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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-09

New York. September 8,--liubbard Bros.
4 Co.'s cotton letter says. After the pub
LEGATION of tho weekly government report,
the tenor of witch cou.d hardly have been
worse. The market today eased OF. show
ing that the trndo was purchasing for
bad outlook, but rallied Inter closing
steady on a belief that the bureau report
on the 10Th would cause further improve
men, In prices. The better tone Ia Imam
dial and commercial circles Is also helping
the market.
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BUILDING MATERIAL.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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lanes T.. Franc.s, alderman, Chicago,
says: ~ regard pr; Kings New llls-
Gods ard Lung complaints. having used
il In in my family for the last five years.
10 The exclusion Of phyrieian's rrescrip-
"pnv John 'Burgus keokuk, Iowa,
w 1ife 81 have been minister OF the
Methodist Episcopal church for NIFTY Gears
or more, and have never found hiylnihhg
relief as DR.. kings New Discoyary,, Try
,bis Idcal Cough Remedy now. Trial bot
lies free at A. T.. kies!lng's drug store.
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pIL-Lins FL. IN bbls. INV; sc; bSlen,
enc esq., p' sra: brls1, ' oI 'a5 n DDS
stove gasoline, In cases, $50 n hhiss
lie. Euuon oil. IN hhls. lac, in cases, $50.
castor On. medical pure, s6c; turp;ntine' IN
WHITE LEAD-s:rlctly pure, dg6'4c;
siandlri white lead, SIC painters &c, n.
a. N ,'or ,N1f i discount; new list.
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Kansas CITY, September Wheat-Hard
nciive at Il decline OF ldli2; soft, slow, &c
lover No hard 50is45i; No. z red 65g
IS. 80. > spring, nom nal:y $3.50, Corn
ia. No. white .0i.G2C3 Oats--Poor
grades lower; choice Arm, No. ? mixed, II;
No white, l9U 22ig, Rye-No. ?, 3Oc. Hay
St-,dv. timothy choice 3 0OHS00, pr me
4 ;05j5 a. Reccipts-Wheaf $500; corn. So
100: oats e. ZOO. sh.pments-Whea, S27co;
corn and oats none.
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Kansas City. September s--Cnttle--Rc-
celpts 1000; shipments 2i00. beet grades
steers > .Opu3 ~; Texas COWS ! 65aS2 50. beef
steers Sl5nh,0; native COWS lolu3 10,
stockers and feeders .. i0f,3 ~ huls 2. 90
li3 o., ilogS-Hcceipts $500. shipments 200:
lights and mediums strong, others weak
to % lower, bulk of GALES Oon3 II, honv-
les, 2.15d9 00 packers 29plt3 %. NJ sed 800
m3.l0 Shccp- Receipts 3nDl: shipments
3jpo market very dun. LAMBS S.O0ai.30i
muttons 2.0Oli3 %.
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Nav York. September s-The visible
s,innly Of grain Saturday. September 8. as
coinpiled by the New York produce ex-
change is as follow: Wheat q. 80 oo9 o
bushels incr Ease 92l 900; corn, ID. Isl W1
bushels decrease $4,000; oats, 1874 40
bushels increase $50, 0O0. rye, $4,000 bush
els. increase 7001 barley. l,1@,0D bush
els, Increase $4,000
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Barb wire quotations are for car load
lots. (. o. b. Houston.
EAKBED WIRE-Glidden, galvanlzed'
g. Il DER la lbs. painted wire, $40; Wau-
kegan. loc higher than Glilden.
"xHiRE NAfI,S-Ra,e Sli per kcg; adj
,.ancI,s 10 10 60 penny. d0c: s and . penns,
o.. q and : penny, 15c, : aud penny, ~c;
nsnny, 81 20; penny $50,
rI'T NAILS-Rate, $50 per keg; same
advances as on wire nails.
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

