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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-20
27%@27kc, rose to 27Bc. then de-

27aB@27hc, o S to 27Bc. then de-
clined to 27Bc.
Higher prices for hogs, lack of Of
ferings and the steadiness of corn held
provisions firm at a small advance.
May pork opened 21ac lower at $10.10,
advanced to $10.171a and closed at
SOTO. The range in lard and ribs was
very narrow. Estimated receipts Fri
day: Wheat 143 cars. corn 400 cars,
oats 200 cars, hogs 25 5000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Articles
iOpen HighLow Close

Cash quotations we're as follows:
Flour, dull.
Wheat, No. 2 spring, 67@6SAc; No.
8 spring 3A@67hc; No. 2 red Tic.
Corn, No. 2, 36c; No. 2 yellow 36Ac.
Oats, No. 2 PIC; No. 2 white soc; No.
8 white 29029hc.
Rye, No. 2, 56%@57c.
Barley, No. 2, 43@52c.
FlaXseed, No. l, $1.13; new S1.17h.
Timothy seed, prime, $2.35@2.40.
Mess pork, per barrel, S9.90@9.95.f
Lard, per 100 pounds, S5.5505.57h..
Short ribs sides, Coose), S4.70@4.95.
Dry sailed shoulders, (boxed), IA
@4asc.
Short clear sides, (boxed), $500
5.15.
Whisky, distillers' finished goods,
per gallon, $1.27.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the
butter market was easy; creameries,
BOISE; diaries, 11Q16c.
Eggs, dull; fresh 10hc.
Cheese, unchanged.
Receipts, flour, 1880 barrels; wheat,
15S, 600 bushels; corn, 476,00 bushels;
oats, 254, 400 bushels; rye, 1900 BUSH
els; barley, $4,000 bushels.
OI11BlllCiIS, liOul, OO,VOO oAlCi
wheat, 1900 bushels; corn, 363, 900
bushels; oats, 155, 900 bushels; rye,
1000 bushels; barley, $4,000 bushels.
New York, January 19.-Flour, re-
ceipts, 1880 barrels; exports, 11,4OO
barrels; market neglected.
Wheat, receipts, 159, 200 bushels; eX-
ports, 122, 700 bushels; spot market,
steady; No. 2 red S0@S05sc f. O. b.
atioat; options opened frmer, closed
unchanged at sc decline; sales includ-
ed No. 2 red March closed at 1880;
May closed at 75c.
Corn, receipts, $4,000 bushels; ex-
ports, 5000 bushels; spot market,
steady; No. 2, 43@43Rc f. o. b. afoat;
options opened firmer, closed unchang-
ed; May closed at 41%c.
Oats, receipts, $500 bushels; ex-
ports, 10,050 bushels; spot market,
steady; No. 2, 34c; No. 2 white 35hc;
options, dull.
Hops, 1rmer.
Hides, steady.
Wool, firm.
Tallow, steady.
Cottonseed Oil, steady.
Rice, firm.
Molasses, firm.
Coffee, options opened barely steady
at 5 points decline, closed steady with
prices 5 points lower. Sales, $500
bags.
Sugar, raw, steady; refined, dull.
Baltimore, Md, January 19.-Flour,
dull and unchanged; receipts 5000 bar
rels: exports 172 barrels.
Wheat irmer; spot and month 1910
75%c; February 1854 @76c; receipts a.
500 bushels: exports 10S 600 bushels.
Corn strong; spot and month 400
40Ac; February 40H @403sc; receipts
176, coo bushels; exports 24,000 bushels.
Oats steady; No. 2 white 34G34Ac;
No. 2 mixed 32@32Rc; receipts 1850
bushels.
Butter steady and unchanged.
Eggs firm and unchanged.
Cheese steady and unchanged.
Cincinnati, Ohio, January 19.-Flour
quiet.
Wheat firm; No. 2 red 7112c.
Corn Cuiet; No. 2 mixed 35hc.
Oats easier; No. 2 mixed 2S%c.
Rye steady; No. 2 57@5Sc.
Lard firmer at IS 322.
Eulk meats quiet at 81 IS.
Bacon firm at So 20.
Whisky firm at 81 p.
Butter cas-.
Sugar firm.
| Eggs quiet at Ice.
Cheese firm.
Philadelphia, Pa. January 80
Wheat steady; contract grade January
75@75Ac.
Corn firmer; January, old, 41%0
411ac; January, new, 40asGhc.
Oats firm; No. 2 white clipped 35A@
35Ac; No. 8 do. 33h@34c; No. 2 mixed
do. 33@33he.
Butter steady; fancy western cream
cry 19c; do. \prints zoe.
Eggs uneha1ged.
Cheese firmly
Toledo. O.. Japuary 1s.-Wheat dull
and easy; cash &c; May 73kc.
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REGISTER, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1899.
DRY GOODS.

