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Base Ball.
INUNDATED.
ST. COG. 900 Worth of propertv in 1llinoi

100000 Worth of Property in Illinois
Destroyed by the Break Of a Levee.
CHICAGO, July "A Quincy, ILL.,, special to
the Times says intense excitement prevails in
the portion of the country inundated by the
breakage of the Suy levee. This embank-
ment protected an extent of country 20 miles
long and from to IL miles wide. Fully one
third of this area is under water. The Gre
vase at Cincinnati Landing is half mile
wide and other breaks have occurred. Mr..
Freemor and family, reported drowned, were
saved, but others are believed to be lost
Horses, cattle and other stock were drowned
houses and barns swept away, and crops de-
stroyed. The State fish ponds near Fall creek,
are obliterated, and several hundred thousand
fine fish washed out. No estimate of the dam
age by the flood can be made at present, but it
is safe to state that the total loss in this local
ity will be upwards of 81 100000.
QUINCY, Ill.,, July mo new breaks are
reported in the levee today, but it is feared one
will occur in the embankment opposite Hanni-
bal through which the water is sweeping and
general alarm has been sounded throughout
the threatened locality. The water is steadily
spreading over the bottom lands and fully
300, 600 acres of highly cultivated graund is in
undated. Three persons have been drowned.
The water in the river is now stationary at its
highest point. Pain today helped to weaken
the embanoment.
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HORRIBLE TRAGEDY
A Mother in Fit of Insanity Murders
Her Three Children

A Mother in a Fit OF Insanity Murders
Her Three Children.
aged 45, living in this city murdered her three
children this morning by cutting their Threats
with a razor. She says she first tried to kill
them with a carving knife, but didn't sue
ceed. Edwin, the youngest, lay in the bed
with her. She killed him first, then went to
the two Oldest, David, aged years. and
Francis, aged a years, and murdered them
Her husband lay on the floor asleep He was
awakened by the dying struggles of his eldest
child. When he saw what his wife had done
he ran out of the house crying. Mrs. O'Con-
nor says she has been sick long time from
malaria and unable to take care of her chill
dren, and she thought by killing them they
would go to heaven, and there was no other
cause for killing them. She was examined by
Judge Pilaubet and committed to Jail.
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AT THEIR OLD TRICKS.
Democrats Breaking Up Republican
Meetings in Alabama.

Democrats breaking Up Republican
Meetings in Alabama.
WASHINGTON, July 1T will be remem-
bered that few days after the Chicago con-
vention a Garfield and Arthur ratification
meeting in Montgomery, Ala, was broken up
by mob of Democrats, who pelted the speak
ers with rotten eggs. Last Saturday the Re-
publicans of Montgomery finally succeeded in
holding ratification meeting under great
difficulties. Before the meeting fairly began
Democratic roughs gathered about the stand,
and several rotten eggs were thrown by them.
The more respectable Democra is of Montgom-
cry appear to have frightened by the effect of
the performances at the previous meeting, and
last Saturday an effort was made by the sheriff
to preserve order One man who threw added
eggs was arrested. The sheriff of the county
took position on the stand and begged the
bowling Democrats to desist, but his appeals
produced little effect. Every speaker was
constantly interrupted and assailed by the most
opprobrious language which the half-civilized
Democrats conceive IN which to vent their
feelings. Notwithstanding all this the Repub-
lican speakers held their ground and carried
out their programme. The Montgomery Ad-
vertiser, in giving Democratic description of
this affair, after admitting that the meeting
was large one, admits also that some of the
Democrats about the stand hurrahed for Han
Geek and English, and adds, 1--WE hope that
hereafter Democrats will refrain from any sort
of demonstration about Radical meetings, for
no matter how harmless their conduct, it will
be miSconstrued."
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.

Fire in Dover.
DOVER, July 2.-Harveys store and the
Bangor and Piscataquis railroad depot at East
Dover were burned last night.
Fire IN Littleton.
HoULToN, July 1.-The house, stable and
outbuildings of John R. Weed of Litttleton
were burned to-day. Twenty tons of hay,
farming tools and provisions were destroyed.
The furniture was saved. 1t is thought to
have been accidentally set by stage passen-
ger. Loss $500; insured for 500.
Movement to Start Democratic Paper
in Rockland.
RocKLAND, July 2.-The subject is being
agitated by leading Democrats in Thomaston
to start Democratic organ to advocate the
election of Hancock and English and straight
out Democratic nominations
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WASHINGTON.

