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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-08
HOW 1T HAPPENED.

Too bad about Shelby, wasn't it?'
Whats the matter with him."
He had a terrible shock day before
yesterday and may not recover. Had
Mt you heard about it?'
NO How did it happen?"
We'll, he had an engagement to
meet his wife at certain place down
town at 1890 o'clock"
Yes"
And he hurried up with his work
and started out for the rendezvous.
Yes
He got there at exactly the appoint.
&c time"
Il see. Well?"
His wife had been there twelve
seconds. ''-CleveIand Leader.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-08
RAILROAD CATECHISM.

Primer of Municipal Government is
sued by the Buffalo Crosstown Railway
company:
Q. What are streets for?
a. To put car tracks in.
@. What are people for?
A. To pay fares.
@. What are municipal authorities
A. The manager of the street-rail-
way company.
@. What form Of government has
the city of Buffalo?
A An absolute monarchy.
Q. Who is the monarch?
A. The manager of the street-raiI-
way congratulated Express.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-08
GIRLS AND THEIR BROTHERS.
One Explanation of the Popularity of
Some Meidens.

Have you any idea how popular you
become if you are girl whose brother
is entering upon the dancing and elig-
ible stage? It is a thing really beautiful
to contemplate, the sweet affection
and thoughtfulness of the girls who
either know or want to know your
brother, says a writer in the Washing
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-08
KNEW THE PLATFORM

Mcdowell county, West Virginia, has
a citizen who has never been known
to admit ignorance on any subject. and
very few things ever happen that he
did not have some part in. Here Is
the latest story about him:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-08
WITH THE TURNING LEAVES.

Shaded taffetas will be greatly used
for the bro I'd corBelets that Paris says
VIII suDeIsede the ribbon belts Of sum
mer.
The gown that is made for autumn
without a suggestion Of bolero d. Elton
t. it will be in a class entirely by
itself.
Though it is predicted that he quiet
colors will be the leaders, the plaids
in the windows are sufficiently gay TO
make one doubt the statement.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-08
CORRECTLY STATED.

'"They say the honeymoon is over
when a mans wife asks him for
money"
We'll l shouldn't put it exactly that
way"
How would you put it?''
Il should say that the honeymoon
is over when a man forgets to ask
MS wife how much cash he can have
the pleasure of giving her.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-08

To soften the skin of fur rug put a
little Vaseline on the hands, and then
rub the skin and work it till it softens.
This will not be done all at once.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-08

Tennessee and the northern parts
Of Georgia and Alabama were visited
by heavy frosts.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-21
FINANCE Ann TRADE
The Features or the Money and stocI
Markets,

The Features Of the Money and Stock
Markets.
NEW YORK, July 2O.-Money on call
easy at / per cent; last loan 1 per cent:
closed offered at / per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper 3a4 per cent. Sterling ex-
change drmer, with actual business in
bankers bills at 81 S7ha4 S7ia for de-
mand and 81 SGA@4 SGh for 60 days;
posted rates 81 S7ai sly and 81 $50
4 Sshi commercial bills 81 S5; silver GER
tlncates GO%c; bar silver GOIsc; Mexican
dollars 4GAc.
The stock market, after considerable
early activity and strength closet nrm
below best prices, but at fractional net
gains. The strength In Lead and Tobac-
60 and Sugar was In anticipation OF the
benefits to be derived from the new tariff.
The Sugar Company having secured q
most acceptable schedule passed by the
house and presented to the fonatc failed
IL Justify the fears of q sensational
break entertained by some tFRdeFH after
yesterdays eight point advance and Oh
the contrary opened up IA per cent Sub
NNuN'Illg " HNuIfN hl NANltllN klll lNl
the day Of ~ per cent, establishing n
new record Of iiGh ana thereafter grad
ually declining. closed with a net gain "
2A. Lead common and preferred scored
an extreme rise " 2 per cent on enormous
dealings, common, however, later lost
hnIf Is gain. Tobacco common only
temporarily held lta one point advance,
cloeing unchanged, but the preferred ro-
mnlncd 2 per cent mp. Generally speak
Ing tho lnduatrlnls were firm on the
winding UP NJ the revision ~ tho tariff
Changers llld of somewhat ON pr0nt
taking, but the Hat generally disregard
ed I1ndon'B changed attitude IN selling
Americans. Heading FIRST preferred on
largo purchases crossed Do ON rlinorB OF
u possible dividend provided the road
continued tn be operated harmonlolHlY
Generally 1polklnR fractional rcccfolonp
followed the noon hour Oh siccos1iul
traders converting paper prolt7 into
bnnt deposits. Prices were from time to
time marked upward, nut the tendency
Ia advance "a checked by tho threaten.
I'D DpmUcratlc opposition tu a prompt
conclusion on tho urln bill and on
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-21
p,n,lon. nnd Po.tmn.t,r..

