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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-05-24
SURPRISED MRS. MARY A.
SHORT.

.N'"o1 cNouiiiB Vic mHiif HiebdS VI
Mrs. Mary A. Short wended their
way to her residence and took pos
session of the premises, while, through
the.connivance of her son E. D. Short,
the lady was out driving.
When she returned home words cam
not describe her astonishment at the
size of the family and the length to
which the extension table had been
drawn during her absence. Then, too,
it was like wavinga magic wand and hay-
ing banquet appear at command to see
that ever hospitable board graced by
such sincere friendship and limitless
filial love and burdened with delicious
compounds that had taxed the art of
the best cooks in town and depleted the
market of luscious early fruit.
After hearty greetings had been exf
changed and all were seated at the fes-
tive board, Miss Susie fredway, on
behalf of those present, said:
Friends, we have gathered today for
the express purpose of celebrating the
birthday. of Mrs. Mary A. Short, in a
manner which We deemed most befitting.
We decided a surprise would be the pleas
antest, because the Young people could
do the necessary work, and our honored
guest could but sit and enjoy the honors,
which We hope will be SO pleasant as
to never be forgotten.
Some Americans, but more OF the
gentler sex, are little inclined to keep
the greatest secret of their life--their
age-to themselves, 30 deem it wise not
to linger on this subject.
When we can give a genuine surprise
as we have done today, il is thoroughly
enjoyed by all, except perhaps one. But
we hope, Mrs. Short, fiat yon will soon
recover from the dreadful shock which
we so innocently brought upon YOU.
We beg Of You not to have any i'll feel
ings towards any OF us, nor allow any
wrathful spirits TO arouse. --ior war is
about past and peace will soon reign.
Mrs. Mary A short,--in the presence
Of those assembled We present you with
six silver tea spoons, Wishing You the
greatest happiness and prosperity, and
hoping that every time you use them
they will bring before your mind happy
thoughts of this day
Here is also a sugar shell given by
your boys, showing the love and honor
which they have for their mother."
Mrs. Short is universally loved and
esteemed by all who know her and Miss
Treadway's remarks were delivered and
received with deep feeling that inn
pressed the hearers.
The tokens OF friendship and love
were elegant. solid silver with "Short"
engraved thereon, and doubtless the
recipient Will as long as she lives re-
member the occasion and thegivers.
Among those present were:
Mrs. Mary A. Short, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Short, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. d. Short,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Short Mr.. II. G.
Short, Mr.. and Mrs. &. A. Macpherson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Js4G. Driscoll; Mesdames
Powell, M. Budden, W. B. vanlIotn, s.
Beemery jim. Blanchard, VIM. Mac,
pheron, e. Fowler, ". Z. Cobb, T. W.
Fitzgerald, w. G. Hall, A. H. Griswold,
e. Shepley, f. 9. Hampton, w. Painter;
Misses Susie Tredway, Louise Kearns,
Eva Beemer, Nina Blanchard, Edna
Fitzgerald; Messrs. Elwood Beemer,
Lyle Shepley, A. F. Sisson.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-05-24
ON EVERY BOTTLE

OF Shiloh's Consumption Cure is this
guarantee: "All We ask OF you is to
use two-thirds of the contents OF this
bottle faithfully, then If you can say
you are not benefited return the bottle
to yonr druggist and he may refund the
price paid.' Price % cts, SO els and
$l.00. For sale by all druggists.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-05-24
DO YOU KNOW

Consumption is preventable? Science
has proven that, and also that neglect is
suicidal. The worst cold o. cough can
be cured with Shiloh's Cough and Cor
sumption Cure. Sold on positive guar
antee for over fifty years. For sale b,
all druggists.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-05-24

nan Onr bar is equipped with high grade
xxx Liquors, Wines and Brandies. The
UHI1 celebrated Anheuser-Bnsl Beer C.
per glass; The famous Budweiser at
25c. per bottle, especially adapted for
family use and the highest grade of Cigars
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-05-24

