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The morning news., 1898-12-19

The cotton market displayed less activi-
" and strength but still there was no
weakness 10 speak of, as prices generally
quickly rallied from any break. The halt
ing had the appearance of a willingness
to go a little slow until abatement of
the bullsh sentiment in this country The
close was steady at a decline of points
in January, while later months lost only
203 points. January, 5.53c May, 5.6lc, Au-
gust. she. The crop movement was
rather lighter; excepting Houston and St.
Louis. with one or two minor points, the
interior receipts show a considerable fall
ing off The amount coming into sight for
the week was materially less than in 1897
and 1894. II seems that New York will
have to do a good deal better In order TO
succeed in attracting the needed amount
of cotton to that market Since the re-
cent advance started the only gain New
York made over Liverpool is about 5
points in January contracts; for later po-
sitious the two markets have advanced
equally. Cotton Is an inviting purchase
on all weak spots.
AS forecasted here last week, wheat
vas strong early IN the week. and before
cufpupatlng had advanced nearly Be-.
Tlursday was the strongest day-May
thst dav reached G8Mc. Later, q reaction
sat in. and thc price lost liac, May closing
cg7Lc The previous decline had brought
4 heavy export demand. and foreign mar
kets were higher Subsequently. the ad-
The morning news., 1898-12-19

lusty crow. Then it was that Lieut.. Nor
man gave his historical order: "All hands
chase chickens" The line Of excited men
o o'-warsmen scattered in untactical dlsor-
der. pursuing the gallinaceous enemy.
1T was more work TO capture one of
those clpper-buHt. 25-knot chickens than
to sink the Pluton," said Mr.. Chlpman
yesterday. u thought l had the fowl foui
when she tackled ship, leaving me n
stays. In a minute she was hun down on
the horizon. l ran across the bows OF a
rooster by pure luck and put him out Of
commission. Later 1 grabbed another by
his tall, aud wrung his neck"
Paymaster Down had his sport also. Pro
cecdlng on a private expedition, he sight
ed a goat with progeny around her TO tho
number OF four. lie took her In tow in
triumph. Following the instincts of good
Mother Nature, the four iittle goats, who
split even two being Nannies ana two Bill
nqs. traiied along behind One OF the
Biles was drafted as a mascOt for the
batteship Massachusetts, and the other
BILLIE was retained as the Gloucester's spe-.
clal mascot. The .auer Immediately dis
unguahod himself by eating the saddle
Of the Colts automatic gun
After he had got his sea legs on thing
The morning news., 1898-12-19
BANKER CLEWS' VIEWS.
The Financial Outlook as Seen From
Wall Street.


New York, Dec. 17.-There can be nc
question that there is a general feeling
that the disbursement of Investment earn
ings next month ought to be unusually
large and that, in the absence of any i'm
posing new creations of corporate capital
the demand for the re-investment of divi-
dend and interest villa be unusually i'm
portant. This feeling is not confined to the
fixed speculative element of WaH street
It seems to have reached the outside pub
lie as we'll From a variety of indications
appearing on the surface of business, /,
appears to have got into the heads of out
side observers, that we are drifting into a
great financial and commercial boom which
will have an important effect in stimulat-
ing rise in securities The question is
not so much as 10 what good reason there
may be for such an expectation, as what
effect the cherishing Of it is likely to have
upon the speculative element.
The effect of the American-Spansh war
is going to be further reaching than even
dreamers Of Americas destiny have ever
pictured. II viii in the end lead 10 a com
merclaf revolution amongst nations. AS a
result Of the war we have gained the
Philippine Islands and thereby made the
Pacific ocean of vastly more Importance
to US than it otherwise could have been.
II gives us front door entrance 20 China
and Asia for the distribution of our pro-
duets and manufactured goods which IN
time win be superior to that of our Euro
pean competitors. Our great railroads now
center at Chicago, which place has been
made important through its connection
with Inc lakes. The lakes and The rail
roads together have developed almost abb
normally only certain localities OF this
country. whereas, the next great develop
meuts win not be whore the lakes are To-
Gated bui wiil BE- between ocean and
ocean-from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific
which win make the railroads that span
that territory the great highways Of the
world.
The morning news., 1898-12-19
VESSELS BOUND FOR SAVANNAH.


