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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26

The WEATHER The suggestion 10
Yesterdays Gazette that there had been
lev nigh winds so far this winter Is
withdrawn, for after the experience OF
ISIS, night and today nothing more need
o-sa D on that score. The rain OF yes
,,e'day aud early 10 the night was ioi'
lowe by northwest gale which
gagged shutters. swung the electric
amp, ulew bricks from cbimneys, did
Considerable damage and kept many
people awake during the night and
yCoauoued its blasts during today.
Zoe mercury dropped to 230 during the
l'gn' and At noon today had risen TO
Dl' %. The indications are that the
Nlad VIII diminish in forca tonight, but
.1sI the temperature will become
colder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26

The BARBER BOARD. - Governor
Tyler received letter yesterday from
an Alexandria barber, who asked to
be appointed to the tOnsOrisl examin-
ing board, in case the bill pending in
a House committee to create such a
body becomes law. The darkey says
he has been shaving faces for thirty.
three years, and holds the worlds
championship. He prefxes Prof" TO
his siguature.-T Richmond Dispatch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26
MONETARY AND COMM EKi iAL

New York. Jan. 26.-TheIe was y de-
pressing influence upon the stock market at
the opening, yet there was no pronounced
weakness, and apathy continued to be the
chief feature of speculst on. After the initlsl
quotation the market was listless and profes-
sional. In government bonds the tours and
fves were up "a per cent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26

OIL rs OOURT.-Mayor George L..
,'S'pson Oresiding.-The following cases
"eie disposed OF this morning:
(oar.ts Bowman and Daniel. both
s''or.d, charged with being disord arly
anu nghuug, were fined So each.
a young First warder, charged with
~ Su assault on colored girl, was dis
N'ym Report Last hight was clear
111 cold. One prisoner and twenty
'Ousers were at the station house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26
TOCURE COUP IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE TABLETS.
All druggists refund the money ii 1t fails to
cure. T.. w. GROVES signature on each
hoy 05r
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26
Alexanaria 3azettf.
r9rD4Y EVENING. JAN. 26 1900
LOCAL MATTERS.

.., rose At I'll a. M; sun sets at 5:14
High water at 9:53 a. m. and 1852
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26
DRY GOODS.
DRY GOODS.
PBCIAL BARGAINS
FOR OUR JANUARY SALES.

We have hand quite lot Of very desirable Smyrna rugs
In all Sizes from mats at 79c Okla feet carpet size
These goods consigned by the agent Of large
manufacturer and have the privilege of returning those
uhsod January 81. We prefer to sell them and will
gvea discount Of per cent them for the balance OF
January. This will represent saving Of fully 20 per cent
from the new prices on these goods.
Another bargain of equal merit the per reduction
sale on all our Irish point pillow shams scar &c. very choice
patterns and an excellent assortment
We have hand about 400 ready made Sheets bought at
last springs prices and have concluded to sell the same
during January without advance in price, Our price TODAY is
less than wholesale cost.
Another bagan-a Of English long CLOTH best goods
bought last spring Price $3.50 per yards the lowest price
We have with ready appreciation bargains offered
in merchant tailoring department. and will continue the
sale as long as the goods last
We offer special values in towels and table linens linen cen
tire pieces &c.
The 4Sc tapestry carpets middle window exhibit give an
idea of the extra values in carpet department
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26
GIRLS WINTER CLOTHING

GIRLS WINTER CLOTHING
AT JANUARY SPECIAL Prices.
We have lust purchased a manufacturer
stock of Girls Dresses and Refers at very
great reduction from former prices. and place
them on sale at proportionstely low prices.
Prominent among them are the following
Girls Cashmere Dresses, made In glrlish
style and prettily trimmed with braids and
rich plaid silks; navy, cadet, cardinal, browns
aod green; sizes to IA.
81 80 each.
Regular price, 81 80.
Girls. Atwood Cheviot ailor Suite; extra
fine quality; III ade and trimmed 10 variety
of tbs most effective ct, les; strictly high class
goods Of this seasons production-blue, gar
net, and brown; sizes to IA.
So 80 each.
Regular price, Sc 100.
Girls Heavy Winter Beefers, in plain cloths,
rough cheviots and boucle effects; strictly all.
wool; sizes 4 to IA
1878 each.
Regular price. IS 90.
Girls Heavy Atwood Chevot Refers,
made with large hood lined with rich plaid
taft ts silk; slso lot of Tan Covert Cloth
Refers, lined throughout with taifeta silk;
all iizes.
S. 90 each.
Regular price, 1915.
Third floor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26
BOYS WINTER CLOTHING

