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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-01-26
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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-10

REsoLUIIo'sF. 49, AZ specia' meeting
of the board of directors Of school dis
trict No. a. the following resolutions
were adopted: Resolved, that the
board will not demand from the county
court, Of Marion county, Oregon, the
proportion Of the taxes Of the year 1898,
belonging or due to this district which
are now delinquent and unpaid, and
for which sherifi's sale Of the property
assessed is now being conducted, until
the amounts due for such delinquent
taxes are collected by said county or
until the lawful period has elapsed for
a sheri5's deed to issue for the property
sold; provided that this district shall
not be liable for costs incurred in con-
nection with the sale Of such property
as Aforesaid"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-10
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Eugene's hammerless shot gun
factory commenced work Tuesday.
Miss Edith, daughter of. V. Pies
deputy postmaster at Albany, died on
the 9Th, after brief illness with the
scarlet fever.
A cottage Grove boy has thirty hens,
which laid 354 dozen OF eggs from jan
uary !. 1893, 10 August 80 1894, worth
about $40. The entire cost Of feeding
was 1915. And yet some people claim
that heLs do not pay.
A few days ago Sherman county
farmer drove thirteen hogs into Rufus
which weighed 1850 los. and eight of
them weighed 500 pounds each. For
these be received cents a pound, and
they were fed on damaged wheat that
he could not sell at any price. This is
very successful experiment Of feeding
grain 10 hogs, and one that will pay
better than selling wheat at 30 cents
a bushel.--Tbe Dalles Mountaineer.
An apple tree In Prof Johnson's
yard Ia this city yielded big crop this
year. IL Il Of the Baldwin variety,
and bore fully ~ bushels Of apples, aud
when picking time came there were
about 10 bushels Of good sound apples
on the tree. Al the present prices this
would make the yield Of that one tree
about $40, or at the rate of over $1,000
per acre. A. that rate there would be
money 10 raising apples, as there ls
comparatively no expense IN gathering
aud preparing for market Eugene
Register.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-10
History w. Romance.

EplT0h JOuRs All IA the Interest
~ history ~ soil Rs " Truth agd
NgefaeltyN permit me 10 aggregate tbs
facts from ihe f0mapce ip tbs story of
ihe "ireihful Murderer as told % lhe
PORTLAND 'ieleglam ~ nss memurr
N ibe f9nlapd poles foree dudng lhr
aae watch. ibs sislsmepi lhRl 'lps .
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No bad no hlRheg courts lhpR lusllee
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lbe praef eYel baq suHh Jurisdiction lu
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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-10

Printers Ink, the great Advertis5is
Guide, says in recent issue, ,"TheSaIem
Oregon, CAPITAL JOURNAL is the first
one-cent paper established on the ePacific
coast and the only one west Of thf
Rocky Mountains. Not all the reader
OF a one cent paper belong to a one-cen'
class Of people, as many busy men pur.
chase penny paper because it's matter.
being more condensed, is more quickly
read. Tue newspaper or magazine
which reduces its subscription pricf
will not lessen its value as an adyerti-
ing medium If the quality of its read
ng matter is kept up to the standard"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-10

