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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-10
Eggs. arm; fresh, 22@221kc.

New York, December 8. Flour, re-
ceipts $1,000 barrels; exports 1900 bar
rels; market steady but neglected.
Wheat, receipts $4,000 bushels; ex-
ports 80, 400 bushels; spot steady; NO.
2 red 743sc I. O. b. afioat; options open
ed weak, closed 40 40 net higher; De-
cember closed at 707sc; March closed
at 72Hc.
Corn, receipts $4,000 bushels; ex-
ports I9e,500 bushels; spot easier; No.
2 403s M401sc f. o. b. afioat; options
opened easy and closed partly 1sc net
lower: December closed at 3S7sc; May
closed at 3S%c.
Oats, receipts $4,000 bushels; exports
2.4OO bushels; spot dull; No 2 304c;
No. white 32c; options inactive.
Hops quiet.
Wool quiet.
Cottonseed oil steady.
Coffee, options opened steady and
closed firm and to 10 points net high
er; sales 1880 bags.
Sugar, raw firm; refined steady.
Baltimore, Md, December 9.-Flour
quiet and unchanged: receipts l6,2OO
barrels; exports $4,000 barrels.
Wheat dull; spot and month 70A@
7Okc; January 7034 @70Bc; receipts
100000 bushels; exports none.
Corn steady; spot and month 800
391sc; December. new or old, 3S1s %
9S5sc: January 3SAc; receipts 213,9OO
bushels; exports 33S,600 bushels.
Oats dull; No. 2 white S3c asked;
No. 2 mixed 32c asked; receipts 1920
bushels.
Rye steady: No. nearby 561ac; No.
western 5S1zc; receipts 1900 bush
els.
Butter steady and unchanged.
Cheese and eggs unchanged.
Cincinnati, Ohio, December 9.-Flour
dull.
Wheat quiet; No. 2 red 67@671ac.
Corn steady and quiet; No. 2 mixed
SAC.
Oats quiet; No. mixed 2SQ2S1ae.
Rye quiet; No. SIC.
Lard steady at 81 go.
Bulk meats steady at 81 Is.
Bacon easy at S. Is.
Whisky firm at 81 rs.
Butter dull.
Sugar firm.
Eggs firm at 19c.
Cheese firm.
Toledo, ONO, December Nv neat
unchanged and weak; No. cash and
December Csc.
Corn active and steady; No. 2 mixed
34c.
Oats active and steady; No. 2 mixed
&c.
Rye unchanged; No. cash sac bid.
Cloverseed active and lower; prime
cash, old, 81 10; new 81 10.
Oil. North Lima 7Sc; South Lima and
Indiana 73c
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a virag0."

a virago.'
Nobody will accept my invitations
now just because married you. Mama
said / was making a mistake"
People were always glad to accept
my invitations before I was married"
I Very well. if you want to be free /
will go home.'
IF you want to go, pray don't allow
me to detain you
The clock chimed out eight light
strokes; carriages kept rolling by, but
none of them stopped. She went into
the bed room and began opening draw
ers and boxes and taking out their con-
tents, which she could not see for her
tears. He tried to hum a popular song,
watching her movements furtively
through the open door. Would she
really leave him? And what would
the boys say if she did?
She tumbled the costly things about
in careless fashion. What did their
beauty matter now, when she was go
ing home with broken heart to die?
But why did everybody stay away"
he muttered between his teeth.
Haven't we a friend in the world?"
she asked herself.
Then she gave a cry. Her eye had
fallen on a white heap in the corner of
a drawer.
Tom" she cried, in tragic tones,
there are all my invitations now; had
forgotten to mail them
They looked at each other moment,
those two who were about to part for
ever. Then a smile curled the corner
of her mouth. In an instant she was
clasped in his arms. Then a shrill
whistle sounded from the tube, and an
offended voice called:
would yez be havin' any dinner to-
noight?"
90 Tom she whispered, 'how shall
7 ever tell the cook ?"-New York
World
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ED-pURCHAsERs FOR Blank
House Leases. OIL Leases. For Rent
Cards, For Sale Cards. and Rooms for
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METAL.

