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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-11

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thai will act as my agent.
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LIVE STOCK MARKFrl
CHICAGO

Chicago. Oct. a-Tae eak closed quietly
in the cattle market. There was ire usual
Saturday scarcity offerings. Common .
extra native beef steers were szlaole az
Sc Sl55.5o; prices for most grades we're nom
Iaal
HoEs-Trade in hogs was rather slow az
decline OF $40 cents per hundred pounds
n q bulk OF The offerings crossing he
scales az s. S1ls4 >. Heavy packing lots
sold az S-s0SsSS, and prime assorted Ezht
weight weights found buyers az sISQ
sSo The mess pork season opened yes
terday- AID this WI crsa;e better de-
manG for heavy hogs. when have been ssit-
Ing so body recently.
saeer-The supply OF sheep AMI lambs
was Increased BY considerable number ieIt
over from yesterday. ard prices were n5s
any better. trading besag sllE Sheep were
salah,e az SeS645 To- Inferior % PRIME
natives and a s. tsfs+ o for western Rseth-
erS, and S.eSfSS-et for western ewes Ian -
were ssiabie az A5ss5S. - fer poor . extra.
Feeding sheep ~er sziahie =. Is+l@ -:
AID feeding lambs AZ Sso.sy.
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others which figure in the call market have
been affected by the general liquidation.
The October settlements now being made
Will be shown 10 greater extent in the
next statement. The Union Pacific fore
closure sale, under arrangements which
have been completed for payments ex-
tending over a considerable period, will
not cause the contraction first anticipated,
and this assurance, TO some extent, govern
ed the rate quotations last week. The
statement as whole is of very favorable
character, and with the certainty that gold
imports will follow any unexpected ad-
vance in money, the outlook is even bright
er than predicted. Three OF the New York
banks last week made their clearing house
settlements in gold, owing to the scarcity
of legal tenders. II would not be strange,
in fact, were the treasury TO follow suit
in this particular before the close Of the
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COTTON.

New Orleans. Oct. 2.-Cotton-Quiet:
sales 5000; ordinary Sc: good ordinary SIC:
low middl!ng 5 11-lso; middling &c: good
m;ddling SIC; middling fair 6I9c.
New York, Oct. 2-The cotton market
opened quiet at 1 10 points decline, as
Liverpool cables came worse than expect
ed. Following the call, the market was
a little irregular, with some support from
local shorts who wer 10 inclined to cover
for quiet Sunday. AT II o'clock the mar
ket was about steady at a net decline of
1Q2 points. Closing quotations: Spot easy;
middling uplands 6l3c; do gulf &C; sales
15.0c0 bales. Futures steady; sales. 1850
Closing: January. sS.3S; February s6s7:
March $6.f; April $40; May $751;; June
$50; July $3.50; October 81. %; November,
So p; December &29
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Louisville. Oct. e-Dwyer was NJ for
four innings today. he then settled down
and tAe Coloae.s could 20, touch him HIS
witness was responsible for the Reds i've
runs IN TIE first ana second Innings. and
Mage vas substituted IN the third. At
tendance. 100. Score.
2 II +
Cincinnati e. ..........i 20 $4,000 -s 2 2
Louisville .. ..---...--S 9 . % y I
Batter -ss-1inc. ma D"2sr and scari-
yer 4<o0--F--ie' f4.'l' @i~s-s ah0 DsSl@1-
CIl2-Fe' McAoh9l2-
PITT5BTRG. :. CLEVELAND. 4
Pi:.s5urg. Oct. ..-Pitisb8rg ended i.s
season today BY winning tie tnird sra zhi
game from Cleveland. Not much latsres.
vas taken II re contest. saG nosthtuS hrlI
Tar. was sch.svee- Attendance. go.
Score.
p y =
P.;ts5urE ..-...-...2 . 9 Il =
S.eVe-ana 80 --''------- p &c -
b2iteFles-F.tisouFE k-Asa ar sns1-n.
S'sfeiai-l' f9Ne-i aia IF.s.f. Ss1p-Es.
ODsy-
tHlCA'TJ, :. ST I<'N -, z
= Lolls. o. II 5oTni1a 1sf 80
broNas a. - rasrey ;o-aF a71 t5ey "a
f2Nly st@a2e1 = faIt-ol- AhfiT cniy rms
cane y &c eixstS inr-rz. q q Base c.
bals. q Co.'s sd ha--ns1a TRIPLE AZ
HoaFn@n.s - ou- 20 Decker. A,tcu-sr--e.
10 scS's-
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Golfer AND SUGAR MARKETS

