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Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-23

less half of the total was brought in today, quite cents improvement in price over yesterdays close being recorded at one time, and the close, while at some recess sion from the outside. afforded "call" hold CTS very respectable profit on their in- vestment noticeably important falling off in the northwestern receipts started the buying, and the anxiety of shorts" kept 1t up. News from Argentine was discour- aging as to the crop and as to the ability of that country to furnish any wheat for ex- port May wheat opened at 61hQ61%c ad- higher than yesterday. Cash wheat sold at 1c advance and was nominally 11a@1Ac high CT than yesterday at the close.
 The bu1ging propensities of wheat bore fruit as an influence in corn. The gain in the latter was not important or significant, and the improvement was not marked by any enthusiasm. The commission houses represented fair country business and the pit was buyer to cover shorts. May corn opened at 29Ac, advanced to 29Ac, closing at 295sc. ssQ2c higher than yesterday. Cash corn was Ac higher.
 An advance to correspond with that of corn took place in oats. The factor of course, was the strength which radiated in all directions May oats closed ssc higher than yesterday. Cash oats were firm and Mc per bushel higher.
 ProvisiOns-The hog market was reported Sc lower this morning. and when the mar ket for product opened that report received recognition by a decline in pork, lard and ribs The strength of grain acted as an off, set, however, and values were sent back to the closing figures of yesterday. Late May pork closed 1oc under yesterday, May lard was 71s@l0c lower and May ribs SO 7Rc lower .. .t ls-.-5 t..
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Suns Cotton Review.

New York, Jan 22-The Suns cotton re- view says. Cotton declined 4 to 6 points
 closing quiet, but steady, with sales of 13l, 700 bales. .s. .. s 44.-l.f
 iTodays features: Although the Liverpool news was disappointing and there was more or less long liquidation in consequence, yet the market rallied at one time, and in spite of some further liquidation later on the net decline for the day was small and the tone at the close steady. The receipts were light both at the ports and at the interior towns. Manchester was firmer and the Lv- erpool spot market was higher. The export |. movement from New York was liberal. Easier money markets are expected at the south after February 3, when the award of government bonds Is expected to be made, which will release large amounts of money low held in reserve in case bond bids are accepted In any event, however, the south ern planter is more independent of the bankers just now than atahy tilna for years past, as If he wants td hold his cotton he cap do it without asking permission from anybody. The point is made by the bulls, however. that the average planter is not holding his cotton back that he is selling .Yafling and the fear that the next acreage dhay be very. large. But yet the receipts ntinue small, far smalfer than any of the Bears had expected. Therefore the bulls ar hue that the cotton is not in the south to forne forward. The very strongest Induce 1nents in the shape of high prices and the Fear of big acreage fall to bring itout. Europe. aRd the south. as well as Wall ttreet, have been buying here of late. The Very hopeful for the immediate future. When the time comes to plant cotton things Inay be different, but that Is another story. .
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last half hour, when number of buying or ders made their appearance. Nickel Plate stocks were the features at this time, the common rising 1A per. cent, to 15 second preferred 3. to 29. and the first preferred ton of as per cerlt~.dividend on the first preferred stock. Nothing was paid in 1895, Speculation closed strong, with prices A00 l12 per cent higher on the day The Nickel Plates, however, gained 1@s5s per cent. The 300 Tobacco, 4,S00 St. Paul, 13,3OO Sugar and 0,900 General Electric. .2' 5s
 Bonds were irregulari sales footed up $1 $40, 900.
 The sales of listed stocks Aggregated 12l,- 122 shares. and of unlisted stocks 90, 757 shares.
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In Wall Street.