RAMA Br). S.4S4 tons, stanhope at Tyne.
Oct 30.
simonside CBr). 1856 tons. Kish. Antwerp.
sid Dec 6; 10 load for Bremen.
City of Worcester (Br), ,55S tons, Fortune
at Shields Nov. II; due to load cotton
for Genoa.
Maun CBr), 2,433 tons, -; at Shields Nov.
%; due Dec. 20, for Bremen
Regina (Br), 1872 tons, -; at Sunderland
Oct. 20; due for December loading
Carrie (BD, 1,117 tons Harrison, Shields.
sid Leghorn Nov. q; due Dec. 20, for
Oporto
Clio (Auso. 2,29S tons, Luchetta. Trieste,
SD Dec. 6; due Dec, 20, to load for
Trieste
Buckminster BrJ. 1,297 tons, Brown. at
Barcelona Dec. 2; due Jan. l, for Genoa.
Barry BD, 1,411 tons, Holt, Savona, sid
Dec. 2; due December for Genoa
Silverton (Br), 1,72S tons, Davy, at Liver
pool Nov. q.
Lavernock (BD, 495 tons, Jenkins, Car
diff; sid Nov. 25, via Genoa; due Jan. 6,
for Liverpool
Kelvindale (Br), 1000 tons, O'Neal, at Liv-
erpOol. Dec. 4.
Mediterraneo (AusO, 1,14O tons, -; (?)
Brinkburn Br), 2O96 tons, Martin, Calves
ton; sid Nov. 2, via Havre; is ashore
near Scilly.
ton; sid Nov. D. via Barcelona
Haslingden CBr), 1,220 tons, Diggings. at
Bayonne Oct. "a; due Dec. 90 for Venice
Beatrice (Br), 2,139 tons, Edwards; due
Jan. 15 for Barcelona.
Bainbridge (BD, 1,193 tons, Gardiner, So
vannah, sid Nov. "a for Genoa to re-
turn for cotton for Barcelona.
Evelyn (BD, LAC tons, Horner, Genoa, sid
Nov. 2S due Dec. 10, for Genoa
rN
due Dec. Is, for Bremen.
India Ger, 9S5 tons, HInz, Hamburg; sid
Nov. 80.
Dora Forster (Br, 1873 tons, Wooney, Ge-
noa; sid Nov. "a, due Dec. %, for Liver
pool.
Bertholey (Br). 1,454 tons, Henry. Naples
sid Dec. 6.
Coniscnff (Br), !, 1886 tons, Wrightson West
Hartlepool, sid Nov. 26; due Dec. 20, for
Bremen.
Dorset (Br), 1886 tons, Souter, Barry, sid
Dec 3, via Hampton Roads.
Wakefield (Br), 1913 tons, WALL Man
chester; sid Dec. Il. Due Dec. %, for
Rotterdam.
The morning news., 1898-12-19

Charleston. S. c., Dec. 1S.-Arrived,
steamers Iroquois, Kemble, and proceeded
TO Jacksonville; Orbe, Hughes, Bermuda
schooner Victory QD, Monroe, Porto
Rico; steam lighter Eugene Grasselli, JOY,
New York, bound for Havana.
Apaachicola, Fla, Dec. 1S.-Cleared and
sailed, schooner Warren Adams, Given,
Baltimore.
Key West. Fla. Dec. 1s.-Arrived,
steamer Mascotte, Smith, Havana, and
sailed for Port Tampa.
New York, Dec. H-Arrived steamer
Comanche. Jacksonville.
Shields. Dec l6.-sailed, steamer Glen
coe, Norfolk.
Hamburg Dec. 15.-sailed, steamer Mi
graft, Charleston.
Cardiff, Dec. l5.-saied steamer Acara,
savannah.
Fort Tampa. Fla. Dec. 1S.-Sailed,
schooners Eagle Wing VanHorn, Phia-
de.ph.a; Horace w. Macomber. Bray.
Philadelphia.
The morning news., 1898-12-19
MASCOT ATE TmE SHIPS PAINT.
sailors of the Gloucester Make "A
Capture and Rue II.

