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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-29
CINCINNATI.

Cincinnati, August 2S.-Flour easy.
Wheat fair demands No. red, 6Oa62: re
ceipts, 300; shipments, 1900. Corn
steady: No. mixed. 81 l-2 Oats easier:
No mixed. /, Leafs Rye barely
steady; No ,. 81. Lard steady, 3.2j
Bulk meats easy, BIB, ii Bacon quiet.
43' - Whiskey dull; sales. 40 bar
rels, rs Butter quiet. Sugar easy
Eggs firm. 10 ID
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4sl 3'4a4S2 for sixty days. Posted rates,
4S1 Pa iS5 and 49, .2a4S6 Commercial
bills, ISL Bar silver, SO Il. Govern
mcnt bonds steady State bonds dull
Railroad bonds strong Petroleum easy.
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FIRE INSURANCE.
LAWRENCE S. DAVIS

Represents the following old line companies
Commercial Union of London, Lion Fire OF
London: North Bri ish and Me camille. OF Kdin-
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Underwriters. OF New York; Philadelphia Under
writers, or Philadelphia; Scottish Union and
National, OF Edinburg.
Prompt attention given to any business en-
trusted to my care.
Office: No. Campbell avenue W.. rear Com
mcrcial National Bank. Slim
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AaHNTR WANTED.

VATAN1 I'D SALESMAN.-WE WANT AN
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club for the best Map in America. New plan
great success. The right man earn q fine
salary: Address K. q. PRNDLETON, us E.
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HIP WANTED-MALY.

WANTED "A MAN WHO CAN SUPRRINs
w tend the erection of a large teLt. address
IL. 1. STEPHENS, Roanoke, Va. s25.3t
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tractor, Sir Moltke. Arabian, 10 each:
Virginia Water, SimOnian, Red Spider. Hint
1ut each. Chum. Tobias. 10 each; Fiori-
eas, Hidaddy, Minnie Alphonse, Myrtle l.,
1oI each.
Second race-For two-yearold madens.
five furlongs. Callibo, Braw Lad. Braga-
lone. 10 each, AltoBwood, ValUrnus,
Maxine Elliott, Confession. One ChanCt.,
Sly. Sedgwick, Tea Leaf, Vinita, Atby, IOT
each.
Third racc-For all ages. Handicap. One
mile and a rurlong. Keenan,, I15: Deer
slayer, 1903; Lake Shore, los: Bra nd Y Wine,
iol: Longbeach. 1O2; Howard Mann, 9S;
Eioroy, %; Tinge, 81.
Fourth race-For two ycar-olds. Five
furlongs. The Friar, lis: Sunny Slope,
l15: Niler. i3. Orion. 10; Distinction
101; Cieophus. I 10: Challenger, Ii3; Pass
over, 11S: CelOso. 107.
Fifth race-For three ycar-olls. One
mile. Ben Eder. RanirO, Roundsman, 81
each; Souffie, Argentina. 11S each.
Sixth race--For three yearolds which
have not won at this meeting; six furiOngs
Septour. III; Louise N, 1I5; BonapaTte,
l IL; The Native. no, Formal, lo9; IRE
mureo, 1906: Patrol. los; Brisk, Whip
cord Palmerstonc, 1O7 each; Graziosa,
Chugnut. Amanda, v, 104 each; Jeffer-
son, '99.
Claims five pounds apprentice allow
ance.
Seventh racc-For three year-oids and
upwards: one and three-q,Iarter miles: over
seven hurdles. Anrie bishop, 155: Flush
ing April Fool. 152 each; Suiup, lao;
Midgcley, 142; Article, i32.
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NOVEL BICYCLE CONTESTS.
C.. A. c. Tourna ment Will Take Place
This Afternoon.

