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Liverpool Market.

Liverpool. December 2-Moderate busi-
ness done In spot cotton: prices points
lower. American middling fair b.06 good
middling 400. middling 44s, low middling
fair SOC, good middling A38. good ordin-
airy 4.26, ordinary Ala The sales of the
day were 5000 bales, Of which 800 were for
speculation and export and included 1900
American. Receipts 1900 bales. including
300 American.
Futures opened easier and closed very
steady. American middling, goo: De-
cember 40, December-January L. 4434 As.
January February. February March,
March-April. April May. 4.44; May-June,
June-July, July-August, 4.44Q4,45.
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fFutt auo FFCLuGos
Corrected daily by p. Giacopazzi. Nos
2020-2022 Morris Avenue.)
Butter-Best Elgin. 25c; Mississippi. best
grade zee; Mississippi, second grade. 2Sc
good country, 15Q20c; cooking. 121kc.
Apples-Fancy stand, $3.50 per barrel
choice. s2.25@25O.
Pears-Domestic, per barrel. $500.
Irish Potatoes-Per bushel, 65Q70c.
Sweet Potatoes-Per bushel, IS cents.
manifestations grown. baskets, H.2a
.Squash-Per crate. $1.2o.
Beans-Per bushel, $1.25.
Bananas. Per Buncb :. cula @07tos
straights. 81 .259p1. 80.
Eggs-Per dozen, 24925c.
Limes-Per hundred. x1o0.
Poultry-Best friers. extra large, $50;
Alabama, 1S@25 medium. 121f@16; broil-
ers, 10Q12c; hers, 80 1-3q35c: PelSin ducks.
40055c; puddle ducks 20025c; turkeys.
live. 10c per pound; turkeys. dressed. l3Q
15c.
Game-Rabbits, $3.50 dozen; squirrels.
$50 dozen; quails, s1.75@2.0O dozen.
Onions-Per pound. &c.
Cabbage-virginia, SOC a hundred;
northern. sOc peer hundred pounds.
Dried Apples-Calirornia evaporated. soS
lib packages. SIC; sun-dried. q.
Qufnces-Per box. $1.60.
Cranberries-Per box, $275.
Celery-50c a bunch.
Oranges-Jamaica. per barrel. $780,
Jamaica. per box, s3.25.
Oranges-Florida, per box, $3.50.
Grapes-Concord. sth baskets. 23c; pony
baskets 121kc; Malagas- heavy weights.
per keg, eye; light weights. per keg, $3.50.
Cocoanuts-Ruatan. fresh per 100. 50. so.
Lemons-500-size box, 81 so: 360-size s..
Peanuts-Fancy. per pound. &c.
Turnips-Ruta BeEas. Coo per busheL
Peas-Blackeye $40 per Lushel
Chestnuts-Italian per pound, &c; do
nestle, &c.
Pecans-Per pound, 1Oc.
Almonds-Per pound 13c.
English Walnuts-Per pound, 13c.
Local Staple Groceries.
Apples-Western evaporated. 73sQShc.
Flour - Tennessee patent, ys.75; half
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New Orleans Market.

New Orleans. December 1.-THE spot cot
ton market was more active than yester-
day but the early decline In Liverpool had
the effect Of curtailing the export demand
to some extent. Factors, however, en-
Outraged by the advance In contract val
ues were disposed to exact full prices for
their holdings. Sales, 5000 bales, including
1850 to arrive In the future market there
was a fair amount OF business transacted.
On the first call prices were to points
higher and subsequently advanced the
s to 6 points This was followed by Pc
Rod of mild fluctuations which left values
at the close Z to points above yester-
days closing.
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Bonds.
Money on Cali.

New York, December 2-Money on call
closed firm at 51k@71a per cent; closing GO
61A per cent; time money firm sixty DAYS
G per cent; 80 days 6 per cent; six months
51Aq6 per cent; prime mercantile paper
51kd6 per cent; sterling exchange at ad-
vance with actual business in bankers
bills at 4.ST25 for demand and Asa. 75oD
4S3.80 for sixty days; posted rates 4s41b
@4.sS; commercial bills 4S211Q4 s3A; bar
silver 4SA. Mexican dollars S7A: govern
ment bonds easier; railroad bonds easier.
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Dead Bodies Found in Cabin.

Pine Bluff. Ark, December e.
The dead bodies Of Joe Branch, two
women and a child, all negroes, were
found this afternoon in cabin in a
lonely part of the outskirts of Tuck
er, small town in this county. The
heads Of all of the negroes had been
split with an axe, which was found
on the clay floor. No motive is known
for the murders, and no clue has been
secured.
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Live Stock Market.

