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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01

C0TTON-F1uctuations In cotton futures to-day we're
que violent times with the market feversh curing
the and early afternoon Trading spasmodc
with transactions the largest perhaps In seS-
era weeks Prices declined poiats symPa theticay
a. the opening futures Liverpool having shown weak
nee Immediately following the call the market became
unsettled under for exceptionally heavy
movement Of the ports well at the more
important interior Liquidation In mod
scale and the confident bears materially in
creased their obligations short side. believing that
The downward turn toward &c cotton at hand. Jew
scattered selling orders received South and
abroad which added ~ the general weakness. Whlle
sales Of u go bales cotton unchanged prices IN
The Liverpool market considered LIBERAL decline az
2g2g points in futures than offset this factor.
kLmofs that the Central Gulf States had been visited by
veriabe coudburs during the las; twenyfour hours
later corroboraed by Official weather bulletins led 10
change 81 front and by midday the ball crowd had
cee1ed In regaining tic early loss and in scoring point
or TWO IN addition Shorts covered extensive scale.
and for time the stronger bears showed great
.sasness According TO the bulletin on Change. 80
inches OF rain had fallen within the last tNent,-four
hours AZ Chenneyvine. la. LA inches at Waynesooro'
Miss ~ inches Monroe La inches al Mobile. Ala.
252 a. Warren. Ark; 80 at Forest City and Brnkly,
An l3G al Memphis. 102 AT Cairo. 10 Nicksbdrg.
tno IA inches al New-Orleens. Showers 70 moderate
Carolinas. The market off in afternoon
under realizing the latter being due estimates for
another heavy movement all points tomorrow. Trad
ing was ess active. although the usual squirt occurred
!ust al the close The market finished the day barely
steady at a net loss Of iG2 points.
The range Of contract prices in the local market to-day
was as tougWs:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01

po; in the local market closed quiet with prices
-loc higher the basis Of Tl6c for midGins upland
and lllGc Tor mddng Gulf compared with 6izc and
o%e respectively last Total sales Of SIS bales IN
euaee C7 bales export ISL spnners and 400 for
ceiNery contract. Spot cotton In Southern markets.
m.liirg quoted officially reported BY special DIS
petces 20 Exchange follows. Galveston steady
t.e sales i762 bales SeWOrleans steady sc; sa,es
Loo bales. Mobile quiet l5-iGc. iloc higher sa,es,
900 bales steady sac sales FOL bales Charles
on firm. SGc. 1-jc higher sales - bales Whining
oh firm. 4Hc Norfolk quiet 5isc. sses. 95 bales. Bal
t,aore rornnl SIC 81 Louis quiet SC sales 40 bales
sphis steady 15-16c sales 1880 ba,es. Receipts a.
800 . C0 halee against I'D bales actual last week
an 10s7 oal's last year Tomoro"s receipts az Hous
Ton 2l 900 1850 bales, against IS SO
bales last and 70 29S bales last The export
movement thus far this season has been as follows;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01
rrvrpp POOL. COTTON MARKET

Idverpool Sept 80 q .-Cotton--Spot-cJood busi-
ness done prices buyers. American middng 3'sd
The sales OF the day 1900 bales. OF which lWo
we're FOR speculation and export and included H. 400 bales
American Receipts. 1000 bales. all American Futures
with moderate remand ana closed nsis
steady: American middling G. october. bo-oid
sellers October and November cad value November
and december 26-6idq2 90 64i sellers December and
January 2Gl-6idG2 62-id sellers; January and FEB
rtIarv 81 64il2 62-64d buyers. February and MarcA.
40 s4a62 az cad buyers March and April 3dg3 l64d
value: Nav and June i-6id93 2-64i sellers Jun. and
July 2-6iiT5 Gid sellers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01

