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TRAINING OF Gil II DREE.
Mrs. L. W. Birney of his City
Spoke in New York.

Spoke in New York.
New York, Dec. 9.-There was fur
ther meeting at the Waldorf Hotel this
evening in the interest OF the Congress OF
Mothers TO be held in Washington Feb
ruary Is.
Mrs. T. W Birney Of Washington made
an address, in which she talked Of the
importanceof better and broader physical
and moral training for children 1t is
proposed TO organize clubs for mothers
throughout tn e country, to which ali
mothers will ne askedto come.
large number of New York and Brook
Ign women were present this evening They
were received by Mrs. Adlai Stevenson
and the other ladies Of the delegation
from Washington
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Plumbers Elect Officers,

At IL largely attended meeting of the
Master Plumbers Association, held on
Tuesday, at their rooms in the Builders
Exchange. the following officers Were
elected: President. William Koch: first
vice president. K. b. Caverly: treasurer
D. A. Hannah; recording secretary. T. y.
Buehler; Sergeant-at-arInS, Charles Bar
rick
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GRANTS GRANDDAUGHTER
MAKES her BOW
Miss Vivian Sartoris introduced at
a Tea.
Marriage of Miss Whitley and MIR.
Sloan ut 81. Johns Social Notes
and Personals.

Among the many events of today will
be tea by Mrs. sheridan, to Introduce
her twin daughters, Irene and Louise; a
tea by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur A. Brney, to
introduce their daughter. Miss Margaret
Birney; tea by Mrs. Charles Hartwell
Cragin, TO introduce Miss Helen Cragin; a
dinner by the British Ambassador and
Lady PaUncefote; a dinner by Mrs. John
Rodgers. and a ball by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
NJ. Ffoulke.
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Americans Returning Home.

London, Dec. 9.-Among the passengers
aboard the North German Lloyd steamer
Lain, from Bremen, which sailed from
southampton today for New York, are:
MIR. John KatZ, Lynchburg; the Misses
Ausdrohe and Mr.. John BetZ. PhiIadeI-
pIiia, and Count Won Goetzen Washington
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Archbishon Fabre Diving.

Montreal, Dec. 9.-Archbishop Fabre
is sinking rapidly and cannot last much
longer. Cardinal sRampolla, papal secre-
tary of state. has cabled the pope's bene-
diction to the dying archbishop.
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A STYLISH MGHAIR.
Deep Green, With a Trimming OF
Violet Cloth and a Curling
Girondin Hat.

IT. BE mohair dress that wears forever
and makes a pettiCoat afterwards has
come in with such vengeance that
every woman has invested in one. Mohair
is easily fashioned into street gowns,
and keeps its shape SO well, that one
wonders how anything can ever take its
Iiace.
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Nc .TS-sirlnin steak. 15c. to 1sc

AE!.TS-Sirloin steak, 15c. to 1Sc. per
pound; porterhouse, zoe. to 25c per pound;
round, IL 1-2c. per pound; prime rib roast,
15c to 1Sc. per pound; chuck roast, 1Oc
to 2 11-2c per pound; soup beef, &c. to SC.
per pound; lamb, sc. to .1Sc. per pound;
corned beef, &c. to 12 1-2c. per pound
sausage, 1oc. to II Lee. per pound, both
green and smoked; breakfast bacon, 10c.
to 2 1-2c. per pound; sweet picked pork,
&c. to lie. per pound; Western, do, Sc
per pound; ham, 1Oc. to IL l-2c. per pound;
pig tails Sc. per pound; hog brains, 10c
per plate; boiled ham, 40c. per pound.
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The Spanish Minister and Nine. Dupuy
de Lone have dinner invitations out for
Monday, December II.
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Mrs. John S Ward proposes giving q
large dance between Christmas and New
Years Day at her home, on Connecticut
avenue.
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Nine. Eonaparte has issued invitations
to the marriage of her daughter, Louise,
and Count de Molke -lluitfeld, the ceremony
to take place at st. Paurs Church, Tues
day, December 20.
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An Inauspicious Occasion.
why is it that they failed to observe
Thanksgiving at Grumpy's?'
Because it happened to fall on his
wedding anniversary y.'-Detroit Free Press
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Mr. and Mrs. John Hay propose giving a
dance at Rauscher's on the night of De-
cember Is, in honor OF the Yale Glee
Club.
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THE GIRL WHO RIDES.
something Warm and Sensible for
Brisk Ride on a Cold
Winters Day.