JANUARY SPECIAL PRICES.
As specially good values for tomorrow's
business we quote:
Irish Frieze Refers and Top all WOOL;
sewei with sill REFERS have high ulster col
lar and are cot extra long; sizes to 10.
81. Were So and Sc.
Navy Blue Atwood Chinchlls Reefers, abb
soutely fast colors; velvet or ulster collar;
sizes to Is.
1896. We're Sc to $3.50.
Navy Blue Black, and Fancy Mixed Cas-
simere and Cheviot PANT; sll wool and part
wool. good many corduroys are included
in the lot; sizes 3 TO is.
48c.
Usually 75c and S5c.
Atwood Cheviot and Cashmere Separate
Pants, sewed with silk; SIZES 3 to Is.
soc.
Usually lbs and 81 30.
~GOODs DELIVERED IN ALEXAN
DRIA.
Woodward y Lothrop,
10th, 18th & F Sts., n. W.
WASHINGTON, d c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26

Lewis Dennis, Salem, Ind, ssys "kodol
Dyspepsia Cure did me more good tnan an!
thing ever took" 1t digests what you ca,
and can not help but cure dyspepsia ANU
stomach troubles
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26

Tue Best Prescription for Chills
a.. Fever is bottle of GROVES TAsrELEss
III IONIC 1t is simply iron and quinlne
bSIeeSs foIm. No cuIe-nO pay. 6Ocs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26
,rHER PRoBABILrTIss.--For this

.-,,- fslr tonight with MINIMUM tempera-
shout 100 above zsiO: >aiurdsy lair ana
u moi cold; dim u;shing nOIthwesterly
winds
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26

Educate Your Bowels WI - ~'-s'a 49,,
Candy Cathartic, cure consul no,,,,,o ,,oneu
|""~' nc @ c fail. druggists reIulio tpooeS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26

. CAKES OF GOOD LAUNDRY soAr
ANDERSONS,
Cor. Duke and ST. Asaph streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26

New York Cattle Market. Jan. %
Beeves-n doing; feeling steady.
Cslves-msrket firm; veal, $5aS,oO; no
bsrnyard calves on sale. Sheep and Lambs
sheep firm lambs Toe higher; sheep S3.5Oa
5.25 per 100 lbs: lambs So .5Oa7.25 per
100 lbs culls $3.50. Hogs-no sales.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26

Baltimore, jan. 25.-Flour dull and un-
changed. Wheat steady; spot and month
7O4a71; Februsrg 71a71A; May 1879
73ss steamer No 2 red 66i3aG6aa south
crn wheat by sample 66a72; do on grade
h74s714 Corn doll SPOT and month 37ls
37A February 371ss37ss; March 37lha
375a steamer mixed 361sa36A; southern
white and yellow corn 37s3S. Oats dull
No white 3Olas31; No mixed 2919a29.
Eye dull No 2 nearby ga; No 2 Western
50. Hay steady; No 1 timothy $3.50
asked.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26
Alexandria Market. Jan. 20

The market closed quiet though the tone
was a shade finer but we make no change
ia quot It ons. Country pToluce is firm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26

best cure for the tobsc
IN co habit-5Oc and 81 box. For sale BY
RS LEADBEATER 81 SONS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26

CHRIMPS from the Mexican Gulf coast,
- the finest in the world, at
ANDEBsON'S,
Cor. Duke snd st. Assph streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26

