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two-galIon buckets Of the luscious com
modify over u route Which Is his persona
property in the eyes of his fellow mongers
and is safe according to the code existing
among them from invasion cxccpt in special
instances He it Is who makes morning,
noon Il nd night hideous with his weird cries
defying the limitations OF the English alpha
bet to represent them with any sort Of
phonetic eXactness, While above the vocal
din the clang of his assortment of measur-
ing cups rafting against the side of his
buckets keep rhythm with his foot falls
This element of the trade is a thorn in the
flesh of Mr.. Shucker, who grows internally
III au the ,noJ gilt uI tue ke,IIpS widen are
filled at the gate or side door, which other
wise would find their way to the man on
the wharf
Third in the social scale is the man with
snowy turban and Onetiipe snowy apron,
who brings the mountain to Mohanimed
by means of a gaudily ornaniented push
cart. He rot only supplies the place of
the moDger, but between meals when hours
are dull he opens miniature palace dining
car on sOine propit to.s corner, and with
flaming gasoline and unctuous batter
supplies u lang felt want in the inaws Of
the ravenous newsBoy or the laborer whose
dinner pail proved TO be too shallow
THE HIGHEST AMBITION.
Against this element of the trade the
smoker and the monger unite their dOleful
strains for appearance counts for much
with the iastidious housewife and that
turban and the brass tacks and the paint
are half the battle OF Il sale The cart
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for here are social distinctions as rigid
as those which separate the eighteen hun
dred a year clerk in the State Department
from the twelve hundred class in the
Bureau.
The shucker it is who waylays the un-
suspecting pilgrim to the shrine of the
oyster and tskes his breath or anything
else he may happen to have about him
In his eagerness for the job Of filling the
order.
The shucker lives from day to day with
no thought OF what the morrow may bring.
and seems to enjoy the uncertainties Of
his existence, for invariably roar of
laughter at each others expense goes
round the disappointed crowd when Il
promiSng-looking customer goes off with
the other fellow. The same smile, Ian
guage as volubly courteous, energy as
elastic, in fact untouched by financial
distress or the crash of falling hope. truly
the shucker is person to be envied
HIS UPS AND DOWNS.
The shucker is minon of the law of
supply and dem and, and figures closely on
the state Of the weather, the state OF the
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with full cargoes sail 800 miles by river
and bay to other shipping centers and
there discharge their cargoes to enrich
other markets. A lack of uniformity in
measures as provided by Congressional and
legislative enactments is n the main
responsible for this existing condition Of
affairs.
According to the code of measurement
III vogue in Maryland a buyer gets in 100
bushels Of oysters thirty-five bushels more
than buyer OF the same quantity numeri-
cally receives for his money on our
wharves, owing to what is known as the
short measure used in the District. The
result is that three fouIths OF the oysters
consumed i'll this city are shipped from
neighboring peints which can be done by
distant packers with good profit to the
exclusion of the product on our own
wharyes. A serious damper is thus thrown
on the local industry by putting dealers
beyond the hope OF competition with cheaper
markets, and a business is thus suppressed
which would be capable with proper man
agement of adding neatly to the income OF
District business enterprises.
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a DISHONoRED PROPHET.
Henry f. Abbey, Great in the World,
Forgotten in Akron.
Cleceland Plain Dealer

