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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-05
HIGHEST Of all in Leavenng Report Aug ~ 1889
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
PURE

391<c. Coffee, steady, 5a4O points up.
November Ii 65a12 10; December II 4Sa
II 90: January II 40a11 rs; May II qua
II 55; June II 10; July IL 3D. sugar,
firm: refined, quiet. Molasses, quiet.
Rice. firm. Petroleum steady: United QUO.
Cottonseed oil quiet. Tallow, duli.
Rosin, quiet. Turpentine, dull. steaay at
36c. Eggs, weak; western M1sc PorH,
steady; old mess 5000 new mess Sli w.
extra prime $40 50al1 90. Cut meats, Dull
Lard. quiet: western steam 70 oO; NO
vember and December 80 Al; January 70 oil.
Butter. Quiet; western dairy l4a25c
Cheese steady; western 61sasc'
PHILADELPHIA. PA, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
oniet. Wheat, firm; No. 2 red November
81 OOl%a1 Oh; December, 81 0219al Us; jan
uary 81 O41ka1 05 February, 81 OF. Corn,
steady: No. 2 mixed track SOC; No. 2 mixed
November 64a65c; December 54a55c; an
uary 55a56c Oats, strong; No. wmte
37Ic: No. 2 white 3S%c: December and
January and February 3s1Sa39Ac. Eggs,
firm: Pennsylvania irsts, 26c. Receipts
Flour, 1000 barrels; wheat, II 600 bushels;
corn. 5000 bushels; oats, $1,000 bushels.
Shipments-Wheat, $4,000 bushels; corn'
1000 bushels; oats, 81 600 bushels.
BALTIMORE, ND, November 4.-Wheat
firm: No. red spot and November, wa
al 0S; December 81 0414al 04$; January
81 O5sIal Of; May 81 1l9sal 1l%; receipts,
l34. O00 bushels. Corn, firm; spot 5ic; NO
yember 59s5a535Sc: January 53l4aSS1c;
receipts. 1900 bushels. Oats. firm; NO .
white western 3shc; receipts, ll,00
bushels Rye, firmer at 81 90. Hay, steady,
at $l3 O0al4 90. Butter steady; creamery,
fancy 2Sc Eggs, steady at 24c. Gomez,
firm; Rio lie: others unchanged.
CINCINNATI, O., November 4.-Cotton
quiet; middling SIC. Flour, steady.
Wheat steady: No. red 94c. Corn,
quiet; No. 3 mixed Sc. Oats, strong;
No. Q mixed 33c. Rye, irregular; No. z,
92c. Pork stronger at 50 90. Lard, frmer
at as S716. Bulk Meats steady at ~ 20.
Bacon. steady at 81 S711 Whisky, firm at
81 is. Butter, weaker, fancy ElgiD
creamery 30a32c. Sugar and cheese easy.
Eggs, steady at zoe. Hogs, frmer; com
mon and light, 81 90a3 20; packing and
butchers, So 7Oa4 co. Receipts, 5000 head I;
shipments, 900 head.
TOLEDO, o., Novemoer4 Wheat, active;
firm: No. 2 cash 96Hc; December 9914c;
May 81 O5]S. Corn-Cash Sc. Oats quiet;
cash 3lc. Rye, dull; cash 99c. Glover
seed, steady; November and January,
"A IS. Receipts-Flour, 2l1 barrels; wheat,
$4,000 bushels; corn. 5000 bushels: oats,
1000 bushels; rye, $4,000 bushels; clover
seed, $40 bushels. Shipments-Flour,
s, ZOO bushels; wheat, 293, 900 bushels; corn,
II, 500 bushels: oats, 5000 bushels; clover
seed 200 bushels.
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PRODUCE.

