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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-10
Mining Stocks.
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, January 9.-Liberal re-
ceipts and disappointing cables were
factors in the wheat market to-day,
May closing 5s@Ac lower. Corn clos
ed 14c higher; oats a shade lower and
provisions 12k@15c improved.
The Board of Trade experienced an
other ,whipsaw wheat market to-day.
Trade was largely professional and
the pit feeling nervous. May opened
MONO to k65sc lower, at 77%c to
7S1sc, on disappointing Liverpool ca
bles. Northwest receipts were mod
crate and on covering by shorts the
market rallied early to 7S&c A frac-
tional decline followed and the mar
ket for period fluctuated narrowly
with the tone fairly steady. Later the
liberal aggregate Of primary receipts.
664,000 bushels against 5000 bushels
last year, combined with the falling
off in outside support, caused a break
from 1SSsc to 7712c and the close was
weak, 5s@&c lower at 77Ac. Export
ers reported II loads taken. Seaboard
clearances in wheat and -four were
equal to $4,000 bushels. Local re-
ceipts were 50 cars. none of contract
grade. Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ported POI cars against 465 last week
and 396 a year ago.
Corn was fairly active saRd strong.
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which carried Il x below last night.
This was due to the heavy profit taxi
Ing attracted by yesterdays 5 point
advance. The stock was easily stha
leader OF the market and was lifted in
the afternoon 5ls points more above
last nights level. There were many
rumors current of coming consolica-
lions Of the Southwestern railroad sys-
tenn without any authority cited and
which were met in some cases by semi
official disclaimers but notwithstand-
ing these disclaimers the so-called
Gould Southwesterns all advanced
from 2 to 2%. Manhattan and Western
Union also gained 5 and S3s respect
lively. The various stocks which were
successfully brought followed in the
advance would make long list. The
most conspicuous were Louisville &
Nashville, with a rise of 358; Delaware
& Hudson Az; Illinois Central Az;
Great Northern preferred 81; the To-
cal traction stocks from 21a to out
side of Third Avenue, which rose an
extreme 3D. Sugar and Peoples Gas
about 21s each; Union Pacific and New
York Central, as much, and a number
of less prominent stocks with even
wider gains. The manipulative char
acter of the advance and the persist
ent profit taking was so evident that
the bears attacked the market again
late in the day and forced declines
running up to from to points IN
several cases, but there were good raj
lies on covering by shorts. The gran
gers were rather less disposed to rally
than the general list and the coaiers
were affected by profit taking through
out. The insistence on the part OF
prominent fnanciers whose names
have been associated with the reported
St. Paul deal that they have no know
ledge of any such transaction had a
somewhat depressing effect on the
grangers and northwesterns, except
for a late squirt in Great Northern pre-
ferred of "A. The dealings were
again on a very large scale, but did
not approach Mondays record.
There was a very active demand for
bonds of Southwestern railroads and
the whole list showed strength. The
gains were not in all cases fully main
tanned. Total sales par value S4,o15,-
coo.
United States refunding Is advanced
- per cent on the last call.
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closing strong top s. mixed and
butchers $5.05 05.s71zz: good to choice
.-eary IS. 100 40: rough heavy $1,000
10: lig-- $5.05@5.S21k; bulk Of sales
$o.20@5.30.
Sheep. receipts, 5000 head; market
weak to Ice lower; good to choce
wethers $3.7594.65; far to choice mix
ed s3.40@3.50; western sheep $3.50
AGO; Texas sheep s2.o003.50; native
lambs $4,000 so; western lambs $500
@5.45.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, January o.
Cattle, steady; extra so.50G5.70; prime
s5.15@5.35; common s3.00@375.
Hogs, lower; prime mediums and
best Workers S5.40@5.45; common to
fair Workers s5.35@540; heavy hogs
s5.35@5.40; pigs s5.2o@o.30; roughs
S3.75@5.00.
sheep, strong; choice wethers S435
@4.5J; common S1.50@2.50; choice
lambs s6.0GQ625; common to good
s4O0@5.O5.
Veal calves s750@800.
CINCINNATI, O., January 9-Hogs.
active at S400@5.30.
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live ana lower cash and January
791hc; May 82ssc: July 817sc.
Corn easier: cash and january IN;
May 26s4c.
Oats steady; cash and, January
24Ac; May 26ac.
Rye 5311ac
Cloyerseed fairly active and firm;
1899 prime Sc so; January 81 Is; March
81 rs.
Oil unchanged
CINCINNATI, O., January 9.-Flour
strong.
Wheat firm; No. red s01a@ oslo.
Corn firm; No. mixed 391sc.
Oats firm; No. mixed 261a 027c.
Rye steady; No. 55c.
Lard firm and higher at 81 20Q7 20.
Bulk meats firm and higher at 81 20.
Bacon firm and higher at IS So.
Whisky firm at 81 q.
Sugar easy.
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State bonds inactive.

