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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-30

tober 4lJ<c. Oats, quiet; cash $3.50. Rye
dull ut ACC Cloverseed, active; prime cash,
September and October s. 40; December
IS 20; January s. 70 Receipts - Flour
$40 barrels; wheat. 1900 bushels; corn,
d, 600 bushels; rye, 5000 bushels; clover,
seed, 1000 bags. Shipments-Flour, 964
barrels; corn, $500 bushels; oats, 1000
bushels; c!overseed, 400 bags.
BALTIMORE, September 29.-Flour firm.
Wheat. EASY; cash 69a70l4c; September
69I5c; October 691fc; December 72Yc.
Corn. steady; cash and September 4oc;
October 48c; year &c. Hay firm at Sl4 o.
ale 90. Rye steady at 52a53c Gomez,
quiet; Rio lS1lc. Butter steady;creamery
and fancy 2Sa20>; choice 25a27c Eggs
firm at l9a20c.
C1Nc1xSAT1, O., September I29.-Cot-
ton, quiet. Flour, strong. Wheat, easier:
No. 3 red 63c; receipts, 5000 6ushels;
shipments, none. Corn, frmer at 43c: Rye
active at SIC. Pork, nominal at SIG 20.
Lard, dull at SO 90. Bulk meats. dull NJ
50 IS. Bacon, weak at Sl2 %. WHISKY,
steady at 81 70. Butter, strong. Sugar
firmer. Eggs, strong at l5c. Cheese, nrn'.
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also at work in several Of the active and
some of the unusually torpid shares;
Whisky, which took the leau
in the transaction, was oought
heavily on the report that diner
ences between the Distilling and distrlout-
inc companies had been patched up, and on
minors that the tax on spirits was TO De
doubled. Sugar was moved upward on
large purchases, said to be chiefly Tor the
Philadelphia account and based on pro,
spectiye increased earnings by reason OF
the impulse given TO the sugar Vreue,
which has set the rehueries OF the trust
running 10 their full capacity. New or5
and New England was favorao!y ahecVeu
by the State Railroad Commission grant
inc the company permission TO eX-
tend it's road 10 the city limits
Even Reading was assisted to
higher range OF value by assurances that
foreclosure proceedings would not 1olloW
the default in the payment OF the funded
doot Of the company about to become que
The GranCere were strong on alleSeo lu-
dfcations of better earnings for October.
The dealings in General Electric were
heavy during the morning on rumors OF the
organization of a big electrical syndicate
In which one of the directors OF the zen
eral Electric Company were interested.
The market closed strong, within q per
cent. of the highest Of the day, and from
tol5I per cent. higher than Yesterdays
closing. Sales, 275, 200 shares. Quotations
closed bid. ,o,
Atchison, POS; Adams Express, 1876;
American Express, lO7; Baltimore ana
Ohio, ca; Canada Pacific. "a; Central
Pacific, u; Chesapeake and Ohio, l07S !;
Chicago and Alton, 1876; Chicago, Burl,
ington aud Quincy S215; Delaware ana
HUDSON, us; Delaware, Lackawanna
aud Western. 1895; Denver and hio
Grande preferred 2Ssl; Erie, l475 DO.
preferred, 2S; Fort Wayne, l46; ILLINOIS
Central. 90; Lake Shore, ~, Michigan
Central, glH; Missouri Pacific, 2355 :;
Norfolk aud Western preferred, %; North
ern Pacific, Z; do. preferred, 2lA; North
western, 93H; do. preferred, l36; New
York Central, lO1; Pacific Mail, l45 Poo
ria. Decatur and Evansville, ~; Pits
burg, l46; Pullman Palace, l6I; Reading,
l755; Rock Island, 64%; st. Louis ana
San Francisco first preferred, -; 81. Paui
59lZ; do. preferred, llS13; Tennessee Coal
ma Iron, 1874; Texas Pacific. 90; Union
Iacific, 2l16; United States Express, 2O;
Western Union, Sl$S; Wheeling and Lake
Erie. l2SI; do. preferred, 4O15.
Mining Stocks-Cholorl 10; Crown Point,
10; Consolidated California and Virginia,
10; Deadwood, so; Gould and Curry, 70;
Hale and Norcross, IS; Homestake, o5O;
Independence, -; Mexican, 10; North
Star, -; Ontario GOO; OpEir, 20; Ply
mouth. 10; Sierra Nevada, So; Standard,
100; Union Con-, 20; Yellow Jacket, 80;
Iron Silver, 10; Quick Silver, $50; DO
preferred, 1900; Bulwer, 10.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-30
safe, Sure and Speedy.

