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The following are the ruling prices for
groceries. etc, m The nhIheL tpqhy.
AXLE CREASE Diamond toN5oe Col
den, GOglOc per dozen noNeB' castor on
Ulu11c; Boston coach OH per case, plhiH'
$780, per case. quarts. $500 o.
a MMuN l1ION-Powder per keg, SAo0;
price. shot drop, per sack $LOl0l 90
buck, 81 s5alg0
RAGGlNl MD III -, bngEing, "a
pound, 5QbtAo' pound oHohGi "a pognn,
uige. Delta ties. Si5l per bundle standard
pound steel Arrow 4es' %i.O5 per hlndl5 io,
BkC'ON-N Wholesale Rroeera charge d.
CANDY Plain candy, 0Hn7g; wrappod.
Ta7tgc: fancy mixed u pals, sul4c,
fancy In cases io4ul2Ae; rock. re
CANNED FRUITS standard canned
goods, Scr dozen arh"priTle5, 81 lMG
peaches standard, pound, 81 2iHlaDi
Seconds, pound, SluIWl 10; standard, g
pound. SL75nlsJ' 9 pound seconds $40
peas, Sl.8Jl 10; Linn beans, SlOWpllu.
string beams, abeFtltO5 corn, sllQpl1oi
t0matoes pound s5DWr; 3 pound 81 20
ao2cn; pound. l. w., 9Oa95c, Z pound
r. W., 81 65al.1O, salmon. pound cans,
i2l; chipped beef y pound, tlS5al.4O.
CALIFORNIA; CANNED GOODS -
Whole sale .srOccrs ON orders an the fol-
pI2pMIBa cine 5nVt''P cachee' s5'25li5 a" az
plume i.9pft2 10; WhppoorWil peas, 30
per pound claybonk peas. HiA6ic per
GiHNDLEs- Quoted AZ follows star.
1875 10 ounce paratfnes set l14@llEe.
eiHc. fancy RIO. 224c; choice rio. 2nic:
fair Rio 2Ohc. good Rio. 1ENc. common
RIO, 1sIc, parchlng RIO. 1sc.
FERI1LlHERS-Bat guano. So per ton
FfnIiit -Fdal wave $500; Kaiser Aus
zug, 500. Hea Fairy, second roller patent,
$500, Sea Nymph, extra roller fancy.
S33O: Sea jewel extra roller choice so 10;
Sea Pearl roller family. So 80; Plnpnr-
nickel, - 80: Glutine. $500. above for car
lots; less than car lots. 2jc per barrel
higher special rates for interior snip
GRAIN AND HAY-car lots: Dealers
charge from store h'lDc more per 100
and corn; bran DOC per 100 pounds; oats.
ATH3sc per bushcl; corn, 4suIDc per
buahel: chopped corn, 95c per 10 pounds;
cotton seed meal. SIS per ton; timothy
hay. s165OaIG.50 per ton: mllat hoy. sl4
gt5 per ton; seed hulls, SO per ton
HlDES-'fhe range in value w "a y follows:
Dry hint aeleeted, 6,zei dry fiat, as they
IIAMfZ i0iAaiO&s.
o. i..Ai{D-iteiIned tlerees 7a7Ac; leaf
MoLAssBs- centrifural. fair. 17aeOc:
prime, 22m26c: choice 2GN2TiFc; open ket-
Tie fair. alfi32c; prime. ace
RAlsIEs-C ali9rnia, ~, hoxea Si15W
boxes. 85075c. as 20 brand and quality.
=. RICE Head, on choice &c. prime
6AI.T-Iiverpooi in fun supply. demand
fnir; coarse, soc me, 81 10 per seek IA
ear load lots; Louisiana, coarse, sgci Lou
,,siana nne. Voe, q b, Whipped direct
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interesting Statistics About His Average
Are and YeAra Of Labor.


