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\.**V V- ~ I f h I#4 i •Y SII !•: i>D£D FEATE ERS. •- novelties of the day ’iw-. and th • Ionite.* the • s of this feather thread ends of fur or feather boas . il “weeping willow" water e adjusted in bird Oi p«.r ou hat . The stufi is ex a touch of it makes % ime seen In the very latest J oint that -the wise econo Thls fringe is a puzzle it is so long that no bird ; . t the latest beauties in ich plumes show their vn into this fringe, while t of the quill the feath as usual. Such feath ich l:;!*' or in the tops : . . tips floating over i back. The best place . y f oi ament is. however. 1 : ng the ends of a feather s t i of this pictured bat green broadcloth, came a holer the tight sie ves from trimmed with fur fur or cloth outer i' no end of neckwear urs. The most abun elaborued "beostie.” : a round collar, wide at ! narrowing to the fasten :. where a collection of tails All furs in use are fash th>se affairs, and though :ike a light-weight Jacket .still they give a look of afford some protection, boas are offered wnich are v a:, aggregation of the beastie idea, gh from a yard to two yards 1 and v< y large around one • telly fn ;.-hed with a large »d the oth*T ith a bunch of These come in a new Russian k and brown, and are very ■ r. Many tnuff> have great* rher frills at the openings and cozy and quaint, and made of florette. V RES 'LT OF DISCIPLINE. • ■rick the Great of Prussia used a laughable story of an exp^r of iiis own- During one of his ms in Silesia, he made it his 11 '.-stroll through his camp in <Ps i gtit. to come more in touch .- ddiers. One night he was a s ntrv. but. giving the • i ssword, was permitted to pro Instead of doing so. however, re ! (O' te: pt the sentry into a cigar, saying that a smoke !"ce his long watch. .'nst the r iles.” said the t ; >'i have my permission.” said ' perm -con!” cried the sold'er. ■ ‘ '-entry. "What would my Harper’s Round Table. V. < ! U» V > TERRORS. ^ K • xv T i lie I v«m Her. im«* to t •" thn Baltimore it the meek- rod youth looked u’ ri us Rirl while her cheeks ! he spake unto her. saying: t irth, wt?t thou 'u. -,i.l made *wlu an x'en r.'<- j . -;tlw proof that • t’ glorious xrlrl w ts n< " :t te-r velrn was like ‘ int-» h - 'orth. for a great v- -a h. x. tiling woe Hi it d. .. i uj it him t r draw you attention > XV. » . ■ . pr<1 ,f•••• till ft. • Christmas; -d it- Vuu mua'ut amr. m;. hair INCREASE . YOUR • INCOME] -HV Sl’KCI LATION IN GRAIN. PROVISIONS AND STACKS. .< ontinuou* ,j: ota ions from <'hlcag > and Nt w York, ro.-cn it direct by private wires. SI Aiil ll A < »>., Bro. ers. |3'i;5 Market st Telephone selovue.d," Oonimtrdo.i FINANCE AND TRADE. NKW YORK. I'licmh r 22.—Money on call. , .i<=> at 1' "2 !** r Cent.; Inst loan. 2 {nr cent.; closed at l%'f?2 per cent. I' in ■ mercantile paper. 3V/«i% per cent. S . rling exchange. Heavy, with actual li sun-'.s in hankers Mils at 4'7 v 1X7% for ■ ■ • ,f. i 4'. i a for mi a >s. I and l'7*5t4K, t’i>nmii-i\ ini Mils, 4'2%. !' ? stiver, >V>%. S 'ver certificates. 63%% 65%. t iv. rr.mcnt- Si r. >ng. N- w r. s. 4 !;■ ..is’ .119% N*-t\ f. S. 4s Cc trolls.’19% S s it* .. :er» i. lie, 1". S. as t omK'ns.....113% if. S 4- Reg.-, : d.1U9% 1 S. i- i • - ..1 ns-* U. S. IP dstered. 95 1‘ - o. a.99% Sr es— Dull R dlroa .s Firm. Si i a: -The ,.1'ly stock spe'illation was del atld tt I pr: tie.illy without feature, aside from a sli»;,o. tagging tendency on %■ zing tiid i change of front to the sell 5 O! tta< : 1 rt of London, The mar ki t soon >le\c'opcd-a firmer tone under the irii’ 1 nee of advances In the high priced stocks. A* u.<on . 1.7 A I ms Fx 'r«. >s . 14S ti n an 1 T ire Haute . 56 .— American Expr ■ s .lt>9 r l:;r. and Ohio . 11% Ca ! . Pacitic . |t|{ i \u ada. Sout u rn .46 t : Rule .. 