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Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27
Cotton.

New Orleans. Sept. 2s-coTToN-Fut-
ures steady; sales. 9.1o0 bales. September,
7.s6c bid: October, 7.6Sa7 CSC; November,
1dags. sc; December, 7.s5d7. Soc: January.
Lga1 1ac; February, 1.97Q7. S9c; March, SOC
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27
Silver.

New York, Sept. 2s.-Bar silver. SHc:
Mexican dollars, 50isc.
London. Sept. 26.-Bar silver, 80 5-1sd per
ounce,
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27

Chicago receipts yesterday: Wheat, 100
cars; corn, S0S cars; oats. 4S3 cars.
Estimated for to-day: Wheat, 1s cars;
corn. 764 cars; oats. "a cars.
WlHEATLCash-No. 2 red. &c; No. 3
hard, 60G63c.
CoRNLcash-No. white. z1hc: No. 2
mixed, 211sc.
oATs.-Sash-No. . white. oo.sc; No. 2
mixed, 16Zc.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27

S4.oo@42: No. 2. ss.ooa3.5o; lower grades
unstable: Timothy. choice. S75Oda.00: No.
!, S. 5ea7 90; No. 2. S.OO@5 so: clover mixed.
No. ], $5.0eQ5.50: No. 2 mixed. G50q5 90
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27
Local Bank stock quotations.

The following are the bid and asked
prices of stocks Of Kansas City banks and
other local securities. as furnished by H. p.
Wright Co.. brokers. Armour building:
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27
None, Mt Home and Abroad.

New York, Sept. 26.-Money on call steady
at per cent; prime mercOtile paper. 74S
per cent; sterling exchange, steady. with
actual business in bankers bills at s4.S4
for demand. and $4.sl1sd4.s1z for sixty
days; posted rates. s4.S2Q4.s3 and $4.S4a@
485h; commercial bills, $4.S0h.
London. Sept. 26-Money. X per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market
for short and three months bills is 3-lS@
2A per cent.
New York, Sept: 2s..Bank clearings. So.
S15,2G, balances, $3.50. .903.
balances. 81, $685..
.,I ,PIhiladelphia; Sept; 2s.-clearings, 1885,
Baltimore Sept. 2s.-clearings. s1.ss2, $50;
Cincinnati. Sept. 26.-Money. Gas per cent;
New York exchange. CSC discount to par:
Chicago. Sept. 2s.-ciearings. slo,sas, ,ss4
money steady, on call, 6d7 per cent; on
time, per cent: New York exchange, 6Oc
asked. SOC bid discount: foreign exchange,
unchanged; demand, s4SSS; sixty days,
$4S11a.
st. Louis. Sept 26.-Clearings. s2,sl3,572;
haalnces, s473,6l2; money easier. 5a6 per
cent call. and 7a8 per cent time loans.
New Orleans, Sept. 26-Clearings, 1874.
Memphis. Sept. 2s-New York exchange
selling at 81 premium: clearings. $3.50 0S6;
balances, Sill ,420
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27
Visitors at the Yards With stock.

Lynch & Raymond. Checotah. I. T., had
in cattle yesterday.
Mitchell & Robertson. Aldrich. Mo-. had
in hogs yesterday.
D. S. Young, Burlington. Kas., came in
yesterday with hogs.
D. NJ. Eby. johnson county, Mo-. got
feeders here yesterday.
NJ. L. Peterson, Assaria, Kas., was here
after feeders yesterday.
A. P. Wilson, Johnson, Neb., was at the
yards yesterday with hogs.
Charles NJ. Raffety. St. Louis. was . Wis
ito. on the yards yesterday.
W. T. Gore. Liberty. Neb.. came in yes
terday with cattle and hogs.
Mike O'Lof1in. Cameron. Mo-. was on the
yards yesterday with hogs.
Gus Telzey. Hunter. Kas.. was in yes
terday with cattle and hogs.
l. E. Martin, Fort Garland. Col, was at
the yards yesterday with cattle.
S. A. Carlson. Overbrook Kas., was on
the yards yesterday with cattle and hogs.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27
Lead and Zinc.

