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The herald., 1897-09-18
ON CHANGE
What Was Done Yesterday on Wall
Street

NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-Today's market
was strong and the average level of prices
was considerably raised as a result of the
days trading. 1t was a noticeable fact
however, that the greatest activity was
confined to spots. The gains also were
spasmodic IN character and 1t could not be
said that there was any simultaneous adj
vance in the whole list. The periods while
Individual stocks or groups of stocks were
pe1ng advanced, the general list showed a
disposition to fall into neglect and to halt
the advance. 1t must be said, however
that the spasm of activity today went the
round of pretty much the whole market
The grangers, the trunk lines, the Wander
plits and the southwesterns. all of which
nave recently been checked on realizing
sales, invited by previous sharp gains
showed recoveries today. The most con-
spicuous feature of the market, however.
was the lively demand for the coalers. The
solution OF the troubles of the soft coal
industry which Is being worked out was
reflected In sharp advances in Toledo and
Ohio Central and Hooking Valley pre-
ferred. Union Pacific was another conspic-
uous hgure in the trading. being heavily
bought by London and closing with a net
gain OF nearly three points. The grangers
were less active than of late, but mani
Tested stength, Chicago and Great Western
leading. In the industrial list the spirit
stocks, which have advanced much less
than others in the current movement
showed sharp gains. the preferred rising
point The other leading industrials. in
cluding sugar, tobacco. leather preferred.
lead and rubber, showed somewhat heavy
tone and closed at small net changes. The
exchange market was heavy and dull and
especially that for continental exchange,
and 1t Is evident that any material harden
ing of the local money rate will result in
prompt imports of gold Todays market
for railroad bonds was less active and
steady. Total sales, s2.O0OOOO United States
fives, coupons, sold at 114A
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San Francisco Produce

Middlings-19. .00@22.0O per ton; California
and Oregon bran, 14.50M15.00.
Hay-Wheat. 11.5OI14OO; wheat and oat,
10. 0OM1300: oat, 10.00n12.00 river barley. I. 90
assoc; best barley. S0Od12OO: alfalfa. S.0O0
TO- 90: clover 7.5019.5 80: stock, 7.00MS 50: com
pressed wheat, 12.O0Ml3.50 per ton straw,
per bale 30040.
Dry Beans-Pink 1.406150; lima, 2.15
2.3G small white, 1.2541 40; large do, 1.3O
41.40
Vegetables-Early Rose, 3OI4O per cental
River Burbanks, S5@40 River Reds 4O@5O:
new sweet potatoes. 1aG1 per ID: new
slverskin onions 90M10O per Genital; bay
cucumbers, 25@S5 per box dried pepper 5m7
per lb.; garlic. 1ha2h per lb.; green peas.
162 per lb.; string beans, 1hQ21a per lb ::
bay squash, o044O per box: tomatoes, 25G5O
per box; green corn, 50475 per sack chile
pepper, 250l35 per box; egg plant, s0a4O per
box green okra, 25440 per box; lima beans.
1h@2k.
Fresh Fruits-Apples, large box, 5O66O:
crabapples, 25@35 per box; Strawberries,
3.0OQ400 per chest: blackberries, 2.00a3.00;
cantaloupes, 50G1.0O crate; figs, 4Oq50 per
small box 40460 large box; Fontainebieau
grapes, 20@25 per box; Muscat grapes. ESQ
35 per crate peaches. 40M6O per box; plums,
2O630 per box; pears. 6Om75 per box; water
melons, sails per hundred.
Citrus Fruits-Oranges, Valencia, $50
W5.UU, MeAlCdH lines, 0.uVuO.ou per DOX,
common California lemons, 1.5O@25O per
box; fancy California lemons, 900 per box
Tropical Fruits-Bananas. 1.00G200 per
bunch; pineapples, 1.5Od4 per doz.; Smyrna
figs, 1904 per III; Persian dates. fb.
Dried Fruits (new crop)-Apricots, car
lots. 5M6lH per ID. for Royals. 7@SH for
Moorparks prunes, 4 sizes, 3G41s; black
figs, jobblng 3@3la raisins, 81 for two
crown, Az for three-crown. 81 for four
crown and LIS for London layers peaches,
51s@7la; nectarines, 5G6. Old crop Gobbing
prices)-Apples-I1 5la@6; sun
dried 3G4. Peaches-4@6h;- peeled, In
boxes, 1Ok. Pears-Fancy, 5@6 choice, 31a:
standard, 2h; prime, 2. Plums-Pitted. 4@
AZ; unpitted, 1@11a Prunes-21a@2A. Nee
tarines4G5. Figs-Choice white. 8;
black, 4.
Nuts-California walnuts, GOT for hard
shell, S@9 for soft and paper shell; Cali
fornia almonds, GOT for soft shell, 30I4 for
hard shell and 10 ror paper shell; peanuts,
415 for California and 5Q6 for eastern.
Raisins (old crop)-In sacks or 50-fb
boxes four-crown. loose. 4g5: three
crown, 31sG4; two-crown, 2%@3A; seedless
Sultanas, 5Q51z: seedless Muscatels, 4@4h:
IN 20-fb. boxes, three-crown London layers,
1.0O@115; clusters, 1.156l1.25; Dehesa clus-
ters, 1.75@2.OO; Imperial clusters. 2.00Q2.25.
Butter-Fancy creamery, T@2S; second.
25@26: fancy dairy, 23@24; second. 2Od22.
Cheese-Fancy mild new, S11@9; fair to
good, 7Q7h; California cream cheddar, 100
The herald., 1897-09-18
Local Quotations

