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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-07-18
The Jungle Tiger at Home.

One very curious point is the method
in which tigress teaches her cubs to kill
This she does by disabling the animal
attacked 80 that it cannot make its es.
cape from the cubs, who then complete
the work. Mr.. Inverarity witnessed a
scene of this kind, or at least came on the
spot after it had been enacted, and when
the marks were so fresh as to admit of the
whole story being read at a glance.
An old bull nilgai had been the
victim and the tigress had disabled
him by breaking one of his FORE
legs Just below the knees. She never
touched his throat, the usual place of
seizing, but allowed the cubs to man.
gle the disabled brute. Mr.. Inverarlty
frightened the three tigers from the car
cass and secured a photograph of it in
its then condition, showing how the
throat had not been lacerated. He got a
second photograph next day, after the
tigress and her brood had again visited
the spot and completed their meal. In
the end he succeeded in shooting the
tigress aud one of her cubs.
Mr.. Inverarity has number of other
photographs which show the appearance
of tigers prey after its first meal. His
experience goes to show that the animal
first devours the hind quarters, while, if
tiger and tigress are together, the one
eats a! the headquarters and the other at
the forequarters. Again, when the tiger
has not devoured the whole carcass, and
returns to his kill the next night, he
never eats at the same place, but drags off
the remains forty or fifty yards before
beginning operations. Therefore, sports
men sitting over kill tie it by the fore
leg to tree. Otherwise the tiger would
creep up and be off with it without stop.
ping second.
Mr.. Inverarity has timed tigers when
at their meals and has found that full
grown tiger takes two hours steady eat
ing to finish the fore quarters of a bullock.
He dissipates the myth about the "sledge-
hammer stroke of the forepaw of the
tiger" showing that the tiger simply
clutches with his claws exactly like man
might clutch another's arm with his
fingers. He also gives a variety OF
curious information about the immense
distances tigers wander during the night;
how they keep the jungle roads and
footpaths, avoiding the more difficult
gled underrath on the roads, rolling
about in it with evident satisfaction; !;
how they do not like moving about in
the heat of the day, as the hot ground
burns the pads Of their feet and makes
them quite raw, and how they are some
times discovered sitting in pools Of water
in the heat of the day.-India Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-07-18
Dai ge:o Is.

81 am going to stop bathing" said a
friend of mine, Of good habits. The
statement staggered me, for | knew he
did not belong to the "great unwashed, "
nor was he in any way retrograding to-
ward that bathless class, the tramps. He
proceeded to plain: ''You see, my
wife's brother is a young physician, and
nv wife's father is an old physician. My
own father reads medical works and
talks a great deal about them. A near
neighbor of ours is rising young doc
tor and through him a number Of medi-
cal men have visited US, and we have
met the M. DIS also at his house. Now,
in such an atmosphere of wisdom you
would think me safe. But | feel | am
not. About everything 1 do from the
time get up until retire, in the way
of eating, drinking, washing, riding or
bathing is dangerous! 1 say danger.
ous' because that is the term they, the
doctors, use. am most alarmed about
bathing. My father has found it in the
books that it is dangerous to bathe while
warm. My wife's father says it is dan
gerous to bathe while cold or chilly.
Her brother asserts that only the strong
est persons dare bathe on arising with
out first taking food. The same wise
Young doctor says it Is dangerous and
debilitating to 5athc just before retir-
ing. They all agree that it is danger
ons to Jump into water just after eating
heartily. Nothing has been said about
getting up in the middle of the night
and taking light lunch and bath,
nor about leaving usiness in the middle
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Their First Dinner.

