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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-09-03
G. III. GRIFFIN,
W. W. WHITE, M. D.,

DENTIST. Office over First National Bank
~ Office hours from q m. ta p. m.
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Two neighbors, sitting on their door
steps, said they remembered distinctly
to have seen an old beggar leaving the
house, accompanied by great, gaunt,
black dog, which, as it walked along,
kept eating something-something
brown, which its master was giving it.
Tho same evening the old woman re-
turned home. That night she slept
WE'LL Translation from Contes du Jour
ct da la Na1it in AeW Orleans Times
Democrat.
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EASTWARD.

*Daily.
Through Sleeper between Allegheny and Chi
cagO on Nos. and g..
Through Day Coach between Allegheny and
Toledo on Nos. 2 and 5.
THoS. M. KING, CIV BAssETT
Y. Pres. & Gen. Man, Asst Gen, Pass. Act
Allegheny. Pa.
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Yesterdays Quotations Produce at the
Two Great Centers.

NEW YORK, May 5.-Flour-Receipts 10,
OBI brls exports, 2, 1916 brls; dull and heavy;
superfne, Western and State, $3.2O0375; COM
mon to good extra Western and State, So. 60 q
40 common to good extra Ohio. So So a 8. 70;
common to choice extra St Louis. 1886 0355.
Wheat-Spot moderately active; options
opened heavy, later reacted and closed firm Re-
eeipts, 56,674 bu exports, 25 300 bu; No 2spring,
961c No. Chicago and No. Milwaukee c. / f.,
s63c; ungraded red, 87c@sLo2 No 2 red, 81. OBJ %
L04 elevator No. l white, s1.024; No 2 red,
81. 900 bu, sLO24 clog. closing slo2s; July,
1884 900 bu 81 o3s "a o4a closing ST. O4s August,
S64, 900 bu, $l.O5! a I05s closing sl.05s; Septem-
ber 2lO 900 bu, 81 06s al074 closing ST. OH; Octo.
Der, 40. 900 bn, 81 0sa. closing $1.ost bid
Corn 20Se lower, but closed firm. Receipts.
G7,776 bu; exports, i55, lo4 bu: ungraded, $50
Gle; steamer, $500 elevator, Sic afeat; No 2,
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$404. so common natives S2a275: Texans 500
$50; spring lambs 81 .5O03 ger head.

$404.50 common natives, $2R2.75: Texans, S20
$50; spring lambs, $1.5003 ger head.
KANSAS CITY May 25.--The Live Stock Indi.
Gator reports: Cattle-Receipts, 1911; shipments.
1893. The market was strong and 50l0c higher;
exporters, $o.2oO5.40 good to choice shipping,
81 10; common to medium, S46504 80;
feeders. "a 1904. go. cows. So S004
Hogs-keceipts. $40; shipments, 1873. The mar
ket was weak and Toe lower; light So 1908 rs;
heavy and mixed, $3.60O3. 65l2.
Sheep-Receipts. 364: shipments. no. Thernarket
was steady fair to good muttons $2.7003.4 40;
common to medium, $202.5 90.
BALTIMORE, May % The market for beef
cattle was fair; best beeves So. G6; first quail
.ity, &o05.75; medium, $45005 ordinary, SO
I'd. 80; receipts. ,257 head sales, 997 head.
Hogs-Moderate demand; receipts, 5,117 head;
quotations. S550D637ls
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 7S5 head quota
lions, sheep $20462la lambs. 1913.
EAST LIBERTY, May 25.-Cattle-Th demand
for live stock quiet to-day but prices held
firm. The cattle market dull but unchanged Re-
ceipts, $50; shipments ! 254
Hogs-The market was slow; Philadelphias. ga. 80
04.40; Workers, at $4.2504.3O. Receipts, ISL;
shipments. 4, 400.
Sheep-The market dull but steady Receipts,
1900; Shipments, eco.
). CINCINNATI IL May 25.-Hogs steady; common and
hight. 70 o04.25; packing and butchers, $3.50
D4.lo; receipts. $50; shipments, 90.
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Elsewhere.

