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Chancery Sale

DURSUANT to a decree rendered by the
L Chancery Court at Nashville, at its Oc-
tober term, 1885, in the case Of the
State of Tennessee and another VS.. The
Bank Of Tennessee and others
(which said decree is entered of record at
page 1903 of minute book 22), notice is hereby
given that will sell at public auction, fol
cash, at the Courthouse coor, in Memphis,
Tenn, on
Saturday, March ~, 1856.
at IL o'clock M, the following described
property, tO.wit:
A house and lot in the city of Memphis 8,
Tenn, situated at the corner OF Third and
Washington streets, on tho south side o.
Washington street and west side of third
street, fronting so feet on said Third stree
and running back l4S19 feet to an alley, Il
being the same property heretofore sold in
the above entitled cause on June 3, 1888, t
W, p. Wilson.
See Deed Book No. 80, PIP. $50, $50 and 5e1
Registers office Shelby county.
Terms of Sale-Cash, and free from 10
demptiOn. ,
fr Clerk and Master.
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CoT,EON.SREu on. ETC.

SEED-Delivered az depot and wharf,
IS per ton on bank Of river e. o. b..
boat, So; wagon at mills, SIS MEAL
Prime e. o. b. Sl5 per ton. Less than
carload lots, SIC. From store, 00c per
sact. CAKE-Nominal; $40 per ton.
On-In carload lots, prime, crude O..
g. oil. 23s@2lc; prime summer yell
low, 26l@27c; off-summer yellow, 254
@264c miners, &c; choice cooking
enmmer yellow, 2S(0S0c.
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LIVE STOCK.

Receipts Of cattle the past week have
been light, and consisted mainly Of
good TO choice. Prices on best grades
were 10 to 20c lower, while other
grades were firm. To-day there is only
light supply Of choice grades on sale.
Market about bare Of medium. Prices
f m es quoted. Hogs in light supply
here. Sales have been rather slow.
Prices firm. Market entirely bare OF
sheep to-day. Choice butchers in de-
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GENERAL TRADE.
FUTURE BRALS.

The following is the record Of the
bids and offers at the Call Board of
the Merchants Exchange yesterday:
CORN.
No. 2, white, spot 4lc asked; March,
Ale asked April, 414c asked; May,
42Ic asked No 2, spot, SOC bid ;
March. 37lc 0. t. bid, SOC asked ;
April, 373c bid; May, 39c o. t. bid, 40c
asked.
OATS.
No. >, spot, 33c bid, 34c asked
March, SIC asked; April, 33lc o. t.
bid, 34lc asked; May 35lc asked.
BRAN.
Spot, Sl4 p bid; March, SIS
asked May, Sl4 so asked.
CORNMEAL.
April, 81 asked; May, s. bid
g. ] 3 asked.
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PErROLHUM MARKET.

Coal OL-Prime white, wholesale
lots, lie per gallon.
CLEVELAND, O., March l9--Petro-
leum quiet; 8. W, ll0o, 73c.
PrTrsBURG, Pa, March l9.--Petro-
leum dull but steady; National Tran
sit certificates opened at 762c and
closed at 7GIc; highest price, 7lc;
lowest, 76gc
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CoRN-White, Ale; mixed, 46c, from
store from levee or depot, white, 44c;
mixed, 42c; in sacks, in round lote,
white, 42c; mixed, I0c.
HAY-Choice, from store, Soc prime,
75C9s0c; prairie, Soc; round lots from
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RON Womb nrx linnd. Mnrke1

NEW YORK, March l9.-The market
has been more quiet in demand Of
agents, but through many deliveries
on previous engagements and fair
quota OF orders for moderate selections
the sales maintained are Of fair proper
ton.
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HORsEs AND MULES.

HoRsEs Good driving, Sl50@22j ;
good saddle, il40G300 plugs, S35@S0;
good mares, sSj9l40.
MULES -l4l TO 10, fl10@l3j; 10 TO
154, Sl25@l40; l54 TO 10, Sl40C@l75.
Good demand supply fair
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RGoCINO ann TIES

BAeGMG-Jute, 9l@llc; FAX, go
l0lc, according to weight. Ties, 81 10
al 20
N4ug--s9 45CG2 20.
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GENERAL NEWS.
BUSINESS fair.

