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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-31
Marriage License.
The Sulphur Baths of Avon

relieve and cure Rheumatism, Gout
and Eczema. An ideal fall-wint er
home for invalids Address The San
itarlum, Avon, n. Y. {"
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STREET CAR ACCIDENT.
Cusick's Undertaking Van in Col
lision Yesterday.

Green Ridge Suburban car No. 157
collided with Cusick's undertaking van
about 11.30 o'clock yesterday morning
The van had been standing on front of
Cusicks livery office on Washington
avenue ana the driver was about to
drive across the tracks when he be-
came aware of his danger.
He could not get out of the road
quick enough, however, and the car
struck the van and damaged it consid-
erabIy.
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Hayes Bros. Orchestra

Furnished music at Royal. Pa, last
week ..
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
by MILLIONS Of MOTHERS for their
PERFECT SUCCESS. II SOOTHES the
CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS ALLAYS
all PAIN: CURES WIND collie, and
is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA
Sold by Druggists In every part of the
world Be sure and ask for Mrs, Wins :.
lows Soothing syrup" and take no other
Kind. Twenty five cents bottle.
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TO APPEAL LITTLE CASE.

Attorney Lenahan Went to Phila-
delphia Yesterday for That Purpose.
Attorney John #. Lenahan went to
Philadelphia yesterday to appeal to
the superior court for a review of the
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Try a Joy Maker" &c, cigar.

Flatulence is cured by Beecham's
Pills. -
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Finest wines and cigars at Lanes
320 Spruce street. s
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Smoke the Joy Maker" cigar, SC. I"
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Smoke the Joy Maker" cigar, sc. a."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-31

Smoke the Popular Punch cigars, Toe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-06
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

OUTSIDE SECURITTES.-Market irregular and
fairly active Standard OIL closed at fid476. against
475Ti76 Tuesday. Last prices OF the other prom
inent issues were: OTIS Elevating. Ssd37 preferred
saba9i. Amsterdam Gas. asi1d3si1: preferred s7h@
cSi5: Baking Powder. 9O11d90&. Car Foundry 29ltn
30: Wagner Palace Car 1s3G1ss; Air Power. 72a7;
Pressed Steel Car eOzd62 preferred ssas9 Electric
Vehicle ltOa4: Bay State Gas. 2Ad27s
ATCHISON ADJUSTMENT TNTEREsT-M
meeting Of the Board Of Directors OF the Atchson
Topeka and Santa Pc Railway Company yesterday
the Executive Committee was authorized to arrange
for payment OF interest on the companys ADJUST
mcnt bonds semi-annually. whenever requests
therefor are received from holders OF not less than
s15Oooo0 bonds 1t is understood that such re-
quests have already been received from holders OF
bonds 10 the amount OF nearly 100000
KANSAS AND TEXAS EARNINGS-Missouri
Kansas and Texas reports gross earnings TOT the
fourth week Of March OF s29s,o45. gain OF Sooo
over tho same week in 1898. For the month gross
earnings Increased s7l.sS9.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.-Earnings OF the South
ern Railway are running ahead Of any correspond
ing time in the history OF the company For the
month OF March gross earnings increased s2OSSSo'
making a total gain since July Of N,sl5s4o
LOUISVILLE AND NASHvII.LE.-The gross
earnings OF Louisville and Nashville for the fourth
week in March show a gain the same week
last year OF SS4.i50
DIVIDEND DECLARED. The Central Railroad
Company OF New-Jersey has declared dividend Of
/ per cent. payable May |.
BANK REPORTS-The Corn Exchange Bank al
the close Of business March 30 had loans ana
discounts OF s2OS32476. and total resources OF
sos 277 sec 10 The capital stock was N,po.m the
surplus fund 100000. and the amount due de-
posors $50 767 1913 a. The Plaza bank at the close
OF business on March 30 had loans and discounts
of 81 757 372 S. and total resources Of s22S1O 81 The
capital stock and surplus were 100000 each. and
the amount due depositors was N,S2S37.
EXPIRES TO-DAY.-The time for deposit OF
bonds and stock under the Central Pacific Railroad
Company readjusment expires to-day, after which
deposits Will he accepted only upon cash payment
OF per cent of the par value OF bonds and an ad-
ditional cash payment OF 81 per share Of stock de-
posted.
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THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.
GOVERNMENT BONDs.-Market firm. Final
quotations follow:

RAILROAD BONDs.-Market moderately active
and irregular Total sales amounted In par value
20 s3sO.OOO against $l6S.Coo on Tuesday. The
heaviest dealings were IN the Atchison Issues, ST
paul consol Is Rock Island AZ. Chicago Terminal
a. Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf lists. Manhat-
tan Is. Mexican Central I'd incomes. Kansas and
Texas 1st As New-York. Chicago and 81. Louis IS,
oregon Railroad and Navigation As, San Antonio
end Aransas Pass As Union Pacific IS. Wabash
debenture Bs Erie prior 4s. Illinois Central Ious-
Vile division 3iks Mexican International Is. Kan
sas md Texas Of Texas IS Northern Pacific prior
Is and general Hen 2s 81. Louis Southwestern lists
and DDS Texas and Pacific DDS and 81 Louis ana
Mountain So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-06
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London. April s. p. m.-American railway
shares opened dull on the closing Ne"-horK pioes
~ yesterday The market partially recovered. but
-. ,,rse,,led and inclined TO walt for Eew-York
n show It's hand Business was very restricted
The closing tone was firm Last prices were; Atchi-
son 22ib: Canadian. s97s; St. Paul. BIN; Illinois
Central. 11ess: Louisville. e7i4; Union Pacific pre-
ferrcd. s21.: New-York Central 1A%; Erie 1893
PENNSYLVANIA sSss: Reading. ~; Erie first pre-
forrod IN. Northern Pacific preferred. s07s, and
Grand Trunk Sas asked.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-06

Sight, 16c; telegraph. inc. Cincinnatl-Over me
counter. SOC premium; between banks par ana &c
discount Savannah-Buyng. l-l6c discount. sell
ing Zoe per $1,000 premium Charcston.ac,aBuy s,s
par; selling 1sc premium Bostor-lb Z-SuzVc us
count ST Louis-i0c. discount Chcago-l5c dis
count.
BANK CLEARINGs. = New-Yor - Exchanges
SOC $40 Ss5 balances $1i 9a0.S+o Baltimore TX
changes AOs balances ssS2s9 d, phi aa os
Exchanges so l56 442 balances. $1,000 ou DE
ton-Exchanses SS1 .337 4S7: balances 2ss1SS- en-
oago-Exchanges SSl $50 S13; balances N,'o'Si''
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-Cail money IN
London li2 per cent Open market dlscouhI raw, raw;
21-iS per cent for short and 2l-l6a2ls per CEN
for long bills Berlin discount rate, per ,,on On
Paris ~ per cent. Berlin exchange on LONDON ~
marks 42I5 pfennigs Paris exchange on LONDON
y francs 21i2 ccntimes.
EUROPEAN SECURITIES. - British Cohsol'
closed NJ 10 ll-l6 for money and lO1s Tor tne au
count French rentes. l0l francs 20 centmes span
ish Is In London. 59ls.
THE SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver 59Ac MeN-
lean silver dollars. 47iac. Bar silver In LONDON
27iad. $500
GOLD PREMIUM-In Madrid. 1850; Lisbon $50;
Buenos Ayres lA.10; Rome, Is1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-06
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATEs.-Money on call per cent WIN
exceptions al SGl6 per cent The close was at per
cent Time money, per cent for all perioos
Commercial paper rates: Primo Endorsed DIS re-
ceivable 3s.d4 per cent; hishgrade single names
I0Am nor cent and other good names. 5d6 per
cent.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Marketd dull and STEADY
Actual closing rates follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-06

STREET RAILROADS IN THIS CITY.
CReported by c. l. Hudson Co.. Nos. "a 80 Wall ST.
BONDS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-06

Hers' posted rates were:

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE, - New Orleans-com'
,nercial. pars bank 81 premium. San Francisco
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-06
STOCKS GENERALLY FIRM.
RAILROAD SHARES FEATURES.

