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New-York tribune., 1900-12-08
soUrHERN COTTON MARKETs

Baltimore Dec Cotton nominal middIing IO1sc; low
middng Lille; good ordinary. 11sc ret receipts
l245 bales gross 1880: 20 Great Britain T. S9
70 the Continent. 1051: stock. 044
Memphis, Dec Cotton steady nniddlg IS-f6c.
nddng S-l6c: good ordinary. S-sc; receipts ans
oales gross I604 shipments 37s sales. 4OOO; stock
Ia. 791 1899, 1S5 .eoS.
Galveston Dec Cation easy; uddlins. 11lse; low
middng exc good ordinary. sac: receipts 13O21
exports France y, 704 sales ia; stock 1872 333
Savannah. Dec Cotton quiet, midding 9-16c.
middng 316c receipts 23 bales exports coastwise
f,IO5. sales, 1I6: stock. 11e6S4
New-Oreans Dec Cotton quiet; middling Lille:
low midding; s5-16c good ordinary, 11-1sc re-
espts i65 bales gross S53: exports Continent
I3 425 coastwise 2544; sales 2sO; stock
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08
L1vERrooL corroN MARKEr.

Liverpool. Dec 4 ?. m.-Cotton-Spot moderate
business: prices easier American middling 9-16d The
sales OF the day 1000 bales Of which 500 Tor
speculation and and included $500
lean Receipts 10000 bales including $500 bales
lean Futures opened quiet and closed quiet; American
uaiddling. ] c. December 8 27-64d December
January. 246465 2564d sellers: January and Feb
20S4d sellers: March and April Is SAD sellers April
and May. 15-G4d buyers; May and June, 12-646
August 7S4d sellers. August and September 57-64d
sellers
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08
ERIE RAILROAD.

Through trains New YORK foot OF Chambs-S st
as follows. and minutes eariieT nom ". I'D ST.:
go a. n paily.-Sond train Buffalo. Arr d M
Bl9gharltcn. Waveriy Emira and Bradford C,oachss-
pargr and cafe dining car 20 Bufalo.
- p m. Daiiy--Chicago Limited-Fast malI-Soif
tram % ChcaEo arrving % Cleveland Z a a.
seepers 70 Chicago. Cleveland. Cinciunat Dinlnx car
$50 =. m Dsity.-Bqnalo and Cleveland ExDrsss-Arr
buEalO 100. Bradford 10 Jamestown 20 Younss-
falo Cleveland care car.
3l5 .. Daily.-Solid train for Binghamton Wavsr-
~ Elmisa Chcasl. sleepers Buslo Chicago Cincis-
Dining
1'lc1IIsTs. LocAL, TINE CARDS AND PULLMAN
Il ACCOMMODATIONS III IL. and 49,
Broadway. I55 Fast teAth ST. anC 30 West f25sh 81
Chambers and West sd ferries. NeW-Y0rk 8S8 AMI
SEQ Fulton ST. s. BroadWay. Brooklyn. 100 River 81
Hoboksn and Jersey City Station. New Y5rt Trsn.s-.
Co checks baggage 70 destfuarISa
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08

e2lion closed dull win quotations Lice lower m
am ~ ty-sc for nldchng upland l04c for mid
ee-i Halef = bales Soufhern markets vre-s
elne1 as follows AeW-Orlesns quiet al 3 Is-1se-
f- e-1L 81 80 savannah quiet. --I8c Charles
- s1zns@c. Wilmington firm. AZ sAe; No-foIk
l0ir ~, ---'ee l-ioc lower baitirnore nosninsl az
AsHIils STEADY a. l3-l6c: AuFusta oufef Al
r--sc l-itc lower Louis quiet al 2 Is-1s~ F.sf-
is re tomorrow a. NeW-Orleans from le OlO
yss- Dslst against oa2 week ago ana p 9I3 LAST
-. as week and 10 T29 wear.
a, l q cotton "a fhs ports to-day ana for IN. wei,
--a Neek --.- %
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08
new YORK CENTRAL,

