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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09
THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Review.

New York, July s.-The action Of prices in to-
days stock market made it evident that very
large financial interests were conducting some
notable operations. The episode Of the seventh
National bank failure and the bank failures in
Buffalo have become sufficiently clear to indicate
that they aIe not OF prime importance IN the
immediate losses involved or in the immediate
collateral effects but as a possible symptom OF
general conditions they have received serious
attention. The accumulation Of doubtful securi.
ties has always proved consequence OF period
Of industrial expansion business prosperity and
the general credit which is thereby caused The
actual present conditions in Germany bears strik-
ing testimony TO this economic law. The Sew
cnth National bank episode has undoubtedly IN
duccd a general Oycrhauling OF collateral by the
banks of the Wall street district Not a little
liquidation has been Immediately induced as
result. In the stock market there have been
large speculative holdings which we're withheld
from sale only by reason Of the support which
has been accorded to prices by large syndicatcs
and moneyed interests. The indications were
that considerable part OF this support was with.
drawn today and large holdings were dislodscd
by the decline in prices which was allowed to
occur. The selling concentrated in character
the bulk Of il coming from few stock exchange
houses which have often acted for western capi'
talists, some Of whom had become prominent in
the steel trade before the formation Of the United
States steel corporation and have been Telegated
10 the background since the rise OF that corpora.
ton. The selling attributed o this source was
enormous, not only Of the United States Steel
which led the slump. The immediate cause of
The weakness Of this group was the reported
announcement by the Atchson authorities that
freight rates would be cut in the Chicago
Missouri river territory July Is. As the railroads
in this territory comprise tho principal prop.
critics supposed to have been brought into com.
| munity OF interest, and AS there has been a
largo speculation in them founded on this sup.
position, the hostility manifested by cutting OF
rates made them peculiarly vulnerable. They
led the decline all day with only occasional
| struggling rallies on covering by bear traders.
In the final break st. Paul fell an extreme 1923;
Missouri Pacific, $; Union Pacific, 1Ss; AtCh-
son, 7bs, and United States steel, which had
offered some resistance during the day, suddenly
dropped tour points under very heavy offerings.
While the general market was less acutcly al
feCted there WAS some sharp losses recorded among
the New York public utilities the most prom
inent induStralS and the eastern trunk lines and
Coalers. The declines in these ranged from TO
points in the principal cases and the market
closed in scmi-dcmoIalizcd condition. Total
| sales, 1.OdO,SO0 shares.
| Railroad bonds weak in sympathy with
stocks Total sales par value, S2,o6O,OO0. L. :.
| rciunding 2s advanced Il per cent. on the last
| call.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09
AN ACCLIMATED ALLIGATOR.
The Efforts of the Snake Specialist
outdone in the Story of Mr.. Girls
wold's Pet


Special 10 the scranton Tribune
Factoryville, July S.--Ahout seven or
eight years ago, George Griswold had
a young alligator, which escaped from
Its confinement and took up its abode
In Nokomis lake, back of Keystone
academy. Nothing was seen of 1t for
some time, but recently 1t has been
seen by several different parties, and
much to the surprise of Mr.. Girls
void. one day last week, while in
bathing in the above lake his former
pet came up out of the water and
took a sun bath on a log. Mr.. Girls
void gazed at him for few moments
in surprise, and then tried to APP
proach him. hut Mr.. Alligator gave
him knowing look, winked the other
eye and slid off into the water, dis
appearing from view. Mr.. Girls
void describes him as being about
four feet long, showing a growth of
about three feet since he escaped
The all-absorbing question is now:
How did he become acclimated to the
fey water in winter?
An alligator of this size would be
able ia tear ones flesh from the body
of crush persons limb. This is A
favorite bathing place for the towns
people. and no doubt, now that a
man-eater has been discovered there
It will he less frequented by lovers of
the water.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09
Buffalo Live Stock.

