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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24
ROUND ABOUT sISTERSvILLE.
Snecial TO the Register.

Special to the Register.
Sistersville, w. Va, May 23.-Wm.
Grahams we'll on the Yoho farm, back
of Proctor, is drilling at about 125 feet.
The Alf:m Oil Company have COM
menced spudding at their No. Richel,
and are erecting the rig for No. ., and
expect to commence spuddng 1t by
Tuesday at the furthest.
Shay G Nichols will commence drill
ing at their new location on the Hall
farm. situate eight miles west of New
Matamoras. Ohio, and near the cele-
brated Hammond we'll in Washington
county.
This morning Shay & Nichols shipped
TO thcmss Ives at Moundsville the ma
chinery and complete rigging up outfit
TO sink a we'll on the Thompson farm,
opposite that place.
Shay & Nichols are also preparing to
put down a we'll on the Doe Hogges
farm. sight miles from Quaker City, O..
Spencer we'll No 4, which is a big
gasser and belongs TO the Victor Oil
Company, out on Indian Greek. and
which they have had shut in since it
came in, broke out this morning, and
they are now endeavoring to shut it in
again.
The Mountain State Gas Company
turned on two more wells this morn
ing.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24
while in Topeka last March, E.

While in Topeka last March, E. T.
Barber. a prominent newspaper man
of La Cygne, Kan, was taken with chol-
era ~ mor6us very severely. The night
clerk at the hotel where he was stop
ring happened to have a bottle OF
cbamherlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarr-
hoea Remedy and gave him three doses
which relieved him and ne tnlnks saved
his life. Every family should keep
this remedy in their home at all times.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24
FEWER THAN FIFTY.
Special TO the Register.

Special to the Register.
Huntington, w. Va, May 23.-The
free silver club organized here last
night was named The Third Ward Sill
yer Club. The attendance was not as
large as first reported, and it is said
that scarce fifty names were enrolled.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24
NOTES FROM PARKERSBURG.

Specal to the Register.
Parkersburg, w. Va, May 29.-The
we'll on G.. w. Hendershots farm in
the Waverly field was closad down to-
day for want of water.
The we'll of Barnsdall, on the Rails
ton farm, is tied up with fishing job.
Beatty & Kelly, on the VIM. Rich
ardson farm, made connection yesterday
with the water line and resumed drill
ing.
Some of the farmers in the Waverly
field have received big cash offers for
their royalty, and some are selling while
others are holding on for something
better. L. 6. Alleman had a cash offer
of $4,000 for one-sixteenth royaley on
so acres, but refused, and says he will
not sell for less than $4,000 His land
is nearly two miles southwest Of Ogdin.
John Wharton sold one-sixteenth roy
atty to-day on 13 acres for $500 cash.
Baer & Afford have rigs up the J. B.
Hendershot and VIM. Frazier farm.
The Union Oil Company have located
a well On the Mcpherson farm at Red
Hill. only few miles from here, and far
ahead of all developments.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24
y9l
The Weather.

Mr.. C. Schnepf. the Opera House
druggist made the following ooserVa-
tions of the weather yesterday: "a. m,
50; Q a. m, 70; II m. rs; p m'' SV;
7p.m H. Changeable.
Washington, D. c., May %.-for
Wess Virginia-Fair and slightly warm
er; east winds.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24
THEY FAVOR FREE COINAGE.

Cleveland. Ohio. May 2S.-The Dem
Ocrats of the Twentieth district to-day
-lacted Horace Alvord and J. b. Foster
as delegates TO the Chicago convention.
Both are pledged 10 free coinage.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24
SOME PIPE LINE FIGURES.

Special to the Register.
Columbus, Ohio, May 23.-As an in
dcation of the wealth in the gas and oil
industry of this State. the Buckeye
Pipe Line Company, with headquarters
at Lima and chief offices in New York
city. in making its return TO the Auditor
of State, under the new State excise
law. to-day gave its gross receipts for
1895 as nearly six mollion dollars. AS
the tax is one-half of one per cent OF
the gross receipts for the previous year,
the State will collect from this company
this year nearly $4,000.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24
POST OFFICE MOVED.

