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The New York Sun gives biography
of an inventor who has done more for
the world than the world has for him.
Aftcr making half dozen scientific
improvements in mechanics, any one of
which would have made another mans
fortunc, he has gradually fallen to the
position Of tender of the stage-door in a
New York thcater. His name is frcligh
When twenty years old he invented a
diving-dress, for which he got $6o0-
about the only reward he ever obtained
lie served his apprenticeship at the Nov
city Iron Works and afterwards oh
tanned a position as engineer of the
Jersey City Ferry Company at 5000 a
year. For inventing the revolving
crate for ferry boats the Superintendent
gave him pair Of patent-leather boot
for inycnting an apparatus To heat water
by waste steam and save ten per cent
fuel, he received doublc-barrel shot
gun; when he built model for span
lard who wanted boat of light draught
and immense carrying capacity To nayi-
gate the shadows of the Amazon. and
was about to sign contract to construct
Aotilla of such vessels, the Spaniard
was murdered in a cigar store when
four years later, he invented comb
nation gauge" to indicate the action OF
the forcc-pump, the temperature OF the
water in the hot-well," and the density
Of that in the boiled, a Scotchman stole
his discovery and patented it in his own
name when he compounded lubrica-
tor for locomotives the general supply
agent of the Erie railroad refused TO ac-
cept it unless he was paid bonus of
$4,000. And, lastly, after a day had
been appointed by Jim Fisk, Jr., in
which Freligh was to receive $50, 900 in
stock and money for the secret Of
the compound. Stokes interferred and
murdered the only man who had ever
promised him fair treatment. To such a
man the fates have done their wort.
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Son~crnia0 Cashiers.

II is some days since the telegraph has
brought news Of a bank-robbcry, with its
inevitable concomitant OF a cowsrdly
cashier and a gagged cashiers family.
All newspaper readers know the old
story. Brown, who has been cashier of
the Pottaumpsic Bank for unnumbercd
years, takes the vault-key home in his
pantaloons pocket and goes to sleep. Two
men, duly deckcd with black masks and
bludgeons, enter by convenient win
dow. Mrs. Brown is walked up and
gagged. Miss B. ditto. The domestic
ditto. Brown then wakes to conscious
nes Of himselfand pistol. lie is told to
rise, and does so, trembling. He is asked
where the key is, and he tells at once
Ose man stands guard over the Brown
family, while the other takes the key to
the confedemtes in the bank. They
cannot unlock the door. The messenger
returns, escorts Brown to the bank, and
by pointing a pistol at him actually
forces him to open the vault! The
tiltNt- Hiaht thtii maui anu uistppNdf
Brown frees himself from his fettcrs as
soon as the rogues are safe from pursuit,
and arouses the town. There is wonder
ment and fruitless chase. Perhapethe
bank is ruined; perhaps a number of
poor people are. .S'-ahge to say, amid all
the hubbub and the lamentation, il ap-
parently never occurs to Brown, or to
anybody else, that he Brown, has played
any but the most heroic part. He does
not show the slightest sign of believing
that he has been a contemplate coward.
IT seems quite right to him that he has
betrayed the trust reposed in him, and
has possible plunged hundreds of people
into misery, because, forsoov, his
wretched life was threatened. Cashier
Brown would have small respect for Col
Brown, who surrenders fortress because
he fears he may be killed in defending it,
but he entertains high regard for him
self under the same circumstances. The
public has hitherto shared this regard,
or at least has expressed no contrary
opinion but il is time for it to change
its mind, and then speak its mind freely.
II mere threat ofdeath is to excuse the
breaking of trust what security ofgood
faith can we have? 1t has been sus-
gestcd by Boston paper that the vault
key of bank should be made in several
parts, and that it should be divided up,
every night, among half dozen persons.
But if fcowardice is to be still considered
respectable, the only effect OF this would
be to bring, instead of one, six high-toned
citizenson their knees, crying; "Don't
point the pistol at me, Mr.. Robber don't;
you'll find my part of the key behind the
clock on the parlor mantlepiece."-
ChicdJo Tribune.
