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MUNYON'S GUARANTEE.
ntrons Assertions as to just Whnt
the Remedies Will DO.


Munyon guarantees
that bis Rheumatism
Cure will euro nearly
all cases OF rbourin-
tism in a few hours;
that his Dyspepsia Cure
will cure indigestion and
all stomach troubles.
that his Kidney Cure
will cure 90 per cent.
OF all cases OF kidney
trouble; that his Cr-
tnrrh Cure will cure
catarrh no matter how
long standing; that his
Headache Cure Will cure
any kind Of headache In
a few minutes; that
bis Cold Cure VIII
auicklv hrnak IN any
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Mexia, Texas, May :, n, \
belonging to Reed PiersoS ,.s re- totllt
ing to Charity Driver !, MAC Mace lis
There was S24OO insu''
and ccntents.
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,..,aeuce at Gilm'r

Gnmer, Texas, May ~. 81
last night the residence OF ~ n,,,.
was burned. The FIRE ire, wa mt bel
Roadway when dlsoo t'vs sIl hit hit vl.l
rure in two rooms was , az b. i,ss
House and furniture coyeI
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GALYEsToN corToN REcElPr!

GALVESTON STATEMENT.
This This This Last
day. week. year. year.
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n.x,yai at Ree'Ia,s Z

Beevflle, Texas. May Zen ci''',
revlval meeting has ius -, Vi Is 81
Baptist church in TINS ~, p 2,
eLak. a well known I.s sysnt son,sI''
ing resulted In, Sessions . Y Z:
quite a number o. i,s so up 81 % V
as We'll as the buildins -
ity spiritually
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WOOL

ST. Louis May -wooi--Markot IA
healthy condition, the demand is active from
manufacturers spectators and other classes
Of buyers and for al grades OF wool The
values are unchanged but comparatively
high and Arm. even for the hurry and intoror
sorts. while particularly strong for straight
lots OF clear.
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WIRE AND NAILS

Galvanized Glidden IS. so; waukeEan IS.
Nails Sass base. Advances for, common
AVER hase. ID zoe: Sd. 45c "a and Sd, 30
"a 2on 81. Toe: lOl sne iei, sc. Quotations
are for less than car lots
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SUGAR.

New Orleans, May al suRar--Quet; omen
kettle 3a@fs; open kettle, centrifueallsd
37sflih centrifugal yelows 4i45fi 1916: Sec
onds aa4lAas Molasses-ouiet; centrifugal 60
IS.
New York May S1-sugar--Raw, steady
firm. Refined steady
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Bankruptcy Ca.es.

Galveston, Texas, May s1.--In the mat
Ger Of the contested bankrupts. Lawrence
Mcintyre and r. R. Anderson OF Navasota.
Referee Burnett has recommended that
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CoFFEE.

New Orleans Nav sl-coffee- Quiet; Rio,
ordinary 10 fair. 6k
New York May 81 --Coffee-Closed easv 5
20 Is points net lower; sales Il 200 bags Spot
Rio nomnsl No. invoice. 6h No, Z, job
bling. eN. Mild, quiet Cordova. Sp8
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

creamery i20i1i3 dairy l0Glf Eges--Ensy .
fresh l2h Cheese-Steady creams SA4WA
New York Nav n Eggs- Bo-fpts 22,S56
packages; Western liai5a southern, llnl2a
weak feeling prevails and decline in prices
is expected soon fresh, Missouri and Kansas
stock, hrsts. per dozen, cases returned, lie,
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Lnndnn Cnnxnls

London Nav 81 -Consols for money 1osN
for the account HOS Bar silver Is 1-l6d Pc
ounce Money per cent The rate for dis
count in the omen market for short ana thru
months bills was oi5d2 9-l6 per cent.
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These quotations are revised daily and Their
correctness can be relied upon. The prices are
those ruling in Houston Wholesale markets
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London. May 51-on the street to-day
American securities dropped a quarter TO
three -uuarters on rumors az yellow fever IN
the South. Southern preferred fell one dol
lar
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FRUITS

