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prices were unchanged. In potatoes rlere wss
good demand for choice lots, which were com.
paratively scarce owing to heavy loss through
wet and frost on the river and up No.ta, Mush.
rooms were scsrcer, with prices FRA for all
kinds coming iu-
The market for fresh fruits was in Yoor way
and business was dull in ali lines Very few
really choice apples are on hand, out any that
are offered bring good prices. Pears were weak
and dull. and the same can be said o. persim-
mons In citrus fruits lines hold I'D for all
varieties. Oranges were very plentiful, with
slow sales
Produce receipts-Flour, IL, COO quarter sacKa;
wheat, 300 centals: beans, 1000 saees; pota-
toes. 90 sacks; rasins, 1000 boxes; zine, a.
600 gallons: brandy, $500 gallons.
Fiour--FsUily extras, s3a@40o peg barrel;
bakers extras, s. 9oS4eo per 6arreI; 81 perhne,
& 60elio.
wheat-slo7lse,s per Genital for fair to
choice shipping; s. s2}sSL IS per centalIor mill
BsrIey-Feed, 77lsc per Genital for dask coast:
soGsl14c for good quality; s2i for choice: brew
ing, s5G92l2c per centai; CnevalIer, 81 zS1L17t<
per Genital Tor standard: s0c(S3l-o0 fer lower
grades
Oats-surpriss. sl.4s9l.5o: milling sls5A
l.40; fancy feed, $I.i0; good TO ehoEee feed,
SL31adl.S7ls; of grades, N.Got9l2 black,
sLuJGLI0 Tor common: E.l213(Gl.25 leg choice
Tor seed; gray, $i25gl.S0; red, s. lJGsL2o per
Corn-e7,scfss1 OH for large yellow: slo59
o}s for small yellow; and $lgl o5 per csnsai for
white.
CALL BOARD.
Sales: whea.-May, s. $50
Barley-May, 5il5c.
D-aits-sight, 22lS; telegraphic. ~. eter.
ling bills-Bank, 81 s5s4: sight. q s9s COM
mercial, Sass Silver Dars-S1s<GS-5ss Mex
lean dollaTs-6554GG5
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Sumner News.

SUMNER, Jan. 5.-ISpecial. l-Whitwor,h
college reopened on Wednesday with. .
large attendance.
The experimental station Of the azri-
cultural college. located here, Will ask Cor
an appropriation of s, 900 from the st.te
legislature for the purpose OF building 5Ae
necessary buildings. The general govern
ment sends $1,000 for its maintenance.
Columbus would have reached America
sixty days sooner had his sailors been
strengthened with Cgdahy's Rex I5rand
Extrac: OF Beef
Tae E3>-u0nt restaurant IS now closed .or
repairs, Sill reopen CT saturday, JalL&-y :.
IauEaas het. s i CO.
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Large Grist OF Bills Audited and Bonds
of supervisors Approved.

The board Of county commissioners were
busy yesterday auditing large number of
bills. In addition to this they approved
road bonds Of the following road super
vSors:
J. Norris, district 2; o. Y. Alexander, district
3: ". 4. Van Du~en, district 4: James II. Royce.
district 5; :. II. FOsnaugh. district 6: J. C. Me-
Al lister, district S: J. w Thornton district O.;
j. d. Evans, district Il; Il. OConnelI. district Is;
Nike Nille.t, district 70; G. C. Du Bois distric I
p; Henry Grothen, district 81; ID. u. Hughes,
district %; C. W. WHY'S. district 81; william A.
Markham, district 81: John n. knaggs distric.
81; J. W. Watkins. district &c; J. B. Price, dis
trict SO; ". +. Giles, district 81: P. j. Mooney,
district So; A. McKiBnon, district 6l
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FOREIGN MARK ETS.
FINANCIAL.