11% t'h. ■- .p-ak- (i. 1 * hio.15 Chi ago and Alt -n .160 c i • sO. Hi:: iingto:i and Quincy .7"% Chicagi) > '.is . 72 !’ tw. r* and Hudson .117% I'.Invar. Lackawanna and Western.155 I'ii ver and Hio Grande preferred_41% D.-'i .ers and Cattle Feeders Co . — Fa ie .14% 1> > Nt pr. ;% rr 1 . 32 I>o 2d pr* ferred . 20 Fort Wayne .1*12 G- ner il K! etr .;tl Illinois Central .92 Lak. Shore .*...154 Michigan Central .92 Missouri Pacitic .19% l‘o preferred ..in N v Jersey C< ntral . 99% Noil lk and W. stern preferred . 16% Northern Pacific . 12% I Northwestern . 1M preferred .149 N vv York Central . 93% N vv York an ! N- w England .45 }' . ifio Mail .27 P.-oria, Decatur and Evansville . 2 Pittsburg .I»i2 Pullman I’..lace ....151 Heading .21% Rock Island .65% St. Pii il .72% 1 >o preferr. 1 .120 S 18c . 14 'I nn. >. • t'oal an l Iron . 21% l - x.is Pacitic . 8% Union Pacific . 9 Uni:. 1 S’.atis Kxnress .40 W!i c leg and Lake Eric . »'.% L»o preferr*, d . 27 MINING STOCKS. Uiihvor . 41 (' i I. r . SO Crown Point . 15 Consolidated California anil Virginia.. VO T1 ad wood . 100 Gould and Curry . S I tl« an i Norcross . lu5 I. unest : ke .2906 Iron Silver . 30 . S8 trio .850 ‘ '; ■! ir . s.5 !*lv mouth . 20 \> ksilv- r . Pm i i prei • rrc.i .12- 0 Si.-rra N* vada . 7.x Standard .12x 5 • llew Jacket . 25 PRODUCE. R.*ir!'t<T OflV'a. WHKr’UVG, December 22. Putter— Cri an> ry. at 22'*:25c; country, ii r> good OwlOc; coun ts '. li ht. t»ic; butterlne, ltfilSc. fcgg>—lN:Mc per dozen; storage. 154il»lc. N ivy Beans—Hand picked, 41 25-til 25 per t h.-se—Prime Ohio factory. KKidOlic: m i ork .. . Ltmbergi r. :-i 4c; Sw itzer, s'i’.oc; mark-t nominal; de n • . - \ a 1. i ultrv < »M live chickens. $250113*0 per dozen; ohi kvtis, funs. per pound. t>V';~v: kens . 1 2 50 per dozen; per Pound. K';l‘.*0. Ducks—82 5!<i3 00 per dozen. Geese. . i* h. Turkeys per pound, live Lard—Countrv prime. 5c: very plenti ful- ^ . . < nilons—75'pS0c per bushel; per barrel, fc* u 2 25. Potatoes—351: 40- per bushel. Sv. •••• potato* - I umore. II 25'6'J 50 per barrel: J< rsej - •- • - -'• p- r barrel. Apples—41 Will 50 i*vr barrel. U tis—5*V per bushel. G . Oal per down. N \v Lettuce 5«c per bushel. N ,v Ki r 77. n L r oarrel. Radishes—15c per dozer.. i. s Jamaica, per barrel. M 00177 00; j. r >.,.x S3 77 r 4 ;; Messina. $3 00'u3 60; California. S3 5h?t4 00. _ t m >:is M ssit.a. i.vf/3 on per box. I , t. is—|l ik i2 e per ounch, as to size a: 1 quality. fin. apples—l'^i 12c apiece. ; irm- Cu bbage- “5 - c per barrel. Celery—20<t»-25j» per bunch. IVainuts— I1 per bushel. II karv Nuts—*1 (k> per bushel. ! . m c .nuts '• »-r 1 ’ r.: per b.icr.81 on. Cranberries- J’ >-i;2't' per bushel crate. Malaga Gmpo 4t .'.'.'Mi ■« per barrel. s nnch, 2'. p« r bush< I Spanish Onions- II 25 per crate. CHICAGO. D. inh.r 22.—The saving , l ,u. in yesterday's wheat market, the bin . Xpert d«m:iiul. made itself decidedly ,• - un t iv and was perhaps the . . . | ;or in the day's advance of Trading was almost of a holiday .a..:- n'lcr in wheat as well as the minor P , Corn dosed unchtinged. oats a pc higher anl provisions un , hanged to 2M.c lower. w ,t. No. -• spring. *i ’I . Aac: N->. 3 spring 73 :74c. No. 2 red. N'V-t'-* w; I*— .» »« ~e: May , . ng :.t V‘U c; July, .4l*1:V4c. clos r'arish No. 2. 22%c: No. 2 yellow. \ 1'teei tuber cl os d at — .c: Jan >-v ' jj-.e ,-losing at 22V: May, ■ , , No. 2 Ph-<.H*::i,e: No. 2 white. No. 5 white, iii-’a il7'‘-c; I’coein I* r ,1 it MV; May. li'Vu li’Vu 2ue; ci- -•• g >t 19V’._ ;-i \ No. 2. nominal; No. 3, 23M'S34c; No. «. t. o b.. 2 !-'-’•* \ e» X,,. L ■ ■ ■ C. Th *, timothy s.. d. $2 <i*f r ■ v j... -i $.: *; *•. January. 47 *b-f* 7 - - . 'at 47 to; May. 47 S7UU7 92V ’ •'•IT' • - 77*. • January. S3 's-.i3 82V o’ >s!m: at $3 '2>-.:*M.iv, 41 0"**H Wj. clos ing at $4 "2 V > * . - !■- . h sliles. $3 7'. ;t aft; Jnnti v < : '2' •" '. s l-'.ir’g at S3 85. May. Ji t*0 i t 2!