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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-09
PONDS EXTRACT CO.,
THE BALTIMORE
MORNING HERALD,
FOR 1885,

The growth OF the Morning Herald la cir.
culation and influence during the year Just
closed has been as remarkable as Ii Is graft
flying. To-day II Is recognized as the spright-
Hest, newsiest and most enterprising paper In
the state In its news columns, and the ablest.
most honest and most fearless in It's editorial
utterances. The Morning Herald has this re-
putatlon because IL has earned 1t. Whenever
any event of Importance happens The Morn
ing Herald has an account of IL, and genCr-
ally better account than any Of its rivals.
This Is costly, bat we find that 1t pays TO
spend money lavishiy to get news and print
It in the best form. Whatever The Morning
Herald has to say editorially Ii says plainly,
neither party affiliations nor personal feelings
avail to secure its endorsement of anythsng
evil, or prevent IL speaking well Of men,
measures or things that deserve to be well
spoken Of Ths Morning Herald, although
believing In the Republican party, never ST.
lows its allegiance to party to interfere with
its duty as q newspaper. The Morning Her
aid gives all the news in the most compact
form, but every item gets the space IL de-
serves, whether IL be Q complete page or .
couple Of lines. Its market reports are full
and accurate. The Morning Herald Is the
handsomest paper In Maryland, and has no
superior in the United States in thst respect.
Il is Published daily and will be sent by mail
TO auy address II months for $500, 6 months
for $l.UO, months for 80 cents.
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THERE was SIS. 900 FIRE in Balti-
more city yesterday. The principal
sufferers were G.. Cassard & Son,
pork packers, well-known to- our re-
tail grocers here. Their insurance
will cover their losses. Four build
ings were burned. Four iremen
were buried under falling wall. but
miraculously escaped without serious
injury.
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A2~z-Ar7-=s. .x7-
MONDAY EvEG. FEBR'Y 70. 1885.
THE efForts Of the LocaI Improve

THE efforts of the Local Improve
ment Association to beautify and
benefit Annapolis. are worthy Of all
praise and encouragement; and we
respectfully call their attention to
matter which is thought by many Of
some Importance and entitled to their
consideration The government owns
q hundred or more acres of land ad
joining our city, which seems to be
perfectly useless to its wealthy own.
or. The uses for which it was de-
signed at the time of its purchase,
have ceased to exist, and it now lies
an unproductives waste Of good land
and money invested. 1t has been
suggested to US that our Improve
ment Association might, by y well.
directed effort, induce Uncle Sam to
convert this Improbable investment
into National Park, pleasant with
walks and drives and shade trees,
that would add another feather to our
old uncle's cap, and be blessing to
bis nephews and nieces hereabouts.
A few thousand dollars out Of the old
gentleman's plethoric purse would
not be missed; and, if placed In the
hands of the present Superintendent
Of the Naval Academy, who has an
eye for the beautiful and the knack OF
making a dollar of public money do
its full duty, we would have Park
on the banks of the beautiful Severn
that would be both useful as well as
ornamental, and a credit to the gov.
eminent.
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a NEw YoRK clergyman Was paid
$4,000 for preaching a discourse ct
the funeral Of the son of d millionaire.
Il requires . great deal to reconcile
the consCiences Of some preachers.
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THE BALTIMORE WEEKLY HERALD

The Weekly Herald, issued every Friday 10
an eight-page paper, giving oil the news Of
the week; full page Of market reports, two
good stories. Rev. DR.. Talmageds weekly
Sunday sermon and splendid lot Of miscel.
laneous matter. Terms ATTY cents . year,
postage prepaid. To any person sending &c
$500 for club OF ten viii receive one copy
for one year free of charge. In order to Sc
cure : large number Of subscribers to The
Weekly Herald, which since January /, 1885,
Is reduced to 60 cents O year, we will pay the
following premiums to parties who viii serve
clubs ct different points.
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Mr.. Cleveland is having "a hard
me with the cabinet makers, but
Just let him wait till delegations to
the White House viii be in order after
the 4th of March. He'll wonder
where so many people come from.
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TnE BALTIMORE SUNDAY HERALD,