No external remedy ever yet devised
has so fully and unQuestionably met
these three primo conditions as success
fully as ALLCocK's Porous PLAsTERs.
They are safe because they contain no
deleterlous drugs and are manufactured
upon scientific principles Of medicine.
They are sure because nothing
goes into them except ingredients
which are exactly adapted to the
purposes for which plaster is reQuired.
They are speedy in their action because
their medicinal qualities go right to
their work Of relieving pain and restor-
ing the natural aud healthy perform
ance Of the functions Of muscles. nerves
and skin. Do not be deceived by mis-
representation. Ask for ALLcocK's,
and let no solicitation or explanation
induce you TO accept a substitute.
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KINGWOOD.

KINGwoOD, w. VA, September %
Our school here opens next Monday.
Prof. Rufus Holden, Mrs. Mollie HOl-
den, Miss Ida Spabr and Miss Laura
Parks wilt be the teachers In charge.
County Court meets next Monday.
Owing to the msndamus issued by the
Circuit Court At its recent term, II Is
expected lively time will be had.
The T., X. & t. r. r. Company have
put down a we'll at the depot, and 40
more trouble will be experienced about
water for the engines
The Masonic lodge here had a picnic
excursion to Mountain View Park on
Wednesday. Over $50 people went out
and spent o delightful day at that de-
lightiul place.
A former pastor Of the Presbyterian
Church here. +. A. Ramsey, has been
here this week renewing old acquaint-
auces. He preached 10 the Baptist
Church on Sunday evening, and at the
earnest solicitation OF his many friends
be preached in the Presbyterian Church
on Wednesday evening TO q church
filed with attentive listeners.
Dolpha Jackson is in Washington
City.
Col. John G. Kelly, of the old Seventh
West Virginia Regiment, was here last
Saturday. He presented Kelly Post, G.
A. r., with two beautiful guidons, and
expects to send them Omitted States
color" soon. The post here is named
after his father, General Kelly.
Considerable excitement was created
here on yesterday, whan it was made
known that T. Heermans had resigned
his position as cashier OF the Bank Of
KingwoOd. He has been the faithful
and efficient cashier for about twenty
five years, and leaves now at the re-
quest of his physician. For several
years his health has been bad. II is
said, too, that the. Directors cut his
salary down from Sl,SOO to $1,000, aud
be would not stand the reduction and
resigned. BE II Gs it may, IL will be
hard, and nearly impossible, to fill the
place Mr.. Heermans has occupied. a
friend to all; always ready TO console,
help or TO aid a friend. Many will be-
the regrets expressed at hia action. but
We have a hope that he will remain in
this community.
John Gauer, Of near town, is Worlds
Fair Visitor.
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LIVE STOCE-

CHICAGO, September 29.-Cattle, receipts
6,5OO head; shipments 5000 head; market,
slightly higher; good TO prime native
steers S. 5Oa5 IS; medium "a S5a5 90;
Texans 81 35a2 70; westerns g 5oaS 90.
Hogs-Receipts, 10000 head; shipments,
5000 head; market, steady; rough and
common So 9Oa6 Is; good mixed and pacS-
ers S. 2Oa6 40; prime heavy 50 5Oa6 ~;
Sheep-Recepts, 5000 head; shipments
500 head market, steady; natives g Ina
8 50; westerns 81 90a9 90; lambs 81 OOa5 %.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, September 9;oCattie
receipts $50 head; shipments, 44O head I;
market, nothing DUNG; all through.
Hogs-Receipts, 1000 head; shipments,
], 500 head; market very slow; good 80 SOa
6 95. ~
Sheep-Receipts, 500 head; shipments
500 head; market stronger.
CINCINNATI, o.. September 29.-Hogs,
lower at So 25a6 SO; receipts, 2,OOO mead I;
shipments, 1000 head.
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PETROLEUM