New Orleans. September s--The market
for cotton seed products II duh and
nominal; prime crude OIL in bulk. lCIl0Is.
prime summer yellow. In barrels, 22X;
ton, for export. SIS. 25n1s.D
New York. September Section seed
meal steady: oil In poor demand and free
offeringe. prime crude oil IN barrels 1871
20; rhine summer yellow, In barrels. 81;
prime cotton seed meal. sl9.OiD!0.c0
New York. September s.-Cotton see,i
oil Inactive. prime crude I, o, b. mills II
miG, prime summer yellow. q; butter
Hrndes, 2gn3.
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New York. September AIN tho dry
goods market there was good business
in cotton goods Ia ali directions by spo,
purchasers, to which mail orders added
considerably. The market is very strong
AT advancing prices. Sellers, IN tonse-
quence. are advancing prices on the road
10 loo. Printing cloths were very firm at
. GIG bid and no sales.
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London. September S.-consols for money
~ S-IGd. consols fos the account. III ll-l6
Ear silver. 30 5-sd per ounce. Money ~
!. per cent The rate Of sccunt In the
open market for short and three months
bills, l3-lGmiii per cent.
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VI olnk failures were reported--Cit,-
oahk' Sabina, Ohio; First National,
Neb: Manufacturers bank,
uuuth, MINI, ind Farmers and
.ans bank, Shawnee, O. r.
kVNan' commercial failures were:
NM. ,Mhite, carpets, Philadelphia. na-
:, WtSt", j. 5. poycn & Co, Ames-
AsSs,i earriag9 findings, liabilities
!, q. sternglanz & Co, New York.
E,@.ssAn,la'acturers, liabilities $50. 600. and
sTsiu BreWinE company, Springfield,
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st, Io,ds, September S.--Cat,ie---R o solpts
1900; shipments 1900; market strong on
good cattle, steady for other grades, ma
tive shipping steers .5e0i "a; dressed beef
and butchers grades 3 fHGi30i light ste"rs
. soma a. suckers aud feeders 2.a113 eos
cows aud hoifers Cru3 90. Texas and In
dian steers 2,3oH35 "a, COWS i,d0n2.7j
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swOCIfs.
he following ~eta tht Gipins quotatlons on the
.dln,s ,ogS, Of tne N's ,rS Er'hansB today;
BUTTER AND EGGS.

Kansas city. September s.-Bw,er
weak. creamery 1AqA. dairy 10. Eggs
CRcago, September s.-Butier steady.
creamery 9Ql5; dairy sgA. Esgs firm,
fresh ia.
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SUGAR.

New York. September s.-Sugar-Rnw,
- -ady; renned steady.
New orleans. September s.-Sugnr--
QUIET; centrifugal whites, 3e4MS rs: yel-
lows 3lzH3 1916, seconds 2leit3 7-ls. Mo-
lasses-Dul; centrifugal GRADUATED, 3laa9.
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HIDES AND WOOL.


Boston. Mass, September s,-The wool
market shows an Increasing volume Of
sales. but the bulk Of the increased bush
noes being confined TO two or three houses
Nevertheless the result OF the week sho~s
rherc .a more diepos Ion to buy wool and
the tone OF the market Is more hopeful.
Tnwnshed medium Kentucky and Indiana
quarter hood cOmbing. lbul6,Indiana and
Kentucky thfee-eighths blood GOmblng,
liHlC, Missouri quarter blood comblng "A
0l5 Mlreouri three etghtfs blood c9mb!ng
lfnls; braid combiag. II, Lake and GcOr-
ga. iiTlii7. Texas woo,s, spring medium
IL months, llHl2; secured price 21u2s,
spring hne, ~ months, l6u1i: secured
price $50 20. Territory woods, Moqtnnn nne
medium and fine, 9Ul0; secured - leo 2s9r
70. Utah. Wyoming etc, one medium ana
line. iMi0: secured price 27ff30 Auatral an
secured BASH comhing superfne. iiII7:
oomhing good. inn ~; comh'lV everaso, %
ni0 Queensland. cornblng. i0lti.
ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis. September S-Wool. tub
washed In better request, but otherwise
no change.
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TRADE NOTES,
~ light. Vi country produce Il

