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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-15
MAINE CENTRAL Il. r..
IT. effect Nov. II, 1897.
IL OiiOop 49, - ie"''
Trains leave Portland as follows:

Trains leave Portland as follows:
100 a. m. For Brunswick. Bath Rockland,
Augusta. Waterville. Skowhegan, Lisbon Falls.
Lewiston via Brunswick, Belfast. Bangor and
Bucksport
$50 a. m. For Danville Jc. poland Springs)
MECHANIC Falls. Rumford Falls, Bemls, Lew
vile, Livermore Falls. Pennington and Philips.
lilo a. m. for Gray. New Gloucester, Dan
vile June. Auburn and Lewiston:
11.2ua m Express tor Brunswick; Bath, An
gusta, Watervlle. f'tJsfield Bangor. Bucksport,
Bar Harbor. iGreenville and Aroostook County,
via b. & A. X. r. for Houlton. Woodstock.
ST Stephen and st. Andrews via Vanceboro
10 p M Mechanic Falls Rumford Falls,
Bems Danville Js Lewis ton Lyermore Falls
Waterville and Skowhegan.
l15 p m For Freeport. Brunswick; Az
gnsta Bath BoothPsy Rockland and and
lincoln Division Waters VII se oUi B H
fast. Hartland, Dover and Foxcroft, Green
vile, Bangor, oldtown and Matiswamkeag.
Falls, Richmond, Gardiner, Augusta and
5i5 p m For New Gloucester, Danville
lI.oo p. m. Night Express. every night, for
Brunswick, Bath; lewiston, Augusta. Water
county via Cid Town. Bar Harbor, Bucksport.
st. Stephen, st, Andrews. St John and
Aro0StoOk County via Vanceboro. Halifax and
the Provinces. The Saturday night train does
not run to Belfast, Dexter, Dover and Foxcroft
or beyond Bangor. Sleeping cars to ST. John.
White Mountain Division.
s.45 q. M For Bridgton. Fabyans. Burlington
Lancaster. Quebec, st. Johnsbury, Sherbrooke,
Montreal, Chicago, ST Paul and Minneapolis
and all points west.
$3.50 p m. For Sebago Lake, Cornish Fryeburg,
Bridgton. North Conway. Fabyans, Lancaster,
Colebrook tLunepburg ST. Johnsbury New
port, Sherbrook. Montreal and Toronto
SUNDAY TRAINS.
7.2o a. m. Paper train for Brunswick Au-
gusta, Waterville and Bangor.
1880 p. IN. Train for Brunswick Lewiston,
Bath. Augusta. Waterville, AMI Bangor
HOO p. m. Night Express with sleeping cars
for all points.
ARRIVALS IN PORTLAND.
From Montreal Quebec, Fabyans Bridgton.
8.25 a. M; Lewiston and Mechanic Falls, $50
a. M. Waterville and Augusta. s.35 a. m.
Bangor and Augusta daily and week days from
ROckland. 1913 y. m; Kingfield. Philips. Farm
ington. Bemis. Rumford Falls. Lewiston, 1880
D. m; Lew,i and way stations 1925 p NJ: ST.
John. Bar Harbor. Aroostook County, Moosehead
Lake and Bangor. 5.45 PIN Rangeley. Farming
ton. kumfordFalls, Lewiston, 5.55 p. M; Chicago
$40 p. m.; daily from Bar Harbor, Bangor,
St John. BarHarbOr, Watervie and Angus
| ia, $50 a. M, except Mondays
GEO. Il. EVANS. General Manager,
+. E. BOOTHBY, G. p. s. 7. A.
Portland Nov. IA. 1897. nov12df
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Domestic Markets.
(By Telegraph.)


