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loads of silver have been received at the
San Francisco mint from Phiadelpbia.
quite an unusual thing The shipmeut
OF that bullion to this city is due TO the
great demand for subsidiary coin. Tha
large surplus which has been kept here
10 meet such conditions and which had
Deen considered excessive for many years
became exhausted. To obviate shinpiDg
ana reshipping, the government arranged
win dealers TO deposit silver i'm San Fran
CISCO and receive the corresponding
amount OF bullion in PhiIadeIihia. All
the silver required for the past year ana
PRIOR 10 that time has been supplied here
thfouSh that agency, until the past few
months, when the extraordinary demand
Tor silver in the Orient completely az
hduSted the surplus, and silver was worth
more IN san Francisco than IN New York
Inc silver was shipped principally TO
Cnlnd; Never before in the history of the
mint has there been such a demand for
subsidiary coin as in the past eighteen
months The cost OF making the coin is
less in San Francisco than fn any Other
mint in the United States by The niece
Of the money coined here last year x5g-
uo.OOO was in gold, representing over lie
tons in bullion, and 1G5 tons of silver
Duihon, an amount scarcely equaled In
any mint in the world
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All Ready for the Funeral.

| said one of them: Misery rascals
why didn't they let US wash him? It's al
| easy job with such stiffs as this. but. o.
course, the poor man is always cheated
out OF his honest perduisites'
Washed and dressed for burial ineased
between FIVE boards. 10 which a sixth was
soon TO be added, by order OF one of the
best physicians in the city. my own pu-
| Pill, man who prided himself upon fol-
lowing in my footstepsI / was dead.
must be dead. yet l was conscious.
How long would this consciousness
last? Until after burial? Would | die in
my grave, prisoner in a yermin-eateD
carcass? These thoughts frightened me SO
that ! relapsed into coma.
How long / slept don't know. The ar
rival OF friends who came 10 have a lasr
look al me. awakened me. and the dread.
fuIness, the ghastly hideousness OF my
position stood instantly before my men
tai eyes. | said TO myself: Nv body T.
dCad very well. but what about NV souis .
What's the use OF having an immcrtsI
soul II II cannot manifest itselfy Then
remembered that l had always made IL
a point 10 ridieule mediums and thar sorr
OF thing. and ! hated myself for having
done so.
And again my faculty OF thought vas
unimpaired didn't that prove the pres
ence OF life, of certain amount az
strength? Where there is strength there
must be viii. ] had an ardent wish 10
speak, TO act. 20 live. Why not exercise
Il?
Yes. why not? Ny inability to do 50
was driving me insane.
Then the question as 10 nv nerves
came up before my minds court. Had
the telephone connection between NV
brain and the nerves ceased? Had those
The Washington weekly post., 1899-10-24
Masculine Scarf. for Women.
From the Philadelphia Times.

From the philadelphia Times
Four-in-hand scarfs of bright orange.
rose, blue, or purple silk, with broad ends
or black satin. are oddities in neckwear
to brighten the plain flannel shirt waist
or the severe dark cloth gown Another
rather odd piece OF neckwear Is a stock
OF silk in white or colors, striped with
black velvet Beneath is a full bow of
black velvet. the ends edged with white
or oolored silk fringe to match the stock
Ties OF Liberty silks and rauZes OF chiffon
and crepe de chine and of plain surah are
worn In all colors and in bows of Ali sizes
Big black satin bows with friDged ends
are rather pretty worn with a hright
bodice, and black or colored ties dotted
with white or black silk dots are effective
Neck scarfs in soft Liberty silk and
satin-faced surahs come in lovely change-
able coiors or delicate single ones meas
uring two ana half yards long, for 81,
and are prettily fringed on the ends a
wide black velvet ribbon with doub1e
stripes OF open lace work on each edge
and frinSed in black silk on the bottom
makes not only very lasting and ussfni
scarf. but very dressy one The price is
yard. ~ -
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THE SUNDAY-SCHOOi PUPIL.
Instances of His Many ysidedness, som. sf
Which Are known 10 Re Tr..

