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The age-herald., 1899-12-29
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 Calves ton-Firm; midding, 7hc; sales, 199 bales; receipts, 5,S1S bales; stock, 264,- 76S bales. Mobile-Quiet; middling, T 3-16c; sales 1,- 900 bales; receipts, 2444 bales; stock, 39.- 036 bales.
 Savannah-Quiet and steady; midding, TAG; sales, 625 bales; receipts, 2,S56 bales; stock 159026 bales.
 Charleston-Firm; middling 3-16c; re- ceipts, 236 bales; stock, 2SS65 bales. Wilmington-Steady; middling, TAG; re- ceipts, 37S bales; stock, 19317 bales
 Norfolk-Firm; middlng, ' 7-16c; sales, 165 bales; receipts, 1,799 bales; stock, E,- 226 bales.
 Nominal; middling, 75sc; re- cepts, 1924 bales; stock, 19,67S bales. Boston-Dull; middling, 9-16c; receipts, net, LILA bales; gross, 3,376 bales.
 Philadelphia-Firm; mddling, 15-16c; re- ceipts, 404 bales; stock, 15,939 bales. St. Louis-Steady; middling, 7asc; sales. 300 bales; receipts, 6,46S bales; stock 1o4,- 7S9 bales. Memphis-Firm and higher; middling, 7ssc; receipts 2,O74 bales; sales, 4OOO bales shipments, 3622 bales; stock, 1S7,175 bales.
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Coffee

New York, December 2S-Futures opened steady wdth prices unchanged to 5 points higher, and after an uneventful forenoon
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Dry Goods

New York, December 8-The market has been dull throughout the day so far as new business in both cotton and woolen goods goes and sales have been light from first hands. The general conditions are with out change, no new feature coming to the surface. In brown bleached and colored staple cottons and(in prints and ginghams prices are generally maintained Cotton Things all firm. Hosiery and underwear in excellent condition |
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Cotton Letter

By Private Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agt
 New York, December 2S.-The tenor of the Liverpool advices continues favorable.
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ARRIVALS. No i from Macon, Columbus, Albany. etc., 7:45 D. m.
 No from Savannah. Macon, Columbus. etc., 1885 p. m.
 Elegant through seepers between Bir- mingham, Columbus, Macon and Savannah on Nos. and 1. Connection at Savannah with superb freight and passenger steamers of the ocean Steamship company from New York, Boston and the east To Cuba and West Indies via Central of Georgia railway. By taking the Central of Georgia railway. close connection Is made at Por. Tampa and Miami for Key West and Havana.
 For further information apply to SOLON JACOBS, Commercial Agent. JACK w. JOHNSON,
 Union Ticket Agent,
 Birmingham, Ala.
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LOCAL MARKETS.

local Cotton Market Good mlddlng. TAG. Middling 7c. ? Strict low middling, 6%c. Low middling, 6%c.
 Tho Iron Market. Birmingham, December 2S.-The follow ing are the present quotations in iron: f.... ......SlooJ t..'... 1ioo r.......' ........ ........ ss'...'' Io'to G f'....... -..... 1oVV 1S.., ~ . ,.... 1850 2S... ..., , . ... I7.50
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TaIbott & PaImer's Grain Letter Iri.ntn XNyiro frn1a NNarn 3- [ olnnd