NOV IS, 1897.
NEW YORK-The Flour market-recelpts
ol.olo bols; sales 300 packages; Market
qHlet STEADY
90; winter patents 800 as % :city mills clear,
8 4h95 o0;winter straits 4 6u@4 70; Mimi pal
ents 10,9a 40; do bakers 4 3O@4S55.
Wheat-receipts 220. loo bush; sales 1,37b,
900 bush closed frmar; May az 1914 9S3M G
Dec Snas 997 3-l6c.
Rye firm; o 2 Wesisfn SOC.
Corn-recelpts As, 750 bus: sales 5000 bush
steady firm; May at 35ss; Dec at 321sN32 g.
Ice.
oats-recelpts 1852, 900 bush; sales 100000
bush; quiet, steady; Dec &C; track white 26G
81 VOC
Beef quiet; family at 90o@I0 90; extra mess
7 1898 90; packed 5Ua9 90
Pork dull: new mess at 8 2593 90; family at
S1l@S21 %.
Lard steady prime estern steam 45 nom.
Dutter-recelpJs SAT- packages STEADY; state
dairy 129@tc; state cream at I4@2Sc; Yves
tern do iA9I3c; Elgins csc; factory lOa1S.
cheese receipts 2,zS2 packages; very quiet
arge white az sag; do colored at sac: small
white and colored 9N.
Eggs-recetpts 6,6S7 packages; frmer; State
and Penn 18@24c; Western 1t 22c.
Sugar-raw.frm fair refining at 314 as 5-15;
Centrifugal 81 test at 3 i3-l6e; refined firm:
Crushed 59sc; Powdered ut b 3-l6c; Granulat-
ed &c.
Petroleum dull.
Coffee steady; No 7 at 63s.
Spirits TurDentina quiet 3I131h
MolaSses quiet; New Orleans 25Q31
Rice steady; domestic 4%s@6l4c.
Frelghts firm.
Rosin steady.
Tallow quiet -
CHICAGO-Wheat closed rather easy at 94c
cash. and Now 9414 @ Dec; 30 bid for May.
Corn closed rather EASY 261ac for cash and
Nov; rs 1sc asked for Dec; 80 Did for May.
Oats closed rather easy at 95sc for cash and
Nov; 2o1s asked for Dec: 217s do for May
Pork closed easy at 80 for cash and Nov
z 10 Dec.
Lard closed easy at IL cash, and Nov; II
"a 20 Dec.
ST. LDUIS-Wheat closed easy 961ac cash
1854 Nov; &c for Dec; 92s4 @92Ts May
Corn closed easy 261sc cash; 251s C for Nov
27Mhs2, May.
Oats closed rather firm gle cash, for Nov
22c for Nav.
DETROIT-Wheat weak-No white 9INc
cash; No Red at yls4c cash; 92ss Dec; SAC
asked May.
DULUTH-Wheat steady-No hard cash al
921ac: mol No thern 81 H.c cash; 911a NV
ia Dec: SSas May.
MILWAU * EE-Wheat closed easy sec fol
cash nd Dec.
Wheat firm; No hard 92
No Northern 3lc for Nov; $3.50 Dec; 87h {
May.
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FINANCIAL AMI COMMERCIAL
uetatlOnS Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets


Ne" York Stock aua Money. Marx.t
by Telegraph,
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.
Money on call steady 11a@2 per cent; prime
mercantile paper $40 Q41a uer cent Sterling
Exchange was firm with actual business in
bankers bills i s51s.G4 SEa for demano and
1924 "a e2s4 for sixty DAYS; u, sten rate.
f77a a. sS1a Con mrcl bills s2@4 82s4.
Government Bonds firm
State bonds dull.
Railroad bonds firm.
ba Silver 57M
Mexican dollars 1914.
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IMPROVEMENTS AT THE GAS
HOUSE.