Butter is firm at 550 057iac for fancy cream
cry and 40@45c for dairy. Eastern tub is
% cents. Eggs are firm at is to 81 cents for
all kinds. Cheese is firm at the recent
advances. Whittier tomatoes are 81.
Canned corn is firm al 81 to LAO for stand
ard to fancy brands. Rolled oats are s6
per barrel.
BUTTER-Extra local 32-ounce squares,
sly; fancy creamery. Northern, 32-oz.
squares, 521A@55; dairy, 32-oz, AS dairy,
2S-oz.. 40 fancy tub. per h.. %.
EGGs-Fancy ranch, 20q21; fair to good,
1920; Eastern, 1919.
POULTRY-Hens. 4.O0a5.0O per dozen;
young roosters, 4oO@4.50; broilers, 225
QS25; fryers, S00G4.0O; old roosters, $500
400; ducks, 4.O0q5.0O; turkeys, live. 13Q15;
dressed. -.
CHEEsE-Martin's New York Cheddars
per 10, 13h; Wisconsin full cream, per
lb.. 1G@11; California half-cream. per lb
Q: coast full cream, per lb., 9ia: California,
Downey or Anchor, per h., 121a; do Young
141a; domestic Swiss, per lb., 16; imported
Swiss. 24625; Edam, fancy, per doz., $50.
GREEN FRUITS-New apples. 75@1. .15 per
box: Strawberries. common. 617 fancy
Sa1O; bananas, bunch, -; crates extra
blackberries. per box, 749; raspberries per
box, 10@12; peaches, per lb., 2@3; wa
ter melons, 50@1.S5 per dozen; pine ap-
e0@75 plums. per box. 5O@75 figs. per
box, 1890: new pears. per box. 6OQ75;
canteloupes. per dozen. 30M65: nectarines
per box, - ounces, 1Q1a per lb; cram
berries, per bb., 1880.
MILLSTUFFS-Flour local mills, 500
per bbl. Stockton brands. $685. Oregon
=: Eastern, 6.0O9675; shorts. ton, local,
20. 90; rolled barley, per ton. 20.00; cracked
corn, per 11O lbs, l.15q1.25 feed meal, per 100
lbs.. 125; bran, 1900 per ton.
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges. st. Mich
aels. 2.50l3.0o; Mediterranean sweets. 2.25
lemons. cured. 2.O0Q2.50 uncured. 1.O001. So
VEGETABLES-Beets. per 100 lbs, 10;
cabbage, per 100 lbs. 65Q75; chilies, dry,
per string, 5oaso; Mexican. per lb, 1o0l1;
green, per lb., 6; garlic, 1884: new
onions, i.OO@1 10; beans, string, lb., ,21a0s; Gu
cumbers. box. 40; lettuce, dozen. $50
20: green peas. per lb.. 4@6; turnips. 100
lbs. 75@s5; hubbard squash. per 100 lbs., So;
rhuharb, 5096o per box; Lima beans. per
lb., s@3h; parsnips, per 100, 75qs5; green
onions per dozen, =; leeks, per dozen,
l5; parsley, per doz.. Is; radishes. per doz.,
20: caulifiower,s doz., 75@s0; summer squash,
per box. sO9s5 egg plant. per h.. 4@5;
green corn, per sack. so@70; tomatoes. per
The herald., 1897-09-18
Bradstreet's Review

