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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12
SOUTHERN COTTON MARKETS.

Savannah oct li.Cotton steady; riddling. 51sc iov
rniddling. 9l6c receipts 1892 bales exports to Great
1872 bales: the Continent 1850 bales
1896 bales: sales. 637 bales stock ll2 $50 bales
Galveston. ll.-COtton quiet middlng. &c low
middling. SAC good ordinary 5@c receipts 1928 bales:
exports the Continent 1852 bales coastwse l21 bales
stock l33, $40 bales.
Norfolk. Oct. l.cotton quiet; middling 63.lsc; low
mIdGling sac; good ordinary l-l6c; receipts, lo0e
bales coastwse. 1890 bales; sales us bales: stock.
% 3i5 bales. ,,, ,,,
Augusta Oct 1I.-cotton steady: middiing, 6isc iov
miSdling 5c: receipts. 1856 bales; $3.50 bales
shipments 2,i14 bales: sales. lao bales stocS 22i@
bales. A.,
New-Orieans oct. 1l.-cotton quiet; middlins. $40:
low mddng 13-iGc; receipts. S.t53 bales groe4
II ISL bales: .alcs 1900 bales; stock. 1882 bales
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12

prime medium Western du!l. tes "a. Hams-shsst
cut. IL IS ID. steady. Bis. Bacon-Cumberand cut.
rs to 80 n. firm AIS short rib - 70 "a H. steady sSs
long cenr middes. Eight IS to 81 10 firm. 32 81; long
clear mddes heavy $ to 20 NJ firm sos Sd; clear bel
il 10 dull. 25s Lsrd-Prime Western spot DUH "a Cd
Cheese-American hncst white and ooored dull. tSs.
Talow-Prime city nominal Cottonseed oilIIverpoo re-
nned dull l5s I'd. Turpentne-sprs arm. 23s 90. Rosa
Common dull. ~ I'D.
The import Of wheat into Liverpool: From Atlantic
ports 100 auarters from Pacific ports. 2l0o0 fon
other ports, $4,000. The Import Of corn into Liverpool:
From Atlantic ports. 10000 quarters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY. OCTOBER II. 1897

mart canada 50 10 at IS 80 22s Buao no' DO - 10
IS 25 224 do II at s. 49, 80 Pennsyysna sheep 23
a. at at 81; IS do: 81 ~ a., 81; s9sa'' '0
20 ,ms Mullen Ia state lambs ~ 10 1, is2 northern
70 10 $50 i!s ds g State sheep i2o at IS 80;
canada do. 81 n. al 10 w. o
7 DO los 10 at 81 80. - c..a. Iambs 70 no. 81
IS a7. 81 Stat. 1s 50 IS 81 81 H. rs 10 d.
$500 lls g: sS 70 p;snnM,ysn,a sheep ~ 10 At sx
= s,,e TO- do % n at g. is i2i 10. at - 30; oo' ~
az So; buck, 100 10. at ~ G. n at az 37i,: 216
D. harrington ?o canada - lambs : les state DO
&C. no. * D. i.5 Co. ~ 10 81 35; JOG d. IS r. AZ
s. ~ state sheep i24 H. at s. 80 d. lgs " at %
George DIcnbsck G2 state aTbs 70 81 s. 90 state
Zen rs 10 al 81 %: IS 100 10 at 81 i2a' oo' o
NJ a. So wrshi Co. % state lambs. 10 10 at s. l2s;
/ state sheep. 100 n at 81 80 $500 49, "a osa head.
tIO;S-Reteips days so cars or 100 ~ ~.
,,dr. 10 cars on Slow and weak az - -2e - w p
100 N for the whole range. Country dressed 'o"e' "
Eslss Judd & io7 Ohio hogs, 40 10 average at
e. George pI.enback: state hogs 100 10 at - 3d.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12
orurp MAPKETS-BY TELEGRAPH.