PARIS Jan. 5.-The bourse ia much depressed.
The Credit Foncier shares dropped 20 TRACES and
Credit Lyonase ID francs.
LONDON, Jan. 5-Bar silver, IS 3-16d Con.
soils. 9S 3l6d. Bullion gain on balances paid
into Bank of England today, $4,000. Back OF
England discount, per cent.
BREADSTUFFS.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. -Wheat-Demand fair; No.
Q red Inter, steady, IS 10d; No. red spring,
stesdy, 6s.
Corn-Demand fair; January. old, FIRM, Is
SD; February, new, firm, IS 21ad.
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LAST TIME
T. PORT GARDNER ROUTE

TIyERETT-sEA ROUTE
Il The new, fast ana commodious steamer CITY
OF ABERDEEN carrying passengers and freight,
viii leave on the following schedule, daily. except
sunday commencing Friday. Nov. %, 1892: south
bouDd-Lesve Everett. :sba. m; lesve Mukiteo.
$40 Am: ly Edmonds, m; arrive seattle 10 is
A. m; leave Seattle 1880 y. m: arrive Tacoma.
1880 p IN. North bound-Leave acoma. l;5o y.
n. arrive Seattle, 80 r. m; lsave Seattle, ! 80
$3.50 .. III. arrive Everett. 6:45 p sundays
Leave Everett q N Returning. leave seattle
a.3J D. Landings-Everett, Merchants Lock;
Seattle, BAKER & Cos Dock; Tacoma y. r. Dock.
Agents Merchants Dock Co, Everett H. w.
Baker Co, seattle: telephone 2l%. J. r. Harmon.
Tacoma; telephone ass. THOs :. TEW.
Manager
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SALARIES OF CITY OFFICIALS.
Aldermen Appropriate &35.6a6 Out OF
the Several Funds To- Paw Them

aldermen Appropriate &35.626 Out OF
the Several Funds to Fay Them.
The board OF aldermen held a snecial
meeting last night. having been called
together by the mayor for the purpose of
passing an ordinance apprepriating money
TO pay the salaries of city employees. The
total amount Of the appropriation pro-
vided for by the ordinance was So, $50, to
be taken from the different funds a.
follows:
Salary fund, sSS,7S7, Of which $3.50 Is 20 be
transferred from the proceeds OF the water
bonds, $500 from the general fund. and s., a67
from the sewer ana drainage fund city park
fund, 81, ia, and library fund, s736
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KETTLE Fans. Jan. g.. special. Mr.
DEVILS store building. on broadway. was
entered sunday night ny burg ar, who
cut through the door and removed the
bolt. The man then entered the store
carrying an Ak With him. lie had only
succeeded 10 obtaining some change and i
reyo.yer when Mr.. MrKe.lar. who lives
next 10 the store, hearing some one in the
building. started % investigate. The bnr 2
lar hearing hlm coming threw down his
AK and made ms escape.
The county officials have had IN exrert
az work on the county hooks for some
time. HIS work = just completed II
shows that Steven. Couuty's assets are
$40. 1874. While tac coVnty's liabilities are
SiZ3 scott About 5000 of the countv's
assets Is in real estate in COiviue
The cars Oh the Spokane K Northern
have been heated 10y steam. The steam IS
brou zht from the locomotive by rubber
nipes leading from the air brakes 20 far
The sxper. ment has been q great success.
The traffic on the Spokane & Northern
continues II he very heavy, n the river =
omen from Northpost 70 the mines at
K asio.
u. Ruid has sold his brick block on
Broadway To Ms. Arts for S4.pp Mr..
Budd has also sold his store building on
Broadway.
The lease Of the Eagle mine terminated
January l. and II i again 10 the hands OF
the owners. Ide & kaufman. @: Spokane.
Weak stomach strengthened - BEEcHAA's
Pills
Inc Uu3ou racine Is the oliY !gAascoGti mental
line ruuu .ug to through t-asSs daily iFoli LaA
grsn 10. afs1. "a = n.
chicago aad al points hast Aolsra sqalp-
meat ;a,t time AMI taa best Of service IlSAss
oInce 10 ceCoCd street A. Z. Martin. sgsa.
rr,.~-, .--.f
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Policeman Guy G. Phinney,