All Excellent Combination.
The pleasant method and beneficial
effects OF the well known remedy.
SYRUP OF FIGs, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.. Illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid iaxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form inost refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effcctually.
dispelliug colds, headaches aud fegers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it The ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste. but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants. by method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get IFS beneficial
effects and to- avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every paexage.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
sAN FRANCISCO. CAL, y. +, !
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. n. \.
For sale by all Druggists. ts.-Price SOC. per bottle
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-22
LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, August 21.-Trade in
and hog prices lower and provision
grades were about steady at the best
figures of the year. Good to choice
cattle brought S. 1906 so; commoner
grades sold at 81 25@5 20; stockers
and feeders sold at SO 3505 90; bulls,
COWS and heifers at 81 0005 Is; Texas
steers at IS 1904 So and calves 81 500
10.
Offerings of hogs were again large
and a weak market resulted, prices de-
Ginning about Toe all around; heavy
hogs sold at "a 1904 So; mixed lots
at 81 1904 S715 and light at 81 500
4 S71a; pigs brought SO 5000 Is and
culls 50 5000 20; smaller offerings of
sheep and lambs caused a stronger mar
ket and prices showed a substantial adj
vance.
Sheep sold at 81 5O03 90 for culls, up
to 81 2504 50 for choice native wethers,
western sheep selling at So 1904 10;
lambs brought from SO 50@6 %.
Receipts: Cattle, 16,500 head; hogs,
IS, 900 head; sheep, 10000 head.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, August 81
Cattle active and higher on best grades;
extra So 70@5 30; good SIS 25@5 30;
common IS 1908 70.
Hogs fairly active and lower; as
sorted mediums and best Workers S. O5
as 10; light Workers s. O0Q5 %;
heavy hogs 81 S0@4 so.
Sheep steady; choice wethers 81 600
IS: common 81 00@3 90; spring lambs
IS 5005 IS.
Veal calves So 5O@7 %.
CINCINNATI. o.. August 21.-Hogs
dull at S. 60@4 80.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-22
MINING STOCKS.
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO; August 21.-This was a
day of liquidation and short selling in
wheat. Improvement in domestic crop
conditions, large Russian shipments
and poor cash demand made the
weaker-kneed longs unload in consid-
cradle quantities. Corn dropped 40
1sc for September on the improved
crop conditions. Deferred futures We're
not so weak. Oats declined CSC and
provisions 21a@121ac.
Wheat started weak at a decline of
about 1sc for both the September and
December options, between which trad
ing was about equally divided. Foreign
markets were higher though they hard
ly showed the advance expected, but
Russia, the wheat crop of which coun-
try was reported Saturday to have suf-
fered so much as to preclude the posi-
bility of exports, reported shipments of
over million bushels. Domestic crop
conditions showed a big improvement,
and this more than anything else, infiu-
enced for the time being the action of
the market.
Rains in the Northwest had ceased
and the weather was reported ideal for
the crop. AS a great deal of buying
was done last week on account Of ap-
prehension of damage from the rains,
the changed conditions brought wheat
onto the market in targs quantities at
around the opening and resulted in
more or less liquidation all day. The
visible supply statement showed a dis
appointingly small decrease. $4,000
bushels, instead OF the 100000 BUSH
els expected.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-22

The general cash business was SO
small as to affect the speculative mar
ket though bids were not altogether out
of the way as was shown by the work
ing of about 10000 bushels Kansas
wheat and by reports of other small
lots worked.
Bulls derived some encouragement
from comparison of primary receipts
with last year. Minneapolis and Du-
luth receipts were 327 cars, compared
with. 231 last week and 939 year ago.
Chicago receipts were 153 cars, 80 of
contract grade. Total primary receipts
were 722,000 bushels, against 100000
bushels last year A good deal of sell
ing was done by the Northwest, due
to expected heavier receipts, and this
affected local trades. The market met
stop loss orders when it got below
puts, and though there was consider
able covering at the decline the market
responded slowly to the buying and
ruled heavy to the end. September
opened &c lower at 1925 C. 1t held
around re for a time, then slowly set
tied to 711ac, closing at 715sc. Deem
Der opened 1sc lower g. 74k@74ssc,
and declined to 731A@735sc, closing at
73Ac.
Corn was quite active and weak.
Crop conditions were ideal and country
acceptances of Saturdays offers were
so free as to demoralize the longs, bids
for the cash article being way out OF
line.
Prices were irregular at the start,
but sellers were in a majority and
heavy selling pressure carried prices
steadily downward.
September was particularly weak.
Receipts were 1856 cars. The visible
decreased 2,216,OOO bushels, September
ranged from 31h@31Ac to 32Ac and
closed a@78c lower at 31A@91asc.
Oats were quiet and weak. The sit
uation was much the same as in corn,
better country acceptances and lower
cash bids weakening the speculative
market. Receiving houses were sell
ers. Receipts were heavy, TIA cars.
The visible increased $4,000 bushels.
September ranged from 1874 TO 20Ac
and closed sc lower at 1880.
Provisions were quiet and easy with
the business largely in the way OF
changing. Yard receipts were liberal
cattle was active to-day. Common
prices suffered in consequence. The
cash demand for meats was light. AT
the close September pork was loo
121ac lower at So zoos 221a; September
lard 5@71ac lower at s. 1905 20
and September ribs 21A@5c lower az
S. 0712Q5 10.
Estimated receipts Tuesday: Wheat,
1875 cars; corn, $50 cars; oats, SO cars;
hogs, 1900 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-22
METAL.