New YORK, September 29.-Pe'r"'eum.
quiet but firm; no sales; October op-
tons closed ut 6SAc bid.
PITTsBURG, PA, September 29'-Petro-
cum, opened and Lowest 6Sc; hlghestoe%ci
closed at 6S35c.
OIL CRY, PA. September 29.-Petro-
leum, opened at 67Tc; highest Gs5lc; low
est 6IXc closed at o3&c; sales, / ,UOO bar
rels; clearances, 46, 900 barrels; shipments,
lO7, 49S barrels runs, 81, 79S barrels.
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DRY GOODS.

New York, September 29-There Is
little more interest shown in the dry goods
market. Cotton goods are quiet, with the
demand mainly in the shape OF small or
ders, but Mt rather steady prices. Print
cloths are dull but steady. Ginghams and
woven fabrics show moderate demand.
Dress goods are steady and quiet.
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Wheeling Bridge &TermInaI Railway Co.
Time Table No. ~, 70 take eject 1901 a. M,
sunday. September j is33

Time Table No. ~, 70 take eject 1901 a. M.
sunday. september j. 1879.
Leave wheelinR-f6:fJ tS:O0 sS;01 tac1
gll:iO a. m, +2:4O, - Is t4:90, 5000 p. m.
Leave Peninsula--t6:4c. ts.5 ss:0t t9.6l.
GIL 30 a. IN, '2:46 '3:2l. t4:38, g9.0B y. m
Leave Martins Ferry-tB.bl 1872 S3:la
1885, sl:62 a. m, '2:o2 1891, tiiil, ": " pm.
Arrive Terminal Junction toss tsil7. IS IL
tlo:03 glI ST. m '2:5s '5:32 ~ 70, W: ~, p. IN
Leave Terminal Junction-fT:ga, 5000 a. n,
'l2:io $3.50 $3.50. taos t5:li, tS;2A se:bi p "a.
leave Martins ferry-N:lA 1901 m.s
sl2 IS o. So gI:O5 1870 1912. tS:32 $3.50 p. m.
Leave Penlnsula--t7:3i, so;l4, a. IN. 'l2:3l,
s9;i6, s4:ll. ig;17.tb:25, 1888, $1,000 p 10.
Arrive WheeJing-tT:A $500, q m. "ls'o1'
S2:b2 st;7 t:th.b:3l. 1879, slo:ll p. ~.
'D1i1 tDaIS except sunday. SUNDAY
only.
All trains will run on
sel4ekd J.
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and hichcr.

RNLROADs-Actiye ana higher.
SToCKs-It was a bull market on the
Stock Exchange to-day and the speculation
resulted in substantial Improvement in
almost everything dealt IN, specialles as
well as the active list. The general perm
eating influence was the more cheerful
tenor Of the advices from Washington, CIV
ing most certain promise OF the passage
Of the silver bill at no very distant day and
without conditions that might ROB IL Of .
full fruiton Of usefulness in restoring sta
bility to the finances OF the country.
The London market for American
securities displayed equal strength and
gave courage 10 the buying movement in
this market, which was also given aid and
comfort by purchases for the foreign ac-
count in the aroitrage shares. Another
factor in the advance was the reduction in
the sterling exchange rates. which was re-
garded as removing still further from the
calculations Of the street the threatened
gold shipments Special influences were
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-30

A very hurried comparison will demon
strato TO you that the Daily and sunday
Register IL the best local and Geographic
paper published In Wheeling. Is cents
per week. delivered TO any part of the
city and surrounding neiRhbOrhood.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-30
The Metal Market.