Guy c. Phinney and his two assistants,
who were appointed members of the police
force by the council at salary of 81 a
year, reported to Capt. T. E. Sims yester-
day and assigned to duty at Woodland
mark
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Produce and merchandise have been received
at the port of Seattle during the past twenty
four hours As follows: BY rAii-Northern Pa
cihc, 800 tons; Columbia * Puget Sound, IS TONS
Great Northern, 10 tons. By water-Michtgan,
so tons; City OF Kingston 81 tons; Fanny Lake,
a tons; Puget Sound & Alaska Steamship Com
panys boats. 20 tons; Farhaven, 50 tons: Multi
nomah. 10 tons: Monticello. tons. Total re-
ceipts, ,lyg tons
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
THE ARIISGToS.

TIRE ARIISdroN.
Or Mcdonald, Dayton J Z Peterson, City
4 O Reed. Westminster ] Mier, DO
J Peterson, Richmnd D Ferris, Portland
Mrs Csrrol!. Tacoma " N!col. Fidsigo city
v D.IOn, Portland ' Knapp. Auac2rtes
} VI Vernon. Everett Robert Tolnie, \
g L Bingham. -edro VI |. Holhrook ChehaIis
! Flynn, Des Moines W ChIds, -aiefn
h Z Thomas, Newcastle j Bstdiu. WhatcoIa
+ o Loyejoy, Coupeviiie " Ferguson & ", city
V T. ar.eton, do l. u PiAs, Iiwaco
II Lovejoy & ". do J II Nelson & ", Hans Cy
Mrs F Foster, HoqUian
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GENERAL SHIPMENTS.

During the past twenty-four hours goods and
merchandise nave been shipped from seattle in
the following amounts: By rail-Northern Pa
cfc, 40 tons: Columbia & Puge. Sound, So tons !;
Great Northern, 60 tons. By water-Puget sound
d Alaska steamship Companys boats, 81 tons:
Mabel, % tons; Anna ~ Pence, A tons; Fair
haven, 2 tons: Monticello. IA tons; Multnomah,
is tons: s. n. Renton, 4 tons; Ellis, tons. To.
tai shi~ments fQf, tons
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TRADE AND SHIPPING.
Leading Lumberman's Views on
Trade Outlook.
PROSPECTS BETTER THAN 1892.
Australian Trade Will Probably BE
Lighter, But south American
Much Heavier.
TIDES At SEATTLE HAgBoR TODAY
HIGH WATER I Low WATER.
g. n IT. p. No. f. a. m. #. p. m #
SO is 6.5s lis O.57I 90 2-34 20
AT PORT townsend
80 III SO SO ! O-T2I % I-z9 10
SEATTLE, Jan. 5, 1898.
Exchanges at Seattle, Tacoma and Portland
Clearing houses today were:
Ezch1nCSs Balances.
Seattle s1e5.293 50 5 ,235 IS
portland. INSTRUMENTATION. $4,000 10 $1,000 10
o''''@' '-'.-.....'....- ....-..... '.-..-..'
There eeerns tn he 81 canevai faefinp among


iuInoermen trat trade is going TO be better this
year than it was last. Reviewing the situation
last evening, A. II. Grou., assistant manager Of
the Western mill, said:
think prospects are much brighter than they
were year ago and feel sure there will be s
mucn better demand for lumber on the Sound
than there was last year. o. course the high
tarif imposed in Australia viii greatly lessen
the demand there. but the tariff being the same
on lumber imported from all countries, We Will
De on the same CASTS as heretofore lar as COM
petition Is concerned. The only difference IL
Will make IS the limiting of the demand by the
increased price-peopIe will not buy much.
But the wars in south America now having
ceased, the different countries down there will
begin importing large quantities OF our lumber
aSaIn very soon. Our company now has an
o-..er for cargo 10 tie shipped down there and
expects others TO follow. Gale and the other
South American countries on the seaboard were
heavy consumers OF Sound Lumber few years
ago. but for the past two or three years they
have taken very little. This has been due 10 the
numerous disturbances down there. l also LOOK
tor better coastwiss trade and l think the
home market will be better There are also
good pros poets OF q trade being built up with
the East. Therefore, taking general survey OF
the whole field, think can say with perfect
conservatism tina. the prospects have improved
very much.
Our company is not interested in the shingle
business. bu. We like to see that branch OF the
trade prosperous. The demand that has been
created for Puget sound shingles Is simply enor-
nous All that remains for the shingle men 20
do $ TO inteligentiy handle their affairs and
not eat each other out by competition. / think
they are IL q fair way TO act together and do
something in this direction. Tho leading lum-
berInen al along the Coast have likewise been
eHdeayoriug TO form an association for the pro-
lection oil the lumber trade, but SO far the plans
have not been fully agreed upon. 1t is very
hard 10 get up scheme that viii meet with the
approval OF all.
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Portland Wheat Market.