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make his mark, ~ the man who vouchcd
for the gcnuinencs Of this cpistlc had
done. This objection naturally carried
weight, and many people suspected that
the evidence Of George IIasscl and Of the
letter had been got mp by the captain,
who was anxious to prove the man TO be
alive, and 80 escape from the odium
which attached tn him.
Finally the ship was sent TO bring this
protesting Robert jeffrey to England,
where he arrived in due course, and
proved TO I've the right man safe enough,
a certain shynes and diflidence which he
felt in the presence Of the gentlemen who
had drawn up his report being the cause
Of his making q cross instead Of signing
H. lie landed In Portsmouth in the Oc-
tober Of 1910, three years after the event
which had caused him 10 become pub
lie character. The admiralty forwarded
him under the charge Of a naval officer
TO Polperro, where the entire population
recognized him, and his arrival was
made the occasion Of great public re-
joicing.
But before settling down in his native
place he accepted an offer from the
manager Of London theatre TO exhibit
himself for certain number Of nights,
and as IL became the rage to go and see
Jeffrey, the Sailor" he made rather a
good thing Of IL. These profits were
presently swelled by a sum Of six hun
dred pounds, which was paid him by the
family Of the captain in acquittal Of all
claims he might have against that officer,
who was still liable to civil action, and
in the state Of public opinion was likely
to be cast in heavy damages
After the lapse of few months, when
he ceased TO draw" Jeffrey returned to
Cornwall with money enough to purchase
a coasting schooner; married, and, ifthis
were fiction, would have lived happily
for ever afterwards. But this story be-
ing a perfectly true one, Robert Jeffrey
was subject to all those ills which sfilict
ordinary mortals who have never been
the subjects Of popular sympathy OF
curiosity.
lie failed to make his schooner pay,
and he died early Of consumption lcav-
ing his wife and daughter in great
poverty.
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LirIELLs LINISs AsE, for November ~ tBoston
Littell GAY cdutains paper on Chsrle. I aud his
fatser. ~ Peter BsyRe; Thr~s Feathers, BY william
Blaek aud Alice Lorrsins, b. the saihsf of The
Maid Of skeTr, both continued notice Il Crahl- :
Drtp NtrFiis 50 l.-ortption, from the Zoe nhill
sS,1 sSs,p ps s S, aSd "a ,.r. & sss BY h''
TuE C,lsNr. Gf p-c-n,l-r Nov York shsLIoa
A Co, aI-ns With a continuation Il Edw ard Leah
n " oman of Fashion; Albert khohes fnrni h-- q
-kctsh ot tbs frenrh journalist Emils De Girsrsn I,
]. Lippitt drscrilHs some recent " Matsrialisa-
,t,g-. alI a.k. bot doc. not ap;ver The gse-,io
~, by GrorRe l.. Austn, runtinur- The disc ussion
no1s.s 70. NM s @sss a r, ,pi m
!hf pr,nins chapirrsi Va utsatal Monarchy, ~
leart oi Siam; Tho Old Agency. is Cou.isnos
Nwul-nn, 4 drr'tiptinn II Markinas a. II wa=i J.
q houard di,snssr- ne duration Of tho esec cnii,e
havs -stiled a. q. Whit. ~rit.- Of eiiinG inter.
ci,tisi... the rrospt a,t.tsSss. 1t rieG Z, ndsil
Man y bodse, g. ss,s. LIli, Niliard
ute p.rms Ths sIitariai and other department. are
a. full aud varied 49, u-utl
OLD AN Nru, flr p.,rmbsf nostou. Ra,~ft.
Bras contalu- Lifr ~ Letters. discussion II the
advantage. dnd draw backs Of a ltsfar, carver, ~
D. y. Hall, iu.tallmsnt- Of uut rkctthing tluh.
aud TrolloI~'. th. Way W. Lis. Nov n, men In
Athirp from . tousrt satise trickst ~ fonise u
s@ sSHT, SJ e'y's ssaaSS Ss" IT, t. s s.sSl q 2
:, ihe se' James MsrIlnesal Asais,i Time, - .ier,
lit pi Am'rican tolleg"s.