APRICoTs-Per crate. S2OOd2.25.
BANANAs-Psr bunch, packed. II5a2 p.
lucse cuits 81 GOAL. 80,
BLACKBBRRlES-Sl 500 2'Vo
COCOANUTS-Per hundred s.; 90
DEWBERRIES-Pef crate, Sl.OoGl.2o.
LEMONS-S,. 506i4 90.
Sweets S4 0OR425, California seedlings S'aS
PLUMS-Per peck. S5d5Oe
PEACHES - Per peck, 3oU65c' 4-haske'
crates 7ScTSl 90
STRAWBERRIES crate OF "a quarts
s. .JOfi9 .. so.
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Stocks OF dried fruits arc pretty wcll
cleaned up. and the small supply on hand is
held az Arm figures
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Wheat oponad excited at lAc over Monday 3
close. An .excepuoaal advance at LIVERPOOL
suc runofs'' that the winter crop OF Russia
had been ruined bv cry weather stimulated
The tuils to high fitch Of enthusiasm,
which lasted until near the olose. whsn
realizing caused &c reaction from the TOP,
An Improvement in the export demand a.
the scaboard ana decrease OF 1.27u.pOJ busl e
els in the visible supply helped the advance.
July opened ll4c hlaner at 'sfsd's1Re' de-
cured slowly to 1Sc, advanced irreguiariy 20
i9jsNl9lsc and reacted to iS9,e az tnv close.
chicago received M cars, dnheopoLs .and
Duluth gotta 1913 western receipts we're
large and CiearaLtcs LIBERAL.
Corn vas exceedingly Indifferent at The
start bur finally moved upward vita tHe
wheat excitement ana on complaints OF too
much rain a decrease OF 3.14a.0ub bushels IN
1.-The visible supply also had a STRENGTHENING
influence Receipts, 452 cars
Oats ruled nrm ana higher, In sympathy
with other grams. Cash demand was good
I Rtceipts. Goa ears,
/ Liquidation owing TO the announcement OF
| the appearances OF yellow fever in the south
| weakened provisions.
Estimated receipts for Thursday: Wheat, s,
cars corn 500 cars, oats 400 cars: hog" BE-
] zoo head
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Common. per ID. gross a ga
:. COWS Eo%sI ner H. gross. ........... SM@ ga
common. per ID. gross ......... 2&@
IearliuEs- o,sz
Choice per To- gross .........''. S'aY q,
Common. per ID, gross ........ "a
spring, choice per h. gross @ o!p
Tai, choice. per ID. gross i"
Sheep N Az
Common. per head ............. 90 az w
HOES $50 TO 200 lbs
Cornfed. per ID. gross .'''.'.' SS,$g
NInytfed per ID. gross ..,'t'..,. ZaSW
Market fun OF common cattle and calves
choice in demand; sheep oeerstocked.
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MARINE IxrGLIIGExcn.
Port OF Galveston, MAY 81.
ARRIVED
SIS Maria Arospe. Pcs.o Rico

