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The Forrest City times., 1890-12-20
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

At meeting ot the Democratic State Central Committee. held al Lit- tie Rock. December ;. a convention oi inc democratic party of the state was called. to he holden in the city of Lit tie Rock, January s, 1891, for the put- pose of nominating II candidate for As, soeiate Justice uf the Supreme Court for the uneNpired term of NJ. II, San dels. decea.ed.
 Therefore, to meet the require, ments ef the above proceedings. a pri- mary meeting in each voting place of St Francis county is hereby called for Saturday, December 25, at , clock D m, for said pnrpaSe, and tn elect dele gates to the county convention to he held at Forrest City on January :. lsai R W prEyEN, Chairman Democratic Executive Com
 mitiee
 Forrest City, December ls, 1890
The Forrest City times., 1890-12-20
TORR EST CITY TIM ES.
LOG AL.
WONZOR

may be consulted at any time at his otice, next door east of Y. E, lzard X Co.'S general merchandise establish ment. south side ot railroad. Give him il call aud be convinced he will do you good.
 Try the Studcbaker Wagon. l.. Roll wage X Co. sole Agents
 John C. Lynch, of near Haynes, was in the city on business Monday
 Buy your SCHOOL Books and STA TIoNEKY at l.. Roliwage X Co. $.
 Boots and Shoes in endless variety and aJ explosive prices at ], w. Beck d Co <
 Call at Russell, Graham & Co. s for School Books. All books at lowest prices.
 Pure and fresh Drugs at Evans X Co. s. Prescriptions carefully com pOundpd
The Forrest City times., 1890-12-20
Trade with l.. RoLLw AGE& Co.

Trade with l.. RoLLwAGE & Co.
 No trouble to show goods at Win throp's Pharmacy.
 Buy IIamilton-B Brown BooTs and SHOES at l.. Rollwage X Co.'S
 One copy of The Southern War Songs" for sale at the newsstand
 Hon. N. ". Norton went to Jon es- boro, on legal business, Tuesday.
 C. l.. Eqgleston and amiable wife left for visit to Little Rock, Sunday night.
 Don't forget that We have hundreds of old newspapers for sale at twenty cents per hundred,
 Largest, cheapest and best stock of goods ever brought to the city, at l.. , RollMage X Co. B.
 Call and examine our elegant variety of wraps, also latest styles of Caps, at l.. Rollwage X Co. $.
 Wonzor, the Wonder Worker, will remain in our city but few days longer. See him at once.
 Goodman and Stern. two very clever peddlers, were iu the city on Sunday They are from New York.
 Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly and Young Ladies Journal. for January have arrived at the new sstand.
 An kinds of Bedsteads, ranging in price from sl DO up, at Russell, Graham x Co. $. Gall and examine them.
 Prof. l. F. Radiy, teacher of pen manship, is in tks city. aud hts organ i2ed d class oi some thirty live pupils.
 An elegant ASS ortmcnt of imported Vases, Il variety Of nice Cups and Sau CUTS, hanging Lamps, for sale cheap, at Wiuthrops.
 s. (. Campbell. wife and little one were in town Monday on business shopping. and having baby's photo- graph made.
 The James X Graham Wagon is the cheapest as well as the best in Inc world J. W. Beck X Co. sell them and everything else iirstclass.
 Gents, youth ana cnildren's CLoriI- ING made u specially. Examine our stock and save money thereby. L. aollwage X Co. Hardware. Stoves and Furniture, till you can { rest. at Russell, Graham : Co. x. All styles, sizes aud prices, to please any and everybody.
 Monday was the 26th birthday of ye editor. and although presents were rather scarce he appreciates the many kind congratulations of friends, and feels better therefor.
The Forrest City times., 1890-12-20
SITTING nulL rus~s ur HIS ross.