OTHER MARKETS-BY TELEGRAPH
roe, puoaIo oct lI-Cattle- Receipts. is5 cars. In
ch hnrt 81 cars Of CANADIAN Canadian stOs
al Of the sSs Is AND Ma fssr ssners Sow
cIasses hut price steady Choes finished snoo,n
h fat THps sls.I aa 81 s9 s5a So coarse @S
choice smooth fat RG n 81 too SpS smoob a well
tened 6oqs3 90 bulls So $3.50 30; oxen oxen
g g Mn c6 S2ws and 10 a s3o good
% fa"sy prasS sSs oSss S. f, YEAS is
Choice yeas heavy and eu,isrm a s e. Ys
y esS % s :as $ 81 g ssaSy a's1
and lambIAmbs yearlings chocs, - prime siq s 10
ss4 to Gull: sss..a r tsIins
sa O. @xsd sheep sa25as5 cuIs. s. 25asa' export
S 81 a :s,a ,5ss
Sfs 2agsa s. mas {, soo
3 Co. Hogs fairy active best medium weights 81 2og
pigs. sas4 10; heavy 81 loqS4 49, roughs 81 I5aSs 20
93 Xxx s csSe 's sm. @ comon to- good
lambs AGi % veal saves sSaSS 90 % ,oc lower fair 10
Ss: a9d 8 sh, s. s3 3 3
s. 20 ,csr. ' ana fe@d@r So So - cows and
Sass M S 1 SrnsSs & g. so@ 1 ana
81 .gs = HE, i bo1 81 &c nsh sha SA sesy "a
BUCKS. sias: 80; am6s. 50 25as5 o. .n.,, ,or
cattle and good cattle sold quite satisfactorily the only
rather slowly and l0c lower. Sales were On a
basis OF SO sdS 30 FOR To- rather good lots ~
with pretty good prime shipping cattle II
gooi demand NJ 81 Sass 90 The bulk II the ca'tIe
crossed 81 6ja$5 10 The toccr and feeder
trade fairly active prices ranging from ~ 300
s. 80. Native butchers and Gamers stun sold better
might have been expected with many range eat
oHerci Texas cattle brought g s5iS3 ~ for steers
Feeding W.serns sold chiefly at - 8pas snd canning
s. 350S2 ~. There much better demar q
for hogs than Witnessed OF last week and the
offerings well taken at average advance ~ %
per 100 n Sales were ~ an extreme range OF - 90
he best hogs. with IN" nulK 0f
the sales 81 70T - Pigs sold largely AZ 81 j0Gs3 So
The hoss were largely - poor quality. There was a
fairly demand FOR sioep. and prices were steady
fr good lots sheep sold ~ s2nsi for natives ana
Westerns. Lambs active and de
v,ped moro strength sales ranging s3GS3 20 FOR the
- 81 50 s. G5 fo- the best natives Western
broueh, 81 7jTs+ - \ few prime native sheep
sell high 81 -. g. mmon sheep were slow ana
largely loc lower Receips-Tattle. 1900 head. hogs
2700D head. sheep 23.OtO head
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKETS.

Liverpool. Oct. II: 3 40 p m-Exchange,S,losMn
Whent-Np rcd Western winter steady IS "a 80. 20
red Northern spring steady Is 1Od Corn-American
mixed spot new. steady. Is I'D; do old firm as .sa
October steady. IS I'D November steady IS 3td. De
cember steady IS AID FlourSt. Louis fancy winter
frm los Hops al London Pacinc COAST steady. oosa
G5s Beef Extra India dull, 67s Cd; prime mess
dull. soc 3D. Pork-Prime fine Western dull. oVs;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12
.v.-,,. $50 500 ,s.s 700 SOL 042 CO.. G5o g

Receipts At the ports ard interior points TO-DAY.
pared the day last week and last year. were
sn.lov
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12

ADVERTISEMENTS ana subscriptions for The Ir 1y
A received 2, their Uptown once. No Lag broaawC.
ID door north Of S's-st. unit oelocS m, advei s,
T%sn men. rates until O'clock p M via 2s4 sth :.
cor zsd-s 6a 6,h-ave cor. l2th-s Maeys ssh-a,vsS
West "2d ST. near cth.sye % East l4th-s. ~ vs.
sodst between 7th sth aves lo9 East <sthst
ave between 10th and 77h 0?6 3d-ave near w
ST. los Istsve near S9th-st; so Sd-Sye. nes, ~ "a.
Sye go East 19th-st: 1921 Sd-ayej 26o2 Sd-avs'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12
THE STATE or TRADE.

