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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-08
CREATIONS LOWER ORDERS.

A vulture measuring nine feet from tip to
tip was lately shot near Julien, San Diego
county, Cal, as it was sailing away with q
full grown sheep in its claws.
A big blood hound attacked lively game
cock in yard at Columbia, Pa, o few days
ago, and not only got beaten, but had tho
sight Of both eyes destroyed by the fowls
spurs.
A California Chinamau has found a use
for the bugs and beetles which are attracted
and killed by the essctric lights. He gathers
them and pickles them in brandy. Heap
good for cold" DO says.
A cat fell into well at Akron, O., and in
fishing her out tho owner brought up q
sachel and 500 in cash. The clothes are
not a very good fit, but tho greenbacks sct as
comfortable as al old shoe.
Pearl Jones and Florence Reese, of Geor-
gia, drew up bucket OF water from the
well, and as they reached out for tho bucket,
they discovered water moccasin wrapped
around the rope, which they had drawn
from the bottom OF tho well.
The skill with which dock rats board q
vessel by running along her cables has long
been q terror to ship owners. A protector
has just been invented in the shape Of big
tin funnel, through which the cable runs.
The big end Of the funnel faces the shore,
and the rats cannot surmount it.
An unusual accomplishment for q dog is
Smelling peas, but O setter who lives In o
suburb Of Boston shows that it IL entirely
canine possibility. He takes q pod in bis
mouth, and, after giving 1t dexterous twist
with his teeth, which opens h, drops it upon
the ground. Az the peas roll out Of the
open pod, be takes them up one by one and
ssts them with evident relish, leaving the do
pised pod untouched
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-08
Features of a Ghost Party"

A rovel party was lately given by some
Philadslphians at summer resort. Invita-
;ions were issued for a ghost party" AMI
the evening was devoted to the recitation OF
weird ard grewsome tales Of horror and 10
the recounting of personal experiences thai
were in every way calculated TO make the
hair OF the assembled company stand OH end
When the blood of all the guests was begin
ming to curdle the witching hour Of midnight
was rung ont by the clock. This proved to
be the signal for supper and immediately
lights were brought and the ebostly seance
was over Chicago Herald
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Hence the I.ady's Clerk.

Tho latest fad-I think fad IS what they
call it's 20 have lady's clerk IN the mouse.
Won know that it is no Uncommon thing Tor
n lsdv TO come to the Office and settle her
bin now. Just the same as a man We'll ola
chan hike me are not considered good
enough TO wait on lady any more. Hence
the lady's clerk. We've got one OF them
Just out Of college. Wears n collar that
looks like the hind end of an old fashioned
WAGON cover: has trousers that are cut on
the same pattern as the harem pants IN The
Corsairn He has sort Of late in the sum
mer air about him. / mean lansuid look
He eats up a dollars worth Of toothpicks IN
a day. and gets mint from the barseeper 70
wear IN the butionhole OF his coat. sup
pose Il is all right, but never wanted TO be
a cowboy in my life until he came IN here,
and think now Of going into tue business -
Hotel Clerk in Chicago Mail
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Cretonne of the cheap sort used for decor
ating rooms turns out TO I've "a arscnically
poisonous as green wall paper. Out OF forty
four samples recently examined in London
none were free from arsenic, three bad only
faint traces of ii, tweniy-onc had large trace
eleven were classed as very bad, aud nine
were called distinctly dangerous One
specimen yielded nineteen and one-lah erains
Of white arsenic 10 the square !aid The
greens and blues were the least La, mful
while reds. browns, aud blacks w,io heavily
loaded with the poison Nolk Sun
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ARRIVE RICHMOND.
%b0 pm.-MAtL daily except Sunday.
vl5 m.-ACCOMAODATION daily ieIrept
Sunday.
II ~ am.-EXPktSS daily.
sunday accommodation between Richmond
and scottsyille leaves st0 m, arrives return
III ,l5 I'm.
CONNECTIONS.
At Clifton FOrge with Chesapeake ana Ohio
railway for the South. West, and Northwest.
At Lyr.chour4 with Norfolk and Western
railroad for all points South, southeast, and
Southwest. and Virginia Midland raj. way for
all points North and South.
At Richmond with Associated Railways fog
all points I'm the South, and Richmond. Frede-
icksourp and Potomac railroad for the North.
At Lexington with Baltimore and ONO rail-
road, making eiose connections at Harper'a
ferry to and from pittsbura and tho West
also to points North and East.
Sleeping car alta, he'd 10 MONT EMPRESS
stops at Lynchburg.
SLEEPING-CAks LYNCHDURG to MEN
PHIS, NEW ORLEANS, and GITTLB ROCK.
Trans marked daily except Sunday, sDaily.
Tickets sold to ali points. 0fices: 9is
E st Mai treet, ltJ0 Main street, g.
Richmond an Allegheny depot. Eight I'D
JOHN IL. MACMURDO,
Tde5 Gen'l Passenger Agent.
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WHAT A GENTLEMAN MAY DO.