NEW YORK, Sept 17-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
Notwithstanding unseasonably warm
weather and the appearance of yellow fe-
yer In several of the gulf states, checking
locally the distribution of merchandise,
business throughout the country has in
creased more than anticipated. The center
nishes the most favorable trade report
within five years. Advices from Kansas
City, Omaha, st. Paul and st. Louis also
reflect activity in demand among job
bers and wholesalers. There is a tenn
porary stimulus to business at Savannah,
Ga, owing to the withdrawal Of competi-
tion from merchants at towns cut off by
the fever quarantine. Chattanooga, Tenn,
Memphis, Atlanta, Augusta, Galveston,
and even st. Louis, anticipate a tempo
rary falling Off in business. owing to the
interruption to traffic in the gulf states
and adjoining territory The principal set
tlement of the bituminous gold strike af-
fords rising tide of demand for iron and
steel products. The withdrawal from the
market of some manufactures of woolens,
extraordinary large bank clearings and re-
ports that mercantile collections have Inn
proved, constitute the features of the
week.
Wheat exports are very large, and with
one exception-that of the second week of
September, 1S91-are the heaviest on rec
ord. The total shipments this week (fiour
included as wheaD aggregate 6,S7s.94s
bushels, against 5,46l,566 bushels last week.
S,566,S25 bushels last year. 2,5Ss,0S5 bushels
IN the corresponding week in 1895. 1851, ,2S2
bushels in 1894. 4,727,92O bushels in 1893. and
6,9140OO bushels, the heaviest on record.
in the week of 1891.
Corn exports are 1,0000 900 bushels smaller
than last week. aggregating S.901, 900 BUSH
els as compared with 1884, 900 bushels last
year, 1605,O 900 bushels In 1895. 145. 900 bushels
IN 1894, and 1,1S5.555 bushels In 1898.
There are 1859 business failures reported
throughout the United States this week.
compared with l75 last week, SIS in the
The herald., 1897-09-18
Chicago Live Stock

CHICAGO, Sept. 17.-Cattle-A few
choice steers brought 5.OO@55O; common to
good steers sold from 3.S5 to 500; stockers
and feeders, 3.10d4.4O; bulls and cows and
heifers sold at prices ranging from 10 for
common Gamers to 4.25 for extra good
bulls. Choice calves brought 6.0OIG.75;
western rangers, 3.25@44O.
Hogs-Heavy lots sold at 370d4 20; COM
mon to choice mixed, SS0d4.25 and light
weights. 4OOd4.S5; pigs brought 26O94 30
and culls 1.75G3.75.
Sheep-The great bulk of western NUT
ton stock went at 3.6564.s5 and few extra
lots around 400 Choice native ewes were
sought for at 3.75G4.OO. Lambs closed at
practically last weeks range. Medium
grades sold at 4.5O64.75.
Receipts-Cattle. 1900; hogs, 10000; sheep.
5000,
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Money Quotations

NEW YORK. Sept. 17.-Money on call
steady at 1%G21a; last loan 2; closed 11aM2
per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 444R
per cent; sterling exchange weak, with
actual business in bankers bills at 4.S4A
M4.s5 for demand and 4.s2A@4s2A for go
days. Posted rates, 4.S3@4.A and 4.S5@4. S6.
Commercial bills, 4.S1hG4.S.
LONDON, Sept. 17.-Consuls, 1115s.
SAN FRANCISCO Sept. II. - Drafts,
sight 3; telegraph, ~.
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Dried Fruit Prices

NEW YORK, Sept. 17-California dried
fruits steady. Evaporated apples, prime,
wire tray, 6Ad7; wood dried. prime, 6hs;
choice. "a fancy, 7ls.
Prunes-31eG1l2.
Apricots-Royal, S; Moorpark. sail.
Peaches-Unpeeled, 6a10; peeled, 11d14.
The herald., 1897-09-18
Silver Bullion

NEW YORK. Sept. 17.-Bar silver, 56N
Mexican dollars, 1874.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.-Bar silver,
559s; Mexican dollars, 44@441a.
LONDON, Sept. 17.-Bar silver. 26Md.
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Petroleum