Secretary Hester Of the NewOrleans Cotton Exchange
gives the OF tho crop from september 70
eeYismber 20 ncsve as follows: Por, receipts 6s7 5i
oaes against 1890 bales last year 9ls45 bales year
before last ara hlT2fi bales n 1891 overland 20 ns
tn1 Canada So 02 bales against 37o93 last year. s65
year before last ard 81 291 bales in 1914 interior STOCKS
IN excess % September l2S. s2S bales acalnsi lJo'
rs year 10 1913 year before last and 5l-5i bsie IN
.s southern hill tak!urs. 1oI,3ad halts aealsi
~ go last 1870 In 1895 and 7O73j bales ~ ~
ss3lgh; into Sigh. during thirty DAYS - cate vSS5yo
@les. against lO 431 year. l2j4427 year nei
"a. ard e7o537 bales 1904. brought INTO slshi foi
week against days ending September 20 other years
$500 bales. against 35909s last year $50 60 year De
,,.e last and 2iC45O bales IN 1894 The movement az
.Iutc- points Ger the erdi1g to-day WIS as iOI
90 Receipts. 25Joil bales. against l9lci4 oa4es
ss-ts and 1924 bales year, shipments us ~
ts aga.nst CID las. week and 100 S03 bales ts'
,sei present STOCKS show gain ~ over JO.vO paies
oolng 80 l2G bales against 1891 bales last week
&c s.e27 Deles last year.
receipts at the ports and interior points To- day. com
'afed win the same day last week and last year:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01

HEMP AND JUTE-The market was steady - n n
,or Mania and ssal hemp aud jute. Win Ian
hG.ness all around. at the fo1winS pr n@na Ms
hsrnn spot 7asc; Manila hemp shipment. noHlA l'
hsrsr shipment United Kingdom, l5-lbc sissl tpo''
G8jic s!sa shipment 6d0isc Jre spot ~ - ~
inaI: Jue shipment ~ double triangle A"" '4-"''
int shipment Il. -. :, e7:e' -,s...,t. .,..5t,Ass
tFrTIT,- showed considefaole
- foIr demand and prices well held Prices i9,ioW:
csfornia iSi.c Selected in bond AaiaInola'' 10
az aiGc cearrs American. ae Yea cruz lo, a hSsT
80 Rio Hace sry and picked l3'.o, psFf Az r AZ
r6nlGi1c, Antonio ana 4ou
4 III Progress lie. Maranhan sad Pernan-
bc ssc BAHIA lie Maraca,bo ii,te; ssysn.s s1i
M ,.tiihe but, brands io9ioHc side brands sc'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01
NAVAL STORES.

The market for spirits urpentne exhibited consider
able frnness both locally and at Savannah Prices,
however were unchanged. Rosn was dull and inactive;
t1r I'd mitch ouet but steady quotations follow:
TAR--ReeIars 81 S.; oil bols, So 10
PITCH-si s.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-30isG 3lc.
ROsiN-comnlon to good strained. 81 80: p. 81 70; +
81 90 81 62is IT, 81 50. 81 90 X u 'o' 81 FL TO-
~ s. 05: " &. s. 20: " ". 81 so
STOCK on HAND.
c.irt,. ,,,,on,i,e NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l436 hbls.
r Tp. ''' 'i .,.............. 900 bbls.
Savannah Ca Sept 30--sprts turpentine firm. Is 30
1915 bbls receipts 5.e22. Quote 4: r. G. and .: sop
a5c: E 81; Sllo g 81 20; II n 20 ana H. u 3d. NJ
Charleston s e.. sept. so.-Turpentine firm at 2'ho'
Wilmington. Sept 3O.--sprs turpentInc firm; ESQ
2si.c; receipts so bbs. Rosinouie unchanged; 70
ce,nts az, bbs Crude turpentne, steady 81 TO- 81 20
and 81 90 receipts bbls. Tar firm, 81 20; receipts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01

-rio-coffee market DUH No RIO. $3.50. exchange.
s 5-sI receipts, an0Uo bags; cleared for the United
states 5000 bags cleared Europe. 5000 bags stock
Ia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01
Ocean 9leamers.

NORTM GERMAN @0WWD.
FAST EMPRESS SERVICE
SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON BREMEN.
LAIN. Tu., Oct L. 10 An Ssale Sat. Nov. s 10 An
Trave ru.. Oct Is, 10 A. NJ Lain. .Tu. Nov 10 A. y
& Friedrich. Nov l. 10 An k W q. @ Nov. IS 10 Az.
TWIN SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE.
SOUTHAMPTON. LONDON, BREMEN.
h H Meier Inursday OCT = -
Barbarossa THURSDAY Oct IA
GIBRALTAR. NAPLES. GENOA
Kaia W. H.. Oct l. IL AN Aler. Oct Is n A. ~.
Fuida. Oct II A. ~ werra Oct az II \ n.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01
STEAMBOATS,.