NEW York, September %. Pig iron,
oniet: American $l2 25al4 80. Copper,
quiet; lake ~ 20. Lead, easy at So 90.
Tin, quiet; straits 81 CO..
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Il ~ % e =
Partisan Dress Goods,
Satins and Ve|Vets,
Jackets and CaPes'
NNNNNNNA
GEO. R. TAYLOR.
NNNNNAER

We beg to call attention OF
the ladies to our new and choice
importations of Wool Dress
Goods, Velvets and Satins just
received. We show large lines
and more choice styles than
ever before and at very low
prices Special attention IS
called to our excellent grades OF
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FINANCE AND TRADE.

Money Fac Per Cent. - Governments
Steady - stocks, Higher-Flour, Steady
ana UnchanEed-Wheat, higher.
New HoRK, September 2)-Money on
call easy at 2s6 per cent; last loan at 21S
per cent; closed offered at 8 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper T]Sal2 per cent.
Sterling exchange steady ~ +SSatSI.
GOyERNMENrs-Stea
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GEO, R. TAYLOR.
RAILROADS.

wv HEELING AND ELM GROVE
w RAILROAD On and altar Wednes'
lay. June 1882. trains will gun ~ ioll>ws-
city time.
Leave Wheeling. Leave Elm Grove
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TRUSTEES SALE
OF
West Liberty Peal Estate.

BY virtue OF q deed OF trust made by n. ID.
Tobs. Anna NJ. Jobss, his wife, TO the I'M
dersipned trustee. dated on the goth day Of u
gust. 1892, and recorded In ths Office or the
Clerk OF the County Court OF Ohio county, West
Virginia, in peed Of Trust Book NO: 3D. page
trustee in said deed OF trust AS aforesAti, will
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sATURDAY- OCTOBER o. 1873.

n
beginuIpg at 10 O'Clock a. m, NJ the north front
door OF the Court House OF Ohio county, West
Virginia in the city OF wheeling proceed 20
Sc II At ublic auction, TO the highest and best
bidder the following described property. tha'
is T. say: A certain piece or parcel oil real es-
tate situate IN the tow OF West Liberty, ohio
county. vest Virgin be ng part OF lots
Nos 90 and %, adjoining the property OF MARY
Steele fronting fifty (5Ol feet on Liberty street
ana extending back two hundred and fifteen
12I0 feet 10 back end OF said lots, being the
sams nroperty conveyed to said y. ID. Jobes By
the trustees Of the Presbyterian church by deed
oated June 1882, together with the buildings
and i'm provements thereon
TERMS OF sALE-One-third OF the pur en-
money. or 50 much more rs the purchaser me-
elect 10 nav. cash in hand on the day Of sale,
and the residue In two equal installments, pay
able respectively in four months ana SIX
months from the day OF sale, with tnt9resi the
purchaser giving his negotiable promssory
notes for the deferred payments and giving Sc
cu-,ty on such notcs when required hy the
srustee the legal tie being retained IS further
security until all OF the purchase money shall
nave beea paid or II the purchaser so eject, the
legal title may be conveyed, the trustee reierV'
inc in the deed a lien for the deferred purchase
money. or the purcha>er otherwise securing the
same 70 the satisfaction oil the trustee.
The purchaser at any sale may be required 10
effect and maintain insurance upon any build
ing on the property sold. for an amount aud
with underrriters Satisfactory 10 the trustee
the policv or policies for which shall be made
paysb a. the trustee may require. and SHAH be
held BIZ the trustee ss further security for the
deferred lnstslmentS OF purchase money.
The title 70 the property hereby advertised 20
be sold is believed TO be good. but selling as
,y,s,ss the undersigned will only convey such
title is vested IN II oy the oee1 OF us'
said. rprerco
,also.vi Trustee.
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-,.errpS Many Persons are broken
,erEork CT household cares.
iron BitterS Rebuilds the
gesiol, removes ezcess Of bile,
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Black Satin RhadamaS,
Black Satin Duchess,
Black Satin MerYelleuX,
Black BenSalineS and
COIOp0d Dress SatinS
TNALLTHE NEWEST SHADES
ANANNNA

