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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13
Crack Cavalry From Ponce

New York, September 1O.-Crack
cavalry organizations from New York
and Philadelphia comprised the great
majority of these who reached this
port today on board the United States
transport Mississippi from Ponce, Por-
to Rico. The transport sailed on Sep
TENDER 3rd, having on board twenty
officers, 632 men, so civilians and 1874
horses, the soldiers belonging to Troops
A and G, New York cavalry; First city
troop, of Philadelphia; Sheridan Troop,
of Tyrone, Pa, the governors troop,
of Harrisburg, and Battery A, Pennsyl-
vania volunteer artillery. The MisSis-
sippi was met down the bay by a fleet
of small steamers and tugboats car
rying Philadelphians and New York
ers who had relatives or friends in one
or other Of the companies. Twelve SOL
diers are slightly ill with malaria and
general debility brought on by the
work of the campaign. The general
condition of the troops is excellent. The
Mississippi experienced fine weather
during the voyage.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13

Chicakamauga Military Park. Sep
tember 9.-The Second Arkansa regi-
ment left today for Admission, Ala.
where 1t will remain till further orders.
The departure Of this regiment leaves
only three, the Ninth New York, Sec
ond Kentucky and Sixth United States
volunteers at Chickamauga. The Sec
ond Kentucky will leave Sunday for
Lexington. Grigsby's Rough-Riders left
Tor their homes In small parties today.
Ihey have been mustered out and
paid.
The report OF Generals Mattock, San
ger and Roe, appointed as an examin-
ing board to ascertain the cause OF the
X at Camp Thomas, has been
made public. The report was submit
ted some time ago and was largely
responsible for the remova OF troops.
n board finds the ground not well
p for the encampment Of a large
body OF troops, but states that much
or n sickness was due To mismanaRe-
ment and poor sanitary arrangements
II refects somewhat upon the generals
in command before the arrival OF Cen
eral Breckenridge.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13
Generals Gordon and SchOfield

Washington, September 9.-President
Mckinley has rendered places on the
proposed commission to investigate the
war department, in relation to the con-
duct of the Hispano-American war, to
Major General Schofield, former COM
handing general of the army, and to
ex-senator John B. Gordon, of Georgia.
Just what the commissioners duties
will be has not been definitely deter
mined, but it can be stated that n
reason for it's creation will be to visit
and report upon the conditions in the
various army lamps n to satisfy the
anxious relatives of soldiers that the
care that is being taken Of them is the
best that can be afforded. and if not.
to ascertain what should be done and
report TO the war department.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13
Soldiers Die on the Voyage Froo San.
Gfagu.

Camp Wikor. Montauk Point. L. T..
September 10.-The Missouri arrived
his morning having on board a de-
Of the Seventy-nrst regi-
ment, New York volunteers. who were
left in hospitals at Santiago when
Colonel Downs men came away from
there three weeks ago. The Missouri
had 2sl sick men when she left Santi-
ago. They were taken from the dif-
ferent hospitals. During the voyage
up thirteen died and were all buried
at sea except one.
The transport Vigilance also arrived
from Santiago today. bringing several
hundred Of various regiments.
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DIR. Barbee Sustained

Nashville, Tenn, September 9.-Sev-
eral days ago DR.. j. A. Orman, presid-
ing elder Of the M~urfreesboro district
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, upon his own motion and by vir-
tue of the authority vested in him by
the church discipline, appointed a com
mittee of ministers to investigate
what involves the character Of DR.. j.
D. Barbee, book agent of the publish
ing house of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. These rumorS grew out
of the Methodist publishing house
claim matter.
The committee met yesterday at Nc
Kendree church n after a session
lasting all day, gave out the following
statement:
The committee. after carefully and
prayerfully examining all the testi-
mony in the case. unanimously report
a trial before the Tennessee conference,
soon to meet, unnecessary, thereby
vindiC atiDg the good name Of DR.. Bar
bee"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13
Troops Disbanded.

