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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
NEW BEAST OF BURDEN.

TEanSvaI Doors Conquer tho Wild Zebl0
and Put 1t In Harness.
In the Transvaal the zebra is being
trained to do the work of the horse.
It is an almost incorrigible little beast,
and up to now all attempts to put it in
the harness of labor have had small
success. When the Portuguese owned
South Africa they captured four of
these wild asses and sent them to their
king, who used them to draw the royal
carriage. Prince Stadt-halter of the
Netherlands is said to have driven q
span of zebras in 17os; but this often
has been disputed. Not many years
ago one of the Rothschilds made
days sensation in London by driving
q zebra to his trap.
They are hard to catch and vicious
when caught, and extremely difficult
to tame. The zebra or wild ass in
habits exclusively South Africa, north
ward to Abyssinia. They were first
seen in Europe by the enterprise of
the Roman emperor Caracalla, and at
their exhibition in the arena he him.
self killed them. In the middle ages
they remained practically unknown,
and it was not until the middle of the
18th century. through the European
travellers, that they were brought
again into familiarity.
The Beers, persistent and method
ical, have conquered the zebra at last,
and put the hitherto unruly animal
into the traces of their mail coaches.
Together the zebras show an inclina-
ton to bite; but when harnessed with
mules they are easier to manage.
This utilization of the zebra is one
Of the greatest importance to South
Africans. Horses are likely to be killed
by hyenas. Zebras are a match, with
teeth and hoofs, for any hyena- 1t is
one of the fiercest of all animal fights
when zebra and a hyena come upon
each other. Bocrs find that the zebra
is capable of greater movement than
the horse and less susceptible to dis
ease. Strange to say, the little striped
beast is also stronger than the horse,
though its weight is less than one
half that of the older draught animal.
N. Y. Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
THE OLD KITCHEN FIRE.

~
mid sweet rscollections sit in it, blaze.
A. I SGT long. ago In youths mystical days,
And out Of the past that It hallowed yet
Come faces and voices cannot forget:
I'VE we s CHILDREN ,s 'ti' true' but the heart
~on youth which 1t treasures - Jewels and
And I feel in my. soul with it, lofty desire
The warmth ana the glow Of the Old kitch-
entire. r. = - -, .>.-....~'-.r.
'How often W. LAUGHED At the winds in their
As the smeadow rspo..d meath their gar
ments Of white; 49,
The cracking OF nuts made the merriest
din.
At was winter without. it was summer
within,
sBut silence would come at the beck Of the
Who told u the stories Of banshee and
spook.
It'll the flames fickered low like they
wishedsto expire.
And we crcpt OF to bed from the old kitchen
4 cherished the pictures times cannot ef-
The old-fashioned kitchen in memory I
trace,
And tho boys and tho girls who sit in a
ON the stiff. solemn chairs Of the dim long
ago;
And father and mother would often peep i,:,
But never rebuke US no matter what din
We made in our glee: they would smile ard
retire.
sFor once they were young by the old kitch-
en- fire.
ut is thus from the past that I pluck me a
rose
Which deep In the garden Of memory
grows,
And my. heart keeps its youth through the
years as they glide
Bear me almost alone down the shadowy
tide:
Il have only to listen and laughter hear.
II have only to wish and sweet faces come
near,
And sit once again. with a boyish desire.
In the warmth and the glow Of the old
kitchen fire.
II. G. Harbaugh. in Ohio Farmer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
Altossthsr Diasrsnt.

~ don't know how I'm going to mals
out" said the agricultural statesman
who had been retired; ave got to de-
pend on the old farm for living now,
and I'm blest If I feel any certainty
about making it pay"
"But you used to make your constit-
uents very proud of you by showing Off
what you knew about farming" sail
his wife, encouragingly.
II know it, Maria. But don't forget
this-farming for votes and farming
for crops are two mighty different
gs."-Washingtcn Star.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
Travolln9 0vtate.

Trunk Dealer-I see. Want some
thing for Z six months tour abroad.
Well, madam, in the adjoining build
ing have trunk which I'm sure You
will like. Can't get it in the store
room; double door is too narrow. I
thought of remodeling it and using it
for . sea-shore cottage, but if it will
suit you will let you have it cheap.
Dame-I'm not the one who is going
abroad; it's my husband.
"Oh! George, show the lady one Of
those vest-pocket hand-satchels." IN.
Y. Weekly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
Accommodating a Landlord.