Clereland Plain Dealer.
Il was in Akron last Sunday said a
ram Dealer man, and thought il would
be interesting to pick iup a few items
about the late Henry Abbey, who was an
Akron product, you remember. / met q
gentleman OF apparent intelligence and
said to him:
e 1 suppose you Akronans can recall
Some very interesting stories about the
late Henry Abbey?'
HE looked blank.
What was that Nance he asked
Abbey, Henry Z. Abbey
What about him.
Why. he's dead
4 hadn't heard of it, said the Akron
man. Was he a friend of yours?'
No. l answered shortly. He was
Just an Akron man to begin WITH but even
that couldnt keep him down. He left your
measly old canal port years ago and be-
came famous. By George, / believe he
was the most famous Akronian that ever
knew enough to pull up stakes and clear
out
Say said the Akron man, with quite
a show of interest, what business was this
man Flabby in-se wcr pipes or natches?'
reit discouraged when l heard that.
Why, said "a little warmly, he was
the most famous theatrical and operatic
manager that this nation of ours has ever
known
Oh, come now,' said the Akron man.
he WASH as famous as Barnum.'
"of course l disregarded this irrelcvent
remark.
don't see why you fail to remember
him., l continued; he managed your Acad-
eIny nr Music hail here in SO That's
where he got his start
But l neyer go 10 the tbcater.' said
the Akron man. Do you know he added
with fine show of confidence, L haven't
been inside circus tent for thirty years
Well.' said !, with what was Intended
for crushing satire. you tlon't-have to as
long as you live in Akron
1.-THE Akron man laughed.
Il don't believe he saw the point.
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TASTED A WEEK FOR A DRUM
How Chicago Boy Secured a Much
Coveted Instrument.
Chicdqo Chronicle

CHtcdgo Chronicle.
One of Chicago's prominent lawyers has
boy Of about eight years of age who
yearned nightly for a drum. He asked
his father one Sunday evening to buy him
one Of these Instruments of torture and
the father, who plays the fiddle trippingly
to such tunes as Money Musk Leather
Breeches,' The Devils Dire am and
The Irish Washerwoman,' shuddercd at
the thought of rival.
Sohe told the boy that he could not afford
TO buy drum for him; that drums cost
money, and that he needed money To buy
the boy things 10 eat. The boy said: If
don't eat, can have the drum The fond
parent, seeing IL cinch for himself, agreed
| cheerrully TO this proposition, making it
| weeks fast for the coveted drum.
When he came home Monday night his
Wife and mother came TO him in alarm.
The boy had positively refused To eat a
done or he would fail sick. The father
grinned little al the story, but SAID: '.Oh,
he Will eat tomorrow"
Tomorrow came, the lawyer went TO his
office, returned home, and still the boy
tasted. His mother had gotten him To the
table, but he had utterly refused to eat.
The mother and grandmother besought the
husband and father To buy the drum and
stop the fast. The lawyer said: Wait
! another day; he Won't go without his meals
another day"
The third day passed, and on his return
home the mother and grandmother Were
| up In arms. They had offered the boy a
drum themselves, but he had refused their
offer, relying only on his papa's promise.
he had not eaten anything, but was pale
and determined. The lawyer took him
and said: Now, for the rest of the week
You can have a saucer of oatmeal n the
morning or piece of bread and butter,
and nothing else for the rest of each day.
Which will you lave?"
The boy decided on oatmeal and lasted
out according to the revised proposition.
He now drums vigorously and artistically,
Hecan accompanyany tune played on piano
or violin and gets new friIls from each
parade he witnesses. 1t was drum or
bust with him, and he is drumming.
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SHE LEARNED THE NAME.
Although the Stage Driver Was
Reticent, H. Finally Relaxed.
San francisco Pos

Eastern tourists who cannot differentiate
between California stage driver and an
Eastern coachman meet with rude shock
inthe wild tld woOily West, aad they soon
learn that the Californian is a knight of
the reins several grades higher in the
social scale than the menal of the East.
There is an old driver at Monterey who
is determined that his patrons shall make
no mistake Concerning his exact status,
and in quiet way he checks all attempts
to make a servant of him. short time
ago he was driving a party Of tourists
about when one quer,llous old lady who
had annoyed him nut n little by her air
of superiority ssked:
MY man, d, you know the name Of
that wild flower?"
Yep" he replied. and flickered one of
his leaders with whip.
She paused for a moment for him to give
the name, but he merely clucked to the
wheelers.
"Driver, do you know the name Of that
flower:' sii e repeated, in an imperious tone.
Yep. Get up there, Blly!'
Again she waited and again demanded:
Man. don't you know the name of that
flower?'
Yep. Glong there, Pete!"
Then, why don't you tell me?''
"0h, you want to know, too, do you?
That's a wild rose.''
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We guarantee our twenty-five cent
Opaque Window Shade to be absolutely sun
fast. It's the same shade you always paid
SOC for, and the roller wasn't near as good
as the ones with which these are fitted.
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You'll be casting your pennies on the
water by buying Post today and seeing
what bargains of ours it's full of.
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FOREIGN BITS IN NEW YORK.
DaShes of Color Not Usually Seer
in the Metropolis.


