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suit Involving Nrilllona.

4 CLEVELAND, Sept. Judge Noble,
sitting in the court of common pleas,
rendered q decision against the city and
in favor of the Lake Shore and Big
-Four railroads in the celebrated Cleve-
land lake front cases. The property in
controversy is large tract of land ly-
ing between the lake front and old river
bed and involves several millions of dol
Ta,sc 5z
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nry Goods Failure in srilwsnkee.

MILWAUKEE, Sept THE firm of
Webber Bros, dry goods dealers, has
failed Five judgments were entered
against them in favor of II. b. Clafiin
u Co, for 90, 100. 50; Simon Kargen,
S20. .O07 go; William A. Migue, $1S,-
387 .05; John Tnbusch. $8,245.9o. "a re-
c0iver has been appointed, with bonds
at s5o 900.
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Any Alnount q wheat a Duluth.

DuLuTH, Sept q. The Northern Pa
chic road ii bringing in here now about
800 loads Of wheat daily. For the three
days ending Wednesday night there
were receipts here of 1850 cars, each
about 900 bushels. Outgoing shipments
are light, and elevators are filing up.
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LATEST MARKET REPORT.
MtiwanIxee Grain.

y ILwAuKEE. sept. 0, 1894.
FLOUR-Dull and unchanged.
WHEAr--Qalet and steady. No. sprin-,
5Ae; No Sortharu. 6Jc; December, 1870.
. CORN-Lower. No. 8, 56C.
OAT---higher. No. . white, s3,: No. 8,
white. s2lS asS5,4
BARLEY--Lpwer. No. 9, s3c sample, 5i0
65c.
RYE-Lower. No. /. 49c.
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1sig Gatherlng of Canadian nTsthodlsts.

LONDON, Ont, Sept. Representa-
tive Methodist divines and laymen from
every province, as well IS from the col
ony or Newfoundland, are In the quad
rennial conference OF the Methodist
church OF the dominion, and which viii
ba in session for several days.
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Duluth Grain.

DULUTH. Sept. q, 1894.
WHEAT--No. ! Lard, tash, 51I4c; No. Il
Northern. 5584c; No. Northern, 53i4c; No. y
Northern, 4754c; reje ted, 45i4c September,
57l4c; December, SIC: May, Ne; to arrive,
64Nc.
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Minneapolis Grain.

MINNEAPuLIs, Sept. 9. 1884.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 5314c; highest. A1c:
lowest, 55isc; oose. 54I4c. December opening.
54Ssc; highest, 5494 t555s: lowest, 54Isc. close
659sc. May opening. aSjse; highest, 5ss4c:
lowest, bs5sc; close, 59Jsc On Track-Old, No.
/ hard, 5sy4c; No. Northern, s715c; No. .
Northern. Soc: new, No. hard 56slc; No. Q
Northern. 54e.
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South Dakota Conventson would Not Jolr
Hands with Popuiists.

sSeSAAN~A
/. Sioux FALLS, 8. ID, Sept. TN the
Democratic state convention the propo-
sition To fuse ON congressman was de-
feated and nominations were made as
follows: w. "A. Lynch of Huron, and
Andrew r. Conner of Hot Springs.
The Tiokst Named.
The following nominations were
made: Governor, James A. Ward Of
Pierre; lieutenant governor p. II. Tun-
ley, Custer City; secretary of state, y.
II. Norris, Yankton; auditor, .. f..
Burkholder. Chamberlain; treasurer, n.
a. Mather. Groton; attorney general,
3. w. Treesh. Scotland: superintendent
of public inatruction, =. J. Davenport,
Sioux Falls; commissioner of schools
and public lands, Jasper Fergen, Parks
ton; railroad commission John Scol-
lard, Sturgis; y. ii Thompsons Sioux
Falls; w J. Gasson, Bufler.
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Des.isute People May neeone Farmers.