New York, December 9-The week
in the metal market draws to close
with the outlook most unpromising
Business was almost at a standstill to-
day with prices finally more or less
nominal. News was sIill Indifferent
and local influences Of little import
ance. AT the close the metal exchange
called pig iron warrants nominal at
81 %; lake copper quiet with s12 60 bid
and So So asked tin quiet at SIS 90
bid and SIS 10 asked; lead dull at
So so bid and So 62tac asked: spelter
dull at SIS % bid and IS So asked. The
firm fixing the settling price for lsa9ing
miners and smelters at the West quotes
lead at IS Is and copper at s12 IS.
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DRY GOODS

New York. December 9.-Good sales
of print cloths were reported to-day
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour dull.
Wheat, No. 8 spring 61@621ac; No.
red 671aQ6S15c.
Corn, No. 2, 3314@S41ac; No. yell
low, 1884 oslo.
Oats, No. 2, 26A @26s4c; No. 2 white,
29c: No. white. 27Q29c.
Rye, No. ,, 5314c.
Barley, No. 2, 40Q51c.
Flaxseed No. 1, s1.01; No. new
s1051a.
Timothy seed, prime s225.
Mess pork, per barrel, s7.9007.95.
Lard, per 100 pounds, s4s5G5.071a.
Short ribs sides, tloose) S4.45Q465.
Dry sailed shoulders, (boxed), 4A
@42sc.
Short clear sides, (boxed), s4.sO@
ass.
Whisky, distillers' finished goods,
per gallon, s1.26.
Sugars cut loaf, unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the
butter market was weak; creameries
14@20c; diaries 13@1Sc.
Cheese steady at SAQ105ac.
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Mexican dollars 1890
Government bonds strong.
State bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds strong.

Government bonds strong.
State bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds strong.
Stocks1Stocks rose materially to-
day and left off at the best with re-
markable display of activity and
strength The opening was firm, ac-
companied by great activity, ignoring
the shaded process of the London mar
ket. Manipulation of the high priced
industrials caused considerable adj
vance in these specialties. Railways
responded only feebly for the time be-
ing, but later became the leaders or
the market. Purchases of high priced
usually dormant stocks, and other
generally neglected issues of a lower
value enlarged the scope of trading
and from time to time attracted atten-
ton when dealing in the general mar
ket was sluggish and devoid Of feature.
Des M0ines & Fort Dodge was lifted
"a per cent. and Chicago & Alton
and Edison Illuminating 6 points. The
leading feature of the railway list was
Missouri Pacific, which developed I'M
usual activity and buoyancy which
carried it's shares up 35s per cent. to
421h. The mortgages OF the road also
showed aggressive strength, the consols
6s rising points, trust 5s SO and the
collateral SIS points. The buoyancy
of these securities was attributed in
part to the operations of bull pool
and favorable comment influenced by
the recent cancellation of the COM
panys floating Indebtedness.
The bu.is had complete control of
the market, and although preponder-
ance of dealings in the specialties dur
ing the forenoon. coupled with their
marked irregularity, served to diminish
trading in the standard stocks, persist
ent efforts were made to advance the
prominent railways which met with
considerable success in the final hour.
Rock Island started the rise and the
inquiry quickly extended to the rest
of the granger group and other spec
ialties which had been neglected dur
ing the day The shorts were fright
ened by the decided strength of the
market and covered extensive lines in
many properties which gave buoyant
tone to the closing.
The bond market broadened mater
tally and round amounts of various
issues found a ready market at adj
yanced prices. Total sales $7,050,000.
U. s. old As registered and the Is
registered advanced Is in the bid price.
The total sales OF stocks to-day 540,-
100 shares Quotations closed bid:
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SHE WAS FORGIVEN.