PORTLAND, Jan. Especial. l-Wheat-DuIl
and steady. Valley. LIS; Walla Walla, 81 O5A
l071s per GENITAL. Receipts, 1874 centalA
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AND sSoHonIsH ROUTE.
pELLIsaRAM BAY INSIDE ROUTE

WhatcoTu and Sehome, Fairhayea, Ssmizh, An
acortes. Fidaigp CITY. UJsaady. Coupeytle, Lang
ley Clinton, Everett, EcmCads
STEAMER WASCO
Leaves Eataeld's dock Tuesdays, ThursiAys
aa1 saturdays a. O'Clock Tickets fog sale
81 City Ticket Once. soi Second street
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EASTERN MARKETS..
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5-The stock market was ir-
regular, with only lew stocks dealt in, the
most active being Sugar Trust, Distilers and
Reading. sugar advanced from 1929 to lIslk;
Dstiilers from 6-}s to 652s, and Reading from
49J< TO 501s, Manhattan dropped to l5i on re-
ported gold shipments. Other weak features
were Northern Pacific preferred and Missouri
Pacific Chicago Gas declined from Ss5s TO soy
After II o'clock Reading advanced to 81, while
Northern Pacific preferred showed the most
weakness at 45lS The close was quiet, but
heavy generally III or about the lowest figures of
the day. Railroad bonds were active and firm,
especially Reading issues.
Government. bonds-Strong
Observation-Disclosures.
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san FRANCISCO MARKETS.

The STATE or TRADE.
S.N FBASClsCo Jan. s The vegetable market
vas lightly supplied With early varieties and
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SILVER.

NEW YogK, Jan. 5.--Bsr silver, s2Zc
FINANCIAL.
Money on calI--5teaiy; closed, offered s per
cent. Prime paper, 5@S6. Sterling exchange
I'm, with aetna business in sixty day bills
$t6iGi.6,l.; demand, s4s7I2
BONDS.
Z. s As (7eg)...... 1l3l5U. 5. As (coupon). Ils,,
L. > IS (!eg...... 100 Pacific 6's....... I05
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PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK. OCCIDENTAL
pioex, seattis, Wsshiaston Capital. 500 OO0
ofnceS - Boeri Of Trustees - BAILEY Gatssys
trss dent; Jacob furth. Vice Presidents; Arhw
= penny, SECOND Vice President. James r. liar.
GEN. Manager Cashier and Secretary; Frank K
hioheett Asnistnnt Cashier; L Schwa oscher Johs
Lenry, W m r. Barley, John Collins. Onto RanEa
transact hshvfngs bank business excIussyeIr
deposits received ffom dollar 20 ten snousauT
collars. SIX per cent. interest per num allowed
on FERN and our per Gen.. on ordinary depoxlts
blVldends declared the last day Of May and No.
veinhsr Loans made on real estate Or epprovej
cOate ais on!y.
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MINING STOCKS.
ECRASDIsE.