The track at Columbia Field, at Seven
teenth and streets. presented busy
scene yesterday, as the entrants in the
several events i'll the bicycle tournament
and novelty races to be given this after
noon TOOK their final practice.
The Columbia Athletic Club in giving
the contests this afternoon has the dis
tinction OF running off the firR fitting
tournament on bicycles ever attempted in
this country. All the rules that govern
tourn naments on horseback will prevail in
the one to be given today and the novelty
OF the event and the popularity of the
hosts OF the occasion will undoubtedly dra "
out large attendance.
The first event, the One-nile bicycle race,
open to members who have never ridden in a
race, will be started at 2:3O O'Clock. There
are some ten entries in this event, and as
many in the one-mile, open to all club
members, and the list includes all the best
riders in the city, including Billy Sims.
Fred Schade. George Ball. Espey and Mudd.
1t will he a race for blood.
The other events include obstacle and
egg and spoon races and an egg breaking
contest.
The affair will he held under L. A. W.
sanction aud is governed by its rules. and
the officials of the affair are among the
best known men in club circles. There will
be comfortable seats for all. The park is
Rcated Just belO W the Corcoran Art Gallery.
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horses and their jockeys went down in n
heap on the back stretch. and was sus-
pended for year and the horse declared
distanced in the heat. Later in the day the
judges reinstated Willis with the approval
and by request OF the other drivers inter
ested in tie race.
Corie McGregor was badf;- cut about the
legs and will not. it Is Thought, be in con
dition to race for year.
John Reamer, of Philadelphia, who was
thought last night to have been fatally
injured, escaped with slight bruises. and
wa in his seat when he horses were called
to the wire today.
Miss Thompson was an easy winner OF
the fourth heat of the unfinished event. but
Maggie Campbell showed better sta wing
qualities and won the three succeeding
heats handily.
The 2:35 trot went To the favorite. Mada.
in shts. Royal Victor was the tip
for the 81 o mixed race. Corbett proved Il
surprise and showed great speed in the
first trial, and Many thought he could have
won the race had he been properly handled
Brawley was indisposed and was nnseated
by the judges after the third heat.
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Til. Tree Is Gone.

For many years dozen or more fans
have witnessed the games at National
Park in u novel mauner. A large oak tree
was on the outside of left field fence, and
perched on its branches those who were
fortunate enough to get there had an
excellent view of the diamond. Whether
they paid anything for the privilege is not
known, but the tree was not there yestcr-
day. Someone had chopped down the
mighty oak, and its usual occupants were
greatly disappointed when they found their
former position Of vantage gone.
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Earned runs -Cleveland, 8: LOuisvllIc,
2. First base by ors-CIcveland. 1;
Louisville, 2. Lett on bases Cleveland.
IL; Louisville. &. First base on balls =
orr Wilson. s; off Cunningham, 3. Struck
ou, by Wilson, 8; by Cunningham, 3.
Three base hit-Pickering. Two-basc hits
Mexican, e; Burkett, Dexter, Holmes.
Sacrifice hits-Wilson, Cunningham. Stolen
bases Cunningham. Clarke, Criger, Rogers.
Pickering. Dolln. Double plays Cunning
ham. Clingnian and Rogers: Mexican. bids
by Cunningham. i. Passed balls Miller.
L: Criger. l. Empires -EnIslic and Sher-
idan Time OF game hours and 10
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BICYCLIST KILLED.
Was Run Down by an Allentown, Pa,
Trolley Car

Allentown, Pa. Sept 25.-Gottlieb Price.
OF Easton. with three companions rode here
today on their bicycles To visit the county
fair. Price was an inexperienced rider and
lie became confused on Main street and
was struck and instantly killed by trolley
car. He was thirty eight years old aud
leaves Il wife aud five children
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Earned runs-FbiladeIphia,6 6. First base
by errors-Philadelphia, l.: brooklyn, 3.
Left on Dbases-Phiadclphia A: Brooklyn,
Kennedy, l; off Stein, l. Struck out--By
Wheeler,1. Home runs-ThompSon La ioie
Twobase hits-Dclehanty, Cross. Sacri-
flee hit-Hallman. Stolen bases-Hulen.
Delehanty, 2. Double plays-IIulen and
Lajoie: II ulen, Hallman "a nd La ioie. Passed
balls-Grady, 1. Umpire Hornung. Time
OF game-1 hour and 4 o minutes
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Earned runs--Bal,imore, 3; New York. !.
Two-base hiis-BIunon, Davis: Three Sc
hit-Corbctt. Home run-Doyle. Sacrifice
hi,s-Quinn, Joyce. Beckley. First base
on errors-B Bal,imo ore, 1. First base on
balls-Off Corbett. 3; off Dohepy. on
Seymour, 3. Hit 10y pitcher-By Corbett. 3:
by Dohcny. 1: by Seymour. L Left on bases
baltimore, 4: New York. Passed laiis
Warner, 1; Robinson, i. Wild PIT ch-sex-
mouir. .Umpirc-Lynci. 800
Time of gamc-2 hours.
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James saffen VIII Also Sign.

