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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-30
DEc1DUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

The Gamers are paying the following prices
Peaches. $40 for frees and $50 for clings; April
cots. S2oa5o per ton, according to size.
quality and district; Bartlett Pears, s40G5O per
ton: Green and Yellow Plums. $50 per ton.
The hot weather in the interior is ripening
the fruit so rapidly that the Gamers are put
to their trumps to take all that is rendered
them contract In the southern part of the
State they cannot take all the apricots. so a
certain quantity will have to be dried.
The local market was dull. Peaches and
Apricots We're in ample supply and even Plums
came in more freely. The general tone was
Oranges are pilng up again and quotations
are lower, as the demand is for the summer
fruits.
DECIDUOUs FRUITS
Apples. S5casl per large box; crabapples.
SOC per box.
Strawberries s4a6 per chest for small and 81 50
as % for large berries: Raspberries s4q6 per
.CantaIoupes from Winters. 50 per box.
Seedless Grapes from Yuma, per crate.
Currants SO 50Q5 per chest
Green Pears. 40c1N per box according to
size, and 35Q5oc per basket; Bartletts, sla1 50
Figs. 25d5oc for single and 5Od75c per box for
double layers Of black and 25@5oc for white
Apricots 35dS5c per box and 39d4oc per bas-
Peaches, 25Q6Oc per box and 2oa4oc per bas-
ket. most OF the basket sales being at 25c.
Plums. 25450c per box; Prunes. 60G75c per
crate; Peach Plums, per crate.
CITRUS FRUITs-Navel Oranges, 81 5oa2 50
per box; Seedlings, I5cMSl So Mediterranean
Sweets, s1d2 30; Valencias, sl63 so: Lemons 81
al 80 for common and s2a2 so for good to
choice Mexican Lines. S4a4 90; California
Lines. 25Q50c per small box; Bananas. 81 700
80 per bunch; Pineapples, s1G2 80 per dozen
DRIED FRUITS. NUTS AND RAIsINS
After the Fourth there will probably be more
doing in fruits. AT present the market is
lIteless
DRIED FRUITs-Prunes, 61Ac for 4O-5os. sc
for 5O-6O's. 4c for 6O-70s. Sl5G3zc for 7o-SOs
24@3Ac for SO-9O's. 215d2%c for 9O-1OOs and
2G2llc for 10O-1lOs; Plums, nominal nc for
unptted and 4lsG6c FOR pitted.
DRIED FRUITS (New Crop)-Apricots july
delivery, 9a9kc per ID: Peaches, July delivery
61kG7c: Evaporated Apples, Sc.
RAISINS-324c for two-crown. t&c for three
crown SIC for four-crown. 41aa6c for Seedless
sultanas 31sc for Seedless Muscatels and 81 20
for London layers: Dried Grapes. 23.GSc
NUTS-Chestnuts, 7c per ID: Walnuts 5dSc
FOR hardshell. 10d11c for softshell; Almonds S0J
&c for hardshell. 12a1Sc for softshel. 14916c for
paper-shell: Peanuts. Gd7c for Eastern and 43h60
Sc for California; Cocoanuts. 81 5005.
HONEY-Comb, HAZE for bright and 1Dd11c
for light amber water white extracted GIN
7c: light amber extracted, 6Aq6ac: dark, 5a
51kc per lb.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

There Is nothing new to report. the markets
under this head being dull.
BEANS aycs 81 coal 20; Small White. $40
Is; Large White 81 50Q1 60 Pinks, 81 $50
S. Reds SO 40; Blackeye, 81 1904 10; Buffers;
nominal; 'Limas. So 90G4; Pea, 81 90q2 %; Red
Kidneys. s. - per ctl
SEEDS-Brown Mustard nominal; Yellow
Mustard. 2&4a3c; Flax, nominal Canary Seed.
2sic per III; Alfalfa. 999Mc; Rape, 3Q311c;
Hemp. 4i4d4lac; Timothy, 4&4 05Ac.
DRIED PEAS-Niles. 81 25q1 50; Green. 81 90
az per ctl.
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POULTRY AND GAME.

