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IT amt changed any;
For the skys still blue;
It's the same old country,
And--the house rents duel
Atlanta Constitution.
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In addition to being liars, all men are Cos
sips.-Atchison Globe.
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TEAcuER-"Why do the geese go south In
the winterin Pupil-'Pap says they've got
lot o. big hotels down there. "-Boston
Transcript
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CRIPPLED for ycarsi Pshaw! Why st.
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Newbcrrry Medical Library.
mere are $4,000 medical volumes N
Inc Newberry library.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-26
I c ng sto AKA.
NEW YORK MARKETS.
The Stool. EXCHANGE.


WV York, April Ss.-Todsy'. stock mar
vas above the recent haif-hoiiday av-
u polnt OF activity. The course Of
was reactionsry. chiefly IN symps-
WIN Sugar. The stock mentioned
~ Ter slnos, one-haif OF the dealings
eratie range OF this speciality bore
OF sd-oit professional ruanipuls-
me initial prices were fractlonsliy
- Yesterdays final sales Sugar lead
s'h gala OF aiu,os; po,st This
."em~nt was only momentary. but
eIecuve support was advanced and
rallied ~ per ceG... 10 i@5ss. A
reaction occurred. under heavy
70 lels. In addition TO the iiauda-
nTe was free selling for short ac-
~ % Washington City advices irti-
me probability Of the Introduction
~h N the senate providing for the
~ the &c 6iasrentiai. The pres
1k4nss the railway isss was marked
- Instances. rejecting realization
4. 49, accruing from the advance. In
acs'nr dealings there was a general
eA rally on the covering OF the
sugar ard Tobacco recovered m
" per cent TIE closing was
~ the Improvement no,et. with
esaagss recording general frsc-
eretines decided tendency toward
sa' IN stock prices was noted
me ~~es. Commission house bush
=. s1ened. ssd purchases on q large
e maze IN carly dealings for Lon
A. times the speculation
aPen positive eGoysncy. The for
fer firs;-cisss beads was -
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CHICAGO MARKETS.
BOARD OF Trade.

Chicago. April sS-The-e was JUST ,aE
trade In wheat NJ moderately active prices
within a &c range. The feeling developed
u.s easier. and lower prices ruled early.
with a fair recovery kate-. but the close
shoxed a loss OF As&c- The price rss N
rucuced some AZ the start ey 'he raeneE
easy tore OF cables. they coming nn-
changed In pr1cc. which. in TIE FACE OF the
rise on ;Ais side. was Disappointing, es
we're the total exports from octn coasts
FOR the week. Weekly elcArsaS- were tire
s-nsis~Ss Grce iseS. or leSAss Susnesa
AGAINST sei- zoe LAST week The weather
mar showed better conditions N the
SortAwest han Cor some time. Clear ard
warm with cnly trace OF rain July w~s
cutie freely Offered in a professional way.
ara prices gradually sold on Values were
ss~asssed ~ the ne3ersie Ar9entins shs1-
unerta.
There vas a naoi~rAte trade In corn and
a somewhat eSsster market. though tne
undersexss was on the whole steady. ana
srl rrures showed but nc losss-
Corn syfapAshixed with wheaSso . no
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WATER FRONT NOTES.

Steamer Mexico viii take the place Of
the steamer Topeka on the nexe trip
north.
Bark Rufus E. Wood got away for San
Francisco yesterday. with load Of coal
from Smith cove.
Steamer wiiispa Is expected 70 arrive
firm, Alaska tonight The steamer Al-Ki
Il also expected from Alaska today.
Steamer city OF P1ebia was taking fuel
a. the Oregon Improvement bunkrrs yes
.srtlay. She win sail for San Francisco
Monday morning
Bark Shirley. i.t5o tons. u advertised 70
sal for Cook inlet about May Is. The
Shirley Is the largest sailing vessel to
leave fhss por, for Cook inlet. being about
twice the size Of the Lskme. There Will
be accommodations for 30 or DO paesen-
eo~, o, . berth viii be IS. the cheapest
rate yet made Six-Asie creek v the ees-
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MARINE NEWS.