UesEituto FeOpIe MAY Bec0ahe EaFmers.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 7.--AIr. James J..
Hill has set aside 5000 acres Of land
near Hinckley, Mimi, to be assigned to
those made homeless by the recent for
est fires who may wish to take up small
farms and cultivate them. These 5000
acres would furnish 200 farms of rs
acres each, thus accommodating 300
families, or total Of 1000 people.
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Stands most acceptable among ITS par
ticuiAr provisions.

sEaans most acceptable among ITS par
ticular provisions.
The most grievous thing manifested
IN the battle for tariff reform was the
power displayed BIZ the trusts and com.
binaf aflOns-the natural enemies of
Demipcracy and the discovery OF their
hold npon some within the ranks of the
Denapcratic party. Tariff reform. how.
eveK would be achieved in the full
neasnre of justice and right. 1t was
but aelayed. not defeated.
NJ Villas then said the Republican
part i merely party Of opposition
witllQut any controlling principles, !"
and nrged the convention to nominate
men who would honor the Democratic
part by faithful discharge Of duty.
A1ter Senator Villas finished speaking
committees were appointed and the
convention adjourned until A p. m.
The Democratic State Platform.
Fnllowing are the points of the DEM
oorafic state platform:
The platform reaffirms the principles
of tie national Democratic platform of
1892 charges the Republican party
with the prevailing financial distress
throughout the country; attributes the
defeat of the Wilson bill to the solid
opposition of Republican senators.
1t declares that the repeal Of the pur-
chasing clause of the Sherman law re-
stored the currency of the country to q
sound basis and holds that no proposed
legislation should be entertained which
does mot provide that every dollar
issued by the government should be
intriusically equal.
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REeIsrERED TO GET RELIEF.

Duluth Authorities Looking Carefully
After Destitute People.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Sept. 1.-THE
Duluth authorities sent over to Superior
for the Minnesota fire sufferers in order
that they may register in that state and
come in for share of the large fund
which is being raised for the benefit oi
all the sufferers of Minnesota. Many
Of them viii return to this city and 9TH
ers will remain in Duluth to be near
relatives and friends.
There are about 200 all told in this
city. Money and supplies arestiH com
ing in freely.
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cola In solution In The OCEAN.

In paper ON the subject of gold Ia tho
waters of tho ocean by Packard, the we'll
known engineer, attention IA called 60 tho
fact that 60 arrive at m approximate es-
Innate aa TO quantity In solution account
must be made Of local conditions, such ms
tho temperature OF the water, etc. 40.
cordina to results obtained from tho care
full soundings made by the Challenger and
similar scientific expeditions, ~ has been
computed that the ocean has an average
depth OF $500 fathoms, and thHt IL con.
tains 400 100000 cubic miles OF water,
equivalent to ,s91 090, e7a 900 million
tons, which upon the basis Of five milli.
grams per ton would represent i0,s50 mil
lion tons of gold, In striking contrast q
these figures IL the statement made b,
Soetbccr Lcech and Others tint the GOLD
reproduction of the world during tho last
four centuries--la93-lBa 1922 -hus amounted
TO but h,090 tons, while the present output
Is estimated nc about 200 tons per aunum.
ltis an interesting chemical fact That the
gold in sea water IS Kept Ia solution Ms mn
iodide. The amount Of free iodine pres
enb ia the ocenn IS very minute, but q
large proportion Of That clement oroura
combined ar nm iodatc OF calcium THUS
from the results of his yarious series Of OK
perimenta Snnsthdt found that cnbie
mile Of sen water contains about 1900
tons Of indata Of calcium, or 1907 Mons
Of iodine. The iodine which main NBs
the gold IN solution Is obtained from tho
iodute Of calciuns York sun,
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NDCOMMERCF
!, Spots and Futures Go OFF Dooidodly-silver De-
~" y,.. rnrther--Wneat Somewhat Higher-Hesters
'"' Weekly statement-Vio@s of Cotton Houses.

