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LOADING CORN AT 4 CHICAGO ELEVATOR.
steamer for quarter of an hour, and
then hurried away. In ten minutes he
had sold the whole cargo of 90, 900 BUSH
els in New York, secured an elevator at
Buffalo and provided for the train ship
ment from the Buffalo elevator TO New
York. Then he returned and closed the
deal for chartering the steamer. In all
probability the New York firm had in
ten minutes more sold the grain TO a
Liverpool finn and was hustling for
room i'll an ocean going steamer to carry
it over.
The vessel agent, having obtained o
cargo, at once began to make arrange
ments for loading First. he sent for
tugs to pull his steamer up to the ele-
vator wharfs, and by the time it ar
rived there he had crew of trimmers
and tally men. Once more the corn be-
gan to move. 1t was shot up into the
weighing hoppers. and from there al
lowed TO slide into the shoots which
were trained into the vessels hold.
Down in the hold the trimmers-big.
it into the farthcst corners. In four
hours the loading had been completed,
and the dusty trimmers crawled out Of
the hold. The captain in the meantime
had secured his sailing papers. and as
soon as the matches were battened down
the hawsers We're cast Off and the tugs
towed the steamer out into the harbor,
where, with her nose pointed northward
and under her own steam, she bowled
along rs fast rs her deep laden condition
would allow toward the straits Of
Mackinac.
Marine reporters at Mackinac City, at
Port Huron and other points along her
route telegraphed back to her owners
and agents the story of her progress un-
I'll she finally reached Buffalo Once
there, she did not have to wait more
than half day for an elevator, because
this had all been previously arranged.
The matches were reopened. and once
more the corn was lifted into an elevator.
Steam shovels and fast travelling con-
veyers make this process marvelously
rapid.
Ut TOEU W Ntrb III tLt
elevators very long. for storage is valu-
able Just at this time, and rs soon rs il
can be weighed II is run down ON the
other side and again takes the form Of
carloads. Eight long trains of 90 ears
each the cargo makes. for while the hold
of the steamer has capacity of 30. 900
bushels car will contain only $50 bush
els. As fast as these trains are made up
they are rushed down through New York
state by any one of the half dozen lines
which connect Buffalo with New York
city. AT the New York elevator the lift
ing and weighing process u again re-
peated, and III short time the grain is
poured into the capacious hold of great
ocean freightcr and il being carried out
through the Narrows toward Europe.
At Liverpool there is another change,
and in the course of n few weeks the
rurn which was raised III Kansas or Mis-
souri, is being distributed TO u foreign
people on the other side of the earth.
a. II RAxTFR
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Bishop Curtis (Roman Catholicl. for
mcrly of Wilmington, Del. says that he
once went on il yachting cruise wearing u
rough yachting costume. An lrishman,
observing him changing his clothes as the
boat drew near shore and discovering that
he wore sctlulars said in a rather graft
fled tone. "Ba, SEE that you arc Cath
Ollie" The bishop nodded and said indif-
fercntly: 'On, yes am a Catholic. =
The man continued 10 watch him, and he
gravely put m his Roman collar. "Oh, :"
said the lrishman. II see you re- PRIEST
The bishop, who had difficulty in main
tanning his gravity answered, Yes, an
u priest The man fixed his eyes upon
him with morc interest than ever, and
Bishop Curtis then proceeded TO pnt on
lis purple scarf Tie lrislngn startea
with ast1ni-hncnt ard exclaimed, Why,
scc Won arr i tishop'" The bishop said
quietly. Yes am Bishop Curtis " and
ne man fen on bis kt.rc aud asked the
.,ishop's hlcssiu. New York 1rib lne.
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wANAMAKER'S.