CALL MONEY AGAIN ACTIvE-BONDs AND
EXCHANGE
Closing prices yesterday Of the principal ac-
tive securities and net changes from Tuesdays
last sales were as follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-06
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

THE TREASURY STATEMENT.-The daily
Washington statement. covering actual results OF
two DAYS ago compared with the last preceding
statement gives the following balances
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-06

A., oasb hal s2e4 e32 s27a, 5es s64 Dec s'oo3S42
GOVERNMENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 'eOe'p''
'o-,ad iron, Washington s9lo596: internal reve-
o ocoints s57S179 miscellaneous receipts. SSoZHs'
total receipts 81 500 o64; expenditures 2S'3'"' ne
,. Tor rho month to date 1851 900; expenditures
m excess Of receipts. s633 02o Receipts TOT tne
NecaI wear TO date. s3ss1s5341; expenditures H'o'
$50 800; excess OF expenditures sSf4s4''0o, ".
:, ~o.,onol hank notes for redemption. s26i,2Sl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-06
financial Hlcetlnes.

>>~>~~>S>~>,@>>y>> OTIS
THE NEW YORK, CHICAGO G ST. I"'
X. Il. 60. ,,,ua
NOTICE is hereby given that 'he Hu -,
Meeting OF the stockholders Of The New forS A.
G. c, Louis Railroad Company. for the eec'iS ~, a,
reotor. and general purposes VII DC ~. con-
o.cIorL m on dnesday, May Srd. isvv 81 'no -
many, principal once. IN Cleveland Onto s.,.ry.
pyERrIsRMENTs ara subscriptions ,os ne Iva.
n received their Uptown once, No Ss< trsrtlss-
"a door north 3lst-st,. until o'clock ~. r~su,e
msnts received at tho following branch oinsss
o6rce until o'clock M. yts -ot
cor .sd i.a esh,ays cor icn... W., ss,hst: ~
Wsst xed-st near 6th-avs. % Eas, isth-sI'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-06
SECURITIES AT ATCTION.

The following securities were sold yesterday at
auction at the New-York Real Estate SaieS'''"'
BY Adrian n Muller e. Son:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-06

once OF the NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CoNPANi'
April Sd. 1899.
4 DIVIDEND Of -Four per cent upon Inc
Capital Stock Of the Company has this Day been az
payable after 10th April inst The franz
fer book will be closed from the 81 until the 10Th inst
- nv order F. n CRJ'M secy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-06

SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE
RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-06
Dipioeno Notices.

CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY OF NEW JERsEY
No I43 Liberty Street
New York April 3D. 1899
A DIVIDEND Of ONE PER CENT has this
day been declared payable May LIST, % stockhoden
Of record the close OF business April lih The cahs
fer will he closed from 800 IT Of Friday Apa
i4th, I'LL the morning Of Friday. April 2lst
!. W WATSON. Treasurer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-06

THE PROCTOR & GAMBLE COiPANln
Cincinnati. Ohio March p. le%
THE DIRECTORS Of this Company have tns
day declared the regular quarterly dividend 81 49,
PER CENT. the Preferred Stock Of the 'oIPs.iar
payable and after April 18th The transfer BOOKS W."
be closed from April LIST 10 April 18th. inclusive
y. y GAMBLE. secY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19
DRINKING MORE GIN.
CONSUMPTION OF THE DUTCH BEVERAGE
INCREASING IN THE UNITED STATES
MUCH OF IT MADE HERE.