form the subject Of a direct protest to
the Washington government through
NJ. Cambon, the French ambassador,
as reported from English sources yes
terday. No such communication has
reached either the state department
or the French embassy as that de-
scribed in the LOndon dispatches as
forming the basis of the protest touch
ing the American occupation of Ma
Mia.
The determined disposition on the
part Of the Spanish authorities to re-
gard as illegal and u~nwarranted by in
ternatiOnal law the American claim to
Manila by virtue of the surrender
which took place two days after the
signature of the protocol suspending
hostilities has a motive. The peace
commission which is charged to deal
with the whole Philippine question
will probably make a very substantial
distinction in dispOSing of territories
actually conquered and couple by
military forces of the United States
and those relinquished under the terms
of the protocol. These are all questions
which may promptly come before the
commission, and therefore it is as
sumed that they will not be presented
to the United States government in
advance of the meeting of that COM
mission.
GEORGIA TROOPS DISBANDED.
Orders have been prepared at the
war department., which will receive the
presidents signature tonight, for the
mastering out of the First and Second
Georgia regiments of volunteers. This
action has been taken after careful re-
consideration of the facts and amounts
to a revision of the original pro-
gramme, although for a time the de-
partment had intended to muster out
the Third instead of the Second regi-
ment.
LAWTONS HEALTH REPORT.
General Lawton's health report from
Santiago tonight was more encOurag-
ing in the mortality list. 1t vas as
follows: Total sick 524, total fever
254, total new cases of fever 80, total
returned to duty 105; no deaths.
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GENERAL JNO. II. GORDON
Asked to be a of the Commits
sion to Investigate the Wal Depart

sion to Investigate the War Depart
ment.
Atlanta, Ga, September "A tele-
gram from President Mckinley was
received today by the family Of Gen
eral John B. Gordon, asking the gen.
eral to accept a position as a member
of "a commission to examine into the
conduct of the commissary and medical
departments of the army in the recent
war with SPAIN
President Mckinley expressed the
opinion that General Gordon would do
the country a great service by accept
ing a position on the commission and
earnestly hoped hat he would see fit
to become a member. The specific OBJ
ject of the commission is stated in the
telegram to be an examination into
the cOmmissary, quartermaster and
medical bureaus of the war depart
ment and into the extent, causes and
treatment of sickness in the fields and
the camps. The telegram did not state
who the other members of the investi-
eating board would be and closed with
a request for serious consideration of
the offer.
General Gordon is at Reynolds, Ca,
tonight and inaccessible. President
McKinley's telegram was forwarded to
him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13
Cassius vi. Clay Secures a Divorce

Louisville, KY, September "a spe-
cial to The Evening Post from Rich
mOnd, KY, says: General Cassius Nj.
Clay, the sage of White Hall, has been
granted a divorce from his girl wife,
Dora Richardson Clay, by Judge Scott,
of the Madison county circuit court.
The decree restores the defendant to
her maiden name, Dora Richardson.
No reference was made to alimony, as
it was understood by the attorneys and
the court that General Clay had al
ready made ample provision for his
wife by the purchase of a large and
productive farm near her old home.
The marriage contract which existed
between them was dissolved.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13
No Food to be Supplied Cuban Soldier

Key West, September 10.-The gov
at Washington has assumed
a firm stand upon the matter of sup
plying food to the Cuban insurgents.
Recently NJ. BalonZe made a request
upon General Lawton at Santiago that
certain Cuban troops at Des Mamines
and Cobre be supplied with food. The
application was then submitted to the
war department by General Lawton.
1t is now learned that the matter was
referred directly to President Nc
Kinley, who responded through Cen
eral Corbin that no subsistence or
other stores would be issued to any
armed troops other than those OF the
United States, the law providing that
issue be made only to inhabitants OF
Cuba who are in Immediate danger Of
perishing unless they receive them.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13
REPUBLICANS OF HALIFAX
a Skeleton Ticket, With
Three Negroes on It-POpulisss TO FIJI
Out the Ticket-Gco. HI. White Snub.
bed by This Black convention.

Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Weldon, N. c., September 9.
The republicans of Halifax county
held their convention in the court
house yesterday. 1t was a typical
negro convention and Chairman Fur
gerson looked mighty lonesome as he
raped the convention to order, sur
rounded by a very dark cloud Of sable
constituents.
He read a communication signed by
Cy Thompson and A. E. Holton for
their respective parties recommending
fusion in all the counties of the state.
The straightout republicans, led by
Joe Wood and J.. H. Harmon, kicked
k steers against fusion and every
body arose to speak at once. 1t ap-
peared as if all the evil spirits of the
inferno had been suddenly unclaimed
and the air became sulphurous. The
fusionists, or pie brigade carried the
day, and the regulars were forced to
retire.
Congressman George White was pres
ent and desired to speak, but the con-
vention was in no humor for hearing
even a congressman and the opposi-
ton to his being heard was SO strong
that White left.
That the only negro congressman in
the United States should be snubbed
by a negro convention, and in his own
district did not appear to set we'll upon
the stomach of the pompous congress-
man and his face plainly showed the
workings of his heart as he hastily
left the building.
The following nominations were
made: Register of deeds, Mack M.
Furgerson; sheriff, J. T. Dawson; cor
oner, G.. A. Branch, county commits
sioner, w. B. Smith, colored. Mem
hers of the House, J.. H. Arlington and
Columbus Baker, both negroes. The
rest of the ticket is left for the popu-
lists to fill out.
So white men are to vote for these
negroes instead of for good democrats
who will be put in opposition. Shades
of the departed where are We at
when such a crowd as that assembled
yesterday is to control the affairs of
Halifax county? / do not believe the
best thinking populists can swallow the
ticket.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; special brands spring
A.25a4.50; hard patents So. iom3 90;
soft patents $3.3oG3.40: hard straights
S.OoGS.l0. soft straights 81 S0mSoO:
No. > spring wheat. s2Gs3c: No. :
spring wheat. 59n62c. No. . red, csc:
No. > corn. 3GSd30&c; No. . oats. 30Ac.
No. ? white, 24c: No. 3 white. CSC:
mess pork. per bbl.. sS.5OmS.65; lard.
per loo lbs. S4.S7taG4.90; short ribs
sides. loose. s5.l0G5.30: dry sailed
shoulders. boxed. $4.50@4.15; short clear
sides. boxed, s5.50@5.6o.
New York, September 10.-Flour dull
but fairly steady. Winter patents 1915
Q4.1O.
Wheat-Spot steady. No. . e97sc. OPP
tons opened steadier on foreign buy
ing n higher cables. Then followed
a sharp break. influenced by excessive
northwest receipts and unloading by
Fridays buyers; closed weak at balc
net decline. No. 2 red. May closed at
$3.50; September closed at Csc; Decem-
Der closed at 66hc.
Corn-Spot quiet; No. . 35Ac. OPP
tons weak all day and closed i.c net
over. Selling was prompted by warm
er weather and the break i'm wheat.
September closed at 34Rc; December
closed at 35c.
Oats-Spot quiet. Options dull and
t~@iC WIN u at ~ ltl ut1llIlf-
September closed at 24Ac.
Lard-Quiet; western steamed closed
at $500; September $500 nominal. re-
fined steady.
Pork-DuIl: old mess s9.O0Ge.50:
short clear sll.00ql2.75; family $ll.50D
1900.
Eggs-Firm: state and Pennsylvania
16Gl6l2c; western fresh Ice.
Petroleum-Dull; refined New York
$3.50; Philadelphia and Baltimore ss.45;
do in bulk 81. 95.
Rice-Firm; domestic fair to extra.
5h@6Ac; Japan 5R@6hc.
Cotton Seed Oil-Dull; prime crude
nominal; prime summer yellow 22Ac
asked; off summer yellow 22M22Isc:
butter grades nominal.
Coffee-Options opened steady at I'M
changed prices to a decline OF 5 points;
ruled inactive and rather weak under
disappointing European and Brazilian
advices, apathy OF spot buyers and alb
sence Of speculation; selling checked
by small receipts at Rio and Santos
which also led to some covering later.
Closed barely steady and unchanged
to . points lower; sales 1900 bags. in
Guiding September at $40: December
at $40. pot coffee-Rio dull and NOM
inal; No. Z invoice CSC; No. Z tobbing
6Hc; mild quiet; Cordova snl5c.
Sugar-Raw strong; fair refining
) l3-l6d3Hc; centrifugal, 90 test. 4Hsc:
molasses 3 9-16G3Mc; refined strong:
mould A SAC; graduated 51ac.
NAVAL STORES.
New York-Rosin steady: strained.
common to good. sl.30Ml.35. Turpen-
tine firm at 31m31hc.
Savannah-Spirits turpentine form at
2Sc; sales 343; receipts $40. Rosln firm;
sales 1850: receipts 1888. Quote: A g
sl.Oo. T. s1.05, + 81. l5, q $3.50. II | sI.4o.
Is s1.45. NJ $50, n $40, w @ $I.85. w
w 81 20.
Charleston-Spirits turpentine mar
ket firm at 27kc; sales none. Rosin
firm and unchanged: sales none.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13