Hops Dull ana steady
CD:iee-OptIons opened barely steady, bat
closed steady, 10 up 10 u points down. Sales
Were 80 bag, including January. SIC; Feo-
rusry, slJ.s-9tiaY5. May. $40. spot Rio
Steady, ta!r8enau1 No. T. lie
ugar-Ra"-Dui. and firm. Refnet-Fairly
active and firm.
Cupper-Qlict aud steady: Lake, sl22a.
Ie44--Dnn; Domestic SO
IiA-->leady; straits, Sia15.
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CITY FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

December 81.
The following is the financial statement
of the city December 81, 1892, prepared by
CITY Comptroller T. NJ Carson:
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~A SEATTLE
~ l MEDICAL and SURGICAL
- - DISPENSARY

DrS. Merrill 81 Merrill,
emost widely and favorahy known specialists
on the Pacific Coast the doctors are regular
graduates from the University OF The City Of New
YORK and Of Long Island college hospital. Brook
lyn New ork and their long experience, remark
able skill and universal success IN the treatment
ana cure Of Chronic diseases enttle these EN- nent
physicians TO the full confidence OF the afflicted
everywhere.
In many cases mat have ossn pronounced hopeless.
They trost sCIEN1tFtCALI:Y and sue
CkSSFULLY, cure QUICKLY and PEK-
DISEASES NERVOUS DEBILITY AND SEX
UAL DISORDERS, PILES, FISTCLA AND
RECTAL ULCERS SYPHILIS. GoSokRHCEA,
6LEEr, spermatorrhCes, Seminal Weakness. Lost
Manhood Night Emissions, Decayed Faculties,
kheumstlsm, Neuralgia. Catarrh bronchitis
Asthma Tumors. Erupsons. salt Rhsum and
Scrofaia HY DRDCELE, NAN!COCELE and
STRUCTURES radically and safely cured without
pain or detention from business and cures guaraa.
teeu.
All deformiiies and impedimeuts 70 marriage
quickly removed.
A CERTAIN AND POSITIVE CURE for the
awful effects Of early scs and the numerous evils
that follow Ia It's train.
Long experience. with unparalleled succssA 10
the best evidence Of a doctor skill!
DISEASES w ON EN- also recei We special
attention. Consult personally the OGDESE and
most EXPERIENCED SPECIALISTS on
the Coast or VITA, sending stamp. Consultation
free and confidential. fremont Block. GIG
Front street. Seattle.
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DoRT ANGELES. PORT TOWNSEND, DUN.
l. gsness and Seattle route.
TINE CARD
Fast Passenger and Freight Propeller
MONTICELLO.
Commencing Tuesday. November !, 1899.
Leaves daily except Monday a. follows: seattle.
"a m: townsend 10 81: arrives Port Angeles
n n Leaves Port Angeles a m. Port
Townsend d 30 2. IA: arrives Seattle 10 ,. ID
LApdiuss cry Dock, Seagtl7; KianAls DOCK, Fort
Townsend: Morse's Dock. Port Angeles
HATCH BRoh
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pANK OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

PAlD-UP CAPITAL................ s3. 600 600
Res Observation-Disclosures. 1850 900
Heal ufice % l. imbard street London.
Branches Portland, san Francisco. Seattle Tsr
coma. Victoria. New Westminster, Nanainn
ksInioops, Nelson. Vancouver. H. 9.
A General Banking and exchange Business
transacted Loans made Bills discounted COM
mere n credits granted. Deposits received cur
reut sccount subject % check. Interest paid ON
time deposits Il. LEA BARNES. Manager
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DoRT ORCHARD
Navy Yard Route Bremertop. sidney
and Charleston
STEAMER ELLIS
Leaves foo. OF Washington street daily excsp,
sunday. a. els a m. ani 3 80 Q. n. The s:l5
a. M. trip includes head OF Port Orchard Ercur
sion parties can be accommodated on srndAyA
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STEAMERS.
lily ON THE FLYER
SEATTLE TO TACOMA
In one hour and twenty-five minutes
THE STEAMER FLYER.
Having been rebuilt, Is the finest passsu-s,
steamer on the Sound Regular daily and Sunday
Trips, Seattle Tacoma route. as follows:
TAKING RrrKcr
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER Is
Leave Seattle $50 a m. 1880 p. m. and 500 q m.
sharp. Daily except sunday.
Leave Tacoma 1880 a m, 1880 q m ana $50
p m. sharp Daily except sunday.
SUNDAY TRIPS:
Leave Tacoma a N. and 3 p. IN. sharp
Leave Seattle $50 a m and d p m sharn
Landing ~ n. p wharf Tacoma, snd ComnsA
eial dock. foot Of Marion street, Seattls
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l,rEAMER TINE TABLE.
> Iuk STEAMER MULTTOAAH
Runs on the following time card. dAilyt
PARE TO TACOMA, 50 CENTS
LEAVING. ARRIVING
OLYMPIA $50 =. N Tacoma ...... 8 80 O. N.
Tscnala.. 10 90 a III. Seattle l.: oD noon
seattIe...,.... / 100 n iscoms....-. 800 p.
Tacoma -. $50 5. IN. olympia. $3.50 p.
Connecting with boats for kRmtchis and Shst
ton CITY Dock foot of II ain street
CAPTAIN l. WILEY. Master.
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Union Goa! Company. Telephone lo9.
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TRADE AND SHIPPING.