How long can an operative IN tho pot-
teries follow his usual occupation and vet
continue 10 retain his health Is a oues-
tion often asked. We have made pretty
thorough Investigation OF the matter and
have gathered facts which will throw some
light ON the subject;
The average aye OF moidmaker Sc "a
years, and the average years ofwork are 81.
Aftor working ! 3 years they begin TO de-
cline. Iwcnty-three per cent are American
horn
Jiggermen live % years and work 10.
They begin 20 fail after j years OF work.
Thirty.fivc per cont are American born.
Turner's average "a years and work nm
average Of IA years, and they begin 10 de-
cline after II years Of work Thirty, four
per cent OF them are Americans hy birth
Handlers average 2s They begin to de-
cline after working 10, and per cent OF
them had commenced to decline at the
time these were compiled. Fifty
flvo per cent OF them nrc OF American birth.
General ware pressers reach the average
age OF 80 years. They begin to decline aft
er spending Is years IN the dusty chop.
Forty-nino per cent arc American horn
Throwers average a. years and begin 20
decline after spending 80 years upon the
thrower's wheel
Sagger makers reach she average OF "a
years, but begin to decline after spending
10 years at the trade, Thirty-fve per cent
of them AFRO Americans
kilnmen enjoy an average age OF 90.
Ten per cent OF them begin 10 decline after
spending ~ years In the cheerless kiln
Hhed. Forty-fiye per cent are native Amer
leans.
Diprers average 90 and spend 81 years
at work before they commence TO decline
/ Thirty seven per cent OF them are Amerl-
cans
Decorators average 80 yehrs, but begin
90 decline after they hayo spent 10 years
in the shop Thirty four per cent of them
arc Americans
Packers and warehouse men enjoy M
average existence OF 80 yents. They begin
to decline, however, efter they have wres-
tied with tho musty straw for ~ years.
Sixty per cent are Americana Trenton
lputiorai Journal.
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Violet q Coz CIrcnInr.

b.
r,'sans, December l4.-Atwood VIC
g liverpool market again shows free
WIN quotations lilo higher. Ar
i sslel ! 10 2 higher, but eased on
~ ''Says prices were touched. The
h ~ however, before the close
mel gain over yesterday Of ! 70
s ,,' York ana this market res
~ 70 the Improvement OF the
st,s eul March sold as nigh as 7Gi.
An 800 Is altogether more cheerful
D. Nv demand has materially inn
D. b-i,.{ falling Of I'm receipts would
Il ne ~, ABOUT a sharp buying demand
i,gpb,,' i ~ slice, as spinners have thus
4 n ron hand 10 mouth in expec-
4 fsl,."H prices which they thought
hsss a confirmation OF the fun
49, "hich have been continuously
aps iewing the situation as a
.uKn ,uNs the sources from which
'ag IA ~ heavy receipts, there rs
d ,,tp9ufase the belief IN a fun
p n tf'silor stocks have been de-
hsns sbo, a.ee movement and the WISH
Il w no stocks IN excess OF last
hal ~, KY only reasonable 20 pre-
ua, v 80 leading interior ceuterg
az An g-tlor facilities and advan-
shs 49, muck TO the unenumerated
~ hel, p2Rdence with those towns
As are much in the same
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The mammoth, or behemoth, Is not yet
universally regarded az extinnt. Accord
ing 20 Siberian and Chinese belief, the race
ismerely banished underground, its .sblind
life" being instantly terminated BY q
glimpse OF the sun'H or even OF the moons
rays Tie Inference might almost be called
Logical ono from the stated tho unearfh-
cd remalus.
In several cases the great beast has
emerged from hismillcnnial retirement as
completely arrayed as II death had only
Just oyeTiaken him, his hide denscly cloth
ed with fulyouB wool, and that again cow
cred by long black hair, his name falling
over bis shaggy shoulders, his nntedilu-
Wan eyes actually staring from their sock
etal Contemporary dogs aud wolves fad
mammoth flesh appetizingt IN spite OF its
somlfosall character Mammoth bones hayo
been proved 70 contain remunefAtiso
Amount OF gelatin. and in KamobRtla
20 this day mammoth fat Is largely used
Tor fuel X Edinburgh Review.
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Trnhc I'm Hnn.tnn