-0R horseback riding the meltons and
r. broadciothS are worn. Custom had laid
ii down that the girl rider shall dress
thus and So but this fall she is dressing
to suit her own new ideas.
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Owing to the mild weather of the past
week, fish of all kinds are more plentiful.
Receipts have been exceedingly heavy, aad
with light demands prices have some what
declined
Quail and pheasant continue TO be plen-
tiful. Grouse are scarce and selling ilgh.
Mallard and bloodheads, in fact, nearly all
the ordinary kinds OF ducks make good
showing; but canyasbaCks and redheads
are scarce, also the little ruddy duck, but
few being seen on the stalls.
Poultry is everywhere in evidence, and
the lowered prices brought on 10y mild
temperature has had the effect of re-
ducing the prices OF meats.
The reign OF the chrysanthemum is over
and the rose is again queen of the flower
market, with close rival in the modest
lily OF tile valley, that Sells Just now
for from 20 cents to 81 dozen sprays.
FLOWERS - Carnations, 25c. per dozen;
gOlden-gate roses, 50c. to 81 per
dozen; La France roses, same;
President Carnot roses, same; Kaiser
Augusta Victoria roses, same; Madame
Chatanay (new), 81 per dozen. Palms sell
all the way from soc. to SO, and maiden
hair ferns range from 25c to $3.50; vio-
lets, 1c each; asparagus sprays, ST per
dozen; lilies OF the valley, 81 per dozen
sprays.
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POULTRY Turkeys, IL 1-2c. 10 15c
per pound; geese, IL &c. per pound;
ducks 15c. per pound; fowl, 1 2 1-2c. per
pound. '
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Lansburgh g. Bro.
SAVE MONEY. I