Colorado Springs. Col. September p
The probabilities tonight seem 10 point
to a fusion OF democrats. populists and
the Teller branch OF the silver repub-
icans. At s O'Clock this evening. the
conventions met and the several flu
sion committees reported that satisfac-
tory progress was being made toward
a tripartite fusion and that they hoped
to be able TO report at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13

New Orieans-Ffrm at 5 5-isc; ne6-
receipts 2.&52.
Mobile-Easy at s s-lsc: net receipts
s44.
Memphis-Steady at SIC: net re-
ceipts 25+-
A~ugusta-Frrm at sac; net receipts
7s7.
Charieston-Quiet AZ SC; net receipts
3ss.
ceipts 1.31s.
LouisyilleSteady at Size.
st. ~Louis-Quiet at sac: net receipts
~. gross receipts 80.
Houston-Quiet at s 7-lsc: net re-
ceipts 1857.
GRAIN AND PROVISION.
Chicago. September l0.-The leading
futures were as follows:
Open. High Low Clos
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13

Washington, September 9.-The
Turkish legation issues the following
statement:
The entrance into Palestine is for
mally prohibited to foreign Israelites
and. consequently. the imperial Otto
man authorities have received orders
to prevent the landing of immigrant
Jews in that province"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13
Bank CIearipgs.

New York, September 10.-The week
ly bank statement shows the following
changes: Surplus reserve, decreased
S7,914,275. Loans. decreased $6,773,-
700; specie, decreased s10,611 800; legal
tenders, decreased $2,424. AGO.; deposits.
decreased s20,4s7, 700; circulation, in
creased SOS, 700. The banks now hold
$7.076, IT'S in excess Of the requirements
of the Is per cent. rule.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13
COTTON.

