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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-29


A careful impartial and non-partisan
study OF Mr.. McKinleys letter of ac-
ceptance cannot fail to impress the read
err: ID That 1t is made up principally of
exploded theories, false assumptions and
bald assertions unsupported by single
argument that has not been refuted by
the common every day observation and
experience of the people. (O That that
portion of it devoted to the financial dis
cusslon was written or dictated by one
person, while the treatment of the tariff
is the effort of another. 1t has the dis
tlnctive features of John Sherman's
handiwork on the money question, and
tine ear marks of McKinley's tariff views
Fl have looked IN vain IN the Chicago
platform for democratic piank-one
single pillar on which to rest MY bead
and | say before God / have not found
tr'-Songrsssman George p Harrison
at the Montgomery republican CONVEX.
ton.
The general Is a well paid railroad law
yer of long service, and Is. therefore,
very cautious about what kind of pill
low he rests his head on when 1t is cor
porations against the masses. Political
~ he might have added in the language
of he good book, and in a very eloquent
manner: "But on this republican, Nc
KlnIey rock. fellow citizen, I make my
riiiow. pin my faith and will build my
church"
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Bumped Into Faure

How easily an intending assassin may
get within bomb-throwing or stabbiug
distance Of Frances president Is Hits
trated by an episode at the salon OF The
Champs Elysees. He goes about Paris
as an ordinary citizen and makes no at
tempt at grandeur, except on state &C.
casions. On that day he went to the
salon to enjoy the pictures unaccom-
panied; but before long a rumor gol
about that the president was there.
Now, It happened that a mayor frou
some provincial town was present, VINO
was eager to gain the presidents ear
and this man began to rush wildly
through the rooms looking for NJ.
Faure. At last, in a doorway, he found
his entrance blocked by several per-
sons. and, losing patience, he pushed
mast them and elbowed a tall, spare
man out Of the way, exclaiming, Lei
me pass; the president wishes to see
me, II is most Important But an
the president, and have not the honol
Of your acquaintance" replied thu
other calmly, whereupon the mayol
was so confused that he forgot his mis-
sion and withdrew abruptly.-Sai
| Francisco Examiner.
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An Evident Mistake.

I'm looking for a man named
Jones'" he said, as the door was opened
to him by a woman almost six feet
high and weighing nearly 200 pounds.
"Cy Jones?" she queried.
Yes. 1 think that is the man. I'm
n wiretapper and have come to give
him warning"
whats Cy Jones been doing?"
Licking his wife, and he's got to
stop It or well take him out and switch
him"
"Did you ever see Cy Jones?" asked
the woman as she drew herself up
Not that / know Of"
She went back to the sitting-rocm
was gone a moment. and when she
returned she was carrying a mar
about four feet ten inches long undel
her arm. She gave him q twist and
nut him on his feet and said:
"This is Cy Jones!'
your husband?" stammered IN
white-capper.
1.-THE same, and am Cy Jones wife!
Great Scott There must be mis-
take here, madam
Eyes. I think sou she dryly replies
as she tossed the little man In her arms
Sorry to have disturbed you, ma'aH
but you see
yes, see, and let me help you owe
the fence"
And placing the little man carefull
on his feet she picked up the oalle
and tossed him over the gate and wen
hack to her work in the Kitchen
Exchange.
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where It IL Hot

SAY. II you people think this Is hot
Won ought to have my job for about a
week and then see what you'd have 10
saw" said a tall, thin man to a group
of perspiring unfortunates who stood on
one of the downtown corners one AFTER
noon during the recent hot SPELL
"Why. what do you do?" came the
feeble query from one Of the swelterine
ones. almost too overcome to be
curious.
"Pm an oiIer in the engine room OF
that big building. And say, this air
out here is a picnic to what we get
down there. II you fellows think this
90 in the shade is hot or this 100 per
cent humidity business is hard to
stand you want to come down where
we work eight hours a day with the
thermometer making a'l the time from
no TO 10 degrees and see what 1t feels
IKE" But he never got any farther
Cor NJ the bare mention Of ITO degrees
the group melted away like the mis-
before the rising sun, several member
hein9 seen q few moments later hold
ing themselves up in front OF soda
water fountain with their eyes turn
A heayenward.-New York Tribune.
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cfson1 IN HER OWN TRAP.

