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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-20
sATrRpAY. JUNE irn. 50.

beginning NJ 10 o'clock a. m the following
property situate IN the county Of Ohio and state
Of West Virginia, that is 10 say: Al that tract
or parcel Of land lying on the National Road,
about three miles east OF the City 81 " beeing. in
said Ohio county, being that part OF the Mil
farm ~ the late Major John Good, Of said coun'
ty Of Ohio which WAS conveyed by Adam Fitch.
ner and wife 90 John g. Boyd and Samuel j
Boyd by deed bearing date ON the lst day Of
April 1855 and being that past or said farm which
was conveyed a. said William Porter by sam
uel ! BOYD and wife. BY deed dated the lst day
OF October. 1862 and duly recorded In the Office
Of the Clerk OF the County Court OF ONO county.
West Virginia in Decd Book No. So page W: 10
which deed reference is hereby had for
"A fuller and more complete description
OF the land hereby offered for sale: but there is
excepted from said conveyance the enclosed
field fronting on the National Road and lying
along Ellington Lane, and through which field
mo track Of the Elm Grove Street Railway runs.
and containing about twenty acres. and eN-
ceptine also ull parcels Of land Of said farm
heretofore sold and conveyed. and deeds n
which parcels aye now on record ~ said Clerk s.
Office Of the Ohio County Court, made by said
Porter 20 the respective purchasers ~ said PAY
GELS, The land hereby offered for sale j. one
Hundred Acres or thcrcahouts. together with
the buildings and improvements thereon.
TERMS or SALE-One-third ~ the pur-
chase money and as much more as the pur-
chaser NAY elect 90 pay In cash on the day Of
sale the balance In six months and twelve
months from the day Of sale. with interest from
said day, the deferred instalmets and Interest 10
b. secured 70 the satisfaction 81 the undersigned
either by deed % trust upon the property sold.
or by personal security. The title is believed
io be- perfect
WI. HALLER. Trustee.
Aucti0necr.
mvsedi
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\ certain married woman is reported to
have taken dose of laudanum, and she
was not brought around for about twenty
four hours. TWAS rumored that her action
was with suicidal intent on account of the
t1nutmnnf of her husband.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-20
PETROLEUM.

NEW YoRE, May l9.-Petroleum opened
strong, with spot at S9Ec, and June option
SS2ic The market advanced steadily OF
heavy transactions and closed strong, with
spot at 94lsc, and June option at 937sc
Stock Exchange opened at S9Ac; highest
81 C; lowest S9a-c; closing at 94iSc. Sales
1885, 600 barrels.
on CITY, PA, May l9-Petroleum
opened at SSJIc; closed at $3.50: highest
% .c; lowest SS5Sc. Sales $4,000 barrels
runs, -, Sl1 barrels; shipments, $4,000 bar
rels: charters. 2S,5U barrels
PITTsBURG, PA. May 19.-Petroleum,
opened at SS}ic; highest 944c; closed al
glafc: lowest SS@,c
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-20

