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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-01
JEROME.
or on the Ereaker. at Dangerous IA

OF on the breaker. at Dangerous RarA
The steamer Mexico appears to have
solved a marine problem which may be
Of great use to navicators along certain
portions Of the Pacific coast. On . re.
cent trip she was detained outside the
Columbia River bar, aud could not cross
it. The detention was caused by the
heavy breakers which render passage Of
vessels impossible at certain phases OF
the tides. Captain Patterson states that
he waited outside ten hours for favor.
able chance to cross the bar, aud at last
decided TO try oil.
A large quantity OF "waste' was
placed i'll the Closet pipes. and oil was
allowed to drip slowly through TO the
water. The oil spread with astonishing
rapidly over al immense area of water
surface. and it spread insbore over the
dangerous bar. The result was that
the comb Of the breakers was broken,
and the Mexico passed over in safety,
without shipping any sea. The expert
ment proved such n success that it will
he tried at several bar bound harbors
along the north coast Ivy vessels that
usually suffer long and Improbable de.
| tention. -lSan Francisco Chronicle
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-01
sunflower Stat. Philosophy.

There is one thing that may be said OF
a man; he is not expected to be pretty.
1t takes very little to make woman
Ina ppy; it takes much less to make her
miserable.
How natural it is to like those people
who advise you to do the things you
want to do.
People living at a hotel long for the
comforts of a home; people living al
home long for the comforts OF hotel.
A mans idea of n perfect wife is
woman who neither asks questions mol
gives her husband occasion to ask any
1t is poor consolation to have ou'
friends mourn with us. but it they Dc
not. we are provoked because they with
hold their tears Atchison Globe
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THEATRICAL THRILLS.
NOVA DISNEMBEEING lCTLOOKS
FROM BEHIND THE SCENES.

Elaborate and Ingenious Contrivanccs
for Making spirits Appear Me" Cut
Up aud Put Together Again on tho In
staIlmemt Plan Jack the Ripper Put
to tho Blush.
Especial Correspondence.
Stage illusions have their period OF
popularity. followed by season of OBJ
scurity the same as other fads.
Even a really good illusion must give
way to an inferior ono which possesses
tile merit of newness and novelty.
But we are constantly being brought
face to face with old feais of legerde-
main masquerading i'll new dress. per-
haps. but still the same i'll substance.
This is because they possess real merit,
and are too good to b. relcgated to OBJ
security. This is true Of the well known
Pepper and Tobin illusion. more fainil-
iarly known IS peppers Ghost. Al
though first exhibited in 1869, it still
continues to awaken interest wherever
shown.
Its effectiveness is due to the property
which rejecting surfaces possess when
placed at certain angle in relation to
the eye Of the observer. Of rejecting
an object and making it appear to oc-
cupy position directly in front-albeit
the object is below the line of direct
vision. Although mirrors were at first
thought essential, plain glass on which
strong light was thrown was found to
be superior in every respect. as it al
lowed Of many startling transforma-
tons not possible with an opaque mir.
ror. As exhibited by Hermann this H.
fusion is seen at its best 1t affords the
means Of giving to his cremation" act
u fitting termination.
After the body of his victim is sup
posed to be entirely consumed mystic
rious light appears above an elevated
staging The light dies down, and then
suddenly reappcars, revealing the spirit
Of the maiden in a duplicating at,i'
tude imploring her prosecutor to restore
| her to her former mode of existence
She touches him. He starts, and make;
IN effort to grasp her, when like fiasl
she is gone. The assassin seeks hi
couch, hoping in sleep to forget hi
crime, but scarcely has he laid dow
.7hen-presto!-a vermillion hued inn
appears, and by concerted attack o
10Th feet and hands contrives to banisl
deep from the eyes Of the rcmorsefu
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-01
Made Him Sick.

