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A LUCKY PURCHASE ALuckyI IDCKY FOR US. We have just bought about i,l usually sell at $13.50, $15, By buying the entire lot wo ai (we you at the unheard of prii * $9. .Am-. I.. Cln.U --/I r i ucy wuiitc III ^lii^ic uuu I Three-Button Cutaway l:rock CASSIMERES, WORi CHEVK And are Tailor Mada, with bes Jlonoy Saving Sulo on ttoi offered before. If you value y to miss this sale. M.Gutmi i>u"vir?iW MAIN AND TWEL _ A BUSINESS-D.' A BUSINESS BUILT AROUND a CENTRAL IDE We've no copyright nor free as air?so free that perhaj our example and experience th lowing up this ? doins business *"'? STAR CLOTH- j w? pay What itisto-day; morofor< best place to Ingiinds dren's and Boys' ? iittie ii eclipseall former I others do stock is once howwoti in nil depart trouble to keep i ers. The demand has been ex in with your little "Tads," elegant Suits and astonishing ?6TA Beautiful Pocket Knife I D. Gundli Star Clothiers, 54 an? SPECIAL SALE OF nariol ^ I^^V^iU.1 OC11V. FURNITURE Wake Up! The person mus missing the LOW PRICE oppo our stock just now. You ki see it. Come in and we will has ever been oi'fered before. Such prices will not last long. J. Asslcrnoo of ALEX. F HQUSCFUWHIS"S r.OOOS. IT JL is ^ ^ ('all or iou'1 lor intitlOf no NESBITT & BRO., 1312 MARKET STREET. J?Kfci' COOL KrPKIIKRATOlPi WATI5K . nr/mii ICK C'flKAM PUCI'/'XIfi I' i: Iff IA VK'IH, ICK TOtfO% l'Jl. CIIIPI'KIH, flt (iLO. W# JOHNSON'S SON'S, _nv* 1 lo Ma?-i mitr.rf. PLUMBING, ETC. THIMBLE & LUTZ COMPANY,' SUPPLY HOUSE. , rluinliliij nri'l <ia< I'llllnf, hlciim mill lli>( Wiilor lliuill if. A Full Mnn of llio C>jlobrf?fo<lbNOW 8TEAM PUMPS - .i;n[ l< .inlriti)- on llillif). UflLMAtt IIAUK A HOS. Practical Plumbers, li4H AMI HTiMM I'll l iilK No. ;iM TWfiltth Htroiit, ah Work I><jfi?l'f<?inptlr tllMiontbll I'rlmi I -M. GUTMAN A CO. 'urchase. LUCKY FOR W. 3oo Men's Fine Suits, which $16.50, $18. e enabled to place thorn be:e of i-y ^ / Double* Breasted Sacks and s, and consist of 5TEDS, DTS AND TRICOTS, t trimming. Tho Oroatost joril. Nothing like it ever our dollars, you cannot afford an&Co., mQTDPPT' KP.TAIL olttfi&lo. ni:iMitTMUNr. BUNDLING A. CO A! ^ trade mark on the idea?it's )s a few others might follow e same pleasing results. Foii grand idea of ? iias made t h o a little I NO STORE >urcioth- the liveiyestand en it for deal. In Chil)ss than Clothes we . Thar. efforts. Our irivo. more complete ...1^ ments, had some up sizes in Reeftraordinary. Mammas, come we will surprise you with low prices. Free with Every Suit ing & Co., 3 36 Twelfth Street. CARPETS, ETC. } "BTIffc , ?OF? AND CARPETS! it Indeed be asleep who Is irtunities that run all through low a good thing when you show you better values than Act quickly and save money. r<r wttll. REW. 1117'Main Street. stanonear, book;?, etc. 1ss2. 1s95. Wall Paper. <* ??<? ?w.i Stationery. Blank Books. Children's Carriages. 0?aoext i-oii?