James Saffell, who, for more than n
score OF years has sent away and received
the scores at the baseball grounds, it is
understood has signed with Mr. Wagner for
1897. His work has been very accurate
and his obliging manner has made him Il
prime favorite in the press box. He is a
great rooter for the home club, and he is
always happy when he is sending the
Senators as winners.
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Earned runs-St Louis, / Fittsburg, 3.
Two-base bits-Douglas, Donovan. Three
base hit-Meyers. stolen bases-Parrcst.
Breitenstein. Douglas, Cross, Lezottc. Sacri
flee hits-Ely, Paddeu, Lezotte. First base
on balls-Off Breitenstein, 2; off Hawley,
T. Hit by pitched ball-CroSs. Douglas
Struck out-By Hawley, ,2;by Breiteustein, 3.
Passed ball-Sugtlen. Wild ptch-Hawley.
Umpire-Mr. Lally. Time OF game hours
and 20 minutes.
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PHILADELPHIA WON.
With Proper Support Wheeler Should
Have Shut Out Brooklyn

Philadelphia, Sept. 25.-wheeler pitched
a steadily effective game this Afternoon. and
with perfect support would have shut
out Brooklyn. Kennedy had no speed, and
in the first -four innings he was hit safely
ten times. He was succeeded by Stein in
the fifth.
The Philadelphia club has secured the
services of Pitcher Fifield aud Third Base
man Gillen, of the Western Association, for
next season. Attendance, 95s. Score
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Earned Washington, Boston, 8.
First base by errors-Tashington, 3; Bos-
toni. Left on nhases-Washing;On g; on. . Eos-
ton, II. First base on hails-Uff McJaMes
!. off Stiv etts, 3. Struck uut-By MCJan.es,
3; by StivetJs, q. Tnree-baSe hit-Lush.
Two-base hits-I}ergen and McGann Sac
rifice hit-DsMOntreviile. Stolen haSes-
Lush, Selbach, Bergen. and Collins. Double
plays-O' 'Bricn ana auwright: Long, Nc
Gam and Yeaeer; Long and Yeager: Ham
ilton and Yeager. Hit by Pitchcr-By
McJames.1. idpitch-McJanes. Passed
bail-Bergcn. Urnpirc-Mr. Lynch Time
Of game hours.
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jail Fired by n prisnner

Columbus, Ind, Sept. 25.--A fire in the
hospital department OF the county Jail
this morning caused n loss of $4,000. No
insurance. The fire was started by n
prisoner named Alexander Bell, with the
intention OF escaping. Three prisoners
were taken out almost suffocated
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STRUCK OUT SEVEN MEN.
Young Corbett Made Monkeys Out o
the Giants

New York, Sept 25.--Corbett made
monkeys out of the New Yorks In Ii SIX
inning game here today. He struck cut
seven men and allowed four hits, but
marred his good work by wildness. Both
Doheny and Seymour couldn't locate the
plate, and. as a result the Baltimores
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SPIDERS WERE LISTLESS.
Cunningham Was Invincible and Had
Splendid Support.

Cleveland, Sept 25.-Listless playing
lost Cleveland today's game. The Spiders
had all the best OF the argument until the
seventh, when Wilson went up III the air.
allowing the Louisvilles to pound out five
runs Cunningham pitched a splendid game
and received firstclass support. At
tendance 400 Score:
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WON IN lht SIXTH.
Pittsburg struck IL Batting Streak
and Defeated St. Louis.

st. Louis. Sept. .25-Pittsburg Won today
by timely batting. In the sixth inning
Cross was hit 10y a pitched bail and then
threw his bat at Hawley. almost precipi-
tating riot The game was called after
the eighth inning on account OF darkness
Attendance S15 Score.
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We Have Come to Stay.
THE BALTIF

BALTIMORE MERCHANDISE CONiPANY-The Money
Popiehave Mr. Carl Graft
and will all only conduct strictly bona de
slaughter Of Fine Clothing that took place
Children retail 40 the dollar
ma
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Entries at Gravescnd

New York. Sept 25-Gravescnd race
track entries for tomorrow:
First race-Purse $500, for two year-old
maidens, entrance SIS; weights eight
pounds below the scale; five furloDgs. Con-
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DRIVER SUSPENDED.
Result of the Accident at the Bait
more Driving Park.

Baltimore, Sept. 25.-The TALL meeting
at Gentlenen's Driving Park closed today.
Willis, the driver OF Corie McGregor, was
found today to have been responsible for
the collision Of yesterday In which four
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$500 A MONTH.
This Includes All Medicines.

