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THE COTTON MARKET.

New York, Nov. 25.-Hayen & Stout say
of cotton in their review:
The theory of a moderate crop is fore
ing itself more and more upon everyone
who is watching the movement of cot
ton 1t is also urged that English spin
ners are adhering to Mr.. Neils estimates
of a large crop, and consequently have not
only bought sparingly, but have contest
ed the advance, and are thus without ade-
quate supplies of raw material and have
actually committed themselves largely in
the way of short contracts. Southern
planters and cotton merchants have not
wavered in their assertion that the crop
is short and that they believe firmly in
higher prices. Early in the present sea-
son Southern spinners bought literally,
thus evinclng their knowledge that mate
rial damage had been done to the crop and
that prices in September were as low as
they were likely 10 be during the season.
There has been some anxiety as TO
what viii be the speculative outcome of
the January option There is a large long
interest in this month 1t is however, not
thought that the liquidation of these hold
ings will cause a ma terial decline, because
the short interest to be covered is also
considerable, and with prices of spot cot
ton stiffening, the deliveries on contract
will be less diserganizing than might be
expected.
1t is argued that if receipts do not show
an increase within the next few weeks
spinhers all over the word VIII be forced
by the expansion of trade to come into the
market and supply their wants at the best
prices they can find. For some weeks the
market has been a purchase on declines,
and we think that the prosperity In cot
ton manufac turing lines and the evidence
that the crop IS only moderate, will con-
tinue to warrant purchases on recessions
until prices reach a level considerably
higher than at present.
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, Fort Tampa. Fla, Nov. 2s.-Arrived.
J Vo,a Olivette, Smith, Havana, via Key
yo S,aled' ship Louise Ger, Horstmann,
Inn gNoi.s ma; tug Daunuess and barge High
scbs d tndina, Fla, Nov, 26.-Arrived,
~. Robert Graham Dun, Lynch. Boston.
s,es. West, Fla, Nov. 26.-Arrived.
for ' nv Grin, Smith, Mobile, and sailed
aos51 wv Nv, York, returned, machinery dam
sa0e5 Whitney, Staples, New Orleans. and
Tar lor Havana; Mascotte. Minor Port
ter 'T1, and sailed for Havana; tug Fos-
ya 1a''eo' steamship Fanita, Hanson, Ha-
s, ear,..e S. c.. Nov. 2s.-Arrived.
Yort Comanche, Pennington. New
G c. ana proceeded for Jacksonville.
schr 6.oWn' :. c., Nov. 26.AArrived,
York award Hopkins, Eskridge, New
sno,5a2 ,2le, Fla, Nov. 25.-Arrived.
on.T,.rr.H. erundo (Nor) olsen, Newcastle
|Hua "e' bark Warner CNor.) Tonneson,
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VESSELS BOUND FOR SAVANNAH.


Elfrida (Br). 1.454 tons. Nedden; ar Shields,
Oct 80.
City Of Dortmund (Br), -; sid Hamburg,
Oct. 5.
Friary Bo, Laos tons, Thomas; ar Barry
Oct. 4.
Glenochil (Br). 1851 tons, Harrison; sid
Barry, Nov. u.
St. Kilda Br), 2,2s9 tons. Cafferata; sid
Liverpool Nov. 10.
Iris (Belg), 1892 tons, Leenaers; sid Ant
werp 18th; passed Beachy Head 18th
Samantha CBr). 1871 tons, Simmons; sid
Barry Nov. 18th.
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VISIBLE SUPPLY OF COTTON.

From the New York Commercial and FL
nancial Chronicle, Nov. 20
The visible supply of cotton to Nov. "a,
as made up by cable and telegraph is as
follows Continental stocks, as well as
those for Great Britain and the ahoat are
this weeks returns and consequently all
European figures are brought down to
Thursday evening. But to make the total
the complete figures for Nov. "a, we add
the item of exports from the United
States, including in it the exports of Fra
day only:
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
vessels Arrived Yesterday

Steamship Itasca, Digs. Baltimore-J.
j Caroan, agent.
steamship Srathmore Br), Cunning
nam, Hampton Roads-Wilder & Co.
steamship Vala CBD, Gray, St. Mich
els-A f. Churchill.
schooner Ann ]. Trainor, Peterson, Phil
sdelpfia-Master.
Schooner Mary Hall, Gaskill, New York
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WEST DIVISION AND N. O.

