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WALL PAPER. WALL PAPER.

Up-todate Paper Hangers and Wall Paper
dealers. We don't claim to be the only firm
in the county that carry stock of Wall Paper,
but we are, as everybody knows, the largest
dealers. We buy goods direct from the fac
tory just as cheap as these New York Wall
Paper Stores that say they give you Paper at
3 cents per piece. We do the same and you
don't pay us any freight. Itcosts more to do
business in a large city, and they don't give
goods away and live at the same time. We
all want little profit.
We work as cheap as any of the Paper
Hangers, when you take quality of goods into
consideration, and have best facilities for do
ing so. We are prompt.
We carry line ofcheap readymade Window
Shades and make them to order.
Look us up, examine our goods and you
will then come to the conclusion that we are
up to the times. Work done anywhere in
the county without extra charge. Write to us.
MATTHEWS 4 MYERS.
IS East Main street.
april2 V Westminster. Md.
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Negroes in Office in Baltimore.

Commissioner of Street Cleaning Bye last
week made the following appointments in his
office:
Charles Jones, colered, Edward
Black, colored, John Seeger, eighth ward;
Eugene Hillard, colored, William Slocum,
coIored, sixth ward
Street Cart Drivers-Cyrus Nelson, colored,
William Teackle, colored, eighth ward; Ber-
nard Mckewen, twenty second ward.
Garbage Cart Drivers-Chares A. Jones,
colOred, John Anderson, colored. Daniel
.Teffreys, colored. eighth ward
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Would Make A Mighty Host.

Stanford (ky. J Journal: editor James
NJ. Allen, of the Cynthiana Democrat, pro-
poses to raise 4 regiment of delinquent sub
scribers and take them right straight to the
front, where the cannon balls are thickest
The services of our deinquents are hereby
rendered, but if they are no better fighters
than they are payers the Spanish will run
rough shod over them
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THEo. DERR u Son,
TPTO-DATE HOUSE FiRNISIiERS
Of decll ly Main St Westminster Md.
TWO WAYS

TWO WAYS
OF GETTING GLASSES: ONE TO GO
TO 4 FIRsT-CLASs oPTICIAN, HAVE
YOUR EYES PROPERLY TESTED AND
GET WHAT YOU NEED-THE OTHER
TO GO TO \ MERCHANT WHO KEEPS
SPECTACLES. MAKE "A GRAB IN
THE BAG" AS IT WE'RE, GET A PAIR
THAT DON'T FIT YOU ALTHOUGH
IT MAY SEEM so FOR THE NOMENT)
RUN THE RISK OF RUNNING YOUR
EYE SIGHT ENTIRELY-AND ALL
FOR A SMALL DIFFERENCE IN EN-
PENSE.
If YOT NEED THE SER.
VICES OF A GOOD OPTICIAN.
WE CAN SERVE YOU WELL
AND CHEAPLY.
A. H. WENTZ,
Jeweler and Optician,
feb19 Westminster, Nd.
CHAMBERS NEW CURE
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AND
4 ATTACHMENTS

Notice is hereby given that the County
Commissioners of Carroll County will sit at
their Office in the Court House, in the city of
Westminster, to hear appeals for transfers and
Attachments, as follows:
For districts Nos. l, 2 and 8 on April 18th
and 18th, 1898.
For districts Nos. 4, and on April 18th
and 10Th, 1898.
For districts Nos. and s on April 18th and
Goth, 1893.
For districts Nos. 9. 10 and II on Nav 9th
and 10th. 1898.
For districts Nos. II and 10 on Nav 10th
and 18th, 1898.
No attachments or transfers will be made
after the above dates on levy for 1898.
By order of the Board
JOHN E. MASENHIMER,
april2 1t Clerk.
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THE TRADE PALACE,
oa7 and go w. Baltimore Street,
BALTIMORE, MD,
ssz SPECIAL PRICES. Sa
DRESS GOODS.