In" referred to. Tire facts 10 bis cass
are these:
Il Griffin was q harmless, peaceable
and quiet old blacksmith Of the town
ard boarded with an old lady whom
Griffin was trying TO court. A much
younger man by the name Of Shane
wss also boarding With the widow, and
to spite and irfitate Griffiu, Shane pre-
tended to court the widow and tried to
poison her mind against Griffin. The
scurrilous remarks Of Shane ranked
in the feeble mind Of the old man till
he became reticent, melancholy and
almost insane. After some weeks he
tied his clothes ia bundle, put them
in bis shop, and taking a revolver
walked into Shane's store where Shane
was sitting, and after saying "you
called me an old gut" he drew ms gun
and shot Shane through the heart
Griffiu then walked out bat made no
effort to escape. When HenTy War
rem. the sheriff, who lived eight miles
from Lafayette, came to town the nex'
day, Griffin was arrested aud pu: iu
Jail.
Griffin never denied any fact in the
case, and made no effort to escape or
leave the jail. although it was reported
that the sheriff was not very careful to
see that it was always locked. and No
watch was employed. while the sheriff
seldom visited him except to carry bin
his meals.
There was quite general desire that
iriffin should escape, as he was known
70 be quiet aud InOffensive, while his
rxasj orator was known to be visciOus
and dangerous man. An old-fashioned
gallows was erected, about quarter Of
mile from the all, which could only
he reached through a winding, narrow
road through the tall dense thicket of
oak grubs. On the day Of the execu
ion, at Warren's urgent request, the
writer, the sheriff and Griffin walked
alone and without arms through the
brush down to the galows,
Grflin was neither tied nor bound in
any way, and no efnrt was made to
prevent his doGging Into the brush If
he 80 desired; and if he had done so,
"the brush was altogether TO thick for
US 20 have followed him." as the sheriff
said The gallOws stood for months
thereafter, but The ''superstiliOn. +" the
preserved hat" and the Lafayette
town museum" have no existence ez-
cept in the mind of the rOmancing
''new member"
1t should require a little more than
thirty years" before the romancipg
historian begins to initiate the legen-
dary history Of tn, apcisIts, which
may, perhaps, like the story Of the
Telegram, have grain Of truth al a
foundation for its wonderful stories.
But 1t would he less irritating perhaps,
for such historians 10 wait until the old
Ysmhilers had passed away, aud then
almost any fish story would find
ready and willing swallowers about
Lafayette, Oregon.
Old YAMHILL.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-10
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.

OFFICK or THE SECRETARY or STATE,
sALEM, Or, September 2i bet I
Gee until noon November 2I, isBl, 10 Furnish
the following articles for the state OF oregon:
10 feams legal cap, IL n. No ruling. white,
laid. cream. charter oak or Scotch linen.
20 reams drst-class congress note, 7-b pkgE,
No. ruling, white laid.
100 o No. 5L white envelopes, 90 n No. rag,
Xxx
~ gross railroad steel pens, No. 49,
20 Eross Gillotts steel pens, No. 40i.
gross Glllotts steel pens, No. 5DB.
3gross ESterbrooK "JP pens.
IL doz Peek, STOW &wiicoI'sinkstands, No.
1 doz. Peck. Stow wileo1's ipKstands, No.
10 doz. Peck, Stow wilcoI's inkstands, NO.
IL dor. ivory folders. o inch standard.
dOz. ivory folders 10 inen congress.
doz. mueilAge cups, No. s,Morgan's patent.
10 dOz. mucilage stands, reservoir No. 6,Mol-
gan's patent
reams Parker's treasury blotting paper, 40
bs, assorted coloIs.
2gross No. 2 Eagle recorder lead pencils.
style 60
doz Haniords premium duid, quarts.
~ doz. slafiOrd's writing huid, quarts.
lb doz. gummed stuD files, No. II, ilIl5 In,
Is doz. Duplex cupboard letter clips.
10 doZ. fabers rubber rulers. l4-iHch Hat
10 doZ. steel erasers, Rogers, No. ltliJ,DODe.
dOz steel eraser's, hogaTs No. B, l4y, ebony.
30 boxes Fabers No. 300 rubber bands, as-
sorted sizes
5gross faber's lead pencils, No. 2, he1agOn,
gilt
" gross Faber's lead pencils, No. 2, round,
giIt,
is doz. Faoer's patent ink and pencil rubber
eraseFs, Mammoth.
SJJO hcGilfs patent paper fasteners, No. 2,
nat head.
300 McGill's patent paper fasteners, No. I.
nat head.
is doz table pads 10 hold paper, lgx2I inches,
strong leather tips.
u dOz waste paper baskets, crOss-bar No. 4.
9lbs hemp tWine, No z:
dOz sanfOrd's mucilage, quarts.
A. the same time separate bids will be ne.
ceiYed for u dozen nne penkniyes, ~ be de-
serised by trade numbers. samp.es 70 be eX-
hibIted.
Bids should be marked Proposals Sta.
ti0nery."
None put the best quality Of goods viii be-
accepted.
The right 20 reject any or all bids IL reserved
All the above articles 20 be delivered az salem
on or before January 4 1895.
Advertised only IA the statesman, ih Jour.
mai aud the Independent Of eaiem.
GEO. W. ABRlDE,
~ d2m Secretary Of stale.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-10
ToDAY's MARKETS.
Prices Current by Telegraph-Local
ana Portland Quotations.