St. Paul Nan ION railway train)-H
just makes me sick to see the chap
wit that's gotten off about 81. faA'
and Minneapolis. just us If there was
deadly rivalry between them.
Stranger-Well. isn't there any.
'.Bless your heart, no; not q par'lc,A
Each place is conttibutory 10 the -
er, and we all recognize it No 80
ing on the subject at all, s"-D
was Couldn't be. Of course. "'Do.s 20
sensible people, you know. iou ."
on your way to St Paul. prcsu;n' %
mo. l am going to Minneapolis ~
settle there" Wt a.
Minneapolis? What do you - ,.,l.
bury yourself in that miserso'e
hole for?"-New York Weekly
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murderer. Other characters appear and
disappear with startling quickness, yet
while they remain in view their unsnb.
stantialness is proven by the fact that
the form of the occupant of the plat
form is visible through those Of the
apparitions
This is accounted for in simple man.
ner. Unknown to the audience large
plate of glass is interposed between
them and the platform on the stage.
This glass is inclined at quite an angle.
so that objects below the stage may be
reflected therein. Under ordinary con-
ditions the spectators see the occupant
Of the platform through the glass with
out being aware of its presence. But
the moment powerful light is turned
upon the person enrolled in the charac.
ter of q spirit. the image of said spirit is
made visible in the glass, which is then
virtually mirror The person on the
platform, however. is still clearly visi-
Bile, and as the spirit is reclining the
image in the glass is thus shown in an
upright position, the reclining position
of the actors below the stage being
necessary on account OF the inclination
of the rejecting glass. Thus the appar'
ition and the flesh and blood actor ap
pear to occupy the platform together
till the sudden putting out OF the iigh'
below the stage causes the ghost tt
vanish. This form Of illusion has beer
used to portray the "ghost" in the play
Of Hamlet with considerable success
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-01
NIGHT At THE POLICE STATION.

NIGHT At THE FOLICE STATION.
afford abundant sustenance TO all the
worlds poor go untitled? Why are oil
the avenues Of mechanical labor crowded
to repletion:
1t strikes me that il the country boy.
before he leaves tho honely but com
Portable farm home where he has known
no privation but that Of honest toll.
could only realize the hart breaking
want and untold misery OF the struggle
nf thousands upon thousands for mere
existence in this great city. he would
not enter into the contest
met such boz Oh the street last
evening His dress and manners told
Of his country birth and rearing. But
his cheeks. though still bro~n with the
imprint Of the sun. were gaunt. his eyes
s,wers wild and hollow. and he stretched
Ejsesitating land for charity.
AtPlease. cir. didn't want to come to
tlis-l'vs tried every way 20 get WORK
and I haven't had thing to eat III
two days.
He tod the truth. have no doubt
There Is something wrong in the de-
wel0pmeut Of Our social conditions.
Ns,l.t Is poesihas We are ov srd ing purely
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-01
An Unmistakable Sign.

How long yer bin in Christian
county, Stranger" asked Il native.
stepping up to me as was riding
slowly along one of the narrow roads
near Chadwick.
About six months" replied.
''Startin' err boom?'
NO" | answered with some aston.
ishment.
''Gotter patent right?'
Not that know Of"
''Runnin' fer offise'
II rather guess not
"B'long ter Their Bald knobse'
Certainly not, sir"
'.Serkit ridin'?'
NO"
"Makin' moonshine?"
What do you mean. siroo" broke
out. impatiently.
''Oh. nothin. ingeniously replied
the native. digging one OF his bare toes
in the gravel. Il on'y wanted ter know
which yer waz, fer et err man amt one
err them things down hyar, its purity
nigh right ter set him down fer boss
stealth. an bein' consterbul, I'm jes'
carryin' on mer doOty. Free
Press.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-01

"Don't know ez yer kim" was N.
deliberate reply OF the mountaineer
''but tell yer what" he continued
earnestly, ''rd like ter see one err Yer
mines tibet I've hearn erbout eff y.r
got one handy. An I'll tell yer" he
went on, feeling that the ice was brok.
en-, "mar an Their gals nd like ter See
one. too. an eff ye'd let me run it
over tier erik fer ter night. I'd git er
back an hour by sun in Their morniu
'thout a scratch"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-01
DINNER FOR FIVE CENTS.

We afterward peeped into one Ct these
Ave cent saloons. ari the table was well
'patronixed. but ii certainly would re.
quire q person not to be overparticular
to enjoy the menu.
@But," asked. "are any Of these
men honest seekers after work."
Certainly" was the reply. "nearly
all ofthem will work II they can get it
There are many tramps crowd to the
cities in the winter, but because man
is down in the world and accepts charity
it is no sign that he wouldn't better
himself it lie had the chance. Ofcourse.
drink brings many Of them down. but
there are hundreds and thousands who
ara driven to the gutter by actual want
II is a sad commentary upon our civ
il;xation The facts. however. can moi
be Stunned or denied.
We are on the verge Of a ~hard win.
ter" IL seems curious that the money
panic that has made and unmade for
tunes in Wall street should lie Of any
,aoment to the miserable poor who
crowd the cheap lodging houses. throng
the police stations. and even seek refuge
in such outdoor resorts as afford pre-
tchce Of protection against rain or cold
But 80 it ia The "hard times" to III,
rich and prosperous mean still greate
privation to the needy and helpless.
There is problem in all this VII,
should labor crowd to the great cities
Why should millions Of acres that co"l'
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-01
Uncle Jlm's MetrOpOlis.