NEW YORK. August 21.-Taking to-
day as whole and generally, metals
exhibited decided strength to-day, with
a substantial advance recorded in sew
eral departments at the close. Iron,
tin and lead we're leaders in the upward
movement, Influenced by better Euro
pean cables and good reports from pro-
ductive points at the west. The metal
exchange called pig iron warrants finn
at the close with $15.25 bid and $l5.75
asked ;Alake copper unchanged at $3.50;
tin firmer with $31.30 bid and $3.50
asked; lead steady with $3.50 bid and
$4.65 asked; spelter dull at $3.50 nom
inal.
The brokers' price for lead is s4.35
and for copper $3.50.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-22

was twelve hundred ana sixty dollars.
Rev. T. H. Collins is in charge OF the
new parish.
Great interest is felt throughout the
diocese at the new assignments Of the
clergy to take place at the close Of the
synod. Many of these have been rem
dered necessary by the multiplication OF
new parishes or the subdivision of ex-
listing ones and the general, growth of
the diocese. The new assignments
have also become necessary by the in
crease in the clergy list. Within the
past few months three young clergy
men have been ordained for the diocese,
viz: Rev. VIM. C. Hall, recently pro-
NOTED to the priesthood in Rome, and
assigned as assistant to Rt. Rev. Mgr.
O'Conner, at Clarksburg; Rev. Matthias
Buckheit, who is now exercising the
sacred ministry at TOWNSVILLE, Preston
county; and Rev. J. Rossman, at pres
or two others are engaged in temper
airy duty at various points. There has
been only one death in the ranks in
the past six years and that by violence,
when the highly respected Rev. H. F.
Parke lost his life by the falling OF the
building on Thirteenth street.
Many of the clergy will come from
great distances to the retreat synod, in
asmuch as the diocese of Wheeling en-
braces the whole of this State except
a few counties along the Potomac, as
well as the southwestern portion of old
Virginia down to the Tennessee line.
About forty-five in all will be in at
tendance at the spiritual exercises.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-22
Cottonseed, oil, quiet.
Petroleum. firm.
Rosin, steady.
6 sntine, quiet at 511s052c.

