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Butter-Best Elgin. 2sc; Mississippi best
grade. 25c; Mississippi, second grade. 2Sc;
good country, 15Q20c; Cooking. 12hc.
Appes-Per barrel. s5Q5.25.
Peaches-Per crate, 75cQ$2.
Plums-$1. 2541. so.
Pears-Per crate, 81.
Irish Potatoes-Per bushel 80690c.
Tomatoes-South Alabama, 4oq5oc; Mis-
sissippi, Csc.
Squash--Per crate, $1.00.
Beans-Per bushel, $1.00@1.25.
Bananas. Per Bunch culls. so075o:
straights. 81 .2501 80.
Eggs-Per dozen, 121kc; candled, 15c.
Lemons-Per box. $4.00Q450
Limes-Per hundred, $3.50.
Oranges-Per box, 3.25@3.T.
Poultry-Best friers, 2211a271kc; medium
15c; brollors 1oa121sc; hens. 35c; Pexin
ducks, 40d55c; puddle ducks, 25Q35c.
Onions-Per pound, 21zc.
Cabbage-Home-gr grown, PFC per pound.
Peanuts--Per ! md. 4Q6c.
Dried Apples-California evaporated 20;
lib packages. size: sun-dried. &C.,
Canteloupes-75cM$1.6 30.
Watermelons-Per hundred $5@1s.
Local Staple Groceries.
Flour = Tennessee patent. 1870; half
patent, $3.50.
Sugar-Granulated. &c; Y. c.. 40.
Coffee-Green, S1s@nhc; Arbuckle's
packages. $780, Lion packages, $3.50:
Cordova packages. $3.50; Porto Rico.
$40. 80.
Meats-Dry sslted ribs. 111zc; clear bell
lies, sl1 20; dry sailed rio bellies, 81. 10:
hens, fancy, 13%c; medium. 13c. Cali
fci MIA, 10c, breakfast bacon. lac
Cheese-New York full cream, 13skc.
Lard.-Leaf, uAc.
Compound Lard-Snow drift, &c.
Molasses-Centrifugal l5G35c: sugar.
house. 2OQ35c; Georgia cane. 3sc
Corn-Mixed, sac; white SEC.
Meal-Pearl, $.40 water i.round s1.sS
Hay Per Ton-Coice timothy. s21.0o:
No. /. $3.50; clover mixed $500: prairie.
$780, Johnson grass. SIP .b0014.50.
Oats-Mixed, &c; white. 64c.
Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton s24.00.
Bran-Mixed. $40: pure wheat So
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New Orleans Market.

New Orleans, July Fin the spot cot
ton market a slightly better feeling pre-
walls among factors as a result of to-
days improvement at Liverpool, but
there is nothing in the situation to war
rant a distinct advance, though sellers
are disposed to hold out for shade high
er prices. Buyers, however, decline to
meet the views of factors. Sales 325 bales
Quotations unchanged
s. Futures were comparatively steady
Liverpool came in this morning at an
advance of lid on spots and. worked up
S-64d to Add on delivers: but the i'm
provement on the other side was offset
by general rain reports from the cot
ton belt and neither element among the
profession cared to force the pace under
the circumstances. In consequence the
market opened points down on Janu-
airy and l point down on the other
months, huctuating over a narrow range
during the short session and closing at
net variations Of from points below to
2 points above yesterdays closing quota
lions.
New Orleans, July 12-Cotton futures
steady July 500 bid; August S.62@S SO;
September S.0968 10; October 7.7S617. 70;
November 7.6s07. 20; December 1891 SO;
January 7.69d770
New Orleans, July 12-Cotton steady.
Sales 1926. Ordinary Z GIG; good ordinary
LIE: low middling Gle; middling &c;
good middling SIC; middling fair Ills
Receipts 1885,. st ock $3.50
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ciearinas and Exchanges.

Boston, July 12.-Clearings $2S, 411,554;
balances 81 699, $50.
New York, July 12.-Clearings $3.50, $780,
495; balances SO, 443, Gas.
Cincinnati, July 12.-Money S1s@6 per
cent; New Yorw exchange par and zoe
premium. Clearings $2S76,550.
New Orleans, July 12.-Clearings 1884,
1903. New York exchange 81 per 800 pre-
MUM; commercial 81 per $1,000 discount.
Memphis, July 12-Clearings $427 ,019;
balances S31, CAB.
st. Louis, July 12-Clearings s7.SS7 $685.
balances STILLS. Money steady 5Q6 per
cent. New York exchange SOC discount
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Mrs. wInsIow's SOOTHING syrup.

the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold
by druggists in every part of the world.
Be sure and ask for Mrs Winslow's
Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind.
Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEErHING. with
PERFECT SUCCESS. II SOL HIS the
CHILD, SOFTENS the GUNS. ALLAYG
all PAIN. CURES WIND collie, ana Il
twenty-five cents a bottle.
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Naval Gtores.