Liverpool, September ID p. NJ
COtton.-Spot, fair demand. prices ia
vOr buyers; American middling 3 9-32d.
Tie sales of the day were 5000 bales,
Of which 500 were for speculation and
export and included 1900 American:
receipts 1000 bales, including 500 Amer
lean. Futures opened and closed quiet
with a moderate demand.
American middling, low middling
clause: September 3 10-64@3 11-64d
value; September and October 3 $40
3 9-S4d buyers: October and Nocember
3 7-64d buyers; November and Deem
Der 3 6-64G3 7-64d sellers; December
and January 3 6-64G3 7-64d sellers:
January and February 3 6-64G3 7-64d
sellers: February and March 3 7-s4d
buyers; March and April 3 Sad SELL
ers; April and May 3 9-64d sellers; May
and June 3 9-S443 10-e4d buyers; June
and July 3 1o-64G3 11-s4d sellers.
New York, September 1O.-Cotton
quiet; middling 5 13-16c; net receipts
none; gross receipts 91s forwarded 90;
sales 513; spinners 113; stock 4 1905.
Total today and consolidated: Net
receipts Is, 40: exports to Great Bri-
tain 4.335; to the continent 3,2OC: stock
194, 357.
Total since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts 1,1s5: exports to Great Britain
$3.50; TO france 9I3; to the continent
1867.
Spot cotton dull; middling 5 I3-1sc:
middling gulf 6 1-l6c: sales 513 bales.
Futures closed barely steady. Sep
TENDER $50, October SIS, November SIS
December 5.62. January 5.sS, February
$50. March 5.T3, April 5.17, May $50
June 5.S3.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston-Quiet at 5 7-1sc; net re-
ceipts 1.446.
Norfolk-Nominal at SIC; net re
ceipts LAG.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at SC.
Boston-Quiet at 5 13-16c; net re
] ceipts $50.
Wilmington-Dull at SIC; net re,
| ceipts 39s.
| Philadelphia-Firm at 6 1-1Sc.
Savannah-Quiet at s 3-16c; net re
| ceipts 1905.
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Same day last year, s l3-lsc.
NAVAL STORES.
Spirits turpentine firm, machine bar
rels 2S%c; country barrels eskc.
Rosin dull at s1.05 and sl.l0.
Tar firm at $3.50.
Crude t~urpentine firm. s1.l0 and si.eo.
Prices same day last year-Splrits
~turrentine 27Zc and 27kc: rosin. 81 Is
and $40: tar. s1.l0; crude turpentine
sl.?0, $3.50 and $3.50.
Receipts today-59 casks spirits tur-
pentine, 20l barrels rosin. 6S barrels
tar, Il barrels crud ~turpentine.
Receipts for same day last year-l31
casks spirits ~turpentine. 332 barrels
rosin. 2s1 barrels tar, 81 barrel crude
turpentine.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Peanuts-65c.
Rice-None Offering as yet.
Corn-53 10 SIC.
Corn meal-50hc.
Cow Peas-9Oc.
North Carolina Bacon-Hams, 10 to
lie; shoulders, Ga TO &c; sides. s to
SIC.
Chickens-Firm; spring 10 to 1Sc;
hens, is to Csc; ROSTERS, is to 22c.
Eggs-Strong at 15c.
Shingles-Per 1000 five inch, hearts
and saps, s1.5042.10; six inch, s2.50Q
$50.
Timber at $500 to $500 per 1000 feet.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


New York, September 10.-Money on
call firm at 8 per cent; prime mercan-
tile paper at 4@5 per cent. sterling ex-
change steady with actual business in
bankers bills at $4.S4A @4.S4k for de-
mand and at s4.S21AG4.S2A for sixty
days; posted rates at s4.S3h and s4.S5k,
commercial bills at s4.S1G4.S1h; silver
certificates at 60A@61; bar silver at
6OA; Mexican dollars at 46A: state
bonds dull; railroad bonds steady; gov
bonds steady.
cTO~Dc
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13
GENERAL SHAFTER
Goes to White House and Has a Long Con-
ference With the President.
THE COMMISSIONERS SELECTED

By the President to Make the Investigation Into the Conduct of the War
by the Wa Department-.A Sketch of the Men SeIected.-Pro.
motions in the Navy--No Protest from Spain Against the
Surrender of Manila--Ths Point to be Decided
by the Peace COmmissiOn--GeOrgia
Troops Disbanded.
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WnHlIcrOI MARKETS.