Among the other improvements recent
ly made at the Gas Works is n new iron
TOOL Tor their retort house. This has been
constructed by the Portland Company,
and is one OF the most substantial struc-
lures that has been erected in this vicini-
ty. Inc Portland Company are seeking
this class of iron work and with their
excellent facilities are able to furnish the
very best OF material and workmanship.
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Dominion Line 59 VICE
(U. s. and Royal Mail Steamer
S, s, HCANADA" New

5000 Tous, IS intended to sail from Boston as
follows for Queenstown and Liverpool
Thursday, Nov. II, at o 90 a. m.
Thursday, De-. 8 at 1000 a. M
This new twin screw steamer has magnificent &C
computations for cabin passengers 9eqlal 70 me
best New ork liners) and is the largest and latest
passenger vessel sailing from Boston. (No i've
stock carried)
Saloon passengers $4,000 and upwards; accord
ing TO location
Second cabin (very superior accommodation
S42.50; round passage 1881. SteeraSe passage
x25 so.
For passage. plans etc, apply to local agents; or
JOHN FARLEY d5 SONS, Gen. Pass. Agts.. lbs
State street BOSTON augl6o0d3Dl
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WEEK DAY TIME TABLE.
Commencing Sunday, Sent. &c, IS97.

Commencing Sunday, Sept. 90, 1897.
For Forest City and Trefsthen's Landings.
Peaks island. Little and Great Diamond
Islands $50, $40, 500 1880 q. H., 2.15, 40
6.10 p. m.
For Ponce's Landing, Long Island, 500,
1870 a. H., 2.15 p. IN.
For Cushing's Island GAO, 1870 g. NJ, 4.2o
p. III.
RETURN.
Leave Forest City Landing. 6.20.7.2o, Gle,
1i.45 a. M, $40, 500, 6.25 p. nj.
Leave Trefethen'S, 600 7.O5, 800 11,S0 a.
m, 3l5, 4.45, GAS D. m.
Leave little Diamond. 6.1c,.7 O. $40. 11.4o
Z. m, 3.2b, .35, q. 36 p. M
Leave Great Diamond, sos, 10. 9.oo. 11.35
a. NJ, 3.20. 4.4O, $40 p. nj.
Leave Ponce's Landing Long Island,
S.45, l1.15 a. H., 800 y. m.
Leave Cushing's Island, 1925, 1i,5o d NJ.
BOO p. N,
SUNDAY TIME Table.
For Forest City and Trsfethen's Landings.
Peaks Island. LiJtle and Great Dia-
mond Islands. 900. 1870 a. M, 2.15.
4.2O p. m.
For Ponce's Landing, Long Island, 1870
a. m 2.15. 4.2O p. m.
For Cushing's island. 1870 a. M. AGO p. m.
g. W. T. COOLING. General Manager.
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THoMASTON SCHOONER IN TROU-
BILE

Vineyard Haven, Mass, November h..
The schooner Henry Lippett of Thomas
ton, Me-, which has been anchored in the
sound off Robinson's Hole since Thurs
day, signalled the Gay Head life saving
static q SodeI that her windlass bits was
damaged and that she could net weigh
anchor. The life savers started to assist
her late this afternoon
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THE STATUE OF WASHINGTON.

Mrs. Sweat acknowledges with pleas
ure the following additional subscriptions
1or The statue of Washington for France:
Mrs. Theodore c. Woodbury., s.
Mrs. William L. Putnam, So
Miss Harriet McCobb. s.
Miss Mary McCobb, SIS
The model of the statue of Washington
has just been completed and is at the
studio OF Mr. French, the sculptor, in
New York. 1t was viewed by portion
OF tne committee on Friday last, but the
formal acceptance of the design will take
place at later date, when the whole
committee will be present.
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Foreign Ports.