New York, January 19.-The tone of
the cotton goods division of the dry
goods market continues generally
strong. No further advances in prices
are recorded, but previous advances
are fully maintained. The demand was
not spirited but of average proper
lions.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-20

Corn dull and steady; No. 2 mixed
sec.
Oats dull and steady; No. 2 mixed
2SHc.
Rye dull; No. 2 cash 561ac.
Cloverseed dull and %steadier; prime
cash 81 40.
Oil unchanged.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-20

and $4.271z asked. and spelter showing
$3.50 bid and $40 asked.
The open market showed decided
strength and brokers generally report
ed a favorable outlook. Lake copper
sold on the streets at 14Ac, the sellers
naming 15c at the close. Brokers are
calling lead 4@4hc in a round lot way.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-20

Sunday trains between U~hrichsville 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
all points.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-20
FINANCE AND TRADE.

New York, January 19.-The Com
mercial Advertisers London financial
cablegram says:
The markets here were more active
and strong to-day on the reduction by
the bank 0 its discount rate ~ to 3R
wasper cent, though rate of 3 per cent
was generally expected. In some quar-
tiers it is thought that the bank fears
gold Withdrawals as 1853, 900 pounds was
taken for the United States to-day
against 1000 pounds bought.
Americans were strong at every point
and there was a strong support. New
York came strong and the close was
buoyant at the top.
New York, January 19.-Money on
call steady at 2@3 per cent; last loan
3 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 3@3A per
cent.
Sterling exchange firm with actual
business in bankers bills at S4.S4A@
ass for demand, and at $4.82% @4.S3
for sixty days. Posted rates $4.S3k@
4.S5R. Commercial bills S4.S2@4.82A.
Silver certificates 59h @60kc.
Bar silver $3.50.
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Is,aairel lBelleirs.
ga B., u. x c. r. r. Arrive.
~ ANIMAL. Express and Pass 40 am
IS pmlMixed Freight and pass 3 n nm
central Standard Time.l
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-20
Pennsylvania Lines.

Schedule in effect Nov. 20. 1898.
Depot Corner Eleventh and Water Streets.
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RAIL WAY TIME CARD.

Arrivals and departures az ,ra,n.
dlssr November 20. 1885, r~xpianati ~
nslerence Marks: sDaily: 1Sundav ~
c cepptedd: 4sHsonday excepted: ssaIurday ex-
T;pss only. Eastern Standard
Tra an Wnlch is one hour earlier tban
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-01
How lie wa. Cured.

Mrs. McPhcrson was attracted by
the following advertisement the other
day:
ITO the Public-A gentleman who
was cured of drinking. smoking. talk
Ing too loud. going out at nights. going
to the races and gambling and who
also gained 20 pounds OF flesh in three
years and was completely restored to
health. will sell th" secret to any re-
spectacle person for half crown. II
no cure. money refunded.-AdSlress in
confidence" etc.
Mrs. Mcpherson sent for the remedy
and received the following reply:
II was cured OF all the bad habits
mentioned by three years enforced
residence in her majesty's prisons."-
London Tit-B,.s
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-01
An obliss.s Policeman.

One Of the smart sportsmen who
were arrested during the row at Au-
teuil after being conducted to the tenn
porary lookup persistently cried; Let
me go for few minutes. will come
back" Finding that the officers were
obdurate. the young gentleman eventu-
ally took one Of them aside and said:
"At all events do me little favor. The
third race is about to be run. Go and
put these 10 louis on horse No. T." The
officer went and presently returned
with the ticket.-Cri de Paris.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-01
THE SPORTING WORLD.