Help Him-This Doesn't Appear as
if the Men Are Always Harsh and
Severe-Still Many Women Insist on
Making Statements to That Effect.
They had only been married month
and it was their first dinner party,
consequently they were both a little
! Hurried when the time came for the
guests to arrive.
She had superintended the arrang-
Ing of the table herself, and now stood
surveying its new silver, glass and
linen with housewively pride.
do you really think everything will
| go we'll, Tom?" she asked for the twen-
tieth time.
And for the twentieth time he an
swered:
"Of course it will go well. only
pity the poor fellows who have no wife
and no home Of their own"
o. Tom, how nice.' she gurgled.
land how 1 do pity the poor girls who
have no nice, kind husbands! There is
Helen. She is such a sweet girl; she
really ought to know how nice it is to
be married
"Yes indeed. And then there is
Jack. He has no idea of what happl-
ness he is missing
She walked into the parlor. and,
standing before the mirror, she rear
ranged the rose in her hair. DO you
like it so?" she asked.
ut is lovely. Poor Jack. how ne
must envy me-!
And o, Tom, do feel sorry for
Helen. Hark. is that a carriage?'
They both fell into easy attitudes Of
expectancy, but the carriage rooled on.
He took out his watch and looked at it.
1t was just Z.
80, dear" she murmured, I'm afraid
they will not be prompt, and my note
said sharp"
Perhaps my watch is fast, he said,
knowingly.
She moved her lace pin little, re-
garding herself in the glass with
critical air. He walked up and down
with his hands in his pockets.
20, dear" she walled. "They are
late already, and the cook will be so
cross. She looks perfectly colossal
when she is cross, Tom"
And the women will have to chat
ter half an hour in the dressing room
after they do come he groaned.
why, Tom, how unkind! AS if the
men did not like to stay just as long
with their horrid cigars"
Listen; here they GOMEZ"
They fell again into positions, but
the wheels passed on.
1T is odd" she said. People never
kept mama waiting in this way. They
were always anxious to come to her
house"
perhaps they have gone there now"
why, Tom, But | do wish they
would come, I'm afraid the dinner is
ruined. | don't dare to go to see.
wonder if might call down the tube?"
"Of course" was the airy response.
81 say, this is an awful bore. | envy
Jack. Nobody expects him to give
dinner parties"
''And l envy Helen. She has no one
to talk unkindly to her
The clock chimed the half hour.
"You are sure you said sharp"
"Of course | am. | am not quite an
imbicile yet, if | have married you"
who is talking unkindly now"
20. never thought you would treat
me so when you begged me to marry
you"
Il only asked you once, and you said
Yes quick enough
81 never thought you would be a
brute"
And 1 never thought you would be
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MINING STOCKS.
PRODUCE.

Chicago, December 9.-Wheat to-day
turned strong on the enormous sea-
board clearances and indications of a
falling off in farmers5 deliveries in the
Northwest. The market started strong
ct A@Ac advance over yesterday s
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SUNDAY trains between EhrichsyilIe and
Cleveland See official time cards. Other
trains daily except sunday.
Electric cars between Bridgeport and
wheeling. and Bridgeport and Martins
Ferry and Beilaire.
Consult agents for general information
as to best routes and passenger rates 10
~ u. O. CARTEL. 3. p. A
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RAILROADS.

4DaiIy except sunday.
sunday church train VIII leave Elm
Grove AZ 9.43 A. m, and Wheeling at 1917
y H. Il, WEISGERBER,
General Manager
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New York, December 9.-Evening
Posts London financial cablegram:
The stock markets were quiet to-day.
Americans were quieter. Under New
York support the market was firm at
first, but then became easier and prices
consequently closed under the best.
New York, December 9.-Money on
call steady at 2@21s per cent; last loan
at 21a per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 3A@4 per
cent.
Sterling exchange firm, with actual
business in bankers bills at S4S41a@
a84% for demand, and at S4.811a@4.S2
for so days; posted rates, s4.S21s and
s4.S51a.
Commercial bills s4.S0%.
Silver certificates 59R060Rc.
Bar silver 59ssc.
Mexican dollars 463kc,
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RAIL WAY TIME CARD.