CHICAGO. November 4.-The feeling in
the wheat market to-day was stronger and
part of the decline of Monday was recover
ed The market was governed mainly by
home influences. Operators had expected
that the cloudy weather would result in
bringing rain in the Northwest, but ad-
vices from those sections brought only
slight showers and not enough, 1t was
thought, to do much good to the growing
crop 1t was rumored that the Russian
government was about TO issue an order
Prohibiting the expectation of wheat and
wheat products. Arrivals in the North
west were liberal The market closed
steady, about la1 sc higher than Mondays
figures. Corn was strong and higher.
Oats. strong. Hog products were moder-
atelv active, with slight change in prices.
Flour was unchanged. Wheat, cash No.
3 spring. white 9414c; No. spring, sea
S7I5c; No. , red csc; November s31sa
Nhc, closing at 9il4c; December 9iSsa
s5%c, closing at 9511c; May 81 O0Jsa
l024, closing at 81 Os.: Corn, cash,
at 52s/c December 455s a461sc, closing &c;
Nav 42a4Ss(c. closing at 1890. Oats,
cash. No. ,, 3lslc; November 30s<a3ls4c;
closing at SIC. December 3015a32ssc, clos
ing at 3l1Sc; May, 3lJsaS2lsc, closing at
325<c. Rye, No. 2, $3.50 Barley, No. 2,
soc Flaxseed, 94c Timothy seed. 81 10.
Mess pork. cash, IS S3711aS soc; December
sS4OaS so: closing at IS AZ; January $ll l7]s
all371S; closing at $ll 35; May 81 521Sa
ll72lS, closing at $ll 20. Lard, cash,
November d 10. December IS 5215a6 20,
closing at 50 20: January S625. Short ribs,
cash. IS SOa6 %; November $515a5 S21<,
closing at s. S21s December s. $50:
January s. S71S Shoulders, Is 70a575:
short clear, 81 40a6 50. Whiskey, 81 is.
NEW YoRx, November 4.-Flour-Re-
ceipts 65. OOC barrels; exports 1000 barrels;
market steacy; sales p, 600 barrels. Wheat,
receipts. $4,000 bushels; exports zoe, goo
bushels: sales 5,096. 900 bushels futures;
cor 600 bushels spot: spot market higher;
No 8 red 81 90; ungraded red 961{asl 09sx;
No. 2 red November 81 0Ss gal 04SI, closing
nj Al O4s<: December 81 045Sal 06 5-l6,
closing at 81 O6l4; January 81 07z; Feb
ruary 81 09ss; March 81 III; May 81 l0A
al l5%, closing at 81 11T. Rye, strong;
western 81 c.. Barley steady: No. Mn
waukee zoe. Corn, receipts 1000 bush
els: exports 42, 0C0 bushels; sales, SCI. coo
bushels futures. $4,000 bushels spot; mar
ket firm ami quiet; ungraded mixed 6Sa
Tic; Novem 65lSc; December, jan
uary. 5SIlc; february 545{c; May 5e;Sa
5SJic, closing ~ 5S1sc. Oats, receipts 49,
COO bushels: Aales, 1,070, 600 bushels fu-
tures. $4,000 bushels spot: market active:
b CHER; November sSkc; December SKA
sSAc, closing at SSac; January $3.50; spot
No. white SS3< assAc: No. 3 Chicago
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9ASHED TO DEATH.
...,,,,,y nss susIED INFO ETERNITY IS IN
SS'A Isg TVISKIISa or AN RYE
=, ii. lnsconda Nine at Butte Montana
10 Sg' " n. Ioo TO The EOtiom-AnAwfai
iA' accident and Its Terrible Results

.e CITY, MoNr.-The worst min !,
BUIh Int of the year took place al
igg aey'o,aS' mine this morning when
ihe Ana1o+ miners we're killed on a cage.
.e'en''. '.,,e 10 shift the gangs OF men
The - nd = cage full of miners re-
had 49,, ,og from work stepped OUT In'o ene
larlI7; Their places were at once
open az a. nineteen men who were 10 take
aSeIl - work Just abandoned oy the
up 'AI -, and the cage was started TO-
o,ber s 81 deDths below. The rope haa
'u 0vonpd but q couple OF times
.. the slowly revolslhs " !" orv 81
ifJu -5ere was sudden snap a cry OF
TnoI . from the shaft into wnlch the
'a ~ s rope mad broken and tne cage
~ -. Tineteen inmates, was preclpi-
".-. - - me bottom Of the mine.
iaI.e 90 - scme time before any ASSIST
IL w." mid be sent them. The smart
aayo ,rbicb they had plunged was use
down ."5 other ways Of getting at the
.ys'' 'I where they had fallen were
Intimately, there was some help for
- 5ae5 and dying men In the mine
NJ number Of miners VINO were
i. 18Th work and waiting TO be relieved
.I -', ~ the bottom of the SHAFT, walt
"sIV 60 - the cage TO take them out.
~. ttsid i them, narrowly missing some'
'l :, bToke and before their eyes were
80 mapgled bodies OF the companions
nom they were awaiting. Inere was was
' elUl' b ~, that could be done. or
. u. ,'i1areen men who made the fearful
,-s oovenreen we're dead, crushed out
~ an semblance OF human beings, while
~. !. 81 ,qo who were Yet breathing had no
homes Of recovery.
~ Tbe Anaconda mine is the biggest In
nj. territory. 1t employs 400 men ana
Was ,-., reopened after a long closing on
October %.
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TIM HEALY VERY SORE.
since the HOrsewhtpping He Has Been
standing the Most of the Time.