Petroleum. firm.
Rosin, steady.
zsntine, quiet at 511s@52c.
Rice. quiet
Molasses, quiet and steady.
Coffee, options opened steady at I'M
changed prices to a decline of points
and closed quiet. Sales, 1000 bags.
Sugar, raw, nominal with weak I'M
dertone; fair refining 4c: Centrifugal,
90 test, 4 slice; molssses sugar 37se;
refined, weak and lower.
PHILADELPHIA, August 21.-
Wheat dull and 15c lower; contract
grade August 72@72Ac.
Corn was AZ lower; No. mixed
August 1864 Q37c.
Oats quiet and steady; No. white,
old, 271592Se; No. do. 25E@26c;
No. mixed 251sG26c.
Flour unchanged; winter super 50 90
o. 10; do. extras 50 20G2 So; Penn
sylvania roller, old clear, IS 00@3 Is;
do. straights SO 1898 So; do. new clear
81 90G3 10; do. straight So 1908 80;
western winter, old clear, So 0003 10;
do. straight So 20Q3 As.
Butter firm; fancy western cream
cry 21c; do. prints 25c.
Eggs frmer; fresh nearby 151ac; do.
western 1512c; do. southwestern 15c;
do. southern 12G13c.
Cheese unchanged.
Sugars, refined weak and prices de-
clined Slice on loose and powdered, and
~ on grocers' and confectioners' pow
dered, and 3-16c on all other grades;
cubes and powdered 53sc; cubes
7-16c; crown A 9-16c; granulated
Lice: crystal A 1-16c; confection-
ers' A 1-16c; No. at 11-16c down
to 4 Lice for No. 16.
BALTIMORE, August 21.-Flour,
steady, unchanged; receipts, $4,000 bar
rels; exports, AZ barrels.
Wheat, weak and lower; spot and the
month 715s 071&c; October 1881 @74c;
December 1910 asked; steamer No.
red 67s4 @6Sc; receipts, 32,769 bushels;
SOUTHERN by sample 6517212c; south
ern, on grade 69@7212c.
Corn, firm; mixed spot and the month
36A @367c; September and October SO
036Ac; November or December, new
or old, 3S@3S1sc; January 33Bc;
steamer mixed 321a@S2$4c; receipts,
1924 bushels; exports, 254,457 bushels;
southern white corn 40@41c; southern
yellow corn 40@401ac.
Oats, firmer; No. white 2612027c
new; No. mixed 25@251ac.
Sugars, strong; confectioners' fine
granulated $3.50.
Cheese, steady; large 101s61O&c;
medium 1925 @10zsc; small 11A011he,
Butter, firm.
Eggs, firm.
CINCINNATI O., August 21.-Flour,
dull; fancy $3.0503.20; family $2.35@
260.
Wheat, quiet; No red Tic.
Corn, duh; No mixed 33c.
Oats, steady; No. 2 mixed 22c.
Rye, quiet; No. 2, SIC.
Lard, quiet at S5.071a.
Bulk meats, steady at s5.25.
Bacon, steady at $6.15.
Whisky, firm at SIPS.
Butter, quiet.
Sugar, quiet; hard refined 4.4766.10c.
Eggs, strong and higher at 111ac.
Cheese, firm; good to prime Ohio fiat
SC.
TOLEDO, O., August 21.-Wheat, low
er, weak; No. cash re; September
73c; December 76c.
Corn, dull, higher; No. mixed 331ac.
Oats, dull, steady; No. 2 mixed &c.
Rye, dull, easy; No. 2 cash 551ac.
Cloverseed active, higher; prime
cash $4.00 October S4.55 asked.
Oil, unchanged.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-22
FINANCE AND TRADE.

NEW YORK, August 21-Commer-
cial Advertisers London financial
cablegram:
The markets here were fairly active
but irregular to-day. The Paris riots,
the Transvaal news and the appearance
of the plague in Portugal were the dis
turbing factors. Consols sold down 20,
partly on bear activity. Spanish As
were So, Tintos 43$4; other coppers
were unaffected.
Americans opened rather wild, some
dealers taking handsome profits Others
being inclined to buy on the favorable
conditions in the New York market.
The tone then steadied. but prices
remained under parity till New York
opened.
The advance was then resumed and
the close was near the best. Norfolk &
Western common, st. Paul and Louis
vile & Nashville were the chief fea
lures.
The bank bought e56,O0O gold in bars
and G35,000 in German coin.
NEW YORK, August 21.-Money on
call steady at 294@3h per cent; last
loan per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 4A@5 per
cent.
Sterling exchange firm, with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.S6A0
4.S61a for demand, and at $4.S3@4.S3A
for sixty days; posted rates $4.S4@4.S7;
commercial bills $4.82A@4S2%.
Silver certificates 6U@60Ac.
Bar silver 60c.
Mexican dollars 477sc
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-22
Government bonds strong.
State bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds strong.