The consumption Of gin in the United states
is increasing continually because Of the growing
popularity Of fancy drinks in which gin is the
chief ingredient.
Men who have a weakness FOR gin and call
for fzzes rickies cocktails and other fancy
drinks" said a barkeeper ARE usually parucu-
lar to say that they want this that or the other
brand Of imported gin, and they take what they
get and call it good. although it is pure Amer
lean stock in most instances"
Inquiry among the dealers in liquors revealed
the fact that about ten times much Holland
gin is made in the United states as comes
from Holland 1t is made in large quantities IN
Milwaukee Cincinnati New-York and III seN-
eral places in Connecticut. The low grades are
sold in bulk and the better stock is put up IN
bottles. The juniper berry. which is used TO give
the good gin it's favor grows IN small quantities
in Wisconsin and other Western States, but IN"
best quality is imported from Germany and
Austria and comes 20 this country in bags con
tanning about one hundred pounds each OF the
dried article.
cir is the only distilled beverage said 4"
la,re uquor dealer. (which does not becom"
more valuable with age. Il is put on the mar
ket lust as il comes from the still i grows
better with age but if it is kept in barrels il
loses it's pure water color and becomes slightly
yellow. and although the dealer may assure his
customer that il is better for the age me aF-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19

usual accommodation. All these vehicles. WIN
Inc execution OF the Iandaulet will run at the
tariffs now in use. The delay in getting Out
the new motors has been caused by the az
hculty of finding a proper type OF accumulate.
The drivers OF the vehicles will be smart-lOok
inc fellows. unlike most Of the existing faFls
cabmen. who seem rather ponderous ana clumsy
in their high hats and long coats Inc MOO
conductors or StOkers are 10 wear Whlt"- Shzeu
fiat cans black jackets and trousers, WIN
yellow piping and gilt ornaments. bearing inc
company's monogram In comparaliNpiH
short space of time Parsians will talk OF call
inc q motor instead OF a cab while the Word
"cocher" is destined TO be replaced by that OF
chauffeur" or stoker. The transformation
thus effected will undoubtedly take rank ah''h3
IN, chief innovations Of the century
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19
THE DIAuoyD rIrLDS or Br4zjL
oNcE IMPORTANT But NOW COMPARATIVELY
NEGLECTED
Trom Tn - James, Gazette.

From The ST James's Gazette
il not generally remembered that i'raz. was
AZ ON. time the most important diamond-Pr"-
ducine country I'm the world. We are reminded
of this fact 10y the Second Secretary Of tn Bit
fsh LEGATION AZ Rio. who has just sent nome
report on journey to thar part of the country
Minas Gereas whence this mineral has heen OBJ
tanned in greatest quantity. Mr. Beaumont le.s
US that though tho quality Of tn" BrazHiah
stones still makes them more valuable than any
others diamond mining has OF late been com
paratively neglected the industry being now 'or
the most part. carried Oh 10y single lhdlFluHaIS'
"garmpeiros. or small asSo'latoh. VOL 'ns
with rude and obsolete machinery. a company
known as the Boa Vista has recently htth
formed in Paris. with capital OF -"V'"'"
francs. to carry on work ON sys'emaI' '"s.
and Oh "a large scale FOR a very long period ana
II IL succeeds the industry VIII no d"uht Te'''F'
a great impetus therefrom
Mr.. Boaumonts journey was undertaken
partly through curiosity o. visit q little known
country and partly in the hop of learning
something NJ the methods and prospects IN
vogue especially those of thu new COMPANY
from which such great things are expected. Inc
c0u.rauy's operations are centred about me
town OF Diamautiua. % place founded hy nahd
of ST Paulo and Portuguese adventures ln me
seventeenth century. Diamonds Were discovered
i'm this locality about tn" year rs - tween
1712 and 1905 the period of DO" most "rI.t"
production the diamond mines produ "a ''"' ~
:D5 cardts at 4 cost vhlch 4NeraS'd ~. 49,,
carat between l1a2 and l1!I rs I'd per 'aidt
between 1896 and $500 and Us. between INbi
ard lSG During the same period god Wa *
tract.d amounting in value 20 tl9'4l" FROM
1172 % lN43 under me administrator "I ''', IT,
Real Extrarcao." eighty stones weir i'uHd ''
an ottawa is caratsi more. The gems rA-
tracted after the largest and best had been -r-
aside for IN" crown were sold 10y contract ''
from about BIS. 80 SOS carat
For sixteen y,ars az the beginning of inc Il'S-
eut century th. banking houses Of HOPE ih u.
land and Of Barring ~ London c'ntf'Heo me
minr- th. output ol which was assigned I'D
I I'd H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19