TG light, Vi country produce Is
|k.cy g.. sn, meats have an advancing ten
|lnCl,nnnd1 hlghef prices viii doubtless b.
|ss s v'oier weather in the North has
kpspvsrn,'sut thtr decline in lemons and no
II "en' Is expected for some time.
Er -, thompson * Co. win unload an
|4y narr ~ mixed California fruits Thurs
b the n ness practically no Texas peaches
Eesysd w,alSet today, The few packages
ka. 'e'hs insuflic eat to base quo(a-
II pSSU1e rapes sold today at 2jG3ic per
Aid any, baskets. They We're badly
ss . a'a arrived in dana gu condition.
\ The eSas, by mail from Ca,lforn.a are
VI, viii bs, uSt none of the packers
ssches ar 's aS any surplus of lemon cling
ssaSsr : !; 4, journal of Commerce, Sep
..lenpson a. a. y W. IL Kirkland. of T. IT.
10 Tile green fruiT trade.
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New York September s.-Clcarlngs
81. 10. 55S. hnances a5aj,623.
NV York ), ptembcr s.-Governmcnt
lords strong; State bonds dun: Iutlroao
ZONES strong.
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N1tM YORK. MONEY.

New York. September S-Money on cell
firm at Sac per cent. last loan ;, closed
AT : per cent; prime mercantile paper
stoody, WIN actual business done In bank
era bits. sia+.sii4 tcr demand and i.seis
a S2s, for sixty days postc'. rates, @Nt
4Npg and SlGLSG: commercial bills, 49,
Dar silver 66. Silver crr, hcates. &c $3.50
81 Mexican dollars, bl4,
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EVENING poST CABLEGRAM.

New York, Septcmber S,..Thc tvenlns
Posts LONDON financial coblegram says:
The STOCK markets were llfeless today,
but ~ good tone On the settlement OF
labor diin,ulties in the clyde diatrlrt.
INC only feature was the strong senu-
mont Tor Argentine securities Amer cans
were steady. but weaker in sympathy
with Now York. Mines were neglected.
Tie JEWS holiday today ana tomorrow
rcsfric;s business. The Paris and Berlin
II arkris we're arm.
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''ooSroN PRICE CURRENT.

81 correctnslons are revised daily and
'sesale ,I Sa9se ruling in the Houston
~; Fpr,nsiEaAst,-Dlamond, si.75 per
rs; Goldene n tin boxes, $500 per
~ss M, oil. s57s y'i'oc per dozen boxes;
na,; ps,.ltioN-P Powder, ner key. 500
iir,s' nlsissaang powder, s. 90 ner key.
\, elek, 4, ,aarr9,n shot. per sack. 81 BOA
onort clear, boxed. 505Lc; in
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Inference ..,.l7G2s 4G.cei 95.s73
HAvRE MARKET.

JEWISH NEW YEAR.
Austin. Texas. September s.--The Jew
ish new ycar was duly observed here to-
day by appropriate services at the syna~
gogue morning and evening.
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COFFEE.

New York. September s-coffee-Options
points lower. ruled dull and featursless
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New York September s.-Bradstreet's
weekly report OF grain stocks has been
ieiayed and VIII rot be issued until to-
morrow
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IF THE BABY is CUTTING TEETH
be sure and use that old and well tried
remedy. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
for children teothng. II soothes the child.
softens the gums. allays all pain. cures
wind collie and 10 the best remedy for
disrrhoes-
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GOID PROM FRANCE,

New York. September s.--'rhe steamship
La Normaniie, from Havre, brought S.S65-
OdQ francs IN gold
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,pprrs-Faucy sliced, n boxes. 4isT
,hlice eyaporated, &c; fancy, 7i.c: cit
ron 4e per ~ currents u Sois 3yc 1''ss
MS, t,as svaporated Sc, peaches. evap-
nretai csc; pears. evaporated, bl=e'
RRRIs iNscalforTi" ri Ii 3 soH * bo KIP
a. ~ ,yn NJ, S 10. tfNes. flTii9c.
SIC; Z S SISS" crop OF 1895; California
,r rhs spiOos, 5G5i4c; so-sos Glsc' !9;sos
s, &c aO-7os, NC; bo-99s' Sc s''Vef
yruaes, 7iae: ruby prui'''' "sc'
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LIVE STOCK.
HOUSTON.

J. jacobs q Co.. live stock commission
merchants, rerCrt as follows:
BeeveszChoace ........."........ a&f 81
loWs-CnolSo OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. FAD
Heifers Observation-Disclosures, gtadr
Ncarlngs-Choioe :. ................ 2l.df ~
Calves-Choice spring ............. aisdt
to eizc.......... u SX
Mutton-k1rst class only...........s
Common not wanted
Hogs-Cornfcd ut0 lbs and under) SAD
Mastfed. must be Eood. 2iS3t
All stock as described sell as quoted.
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,C,o,RNmsasked, SeIssc.