against a. 692, is2 and s@.So Interior s,,.,,,
~ MOSS OF those held at the close or ,So
eonmercial year 271ul against S "a "a, axe axe
S yas 62S5. Southern min taEnrs ''1 ~,
''I 3,. against iii,S2 ana io2,s2i. '''"' ''''
,, ~ orelSn exports for the yys,p b,,.. 49,
,@,vS'' against 65,ls last year. mHsipc "t ,,,n
su,ui mus far for the season sosi 6si
"s% oii 3O32 500 last year, or an N,srco ~
uI 9'logl, Northern mn tokings for tbc
p"'' seven days show a derreass OF w. a. s ;S
compared with the c5-resUn,l,,,.-
I ss,,,, last year ana total tk.nss siass
.,vp'emher ! have decreased 96l.ola Tnc
s oo'4l Rkngs OF American mlls N,r-5
ana South and Canada, thus fa ,I, rol ' t5a
is have been 1851 $50. asaI5s, rs s,2 7S
,esl year These include I.o9q,0 by
N4itnern SINNERS agains, i.s-os-e "
III must be remembered that The y,,s,.,,.
. .l,,y aaG seasons Comparisons In ITss,
ser REPORTS ara naic I'M to fine Coz,
g :, date last year ana year beforo
gV'''pa, isons TO the close Of the cor
.,teSl'2HHiaE weeks are mislea ling. AS the
, ,o1uis 10 the close of .aS week lax ys9r
Would talSo In IA Days OF the season and
10 10 me e'ose Of this week IN 1889 inc,u.l.s
49, yo 'a' whereas 10 the close Of this
week ohIy lb days are inclelel.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-24

The Partisan police hnycmuoh 60 do be-
sides keeping order, They must keep rec
ords Of residents, take this numbers cf
public flacrcs 10 nee that nona take up
their stand IN sections unallottod 10 them
and SEQ that tho streets are properly
cleaned. Then, too, there ara many small
rules Of the street which they see are en-
forced.
Tho real work Of tho police 10 In con-
trolling crowd. Paris, with its numer-
Gus fotes, its gala days and, nboyo all,
with SIS people 40 fond Of show and SPLEEN
dor, Is n constant succession OF crowds.
Whether II DO student riots, Russian fetea
or tho parados of All SANTA day, some.
thing iB continually occurring to bring to-
gother Interchangeable misses of people
among whom the police must preserve or
der.
II must not beforgutten that a Partisan
crowd Is, aboyc~all crowds, hard TO han
die. IL 10 not naturally orderly, as is the
Anglo-Snxon crowd, aud is given 70 sud
den and uncxplninnble ebullitions OF pas
biun Riot seems always incipient IN the
French enthusiasm, IL must be in 4 sort
Of tacit acknowledgement OF this that tho
short sword hayonet hangs at the side Of
the policomane belt--a perpetual menace
to disorder, Philadelphia Press.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-24
LOCAL rIuCu CURRENT.