6O00, includinmetaoinm etaoimnm amomo
Chicago. December 2.-Cattle receipts
5000, including 200 Texans. Steady. Good
to prime steers s5.7547.00; poor to medi-
UNI So. o0@5.75 stockers and feeders $500
94eo; cows s1.4OG45O; heifers ss.o0@5.oo;
Gamers 1.40@2. 40; bulls $2.O0d4.50; calves
sa509875; Texas fed steers $s.75@485
Hogs-Receipts 5000 active s and 1oc
higher. Mixed and butchers $5S046.3o;
good to choice heavy s625Q6.50; rough
heavy so.70@610; light s5.65Q6.--.
Sheep-Receipts 10000; steady to 10 and
15c lower. Good to choice wethers $500
@4O0; fair to choice mixed S2509S. 90;
western sheep $2.7O@S.sO; native lambs
$3.50@525 western lambs So. 10000.
Cincinnati, December 2.-Hogs, active,
s4.5O@6S0: cattle, steady. $2.0OQ5.25; sheep,
steady, s1.5O@325; lambs, steady, $500
6.35
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Murnhy & Co.'S Cotton Lettar.

New York. December Enough is
known of the effect of last weeks freez-
ing weather In the south, and especially
in Texas, to establish the fact that the
top crop question has been disposed of
and is no longer a factor. Weather ad-
vices however, continue. to be watched
with more or less interest because of
their bearing upon the movement which>is
again attracting no little attention.
The receipts are causing no little nerv-
BUSINESS in bear circles, who fail to see
any such movement as they looked for
The conviction is growing that the crop
is not going to be a large one, that view
is generally accepted except in quarters
where nothing short Of a bumper crop
has been looked for year after year. In
view OF the bureau report tomorrow sell
lers are keeping under cover. General
expectations are for figures around TO-
200, 900. Prices today opened about 8
points higher on good cables and signs
of small receipts. Reports of big rains
in Texas and Arkansas after the opening
caused sharp advance and heavy cover
ing Of shorts, while Arkansas people pre-
dicted a crop not exceeding 100000 The
closing cables partially point higher.
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Atlantic Coast Line R. r. Co.

Through Pullman sleeper Birmingham
to Jacksonville.
J. A. Taylor. T. P. A.. Montgomery.
Ala.
w. H. Leahy. d. P. A., Savannah, Ga.
w. ]. Craig. g. p. A. Wilmington.
N. c.
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MORTGAGE LOANS

Place your mortgage loans direct
with the United States Mortgage and
Trust Co. of New York. Capital, sur
plus and undivided profits over $1,000
900. interest rate the lowest.
c. GAzzAM, AGENT.
Room 10, chailfoux Bldg.
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Cotton Seed OIL.

New Orleans. December 2-Cottonseed
oil, prime refined in barrels 351kc; on re-
fined in barrels. 351kc; prime crude. loose.
26c.
New York, December 2-Cottonseed oil
quiet; prime yellow 36c; petroleum firm
rosin, steady turpentine, firm.
Memphis, December 2.-Oil. car load
lots, per gallon: Prime crude 29Q291ac; off
crude, nominal; prime summer yellow,
32c; off crude nominal; prime summer
yellow 9sc; off summer yellow. nominal;
choice cooking summer yellow. less than
car load lots, nominal. Meal $40. 5Od20.7o
cake $21. 25Q21.50.
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Dry Goods.

New York. December 2-The market
has been without new features today in
any department Business is OF moderate
dimensions on home account at previous
prices Export division easy throughout.
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Chicago 'chanue.

Chicago, December 2.--Trading in grains
and provisions was rather quiet on the
board of trade today, but a better tone
was manifested, May wheat closing &c
higher, with corn up %c and oats kQSo
better; January provisions were unchang-
ed to a shade higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Southern Railway Co.