 New York Jan. 22.-While business at the stock exchange showed no material inn provement in volume the undertone of the market was distinctly better. The advance in prices was the direct result of advices from London indicating peaceful solution of the Venezuelan question and the disposi- ton on the part of the senate to take action on the Davis and other resolutions affecting the nations relations with foreign; coun- tries These developments, coupled with rather extensive buying for London account led to an advance of anywhere from h to 1N per cent. The comparative ease in money on call and the disposition of the leading financial institutions to deal more liberally with borrowers on time also help ed the rise in the list. In the case of Gen eral Electric the stock was influenced by rumors from Boston. The stock rose to NK, the best for a long time past. Tobacco and Chicago Gas were weak at one time, To- bacco falling to 76A from 79 and Chicago Gas to 635b from 65.s The decline in Tobacco was attributed to the closing of the transfer books for the annual election, which prac- tically wiped out the premium on the stock so far as borrowing purposes are concern ed. It was also stated that there will be no contest at the annual election, and this gave the bears. fresh courage. The refusal of the secretary of state of illinois to iacceft the reorganizatipa. papers of the Chicago early and sharp advance the railway list drifted into dullness, and the market for these specialties continued quiet until the
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-23
Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, Jan. 22.-12:30 p. m.-Cotton was in fair demand and prices firm; American middling. 17-S2d; sales, 10000 bales of which $500 bales were American; for speculation and export, 1000 bales; receipts. 20, 900 bales, lures opened firm, demand moderate. Jan- uary and February, 29-64d; February and May and june, June and Juiy, July and August, H-Gid; August and September, 26-e4d September and October, 4 19-64d; Oc- steady.
 Liverpool, Jan. 224 p. m.-Cotton futures closed quiet. January, H-G4Ql4 28-64d sell lers; January and February, g-6id sellers; February and March, 26-64d buyers; March and April 25-G4Gf4 26-G4d buyers; April and 25-64d buyers; June and July, 25- e4d buy CTS; July and August, 25-6id buyers; Au- gust and September, 4 24-64d sellers; Sep Der and November. 13-61d sellers.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-23
New York.

New York, Jan. 22.-Flour was firm, fairly active and unchanged. Southern flour was Wheat-Spot market was dull and strong er with options and a checking business; No 2 rec, in store and elevator, 73c; aioat, fairly active and firm. No. 9 red. January, 7lHc; February, 7lAc: March, 72c May, roc; '1;e corn0spots s.,sS was dull and firm; No. P 36AGb35hc in elevator; 37Ad9371sc afioat. Op. tiohs were dull and firm at hM3sc advance; were qas a4a rmor op tons were dull and firmer; January 243sc; February 5,1 24ase; May 25c Spot prices-No
 Hay was quiet and weak shipping, 7Oly 724c; good to choice 9Ocgs1.O8.
 Wool was firm. in fair demand and un- Beef was firm and unchanged.
 Beef hams were dull at S15.5O.
 Gut meats ' we're % unsetted % a piefIed hfed bellies $5,25; shoulders. $500; hams. $85099.O0. ,z Lard sS ,, was & dull % and weak western steam fined was quiet continent, s625; South American. $6.50; compound, $475q5O0
 Pork was steady and quiet; old mess. s1O.75 Butter, was quiet and in liberal supply, and unchanged.
 steady; crude as92sc; yellow prime 2S,aA; yellow prime off grade. 2Sc asked
 Resin was dull and unchanged.
 Iurpentine was quiet and steady at 2lh Hice was firm and unchanged. a,
 Molasses was firm and unchanged.
 Peanuts was firm; fancy hand-picked, Jc Mare asoS May ssSaary iis ss tsrhbeI. sll.6o Spot Rio was dull and steady; SusarNRaw vas dull and firm: fair re- fining. 3ssc bid. Refined was moderately ac- tive and frmer some grades higher; No. c. 4Ac; No. 2. 4asc; off A. 1 s-is@4 ii-iss::
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MARKETS BY IWf,lteRApH.
Cotton Letter.