NEW YORK, May 25.-Beeves-Receipts 1s1 car
loads for the market, 80 carloads for expectation
and IL carloads for city trade consigned to slaughter
sers direct. Market dul common to choice Steers
sold at So 06.25 ~ cwt, live weight; extra and
fancy steers sold at SO .30O6 So and fair to GOOD
bulls sold at 81 2O045O Exports for the week were
$3.50 hive cattle $40 quarters of beef and $50 ear.
cases of mutton.
Sheep and Larabs-Receipts 48 carloads. fair
trade very poor to prime clipped sheep sold So go
05 ~ cwt.; common unshorn sheep sold at SIS ~
525 " cwt., live weight; clipped yearling lambs sold
at So rs as 20 W cwt.; unshorn yearling lambs sold
at So 3026. 10 4p cwt.
Hogs-Receipts 7S carloads; none offered alive.
dull and nominal at S404. so W cwt.
CHICAGO May 25.--The Drovers' Journal renorts.
Oattle-Receipts, $500; shipments, 5000. The
market active and stronger; values firm Fri
ing grades, So. 60045O Texans, So. 750 1. so;
stockers and feeders. 3.6003 so.
Hogs-Receipts, 36 600; shipments 1000. The
market was weaker; rough and mixed, $3.50 04. 90;
packing and shipping, $4,000. 10; light grades,
$3 9O0 "a 20; skips, $3.5o03.S0.
Sheep and !'ambs-Receipts 100; shipments
500 The market was strong and 10015c higher;
inferior to choice shorn lots quotabe at
common to choice wooled $3.4O047O
The Drovers' Journals special from Liverpool re
ports: American cattle steady; best grades realizing
Id loc per H. dressed.
ST. LOUIS. May 25.-Cattle - Receipts 400;
shipments 1000. Scarce and firm, and some sales
higher; light good shipping steers. 81. a5 60:
choice heavy, S5.6505.S5; good butchers steers
81 .6005; mixed butehering stuff So % ri so.
stockers and feeders, 1878 75 eorn.fed Texans
81 5O04 80; grsss-fed Texans. $3.5OQ4.
Hogs-Receipts, $500; shipments 6,6Oo. The
market lower and slow; Workers, $50. 9004;
packers 49, rs 90; butchers, 81. al. 10.
Sheep-Receipts. ]. LOO; Shipments 800: fair to
good clipped native muttons 3d. good to extra,
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TILE SATURDAY JOURNAL,

THE JOURNAL has made arrangements
fora series of original stories for publication
in the SATURDAY EDITION. from such
writer's as Hjalmar FL. Boyesen, w. d. How
ellis, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Sarah Orne
Jewett, and others. This special feature viii
continue through the year 1885 III the SAT-
URDAY JOURNAL. Subscriptions are re-
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DOLLARS A YEAR. The SATURDAY JOUR-
NAL is a twelve-page paper, and is filed with
the choicest reading.
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Oils.

NEW YORK, May 25.-The petroleum market
opened unchanged this morning at S0s4c and slowly
declined during the day until it sold at S0c In the
last hour there decided rally, following
ing by the shorts, aid the price to l4c and
closed at Sic bid.
OIL CITY, May EDUCATIONAL Transit Company GER
tcates opened at 8O5sc highest price 81 1c lowest
price 8Olec closed at Sic. Crude oil sales, 1915
brls; shipments, s9,O33 brls; charters SO, 1875.
BRADFORD, May 25.-Nationa Transit Company
certificates opened at S06sc and closed at s67sc;
highest price, 81 1sc lowest price, SO1ec runs 62
Dol brls; charters, 49, 135 brls; clearances g. f74
900 brls.
TTTUSVIILE May educational Transit Com
gany certificates opened at .8Olec, highest price,
81 81 4c lowest price soc; closed at &C. Shipments,
S9, 900 brls; charters 90 600 brls
PITThBURG, May 25.-There was a fair amount
OF trading in oil to-day, and prices were steady The
market opened at S05sc declined to SOlsc and then
rallied aud closed firm at Sic.
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The Jobbing Trade.


