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PETROLEUM.

OIL CITY, PA February 20 Petroleum opened
at 81 OiSs: highest 81 Oi5z; lowest 81 coz closed
at 81 OOH bid. Saes, $4,000 barrels; charters
a. GIG barrels; shipments, 9s,S79 barrels.
PITTsBURG, PA February PC Petroleum, weak
and lower. opened at 81 0ij4 closed at 81 COZ
highest 81 0i54; lowest 81 W.
BRADFORD, PA, February &c Petroleum opened
az 81 Oi5E: closed at 81 05z highest 81 QSs; low
est | 90. Clearances 1000 barrels.
NEW YORK. February IS Petroleum opened
firm for spot and weak for March options. Many
of the boideIs OF March options tried 10 unload,
on account of the near approach Of the delivery
period, and broke the price 4 cents per barrel
There was a slight rally in the last hour, but the
selling was renewed snd the maikel closed
weak, with spot 81 0o5z and March 81 0Jjs. Stock
Exchange opened at 81 %; highest 81 o.
lowest 81 tO5s; closing at 81 co.'s, Sales $4,000
barrels.
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FUIss.
WHEELING. Tuesday.

WHEELING, Tuesday, February ..
The following price list is furnished by Hork
heimer Br S., Nos. lil7 Main and lil6 Soutf
streets. The weather IS very depressing on the
market.
Mnk-No dark. 4Oa60c: No pale, S0a50c.
Muskrat-Pfime fall l2alic: RaccOOn, No. J.
50a65c; No. ,, 40aGOc: No 3, 25aiOc No 4, l0a25c
Skunk-Blsck 90cssi 90: short stripe, 5Oa0oc
long stripe, 25a3Oc; white, lOal5c.
Grey FOX-No /, 75c.
Red Fox-NO. !, 9Ocasl ..
OppOSsum-No l, l5a20c.
Bear-s3 O0ai2 10.
Sheen pelts-25 cal so
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Special Correspondence Of the Register
MOUNDSvILLE. February 26.-Mrs.
Jesse Gamble, a highly sstimable lady Of
this place, dropped dead at the residence
Of her daughter, Mrs. j. A. Bloyd, at an
early hour this morning. Heart failure
was the ca use Of her demise. M5s. Bloyd
had lately given birth TO a child and grave
fears are entertained for her welfare.
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FLOUR, GRAIN AND FEED.


WHEELING, TUESDAY, February 25.
There IL no change in the condition Ofthe
market Il still remains very dull. Little or no
wheat is arriving. The following quotations are
wholesale, retail prices being 30 10 70 cents
higher.
FLoUR-Choice family -four in wood 81 10; in
paper 81 % per barrel.
GRAIE--Wheat per bushel No soc: corn pei
bushel 40c: oats per bushel 2sa30c.
FRED-Middlings per ton Sli OOalG o.; bran pei
ton II OOalG On; baled hay per ton 81 %; loose
hay 81 % 10 IS 90 per ton.
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G Go5vkRNMKSrs-Dull and steady
STATES -Dull and steady.

RALRoADs-More active; sales 81. 0S7. 900.
sTOcKs-The stock market today was quie
and left TO itself would have shown an improv
ing tendency, as indicated by the early trading.
bnt the bears got In some pressure upon Boek
Island. Burlington Lsckawanns, st. Paul and
soms Others, though with small effect only The
only really weak spot in the list was sugar
refneries There was little foreign buying OF
louisville aud Nashville, but the trading for the
Interest was small The deal in Tennessee Coal
seems 10 be about over. and that stock was
Quiet aud m aintained within the arrow mits
Today. There was some sc ling of New England
and Reading but both met with good
supp,rt aud the pressure was loon re-
liev,d. The market rallied slightly in the
at hour, but the close wa no more thsn steady
AZ The improvement and very dull. The final
changes are irregular, though the declines are
the more numerous tonight, but with excep'
tons of suga' per cent, AMI Tennessee coal
lower, the changes are confined 10 fractions
ouly. sales, 22S. $50 shsres. Quotations closed
bid as follows:
Adams Express Isl; American Express lis;
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Oat West.