-, NicnolAs. for pccenib"r Nov York scribnsr,
,., a. - ~ -, -, ,,- - ~ -
u''h"h. i"f "" Young r"rle' " contains over
rghp ila.latiuns, aud contributions In pros. aud
po'tpl h' iiita trealenN, Map \. PRESCOTT, Thea
lere laN, Helen e., Week, SILVIA Berg, Abbt
ba1, aud dVyn other uld and nsN fasuritss.
a drpsrimrnt ~ ven ltiie fuiks
SrGIuNE's MuNruih for Deoenlar New York
S,tiLnrr Armstuus A co. op.ns a. usual. with an
in.talIment of The Great south Ksntucky aud
Tenn....,,. ar. the state ,lr.ri Odd D., MI King
this manth The pap.r nbuunds 10 hhe illust
Including the Mammoth Case Lonissiie, Frank
bat, Nashville, and Iafk fksons Iisfniiae". io the
rrsilrnts Of ~" Ntairs alnfr named theec viii b.
.gcialy interesting; I've thApters q Nsfm
M'st"rious Island Tho silt . Agt, aud kamhles IN
hadrifa, are also cupionsN Illustrated, several
porns, aud an abundant sgppb y editorial matter,
confirmation ~ save Holmes wv lunrmalins an
artclr ~ The Transit - Venus a'titeal notite oi
Robert browning, hi v, q. st"inau, IN q Ifuinp"t
q ston ot lhanksgNihg, BY J. I, Hopkins, aud
Ieannelie another entertaining story are The 10
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SUGAR CAKE-iIalf a pound Of hut
ter, half pound Of sugar, one pound Of
-four, three eggs, milk enough TO form
dough. Beat the butter and sugar to-
gethcr, whisk the eggs light, and add
them then stir In the milk and -four
alternately, 80 as to form dough. Roll
IL out, cut IL In cakes, aud bake in n
moderate oven.
PorrEp OK ToSGuE.-Cut about n
pound and q half from an unsmokcd
boiled tongue and remove te skin.
Pound IL in mortar as fine rs possible
with six ounces Of butter, a little ca
yenne, = small spoonful Of pounded
mace, nutmeg and cloves, beaten fine
When perfectly pounded and the spices
well blended with the meat, press il into
putting pans and pour clarified butter
over the top. A little roast veal added
to the potted tongue is an improvement
To REMOVE WARTS FROM HANps.-
Purchase a dimes worth Of spirit of
hartshorp; bathe warts, or, if very nu.
merous, that portion Of the hand where
the warts are, with small portion of the
spirits Of hartshorn each night and
morning for about three weeks, not wash.
ing the hands Immediately after. The
use Of II will not cause any pain unless
comes in contact with cut or brui~c.
A cure is usually effected in about three
weeks.
CHARCOAL FOR worSps.--A CORE
spondcnt Of the Scientific Imericdn says
"The best simple remedy | have found
for surface wounds, such a. cuts, abra-
sions Of the skin, etc, is charcoal. Take
live coal from the stove, pulverize il.
apply il TO the wound and cover the
whole with rag. The charcoal absorbs
the fluids secreted by the wound, and
LAYS the foundation Of the scab; IL also
prevents the rag from irritating the flesh,
and it is antiscptic.
BREAHFAsT RoLIs.-Take coffeeeup,
ful of new milk, two beaten eggs, half a
cup of fresh yeast, a tcaspoonful Of salt,
teaspoonful Of sugar, two tablespoons.
ful Of butter or sweet lard, stir in briskly
enough siited -four to make q stifi batter.
They should be mixed In this way at tea
time, and covered up to rise. Late in
the evening, when the dough is light,
mould il out on the hoard add put back
in the pan, and cover again. In the
morning tear on, but do not cut, in pieces
Of sufficient size to twist up into roll.,
working 1t as little rs possible; when
they puff up, bake in quick oven, and
eat them while hot.