Schedule In Effect November 2, 1902
Trains leave Birmingham as follows.
s:1O a. m.-No. 50. for Atlanta, wash
ington, Baltimore. Philadei-
phia, New York and the East.
Pullman Drawing Room
Sleeping Car. Birmingham to
New York.
$40 a. m.-No. 10 for Montevallo, Ma.
plesville, Selma and way sta
lions.
12:25 p. m.--No. 30 for Columbus West
Point, Winona. Greenwood
and Greenyille; also Sheffield
and Florence and North Ala
bama points
s:45 p. m.-No. % for Admission and way
stations: also Talladega.
4:10 p m.-No. SO for Atlanta. Jackson
vile and all Florida points:
also Charlotte. Richmond.
Washington, New York and
the East. Pullman Sleeping
Car Birmingham to Jackson
Vile; also Birmingham to
Richmond. Va.
4:b0 p. m.-No. Is for Blossburg ana
way stations.
1920 p. m.-No. 81 for Columbus, West
Point, Winona, Greenwood
and Greenville. Pullman
Drawing Room Sleeping Car
Birmingham to Greenvilie
1920 p. m.-No. q for Selma, Mobile ana
way stations. Pullman Draw
ing Room Sleeping Car Bir-
mingham to MOBILE.
II 30 D. m.-No. 9S-New train-for Attain
Ia, Admission and way sta
tons. Pullman Drawing
Room Sleeping Car Birming-
ham to Atlanta. Sleeping car
can be occupied at Union sta.
ton $3.50 p m.
For detailed information and sleeping
car reservations apply passenger office.
Morris Hotel building Telephone GIT.
J. c. LUSK. Dist. Pass. Agent.
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MnUrn0 NO. We are still at 1877
mUHEUf First ave-, and you can get
photos and a photo button for 25c.
COYELL'S PHOTO GALLERY.
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cIearInas and Exchanass.

New York. December 2.-Exchanges
SS17, 1892, 793: balances 1862 6S.
Boston, December 2-Exvhanges ST.
2e6 565. balances $2,420,674
Philadelphia, December 2.-Clearings
S25, $40, S04 balances 1929, 534.
Baltimore December 2-Clearings &c.
1861; balances 1892, 141
New Orleans. December 2.-Clearings
$4,690,647; New York exchange bank par;
commercial lbs per $1,000 discount
Memphis, December 2.-Clearings 81, no.
8S1; balances $445, 241.
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New York Cotton Futures.
LOCAL MARKETS.

The local cotton market advanced one
sixteenth yesterday. The wagon receipts
were seventy-dve bales.
In the local stock and bond market Re-
public Steel and Iron company, common.
advanced from 1902 to 2o921.
The produce markets was without
change.
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Naval Stores.

Wilmington, N. c., December 2.-Tur-
pentine firm, 501k bid; receipts 38 casks.
Rosin firm, s1.3OQ1.35; receipts $50. Crude
turpentine firm. s1.75@3.00; receipts IA.
Tar firm. $3.50; receipts 49,
Savannah, December 2.-Turpentine
firm at 81; receipts 1894; sales COO; ex-
ports 2964. Rosin firm; receipts 52s5; sales
2267; exports 1926. Quote; A, b, C. d,
$1.4o; e. s1.45; r, $3.50; G. $50; H. $50;
K. $3.50; M. $500; N. $3.50; window glass.
1878; water white, $4.15
Charleston. g. c., December 2.-Turpen-
tine and rosin unchanged.
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Cotton Letter

c. W. Lee & Co.'S Cotton Letter to Goth
ran & Co.
At the close last night the market APP
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RIrmlnnhan CITY Rondl


Birmingham city bonds can De bought
on about Per cent pasis.
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seabcard Air Line.

Baltimore. December 2-Seaboard Air
Line, common, "a asked; preferred, AK
D45; bonds s31h@sSx.
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Freezing weather makes
Bucks heaters appreciated.
ProWell Hardware Co.
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New Orleans, December 3.-cotton was
steady: sales. 5000; ordinary, Sac good
ordinary, TIC; low middling, 7 7-16c; mid
ding, 16-16c; good middling, $50; mid
ding fair, 1-16c; receipts, 1894; stock,
1896, 93s.
New Orleans, December 2-Cotton fu-
lures steady; December, S00@s.02; Janu-
ary s.08QS.1O, February, s.12QS.14; March,
S19d82O April, S.2098.22; May. s2398. "a;
June. s.2598.T July, s.2798.2e; August.
S.08@S.1o.
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Local Cotton Market.
corrected Daily by W. D. Nesbitt, Man.
aRar for Inman a Col
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virglnla-carolIna Co.

New York, December 2-virginia-Car-
DINA Chemical company 60; preferred 1874
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Apples-Western evaporated. 7,suShc.
Flour - Tennessee patent, ys.75; half
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-10
RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY.
In Louisiana verined-Gover-
nor's Report Called For.