Baltimore Cattle Market, Jan. %. Beef
Cattle The arrivals during the week were
1 sos head, against 9, Alp head last week.
Market for good cattle firm at last weeks
rices. Common grades were from 1oc 20
25c. higher. Prices of beef cattle this week
ranged as follows: Good butcher cattle
S5.25s55O; fair quality $4.76s5 medium
A. 4Oa4 65 common $3 Toad: light hefers
H.1Oa3 40; medium 3.5Oa3 IS; good a.
$50; cows, common to good, 275a3.75;
extra 81; oxen common to fair. 2.75s3.75;
good A. 25a4. rs; bulls, common to fair, 81
3 rs; good 4a4.25: extra 4.50.
OF the Cattle received S51 came from
Virginia.
Hogs Receipts were ~. IL head against
$3.50 head last week. The market was
steady Tor good Westerns Far Western hogs
sell at So. 1Oa5. Is per 100 lbs gross: those
from nearer points, weighing $50 to 2OO
| lbs, 81 9Oa4.9O; weighing 100 to 14O lbs,
S4.65a4. 80 light pigs $4a4 % and roughs
| So 75a4 per 100 lbs
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts we're $3.50
head against 2,176 head last week. Mat
ket very firm for both sheep and lambs.
| Quote sheep, good to prime, $4.6Oa4 70,
yoarlings, IS; good to choice ewes, $4a4 90;
common to fair $3s3 rs per 100 lbs.
| Lambs, good TO choice. 1oao. 2, comhoh
| TO fair, $5a5.75 per 100 lbs.
Fresh Cows.-Fair supply; good cows In
demand. selling from S45 to $40 per head ;
common to medium selling from $50 to $40
per head
Calve..-Market very dull, selling at $4a6,
extra at 1925 per 100 lbs.
Chicago Cattle Market. Jan. % Cattle
Good to choice native steers str ing medium
and inferior kinds about steady; Texans
strong and active; feeders about steady good
to choice So. 25s6.5O; poor to medium S4s
400; mixed stockers So 25a3.96; selected
feeders $42Oa4 90; good to choice cows
So. 45a4.6O; heifers $3.25s4.75; Gamer,
So 1Os2.8O bulls So 5Os4 As, calves $4 OF
AIS; fed Texas beeves S4a5 Hofs.-
Hogs averaged &c lower mixed and butcher.
50 4Oa4.7O, good to choice heavy $4'6t
a4,72b. rough heavy 50 45a4 55, ligh
S4.35s4 57k, bulk of sales $4.5Os4.65
Sheep sheep steady; lambs stronger native
wethers S4.5Os5 lambs $5a6.6O; Western
wethers $4.4Oa4 80; Western lambs $6.75'
so.
New York Cattle Market. Jan. 20
J Beeves-nothing doing; feeling steady
Calves-msrket firm; vesl' $5aS, on; n
bsrnyard calves on sale. Sheep and Lambs
sheep firm lambs Toe higher; sheep %. 6o
Z Ok nor 100 lhs lambs sc 5Oa7.2O ne
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26
KAUFMANN'S STOKES.
Kaufm ann
Closing Out Sale of
Ladies' furnishings,
Dry Goods,
Notions, Blankets and
Quilts
IN FULL BLAST
Rare chance to buy goods so cheap Space
We must have for our arriving up-to-dste
spring stock of Clothing, Gents Furnishings,
and Hats Come quick as the lots are small.
n n m H.
Sale Begins Tuesday Morning.

