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NEW YORK. Feb. -Hops-Quiet; state,
common to choice, 15@22c; Pacific coast 1Sg
&c.
Copper-Quiet; lake, 1915.
Lead-Kasier; domestic $3.25.
Nn-Easler; straits, 1919 asked; plates,
dull; Spelter, firm; domestic, 1885 nominal.
Coffee-Optlons opened steady to 10 points
higher on European orders: selling caused re-
action. Closed steady to 10 points down.
Sales were 1850 bags, including February a,
$16.25: March, $3.50; April, $15. 5O0l5.6 60:
May, SIS. 80; June, $1535. Spot Rio closed
dun and heavy; No. z at l7l4c.
Sugar-Raw aud refined closed firm.
Muscavado, 80 test at 2zsc; fair rein
SIC: off at 3Nc93 1l-16c: mould A,
1904 $3.50; standard A AGA 3-16c; coafec
TONERS A 404 3-16c; cut loaf and crushed
lated, 1904 Side; cubes, 49s@4 9-16c; De-
marara, centrifugal, &c.
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snn rrano,aoo Produos Markets.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 9.-The demand for
fresh vegetables continues light and receipts
are less than usual.
Potatoes are weak but steady.
Onions, firm.
The market for fresh fruits was very dull.
Light demand for all but oranges or apples of
better quality.
LINES are firm.
Butter is firm with light advance.
Eggs are lower
Cheese was steady.
Poultry was dull and very weak, with eastern
stock arriving in quantity.
Game IL lower with heavier receipts.
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Feb. 9.-Mining shares
Silver ID ullion

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 9.--silver bars, $3.50
$3.50
Mexican dollars, 53(053I5c.
NEW YORK, Feb. S.-5ilver bars, 6315c.
Mexican dollars 5315c.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-Silver bars, 291d per
ounce.
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tThe quotations given below are current
wholesale selling pricesl
Poultry and Eggs.
PouLTRy-Hens, $5.50@6.o0 per doz. young
roosters, 81. 50@5. 90; old ROSTERS, 50 COG
800; broilers, $3.5004.00 ducks, $4,000
600; turkeys. l2@13c per Id.
Eees-California ranch, per dozen, 15@l7c.
Dairy Products.
BUrTER-Fancy creamery, 2s.ounce squares
57L@6Oc; fancy dairy per roll, 50955c I;
choice, 45050c.
CHEEsE-Eastern, per h. 15@16c: Califor-
mia large, I3@i4c; Bib, hand, tic; Young
America, 15c.
MIL Products.
FLoua Per bbl.3 r. A. xxx, 80. so; Capitol
Mills, $780, sperf' s, S4.l5; Drtfted Snow,
"a l5; Victor, $4l5i crown, SAILS; stock
tOniA, &4.l Is.
MILF FxED-Bran, per ton, s2l, ahorss, s2s;
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&C. declined &c aud closed at 603zc.
Corn closed higher.
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9-Wheat was weak;
May closed at $1.049s; March, paid, 1896;
December, $1.15H.
Barley was weak; May at 73szc; December.
S2Lc.
Corn closed at 921zc.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 9.-Wheat quiet; Cali
fornia No. closed at SIS 21ad(@5s 4d; No. red
western winter at 5sQ15s 20.
Corn was firm. Mixed western closed at
IS GID.
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9-24.d&w-6m

DR. WONG him, who has praetieed medi--
~ cine in Los Angeles foe 10 years, and
treat by medicines all diseases of women, men
and Children. The doctor claims that he has
rem dies that are superior to all others as a
trial alone will convince the Dick that DR..
Wong Him's remedies are more eficacious than
can be prescribed. DR.. Wong Him is Chinese
physician of prominence and a gentleman of
Responsibility. His reputation is more than
well Established and all persons needing his
services can rely upon his skill aud ability.
cure is guaranteed in every case in which re-
covery Is possible Herb IN edieines for sale.
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Chicago Stock Market.

CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Cattle-The receipts were
45oO head. The market was higher; closed
steady. Extra steers, $4 50t0A60; good to
choice steers, $4.00@4.25; snipears ard ex-
portefs, $3.75(0450; others, $3.25Np3.75; me-
Texans, ST. 90@S35.
Hogs-aeceipts were $4,000 head. The
market closed active. and trihe higher
Rough heavy, 81 75@5. O5; packers and mixed
SIS is a5. 20; prime heavy and butchers
weights. $5.25@5.35; prime light, $4,000
5.25.
market closed steady, fair demand. Natives
So 1902. 85; westerns, SO. 10@390.
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Wool.


NEW YORK. Feb. 9.-Nool-Firmer; domes.
tic fleece, l9@25c; pulled, 20926c; Texas, 10
@15c.
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whisky.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Petroleum was stead,
and closed at Sic bid.
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Chicago Grain Market.

CHICAGO, Feb. 9-Wheat--Wheat was active.
The market opened 1sc lower than yester-
days close. advanced 80 declined 1%c and
closed &c lower than yesterday
Receipts were $4,000 bushels; Shipments
6000 bus heels.
Closing quotations: Wheat-Flrm; cash,
$3.50; May, 60ssc.
C0rIl-Firm; cash 34ske; May, SIC.
oats-Firm; cash, 27s4c; May, 2911.
Rye-44c.
Bar.ey-Nominal.
Flax-S1. SO.
Timothy-$4
The following quotations from the Chicago
board of trade are furnished by De Van & Rut-
lege, brokers, room 80 Bryson block, Los An
geles
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DIR. WONG HIM
HERB DOCTOR
639 Upper Main Street, Los Angeles

Los ANGELES, CAL, June II, 1889.
To THE PUBLIC: l have been suffering with
piles and kidney trouble for over five years,
and have tried several remedies, but all failed
to relieve me. short time since tried DR..
Wong Him, $50 Upper Main street, and am
now we'll and strong, and consider him first
claas doctor. Yours truly.
w. Fl. HIILYKR,
235 s. Hill St, Los Angeles, Cal:
Los ANGELEs, June 8, 1898.
To THE PUBLIC: For over ave years have
been troubled with nervous sick headache and
liver co Bplaint didn'tseem to find any help
from the many doctors and medicines that
tried until tried DR.. Wong Him, 639 Upper
Main street. lam now well. Yours truly,
MISS NJ. G. BROCK,
AZ Hinton ave, Los Angeles, Cal.
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Los ANGELES LOCAL MARKETS

WHISKY
CHICAGO, Feb. e.--whisky closed at $1.15.
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Trains via Pasadena line arrive at Downey
avenue station minutes earlier and leave 2
minutes later.
only. y. w. MCGEE, City fass. 4 T. Agt,
1z9 N. Spring ct, los angeles, ana La Granae
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weakness, Impotency and Lost Manhood per.
mAnently cured The sick 6Hd etntcted sho ulA
eled extensively in Europe 4nd inspected thsg-
oughly the various hospitals there, obtaining
q great deal of valuable information, which h0ia
competent to impart to tAese IN need OF his Sex-
vices The Doctor cures where others fail
Try him. DR.. GIBBON will make no charge
unless he effects Q cur@ Persons at distances
strictly confidential. All letters answered IN
slain envelopes Cali CT write. Address
DIR. J. T. GIBBON,
Box 1857, San Francisco, Cal
Mantian Lee ANGELES HxRALD- 12-l7 ~
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Dried aud BaIt Moht8'
CHICAGO, Feb.9.-Pork-Firm cash, 81 l. 971z;
May, $12.l7La
Ribs--Firm: cash, So 10: May, $500.
Short clear-$6 1907. 1219.
6houlders-$6. 25@6.5O
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TO THE UNFORTUNATE.
DIR. GIBBONS
DISPENSARY,
sSs KearRey St..