BUSINESS fair.
WEATHER cloudy and warm.
Cart. Sam Brown Of Pittsburg is in
the city.
CAPT. JAMES II. REEs has returned
from a trip North.
THE Lee Line packets were in and
out yesterday with fair trips.
The river here stands Is feet on the
gauge, fall Of q tenths the last "a
hours.
The Wyoming. from 0uachita river,
passed uP yesterday morning for st.
Louis,
RRcEIPTs by river yesterday, 1853
bales Of cotton, 40 bsgs Of seed-co ton,
and 1917 sacks If seed.
TnE Thomas Sherlock passed down
last night for New Orleans loaded fat.
She added here 800 empty oil barrels.
The Belle Memphis passed down
last night for VicksbuIg. She dis
charged here 1868 packages Of freight
and added 20 tons,
The Buckeye State cleared last night
for Cincinnati with $50 bales OF cot on,
1000 sacks OF cotton-seed meal and
big lot Of miscellaneous freight.
THE City Of Cairo passed up yester-
day morning for 81. Louis. She dis
charged here 20 bales of cotton and
added LAG blles Of esstern-bound cot
tn.
THE United States lighthouse ten
der Joseph Henry, Capt ID. Crope.er,
arrived yesterday morning from New
Orleans. Below is her report. She
leaves early this morning for s.. Louis.
THE DeSmet, Capt. Milt r. larry,
arrived last night at 9 O'Clock from
White river with So bales Of cottou,
6S sacks Of seed and 375 packages of
sundrieg, and returns again this even-
ing at the usual hour.
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Notice 10 pilots and Masters.

The following changes lave been
made in United STATES beacon lights
on the lower Mississippi river, be-
tween New Orleans asd Memphis:
Blackhawk Point, down 100 yards;
Ford's Point, down 80 yards; Magenta
Bend down $50 yards; Bruinsburg,
down 200 yards; Point Pleasant, La,
down 100 yards; Diamond Island, up
100 YARDS Chotard Landing, down
300 yards; Magma Vista, down 500
wards; Stones, Ls., down 400 yards;
Ben Lomond, down 3O0yards; Refuge,
down 100 yards; WsIfsld's Point, up
300 yards; Clara Field, up to heal Of
Old Lake; Ship Island, on to head OF
island; Walnut Bend, up 600 yards tc
Rogers Landing; head OF Cow islam
Bend, down 200 yards; Reeves, neS
light.
Pilots and masters are particular
requested to report to me any mattel
ton OF keepers TO their duties,
changes in location Of lights requires
JAMES O'KANE,
Commander United S atei Navy, Light
! house Inspector Fiiteseuth L VI. District
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WHISKY. WINES. LIQUORS. ETC

WHlsKY-SLIaigbt Kentucky B0ur-
bon, 81 6QG6i rye, 81 1896; domestic,
90cc95l 90.
CHICAGO, March l9.- Whisky steady
at ii IA.
ST. LOUIS, March Whisky
steady at 81 10.
CINCINNATI, March TO- Whisky
steady at 81 10. Sales of 1887 barrels
finished goods on this basis
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Arrirdb.-City OF Cairo, Vicksburg;
Coahoma, Friars Point; Rene Macrea-
dy, st. Francis river; Dean Adams,
Osceola Belle Memphis, st. Louis;
Thos. Sherlock, Cincinnati Wyoming,
Ouachita river; DeSmet, White river.
Departure. City of Cairo, st. Louis;
Dean Adams, OsceOla Buckeye State,
Cincinnati; Coahoma, Friars Point;
Belle Memphis, Vicksburg; Thos.
Sherlock, New Orleans; w. Young,
st. Louis.
Boats in Por.-Chas. Z. Chouteau,
L. W, Cole, Rene Macready and De-
Smct,
Bouts Dse Dotn.-Arsansas City
and City of Natchez.
Boats Due Up.-City OF II. Louis.
Receipts Yesterday.
City of Cairo-26 bales cotton.
Belle Memphis 1868 pkgs mer-
chandise.
DsSmet-5S tales cotton, 6S skis
seed and 375 pkgs merchandise.
Coahoma I6 bales cotton, 80 SKIS
seed, so SKIS corn and . pkgs sundries.
Rene Macready As bales cotton, IS
bags sccd-cotton, 92 SKIS seed and lot
sundries
Dean Adams-S9 bales cotton, bags
sced-cotton, 70 SKIS seed, 2 nd cattle
and 80 pkgs sundries.
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COTTON MARKETS.