From the New York SUM-
/ great deal takes place at a rpIfgious
/ convention that isn't put on th, minutes
! Inc recent diocesan convention NJ IN,
| Episcopal Church was no exception IN fb..
rule. The convention worked hard ar1
| did a good deal of business: bur II sst
Iof TWO days, and each day had an hon,
ana half recess for luncheon. IN which
time besides the eatables. there ,,er,
other things discussed. OF course H..
Dewey Parade was the chief subject ~
I luhch-tme discussion; but more ecelesl.
astical things than Dewey were mem
toned. ''''
Two elerSymen gOI to matching stories
over thelr coffee, helped by a third cIeri,
anu a lay delegate They were dIscusslup
Hunddy-schOol children and their wsys
ana answers 10 perfectly sensible gues
ticns
one or my school children" said one
oI tne parsons, was asked about Zarba-
rlas' the father of the BAPTIST 'Wbers
was he when he heard about his SON.
the teacher asked; and the child. whose
rome mad recently undergone a health
board visitation, made answer. He was
IN the temple burning Insects"
mat question was ali right" said the
second pdrson. but one must take care
not TO ask foolish questions. II Is so easv
TO put such silly questions with perfectIv
good intentions. New, a teacher told ,ps
that she had asked her class what tb.y
supposed Elisha looked like. and that one
enid replied: I don't know. less IL was
IKE father in his wrapper going to mia
bath"
Inc third parsCn spoke I'D then. "One
OF my children was asked what the Grst
bird was that Noah had sent out OF The
ARK, ana couldn't say. The smallest chill
III the class answered correctly. and when
the first boy was reproved for being beat
en- by the title chap. he explained mat
ters by remarking: Wen. he ought TO
Know i,9 his father keeps chickens"
,,,blIl mere was a meddlesome old lady
where l used to live" said the Law dele
gate, who was taken up By a little f4l-
low IN my sisters class. She met him
with his arms full Of flowers and plants
which my sister had given him. and
promptly went for him. 'You uaugb.v
boy she began. DO you go 10 Sun3ay-
school? 'Yes'm,' said he We'll doU,t
you know the catechism teaches Won "a
Keep your hands from picking and steal
iLg. Yes m said he; an yer tongue
I I'm lyn', slalderin' an evil speaklu'."'
THE mother OF one OF my children vvss
SICK, said one OF the parsons and Mrs
Parson promised her some s0GD and
things. One day. up turns the bow. Tva
come for that soup he announced. Ger
tainly,' said my wife. Have YOU anytbiug
10 put 1t in? And the boy answsreT
I've brung this and held up a horse
bucketr'
I'VE organized vested choir recentIv."
said one Of the clergymen. "and th. frSt
Jay IL sang / heard my little niece cali
put In her excitement: oh. mother. look
b. Uncle Neddie and the little boys in
their nightiesr The choir didn't hear.
luckily"
Just then the head waiter waved hIs
hands, the walters began TO push the
-2 bies away, two omulbuses appeared
md the convention decided II was time 10
-eturn 10 things ecclesiastical
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three. the crowd was 70 scatter in all
directions and the prisoner was TO run
back through the corridor. on the chance
that the officer would be too confused
70 follow the right man. The plan was
tried and II failed. but 'twenty-ihree'
came into local use as meaning Get
away, quickF and in time it spread TO
other cities. I don't vouch for either Of
these explanations. but / do know that
tWenty-three' Is now part of the slangy
boys vocabulary"
The Washington weekly post., 1899-10-24
GOLD DEMOCRATS FOR LOWnDEs.
To Oppose Him Might Encourages A6.
NocRtes Of DeprecInted Currennx