Hss IRA PrinEis Tried 70 spy .. Hsr
.SSfrS Pringle had been married just
TX months and would have been hap
~, but she was one Of those women
who never can let well enough alone.
says the Detroit Free Press. She was
inclined to be Jealous OF Mr.. Pringle
and was filed with ssrmises that had
No actual foundation. But she decided
to set trap for him and It never oc-
CURED to her that she might possibly
fall into It herself.
One day when Mr.. Pringle went
home TO dinner his wife handed him
q note, which she said had been left
for him that morning. He opened II
and, after scanning It hastily. thrust Il
indifferently into his pocket
Anything Important" asked bis
wife, In a tone trembling with excite
ment.
Moo. A business matter. that II
all"
"You seemed pleased over It." sug-
gested Mrs. Pringle.
Mr.. Pringle laughed. He also blush
ed. His wife detected evidences OF
conscious guilt In the fact that he did
not offer to show her the letter. Yes,
che thought she had him safely trap
ped and the knowledge made her ut
terly wretched.
Mr.. Pringle read the note over again
on his way 70 the office:
Dear Sir: have often seen and ad-
mired you from a distance and would
be greatly pleased to make your &C
uuaintance. Meet me this afternoon al
4 o'clock at the approach to Belle Isle
bridge. I will wear a blue dress and
carry Q bunch q pink roses.
"ADMIRER."
At the hour specified the woman In
the b,uo dress was there. A man
who was not Mr.. Pringle-walked NJ
to her.
ct have your note" he began. bu
she turned on him like a fury. ltoV
dare you speak to me? / am here u
4 meet my husband by appointment
I ct guess not. You are here to NEE
Mr.. Pringle, who sent me to see VIVA
" you"
Wretch II you address anotne
word to me I'll call for help"
Excuse me. but IL Mr.. Pringlo ha'
expected to meet his wife / am sur
he would have come"
: Mrs. Pringle took a passing car an
9 went home. She had changed ne
e dress and butter wouldn't have melte
q In her mouth when Mr.. Pringle cam
9 in. She thinks she has proved he
husband to be a model Of rectitude, 81
she doesn't know that he spotted AZ
rirer" at the first glimpse Of her oil
!. guised handwriting.
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Hereditary GenIns.

How rarely is literary genius-or, IN
deed a very high order Of literary tai
eat-reproduced in the second genera
t,oni It is rare. indeed, for memorials
"a father and son to find themselves
=. "a In. face in Westminster Abbey, as
s,oce last week do the memorials OF
Tbonas and Matthew Arnold. And in
this case Thomas Arnold owes his place
rather TO the character and personal
influence and the gratitude OF the
Ruebeian race he reared than to any
thing in him that could be called lit
ororv genius. Thinking over the great
names of English literature. the only
eases that occur to one are the Cole
r,dges the Disraelis. and the Lyttoils'
and sorne would add the Mills; and with
,he nossible exception of Samuel lay
Ior and Hartley Coleridge. there cannot
An these cases be much talk OF genius
transmitted. In France there are the
800 NJ the two Crebillons and OF
| D,,,,.s mere and Dumas fls; and, II
Td,,ond de Goncourt's critical insight
!. IN be depended on, We shall have to
a =. a Daudet pere and Daudet Nils
rally Memberships father used &C
.onnlain that he never In the worlds
1870 had an independent existence
~. srst half of his life he was merely
.ha sop Of Moses Mendelssohn. the phil
asonber and the second half merely th'
ether of Felix Mendelssohn. the com
noser-st James Gazette.
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A BIG CONCERN.