81 3. & q. Corsets 55c.
Soc Vigilant Corsets 35c.
35c Globe C0rsets 29c
l lot C0reets, different makes, 19c.
25c Ladies' Shirts and Drawers lie.
39c Ladies' Shirts and Drawers 18c.
Soc Ladies' Shirts and Drawers 23c.
Chids' Shirts and Drawers, sizes 10 70 "a,
4c rise o.
, 5Oc Ladies' Wrappers 29c.
Toe Ladies' Wrappers Acc.
81 Ladies' Wrappers 63c.
39c Children's Dresses 19c.
SOC Childrens' Dresses DC.
Toe Children's Dresses 39c.
Table Covers SOC and SOC, worth double.
Toe Napkins 37c per dozen.
Infants Caps silk and cashmere, Doc quail
ity 15c. SOC quality 29c. 75c quality 38c.
Fascinators, 25c grade / &c. Soc grade 29c.
Ladies' Handkerchief &c stock &c. 10c
stock &c. 15c stock g.
Misses Union Suits tic
&c Clark's 0. N. T. Cotton, 31ac a spool.
Ladies' Belts, 25c and 39c grades 15c. 15c
grades &c. Zoe grades SC.
Ladies' Neckwear Nobby, 25c and 39c
stock 16c.
Ladies' Gloves, 25c quality tic. 15c
quality &c.
L2Olee' ana C6lIub mitts, zoe BIa0c isOs
15c grade &C.. 1Oc grade DC.
Ladies' Hosiery, black and fancy, 25c quail
ity tic. 15c quality &C. 10c quality &c.
Children's Hosiery, 25c and 15c grade 1Oc.
1Oc grade To- so dozen job lot 4c.
Satin Ribbons, No. 5 worth DC, 21ac. No.
7, worth &c, 3lac No. 8, worth 1Oc DC.
No. IL, worth 12c, &c. No. 16, worth loo,
&c. No. %, worth 2Oc, lie.
Bingham Aprons &c.
Side Combs &c.
Towels, sc grade Be. 10c grade &c. 16c
grade &c.
Ladies' Capes, So grade $2.9s. $3.50
grade $1.19.
Dry Goods.
Blcached Cottons 4c and sc.
Calicos 3%4c.
Ginghams 80 lc.
Blankets sec.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26

.-wr er,11 GIVE TRADE DISCOUNT COUPONS -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-07
#isfellaneuus &eaaing.
COTTON SEED OIL.
Some Business Facts About an Industry
With Future.

Some Business Facts About an Industry
With Future.
Atlanta Journal.
The south can produce an almost
unlimited quantity of this oil, and the
question with US. is how to get good
markets for it. Our 100000 bale
crop of cotton means that 100000
tons of cotton seed were produced in
the south last year. Cotton seed as it
comes from the gin yields, by the pres
ent methods, Is per cent. of it's weight
of crude oil. The last years cotton
crop was capable, therefore, of yield.
ing 1S0,OOO,OOO gallons of oil, which at
25 cents a gallon, would be worth
about $45, 100000. If we had markets
for all this oil, mills would soon be
established to produce it. At the pres.
ent time we have in the south only
about 400 cotton oil mills, with a
capacity of between 100000 and g.
200, 900 tons of cotton seed per anuum.
Probably we are not pressing over
three. .fifths of the seed produced each
year. Last years product of crude oil
is said 10 have been something over
100, 100000 gallons. The demand for
oil has grown so rapidly in the past
fyears, we must believe that if only
these restrictions are removed it will
continue to increase for some time to
come. The world seems to want to
use our cotton oil if it can only get il
at our prices. :.
Cotton seed is now wholly used up
10 manufacture. The products made
from it, besides the oil, are the cake,
or meal, used for feeding or as fertiliz'
ers: the bulls, used as hay, and the
linters, or short cotton, which is used
in many ways.
If last years output of cotton seed
had all been manufactured, the rela
tive value of these products would
have stood about as follows:
1870 900 900 gallons crude oil % cents, 600 600
900 tons of meal at 81, 100000
100000 tons Of huls at 81 SS0 SS0 0 o00
DaleS Vi VI ohOip
Total 100000
We see from this that the cotton
seed oil is about one.half of the value
of all the cotton seed products.
1t should he remembered, too, that
cotton oil contains none of the ele'
ments which reduce the fertility of the
soil, and that having so many other
vegetable oils and animal fats in this
country, we can easily spare large
part of this oil for the foreign trade.
All of our cotton seed meal and all OF
the bulls and all the cotton had best
he used at home; the meal and hulls
to make meats, butter and cheese for
exports, and the cotton to manufacture
into goods for the foreign trade. We
will certainly have much of this oil to
spare for a long time, and should there.
fore do everything in our power to build
up the market for it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-07
CHAPTER XVII.
THE RETURN OF THE RING.