Jim Terrence was a white man abou.
Go years of age. and he spent tho last
fifty years OF his life down in Douglas
county. He was brought to South
Missouri from Indiana by his parents.
He had no schooling before leaving the
Hoosier state. and he was very sure to
get none in the Douglas county OF fifty
years ago. Old Jim's health was
wrctchedly bad about IL year ago, and
some hunters from Kansas City, who
had taken something OF an interest in
the old character, proposed that he 60
back to the city with them.
"If you 40" they said, 1--WE will take
you over to Excelsior Springs and try
the water there"
Old Jim looked intcres teddy from
under his spectacles and asked
How fer is it ter this hyar Kansas
about 200 miles"
ais it ez big ez Mountain Grove?"
"Oh, a great deal larger"
Two hundred miles, dyer say"
Yes
Il don't blieve yer"
"Why, it's true, Uncle Terrence"
| IL reckon not"
But whyo'
''Kase yer needn't tell me that
there's ernother town ez big ez Noun
tain Grove in no two hundred miles.
l won't b'lieve it, an don't want none
err yer water"
The old man died soon after that.
and his body was taken over to Noun
tain Grove by one Of his sons, where
it was put to rest under the shade of a
pine tree. through whose branches the
winds will sigh for the old pioneer
whose GO years were almost wasted.
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Something Of . Family,

Have you a family" asked West
ern judge of man who was making
final proof in United States land Office.
Yes, sir, replied the man.
~Of what does it consist!"
We'll, said the man, evidently con-
fused, and looking up tow ard the ceiling,
- il to refresh his memory, 1T consists
of my wife, 10 children, hired men, "a
gang plow, seeder. Balm wagon, and
q span Of mules. l believe that's all.
That is enough, replied the judge.
with smile. and tile settler got his pa
pens without further questioning.
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Nos That Sort of An Engage ment.

A Wall street man said yesterday that
on the previous evening hc had called
on his next door ncighbors. an elderly
couple. who had just returned from the
country. Tie only servan; they had at
the time was little girl about 10 years
old. who responded to the ring Of the
bell.
Are Mr.. and Mrs Green at homer"
~as asked.
Eyes"
@Are they engaged"
The small girl looked Mortified rs she
answered. why they arc married. -
New York Tribune
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-01

A baby carriage stood in front OF n
small shop In it slep. n pretty dimpled
baby. A drowsy puppy lay on the pill
low, its black nose close to the baby 9
cheek
By their carriage stood ragged lit
tie waif. dirty. with scarcely enough
clothes for decency. She stroked in
turn the baby and the puppy.
A lady .,assing by noticed the strange
picture-the cunning little dog. the
ragged child. The baby's mother was
in the shop
Are you caring for these?" said the
lady to the wait.
A wonderful smile lit up the dirty lit.
tie face. mo. please ma'am. I'm only
loving them.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-01

The internal revenue collections In this
country show that as people We are
drinking more whisky and eating more
bogus butter than ever. Why an in
crease should be shown in these different
lines of consumption is q mystery.
Whether whisky drinking begets long
ny for oleomargarine, or the use Of thh
article In excess drives man to dfink.
II An interesting problem.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-01

Lady las a blood curdling war whoop
is heard from the kitchen)-What is hap
pening, Susan?
Maid That is Dinsh. She always
yells that way when she succeeds in
turning tho onelette without dropping it
on the floor. Shes tho daughter of u
Zu]u chief
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-01

Edwar. Everett Hale advances the
sti'eory that Rhode Island got ito name
not from its resemblance to the Island OF
Rhodes, but from the fact that rhodo.
dendrons grew wild in all parts Of the
State. 1t Is q pretty idea; but Rhode
Island Is long enough name for such a
short State
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-01

Fiery anarchist tsinking MS WIZ Nc,
70 an impressive wh'speel
frieuds, II the red-robed anger y. 80
should sound through his orazee "a -.
pet tonight tn call to arms - ...uld
battle for your liberties. ~na'
ysu say 10 response: ., -
Excited nearer (ncar Inc oo''
Louder!
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And Yet He Was Not Happy.