Railroad bonds strong.
After short preliminary contest to-
day with the reactionary. forces the
&ock market resumed it's recent bull
characteristics. There was a prompt
and striking response to any demon
stration of strength, the bull leaders
finding no difficulty in running prices
up by rapid stages several points in
any stock in which they began bidding
for shares. The influence of these easy
advances exercised so strong a sus-
tanning influence on the rest of the
market that the interests long of
stocks had no difficulty in marketing
enormous holdings without any very
notable effect on prices. The bears who
sold the market yesterday in the con-
giction that the elimination Of the
sise had been reached and that the
geported illness of the President might
grove the deciding factor in precipitat-
Ang reaction were forced to cover in
some disorder. The sustained strength
an the market cannot be entirely ac-
counted for without making due allow
Ance for the persistence of very large
ohort interest at all the present stages
Of the rise. The borrowing demand
Cor stocks is proof Of the existence of
Che short interest. More or less diff
Guilty is experienced in securing stocks
&or delivery on short accounts and
borrowers of some stocks are obliged
to forego interest on their money.
Notwithstanding the repeated back
GETS of the bears, they were still ac-
tive to-day. They effected some de-
clines at the opening, aided by the
lower range of prices for Americans
In London and by the acute weakness
of few stocks, especially the Nation
al Tube stocks on the announced pro-
jects for the building of great cohlpet-
ing works by the Carnegie interests.
This caused an opening break of 4
points in National Tube common and
of 111a in the preferred. The Rubber
stocks fell "a for the common and 8
for the preferred and there was a drop
Of 3A in Lake Erie and Western. Ex-
cepting the Rubber stocks there were
good rallies in all of these in sympa
thy with the general strength devel-
oped. The opening dealings gave the
impression that Union Pacific had been
selected as the leader for the day, the
demand absorbing no less than $4,000
shares on simultaneous sales. But
Missouri Pacific quickly forged to the
front after momentary backsct,
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DRy GOODS.

NEW york. January 9.-Business
in all lines of cotton goods continues
limited. Prices are irregular for
heavy brown cottons on hand, but
steady for forward contracts. Bleach
ed muslins sell slowly at previous
prices. Coarse co.ored cottons mac
tive and unchanged in price. There
has been no new feature in prints or
ginghams. Business in woolens main
ly in oyercoatings, which are in fair
demand.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-10

CHICAGO. January 9.-Cattle. re-
ceipts, 10000 head, including 500 Tex
ans: choice steers steady, others slow.
Butchers stock weak to 10c lower.
Good to prime steers s5.2566.10; poor
to medium s3.60@5.15; stockers and
feeders sleauy to slow at s2.75G440.
cows s2.6064.10; heifers S2.65G4.40:
Gamers $2.0tG2-55; bulls s2.S094. 40:
calves s4.00G6.25; Texas fed steers
s4.00G4.S0; do. grass steers s3.30Q4.00;
do bulls $--50G3.50.
Hogs, receipts to-day $4,000 head, to-
morrow 1000 head; left over $500
head: market active and SC nigher,
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.Daily fDaily except Sunday. ~,
r5TIjr9an Sieeping or Parlor Cara on all
through trains. u g; bIkhE,
wheeling. West Va.
AGENT FOR ALL STEAMSHIP IlNl1S
Il. ID. UNDERWOOD, y. II. MARTIN
General Manager Mgr Pass Traffic.
Baltimore.
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Articles. Open High. Low. close.