CLEARED
SIS Nueces Risk, New York
S. Pensacola. simmons pensacola.
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form Of cold and 40 through the entire list Of
remedies At all druggists. % cents vial.
II you need medical advice write Prof. MunyoR,
1905 Arch ST.. Philn. 1t is absolutely free
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Kansas CITY Nav 3l- Clcse Wheat mly
1ik: september 7l7a cash 70 hard i'@
u No red 77l4 No . snriue 6s@N Corn
July SOS Seutembet 30A cash. No
mixed 3Od30ib. No 2 white 3o%@ oA, Oats
steady No 3 white IS
New orleans, May 81 Pork-Standard mes
N6aN. Lard Refined, ticrce, as, pure larl
5a Boxed meats--Dry salt Shoulders ~.
sidcs * nacon-C,ear rlh sides ~ Hams
Chcice sugar cured Sh6g% Rice-S!ea'y
ordinary To good 3TlA Flour grain aud
feed strns quiet. Flqur-EStra fancy t0i
IN. patents 9oGt 90 Corn mea-l sol IN.
Bran 50 Hoy-prImo II oGHH so eh7tc.
Is 05T165O. Corn-No ? s1clsd -; mixed
a. yellow li% oats-Nc. sacked y.
New York May 81 -Whent-ReceirtS $50
ooo cxports 4looOo SPOT easy No z red
SGi5 snot and TO arrive fob afont No
rcd S3ts elevator; No I Northern. Duluth,
s6h foh anoat 10 arrive No. Northern,
Duluth S6ib n b.. a1oat spot op'tons closed
unsettled at St62hc advance lgy closed
S2ts September spa. December S2A aide
and leather steady Wool quiet Cotton seed
OH duh Metals-PG iron warrants closed
quiet II rs nominal Lake CONFER yerv dull
IS ~ nominal Tiu-Verv dun AZ % a. Lead
VERY dull at 45d4 So SHELTER closed weak
Of rs
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cANNEn rRu1rs An VEGETARLEs.


CANNED FRUlTS-Apples s-lb S0dS5ci
pineapples 2-lb. eyeless and coreless, Sl5OE
90. 2-iG extra grated 81 s0G1 50; 2-lb standard
sliced 81 20 pears 2-lb standard 90c, black
be,ries 2-lb standard 65c pie fruits. 2-lb. as
sorted. zoe. peaches. 2-lb full weight SLl5;
2-lt light weight $i.00 pie peaches 3-lb s5c
CANNED VEGETABLES-Toma alb
ull weight S5G90c 2-lb full weight 65G7oc
CAra and tomatoes, 2-lb soc Lima beans, lib
pll weight 90c, string beans. 2-lb fail weight
15c A No / strngless beans, 2-lb full weight
$50: red kidney beans, 2-lb full weight sc
mIrrowfat pcus 9Th fur weight soc, early
June meas fancy 2-lb weight $40 Amen
can petit pois peas, fancy 2-lb full weight
SiG4lI5. asparagus. California, 212-lb $500.
LIS; a No. I, 2-lb full weight $.o59lio. Hiue
Ridge 2-lb S0dS5c.
CALIFORNIA FEUIT-Extra standard "a
III peaches lemon cling s2.loll2 70; yellow
Crawford S. G50l s. black cherries SIS. april
cots Sl656l.70 Bartlett pears SlG5Ul.10, as
sorted SL456l 81 standard 2l2-lb peaches yell
low Crawford 81 5odi SO, apr!cots 81 1901 As
Bartlett pears 81 1901 s..
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Haustou Daily statement.
Houston Comparative statement.
Spots closed quiet sales 40


Galvestor-Spots closed steady
I-vv orhlrarvt MiddnnE ......,t 1a-lo
Ordinary........4 s-it Good midtluss 80
Good ordinary 4 Isle NiddGaE l..ir.-.v la-lo
Row mlddllng.. 7-l6 Sal-s ,...-'.'.'. .-''
New Oricaus-Spcts closed STEADY.
lew ordinary a-i6 Nildlug .......9S4
ordinary .....G ii-i6 Good middilng.. . o-lb
Good ordinary q t-lo Nlaulllk 4"f' 20
Low middline...5 safes -'-'t-.-'"
New York-s7ots closed steady
Good oriinary. 1-ls Goad Uid1linS 6A
Low miediiae 5 1915 Miiaung fair r.
Nlddling. ....-. t't sales ....-'- - ~ ID,
frmer. sales l50e Imports 'oN
ordinary ... , 1916 Mia upland ga
60 S,5irpr, Good mid m. Q o-lI
= .ov r,ildilnr 3 $40 Am mid far. . -9-5-
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Quotations for Round Lots of stnpi,
nod tiles.

HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat Advanced Two and q Half Cents
Yesterday.
EXCITED OPENING AND BULlISH REPORTS
Exceptional Advance mt Liverpool
and Winter crop of Russia said 10
Have been Ruined.