Special to the Register.
Washington. D. c.. May 23.-The
postoffice heretofore located at Dismal,
Kanawha county, W. Va, has been
moved to Porter. Clay county. and Peter
Carroll appointed postmaster.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24
qTF2STLLE'S BIG FRI,
al Metropolis Suffers a Loss Of a
Hundred Thousand DOll'rS.

give originated in the Kitchen
-. pastaurant, Near the Range
before Anything Could be
80 stop It, the Surrounding
-.rs,rgs Had Caught, and for
---.-sl Hours, it Looked as II
r,vn Would Go-Only $1,000
...-s~,e on All the Property
7.s-1yed.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24
CANNOT GIVE THE INFORMATION.

Washington. May 23.-The President
has sent a message 20 the Senate saying
that he canot communicate the informa-
,On asked fer by the Morgan resolution
in relation 10 Cuba.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24
pRoHIBITIoNIsTs GATHERING
1t Pittsburg iJr the National Convention
Wh;yn Meets "Wednesday.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 2S.-The advance
guard of the 1886 delegates who will
compose the national Prohibition con-
ven'tion Wednesday have arrived. Part
of the Maryland delegation, who will
boom Joshua Levering, is quartered at
the St Charles. They have an mex
haustible supply of buttons.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24
AGAINST FREE COINAGE.

Cleveland, O.. MAY 29.-The Demo-
Gratis of the Twenty-frst district to-day
elected delegates to the Chicago con-
vent.on. opposed to the free coinage of
silver
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24

Oil City, Pa. May 23.-Credit bal
ances 81 13; certificates opened at s1O9;
highest $1.10A; lowest s1.09; closed at
s110A. Sales 5000 barrels; shipments
1850 barrels; clearances 2600O bar
rels; runs, 104, ,44S barrels.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24

Ella Wilson, Charles Lewis and Jo-
seph Snyder were arrested by Ofilcer
Everett for lettering on the Island early
yesterday morning.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24

Officer Gardner arrested Florence
Henry for disorderly conduct in alley
C last night.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24

-.s-,r Hours, it Looked as II
...~,wn Would Go-Only $1,000
.-.,-srce on All the Property
D.s-5yed.
o ,he Register.
re W. Va. May 23.-AoouJ
... morning fire was discovered
ot thompson & Miner's sa-
cafe. An alarm was immedi-
-.- and by the time the fire lad
arrived -as fire had gained consid-
-. r.iway. having spread TO
-.. .e9utment store on the LETT,
.r.snrds drug store on the right.
r-s being frame they rapidly
.e- and burned with considerable
~
e-e originated in the kitchen of
samson * Miuer's cafe near their
m JUS, how it caught cannot
s-snsd. The J. T. Jones Hose
-,--,-~ worked vigorously, and TOO
arn7, be said of their eXraOr-
,r work. Notwithstanding their
gs efforts the flames spread rap
and soon the buildings from tho
O.. the aney ON Charles strseo
-t the corner and up TO Bunnelrs
sore on Wells street werd
ann
Tho orowiog parties lost ALL or
-- 30 they had, Hardensburg' $ liv-
stable "a M. Gardner's restaurant,
-agans saloon and club rooms, r.
Ersand's drug store. Dr.. w. A.
Office fixtures and instruments.
u1l-- & N00re's telephone exchanges
OFFS IS. Thompson Il Miller, sa-
cafe and turf exchange, Frank S
msn- store. Bj1u Opera House.
au shop JUS, opened next door, and
Baltimore Clothing Company S
e l.r. 81 nlo. who owns che livery
l which Harden6Urg done bus
s, lost his entire household furnish
-cs as ae occupied the rooms MP stairs
bis dwelling. The City Band has
holding q fair and festival I'm tho
Oru House this week. and had
number of articles which had
. I...-rf and about six Of their
-..r.-. +. i'm +be bi,il5iar q,l of which
--.- Tst- will ha Il s we're blow
-s b-vs ~ --7v were iust getting
-- nicely when -hay LOST all. Ths
imora Cro-bi-o C.w,7nv succeeded
-,-tine consid gh.a of ,ber stock
owing 10 the many infauaaie mater
'he flames eaJ up everything in It's
and burn, so rapidly that the ball
o., The sufferers had no time TO
,E'1ins eur Whatever. except har0-
D-. V45 succeeded III saving his
and vehicles.
1ris and Nleei.ng were ask
o- 1e'1.as .t va= though, the entire
r would be- laid in ashes. About
minutes after help had been ask
or .a fire had been checked, and
-cl.s was cluu-ermanjed
t a.r estimate ot the loss wil ag-
gaze one hundred thousand dollars.
heroic 1or,s the Wells Hotel. Jar
Naeuacurlg Comparys store.
Frs- National Bank and The resi-
-.as af lrrr-r- 97d Tenn Wells d
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24
STEAN1SHIp ARRIVAIS