Charleston, S. G., July 12.-Turpentino
and rosin unchanged.
Savannah. July 12.-Turpentine dull at
As; receipts 1885, sales none, exports 80.
Rosin quiet receipts 43O4, sales 1922, ex-
ports 472s. Quote: A, b. C Sips, d 81 20,
f 81. %, s1.SO. G $1.95, H $1.70, 1 $2.O5,
X 81. 55, NJ SO. O5, N SO. As. w G $3.50, w w
$s.s5.
Wilmington, July 12.-Spirits of turpen-
tine nothing doing; receipts 1873 casks.
Rosn steady $1.10@115; receipts 1872
pus oe.5s OTIS 'mIg supuedInl epnIO
81 60; receipts ISL. Tar firm, 81 so; receipts
35 barrels.
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Monday morning cotton should be bought
for higher prices.
There is an enormous short interest con-
centrated in one or two hands. This
will make an interesting market if the
cotton is covered Weather should be
watcher carefully.
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Dry Goods.

New York, July 12.-There has been a
dull close to the Try goods market this
week IN ALI departments. Prices are with
out change In brown blcached and coarse
colored cottons. Prints are steady and
ginghams firm. American cotton yarns in
fair request, weak and irregular. Worsted
yarns steady with fair demand. Wooden
yarns quiet. Linen and jute yarns firm.
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CHICAGO 'Chanuc,

Chicago, July 12.-Trading was dull on
the Board of Trade and prices for all
grains were inclined to seek a lower
level September wheat closed 9sQAc
lower, September corn was 1s0Ac lower.
oats were 12Q9sc down, with September
provisions unchanged to zoe higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles Omen High Low / Close
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Cash quotations were as follows:
|. Flour-Quiet and steady; winter pat,
ents So .65q3.75 straights 50. 20@3 so. spring
patents s3.50Q3.75 rs, straights g. 90@3 40,
bakers 81. 30Q2 80.
Wheat-No. spring, 72@75c; No. 2 red,
76Ac.
Corn-No 2, S5Ac; No. yellow, S5A@
S51ac.
oats-No. 2, SOC; No. white, 54q541lc
No. 8 white, 53@54c.
Rye-No. 2. &c.
Flaxseed-No. l, $50; No. 1 northwest
ern, $163.
Timothy Seed-Prime, So. rs.
Mess Pork-Per barrel. SIS. 6Oa18. IS.
Lard-Per 100 pounds, s11 35.
Short Rib Sides-Loose, $40. 70910. 80.
Dry Sailed Shoulders-Boxed, $9.3 71aQ
$50.
Short Clear Sides-Boxed. $11 .25@11. 371s
Whisky-Basis of high wines, 81. 3d.
On the Produce Exchange today quota
lions were:
Butter-Firm; creamery 1SQ2lAc. dairy
17Q19hc.
Cheese-Steady, 10d10Ac.
Eggs-Firm, 1711c, loss off
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Daily Statement,

Galvestcn-Firm; middling 1916; re-
ceipts $40; stock 1884.
Mobile-Nominal; n.iddling so; receipts
l; stock 55S7.
savannah-steady; middling SIS; stock
12,516.
Charleston-Quiet; middling SIS; re-
ceipts j. stock 1872.
Wilmington-Firm; middling 8; receipts
/; stock 1887.
Norfolk-Steady; middling Q; sales so;
receipts 81; stock 1864.
Baltimore : Nominal; middling ga
stock 410S.
Boston-Quiet: middling 914; net re-
ceipts 6; gross 161.
Philadclphia-Quiet middling s-16; re-
ceipts 10; stock 2613.
st. Louis-Quiet; middllng 15-l6; re-
ceipts 3; stock is. 1855.
Memohis-Steady; middling S%; receipts
1928; shipments 159; sales $50; stock 1876.
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ION July 3, the Crescent Hotel at Eu-
reka Springs opens as an all-year-'round
resort, under the management of the
Frisco System. Extensive renovations
and improvements have been effected
which will make the Crescent Hotel the
equal of any hostelry to be found In the
Southwest" 8-22-S0t
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, July 19.-Today's treasury
balances exclusive of the gold reserve
show: Available cash balances $15S, 506.66
gold $109, POI, 800
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DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY.
PhysIclan and SURGEON.

ee-fourths OF
the persons who
come to me to get
cured of Syphilis.
Gonorrhoea, elect.
Structure, L st
Manhood and other
private diseases
have tried to get
well by using 9TH
er means. Why not
come as soon as
you find that You
are afflicted? It
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SEX dividend.

