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The record-union., 1893-09-26
CALIFORNIA FRUITS.
Prices Realized at Yesterdays Sales in
the East.

--ON@A@N&ON
the East.
New YORK. Sept. 25.-The Porter Brothers
Company sold at auction to-day four cars
Of California fruit at the following prices:
Bartlett pears. 81 90@2 80; Souvenir de
Congress pears, 50 05; Beurre Hardy pears.
81 8o@2; Beurre Bose pears, 81 rs; Howell
pears, 81 90; Beurre Diel pears. 81 40; Onon-
daga pears. 81 40; halfboxes Seckel pears
95@S1 %; half-crales Seckel pears, 6Oc; ia
pan plums, 81 50@2 90; eros prunes. 81 25
@1 "a; Silver prunes, S1@1 20; Fellenberg
prunes, Soc@S1 20; German pruneS 81 100
20; Goes Late Red plums. 75c@Sl 90; Egg
plums. 6Oc@S1; Damsons, 75c; half-crates
1okay grapes, 7Oc@S1 40; half-crates Muscat
grapes, 4o@00c; Salway peaches, 60@9Oc;
georges Late peaches, 60@S0c; Cling peaches,
55@SOc; Sellers Clings, 65@7Oc; Orange
Cllhgs, COG zoe; Muir peaches, 65@70c; Lem
ON Ciings, 55c Late Crawford peaches. soc;
P1quet's Late peaches, 5Oc.
NEW York, Sept. 25.-The Earl Fruit Com
pany sold California fruit at auction to day at
the following prices: Bartlett pears. green.
2 20; Gross prunes. 81 1901 SO; Tokay
grapes, half-crates, 60cgSl 70; Strawberry
Cling peaches, 90e@S1; Salway peaches, COG
zoe; P1cquets Late peaches, 50@75c.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Sept 25.-The Porter BROTHERS
Company sold at auction to-day eleven
ears California fruit at the following prices:
Iokay grapes, 81 EGGS 95 halfcrates Tokay
grapes, S5c@S1 So; Muscat grapes, 81 400
l 90: half-crateS Muscat grapes, 65@9Oc:
Bartlett pears, 81 55@2 So; halt-boxes Bart
lett pears, 81 25@1 40; Doyenne pears, 81 80
al 50; Duchess pears, 81 rs; D'Anjou pears,
81 55@1 90; Buerre Clairgeau pears ST 45@
/ 90; Victoria piums, 81 rs; German prunes
81 10; Ickworth plums, 759o5c; Fellenberg
prunes, soc; Silver prunes, 45@50c; Piquet's
Late peaches, COG Sect Levi Chngs. 60@S5c;
Salway peaches, 45@65c; Cling peaches 556
soc; Georges Late peaches, 55@70c; Ounces,
9Oc@S1.
CHICAGO. Sept. 25.-The Earl Fruit Com
pany sold California fruit at auction to-day
as follows: Bartlett pears, 50 5O@3; Flen-
ish Beauty pears, 81 70@l so; Winter Nelis
pears, 81 2091 rs; Tokay grapes, 81 9O@
20; Tokay grapes, half-cFates, SOc@S1 10;
some in bad. order, 5O@65c: Muscat grapes
half-crates, 70c@s1; Malaga grapes hall,
crates, 65c@S1; Cornichon grapes, half-crates,
81 10; Silver prunes, S5c@S1 10: SaIWaV
peaches, 75c@S1; Picquet's Late peaches, S5c
@S1.
AT BOSTON.
BosToN, Sept. 25.-The Earl Fruit Company
sold California fruit at auction to-day at the
following prices: Gros prunes. 81 65@1 70:
Silver prunes, 81 25@1 20; German prunes,
81 1901 so; Hungarian prunes, 81 40@l go;
fellenburg prunes, 81 20@1 40; Egg plums
S191 40; Bartlett pears, 81 80; Beurre Hardy
pears, 81 35@1 40.
AT MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEAPOLIS Sept. 25.-The Earl Fruit
Company sold California fruit at auction to-
day, realizing prices as follows: Tokay grapes
hall-crates, 81 20@1 90; peaches, 7o@5Oc.
AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY. Sept. 25.-The Earl Fruit
Company sold California fruit at auction to-
day, realizing prices as follows: OnOndaga
pears. 81 YOGI so; Beurre Ciairgeau pears
81 COOL rs; Beurre Diel pears, 81 1901 70;
The record-union., 1893-09-26
SUPERVISORS MAY REGULATE NETS
Deputy ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Layson'
Opinion on the Law.


