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ana scarcity Of sellers. closed steady at 5
i in ~ points net advance saies $50 bags
i 10 % May. l2.75dl2: soc: September. 1850
lzsg Spot coffee-Rso steady: No. T. 151zc:
MIC quiet and steady: Cordova, lSlkGl9c.
i nsiioos.oniet; No Z Rio nominal: exchange.
fr,ss e. RECEIPTS, 500 bags: cleared for the
United States, 1900 bags; cleared for
Europe; LOCO bags: stock 10000 bags Ware
a mouse gu deliveries from New York yesterday.
s -. bags; New York stock to-day, 257 rs
bags, United States stock. 262, So: afoat for
tne United States. PSI coo bags; total visible
LOT .cs the the United States, 5l96S2 bags, against
40, - bags last year.
sss Ssaigssar-Raw dull and weak Fair refining.
l1smzSte; centrifugal, Sc test, SIC; refined.
dull; No. 6. 3seff3 9-l6c: No. Z. 3 5-lsG3iLc:
No. No g. Sitds 1-1ec: No. 9, 3 s-1eG3ssc; No. 10.
SSsgS o-l6c; No. IL. 3 l-l6Q3l4c; No. Il, 80
. s-isc; No. l3, l5-lsc;' off A. sis9ss4 c;
iao,a a; i-lsq 4l4c standard a. l1-1edszsc:
g4nc; crushed. i7-l6G4ssc: powdered. 4 Lila
&c.
Rice barely steady; domestic fair. TO ex-
ira, 4iRq6ssc: Japan. 41zd4&c. Molasses dull;
New New Orleans opened kettle, good to choice,
others. S.25G2
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RECOVERY In WHEAT
AFTER EARLY DECLINE THE LEAD
ING CEREAL CLOSED HIGHER.
Corn Also Made Small Gain, Oats
Were Unchanged and Provisions
Finished Dull and Weak.

CHICAGO, Dec. 29-The short session
was fairly active in the wheat pit. but dull
elsewhere. Wheat was knocked down early
in the forenoon by the sacrifice of heavy
line OF long stuff 1t recovered and closed
quite strong at Ac gain for the day on &C
count OF the working here of a considerable
line of cash wheat for immediate loading
and spring shipment. Corn ruled firmer and
closed 1sq1zc higher. Oats were unchanged,
provisions dull and rather weak.
Wheat at the opening was very sick for
half an hour or So The ostensble cause
given at the time was the small amount
of the exports of flour and wheat for the
week. The foreign markets were easier
again. The other fresh features CT the days
news were bullish. The receipts in this
country were light. The Atlantic port clear
ances of wheat and flour for twenty-four
hours amounted to about 10000 bushels.
New York had further details OF the out
break of cholera in Argentine. naming the
ports which had been closed there in con-
sequence of it. That and the burning of
100000 bushels of wheat in an elevator at
Toledo were given as the reasons tor firm
ness which succeeded the early weak SPELL
Near the end of the session it became known
that a large trade had been quietly going
on mere III CdSn wheat lOT Shipment, ana
when it was ascertained that the total
amount worked yesterday and to-day was
465 900, the market became very strong and
closed at sc advance over the lowest price
it sold for early in the day. Near the open
ing the pressure of long wheat was evil
dent. and It went. the most of it. at from
571sc to SIC, or the lowest price that was
touched. The opening price for May was
5714c, and after declining to SIC it grad
ually improved until it reached 57Hsc, which
it did just at the close.
Corn was dull and governed, for the most
part, by trades based on puts and calls.
1t shared slightly in the strength of wheat
There were enough shorts who are willing
to buy at or around present prices to easily
was 4Sc, and 1t did not move from that
point for fifteen minutes 1t was driven
down to 477sQ4Sc by the sale of 100000 blu
at that price at time when 4Sc could have
been had for 1t. 1t improved to 4sAc and
closed at 4S1sQ4SAc.
Oats were quiet and shade firmer. Fluc-
tuations were entirely ruled by those of
corn and confined to narrow range. May
sold between assc and S1asQ3l%c. closing
with 31ssc bid.
visions were easier. Not all of the days
decline remained at the close. however
Pork, which had break of 15c, recovered
half OF it's loss; lard, which declined .071hc
rose again to within 021ac of yesterdays
closing prices. and ribs. likewise, suffered
Selling was responsible for the weakness.
Estimates for Monday-Wheat, Is cars:
corn, 80 cars; oats. 30 cars; hogs. 81 900
head.
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] Imbs, good 10 choice a756a
Lambs, common TO medium. -. zo0d2i


