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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-04
RECEIPTS.

Per Charleston and Savannah railway;
Nov 80 cars cotton seed, / car brlcK'
cars wood, 3 cars mdse.
Per Savannah, Florida and western
railway. Nov 3--l792 bales cotton Sit}g
spirits turpentine, 81, cars rock, % cars
lumber, u cars wood, l car broom CORN
! car coal, 1 car castings, 2 cars corn
car lard, cars mdse, bales hides; g.,
Per Florida Central and Peninsular ran
road Nov 1926 bales cotton, 80 boxes
oranges / car rims and wheels, 52z dds
rosin ! car cattle, / car dressed beer a4I
poultry, cars wood, / car household
goods, 60 bbls oil, ? cars mXd mdse.
Per Central railroad, Nov 3--6,249 baIeS
cotton, ! car bran, l car brick, 2 cars WOOD,
/ car lumber, 1 car cabbage, car hay !
car stock 5 cars pig iron 1 car Oil, do)
pkgs mdse, ,463 bbls rosin, 33i bbls spirits
turpentine
They were standing on street corner,
waiting for car. She was American, ne
was English. She delighted in proclaim
ing the glOries of this New World. but ne
only elevated HIS beastly nose ana an
ing phrase: in the old country etc.
While they We're waiting par OF
bicyclers, d man and a woman, wheeled
by. The woman was dressed decidedly
"Aw!" the Englishman remarked.
Observation-Disclosures
The girl looked up in surprise do you
mean the woman in boomers
Yes but in the old country, ye know
we cali EN- knickerbockers.
Miss America hardly knew how to an
sWer his lInoW-it-all manner She felt IL
would be rude to change the conVerSS-
ton too abruptly, so she simply said; 10y
the way do you call a pair Of knlckel-
bockers' singular or plural?'
The Englshman glanced after the re-
trea ting bicyclcrs. plural" he said, 'aS
applied TO men; but i'm the case of women
singular Boston Budget.
BY some chance the tourist stayed TO
Sunday school. A young lady with q
sweet face-and, unless the tourists eyes
deceived him, a stylish bonnet-was eN-
planning the meaning of the word mis-
siouary." Missionary" she said, 'l5
from the Latin missionarius, which means
one sent She looked heavenly enouEU
TO inspire a whole cargo Of missionaries
ana seemed to possess enough learning
for an entire lexicon, and the tourist a.
said to little urchin with shining norm
ing face, what is O Missionary
zone penny Hartford Post
China's imperial canal is the largest IN
the world and greatest I'm point OF traffc
tts length Is 200 miles, and It connects
fOrty-One cities situated on its banks. lt
was completed In 1850, after 600 years spent
on IT'S construction
New York Sunday World Features.
The New York World Of Sunday, Nov.
a. viii contain the following: ThrogH
Fire and Smoke Miss Meg Merits F.
the worlds courageous young woman'
spends week with the fire department
ana saves life in "a burning tenement
bringing the Dead 10 Life. cxtraordiuarF
results or experiments in resusciiatirf
people who have been killed by electricity
The Manhattan club. a page of photo
graphs M the card room. billiard room'
cafe. dining HAN, and other rooms of tHI'
famous Now York club For sale 40 La-
uH NeWa Depot Iia Bun street -ad,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-04