HARLEm DIVISION.
9-12 A. NJ S35 p NJ Daily. Sunday.
Pittshsld Sundays ony at 20 A NJ
Pullman Cars all through trains.
Trains Illuminated with Pntsch Light
Ticket Offices 1f3 261 AIS and 1.216 Broadway IS
Union So W. rs Columbus Ave, fSs West t25th 81.
125th St and f3sth Stations. York. 338
Fulton 81. and 1o4 Broadway: 2 D. Brooklyn
Telephone 300 3Sth Central
Service Baggage checked fom hotel rssdencs
Nestcott Express
EDGAR VAN ETTEN GEORGE II DANIELS
General Superintendent General Passenger CERT
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08
Railroads.
.ENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD


STATIONS foot Of WEST TwENTY-THTRD STREET
AND DEsBRossEs AND cORTIaANDT STREETS.
x@The leaving time from Desbrosses and
cortiAndt Streets il ave minutes later than
thaat given below for Twenfy-fhird Street
staton. except where otherwise noted
20 % a M ~ EAsI MAIL-I4mtsd % two Bsfts1 PAri9r
ChicaEo n "a s sS FitsosFs sespns Car FiitsouFx %
S.5 A "a M EAST LISE-Fittssarg ana clsyslAne-
az: TnenS sleeping. Dining. smoking and ooseryArion
ssHsPo,,I. g. 7. I, LeqisSis Sd I,5aIs
ssa, 5Slsa9 Nassylls via ciacHnat ana Louisvsl m
5-55 r. M ST f6yis EPF.,,5s Pnas car P,,,.-z In
5-5s n M WEsTEf, WIssf p k4g,s; Dining cSr
75S y. VI, fsc-IFSSs siSs4sy l2. Rssius Car Gar
Route Conascts for cIsSsaas s4esss ssSrss Ns5
SO II. NJ CLEVELAND AND C.rSrTSySSrT TX
PI;Ess-For Pit,seurs. cleveland and Ciseinnsii
WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH
755 s $50. 1910 CDessrosses and cortlandt Streets.
10 - lDlling Sar' le55 Dining Carr a m. 12.55
streets 22Oj ci25 "C6ngrsssioHsi lam. ali Parior
Csr q p m. 1910 zEs, sunday rs SIS. 10 g
"cGngTessiOna Lan al Parior aad biuiaE osr-S
s25 80 425 Dining Carr. ass Dining Car. o 25 ,. "a
SOUTHERN RAILwAY.-Ezpress. 225. As p. n. 1910
Norfolk AND WESTERN RAuwAY-For Memphis
ATI1NTIc cSzsT iISE-IzSress. S-1s ss5 a. N and q 2s
ciiEsAPEaKE & OHIO RAILwAY-s55 a m and
sEtB6ARD AIR LEE-EzDrsss. I2ss p. n, and ~ 10
Foa ,,s. OLD I1 POINT M COMFORT and NoRroLK-7S5
ALL-ANIIC CIrY.-955 a. m. and . - .. m weekdays
5afo4sh Esstnuied Trains. Buffet Parl0r Cars and
s-aFE IAd.-l2.d5 ? r.. Weex-Eava.
For points New Long Branch Eairead from
Wsst twenty third street station. s55 m. 1240
- and 4 IS D. sundays az a. n. ass D N
,os9m pesorosses a1d CoFt.aldt strssts. 500 a m.
FOR on PaIIADELIPHnIA.a IsIIs Il 4 a H. 81" pm
rs $50 Is a55 PENN LinSed ioI6 C1-ssrossss sss
alo Cortlandt Streets 70 Dining Carr DINING
carr, li55 A. Il DINING Car De-
rses ana Cortiandt Streets 30. 255. - 355 as
40 Dining Car ass Dining Carr. IS DINING Carl
4-.s .. Aa0. 30 m. - 10 night Sundays. 610
I'D no coaehesl SIS. SIS o .. a55 Cfmited). gs5
l9-ss tDIntRg carr II IS Dining Car s.
CDi1ins carr. % 355 3 Coming carr s s. CIit1r
tarl. 155 Dining carr. T55. .. SIS. D. n IL 10
Ticket Offices Nos 46i 045. III PSI Broad
Nas' Assor House Mest IWenty-thrd street Station
ana stations o.
Courr S-reef. SEQ Fulton Street. 9S Broadxav ana
Fennsyvania Annex Station Brooklyn stafinn Jersey
city The New York Transfer Company win car fo~
and check baggage from hotels residences fhrouzh
destination
TeleDhone el4 Eishtsenth Street Psnnsyvazia Ra
J. B. HUTCHINSON J.
General Manager General PassFr A-.nr
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08