Tomatoes: Twopoupd cans s00s5c; 3-pound,
95c0$1 40. Peaches-Standard, 3-pound $1.75O
2 co. 3-pound seconds, 81 1901 60; 2-pound stand
Yarmouth ST. 3001 IS; Revere g 25; McMurray
ST. 250 80. Blackberres pound 95cz0$1 To-
raspberries 2pound, 81 .10Ol.2 20; pineapple stand
ard 2pound, $l.750250; second, do. ST. % a. 35;
cove oysters, 1-pound fulweight S. .05 al To- light
SIS 065c; 2-pound, full, $1.800I 90; light $I.O5
l. 20 string beans 50 1D95c; Lima beans S0c0Sl 30
peas, marrowfat, 75c0$l IS al 80; small, $20
2.25; Holsters, 81 S5G0 go red cherries, 95cO
81. To- gooseberries, 81 .050120
GOAL AND COKE
Anthracite coal small 81 ~ tom large $6.7
Pittsburg coal, 81 " ton; Blossburg coal So 25 ~
tom Raymond City coal, 81 " ton: block coal $3 ~
tom block nut, $500 ~ ton; jackson coal $50 To ~
tom jackson aut 80 20 4P ton; charcoal 15c ~ BUSH
Conneflsyille coke Sl5e ~ bush; crushed coke, lie
p bushes coke, lOc ~ bush,
DRUGS.
Alcohol s. 2O03.30; asafetida, 3o035c; alum,
405c. camnhor. % 030c; cochineal 50055e: chic
tartar pure 3SD40c; indigo 80e0$l; hcorice Caab,
genuine, So 04oc: magnesia earb. 2-oz. 3OD35c
morphine P. & w. " ounce, So. 40 365 madden.
121l4 oil, castor y GAL 81. 50D1.5 5: oil. berga
mot " ID, $2.7503 opium, S4. 5e04.75 quinine,
p 81 W. ~ ounce 81 J0001 .05. balsam oopaiba, go
075c; soap. CASTLE, FIR. l2016c; soda. bcarb 4l9
06e salts epson, 4D5c; Sulphur -four. 4O6c; salt
peter O20c turpentine. 30 a loo; glycarias 20O
22c iodide potass. 3 90 03 %; bromide potass 40
045c; chlorate potash, 20022c; borax, 130 5c
cinchonidia. 40045c.
OILs-Iinseed eil raw, 5o052c ~ gallon; Boiled,
53055c; coal oil. legal test. 90l4ei bank. coo
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The indianapolis Journal
It O r 1 8 8 >.
TheNGtPOpaar, Most Wiley CircalaIelad Most
Comprehensive Newspaper in Indiana

THE JOURNAL collects the news from
all parts of the world, regardless of expense,
and prints it in an attractive and intelligent
manner.
THE JOURNAL adheres politically to thu
Republican party, because It believes that the
principles of that party are right, and that
twenty four years of successful and honorable
administration entitle it TO the respect and
confidence Of the people.
THE JOURNAL has special correspond
ent at Washington, who will send the fullest
eports of news from the National Capital
THE JOURNAL has special correspondents
in all the principal towns and cities of the
State and country at large, and prints every
morning the completest news columns Of any
paper in the State.
TIE JOURNAL of Monday will contain
the reports of the sermon preached by Rev.
Dr.. Talmage, in the Brooklyn Tabernacle tina
Sunday before.
THE JOURNAL always contains the cesa-
pletest and freshest railway news.
THE JOURNAL prints complete and ac-
curate Financial and Market reports--notonly
of indianapolis, but Of all the principal mar
kets of the country.
THE JOURNAL is the only paper in Insli-
ana that prints the full reports of the Western
Associated Press supplemented by special re-
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the State and the country generally. These
reports embrace the whole world and cover
every important event.
THE JOURNAL is O. newspaper, and as
such commends itself to the people of all
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-26
Cotton.

