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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-19

Sid BY Druggists, sent postpaid receipt Of pros
Dr. Hr-FHEEIs' MANUAL OH pases,) xAfiED rsrE
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Produce and INSTRUMENTATION

Flour steady, dull, lower to sell; low
extras, 2.22@255; city mills, 15@4 25;
city mills patents, 4.4O@4G5; winter
wheat low grades, aoo@255. Southern
flour dull, steady; common to fair extra,
2.10@3 10; good to choice, 15@4.25.
Rye -four quiet, steady; superfine, 3 2O@
8 40. Buckwheat flour. 1850 1 IS; buck
wheat, 50 cents. Cornmeal steady, dull;
yellow Western, 2.7s@2 so.
Wheat dull, steady; No. red. 700
rs 4 store and elevator, 78X@76% afloat;
75A@77N for No. 8; red, rex @721f; un-
graded red. 7O@79; options dull, irregu-
lar, and 1s@A higher. closing steady.
Rye dull. nominal; Western, 54@5s
Barley dull; Western, 60@SO; state, 65@
so. Corn dull, lower, weak; No Q, SO
elevator, 50%@511s afoat; No. 5.
steamer mixed, 5OH@5l. Oats fairly
active, whi,o stronger; options dull,
castor; December, 3616; January, 36S.
Coffee options opened irregular S
points up to 80 points lower; closed
barely steady. unchanged to 20 down;
December. l6 2a@1640; January, 1880
"a III 90; spot Rio quiet, steady; No. z,
l6$s Sugar raw firm; fair refining, g.;
centrifugal. 9s test, 93a6; refined quiet,
steady; confectiorcrS a, 4 9-I6@4sl; cut
loaf 55'l6@515; powdered, l3.l6@ s.;
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A FEW RAT TALES.
ALI Exciting Hunt in the Sewers
of Now York.
a Drab and Yellow Rat MS Largo as a Cat
"A Modern "Picd Piper OF Hnmlin
Town. How Waterman Calls
Thousands of Rats About Him.
lcoPyRrGnT. isw. |


Not long ago the writer attended n
rat hunt in the Cannl-strect sewer, New
York. ut the invitation of Capt Webb,
who had been superintendent of the
sewerage system of the metropolis for
over thirty years. During his term he
had patrolled these underground tun
Inels, which now aggregate nearly five
hundred miles, during the past thirty
years.
Our party consisted of nine men and
twelve thoroughbred rat dogs of superb
or merit. Preparations had been made
TO attack host of rats at every possible
point of vantage. The great Canal
street sewer was selected for the hunts.
It is fifteen feet in diameter from the
North-rivcr front to Broadway-quite
large enough to drive coach and four
through. Sewer men had been sent
out in advance to fix strong wire net
tings to close the mouths of cross sew.
ers at will, and barrels of garbage had
been placed where they would attract
the hungry rodents. These wire screens
were arranged to be dropped, SO as to
effectually cut off the escape of the
rats at the proper time.
Our party entered the sewer by row.
boat from the river front near the mid
might hour, when business in the city
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y. NJ. G.. A. Notes.