 New York, Jan 2.-(Special )-Liverpool was distinctly disarpointlng today, and our opening was at Q decline of or points, March selling on the call at 7.99. but the un- dertone of the market was very steady, and March gradually advanced to 8 05. The market seemed to be about to close at the best of tho day when sus ,enly. in the last thirty minutes, the comnii4sion houses con- trolling the private wires began slaughter ing great blocks of long cotton for what ever was bid. The pressure proved too great for the bulls to withstand, and a de- cline followed. in which most of the gain of the day was quickly lost. The close was quiet but steady, With March at 7.99@S0O It is, certain that the leading bear houses here attach great deal more importance to Ellison's bullish figures of supply and con sumption than they are willing to admit, and while they will be very glad: to see prices declined, they are quite willing just now that other people should do the selling.
 RIORDAN & CO.,
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New York Cotton Market.

New York, Jan. 22.-Cotton was steady; 8 5-16c; net receipts. 1592 bales; gross receipts 10,149 bales; exports to Great Britain. 1O,33S bales; exports to- the continent, 1883 bales ners. 2SS bales; stock. 1Ss. .59S- bales ~
 Total today: Net receipts, 18.62 bales eopts eapoTts so t9 the etsa 980, ,132 bales.
 Total so far this week: Met receipts. 75, 175 exports to France, 45S6 bales exports to the continent, 58,774 bales.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts. 3, .S26 bales; exports to Great Britain, l. l210a33s bales1 exports to France, 3a7, ,005 bales exports to the continent. 1.O02,5 ,5S6 bales.
 New York, Jan. 2.-Cotton futures closed quiet; sales, l31-70 bales. January and February. 7.52; March. 7.9s; April. S.o3; May.
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Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, O., Jan. 22.-Flour was active and unchanged.
 Wheat was quiet, steady and unchanged Corn was quiet and steady; No. mixed 27kc.
 Oats were steady: No. mixed. 2OGD20%c. Pork was active, steady and unchanged. Lard was firm; steam leaf. $625; kettle, $625
 Bacon was strong-Loose shoulders, s5.25 short rib sides. $5.25: short clear sides, $500 Dry salted meats were firm and active Shouldefs $4.75. short ribs, $5.25; short clear sides, S55O; box meats Hc more.
 Whisky was quiet and steady at $122
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Country Produce. bbage-1Ac per pound. barrel S2 0O6I2. 30.

Country Produce. Cabbage-1Ac per pound. Apples-Per barrel, $2. .00q2. 50. Onions-Per pound, 1lsc. Cotton seed-Per ton. 100. f. o. b. Cotton seed hulls-Per ton, $5.50. Cotton seed meal-$1S50 per ton. Irish potatoes-50660c per bushel. Sweet potatoes-50c per bushel. Butter-Country, 15Q20c per pound; Jer- sey, 30635c.
 Peas-Lady. s1.75 per brishel white crowd CT, $1.00; mixed, 75c Dried apples-Peeled, 3Rc per pound; cvaporated, 61ac.
 Poultry-Large fryers. 15Q17c; broilers, g @10c; cocks, 15c: hens, 25c. Eggs-16c per dozen. Evaporated peaches-7ts@Skc Vinegar@Apple. 12hQ1Sc: pure double strength, 206e25c $12.O0; No. Timothy; s17.0O No. Timothy, $1S.50.
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WHOLESALE PRICES.
Provisions.

Provisions. Bacon-$6.00.
 Bulk meats-$5. .00G5.50. Grits-Per sack, $1.10. Cheese-10Q12hc. Bran-Per hundred pounds, 75@S0c. Hams-14-pound average, 10bQ11c. Corn-White milling, 37c Rice--Good, 334Q4A per pound; prime FAC; fancy head, SAC Corn meal-G56I75c per sack. ana, SSc 200 pound ground Liverpool, S5c. Syrup-Fancy new crop, 3Oc per gallon; other grades. 1S@25c per gallon. Oats-Western feed, 2Sc per bushel; Texas seed BIC.
 Lard-Tierces, fancy leaf, 61s; refined enceS.
 Flour-Common to best. $37514.25. Sugar-Granulated. 5.07l2c; cut-loaf 6c; fancy yellow clarified. 4%Q5c.
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SOY; June, 8.11; July and August, S14; Sep tember, 7.s4; October, TIT; November, 7.71.
New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, Jan. 22.-Cotton futures were steady; sales, 4O,200 bales. January 7.@; February, 7S6; March, 7.sS; April, 792; May, 7e6; June, 7.99; July, sos; August, 7s6 September 773; October, 7.54.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-23