By Private Wire from Ware & Leland.
 Chicago, December 2S.-Wheat-Liverpool B lower; London, A lower; Paris, b cen- times lower; flour, 10 centimes lower; Ant werp, unchanged; Berlin, E lower; Buda- pesth, % lower. Odessa is closed by ice. South Africa buying wheat in Australia. Drouth continues in India, while harvest is progressing rapidly in the Argentine. Quality excellent. According to Beerbohm, a European visible is now 62, 100000. a de- crease of 1,1S0,000. English visible decreased 15,000. Price Current says: "Weather vari- able, but not unfayorable to growing crop. Generally doing well, but complaints of fly continue from localities previously noted. Wheat in the interior is inactive but firmly held" Primary receipts, 4SS,00O; shipments, IA 0OO Ten loads worked for export. North west stocks will show a small increase. Clearances $40, 900 for the week. There was some commission house buying. The clos ing was a firm one considering the weak ness in foreign markets, which is due more to stringency in money than otherwise. There will no doubt be but little change during the next two trading days.
 Corn-Price Current says: There is an ac- tive demand from feeders who are over bidding shippers" Liverpool, A lower. The market eased off and closed firmly. Twenty loads for export.
 Provisons-I.iverpool, bacon Cd lower; lard. Cd higher; hogs closed Dc higher. English houses were the principal sellers, while floor traders were best buyers. The produce market was firm and well sustained all day
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Three ships a week to Cuba leave Port Tampa LOO D. m. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. For further information ad- dress B. W. WRENN
 Pass Trafc Man, Savannah, Ga R. L. TODD, Div. Pass. Agent,
 Montgomery, Ala.
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No 38, "Washington and Southwestern Limited" solid vestibuled train, Atlanta to Washington; Pullman sleeping car, Bir- mingham to New York; also Pullman H. brary observation car. Atlanta to New York making close connection at Atlanta with through sleeper for Tampa, Fla.
 No. s6, "U. s. Fast Mail" carries Pull. man sleeping cars. Birmingham to Jack sonville, Fla, via Atlanta; also sleeper At lanta to New York.
 No. s7 carries Pullman sleeping car, Bir- mingham to Greenville Miss.
 F. S. Cannon, Third Vice-President and General Manager. Washington, D. c. D. c.
 W. A. Turk. c. P. A.. Washington, D. c.
 c. A. Benscoter. A. G. P. A., Chatta- nooga, Tenn.
 e. E. Jackson. T. P. A. Birmingham. Ala. R. M. Ellis, T. P. A., Birmingham, Ala.
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Cash quotations were as folI0ws Flour, steady; No. spring wheat, 6Oa65R; No. red, 6712@6SA; No. corn, 902i@3l; No oats, 221a; No. 2 white, 25026; No. white 24d2434; No. rye, 5213 No. ? barley 3Sa43 No. 1 flax seed and N. w, $1.491A; prime timothy seed, $2S5; mess pork, per Dbl, $S.S5d1O25 lard, per 100 lbs, $5.30456 621a; short rib sides Qoose), $5-2O15.45; dry salted shoulders (boxed), 52sGl519; short clear sides Cboxed), S5.500$5.6O; whskey, distilers finished goods, per gallon, $1.231z; sugars, cut loaf 5.70; granulated 5.1S; No. yellow corn, 31031H.
 On the produce exchange today the but ter market was steady creamery, 16@26; dairy, 166l22; cheese firm at 12q12a4; eggs firm, fresh 17la
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BULLS RULED THE :
 COTTON MARKET Many AdviceS of Strong South-
 ern Srot Sales.
 ADVANCED SEVERAL POINTS
Bear Confidence Shaken by Indications That Receipts Would Further Dwin- ale Away-Frighte by Meagere
 Showing of Liverpool Stock