hoN long have you lived lu this state7"
inquired me registration Official
F'Ulu lu Der eye. "''" +"
"Nl sorry madam. reloIned tho of-
H'tl nui 2 am compelled 30 ask van
NnN many years sou Iutr rs4IlisI n, IN
.iair. Chicago Record. 'N'
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of yes.
sells free of charge in United States Hy-
geographic Office in the custom house.
fee.
Reports of wrecks and dereIcts re-
ceived for transmission to the navy de-
partment.
For additional shipping news see other
columns.
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Market dun, but steady; sales 8l7.
steady ana unchanged; Inc last sales re
quotations: -..
GnQIee 'ii352aIo
Fine ..;..;....................
Meqlun + me So. Y
Receipts to-day were bags; quote
medium medium fine l7al8c; fine Ac; extra fine
Savannah receipts, exports and stocks
dEecelp5s tins day ..''........'..'..''.. 3 932
Same day last year. ............ 5,95l
Receipts since Sept. l, 1S94............397,4 19
Same time last year. ................. 390,098
Exports, Continent, this day.. 5,961
Exports, eoastwise this day..,..,.... 6,l95
Same day last year. $50, 2O3
receipts and stocks at the ports:
lBSeceiPts this day ;................... 5S, 40i
This day last ear.....,,........... 5i,479
dEecelp rs, one day TINS Week''''''.' 5$'4 l9d
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1894. 2, 2661 1902
Same time last yea. OK
| Stock at the ports to-day ............ 9l8,92l
Daily movement at other ports
cepts, 1912; gross, 1912; sales, 1888;
stock, 22Olz6. -..,,,,-.- -o,o.-.
receipts 1854; gross, 17,O65; sales, $3.50;
stock, 2I3,64S.
celpts, L5l5i gross, L50o; sales ZVOi stock,
2,956.
Charlestonm-Steady middling; 5is; net
receipts ,foo' gross, $500 sales, uOnei
stock, 4S,S46
Misunderstanding middHng, 518' net re-
ceipts, 2,55S; gross, Z'So5; sales, none, stock
30,Ul4.
NorioIk-Steady; mlddlln9, %; net re-
ceipts' 35f5; gross 5'oi9; sales B2l; stock
/ $500.
Baltimore-Nominal;m iddling, SIS; net
receipts none; gross SOD Sales none; STOCK
lS.952 ,,,,
New 1ork-Dulli mlddlnB, "a; net re-
ceipts, none gross, 4'lOz' Sales none;
stock, 6o,S9l.
Boston-t2uel Inie9.e a 774i net re-
celpts, none gross, $50.
Phpadesphla-tl fm; mludnhg' . o-lo; net
recelpJs, olo' gross 90 safes none STOCK,
@'2 y(o ,1,, movement a+ in+ario,. +o1e.
Dally IiloNelllelI al 5ji Ior 70
Ci7S t "a . 0S9' ,ross > a93, ss1de' 900.
leSSiip % zoo 900 ei0'7 -''''' 9o'e9' '-''
s'OGn3 NJ Steady. r,,iddIing 61g1f. NOT
receipts, ~ 4 256; gross 4S3S; sales 1900;
suSotN' w.. O,iat. n,idd1ino. ~. not ra
ce7Its - as. eross 57S. sales s6O. stool,
Of IA i''i'' 7'077' '''''' ~
| CENTS. 1851; gross, 1,S5l; sales 26O; stock
| 1O056
Houston-Quiet; middling, 5A; net re-
ceipts, 1882; gross, 1882; sales, l24; stock,
/ IS, 734
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To Great Br-taln, G42J
co nsT 4ele 9528 'iea' ''''''' i'o'i
NIobile-Coastwise 457.
Savannah-To the continent, 961; coast
/ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1136.
Norfoik-Coastwise $50.
Poston-To Great Britain, S46
Total foreign eXprots from all ports
/ for TODAY and thus far this week-To
I Great Britain, 22sl3; to France, 2S505; to
I the continent $751;
Total foreign exports since Sept. l, 1891
! To Great Britain, SIS, 447; to France l7O 565;
/ TO The continent 500 592
/ Liverpool Nov 3, noon otton-Fair
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SAILED YESTERDAY.

Steamship Hurworth (Br), Bremen.
Steamship Tallahassee, New York.
Bark MelChioTre ItaD, Trieste.
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ARRIVED AT TYBEE YEsTERD1T-

Bark ,Nebo CNor). Olsen. Plymouth-c5r
G. Dahl & Co. -'
Bark Minda CNor), Andersen, Brazil
Chr 9. Dahl & Co.
An unknown bark, supposed johann.
Ger, Krenzien, Glasgow
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PASSENGERS.