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p No &C. p m
a m
Charlotte
T. Nud Bryans Streets opposite Pulaski
A andSr Hotels
d. C. De Hotel
t A Boad nd liberty streets
A MACDONELL. P A. A A. A.,
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Ships.

Thor (Nor). 1,O54 tons, Jorgensen; sid Rot
terdam, Oct. Is.
Morning Light (Nor). 1,240 tons, Svendsen;
sid London, Nov. Il.
Royal Sovereign QtaD, 1888 tons, Mazzono;
sid Liverpool, Oct. 10.
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River Steamers.

steamer H. G. Day, Haddon, from Au-
eesta-W. I. Gibson, manager.
steamer loretta, Henry, for Bluffton.
steamer Clifton, Hinson, for Beaufort
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The cover of the December Century Is
suggestive of the approaching Christmas
season, the central figure of the design.
by Henry HUT, being a kneellng angel.
with outspread wings. Five tints OF yell
low and red are harmonious.y blended In
the printing, the lettering being in black.
The Christmas Dancers" a poem en-
bodying Saxon legend, is accompanied
by several full-page pictures by Mr. HUT.
me holiday spirit breathes as we'll in
Jacob a. Riis' story of New Yorks East
Side, The Kid Hangs up His Stocking"
Dr. Weir MitchelPs poem, king Christ
mas and Master New Year" the repro
auction Of Alden Weirs "A Christmas
Tree" in the American Artists Series. and
Thomas A. Janvlsr's "A Provencal
Christmas Postscript" being further le-
gendary lore of Provence, derived at first
hand from the poets and peasants among
whom the author has passed several re-
cent years. Conspicuous art features of
the number are Coles engraving of Sir
Ihotnas Lawrence's Lord Derby, and a
tud-page reproduction of the bust of
French's equestrian statue of Washing
ton. In this number Sir Walter Besant
begins series of papers on life in East
London, subject that no writer knows
more intimately. The Century Company.
Union Square, New York.
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Cleared for SAVANNAH.

,, achooner ]. E. duBignon, Turner, sailed
"'h' arrived New York 24th.
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Vessels went to Sea.

Steamship La Grande Duchesse, Han
lon, New York.
Steamship Bendo CBr), Moffett, Bremen.
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Shipping Memoranda.

,S S,g.h9oner Arthur McArdle, Shepherd,
'miadeiphia, Gath.
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Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of yes
sells free of charge in United States hy-
geographic office in custom house. Cap
tains are requested to call at the office
Reports of wrecks and derelicts received
for transmission TO the navy department
Notice is given by the lighthouse board
that on or about Nov. %, the State Ledge
electric. bell buoy, main ship channel, Bos-
ton harbor, temporarily removed on ac-
count of dredging operationsI wis be again
placed in position. Characteristics of buoy
and interval of striking of bell will be
unchanged.
The lighthouse board received telegram
from Vineyard Haven, stating that cap
tain of tug Ice King arrived at noon and
reported that Pollock Rip lightship CIo AZ
fouled mooring chain and dragged from
her station. Lighthouse steamer Verbena
sailed from Woods Holl this afternoon to
replace it.
Notice is given by the Lighthouse Board
that on or about Dec. 20. 1899, the charac-
teristic of the fourth order light at the
station on the easterly end of the mound
of Sea Horse Key, harbor of Cedar Keys,
Fla, win be changed temporarily, from
fixed white, varied by a white flash every
minute to fixed white without flashes
The present characteristic will be re-es-
tablished on or about March 20, 1900
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"Mr. Dooley's" neighbor, molly Dona-
hue" makes her debut in the Christmas
Ladies' Home Journal. Rev. Cyrus T.
Brady draws on his experiences as mis-
sionary to write of What Christmas
Means in the Far West" giving pictures
Of rare pathos and of irresistible humor.
The letters that passed between Gail Ham
lion and Whittier are published for the
first time. They give some delightful
glmpses of the social side of the QUA
ker Poet" Ian Maclaren writes on "Shal1
the Old Clergyman BE Shot?" and Albert
w. Smith (the American Lewis CARROLL
contributes more of his wonderfully funny
nonsense verses. The Ladies' Home Tour
nal, Philadelphia.
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The Empress Frederick Of Germany
possesses a curious little tea service. The
tray IS made of an Old Persian halfpenny
The teapot was once German farthing.
and al the tiny cups are made from coins
of different Germaa principabdes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-27