DRESS GOODS.
Az an extra inducement to visitors in our
Dress Goods Department we have liked the
prices at one-half the former price:
SlOO goods for Soc; 75c goods Tor 31 So
SOC goods for 25c.; and 25c goods for l2 2
We put on sale abeut 20 pieces OF PLAIN
doubie width Cashmere, regular price 25e,
special 13!c. -, r.,.1 Chool.s
snlendid for ChiIdren's Dresses and Waists,
Double width all Wool Imperial Serges,
in all colors, at 25c. Ill
A. inch ali wool fine French Serges, in all
the latest fall colorings. would be cheap at 75e'
3s inch Novelty Cloth, newest designs in
Silk and Wool mixtures, 90c would be cheap,
special SOC. ,, -
fashion. in all the new shades for tailor made
Dresses CSC
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Have this day, July 16, 1897, formed CO.
partnership for the practice of medicine. Of
flee will be at the present Office of DR.. Herring,
opposite the Union National Bank, West
minister, Nd.
OFFICE HOURS.
to A. M. JOS. I. Herring,
IL to P. NJ. THOS. J. C00NAN.
6 to p. NJ. july IL
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INSURANCE. AGENCY
WILSON & GOODWIN,

Successors to James Shriver.
II w. Main St, adjoining Gilbert & Gehr,
Westminster Md.
Represent the following Companies:
Royal Fire Insurance Co. Of Liverpool,
Continental Fire Insurance Company OF
New York;
Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society OF
England.
EMPLOYERS Accident Liability Assurance
Corporation Limited Of London.
No Notes. No Assessments.
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BUY YOUR CLOTHING

RESPONSIBLE CLOTHING The Job lot " sweat shop KIND
$ dear
SHARRER e GoRsUoH
bought dareno receiving
$4,000 worth Quality Style Best Made Best Fit
ting SPRING and SUMMER CLOTHING
Ready Made Suits superior IN every par
icula to the so-alel cheap made to order
ELEGANT SERVINGS for fine custom w" Place
vmro for IN Faster
all wool Overcms left; only st" one Sl&
Overcoa size was S3o0
IEFT-OveremtS Coats Heavy Suits Boys feeie ana
prices that will biz to buy for next season
buy your NECKWEAR, COLLARS, SHIRTS &c. nc
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DR. w. ]. SELBY zz9
DOUBLE DENTAL PARLORS.

| hereby notify the public that have per-
manenty located in Westminster, Nd. to
practice my profession, and have opened
DOUBLE DENTAL OFFICE.
adjoining that of Dr. f. D. Wells, No. so
East Main street. am prepared to perform
all operations pertaining to
Rg DENTAL SURGERY. Ga
All work guaranteed to give satisfaction.
Teeth Extracted positively without
Pain, also Painless Filling.
feb5-tf
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EOR RENT.

FOR RENT.
The Store Room in The Advocate Building.
The room is 189x41 feet, has shelving, count
ers, gas and two large show windows; cellar;
room in second story 1S4x24 feet and is well
lighted. Apply at
THE ADVOCATE OFFICE,
decll tt Westminster, Md.
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Refer by PERMISSION to

Geo. r. Gehr, Cashier LIST National Bank:
John l.. Reitsnder, Babylon Il Gilbert, NJ.
Schaefter 4 Co., B. F. Shriver & Co.
July lily
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HEADACHE and NEURALGIA.

SC for 3 doses. Regular size 25c
per package.
Chambers Medicine Co., Baltimore.
Gentlemen:-It is with pleasure that testify
to the merits of Chambers New Cure for
Headache. The tablets are the best | ever
used and never fail. Ny wife used the tablets
for Nervous Headache, and the almost in
slant relief derived thereby was gratifying in :
deed. am, yours sincerely, John B. Cad
dess, Collector Baltimore Transfer Co., 13 n.
Bond Street.
For SALE BY JOS. B. BOYLE,
Westminster, Nd,
and by Druggists and Storekeepers generally.
feb19-3mos%
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SILKS.