Birmingham City Bonds.
Birmingham city bonds can be bought
on about per cent basis.
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Seaboard Air Line

Baltimore, July 12.-Seaboard common
265sa2es4; preferred 4614Q461z; Seaboard As
S5s4@85s.
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COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN

All purchases and sales are made a,u
on the exchange for which the uirect
given.
Correspondents-J. H. Parker & Co n
w. Lee g. Co.,, Purnell. Hagaman q ~
New York; Fairchild & Hobson, New o.
leans; Ware & Leland. Chicago.
Reference-First National Bank of R,r-
mingham. First National Bank of Rome
TELEPHONE NO. 1145.
Special attention given to orders over
telephone and orders sent from out Of the
city.
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COTHRAN & co.

Members of Chicago Board of Trade "a
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Rooms l and Alabama National R.,,,
Building.
Private leased wires to New York. NJ
Orleans and Chicago.
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Hermitage

Hermitage all around sign painter. Get
prices Address CITY. s-12-tf
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ONLY DIRECT LINE TO
E NEW ORLEANS.

Queen & Crescent A. G.S. }
shortest and quickest. Two
fast trains daily. Close con-
nections for all Texas points.
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GENERAL BUYING
RULES IN COTTON
Prices Advance Under Rumors
of Long Spot Interests
MANY SALES ON OUTSIDE
Rains Fall Along the Georgia Coast,
While Forecasts In Other Parts
of the South Helped the
Bulls-Europe Strong.
MANY SALES ON OUTSIDE

New York. July 12.-The cotton market
opened steady. with prices points high
ser to ? points lower, and for a brief time
following the call was inclined to weaken
under reports of soaking rains along the
Georgia coast, scattered showers in the
rest of the belt and a forecast for rains
over the south Atlantic states and east
gulf states tonight and tomorrow. How
ever. The Liverpool market was up to
3ls points on futures and LTD on spot
cotton when little change had been due,
while near-month shorts displayed de-
cided uneasiness. Rumors again gained
circulation to the effect that strong spot
cotton interests were heavily long on Au-
gust and September, and intended de-
msnding the cotton on contract, when
they will ship 1t to Europe. This fore
BODIED a marked decrease in the New
York stock al a time when the American
visible is small at best General buying
was soon In active progress and prices
worked steadily higher, with the August
and September positions leading the rise.
Late months were in a measure infiu-
enced by unfavorable crop reports from
western Georgia, Alabama and southern
Mississippi The advices from Texas
were quite encouraging. Receipts were
larger, due to the clearance for export
of over 5000 bales from minor southern
ports. Local sentiment was fairly bullish
on the late forenoon advance and COM
mission houses were moderate buyers.
Europe picked up moderate amounts of
the near positions.
New York. July 12-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 5-16 net receipts 81 gross 81;
sales 1923: stock 140,93S
Total today net receipts 44sS; exports
Great Britain 1887; stock PSI OILS.
Consolidated net receipts 44SS; exports
Great Britain 1887
Total since September /. net receipts
1900 532 exports Great Britain 2,97S, 694;
France 726, 1876; continent 2,69S, 236.
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Butter-Best Elgin. zoe; Mississippi, best
grade 25c; Mississippi, second grade. 23c;
good country, 15Q20c; Cooking. 12hc.
Apples-Per barrel. s5Q5.25.
Peaches-Per crate, 75cQ$2
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New York Cotton Futures.

donths- Open. High. Low. Close.
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Literary Amenities.

The defense Of Stevenson has resolv
ed itself into an attack Oh Mr.. Henley.
who In an extremely serious onslaught
In The Saturday Review has been as
sailed as a literary leper. Harpcr's
Weekly thinks that characterlzirE a
person as leper Is about the limit
and 1t adds: "Ghoul might have been
more accurately descriptive in the case.
some might think. and others might
hold out for vampire. but no one can
deny that leper is insurpas5ably In
sulting. Years ago Emerson called
Mr.. Swinburne a leper in casual allu-
sion to the nature of his poetry. and
Mr.. Swinburne got back at him In an
open letter ably denouncing him as an
ape gibbering on the shoulders OF Car
10
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The Bean Pole and the Corncrib.