City visitor--What makes little Tom
my cry 30. Mr.. Leeks?
Farmer Leeks-Wall, the fact is. he
went out this morning to find a hornets
nest for his natural history collection,
and
City Visitor--And the poor boy couldn't
find one?
Farmer Leeks-Naw; the poor boy
found one.-ILippincotts Magazine.
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hungry eye meets you at every turn.
Its trembling hand is stretched at every
corner 1t seeks you out in your office,
and rings your bell when you have
donned your dressing gown and slippers
at night.
What is it all to come to:
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-01

But new ideas are constantly being
rought forward in this line. and as
ll,eater goers are prone to suspect the
,ss OF mirrors in all illusions where the
Remembering OF person is apparently
it has become necessary
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


FINANCIAL
NEW YoRK. April II. noon.-Stocks opened
quiet but firm. Money easy at 30i per cent
Exchange-lonR. 81 $500 S3l4; short, 81 $50 %
4 $3.50. Government bonds neglected State
bonds dull but steady. ~
The following were the 2 p. m. stock quota
tionS: .slF
Erie. .............. 20lA Rtchm'd & W. PIT.
Chicago & North. 1855 Terminal....... TN
Lake Shore. .......l1pA Western Union. :. sl5s
Norf. & W. pref.
NEW York, April II, 5:Oosp. m.,.sterling ex.
change closed quiet but stemtso at 81 500
I 500; commercial bills, "a 8 80 81. Money
easy at 1904 per cent, closing offered at per
cent. Government bonds closed dull but
steady; four per cents 1872 four and half per
cents l01N. State bonds closed duh and
featureless
Sub Treasury Balances-Coin, S1f1 ,5e5 900;
The feeling on the street. to-day was more
confident on the bull side The opening showed
that, notwithstanding the bsd news Of the last
Two days, there had been, no concessions in
prices, even with the aid Of laundering by
bears and realZations OF profits by small
dealers To-day's market, therefore, started
off with tle most confident tone, and main
tanned firm tone throughout the day, although
certain adverse Influences were not without
their effect in restraining pie evident tendency
of prices to advance. Under the circuPstances
the forces at work in tho market were very
nearly balanced, and evenliu che most promi-
nent stocks, like st. PaulC Aiohison, and Bur
lington and Quincy, the rpric9 neverigot far
away from that Of the pptPng Tp4re was
purchasing Of Northern oacihc preferred, and
coal stocks were no longet Eeak point in the
list, the resolution not TO redttce the rates but
rather fight the interState copmerce Gpmmis-
sion stffening them up lis 5s IT, sEn OpePPing on
selling by the traders, but the demand from
the west was not to be denied, and prices were
generally lifted above the level of those of the
opening; while fluctuations were confined
within narrow limits, considering the amount Of
business done in active stocks. The selling Of
long stocks by weak holders on fear of active
money again brought the list down in the after.
noon. but the support was forthcoming and the
reaction was kept within bounds, and further
improvement was afterward made. The general
list was barren Of feature. however, and the
market finally closed quiet and steady, with
most stocks at Insignificant changes from the
opening prices, and small fractions better than
last evening. The only important change,
however was in Wheeling and Lake Erie, which
closed up l per cent. on light transactions.
Cordage, Rock Island, and Burlington and
Quincy were up large fractions, and some stocks
were down slightly. The sales were 21.00O
shares of listed and 1S, 900 shares of unlisted
The following were the closing quotations Of
the New York Stock Exchange:
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NAVAL STcREs.-The receipts for this week
were 2,9!3 barrels spirits turpentine and O. 4O2
barrels rlsin- The exports were 1854 bar
rels spirits turpentine and $50 barrels rosn,
moving as follows To New York, 5S3 barrels
spirits turpentiue and / ,239 barrels rosn; to
the interior, IS barrels resin and $50 barrels
spirits turpentine; to Baltimore, 1,4O7 barrels
rosin and 1863 barrels spirits turpentine; to Bos-
ton. 29l barrels spirits turpentine and 80 bar
rels rosin; to Philadelphia, 36l barrels spirits
turpentine and 30 barrels rosin; to Pooteeloff
Harbor, 1850 barrels rosin; to Maceo, 1900
barrels rosin. The following are the Board of
Trade'quotations Rosin-A, B, G and d 81 45
Z 81 d, 81 So; G 81 20, H s! 95. 81 TO- K So 25
NJ 81 SIS, n 81 90, window glass So rs, water white
SO co. Spirits turpentine, 35c.
RECEIPTS, SHIPMENTS AND STOCKS FROM APRIL l.
1891, TO DATE, AND TO THE CORRESPONDING
DATE LAST YEAR:
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Total visible supply .3,244.625 2.64O 996
The imports into Continental ports this week
have been 60. 900 bales
The above figures Indicate an increase in the
cotton in sight to date of 603629 bales as com
pared with the same date of 1890. an increase of
SS2 sol bales as compared with the correspond
ing date of 1899, and an increase of 619 OIL bales
as compared with 1888.
INDIA CorToN MOVEMENT FROM ALL PoRTs.-
The receipts and shipments of cotton at Bonn
bay have been as follows for the week and
year, bringing the figures down to April 9:
BOMBAY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS FOR FOUR
YEARS.
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New York Fruit and Vegetable Market