Coner Of Commercial.
san FraRciaGo, Cal. E8.
tablished in 1894, fo5
treatment OF Sexual ana
seeHainal diseases, such
Sas 2onorrhea, elect.
sstrieture, syphilis IL
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Southern Pacific COMPANY

IMPORTANT CHANGE OF TIME.
JANUARY IA, 1894.
Trains leave and are due to arrive at
Los ANGELES (AKCADE DEPOT
Fifth street, daily, as follows:
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COUTuERN CALIFORNIA RAILWAY
- COMPANY. Santa Fe Routel
IN EFFECT SUNDAY. DEC. II 1898.
Trains leave and are due to arrive at Los An
geles LA Grands station) First ST. ana SANTA
Fe ave.
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MININJ sTIAhEbs
w YORK, Feb. 9.-Mining shares closed
= Asked.

SAN FRANCISCO,
closed as follows:
The Progress., 1894-01-20
Married.

HELPMAN LEATON-In this city at
So'clock pm, Wednesday, January 10,
1894, at the residence of the bride ;
parents, by Rev. w. ). pcnick, Mr. l..
L. Helpman, Jr., and Hiss Susie G..
LeatOn.
In all the charms and attractive
ness of her youthful loveliness, and
endowed with those t-aits that give
earnestness of purpose to a useful
life, the fair bride has joined her
journey with one in every way worthy
of her devoted love. TUE PRoGREss
unites in hearty congratulations,
hoping that this unien may be pro-
ductive of choicest blessing, that
about their youthful lives may linger
the halo of Joy and peace, and that
their boat may be ever waited DER
placid waters by most propitious
breezes.
The Progress., 1894-01-20

Much OF the comfort o. the house
hold depends upon keeping the house
neat and cosy, and the only way in
which this can be done is by having
it papered OF frescoe6. This adds
much to the beauty Of the home, and
this can be done at a nominal cost. if
you will but call on that prince of
artists, Mack Wellman, who has re
moved from Texas avenue to 601
Texas street. He has the only exclu-
sive wall paper and paint house in
North Louisiana. In fact, if you are
in low spirits an inspection of his
beautiful paper will at once revive
you. This is what makes our friend,
Mack, always look the picture of
health and in the best of spirits.
The Progress., 1894-01-20
THE MEETING OF CITIZENS on THE
PUBLIC SCHOOL QUESTION.
Minutes Of Said Meeting

Pursuant to public call Il meeting
of citizens was held at the cuuri house
Tuesday evening to discus, the. situa
ton of the public school rests, sin, e
the amount first appro riat q h,
the City Council for 1894. had been
stricken from the budget.
By request Hon. j. Henry Shepherd
was called OF to preside In taking
his seat he reviewed the subiect of
public schools as public matter,
supported the theory as an urgent
necessity and cited Ancient Athens
and Sparta, models Of culture, educa-
ton a1d refinement, said they had
acquired them through the medium
of public schools. He said this WIS
no political gathering, but its objects
a I'd purposes We're even higher than
politics or church creeds, because it
was in intere + of the whole public.
He paid quite a tribute to our own
parish school management, saying
that it had been lifted from the
sloughs of slugs .sh semi-inaction to
an attitude which commanded the re-
spect e1d admiration of people
abroad, to say nothing of having
gained the axslted pride of our peo-
pie at home. He said there were 1,6C0
children now in the public schools
and asked how were they to be edu-
Gated. Must the schools be closed
aud these embryo citizens Of the fu-
ture, who ere TO control the affairs of |
this government to be turned out in
The streets 10 grow up in idleDess?
He asked the people, to solve that
question.
On taking his seat he asked for the
The Progress., 1894-01-20
Criminal Court.