First Deputy Attorney General w. H.
Layson, has rendered the following
opinion on the right of the Supervisors to
regulate the size of meshes of seines or
nets, which speaks for itself:
Hon. Vim. p. Matthews, Assemblymdn
from Tehdn10 County: In reply to your
inquiry as to right of Supervisors to pre-
scribe the size of the meshes of nets or
selnes, have to say: Subdivision 29z,
Section %, County Government Act, st.,
1893, page 1888 reads defining the powers
of the board): ITO make regulations for
the protection of game and fish, when
such regulations are made as provided in
this section relating to game and fish, the
laws of the State for the protection thereof
are suspended in such county; and to
regulate tie size and kind Of nets and
Sel1aeS to be used for fishing. The clause
in italics was added by the Legislature of
1893, which left out Subdivision 49, Sec
ton %, County Government Act of 1891
(St. 1891, page 300, which reads: ITO
regulate and determine the kinds Of nets
and seines. and the sizes of the meshes
thereof, to be used in fishing" This pro-
vision was isolated, ana the Legislature
of 1898 omitted this subdivision and
undertook to incorporate the provision in
said Subdivision 294, supra. l think the
claim that the omission of the word
"meshes" deprives the Supervisors of the
power to regulate or prescribe the same
is unfounded. Webster defines ''meshes'
as 1.-The opening or space inclosed by the
threads of net between knot and knot"
Certainly the words in the statute, "kindo
and ''size," comprehend the word
''mesh." A seine with meshes four feet
square and four inches square are not
the same kind, though the threads are of
the same size and material In describing
a net or seine, the meshes would be the
principal element. One intending to
catch fish would not want net or seine
with meshes ten feet square. 1t is OBJ
vious that the Board of Supervisors have
the power to designate under said statute
of 1893 the size of the "meshes.'' Re-
specially, w. II. LAWSON,
First Deputy Attorney General.
The record-union., 1893-09-26
SACRAMENTO MARKET.
The Week Opens With Quiet Trade in
Local Produce Circles.


Local Produce Circles.
SACRAMENTO, Sept 25th.
The week opened to-day on a quiet market
in local produce circles. All lines were in
good supply. At present Apples is the fruit
most sought after, and the markets are well
supplied with both common and choice
grades Vegetables are plentiful and cheap,
while Dairy Produce is arriving in quantities
sufficient to meet all present wants, and prices
remain stationary.
Retail prices for the various named are as
follows:
GREEN FRUITS-Ap ples-Green, &c 2 b;
Yellow King, Sc; Red, &c; Mountain, 81 20 q
box. PearS-Whlte Duane, &c p 70. Plums,
$4,000 = box; Kelsey Plums, DC 2 II. Prunes
hungarian, sc; French Petit Sc Peaches
300 DOC p box. Grapes-Muscats, &c; Rose de
Peru. &c; Hamburgs. &c; Tokays, 4c; Water
melons. 100000 each; Cantaloupes. Toe each;
Strawberries, : boxes for 25c; BIackDerries. 2
DRIED FRUIT-Apricots, 1o@12c ? b; APP
pies, sol DC; Peaches, 12@16c; Piums. lao
14c; Prunes, S@l6c; Pears. 7(99c; Nectar
ines, 12@16c; Grapes, 81 ? box; Figs, 5@Sc
CITRUS FRUIT-Limes-AIexi Toe >
doz. Eemons-Sicily, 40c 2 doz; common,
25e: ST. Paula, 4Oc. Oranges Riverside, 25c;
los Angeles, Zoe q doz. CoeoanutS, Zoe each;
Pineapples, 25e EACH Bananas, 25@35c ,,
Ss25 my PRODUCTS-Butter- = ron
ACE. Fancy Petaluna CSC; Nevada Creamery
55c. Eastern, packed, zoe > Il; Firhin, 2oiS
s93e' Cheesa-CaIilornia, 15e q n; Young
America, Ice Eastern Creame5y, zoe; Linn
burger zoe; Genuine swiss, 4Oe; American
25c: Martins Creamery. 20c.
FtIGS-Fresh Ranch, 35c = doz; Eastern
POIJLTRY-Turkeys- zoe ? %; Cob
b,ers, l2Oc: dressed 2fe; Chickens-Hens. So
@6 80 = doz. 6oG75c each; Springs, So p
doz. tioc each; Broilers, 81 , dog, zoe each;
Tarne) Ducks. SO p doz, soc each; Geese. 81 So
VIiGETABLEs-Be Peppers, sc p n:
stroAg, DO, 4c; Cucumbers. 10c ? doz; Pick
ling Cucumbers. SOC ? 100; Garlic Sc y ibi
sweet Corn, zoe pdoz: Beans-Green, &C > ID;
The record-union., 1893-09-26
Meat Market.