.CORN-Sacked. sense.
y,a,iS-2oaS6. No. Nebraska, 2sT3oc.
Ai-Alialfa. $40 oonl9 80 per tom mil.
let NoWu il. 30; timothy. $l6.o0uI7 10; South
Texas prairie, S4ooai.5O.
BUILDING MATERIAL.
.CEMENT-Portland cement, per bhl..
2oof30o. Rosedale cement, per Dbl. sl.75
Ter paris. sac, fire brick, 81, Louis, per
NJ Wv; drain paving tile. per foot, 1fpl5c. 3
TO inch,s inclusive; felt roofing. per
square. NI5I2,j0, Acme and Royal cement
plaster. per ton, sl+Uo. plas,ering hair,
goat, per h.. &c; laths, per NJ. SEQ.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.
The Leading futures ranged as follows:
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BEANS California small white 2,.1
S-sc per III; Bayou 2-SG2 j.sc; pink 2l.W
2 -c Lima "a NE black eyed peas gao,
BUTTER--Bluc Star nc dairy l5c.
table he; fancy ElEtu creamery 20c; fresh
Texas country sg2Oc If in good cord!tion.
HCTTERINE Solids lie, prints l2c, lil-
gin dairy tricks lSc.
CABBAGE Missouri 81. 0OQ2,25
CHEESE New York fun cream l2iad
&c: Wisconsin fun cream iiml2c Young
America iic fancy filled cheese Gus;
Swiss 2>d lac;- imitation Swiss l7ulSc, brick
cheese liQl2c; Llmhurger l5c.
rGGS-1cXas, in cases, Sp9c; Kansas
lCc.
GAME-Prairle chickens 81 75gfS.oo per
dozen; venison Bass per pound. piover 600
he per lozen.
ONIONS-New Texas stock SjH@oc psr
iushel
PEPPER Chile l4Gl5c per To-.
POTATOE S-Northern ana Western 90
QGoc Sweet potatoes, 7OdSoc per bnsh"l,;
POULTRY--C hickens. per dozen. "a
hens s2iOH3 10 large flyers s2.9o12 Is;
brolers 81 j0H IS, acccrdu to size, tur-
key hens s. .0pn6.5O; turkey gohblers %.uOI
40. ducks 81. 90 geese sij00t.OJ.
TOMATOES-St. Louis, Sl.Ooals0 per
bushel.
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CHICAGO.

January MIL 3.,Dt.I au-l. 13O
-----------------
c,,,r,,o
CHICAGO.
Chicago, September SGood export bust
ness and expectations of an unfavorable
crop report helped December wheat to
b9oyant and ccclined &c for May. oats
advanced 1sc and provisions were un-
changed TO DC higher
Wheat-The bears IN wheat had enough
enc5uyasement at the opening % make
."'. H'alts Rlai' rue Wgilu sH'pinrI,tF
y turop@ last Week were hellp'o pusne!s'
Inc amount on ocean passage increase i
.>ni,Wv uuSaels llSt Wctk' me receu,s a.
,in,h SIS NJ - 49,
,.,,i ,o' IL WIN ~ wv
i,,,coi J,u,s 'n'lv ~
a.; m''c,t s',uh',,a 70 n" m'lie
nnh ~ w ,,H u. w ~.
=, TO- " W - "a u ~ -. ~,
s1i.g,sii. ia III, co,'r.. ., :" th - r.Yf h,lf
~ smu vi w NJ
a., a. N~,uy a. Pa prS|2 III,
Ss".O .s."a VI" ~ s,'1M 49, "" IL a.
,ior - az ""u III 'VoNe ~ ene cst M,
iI,sh,lg n,, 'e, fro,, 6noS,nn h,,sbois %,
$3.50, a,ot,' ,'Vg''Vv
AZ o, Ia ,. WV, rs AN, wse
~ ~" ~ - - s , "
49, ~ a. n,. 800, ,h ,ia,t 'rte
,,.cra oo,ni Al ma hm.bnly a9e nl, ~
Gioh ~ ,,.i, i.,l
was. VIZ ~ e' ,r',', dwca,oa Az
nr ~ Is, W. , 1870, 81, f,N,
Ne u'N ius' np,' ~ pv,t.r,r svi'' nor
mid osiI,,, ."' III i9e ana husS,is Of
49, tSri, .ii,s ,,..,,oi $3.50. ma
n,,,,,s r'" ~, ',nIna ,teNor ~
s,,, -" '"'"'""S' i'''' ""7 WV us
SS"rn low. 30 corr, ,,.,,.., c,ora h,f,r,
thov declinad more t',dav Tho continued
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GALVESTON.

