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was certain to be q pretty severe
punishment.
The effect Of the imagination upon
one Of a nervous temperament, who
had read stories of men dying from
the bite Of the tarantula, has been
furnished us by friend, and with
which we will close our article.
A party of Sacramentans had re-
turned home from a trip to the
mountains, bringing with them two
deer-skins, enc wild-cat-skin, and
a few other trophies, including two
tarantulas, dead ones.
The tarantulas, for lack Of bet
ter receptacle, were inclosed in O
cigar-box when caught, some ten
days previously, and this box, care
fully tied up, was deposited beneath
the seat Of the vehicle. While they
were jolting through the canyon
the seat slipped, and the two men
occupying it found themselves
dropped suddenly into the bottom
OF the wagon.
One Of them struck the cigar
box. crushed it. and Immediately
felt that something had hurt him.
A glance showed him that he was
resting on the tarantulas. and with
yell of, Pm stung! I'm stung!'
he jumped from the wagon, and
dashing his hands behind him, he
ran wildly along the road, then
turned and made for the wagon,
shouting to his amazed aud greatly
alarmed cOmpanions,-~
'Whiskey! Quick! Pm dying
Why don't you hurryv
The other three men-there were
four in the party-reached stimuli
taneously for the demijohn, broke
of the cork in their haste to pull il
out, and in an effort to knock of
the neck Of the demijohn to save
time, broke the entire concern, and
nearly ali the contents were lost.
About pint of the liquor was
saved, however, and the person who
was bitten swallowed it. Soon he
began to feel better, and eventually
felt SO remarkably well that it was
evident the poison had been forced
to succumb.
Then the work of Strengthening
up the contents of the wagon wal
commenced, and the tarantula- DO,
was carefully lifted ont and ex
amlned, when, behold the bugs
were found perfectly lifeless, and q
dry and stiff that it was eviden
that they had been dead more thar
twcnty-four hours, while two tack
in the broken cover Of the box CON
veyed very good hint as to tn,
nature of the injury which the bolt
hunter had declared to be tarantula
bites.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-01-12

II spiders in spinning their webs
make the termination fIaments
long, we may, in proportion to the
length, conclude that the weather
viii be serene and continue so for
10 or IL days.
III many gnats are seen in the
spring, expect q fine autumn; if
gnats fly in compact bodies in the
beams Of the setting sun, there viii
be fiEe weather.
II the garden spiders break and
destroy their webs and creep away,
expect rain or showery weather.
The various quadrupeds, of course
come in for their share Of prophecy
ing, and among the weather rules
received regarding them have been
the following:
Ii sheep, rams and goats spring
around in the meadows and fight
more than usual, expect rain.
Ii cattle leave off feeding and
chase each other around the pasture,
rain.
II cats back their bodies and wash
their faces, rain.
If foxes and dogs howl and bark
more than usual; if dogs grow sleepy
and dull, rain.
II moles cast up hills, rain.
Ii horses stretch ont their necks
and sniff the air and assemble in
the corner of a field with their heads
to leeward, rain.
II rats and mice be restless, rain.
The feathered forecasters have
given rise to the following:
If peacocks and guinea fowls
scream and turkeys gobble, and il
quails make more noise than usual,
rain.
Ii sea birds fly toward land and
land birds toward the sea, rain.
II the cock crows more than usual
and earlier, expect rain.
II swallows fly lower than usual,
expect rain.
If bats fiutter and beetles fly a.
bout, there will be fine weather.
If birds in general pick their
feathers, wash themselves and fly
to their nests, rain.
Some of the queerest miscellan.
cons quips received are to the effect
thai:
III there are no falling stars to be
seen on bright summers evening
you may look for fine weather.
| If there be many falling stars or
a clear evening in the summer there
will be thunder.
A rainbow in the morning is the
shepherds warning.
If the marigolds continue shut
after z o'clock in the evening, ex,
pect rain.
If fish bite more readily and gam,
Dol near the surface of ponds and
streams, then look out for rain.
If porpoises and whales sport
about ships, expect a hurricane.
The moon, of course, is the sub
ject Of many of the best weather
predictions. Great confidence i.
placed in the old prognostic:
l saw the new moon late yestreer
| WI the old moon in her arm.
And if we're going to sea, master
L fear we'll come to harm.
| 1t is also said of the moon thai
1T the new moon appears with th,
points of the crescent turned up
the month will be dry. If the
points are turned down, it will b,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-01-12

