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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-30
Cured bv Cuticura

am cured of "a loathsou disease, eczema, in its
worst stage. | tried different doctors and had been
through the hospital but all TO purpose The disease
covered my whole body from the top of my head TO
the soles OF my feet. Ny hair all came out, leaving
m. u complete raw After trying everything
heard OF your turIcURA REMEDIES, and after
using three bottles Of CuTICURA RssoLvESr, with
CuTICURA and Cu1lCuEA SOAi hnd III, self cured
at the cost OF about %. would not tie without the
CuTICURA REMEDIES In my house as find them
useful in many cases and think them he only skin
and blood IN, dieue-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-30

was sick In the fall of isss with a burning and
itching bad thai IN three was covered
with a rash, and could not sleep nights work days
some doctors tho ght II might be salt rheum
(eczema) and said they had never seen anything lik'
it before rec.iyed no help from any of them, OF
from any medicines that ! could get hold Of until
tried your Crit. IA RhNEDiEs. After three weeks
WIS able to work, and kept getting better until
am now eutirel, cur d. recommend them 10 all
suffering with skin diseases.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-30
cens or THOUGHT.


Domestic hapFiness, thoo ONLY osh~
~ r,.r..t,s< rha. has survived ths fall
ca-
,,,, a, NOT ..es ws,ry. Moth
10 - .rr..,,s;ys a. r,ory.-Sydapy Smith
~.ll "a IN.
Oa - !. .,;-;,. f;s.nry. Nc
SAL sas ''eA -
The tale bearer ana tne - sea' .s.
80 = =. -, y, ,.a .,r-Sou.h
~
All Of Us Neo afe ~1to ~ .ns
cur ira,itetd IN aniesrnine 'ns ioai X ~
plating the MISTAKES Oh our so'i.n-
The woman ~ho really wishes TO refuse
contents herself with saving 80 She who az
plains wants 10 o. eonsihes' --An'eu -
Nusssss
No on. can ask honestly OF hopefully to b
delivered from temptation unless he has him
s.lf honestly and firmly determined 10 do the
b-.t he can 70 keep cot Of t-Ruskin
~, ,,e,,,r,,f,,lt, INTO the pasr; il comes
- ..,a;r Wisely improve the present;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-30
Cutjcuva Resolvort

The new Blood FARTHER and urest and best Of
Hunor Cures, internally, aud CrTiCuRA, the great
skin Cure, and trriCrKA SOAP a. exquisite Skin
B'auiiher. externally Instantly relieve aud speed.
ly and permanently cure the most agonzing itching
burning, bleeding scaly. crusted and pimply dis
eases and humors of the skin p. and blood with
loss of hair. from pmples TO sctofua.
sold everywhere. Price, CrTICURA Soc; SOAP,
DC. REsoLykSr. 81. Prepared by the POTTER
DRUG AND CHEMICAL CoRPoRATIoN, Boston.
ES->end for "How to Cure skin Diseases" 81
pages. 50 Illustrations and 100 testimor ials.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-30
Skins on Fire.

Agonising, itri Ing. burning. and bleed
ting Eczema Ina its ~orst ,taEes. raw
sore GBom head 20 feet. Hair gone
Doctors and hospitals fail. Tried ev-
erything. Cured by the Cuttcura Rem
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-30
fkNpRsynE.


t"FiHAd.
The remains of u. parksr. ioFa rig ~
this place, Who committed Suicide 1 Bal
last week. were brought herr f1r
burial A body Of adI Fellows cAa. iovs
from Dexter ard conducted the services a
successful term at the High :, hse' 60 ss,
this week The friends % ; d re-u
rendered congratulations 10 the fa9m a5 -
serensde, Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-30
Raliroaos 4 STEAMBOATS,.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Arrangement OF Trains In Effect Get.
eth, 1889.