!, eAarsiIals and departures of trains on ana
iI 1ats November 70, 1928. Explanation 81
c essasIsshce Marks. spaily. Sunday ex-
s'.s,tsss. MontSy excepted; Saturday ex-
SsrS;peso' Sunday only Eastern Standard
$40 isasss, which is one hour earlier than
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

Flora found 1t, and last week 1t was re-
turned to the owner. There are mighty
Few communities where a pocketbook would
lie in the public road for six months with
out being disturbed
William" severely remarked Mrs. Nor
gan as she laid down the Hutchinson
News. will you kindly explain to me the
meaning Of this editorial paragraph: "A
Belgian prince is coming to visit America.
He will be as cordially welcomed as If he
were king. and We already had three
kings in our hand"
The editor of the Great Bend Democrat.
after string of farmers on their way to
the bank to deposit their respective wads.
tunes his harp and breaks out with the
following hopeful lay: when 1 can read
my title clear to well stocked Kan
sas farm, then discomfort will disappear
and life will have some charm. Should
chinch bugs by the millions come and
drought my prospects blight. I'd stick still
closer to my home and strive with all my
might. And next year with crop of oats.
OF wheat and corn and rye, I'll lift my
mortgages and notes. and lay some money
by. Then In a peaceful, happy strain, of
Kansas will sing-the sunny land of gold
en- grain. where yellow corn is king
"A Seneca girl" says the Democrat. "was
splitting the still watches of the night the
other evening with Sleep. My Dearest,
Sleep 'D-d If I wouldn't like to.
growled the head Of the family next door
as he pulled the blankets over his head and
tried to shut out the wall by stuffing the
pillows in his ears. but guess it's no go
while that caterwaulng keeps up And
the burst of profanity didn't win him q
cent. for the song went on
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13
A WELCOME QUESTION.
Says the Dallas News:


THE Kansas City Journal takes pains to
deny the statement of a Populist newspa-
per that II does not oppose its party nomi-
nees. but blindly supports them IL they are
unit for public Office. and says of itself
that though a party journal, II reserves
the right to discriminate between good men
and bad who are candidates for office But
what about blind partisan support of unfit
and vicious platforms?"
The Journal is just as square on that
proposition as on the other. 1t will refuse
to indorse any platform declaration that
is unworthy and not for the public good
The leading planks of a Republican plat
form are always worthy of Endorsement,
because they are based on the fundamental
principles of the Republican party-staI.
wart Americanism. honest money and hon.
est public service. For this reason Republic
IN platforms are better than Democratic
platforms, and conscientious Republicans
are never compelled to bolt them unless
they lose faith in some one or more of these
fundamental principles. although they may
refuse approval to some minor plank tha,
ss Objectionable.
Even so strong partisan as the Dallas
News ought to be able to see that It IL
easy for honest Republicans to indorse
principles whose enforcement is at the
present time giving the nation such high
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

would have exceeded the total revenue Of
the roads by something like s250.OO0 leaving
the entire system in a hopeless condi-
tion Of bankruptcy. The wages of the
Glasgow workman are only about half
of what the New York operative Of similar
grade gets. and 1t is only upon this low
scale of pay that the system has been
able to show a clean balance sheet dur
ing the few years in which it has been
In operation. 1t gives the citizens of Glas-
cow cheap fares. and is conducted with
reference to public good rather than pri-
Vate greed but it is apparent that It's
economics are not yet out of the woods
and that the whole business is still in the
experimental stage.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13
A GOOD CHOICE,

The selection of Wallace Love as chair
man of the Republican city committee will
give general satisfaction to the party. Mr..
Love has rendered excellent service in
that capacity heretofore, and his re-elec-
ton is the best and most fitting testimonial
Of the fact. He is thoroughly acquainted
with the situation, he knows the enemy he
has to deal with. and he is familiar with
campaign methods and requirements. He
will be supported in the present contest by
a committee of strong men and good work
ers. and nothing will be overlooked in the
way Of legitimate campaigning that ought
TO be utilized for party success. Mr.. Love
is confident of victory. but he doesn't in
dulge the sort of confidence which sits
down and waits for victory to perch. He
goes and gets IL.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

From the New York Press.
Any man who calls trousers pants will
turn around when you holler "Heyr'
No man respects his wife near so much
if she doesn't believe half the lies he
tells her.
The oftener woman insists that she
knows thing is so the more you may
know she'd give to be certain of 1t.
What the country needs is more boys
that soak snowballs in pail of water and
leave them outdoors all night to freeze
The men who are talking about war and
a Spanish invasion are the ones whose
wives have begun to hint around lat the
lawn mower ought to be sharpened.
After a man has been married about
six months he takes to carrying a little
wad of string in his pocket and wears
pins under the bottom edge of his vest.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13
What the Gold Import. Show.