_. • losing at #4 02'.. Mr. salted sduatM-rs. 4,4'-i4,-jC. y ort clear sid* .1 -c. y gars, unchang. d. T’ butter mark, was firm; creameries. 17, i.l •; dnlri* .**. 1 -nl7e Che, se. steady .t M/iOe. li.-gs. stea iy: fn-sh. 20c. Is; wheat. 4' - bushels; • >rn. 272.0 0 bushels: oats 4"’ bush Is; rye. 11.me bushels; barley. l'l’.'K"1 bushels y> -ip.-;- . - Floor. 7 b irre's; wheat. «4.n” bushels; corn. ilN'WO bushels: oats, •o- ,o bushels; rye, none; barley. 4*J,000 bushels. C1H' AGO, December 22. \V at. Opening iiiga. Low. Close. M i v •'W sijh; Ti*’-.. ^ >'U.*1nSb July .j .3'i 7PJi|74 75V*a Corn— M 1 v 25V?iU -’H 23H 27V Outs— M v M-h M' C,20 19N, 19^a Pork— Jan. J7 'A 4. ' $. Oil J, fiO M iv 7 92*2 7 92U 7 s7’--.-a 7 90 * .... * .... 7 90 Lar-1— j, r. 3^1 3 82M 3 80 3 V>a _ 3 N2': s] |y t m.Wp 4 C2'a 4 aeti 4 | iC-z ■■■■ 4 <-24 4 02M Short ribs— j ... :: s'. 1 2 <5 a R2M 3 S2Ua .. 3 85 V ay 4 i‘2Ua 4 02? 2 4 CO 4 u>a ' . .... . 4 *>24 Cir !.-:s Who.:, 75; oats. 473; corn. 432: t r.7, ;. < for to-morrow—Wheat, 20: oat's corn. 2k’: hogs. 38.000. \ w Y<”’K !’■ • n. - r 22.- Flour, re 18.600 barrels; exports, 20,<06 bar nv rk> t dull and a shade lower to I >til mi spring patents; Minnesota bakers. | i . ta.io 9o; winter low grades. {> 75{j3 05. receipts, v».50f bushels: exports. | iiitsh.P sikk market firmer: No. 1. .ar.l, t options opertfcl stronger and .• c.s.-d ValVa net higher; No. 2 red May closed at ''•'.Ac; December closed at 8>u<»c. ^receipts, 60,500 bushels: exports. "1A. bus!i..is; spot market Arm; No. 2, -->JE options opened steady, eased off with wheat and closed at net ad vance. Oats, receipts. 123.600 bushels: exports, c 41 bushels; pot market inactive; No. 2, r-^c; options quiet but fairlv st adv, eios i g at unchanged prices; May c osed at 21 ; Ueoember cIohh! at 22c. Hay. hops and hides, dull. Leather, wool and beef, quiet. Cutimas. <iu .*t; pickl' d b. lifes. 4'V.tiV: pickl.-d shoulders, 4"<H*4c; pickled hams, L.<r<l. <(ulet; western steamed. $4 12'*; re hned quiet. Tallow, firmer. Petroleum, nominal. Rosin, quiet; strained, common to good, $1 ..'•/(ll so. Turpentine and rice, quiet. Molasses, dull. Cottonseed oil dull; prime crude, 20c; off crude, D'jc; butter grades, 2.V- ".Ole; prime white. 2% 27c. Cofl<<\ options opened <iuiet with prices un. hanged to 5 points advance; salts. C.5oo bags. Sugar, raw nominal; refined quiet. BALTIMORE, December 23.—Flour, dull ami unchanged; receipts. 10,4'Jo barrels; exports, none. Wheat, dull; spot. HXiOOiy; May. ST-Tj. receipts, 13.44'i bushels; ext>orts. none; southern whe .t by samiile, 91<5<92e; i do on grade. s<;y,i:«a.<.. Corn, steady; spot. 27'/':27s, e: yetir, 27'Tt -IS:-.: steamer miked. 2= V. 25c; * receipts, a..!*..; bushels: exports. none; southern white ami yellow eon;. 27c asked. Outs, quiet and steady; No. 2 white, 25Q 2e; receipts. 107/93; exports, none. CINCINNATI. Dovember 22.—Flour, dull. Wheat, steady; No. 2 red. nominal at 7! '; receipts, 3.100 bushels; shipments, 2,0u0 [ bushels. Corn, fairly active: No. 2 mixed. 21';;2iyc. oats, dull; No. 2 mixed, 19Mt20c. Rye. dull; No. 2. 3</«37c. 1-ard, in lair demand at $3 G5. Bulk imais. steady at $4 00. Bacon, dull at M 75. V\ hisky. active; sales, 1,013 barrels on a ba. s <$1 is, '■ utter, higher; fancy Elgin creamery. 22' h2.1c; Ohio, lflulkc: dairy, li'fjlOc. * Sugar and cheese, t. ady. Eggs, firmer and higher at 14'fiC. TOLEDO, December 22.—Wheat, higher an 1 tirm: No. 2 cash and December, 94c; May. 95‘sc. Corn, dull but steady; No. 2 mixed, 22Ce. Hats, quiet; No. 2 mixtsi. lv\ Rye. inactive; No. 2 cash. ::7c bid. t :overseed, tiu 11 but shady; prime De ! <a tuber. $5 4<); March. ;5 47‘-. Oil. unchanged. PHILADELPHIA. December 22.—73ut t r. lirm and prints le higher; fnnev west ern creamery, 22e. Eggs, firm and in good demand; fresh near-by, 22c: do western. 