be eleven feet in length. and in places a. thick
as a mans thigh. The services of -four men were
required 10 carry it to the main field The value
OF the opal is between $1,000 and HUN" A
Southern opal buyer states that there j. such
great quantity Of opal on the field that b" - uh-
ablc 70 purchase II all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19

t4orr van Hamme the leading dancing master
~ Vienna said that the modern successor oi inc
old .IMendler" and the knightly loren dahc's
the waltz-was danced III Europe as uilSi 49,
80 irelngautlv as POSSIBLE. There was iaI
zoo ,,fch mon" and too little Of the gHde' anu
r-orlo no longer recognized in dancing an ess'"-
tial bodily training and an lhdIspehs"uI'', Wv, V,,
20, - dcnortment Dancing was considered
49, som thing superhuous. ana people Ihls
learned il haIf-heartedy being satisfied II 'n n
wore able to keep themselves tuIiilnE Oh u, 'ho
r,o+ and then on the other At pan AT III,
wa Court a former British attachc pra!se1
the Vienna waltz 10 the Emperor 'Uu, re- .,'.,
Ills Naicsty "mais Oh Ut C@Ast IluS 81 o''''
Qu 'autTe fo!s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19
4 GRrAT rIyD or OPILS " QrEENNLIND


sensational find Of opas is reported from
Wiufon. Queensland. Two Germans Wh" nag
d',n v..u Ieft their claim 10 TWO men named
e.,.fli,r,o, and Greenwood who had only re-
need few inches Of earth when they struck a
nlg opal band. This when opened WI. r..
-, ot'.l ..,r discovered The pipe" Is alleged 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19

erage buyer will say. That gin must BE Oad,
it's yellow In Holland. where men "ome" an"
children drink gin. they know too much 10 judge
IL Iy the color"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19

-,a a.l.re-c r- public seems inclined 20
b. zoa sind.l g.. ,he rev.vals of The Three
l-tsrsn" IT,, one which was put forth last
b. q. he Broadway Theatre "The Mus
fr has drawn large crowds and the ac.in-
company n ID. adventurous and roman
s.s o., The play has been much admired
ms 81. 1o-a. OF - long ruu for this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19

~. is no pa--. n The popularity Of The
Ruby a. Iat- Theatre. The audiences
Instantly large and the assurarce becomes
sure tia, NJ, DAILY Will need no other play
So his seas.r. Tho last ~ tho series Of
a'ed leciur- uy Burton Holmes Will be
hT week Taa subject is The Grand
t q Arizol The lecture will begin at
b % Tuesd.. and Triday and at ] 4 q. IN.
'r days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19

,.sr N THEATRICAL ACTIVITY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19

- Xrw VERSION OF "FRoU
,,,~-orHEE BILLS OF THE CITY
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-09-22
VARIETIES.

-" 'Paintings' said the artist, flat
tered by the presence of the million
aire in his studio. Yes, sir. Ishall be
happy to show you my best canvases.
Something allegorical? Or do you
prefer landscape?' What 1 want
said Mr.. Boodelle, the eminent con-
tractor, with decision, is something
about yard and q half long and a
yard wide, to cover some cracks in
the frescoin'.'"
-Swellguy-"You say you'll guar
antee this horse to trot in 2.40Y"
Horse Dealer-''Yes, sir" Swellguy-
You mean mile in 2.40?" Horse
Dealer-"Well, l didn't name any
distance, sir, but he'll go as far as he
can in $40"
An editor who thinks he knows
all about farming says, in speaking
about strawberries, that the best way
to raise them is with spoon.
1.-THE doctor said he'd put me on
my feet again in two weeks" "Wen,
didn't he DO it?' He did, indeed.
l had to sell my horse and buggy to
foot his bill"
An American was one day telling
his friend, an lrishman, of very
loug chimney that he had built a mile
high! Pat replied: THAT is nothing
to what have seen. Over in Ireland
there's chimney so high that one or
two bricks have to De taken off to let
the moon go byn
"A father was very much annoyed
by the foolish questions of his little
son. Johnny, you are great source
of annoyance to me-" Whats the
matter, pa Pr You ask so many
foolish questions. l wasn't as big d
donkey when l was your age" No,
pa, but you've growed heap since"
MIR. Crimsonbeak-"Y never
hear me growl at the table," Mrs.
Crimson beak-''What, then, were
You doing at breakfast, todayY" Il
wasn't growing at the table, but at
your biscuit
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-09-22
THE MORE EXCELLENT WAY.