SOFT GINGERBREAD.--Takc = half pint
Of sour milk " buttermilk, a half pint
Of molas-es, one teacup Of butter, or
salted lard, one large tcaspoonful Of sal
eratus, dissolved in a little hot water,
two well-bcaten eggs, half of a nut
meg, grated, one tcaspoonful of ground
cinnamon, and one large teaspoonful Of
ground ginger; mix in sifted wheat -four
until il is thick batter which you can
stir easily with spoon; heat IL we'll To-
gether for some time, thea pour il an
inch deep in square tin pans, buttered f;
bake an hour in quick oven. To ascer-
tain whether IL is done, try as il is usual
~ test cake; the same gingerbread can
be made by emitting the eggs, aud using
two teaspoonsful OF saleratus instead of
one; dissolve it in a teacupful of warm
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A wife v nhe an unknown -es-
least Known 10 him vho thinks he knsws
where sllthe shores of rrcmi-e he,
whcre he the islands ef repc-e,
And where tb- rccts ths, he mne &c.
Cspricfcus winds, uncertain tides,
Drive the young -sils % asi On.
TIN al his charts and all his euidcs
= Prove false, and vain conccit h gone,
And only docile love sh,acs.
where lay the shadows cf tho maid,
No plume, line the wife may sound;
whcc round the sunny islands played
The ral-es Of the great profeund,
Lics ic~ the 'reacherous evcrgisde.
And sailing. he becomes, pcrforce,
Di-covercr q lovely world,
And finds, vhst'er may he his cour~,
Grecn lands within white seas impaired,
And streams of unu-p-ctci source,
witch feed With sold-icliciou. fruits,
Kept by unguesscd Icspcridcs,
On ccol the lips oi gentle bru,es
That breed and browse among the trees,
Who's vind-o~ci iimb- and leave, are luses.
The maiden free, the maiden wed,
Can never, never he the same.
A new light springs ou, from the dead
And, with the speaking Of a name,
A breath upon the marrisee-hci,
She hnds herself ~smething new
which he learns later, but no leSS);
And good and evil, false aud true,
Nav ehsage their features es-who can guess =.
seen close, or from another view.
Tears srring benessh carel-.s touch;
Endurance hardens with q word
She holds q trine with clutch
SO strangely, so childishly absurd,
That he Who loves and parions much
Doubts II her vsyward Wit be sane,
When straight beyond his manly power
She stifIens TO the awful strain
Of some supreme OF crucial hour.
And stands unblanched In 6ercest pain!
A Jealous thought. patty piqve. .l
Eavrsps In siesm, OF bursts IN stern;
She questions all that love may speak,
And weighs Its tose and marks It's form
Or yields her frsilty 10 freak
That vexes him, or breeds disgust;
Then rises In heroic name,
And treads danger into dust,
or puts his doubling soul to shame
With love ,nfeigncd and perfect trust.
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Ho0sehotd Helps.

PLAIN CAKE.-TakO three-quarters of
pound Of -four, quarter of pound of
brown sugar, quarter Of pound of eur
rants, two teaspoonsful Of baking-pow-
der, one egg, aud nearly half a pint of
milk. The powder to be mixed with the
-four, and the milk when going into the
oven,
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A SCRAP OF HISTORY,

a SCRAP OF HISTORY.
frENeH r r.I
EcIip,es, comets. and extraordinarily
high tides can he predicted with .c.
curacy; =; there even seems to he prob.
ability that in time the weather will also
strike its flag to science, and that means
will be found of disentanrlinr the con-
Aicting influences which sends an
aneroid up and down. But in the art Of
foretclling the probable current of nubl;c
enth wsiasin thcrr Is no s;cn Of ,rnoro..
The keenest observer of human nature can
no more guess whether the career of anv
particular suitor, warrior. explorer or
criminal will sim plv apne,r in Tho nows-
papers and excite no more attention or
will he generally taken up AS a matter Of
national importance than the mcrest
typo can. II was more than a million To
ono that Robert .Jeffrey's wrongs would
remain unnoticed, or raise but a feeble
and passing interest. He became n popu.
lar idol, however, REPRESENTATIVE VIC
tim Of the press-gang system, and the
tyrannical customs which naturally GROW
out of it, and 80 a very curious story has
been handed down to us.
