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floor of his store. Before missing any
he accidentally found about 100 pounds
of peanuts up in the loft, neatly piled
ur. He was very much mystified and
reluctant to believe it was done by
rats.
Not long ago a miner, fresh from
the Klondike, came to New York. He
was staying at one of the leading
Broadway hotels, and one evening the
hotel proprietor went to the miners
room to look at some gold nuggets his
patron wanted to show him. After the
landlord had ceased admiring them the
nuggets We're placed on the window
sill. The next morning they were gone.
. The situation was rather embarra ssing
TO the landlord The miner finally took
his leave, feeling quite strongly about
the matter. Several weeks after, while
tearing down a partition in the room a
rats nest was brought to light and in it
were the nuggets and several other
articles doubtless taken from other pa
irons.
The walls of all the hotels in New
York no doubt contain enough silver
ware and jewelry to stock several
large stores. If rats once get into a
building and steps are not taken to
drive them out they soon increase so
in numbers that it is a hard task to
clean them out. In fact, unless an ex-
pert gets at it, it is hopeless under
taking. Many firms have been forced
to move out of buildings that have be-
come overrun with rats. All sorts of
schemes have been tried to drive rats
from buildings. One exasperated man
captured a large rat and doused it with
noxious smelling preparation and
turned it loose, hoping it would drive
the other rats away. The scheme failed,
for the other rats promptly drove out
their unlucky companion.
The occupation of rat catcher evident
ly fills "long-felt want" and Jennings,
as the originator can we'll feel proud of
his achievement.-New York Herald
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Touch in Te1egraphy.

Roland Belfort, No. 8 Copthall build
ings, who has been interested In some
of our articles on wireless telegraphy
writes:
Having worked most of the Atlantic
and Eastern cables, 1 can testify to
the ease with which an operator rec
ognizes his distant colleagues by their
touch.
Often 1 hase heard the exclamation
There's that COMPOUNDED X come on,'
Immediately x transmitted his first
signal.
Some operators signaling is so weak
and shadowy that the work of de-
ciphering the signals is quite doubled
1t is also easy to tell whether an
operator has been in convivial society
previous TO taking duty. By the sig
mailing cablist can tell whether his
correspondent is tired, angry, depressed
merry or moody. Mail.
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dozen; Apples. se per box; Dates. 10c per
ID: Strawberries. boxes for 25c; Cherries,
10D15c per 10, 9oc@$1.10 per box; Gooseber-
ries, loc per ID; Blackberries, 15c per bas-
berries, 2 baskets for Zoe.
TABLES-Tomatoes 1214c per ID;
Celery, &c per head; Caulifower, l0c per
head; Carrots, Lettuce, Radishes, Leek.
dozen punches: Onions. &c per n; Romain,
=: SPINACH. SC; Peppers, l5c; summer
gus, 365c per ID; Old Potatoes, &c per ID :
New, 21ac; Rhubarb. SC per fb; Arti-
MEATS Beef-Prime Rib Roast, 12hc
per ID; Corned Beef, SQl2c; Sausage, 121hc;
Vienna Sausage. l5c: Bacon, dl5c; Loin
Roast, 10c; Rump, Sc; Brisket, SC; Chuck
Steak, 10o. yeal-Loin and Rib Chops,
lSc; Roast Veal; l2c; =. Mutton1Leg. 1l9
Stew, &c: Shoulder Chops Sc. Pork
sQ1212c; Ham, 12Q1S1tc.
POULTRY-Hens 60c each; Spring, SOC
each; Broilers, 4q4oc each; Tame. Geese.
keys, lie for live and zoe for dressed per
H.
EGGS-California 25c per dozen.
DAIRY observation-disclosures. zoe
per ID Mountain, zoe; Valley Roll, zoe:
roll. Cheese California, l5c per fb Young
Amerea iae Eastern aos ,n creamery 15@soc;
\ FAY AM al GRAIN-oat or wheat HAY.
6Oa75c: Alfalfa. first cutting, soc; second
si.So: Ground Barley, SIS; Feed oats,
Sl.55@1.s0; NLiddlings,, s1.o5; Shorts, 81;
Bran, .95e; Straw. 5od6oc; Corn, large,
$50; Small, sl.S5:: Cracked Corn, a4O;
NUTs-New Walnuts. 15c per 10; New
Almonds. 15Q20c; New 6razils. 121zc; Pc
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THE BOY KINGS SAD LOT.
Alfonso XIII. Unpopular in Spain
aud Unhappy.