St. Paul. Dec. l7.-The Pioneer Press has received fr1m Fort Yates. via Il conrisr to Bismarck, full details of the killing oi Sitting Bull. The police were in camp over night. near sitting Bull camp. and in the morning. under command of Ball. head. lieutenant. and ShaNehrad. first sergeant. went in and made tue arrest. Sitting Bull expressed will. ingness to go with them. but said that he wanted to get ready first. Tue two leaders went with him to his tent, after he had ordered that his horse be glt ready, While tlc oll chief was getting ready two bucks. wrapped in blankets. entered the tepee. anal throwing of the blankets, opened fire on the police. In the fight which followed Red fumahawk Killed Sit ting Bnll. The trouble at Standing Rock Agency is now hcleived to be over.
The Forrest City times., 1890-12-20
Worker! ]!

Va lises, School Books, Hardware Stoves, Groceries and everything in the way of general merchandise may be had at J W. Beck k t'o $. and you are here assured they will not be un- dersold by any competitor.
 Messrs. Russell, Graham < Co. have full line of handsome carts and oeautiful harness. They will sell you a fine cart and a nobby set of harness for the small sum of 22.a0 Sue bargains are not often offered. Call aarly
The Forrest City times., 1890-12-20
F R E E!
ATTENTION PEOPLE,!
tcvcn Reasons Why You Should Use REEDS
 T1ASTELESS CHILL CURE:

>l lst It is the best.
 2nd. It is the largest bottle.
 3rd. The taste is very nice.
 4th. If is splendid for children and old people, 9th. It has box of pills free with each bottle. Gh It destroys all malaria and builds up the system 7h. It is sold No Cure No Pay and insist on get ing it. Sold by C. F. Hinton, druggist
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-17
FOREIGN.

Valuable concessions have been made
by the government of Peru for the build
ing of railway lines in that country.
Portugal succumbs to the power of
superior force and does what England
demands of her in regard to the dispute
in Africa.
1t is said that the Gar has ordered that
the brutal officials in Siberia who were
responsible for the recent massacre be
severely punished.
The pope and eight cardinals have the
influenza. There is a continued decrease
in the number of deaths at Paris. There
were DOG Saturday and 247 Sunday. The
total number of cases of influenza at Ber-
lin is estimated at 100000. There
have been $50 deaths due to the disease.
The proposition to settle in the upper
Congo country a colony of negroes from
the United States meets with much favor
at Brussels. 1t is thought this would
greatly facilitate the peaceful introduce
ton of the ideas and methods of Industry
and commerce of civilized countries.
King Leopold and all the Belgian mer-
chants concerned in African trade favor
the scheme.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-17

The supreme court of Alabama Mon
day rendered decision in the cele-
brated Halves cases, appealed from the
Jefferson criminal court. Halves MUIR
dered his wife and two little girls in
Birmingham year ago last December.
His crime was the occasion of an as
sault on the Jail of Jefferson county by
a mob into which the sheriff fired and
killed number of men, including
Postmaster Throckmorton of Birmng-
ham. Halves was tried and convicted
of murder in the first degree and sem
fenced to be hanged last July. The
supreme court affirms the judgment
of the criminal court of Jefferson coun-
ty and fixes February % as the date
of the execution.
A tornado struck the east side of Gin
ton, KY, Sunday night, demolishing 90
houses, killing II people and wounding
SO. For several miles around Clinton
nearly everything is razed to the ground.
The loss of property is estimated at S70,-
600, although no correct figures can be
given. At Wickliffe, Ky, the principal
business houses were wrecked and 20
people were more or less injured. st.
Louis had a terrible visitation, and a
dozen or more people were hurt. All
along the line of the storm bricks were
torn off the outside of the buildings and
carried for blocks and dashed into the
windows in many instances, injuring
those who CHANGED to be sitting within
reach. The number of buildings which
were damaged will probably reach $50,
with the loss ranging all the way from
100000 to 100000. Dispatches from
different parts of Kansas show that the
blizzard was very severe in that State.
At Wichita 10 inches of snow fell and
for 100 miles west the storm ragged with
fury and the whole country Is covered
with snow to the depth of foot or more,
Railroad trains are stalled at several
places and traffic is practically suspend.
ed. Intense suffering is reported in the
destitute districts in several of the west
ern counties. a dispatch from st. Hill.
aire says that local train on the Grand
Trunk railway, from Acton Vale fol
Montreal, was blown from the track
Monday. The conductor, brakemen
mail clerk and three passengers were Sc.
riously injured, and several other persons
were slightly injured. The spire on the
Presbyterian church at Prescott, Ont
was blown down by the fierce gale which
prevailed in that vicinity Monday. A
large amount of telegraph and Other
property was also destroyed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-17
PARAMOUNT ENGINE COMPANY.