Ar at Paysaudu Oct 3. harGue Hattie G Dixon
Sonthard, Baltimore via Montevideo.
SID I'm Rosario Oct 2, barque Allanwtlde,
Pickett, boston,
Sid i'm Cape Town. CGH, Oct "a, barque Man
ME swan, Higgins. Barbados.
Az Colon Nov I'd, sch Kate Flint Tapley,
from Brunswick,
AT Maceio Nov =, barque Antioch, Heming-
way, from Buenoa Ayres.
:, Ar at Barbados Nov 10th, brig Motley, Dill,
Buenos Ayres,
Turks Island
- Az barbados Nov I'd brig Henry B Cleayes,
nelson, Boston for st Vincent. dismasted.
n oia I'M Iort Spain Oct 22d barque st Lucle,
v AZ a. aoTt Hawkesbury 18th, sch Arthur
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Through Tickets on Sale.
Boston s. Maine K. r
In effect Oct. 4th, 1897.

q.
Trains leave Union Station. for searboro
TO Beach. Pine Point, 700. 1000 a. M, 8 so.
5.10. $40, .. M; Old Orchard. Saco. Bid
deford, 700. 40 10 90 a. M. 1916, $50
l2.45, $50. BIB .62Qp. M; Kennebunkport.
Wells Beach 700. 40 a. M. $50. 5.15 p. M. !;
700, $40 a, M, 12.45, $50. SIS .. m, !;
Rochester. 200, 8. 4oa. M, 40, 3. so D. m. !:
Pennington. Alton Bays 40 a. m. 1915,
COMA. Plymouth. $40 a. im.: l2.45 p. M. /;
Worcester. via Somersworth. 700 a. m. !;
Manchester. Concord. VA Rockingham r.
Sas s9ai ''o Sun Ct Eaessr aavs.
Ar9t2e ts no.,an rs 9S5 lSis So 5o
422. 7.25. D. m. Leave Boston tor Port
land, 500 7,3O. 500. $50 g. NJ. LOO. Ais,
p. m Arrive Portland, 1913, HOO a.
m TOO 1920. 300. 500 p. H.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Scarboro Beach. Pine Point, Old Or
chard, saco, Bindeford, Kennebunk. Wells
Beach, l2.5b. 4.30 .. m. North Berwick,
Dover, Exeter, HaverlSil, Lawrence. Low
ell. Boston. 90 a. H.. 1885. 4.3o p M Ar
rive Boston, 725 a. m. 5.29, SIS D. NJ. Leave
Boston for Portland 8. rs a. nj, arrive Port
land ITO o. m.
EASTERN DIVISION
For Way stations. a. M; Biddeford,
Ports outh, Newburyport. Salem, Lynn.
Boston, 1900. 1900 a. M, Sl.oo. Sid
u. m. Arrive in Boston, 5.57 d. M, 1880.
40, 3.25 p. m. Leave Boston, for
Portland. 7.3O. 500 q. M. 1880, 100,
D. m. Arrive Portland, 11.5o "a M, 12.I5'
4.3o, 1920 p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
BiddefOrd. Portsmouth. Newbury-
port Salem. Lynn. Boston. ZOO a. H. LOO
D. m. Arrive in Boston, 5.67 a. M. 4.lp .. M.
Leave Boston tor Portland. 300 q. m, TOO
D. m. Arrive IN Portland, 1925, 1880
p. m.
tConnscts With Rail Lines for New York
South and West
HDaly except Monday.
SConlects with Sound Lines for New York.
Through tickets to all points for sale at Union
Station.
d. }. FLANDERS. G. P. & I. A.. Boston.
GEO. 81. THOMPSON. Ticket Agent, Port
land.
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Railroad rseceipcs,

,,o PORTLAND, Nov. ~.
@c".nts by Maine Central Il. R-ror fUr =
ana, l62 cars misce aneous merchandise; tCr
connecting roads 122 cars
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Retail tsrocer. -us>r fSars..
TorIand market-cus loaf 7: confectioners a
~ puivsflsed 6c' powered, &c; granuateo
ga Gomez crushed Sc: yellow a..
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European Markets.
BY telegraph

LONDON. Nov. IS, 1S97.--Conso,s closed at
1l2 1916 for money and 1l3 for account
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 49, 1S97-Cotton market
is lower; American middling at 3 7-sd; sales
5000 bales, including 800 bales for specula-
ton and export
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Basfon Produce Market
BOSTON. Nov IL. lS97-TheI following are
to-daY's QuotaLlons OF Provisions. ETC..