East Buffalo, July Seattle closed dull; ey-
port, strictly fancy, IS s0a6; choice 10 extra eS
port, S565a5.75 good TO best, S. 25a6,65: ship.
ping steers, s5aj35; export bulls choice TO
extra Siai IS; good to choice butchers steers
s.. i.35ai8j; good to best butchers steers, lisa
l. 40; good 10 best fat bulls, Sisi 2j yearlng
steers, good 10 choice S3.s5ail0 10: common TO
fair do 81. 25a3.60; fat hefcrs, choice TO extra,
81 i0di 6O Canada stock: Calves, choice 10 c<
ira, S3.s5a415; good to choice do, 81. Is,
feeders, good 10 extra, Siai35; calves, choice
to extra. s. 7ja6; good to choice Sj30a5,I5i !
Michigan calves So, 50a3.75,
Sheep and Enthusiastically; spring lambs, choice
10 extra, So 25a6.50; good 10 choice, s6aG. %; ;
yearings, s45os4.75 sheep, mixed, SiOa5.6oi
export wcthors, states; export ewes, $75.
Hogs--Active demand; the market was firm and
l0aI5c higher; heavy, S630a6 rs; mixed, So Goa
63i; workers, s620a6,S5; pigs, $6,3os6.35; roughs
s.. 5Oa56j; stags, Si50aj.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09
FACTORYVILLE.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special 10 the scranton tribune
Factoryville, Pa, July s.-Mrs.
Walter Reynolds and Mrs. Chas.
Knapp are taking in the sights at
the Pan American this week.
Reuben Gardner, who recently grad
uated at State college, as an electric
al engineer, has accepted a position at
Schenectady, n. Y.
Mis- Lizzie Wrigley, of Cazenovia,
returned yesterday after spending a
week here with friends and relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Eilenberger are
entertaining friends from New York.
Miss Blanche stark has been enter
tanning Miss Ruth Bell, of Poyntelle,
the past ten days.
Mrs, Daniel S. Spencer and son of
Bloomsbury are guests at the home of
Henry Pike,
Miss Alice Dean of New York city
is the guest of her sister Mrs. Helen
Wilson, Of North Main street.
Miss Stella Bailey of Waverly, Pa,
spent Sunday with her friend Miss
Helen Bard.
Mr.. William Snover left last Fri :
day for Trenton, n. j., where he will
spend a month looking after business
interests.
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der was discharged into the lads
face, badly disfiguring him and possi-
bly, seriously iniuring his eyes, which
have been tightly swollen shut since
the accident occurred.
Miss May Ackerly and Mr.. +. Alex
ander, of Scranton, were guests of
Miss Myra Jackson during the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bell and Mr..
William Harris. of Scranton, visited
friends in town July 4.
Mrs. Earl Yeomans is numbered on
the sick list
Mrs. Davis and family, of East
Lenox, were visitors at NJ. j. Hart
ley's on Sunday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09
New York Grain and Produce.