Judg, to prisoner What did you shoot
that man fOl?
Prh oner- By gravy, Judge. he was only
ten ioo, of, and Coaldn't miss him "ith-
out ruinia' my reputation.
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LIVE STOCK.
WHEELING. TUESDAY. Febri

WHEELING, TUESDAY, February D.
The cattle market II mains slow, and there is M
change in prices. Messrs Bsyha & Dorsey iur
nish the following quotations:
Cattle-l coo 10 /, 100 AMI above, S14a354c; SC0tS
900 pounds 3aS1lc: 700 TO 500 pounds 2Za2Ac.
Hogs-Msrket ,low at St4s33se.
Lambs-L!vely at 5a51lc.
Calyes-Iu good demand at Ease.
chaen-Ac i've at iailac.
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Soft All Around.

How beautifully soft it it?" he muir
INJURED, laying his hand on her glorious
white arm.
How less beautiful, but oh, 50 much
softer" she tenderly replied, laying her
isgeled hand on the top Ct his venerable
head
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FOR SALE.

TRN RooMED BRICK HOUSE on NORTH
i Main street
building Lot 25xl30 feet on North Main street.
Nlne-roomed Brick House, with all convent.
ences, on Market, between Twenty Inst ana
Twenty. second streets
Ten. roOmed Brick House on Thirteenth street.
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"By thorough knowledge OF the natural law,
which govern the operations OF digestion and
nutrition, and by careful application OF the
ane properties OF well-seected Cocoa, Mr.. Eppt
has provic ed our breakfast tables with delicate
ly Favored beverage which may save Us man!
neayy doctors bills 1t is by the ludioious US
of such articles OF diet that Constitution may b
gradually built up until strong enough TO resis
every tendeucy 10 disease Hundreds OF subtle
malsdies are floating around us ready to attach
wherever there is a weak point We may escape
many fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well
fortified with pure blood and properly Dour
shed frame. Civil Serl1ce Gd=ette.
Made simply with boiling water or milk. SOLD
oniv in half pound tins by Grocers labeled thus
llUls [ppsLtl HOMEOPATHIC CHEMISTS.
HhLJ liz sSr London, England.
.,fed.Sr ThAOc
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Popular Brand.

- ~ 7 Q 7 ~.
New Jerseysn-Hers's looking 81 you
Rhode IslandeT-The same to you.
New Jsrseysn-What's your toast.
Rhode Islander-Old K. /.
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Ia the Wrong Place.

IaIist Luke entering cafe )-Houp la
Pm roarer from the Rockies, am-and
Pm loaded for bar to-nighi!
Undergraduates get out, then; this is
no bar for the loaded"
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
Money at 1-2.G Per Uent-Governments
Dull and Steady-stocks Lower-Flour
OuIst aud Unchanged Wheat Higher.

NEW YORK, February 26-Money on call lower,
ranging from ~ to per cent LAST loan at ~ pei
cent. prime mercantile psper $685. per cent
sterling exchange quiet and steady at ISIS
1917
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STEAMER BELLAIRE.
Daily Trip, City Time-6.S5, S;i5 and 1i:i5 a.
m. go 40 $50 .. N.
sunday Iip-s and 10 a. m; $50 $3.50 and $50
3. ~.
"HEELING AND Elm GROVE RAILROAD
w On and after Monday, October 18Th lSSg,
trains on the Wheeling and Elm Grove RaiIosd
win run as follows:
Leave Wheeling Leave wheeling Park
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mzW CENTRAL STANDARD TINE
VIDGnnSyIVdnid LINES
From Rridganort station.

E729 FTOm BTIuBopOTI oIaUIOH'
Trains via the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Rail
road leave Bridgeport for Pittsburgh Chicago
and Cleveland, 40 a. m. For Pittsburgh, lO3
a. m. For Chicago aud Cleveland, l:l2 p. m.
For Pittsburg aud New York, 24 p. m. For
Steubenville, s.sS a. M. 800,
Trains arrive at Bridgeport at 1888 a. m, 1921
a. m, l2:2s p. m, i:S7 p. m. and 1.52 p. IN,
On Saturdays only-For East Liverpool GA p.
m; from East Liverpool, ll:l2 m.
From Wheeling Station.
Trains via the Pittsburgh. Cincinnati and 81.
Louis Railway. Panhandle Route, leave Wheel
ing for steubenyille Pilpburg and the last
go a m, i245 D. IN, $40 y. m. and 10 =. m.
For Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and st.
Louis. go a. m and $40 p. m. For columbus
and Chicago l2:f5 D. m. Trains arrive At Wheel
ing at $50 a. NJ, 1000 a. m, 2.i5 p m, ana s.O
. m Trains leaving At GO a. m and arriving
at $50 D. IN. run solid between Wheeling ana
Pittsburg. All trains daily except Sunday.
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Metal Market.