One of the most interesting figures of
to- day is Alfonso XIII, King of Spain,
who belongs entirely and exclusively to
the twentieth century. The years that
he has passed on this side Of 1900 have
been few and irresponsible. He does
not take up the reins of sovereignty or
assume the cares OF kingship until
1902, and between now and then revo-
lutionS may overwhelm his hapless
country.
But he already sits upon a dignified
throne, and though at present he is un-
known outside his own palace, he has
near prospect of ruling the destinies of
twenty millions of subjects.
Few Kings even of Spain, have be-
gun life under worse auspices His
name is unfortunate; his number a
pledge of bad luck. His unhappy
father was dead before he came into
the world, and his mother, the daughter
of an Austrian archduke, was con-
fronted with the hateful task of ruling
an antipathetic country
So far the mother has emerged from
an impossible situation with a certain
distinction, If without much glory But
the son. will have a harder task set him
tlldl ever 1Sii ~ iilsS ulOIIieT lOL, anu
he will face the music inexperienced and
unframed.
His aspect is familiar to every one in
Madrid, and his presence has never yet
succeeded in arousing enthusiasm. Now
and again, as the guard is changed out
side the Palace at Madrid, a pale, har-
assed face is seen gazing from a win
dow.
The face appears suddenly, and as
suddenly passes from your sight. There
is the King murmurs lazy onlooker,
and the King it is, who looks out upon
his people uncheered and almost I'M
recognized. So, too, you may meet him
driving in the afternoon in sad solemn
ity No one raises a hat or does rev.
erence to the boy who has succeeded to
some of the honors which were Philip
Tvs Even IL the casual cabman makes
room for the royal cortege, he does it
with a bad grace, and with the air of a
man who has gone out of his way to
pay a compliment to mediocrity. And
yet in this King of 10 years there should
be all the elements of romance. He is
young, unfortunate and a monarch. If
his people do not love him, surely he
might stir pity. He inspires neither
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pity nor love. He passes unnoticed-
that is all.
The truth is, he has never touched the
Spanish heart and unless he be en-
dowed with unexpected tact and talent
he is never likely to touch it. The cir
cumstances of his life have fought
against his success. In the first place,
his appearance arouses an instant an
light, his forehead is too high to cor
respond with the national type. He
is no Spaniard," says one citizen in con-
tempt; He is an Austrian Another
asks Indignantly: why should we be
ruled by pale-faced boy, who doesn t
seem to carry in his veins a drop of
true Spanish blood?" Again, he is
placid, almost inert, in his manner His
hand is seldom raised in a gesture of
excitement; his eye does not burn with
enthusiasm.
The true Spanish boy, said a de-
tractor once, is never still. So long as
he has an old rag in his hand he can
play at bull-fghting in the streets. Or
he need never be dull if the side Of a
house and a tennis-ball suggest a game
of pilota to his active mind. At any
rate, he must always be running about
or deyising new sport. The time will
come soon enough when he shall hide
himself in the shade or gossip idly at
the street corner. But the young King
is never taken off his guard He seems
overweighted with the duties of the
future. He is familiar enough to the
inhabitants of Madrid, yet nobody ever
w i'm oh
empty laugh of childhood
Yet, if the Spaniard would but re-
member the past he should esteem the
young King for this very solemnity In
deed, it may be said that Alfonso XIII.
is only UNFOLDING the tradition of his
his office
When Spain was mistress of the world
her Kings held laughter a disgrace,
and at the end of the seventeenth CEN
fury the poor bride of Charles H., who
did not easily forget the manners of her
own French court, was condemned to
hatred for her frank hilarity. But the
Spaniard has either forgotten his ira
dition or changed his view. In his dis
like of the young King he reproves the
precociops dignity which the contem-
poraries of Philip ". would have es-
teemed above all the talents, and if AL
fonso XIII. is ever to win a national
popularity he must make some sudden
brusque appeal to the peoples heart If
he would only profess an active admira-
ton of bull-fghting, or, better still,
descend into the ring, his future would
be secure. But he Is never likely to
kill an Andalusian bull with his own
hand, as did Philip ", and SO he must
keep patience and wait upon luck
London Mail.
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SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS.
san Francisco.