New York, July s.-Flour-Weak and to lGc.
lower all around; Mnn. patent, S}.6ja3.sO; de.
bakers S2s5a3.l0; do. sraights, $335a3.5O dc.
extras, s2.5Oa2S0; do. low grades, s2.3Oa:. ~.
Whcat-Spot weak; No. > red, I2c. I. o. b.
afoat, and 1olsc elevator; No. l northern Dull
nth, 72a.c 1. o. b. atoat. Options generally weak
and heavy all day; closed weak and l9sa2Ac.
net lower july closed ,0Ac.; Sept, 70lsc.;
Oct, '0Ssc.; Dec, 12Ac. Corn-Spot frincri
No. ., 5O12c elevator, and 52lsc {. o. b. ahoat
options opened firm and was well sustained all
day Closed firm at Ac net advance. july
closed 5Oisc.; sept, 5llsc. Oct, 5lhc. Oats
spot stronger; No. .. sage; No. 8, 3ic. {;
No. . white, 3ji2c.; No. white, Silac. track
mixed western, 3ia35isc. track white, 3ilsa30c.
Options firm and higher crop a'vices and
with corn. Butter-Weak; creamery, Ijal9lac. !;
facory, 13aljl2c.; imitation creamery, 1ial7c. !;
state dairy, lialslsc. Cheesc-Quiet fancy
large colored, &C.; do. do. white De-; fancy
small, coorcd, 9ao g.; do. do white, 9a9isc.
Eggs-lrrcgular; state and Penna., lial4l2c. I;
western, uncandled. 0al2l2c.; western, candled,
l3alil2c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09
pITTSTON.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Fittston. July S.--An elderly look
ing man whose name and description
occupies a place on the fakir list of
the Lodge of Elks was exposed here
this morning by \. Marcus, exalted
ruler of the local lodge. II" appeared
at NJ. Marcuss store this morning
AMI put up pjtful story of hard
luck, and begged for assistance on the
plea of lodge affiliation. Marcus was
suspicious and bade the man call later
in the day. Marcus then looked over
the fakir list and found the description
of man who tailed exactly with
that of the stranger. A sample of his
hand writing was identical with the
mans signature at the hotel in which
he had registered. When the stranger
reappeared at the store Marcus was
ready for him. He had a camera
set and snapped the mans picture
and then accused him of being
fraud. The fakir admitted his guilt,
and acknowledged that the dcscrip-
tion on the lodge circular was that
of himself. He said he had been work.
ing the same racket in all the big
cities.
When members of the Ninth Regi-
ment We're practcing at the rifle
range at West Pittston Saturday af-
ternoon, William Nolan, who was per-
forming the duties of target tender,
had narrow escape from being shot.
The contestants had been shooting at
the five hundred yard range, and
had just changed to the six hundred
yard range Nolan stepped out to
blot out the marks where they had
been shooting, and a Wilkes-Barr
man accidentally shot at the wrong
range. The bullet passed through the
rim of Nolan's hat tearing it off COM
pletely.
Local horseman NJ. l.. Perrin will
leave tomorrow for Utica, n. Y,
where he will participate in the races
this week. He shipped Saturday three
of his best head of stock, including
Exploit, Jennie Glennon, Sadie Bar
rem and Clesentry. Perin's friends
expect to hear a good report from him.
Miss Hannah Thomas, of West
pittston, one of the Garden Villages
popular school teachers. left this
morning with six Scranton young la
dies for four weeks trip to Western
cities.
Last week marked the passing of the
last NestiGe of a scheme of A late
wealthy man of this city for the es-
tablishment of a large summer resort
at the head of Wyoming valley that
would have meant much to the popu-
larity and welfare of this vicinity had
not death interviewed. 1t was the
tearing down of the large windwheel
or pumping station that had supplied
the water for the residents of Sloc-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09
Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, July s.--Cattle-Reccipts, 22,O00, in.
cluding 400 Texans. good to choice cattle,
finn. others, slow; butchers stock, steady TO
SLOW; Texans. steady, except common s., Goa
$40; poor to medium, Sid5l0; stockers and
feeders, weak, S2.35stiO; cows, g. 4jai.oo; het'
crs, S35oatoO; Gamers. sat; bulls. choice,
finn: others. slow, S2.40at50; calves, slow,
si25s6 p; Texas steers, SS.i5aj.2o; Texas bulls,
S25Oa3. 80.
liogs-Receipts today, 1000; tomorrow, ls..
OOO;; left over, estimated, 800; steady; top,
S8lj; mixed and butchers, 0j; good 10
choice heavy. S5.s5s6.l5; rough heavy, S.. 7Oa
$50 light S. 7oa6; bulk Of sales, s5.s5s6O5.
Shoep-Rcceips, 10000; sheep and lambs, loc,
higher active; Idaho range lambs. up TO $3.50.
Good 10 choice wethers, S. i0ai 10, fair 10 choice
mixed. S}a3,7j; western sheep, 81, 10; year.
lngs, s3.6jai35; native lambs, Sia525; western
lambs, So. 75a5 So
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09
NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA

ways around It and the establishment
af a trolley line to make 1t conven-
iently reached from this city. The is
land was to be fitted out as a park
and several pleasure steamers were
to ply the waters of the crooked riv-
er" The water supply was to he OBJ
tained from large artesian well
which was sunk. and was immedi-
ately put into use to supply the VII
lage which Mr.. Slocum had already
commenced to build. one evening
close by the very ground on which this
grand transformation was to be made
Mr.. Slocum was run down by Lehigh
Valley engine and instantly killed
Relatives never made any pretense
at carrying out the plans he had for
mulated and finally the Spring Brook
Water company laid a pipe line to
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09
Chicago Grain and Produce.