NEW YORK, February &c Pig iron, steady.
Copper, stagnant lake March sl4 O5. Lead, dull
at 81 s7s<. Tin, quiet; straits $50 G5.
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Public Sale Of Real Estate.

I WILL OFFER FOR SALE on MONDAY.
| the 81 day of March 1880, at the front d or OF
the Court House in welsburg the former resi-
cence of H. G.. Lszear Esq., at Lazearyille
Brooke county, w. Va. consisting OF two
story Brick Dwelling and Two New Frame Ten.
ant Houses with about two and one half sores Oi
ground, good stabling andiother out buildings
There is an abundance Of Fruit and Ornamental
Trees on this grouGd.
TERMS OF sALE-One-third cash on day OF
sale oue-third one year thereafter one-third
two years from day OF sale, with Interest nom
day Of sale, the purchaser giving his note with
deed Of trust 10 secure deferred payments.
THOS. EVERETT,
Attorney in fact for II. q. Lszesr.
Sale commences nj O'Clock fe25eudq
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Matter o Money,

uOh. be mine. the lover Ell d,
"Or my life VIII be a wreck
And the cruel maid replied
l'sir your ardOf needs 8 check.
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CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS,

7
Arrivals ofLive Stock al Clarem0nt Stock Yards
via baltimore and Ohio Railroad for the week
ended FEBRUARY 2.-l95 cans, containing q
cattle. 3 Calves, Sos sheep and Lambs 26
Hog. Us Horses and Mules.
shipments to New York, Philadelphia, &c,
$50 Cattle. % Calves, 20 sheep and Lambs
7S9 Hogs, Il Horses and Mules.
Al Hogs and Sheep sold in these Yards are at
gross weight. Receipts this week, lOl head
AGAINST 1888 last week. Fair 10 good Hogs sold
A. 81 Co and roughs at s. IS per 100 lbs.
Receipts Of sheep SOS head, with sales at
g. SOs5 Is per 100 lbs, and Lambs al to o. cents
per pound.
-, rptpur. Saturday evening February -
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mbeeIin9 Register
@ auelers' 6uide

\ RIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS
a EXPLANATION OF REFERENCE MARKS. 'Dal-
lv. SUNDAY excepted. Monday executed.
.uncav excepted Saturday excepted. 'Sst-
lirday only 10 Meridian. December LIST, lSs9.
Wheeling time. which Is just one hour earlier
team Central Time
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Railroads.
baltimore AND OHIO R.R

Departure and arrival OF
Trains at'Wheelins. East
ern time. Schedule In ef-
ect Nov. 2ith, lSs9.
MAIN LINE EAST.
For Baltimore, Philadel.
phia and New York. f.S5
Il. m, 2s.25 and ll.50 daily.
Cumberland AccommO.
dalton. 80 a. m. daily.
Fxcept Sunday
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Leave The city a. 500 m. and run every hour
until 900 D. IN. Leave wheeling Park Al a. m
and run every hour until 1000 p. m. Except
Church Train, which will leave Park Al 9:i5 a.
%. aud City al l2.l5 and y.l5 p. m.
G.. HIRSCH,
Superintendent
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KANAWHA d OHIO RAIL

~ WAY.
fROBr W. KELLEY, Receiver
fKanawba Short Line) Schedule In eject No
yember 2ith, lsSg (subletttO change without no
uce1 Trains leave Wheeling l030a m. Via ONO
River X. X arrive Charleston $50 p. m. Leave
Charleston 6.i5 a. H., arrive Wheeling % y. M
srrive wheeling $50 a. m. via Columbus and
b 4 o, daily except Sunday. Central
standard Time" Sundays, only Trains leave
Charleston 500 r. IN arrive Wheeling 1:i5 .. m,
leave Wheeling 100 "A. m, arrive Charleston 80
D. m. via o. K. x. X
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: BALTIMoRE LIVE STOCK YARDS.
MosDAY. February p, 1891.

