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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08

Special to the Register.
Sistersville. w. Va. December l.
The Henry Oil Company have drilled
in their Hotsclaw No. 3, and it is es-
timated good for ten barrels an hour.
This is considered the best well tAis
company has yet drilled in over there
and when it has been completed it will
make about d 400 barrel well.
Shay & McMullen report their Nc
Knight we'll over in Washington cCuu-
". Ohio. in and good for about 300
barrels a day. This we'll opens up brand
new territory and is situate south east
of the famous Handlin well on oLeets
Run and will be the means OF starting
lots of new work.
The Fisher Oil Company Sayres No.
4. should reach pay some time tonight.
The big we'll reported over in the
Woodsfeld district is reported not near
so good as it has been said it was. ihls
well was reported by some persons not
knowing anything about oil wells what
ever.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22

Cost of Pork.-An experimenter says
that one bushel of prime corn will make
over ten and half pounds of pork,
live weight, and from this deduction,
with corn at rs cents per bushel, pork
will cost the producer 21s cent? per
pound. When corn is worth "a cents
per bushel, pork will cost the producer
cents per pound; 50-cent corn, pork
5 cents per pound. He further says
that pig at its birth should weigh
about three pounds and increaee in
weight month after month as follows:
Is, 80, 4S, 60, 103, 1o5, 10, 210. 225,
and on the tenth month should weigh
800 pounds. Also that the cost Of a
pound of pork is so per cent greater If
made in the tenth month than In the
dfth month, in food consumed.-Ex.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
ATTENTION :,!.! FAR NERS:
INSURE YOUR FARM PROPERTY
IN THE
PREFERRED FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE
INSURANCE CO., or HOLLY, MICH,
THE BEST
FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE COM
PANY IN THE STATE.

This company insures only the very
best class of farm risks, where build
ings are well built and taken care of
and the moral and physical hazard of
the risk is A No /.
If you have frst-class risk, insure it
in company that insures only first
class risks and not in company that
insures everything, good, bad and in
different, and puts them all in together,
making the good risks pay for the bad
ones.
All risks inspected when insured and
at least once in every six years there
after. No heavily incumbered proper
ty insured. No building insured for
more than three-fourths actual cash
value.
See the agent and get policy in this
company and save your money.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22

Annual Loss from Poor Roads.-Gen.
Roy Stone, government engineer in
charge of the department of road in
curry, said at the National Good Roads
conference at Asbury Park last year
that there are about 500,0OO.0 900 tons of
freight hauled over roads every year in
the United States, and 60 per cent Of
the cost Of doing it was due to bad
roads. He believed that the loss from
poor roads in this country would aggre-
gate no less than S623. 100000 annually.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22

house. Although there are appalling
evidences about Sherman of the storms
fury, something like order is beingre-
stored. There are GO patients still in
the hospitals, and as many more in pri-
vate houses. Up to noon Tuesday 81
bodies had been buried here.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
Fatal Fire nc Flint, Mich.

Flint, Mich, May 21.-The shoe stock
of C. d. Ulmer was greatly damaged by
fire which started in the store room
on the second floor early Wednesday
morning. Allison Sabine, an old SOL
der who slept in the third story, was
suffocated. Several other persons who
occupied apartments on that floor es-
capped with difficulty.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22

q lady friend tells the sufferer to try
Lydia e. Pinkham'sV Vegetable Compound
because it has cured her.
The following letter shows the result
of that trial, and is sample of thousands
of similar cases happening daily.
81 had been very sick for long time;
doctored with many prominent physi-
clans. They pronounced my case dys-
pepsia, and said there was tendency to
cancer of the womb. There was sense
of fulness and weight in stomach after
meals, loss of appetite, and offensive
belching Of wind, dizziness, all gone
feeling in pit of the stomach; headache,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
Repudiate a Contract.

Memphis, Tenn, May FL. = At the
morning session of the National AS
scmblage of Catholic Knights and
Ladies of America, an order was passed
declaring null, illegal and void the con
tract with L. II. Bell, of Louisville
publisher of the Catholic Advocate
making that paper the organ of the
order
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
POLICEMAN Gets seven Years in jail.

vincennes, Ind, May 21.-Policeman
James Nunley, who murderously as
saulted and robbed George Schaller, an
old man, last November, was Wednes-
day morning sentenced to seven years
in the penitentiary. The verdict gives
general satisfaction.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
Convict Commits Suicide.