Chicago, July Slower cables and excellent
crop prospects were bear factors in the wheat
market oday, and September closed an even cent
under the final figures Of Saturday. September
corn closed Ssc. higher, and oats we're S.a7sc,
higher, while provisions closed weaker from D TO
30 cents lower. Cash quotations were as fol-
lows:
flour-Dull and easy; No. spring wheat. 81
a63l4c.; No. 2 red, 6ia65l4c.; No. corn, 462sc
No. yellow, i62sc.; No. 2 oats, 30ha3li2o
No. 9 white, 3212c; No. 8 white, Gli&s52c
No, 9 rye, i0Ac,; No, fax seed, Slss; No.
northwestern, Sl.ss; prime timothy seed. $40;
mess pork Sl3. 75al3sO; lard, Ss50as. .52ia; short
ribs, s7.72iaa7.05; dry saltcd shoulders, 7a7i4c
short clear sides, s., i0,s, so; whiskey, S1,27
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09
New York Live Stock Market.

New York, July Sleeves, active; prices
steady 10 shade higher; steers, ~ Si,JOa5s5; stays,
Si75; bulls, S}ii cows, STAT
Calvcs-Actiye for all sorts; veals opened 81
higher; come late sales, sl25 higher; butter.
milks, 75c higher; yeals, sis650; buttermilks,
s. 7js350.
sheep and lamhs-Market brisk on light sup
ply; sheep, 10 10 Pc, higher; lambs, soc high.
or on top grades; under grades SOC, Ia ~
higher; sheep, s3aii0; lambs, sja7; culls,
Si2jat5O; few yCarlings, $3.50
lIoGs-Malket 2jc higher; wos,em hogs, or
dinaIy, Sb.25; state hogs, S. ija6 So.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09
Scranton Wholesale Market,

(corercted by II. C, Dale, 27 Lsckuwsnns Ave)
Butter-Frcsh, 2olaa2lci dairy, fresh, leba
a0lac.
Cbeese-Full cream, new, loisallc
Eggs-Western fresh l3lRal4c,; nearby state
l5sl5iac,
Beans-Per bushel, choice marrow, Sc 6Oa2 sS
pea 'Beans-Per bushel choice marrow, ~ 55a
81 30.
Medium Beans-Per bushels, So ioas2 IS.
Green Peas-Per bushels, 81. 40aSl.45
Flour-Best patent, per barrel. sti5.
Red Kidney Beans-Per hushel, s2. i5ss2. So
Potatoes-Per bushel, s5ao0c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09
East Liberty Cattle.

East Liberty, July s-Catte-Steadv; extra,
S5 s5a6 81; prime, 50 7odS.I5 good, S5,2oa5 %.
loes-Active and higher; prime heaves and
mediums, 81, 25s630; best workers., Sj.2js6, N, ,
light workers and pigs, - 2os6, 25 common 10
fair workers, s6l5a6,2o; skips, Sja6; roughs,
81 25s575,
sheep-IIgher; best wethcrs, S3s5ai; culls
veal calves, S6. b0a7.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09
HOpBOTTOM.
Special 10 the Scranton Tribune.