A friend of Hon. Shelby NJ. Cullom
occasionally takes pleasure In recount
ing an incident connected with the
present senator's first reception after
he became governor Of Illinois.
In the line Of approaching hand
shakes" he saw n rural giant whose
massive figure lowered above all the
other occupants Of the crowded room.
Mentally the governor made the COM
ment. THAT man must weigh about
300 pounds.
When the ponderous man reached bis
excelency aud extended his hand. he
asked in deep tones. audible In every
part of the ROOM
"And you're the governor OF Illinois.
eh?
ayes, | have that honor" replied Mr.
Cullom.
well" exclaimed the giant. Il must
cay you're built Oh Il mighty slim pat
tern for governor! II I'd stand be-
hind you. guess we'd look something
like a bean pole leaned up against
corncrIb" Saturday Evening Post.
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Comparative Stntistsrs.

Statistics complied by fhr treasury
department give Il comparison between
the railway mileage OF the United
States and other countries that is a
pleasant sequel to the recent announce
ment that more miles Of track had been
laid in this country during 1901 than
in any year since 1890.
Approximately there are 20O.0OO
miles of railroad in the United States.
q trife more than two-1fths Of the en-.
tire mileage of the world, which is
placed at 484.34S. No other country or
continent approaches the United States
In the amount Of mileage. All Of Eu
rope has only 1GS.605 miles Of track.
Seventy-one years ago there were but
twenty-three miles OF railroad In the
United States. In the last thirty years
the mileage has quadrupled. In 1893
the number of tons Of freight carried
one mile was 39.00000O.000 Last year
the number was l41.000000.000. AT
the same time freight rates have de-
creased from l.3 cents per ton a mile
in 1887 to 73-l00 cents In 1900. The
evolution OF the railroads both In mile
age and management 10 properly
enough wonder Of the age.-New
York World
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BUTTER AS A MEDICINE.
II II Good For Consumptives and
For Thin, Weak People.


Butter Is so common q commodity
that people use It and scarcely ever
think what wonderful value lies at
their hand In the pats Of dainty yellow
cream fat. OF course they know that 1t
Is useful In many branches Of cookery
and that without Its aid the table
would be bare Of its thinly rolled bread
and butter, it's delicate cakelets and It's
other usual accessories. Beyond these
uses the value Of butter is thing only
vaguely thought Of.
But this delicate fat is as valuable
as the dearer cod liver oil for weakly,
thin people, and doctors have frequent
ly recommended the eating Of many
thin slices Of bread thickly spread with
butter as a means Of pleasantly taking
into the bodily tissues one Of the pur-
est forms Of fat 1t is possible to got.
Butter is carbon, and all excess OF
it is stored up as fat In the body. It
gives energy and power to work to
those who eat heartily Of it. So it is
not economy at table to spare the but
ter, even to the healthy folk. For any
one afflicted with consumption butter
cookery, If plenty Of fat can be digest
ed, Is one Of the best ways Of curing
the disease II 1t is In its early stages
or OF keeping 1t at bay II advanced.
Butter is not a simple fat. composed
Of merely one sort. 1t Is mixture Of
no less than seven different sorts Of
fats, and no more complex oil can be
taken than this Is.
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The Church Ambulant.

Z The cathedral car purchased by Bish.
op Walker. now bishop of western New
York. ten year ago for use in travelling
over North Dakota and holding sery-
Ices is now being used by a clothing
firm, having been remodeed for that
purpose. The car was used In Car
rington, n. D.. for about two years pre-
vious to being sold as place Of wor-
ship for the Episcopaian congregation
there. but 1t was difficult to get it
warm enough in winter. and 1t was not
satisfactory.
Bishop Walker attained more fame
on account of this cathedral car" as
1t struck the imagination Of people In
the eastern section Of this country and
In England. than was warranted by
any religious results gained from 1t.
When the bishop went to London, he
was always introduced as "the bishop
OF the cathedral car" and he was new
er known to resent II. At one grand
dinner In England he sat near Lord
Rosebery. then prime minister. who
turned to him with this apt mot:
"Well. my dear bishop. your idea is
certainly a new one. | had heard of
the church militant and the church tri-
umphant. but | had never heard Of the
church ambuant. ."-Boston Transcript.
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A Sunday school Museum.