chuCc the hOfooWntppinK ne DAs Dccn
standing the Most of the Time.
DUBLIN, November 4.-Mr. Timothy
Healy, NJ. p, is greatly disturbed by
the publicity which the story OF his
horsewhipping has received.
He now declares that he throttled
McDermott and prevented him from
striking, but there are plenty OF
witnesses to the contrary. These
witnesses heard at least fifty
strokes of the horsewhip as
McDermott rained the blows on Healy
while the latter danced and jumped
about, yelling with pain, and calling for
some enc TO help him,
Healy must be black and blue all over
from McDermott's blows, and 1t Is be-
lieved that the real reason he refused to
complain against McDermott for the as
sault was his fear that the whole story
would come out in the courts. After the
horsewhipping Healy wept with vexa-
tion and pain, and has since been I'M
able 10 sit down, at least in public.
The following Is the language used by
Mr.. Healy, speaking at Longford, on
Sunday last, in regard 10 Mrs. Charles
Stewart Parnell, which led to his being
horsewhipped by Mr.. McDermott: mo
more shocking incident has been heard
than this alliance between so-called
Irish patriots and proved British.
l do not mince my words in dealing with
this matter"
Mr.. McDermott, after having chas-
tised Mr.. Healey, received the follow
ing telegram: bravo, we congratu-
late you for having whipped cOwardly
cur who attacked an undefended, sor-
rowing woman" This dispatch was
signed 'Pat O'Brien and VIM. Red
mOnd."
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BENwOOD.

The private dance given at Dolan's
Hall last night by the Bellaire and
Benwood Social Club was u success.
Quite large crowd attended from the
two cities, and several were present
from Wheeling. Nelson's Opera House
Band, OF Bellaire, furnished the music,
and refreshments were discussed at the
usual hour.
Tom Conroy was arrested yesterday
afternoon for assaulting Mr.. Marley, a
farmer living in the interior OF the
county. He will have hearing this
morning before the Mayor.
Mrs. j. p. Barger and brother, Ira
Inman, of Cannollton, Pa, who has
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Wellsburg Enterprises.
peeiai telegram to ne Register.

F'''4' 4s,sgf0ng 20 ne Register.
nv, NELLSBUEG, w. Va, November A.
Iue bottle works is doing an immense
BUSINESS and the Eagle glass works,
-uleF the energetic supervision of the
eu'efprising PAUL Bros, is rapidly
nearing completion. The Dalzell Bros.
nave a splendid glass house plant,
%-'cn Is at present unoccupied, but
.uefe Is some talk of these progressive
-lanoiacturerS returning to their La
a.aL'iIIe plant. Mr.. s. Georges glass
W "yyrSS' paper mill and bag factory are
81 uOing hOurishing business. He is
a. present putting a new engine in his
. "orAS' The Riverside glass works
S sse'nS to be thriving and the general
BUSINESS OF the town seems to be active.
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PETROLEUM.

NEW York, November petroleum
opened steady, but after the first sales be-
came weak under western selling, and de-
cIined &c. then recovered sc, and closed
steady. Pennsylvania oil spot none. De-
cember option, opening, 60%c; highest,
6O%c; lowest, 597sc; closing, 60c. Total
sales, $1,000 barrels.
PITTsBURG, Pa, November 4.-Petro-
leum opened at 6O1fc; closed at 60c; high
est coke; lowest 59%c.
leum opened at 6OIc; closed at 59%c; high
est, 601<c; lowest, 59Xc Clearances,
366, 900 barrels.
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SHOWING IN NORTH DAKOTA,
And Farm LabOrers Leaving Wiehou'
Fiuishing rhreshinG.