Special Dispatch TO tho Intolllgencor.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. July 2O.-Pen-
sion certificates have been issued 20
West virginia applicants as follows:
Incrcase-Michael II. Hager, Rome;
George w. Wilson, Letnrt; David Hen
ry. Camden; james \. Wood. Silver
Hin.
The following West Virginia postmas-
tiers Of the fourth class have been COM
missloncd:
n, ]. stewart. Anthem. Wetzei coun-
ty: y. s. Drlworth, Aston. Taylor; Ar
thur Robinson. C%oalburg, Kannwha; a.
J. DOMAIN. DOMAIN, Hardy county; w.
a. Watson. Followsvllle. Preston coun-
~: +. II. Lnlly, Flat Top, Mercer coun-
~: Richard Collins, Handlcv, Knnnwha
county; Herman Rurner, Maiden,
Kannwha county; \. O. Ray NM
ton, Cabell county; c. l.. Ryan, New
ton. Ronnc county n, Goulel, sunset
poCnhontnB county.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-21

UNION STOCK R
CJARnMONT
BALTIMORE, Monday, july 10.

BALTIMORE, Monday, July 10.
swIne.-Arrlvals this week 1918 head
The receipts are less than 800 head ir
excess of last weeks numbers and con
stitute a fair supply to the moderately
about the same as last week. Far
western hogs 81 10Q4 20, and others at
50 SOg3 30 per 100 lbs, light hogs being
In fair demand, while heavy are dun.
Sheep and iambs,-The receipts on
slst of about thirty carloads, mostly
lambs, Sheep sell at 2Q3Hc and extra
sac per H., being &c higher. Lambs
4Adjc per 10, and a few extra prime
shipping lambs sac per 10, a slight de-
cline of about hc, most sales ranging
about &c per pound,
Calves.-Veals are In fair demand at
unchanged rates, selling at 4d5c per ID.
Roughs nominally 50 OOd5 90 per head.
CHICAGO-To-day's market for cat
tie was slow and barely steady. Sup
piles are falling off, but are sufficient TO
meet the demand. Native beef steers
sold at SO SOFAS 10, the bulk going at
81 20d4 so; stockers and feeders slow at
50 00qi %. Cows. helfers and bulls
oAtAhg NAlNlNN N.4lNtH AohhlN ~ W.
Texas cattle 81 S0d4 40 for steers. To-
days receipts OF hogs were below eX-
pectations and buyers competed eager
ly for the foreigns at jdlOc advance.
Hogs sold largely at So 6O03 70. with
safes at an extreme range OF 50 30d3 75.
Pigs brought 81 7Oq3 40. In sheep and
lambs, business was active at yester-
days advance with sales of common to
prime sheep at 81 5OG4 %, A good many
western sheep sold at 50 5Oai 90, grass
ers selling at the inside and fed lots at
the top, with export purchases at 81 90.
Lambs were active at 81 50d5 so. Re
c~elpts-Cattle 1000 head; hogs 1000
head; sheep 1900 head.
EAST LIBERTY - Cattle steady;
extra 81 SOa4 90: prime 81 1904 SO;com-
mon SO 1908 60; bulls, stays and cows
81 OO03 80. Hogs active and higher:
prime light Workers and pigs 81 9Od3 95;
best medium and good Workers. 81 S0a
3 IS; heavy 50 6OQ3 G5; roughs 50 25Q
. %. Sheep firm; choice 81 1914 20:
common 81 T0a3 40; spring lambs
50 75G4 76, Veal calves 81 75d6 10.
CINCINNATI-Hogs active and high
err at 50 20Q3 20.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-21