C,ATSKIIL. HUDSON and COASACklE
" Boats leave foot Of Christopher Street every week
day a I. N
IL cs,rrdavs a, 1 strs Baldwin and Romer for Cran-
.,o,. Cornwall Newburgh New Hambursh asriooro, AZ,
80 esksepsle Hyde Park Esopus knsston Conhec'
n~ T. b. r. r. for all points IN CatsklI MounIaInA
uUDsON RIVER STEAMER Mary Powell
IL D,uv .xc.p, Sunday. Leaving Desbros:es 81 up
p NJ Saturdays i45 p No West "a ~, ~ ~ KEW.
nf,Rc;U NEW HAMBURGH. MILTON. 20 EEFS'E'
RONDoCT and KINGSTON. Last ulp oe'. W.
pyERT sEMESTs and subscrptiors for 5he ar,o ny
reSsiysd an their UPTOWN ONCE, No l<s- broaowas'
"a door north u 3isst until clock p M, ., rersr
,snt. received al the following branch onees a.
a-ce rates until o'clock D. m VIZ: - OUT -
cor 25d-.t 1872 6th-ave cor l2thst y,h TO-,
80 i.,b i4s Columbus near West Ootn. ~,
We. sad ST. near 6th-ave.: % East lih-s- % az
7th i59 Esst tith 81. LOO
sd.ve between 10Th and 77h sts les0 ss-Ws n ns
T0s lst-aye.. s9th-e'.' go 81 ave-. hsa
IT,, s5i 3t-ave; 20 Beeckerst; 30
Cos ed ave 240 East 79th-s LIZ. Sdavs' @''s o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01
=, contract prices IN the local market to-day

Foreign coffee markets-Sanos-CoNe market quiet;
eooi average santos 1900 receipts 1900 bags stock
go 900 bags Hamburg-Coee market opened unchanged
a, 40 n m quiet unchanged TO 4 pig lower sales
700 bags Havre-Conee market opened quiet = franc
t,rSer AZ - m quiet u franc lower, at barely
es az and unchanged closed with prices net Unchanged
la no "a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01

Cotton Exchange special IAyerpoo cables: Spot cotton
IN buyers favor, sales 1900 bales Speculation and ex
port 1000. American, 1900; receipts. 1000; American.
Geo. mddn7 upland AID Futures opened steady; un-
changed. closed barely steady 1hG264d decline.
January FebIuary OF ,ab; February, March 2e2l5b;
March-Apr.l 2.63i1b: April May 3a3.old May-June.
30lq3o2; June-Juy. 3o2ias; October. 63s October
November. 2G2v November 26l s: December
January. 26Iies. Manchester quiet but steady
Cloths. orders at low limits.
Comparative cotton statement for the week ending Sep
temNar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01
THE STATE OF TRADE.

Boston Sept 3o-Flour quiet: receipts. 3.37o bbls
sprns patents 50 1888 So clears ard sraghts So log
S. patents 50 75qsa go clears and s'r: 81 sS
81 Is per Dbl Corn dull receipts 42so bush; steamer
yellow ssc No 2 s7i7c. Oats dull receipts 4 o2i bush
fancy 32T32iac; Nos and g. 50i4 d3o.c Mlfeed quiet
bran spring. Si3 81 bran. winter sl3 90 middihss'
si3 25dsls So Red Dog -four ST. I5 Butter quiet North
ern 2i42iisc. Western DDisc: imitation. l5Gl ladies'
i4c Cheese hrm Northern, 9a9isc; Western. eaSnc
Buffalo Sept. 3O-sprng wheat--Prices lower but no
trading; No hard spot, 74lac. No l Northern. spot
eec; 40 2 Northern. spot &c; winter wheat dull No
red nomnay Tic. cornBetter demand feeling sgohs
or: No yellow 33i7433Sc; No yellow 49,. g3S isc;
No . corn 3Stc; No corn. 32l1 f3a1c Oats weaker,
No . white 26a G27c: No white 25l112oNc. No
white 24i,Qa4ac: No mixed. 24l.c No mixed. Is Nc
Barey-Demand active; prices wei sustained Rye dun
No . on track offered at SIC. Canal freghs steady
Flour quiet. easy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01