/ Therolowlng are ,he rullns prices nj
/ groceries, etc. he the marHg, today
A&LE CREASE Diamond, 4jN5Ja
/ Golden. G0ulOa per dozen UoAcs; castor
oil. byilOC. Boston coach oh. per case
/ p.nts, $780, per case, quarts, 500
AMAiL milton Powder. per kaE, 500
+ blasting powder, S28 per keg, usents
/ pmce' snot drop per sack, $l,jD1N 90
BAGGiNG AND TIES - Banging. Il.
/ ID. UN5ho No. dH54ci Delta ties, $L3i
/ per bundle; standard Arrow ties, 5000
1 ll5 per bundle. % ID steel Arrow lies. SlOi
BAKING POWDER Apex, ID, per
dozen, $500; V n, sl.2j. = to. iJc. Victor,
! 10. per dozen, Sl.OJ; N ID. zoe, y ID. ijc;
Isis one Spoon. J 10, per dozen, $40. II
BEEsWAX-24c for good yellow Zoe for
BACoN wholesale grocers charge,
short g EAR @a4saici brcagtast l2nl2hc.
CANDY candy 5lsuGAc; wrapped
IQlAc. fancy mixed, Ia pals splic fancy
.n cases. l0iAnl-'ee, rock, l+Hl2sae.
goods, per dozen. StraWDerrins, SllJ0
l2J. p,ueapples, standard, l.spHl 6J, soc
ouls. &L2JHl3D, pears stnhdlId, 81 2pHI 43i
peaches, standard 10, A,ty1l 50 seconds.
lh. 81 Gallo. Standard q 10, SLIjHl.5J.
. Do seconds. 81 25Ul.iO ID standard pie,
4lolnLp5. b.aekpe,tlea gl.-'f ~, mag fo 9w,s
f1t peas $tl59l-g; Lima 9eA9 I, ,o sliy2 }a
40; string beans lOHDc, corn y l0Hl ~
tomatoes ID. s5ugGci ID, Sl2JUl 90.
% siega, ! 10. J. W., 65u7Jc per dozen. ] H..
!, ~, spU35c, no. [. Vs., sLlV0l.lo. salmon,
lb cans. Sl254L35 per DOZEN fy5al beef
sl,l5els1 chipped beef. y lb sLa'Hl W.
CALIFORNIA CANNED GOODS ?,
Wn 7.esnie grpcers hl orders az the f9l-
loving quotations per dozen Tor re ID
cans Peaches. s@VJae.a5i egs psnms
Sl.1gllIy85.
CANDLES Quoted as follows; star
l9,sei 70 oz phrahine' set ll%4h ~
2lAo. fancy RIO 2944l28ci choice RIO. 22fe
-zisc. fair RIO, 2lAci good i-i9. 49lSci com
m G9,, PIP, none Parehiag 100 ~ ~ 70,
taH4I Ll|EltS-B Buano, sSs per ton
from warehouse.
FLOUR-T wave, 500, Kaiser Aus
2ugt AOJ; Sea Fairy. second roller patent
500, Sea Nymph, extra roller fancy. $50
sea Jewel, extra roller CHOICE &l0. Sea
Pearl roller f1nllN s@@. Pumpefnlckel,
50 90; glutlne. $500; above FOR ear lots;
less chan car iets 25a per barrel higher.
wccial rates for Interior shipmenta
GRAIN MD HAI-f2ar lots Dealers
charge from store 54loe more per 100 lba
On bran. 24tsc per busbel on oats ana corn.
Bran. 90ua5c per 100 lbs. oats. 3s4a1c per
buahe. corn 4sd5Jc per busheli corn. Soc
per 100 lbs, cotton seed meal. W. per ton
timothy hay, sl161gl6D per toni miIIel
hay, sA00Ulb.0o per tod; seed hulls. 81
per ton,
HIDEs-'The range is values II a. fol.
lows; Dry hlnt selected t1ac, arg hint a.
they run, bn5lsc.
HAAfB-liU11isc
LARD Rsan.d tieres 6NQ7o; leaf. 81
d9c.
MOLAssEs Centrifugal fair. i192Oe;
prime. 22af26c; choice. sOu32c: open kettle.
fair, 32M3ic. prime, d5c.
RAISING california n boxes. sing
2.01, California J.. IL, boxes. Sl.@02O3s
quart boxes. 55a75e, e. 70 brand ana QUA
KIcE- Head, 54a5he. choice. ~,
prime. 41Ac. fair 4e.
sALT-Llyerpool IA fun supply; demand
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Secrets Of SNAKE chnrming.

ldppucOitE.
The secrets OF snake charming arc much
simpler th1n most people Imagine The
snakes 10 be handled are Rorged with food
untIl they become droWSy, OF Else .hey are
dragged so that their senses are dazed
Sometimes they are Kept IN tee boxes and
the cold puts thvm IN a Hsmi-tbrpId coudl-
ton IN either case the snakes src only
half alive. IN handling ,ho rcpaio tho hand
must always ErpRp n az certain places
whore the head can be guided and hc'd
from the body This is the hardest thing TO
learn. but. IKE everything else. it comes
with practice. By ain, VI deNieriy and
strength the snake is easily passed from
ono hand 10 the other and vs. allowed 10
coli about the body. Tho snake charner,
hOwevcr must be on the alert When the
snake becomea too lively, e is put back
Into the lee l'ON. IN handling q reptile with
the faugs in-which ought to be prohibited
iuires great strength ~ The
strain on the system during The perform
ancs Is very great The grasp ana move
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nrdhenh nnrL, For Astor.

William Waldorf Aston has u fancy for
lobster n la New bourg, and he wanted it
at every dinner, He also wanted red.
head duck, aud ho wanted 1t all 70 him
gclf, Mrs. Aston never dined at public
restaurant, aud Mr.. Astor never took a
friend TO dine with him. He was always
alone and deeply buried II thought lie
would apparently not notice what was net
before him. But let tho waiter makef
mistake. and there WIS trouble speedily.
lie wanted redhead duck and no other
One day there were no redhead ducka 10
be had, aud the Brunswick chef sent him
a fine cangasback, with a look Of tho
finest scorn the head Of tho house OF Astor
sent II back and strobe out Ne1tday be
came back, and the redhead duck was 10
Sc place before him.--New York Herald
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New York, February 23-More than
three-guarters of the business done on
the stock exchange today was monopo-
lied by iudustriols and in sugar alone
transactions exceeded half Of the total
sales. Seldom has the list been so sadly
neglected. St Paul alone appeared TO
any apprcclnbie extent In dealings Lon
don was not Il factor In the market OK
cent To add 10 the small selling move
ment I'm ST. Paul Traders we're, as rule.
beurish on grnngers by reason Of reports
TO the effect that business shows no signs
of improvement IN the country which
they traverse Stl there was no pres
sure to sell any Of these stocks and tlna-
tuations in them did not exceed iac and
the closing sales showed Expectations of
only isMlsC.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-24