Prices Current by Telegraph-Local
ana Portland Quotations.
SALEM, November s. 4p. m.-Ofice
DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. Quota
tiOns for day and up to hour Of going to
pIess were as follows:
SALEM PRODUCE MARKET
BUTCHER STOCK.
Veals-dressed cts.
Hogs-dTessed 5.
Live cattle-12@2
Sbeep-alive Sl.25.
MILL PRICES.
Salem Milling Co. quotes: Flour
in wholesale lots S2.l5. Retail $3.50.
Bran S12 bulk, $l3 sacked. shorts Sl3
OLA Chop feed $14 and SIS.
WHEAT.
3ll cents per bushel.
HAY AND GRAIN.
Oits-20@22lc.
Hay-Baled, old SOS; new cheat
81; new timothy IS 50
FARM PRODUCTS.
WOOl-Best, 9lc.
Hops-Btst, 5 to &c.
Eggs-In trade, 25c.
Butter Best dairy, l5@l8 fame
Creamery, 25c.
Cheese--l0 10 Is cts.
Farm smoked meats-BacOn IL:
hams, u; shoulders, 8.
Potatoes -Z5c.
Onions-2 cents
FRUITS.
Apples 30c bu.
Tomatoes, SOC bu.
Ounces, 75c bu.
Pears-In trade, 25c bu.
LIVE POULTRY
U,try-Hens, &c; rOosterE not
wanted; old ducks not waEted; young
dI,kt, s; young chickens, sc.
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Grain, Feed, etc.
Flour-Portland, $3.50; Walla Walla,
81 IS; graham, $2.l5i superfine, 500
Oats-White, 26@27c; grey, 25@27c,
rolled, in bags, $5.7596.00; barrels,
IS .O0Gg6. .25; cases, 1915.
PotatOes-40@55c per sack.
Hay-Best, $S9ll per tOn.
WOol-valley, 7(g9c.
Millstuffs-Bran, $l3; shorts, Sl3;
chop feed ,Sl5 per ton; chicken wheat.
60(g65c per GENITAL.
HOps--Dull, 5G17c.
Hides-green, salted, 90 los. Bic, un.
der 90 lbs, 2Cg3c; sheep pelts, l0@60c.
DAIRY PRODUCE.
Butter-OregOn fancy creamery, 25G1
274c; fancy dairy ,2OG22lci fair 10 good,
l5G9l74c; common, l2!c.
Cheese Oregon s(B Zoe per pound;
Young American, 99lOc; swiss imp,
30Gg32c; Dom, ,l4(9 Zoe.
Eggs-OregOn, 25C927c per dozen.
Poultry Chickens, mixed cOOps, S2@
per dozen ducks, S360G5 geese,
SI50@ts 500 turkeys, 100 224c.
Beef-Iopsteers, 2lCg24c per l6 fair
TO good steers, 2(g2ici COWS, llcG2c,
dressed beefal@4lc
Mutton Best sheep,sl 7592; choice
ewes, 81 500 65.
HORs Choice, heavy si,60@4.7b,
light aud ieeders,t4 dressed, ble pef 10.
Neal-smell choice, Dc, large, sC94e
per pound,
San FhAHClklO MARKEf.
Wool Oregon Eastern choice, h(D
l0ei do inferor 5@6ci do valley, 100
10
Hops Quotable NJ 66si,
FOtAt0es Early ltQae, 8ONSbe Ia
sacks BuTbauks, 86M 100 pes saek.
Oais Milling tl6Al lO
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-10