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour were unchanged Wheat-No. 2 spring, 593t 460c; No 2 red. .6314Q65Ac. Corn-No. 9 sI0.17A@l04 40. Lard. s5.621aql5.725 Short rib sides. $5.00lt5.10. Dry sailed shoulders, $475 @5.00. Short clear sides, s5.371z9550 Whisky, $122 a. fEs E-e s. ~i
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Chicago Cattle Market.

Union Stock Yards, H., Jan. 22.-CattIe- Receipts, 15.00O; market easy and 15c lower; stockers and feeders, s3.00G400; cows and bulls, s150a3.50; Texans s2.40q3.00.
 Hogs-Recelpts, 5000; markeet easy and 5c lower; heavy packing and shipping lots, $39oW4. .15; common to choice mixed, s3S0Y 4.l5; choice assorted, &.05a5.15 light. s3911 40; pigs. $3.25G420
 Sheep-Receipts, 16,000; market weak and lower; inferior to choice, s2.4OQ36O; lambs, s3.25Q46O
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-23
THE MARKETS.

State Herald Office, Jan. p, 1896 Money in the local market is in active de- mand at from to per cent according to the security offered.
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Hides. Wool. Etc,

Hides-Green salted. 5Q6c. Hides--Dry flint, 7@9c. Hides--Dry salted. 6@Sc. Beeswax-15q24c per pe!fad.
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Birmingham Clearing House Report.
Local Cotton Market.

ClearingS " ...... ...... ............ .S72, 432 [
 Same day last year ................. 4S, 265 1
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Gooo InluuinS .'..... ....'..... '''''..''''11 17s Strictly middling ....... ....... ..........71s Middling ......... ......... ...........".....7ss Strictly low middling ........................7A
 Market very firm.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-23
Chicago Change.

Chicago. Jan. 22..-It has been computed that all the way from 100000 to 10, 1000 900 bushels of short wheat has been covered in
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-23

standard A, Sc; cut-loaf and crushed, 54so; granulated, Sc.
 ,Freights to Liverpool were quiet and un- changed.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-23

New York YS,t ,,a Jan 22wM9neX on call was and closing -offered at 2aper cent; prime mercantile paper, 697 per cent.
 Bar ver,u6zc.ars.-su.-s-.,s~s-s
 Sterling exchange was easier, with actual business In bankers. hills. at A. 87tk014. STA for sixty days and $4SSAa48q for dema nd : posted rates, sk ssq4S9lk; connmercial bills, H. .S6a1 0U4. S7lt.su s~ Eq.ss -,. n
 Government fJonds were. irregular.
 State bonds were higher. .:-l
 Railroad bonds were easier
 Silver at the board was neglected
 Treasury .-sbalances-Coin,,1&93, ,992 586; cur rericy, s88. .162, ,571 ts aso5-s -
 Closing bids
 American Cotton oil. On.. IS American Cotton oil preferred. ......... S3 American Sugar Refining. 1U2Is American sugnr Refining preferred. .... 96K American ToDacc0...-...,...-. T6 American Tobacco preferredA ........... ,s9 Atchison. ,...., -..-.,-...... ...,.. 14ss Baltimore and Ohio. f--. ........... 3s Cannda Pacific. dc.....-............ -...... 5A Chesapeake and Ohio. io..-.,.....,......... 15b Chicago and Alton. .-........... ... 153 Chicago. Burlington and quincy. S54 peiawsrs. Iaciawanna and wsstern.. 1so % Dfstiilers and Cattle Feeders..... l6h Erie..... 15I5 Erie preIerreu,.s.s.s.... .-....s.......... 2312 Generai Eieetflc.- .>y .......... 26sB IlinQis Central: .A .......- 94a Lake Erie and Western. ....,..... -1aII Lake Erie and Western preferred. -5fE Louisville and Nashville ................. 45h Louisville, New Albany and Chicago... 9A
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New Orleans.