New York, December 2S.-Bull specula- tion was the feature of today's operations on the cotton exchange. From the very opening shorts were nervous the news In general having depicted much firmer con ditions than calculated upon, while offer inss even at an advance were surprisingly Night. Chief among bullish influences were the English cables and strong southern spot markets. Our market made a steady start, with prices to points higher. Dur ing the forenoon there was very little de- parture lhrom this level, and trading did not reach imposing proportions. Early ln the afternoon, however, there was a de- Cided change, the volume of speculation and prices advancing rapidly on vigorous buying by shorts and aggressive action by bulls.
 On the up turn New Dreams and other southern speculative centers sent substan- tial buying orders, while Europe bought the March and May option eagerly. Bear confidence was shaken by indications that receipts would further dwindle away and persistent rumors that foreign Spinners were becoming frightened by the meagre showing of stocks in Liverpool light SUD- plies in European mills and reliant atti- tude of holders in this country. Nearly all southern spot markets reported higher prices this afternoon, with business in spots at New Orleans the largest in months. The market closed firm at a net advance of roll points.
 New York, December 2S.-Cotton quiet and steady; middling, T 1-16c; net receipts, 1,1O6; gross, 9,65S; sales, 2S6 stock, 119376.
 Total today: Net receipts, 3O,3O7; exports to Great Britain, 1550O; stock, 1140,170.
 Consolidated: Net receipts, 14S,2l7; Great Britain, 30100; France 3,611; continent, 56,- 59S
 Total since September l: Net receipts, B. S59, ,432; Great Britain, 9S1 625; France, 17,- 392; continent, 1,0Si,S46
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OFFIcERS-N. F.. Barker President; Harding, Second Vice President; Tom O. Cashier
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New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans Cotton Market
 New Orleans. December 2S.-Cotton steady; sales, 1O,SOO bales. Ordinary, 63- 16c; good ordinary 11-16e low middling, 3-16c; middling, 7-16c; good middlhg, 79sc; mddling fair, 15-16c. Receipts, IA, 152 bales; stock, 404, ,415 bales. -,s
 Consolidated tatement-Receipts, net, 14S,217 bales; exports to Great Britain, 30,- 100 bales; exports to France, 3,611 bales; exports to the continent, 56,59S bales; stock, 1,140170 bales.
 New Orleans, December 28-Cotton fu- lures steady. December, nominal; January, 7.2267. .23; February, 7.2367.25; March, 7,26 @7.27; April, 7.2Sd7. .29; May, -316D7 .32; June. 7.3347. .34; July, 7.35@7 .37; August, 7.2O@7 B; Setember, 6.S46I6.S7 October, 6.74Qo6.77.
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' " Arrive. Depart. .No. ?. Fast Mail N. o. ..5 45 am 5 Do am sNo. 1, Fast Mail, N o. ..12 10 pm l'pm
 Arrive Depart. sNo. 1. from Cincinnati.... g 55 pm lO oo pm +No 8, from Cincinnati. Ill 30 am 10 pm
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The Cattle Markets

Chicago December 2S.-Native steers ae- tive and steady. Inferior grades slow; Texans firm and active: Cow market and canners strong Stockers and feeders steady. Good to choice, $5 5.25ds6.50; poor to medium, $4G$52O; mixed stockers, $3@ S. .S0 selected feeders, $4. 25Q$4 .75; good to choice cows, $3.25@$4. 50; heifers, $34$4. S5; canners, $26l$3; bulls, $2.50l1$4 50; calves, $4 61$7 25; fed Texas beeves, $4 .156$5. 20.
 Hogs-Active to 10c higher. Mixed and butchers, S4.O5G$4. 40; good to choice heavy, $4 2o6$4. 40; rought heavy, $4.05@$4 TIE; ; bulk of sale, $4.25d$4. 30.
 Sheerp-Good to choice sheep and lambs to 10c lower Native wethers, $43O@$4 75: lambs, $4dS5. .90; western wethers, $4.25@ $475; western lambs, $5. .40@$5.S0.
 Receipts-Cattle, 14,00O; hogs, 2S,OOO; sheep 16,0O0.
 St Louis, December 2S.-Cattle receipts, 340o including 1,200 Texans. Market slow and easier for natives; steady for Texans. Native shipping and export steers, $4.25D $4. .S5, with fancy beeyeS worth $7.25; dress ed beef and buthcers' steers, s. .90d$5 35; steers under 900 pounds, 3.20@$4.05; stock CTS and feeders, $3do$4 .55 cows and heifers, $26fs475; canners, $1 .500ls3; bulls, $2.60@$3.- 60; Texas and Indian steers, $4dl$4.95; Tex as and Indian cows and heifers, $2 25Gl$3 .45.
 Hogs-receipts, 5000. Market generally 5c higher. Pigs and lights, $4.15@$4.2 packers, si.20G$4.30; buthcers, s4.3G@$4. 40.
 Sheep-Receipts 600. Market ID to 15c higher. Native muttons, $4@$4.5O; lambs, $4.50a$4.75; culls and bucks. $2q$S.7O.
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l. H. Woodward, Vice President; W. P. G. Smith, Cashier; J. H. Barr, Assistant
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By Prlvate Wlre to T. c. Hewlett. Agt.
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Ala. Great Southern B. R.