81 have been frequently accused of
taking advantage OF an opportunity to
place my name hefore III" public by
naming after myself the great horse
t'Irr owned and raced" slid John Il.
Gentry 10 the Kansas City Journal.
at ls true that the animal was named
after me. 5ut | assure you that | was
not responsible for having named him.
believe that | have received no little
advertising solely on account Of the
record OF the horse. have never told
the true story OF how the horse hap
pened to bear my own name. When
bought him in Wichita. Kan. he was
but "a small colt and looked more like
dog than anything else.
His hair was long and so uneven that
In appearance the colt approached the
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-01
Aau..rInve.tment. A

As money making scheme n monu.
ment in n graveyard would ordinarily
be considered queer Investment, yet
in the Williamstown cemetery there
Is such monument that has answered
Its purpose well.
Twelve years ago a marble works
company made a proposition to w. G.
Cram, one OF the rich men of Grant
county, to erect n monument in his
private lot, to be paid for at once. but
to pay interest at the rate Of 10 per
cent upon the cost price to himself as
long as he should live. 1t was to cost
$500.
The company's terms were accepted
and the monument was built, space
being left vacant whereon to chronicle
the birth and death OF Mr.. Cram, to-
gether with his good deeds. Mr.. Cram
is yet alive and bids fair to live many
years more. though he has passed the
age Of threescore and ten, and the
monument has already paid him In
dividends $500 more than the original
cost Of ng.-Williamstown (kyJ
Dispatch.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-01
TRUTH AND A TRUNK.
Look Out For BaGEaEc II Woman
Tells YOu II Isn't Heavy,

know woman who travels around
the country with a trunk as big us n
house. Protests of husband and friends
are of no avail. and it seems to me the
case is perfectly proper one for the
Anticruelty society. When mention
ed this to the lady with the trunk. she
said, But Ihey are only to look after
children and animals"
Perhaps they can twist their con.
stitution to get the baggaseman under
the bead Of animals and prosecute
YOU"
She did not appear nt all discom.
posed. The last time she went away
! groaned for the expressman. The
house wns in an awful turmoil. and
the trunk was on the third floor
Its not very heavy" heard her
say. AT the remark the expressman
Immediately called his helper from
the wagon. a always know what that
MEANS" he said. with knowing nod
to the maid. When he got up stairs.
he could hardly lift one end Never
failed. he said. when they say it's
light. it's dead sure to be heavy They
don't mean it, but they can't tell the
truth about trunk. don't know
whether they think we don't know
about weight. or we'll charge them less
II they say it's light. or what. but we
always look OUT for the trunk that's
called light" Then he and his helper
tugged and pulled and jammed holes
in the wall rs they went down stairs.-
Philadelphia Press.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-01
Cycling Uecord..

The word comes from London. says
the New York Sun. that the cycle rae
ers OF Great Britain will this year
make an effort to wrest from the United
States the many cycle records which
have been mnde here and held by our
riders for something like ten years.
This promises much of interest for
both amateur and professional riders.
and will undoubtedly result In great
benefit To the sport. The plans for this
attempt have not all been formulated.
but the announcement recalls the inter
esting fact that England made the first
distance races, and for several years
American riders raced against them In
vain. The record for mile was the
first of the English records to stand for
any length Of time. The American rid
ers who got out to break ii failed SO
many times that the matter soon as
sumed international importance. and
thousands OF dollars We're spent on
both sides OF the Atlantic-in England
to beat the old record. II possible. and
OH this side to beat anything that the
EnRlishmen might do. In the third
year Of this contest the manufacturers
Of bicycles and the builders OF cycle
tracks took the matter In hand serious
ly. American wheels improved so
rapidly that In the course of one more
year an American rider not only broke
the English record. but passed II so far
TINT until today England has never
succeeded In catching up. Every year
since then the English record has been
bettered little by an Englishman. but
some American rider has bettered the
American record. SO the honors are
still here,
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-01
New Ba.eb.II A..oc,ation.

A strong movement has been set on
foot for the formation OF new bnsc-
bnll league which. in n measure. will
be competitor Of the National league.
The friends Of President Johnson as
sert that he Is not back OF the move.
ment. hui II can be stated on good au.
thority that he has been asked to head
the enterprise. The new league will be
formed on the lines Of the old Amer.
lean association. II will try to resur.
rect baseball interest In Cleveland by
locating clnb there and the remain
der Of the teams will be located In
some Of the strongest Western league
towns. Louisville is interested In the
new enterprise TO the extent OF want.
Ing to get berth. An agent frpm the
present baseball management In Louis.
willie visited Chicago few days ago and
wanted to know what the prospects
were for membership In the proposed
0rganization.-New York Telegram.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-01
"Oll PAINTINGS"
Those That Cost 0p Cent. Apiec and
Sell For 81.