in the Metropolis.
The early pedestrian through some of the
uptown streets frequently catches an odd
bit of color that is not visible during the
rest of the day.
The Italian and French table d'hote
anasers are at work Soon after sunrise,
and their employees are busily engaged at
cleaning up the establishments before it is
time To cook breakfast for guests, says the
New York Mail and Express.
In many of these places the cooks and
downstair helpers are friends or relatives
brought over from the old home by the sue
cesSful proprietors.
They cling to their old habits and dress
for a long time. People who passed one
OF the large upper Sixth avenue table
d'hote restaurants early the other morning
saw three young men sweeping out or
deaiing windows, and the dress of each
one was what would be seen on all workInen
In a similar class in lower Italian town.
One Wore brilliant scarlet wide sash
ebout his waist; another had on Tight
fitting pair OF cotton trousers and all
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500 Pairs Elegant Hand
sewed Finish Vlci Kid Laced
and Button, made on the
popular Goth Century style.
Needle Toe. kid or patent
tips.
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A Great Bluff.

"Windsplit Adolphus wiery began his
professional career as a song and dance
man; now he's a heavy tragedian.''
But he is still giving his audiences n
song and nce."-Philadsl phia North
American.
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BORN OF THE OYSTER TRADE
Types and Conditions Which
the Bivalve Creates.
is NEGLECTED. INDUSTRY
It's Followers Say That Dis
trict Short Measures Oper-
ate Against Them.