In was seven bells in the forenoon watch
Of The blistering July day when the auxii-
iary cruiser Gloucester-the warship on
,cblcb two Burnside boys, Billie Bee and
George Chipman, saied-sent ashore a
landing party az the quaint Porto Rican
yea port Guauica. The party had landed
,bree hours earlier and had done its duty
with tho. regulars Of Miles army In send
ing the Dons skcdaddling into the heavy
,ropicai forests which frlngs the foothills
OF the Porto Rlcnn coast
u was now an hour Of relaxation. In an
unlucky moment spanish bantam cock
emerged from under "a house ana emitted a
The morning news., 1898-12-19

would disappear as completely as II tney 0sy
had been thrown into the lucky pas o.,0
fine morning the snip pS"lsq pa "a ,ead
'ps y, o. aft MeGeer' sang out weather
beaten bos'n's mate. ,-o- o,o,,oa
0S,r 6ronplng his pail, the painter ooeyed
80, ~ returning in fifteen minutes,
- W. so,,nd mat The contents Of the pail haa
Hs l,.iounoreJ ,oul'e Billy had also disappeared
p19'l ~, ~ so,,nd leaning against the armor-
~. ~ .i,ost In a highly suspicious condl-
tioD His whlskers were as crimson ~ a
tIarvar5 foot bah players sweater. Hospi-
tal steward cox gave him emetc Al'er
erootic. II was In vain. ne a'lhial si9w 's
e,eid,. IrrAoubtedly he would have made
maj n,,isssac,ory deep sea lead II he had been
kont on board "A day longer
The morning news., 1898-12-19

vance checked the demand, and offerings
from the Northwest correspondingly in
creased. There appears as yet nothing TO
cause any decided movement in either di-
reetion, and fluctuations of a few cents
alternately up and down are to be expect
ed for some time longer. At the moment
ii looks as though there VIII be some
further decline. after which purchases
will be advisable. For such scalping oper-
auons the market is now affording an
unusually favorable opportunity.
Vim. T. Williams.
The morning news., 1898-12-19

aida, 564 tons, Rines, Philadelphia; sid
Dec 10.
Horace C. Moore, Ais tons, Higbee, Clinton
Point, with coal for Tybee.
]. E. du Bignon, 459 tons, Turner, at New
York.
Mary F. Godfrey, 424 tons. Wicks, at
Philadelphia.
Margaret A. May, so tons Jarvis. at Phil
adelphia.
NJ. B. Millen, S19 tons, Cavilier, at New
York Dec. IA.
Mabel Rose, 500 tons, Tilton, at New York
Dec IA.
The morning news., 1898-12-19
Barlxs.


Bolivia CNor,. 921 tons, Haakonsen, Rot
Cato CNor), 7SS tons, Tallaksen, Belfast;
sid Oct. "a.
Euro lAus0. 7O4 tons. vidOssich, Havre;
sid Sept 5.
Cyprian CNor). sSS tons, Hausen, Hamburg.
sid Oct. 29
Hera CNor), 1913 tons. Sarensen, Rotter-
dam; sid Oct. 25
Eugene (Nor9, 549 tons, Andersen, New
ry; sid Oct. Is.
Frederick (Swd), 635 tons, Larsen, at Del
agoa bay, Nov. A.
Poschick (AusO, sol tons, Pricbhic; at
Liverpool Nov. 8.
Runfaxe CNor), 513 tons, Aanonen, Flush
ing, sid Nov. II.
Vedova r. QtaD, 541 tons, Capurro, Genoa,
sid Nov. II.
Waimea (Nor), S09 tons, Haslum, at East
London Oct. 29.
Winnifred QNor), 1886 tons, Larsen, Fleet
wood, sid Nov. r.
Hebe (Nor), 519 tons, Remertsen, Havre,
sid Nov. "A.
Euphemia (Br) $40 tons, Kinney, Buenos
Ayres, sid Nov. IA.
Mizapore CNor), LII tons due JAN 10 from
Rio Janeiro to Id cotton for St. Peters
burg
Charlotte (Ger), 987 tons; due Jan. Is to ID
cotton for st. Petersburg.
Zanrak (NoD, 565 tons, Mathiesen, Cars
ton; sid Nov. u.
Alne QtaD, rs tons, Glacomo Flume; sid
Nov. II.
Beechdale (AusD, 1872 tons, Batticich, Har-
burg; SD Nov. IS.
Hecla CNor), SSS TONS Hansen, Dublin; sid
Nov 10.
Lepanto QtaD, S63 tons, vassalo at Ge-
noa Nov. 2.
Maria L. dtaD ZIG tons, Fariello, Lon
don; sid Nov IS.
Zefiro 5S4 tons, Paturzo, Rotterdam; sid
Nov. IS, via Barbados.
Dalsion CNor), London, sid Nov 90
Marinin QtaD, 945 tons, Merello, Limerick
sid Nov. "a.
Eugene CNor), tons, -, London; sid
Nov. 2s.
Ludwig Holberg (Nor), $50 tons, Kaldaden,
Port Natal; sid Nov. g.
The morning news., 1898-12-19
JOHN 6. BUTLER
DEALER IN