5 M5v Il i i e 81 i g g. 81 i 81 4
r S Ss5 !: ::: 81 80 81 g. IS g.
S T5y ~ f 81 Els 81 - -
Flour, steaLy.
Wheat, No. spring 67@74c; No. 2
red 76@78c.
Corn, No 2, 371ac; No. 2 yellow
371ac.
Oats, No. 2, 24Ac; No. wife 20
27Ac; No. white 1854 @2712c.
rye, No. 2, 591a@54c
Barley, fair to choice mailing $50
&c.
Flaxseed, No. l, s159; No. l north
western s1.61.
timothy seed, prime s4.25.
Mess pork, per barrel, s14.75@15.0o.
Lard. per 100 pounds, s7.25Q7371a.
Short ribs sides, Qoose), SS90@7.25.
Dry sailed shoulders, (1oXed), SIS
06Ac.
snort clear sides, (boxeD, s737A
@75O.
Whisky, BASIS of high wines, s1.27.
Glover, contract grade, s10.75.
On the Produce Exchange to-day
the butter market WIS dull; creamerles
15@23c; diaries 15@20c.
Cheese, quiet at 10A@11%c.
Eggs, dull fresh 19c.
NEW YORK, January 9.-Flour re-
ceipts 21,614 barrels; exports 1885
barrels; market dull and weaker, but
not quotably lower.
Wheat receipts $1,000 bushels ex-
ports 1898 bushels; spot market weak;
closed weak at go sc net loss. Close:
January S0bc; March S1Ac; May
S23sc.
Corn receipts 226,2O0 bushels; ex-
prots 1867 bushels; spot firm; OPP
tons closed firm at A@3sc net ad-
vance. Close: January 46Ac; May
445sc.
Oats receipts 57,4OO bushels; exports
$50 bushels; spot dull; No. soc; No.
8 291ac; No. white 3G12 @33c; No. 3
white 32c; track mixed western 291a
031c; track white 311a@35c; options
quiet but steady all day.
Hops, quiet.
Hides, firm.
Leather steady.
Coal steadv
Peef Arm
Cutmeats, steady; picked bellies 74
MS1hc. do. shoulders 53406c; do.
hams Sh@9Ac.
Lard. firm; western steamed 81 70;
refined firm; Continent 81 70; South
America IS 50: compound 5sQ5%c.
Pork. strong.
Butter. quiet.
Cheese Arm.
,Egps steady
Tallow. firmer; city (s2, per PACKAGE
SIC. countrv (pacKages free 5hQ
51Sc
Tottonseed oil. firm.
Petroleum steady
Rosin eteadier
Turnantine dull
Rice firm
N1oIosser steadv
poannts steady
Crgor steady for raw: refined.
s+oady
Coffae enot weak. No 7 invoice
~. roiId poorpet dn11. Cordova e1hm
49,
The market for coffee futures closed
steady with prices 10 to 10 points low
err Total sales &c, 900 bags.
BALTIMORE Md. January g.
E,on1 aniat and ,'rm and unchanged;
receints 81 900 barrels: exports 9.31s
barrnIs
"nNbaat dull. snot and January 76A
07e1hc. FEBRUARY 77077Hc: March
7S@7SHc. Nav S00Sokc. steamer No.
. I'D 7aa MD. raceints 157. 76e hush
eIs. exnorts 121 713 bushels: southern
Inv samnle 70@77c: do. on grade 750
Tie
Corn dull. snot 42Ss 042bc: Janu-
arv and February 42H @42bc; March
493b 6g42&.c: Nav 43043Ac; steamer
mixed 41ss01ibc; receipts 257.769
bushels; exports 121,713 bushels;
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Express Companies.
Miscellaneous.

Adams ...........145 United States $50
American .......175 IWellS-Fargo ...133
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-10
LIVE STOCK.