The old rooms were closed last night
to the public, as the work of tearing up
is now going on.
The new quarters will be opened after
Christmas.
The board of directors will meet to-
night at the old rooms to consider mat
tiers generally and to change the consti.
tuition.
The new constitution will provide for
opening the gymnasium to boys under
sixteen. Boys under this age will not
be admitted to the rooms after 7:3O D..
M, but will BIO allowed the use OF the
rooms on Tuesday and Thursday after
moons and Saturday morning
The Ladies' Auxiliary will meet in
the new quarters tomorrow morning at
II o'clock. This will be the first meet
ing in the new house
Secretary Wynne has ordered the new
apparatus fo- the gymnasium, which will
be first class in every particular.
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feet away from us, and stared and
glared curiously. Far away in his rear,
in the shadowy background, could be
dimly seen the forms of others of his
tribe, who, with the exception of mad
developments.
The Waterman took from his pocket
an ordinary comb, which he wrapped
with thin paper, and, placing it next to
his teeth, began Migratory sounds, with
rising and falling infections. Instant
~ the old rat pricked mp his ears as
though listening, and then slowly but
steadily advanced until he entered the
circle of light Thcrcupon and immc-
diatcly out of the distant gloom, came
into view hordcs of rats, of all sizes,
shapes. colors and conditions. The first
large old rat was evidently the king of
all, for all the others surrounded him
Mt Il respectful distance, and seemed to
await his orders There were thousands
of them, young and old. Most of them
remained quiet, but others, presumably
young ones, cavortcd and souealcd
far away in the background
The old king rat suddenly arose
on his hind legs and whirled his
head to and fro like marshal review
ing his forces and thercupon for a mo-
ncnt all the others remained notion
less and quiet Suddenly the watch
man gave quick, sharp, loud blast on
the comb, wherent the king rodent ut
tered n shrill, piercing scream, which
was taken up and reiterated from the
throats of his thousands of subjects.
The din that followed was indescri ba-
bly, horrid-like chorus of walls from
the bottomless pit-or in other words,
like "hell let loose" 1t was n babel Of
shrill. ear-splitting squeals and screams
enough to drive one mad. Even the
old Waterman clapped his hands to his
ears. Then he stamped his foot upon
the floor, whcreupon the noise ceased
almost as suddenly as it began.
After n short pause he commenced
whistling a soft low minor key time
10 my immense amazcment some of the
''varmints" joined with modulatcd
squcals and means, ms if in mimicry.
Then he began to tap the floor with
his club, at which signal the throng OF
rodents commenced to encirclc the old
king ut in professional dance and
galop.
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had oeen suspended for the day. The
scene was that of huge tunnel, the
strong old brick walls being coated
with grim yellow and gray slime, va
ried ut different points here and there;
ut some glistening with almost reflect
i've power, and at others a fuzzy or dull
effect. The atmosphere was very
heavy and oppressive, but not at all
nauseous according to the popular con-
ception.) At times there was sour or
stale odor, but up on the whole the air
was far better than is breathcd in many
Of the poor tenement houses in the
city.
Over the bottom of the sewer there
flowed n volume of water less than two
feet in depth. Under the rays of the
lantern, cleaning over it's surface, it
looked black and forbidding.
Being past the midnight hour, when
all business had ceased, and the city at
large was asleep, very little of the
usual how-as in the daytime-was Wis
iblc.
Everything was quiet, the almost
inly stream at our feet seeming blacller
than ever, and the current went slug
gishly along, suggestive of the classic
river Styx, imaginations of COLLINS,
imps and spirits lowering here and
there, especially at the portals of the
smaller crossing sewers Bitterly cold
draughts of air, as though forced
through frosted sponge, swept past
us with a sound, now and then, like
the death song refrain of some aborig-
inc chieftain, or the far-off wall of ex-
piring unfOrtunateS
These nominations were broken when
Capt Webb, who had heretofore kept
silent, ordered n halt. We stood still.
His workmen had hung up lanterns on
spikes driven into the walls OF the tun-
mel, and thus there was enough light
thrown forward from the arch above to
enable us to see, in the shadows be-
yond, what seemed to us thousands of
electric sparks. Soon, however, ones
eyes became accustomed to the gloom,
through which we peercd and could
dimly perceive the forms of thousands OF
rats, their eyes all aglow with phos-
phoresccnt light, cleaning, glaring and
flashing toward MS AS we gazed upon
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-20
Took Eighteen Stitches.

John Porter, q fireman on the Shenan-
doah Valley railroad, was severely cut
across the abdomen with knife at a
late hour Saturday night while engaged
in an alteration with several people in
a disreputable house in Potlicker flat.
The cash cut was deep and long and DR..
Harrison, who was called in. had to
take eighteen stitches to close it up.
w. FL. Leonard was ARE tied charged
with doing the cutting. He gave bail
and his friends allege that he is inno-
cent. The wounded man was not able
to appear at court yesterday morning
and the trial was postponed until next
Saturday. Leonard is out on bail
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Chicago niarketr

CHICAGO, Dec l9.-Leading futures
ranged as follows:
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THE ROANOKE TIMES. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1892.