NEW YORK. Sept. 17.-Petroleum-
Pennsylvania crude, no market; nominally
at S5.
OIL CITY, Pa, Sept. T.-Credit bal
ances. So; certificates, no bids; one sale
at 20; shipments, &c, 1888; runs, 95,94S
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II. Young American 1o@11; eastern. 12@14;

western, l1Wl2. o1o. s+
Eggs-Ranch, 2saSO; store, 1924; east
ern, 1902; duck eggs, 1907. .o-.
Poultry-Live turkey gobbers, loul''
hens, 14M15; old roosters, S.5O@4.oo per
doz.; young do. 3.5o@4.50; small proiiers, 81
1.75@2.5O; large DO, 2!o@S.oo' iryers, S;"v co,
M325: hens. S0OM4.50; ducks, old. 275G3Oo;
do. young. 3.00@5OO; geese, per pair, l.2om
80; goslings, 1.5O@1.75 per pair; pigeons
1.00@125 per doz.
Honey-Comb 9@10 for bright aSd SOS
for other grades: water white extracted,
4hG4A; light amber 31s@4; beeswax, 2SV
rs Der ID,
The herald., 1897-09-18
Treasury Statement

WASHINGTON. Sept. 17.-Today's
statement of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $217 949,-
6S2; gold reserve. s146. 1852 426.
The herald., 1897-09-18
Liverpool Market

LIVERPOOL. Sept. 17.-Closing: Wheat
No. red western winter, steady, is. 1lsd
No. l red northern spring, steady, SIS. Sd.
Corn-American mixed spot new, quiet,
3s. Pad; October. 3s. 3D.; September steady,
IS. pad.
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California Fruit Sales

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 17.-Porter Bros. Ns
Co. sales: Pears: Bartletts 2.1oG2.5o per
box, and S0c41.10 half box; Duchess LAO
box. Grapes: Tokays, 75c@1.S5; Muscats,
55cG1. Is: Purple Damascus, so. Peaches:
Georges Lates, 1.2O; Salways, 70Q75. Plums:
Kelsey Japans, 70cM1.O0.
The herald., 1897-09-18
Boston Quotations

BOSTON. Sept. 17.-Atchison 1615 Bell
Telephone, 277; Burlington. 101; Mexican
Central, 6h; San Diego. 14A.
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interpretations

Alaska Dredging and Development COM
pany; Hanford Kings county; $3.50 900; sub
scribed. $4,000.
Ocean Park association; San Francisco;
200; subscribed, $50.
The herald., 1897-09-18
Bond List

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE following
were the closing quotations on bonds to-
day:
The herald., 1897-09-18
Closing Stocks

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE following
are the closing stock quotations:
Atchison ....... 1914 Rock Island ...... 95A
do pfd.... 35 st l. & s F...... 51s
Baltimore & o. 1SA do pfd. 125s
Canada Pacific "A at Paul. .1O1ia
Canada South. 81 do pfd 1864
Central Pac. .6H st Paul & o., ,SS
Ches & Ohio ..26ss do pfd. .145
Chicago & A..164 St p M M. ....123
G q Q..".... ..101h Southern Pac... 9M
G 4 p I....... 5s1t So Railway....., 12,1a4
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week year ago, 21s two years ago. and
like number three years ago, and as COM
pared with 346 in the second week of Sep
tember, 1899. There are So business fail
ureS reported from the Canadian Domin-
ion this week, against 80 last week and Al
in each OF the corresponding weeks in
1896 and 1895.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
In its review of the stock market tomor-
row Bradstreet's will say:
This week has seen another wide, active
and in the main, an exceedingly bullish
speculation. Further records have been
made throughout the list, some of them
Of very remarkable character, and the at
tention of the market has passed with
rapidity from one to another part of the
list Public buying on large scale has
been feature and there was also consid-
cradle purchasing for London account,
though Europe probably sold more stocks
than it bought There was marked irree-
ularity In the movement of, prices, and a
number of diverse influences, some of
them of an unfavorable nature, made
themselves apparent The railroad earn
ings reported continue to bear the most
favorable view that can be taken of the
traffic situation. The outbreak of yellow
fever at the south had. of course an un-
favorable influence upon several south
ern proprietors, particularly Louisville and
Nashville shares, but the chief unsettling
factor of the week Is the hardening Of
money rates. 1t would appear that some of
the leaders are inclined to take conser-
vative view of the situation and so far as
possible prevent the market running to a
dangerous extreme.
The herald., 1897-09-18