He may thrash cab driver, il he can, but
no mustn't ask twice for soup.
He may kill man In duel, but be
mustn't eat peas with his knife.
He may carry brace Of cartridges, but
not paper parcel two inches square.
He must pay his debts of honor, but he
needn't trouble himself about his tailor's bills.
He may ride a horse as a jockey, but be
mustn't exert himself in tho least to get his
living.
He may be seen on the box Of an omnibus,
but not ON a bootblack's box having his boots
polished.
.He may dust another persons jacket with
a club, but mustn't brush his own with O
whisk broom.
He must never forget what he owes to him
self as gentleman, bait he need not mind
what he owes as Q gentleman to his shoe
maker and his hattsr.-Town Topics
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An Island disappearing.

Sable Island, on the coast Of No7a Sofa
is gradually disappearing, and III
years more will bc totally submerged Dur
ing one gale in 1851 4 strip Of iano s~venty
feet wide and quarter Of n mile long was
washed away In l''j tue Island was Forty
miles long and two and half miles wide
1t is now only nineteen and n half miles lons
and less than u mile wide Chicago BcIald
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-08
Cinder raih for RicNCler.

Mr. A. g. Fisher, Of New Haven, Conn.
proposes TO build u cnder path IRON New
York to New Haven, for the benefit 81 blcycl
riders 1t is TO he three feet III width ,.n'
laid at the side of the Iresen, road, t. he
built, however, only where the existing ROAD
are not good. The path will IL sboU, s-s ont'
miles III length, and the average c., a.
building is estimated nj So Ter uiI-. Or
total of So,250.--Scientiiic American
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THE LISTENER.
As when tho slylark mounts on high.

A when tho slylark mounts on high.
Aud foods the air with bursts OF song,
So. In harmonious ecstasy
Sweet music sweeps thy soul along.
hthrin with fearful. love lie eyes:
Hear, thoughts breathe forth mist OF signs,
And life grows grand. supreme, sublime
when sound waves swell tho stream Of time.
Oh happy soul. whose chief delight
Is born when music fills the DIR.
And turns to day the darkest night,
With sweet surcease Of toll and care.
The melodies Of ripping rills,
The songs Of birds on sky kissed hills,
And every harmony that sweils,
To thee tale OF gladncss tells
james Clarence Harvey IN Home 1ou' "a'
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JAMES RIVER DY DAYLIGHT.

JA MES RIVER by DA LIGHT.
GREAT TOURIST LINE.
JAMESTOWN, DUTCH GAP, AND WAX
SCENERY.
CHEAPEST ROUTE.
RATES LESS THAN HALF CHARGED BY
RAIL LINES.
FIRSI CLASS MtAIS.
The elegant and fast steamer
carrying United states MaiD,
CAPTAIN DEYO,
leaves Richmond every
MONDAY, "WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAI
AT A NJ. (STREhT-CARS CONNECT in
FULL TIME Tor above named places, arriv-
ing at Norfolk about $50 pm Returning,
the steamer leaves Norf. Tx, Old Point, and
Newport News on alternate days, arriving at
Richmond about 500 pm.
Through tickets to above named points on
sale on steamer and at CARRIERS Agency, No.
100 Ma n street. Baggage checked thr, ugh.
STATE-ROOMS ENGAGED FOR DAY
OR NIGHT.
FREIGHT.
Freight received daily for Norfolk, Ports
mouth, Smithtelc Hamilton, Old Point, Wav-
erly. and HirksfCrd, Va; Washington, ID. G.;
Newberie, Washington. and Tarboro, N. c.
all stations on Atlantic i Danyille railroad,
seabOard q Roanoke road. Norfolk south-
efn railroad, and Eastern North Carolina
generally; also. for Eastern Shore of Virginia
at LOWEST RATES, ard through bills IS
sued.
LUCIEN n. TATUM. Vice President,
No. III Main street and Rockets.
IRWIN wEIsIGER. Freight and Passenger Agt.
4my29-tf
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Emperors and Newspapers.