Amoor the large manufacturing estaoaal-
,,enfs n Colorado none have taken greatef
sfride and increased their trade % sncn ~
portions as have f me H srm eStabIis6ed IN
e Iouis thirty years ago, and with steaoy
fncrease OF business and growing connoenS,S1'
they were eompelled to mc5e1 nox tsey have
the finest and best equipped PAM N 80 q;
Iouis Seven years ago they DECIDED 70 oYe1
branch house m penveri s aL1.a en r5,lI n the
nronortions they intended 70 place AZ me as
pnosSsI OF the merchants could De Carried %
al a profit but they concluded MAJ " - S,,5i,
TIE be-t equipped min west Of the Atssoun
rfTer To saw Il has proven a sueeeS - out
spea king mildly. No one who mas 90 nA1 III M
OppoffTn qm INV " HeS Of the extent of machn
ery skill and labor required 70 SArI2 ~ ensr
isyee business besides having the inll elup-
~ M mi They have lately placed q new
nsch,oe FOR roasting coffee. Ihis maenIne
saIniv a Wonaer To think that only Few
months ago took fV SaF ~ Syoee and hat
fhss mae;hlne does the same amount o. NOLH
IN eleht minutes, Il would be hard for one
VINO has not seen the rcas,er tnIn o. ~. ~
100 onr representative was there ne saw
thIs done. In questioning Mr.. GeoSge a.
Nasih regarding the sdvantages OF me 1870 ~.
~ Tresn coffee IN the cyeinder i weghS
Shen roasted. from IS to So pounds chs =
:, ne Ga style machinel. Every pound o.
shrinkage means 20 much Per cent % 49, -,
sroma. Now. the new maeoine @vo mn
a ner cent to per cent. IN snr1nkage, - y
~ the saving In aroma from 10 per eent- "
3. ~ r az csof more. This, together with the
saving In time. makes the ~ r. y: r. e.
sSs-ed that they were the only house N 20
orado. Wyoming and Utah who could nss ~ ~.
-s.sScr we nav q large royalty ana ne
maefine cannot be purchased az any Pnee
| This gives our company great se. .l1-s
| oxer the manufacturers who are not aboEee
to use the - r0aster. 10 protect thsmsei ve,
sesinsf fraud By houses claiming % ne.e -
$500 core. hey have placed ooe Of the
ieSdine brznds on the market IN one -
three pouud In cana i Il known a =,
| n. q 81 brand gas roasted eonee Az %
1 erocers can procure thLs and n ne eonsa. -
/ - Wish a denehhful cup Of eonee at noo
srsse prsce they nov have ne 0pportamty
/ III rorr erocer has not this conee IN lccx
/ 80 wfr not eet for you. orOp postel :
Nah smith Tea and Coffee company, loe
i 1610 f6if and 1914 Vase street Dense,
eivinr name Of your grocer. and above m
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,so;r shoulders, little girls carrying bs-
s,o. with a string OF elder children at
their heels, had eongregated for the
ss,d-of. For the minute or two we
s+sy4d they loaded her with many In
aDon't be later than s, Mrs. Magee,
and the gossoons'll mate you beyond
Haley's corner.
Don't be frettin'. woman Jewel.
Keen I'D your heart. Sure IL there's not
eood news today the Lord knows tits
on its way!'
keep the few eggs from shakin',
ma'am, in that jingly ould train"
And so on.
The little old woman settled back In
her corner, holding the basket gingsrly
an her lap. AS the train started and
rhe kind faces vanished she caught my
eve She answered something she read
mere with a smile witch had something
tmid and appealing about it
THEY'RE not used to railway tray-
aim the crathures. Sure, tits 50 long
dnce this elegant continuance come
Instid o. the long cars, weary on thin!
Twas a days journey TO go anywhere
nv them an IL you were the wan pas
senger an empty mailbags tother side
thew ratified the life out Of your poor
bones"
"You find this more comfortable?
said, looking round the wretehed
horse-box that did duty for carriage.
Sure / do. Rare elegant cali 1t.
lido be tellin' thin how the fields pass
Is by no bigger than Handkerchief on
the houses are sliderin' by before you
rightly know where you are"
do you often make the Journeys!
Every month regular. 'Tis now
matter of twenty years since / began
Twas a fine strong woman then an
used to thramp it both ways. But Tn
getting rather a-past that, ma'am, an
the neighbors, God bless them, they
do put the few pennies together tina
paws my fare one way. I'm .hne and
fresh thrampino home in the eyenin
and the weight of the empty baske
light on my arm"
your basket seems full OF gooc
things" 1 said, noticing that a NM
griddlecake pushed open the lid.
The old woman beamed with salts
faction. There's few eggs in It an
there's the griddlecake an bit o Ia
an sugar an a weeny drop o. goat
milk. do be thinkin' hey don't &c
enough to ate in them places an m
heart does be often ksavy betWeei
Ehiles."
In what places?"
The 'sylums, ma'am- Pathriel
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Patrick,