ePRISeYTKLD, No. Aug. 18th. 1898.
II can speak in the highest terms of
your medicine from my own personal
knowledge. was Affected with heert
disease, pleurisy and rheumatism for
IS years, was treated by the very best
ply ysicians anu spent hundreds OF dol
lars, tried every known remedy with
out fnding relief Ihaye only taken
one bottle OF your T. p. P, and can
good than anything have ever taken.
L can recomnie end your medicine 70 all
sufferers OF the above diseases.
MRS. NJ. NJ. WEARY,
Springfield, Green County, No.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-10

lhplAB NAH YnfRAhs o. -,
Wsli bee Issued lhe fulloHlpg call.
liy afdsl Of 0fpnd lppmandpr q a,
Mol1 } call meftpg NJ all ihe a.,
iisn Baf Ypislsps iu polk sud Marion
cpuuilfs ~ inset in lhe a ~. Al W.
ball pyel ihp hlsle iusuiannp oiiep "a
ipvlupk, 2 hpY ~ impUuhni bualnfst
Bill eame hf4e ibf mfflpg nome
nf tfni ypul a.u nf dslghinl i0 Wpn
apni you
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-10

Wallowa county Is $4,000 in debt.
This is 81, 600 less than two years ago.
and yet county warrants only bring rs
cents on the dollar.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-10


The trial Of LOrin Parker, indicted
by the grand jury Of Harvey county,
charged with the murder of Bud How.
ard, the murderer Of Til Glaze, resulted
IN the jury bringing In verdict Of
manslaughteT and recommending him
10 the mercy Of the court. The Burns
News says Of the case; "Many ladies
attended the ParkerIIial several days;
beIng the first murder case ever tried
Ia Burns made II Of absorbing Interest
~ even those not particularly con.
ceTued for the welfare Of the young
man aoeused TIE Barns church wac
never before 80 crowded as "Wednesday
eYening by men women aud children
10 hear lbe argument iu the case Of
State vs., Loren Parker for killing BUD
How ard Thornton Williams Deputy
District Attorney apd ~ u, bnggs
for ihe state and Wsller a GoBan,
Hnd q. w Parish fof lhe defendant
This gase has occupied The court nom
Saturday 0a m, ~ Wednesday l0u,m,
eSoluaye ~ sunday Jufy reported ~
pa, m Thursday ~ mgpslaughter
recommended t0 the meley " ile
count"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-10

Sweet as fresh cut clover is the food
prepared With DIR. PRICES Cream Bak.
ing Powder.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-10

Nf uHel Ope lluudlrl llullhif -
HHld ~ sul lrase NJ NalHlll lhHl ~
pol M ellt4,lg liells slAVb lplp
$50. ihr uNdfialHNnl hRfp kNNhn a.
: hNnlA ml iht lHsl M fnHlt and hf
1895 hlN WlhrIlY hNNplsld0 M AN
hunluNf IAnaHHllunH Hna Nnannlalll
sblr NJ rallf NNi spf 0hIlHHllpnF maai
hF iNfll NlNl
Wwlh lluap Nhplmslf nlugglpis.
lnNiV, NJ. NHllluN NlHuHN 81 Mal
lin WnplNaHlN nlpHNlslt lArin. M
llAll'f aiHlil lfNlf N iahfN lulsf
NELLY hflluH ANnlN NlNN lNN hlNsll
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ilNHNlaIa Nui Nfp lllNf ilN. liI lH
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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-10

Light as sea foam is cake made with
Or. Prices Baking Powder.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-10

palkF luuHN fllup sulfa 0lushu
nHis ANd NNauWWuNl Me iallW
M blanb, m lailag,k 49, M
luup a lAlHhs
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-07-18
Gold Digging.