Reported for The Post by A. p. Norman
live stock commission merchant.
Bceves-
Choice. per ID. gross EMO ~
Common, ger ID. gross.......... 2
Cows
Choice, per III. gross............. 2kU ~
Common. per 10. gross..........
Yeorllugs-
Choice. per ID. gross............ ciidp IN
Common. per Id, grosS......... - "a
Calves
Small. per 10. gross. u ~
Large, per ID. gross............. = U 81,
Sheep
Choice. per III. gross............. 3 % 81
Common, per head. ..............l " ul 20
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FINANCIAL.

Galveston, September Sin the local
exchange market, sterling, sixties, buy
ing ii, New York rates less local as
huylng Csc discount. selling at par; Now
or. cans sight, buying l-lc discount, selling
at par; American silver buying Lie DIS
count. selling at par.
New York. September s. Sterling ex-
change. bankers sixties 81 s2ia: CONNER
mcrcial. 81. sea retrhmnrks % D. 49, francs,
bankers sixt'es. i2lh, commercial, OF a.
New orleans, September S--Sterling eN
change, commercial sixties 81 @igdi 81 =
francs. bankers sixties, 623k; New York
s.ght, bankers fi.5g premium cotninerclal
81 ~ discount.
London. September S,--liank rate, per
cent street rate, II, rate silver. 3O's; con
soils il29-l6
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BERLIN EXCHANGE.
COMMERCIAL BRIEFS

PoClin. September S.Exchargc on Lon.
don. eight days sight, 20 marks q pigs.
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,,,,rp-scblitz. quarts sl0599 per bbi;
, bhh III % per bbi Dixie Pale dnar,s'
id M rr.s S. 80; Magnolia Pale. quarts.
ss,W; pi"XSy ITIss-N.la per gallon.
i,,,il,HiIIsstlYHPer gallon: Finished goods
~ MN wine basis, 81 ~; straiGh, Bonr-
on on and rye according 20 use ana quiz
~ 81 75a3O0; blended, sl'5dS''o'
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GRAIN AND Hay.

Carload lots, job ears: from mills; gei
"a nb tvn from store 5dloc, more per !
,h, an bran 2gjc per bushel on oats u
corn. .a
ir,THooP PPEp CoRN-7ad75c per 100 lbs
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Value; I'D. Sellers
STOCKS AT LEADING MARIETTA
UNITED STATES EXPORTS.

COMPARATIVE SPOT MARKET.
The following are tho closing quotations
for cotton on tho spot today at tho lead
ding yesterday. with today'a rslles.
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Asked b md
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Opened IRREGULAR 1905 steady; closed
steady, sales, o. 40.
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ashVd - iiiu-
LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
Opened steady, demand fair: y. IN.
very steady. closed barely steady.
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Couldn't Believe It.

81 think your daughter intends TO
elope. "
The old man looked at the neighbor
who was always interfering in matters
that did not concern him and shook his
head.
II can hardly believe it," he said.
~ have every reason to believe'--
"But that won't do" interrupted the
old man. "You forget that this is a So
rious matter that ought not TO be allow
ed to rest upon hearsay evidence When
one man comes to another and tells him
that his daughter Is about to forsako
the parental roof under cover Of the
night. he should be absolutely sure Of
what he says. Have you incontroverti-
BILE evidence that what you say is true?"
"Well, no, can't say that have"
replied the officious neighbor, beginning
to feel that perhaps he had gone too far.
Just as feared" returned the old
man. "This is the third time I've had
my hopes needlessly raised by reports of
this sort, and it is growing monoto-
nous. "-Chicago Post.
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Just Keeping Game.