The following sketch of the origin and
history of the Paramount Engine COM
pany was read by j. Cobb at the annual
meeting on the 9TH inst. BY a vote of
the company copy was requested for
publications
Up to the year 1916 Middlebury had no
fire organization. yet the largest proper
ton of the buildings in the village were
built of wood. After sweeping fire on
the west side of the bridge the citizens
took the alarm and proposed to organize
regular fire company, and many of
them signed paper to become members.
The trustees of the village were, at that
time, Austin johnson. David Piper. f..
ID. Barber, Jed S. Bushnell, Calvin Hill
and Leyi Peck. They issued an order
calling meeting of the members who
had signed their names, as follows "You
are hereby ordered to meet at the town
hall on Wednesday, the Goth instant. at
2 o'clock p. m, to form yourselves into a
fire company. to be known by the name
of the 'Middlebury Fire Company, No.
l. in accordance with a bylaw passed at
a meeting of the corporation of the vii
lage of Middlebury, March 3. 1915, in
connection with a resolution of said cor
poration passed at subsequent meeting
touching the organization of fire com
pany, dated May II, 1916" The order
was directed to the following citizens
Jason Davenport, Heman Langworthy,
Justus Cobb, Lucius Taylor, r. l.. Full
Ter, Walter S. johnson. Jacob Dewey,
Levi Peck, j. A. Lee, James NJ. Slade,
Charles C. Huntington, Draper G. Mich
OILS, Horace Crane, George NJ. Brown.
VIM. B. Fox, A. w. Crane, Nathaniel
Harris, n. Ferguson, Daniel l.. Wells,
Luther f. Fales, +. ID. Barber, A. j.
Cook, Daniel Judd. George II. Langwor-
thy, James p. Huntington, Amasa Har-
rington, George F. Gorham, A. r. Ris-
ing. John Simmons, Harry Langworthy
and Robt. Brigham.
Thus the organization began, and at a
meeting called on the Goth of May. 1916,
the company proceeded to the election of
officers, as follows; Levi Peck was chos-
en- captain; Martin S. Dorrance, first
lieutenant; Jason Davenport, second
lieutenant; Justus Cobb, third lieuten-
ant; Horace Crane, fourth lieutenant
Heman Langworthy. first hoseman; Am
asa Harrington, second hoseman; John
Ii. Simmons, secretary.
Then follows an order from Capt. Peck
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-17
General VepS.
MATTERS AT WASHINGTON.

The contest over United States Sem
ators from Montana will be transferred
to Washington. Four-two Republic
cans and two Democrats-claim the
seats.
Representatives of the rival cities of
New York, Chicago and St. Louis have
presented their claims as sites for the
worlds fair before the special Senate
committee.
Walker Blaine, the oldest son of Secre-
tary James G. Blaine, died on Wednesday
night of pneumonia, following an at
tack of the grip. He was not taken i'll
till Friday.
The proclamation to open The Dako-
ia Sioux reservation has been prepared
and will be issued sometime this week.
This will add to the public domain
about II 100000 acres of land.
Senator VOORHEES, started a debate
Thursday by reyiying the scandal about
w. w. Dudley, growing out of the
''blocks of five" letter. Senator Ed
munds replied vigorously to Voorhees,.
Representative VIM. d. Kelley of
Pennsylvania died on Thursday, the 9th.
The immediate cause of death was in
testinal catarrh brought on by a cold
contracted during Christmas week. For
some years, however, he has been almost
constant sufferer from a cancerous
growth in the side of the face, which
was removed about six years ago by a
surgical operation. The relief thus OBJ
tanned was only temporary, and since
that time it has developed so rapidly dur
ing the past year that it must have soon
conquered him had he not earlier fallen
victim to the catarrhal afiiction. He
was member of the 37th Congress and
reWained in the House thence till his
death. His age was 70 years.
The Sherman antitrust bill, reported
by the Senate finance committee, declares
all arrangements, trusts or combinations
made with a view, or which tend to pre-
vent full and free competition in the i'm.
portation, transportation, or sale of arti-
Giles imported into the United States, or
in the production, manufacture or sale OF
articles of domestic growth, or produc.
ton, to be unlawful and void. Authority
is given any person injured by the trust
arrangement to sue In United States
courts and recover twice the amount OF
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-17