The Sunday Herald il an eight-page paper,
brimful Of good reading matter. It is the
most interesting Sunday paper printed in the
city. By mail $3.50 per year; rs cants for
6 months.
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OTNGLE, Double Teams and Saddle
- Horses to hire, by the hour, day or
week. Open and Close Carriages, Single
and Double Ph@tons, Jaggers, Top and
No-Top Buggies, all at reasonable rates;
fine carriages for visiting and pleasure. -
Drivers in livery, If desired. Pony
Phetons, with quiet and gentle horses,
suitable for ladies and children. Special
rates made with families. Particular at
tention to horses on livery. Baggage
called fer and delivered to all parts Of the
city. Funerals attended to at short notice.
All orders promptly attended to.
JAS, Ell VANSANT,
Proprietor.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Produce Markets.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2.-F1our strong and in good de-
man d., Writer wheat So 9425; Michigan, So
ers' So "a; patent, $10475; low grades $1.75
$3.50. Rye -four $3.1o03. 25 in bbls; So. so a O5
in sacks: Wheat excited and closed $3.50 higher
than Wednesday Sales ranged: January. 76l40
eIossd At 7se; March, 771sS75a4e, Closed ia at
Chicago spring, 76@78lac, closed at 78iec; No 5
Chicago spring 65067c; No. 2 red 79c; No. 3 red
67c. Corn in good demand, and closed 3se higher
347ec; January, 344035c, closed at 347e035c;
February, 34l20351sc, closed at Soc; March, 347s
035l4c, closed at S5isc; May, 377s03slac, closed
at 374D383sc. Oats firm, and IA 3sc higher. Sales
ranged: Cash, 25l4c; January, 251t025lec, closed
at 25sso2 lac February, % le0 @25slc, closed at
at 52iac. Barley in fair demand at 60061c. Flax
seed steady at $1.36. Pork in good demand. Sales
ranged: Cash, .$11.40@11.50 January, Ills
$11. 5@911,6o, closed at $1l.57l201l. 60;
March, .s7la91d7o. closed at $I1;7o. Lard
closed at 6.75c; February, 675 06 2tac closed
at 8O06; s2lsc; March, 6.s2le96. 92loc,. closed
shoulders, 1850 Loo; short ribs. $685.. Soc;
short clear, 62006.25c. Whisky quiet at $I.13
Butter strong fair to fancy creamery 03Oc; good
% 926c. Recepts-Flour, $4,000 brls wheat,
100 600 bu corn, 10000 ou; oats, 1900 bu;
rye, 1900 bu; barley. 10000 bu. Shipments
Flour, $4,000 brls; wheat, 10000 bu; corn, lo1,-
600 bu: oats. 49, 600 bu; rye, 5000 bu; barley,
$4,000 bu On the afternoon board: Wheat excited
and higher; advanced al l4c and closed at 1874 for
January 78a4c for February, S5c for May Corn
easier; January declined l4c February declined lee
Oats firm, and advanced lsc Pork lower; declined
12l2015c. Lard lower; declined O50 .07l2 c
NEW YORK, Jan. Flour firm; receipts Is
600 brls; exports A 800 brls; superine State and
Western, So. 80 03 common to good extra 81. 300
$50 good to choice, 3 so IS; white wheat extra
50 80; extra Ohio So. 9005 50; ST. Louis So so
05.35; Minnesota patent So $3.50. Whest-Spot
lots 202iac higher; options opened stronger and So
bu; No. 2 spring, 9sl9c; ungraded winter red 500
92c; angraded red f. o. b. S3 l4c; No. 3 red S3iac;
No. red, S7DS9ioc ungraded white S7la0S9c:
No. 2 red january. sales of 66S 900 bu at So "a
SSa4c closing at 8Sc February. sales Of / IA 600
bu at s740906sc closing at 1880; March, sales Of
1872 600 bu at S9asD 927ac, closing at 9Issc; April
May sales eff l,032, 600 bu at 80 closing at
90 I3c; june sales of ZIG, 600 bu at e4ss 096lsc
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Elsewhere.