Pittsburgh, Pa, May 21.-Elmer Fer
disk, convict in the Western peniten-
tiary, committed suicide in his cell
early Wednesday morning by hanging.
Ferdisk was committed from Somerset
county in 1892 on nine years sem
tence for the murder of train man.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
Army Worms Ruin Corn.

Moweaqua, ILL.,. May 21.-Army worms
have appeared in great numbers in the
west end OF Christian county, having
completely demolished hundreds Of
acres Of young corn
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
Omaha Water Works Sold.

Omaha, Neb., May 21.-The American
water-worlSs plant at this city was
sold Wednesday morning at foreclosure
to the Farmers Loan & Trust company,
as trustees for bondholders, for $4,000
300.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
Inc sinks-EIvht Men Drowned.

Berlin, May 21.-The boiler of tug
exploded while the boat was passing
through the Ringerloch rapids of the
Rhine Wednesday afternoon, causing
the tug to sink almost Immediately.
Eight men, comprising the crew, were
drowned
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
nIcycle Record nroken.

Paris, May 21.--At the Velodrome
Seine Wednesday the Welchman bicy.
clist Linton rode 80 miles in one hour,
breaking the record from the fifth mile
TO the end.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22

FITS.-All Fits stopped free by DR.. Kline s
Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after first day
use. Marvellous cures Treatice and $500 trial
bottle free to Fit cases. Send to DR.. Kline,
1893 Arch ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22

heartburn, palpi-
tation at times,
urine high col
ored. A lack of
interest in all
things.
(" The doctors
medicines gave
me but little re-
lief. / was al.
most in despair,
when a friend ad'
vised your Com
pound. 1 took
it, and am now
perfectly well.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
ALL AT SEA
But Finally Rescued from Danger.
Result Of Taking a Friends Advice.

There are thousands Of women to-day
entireiy at sea, so to speak, as far as
their ailments are concerned.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22

can recommend it to all women. A
number of my friends and neighbors
have taken it on my recommendation,
and have always found relief" - MRS.
JAMES CRANKsHAw, Frankfort, Pa.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
Mississippi Rapidly Rising.

Alton, ILL.,, May 21.-The river is rising
here two inches per hour, and the alarm
of impending floods has spread like
wildfire among the residents in the low
lands. Already the stage is IA feet above
low water mark, and flood going into
the bottoms and everything movable
ie beipO tal.ep O,It
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-05

or course she was not a new woman or
1t never would have happened. At any
rate that is what the new women will
claim.
She had met an old school friend for the
first time in good many years, and she
was telling her husband all about it.
1--WE had a long talk of old boarding
school days." she said, "and we agreed to
sec more Of each other in the future. You
see, she's married and living in the city
now, SO we
What's her husbands name?''
Dear me! l forgot to ask her. Never
mind. I'll find out tomorrow when l 70
to see her.
What's her address," he asked
"Why, Ill don't believe know"
she faltered Il must have forgotten to
ask her. III have to look it up in the di
rcctory."
without knowing her husbands
name?"
For minute or two she seemed ready to
give up, but you can't defeat really re-
sourceful woman.
ut was very thoughtless Of me, !" she
said, "but 1t doesn't make much differ
ence, after all. l shall simply wait for her
to call on me"
you gave her your address, them"
"1-I--don't believe did now come
to think Of it, and-und-I don't believe
she knows whom married either I-T'-
AS she left the room she told him he
was "a mean, hateful old thing, and that
appeared to be all Of which she was abso-
lutely certain at that time. Chicago Post.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-05
SHARP Practices In SuaIex