THE STATE or TRADE
5 g S % , 2?. q: ' dc T';tso
cn, sSass aS MIN when sTsSfi 81 so1s s. o5 sales
-, bis WHEAT I'D a a@ens a. .Sa 'pr' cc wa
her a5', nd .ese. ~ rcd. N''.a's SIX o39 80
bush sa'es ?: o' southern by s-mge so.,c' 40 on
.u32 '@mher '.r@3c now or od November or
81, aac. e. t .5i. sa.b. .s. 5 soa,fera
white corn. 35T2dsc. southern yell W 35aSG'lc oa's
81. % eg.S e -. 70 p .ay 'ob e ne srS.
choice ;imssy $i3asl3 % Gram freis9t. W dgl
' ss TO per- LcT al 3. c @q oosr @
sugar strong 5oo tr ar.s ;'ands.d srana,oed
2:u23c 30 imitation iGai7 Do ladls l30iic god sde
2glss ,,o'r pa ci % Ess. h 5ls fre iSS
medium I0'4a:oAc. % small. iaiii.c.
. so Co. ',.r al" f1s "g'ff Sss
s. -'gs3 80 clear ara ria,,'. ''qo ois,
steamer Yellow. :,sa5Sis y, : ana 3 37ic quiet
sny Mfc se No ,9as ' 5sn si b W Sae 9S Bsa
81 Is mddins' siSa$lS 90 red ds h9uS S ~, o.
fore. 4a5i.c Lambs cute, mutton and earrings. dr7c.
p o., imitation itai5 ladIes i2gi5c cheese steady
Northern. 9',c. Western. 9's'
ao Gs sIr Tr yca' .{ e o S' 81 i' cs a. 20
Northern ncg sr't. @3'.c 10 ? northern new spot
offerings rsh, ami 80 = rel pc. 80 extra rcd s3c
g. yel5w. S2f, - 3 Yellow. 50. - corn 3l,sc
s s,,r l9l@s{ r e. White N9 %a' y 'q ;isG
- ~ niN'd iiaF't 'r'ns 'e ~, i io"
Wg.'@,n '' ~ IN l,"r Gns frcsis quiS,
wheat sna sse, Ira ani N rye -Ie
81 90 AMI to As.nC -. "nr quiet. STEADY; ,1s'
r1ss ;. 'oS 30 S1s"', tSn low tr'9s
,e < :: s 'i 5w grade T' Winter, & = asa ~ sra
ham pest s.r>' - ,..,.r ,....-.. -.u., .. .,
chicago. oct ll-The Leading fu'lr'' ranged as foi-
wheat NJ: Opening. Highest, Low .s,. Closing
october ...... o,ao,, o,,.oo,,. 9, ora. o sg,.
May ''.eF ..... ec',GSi " ola, So. s6.
corn No 2:
9c'o,er ..''''''''' os,s5sc "a 81 %, as
M.' '' .''....:...... 5:'. SO. a.'. 5:.
oats No. ?; ..
October is',0is'. lS'.Gis. lS. Iss
Ma ............. - 22'. - 22a:2s
De emb,r ......... s.; $50 So: $50
Lard per 100 II:
December .......... 4a7's ASA IS 427is
january ............ az. az. SCI, 4i2':
short ribs per 'oo 10
rc.cl,ber ........ i45 ~, IS ~
January ............ 49, 455 4tIia 452i
cash qgoi'n' N>re as fo%s , fesr ,eaty; 10
ei.c. y, . corn. 27',ae'ic. yellow 27i,12i'.c No ,
"", y w X. ar--f ,01i@@,,N X = IA
s. :? ,n .cs :: S mo mss @a1ne' 5.t '' ss !! M
= -. iafi per O0 ~ $ ~. short rus sides Ioos@
81 s56St - -y saits shoulders boxet i7.q5ic: short
clear sides ,noHch 5i,c whisky. d,tllers' finished
on the Produce Exchange o. say the butter
fet steady c,eameries l3g2lic. dairi"s l2al3c.
Cheese quiet AqSisc. Eggs nrrn fresh. i4c
cincinnati oct I-llonr dun: fancy 81 e5qsi 80:
family S. j.uS 81 - Wheat steadV. ~ > rel p;r corn
dun: So . mixed o..r oats stesdy 40 . mi Ned ai,.
Rvr quiet 40 > sc Lard hrm 81 20 Tlkneats steady
g. Ga, moan fr,, 81 4; IVb,sLev todd e. d. ur,,cr
,iuct. nrm refined s. 1885 ~. Eggs quiet;
a. cheese Ann. good to prime OHIO na'. o..
co, So ~ rr,,c "a. ,e.eu,b,r r,,ni,,i no l,,yc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12
"a: stock, l,113.N 90

erass Santos $500 receipts, 600 s.ss 'socT s,t cwsr
Bag nan nst lower: sales IL 600 Hsvre-ConeA
arE.t obesed quiet u franc lower At ~ m unehanse,
steady. 4 franc lover; ciVsso Vu'e''
a. =, IL ~, d.cIne: total sales. 1900 begs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12