In sneaklng Of Houston Saturdays is
sue of Bradstrcet's will say:
staple and fancy groceries in active do.
nlahd. The j0bhug trade Is rcportcd
quiet in other lines. Collections are con-
sidered fair for the season. In retail
lines the approach OF the holidays has
stimulated all kinds Of trade and the
iowa being fun of strangers, an unusual
volume of business is being done. The
movement OF cotton has been unusually
heavy and prices here advanced.
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question OF calling constitutional couven'
ton, The Joint resolution introduced In
the house yesterday for legislative hives
tigHtion OF the charges that The romina-
ton OF Martin was secured ln democratic
caucus through the use % money contrh-
uted hy railroads, Ices friends favor Il,
but are not behind the movement
Martins friends say they are anxious
FOR Inquiry. II the Investigation W started
II VIII cover, probably, the conduct " the
entire democratic campaign. and an eff
fort will be made to learn whit corpora
TONS contributed money and for what
purpose,
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Some people were laughing at an Irish
man who won race for lnyii,g, Well,
I'm first at last, "You needn't iana)s,'
said he; ,snrc wsan't behind iisfpref"
Tho following conversation was heard IL
the Eenian times, some years agp 4 cab
driver named Tom beRins Che ccllcnps.
"These are terrible times, Bill. Dedad.
they are. Tom, it's wondhef u we'll get
out Of the world alive. I'm afearad We
won't, oven IL we had as many Nyes al
Plutarch.n "if Oliver Cromwell could
only come up ont Of hell. he'd spou sattia
itn ssBedad, maybe huid rather stop
where be Is. -" Seventy Years q Irish
Life.n
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OLD DOMINION poINas.
DiII 10 Establish state BHnks-Nom-
mutton OF Mnrtiu.

mutton of Mnrtiu,
Richmond, Va, December H. "A bill was
introduced in The Legislature providing Tor
the establishment Of State banks on ifsue.
The basiB OF circulation is to be State
bonds, but the gtronBe8t feature OF Tie
capital stock OF each hank shall be Fed-
orGl currency Tho banks nro 10 be sub
iect nc an times 70 the supervision Of tho
State financial officers WHOM tho Federal
holding fan below one-qunrtor. the inHu-
tuition must be placed in the hands OF a
receiver.
The constant and open oharges u fraud
on high democratic authority IA Vlrglnia
elections Is crcnung sentiment for a
constitutional amendment lnsuring white
supremacy a bill has been introduced TO
provide for submitting 70 tho people the
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GnIvcntnn Mnnl NInrlLrt.

Galveston, Texas, j ccmhcr IL.
Spring Tnis paN. Yss1'y
Il Months Cllp-Fine. II az II 4i2 :
- Medium ...,."...l2 Ui3 ~ ana
70 : months--fne..,,. iohfl2 loMTi2
Mexican, improved 10 an 10 tril
McNican, carpet ..... . di0 . mlo
tons
Market quiet
st. Louis Cotton,
81. Iouis, December 1A-Cotton- Better;
mlddllnS 7.tG
Sc. Louis Wool.
St Louis, December H. Wcol--Aarl,et
unchanged.
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,Elroy nnd CO.'S CrcuInr.