New York, Oct. 2.-Coffee-Options open
ed with new months steady and far
months steady at unchanged prices 20 )
points down; scarcely changed during the
remainder of the session. exceptionally dull
and featureless. with weak undertone fol-
lowing more liberal offerings OF spot coffee;
closed quiet at net points December Sc %
Spot coffee-Rio. dull: No. I invoice &c; job
hing. nc. Mild-Steady; Cordova lolz Q16is
Sugar-NominaI; far refining 3asc; centri
fugal. . test. 15-l6c; refined steady;
standard a. sc; Confectione-s a, Sc; cut
loaf SIC; crushed SIC: powdered 5ssc; gran
ulsted 5isc; cubes Ja.c.
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WOOL MARKET

New York, Oct. e-Wool-Firn; domestic
fleece 2Gq27c; No. to extra 27JQ42c; Texas
I0G16c.
London, Oct. AT the wool auction sale
today 1869 bales were offered, Of which
100 were withdrawn. There was a large
attendance and increased competition was
apparent for all grades. Prices were very
firm. America was a buyer OF New South
Wales greasy at 10l2d. Purchases by the
United States during the phesent series
amount to about 800 bales. German and
French buyers took secured. paying Is sgd
in some cases. The home trade bought
largely. taking Victoria greasy cross-breds
marked 'Munthan' at l0i3d91d. Cape OF
Good Hope and Natal secured were weak
and greasy was in sellers favor
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S1.00.
Butter-Steady; creameries 15G22c; diaries
12Q19c
Physically: fresh. 1870.
| Pouitry-Easy; turkeys. 9f1oc; chickens
| 7lac; ducks 71zGSc.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, Oct. 2.-wheat-Hard &c
higher. Soft active; soft firm; No. ! hard
S2legSSc; No. >. 500 dS31a; No. 3. 771LGS1K;
No. 4, 75Q77c; No. red, 9GG9lc; No. :.
&c; No 4 S3QS5c; poor soc; spring 77a7Sc;
No 8, 75G76c.
Corn-Slightly loer active: No . r,;xed
AI2dSc.
oats-Active. steady; No white 2o9
21c.
Ryeweak; No. . 42c.
Hay-Active. firm; choice timothy $500;
choice prairie $500.
Butter-Steady; creamery. 20021c: dairy
1iG17c.
Eggs-ouiet; 11lkc.
ST. LOFTS.
St. Louis. Oct. 2-Receipts-Flour. 5000.
wheat 62ooe; corn. 5000; oats 47,Ooo.
Shipments-Flour. 5000; wheat. 64ONO.
corn, 16l. 900: oats, l0.Ooo
Flour-Cnchanged
Wheat-Lower. closing with October IL.
December sc, and May &c under yester-
day. December opened &c higher hut
heavy offerings caused a decline of 1Lsc
From this the market rallied Ice but lost
that late and closed weak with sellers re
above the bottom. Spot dull. depressed and
lower; No. red. cash, elevator. S5l4c;
track 95ae6lkc: No. hard cash s3IsGs:c.
December, $3.50 asked; May. 95c.
Corn-Futures strong and advancing
though May closed with sellers 1sc off from
the top. spot easy; No. cash Pc bid; De-
cember 26%4c asked: May. S02sc asked
Oats-FutureS strong, but better BIDS fail
ed TO purchase. as sellers We're shy. Spot
eas-er: No. cash elevator 1870 bid: track
292ol2c; No white 22T22I5c; December,
ls.sc bio; May, 22ssc BIZ.
Rye-Lower: $50 t3c.
Fiaxseed-Lower; 9lIkc.
Hay-Dull. firm; prairie ss.75G7.5o: limo
thy S6.75GlGoa.
@19c.
Eggs-Firn: 12lzc
$50.
Lard-Higher; prime steam, sis71s; choice
s4.i2l2.
NEW YOeK
New York, Oct 2-FIour-Rece,pts. o.
ss5 barrels: exports 7.lSs. Inactive and
barely steady al old prices; Minnesota pat
ents SS.l5G5f0; Minnesota bakers, $3.50
45O: winter patents s5.1oT5.S5; winter
straights Si-e5GIT5; winter low grades $40
43.2.
wheat-Receip;s. $4,000 bushels: exports
l20.1o. Spot steady: No. red a57sc; OPP
lions lower. ls0i2c lower; No. , red May
%7sc; October s3Ssc
Corn-feceiptS. lbSUD busels: exports.
1881 Spot steady; Ne. 34i,c; Options
easier, isc lower: May S7isc: October. 32isc
Oats-Receipts $4,000 bushels: exports,
l@'.12 Spit quiet: No. . 81. l23:zc OPP
tons duh, &c lower: October 2Si.c.
California dried frui.s-Qu.et; evaporatAi
apples, prime wire tray. -; wood dr.ed
&c; choice, 1l4e: fancy. 7rGsc. Pruaes ~
Sc; as 20 size and quality. ApTicots. Royal
7dSc; Moor Park. sauikc Peaches. IN
peeled. 7lsc; peeled. 12l1Q1Sc.
p a.
Western creamery 1872; Eigins, &c; fac
tory. sf7iSc.
Eggs-Rsceipts. SEQ packages. Steady:
state sEd Pennsylvania. I5lellsc; western
i6izGl7c.
LIVERPOOL
Liverpool. Oct 2-Wheac-No red.
western winter. dull. : Sd: No. ! northern
spring. dull, ~ SD.
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Receipts-Cattle, 500: hogs, 1900: sheep
KANSAS CITY