Shortest and quickest line to Clncinnsu I.ouinyili and the North; also to Shrsye. port, New Orleans ahd all points south- Schedule in effect Nov. 1s. 1899
The state herald., 1899-05-05
Mus, II. Polite,

General Manager Underwood of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has is
sued the following general notice to
station agents and trainmen: "Your
especial attention is directed to the
treatment Of patrons by employees of
the company. Complaints have been
made from various sources of discour-
tesy to freight and passenger patrons
on tho part OF our agents, or their
representatives, at several OF our sta
tions. and also inattention of conduct
ors and brakemen to properly care for
the comfort Of passengers. There
should be no cause for such COM
plants. It Is part of your duty to
see that our patrons are treated at all
times with pollteness and courtesy, not
only by yourself but by employees un-
der your charge. One of the valuable
assets of railroad company is uni
form politeness and courtesy from all
Of its employees to Its patrons, and
this capital must not be encroached
upon. It Is proper for you to under
stand that advancement does not de-
pend wholly on your efficiency. but in
other directions also. and will be
measured In great degree by tie
treatment accorded to patrons"
The state herald., 1899-05-05
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OF pIscov.
ERY AND INVENTION,
celestial Photography May he Aided BY
New invention-An Electric Barber
shop-A Hook to Catch Devil Fish
Making Cider.
In Celestial Photoxr.psx.


'he telescopes used by astronomers
are OF two classes. those for observa-
lion' and these for celestial photog-
raphy. the main difference being in
iens curvature and relative proper
'ions OF aperture to length. The ratio
OF aperture to length in the ordinary
Telescope is about 1 to is. The Lick
ana ferkes instruments are about 10
times as long as they are wide. I'm
portant experiments have been re-
Gently made In the radical alteration
OF these proportions. the Bruce teles-
cope presented to Howard a few years
ago by Miss Catherine W. Bruce hav-
ing an aperture of "a inches and q
length is only IL feet. This covers an
immense area, and has been highly
successful In celestial photographs of
wide area, which are wanted without
regard for detail.
The results obtained by this de-
parture encouraged Prof. Pickering.
Director of Harvard Observatory. to
make experiments on the converse OF
the proposition. and the tests gave
such satisfactory Photographic mega
uvss that he now desires to build
an instrument Of length more than
hundred times greater than its d.
ameter. which will be not to exceed IL
or IA inches. The length correspond
Ing to this would. therefore. be from
1875 to 1es feet lonr
The effect Of this will be to produce
very sharp photograph Of very lin
tied area. with details not heretofore
obtainable. and In certain lines this
will be Of incalculable value. Such a
telescope would cost from 5000 to
10000. and wealthy lovers OF science
are appealed to to provide Harvard
with this instrument, which would be
in almost constant use. The difnculty OF
mounting and keeping rigidly straight
In all positions tube which Is 80 or
GO feet long is SO serious that the pro-
posed telescope would be arranged DIFF
ferently from the ordinary observa-
tory instrument. 1t would doubtless
be stationary and horizontal. and the
image which was to be photographed
would be reflected into by means Of
mirror guided by clockwork. This
sort of thing is called a heliostat or
siderostat.
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co,ers Of wlid Animals.