PHILADELPHIA. Monday. Dee 7, 1896.
The THE store is the
Christine. better store for be-
C4 ing so much besides.
o'oie Beauty reignS, and
from the big OrcheStrion that keeps
the Basement runeful to the Toy
Store AnneX-third floor, Chestnut
street.-the holiday spirit of life and
gladneSS pervadeS the building.
Dolls hold court everywhere,
though the greatest array Of them
is in the Basement Toy Store.
Mechanical ToyS-all sorts of
contrivanceS that "go"-are in the
third floor Toy Store-reached cas-
lily by elevators running from the
Chestnut street Arcade.
Would you have just a moment
OF quiet from the gooi-natured hub
bub' Step into the Art Gallery by
the Toy Store Annex. Restful,
beautiful.
A share OF the carpet store is
given over TO a Christmas Bazaar
all sorts Of useful and decorative
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who have never met.
In the meantime Mrs Lester contin-
ued to show the photograph to Joe and
lecture ON the superlative merits Of her
classmate. In her letters to Louise she
eulogized Joe.
All this was preliminary 10 her sub
tie plans for a matchmaking.
In July the correspondence had be-
come so cordial i'll its exchanges that
Joe felt ut perfect liberty to slip away
TO Il night train and 20 to Flavius, Ind
He told the Testers an elaborate lie
about going 10 indianapolis TO settle a
tax claim against some property left to
him by his uncle. Miss Louise Rhodes,
having been advised Of his coming, told
her parents an unblushing falsehood to
the effect that she had become well ac-
quaintcd with Mr.. Barnet while she
was attending the seminary i'll Ohio.
That day ~ Flavius settled it. They
strollcd under the NAPLES and went driv-
ing alcng a winding creek road, an ar
dent Flayius coaple III the front seat and
the overhanging boughs sweeping the
canopy top Of the Rhodes family car
riage.
They sat side by side i'll the big din
ing room while state Senator Rhodes,
at the head of the table. ordered the
timid hired girl to deliver immense por-
tions Of spring chicken TO the young
man from Chicago
From that time on the developments
came with the rush of closing chapters
in u novel. Joe wrote almost daily, and
after an internal of two weeks he was
called TO indianapolis 10 settle another
tax claim. On the occasion of his second
visit to Flavius he proposed. but he was
not definitely accepted. with the full
consent of the state senate, until he had
paid Il third visit.
All this time he was pretending to be
carc.csSly indifferent 10 the photograph
in the Lester fiat. and Louise Rhodes,
III her letters to Mrs. Lester, sometimes
mentioned that she would be glad to
meet Mr.. Barnet, having read so much
about him.
Last week the Flavius girl came to
Chicago for the long delayed visit.
Joe had been advised that the photo
graph girl was coming. He appeared ut
the fiat promptly 1T S O'Clock. Mrs. Les
ter. flat,cring with importance, met
him 1T the door.
Joe did not wait TO be welcomed. He
slammed his hat and coat on the rack,
rushed into the parlor and then and
there threw his arms around Louise
Rhodes and kissed her.
Mrs Lester shrieked and then tottered
over against an armchair. actually faint
with terror. She Thought that Joe had
gone stark, staring mad.
There had to be an immediate expla-
nation, but it did not satisfy Mrs Les
ter. She said the two of them were no
better than the people who 20 TO matri-
monial agencies or put sloshy person
ais into obscure weekly papers. She
was shocked Lcyond expression and did
not fully forgive them until they had
pleaded for IL least five minutes. Chi
cago Record.
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SO Years of Cures.
THE BEGINNING OF HISTORY.

Professor Hilprecht's Discoveries Have
Pushed 1t Back Two Thousand Years.
Professor Herman V. Hilprecht, the
eminent Assyriologist and curator Of
the Babylonian department at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. who has re-
Gently returned from Asia Minor, where
for eight years he has been conducting
archaeological researches for the univer-
sity, has succeeded in adding about
2, 900 years to history. In tho light Of
his discoveries ancient Nineyeh, the
mighty Babylon and even the pyramids
Of Egypt themselves are made to rank
as examples of comparatively modern
civilization. Not only has he shown that
the chronology of Usher, printed in most
Bibles, which fixes the date of the be-
ginning of the world at 1904 b. C. is
entirely wrong, but he has dug up rec
ords. mainly on tablets of stone, which
push the beginning of history back to
5000 b. c.. and he has in sight other
records which will probably carry il
back TO 10000 b. c.
As the ;eco,npl shment Of ono man it
is no wondc. that this achievement has
attracted the attention OF the scientific
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world Professor Hilprecht has discov-
cred that III the year 1904 b. G. there
existed in the valleys of the Euphrates
and Tigris "A very polished state Of civil
lization and that il had already lasted
for many thousands of years. The great
seat and center Of this very ancient civ
iliza;ion was the holy city of Nippur.
II has been on the site of this prehistoric
metropolis that some Of his most remark
able discoveries have been made. AS
sisted hy AN able corns of men and with
a large fund al his disposal Professor
Hilprecht began excavations there III
1883, and the work has been continued
throughout the summer months ever
since Thousands Of tablets covered with
cuneiform inscriptions have been un-
earthed Most Of these haze been taken
to the Turkish museum at Constantine
pie, for the Turkish government recent
" forbade the importation of archao-
logical relics. but owing TO- the valuable
services rendered by Professor H'lprecht
to the Turkish museum the sultan has
presented him with u large and valuable
collection, which he has III turn given
to the museum of the University Of Penn
sylvania.
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SHIPMENT OF GRAIN.
THE JOURNEY FROM THE FIELD TO
THE SEA9OARD.