Following are the quotations furnished
by the Union Stock Yards:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-10

NEW YORK, January 9.-Money on
call easier at 3@4 per cent; last loan
at per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 1905 per
cent.
Sterling exchange firm, with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.S67s
for demand and at S4831s for sixty
days; posted rates S4.S34@4.S4 and
$4S7h; commercial bills $4.S2A @
4.s3.
Silver certificates 64k@c5kc.
Bar silver $3.50.
Mexican dollars 497sc.
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0AILR0ADS.

Leave Arrive
From Wheeling to- a. m a. M
Grafton and Cumberland. "E;l0l 6;3
Washington and Baltimore. eR:l0l 30
phiiadeiphia and New York sl2:l0I SIS
Pittsburg and Cumberland. 5lSl sl.S0
Washington and Baltimore. 1;l5l ITO
Philadelphia and New YORK. h.llt II ~
Grafton and Cumberland. IA ! 4:sg
Fairmont and = ssasszll.
Washington, pa, ana Pies We
GAINESVILLE and Newark...., 1;A0l 100
Columbus and chicago'"..' tag D M No
1aaas,tuo ana Columbus e1010l 515
1sr,ei,natI snd II I,ouig. slO:i0 5:iS
Grafton and Cumberl9nd..,. -H;yol ~; 20
Washington and Baltimore. FHVol -io.ts
pm. a; m:
Zanesville and Newark...... wv ~ .ts
Columbus and Chicago. $500. a.V0l II *
Washington, Pa, and Pitts.l 5.N ..s.02
PHILADELPHIA and New York. 9'vl ivY2
Grafton and Cumberland. 4:sv -lV'eo
Washington and Baltimore. a.Svl n-
P!ttsburE and Cumberland. BIO io.g
Washington and Baltimore, 80 .iWoe@
philadelphia and New York. 30 .iy..9
GAINESVILLE and Columbus. IT, .gtg
Cincinnati and ST. Louis...i 'L.eSi eas
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NATIONAL TUBE I'D DECLINE
PREFERRED DROPPED II 1-2,
GOOD RALLIES FOLLOWED THE
GENERAL TONE OF STRENGTH
DEVELOPED LATER.

NEW YORK. January 9.-The Com
mercial Advertisers London financial
cablegram:
The inactivity in the markets here
was increased and the tone was I'M
decided. The close, however, was
harder on the announcement that
Whitaker Wright was to provide a
quarter million to extricate his con-
Germ from the recent disastrous col
lapse.
American activity is eD3ing, the de-
partment being featureless to-day at
about parity except in Louisville and
Nashville and Union Pacific, which
were strengthened by New York pur-
chasing and anticipation of improved
dividends.
Tintos are hardening on the expec-
tation that the price of copper in
America is about to advance.
The expectation of early gold ship
ments from New York improved Con-
soils.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-10

From Bridgeport to-
rart Wayne and Chicago
rSnton and Toiedo.....+....l
Alliance and Cleveland .....
sieubenvIile and Pitts1urg
s,eutenvslle and Iyellsville.
steubenviile and Pittsburg
Fort wayne and Chicago.
canton and cresiline....-...
AIIiance and Cievelahd
steafenyillc and .ellzyille
Philadelphia and New York
wellsy.iie and PIttsourg ....
Toronto and PlttsynrS
steabenviIie ard Wellsyille
PaIstnore and Washington
New York and Warrington
gteubenville and Pittsburg
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-10

ParIor Car wheeling 10 Pitts
2;55 o. m. and $40 ,. m. trains
time zone hour slower than
finse1 J. q. TOAFLfNv
Passenger and Ticket
Agent for all Steamship Lines
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-10

Depart W q A~~,x.s
10 am iCleve Toi a CIT. -, issAs -.
III 20 amlTc:edo Ana n.,rns, 81 s psn
i'll 20 am Cieve' and rsn,c, 49, ss ps ~,
4:45 pm .Cleyeian6 snacla, 9 9.ss ~.
$40 amSteub ANA Nil Aco,,, - ~, psss
i'll 20 am lSteub ana Prsi $780, az Az Mn ,.,,
4:45 pmlSteub and Rrili Rcconn s,S.ss ~
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-02