If you will carefully read
our announcements that
daily occupy this space you
will know where 10 go to do
your Christmas shopping.
We can surely save you
money on your purchases.
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Miss Jessie 5. Adams, the daughter Of
Capt. and Mrs NJ. r. Adams, and Mr. VIII
liam Stafford Anderson, of Beaver, Pa
Were married last night at the home of
the bride, No. 1895 street.
The bride. attended by her sister, Miss
| Bertha Hart dams, entered the room with
her father, who conducted her to the bay
window, where the groom and his best
man, Mr.. Lyle ellis, awaited them. The
! ceremony was performed by Rev. Hugh
! Johnston, assisted by Rev. Stowen Bryant.
and the marches Were rendered by Miss
! Lucy Moore.
! The bride, who is u tan and pretty
brunette, wore n train gown of white
4 satin. with bOlero bodice and long sleeves
| finished with duchess lace. Her tulle veil
was cauGht with family pearls and she
carried Bride roses tied with white satin
! ribbon.
The ceremony was witnessed by the
| family and few friends only. and was
! followed by a reception, from $50 until
! IL.
During the evening Mr. and Mrs. An
| derson left for a trip South before going
| TO their future home, in PENNSYLVANIA
The large evening reception given by Mr..
/ and Mrs Alexander Graham Bell al their
| home, 1891 Connecticut avenue, last even
| ing, marked the entrance of their only
| daughter, Miss Bell into fociety. Several
| hundred invitations had been sent out and
| there We're representatives present of Wash
| ington's many distinct social circles
The handsome house was elaborately
| decorated throughout tie entire first floor
| and along the wide oaken stairway Roses
and carnations were used with delicate
| ferns and tall palms, with excellent effect,
| pink and white being the prevailing colors
An orchestra OF eight pieces was sta
toned in the hall, playing throughout the
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A tea in which society was much in
terested was given yesterday afternoon by
Mrs. Harry Wells, OF No. 2115 o street,
complimentary to Mrs. Francis. The house
was beautifully decorated in holly, and the
tea table and dining-room trimm ed in
delicate fern with white narcisssus, while
the tapers burned under red shades.
Mrs. Wells received her many callers
in a beautiful gown of white and black
silk and white chiffon with accessories
of delicate green velvet. She was assisted
by her sister, Miss Rosengarden, of Phila-
delphia, and Mrs. Ffoulke, while Mrs.
Schroeder and Mrs. Kendlebarger presided
In the dining-room.
Mrs. Francis was not present and many
distinguished guests Were disappointed in
not meeting the wife of the new Secretary
of the Interior, who, it is said, will be a
valuable acquisition to the Cabinet circle
and society generally.
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BUTTER. EGGS, CHEEsE-Bes Elgln
butter, ,30c TO 35c. per pound; butterine, I &C.
to 25c per pound; nearby eggs, 25c per
dozen; Western eggs, zoe per dozen; cream
cheese. 1Sc. TO 2oc. per pound Ncufchatel
cheeses, sc. each; Pineapple cheese. CSC.
to Toe each; Edam cheeScs, SOC each;
Sweitzer cheese, zoe to 25c per pound.
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FIsH-Boiling rock. 2Oc to csc per
pound; red snapper, l0c to / 2 1-2c per
pound; blue fish, l0c per pound; Cod, 10c
per pound; picl;erel, Sc per pound; new
salmon, 25c to 35C per pound; white
fish, large size, l 2 lie per pound; small
. size, &c per pound; black bass, sc per
pound; Spanish mackerel, &c 10 zoe per
pound; hallibut, 20c per pound; soles, 10c
per pound.
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GAME -Canvasbaok, SO per pair; red
head, $3.50 per pair; rnallards, ST 90 per
pair;ruddy duck, ST. per pair; near by quail,
So per dozen; Western quail, $3.50 per
dozen: grouse. 81 25 per pair; pheasant,
81 so per pair.
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FRUIT-Florida oranges 4Oc TO SOC
per dozen; Jamaica oranges, 25c to 40o
per dozen; Malaga grapes zoe per pound;
Tokay grapes, sc to zoe per pound;
Concord grapes. 12c per basket; Cata wba
grapes, sc per basket; pineapples, 15c
TO 25c each; japanese persimmons,
&C to Toe each; pOmegranatcs, 1Oc each:
bananas, 10c to 20c per dozen; apples,
3uc 10 40c per peck; shattucks. 10c each,
three for 20c.
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NUTS-Black walnutS, soc. per peck;
shellbarks, 10c per quart; French chestnuts,
15c. per pound; common chestnuts, 10c.
per quart.
PICKLES AND PRES ERVES Chow
chow, 20c. per quart; German mustard
15c. per quart; picked onions, 15c. per
pint; celery relish, 10c. per pint; olives,
1ec. per pint; horseradish, 10c. per pint;
honey. 25c. per pound; Jcllies, 10c. per
pound preserves, Ice. per pound.
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VEGETA ABLES-Parsnips, 25c per peck;
spinach zoe per peck; Eastern Shore sweet
potatoes, SOC per peck; radishes, bunches
for 10c: cyu. bling, Sc each; hot-house
tomatoes, doc to soc per pound;
chicory. &c to 10c per head; water crcss,
5c per bunch; mint, &c per bunch; cauli-
flower, 1oc to 25c per head; satisfy, &c
per bunch; Savoy cabbage, &C per head,
Irish potatoes zoe per peck; snap beans, sc
per quarter peck; Southern cuturnbers,
sc each; hot house Cucumbers, 1Oc EACH;
Spanish onions, 10c each; egg plants, 10c
to 15c each; pumpkins. &C TO / sc each
green peppers, 25c to SOC per dozen; Gel
cry &c to 1Oc per bunch; cranberries, 10c
per quart; squash, &c per pound
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reception, which lasted from 8 to II, after
which there was dancing. a buffet supper
was served from a beautifully decorated
atble in the dining room.
The receiving party consisted only of MIR.
and Mrs. Bell, and the debutante, the lat
ter wearing a handsome gown OF white
satin.
Mrs. Bells toilette was a particularly
rich one OF crimson satin, with which she
Wore handsome diamond ornaments.
None OF the debutantes of the season We're
invited to assist, but among the guests
were Miss Worthington, Miss Ward, Miss
Newlands, Miss Ashton, Miss Tisdal ant
Miss Sewers
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Bargains IN dOmestics used
in your household every day of
the week.
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Extra Heavy Un-
bleached Canton FIan-
mel el"..................5c yd
Spin Cheviot i'll diff
ferent colors, fine quail
lty................-...... yd
He avy Unbleached
Sheeting, 214 yards
wlde...-................ yd
Hemmed PILLOW
Cases, good quality..7c each
100 dozen Ready
made Hemstitched Pill
low Cases, size AK
56.............l21ac each
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Things for the
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Housekeeper to Know.
The advocate., 1896-09-02