damages sustained, together with the
costs of the suits. All persons entering
into such trusts as an officer, agent or
stakeholder, or in any capacity whatever,
are declared guilty of misdemeanor and
liable to fine of not more than $4,000
or imprisonment in the penitentiary for
not exceeding five years or both.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-17
BURLINGTON
SAVINGS :. BANK.

Deposits January 1, Isss, sI.s.e,1ss
Surplus I30,S5I
Receives and pays deposits daily. Deposits
made on or before the 4th OF any month draw
interest from the LIST. If made after the 4th,
interest will commence the LIST of the follow.
ing month. Interest will be credited to de-
positors January LIST and July LIST, compound
ing twice year. There are no stockholders
in this bank. All the earnings, less expenses,
belong to depositors. The rate of interest de.
ponds on the earnings and has varied from
per cent to per cent.
For the last Is months the rate OF interest
has been 4ia per cent year.
All taxes are paid by the bank on deposits
of $500 or less. Deposits are limited by law
to $1,000, and no interest will he paid on any
sum in excess OF this amount, except on de.
posts by widows, orphans, administrators
execute Z, guardians, charitable or religious
institutions or on trust fund deposited by Cr-
der of court
This bank prefers Vermont securities for
the investment OF its funds and sends no mon.
ey out of the State until the home demand is
met
Funds may be sent by bank check or draft
or postal money order and deposit book will
be returned by next mail
Applications for loans or for information as
to standing OF the bank may be made to Rufus
Wainwright, Middlebury; j. K. Roberts, YER
gennes or 4. c. Dixie, Bristol.
CT. WARD. Treasurer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-17
O1arrieo.

I EASTON-NICHOLS-In Bridport, Wednes,
day evening, Jan. 5, by Rev. \. c. Parker, at
the residence OF the brides parents, j. ID.
Nichols, Mr.. Robert Easton of Cornwall and
Miss Gertrude NJ. Nichols OF Bridport,
LENO-SMITH-In East Middlebury, Jan
IL, by Rev. :. w. Bidwell, Alfred Leno OF
Salisbury and Eliza y. Smith of Middlebury
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09

Pure gro nd Id OF 90
Pure dry lead at 90
Eng Ven Red. 3@ 31a
| Red Lead TAO ia
Am. ZinZ.....5 00@7 90
Rochelle Yellow. 2N
Rice.
Rice, y ib. -. 6h@7
RangOOn. go. 5H @6%
SaIeratus.
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Domestic Markets
BY Telegraph

by 16l6BTdp0.
NEW YORK. June 1sso-FIour market
~ 0ss0 sacxs. dnIi and mncbap0ad SoiaS eH0
hbis - NAN-e0"' '"Ae' Ao'ooo
Flour ouotat.ons-low extras soaa 90. citv
mills extra at 1904 55 city mills patents %
@5 90; winter wheat, low grades at 2 5Oa3 90;
fair to fancy at 3 1904 80 patents at 5Oa5 so;
Minnesota clear e094 so; straights do at 9OG
8 90; do patents 4045 As; do rye mixtures
3l8Oa4 80; superhne at oOG2 IS: fine / 85G
2 35; Southern -four quiet; common to fair extra
2 4O02 90; good to choice do at O505 Is. RIVE
Flour dull; superfine at 8 0O@3 so. Cornmeal
is quiet
Wheat-receipts 84O0 bush; exports 1872 ESQ
Red at 951s@95Mc In elev, 971sc afoat 96sA0
97Ncf 10 b; No SIRED at Gle: No Northern al
i OF mo hard o. Rye dull: State AT 69IhG
oOMc: Western at 580591hc BARLEY idulI STATE
and Western nominal Cern-receipts 4O,3D0
bush; exports 172, 956 bush; sales $4,000 bush;
dull and unchanged; No Q at 41A9411zc elev,
42A@421ac afoat; steamer Mixed 4lA. Oats
receipts Ice, 90 bush exports "a ,346 bush ;sales
1"1 900 bush; active and steady; No 3 at 33A a
?4c; do White at 34t9 .4Ac: No 2 at 35a36c; do
White at 35G36A G; No at Soc do White at 38;
Mixed western 32bs136c; White do at BAGGAGE
White State 34G40c; No 2 Chicago SO. Coffee
Rio is quiet and steady; falr cargoes at zoe.
tive and hc higher; at 51s15ss Extra z
1895 9-l6; White Extra 5esQ5Bc; Yellow at
b1sc; on A 61-l696zsc; Mould A at lille;
standard 6esc; Confectioners at 6asc; cut loaf
enc VI Gnpa' a pow1e.ea loio gIanuatecat
at sssc Pork mIet mess 10 as axtso
az Oozs 81, Is queti Pess 10 Iogl4 70; extra
ppaaf ~ 80 III i Dtel nas strong; Ilerceu
'nrd easter and Snd css Iu saSy a quies.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
Use of Glass In Mechanics.