How the Corn Reaches the Elevators of
Chicago AMI Is Taken Thence by Rail
and Steamer tai New York and Shipped
to Europe.
The greatest movement of grain from
the west to the Atlantic seaboard which
has been seen i'll many years is just now
taking place. Short crops of grain in
India, Austria and Russia are the cause.
To feed the vast populations of Europe
and Asiatic countries the practically
unlimited resources OF our great western
farms have been called upon. The re-
sponse has been prompt. Two unusually
large crops in succession had filled every
American corn bin to bursting. When
the word was flashed under seas and
across continents that Europe wanted
on the jump.
The western railroads distributed cars
along their lines in hurry, and from
every little elevator there poured out a
flood of golden grain. The loaded cars
were quickly collected. made into trains
and ratified along toward Chicago under
the head of fast freights. Once in the
great western metropolis, the cars were
run down to the water front and into
the big elevators which have railroad
tracks on one side and vessel slips ON
the other. The grain doors were jerked
open and the corn poured out into the
shoots TO be taken up by the conveyors
and lifted to tho very top of the big ele-
vator. There it was weighed and allow
ed to slide down into bins beneath.
For u few brief hours the corn was al
lowed to rest and catch its breath while
the details of the rest of its long journey
We're arranged. The morning after ii was
received at the elevator a representative
of the big firm into whose possession it
had passed appeared on the floor Of the
board Of trade. Going over to the "ves-
sci mems AISLE" between the corn and
provision pits, he tapped vessel broker
on the shoulder and asked:
What's the rate for corn to Buffalo
today:'
1.-Two and one-half cents"
Give you 2ll oents?"
Nope"
"All right" And the elevator agent
walked down the line. Presently he Sc
cured an option on 10000 bushel
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Aching Joints

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Few people know that all plants
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a single 10 cent sample bottle will be
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William Morris "A. a Socialist.

Mr. Joseph Pennell, writing in the
London Daily Chronicle, records the fol-
lowing incident: | remember seeing
William Morris o.e Sunday afternoon
walking up Par.' .mcnt street. A meet
ing was being held i'll the square. now
forget entirely nat il was about, but
the people holding it had made up their
minds TO march TO Westminster abbey,
with vague idea probably that when
they got there they might DO something.
Suddenly an enormous crowd began 10
pour cut of the square down Parliament
strcet-a black, solid, muddy mass, for
il was wet. wintry day. On they came,
with i; sort of irresistible force, which
cally frightened one looking on rs u
spectator And right III iront-among
the red flags, singing with all his might
The Marseillaise' was William Nor
MS. He had the face OF a crusader, and
ae marched with that big stick of his as
The crusaders must have marched.
One turned round and Went with the
crowd, which, when it got TO the abbey,
seemed half inc lined to smash the Win
dows, but those ut the head of il were
switched off and passed into Poets COR
ner. there 10 sit down and be preached
to- while the others, who could not get
in, were addressed by Canon Rawlin-
son outside. Eut what was so curious
was 10 find this artisr-likc another
Courhot-leading crowd who really
did net knew what they wanted to do.
However, had this crowd determined 10
destroy, To tear down even "a stone of
the abbey or To break "A window, | think,
instead of William Morris leading them
IA step farther, that they would only
have taken that step over his body. |
am NOT so sure what would have hap
ponud had the crowd marched against
81. Paul ;. for Morris hated the one sort
Of work as much us he loved the other.
st. James Gazette
A iccord breaking Machine.
President l.. :. Woodbury. of the Great
Falls Iron works mas In contemplation the
construction cf what lie chooses to term "a
hnrsecyclc, whereby "a horse can propcl "A
four wheeled vehicle on ordinary ground
at the rate uf ono mile IL 80 seconds. The
proposed machine can bc made in two
forms, either "lc Il Which Mr.. Woodbury.
thinks will lill the bill.
Tie first i IN the form Of an ordinary
buggy Instead II being hitched ahead,
the horse VIII occupy "a position between
the four wh,tls and opdratea sort of tread
mill should the velocity be SO great rs
Il attract taomuch air. then il is proposed
tn ineiase the entire machine-ho:sc, rider
and all-in u whalebIck or torpedo cut
shell tho prnpclling operation To remain
the same. The seat of the rider will be
directly behind or above the horse. Pres
ident Woodbury. Is sn confident Of success
that he is willing to back his bonds against
silver that Il mile can be made in 80 sec
onds or better. The machine will he /,
novel ore, and il it should irovca success,
will undoubtedly he u world breaker in
records for fast travelling. .-Grcat Falls
(Mon.) Leader.
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j. w. VINCENT, JeweIer,
General Agent, Eastern Shore,
SNOW HILL, MD.
Hogs for Sale.

