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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24
MEr1lNn AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
He Hnd Forgotten His Name and where
They Had Been So Intimate.

M. nod ForQotten His Name and Where
They Had Been So Intimate.
"Ibad a peculiar experience the othel
davr said a friend of mine at the club
,'You know I'm a little nearsighted, and
have a very poor memory for faces
and voices was walking along wash
ington street about o'clock in the
morning on my way to the Office, when
was accosted by well dressed man
who called me by name. couldn't
remember him, but | was sure that
had known him somewhere, for his
face and voice were both perfectly IA
miliar, but for the life of me | couldn't
place him.
"Iave you ever been in similar tixf
Well. you know how cheap man feels
and how embarrassed he gets as he
tries to talk pleasantly without giving
himself away. Iwould have given 500
to remember my friends name, and as
he ratified on about the weather one in
distinct impression chased another
through my puzzled brain. No good,
though; had to give it up.
"'Well, thought, I'll hide it from
him if | can. but if the worst comes to
the worst I'll tell him I've had brain
fever and it has affected my memory,
and if he'll tell me his name I'll write
it down and promise never to forget it
to my dying day.
"All this time my friend and kept
up a lively conversation, in the course
of which he displayed considerable fa-
mliarity with my private affairs. He
even asked me how that boil on my
baby girls leg was getting on.
Great Cesarr l exclaimed to my
self; have lost my mind, and is this
my brother or my father2'
How did you come out on that
wheat dealT he inquired with tender
solicitude.
II told him. Yes, told him all
about it. Then he asked me to have a
drink and we sat down at a table, and
first | drank with him and then he
drank with Inc.
You're a mighty nice chap l
thought, addressing my friend. What
wonderful conversational powersl Fun
ny | never found you out before. I'll
take you to call on my maiden aunt
and perhaps | can get solid with her
again through you
"All this time he was telling me about
his wife, who was suffering from the
heat a good deal it seemed. Then he
that he had an engage
ment, and said he was sorry, but he'd
have to leave me.
e" 'Goodby, old man., said he, clap
ping me on the back; take care of
yourself
'Goodby, old fellow l replied,
shaking his hand warmly; be good.
By the way, I've had Inflammation of
5he brain lately. Did you know itT
mo; is that so2 / thought you
hadn't been around at the shop lately
At the shopP
Yes, the shop. Don't you remem-
Der l used to shave you every morn
ngp "-Cincinnati Times-Star.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24
How and why Some Men Died,

zeno, the founder of the Stoics, lived
until he was ninery-eight, Then, when
he fell one day and put his thumb out
of joint he decided that he had lived
long enough, so he repaired to his dwell,
ing and hanged himself. Homer is
said TO have hanged himself because he
could not solve the ''Asherman's rid.
ile," Terence stabbed himself because
Le had lost los translated comedies.
Brutus threw himself on his sword.
Lyeurgus took poison and Nero cut his
throat.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24
Taking Advantage of a Mother'. Love.

Taking Advantage OF "a Mothers Love.
Captain Scoresby relates IA strik-
ing instance of the affection of a
whale for its young. One of his har-
pooners struck sucker" as the
calves are generally called, and In a
few moments the mother rose close to
the boat. SeiZing the young one, she
dragged out of the boat about 800 feet
of the line and disappeared beneath the
water Rising again she darted furi-
ously to and fro, frequently stopping
short and suddenly changing her di-
rection. For long time she acted in
this manner, and SO solicitous was she
for the welfare of her offspring that
she seemed totally oblivious TO any
danger TO herself.
One of the boats finally approached
near enough TO allow a harpoon TO be
thrown at the dam. After two failures
one of the instruments struck her, but
she made no attempt 10 escape, bur on
the contrary allowed three other boats
10 gather about her and was event
uaily killed without any further resist
anee. Detroit Free Press
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24