Nos, 1, b. I and q daily between CLEVELAND
and uhrlrhsNille, other trains dairy sN-
cent Sunday
Ferry, ncllaire ana bridgeport take Eleo'
NJ q. GABRIEL, a. "a,
Cleveland, Ohio.
O. u Wopp y. =. A..
Wheeling w, Va.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-21

NEW YORK-Flour. receipts SO.S9l
barrels; exports l6,6 ISL barrels; market
strong and fairly active; Minnesota
patents 81 25Q4 49, do bakers s. 500
8 g..
Wheat, receipts 2S,675 bushels; ex-
ports 1902, 729 bushels; spot market stron-
ger, closing lkqlAc net higher; sales
included; No. . red July s2R ds4hc:
closed ut s4Nc; September V@7s5c;
closed at 7Skc,
Corn, receipts al, 225 bushels; exports
1865 Oi bushels: sales rs, 900 bushels OF
futures. and 1000 bushels Of spot; spot
market steady, closing h@Ac net low
I er; July closed at 31%o; September
81 l3-l643lBc; closed at size.
Oats. receipts 256, 800 bushels; exports
ll2,l4 bushels; spot market easier; No,
., 22c; closed unchanged to &c lower:
July closed at 2l$c; September closed
at 2l7sc.
Hay quiet, Hops steady. Hides and
leather steady.
Beef quiet. Cutmeats steady.
Lard flrmer. Pork and tallow quiet.
Resin and %turpentine quiet.
Rice and molasses steady.
Coffee opened steady ut unchanged
PRICES " ~ pOluba heClllet ClOstu bditlS
steady on near months and steady on
far; sales 1920 bags; spot Rio firm and
higher; No, Z, invoice. 7Hc; No, Z job
bling 7Bc.
Sugar, raw and refined firm.
BALTIMORE-Flour firm and I'M
changed. Wheat unsettled; spot soc
bid; September TM977%c: steamer No.
. red 76c bid; receipts 1884 bushels;
southern wheat by sample 77QSlA.
Corn firm; spot 3la31Ac; September
Slh@3l%c. oats firm; No. 2 white 26@
26lsc, Rye firmer: No, 2 western 4liac
bid. Hay steady; choice timothy
slS 5O9l4 90. Butter. eggs and cheese
unchanged.
CINCINNATI-Flour firm. Wheat
firm; No, 2 red re, Corn quiet; No. 2
mixed 27G2Sc. Oats dull: No. 2 mixed
zoe. Rye quiet; No. 2, 34QS5c. Lard
firm at 81 90. Bulkmeats firm at 81 $50
465. Bacon steady at s. 45Q5 80. Whis-
key steady at 81 10, Butter unchanged.
Sugar firm. Eggs dull at &c. Cheese
steady.
TOLEDO, o., July 2O-wheat higher
and firm; No. 2 cash. 77e: July. 76i4c.
Corn, dull, but firm; No. 2 mixed, 2Gc.
Oats steady; No. 2 mixed zoe. Rye dull;
No. 2 cash S6isc. Cloverseed dull and
lower; prime october, 81 321E. Oil I'M
changed.
Observation-Disclosures, western
creamery l5c. Eggs steady; fresh near
by lOQ11c; do western lO9lOMc. Cheese
steady.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-21

