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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-23

old, for $1.00.
Twenty dozen Mems Silk Bosom
fine dress Shirts, worth $1.00, my price
so cents.
Mems fine Underwear SOC, shirts and
pants, my price 39c. I will save you
IL cents on a garment. Big line Of
sample Underwear at wholesale cost.
Ladies' Tape Neck and Sleeves Vest.
full size worth 10c, my price &C.
Belt Buckles at reduced prices, from
sc to soc. All styles represented.
Velvet, Ribbon, ell widths, fine trim
ming. Liberty Crenole Chiffon, extra
wide and best quality, in colors only,
for ACC, worth 75c. The best goods ito
be had
1886 bunChes Of Flowers to close out
for SC, 1Oc 15c and Csc, bought at clos
ing sale for less than half price.
Child's fine Leghorn Hat at 35c, worth
. soc. Ladies black Leghorn Hat, been
selling for Csc, now 10c.
We have quite a big stock of fine
Silk to sell at reduced prices.
We have just received ten dozen fine
rough straw Sailors, worth $1.O0, now
so cents.
The Racket leads in low prices and
everybody knows it. Join the band of
cash buyers and come and trade at the
Racket and get a valuable present free.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02

New York, February 1-G. c. Stewart and
D. J. Pierce, of the American Investors
company, who were arrested yesterday on
warrants based on indictments found by the
federal grand jury for the western district
of Arkansas, appeared before a United
States commissioner today to answer 10
the charge of violating the postal laws.
William p Stewart, Jr., another officer OF
the company named in the Indictment was
also present Counsel for the defendants
asked that argument on the question of re-
moval to the western district of Arkansas
be set down for Friday. This was granted
and the three defendants were paroled in
counsel's custody.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02

ing speciality today. the stock market OPEN
ed less cratic than for some time past. The
latter stock showed a decline of about 5oe
a share for the first sale, and this was fol-
lowed by two consecutive sales at a de-
cline of 1611L a share. Later in the day
there were reports more favorable to the
passage of the subsidy bill. On this inf Dr-
nation the local crowd were free buyers,
and prices quickly responded, gaining for
the day the total loss of this morning.
Among the speeialties, Manhattan Elevated
figures, and among brokers ordinarily sup
posed to represent the Morgan and Wander
bilt interests. who have been persistent
buyers of this stock for some time past, are
now declared to be closely connected with
the Metre Traction people, which would in
dcate more firmly our information that
consolidation is in sight between these and
opposing factions. 1t is well TO mention
that the electrical equipment of the Man
haitian Elevated will be much simplihed Il
1t be disclosed that power and light is 10
be furnished to the Elevated system from
the power house of the Metropolitan COM
pany. Just that proposition is now being
discussed importantly in. Wall street cir
cles The reported Illness of President Nc
Kinley was probably factor that helped
the early decline, but we do not consider to-
days hesitancy significant. Prominent COM
mission houses were among the most lib
eral buyers today on the slight reactions,
and from this we are capable to judge that
the market is honeyeombed with orders
fractionally below present prices. We
would advise our customers to use caution
and follow their holdings with reasonable
stop orders, as any diseouraging news
would be inclined to precpitate a sharp
decline.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02
Dry Goods

New York, February 1.--Demand for cot
ton goods shows general improvement to-
day in both staple and fancy lines on home
account Bids for heavy cottons for export
increasing Tone OF market very strong
and tendency distinctly toward higher
prices. Incidental advances reported in
bleached brown and coarse colored cottons;
also mprints and ginghams. Print cloths
higher; sales of regulars at-3l2c and fur
Their bids thereat declined. No change in
the wooden goods situation, the tone of the
market is steady. Dress goods steady Silks
strong and advancing.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02

Chicago, February 1.--Continued liquida-
ton by speculative longs today weakened
wheat. The decline was checked by some
export business at the seaboard, and at the
close May wheat had recovered all but &c
of an early slump of %q1c. Corn and oats
freed themselves from their changing al
lance with wheat and left off with an inn
provement of sc in corn and 1443sc in oats.
Pork advanced 5a71sc, lard 25ac and ribs &c.
Articles Opening lllghesI LowesI CIoslns
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02

