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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-23
FINANCE AND TRADE
The Features Of the Money and Stock
Slyys1 "a + q Market EStFlil lFsl


81 aiarkcts. lStFll ll.l3
& NV SYoRK, Jan. n Money on call easy, nns.
inFirom 10 iper cent last loan per cent, closed
offered q! ! per cent. 2 Primo mercantile paper
b1tAsN per cent. Sterling Exchange outlet but
nrmst y s29'<ll Boy salsi Or stocks were TO-.
1.-THE stock, market was active 10 day at both
ends, . long period oil dullness aud q near ap.
proach 70 Itaynation between. J. The covering
movement OF the past two days was still tundof
WAY M the opening, but tho early demand was
soon satisfied, aud q the buyinK for the short
account ceased the market lbeca no dull aud
ltAsnant. In the afternoon . rise was started by
tho speclaltics. with yery heavy trading In tho
coaiers. 81. Paul, Sugar and Uiion Psclnc, he
~! named being taIonblyl Affected BY The ~
port Of tho Government directors. Every Thing
kept up right up TO the close,
which wai active aud strong. 9 TIE trusts were
fairly active and Sugar strong. The active
stocks are almost lnyaf iably higher tonight. +
:, Railroad bonds moderately actlvei sales g..
Z, Government and State bonds dull aud weak.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-23
Sick Headache.

Losses Red Clover! Pills cure sick
headache, dyspepsia, indigestion, con-
stipation, 25c. per box, 5 boxes for s..
For sale by Logan Drug Co., Bridge Cor
ner Druggists. Wheeling, w. Va. Ddw
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RINEHART, & TATUM, 555
Real Estate. Stocks & Fire Insurance, 1;
sis =55-.. y 1868 MARKET STREET.
Trustees Sales.
TRUSTEES SALE, 9;

L 'NOS1 cIl - GAL = 49, s-EsfsyEt ~ 4 y
L Ii = Nh G.E ". f5S, "A ~ NIL NJ.
=, By virtue OF decd Of trust made by Bridget
Noone 10 me rs trustee, dated July !, 1887, re-
corded IN Deed OF Trust Book No. Is! page $40,
IL the office Of the Clerk Of tho County Court Of
Ollie county, West Virginia, Twill sell at tho
notlh front door OF tho Court House OF said
county, Oh ysEf " e. s't{i
SATURDAY, the 18th DAY. OF JANUARY, 1890,
commencing ut 10 o'clock a. m.,t tho following
described property, that Ii 10. say: A piece Of
Ground situate In the city OF Wheeling, Ohio
county, West Virginia, being the south half Of
10y numbered 1orty.three. situate on the east
sue Oh Market street on the north side OF TWEEN.
ty.teventh strctt aud at the corner OF 4 said
htees; said half lot has frontage OF twenty
1--WE ieet on Market street and extends back oil an
even width binding on Twenty seventh street
one hundred feet 10 I'M alley. ~ qS. !! =
Inc iiilc Is believed 10 be perfect. but selling
@uuslee VIII convey only tho title yeated IN
me Oy SAID deed OF trust S-5a rs-.}st : U IL ~ n
Terms or ,sALE-.one third and as much more
" the purchaser elects to pay In cash on the day
VI Aic, Tho balance In two equal installments NJ
one anu Two years, notes bearing Interest from
sne gay o. sale TO be glvOn for the deferred pay.
hmehts, the buildings TO be kept insured for the
e ,S a Of the deferred payments and the title
!" NC retained until payment Is made In full. so
NJ ieg- WI. W. C0WDEN, Trustee.
". u. HALLFR. Auctioneer. S'ss$-aSi deal y
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-23
Piles ! Piles Itching Piles.