Sell For 81.
Most of the cheap oil paintings"
said the picture dealer. are done by
Italians on the east side In New York.
They work In their living rooms. and
most OF the paintings have several
half giown children as assistants. The
wholesale dealers have number of
such artists OF their books and agree
TO take all they can do, the firm sup
plying the cauvas. but not the paints.
or course the pictures are done rapid
ly.
An expert VIII range six or eight
canvases On shelf that Is used In
stead OF an e:l sci and generally has
colored print tackled up above rs copy.
Then he proceeds TO rapidly block in
the subject. \ fayorite scene is
mountain Lake with n ruined temple :r
the foreground He will Indicate the
lake. the sky and the mountains with
out attempting any details and pass on
to the next canvas. By the time he Is
through with the last one the paint on
the first is dry, and he proceeds In the
same order with the trees. clouds and
temple. Meanwhile his helper is put
ting In all the small accessories, and
by the time daylight wanes the row
will be done by this system Of work
Ing the artist does not have TO be con
tinually changing his brushes, and he
loses no time in waiting on the drying
of pigment
we sell such picture as he would
turn out at about 81. including frame.
the net cost of the canvas to the deal
er being In the neighborhood of 30
cents. The workman gets 40 cents
apiece for his paintings. and most OF
them average $50 n day year in and
yenr out knew one man who makes
just double that amount. but he has
two clever children. AS you may see.
some Of the pictures are by no means
devoid OF merit in spite of their slap
dash handling. In fact. good many
of the 40 cent artists occupy their
leisure In doing artistic things which
they may or may not be able to sell.
The others bring in n steady income
and keep the pot boiling."-New Or
leans Times Democrat.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-01
THE CENTEROF POPULATION
where II Hns Eeen and Where the
N~.t Cen.u. Nay Show Il to De.

BY the first national census taken In
1890. when the population of the coun-
try was not much greater than OF New
York city today. the center of popula-
ton was % miles east Of Baltimore. 1t
was still In the neighborhood OF Balti-
more. though to the west of that city,
In 1900. In 1910 it was near Washing
ton. In 1890 1t was at Woodstock. Va.
and In 1880. 1910 and 1880 in the pres
ent state OF West Virginia. In 1860 II
was a little TO the south of Chilicothe.
O.. this being the first official appear
auce OF Ohio as the center of popula-
ton. though 1t has remained the polit-
ical center Of population steadily ever
since.
In 1870 the center OF population was
on a line In Ohio between Chillcothe
md Clncinnati: In 1880 II was in the
neighborhood of Cincinnati, and In
1890. the year OF the last national cen
sus, II was In Decatur county, Ind,
near the Ohio boundary and on line
between Cincinnati and indianapolis.
The government estimate of the pres
eut population OF the United States.
exclusive OF countries over which Its
sovereignty has been extended was
100000 on June l. and all sections
OF the country have participated
though not equally, In the growth OF
population since 1890 when II WAS g.
100000.
By the coming census the Ohio and
Mississippi valley states Will probably
he shown TO have gained less from d.
rect foreign immigration than in any
previous decade, while the citizens OF
the middle and New England states
have, relatively. gained more. There
has been n substantial Increase In pop
ulation. larger probably than In any
period since the close OF the civil war.
In the southern and south border
states and a much larger increase In
those Of the southwest. most notably
In Texas, the total vote OF which In
creased from 10000 In 1880 to 10000
in 1890 and 556.oOO In 1896. The popu.
lat!on OF Texas (2,2OO,O0O in 1900 Is
probably near 100000.
A state census taken OF Kansas In
1895, on the other hand. showed the
population Of that state to be less than
in 1890. while In the same period the
population OF New Jersey had increas-
ed l6 per cent. Between 1890 and 1895
the population Of Florida Increased
from 10000 to 10000, while the pop
ulation OF South Dakota (32S.OOO In
1900 was returned as 10000 tive years
later.
The growth OF population in Ameri-
can states between 1890 and 1900 will
he In accordance with the Increase of
the urban population in each rather
than with the gain in agricultural dis
tricts. As majority of the cities are
in the north 1t appears likely that the
"cen'er OF population" In 1900 will be
on or near the banks OF the Wabash.
In the state OF Indiana, at some point
northwesterly from the present center
and nearer the Illinois than the Ohio
state line.-New York Sun.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-01
so... queer 1.b,nr..

