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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-12
Portland & RumfOrd Falls by,
In Effect Oct. 2. 1899.

asa Effect Oct. 2. 1890.
DEPARTURES
$50 A. NJ. and Ito P. M. From Onion Station
for Poland. Mechanic Falls Bael1ield Can
ton, Dixneld and Rumf0rd Fails.
$50 a. NJ. LILO and BIS u. m. From Union
Station Tor Mechanic Falls End intermediates
stations.
ITO y. m. train connects at Rumford Falls for
Bemis and liangeley Lakes.
r. c. BRADFORD, TIafflc Manager.
ox, Portland. Maine
je1e dEf Rumford Falls. Mama
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$3.50 WATCH.

20 year gold filed case walthaIn or Elgn
Nickel movement, warranted to be the best
watch Tor the money. McKENNRY, the
jeweler Monument Square. les
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NEW YORK DIRECT LINE,
Maine Steamship Co.
Long Island Sound by Daylight.

STRIPS PER WEEK.
Fare One Way $500. Round Trip, $500
The steamships Horatio Hall ana Man
haitian alternatiYely leave Franklin Wharf,
Portland, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
Ut 6 p. m. for New York direct Returning. leave
days at p. m.
These steamers are superbly lifted and FUR
convenient and comfortable route between
Portland and New York.
]. +. LISCoMB, General Agent
THOS NJ BARTLETT. Agt oct4dtf
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Ro bhed the Crave.

startling incident, of which Mr.
John Oliver OF Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
al was in most dreadful condition.
My skin was almost yellow eyes sunken,
tongue coated. pain continually in back
and sides, no appstite-gradually growing
weaker day by day. Tires physician 5
mad given me up. Fortunately, a friend
advised trying Electric Bitters;' aud to
my great joy and surprise, the tlrst bottle
made decided Improvement oontin-
ued their use for three weeks, and am
now well man. know they saved my
life. and robbed the grave of another vic.
tim" No one should fail to,try them.
Only 20 OTIS, guaranteed, at II. p. S.
Goold's, 577 Congress street, and II. G..
STAIRS. Cumberland Mills. Drug Stores.
That Throbbing Headache
Would quickly leave you, If you used
Or. Kings New Life PilIa Thousands
OF sufferers have proved their matches
merit for Sick and Nervous Headaches.
They make pure blood and strong nerves
and build up pour health. Easy 10 take.
Try them. Only IS csnts Money back
~ not cured. Sold by ii. p. s. Gooid,
bl7 Conersss strseb and II. q. Star,
Cumberland Mills druggist
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international Steamship Go.

EaSipo1 Lubec Caals 81 JoNn.AB., Halla1, MS.
and all parts OF New Bruins wick, Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. The
lavorite route to Campobello aud s. Andrews.
NIB.
FAN Arrangements.
On and after MONDAY, Oct "a Steamer
will leave Railroad Wharf Portland, ON Mon.
day and Friday at $50 p. m. Returning
leave ST. John, PASSPORT and Lubec monday
and Friday.
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
to destination a1-Ffeight received up 70 400
p m
For Tickets and szserooms apply at the
Pine Tree Ticket 0fllce, Monument Square or
for other information, at Company's OffleA
Railroad Wharf. foot of State street
j. i. LISC0MB, Supt.
iy3dr III. Pc. HER5EY. Agent.
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Europsan Market ?

(By Telegraph)
LONDON. Oct. IL, 1s9s-consois closed at
1o3se for money and 103Ss for account.
LIVERPOOL. October /, 1s99.-The Cotton
market Is easy; American nIiddling at 29-32d;
sales estimated 5000 bales.
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New York Quotations of Stocks and Bonds.
tBy Telegraph1
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Best brands :. .........s........ s0a67
Medium ........ss........... 30a45
g9mtnon. .s.-..s........... -601135
Natural. ................. S9G70
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Corrected by Swan s. Barrett Bankers. iss
Middle street.
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NEW YORK. Oct. 11.