FLOUR.
Spring patents. S 20a5 30.
Spring, clear ana straight, 4 1896 70.
Winter patents. 8 1895 rs.
Winter. clear and straight. 4 35 90 70
Extra and Seconds 90.
Fine and Supers -.
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Sid I'm Annapolis. Ms Nov 10, sch Fred B
Balano, Sawyer Porto Rico.
ca at st John. NIB, 18th, sch Riverdale, Ur-
quhart, Rockport.
Spoken.
Nov 8, lat 81 O6. lon rs. sch Josephine Eli
colt, Murphy. from Boston for Charleston.
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NEW YORK, Nov l3.
The following are to-day's opening and clos
ing quotations of stocks:
Opening. Closing
Delaware g. Lackawanna, .....l6e1a 1865
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Portland wno,ss.le MarK.

PORTLAND Nov, 10
flour is nrmer with some Improvement III the
demand the export is much better. Wheat has
gained considerable in strength Within a few
Gays, and some of the dealers predict much
higher prices in the near future. Friday eve
nng Wheat closed at SAC for cash and Novem-
Der; Dec closed at 94H C and May 9oM C. Sat
urday cs Wheat closed 9lc, Dec 94Ac and
May at 901s. Linseed and Boiled Oil unchang-
ed. Eggs firm and higher.
Ihe following are to-days wholesale prices of
PROVISIONS. Groceries. c5c
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M arm H. NE w s
PORT OF PORTLAND.

SATURDAY, Nov IS.
Arrived.
Boston, '' 0folA' rihe' 81 'on'' 4'D' WI
s Stieamer Merryconeag Archibald. Rockland
inc 0Al'er Levi Woodbury.. (USR) Hand, cruls-
S Sch ada a.. Adelia, Kelley, Boston,
Sch + r Ice Leboo, Timer, Boston.
Col, -, Garland, Nova Scotia for New York.
Rosta,E Emma Stcry, Foster, Grand Manan for
Cleared.
iBseca ansahl Manhattan Bennett New York
:, och Florence, Wormel. Wiscasset, to load for
DssIlerara-J S Winslow & Co.
Seh Lizzie Clark. Look. Addison-J H Blake
Scn Lulu, Brown, Cherrytleld-J H Blake
Ri IAN Jennie Lind. Wilson, Mllbrdge-J II
L; Sch Julia Anu. Rand, Winter Harbor-J H
/, s s 70 Pendleton. Weber, Damariscotta--
SUNDAY. Nov IA
Arrived.
steamship John Englis. Bragg. New York
p'sSs os and mdse 10 J BCoyle.
oo Oh railroad, Simmons. FriendsSip-c
soous 10 Burnham & Morrill,.
och Chariotle Beals, Beals Jonesboro.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
JbaOoIHBAY HARBOR. Nov I3-Sailed. schs
,aSssio Miller, Fullerton. st John, n b. Tor bos-
ION ION Lyra, Bay of Fundy for Boston: Speed
We Weii' Boston for ST John, NIB: Caroline vaught.
anu; anu Ma'el kensinton Gloucester. shore hsh-
inngi Ellen Mitchell. bryant, Boston for Bangor /;
Wary Stuart, Bedford, Sullivan for Philadel-
pnia; Whelden. Barbour. Deer Isle for New
YORK; s A Fownes. st John. NIB, for Boston
M Wellington, Sullivan for New York; j +
oeaVey, Boston for Sullivan.
, IN port, sch Lady Antrim. from Boston for
Rockport,
SULLIVAN Nov 13-Ar sch Helen G Nose
ley, Holt, Boston.
ROCKPORT, Nov 13-Sld, schs H Boynton,
cooper. New York; Brigadier. Hinckley. Viual-
maven to load pavings for New York.
SACO, Nov 13.-Cld, sch Herbert E, Philpot
Long Cove and New York.
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Bnsron srocs s,arke,.