There may be other stores that can buy
silks for as little as this store does, but there
are none that are willing to sell them at such
a small profit as we do.
sl.OO Brocaded Satin Duchcsse, newest
patterns, for Shirts and Dresses, at 623c.
We have made special low prices on all our
ready-made Skirts, Capes and Goats, Com,
forts and Blankets, Domestics, Ladies and
Gents, Underwear, Lace Curtains and Ora
peries, Innings, etc.
This is an occasion that few can resist, for
what woman is not interested in her new fall
Dress and Wrap, new shades of gloves, dainty
Trimmings. The Trade Palace Sale tells
of these and every detail of a lady's costume.
We give trade coupons with every sale.
TRADE PALACE,
937 and $50 W. Baltimore ST.,
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PARK WANTED Il
SCHLOSSER TANNERY

We will pay five dollars ($5.O0) per ton of
1000 pounds for PRIME CHESTNUT OR
SPANISH OAK BARK, of this years peel.
ing, delivered in good order and condition at
the Schlosser Tannery, before the 1st day of
July, 1898. ENGLAND & BRYAN,
JAS. ). Baer, Supt. Preprietors.
marie st
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WESTERN MARy1
W ROAD. Ran.
G c

SR p =. CONNECTING WITH
I. $50 a II. 4. ., at TShippensburg and q.
8 y :, III 4 Western R. I. anu AZ ~ Getysbol,
B. ~ q; Railroad at Hagerstoo,n,,h aggerytoT
Run; Penna. r. r. At 'Pp" ' and Chen
Hanover; P. W. Il B.. \, C6raceyiLe az
Railroads at Union Stat;or p D and I. d
Schedule 4" effect OctoJe, 2 D.,
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\ O. GRIMES

u o. GRIMES,
LIE Successor to
L. 0. GRIMES Il CO., AT
THE PRINCIPAL DEPOT,
WESTMINSTER, MD.
Having succeeded to the business OF the
late firm of f. Q. Grimes d Co., the under
signed solicits the patronage Of the firms
former customers and the public generally.
has as complete stock of
CHI ICE GR O C f R L S
as can he found IN our city.
CHOICE TEAS, COFFEES, SGRUPS,
NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES, CANNED
GOODS OF ALL KINDS, CIGARS, TO-
BACCO, &C.
The best grades Of PATENT PROCESS
and FAMILY FLOUR constantly on hand at
bottom figures. Will pay the Highest Prices
for WHEAT, CORN, RYE, OATS, and all
kinds of Country Produce.
Agent for Latin d Rand's Blasting Pow
der, and Judson's Dynamite for stump blast
ing. &c Farmers can be supplied with the
best quality of COTTON and FLAXSEED
MEAL. HEAVY MIDDLINGS, BRAN, nc.
at lowest prices.
mar % +. .. GRIMES.
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baltimore, CHESAPEAKE
ID ATLANTIC RAILWAY co.
Water and Rail Routes to Ocean City and all points
on the Chesapeake Bay.
In effect March lSt, 1925.