San Francisco. April 2s-Arrived-Uma-
tilla- Victoria and Port Townsend; City
OF Everett, Nanaimo. Departed--sh Spar
tan. Seattle; schr Charles Hansen. Gray
harbor: blk James A. Borian1. Chsgnik
bay; schr Rio Rey, Nehalem river.
Freights-Seminole. lumber from Puget
sound for Nournea and Sydney. 4os and SIS
paid respectively
Hoquam. April A.-Speciai.
San Francisco. str sunoi. from Cosmopo-
rs: str Del Norte. from Hoqutam: schr
Lfflibonne from Aberdeen.
PORT Gamble. April 23.-Sailed-Nos BIZ
soigiyt Capt Rasmussen. for Callao.
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but not only was support extended frcm
the sources IN question. but the tangible
hA8 been sufficient 20 absorb such oRer-
tngx and mAiasain The decsdsdly strong
tone Of ne market. 1hiD broadening Of
the speculation. with the symptoms Of In
creasing foreign interest. creates . belief
that DE upward swing Of the maxke =
likely to continue Tor some fima
Bank ClearAuces.
Ihe following table. compiled BY Brad
streets. shows the total clsarances It the
principal cit1es and the percentage Of In
crease OF decreasa. - compared with Tie
corresponding week laDt year:
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EUROPEAN TOURS.
COOKS TOURS
TO EUROPE
ESTABLISHED lssl-

All RrsveIfnx Expenses Isels1eA.
DEPARTURES FROM NEW YORK.
Nav 8. steamship Majestic, 40 days.
Nay IL. steamship Kaiser william II.
Nav "a. steamship Campas5a, y daya
May .. steamship Fusrst bismarck. ~
days.
jup~ 70. steamship Sermanse, e dAyu.
Jur@ III steamship New York. = dayA
June z, steamship Embria. IS days
July Z. steamship AurzntA. "a 10 "a 6zya
FROA BOSTON.
suIy (. steamship Scyth y TO 81 cayA
Round the World Parties, Sept IA Oct
4 IL. Japan Party. Oct n
Illustrated programmes free. Railroad
ard steamship tickets for tn6eperdsns
THoMAs COOK q son.
81 and LIS Broadway, New York, q a
Nasket street.. G40 tranetocoI
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y notsworshy. ana larvs bsoean -
tne specuiSffve isSueD were also taken, -.
8Oveneue bond market ajso ~vfnee-s ~.
seeean Investment The rteadv srrnxc~--
nenfs Ia the mercantile situaffon = -
sactofy nfroad returns. encouraging -.
ports reearding The crop outlook ~ -
Woeress made toward cioasug
al Important bankrupt raifv1y w.s.,.
.oar0d confident tone.
N neaae1ai circles 1t homo ana abroad
oeO = also expectation Of uneoufvnreI
DIG Standard ptatformD b both the 49,
NJ poutical rarties- Anosher conslder.sts.
~ - been brought 10 bar On speculo-
uon = tne prospect of - early adjourn
INT - congress.
The unqualified suece0 AZ - N.orsNsr~
favorable progress in sevsrai osher IN.
YoI0A properties served 10 bring the r.fl-
s.y ~ out OF the rut IN which It has bsen
Eln9. The aggregate saIes wsru LII, "a
Government bonds ruled sasshtly lower.
U sympathy with tlIe concessions IN the
sneFe list Trading was in good volume.
w -. amounting to Ss190oe. The bond
market IN <he week advanced on an In
creased scale OF activity. The Northern
racine tssues were the feature. and ad-
uanced sharply on The success Of the re.
organization. spasmodic spurss Of activ.
ny ~ eigher prices were noted on the sew.
"a @ the usually inactive mortrnxen
The saass were su.M.oee.
Money ana Exchanno.
Money on call. cosy q ~ per cent: last
loan, n; closed ~ per cent. prime mer.
camille paper. 4l465k per cent Sterling
exchange. steady. with actual business IN
nenkefs' bills At Assiz04-8sa4 for demand
and $4sHz6ls5k for sixty days: posted
rates. N@a4.s 50 and = ss74 ss1s; CONNER
c1ai bills. Assas- Bar silver. e7xc. Aexl-
can doliau. s4Kc.
Exports and Imports.
The exports Of specie from the port Of
New York for the week amounted to SSl3,-
40 In gold and ss4.ssl in silver. The i'm
ports uere: Gold, 80 50e: silver. $50. In:
dry goods. u,z14.sss: general merchandise.
G.lS3.M
Weekly Bank Statement.
The weekly statement Of the sssocisted
49, -
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The Mckinley C,ub.