21" :2c. Cheese, tirm but quiet. GROCERIES. Register Office. WHEELING, December 22. Syrup—Si’,\, i L rips Syrup, itie; Fancy D'lps. :24c: »2c additional in half barrels): N w Orleans Molasses—Fancy new crop, 55o; cnoice. 32c: prime, 50c: mixed goods, New Orleans, 2Sc; bakers’ goods. S'k*. Provisions- Schenk’s m dium S. C hams. t0*ic: £0-lb average, l'c; S. C. breakfast bacon. 7'jc; S. C. shoulders. Cc; city sides, tic; ham beef. 12c; ordinary beef. He. Lard- Schenk’s pure leaf, tierces. 5Vjc; Armour's pure, tierces, 5’4 \ The advance for smaller pa- kage-. evi i tierces Is as fol lows: Fancy tubs "*,c: 50-lb tins. >4c; 20-lb tlr.s, =>»c; 10-.b tins, )4c; 5-lb tine, r(,c; 3-lb cans, lc. Coffee—Green Coffee, Fancy Golden Rio, 23*50; fancy green, 23*-: peaberry, 21 "4e: choice gr.er., 23*ic; prime green. 22c; r astlr.g grade*. l$c; Java and Mocha. 34*sc; high grade. 25!_c. Roasted in pack ages— Arbuckle’s coffee, lti.7»c; Jersey cof r'ee. l>:.7'cc; Lion coffee. lfi.7i’c; Arrow cof fee. 16.79c; Run-Handle coffee. 16.79e . Canned Goods 3-lb fancy tomntoes. 90c; tomatoes, new. vie; Hartford Co. Stand ard corn, title; 2-lb Honey l>rip corn, 51 15; California Lemon cling . i.dn-s. $1 Mt; yellow free. SI 70: 3-lb Sian.lar 1 table e. acht s. 51 ."hi; pie peaches. 75c; 1-lb Deep Sea full standaru cove oysters. SOc; 1-ih light weight cove oysters. 00c; Acorn Standard string beans, tioc; 2-lb can ccr: f -! u nipped bee7- 26: Lib j car. lunch iorgue. $3 00. Oil—Lard, rn w.stern, strained, f'c: carl on oil. 110. 7o; carbon, 156. 8c; water white, s*sc; Lewis miner s winter white oil, •52c; summer white. 51c. Sugar:—Cut loaf. 5.24c; cubes. 4.86c: powdered. 4.80c; granulated, standard, •j.tilc; standard confectioners' A, 4.18c; Co lumbia A. 4.24c; Ridgi-wood A. 4.24c; America A, 4.2tc: white extra C, 3.99c; C, S.m;< ; choice fruit sugar. 3.54c; clarified, X. O.. 4*4c. Itlce—Fancy pearl, 6c: choice pearl, 5*£c; ch :ce domes.ic. ti*ic; prime domestic, 5“4o; fair i m<stl . fat y head. c’4c. LIVE STOCK. Register Office, WHEELING. December 22. Cattle—Extra. l.uOtt to 1.2<»c, $5 754/4 00; good. 900 to 1.'*". $3 6u4j3 75; good, Ml) to 1H.HJ, ?j{ 25,(3 50; fair, 700 to 800. $3 0m'.j3 25; com (11,,:.. G"i to 7«H> $-’ 50'y3 00; bulls. 5. 001/3 AT; COWS. 51 5(103 00. Hogs—Extra. $3 40'u3 50; good, 53 2->4,3 «A; common, 52 754i3 00. Sint;—Extra. $3 n'TS 25; goo.1. 52_5iktf3 00; common. 52 (in.,2 50: lambs, $4 504(5 00. Fresh Cows—At $20 OeJrOO 00. Calves—At 54 75415 50. CHICAGO. December 22.—The demand for cattle was about as good as Is usual on Tu* .'da v. prices ruling largely be lower. Sales re on a basis of S3 404(5 25 for the i.,i,»rest to I he best native beef steers, v cattle being nominal at 55 30® a 10. A good many sales were made below 5» oo. The export demand at $4 15414 25 was an important feature of the mark- t. There was a fairly active stoeker and feeder trade at $3 0OV, 75. Co4v sales were large 14- at $2 (”{(3 00, with prime heifers selling a't >H (Hi. while bulls went largely at 52 2541 ;; 25. Texa grass* rs and f d cattle were in fair demand, tvith heifers saleable at 53 454(3 65. , , , The market for hogs was in very bad shape to-day. Common to prime lots sold a! 52 I*:. ;.: 1"! bit heavy lots selling the low est and prime light and medium weights the highest. Th.- gr. at bidk of the offer ings crossed the scales at 53 204(3 »*. choice pigs s* lling as high as prime light hogs. Racking hogs sold largely at 53 uo i3 15. Trading in the sheep market was very slow. Sties were made at 53 254(3 50 for the poorest lambs up to 55 (it for choice, and a few fancy lambs at 55 104(5 2". Sheep sold hi 52 254,2 for the poorest up to .<3 fir. for the best, and yearlings brought |3 504t4 00. Receipts—Cattle. 4.000 head: hogs. 28.000 head; sheep. 11.0 0-head. EAST LIBERTY, December 22.