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NEW ORLEANS.

.New Orleans December j.. Bran--null
9nn. Oata-Dull; No. 2 sacked, "iGi2its
Rice, rough receipts, s307 sales 1913. mar
ket dull: sOH2.iD per sack; cleared dun,
si.lest l.Qle. ordinary 70 coed. 2lsNalI.
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v Value. b lid Sellers,
GomtNrUltyc Smut Market.

The following are the closing quotations
for cotton Oh the spot today at the leading
marJrta, together with clofing OF mid1llng
yesterday with todny'A faics
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New orleans, December Especial to
the Houston Cotton Exchange. market
fpr Oh nriner; meal and cake quiet. crude
bunk y, yellow 25Aap2Gi. In barrels; meal
~ 5gffiS7b; cake N,13iiS.76 per long ton for
mined .adc delivery.
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WOOL.


NEW YORK DRY GOODS.
New York. December ie.-Dry goods
There was moderate demand Printing
cloths inactive and gUotutions nominal
at 3M for spots and contracts.
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on all1pnnAnn NOR cIrARnn.

board. not cleared. today IL as follows.
For Great Iritain--SA Leonora 900 balosi
Architect GOO. Satarnina 2li Seccto All;
non -membors 1861, toial 00ls
For Trnnco-da Noftigern 2176 balca.
For liremcu-Ss Brinkburn 1851 bales;
VIM. Dfunioot lN1. total Lii2
For lIamburg-Ss Wllderspooi 7i3
For New Yoik-- Mallory line Li52 bnles.
For Morgan CITY Morgan lihc 2G6 bales.
Totnl 30. ha3 hnlea. nL.nln..t llA Al2 last year.
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Chicago, December l9--Thc speculative
markets on change had a. dcmorhii2cl
look today Wheat was the principal SUI
ferer ana lost rs OF its previous value.
corn oats ana prov isions prey iousiy had
such persistcnt hammerins that the pt.,
drivers had but Mite effect fnluug
STOCK market, persistent god EXPORT an
general depression I'm these arc finding
,nclr natural Expression 10 the wuc,i, ia.
neon had declined Nc frcm the Close last
nlEnt and maze but little recovery ON
The break II made "A new record selling
al the lowest point yet touched on tuo
crop. The ne"s ana conditions were gem
orally very discouraging TO no. dcra. Eng.
iish cables were easier and there was an
absence OF crop damage news
The Cincinnati Price Current was rather
fay rahe Anotncr doPre ssing factor was
the report that $4,000 In god would be
exported this week Tho only bail news
OF tho day " as tde report that Australia
had bought another big lot OF Wacul an
san Francisco, but even this did not nave
ANA weak during the last hour.
Corn was du.l. steady and icaturc!oss.
The soft weather kept the market from
declining, But there was not enough DC
mand to give II much strength
oats were slow and very steady, as wei.
as feature.ess. There was stcaGy ieil-
ing during the last hour
Provisions bad nn upward tendency dur
ing the forenoon, but before the scsgion
was over thcy came under the Influence
OF the depression In wheat and cicscd IN
most cases at shade below the level of
the previous days final rates Tho re-
duction N prices IL quite immn terial. Jan
over Tho same decline is noticeable IA
uary pork was unchanged and May ~
over. The same decline IS noticeable IN
lard, viii the decline in ribs affected tho
January delivery and left May unchanged,
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BTER-Schlilz. quarls. sl0b ner Dbl
pints Sll00 per Dbl \ y. c. bohemian
quarts 5000; pints SiL01. Dixie Pale
quarts. $500; pints SOD; Weiss beer SIS
per case, two dozen IN q case.
HIGH NINES-si.22 per gallon.
WHISKY-pcr gallon: Finished goods
on high wine basis sl,22. straight bourbon
and rye. according to aee and quality
s.75US00; blcnIod N.75135O 30.
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STOCK.

Plano Stnr; Governor Culberson re.
ceivcd the rad Intelligence &C the death
of His mother Mira D. n. Culberson, nt
jefferson "wednesday. The bcrcaved gov
crnor has our sympathy.
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COTTON SErD PRODUCTS.