Until further notice trains leave Augusta as fol
lows
GOING wEsr-s.so A. NJ Tor lewiston, Rock
land, Portland, Boston and Montreal; sl5 A. NJ foI
Haiiowei and Gardiner, 10 10 A. NJ. for Lewiston
Pennington. Rockland, Porta.d and Boston
100 =. NJ. for Ballowell and Gardiner; 400 4. NJ
for Brunswick, Bath. Portland and Boston, t345
(F1yiag Yankee for Portland, Boston aud Mon
treal; $40 7. NJ. for iaowcll and Gardner II .oO
T. NJ. might Pullman for Lewiston, Bath, Portland
and Boston.
GOING EAST 2.l5 A. N. (ughi oxpr,ss) for
Skowhegan, Bangor. Bar Harbor. ST. stephen, ST
John and Aroosiook County: q.ii A. NJ. for Water.
vile, skowhegau, Bangor, d. & 7. R.R Houltou
and 81. John; 1887 for Watervillo. 3Is T.. NJ.
for Wateryille, Skowbcgun, Belfast, Dex
ter, Bangor. st. stephen. 81. John and Aroos
took County, and gu saturdays only ut 40 T.. NJ
for Waterville; Sunday paper train for watcrvill,
and Bangor AT D II A. NJ.
The Night Pullman Trains run each way ever,
night. Sundays Included, but not TO skowhcgan on
Monday mornings, or to Belfast aud Dexter. ot be
You'd Bangor, on sunday mornings,
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves Gardiner for
Augusta at us A. NJ, 10 aud Abr. M IiuHowsll
al 7.29 A. NJ, l.25 and 02 +. NJ.
Through tickets to California and all points south
and West may be had Of u, II. walker ticket agent
Augusta, the only Office selling via all foutes aud
checking all baggage free of expense.
stops only at Ilnllowell. Gardiner, Brunswick
aud Westbrook junction
PAYSON TUCKER, GEM Manager.
=. u. BDOIHBl, Gep'i iuss. and Ticket Ay't.
Portland, Oct. 4, 1852.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-30
Most o~Fltching.

Lave used curicuRA aENEbaEs successfully for
n Jahy, who WAS - cteds with eczema, and had
leh intense itching that he got day nigh
The itching Is gone, and my baby IL cured, and |.
now u healthy. rosy cheektd boy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-30

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lee again J.st Ho.isy fhp $500 f''
Ys.try lass frisAy - nioK e's Neli
ned TIN brick m4soos arc s' fDrs
in the Foundation to lay she % i' FIR co. |
uap nils --fhsfe VIII a. grra aax 81 a
Grsmmsr .ehi5i n tass saolaY S9t g.
gP " a,tnAacted ~ Mr. Fff' 4'
Aobaru ~ BfaJ.ifsrts ai % fts sh
Tne.isy afsrpsga ard "aa9rt4t5 n na
count Of broken shaft ihero fas q1'ir '
.m..hup saturday eveias ESQ Hsin
esllded badly Aemgiisbf< p.n if
tunstely no one vas serioaFiy irIaf-'.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-30
Spefial Embellishments.

Small Advertisements. not exceeding three linss
coming snder the head Of WANTED, Or All,
To LET, Lost, &C., will be inserted here one tiDs
for Is cents, three umes for 10 oeRts and wsel
for 20 oents,h paid In advance. lr NOT Pan
ADVANCE. REGULAR RATES WILL Blk CnARas
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-03-06
Belated Americans.

Few people among the many mill
ions scattered throughout the
length and breadth of the Union
would believe that there is a section
of the United States, where heresult
Of the Presidential election will not
be known until July, 1889, eight
months after the official returns are
published to the world! Such is the
fact, however. The settlers of St.
Michaels, the Sea Islands, and those
domiciled along the banks of. the
Lower Yukon will remain in uncer-
tainty as to the outcome of the con
test until after the midnight sun has
come and gone during the midsum-
mer OF next year. Even the denizens
of Kodiak and Ounalaska will have
to Waitpatiently for the news until
the end Of March, there being no
communication whatever between
San Francisco and those settlements
during the winter months. Verify,
to bury ones self in these outlyii
portions of the national domain is
exceedingly like living entirely out Of
the world
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-03-06
A Milkmaid's Queer Experience.

A pretty married woman living in
an adjoining county owns a cow that
she thinks the world of. She milks
the cow herself, as she does not want
her spoiled by endless attention.
Since the crops have been gathered the
COW has been running in the fields
and the brush other tail got filed with
cookie burrs. One morning the lady
went into the pen to milk and while
she WAS performing the duty the cow
switched her tail into the neatly done
up hair on the lady's head. The
burrs caught and the lady dropped
her pail of milk and began to untan-
gle her hair. The occupation dis
turbed the COW and she began to
prance. The lady grabbed the tail
with both hands and said: $50,
wench! so, wench!' but the wench,
not liking the grip, started in a trot
around the pen The lady startled
the household by her shrieks and a
negro woman ran to her rescue, but
had to return to the house for a pair
Of scissors. The COW was driveninto
a stall; her tail trimmed off and left
sticking to the lady's head. She
went to the house and we are in
formed that it took her husband, the
negro woman, and the balance ofthe
family until 10 O'Clock that night to
pick the burrs from her head. She
vowed that the COW shan't stay on
the place a week or she'll have her
killed and fed out to the hands,
Americas (Ga.) Republican.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-03-06
Mr.. Cleyeland's Wretched Health.