And Farm LabOrers Leaving Withou'
Finishing Threshing.
Grand Forks, y. Y, November A.
2, commenced showing about noon yes
-sr8ay. and showed all afternoon. It's
5rifting badly. Many Of the men
Irought up here from Minneapolis and
Wisconsin TO help threshing are leaving
because Of cold weather, and as large
rortion of the grain is still unthreshed,
II Is doubtful if farmers can finish
,breshing before spring. East-bound
rains for two or three days have been
crowded with farm labOrers leaving the
State
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LIVE STOCK.

EAST LIBERTY. November A. Cattle
Receipts, 800 head; shipments, 3l9 head ;
market steady; prime to extra s 0Oa5 40;
fair to good 81 50a4 80; common - 25a3 90;
good feeders So 50a3 Is.
Hogs-Receipts. 2,450 head; shipments,
300 head: market slow; Philadelphias
So 95a4 O5: Workers. 81 70a3 so.
Sheep-Receipts, 600 head; shipments,
1900 head; market dull; prime a 70a5 90;
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Creating a stir Among Indians.

s,;l skSoGEE, 1. T.. November 4-The
Of ';- ~ OF petition in equity for a number
s-S Su Nk Indians, against the partition
00S "a SItiotment in severalty Of nearly IA
c $3.50 acres Of land of the Cherokees, is
tb o's.ug quite stir among the Indians of
lar, oa.'tlzeG tribes IL is thought TO be the
SYST and suit ever instituted in America.
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THE DEADLY CIGARETTE.

Cora Neese Dies from the Result OF Smok-
ing the Paper Cigars,
LEBANON, IND, November 4.-Cora
Neese, aged eighteen, while returning
home from the theatre, two weeks ago,
was persuaded by he escort to indulge
in cigarette smoking. She became Ill
shortly after returning home, and grad
ually grew worse until she died, Mon
DAY. The doctors give as their opinion
that her death was the result Of nico-
tine poison, introduced into her system
by smoking the cigarettes.
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stricken With Paraixsis.

Snaaoolul.NNtS;STowN, o., November Anton
mis- GuuI' editor Of the Rundschau, was
stric,i llOrnlng found lying in his room,
snaslo with paralysis and unable TO
+. ,sr AL, ana ne was removed 70 a hospital
the s ssnA was assaulted by toughs some
'sO, aud has since been in poor health
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-05

He rr,oss.o ACES; n SIS, November 4-Tony
cestsr uS az 20 this morning at the Wor-
eoDsadss :auc hospital, where he had been
S'Dnned for many months.
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fair s. 25a4 90: common g 00a3 90; lambs
6 5Oa5 90: veal calves IS OOa5 %.

IHlr % ZoH4 UU. CUnllHUn . UUa5 W; IdHUS
s. 50a5 90; veal calves 5 00a6 %.
CHICAGO, November -Cattle-Receipts
$1,000 head; shipments $500 head; mar
ket slow; natives 81 30a5 so; Texans 81 Is
az 20; rangers g 75a4 so.
Hogs-Receipts SC, 900 head; shipments
10000 head; market active and higher;
rough and common s. 75a3 IS; mixed and
packers % 90a4 05; prime heavy "a 15a4 % !;
light g 50as IS; pigs IS 40a5 90.
Sheep-Receipts 5000 head; shipments
1000 head market slow; native ewes % so
4 35; mixed a 40a4 60; wethers a 75a5 rs;
lambs g 50a4 80.
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DIRE CTORS.

Rolling MUS an
Hoadle Ldueruch Johnson o Broad
NeD York
JOSEPH RENSHA ", J., Capitalist, Baltimore, Nd
of Representatives. Ba
Conn.,
THOMAS A.. HUME Capitals. Baltimore, Md
BURGESS Eregter q. s. Land Office Arizona baltimore
FRANK r. BIEDLER, Wholesale Merchant Baltimore Nd
"A Mercpua Nj Ntue N. c.
W. Cashier The Iy0as Vd1ey Bank Phuipp W. Va
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Go Ahead with the killing.

smith, Gray d Co.'S Monthly.
Totling.-Shakespeare thought it no
harm to kill dude.
Dimiling.-Didn't he?
mo; he said: ALPS we'll that ends
SWELL"
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Metal Market.