New York. Sept. :s.-Lead-steady: brok-
Spelter-Steady: domestic. ss.55dass.
ST. Louis, Sept. 26.-Lead-Dull and
heavy; $2.5e62.55. with some selling. Spelter
Nominal at 2.35.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27
10. DIX. Av. Price. mo. DIX. Av. Price

SHEEP-Movements for the past "a houss:
Receipts ,
shipments ........ ..... ...... ....... "
There were no fresh arrivals yesterday
and but few f1oldovers. What on sale met
with fair demand at steady prices. II
here choice muttons and fat lambs would
probably have brought a little more money.
REPRESENTATIVES, SALES
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27
Yesterday's CHICAGO Dlarket

Yesfefday's Chicago Market.
Furnished by F. P. Smith. correspondent
Of Schwartz. Dupee & Co.. 421 Board Of
Trade. Kansas City, Mo-:
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27

Al ttoi I" hSGtt
oil bushels: oats,
6,232 bushels.
WHEAT-Receipt
Same time last yea.
Shipments .......
There was a hard
yesterday. But VIII
and the best grade
were backward ano
and some samples
sold. holders fryine
v@fice than buyers
sample on track he
. hsrG, 6 cars at g.,
59c, / car at 6oc: Nc
cars at 57ikc, . car
spring, ] car at 57t-
55c. s cars AT &C.
= cars at 33c. r
at 35c. ] car ?
ct t5c: No. 3
Nominal at 5Ss
cORN-Rec, T,
Same time last vu !
Shipments
The market "
one. Mixed was
while no one Va Z
both dull and loV :,
hero at Kansas ii
at 19a.c. u cars A
1910. No. 9 whit I
1870: No. 3 whit I
OATS-Receipts il
Same time last -
Shipments .--
Not so nIRny ~
frner. Buyers. AZ
bidding up piic Is
quence, light =
Kansas City y D
mixed. 13Tipsc. n
white. 1ed22tsc;; y
new ut Eikc: No z
RYE@Receiyt %
Same time last : X;
Shipments 49, i.
There were no "a
NO market. il IA
fairly. BY sam ise
eas city: No. :? ~
2Jq'25Ec.
FLOUR = De a
higher. Quoted )
sack. patents, s. 20
1.6D: fancy. 81. ~
had wheat, pc
sl.406lI.so: straig "a
ais: low grad y.
FL.ANSEEp-- ~
Cash and Serte 4
upon the basis c
CORNME5L@ =
at :SG39c Per cw
CORN CHOP 3
Quoted at ssI Ss,c \.
CASTOR Ben Z
mand. Car lots
per hushel
BRAN-penar 4.
steady. Sach ed, \.
I3sc per bpshel
HAY-Rtcetpts Z
Same time last y !,
Shipments -. !.
Market ccntint {
New prairie. c y
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27
LOCAL LIVE STOCK MARKET.

BUT FEW CATTLE, NO SHEEP AND
NOT MANY HOGS IN YESTERDAY.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27

last 81 hours. 40. 800
:. "-..............5I.C 100
. --....-.r ...--.--......o .ob. bDD
ming up of the market
les pr,es were stronger
= little higher. buyers
took hold hesitatingly,
Were carried over un-
Ito wt rk a greater ad-
'tere " Hing to pay. By
Il at Kansas City: No.
! No. . spring. / car at
3 hara, ! car at Sc, 1s
{ choice at 5slac: No. 3
?; No. 4 hard, 3 cars at
4 cars at SEC; rejected,
at sc. no grade. / car
No. 2 red, 1900 bushels
cars at &c; No. 4 red,
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27