WENT OUT o HIS MINI.
that's my husband, ma'am, went out o
his mind a matter o. twenty years ago
an he's ever since in C 'syium-
It's him do be goin' to see."
~0h, indeed" said, lamely. i am
very sorry"
DO you think, ma'am," said the lit
Ne woman. anI,ausly, that they
dc re givin' .b'm enough to ate IN
thin places?"
'T should think they are well fed"
I answered. Doesn't your husband
seem well cared fort"
An extraordinary shadow came over
the little old apple face. The cherry
smile vanished and 1t its stead there
came a dropping Of the mouth and q
closing Of the eyes which seemed 70
speak intense suffering.
The shadow vanished almost AZ
quickly as 1t had come.
It's quare thing. ma'am. But PAN
riek-though he thought the sunshine
wasn't to be named In the same "a,
with me-he won't look at me now
Sure, God help US, they don't thini
ii safe to lave Us together. / dom
ask for 1t now, for I've seen at las
twas only thriel for both Of Us. Ism
It a quare, contrary thing, maam
that it's thin they loved the best the!
do be most set aging"
1T is" / murmured, feeling the ~
tility Of Offering consolation U
course, be doesn't know you"
That's II, ma'am- His soul - DC
hind prison bars an 1t hasn't IN
stren'th to look through an discoye
them 1t used TO love. / used 10 thin
I'd get glimpse Of II sometimes nu'
term behind his eyes. Is frightene
as bird In cage"
tried 30 turn the conversation. y
The little old woman had begun
uemble and to lift one corner OF d
coarse apron to her eyes
It's great comfort TO have symp'
hetc reighbors." / said. hastily.
II u that same. Why. there's d
night they're sayin' their bades b
tesy do Be rsmemberin, me and Pat
mex The kindness Of them Il %
leiiiR. Why, tbs them that Ills Z
basket Tor ne every month. thouz
eea knows. they've often more mcDt
"a thsg en- an Di6 you pp,78 9
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How n. Dsser,b.d Il.

=. tales a business man to describe
.,stn.ne to his wife. A busy son OF
: a.ansr,.s after seeing very takine
80 an a very taking young lady re-
- -, ,n,,rmed the partner OF his Joys
es .It Eas fine. The dress was
u rad Of scwe kind Of cloth. with some SON,
.laes . triaming. It was sorter lilac,
emu o.ssmn uipk in color. and had for
q =. me sort of basque that was In
s va. yhs wore one Of those hats
oescil s...,mes zee on women. and al
, - gave al effect thai u'zn ,0a
cold have seen
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HIS way.

A gentleman was visiting Scotch
,unatic aayium, where new premises
v.re beinG added. The inmates were
ss.ieting. On seeing one Of the latter
vheeIing a barrow upside down from
TIE buiIding to the stones. the visitor
800 him why he wheeled II In that
manner. -Oh," said the lunatie. "that's
The best way" The visitor took tie
narrow. and, turning 4 upside dowh.
s.id. -This 10 the proper way"
..That,s a You KEN said the inmate;
II trIed II that way. but thsy hlled II
IN. q bricks" So EavinE. hs tFostst
~ his usasi uay.
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Uncle Josh-There's lots Of money drop
ned In Wall street. amt there2 Nephew
lots OF IL Uncle Josh-And it's all drop
ned by folks that's tryln' TO pick up
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Iacher-what celebrated event occurred
AZ Plym,,ath Rock? Tommie-I know. Teach
er-WeII, let us hear you tell the class what
N was Nobody elss seems to know. Tom
mie-They started q new breed OF chickens
there.
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ALONG PATIENCE.