z sYxProNs- Moisture; intense itching and
singing; most at night: woNe by acratchIng,
II allowed 10 continue. tumors form, which often
bleed Z and Sulcerate, N becoming y very 4 sore,
SwAYNk's OINTMENT stops the Itching and bleed.
Ing, heals iulceratiou,t and In most cases re-
moves the tuInors.iRAt druggists, or by mall, fol
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-23
FOR SALE

N
20 Acre Farm at Glenn's Run, Ohio county, ".
Va. f7,t r. !; is5E's ..ilsi5l 80. . :
100 Aero Farm near Frceport Station, Harri.
son county, Ohio; also at same place, 100 Acre
Farm aud n " Acre Farm. = iSeEs - W.
~ Acres OF Land nesr TrIadelphla. 2 y
600 Acres Of Land In Marshall county ". Va.
80 acres cleared, orchard choice fruit, ], 200
trees can be had Tor 81, 5O0 (, JTi;l
50 Acre Farm, west OF MAtamoras, Ohio. * Il,
g foot lot, cast side sOnth Front street. 4
. foot LOT, east side South Front street.
No. GO North Front street. -, ~ = Sl Il
No. lU0j Chapline street. ~
No. 1910 Chapline street. Sc
No. 229ls Eoif street. : j. az q
No. 222s2i Chapllue street q, t3 ~
Block OF houses, Main aud Twenty. fth stieeta.
VIII sell asawhole or separately. s5I; :
No. 1881 Market street. if 5g,;f ~ NJ ssss
No. led Mci'oltoeh street. Y 20 n - e
No. l05 McCOlloch street, n L, 81 ~ -
Lots OH MccollOh cs,reet. q, s., - n
Many other bargains III Real Estate. = 3yy5 1sstt
JAMES a. HENRY,
Real Estate Agent. U. 4. Claim Attorney and No
tary Public. No. 1917 Market Street. ;iiS ja20i6
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Live Stock,

\ CHICAGO. JAM .. Cattle Receipts II 900 head;
shipments $500 head: market steady; beeyes
81 95 Is: steers s. coal ~: stockers and feeders
ceipts 1000 head: shipments 1000 head; market
strong. aud 5al0c higher; mixed s. G5a3 SIX;
heavy 50 65a3 oS: stockers s. 49, Shecp-Reccipts
1900 head; shipments 600 head: market strong
aad lOc higher: natives s. 5oa5 IS; western corn
{ EAST LInERrY, Pa, Jan. 2o.-Cattle-Recelpts
90 head: shipments 400 head; market slow;
prime 81 o5ai SOC; fair to good So 75aI O0;t com.
mon 81 00a3 Is; stockers and feeders 81 50a3 co.
liogs-Rcceipts 1900 head shipments 400
s. 9Oa4 90: b .avy hogs 81 75a3 80. I. Sheep-Re.
ceipts e,G0O head; shipments 100 head: mar
ket slow: prime SO %: fair TO good 81 25a5 30;
common s. OOa3 IS; lambs 81 50aG 50. - i
Z CIScISSATI. Jan. % Hogs active and stronger;
common and light g ioa3 IS; packing and BUTCH
ers s. Soa3 20; receipts 1910 head; shipments
1850 head, s,fatI, u. - - :,
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ts s,s3 a;js Epps's Cocoa.
M oRATEFUL-coMFoRTINo.E1
.EPPS'SSCOCO;A.

q sF BREAKFAST.
sf"By 4 thorough knowledge Of the natural laws
which. govern the operations Of digeation and
nutrition, And Iby q, careful application Of the
hne properties Of well.selected Cocoa, Nj. Epps
has provided onr breakfast tables with deli.
eately favored beverage which ymay ave Us
many heavy doctors bills. III 10 byt tho judi.
cious use oil such articles OF diet that 4 conlti.
tuition may be gradually built up until strong
enough to resist every b tendency to disease.
Hundreds Of subtle mAladies are floating around
Us ready 10 attack wherever there Is aFweak
point. ave may escape many q fatal shalt by
keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood
and properly nourished frame."-7CfcA Service
MADE ,Imply viii boIliny w.tsr ar =, tltS sold
only IN hall pound tins by Grocers. labeled thus:
JAmES EPPS q CO., Homeopathic Chemists,
aual .rTh4s IA LONDON, ESoLANS.li
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"a one-legged tramp who jumps on
and of trains with the agility Of circus
actor, is known to the train hands of
every railroad in Pennsylvania.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-23
" CLAREAoNr LIVE srocKs MARKET Y
Y An hors soldlin these. yaris by' r. A Dlacl