BOsTON-wool dealers report a fair
business doing Just now. Buyers are
encouraged by the strong outside con
dltion, which indicate that many are
willing TO take chances OF being able to
make a turn at an advance later. This
Keeps an active market without ma
tcrinlly reducing the stocks on hund,u II
though manufacturers are occasionally
coming In aud picking up some sup
piles. The general business Of the week
shows the largest trading In Australian
woods md the secured price was work.
ed up several conta higher, For the beat
woolB the range of sales IN at 6006hc,
with the range down as TO quality. The
business doing II largely In mood sized
blocks, there being hut little call for
~couBumptive purposes, except In cross
brodB, Manufactures nrc bidding ON
these grades, rs the supply available Is
light, In domestic woolR, some lines Of
territories are being picked up, but the
prlorB bid compared with tho cost 10
replace them show too wide II difference
to make such transactions popular.
ptlCcs Of leading descriptions are quot
cd 40 follows! Ohio and p%cnnavlvOnin
llcrccF X and above 2Od2ic: Xxx aud
NN above 2112lc; dciainc 2ic; No. /
clothing pnd comblhg 2iUa5c, No, 2 do
gid26c,
NEW YoRK-wool nrm.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-21

short Rib Sides Qoosel-N 70
Dry Sailed Shoulders CboXedl-iA45 Csc.
Short Clear Sides tboxed)-iNqsc,
q 3 hiskey-Dlstlllers finished goods,
per gallon. 81 10.
Sugars-Cut loaf unchanged.
on the Produce Exchange to-day the
butter market was steady; creamery,
l0dliisc; diaries, 7dl9c.
Cheese-dull at TdSAc.
Eggs-Firm; fresh, &c.
The leading futures ranged as follows;
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-21
ABOUT TORNADOES.
Assheme Has Been Discovered to
Annihilate Them.
JUST BUILD A FEW TOWERS

and Than Let the Wild Winds Blow and
Howl a. Much a, They Metal
Tow or. TOpped, with Cylinders Contain
ing some Highly Explosive Material
will do Buslns,s with tss BIOS, Ensr-
gstO oyeIone-or Particular Interest TO
Western Farmers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-21

THEY don't mako much fuss nhout
H." W. nre speaking Of De Wits Lit
tie Eutly Risors, the famous little pills
FOR constipation, billouAnoas, and nll
stomach aud liver troubles. They
never utlpo. Charles H. GnoiEo,
Market and Twelfth F~trootsl Chatham
sinclair %Forty-HlKth aud Jacob Httouta,
a. w. Hoheolc, Ma, 0Oi Main street, Tx
iay Htas., Penn ana ZaHs atyseia.
Bowie 4 Co., bridgeport
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-21

touotatlons by walter Morls & Co

(QuOtatlOns Oy waiter WOrlS a. Col
Butter-Crcamery. fancy lGal7c;
country choice. per ~, safe; country
good, &C; country, fails, &c. Butterine.
C, c. brand, lOQl2c; common. loo.
E~ggs-Firm; fresh In case 9Ql0c per
dozen.
P~oultry-Old ROSTERS &c per ID. spring
chickens lOc per ID; hens, Sc per 10;
geese, iOc each.
Frults-watermelons slSd2O per 100;
gooseberries 75cQSl 90 per crate: rasp-
berries 5G6c per quart; b~lackberries 30
case per pail; canteloupes, 81 1903 90
per crate.
New Notwithstanding 15c per
dozen punches; onions 15c per dozen
punches; caulLilower, 50 50 per dozen:
rhubarb, lOc per dozen; tomatoes coca
81 90 per i-basltet crate; beets Csc per
dozeu. New cabbage, 9OcdSl 90 per
barrel. Peas. Toe per bushel: beans.
81 90 per bushel. Celery, 35c per dozen.
Tropical Fruits-Lemons-A 75g5 90
box; bananas 81 5O12 % per bunch;Ja-
maica oranges, 81 1903 90 per box.
miscellaneous.
Roots and Barks-Gtnseng. dry, per
H., 81 5O13 90; some in market: sassa-
fras bark per H., s6gc; sassafras oil.
per 10, 3Od35c: May apple root. per
~, 6kd7c; yellow root, per H., 5GGc;
Seneca snake root, per ~, free OF top,
30q35c; West Virginia snake root, per
H., 2jG35c; pink root, per b., fine, 900
Csc; elm bark, per 10, &c; wild cherry
bark, per 10. 121S0c.
Beans-Prime new hand-pfcked, me-
dunn S5cdSi %; prime new hand-pIck-
ed, navy, SJc6$1 90.
Wool-Fine washed, zoe; one-thlrd off
for unwashed; one-fourth off for un-
conditional; medium unwashed i51lGc;
medium washed zoe.
Rags-Country, mixed, k61c per tb.
Wheeling Live stock Market.
Quotations by Goodhue & Coz
Cattle-Extra. 1000 to 1900, $425a4 80:
good, 900, to 1000, 81 1904 25; good. 500 to
900. 50 5pa3 rs; fair, 700 to 500. 81 ESQ
3 80; common, GOO to 700, 81 1903 co.:
bulls, 2d3hc; cows, 1900.
Hogs-Extra. 81 40dS So; good 50 900
. 40: COMMON 50 00d3 20.
Sheep-Extra, 3hGic: good. sa3hc:
common 2hG3c; lambs 4h1iAc.
Fresh Cows-S2Oq30; calves 5TGc.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-21