Monday at II o'clock the January
term OF the district criminal court
was begun, with Judge S. L. Taylor
on the bench.
Mr.. Jules Dreyfuss wss selected as
foreman and the following drawn as
grand jurors. j. d. Lee, Isaac Bar
ron, L. l.. Stringfellow, j. d. Bryan,
j. f. Looney, c. s. Steere, r. S.
Elliott, j. W. Holt, ]. E. McQueen.
A. j. Wagner, H. J.Lancaster. r. G.
Jordan, Barrow Sesy, L. A. Miller
and w. j. Raimond.
The Progress., 1894-01-20
Marriage Licenses,

The following is list of marriage
license issued by the clerk OF Caddo
parish for the week ending Fridsy,
Jan. 10th:
J. w. Lilies and Miss Eloyle A. Har-
Tey.
Ben Freeman and Sarah Jane Love.
Terry Draper and Francis Henderson.
Maug Williams and Harriet Will
liams.
Ed Brazel and Miss Virgie Buckner.
Thomas Rudd and Sallie Mays.
John l.. Taylor and Mary Buckner.
Prince Simpson and Kate Owens.
Judge Baker and Bette Windsor.
The Progress., 1894-01-20

This was the lest appropriation
made during the Currie administra-
ton and the white schools still
sloaed about $500 and the appropris.
ton was 1898 for two years and $3.50
for the last year to the white pupils.
In 1890 the schools began to grow
and to-day we have q record Of 500
The Progress., 1894-01-20

The attempt of the servile press of
this State to belittle Treasurer Pick
EFT for his manly stand on the b md
question, has no other effect than to
make the assailants odious in the
eyes and estimation OF honest, hon.
orable people.
The Progress., 1894-01-20

We want law in this State fixing
the maximum rate of interest at 5 per
cent per annum, without power of
cspitalIzing the interest.
The Progress., 1894-01-20

Owns exclusive rights to use the
celebrated Odontunder for extracting
teeth without pain in Shreveport.
Prices very moderate. Office Texas
street.
The Progress., 1894-01-20

LII you want baggage or anything
else hauled give George Fetzer your
order and it will receive prompi at
tention.
The Progress., 1894-01-20
election of secretary and Mr.. G. ID.

election of secretary and Mr.. &. ID.
Hicks was chosen.
Capt. T. f. Bell was called for, but
yas not present. Then the name OF
''Wise" was called and the Hon. VIM.
H. Wise took the floor. He said he
had come with no fixed speech nor
definite idea in his mind, but thought
the meeting should be moderate IN
its tone and action. Said that the
members of the council had acted
under advice of their attorney, who
was elected for the purpose of furn-
ishing legal counsel on just such and
other subjects. He thought the
aldermen could do nothing else than
what they had done in view of the
fact that Hon. A. d. Land, the former
city attorney and gentleman OF
well-known high Legal ability had
counseled against the legality of this
appropriation, and this had been sup
plemented by the advice of the pres
ent advisor, Mr. NJ. 5. Jones, who was
no novice in legal practice. He said
that the attention of the city council
had been called even more sharply
to their position by suit being filed
against the city and against the mem
bers of the former body individually.
He closed by saying that he knew
he was not taking the popular side,
bat those were his earnest convictions
and he spoke them.
As he took his seat, "HargrOve,
Hargrovew WAS crying all over the
house and Mr.. II IL. Hargrove faced
the audience, amid thunderous ap-
plause.
The Progress., 1894-01-20
For ale

Stock of the Commercial National
Bank of Shreveport, Address E, care
of The PROGRESS.
The Progress., 1894-01-20

Tnis gei tleman sad ne would at
temp no di-play of rAe "ric, nor ora
roYIul illusions because he had come
there on business aud the public
school question was, after ali, mat
ter OF business. He then made a
comparison of the Currie and Vinson
administrations as shown by the re-
cords He said that the former be-
gan in April, 1878, and the city owed
at the time S5S4,CO0 while the prop
erty assessment was only 100000 }
with "a per cent as the rate of taxa
ton, while to-day the assessment is
about S3,50O,OO0 with taxes at | per
cent. The comparison in school ap-
preparations were as follows, there
being then GIG children in school.
both white and black:
The Progress., 1894-01-20

Old papers for sale at this Office at
Is cents per hundred.
The Progress., 1894-01-20

Mr.. James NJ. Goslin is our daily
authorized agent at Ruston, La.
The Progress., 1894-01-20

For neat job work at close figures
call at The PRoGREss office.
The Progress., 1894-01-20

We must snnull the Infamous pen
itentiary lease.
The Progress., 1894-01-20
LOCAL C0LUM N.