WARMED Him." How is it that
You look so warm and cheerful on
this cold day 20
well. | have just had a talk
with the oldest inhabitant, and he
remembers winters when it was
twice as cold as this"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-01-12

80" Provide yourself with bot
tie of Ayers Cherry Pectoral, and
so have the means at hand for con-
tending successfully with q sudden
cold. As an emergency medicine.
1T has no equal. and leading physi-
clans everywhere recommend it.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-01-12

AN EXCEPTIONAL don't think
there is man living but cares for
public opinion
i don't think Smith does.'
What makes you think he
doesn't
HE carries his molasses home
from the grocery store in q demi-
john.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-01-12

~ The continual succession of
boils, pimples, and eruptions from
which many suffer, indicates an
impure state of the blood. The
most effective remedy is Ayers Sar-
saparilla. 1t expels the poison
harmlessly through the natural
channels, and leaves the skin clean
and clear.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-01-12

You do wrong to fish on the
Sabbath, said clergyman to o lad
whom he saw doing so.
Well, SIR replied the little fell
low, it can't be much harm, for I
haint cotched nothing
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-01-12

az The Imperial Cholera Com
mission i, many has announced
its discos Nat wine-claret or
hock-will Kill the bacilli of chol-
era in o few minutes. Tea will
kill them in an hour.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-01-12

TO hold a sword the colonel called
him out again and wounded him .
second time. cutting OF smother
portion Of the patch. In . like
manner he called him out, fought
and wounded him until the plaster
was reduced to the size Of . three
penny bit, when the colonel once
more challenged him and run him
through the body. Then, calmly
contemplating the corpse with an
evil smile, he observed: "I win
now take OF my plaster.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-01-12

He FoESD IT WAs.-Judge Ito
prisoner)-you are charged with
having seriously injured your wife
by inclosing her in q folding bed.
What have you to say for yourself !?
Prisoner-Your honor, ! wished
TO see if it was possible TO shut her
up.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-01-12

The passage of an act providing
for the election of United States
Senators by the people is hoped for
at the present session Of Congress.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-01-12

Lanes medicine moves the bowels
each day. In order to be healthy
this is necessary.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-01-12

Coughing leads to consumption.
Kemp's Balsam stops the cough at
once.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-07
What It Costs to swim.

To be In the swim in New York re-
quire from S25, 900 to 100000 a year.
Among the "four hundred" and people
adjacent to that charmed circle, the
struggles to maintain position against
the inrosds OF extravaganza would be
extremely pathetic II they were but
known. The nav OF the plebeianS who
supply the necessaries ia always open
and il sometimes swallows regulations
as well as fortunes.
Speaking Of the subject, Union
League Club man, who Is a bachelor
with large income, free liver and
wide calculator, recently unbent him
self with few anecdotes.
New York society in these days
sadly need ready money. When the
tradesman begins to shut down the
trouble commences. remember year
or so ago friend OF mine called upon
family acquaintance on Fifth avenue.
He was invited informally TO dine. He
accepted and il was the most unfortun-
ate thing he could have done. The
family were compelled TO send out for
dinner, and I believe 1t took all the
ready money in the house. Their
butcher and grocer had simply shut
down on them, and they have since
gone into Involuntary retirement.
"At one Of the Patriarch balls
mother and daughter were the most
handsomely dressed women in the room.
To make q long story short, Mrs. II.
had pawned a magnificent diamond
necklace In order to get her gowns from
the dressmaker. Some time after she
redeemed the necklace, and her jeweler
subsequently discovered that the gems
had been replaced by paste stones. A
detective was placed on the case, but
the pawnbroker learned who his Gus
toners were and threatened exposure il
arrested. The family did not prose-
cute"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-07
SENSATIONAL STORY.
what n Convict Has to Saw of the Death
of John GoshOrn.

