD-Corn per bushel, old Coo;
new 35a40c; oats 35c; baled hay per ton
$1s CO.. Loose hay is bringing $40 90
per ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-06
Az EquIVIocal Compliment.
Il M SifsRgS.

LspdIady-You are net going before the
desert j. brought on, are yOu, Me: OOH
Mr.. Poets iwno had tArrifd in vain for 3
Thauksgivirg ,turkty)-I IegIe' beng
comusljed to go, for there is NO de'ert
squsl to your tsble, Madam. (Boaldsrs
smoker and laadlady wonders If PcoSs
meant to complimentary.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-06

New York.


NEW YORK, December 5.-Petroleum-
Opened steady at sGic, but after first sales
became dull and heavy, and sagged oil 70
8G,. A slight rally then occurred, but no
interest wss shown in the trading, and
the market clio led dull at SG!c. Total
sales, 1,O04, 600 barrels.
OIL City.
OIL CITY, PA, December .: Petro-
leum-Openirg and highest, S6sc; lowest
sec; closed at Sole; sales 100000 barrels;
clearances 1893, 600 barrels; shipments
80 BOG barrels; runs AZ, 685 barrels; char
tars 43, $50 barrels.
Bradford.
BRADFORD, PA, December 5.-Petro-
leum-Oreued at s6sc; closed st s6tc;
highest s5sc; lowest eG5e; clearance' o94'-
600 barrels.
TItusVille.
T1TUsvILLK, December Petroleum
Opened at s6sc; highest eG8c; lowest
SEC; closed al 86!c.
PlttsburE.
PrrrsBURe, PA, December 5.-Petro'
Ieum-Dull and heavy; opened at o6!c.
closed at s6kc; highest S6sc; lowest &C.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-06
The Differences.

Bobby-Ps, what's the difference be-
tween 3 campaign fGnd ana a corruption
fund? Fsther-TheIe's q mighty big DIFF
ference. A campaign fund is what our
party spsDds and 8 corruption fund is what
the Other party uses.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-06
Address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK
New Orleans, La,

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EN- Der, also, that the payment OF
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TIONAL BANKS Of New Orleans, and the
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tuition, whose chartered rights are recognized In
the highest Courts: therefore, beware OF all imi'
tatioRs or anonymous schemes Sag