Through tickets and baggage checked Co all
points.
For rates and other information addres,
W. J. ROBINSON. G. i. A.. Parkersburg.
\. !. DANDY. \. G. =. A.. Park"r,burg.
j. O. TOMLlNSON pne. Agrnt. W hnrlImg.M VI
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easier ranging from > TO nc and higher;
last loan closed offered at , per cent. ;
prime mercantile paper 6a7 per cent. 4;
sterling exchange quiet at 4S2l9a4S5l5.
GovERNMENTs-Dull and steady.
FOurs Registered. ....................l- ~
FOurs Coupons. ....................l2 IL
Fours-and-a-half Registered, .........l O294s
Fours-and-a-half Coupons. ...........l0 1889
Pacific Skies of '95. .................ll
STATEs-Dull and steady.
RAILRoADs-Rat heavy in tone: sales,
-, 944, 900
STocKs-The stock market to-day was
less active, especially after the first half
hour, than on any day for "a week past, and
while there was something of boom IN
early dealings, Il slow. sagging market fol-
lowed until the last hour, when rally oc-
Cured which, however, left prices as a
rule fractionally lower than those OF Sat
urday There were some especially strong
spots in the list, among which Wheeling and
Lake Erie preferred was conspicuous, FOL
lowed by Texas Pacific, Oregon TranscOn-
tinental and some specialties Among the
usually active stocks Atchison and Chicago
Gas were the leaders of the downward
movement, but both, with Pacific Mail, re-
covered the greater portion of their losses
in the final rally The coal stocks We're
tiOn of Reading, and that stock was sup
ported by the impression that the compa-
MES will continue TO restrict production TO
the needs of the trade and prices will be
slowly advanced The market closed ac-
tive and strong, at something better than
the lowest prices of the day. The final
changes are quite irregular, but the de
clines are in a majority, though there are
none of Importance, while Wheeling and
| Lake Erie preferred rose 21, Colorado
Coal Ia. Oregon Transcontinental and
Texas Pacific l per cent. Sales AGA, 536
shares Quotations closed bid as follows
Adams Express, 1870; American Express,
| lis; Canada Pacific SIG; Central Pacific,
30; Chesapeake and Ohio, 24${; do. first
preferred, 64l& second preferred, 49, Chi
cago and Alton, 1870; Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy, 1903; Delaware and Hud-
son, l2H; Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western, l47jS; Denver and Rio Grande,
1873. Erie, 29ls do. preferred, 60; Fort
Wayne, ldl4; Illinois Central, III; Lake
Shore, lllE; Michigan Central, 100;
Minneapolis and St Louis, ~ do pre-
ferred, Il; Missouri Pacific, 16ss; North
erm Pacific, 3S; do preferred, S5jS; North
western, 1853; do preferred, 1857; New
York Central, 1897; Oregon Transconti-
mental, 49,; Pacific Mail, A.; Peoria, De
catur and Evansville, 22l5; Pittsburg,
l55; Pullman Palace Car, 1851; Read
ing, as Rock Island, $50; St Louis
and San Francisco, 80; do preferred
-; do first preferred, l03; st. Paul, 49,
do preferred, 120i5; St Paul, Minneapolis
aud Manitoba, l13lS; st. Paul and Omaha.
35l%; do. preferred, 90; Texas Pacific,
235z Union Pacific, G15S; United States FIX
press, -; Western Union, S61s.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-20
II ANAWHA AND OHIO RAIL

IN WAY. ROBT. W. KELLEY. REcETm
(kanawha Short Line) Schedule in effect SO
vembcr 2ith. 1852. Subject 90 change wthou
notice. Trains leave Wheeling lO:D 20. 30. via
Ohio River K. H.; arrive Charleston $50 p. no.
Leave Charleston 6.i5 a.. M. arrive Wheeling
:: - p. M, via o. X. Il. r. Leave Charleston
l:55 %. m; arrive Wheeling i.3O %. ~. yia Co
umbus and Il. a o.. daily except sunday. Gen
trail Standard Time" sundays. only trains
leave Charleston 500 q. H.; arrive Wheeling
7:i5 p. m. Leave Wheeling 500 Co. M. arrive
Charleston 4:ij p. M. via .. r. r. Il.
GEO J. ERNlLICU G. +
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The Ventilator Of the soul.

do you believe the eyes are the win
J0ws of the sool, as Emerson says?
NO, I don't. The mouth is the souls
wiudow-at least that is where the soul
vrntil1toS itself"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-20
STEAMER BELLAIRE.

STEAMER BELLAIRE
leave Wheeling, Daily Trip. CITY Time-6. -,
sHi. 1000 ana li;i5 am: 300 400 eco p. m.
Leave Wheeling sundays, City rime-S.OO, 10
and 20 81. m. goo. f-uO and 600 D. m
WHEELING " ELM GROVE
W RAILROAD. on and after Wednesday.
NF litl lS.O. trains ON the Wheeling and
E.u Grove Railroad viii run as follows:
leave Wheeling. Leave Elan Grove.
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CENTRAL STANDARD TINE.
KZy CENTRAL STANDARD TINE.
VlFGnnSgIVdnidL lines
From Bridgeport Station.
FrOm BridgopOrt StatlOn