swISg-The offerings number few hundred
less than they did lat Moudsy, fully enough,
though, for the delsnd generally reported In
al he wards. Trade /, not active, snd prices
are onoted by ali the dea ers As bsing &c l)wer
thar last week We quots fair to prime hogs at
5ILsjsI cents per pound net most sales were
made At $sa5AI cents. Rough hcgs sold at 41za5
cents net. Re ceipts Of hogs this week 600
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BALTIMORE, Thursday, ftbrIbf! 2
mnn.n.- ~ n

REEF CArrLE-The market for beef cattle to-
day mss been one Of the most stu gish seen here
for months. Prices were - 70 ~ cents per leo
lbs lower than las, week The quality averaged
mite as good as that Of last weeks offerings.
The tops were fully as good rs they we're last
week and quite as numerous as they were then
We quote the range from 81 90 10 81 On, most
sales being made at 81 T5ai 50 per 100 pounds
The shipments this week were: To Liverpool,
256 prime beeves by the BsrrOwmo e, and 3OO by
The Yorkshire; To Lon on, 80 by the Thane-
more. and 90 by tie Minnesota; and to Glasgow,
500 head by the Concorda. Total, l,256 head.
Prices OF beef cattle this week ranged a. tol'
lows: Best beeves 81 25ai 80, those generally
rated first quality 81 O0a4 -, medium or good
fair quality SO l2l%aS 92I9 and ordinary thin
steers. oxen and cows s. 0Qa2 20 per 100 lbs,
or the Cattle received 203 came from May
land, y from Virginia, III from Illinois, Jos
from New York, and 10 from PennsylvAnia
Total receipts for the week ] ,i90 head, against
.26l last week, and GO head same time last
year. .,s ...s No., ..,.,
nv baltimore butchers, 3 by country dealers
and by Eastern buyers. Total sales for the
week. 639 head, against d9i last week and Az
head same week last year.
SHEEP AND LANBs.-The offerings this week are
nearly as numerous as last week, and their qual
ity is quite as good as that Of the fer
ingss then. Trade on all hands has been fairly
active for good Sheep and Lamb, and for com
mon stock Of both kinds 1t has teen dull. Com
mon 10 fair sheep sell at 3ai cents, fair 70 good
AZ 4a5ls ents and good TO ex IA at SL5a5 cent
nor 10 gross. Lambs sell ri sa6l4 Cents per 10
srnss. The receipts of Sheep and Lambs thi,
wetk number2 l29 hesd. $500.
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FoH RENT.
GEO T. MATHISON.

The Russell Cottage, near Wheeling PARK
ten rooms Will rent furnished OF unfurnlshed
No 332 Main street
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Through ticke8, and baggage checked %
points.
For rates and other information, address
W. ROBINSON. q. +. A. PArkersburg.
Al. DANDY. A. g. p. A, ParkeHburg
w. q. OSBORN, ). I. A., PomerOy, ONO
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for Bent.


Per Month
No 1877 MeColloch S., rooms. ....sl2 W
No 1915 Market ST.. rooms................... W
No 1913 Market St, rooms W
Three Rooms, frame house, Alley B.. "
No 50 Zane st 10 - ~
No "a New Jersey St, room ................ 10 W
No. 100 Coal St., rooms....................... W
No 1899 EOf St, rooms. y w
No PIG Main St, rooms and store room... - ~
Residence at Elm Grove, rooms............. - ~
Residence at Elm Grove, ~ rooms........ ~ -
Residence at Lestherwocd, rooms. ....-- 10 W
No 2l6S Msia ST., 3 rooms and store room. Is W
No 2l6S Main St., 4roons, Sd hoor-.. W
House Of rooms on $. Elm st., Island. IL oo
No ll9 Thirty third ST., rooms..............- W
No I2l Thirty third st., rooms. "
No 1900 Market ST., third floor, rooms.
No 1874 Market St, Office rooms, % hoor...
Store Room, 1sx50 feet, en- Washington 81, ~
Martins Ferry o.. ~ W
No BIO McColloch St., 10 Ioom............. - w
FOR SALE.
10 Shares BenwOOd Iron Works.
RINEHART & TATUM,
Real Estate, Stocks and Fire Insurance,
fe25 1853 Market Street.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

Real Estate and Insurance Agent,
12lO Chapline Street.
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OHIO RIVER RAILROAD.
Time Table taking effect Nov. e. lsSl. Pas
senger trains will run ~ follows-Central Time
All trains daily except those marked mus
which do not run on Sunday.
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-11-07
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
D THE NATIONS.