z
Kansas City, Oct 2.-Cattle-Receipts,
300 Market steady, unchanged. Only re-
tail trade.
Hogs---Receipts, 5000 Market 54l0o
lower. Bulk OF sales S. s5Q3S5; packers.
S.15GS 9212; mixed, 50. SG405; lights, s.. 81
q4.05; workers, si00G4.e5; pigs, g. 25l5.sO.
Sheep--Receipts, l.00O. Market steady.
Lambs, s2.15g535; muttons S2W43so.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. Louis, Oct. 2.-Cattle-Receipts, 900
market steady al a decline. Native ship
ping and export steers, 81 25Q5.i5; light and
dressed beef and butcher steers S. 50d4 so:
stockers and feeders s2SG4lG: cows and
heifers s20004.I5; Texas and Indian steers
S.75G4z5; COWS and he:fers S.c003.25.
Hoss-Receipts 500 Market cents low
er. Light i.l544.25 mixed s.. 9og4. %; heavy
&. 90u4. D.
Sheep-Receipts, go. Marke: steady; ma
tive muttons S3.0Oa3.9o: lambs S. 195. so.
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Cvs-nitaes - - v.-s5,s Abstract AT
Lzas Csmgasy. Z. T. DsBoss. a.
strscto-B
AEsrew 7. EetchgrD . CARS
y Ke-easa - l1srzs corr -
CO Eoi f95 Dsaz - 4se. C-.-s1-
Hleins al .---.-.... ..-..-..-..... 90
Tls.s; 4 Be-zst - Cars -.
*5Cs. IL = ss a 80 tt-z-
a. .-........... -. 1900. ia
Pa!7 Hal - FrsnkHn ?. Iver. -
.e.s sr>a IL . - i.sEre.-s sEs
Meats asI .--........-.-........ q
r. z. Hene-9izt - - = Hser. ~
20. lrt ~ - &c 5s-Z7-zz. - 70
- -91r. ~ a. go --s-ss 81. "a
ky Csrfss e ilas = EsFrss.t
II - = TTasssa AZ. Eattafr-
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Braasl a1t 20 fsv CO - S's
=. Pgasr. 81 ia 8 AL y va.
ne 49, HFse~ % .--.-.--.-.- -
- EFr 60 - 1sspes
Gs15yese. - 81 a TFAass4 sss
Zsts-s - 41s ..-.-.----.- -
? - Isrsss = 81 - > "a es
- is.s as ans - T~rs, az. e4fY. 10
= a Tsss - Ezzs J2aes a..
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ON PEOPLE