NEW YORK, May 25.-cotton dull; middling up
land, lie; middling Orleans, IL 3-16c: futures
closed easy; May 1O85c; June, 1O91c; July,
10000; August, 10.95c; September, 1O.69c octo-
Der, 1O.34c November, 10.2lc; December 10. 21c;
January lo.30c February, 1049c. The Evening
Post In its cotton review says Future deliveries
were without influence from Liverpool, and, left to
their natural course. declined fpom the beginning of
business. After slight fluctuations the sales at the
third call compared with Saturdays closing quota
tons, show reduction of 7-1000910 loco fer May to
September, and of $1,000 for the latter months.
June was bought at 10.90c July 10 92c and O. soc;
August, 10.97c and l0.96c; December, lO.23c, and
January 1O.32c. Futures closed barely steady and
9-1OO05 1000 lower than Saturday Sales to-day,
40, 900 bales"
GALVESTON, May 25.-Cotton firm; middlng.
10 9.l6c; low midding, 10 516c; good ordinary,
10 Lice; net and gross receipts 214 bales sales,
IA bales; stock hand, 5.676 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, May 25.-Cotton quiet; middling,
IOaec; low middling, 10l4c; good ordinary Zoe;
net and gross receipts, 1917 bales sales, 800 bales;
stock on hand, 80 OF bales.
ST. LOUIS, May 25. - Cotton slow: middling.
lOssc; sales, Ito bales receipts, 100 bales ship
ments 800 bales stock ON hand, II 600 bales.
MEMPHIS, May 25.-cotton firm; rniddfng,
10 &c. receipts. S6 bales shipments, 11S bales stock
on hand, 20. 1873 bales; sales, 500 bales.
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Oats dull; No. 2 mixed &c. Rye steady; No. 2 fall
75c. Barley and nominal. Provisions-Mess
pork dull at $l1.25. Lard dull and lower at case.
Bulk meats easier; shoulders, 4c short-rib sides
5.55c. Bacon dull shoulders 5c short ribs g. :}5c:
shortclsar sides 665c. Whisky quiet and unchanged
at 81 l3 sales reported. Butter in fair demand
but lower extra Northwestern creamery Zoe; fancy
dairy. 11012c. Linseed oil in fair demand at 40 a
Soc. Sugar steady and frm hard refined, Ga 73sc;
New Orleans "A 052. Eggs In fair demand; West
Ease. M '''Ae' .
BALTIMORE, May 5.-Wheat-Western lower,
closing dull; No. Western winter red SPOT, 9Saf a
August 81 O4 as0 O4ai: September 81. 06ia asked.
Corn-Western nominal; Western mixed spot 53c
bid; fresh, June, 53053ssc; July, SAC bidd. Oats
lower and dull; Western white. 41 042c; West
mixed, 34 SD40c; Pennsylvania, 4O042c Pro-
visions norninaly steady and quiet Bulk meats
Shoulders and clearrb sides, packed 4c and 7c Ba-
conShoulders &c: clear rib sides, ia. Hams IL Il
013c. Lard-Re6ned, Sl4c. Eggs quiet and lower
IL 81 13c. Coffee steady Rio cargoes, ordinary to
fair A0s7sc. Reeeipts-Flour 1876 brls; wheat,
IL 900 bu; corn 60, 600 bu oats, 900 bu rye 500
blu. Shipments-Flour g. 1919 brls corn 2, 500 lyu.
MILWAUKEE, May 25-Flour dull. Wheat firm;
Milwaukee, No. z, SSl4c; June, $500; July, Bic.
Corn easier; No. 2, 46s4s, Oats lower No 2 3asac.
Provisions lower; mess pork, for cash June.
$40 S7ls july $1097ie. Lard-Prime steam for
cash or June, 6.62isc; July, 672lsc- Butter dull;
steady at IL ac Receipts-Flour, 4,522 brls; wheat
1857 bu barley. 1925 bu. Shipments-Florr
80 brls; wheat l57 ,429 bu; barley 1,725 bu.
LOUISVILLE, May 25.-Cotton steady; middEng,
lie. Grain quiet. Wheat-No. long berry, ST OF;
No red: 81 .o5. Corn-No. mixed. 81 lsc, No.
white SIC. Oats-No. 2 mixed 38c. Provisions
dull. Bacon-Clearrb sides, 6l4c; clear sides, 6lc;
shoulders, 4s4c Bulk meats-Clear,rb sides, 565c;
clear sides, G14c; shoulders 4lac. Mess pork $12.
Hams-Sugar cured, 1Oc Lard-Choice leaf 814c.
TOLEDO May 25.-Wheat quiet and firm; No. 2
red, cash May June 93 lee; July, 81 34c bid; 95c
asked August 9614c: No. 2 soft, $1.O31e. Corn
quiet; No. 2 cash or May SOC; June or July,
49lec; August. SOC. Oats nominal; nothing doing.
keceipts-Wheat, 900 bu; corn, II, coo br oats,
1000 bu. Shipments-Wheat, $4,000 bu; corn,
DETROIT, May 25.-Wheat steady; No. l white,
SlO2l2 cash; 81. 02le June 81. 03 July; 81 Oh 12
August; No. 2 red, $1.O1 cash; $1.014 Dune;
VI o2os July; $1.03 August; No. 3 red, 92c bid,
93c asked. Receipts. 3 500 Blu. Corn--No. 2, soc
cash; Acc June. Oats-No. white, 40lac asked;
No. 2 SIC asked.
KANSAS CITY, May 25.-The Commercial Indi-
Gator reports: Wheat lower; cash. &c. june SO
@o3i2c: July, S5l20S5osc. Corn weak cash, 43c;
June 42ssc; July, Abe. Oats nomina SAC bid;
SIC asked.
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THE SUNDAY JOURNAL