ST. LOUIS. Jan. Cattle - Receipts. 1,1OO
shipments, none. There was good butchers trade
export CATTLE $57006 good to choice shipping steers
"a. 2505.7o; common to medium shipping steers
$4,000; good butchers steers, Isl "a 80; cows and
hefers. So "a; stoekers and feeders, $30425; corn
fed Texas steers, $3.7504.25.
Sheep and Lambs - Receipts 1900; shipments
none. The market was slow; common to medium
sheep, 1908; choice sneep, So 25 04.
Hogs - Receipts, $500; shipments 75O The
market was higher and strong; light hogs, $4. $50
4.2o; packing, 81. % 04.4o; heavy. $4.4O04.55.
CHICAGO. JAM 2.-The Drovers' journal re.
ports: Hogs-Receipts, 1S000 shipments 4 400.
The market was SC higher rough packing, $1,000
44O; packing and shipping $4.4o 04.6O; light,
Sd. 2004.45; skips, $304.
steers, $606.5O good to choice shipping, So. 20 q
625; common to fair, $405; stockers, $3.2
$780, feeders 404.3O.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 1000; shipments
500 inferior to fair, $202.75; medium to good, So
$780, choice sheep, $4.S7lo
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 2.-The Live Stock Indi-
was stronger export cattle $5. 40 $780, good to
choice shipping steers $4.9005.35; common to
medium, $4@ IS; stockers and feeders. $4,000;
native cows, So. S0035O
Hogs-Recepts, 5000. The market was 1Oc
higher; sales were made at $3.9O04.35.
Sheep-Receipts, $50. The market was steady;
fair to good muttons. ~. 0O03.
NEW YORK. Jan. .-Beeves-Receipts, 2, 24O,
including 40 carloads for expectation; common
to prime steers sold at So. 10 40 ~ cwt. strictly
fancy, 80 60G6 go dry cows, old stays and rough
Sheep and Lambs-Reeeipts, $3.50 Market was
good: stock ruled frmer extremes, $3O5.25 4P cWt.
for, sheep; So D6. so o. cwt- for lambs.
Hogs-Receipts, $3.50. Market firm at 81. $50
ass ~ cwt.
EAST LIBERTY, Jan. 2. Cattle - Receipts,
$50; shipments 274. Market quiet and unchanged.
Hogs-Receipts $500; shipments, 5000. The
market was active; Philadelphias $4.45 04.7O;
Workers $4. 5004 CO.
Sheep-Receipts, 200; shipments, 400. The
market slow and unchanged
CINCINNATI. Jan 2.-Hogs stronger; common and
light, $3.50 044O; packing and butchers, 50. 20 a
4.65. Receipts, AGO. shipments, 2,70O.
MILWAUkEE, Jan. 2.-Hogs higher at 81. Is a
$50.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MONEY AND STOCKS.

rhe New York Market Opens and Closes
Firm, and Higher Prices Prevail.
NEW YORK. Jan. Mooney l dI8 per cent
Prime mercantile paper, Al 06 percent
Sterling exchange stronger; SIXTY days, "a SOa;
right 81 842
Governments steady.
Railway bonds firm; West Shore bonds were
weaker, at 37s 137s.
State bonds quiet
The share market today opened strong and
higher, and in the first hour of business prices
rose TO - per cent The coal stocks led the
rise, on reports that the companies had agreed to
anew allotment plan and accepted the percent
ages. Delaware e Hudson sold mp 2024 per
gent, to 704: Lackawanna, II, to S04, and the
remainder of the list J to per cent Suisse
quently there was decline of to per cent,
on reports from Chicago that the Michigan Cen
sral. Erie and Grand Trunk had reduced east
bound passenger rates This was succeeded by
frmer tone. In the afternoon the market was
less active and generally a fraction lower. Late
in the day report of negotiations for settle
ment of troubles between the West Shore and
New York Central companies was again revived.
The receiver of the West Shore road, while not
denying the truth of the ruInor stated that he
thought rates had touched bottom A director
of the company said that he was not aware that
any positive action had been taken IN the prem
ises. On the board there was rumor that the
West Shore management would shortly issue
orders restoring rates and that New York Cen
tral would soon afterward make similar restor
ation. At the close the market was strong.
Compared with Wednesday the closing prices
are to 50 per cent. higher
Erie to-day defaulted upon interest to the
amount Of ,000 on a series of car trusts, also
on the principal due the same car trusts,
f167, 900.
Transactions 2s6,Oeo shares, to-wit H. Geo
Lackawanna, 16 600 Lake Shore, 1900 North
western, $1,000 New York Central, $4,000 St.
Paul, 1900 Union Pacific, $1,000 Western
Union
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Oils.