Tho following quotations were posted
today by the cotton seed product dephr-
mcnt of the Houston Cotton Exonungs
and Board of Trade.
Per Gallon.
Choice crude oil, for butter
oil t..tttsf.-.. tttssst..s-sss. fufo
strictly prime crude oii.... 20is
Prime crude ...,..,...-....4.... "a
Prime butter oil In barrels. - n %
Primo summer yellow OIL. 22isW ~
Cake and meal (. o, b. mill interior
points. according TO location
short Ton.
Prime cotton seed cnke ...,yl2 90 afit 10
Primo cotton saod meal ..,... II 10 efit ~
Intera. a, Houston delivery and ciassi.
tCation, per H. dlac.
Soar ntocks. foots from refined oil, per
IL 90 bid 90 asked.
tcmnrkB- Market quiet.
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COFFEE.
NEW YORK.

New York. December i9.-coftec--op-
lions closed at JnI5 points net decline.
Soles, Gla1 bags, Including March. l3 65.
spot coffee-kio dull No. I. II 10. mid
and dull; Cordova. lsQiS Ia. Sales. leo
bags Bucuyramagn and 400 bags Central
warehouse dcliverioe from Now York
yesterday, 27l0 bags; New York stock to-
day. 2iS0l9 bags United states stock.
f9.s7s bags; afIoat for the United States,
5000 bags total visible for the Uni I'd
states. 5l..37s bags. ageinst as5.GSs bags
last year.
HAMBURG.
Hamburg, December la.--Quict ald
unchanged TO Ia pig. decline. sales. TO-
600.
HAyRE.
Havre December i9.-Opened barely
steady at LIZ advance TO La decline;
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doihgs of Day With Wall Street
Operators,
STOCKS DEPRESSED BY WAR TALK
hngiishmen 'cktng Our Securities Bach
on Us Prices In Son hwestcrn
Roads Down.

New York, December 1e.-(special 1.-The
money hoss oo,,,r,,a - 49, ,.,,rs..
",. 800 S'es continue 10 nave .he irlsh's
over the war scare. and their conduct
here and abroad causes a violent break
In nrices rbera w. na,',,,, .,,,',.,,
=, a.. -, vas paiNei recovery
at Inc CLOSING hours Europe sold heavily.
Sterling exchange ia strong. Etrpue sold
o,,r hocds III -. mi,
"'''uS as we" as stochs' inc other
development was the sudden expansion
In the demand for gold. and II IL ulScIv
81 900. COO Of 1, will 90 on, s,.,,raa,.
M, WI s' w, N"'"'uaN'
inc EnSlishmen are soaking our securs.
ties back on us with VENGEANCE, and
prices In Southwestern, ro,as - -.
:. -. -, " 49, '"tus "ro kVtt"s
u "iohs win the others. Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas preferred declined IL, Mis-
souri, Pacific asa Toward the close n
rapid recovery followed on buying In by
shorts and the senates action on the com.
mission, this last hit of news giving Lon
don better feeling towards us.
Sixties ~ demand 1891,
Silver 66ia, MeSicans 5gie.
Missouri kansHs and Texas seconds
Sustained the greatest loss today. The OK
IRENE low prices were due to liquidation
by some local interests. l.ondou's selling
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RIO.

Rio. December lg.-Frm: No Rio,
n 500 res per 10 kilos. Exchange. q Lid,
Receipts. 5000. cleared for the United
states. eooo. for Europe, none; stock,
9l2,00O
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Vessels In Port.
TO Fowler y McVitie~-Schr Frank Rudd
(Am). SIS Brinkhurn u3r), Sch George
Saturnina tSpan.l.
To Wm. Parr n Co.-Pcdro. Vortigrcu
Oi), Wilma (Span), Architect (B). Cam
bria U3rl
70 J, Moller & Co.'s Wilderspool.
To w. w. Wilson-Ss Helen tSD.
10 \. Holt-Ss VIM Branfoot OBI.
To II, Moslc--Ss Kenneth O5r.)
To j. N. sawyer Co.--Ss Lampasas
(Am).
Up and Sailed
Ship Kybcr tBr.). Calcutta, sid Sept. 10.
~ khio Vir), Foochow, sid oct T.
Ss Teutonia Orb. Liverpool sid Nov.
TO-
ss Tropen lBr). LIVERPOOL sid Nov IS
g. Maori Qirl, Sunderland sid Nov 10.
IS SarnRtn ORD, punkirk. AID
b. Eric tBr), Antwerp. sid DC. q.
Ss Glanayrun OBr), Las paimaa, sid
SIS Cambria Q8r). HAMBURG sid Nov q.
Sch Harry a. Berward. Philadelphia. sid
Nov. ~
Sch NJ. V. II. Chase. Philadelphia, sid
Deed
~ tochmorc u}r). Antwerp, sid Dec Z.
~ Glonish ORr), Hamburg sid Dee. s.
81 Laurel Iiranch uir), Las Palmas
sid Nov. 20
ss Ro,herneld Br>. Pensacola. rld Nov.
II.
s. Rauma lNop shieldc sid Dec II,
sss Darlington uir), Liverpool. sid De-
ccmhor 10.
~ Coneho, Risk. New York, aid Dec. H.
rs Nlccto, Porto Rico, aid Dee. II.
~ Plympton, Liverpool. sid Dec. H.
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Nnw yOnIf MARKET.