1t is peculiar fact that but o.
bunch Of bananas grows on tre
After the fruit has been cut the tree
then cut down to the ground, and fro
the stump another tree sprouts VIII.
bears another bunch the followi-
year. The greatest trouble of farma
is TO keep the farms clear of sproG-
They shoot @, from the roots OF L
tree for radius Of ten feet and gro
like weeds.
AS the fruit is cut from the trees
is placed on the backs Of little pat
donkeys and transported in this wi
to the coast. One donkey can carr
from three to six punches, according
the size of the punches and the d!'
lance from the coast. In the season .
Baracoa there are more than 5000 dor
keys that stretch along in a line "a
miles. ploddlng toward the coast wit.
their loads of bananas.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-02
RtNs Cracks.

Gen f " Kitchener, after a locg
chase of Ban Iilicea's commando,
caught up with it, a sharp fight en-.
sued. Tne British capturni a pom
pom and % wagons and took 80 pris-
oners. TIE British had five wounded.
The horror of the situation in the
Boer recorceutrado camps Of South
Africa is appalling. Men, wonlen and
chil6eru ara dying at a rata that
would mean the determination of the
Beer race in nine years. The people
are ccoped % IN unsanitary quarters,
where tn y are unable to secure sutii-
cie1t food or clothing, with disease
making terrible ravsges amore t5en.
Thus is the situation in the TraGsyaal
depicted by Rev Herman Van Brock
huisen, late pastor Of the leading
Dutch Reformed church at Pretoria.
de has come TO the United States to
raise money to alleviate the sutferirgs
of his coun5iymer.
Lord Stanley, financial secretary to
the war office, replying to question
in the House of Commons, said the
Beers made prisoners OF surrendered
since the declaration Of war numbered
900 up to July |.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-02

The insul4r government has save
10000 by the passage Of an act vir
tually declaring the stone quarries il
Bataan proyince public domain aod
authorizi c the utilizing of stone in
harb0r improvements. A Spanish
company tlaimei to have established
a title to the qu8rries.
Lieut. Croft of the 10th irfsntrv,
with a mounted detachment of scouts,
has bad au ercounter with 50 iu-
surgerts. Saven of the rebels were
killed ana IL taken prisoners Ct
Lieut. Croft's force two privates were
slightly wounded.
The Philippre commission has
passed the Manila civil charter,
which will 60 into effect Immediately
TIE rate OF taxation on real property
has been amended, il being fixed al
one per cent f,r he present and tao
per cent after 1902
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-02
YOUR WATCH.

In laying aside watch be sure IL
it rests upon its case.
A watch should be wound up eve
day at the same hour.
Avoid putting 1t on a marble slab q
near anything excessively cold.
If suspended, the action OF the III
ance mag cause oscillation, which VI
interfere with its going.
A sudden change of Temperature CO.
tracing the metal, may sOmeti-.
cause the handspring to break.
The cold also coasulates the oil. d,
the pivots and wheels work less fires,
and affect the regularity Of the tin:
keeping.
To keep your watch clean take cal
that the case fits closely and See til
the watch pocket Is Kept free fro-
fluff, which is SO often given Of b
Innings.
Avoid sudden Jars and falls, for eve
If it does not seem to affect 1t q, Il
moment, n watch will resent rol.
handling by becoming gradually "oT
of ORDER without apparent cause.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-02
SONS OF VERMONT.
Miss Montgomery. Doctor of Oriental
Learning.