BOSTON, Nov II, 1597.-The quotations
on wool for this market are stronger if any
change is to be noted:
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Portland.
Ar at Port Natal Nov l I, barque Bonny Doom,
Burgess, New York.
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Flour.

flour.
SupeFhne &
low gradss.4 o0a4 n
Spring Wheat bag-
ers.cl ana sta 45MsOi
| otent n. Ne
WneaI... 5 1896 81
ilch. sur Gil.
rolier.... 8 25db Al
clear do. IS 10G5 Il
tLouls SEg
roller -. 8 1896 81
clear 90. % 2O95 81
n ntsr whoa,
patenys.. 8 65 40 III
FISH.
lBuying& selling price
Coa-Larg ga
Shore 800 1880
small do. 2 Dogs 81
Pollock ....iT 5lt5 OF
HaddocK. IL 75@2 o.
Gake.. q 00@2 ri
Herring. Dox
Scaled @16y
Nackerei. b.
Shore Is S22 00aS2t
Shore rs SIS 0OaES2S
Large IS Sl2G@l4
produce.
Cpe CanrrcaJe OORg2,
do Dbl 5 6ORS6 81
New YORK
Pea Beans.1 35@1 4,
Yellow Eyes.l 55@I 81
Cal Pea. l 56@1 q,
lr1snPotars. Dusu0@u,
40, bDI o 90 az 3,
SweeJsJerSey30O03 Il
40 Norfolk Q 50ap
| do Vineland, o .;
Onions. EgpSu UO@0 OF
do Natives 2 2b02 II
Chickens 14t0t,
TURKEYS, ives. I4@lh,
Northern do. .O0GOI
Fowls,s. al.
apples.
Eating appPs3 50@4 81
| do common 1908 OF
Evap Din o@lO,
Aem0Rn.
MessIna A O0@5 OF
Oranges.
| MesSlna q
jana ca 8 0C
Valencia. 100000
Egas.
NearDVs... 26G2f
eastern extra. 1902
fresh WesUern..22M a.;
Held. 1s@ls
Buttez.
CreaMerv.tn cy. .2l@21
GiItEuge Vr'mL. 1890
Choice. l4@It
Cheese.
n. \. gil
Vermont ... 1012 OIL
Sage .....l2 @121a
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HARPSWEIL. STEAMBOAT co.

Beginning October lst. 1885,, steamer Aueocis-
co will leave Portland Pier, Portland daily, Sun
days excepted It's follows;
For Long and Chebcague Islands. Harpswell,
Bailey'S and OTIS island. 2.0l .. IN.
For Cliff Island, Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays. 100 D. H.
Return Tor Portland Leave Crr's Island. by
way of above landings, 7.o0 a. IN. Arrive PORT
land, $50 Il. III.
ISAIAH DANIELS, Gcni Mgr.
Sep1l dti
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.

LIVERPOOL and Portland, Calling az
Londonderry.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-21

tufts at each side of their heads, and are just as full of curiosity as the larger monkeys.
 The lions and tigers are the most eX- pensive beasts that the city supports for the amusement and instruction of it's children For about .25 lions, leo pards and tigers, the city provides about 260 pounds of good beef per day. That is enough to support 65 families of six each for the same length of time MT. Lion prefers good juicy bone from the upper part of Isis Cow's'' spine, and when he gets through with it he lets the baby lions sharpen their teeth and play "hunt-little-boys" with what remains.
 The big hippopotami, with their mon strous baby. don't cost much except for the hay they eat, and the trouble the keeper has 10 give them a make believe river Nile from which to muneh what they probably regard us a poor substi- tute for the rushes on the banks of the azure river They like apples and all sorts of vegetables, but they don't get them very often. because it takes too
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-21