tdi . ~ o1Ss &NSs = Itus
lbs e "a hours. 81. 200
r ---...............S3,OC0 ,OC0
p ...........-.... t,2uV
Te! was an irregular
- iemand and firm,
q nt 1hite. which was
! ser sample on track
Ity ,. . mixed, 6 cars
4 II -. No. 3 mixed. 800
& Z CO.. at 20c. 2 cars at
nom Al at l9dl9i4c.
ipaSt hours. 1000
par LII. 600
49,: ....--..-.....A. 900
sale. nd market a little
foweTe Were slow about
IS. anr sales. in conse-
safnr = on track here at
?. 2 H. Ned. 15dlsc; No. 3
No. : I iXed, 10dl2c; No. 9
80. 5 : hite. l4dlSc. / car
4 viii ;. MI13c.
foas; = hours. s....-
l-ai'-- '.-................l.S00
.-.. 500
tarriva yesterday. hence
re they would have sold
te or rack here at Kan
lon.in. at 2sisa27c; No. ),
an6 etter and market
Soft heat. per 100 pound
'3G1,G extra fancy. sl.50I
l5gl,f1 choice, s.2oGL.25:
iol und sack. patents.
its. s. Nils: bakers. $40
u. Sc 10: rye. Sl.25Gl. 80.
tteady md in fair demand.
lber, 2Q62iac per bushel.
pure
uIet. nut steady. Quoted
hulk
flow he. but unchanged.
Der CO L. sacked.
IS ady and in good de-
s5c eer bushel; less, SIC
4 We good, and values
3sG per bushel: bulk.
pas % hours. $50 tons
ear --.-.....9 800 tons
.....- ........... so tons
ses is rly active, steady.
: ioice. S4.60a5.0o: No. L.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27
HORSES AND MULEs-Movements tor

HORSES AND MULES-0ovementS Tor
the past "a hours:
Receipts ...... .......... :. .................20
Shipments ...... 49,. .....................S2 80
There was little or nothing doing yester-
urday's holiday prevailed. Prices nominal.
HoRSES.Extras draft, 1ooa1 no
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27
LOCAL GRAIN MARKET.
Quiet-Corn tsnsettIed-
Oats Firm.

In store-wheat, 5s7.sss bushels; corn, 10.
Oh %, bushels: S,,h oats sss7 bushels. and rye.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27
Liquors for Kansaa
Shipped daily in secure packages by
GEORGE EYSSELL, DruERtst
Opposite waiting room, Union depos

THE BURLINGTON ROUTE,
The Best Line to Chicago.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27
The Usual Saturdays Quiet Prevailed
In Cattle-Hegs Firner and Then
Weaker-A More Healthy
Feeling In sheep.

Western receipts for tn. mas, v....
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27

d. and Aepositsrs offered every facility conslteat
with good banking
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-25
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Jerseys estates have voted to main
tain French as the official language of
the island and no to allow the optional
use of English.
AT Manlevrier, in Nendee. the na-
tive town of the Nerdean chief Stotfiet.
the roof of the thirteenth century
church fell in during Sunday mass re-
Gently, killing four persons and injur-
ing many others.
The prince of Wales is to b. in
stalled as chancellor of the University
of Wales in the coming summer. The
ceremony VIII take place at Ab5rys-
twyth. the seat of the oldest OF the
constituent colleges of the university.
-MOnsignor .AZarian, patriarch of
the Catholic Armenians. says that the
maSsacres OF the last three months have
been chiefly among the GregOrian Ar
menians, and that the Roman Catholics
who tried to shelterthem have had their
property plundered and confiscated.
All the students at Bede college. 4
training school for teachers hear Dur
ham. have been suspended for refusing
to eat the beef put before them. After
demonstrating in vain they left the din
ing hall in a body without touching
their dinners, and out of GA men only u
would apologize.
-Hev. Madison Campbell, pastor of
the colored BAPTIST church at Rich
mond, Ky. for the past IS years, has
kept tab on the extent of his travels
during his ministry. During slavery
times he walked G.2OO miles to perform
his various duties: since then he has
travelled 1900 miles on horseback, H.
900 miles by train. 1910 by buggy, and
1900 by stage. He has baptized more
than 1000 persons during mis- ministry.
French medical students are angri-
" complaining that they are crowded
ont of their own schools by youths from
abroad. and French doctors are even
more indignant because these foreign
crs. instead of going home afteracquir-
ing 4 knowledge of physics and surgery.
settle down in France and compete with
the native practitioners. OF the 5000
students in the Paris Medical school il
seems that 1000 are aliens. and the pro-
portion is almost as large in provincial
institutions. notably At Montpelier.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-25
THE ASHANTEE EXPEDITION.
What Led to the Campaign in Which
Prince Henry Lost His Life.