NEW YoRR. April 17.-OraDges, fancy, SO 500
5 90; choice briahts, SO 000350; fancy russsts
81 1904 90; strawberries, prime. 25030c;
Florida, 75c0Sl 25; string beans, s2 5O03 30;
tomatoes, ripe, S25OG3 5OS cabbage, 81 0O91l IS;
egg plant, So DOGS 90 G. S. PALMER.
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SATURDAY. April IS. 1891.

SATURDAY April IS. 1891.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY
Steamship H Miller, Billups, Bsltimore-W
z Guerard BRt.
Steamship Kansas City. Fisher. New York
g G. Anderson.
Steamer Alpha. Strobhar. Beaufort Port
Royal and BluHton--C n Medlock, Agt
ARRIVED UP FROM QUARANTINE YESTER-
DAY.
Bark julius PORT, yierra, to load for oporto
j Cuyds.
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LIVERPOOL, April II, noon.-Cotton dull:
prices generally in buyers favor; American
middlinR 1850; sales 5000 bales-American
- bales; speculation and export 500 bales
receipts 10000 bales-Amertcan 300.
Futures-AmerIcan m d ling, low middling
clause, April delivery d. April and May
delivery ID; May and June delivery 4s-6Id
also 47-64d; June and July delivery 52-64d
July and August delivery 5664d also 1854:
August and September delivery 1864; Sep.
TENDER and October delivery 59-64d, also
4 58-6id; October and November delivery ID;
November and December delivery 5S-64d Flu.
lures easy.
The tenders of deliveries at to-day's clearings
amounted to 100 bales new dockets and =
bales old.
400 p. MIXTURES: Am srican miidlinz low
middling clause. April delivery 4264d
also 4364d; April and May delivery 4264d,
also $3.50; May and June delivery $500
47-64d; June and July delivery 5064@
5l-64d; July and August delivery 55-64d,
sellers; August and September delivery
q 57-64G1i 5S64d; September and Octobs
delivery $685. 5S-64d; October and Novem-
Der delivery 5s-6id, sellers; November and
December delivery 45S6fd, sellers. Futures
closed barely steady.
The weekly cotton 70 ltistics are as follows
Total sales for the week IL 900 bales-Amer.
lean $4,000 bales; Spectators took 5, 200 bales;
trade takings, including forwarded from sniDs'
side, 65OJO bales actual export 5000 bales;
total imports 65 COO bales-A1nerican 81, 900;
total stock 1,i94,0)0 bales-American 943, 900
bales total afoat 100 000 bales-AInerican ~ COO
bales; exporters took !, 700 bales
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According to the foregoing Bombay appears
to show decrease compared with last year in
the weeks receipts of 1900 bales and de-
crease in shipments of $4,000 bales. and the
shipments since Jan. show decrease of 23S,
900 bales.
FINANCIAL.
MONEY MARKET-There is a good demand.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE - the market is firm.
Banks and bankers are buying at par and sell
ing at 1SGlA per cent premium
FOREIGN ExcHANsE-The market is steady.
Sterling, commercial demand. 81 S6l6 !;
sixty days, 81 81; ninety days, 81 S234;
Francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days, s. ala ;
Swiss, sixty days, IS 224; marks, sixty days
"a 15-16c.
SEcURTTIEs-The market is inactive and dull
with a very limited inquiry all round, while the
offerings are comparatively small.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-18

Steamer Bellevue Baldwin, Beaufort Po1s
Royal and Bluffton-W Gibson. Agt.
Steamer Advance, Myers. Augusta and way
landings-C II Medlock, Agt.
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Sweet potatoes, y bushal. white. a 50
PoULTRY-Market steady, sshpply moderate
demand fair. u e
EGGs-Market weak; stock ample; demand
fair. 83r 70
PEANUrs-Ample stock; demand light; prices
steady. -c
sUGAR-Georgia and Florida nominal; none
In market
HoNEY-Demand nomnali,
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CLEARED YESrHRDAY-
DEPARTED YESTERDAY.

schr Bertha D Nickerson, Tatner, Boothbsy,
In ballast-Master