The Mckinley Cub VIII met Monday
evening NJ O'Clock IN room c, Seattle
National hank building. John 3. Alien.
". W. Wiltshire and others viii address
OF the ward clubs are requested 70 -
present
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London. Aprfi 3.-sIivsr. IA censolA
Ill Liz
Breadstunh. Grains. Etc.
Liverpool. April 8.-wheat-Spot arm:
demand poor: No. red winter. 8 ID: No.
red spring, stocks exhausted; No. 1
nard Manitoba, s. Cd: No. California, s.
va Futures closed steady. with July
and August I'D higher and other mouths
unchanged: April 80 sd: May and June,
q sd: July and August s. sd: septem-
Der, s. Sd.
Corn-Spot Arm; American mixed, nsw.
g lhd. Futures closed arm with near and
distant positions unchanged to "a higher.
april Ss I'D June j. I'D: July. g Nd:
August, b I'D: September, s. ID
FIour-Ssesdy: demand poor
Hopa.
Hops-At London. Pacific coast. q IA
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COMPOSITION n nonparen. ninion. bre-
Yer or isrr primer faces on the follow
scr size bcsses: Nouparefi or msricn, rot
breeding II ems pea. brewer. not ex-
ee<dsrx - ems paca: scng primer. not ex-
sp.ssnx a ems rseA Special terms On
-, 1sussA Atassss Poss-Inteiilgeacss.
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Total sAies.
The total sales Of stocks today were fsS.-
00A Including: american Tobacco 500.
American Sugar s.. 900: r. T. o. $500. Dis
filling loo. L. 4 n. 4.o00. Missouri Pacific
toeN, ST Paul io.soa Union Pacific 5000.
wheeling & Lake Erie 400.
Flour.
Frour-Receipts 1890 exports 1870 bar
rcls: the extreme views OF spring wheat
mills check business: Minnesota pateEts.
ss.B: bakers. c-7o6Sh
wheat.
Wheat-Receipts 3. no. exports 6o.<M
spo,. duh; No. : red, .sG7fc: No. hard.
7sn9rp.c Options opened steady and adj
varreS on rood buying. but shortly turn
a weak declining under better crop news
yerara,ng winter wheat. disappointing
cables ana liquidation. ard closed E8Ac
lower; April closed Isle: May. he.
Hops.
Hoos-Duli: Pacific coast. 1894 crop. ~
G4isc: isss crop. sJsc.
Wool.
wocl-ouiet: domestic fleece. ~Sesc;
pulled. ic5isc-
Pig iron-steady: Southern. ro.S4s;
Northern. sii9isso.
r,npper-Steady. brokers' price. iossc.
Iead-steady: brokers'. s.
Tfn-piates. nrm-
Cof,>e-
conee-Closed quiet. S points higher:
Nav sr.Ss: September. Sil.S. Spot coffee.
RIO. nominal: No. T. lsAc: mild. dull; Cor
dota- ieA Sisc
sugar.
suxar-Rsw, steady; fair refining, Ss9
s-.e. centrifugal. - test s-isc: refined.
st.sax. standard A. EAc: crushed. sc:
GRADUATED. she.
Petroleum
rstro,.um-Steady; United closed C-A
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AN yRANCIsC0 Markets.
Runadneuflh ana Grains,