The origin of the difficulty with Ash
nntee, which led to the expedition in
which Prince Henry lost his life, may
be assigned 20 the year 1858. Lord
Kuntsford Their decided that a British
representative should be sent 10 the
court of COomassie. King Prempeh ac-
ceGed with reluctance, for, notwith-
standing the debt of about 100000 due
to England on account of Sir Garnet
Wolseley's expedition in 1873, he still
claimed to be an independent sovereign
over his 96,CG0 square miles of terri
tory. But in 1894 the acting governor
of the Gold Coast colony sent him word
that a resident was TO be sent to his cap
ital with power to define the limits of
Ashantee, to decide whether represent
alive action should be taken in the case
of rebellious chiefs, and TO exercise SUI
pervision over the kingdom generally.
These demands were resented by
Prempeh, who sent his cousins, Prince
John and Prince Albert, to England to
obtain relief. But they were unable
10 effect any arrangement. Lord Rose
berry referred them to the governor
of the Gold Coast, and when the con
servatives came into power Mr.. Cham
berlain adopted the same line. And
then an expedition was organized to en-
force the ultimatum sent to the dusky
monarch.
The expedition was not on a very
large scale. Only 200 British troops
were employed. They were supple
nented by a battalion of a West In
dian regiment stationed at Sierra Leone
and a battalion of Houssas. The artil-
lery consisted of n~ine-pounders and
MaXims. But, though small, the force
was sufficient for its purpose. After
hacking it's way through $50 miles OF
jungle, il is now in peaceful occupation
Of CoOmassie. King Prempeh has an
nounced his intention of meeting in
every way the wishes of his formidable
visitors. and it is announced that he and
his relatives are to be held in hostage
until his promises have been fulfilled.
II is highly probable that the whole
territory of Ashantee will now pass
Under British protection. The territory
will prove Il valuable acquisition, for
the amount of gold in it is, by all ac-
counts. so large that it may DE expected
to affect III" price of the metal in the
worlds markets.-N. Y. Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-25

tie, my fathers sister," I said; we
| came from Dawlish here"
rs your aunt married. asked my
partner, jreathlessly.
No"
Thank Cod" l am sure / heard him
mutter under his bresth.
No." ! said. Aunt had 4 terrible dis
appointment years ago; her lover was
killed-fell over the cliff, we think
the day before they were to have been
married, and aunt has never cared for
anyone since"
Thank Cod" my strange partner
said this time. aloud. my child, I
ought 10 explain. to Introduce myself.
l should have done so at first, but the
likeness was so striking; l thought per-
haps you were her daughter. My name
is Tresillian, Gilbert Tresillian-ah, I
see you know" noticing my start. Il
was not killed OF that awful night. l
was captured by the press gang
Yes. yes" | said, go on
Il made a desperate fight for liberty,
but what was one against so many?
L WIS StOll klIOChtu lllStIISlDle, anu
when | recovered consciousness l was
On s%hipDoard. bound for the McditeT-
ranean. The next day = gale sprang up.
our vessel was separated from the rest,
and we were captured, after 4 smart
engagement, by the enemy. l was
landed. wounded and a prisoner, and
have remained a prisoner ever since.
I tried to communicate with England,
but was discovered, and in consequence
was transferred to another prison, this
time in Switzerland, and only the entry
of the allies into Paris gave me my free
dom. l came 10 England, hurried to
Dawlish, to fHd that Miss Treherne
had left years ago, and that no one
knew my whereabouts. l returned to
London 20 settle matters with my
agents. and instruct them TO continue
the search, and hen accepted the in-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-25
A DESERT FACTORY.
Its Principal Business Is to Turn Out
SpIints for Surgeons.