Cash quotations were as follows; Flour
steady. No. spring wheat 92I93: No. 3
spring wheat. SSM93; No. red, 9s094: No.
corn, 2SA@2s1a; No. 2 oats, 1917; No. 2
white. fob. 23A@2S1A; No. white fob,
2l%@2Sk: rye. ASA; No. barley. nominal;
No. g. fob. S2@43; No. 4. fob, 2s1a@37;
NO. faxseed. 105s@1.O7%; prime timothy
seed 265; mess pork. per bbl., s.25aS 30;
lard per 100 lbs, 460a4.62la; short ribs,
sides, loose, 5.1565.45 dry salted shoulders,
boxed, 5k@5%; short clear sides. boxed
5ssm5A; whisky, distillers' finished goods,
per gal l.22; sugars, cut. loaf, $50; gran
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by telling of intense heat and locusts in

Argentine.
Paris closed at a decline of 30 centimes
for September and Antwerp at reduction
of 25 centimes, equivalent to u cent de-
cline. London also sent a bearish tele-
gram to the effect that there were sellers
of cargoes at less money than was being
asked for fresh shipments from here The
price of December gradually declined, un-
til about IL o'clock 1t was quoted at VIZ
Chicago receipts were 7S0 cars, 81 or
them being No. spring. The export clear
ances from the seaboard were equal In
wheat and flour to 34S 900 bushels. Export
ers here had orders for No. red wheat
for the United Kingdom but could find
none for sale within cents of their limit
There were export orders for No. Kan
sas hard. for export, which could be
bought at cents under the December
but that was said to have still left the
price cents above working basis, when
December was 92k. The market had no
support near the end and the price finally
dropped ia 92 cents. December was SELL
ing at 92MS21s at the close.
Corn was uncompromisingly heavy. The
frosts reported had no effect in stemming
the bearish current, and the price after the
first few minutes kept on a steady decline,
continued heavy receipts at length having
their effect.
Oats were slow and weak, influenced by
the corn and wheat decline. Lack of spec
ulation was also a weakening factor.
Provisions were remarkably firm, con-
sidering the weakness of the grain mar
kets. The provision crowd was evidently
over its scare and shorts were eager buy
ers of all products. A feature was the
large European demand for lard Part
of the early advance was lost on realizing
by scalpers.
The herald., 1897-09-18
Mining Stock Quotations

The following are yesterdays, quotations
on the Los Angeles Mining Stock Ex-
change:
The herald., 1897-09-18
Mining Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 1.-THE Of
fetal closing quotations for mining stocks
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01
NOTES or THE DAY.

The half yearly statement Of the
Bank OF Montreal shows net profits OF
sos $50.
In Europe al this time. some 81
100000 men are ready to take the field
in a fortnight
America Is fading a profitable mar
ket for It's surplus stock OF horses in
Scandinavian countries.
A virulent disease has broken out
among the rabbits In the southwestern
districts OF Queensland. and they are
dying by thousands
Proposals have been made TO con.
struet a new railway between Liver
pool and Manchester. so as to meet
the competition offered.
The Connecticut Law and Order
league has taken steps Tor a general
revision Of the liquor laws Of that state
by the coming legislature.
A South Dakota man has BEEN
granted a patent on a sleigh. II dli-
iers from ordinary ones only In being
made entirely Of sheet metal
Al tho Crystal palace next year a
great musical celebration viii be given
In connection with the completion OF
the sixtielh year Of the queens reign.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

Ing order OF Thugs" The meeting was
followed by another and another and
finally was merged into the republican
party.
Another account OF the birth OF the
republican party says Il was formed
az Jackson. Michigan. In the fam Of
1853 Hon. James O'Donnell. editor OF
the Jackson Citizen. has often been
mentioned as one OF rs founders.
Il hss also been claimed that the
party was formed at Ionia. Mich. In
1858. and that Farmer" Williams was
the original founder Volumes might
be written about the formation Of the
party that Is soon to come into power
again. SO many places and so many
individuals claim the honor OF lis for
nation that even Mr. Boothby's claim
may rest In doubt. In the meantime
Il may not be amlss to ask II any one
has ever thought the formation OF a
new party was spontaneous The
breath was In the air and tho people
simply breathed Il. In reality there
was no such thing as organization. The
party was a oonglomerato mass OF hu-
mani,y and as such did its best work
the election Of Lincoln. The organ.
lzation came In later years. Never was
Il so formidable as In the late cam.
paign. J. II. DALE.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