There is no better location in tho United
States for Eastern and Northern emigrants
.han the line of this popular railway
The productions of Georgia and Alabama
,annot be duplicated by any other sectio,
oS country IN the world. Come and see
y. Tho through vestibulsd limited between
80 York and New Orleans is via tba AZ
i nu and New Orleans Short Line. tho
Inasses through rich country. seepein.
,.,th attractive and prosperous towns a,Ss;
WN. VIII ali the way from Atlanta 10 Sg ana
snmery. For rates of fare or other inSns.
seoation write or call on o''
na'''A GEORGE W. ALI.nN
Trav. Pas. Agent, Atlanta -.
H. D. ELLIS
TRAY. Frt. and Pas. Agt,, Atlanta 70
u. e. KIRBY
City Ticket Agent. Atlanta "a
w. r. TAYLOR
General Agent. Montgomery Al.
q. =. WYLY.
Gen. Pas. and Ticket Agt. Atlanta, Ga
R. e. LUTZ.
Traffic Manager. Montgomery. AZ
GEORGE G. SMITH,
President and Gen. Man. Atlanta, Ga.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02
A GooD oRor YEAR COMING.

From the Selma Journal.
There is an old saying among farmers
that a hard winter indicates good crop
year. A part of the theory is that the cold
weather destroys insects that prey ON veg
citation, and the freezing of the soil mel
lows it and puts it in good form for culti-
walton. If the saying is true, what har-
vest we may look for in Alabama next year.
From the Benton Waterman.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02
Daily statement

Galveston-Steady; midding, 1-16c sales,
All bales; receipts, 3177 bales; stock, 196,2l1
bales.
Mobile-Quiet middling, sac; sales, coo
bales; receipts sos bales; stock S4,945 bales.
Savannah-Steady; middling, sac; sales,
bales; receipts, $500 bales; stock, 104,276
bales.
Charleston-Frm; middling, SIZE; receipts,
215S bales; stock, 1868 bales.
Wilmington-Firm; middlng, SIC; sales,
16O bales; receipts, 4S7 bales; stock, 1859
bales.
Norfolk-Steady; middlng. &c; sales. 394
bales; receipts 2,24O bales; stock, 37,0s6
bales.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, csc; re-
ceipts, 2252 bales; stock, 1859 bales.
Boston-Quiet; midding, 7-16c; receipts,
net zoos bales; gross 1853 bales.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling. csc; re-
ceipts, II bales; stock, $500 bales.
Memphis-Quiet and steady; middling,
SIC; sales $50 bales; receipts. 1,474 bales;
stock, 104 16S bales.
Augusta-Firm: middling. csc; sales ia
bales receipts, 975 bales; stock, 4O,5SS bales.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02
F.. Local stocks and Bonds
TIE iron Mnrlst
Birmingham, Feb. 1.-The following are
the present quotations in iron:


New York, February 1.-Coffee-Options
opened steady at unchanged prices, showed
little speculative interest and only small va
riations with weak undertone, following
unsatisfactory cables from Europe and
Brazil slack spot, spot demand in open
market and big visible. Selling checked
somewhat by continued heavy warehouse
deliveries. Closed at net unchanged prices.
Spot Rio quiet; mild quiet. Sales $500 bags.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02

(By Leased Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agent.)
> Birmingham, February Liverpool ca
bles showed a fractional decline at the
opening this morning, but this seemed to be
ignored locally, as the early sales were
made at not more than decline of 1 point
from Yesterdays prices for the leading fu-
lures. During the day, however, the feel
ing became very much changed, and soon
prices showed more uneasiness than at any
time during the past few weeks. The Au-
gust option declined about points under
the pressure of moderate realizing, which
could be traced only to the Wall street
crowd, the south remaining firm, with their
holdings unchanged. The latter afforded
much stimulus and overwhelmed the press
ure, and the natural result was a rally of
to points from the lowest figures of the
day. The volume of business was very sat
isfactory. and it is quite natural that we
should experience these pauses after the
advance which, we may say, Is unparal-
leled in the history of this market, no ma
terial decline having been sustained, not
withstanding the fact that profit-taking has
been very extensive. New buyers have APP.
peared on every weakness, and while Liv-
erpool has been considered the most impor-
tant factor, prices remain firm without any
assistance from this source The favorable
weather throughout the southeastern belt
during the past week or more has failed to
bring out the cotton that is supposed to
have been held back owing to the inclem-
ent weather and the impossible condition
of the roads, Up to the noon hour there
was no decided approach of unusual aotiv-
ity and not enough bulls to warrant hesi-
fancy. The market was well supported dur
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02
Death of Isaac Beverly.