Old Emperor William dislikcd to read
newspapers. and had his secretaries read
them for him and clip out the very inrpor
tant items for him. Emperor Frederick, on
the other hand, read them all through him.
self. New York Tribune.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-08
Dowry and Endowment.

What dowry does she bring your asked
the notary when arranging the preBminories
to the marriage Of Paul ScairOn ard Fran
coise d'Aubigne. "A pair Of beautiful
eyes" replied the poet, "a bust that is per
feet, delicate hands and lovely arms and q
proud spirit" "And you endow her with
what,n Immortality. Tho Arsonau,.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-08
Were BOYS Together.

Wife retrospectively)- can remember so
veil, John, how fond you and my first hus-
band were Of each other. You were boys to-
gether, and your friendship lasted TO the
end
Husband tsadly)-Ah, yes. poor iellowi his
death has been sad blow TO me-narper'S
Razar
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-08
NHESAPEAKE AND OHIO ROUTE
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JUNE 18th.
1859
LEAVE RICHMOND:

LEAVE RICHMOND:
8:45 am For Newport News, Old Point Con-
fort and Norfolk, daily except
Sunday.
SIS am Sundays only. To Newport News,
Old Point. and Norfolk.
ll;l0 am Through and Local Mail TO all
points West, except Sunday
Pullman Sleepers from Clifton
Forge to Lexington, Ky.
400 pm For NewpOrt's News, Old Point and
Norfolk, except Sunday.
$40 pm X r. & p. Junction sccommods-
non, except Sunday.
$50 pm For Louisville, Cincinnati, Chic&go
st. Louis, Memphis. and New Or
leans. Fast Express, with through
Pullmans Daily. Only route run
ming Pullmsns West from Rich
mOnd.
s:55 pm. For Old Point daily, except Mon
day; stops only at Williamsburg
Pullman palace car to Old toint
1870 pm. For Virginia Springs and Ash
land, Ky, daily except Sunday
Sleeping car to White Sulphur.
ARRIVE RICHMOND:
$50 cru Virginia Spring, express excep,
Sunday.
il:CO anu From Norfolk, Old Point, and
Newport News, e-cept Sunday
$50 pm From Local points and the west
daily except Sunday.
sos pm From Norfolk. Old Point and New
port News, daily. Pullman psi
are sleeping car fir m OLD Point t.
Cincinnati.
$50 pm From Louisville and Cincinnati
Fast Express daily.
Depot Seventeenth and Broad streets.
Ticket-offices 1000 Main street and depot
II. w. FULLER,
General Passenger Agent
WINS. Q. WICKHAM.
Receiver G.. X .. Railway.
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FREDERICKSBURG

DICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG
II AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.-Sch<d ulc
commencing NAY 9th. l6oe-eastern standard
time:
7:s an. leaves Byrd.strset station daily; ssoys
only q Ashland junction, Milford,
and fredericksburg. Sleeper ~
WashingtCn. Leaves Warrington 10 =
New York at ll:t0 am.
ua5 am. leaves Byrd-streot station daily ex-
cept Sunday. Leaves Warrington for
New York at i:l0 pm. Psrlor car TO
Washington.
OK p m. leaves Byrd-street station daily.
Jlecper 10 New York.
1898 am. arrives at Byrd-strest station daily.
Sleeper from New York.
s:l8 pm. arrives OF Byrd-etreet station DAILY
stops at Fredericksburg, Milford. and
Junction. Sleeper from Washington.
l0:t5 pm. arrives ut Byrd-street station daily.
except Sunday. Psilor car from
Washington.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
400 ptn. accommodation, leaves byrd-street
station arrives ut Ashland ct pm.
604 pun. leaves Eliza arrivcs at Ashland ct
6s2 pm.
847 am. accommodation, arrives ct ByrH-
street station leases Ashland vt 7:A5
am.
S:6s pun. arrives at Rloa leaves Ashland q
CA. Taylor, General Ticket Aesot
3. T. d. MYERS. General SUPERINTENDENT.
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London omnitaisses are to be illuminated
with the electric light, the storage Lsttery "
be carried under the seat OF the drivers.
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CONN EDITIONS.