BRADFORD. Jan. 2--The crude oil market was
active. Total National Transit and Tidewater
runs Wednesday, 1925 brls Total shipments,
1914 brls, Charters, 5S,O56 brls. Runs yester-
day, AZ. $50 brs. Shipments, 80 $50 brls. Char
tiers, none Cearances to-day, ], 1888, 900 brs. Ma
tiona Transit Company certificates opened at IA l2c
and closed at 75c; highest price during the day,
1890; lowest price, 74l2c.
OIL CITY, Jan. 2.-The market opened with Ma
tona Transit Company certificates at 7434c; highest
price, 75ac lowest price, 746sc and closed at 75c
Sales to-day aggregated 2,O19,OOO brls Clearances,
1904, 900 brls. Runs 112 246 brls Shipments.
9,721 brls. Charters, 59, O55 brls.
ANTWERP, Jan. Petroleum, 1Slsf
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32c: harness, 30035c: skirting 371040c; black
bride, doz $50 065 fair bride. $50 07S ~ doz.;
city kip 604s0c; French kip: 85cd 81 20 city calf
skins, S5cO$1 10; French calfskns 81 1501.S0.
HIDEs-Green, l9c heavy steer, 712c: green salt
S'0S12c; green sailed calf lie dry flint 12c; dry
sated, Zoe. Damaged onethird off the above prices
SHERPsKINs--30O
TALLow-Prme &c.
GREASE-Brown 4c; white, 50512e-
OIL CAKE.
Oil cake and oil meal 1000 lbs, $15; 2,ooo lbs,
$50. Bags and drayage extra
PRODUCE.
BUTTER Creamery fancy. 28c; dairy. selected 1s
120c choice country, ID a Loc; poor to fair. 010c
EGss-shpIers are paying ZEE, loss off; selling
FEATHERS geese, 45c y 10; mixed duck, 200
% ~ ID.
HONEY az pc in and 2 ib cans
VENIsoN-14015c ~ ID.
GAME-Rabbits, zoe ~ doz
PoULTRY-Hens, &c y ID; roosters 4c young chick
ems, &c p tb; ducks, So y doz; geese, So p dOz
turkeys, 8l1c y ib.
OIDER-Dufy's Rochester, Sc ~ brl.
oo MooLmIub washed, 2e S32e unwashed; medium
and understandable according TO their val',e
PROVISIONS.
WHOLESALE PRIoEs-Prime lard, $500; short
ribs green, 5.50c cured ones here Sweet picked
hams 8lec. Fresh packed shoulders, Sc
hams 10 to l2Io Tbs AVERAGE lie * tbs average
1OSc; 1712 bsaverage 10l2c; 20 lbs and over 10 4c
cottage hams, &c; California bans, 7l4c; English break
IaSt bacon, clear IOA2c; EnghSh shoulders, Os4c;
family shoulders pieces averaging to 10 lbs, 6l4c;
dried beef, 15c; bacon tciear Sides medium weight,
1ac; backs. and bellies, light weight, 7l2c; French
fitch, lib pieces, 6s4c. Dry Sailed and Picked
Meats-Englsh cured clear sides or backs (unsmoked)
7c; bean pork(cearl, hrl 200 lbs, $15; clear pork
p brl 200 Tbs, $13 family pork Clear y brl 200
lbs, $11; family beef ~ brl 200 bs SIS. Lard
Pure etterendered in terces 914c; also in Z bbls
and Sob tubs, lec advance price of terces Ash
tin tubs, and 20 I'd pals lie advance; lob pals,
l9c advance Sausage-Bologna, in cloth, 6lec in
skin, &c.
SEEDS.
TIMoTHY-$1 .40D1.65 ~ bll; clover $4500475
~ bu; bluegrass extra clean Kentucky, $1.40O1.6O
W bu; red top, Use p bu; orchard grass 81 01.75
p bu, owing to quality.
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Foreien Money and Stock Market