Following are the rates for whole carcasses
from sIaughterers to dealers:
BEEF-First quality, 5951@c; second quail
ity. 41a95c; third quality, 315@4c p u.
CAIN ES-Quotaple at 4@5c for large and
core p b for small.
MUTTON-Quotable at 415951ae p %.
LAMB-Quotable at 6@7c p 70.
PORK-Live Hogs, on loot, grain fed, heavy
and medium, So 95isc; stock Hogs, $1,000;
dressed Hogs, TOTO p ID.
The record-union., 1893-09-26
Eastern Grain Market.

NEW YORK. Sept 25th.
WHEAT-Septembe 71s4c; October, II &c;
December, 757ac; May, S23sc.
CHICAGO, Sept. 25th
WHEAT september 657sc; october, 66Hc;
December, 6935c; May, 7615c.
The record-union., 1893-09-26
Articles of Incorporation.

The following articles of incorporation
have been filed in the office of the Secre-
tary of State:
The Colusa Gun Club of Colusa. Capt.
tai stock, $1,000. with II. NJ. Albery, T.
Harrington, w. w. Brown, George W.
Tibbitts and b. H. Burton of Colusa, F.
w. Farnsworth of Sycamore and w. Fl.
Hubbard Of Princeton as Directors.
The Pioneer Fruit Growers Associa-
ton of Los Angeles, at Vernondale.
Capital stock, $1,000, with G. j. Griffith.
H. r. Smith, Thomas Millsap, j. II.
Brewer, Edward H. Morgan, Willard
Bassett, Thomas Meade, Robert r. Dor
sey, George Hanno, George w. Townsend
and a. E. Putney of Los Angeles as Di-
rectorS.
The Worlds Fair-"The Chicago Inter
Ocean,"
This great weekly and the WEEKLY
UNION can be had for 81 year, or the
DAILY RECORD UNION and the Inter
ocean for Sc 80 year. All about the
great Worlds Fair will be deliberately
treated in the Inter Ocean. Can be had
for this price only by subscribers to the
RECoRD-UNIoN and WEEKLY UNION.
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SAN FRANCISCO STOCK MARKET

SAN FRANCISCO, September 20. 1898.
The record-union., 1893-09-26
Vicar pears, 81 90; Columbia plums. 81 ao@
! 80.

AT OMAHA.
OMAHA, Sept 25.- The Porter Brothers
Company sold two cars of California fruit
to-day as follows: Pears, 81 25@1 70;
ounces, 81 20; peaches, 7oc@60c.
The record-union., 1893-09-26
IN ALL RESPECTS THE
Best Advertising Medium

Clean in all departments, and there,
fore prominently THE FAMILY
JOURNAL The best paper for the
Homeseeker, for the Merchant, Farmer,
Mechanic ard all who desire the full
news of the day presented in a cleanly
manner.
The record-union., 1893-09-26
T'EIE DAILY
.RECORD-UyION
The Leading Paper Of the
Interior of California.