SPECIht NOTICE.
will ratify any contract or
agreement entered into by MI C. d.
Hicks in connection with any part of
this paper.
n. d. GooDwIY,
January 6. 1894. Lessee.
The Progress., 1894-01-20

Mr.. W. n. Doles, of Alden's Bridge.
paid US an agreeable call last week.
The Progress., 1894-01-20

= +
In speaking of this gentleman on
the public school question, we doubt
our ability to becomes "A true historian
Our anxiety to remain true. dispas-
sionate and literal is almost over
whelmed by the impulse to throw
aside nnfatiOns don the pencil of the
rOmancer and dress him in the yes
ture that we would like to see him
honored 10y public claim by all Vo-
men, men and children the wOId
over When we look back into Il e
past, aud that but few years ago
note that our public schools were lit
tie more than aname. regarded as
means of education for paupers.
only: That to attend these institu-
tiOns of learning wds either an evil
dence of povity or the display of
bold, moral courage That the idea
of their necessity WAS fought by
many men otherwise public spirited.
When we think Of how few in number
the school houses were with but little
care, by the general misses, whether
there were any at al, and now note
the fact that 800 or 900 white chill
dren attend these same institutions
in our Jwn town, ffom the very best
families; children of parents who are
able to pay their Ia ton anywhere,
but preferring the public scdool as ii
matter of enterprise and grand
utility. When we reflect that there
are four graded public schools in our
city well equipped with all of the
latest apparati for complete and eff /
cient instruction, three Of which are
owned by the school / o I'd besides one
fully arrayed high school, to say
nothing of the numerous schools ali .
over the parish, and iirnriy ali accom-
plilhed through the r'.t,ring energy,
industry and skill .fihIa one man
who now stands b. fore tn,- audience.
we think ourselves jt,Iliduie in dip
ping our pencil in the ilud of appre-
;atiou and in tie nam IF tie many
2 llldrru whose parent ale not able
to pay for their schooling, write II.
II. hafor"ve, the hs,o and pubic
)eneiac,Ur.
The Progress., 1894-01-20

January 6. 1894.
The Progress., 1894-01-20
hND DEPARTURE oF TRAINS
Passenger t,a.ns reach Shreveport aud de
part as follow

rKEAs AND PAcyrI..
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-19
Some Perfumes Easily Made.

Although strong perfumes are con.
sidered vulgar, faint suggestion on
the other hand Is indicative of re-
tlnement We all know how delight
full is the delicatelY pungent smell of
the pot-pourri of rose leaves in a
fresh, well-aired drawing room, or
the breath OF violets which Is just
APPARENT and no more, about the
person Of 'Temme bien soignee."
In olden times ladies themselves
were won't to prepare their own per-
fumes; and to judge by the recipes
handed down from our grandmothers
the fair danes OF those days had a
much more pronounced taste for
musk and patchoull than would be
deemed consistent with refined taste
and good form in those days, 1t is a
pretty, dainty chemistry for a woman
to acquire, however, and as sachet
powder in small quantities is more or
less expensive, and the result be-
sides being really better if the in
gradients are purchased separately
ana then mixed together, many
ladies, according to the New York
Tribune, prefer to make Their own
sachet powder themselves.
A good recipe for violet sachet is
to mix two pounds of powdered
Florentine orris root with pound of
rose petals, pound of casSia flower
heads, a pound of black currant
leaves, fourth Of a dram of altar of
almonds and half pound Of pow
dered gum benZoin. Mix well and
sift, and let the powder stand in .
tight glass jar for q week before
using. Pot-pourri of lavender is a
delicious scent for linen closet For
this allow pound Of dried lavender,
the same Of rose leaves, half a pound
Of c0arselY crushed orris root two
ounces Of broken cloves, two ounces
Of cinnamon, two ounces Of allspice
and pound Of dry table salt Keep
in an air-tight jar couple Of weeks
before using Rose sachet powder is
also very easy to make, consisting of
a pound of rose petals, half a pound
Of ground sandalwood and a fourth of
an ounce Of altar of roses; this, too,
must be kept a week or two in the
covered jar before being. ready for
uSe
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-19
The Mandolin Girl.