Stories Of noted gamblers were i'm or.
der, when the following was told of the
late Charley Perkins: Charley was play.
ing seven up with friend who knew
him very well, and Charley was not
playing the squarost game in the world.
His friend demonstrated with him some.
thing as follows;
Look here, Charley, you know you
can beat me playing this game shoes
to plates, and l don't mind your win
ming my money on the square, but you
can win it fast enough without cheat.
ing
II couldn't cheat you. 1 don't know
how. I wouldn't If I could, and |
couldn't II I would"
Spades were trumps, and Perkins
was the dealer. when his friend, reach
ing across the table suddenly, grabbed
his right hand and, turning il over, ex-
posed the ace and deuce OF spades,
which he was holding out in his capa
oious palm.
"Therel What do you call that il
you're not cheating, Chnrlsy2'
"Did you think I was trying to cheat
your
1T looks like you were, doesn't itp"
"Well, now begin to believe that
you don't know much about this game
I thought you knew seven up pretty
well, but now You don't seem to know
enough to pound sand"
well, / know when I see a man
holding out. any way"
II wasn't holding out, you darned
fool. was keeping game. Don't you
see? You're two, and I'm one. New
Orleans Times Democrat.
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THE ROMANCE OF cHoLLY.
Ono bay Is Csmc 70 Strange. sad K.d-
ing.


ing.
Cholly Addlepato had been in love
with Chiara Pirouetti. the music hall
queen, for two weeks. He had sent her
flowers, diamonds, lovers notes and the
rest, and at last came the happy hour
when she received him In her luxurious
Harlem fat
As he boheld her in her pink evening
dress she looked even more girlish and
lovely than ON the stage, and before q
half hour had passed Cholly was pour
ing out his love with an eloquence that
surprised even himself.
II weally-ah--love you-by Jove,
I dol" he cried. 1--WE got lots Of cash,
and my family's all right. The guv'-
ner's banker, you know, and my
mother was HofYenstein. and"-
WHAT" exclaimed Chiara, trem.
bling with excitement. "A Hoffensteinl |
Her Christian name2 Tell me- Quick |
Quickl'
"Her name was Caroline" replied
Cholly, greatly surprised.
Caroline Hoffenstoinr' shrieked
Chiara, now rs pale az death. "Caro-
line Hoffenstein your motheri Let me
look at you"
She scanned the young man 3 features
for full minute without saying o
word. Then, with cry Of supreme Joy,
she threw her arms around his neck and
drew him to her breast.
my dear, dear Charles" she said.
81 cannot be mistaken. You have her
eyes, her hair, her nose. From the way
You spoke Of her know, alas, she has
gone from this world, but l have you,
Charlie, anyhow, haven't /, dear?"
Seems So" said the bewildered
Cholly, but
"Oh, you do not understand, Of
course" interrupted Chiara. II was 80
overjoyed at discovering who you are
that took you TO my heart before ex-
planning that Caroline Hoffenstein was
my daughter, the child that was taken
away from me when / was divorced
from your grandfather. l never heard
her name again till you mentioned it
tonight. l missed her dreadfully for
years, but now you will make up for
her loss, won't you, dear boyi You will
love your grandmother just little?
Saw you will. dear"
But Cholly had swooned away. New
York Evening Journal.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-11-12
No Lack of Raw MnterlaI.

"Fawther, said Dickey. seizing the
guinea hen firmly by the bill and hold.
ing her head down on tho block,
whats the reason I've always got TO
do this when you cut Off "A guinea g
head?"
because fowl Of this kind always
humps her neck up so it's hard to get at
it with the hatchet. "
'But suppose you made mslick and
chopped off a lot Of my fingers3"
Mr.. McCorkle, father of II children,
mostly boys. looked fixedly at his young.
est.
"In that case, Dickey," he said, ~
should simply call another boy and try
it again. "-Chicago Tribune.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-11-12
Not Alone.

81 never saw any ono more sldllful
ut driving a horse single handed than
Willy Nilly," said the auburn haired
girl.
"Single handed and alone, said the
brown eyed girl, who has mild mania
for stock phrases.
"Of course not, idiot. Why should he
want to drive single handed when he
was alone?'-Cincinna Enquirer.