Columbus, O., February 1-Isaac Bever-
ly. for years one of the most prominent
men i'll Columbus, died today after an ILL
ness of several weeks from cerebro paraly
sis caused by a clot of the brain. Mr.. Bev-
erly was born in Pennsylvania May %,
1914. He was a self-made man, having
been very successful in business.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02

Local Staple Grocerie-
Flour-Best patent, s4.25q45O; straight,
S3.S5Q410
Sugar-Granuated $500; Y. c., S.
Coffee-Green, 9G111ac; Arbuckle's pack
ages, 81 80; Loveringe packages, $40. so; Ly-
on's packages $3.50.
Lard-6%c.
Clear rib sides. &c.
Molasses Centrifugal. 15425c; sugar
house, 20935c.
Rice, 51ka61ac.
Corn-Yellow, SOC; white, sic.
Pearl Meal-S71hc.
Cream meal, Doc.
Hay-Choice timothy, $3.50; No. l, $14 No.
2, sig; clover mixed, $3.50.
Mixed Oats-39c; white, 41c.
Bran-Mixed SIS; pure wheat, $18.
Cotton seed meal SIT.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02
H9
LESS ENERGY IN =
COTTON MARKET
The General Volume of Business
Is Subsiding.
WAS NET LOSS ON THE DAY
Best Prices of the Session Were Secured
On the Opening of Call, When the
Market Was Steady Par
tial Reactions.

New York. February 1.-The cotton mar
The tide of buying orders, which set in
some weeks ago, showed subsiding tenden-
cies, and the general volume of business
was less than forssome time past although
liquidation made the aggregate of the day S
transactions still quite heavy. The hating
attitude taken by the public led to eonsid-
cradle confidence on the part of local bears,
who were confirmed in their views by the
retreating attitude of exporters regarding
spot cotton in the south, as well as at Liv-
erpool, and also by the continued weakness
of futures abroad.
The general bearings today, however,
were otherwise quite as bullish as hereto
FORE and the decline of to 10 points, which
was indicated by the lowest prices today,
was in the face of a continued bullish
weather map, supplemented by private ad-
vices reporting the impossibility of cotton
picking or of other field work
Reports from cotton cloth markets and
from American mills continued to reflect en-
couraging conditions. Yet the best prices
of the session were secured on the opening
call, when the market was quite steady,
with prices generally l to 2 points higher
The decline from that basis was quite
steady until it reached the lowest, after
which there Were partial reactions on COW
ering. The market was finally quiet at A
to points net lower.
Cotton quiet; middling 62s; net receipts,
1856; gross, 1886; sales, SO; stock, 97,479.
Total today: Net receipts, 2l,76O; exports
to Great Britain, 763; To the continent 81 4b5
stock, 91,419.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 135, S9S; exports
to Great Britain, 67,S11; to France, 1913; 10
the continent, Sl,35O.
Total since September l: Net, 6,747 1859;
exports to Great Britain. 71S. 1853; to France,
5S2,999; to the continent, 1,g43o64.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02

1 have moved my sign shop to 11212 goth
street, north. HERMITAGE.
2-1-tf
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02

No. carries Pullman Sleeping Cars Bir-
minsham to Cincinnati and from BinEing-
ham to Washington without change.
No. carries Pullman Onion Sleeping Car
Birmingham to Louisville and Pullman
Sleeping Car Chattanooga to Cincinnati.
No. l has through Pullman Drawing
Room Sieepers, Birmingham to New Or
leans and Birmingham to Shreveport
]. NJ Culp. TIafic Manager. Washington.
II. c.
Frank 8. Cannon. General Manager
Washington, d. g.
C. A. Wckersnam, Superintendent, Bir-
mingham.
W. A. Turk, G. p. A.. Warrington, y. c.
c. A. Benscoter. A. q. p. A. chatta-
r. N. Ellis, It. p. A.. Birmingham. Ala.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02
Paine. Murphy & Co.'s Grain Letter

G3y Private Wire to Paine Murphy & Coz
Birmingham, February 1.-The small re-
action in foreign cables this morning was
used by the local bear crowd as indicating
a weaker feeling in the foreign grain mar
kets This, as has been the case during the
recent rise, had it's effect. Considerable hes
itancy was manifested in local market
around the opening, The Northwestern
support. which has been factor in this
market of late, was kicking throughout the
entire session, and on the curtailed volume
of business prices receded fractionally for
the day, the closing being barely steady and
at about the lowest of the day. The for
eign markets closed weak In the coarser
cereals and the provision market there was
but little doing, the small transactions be-
ing made at declining prices.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02

ing the last hour. and in the face of de-
cline in local spots we consider the closing
exceptionally firm.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02
New Orleans ootto n Marlse.