The only change worthy of note is a decline
in young BOOSTERS. The market IS well supplied
a rule.
POULTRY-Live Turkeys. 11d13c for Cob
hers and 1la13c for Hens; Geese, per pair,
Sldl %; Goslings, s1d1 %; Ducks s4G5 so for
old and s4G5 80 for young; Hens, 81 50Q5 80:
young Boosters. $6Q7: old BOOSTERS, $59
. 30; Fryers, S4G5: Brollers, S3G3 80 for large.
s2G2 80 for small; Pigeons. 81 75q2 per dozen
for old and 81 50d2 for Squads.
GAME-Noninal
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WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-The Chicago market was tame on
account of disappointing cables and fine
weather The Cincinnati Price Current says
that the winter crop shows better reports than
anticipated. but another report says that the
threshing returns poorer The Northwest
and foreigners free sellers Berlin closed
a lower and the support of the market was
poor Shorts were about the only buyers In
New York.
This market sympathzed with Chicago and
futures fell back somewhat. Spot quotations
are unchanged
Spot Wheat-shipping, 81 osA@l 10: milling,
s. 1212G1 Is.
CALL BOARD SALES
Informal session-9:15 o'clock-No sales
Second sesson--No sales
Regular morning session = December-1O. 900
ctls 81 1875 1000. 81 IS.
Afternoon session-December-4G ctls 81 17Ts
BARLEY-Spot feed Is still better owing to
short stocks Futures however, declined
Feed. new. 9o195c; Brewing, s713c; old Brew
ing, sl11 o. per ctl.
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COMMERCIAL WORLD
s1.nrA1ARY OF THE MARKETS.

- SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.
SILVER unchanged.
Wheat weaker. Farley and Oats higher.
Corn and Rye DUH
Hay unchanged@@
Fran and .Hiddiings caster.
Beans and Seeds dull
Potatoes frmer ami Onions weak.
Vegetables in EQpd supply.
Batter and Eggs quiet.
Poultry market about the same
F1-jij market well supplied.
Oranges lower and dull
Dried Fruit nominal.
Provisions unchanged.
Beef rather easier.
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.on,o.rs GENERAL TRANsATIANTIQUE

p IRPfA'T LINE to HAv 19 q 4 sess
Sang every Z s 26P5a river + foot Ct Of
from re, 81 Il IA CHAMPAGNE. July s: LA
NM96fRsANpIE gy II i Ia %, BRk E 4oRAi Jgy
y; - FIRST class to Havre. $65 and up
AgEI5 per cent reduction on round trip Sec,
omnd1cIass to Havre. $40 10 per cent reduction
on ro,,nd trip GENERAL AGENCY FOR
II[ on TTf STATES AND CANADA, 80 Broad
,yor GIudson buildingl. New York. J. F. FC-
y vi &. CO Pacific Coast Agents, Montgom-
erv ave san Francisco
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togo KISEN KAISHA.

G TEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF. COR
- ner First and Brannan streets, l D. M for
YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG. caFling at
Kobe Hiogol, Nagasak and Shanghai, and
connecting at Hongkong with steamers for
India etc. No cargo received on board on day
of sailing.
NIPPON MARU..............We Wednesday; July ;
AMERICA MARU~............S Saturday. July %
HONGKONG MARI. ..... Thursday, August II
Round-trip tickets at reduced rates. For
freight and passage apply at companys office.
421 Market st. corner First.
W. B. CURTIS. General Agent.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, June 29.-Consols, 107 sic: silver.
% 11-16d; French rentes. 10Of Sc wheat car
goes off coast, more inquiry; cargoes on pas
sage, quiet and steady; English country mar
kets. quiet.
LIVERPOOL. June 29.-Wheat. firm; wheat
in Paris, steady; flour in Paris steady; French
country markets steady.
COTTON-Uplands. 5-16d
CLOSING.
WHEAT-Spot. firm. Futures, dull; July, IS
Cd; September SO 1ll2d; December. IS Id.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags. 5Aa5ssc;. Wool
Bags. 26@2Sc: San Quentin Bags, 81 95.
COAL-Wellngton IS per ton: New yelling
ton, S. Southfied Wellington, 81 so; Seattle Sc;
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION,

According to telegram received by the Col
lcctor of the Port from the Treasury Depart
ment at Washington, the value Of the Mexican
dollar in paying duties. etc, will be As cents /
mill for the quarter commencing July l.
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LONDON WOOL SALES.