Revenue Commissioner Raum Uneasy.
Boston, July "a special to the Traveller
from Washington says that Commissioner
Raum is disturbed over the report that he is to
be made sacrifice to Executive Order No. 1,
and have his official head taken off for having
gone to the Chicago convention.
Confident Of Whittaker's Innocence.
Professor Greener, Cadet Whittaker's friend,
is confident that court martial will be grant
ed the latter by the Secretary of War, when
Whittaker's innocence of the charge OF self
mutilation will be established. He says that
some of the ablest lawyers in the country will
defend him, and the inconsistencies of the
court of inquiry will be shown up. If Whitta-
ker is dropped from West Point Greener says
he expects to secure him an appointment as
second lieutenant in the army.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Intense Heat and severeDrouth-D amag

Intense Heat and SevereDrouth-Dam
to the Crops.
MONROE, July 2.-The weather throughout
the northern part of the State for the past if
teen days has been without interruption the
hottest known for the same length of time for
more lthan forty years. The mercury has
ranged from $50 to 1929 above zero. During
the last ten days there has been number Of
before the showers. The Connecticut and Pas
sumpsic rivers are very low The Connecticut
is SO low that the down river drive of $4,000,
900 feet is hung up on the Fifteen Mile Fan
and Vandyke & Merrill have been obliged to
raise the dam at their mill at McIndoe Falls
two-thirds of the average. Corn and potatoes
are exceedingly small for this season of the
year, and the farmers are somewhat discour-
aged over the prospects of the autumn har-
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DEATHS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

FRIDAY, July 2.
Arrived.
Steamer New York, Winchester, Boston for East
port and St John, NIB.
Brig Staples, Showers. Baltimore-coal to Ran
dali & McAllister. Vessel to Ryan & Kelsey.
Sch Francis Coffin, Kelley, Haverhill, to load ice
Sch Louisa A Orr, Orr, Portsmouth.
Sch Mary A Taylor, (Br) Peters, Westport. Ms, fol-
Sch Boston. Fogg, Yarmouth;
Sch Albus, =, Bath for Boston.
via A Dow with 160 bbls do.
Sch Exact, Kimball, North Boothbay : Nath'l
Blake
transaction of business on Monday, July 8.
1862, metalled in 1880. now at New York, has been
sold for $1,000. To go under British colors
MEMORANDA.
Barque L L Stocker, before reported ashore off
Cape Corientes was partly submerged in the sand
June 26 and cargo washed out.
Brig Grace Kelley, (of Rockland) Hurley, from
Cape Coast Castle May II for Aronamboe is report
ed by cable to have been totally wrecked near the
Sch 4 Weeks, Littlefield, from Bowdonham,
went ashore in He'll Gate night of 3Oth and re-
manned. She was in tow of a tug when she struck
and was left in bad position. The cargo is being
discharged into lighters.
Sch Tannhauser from Rockport for Morgan CITY.
before reported ashore, has been abandoned to the
underwriters. Capt Kennedy arrived home 28th
and reports that it will not pay to get her off.
FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
Ar at New York I'd inst, steamer City of Para,
from Rio Janeiro.
Ar at Liverpool list inst, ship Levi Burgess Star
rett. Norfolk.
Sid list, barque Thos Fletcher, Pendleton United
States.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
SAN FRANCISCO - Ar 23d, ship Challenge,
GALvESTON-Ar 26th, barque Belle Wooster,
Higgins, New York; brigs Clarabelle, Coggins, and
l. Nj Merritt, Higgins, do.
PENSACOLA-Ar 2Sth, barque Mary Jenness,
Cakes, Galveston.
Cid 2Sth. sch Almeda Wiley, Wiley, New York
CHARLESTON-Ar list, sch St Croix, Leland FIN
Belfast.
RICHMOND-Ar 30th. briggs M Haskell, Has
kell, Norfolk; Nellie Hustled, Boston.
BALTIMORE-Ar Both, sch Royal Arch, Crowell,
Kennebec.
Cid 9th, sch Lizzie Poor, Dickey Calais.
Cid 30th, sch Willie Luce, Spear Boston,
Cid LIST, brig S j Strout, Pickett, Port Royal, Sc
PHILADELPHIA-Ar Both, schs Addie Warn
er, Lewis, Port Antonio; Norman, Smith, Cheverie,
MS; Jas Boyce Manson, Boothbay; K I Cottingham,
Smith, and Julian Nelson, Howes, Kennebec; Emily
& Jennie Compton. do.
Cid LIST, brigs Shasta Nickels, Galveston: Hype-
rion, Williams. Portland; sch Telumah Bennett,
Gloucester.
NEW YORK-Ar 3Oth, schs VIM Fl Card. Foss.
Jacksonville; Fleetwing Hall, and Champion, Eos,
ter, Calais Maud Malloch, Bickerd, do; A Hurl.
but, Griffin, Bangor; Am Chief, Snow, and Geo w
Baldwin, Cook, Rockland; america, Truworthy, do;
G Whidden, Ferris. Friendship; Helen Thompson,
Bradford, do; Ella Crowell, Atkins, and Eagle,
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Trouble on the Rio Grande.