The Ole writers tell of what they
called the Island of the Sirens''-sea-
nymphs who used to lure on their
island home all who passed by it on
board ship, aud when, by their beauti-
full music, they had drawn them to
their shores, worked their ruin. On
one occasion, we read how Ulysses, the
great and strong, went by. Knowing
the danger, he stopped the ears of his
crew with wax, and bound himself
with thongs to the mast, so that while
his sailors should be unable to hear
the music, he would be bound so firm
ly to his ship that he could resist its
charm. They passed by the coast
safely. Presently, when .Orpheus
came by, he adopted a far more excel
lent way. AS his ship was passing he
produced melody more beautiful than
that of the sirens on the shore, and so
entranced were his crew by the music
which he himself gave them, and so
occupied was he in making it, that the
sirens failed altogether to draw them
aside.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-09-22
An UNsATISFIEO APPETITE.

Two negroes, Jem and Sam, went
out coon hunting. They caught one
after much labor. Sam, being ex-
hausted with fatigue, went to sleep,
leaving Jem to cook the coon. Jem
boiled it, tasted the attractive mess,
and found it SO excellent that he ate
it all up. Afraid of the consequences.
he rubbed some of the fat on his
sleeping comrades lips, placed a bone
in his hand, and the pot full OF picked
bones before him, and then went to
sleep also. When Sam woke up, he
was amazed at the condition of affairs,
and his huge eyeballs rolled in aston
ishment as he gazed first at the bones
and then at his sleeping companion.
He at length, being both bewildereci
and angry, and laying his hand heavi-
" on the shoulder of the sleeper,
yelled out:
Come, Jem, none oh you foolin'
wild dis chile! What's you done wild
de 'coonp'
Jem stared at him with a look OF
blank surprise, and said:
why, Sam, is you crazy! Dat
coon? Why, you eat it all up in your
sleep, and you wouldn't gil me a
moufful when / axed it, cause you
said YOU was asleep"
"Go way now, Jem; none OBJ you
foolin' wild me l want my shae OF
dat coon"
Why" said the other, 'dere's al
de bones and de pot befo' you, AND
dere's your mouf all smea'd wild de
fat, and now you say how l eat it ~
Sam felt his mouth, and, finding
that it was besmeared, he became
calm, and begged his pardon for his
| suspicious but placing his hand OF
his very empty stomach, he said:
Il say, Jein, Is'pose | did eat da
coon; but it was de smallest one
eber seed, for l don't feel him here &
] bit"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-09-22
IDEAL WHEAT LAND,

The ideal wheat land is clover sod;
and next after that, land upon which
a crop of cow peas or soy beans has
been grown. Cow peas make splen-
did preparatory crop for wheat. They
belong to that class of leeumes that
have the peculiar power of taking
nitrogen from the air and depositing
it in the soil. They deposit far more
than they use, and the vast quantity
left in the soil when they are harvest
ed, is in a form that is Immediately
available to the succeeding crop; if
wheat is sown the plants take it up at
once and a thrifty, sturdy, frost-resist-
ing growth is the result. l am Salts
fled that the time is coming when no
scientific farmer will think of sowing
winter wheat in the older sections of
the country without first preparing
the soil for it with clover, COW peas or
some other legume.-AgTicatItatrGL
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