: All hogs soldin these yards by. E. A.. Black.
shere nre. ut gross weight. HEX, ~ \. 81;
8 Receipts this week 500 head, against CTS
head last week. Fair to good selling at 81 %;
r0ughs selling nt s. Co.. ;sS1i ~ Stsyn kgifi
! Receipts Of sheep and lambs 496 head. 4 Sheep
selling from &c to SIC; lambs selling from 10 C.
~ Z, Arrivals OF, LIVE STOCK sae
al Clarenont Stock Yards, ria The Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, for ,xek ending Jan. 10. ttsltt.ti
9l9s cars containing ,7ss CATTLE 162 calves, 1876
sheep aud lambs, 500 hogs, 5ls horses, mules.
shipments 70 New York, philadelphia, etc, go
cattle. IL calves. :, Coz hogs, IS horses. ~
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Railroads, d

WHEELING & ELM GROVE R.R
W. On and after Monday, October ~ isso /
a IA, On the Wheeling q Elm Grove Railroad
LEAVE WHEELING. \ Il " a, a z y I
$50 NJ, 200 a. M, 900 a. m, II :ooa. l.so
p m.' $50 p m, $40 p. M, 100 p. M, g:po =. m
LEAVE waKELINa PARK. Z - {.
G:lo a. m, 7:45 a. M, 10 a. M, $50 D. N, 9.sn
p. ~, 4:.o p. m, 6:lo p. IN. 500 p M, 10 D. m.
+. sUSDAfs-Leave the city at 500 a. M. and
f ina every honr until 900 p. M Leave Wheel.
lo;eO ?. m. Except church train wifi leave Tart
az ZIP a. IN. and city at l2:lS p. m. :,
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z The receipts number about :, 500 head less
than the rather full run OF last week; aud their
quality Is satisfactory. generally, 10 all the deal.
ers. The market Is only fair,i the supply being
about equal 10 very moderate demand, with
quotations NJ OF from those OF last week. Most
Of the sales OF good hogs rnge from s to &c,
with rough ones 4}fa451c net. sSl'!i,i
s. OF the receipts this week 2,0li head came over
the Baltimore and Ohio lsailrond, and $3.50 head
over the Pennsylvania Railroad. "a, {,
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ssCATaRRH,


Catarrhal Deafness = Hay Feyor-A New
Homo Treatment. h y
Z; Sufferers are not generally aware that
these diseases are contagious, or that
they are due to the presence OF living
parasites in the lining membrane OF the
nose and eustachian tubes. " Microscopic
research, however, has proved this TO be
a fact. and the result of the discovery is
that a simple remedy has been lormu-
lated whereby catarrh, catarrhal deafness
and hay fever are permanently cured in
from one Ito three simple applications
made at home by the patient once in two
weeks. 81 i ~
& N. This treatment is not q ,l snuff
or an ointment y both have been dis.
carded BY reputable physicians as inju:
rious. A pamphlet explaining this new
treatment is sent free on receipt OF stamp
to pay postage, by A. Fl. Dixon 4 Son,
337 and 500 West King street, Toronto,
Canada.-C Christian Advocate. SO
tSufIerersfrom Catarrhal troubles should
carefully read the above. rThs4Eow {;
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III DR.. Pierce's, Pellets the original and
onlygenuine Little Liver Pills; % cents
vial one dose. ssi.ss y y ISss IElAl
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! NIetaln.Il

NEW YoRE, Jan. 22-Pig Iron steady Copper
dull; lake 81 10. > Lead dull; domestic s. S.
Tin quiet at s. 90 d
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-23
Real Estate.
FOR SALE.