week .....,.. 3i2 o33
same week last .1.............. O0S
Total receipts 10 th, esS 400
Total les is7
EXPORTS for ire 1876
Fxpor.s for same week last NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 2s or
Total exports this All
Total exports date las; year 200 ~
Stock at all United States 513s62
wear ~ .......... ...................3s0 4e6
Stock at all Interior $3.50
time last le1 SOS
Sfock Tivernool 1886 600
Liverpool time last year 2gI oOO
stock OF American afoat for Britain 5000
,Jros last Wear s..'.............. So 600
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01
Cincinnati

cincinnati .......... 40 ass BOT 1897
houston .,...r..,...19.S3l 17.IOl 0472 b7,77i
Total port receipts for the compared with the
Soaesfonoins totals OF last week. last 1895 and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01

DyrprrsrvrNTs and subscriptions ,or The Tribune
1900 a. their Uptown once No i2i2 Broadway.
aoof north Of sist-st. unit, o'clock p m: adysrt;S
,sceivef AT tn. following branch onees a. regular
once rates until o'clock p M; VIZ -
6tf-aye. I2th-st: Macys o,n-sves
snd Ith-s; La Columbus ave. near West esta-sss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01

Receipts Of breadstufs ~ ineIl,I pUl.,s ~ 5nsb
tbree cjphers 600 omitted Flour bo!s gram ousn
Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01

X. 81 O5. " e. So 90: W ". 81 80.
STOCK on HAND.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

IA TOT cloud relieved the dull blue sky, not IN estge of shadow offered shelter from the vertical I'M rays the equatorial sun, a solitary seagull = or tropic bird could be seen break caw
 breath of wind revive the exhausted energies of crew or slightest flap of the sails
 of the bark Excelsior she lay motionless on the glassy bosom of the Indian Ocean,
 .$ And tomorrow would be the Fourth of July. '' The Excelsior a from Philadelphia to Japan The Cape Good Hope had been safely rounded raa but after sighting the Island of Timor noted TOT its many by pirates the little cherub that is generally Supposed sit aoft and watch Jacks fate
 glance at the map of the islands stretching from the her way from the Indian Ocean Hi saads S and rocks TRs was portion JuyEiR which i We are now interested
 
 the wind died and we I e like b hog 9n he fGnng the Opposite drectoH ft that in which we ce 6 ss bs m ~ and an of the h % 6 o1 % he uT3er s dee ana ee the dT with the hope that would be Wad before ST a ng o the S G bGar @ hBss dow of
 was & trying to convince myself that there vas that the dog vane did make the least attempt to ut ter e in P ad ne made well fast he s0E H a GioK based the cratic motions of the mariners saviorthe
 Anything would be better than this" the mate.
 Perhaps won't think by this time tomorrow although this is enough make saint swear both leaned the rail and watched the peculiar hundreds of those little spiders that never seen except ina calm Ding -dong, dng-dong, dng-dong. dng-dong.
 Flight bells"
 Flight bells, sir; all hands shorten sail" one my at midnight.
 jumped out of my berth and having turned in "al in ap o could be almost felt and rendered backer howing and whstlng through the rigging and the white lashed into fury by the sudden hurng their the deck and the sailors trying vain clew the utterng fragments of the sails before their violent Tapping should carry mast
 Even then with death staring them in the face not his officers orders It was time when prompt action
 When the tempest first struck the the captain ordered her kept dead before the wind but such course carrying dangerous overals off Ringft Point, the southeast of Lombok necessary haul the ship the wind possible
 "Everybody off the main deck while she to the wind" ordered the captain All hands mustered the poopdeck avoid the heavy which chips when she is being eid to.
 Down with the heIm-not too fast Bring her to gently the advice given the the wheel All eyes watchipg M the ships head Gradually she helm and brought the wind & on the quarter mountain beam hros the rail, thaUng tons Gs water with
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03
="YANKEE DOODLE"
 .*-" SCARED THE PIRATES.