CONNECTIONS.
Train No. % connects daily except Sunday
at KeysyIile for Chase City, GAINESVILLE, and
oxford; ~ Greensboro for Durham, Raleigh,
Salem, and Winston. and all points on North
Carolina ID. vision at Salisbury Tor Ashviile,
Hot Springs and AL oints Ia Western North
Curoif a. and at Charlotte for c.. q q A. X. X.
Train No. SO coIuIeciS daily Ut Grccns-
boro' for Salem. Winston. kaleigb. Colds
boro', and NOrehead CITY; ut Salisbury foi
Ashevi!le, Hot Springs, aid all poiuts H.
Western North Carolina; ut Charlotte with
harlotte, Columbia and Augusta railroad for
nah, Thomasyille, Ca. Jacksonville and othci
Florida points; also with Carolina Central
railroad for Wilmington. 80.
Trains from the South arrive at nich.nond
500 am. sind $40 pm.
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The direct action OF steam ct 2l3 degrees
IL sufficient to destroy all germs in from Ave
TO Hftssu minutea The efficacy Of heated
dry air Is uncertain
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-08

Rearing dogs for their skins is practiced in
Asnchuria and Mongolia just as sheep farm.
ing elsewhere
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-08

(\LD DOMINION STEAMSHIP CON.
. pANY
FOB NEW YORK.

Steamers leave Richmond livery TUBS
DAY and FRIDAY at 5 PIN.
Steemers leave New York for Richmond
EVERY WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY
at Sp: m; arriving in Richmond MONDAY and
FRIDAY mornings.
Passenger accOmmodations unsurpassed.
Cabin fare to New York via James river
route INCLUDING meals and BERTH. use
Round-trip tickets limited To thirty days
after date Of issue. ...................... II GO
Steeiage with stence............... 500
steer age, without subsistence. 49,. %
Cabin rare via Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. III W
Cabin fare via Richmond and Petersburg
Tickets can be obtained at A. W. Garberr.
100 Main street; Chesapeake and Ohio and
Richmond and PetershNrg depots, and at com
panys offices. lSOl Main street, aud wharf
Rockets.
Freiehts forwarded and through bills OF lao
ing Issued for points beyond New York.
Freight received daily until hour of sailing
Passengers leaving Richmond on MON
DAYS.TU ESDA Us, WEDN SDAYS, THURS
DA VS.. and SATURDAYS bv the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway (via Newport News)st s:l5 q m
and by Richmond and Petersburg railroad
same day. at 1888 am. will make connection
at NORFOLK with steamer leaving those
days.
GEORGE W. ALLEN 4 Co., Agents,
No. 1901 Main street, and
Sly le-tf Company's Wharf, Rockets.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-08

Vital power is deficient in very Fat people.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-08

DARTIES WISHING TO STORE
thei- furniture for the summc' ~ longer
can end a large. light. snd perfectly dry loom
at 80 West Main II. Terms 20 pe' u'o"'"'
3may93 --
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DENTISTS.

DoRsETs "a
DENTAL PARLORS,
No. 100 NORTH SEVENTH STREET.
Richmond Va.
For s.. 81, and $40 | wi u insert beautiful sets
of Teeth on red rubber weight only IL to 2
ounces per set, and warranted not to break.
Teeth extracted for 30 cent Filings from 81
up. Gold work speciality. All work guaran
teed TO give satisfaction. w. +. DORSET,
5au25 Iy Graduate University Of Maryland.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-08
MINERAL WATERS.
Virginia Springs Waters.

We are AGENTS tor the sale OF the STAND
ARD VIRGINIA SPRINGS WATERS. which
for so many years have maintained WORLD
WIDE REPUTATION and given &c at to the
FAMED VIRGINIA FOUNTAINS. from
which we got our supplies direct-yiE
WHITE SULPHUR. BUFFALO LITHIA
LLATOOLA ALUM HEALING,
ROCKBRIDGE ALUM, ALLEUHANf.
CAPON, WOLF InAf.
bED SULPHUR. BLUE RIDGE.
Besides these celebrated waters we keep "ou
stantly on hand
3ONfNg AND ARSENIC. SARATOGA
vICHY. HATnORN. CONGRESS.
and stocks If EUROPEAN WATERS. De-
scriptlye Pamphlets sent on application.
PURCELL. LADD a CO.. Druggists,
Agents Virginia Springs waters;
je2 { No. 50Goyeraof street, hicnmond, W.
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RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AMI
~ POTOMAC.
THROUGH ALL-RAIL FAST-FREiGBi
LINE TO AND FROM BALTIMORE
PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK,
AND EASTERN AND
WESTERN CITIES.
ONLY TWELVE HOURS BETWEEN
RICHMOND AND BALTIMORE
IN EACH DIRECTION.
Correspondingly quick timeto other points
Through bills OF laden issued at low rates.
T.. A. TAYLOR,
oc q General Freight Agent.
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RICHMOND AND ALLE0RANN
~ RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE OF TRAINS IN EFFLyr
JUNE IL. 1875
ONLY LINE RUSNISG SOLID TRAINS AND
PALACE sLEkPiNG CARS srrwrgs HIGH
MoND AND bfNfHRrRo
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DAILY. fDaily tercept Sunday.
STOPPING pLAops