In Wild Quadrupsds the natural vari-
alton OF coloring seems generally limit
ed to three hues. The moral and usual
tint seems fixed. as In the case OF the
lion, leopard. rabbit or fallow deer
Concurrently with this there are two
variations, always liable to occur
mechanism. or the tendency to develop
darker color, and In extreme cases
black: and albinism. or partial or to-
tai whiteness. Fallow deer. species
OF both wild and domesticated. show
this perhaps best of all quadrupeds.
for the black, white, and normal breeds
are to be seen in most parks in Eng
land. These three shades. black. white.
and tawny. or sandy. may be taken to
be the normal coloring OF quadrupeds.
II remains to be shown how from these
three not only many other tints have
been developed. but also colors far
more brilliant and rich In tone than
the SANDY" or normal hue. II. as we
believe, 1t Is on the subsequent mix
ture" Of these three hues that all va,
rieties OF subsequent colorings In do
mesticated species depends. we must
find q wild OK or baffals which Is
sandy. or tawny. for experiments In
crossing these and tame bovidae show
thar SO many of the hybrids are fertile
that we can not draw a hard-and-
fast line between them.
Though black is the normal color OF
nearly all the wild cattle and buffa-
loes. there is one species which Is
tawny. This is the small. short-horned
buffalo OF the west coast OF Africa.
Though confined now to that region.
the existence of one wild breed OF this
color is presumptive evidence that
there may have been others elsewhere.
It is n very beautiful species, fawn-
coiored. with n tnge OF dark chestnut.
and about the size Of Jersey bull.
The ears are long and tipped with a
long tuft hair. the eyes are large. and
the coat ms smooth as that Of an Eng
iish COW In summer. Given tho tawny
and the black Wild cattle. the white
variety is almost certain to appear oc-
casionally either rs a pure albino or as
black beast spotted with white
Spectator.
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geographer. M. Wennkow. recently sen.
description of the lake to the Paris
Academy. The island is paleozoic
rock separated from the granite con-
tinent by an arm of the sea. and upon
It Is lake which seems to be entire
ly shut of from the sea by strip Of
land. but there must be some subter-
ranean Communication. for the tides Of
the sea are noticed In the lake,
though In much diminished effect.
The lake contains three different kinds
Of water. On the surface 1t is fresh
water, coming from few brooks and
from the rainfall: lower down II is
salt water, and at the bottom sea water
mixed with sulphurous hydrogen gas.
The lake harbors fresh water animals
on and near the surface and salt water
animals beneath.
The state herald., 1899-05-05
Electric Barber Shop

A very animated description OF a
barber shop in which most Of the ia.
miliar operations are conducted by
electricity is given by L'Electricien.
For example. hot water is obtained by
passing stream OF hydrant through
q German silver tube in soapstone
case. the tube being electrically heated.
SO that the water is nearly boiling
when 1t passes out Of the .spigot. For
the crimping of the frizzes of our
young women there Is no longer neces-
sity for recourse to the hot iron. For
a long time the defects of this method
Of heating have been noticed. for the
capillary artist sometimes forgets and
leaves the iron in the heating appa-
ratus too long. so that when II Is used
with blonde or brown hair. II II does
not make q burn. II makes the hair
red. which Is even more disastrous. -
The new curling-irons heat themselves.
In the interior Of the rods is n fero-
nickel wire. which can be brought up
to the proper temperature. and will
then remain at this same temperature
indefinitely. But II is In the cutting
OF the hair that electricity has pro-
duced the most complete revolution.
The scissors have slowly given way to
clipping machines. and these. In their
turn. must disappear before an cleo
trically heated platinum wire. with
which the hair may be burned OF. The
apparatus. as described, consists Of n
metallic comb, along one side OF which
is stretched the hot wire. and rs this
Is passed through the hair the red-hot
wire burns II on neatly and smoothly.
and at the same time seals up the end
OF the hair. II being supposed In this
way to produce very desirable effect.
The method Is. OF course. entirely anti
septic. but II hardly seems likely that
the air OF n barber's shop will be very
pleasant when these new methods OBJ
tain Il wide popularity.
The state herald., 1899-05-05
01s TIM pveas Iona.

There's no denying" said the
young man with wide ears. that a
persons sense OF humor changes. After
you've had n few of lifc's experiences
you don't enjoy yourself so easily"
mo" answered the young woman
sympathrticaiiy.
II realised II last night when friend
OF mine rccited n piece OF poetry en-
titled Excelsior used to enjoy that
Immensely. You know-that ono about
tho fellow who wouldn't take amy ad-
vice, and nnaliy got landed In n snow
drift, ! thought II was great. Bn.
since the blizzard must say don't
see anything funny about IT,"
The state herald., 1899-05-05
STRIPES ABOLISHED.
coNvlcrs APPRECIATE CHANGE
The Warden Of the Kansas Peni,sntiAry
Trles an Experimsnt With Satisfactory
Results.