A special to the Courier Journal, Of
Louisville, KY, from Bristol, Tenn,
says: "a sensational story has been re-
vealed I'm connection with the death OF
John j. GOshorn, whose body was found
In cave sir miles south Of Bristol last
year. The superstition then was that he
had committed suicide, but no motive
could be assigned for the suicide theory.
GOshorn was an insurance agent from
Charleston, w. Va, where his fgmlly is
highly respected. He was we'll versed
In mlnerology and metallurgy and spent
a good deal OF his time IN prospecting
about 10 the mountains OF this section.
At the time Of his disappearance he
went from Bristol TO the mountains
southeast Of town to look for a silver
mine, that legend says is located some
where in the Smoky Mountain range.
Some weeks after he left, his dead body
was found In cave, known as Bishops
Cave. six miles from Bristol.
Now comes the sensational part OF the
story. A convict in the Virginia peni-
Tertiary has recently disclosed that he
belonged to a gang Of moonshiners and
counterleiters who operated in the
North Carolina mountains. He says
that one night while they were plying
their trade a stranger walked In on
them. Hs gave his name as Goshorn
and assured them that he was not a
revenue officer, nor q detective, but
was prospecting for minerals. A
young physician in the crowd
proposed that instead OF killing him,
they give him a narcotic and carry him
away, while he was iusensible, and
leave him where he could find his way
out. He was accordingly drugged by
giving him whiSkey in which a narcotic
had been pat, aud when insensible GER
tain members of the gang started to
carry him away from their rendezvous.
They found before going far that they
had given him an overdose and that he
was dead. In alarm the party carried
him many miles away from their den
and deposited 1t in the cave. where it
was subsequently, found, using care to
place II In a natural position and hiding
an empty laudanum bottle In the cave
so as TO create the suspicion that the
man had taken his own life.
e The death OF young Goshorn is GER
tainly wrapped in mystery, and there
are many here who never believedin the
theory OF suicide. Possibly the true
story may be unearthed and the perpe-
traitors Of the crime be brought to
Justice.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-07
To be Seen, Not Heard.

Very many stories are told Of the
forty-hoss talking power Of Senator
Blackburn, OF Kentucky, and most Of
them have some foundation in fact, for
the Senator's best friends will admit,
when cornered, that Joe Blackburn is a
talker fro m Talkvllle. However, il is
interesting talk, and therefore he is
excusable. Coming east In a G. & o.
sleeper not long ago the Senator made
the acquaintance Of bright small boy,
which latter led to an acquaintance
with the youngsters father and
mother. The Senaor was sitting with
them chatting along in his best style,
aud the boy frequently interrupted him.
Finally the mother put her hand on
her sons shoulder. Little boys"
she said reprovingly, "are 30 be seen
not heard.
That ouieted him for time, but
later the mother had to tell him the
same thing again. BE QuIeted down
for half an hour longer and at the hrst
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-07
VIVA, Language Did Christ speak,

A Ease mating problem that has long
engaged abe attention OF philosophers
Is the determination OF what language
was spoken by Christ-whether 1t was
a dialect of Hebrew or q Hebraistic
form of Greek. The controversy that
arose as the result of the varying con-
lectures of biblical scholars Is revived
by the publication OF Alexander Gard
ner's little book entitled, "a Short
Proof That Greek was the Language OF
Christ" Mr.. Gardner takes issue with
Renan and other illustrious semitic
students and declares that in ChrIsts
time Hebrew was a dead language, and
the version OF the Scriptures with which
the people of Palestine were familiar
was In Greek.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-07
"Journali.,." and "Actre,sss."

"There are newspaper women" and
there are writers, but no Journalists"
Nor de experienced actresses ever speak
of themselves as actresses. | heard a
novice say TO an experienced woman
once: 81 acted last night" "Ah, In
deed" replied the older woman, 81
should have been pleased to have seen
YOU" Her satirical tone showed the
ingenuine she had made mistake, and
the speaker explained; my dear they
always "my dear" each other on the
stage), you played last night and
you're not an actress, you're o profess
sional.' We don't have many actresses. !"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-07
ODDITIES OF AmERloAN JOURNALS.
AS Set Forth by q Literary Gentleman
naila Tranna-