CHICAGO, Dec SIN cattle only 1.3o
head came In for fresh supply. Local
butchers bought few fair steers at about
STEADY prices, sales ranging chiefly at ss.50
ut9, but trade was on a very limited
scale Not many cows We're good enough
TO sell above 40; most OF the fair To
thin si aToun went Ct 4Se fsS and and
calves sold quickly at firm prices: fair 20
good calves at SqS. A bunch Of sixty
In hogs. with nearly s,oco fewer arrivals
than on the closing day last week. the
market ruled brisk and strong at sale.
TO best. sold fully lOc higher. and good
heavy shipping and purchasing went at
an average five-cent advance. Sales OF
choice heavy hogs az s.6 were numerous,
shipping lots went at $l5oQ46O. Fair to
gooG light weights sold at Al0G4.3o and
Light weights that went below 81 were OF
most inferior quality.
The sheep market was almost at a
standstill. The supply was fully twice too
large for the limited demand. and nothing
could be disposed of except at a decline oS
l5Q2oc from the morning values of the day
before Not more than half the offerings
found sale Extra lsl-pound ewes sold al
-. and sales of choice wethers above So
were rare. Most OF the fair TO good mixed
fair lots around s.. There We're ''i many
good lambs on sale, but none sold above
81. the bulk Of sales OF fair to good lambs
ranging at S5oqSsO. and thin. light
Receipts-cattle. 1900; calves. 10: hogs.
1l.0o0; sheep. 5000.
EAST BUFFALO, Dec. 2s-Cattle-Re-
steady. Prime steers. $55eG5.e 50; good. 81 s0Sf
%; medium, A2Sq4.6S; fair 20 good fat
Hogs-Receipts. $500. The market vas
strong Pigs, A..5Qi so; good mixed. s4ec3
49,; mediums: si.sSa4.7o.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 1850. Mar
A15q445; common TO fair. ssq3.75; choice
mixed sheep. s2.0a2S. Exports lower;
wethers. S.5a4; ewes. ss25dss5
lioS; shipments, 800. Market active and
tive steers. ssa5; fed Texas and Indian
Hogs Receipts, 2So: shipments. 100.
Mar Market ct active s5rong and Saicc higher:
Sheep-Receipts. 500; shipments. 1000
Market quiet but firm. Mixed native 50 90
| @s.25.
KANSAS CITY. No.. Dec. 2e-Cattle-Re-
was steady; Texas steers. s.. ssdsso: Texas
| cows. s2deeo; beef steers, S2.75q5.2o; native
| cows. sls5Gs.3O.
market was strong to loo higher. Bulk OF
/ Sheep-Receipts. 100; market nominaliy
| steady.
| LOUISVILLE. Dec. e-Cattle-Marke,
slow and little doing: best butchers sa9
| G3.75; feeders. $2d3.40; stockers. $l25G275
| Hogs-Market firm: choice packing ano
butchers, 81. 45Gl4.50; fail - good packing
| $4.30G4.4o; good TO extra light, &.l5di5 80
| roughs. $325G350
Sheep and lambs-Market unchanged.
| CINCINNATI, Dec. 2s.-Hogs active and
higher at s4q4.75; receipts. 1900; shipments
5000.
Cattle strong at s2q4.5O; receipts. 200; ship
| ments, 200
sheep in moderate demand and easy Al
$l.25G4; receipts. 800; shipments, 100 Lambs
| steady at S2d3.65.
| EAST LIBERTY, Dec. 29.-Cattle stead,
| and unchanged.
| Hogs active Philadelphas, A.0d4 s5
| common to fair Workers, 81 ao64. 20; roughs
$3Q4.
Sheep steady and unchanged
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The applications OF the following named
Indianians have been granted:
Additional-Joseph Snodgrass. Garrett. De-
Kalb-
Restoration and reissue-John r. Ris-
PenewaI-Esl win Jones' EIkhart- E1khart.
Increase-W'liam Hill. Brazil, Clay:
Cherries W. Bedeau. Shelbyvile Shelby;
Andrew T. Dain:van. Bainbridee. Putnam.
William Willis, Brownsville. Knox.
pa'ssue-Stilr-an Knight South Wabash.
Waba an: John F'tzwiIliarl. VALPARAISO. Por-
ter: Michael Schwartz. Loogootee. Martin.
Pe'seues and increase Christian CARRIER.
JoLnsburg Dubois: James A Snyder. Trad
ers' Point Marion
Jamestown Boone: Catharine ID. Stull.
Napanee Elkhart; Caroline Hubos Tell
City. Perry: Jane Rose. Charleston, clark
sarah J. Prince. Oldfown. Jackson.
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SATURDAY. Bank CIear,ur..
Traffic of the Year ClOsed-Prices I'm
Some Lines Higher.