New York. May 2S.-Arrived, Phoen-
ieia Hamburg; Umbria. Liverpool
Liverpool, May 2S.-Arriyed, Etruria,
New York.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24
HANLEY RECAPTURED.
snecial to the Reeister.

Special TO the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. VA, May o.
Patrick Hanley. a Spencer Asylum pa
tient. who escaped Sunday. was recaptured
at his home near Eatons. to-day.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24

fs5 ,- .uildlnSS are now being
Fn ,, .-e ournt district. but Coun-
.,s,a,. an ordinance prohibiting
eoas ..... y. Of any buildings bu, brick
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-08-11
WONDERFUL
0utpouring for Silver in One Coun-
ty-Seven Hundred Repub-
licans Join the Club.

Friday of last week the Democrats
of Roane County, w. Va, were to
hold their County Convention for the
nomination of county officers. To ex-
plain what will follow it is well
enough to say that the biggest vote
ever cast by the Democrats in the
county was LOO. AT the last election
Warren Miller, (Rep.) present Repre-
sentative in congress, carried the coun-
ty by 160 majority.
Before the convention was opened
it was evident to the most casual OBJ
server that the crowds in the streets of
Spencer were the largest ever seen
there, and that every man of them
was strong advocate for free silver.
A count of heads brought the astound-
ing fact that there were over 1850
voters present, among whom were
over 700 Republicans. The enthusiasm
became so great that something had to
be done to relieve the pressure, and Il
was suggested that the Comfy Con-
vention be turned into a Bryan free
silver primary. The suggestion took
like wildfire, and primary or mass
convention was opened, with rolls
opened for the signatures of those adj
vocating free silver. One thousand
eight hundred men signed the roll
100 more than the Democrats ever
polled in the county, and of the great
crowd it is said $50 were former Re-
publicans. Instead of Miller carrying
Roane, this fall, the men present say
that Pendleton's majority will not be
less than LOO.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-08-11
BRYAN NEEDN'T SPEAK.
PETER Says No Formal Accep-
lance Necessary.

Senator PETER says in his paper, the
Topeka Advocate, that it is unreason-
able to expect Bryan to accept or de-
cline the Populist nomination.
"Mr. Bryan is the regular nominee
of the Democratic party" says PETER,
"and will be expected to indorse his
party platform. The platform is not
Populist declaration and does not
satisfy the demands of the Populist
party. Let the reader compare the
platform adopted at ST. Louis with
the Democratic platform adopted at
Chicago, and he will at once note that
the Populists take much higher and
broader grounds than the Democrats
The two parties are essentially differ
emit"
Senator PETER says that the nomin-
alton of Bryan at st. Louis was made
not as party measure, but solely be-
cause of the universal desire of the
Populists, as of the Democrats and
the silver Republicans, to combine
their voting strength to defeat a COM
mon enemy.
"Populists," he says, shave not
thought of effecting permanent nm
ion with men of other parties There
fore it is unreasonable. as it necessary
and unimportant, that Mr.. Bryan
should have anything to do with the
affairs of the Populist party. We are
competent to manage our business .
What we want and do want now, is
to effect such combination with men
of other parties as will secure the best
effect of the united vote of men OPP
posed to the Republican gold standard
policy"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-08-11
Harvesting Kaffir Corn.