The local cotton market opened
firm, and closed qniet and firm; mid
ding, S3c. Sales, 1900 bales, including
200 thursday evening, of which 900 to
exporters and 900 to spinners.
EvOuANlE OITOTATIONS
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LONDON, March l9.-Consols, 100
GIG for money and 100 ll-l6 for the
account. United States bOnds-4s,
1874 AIS, ia.
PARIS, March 19.-Three per cent
rentes, 70f. 95c. for the account.
BANK CLEARGNGs.
New ORLEANS, March l9.-Bank
clearings, $l,2l4,5S1.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March l9.-Bank
clearings, 1882, 79l; balances, 81 49,
552.
CHICAGO, Ill, March l9.-The
associated bank clearings to-day were
$6,5S4,000.
New YORK, March l9.-Clearing
house statement: Exchanges, $780,
S72,039; balances, $3.50, 1913.
BosToN, MASS, March l9.-Clearing
house statement: Exchanges, Sl1 ,976,-
62S; balances, $l,676,Sl4. Money ?
per cent.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 19.-Bank
clearings, S2,075,jSS balances, 1914,
675. Exchange on New York easy at
Is cents discount.
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FINANCE.

Money in good demand at per cent.
The Clearing House report is as fol-
lows:
CLEARINGs.
Friday, March 19,h, S4l0,644 %;
thus far this week, $l,6S4, 255 81 I;
same time last week, 81 ,5l4,5SS IS cor
responding time in 1885, 81, l56,002 IS /;
corresponding time in 1884, $l,l97,-
or IS.
BALANCES.
Friday, March l9ah, $ll3,596 % ;
thus far this week, 1907 ,444 So; same
time last week, S4OO,154 %; CORE
spending time in 1885, $20l 500 81 ;
corn spending time in 1884, $247,
1872 so.
EXCHANGE.
New York sight on all points, ] dis
count buying, ! premium selling; New
England demand, I disc ount buying;
New England sight, / discount; New
Orleans, 4 discount buying, par selling.
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| 259 baIes. Quotations were as ioI.

New York futures opened easy, and
closed steady, and : TO S points lower.
Sales, 13l 200 bales. The closing quo
tatiOns were as follows:
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JOHN Il. NORTON
8 Madison Sc, Memphis, Tenn,
DEALER IN
STOCKS AND BONDS

srCOrrespOndence solicited. InfOr'
nation cheerfully Furnished. ia
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RIVERS AND STEAED9lTS.
STEAMERS LEAVING