Speed Is hard TO average. An aver
age Of IS $40 miles per hour Is the
fastest regular time In the United
States. This is made on the Pennsyl-
vania limited" in its run from Jersey
City 10 Philadelphia. 90 miles. In liz
minutes. The Flying Dutehman train
Is supposed 10 make the fastest time
In the world. between London aud
Bristol. liSh mics. In less than two
hours. The average. however. Of even
this fast train IS only 59M miles per
hour. There are several other trains
noted for remarkably fast time on
shor, distances. Sometimes a straight
and even grade for a distance Of 20
miles will permit a train 10 run al the
rate Of more than a mile a minute
One train on the Canadian Paclhe road
from Cotaneau to Ottawa averages 80
miles an hour for a distance Of IS
miles An average Of 3sis miles Is
considered fast travelling. The larges,
and fastest passenger engine ever built
is said 10 have been turned out Of the
Rhode Island Locomotive works. =;
Providence. for the New York. proyl-
denee & Boston Railroad company. She
was designed 10 make the run from
Providence to Groton. Conn. a distance
OF 62is miles. including a dead stop q.
Mystic draw-brldge. rs required By tha
statutes of Connecticut. In Just 62M
minutes, pulling az the same time eight
cars, four Of them Pullmans.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

well knew John de,osied dried beef Tor
d.uncr but they had nothing else. and
when Joha came home be ate his din
ncr % In silence, But promised to
have the duck roasted fot supper
with this prospect In view went
90 work moro checrfully. yet not very
satisfied. | fear. In order TO have the
duck well done put Il In the oven
eoon after dinner. and was surprised
to see how small u gothic longer II
roasted the smaller Il grew. and n
locked 80 funny, something like a
skinned cat. when In comes John.
bringing a friend with him to help eat
the duckl
well, no enc can imagine my feel
ings, When they sat down 10 the Ia
bic | noticed John locking around for
something and finally when he saw
the horrId little shrivelcl-ap thing he
burst out into a hearty laugh, saying
Why, Nellie Is this all that is left OF
our beautiful duckg never before
felt so mortified. John tried to find a
tender piece Tor our guest. but Il was
impossible to hnd anything tender on
that duck-lt was "a dry as chips.
worse than the driest dried beef. and
oh. so tasieless and 80 dark-do you
think roasted It too long, Kate'
Il hope may never. never again see
another duck"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

voice anu Nothtng Elac.
Somewhere in space Is the haunt Of
this creature
Cheering me oft with a voice sweet
and low;
Somewhere. 50 far that the eye can
not reach her
An image that fancy alone can be-
stow.
In vain Is the longings to greet her
moro nearly;
All powerless the hand that Is
stretched forth to clasp
A laugh like the chlme-hells that tin
kle so clearly
And only shadow remains In my
grasp.
I ialn would ayow 1.-THE ardent de-
votlcn
Her sllvcry tones were enough to In.
splre.
Yet, remote as ihc star which shines
over the ocean.
She fingers Indifferent TO those who
admire
My prudence Oft threatens to wholly
forsake me.
but a bold declaration d checked
by my fear;
FIR know that penalty swift would
o'ortake me.
She's the telephone girl and she'd
ring In my ear.
--Washlngton Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01


Father. I viii not ask for wealth Or
fame,
Though cnee they would have ioyed
my carnal sense;
I ahudder not 10 bear a hated name.
Waning all wealth, myself ny sols
defence.
but give ne. Lord. eyes to behold TIE
truth;
A seeing sense that knows the etes.
nal right:
A heart with pity alled and esntlesi
ruth;
A manly faith that makes all DARK.
ness lirht:
Give me the power to labor for nan.
k.nd:
Make me the mouth Of such a. can.
not speak:
Eyes let me be to cropping men ana
blind:
A conscience to the base; and to ths
weak
Let me be hands and feet. ana to ths
foolish. mind:
And lead still further On such a. Thy
kingdom seek.
theodore Parker.