AS soon as the seed begins to glaze,
begin to cut and shock. Make the
shocks 16 rows wide and the same
distance in length. Balance it well,
for the seed is so heavy that it will 60
down easily. like very large shocks
and have never had any difficulty in
getting them to cure well. Unlike
Indian corn it does not dry up and
shed its blades in few days, but will
stay in good condition for cutting
four to six weeks. One man can do
his chores. keep his farm going, and
single-handed cut and shock all the
kaffir corn he can plant and cultivate.
After it is well cured, stack it or
house it as you would ordinary corn
fodder, or let it stand in the field until
wanted for use. Prepare rack in the
feed lot and feed it as hay. 1t 10 not
necessary to thresh it. Feed stalk
and seeds, letting the hogs and chick
ems follow the cattle. 1t is as near an
ideal feed as can be found in any one
feed, and is quite desirable in that
one man can raise the entire crop him.
self. If it is desirable to separate the
seed from the fodder, run the stalks
through threshing machine after re.
moving all but one row of concavs
teeth. The grain will come out al
clean as wheat, and the fodder il
shredded American Agriculturist
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-08-11
PROSPERITY.
Predicted by Rev. Talmage II
Silver Wins.

New York, Aug. 4.-Rev. T. De-
Witt Talmarge arrived at East Hampt
ton on Friday last from Chautauqua,
where he had attended an educational
convention. He has made a tour OF
the country. Not only in the big cit
les did the doctor mingle with the res
idents, but in remote and sparsely
populated districts and in minor town
ships and villages.
During my entire trip" he said to-
day, az did not find more than one OF
two men who are not silverites. The
unanimity was astounding. The
sentiment down South is universally
for the white metal. Bryan and Sc
wall will get very large vote from
that section of the country. 1 am moi
advocating that side of the politica
question, but do not believe, with Q
good many of my Christian friends
that in the success of that movement
the country will greatly suffer. In
stead" he continued, ~ believe tina
if the silver people win there will b.
such revival in business, such {
booming in industries, which are nov
inactive, and such a general shtkini
up of commercial interests that tn,
country'will be sure to prosper"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-08-11
Nest Building Fishes.

There are fishes that build nests
Just as birds do. Not long ago some
of them were brought TO this country
from Japan, and the San Francisco
Examiner says one can buy pair of
them for a small3price at any far
cier's now.
The habits of these creatures are
remarkably Interesting, and, unlike
gold fish, they will breed in an aquar-
ium or even in glass globe. They
produce three or four broods of young
annually so that the owner is able to
make money by disposing of the in
crease. In the land of the Mikado,
to which they aye native, they are
called paradise fishes.
The nests which they make are very
odd, indeed, being composed entirely
of air bubbles. When the time for
mating arrives the finale undergoes a
striking change in its appearance.
Ordinarially he is of dull. silvery
color, but nowlhe exhibits stripes of
red, blue and green, with streaks of
brightest orange on the Ventral fins.
Such is the costume in which he goes
a-wooing.
Later the Female proceeds to con-
struct the family nest at the surface
of the water. Swallowing air she
elects it in the shape Of bubbles, which
are held and Smade permanent by
glutinous capsules from secretion in
her mouth. Having sgot together in
this way sufficient mass of bubbles
she proceeds to lay.
AT this stage the female paradise
fish seems always to.. be seized with
strange desire to gobble her own egga.
This she would inevitably do but for
the watchfulness of the male, who
prevents her, taking the eggs in his
mouth and eiecting them beneath
the mass OF bubbles, to which they
rise and find resting place among
them. Sometimes lie will conduct
his mate under the nest, so the eggs
that are layed may ascend to it..
when laying is finished he keeps
guard over the nest, attacking the
female if she comes near. Mean
while he busies himself in the max
ing of fresh bubbles to take the place
of those which chance to burst.
This performance is kept up for five
days, at the end of which the young
are Matched out. They cannot swim,
but cling like little tadpoles to the
bubbles. If one falls to the bottom,
as happens now and then, the papa
fish takes it in his mouth and dis
gorges it among the bubbles again
his watchfulness is continued until
the little fishes are able to take care of
themselves.
They grow fast in glass globe or
aquarium, attaining length of three
or four inches. They thrive best on
chopped angle worms, but raw beef
cut fine will serve as a substitute.
Apparently they are exclusively car
niyorous. Care must be taken not to
expose them to the cold, which
auickly kills them. Scientific Amer
jean.
wrieht's Celery. Tea cures constipa-
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-08-11