DR.. r. l.. 81. john of HoNland,
Putnam county, Missouri, take'
especial pleasure in recommending
Cbamberlain's Cough Remedy, be
cause he knows IL to he reliable
He has used 1t in his practice fo'
several years, and says there il non,
better. 1t is especially valuable foI
colds and rs n preventive aud cure
for Group. This most excellent
medicine is for sale by Geo. L Good
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24

peared, and since that time l
" have never had the first sign of it.
II can eat anything without the
least fear of distress. l wish all
that are afflicted with that terrible
: disease or the troubles caused by
1T would try August Flower, as l
am satisfied there is no medicine
equal to it." q
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24
lack HARKINS {Slsnlli Ss a aGEss a9sssts seos OF
Al horses teet treated,
VI shop, opposite the
foundry.

lie Htehau's Golden BaIsam Nh 4
cures ChAncres, first and second STAGES
sores on the Legs and Bedy; Sore Es,s
Eyes, nose, etc, Copper-colored Blotches
syphlhtio Catarrh, diseased Scalp ard All
primary forms of the disease known a.
syphilis. Price, SIS 90 per Bottle.
lie Rtchau's Golden BnIsmm No 3
Cures-Iertiary, Mereurial syphiIitic Rheu
matism, rams IN the Bones, Pains in the
Treau, psek ot the Mex, liberated SorC
Throat, Syphilitic Rash, Lumps and con.
traeted Cords, Stiffness Of the Limbs and
eradieates all disease from the system
whsther caused BY indiscretion or abuse
et hereuryi leaving the blood pure ano
healthy. Price SIS 90 Der Hottie.
Lac htchau's Golden Spanfsh Anti.
doto Tor the cure Of Gon0rrh0a. CIeet
irritation Gravel, and all Urinary or GenL
~ aisarrAngements. Price - SO per
Z. RiehAa's Golden spanish In.
gestions Tor severe cases Of GOnorrhBa,
~ SO per Bottle.
Ge htchau's Golden Ointment
Tor ne effective healing Of syphilitic sores
and erupuons- Price "a 90 per BoT.
lie htchau's Golden PfiIS-NerV,
ana Brain treatment; lOas Of physical now
q. exeess or over-Work, Prostrstion. etc
frtee - 90 per Hox.
Ten1o ana NervfnA
sene eserywhere, Q. o d. sosursly paeke6
The RICHARDS DRUG CO. Aospi,
900 a Sll MARKET sT
nan Rraneiseo, o..
S,~ANs oCnv VaEa
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24

The Poor Young Man-Mr. Cresus,
would like to marry your daughter.
Old Cresus-Ah, you love her, sir!
The Poor Young Man-Madly.
Old Cr@sus-Which onel
The Poor Young Man-Oh, either OF
them Exchange.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24
BueIxlen's ArnIca saIye.

The Best Salvc in the world foe CUT
Corns and all Skin EruptiOns, anI posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required ]
is guaranteed 10 give perfect sttIsftuti)i
or money refunded Price 26 ce1ts ps
hnx. For sale bv Dan'l ]. Fry, 22j Cum II
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24
The Rs.nlt of ranoatinn.

Vas An since Emily got back
nom dat school, instead o. sayin fiddle
an banjo, she say vi-er-lin an banjo
sephp-Harper's Bazar
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24

Wv NNAN NoNN N0N6-a cavern from
which wintry wind perpetually blows
The force Of the wind from the cave i
such that strong man cannot stanC
before it.-North China Herald.
Geo. +. Good, the druggist, takes
especial pleasure In supplying his
customers with the bcs; medicines
ootainable. Among the many ex.
eellent preparations on his shelves
may he mentioned Chamberhin's
Cough Remedy, a favorlte during
the winter months on account Of
ITS great success in the cure of colds
There Is nothing that will loosen a
severe cold 81 quickly, Orso promnt.
~ relieve the lungs. Then itcaunt.
efacis any tendency towards pnsn-
m9uia. IL Is pleasant aud safe 10
,s, ,,ske, and fully worthy Of its popu.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24
sknr KapDnr.
a syDnpsis OF the .aars>ets-isaying aud
selling Prices.