AS Set Forth by Literary Gentleman In
La Belle France.
The common saying that one has to
60 abroad to hear the best OF the hone
news is admirably exempllfied in re-
cent number Of the Annales Polltques
ct Litteraires. Michel Defines devoted
a column to the setting forth OF an as
tonishing feature OF American journal
ism. French newspapers, he says, do
not mind misprints very much. A
coquille that does not absolutely
tear the earth up and threaten TO
bring the roof down on the
composItors' heads is left for
the reader to correct. At the very
worst, the correction would be limited
to a simple erratum. Far different is 1t
in America. There editor, proof-reader,
compositors attack each other In the
columns Of their paper when misprint
occurs. "This is what happens con-
stantly in America" Mr.. Defines says,
land the numerous Parisians who are
going TO Chicago will have occasion TO
find it out as 1 have done" And then
he goes on to relate the appalling case
that he refers to. An American edi-
tor apologies for his msprint, lay
Ing the blame on his proof-reader, and
adding the remark that careless Lerson
would occupy himself little less with
the pretty girls who work In the
pressroom and fIrt with the proofs
lite more such plumbers
would not happen. To this paragraph
the proof-reader appeDss note to eX-
plain that his eyesight is not very good
and that he needs new spectacles,
which he has been meaning to buy cut
OF the S10.25 which the editor has owed
him since last December. Besides, the
best reader In the world would be OF no
use in an Office where the compositors
throw every day more type at each
others heads than they set. Then the
compositors take their innings, assail-
ing the reader of proof with many un-
kind and discourteous remarks, OF
which the least offensive is that the
Oldest settler has never seen him sober.
All this, Michael Defines informs US, Is
only the plain unvarnlshed truth about
American newspaper ways. II is sim
pie. unexaggerated record Of events
which has just found "dans IN recent
humero de PArizona Kicker" and which
he swallows whole without one gasp OF
incredulitY,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-07
SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Catherine Burlsys. Administrator vs. y, IA
Burley and others, and u Il, bukens bro.
vs. J. L. Burley. aud others. In the Cirouit
Court OF Ohio county, West Virginia
BY virtue OF the authority vested In me BY
decree entered In the above mentioned cause,
consolidated. OF the 81 day OF June, lbVt VIII
sell at public auction at the iront door OF tbe
Court House OF Ohio county, on
SATURDAY, JULYs 1898,
commencing at 10 o'clock q. M, the following
described real estate. that 10 10 say piece or
parcel OF land with the buildings thereon,
which fronts y feet inches on the west side
OF South Front street, In the city 81 wheeling,
and running west with an even width 10 ~
loot alley, being part OF lot isin g. J.IAnss al.
dition ~ the OF y OF wheeling Also strip OF
ground n feet ia width and - feet inches
deem. living north and adioining the north
line OF said lot No. IA together with all The
rights and interests 10 and 10 The pArutlon
wall on the south side OF said part OF iot No
Io Intended 10 be conveyed TO CAthaflne Bur.
lev nv deed made by William Campbell and
wife on the let day OF November, 1873, and re-
corded in the otfice OF the clerk Of TIE county
court OF said OHIO county, In deed book Oh
PTs,ms o, sale, one.ihird Of the percbass
nnsy o. 40 much thereof 10 tho purchaser
NAV elect u pay, In cash, aud the residue IA
Two eaual pRymenu 10 one ana Two years
vitb M ,srest from the day OF sale, ane We
legal mi, 20 be retained A. security TOT the de-
ferred payments. - roxRa
~ HALLRR, Special Commsiioush
Ib.Tebv certify that the above named sps1.
t.i coso ls,ioner has gtvsn bond and ~ cprly
IS require v JAo. ". MITCHELL
jel3 .---s
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-07
HOOPS PILLS cure all liver Ills. %
Each to His Own.

The story is told that the late r. B.
Ha yes had for neighbor In Ohio a
testy old fellow who ran small truck
farm. He was honest and upright and
Mr.. Hayes held him In high esteem,
Notwithstanding his lack of the social
amenities aud respect for persons. On
one OF his visits to Ohio during the
presidency, he passed the old mans
farm and found him planting potatoes
In patch near the road. The Presi-
dent, being somewhat Of farmer him
self, noticed some regularity in his
neighbours style Of planting, and after
few minutes chat he called lis atten-
ton to it and the old man argued the
point while.
After ALL" concluded the President,
81 don't think you are doing it as 1t
should be done for the best results"
The old farmer rested his arm on the
fence and looked steadily at Mr.. Hayes.
"TheY amt neither one Of u.s." he
said. "above hayin' fault found with
US; bat ef you jest go on Presidentin'
the United States your way, an go on
plantin' pertaters my way, guess we
won't be no wuss off in the end"
Mr.. Hayes accepted the suggestion
pleasantly and passed on,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-07