—Cattle, active and unchanged. Hogs.Hull and lower: prime light York ers and pigs. 5$ 4"u > 45; best mediums. $3 354(3 40; :common to fair. $3 304(3 35 heavv. $3 204/3 :tu; roughs. 52 1114(3 lit. Sheep, steady; prime. $3 65./3 75; fair. 52 r.T 25: common $2 (002 50; common to good iambs, 54 007:5 00. Veal calves. 5*> 00® •• 25. CINCINNATI. December 22. Hogs, hrm at $2 50'i3 85; receipts. 3,900 head', ship ments. 2,700 head. FLOUR. GRAIN aKD FEED. RfE'ster Office. WHEELING. December 22. Flour—Choice family flour in wood, 7ii■ 111 paper. $l per barrel; Mlnne I, iv[ m >„ cotton sacks. $5 10; Minnehaha in wood. ♦.> lo; Galaxy in cotton sacks, i- Famous in sacks, $1 55: Famous in wood $4 t;:.; spring wheat flour in jute - i i s of *4o lbs. SI per barrel; l’lllsbury'c y. i wood. $5 0»: I’lllsbury In paper, ti mi- • i anee. spring wheat. In wood and i-,u >1 So"': pap* r. $4 S'; Silver Lake, winter" wheat, family Hour. $4 50 In paper; Gold Coin, in sacks or wood. $1 "<>. Wheat—Per bushel.Mbi'vc; corn. 40c per bushel; new, i3-i3Uc, oats, 3uc; new, 20c. j_.\i. lings, per to:;, $14 00: bran, p Hav-Na Tbaled hay. $11 0Offl2 00: loose puv '$10 (mfi 12 00: new hay. baled, $13 00<f/ U e*i; 'loose. $10 w*y 12 <-0. Straw-Baled, fs io: loose. $S 00. metal market. XEW YORK, December 22.—Tirr Iron, full; southern. $11 12 35; northern. ill nt'6'12 00. Cooper, rtrm: brokers. ll%c; exchange, ill ">rl 1 50. ' Tin. firm: straits. *13 00; plates, quiet. Spelter, quiet: domestic. IVOV*- , I »*ad is very strongly held, brokers juoting domestic at ?Vc. while the figure .in ‘Change is called S3 OtaS 0S. Ruslness quiet, whether for spot or tuture delivery. try co°rs. RIVER. December 22.—rrint cloths quiet at 2S-16c nominal: no demand. NEW YORK, December 22.—It has been a very quiet market for all classes of foods'for current requirements, though for spring sal s very fair engagements wep> recorded. Any sales of importance tp it were completed resulted from for wardings on prior purchases. Printing . loths dull and nominal at 2 9-lGc. I BUTTONS! AM ELEGANT BUTTON FREE WITH EACH PACKAGE F | Cigarettes AN OPPORTUNITY TO J HAKE 2 G0LLE0TI0H GF BUTTONS WITHOUT COST. 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O.-f * ^ '*%%%%%%%%%%%%% j t f ___ FINANCIAL. G. LAMB^ Pres. JOS. SEYUOLD. Cashier. J. A. JEFFERSON. Ass’t Cashier. BANK OF WHEELING. CAPITAL $20d.UdJ. PAID IN. i WHEELING, W. VA. DIRECTORS. Allen Brock, Juscpa F. Pauli, James Cummins, Henry Bieberscn. A. Reymann. Joseph Seybold. Gibson Lamb. Interest paid on special deposits. Issues drafts on England. Ireland ann Scotland. JOSEPH SEYBOLD. jal5ec_ Cashier. WHEELING TITLE AND TRUST CO., 1315 MARKET STREET. General banking. Safe Deposit Vault. Real Escate Title Insurance. Interest paid on Special Deposit* and Savings Accounts. H. M. RUSSELL. L. F. ST1FEL, President. Secretary. C. J. PAWLING. S. 1. SINGLETON. Vice President. Ass t Secretary. G. E. GILCHRIST. Examiner ot Titles. VATIOXAL BANK OF W.VA A-l at WHEELING. CAPITAL .. Southwest Corner Main and TwelfU Sts. Does a General Banking Business. DIRECTORS-August Rolf. R. T. De vries, E. W. o*lebay, John W agner, R. W. liaziett. J. R. MuCourutey. E. B. Pott*. Earl W. Ogiebay, President. J. It. UcCourtney, Vice President. _Johri_Wag»ier, Cashier._ UANK OF THE OHIO VALLEY 6tate and City Depository. Stockholders Doubly Liable. CAPITAL .. Government and local bonds bought and sold. Drafts Issued on any point in Eu rope, as well as oil the principal cities ct the United States. ,A general banking bus iness transacted. Wm. A. Isett, Pres. Wra. B. Simpson, V.co Pres. _J. A. Mbier. Cat,hiejr_ ~>LUMBERS.___ HI,. M’KONVN, • Plumbing, tin* and Steam Fitting Gasoline & Oils ofAli Kinds, Sewer Pipe. Etc 1911 Market street. Wheeling, W. \a Trlepnone 104. Estimates Furnished _ mh luadc. _ James C. Marsbarger. Jotepfc Lotz. WAilSBAKGER & bOTZ, -PRACTICAL Plumbers, lias & Steam Fitters No. 37 Twelfth Street. W heeling. Estimates furnished. All work. c.one at reasonable price*.