Railroad bonds strong.
StOcks-There was battle royal be-
tween the bulls and the bears on the
stock exchange to-day. The bulls had
somewhat the advantage of position, as
they were entrenched behind large
and we'll distributed demand for
stocks of all varieties.
Commission house business was on
a very large scale and the movement
of prices in the majority of the list
was varied throughout the day, realiz-
ing gong on in a liberal way at one
portion of the list while prices were
marked UP in another. One of two
stocks showed conspicuous strength,
but the tendency to advance in the rail-
road list is surprisingly uniform and
took in all grades of stocks, from the
highest to the low priced issues. But
there were spots in the industrial list
which proved exceedingly vulnerable,
and the fierce and persistent determin-
alton with which the bears raided those
resulted in wiping out the majority of
gains which had been achieved in the
railroads and reducing practically all
that remained to fractional limits.
Brooklyn Transit suffered the severest
attack from the bears all day long. 1t
was offered down through successive
stages, each drop bringing out deluge
CT long stock and dislodging copious
stop loss orders. The success of the
bears with this stock encouraged them
to extend their attack to other Il EN-
bers of the so-called Flower group.
They forced down International Paper
an extreme points and Federal Steel
suffered to the extent of 35s. Peoples
Gas lost over 2 points and Rock Island
a point.
The extent of the decline invited
hasty covering, and there were rallies
of one to three points in the group.
Manhattan, Metropolitan Street Rail-
way and Third Avenue showed wide de-
clines in sympathy, ranging from 2112
TO Az in the case of the first two nam
ed. Sugar was also vulnerable after
an early gain of a point, and dropped
nearly 2 points. Steel and Wire showed
a markedly dropping tendency, and
other iron and steel stocks were also
heavy. The influence of this weakness
on the railroad list was accentuated by
a late marking up of call loans to 31s
per cent. after having ruled at and be-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-22
CATHOLIC NOTES.
New Church at McMechen- The
Coming Clerical Retreat and Synod.
New Assignments of the Clergy.

On Wednesday evening next the bien>
NAL retreat for the Catholic clergy of
the Diocese of Wheeling will open at
the Acadmy of Mt de Chantal This
place has been chosen for this occa-
sion on account of the. building opera
tons and the lack of privacy in and
around the Cathedral The religious
exercises, consisting of conferences,
meditation and prayer, will be in charge
of Rev. Edw. Welch, S. j., of George
town University, and will continue IN
interruptedly until the following Mon
day morning Immediately thereafter
the synod Of the diocese will be opened
for diocesan legislation, the enforce
ment of existing statutes or the enact
ment Of new ones, as the exigencies Of
the case may seem to call for. The
synod in the Catholic church is coeyal
with its existence and has always ex-
drted a powerful influence in the
church. There are diocesan synods,
provincial synods, embracing all the
territory of an archiepiscopal see, to-
gether with that of the suffragan bish-
ops in a given province, and lastly
there are the national synods or coun-
ellis, such as was held in Baltimore in
1884, and the 0ecumenical synod of the
Universal Church. such as occurred at
Rome in 1910. The bishop presides
over the solemn sessions of the diocesan
synod, but his presence is not essential
or usual at the purely business seasons.
Much good is expected to result from
the synod of next week.
The Catholics of McMechen have re-
Gently acquired title to four handsome
lots in McMechen, on which it is pro-
posed, in the near future, to .build a
fine new church and rectory, and later
on a school. The four lots taken to-
gether form square of one hundred
feet on each of its sides, and is very
favorably situated in our neighbor little
town. The price paid for the whole
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-22
~ tn OHIO RIVER
q W Mo RAILROAD co.

Time Table Taking Effect May q, 1899
leave 6:3O a. IA. Daily-Accommoda
for Moundsvilie, Ciarinston, New Mar
Iinsyille, Sistersville, St Marys Wav-
eriy, Williamstown, Parkersburg and
leave 500 a. m Except Sunday)-Fast
Fxnress for Moundsvllle. New Martins
Vile. Sistersville. st. Marys. Williams
Wood. Mason City, PIT Pleasant. Calf
peIis, Huntington, kenova Charleston,
cincinnati, Louisville and all points
south. East and West. Parlor car to
kenoVa.
Moundsville, I.owaatan; Darlington,
Proctor New Martinsville, Sistersville,
Friendly, St. Marys, WaVerly. Williams
town, Parke:sburg. havenswood,
Mason City, PIT Pleasant, Gallipols,
Huntington. Kenova, Charleston, Ash
land Russell, Ironton, and intermediate
points south of Parkersburg. Parlor
car to Parkersburg.
Leave 3:45 p. m. Daily--Accommodatio ton
for Parkersburg and intermediate
press for Sistersville Friendly, St.
Marys, Waverly, Williamstown, Park
ersburg and intermediate points north
of S.stersville.
lilo o. M train will leave Wheeling at
II :35 a N. Sundays.
City Passenger Agent, 1900 Market Street
}. &. TOMLINSON,
Ticket Agent. Union Station.