AUSTIN, Texas, July 2.-The Governor of
the State is notified that trouble is brewing ON
the Rio Grande in consequence of the erection
of dams on the Texas side near Brownville.
The Mexican authorities desire them removed
alleging that the increase in the current of the
river has flooded the Mexican side, causing
great damage. Gov. Roberts has referred the
matter to the authorities at Washington.
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Picked Herring at $685. y Dbl for roun
Shore $6d6l2 for Labrador split.
Trout 5 Is p Dbl; Salmon s19 % Dbl; Sworcfsh at
S41a05; Goldfish at So, Haddock S31a, Halibut
Heads S313, Haibut Fins 50 bbl,i Fins and Napes
Alewives S41a; Pogie Slivers S5@S7.
Fresh Halibut-6 and 4c Pfb for white and gray
Shore Fish-$3 and 81 p cwt for steak and
market, Goldfish, STA for Haddock, 81 for Cusk
Hake and Pollock. Fresh Mackerel 3alOc each.
Medicinal Oil zoe y gal, Tanners Oil 32c, Porgie
do SOC.
Livers lie p GAL; fish scraps So D ton.
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Books Received.

Memories of MY Exile. By Louis Kossuth.
Translated from the original Hungarian by Fe-
renee Jausz. Cloth, 446 PIP. New York: D. APP
pleton g. Co. Portland: Hoyt, Fogg Donham.
Strange Stories. By Erckmann- Chatrian. Pa
per, 100 pp., 30 cents. New York: D. Appleton
& Co. Portland: Hoyt, Fogg g. Donham.
The Sisters. A Romance. By Georg Ebers
From the German by Clara Bell. Paper, 1852 PIP.
New York: William S. Gottsberger. Portland:
Frank B. Clark +a,r
No. 13 Rue marriott. Translated from the
French of Rene de Pont Jost by Virginia Champ
lin. Paper, 259 pp., 80 cents. Boston: Lee g.
Shepard Portland: Loring, Short g. Harmon
Man Proposes. ANovel. Cloth, 344 pp 81.
Boston: Lee & Shepard. Portland: Loring, Short
g. Harmon.
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A Young Man Beaten Nearly to Death in
a Gambling Den.

NEWPORT, r. T., July IA terrible row oc-
CURED in a gambling den here last night, the
trouble being in regard to woman A slen-
der young man named John Lawton, who was
Watching game of chance, was beaten in a
keeps notorious place on Thames street, and
the inmates did not dare interfere Lawton
who is very respectfully connected, now lies in
dangerous condition, a physician being in
constant attendance. One arm is broken in
two places tand his body is badly cut and
bruised. He being taken unawares, was una
BILE TO defend himself. Warrants have been
issued for the arrest of Wood and others, and
it is expected that both dens, which have long
been disgrace to the city, will be permanent
ly closed
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

(By TeIegraph.)
CHICAGO. July 2.-Hogs-Recepts p 900 head;
shipments $500 head market is active and higher
Ooa4 25: light 1904 25; choice heavy Soc
so.
Cattle-Receipts 1000 head; shipments 622O head;
frmer but log zoe lower than Wednesday; shipping
at 20a4 So; butchers steady 2 Dogs 90.
Sheep-recepts 675:no shipments market higher;
common to medium 8 5Oa3 80; good to choice 90
"a 30
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ASIA.

Defeat Of the Russians by the Turcomans
Reiterated
LONDON, July 2.-The Pail Mall Gazette
says a second confirmation is received of the
repulse of Skobeloff by the Turcomans. This
is of a later date than the Russian official de-
NAL
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tions for permission to establish in Madrid and
many parts of the peninsula monasteries and
Jesuit colleges. The greatest sympathy is
shown the Jesuits by the court aristocracy and
all closes of society.
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CUBA.