DR.. Walker can be consulted FREE every
day from 10 TO 8; Monday, Wednesday /,
Thursday, and Saturday evenings, Z to =;
Sundays, 10 to IL.
AS-Ao Names Published without Consent. "a
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profitcd nv every base on balls and hit
nv pitcher that were dealt oht. Weather
pieasant Gam" called on account OF dark
neSs The score. '' -
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Rora, nIue LIN, 10 Now York

Roy al UIuP IIlNr 10 NEW OK.
Fast :ime Frequent traIns. Prompt
Service. Exec ilent dining cars. Track
rock ballasted. Engines burn coke No
smoke. No dust au23toseS0 cod
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coaching, and DeMontrevillc's out at iirst
on McGann's assist.
After this period Stivctts settled down
and was seemingly inNincibie The score
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Yesterdays Results.
Bostou, 6; Washington. 8.
Philadelphia, Is; brooklyn. 4
Baltimore, 10; New York, 3.
Louisville, 10; Cleveland. 4.
Pittsburg, 6; st. Louis. 8.
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A FEW QUESTIONS.
THE LARGEST FEE

charged by DR.. Walker, whether you have
one or more diseases. is
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Games Today. :
Boston at Washington.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
Baltimore at New York.
Louisville at Cleveland.
Pittspurg at st. Louis.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
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Boston had an easy victory over the
home team, and deserved to win the
game The Pbiladelphias are, however,
entitled to the distinguished consideration
of every genuine rooter in Washington, as
they defeated Brooklyn IN easy fashion.
and the Senators are still in ninth place.
Baltimore had no trouble in trouncing tie
New Yorks. Louisville again triuniphed
over the spiders, aud came closer to their
rivals for last place, as Pittsburg was
victorious in st. Louis.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-05-20
Some Swine History.

Swine were first introduced from Spain
into Hispaniola by Columbus in 1893,
into Florida By DeSoto in 1888, into
Nova Scotia in 1858. in Canada in 1908,
and into Virginia in 1909. Jamestown,
in the latter state, had at one time to be
protected by palisades to keep them out,
so fast did they multiply. 1t has been
estimated that the product of single
sow, with but six at litter, in ten gen.
erations will amount to 100000, of
which 100000 usually meet death by
accident. The ancients held the hog in
high esteem, and offered it as a sacrifice
to Ceres, the goddess of the harvest
Montana Farmer.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-05-20

600. In addition to this, rubber tires
are being used on city carriages quite
extensively, not only in the United
States, but all over the world.
The amount of crude material con-
sumed in America in tubing by West
inghouse air-breaks on every car in use
is immense, not to say anything of other
hose, and hundred of miles of betting.
One roll of rubber that I saw recently
was wide enough to admit of horse
and carriage being driven on it's length
for one-fourth of mile.
The consumption of rubber in insulat-
ing telephones, telegraphs, electric
lighting and gutta percha in cables,
practically makes rubber bands girdle
the earth several times.
Rubber enters largely into the manu-
facture of boots, shoes, clothing and all
sorts of waterproof garments, as well as
into the arts and sciences.
A visit to any druggist or large cloth
ing house will show all sorts of goods in
rubber that command high prices.
Yet with all these stubborn facts star
ing at the people, we see millions upon
millions of acres Of land lying idle, and
thousands of native trees that would
produce this very article rrofitably that
are standing as silent but significant
monitors, inviting us to come to them
and redeem the fair state for her great
loss of the orange industry.
We are paying millions upon millions
of gold annually to Brazil in export duty
and for her crude rubber, all of which
goes through English banks in coin.
Europe sells the goods, we pay for
them.
The date of my leaving depends on
certain undeveloped conditions, but I'll
get there in due season. The best time
for my work is along about August and
Septembe before the rains begin, but
as it will take some time to 60 down the
Amazon 7 must get start considerably
ahead of those dates
Rubber has an unlimited demand as
staple article, and it cannot be over
produced because the area adapted to
it's cultivati IN is quite limited. Neither
is it likely to be affected by frosts as the
rubber tree has no tender blooms ex-
posed, as pines and oranges; it's rich milk
is protected by the bark.
Whatever there is in this rubber in
dustry is to be credited to the foresight
of that great statesman, Hon. J. G..
Blaine, who, realizing it's Importance
and value, sent a newspaper man as
consul to the Amazon expressly to
"write it up" 1t is along on this line
that have been working, and whatever
of good results may In the future accrue
to Florida is due to Mr.. Blaine's fore
sight,. Orion Kerbey in Tropical
Sun.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-05-20

The dredge and machinery of the
Lighthall Phosphate company has been
bought by Georgians and will be shipped
to the northern part of the state and
use in mining gold. Tampa Times.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-05-20
More About Rubber.