oyStertoWn, Il mcagre collection OF white
washed architectural nightmares, is spread
along the water 1ront, in the southwestern
section OF the city, for The Distance u a
square or more. To the artistic eye its
irregular SKY lines ciIariu by the picI.itu,ie
OF variety, while masses OF color blend
clarinInGiy with the yerdue oil Virginia s
river SHORES ON the horizon. White hr.iIg
lhe predomliiatinE hue, wncnl lit by me rays
Oh tie morning sun. Gr ahlaZr with Inc
glare at noonday, III meIlowed by the en-
feebled beams of the autumn sunset Oys-
tertown sinks with Il subducd mciiowncss
| into the haze from the river, or the deep
Dlue OF the clear sky beyond.
While the poetic or arlIstci eye how ever
acute, may Iail 10 discover any beauty in
oyster shells, which have been retired from
active service, 10 rcposc in scattered heaps
along the wharf frontiDgs, or ease The weight
OF years against fences and Jut-Bril,iings
nevertheless there are latent effects in
said shells, which weather and wagon
wheels eventually disclose In snJ,:y white
roadbeds, which harnonizc Wei with the
surrounding sameDess Of the White waste
And even in The rough heaps there. is
| harmony of idea ut least, for With a for
| ground busy With the jostling denizens
| OF the region and the forests of masts
| and cordage of the fleet of the oystermcn
| forming the background, hat better filling
mark of the industry.
COMPETITION is SHARP
To the more practical mind the earnest
| activity OF the town suggest enterprise,
| industry, zeal determination, and to the
economist IL rare field is opened for re-
search into mems methods or maintaining
existence. Possibly here may be found
the formula for successful search for
hlI INEtt.AG for b..ht
| heaps, laughter loud and true rises IN u
continual stream.
oysters, sun, shuck 'em fur You While
you Wait, sub. Cheap today, bes' Hog
Island stock suh for 40 cents" greets the
visitor. From every corner, oyster pile
and Wagon seat they poured, until the
prospective buyer of oysters is the center
of surging mass OF eager tradesmen split
ting the aIr Win Their shriil and basso
war cries of" Oysters sub; oysters, oysters
The man entrance to Oysteruown is
through a commodous whitewashed arch
way OF prehistoric origin, and from its
portals a white crushed shell roadway
leads directly to the wharf edge where
the oyster craft make fast.
Flanking the road are the nondescripl
oyster houses and ice warehouses tha,
give individuality to the neighborhood
while along the road and against the franz
structure are the oyster piles. Floating
at anchor or fastened by hawsers to
, the plling OF the wharves are the twenty
five or thirty small craft which do busi
ness on great waters, and loung.ng aboul
their decks are the bronzed, hardy-lookinc
men who inveigle the luscious bivalve from
his rock-bound lair beneath the brine.
Lining the wharves i'll groups are thu
/ "siuCkers,' who form the "coolie caste
| in the social organism of -oystertown,
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Wore a sort Of combination shoe and slipper,
with extraordinarily high heels, kind not
manufactured in this country
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Slty merchant. the city merchant re-
uuSes MS demand upon the manufacture
Ct, manufacturers are curtailed. Tho
consequence Is that employees and all
eIeinents OF labor are being discharged.
ana wages are lowered to those who con-
tlnue IN employment. The sufferings
- the farmers. who constitute nearly
ohe-haif OF our population. is thus en-
forced upon the city merchant. the man
uIaCturer and all forms Of labor. These
oomhined elements constitute the over
Nheiming majority Of voters. Their in
telltgent conclusion will be felt when ex-
pressed At the polls.
Maintaining a Balance.
The banker must learn To distinguish
between cheap money and money COM
manulng low interest. The dollar
worth two bushels OF wheat is a dear
louar. and yet IL commands interest in
Wall street at present Of but per cent
per annum on call. If the dollar can
de cheapened by increasing the number
OF dollars. - ,hat each dollar viii buy
It's wheat, the increasing price Of wheat
Viii Increase the demand for dollars to
invest IN the production. Then the hor-
ROVER Of dollars 20 invest in the produc-
ton Of wheat being reasonably sure Of
n profit from that employment of the
money can afford to pay inter-
est for its use as part
OF his profit In other words. interest
Is share II the profit on the employ
ment Of money. So that abundant
money. money readily ohtainahle. which
Is To say really cheap money. is the
money which commands a high rate Of
interest. as "A share OF the profit of the
borrower in using it,
As We appeal Ia the country. IN the
justice Of our cause. one or two points
Of common inquiry must be satisfied.
as follows. The experience Of Mexico
= held zap for our alarm. We answer
first that Mexico is conspicuously pros
porous az home. Her increase I'm man
utacturts railway earnings and the Ike
y recent years * phenomenal. Second.
Mexico Is mo- criterion for the United
States. for the reason that she has
foreign trade indehiC lncss 81 about So
esitaH annually tm excess ~ the value
~ her exports ~ cotton. sugar. conof,
hides AMI the like. which must he paid
for in the surplus product Of her mines.
Her silver. therefore, goes abroad as
merchandise and AT valuation fixed
by the outside world. The United states
on the other hand is nation ~ seventy
millions - people. scattered over "A ter
TitOry seventeen times the area OF
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Would Not Come to sewall.