In 1907 a privateer named the Lord
Nelson was fitted al Polpcrro in Corn
wall, place famous for il hardy race of
smugglers, the entire POPULATION be;py
brought up to look upon coast guards
men as natural enemies, who might be
killed with as good conscience as tbouyb
they were Frenchmen. The profits of
privateering were often greater even
than those of smuggling, and the Lord
Nelson had no difliculty in gathering to-
gether a first-rate crew. Amongst them
was man who had been brought up as n
blscksmith, but had foand both excite
ment and profit in an occasional sea trim.
and indeed was as good at the tiller as at
the forge, perhaps trifie better.
The name Of this am phibious Cornish
man was Robert Jeffrey, and his career
as Privateersman was Il short one for
the Lord Nelson, at the very commence
mcnt Of her cruise. WAS forced IN mt into
Falmouth, where she was boarded bv a
presSgang. IL was perfectly illegal
proceeding the press-panp had no more
right to take man out of the Lord Nel.
son than ysu or have To break into ,
house and take the plate-basket. But at
the commencement of this century nr;.
vatc rights were yery little resnec,ed
where the public service was oonco,n.d
unless the person whom II was nrono.ed
to injure had plenty of nancy or nol;tic,i
influence. Robert Jeffrey had neither
and he was carried on III NJ $ R.crr;t
and converted into A man-oewar,s man
quite against his will. and in defiance of
his clear and undoubted protection
The commander of the Recruit was n
young officer at that time well-known
in the navy AS a reckless. selew;lIed
passionate man. the foible. of vbo.o NJ.
ture were forced and exasperted hv
despotic powers and drinking habits A.
il hi. normal Thirst was NOT enoucb h.
was now cent to cruise in the Caribbean
ca, where the heat of the sun wbctted
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clerical Whisker. and apparel.

The Pal Mall Gdzette says: During
the sitting of the Church Congress at
Brighton, recently, the clergymen who
thronged the pavilion and afterward filled
the streets arrayed in garments of every
style, exhibited at the same time the
boundlcss variety of whisker for which
English churchmen are 50 justly cclc-
brated. In some instances there were
closcly-shayen cheeks, cropped hair and
bald spot about the poll not altogether
natural here there was triangular
whisker, whose base y formed by line
drawn from ear to mouth there was the
fashionable dropping fayorite, and then
the military moustachc, the peaked i'm
perial, and the flowing heard, all of every
color and shade.
As 10 crayats, there were ancient ties
with voluminous folds, and, perhaps, a
frilled shirt there were chokers of the
usual cut, and there were all-rounders,
implying, il is supposed, extreme theo-
logical views. The waistcoats were
mostly of the NJ. u. pattern, but there
were some OF a lay type, probably, COW
ering the breasts of broad churchmen.
Coats varied, from the abbreviated shoot
ing Jacket, "a, oring of the stable, and
giving rise To suspicious that the wearer
might own race-horses, To the Noah's ark
pattern, which touched the ground. But
IA MAS in the hat that all interest WAS
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How common Is the announcement
Thousands are suddenly swept into eternity
by this fatal nialsdy. This disease generally
has its origin in impure blood, hlled with
irritating, poisonous materials, which, cir.
culating through the heart, irritate its deli.
cate Tissues. Though The irritation may at
first be only slight. producing a little pslpi.
tation, or irregular action, OF dull, heavy, OF
sharp darting pains, vet by and by the dis
ease becomes krmly seated. and indsmma.
on, or hyper,rophy, .or thick ening Of the
lining membrane or % the valves, u pro
duced. How wise N give early attention 10
a case OF this Kind. Unnatural thrcbbing
OF pain In the region Of the heart should
admonish one that all Is not right, aud II
you would pre-. ervc II from further disease,
you must help IL Ia beat rightly by the use
Of such remedy - will remove the cause OF
the traubie. Use Dr Pierce's Golden Medi.
cal Discovery before the disease has become
too seated. and ID will. by It's great blood pu-
nfying aud wonderful regulating properties,
effect perfect cure. IL contains medicinal
properties which sct specifically upon the
Tissues Of the heart, bringing about .
healthy setion. soh by all sr.t-elss.