. IT "a Es S e %s'' NTH f", .oo d at G s 3
s ami iSo tens tsg Goi ipi Win soo a'
Is ~ sal; ~ ,gs. .n ns;
sd s fugf ac c1:c a, R r. 'S E ~ spG.
sosed da $, Mis.ou ara de.ilysfis.a q,
s. London closed at e. los for spot St iis esed
es MIN Win sp at s. % Saes were as ocws ioo
toms & % 81 81 SO @ a sP' asso 'S" ecsd
At as - ana % closed at d2s "a no nom
s Np x 4 5' a SS 's
du demand chiefly for sosk Sy,ups Were Tsss
een,rfuEs COMMON lcgl2c far i2s .,!' so0d
non :.qsi GOD sa2s prime 359ss0
"a loc fsr lgi3c: good. lia3c prime. iogisc fancy
AAyh i bis: iaf SO 16. n. market
ss gPen ~ ,bS %a sob MEN %ss firm for ard
eboys while other gadss were sTsG siren "se as
spirits penae spd msSGnes S'g$S Iosn comm Z, 3S
e SIC 81 7a ''fr {. 90 s. So X 81 90 s. o: * 3 a.
was 3cg aa and sad5 a, he t fs i
e9 g Ish L iad a "a i,sG ' sd
An%ep 40 HSR1 tn1 orders a. ED oe,ober dec,
ports large tonnage Be 1dqss Sd; Cotton t. Ivespos
Endorsements included loads TO Antwerp at 4'.d char
b iod and charter pitSed po -. : 81. ION
mage continues good but the oerinss OF tonnage are yet
light which fac restricts trading to Income .os extent f0r
ciable extent continue steady previously
6no,ed In other departments there Is little doing at
present CHARTERS steamer. 10000 Qrs
rgrstn philadelphia picked ports United Kingdom or
Ganen. IS terms. option oats Is I'D November
yn Rritisb steamers 500 and 2l5l tons general
virginia - Liverpool private terms October and No
erher respecVey. British steamer. lsIS tons general
cre Virginia TO Bristol private terms. November; Brit
M steamer general cargo. virginia to Havrc
inns October. British steamer. S tons, general
1atcp Virginia TO Hamburg. private terms November
Ro,terdam or Amsterdam private terms october Nor
yeotsn steamer new 32O tons gross. transatlantic
trade u months. Is 80. delivery United States Iede
i,ery T.urnu@ November December British steamer
Xxi tons Transatlantic trade. two trips. ~. delivery
Hamburg chartered abroad: British steamer 'Dl tons
sane ~ rs British steamer s67 tons previously cotton
aive.,on 10 Liverpool Manchester AS 3D. ena October
Rr,sh steamer 1913 previously. same. October
November British steamer, 1851 tons previously cot
ton Savannah TO Liverpool or Bremen s.s o. october
Rriiish steamer previously. cotton Whining
ION y c. 10 Liverpool Bremen, 5ss % prompt Dutch
steamer 700 tons coal, Cardiff 81 Lucia Is Cd.
Chartered abroad British 1c0+ tons West India
trade ~ months rs Cd delivery United States re
delivery United States United KINGDOM or continent
chartered British coal fhiadepna 10
Tsmpico 81 CO. Norwegian steamer o4o tons west inda
trade months private terms; British bark. 2l tons.
srain Tacoma 10 Cork for orders TO United King
dom Hayre Antwerp Dunkk 3cs 3d. less Is Sd direct
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12

Rio-Coffee market weak No ! RIO wy; d ss.ass
! 40 hass, cleared Tor Europe 800 bags; sloSh' ''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12
FRENCH line
NOMPAGNIE GENERALE Transatlantqua

" DIRECT LINE TO HAvRE-PARIs. FRANCE
From pie- 4. North River foot Morton -.
A RRETAGNE. Rupe SAT oct ~. ~ =" ny
LA GAs,'oGNE. Bsuteon: sat Oct % 10 g.
rnwards hv all except La Tourane Including
railway fare Paris and landing charges Buffet Paror
csr free Second class TO Paris. S54 ~.
EOpcFT General Agent. Bowling Green y. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12
mo VENEZUELA.