that bis spine has become resigned TO
its fate, and the horse does not object
4 FOR the reason that William never even
touches its back as he makes his phe-
nomenal leap. Curley lives in San
Francisco aud is called the Bounding
Wonder Of the Mission" because he
rs IN the mission section Of Frisco.
frley Is 2S years old, feet IL inch
eSDSl and weighs 100 pounds. He has
possessed Wanting ambltlon-nOt OF
the kind, however, that takes a Humpty
Dumpty fall on the other Side-ever
since be can remember. The result Is
that be has about as much spring in bis
heels as the kangaroo OF the antipOdes.
He thinks nothing whatever Of stand
ing with his back % a table feet high
and jumping 10 the top OF It, and he
claims that be made backward leap
over q hurdle feet SO inches high.
II Curley Is not as successful in draw
ing the long bow as he is in jumping,
his leap Of feet go inches is q most
phenomenal one. In the ordinary stand
ing high jump an athlete always faces
the hurdle, and the worlds record In
this speciality Is held by A.P. Schwaner,
OF New York, who not long ago cleared
a hurdle feet ~ inches high, which,
as will 90 noted, is half an inch lower
than the far more difficult backward
jump Curley declares he has made.
w. Byrd Page, the world famouse ex-
champion running high jumper, of Phil
adelphia, whose great record OF feet
81 inches, made In 1887, was only brok-
en- q short time ago, when NJ. f. Swee-
ney, Of New York, cleared feet Al
inches, still holds the record for run
ming high jumpover horses while facing
them. At Cedarhurst, n. Y, in 1883,
Page performed the remarkable feat OF
jumping over two horses II hands high
and standing side by side. The same
year Page cleared two 16-hand horses az
N1he Academy OF Music, Philadelphia.
urley has never attempted TO make a
orma record in competition, but it is
lrObable that II he should do so he
build compel Champion Sweeney, ex-
Ampion Alvah Nickerson, Z. B. BlOss
Seesge Z. Fearing to look to their
urels.
y. w. GN Of New York, who has
BIT won the AMATEUR all round cham
pnship OF America, has been endeav-
ny 10 secure the honor for several
hrs. Five competitors were entered:
W. Golf, New Jersey, A. c.; o. Pull
rmnler, Pastime A. c.; j. Larkin,
avlef A. A; L. Sehaefer, Pastime A.
and H. Fredrichs, Passaic A. g.
hOff Was rather an easy winner; out
CHASING his meh. Golf won the 100
yards run In IL is seconds, the running
high j4mp with the remarkable leap OF
6 feet = OF an inch, the high hurdle
race in, IL 3-5 seconds, the pole vault
with Slfeet IL inches and the running
broad jump with 81 feet inches. He
was third In the 16-pOund shot contest
fourth In the half mile walk, throwing
DE 16-pOund hammer and throwing the
-pouhd weight and unplaced in the
lie rdn. The list OF all round cham
pms now reads; 1855, M. W. Ford;
z, A. A. Jordan; 1855. NJ. w. Ford;
NJ. w. Ford; 1890, A. A. Jordan;
A. A. Jordan; 1892, NJ. O'Sullivan;
93, T. W. Cot.
; is another remarkable athlete
Golden State, and his name is
Ss Carroll. Giants are usually
Moor athletes, but although Car
feet inches tall he is an all
athlete of decided talent. II his
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-07

THOMAS CARROLL. yacht, Britain
MIA aud the Scotch c luna. Had this
been so the great international race In
October would have given the English
the opportunity Of declaring, IL beaten,
that the Valkyrie was not representa-
tive British yacht, or II successful, OF
Boosting that we had been outsailed by
a second rate English craft. Forum
ately the Valkyrle is swift as the wind,
and whether she wins or loses the race
is certain 10 be an exciting one.
EARLE III. EATON.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-07
A Prize Winner.

At the recent examination Of the
class in medical Jurisprudence ia one Of
the colleges one Of the questions on the
paper was: What are some OF the
causes OF what is termed natural
deathP"'
The answers were varied and interest
ing, but the one that took the cake
was: Hanging, disease and old age.'