STEAMERS LsNVTN0
THIS DAY.
White River. DESNET, pm.
Arkansas River-R. W. Cots, pm.
New 0rleans......CHARLEs P.CHOUrEAu,5 PM
New Orleans......CTTY OpNArcHEz, pm.
Vicksburg. CRY, 6pm.
SUNDAY.i
st. Louis...........CfrY OF VIoEsBURG, Il N.
MONDAY.
Friars Point. pm.
Arkansas CitY...KATE ADtNs,5 pm.
Oscoola. .-.... DIAN ADAMS, pm
ptonville.......GAyOsc, D.m.
TUESDAY.
St.FrancisRiver RESE MAcayADY,5p.m
Cincinnati.........JAMEs W. Carr, 6p.m.
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The New Orleans future market
opened steady, and closed qciet snd
STEADY, aud 10 to - points lower than
Thurtday. Sales, $1,000 bales. The
closing quOtations'W were as follows:
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ivy ANy sGChANHt W bANl ASc tN~AASN@
New YoRK, March 19.-Money on
call easy at l4@2l per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4a5. Sterling eX-
change unchanged.
Bonds Government bonds were
dull and heavy. State bonds were
very quiet and steady. Railroad bonds
were dull. Total sales, 81, 10000.
Prices are about evenly divided be-
tween advances and declines for small
amounts
Stocks-Interest in stocks con-
tinued to center in the cOalers, the
trading in which amounted to 81 per
cent. of the total transactions. Dur
ing most of the forenoon the market
was inclined to be weak, and be-
tween II and IL o'clock the lowest
prices of the day were generally
made. Later it recovered, and with
occasional slight reactions continued
strong until after 2 o'clock. In the
last hour q heavy and very dull tone
prevailed and it closed irregular, but
in most cases weak. Closing prices
are generally small fractions higher
than Yesterday. The sales were 307 $50
shares. The fluctuations were within
narrow range except for the coal
stocks Lackawanna opened at l24f
and declined TO 1881. Rumors for
which subsequent investigation could
find no foundation, TO the effect that
Il settlement OF the differences be
tween the Reading syndicate and Mr..
Gowep was almost certain, brought
about rally, in which Lackawanna
sold as high as 1881, closing at 1853, a
gain of IL. Delaware and Hudson is
up q at l0l after selling between 9Sl
and 1902, and Reading gained y
at 253 after selling at POI.
Jersey Contra gained only 4
at 500. st. Pau was conspicuous
Tor its tirmness on moderate bust.
ness for that stock, and closed with a
gain of Z at 9ls after selling at OBJ
The rest Of the list is up generally
from to !, but except st Paul and
Lake Shore the trading was extremely
limited, the four coal stocks and the
two Just mentioned contributing "A
per cent of the days business. Louis
vile and Nashville was conspicuous
for its weakness, closing with a loss o.
~ TVS oAl IL lSOtN u NttNlAE Alidt Apl
the second week Of March Ms earnings
fell off Sal coo as compared with the
same week last year
The total sales Of stocks to-day wer'
307,379 shares, including: Delaware
LaCkawanna and Western, $3.50
Delaware and Hudson, 1850; Erie
lO,G25; Lake Shore, 24,7O0; Louisvill,
and Nashville, 100; Northwestern
$500, New jersey Central, 1850
Pacific Mail, 6l5; Reading, 34,450
St Paul, 42,l35;, Union Pacific, 600
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The following is the cotton COM
parative statement for the week end
ing Friday, March 10, 1886: Net re-
ceipts at all United States ports dur
ing the week, 81, 720 bales; same week
last year, 1904 bales. Total receipts
to date, 4, 704, 0l7 bales; same date last
year, 4,492.E45 bales. Exports for
the week, 6S,973 bales; same week
last year, 81, 9l5 bales. Total exports
to this date, 3.133.0S9 bales; same
date last year, 1884 l7 bales. Stock
at all United States ports, 906, 1852
bales; same time last year, ;02, 6l6
bales. Stock at all interior towns,
1SS SSS bales; same time last year,
SIS l25 bales. Stock at Liverpool,
677 900 bales; same time last year,
$4,000 bales. Stock Of American
sfloat for Great Britain, 1900 bales
same time last year, l52, coo bales.
The New Orleans spot market opened
quiet, and closed quiet and steady.
Sales, .. 90 bales.
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western Union, lI.27O. CIoslng quota.