On the wholesale streets and
on Commission row but little
was doing yesterday and the
business of the year is nearing its close,
and the new year will be entered under
much more favorable conditions than was
the year Of 1894. In several lines an adj
vance in prices has followed the cooler
weather. Cabbage jumped from 70 cents to
$1.25 per barrel with celery 10 cents bunch,
apples % cents per barrel higher, poultry
and eggs firmer in tone, game in good re-
quest at quotations and staple groceries
ali in strong position. me provision market
is still weak and lower prices indicated.
Following the holidays in most lines more
activity and stronger prices are looked for.
The local grain market is active at un-
f rnied as follows follows 'S Oh rack yesterday
Wheat-No red, 6llsc; No. red. soc;
corn-No. j white. 41c; No. white. 4lc;
No. white mixed. 40lzc; No. 2 yellow, 41c;
No. 3, yellow. 4ol4c; No. z mixed, Ale: No. s
'' oats-No. white, 3sc; No. white, sc:
No. 2 mixed. 3cisc; No. mixed 1l4c: re-
Rye-No. 2, 4sc for car lots. 4sc for wagon
rye.
l prairie. $3.50; mixed. $3.50; clover, $3.50 per
Poultry and other Produce.
prices Paid by Shippers)
ems Sc cocks, Sc; turkeys. toms, 4c per ID;
hens, &C per ID; young turkeys, &c; small.
5a6c; ducks, &C per Id; geese. s4.SOQS.4o per
doz for choice
Eggs-Shippers paying 16c.
Butter-Choice. 10Q2c.
Honey-1Sc.
Wool-Medium unwashed, 12c: fine merino
unwashed. Sc; Cotswold and coarse comb
ing. 1o612c: tub-wasned. 1e91Sc: bury and
unmerchantable sc less
Feathers-Prime geese. s0QS2c per To-
mixed duck. zoe per ID.
ducks, $3.50 per doz; venison. per pound,
15G17c
HIDES. TALLOW. ETC.
Hides-No. L green sailed hides. 4s4c: No.
2, &c.
Tallow. pc.
Grease-White. fec; yellow. Slsc: brown.
Bones-Dry. sl291s per ton
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Cash quotations were as follows: No. !.
spFdng wheat, $3.50 $3.50; No. spring
wheat, nominal; No. 2 red, 5SA@5f1sc; No.
oats, 2sAc; No. 2 white. 31asG32Ec; No. 8
white 31hc; No. rye, 4Sc; No. 2 barley,
SIC; No. 8, 5SG55c; No. T. nominal; No. /
S.52lh; mess pork, per brl, slL37ik@ll. so;
lard, per Id. 6.75c; short-rib sides 6oose)
5.1015.75c; dry-salted shoulders (boxed)
whisky. distillers' finished goods. per GAL
$1.22.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the
butter market was firm; creamery, 12623c:
dairy, 10Q19c. Eggs firm at 12Q2lc.
Receipts-Flour, 5000 brlS; wheat, 5000
bu;. corn, $4,000 blu: oats, $4,000 bu; rye
1000 bu; barley. 5000 bu Shipments
Flour, 1000 brls; wheat, 1000 bu; corn, 16,-
0O0 bu: oats. G0.0O0 bu: rye. 1900 bu: barley
13. 900 blu.
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Detroit Tribune.
-He viii return she persisted.
Tha had auarreled she admitted, and he
had departed in anger. but she knew ne
still loved her.
He will return.
FINALLY. when II seemed best that she
should know the worst. they told her as
gently as they could that the pest umoretix
tn fhe hat rack was gone and In Its place
a stranre alpaca sfzair with = wood han
die and g broken tlb.
viii Wild shrtsk che eurrendereo nos-
nejf - de6poir.
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THE JoBBING TRADE.