M. de la Bastie, French chemist has
during the past few years, conducted .
series of experiments which have result.
ed in a method of rendering glass sniff
GENTLY tough for use in molding many
articles hitherto made of iron. It is pre-
missed that the huge sub-Atlantic pneu.
matte tube for the connection of the Old
with the New World, the suggestion Of
winch was received with indifference
ana lncredulity some time ago, may
eventually turn out to be not so chimeri-
cal as at first glance it was judged to be.
A glass car fitted into tube of the
same material would spin away at an in
credibly fast rate. No appreciate heat
would be generated, and the great hard
ness and smoothness of the material
would greatly lessen the retarding influ-
ence Of friction, which will be one of the
most important considerations in all sys-
TENS of future rapid transit. In the con-
struction of piers, bridges, and, in short,
everything meant to Withstand the de-
structive influences of water, glass would
be of immense value, as it is insensible
to the action of oxygen, while its great
hardness insures it against the FRACTIONAL
wear to which stone piers are particularly
liable,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
Baby cried,
Mother sighed,
n.xA u-1u.-slo5 I.eAo-;1g

selby-What a shockingly poor shot Ponsonby
is! wonder If he will always miss fire like
that?
Dumpsey (apprehensively)-I am afraid not
unless there is some truth In universalism.-
Burlington Free Press.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
THE PRESS.

n May be obtained at the Periodical Depots Of N
70 ~; ressenden, Horse Railroad Stationi Marquis
20 Exchange ST.; Chisholm Bros, Union De-
Congress st.; Jewett, 504 Congress St, Peter.
son, 2 Exchange ST.. Goold, corner Congress and
Chestnut SITS; Chisholm, 100 Congress St. A. g.
Todd & Co, Commercial, corner Park Morrill,, 243
Beardsworth, 81 India St.. /; Da Silva, 221 Spring
ST.; Brown, Cor. India and Commercial SITS. /;
Hopkins, near Union Station; Lee, 60 Middle st. !;
Pe sS Middle s am. Young
on all trains running out OF the city.
Auburn, Ia kell & Reynolds.
Bath, j. o. Shaw.
BiddefOrd, X. M. Burnham.
A. L. Jefferson.
Boston, Mass, American House
brunswick, b. l.. Dennison.
Cumberland Mills, I'll. G. Starr.
Damariscotta, E. w. Dunbar.
Deerng, G. M. Record.
Freeport, w. A. Mitchell.
Fryeburg j. G. Gerry.
Fairfield, K. H. Evans.
Harrington, ii. G. White & Co.
Gardiner, Palmer & Co.
Gorham, Jas. ii. Irish & Co.
Lewiston, Chandler g. Estes.
Long Island, T. M. Glendenning
Mechanic Falls, Merrill Denning.
Norway, s. L. Crockett, A. o. Noyes.
Old Orchard, Geo. e. Fogg,
Peaks Island-Brackett Bros.
Richmond, G. A. Beale.
Rockland, o. Andrews. r. Fl. Burnham q A.
J. Huston.
Saccarappa, w. B. Boothby.
Saco, ii. B. Kendrick & Co., VIM. Stackpole.
&c. Paris, A. M. Gerry.
Skowhegan-Bixby & Buck.
Thomaston, E. Walsh.
| lVinalhaven, A. b. Vinal.
| iWaldoboro, G. Bliss.
hWaterville, @. III. Hayes.
bt Woodfords, H. A. Leighton.
Yarmouth. w. F. Bennett.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
Caght Mapping.
rYnnfh,s Connnaninn