Ll-4DA-blEllesE IN cotton much more active
Gll NE T&ret ruled decidedly
irg chiefly owing 70 the large cotton comire
~ signL NeW-9Tlears occasional support.
rue southern orders went 70 the selling side
count and E-sVete wires suggested weakening IN the
Dill -ofces AZ NeW-Or-eGne as vel. They also int
mated mar spot holders were becoming uneasy IN
NleW o- ne lo| BIDS q epinners and eEp0rters The
eIkss Ne Win the dsadvantage az the OF weak
ealiet. and opened 81 decline Of points Later
he aounT coming N sght became factor: this was
.rE hesFe. The decline increased 1918 points
= ieW teehle rallies were made. but these were due
sF "a covering than 20 manifestation inherent
energy The market was hnaIy barely steady al 4 net
lfess-on Nas increased by unsatisfactory demand
sts-ls4s ~ lL4s country as Wei as abroad;
eesictlry demand Tor goods.
regarding attitude of rhe lef,,e -sS5-..
bee+ hat The bul interest centred Al NeW-Crlesrs
would not BE- able the Government rero--
2l ne cFop, make appearance Monday sbouis
l prove 10 Dc beGTsh rather than q buish ousptstv
el--ec - tooays selling proporrion for
sst account tAan heretofore the rule
seEEesuon q caution II the possibilities lurking b.
80 ltporiA due from Washington Monday. Tie Hesrsr
E--eli vas tle Leading feature OF interest in The
-.e-L.9l According 70 that stGtistlcian the torsl
--t Drought into sight this week 81 Isl bales
sh alozl last SIC and 46s as - iss
.- -asi The total brought siFhs rhus
- season 09s caysl Is 5260 2S2 against 7Ol
teF same time 6.l1z.sJ6 ls8s ~ $50 baes
1s-et. F1rt receipts date season Rave bae-
20 bales. EEHinEt :. 255 a2a last year 6f7 21o a.
- and z.8le ST bales ~ 1897 - Al
Va a. follows ''1@S
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08

Railroads.
WEST SHORE R.R

Trains leave Franklin 81 statian. n Y, follows.
ana Ism. later foot West 42d ST.. n. R.:
80 A. M-For Intern, points 70 Albany 4 Montreal
&rI. a Nd Lake Moh0nk. AlnaeWaska. Saratoga
CatskII Mountains and Utica
s1OO p M-Chlcago Express. Daily
sa.E p M-ConL Ltd. Tor DetroJ Cticeso & 81. Lcuia
t5.f5 NO For Hudson River points Albany
s0.Is p M-For Rochester. Burao. Cleve. & Chicago.
ts.OO p M-For Rochester Buffalo. Detroit s.. Louis
sg.15 p M-For Syra-. Roch- Mag. Falls. Det. Chi
sT1af1v frally. sunday. LaAves BROOKLYN An
mex No l. al I045 A. NJ. a 2,45 p II Leaves Jersey
civ. , r No ! II 70 n M. a SIS N
Tine tables principal hotels ana oaaces BagxaSs
checked hotel residence by Westcott EXP. {.
LAMBERT General Passenger Asent. y. Z.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08
THE STATE OF TRADE.