Copper strong; lake brokers lliso; eN-
change Sil 0OGll IS Tia dun; straighta
SI3 S0q1S 90; plates duh. SpekeT quiet
at 81 s0Gi IS, Lead strong; exchange
s. 77h@3 S7ts; brokers 81 31
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-21

rumors OF the possibility Of the export OF
gold due TO the large ante-tarin bill i'm
portarions, especially Of Sugar and to
discharge obligations due Europe for re-
turned American securities. The report
ed enormous decrease In the worlds VS.
lble supply and the consequent rise In
wheat before the close influenced a rally
as 1t would mean Increased demand for
our grain and Indeed the large Increase
OF exports OF general merchandise for the
week shows the present demand Tor our
product. The changes In prices OF stocks
OF a point or more not hitherto specified
follow:
Grains-Iowa Central preferred 2A per
cent; Third Avenue 9; LaClede Gas
common and preferred and Susquehanna
& Western. The only important losses
were East River Gas 3 and Rubber pre-
ferred 2 per cent,
The bond market continued 10 advance
toward a high level on purchases which
included a moderate s|prinkling OF the
gilt-edged issues, The Inquiry for con-
tinental account was mainly conferred IN
the speculative mortgages with changes
narrow. The aggregate $ ales were
900, 900.
Governments were pressed for sale and
yielded a fraction on sales of $4,000.
Evening Posts London financial ca
| hlegram:
The stock markets were stagnant to-
day. The only semblance OF business
was In Americans and It was only tri-
fling there. Now that the conference
committee has agreed upon the tarin
bill It is felt that the only bull point
for the moment In Americans is Presi-
dent McKiniey's promised currency
message and It is feared that unless
that be couched in strong and unmis-
taxable terms, 1t may not be proven so
great an Impetus as Is to be desired,
Atchlson adjustments are being bought
here. Foreign stocks were fla and the
Paris and Berlin markets were quiet.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-21

NEW %NoHuS-rlg Iron quiet! foulh.
orn ~ 25qtO 90, northern $40 OOGla 20.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-06-24
Gumption on the Farm.

Get the horses ready for hard work
give them more to eat.
Club-rooted cabbage is known to be
a direct outcome of soils too long
cropped with cabbage. Give them
newly-rotted sod we'll lined.
No better time left than the pleasant
days of March to cut out the dead
wood and trim back the tops of rasp-
berries and blackberries.
Sow oats very early If you want
crop. Push this work even If the
ground be little wet.
Many young man can make money
this season by taking up grating,
/ budding, and especially spraying. for
the neighborhood,
A single gallon Of boiled oil will
soak in and furnish a protecting cover
for all the farm wagons, pillow handles,
/ horse rakes, etc, on the farm, keeping
the weather from them and thus saw
ing its cost a dozen times. Put it
on hot.
Tobacco stems il ground fine and
used along with bone meal are valuable
as a fertilizer They contain about
per cent Of potash and from / to ?
per cent. of nitrogen, and are worth
from So to $40 per ton, according to
quality
II lamb should get chilled take It
to the house and dip it in water as
hot as you can bear your hand in
Repeat this several times, then wrap
In warm dry flannel, and give it
little hot water have restored lambs
in this way when they were stiff and
apparently dead.
There is danger of overlooking
small pigs. Never leave any IN the
trough. Feed little. often and regu-
larry
4 good hog pasture IS a great In
stitution, for good pasturage and skim
milk make pork faster and cheaper
than corn,
Seeding for clover pasture-the best
in the world-sow of mammoth and
common red clover, four pounds per
acre each alsike. two pounds; white.
one pound. and four pounds Of blue
grass On good land this will give feed
from early to late
Get sheep to clear the farm OF weeds,
Get sheep and turn them into the
orchard to pick up the wormy fruit
To make a eve own her lamb bring
4 dog in the same Enclosure The
maternal instinct will lead the eve to
protect the lamb against the dog, aud
while she Is guarding It the lamb will
suck. After the lamb has once sucked
there need be no further difficulty.
1t is usually because the udder is swol-
len and tender that the dam refuses
to allow her young 10 suckle 1t is
well, therefore, 70 carefully milk
little by hand
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-06-24