DEALER IN
Paints Oils and Glass, sash Doors. Blinds
and Builders Supplies. Plain and Decora-
1--we wall Paper, Foreign ard Domestic
Clements, Lime. Plaster and Hair. Sole
AeentH for Aahestine Cold Water Paint
20 Congress street. west. and 10 -. Julian
street. west.
The morning news., 1898-12-19

ties the upward movement was very mark
cd New York and the continent doing
most of the buying, while London was IN
caned to realize the result being that the
close was generally lower.
The morning news., 1898-12-19
visible supply of Cotton.

From the New York Commercial and FL
nanclal Chronicle, Dec. IL
The visible supply of cotton to Dec l6,
as made up by cable and telegraph is as
follows. Continental stocks, as well as
those for Great Britain and the adoat are
this weeks returns and consequently all
European figures are brought down to
Thursday evening. But to make the total
the complete figures for Dec. 16. we add
the item of exports from the United States
including in it the exports of Friday only {:
The morning news., 1898-12-19

No Escape.-"we are worried about
mia, she got out Of a sick bed to 80 TO
the matinee"
How could she2'
"shc had 10 aoi she had tcket"-cbi-
cap0 Record
The morning news., 1898-12-19
Phases of the Moon for December.

Last quarter, 9Th, hours and min
utes, morning; new moon, 18th, hours
and 43 minutes, morning; first quarter,
18th, hours and 21 minutes, evening; full
moon, 9th, hours and 80 minutes, even
ing; moon in apogee, 2nd and 29th; moon
in perigree, 18th.
The morning news., 1898-12-19
VesseIs Ment to Sea-.

United States hospital ship Missouri,
Cuba.
United States transport Chester Ha-
Yana.
Steamship Nacoochee, New York.
Schooner Julia A. Trubee, New York.
The morning news., 1898-12-19

tains are requested to call at the office
Reports of wrecks and derelicts received
for transmission TO the navy department
The morning news., 1898-12-19
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
vesseIs Arrived Yesterday.

Steamship City of Macon, Savage, Bos-
ton.-Ocean Steamship Company.
United States transport Michigan, JEFF
freys, Havana.
The morning news., 1898-12-19

High water at Tybee to-day at 1916 a.
m. and 1912 p. m. High water at Savan-
nah one hour later.
The morning news., 1898-12-19
Briggs.


Prottletore QtaD, 456 tons, Parascandale,
Lisbon; sid Nov. Is.
The morning news., 1898-12-19

Shipping Menaoranda.

Steamer Clifton. srobhar, Beaufort
George u. Beach, manager.
The morning news., 1898-12-19
Hides, Hides.

FLINT HIDES ..................,........
DRY SALT ....................-...... lilo
GREEN SALT ..........s................ 70
BEESWAX ................ ...............23c
ALLIGATOR SKINS, green salted. feet
up 81. Under sizes proportionate.
Wool. Furs and Skins wanted. Highest
market prices paid. Quotations on appli.
cation.
A. EHRLICH 81 BRO
Wholesale Grocers and Liquors.
Ill, 1l3. lis Bay street. west
The morning news., 1898-12-19

Total visible supply ......4 ,4S,S62 4,0SS, ,705
The imports into continental ports the
past week have been liz, coo bales.
The above figures indicate an increase
in the cotton in sight TO date of 765, ,157
bales as compared with the same date Of
1897, a gain of 7S2,2S6 bales over the CORE
spending date of 1895, and an excess of
SS7, ,4S3 bales over 1895.
India cotton movement from all ports.
The receipts of cotton at Bombay and the
shipments from all India ports for the
week ending Dec. Is, and for the season
from Sept to Dec. 10 for three years,
have been as follows:
The morning news., 1898-12-19

According to the foregoing Bombay ap-
pears to show an Increase compared with
last year in the weeks receipts, of 5000
bales. Exports from all India ports record
a gain of 1900 bales during the week and
since Sept. l show an excess of 200 bales.
The morning news., 1898-12-19
savannah Almanac.