Tan toomed brick house. 10 Thirteenth street,
only few minutes walk TO tho business centre
oItbe city, Price 1880. slsl;i
Tan toomed brick house on South Penn street
Good location Lot % feet front on Penn atreei.
HF,Sht tooued brick house, with ali late I'm,
rtoysments. Lot 30xieost Good location and q
FOOD house, IN perfect repair, % Ohio stree.
S rood SIX rpoinei frame house at is South
Btosdway. Prizes .l,yDL a "a
six roomed ifAnu house, lot l7oxoDo, at ~,
T,Eenty.nlnth street, 40 yAuE Sf5ftl9II6i q
Five roomed dwelling. a North ntoadxay,
'' three roomcd brick house, 70 .Bouth Huron
'T Bushes, block on ua,ket street. WIN pay a
investment. ~ = !, 81 . tpslN .Ay.
in, ,hteesiory brck bulld,Ag, s.ore room on iirI.
aeor, second anil ,llri floors dwelling rooms,
.os MAIN street l'ti'e 81 wv. =
Huron street Eaintal and artlncl gas through.
We seven roomed dwelling al No. "a North
Ftoa, street. Lot GOxi0o, Price ", 900. .sGe. as
4 fruit farm, Within sight Of this city, con.
,.inInp 2lx acres, with all the most productive
and paying yarletlcs Vi fruiu. Just In their
prluie. Ala great bargain. - ~ s'iii'sl.slsP
BUILDING LOIS. i;,i, 4. 4. l}B5s
Lot S71ixl20. South Penn, west side. choice
'Oi IOt S.iS, North llurou. old Fair grounds,
$50. -'t = flifs at,'7;i' e ~ : ~ 49,
Lot lOOxiO0, southeast coraers oil Main aud
TscDty.Scyenth street,, so. n q,
LOtnOrthwest corner South York and Virginia
Iot j0xlf0, Accolloch street. near Thlrtlcth,
500 II. - /, ~ -, ~
good location, sitQ, n lgS
Lot GOxlOl, on Fourteenth street, for $40. NJ "a
IOt3Dxi.1, South Huron street, $500 -
I0ibO1sO, North Front AtreGt, 81 200.
lot 6Oxie0, Fifteenth street, 81, 400. 5; |
Lots oil Erie AIrlul, old fair grounds, :oxi20,
Lots Ia zauO's otehlrl from 800 up, accord.
Ing 10 location. igLlss2' il4s'nl NysEllsiI
Hot s0IiOo, south slio Fourteenth stroet, near
school house, Sl,,S. i1is y 4.1i i3TlgSqya
Lot ll2xl9O, South Penn sti Get, 81, 80. 4
Lot north side Fourteenth street, can build on
any part Of II, site GoxtsO, 500.
Farms. large aud ANAL. N Great bargains In |
West Virginia Wild lands. ~ i;sgsf.s |
Good stocks always on baud for sale. Z |
@ isgtl x O. o. SMITH. " i
It2O l?.0 MAIN STREET. n
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FOR6RENTi