CHE quotations given below are the selling
prices OF wholesale dealers)
Candies and Nuts.
Candles-Stick &C per Id; common, mixed
&c: G. A r. mixed. &c; Banner, mixed, l0c:
cream mixed &c; old-time mixed, &c.
Nuts-Soft-shelled almonds. &c., English
walnuts, 12c. Brazil nuts, Sc; filberts. lie;
peanuts, roasted. safe: mixed nuts. 109l2c.
Canned Goods.
Peaches-Standard, 2-pound. N.8502; 2
pounds seconds, N.5O0l. IS: 3-pound pie. N.l6
G1ao: CALIFORNIA; standard. E25@2 so: Cali
fornia. seconds. sl.s5q2. Miscellaneous-
2-pound. 81 loq1N: pineapple, standard. ?
pound. N-25Ql. IS; choice. $2Q2;25; cove
oysters. l-pound, full weight. S0d95c: light
65@7oc: 2-pound full. 8. SOL so: light. 81 100
10; string beans. @@95c: Lima beans. 81 70
June A256150: Holsters. A.Sd2; red
cherries. Q-20al. 81; strawberries, a-20Q1. 80:
salmon Qbsl. Q.45Qe.0; s-pound tomatoes.
Coal and Col<e-
4pthrsclte coal, Ell sizsss $50 per fen;
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THE COURT RECORD.

superior Court.
Room 1-John l.. McMaster. Judge.
Joseph r. Evans VS.. the Capital Paving
and Construction Company ct al. On trial
by court
Room S--Pliny w. Bartholomew, Judge.
Jacob Weiss VS.. Jacob Mandel: receiver.
John Schley appointed receiver. Bond, $500.
Circuit Court.
Edgar A. Brown. Judge
Malissa F.. Ricketts, ct al. VS.. George
Klin.ensmith ct al; contest of will. On
trial by jury.
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henry ciews, OF New York. In his review
operations In Wall street last week.
Ion Wall street the close az the
"a is rather sr, an Occasion for, retrospect
ssss''pees was far from being "a cheerful
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Wool.
LIVE STOCK.

Cattle Unchanged-Hogs Active anu
Higher-Sheep steady.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. @-Cattle-he-
ceints. none: shipments, 2o0 There were
tut few fresh arrivals. The market was
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Atchison Globe
Send your invitations to a New Years
dinner out early II there Is anything that
proyokes a man IL Is to- be compelled to
refuse q turkey invitation because he has
previously accepted = chicken invitation
elseWheFA
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Metals.

NEW YORK, Dec 29.--pig iron dull and
weak; Scotch, $500: american. ss50a1S:
Copper quiet brokers' price, CSC Lead
weak: brokers' price, sc. Tin plates nominal.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29.-Lead firm at 2.S0c;
spelter quiet at 301l9c.
Wool.
NEW YORK. Dec @.-Wool quiet; do
mestic fleece, 1793sc; pulled, 19a24c-
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Dry GOodA,

NEW YORK, Dec 29.-As usual Saturday
and the last of the year the demand was
reduced to necessities of imperative
class The market reflected that neglect
SO common to transit of trade from one
season and one year to another. which TO
someoextent was intensified by the longing
of all merchants to make the journey as
quietly as possible Printing cloths dull at
211-16c plus 1 per cent Sales for the week.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 29-Petroleum nomi-
nal; United closed at 9411c bid; Washington
brls, &c; Washington in bulk, 35Oc; re-
Baltimore. 5.65c; Philadelphia and Baltimore
in bulk, 3.15c Rosin quiet; strained common
to good, s1.35G1.4O; turpentine dull at 27s4c.
strained, CSC: good 81. Spirits of turpen-
tine steady at 24ikc Tar firm at 95c Tur-
pentine steady; hard, $1-1O; soft, Sl-50; vr-
gin, sl.70.
SAVANNAH. Dec 29.-Spirits of turpen-
tine firm at Csc; sales, SCI brls. Rosin firm
at $1.05.
CHARLESTON Dec. 29.-Spirits of tur-
pentine firm at 24i2c. Rosin firm at $lGl.lo
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GAS TRUST LEADING
MORE SOUGHT AFTER on CHANGE
THAN POPULAR SUGAR lsHAREs.
ReporteJ that the Much-TaIi<esl-Oi
Proceedings at Law Will Fall
Through-LocuI Markets Dead.