New Orleans, February 1-Cotton steady;
sales, $780, ordinary AS; good ordinary,
15-l6; low middling, 55-16; mddling, 524;
good middiing, 63s; middling fair, 67s; re-
ceipts, 3,7S9; stock, 444,5s9.
Consolidated: Receipts, net, 1888; ex-
ports to Great Britain, 67,S11; to France,
Ii, 9l9 to the continent, $3.50; stock, 1,01f52l.
Cotton futures quiet and steady; Febru-
airy, 570Q5.72; March, 5.TQ5.72; April, 5.7Q
SIT; May, 57Sq5.90; June, 5.79Q5S1; July,
5.S2a5.SS; August, 5.S045.S2; September, 5.65
Q5.67; October 5.66Q5.67 November, $500
5.6S; December, 56S05.70.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02

Oyster loaves. put UP on five minutes
notice, at Gelder's restaurant.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02

Hoods Sarsaparila. containing such GU
rative power, is the best medicine that
can buy.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet and easy. No. 2 spring wheat, 69073e;
No. spring wheat, 651s071c; No. red, 7Sd
74c: No corn, 36Q3614e; No. oats, 271s42Sc;
No. white, 30a3O12c; No. white, 29aiQ50c;
No 2 rye, SIC; No. 2 barley 42G51c; No. /
faxseed, $l.14 northwest, $1.1S; prime tim
othy seed, 81. 3542. 10; mess pork, per barrel,
$40 20a1O %; lard, per 100 pounds, $5.60Q5.62;
short rib sides, loose, .$4.S0q505; dry sailed
shoulders, boxed, 4A@43sc; whisky, distill-
ers finished goods, per gallon, SIPS; Sugars,
cut loaf, unchanged. Corn, No. yellow,
36H@3612c.
On the produce exchange today the butter
market was steady; creamery, 13QlSAc;
dairy 1O1a@16c; eggs, fresh, firm at 174ac;
cheese steady at 9%d11c.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02
Financial.

New York, February 1.-Commercial Ad-
vertiser's London cablegram:
Business was reduced on the markets here
today and consols were dull on the news
that Chinese per cent loan of e2,300, 900,
secured by the Northern railways, will
probably be issued at the end of the week
The American market Is much shrunk
Dealers here who came over from Africans
are returning thither and nervous bulls sold
all the morning, but New York bought Dem
Yer issues and Atchison, Chesapeake and
Union Pacific, and the close was the top
In the street, however, business was re-
strfcted.
can confirm the report of the early ap-
pearance of the Central Pacific reorganiza-
tion scheme. There was a rise In copper Of
10 shiilings ton. hear from good source
that the years output of Rio Tfntos has
been taken at q to 70. Anaconda mine sta
tistics for the fortnight show the supply
down to 384 tons.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02

By Leased Wire to n G. Hewlett. Agent.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02
LOCAL MARKETS
Local Cotton MarIsei

LCcaI tOtIOH IHHFKtf
Cotion-Middling, Sc.
Fruits and Produce
Butter-Elgn, 22iaQ25c; dairy No. 1, &c;
dairy No. 2. 15c; country, 121ae; cooking, loo.
Potatoes-Irish, 60@65c.
Lcmons-Choice, $3.509450
Poultry-Hens, Csc; fries, 14c ducks pic;
geese, 2U4I25c.
Eggs--12Ac.
Florida oranges-In boxes, $3.50.
Apples-$3.50Q450
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02

Paine, Murphy q Co.'s Stock Letter
NBy Private Wire to Paine. Murphy & Coz
Birmingham. February with the ex-
cepticn of Pacific Mail. which was the lead
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02

For further informal ton address,
b. W. WRENN,
Pas. Traffic Man, Savannah, Ga.
r. l.. TODD,
Div. Pas. Agent, Montgomery, Ala.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02

BY Private Wire to Paine, Murphy & C,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02

TIME TABLE NO. 3-IN EFFECT
Monday, January 4. 1897. at 500 IN.
Passenger, Passenger.
Daily except Daily except
Sundays. Sundays
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02