OIL people vb9 require medicine ~
regulate the bowels sn1 k57eT- vii
na1 the trs- remedy n Electric Bltfsrz.
Tais rnefi-.n> dos z9t - suois-s &nd
contains 70 waissy nor otasr in;oJbsn'.
bat ats "a tonio ard alternative. u
scfs mildly On TIE stomach ard 59zsis.
aiding strength snf g.vsaE tone 70 80
organs t7sreby aiding SatuFs "A -.
performance o. the fanctioaE E.sctris
Bitis-~ .s an sTrelisn; sv2s'izer al
ais dg or ora EecD,s Sad = juss
cz11iy shat they nef9 PRE- nf'Y
c-Gfr al fI39 psr bottle a. G-o Van
Ws-dsa-s psar1=ey. Is =. Xsn STREE.
an9 =. C4h-rz'E drag st7fs. ne-tassss
eo-ne- T9.E.l an D.aE.aa sEr,lac1-
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DRY GOODS MARKETS.

New York. Oct. 2-The dry goods rnarks;
closed without feature ocally. There IS
no strengthening OF The market for cotton
goods and print cloths have slumped mate
rally. Wooden goods maintain their posi-
ton undistUrbsi by the general trend OF
the market. although Il L doubtful whether
in some divisions, such "a dress goods. deaf
ers VIII be able 70 secure the expected a1-
vauces for spring goods. Staple co;tons
remain IN quiet request without chan s
IN any line. Ur,nts are fairly well main
tanned at current rates. PTln; cloths are
reported quiet az &c, the sale yesterday
afternoon al Fall River al that { cure hav-
Ing decidedly weakening effect
II comes "a natural 70 woman 20 know
dry goods as II does to a man TO swear
Washington Democrat.
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DIDN'T HALF PLAY
TEMPLE CUP TEAMS GIVE AWAY
TIE LAST OF TIE SEASON.

Boston's Mansger Plays With Q Pick-Cp
Team, aud Nobody Cares Rap For the
Game After the Gang Is Sized Up-Au
the Blooded stock OF the Besneater
Breed sbipped on Home to Await the
Temple Cup Exhib:tiou-Ba ltiDcrs's
Lsy.Dowu to the ators-Phillies.
Reds, Pirates and Colts Win
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D. R. Boon, of South Haven, had UP one
car of hogs.
Pat Mckinley, of Freeport, had in one
car of hogs and cattle.
F. Means. of Englewood, had in one car
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO.
Chicago grain and pro luce markets fur.
uished by r. L. Bostick, COMMISSION Mer.
chant, rooms 10 and g Jver Kansas Ma.
tinnal bank Telsnhnna 81
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WICHITA MARKETS
HOGS.