CHICAGO, Nav sL-wheat rose 2isc today.
touching 'as<l'ais for July. the highest prices
ia several months. PROFIT taking caused ro-
action near the close, leaving net gain Of
laalhc Gem rose sc and oats Aa7so Pro-
visions declined on yellow fever reports pork
closing at a decline of 3Oc. lard loal2i4c and
ribs l5c.
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in The COTTON MARKETS
There Was Nothing Of Note in Spot or
Future Markets.
THE SPECTATORS WAITING ON NEW CROP
Re,,exc There Has Been n Material
Reduction in Texas and Wet
June ofny Alter Matters.
on,oe OF The Post.

The SPOT markets we're all STEADY anu VIII
out any features worthy OF note. sales 10
splnners are holding up we'll but without
any effect on prices. Both Galveston ana
Houston disposed Of some OF the stock to-
day.
Liverpool futures closed at yesterdays last
prices. generally. the variation being very
slight
New orleans futures opened quiet at the
closing prices yesterday. advanced la- polA's
Tor near and new crop months, aAe viSsv9
auiet aud STEADY at the gam, which Is "a
points better tnan last rrl0ay. tue nlsueF
prices being for the nearer months.
sew York showed an improvement Of la
ever Mondays close at the opening, WnltE
was steady. rrled auiet. Win me CARA !Jst
Tor the near and new crop months. a4d on
Tor the far positions and cIosel que" uH
onangcd TO a pom better tnaa McnlaY
New orleans. May 3l.--The Times Democrat
says this morning: Cotton IS row swiftly
auproaching the critical stage. so far as the
,ortupos Of the new crop are concerned. The
start is fairly favorable The Sands axe
,arged with perfeg, cu-i aous. From this
,,n,s forth the initial delay n preparations
NAV be Handsomely relieved. put wet juno
would change the aspect VI ahails' OI So
erAl balance OF PROBABILITIES tne cA1lcts az
greatly against tair4 bumper ylci4, ~ gag
nosstbility OF repetition OF the result %
the last two wears is ever pI e-h- = NNt
mind OF the BUN For %" moment Ae4tH 7
side ia disposed 20 take the oHthsiNe Wilma
much broader pasis @. TACT. In9 uear i
banulcapped bv the aDseuee o. pseAiltMs A|l
tine general buoyants OF I4-t ~ p@''
sO0ered by the ieI!.oie laluIs on u,s 80
experience. one % tle mosl '.Apo- t-''.
IN the eyes OF the trade Is the consensus %
opinion TO the chelt tHat tAe a.
Texas has been Ieaucea pE ny "a IS.
cent ana thCre Us niue oouu' 80 80 49,, .--I
been a similar redunuoA ~ 'l-.'
OF the belt
,,,, son q e..
New Iork, May SIS 'iu1"
saw OF cotton. Although the opening wa
"a 90 q n,-nts hlsher on advAuc
- -. ..d s,.,,s and %
10 cables lot pplu 'As1'' % 49,
Increase in spot sales. the market vas II"
sr-ov,ss,. in weeks and closed one point lowe
.s-.t,, -rn. ,,,.-s,.s I'm snnt sal,
tAaA Tue oPeA'Ne. "a -.-'o-tL ~ y.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
CAKE WALKERS.
A P,aoe In Chicago whero Good One.
Arc Turned Out Every
Day.