NORTHERN ALABAMA RAILROAD
COMPANY.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-02

shortest and quickest line to Cinciaaati,
Louisyill and the North; also to Sbreye-
port, New Orleans and all points SOUTH
west.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-09-22
CHARLES A. PILlSBURY DEAD.
Noted Minneapolis Miller Dies Suddenly
at His Home.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. 49,
Charles A. Pillsbury, the well-known
miller, died suddenly at his home in
this city Sunday from chronic heart
trouble, due to overwork and INSULT
cient exercise.
Mr.. Pillsbury has not been we'll for
over year and spent the winter with
his family abroad, returning, as was
supposed, much improved in health.
He has given his business daily atten-
ton, and though not feeling as well as
usual was out Saturday.
Mr.. Pillsbury was born at Warner,
N. H., Oct. 3, 1872 was graduated at
Dartmouth college in 1863 and was in
the mercantile business in Montreal for
six years thereafter. In 1869 he came
to Minneapolis and at once turned his
attention to milling, little of which
had been done here up to that time.
With untiring industry, in which
his father, ex-Mayor George Pillsbury,
recently dead, and his uncle, ex-Gov.
j. S. Pillsbury, and others assisted, he
gradually built up the immense plant
now known as the Consolidated Mill
ing company, which turns out 1900
barrels of -four every day in the year.
Mr.. Pillsbury has been an active re-
publican, so popular with his party
that he could have had almost any
honor which the state could have be-
slowed had he sought it or cared for
it. He was for ten years a member
of the state senate. In benevolent and
philanthropic work he has always been
active.
For a long period his mills were
conducted on a profit-sharing basis,
and as much as $4,000 have been dis
tributed to the employees in a single
year. Mr.. Pillsbury, however, consid-
cred this a good business policy rather
than philanthropic.
In 1866 Mr.. Pillsbury married Miss
Mary Stinson of Goffstown, n. II. Mrs.
Pillsbury survives, together with twin
sons. now students at the State III
versity.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-09-22
WAR Department ACTIVE.
Perfecting Plans to Rush Re-en-
forcementS to Manila.
ARRANGING FOR TRANSPORTS.
Secretary Roots Statement That Al
the Men VIII Eat Their Christmas
Dinner In the Philippines Is Correct
No News from subig Bay.

Washington, Sept. 19-Arrange-
ments have been made by the war de-
partment for the departure for Manila
by Nov. / of all the troops intended
for Gen. Otis. This means that Secre-
tary Roots statement that every
mothers son of the re-enforcements
will eat his Christmas dinner at Ma
Mia" will prove correct.
That there may be no lack of trans
portation the collier Cassius is to be
fitted up as a transport at an expense
of $4,000, and Gen. Ludington has in
mind several other vessels which may
be secured. 1t is estimated that it will
be necessary to provide transportation
for 29,91S men.
Acting Secretary Allen has received
no information from Rear Admiral
Watson respecting the reported bonn
bardment of Subig bay. 1t is presumed
that the insurgents are in force at
that point, and the officials would not
be surprised If Admiral Watson desired
to drive them into the interior in order
to consider the desirability of the point
as site for a coaling station.
Because Of it's admirable natural de-
lenses Admiral Dewey, before the bat
tie of May 1, sent the Boston and Con-
cord to reconnoiter the bay. A thor
ough search was made, but the Spanish
fleet was not there, though a letter,
afterward found in the Cavite arsenal,
showed that it was Admiral Montejo's
intention to meet the American fleet
in that water way. There is town at
the eastward end of the bay.
The secretary of war, in response to
numerous requests, cabled Gen. Otis
regarding the two men of the Sixteenth
infantry who, according to the press
dispatches, had been condemned to
death in the Philippines. reply has
been received. 1t said that there was
a third soldier now about to be tried
in connection with the same case, and
that when the court-martial was con-
cluded the papers would be forwarded
to the department.
The two men sentenced are Corporal
Damhoffer and Private Conine of the
Sixteenth infantry. Senator Foster OF
Washington and many others petit
toned the secretary Of war to inter-
vene and prevent the summary execu-
tion OF the sentence. 1t does not APP
pear, however, that the case, which in
wolves assaults on native women, Is
one in which the sentence can be ex-
ecuted without first being reviewed by
the department. The papers cannot
reach Washington in less than thirty
days. The name of the third soldier
involved has not yet been made public.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-09-22
Story of a Long Board.

Cornelius Breckenridge of Taliafer-
70. Ky, was in town the other day and
while talking to a friend he thrust his
hand under his waistcoat and pulled
out a snowy white beard which reached
almost to his knees, says the Denver
Times. 81 am going TO tell you an
incident of my life that has never be-
fore been made public" he said. That
beard Of mine is now thirty-one inches
long and the cause of its length is ALI
due to the fact that once made bet
When the war broke out l was one OF
the southerners who enlisted and
fought with the confederates. Quite
naturally my feeling toward Abraham
Lincoln was not of the best. When
old Abe came up the second time for
election l said to a friend: Bob, If old
Abe is elected will never again shave
Well said Bob, If Abe Lincoln is not
elected l will never shave Both of US
agreed it should stand as bet and the
election day rolled around and the
result is well known"