Baltimore, Oct A.-The committee Of
forty OF the gold Democrats Of Maryland
announce that they will support the Re
publican State and legislative tickets in
November, and urge gold standard Dem
ocrats In Maryland 10 do Likewise. Tho
committee. OF which Harry A. Psrr, IL
chairman. issued signed circular to-day
which states.
We do not believe that az this time on
the threshold Of a Presidential election.
support should be accorded a partv
organization AFRAID 10 state its position
on the financial question, and at a tirs
try are i0urishing. whore Industrial scti,-
ity j. evidenced on every hand by the en-.
piDynent OF capital and Ia Dor. and ms
too. brought about by the adherence on a
n.ayonty or the people 20 the maintenance.
Of the gold standard OF value. %
The Washington weekly post., 1899-10-24
How This Woman saved a Carp.,.

From re FAiiseeiDhia Tines
A moquette carpet was recently saved
from ruin by the prompt action OF a wo-
man who had just tipped over the con
tents OF a large inkstand upon its delicate
SeTIacc- she rushed % the kitchen znf
snatched from the table pint fov.i nlIst
Win mix. This was instantly DOursd
over the spot without stopping 70 take up
the Ink. BY the time the whole WAa
wiped up the stain had almost dlsap-
pearsd. A little rubbing with soap and
water % take or the grease left from the
MIX vas all that vas needed 10 obilteF-
ate the last yestige OF the ink II va IN
the home OF This same woman tia,
caT,iess maid dropped lamp deluglng
the hall carpet with Kerosene This tine
oatmeal Has sprinkied quickly ard Iib-f-
ally over the place and lsft unyil the HeKt
morning. When Al that time the hall vas
swept the oil Was found 20 BE- completely
absorbed and the carpet rather freShsf
for It's treatment.
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Not Breathing, Yet Alive.

| l didn't get further in my argument
Maybe Forcas was right after ALL Hadn't
L myself always maintained that death
ensued the moment after the last breath
| Is drawn? And | wasn't breathing. not
| perceptibly at least. Within me the cir
culation OF blood had stopped-stopped 10
all appearances.
TIE windows were not opened. One of
the men just said il would be well to let
| In some fresh air On the stiff The cold
| 1elt was the cold of death or the absence
| OF animal warmth, if you will have il so.
The more / ponGered on these facts
the more became l convinced that l was
really dead. One of the first things /
| learned in medicine-oh, how well | re-
membered these things-was TO the effect
that the transition beginning with the
suspension OF life'S functions 10 absolute
death lasts from one TO twelve hours. and
that during said period-'when the breath
is out of the body'-one is dead to all the
outside world if not before ones own con-
sciousness.
i had never thought much about this
part of medical knowledge, or want of
certainty. Now it was brought home To
me with terrible force, and with tine
knowledge l had, j couldn't doubt that
was either dead or in the transitory state
that precedes actual dissolution.
Then the physical aspects of nv case
arose luminoIsly before my hard-working
brain. The symptoms of death were doubt
less written upon my countenance and
were apparent in the general aspect of
my body. couldn't feel my pulse. but /
knew II acted only at great intervals. if
al all The frost in my limbs taught me
that my skin must be cold and clammy
TO the touch. 1t was also pale, | felt sure
of that, though l didn't know exactly
why
Death looks out of mans broken
eye. The peculiar condition Of the eve
styled broken is one of the few absO-
lutely certain signs of death. Was nv eve
broken, or did it only appear so9 Surely.
Forcas had not neglected this point. All.
If | could only raise my eyeiids, 1 might
have convinced myself
While i was thus increasing .,y tor
lures by unanswerable questions the un
dertakers men raised me by my head.
feet, and under the body, and none too
gently, deposited me in a bOx-pshawi
what was the use of deception?-in the
The Washington weekly post., 1899-10-24
Unterriaed oetsps. nieress.
Frsa tas cAle.rs Trfhusa