Eew York December 10. Especial TO
the Houston Cotton Exchnngc) Prime
crude oil 9iG26; prime summer yellow.
rs i-2u29 III barrels, prime cat, nominal
meal 2oa2l per ton; market barely
steady.
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spring caves .,..........
Sheep, hrst-olass ...................3
thusSs toTHlcu s...s.sss.s..s.... oH
Hogs inastfcd $40. ...., .,...,...,., sa.Ta
Market good and strong for good cattle.
Good hogs. 100 lbs. and under. arc wanted;
heavier weights do not seii readily. Com
mon sheep are not wanted
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COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
War Possibilities May Have Had
Some Effect.
'uTuRES DECLINED SEVERAL POINTS
he Weakness shown by Liverpool Gave
New York and New Orleans
Scare.

AAphstVHt uusAhys btttilltti AZ
while the cables didn't say 50. evil
IDENTIFY from the tone OF the cotton mar
ket John Bull has Jus, awakened 10 the
seriousness of President Cleveland mes
sage Either that or successful EFFORT
Of the bears to use the political troubles
as an excuse for raid upon the market.
caused Liverpool to close S-6id lower to-
day.
The weakness OF Liverpool. and the
smaller spot sales there caused the
American markets. TO drop also. The de-
cline was accelerated by heavy estimated
RECIPES at New orleans and Houston
tomorrow and the lack OF speculative
support The bulls made a desperate
rally toward the close. however, and sue
cccdod in recovering few points OF the
loss
New York futures opened 20 points
on, and at noon quotations were barely
steady, Y 10 "a points lower than yestcr-
day. AT one time during the afternoon
March contracts dropped TO SIS. bat the
recovery toward the close left the mar.
ket at SiS-la, against s2e-So yesterday
New orleans futures opened steady :
Go points off, and by noon the decline
had reached II points There was CON
siderable uuctun,ion during the after
noon, but the market closed steady II
t. " points below yesterdays quotations.
March contracts sold at Sll fot the high
cs', and S,oi for the lowesl.
SPOT cotton at Liverpool declined i-S2d,
ana 10000 bales were sold New York
closed dull Now Orleans easy, aud Sa-
Nannah quiet ana easy, AZ decline OF
l-l6c HouJton ana Galveston were easy,
but did rot lower quotations, sales were
llshI AT all points.
Houston expects 5000 TO 9o00 halcs to-
morrow. against li.sl7 on tho same day
lost year. New Orleans estimates her
receipts ut l.No 60 i-uO. agninat lin2O
on the corresponding date IN 1871.
Hubbard Bros & co. ot New york
wired H. W. Martin at 10 II. IN. "No
support IA sight: with English apinuers
out speculation seems dead
The New Orleans rlcayune Of yes,cr-
day had tho following from its New
York correspondent; Julius Ruugc OF
Galveston was on the floor OF the cN-
change He said thnt the maximum Tor
Texas was lSu1mn hsi,a MIR Runpa Va
said to have reversed his former posi-
lion. and to BIO hulllsh ia hts views.
Another visitor ON the moor was John
H. lnmau Mi llman said So the Plea
Nune correspondent that he wut not in
the market. i wait. Haid he. Those
who trHde all the time Nrt stuck SOME
time or other II It goes down lie from
IT'S present loyel ! womb buy The mar
kct Is IN rut nov When cotton goes
TO S1-2 cents there, must be some cause
for IT, for, nfter all, the price cuts II
figure
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special from Richmond, Va, says the
kHhern tobacco trade holds out mod
mey we'll None of the plug men In
|hst section have MS yet had to fight the
snre.te trade eingly or by compel tion to
|ruect their own business though there
In several Independent factories I'm Win
|fr and other parts of North Carolina
trgging against the attacks Of the
Ira single handed. The prcdominaung
tE generally is that the tobacco war
siy end in a bigger combined trust than
| ntme now existing. Either this or some
kugionise will be effected to end tho
WIND losses, possibly by leaving plug TO
n tss Of factories and cigarettes 10
rts class. The most remarkable and
rntbnal scarcity of wrappers is tho
uErvn complaint and comment as much
nTm In the first deliveries Of the crop.
cgrts and smokers continue abundant
% tie breaks. while low and common
1ts. siill largely predominating. are
~ and lfelcSs. Prices OF dark. sound,
me tobacco have ruled much stronger
IA week than last with OFFERINGS Of
fI~el tobacco still large. The scarcity
q fine black wrappers and shipping leaf
M put M quotations at Richmond from
Nc 10 liisc. the lNtter being the high
vte mark on that market. Good rcd
rahufac'uring tobaccos are In better de-
raM also along with sun-cured sorts.
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at noon LIZ decline; at 8 p. M. barely
steady. unchanged to IA decline; closcd
e y steady at l4u3-4f net decline. Sales.
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SANTOS.