% LEOll ISAACjuCO.'S GLDJi HUHPESS JWUtiMYJffi'SUfl, 59 Twolfth Stroot. JUST RECEIVED. A large stock of Pound Packagc Lslter Paper! Both Smooth and Hough Finish, 25o PER POUND. CABLE BROS., iao> MAHK'tr wrnnirr. QOliOOL liOOKM, STATIONERY, * ri!t!AI? l,ltni.K'<NW.,r4 M viAftlNKl WI I Kl.v AM' I'AII.V PAI'KIK MAKI: ii%I.I. HHMJK ? "/! ? r, IIAMMIN K- M I. VI ItV nir.Af' I'AI I.IW I1KLIV1 Itcii A.NYWIIIilir. C. H. QUiMlJY, ^ k: I ill Mnrknt BlfCOL onuoair/rn. ONLY 25 CENTS ^ -roil i mix ci ookoo or Rose Soap. Mll.ll IIV R, II. LIST. Druggist, 1010 MAIN STREET. fl REVIEW OF OIL. ~ What Bovon Daya Have Brought Forth in Oil's Domain, QUITE n SCRAMBLE FOR TERRITORY III Farla of ilia Snutlixvoat Dlatriot. Wurorly Cnntlijuoa u> tliu Cantor ut Attraction?Uourau County Oil Territory Kipandlng btoudlly?That Tylor County "Guahur" Wuau't u Quail or. At the bosiuniuK of the past waolc it ppetrod a tliouuh tliuru would bo hut little to my about dovolopinoata in tbe innthaait nil flalili lint liafnra lltit ?lnin there was a brixiitaninu un tliat win Renerally agreeable. Intoreit aeemod aborler ut tho opening ot tho week tbtu lor aomo time p?at, the abaouce ol man/ o( the principal operator! anil anoculatora at the oil inetropolia ol tlio outUwoit boinu evldonco to thii utl'uct. Later the lido taolc a turn for the hotter anil tha latent Interoit took an upward bound, and thoro wai a loramble (or torritory In tho vicinity of new development* A diapoiition wai ahown to fot anything that could be obtainod. Iu tho Wuvorly fluid, toward which all ov?? are now turned, thii wae I oapooially tlioaituutiou. Throe months ana till* ilol>K waa practically conild{trod wortlilcis. Now it la the uioat aoufjht after ol any territory in the aouthwoat Uovnlopmnnli. Ijeaaora have litorally raided land ownori thoro und bouuaoi mid ronlala aro booming ridiculouily high. It la nest to nn iiupoaaibility to louio a tin t larger than fifty ncroi. Tim aggrcgato now prudnction iu tli! fluid liaa been fairly large and hai had the ofloct ot causing a vory linn baaia to oporatioua. Tula w?ck will aeo a uuuibor of now nulla drilled iu Wuvorly, nnU, il tiioy coma in jjooci, tho fluid'* bright future will bo uxauraii. The small amount required to drill and tho advatrco in oil will stimulate opera* tiona thoru un well at olsowhore. Much comfort has alio buau dorivod from I fcijiiurilav'a soaking rain. Tho Cairo tiold r mains quiet ai to . tho com in jf in of notubiu wells, I but with all this n?w operations con* tinuo to increase daily. This tleld has been dovoid of sensational features for nmuy days past. Middlo Island seomi to hare (rotten back into the old rut of despoudeucy which was tiiocauio of ao much uuoasinous there uome time since. Several I failurei have boon recorded agaiust it during lust wt-ek, while it has nut had a feature that would iiavo a tondoncy to avoid a slump iu developing ttio territory tliore. Doddridgo county is as Rood producing territory as thoro is iu tno south* west, with Monroo county as the possible exception. Tho Dig Flint district it in weekly ovidence und will likoly continuo to maintain the rocord beiug established thoro. llardmun 0 and 10 aro now duo thore. Monroe county unwaveringly koeps on widening its torritory, the disposition of thft extension being to the wost. The possible length of the Held is uot to be estimated, as it seems to be gradually growing larger. Only yosterdav the well on tho A). 