IT9-s - NsI8atf iTI'lt9
The trusts" exclaimed the excited IN
6iVidual. who. 20 to speak, vas al the
oratorical bat must be frozen outi"
The trust micTobe IN the audience Stag
ped the TYPHOID fever microbe on the
back and laughed dsrisively
He isn't ~ Eith the latest discoveries
IN science" e said. He doesn't knOD
that ~e can stand a temperature OF 81!
degrees below zero"
The Washington weekly post., 1899-10-24
ALMOST BURIED ALIVE
Insanity Experts Tale of Hor-
rOr Rivals Poe.
WENT MAD WHILE LECTURING

- idcniy Cried 0at TO Ills Hearers, ''Run
for Your Lives, 4, Too, Am Insaae"-
When He Recovered Cea.eies-aes- He
Had Been Placed In Conn Unabie to
Move MHsele, bat az the Lid Was BeIss
screwed Down, Bis Effort saved Him.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-10-24
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Explained.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Zimmerman gets things sadly twisted
doesn't he7'
Yes. His father was a pretzel haker -
The Washington weekly post., 1899-10-24
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The Comprehensive Webster Dictionary

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Drfon
signed for pocket wbc
Isl
II also contains authorizations Parliamentary Rules Postal Guide ~
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The Washington weekly post., 1899-10-24

II you have csiarrh. rheumatism Or
dyspepsia. take Hood's Szrsapariila ana
BE- cured 40 thousands of others have
been. A
The Washington weekly post., 1899-10-24
saved by His First Love.

so far had got in my silent rawlings
three screws were already in-when there
vas eomn.otion. | distinguished Maria 5
voice. 1t was shrill and unpleasant. No,
no! that woman sha., not come in, /, the
wife, forbid 1t
explanations, more heated words.
shrieks, shufl ng of feet The undertak-
er's men interrupted their work, the lii
was raised. 1t fell upon the floor with a
dUll thud
"A warm hand vas placed upon nv
neart. hot tears dropped upon my face
My Carlo Said voice full of tenderness,
sweetness, and sorrow. knew that voice
Ut was Francesca's. and Francesca had
been my first and only love.
II felt something irritate my eyeiids
that warm hand upon my breast revived
the activity of my heart My blood be-
gan TO circulate, my nerves TO vibrate,
my muscles stretct ed like the rope of d
Yacht running before a breeze.
Slowly. slowly the magnet of Fran
cesca's magic eyes raised the veil from
r'.ne- i half opened the lids. a faint wall
hioke from my lips. / raised my arms 10
embrace Francesca. Cries: He moves
He is alive all around / was saved"
The Washington weekly post., 1899-10-24

@iilcurc incipieu; con-
sumption. bronchitis,
grippe. asthma. and all
other throat or lung az
fections without fail
: Price cnly sS cents.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-10-24