'psily. fDaily tercept Sunday.
STOPPING pLACRs.
Nos. n and "A make no stops. M. =, 49,
only on signal at Manchester AMI w..
NO. Wstops only on signal at Chestor. Cs~tr~s
IA ana manchester No. IS stops on clrnsS a
al regular Stations. No. M stocs On siSna
All regular stations. aud also At Tam N A.
Port Wa!thall. Nos. 81, ~. az ~ a 40
and ~ viii stop a, all stations for nssssnrnr.
PULLMAN CAR SERVICE.
On Trains Nos. IA and % sleepins-cars b.
tween New York and Tampa, Fla. IVA JaSS.
eonyiiie!. On Trains Nos. Ii and u sleepjna-
cars netween Washington and Charleston.
ID Train No. IS sleeping cars betVSe0
New YORK and Jacksonville On Trnin No ~
sOnville.
THE ONLY ALL-RAILLINR TO NORFOLK
LEAst: ARRIvl
Richmond, 'e05 pm. NorfSik' 80 n.
NOTION .sl9 am. Richmond, 1871 ~,
Norfolk, $50 pm. Rchmo,d !, as b.
These trains also make close oonnectioua
Tor farmville, Lyncbburg. and south-
western points and all stations on the Norfolk
and western railroad. except the 1898 train.
Passengers Tor points west of petersb,irs
should TAKE the VS. am. train instead.
X. N. SULLl,
SUPERINTENDENT,
z. T. d. MYIRS,
General Superintendent
7. n. EMERsON, General Pasc sngei AGENT
SOL HAAS. Traffic Manager. LAP q
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-11-10
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
ADVERTISING RATES.

Will be made as low as is consistent with
ound business principles. Apply at the Of.
hce for terms.
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Wnrnlmg fo r.reapn.ncrs.

All perfons nfe hereby warned to
avoid fencing llnds belonging to tho
undersigned on the North Fork Of the
Humboldt river. nl5o to refrain from
driving onr stock off our ranges in that
vicinity. Trespnssers will be prose-
cuted to the full extent Of the law.
MURpHY & HIbb,
Halleck, May 26, 1883.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-11-10
Look Haera,

We heve just received large stock
of Indies Hats, Ladies' Dress Goods,
consisting Of Ginghams. Linens and
Woolene, and GentIemen's Clothing,
all of the latest and most desirab BILE
styles. Call and inspect them.
3-28. j. RosESsTocK,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-28
BY TELEGRAPH.
Money. bond. and stock.

Nrw loRK, June 27.-Money on call easy
at ~ per cent. and closing at i@iH per
cent Prime mercantile paper, 4Cp0h per
cent Sterling exchange dull and barely
steady at sisI for sisiy-day bills and ti.ss9
for demand.
Government bonds were duh and steady
State bonds were entirely neglected.
There " still no change In the situation In
Wall street, the public being nowhere wish
bic aud the lary professionals holding of
until such time a. the financial horizon shall
clear and fairly good chance 10 read the
future shall be given. The room tr aders at
present have the making of quotations en-.
tircly 81 themselves about fonrffths of the
business recorded being for their account n
great proportion of which u cyoncd up be-
iorc the close Of each day. In the present
dullness most Of the operations are made up
ON the bear side aud the only support 10
prices i the covering Of short .conincts, the
lonn'markct from day 10 day indicating n large
short interest The Transactions arc for the
present extremely small and fluctuations
confined within a corrcspondingly limited
mngc. After delivery hour, however, there
was the usual covering of shorts and some
inside buying II the stocks which had been
weak, and most Of tho declines were rccoy.
cred before the close, which wns dull but
firm, generally AZ Insignificant changes from
opening prices. Final prices are almost In.
yariahly small fractions higher, compared
with last evenings figures, and Pullman ross
~ per cent
Tie railroad bond market was quiet but
exhibited a firmcr front Than stocks, though
the final gains are In most cases insignificant
The sales aggregated tiO0G,OJO, which wa
very evenly distributed among the issuci
traded In. No special feature marked IN,
dealings. The total sales Of stocks today wcr,
"a, l0i shares. Closing quotations were Al
fOllowsi