Deaths from Yellow Fever,
HAVANA, July 2-Forty-two deaths from
yellow fever and two from small pox, for the
week ending June 25th
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AFGHANISTAN.

Insurgent Band Dispersed by the British.
CABuL, July "A body of Afehans at Pad
know was attacked by Hills division and suf-
fered severely. British loss three killed and
twenty-five wounded.
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FOR THE WEEK ENDING July 1, 1880.
9Georges Codfsh-S4A $y qtl for large and $685.
@$3s4 for medium; picked cured Bank S4A %
qtl for large and $31a@$35s,for medium dry cured
Bank $44 ~ qtl. Shore Goldfish $4E.
We quote Cusk at S21a @2A, Haddock at S21s
Hake $1A@lHs; American Pollock at S11a61A
English dolat $21a % qtl.
Boneless and PREPARED fish from 31a04c % fb for
Hake and Cusk to 51a@S for best codfish. Smoked
Halibut at Size ~ H. Smoked Salmon 15c; Scaled
Herring 18925c % box. Bloaters SOC P hundred.
Mackerel-We notice sales at S634 ~ Dbl. for a
for As with Dbl. az
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CHICAGO, July Frequent and heavy
showers throughout the Northwest have al
ready greatly delayed the harvest of wheat and
injured the cultivated corn and hay ak
ing.
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Boston Stock Market.
aAes of the Brokers Board, July 81
New York stock and MONEY Market

(By Telegraph)
NEW YORK. July 2-Evening loaned
easy at 2@3 per cent. CALL closing at 215 prime
mercantile paper at 3@412 per cent. Sterling Elk
change steady at 484@4S414 for long and 486A@
48612 for short. Governments are quiet but fairly
steady. State bonds dull and nominal. Railroad
bonds fairly active but irregular The stock market
closed firm.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange aggregat-
ed 49,. 800 shares.
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Frank Page, aged 10, is missing from Haver-
hill and is believed to have been stolen.
1t is stated that Bradlaugh is to be prose-
cuted.
L. B. Jones was hanged at Huntsville, Tex
as, yesterday for murder.
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Ph,ladeaphia g. Re aiding Railroad.

PHILADELPHIA, July 2.-The masters APP
pointed by the Circuit Court in the case of the
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad and coal
and iron companies filed their first report this
afternoon
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By Telegraph.)
LONDON, July 2.-Consols at 90 GIG for money
and account 1854 for account.
LONDON, July 2-12.3O P. M.-American securi-
tes-United States bonds, 5s, 1865; 41as 1925
As 11OB.
LIVERPOOL, July 2-12.3O P. M.-Flour at los
Obs Winter Wheat 9s 4dj99s 8d;Spring Wheat at
IS 4d99s 4d; California average IS 6d99s Cd; club
do at 9s 4d@1Os; Corn at As lOd; Peas at IS lid.
Provisions, &c,-Porki 6Os Beef 62s; Cheese at 49s;
Lard 36s Sd; Bacon.at 35s 6d937s kTallow at 33s
Cd, at London Ais.
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MASSACHUSETTS.


Boston, July George W. Meserve, a
builder of this city, has been arrested for forg-
ing the names of Mary P. Cruft and Charles
Nichols. His forgeries are said to amount to
$4,000. He has been held for trial.
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SOUTH AMERICA.
Peace in Buenos Ayres.

LONDON, July "A commercial firm has re-
ceived telegram dated Buenos Ayres, June
3Oth, with the single word Peace"
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NOTICE.-For the past thirty three years,
CONGRESS- Yeast Powder has been extern
sively sold 1t has always been made pure and
healthy, and is today without rival.
B-S SHADES English Mustard, and Congress Yeast
Powder, are standard. always reliable.
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MARRI

In scarborough, Mass, June 80, at St. Marks
Church, by the rector. Rev. DR.. Coolidge, James
Clarence Hamlen of Portland and Caroline Frances
White of scarborough.
In Saco, June 26, Charles Goldthwaite and Miss
Fannie Stevens
In Ellsworth, June %, Moses H. Hammond of
East Surry and Lizzie S. Smith of Ellsworth.
In Ellsworth, June 81. Andrew j. Newman and
Mrs. Laura H. Joy.
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METEOROLOGICAL.