lou OF questions ana also TO quietly but
publicly forestall the schemes of some
Of your land sharks who are now work
ing to gobble all this overfiowed land,
because. as they say, ''it is worthless. -
If rubber and cacao are success, it will
be grand success and this so called
"worthless" land will become the most
valuable in the state
Naturally, rubber cultivation is an
experiment and one which the scientific
fossils of the Agricultural Department
do not encourage, you know, on scien
tific basis or for climatic reasons. The
departments policy is hostile to any.
thing tropical being tried in Florida.
They class Florida as all the same eli.
matically, and none of these scientific
experts have ever been to South Florida.
If they had their say, pineapples and
sweet oranges would not have been cul.
tivated, but the fact Of the rubber tree
being found here already furnishes bet
ter proof than Opinions. That have
faith in it, is shown by the fact that !
personally risk life and health in pursu-
ing the matter.
AS a matter of news, you may say
that started from Florida by steamer
"Com anche" from Jacksonville on the
23rd, for New York, where [ have ar
ranged for transportation to the Equator
and sail as soon as canget ARRANGEMENTS
perfected. My plan, as heretofore out
lined, is to start In from the Pacific and
60 down the Alta or upper Amazon by
canoe for 1000 miles via the Ucayali to
steam boat navigation. It is while on
this long canoe voyage, in the very in
terror of an unknown country, that
will gather the genuine nuts, by barter
or ex change with the Indians.
[ carry my own camera and shoot it
off instead of a gun, and obtain better
results am asked if [ can take alone
any companions. You may say for me
so since the receipt of letter from an
English scientific gentleman, a botanist
Of Kew Gardens, requesting permission
to accom- pany me, l feel disposed to
accept the com panlonship of one or two
Of our young men who would be con
genial in an unusual experience, anC
cheerfully disposed to take upon them
selves all tie risks and inconvenience:
that are attached to 1000 miles of can
oeing with Indians who are charged
with cannibalistic tastes.
Any person with disposition to Cir
cumvent or get around obstacles In the
way of customs Of the natives, instead
of being possessed with the American
characteristic to 'kick," can get all the
experience he can carry away on canoe
If he is provided with some silver soles
or dollars, he can also get rare collec
ton of curios, such as Indian head
"a la s,aly locks) all sorts Of crude i'm
plem nts, and, strange to say, mos
artlstcaly shaped pottery of various
kinds, blow guns, and bows and arrows
Correspondence with me can be adj
dressed to New York City Post Restante
AS indicating the value of rubber cul
ture to Florida, call attention to the
fact that train of fifteen cars loaded
with bicycles only, and valued at S4OO,
900 was recently shipped from Chicago
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-07-16
CURIOUS FACTS,

Carrier pigeons fly from Monroe,
ILL.,, g Chicago, forty-two miles in
less than forty-two minutes.
There are more cats in Brooklyn in
proportion to the population than in
any other city in the Union.
The same man was elected in Will.
iamsburg, Me-, the other day, with
out any opposition, to seven different
Offices.
A herd of moose invaded Duluth,
MINI. May 6, unmolested, as there is
fine of $500 for killing moose in
that State.
A parrot was arrested in Chicago
the other day, and charged with "dis-
orderly conduct" It was swearing
on the street.
A gas we'll near Selma, Ind, the
other day suddenly blew the 900 feet
OF iron pipe which had been driven
into it high in the air.
Sixty dollars was what that barrel
of sand cost the Michigan man, who
went to law about it, He recovered
Judgment, though, for fifty cents.
A Pittsburg trolley car conductor
refused to accept a Columbian half
dollar and put the passenger off the
car. He sued the company and re-
covered 500.
J. W. Allen. of Griffith, Ga. dreamed
the other night that he WAS dead. He
was forty-tive years old and in perfect
health. The next day he was relating
the dream to q friend, when he dropped
dead.
The biggest hog ever seen in Della
ware was killed few days ago at Eel
ton. It was black Berkshire, three
years old, three feet four inches high
at the shoulder, and weighed 100
pounds.
Longfellow sold many of his earlier
poems for very small sum, but he
was we'll paid for his later work.
1.-The Hanging of the Crane" brought
him $50 line, and he died worth
$3.50, 900.
An unfortunate resident of Berne,
Switzerland, got on big spree the
other evening and then went to look
at the bears in the bear pit. He lost
his balance and fell in, and the bears
tore him to pieces.
French excavators at Delphi, Greece,
the site OF the famous ancient oracle,
have unearthed life-size bronze
statue of a bearded man. The man is
holding the birdie of horse, and por-
tions of the horse have also been
found. The date of the work is be-
iieved to be about 500 3. c..
Mrs. Rhoda Cox, aged seventy
seven, who lives near Richmond, KY,
wanted her sheep sheared, and find
Ing no man who would do the work,
went to the sheep sheds and performed
the work herself. The job was neatly
done, and the fifteen sheep were soon
separated from their feeces.