Money on call was easier 3aspper cent; last
loan at 3; prime n,ercapl a. b1a at
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ALLAN LINE

Royal Mail steamers, Montreal
and Liverpool.
Calling at Quebec and Derry.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04

land, Conn. aud the plant Of She Arner-
lean Stamping Company a. Brooklyn,
y. Y.
North American ought 20 he q good
buy II surface indications count fOT
anything. 1t is quoted at about 9 and
has been IN that vicinity for some time.
Up to week ago, the daily transac-
lions hardly averaged 800 shares. Near
" $4,000 shares have been traded since
Monday. The last annual report Of the
company was told at length in We'd
nesday's Spy.
There has been some heavy selling
Of Quincy in the last few days by
traders who were overloaded.
It is predicted that AtchisOn VIII
earn > per cent in 1889
Quincy has a 8 per cent right at
tached to it, making the stock down
70 135
Metropolitan is being sold by weak
holders. But there is no reason for it.
On the decline there has been fairly
good buying. OF course. the best of
the rise is over in this stock, but il is
worth its present price.
The stock market is IN a position
where money will be made by buying
on the slump and selling on the jump
The Sugar trust directors will act on
the dividend question next week
Boston brokers are opening branch
offices in the Lake Superior district.
It is reported that there viii be no
disbursement on Kansas City, Fort
Scott and Memphis preferred this
quarter.
Centennial has sold 100, 900 pounds Of
copper at IS cents.
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THE MARKET ELSEWHERE.

New York, March 3.-Stock dealings
were in moderate volume today and re-
suited in sharp net gains generally
with a firm tone prevailing at the
close.
The realizing which appeared yester-
day continued but a short time this
morning, until the market quoted down
with an appearance in many stocks of
a hardening tendency. Traders were
inclined TO cover to some extent on the
appearance of some so-called good buy
ing which encouraged endeavors for
the long account.
Burlington, Atchison preferred Sugar
and the Steel stocks. with the cessation
Of long stock coming out, became &c
cidedly firmer. Brooklyn Transit was
strong because Of the announcement
that the stock issued to acquire another
company, has been absorbed by a sy n-
dictate. St. Louis Southwestern, pre-
ferred, was decidedly strong and there
was number Of advances among the
specialties, including Consolidated Gas
Metropolitan Street Railway and Cen
eral Electric, American Tin Plate and
Tobacco.
The upward manipulation Of the lat
ter stock which touched 1897, was or
the theory that ii would Rave a mo-
nopoly of the trade by its acquisition
Of the Union Tobacco Company.
The success of the Chicago and A.
ton deal was the subject Of favorable
comment because Of the beneficial eff
feet on the general railroad situation
assumed because of the deal. Out-of-
town houses were purchasers except
those in the west. which Doth bought
and sold Arbitrage houses disposed Of
some 10000 shares, a portion of which
they TGDfIrph dalo IN
vice had a restricting effect upon the
arbitrage business.
While there was a little activity on
the part Of commission houses, the bulk
Of the days operations appeared to be
professional.
Some room traders fancied that from
the nature Of the dealings, interests
which had recently marketed large
lines Of Burlington and Atchison pre-
ferred, repurchased some of their for
mer holdings. The regular dividend
disbursements were announced for G.
c. G. and st. L. preferred, New York
and Harlem and the expected dividend
Of ! IL quarterly was announced for
Federal Steel preferred
The sudden call of $4,000, 900 from
subscribers to the new baking powder
combination carried the loans rate for
call money sharply upward. a small
AiA4CNAih D~LAAt1 IJeNAAEh 40 i-As 4 &c
per cent. although there were many
private loans at - per cent, at
which price the last loan was made.
This circumstance was reflected in the
weak sterling market Some Irregular
tiles occurred in today's bond market
which however did not impair the
general undertone of frmness. Louis
Vile and ST. Louis IS were again The
feature rising eight points and prac-
tically losing the advantage.
Total sales s3,3T5,000
United States IS new and old Is reg
istered advanced in the bid price.
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DUN'S REPORT.
Business In February Greatest Ever
Known In That Month.