Santos, December is.-Firm, good aver
ngc Santos lI10o rcs per 10 kilcs. Re-
celpts. l2.000. stock, ali.0 bags.
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COTTON.

Houston Daily Statement.
Thln lDax Inst yaap
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NEW ORLEANS.
New York, December l9-Sugar-Rsw
steady: refined quiet.
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Kansas CITY. December l9-Wheat, 112
lower dun: No 2 hgrd, rudJI' No. rcd.
rejected, y. corn--Gencraliy Z higher
No. mixed, e2ian22 10. No white. 22i4Gi
e rs. oats-Actiye firm No mixed
noininally g. Hay-steady: timothy i100
Ni2.d0; prairie. G.o)n7 80. Butter Exceed
'nRly firm, supply light: creamery, lnI2Nk:
da y, ~ - Egg Stronger; frelh. %. Re-,
600 Standardization
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HAvRE MARKET.

Hayre, December lg.-Prices on spots
were in buyers favor. al a decline OF az;
fntaIrns enrY and ~ lower.
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M5Snl :7oi seconds. s5cdsi 90; pears. stand.
i Il, $, siiS SsN 90 Clipper Bartlett pears 2
s sao ~ standard. 10. 81. 7Gffi Ss; 3 ID
sssseohds. S.Sopl. 40, 2 ID, pie peaches, stgi
ann,e o.aSS1k< l scas5c; Id standard
:, tc,A.NpY.Piia,n candy sas.c; wrapped
1870 SS, fancy mixed, in pals. 7usisc
&C. CANNED Observation-Disclosures
peas ''edsl 20; Lima beans s5asOc; string
nehns, l0p75c; corn 70c5fi.e0: tomatoes, 3
% -, oO ~. eSa,se; ID sOd9oc red kidney beans
CALIFORNIA CANNED ooops-per
aozen for 2,s 10 cans; peaches sl55Qi 40:
stg pl9ms 81 :3odi.i5; apricots 3 s5di a.
nectanes sis s FsYsa ssOi NV g. White lite
Sbnerries yiso; black cherries $3.50, black
>, CANNED IEATs-Roast beef ID
.. t doe 5o; 2 ID i2.soa235' III corned beef,
dozen senen Il sea a. 70 lunch t9nggo
dozen, NdcsisS: Ii 10 oS Sh5Pee sa, Seei
dozen. 800; Frankfurt sausage / III 81 SO.
= 10 ported ham. dozen, 61dG5c v 10
ported ham dozen. N.35; Z ID deviled
, ," dn,st o,o'zysh' VaI6c; L lb deviled ham.
,.cANDI Es-ss and SIS Granite ssasc;
10 ,t oz paraflne, assorted co,ors, es.diic
COFFEE rio and Cordova: Fair isc;
z.9 Ac; peaberry 22T23c Roasted coffee:
nfnSA easis ~, i99 p cases, 2l%qaS5c Ar.
~ lpi 10 cases. zl.NAc, IN 30 III
Eases 2@.Ooc; Mocha and Java fancy blend
&C. CRACskERs-A. B. c soda SIC; lemon
cracknells i5,5c. AZ
FLouR.'riial Wave $40. Sea Fairy,
second e,31 role, roller patent $40: soa Nymp,h,
~, -four $3.50; numpernkel $3.50 Carload
l1is lpc less per bill; 3necial rates for
Shipments to interior pointa
f. Rim AT'E,OI-S E1EI1E -gt
my and cream meal, in barrels, s2.G5G27O
pearl meal In 40 lb sacks. $lioal.i5 r4r
harrol Of four sacks; Scotch onts s2.i57' %
per case; American vermicell. | III pack
ages. 7iyc; loose zoe per 10 III boxes:
macaroni. American III nc: loosoA zoe
LII. 10 imported macoroni sisc; ID imported
$, sis f,5 r. &c N9 s ,9 10 ID kits
AAmeiican quarters, IN oil s2...I3p1 nus