s the r Rs amt the and e e F na @ a m f enger sa %as he ba @ crashi violent shock was heard and felt all over the ship
 Crash! rang out the thunder followed immediately by blinding flash that revealed to us the foretopmast @ wqs of tsw minutes Which o cst s b ths to IeeWsTd anu When this @ was done some of the stouest test that she could not stand How soon might some other accident 3 4eenr? @ & And then the with m s tr of the tempest deereased But the troubles of that eyentfu the wind died almost suddenly and left rents that hold high carnival around the shores of m few and tS gonynSa sb.s the dnp SI sh we s %e 6it b6ed e' no hotto m a Ie fath9m so it was useless to think of anehorng Yet & we almost Perpspdicular cliffs. We Were more fails by the meeting of several approachhg Nearer -nearer-nearer! One minute more would de- % nar G hs @ esa s All R hs 3 u wSSa could m m bs sttsd os fG fss @ a he G 9oe at that place disappeared under perpendcuariy for The force the collision caused the timber to splinter
 snk b.o Was as shs m . u9SsE ns nd cause the mast to go by the board As any @ one of these US w9d Of ou Sa ha ne eapan Sats n eT off & 9 gs @ a @ eS left the vessel when of the currents swung her of
 
 the pumps pulled of well almost dry as when 1t went in
 .'ahe old craft isn't sinking anyhow. Chip, said the captain.
 s red % ss sak1s % sTo touch under water, guess,'
 B to @ @ sT as @ as aaas to s to @ or s @a into fifty fathoms of water and let go an anchor;
 How that two-ton mudhook did make the chain fly be- fore it struck the bottom.
 . Once Once more more we were safe The crew then commenced to bring order out of chaos and the cook and his mate set ways great occasion board ship Little did any body dream at that time of the under which that meal was to be eaten
 The little bay in which were riding at anchor up to this time considered of the dangerous pirate grounds in the Malay islands
 shortly after the second mate, who looking through the glass, noticed hundreds of the swarthy yves consegated together and gesturinE toward ship He immediately informed the captain who seeing 1t would be folly to keep his fears secret longer tered the aft.
 After the experiences of the last wenty-four hours rely
 Aye; aye sir the sailors shouted
 Well boys he continued, There unable. with out making repairs, further Those cuthroats on the beach know this too and 1t looks though they wanted to nave warm time at our expense don't n- Iend 70 give them any encouragement We will make Ihe pest sno!ng We with and muskets but nope we shsI not have to use therp. If we do, -
 Tno throo Are the s captain merely waved his hand on the pooDdeck with their muzzes projecting over the
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

rail The muskets and sabers were dealt out to the crew. the ammunition distributed and that was the sum Of our means of defense there nothing to do but await developments.
 Late in the afternoon the natives longer in doubt. Several hundred marched toward the canoes, dancing and yelling like crowd of black demons; A minutes later fully fifty canoes were launched and. the ship and those who padding shouting and gestculating. The entire absence Of proclaimed their missfon-they fight about half to the ship they ceased padding held poW-WoW We made up minds that they had deter mined mil on waiting for darkness to help them Just canoes turned around and started for the beach, We at ments with which to come back after nghtfal. .:.
 Never did human beings pass anxious those passed that evening, While Kept: watch the others rested by stretching out the deck but sleep.
 Hark! Were our ears deceying us? Could we not hear the airs of the old tune Yankee Doodle'vain Auson Nearer and clearer came the music It must surely hallucnation of worn-out, distracted despairing brains. :,
 What that coming around the pont?? A bowspriti A hull! A mast A fu-rigged ship into vfew!~ =
 An. ah! Surely kind fate had driven mad that we should be insensible to our doom.-
 Illusion? No Mad? No.
 Thank God! It man of and from her peak duerng n the clear evening breezes were thered t We & were m safe Owing to depression in the hill at yards of the approaching ship, and that which de
 And what a jolly Fourth did celebrate after all. Hoy we did enjoy that dinner, prepared by Uncle sas music and with what security we went to sleep -:
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