Persons who own impulsive tongu6
may often be provoked into amusing
blunders when some easily answered.
question is unexpectedly put to them.
Most OF us have been victims of the old
joke, "What day Of the month is tho
4th of july" and, wise as we think our
selves, it has doubtless caught us nap
ping. i.
"Jane," said a joker to his wife, do
you know what cod liver oil is made Off
mo, I'm sure DON'T" returned she,
without stopping to think. 81 suppose
it's patent medicine, all advertisement
and humbug."
81 am going to give free lecture in
town." said gentleman visiting his ma
tive place to an old friend. II hope
you'll come"
Delighted, I'm sure! How much are
the ticlzets?'.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
Boston Produces Earket,

BOSTON. June .sl8yO.--The following g TO
days quotations OF Provisions. &c.:
Pork Long cuts ID 25@13 o;short cuts rs
@i3 80; backs at 13 Scala 90; lean ends ID so
pork tongues IL 80; mess IS so; prime mess at
ID 80; extra prime IL 30.
Hams 1o9Io1sc; small at 11@111ac: pressed
Lard-Choice 8ss@7c % Ii in ties and tubs. OH
pals In cases at TAG; 5-fb pals at 11sc; 3-fh,
at 7Ac.
Hogs-Cholce city dressed hogs at 5M@e % n ;
country do at &c.
Butter-Western exrta crmy at l5a1ec; fancy
higher; nrsts and extra frsts 1914: extra init a.
ton crm 119l2c others 6l1 DC; factory choice
10@-c; New York ana Vermont extra crm 150
Ice; extra frstS at lac; New York and VT dairy
good to choice at l2915c; Eastern crm good to
choice 149l6c. The above quotations are re-
ceivers' prices for strictly wholesale lots.
CheeSe-N0rthern choice at 81aG9c; Western
choice at S@81ac; lower grades as to quality.
JobbiHg prices Ac higher.
Eggs-Eastern extras at Ice; fancy nearby
stock higher: frsts 4@I5c; extra Vermont ana
N at lee; Western choice at 14Hs @I5c: Michi-
gan choice 15@15Mc. Johbing price lie higher
CPoultry-Choice fresh killed Northern and Eas-
tern spring chickens at 25G3oc; Western iced
spring chickens 20a23; fair to good at 12Gl SC;
fowls, choice fresh killed Ice; Western iced fowls
loo.
Beans Choice small York hand-picked pea
Beans at 1922 20 " bush choice New York
marrow hnd-pickd 00@2 10:smali Vermont hand
picked 30G2 40 ;choice Yellow Eyes 25@3 3d.
Jobbing prices lOc higher.
Hay-Choce prime hay SIT 00GS17 90; fair
to good at $12 00@$14 90 eastern fine Sl3 ISIS;
poor to ordinary $10GS13: East sWale at $40:
Rye straw, choice, SCI 00@22 90; Dat straw 81
Potatoes-We quote Houlton Hebrons at 95c ~
bush; Houlton Rose at 9oc :Aroostook Hebrons at
95c do Rose al soc; New York Burbanks and
white stars at rs.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
RI &ss& Planting sponges.
Montreal Star.1

If Professor Oscar Schmidt, of Gratz,
in Syria, is to be trusted, the sponge
trade is on the eve of new developments
He declares that he has succeeded, by
breaking off pieces Of the living sponge
and planting them in favorable spots,
in procuring in three years excellent
sponges of large dimensions. The ex-
periments have proved a financial sue
cess. The result of his labors so far has
been the production of 1900 sponges at
q cost of 60, including the interest for
three years on the capital expended