Per steamship Berkshire to Baltimore
Mrs w Thompson, A Choter, Q f SWei-
ger and wife. Mrs w Sweizer, Mrs Con-
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MAR NE INTELLIGENCE

SAVANNAH, Sunday, Oct 4. 1Sgt
N~~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~~0~ --~-~-~-~-~~-~-~-~.
gun RISES .-.-----.-.-. -.-.......--.... s-tr
gun otLS- -..-.....---.. 81
~~-----~------~~-------~
High water at TT Pulaski 11:4l am I1:47 ~,
Central Standard Time)
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-04

China's imperial canal Is the largest n
the world and greatest I'm point OF traftc
Its length Is 200 miles, and II connects
forty-one cities situated on its banks. II
was completed I'm 1880 after 600 years spent
on It's construction.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-04
COTTON

The local market was dun. but steady;
very little business was transacted, the
sales for the day being only 34I bales. At
the Cotton Exchange at the three calls.
the market was bulletined duh but
steady, and unchanged.
The following We're the official spot quo
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-09-22

Sixty years ago. remarks an exchange,
the democratic party vas In power With
Gtaarsa jackson At IT. head; II changed
our tAriR ssststn from protective to a
rsvsnus tasts, Witch within ten years
took aixty per oeut Of manufacturing
forces of the country out Of tho shop,
and put II into ths deid. This resulted
in an over production that reduced the
west to market shown by the Cincin-
natl Enquirer: Pork on foot. 81. rs; bsef
90 foot, 81; wheat, 81 ceuts per bushel
and corr 10 cents per busbel. This is q
quotation from tho market reports OF
the Enquirer for Nov. 9th, 1895 and at
that lime common labor was worth
from S44 10 80 cents per day. AMI the
wages Of working eirls was from rs cts.
to 81 per week. but the people hsvs
forgotten r..
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-09-22
Mining and scleuttiic Press. ]

Seldom hss prophet honor in his
own or any o her country. go it is with
pardonabl- pride Ernest Seyd REGAL IS
the fact that just tsenty-three wears a.
60, at the time when the demonetizs-
ton of silver pas irst proposed IN Gar
many, he predicted, slould eucs, action
ensue. - fall of gold p,iees, and con-
eequent depression in all trsdes and in
dustries throng hout the worli" IL the
light cf recent eveuts. still more re-
markable istha resdiug Ia '04 Of his
prophecy IN III thar 'rhe e'rang die.
trinisn exisfiDs in Enslsnd 20 ree,rds
The gold valuation is so kiiHd that ..,pn
the time of depression sets,n there s;n
be this speriai featnre I'll, ecesopiicaI
authoritjfs ostbis copn.ry viii refase to
listen TO the csnse here for.snsdae ed
Every possible a'teapt v a he made 10
prove The dqeIine af.om ,aeres is 81. { q
all cots If cae - aud irreennef}ahie
mates. tn work ..,n aaa his estike e
viii oe be firsf convenient targst.u
All the Rii'iso saa some If he Ameyi-
csnj urat'. sfe to-Jsy s,-ibutiae the
universal Snancia' siseeaiien 10 .,nae
workman and MS stsises,p uhsn IS Z |
mai'er 81 f.cf they has e3n 'oan5 .ause |
and effect. The s,fises, IKE lie f..lI ir
prices, are bur results. The psee rs has
say ''fhs worx-n spi bis r,seen are /
4, r 4
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-09-22
HE DE LAMAR NUGGET.


When VI a6ssrs wsnt into III
Nshesp tusluesa. hs brought thonsaDdi
ofhsad to North Dakota and let the IN
ont to fArnners. Uadsr the republican
rule. sheep we're s. to 81 head, and
wool sixty cents and mcre per pound.
Cleveland was elected, Mears went In
to the hauds Of receiver, and now CoI.'
J. D. Benton 10 selling those sheep out
q 81 IS per head and Mears Is prosecu-
tod for failing. II would seem fairer to
iudfct the democratic party aud try
them. Mears Is out Thousands Of dol-
lars and the only mau bsnetlttsd-is the
rsceiver, who gets S. a day and expsn-l
~ aud sis billed to make speeches to
sssend the denionvacy. Ughl-Fasso
N. D. Forum.
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tst Loais Globs.Denocrot.l