UEU000EOBD ma 0fotUos
" yrsncisco. April z5-Flour-Famfly
- QH6s.ss: bakers extras, 3s.&0
4 ssperine. se-ss93 per barrel.
TH0i-Shipping wheat. N-6h per cen
= ~ No. and lilo for choice: milling
~. Q.tTs6l.szh.
5r1g-Teed. fair to good. 7lk07zhc:
- Uk975c: brewing. s09s6he.
4 - -nlIling. 750szlxc: Surprise, soc0ti:
- iced. szl19s7l1c: good to choice. 80
= Desr 10 fair. G5z072AAc: gray. THO
sssss-Fiour. quarter sacks. i7.pa:
Oregon. $780, wheat. centals. 16l0: do
80, rs; barley. centals. Sos: oats,
~, N5: DO Oregon. 1918: beans. sacks.
IA centals. 20; potatoes. sacks. $50:
kosseon. s.sns: bran, sacks. LIS; do Ore
-; middlings. sacks, 81; hay. tons.
laxssed, sacks. s: do Oregon. COS:
- hoIso. SO: shorts. sacks. les: wine.
Dna nm: hides. 90.
Produce. Fruit. Etc.
nonlnss. si7.soels.5o; bran. eiAsoo1k
A-Wheat. sou 20: wheat and oAt.
RlonD; oat, H.O@i0: barley. N0s:
~. NOS: compressed. 81 s0Gi10. 50: stock.
~; straw. 3s<t60c per bundle.
yb(atoes River Rurbanks. 250a5c: Ore
y fairbanks, 4o0ssc; Early Rose. Ao0Soc:
y potatoes, $idl.2&
y; string beans 1oQ1Sfc: green peas. 3
- garlic. t.saslsc; green peppers. 20
y dried peppers. 10QiSc; asparagus.
ncRB: do choice. Sz5o0s: dried okra,
-: rhubarb. tod65c; cucumbers. COO
i mons. Si.25aii.5o.
hGt-Apples. 81 5oafe. 50: California lem
- Sc01.2s: California lemons. choice.
~ California lemons. fancy, - 20
u 0lifornia seeding oranges. 6oc63i. 80;
~ navels. e3Ga2s: Hawaiian bananas,
Bluefields bananas. 0U2.5o: Persian
- $3.50: 1ongworth strawberries.
~ common do. S37S.50: black cherries.
tol1: white do. 81.
ysftsr-Fancy creamery. lie: seconds,
5sc; fancy dairy. l2is 8i3c: seconds. 12c.
1 o1ese--Fancy mild. new. &c: fair to good.
=; Young America, sdioc: Eastern. Il
Iu-store, 1s1isizc: ranch eggs, 14fe
luck eggs. i5g1sc: Eastern eggs, l36
X; Oregon eggs. l3Gilc-
kultry-Iive turkey gobblers. l2ffl5c:
oAey hers. sisni5c: BOOSTERS. A6o9s:
ING ROSTERS, $1.5oGf9; small broilers, 81
large broilers. $s.5oa6. hens. n.so0s:
hicks. A6f5; young ducks. t7afs: geese.
1oip: old pigeons. N.5oGl.7s: young
psos. 81 .N62.
Ane-Hare. 7scdy: cottontail rabbits,
bush. 81; gray geese. 3i.S9L5o: hrant.
Wool.
ssea-Spring. San Joaquin and southern
-. poor. tas5c: do good. 5Q6c; San Joa-
fcothill. good to choice. s6sc: do
NJ fleece. tisas,sc.
Hops.
ops-3Q+c per pound.
Closing quotations.
wheas- Steady: December. ti.o7x; Nay.
esY.
hriey-s,rong: December. &c.
o~a-9oc.
kan-tls.
Financial.
~ Bars .... Is Drafts--Sight 80. 8
Dol ...5i4. q5sA Telegraph :. -. 10
,If 10 SK.s,xa
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cRI.AND WHEAT MARKET.
rrGnea, April &.-Walla WaIla. 0oeoc:
-. 0DQc-
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PRICES LowER THAN Even.

Hops-At London. Pacinc coast d h
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-21
couRTsHlP AND MARRIAGE,
Curious Customs Practiced In OtheI
Parts of the World.

Curious Customs Practiced In Other
Parts of the World.
Some Of the customs peculiar to
courtship and marriage among the race
of dwarfs who inhabit the Andaman
island are, according to NJ. de Quat.
refages, who recently published n book
called 1.-THE Pygmies." about these peo-
pie, very peculiar. Not the least re-
markable of them is the procedure of
courtship. The young man who hni
made his choice addresses himself to
the parents, who never refuse, but send
the girl into the forest, where, before
day, she concenls herself. The young
man must find her.
If he does not succeed he must re-
nounce all claim to her. The wedding
ceremony of these people is equally
curious. NJ. Quatrefages thus describes
It.: "Ihe two parties climb two feX-
ible trees growing near each other,
which an old man then makes to bend
toward each other. When h head OF
the man touches that of the girl they
are legally married" Turning from
Asia to Europe, we find a very curious
custom prevailing in Roumania. Among
the p%easantry of this country, when g
girl attains a marriageable age her
trousseau, which has in the mean.
while been carefully woven, spun and
embroidered by her mother and herself,
is placed in Il painted wooden box.
When a young man thinks of asking
to be allowed to pay his attentions to
the girl he is at liberty TO open the box.
which is always placed in n convenient
position, and examine the trousseaq.
If he is satisfied with the quantity and
quality of the dowry he makes formal
application for the girls hand, but, IL
not, he is quite at liberty to retire.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
STATE OF MISSOURI