10. Colebaugh farm, now being watched with so much intereat, mado a iplondid showing for a pro* ducer, although it il oow only iu tho Keener sand. It will bo drilled to tho Big Injun formation and thoro it little doubt as to its boing a producor that will further widen tho northwoit oxtoniion. The M. E. Colobuugh farm ad* joins tho .Jackson Colebaugh and the woll drilling ou tho former id u snort distance to tho north and omt of iho Oailey Brothers woli on tho latter farm. Tho Kanawha's l?eru wall was another important ovent of tho wook. Anxiety ovor the lirown well on ill o Buclfanan farm is umibotud, and with'a fishing job at tho hoad of tho Uig Injuu formation it will uot take long to determine ita roal worth. It has a small production in tho Keenor fund. Other wolla aro due, and tho work of dolhiitu tho northwont extension will continuo po long ns a eood showing id mado in wolls'that liuvo boon driliod in. It occurs that tho report of the gusher back ia the remotu precinclH of Tyler county was nromnturo. An olli* cial oi tilts Kanawha Oil Company on Saturday night stated that the well had mado n showing of oil in tho limo nbove tho Keener sand, which caused the ro* port 11 bo circulatod that tho Uig Injuu was tho roiult. A bit wan Ion on 'Saturday aftornoon, and now tho well is shutdown with tt fiihincr job. Colnraln ha* had nothing sonnationol to ottor, nor ha* I'Icu-u-uh county boon heard from, but notwithstanding, both Holds aro in tho holffht of busv opora* tioni, unci should bo iu cviuonco thit weok. N??l#?? fruiii till* O I l'l?liln. May wood's hotel at Colcruia ia to bo onlargod. i Anothor l,200*barrol tank in hoin^ put up ai tho btoor pumping station. It is i.iid that tlio liurvoy Turk farm Wfti bought in for tho Ohio Uil Company. Thostriko at ttin Lupton woll at Colorain lirm put now li/u into tho fluid, and a niimhor of other dorricka will go up at once. _ rtttST or illK SI6A8O.V. TlmOpor/i IIoimu Or?iliN*itrii (llvoa Its lrlrU I'iiIiIIo Itolivnrsnl* ' Tho public rohoaraali of tho Opora Ilouso Orchoatra at tho Arlou hall ovory othor Hunday night havo boon for kowoI sausona a most oufoyablo lorios of ontortulnmonts for tho mombors of tho ussoolation mid tliolr frlondi. l'ow cities in tho o nintry of tho sixo ol Whoollni! are ablo to nnjov Mimical porformuncoi of ui high grado. Tho largo nttondfliiiM! at nil of tlio.-m rohoflrsnln shows thai tlioy aro apprucialod an tlioy dopprvo to bo. hist night tl.o ioiihoii was oponod by tlio orolttitrii, i ho uiidiouno wa< lartro ami mndo up of g ".,1 puonlo, as umui, and Hi" mourn in mo rondorou uttdor tho (IIMotion of IJi i pel-?r 1*2, W. Hpoll W?t otioof iim flnost ovor Attloyijd thero, 'I hn following iHimhom worn rondorodi Min. ii j; iti; (?.tt t-? ? "i"*" ovi'rltlfV "lli'fi ill Iv-'M M111 hi r I U'nM/! ' l.