LONDON, Iune 29-There was full at
tendance OF buyers at to-days WOO! auction
sales. Fine crossbred and merinos We're In
firm demand. German representatives operated
more freely, dividing merinos equally with the
home trade. The Continental buyers were eager
bidders for locks and pieces at high rates A
large quantity Of low medium crossbreds real
lied to ~ per cent below the May series
The number OF bales offered aggregated u 93S
The sales of the day We're II 92S bales
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PORTLAND'S BUSINESS.
NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

OREGON.
PORTLAND. Or, June 2a.-Locallv 5Sc was
about the top quotation for Walla WalIa with
valley and bluestem easy at SIC and Sic
The foreign wheat shipments from Portland
for the week ending to-day were 81 SOS
bushels.
WASHTN ION
TACOMA. June 29-The wheat market &c
quiet quotations remaining unchanged CIuh
5Slkc: bluestem 6lhc.
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CLOSING Quotations.
THURSDAY, June 2o-4 p. m.
SUN, MOON AND TIDE.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Times and Heights of High and Low
Waters at Fort Point, entrance TO San
Francisco Bay Published by official au-
thorty of the Superintendent.
NOTE-The high and low waters occur at
the city front (Misson-street WHARF about
twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point;
the height OF tide Is the same at both places.
FRIDAY. JUNE 80.
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For u. S. MAYNARD AND VALLEJO.

Steamer "Monticello.
MON, Tues, We'd. Thurs. ana Sat. at 9:t5
a. m, 3:15, $50 p. m. Tex. Thurs. night; RI
days, p M and $780, Sundays 1890 a. m,
D. m Landing and office. Mission street Dock.
Pier No. 2. Telephone Main 1JOS.
FAME wv
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The 0, B, & n, co.

AMERICAN LINE.
NEW YORK. SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON, PARIS
Stopping at Cherbourg. westbound
. From New York Every Wednesday. 10 a. m
New York July 12l st. Louis August
St Paul ........July 10 st. Paul August 10
New York August ., New York August %
RED STAR LINE.
New York and Antwerp.
From New York Every Wednesday, II noon.
Noordand ......July 12I Southwark August
Friesland ........July IA Westernland Aug.
Adria ............July % KensingtOn Aug. Is
EMPIRE LINE
Seattle. st. Michael, Dawson City.
For full information regarding freight and pas
sage apply to
INTERN ATIONAI NAVIGATION COMPANY,
so Montgomery St. or any of its agencies.
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ANCHOR LINE

United States Mail Steamships
Sail from New York Every Saturday for
GLASGOW, via Londonderry. F.
Saloon Passage. $50 and upward.
Second Cabin
City OF Rome. $50. Other Steamers $50
Storage Passage
Rome $3.50 Furnessia. S34.5Q. Other
Strs.. $3.50.
For Book of Tours and information apply to
HENDERSON BROTHERS:
General Agents Bowling Green. New forS-
Or J. F. FUGAZT 3 Montgomery St,
Or L. F. COCKROFT. ia Montgomery St.
Or r r. RITCHIE. New Montgomery ST.
SAN FRANCISCO.
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THE LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK. June 29.-The Commercial Ad-
vertisers London financial cablegram says:
Business restricted in the markets here
to-day in view of the holidays. The tone was
satisfactory, Americans opened strong and re-
manned good until the afternoon. There a
fair demand for Denver and Rio Grande Nor
folk and Western preferred and Atchison. but
the market less active, than yesterday.
New York seemed uncertain and the close was
slightly under the best Tintos We're 44I4. Ana
conGa 1924. Utahs reached S9s a rumor Of
the commencement OF output Of Bostons OF 49,
Money was in strong demand for the settle
ment and the end of the half year. Great ease
IS expected after the end of the month.
CLOSING.
LONDON. ,Iunc 29-Canadian Pacific 1O0as
Northern Pacific preferred. 7974; Union Pacific
preferred 1885: Atchison, 1874: Grand Trunk
s; Anaconda, i0s4 Bar silver steady. p l1-16d
per ounce. Money, 2la per cent.
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Omen. High. Low. Close