The Sussex Republican says 1t is be
licved that the Democratic managers Of
the campaign in This county are in y guam.
Diary about what 60 do with the purchas
able vo'er5 in their party, They will have
but little money to use rs corruption fund
and are fearful that Mr. Addicks will buy
them up Wholesale and in this way cause
their defeat. 1t is estimated that about
one-third of the Democratic voters of this
county are purchasable and on this basis
the Addicks Union Republican party
build their hope Of success 1t is an open
secret that the Democratic campaign man.
ngers as way out Of this dilemma are
considering the plan Of applying the same
DISTINGUISHING plans to their own pUrchas.
able voters that they intend to ,lso in dis.
franchising Addicks Union Republicans.
If this plan should be vigorously carried
out there will be light vote in Sussex
county this fall. They have the whole
DISTINGUISHING machine in their hands and
there is no remedy. We expect all kinds
of rascality to be rcsorted to this fall and
will not be surprised ii this plan Should
be carried out,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-05

pElEIt J. Ford can no more stnm the
tide that has set in the Democratic par
ty against Ehc Turmoil than he can con-
troll tho ebb aud flow of the waters in tho
Delaware river The managers of the
Tunnel campaign arc the men who should
come to Wilmington and go amongst the
dissatisfied Ford Democrats and hear
what thny have to say in the matter. The
sop that if they, the Irish Catholic element,
fail to support Tunnel that the whole
Democratic Legislative ticket will ba dc
fca'ed, and the Police Commission nbol-
ishod is one Of the cannrls they have had
up their sleeves to brighten them into line.
But this time it won't work worth a
cent The managers of Tunuell are worse
scared than any set of men who ever be-
fore undertook to throttle the will of The
majority. New Castle County is expect.
Ell to do the voting and get nothing in re-
turn Everything will goto Kent and Sus-
sex counties
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-05
Harvest Excursions

In order to give every one an opportu-
nifty to SEQ the grand crops in the Western
States and enable the intending settler to
secure home. the Chicago, Milwaukee a.
st. Paul R'y has arranged to run series
Of harvest excursions to South and North
Dakota, and to other States in the West,
Northwest and Southwest on the follow
ing dates: September !, 10, % and
October 6 md 20, at the low rate of
two dollars moro than one fare for the
,ound trip Tickets will be good for re-
turn on any Tuesday or Friday within
twenty. one days from date of sale For
rates, time of trains and further details
apply to any coupon ticket agent in the
East or South. or address John h. Pott,
District Passenger Agent, Williamsport,
pa
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-05

II 3, Itc Of the cOncordaIcCa and the die.
,,.}..rio, thn word its does npprar--oncc
II iAe Ea&lish Bible, IS y"n viii find if
you turn to Leviticus XIV and read the
fifth verge, THAT which groweth Of its
own accord Of thy harvest thou shalt not
reap The failure CT CrudCus and
Young's coacordancos to chronicle this
wtrd is certainly remarkable In the
hands Of the dictionary makers the negative
evidence of the coneordnnces turns to Losi
tive allegation W0rceatcr's Dictionary
quotes Will! approval Trenchs statement
that through the whole Of our authoil"od
version Of tho Biblo its docs not Ct&ur
once Webster assumes the responsibility
of saying that the possesstve form its is
modern, bong rarely found in fhakesresio
and never in tho Bible New York Herald
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-05
THE MULE WAS SURPRISED.