LONDON, Jan. 2-5 p. M.--Government bonds
Consols for money, 90 3-16; account. 99l2 United
States fourand a-halfs, 1854. Railroad bonds-Erie
Il47s Erie seconds, SO; New York Central 99le;
Illinois Central 12l1o; Pennsylvania Central l51 81;
Reading 1o91e; Canadian Pacific, 1464 Milwaukee
9 st. Paul, 1873.
PARIS, Jan. 2.--Rentes 79f 4Oc.
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Real Estate Transfers.

Instruments filed for record in the Recorders Office
of Marion county Indiana for the twentyfour hours
ending at o'clock p. NJ, Jan. 2, 1885, as fur
nished by Elliott & Butler abstracters of titles room
No. g. Rtna Building
Chas w. Silvey and wife to Solomon
Klepfer partof the southeast quarter of
section 3D. township IL north, of
range east, containing % 1900
acres ............. So, 10000
John G. New, executor, to Edward Guth
lots %, 30 and 81, Beaty's addition in
square 9, Indianapolis. ::.:-..-...... 10000
John G. New, executor to William G. NY
ers, lots II and 1s in square 8, in
Beaty's addition to Indianapolis. 1890. 1884
Frank McWhinney and wife to John b.
Fournace, partof lot Il, in square 73
Indianapolis overwhelmingly. 1880
James j. Shank to Elizabeth G. Phillips
all his interest ETC., in part of the
northwest quarter Of the northwest
quarter Of section 20 in township ID
north, 'ofrange east. ......... 10000
Conveysnces, 8; consideration. ....... $4,OO9.64
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NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-There has been general
activity apparent The market is stiff for dress goods
In prints ginghams darnasks md other seasonable
specialties there has been very fair business. In
cottons and wooens the market inactive.
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NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Jan. 2-Cotton dull at 111s011asc;
futures steady; January 11.16c; February, 1.l4c:
March 11.25c; April, 1880; May, 11.52c June,
11.64c July, IL. Toe; August, 1850; September,
11.47c; October I09 0c.
CINCINNATI, Jam 2.-Cotton firm and IN
changed.
LOUISVILLE. JAM 2.-Cotton firm; middlng.
1880
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Coffee.
NEW WORK. 70

NEW YORK Jan. 2-Coffee- Spot lots quiet; op-
tions 10 points higher; sales were made of II 500
bags; January, 8a8:O5c: February, e.25 08. SOC;
March S.40c; April, 85O08. Soc; May, 6. 60c; Jan
uary g zoe a. t+s.~
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Wool.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2.-Wool steady and I'M
changed ' ="
BOSTON, JAM 2.-Wool steady and prices un-
changed. - -. - --L--N 80 = -. -
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LIVE STOCK.
Indianapolis Market.

INDIANAPOLIS Jan. 2.
CATTLE-Receipts, 80o shipments, $50. Receipts
fair; quality fair market shippers steady at quota
tons; prime butcher grades wanted; medium to com
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I have used Ely's Cream Balm
for dry catarrh Ito which eastern
persons are subject who come to
live here.) 1t has proved cure.
B. i. III. WEEKS, Denver, Col.
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Good to choice shippers s.. 5O06. 90
Fair to medium shippers. --.---....-.-. 4.25Q5 90
Common shippers Observation-Disclosures. $50 al. 90
Stockers- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3.OO04. 90
Good to choice COWS and heifers ...-... 3.5O04.25
Fair to medium and heifers. 2.25 dD3. Is
Common COWS and heifers. .......-.-.. 2.0002.5O
Veafs, common to good. -.....-........4 .0006.0O
Bulls, common to good 2.25 Q3. 25
Mixers, common to good &c. OOO5O. 90
HoGs-Receipts, 2,45O; shipments 800. Quality
fairs mostly light and medium weights; choice
heavy very Market opened active and higher;
packers principal buyers Sales ranged generally at
81 for fair to good packing grades. Values
ruled stead, closing firm.
Heavy packing .4O04. As
Common to fair mixed packing. 4.25Q435
Select light ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. % "a. 80
Heavy roughs and 3.75 04.OO
SHEEP-Reeepts, 200; shipments. Receipts
light Market strong prime shippers; medium
and common barely steady.
GOOD TO choice grades $3. % O3.S0
Fair to medium grades ---..-.-...---.. 3.O003.25
Common grades ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2.0002.75
Bucks per head ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2.0o03.00
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A POSITIVE CURE