Sun rises at 6:58 and sets at ass.
The morning news., 1898-12-19

Passengers on steamship Tallahassee
from New York Dec. 16-Mrs. e. Gribble,
f. B. Trett, B. Mayer II. NJ. Solomon,
G. F. Bacon, f. w. Southers and wife, H.
B. Moore, N. ]. McNally Thomas F.
Ryan, Isabel Days, E. Lewis, L. Powers,
six Italians.
The morning news., 1898-12-19

The British steamship Brinkburn Capt
Martin, from Galveston via Norfolk for
Havre, is ashore near Scilly. Crew land
ed at Bryher. She is sunk in 80 feet of
water aft fore part resting on the rocks.
Her cargo, which is washing ashore, con-
sisted of 1881 bales of cotton and 300 tons
of cotton seed oil cake, and is valued at
$275, ,00O The Brinkburn is chartered to
load cotton at this port and was due to
arrive early in January.
The leader., 1898-04-13

The eleventh annual report Of the In
terstate Commerce Commission for 1897
is volume of $50 pages, and is rich in
facts and figures relating to that great
feature of national progress and deyel-
opment.
The commission is composed of William
r. Morrison, of Illinois; Martin A.
Knapp, of New York; Judson c. Glenn
ents, of Georgia: James d. Yeomans, of
Iowa; Charles A. Prouty, of Vermont
The annual salaries of commission
and secretary aggregates $41 900. Other
expenses, S193, 909.+4. The clerks and
other employees number 124.
Total railway mileage, 49,. 1868; to-
tai, all tracks included, 240, 129.12; loco
motives in service. 1880; of these. two
passenger locomotives numbered 9,943;
pa ssenger cars in service. 33,OO3; freight
cars in service, | ,221 1897: men employed
in railway service. S26,620. which. on
mileage basis. makes 454 men per 100
miles of line; aggregate of wages and
salaries, $46S. S24 ,531. or 60.65 per cent.
of total operating expense; capital en-
rloyed in railways. $40 $50, S65,771, or
SJ9,610 per mile These figures do not in
cude current liabilities. which, if in
cuded as part of the capital, would in
crease amount of outstanding capital to
about $613,0OO.00O, or $63,06S per mile;
passengers carried during year. OIL
~, 1877; tons of freight carried. 765,-
sol 1856; gross earnings. 81. $50, 1926;
operating expenses, S772, 9S9, Oh; gross in
come from operation and all other sources
after deducting operating expenses, $780,
631 ,926; railway employees killed, 1851;
railway employees injured 20. 1853; passen-
gers killed, 1871; passengers injured, p
S73; persons other than employees and
passengers killed, 3,S11; injured, same,
4, 46S: for every Al men employed, killed
/; for every 2S men employed, injured l;
passengers carried for l killed. 2,S21.-
474: passengers carried for | injured,
1892. or for every passenger killed ~
O93. 963 passenger miles were Travelled,
and for every passenger injured 4,54l,-
945 miles were accomplished.
Most of this data Is for the year ending
June 30, 1896.
In 1890 there were only % miles of
railroad in the United States.
The report does not give mileage. etc.,
by States, hence the following data Is
from reports of the Mississippi Railroad
Commission:
1850, miles in operation in Mississippi,
10: 1850, miles in operation in Mississip-
ri. S62; 1870, miles in operation in Mis-
sissippi, $50; 1880. miles in operation in
Mississippi, 1,127; 1890, on June 30,
miles in operation in Mississippi. q
456.45; 1897, on November %, miles in
operation, 2,659-a1.
The leader., 1898-04-13
JOHN JENKINS, NJ. D.,
III West Nth Street,
New York.