They had just returned from their
wedding tour ard were to have their
first dinner in their own home.
"Well, Percy, DEAR" she said sweetly
after breakfast, "what shall we have for
dinner?"
"oh, anything you like"
"No, dear; anything you like"
"But shall like anything you like, my
little rosebud"
"And 1 shall like anything you like,
my precious old boy"
Well, theu, what shall be have, dearT
"Whatever you want, darling"
"But want to please you, lovey."
"And want to please you, precious. "
"You old darlingw
"You blessed old precious"
"But what shall we have"
"That's for you to say"
"No, for you."
"But I'm so afraid I'll order something
you don't like"
"I'll like anything you like, darling"
"Truly, Percy9'
"Truly, my darling" =.
"Because I'd feel so badly I'd just cry If
Ihad anything y0u didn'tlike. Do you like
roast beef"
"Do you2"
"I asked you first, dearie."
"What if 1 don't care for it,"
"Then We'll necer have a pound of it
in the house."
"You little darling!n
",But do you like it,"
"Dc qou|"
go, Percy, you naughty old boy
How am I ever to get what you like If
you 60 on like this9 And 1 do want to
please you"
Please yourself and you'll be sure to
please me-"
"Then we'll have the beef"
elf you say so, lovey."
"But I don't say so."
"It shall be just as my own little,
lovey-dovey, lifey y-wifey says"
"What if say beef2"
"Then shall say beef, too"
"Well, then, we'll have roast beef." "
81 Looe roast beef"
$50 do l."
"Oh, Pm so glad"
$50 anil
"You old daTlinJ"
UYou reci0usi"-DstroH Fres Prss3.
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No Hone for the Future.

sIt grieves me to look back over a
wasted life" said a comparatively young
doctor to q Chicago girl. "To think
that with fame and fortune in my reach
l have turned from them in order to pur-
sue humble career"
.'But is not too late to begin anew"
she suggested. =; o.,
"Alas; I realize too forcibly that it
is"
"Can you not make one great, final
effort2"
"No. l am too old to learn to play
baseball"
eyes" she said softly. 1t is very,
very sad. ."-Merchant TrareLer.
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More Than He Gould Stand.

Grocer Chow is it, Mr.. Swartman,
that you are so particular to pay cash
uow-a-days2 You used to run a weekly
BILL"
Customer-s'I know I did, and you
would always give me a cigar when l
squared up Saturday night"
Grocer-"Yes."
Customer Well, 1t was smoking that
cigar that impelled me to pay cash.
Neu YurE Sun.
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in burst of loving confidence, told her
how it was he proposed to her. Her
face clouded for an instant only, and
then she threw both arms about his neck
and kissed him.
tDo you know how the glove and
photograph came to be in your pocket2"
she asked, as she hid her blushing face
in his bosom.
NO." he replied, wonderingly.
"How2"
81 put them there just to tease you,
you were so bashfuL. But you'll for
give me, won't you my own dear Hill
lery'" =.
Certainly, I will, my precious one, |"
he cried, as he gave her hearty EN-.
brace. Yankee Blade.
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Steep Hills.

"What have you been doing lately"
asked travelling man of former asso-
I,iate in the same business whom he met
in Pennsylvania village.
Il been having pretty hard luck"
SIN what ways"
"You see my uncle died aud left me q
farm out here in the mountains and I
gave up travelling in order to come out
here and run it."
"Don't you like iti"
"No, can't say do. can stand q
good deal but I do draw the line at
farming where the hills are so dog-goned
steep that the cattle have to stand on
their hind legs to nibble the grass off
them.-MerchQnt T. aoeler.
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The Indian SmOkepipe.

A plant which, on account of its odd,
ity is worth searching for, is the Indian
smokepipe. 1t grows in dark woods on
the roots of trees, and instead OF being
green, like other plants, it is white,
leaves, stalk and flowers. except where
the sunlight falls on it, which makes it
black. Look for this peculiar plant. 1t
is so different from most others that it
paws for the little trouble required in
finding it. It is usually found under
beech trccs. .--NGtiop1l Edu:ator. e..
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A Generous Offer.

They were riding togetherin the moon.
light, and he was trying hard to think
of something pleasant to say. All of
sudden she gave slight shiver.
"Are you cold, Miss Hattie~ he
asked, anxiously. II will put my c9at
around you if you like"
"Well, yes," said she, shyly, with an.
other little shiver; 81 am little cold, I
confess; but you needn't put your coat
around me. One of your sleeves will
do u-.S3meruille Journal.
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At the Picnic.