Trains via the Cleveland aud Pittsturg Rail
road leave Bridgeport for Pittsburg, Chicago
and Cleveland. - %. M. For Pittsburs, lU.2
"a. m. For Chicago and Cleveland. 800 p. n.
For Pitisburs and New York, Psi p. m. For
Steubcuyillc s.i3 %. M.
Trains arrive at Bridgeport at 753 o.. n.. lO.2'
a. m l2.iU p. M. f:37 p. M. and .52 D. m.
ON Saturdays ouly-For East Liverpool, q ~
D. M: from East Liverpool. n - p. m.
FROM WHEELING STATION.
Train, yia thr Pitt,burg Cincinnati ant 81
Lou, Railway. pan-llnudlr Route. leaFr Wheel.
Ing for Sfrubeuylir. piti-hurt aul iir last,
G.al g. 3D.. f2.3j %. ~. 3.3l o. m.. aud b. Do >. "a
For columbus. Cincinnati. indianapolis and ~.
Louis. 6.2J %. 900. and $ 90 p. n For Columbu
and Chicago. 1855 p. M. Trains arrive at " bee l
Ing at $50 a. joe, 1000 90. me- .;l3 p. in.. and -
p. nm. Train, leaving ni GID o. 49, ana hrfiYini
m s.9D D. m. rum solid between Wheeling anc
Pittsburg All trains daily except Sunday.
uu1u
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2'l!]eelin9 Register
Grnurlcrs o5uinr.

4 RIVAL AND DEPARTURE
\ OF TRAINS-ENrLANArIoS oF REFER
FNcE MARKS. sDaiy. SUNDAY excepted. -Mon-
DAY excepted SUNDAY excepted Saturday
excepted saturday only. SUNDAY only-75
Meridian MAY n. $50 Wheeling time, which
ls one hour earlier than Central Time.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.

By virtue ~ a deed ~ trust made By William
Porter and Margaret Porter, his wife 10 the uu
dcr,igned trustee. dated the 18th day Of March
lSSq. and recorded in the Clerks Office Of the
County Court 81 Ohio county. West Virginia in
Deed Of Trust Book No. -, folio l3, will sell
at public auction az the north front door OF M,
Court House Of said Ohio county In the City Of
Wheeling ON
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steamboats,.

STEAMERS FOR CINCINNATI,
- LOUISVILLE. MEMPHIS ST LOUIS,
New Orleans. and Intermediate points. viii
leave Wharf Boat foot ~ Eleventh Street, daily.
Monday excepted, as follows.
Steamer KEYSTONE STATE
rs.Sll - r. G. Calhoun. Master; Chas "
.>=-=E=--1'=4s knoA, Clk; every Tuesday at7 am.
- steamer ANDES" T. g. Cooper.
,Is--S Master; Al. j. slayen, Clerk. ~
<--o<=S----=.s cry Wednesday at 2 a. m.
Steamer hudson" !. +. Eli
s,Iis--S son. Master: Dan Lacey Clerk
't-.-s=====-==s every Thursday at q. M.
Steamer &C.. W. BACHELOR. "
sHlh--s George O'Ncal. Master; Ira Il.
-s=--r--=----s Huntington, Clerk, every Friday
at IN.
Steamer SCOTIA" Jno. NJ Phil
rsIk-k lips Master. Robt II. Kerr Clerk
s-szE--z7-<--7s every Saturday at 70. %.
Steamer LOUIS A. SHERLEN. %
rs,Sll-k Ed. + Maddy. Master; julie Mrhr.
v-sSr=-zz-==1 man, Clerk: every sunday al : am.
First-class fare. Wheeling 20 Cincinnati. SOD
Round trip, 5000. Meals and state-room ln-
cludrd
s41-Ticket, transferable and good until used.
For Freight or Passage apply On board or Tel
ephone No. 3i2.
FRANK BOOTH. A0EST.
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Trustees Sale Of Valuable Real Estate