HERE had been
quite . little crowd
to see the old wom-
an on. The train
pulled up IN the
middle OF the fields.
as It seemed. for
there was no sta
ton and but q mar
row BIT Of platform.
Tidy women with
little shawls about
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Halls Catarrh Cure
ken internally. Price, 75c.

Eastern Man-Anything stirring IN real
estate ont your way this seasonl Western
Man (gloomilyl-NOthin' 'cept an occasion
al landslide.
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K,ekrbr-wife. can yos ten ne Why an
me 4 hen7 Mrs Kicksby-No. dear. WY
~ EIck<bT-Beeanse cEn seldom nc
snytiinr Fr1e ! laid u yesterday,
The broad ax., 1896-10-31

In an the great European cities the fruit
dealers sell peaches. pears and apples, etc,
ornamented With armorial bearings mAnaiS
names ana designs OF various kinds This
work r. effected In q very simple way. ZINE
fruit Il taken Just before rpening ana pa
per designs, neatly cut, pasted upon II Al.
ter awhile these are removed, and the part
OF She frut that has been covered y found
20 Be OF q beautiful clear white.
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Such Is Fame: ''They say that Scott DID
not make as great a success as ne snould
On his IyanhOe." perhaps he didn't adVer-
tise II as extensively as he does his Emul-
aiOn- d"
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HIS NAN HAS BEEN wRoNGE
BY THE RAILROADS.

aluminium -. .....-..s..ss''..
When the road was built II suited the
convenience Of the company, according
to a local correspondent, to lay the
track within ten feet Of the corner of
Farmer Stoddard's house. The CON-
Itructior gang plowed through his
tarnyari, removed his hen house and
cut wide swath through a fine young
orchard which was the pride Of Farmer
Stoddard's heart. The agriculturist
fixed his damages at high figure; so
high in fact, that the company COM
PEELED him to go into court and take
what he regarded a ridiculous sum.
1t was not long until the trains were
running. When the first excursion
steamed out Of Atchison the passen-
gers, when the train reached Farmer
Stoddard's place, observed the sign IN
bold, black letters, with a background
as white as snow. Stoddard had paint
ed the sign himself, and, while 1t wa
not executed in the highest style Of th'
art, II could be distinctly read.
Farmer Stoddard has raised a larg'
family OF boys and he has taught then
to hate corporations. Not less than hal
q dozen dogs Of doubtful breed can al
ways be found on the Stoddard place
The dogs, too, are taught to hate tn
railroad, and when a train passes tn
entire pack runs out and barks at II
The old farmer feels that he Is In
measure getting even. Brakemen o.
freight trains have great sport throw
ing pieces of coal at the dogs as tn
train passes. Stoddard figures that b
gathers up almost enough coal aroun
his premises to keep one stove runnin
through the winter months.
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Piso's Cure for Consumption has been q
God-send to me.-Wm; b. McCleilan' Onester'
Florida Sent H. 1895.
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rfTa stopped rree and permanently cured Ne
al aftrr Art DAYS OF DIR. Kllne's Great Nerve
Res1orer, Free % trial bottle and treatise.
Sad 70 DR- KIINk. s8t Arch 81, PhiladelphlA, p
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Rrer,soay wants 1t.