Buffalo Dec T.-Spring wheat-No / Northern old
carloads si1ae: No 1 Northern new, so1sc- Winter
wheat-No red. 77c bid, 7Sc asked: mixed 78f76lac
Corn strong: No yellow 4311c: No yellow 43c bid.
4S1.c asked; No yellow 42isc: No corn z25s 043c.
No corn. axe. No corn 19ac firm; No white.
&c; 10 3 white 2ske No white. 27i4c No mixed.
2oci No mixed. 25Ac. Barley-Extra. GfG65c: choice
e fancy G2063c fair sOod 5TGB0c. grades. 5l0
Soc Rye nominal; No I. SIC Flour steady.
Chicago. Dec THE leading futures ranged as fol-
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08
Nome Of Gnmmons.

SUPREME COURT. STATE OF NEW YORK.
~ Mercantile Trust and Deposi5 Company Baltimore
Plaintiff Charles Flynn. Mary Flynn
Mary being fictitious the first name Of said
feadant being this plaintiff plaintiff
Flynn; Frederick H Allen; Kerby Stevens; The
Williams Company Baltimore. Maryland: Louis I.
LoriIIard Richard McCreery and Louis Loriard
Trustees L. Kip Joseph shardalOw James Laird
Abraham Jacob; Robert Henry John n Little George
2 Little Edward H Little doing business the
firm name OF f. n. Littles Sons Defsndants-Summons
Trial desired the County Of New York
To named defendants You hereby sum
uroned the complaint n this action. to
within twenty days after OF this summons
exclusive oS day service; and IN OF your
failure 70 appear or answer judgment will be taken
against default. for the relief demanded the
Complaint.
Dated the 18th day July. 1900.
PECKHAM MILLER & KING.
P1afntts Attorneys. Once Address No. so Broadway
Borough OF Manhattan. New York. n. y.
To the namsd defendant Mary Flynn (the said
name Mary being fictitious the first OF
fsndanr being this plaintiff plaintiff intend
10 designate thereby wife OF defendant Charles
FIvnnl The foregoing served upon you By
publication pursuant order Hon J.
man one Of Justices OF the Supreme Court the
York First Department. dated the 10Th day
OF November. 1900 and filed with the complaint
Office the Clerk OF the County OF New York the
County and State OF New York. Ierh day OF
November, 1890.
Dated November II. 1900
PECKHAM. MILLER & KING,
Attorneys for Plaintiff. once Posofce Address.
Broadway Borough OF Manhattan. City OF New York
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08
Proposals.
OFTICE OF CHIEF ENGINEER. DIvIsI

OFFICE OF CHIEF ENGINEER, DIVISION
~ OF CUBA TACON B. HAVANA. CUBA. November
IS f9o0-seaed proposals wih De received until Il ~
noon l5 1900 and then publicly opened for the
erection OF a School Building Santiago de Cuba
formation furnished application Major W n BLACK
Chtsg Engineer. Division OF Cuba
PROPOSALS will be received at the Bureau
= n supplies and Accounts. Navy Department. Wash
nrtou d C.. UNFIT u O'Clock noon. December Is 1900.
and nublicly opened Immediately thereafter furnish
the New Navy Yard quantity of corned beef
EauttoE. tea. steel bars.
fittings. valves hydranta. Blank
osai5 furnished application 70 the Navy
once New York A 3 hENNA Faynaaster General
s y II $50
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08
ErnoPEAN PRoprcE MARKEr-

al, i,4'srpooi Dec. 5.-closing-Beef-Eztra India mess
Gull, b3e Cd Pork-Prime fine Western
LardAmertean refined pals steady, as Cd; prime
western tn uerces steady, SIS 3D. Hams-shoFt cut "a
% 10 ~. steady ADS Eacun-Cumbsrand cut % 30
10. strong ass short rib rs 3 r irm Ions
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08
ROYAL BLUE LINE.