Evans of Georgia and General Peter
Turney of Tennessee. Tomorrow the
business meeting will be held In the
evening a concert will be given, after
which the Confederate Reunion cub
will give reception. Thursday the
great parade will take place Gen. w.
H. Jackson viii be chief marshal. His
escort will be the famous Savannah
hussars. In front of each state divis-
ion will ride the sponsors and the
maids of honor, carrying the eoat-of-
arms of their state Among the
SPONSORS will be Miss Claude p Mid
dlebrooks of Georgia, Miss Annie
Shelby, daughter of General Shelby, of
Missouri, Miss Sarah ID. Coffee OF Ten
nessee, Miss Marie Russell of Virginia
and Miss Sidney Scott Lewis of Ken
lucky. The maids of honor include
such charming types of feminine love
illness as Miss Elizabeth Hinsdale of
Galveston, Miss Bessie Ross of Texas,
Miss Kate Roulhoe of Sheffield, Miss
Goldthwaite of Montgomery, Miss
Bernly of Mobile, Miss Calpeuna r.
MusgrCve of Jaspar Ala, Miss Lizzie
Hancock of Ellerslee, Va, Miss Sallie
H. Huger of Charleston. Miss Clara
Wimberly of Adams Park, Ga, and
Miss Fannie Moore of Helena, Ark.
An echo of the war spirit was heard
in the resolutions adopted several
weeks ago by Camp Pelham of Annis-
ton, Ala, against extending a welcome
to c. A. II. members, as has been the
custom for some years. These resolu-
tons caused p great deal OF talk and
while condemned by certain distiE-
guished COnfederates such as General
Longstreet, will undoubtedly furnish
subject for lively discussion at the con
NentiCn. A rat>er sensational speech
is expected from ex-senator Reagan
OF Texas.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-06-24

New York, June 20.-The New York
League of Purists is up in arms again
This time it is to iepress profanity on
the streets and in public conveyances.
The committee has chosen some thirty
young ladies, workers in the organiza-
ton, and provided each with a novelty
IN the shape of bundle of curse
cards" The plan is, for the lady to
carry package of these cards when
ever on mission of charity, shopping,
or promenading on the public high
ways. For instance, II she Is travel
ling in an elevated train, and hears
a man who has accidently passed his
ration, or for any other reason, muir
mer a subdued swea" word she is 10
hand him curse-card, which invites
him to fiji in the blank form, and
bind himself for stated time to re-
train from swearing.
AS a rule the culprit is so astonished
by the request and so charmed by the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-06-24

that the tobacco schedule the reci=
rrCcity provisions and the many iso-
lated paragraphs passed over remain
to be considered. Thc progress Mon
day was so marked that for the first
time there is a feeling that the end is
not far off
There was little debate Monday, the
main topic of discussion being matches
and safety fuse, on the latter item an
amendment by Mr., Pettigrew, reduc-
ing the rate to 10 per cent came
within one vote of passing against the
protest of the finance committee. the
vote being a tie, "a to "a. While the
list was under consideration Mr.. Ba-
con gave notice of an amendment
placing cotton on the free list and Mr..
MCLaurin gave rotiCe of another
amendment taking raw cotton from the
free list