Market wen supplied with cattle and
calves overlooked with sheep and hogs.
>Ew piiLEAAs.
Reported for Tho Houston Post daily ernepi
Thurydnys and sundaya. by Albert M0nfg0meff
Live : took Commission Merchant
hew Orleans La Rob e8
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-24
EXTRACTED GINGER.



tho unexhaustcd spice.
AZ meeting Of public analysts in Eng
ianu the subject OF spent ginger was
discussed. Il was declared thnt ainccr
which had been exhausted OF extracted IN
mineral water manufacturers finds rtadv
market asan adnlterant ot genuine ground
ginger, and that the,lctection OF such ndul.
tcration Is infrequent, although dealers
IN honest spice have long groaned under
the unfair competition to which such adui-
teration subjects them, The word adul-
tertion is used Rdvisedly because the
case ts precisely analogous TO Tho admix-
tufo OF sktmmilk with whole milk. One
OF tho analysts present said Tint In tho
casc OF ginger wine made from raisip
VINE, etc, the Ringer was bought In tho
condition of root, roughly crushed ard
then "stocped, ms Il was termed In tia
trade, for a long time in liquor contain.
ing ~ rcr cent OF the proof spirit.
Only tho moro delicate favored matter
was distracted by that means, and the ex-
traCted, or spent ginger was then sold
for tho purpose Of adulterating ginger and
spices, and a certain proper on Of IL found
its way 60 rho lower classes of ginger beer
makers. Il had n distinct valuensn tlhvor-
ing material, Probably the whole OF the
volatile oil had been extracted, but all the
pungent resinous matters were left behind.
He believed he was right IN stating that
the most valued tlavoring mattera Of GIN
ger were really capable Of being extracted
10y water and that the method which was
adopted by the manufacturing chemist,
who specially prepared ginger for the man
niacture OF aeruted beverages, was first OF
all 60 extract the gngm fully with very
strong alcohol aud subsequently, to pres
cipitate the whole OF the resinous matter.
After evaporation IN vaouo, rrsiduum
was obtained which was practically solubla
in water without any further precipitation
OF rosinous matters.
In support Of the Wow that tho real
hovoring principle Of The ginger root was
soluble IN water Il might also be stated
that considerable ginger comes into tho
market which has been deprived Of small
percentage only OF It's flavor by boiling
with water Subsequent driving leaves
this product very much In tho condition OF
an inferior genuine ginger, but II Il hc not
sold as "spcnt ginger tho fraud is oh
Vioua, Another analyst said no knew of an
actual case where ginger, which had been
thoroughly extracted with strong spirit
mud which WIS merely mass OF celluloso
fiber and starchy matter. with no resln
left aud practically tasteloss, wac used FOR
ndulterating purposes TO his certain knowl-
edge, --MorchRnta' Review.
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Cntton
Office OF The Post
Hnnston. Frllay. Fehruary "

Office OF me i"7A'
Houston, Friiay, February y,
snnts and futures boh took the DOWN
ward course yesterday. Re e.pis were
nearly hree times as large as i ias5 year IT.
Housiga closed easy a, a decline 81
10. Catyosioo nominal and lower u
SCH, though prices remain une ,,. ,i. a.
quoted New Orleans easy ana l-lSe la~gI'
sales being GOO; New YORK qu'el' al
middling being 7c; I4lyeFpo95d qu'e' ''''
unchanged. American sa,es Buy o-
stock in New York, 2Ai in Ne" Or
leans, 2g5,l7S. IA. o., a.,
advanre N i-Gid2-sid. ruled firm ABOUT
lisa better, los, most Of the aasa,lse , XXX
closed barely steady unchangel 20 MI.
better thaa yesterday 4eNu7i7
20D. .,.,d,,
New Orleans futures opened e1 ~
near months to Gar months months 30 20 g at
from Wednesday, ruled hsie9 Ia. near
a loss OF 10 l2 from me ogen.'s 70, a.
months resslned 3 points n.da.s ,., az a M
unchanged TO / better than ~'s 'N's
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Ia Port