Down below the Santa Fe round
house, near the railroad tracks. is fac
tory unlike any other in the United
States, or, for that matter, anywhere
else. 1t makes splints for the use of
surgeons i'll bandaging broken limbs
from a peculiar fibrous material that
possesses especial adaptability for the
purpose. This material is none other
than the wood of the yucca palm, which
grows plcntifully on the Mojave desert.
The trees are cut down and trimmed
into logs about ten or twelve feet long
and from ten inches upwards in diam
eter, and shipped TO the factory, where
they are stripped of inrk and carefully
inspected. About half or more of the
logs contain what might be called
flaws. or kidney-colored masses of car
bombed wood so hard hat the machin-
cry used cannot cut them. Nobody
seems to he able to explain how these
formations are caused, but they make
the men at the factory Il great deal of
trouble and spoil much timber. The
lo"s are sawed into suitable lengths. a
length put in Il lathe, and a long knife is
pressed against it, taking off a shaving
about an eighth of an inch thick, more
or less, according to the use to be made
OF It. This long shaving or board is
then cut into smaller pieces and put
away in racks to dry, for the trees are
cut up when green. ii being impossible
TO soften them after they are dried.
Although they grow in the desert and
look parchcd to the eye. they are full of
water and weigh 50 much when green
that they sink in water. The poorer
quality OF the yucca is cut up into mar
row strips, which are fastened around
young fruit trees to protect them from
sunburn and the attacks Of rabbits, for
which purpose they are found to n
swer admirably. and Il great many of
them are used. But the use of this MIR
terial upon which the greatest hope OF
ultimate profit is based is for splints.
Tor which ii is much better adapted
than any other material used, as we'll as
being chcaper.-Los Angeles Journal
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-25
DUTCH
Social Etiquette in the NcthcrIands-Lay
of Street ~Salutations.


Social etiquette in the Netherlands
is as interesting as it is peculiar, and in
it's extraordinary manifestations it is
Ii revelation OF what constituted the Gus
toms of New York hospitality of two
centuries a@o. The French are polite,
but their p~OIiteress is nothing as COM
Jared with thar of the Dutch. The
visitor notices it as so0n as he arrives
in the country. and as he sees il in the
street SITUATIONS. Everybody bows,
nobody mods. and mere touching of tn"
hat is unknown. rs in France, the
gentleman bows first; but, although
he MAY have bowed for ten years. he is
denied the privilege of addressing the
lady. y bow is given to every %acquaint-
ance. y Dutchman gives an order 10 n
workman and takes off his hat with a
bow that would rot bring discredit to a
dude. If he meets his neighbours foot
man or kitchen girl. he sa4utes her as
he does her mistress. ana the men Serv-
ants give their recognition on meeting
ladies. Every one bows ON passing i
house where acqUaintances reside. and
= is amusing 10 see men 90 hy II take
oil their hats at the windows-it is
quite immaterial whether any of the
famiIy are visible. Moreover. ladies
make = polite bend of the whole body
as they pass houses where they visit.
T~adcSmrn salute all of their custom
crS. ! lady is bowed TO by all of h"r
fathers. brothers or husbands friends.
and if a Dutch boys father or brother
has ever met 4 lady. that boy must rec
o2niIc her. Every man takes off his
hat 20 every other man that he knows,
the dustman ard the pastor bowling as
politely Us two lords.-Golden Rule.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-25
The sandstorm in New Jersey.

The face of the great sard plains OF
South Jersey have been considerably
changed by the recent high winds.
which caught up the sand and piled it
against houses. fences or any other OBJ
structiOn. Cuttings and bitches have
been Iillcd il. great piles O. sand were
caught by bushes and hcapcd up in
some places until the sand mound was
over 20 feet high. and some Of the reads
are almost impossible. owing to the
amount of sand which was blown on
them. The Pennsylvania railroad had
men at work day and night during tine
storm TO keep their tracks from being
buried in sand. The sand sifted into
houses ard barns. covering everything
with a gritty deposit. Travel IN this
part of the country during the high
winds was almost impossible, for the
sand was binding and worked into
clothing so as TO ~irritate the skin. while
hundreds of people are suffering from
sore eyes as the result of their expo
sure to the great sandstOrm.-ScieTtitic
American.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-25
HUMOROUS