~
County of Lafayette.
In the Circuit Court OF said County at Lex
%inPton, in Vacation, October -. 1896.
The State of Missouri, at the relation and to
the use of Thomas A. Catr0n, collector of
the revenue of Lafayette county, in the
state of Missouri, plaintiff,
Elnore Cunningham, Bud Cunningham,
Jewett Gum ngham and other heirs of
Adam Cunningham. unknown, Defendants.
To the said Elmore Cunningham Bud Cur
ningham, Jewett Cunningham and other heirs
of Adam Cunningham, unknown, you are
hereby notified that said plaintiff has com
menced n suit against you in said court by
petit II, the object and general nature OF
which Is to obtain n Judgment for the taxes,
interest and costs due ON the following
described real estate, situate in the county of
LAFAYETTE and state of Missouri tO-wfl: One
and one-hnlf acres, being middle part of block
f~oIty-siX u6l, and 75-I0O acres south side of
said block forty-siX (46), st. Thomas addition
to Wavcrly, Missouri, said real estate being
delinquent for the years lSs7, lSSS; 1853, 1880.
1891, 1872, 1893 and 1894, and that said taxes for
said years, exclusive of penalty, interest and
costs, am lunt in the aggregate to the sum of
Forty and 0i-l00 Dollars, and that the same
may be declared IA lien ON said real estate, and
that the same may be sold or so much thereof
as may be necessary to satisfy the Judgment
rendered herein, with interest, fees, penalties,
commissions and costs.
And you are further notified that unless you
appear at the next term of said court, to be
begun and held at the court house, in the city
OF December, next, and on or before the 9Th
day of said term, if the term shall so long
continue, and if not, then before the end of
the tern. and answer said petition, the same
will be taken as confessed.
And it is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published in the Lexington Weekly
Intelligencer, Il newspaper published in said
county OF Lafayette for four weeks success
lively, the last insertion t. be at least fifteen
days before the commencement OF the next
term OF this court.
c. L. EWING, Clerk;
by +. LEE WALLACE. ID. &. IO-2i-ft
ii. T. Wallace, Jr., Attorney for Plaintiff.
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are deployed in a semicircular line
two miles in front of the net, and at a
given signal from the marshal of the
day the line moves toward the net,
each man making all the noise pos
sible. If the hunting grounds have
been well selected the horsemen will
have no trouble in ~"bouncing' rab-
bits innumerable, and as they scaInper
away toward the net, followed pell
NELL by the eager farm boys, the scene
is one of great animation. The rab-
bits, if they do not become confused
by the noise and excitement, bound
away toward the net at almost light
ming speed, and many of them strike
the net so hard hat they break their
necks. Those that survive the shock
scamper into the pockets which are in
geniously arranged for their reception,
and for them the jig is up. Rabbits
sometimes die with fright, not having
sufficient strength to make the race for
life.
These rabbit drives are among the
most popular sports in which the prai-
RE farmers indulge, and it is customary
for the organizer of the drive to. pro-
vide n bounteous spread for his gra-
tuitous helpers.-Philadelphia Times.
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MILLIONS OF OUR TONGUE.
Writers of Books in English Have q Vast
AnIInn

Writers of Books In English Have a Vast
Audience.
The population of the British islands
is 40, O00,000; that of the states is 6O,000,-
900. There are about 10000, 900 in our
olonies and in India who speak and
read our language-12o, 0o0, 900 in all
Now, consider what this represents to n
writer as an audience. You think it is
impossible for Il man to command the
attention of this vast body? 1 will show
you hat it is by no means impossible.
First of all, they all read-the whole
Of these millions read. Next we are
multiplying free libraries everywhere;
there are about 800 in this country, l..
900 in Australia, 300 in New Zealand, l..
500 in the United States, md so on-the
number increasing every day. Every
enc of these libraries will have to take
the new book of h popular writer
whether poet, preacher. teacher or nov
elist. 1t will take, in many cases,
several copies. Well, with certain ex-
ceptions, there is no place of residence
which is not within easy reach of some
town or township, therefore within
easy reach of n free library.
Then I have learned practically, by
WdlhlHR upOuD unlS country, UnuO
market towns are, as q rule, placed at
eight or ten miles from each other; this
means that the average distance from
a market town is less than five miles.
It will not be long before every market
town in these islands will nave it's free
library. The same thing may be said
of America and Australia. Then every
man or woman who reads, i. e., all but
the children, will be able to get ut any
new book by n good writer, and the
possibility of speaking to the whole of
the Epglish-speaking race will be &C
COIN plished. There will not, after all,
be so many libraries. How many will
be wanted in Great Britain and Ireland?
II we reckon one library for every 10000
people, we shall want 1000 libraries, of
which about 300 will be wanted for Lon
don alone. Practically the libraries of
the great cities must serve far more
than 10000 people for each. Probably
each one will have to supply the wants
of 100000 people. On the other hand,
the smaller towns will nave libraries
for n much smaller population. In
other words. 5000 free libraries, prop
erly placed. would suffice for the wants
Of the whole English-speaking world
Sir Walter Besant, in The Queen.