In the corner Of a cable car sat a
charming girl says the New York
World. She was beautifully gowned,
faultlesslY gloved, bore a most becom.
ing hat on her piQuant little head
and on her lap carried a mandolin
case. OF course she was the ob ect
of intense interest to the other pas
sengers, and a man who had seen her
nearly every day in the car and al
ways carrying the mandolin put her
down in his mind as the most devoted
student Of that musical instrument
he had ever encountered Behind
him sat two shopgirls and they were
discussing the interesting unknown.
There is thatmandolln girl again. !"
said one Of them. IL can't bear to
look at her."
"Why not" asked the other girl,
II think she is beautiful"
$50 she is, but she is such q fraud.
She clerks in a store downtown, and
doesn't want people TO know she is a
sho girl. So she carries the everlast-
ing mandolin back and forth to con-
veY the impression that she is So
ciety girl out for u music lesson. /
have known Of her little dodge for
more than year. and am tired of it.
l wish she would carry tennist
racket or poodle for change.
"The mandolin case is very con-
venient however, for another girl
told me that she carries her lunch,
her oyershoes, a comb and brush and
lots Of other things in it 1t is not
honest though, and | feel contempt
for her."
The mandolin girl, nevertheless,
was not affected by this harsh opinion.
She belonged to that interesting
world which is but stage on which
we are merely "players.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-19
A village PhYsician,s Story.

'"The life Of village physician has
its trials" said one few days ago,
'and may add" with a twinkle in
his eye at some recollection, its
Conversations, too"
zone evening this autumn | re.
turned about II from two or three
professional visits, and went to bed,
fancying myself pretty safe for a
nights rest, which Especially needed.
l was hardly between the sheets, how
ever, before the telephone rang. An
old gentleman, a patient whom 1 had
seen that day, was suffering from au
attack of enteric collie, as he had be-
fore in the course of his illness, but
which | thought l had guarded
against for the immediate future.
II dressed, went to the house, and
used some remedies explaining that
the attack would not be at one re-
lieved; came home, undressed, and
went to bed again. | was fairly
asleep when the whlr of the tele-
phone bell awakened me. 1t was the
same patient, or rather, his daugh-
ter; he Was still suffering acutely,
and would l come up again.
THE old gentleman was an es-
pecial friend as we'll as patient of
mine, and | answered the call a Sec
ond time, though questioned its ne
Cessity. l used more and stronger
remedial measures, and again re-
turned to my home and my bed. l
had slept perhaps an hour when the
telephone rang out its third warning,
and l listened for the third time to
the the daughters appeal to please
come right away. was pretty mad,
but swallowed my wrath, put on
my clothes for toilet number three
and literally staggered up the street.
reeling for want of sleep like a man
who been drinking
THE milk carts were abroad, and
the dawn was struggling in the east
when reached my door after that
visit and, too tired to take my
clothes off again, l threw myself on
longe, and was just sinking off into
oblivion, when that diabolical little
instrument began its irritating
clamOr
What is it?' l growled into the
mouth-piece, and over the wire came
in reply:
Nothing, doctor, only l thought
you might like to know that father
is sleeping quietly
"What did l say? Well, don't
know that l said very much, but 1
hung that ear piece up with click
that was as good as some pretty tall
swearing"