Then, about one o'clock, they get boiled potatoes.e
 Do you peel the potatoes?"
 Not a bit of it! They peel 'em them selves. You ought to see how neatly they do it. A monkey won't even eat apple skin. He pulls it off with his teeth and fingers as clean as you can do it with a fruit knife. The potatoes are hot when I bring them in, and sometimes one of the little fellows burns his fingers when I haven't let them get quite cool enough. but he likes his dinner hot just as we'll as any body. ] warm their milk now. You wouldn't think it, but these monkeys get six quarts of good, fresh milk every day A good-sized pail of potatoes from the restaurant over there has to be cal euIated for just the same as for the people who come in for refreshments g
 The smallest monkeys are the mar mosets and what are familiarity known as "moss" monkeys The marmosets are no bigger than a good-sized rat, and fashionable ladies like to make pets of them. They have funny little
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-21

much to make a bite for their gigantic jaws, and they seem to thrive very well without dainties.
 "0ht' said little girl who had come with her papa to see the animals, don't you think that must be an aw- fully heavy thing for him 10 carry around on his nose?"
 She was looking at the rhinoeeros munching hay beside the elephant, who was doing the same thing, but ill d ridiculously dainty manner for such a big, ungainly animal He fumbles around until he finds the kind that suits him, then he rolls it round and round until he thinks it will fit his mouth, and with one wave of his trunk to the left and down again the morsel has disappeared in his mouth.
 An ostrich, we are told, will eat any thing from glass bottles to his own feathers, but he likes corn best, and that is the dainty that will constitute his Thanksgiving dinner.
 Eagles, being birds of prey receive raw meat along with the hyena, the prairie wole and other carniyerous ami
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-21

erybody. It is very difficult for the
 keepers 10 prevent visitors from feed ing them, yet it is necessary, for the
 monkey is the worst kind of dyspeptie
 when he gets something that disagrees
 with him. Peanuts are very bad for his digestion, and contrary 10 the gen era1 impression, he doesn't seem to care much for cocoanut. The keeper, who knows more about monkeys than most naturalists, says that the best things to feed a monkey are plenty of fruit and bread. Apples" he says, "are the
 best food they can eat, and we give them all they want. They get about a half bushel of good, sweet apples day that is the monkeys and some of the other animals that are kept in the same apartment. There are only a few ant-eaters and opossums and the like, but we have about two dozen monkeys. The ant-eaters get a little meat to make up for the ants that they don't get, but the monkeys never eat any meat. In the morning I give them bread and milk, and they have to eat it or they don't get anything else.
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mals; but they look so unhappy that I'm sure it will be hard for them to muster much feeling of thanldfulnesa on mans day of expressing their grat- titude,
 The Japanese pheasants look as if they might have just stepped down from some paper fan or parasoi. They are beautiful birds, with gorgeous red and orange plumage and long, trailing brown tail feathers and they are. shaped like q slender chicken with slim neck and long bill. These birds eat grain like our own chickens They seem quite happy and eontented in their new home, but the scene hardly seems complete without some double twisted Jap or other turning somer- saults in the background.
 Take it all together Thanksgiving day promises to be about like any other day at the zoo. It may be that the kind keepers will add q few dainties to the usual menu and especially the monkeys will probably receive more than thAsr usual share of sweets from the visitorA>
 ANNIE LAURIE WOODS.
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mittee, desire to announce that I ain'f selling drinks to-day. If any gentle man feels that he cant get through without a bracer or two, he can have it on me but he's got to keep strictly inside O his individual capacity, as the same is estimated by myself, We ain't going to have no whooping it up this trip. An now we're a-going to sing Rock of Ages, an after that Ike Moi fit"
 He was interrupted by an irresolute hand at the latch; the door slowly opened and in came, with a curious mixture of boldness and shyness, half dozen women, looking seamy and haggard without their war paint Some of the miners wives were already on hand. Mrs MofIitt was one of them fat, eheery woman, with red hair. I remember
 .'Room right down here" she called out in that way she said "This way, sisters" And so they all sat down to- gether, the sheep and the goats before the judgment, quavering out: Let me hide myself in Thee.'