The pioneer journal, which,
from early years in the history
Of the coast, has maintained
the FRONT RANK OF JOUR-
NALISM, having every news
facility with the San Francisco
leading 6ailies, and sustaining
the fullest public confidence.
The record-union., 1893-09-26
Broonns. Brnshes. ETC.

dozen brooms, California.
dozen brooms, wnis1, string.
= dozen brooms, hair floor No. 12.
1 dozen brushes, counter, No. 4, extra, al
bristles.
2 dozen brushes, scrub No. 4.
/ dozen brushes, shoe, No. 16.
dozen mop handles, combination.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-07
Civil snrvlcc Examination.

The civil service commission takes
tho opportunity Of stating that the OK.
aminationa arc open to all reputable
citizons who may desire to enter tho
postal service, without regard 10 their
political affiliations. All such citizens,
whether Democrats or Republicans, or
neither, aro invited TO apply.
They shall DO examined, graded and
certified with entire impartiality, and
wholly without regard to their political
views, or TO any consideration save
their efficiency, as shown by tho grades
they obtain In the examinations
For application blanks, full instruc.
tions and Information relative to the
duties and salaries OF the different posi-.
tions, apply at the postoiIlce 10 tho sec.
rotary OF tho board.
Tho United States civil service exam.
inatlon will DO held August O., 49,
Applications will DO accepted up to the
hour OF closing, July II, 'D3.
ELLA W. McCLuRE,
Secretary Board OF Examiners
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-07
DIDN'T RUN AWAY

And Has No Thought of Going-Talk with
1x.shcrifr Curtis, of Brooke.
Ex.sheriG Curtis, OF Brooke county,
was in the city yesterday, having come
down from wellsburg. Ho said he went
away for rest on the Fourth, as some
Of his intimate friends knew to DO his
intention. He has no intention Of leav-
ing his homo or his affairs. lie was
forced to tho wall by demand that h 0
pay in everything at once. His liabili.
ties, he thinks, will not exceed $4,000,
and against this are assets and offsets
which will make the loss, Il any, very
but SAYS he will face II and give his as.
signoe all the assistance he can. He
added that tho INTELLIGENcERsp ublica.
ton concerning him loft him nothing
to complain Of.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-07
MIKE HoWhEY's SAY
LONDON MEDICAL RECORD.

On Behalf OF John A. sullivan, Who Is
Now in jail.
To hs Editor Of Is TalslItgResr.
sIR;-I see by the morning papers
that representatives Of WongO have
again issued challenge to fight ]. A,
Sullivan for no less than $500 a side, etc,
So, Mr., Editor. as Sullivan is not here
to answer, with your permission l will
answer in my own way, II is well
known fact that Wongo when he first
came to Wheeling boosted that he
could defeat any 140 pound man In the
world, Tommy Ryan, Billy Smith and
In fact all the champions in that class.
All he needed was backing. He then
challenged the winner OF the Howley-
Gillespie fight. Gillespie won. Instead
OF Wongo making q match with Giles
pie at the same weight Howley did, he
poets one hundred dollars 70 fight
Gillespie at l43 pounds, well knowing
that Gillespie could not fight at that
weight, and that he might just as we'll
issue challenge to James Corbett TO
fight at 14S. Gillespie wanted to fight
him at catch weights, same as he fought
Howley, but Wongo would not agree.
He then arranged for six.round go to
try and gull the people OF Wheeling
out OF q few dollars, and for reasons
best known to himself It fell through.
His next venture was with an unknown,
and after good dcnl of newspaper
talk, that all ended III smoke. told
Wongo then that he could secure q
match with ]. A. Sullivan, OF Pittsburgh.
Since then, at the Register office no
later than the Gath OF last month, in the
presence OF everybody in the Office, /
offered to put up o forfeit and arrange
match between him and Sullivan.
He stated that he could not and would
not arrange a fight with Sullivan till
after tho match between Bolan and my
self came off. II is we'll known fact
that Sullivan got arrested and the peo-
Pile behind Wongo knew II, and the out
como was that knowing that Sullivan
could not answer, they lost no time in
giving their alleged champion another
boost in the papers. II Is my candid
opinion that Wongo wants q reputation,
but he wants to get it without fighting
for II, and he puts me q good deal in
mind OF the man that wants to fight
when his friends,are holding him back,
but as soon as his friends let 90 Of him
to see him fight, shrinka away out Of
sight II Wongo would take friendly
tip he would talk less and fight more.
If he wants to fight wait till Sullivan
gets out and then meet him.
Hoping you will give this space in
your valuable paper,
/ remain respectfully yours,
MIKE HowIEY
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-07