struggle continued, and at times it was
almost impossible to distinguish dogs
from rats as they sprang, leaped,
clinched, snapped and tumbled over
each other in the mad contest.
The most that we could see was a
grim, weird sort of merry-go-round of
heads, tails, legs, paws, teeth, claws
and fur of rats and dogs.
Meanwhile wild mob of the rodents
sought desperate escape by frantically
rushing for the only outlet, galloping
and scrambling in their efforts to pass
where we stood, lcaping, tumbling and
rolling all around us, with screams,
misses and hoarsc coughs. III horrid din,
as we whacltcd at them with heavy
clubs in mcrciless vigor and also
stamped them under our heavy boots.
But the strugg .e was brief and decisive.
The wcll-traincd thoroughbred dogs in
their carnival of destruction made
quick, short, complete work with their
natural prey: and besides what VIC failed
to destroy with our bludgcons very few
escaped slaughter We could not count
the number of the slain. but Capt. Webb
calculated the death roll to be more
than 1000.
Rats cannot be domesticated, but they
can be tanned to a certain degree. and,
although by their nature always shy,
they can be made familiar with those
who arc constantly near them. Claus
Peterson, night watchman of over
thirty years service in the storchouscs
at Atlantic Basin. Brooklyn, n. Y, be-
came so familiar with the rats there
about as to not only make them friend
ly and docile, but to a certain extent
gave them n rudimentary education
The writer was with him one night, re-
Gently, when the place and surround
ings were silent and deserted, and wit
messed some strange "doings." We en-
tered one OF the huge warehouses and
seated ourselves on empty boxes. Gloom
and silence prevailed everywhere. The
watchman set his bulls-cyc lantern on
the floor SO that it's rays went athwart
the main passage and Illuminated the
front of an immense grain box. Then
he began to tap lightly on the floor with
his club. After continuing this for n
few minutes we could see Just beyond
the scope of the lanterns rays the fig
urc of u rat of unusual size, almost as
large as an ordinary cat. 1t approached
slowly and cautiously toward us, and
soon we could discover it's color ant,
size. Its fur was yellow and drab, with
white breast and belly, long stiff
bristles and Il sharp-pointed nose. Eyes
that glittercd like electric sparks were
fixed upon us, and us its mouth opened,
now and then, cleaning, long, sharp
pointed teeth were disclosed. There
was n great deal of elaboration in the
movements of his approach. His eyes
snapped and flashed as he hoped and
half ran in circles toward us, but never
for an instant was his gaze directed
from us. His eyes spoke volumes.
He surveyed the situation with an in
telligence worthy of n military hero. He
knew the Waterman well, but he was
evidently suspicious of my appearance.
lie sat on his launches, about twenty
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them they glared upon us. They
seemed to realize th=ir peril and appre-
cinte their desperate condition.
The string of dogs, which up to this
time had been kept in the background
and were controlled with no little diff
Guilty, were let loose and dashed impet-
uously forward toward the hosts of
rats.
Instantaneously there was q transfer
nation scene. The whole atmosphere
seemed full of dogs and rats. The
snarls and bowls of the CANNES min
Cling with the screams and squeals of
the rodents was pandemonium of tho
most appalling character. In the
twinkling of an eye there was a kaleid-
oscopic spectacle Of indescribable con-
fusion, in which the leaping, rushing
TO and fro, swapping of teeth, snarling,
yelping, barking and Struggling of the
dogs, together with the splashing in
the water and the screams, Misses and
squeals of the rats, made chorus of
incompatible horror. The echoes rang
with these hideous sounds as the
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graduated, 4 1905. Molasses foreign
nominal; New Orleans quiet, steady.
Rice steady, fairly aotive; domestic
fair to extra. 4@5A; Japan; 4}6@5. Pc
troleum quiet, unchanged. Cotton.
seed oil frmer; crude, 371S; yellow, "A
bid. Rosin quiet, steady; strained com.
mon to good, 1.27&@l.321S. Turpen.
tine dull, weak; 30A@Sl4. Wool
weak. quiet; domestic fleece, 25@35:
pulled, 2O@32; Texas, 15@21. Pork
firm, active; old mess, 15@154; new
mess, 16@16N
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Now York Stock Market.