Two years ago this month II. s.
Lands, warden Of the Kansas state
penitentlary, announced to the convicts
that he would abolish stripes as a uni
form, and substitute n suit of sheep's
gray; that after the change stripes
would be worn only as an extra pun
fshment, or for some infractlon of pris-
on discipline. The change took effect
ON July 4th, following, and II has been
found that the substitution of uniforms
has been beneficial in its influence up
on convicts. Two causes led to the
passing OF the stripes, the first being
the necessity Of purchasing cloth to
supply the convicts with new clothing
which they were In need OF; the second
and principal cause lay in the warden's
belief that n distinctive suit designat-
Ing an lncorrigible prisoner would have
salutary effect In the enforcement of
prison discipline. When the cOnvicts
were given their new suits they were
warned that bad behavior on their part
meant return to the stripes, for at
least thirty days and that they could
be discarded ut the end of that time
only upon the Recommendation Of the
officer Of the gang In which the pris-
oner worked. They were told that the
stripe would be an additional badge
Of degradation, SO that the wearer
could be singled out as II man who re-
fused to be amenable to prison rules
The effect Of the change was OBJ
served Immediately and the general be-
haviOr Of the convicts has been great
ly improved by the desire to avoid n
return to the stripes whoch have ever
been associated with hardened crimi-
mails.
Before the change In uniforms
scarcely n day passed without some
prisoners punishment. and the dark
cells were seldom without occupants
on diet Of bread and water. To-day
the solitary cells are without an occu-
pant, and out Of the 923 cOnvicts only
twelve were TO be seen wearing the
hated garb. These men have been re-
turned to the stripes for attempting to
escape. for fighting among themselves,
or for refusing to obey orders. That
they feel the extra degradation can be
seen In the averted, dOwncast faces In
the presence OF visitors and In their
earnest petitions to the warden or dep
The state herald., 1899-05-05
SCARED INTO APPENDICITIS.
A New Orleans Man Cultivated ali o..
Symtoms,

a new orleans Man Cultivated all ...
symtoms.
mad appendicitis the other aav ,
naiu 81. Charles street business mnn.
tnat u 10 say, had 1t to all intents
1no purposes. This is the way l con.
tracted 1t. About Il week ago / bor.
rowed a medical work from friand
70 look up point about which / was
curious. 1t was work on diagnosis
ana among other things 1t gave n d.
ecrlption Of the symptoms of ,nnan
dicitis. l have always been mnch
afraid Of the malady, and that chan,on
had . hideous fascination for me- !
read it and reread 1t, and ne did 90
1t seemed to me that some of tbn nro so
Inonl,ory signs coincided exactly with
certain aches and pains l had felt for
severai DAYS. l got alarmed at once,
aho that night was panic-stricken by
severe cramp little northeast of nv
right hip bone. That knew to be The
fatal spot. and needless to say, l didn't
sleep q wink.
by morning had all the symptoms
OF a typical case and could scarcely
get around to see the doctor. I began
10 tell MIN my story when he stopped
me. How do you come to know so
much about the diseaseY he asked. |
replied proudly that had been read
ing up on 1t. The dickens you hayer
ne replied. Well, you get right out of
this office, confound you! and don't
waste any more of my time. Then he
explained that every medical student
always has all the diseases on record,
In regular order, just as he studies 'em,
and l began to feel better. went
home, returned the blasted book, and
am now entirely out Of danger, thank
you. 1t was the quickest recovery on
record."-New Orleans Times Demo-
crat.
The state herald., 1899-05-05
A Katie MISTAKE.

The r. NJ. Roberts supply House Of
Minneapolis. MINI. which advertised
n remarkably liberal knife offer In n
recent issue Of our paper. wishes
to have Il explained to our readers that
through n mistake In clcctrotypinx.
the numbers over each Of the knives
were reversed. Tho Cattle knife
should be II s. H.. and the Congress
knife IS. II. Their remarkable offer
to send 81 packages Of garden seeds
and the Congress knife for II cents.
or 81 packages Of seeds and the Cattle
knife for 81 cents Ia one Of the most
liberal ever made.