As might be expected. the Christmas
spirit pervades the December St. Nicho-
las. THE Children Danced Around IT. is
the frontispiece, and the title refers, of
course, to a Christmas tree-one that was
used afterward as the mast Of ship a
bears cave, and all sorts of things that
grown folks would never have thought
Christmas tree fit for. Then there Is The
Doll That Santa Claus Bought" "Ermee's
Christmas Doll and Christmas on the
Home Station"-a naval story. The Rev
DR.. John Watson, popularity known as Ian
Maclaren, Holds Afternoon Service" in
Gods first temples the groves; and Marie
Won Worst admits us TO the home and
studio of the painter in ordinary TO chill
dren," the extraordinary clever and sue
cessful French artist, Boutet de Monvel.
Short stories, verses and pictures crowd
each other in the teeming pages of this
magazine. The Century Company. Union
Square, New York
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Fixing the Blame.-He-That Miss Sim
kins Is awfuly shy, isn't she2
she-Yes, l wonder If She gets II from
her mother?
HeNo; from her father. l imagine.
understand he used 70 be great poker
player.-Chicago News.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-27

The imports into continental ports the
past week have been $4,000 bales.
The above figures indicate decrease in
the cotton in sight to date of 6l492s
bales, as compared with the same date of
1898. a gain of 239657 bales over the CO.
responding date of 1897 and an excess Of
q. 592 bales over 1896.
India Cotton Movement from all Ports
The receipts of cotton at Bombay and the
shipments from all India ports for the
week ending Nov. %, and for the season
from Sept. 1 10 Nov % for three years
have been as follows:
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The Christmas number of Scribner's tllis
year contains several striking novelties in
illustration. The methods are not only
new, but the results are in every way ar
tistic. Walter Appleton clark's pictures.
which accompany Harrison Morris Ballad
of Three Kings, are as rich in color as
an old stained-glass window. The original
pictures have been reproduced with abso-
lutte fidelity, so that there are none Of the
violent contrasts of color so often seen
when a painting is reproduced by modern
processes Of printing. The setting Of 1t is
in an English country town. Octave Tina
net writes story in what is for her an
absolutely new vein. Bliss Perry, the new
editor of the Atlantic, has a tale of two RI
val churches in New England village.
story of the Jewish quarter in New York
is another feature, by A Cahan The an
thor Of THE Peach" contributes 1.-THE
Senior Reader'-a character out of the
British Museum. The whole question Of
Antarctic exploration Is prominent al the
present time by reason of several pro
jected expeditions. Dr. F. A. Cook. who
recently returned with the "Belgica'' ex-
petition, writes Of the possibilities Of flu
ture expeditions, and Albert White Worse
reviews Americas past achievements In
Antarctic exploration (profusely illustrat-
ed from DR.. Cooks Photographic. Russell
Sturgis contributes a brief appreciation Of
the Dewey arch which is illustrated with
telephot ographs by Dwight l.. Elmendorf
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York city
McClures Magaz ne for December con-
tains the Introductory chapters Of THE
Life of the MATER" by DR.. John Watson
clan Maclaren'), which is to be a leading
feature Of the magazine for some mon hs
to ccme 1t wi lie illustrated from spe ial
drawings and paintings by Corwin X. Linz
500, reproduced partly in color. Edwin
Markham. he author Of The Man With
the Hoe" contributes a new poem, Song
OF the Muse of Labor" II is illustrate
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phrases that are in general use in the
sporting word
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with q special full-page drawing by Frank
V. Du Mond. This number contains tho
first part of a new story by the author of
1.-THE Gentlemen from Indiana" He GER
tainly has The gift OF enchantmeut in
measure eeualled hy few others OF our
young writer's. The story OF THE Move
ment Of Wheat'-certainly story mat
does not lack for large and romantic Incl
dentists told, with abundant Illustrations.
In gathering his material Mr.. Baker me- de
a careful tour Of the great wheat IA ms, the
great elevators. and the great exchanges,
besides carefully studying the documents
and statistics OF the agricultural DEPART
ment.
There are many other interesting tea
lures in the number. McClure's Magazine
I4-155 East Twenty-flfth street, New York
city.
The first place in Appleton's Popular
Science Monthly for December is given &c
q carefully written article on Exact
Methods in Sociology" by Franklin II.
Gidd'nes. Reviewing the aims and methods
Of sociology, the author considers the APP
plicaton OF statistics in It and the value
OF their results, and suggests means Of
making them more exact in Viuland
and Its Ruins" M IS Cornelia Horsford
presents, with several II ustralions the
proofs from gecgtaahi9al, tep1graphie al.
and archaeological data, that lend sup
port to the theory Of the late Prof. HOrs-
ford that one Of he principal settlements
Of the Mortimer colonlsts Of Nor Ii Amer
lea was on Charles river, Mass. President
David Starr Jordan, who likes no h ne
better than to show up windy nonsense
exploiting Itself in the name of science,
presents in "The Education Of the Nemin-
ist' an admirable and very amusing sa-
tire UPON the prstCns' ons Of the Christian
Scientists These are a few OF the SOD
things OF the number. d. Appleton and
Company, New York city.
The December number of the Cosm5 y OIL
itan fully sustains the high reputation Of
this magazine. 1.-THE Mystery Of Beauty"
by Edgar saltus, is superbly illustrated
"The Crime Of Brgadier." by A. Conan
DOYLE, is a capital story An excellent
article is 1.-THE Child Brought Up at
Home" by Flora u. Briggs II IS
prize article. There are many god things
I'm the number. The Cosmopolitan Irving
ton, New York.
The Southern Magazine for November
has some excellent articles. One OF the
best is entitled "Calhoun's Theory II
Government" by John p. Thomas, ate
historian Of South Carolina. The South
ern Publishing Company Manas as, Va.
-s-1o--o-----
The Empress Frederick Of Germany
possesses a curious little tea service. The
tray Is made Of an old Persian haIfpenny.
The teapot was once a German farthing,
and al the tiny cups are made from coins
a different O. fRf4l
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1T is probable that German postage
stamps will appear next year in different
designs and colorings. The designer Of
the new stamps is Prof ROesner.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-27