ALI. WOOL SUITINGS, SO inches wide, in
all the new textiles and ColOrlngs.
OUR NEW STYLE JACKETS now on SAFE,
also Our NEW FUa GARMENTS.
We inv lie attention to Our new anu Choics
lines Of Window Shades, Upholstery Goods, broca.
tels, tapestry Brocades, IretOns, lutes, Couch
Covers, Corsuroy Coverings, POrtieres, Lace Cur;
rains Bed Blankets, ETC., shown in Market s'reel
room We are prepared to hang shades anu cur
tains and 10 draping in modern style, also 10 tur-
njsh poles and trimmings in the newer designs.
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OHIO RIVER RAILROAD 20.
90 .f,sr June "a. Passenger Trains Win
-. follows: sDAily. 1Daily. except san-
day. Central Time.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-30

an Odd Pair OF Pillow Cases
ne s,at 0nst-- Blsa = =
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tDaily except Sunday. r,.,,,
Sunday Church Trains will leave Elm GROW
.tg"Iss m and Wheeling at 1911 p. IN.
- II. E. wElSGERBER,
Gen. hAnAgsL
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sDaily. tOAly except sunday.
JOHN BAILiE. loo Market 81
tussAdh T. p DUNBAR. Union Depot
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RAILROADS.
RAILWAY TIME GARD

=, Arrival and departure OF trains on and after
Nay ~. lSsa ExPLAxArIoS or RrFERExcs
MARKS; sDSily; tSunday excepted; .Noa.
cay excepted; Saturday eTcspssd; Sunday
only; tSsturisy only. kastetn standard Tius
which Is one heur eSrlies than CenCral Tine
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TgoH WHEELING 70
- -
T.II.burg and steabenvilie - - am - - IN
6cDonald and PittsDufs 49, "a - ~ an
sew Cumberland - =. ~ ~ e = n,n
ndisuApoils and s.. Louis - - - -.
saiambus ard Cincin nAti:.l !. - -
Tsiisburg ADD SteuDe nyiils Jan ~ -
obiIsSsIpbis and New York; ~ pm - - P@
NenOenFl'le 40 S-htca1o si2 % pInl - 30 pm
5htiAdeiphia and Ne~ fofN - -
i,,itin,ore ana Washingtonl = - Pn.S -
s,a,,benV{iie aad Pittsourg. - - pml.,yS - -.
s.oun-uville as1 Dennison Pm
ans ST. Louis . . pm y IS an
Dayton -ni ar sr toIunyusl u IS pm ban
ys.s.T1.7 s -CJETELxED 4 PIrTsBCEs
DssfsION.
CIR SUNDAY. As FOLLOWS:
~rorxY TO LEAVE AEH1ys
! ! ! ! ! ! !
IT, Weyna v--- os-l 40
Canton r--- E-l d.
Alliance 81 tW-I az
Steuber 81 az
Stsute ~ 1o@
SteGb
Wv
Can
|AH
~
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Houndtvills accommodates, iLf0a m ala
and Il.45 p. M, except sunday 49,.
Ttain No. I6. At 9i5 a M. except Monday
The herald., 1893-05-09
General vallejo and fremont.

When the destiny Of the province of
California hungsn the balance, and Eng
land and Russia, as well as the United
States, eagerly held out hands for the
prize, General Vallejo unhesitatingly
gave his adherence to the stars and
stripes. Fremont doubted and ifnpris-
oned him, but soon'set him free.
One day during that Imprisonment g
young American officer, doubtless a spy
sent by Fremont, rode up to the family
residence in Sonoma, and offering tc
Mrs. Vallejo an English and an Ameri-
can flag asked in Spanish, "Senora,
which Of these do you PREFER
The lady looked at him moment as
If to read his purpose; then c1asping the
American flag to her bosom she kissed
its folds and said: This is the flag my
husband has taught me to love. 1t is
the one he wishes to see wave-over his
beloved California"
The officer smiled, and bowling grace
fully to all present took his departure.
A lady who stood watching the cour-
teous American as he rode away turned
to Mrs. Vallejo and said, ''No es Oso''
(That is no Bear), meaning that is not
one Of the Bear Flag party Emily B.
Powell in Harper's.
The herald., 1893-05-09
A Nnpro nor,an,s ronslerf,l HaIr,