Washington. April 5.-Representa-
tive Sulzer, Of New York, yesterday
introduced the following resolution:
Whereas, The governor Of Louisi-
ana has reported to the state depart
ment the existence and operation in
the state of Louisiana of the British
base of supplies, conducted and con-
trolled by British military officers,
whereby horses and mules and other
supplies, contraband of war, are
shipped on British military and naval
transports TO the seat of war in south
Africa for the augmentation of the
British military forces in south Afri-
ca operating against the south Afri-
can republics, Of the Orange Free
State and the Transvaal; and,
Whereas, The governor of Louisi-
ana, further reports, and sustains his
report by affidavits of American citi-
zens, that the said British base of
supplies has been and is being used to
procure by solicitation, fraudulent
representation and unlawful means
the enlistment of said American citi-
zens in the British army operating in
south Africa; therefore, be it,
Resolved, That the secretary OF
state be, and he hereby is, respectful
ly requested. il not incompatible with
public interest, to transmit to the
house of representatives the said re-
port and communication of the gov
ernor Of Louisiana, together with all
accompanying affidavits, documents
and communications.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-10
NO. 20.
LYNCHING IN VIRGINIA.
Mob ZOO strong Quietly and ExpeditioasIy
Dealt with q Negro Murderer.


Dealt with a Negro Murderer.
Lynchburg. Va. April s.-James
Carter. a young negro who shot and
seriously wounded Don Thomas near
New Glasgow. In Amherst county.
Thursday. was taken from jail at AM
herst Courthouse last night just be-
fore midnight and lynched short
distance from the village The deed
was very quietly and expeditiously
done
Between II and - o'clock a party
OF men. estimated at 600 and supposed
TO have come from the neighborhood
of Cliffords, seven miles away. where
Mr.. Thomas lives. rode into the town
of Amherst. All were masked or had
their faces blackened. When Jailer
John Jones left the Jail for his home
several members Of the lynching party
made him surrender the keys. Going
TO the Jail. the men secured Carter.
took him half n mile north OF the viii
lage, hanged him to a tree and fired
thirty-five bullets into his body. which
remained suspended until this morn.
ing
A coroner's inquest returned ver-
dict that the man came to his death
by hanging and gunshot wounds In.
fiicted by parties unknown TO the jury.
The shooting of Thomas by Carter
was the result OF an accusation said
to have been made by the former that
Carter had set an outhouse on FIRE. lie
had been sent to jaI. to await the
action of the grand jury.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-10
SURVEY OF OIL FIELDS.
Japanese Geoiogist and Engineer Much
Interested In the Output at
beaumont.

Beaumont. Tex. April 6.-I. Otsuka,
imperial geologist and engineer OF the
imperial steel works OF Japan. arrived
in Beaumont this morning and will re-
main here three or four days. Mr..
Otsuka Is here as representative OF
the Japanese government to study the
Beaumont oil field. To a reporter who
called on him he said:
Il want more than anything else to
examine the workings OF the rotary
drilling system, which is not employed
in any other oil fields in the world
to any extent. It is my opinion that
the use OF the rotary system would
greatly facilitate the prospecting for
oil that Is now receiving 4 new i'm
petus in Japan. However. |. OF course.
have a great desire to see your famous
gushers. | visited the Pennsylvania
oil fields few days ago. Though I
have seen the principal oil fields OF
the world. am greatly interested in
the American fields. for here | find
that the most modern machinery In
used for sinking welfs."
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-10
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE
FIFTY-sevENTh CONGRESS-