NIL C1tfeliNus HIetcHeu HeaiJE.
If President Cleveland is in as bad
health as he looks he should be glad
to get into retirement as soon as
possible. 1t is not the mark OF dis
sipation that is on his features. 1t is
not a congested complexion. It is
that yellow pale denoting internal
disorders that marks his whole coun-
tenance. Everybody is speaking of
how badly he looks. / have seen him
close by several times recently, and
have been shocked by his appear
ance. He looks as badly as Man
ming did the last time saw him be-
fore his death.
Rolls Of soft and Aabby flesh have
gathered about his face and under
his chin; his eyes look jaundiced, and
his whole body has accumulated an
immense amount of shapeless and
useless fat. He must have gained
fifty pounds in weight and relaxed
half tie tension of his muscles. A
man may look cadayerous and dys-
peptic Or consumptive, and yet re-
tain a nervous force; but the man
who looks haggard and worn out,
and at the same timeis overburdened
with flesh, seems to collapse within
himself and to be smothered by his
ponderosity. If he feels no better
than he looks he must beregarded as
very sick man. 1t is the old story
OF no exercise. Philadelphia Tele.
graph.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-03-06

several Others were actively hustling for
senators in every portion of the capitol.
Senator'S Day and Pope had little tilt
during the session over the formers bill
making the office of railroad commissioner
elective. The judiciary committe had re-
ported it favorably, but Mr.. Pope wanted
it to go to the railroad committee and he
carried his point.
Senator Brown introduced bill which, if
passed, will stop the limited ticket business
except for excursions. 1t provides that a
ticket sold at any Office shall be good when
presented by any person. that tickets shall
not be sold at a higher price than they were
sold on Feb. /. 1889. Conductors are pro-
hiblted from taking up a ticket or mileage
because the holder is not the original pur-
chaser.
Mr. Nelson introduced bill which provides
for the removal of officers appointed by the
governor for cause. Under the present
statute if the governor appoints county Of
fcer he cannot remove him.
HoUsE.-A len gthy communication was re-
ceived yesterday from DR.. j. v Brewer, pro-
testing against the use of the name of Lake
Glazier of Elk lake on the manual maps.
Some time ago Judge Fleming introduced
to the list of games prohibited to miners in
saloons. At his suggestion it was referred to
Mr.. Kreis, who ha bill to prevent saloons
keeping billiard and pool tables. AS Mr..
Fleming thought his bill was the better OF
the two. he called onMr Kreis to report the
bill back. Mr.. Kreis frankly admitted that
he had intended to hold the bill till his hand
had been acted upon. bu if the bill was not
called for to defeat his, he would gladly re-
port it. Mr.. Fleming assured him that he
simply wanted to get it back to go on gen
eral orders with the Kreis BILL SO that the
house could take its choice, and with that I'M
Outstanding Mr.. Kreis reported the bill back,
recommending it's DaSSa &C.
Representatives Morgan and Hompe, Sen
a tor Buchanan, Auditor Braden and Secreta-
ry Hart met in the govern or's Office and had
another conference with Gov. Merriam with
reference to the state finance. The whole
ground was gone over, a thorough examina-
ton being made of the resources OF the state
and the probable revenue of the coming year.
and an endeavor was made to learn as near
ly as possible what the total
amount of the desired appropriation
| this season will be. No decision was reached
regarding any of the appropriation bills.
the discussion being of a general character
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-03-06
FRIDAY, MARCH 1.

SENATE.-The senate session upon the
whole was a rather tame affair, and adj
iournment was finally necessary because
there was not quorum present. Senator
Whiteman's bill for floating logs down the
ST. Louis river was lost because there We're
not votes to carry it through, although the
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-03-06
An Honest Witness
Someryille Journal.

Somerville journal.
Charles Theodore Russell was ex-
aiming a witness in a Cambridge
court one day this week The ques-
ton was about the size of certain
footprint left by a horse in sandy
soil.
How large were the prints?" ask
ed the learned counsel. We're they
as large as my hand?" holding up
his hand for the witness to see.
.Oh, no. said the witness. hon
estly. 1T was just an ordinary hoof''
Then Mr. Russell had to suspend
the examination while every body
laughed.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-03-06

An elder sister, who was talking to
small brother the other day abous
the evils of using slang, happen ed
shortly afterWard to use the word
dictator" sYou shouldn't say
Dick Tater, said the little purist.
/. you should say Richard Potat,3.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-03-06
Bucklan 8 Arnica Saliva

The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum.
Fever Sores, letter, chapped Hands,
Chill blains, Corns, and all Skin Erlp-.
lions. and positively cures Piles or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refund
ed. Price % cents per box. Sold by G.
/ E. Roos.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-05-06
Ignorance in Massachusetts,.