StfEB tt.t<rr KEPUgr.
a sy1Inysis of the eHarSets-isuying aD'
selling Prices.
REVISED ,tUOTArIOSs.
SRErA1LsPRtcEs.
Shoulders Sugar cured, per 10, IL
Breakfast bacon 10
Hams-Sugar cured, per 10. l635;
Beef 5@l2%
pOrk-S ~ ~
.dItsOl--Sai2lSc.
Ncai--l0 a. l2JS,'.
Timothy seed-i'er ppuli. 80; ss.!irg
Red clover ses.l-Per pound, l4c.
White clover s5d-l'ef pJ inj, -
Alsike-i8c per pOdnd.
Red top zoe psr pJund.
Linc)ln Grass -l2ssc per p,ned
Rye Grass-i0c per pOlpl
Orchard tir;lSs lis pes l' N.
New p)ttio 5 IJc per OLsI"i.
Canned Frdit--Peacnts, = " n'iH
90 %. biaclIbsrries, 80; corn, be :'1i-
81 %; tomatoes 81 80; string b,-s - T., %
green peas 81 Sj per dlz. Ia t'.l cti-
Fresh Vegetables. -fOjitjss ~, t+ttr'jt
50s; parsnips 5.c. onions &c per a..
Fisn--SalmOn 7rDlJC per ID; Stui ..euA 5f
&c per ib'small fisn iHc pee ID; SAP -dinU"
7glJc per 10; CniJJJk salmon, 70
BUYtS, PgIcE4.
Whsat--D1c net
FiOar--Psr barrel. s5.Oi bs-t 1876 ii-. a..
Oats-Per bushel. ;Dn32Jsc.
Barley-Per b1shel, i0i9l5
bntn-Psr tor, sll Jits lnll,i 50: e1.
suOrts--i'er tJu, ~ % 81: Scd..:
Chsp-Per ton. s5j.0J 81 e'tel
WOOl-i7c To cZj. 49,
Ezgs-jOc per dDzen
POtstioes-Per Dushsi. 2)c
Corn neal-}c per pound.
Cheese--l29lic per pound.
Dried plums-Per 10. 6dD7c. -.
Dried prunes--Per I'D. l09l2c
Buter--259S)c PEI pound for gou1
Llrd--l09l2c per ~
Hains--Per pound, ll69i2c.
Bacon sides-9g 10 per TO-,
ShOulders--Stg'c per IN.
Chickens--7t9 per pond.
Turkeys 10 10 i2s 10,
Geese TGaS per ID
Ducks. l219per 10
Hops, S9llc.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24

g to eat and suffer
" a gain. / took a
p" little of your med
"icine, and felt
"better, and a fter
4" taking a little more
" August Flower my
" Dyspepsia disap-
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

~ 1. .KlCHARDS IN, Attorney at law,
-. office up etairs in front rooms of rev
Bu'h block, corner commercial ard Court
streets, raiem, Oregon.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24
BUSINESS CARD Il

D ], LARSEN q CO., Manufacture Of all
L kinds OF vehicles. Repairing special
". shop 45 state street,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24

b. f. Bufl HAM. VII. HOLMES
I9ONHAM d HOLMES, Attorneys NJ law,
II Office IN Bush's block, bCtW cen State
and Court, on Com1 st,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24

IOHN a. Carson, Attorney Mt law.
~ ROOMS SAND 4, Ladd q Bush's bank
building, Salem, Oregon sllyr
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24
August
Flower

Mr.. Lorenzo F. Sleeper is very
we'll known to the citizens of Apple
ton, Me-, and neighborhood. He
says: Eight years ago Twas taken
sick, and suffered as no one but a
" dyspeptic can. then began tax
ing August Flower. At that time
81 was a great sufferer. Every
thing ate distressed me so that
had to throw it up. Then in a
few moments that horrid distress
would come ON and | would have
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24
NEN ZEALAND 6: e ::::sG:i;i: :.:::s::ii;;i;:: q; \:
rfue "a-
q. W. hEEiER. Agent
S'isIn, ORE.