<i kiln" . ...... . . Will lloilfol l'"ii'ciiirii "NihImjM tu?l?olirf K id Oiivi.Mi* ' I Iim IhlWII ill !? *??" -illi.illltl Urnii I ! 'i >n ironi "TliO I'niiuhl' r nl III llCitlll i nt", . . .Itoiil/. Ill 11IIII I <i; I Iiillin "llil * ? .-* ml Hill <|| I llnliV' /.Ikyir InliMllH" o ' lilliillk'tl iMIll I Iivilllotlil ||Ut llMilln".. MnmmciiI ililii|i "I'liMhi"... .. .. TiiImiiI 'i liMitnion rorimIiiIvofitfiioil limit huh* plrniii'lv. Tlitt urflliiHlht linn ifililmi) i Ii?yI Im*if??r, nn.l li would Imi ?lillloitli to nrrrtHKn u inor* |ni|iilli?r or illuming proiirmiiino. II,wh >nn iiihih I'lrjjmi no on i n.ii?imii4<i.' Villi ftlllHlM llnl hill IimimIuI* n |inlr ill ?. III is a M?Ns*, Not inly li till v< .? irultilfi (lei Mr. Mil I'ulii I'll! fniM 'liiii.'i/l 't . Oiiiii'Diil iiiiiim ." UNTKIU AIN 3115KT '1G. NIGHT, flio Clay Holtuul tfH lilvo it Pui fonu?uoi? fur llt? lloiuufur tit* l-'rirutl 'I'll i" ovouinu' at tlia Opara Ilaaia tba pupils ol Clay achool will raneat Uioentortuluiuant tlioy gava a abort lima ago, but tlili time tba procoaila will bo for tba banetit ol tba llomo for tho FriondlasH, on Tlilrtooutb atrept, which ium juit biiori rabuilt. Tba prolamine ig oua of Urn bu*t ovor ranUarad in Ilia city by cblldrou, ami luado a distinct bit at it* lormor prusautation. It ia ai follows: I. Tbo Herald -...A. Ncuhart Kong. Thu Urokuu I'ltcbcr I-aura Mallard Jack.tbutilaiit Klllor Uunou Iwuborg Thu lilril ('unlaw. Juit Aforo CbrUUiiu* Clarke Hiker CUr toliool Colon. . Arid MauUoiiu Club. lUicltatiou, fielccteU MUi Stilntold II. Poring ... ..Tbo Fatnlue Ttiu Uvp-icV Festival. Aliooa NU'bt Marrb. I Can't Look My bully la iho l'y o * .Miriam D. HcUollbaio Thu Jolly Tan. Kucilatlou, Thu Hatiuy Fifth C. ilrllloi An Auiurlcan MiJ:oy, The hou?e uhould bu packed a;:nin thin ev?niuir, hi it wad bolare, for in nddilion to the One programme, the object for which it is to bo Kivou ought to draw a large audience. DON'T frtll tu linve II I?nlr of those ale. fftui 90 00 Trouiera um?l? to uhtor nt I). lllX'i it SON'S'# U N0 E RT AKING. LOUIS BERTSCMf,\ (roiuuui.v or riww k dkutsouy), n n.. .i ruuerai uireciur aim Arterial Embalmer, 111(1 MnU SJrooU Ka?t Nldo. Callt hjr lolephoao aniwerod <!t/ or ntyhi Store tnltfuhouu. tlt*>: roii'loDCo. VXi. Kennedy p. frew, lUruduutool U. & Collo?o of Embalming). Faneral Director anil Embalmer, ? ?WITH ALEXANDER FREW, 1117 Ma* STRKKT. Toloplinno 23. IlMldcnco Tclephoaw. Alox. Frew.17. tci> G1 mendel & co., I 1134 31A IN M IIKKT, ta ortitihnS'. I'R0XI*T ATTBNT10.Y PIT OB KlflUT, Tolo. Cnl'?~rnd"rlnkln* llootna, No. 833* (i. Kd. Meudel (rejtldonco). No. 1. ocl'l It. K Hill (Stamm ilouxM. No. l?fi. ? ILLU3TR $ 1 ^ ILL ? JL w ^ .' tut to intri I? rT>[ t >11 1 lonra, mil nam: ^ U1. ^ W on Ho?or. W1| & a room l?xl5 to 70 di>gr?i? In I \ minutei. C?ih or mr payments ^ y >_ I or Three Quart Gr ZOo Sauce Pan. ^ OQ/>' Por 'wf) Quart Gn ZqL- stew Pan. i 07 l'"r tills *ook <K JL -J / 'j-1,in ,, ttlB nr| x vpO.?