DY VIRTUE OF 4 DEED OF TRUST MADE
ID bv John VI. TAYLOR and wife 10 the under
signed trustee. dated March 2sth. in the year
1880. and recorded in the office OF the Clerk OF
the County Court Of Ohio county, West Viz
ginia. IN Book OF Trust No. %. will sell NJ pub
lie auction, at the front door Of the Court House
OF Ohio county. on
SATURDAY, THE 81 DAY OF MAY. 1890
commencing at 10 o'clock a. m. the following
described real estate situate and lying on the
waters Of Little Wheeling Creek. in Iriadelphia
district Ohio county. West Virginia, adjoining
the lands Of l.. l.. kimmons, the Mcdonnell Sis
tiers and others. bounded and described as fol-
lows: Beginning at post corner 10 l.. l.. Kim
mons: thence south degrees west ID $40 poles
to a lockwood: thence south ~ degrees minutes
east 40 poles 10 q white oak; thence south q
degrees minutes east - $40 poles 10 a stone,
thence south 81 degrees east ls3 $40 poles 20 a
dogNood: thence north ~ degrees west 80 poles
10 whiteoak: thence north 2dis degrees east
81 $40 poles 10 "a beech; thence north % degrees
west o. poles TO % whitc-oak stump; thence north
Is degrees east - poles 10 a red-oak; thence
south 81 ogTeos west III 40 poles 20 u white
oak; thence south n degrees west Va poles 10 the
place OF beginning; containing l65 acres and l9i
poles.
TERMS OF SALE-One-third Of the pur
chase money, or as much more as the purchaser
may elect 10 pay. in cash, and the balance IN
two equal nstalments in one ana two years with
interest from day OF sale The purchaser 10
give his notes with approved personal security.
and the title To be retained. or the purchaser 10
give deed Of trust on the property as dditlonal
security. J. g. LITTLE,
ap3e&gi Trustee.
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NislhIe snnnly of Grain.

CHICAGO. May l9.-1he Board Of Trade
report on the supply of grain is as follows
Wheat. - ,695, 900 bushels; decrease. lO7.0G
bushels: corr. II .0g6.OO0 bushels: decrease
$4,000 bushels; oats, (. 100000 bushels; in.
crease, l9S, 900 bushels; rye, ,05S, 900 bush
els; increase, $4,000 bushels; barley, GSS
900 bushels; decrease, 10000 bushels.
NEW York, May 10 Stocks Of grain in
store and ahoat May Il; Wheat. $50, OOC
bushels: corn, .lg2. 6i5 bushels oats, 300
2l3 bushels; malt, ls5.S13 bushels; barley.
20 So bushels; rye. ., $50 bushels.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-20

OHIO RIVER RAILROAD d.
~ TIME TABLE TAKING EFFECT No
vembcr -. 1889 Passenger trains viii run as
folows-Central Time All trains daily except
those marked thus = which do not run ON Sun
day:
sorTn HorNp. Mott 80. 8 No.3t 30. I
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Neglected.

On the outside Of 4 Bible lying on the
cabin table of Hudson river steam
boat are written the following lines:
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AIHTNEs
From Pittsburg, 1000 a. m daily. 1880 r. m.
except Sunday, $50 and 1910 p M daily; and
li:JOa. M. Sunday only.
Washington Accommodation, $50 a. H., daily,
except Sunday.
mylO General Passenger Agent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-20
rRANs-nHIo DIVISION

For Chicago. s:35 and 1906 a. M. and 1928
p. m daily, and 435 p. m, daily, except sunday.
Cincinnati Express, 1905 a. M. and lOi)p. m,
daily.
Columbus Accommodation, 4:35 p. m. except
Sunday.
st. Clairsyille Accommodation, 500 and lO:O5
a. m. and IS and 4:s5 p. M, except Sunday.
ARRIVE.
Chicago Express. 1888 and 5:95 a. ~, and $40
p. IN, daily, and 1900 4. m, daily except Sun
day.
Cincinnati Express, 5:S5 a. m. and $40 p. m,
daily.
Columbus Accommodation, 100 a. m, daily,
except Sunday.
st. Clairsyille Accommodation, HOO a. n. aud
1888 and $40 p. m. except Sunday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-20
The Metal NJ;

hf hhihti'
New YoRK, May l9.-Pig Iron, quiet
Copper, steady; lake SIS %. Lead, firm at
II 10. Tin, quiet; straits 81 y.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-20