___ Votive io natural gas In consumers. , _ The "Hibberd Caio-iflc Natural Gas Burner" Is the onty burner hi the’ J?arke. that Is guaranteed to give Bail-fact ct Ee not deceived in accepting lost a* good" with no guarantee. For sale by all plumbers. GEO. HIBBERD A OCW. i 13H Market Strf t. "\ \7 M. HARE & SON, H -PUACriCAL— Plumbers, (ias'A Steam Fitters NO. 53 TWELFTH STREET. All work done promptly at reasonab.e prices.___,_ — TRIMBLE& LUTZ CO., SUPPLY HOUSE. PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING. STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING A full line of the celebrated SNOW STEAM PUMPS Kept constantly on hand. 1500 and 1502 Market Street. Wheeling._ QIIIO RIVER R.ULROYD CD On and after Sunday, July 12, 1S96, l’ass er.gtr Trains will run a.- follow-. ‘Daily. tDaliy except Sunday. Eastern Time. South Bound._! 7 I 5 I 3 | 1 - |p. ui.'p. m. a. m. Wheeling. I" * &'}•} ** j* : Ben wood. I )• J?* 0 40 Moundsville. .... i 4 >»0, 12 Jt»l *>-<i i New Martinsville. . j 6 40 1 8 0>) | Sistersvllie. I • £| 1 «| f * Friendly. ..••••• | 8 25] . 00 35 8t Mary’s. j » 2 21 a w WllUamstown. . . .a. m.[ 7 32. 3 03 D 31 Parkersburg.17 15! 8'-), * 1 00 Belleville.7 u3P- **>• 4 11 10 40 Ravenswood. 5 32| Rlnley Landing. . . 8 .itft I 6 II 32 Graham.1 S 22( 5 32, 11 f.S I I I ,p. in. i New Haven . . . • «l 9 34, | 5 42 28 (ft Mason City. » *> 5 » 12 tC ... J Oil i 6 W» 12 21 I Point Pleasant . . . . 10 18| 6 3f. 12 ti GalllpoliE Ferry. . . 10 32. Huntington.1 H M 8 20 2 20 :p. m. Kenova.12 u! S 40 j> io ip. m.f Ip. m.’p. m. North Bound._ 2 ! 4 1 fi r - " p. m.ip. m.'a. in.l Wheeling. Hen wood..i }J: $ -V lf> MoundsvlUi. . • • • .*•*« l* v- W ^ Xc*w Martinsville. . 2 W\ 5 24 n 12J Slfterevllle.I 1 47( 5 «>! S 4',! Fnendlv.I 1 s, 4 ,.j x .#>i SI Mary’s.\ l $ 4 20 x ^ WliUamvtown. . . .112 32, 3 CO’ 7 27! IP- m.l p. m. Parkersburg. . . • • H W 3 101 7 oo ‘10 Of. Belleville.11 25 - da. in. fi 21 Ravensw ood.| lh 55) 2 00 8 ;,n Ripley Landing . ..10 3® IS® s ;>i Graham.] }"j 8 05 New Haven.}° *j 1 «T Hartford.W JJ 1 *g Mason City. »j>> 7« Clifton. ....... J 51 12 rd J 38 Tolnt Pleafant. , . . 9 W 12 28 7 12 P- m. Oalllpolls Ferry. . . j> U 8 37 Gnayandotte.7 1« 80 5 10 Huntington.7 £> Kenova.I 7 -• 1° 20I 5 no ___It. m.la. m.| p. m. I fast time ....OVER.... PENNSYLVANIASHORT LINES UN-HANDLE ROUTE.” LEAVE WHEELING 9:46 A. M.. CITY TIME. DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. Arrive COLUMBUS 2:2.. p. in. Arrive CINCINNATI ti:(to p. m. Arrive INDIANAPOLIS 10:15 p. m Arrive ST. LOUIS, 7:'<) a. m. SOLID VESTIBULE TRAIN. PENNS V L.V AN IA STAN DARD PENNSYLVANIA DlN'i NO CAR. PULLMAN ‘ AUS FROM WHEELING JUNCTION THROUGH WITHOUT change. OTHF.R TRAINS LEAVE WHEELING For Steubenville and Pittsburg 7:26 j., m. week days; for Pittsburg iuk! the Fart, and for Columbus an<l Chicago at 1:25 p. m week days; for Pittsburg, Harrisburg. Baltimore. Washington, Philadelphia and New York at 2:55 p. in. dally; for Steuben ville and Dennison at 3:55 p. m. daily; for Pittsburg at 7:00 p. m. weeg days; for lumbus, Dayton. Cincinnati. IndlunapolU and St. Loula at 9:30 p. in. week days. PALLOR CAR TO PITTSBURG on 3:55 p m. and 7 p. m. trains. Versons eont<-rr.;;lating a trip will find It profitable In pi -isun- anu convenience to communicate with the undersigned, who will make all necessary arrang.-m. nt» fur a delightful Journey. Tickets will be pro vided and baggage checked through to destination. JOIT>j G TOMLINSON. Passenger and Ticket Agent, Wheeling. w. va.___t GENERAL NOTICES. CT< >( K H<>LDER’S MEETING. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the National Hank of West Virginia at Wheeling will be held at the hanking house or Tuesday. January 12th, 1897. be tween the hours of one tit and three (3) o’clock o. ra.. for the election of directors. JOHN WAGNKK, o.ishi.r. Wheeling. W. Va.. December 8, 1891 rieSosz__ Put a New Face on Yoar 8usIdc;3 For 1897, by ordering from us a full line of Lltnogr-phed L* tter H<-ads, Hill Heads. Cards. Statements. Chocks and Drafts. Ycu can have samples and prices for the asking. WEST VIRGINIA PRINTING CO.. dcth Wheeling, W. Va. ' -r RAILWAY TIKE CARD. Arrivals and departures of trains on an<* after Nov. 22. ivK. Explanation of Refer ence Marks: •Daily; tSunday excepted: {Monday excepted, {Saturday excepted; fSunday only, 'Saturday only; jMonoay only, r except Saturday, and 2:3o a. m. Sunday only, i . xcent Saturday and 2:« a. m. Sunday only. Eastern standard tint* which Is one hour earlier thau Central .inie._ Depar: rtT*. •12 2G am, VVash Cy, Ba.. Phil NY, *6 20 am •3 40 pm, Wash O . lial. Phil. N VI. 17 oO am ...Cumh, i hind Accom...j i" 2” l,w *3 40 pm|.Grafton Acconi.1*10 lo aiu 1u 28 am).....Wash, City Ex.; »4 25 pm D •• £5 am i*’or Colum. and Chicago1 *1 lo am •10 15 am,Col.. Cm. and St. Louis *5 30 pm t3 10 pm ....Zanesville Accent.... 10 55 .tin til 40 pm;Col., Cm. and St. Louis *5 u5 am *3 45 pntj....Chicago Express....j*ll 10 am 11015 am’..St. Ciair.-vllle Accom..,tlu 55 atn f* 10 pm ..st. Clan riUe Ac m.. 30 pm •M15ami.Sand .| •6 30pm •3 lTam,.For Pittsburg"..I...,*10 10 am •TOOain. Pittsburg .I *0 55 pin •5 40 pm|..Pittsburg and Last.. rll 30 pm tl 3o pm. Pittsburg ;.,12 30 pm .i. Pittsburg . 12 30 am Depart.I Ohio lilver R. R. I Arrive. *|> 35 am). Passenger .;*io 4.. am 1« 01 pm. Passenger .{ 3 25 pm •4 la pmi. Passenger .I *6 5o pm Depart. |C., L. a- VV.—Bridgeport! Arrive, tj OoamjCleve., Tol. and Chicago) i2 3opro ?* r°. I>rn(-luve., Toi. and Chicago, pui T4a0pm|.. Masslilon Accent ...itllOOpm ,]* 01, am)..St. Claiisville Accom..! t® 28 arc tl0<S:im,..St. Claiisville Accotn..| “1 30 pm I- 1°. I,tn,, dt- Clah sville Accom..I ’4 40 pm Jb pmj..St. Cluirsvilic Accom..; TO 33 pm T1 40 pm. Local freight .pUoOam I JV. & L. E. Ry. I Arrive. .1 an.I West.... *0 10pm *10 Brilliant and fcttub...| ’Oiuim 6a pmj.Massillon ii:d Canton.i*1110 am 65 j n»|...Brilliant and Steub...|»ll Fata 1 ’ .j >tm|Cleve.. AKrun .V: Canton! *8 10 pae Depart. | p., c. e£ St. L. Ry. i Arrive. 1*25ani. Pittsburg .if® 05 pm TJ 4.» am .St> iibci.viii, ;1Ii>1 West.) 6 15 pm 11 26 pm|...Pitt: burg .aid X. V...| T3 26 pm to to ami...Steubenville Accom...| 6 15 pm 3 5o pmj...Pittsburg and .N. Y...|*1135am Ji 00 pm)....Pittsbu.g Accom_I .93oam f9 45 amlEx., Cln. and'St. Louis/1" 12 am T®30pm;L.T., Cln. and St. Louis; 76 15 pm 1:, r~ kni Lx., Steub. ;,nu t in-agu, >3 -j pui ou pm;., Pitts^ ai d Dennison.. j*U 30 aio Depart | cT& P. r."r. “Wrrfv&T iz -3 am'Ft. Wayr. • ai d Chicago »9 50 pro t5t>3 am|...Canton a-d Tol»do... 1950 pm 15 53 ami Alliance a. d Cleveland -9 50 pm TWTOam .ffteubenvllb ana Pitts. 19 50 pm Tj.tSsnPFt. Wayne and Chkago 1050pm t210 pn»|.,. Canton uvi Toledo... t9 50 pm T2 10 pm|Alliance and Cleveland tl 35 pm 12 10 prn|..Steub. :u. ! Wellsvllle.. til 06 am .5:43 pmlPhiladl. phia and N Y.l 15:58 pm 15:43 pml .Palilino!e ar.d Watb.. J5:5S pm J5:43 pmlSteiibenvllle r.d Pitts.) 13:58 pm 17 55 pm|..Steub. and WelUvllle..| t8 38 am Depart. I li.. Z. ^ C. P. 10 10 am). Bellalre 5 15 pm|. Del.alre 2 S5 pa;. WHEELING AND ELM GROVE » » RAILROAD. On and after Saturday. February Id, 1895, trains will run us follows, city time. Leave Wheeling. Leave Elm Grove. Tr’ri Time Tr’n Time Tr'n TlmeiTr’n Time No. a. in. No. p. in. No. a. in. No. p. m. 2.... 16 00120.... 3 on 1_ i6 (») 19.... 3 00 4-... 7 0b,22.,.. 4 i-i 3..,, 7 <«"21 ... 4 no 6 ... 8 00 24_ 5 00| 5.... 8 0! ( o| 8 ... 9 00:26.... i'> O” 7_ 19 0" 35.... 8 Nt 10.. .. 10 00128.... 7 n i- 9_10 O0!27.... 7 12.. .. 11 00 30.... s i*bll.... 11 00 29.... 