Perhaps it was not an aid forty
miner" who gave the following descrip-
ion, but it was a man who knew the
work i'll question. Like most enthusi-
tsts, however, he undertakes the trial
md disappointment involved:
It's the prettiest work ever did It's
The fascination of it, when you've
struck it pretty rich and see your gold
tight in front of you, when you re pill
ing it up every half hour of the day,
with nugget now and again as big as
l bullet to cheer you.
And then when the evening comes
md you count it up and find it a hun
dred odd dollars just picked out O. the
earth that day-well, there's nothing
like it!
Then when you don't strike it you al
ways think you're going to next day,
and it's just as exciting hearing other
men tell in the evening what they've
pulled out as it is counting over your
own. Why I've been three or four
months at time without making dol
lar and without a cent in my pocket;
but, gee whitaker, the excitement Of it
don't give a man time to think how
hard up he is!-Youth's S Companion.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-07-18
POliteness.

Politeness means much. A cable car
was humming up Broadway and collid-
ed with an express wagon at Tenth
street. o. your eyesP yelled the
driver. o. your own eyesp an
swered the gripman, after which the air
was blue with profanities and vulgari-
ties, which ought to have resulted in
some head punching, and probably
would had it not been for the interfer-
ence of a policeman, who, oddly enough,
turned up at the right time. After that
everybody went along out of temper,
cross, red faced and ruffled. Not long
after that a hack was rumbling along
Fourteenth street and nearly upset a
light wagon in which two young sports
were speeding The pole of the hack
caught between the spokes of the wagon
wheel and would have caused consider
able damage, but the quick eye of one
Of the young men saw the danger. "Ah,
there, Johnniel" said he good natured-
ly. "Look out, old man, or you'll break
your stick The hackman answered in
the same vein, and away they went
laughing, each about his own affairs
Yes, molasses is better than vinegar,
and politeness is the grease of the hu-
man axle. Howard.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-07-18
A Creed of Love.

Do not keep the alabaster boxes of
your love and Tenderness sealed up until
your friends are dead. Fill their lives
with sweetness. Speak approving, cheer
ing words while their ears can hear
them and while their hearts can be
thrilled and made happier by them. The
kind things you mean to say when they
are gone say before they 60 The flow
ers you mean to send for their coffins
send to brighten and sweeten their
homes before they leave them. If my
friends have alabaster boxes laid away
full of fragrant perfumes Of sympathy
and affection which they intend to break
over my dead body, l would rather they
would bring them out i'll my weary and
troubled hours and open them, that l
may be refreshed and cheered by them
while 1 need them. Iwould rather have
a plain coffin without flower, funeral
without a eulogy, than a life without
the sweetness of love and sympathy. Let
us learn to anoint our friends before
hand for their burial. Post mortem
kindness does not cheer the burdened
spirit. Flowers ON the coffin cast no
fragrance backward over the weary way.
George w. Childs.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-07-18

idiot ol jahe forget 10 lock The back
door. I'll give It TO her in the morn.
ingi"
1.-THE silly grill How many burglars
were there, John?"
1.-TWO. One great fellow over feet,
and another bigger, if anything, but |
caught one crack on the head that
must have pretty well smashed it, and
I'm sure I've broken the other ones leg, {"
declared the mendacious Mr.. Snoodle.
'Then wonder he could run away, ="
remarked his wife.
He doesn't run with his arms,
Martha. +"
"No, but you said you'd broken his
leg, John.
'Oh, | meant arm.
81 suppose the place is covered with
blood?' queried Mrs. Snoodle
No, they took that away with 'em
Il mean they ran away SO quickly that
don't think it had time to drop"
''I'm glad of that. l hope you haven't
got any internal injuries, John?" asked
Mrs. Snoodle anxiously.
well, DEAR" he laughed, II have a
strange empty feeling about the stom-
lch, but dare say little whisky and
water will put that all right.
John" exclaimed his wife, gazing
1T him admiringly, 81 never felt so
proud of you as l do at this moment.
Fancy you tacllling two great burglars
md putting them to flight without get
ting a scratch yourselfl l always
thought you were rather a coward. For
give me, darling for having thought so,
,or now know you are the bravest of
the bravep
81 don't know about that, Martha,
but l think have my share of cour-
age" said Mr.. Snoodle modestly.
You're a perfect hero" exclaimed
Mrs. Snoodle enthusiastically. Would
you not like pipe, dearest? You haven't
lad a smoke since supper time, and I'm
iure you deserve one after your terrible
,xertions. AS you know, John, | never
object to your smoking anywhere, eX-
cept i'll bed. That will not allow"
''Quite right, Martha. There's no
telling what such a practice might lead
TO-, " remarked Mr.. Snoodle thoughtful
ly, lighting his pipe.
Fancy, John, said Mrs Snoodle,
fancy Inc smelling those burglars smok
ng! What impudence they've got! How
,ver, if hadn't smelled the smoke, we
shouldn't have discovered the burglars.
SO we may say our property was saved
oy pipe, may we not?''
1--WE may indeed, Martha, " replied
Mr.. Snoodle, and he meant it.-London
Hit-Bits
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-07-18
The Desinnlng Woman.