"A na'ioa Of galiliciaas? Nopserse
There Is M sn7qgh fssi kpovledge II
pcii'ics al poliic.aps in lie sasiss
county 10 Keep man from beng ~
shaned Of this Tan OF The free' ssa.
ever ne ;hinks ri it,n aid JaaD G.
Wythe, of New York, 10 $ crow.i in tie
LseIeds corridors. "You 9oa'. believe
itT L-tn ask yon qaesion or. two
Nov here is aero&d far abaee the zyar-
age IN genera. knov.s!g OF DsL.i ;,
and yet al Eog'ishman 0oell lie a.
enamed TO possess IS little know ga 1!
the politics Of MS coantry 80 ~s.G5 here.
who were me candidates Tor pass.leas
OF this great and solea ia conetrg OF
ours at me electioa jast eon- Ay? All oil
yon answer Cleveland aud .as4r.son.,
but only Eve Or six say Weave, an!
one maa alone says .3idwsil.' Tia Is
all? No oshes clpliaAts? Didn't yon
know tAsre We're oshsr c-n iiaasss, one
OF whoa got three Kisses as mary votes
in New York as Weave? Didn't K sow |
lt9 dis name IS Wl9g. Nsve- Aesr4 oi !
Wing-Sinon wing, lie s5ciais?
"And YET yon call lis nation Of
politicians! Can any'man in re crowd
name Bid@elPsrnnniag mae? Or evan
WeaVer's? No. and the most though.-
ful campaign in the entire history If
the country hss jnss closed. NJ, sir, We
are nation Of superficial preteodsrs.
we glance hnrfiesly through The p pers
10 snfiicient extent 20 talk gliniy ont
Dne or two Of the principal candidates
IN the great race ani hink We know it
all. We would not even know ne
OF each Of The great coutend-
ng factions if IL was not hammered in
o our heads every day for months at :
ime. 1t makes me tired.n ,
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-09-22

- rirf u li.A .-i'tls 81 Idaho, in and for the
+! CduHty ef owyhee.
Josephine Maysenholder plaintifl
John A. Maysenh0Ider, DEFENDANT
The STAT Of Idaho sends greeting TO John
y. n b sc nholcer, defendant.
Yol are hereby summoned and required 10
appear ~ ~ action brought against you by
sid plaipliff, in he said District Court and
: 0 answer the complaint of the above named
plaintlf III d therein, within ten days lex
elusive OF The day of service after the service
on yon OF this Summons, If served within
this County; or ifseryed out of this County
hut within ibis Ju0ictal District within
twenty days; or If served elsewhere, within
forty day.
The said action is brought TO dissolve the
bonds Of matrimony, existing between you
md plaintiff, on me ground OF desertion, said
oesertion being slleged to, have taken place
on or about the 18th day Of Deem Der. 1890,
and TO have continued ever since Also for
the custody of the five minor children, issue
OF your marriage with plaintiff, and for such
portion Of yOnr properly, consisting Of a ranch
Of 40 acres on Cow creek, in Owyhee County
Idaho, as may be equitable and JUST.
And your are hereby notified that II you
ftil to appear and answer said complaint as
above required the said plaintiff will apply
TO the Court for the relief demanded.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the
District Court of the Third judicial
Dis riot of the State Of Idaho, in |
lsEALl and for the County of Owyhee, |
this 4th day of August in the year |
of our Lord one Thousand eight |
hundred and ninety-four
r. H. LEONARD, JR., Clerk. |
Q. M. HAYS, attorney for plaintiff,
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Executors Notice.
Estate ofNapoleon contancin. n,

Estate OF napoleon Contancin. Deceased.
NOTICE Is hereby given. that ,ettars te.,.-
mentary on the estate OF Napoleon Contain
s cin, deceased, were granted to the under
s sIn ca on me 3lst day OF January. 1894, By
of Idaho. oo"'y' o'S's
Al persons having claims agai9 st said
es s, are requi, ed to exhibit them to me FOR
allowance, at No, GIG Main st. Boise CITY.
nda County,; Idaho, within ten months after
ane oate OF this notice, or they shall be for
This 18th, day OF April, 1894.
Executor OF the late will and Testsment Of
Napoleon Contapcin, deceased.
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SOUTH MOUNTAIN.