FIFTEEN CENTS will get the AD-
VoCATE till the November election.
The advocate., 1896-09-02

affection and Of regret that all Democrats
cannot see their duty alike. We are
anxious to avoid any division that can
possibly be prevented. We believe that
the vast majority Of the Democrats Of
America, after this canvass is over,
will agree with us and will unite with
us in the preservation Of the true Demo
cratic party; and so far as we are
concerned, we shall conduct the pending
canvass, with respect to those who dis
agree with US, with affection to our
brother Democrats who cannot unite
with us, and by our action we will have
a Democratic party in which our
brethren, finding fusion with the Re-
publicans and Populists to be only
disastrous, will have q home where they
car adhere to Democratic faith and q
party based upon Democratic principles"
The advocate., 1896-09-02
KANSAS GOLD DEMOCRATS
Continued from page ~


here, or in which the dollar received as
wages will do so much. There is no
silver basis country that has 80 large
a commerce, such prosperous manufac-
turers or such a well-to-do agricultural
class. tits fact that in every silver
basis country in the world, abject and
hopeless poverty on the part OF the
masses is the rule.
ITO the sectionalism involved, and al
most declared for, in the Chicago plat
form, we are unuttersbly opposed; and
we deuounce the refusal Of that COD
ventioD to indorse the able Democrat
and statesman and the statesmanlike
administration of Cleveland as q crime
never before perpetrated in q so-called
Democratic convention.
"To the Democratic brethren who do
not sec their way clear TO unite with ue
we have no words except Of fraternal
The advocate., 1896-09-02
UnlcagO Live Stock.

CHICAGO, Aug. l-Cattle-Receipts, 81 900:
market weak to 100 lower; fair to best
beeVes, S2OO95,OO; stookers and feeders,
B25OGa70; mixed cows and bulls, g. L1O924O;
Texas, e25O0335.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market 5 TO l0c lower
but active; native, SS.4O6345: rough packing,
625502 rs; mixed and butchers, g. s5O3 a; heavy
packing and shipping, s2.65 65aa20; pigs $3.50
Q23O.
Sheep-Reeeipts, 1000: market for sheep
steady, lambs Is to 25c lower; native, 5000
2eO; western, s2.5OG25O; lambs, S2.T505.25.
The advocate., 1896-09-02
Kansas City Produce.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. Sl.-Butter-C Creamery,
extra fancy separator, 40; hrsts lSc; dairy,
fancy, 12c; fair lOc; store packed, fresh 9GlOO;
packing stock, 70.
Eggs Strictly candled stock, 90 per doz.
Poultry-Hens, Sc. ROSTERS. 100 each;
spring, 6Ao per lb; turkeys hens, &c; gob-
blers, 70; spring ducks 7o old, so; spring geese,
&c: pigeons 750S5c per doZ
Fruits-Peaches, shipped stock, Il bu. boxes,
fancy, 4;05Oc; olings Sic inferior, 80; 4-basket
crates, 60c; 6-basket crates, eL0O; i'm
ferior stock, 75c; home grown stock, fancy, Ale
berta, 5O060c peck; good to choice, 3O04Oc;
seedlings, 1502Oc a peck; SO03ic half bu.
Apples-Choice red apples sold at 25c peck;
fancy yellow are selling at 75c bu; eating
sell from IS 35Oc bu-; cooking, 1563Oc; Maiden
Blush, shipped stock, fancy packed, 500;
common to inferior, Sl.25: Rambo, fancy,
sl.5O; common, Sl.OO per bril-; crabs, 500
per ,bu.; other varieties, zoo per peck.
Grapes, Concord, choice, 15c; fair, 1910
per peck basket inferior, lOc fancy Werdens,
l5c; white grapes for jelly purposes, ls1SG G15c
peck
Potatoes-In small way good demand was
supplied at 2O021c per bu; in round lots, ITO
I9c car lots, l7Hc Sweet potatoes, new stock,
SllA0C per bu,
The advocate., 1896-09-02

The following dates for speakers are
announced by the committees having
charge Of the campaign:
The advocate., 1896-09-02

Hogs-Receipts since Saturday, 2,O2A
shipped Saturday, 1894 The market was
weak to SC lowerer. The following are rep
The advocate., 1896-09-02
Business Established Since 1874.
MARKET REPORTS.
Kansas CltY Live Stool.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 81 .-Cattle-ReceiptS'
since Saturday, $3.50; calves, SCI; shipped Safe
Urday, 9SS cattle, 40 calves. Best natives
steady; Texans steady, and westerns weak to
Is cents lower. The following are represents
tive sales:
The advocate., 1896-09-02
NJ. S. PETERS ( CO.
Live Stock Commission
Merchants,
Rooms 20 and n (neW Wing), Exchange Bldg.
Kansas City Stock Yards.