II may not be generally known that
chicago has o factory for the pro-
duction OF cake walkers, says the Chi
cago Chronicle. No machinery is used
the output being the result rather Of
circumstances. In one of the State
street restaurants, which is nearly hnl8
q block deep and which boasts the
longest lunch counters in the CIV
about so colored men are EMPLOYED
as walters, and they all wear white uni
forms well stained by the drippings
from pies and the slop-oyer from
liquids. About $3.50 o'clock each after
noon the men take their lunch. They
al! form in line in the rear Of the res
taurant and march In single file down
to the front of the room around the
principal counter, countermarch down
the other side and sit at counter pro
vided for them The feature of the
march Is the cake walk swing, which
most OF the men practice, and it is no
unusual thing for those whom thew
pass to overhear such remarks as:
Get dat cake walk move right"
Say, man, you'd never win no cake
with that walk on you"
Ut was n gal and you walked with
me like that sure would pull a razor
on you." etc.
Some of the men are said TO be the
most expert cake walkers in the city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15

TT I had money" said Norristown
man. according to the Philadelphia Rec
ord, I'D exploit the little village of
Waretown. on Barnegat bay. Ware
town is not wonderful on account OF its
excellent fishing and cunning, but on
account of its power OF curing bald
ness. Call me, II you will, liar, but
the fact remains that not bald-head-
ed man Is to be found within five miles
of Waretown, and any bald stranger
who goes there to live and just gets
out bareheaded as often az possible, on
the bay and In tho black grass mead
ows. begins to thatch up right away>
and in year has crop that isn't 1
thing but smooth! When I was down
last, In '95. met a man named Henry
Camburn-you know they're all Cam
burns pretty much down there. WeiI
Henry, though an old man, had a head
of thick, sbft brown hair like boy's,
and he said 1t was his third crop.
Twice had he lived away from Ware
town and got bald, but he came back
each time, and 30 did his hair. Ibeueve
that the pure, strong winda that smell
Of pines and the sea Cause this thing,
and II I had money would get to-
gether colony Of bald-heads, take
them down to Waretown, keep them
out all day, and every day fishing 1,
the summer, ducking in the winten
without any hats, and in year would
discharge them cured. could eas1i,
charge them $1,000 head. Any maj,
1t he had 1t, would pay that"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
Death Of John Quinlin.

John Quinlin died at his home in
Missouri Valley, Saturday afternoon
about 4:30. Deceased was about 10
years of age and had heen in i'll health
for he pas, few years, and has been
subject to attacks of illness at interyt Is
but from eacl. of these he rallied, ll,,
about two weeks Bgn lie commenced to
loose strength rapidly AMI his death
was known To be a question OF only q
short time.
The deceased had been resident of
this city for the past 20 years, formerly
being freight conductor on the $. G..
& 2. lie was man of warm heart, q
good husband and kind father. He
had his faults-but who has not-and
when his ledger is made up by the rec
Ording angel it will be found that the
page containing the good deeds done
in the flesh over balance the bad ones
committed through the weakness of
the flesh. The funeral was held from
the Catholic church this morning at
10 Q. NJ, and the remains were follow
ed to their last resting place in Mt.
Carmel cemetery by large number
of friends. His wife died several
years ago, and his death leaves
two little girl orphans to the mercies
of hard world. "Write his faults
upon the sand but enpraye his virtnes
on stone.'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
There was game of base ball played

There was game of base ball played
at tho fair grounds in this city yester-
day, between two departments of the
Railroad shops, and az sequel, last
night led light blink-d from the flag
staff over the machine shops, while not
even a sickly tallow candle was to be
observed around the paint shops.
The game, with the machine shop
nine, arrayed against picked nine
from the paint shops started out under
most favorable condition and the pros
poets for an exciting game were exceed
ingly fattering but after few minutes
play the pant shop gang we're attacked
with "stage fright" or some similar
complaint, and, then the game resolved
itself into horrible slaughter. The ma
chinis!S chased themselves around the
diamond to their hearts content until
the fifth inning when the game was
drawn to a close owing TO the factthat
the machinists were .ncapacitated, for
further duty, owing I" he fact that
their air pumps ceased to work owing
to overtime and lack of lubricants.
When the slaughter ceased the machins
lists had 81 points to their credit while
the artists only succeeded In reaching
the first decimal point. The paint dis
tributers may be possessed of profici-
ent knowledge of the rudiments of
croq uet, dominos or checkers but
when it comes to base ball their ed
ucation has been sadly neglected.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
A PERSEVERANCE TEST.
rho Western Unions Way Of DeaIf.s
with Female Applicant for
Employnent.