RIO VENEZUELA.
l. s,.aners ~ he RED 'D'' LINE. under mail con.
tract with the United States Government. are appoinee
70 sail from Robert pier. Brooklyn -,,, ,...
For La uay,l Cor Caacas) Puerto Cabello. Curaess
~ ~ and Maracabo, via Curacao
g, ,rNI,zrrEI4 ... Thursday october IA. p. m.
SIS PHII.ADELPnIA.... SATURDAY. October y p m
~ BOJrl TON, BLISS DALLETT.
General Managers. No. i33 Front ST.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12
WHITE, STAR LINE,

~.
Teutonie. oct - noon rentonc Nov. 10 nooa
Britannia oct. 90 Britannia. Nov. H.
Majestic. oct - noon Majestic Nov. a. noon
Germanic Nov 3. noon idriatic Dec
No COTTON CARRIED BY PASSENGER SrEAMERA
Pier NJ. ~. North River Ocice. . broadway. y Y.
II. MAITLAND KE~T. Agent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12
-,oOJ,'S NILE STEAMERS.

y our first class Tourist Steamers will leave CAIRO
for the FIRST CATARACT: . -
Rsmeses IN, Nov. 80 Rameses the Great. Dec
Ra nesss iii Dec - Ramcsas ........... Dec
Weekly sailings thereafter. pAHABEAHS and sPH
CIAb STEAMERS for private parties. =, -
rIlOS COOK & son. Is; 4 l22o Broadway y. 4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
New-York. October II. 1897


r /, for last week L.. II ~" 9'l., f-'"'o 'i'0
! ~ 'o' aus" WEEKLY EXPORTS
Live Live Qrs
Cattle Sheep. Be.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-11-19

It is the popular belief that the
fight of birds is much swifter than that
of insects, but a number of naturalists,
who have been making study OF the
matter, think that is not the case. A
common house fly, for example, is not
very rapid in it's fight, but it's wings
make 800 beats second and send 1t
through the air IS feet, under ordin-
ary circumstances, in the space OF that
time. When the insect is alarmed,
however, it has been found that it can
increase it's speed to 16O feet per sec.
ond. If it could continue such rapid
fight for q mile in q straight line it
would cover that distance in exactly 80
seconds. It is not an uncommon thing,
when travelling by rail in the sum-
mer time, to see a bee or wasp keeping
up with the train and trying to get in at
the windows. A swallow is considered
one Of the swiftest of flying birds, and
it was thought until recently that no in
sect could escape it. A naturalist tells
of an exciting chase he saw between
swallow and dragon fly, which is the
swiftest of insects. The insect flew
with incredible speed, and wheeled and
lodged with such ease that the. swal
low, despite it's utmost efforts, com
pletely failed to overtake and capture
it.-Golden Days.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-11-19
MISCELLANEOUS irtMs.

Alabama has 81 national banks
with a combined capital of 50, 694, 900.
The state banks number IL.
ALL the members of the Vanceboro
(Me.) board of health are quarantined
on account of scarlet fever in their fam
lilies.
of the eighteen people who died
1T Norwich, VT, during 1895 ten were
more than 70 years old, and of these
ten five were more than 80 years old.
"A box of earth has been sent from
the grave of Gen. Lafayette to the
Daughters of the American Republic
ut San Francisco, in which to plant a
tree of liberty.
"A hunter in Bracken county, KY,
'possum, and when the tree came down
he found it contained four 'possums,
two coons, five young squirrels and
about 100 pounds of honey.
An authority on deaf-mutes says
that the ratio of deaf-mutes to hear
ing is about one to each 600, accord
ing to which there are about 10000
SuCu IcTSOuS CIic SIiIucu
about 100000 in the worlds entire
population.
The oldest postmaster in New
England, in point of continuous serv-
ice, is believed to be Samuel S. Fuller,
of Mansfield, Conn. He has been post
master in that place during the past
As years. He is u democrat, but his
place has never been threatened by
political considerations.
The Norwegians are supposed to
have been the first who attempted the
perilous enterprise Of killing the
whale. The Bscayans engaged in a
regular whale fishery in the twelfth
century, but the whales then caught
were of a small size and were employed
as food. Whalebone appears to have
been then used for the first time.
The boundary line between Cana
da and the United States is marked
with posts at mile intervals for grea'
part of its length. Cairns, eartl
mounds and timber posts are also used
and through the forests and swampl
line a rod wide, clear Of trees and un
derwood, has been cut. Across thu
lake artificial islands have been pu
to support the cairns, which rise abou
eight feet above the high water mark
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-11-19
SMUGGLING BY RAILWAY.
Engineering Appliances as Carriers OF
COntrabanu Goods.