8 •»! p.m. |32.... 9 00; p. m.i31.... 9 oo 14.. .M12 "|l 35_ 1 13.... 12 I8V33.... lo 0" 16_ 1 00 36.... 11 0o 13.... 1 Ort|36.... il 00 U ... 2 00 (17.... 2 (W| tltally, except Sunday. Sunday chtnvh train will leave dm Grove at 9:43 a. in. and Wheeling at 22:17 V' m‘ II. E. WEISGERBER. General Manager. T>ALT1M0KK AND OHIO KAIL ROAR. Departure and arrival of trains at Whe«jg lng. Eastern lime. November 22, t'UC. MAIN LINE EAST. J For Washington, Baltimore, I’hllade' phla and New York, 12:25 and 10:25 a. in., ar.d 3:4o p. m.. dally. Cumberland accom modation. 7:00 a. m., clany. ercept Sunday. <Jt.i Hon accommo dation. 2:40 p. a., dally. ARRIVE. From New York. Philadelphia. Halt.mora and Washington. >:20 a. m. and 4.25 p. m., daily. , „ _ „ Cumberland accommodation, i :2a p m., except Sunday Grafton accommodation, 10:10 a. in., dally. WHEELING AN i> I ITTSBURO DIVI SION. For Pittsburg. W ehington. Baltimore, Philadelphia d N. w York, 3:10 a. m. and 5:4<t |>. m.. daily. For Pittsburg, 7;W) a. m.. daily. Pittsburg c.xpr . 1:25 p. m., except Sun day. arrive. From New Y rk Philadelphia, Haiti more, Washington and Pittsburg. 10:1ft x. ni daily. '.1:5" ' tally except Satur day and 2:20 a. m Sunday only. Pittsburg mall, 72 * p in., except Sun day, and C:35 p. m.. «in 11 •*. TRANS-OHIO DIVISION. For Columbus. Cm ago and tna West, 7:35 a. m. and 3:15 l m., dally. Columbus, Clnciin.ati inu 5>t. Ixiu.s. 10:11 a m. dally. 11.t" !»• u <dy except Satur day and 2:40 n. hi. Sunday only. St Cl*lrsvlh*» accommo'la Mon, 10:1a a. m. and 3:10 p. m.. except Sunday Newark accommodation, 2:10 p. m., daily, except Sunday. Sanducky uia.l, l0;!r> n in., dally. ARRIVE From Chicago. 1:15 i. m. and 11:10 a. rn., dally. From St. Louis. Cincinnati and Colum* bun. 5:05 a. in. and 5 • i m.. dally. St. Clalrsvllle .I'comp "<l tlon, 10:55 a. m. and 5:20 p. m.. ex . pt Sunday. Newark accoiiitno*: * on, 10,53 a. m.# daily, except Sunday. Sandusky mail, a:J" n. m„ dally. CD'S O. SCULL. General Pa-.«"nger Agent, J. T. LANE. T. P. as’.. Wheeling, W. Vo. CLEVELAND, I IAIN AND VJ Wil BE LI NO I ILP. >.A1). Schedule cffeetlve N«v. mber 21’d, 1S96. Cleveland Depot tool of South Water Strctt' GOING SOI'TIL I 17 I 3 I 3 | 1 “ a. m. p. m.'p. m.la. m. Cleveland. ' *• £' ! 'l Berea. 11 t*»! 134 SOI Lester Junction. . ] » 2 0" *s 33 1 ..vter .'. . . ■ I": *4 10 1 (JoI •: 38 Elyria! .'.- l '-*' 1 1;'i 6'-) Lester Junction. . J’S ■ "-'I I o..| * -< M ..I ; 1 Seville. ■ 2d SI Steiling.. ; - .; 1 ! Warwick.M 5 i'll ^ 33 Massillon. 1 ; -- .' * Jlist US.. !; L 71! Canal Dover. ... <_ }' • j ,r-!i *6 J* New Philadelphia 4 J m J‘> UtirlehsvUle. • s*’; It*! *} 2;* Bridgeport.1" w.I ‘<>'1 » •*> .1. m.,p. m.|p. m.;p. m. % - GOING NORTH. - I 2| 4 | C | _ Ja. m. n. m.Jp. m. Cleveland. ' 1 ^ ii . Berea.I J !l J1 ’ f1 . Lester Junction. . . ■ ’< 1" D •» 1. Elyria. -'-lie1 ‘ u'. Lester Junction. . . s ■>• •" •*". •» 44,. Medina . . • T LI 1*) 5 OQj 7.5'.-i Warwick. «f- 4J? P-«4 M sillon.I § I Justus. i :j‘ . ! •/ Jj ;5I Canal Dover . • • • a/. 8 ■ ■ t*" C21 New Phlladeli.hu. •> 1; * 2 J ■ « l> Uhrichsville. ... ■* W ** U» *2 3a. S 00 Bridgeport.. 5 * 5 3 ,a. m.ia. m iP. m.Jp. m. Fleetrlc cars run between Who. Ting, Martins F- try 1 C., L. A W. depot la Bridgeport. , , » Dally betw n : In’1? mark'd * Bunnny on!v l* w on I oi» r* irkctl t Other train daily uX'opt Sunday. On Sundays ti in 1 runs to 1 hrlchsv lit only, and on same day trains 4 and < *tart from rhrichsvilh.* inst> ad of Bridge* ^Through connections ar.d through tick ets to all point-, (’.ill mi agent*, or ad dress M. G. «. ARK LI.. G. I • A.. Cleveland, O. \V. R. WOODFORD. Gen. M-T.. Cleveland. O. WANTED—MEW P. :US OE FKfTtET So rietint to rail at West Vo. Printing Co.# Xo 1225 and 1227 V.-irkot ■ tnv-t. and exam ino OU" samples of Secret Society address cards. • ' . r *