Water and Rail Routes to Ocean City and all pO!hs
on the Chesapeake Bay.
In effect March lst 1925.
FOR HEALTH FOR PLEASURE
For BUSINESS. 5000,
UucXcelcd facilities for both passenger and freight
traffic.
Close connection with the trunk line railroad,
inSuring convenience TO the traveller ana qu.n
despatch fall freightS.
Fifteen COmmOdiouS and handsomely littel lieu; Ua'
steamers. Comfortable State Rooms. Coca CuSiny .
Polite attendance Schedule in effect Dec SOI o.S
Steamers leave Piers >, and AZ lAght oaes'
Wharf, Baltimore, as follows: Cat,
Railway Division.-l.3O ?. M, daily eHceP. 'S Sr
urday and Sunday; Saturday only, . P III. ~
Claiborne and stations to Ocean CIty he SSiaT
leave Ocean City 60 Il. H. daily, except suhu'!'
arriving at Baltimore $50 p. III. .,.ept
ChOptank River Line p. NJ ual!r g gHSuif
Sunday. for Easton, oxford Cambridge ana IA SHT =,
ingS to Denton Returning, leave Denton a. m
IN. daily. except saturday, Cambridge Q En, i'll in
oxford, 100 p. m. Easton, 80 p H. aiIl'i"o
Baltimore at , III. TUESDAY
Wicomico River Line p ~. every 1uT po;n
Thursday and Saturday, Tor NinSateS panrn.
Deals Island and landings to salisbury. ,ionJsT
ing leave Salisbury III 30 p. m ever! MU,'I OH
Wednesday and Friday arriving IN Bai'ilIO''
a. IN. ,tordsy
Nanticokc River Line ?. III. every MoI ion3
"Wednesday and Friday for Deals Island, anu az Of
ins.s to Stafford. Del Returning leave SealOrIi a.
II o'clock noon Tuesday, Thursday anu 0u"'"'
arriving in Baltimore al Il. il. . Trps
treat WicOmicO River Llnc.-Jp III, CIV .! Grest
day Thursday and saturday for landings on Gn and
Wfcomico River, Dividing, DymerS' tl iia5ar TRIP
Antipoison Creeks to Eubanks Va. Sa1aiu"! "F
extending to Milford Haven. ,,.,,,. We'd.
Piankatank River Line p. m Mono, MSnuI!B Haven
nesday and Friday for landings on Aliiio'O
and Piankatank River to Freeport, Va
Steamers from South Street Pier
Pocomoke River Lines P. NJ, every dG Deoct,
and Friday for Crisfield Tanger Island onanTEg il
and landings to Pocomoke City and snow snow Nom Non.
Returning eaye SNOW Hill IA at Ga Il Sss5
Messongo River Line.-j p m, Mo aaaa!yrork
Thursday for Fords Griseld Enm ni5g and Me-
songo Rivers Returning leave Messongo ot a. Rail-.
m, "Wednesday and saturday, arriving ~
more a. IN. "Wednesday
Occohannock River Linc.-5 p NJ 0yandus
and Sunday for Crisfeld PungoteaguIea, oye Rues
and Occohannock Rivers. Returning, ie% at Bait
$50 a. M, Tuesday and Friday; arriving ~
more > a. IN. , ,,,nsger
"ii1i'i1 AM ii' baltimore, NJ
T. MURDOCH, General Passenger Age"M Nd.
= D,lt =
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Suit, Overcoat and
Pants Department.

We have some splendid things to show you;
and will sell them at half price, and, if desr-
ed, will make up TO order in frst-class style.
fit guaranteed or no sale. A dollar saved is
Il dollar made. Call and examine our stock
and we are confident we can save you money
and please you, at the old stand, No. 81 West
Main street, Westminster, Md.
ian29-tf A. NJ. ANDERS.
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DRs. Herring g. COoNAN

DIR. JOSEPH T. Herring. DIR. rHos. J. csoNAx.
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FRESH GROCERIES
Y STEPHAN BROTHERS.

Great bargains in Underwear, at prices that
will compel you to buy. Less than halfprice.
Also lot of fine Wool Overshirts, former
price 81. 90 to 81. so, now $l.00. Also large
line of Gloves at all prices, reduced to less
than half price. In Neckwear we can open
your eyes in prices. Fifty cent goods from
10c up-good goods and good styles. They
must be sold. The balance of our stock Of
Hats at less than half price-some first class
styles. Our greatest offer is in our
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TRADE PA

937 and $50 W. Baltimore ST.,
oct % near Schroeder ST., Baltimore, Nd.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-28