San Francisco, May 18th.
Morning observation-disclosures, 49c; Con
Cal g. Va, S1.45; Justice. 19c; Union Con.
43c; Utah, 15c.
AFTERNOON sesston-Ophir, S1.l5; Mexican.
Acc; Best & Bel, SIC: Con Cal & Va, $40,
Savage 24c; Potosi. 26c; yellow JackeJ,
Alta, Sc; Caledonia, GOOSE; Challenge Con.
34c; Occidental. &c
Closing Quotations-Alta 7c; Alpha Con.
4c Andes. Sc; Belcher. 36c; Best & Bel
soc; Bullion &c; Caledonia. 52c: Challenge
Con, SIC; Cholar. 30c; Confidence. 81; Con
Cal & va, $40; Con Imperial. lie; Crown
Julia &c; Justice. 2oc; Kentuck Con. 4c;
Lady Washington Con- 1c; Mexican, 44c;
Occidental Con- 26c; Ophir, S1.G5; Overman.
lie: Potosi, 25c. Savage. 24c; Seq Belchei,
&c; Sierra Nevada Tic; Standard S275:
Union Con, 43c: Utah Con. Ice; Yellow
Jacket 40a.
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Meat Market.

Following are the rates for whole car
casses from slaughterers to dealers:
BEEF'-Eirst quality, SQS19c; other
grades, 7G7$4c per 10.
vEAL--S@S1ac for large and &c per ii
for small,
MUTToN-Wethers, 7AGsc; Ewes, s1a
Q7c per 10.
LAMB Quotable ,at 7@Sc per ID for
Spring.
dunn. sac for small, 5@51bc for large;
dressed 70ISJ5c per ID.
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Weyler's Forecast.

i don't Think growled General
Weyler, that my ability as a prophet
is recognized as it should be-"
What's the matter, General?"
We'll, didn't l predict that Cuba
would eventually be pacified ?"-Pitts-
burg Chronicle
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Closing Grain Quotations.

Chicago, May 18th.
WHEA -Tpo7Ma 727sc; July. 7sAc; Sep
TENDER, 1870.
New York, May 18th.
WHFAT--May. S19sc; July, 7Sa&c; Sep
TENDER, TIC
San Francisco, May 18TH
WHElAT-December. $1.15A.
2 BARLEY-December 915sc
CORN-Large Yellow, $1.121aQ1.1715
BRAN-S166l6 90
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comar, Midlothia, Yucatan, Little Prin-
cess and Don Vallejo also ran.
Seven furlongs. handicap, La Goleta
(Jenkins), 3 to 5, won; Widow Jones
WARD, 80 to 1. second; Horatio Gouil-
lier), to 2, third. Time-1:27A. Hor-
ton and Brown Prince also ran.
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SACRAMENTO MARKET.
Trade Continues Fairly Good at
Unchanged Prices
Sacramento. Ms

SacramentO, May 18th.
Trade continues fairly good in local pro-
duce circles, at unchanged quotations
Following are the retail prices for the
various articles mentioned:
FLOUR-Famlly Extras. s1ab per 100
ms: 81 tor so lbs.
FRUIT-Oranges, 15c, Csc, SOC, 40c and
5oc per dozen: Lines. 12o; Lemons, 25c;
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cans. Ice; F'ilberts. 15c; Chestnuts. 15c
per 10; Pine Nuts. CSC.
COAL oIL-Pearl cases, 17c; Star, lie;
Eocene, lsc;. Extra Star, &c; Elaine, 2sc;
ELEcTRIc LIGHT CANpLEs-1o or.
NC; II or, s1sc; II or. 6hc; 16 o.. 7c15.
GRANITE MINING CANDLES-10 o.,
&c; L o.. &c; Il o.. NC; 16 or. SIC.
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A Cautious Answer.