}s ea nOFds S@ his big felt hat bs aeT1s prop6sed ee 'DP Pan of the of the lueess at m fRe shouts and Ps sP %a Rna ready @ to act man S Rs fsef se uxe @ % aDsy an ana Victory in the bitter rvay long waged between the GaP and not Pot Tucker ever
 directly into cr6e sesSi0p Of ea aea
 Luck a ina maS ar h o% RSay ten a0Wh day ys away - ,. oo,+or,r,o+ed bv the Pot Luck Tha @neTs n5Gh was and sudde9y oand neghbrng camps that 6 extra wanted be- Tas gn %fsk apan chanea a oS do fight work g aft the Eour t the which M news ST pTeadng with apd that h eTsry face WSPyd Po Tuck as the Mecca he long had Pot 7e S people the and determined to muster at least that es Ran 1 Safoe P sht % a9t en haYf this rep 0 to her epse which Ceptin Johnson and the whole committee expenoeu
 @ Members of the F0urtn aba of fsaT 5ny cce the & So cordially baye o e Fourth allow s beBs Pot Luck Luck te t donby ohk e EeoH on account hayIn that every who afford knock off work E Tns Ss S0Th TRe Poefh sef h0a of assurad Se feG apr the Sa 6e Pct IucRe themselves bung big lake TQhmeTs if fat .sd sides @ @ S saos 495 qsItR perhaps Pot Jake ' roared again 'Good faith nothn,!" said he % snG Gfh then us no 4ok P0t era he ee o boO a Po 32cR
 on And dr sG hd ehPE5 sua ero%d 9n @ itself 1 R add me9 @ en0ngh a a9 m ke p pu rP the
 Two days before the Fourth Jake Tohmer's % boys Pot F'z 1ucf ahd cae home excite
 ns sss % s E4 ss sefa"s s8 Bas as Go long you young rascal" said father; what you ryin play old dad nOw2 They an't goin that such s2g dFqyes ysrv of em na an of e eqin s to of July moTnin an q the the ra and S just pqTyffS 1f 4SeV gs gssRRE@7y ssRay fhemS the very words they s"o amt sS
 light suddenly flashed the mind d. of tnTasd Jabs big sheet of wrapping on his n 6 hastily T pn h Fo1rt 5 but s ali good citizens of the 5 a n fa 5 aud pSs' BG'i aa o ond he eoing to meet the Pot fuckers half way This
 es TR as to nd woad don6e ga o number the Gapers Others uggesteq m & @ @ L9 groxe W hf % ah oou do not p6 b for @ moment
 ehqgrnsa sapeEs blamed their committee for @ get gng and tupdty paIsgd I freey tne og @
 d Ro DEes e h hp n 4G fight e banged loudly upon his counter Wt6 sugar scoop What ceptn Johnson to Pot Luck & Jake a T9hmer ws % e the @ aa Re noisy was to silence
 Teller ctzensi" said big Jake. T I'm as much to I Sa ssaHs, ina ss i 3Ss najGFsy aa win with
 s@a their mines Payn out and thsiE M Ia dwn an got and here a the ap with fair share of women folks make homes worth hayin, togetheT And with ali our prosperity happiness
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

r ITS all off boys the games up" said Easy Bill, H he up front of the only public house in
 Luck, the store, hotel, saloon, and miners general E rendezvous, kept by Ceptn' Johnson I Flows that Bil?" chorused the group gathered
 the long front porch awaiting Bills arrival and that of the evening stage.
 .Oh, the Gaps done up too brown this time piled Bill throwing hnsef sidewise in the saddle that its ponme might afford support to his elbow 'sewed us up .tghtern pocket
 You mean they've got that big steer?' gasped Johnson; !anything' 'ceptin' that!' did, and hired Jose Pacheco, the only fer forty miles that knows how do the trick to barbecue it fer lem; and the band"
 Don't say they've got the valley band, Bil pleaded Johnson. "Ceptn' have the band Fourhs busted higher'na kitei I couldn' t stand that"
 You'll to worse things than that old Why the Valley boys aint good enough fer the Gap.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

July Committee Dutch Bills Gap.
 " P S.Dont trouble yourselves to bring lunch bas- and it won't you cent,
 Now then, that's polite invitation enough said Johnson, with wink Easy Bill What's the with 'ceptin' it?"
 ''Ceptn it" roared Ike I felt shoot in friend than do like pluggn' you minute John son, fer swaowin insult like that on fellers! I'm peaceable citizen but I'm goin down interview that Fourth of July Committee at the Gap and if there's he's coward and can lick him."
 "Oh hold on, Ike said Johnson; "dont be gon' half-cocked you're always Soin This here invites all josh; nothin but bluff They don't a any moren they expect to 'cept it. a-here, noys Can you see they've dealt US the very cards With cepn' this and raisin biggest crowd Pot Luck and goin down there monopoiZn that hundred-and-fty dollar music wipn all their eatabes and drnkables off the face of
 Ceptn' Johnsons dignity Postmaster Justice