II like the house." he said, ''but it is
too large for my family, and would
want to rent it in conjunction with an
other party"
II don't know about that" replied the
landlord, obviously. II would much
prefer that the house be let alone 3s
every well, then, I will let it alone,
and q. little later he was looking 1t an.
other house.-Bay City Chat.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
Once Essentials.

do you need any typewriters' sup
plies, Jimmy"
Eyes, sir; I heard Miss Nimblefinger
saw she was bound to make this old firm
buy her a new curling iron."-Chicago
Record.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
An Infallible Sig n.

'She is determined to marry him..
"How do you know? Did she tell yon
60 herself?"
mo, but she told me that she had
begged him not to buy her an expensive
birthday present, but to save his money
instead."-To Date.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
A SDlendid Driver.

Mr.. Telfair Grcene-My second wife
is a splendid driver.
Mr.. Ellis Eroadway-Indeed,1 didn't
know she was skilled in the art.
Mr.. Telfair Grcene-Oh yes, bargain
driving.-TeXas Siftings.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
Courtesy.

Ibid you see Broakton?" he asked IS
the bill collector came in.
eyes, sir. I went in and told him I
was bill collector"
Sand what did he say?"
HE said he was, too, and that if I'd
leave my bill he'd take pleasure in add
ing it to his collection Washington
Star.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
Sho Guessed Not.

Mutual Friend-It really is shock
ing, dear, the way in which you and
your husband quarrel and carry on. I
wonder you don't separate from him.
Injured Wife-What! go away and
leave him alone to do just as he likes?
Not me!-Tit-Bits.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
Capable.

He (thoughtfully) 49, Mrs. Fixcm
ought to make good wife, she looks
capable enough to manage household.
She (spitcfully)-Yes; anything she
undertakes she finishes.
He-Eh!
She-She has buried three husbands
already.-To Date.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
An Extensive Library.

Mrs. Lakeside (of Chicago)-l have
had all my marriage certificates bound
in book form.
Mrs. Wabash-Indeed? What a huge
library it must make by this time!-
Town Topics.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
The Wretch.

Mr.. Cawker-It has been ascertained
that Trivvet is leading double life.
Mrs. Tawker-O, horrors! Tell Inc
the particulars.
Mr.. Cawker - He was married last
week.-To Date.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
An impairment Question.

"You mustn't be saucy, Fanny" said
the maiden aunt to the little girl. mo
one will love you if you are"
"Were you saucy when you were a
little girl, aunty?' asked the guileless
child.-Truth.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
Her Impressions.

Mamma-Now, dear, can you remem-
Der anything about the sermon?
Small Dauglter-Oh, yes, mamma.
It was all about the foolish people that
strain at gates and swallow sawmills.-
Boston Transcript.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
A Good Reason.

els it right to tell lies?" asked =
Dallas Sunday school teacher, who had
q class of small boys.
''No, sir" responded every one in the
class.
"Why isn't it right to tell liesT
"'Cos you get licked fer dom 1t, }"
came from Johnnie, boy with sore
back near the foot of the class.-Texas
Sitter.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
Nothing to Worry About.

Nothing to "orfy ABOUT.
Young Mother displaying the baby)
DO you think he looks like his father,
Mr.. Oldboy?
Mr.. Oldboy-Well, ye-es, there is a
family resemblance; but it isn't strik-
ing enough to worry about.-Bay City
Chat.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
Unperturbed.

II am afraid" said the young man
who is candidly critical, that there
is some foreign substance in the cof-
fee"
Certainly" replied Mrs. Hashem.
'That remark shows that you have the
Dalate of a connoisseur. The coffee
itself is Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
Pleasant Manners.

care you going to call on our new
neighbor, Mrs. L."
Il think not. The fact is, I met he-
Yesterday, and she evidently does not
belong to the best society,"
''How do you know?"
because she has such pleasant man
ners,"-N, Y. Tribune.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
What Allied Her..

links lat party)-Idon't see what's
the matter with that pretty woman
over there. She was awful flirty little
while ago, and now she won't have any,
thing to do with me.
Stranger-1 have just come in. She's
my wife.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
The Ladies', Sewing Circle.

They gathered at the house Of Sister Bland,
They talked Of science, Of reform, and art
They sewed some carpet rags together and
Then ripped q ueiehbor's character apart.
-Chicago Tribune.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
Her Sacrifice.