-tA>hS AND Alb KINDS OF
-t tHe EreI-rEg Counting
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-20

For Pittsburg. $40 and 100 a. m, and $50 p.
M daily, and /: 10 p. m, daily. except Sunday;
and 700 p. M, Sunday only.
Washington Accommodation, $3.50 P. m, ex-
cept Sunday.
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FACHlNGE BANK

A"| lawn
President
,........ ...... Nl-c-Pres. don't
Ort-
Vs. rlLINoHAN.
BROWN. ANS. kElLEl,
...L.N. john fNEN.
E-.ai f-elnl. Scotland
JOHN o. JONES. Cashier.
.l0N1L BANK OF w. VA.
Ar WHEELING
..-.......... ..--...... $4,000
W.araal Twelfth SITS.
..>esIi E1NErNC BUSINESS
nusElIHl-.
TO.lN WAGNER.
.-I. VS. E. HAELErI
u.s. NrDDl EINLN
.- H uRUCkJNlER
N.lrsAN Pres Gent
.lltNl NlEB. Weep resident
p SANDS Ass Cashier
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For Rent

NOR RENT - SALOON on ELEVENTH
II street Enquire at ll0 Main street mySh
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-20

This holy bool, neglected lies,
No soul with II commune>.
While scores IL souls sit round about
With Heraids and IribHRes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-20

Moundsville Accommodation. 600 and 500 a.
m, and 2:35 and G:l0 p. m, except Sunday.
ARRIVE.
From New York Philadelphia and Baltimore,
g:3D a. m, and l2:i5 p. m. and 1925 p. m. daily.
Cumberland Accommodation, sos p. m eX-
cept sunday.
Grafton Accommodation, i2:i5 p. H., daily.
Noundsyille Accommodation. 7.3J n. Ia, and
70: %. sos and 7:i5 p. m, except Sunday.
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Stacks Bonds and Real Estate For Sale

Stocks, Bonds and Real Estate For Sale
STOCKS AND BONDS.
shares Wheeling Ice aud Storage Company.
10 shares Wheeling Iron and Nail Company.
- Shares Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Co.
- Shares Belmont Nail Company.
- Shares Hobbs Glass Company.
~ Shares La Belle Iron Works.
5000 City Bond iis-loSl-l0O.
REAL ESTATE-The south One-half Of Lot
No. rs. on n. Main St, opposite c. Hess The
Leighton residence on Chapline ST. Lots Nos.
|. 2and ON y. Front ST., Gilchrist addition.
Chapline ST. Building Lot. Houses Nos. $40,
:s2l and 323 y. Main street.
Two One-Acre Lots. Leatherwood.
THOS. O'BRlEN, Secretary ". 7. I. Co.
Real Estate and Stock Broker,
Office. Room No. I, Reilly Building,
Market Street, Wheeling, ". Va.
Telephone $50 apS2
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-20

Mr.. Raphael Hayden, of Fairmont'
W. Va. has resigned his Office OF Steno-
graphcr and telegrapher to the Attorney
General and has been appointed private
secretary to Mr.. Justice Bradley, OF the
United States Supreme Court. Mr.
HAYDEN is a bright, intelligent gentle
man. and has secured an cnyiable posi-
tion to perfect himself in his chosen
profession. Washington critic.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-20
FINANCE AND TRADE.
Money at 5a7 i-e per cent.-Governments
Dull and SteadY-Stocks Dull-Flour
Steady and Unchanged-Wheat Lower.