st. Louis. July 25.-The conference com
mittee appointed by the silver and popu-
lists conventions finally got together Fri
dav afternoon and reached an agreement,
although for two hours the effort promised
to be fruitlcss.
The organization of tho committee was
affected by making w. L. Irwin. of Min
nesota, chairman.
The committee debated all sorts of prop
Ositons. the fight particularly centerng
about the popular Endorsement of Mr..
Sewall for vice president. The southern
popuists members of the committee re-
jected every suggestion TO favor the Chi
cago nominee for vice president and the
silver members finally becoming discour-
aged confined their efforts TO getting the
parties united on common ground"
This was affected by the adoption of the
following:
Resolved, That II is the sense of this
conference committee that q union of
all forces, including the peoples party,
silver men, free silver democrats and
republicans and should be affected at
once for the purpose of achieving vic
tory for the advancement of free silver
IN November. The adoption of this res
olution leaves each party free to pursue
any course il sees proper.
The committee adjourned sine die.
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upon one member OF the executive commit
tee which be was authorized 10 appoint.
ana named Mr.. William T.. 81. John. as the
treasurer OF the national committee. This
was done in the following letter address,
ed 10 Mir. ST.. John under to1ays date
Ay Dear SIr-I have taken the liberty
OF appointing you treasurer of the DEM
OcraLlc uaticnal committee. and hope
that you W Ht Without delay enter upon
the duties Of the position. Very respect
fully, JAMES X JONES
Mt st. John is IN the city and was A
leading factor N the silver convention
which adjourned yesterday and over which
he presided as permanent chairman. lie
promptly addressed a note TO chairman
Jones accepting the appointment.
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desk. which was
S SSraered with gold 80 witt
said: small nag. n
americans. un,3a-
oi1 nag. salute folds
dsY,a1, snen recited tie A.,
TIA, Sse and the ZEE. aeeli
owS document were weiiir
-, applause. tn sreeted-
a. ~, which was ,eiusio-
was marked ~. ~ effec-
an Ri,,S ~ !. the band pIa r o.
delegate from 50 e
INKS OF the - Colora6ss
Tree FOR her rs'il,ion 'er
american liberty on eed
r., "s vote. ana -e
~ am from Senat
-, va .laily asresd t,.,.ss-
ms should hand ,s nst the
rent menlbors me To-
Trs-sr..i 80 While the I ~.
- chairman NJ wisn. lOi-
Sram from So
-,c- ''.eEens. s.. LouI.
ION oVershasEow-,
r IN Us rirhtgr,l al al ~,
tNe Prosperity 80
~ lttuiiy cf ref,,his.. -.
Questions rwr~.
- vote for tran
- industrial ma -
~ TIE AmerI~a 80,
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a springfisld Convert.

Springfield, Ohio. July thames John.
sc1. sr, q prominent republican and ex-
postmaster Of the city has declared him
self for the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver ami gold.
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Adjourn Until Morning.

At 6e5 O'Clock. on motion of Mr. Cornell
OF Colorado. the convention adjourned un-
iii 10 a. m. tomorrow. over the objections
Of a number OF delegates who wanted am
other recitation from Miss Pierce, who
was on the platform during the afternoon
session.
The committee on conference with the
populists effected an organization by SEE
lect.ur Mr.. 81. John as chairman and A..
T. Wedderburn. of Maryland, as secretary.
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ST. JOHN WILL HOLD THE PURSE
New York Banker Made Treasurer of
the Executive Comnnittes

st. Louis, July Ex-senator Jones, chair
man of the democratic national committee
left st. Louis this evening at o'clock for
Lincoln, Neb.. where he goes TO confer with
the party candidate.
While in this city Mr.. Jones determined
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-07-27

France. 4 single one Of our railway
systems. the Erie. exceeds ine aE-t'-
-at,. railway mileage of ai MtNlc'.
~. offer employment for money 10 an
aggregate greater than the wofia
spare silver VII furnish PAS. tirhtt'
our silver money. az home ana t,toAl'
VIII be valued as the money OF the
!,si51e-- q,Rpesl,ioQ, .g4lrgal,g,g}- RS Titi q
d. SILVER 1sut her silver mouty t'r ~.l-
v-r money Na'gcs silver AZ from three
cents tn sevsn cents on tne dollar hlE 1er
than ours Hence, The European m-r-
chant ur banker must sdcriI-c from
three to seven per cent of ibis ful leral
tender money ln order 90 recon II nt our
minis. Eutone's s!NerWaFe, IKE Amefl-
cas- slFerWare. carries in d fhc addi-
ti0ual value ~ labor and the manu-
faria~er's profit
Thev threaten MS with "a food 90 sill
yer from the far east We answer that
rha -nH-e. nr silver IS iugariH tV caat-
War1 and never toward the west. Brit
ssh India is q perpetual sink ~ silver.
absorbing ir. never % rec Gru, hN from
tf.rtv RS sixty million dollars worth
every wear And Inda's absorption of
silver wlG he enlarged hy t.e st'ali-
Retirement of Gold.
They Threaten IS with sudden re-
r.reu.ut 70 saHH.Hf of gold. WIN
thr aesomHans in- panic, causing ean-
t-iU. $50 anl commercial q -Heter an-
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