Engineering Appliances as Carriers of
CODtraband Goods.
There is story of several years
standing to the effect that at one time
O locomotive on one of the lines rum
ming across the Gel manI.ussian from
tier was used most successfully as u
carrier of contraband goods, and that
the fraud, SO long practiccd. was dis
covered only while overhauling the en-
CINE in the repair shops. The exact cir
cumstances cannot now be called to
mind, though the essential facts OF
such illegal use having been made OF
q legitimate piece of engineering work
is brought back to memory by re-
Gently published item which chronicles
q somewhat similar bit of deception.
The Belgian customs authorizes, IL
appears, knew for long time that
large quantities of jewelry were smug'
pled over the French border, but how
it was done puzzled them. In the lug
gage van of the express which runs
between Paris and Brussels is case
which holds the accumulators when
the train Is electrically lighted. a key
of the case is held by the conductor
of the express, a foreman porter and an
excise official of the border station,
but none of these ever appear to use
it. The other day, as the train ran into
Quevy, the border town, customs in.
spector took it into his head, more
through officiousness than suspicion
to open the chest. To his amazement
it was filed to the lid with watches
chains, rings, bracelets and all kinds
of dutiable jewelry. 1t was found thai
the foreman porter at Quevy had. fol
o long period, been carrying on con
traband traffic for a well-known Paris
jeweler, who, it is said, had had to dis
gorge heavily, both in jewelry and hare
cash, in consequence of the disclosures
Of his frauds.-Carrier's Magazine.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-11-19

Telegraphy by induction between
parallel wires about two miles apart
was successfully accomplished recently
in Scotland. The cable connecting
the isle of Null with Oban broke, and ex-
periments We're made before it was re-
paired. The channel at this point Is
from IA to 2 miles wide. and the
distance between the overhead wire
on the isle of Null and the MAIN
land is almost uniformly two miles.
A gutta- pcrchn insulated wire was laid
along the shore of the mainland and
grounded at each end. A long induc-
tive circuit was then arranged, and mes
sages sent THROUGH either wire could be
read on the ;lr;.iiCl wire. During four
days 40 peculiar messages were sent,
besides r.ces message IF 1870 words.
The cable ro~airs were then completed
Troy Times.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-11-19
Some Novel Races.

A London newspaper some years ago
contained an account Of q strange sort
of contest which two noblemen once
got up for their own amusement It
consisted Of matching a flock of tur-
keys and flock Of geese for a race on
the London and Norwich road, in the
middle OF the last century. The tur-
keys would insist upon flying into the
roadside trees to rest; while the geese.
keeping up steady waddle all night,
reached London from Norwich two
days ahead. The same journal also
mentions the feats of Hon. Tom Coven-
try's sprinting pig. In 1903 this speedy
animal was matched against cele-
brated runner, and started strong
fsvorite ON the day of the race, which
she won with ease. The pig had been
trained to run the distance each day
for its dinner. Another strange contest
Of this time took place between two
sporting noblemen, who raced against
each other on . windy day on Hamp
stead Heath, one running Backward
in jackboots, and the other holding W
an open umbrella, and running for
wards. Harper's Round Table
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-11-19

julius Howe has peculiar deposit
on his farm in East Brookfield, Mass.
It covers about ten acres and lies at the
bottom of q ravine in bog. 1t Is about
~ feet thick and is - inches below tho
surface. It has been analysed and
found to consist of the petrified shells
or bodies of minute flies or beetles.
Upon being burned it crumbles into .
white powder, valuable for securing
metal.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-11-19
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Old Enelish Coins.

! Gold coins, says the Chicago Chron-
icle, were introduced in England by Ed
ward III. in six-shilling pieces, nearly
equal in size to the modern sovereign.
Mobiles followed at six shillings eight
pence, and thence the lawyers fee;
afterward there were quarter and half
mobiles. Edward Nv. coined angels, with
a figure of Michael and the DRAGON.