Having more h ogs ON hand than |
desire to carry through the winter
will sell the following at low figure :
lst. One large brood SOW halt Berk-
shire and half Chester, with nine pigs
3 weeks old. 2nd. Large SOW,
Jersey Red and Chester, with seven
pigs four weeks old. 3rd. One
medium sized brood SOW stock unknown
with seven fine pigs weeks old ;
also seven clean shoats in fine condi-
ton. All will be sold cheap for cash
or in exchange for corn.
THOMAS ]. HUpsoN,
Green Run l.. S. S,
Ocean City, Md.
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The Fact that Doctors

frequently advise change Of air and climate
TO those suffering from eatarrh is procf that
catarrh is local and climatic disease.
Therefore, unless you can leave home and
business, you should use Elv's Cream Balm.
Applied directly 20 the seat of the disease.
il effects instant relief and satisfactory
cure after short continuance. No mercury
nor injurious drug is contained in the Balm.
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things that can be sold at Fifty (50)
Gents and One (sD Dollar. This
is collection from regular stocks,
assembled for your convenience.
Ready this morning. Second floor,
Market street.
Every one within hundred
miles of Philadelphia should see and
enjoy the Christmas Wanamaker's.
lninue
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Layol Is the best medicine Tor
children. Doctors recommend II IN
place of Castor Oil
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Notice to Trespassers.

We hereby give notice 10 all persons
not to trespass upon our lands with
dog or gun. All such trespassers will
be prosecuted to the full extent OF the
law. PETER J. BENNETT,
GEORGE .JoNEs.
l.. W. ONLEY Il BRo,
BENJAMIN SPENCER,
JACOB BRITTINGHAM,
HENRY 7. JoNEs
Worcester County, October -. 1896.
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How the Corn Reaches the Elevators of
Chicago and Is Taken Thence by Rail
to Europe.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1896-11-12

coming home from preaching at the
Nesrlerode school house with Rev
Higgins in the cart the clevis that
holds the shafts to the axle tree broke
on one side in going over a culvert.
1t was the side the preacher was on
aud let him down in hurry. The
animal that Aaron was driving was
used to hauling Prohibitionists and
did not get frightened at one falling
out of the cart. No one was hurt and
the cart was soon fixed to get home
The many friends of Mrs Linnie
Craig will feel sad to learn that she
is about to lose her sight. She is at
st Joe, Mo, doctoring.
Ben Biggs' little girl got choked on
piece of apple and he went to Vir-
ginia after Mrs Biggs, who was at
meeting, but the child was all right
when he got back.
b + Jenkins and son, Wilson, John
and Alfred Jackson, Peter Denning,
p Heckadon, c G Park and Misses
Daisy, Matte and Edith went to But.
Ter Monday night to iolIify.
The surprise party at Oscar Harris
Wednesday night of last week was q
grand success.
| Chas Hensley was at Pleasanton
I Kansas, Monday after u load of fioul
for O NJ DrysdaIe.
The Virginia literary will convene
at McFadden's hall Friday night.
Ed Dudley is buying pigeons anC
hogs.
The farmers have about all gone t.
husking corn since the election.
AARON,