HOGS
Wichita. Kan. Oct 2.
Hogs-Market opened slow; closed l0c
lower.
REPRESENTATIN SALES
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Erisvsr. rs second ;'uss up. home ran.
TIE contest after ths first inning wss
pretty ore. but lacked i1tsTsst. Win rs
home 'eaul's Lead - strong. Phf'iips pitch-
e brilliant bail ana Vas Handsomely sup
ported. Manager watkins .eft al, %
Join ,ae Pirates a; I.ttsb-TE Atreadancs.
2 100 Score.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-03

Continues Prom Opening to Close Save For
one Elementary Pause-Day's Net 6 aims
Range From One to Three Point. and
the Close Finds the Advance in Full
Tide-Review of the Week, Showing
How the Bulls Worked tho Market
The Bank Statement and In Connection
Herewith, the Abundance of Gold
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-03

Indianapolis o.. ......s5otoo19f-11 q
Columbus -. -......--I 0 0GbI eeR-z D
Battsrles -- Tr9lapapous. PaHNps al
Weed. Columbus. Joasa su1 Fisssr.
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,PRESENTATIVE SAVES.
Shippers.

Cattle--Steady.
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Flax-Cash. %; northwestern, 951a; May,
S1.O0
Butter-Steady; creameries 15G22c; da,ries
12419c.
Eggs-Steady: fresh 1910.
Pouitry---Easy; turkeys. 9f10c; chickens
7lac; ducks 71zS7Sc.
The times., 1897-09-12

laic on wooden b~ams 10 inches square,
the Whole covered with TWO plates Of one
half-nch iron.
The turret was twenty feet inside diane
ter, formed of eight one-inch plates, nine
feet in height. The top was covered With
railroad hars, and a plate of iron per
foTated full holes for the egress of air. The
p'iot-honse was formed OF eight-inch square
bars, with corners notehed ioghouse fash
ion. The guns We're placed in wrought
iron carriages. The power consisted of
pair of Seam low-pressure engines. oper-
ating the screw-shaft by means OF bell
q anKs. Steam was supplied To- the main
engines, the tGrret, blower engines and cen
trifdsal pumps by two boilers with hori-
zontal trbcs.
The keel OF the vessel was laid on October
%, 1851, and she was launched at Green
point at 9'45 a. m. on january 80, 1862.
During The time OF her construction Capt.
Ericsson, the designer, was at the works
from early in the morning till late at night
she was ready for service on February 20.
1862, and she left the lower bay of New
York for Hampton Roads, in command Of
Lieut. John L. Worden, on the afternoon
OF March s, 1862, in tow Of the tug Seth
Low. about 4 p. M, on Saturday, March
s, the little fighter passed Cape Henry
Light, and when midway between Cape
Henry aud Fort Monroe a pilot boarded
The vessel. and Capt. Worden learned from
him che advent of the Merrimac and the
disaster which she had caused to the ships
Cumberland and Congress on that day.
on tAefollowing day the Merrinac return
ed T. Hampton Roads TO complete the de
structiou OF the Union fleet, but she was
completely foiled and driven off by the
Monitor. The two vessels opened fire as
soon as they came within range, and Il
fierce artillery duel ragged between them
for four hours-from 3 10 in the morning
On that memorable Sunday. Like gladiators
In the arena the antagonists would repeat
edly rush at each other, retreat, double and
close in again. Finally the Merrimac hauled
off leaking and ran aground she was got
afloat after some diffianlty and sOom after
ward steamed away toward Norfolk.
la tho middle of May following Commo-
dore Tauuall comma nder of the Merrimac,
that as Norfolk had been evacu-
ited and that to attempt TO escape would
mean another enEa cement with the Moni-
tor and "a certain loss OF the Merrimac,'
it woald be better To destroy the ship
rather than TO sacrifice 300 brave and
faithful men" The Merrimac was then
run ashore near Craney Island, and the
crew landed with their small arms and
two days provisions. Then, setting her on
fire fore aud aft she was soon in a |
blaze, AMI by the light of the burning |
ship the crew pulled for the shore, land
ing at dayhTeak. New York sun.
The times., 1897-09-12