Orleans, La, December l4.-McElroy
say
les-Another day OF good spot de-
has been recorded. the sales IN
BIOL aggregating 1900 bales at l-lG
EA Futures, which Mt first proved
I shifting finally closed tirm at gain
.Gi on the day The failure vi
i 7Sol 10 respond at first caused "a de-
iEe at the opening of to Z points,
Ms evident early in the day that
bears were not anxious TO sup
F. demand and were more inclined 10
Asr shorts than put out fresh lines.
~ advance was the natural result
Y condition of affairs and prices
FL nom the opening II to Is points,
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Slnta Fe, 2A2I; International and Great
Northern, 2273; Missouri. Kansas and
naseNaS l45s barge ~, pO9; barge Boots.
ySS9i pNse Waldo, 61l, barge 4. G. II.
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StCumNtll Alamo, LOWE. pier IL
steamship AGuaWha, pier ~,
Stcam- mp Ayonu, Harrison, pier 50.
] Steamship start. Deacon. pier Ia,
Steamship pcrmoro Huchan. outside.
| steamship MourOvlu, pier lH,
/ steamship rlnsbury. James. pier a.
steamship tiiuduetln ibyard, pier H.
/ StyamHnp SfuuH hldTLlse, In stream
/ Steamship Sidney Thomas. pier ~.
! steamship iArhaeid. pier 81
/ atsamsup twchutid, Nor,on, pier -.
/ STEAMSHIP Crathorne pier Is,
{ Steamship kilburE Jones. pier 10
| steamship Glcn.sle Morris, in stream.
/ steamship heudai, pier -.
Steamship Iona, pier -.
! satr.4usHp lMoulst' piHr 10.
/ Steamship Newly, pier -.
Steamship oswc8Iy, IA stream
steamship Highlander Milburn. In
[ stream,
! Barl,s and scnooners-
Eunlce l., CruclCer, pier -.
BarNeutlne kathleen, pier
| schooner Lewis *. Gouingham. Dough-
barkensne rita. Tralnor. pier IS.
! seh9oner Napoleon boughton. stiles.
Schooner Robert MeFnlane. Montgom-
| cry, pier -
staqoaer sadie G. Sumner pier =.
schooner Ella j.. Davenport. pier 10.
Cleared FOR Galveston.
steam5blp Acme, sailed December I.
steamship LOehmorc sailed November
Steamship Memnon, cave sailed Novem-
Brit steamship Moorgate. Smith. sailed
steamsi.p Ayondaie. Miller sailed no.
Veuiber ..
69&shtes George w Sweeney. sailed
Schooner Gola OMEN, sailed ----
Schooner Rooott W. Daisey, Montgoh-
cry, suigl -.,
M vport News
Steuushp Lochmore. sailed December 2
saqoonsr Cactus Coleman, sailed No
vnmher ..
Mobile
a4rh Alice c. DIoaerman, sailed No
schooner % ii. Cornell. wnss, sailed No
vembcr f.
sccnnshp Toronto. Bartlett sailed No.
N@mbrr ~.
Steamship camrose, Seward, sailed No
SWGnBea--
>, BARK Cosmos. Davies. sailed Nov. %.
sieamshlp Zanzibar o'NenL salled No
sleams6lp virginia, sailed December ..
Der 4
Porto Rico
81, steamship Paullna sailed --.
sfasmshlp Rlue star James sailed 49,.
Hoii tomorrow.
New York
Cotton on shipboard ONot cleared
For Great Hrinin-
hteamHhip klhurn, T7iG
SteHmsbip Sidney Thomas. GG22
hloNmnhlp Crnthorne, BIG7
steamahlp Zanzibar 3l,A.
alcamhhip start, 1850.
Steamship DFwcstry Gtl7.
steamship Hrchneld. ii&j,
Eteuinhhip Deamorc, 4Gpt
steam hip Hlnduatan SOL.
Steamship Iaulina l2Si.
StcnmgElp PartGcld, GNS2
hleAHHElp l'usbury. 1886.
SieAm8hlp MnurDviu Gp13.
steImhip unl1n.Ft dil2.
steamahlp Somerhil ~.
TOTAL, GA3J1.
For France
Steamship Virginia. 1913
SteamHlp liVtander. Gi5i.
steamship Sirana, 32I2,
Total. it.Oi4
Cthsr Fnreiuu--
steamship AvonH, 1850.
Steamship Blue Star 1868
Total. 1910.
t-OHsr wine
Mallory line, 8484
Morgan line, 16i
For Great Britain. G9.3OO.
For France, 1,OG
For other foreign, 1926.
For cOaatWlso, 362s.
Total on shipboard. ss.307.
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Kqddam ready for pea, are Detained by
the dense foR which obaeuros thr pilot
boat signals indicating the depth oi watcr
on the outer bar ~ the toE iifH they VIII
Stclnshp Nuecca sailed December ~
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Cotton.