Many girls ~ employed ut the West.
ern Union Telegraph company's main
office In filing dispatches and other
work requiring no great skill. Now,
although they get only the current
wages Of worksers in such employ
ments, there are always many appli-
cants for every vacancy. In view Of
this fact the company has adopted an
Interesting method Of dealing with ap.
plications. Every girl applying is ques-
toned as to her age, education and res
hence. Furthermore, her height is
taken. The facts as to the applicant
are then filed for future reference, and
she is advised In case she is really anx-
ious for place to return at the end Of
four months should she not hear from
the company before that time. The
reasons for this advice is that the list
OF applications is destroyed every four
months. says the New York Sun.
Many applicants never como q sec
ond time; some, however, come sec
ond, = third or even fourth time, and,
although the officers of the company
hold out no special hope to any appn-
cant. they do say that here, IS else
where, perseverance often succeeds.
Tho requirement that the applicant
shall appear in person each time 10 an
ingenious means of wedding out those
applicants that lack the perseverance,
which, other things being equal, is like
y to make a girl more useful to the
company than girl with less OF that
quality.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15

planted 1t in triumph over the Next
can ramparts, that unfurled it In Alas
ka under James K Polk and that
brought under its ample folds Cali
fornia and the great west. Not foot
of land ever annexed to Uncle Sans
domlnions that was not done under
democratic administration. Its glori-
GUS in memory, honorable in name and
wise in craftsmanship. Why not keep
it as our fathers gave it to us, the flag
of the free, the emblem of constitu-
tional liberty? Would you have us
surrender that glorious old name for a
new one when the party who owns the
name is one f the leading parties of
the country?
We are not opposed to the populists
coming in and receiving portion of
the heritage bequeathed to us by our
fathers. Let us kill the fatted calf
and have great feast, inviting to our
table all who are battling for a com
mon cause, and leave the question of
name to be settled by after ages, when
different men and different measures
are before the people; but now, every
opposition to the republican party can
be united under the one banner in
scrlbed democracy. ID. M. Harris.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
PUERTO R1cAN SMOKERS.
The Tobacco Is Had, But the Natives
Love II and Use It Con.
soantly.

homemade molasses-soaked plug to-
eacco, In ropes q hundred feet long, is
one OF the primitive wonders of the
island. On any marketday one may see
the tobacco-man with his little table
piled up with bad cigars black as your
hat. so green that you may wiring wa
ter from them. and 80 cheap that q
silver dallar Will buy out his stocl1 in
tradel but the thing which catches the
eye Is the cylinders. 10 inches high
by SIX IN breadth, made up, you would
swear, from bights Of hawsers soaked
II tar, but In reality chewing tobaeco
try u once and quit. A tobacco chew-
ing Jockey from Georgia, with day
ashore at Ponce, volunteered the in-
formation' eyes, sub, that's the most
pow'ful stuff ] ever slowed In my wis
dom teeth. Yes. sub. that's right"
agreed with him, says writer in Har>
pers Weekly.
Smoking 10 almost universal in Porto
Rico. the cigar aud the cigarette be.
Ing alternated by most natives with.
out any apparent preference. The bet
ter classes Of the women seem never
to use tobacco in any form, and to ona
accustomed to seeing the dainty flngers
OF Mexican senoriAs hold lighted Gig
arcttes after the black coffee Is served
somehow something Is lacking in the
familiar ensemble OF tropical home
life,
The peasant woman dearly loves her
black cigar, and o sight which arousea
visibility is the common one of huge
black aunty rolling down the center Of
Q street, burdened with head-balanced
load heavy enough for q horse. placid
" smoking an inky cigar Of able pro.
portions. whose clouds of smoke en-.
shroud her head and Watt into her COM
tented haitclosed eyes. Envy her. She
has only half enough to eat, but ia
rich In the soothing Of nectar nicotine.