-
TUNA .llarching Through Oeosysa~1
o. he IA end vtds expsnse. Of Uncle Same
lonaaa.
rsfmess ~ the fertile soil and raise The
golden grain.
And fFom ~ hillside in the East - vell -
Western plsinL
They ars now feeding the nations.
HurSaA; Hurfsh: The farmer u the man!
Hurrah! Hurahi Deny II u you CO..
That in Iife's great battle here ~ ever leaAs
For b IN feeding the nasiona
From the pineeiad hills Of Maine 70 Cali.
Prom the lakes 70 Mexico. one thousand
Honest farmers willingly the sell keep turning
DER,
ssiii to be feeding the nations.
cHoRUs.
Though the crops one season fail and pronts all
are blue.
Thousands on the Garth below would not
know what 70 d..
But the farmer willingly begins his work anew
SIN 70 be feeding the nations.
CHoRUs.
When the dark days spprcach and the light Of
hope grows din,
And the merchants far and near are making
profits slim,
The dependent millions then must put their
trust In him
VINO Is still feeding the nations.
CHORUS
Honest farmers, do not fear the work you have
to do,
but while toiling here below just keep this
thought In view:
That there Is q better life when earthly cares
are through.
AID you quit feeding the nations.
Ohio Farmer,
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-11-07
AN IMPROVED PiooERY.

Il IL Convenient. CosnmOdlous and
Should save Its Coat In . Few Yesea
The accompanying perspective view
and f~loor-plan are OF q piggery, do.
signed with a special view to the con
v~enience Of brood sows. but equally
useful for any other swine. 1t Is thirty.
two feet long. In height it is six feet
in the clear at the caves, rising to
eleven feet at the peak. Directly over
the center is . sort Of cupola, eight
feet square. resting upon four posts.
six-by-six inches, and thirteen fee
high. Large windows on every
side furnish ample light and ventila-
ton. On the floor under the cupola Is
= hexagonal area. eight feet wide. in
which arc kept q feed-bOx and q
hydrant From this area direct access
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-11-07

is obtained to every pen. The floor is
divided by strong partitions, -four feet
high, into six pens Of nearly equal size,
all connecting by gates with the central
area Each one has q sleeping-place six
feet square, divided of By a low parti.
ton only high enough to hold the bed.
ling. The dotted lines represent two.
v-six inch pieces spiked to tho floor.
If these are provided the occupants Of
the pens will keep their sleeping and
bedrooms duly clean. The trOughs
for feed adjoin the side next to the
central area. Over each trough is .
hinged panel. which may be swung in
ward to fill tho trough, and then
brought out again when all is ready.
The bydrant connects with a water sup
ply which should have sufficient head
to throw q stream through . hose to fill
the feed.troughs and wash out the pens
when desired. Each pen has an outer
door opening into the yard. ami q gate
communicating with the central area.
The latter furnish facilities for chahg-
ing pigs from n pen to another with
out gates directly between the pens.
No estimate Of cost Is given, for il
must depend wholly upon the style Of
construction and the local prices for
materials It may be built very sub
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-11-07
THE ARTlsrs REVENGE.