sages Of catarrhal virus, causing healthy secretions
1t allays inflammation, protects the membranal lin
heals TIE and restores the sense of taste and
smell. Beneficial results realized by few appli.
cations. thorough treatment will cure. Unequaled
for colds in head. Agreeable to USE Send for circr
lar. Sold by druggists. BY mail 500 package
ELYS CREAM BALM CO., Owego, NY.
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PROVED A CURE.

Before I have used one bottle
of Ely's Cream Balm l am cured
of catarrh. / could scarcely smell
anything, and had q headache
most of the time. HENRY LILLY,
Ag't Am. Elk. Co, Grand Haven,
Mich.
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Apply by the little finger into
the nostrls. BY absorption it
effectuallv cleanses the nasal mas.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-09-10
Signaling a. Street-Car.

"It's fun watchin' the way folks sig
nal to u.s." said tho driver. Il can
size 'cm up every time. FIRST, there )
the kitchen mechanic. the real pot
wolloper. She stands in tho middle of
the street and says 'Ilulloo! a-waivin'
both arms rs though she WAS shooin'
the cows out of the garden. Then
comes the upstairs girl-the gonteel
kind. She turns coyly to ono side and
waves her hand as though somebody
was pullin' the string. As for the
missis, she stands on the curb and
gently but imprcssively lifts one finger.
The old chap with spectacles and a
black suit shakes his gold-hcaded cano
ut you and roars Stop that car, you
rasr;.'!' while the young dude stops
sucking thu head of his big stick long
enough to hold it up languidly with an
air that means Hold up. fellah.
though he hasn't enough lungs or energy
to say it. Last of all is the business
man who never opens MS head or looks
at you, but just stands there beside the
track thinking up some new scheme.
and when the car comes along he
makes grab at it and swings on
Yes. there's plenty of fun in this bus
mess if you only know how to gel
a-hold of it. t."-Ae0 lork Tribune.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-09-10
The Black Stone of the Kaaba.

In the Kaaba, the most ancient and
remarkable building of the great
Mosque at Mecca, is preserved a mi
raculous stone, with the print of Abra
hams feet impressed upon it. 1t is
said, by Mohammedan tradition, to be
the identical stone which served the
patriarch as a scaffold when he helped
Ishmael to rebuild the kaaba, which
had been originally constructed by
Seth, and was afterward destroyed by
the deluge. While Abraham stood up
on this stone it rose and sank with him
as he built the walls of the sacred cIi-
flee. The relic is said to DC frag-
ment of the same gray Mecca stone of
which the whole building is construct
ed, in this respect differing from thc
famous black stone brought 10 Abi'a-
ham and lshmacl by the angel Gabriel,
and built into the northeast corner OF
the exterior wall OF the Kaaba, which
is generally supposed to be either a
meleorIte or fragment of volcanic ba-
salt. 1t il supposed TO have been Or
iginally jaciuth of dazz.ing white
ness. Lut to have been made black As
ink by the touch of sinful man. and
that it can only recover its original
purity and briliiancy at the day Of
Judgment. T.c millions of kisses and
touches impressed by The faithful have
worn tho surface considerably; but, IN
addition 10 Ibis. traces of cup-shapel
hollows have been observed on It
There can be no doubt that both the
relies associated with Abraham are o
high antiquity, and may possibly have
belonged to the prehistoric worship
which marked Nee as Il sacred sitt
long before the followers of the proph
ct had set up their shrine there -
BiackWood's MaQdgsne.