GOVERNMENTS.
L. S. IS, 1907. New Is. l257s.
New as, lll54. Pacific 6s Of lse5, rs.
c. P. fr'ts, ll41S. TIP, land grants, 81.
Erie seconds, l03. 7. P. Rio G.. div, 49,.
Le'h &Wilkes., Ill, U. 2. frsts, III.
Louisiana cons, $50. u. P land grant, lC6la
Missouri S., lOl; VI :. fahd, llS9I.
St. JOsePh' 10y. ,os, lVyirsinla Is, "A, 80
Tenn. 6s, new, 5619.
Adams Express, las. Nashville K C.,.E,
allie gheny Cen N. j. Central, sos.
Alton 4 T. H., q Nor. 4 W., pfd, 2I1s-
A. 4. T. H., pfd,g0. Northern Pac., .252s.
American Ex.. 1857. Northern P.,pid, SIS.
B., O. r. & N, 65. ny. O.. 4 St. L., 81
Canada Pac., C. N.Y. z. * st L., p. ,l51S
Canada Sou, 4lh. Q. A n. W., ltSA.
Central Pacific, ~. g. 4 n. W., pfd, 1879.
Chesapeake x o., 101a.N. Y. Central, 1881.
G. x o., LIST pfd, IL. Ohio Central, IA.
O. K o., % Jfd. II. Ohio 4 Miss, 241<.
c. x A., l40. o. a Miss, pfd, 90.
G. y A.. pfd, 1855. Ontario 4 West. 1873.
c., b. & O.. l35A. Oregon Nav, l02.s.
c., st. l.. * N. o. Oregon Trans, 301s.
c., st. L. 4 p, IL. Oregon Imp, 2919.
@. ,St.L. &P..p., Sl1s. Pacific Mail, SOS.
c., s, O ,S3. Panama, 49,
6. 4 O., 5Ox Peoria, D. 4 E., 20.
Del. 4 Hud,, 1904, Pittsburg, l52.
Oelsg IL q " leog4s W. AoAs
Den. 4 Rio g., 10. Reading, 25is.
Erie, 265S. Rock Island, 1851.
Erie, pfd, ca. St L. x s. F., 20.
East Tenn, ~. st. l.. 4 S. F., p, AZ.
East Tenn. ptd, 81. st. La 5. Z, lstp., 100
Fort Wayne, 149h. M. 4 St. p, 9lA.
Hannibal a st. 10, - O. NJ. 4 st. p, .,l23L
II. x st. 10 pfd, - ST. z. NJ. 4 NJ, ll6h;
Harlem, 2i5. st. p. x Omaha, S91S
Houston * T., 80. St. P. 4 o., pfd, 1922
Illinois Gen., ~. Texas Pacific, l214.
Ind. b. * w., 26A. Union Pacific, 1875.
Kansas Il T., 2S15. u. S. Express, 81.
Lake Z. & W., los. W., ST. l.. 4 P, l0%.
Lake Shore, $50 W.,St. l.. & p. p, 1873
AOu. a Nash, 405s. W. * +. Ex., ll9.
Lou. x n. A., 3419. W. L. TEL, 6i5s.
NJ. q c., lat pfd, = Colorado Coal 2612.
NJ. * c., "a pfd, - Homestake, 1719.
Mem. a Char, 35. Iron Silver, 225.
Mich. Central, Il. Ontario, Is.
Min & st. L., 10. Quicksilver, Z.
NJ. * 1T. L., pfd, a.. Quicksilver pfd, p.
Miss. Pae.. l0Sh. South. Pacific, -
Mobile x o., ID. Sutro, Is.
Morris x E., Offd, 1917.
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HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES.

easier at 595c for March, and 5 97lc |
for May.
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MOVRMENTS AT THE LEvEE.

t.FranclsRiver. RExE MAcavADY,5p.m
Cincinnati........JANEs W. Carr, B pm.
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BREADsTUFFs.

April,s 81 asked May, 81 bid,
@ l 4 naEnl
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-12-01
Advice to the Wakeful.

Instead of trying to lay down arbitrary
rules as to the length Of sleep, 1t would
be wiser in n common sense and physio-
logical way to say, Work while it is day,
sleep when you are weary, which will be
at night il the day has been spent in hon
est and energetic labor. When you
wake, rise; and II the days work has
been sufficiently we'll done, the time OF
waking will not be earlier than sunrise.
The difficulties about sleep and sleepless-
ness-apart from dreams-are almost uni
formly fruits of perverse refusal to
comply with the laws of nature. Take,
for example, the case Of man who can
not sleep at night, or rather who having
fallen asleep, wakes. II he is what is
called strong minded, he thinks, or per-
haps reads, and falls asleep again. This
being repeated lays the foundations of a
habit of waking in the night and think
ing or reading to induce sleep. Before
long the thinking or reading fails to in
duce sleep, and habitual sleeplessness
occurs, for which remedies are sought
and mischief is done.
If the wakeful man would only rouse
himself on waking and get up and do u
full days work of any sort, and not doze
during the day, when next the night
came round his sixteen or twenty hours
of wakefulness would be rewarded by a
sleep Of nine or ten hours in length; and
one or two OF these manful struggles
against a perverted tendency to abnormal
habit would rectify the error and avert
tho calamity. The cure for sleeplessness
must be natural, because sleep is "A state
of natural rhythmical function. You
cannot tamper with the striking move
ment of clock without injuring it, and
you cannot tamper with orderly recur-
renee of sleep without impairing the very
constitution of things on which the or
derby performance of that function de-
ponds. The Lancet.
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Docs tho Mind Ever Sleep7