Al leGss every one does who wants to save
mon -. Send for It. The Golden Eagle
and costs You absolutely nothing. Twill
save YOU money on Dry Goods. Cloaks, MI
Iinery, Shoes, Boys Clothing and Groeertes;
Ready Sept. IS. Don't fall to get one-all
wen do the rest The Golden Eagle, corner
Sixteenth and Lawrence Sta, Denver, Colo
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MA Won Ever See n, Ipdlanf

Expect not, 80 send q two-cent stamp to
the General Passenger Agent Colorado Md
land railroad, Denver. and he viii send you
q fne colored picture OF one.
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II Hung Chang's diplomacy seems to con
sist largely In saying Just what he thinks
and allowing suspicious people 70 infer that
he must necessarily mean something else
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me- .1a s sss nn I sas1r for ss Tsss
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ApvERrIsEs HIS INJURY.
. k.n... Farmer Bouna to -e.s H..s'

- A8nsna aANH Do1u4 20 oNA mn.
with the Railroads
Farmer Jake stoddard, Of Doniphan'
county. believes in telling the world CT
his grievance. He has been wronged
and he Ia determined that all who
whirl by his house on the Burlington
road shall know all about It Uncle
Jake's troubles are told by q signboard
which stands near his house by the side
Of the railroad tracks. The passenger
on the Burlington, IL he is a lover of
the romantic scenery which abounds In
northwestern Kansas, may observe
from the car window as the train from
Atchison approaches Tanning station q
large sign covering board one by i've
feet, nailed to a pole twelve feet high
which reads:
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nav 1000 tons for sale; 500-acre pastur-
HAY age; good feeding facilities
InfJN q, PARKINSON, Fort Collins, Colo.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-30
OTHER MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH

Duralo Dec 29-Cattc Receipts for the last "a hours
.i head total for week thus far 3G52 for same time
week 76+: consigned through. 300: to NewNork
sale ~ market opened and closed steady with
few on light medium steers. 81 IJn$i ~ good
v.ss- 80 ipI<i. common to far. - 'qst -
Hog~-Reccips for the last ~ hours 3st0 head total
SO $50 consigned through LAO. 10 New York. 3 800
on sale. -sp; market opened steady and closed &c
81 90 rouehs 81 sgsa 10: 81 2jgs. - Sheep and
lambs Receipts for the last - hours 2Or head. total
f0r week thus far. 20 500. for same TIM" last week
IL 900 consigned through 401. TO New-york ieO; On
sale 500 Including 200 held over. market opened
steady and closed steady abou: all sold; Canada lambs
s. IOHs5 20 lambs 81 i5gs5 - fair to good 81 soa
uiixei sheen 81 25GS3 10 HANDY weth'rs 50 G5nS3 -
Union Yards. Chicago Dec. - Receipts
5000 head market sieady e.nn9n 10 eNa s''rrs - |"
81 Tgs. calves 81 25Hs5 so Texans 81 "uSi ~ Hogs
-Recelpis 25U0 head market weak and ZOE lower.
heavy packing shipping lots 81 ioas3 90 common 10
choice mixed aoos3 90 choice assorted - a'as3 ~.
light 81 2,qs3 ~: pigs. 81 s'fsa i2- sheer sips.
lambs. 1Is 81 5oas5
81 Louis Dec. % 29cattl~-Receips 2375 head market ma
rsns on best sesay 90 osa S ?nT 90 ns'S cows 81 ,s2 *
Receipts los29 head market Toe lowe Workers
81 2OasS 30 packers 81 oafa 20 heay s3gsS 5. sheep
Receipts. 2J2 head market steady native hheri'
81 4Oa So 90 lambs <3gs5 80
los 'i5S: ioSsr ?' zhr s. asasss %:iiu% s. ISas,
g 100 head strong native h@st. sass 20 fair to
good 81 ioas4 and heifer. best 81 soa< - far
to good 81 I5as2 ~; calves. st@sl. sheeI-Receips
'S Esri %' ibsr's Receipt, llsh! aarNs
saass ~. common good fat bulls and cows sag 10
Sssr- s2nsi fresh cows And 'prnssr, q ssnsto hoE, %
.rJ ,ls. a. 75df3 heavy hogs. 81 5onSJ a. good
rourh.' 81 1908 sS sheep Market steady prime s. -
+ 70: 70: clls siSsi 50: choice lambs ssgs'
sa,p lambs sSfIkt 20 veal calves. s5msI.