Live Tolo6SApA Wire Drops ON HIS Back
and Troabie Follows.
Not long ago one of tho telephone com.
panies was Swinging some wires at tho
lower end of ". Francis street, when one
Of their wires fell across one of the police
telegraph wires and then on to the trolley.
Around at the corner Of st. Michael and
Commerce streets the wire, which was
thus charged with the heavy current, pass
ed about half an inch from one Of the con-
verters Of the electric lighting company,
and an arc was formed This burned the
wire in two
just at the moment that this happened
there was standing across the street an old
mule, hitched to a light farm wagon,
which was loaded with potatoes The
mule had his head down and his ears pull
In deep study Of the days of his childhood,
for he was an old mule, and his race was
nearly run. The owner Of the aforesaid
mule was In a store near by bartering for
the sale Of the potatoes.
This was the condition Of affairs at that
corner just before that electrical wire fell
and settled quietly on the back Of tho
mule In an instant there was change in
the landscape. That mule woke up sud
denly. He was surprised. He could not
understand why he felt SO gay He evil
IDENTIFY thought it was his gecond time on
Garth. He couldn't stick n pin in himself
to find out whether or not it was dream,
but no did the next best thing that mule
can do, and thing at which most healthy
mules are adopts
He lot fly his heels. simultaneously
with the putting into play Of his heels
there was an avalanche Of wagon and po-
tatoos sailing through Commerce street.
BAN! slaml kerjan! went the heels of
that old mule against the frail front Of
that wagon and its load Of potatoes, and
for time 1t fairly rained potatoes and
pieces of wagon.
The owner had just settled on price
for the load Of potatoes when he heard q
sound as OF cyclone coming He hasten
ed to the door to SEQ what was the cause
thereof. He could scarcely believe his eyes.
There, before his astonished vision, was
old Pete, working his heels just as merri-
ly as he had done when he was 2-year-
old, while the chain traces clanked respon-
sive sympathy to the touches Of the mules
heels Visions Of various and sundry sap
lings that he had worn to frizsle to get
Pete out of a walk rose before his aston
ished vision, and he could not account for
the scene.
Finally negro discovered that it was
all caused by "sne O. dem 'lectric wires"
and he went at the wire with hatchet to
cut It, He was about as astonished as the
mule when the Ratchet went up in the air
and he received a severe shock. But hisa
caused transformation scene All the
gayety left old Pete as suddenly as it had
come, and he once more relapsed into n
thoughtful mood, while the owner went
around gathering up the fragments Of the
wagon and the potatoes that remained
Mobile Register.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-05

A gentleman informed US the other day
that the Higgins party were willing to
compromise, and on being asked the ma.
ture Of the compromise he said that Ad-
dicks and his followers should retire Mr..
Shaw and Mr. Wilson from the electoral
ticket, and support Mr.. Spruance and Mr..
Hayes; they should also retire MIR. Hof-
fecker and accept Mr.. Higgins; while the
Higgins men would retire Mr.. Houston
and accept Mr. Willis. This compro-
misc was little like the handle Of Jug,
all on one side or nearly 60. The truth is
that the object Of these gentlemen is not
to defeat the Democratic party, but to de-
feat Addicks, and they might just as we'll
tell the truth about 1t. We are sorry that
they cannot save the party and defeat Ad.
dicks, but this cannot be done. as In Kent
county IIolfecker and Willis will get 20
votes to their |, and the same may posi-
bly, be true Of Suosex Ii we admit that
this statement approaches anywhere near
the truth it is not likely that they would
retire on any consideration. 1t would be
much rarer for the opposition to adopt
IIolfecker and Willis, and retire tho two
Addicks electors Tho friends Of Messrs.
Higgins and Houston will not listen TO
their retirement. Hence there can be no
compromise and Mr.. Tunnel and Mr..
Handy are duly thankful. Through the
desire to defeat Addicks the party must
be destroyed, the Mckinley electors defeat.
ed, and our State be represented IN Con.
gross by FREQ coinage man. Such an
ambition is wonderful, and those who
proclaim 1t must deserve the plaudits Of
their followers The greater part of tho
Republicans must reject such doctrine,
and before two years pass away it will be
condemned by every sensible Republican
who desires success While such spirit
prevails there can be little hope of party
victory, and 1t is the height Of folly to
expect it unless new combinations can he
made and the sore heads retired from pc.
sitions that they lack Judgment to proper
ly Oil
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-05

Mr.. Geist Of the Lancaster New Era
one of the best newspapers in Pannsyl-
vania, is visiting his son.in law. Dr.
Lukens, Of our city. Lancaster county
polls about as many votes as orr entire
State, and the Republicans will roll up a
majority Of 10 0o) to IL 900 at the coming
election. They are troubled occasionally
with ambitious asprants, but they gen
orally manage to control them without
defeating the party We should take a
leaf from their book, so that the party
may grow in numbers, and not be used as
shut.lecock to put offices into the hands
of intriguing politicians While Lancas-
ter county has been gradually increasing
the Republican majority our astutc lead
ers have the faculty Of allowing the Dem.
ocrats to rule the State, and it seems that
such will be the case during their lives.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-05