NEW YORK, March 27.-A Wash ington special to the Herald says: In view of the refusal of the Spanish Gov ernment to permit the use of dynamite in wrecking work on the Maine con- siderable difficulty is anticipated by the authorities in raising the turreted guns of the battleship.
 There has never been any intention on the part of this Government to al- low the use of explosives in such large quantities as to destroy the evidences of an external explosion, which have been reported by the Court of Inquiry. Appreciating that the Spanish courts will seek to have the matter referred to international arbitration it is desired by the officials to leave the Maine in the same condition as when she went down. The authorities say, therefore, that it is as much to the interest Of this Government as to Spain not to permit the use of dynamite in sufficient quan- titles to destroy the evidences of eXter- nal explosion.
 Captain Sigsbee's letter to Secretary Long recommending the use of dyna- mite in small quantities for the pur- pose of lifting the caps of the 10-inch turrets was written because of the diffl- culties in wrecking work which dyna- mite would overcome. The caps are riveted to vertical plates and it is prac- tically impossible for a diver working under water to exert enough force to break the rivets so as to permit the lift ing of the caps by the derrick chief. With dynamite it would have been comparatively an easy matter to raise the caps of turrets and to remove the 10-inch guns. There are four of these weapons valued at about $250 900, and it is desired by this Government to get them as quickly as possible. Although Captain Sigsbee and other officers have
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-28
Report of the Maine Court and Cuba Are Under
 Consideration
Many Are Beginning to Believe That Spain Will Accept the Demand of Uncle Sam to
 End the Island War.

anything less nor that Americans would be satisfied if we should encour- age a settlement that would not be ac- ceptable to the Cubans. If there should now be an armistice 1t would be with the concessions made by Spain at the instance of this country, that negotia- tions should be opened immediately with the insurgents looking to the es- tablishment of permanent peace upon these terms. It has long been the hope of the Administration to bring Spaln to the point of making propositions Of this character as the basis of settlement that is satisfactory to all parties, and it is hoped from Spain's attitude that this time has arrived.
 The friends of the Administration feel that the situation is a very delicate one and that much will depend upon the course Congress may pursue. In the meantime the President will, on Wednesday, send his message asking that an appropriation be made for the aid of the destitute CubanS.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-28
CEN. DUDLEY
 TALKS WAR Declares That the Tim e for Action Has
 Arrived.
This Veteran Knows Only Too Well of the Treachery
 of Spaniards.
Has Never Had a Doubt That the Maine Was Blown Up by En-
 enaies of Uncle Sam.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

BOSTON. March 27.-General N. A. M. Dudley, retired, gave the following statement to The Call correspondent to- night:
 Tt Is my opinion only one construc- tion could be put upon the sending or the fleet of torpedo ships to Havana harbor-an act of war, which 1t would become the duty of the United States Government to resent. The situation is indeed one of imminent war, and as much as I deplore the fact, cannot doubt from the bellicOse attitude Of the Spanish Government that she has been expecting a conflict and as well as she could has prepared herself for 1t,
 No other conclusion could be arrived at from a review of the circumstances of the last three months than that Spain was regarding war with this country as inevitable. And it is equally true that the administration looks at the matter in the same light. l nate the thought of war l have been in the army a long time, have been under hundred days fire and seen service in Mexico and the West, and have In my memory a recollection of hundreds of brave men dead and dying from the ravages of battle, and 1 don't want war. It is a horrible thing but l feel, nevertheless, that the Government has SnOWH d HODle SpIi1l OL OlOCoi ehlINC, and the time for forbearance has passed I know what the Spaniards are The whole history of Spain is story of atrocities, of unspeakable crimes, and the Spanish are the most treacnerous of all races of the earth. And 1t is because I know Spanish character that I believe and have be- lieved from the first that the Maine in Havana harbor was deliberately blown uD. I can't express with too much emphasis my admiration for the attitude the administration has taken during the whole course of this trouble. The whole disturbance is a credit to the country. It is standing upon the same ground which it stood during the Civil War-the cause of simple humanity, and if the nation for whose starving people thousands of dollars and shiploads of rations have been sent to Cuba wants war this coun- try has nothing to fear and will take part in any lflict with credit to it. self and honor to the administration"
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-28
WRECKING OPERATIONS
 MAY BE SUSPENDED.
Sub Committee of Investigation Will Decide the Question
 TO-Dau

Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett.
 HAVANA, March 27.-As a result of the arrival to-day of Captain Chad wick of the flagship New York to con- yoke a sub- committee of investigation consisting of himself. Captain Cowles of the Fern and Lieutenant-C Comman- der Wainwright of the Maine, the work of dismantling the wreck of the Maine may be abandoned. It is for this committee to decide whether that work shall continue at this time and under the present circumstances An informal meeting was held this morn ing, at which an inventory of the movable furniture still aboard the Maine was gone over and an estimate made of the time that would be re- uuired to remove it. Tomorrow the matter will be gone over in a much more thorough manner, and decision may be arrived at tomorrow night, though it is quite likely that the Bache will not take Captain Chadwick back to Key West before Tuesday.
 It is said to be quite likely that wrecking operations will be dropped upon order of this, committee. The Mangrove has taken on the six-inch guns and explosive materials already brought up from the Maine and will sail for Key West as soon as Captain Chadwick makes known the decision of the committee.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-28
FAVORS UNION WITH ENGLAND Views of Professor w els of Dartmouth Col
 lege. Believes There Should Be an Alliance of English-Speak-
 ing Nations. American Trade Threatened by the Powers of Continental
 Europe.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

BOSTON, March 27.-Professor D. Collins Wells of Dartmouth College, well-known authority on international law, to-day gave The Call correspond ent a statement on the proposed Eng fish alliance in view of the present Spanish and Chinese troubles. He said:
 T believe that inasmuch as the colo nization of different parts of the world by France, Germany and Russia has gradually shut out the United States commerce byd 9riminating tariffs in fa- vor of the mother country, an extension of such a policy is ultimately going to prove disastrous to the United States. Both England and the United States are virtually shut out from trade with French, German or Russian colonies. Is it not time that these two great Eng Hsh-speaking nations should combine for mutual protection from future en- croachment upon their commerce by nations of Europe and for benefits of mutually increased commercial adVan- tages? The present Cuban crisis has revealed a fundamental sympathy be- tween all English-speaking people. Un- der certain circumstances there is growing up in the treat American re- public a dangerous antagonist for Great Britain and a valuable ally for the European continent, whose policy should be to treat her with the greatest consideration.
 Tt is time we realized that there is practically a continental alliance with the end in view to divide up England s provinces This anti-English or anti liberal feeling seems the ruling passion in the breast of Kaiser William. He would not lose sight of German bond holders and traders in these events.
 fNow all this concerns us. If they are allowed to partition China we must re- tire from that market. In the present crisis continental nations give at least moral support to Spain.
 T know of no valid reason why Eng land and the United States, having re- ciprocal interests and common lan- guage. traditions and institutions 1 should not have for one another such natural sympathy as to forever pre- vent hostilities between them. There
 would be vast strength in such an al 1 liance"
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-28
WOULD NOT SHIP
 ON A SPANISH VESSEL
Cotton Exporters at Galveston Fear That Their Cargoes Might
 Be Seized

NEW YORK, March 27.-An Austin special to the Herald says: Cotton buyers and brokers of this State are becoming alarmed at the situation in business brought on by war rumors They find it impossible to secure in- surance. People will not accept cotton with the present cloud lowering over the country.
 A Spanish ship now in Galveston, in attempting to load cotton for Liver pool, has been refused insurance for fear of seizure on the high seas. Sev- eral foreign firms have wired to their State buyers to ship on British vessels only, as they are considered the only safe means of transportation in case of war. There is at least a third of the Texas cotton crop yet to be moved, and the present war scare is being seriously felt in the marketing of the product. Efforts are being made looking to re- lieving the situation, but at present local buyers say the situation is very critical.