Hopbottom, July S.-The extreme
heat of the past week has been the
occasion of some cases of prostration.
even among the country villagers. NJ.
j. Hartley has been seriously i'll since
Wednesday morning, but is thought to
he slightly better q. d. Roberts also
suffered a partial prostration, but is
now able to be at the station.
Mr., and Mrs, Lewis, of Providence,
X. l., are visiting their son. Rev. l..
L. Lewis. They are entertained at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. Tiff
fany.
Alden Benjamin met with a serious
accident while celebrating the Fourth
pipe had been filled with powder
and placed upright in the ground, and
while In the act Of firing 1t the pow
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09
FOREST CITY.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Forest city, July s.-Misses Belinda
Higgins and Mildred Moran. OF Car
bondale, were visiting in town today.
Alfred Davis and d. II. Bramon are
in Binghamton.
Miss Beulah Hine, of Scranton, spent
the Fourth with Forest City friends.
Superintendent w. w. Inglis. of the
Hillside company, was here Sunday.
The doctors have been busy with
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09

the row of houses which form Slocum
village, and for the past year have
been furnishing the water supply
there. At the time they purchased
the water wheel, but never removed 1t
until last week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09
philadelphia Grain and Produce

Philadelphia, July s.-Whest-l4c, lower; con.
tract erad,s July, 6sa6slac, Comic. higher
No. mixedc july, isisaioc, oats-Fim and lc.
higher; No. white clipped, 35lac Butter
Finn; prints. lc. higher; fancy western cream.
cry, 19Isc.; do. do prints, 2Oc.; do. nearby
do, 22c. Esgs-Dull, unchanged; fresh nearby,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09
BASE BALL.
American League.

Al Boston, n. X. L.
Washington ,.......n q - q q 0-l 3
Boston ...... ......O o o 20 OIL N--3 .
Batteries-Carrick and Clarke; Cuppy and
Criger. UmplTe-Connoy
At Philadelphia n. ", T..
Baltimore ..........OOO tO0O-s II D
Philadelphia ,......0 90 3 O | % 0
Batteries-NOps and Rohinsoni Plank and
Powers. umpires-Sherldsn and Msndssau.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09
AMATUER BASE BALL NOTES.

The employees Of wentz & Dufy's challenge
the employees Of the Clock Tobsceo company TO-
a game OF base ball at Lake Lodors on Groesn'
day, July l5 Please answer through The Trib'
une. NJ. Nssbit manager; A. C. Nesb., captain.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09
Eastern League.

Providence, 4; Montreal, 6.
syracuse, ?; Rochester, 3.
Worcester, .; Toronto, 1.
Hartford, 8; Buffalo, o,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09
Oil Market.

oil City, July s,-Crsdit balances, los; certih.
Gates no bids offers. Runs, three diw, 2io,.
5O2. average, s3,527. Shipments, three days,
s5o,e56, average, @,6l2.
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National League.

At Pittsburg- n, H. L.
Boston ...... ......OOO OOOOOO-n S
PittsburG -, ......2 3 0 90 90 Ox-j o o
Batteries Nichols and Kittridge; Poole aud
Zmmcr. umpire-Nash.
At Cincinnati n. II. J..
New York .......,,S 0 OO22 % Ii .
Cincinnati ......,..,0 02 20 q O--3 O
Battcries-M -Matthewson and Warner; Scott and
Bergen, lmpire-Behle.
At Chicago r. II, J..
Philadelphia ......oOO oOOOOiO-l o |
Chicago .,.,.,..,,0 o o O 0 q q - 10 q
Bstteries-DuGglehy and Mcfarland; Eason and
King. umpre-Cunnneham.
Al ST. Louis r, II. T..
Brooklyn ..,,,,..,..0 Ol O2 03 - u :
II. Louis mammal o . 0l | 0 20 0 .
Batteries Donovan and Mcclure; Powell and
Ryan tmpire-O'nay,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09
Piles Cured
After 80 Years.