| deet messengers gone on striker And
Why What could be done 20 set them
70 work again, And might I not
| force them into service IL tried
hard7 Ny memory teemed with recoI-
| lecti0ns Of cases OF the sway WELD
cd by the exercise OF extraordinary will
power. There was a man In Milan who
could make HIS heart Jump or stand still
according 20 his sweet pleasure / had
seen II done myself
with this faith Of confidence IN my
ability TO i've returned ! will live, |
murt live, no one shall hinder me 10
| live.
Time to CIs.e the Lid.
| Put. 10. some voice near the door said:
It's getting late. gentlemen. we ought to
Close the lid I wouldn't have time TO
exercise my viii power so as to bring on
the change In my outward appearance
even II / eouIi. Yet fright gave i'm
| ietes to my IT tentiCns. Now or never. IL
cried within me.
enceaFo-ed to expand my breast, to
exhale. Great God, II was impossible.
Breathing was out Of the question. and
felt il was growing dark about me. Now
something heavy shook the walls of the
tHx IN which / was lying. The lid? They
bteAh ScreNins IL on.
Wild rage, unbridled fury took hold
ci me at this moment. ]. physician, one
o. medicines shining lights. was 10 rot
alive because science DIDN'T know enough
to distinguish between asphyxia and
Ceath- Moreover. had they tried all known
means for definitely ascertafning whether
was really dead o. not. or had the-
merely trusted TO outward appearance
ana TO the scientific aspects of my case7
VI all senses thai OF hearing is least
aHected by asphyxia. OF course, the doc
tors had 10 nl1als for finding out whether
couio hea- or not, but there were other
L cans for determining my true condition.
\ cold clsa" mirror held before my
mouth and nostrils would cover with
Galnpness If ! breathed. a lighted candle.
or tuft of eiderdown. exposed TO these
organs woult indicate or deny the same
Inc water in fun saucer placed on my
fakec stomach would tremble If | was
ailve-had thty made these tests?
Had they nierced my lips and tongue
|ith needles &c see if blood would flow?
FAD they Drushe! my back with rough
bIusnes, and had they tickled the soles
OF my feet?
Why hadn't they burned me with seal.
lng wax? Why hadn't somebody stuffed
bis lighted cigar into my nose? mus
t2fc plaster costs only few eentesimi.
They wouldn't even spend that. There
was an electric bat;ery In my room-why
admit they used IT, on ne-the criminals,
the murdereTs, who called themselves my
The Washington weekly post., 1899-10-24
Could Seirher Speak Nor Move.

tried 10 speak. II was impossible. ]
tfled again. j kept on trying for Eve or
hih minutes Then nay slOw-working brain
suggested that ! make signs 10 her But
'ouldht fd'5e finger nor move a
muscle
A iAst Maria got up, holding both
hAHas 10 her face He doesn't know me
any more It's all up with him. she, sob
beo. f"rcas took her gently by the hand
sao ufe" her toward the aoor. No. no.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-11-09
Saws He VIII Tell.

A startling statement relative to the
Blowing up Of the Maine Is telegraph
ed home by Francis Atwater, news
paper owner who is in Havana to start
a newspaper ana who is now Secretary
Of the Fed Cross Society there. Mr..
Atwa,or cabled home today:
q have just learned from a detective
that he is on the trail of the men who
blew up tha battleship Maine in Ha-
vana Harbor.
One CT the guilty parties, according
to my informant, claims he has not
been treated right and offers to turn
sta,e's evidence is me is paid $4,000 to
$4,000, 80 thai he can live in secluslon
in some foreign country the remainder
of lis .--e, as he well knows that in
Cuba CT the United States he would
not he allowed to live an hour.
"lAis man claims there are seven or
elght in the plot, some of them now
being in the United States and the
others here"
Mr.. Atwater Is owner of the Meriden
Journal and prominent in local bust
ness circles. lie has been in Havana
for several months, looking after bust
mes silteres,s.-Cl.cago Tribune.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-11-09
NOTICE.

P. e. Calhoun, whose given name eX-
cept as to initials is unknown, whose
residence is at Cambridge Springs,
Pennsylvania, will take notice that
Frederick Schenkel did on on the 26th
day of September, 1899, file his petition
in the Office of the Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas OF Washington
County, Ohio, against said p. e. Cal
houn, praying for the sale of certain
derrick, rig and casing standing and
being OH the farm of one John Pepple,
in Liberty Township, Washington
County, Ohio, on mechanics lien, and
that the proceeds Of such sale be ap
piled in payment of the sum of $l3S 20.
subject to a credit of SIS so secured by
such mechanics lien on said described
personal property.
The said p. E. Calhoun is required
to answer on or before the 18th day Of
November, 1899, or judgment and de-
cree of sale may be taken against him.
FREDERICK SCHENKEL,
By w. G.. Way. Attorney.
Oct, IS, 1899, 6wl.s.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-11-09
Sheriffs Sale.
Oil Well Supply Co., plaintiff,
VS..
Diarca A. Dye ct al, defendant.