Anyone feeding or handling stock and
desiring market reports, or desiring in
formation relative to the markets, should
write us.
The advocate., 1896-09-02

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 3l.-Receipts OF wheat
were large here to-day and trade was slow in
getting started, but when business got under
way twas active. Hard wheat below No. 9
was 80 lower as q rule. Red wheat was scarce,
90 usual. and firmly held There we're arm bldS
Tor wheat out Of store, S75fc Galveston fOr No.
BhaEd and b45fc for No 3 hard
The advocate., 1896-09-02
Kanaaa City Grain.

1000; market steady.
The advocate., 1896-09-02

In addressing advertisers invariably
include every word and figure given in
the address, as this will greatly assist in
insuring prompt delivery Of your COM
munication to the appropriate depart.
ment.
The advocate., 1896-09-02
sc, Louis Live Stock.

SF. LOUIS, Aug 1.-Cattle-Receipts, 3C0),
market steady on best, lower on others; ma
tive steers, sa6O L45O; Texas steers, g. 40 450
Hogs-Receipts, $500: market 50 lower;
light, 2lo92S5; mixed, e2SO022O; heavy,
e2sOaa25
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; market steady
The advocate., 1896-09-02
DATES FOR SPEAKERS.
AVAILABLE cAMPAIGNERs.

HEADQUARTERS PEOPLES PARTY,
TOPEKA, KAs, August %, 1895
Amy Of the following speakers can be secured
by writing the POpulist State Central commit
tee for dates, etc. Other speakers win please
send their names in that they may bs added
to this list.
w. L. Brown. 8. II. Snider.
Harrison Kelly. Harry Landis.
Capt. r. 8. Osborn. H. B. Kelly.
Frank r. Forrest. w. o. BA8hoTes
Linus 8. Webb. Henry Mclean.
A. B. Montgomery. Q. =. Foote.
]. M. Sentef. w. J. Babb.
w. II. TOothaker. H. Q. Root
g. G. Clemens Ed Post.
+. W. Elliott. H. B. FlehArty.
7. J. Hudson. w. A. Harris.
s. NJ. Scott. John Davis.
LADIES.
Mrs. Annie L. Diggs. Mrs. +. A. Abbott
GERMAN.
F. W. Frasius. F. Gehring.
CoLORED.
James Beck George W. Jones.
The advocate., 1896-09-02

receipts Of wheat here to-day, 22l cars; q
year ago, 10 cars.
Sales we're as follows on track: Hard No 2,
car 62hc, cars $40, car 5lhc, car sic; No.
8, car 500, cars 49Mc, IL cars 49c, % cars
$40, cars 48c; No. A. IS cars 47c, 20 cars 46hc,
cars 46c, cars 45hc, 9 cars A5c; rejected,
car A4c, car ASc, 2 cars 42c, car 41c car 40c;
no grade nominRlly SO0S5c Soft, No, red,
car $780, No. red, car choice Soc, 2 cars
54c, car 5Se No. 4 red, car choice $40, car
sic, car SOC, 1 car A7Mc, 2 cars 47c; rejected,
nominally 4O@44C; no grade, nominally SS04OC.
Spring, No 2, 1 car SOC; No. 8, nominally $50
$50.
Corn met with better demand than for some
days, especially white corn, and prices were
about the same as on Saturday. Offerings
were fairly large. There was no trade In fu.
lures, and no reported sales Of round lots for
shipments.
Receipts Of corn here to-day, Y cars; year
ago, 4S cars.
Sales by sample on track: No. mixed, cars
100, cars 1870, 10 cars 1870; No. mixed, 3
cars l7hc, car yellow 1870; No. mixed, nom~
lnally 10; no grade, nominally 40; white
corn, No. q 27,Oars 200; No. 3, 2 cars 1870; No. 4,
nominally 17c.
Oats sold at Saturdays prices and met with
fair demand with rather large offerings
Receipts Of oats to-day, 80 cars; Q year ago,
81 cars.
Sales by sample on track, Kansas City: No
mixed, car l7c, car 171c; No. oats,
nominally 15G16c: No. 4, car good 14c no
grade, nominally 801lc; No. white oats, 2
cars 22hc, car 2l2{c, cars 2Oc; No. 3 white,
cars 2lc, car l9c, car $780, 1 car l7%c, car
I71Gc, 8cars l7c, car 1870; No. white, nomi-
nally l30ljc.
The advocate., 1896-09-02
SC, Louis Grain.