How often and how much ought a
human being to eat?" asked the man
with dyspeptic tendencies. =.
4 suppose it depends great deal
on what his politics is" answered the
conservative physician. Washington
Star.
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California Dried Fruits.

NEW YORK, May 19.-California Dried
Fruit, quiet. Evaporated Apples-Com-
mon. 7@Sci prime wire tray Szz4q9c;
choice sAq91ac; fancy. 9Aq10c. Primes
+ 5l4@919c. Apricots-Royal. 111a114c; Moor
park, 14Q1Sc, Peaches-Unpeeled, 91a@11H5c;
| peeled, 25Q2Sc.
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California Fruit sales

NEW YORK, May 19-The Earl Fruit
Company sold the California fruit at auc-
ton to-day, realizing the following prices
Alexander Peaches. averaged S2e3: sly
man PlumS, averaged Sligo.
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adhasf
brsf some days Mr. F ~ success fore e b vi the C interests
afutne mymuins u If less than fifty born in ~ Pa n
December, il o Ind &c
d later a in
rsFrc
the C Company ~ ab f
b ynvsw Amanag OF thu company hugth g bmay ~
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mems furnishings
extra values

We make exceptionally interesting offer of mems
furnishing goods today, the tneiness Of which all good
dressers will appreciate not to mention tn. Iowness Of
prices Values such these to be had only Upon rar
occasions, todas offerings are sure to appeal thos
who have furnishing goods want.
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zzZ5:s.,z1:e.;4
concert tonight by Neale's orchestra
program:

l. March. 1.-THE Three Dragons
.....:.. ......... ........R. De Ixoven
--latest operate success.)
z Overture, "OrpheuS'' -. Offenbach
g. Waltzes, Dolores" -. Waldtenfel
T. Selection, Prince Methusalem''
.......-. .......... ......... j. Strauss
8. German patrol, Guard Mount
= $500. ....... .Eilenberg
g. Suite romantique-
(a) Venetian Love Song.
....... $500. 800. Ethelbert Neyin
CD Good Night. EtheIbert Neyin
(New.)
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Loss of Appetite
Pain in Stomach
Palipitation Of Heart
Sleeplessness
Lack of Energy
Emaoiation
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wool And INC Taritii.

mi -. 49, u -. ~
o;,ts,s,,t -, - ,.,.l
1e.,.: $50 ~ =, ~, ~ su
hSt aass - s 9y .ai t ta@.
,.L;ols IL I' Di.sot .nen snsS
800. ".l,i tt1s Isl" 'a ai' ~
81 A. ~ @ AZ. ,, o.
~ p 20 .lo lolne ~ nisrAe' .ne
49, sltn "as ileialueu es .ne
q. oa,9t ooo.u yo.' no'% "
sno : oor5s : l'ounu uu's on nne
w. an pt 1850 - Snts ol'at"o'ot
H. ~, 20 ~ " ~:
I'D, - le 'ee On 'n,s 'eoai l,l
INIass \ Ro,,',,,,;aau '. ae,,o
mT,,;, - = $3.50, s,, e. g1...,.......
oo,,raa oe ~ So, - -. . =. ~
~ - az eel. s-o s - 80. 80
ta.;o.s - - - eo oeSH-t ~. - 4ag;a
onJ &c a 49, ~ tie''a , .no 80; 80
,1;sa,s,.o;st ~; ~, e al...1;4:l e. =: ~
=. , $3.50 ooIu go sno
- ,.', 49, a., 49, . 49, 49, -. >
a. @ sne oni9l - A 80. ~
,ns,ssst.'i - mn 80" - N
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Cedar Grove.