Do not delay, now is your time. while
the stock Is complete.
II. EMsHRDtHR,
1S and 90 Eleventh street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-07
Secretary board Of ExamInOrB

BEFoRB breakfast Bromo.sOltaor
Acts 90 braCor-trial bottle 10 cts.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-07
Wheeling. July5.

Sullivan got out Of Jail last night, and
he and Howley called at the 1NTEIIG-
aRNoER office and said they would make
a match between Wongo lapd Sullivan
at any weight, to weigh before leaving
the city for the fight or at any reason
able time before the meeting, but that
talk Of weighing in al the ringside is
all rank nonsense under the circum-
stances which govern fights around
here.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-07

THE Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
Railroad Company will run Q special
Worlds Fair train from Wheeling and
intermediate points to Chicago July IS,
at the low rate OF one faro for the round
trip. Tickets good for ten days.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-07

DUaiNr Paste Is an unialliug oxtor.
minator Of rats and mlco.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-07

Special sale
OF GOnts' Russia Leather Shoes; wo
huve thOm In all Btylos at reduced
prlcOa L V. BLOND.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-07

House Cleaning shIe'
We offer to-day and until all are
sold
100 50 so Wash Suits at 81 20.
50 Indigo Suits at 81 90.
500 Blazer and Elton Suits at half
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-07

Atlantic City, Cape May, Sea Isle City
or Ocean City can he visited at above
round trip rate July 10; return coupon
valid twelve days. Pullman Sleeping
Car from Wheeling. Fordetails apply
to ]. G. Tomlinson, Ticket Agent,
Wheeling.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-07

TAKE Simmons Liver Regulator after
your dinner. It prevents dyspepsia
and indigestion.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-07

SILK WAISTS, Empire styles, in black,
50 90, worth s..
Derby Waists, ono lot SO and 80, at
60c, value Il 90. EMsnBlMEn's.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-07

DIED.
CARLIN-oD Thursday morning, July Q, 1893
JOHN L. CARLGN, aged "a years.
Tunernl notIco hernaiter.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-07
UNDERTAKING.
ALM * F. n II w.
lll7 Main Street,
%UNDBRTEkBR.&

Am prepared to conduct butiniA In most sat-
iiinCt0ry manner all modern undertaking an.
pllanCcs and nae black and white funeral UasdL
Competent management guaranteed.
Collins Caskets aud full limo NJ burial goodt
lain To bu prompt, confederate and fOlabla
Calls by telephone.
llcsdOilgG Ajax. FRtw--NO 2lL
Htoto-No IA
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-07
A VERY SAD SUICIDE,
Ed oarlin, a Well Known and
Popular Young Man,
TAEENDEAD FROMTHE BACERIqER

He Leaves a Pathetic Note of Fare.
wsll-DFiveu to the Desperate Deed
by Financial Troubles-Ho had
First Taken Laudanum and then
Lay Down in Shallow water-His
Mind Afiected for Some limo.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-07

BuarNE kills reaches. bed bugs, etc,
the instant they come near 1t. % cts.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-16
Chair. of the Ancient Egyptians.