He with a bunch of wild flowers in
his hands)-"Ah, my dear Mss Sereand-
yellow, what kind of posies will you
choose2
She lin perfect twitter)-"Oh, tie,
he; te,' he; I will choose ro-posies."
Mr.. Smith sinks into the earth.- Wash
ingt0n Critic.
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A Saucy Boy.

"What, FIVE dollars week! Why, boy,
Where can your senses be?
Why, when first became clerk,
They paid me only three"
Holding the door ajar, he said,
This boy of humble birth),
"But when they paid you three, perhaps
Twas all that you were worth "
lid Bits.
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Getting it Down Fine.

Johnnie was under cloud. He had
been given six lines to learn before
lunch. time, with the proviso, no lines,
no lunch.
The lunch-bell rang and his mother
called Johnnie, who knew just one
third of his lesson.
'No lunch for you, my son, today"
was the maternal decision.
"Please, mamma" pleaded Johnnie,
"can't have two lines worth"-Judge.
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Not Easily Embarrassed.

"Have you kept track of young
Baboony lately2 At the rate he is going
on he'll soon be seriously embarrassed.
"Embarrassed2 Nonsense! you don't
know the man. He asked me for the
loan of hundred this morning without
the quiver of an eyelid. ."-Lye.
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PARTED.

Al. when the dove shall seek his mate,
Yet hear no sound of whirring wings,
How beats his heart at cruel fate,
With plaintive moan how sweet he sings.
30, when my love no more shall come,
Whose eyes to me are as the stars,
NY prisoned heart will burst life's bars,
My hopes be dead my song be dumb!
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A Sympathetic Heart.

'Cau you give me little breakfast,
ma'am2" plea led the tramp; "Im hungry
and cold. 1 slept outdoors last night
and the rain came down in Sheets"
"You should have got in between the
Sheets, said the woman kindly, as she
so the gate.-NeU York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-07-18
He Liked Cold Roast Beef.

Young Housekeeper Ito butcher)-
"Have you roast beefl"
Butcher-"Yes, ma'am."
"Do you keep it on the ice2"
"Oh, yes, maam."
''Then you may send me some. My
husband told me only this morning that
he is very fond of cold roast beef
Siftings.
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A Small Dividend.

First Tramp-''Well. how much did
ye get out Of the fellyW
Second Tramp-"Faix, only enough
for mesilf."
First Tramp-"And is this de way yer
stand in wild me, Mickey2"
Second Tramp-'Sure, all Oh got was
a kick. Ye can take yer share of that,
if ye want it. ."-LJe.
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of the afternoon and going to a bath
house for an hour, but as both these
times are very inconvenient for me to
indulge in ablutions, have decided on
the only alternative, not to bathe at
all. D. Chicago Journal.
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BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
At the Gate-A sympathetic Heart
AT the Picnic-More than
He Could Stand
Etc, Etc.