-Cynicism-"Papa, what is cynic?'
"a cynic, my son, is a man who sneers
at everything he hasn't cash enough to
keep up with."-Chicago Record.
How does Jibson stand prosperity
since he came into his fortune?" "Oh,
ne stands it all right, but it is pretty
tough on his Unconstitutional En-
quirer.
II wonder why the widows always
get the best of the race for husbands"
asked the fool young man. They arc
faster, 1 guess" replied Miss Ann
Shent.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
II do not see," she said, with great
severity, "how it would be possible to
add to the unsightliness of boomers"
And the little wheelwoman contented
herself with innocently remarking:
perhaps you are prejudiced. Did you
ever try them on ?"-Washington Star.
They Listened to the End.-"You
know what a long-winded speaker
Mr.. Wyndham isl" Il guess 1 do" He
says he never delivered but one speech
where some people did not get up and &C
out" Where was that?" in the
Joliet penitentiary."-Port Jervis Ga
zette.
My good man," said the titled
gentleman who had been violating a
municipal ordinance, Il am not subject
tc the laws here; 1 belong to the no.
bility." "Well, hegorrah," replied Mr..
Terrence Flynn, for the matter O.
that, nayther am Oh. Oh belong till the
police force."-Washington Star.
-"Glass-eating," observed a freak
who was as yet unclassified, sis q bad
business. A glass-eater is thrown much
in the way OF temptation. have known
several to become addicted to the bot
tie" The Zulu chief, to whom all civili-
cation was new, laughed boisterously,
but otherwise all was intensely and op
pressively still.-Detroit Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-25

Tresillian. 1t was a splendid match
:: , every way, for he was young. rich,
amiable; he was an orphan, untroubled
with G2y undesirable relatives, and,
oreov he had an ample income
arising from money in the funds. Gill
bert TSesillian came to stay in Dawlish,
where my grandfather then lived. at tn"
Mil house, a charming old place some
four miles from the town, surrounded
10y magnificent gardens, sloping ter
race to the sea-gardens, the admira-
ton Of the west country. The day be-
fore the wedding he spent there, return
ing in the evening TO the Red Lion, al
Dawlish. My aunt walked with him
about a mile through the gardens, where
they parted until the morrow; and from
that moment Gilbert Tresillian WAS moi
e or heard of again. He disappeared
as completely from mortal ken Il
though the earth had opened and swal-
lowed him. The country was secured,
the shore beneath the cliff was searched
but not the slightest trace could be
found. My poor aunt came near to die
with brain fever. and when she recov.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-25
Cinnamon AduIteration.

The organ of the Society of Public
Analysts mentions the following curious
instance of commercial ingenuity: A
certain firm of confectiOners abroad use
a large quantity of walnuts in various
forms of sweets and found that
the shells had a distinct COM
merc;al value and, in fact, they
sold the shells for more than they
gave for the whole walnuts. The shells
are ground to powder and then used in
adulterating ground cinnamon. But the
buyer is not altogether secur in pur-
chasing cinnamon in the stick, for this
is sometimes adulterated by the ma
tives who gather it with barks Of other
shrubs. A heartleSs, if ingenious, de-
ception, too, is that practiced every
spring. when large quantities of 4 on
mon weed, the leaf of which closely re-
sembles the musk plant, are by soms
means slightly scented with musk and
sold as the genuine, at so much q root
to the great subsequent disappoint<
ment of the buyeT.-Househoid World
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-25

The Frenchman's p~Oliteness some
times serves him in good stead to point
3 rebuke. y Frenchman who was stay
;n% At a hotel in Edinburgh asked, at
ahe cashiers desk, how much his bill
was, and was astonished to find how
great an amount had been charged.
He felt that he had been plundered,
gut he paid the bill. and then asked to
see the proprietor. Presently the land
lard anne down in response to the call,
I'll beaming with smiles.
The Frenchman rushed up to him, ex-
claiming:
All. let me embrace you. Let me
lees you!"
But why do You want to embrace
me, sir? II don't understand"
"Ah. saire. but look at zee beeI."
"Your bill? Yes; but what ofit?"
"Vot of it? Wy. it mean zat 1 sal
nevaire neyaire see you again. saire."-
Tit-Pits.