Seats more orlessre bling stools
that is, seats without backs-were liz
general use among nations possessing
a certain degree of civilization in pre-
historic times. What those were like
in the early historic period we know
from an examination of Egyptian
monuments, from study of Greek
vases or from Et1urian or Roman an
tiquities that are stored in European
museums. The Egyptian deities are
seated generally on granite blocks.
the backs of which are raised a few
inches only, giving a distant resem-
blance to chair. That the Egyptians
had seats more comfortable for do
mestic use is possible, but we have
every reason to suppose, although
they possessed high degree of civil
cation, that their idea of home com
forts was not that ofmodern times.
The common people probably sat
on blocks of stone or wood or sprawled
about on the ground with some sort
of carpet that also served for bed.
The Erurians, ancient inhabitants of
Italy before the arrival of the Ro-
mans, appear to have preferred the
reclining posture, in which they are
usually represented on the sarcopha-
guses in the museums. Sam Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-16
showing VISITORS the sights.

The colored hack drivers of the
city of Washington are well known
to be more ''set in their ways" than
almost any other public carriage
drivers in the world. On one occa-
sion some visitors from a northern
city who had little interest in the
public monuments of Washington,
but who We're greatly interested in
the exuberant tree and flower growth
of the District of Columbia, engaged
a hack in Pennsylvania avenue
and asked the old colored driver to
take them to some of the quiet coun-
fry roads and lanes about the city.
The old man looked at them with
a superior air and proceeded to take
them to the Washington monument,
the patent Office building and to
otherwen known show places in the
capital
s.But we don't want to see these
things!" the visitors protested. I'VE
want to go out in the countryi"
EsWha' de load know bout whar
dey wan to go2" answered the
old driver contemptuously. ''De
load aim gwine know muffin bout
Wash'n't'ni gwine show you de
princerpull objiclEs oh int'russi"
And he continued his drive up and
down Pennsylvania avenue. through
K street and in front of the public
buildings.-Youth's Companion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-16
Electric Buffers.

This remedy is becoming so wellknown
and so popular as to need no special
mention. All who have used Electric
Bitters sing the song of praise.-A purer
medicine does not exist and it is guar
anteed to do all that is claimed. Elect
ric Bitters will cure all diseases of the
Liver and Kidneys, will remove Pim-
Piles. Boils, Salt Rheum and other affect
ions caused by impure bIood.-Will
drive Malaria from the system and pre-
vent as well as cure all Malarial levers
For cure Headache, Constipation and
Indigestion try Electric Bitters Entire
satisfaction guaranteed. or money re-
funded.-Price o cts. and $100 per
bottle at a. G. yangiTder's Druggist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-16
AOueer Cer1onese Grass.

Lemon grass, known to botanists
as AndrOpOgen schaenanthus, and
which Is unknown outside of Ceylon,
and there only in the Kandian dis
trict. is in several respects a most re-
markabIe vegetable production. 1t
grows to height of six or seven feet
and has the wonderful properties of
spontaneous ignition. On the slopes
of Mount Ambulawe during the wet
season the grand spectacle of these
spontaneous confagrations is fire.
quently seen. At first single curl
of smoke or bright tongue of flame
Will be noticed. Soon, however, as
the water runs down the stalks and
-zniRgles with the oil and acids con
tanned in the pith of this curious herb
fierce fires burst into view here, there
and every place, soon covering the
whole mountain in a sheet of flame
The botanists and chemists have not
as yet explained why this paradox
lical grass ignites when water falls
upon its stalks.-St. Louis Republic.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-16
a Detcstab1e Habit.

Personal untidiness and unpunc-
trality are vulgalities of habit which
the truly well bred never commit. So
also is the horrible liking which some
people have for minute descriptions
of ailments, medicaments, opera
lions, symptoms. Told to a friend,
these minutie are all in the way of
intimacy, and come right enough,
but certain unrefned persons scatter
these details broadcast and are even
less exclusive than was the Ancient
Mariner.
It is a detestable habit, but one
which grows on old people when
once they let themselves begin it.
Still, only the naturally unrefined
would ever begin it at all, and only
the coarse minded could carry it to
the extent to which we see it carried
with some.-London Queen.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-16
Tho hardest Thing to Cook.

General George A. Sheridan, the
noted stump orator, ordered dinner
in the long ago for Il very rich friend,
covers to be laid for IS persons at
$50 plate. 1t goes without saying
that tho dinner was a good one and
the wines excellent. When the man
who paid for the dinner presented
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provided at the feast, it had been the
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