At the close September pork 2l2c to DC
lower lard &C lower and ribs 212c TO sc lower
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Cash quotations were as toIloWs Flour.
steady: No. 2 spring wheat 1lG7S4c; No.
G2Gi.c: No. white. 27629c: No. rye, &c; No.
barley. 39l9c: No. l flaXseed. 81 %. mess pork,
per barrel. 81 40GS 90 lard per 100 lbs. 81 H2lSp
02ia: short ribs sides Goose), 81 53Gi 30; dry
sailed shoulders tboNed), s5ft5 %. short clear
sides (boXed). $5a5 10; whisky, distilers nm
ished goods, per gallon. 81 %; sugars, cut LOAF
unchanged: granulatel unchnnGed.
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LIVERPOOL. rrTI-RES-

on the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was firm; creameries 13l2alSc dairles.
l1G1512c. Cheese, firm; Si2G954c. Eggs, steady
fresh 1oc.
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INVESTMENT BOARD.
Morning Session.

Morning Session.
Board
% Paauhau 2 Co ........... 90 -
700 Pacific Auxiliary Fire Alarm. ~
20 Hama Plantation Co ........ -
Is Hutchinson Co ............. a. "a
Afternoon Session.
Board
$50 Vigorit Powder ............. ,.,,
q San Francisco Gas & Electric Co. % AZ
so Giant Powder Con ............. 20 .. 2
10 Hutchinson S + Co ........,... % a. a.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-09-01

The. Sultan usually gives sudieDeoo
on Friday sitter the ceremony o. IL
Selamlik. whea he wears TVykieS
generals uniform, with the star os the
Imtiaz Order in brilliants hung nun
his neck. AS he sits In front Of ron.
with his hands resting on tht hilt q
his sword before him. and you watch
him speak to Munir Pasha In his quiet.
dignified way, you cannot resist the Ina
preston of his picturesque dignity. On
other occasions his dress is simplicity
:tself, scarcely differing from that Of his
secretaries and other ofhcials. He
wears a black frock coat cut In Turk
ish fashion, which just hides . white
waistcoat with gold watch chain. The
only other jewelry is apt to be plain
gold ring on the little finger Of the
right hand, with fair-sized ruby cut
or polished en- cabochon. II Is eus-
tomary to sit in the presence Of the
Sultan after being requested 70 do 20,
but the native-born Turk viii only just
sit on the very edge Of the little silt
chair and fold his arms across hia
chest, waiting for the Sultan TO address
him. and then mutter In reply, while
bending low and touching chest. nps.
and forehead with the right Aand.
"Firman Enendemizen." master. thy
word is taw.)-Harper's Magazine.
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Kicks From Pros perity.