1t is commended by many that 1t is only
possible to dream when in restless or
disturbed state Of mind; that when in
sound sleep the mind is dormant, and
wholly inactive; but while no direct
proof can be brought to bear upon this
point there is an accum ulation Of circum-
stantial evidence which would lead to q
different conclusion. Though it be true
that in a restless, half sleep and half
awake state we are enabled to recall our
dreams with more or less clearness, 1t
only goes to show that we are then en-
abled to make use of faculties sufficiently
alert to fix In memory the imaginative
adventures Of tho night, but none, even
the wisest, are able to demonstrate that
the mind ever sleeps, although it may
temporarily relinquish its hold upon the
human mechanism by means whereof it
is won't to express itself in a manner in
dependently of 1t.
Such would seem to be the case in the
very many well attested instances Of
"doubles" or what the Germans call
"doppelgangers, wherein the intangible
resemblance of one still on this side Of
life, has been known to present itself In a
most inexplicable manner, to some near
and dear relative or friend, and been seen
and recognized and conversed with, when
in fact, the individual thus personifed,
was known 10 be not only fast asleep at
the time, but also many miles distant
Halls Journal of Health.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-12-01

/ advise American gentlemen who visit
this country to bring their razors with
them-not for use in defense of life or
limb, but To save great deal of painful
personal writing under the manipula-
tons of so-cslled BARRIERS. There are very
few tonsorial artists in Mexico, especially
in the smaller towns and cities. The or
binary barber chair here is very primi-
tive, uncushioned wooden affair with
arms. sometimes with a head rsst. and
sometimes with nothing for the head
but the BARRIERS hand After you seat
yourself into the chair. with your feet on
the floor, or dangling, according TO the
height Of the chair and the length OF your
legs there is rarely foot rest, your
barber will 20 to box, which by its sp-
pearance and the sound when he puts
his hand inside you will imagine Is car
penter's tool chest.
He will draw forth an article in ap-
pearauco like razor but in feeling-as
you will soon learn-more like a pair Of
pincers.
You will now pass through an expert
ence in comparison with which an hour
in a dentist t chair is enjoyment After
this instrument of torture has done its
terrible work and il has been put back in
the tool chest; then is the time for you TO
keep your eyes shut. for before you have
recovered your breath and your compos-
ure yonr prosecutor will suddenly. and
without warning blow from An stomizer
over your face and neck a liquid which
you will feel sure is aqua fortis pure
and unauthorized
When You depart from that shop you
will feel that you have had your money 5
worth.-Mexico Cor. Boston Transcript.
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There has just been held at Gotha q
diet of delegates from the various crema-
ton societies in Germany, as well as OF
several other countries, including Italy,
Switzerland, Holland, and America, tho
last being represented by Mr.. Storer
Cobb, Of Boston, who Is at present lectur-
ing In Germany on the disposal Of tho
dead by fire. The diet discussed and ap-
proved the statutes of general association
of societies for funeral reform and OPP
tional cremation; and this association
was joined by the local societies of Ber-
lin, Potsdam, Frankfort, Darmstadt,
Liegnitz ohemnitz, Heidelberg, Dresden,
Leipsic, Hamburg, etc. These societies
have already their journalistic organs In
the shape of two magazines called Gesund-
heit and News Flamme Health and New
Flame), 80 1t will be seen that the crema-
ton idea is making progress in Germany.
The delegates inspected the cremator-
ium at work in the churchyard at Gotha,
and they were assured by the burgomas-
ter that the repugnance Of many to this
form of burial had been completely over
come by the sight Of the decorous and
befitting manner In which bodies are re-
duced to dust by rapid process Of fire
and then inurned.-Cor. Chicago Times.