Above trains stop enly at i0jioS7s,@
lions north Of RUscbuig. E6S, Si,i'EElng Sta
oregon City, Moodbuln, salem I9.tuand
Tangent. Shedds, Hais.y. rasti9taly
junction City, Irving and Epgenre@ nre@ifiSonFs
ROSEhrkG MALI u, -
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24
AIbaMy Local. Daily lI1,.on,,l -

4:+0 p. m, LV. Portland Ar. &2g- m
- p. III. r.k!cMinrvil 5:s5a. m,
, 1891-03-03

The practice Of closing up a window
in a chamber by placing the head Of the
bed against it is not safe without some
other continuance to shut of the wind.
Paper is the best material for such a
use, Is it is but slightly porous. So be-
fore you place the little daughters bed
against the northern window, get paper
newspaper will serve-and, closing the
outside shutters, seal up the window.
The mucilage or paste needed 10 fastsn
the paper TO the casing will wash off
easily in the spring and leave the paint
and woodwork uninjured. With closed
blinds and drawn shade neither the
neighbor without nor the visitor within
will guess your handiwUrk.
Amy window in chamber, hallway or
store room, where shutting out the light
is not Objectionable, can be treated in
the same manner, and the warmth and
comfort gained will be surprising. Some
times il Is desirable entirely shut off
part Of a hallway or entry. A curtain
Of canton flannel or some heavy material
will help, but q partition OF paper is
much more effectuAl. A slight frame
work Of pine WOO should be fastened to
the wall, and to this two or three thick
nesses Of paper should be glued. When
a pretty curtain is hung over it, the do
nestle makeshift will present a decora-
tive effect quite surprising .-Harper's
Bazaar.
, 1891-03-03

A niece of Margaret Fuller is living in
Cambridge who Is, in her way, almost
~ marked a character as was her famous
relative. Margaret Fuller had two
brothers, Richard and Arthur, both
much younger than herself. Each had
Gied, leaving a family, and the two fami.
lies make their home together. Miss E,
Fuller is the daughter Of one of the
brothers, and when a very young girl
she mapped out the course Of her life
and has realized her plans. She had the
literary instincts of her family, but felt
that devotion 10 them was too p~recarious
a reliance for self support. So Miss
Fuller gave herself to the special study
Of languages, the modern classics in
French and German, going abroad to
perfect herself in their mastery. Re
turning, she took a responsible place in
the Cambridge library, as the arbiter OF
the French and German department in
buying and selecting. The place was one
of salaried Importance, too, and after
several years she has retired with a
modest competency, and can give her,
self TO literary work. She has a book
nearly ready for publication, and its ap-
pearance will be anticipated with in.
terest.-Boston Budget.
, 1891-03-03

There is a modern elAboratsness in the
dinner dessert with which society is ag.
itating itself more than ever before,
Sweets in particular are an important
feature Of table adornment. The pref.
test way of serving these is in little sill
yer trays, plates, bowls, salt cellars, etc.
or in venetian glass trays and saucers.
When fruit is scarce and dear, a fruit
salad in a large bowl is a very welcome
form of serving it, while among con
serves. the delicious Portuguese ounce
paste and marEipane, or any Turkish,
West Indian or Chinese preserves are
generally acceptable.
Fol bonbons and preserved fruits, each
pepson must choose for herself. but giace
fruits are perhaps more toothsome than
crystallized ones. Blanched pistachios
will be a novelty TO many and look very
pretty; little cakes made Of them, chop
ped and pounded, are very commend
able. If a pineapple be used, it may be
well to mention a crafty device of cut,
ting it out in a solid cylinder from the
rind, which remains intact like a hollow
case. The fruit is then sliced, piled W
as before, and its rind and crown slipped
over it again till it is needed.-Detroit
Free Press.
, 1891-03-03