The best statisticized state in the Union
is Massachusetts, The last census, taken
in 1885, has just been made public. It
was SO long delayed because Of the great
number Of particulars it embraced.
The most interesting portion of the re-
port is that devoted to educational fig
ures. In spite that Boston is the native
home of "culchah," there are yet 7.73
per cent Of the people of Massachusetts
who can neither read nor write. This
estimate includes persons 10 years of
age and over. OF these illiterates only
100 per cent. are native born. The rest
are foreigners. One fact brought out by
the census is very interesting. OF ma
tive born illiterates there are more men
than women who cannot read or write.
With the foreign illiterates the figures
are the other way. Nearly two-thirds
OF the foreign born illiterates are female.
1t indicates perhaps the difference in the
notions of education for women in Eu-
ropo and in live Yankee state.
Out OF every seventeen Indians thir-
teen are still unable to read and write,
after nearly 27O years Of occupancy of
Massachusetts, by white people. An ap-
palling proportion Of French Canadians
-41.39 per cent.-are illiterate. These
are employed in factories. They cannot
even read and write French. The ne
groes in Massachusetts are much better
educated than the French Canadians.
Only 19.47 per cent. Of the blacks are IL
hterate. OF the foreigners in the state
81. so arc illiterata
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-05-06
Site Returned the parrot.

A Second avenue lady who bought
parrot, warranted to talk, a few days
ago, returned the bird yesterday with
the explanation:
II cannot possibly put up with the
language used by the bird. WHY. It
is something awful"
That's queer" replied the bird
store man. ibid he use profane Ian.
guage"
Indeed he did. The very first day
l had him he called out: you can
pack your - trunk and leave "a
soon as you plcaser Think Of such
talkf"
"Yes'm, and ! am sorry for il. He
has evidently lived in family in
which the utmost harmony did not
exist. Twill take him back, ma'am,
and give you that green headed bird. )
But won't he swear, tooY'
mo ma'am. He simply answers for
the other bird by saying. II / do leave
III make it hot for your"-Detroit
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-05-06

There ore now crematories In Wash
ington, Pa, In Lancaster, Pa, in New
York, Buffalo. Detroit, st. Louis, Phila
dclphia, Chicago and Cincinnati. Penn
sylvania takes the lead with three Of
these funeral furnaces. In the one al
Philadelphia, recently built, twenty-five
bodies have already been incinerated.
The first woman in America to be ere.
mated was Mrs. Benn Pitman, of Gin
cinnati.. Mrs. Pitman was stenographer,
and took much Of the testimony in the
commission that tried and sentenced the
prisoners condemned for the assassina-
ton of President Lincoln.
Mrs Pitman was inc;nerated about
nine years ago The event made great
stir then. But so many bodies have been
reduced to ashes since then that when
recently the wife Of nephew of ex-
Mayor Hewitt was cremated in Philadel.
phia, 1t attracted no more than passing
mention. The modern cremation idea
originated in Gotha, Germany. Up to
Aug. 1, 1883, 554 corpses had been in
cinerated there. Figures for other parts
of the world up to the same time are:
Italy, 9ss; America, 2s7; Sweden, 80;
England, IS; France, Z; Denmark, 1.
Bodies are not entirely consumed, but
are reduced to a white ash, weighing
about three pounds. This is generally
sealed up in funeral urn and deposited
in niche in chapel attached to the
crematorium. The price Of q niche is
usually $50. Many ministers of the gos-
pei are giving their support to the Gre
nation movement. Among them are
Rev. Herbert Lloyd and DR.. Mitchell, Of
and Rev. NJ. G. Lockwood, of
In London Rev. Mr.. Ha-
weis Is q prominent advocate. Rev.
Mr.. Lockwood, q Baptist, aided in the
dedication of the Cincinnati crematory.
Mr.. Bernstein, on the same occasion,
said:
Each decomposing human body generates nm.
aually about fifty cubic feet Of carbonic acid gas
The atmosphere OF thickly populated cemeteries /
contains ordinarily more than double the normal /
proportions Of carbonc acid gas, besides many /
,ther deadly exhalations
Instead OF to the gods this institution Is afYec-
ionately dedicated to the amelioration Of man.
woman and child with no trembling solicitrde
or the departed, since God is love; but rather to
lelver the living from the ravages Of the de-
,arted, since 1t has become known that by bury |
ng our dead in the ground they arc made to draw l
he living down after them
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-05-06