Husband-Yes, dear, you look nice in
that dress; but it cost me heap Of
money!
Wife-Freddie, dear, what do I care
for money when it is question of pleas
ing you ?-Tit-B:tS.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
IT, WA Different Then,

He looked upon his daughter with . vain
and swelling pride:
He was glad to see her in thesocial swim.
But he looked and swelled. and swelled ard
looked, until he nearly died,
A. he counted up the cost when the bills
came in.
-Philadelphie North American.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
THE GUILTY PARTY.

Mrs. Gossip-Ar. Puffington says
that he is wholly self-made man.
Miss Pertly-It is commendable in
him to own up to it; many man would
have blamed it on his wife.-Truth.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23

The real name of "Bill Arp" was
Charles H. Smith. The Bill Arp papers,
shortly after the close of the war, ate
tanned the widest possible popularity.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
Possibly.

II notice." said Morcomb, "they call
it the X ray, but Y they do it can't
T." 49, g,
"Perhaps," suggested Hulsizer, you
haven't got the Q."-Chicago Tribune
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
When Poers Write Wrong.

a When PoeIs Write Wrong.
When poets write
OF "voiceless night"
We feel like saying "Ratsl"
For out Of doors
We hear the roars
OF several hundred cats.
IN. Y. Mercur1
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
A Truo Lover,

A Truo Lover.
II am not myself, this evening"" she
said.
He started-for the door.
'Why do you leave me thus?" she
inquired.
Because You say that you are not
yourself, and will not spend the even
ing with any other woman!"
She recovered hersclf.-Town Topics.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-23
Extremely Muscular.

Extremely mu8CU16xs
Magus-That man Cyr's muscular
power is something wonderful. He
lrags his opponent all over the stage.
Tagus-Oh, don't know! know =
little 95-pound woman who drags her
husband all over town shopping every
Saturday.-Chicago Dispatch.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-18
Local Brevities.

The revenue cutter Hamilton Is in
port.
Mr. o. Miller, of Ohio. is visiting Rev.
G. P. Rutledge.
Dean Hart of Denver. Col. is expect
ed in the city this morning.
Miss Magee, of Norfolk. sang In Rich
mond this week. and she captivated her
audience.
Rev. w. w Royal. d. D.. will assist
in the revival at Trinity NJ. e. Church
next week.
The ladies of the First Baptist Church
will hold bazaar at THE Masonic Tenn
pie next month.
Mrs. Blackwell, wife of Rev. DR.. C..
S. Blackwell. of Elizabeth City. n. c..
is visiting In Norfolk.
The new cotton compress of the South
ern railway ait Primers Point has been
finally completed and DIS now in opera
ton.
Rev. r. II. Bennett and family have
returned from a mouths vacation, spent
at Wltheville and other points in Vir-
ginia.
At the home OF Mrs. VIM. Works, No.
1874 Church street, tonight there will be
a social gathering, to which invitations
have been Issued.
There will be fine ant exhibition
given by the colored normal painting
class Tuesday evening at the Y. M. c.
A. (colored), Queen street.
Mr.. w. A. Hawks, of Baltimore. will
lecture at the First Baptist Church.
CRANKY and Freemason streets. on Mon
day evening next on the subject: moses
Ninety Minutes Long"
Rev. Arthur Crane, the we'll known
evangelist, will begin q series of meet
ings at Freemason Street Baptist
Church next Wednesday night. He Is
accompanied by fine leader OF sing
ing.
a meeting of the Mackenzie League
~ -. "a
and will be addressed by DR.. James
G. Fair, OF Richmond. A special choir
programme is being arranged for the
occasion by Prof. Rives.
The Epworth Methodist Sunday
school will hold a grand reunion at
Of the church and feirnds OF the school
are cordially invited. A beautiful must
cal programme will be rendered
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Epworth Rosebud Society will be held
this afternoon at 4:3O in the lecture
Church. will address the meeting. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
The following is the new Board of
Directors of the Norfolk and Western
railway: F. J. Kimball. Henry Fink.
George Coppell. ]. Kennedy Tod, w. f.
]. I. Doran, H. w. Helan, J. w. Camp
bell, Jr., and Walter II. Taylor.
There will be an echo meeting of the
young people of the First Baptist
Church, corner Freemason and CRANKY
street, this afternoon at o'clock. The
speakers will give an interesting de-
scription OF the State convention held
in Lynchburg on the 18th and 18th in
stants.
A movement is on foot to organize a
clerks union in this city. The first
meeting will be held on Tuesday even
I'M af "a
when an organization will be effected
ALI parties contemplating joining are
requested ITO be present promptly. All
clerks IN the different branches Of bust
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-18
THE NEWS OF SOCIETY
What Has Been Golng On In the Social
Realms Of This City.
THE GERMAN CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS
For the Coming season and will
Give Its First German Next Month
The Art Leagues Winter work
Aweek of narrIages-ComipsN up.
tial EventsTPersonal Items.