PROSPERITY, Kan, Sept. %, 1899.
EDITOR GRAPHIC:
Thinking perhaps our name might
look we'll in your paper, wherefor these
items. l have been reader of your
valuable paper for about a year, and
during all of this time seldom see an
item from this 'neck O. the woods"
and but once has our name helped to
illumine the columns of your paper,
although I've been active in denunci-
alton, kicking at everything and every
body far and near, "but's no use." 1
have fully demonstrated the fact that
corn and sunaowers cannot be sue
cessfully produced in the same field
with profit for the farmer:
that alfalfa upon the high lands is a
failure.
We have kicked with both feet a.
those who would encourage the fenc-
ing of the public range by the "big"
cattle companies-of closing up the
public highway by either ''big' or
''little' cattlemen, believing it to be
for the best interest of the county that
they should remain open and unob-
structed, according to law, and upon
this issue we should elect our county
commissioners and township trustees.
| We kick on that point of our pres
paying voters of school district the
power to move a school house from
the center of a district TO one corner
of it. The center of the district is the
proper location for the school house.
/ We are opposed to employing a
teacher in our public schools that
dances and talks the same to her pu-
pills. In fact, We are opposed to dane
ing anywhere and so have kicked.
i We are not in favor with the notion
that because the outlying lands Of this
county are owned by the mortgage
companies the people have a right &c
cultivate or fence it up for private use
without conpsnsatiny thu oxlsrs for
the same.
And our putience leaps all bounds
when any political party nominatee a
lawyer for either branch Of the legis'
Eiature or a ''sport" for any ONCE OF
position within our state or county
government.
Against all of these our kicking
propensities have been uniiinchingly
directed, with many other crimes o
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OA5To1
p..-.+h. a The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature st &H2z5<zm
THE TOWER OF LONDON.
Locking Up Quaint and Ancient

Locking Up Quaint and Ancient
Ceremony.
The main guardhouse at the Tower,
which has just been pulled down, was
hard by the Bloody Tower. 1t is at
this spot. says the London Graphic.
that the quaint and ancient ceremony
of locking up the tower is nightly per-
formed, as it has been for centuries. A
few .linutes before II o'clock the head
warder, or yeoman porter. as he Is
properly styled, clothed in a red cloak.
carryir, q portentous bunch OF keys.
and accompanied by another wardcr
carrying a lantern. appears in front OF
the main guardhouse and roars o..
Escort, keys" The sergeant turns
out with some of the men. and follows
the yeoman to the outer gate, the WI ole
party being challenged by all the SEN
tries with who goes there?" and tte
answer is simply Keys" The gates
being locked the keys are brought t.ck
to the main guard. Here the sentry
stamps and roars out, "Who goes
there?"
Keys" is the reply.
"Whose keys?"
Queen VictoriA's keys"
advance. Queen Victoria's keys.
And all'S well.
God bless Queen Victorian" cries
the yeoman porter.
Amen" responds the main guard.
present arms!" cries the officer On
duty, and amid the rattle of the salute
he kisses the hilt of his sword. The
yeoman porter marches of with the
keys and deposits them in the lie'-'~1-
ants lodgings. end from that time
throughout the livelong night you can
oAv circulate within the tower pre-
cincts if you know the countersign.
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Anr,-ExpANs,oN IMPLIED.
Orator Has . Deubss AsoDio9 - ~
9Doooh