The Young American woman who
has received from the Cnlserslty OF
Berlin, Germany, TIE degree Of Doc
tor Of Oriental Learning an honor
never before given to a woman by
that great university is Miss Mary
Williams MnntLcmery. She is CT Yer
mo0t parertnee. Her father, Rev
G lies Montgomery, vas u Vermont,
er ard graduate Of Middlehury. y
brother of his, Vi + Mo- tgomery, has
been for many years respected cltl
zen IF Burirg ton. Her mother, En-
ilv RauiLptoG, was educated for sew.
er-l years in Burlington her home at
that time being 10 morrls9ille. I'm
mediat ly after her marriage in 1868,
she and her husband became mis-.
sionares cf the American board and
until their deaths were connected
aith the Genital TURKISH mission.
Mr. Montgomery die1 in l3sS, and
Mrs Montgomery, "ho was ore Of the
most devoted ana successful mission
aries in the service II the board, died
at Beirut, tbree years ago. Their
daughter, Mary was born IN Turkey
81 years aga, and was educated in
part at Well asl,y. After the death of
her mother, whom she had assisted as
a teacher al Adana, Turkey, she went
to Berlin to study in tee university
there. WHERE one OF her brothers was
a student. She has become proficient
in Turkish, AssyriHn ind several
Semitic languages. Fer thesis was Do
" Documents Of the tiue OF Hammur-
ahi, the irst hicg Of sll Bahylonia,
who reigned some 1000 years or more
before Chris:. She bids fair to be-
come still more famoc5 as an Oriental
SECULAR in years 10 cone.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-02
Don't Dine Alone.

How many people dine alone? TIL
restaurants all number solitary diner
among their regular clientage. HoT
many thousands of people. men or w9
men, will eat lone dinner or supps
tonight in the cities and towns an.
hamlets of Christendom? The evil d
eating alone is the subject of an ear
nest although cheerful warning from
the London Lancet. The hygienic vaF
ue Of gregarious dining is insisted uf'
on. The necessity of taking food u
social fashion is an inherent racial soE
of thing. and those who go against !
for years usually have to pay for Y
with some of the ills of indigeStio,
Brea kfasting alone is not bad for )
busy generation, but dining alone Y
not habit TO be long continued, in civ
ilization, or out of it. without disasters
results.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-02
Yields of Salt.

At Salton, in southern California, ex.
lists basin of land between 200 and
POO feet below sea level. About 1,O0C
acres Of the depressed area are COW
cred with deposit of salt, which c. +.
Holden describes in The Scientific
American as one Of the sights of Cali
fornia. The salt is first thrown into
ridges by peculiarly shaped plow.
drawn by a dummy engine with ca
bles. and then is piled into conical
heaps before being carried TO the dry
Ing house and crushing mill. The ex.
panse looks like field Of snow. About
1000 tons of salt are removed each
year, but the supply is perennially re-
newed by the deposits Of salt springs
which flow into the basin. In June the
temperature Of the a.r reaches 100 de-
grees. and only Indian workmen can
withstand the heat and glare.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-02
CHILD TORN BY A TIGER.
Father Held IL Up Near The Cage So
That Ii Could See Better.

George Rast, a farmer living near
Lugansport, Ind, took his family to
see Roninsen's circus at that place
Tuesday, ard when they reacned the
H,ngal tigers cage he held his four
year.old child up 10 his arrrs that !
might get II better view OF the tiger
As be old so be leaned forward on
the rope with the crowd pressing from
lehinc.
The brute suddenly thrust its paw
through the grating Of it's cage and
sank its claws in the child's scalp.
IRE father jumped back and the ami
NAL CLAWS tore away a portion CT tie
flesh OF the shoulder ana arm. The
child was stunned by the blow and
was held by the claws CT the tiger IN
I'll it was pulled. The injury to the
child created paBic among the peo-
PIE present, d it vas thought that
the tiger Lad broken from its cage.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-02
TiGer's Make Believe Exea.

Mr.. Beddard of the London Zoologi-
cal society calls attention to a pecul-
iarity Of the ears of tigers which he
thinks may be classed under the head
OF protective markings" On the back
Of each ear is a very bright white spot,
and when the ears are directed for
ward these spots are conspicuous from
the front Mr.. Beddard suggests that
when the tiger is sleeping in the dim
light of cave or thicket the spots on
Its ears may appear to an enemy, look
ing In. as the CLEAN of its watchful
eyes. and thus save the sleeper from an
unexpected attack.