The past week has been crowded with
victories for Cupid. The marriages have
all been described In The Virginian. Oc-
tober weddings are generally pretty.
and those celebrated last week were not
exceptions to this rule.
Mrs. Henning and Miss Henning, who
have been spending some time at No.
College Place, left for Washington last
week.
Mrs. Williams. who has been the guest
of Mrs. w. II. Atwill, on Charlotte
street. has returned to her home in Alex
andria.
MIR. c. w. Bosley. of Richmond, was
in the city last week.
issued invitations to the marriage of
their daughter, Lizzie j.. to Mr.. Edgar
l.. White, of this city, Oct %, at their
residence in Milford Haven, Mathews
county, Va.
The Art League will begin it's classes
in oil painting. water-color drawing.
china painting and pen drawing, No
vember 2. Applications for membership
should be sent IN before october a. as
meeting of all members Of the classes
will be held on Monday. Oct 26.
MIR. j. III. Hardy, accompanied by Mrs.
Hardy and Miss Ethel, left last week
for York, Pa. where Miss Hardy will
he an attendant at the marriage of her
friend, Miss Elliott.
MIR. William Mayer will shortly leave
for Backsburg
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Hardy Trice have
returned to the city from their wedding
tour.
MIR. Joseph D. McCarrick. who was re-
Gently married In Philadelphia, has re-
turned home with his bride.
Mr.. Speakman, of Philadelphia, who
has many friends here, Is at Old Point
| for n few days rest.
! At Montefore Hall Friday evening,
Professor BeleZza gave another OF his
delightful weekly soirees. which was
largely attended and greatly enjoyed.
| Miss Grace Heath Jones, who has
been spending the summer on the Jer-
sey coast, has returned to the city.
DR.. and Mrs. Edwin G. Booth have is
sued invitations to the marriage OF
their daughter. Miss Lucy Booth, to Dr.
Smith Cumming, "Wednesday after
noon. Oct. %. at o'clock lat Carriers
Grove, James River. Va.
The Norfolk German Club held meet
ing last week and elected w. c. Dick
son, president; r. G. Taylor, Jr., vice
president; J. Iredell jenkins. secretary
w. B. Baldwin, treasurer; r. F. Bald
win and X. w Tomlin, committeeman
The first german Of the season Will be
given Friday. Nov. 6.
Miss Marion May, an acknowledged
i beauty and belle, of Atlanta, Ga, with
lher mother passed through Norfolk
yesterday en- route from New York &c
the South. Miss May has been spending
i the summer at White Sulphur Springs
W. Va, with a Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Knowles.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-18
Among Our Cotton Men.

Clear weather In the cotton belt.
Liverpool future contract market clos
ed quiet and steady, partially l point de-
cline. Spot market unchanged.
Bar silver in London unchanged
30hd. per ounce.
New York future contract market adj
vanced to 3 points. closing steady.
Sales. $4,000 bales. January, 7.SS; May.
SOC to S.O7.
The visible supply of cotton increased
273657 bales the past week. against in
crease of 229,S52 bales corresponding
with last year. the total being 2,G59.S59
bales, against 1881. 426 bales last year.
New Orleans future contract market
advanced points. January, 1854 Spot
cotton steady at 3-16c. for middllng.
Sales, $500 bales.
Galveston, Memphis and st. Louis
markets declined 1-16c.
Port receipts yesterday were 52546
bales, against 44,111 bales last year and
53.411 bales in 1894.
New Orleans receipts for Monday are
estimated at from $4,000 to 1000 bales.
against 2l,ll3 bales last year and 3l.250
bales in 1894.
The receipts of cotton at Norfolk since
September LIST have been 1S3,625 bales
against 43,S3S bales last year and g.. i37
bales in 1894.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-18
AN EXCITING WEEK.
Great Game ana Great Guns nj Cur
rituck Sound.