THE camp. ioesSsd twentg miles snnth
Of De Lamsr, conteies very extftsiee
deposits cfsilyer gaiena, ana is prob
ably richer in these aiiueralo tl,aa sny
locality So saathefn Id4ho, Bat beng
sasp adisiaaee from railway, npder
the * lriees - lead and sllyer
esaroi be prohtany worked. Win
the Hdseui u a ratfro4l intotAe county
ais d'aifiet wiii bee gie one Of TOE snost
iptoftant ores ia taio section of The
state.
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FLINT

This district carries principally silyer
9sss, aud the low price Of the white
eta has prevented the prose cuiion q
vors there to any great extent ior some
yeaEs. he mlues have been rich pre-
dnesSs and should alser again regain
its lig'siuase position the camp will
aoain nunrlah.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-09-22
BRuNEAu VALLEY.

This happy vslisv, siif.een miles in
length anc abont str e miles wide ia
one ofthe finest ard noet productive
iaeeee IF agricultural land in the worli.
predueesihe moot prolific cfops of
fsniis, vese q e., refeals and luserne
grown anywhere, aad being Surrounded
On nearly al sides by high walls OF
rock, iss winters are very mild. AT the
upper end OF ;his yaiiey are seyvfal.
enornloNe bot syringe whose curative
properties ~ij, sooner or later, give
them world wide fsDl,
Leaving tbe VALLEY, The river cuts
through another snort canyon and en-
.ers Snake river. A nj Il sbov. where
Iteniers Snake liveg. IN immense dam
hos been c2natFueis1 anu Nar1 > being
prosecnt d on great canal V hieh sal
Urn tie water oao tpe SHase river
o'ains beloa sal geeid aoous 25.o30
lcfes q rief isNa 10Y aid, and in a |
.hoftflsie gii' pioyt1e i-'yaies ior hun
rs''s oi iasa ne, on f.cn AMI pfoduct-
" aafs. TIE wateg sfonatba canal
II also 81 emp .oysi 10 SOL. si.uus4nds
u arles OF
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-09-22

Imines upon this mountain. vbieh Nv
promise OF becoming great nroducey.,
but al present only the De Lamar mi
ming campany's group has : mill. and
the production Of the c.mn !. NO. .ol..
ly from this one company. The vain.
of the production from this compsnv,s
mines is about one million dollars ner
year.
| Besides the De Lamar compapv,s
mins ] Zero are several otbsr arouns Of
GAINS sassieiApfly deyeione,, 70 ,ssryan,
tba pFe..ies,oso tbstioa sbo,s tima,ha
pseda,cii,n no c.m, u,1, hs var,
erestiy ipcyessea The ores oftba dis.
.trie. precou snsts in ga,a containing
.,9at 60 per 81 y, gs.i,i. ~ an IN a;lvsr
e,1vss e,gv
The mines al SILVER ss,tv ara situated
on two 81 sntaias. F3erisa lvinc veat
AID war Eagle post ne toun Tbs
oldest discoveries III nc c;ona o,as q
in.the comfy we.e aase q, .ba
jssels mcantain tssrfv vsavs 800 ana
for several veafs t5,a n,s n,a,,'ts,
mountain were ir,saansa nrassess..
after experianejs q sAvegsl ysara.as u
distributes thsy baea spain 10 come
to the front two or thrsa vssr4
$50 and have po7 aeaia assnsoad oszes
Drorainence. z-,,arr.-;ves aa,, bsoin 4,
10 prouoise Is mas tbas roon5sa;n
AGAIN a great n-oanosr anon0 IS
most prs,ainsrt ore-.ar.;sa an war T,a-
sle ere TIA Poormep PROM the 0so
7jao. the chsriot ntirnssats Man..
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Alias summons.

In The ntstr.et Court al The Third Judicial
I 3 ri,f u lis4 -istls u idaho, in and for the
County Owyhee.
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oPALs.