According 10 the foregoing, Bombay APP
pears to show an increase, compared with
last year, in the weeks receipts. OF l5'OVJ
bales. Exports from all India ports re-
cord a loss of 4,O0o bales during the week,
and since Sept. show decrease OF 6i,oto
bales
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Phases of the Moon for November.
New moon, Sd, hours and AZ minutes,
morning; first quarter, 10th, hours and
D minutes, morning; fuE moon, 18th, 4
hours and 40 minutes, morning; last quar-
ter, 18th, hours and Sc minutes, morning.
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The Southern Magazine for November
has some excellent articles. One Of the
best is entitled "Calhoun's Theory n
Government" by John p. Themes ate
historian Of South Carolina The South
orn Publishing Company Manas as, Va.
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Isaac N. Kerlin, $40 tons, steelman; sl'
Baltimore, Nov. is.
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savannah Almanac.

Sun rises at 7;O5 a. m. and sets at 500
p. m.
High water at Tybee to-day at 2:54 a.
H. and S:10 p. m. High water at Savan-
nah one hour later.
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Total European stocks. u, 299 200 ], 234, 200
India cotton atloat for Eu-
rope .,..,.................... 1000 1900
American cotton afloat for
Europe .........~.......... $4,000 1,O25.oOo
Egypt, Brazil, ETC., afioat
for Europe ................ 5000 5000
Stock in U. S. ports ..... .1,045 1888 1,271, S56
stock in United States in
terror towns .............. 766,193 6S3, 500
U. S. exports to-day ...... 1850 q, 033
Total visible supply ......S,s9s, 4S1 4,sls, 400
OF the above, totals of American and
other descriptions are as follows:
American
Liverpool stock .... bales. 7O3 900 $4,000
Continental stocks ......... 45S,0O0 337, 600
American afloat for Eu-
rope ............s....s-.sss fJ0,U-U l,UZ3,OUD
IT. S. stock ,045 1888 1,271. s56
u. S. interior stocks ...... 765 1888 6S3, 32)
U. S. exports to-day 1850 29.033
Total American ..........S,4S ,2S1 4,1O5, 2C9
Total East India, etc. 2l52o0 20S, 20
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oh Meridian Time-one Hour Slower Than city Time.
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There are many other interesting tea
lures in the number. McClure's Magaz ne,
l4-155 East Twenty-flfth street, New York
CITY
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-19
BAD YEAR FOR
WOOL FACTORIES
More Failures in 1895 Tnan In Any
One of the Previous Forty Years.