DruggiSts
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FRANK WESrwoRrH Is rapidly max
ing the sherman Hou-e the most popular
hotel in Chicago. While increasing its
already uncqualcd nkrits he has also
materially reduced it, scale Of p,iccs.
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EVERY READER Of this paper can re-
ccivc, free, a copy Of the best Agr'crI
furdi and Fdmiy newspaper In thi.
country by addressing Moor's Rural
New Yorker, IS Duane st., New York.
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HEART DIsEAsr CURrp,

RoCkroRT, Spence County, Ind,
February ist, 1874.
DR. r. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, n. v:
About two years ago ! vas afflicted with
disease Of the heart, which, at times, created
pressure around Il, almost causing suficca.
ton. saw an advertisement OF your Golden
Medical Discovery, recommending the same
As q cure for disease OF the heart ! then
bought half . doren bottles Of II, and after
using three bottles. I was entirely relieved,
and am now enjoying good health.
Gratefully yours,
NITrS kILLIAN
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"EyERyTnISG goes wrong" said an
Illinois farmer, wiping his eyes. "rhe
graSshoppers cum, the hired man broke
his leg, wife died, the barn burned. and
I've rid for three days and can't find a
woman who wants 10 marry
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ours,
NITrS kILLIAN.
THE MARkE1B.

DIR TUT LIVER PILLS inv gorsi~. tho d.hil.
ti.ied etssa. seids NJ th- dasfisr nsr,va. encf'
Eiss aud Inn rart. visor 10 boiy and mind.
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Irr Us CONSIDER. Since the intro
duction of distilled Yirits in the sixteenth
Century, they have been hahitually pre-
-cribcd n remedies. We know that alco-
hol, IN all IT, forms, Is pcrWsc'oe TO health.
Kno,ring ho~ hSws aud that under the
system oi treatment which includes their
u-r, the mortality among the sick Is, and
ever has been, enormous, Is II not worth
while TO try the effect Of remedy which
combines in their highest excellence the
qualities Of Tonic, an Alternative aud
Regulator; contains no mineral bane or
murdcrous dkaloid or alcoholic poison I;
does its curative office without pain and
with unibrm certainty, DR. WALKER's
VINEGAR BIrrrRs fulfills all the-e CON
dition-, and Is now affecting the most ex-
traor,linary cures, in cases where every
" specific 'sf the faculty has ignomini-
ously failed. Consider, In view Of thee
facts, whether any sick person Is justified
by reason and common -en-e in declining
to test the virtues u this undefiled and
irresistible remedy. II
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A NEAR-sIGnTED citizen stepped into
butcher-shop yesterday with the inten-
tion Of ordering six pounds of meat sent
To his house; but, after sitting down ON
the butcher ratterrer, which WAS lying
curled up in chair, the citizen changed
his mind, and went b. another shop. II
is curious how the purpose of the human
mind is sometimes changed by the mercst
triae.--Dsir0h IToe Pr,Ss.
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CHICAGO

wheat, No. . Red. ~. casa. No 2 Misea. M
Oats, No. ?, S7ssse.; Port. Mos. tso.o: Lard,
Refined iE.; Hog. se2ssIso; Cattle, Natives.
1sas4a
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Ten highwaymen can not pull a shirt
off naked mans hack.
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Cattle, Ohio steers. s42sesAoo; iiov., oornfed,
s6lieIso; sheep. prime TO extra. tsS 400 !
Petroleum. crude. per barrel, 77'se. Refined, per
gallpn. iO,ssio1Se.
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CnrRcH property Is now taxable in
the District OF Columbia.
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PITTSB IRG.

Flour. ,s.oaasoOi Wheat, ssssiiei Corn, $40
IL n.t. ~.
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w Siss.s s.s ;ss' 30. ~. ,is si'eT'i.s-
uses5 N this pager.
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Flour, supsrsne, o. ustco; Fancy, tS.2,ss "
wheat, New Red Winter, si.osessios New
Whit, ti.looli ~ Germ. shielded, 7lc.; Oats uixe,
sSss7c,: Marley New Fal, si. .osi.so; Pork, mes.
s2i.co@2i.o; Lard. city kettle. ii'.e.; Current
steam. IStxe.