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Elijah b. Martindale and wife to Martha
L. Martindale. part of lots and B, in
Hail Place, Indianapolis .-.--..---. 3,50O.Gu
Ambrose T. Stanton and wife TO Calvin
Monroe and wife lot a. IN Anna e. and
ambrose F. Stanton's addition to In
Glaiidp1ts-- Iy91O
John e. New, executor, to Isom patter-
son, lot z in square T. in Beattys add
ton TO Indianapolis Observation-Disclosures. goo
William Wallace. receiver, TO Charles e.
Johnson. lot l3, in Clifford Place an
addition to Indians polis ..-.-.....-.. ESQ
johnson d. Ewck and wife to William A.
Bristor and wife. lot l. in Kappes &
Franks north addition to Indianspos 10000
William Wallace, receiver, to John ff
Bertzberger, lot So in Downeyss Arse.
nal Heights addition to Indianapolis 7SO0
indianapolis Maileable Iron Company to
Vastine Williams lot 2, in Hargheile
of part of block 1S, in Holiness West
end addition to indianapolis --.-.. 000n0
John H. Fifer and wife TO Abby j. Thorn-
as, lot 239, in f. T., $. K. A. u.
Fletcher's Woodlawn suburb to Indian
apolfS- I,U30.QU
Charles A. Crane and wife to John B.
Knowles, lot e. in Ridenour's Highland
Home addition to Indianapolis 3Z5:00
Nicholas McCarty, ct al, to Amos Il. Hol
lowell, lots 90 and 102. in McCartyls
third West side addition TO Indianapolis 580OU
Nicholas Mel arty, ct al. to Carrie nj.
Nordyke lots 80. 100 and 101 in Mc-
Carly third West-sde addition to In
oianapohs -----.-.------ Z@N00
Nicholas McCarty, ct al; to Addison II.
Nordyke, lots rs. 70 and &c. in Me-
Cartyis tlird West side addition to In
dianapolie- .............-.. l,050.00
Nicholas McCarty, ct al, to Christian III.
Schmidt, lot 20 in MeCarty's subdvis-
ion of part of outlot 12e, in India,lapo
rs A50Gu
Nicholas McCarty ct AL to Frederick c.
Fauterhach. lot 81, in McCarty's subd-
vision OF part of outlet l20. IN Indian
apohs a5U1U0
Conveyances, II; consideration - SI1s1700
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, May 25.-The general demand has
been less active in all departments and the new bus
ness In canton fannels there is something doing in
autumn orders.
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LIVE STOCK.