/
owing to the issue of gteenbacks and
the discrimination against said green
backs by the very government issuing
them. Our National debt had been
made payable in coin, which, at the
time, meant either gold or silver coin.
The act OF 1878 was engineered by the
holdersiof our Government obligations
and was carried through by their en-
isaries in Congress. Under the guise
of bill regulating the affairs of the
United States mint provision was
Struggled through changing the unit
since 1892, to the gold. The coinage
of the standard silver dollar was dis
continued, and by supplemental act
in 1874 it was made legal tender to
the extent of So only. AS the time
drew near for the resumption of specie
payment it was discovered that coin
had surreptitiously been made to mean
gold alone. In other words the option
to pay out governmental obligations
in either gold or silver at the election
of the government, had been taken
away and everything was payable
in gold alone. This enormously
enhanced the value of these OBJ
legations. If dollar have
more purchasing power of COM
modities at one time than it does at
another, its value has increased. That
is the meaning of the word value
when applied to money. There was
no public demand made prior to 1878
for the demonetizatio of silver. No
political party had requested it in its
platform, and the newspapers of the
country were in absolute ignorance of
the tremendous change in our finan-
cial system affected by this law. Sem
ators and Representative who voted
for the law, and the President of the
United States, who signed the bill,
afterward declared that they were
ignorant at the time of any provision
in the bill demonetizing silver. The
pretense that silver was demonetized |
because at that time it was not OH
parity with gold is absolutely without
foundation. AS matter of fact, the
silver in silver dollar at that time
was worth more than the gold in a |
gold dollar, so that if lack of parity |
was the reason gold should have been
demonetized and not silver. France
alone had maintained the parity of the
metals, although at the beginning of
that period the production of silver
was three times in value that of gold |
and toward the end of that period |
the production of gold was three times
in value that of silver. h
Question l. Is $40 in silver dollars
a legal tender for payment of debts
in the United States?
2. Are silver dollars a legal tender
for the payment of any debt due in
the United States and for any amount
Where there is a special contract to
be paid in gold, is silver not a legal
tender?
Answer.-The standard silver dol
lar is an unlimited legal tender to any
amount except where the contract
calls for payment in particular kind
of money. This discrimination
against silver money was introduced
by the Bland-Allison bill of 1878.
The silverites will abolish this dis
tinction if successful in this years
election, and will treat silver and gold
exactly alike, as was done from the
of this Government up to
1878.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-08-11

vvriebt's Celery Tea cures constipa-
4.cn. Sick headaches, 2SG at druggists.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-08-11

Headache and NewrSlgia cured BY Dr..
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-26
SOUTH PORTLAND

There will be a lecture at the Methodist
church, Knightville, this evening, at z. As
O'Clock, by Rev. G. G. Phelan Of West
brook, regardless Of weather Subject,
1.-THE Power Of Young Men,"
Volunteer Hose company of South
Portland extinguished a fire Monday sve-
ming in the house of L. Gould, 90 Pioketu
street, that was caused by screen in the
parlor cacthing fire from lamp in the
hands Of Mr.. Gould's little daughter.
The furniture in the parlor was damaged
to the extent of some seventy five dollars.
There was no insurance.
Captain Austin r. Skinner of South
Portland, has received telegram an
nouncing the death of his son Edmund
H.Skinner, who died very suddenly Mon
day in West Derry, N. H., from hemor-
rhages. Edmund Skinner was one of the
most popular young men of South Port
ana. He was only about twenty>four
years old and had been married but q
few months. His wife who was formerly
Miss Isabel Spear and teacher of steno-
graphy at Shaw's Business college has
the sympathy Of many friends in Port
land. William Skinner, Andrew Skinner,
Mrs. Frank r. Jones and four younger
sisters survive him. The body will be
brought hume for burial.