FOR PHILADELPHIA
.4so t7-so $500 600 1000 ii 80 a n, +1oc.
AZ ~ 1900 g 40 "A CO. sf4OO t43O. 800. 100 t730.
sSOo. tT9.25 m. ~ IS
BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON
fs4S0. tsO0. 1000 II so a. m. ti0O. si3o. - 40
800 %T-00 80 mdt
ofees: Liberty St Ferry south Ferry 11s III Zsl
a34 s45 1900 1854 Broadway I73 sth Ave TsI sh Ave-
= Union Sq. West 153 East 125th St.. 27S I25th
st. 245 Columbus Ave New York: Court ST. S44. $50
Fulton ST. Brooklyn 9s Broadway. Wiliausburg New
1ork Transfer Co calls for and checks % dss
fFrOm Liberty only, Daily. tDaiiy except sunday
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08


SOUTH FLALNFIELU BOUND BROOK locxls
days. Lv. W Sd 95 A NJ 10 Cord
and Desn. SIS. % A NJ an. ~ anu 80 p NJ
Llcsets pullman 9daIOns
l55a Broadway. p square Columbus ave. ~ r.
80 tuition 81, Court q Bdg'y and FL Fulton
n T. Transfer vii cEeck baags from hotei x
re1tdence through % desEinzzion-
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08
H.Hgs Of eOuuacr pHoes Il the local market to-day

gooa ayerGgs Santos, 6S500 s0Oo bagss
Asoaoooo lhnburE-CJftee uEuket opened = pfennlg
ss s e. az 80 p m Sss %el ptennig net lower sales
lower y n declined = franc: al M ,--ae-,lsr
ene unchanged, a. 80 ? n near months 11nchsTres
tar months declined = franz sales $1,000 baFs
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08

- NEW YORK. County OF New York--Cathar1ne Brsn-
nan PlaatiH Michael arA Mary strauss
his wife Mary fictitious. &C; Augustus Ssbold.
George Henry Weiss, solomon Jacobs. Josephine
Gallo. Joseph Lgouri North American Trust Company.
Phillip Koenig II. Robinson Jacob BrOmbachsrs'
sons. c. Chlds. Nelson Taft, Otto Irving Wise.
Ifppman NJ. Younksr and Falk Younker, William Eft
OF Of New York Defendants. No.
IN To the named defendants and each OF them:
summoned the complaint in this
action and 10 a copy Of the Plain
rs Attorneys within twenty (9 days after the
of this exclusive CT the day of service and
failure TO or answer, Judgment will
against you BY default for the relief demanded
in the Dated New York. October %. 1900.
IEVENTRITT & BRENNAN Plaintiffs Attorneys Of
nd p O Address. $40 Broadway. Borough OF
Manhattan. New York City
No personal claim made against any the defend
ants except Dated New York October
%. 1900 . ,-,-.,- ,,.... ..
To the defendants, George Bonava. Henry Weiss, 10
Joseph Lsouri James NJ Robinson. Nelson
TAN Otto Irving Wise The foregoing summons Is
served upon publication. Order OF
Fitzgerald. Justice OF the above
,,aT Court ned
raners in this which the granted
= Trs OfHce of Clerk OF OF
T1acar-b@r 300 Dated New York, December g. 1900.
Yours ETC. L. ~ n L4eI--S,
Plaintiffs Atorneys once and p. o. Address 30 Broad
way Borough o. Manhattan
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08
NAVAL STORES.