New Orleans. New Orleans, La, Jan. 22.-Sugar was sslag2ong' open kettle according to grade; 27s seconds. 2A@3Ac.
 Molasses, was quiet; open kettle, accord Refined sugar-Powdered and cut-loaf, 5Se; standard granulated, 1-16c; confea' Rice.-Prtme. 4Ad4hc fair, 24@Shc; com Flour@1Patents, ss.75@s.SO; extra fancy. Corn-No mixed and No. white sack 0ats-Mo; western, 26c; choice, 26kc. oHay-Prime, sl65o@2Ooo; choice, s2looap Pork, sio6@11.oo.
 Dry salted meats-Shoulders, $5.25; long clear, short clear and short rib sides. $5.5O. Bacon,shouders, $5.25; long clear, short Lard-Compound, s4S71kq5OO; pure, s6OOD Hams, S9750lO.25.
 Coffee-Rio fair, 175sc; good ordinary, 15H%c cor, eommon, 1sA@l4Ac; Mexican prime Cotton seed ol-strictly prime crude, in bulk, 19ls92Oc; strictly prime crude, in barz rels, 22a221ac refined, 26@26hc. (
 St. Louis.
 st. Louis Mo, Jan 22.-F'lour was firm Wheat was higher; January, 5ohc; May, Corn. was higher; January. 254sc May. Oats were higher January, 1sSc; May. Pork-standard mess was nominal at sl062h old, Sl0.12s.
 Lard-Prlme steam. .s5:5oi choice. $5.6O. clear ribs, s5s7la short clear sides. $500 Dry salted meats-Shoulders $475; longs S550; short rib sides, s5.5O; short clear sides High wines was steady at $122.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-23
Naval Stores.

Savannah. Ga, Jan. 22.-Spirts turpentine Nothing doing; receipts. 250.
 Rosin was unchanged.
 Charleston. s. C., Jan. 22.-Turpentine was firm at 29c.
 Rosin was firm. B., $1.15; C., D., s125; E.. $2.O0 steady and unchanged.
 Spirits turpentine was steady: machine, 2pac. irregular. 2Sc. Crude turpentine was firm; hard. not quoted; soft $50; virgin, s1.90.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-23

Standard brands of fine old whisky, thoroughly matured, 6 years old, 75c a bottle.
 s H. BARN ARD, .
 2O9 and 2ll 18th Street. Open until 9:3O p. m. 12-12-ff
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~ don't think 50, says he, I'm sure
II II. Ike just been over the division
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ANIMAL SIZE HAD NEVER SEEN.
Bin sanders wife Thought il POSSIBLE
he Sad Killed Popuiist.