Wilmington. y. c., September 10.
Receipts OF cotton today-3ss bales
Receipts same day last year-2,4Ss
bales.
This seasons receipts to date-i.eS3
bales
Receipts TO same date last ~year-s,3S4
bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock
today at h exchange:
Cotton dull.
Ordinary ........... ............ 2 1916
Good ordinary ................ AZ
Low middling ..............-. 4 1915
Middling ........... -........-.. 5k
Good middling ................ 5h
Same day last wear & 1S-l6c.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-09

In THE WORLD
That will pull the thermometer
down so far as a glass Of pure,
sparkling. delicious soda. 1t re-
freshes wonderfully-stimulat
the brain ools the blood. Good
at all seasons of the year, but
especially good just now. Helps
digestion, too. 1t isn't often that
you may take medicine in such an
agreeable form.
WELLS & HAYMAKER,
Druggists, Main Street.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-09
Ms lusts Inlsrlsal

That you enrich and purity
yourb.ood in the fall Is In the
spring. Al this time. owing TO
decaying vegetation, q low water
level, and other causes, there are
disease germs all about rs, and .
weak debilitated system quickly
yields TO attacks Of malaria, few
ers. etc. By purifying and en-
riching your blood with Hoods
Sasaparllla you may build up
your system 70 resist these dang
ers. as we'll as coughs, colds,
pneumonia and the grip. which
comes with colder weather. To
be on the safe side, take Hoods
Sarsaparilla now. and always be
sure tits Hoods and not some
thing else represented to be just
as good.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-09
when They Write The PresIden

The State Department has
given over to The Ladies Home
Jou,nalfor publication its Royal.
letters addressed to the President
Of the United States by Napoleon
1, Queen Victoria, the Prince Of
Wales, Napoleon III, and EN-
peror william I, of Germany.
Napoleon announces such events
as his marriage to Marie Louise;
the birth Of his son, the King Of
Rome; his return to the throne
Of France from Elba; Victoria
announces her accession to the
throneof England in 1886; her
marriage to Prince Albert; the
birth Of the Prince of Wales the
death Of the Prince Consort; and
the famous letter thanking Presi.
dent Mckinley for his congratu-
lations on her Diamond Jubilee
will also be given. The whole
collection, in fac-simile, will be
presented in the October number
OF the magazine.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-09
Cheap Excursions.
DEER PARK HOTEL.
DEER PARK, Nd, MOST DEIIcHr
Full SUMNER RESORT orTHE
A1LEGHENrEs,

AAN1aNAA1
Swept by mountain breezes,
$500 feet above sea level, and
removed from all annoyances.
Absolutely free from malaria,
hay fever and mosquitoes. On
Main Line Of Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. Hotel and cottages.
Every modern convenience.
Electric Lights, Elevator, Turk
ish Baths, two large Swimming
Fools, Golf Links, Tennis Courts
Bowling Alleys, Magnificent
Drives, complete livery service.
Annapolis Naval Academy Band.
Delightful cottages FURNISHED
for housekeeping If desired)
ready for occupancy June lst.
Hotel open from June 25th to
September 30th.
For rates and information adj
dress d. @. JONES, manager, B.
g. o. building, Baltimore. Md. ,
until June 10th. After that time,
Deer Park. Garrett county,
Maryland. 2s-td.
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A young man who considers
himself q man of resources was
once in the act of pressing a
young lady to his manly bosom,
when the young lady's sister en-
tered the room. OF course he
desisted at once. but he was not
embarrassed. The young lady's
sister said, excuse me- and
started to leave the room, when
he felt like he ought to say some,
thing, and say it right away.
Don't co. he said. We've
just been measuring to see which
is the taller She paused in the
doorway, and looked at them
both intently. you're about
the same hight she said,
quietly, s'but sister is much the
reder." Then she went out.