and eol5 Market street. ) Ss{s .sl,7t15
Business House and Dwelling, numbered c2I7
and E2li9 Market street; the balls on second and
third floors Will be converted into dwelling
rooms to suit tenant, ~, M !ss,75 si7-
Is Acre Farm, $500 per nunuin. VI ~
Desirable Residence on line Of r., ". & KY!
Railroad, 500 per aunum. 4, ~ E'si.tl, ~
Fine Residences. Lots, Farms aud other prop!
orty for sale 7a 80 49, :
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OHIO RIVER RAILRoAD,lTIME
~ Table taking effect November ~. 7ISse' I,
1rqa@engef trains will run as iollows-Ceutrsj
tbm me Ill, Al uains daily except those marked
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,clSclSSATl, o., jan. 2.,.-cotton firm; mid.
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- ri n ~ Z >, :, 7
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sRALTIAIORE& OHIO RAILROAD.
- on and after November q, 1857 trains dc.
paft and arrive at ,Wheelingas follows-Eastern
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When Baby was sick, wc savc her Castoris, n
When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla,
When she became Mss, she chung 10 Castoria,
When she bad Children, she gave them Castoria.
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sTRAVELERSsCUlDE.

J A RRIyAL AND DEPARTURE OF
1 =. and alter Nov. u, 1850 Ike
day excepted. tMondSy excepted. H. jsaturdsv
ss1cepted. 2 Sunday only. Saturday, only
EASTERN Standard time, E,S l3E''T- - >'AS',t.
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through tickets. and baggage checked, TO nj :
points; f9E rates and other Information addrcs )
ssTs5s 4. J. BASDY,A. g, T, A.. Parkershnnts
~ Wy. II. OSBORN, s. 7. A.. PomeroY. Ohio.
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TOLEDO, O.. Jan. % Wheat active and higher;
cash and January size; May s:E11ttc. Corn dull
cash JIG. Oats quiet; cash 2!Ac. Cloyerseed
dull and steady; cash and March s. so.
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1, ~, baltimore Live Stock Market. 4, ll,tf
CALvERIoN STOCK YARDS, [
~ EsiIs| MONDAY, jan, 20.


~ ~ r.fs THE SWINE MARKET. - ts-5!.- sllf
Arrivals this S7 ss3
Arrivals last as
Arrivals mn vpnr moo G }{,
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(. BALTIMORE, Jan. i2cc.-wheat western firm;
spot and January So1lc; February 81 iaSl Nc;
January and February 36aa36;ssc: March 36Ia
SIC; April 3751Sc; May 3SAc. Oats quiet. I've
steady. Hay dull; prime 10 choice Timothy
sl2 50. Butter dull Il creamery ,22ia25c. Eggs
sfnadv. wpsfarn lilo '-s1sf DO
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-01
: ''''i.'D % DAY FOR Chilli
~ vann yru and the Argentine Re-
, 1olic Forming an Alliance
! i Against Her.
tAhe Object Being to Prevent the
Rapacious War Of
Chill.
A Financial Sensation ut Buenos Ayres
Occasioned by misunderstanding
Of Reports.

NV yo.v 1rr. n-A, .,,;...a..
sA~ .oAA' eune 'on - s.llanoe ouensase
ana oeIenslve mas oeen entered into be-
tween Brazil, Peru and the Argentine Re-
public against Chilli, by secret treaty..
The object il an attack nnon rh;l;. Tha
49,, = -, s..,a..1,.. ..s,:e1s =. ~ ~,
news ls ~ 9eue1a.ly oel,eveo tnas sne Cnal-
IAN government IS said to be making big
preparations. This word was received here
conf;rma4jon ~ th;a nav. ;s q, .-t;a,. =
~ - nT;,;.;a ~ go. ~ -s - ~ o11 -
bne farVenia M1ltla, tne organ OF the Ar
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-01
WILL HAVE ONE HEAD.

The Worlds Fair Commission Decides to
Have One Director-General.
CHICAGO. June 3O.-To-day's meeting of
the National Worlds fair commission was
brief. A committee was appointed to ex-
anime the Chicago subscription list. The
committee on permanent organization re-
ported the following: That board of lady
managers be constituted consisting of one
delegate and an alternate from each state,
to be recommended by the state commits
sioners and appointed by the president, to
be known az the woman's department of
the Worlds Columbia exposition. An offer
was read from George NJ. Pullman of Sec
ton of land near Pullman, but the COM
mission decided to accept propositions onlv
from the local committee. The question of
appointing director general and oommis-
sioner-general were discussed at some
length and finally it was decided to have
single head director. Garfield park was
proposed and west side site. Late this
afternoon a number of owners of property
on Michigan avenue filed bill in chancery
in the circuit court to restrain the Worlds
Columbian exposition from erecting any
buildings on the lake front.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-01
A Move for Economy.