During the last campaign one day"
said Howard, the populist member
from Alabama, Il went up to the top
of a considerable mountain to see q
hunter of the name of Bill Sanders to
secure his vote Bill was not at home,
but his wife was, bony woman, with
dusty black hair. hollow, colorless
checks, and sunken eyes, large
mouth. large feet and yellow hands.
In one hand She held box OF snuff, in
the other a toothbrush, and she was
splitting amberique.
Good morning, madam said /.
is your husband at home my good
"Ilow are YOU. stranger said She.
/ woman -
| "'No. he haint. He went down in
Coon Ioller this mornin' before day
and / hain't loobin' for him back until
| towards midnight
| " Wen, madam ] continued, i
| am n candidate for Congress, and hope
| you will use your influence to get
your husband to vote for me. ] know
| that woman of your intellect, your
beautiful eyes that shine like the dew
| drops on the mountain top when the
! light of the morning sun first strikes
| it; your fresh rosy checks, which the
gods would kiss AS nectar, and your
| entire charming personality say q
| woman so endowed by nature must
/ have great influence over her husband.
| for he was indeed fortunate to secure
you for wife
! Law, now, stranger, exclaimed
| the woman, when you come talkin'
! that away, and bein' as how | likes
! Nout. looks ANYWAYS / oueGe 81 PtU SAN
! ders don't vote for you he need never
| expect 10 roost round these diggins
40 more, / tell you
Il was much pleased with the pro-
| gress was making. and / vcutured to
| put the question of most Importance
to me; Are there any Populsts in
this Vicinity2'
Dear me, stranger She answered,
YOU are a little mite too hard for me
this time. You see / don't pay much
attention TO them things, but Bill is a
mighty pert hunter, and has killed and
skunt almost all kinds of yarmints in
these mountains. But whether he ever
kotch one o them air, what you call
it, ranger?-Populist varmints-is
more nor / know. If you'n just walk
round the backside OF the house,
where he's got all his pelts hangin' up
a-dryin', You may find one o them
things, for, now that ! come to think
about it, Bill he yesterday mornin'
killed one of the dolgastedest critters
ever see. 1t had long legs. handy
shanks, long hair, and was cToss-eyed.
an / jest bet pound o. homemade
tobacller it was a Populist, though
never heern tell O one afore.'
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was as rusty as if it had been soaking
in water for q week, but didn't mind
that. | iammed that brake down good
and hard, but the brake-chain snapped
almost as easy as the bell-cord, ;ud
there was an end of that plan for stop
ping the train. OF course, i knes. that
brake-chain sometimes snaps. and
YOU can't prevent it, but it was curious
that both the bell-cord and the brake
chain on that ear should have been
good for nothing.
well. / got back into the car again.
and / took a middling good drink of
the whisl<ey, and it sort OF warmed up
my courage. / never was a drinking
man even in my young days, for
despise a drunkard, especially if he is
q railroad man. But hadn't had above
six or seven drinks that day, and
knew that another moderate he
wouldn't do me any harm. | was be
ginning to feel little better. when
remembered that | had never heard
the whistle of the locomotive since we
had started from Manlius station. That
showed me that the engineer WASH
either drunk or mad, for in either case
he would have blown his whistle about
two thirds of the time; there being
nothing that Il crazy man or drunken
engineer finds as soothing as steam
whistle l couldn't explain our flying
around curves and over level cross
ings without sounding the whistle, eX-
cept on the theory that the engineer
had dropped dead in his cab. But then
there would have been the fireman.
Both of the men couldn't very well
have died at the same minute, and il
there was anything the matter with
the engineer. the fireman would natur-
ally either have stopped the train and
tried to get help, or he would have run
1t very cautiously, that not being his
usual business, and would have been
very particular about whistling at the
proper places. Not hearing the Vhis-
he was. ON the whole, more astonishing
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. A GHOST I 1TLRAlNIp -
Copyright. 1896. by W. /. Alden.

Of the niger porter, who ought to
have been there to ask me fer my tick
ct. and to pretend that l was making
him a lot of trouble by asking for a
bed. You know the ways of niger
porters, and how they always make
YOU feel that if you don't give them n
pretty big tip, you are good deal
worse than a slaye-driyer. The car
was lit up after fashion by single
oil lamp, and all the berths looked as
if the passengers had just jumped out
of them. and the porter hadn't been
round to make up the beds. couidn
think what had become Of the passen-
gers. seeing as they couldn't have
gone into the baggage car, and 1t d1dn
seem probable that whole carfull
could have distributed themselves at
way stations. However, that WASH t
any affair of mine. l opened both
doors of the car to let little air blow
through for it was very musty and then
| Dicked out good berth, and calcu-
lated to turn in for the night. | soon
fonnd that those berths weren't Int Tor
any Christian to sleep in, for the bed
clothes were as damp as If they had
been left out in a rain storm. Where
the water had come from that had
soaked them / couldn't imagine for
II hadn't rained any for a week,
and il stood to reason that the snow
couI,in't have drifted into the ear, snu5
M as tight as it was. Then 1T puzz'e.o
me TO imagine why the porter haail
taken the wet clothes away, and what
had become Of the niger anyhow. he
whole business was enough to throw
a man off his balance, and | gave up
thinking about it, and, going into the
wash room, / sat down in the wash