Houston. Thursday, December H.
The spot cotton markets were generally
higher today with the exception of Hous-
ton and Galveston, which were unchanged.
New Orleans and New York both closed
firm NJ l-l6 advance.
Liverpool spots were also in fair de-
mand and prices steady with quotations
l-l6 higher
Stock in New York lSS,oSs; New orleans
3lO,Sl0.
Liverpool futures opened steady 1 to .
points higher, ruled steady / to points
down, but reacted and closed firm / to 2
points higher than Yesterday.
New Orleans futures opened barely
steady 70 Z points down. ruled steady
TO Z points higher and closed steady at
about yesterdays figures.
New York futures opened steady G 10
points down, ruled steady to 10 points
higher and closed steady to ? points
higher than yesterday.
HOUSTON DAILY srATENENr
1lu7a hrTn
1FVsH shipments .,.,. ssh
5Nptk
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Steamship l.eoua, wilder New York
SicNmship SilVerlalc, James, Numhurg
steamship Morgan, staples Morgan city
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FAMILIAR FEATURES!

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public as the face of any leading si0tca-
man or prominent man IN public nv, are
the intelligent and benevolent features ot
the gentieman whose portrait utorns this
column and FROM ocean 70 ocean, from
the greet lakes to the Gulf, we can hear
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whose widely known medical ana surgical
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are speedily and permanently cured every
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SYPHILIS,
pNJitHHOHA.
SEMINAL wEAItNTss,
leFtlsDrb OF EARLY VICE,
STRUCTURE,
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ANDCOMMERCE
i, Spot Cotton Markets We're Generally Higher To-Day in
spite of Continued Big Receipts-The New
York Stock Market-Circulars

x,-v december 1i,-The inward
E - today's dull and irregular mar
largely that London bought st.
but later sold part OF their
III, purchases
pamont, who was heavy seller
81 me week, bought this morning
.Y -, a co. we're the most pr0ml-
. ,.l,rs Of Burlington.
w, was sold heavily by f. 7. Adams
~ rhls selling was about the only
feature Of the trading. It was
~, d be for prominent Boston inter
Electric advanced early on COW
shorts, but after the first sales
..,,ra made an organized attack on
- and forced the reaction, The
n New England was started by
Al r,rr through Moore & schley, who
II .,5erate buyers early in the day.
,.rlpr was believed to be for Boston
81, md was followed by bear at
!, which the extreme decline was
III The rally in the last hour was on
nv the same houses that were
Nh s,,t buyers and sellers earlier in the
8 ,,n,nts Just prepared by the Texas
III p,clas company show that in the
Nh :, months the net earnings increased
The statement shows balance
III a an the second but the management
N consider it wise to make any
III ont on these securities yet.
money is still in the same inactive
n Nam as noted for the past week. The
:, offered is very large, but the !
b n the city do not appear to be so
h II sr loans since the shipments OF coin !
II hssn. The proposition to strengthen
na reserve has been made,
ismand does not Increase, however,
ms, til. general condition remains the
.zatle paper is without change The |
g M keeps up from both in and out of |
H n hanks, but the supply of the desira-
t trds does not come into the market |
( j. lppreclable volume.
dans, $3.50,
I HaNsteady; December 17oOa1Ll5c.
us-Raws, quiet; no sales reported,
. b sstsady undertone is claimed; cen
Z ul y test. at 25sc; NIuscoyado, So.
EE.sc, and molasses sugar, 50 test,
9 k, refined steady and in fair de-
] eat loaf and crushed, at $40 3-16c;
Eed id42c; granulated, 4 5-16ui 1-9c
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GaIveston Cotton Movement

Galveston. Texas, DecembsI an ND
Receipts today. BY Gulf' CoioF~no "-'-
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FINANCIAL.

Stockh.
Corrected daily by Atwood Violet q Co.
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MANlNm LN,rnLLIamNon.
Port Of Galveston. pccembc.

NFlthtA.
Steamship Alamo, Lewis New York
steamship l.UCl,morc, Shaw, Liverpool
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0rs.Betts & Belts
Nautical Notes