In the senate. on the 3ist. the entire
day was given to consideration Of the
oleomargarine bill. three set speeches be-
ing delivered on the measure. Mr.. Sim
mons IN c. made a forccful argument
against the bill. and Messrs. Dillingham;
,Vtl and McCumber IN d. delivering
strong speeches In advocacy of IT,. ....... In
the house consideration of the sundry civil
appropriation bill was begun. and the
general debate was completed. Mr.. Payne,
chairman Of the ways and means COM
mittee. reported the Cuban reciprocity
bill. and gave notice that he would call
II up on the sth.
In the senate on the ist, continued de-
bate on the oleomargarine bill occupied
the entire day, the measure being fire.
gggently DESIGNATED by, Its opponents as a
WIS speaking against the bill when the
senate adjourned. In the house rapid
progress was made With the sundry civil
appropriations bill. 20 Of the 1S9 pages OF
the bill being completed Efforts to amend
the bill were successfully resisted as a
rule. by MIR. Cannon UllD, chairman OF
the appropriations committee. The pro-
ceedings were without Incident.
In the senate. on the I'd. the discussion
On the oleomargarine bill was continued
Mr.. Bailey CTex) occupying most of the
session in concluding his speech against
the measure begun on the ist. Some
especially Senators Bailey and Depew. en-
livened the discussion. .. In the house the
sundry civil appropriations bill was
passed. only a few unimportant amend
ments being attached to II. Discussion
of the revenue cutter bill was then re-
sumed.
In the senate. on the ID. at the con-
clusion Of an animated debate. the oleo-
margarine bill was ..assed by a vote Of =
% 81. The bill. as passed by the senate,
differs In several respects from that
passed by the house. II provides regua-
tions for collecting the tax. and pre-
scribes minutely how the various prod
ucts are TO be prepared for market. In
the house. after desperate resistance and
an attempt to filibuster by its opponents
the senate bill to promote the efficiency
NJ the revenue cutter service was passed
The bill fixes the relative rank OF COM
mandng officers of the revenue service.
In the senate, on the 4th, consideration
of the Chinese exclusion bill was begun.
Mr.. Mitchell fOre) making the opening
speech He pointed cs't forcefuliy the ne
cessity for the exclusion OF Chinese labor
ers, and said the bill had been constructed
on the basis Of existing law in the light
Of experience and the decisions of the
courts. The Indian appropriation bill was
under consideration for a time. but was
not completed the house. also.
chinese exclusion was considered. No op-
ponent ot the general principal of exciu-
sion appeared. but members were divided
IN their support between two bills pre-
ssenied. Several speeches were made In
iayor OF both the majority and minority
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-10
LUNA's ORDER FOR MASSACRE.
the state Department Searched for Over .
Year for Data for Reply to
Senate fnquiry.

Washington, April 5.-A little over
year ago the senate adopted a reso-
luton calling on the secretary of war
for information tending to show the
authenticity and genuineness of the
alleged order for the massacre of the
foreign residents of Manila on the
evening and night of February Is,
1899. The secretary of war has just
made response to this resolution, all
OF the time since the adoption of the
resolution being required to complete
the search for the necessary papers
here and in the islands. The secre-
tary transmits in answer to the res
olution a Photographic reproduction
of the alleged massacre order, bear
ing date of February Z, 1899. and with
this photograph are a number of pa
pers intended to demonstrate that IL
is an absolute copy of an original
that actually existed and was issued
by the late Gen. Luna. Confirmatory
evidence on this point, it is stated, is
statement by Aguinaldo affirming
the genuineness of Luna's signature
to the order.
The secretary's report states that
Luna at that time was director or as
sistant secretary of war of the Ma
lolos government, and commanding
general of the Philippine army op-
Grating in the northern boundaries of
the city of Manila. Sandico, who was
a colonel of militia, and whom army
officers in 1899 generally believed to
have been the author Of this order
was a member of Gen. Luna's staff,
and probably the medium through
which the order was given by Luna
to the chiefs of militia stationed in
Manila. The secretary says that ad-
ditional corroborative evidence as to
the authenticity of the order in ques-
tion is the fact as set forth in the
accompanying papers, that this Luna
order was discovered in the personal
effects of Lieut.-Col. Jose Leyba, an,
intimate friend of Gen. Luna, mem-
Der of his staff, and one of the most
active officers who took part in the
defense of the Philippine possessions.
from Caloocan. on the outskirts of
Manila, to Tarlac. Finally, it is
stated, that on February %, 1899, a
little over two weeks after the date
of the order, a daring attack was
made by the insurrectos on the Amer
lean forces in Manila.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-10

Water Valley, Miss. April 6.-The
1T-year-old son of Bud Williams was
accidentally shot and killed yesterday
afternoon by young daughter OF Will
liam Harrison. The young man had
been out hunting during the day. and
while returning sat down by the road
sue to rest. The young girl happened
along and asked the boy TO let her
shoot bird. Without getting up from
HIS seat. he handed her the gun. She
stepped of few feet. but the bird
flew. and when she turned toward
Williams with the gun still cooked
it fired. the charge tearing the fore
head away and killing him instantly.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-10

In one of the public schools recently
according to a writer in the Gentle
mans Magazine, a number Of the small
pupils were busily engaged in work
ing problems in multiplication, with
more or less satisfactory results.
After some time the teacher noticed
one little fellow who seemed most un-
happy. His cheeks were flushed. his
hair tumbled, and tears were very near
the surface. The teacher said, in 9
kindly tone:
We'll. John, what is the matter"
"Oh, dear, I wish I was a rabbit
replied the boy.
"A rabbit" exclaimed the teacher
in astonishment. why on earth
would you like to be rabbit"
We'll. my papa says they multiply
so fast"