tn No. l, 20 ID half bbls. s45p. 10 % ATS.
:, rAMs-standard 90. picnic hams s4a
noNEYaIn g ii. cans, extracted DC;
ARn-Reiined tlerces, compound t4T
3,sc leAf; d'ic 30 ID cans; ~ higher than
higher and III lc higher.
MoLhAsShs-Ce trifugal. fair, lS820c;
PRIME re stc; choice open kettle 3oGS2c,
r. RA5s Ns--Cq lifernia I. l., boxes .$l.ioa
4c crown I. NJ 80 10 bones iaijse
,kll % Extra fancy head. new. 47s15c;
S,hoice' SAa4ci salr. }sISAc prime, 2it3
l2cPE-Basis for 7-l6. &c; cotton rope.
sALT-LNerpool, rcstrye. SOC ane Nc
Iouis1nn coarse. Snr. fine Sic: barrel
= lgs. s. .; Co.'s, $3.50 loo3s. $50. logs
STARCH STANDARD goods: Pearl. In 40
H.. boxes. 3Ac; Royal Gloss. bulk Nrii.c;
nickel 100 packages, per box, 500. corr
Ii, boxes.
GAR-Stlndard granulated, hG5isc:
plantation l'"i I-Sc; cubes, 5i4Waiac. pow
tsC.
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days were dropped after Dec. Q, 1892; in
Catholic Germany the change was made
in 1854, but tho Protestant states delayed
until Feb. 10 March IL, 1000. In swift
zerland and Poland there was such resist
anoe made that the troops were necessary
to suppress IL. In Russia the change has
not yet been made, and as the Julian cal.
endar called for leap years In 100 and
1900, when the Gregorian did not the
dates of the Russians are IL days behind
those of the rest of Europe.
The change was long delayed in Protes-
tant England, which would not willingly
accept an alleged reform due 10 pope that
had encouraged the Armada. But the
need of the uniformity among neighboring
states was too great, aud in 1851 Lord
Chesterfield introduced into parliament
bill for the reform OF the calendar. Some
details of the law may be quoted from u
magazine Of September 1859: "Sept. a.
This day the Gregorian style took place in
all Europe, Asia, Africa aud America.
This day. had not this act passed, would
have been tha Sd of September, but IL was
now reckoned thu 18th, IL nominal days
being omitted Every fourth year will be
a bissextile, or leap year, until 1900, which
will be common year of 365 days, but
1904 will be n leap year, Easter and the
movable feasts thereon depending are to
be reokoned according TO tho new tables
prefxed TO tho act of parliament. All the
fixed feast days . . are 10 be kept on the
same nominal day as heretofore. Payment
of rent notes, the attainment of ma
jority, or expiration of apprenticeshlps,
- shall not be accelerated hereby go
II servants wages are usually paid Mt the
quarter days / days wages may be de.
Quoted out 6f the present quarter, and the
reckoning for the future go regularly on"
Such were some OF the minute provisions
of the act. IL Will be readily believed that
ignorant people could not understand this,
and we are told on mobs marching through
the land, crying, Give MS back our ii
days Washington Post.
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How insects Breathe.