over che cutting Of public timber. and
after fire p'inutes the Wife looked out
again aad said:
Jim, We'd better be a-gittin' fur the
hole E the ground"
Fur wby?''
''Cyelune comm suah's yer BON.
"shoo, Hammer, you hain't got no sense
| in yer head.''
We all moved outdoors and saw black
| and ycnGeful-lGoking cloud in the south
west, which indicated something beyond
the ordinary. The man locke d s. rious. but
as he had made light of the wife's warning
he didn't want 10 give in too quickly.
Looks Jest the same as that cyclone last
y'sr," observed the wife, as she pulled
at her pipe.
Not bit like it, lie replied. 'Jest
gwine TO thunder and rain Wimin folks
don't know nuthin' bout the weather"
Cyclone fur suali,'' she persisted.
'Shoo. Stranger, you 'scuse my Ole WON
an, bat she's bin weak in the head for a
y ar past"
And you 'scuse him, stranger, fur he
never did know d coon track from a side O.
bacon"
Then they appealed to me in chorus for
decision as to which was right, but !
evadcd it by asking If they had cyclone
cellar.
,Thar's a hole in the ground out thar"
replied the man, but nuthin amt gwine
to happen 10 skeer us. Them clouds cuIa
UP and hang around most every day in
the week. Hammer orter hev mo- s;nse."
Better git out thar, stranger." she
cautioned ~ bain's got no sense, AMI
the ole man is still wuss off, an you'll
hev 10 take keer o. yourself
The cloud grew so Inenacing tfat I
made for the pit and dropped into iC.
For minute or two l heard the pair
jawing each other, and then there came
bowling, screaming gust, which picked
up and dissolved the cabin and up
rooted every tree around It, IL came
and vent IL, the space OF twenty seconds,
and, efter the air had cleared of flying
splinrcrs, climbed out OF the Dit. 10
Iind seene of desoIation. After three
or four minutes the woman rose uu from
behind stump TO which she had oIung.
and little later the man crawled out
OF ditch where he had taken refuge.
They looked at each other and then
around the place, and finally the woman
said:
jim, pears to me that sumthin' has
happened around yere.''
Yes, pears that way to me- he re
piled.
Il saic cyclone, and 1T was cyclone.
fur suah. Gwine to give up, Jim?"
Not on my lifei You said cyclone, but
it was only one o. them baImy breezes
wha. wouldn't blow an old rag off the
cIothesline!"
The times., 1897-09-12
He Did Eat.

In mining co untryitts more thanusually
unsafe to Judge a mans financial cOndi-
ton by his outward appearance. Here is
an instance:
A miner from the northern part of the
State having sold his claim for q round
sum, came down to Spokane for a kind OF
celebration. In appearance he was rather
rusty, and when The went into an uptown
restaurant the single waiter was in no
haste to serve him. To and fro he wentfn
an officiOus manner, W aiting upon party
at the next table, but quite ignoring the
presence OF the newcomer.
See here, kid, called that worthy, when
his patience gave out, do I est?''
Sorry can't wait on you now, was the
answer, but the gentleman there has just
ordered Il $50 dinner.''
Fifty dollar dinner be hangel, said the
miner Bring me StoO worth OF ham and
eggs, and be quick about it,
Aud lie vas waited upon promptly. .-spo-
KANE Leyiew.
The times., 1897-09-12

ally understood the situation. had fled
to Canada, 1t finally became known what
had happened. The office-cat, who was
sitting for safety on top Of the Clock, was
not asked to explain.
''And now, said the editor-in-chief, when
things had quieted somewhat, and the
local policeman had been persuaded that
there was really 10 neei of his assistance,
.'we viii begin this office on new
basis. | viii hire an editorial writer to
sit in my sanctum and write articles about
the ancient Egyptians, and | VIII devote
myself to every room in the building in
turn, and will personally talk with each
one OF YOU about his or her assignment
And the circulation increased fourfold.
The times., 1897-09-12
THE MAN WHO WAS SOT.

I had stopped at an Arkansas cabin
to get monday bite, and sat smoking
with the man and his wife after the
lunch was disposed Of, when she looked
out through the open door and quietly
said:
jim, reckon to consider we'd better
be a-gittin'.''
Fur why?'' he asked.
s'CycIone comin'.''
''Shoo! What you know bout cyclones?
Jest gwine to rain bit bimeby.''
He went on to tell me about some trouble
he had had with the Government