Rari, the cu:t..in oi the Ct tic com
pRnies detached 10 attack tho Erh-lung
san lorts, had long Lcen suffering from
dysentery, but on the day of the assault he
oyurcame his weG knees ard marched at the
head Of his men, but when within 100
yards Of the fort he broke down and had
to lie Il the ground while his men rushed
on, Taken 10 the hosF ital, he never could
folEitc his Weakness, and on the morning
Of the Ss;A If Hoycmbcr, II week after the
battle, be escaped from the hospital went
to the spot where he had succumbcd t.nd
killed himself with his sword. The follow.
Ing letter WAS found by his side:
1t was hero that disease compelled nc
to halt and suffer my men to attack the
fort without Inc Never can l wipe out
tho disgrace while live. To vindicate my
H. Ter lio here and leave this letter to
-:'ak for mo -" hiua japan War"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-05
Change OF Generals.

When incompetent generals managed to
get at the head Of the army during he Re
bellion the President managed 50 supplant
them and put in their places those who
meant to try and achieve victory An III
competent leader was not wanted and by
changes Grant was finally placed in co;u-
mand, and the Rebels were eventually
forced to surrender, That was the point
aimed at and to reach it lIulpGk.s favoc-
tsm and vindlctvCncs5 were thwartrl.
We wish a little Of Lincolu's inrcS Eht and
patriotism could be infused into the lead
ers in our State and they could adopt a
policy that would lead to victory and not
to defeat.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-05

1T has often been said and trntnfuIly
that If you could not say good thing
about person you had better say moth
ing. But some persons are always hunt.
Ing trouble, and are never satisfied with
out there are Others about them who are
eventually ia hot water,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-05

ANOTHER Democratic victory THO
aoors OF the First National E NIX Of ITel.
Bna, Montana, were closed on Friday The
liabilities are stated a. So 5000 The
Individual deposits amounted to 5000,
BOO, The present stagnation in business
Is given As the cause Of the failure
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-05

DR.. Thomas Gallagher, who was reless-
ed from Portland Prison, England, a
week ago, arrived on the steamer ST. Paul
OF New York on Friday. When he lef
America he was a vigorous, healthy young
man. To-day he is brokon down young
man, prenatusely old, at times n ravlng
maniac.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-05

if you went 10 IA dry GOpls store and order
ed twenty yards Of goods and paid for it,
then IN receiving your hunilc and finding
but ten yards that you would not on de-
mand receive the other ten yards or your
money back2 In Other words, the water
department has no wight to charge the
owner uf house for water that is not
used ayUa; the premises Vacant houses
huvrno Use for water, but the water depart
mcnt demands mat til, water rent be paid
whether used or not.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-05
Democratic Tnrtics.

The Democrats are now calling on Col.
ptterJ Ford to save them. They sh Juld
first undo the wrong they have done him.
Mr. Ford is generous man, but VIC think
he can hardly hold men up in order that
they may spit in his face, Few men when
smiten on one check will turn the other
one fer another blow. BY the exhibition
of II proper spirit he may administer
lesson to the prnsrriptivo that will ensure
better treatment in the future. The idea
that the Democrats will remove Chief Do
Ian and other Catholics If Tunnel shall
le defeated is mere humbug.
Lying living Handy who WAS in Wash
inGtnn on Friday after campaign Doodle,
said in an interview that there was gold
bug movement among some Democrats,
who are more prominent than numerous.
He will not talk that way after November
next lie Is without doubt the poorest
speaker from an argumcntalivc point OF
view in thn Dnnorrutjc party. He will
most certainly make votes for the Rep,lb'
lean party
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-05

THE way the Wilmington club has been
playing ball away from home certainly
does not deserve the patronage of tho
Wilmington people Their playing has
been simply rank. The team Is weaker
than it has been during the season
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-05

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Spells Pain in the Lett Side ma all symp-
toms OF 0 Diseased Heart. One dose con-
vinrea. Sold by the Miller Drug Store NO.
~! Market street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-05

Tn# September tom Of court will be
very busy one. Fiy2 prisoners will have
to answer to the charge Of murder, and
two fer fclonoUS saul This is one of
the largest bat N Of criminal cases tried in
our courts for some time. The taxpayers
have the costs to pay to try the cases. Four
prisoners arc 2oiorcd persons, which should
be a H., On to that race to try and better
their condition and not to degrade IL,