Take any moderately large insect and
examine IL closely. You will observe, even
with the naked eye, that the body Is
pierced with n number of holes usually
from Is To 20 In number. These minute
openings are the apertures through which
air Is admitted TO the system, and they are
generally so wonderfully perfect that no
extraneous mater Of any kind can possibly
effect an entrance Sometimes these holes
are furnishd with delicate pair Of horny
clasps, which can be opened and closed at
the will OF the Insect. In other cases--this
class is fer moro numerous - they are
densely fringed with stiff, interlacing
bristles, which form a filter that admits
nothing but air. This bristle filter Is so
perfectly yet SO dclicately made that Ii has
been found absolutely impossible to force
even such subtle fluid as spirits of wine
through IL. These apcrtures or breathing
holes" communicate with two large tubes,
which extend along the entire body of the
Insect, furnishing fresh air TO the whole
system. Beside these two main tubes,
there are innumcrable delicate branches.
which run In all directions through the
insects body, continually dividing and
subdividlng until wonderful network Is
the result This mechanism allows air TO
penetrate into every fiber of the insects
anatomy, even into the nerve lines OF the
gauzy wings-proylaing 1t has wings-snd
into the feet and antenne st Louis Ro.
public.
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Agreed Tor Once.

Mrs. K. T. Cook, tells some good stories
in her paper on Visitors Books" In Good
Words, one OF which we venture to annex
In the book ot one Of tho Lake" inns
are TO be found tho two following entries
confronting each other on opposite pages:
The bishop Of Peter The bishop OF Car.
borough and hrs Ma Isle and Miss G. Good
gee and family staid win staid one night at
one night at this hotel this hotel and ontiro-
and were grontlypleas- ly agree with all that
ed with the cleanliness g. said by the bishop
and comfort of the OF Peterborough on
house and the c!vility the opposite page.
of the landlady and-at.
tendants.
Under these an irreveront "tripper" has
soribbled a ribald rhyme. DO not hesitate
ho tells you in doggcre, on which house
20 bestow your patronage, but choose this
happy spot;
For two holy bishops have prayed here,
And their godly families gtaid here
And left you thoir blessings 10 see,
And, what's more, they held no disputatiop,
As they did nt tho noX; coEyocat.on,
But Goodwin iEGorses Magooi
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The Lobstcr's Birth Name.

"Did you ever SOC tho name lobster Is
born wthY' asked tlsh dealer the other
day 1t is marked on his body, MOI
Well, I'll show YOU one
The dealer took live lobster out of a
heap on the marble slab.
Its name s. Joe" the dealer said aftey
he had inspected one of its logs. Now,
can you find itS''
The customer took the lobster gingcrly
by the back IT tho neck, where 1t could not
reach his hand with its nippors Turning
It on its back SO that tho brown legs at its
side Topped backward, D smooth stroak <
half an inch long, aud noarly as wide, was
seen on the inside of the thigh In this
streak, like o mosaic, were short lines, "a
though somo one had printed on IL with Ia.
deliblc brown ink In backhand the chara,.
ters JOE.
'Sumo Holsters are named JIM" the
dealer said, "somo Jack, others john ana
once clearly madc out tho name Julia -
Strand Magazine
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-20

PHlLApELPHlA, Dee. % There Is
marked Improvement In the situation
affairs here. The omnipgeScnce OF police.
men, mounted and nn on foot, is cffectusi
In subirgating tho mObs. There were few
outbreaks yesterday, md these were
mainly in tho outlying districts. They
were subduod with little difficulty al.
though n number Of arrests were made
a total OF close 10 2m ears ran over the
tracks Of several branches during the day
without serious molcstation. With night.
fall, the liquor saloons again observed
Mayer Warwick's order TO close, and every
car was withdrawn from the streets
This resulted I'm restoration OF quiet.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-20
Former Quack Medicines.

johnson bnstows ironical commentator
upon the modest oandor OF tho vendor of n
boautitying Guid which "rcpels pmplcs,
drives away frocklcs. smooths the skin and
pumps the 1esh, but does not profess TO
restore tho roses ot IS Co . lady ot 90, ="
whilo he also ndmircs the zeal for the ease
and safety of tccthing infants shown by
the inventor Of the anodyno necklace, nnd
tho affecting terms In which he warned
every mother That she would never forgive
herself " her infant should perish without
necklace N would bc interesting %
know wha, the great doctor thought " n
certain advertisement In The Spectator "
grateful electuary for the cure OF loss Of
memory or forgetfulness, enabling thosa
whose memory was before almost totally
lost 90 remember the minutcst ciroum.
stances of their Affairs 90 o wonder Price
two and sitpence a pot. "-Cornbill Mags
zine