A mention ofthe resources of Owy hee
comfy would be fir rum coo pe,e
without the statement tia the OPAL
mines oeartd within lis bonnas,ie
are by far the riensft and mosl extern
siye ever found on the continent.
Thousands ofth4 largest aai fnest gems
ever found in Ac1erica haye come from
tho mines ahont fonr miles from Warm
tprings on Snake river. The stones are
brilliant and display wealth and vari-
ely of coloring seldom seen in these
gems.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-09-22
THs MINING INDUsTAy.

Oayhee comfy rs now every here
rscognisrd as one Of he richest miner
al producing settiora in The United
States Tnere are several districts each
d!slinet and Separate from The others,
where mining ard ospeeting ere now
oeing extensively pursued. To mention
tbeee disiricts in the order of their
present Prominence, we will begin with
DE LAMAR.
The mines at D. Lamar, are situated
on mountain rising little more han
one thousand feet above the creek lev
Ell, where the town and mills are loca
1eo There are several groups of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-24

The PEACHBLow VAsE.-The name
Of w. T. Walters, the art connoissieur
(whose death occurred in Baltimore on
Thursday will be recalled by many
readers through his connection with
that famous bit of Chinese pottery call
ed "The Peachblow Vase" on account
of its wonderfully delicate tint, and be-
cause it was regarded by connoissieurs in
the ceramic art products of Far Cathay
as specimen of extraordinary beauty
and worth.
The famous vase, which was little
cabinet sizeo specimen, was among
the sensational items at the sale some
nine or ten years ago of the remarkable
collection owned by Mrs. Julia Morgan,
of New York, and while Mr.. Walters is
generally credited with having bought
the vase, it is not known for q certainty
that he it was who by deputy bid the
S15 900 for which it was sold. The ex-
traordinary price for SO apparently
trifling bit of pottery attracted so
much attention that the story became
national.
Visitors to the Walters Art Gallery,
in Baltimore, have seen a vase closely
resembling the ''peachblow" of the
Morgan sale, and it is popularly
thought that it rests there, but Mr.
Walters has always been n-commit-
tai On the subject. Perhaps the truth
of the story will now come out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-24
CoFFINs FOR A SONG.

Coifins for 10 cents each They were
great bargains at public sale at
Hulmeville, Pa, recently. So cheap
were they considered that man
bought one apparently for each of his
children, and Bucks county is flooded
with walnut collins Of all patterns.
The property of Lewis p. Townsend,
of Hulmeville, the defaulting treasurer
of the Newportville Building Associa-
ton, was put up at auction. Town
send was short in his accounts about
81 600. A crowd o. people from that
end of Bucks county were attracted by
the sale. The auctioneer first Knocked
down a few horses for mere song.
Then the wagons and carriages went.
Articles of less value brought trivial
prices. Townsend did an undertaking
business, and in his day carried on a
good trade. He always kept in store
large number of coffins.
When all the visible stock and per-
sonal effects had been disposed of, the
auctioneer and his assistant vanished
for moment. A minute later they re-
appeared bearing highly polished
walnut casket. Mounting his block,
the auctioneer began to dilate upon the
beauties of the article.
"Who'll make bid 2" cried the auc-
tioneer. His hearers seemed horri6ed
at the idea for moment, but the still
ness was broken by:
''I'll give nickel for it"
Laughter greeted this bid, but the
auctioneer looked solemn and business
like.
''No telling how soon you may need
it," he urged. He looked hard at a
thin-visaged man who had several
times cougned in a sepulchral manner
rbe man turned away.
IN make it dime," came timid
voice, ard the coffin was his.
The ice once broken, the collins COM
mauded reader sale. 1t seemed to
be agreed that ten cents was the top
notch figure, and the auctioneer, hav-
ing them bid up to that sum, would let
them 90. Frank Brown then started
in aud bulled the market considerably.
Brown took as many coffins as he has
children, paying dime for each. Af-
ter hat the general bidding was lively,
and soon the collins were disposed OF.
-Phii0dciphiu Record.