Light Supply of Cattle for Local Sale-Prices
Slightly Lower.
INDIANAPOLIS, May Is.
CATTLE-Receipts, 100; shipments, -. The
local supply was light quality only fair Market
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grades. We quote:


about 10c lower on all grades. We quote:
Choice shipping steers. .3O05 60
Medium to good steers 4.SO05. 10
common TO falr 4.4004.65
Choiee feeders 4.75a5.00
Stockers 4.0004.5 SO
Choice and heifers ---.... 25104 "a
Medium to good and heifers 49,. 3y60D4 90
Common COWS and hefers. 2. 5003 %
veal Calves --.---.------.-.-.... 4.0006. 90
Bulls, good to choice ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3.2503.75
Bulls, common to fair. .----.---..----.-. 2.2503OO
Mixers, common to fair 20 .OO04O 90
HoGs-Receipts, $500; shipments, $50 Quality
generally good. Market active at about 10 cents
decline from Saturdays closing prices. Packers
and shippers buying. Closing steady all sold.
Wequote:
Selected light and medium 81 1914 15
Common to fair light and pigs.-....-.. 3.SOa4 90
Sklps -------.--.--.. 2.S5D3 20
SHEEP-Receipts, 20o; shipments, $780, Supply
of local very light Market dull and unchanged.
We quote
Good to choice clipped GRADES So B3 75
Fair to medium clipped grades 800 % 80
Common clipped grades .---.-....-.. 225027a
Spring lambs 4.O005.5O
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1885-01-17
One of tho Pests Of Indi~

One of India's pests is the metallic
bluefiy. You sink the legs of your
furniture into metallic sockets filed
with salt and water, and pack your
clothing in tight tin boxes to prevent
the incursions of white ants, but you
have no remedy against the metallic
blueay, which fills every crevice, every
keyhole and every key itself with clay.
The fly is an artistic as we'll as an in
dustrious worker, and he works always
with an beet. He selects hole, a
keyholc, or an empty space in any me-
sallic substance is preferred, but in the
absence oil any such material, the holes
in the bottom OF y cane seat chair Or
any perforated wood will answer the
purpose.
After seeing that tho hole is cloan
and in good order, he commences opera
tionS by laying on the bottom smooth
carpet of clay; then tho bodies of sew
eral lefunct spiders are triumphantly
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Quick Time.
fSE@~l vT,~.y-o.l

The miller who cuts and thrashcs his
wheat, grinds and has his good wife
bake the same into biscuits in two min
utes and a half, must look to his laurels.
An eastern lumber paper tells us that a
party OF lumber dealers from different
states have teen visiting the pineries Of
northern Michigan. While at Hunger
ford, six miles from Big Rapids, it was
proposed that tree be cut down and its
progress watched through the lumber
yard. The tree chosen was two and g.
half miles from the mill. 1t was cut
into four logs, taken to the mill on tho
tram road, dumped into the lake, drawn
up to the slide, cut into lumber and tho
edges made into lath From the time
the axe first touched the tree until the
last board was on the car ready for ship
ment was only 211 minutes.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1885-01-17


Professor Charles Hitchcock once vio-
tied England, and, in recent oouver-
sation with friend, he remarked: ..Ry
the way. got into The Court Journal
when / was in England" Indeed. "
the friend replied, with interest, aud
how was that9' oh" returned Mr,
Hitchcock, airily, lit was in the report
of the duchess Of eo-and-So's garden.
party. The Journal described toe affair
and gave list of the guests, saying that
there were present his grace the duke of
Connaught, his exce!lency the minister
of this and the honorable colonel thus,.
and Others of minor Importance. II
didn't hear your namo, though" the
friend remarked. ''Oh. !, replied the'
professor, WAS one Of those others Of
minor Importance"
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Ancient Ideas About Six.
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The ideas of the ancients upon the
sub:et of the origin of silk were rather
vague, some supposing it to be the en-
trails of a spider, which fattened for
years upon paste. at length burst, bring
ing forth its silken treasure; others that
it was spun b. a hideous, horrid grub in
hard nests Of clay-ideas which were not
dispelled till the sixth century, when
the first silk-worms reached CONSTANT
nople, introduced and cultivated, like
manyj others benefits, by the wandering
monks. From thence they were soon
imported into Italy, which for long
period remained the headquarters of the
European silk trade, until Henry ~,
of france, ,ciEg that mulberry trees
were as plentiful in his southern prov
inces as in Italy, introduced silkworm
culture with great success.