The Manchester Sunday School union
Englandj has made II new departure
In the establishment Of loan museum
of models and objects likely TO be use
full to Sunday school teachers The
museum contains many illustrations OF
plants and animals mentioned In the
Bible. The gods and sacred animals
OF the Egyptians are larg"ly represent
ed. There are copies of the Rosetta
stone. the Lachsh tablet. The MOabite
stone and the clay tables Of Babylonla
and AssyrIa. The Shofar horn the
waxed writing tablets. as well as tear
bottles and prrciOrs stones. find place
In this novel museum.
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Egypt's Yelled Women.

The tasmak. or veil. may be black or
white. long or short, plain or embel-
lished with rows Of drawnwork or
tucks and Of any sort Of fine, soft ma
terial The women Of the middle and
lower classes wear for the most part
black wells from one to three feet long,
Those higher in the social grade wear
white ones, and occasionally they
reach to the hem Of the dress. These
are held In place by metal tube that
is fastened over the nose and lower
part Of the forehead by cords securely
tied behind. When worn with this ha.
bara In the orthodox fashion. there is
nothing visible but the womans bright
black eyes. which see everything going
on. The tasmak and habara are cap
ital disgulses. and a woman may firt
to her hearts content without fear Of
being discovered. provided she is not
followed to her home.
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HE SAW THE "BABY."
Then He Concluded Not to Cultivate
the Yather's Acquaintance.

Then He Concluded Not to Cultivate
the Yather's Acquaintance.
In the Irish legend Fin MacCool was
the famous giant who built the cause
way from ireland to Staffa In order
that his Scotch rival-who desired to
give him beating. hut who objected
to getting his feet wet-might walk
across the green Isle dry shod. Few
persons, however. appear to be famil-
lar with the following legend, which Is
told by the peasants In certain districts.
but which, like most OF the unwritten
folklore Of Erin. Is fast passing out Of
existence:
When Fin MacCool had completed
the causeway, he caught glimpse OF
his formidable rival In the distance.
which convinced him that the tales he
had heard concerning him were not ex-
aggerated. With much trepidation,
Fin strobe rapidly back to Ireland and
confessed to his wife that. for the first
time in his life. he feared he was in
imminent danger Of receiving an igno-
minlous beating.
The giants wife. who was inordinate-
ly proud of her husband and OF his far
famed prowess. listened silently to his
description of the mighty Scotch giant.
then said reassuringly:
Just leave this matter TO me. Fin.
acushla, and I'll warrant the Scotch
man will go back over the causeway
quicker than he came and will never
trouble you again"
Fin. who was more frightened than
he cared to own. was glad to accept his
wifes proffered assistance and to trust
to her ingenuity to thwart bis rival.
There was no time to lose. for the pom
derous footsteps Of the Scotchman were
already heard resounding along the
causeway. With as much dispatch as
her portllness Of person would permit.
the giantess dressed Fin In baby gar
ments Of monstrOus dimensions and
bade him lie upon his bed In apparent
helplessness. With pleasant smile OF
welcome and warning gesture. she
then met the Scotch giant as he ap'
preached swinging his heavy club.
"Plense don't wake the baby" she
pleaded. He Ii very cross md un
manageable when his sleep IL broken"
Then she added: II expect Fin home
at any moment. He will he glad to see
you. Won't you come IN aud look al
the baby while you walt for himT
The Scotch giant. somewhat surpris
ed to find his rivals wife so agreeable
accepted her invitation good humored
ly and tried TO make as little noise az
possible with his immense feet as he
followed her 10 the chamber where Fin
lay In his disguise. feigning slumber.
The Scotchmun did not dare 10 ap-
proach the bed lest he should disturb
the sleeping child" but. standing al
the threshold. he assured the proud
mother In awestruck tones that he had
never seen so fine child before. then
hastily took his leave. regretting that
urgent business in Scotland demanded
his immediate attention and made II
impossible for him to remain longer In
order TO make the acquaintance of-the
"baby's" father Harriette NJ. Collins
In Youths Companion.
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HOW q pinmond cut. GIn...

1t has been ascertalned by series OF
experiments that u diamond does not
cut out the glass. file fashion, but
forces the particles apart. 80 that a
continuous crack Is formed along the
line OF the intended cut. The crack
once begun. very small force is neces-
sary to carry It through the glass. and
thus the piece is easily broken off. The
superficial crack or cut need not be
deep. A depth. according TO fine meas
urements. Of two-hundredth part Of
one inch is quite sufficient to accom-
plish the purpose. so that the applica-
ton Of much force In using the dia-
mond only wears out the gem without
doing the work any better.
Numerous stones, such as quartz and
other minerals, when ground into
proper form, will cut glass like dia-
mond, but are not so valuable for that
purpose, lacking the requisite hardness
and soon losing the sharp edge neces-
sary to make the operation q success.