The lights were low, the hour was late,
The popping time had come;
And, gazing idly at the CRATE,
Her love sat chewing gum.
She asked him if he'd risk-dear girl
With her the final step;
He gave his gum listless whirl
And yawned and answered yep"
Oil City Blizzard.
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CD6 result. JOuu COulu SChICc hecp
from roaring as the squire told the story,
but he saw that the squire was awfully
serious about it and was indeed in very
delicate situation. Finally he asked:
"Hillery, what do you candidly think
of Miss Kurtz, anyhow?"
81 think she is very nice young lady,"
reluctantly acknowledged the squire.
"WelI, then, why not straighten this
mess out, as it is started. Go back to
her and give some excuse for your run
ming away and apologize and marry her.
She is a fine girl, she evidently loves you
or she would not have accepted your
supposed proposal. Come now, this is
the best way out. Explain to either of
your sisters or to Wildly, and they can
MAKE an excuse for you to Miss Kurt"
It took some little talk to bring the
Squire round to acknowledge this to be
the best way, but as he really loved Miss
Kurtz, and it was only his stubbornness
kept him from saying so, he was con-
sldera5ly delighted a: the solution, yet
he was very much a. sea for plausible
excuse for his outlandish conduct with.
out giving the true reason.
To keep on with their plan o: recon
struction they ad journed to the home of
souire's other brother-in law, and ther
they met Wildly, who had just returned
from her call on Miss Kurtz. She was
loud in her denuncialion of the squire,
but when John told her the squire's side
of the story she agreed to help out the
glowing geese" as she called them, and
her ready tact Strengthened things out
so that the squire was the happiest man
in town.
A year or more after the happy event
that made J. Hillery proud young has-
band, he and his pretty wife were chat
ting over past events. when the squire,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-24
THE LAND PURCHASE BILL.
The English Governments Propesi-
ton Not strongly Opposea.

LONDON. Nov. 23-In the commons thf.
evening Mr.. sexton asked whether IL was
true that seven Irish members were ahoa, u
be prosecuted. and II 50 whether there Was
any relation between the prosecution and
the delay in the debaie on the Irish esti.
mates.
Smith denied any kaowledee Of the
prosecution. he certainly desired the
members TO remain Until the estimates
were considered. tie taen moved that the
rules compelling adjournment nj midnight
be suspended 10 enable the house 20 con
clade the debate on the Irish laud purchase
bill His motion was carried BY iS5 10 i5a.
ON motion 10 go into committee on the
bill. farnen proposed an amendment
giving the government power 70 instruct
the Land commission 10 deal with arrears
when liking judicial rents. This done IL
would place the tenant in position 70
contract freely with the landlord, protect
the excheqner against loss. and give the
Ashbssirne act the best possible chance 70
work with sFnociAness.
smith eontended that the course pro
posed would place the tenant il dis
ttnctly worse position than before, By re-
eogntEing arrears as charge that might
continue TO hang roand his neck even
after completing his purchase. Now. after
the contract for purchase had been agreed
rPon, the arrears became fpso fseio wiped
out
Mr. Psrneirs motion was rejected. ls2 to
~.
Sir B. walter Foster Cjberall moved to
reduce the amount of the grant asked for
In the bin 81. .s0a.0lo
Sir George Otto Treyeiyan said be had
heard that nobieman connected with the
ministry bad already received x20o 900 and
that Lord Londonderry would benefit by
the measure
Goschen repndiaied the insiRuation.
After further debate the motion was re-
jected
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TORY CONSPIRACY.
The Government Aiding the
Case Against Parnell.
THE LAMB BILLS PROGRESS.
Fenian Meetings I'm ireland Dis
Persed by Pelice-A ceap d-Ktat
Feared In France

LONDON. Nov. 3s.-At the sitting of the
Parneli commission today Inspector Of
Police Higgins testified concerning oHt
rages a. Castle lslsac. County Kerry. On
cross-exsrainatioR witness said thas BE be-
Eeyed farmers sons insFiga;ed the oat-4<es
in order 70 evAde payment % rent He
knew OF bogus ozirzgcs He Was not
aware that men eonaivea 10 damage their
own property IN order 70 secure curnpensa.
ton from the qEsrser-sesSions lie did not
thiEk az catrages due 70 ssc-et xsesefieS
Some were the result OF family quarrels or
private malice. He corrected the league
with mosnlishting beesEse preyioRz 10 the
existence of the league Kerry had been
peaceful
lockwood. Of the Paruel,ises counsel.
asked witness how iong he had teen en-
gAxed IN getting up the case OF the rfaes
Sir Henry James. Of counsel for the TSssss,
objected 10 the question. whereupon Sir
Charles Russell exclaimed warmly I'VE
charge and intend 10 prove that tae whole
executive authority, even including resi-
dent magistrates. Is engaged n getting un
the Tfnss ease.
The witness thea denied tina; the TYn.sS
had employed him ON redirect exami-
nation witaess stated that ne case OF bogus
oHtrnges had ever besn returned
by the police as q real outrage.
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TO ENTER CHICAGO
Stragetic Move of the Cana
dian Pacific.
HarNKs CASE SET ron TRIAL.
san Francisco Demeerats Carry Con-
sressman Felten's DistrIet-rhs
Dressed Reef Investigation.