AT New York. Saturday, money on call
was easy at 11zu2 per cent: last loan, q;
closed offered at Der cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 2@.a4ls per cent
sterling exchange was quiet and steady
with actual business in bankers bills at
SLSSi344SSs4 for demand and AS7lSQi.s72.
for sixty days; posted rates, ASS154. Ss1a
and s4.s9ls: commercial bills. 4ss4a4 ssIs
Silver certificates, 59&4c; 10 sales. Bar
silver. 597sc; Mexican dollars. 49lac.
At London. bar silver, q S-16d per ounce.
The weekly bank statement shows the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-18

"For several years I have recommended
your 'Castoria,' and shall always continue 70
do so as it has invariably produced beneficial
results"
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Circuit Court, of Westmoreland county,
in vacation. August 80. 1891.
C. w. Walcott S. D, Watson, John A. Pierson,
Rudolph Watson and w. F. Renshaw, lot
owners in the town of Colonial Beach"
Westmore,and county. Virginia, who sue
on behalf Of themse ives and all other lot
owners in said town who msy come in and
contribute TO the costs of this suit, COM
plainants, against John T. Given. Thomas
r. Thurlow. James A. Clarke and Hugh 7.
Taggart, surviving trustees III a deed bear
ing date October 31st, 1882, from Henry
J. Kintz, trustee, and w. w. Evans, de-
PENDANTS. In ohancery.
Memo: The object of this suit is to SUBJ
stitute the Council Of the town Of Colonial
Beach, in the place and stead of the surviv-
ing trustees under the said deed of October
31st. 1882. 10 wit: John T. Given, Thomas
T. Thurlow, James A. Clarke and Hugh 7.
Taggart, and to construe the said deed of Oc-
tober 31st, 1882.
1t appearing by an affidavit filed that John
T. Given, Thomas I. Thurlow, James a.
Clarke and Hugh T. Taggart are non-residents
of the Commonwealth of Virginia, it is
ordered. that said defendants appear here
within fifteen days after due publication OF
this order, and do what is necessary to pro-
tect their interest in the premises.
Teste: J. WARREN HUTT. Clerk.
Ashton & Washington, .. q.
A Copy Teste: J. WARREN HUT, Crk.
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NIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office of the
Circuit Court Of Alexandria county, Nir-
ginia, on the 2Sth day ofAugust, 1894.
Frances P. Smoot, trading and doing business
under the firm name and style Of Josiah n.
D. Smoot, VS.. B. T. WEIGH, jr., and W. B.
Hardy, defendants.
Memo. The object of this suit is to recover
and enforce a claim of the plaintiffs against
the defendants, for the sum of five hundred
and sixty-seven $3.50 dollars and ten (1O)
cents, with interest from the LIST day of Au-
gust, 1894, and TO attach the following estate
of the defendants, viz All those lots, pieces
aud parcels of land, being portions of that
subdivision of land in Alexandria county,
Virginia, known and described as Park Ad-
dition to Alexandria" to wit: Lots . 10 ID
inclusive, in block No. 1; all of blocks Nos.
:, 4, 5, 6, S, 9. 10 and II lots 1 to IS in
elusive, in block No. 8; lots 1 to 13 inclusive,
in block No. =, and lots Is to IS inclusive,
in block No. II. All of which said lots, pieces
and parcels of land are situate in said county
Of Alexandria, Virginia, a plat Of said Park
Addition to Alexandria" being of record
amongst the land records of Alexandria coun-
", Va, i'll liber n. No. 4, folio 231, and also
any other estate of said defendants.
The defendants not having entered their
appearance and given security in accordance
with the act of assembly and the rules of this
court, and it appearing by IN affidavit that
they are not residents of this State, it is or
dered that the said defendants appear here
within fifteen days after the due publication
of this order. and do what is noe
essary TO protect their interest in this suit,
and that a copy of this order be forthwith in
serted in the Alexandria Gazette, a newspaper
published in the city of Alexandria, Va. once a
week for four successive weeks, and posted at
the 'front.' door of the Court House Of this
county. II. II. YOUNG, Clerk.
J.K NJ. Norton, p. Q.
A copy-teste: II. II. YOUNG, Clerk.
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THEGAZETTE.
TUESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 10, 1884.
Newest Ideas in study.