at gave office hours and was to all
physician. He carried case that
looked like surgeons instrument case.
Doctor he said to me, with a forced
little effort at laugh, 4 am in most
embarrassing predicament. / came over
here to see a patient, and either | have
lost my purse or ! have been robbed,
and | find that have no change in my
change pocket | am obliged to ask
you to let me have car fare home
There wasn't question in my mind
about him. and of course produced
dime, that happening to be the first
coin | felt in my pocket and being
enough to take him home. I'm very
glad to be of assistance to you, doci or
said. Thank you very much, he re-
piled, and went out. l heard nothing
more from him until the other day,
when my Office maid told me gentle
man wanted to see me in the waiting
room. | went in, and it was DR.. Jen-
kins, white beard. instrument case and
all. | thought he'd come to give back
my ten cents, but before | could say
word he began by pushing out his card
and starting on the story again. heard
him through and realized that he was
professional beggar. Then | got be-
tween him and the door and said:
"'You COMPOUNDED old scoundrel, this
is the second time you've been here with
this story. The first time it worked,
but this time it won't. Now, you don't
get out of this house until you give up
my ten cents
''He saw at once, of course, that he
had been caught in a mistake. and so
he begged my pardon and handed over
ten cents, and there's the dime" and
the doctor exhibited it.
"That fellow had a mighty good
game" continued the doctor, "but he
should have kept an address book. He
could have got money from every doc
tor and clergyman in town If he had
been shrewd."- IN. Y. Sun.
The leader., 1898-04-13
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS


The railroad commission met at Jack.
sonlast week and transacted the follow.
ing business:
In the case of the Stockbreeders'
Association against all railroads, the
decision was that the case be dismissed,
because the commission does not deem
the rate on stock now in effect ON the
different roads of the State high or ex-
orbitant. The association has been
trying for some time to get a reduction
on live stock rates.
1t will be remembered that the brick
men along the Southern have been
complaining about high rates, and lately
appealed to the commission to adjust
the matter. The commission not only
decided that the rates were not too
high, but they were unremunerative.
The commission then adopted slightly
advanced brick rate submitted by l..
Green, division freight agent of the
Southern.
The case of Writ Adams, State reve-
nue. agent, VS.. the Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley railroad, Natchez, jackson &
Columbus division, was continued until
the first Monday in May by agreement
OF counsel on both sides. The con-
tlnuance was to await the decision of
the supreme court in the case of the
revenue agent VS.. the Yazoo & Missis-
sippi Valley railroad, main line, which
is exactly in point
The leader., 1898-04-13

Father Kneipp lief: $4,000 marks tos
the continuatsce of the vario,s kneipp
institutions at WorisbhSren.
Joan of Arcs ttlal preliminary to her
admission to saintship is near at hand.
Signor Minetti has been appointed to
plead her case, while Mgr. Lugari will
be the advocatus diaboli.
Bishop Selwyn, master of Selwyn col
lege, Cambridge, and son of George
Selwyn, first bishop of New Zealand,
who died recently at the age of "a years,
was captain of the Star football team
and rowed for three years in the univer-
sity crew against Oxford.
There has been a steady decrease dur
ing the last ten years of candidates for
holy orders in England, and among
them the proportion of Oxford and
Cambridge graduates is also diminish
ing. The number ordained in 1897 was
1896, which is the lowest in % years.
Brunswick, Germany, is troubled over
a peculiar epidemic of hysteria that has
broken out in one of the girls schools.
A few girls in one room started the 9th
ers. Mysteries spread to all the classes,
and within three days the school had to
be closed. When they got home all the
girls seemed to recover.
The Scottish coast mission, with head
quarters in Edinburgh, is reported as
doing good work on the coast of Scot
land from Berwick onTweed on the
south to Arbroath on the north. In this
territory there are nearly 5000 resident
fishermen, with fishing population of
$4,000. Over 10000 seamen. of whom
10000 are foreign sailors, annually en-
ter the various harbors within these
limits. Scriptures and tracts in ~ diff
ferent languages have been distributed
by this mission among the fishermen.
The leader., 1898-04-13
a, English Boy. Reading.

When you have to play football and
90 in for house runs and do prep, to
say nothing of spending some hours a
day in form, you don't get very much
time for reading. Besides, it's rather
smuggish to read much out of school.
The thing to do is to read in form, which
is quite easy when your form master is
short-sighted. Just stick your book In
the lid of your desk, under your con-
strue, and you can read away as much
as you like. Only II has to be thin
book. The best for this purpose is the
"Red Rovers of Mexico" because 1t is
printed on very thin paper and has
paper cover. Besides, it only costs
penny, and even this expense may be
diminished by tearing out the pages
and passing them round as you read
them. Every chap in the upper fourth
has read the "Red Rovers of Mexico.
weIl-rather steep, you know;
YOU can't believe all of 1t; but IT really
isn't half bad.-Academy.