Hearing the statement made in Holly
Springs that remarkable negro woman
freak lived only few miles from this
town, your correspondent determined to
obtain the facts in the case.
A middle aged negTess greeted the visit
or. The woman is quite dark, Of pro-
nounced African type of physiognomy,
feet inches tall, and in fair health, but
has never had any children. She wore a
white ootton turhan tied about her head
and tucked in at the back to support the
immense weight Of her hair. This shere-
moved and laid upon the table and un-
wound the braids Of her wonderful hair,
which went many times around her head
and dropped upon the floor,
II was indeed an amazing sight. Three
braids almost as thick as mans arm
close to the head, but tapering to the
thickness of a finger at the ends, closely
plated and measuring feet inches,
braided as 1t is, in length. 1t looks a
good deal like Spanish moss, but is dark
er, crinlled and grizzfed, coarse and al
most repulsive to the touch, suggesting
CHASTITY stories of the abnormal growth
of hair after death. Mississippi Cor.
New Orleans Times-D Democrat,
The herald., 1893-05-09
A Cheeky Customer.

"Ihad q unique but tantalizing expe-
sience the other day." said clerk who
works in a Kansas City hair store "A
man came into our place and asked to
look at some false boards. OF course he
Yves accommodated, and he spent over
an hour going over the lot, trying them
on and examining himself in glass. He
took UP my time, and after he had ex-
ainined everything in that line in the
store he thanked me and said he was
considering whether to raise beard or
not and wished to see how he would look
10 the different styles. '-~Kansas City
Star.
The herald., 1893-05-09
People who rake oaense Easily.


In this world there are a certain class
Of individuals who roam about with q
chip on their shoulders, daring others to
knock it off just for the luxury of in
dulging In first class quarrel. To'the
gentle hammered, sweet dispositioned
ones this seems a very questionable sort
of enjoyment, yet to some a wordy war
or full fedged feud constitutes the
chief excitement of their lives. q
These people always have quarrel on
hand. If 1t isn't family affair, then
outsiders must suffer. They are quick
to take offense, both In public and
private, and have no scruples about ex-
pressing themselves ON paper when they
hayen'ta chance to do so verbally. Tt is
this penchaut for writing letters that
helps to keep them continually in hot
water, as the black and white characters
are decided evidence against them even
after their anger has had time to cool.
Now, if there were any sense in this
sort Of conduct, there would be some ex-
cuse for 1t, but there isn't, and, more
over, it makes yoa doubly unhappy to be
always on theouts with some one. You
may pretend not to care, but you do just
the same, and though pride aud temper
keep your spirits up for time in your
secret heart you wish you had not been
quite so ready to quarrel. New York
Commercial Advertiser.
The herald., 1893-05-09
A Connections Poet.

There is q movement in Connecticut to
erect monument to the memory Of the
poet, James Gates Percival. He was a
peculiar man and had all Of the poets
idiosyncrasies. On one occasion he was
invited to meet number Of gentlemen
in New Haven, who were in their turn
notified that they were to have the pleas.
ure of meeting the poet. He was to be,
in fact, the honored guest of the even
ing. They were all on hand, but Per-
cival did not put in an appearance. AL
lowance was made for his utter mdiffer-
ence to the passing Of vsme, and up to
midnight he was expected.
At last, as morning drew near, deem
ing it certain that the poet had forgot
ten the invitation, the guests went home
and the host put up the bars and went
to bed. At about 2 o'clock in the morn
ing he heard some one at his front door,
went down, asked the object of the call
and found that 1t was Percival, The as
tonished host let the poet in, and the lat
ter blandly said that he had inferred
from what had been said that there were
to be others present. The host told him
that the others had all gone home. The
poet expressed regret and settled him
self down for a good smoke and talk,
which kept up, to his hosts e1nbarrass-
ment, till the sun rose.-Boston Tran
script.