New YORK, Dec. 19.-There was
big break in industrials to-day shortly
after noon. Tho Stock Exchange was
the scene OF Widest excitement; in fact
there was u condition of affairs border.
ing on u panic. 1t appears that the
Chicago Gas POOL dissolved and the
mem bers thereof were compelled to take
up their hold ings. One member of tho
pool, German-American firm with
their headquarters in tho Mills Build
ing, started to sell their stock, but they
had not disposed of much before the
room became aware of the liquidation
Operators are very timid just now
on account of the gold export move.
mont. The attempt to liQuidase in Chi
ca. S Gas was tho signal for an attack
on the indus trial group rarely If over
equalled. Traders were simply frantic
and threw over their stocks al
most regardless of price. To add to
the fever money was bid up to 40 per
cent on call and could not be obtained
in round amounts even at that figure.
Chicago Gas broke from 9O% to SO, Dis
tilling and Cattle Feeding from Ga to
81, American Sugar from lO711 to 1u4I,
National Lead from 4416 to S3%, Cord
age from 1881 to l34h, American To-
bacco from 100 to lit, Linseed oil from
AK TO 81, and Starch from ~ to 80.
Less than week ago Distilling and
Cattle Feeding sold at 72% and
Cordage ruled at 143. After 1890 D. M
the excitement subsidized somewhat and
substantial recoveries we're noted. The
sales of stocks to day aggregated
622, los shares including the following:
Atchison. 1868; Chicago Gas, go, 900;
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
5,2l0; Erie, 1910; Louisville and Nash
Vile, 625; Missouri Pacific, lO,9GO;
Northwest, 1905: Northern Pacific pre-
ferred, 1913; New England, l2,5Oo:
Reading, 102, 300; ST. Paul. 26,O13;
Union Pacific, 6,925; Western Union
1889.
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FIFTY barrels apples, car Michigan
potatoes. b. L. Allen 81 Co., wholesale
produce.
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A Million Pound BANK Note.

WHAT would you do il you were a
stranger in London, with no money
except million pound bank note in
your pocket and some good reasons why
you were afraid to go to the Bank OF
Ensla and get it changed? This is
the theme Of Mark Twain's story, "The
81, 100000 Bank Note" which will be
printed in the January Century.
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wM. RADANI's MICRoBE KILLER
A Positive Cure for All Blood and Chroni,
Diseascs

The highest medical authorities con
cede that fermentation (microbes) is tho
cause of all disease. Therefore, medi-
cine to affect cure, must have tho COM
bined qualities Of a blood purifier, anti
septic and tonic. Microbe Killer con-
tains all these qualities, and is the only
remedy that will stop fermentation and
thoroughly cleanse the blood and sys.
TEN, thereby eradicating all germs OF
disease. Fifty-page book, giving germ
theory and full particulars free. John
son Il johnson, agents
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Not "a Roanoker.

b. L. Wright was assessed SIS yester-
day morning by Justice Turner for as
saulting his wife sou tn west of the city.
He was arrested and brought here by b.
l.. Luckett and John Whitesell
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OLD papers for the next week at 10
cents por hundred.
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Still in tho Fight.

MR.. C. D. MALONE. agent lar the
Canton Steel Roofing Company, Tin this
city, wishes to inform the public gen.
orally that the destruction OF their fac.
tories by fire on December 8, has in no
way effected him in receiving orders for
goods in his line. The immense fac.
tory was totally destroyed and will be
rebuilt at once, but no is now ready to
receive orders in any quantity Post
office address, box $50; shop, 81 Roam
oke street.
OLD papers for the next week at 10
cents per hundred.
SWEET potatoes, oranges, to arrive
this week: 100 barrels sweet potatoes;
100 boxes Florida oranges. B. L. Allen
& Co., wholesale produce.
FIFTY barrels apples. car Michigan
potatoes. b. Il. Allen 81 Co., Wholesale
produce.
THE greatest bargains ever before
offered in tea, dinner and toilet sets
our own importation. The e. Fl. Stew
art Furniture Company.
sIDRLIXaaR, photographer. 301 Jefferson
BRUSSELS carpets at SO cents yard at
the E. Fl. Stewart Furniture Company.
vTsnsr cabinets 81. sidolinxor's. so1 Jerorson
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01


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The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

The signs Of the times point to p.
II. Bennett's grocery store AS being
the best place to buy goods, both as
to quality and quality. There You
are able to choose from large fresh
stock and Il dollar will 60 a.ther than
anywhere else in the county Mr.
Bennett makes speciality of selling
at wholesale and allows no one Il.
beat him on low prices. 1t is Il good
time now to BUY groceries for fall
and winter consumption and by buy
ing in large quantities much money
is saved, especially if you trade at
Dcnnett's.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

Last "Wednesday night, a public
meeting was held at the Union schoo!
house. 1t was free discussion of
political questions. Elder L. }.
Smith, john Y. McClintoch, Asa
SAancs, II. I. Cox. Lewis Close and
others made speeches. The Wall
street parties were unnaskcu and
routed at every point. Oak Ridge is
up i'll arms against the monopoly
parties as consequence of the meet
ing, and Il large vote will be polied
in November for true Jctfrrsoni;.n
principles in that ncishhorhood.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