It's queer. whrn the world seems steady.
Ii really is wlrling so:
It's qurcr that the plants get larger
When no one can scr them grow:
It's queer that the fountains water
Leaps high In the sunshine bright,
And queer that the moon can never
Fail out Of the sky at night.
IT'S queer that one clover blossom
10 white and another red.
When the same black earth surrounds them,
The same rain waters their bed.
It's queer that OF all these wonders
We take 40 little heed.
And that as Tor feeling thankful
We seldom see the need.
We scold II the wrather's chilly
And fret at the hot sunlight.
Don't like to get up in the morning.
Hang hack from the bed a, nirIt.
And Guecrcr than nj the qIect things
Are surely those girls and ho,s
Who live in the world Of beauty
And rather woes than joys.
illustrated Lesson Pipcr.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-01


ridiculous. When took him down to
the farm. uear Sedalia. the hired hands
laughed ut my purchase and declared
that they would not allow such an un-
place. The feeling against the ugly
duckllng reached such high pitch
that he was given but little attention.
and was almost tempted to dispose of
him. | decided to keep him. however,
and that ugly little colt was named
John Il. In spirit of fun on the part
Of my hired hands. and. as such action
was most uncomplimentary to me.
told the men to refrain from jesting
with me In that manner. They assured
me that the naming Of the colt was
simply n Joke. and. as II wns all In
spirit Of fun. | did not name the horse
myself. but allowed the men on the
place to continue to call him after me.
The colt grew up and was still quite
homcly In appearance. but by that time
1t would have cost me $50 to change
the name on the registration books of
the association. So he was called after
me and in later years became the most
famous OF PAGERS. campaigned him
NIL through the grand circuit. and. as
my reputation depended simply on the
name OF my horse. | owe my own per-
sonal success to the attempts OF my
hired men to make fun of me by nam
Ing the homely colt John Il. Gentry"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-01
A Lotto. rA.. R.mo... r-..k,...

To remove freckies mix one ounce OF
lemon juice. quarter Of a dram Of
powdered borax. half a dram OF pull
verified sugar. and let II stand in u glass
for few days; then apply 1t and let 1t
dry on the skin. Or apply with linen
cloth two teacupfuls Of sour milk. II
q girl frcckle easily. she should keep
this lotion and use 1t frequently. being
careful not TO allow II to touch her
eyes.-Ladies' Home Journal
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-20

retard the prosperity of the south. in
jure h white mans interest, while
the poor, weak negro will go down in
poverty and ruin, If we are united, If
We understand our true relation, If we
cultivate friendship, the missiles Of the
enemy will fall as frutless as balls
from Admiral Cervera's toy guns upon
Commodore Schley's steel armored
ships, or as the cea ave spends its
fury in foam against the i~mpregnable
base of Tenerife.
II want my race to learn the hardest
lessons Of labor, rega5 dless Of denoni-
national creeds, Of the defeats n tri-
umphs Of political parties.
The cruel, costly experiment with
negro voters, without h exercise of
their will, has hurt the negro far more
tina it a injured the white south. It
kept up a harassing friction which Of
ten provoked bloodshed, and today is
the cancer which can be cured only by
further patience and <oleration on your
part and the infusion of the new blood
which the negro must get from the
higher conception of citizenship. a
broader view of the dignity of labor and
mans humble service of man."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-20
A RIVAL OF THE RONTGEN Y RAYS.

We see mentioned by the Brooklyn
Eagle a curious development of hyp-
nosis. DR.. Frank Brett is chief of the
medical clinic of physicians and sur
geons in Boston. He has a son who is
healthy and sixteen years Of age. His
father uses him for medical purposes
as a subject of hypnosis. The results
achieved thus far are remarkable; nay,
are wonderful. The boy when hypno-
tized is aid to be able to see the condi-
ton of bones just as the X-ray dis
closes them, except that he sees more
clearly, and where the Horoscope gives
only outline the boy sees coIors also.
The father has used the boys alleged
powers to locate. the fracture in a bro
ken hip before setting, and a. more re-
markable experiment is reported by
Leslie j. Meacham, a noted hypnotist.
MI. Meacham has a defective elbow,
the exact condition of which was re-
Gently revealed through the use of X
rays. He was unknown to the youth.
He went to see him and learned hat
llC Sou5iIly " HAC wy
while looking ait his clothed arm and
with the aid of the bones of a skeleton
arm given him to help him place what
he saw, after he had described the in
side Of the arm as funny the exact
defects and excrescences upon the
bones of the elbow which the X-rays
had found and which no surgeon had
been able ITO diagnose before. The boy
is also said to see brain flashes which
agree with the latest theories Of the
action of the BRAIN" He has a brother
equally sensitive, or more sensitive
even, to hypnotic impressions. Of the
extraordinary powers of visions the
Eagle says, that Its scientific use may
do something to reveal the workings
of those vague and uncertain mental
powers of which most men are Occa-
sionally conscious and which, in the
case of a few persons, give an intuition
which seems like supernatural revela-
tiOn."