New YoRK, May 19.-MOney ON cal
easier. ranging from , TO nc and higher
last loan closed offered at > per cent.
prime mercantile paper 6a7 per cent.
sterling exchange quiet at 4S259a4s5l5.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-20

The Huntington Adrcrtiscr very
nointedlv demands that President
IIandlan. of the State League OF Dem
ocratic Clubs, call a meeting OF the
League nj some central point 1t IS not
necessary to predict Mr.. Handlan
course or to defend his policy. He will
doubtless pursue the courSe when ap-
pears best. after careful consultation
with the vice presidents Of the aSSocla-
tion. II is fair question, however
whether the energy expended ON meet,
ing and palayer of the State clubs coulu
not be better expended in organizing
clubs where none exist.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-20
Railroads.
baltimore AND OHIO Rail

At Wheeling. Eastern
time. Schedule In effect
May 18th, 1880.
MAIN LINE EAST.
For Baltimore. Philadel-
phia and New York, l2.Ol
and 4::35 a. m. 2:35 daily.
Cumberland Accommo-
dalton, 500 a. IN. daily,
except Sunday.
Grafton AccOmnOda-
ton 2.35 d. IN daily.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-20

4 few of the good Republican breth-
rem I'm the Second district are not tax
ing kindly to the suggestion that Mr..
stephen Il. ElkinS, of New Mexico and
New York. must necessarily be their
candidate for Congress. One disgrun-
tied brother is out for Henry Morgan
of the Morgantown Post. while the
Tucker Pioneer hys the name Of A. Il.
DAYTON at It's mast head. Before 'he
ides of November, however they
will all fall into line. Great Is the
bari. and stephen is its owner.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-20

FRANK BOOTH. AorsT.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-01-04

within, the bell-cord over my head was
violently shaken, and, with sudden
shock and rasping, tho train slackened
up and stood still. staggered to my
feet and saw that they were yet in the
tunnel. Lanterns were flying here and
there, and one trainman was coming
through the cars asking If any one was
hurt. Then l heard the voice Of our
porter call out something in quick,
sharp way. The drummers and train
men made a rush carrying me with
them, and we soon saw what had hap
pened. A rock, fully ton in weight,
had fallen from the roof of the tunnel
and had crashed into the side of the car.
1t WAS wedged in between the broken
timbers and splintered seats, and, IS I
am sinner, the spot where all this ruin
lay was my section!
But there was something more than
crushed woodwork and shattered glass
underneath the murderous rock. There
was dead man there, and did not
need to see the strangely quiet face to
know who it was for whom the Angel Of
Death had come.-Thomas j. Vivian, in
ArgOnaut.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-01-04
OVER A PREcIPIcE.

Oklahoma Franks Thrilling Adventure
with q Herd Of Cattle.
The experienced cowboy knows all the
watercourses on the trail, and IL the
weather is dry he knows which one will
be running.
Sometimes 1t is. ono hundred miles
from one river to another and no creeks
in between. The herd in this case is
driven often as much as two hundred
miles up the river until . place is
reached where the distance across to
the other river is not SO great Only
the trails where the grass grows green
good condition when the shipping town,
the nearest railway station, is reached.
After day or two spent in town the
cowboys return to the ranch and take
charge of another herd, and so their life
is spent.
Oklahoma Frank has been herding
cattle for fourteen years. He once had
very narrow escape from death. The
herd, frightened at the approach Of .
furious hail-storm, had stampeded. He
was riding at the leaders head, firing
his six-shooter in front of him, and strik-
ing him with his quirt.
Suddenly flash Of lightning revealed
a ravine just ahead of him, how deep he
knew not. Another flash showed hum
dred bristling horns and twice as many
cleaning eyes just behind him. To stop
was certain death, for almost upon the
launches of his horse he could hear the
snorting steers; to ride into the ravine
meant death, for the moving herd would
be upon him as soon as he reached the
bottom. He decided to keep ON and
drove the spurs into his mustangs side.
The animal leaped forward, stumbled,
and over the side of the cliff he went.
Frank felt himself going down and gave
up all hope. After falling twenty-five
feet the mustang struck the ground,
throwing his rider far over his head upon
little elevation.
Iu another moment fifty steers thun-
dered over the brink of the ravine and
tumbled headlong to the bottom, where
they beloved and struggled and gored
each other in their fury. The bruised
and bleeding cowboy climbed higher up
the opposite side of the ravine and liN-
tened for hours to the struggling cattle
beneath him. He was finally rescued,
and when daylight came number Of
the steers, whose legs were broken,
were butchered for beef.
Three-fourths of this herd was lost,
and some of the steers that were recov-
cred were found thirty miles from the
place at which they stampeded.-Atlanta
Constitution.