AvEVRS, \. T.. Nov. 18-Gsrlner's an
torney. in support of his application for a
con'iaRaace, rad Gsriacss agh dawn stat
Ing that sAen be was arrested In Chscsrs
the goVevnEent sciEed aad stiu refsin,
letters and documents necessary for III.
defense laeiadlag letters from Can't
beeehcr 70 hlua, also letters frOaa BseeAer
- Martin, special agent Of tAe treasury.
The saidaviE further stated tina, Chester
Terry sf Tacoma. Capt Reeehes % rort
tsNnseas and Ira Ayres Of san Francisco
~ere important witnesses In his behalf.
The court said The application woaid hs
granted provided Haines would consent IN
eoniinRe his case
1adge Hrpna&gc. for HGiaeS. insisted
upon Al immediate trial.
Iae district attorney said he would no,
try any other case uatil 6sr3ner's was dss-
posed ei
bsnnaare, replying, said. ~lf does not
fellow eeczase 3 faan rs;.les around in an
Official position tia; he owns the govern
meat Ny client stands 81 the brad % tho
bar Of Washington Territory, snd has a.
high Arcputstioa io- integrity and ability
as the district attorney
The coast denied GArdner's motion for
continuance, and set the ease for Mosday
next The probability 10 that Haines' case
wiz act be reached before Wednesday.
Pubic sentiment here IA very favorable
fov Haines. aud the general feeling among
the citizens here Is that the prosecution 10
without kaEdaiion.
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LABOR TROUBLES.
Indianapolis Switchmen
Winning Their Strike.
MIR. PowDKRLY REELECTED.
He Names the Other omeers-The
Anarchist Propaganda Ac-
tive in Chicago
MIR. rowDkKLY RE-ELEcrED.

IsDiASAroLIs. Nov 3-The strike Of
railroad switehuen is taking AZ ugly
phxse. Not single switch engine in the
city wss moved this morning In the
freight yards everything Is In confusion
The 1oFning trains we're abandoned half
made up or not made up AZ all In all
the yards business was al complete stand
stil. Iu several places engineers snd ire
men o. ether enploges pressed into the
service tried 30 90 along with the work,
but the strikers inteTfereG. and Successful
ly prevented the deHzrfure Of sns trains
The engineers and fireraen are in ey-n ps1hy
with the switchEnen. aud rnsde no attempt
70 move their engines In nearly every
instance they have qait work run their en-
gines to their stalls. and drew the FIRE,
when the switehmen requested IL.
AL the forenoon the strikers have been
going from one yard 10 another sBd warn
ing applicants for work that If they under
take 10 touch q switch engine they would
be handled roughly. The officers of the
road called for police protection 81 noon
A new feature in the switchmeD's strike
Is that this afternoon the managers of the
Indianapolis, Decatur & Western Co. con
eeded the demands of the strikers, and
the switekEBen returned TO work The
switehmsn are jabiisnt over the victory
aud believe the other companies viii be
compelled 10 follow.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. Careful in
quiries fail 10 sHbsfantiafe the ramors re-
gnrling the threatened strike Of railroad
switch men on the Eastern trunk lines
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PASSENGER LISTS.