Orator Has . O00olo 0ooDlo4 ~ ~
speech
II tell you." said the eoloyed phtloor
opher. I've gwine ter have trouble
wild dem Philistines. yit-you hesh ne.
don't yoa? Samson couldn't manage
'em 'twell he tuck de jaw6one 'er Q
mule en- kilt de last one er 'um! D.
only way he could fotch 'um ter day
senses wuz ter knock do heads OF"
says Atlanta Constitution. You 80:
bein' yit In de gall er bitterness. en- 60
bon's er inniquity. dey don't on'eE.
stan de workin's er dis 'Mertktu Guv-
ermint. You cant beat OF IN doy
heads dat expansion means dat dey.
is ter be expan'ed lax We expan'ed %
red Inguns-fum one side or do covu-
try ter de yuther! see whar soWS %
um wuz run inter de 'hverlen dfoWho1:
en- mebbe dey knows. FUN dat samplss
mo- bout expansion dan what deY
lowed dey knowed. Homsomsver. dey
can't on'erstan' how x trssaew X erv0
one yoke mean freedom ter put eoy
necks in 'n'er one. Dey got Dc t6ee
dat freedom mean des what do word
spells. We done toll 'um dat al gov,
ernmint is base on de consent OF Do
governed. en- dey can't see dat wo got
ter git dat consent by shootin' dc life
out er 'um! Dey des won't on'erstau'
de new ways er dis new country. Whar
everybody is free ter pay taxes en- shst
day mouth wen dey feels lax ho(-
lerin'! Dey's . oureginerato- psople.
en- dey won't on'erstan' dak asy sio'H
got no right ter hor Oh ~ chat q
Lord give 'um wen He started 'u0
ter housekeepin' three t'ousan' nile
erway FUN us!"
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and think that the Armstrong ma
chine is the best for this time of the
season. Going over the fields two or
three times will reduce the danger to
q minimum, so that we could COM
mence to SOW by October lst without
any danger of losing the seed, and all
will agree that if we expect a crop we
must sow early, and this we could do
if we could get rid of the 'hoppers.
More anon, 81. J. CLIFFORD.
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The republicans missed the oppor-
tunity to control the trusts when they
voted down the Dockery amendment to
the Dingley bill, which gave the presi-
dent power to suspend the tariff on all
goods manufactured or controlled by
a trust. In view of this action there
is no escape for them but to stand by
the combines who furnish their party
with campaign boodle.-Central Kan
sas Democrat.
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1t is recommended that the township
caucuses for the purpose of electing
delegates to the county convention be
held on Thursday, September 7, 1899,
at 3 O'Clock p. m.-except in Kinsley
township, there to be held at 7 p. m.-
unless otherwise ordered by their re-
spective committeeman. It is further
recommended that the township COM
mitteemen for the respective townships
for the ensuing year be elected at the
time of electing delegates to the county
convention.
Democrats and free-silver repub-
licans are invited to participate in the
caucuses and convention above called.
GEO. F. TASSELL, Chairman.
II. J. NOBLE, Secretary.
The apportionment for delegates in
our convention is based on the vote
for J. w. Leedy: one delegate for
every ten votes, Or major fraction.
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County Convention.

BY order of the Peoples Party
County Central Committee, delegate
convention is hereby called to meet at
the court house in Kinsley, Kansas,
ON September 9, 1899, at IL O'Clock a.
NJ, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the following Offices:
County clerk.
County treasurer.
Register of deeds.
Sheriff.
County surveyor.
Coroner.
Commissioner of First district.
Delegates have been apportioned to
the several townships as follows:
belpre. 4
AlucOiu "
Frank lin. n.................... b
DFOWu -.
Log .................. d
JACKSON. n...... .........
klnsley ............. IL
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STORY SOUNDED WELL
nat There Was Reason 10 believe
That 10 Was Not wholly
True.

"Whcn I first went west" tells retired
business man, who now does nothing in the
way Of work except TO NOV the lawn aud
see that the cat ~ IN the barn al night,
this MANNED hand saved nv lfe."
is that soy asked the visiting neighbor,
who knew that thu. form OF invitation would
be efficient 10 insure the story
YES, that's right. II hadn', lost that
hrst finger when was boy ! wouldn't be
here now Jim Dixon and me were tradin'
with the Indians. We exchanged beads. fake
lewelry and bright calico for furs All the
buffalo were not gone then and we did .
good business, One time We happened 20
strike a wandering band Of saSages that
held Us UP on sight and It was plain from
the way the red devils danced around us
that We were to be pu, TO death after the
Indian fashion. All at once | recalled that
good many Of the Indians knew me a. the
four fingered trader who was always on
the level with those Wild merchants. SO
held up the band aud kept II up I'LL one II
the Young bucks let out a signihcAn, grunt
and then hurried 90 the chief IN command.
lie came 10 me in a dignifrd manner. ex.
smiped the hand, grunted sbom ID times
while celebrating. said How, and released
me a. well a. my partner. We were treated
right up TO the handle and permitted Go de.
part when We wanted 10. II was the closest
squeak aud the worst scar, had out in that
country when near Gala and hear,-fAilure
irlghts we're the rule.
Brave man" said one neshbor 20 an
Other. a. they walked away.
Yes. regular b,s injsn. " you accep, al
he tells. Between me aud you he lost that
finger two years ago while exam,ninsa hay
cutter. Detroit Free Prcn.