Known In That Month.
New York, March ar. &C. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review Of trade will say
tomorrow:
The business for the past month was
far the greatest every known in Feb
ruary. Clearing house exchanges were
about 81 600 900, 900 against $685., 553, S44
last year, and SAP larger than in 1892
Moreover there has been during the
past week a general advance in wages
immediate or prospective. Iron works
at Pittsburg and in the Valleys set the
pace which the Pennsylvania Steel Co.
with 5000 hands and the Sparrow Point
works with 1000 and the great tin
plate combination with many establish
ments have followed.
The Fall River cotton mills agreed on
Monday TO an advance Off per cent to
take effect April l and New Bedford
and Taunton mills have followed with
the Amoskeag of Manchester having
10000 hands and the Pacific of Lawrence
having 5000 and many other textile
works
Copper in West Virginia and other
states have taken the same course and
in Arkansas and Indian Territory about
10000 miners are demanding a similar
advance
At most points the advance of 10 per
cent or more was entirely voluntary. 1t
has averaged 5 TO 10 per cent in some
slate works and about 10 per cent in
other cases and as it affects much over
1905 900 hands il will add greatly to the
purchasing power of the wage earners.
In prices the striking feature has
been the rapid advance in iron and steel
products. resulting from demand
greater than the works in the country
can supply. All works of importance
have been crowded with orders run
ming TO July / or later. But belated buy
ers have given life TO concerns long in
active and as these can add but little to
the output the markets have been en-
tirely controlled by the buying demand
All sorts, some for present delivery and
some for delivery after July l but $3.50
is quoted for Bessemer Pig at Pittsburg
$l250 for Grey Forge. Prices of finished
products have also been advanced 81
per ton for eastern and western bars
plates and structural forms and SO for
wire nails.
The demand has not yet been check
ed and some heavy orders have been
taken at all points even at the highest
prices named. but the export business
is likely to be stopped for the present
Holders Of wheat have been looking
for the report Of the agricultural de-
partment regarding stocks held by far
mers March !, but commercial repre-
indicate that such stocks
are the largest ever held at this date
They have to support them the western
receipts from farms which have been
larger than for past years in February
for four weeks 12571 900 bushels against
10, 004, 800 bushels last year, while Allan
tic exports have been for four weeks
2,S29, 1855 against 9,S7S636 last year.
The Pacific exports have been sos, 1877
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04
MARKET NOTES.

Central Massachusetts stock was a
half better yesterday at y -. New
Haven and Hartford was one lower at
2O1. Boston and Lowell was quoted at
1888.
The late boom in Central Massachu-
sets seems to have subsidized for the
time at least
Wolverine Mining Company will pay
a semi-annual dividend Ct $50 per
share April ] TO stockholders on record
March D.
The National Enameling ard stamp
ing Company Of New York have BOUGHT
the Eastern Tinware Company Of Port
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Market InprovedYes-
terday..
PRICES WERE GOOD.


The general stock ma yet opened
strong yesterday The prices we're lar
better than the closing Quotations of
thursday andl after the opening they
hardened stu more in the lace Of lower
London prices on American snarss.
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy rallied
Two, ana Tobacco reached new high
puce. Is5- sugar climbed two and the
ederaI steel SHARES hardened ON tins
enc OF the line there was d marked
improvement, and there was a general
feeling OF confidence manifested among
me spectators.
The big people are resting On their
oars and placing themselves in posi-
lion, where they can pick IF tn1ir
favOrites IN case the decline IN any Of
them il tempting enough But it must
be borne ID mind. however, nat me
conditions in the market arc apt 10 be
ueutralized by the extraordinary pros
peri1E OF the country dgriCultuTaily,
financially, commercially and indus
trially This is likely TO prevent any
serious decline and the sensible ones
VIII hardly b. frightened INTO selling
good securitics. Yesterday there was
unmistakabie evidence at t.ln.g Of good
buying BY important interests. pio-
fessionals made renewed =aforts to re-
press prices but in spite Of all there
was good buying.
American Steel and Wire common
opened the day at 80 IA. three-fOu shs
up from Thursdays close. dropped 10
"a IS. and reached s.. high price ryr
the day. closing at that figure Pre-
ferred maintained a steady tone staff
Ing At 100 IA. low for the day. bodied
to i11 rs and closed ait hat point It
is stated In the market that the Amer
lean has finished negotiations for the
pUrrhase Of one Of the largest mon
mining properties i'm the Lake Superior
region known as tho C'Iarl, & Sauntry
mine Value. 81 100000.
FederaIs steels are doing wen. The
common op=ued Yesterday Al 4gl5 and
made a quick jurnp TO 5gL the high
figure for the day They closed at 52is
Preferred opened at sg. gained a point
and an eighth and closed at 50. The
low price ~ the day was EIl. One of
the directors OF Federal saws that the
sDrss ~ rrr.f- Etfai .ea. I5rs o.. D. -t,;e .-1. a.
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Net available surplus Dee. q, 1895 A3,M6
Presiden; stanton says: THE open
lhgs made on the lode IN TO this time
seem to promise good returns in the
stamp mill, >but until an actual test
shall be made IL Is not possible to make
a correct estimate Of the average yield
of the rock. As all OF the openings
thus far made show copper in notable
we anticipate favorable re-
suits when regular stopping shall prove
the character o. The entire lode"
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INSURANCE.
MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE ca


organized IN 1913. . AMI DOdd, Pres.
Insurance in force, Jan. l. 1899, $246 $50
90 assets, $6b,219,@ 649: surplus, 1894 1879
ANOTHER company, THE Mutual Benefif
Life ms, Co. hasn't a dissatisfied policv
holder, the country over"
Mcgowan & McGOWN. Managers
II and y Day Building, 3O6 Main Street
Worcester, Mass
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To Cure Constipation in One Week
To Purify the Blood in One Week !.
To Strengthen Nerves in One Week
To Cure Sick Headache in One Day