Steamship SuptAuvpu, burden. outside.
SttAm70lp Bonita, A5aua, outside
Steamship lauluUSlf, Burrows pier IS.
Steamship san Marcos, WuAcn pier ~
steamship 81 Clears, itHcisoG, p,,r -,
Borhs aud Schooner
Bark President Olsen, IN stream
schooner Edward W, SMITH. Cnmer,
pier o.
Schooner Mabel HSener Hooper, nicr a..
schooner Il. II Butterrk Hover. pier 81,
Schooner James a pMlcN WAN
schooner Il L ercss, cosgins pier =,
Up, sailed ana Cleared Tor Galveston.
british steamshipmoorsatc smitb,sailcd
November 10,
steamship Avoodalc, Miller sailed No
Mobile
baTi, Alice c. plclsermau sailed No
yonbcr T.
steamship Toronto Bartlett, sailed Mo-
VemhPr Nc.
pcuJVth--
Steamship AldoborouRh, sailed pecem.
her q,
Sunderland
steagship Springfield Bromroot, sailed
December ~
Now York
s,h5lnsr Jessie edna, Doael, sailed De
Philadelphia
schooner James II Dudley Walls
stilel January To-
Norfolk
Schooner Josephine Ellcot NASH
sailed December s.
Shields
Steamship sultan. Rafcn, salled lanu-
airy b.
cotton on shlpboard GNot Cleared.
For Great Britain
Stcamahip Birchteld, 836t
For France
Steamship St Clears 5sis
Qther Foreign
Steamship CrllEmore 2625.
Bark Praesldcnt 2OiS.
Total 1913
C0astWlsc--
Mallory line, 2osl.
F1r Great Britain, 1851,
For France BSi2
Other foreign i6I8
CoastWihr, 2DSl.
y9tal. 1871
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-24

have heard about little girl Whose
Sunday school teacher asked her how nany
gacraments there were.
'There amt none no more, !" was the
child's reply.
"why, what do You meant qpeflea
the amazed teacher.
HWhy, Johnny Tufts father took tpe
last sacrament yesterday, 50 there can
be none LETT was tho pply, Polly Try
in New York Recorder.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-24

Cas- lstoa, rcNas, Fcbgul.y 81
Receipts this day --; this weak 0.S1I;
this season 29ii,1SS; same time last year
2.S@,S4S; shipments this day --.; this
week 2l,iSI; rhis season 3.Q5i7t2 sales this
~, same time last season l2SgW; stock
th,s day 2,3Oj759 same time last season
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-24

mcnts must he precise and accurate There
Ia no room Tor hegitaucy or uneertainty
Most OF the snakes handici, however. are
harmless go far as poisoning IS concerned
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-24

The oyster Is a very nervous animal and
dies from sudden jar, SO that q loud
thunderelap win INSTANTLY Eli whole
boatload. - Exchange
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MAnINM INTMLI.IaMNOn.

Port OF Galveston, February q.
Arrived,
steamship lua, Arana, lorto RiCo,
sailed
steamship Alamo Lewis, Havana
Sicam1hp PArknald loaes Liverpool
schooner Rebecc1 Goddard Davidson,
Pensacola
Tug Gardeners. Hankns, Pensacola.
Barge Regulator, Pensacola
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FINANCIAL.
Ncw YnrlN Moncv.

New York. February %. Money on call
oaev al ! pcr cent. prime mercantile pa
per 3USia PER- cent,
silver certificates 5sl2N6pls.
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Great Northen $50; Missouri, Kansas ami
Texas 81; hsrges Daisy 1909, Alice $50;
sch0dnet Try Again ld Total. gGlS
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gIraFI0nI Ie8aa, FfUIuaI1 2,
,s.,ssnts ms day: ~ the cur Colo
80 MA santa Re ~; international ana
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I NSa 'allle. .0s 80 gslye. ! yo.tllas,

tNr Ca pn0l heeVes slow and weak;
I iet COWS active and firm; eood valves In
! EaNe'u, good Nearlings nrut. Hogs and