IhE hE ChN IRE hlNS.
Vaudeville was not so we'll supplied
with roads as historic Rome. to which
all roads lead. Only one led to and
from Vaudeville. One might indulge
his individual preferences In the mat
ter Of q route after leaving that Sc
cluded spot some so miles in the rear;
but. whatever his final destination,
the wayfarer must make his start
from modest little depot labeled
loop and Twine X. R." on the out
skirts Of the town. Clarence Westover
recalled this necessity with some sat-
isfaction as he jumped into his smart
little cart and urged his horse toward
the depot at its best speed.
Having failed to find Thomas Brox-
ton either at the Commercial Mems
home, DR.. Govan's or Miss Malvina
Spillman's, he proposed heading him
off at the station. He flung the reins
to his man and jumped out Of his cart
just as Thomas. dusty Of foot and
heavy Of heart, mounted the platform
steps with bag in hand. He advanced
with cordially extended hand.
"I'm awfully glad I'm in time, Brox-
ton. You came very near giving me
the slip"
Thomas met the extended hand with
perfunctory politeness. He wished he
could feel more cordial toward Olivia'S
lover, but deep wounds need time for
their healing.
Westover was distinctly aware of
this wordless antagonism. He rather
suspected he should have felt quite as
sour and behaved even more churlish-
ly If matters were reversed. but at
this particular juncture he could not
afford to resent Toms aloofncss. He
had pursued him with q definite oh
ject in view.
You see" he said easily. falling into
step and going with Tom toward the
waiting room. IL want to talk to you
about a matter of interest to both Of
us. don't want to lose sight of you
Just yet. Can't | induce you to spend
the night with me-" lie stopped and
redeemed. 1t occurred to him that the
last of the BroXtons would not care to
accept the hospitality Of strangers un-
der his old rooftrre. Tom covered his
confusion cOurteOuSly.
"You are very kind. but ! came
down only at an urgent summons from
my guardian. arrived too late to do
him any good. Staid to the funeral and
now must hurry back to my work"
He flung his bag on q bench in the
waiting room and consulted a moon
faced clock over the ticket office. 1t
showed margin Of half an hour be,
fore traintime.
"IIave you to get your ticket? West
over asked.
"No; bought round trip ticket
when left Kansas City" adding.
with bitter little smile. "Cheaper,
you know"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-07

"Oh, / see! You arc under sptnster tut
tton at present."
for q little while yet. | will give you
more time. Will year be long enough
Your term Of mourning, believe Won
en- call it, will be over then"
She flung q grateful look at him.
at is very good Of you. Clarence, to
try to make excuses for woman who
has treated you so badly. but If you
were to give me year and another
year on top of that and still another
one it would make no difference IN the
end. am not going to marry anybody
ever"
He got up with the discarded be-
trothal ring crushing against the flesh
of the hand that inclosed 1t. His face
was very pale. His eyes burned an
grily.
"You have puzzled me considerably
by denying that either Miss Spillman
or BroXton Is behind this remarkable
chonge Of mind and plans. l have not
thought you q caprlcious woman. l
fancy you think you are doing your du-
ty to some one in some way. want
no unwilling bride. shall come back
to you when return from Europe and
ask you once more to marry me, only
once more. If our parting Is rather
unsatisfactory. please bear In mind
that it Is your fault, not minc."
"Yes. know. 1t Is my fault, all my
fault. Please 60 now, Clarence"
He did not move. Perhaps even now
she was rcpenting Of her strange ca
price. She looked at him almost tim
idly. He was sure she was trying to
frame her retraction. He was formu-
lating the most becoming style of rec
oncillation when. with swish of her
long black draperies. she disappeared
through a side door.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-07
MILL MEN AND FREIGHT.
Discrimination Against the South In Favor