TIDES At SEATTLE HARBoR TODAY.
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Revengeful Pigs.
From The American Field.

From the American Field
have Just returned from three weeks
visit to ranch on the Nueces river Tex.
On the ranch are thousands of pecan and
oak trees, and taking advantage of the OPP
portunity to fat hogs on the mast of these
trees, the ranch owners have great many
hogs that live on the river bottom, in the
pecan and oak groves, foraging for them
selves the year around. Many of them
are ten miles from the ranch house. The
COYOTES and wolves catch most of the little
pigs, so that sow rarely raises more than
two or three of her litter for this many she
can watch and fight the wolves away from.
A few sows come regularly to the ranch
house every day for the few handfuls of
corn that is given them.
When | was at the ranch / set large
steel trap and caught wolf that had been
a noisy visitor near the house for num-
Der Of nights l shot him and dragged
the carcass up near the yard, meaning to
skin it. Two sows that had lost about
half their litters of pigs-and were shar-
ing the balance-slept in shed a short
distance from where had left the carcass
of the wolf One of the sows seemed to
scent his wolfship, and, leaving her nest,
went out to reconnoitre. She soon dis
covered her ancient enemy, and, without
waiting to see whether he was alive or
dead, she bounced upon him. She first
caught him by the neck with her powerful
teeth and shook him as terrier would a
rat; then, without letting go her hold, she
stamped him with her front feet and tried
to tear him into pieces. All the time she
was snorting in the most savage style, and
every bristle stood out like the "quills on
the fretful porcupine. :" When exhausted
with her exertions, she trotted back to
her nest and took charge Of the pigs,
while the other sow flew out in a rage and
mauled Mr.. Wolf for time, Then both
sows and the little pigs took turn at him.
1t was amusing to see the little pigs,
hardly larger than ones fist, with their
front feet on the wolf, their bristles erect,
and snortiug as loudly as they could.
About every half hour, all day, the sows
and pigs went through this performance,
and every pig that came to the ranch
house that day had shake at his oldtime
enemy. Needless to say, | did not skin
the wolf.
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Wheat Raising.

A ranchman from Texas, who was inter
viewed recently by representative of a New
York Journal is thus quoted on the subject
Of growing wheat
Farmers who are wont to grumble at the
low price of wheat should not hold either of
the great political parties responsible for it.
Machinery is the sole cause of their misfor
tune. For instance, with the improved ma
chinery for sowing, harvesting, and threshing
we can raise wheat and make a good profit
on it down in the Panhandle district of Texas
for fifty cents a bushel. A farm down there
of 10, 600 and 10000 is not uncommon. The
land is level and is easy to cultivate. The
same conditions exist in the Northwest In
fact. the small farmers of the country who
cannot afford 10 buy modern machinery
(sleam plows, etc. viii in a few years find it
Improbable TO raise wheat except for their
own use. There is no profit in wheat to the
average farmer under 81 bushel. The mass
Of people will be benefited even If the small
farmers suffer =