NEW YORK, November 4.-Pig iron quiet;
American SIS 75alS 90: Copper, dull; lake
81 60: December gill 80. Lead, nominal
at "a Is. Tin, quiet; straits SO 90.
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For Colds, Group, Asthma, Bron-
chitis and Sore Throat use DR.. Thomas
Electric Oil, and get the genuine.
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Copies of Reports Maps ETC., and all further nforma
on may be obtained from, subscriptions will be re
ceived by
G. ". GALL, Jr, PhiIppi, WA.
!. D. KNAPP, Phlippi " va.
FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT CO., Of Maryland, Baltimore.
WHITCOIB, VEAD &C.,, SS Equitable Building Boston, Mass
LOPER 4 DOUGHTEN, 4s5 Chestnut St. PHILADELPHIA Pa
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w. p. q Il. DIVISION.
For Pittsbufg. b:s5 and 7:2D a. M. and $50 y.
N. daily, and 40 p. m. dhiiy except sunday and
6:95 p. m. Sunday only.
Washington Accommodates, $50 p. m, CT.
cept Sunday.
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AERrvE.

From Pittsburg, 10: 10 a. m. daily. 1915 p. m,
except Sunday, o.55 and 1913 y. m. daily. and
II 30 O. m. Sunday only.
Washington Accommodation. ESQ a. IN. daily
except Sunday.
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tDaily except sunday.
Sunday Church Trains will leave BIN Grove
ut rs q. n. and Wheeling CT 1877 ?. m.
q. u. GIbLELAN,
Gen. Manager.
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OHIO RIVER RAILROAD

General Passenger Agent, Baltimore.
s.. LANE, Wheeling. deib
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-08-22

hope people will not become perfect.
hope there will always ho weaknesses
for US to smile ut and SORROWS for rs 10
sympathize over. Weaknesses are the
hnmor. the "badinages Of the Creator.
and perfect IMAM Is often rather dull
sermon. Now. madam. sou are 5U years
old, You have daughters who are mothers
and sons who are fathers. and yet You
take your little peep in the glass and fix
your cur's as you used To do thirty years
ago, as YOU will do, | sincerely hope.
thirty years from now. Il Is pretty. IL Is
agreeable. is human and compliment 10
the Creator that you should recognize the
adornments he has placed WITHIN your
reach.
You, sir. You ought to be taken home
and fixed up. You airs SO years old. and
your shirt front is all spotted Your
walstcoat il hot hutsgned, soar neektie il
away round nj tie back of your head and
your coat IL covered with dust Go homo
and put ON clean shirt aud 70 down To
the tailorss aud order suit Of clothes
that will fit you. and ret your beard
trimmed and look like a thing of taste II
you CAN'T be thing If beauty. | think
| many men associate independence with
dirt and think they would be losing some
of their manliness if they Wore decent
| elathes But don want to reform those
people. Well. might war better CLOTHES
myself. but that tailnra have 10 pay reni
and other little expenses. san Francisco
| Chronicle .Indertones.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-08-22
signs of Death.
Democrat

According to one superstition favor
tie method death has of announcing
that a person is to become his victim Is
to cause the doomed one to sneeze
while viewing corpse, or to have the
subject see his face reflected in a mir,
ror while standing near the body of
one In whom life is extinct A sparrow
flew into an open window OF the con
sunptive ward ut the hospital one day
while | was attending n patient, and
without alightiug dew out of another
window. | was immediately besieged
upon all sides by fearful requests to 70
double my efforts to effect cure, as
the action of the bird was certain
omen that death would claim some ono
present within week.
One of the patients died the nexi
day, and the other poor fated ones re
suscitated the little spark of hope which
feebly fiickered previous to the advent
of the little bird, thinking. probably,
that as one had succumbed they had
some chance of regaining their health
Interview In Chicago News.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-08-22

The panorama was invented by q
6cotchman named Robert Barker, who
obtained license in London In 1857
and erected n rotunda on Leicester
square. He was associated with Rob
ert Fulton. the practical inventor oil
the steamboat. who introduced pano-
ralnas into Paris in 179G, but resigned
In favor Of Thayer, perhaps In order 10
give his attention to tho application OF
steam 10 beats. Thayer raised 70
tunda ON the Boulevard Montmartre,
whence comes the name of the Passage
des panoranas. Bonaparte caused
plans to be drawn up for eight pano.
rainas, In which his conquests were &c
be shown 10 the parisians, whom hs
always tried 10 impress with the nlagni
tude Of the achievements In order ID
keep them faithful to his star. But
these projects were never realized. :
Chicago Herald.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-08-22

In the Exposition Gallery.