Diarca A. Dye ct al, defendant.
BY virtue of an execution, duly is
sued by the Court of Common Pleas,
of Washington County, Ohio, in the
ABOVE entitled action, and to me di-
rected, l will offer for sale, at public
auction, at the door of the Court
House in the City of -larietta, on
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER Is. 1899.
at 1 o'clock p. m. of said day the fol-
lowing described leasehold estate and
Chattel property, tO-wit: Situate in
Washington county, State of Ohio. In
dependence township, to-wlt. That
certain oil and gas lease granted by
Liza Brooks and Nicholas Brooks un-
to George L. Myers by instrument of
lease bearing date July Il, 1897 re-
corded in Volume so, page 10 of the
lease records of Washington County,
Ohio, with all the rights, privileges
and appurtenances thereof, insofar as
tIe same extends to and includes the
northeast 4 of the southeast Il 4of Sec
ton No. So, Township of Range 6,
containing forty acres more or less, in
independence township of said county,
together with the following property
oitdttN IhCI Cpi anu dDpuilCuduJ LuSlt-
to, w: One producing oil well, known
as No. ], 1457 feet GA inch casing in
the well, 1888 feet two-inch tubing in
the wen; one wood rig; one $50 barrel
oil tank; one iron gas tank; one water
well go feet deep and the casing,tub-
ing pump and pumping outfit thereof
Appraised at $1,065.00
Also the said oil and gas lease with
all the rights, privileges and appur-
tenances thereof insofar as it extends
to and includes the southwest a of the
northwest a of Section No. 30, Town
ship 2, Range 6, containing forty acres
more or less, in Independence town
ship of said county together with the
following property situate thereon
and apDurtenaDt thereto, viz: One
producing oil well, known as No. 81;
100 feet ten-inch pipe in the well; 112O
feet 65s inch casing in well; 1854 feet
two-inch tubing in well; one wood
rig; one 100 barrel oil tank.
Appraised at $5S5.00
Also the following chattel property
situated on said leasehold premises at
well No. /: $50 feet two-inch line
pipe; 450 feet "a tubing; and at we'll
No. 3, GO feet pinch line pipe; joints
S-inch pipe; one joint 6h casing.
Terms cash.
JOHN S. McCALLISTER,
Sheriff. Washington County, Ohio.
Nye e Follett, Attorneys.
Oct 10, 1899, 5Wks
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-11-09
GRAIN-o BRINGS RELIET

to the coffee drinker Coffee drinking
is habit that is universally indulged
in and almost as universally injurious.
Have You tried Grain O.? lC is almost
like coffee but the effects are just op-
posi,e. Coffee upsets the stomach,
ruins the digestion, effects the heart
and dlsturbs the wholenervoussy system.
Grnin-O tones up the stomach, aids dl-
Gestlon and strengthens the nerves.
There is nothing but nourlshment in
Graln-O. Ii cant be Otherwise. 15c
and 2Jc. pc" package.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-11-09
Trick Played by Cinnamon

The discovery has been made by the
Federal authorities Of this district,
which embraces all the Rio Grande
border, that many of the Chlnamen
who recently entered Texas from Mex
leo, are now in custody awaiting ex-
portation to China, crossed the Rio
Grande for tue express purpose of be-
ing GIVEN a free trip back to their ma
tive Land.
Most Of The excursion act vlolators
we're taken 10 Mexico few months
ago by an agent Of the Mexican Cen
trail Railway Company, to be employed
in Uhe construction work of that
railroad They became homeslck and
learning of the deportation law of thls
country they lost no time IN crossing
the Rio Grande ard su5mltl.ng quiet
ly to arrest. There are several humid
red of these dlscorltented Cinnamon in
Mexico, and if all of chem should force
the United States to pay their way
back to China the aggregate expense
will be considerable, the cost per head
being about $500, which includes trans
portatlon ard expenses CT guards and
prisoners
s-1, ss, a. L.,