1t is true that we read good deal
about "the designing woman" in novels
written by ladies. 1t gives them pleas
ure to describe these dexterous and willy
creatures doing such mischief among the
other sex. Mothers, too, believe that
their pure and innocent sons are always
in danger from these unprincipled young
persons. And yet the fact is that at 27
none of them can hold a candle for evil
intention to any ordinary youth of H..
The hypocrisy with which for their own
ends men affect to fall in with the fe-
male view of Irritation and "the design
ing woman" is contemplate. Even the
most impudent Of them seldom venture
to adopt it among themselves. The
tongue in their cheek is too Obvious
James Payn in London illustrated
News
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-07-18
sGsgh,Es ErgntIl,


A Tennessee chaplain the Rev. I. H
McNeilly, says that at Port Hudson his
regiment was encamped next to the
Thirtieth Louisiana, which was made
up Of French speaking men. The French
language, naturally enough, was a mys-
terry to most of the rural Tennesseeans
One night all hands were in the
trenches. Farraguts fleet was in the
river, and an attack by land was also
expected. The Tennessee boys, who were
close to the boys from Louisiana, no.
ticed that the frogs in the numerous
ponds were croaking necessarily in a
kind of low, continuous chatter.
"Hark, boysp' said one fellow.
"These frogs have been camped so long
by the Thirtioth Louisiana that they are
all talking Frenchp
At another time some of the men
were lounging by the riverside when
they heard some French speaking wom-
en-, who were engaged in washing, talk
ing to each other.
Suddenly one Of the boys called to an
other, who was noted for his slowness
of speech:
Come here quick, Sam, and hear
this woman talk! She can give just one
flutter of her tongue and say more in a
minute than you can in week -
Youths Companion.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-07-18
A Remarkable Tree.

The most remarkable tree yet discov-
cred fourishes in the island Of Fierro,
one of the largest of the Canary group.
This island is SO dry that not even a
rivulet is to be found within its bound
aries, yet there grows species Of tree,
the leaves Of which are narrow and long
and continue green throughout the
year. There is also constant cloud sur
rounding the tree, which is condensed,
and falling in drops keeps the cisterns
placed under it constantly full In this
manner the natives of Fierro obtain wa
ter, and as the supply is limited the
population must of necessity be limited
also. o.-Philadelphia Press.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-07-18
Singular Bookkeeping.

The following is vouched for by cor
respondent as being extracted verbatim
from a list of stores wanted by the
steward of Tyne steamship: "Stoars
wonted; Q doyan egs, am, IA pund
bakon, 3 tins sasinger, 8 tins supe,
2 tins billed meet, tins motin, 1k 100
waite potaes, 9 lofes sofe bred, blather
lard, smole cheas, sum fresh meet g.
vegables, g. sum Karirts and turmits,
tins serdeens, 2 tins histers (oysters) to
try, 3 notmegs, Q tins samin, tins
frute, l tin marmalaid, 6 pund solt
FISH. "-Newcastle Englan0 News