ST. LOUIS Aug. Sl.-Receipts, wheat, l31,-
900 bu last year, holiday; corn, 10000 bu.;
oats 1900 bu Shipments, wheat, ,l3, ,O0) bu corn,
lO6,266 bu. oats, $500 bu Closing prices:
Wheat--Cash, $3.50; August, 59%c; September,
9c December, 62I062%c. Corn-Cash, 1870;
August lShc: September, 1sAo; December,
2Ohc, May, 231(c Oats Cash, l7hc; August,
l7hc September, l6hc.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-30
Careless Burglars.

Rctnrning unexpectedly to the store at
y late hour, the proprietor was surprised
to sec (. dim light in the office. Stealing
softly to the door, he discovered two bur
glars in the act Of cracking tho safe. He
watched them as they applied the putty
around tho door, adjusted tho airpump at
the bottom and drew the powder in at the
top. Bocoming Interested, ho looked on
Dreathiessiy while they were putting the
Fuse In place, and just as they were about
20 light IL lie called out:
Boys, hadn't you better try the knobs
The safe isn't locked and there's 10 cents
In 1t. If you blow tho door off, you'll put
mo to the expense of-why, what's your
urry?"-Chicago Tribune
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-30
where tho Bee rYorks.

Properly considered, a beehive is a
wonderful shop, and each individual
insect is curiosity. The inhabitants of
hive are classed as drones, workers
and queens The queen is tho mother
of every insect in the hive unless she
has been Installed instead Of a queen
who had died and left the hive without
mistress. The queen bee is the wonder
OF the whole insect tribe us far as egg
laying is concerned, often depositinc
1000 eggs day for days in success:uN
during the most productive season. T.r.
chief wonder connected with tho work
er bee is the admirable manner in which
his body is shaped and fitted with in
struments for honey gathering. These
natural instruments consist Of CUPS.
combs, brushes, knives, tunnels, scrap
ers, etc, each Of which is worthy of 6
week of careful and painstaking study
under a high grade microscope. Chico
go Chronicle.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-30
Train .Koises.

- method of preventing tho noise
made by trains when passing over iron
Bridges has been devised by q German
engineer named Boedccller, locality not
stated. lie p,G;s decking of IA inch
planIs between the cross girders, resting
On tlple inch tiLnbers laid ON the bottom
hangss, while On the planks double
layer Of felt is placed, fixed to the YER
teal web CT the cross girder. AT the
connections with the girder n timber
cover joint is put OH felt and two hook
ed bolts connect the whole firmly to the
bottom dange. -Four inches of Stag gravel
cover tho decking, which is inclined to.
ward the center of the bridge for drain
age purposes, and a layer of felt is laid
between the planks and the timbers upon
which they rest, and the ironwork in
contact with decking and ballast is as.
phaated. The decking weighs 600 pounds
per yard for bridge 1 feet wide and
costs 23 cents n square foot.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-30
Asleep on Their Beats.

Police officers frequently go to sleep
while patrolling their BEATS" was the In
formation volunteered by we'll known
member OF the police force, ESPECIALLY
during the couple OF hours that procede
daylight. They have no idea of hoodlinR
either Only short time ago knew OF
an officer whose beat did not extend south
OF Pennsylvania avenue on Fourteenth
street, who, while asleep, walked all the
way down along TINT street to the long
bridge. When nc awoke, he was within
ten feet OF locomotive coming across tho
bridge, and was so frightened that he did
not find his way back for nearly an hour.
L Know OF another case and heard the story
from the officer himself, who wandered oil
the way along T. street from Fifth street
northeast To Judiciary square. He got all
mixed up in the square and actually had
to ask some one where lie was before he
could lind his way back to his beat OF
course there are officers occasionally who
Settle down for u quiet snoozc, but tho
cases speak of are those who actually and
without any intention or desire go asleep
whils they are walking about" -Wash-
ingtQn Star