Mr.. j. u. White, who has acquired
more than local fame as n sportsman,
has just returned with two friends, Mr.
J. w. Godfrey. of New York. and Mr.
Beale. on-in-law of Mr. Eugene Kelly
from a weeks shooting on Currituck
Sound.
Mr.. White did not seem to think the
party had accomplished much during
that time, still he was not down on his
luck at all. He said the trio averaged
over hundred birds day. killing over
600 in the five days they shot, the bag
consisting chiefly of ducks, bay-birds
and English snipe. Yesterday morning
before an o'clock breakfast the three
thought they would try n farewell shoot,
and came back laden with booty, having
killed thrty-eight yellow legs and eight
ducks in that short time.
Mr.. White says the people down along
the sound declare the storm of Satur-
day night to have been the worst they
ever saw. The wind blew eighty miles
an hour and the tide rolled in on the
shore, depositing wrecks that had been
resting on the beach for years, away
back in the neighborhood of Currituck
Courthouse. y number of clubhOuseS
were wrecked and the Currituck Shoot
Ing Clubs quarters, at which Mr..
Whites party had located, was in immi-
nent danger of being swept away. The
tide rose five feet in 1t. The three ladies
who were there were put in n boat. sent
TO higher country and told to climb Il
tree. All the gentlemen sought safer
territory except one who remained be-
hind with the Waterman and was rather
sorry he did, for the water same up to
their neckS and there were moments
when they seriously contemplated at
| tempting to swim the sound to get out OF
their predicament. A boat and several
cords of wood represented the only loss
for this club. though many of the Others
| suffered much more severely.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-18
RAILWAY COMPANY SUED.
Asks $40, 900 Damages of Norfolk, Wiz.
Einia Beach and Southern II. IL.

Willie Wallace, the little boy who
was recently injured by Norfolk Vir-
GINA Beach and Southern railroad
train, has entered suit in the Court of
Law and Chancery for 500 900 damages.
1t Will be recalled that while walking
on the trestle over Mahone's Lake in this
city, some five weeks since, the lad was
struck by backing train on the Nor
fclk. Virginia Beach and Southern
tracks. He was thrown from the trestle
to the water below, from whence he
was rescued by the train hands.
Besides the shock, the boy suffered
serious internal injuries and he now
brings suit 10 recover damages for the
action.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-18
Wedding Rolls.

The finest line of sterling silver wedd-
ing presents are to be found at Green
woods, No. 15S-311- Main street, at the
very lowest beyond competition prices.
Quantity quality and prices have Great
ed boom in the white metal at 1.-The
Casket." Besides the solid silver plank
the lS-K gold plank will demand fav-
orable attention. 1S-K wedding rings
diamond engagement rings. birth stone
rings. seal rings and children's rings
several hundred new ones having just
come to hand. Prices the lowest in the
twin cities.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-18
New rurniture-Ncw Carpets.

This incessant selling keeps our stock
spick and span new.
The enormous selling allows no chance
for our goods to tarry.
We are receiving daily new goods
new designs in furniture. new patterns
in carpets, odd fancy pieces for parlor
bed room. dining room, etc.
Another large consignment OF iron
beds and cribs just to hand
Our prices are the lowest. our quality
the highest.
THE FASS FURNITURE AND CAR
PET COMPANY,
III. Wertheimer. Manager
1875 Church street
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-18
ness in the city are invited to be pres

ness IN ene city are in7ited 70 be pres
ent.
Murray & Mack. the noted comedians.
open up here with a matinee on Tues
day. 80
Mrs. j. Manigault James and children.
Of Darlington. 8. c., is the guest of her
sister. Mrs. W. T. Pulley, at No. 70 Cum
berland street.
Boys Gospel Army will meet as usual
at 2:30 p. m. at which time every MEM
Der is expected to be In his accustomed
place. Every boy in the city Is invited
to the meeting. Doors Will be closed at
2:45 p. m. sharp.
Rev. w. II. Atwill, pastor OF Cumber-
land Street Methodist Church, will adj
dress the meeting at the Young Mems
Christian Association this afternoon at
O'Clock. All men are cordially invited
TO be present, especially strangers in the
city.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-18
Rendy TO perIn Work.

Having received the contract from
uncle sam for the derdging of Norfolk
harbor under the last appropriation
made by Congress for that purpose,
Messrs. Morris & Cummings, of New
york, have sent a dredging machine
here in tow of the tugs Protector. Steph-
en- Decatur and Viking. all owned by
mat company. The last named tug re-
turned TO New York yesterday