Bv steamer Bmgiilia. fren San FRANCHISES
Nov = For Ssatsie-Aiss W. tfeorEs,
Mss :. Hawthorne. 7. chiitendeB. y - ~
Morgan, v. sehTceasr. r. krKeons Z. Mieb.
eisaa. A. Holden. II. GeorEe- wife, ssa
dssshief; Ms p; -, = tssl'g SS e;,.ea. =.
Miss Williams, n HRyden, X, ". Aba.otl,
Taesfna-Mrs " q. saith, Mis- ,. Moos-
fo-f n. f3loier and wiie, A. &. 6ree1naan.
n p Baldsin. 4 Yehl. ~ n fefa saa
vile, Mrs. n saHisier, II. =. hili MS nAs
sssaa ard sou. -
vietoria-- Mics o. trss- A hs5sss... ~.
Ms uaa3gan, ~ h. Niis1u and ais, ~.
s;sans. NJ. 4. Gran, hns- y. ". hqse asa
ehil3Fxn, Mr.. n. cando1. IL = h<h<s'
Geo Hsnaefxsa, ". Davis snc vile.
t,,~s srr,-xusssnd-~g C. T0ankiiy.
1r=z.,s sl,orf fassed hGnungsna,
n w Gienn. ". Gilman. X Y hsnss;,r - -
= Kass and wife. q Boss. A. bss1a, -
-nndsfiin aud daughter. ~ a i&ssw -, n
yrIfe, 2. A. Haze, vie aad esns9sss,s. sls,..sf
= usrrsv. q : Huason, ". o. $3.50,
D > Lsserssxs. Mrs- =. e1hsn Aha ''A
c1..-.-s.s a celifo-uia- Pazsst AssIofS
= 1g5ds sns f4uKiItsr. Mis- klia BIZ = =.
NJ wsssstosh. J. Y BgvNn, u. {. =
4 aeifon. II Y Hoses. 2 Cf<,sesf sf,S.i
-. H. 2 Bakar aad Nlle. ,'~.-.,..
Il = Tso-s. g X. Tuekss. Mrs. J. = Ns'f'a-
smrd NJ Iawslyn. MF. loses cIrs = -
Sirhois NJ. Hooper frxEk Jte 49, = ..,,'s- Z.
raishaa. Joha Sanders aAt
&e-sss~u Pacific Passed. HERR -
-,.f,s.r. sra wife. Heiea Case NJ -
sa5.lf q Is fssirEs. Z Fcesee n-e
ysW Nssr and fso ehisdreus y
ssss-sr .sdesky sn1 - seeosa So. r>ff
Psr Malls waIlz f. san Fssee.rse - s.'sS.
f..ss,k f.r0 y Hail. wife anl .e1s tss
49,. j /. wazxick. Mr. ~ ~
= 80 = ~ III skiuaer. Hrs e,.s ,s,...
y.n Aalin. wa Roe. hiss - -.
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~ "a. a negrr. &. a. Kelly go 80. 80
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MIA Bos<Hsrk-
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THE pEKssED-BEEr COMBINE.
Roth Cattis-Eaiser. and Consumers
suffer

ST. LOUIS, Soy. 2z.-The senate invest
eating committee met atnoon wm. Peters
~ Pitishsrg told how the dressed beef men
forced the butchers Of his station 10 habdie
their meats ~ establishing shops And
ahdefseliing them.
Jefferson Reynolds oi IAs Vegas, y. NJ.
was the next witness. lie said; The
continued depression In the prices W. fs-
ceive for uar sieers has been great sur
prise 20 Us. when In New York and Hart
lord Inquired st the hotels sad OF butch
ers whether they were paying as Iauch for
their cattle ss three years ag0. They SAID
Bors. informed them We we're no, get
ting wiihia % per cent of what We got
tkree years ago,
Seuafar ManderNon,- What did yoH get
f0r cattle three yc4rs agof
N!sness-ts7.
senator Manderson- Whist DO you set
nouf
Wifaess-sil.
Senator Yest-Tae eAtfle Losses IN Non
tana several years axo were unprecedented
usrp they soff
winess-Yes. have been 20 informed.
senator Vess-~fet your business hss nos
been hencatcd Ia the icast7
Wtfness-Ne cNperted increased if1de.
Adjourned 20 December s.