A Mr. Campbell, who is interested
in boring wells to be usel as water
works, WAS in Memphis last week antI
at q meeting at the court house Oh
Wednesday night a committee was
appointed to investigate the question,
aud if thought practicable, to circulate
petitions asking the city council t."
call an election to vote on the prnpo-
siiicn. Petitions to this effect have
been circulated this week. Water
works would be good institution.
but the question is can the city afford
the expense, and if so, whether the
money could not be spout i'll morr
profitable way b. paving the principal
streets.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

This is a great fall for candidates
to &c: there, so will John II. Mu:ch
4 Go. Get there on low prices, well
is that :,li? Why no. We will de
liver them to you in the finest fur;i-
ture c:ir in north Missouri. let every
body 60 in for bargain, We are
bountt to lead in low prices. We Will
positively V save you money if you de
eide to commence trad,',g ut one
with JoHN II. MULCH & Go.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

The composition Of the democratic
COUNTY ticket shows conciu,iveiy tI:at
hnndIol,lcrs,' Republican agent is still
able tC control the bourbon primaries
Oaiy one position was given to Tia
faction wh".darcd oppose ih"t:ic' ato!'>
commands 20 refund The fraudulent
rai.rai bonds,
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

Tile residents in the road district,
of which J. {. Douglas is ove'secT
Means business so far as "poti ru:,;';,
are concerned IT least. Volunteer
work has been pledged to make all
the roads in that district III tir>t-tiass
condition. Other districts Should
follow their example.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

Constant motion keeps water in its
best condition and IA constant flow OF!
trade keeps Il store in its best con
ditiun. We have no dead stock be
cause orr stock never stands still
1t is always flowing out and flowing
m at John Ii. Mu.ch 4 Co.'S. Do you
appreciate the advantage Of buying
from a clean fresh stock Of new
goods? If YOU do you can have that
advantage by buying with JonN II.
MULCn & Co.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

Il should he kept in the minds o!
The voters Of ,!:;s county that every
one of the Democratic county can
diil,cs. with ore OF two exceptions.
were loud and prominent in working
to refund the fraudulent railroad
debt at the dictation of tie Rcpub-
l;can who manages the bonhon com
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

T. j. ;}:lit!ett, transactions IN
Scotland county soil last week WAS
considerable Mr. Bartlett sold tie
Marion Baker farm, consisting ui
40 acres. to Y. Il. Baker for 81. 600
and she tpl,am Gordon farm Of 50
acres TO :,crTG,. Carnes.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

An extra session Of the teachers
institute was held last Thursday to
determine where the next session of the
institute should be held \ couf-
lnittee OF five, consisting Of Charles
Cunningham, Ezra Cox, Calvin Kittie,
r. j. Talbot and Mr.. Campbell, were
appointed to select the place 1t was
decided that the date must not be
later than the first of May. Granger
and Gorin are working to have the
institute meet in one Of those
places and Memphis must offer some
induccmcHt to secure the session.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

Especial attention is called to TIE
bargains in boots. shoes. hats c"p>
and clothing. which are offered for
cash at Car;,cr's siole on the soa'h
side Be sliure 10 see his goods
and prices before lnIvlne.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

The teachers institute closed last
Friday at noon. Ii was successful
from beginning to end, and It's result
shows strength in the new law regard
in~ teachers institutes.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

s. Fo.!csong. having retired from
the dray business, will engage in
,!airying. y rev wagon has been
purchased and ever thing cont!;"c'e>?
in Grst class s:l it.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

Mr. and Mrs. l.. H. Hodges. of
Lawn Ridge. leavcs dis county to day
and expects t" locate in Pa;nam
county. May success attend these
worthy people wilereve: they decide
To locate
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

While working III the railroad camp
Yesterday morning., James Ammer-
man met the misfortune oe having
his icy broken. The sufferer WAS
brought to town ;ii:d the broken leune
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01

John II. Mulch K Cos. new styles
and revised prices are responsible for
az early and splendid opening of
the fall trade. You bet they are
hustltrs By nature and practical
furniture makers by training, and
they put goods on the market that
must be rs represented.
The farmers' union., 1892-09-01
SpeC'ai h!tTaCt.on5 THIS Season.

We are As l'ri>is anh i.ui-y rs ever,
Trace olGI:t n"t to he So GOOD, h":
WE arc Offering Specis.! Inducements
that will make goo;!s sea i'll any
season. ';'.!.s fayu:l'.i: t;nia and
opportunity MAY hc improved to y"a'
profit. T;,kc advantages os extra;
low pri..ce for e;ssty- day: ON furniture
Of ali kind, aHt household decorations
ut JOHN II! NtLc:I i Co.