An old horseman says: "Never buy
a horse with a low, narrow forehead
Such a forehead belongs to all viciou,
horses, kickers, bad runaways, etc.
III fact, every vice is found in horse
with low, narrow forehead, and
never In the opposite. In the high
and broad forehead we have a pre-.
dominating cerebrum or intellectual
brain. In the low and narrow fore.
head we have the predominating
cerebellum or low brain. Never buy
such Lorses on any account"
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-05-06

BY request of a mass meeting OF
cattlemen and business men held al
San Angelo, March 20, 1889, con-
vention Of all the cattlemen of west
ern Texas was called to meet ut San
Angelo, June LIST, 1889, for the pur-
pose of cooperating with the Central
Texas Live Stock Association. in an
effort to obtain and keep record of
the supply and demand for cattle of
the west, and such other matters as
may be deemed neces sary to the cat
tie interest.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-05-06

Last week the exports of live cattle
and dressed beef from the port of New
York was equal to 1920 head of, cat
tie, which is said to be unprecedented
IN the history of the business. To ac-
commodat this great trade every reg
ular line OF steamers that leaves the
United States Is used, except the Gu
nard line. Even the superb Inman
liner, the the City of Paris, took out
1000 quarters Of beef. The carrying of
passengers by the National line Is
stopped, mainly for the benefit of the
exporters who want to ship live cattle.
The National, Wilson, Beaver and
Hill lines are occupied almost entirely
in carrying live cattle. This boom in
expectation has been growing stead.
lily for ten months, and is owing to
the facts that are low In price In this
country and high In price in England
and that the great corn crop Of last
summer put the beeves In better CON
/. dition than ever before.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-05-06

The desert Of Sahara is slowly be-
coming habitable, with the aid of sci
ence. The lower Sahara is an i'm.
mense basin of artesian waters, and
the French are forming fresh GASES
with skill and success, so that the
number of cultivated tracts is increas-
ing rapidly. After period of thirty
years, forty-three GASES have $4,000
inhabitants and 100, 600 trees between
one and seven years old, and 100, 1000
fruit trees.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-05-06

The application Of artesian water to
Irrigation of gardens may be slow.
but 1t will increase rapidly as soon as
the wonderful effect of water on Texas
soil is realized. Water plentifully
and judiciously applied to lawns.
trees, shrubs and vegetables, will
turn Texas garden into a small
paradise.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-05-06

This is how they deal with Prohibition.
list ladies' In Germany. A wealthy wo-
man, Mrs. Hagen, wrote to q prominent
physician adjuring him to leave off his
drunkenness and reform. He thereupon
sued her for defamation Of character,
and the temperance lady was fined $685.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-05-06

A country that can march so, 900
well armed, drilled and disciplined
troops in q holiday parade, as was
done In New York on April 80, does
not have much need of standing
army. However. the marine parade
OF the day before demonstrated the
imperative necessity for "standing''
navy. The conglomeration of old
and new types Of warships in our pa
rading made display not creditable
to q great country celebrating the
hundredth anniversary of its nation
al birth. We can promise the world
our navy Will make a better show at
the next centennial anniversary of the
Inauguration OF its first President,
that Is unless We have a series of nd
ministrations which treat tho navy
as those did from 1865 to 1884.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-05-06

Figures of the freight conveyed by the
Sault Ste. Marie canal show how marvel
ously trade Is increasing in the upper
lake region. From 1885 to 1888 the
amount of freight increased 90 per
cent. Nearly twice as many vessels
passed through the canal as during the
previous three years, and their carrying
capacity increased 85 per cent.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-05-06

When the use Of coal was first discov-
cred In England, it was made capital
offense to burn it in London because Of
the smoke. Women were loudest in
their objections, declaring it ruined their
complications. One man was put to death
for breaking the law against coal.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-05-06
WACO, TEXAs, MAY 9, 1889.

Mr.. Musick, Of st. Louis, has been ap-
pointed chief of the Indian bureau al
Washington. Some of the base news
paper puns on his name are very low
notes indeed.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-05-06

The first clip Of wool, brought into
San Angelo last Thursday morning,
sold for 20 cents, which was the open
ing of the San Angelo market, now
one of the leading wool markets in
the state. Ss5.46s pounds had been
received up to Saturday morning.