Take Cleyeland's Celery Compound Tea,
25c II II fails 10 cure, your money VIII be
refunded by
Brewer & Co. IS Front ST. George L.
Farba nks. 2A Main Ct Burlington phar-
macy, Martin J., Waite. 10 Front I'll.
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&, COMMONWEALTH OF MAsSAC,hsHS
SoaGol >. State House, Boston March ~. IN
Ja'9.-Ihe committee on education VI
House bill No. 301 for a state approprEh
gon Tor public schools, at room No *
StaIe House. on TUESDAY, Marcn .s,'
aL lU.n o'clock a. m. Herbert c Parsso.bnSs
committee.
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To the Shareholders of the
Chicago & Alton R. R. Co.:

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT A
MAJORITY OF THE CAPITAL STOCK
OF THE CHICAGO AND ALTON RAIL-
ROAD COMPANY HAS BEEN DEPOS-
TIED under the agreement of January
18th, 1889; that said agreement has, there
fore, become effective, and that the pur-
chase price for the stock so deposited will
be payable by the purchasers at the Office
of this company on and after MARCH
Is, 1899, upon surrender of the receipts
issued therefor.
The time for the deposit of stock under
the terms of the above agreement has
been extended UNTIL April. lST, 1899,
Tor the purpose of enabling any remain
lhS holders Of preferred and common
STOCK OF said railroad company to avail OF
the offer of purchase and to deposit their
certificates with the trust company. The
purchase price for all stock deposited
prior to MARCH ETH, 1899, will be pay
able by the purchasers upon surrender of
the trust company'S receipts therefor on
and after THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH,
1899: The purchase price for all stock de-
posted BETWEEN MARCH 12TI AND
APRIL 1ST, inclusive, will be payable by
the purchasers from time to time but
not later than APRIL Is, 1895.
UNITED STATES TRUST. COMPANY
OF NEW YORK, by JOHN A. STEW
ART, President
New York March ID. 1899.
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STATE HOUSE NOTICES,

9, IE,IO,J,MSlMQNWEALTH OF MASSACHG,'
co. 60 -. -State House, Boston, Marcns !.
ihg THE committee on public charitannss
institutions will give a hearing to paruSs'
WIN and another that $4,000 be spproo..
Prlaieed for the Carney Hospital SenS.s
R9lll l6i } postponed from Feb. q. at rev
70. 410, State House. on MONpAt
sM,arch 6, at II o'clock a. m. Howard NJ
chairman; Robert S, sisso%
clerk OF the committee.
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NO REGRET.

4 drill sergeant i1 the English army,
who vas very unpopular among the men.
vas ore day putting q. squad thTo the
funeral exercise Opening the ranks so
that the supposed funeral COrTege could
pass. ne walked slowly down the line.
SAYING: I'm the corpse. pay attention %
Having reached the end II the line. he
tunnel. and scTg-iuiZtug them carefully.
said. Your aads Is right and your esds
Is right but sou 'sveu't got that look Of
regret you hOlEE- n ave That Is the
trouble with our custom ers-tlsy 'zven' 2
that 'esvenly look Of regret that some
brokers customers nave beca use they
HAVE NOTHING TO REGRET There
has NOT been any chance for large profits,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04

Continued On Page Eleven.)
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The Baltic Mining Company issues
its first annual report, covering opera
tions for the thirteen months ended
Dec. 81 1893:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-04

worth noting. Il opened at 1852. one
sold Up 70 1is- Il dropped back. how
ever. 10 lisp before the closing The
opening quotation was the low price for
the day
In the mining stocks. Centennial led
rising ), TO 5si4, another new high rec
ord point Arcadian opened Up > at
80 reoeding to g, and selling at 81 at
?. m. Parrot was the notably heavy
stock. gaining II. to 49,. and then
dropping 70 g. with IL rally. Mo-
hawk was I'd !. at 81 with Z recess
sion: Wolverine rose "a TO 49,. a divi-
1snd Of $3.50 per share-s90. O00-is de-
ciared an increase from 81, the last
dividend. which also was the first and
was paid Oct. /. 1898. Evidently VOL
VERNE is paying semi-annually. as the
last dividend is payable April l. At
lantlc. which sold at 81 Yesterday. sold
at Ssh3liz today. Santa Fe was of
=. TO Ia rallying TO 1s.: Winona
strengthened y to 70; Adventure lost
4. 10 l4z< Rhode Island held around
a Baltic was l lower. at 90, Isle Roy
ale touched s61z, receding 10 s. Curb
shares were strong. Mass selling al Is
ana l3lz, TTlmountain at a. Victoria at
10. and Miners at 52G53iz
In the outside market the following
quotations we're noticed: Bingham.
l2& Ql324 Fortuna. CSC. and 81. Veto
ria, 10; Copper Range. Is bid: MoIones.
7lzqGiz Mass. 16G15t2. Boston. l01zd
III; Michigan. 17G1S12. Trimountain.
IL TITO, as; Miners. y. 5312 and 3d.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27
PARSNIP COMPLEXION.