-* I Antimny , \ Wnililnn Maoklna. Holli livrryi elm lur Jllcnuli. Uur price $-S.:i7 on pi/month I HOUSE p mi) LlDufitl ltd CLOTHING AND FURNI KBAUS Ask Almost Any Maii^t Which itoro in V isfaction in Men without a momci And Why Booause thcro is or Clothing lino t styles tincl their1 aro always comp; FOR THE BOYSA every threo dollar Suit. KRAUS Clothiers and Furnisher; STniOTIiY < PHOTOGRAPHY. GO TO RlfifilNS' GAIIERY il PHOTOGRAPHS. jyjrYLKS' ART 6TUDIO. PHOTOOHAPHS. romum m Pura. Oil ciuyox. Win* amd I.ik. 2I?;.4 MW1N STBBRT. ATED BARGftINS-HOUSE & HEF ,USTRATED lma BIG S We (loulit 110 ones liouesty. lionco I Compare these prices with strictly " Another home 7i\,' S f~)D 6ft-pi?cs Te? " decorated. Ai the Wheeling 1'ottorr how mucl tUair Wire. Caih or eaiy payuo ^ ftvO A T For this 10-pic >/ 4 / Toilet Sot; Wh oduet V"1"' Wlir pay n. lionie ported were wbon you can euppo I hatt duitry? Caih or eaiy p?yiu?D'.?. ;hirty Oi nn HnrJ nnhbor TCrinprr \1 h/ it for $2.5J. Wo pall it *rA,vl eaiy paymontn, boc?i ttiora cbeapor than any one n ff>JA OR 1-nrw His? Coolt 8lo^ H JillUO Mc,i,ia ^jl -1 Q Cant* (or l.nren Hits fe JLv7 UratilloWmh IUiIii. \S ? *'7 "1 l"7 Com* lor Ooml HI?o ir _L / Ormillo Prying fan. U ?? uwhuslifir;, i<ourioeaJi m in SHINGS-KRAUS BROS. > BROS. Wheeling gives the greatost sat's noods and ho will tell you it's pause, "IvRAUS BROS." ^ V not a need in tho Furnishing' .hat wo can't supply?that the my hero iirst?that the prices itiblo with quality and style. Strong Expross Wagon with =BROS., i, 1319 Market Street JNB i>aion. V SUMMER RESORTS. DROOKSIDE, L) WEST VIRGINIA, Altitude 8,1'UJ ((hjt, wbero ro-: can bo found. How ranay people urn wondering where thoy caa to I-r tiif minuter to regain their hualtb and itretiKtU uud liutl the proper condition and ?ur? rouualugt- Nowhere better thnti at Jlrookaldu fT pure ?ir. grand vlowi. beautiful drlvea. Hue lawns, i:o:n!i?<-k prove* and a pletureaque trout brook rutiultm through tlia place. I Hack ba<u lu tlio Cheat. Law1 > uai u> give you rnoit roJrMlilug ?!eoo. I'ablo furnished wltb all Ireah frnit-* Miid vegetable und wholesome cooking, tftvltnxnlug pool. teuuK bowling, billiard parlor, croquet uud aplendld livery attached. Ton mile* iroinOaklaud and Deer Park. Ten cot* big" ?'> * notel. luto* $7 to J10 per week. Fur dc*crlptlro circular. ?>ta. addre?? 8. PMSCOTT WRIGHT. Jvrt Hrooku le. W. Va. IRIV! AN N. BARGAINS | TOEE. f Credit is given to every one. \ ctisli Louses. J ^ & t $1.93. l ce decorated wT oclinc make. Bran Cupid Lump gk oro lor im- with Linen Bhado. W homo in- ^ Foor*Qunrt Gran* ^ ito Kcldo. \ l ForGraolteTeapot ^ for $1.07 on r^LP,?r(r ?,^ uao wo buy P [S5? 27c j? For 17'Qunrt Tla A ' Dish l'nii. \ :.-yj |v||i 5 . ro of WhcoU %?&??& n wouk uulil 0 W 48c J "V For (1 runilo I'oiro* X i'ot, llirjo ijnnrli. 0 QOo oTpr for (Irntillo * IJnnrt Pro- \y?ro ni* if 11 on \ irvliiRKMIIfi. IdV runli* Wtrn. ca'J |>njmciil?. ^ fMANNt Villi * i '1 It v li'lioi oU'vuUi f"