~ - de- Esoa WssA Th0s WE
Ma1s ltsAs - Hb Cslliss.
Capih Lovesidse fpullinR up his hoese)
-Whss's be doin' there. Martin?
Kimball's Hired Man-Makin' paint
In; that's hand-psintin' you're doin'
there, aia't IL. mister?
RromAeld. A. N. A. (who II finishing
. study for his next exhibition picture.
"Wsnine Summer-)-Yep
Kimball's Hired Man-He says les
hand-paintin' he's dom.
Liddy Ann Kimball-G Guess he's
maxim Il for one o them picture papers,
amt you, mister?
Bromdeld. A. n. A.-Nop
Abs'lom Kimba!l-You might know it
amt for no picture paper; they don't
have pictures Of nothin' but ores an &C.
cidents. an houses fsllin' down
Liddy Ann Kimbali-May be it's for
ono O. them funny papers. then-looks
kind o funny, don'ti.?
Cap'n Loveridgc-Tell him II he wants
to put me in. with my ole boss n buggy,
I'll let him dew IL cheap-ho. ho. no.
Kimbalrs Hired Man-Mebbe he's
goin' to put Us all in-haw. haw, haw:
Liddy Ann Kimbsll-He's doin' OF
that piecc o. stone wall now-do you
have to git in every n o tho stones.
mister?
BromfeId, A. X. A.-Nop
Abs'lom Kimball - Hos Tot more'n
forty different kinds O oolors in that
there hox. WiSht-
Kimball's Hired Man-Keep yer hands
out o them paints, Abs'l0m-prob'ly he
don't want &c to tech en-.
Abs'lom Kimball-Can't 70 give mo
some o. that yallcr you're squeczin' out.
mister? Iwantt o paint my stills with IL.
Bromficld. A. n. A. - Can't spare any.
Kimball's Hired Man-Lijer Wright
went up to tho city . few years ago TO
learn the kerridse-paintin' trade-makes
purity good wages at IL. ] ben told. He
comes down here once In awhile to SEQ
bis folks. all dressed up. Ever ben in.
troduced to him, mister?
Bromaeld. A.. y. A.-Incver happened
TO meet him.
Liddy Ann Kimball-If you want to
put in our cows. mister. Fll 20 up yen.
der n drive EN- down. One OF ems .
hookin' COW; but We won't let her git
near you.
Bromfeld, A. n. A-Much obliged:
but I'm afraid ] shan't have time TO put
them In.
Abs'lom Kimball-If I had that there
umbrelr Id walk right past .he meetin'
house next SUNDAY. holdin' /: up ovef
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-11-07

my head Jest when the folks was comm
out O. church. Gosh! wouldn't il be finn?
Kimball's Hired Mani wouldn't like
nothin' better than settin' down AL day,
daubin' of pictcrs like that. It's what
70 might call o soft job. amt IL, Cap'n?o
Cap'n Loveridge-Icall It. purity lazy.
shifless kind O. job fer . strappin',
healthy man. II my boy Bill Y
showed any signs Of takin' to sech Q
trade as that I'd yank him out to the
barn an lather him till he'd walk
pigeon-toed fer q week. They don't
hardly make enough money at it to keep
'em alive. There wuz . man along here
last spring sellin' some kind o. colored
pictcrs er other. He wanted two shillin'
fer the small size an forty cents fer the
large Ones, frames An all. Ask that
Teller how mach no expects to git fer
that one he's maxim.
Bromficld. A. N. A. with an inward
prayer for forgiveness)-Tell him it's
sold in advance for six thousand dollars
and. by tho way, ask him II he can
change this hfty-dollar bill, will you?
Kimbalrs Hired Mantle says he's
sold it already for six thousand dol
lars, an he's got the money in his
clothes-an' he wants you to change .
ffty-dollar bill! for him. II ye kin! Ito
Bromfield.) Thatll settle him. mister;
he's stingier than all git out.
A pause of five or six minutes, during
which nothing is heard but the rattle Of
. distant mowing-machine.
Cap'n Loveridge clearing bis throat
Sorry l can't change the bill for yc.
mister: didn't bring much change with
me. But I wish ye'd come down an ca:
dinner to my house. this oon I'd like
to talk with 70 bout maxim some ar.
rzngement to have my boy Bill Farm
that there trade o yourn I'd be willin'
to pay 70 what's right II ye'll take him
fer . prentice.
Bromneld Completing his triumph
kregret that I can't accept your invita-
ton, o. l must be back in town before
banking hours arc over in order to SEQ
about selling some bonds As regards
your son, ! have two apprentices al
ready, At three thousand dollars each,
and ! shall not be able to take any moro
for the next three yearA Good morn
ing.-E. Upper, In Puck.
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-11-07
FIG. 2 FLOOR PLAN OF PIGGERY.

FIG. 9. FLOOR PLAN OF PIGGEIY.
stantially upon stone foundation. with
double boarding and building paper
for the sides, shinglc root and paint
On the other hand the plan is quite rs
available for = cheap structure on cedar
posts. with single sides OF horizontal
boarding and roof OF similar material.
II desirable to use the loft for corn
cribs or storage purposes the frame
must be made sufficiently heavy, and
the roof Of q sharper pitch, with an
upper door at each end. A perspective
view Of the piggery is shown in Fig. l.
and plan of ground floor in Fig. e.
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