Discrimination Against the South In Favor
ofthe East.
Greenville News, Wednesday.
A number of leading cotton mill
presidents of the upper portion of this
state met here yesterday in the office
of Colonel James L. Orr, president Of
the Piedmont mills, to confer in refer
ence to the discrimination on the part
of the railroads against the mills OF
this section in favor of the New Eng
land mills in the matter of freight
rates.
The mill men believe that the rail-
roads are guilty of fragrant violation
of law in this discrimination, and fail.
ing to have the matter rectifed by the
railroads themselves, they will appeal
to the railroad commission for relief.
It is understood that this section has
lost some big mills recently on account
of the way the railroads are acting.
There is good reason for saying that
the new Montgomery mill would have
been built in Spartanburg county il
fair freight rates for raw cotton could
have been obtained from the Southern.
As this was impossible the big new
mill has been located at GAINESVILLE,
Ga. 1t is further said that Greenville
lost $50O,O00 mill which she should
have had but for this same trouble.
After the meeting, Colonel Orr said :
1.-THE railroads, you know, have in
creased the freight rates on goods to
New York 4 cents 100, and about 25
per cent. on goods to western points,
and in consequence Of the new mills
consuming more cotton than we raise
in this section Of South Carolina, we
are obliged to go further away to get
our supply. We want either better
rates from the lower section of this
state than the railroads are willing to
give us, or we want them to fix more
equitable rate for cotton outside of the
state for the Carolina mills, as COM
pared with the New England mills.
As the rates now stands, from Meri-
dian, Miss, the Carolina mills pay 81
cents 100 and the New England mills
II cents; from Montgomery, Ala, Sc
cents as against Ga; Albany, Ga, SO
against So; Nashville, Tenn, 81 cents
against SOL; Memphis, Tenn, SO cents
against 554.
"Why, does this condition of affairs
exist, sir"
Because the New England mills
have much larger influence with both
the Southern and the Atlantic Coast
Line roads. The ownership of these
roads are more largely controlled by
those interested in the New England
mills than in the southern mills"
"a committ q was appointed" Col
onel Orr continued, "to look into the
question of freights both on goods and
cotton, consisting of f. A. Smith, A.
H. Twil chell, T. E. Duncan, c. K. Oil
yer and James l.. Orr, with authority
to 20 before the railroad authorities,
and failing to get relief there, before
the railroad commissioner of this state
for remedy"
"Then you are satisfied the railroads
are violating the law?'
"Certainly, 1 know it. Why, freight
from The Carolina mills to Charleston
is 40 cents hundred, and from Charles
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-07
WALNUT WOOD Is DEAR.

Indiana timber land, which was con-
sidered the best in the country, is be-
ing 80 rapidly denuded of the once
splendid forests of hardwood timber
that spectators are seeing the advan-
tage ofgobbliug up everything that may
be got in the way Of timber tracts.
The walnut and hickory of Indiana
and Ohio are considered the best that
can be had, and the monster poplars
which once formed the nucleus for the
log. heap fire are now worth individu-
ally more as they stand than the acres
they occupy will bring when cleared,
many poplar tree selling for 500 be.
fore an axe touched it.
The walnut that was once 80 plenti-
full that barn timbers, house sills, fence
rails, etc., were made from it, is becom-
ing exceedingly scarce, and curled wal
nut stumps have brought almost fabu-
lous prices, while hickory of the she'll
bark variety can scarcely be found in
some of the best sections.
Last years purchase by a Goshen
Ind.) firm of SIS standing walnut trees
near the northern Indiana line for $1O,-
900, and the handsome sum they make
out of the handling of this rare clump
of trees, have proved an incentive in
the search for timber in other direc-
tions. Grant county furnished notice
able instance in the sale of the 1,030
acres of virgin forest on the Wood
tract, the last large forest in Indiana,
for $66, 900. A New York firm bought
the walnut timber where it stood for
SIS, 900; 400 acres of land, the timber
heing reserved by the seller, sold for
$4,000, and there remain $50 acres of
the best timber in Indiana, the walnut
alone being sold from it. The buyers
will clear s5o,ooo by their deal in that
timber.
Where years ago the lumberman
went for only large tracts they are now
content with individual trees, and
wherever there is a notably fine forest
monarch of the desirable variety its
whereabouts becomes widely known
and the competition to secure it is
very sharp.