88 SIT. CHARLES ST.. New Orleans
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pool
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St Louis. December I4.-Cattle--Rcccip
900: shipments 800; steady, heavy fed
Iexas steers .OG4i 10; grassers 2,25g3.UJ;
COWS 1909 -.
TIors-Receipts GOO: shipments $500;
sfl,dy. tOD price 3 20: bulk / VNq5. 10.
sheep Receipts 100; shipments 200;
steady. good muttous 3.o0NJ.75: merinos
q OtGt9 "a
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yon " this IS as good as "
'eaIlinn Is never peddled,
Ia place Of PeaIlinc, be
JAMES PYLE, New York.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-01-03

household. London Undermined' is
a complete story, as also are, THAT
Other Story" 1.-The Mystery OF Garstin
House. and Her Study From Liie.'
There are many miscellaneous papers,
full "Gatherer" department, and the
usual additional departments, and two
serials, "A Romance OF Man." by c. e.
c. Weigall, and Richard Jenkins, Mas
ter" Both are freely illustrated.
"LittelIs Living Age Nittell d Co.,
Boston, comes to US weekly-the best,
most frequent eclectic publication of the
day, as also it is the Oldest. Its essays,
stories, sketches, historical papers, re-
views, ETC., are taken from the great Eng
lish, Irish and Scottish magazines and
reviews, such as the "Endinburgh," the
"Quarterly," "Norton's Register the
dublin Magazine" "Fraser's," Black
woods" "Bentley's," "Colburn's United
Eclectic Review 1.-THE Fortnightly,"
'rhe National" "The Contemporary"
"Macmillans & Co." 1.-The Living Age"
is the best medium of which we have any
knowledge for use in obtaining the cream
of the foreign leaders in magazine liter
ature.
The 'Housekeeper' for December 18th
(Minneapolis) maintains the good repute
OF that paper by a most useful and help
full journal and an efficient aid in the
practice of domestic economy. 1t is a
paper full of interest to housewives and
one that ought to be welcomed by them.
Chopin" is the title of neat volume
OF sketches from George Sands History
of MY Life' and "A Winter in Maiorica."
The sketches have been selected and ar
ranged by Laura Wieser, and the book is
published by Clayton L. Cumming, Chi
cagO (l74 Wabash avenue.
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FARM And ORCHARD.
Interesting and Instructive Facts
On Home Fertilization.

Symptoms and Treatment of Chicken
Cholera-Care of Dairy Utensils-To
Make Poultry Pay-To Make Hens
Lay-Look Out for Scratches-Stor-
ing Sweet Observation-Disclosures
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Metal Bank Notes Proposed.

Sir Henry Bessemer recommends the
issuance for monetary purposes of what
may be called bank note made of metal.
1t would answer all required purposes
and would make forgery and fraud next
to impossible. His proposition is to take
thin plate OF aluminium. suitably
stamped and engraved. about the size Of
the t1orin. this disk of 1.-THE strange new
white metal'' to serve the purpose which
the one pound English bank notes now
I'LL; that IS to say, it would represent the
value OF 81, and should be made redeem
able on presentation. Its intrinsic value
would be small, but by means ola newly
invented process it could be made so it
would deiy all the ingenuity of the
forger; which would really make it a
thing of great value after all. The metal
is so light that the little aluminium disk
never could be mistaken for a silver
coin; and it would surely be a much
pleasanter thing to handle than crum-
pied dirty bank note, impregnated, pos
sibly with the germs of many diseases.
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SMILES.

Mabel-Were the wedding gifts all dis
played?
Janet-Yes, all except the magnificent
casket of coal, the gift of the groom: that
was under lock and key.
Mobley-Have you the time, old
fellow?
Outlate-N-no; but I know from the
way my head feels that probably had
last night.
Jones-Has your wife good ideas about
Christmas shopping?
James-Well, from the size of the bills
L should say she has capital ideas.
When this influenza weather
With its sneeZes comes along
Other people all together
suffer less than queens of song,
detroit Tribune.
Fruit-dealer-These are the best russell
oranges; they are sw-
Mrs. Neurich-Well, don't mind TAX
ing dozen if you will put in the polish
to retouch them.
Ethel-What plain tastes Miss Mipps
has. She is quite devoted to brown.
Helen-Well, | guess you wouldn't
have thought so if you had seen her with
Jones last evening.
Jenks-Watson, poor fellow, was
robbed last night.
Palton-Was he held up on the street?
Jenks-No, it was at church bazar.
Some of our theatrical managers MIGHT
do well to emulate the example of the
heavens in shooting stars.-Boston Tran
script.