Although undertone prevalent market
for spirits prices materially changed. Trading
was very slack Rosin ruled Quiet but steady at IN
changed prices. We quote:
fAR-Regulars. 50 50: oil bbls 81 90.
SPIRITS URPENTTNE-42G4zizc
hSsdNl or1rnon TO good strained 81 63QS1 20; p 81 So
81 60 " G, 50 10; W W So
STOCK ON HAND.
90.
plills Cfpeull1e -1to bDls
al pSo Dds
savannah. Dec. T-Sprts turpentne quiet 3satc;
celpts l234 bbls sales 931 exports 40 ROsin
unchanged receipts 3797 bbs sales 3379 exports BIS
Wilmington Dec spirits OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES doing
receipts SO casks Rosn irm at 81 2Oas1 % receipts
80 Dds Crude turpentne steady 81 40 and 50 10;
ccpts los bhis Tar steady 81 40; receipts 20 bhls
London. Dec. 7.-Turpentine-Sprits. 3Os.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08
EALTIN0sE z OHIO RAILROAD

l. HIGH VALLEY.
Foot OF West Sd A COrtlsldt and Desbrosses
(Penns. r r FerresJ
+Daily Except Sunday sunday changes: cI28PM dfzA
PM es Is An . s. An t6.SA-A VAS5PM x615PM
Y55PM
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08
LhCKAMANNA RAMRnkD

rlekets 05 Fifth Ave. Ga Columbus Ave Ia .nd
- Brosdway u Park Pl. L3 W. l25th 81. znd a3s
fulton 81. Brooklyn. = -
Wsstcotts Express ComDany viii call tor ana check
pakza8= y aeslnallon- fkxcert sunday. sDaily.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08

tlo---0o1se market weak 40 : Rio zS225. exehanee
stock - 600 bass. --'-' -'''0'
Tie sts1zucai position Brazilian coffee is as folous
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-03-03

bridge contractor hired a diver a,
Tampa, Fla, to locate some ob.,r7,c.
tons in % feet Of water, ana on The
third cay went out through mere curj.
osity TO watch him. The air pprDs
and pressure cylinders were on a es,
boat and attached to the side va, 4
rope ladder on which be deseendes
Ihe signal cord and rubber tsbe that
supplied him with air were looked a.
BY boy. and a man ATTENDED 10 ne
pump. After the diver had been dow
Tor hVe minutes the pump rnan left the
apparatus in charge Of the boy Will
be went to the dock for something
Presently the signal cord gave three OF
four jerks, and the boy got frightened
he Jumped for the pump. tried to opep
valve and baWled for the hslper II
another minute the diver climbed on, o,
me water ard sprawled on the deck
The boy ran TO him and tries
TO unfasten the nuts that hels
'n his helmet. but be mad. slow
progress. Acting on q sudden impuls,
the contractor picked up hatehet ane I
smashed the face glass The Eharp
spliniers cut the divers face sever,
but the blow saved bis life. The valve I
II the lower end Of the air tube had be- 1
'ome eloggec. and In ten seconds more
be would have died Of suYocatlop I
Golden Dsvs.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-03-03
A LITTLE NONSENSE

Bobby Blngo-"How long did 1t take
you to learn how TO swim?" Willy-~I
learned in IA liekings. Puck.
a Theory.-"Parker is a good listen
er." THAT may account for the fact
that he and his wife seem TO be such
a happy couple. Chicago Times-Her.
aid.
That young Perkins who comes to
see you owes $40 to the laundry and SIS
TO the barber shop" "Well, papa, ne
deserves credit for trying TO look like a
gentleman."-Chicago Record.
- see that a man named Przibowor-
sky is accused in Berlin of being a spy"
"0h, well, he can console himself by the
thought that he never did bear a good
name. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Ma" said the young fly. "is It true
that some folks are so gentle that they
wouldn't harm fy?" II wouldn't trust
the best o. them, my dear Don't buzz
around any Of them too long."-Puck.
Imitation" said Uncle Eben. may
be de sincerest fattery. But de gem
man at de bank has had folks put in
Jail fob takin' dah pens In hand an
tryin' ter pay lat kin o complinc nts."
Washington Star.
After ALL" said Mrs. Greatheart.
there are mothers-in-law and moth
ers-in-law." Certainly" replied Mr.
Ureatheart I've no complaint to
make against yours; it's only mine [
grumble about"-lIousehold Words.
First Yachtsman-"That Miss Topsail
makes me tired with her talks about
Yachts" Second Ditto-"why?" First
fachtsman-"l told her l had put a
new binnacle on my yacht, and she
asked me II scraped all the old ones
of the hull!"-Boston TRANSCRIPT.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-03-03
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL

The fireplace in the dining-room Of
Capt. Sigsbee's Washington house is
decorated with carved wood from the
wreck Of the baitleship Maine.
The crown prince of Germany /, the
only child Of the emperor who Is not
left-handed, a trait common for centu.
ries in the royal family Of Prussia.
The Philadelphia Record says that
man was once elected to a responsible
state Office in Pennsylvania, and served
accep;ably who could not write his
name. he was intelligent aud Of sound
business Judgment.
A man, apparently educated and re
fined" has been fined $50 for muiilatire
publications on file in the Chicago rrb-
lie library He pleaded to he re eased.
saying that be needed the clippi1gs in
compiling statistics.
The heels Of the shoes Of me sultan
Of Turkey are made five inches In
height, In order to give him the apnear.
anee OF tall man. He dyes his head
OF hair and beard, is hard Of hearing,
and has bad temper.
Two young women Of Aroos,ook
county, Me-, who wanted 10 see Boston
in an economical way. without spend.
ing all their savings On car fare. made
an arrangement whereby they could
travel az slighf eNnaueh h,. ,,f. -
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-03-03
PARTRDGEs' sNowsHoEs.
An old Huntsman's Singular Reason
for Looking Forward 10
Mild Winter.

1 don't know much about GOOSE
bones chestnut burrs, cornhusks rab.
bit holes or any of the other infallible
methods OF predicting the weather for
coming winter" said an Old burt..
man, but my observation in another
direction leads me 10 believe that the
present season viii be very mild and
free from disagreeable features re.
Ter to the feet Of the partridge. or. more
properly speaking, Of the ruffed grouse
Each toe Of partridge has many little
lendrils. which, when the foot il spread
70 sustain the birds weight, are at right
angles with the toe. When the TOE Is In
this position these things are cIose 10.
gether and look just like the legs a,
eentipede. These tendrils, or feathers
or whatever they may be, are IN reality
nothing but the birds snowshoes. en-.
eoiing the partridge to walk upon the
snow aud at the same time being so ar.
ranged that they will not interfere with
the use Of the foot when the bird "a
scratching for food. They are only a
part OF the birds winter clothinq. and
disappear In the spring or early sum.
mer. This fan ! have examined The fee,
OF perhaps 50 birds, and their SNOW.
shoes are NOT highly developed. Last
iaii they showed unusual development,
and almost any kind of prophet know,
now that last winter was unusually
severe.
MY conclusions are drawn from
many years observation Of this phe.
nomenon, and It is fact thar the Sc.
verify OF an approaching winter NAV
De estimated by the condition OF tho
partridges snowshoes. offer no ex.
planation, except that It IL only another
evidence Of the wondruus wisdom OF
nature manifestIng itself in her econo.
my."-N. Y. Sun.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-03-03
An Esthu.Iatie Vegetarian.

a London paper tells q story Of the
enthusiastic vegetarian who carries out
his principles 30 far as 10 wear regeta.
Die boots. One day recently he lay down
under tree and fell asleep. He swoke
With vague idea Of vampires about to
discover that two sheep were hard AT
work on his boots. and bad already Dol.
iAhed Of about half the uppers. The
viper which bit the hand which FED n
was pattern Of gratitude In compari.
aon. There is just hope, Of course.
that the boots disagreed with the sheen:
sun, even that would be deplorable. as
tending to disgust the sheep themselves
with vegetarianism. But wha, has he.
come ofthe rest Of the boots? Patrons
OF vegetarian restaurants must beware
OF steak for q day or two."-Chicapo
Inter Ocean.