If you surprise the father of a family
stretched out at full length and trying
till he is red in the face to raise his legs
without lifting his body, you may know
he is ~endeavoring to work off his super
abundance of avoirdupois, which inter
feres seriously with his cutting a grace
full figure in the waltz, which his better
half insists on dancing every chance she
gets. If you consult Mr.. Russell on
what changes will make you better look
ing, you will find him very blunt. He
may tell You you do not wash your face
clean, and when you ask how he knows
he will tell you if you did your skin
would not be disfig fred with those black
pimples, or he may tell you, as he told a
woman who recently appealed to him
for advice, that she did not cal enough,
which fact he had reached because he
had observed how much she chewed her
lips.
So you see YOU ed not be ON your
good behavior when you pass under his
eagle eye. But did you ever sit in the
ferry boat or car ard watch the women,
who make the most hideous. wry faces
in their attempts to get some nourish-
ment or crumb of comfort from their
lips? Not only the women but the men
also have this fiendish habit.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
, 1891-03-03

thence Nellie Grltln, aged IA, on the pre-
tense that he desired to adopt her led
her into the lonely woods near Dimon-
dale, choked her to death, stripped her
and threw her naked body into Grand
river. All this he confessed. He denied
an additional crime, which was proved by
medical examination to have been COM
mitted.
Garfield is 81 years of age and has been
twice married. Both wives left him and
went TO distant parts of the country with
out giving their reasons. A collateral fact
OF sad Significance is that as soon as the
finding OF the corpse was generally known
there came in reports from all the sur
rounding country OF girls that had lately
run off, or disappeared; and in investi-
eating this case some OF the details of sew
eral instances Of folly and perhaps of cru
city came to light. But all the other miss
ing girls were soon for, and
then the theory prevailed that the child
woman had been taken from home by some
tramp or brutal %wanderer, concealed in
the woods for a long time and finally muir
dered. Can such things be in a we'll set
tied and highly civilized regioni
Apparently they can, for it soon came to
light that the authorities of the state
school at Coldwater had delivered the
child to Garfield on his bare representa-
ton that he was a we'll to do farmer. The
whole state is stirred up over the matter,
and a vigorous investigation of the meth
DDS of the school will be made. Nellie
Griffin was a somewhat Maynard child.
Her mother had eloped when she was an
infant, and she had been reared by her
fathers parents, who are well able to
maintain her. and only sent her to the
school because she showed unmistakable
tendencies toward being a little worse
than her mother.
A very strange feature of the affair is
that Garfield had neVsr been suspected of
any criminal tendencies whatever, and the
people about his home, some seven miles
from Lansing, regarded him as an unfor-
tunate. quiet, gentle hearted creature, and
so his looks would Indicate. He had often
declared that he would adopt a girl and
marry her II she suited him, and the the
DRY In hat that was his first intention
with Nellie Griffin. He pleaded guilty at
Charlotte as soon as brought into court,
and while the mob was collecting the sher-
III slipped him on to the train and soon
had him in jackson. He occupies cell ITO,
where thirty murderers before him have
done their solitary"
, 1891-03-03

DR.. Fristedt has Drought a most inter
esting and valuable collection of birds,
etc, from Australia, where he had many
an adventurous outing, and from where
he proceeded to New Zealand. There he
succeeded in obtaining a specimen of the
quaint and almost extinct kibi bird.
This bird is somewhat like an ostrich,
but only the size of a crow. 1t has no
wings at all, and is covered with fur
like short striped feathers. Another pc
culiarity about the kibi is the fact that
its egg is larger than one-third of its
body,
He also succeeded in bringing home
some Maori skulls, which are difficult to
obtain on account of the manner in
which the natives bury their dead.
When the bodies lave been so long in
the ground that all the flesh has fallen
from the skeleton they unearth them
and carry them into the interior of the
forests, where they are deposited in nat
ural caves, which are very difficult to
find. The attempt to obtain these skulls
is attended with the greatest danger, as
any one discovered with one is certain of
being instantly illed.-Galignani's Mes
Senger.
, 1891-03-03
Common Sense About the Cigarette.