METEOROLOGICAL.
INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FOUR
HOURS.
WAR Dept, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL)
OFFICER, Washington, D. c.,
July 3, l A. ny
For New England,
Rain areas followed by clearing weather.
variable winds mostly nortwesterly, stationary
or higher temperature, higher barometer.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

Portland Daily Wholesale Market.
PORTLAND. July 2.
The following are Io-days quotations of Flour,
Grain. Provisions. &C.
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SPORTING.
international Rife Match

InternatiOnaI Rifle Match.
DUBLIN, July jackson has made the
highest score on the two days shooting and
wins the highest money prize. Scott secures
the second prize and Young wins the Abercern
cup.
In the match for the Abercorn cup, though
two of the Americans made the highest scores,
which was confined to Irishmen. The Ameri-
cans. however. won the highest money prizes.
Fenton made the highest score of the Irish
men, but he having been the winner of the
cup before it was awarded to Young, An
American team of four will compete with two
Irish teams for the all Ireland challange shield
tomorrow.
Base Ball.
Observation-Disclosures 5, Cincinnati 1.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Worcester 4.
Chicago-Chicaoos 10, Boston 8.
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FOREIGN PORTS.
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Travelling Salesman Wanied.
A MAN who is well acquainted with the Fancy
"A Goods and Notion business, and can command
good trade in this State. Apply Immediately, adj
dressing, FANCY GOODS, Press Office.
Portland, July I'd, 1880. jy3dsntf
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rhe Following were the closing quotations
Public Debt Statement.

Public Debt Statement.
WASHINGTON. July 1.-The following is a reca-
pitulation of the public debt statement for the
month of June:
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Daily DOmestiC KeceiPts.
By water conveyance-1OOO bush Cornmeal to G
W. True & Co.
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Receipts of Maine Cenral.

KeCeIpts Of Maine CenraI.
PORTLAND, July l.
For Portland, % cars miscellaneous merchandise;
for connecting roads, SO cars miscellaneous mer-
chandse
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The Steer For Reef.

A correspondent Of the Io,ra Home
Stcud writes: The cattle breeder is, or
should be, looking for not only the
steer hich vii! make the most beef
in the shortest time, but the beef
which will return the greatest profit.
They have worn their teeth and wear
led their jaws long enough in masti-
eating the tough and tasteless tissues
Of a muscular system. And there has
been in the last year a more thorough
investigation Of his question than at
any former period of our history. Dis.
appoint nents were encountered in
some calculations, which at first were
not we'll understood. Those raising
stock in Texas, Oregon, or on our
Western plains, supposed they grad
ell up their stock with Short horns,
Devons, or Herefords, they could pro.
duce AS sweet, tender and delicious
beef as we could in Iowa, Illinois, OF
Ohio. And why not? Why is not i
work OK, whe2 thoroughly fattened
as finely marbled, tencer and juicy
beef, as the steer which has been per
mitted 10 leislure!y crop the tende>
grass in the rich pastures, and drinl
his water from the spring brook which
constantly flows at his feet? The la
Dor and constant exercise of the o,
enlarges the muscle, and prevents tb
aIirose matter Q. t2t from accunula
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which Pays Rest.

Many persons Of limited experience
Judging only from the great Inference
in price, suppose that pure and fancy
bred fowls are only desired for the
qualification Of whim Of the poultry
fancier to POSSESS handsome fowls, and
not from anv considerations Of profit
There cannot be greater mistake,
for it has been thoroughly settled in
the minds Of those who have had ev' n
a limited experience, that even cross
of the pure breeds with the common
fowl will bring about wonderful re
suits in the way Of Improvement in
egg production and size of the biz DIS
at maturity. Those who give their
attention to the improved breeds alone
Of poultry are too often misunderstood;
as in many cases, where people devote
themselves to some special pursuit,
the poultry fanciers are regarded as
mere enthusiasts, who SIMPLY amuse
themselves without comforting any
benefit on the public This is a grave
error, which does great injustice to
them, for farmers especially owe much
to poultry fanccrs. They have worked
and are still working hard, to demon
strate that it costs no more to keeE
good fowls than poor ones. After get
ting fair start, few pure bred fowls
will more than pay the seemingly eX'
travagant price given grndgingly fol-
them, simply ty the extra number o
eggs they give. Besides this, Brah
ma fowl will dress for market or table
and be more than twice as heavy a