Soh
Advanced ideas in regard to the
teachings of Eugl'~h branches III the
public schools, " th a ri quest for power
to introduce the idee 5, were presented
before the meeting of the Board OF
Education yesterday afternoon by
Superintendent Edward Brooks. In
his report DR.. Books c.lied attention.
to the Improvements OF previous years
in drawing and arithmetic, and. while
the present English course at the time
ofits adoption continued tee leading
educational ide,s and ma,.y exec l!eDt
features, the doctor said that cerF in
innoya. ions should now be made to keep
the couis, abreast Ot the times. The
tecbpicll study of : amman, now
t taught III the third school year, Super
nteadent Brooks would postpone til
the fifth year, when the minds of the
pupils. strengthened by the additional
training, will be much better prepared
to uudels :ud the distractions of the
science.
The report continues "Anoiber
change proposed is the subs tuition #
additional practical exercises 10 II e
use of language, both oral ard
written, N piece of the technical
grammar to be omitted in r.
present course. such exercises, it L.
believed, will do more to cultivate a
ready and accurate use Of English thar
a drill Oh the abstract picCiplts ST
.rammar. A persoo learns 10 Use gooo
English by using good English, rather
than by learning The pri! cirles vi such
usage. What is .c.ded in uUr SCHOOLS
is mo,e trniniue 10 culiivite the habit
Of ready and accuiate expression, beth
10 speaking *ni writiar.s To accom-
plisL lnis ,rd the superintendent f.vnrs
more renting by the pupils u~fpropeily.
selected bucks, n he >ugg' SITS that
each school have II sn~ll library dwell
selected AID PR perIy graded books to
be used by ;he children Of the various
classes. He also advises a closer con-
nection between the public schools and
the libraries now being established in
the different sections of the city. The
report was referred by the board to the
committee on revision of studies, with
power to act.
As yesterdays was the first meeting
of the board since the vacation, num-
berless details of minor Importance were
brought up, making the session unusu-
ally tiresome, and one by one the men,
bers retired, till toward the close of the
afternoon there were not enough left
to transact the business, and adjourn
ment followed.-Philadelphia Record
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CHINA AND GLASSWARE.
Reductions in China
AT
e.. MILLER&SON'S

We have n large stock of fine French China
count of TEN PEI CENT. FOR CASH, con-
sisting of Salad Sets, soup sets, Sugars and
Creams, Bone Dishes, Fruit Saucera, Biscuit
Jars, Comb and Brush Trays, etc, ETC., besides a
lot Of Bric-a-Brac and Cut Glass, on which
the reduction is in mlny instances consdera-
bly, more than 10 per cent. These are new
goods, and are well worth the low price at
which they were originally marked, and you
should certainly not let this opportunity pass
without inspecting these bargains. Besides
this we have a lot Of Dinner and Tea Ware on
which we have made a big reduction to close
out. Look at these prices:
1 French China Dinner Set, yellow bios
SONS, was $40, now $33.
1 German do, grey sprays, was SO, now
$3.50.
Porcelaine do, wild flowers, was So,
now $40.
Stone China d., blue daisy, was S24-
now SIS.
4 French Tea Sets, rich Frotte gold line,
assorted decorations, reduced from $50 10
SIG.
8 German Tea Sets, gold edge, assorted dec
o~rations, were 50, now 81.
We have reductions in all departments, and
we respectfully invite your inspection Of our
stock before you make your fall purchase.
New goods are arriving, and we are confident
of supplying your needs at lower figures then
elsewhere. E. j. MILLER & son,
81 King street.