From the Pttsburg Dispatch.
The gold movement which set in about
two weeks ago has already assumed con-
siderable proportions which at this time
of the year are significant Under former
conditions It was taken at most as a matter
of course that there should be an exporta- =
tion of gold from this country at this sea-
son of the year when the grain movement
was settled for and the purchases of i'm
ported goods had reached the settlement
point. But this year the general rule is
exactly reversed. the gold imported or en-
gagged having reached about $12 100000 since
February Is.
This movement fully confirms the state
ments made before. that the New York
banks have for some time back been
heavy creditors in the exchange market
They did not collect all their foreign bal
ances because for time they were able
to lend them to better advantage abroad
With the steadily increased activity of
internal trade and the Withdrawals of le-
gal tenders shown in the last two New
York bank statements there was a demand
for part, at least. of these foreign loans
and the gold is coming home. How
much more this country may have
loaned in Europe is a matter of pure
conjecture, but the known facts leave no
possible doubt as to the strength of our
financial position.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

cause Of good government in general. There
is sense in that. The best way to get Of
ficers to enforce the law is to elect only
such as will do so. And certainly no man
can presume to ask for the suffrages of the
people with the deliberate purpose not to
enforce the law. So the Topeka commit
tee will do wisely If it mix in politics and
hold caucuses and attend the primaries and
indulge in all the other reprehensible
practices which reformers are told they
should avoid.
Brookline Mass, has just adopted reg
ulation restricting The personal liberties of
spitters to degree that is likely to cause
rebellion. There is a considerable list of
places where one must not spit. and upon
comparison we conclude that the only
places left are the cutters, the street. and
the handkerchief There are fanatics who
maintain that these places are sufficient,
and would even restrict us to the last of
the three. But who would ask such peo-
pie what man is to do when he has for
gotten his handkerchief or even has none.
There are lot of people who have no SAL
wary glands, and who therefore never need
to spit, and such regulations are doubtless
prompted by them. 1t is another of those
infringements upon personal liberty which
proceed from the narrow Puritanism of
New England. The joyful freedom Of
Continental city. where one may spit and
do what he pleases Except taking the
name of the emperor in vain) is probably
unknown to the advocates of these fanat-
ical regulations. They would even wish to
deprive Partisan public Of the privilege
Of splitting on Zola.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13
THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE GLOW.
WORM.

A nightingale that all day long
Had cheered the village with his song.
Nor yet at eve his note suspended.
Nor yet VIXEN eventide was ended,
Began to feel. as we'll he might.
The keen demands OF appetite:
When looking eagerly around,
He spied far on. upon the ground.
A something shining in the dark.
And knew the ziowworm by his spark:
So STOPPING down from hawthorn top
He thought TO put him In his crop
The worm. aware Of his intent.
Harangued him thus. right eloquent:
Did you admire my lamp" quoth he.
''As much your miustre!sy.
You would abhor to do me wrong.
As much as to spoil your song:
For twas the seIisame Power Divine
Taught you to sing. and me to shine:
That you with music. with light
Might beautlfy and cheer the night
The songster heard this short grafton
And warbling out his appreciation.
Released him. as my story tells.
And found a supper somewhere else
William Covper.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

degree of business confidence and such
widespread prosperity. After observing the
country's recent disastrous experience with
Democratic platforms and its present -four
ishing condition under Republican policies.
no Republican voter has any cause to doubt
in the least degree the wisdom Of the prin-
ciples which constitute his political con-
fession of faith.
Can the esteemed Dallas News say as
much for itself and for it's party?
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13
The Moon.hiner,. Ide. of It,

From the Atlanta Constitution.
An old Georgia moonshiner says he's in
favor of foreign war. and tells why:
You see, the governments been maxim
war on US poor fellers ever sence Lee sur
rendered. The internal revenue troops have
been in the field sence So. an we amt
surrendered yit, Now. ef the government
would Jest git into foreign war II would
call off the revenue troops. mebbe, an
give chance ter make a Twin. I'm
fer war, fust an last,''