1t does not require an expert to detect the suf.
ferer from kidney trouble. The hollow cheeks
the sunken eyes, the dark, puffy circles under the
eyes, the sallow parsnlp colored complexion in
dicates IT,
physician would ask II you had rheumatism,
a duu pain or ache in the back or over the hips,
stomach trouble, desire to urinate often, or a
burning or scaldng in passing ii; If after p ssing
there is an unsatisfied feeling as if it must be at
once repeated, or il the urine has a brick dust
deposit or strong odor
When these symptoms are present, no time
should be lost in removing the cause
Delay may lead to gravel catarrh OF the blad
der, Inflammation, causing stoppage, and some.
times requiring the drawing of the urine with in
struments or may run into Brght's Disease, the
most dangerous stage Of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmers Swamp Root, the great discovery
Of the eminent kidney and bladder specialist, is a
positive remedy for such diseases. lts reputa.
ton is worldwide and il Is easy to get at any
drug store that no one need suffer any length of
time for want of il.
However, IL you prefer to first test its wonder
full merits, mention The Vermont Phoenix aud
write to DR.. KilmeF & Co, Binghamton, n. Y,
for a sample bottle and book telling all about it,
both sent absolutely free by mail.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27
WHITINGHAM.


A. A. Smith is taking orders for cream
separator.
Moses Streeter has housekeeper, Mrs.
Day of Haverhill, Mass.
Lila May of Dover is with her grand
mother, Mrs Royal Chase.
Rena Goodnow has been visiting her
sister at Turner's Falls, Mass.
Mrs. Bert Shippee is on the sick list.
Mrs. Lurissa Brown is caring for her.
A progressive whist party of three ia
bles was held at Mrs. Clara Sawyer's last
Saturday evening. 1t was a very enjoya-
bic affair.
A rain-storm which set in Tuesday
morning took off considerable snow. 1t
has been fine weather for more than a
week and lumbermen have been hustling.
Frank Jillson has a very lame elbow,
the result of a pile of lumber falling on the
big saw at Wheeler's mill. He thinks one
of the sticks struck his elbow. He was
very fortunate TO escape without a more
serious injury.
Lincoln Sawyer has bought the trees
which were blown down on Dan Harris's
timber lot and Reed Brothers will draw
them to his mill. 1t IL estimated that
from $1,000 to 10000 feet were blown
down on that and the lot adjoining
The lyceum last week was we'll attend
ed, about 40 being present. The ext
meeting will be held this, Friday e,
when Resolved, That the p er
than the Sword" will be discu...~ .-.,.'e
will be music and Rotations, and the first
number of we'll gotten up paper will be
read. 1t is hoped there will be large at
tendance.
The lyceum league will give a dance at
Green Mountain hall next Monday even
ing. Hull brothers will furnish the music
and the supper will be in the form of a
box lunch for two, TO be furnished by each
lady, and sold at auction, each box to be
marked, the lady holding the duplicate
mark. A good time is anticipated and it
is hoped that there will be a large attend
ance.
Wheeler Brothers had the misfortune to
lose pair Of their best oxen last week at
Monroe, Mass. They were coming down
the hill at about o'clock in the afternoon
with load of logs. The ,ruts had worn
through TO bare ground so they could not
| chain the runners. Suddenly the sled
struck some ice and slowed on to the snow,
causing the Lead to press with such weight
on the cattle that they could not hold it.
They went very fast down the hill Just
ahead of them load was set and the driv-
ers were trying to unfasten the runner
chain when the cattle came crashing into
the load, smashing their heads so badly
that they had to be killed. Ifthe road had
been clear, when they reached the next
bare spot it might have stopped the rapid
progress of the sled 1t was not a dead
loss to Wheeler Brothers for the cattle had
J been well kept and sold readily for beef,
| hut they did not bring nearly as much as
the sum at which they were valued, as an
offer of nearly 500 had been refused for
them only a short time ago.