Correspondence, 2sth.
Miss Frances Poffenbarger of
Beech Hill, was the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Jas. Henderson, Tues
day.
Mr.. Jap. Hall. of Five,mile, is
expecting to leave soon for Pitts
burg.
Miss Lea Hunshaw, of Gallipo-
lis, is now the honored guest of her
uncle, Samuel Cromley.
Miss Annie Childers, of Win
field, is spending few weeks with
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sims.
Thos. Finn, of FiSe-mile, made
business trip to your city, Thurs
day,
Mrs. Jas. Henderson and child,
rem are visiting her parents at
Beech Hill this week, Mr.. and
Mrs. WIN. Poffenbarger.
Miss Lucy George is numbered
among the sick.
Mr.. Ed. Neale, of Ben Lomond,
was business caller here today.
Miss Lera Edwards, of Five
mile, was the charming guest o.
her aunt, Mrs. AL Williams, ut
Henderson.
Misses Virginia Bates and Fran,
oes Sohelien were calling on friends
above Stony Point Sunday.
A crowd of young folks above
Hern expected a trip on an excur
sion last Sunday, but we are sorry
to say was badly left.
Miss Lizzie Smith, of Grimm,
Landing, was the pleasant guest of
Mrs. Joe. George, Monday.
BLONDE.
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Wants 10 BE Anditor.

Mansfield, who is now the wild
eyed" and "swelled-headed" editor
of the Charleston Gazette, would
like to be the Democratic nominee
for State Auditor, and to accom-
plish this end he is trying to kill
off every Democrat in the State,
whom he thinks has an eye, also,
on that office. We say to Mr.
Mansfield, in all kindness that he
will never get the nomination, un-
less he abstains from abuse os
Democratic papers and Democratic
editors.
He may be an able man, sin his
mind" and in the minds of some
people, but the country Democratic
editor don't size him up that way
When he edited the Wayne News
he was a decent sort of fellow,
but since his promotion to be a
big oity (P) editor he undertakes
to "boss" all the Democratic papers
in the State as we'll as to dictate
to all the leading Democrats of the
State, and that killed him as an
Auditorial. quantity.
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Waterloo,
Correspondence, July 81st.

correspondence, jury olsI'
Most of the wheat here is
threshed. The quality of some is
excellent, but on an average there
is not more than half crop.
Corn has, heretofore, suffered
from drought, but is seasonable at
present.
There is much sickness in this
part of the country.
Madam Rumor says there will
be wedding here soon.
Misses Fannie and Ollie Knapp
are visiting at their grand pas.
Their aunts, Misses Minnie and
Hattie Markham, from Iowa, are
there also.
q. w. Knapp, of this place, is
erecting a large store building on
his lot in Leon. 1t will be occu-
pied by that enterprising merchant,
y. b. Bettinger, when completed.
CLEOPATRA.
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Rennblicnn Testimony.


Nothing moro severe in the way
of criticism of the Republican adj
ministration has yet been brought
to our notice than the following,
which is credited to the Portland
Oregonian, a Republican paper
which says: "The Mckinley adj
ministration has made most dis
graceful appointments to office at
the behest of unscrupulous politi-
clans. 1t has betrayed the civil
service to the spoilsmen, paralyzed
the organization of the army, vio-
lated it's pledges as to currency re-
form, Inundated it's most efficient
servants and discrerlited American
intelligence and valor in the eyes
of the civilized world. In time
for courage it has quailed. In
time for decision it has hesitated.
In time for action it has delayed.
In time for honest dealing it has
platered and equivocated. Its poll
cy has been to placate everything,
however mischievous; it's course
has been tc sacrifice any and every
vital interest in the nation on the
altar of partisan and personal
politics." Can there be any doubt
as to Democratic success?
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rile Farmers.