Thos. r. Wood, sis 18th St, Sacramento. CALI
"one 5occnt box Of Pyramid Pile Cure pcnna.
nently cured me Of piles. For 30 years suffered;
underwent a irightful operation nearly died but
failed TO cure. I was unable TO walk when
tried Pyramid Pile Cure. The first application
relieved me-" All Druggists sell 1t. Quickly
c,nes every form OF piles. Book free by mail.
Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall, Mich.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09

l3laalic; do. western, l3l2alic.; do. south.
western, l2lec.; do. southrn l2c. Cheese
Easier; ~ Y. full creams, fancy small, Dia
0lac.; do do. do, fair to choice, sl5a9c. Re-
fined sugars-Quict, but steady. Cotton-1Se.
lower; middling uplands. &c. Talow--Stesdy; ;
City prime in hhds, 5isc; country do. do.
hbls. 44a. 7sc. cakes, 5i2c. Live poultry
Finn, good dcmand; fowls, 13c.; old roostcrs,
7isaSc.; spring chickens lja20c,: spring ducks,
lie. old ducks, lOc. Dressed poultry-un'
changed; fowls, choice, lie; do. fair to good,
l0dl0l2c.; old roostcrs, 612c.; broilers, nearby,
lsd2jc.; western do, l5a23c.
Rcccipts-Flcur, l,j00 barrels, and 100000
pounds in sacks; wheat, 10000 bushels corn,
81 900 hushcls oats. 1000 bushels. Shipments
Wheat, 800 bushels; corn, 100000 bushels; oats,
$500 bushels
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-09

Complete descriptive circular Of these
and other securities furnished upon sp,
plication,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-08
Put Through His PAGES.

The wealthy Briton is confessedly
the most .fastidous man living as to
the quality Of his personal domestic
service. The concentrated energy with
which an Englishman will rebuke his
servant for an offense so slight that
the average American fails to observe
it bears out the above statement, ana
It is this social condition that has de-
veloped the hyperaristocratic intelli-
gence office in London.
Those who propose changing serv-
ants are not content with references
and a perfunctory interview with the
man or maid under consideration. but
insist upon a full dress rehearsal OF
both manners and appearance.
The servant in livery is put through
all his PAGES. must display the size OF
his calves, the haughtiness of his pose;
as we'll as breeding in handling a
card, announcing guest or serving at
the table.
Nothing is taken for granted. The
master and the mistress sit by and dis
| cuss the points of groom or butler as
they would those of high priced horse
or valuable dog. Domestics are taken
with great seriousness by the upper
class Engiishnen. and for that reason
nothing is left to luck in peopllng the
servants hall.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-08
The Fighting SvvOrdfIsh.

The swordfish is utterly without fear
and will, like buffalo or rhinoceros,
charge anything that otfends it, often
doing an amount Of execution hardly
TO be believed did not the evidence eX-
ist. Combats between swordish are
most Interesting and Eay be compn'ei
to Il lcyl between two export SWo' Is
men. such Il contest WAS observer
o. the long pier that extends out INTO
the ocean at Santa Monica, near Los
Angeles, last year. Some fishermen
noticed two big fish leaping out of the
water and dashing along the surface.
Soon it was seen that they were sword
fish.
The season was when the fish are I'M
usually ferocious. They had made sew
eral PUSHES and when observed were
at close quarters, striking each other
powerful side blows like cavalrymen.
This was unsatisfactory. and finally
they separated and darted at each 9TH
err like arrows, the water kissing as
their sharp dOrsal fins cut through 1t.
They evidently struck head on, one
missing, while the sword Of the other
struck just below the eye and plowed
q deep furrow in the fish, partly dis
abllng it, so that it turned and attempt
ed to escape. But its adversary also
turned and with rush drove its sword
completely through the body of its foe
and held 1t fast, only wrenching Its
weapon loose when its enemy stopped
swimmjng.-San Francisco Call.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-08

A gentleman from neighborihg
town in Mississippi told the following
last night:
81 walked into small store the 9TH
err day and found the proprietor lying
on the counter just doing off into Il
s)ecp. He reused himself on my ap-
proach. and. jumping to the hoor'
quoted the familiar line:
"a horse A horse! My Kingdom
for horse"
"'Where did you get thatY asked.
".Oh, don't you know? That's what
Absalom said when his horse ran un'
der the tree and left him hanging ny
the hair to q limb. thought every
body knew where that came from. -
Memphis Sci1nitar.