More Failures in 1895 TnAn In ANY
One of the Previous Forty Years.
Boston, Jan. 12-"The number
of failures aud assignments in the
wool manufacture have bsen larger,
probably, in 1898, than in any pre-
vlous year since the panic OF 1851"
said 5. I. D. North, secretary Of
the National Wool Manufacturers
association, at the thirty.fourth an
nual meeting 10 Boston yesterday
"These many disasters among wool
ca mills are not due merely to the
bad business conditions OF the cur
rent year They ere the elimination
of series Of short business AT less
than living prices, Ia the year and
half since the new tariff became
operative the imports have he=n the
smallest IN quality for fifty years
and not OF a character to disturb the
market for staple goods"
The year experience has again
sharply raised the question whether
it is not possible by concerted action
to provide and enforce some remedy
for the vicious methods of bushes s
which have crept into the trade.
There is no valid reason why a
contract should not be current in
this industry "a binding and final as
in any other"
The secretary then gave statistics
showing the total foreign value of
imports Of woolens of every descrip
ton for consumption under the
present tariff, under the Mckinley
tariff and uoder thu Wilson tariff
and said:
These figures enable US to be
sure that foreign goods ars no long
er surplus matter in tbs market
situation except as a few Ct those
eighteen months of old importations
may be still uusold."
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Frank James Opinion of Ryan.
from the st, Louis Repzblic.

From the st, Louis RspubIic.
Frank James is unable to say
whether the man arrested in con
nection with the Jennings robbery
is Bill Ryan or not.
81 have not heard of Bill RYAN
since he got out of the penitentiary.
When was in Kansas City, during
the recent excitement about the
train robbery, Ia which they tried to
lmplicate Jesse, L never once heard
Ryan . name mentioned. At the
confederate reunion, where all Guam
trelle men assembled together in a
reunion of their Own, Ryan was not
present, and none of the group men
toned his name
Odd you hear the runor ia K "A
sas City that Ryan was connected
with the last train robbery N Jack
son county, and was supposed to be
the man who got away with the
money!"
"No. And l woulda'G have be
lievd it if had heard it and there
were plenty of evidence behind it..
If Ryan was train robber, he was
an honest one, and would not leave
his comrades in the lurch He was
true to his friends"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-19
WAR BOARD SCORES EAGAN.
The Commission Adopts a Res
oIution of Censure.

Washington, Jan 13.-Ths War
InVestl8 ating Commission to day
passed a resolution Of censure of
Gen. Eagan for the language he
used Yesterday when he appeared to
answer the charges made against the
commissarY branch of the army by
Major General Niles and returned
to hlm the carefully prepared type
written statement which he left with
the commission after reading ii to
thatboly. With its return was sent a
letter explaining the reasons for this
action aud e copy OF tho resolution
passed to !uy
The following is the text of the
letter sent t. Geo. E4gan:
''Brigadier-G -r-raI G P Eagiu,
Commisssry General War Depart
msnt We respectfully inform you
that after our Il stisnony was read
yesterday, ;hs following resolution
was unanimously passed:
"f-gej, Tuat tie Commission
receive Gen. Eagan' testimony with
out comment, that it be not printed
at once, but held for the conaidera
ton OF the commission. Carried"
Having now considered the ques-
tions involved we have determined
that in many instances the vitupera-
tive language used by you was Lot
such as ought TO have been address
ed as a witness to this board We
thick that the personal attacks and
irrelevant statements contained in
the papers submitted should be
eliminated and before receiving il as
testimony Wa request that you will
revise it's Ian gnage and if you choose
resubmit it for our consideration.
We herewith return your papers
Very respectfully.
CHAs DENBY, Vice President.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-19
Boy Holds on to "A Cofliu.

Macon, Mo, Jan. Is "A team
attached to a carriage containing the
corpse CT the child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Givane, Mr.. Givans and his two
children, Roy, S, and Olga, 6, snd
Mrs. Nancy Turk, became frightened
just before starting for lakewood
cemetery this afternoon and dashed
driverles down the street. Mrs.
Turk, who is about G5 years Of age,
jumped out, alightiDg on her head,
aud was seriously injured.
The father had the casket of his
child on his lap He set il on the
floor of the vehicle and reached for
the lines. Just as he got them the
horses made q sudden turn and
darted across the Wabash tracks,
breaking the axle and causing the
carriage to fail heavily. The team
was then stopped. During all this
time the little s Year-old boy main
tanned death grip on the coffin and
prevented it from falling out
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-19
Ten-Year-Old Suicide.

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan 13.-Tsn-
year old Ferdinand Thiemann ~cm
mitted suicide last evening because
he was sent on an errand. Wien
ordered by his Sister to go to the
grocery he replied that be would
drown himself IN the eistern rather
than DO it.
He went directly to the cistern,
threw himself in and was drowned.