The farnlers'as class are the
greatest producers we have. They
constitute the basis of our wealth
and power. The question natural
ly arises how are they benefited
by the greedy trusts of the land.
The answer from an intelligent
farmer-one of the GLASS interview
ed by James Isreal, the able staff
correspondent of the Pittsburg
Dispatch, a few days ago-is that
they are hindering cause to the
farmers interests. They have to
use his language, derived no ben
eft from the so-called prosperity
coincident with the combinations
formed by trusts" Continuing
further he said: "The prices of
the products of the farm have been
forced down-like that of wheat
until it does not pay to raise it.
The farmer must suffer financially
on each hand. The trusts compel
him to pay more for his needs and
take less for what he produces"
1t makes no difference to what
side the farmer turns he is met by
trust. If it's nails to aid in
building his fences, he is confront
ed by nail trust; if it's glass to re-
place the broken pane, the glass
trust sets the price; if he wants
lumber, ask the trust what price
he must pay; if he wants a few
joints of pipe. the trust must be
consulted for fear the farmer will
not have to pay the exorbitant
price to satisfy a soulless trust
The only thing the farmer said he
could get free from trusts was biz
religion and he felt satisfied if there
was ghost of chance the trusts
would soon have corner on that
Havemeyer's little saying tina
"Proteotion is the mother of trusts,
is reverberating through the length
and breadth of the land and carrie
with it as much force to long sui
fering GLASS as any that have com
to us down through the ages Nc
Kinley once said, "the foreigne
pays the taxes" but intelligen
farmers to-day will ridicule tn
idea when compared with the trut
of Havemeyer's saying. Th
American farmers are wide awak
to the situation they are forced ir
to by the trusts. Sleeping OF wax
ing, all that he needs for the farr
or the house, in eating, drinkin
or being clothed the farmer mus
pay blood money to the trusts.
And this is the prosperity "
hear 80 much about from tn
friends of the trusts and those eve
ready to bow the knee as the bosse
dictate.
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TRUSTS summarized.

The following summary of the
trust question presented by Bryan
covers the whole case:
"First the trust is menace TO
the welfare of the people of the
United States, because it creates a
monopoly and gives to the few in
control of the monopoly almost
unlimited power over the lives and
happiness of consumers, employees
and producers of raw. material.
Second, the President appoints
the Attorney General and can if
he desires, secure an Attorney
General who will enforce the anti
trust laws.
"Third, the Attorney General
can recommend sufficient laws, if
present laws are insufficient.
Fourth, the Attorney Genearl
can recommend an amendment to
the constitution if the present con-
makes itimpossible to ex-
the trusts.
Fifth, the republican party is
powerless to extinguish the trusts,
SO long as the trusts furnish the
money to continue the Republican
party in power.
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IN THI9 OHIO OH BELT.
Recent Developments in Gallia
COIInty-Morc Wells
VIII be Sunk.

VIII be Sunk.
Two miles back of Cheshire the
Jones Oil & Gas Company has
struck good flow of lubrioating
oil at depth of 100 feet. This
we'll is located on what is known
as the Cole farm. The company
expects to put down more wells at
once, one Of which will go down
about 1000 feet; the others will
stop at the Cow Run sand, which
is only about 13O feet.
Some two miles south of the
Cole farm is a we'll known as the
Jones & 90. we'll. 1t was drilled a
few months ago, and is proving a
producer. The company is at pres
ent laying q pipe line from the
we'll to the Hooking Valley Rail-
way track. Just across the river
from Cheshire, in West Virginia,
parties are putting down we'll.
Leases are being rapidly taken on
either side of the river for several
miles back and oil excitement is
rapidly growing, Three wells have
now been put down in Cheshire
township, Gallia county, and while
none of them have been large pro.
ducers each has furnished some
oil. The Jones & Co.'S we'll or
the Coughenour farm is perhaps
the best, and to-day, six months
after it was drilled in, it is produc
ing at the rate of about 6 or Z bar.
rels per day. Thisis encouraging
for the history of many great OF
producing centers shows that vel
after we'll was drilled without ever
a show of oil, when other wells
drilled near have come in "gush
ers." That Gallia county, Ohio
and Mason county, w. Va, are un
derlaid with oil is being more clear
ly developed each day. The Chesh
ire wells are about eight miles
from this city.