Said nm eld time resident Of Chicago not
long ago: Il have attended the exposi-
ton year after year since the ilrat open.
ing. During the first two or three years
| used to 60 regularly and mako one lap
around the gallery. but until tho other
day had not set foot IN The exposition
gallery for many moons. After this
shall never miss the trip. as it Is well
worth u visit. IL II the territory Of the
gen.eel fakir. In brief walk Of half an
honr had my eatarrh completely cared
i've diflerent times. and nearly chokel
myself on u piece Of dog bread, thinking
il sample of new water cracker instead
of a patent food for animals. rested my
weary arms By trying my son aud heir on
ak different baby jumpers and then Ind
my clothes soiled By three patent -four
siiters had sixteen campaign badges
offered to me at disgustlugly low prices.
and was weighed four times. losing about
a pound each time. Seven times did |
drop hi nickel to see Ii wcrlS. and " hen
went down stairs | had my overcuat
pockets chock full of samples Of Yeast
cakes. baking powder. hair Oh and liver
pills. The man who visits the exposition
and misses the gallery loses half his life. :
Chicago Herald.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-08-22
COT JONES IN LUCK.

lie gaptnsws = G~aaIms perpalss s@Ake,
serh Pew Others Have SEEN.
Col J. b. Jones was fishing on the
banks Of Redfoot creek, Tennessee,
having left his boat 20 escape the hot
sun, and had hardly thrown his line
out into the water when he saw dark
object rapidly approaching the surface.
AT first the genial colonel thought Ii an
alligator Of unusual size, but on closer
observation discovered II TO be mn enor
nous creeping serpent. When this
huge monster was within few yards
Of him Col Jones gathered some stones
about the size of goose eggs and struck
II several times in succession, and,
strange to say, the blows did not APP
pear to worry his snakeship to any
great degree, as Ii never once left the
surface of the water. but continued un-
concerned Mt a slow pace up stream
Col. Jones Immediately seized his rod
and line and scampered hastily 10 his
boat 1t was only question of a few
minutes before he was In midwater and
in hot pursuit of the object, which was
soon ovcrtaken. When within close
proximity he noticed the huge reptile
seemed to be blind and apparently
harmless. Fearing an attack, however,
Col. Jones seized his rifle, and, taking
aim at his head. fired. The bullet
lodged In the collar bone and broke its
neck. There was a slight movement Of
the tail. little sIashing of water, and
all was over. the monster floating down
stream.
Curious 10 learn the species of this
peculiar reptile, Col. Jones made a lasso
from a stout rope which he had in the
boat and threw it around its body, thus
enabling him to tow 1t ashore. A crit
Teal examination developed the fact
he had captured a monster snake never
before seen in this part Of the country.
II had head resembling a long, fun.
mel shaped horn, the body being SINH.
lar to small kegs joined together. What
made matters more queer, each keg
seemed to have bunghole or outlet
tsome of the queer knots being on the
sides and some on the top. Hauling
the tail on the bank, which was by no
means an easy task, he opened one of
the knots with jack knife, and found
ii to be full OF clear, purified OIL
At this juncture Mai. Sam Hall, an
old sportsman, who has hunted all over
the world, came up and frantically
gesticulating, he exclaimed, John.
your fortune is made Further he
said it was a porpoise snake, and a rare
specimen to be found thus far north
The oil In the kegs has since been found
to be pure unauthorized porpoise OIL
Twelve forty gallon barrels were filed.
The oil has been shipped to Pittsburg.
BY way of explanation 1t should be
said 10 the incredulous that this Is a
species of the snake family which OBJ
tains oil by plunging its sharp head into
the side of purpose and draining every
drop of oil from It's body
The snake was forty -three feet long,
and Col. Jones has the kegs and bungs
in his possession Louis Globe
/ Democrat.