ohAAAo NAN AboA "a NAkAEtAkes
A tobacco dealer says: There has been
q great deal said about the harmfulness
of cigarettes, and certainly they are in
furious to young boys or to men if
smoked in excess; but most of those who
attack the cigarette habit have very lit
tie idea of what they are talking about.
1t should be remembered that the great
est smokers in the world-the Spaniards,
the Cubans, Spanish-Americans and the
Russians-use cigarettes far more freely
han cigars, and none of these nations
can be called unhealthy. People talk
about the righteousness of the paper. but
any physician will tell you that it has no
effect worth mentioning.
If you take a piece of rice paper and
light it scarcely any residuum will re-
main, and a man might smoke that pa
per indefinitely without experiencing the
smallest bad re 1t. What makes cigar
cite smoking Injurious is the fact that
the smoke is not retained in the mouth
and throat, but is taken into the lungs.
1t is because the cfgar smoker does not
understand this that he denounces Gig
arctic smoking ns insipid. So it is if the
cigarette is smoked like a cigar, but
when the smoke is swallowed the effect
is far more delicate than can be obtained
from any cigar, and you will find that a
confirmed cigarette smoker seldom en-
joys either a cigar or a pipe.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
, 1891-03-03

money left, and much of what he spent
had gone to Matchmaking detectives in
Mexico and toward fabricating a story of
his own murder.
John O'Leary had been for four years the
confidential clerk of Andrew Drysdale, a
stevedore, of No. 8 Varieties alley. He had
been living fast and supporting an alleged
Mrs. OLeary" of expensive habits. On
Saturday, Nov. 10, just before the Union
National bank closed, he presented a check
for 5000 with the signature OF Mr.. Drys-
dale, got the cash and disappeared. Yet no
great suspicion was excited till the next
Tuesday. Then a call was made on the
Mrs. O'Leary," who gave him away with
out a moments hesitation, ''as he had been
going with another woman"
He got into Mexico, however, and the de-
t~ectives had a fine hunt for him. His next
move waH to circulate a very circumstan-
tial account of the murder of one "Bau-
nan" near San Antonio, Tex. The San
Antonio Express contained full details of
the murder, and soon after the Laredo Off
Gals sent word that they had discovered
that "Bauman'' was only an alias for
O'Leary. 1t was we'll worked, but he over
did it by venturing to cross to Laredo with
a 'pal' whose lavish expenditure excited
suspicion. Though O'Leary remained close
in his room, Marshal Iglesias suspected
something, followed the pal" and soon
had the principal. 1t was a very pretty
job-on both sides.
, 1891-03-03

Almost any liveryman is, in his way
a horse doctor. He practices on his own
stock, and will prescribe simple remedies
for a sick horse that is brought to him,
bat in any case he deems serious will al.
ways advise calling in a regular veteri.
nary surgeon rather than to undertake
the treatment himself. All sorts of sur.
gical operations are undertaken for the
relief of horses, and there are one or two
men in the city who are specially skilled
in the treatment of diseased teeth.
Horses have the toothache just like men
10 and from the same causes, and pull.
ing a tooth is now a common thing il
veterinary surgery. OF course the horse
kicks, for his teeth have long and strong
roots, but the operation frequently saves
the life of a valuable animal.-Interview
in st. Louis Globe Democrat.
, 1891-03-03
what = Stage Drs.. Costs.

Partisan actresses go to a very great
extreme in the way Of costume. Many
of them have to receive immense salaries
simply on cot Of the length of their
dressmakers' bills. The sum of SO. 200,
which Mile. Marie Magnier, of the The
-ateF-GymBassr Paris eceiEes- annually,
is insufficient. Her toilets alone cost
nearly &, 900 a year. In Halevy's com
edy, Liable Constantine" she wore a
beautiful dress of exceedingly delicate
white lace and gold, costing 81, 500. Mile.
Jeanne Granier receives 500 a night to
play LA File a Cacolet" at the Varieties.
Nearly two-thirds of her salary goes in
dress. The dresses which Mime. Doche
wore in the title role of La Dame aux
Camellias" cost $500. The costumes now
worn by Mime. Sara Bernhard in the
same play will sell for ten times that
sum.-New York Ledger.