NEW York, June 3O.-The Banco Nacional
is the principal bank of Buenos Ayres with
capital amounting to about $4,000, 900,
ond deposits of $45,OOO.OOO it being the de-
pository of the national government One
OF the leading merchants doing business
with the Argentine Republic states that the
financial condition of late has
been unsatisfactory. President Gel
man determined on policy of
reform by making all necessary
economies in the expenses of the country
and instituting a change in the manage
ment of the national bank. This necessi-
tated the resignation of certain directors of
that institution. The minister of finance.
Senor Weyburn, rather than demand such
designations retired in favor of Garcia. In
carrying out the projected reforms and in
sisting upon the resignation of certain di-
rectors it is supposed that suspension
ct payments had been caused, but the
merchants having the largest interests
with Argentine look upon the movement as
one which. although it may be temporarily
prejudicial to many merchants in Buenos
Ayes, will ultimately result in advantage
to that country by putting it's finances upon
sound basis.
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THE SUGAR TRUST.
To BE Reorganixed to Comply with tha
sl +H8 $sa

To Be Reorganixed to Comply with ths
Law. TIL
NEW York, June 80.--At a meeting or the
sugar refinery companies to-day Theoiloss
A. Havemeyer, Charles o. Foster and ]. e.
Searles, Jr.. were empowered to elect will
lam 4. Havemeyer, William Dick and
Charles Q. Foster as trustees. Il was an
nounced that proxies for 285. .9l2 certificates
had been received, which insures the sxist
ing management retaining control. A state
ment prepared by the trustees was read.
stating that they with counsel had unf1ef
consideration plan for the reorganixationS
OF the company to meet all the REQUIRE
ments OF the state law. Tho statemae,tl
called attention to the fact Of tho court a.
appeals' decision that il vas technioal
While it opposed monopolies ii did not q!
tack the principle Of The pooling buai1,G1
and kindred intereate,
Col. j. O. Reif asked for q financial stof
ment Of the c0mpany's affairs. ana &sNSS
manded 40 minority certificate holdeR
inspect the books. He was referred to
treasurer, who ID chairman, Who eaid r.
would furnish such information .
tnonRht proper to make public. Theod
A: Havemeyer said informally that bni
OF certificates should have informed
selves before; that the corporation vna5
conducted like 9 railway; that il was 1Si
be expected the earnings, ETC.. WosS1 q
made public, though they were nca
70 all certlhcate holders. sss5aa9s
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Origin of the Word Mascot

origin OF the WOf0 mascot.
The word mascot" was introduced into
literature by means of the comic opera LA
Mascotte,'' written by Audran; but it seems
to have been term in common use long
previously among gamesters and sporting
characters generally in France. It was
used to signify some object, animate or in
animate, which, like the luck-penny,
brought good fortune to its possessor. The
word is further traced back to the patois of
Provence and Gascony, where q mascot is
something which brings luck to house,
hold. There is little doubt that
it is etymoloeically derived from
the, word masque, fmasked or con-
cealed,) which in provincial French is ap-
plied-as ne coiffe is in more polished
French-to a child born with caul. The
caul is thin membrane which sometimes
covers the head Ut an infant at birth. and
has from the earliest times been regarded
with superstitious feelings. The child born
with it was esteemed highly fortunate, and
was believed to be destined. not only to be
lucky himself, but to be the source of luck
in others, and the caul itself was esteemed
a charm of great virtue, and high prices
were often paid for its possession. II Boston
Budget.