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s,rter s Co.'s Cotton Letter.

New York, March sl.-The very good showing in the Liverpool market when we opened had the effect of advancing local prices l to points, although there was general expectation when we closed yesterday that prices would show fur ther shrinkage. The fact that receipts were running very heavy and that ports would show up for the day double last years figures did not make any great impression on the market, although the more conservative bull element were somewhat disturbed by the large figures. The bears are making determined efforts to break the market on receipts and on the Lowell strike, but it is generally agreed that the strike Is no great conse- ouence as yet as regards the consump. ton of cotton, while tho large receipS are due to the desire to market cotton while the high level continues The new crop should be soon planted over large portion of Texas and the market will de- pend largely on its tendency. which devel- oped after the opening. but business was on a small scale. Cables were unchanged. Port receipts s2. 900 against 14,o00 last year Weather forecast fair in all directions. A New Orleans telegram says:
 A trader of the bovine species says
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Fruit and Produce.

 Corrected daHy by r. Giacopazzi Nos
 2020-2o22 Morris Avenuel Poultry-Best flyers. 35o; Alabama, S0Q 35e; broilers, 40Q50c; hens 35440c; Pekin ducks, 4Od45e; puddle ducks. So9S5c. Butter-Best Elgin. 2So. Mississippi best grade. 1s92oc; Mississippi second grade, 12Ih@15c; good country. l5Q25e; cooking, 12hc; renovated. 26c. Eggs-Fresh. 14c.
 California. s2.25d2.75. Limes-Per 100, sl O5
 Lemons-3G0-size. per box. s3.00Q325. Peanuts-Fancy. per pound. 56t5lac Brazil Nuts-Per pound. l25-c- Pecans-Per pound loo.
 Almonds-PeI pound. lSc.
 English Walnuts--Per pound, 15c. Grapes-Mniaga. neavy weights. per keg. t6 %; light weights. per keK. t5 5o. cocoanuts--Fresh. per 100, Sz.o0g2. 10. celery-Per bunch, s0c
 Bananas = Per bunch, culls. 6O@75c; stralrhts. Sl .256p1 .50
 Apples-Faney King. per el. $i.00; Ben Davis. fancy, Ss.75q4oo; Baldwins, $S.ooQ325.
 Dried Appies-Callrornia evaporated. 9c. sun dried 6c. Irish Potatoes-Per bushel. 75dS0c. Sweet Potatoes-Per bushel. 90n95c Cabbage-Northern, soc; No. Fla. S1.4o per crate; Louisiana cabbage, s2.oO9 ,2.25. | Onions-Per pound, 1iRc.
 Turnips-Rutabegas per pound. ld1Ac. 1 Peas-Blaek-eyed. per bushel, S.5011.s 80. 1 Lima Beans-Per pound. 6&c- l Navy Beans-Per hushel, s2.6OQ27a Raisins-Fer box. sl.70 Garic-Per pourd. !0c
 Give Oll-Pe gallon. S2.o0q22 2S SpagheItl-Irnpor.ed. per box. R0o; do' mestic, s1.25.
 Macaroni = Imported, per pound, 7lsc; domestic. 6hc. Consarra-Per dozen. 75c. Roman Cheesc-Per pound. soc
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The Metal Market.

New York, March 31.-Adyancing Is. Sd to e1S9 12s Cd for spot and G139 15s for futures in the London market Tin here was very quiet but steady at 30.25Q30. 75
 Copper declined s1 6s Id in London. where spot and futures closed f63 15s. The New York market, however, remained quiet and unchanged. Standard is quoted at 13.7 75; lake and electrolytic 14.75Q15.00 and casting at 145eQ1500 Lead was 3s Sd lower in London at ZIP, lis 6d but remained quiet here at 467is. Spelter was unchanged both in New York and London. The lat ter market closed at s13 5s and the for mer at 575 Iron closed at 57s in Glasgow and at 51s 10i1d in Middlesboro. In the New York market iron remains quiet. No. 1 foundry northern. 24924.50; No. 2 do, 22@2250; No. 1 foundry southern and No l soft. g, Warrants remain nominal.
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Daily Statement.

Galveston-Easy; middling. 9%c; sales, $50; receipts 3G00: stock. 79,711.
 Mobile-Quiet; middling, 9ssc; receipts, 63S; stock, 1925.
 Savannah--Quiet; middling, 9%c; sales, 76; receipts, 25z1; stock, 69517
 Charleston-Firm: middling, 9isc; re- ceipts, 6; stock, 10,014.
 Whining gton-Firm; midding, 911c; re- ceipts, 110; stock, 445s.
 Norfolk-Dull; middling, 10c; sales, '; receipts, TAT; stock. 1,,6S1.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 10c; re- ceipts, 570; stock, 3S11.
 Boston-Quiet; middling 9.90c; net re- ceipts, IA; gross, 57S.
 Philadelphia-steady; middllng, 1O20c; receipts, 1659; stock, 2125.
 St. Louis-Quiet; ~middling sac; re- ceipts, 2460 stock, 19516.
 mphis-Quiet middling. 9szc; receipts 5542; shipments, S663; sales, 300; stock, 33,501.
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New York Gotten Futures.
Live Stock Market.

Chicago. March 3l.-Cattle receipts $500; steady Good to prime steers. $9oa525; poor to medium, s4.00@4.7b stockers and feeders g. .7504.9o; cows, $l.5od44O; heifers, $2.50d4T5: canners. S1.50@2.75 bulls. S2.5O a4.40: calves. s3ood6.50; Texas fed steers, s400d4 TO-
 Hogs-Receipts 12,000. Market 5d1Oc higher; good to choice heavy. s740a1 60; light. $6.90@7.25; bulk, $7.20Qt745.
 sheep-Receipts, l4,oO0; steady. Good to choice wethers. s550d665; fair to choice mixed s45Od5.5O; western sheep, S5 406C7. %; native lambs, $5.5o@765; western lambs, s5.5o1TS5.
 Cincinnati, March 31.-Hogs, quiet. 6.00q $50 Cattle. dull. s2.50a490; sheep steady, s5.Dg600. Lambs steady. s4.75@7.25.
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days. 5k per cent; ninety days, 5le per cent; six months. 5d5l4 per cent. Just be- fore the close of the market the call money advanced to 12 per cent, the high est rate for long while. The high rate seemed to have little or no effect upon the market which closed moderately strong Prime mercantile paper, 9Aqo per cent; sterling exchange steadier Wltn actual business In bankers bills at 4S1@ 4s7. or for demand aud at 4S3. 70G4S3 80 for sixty day bills; posted rates 4S41a and 4Ss: commercial bills. 4S3Q4S4. Bar silver 49Ac; Mexican dollars, 3s1sc. Government bonds weak; railroad bonds steady.
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COTTON MARKET
 OPENED STEADY Due to Covering on Better LN-
 erpoOl Cables SOME ORDERS FROM SOUTH Just Before the Close There Was a Little Realizing, Which Caused a
 Slight setback-closed
 Steady and Higher.
SOME ORDERS FROM SOUTH

New York. March 51.-'rhe cotton mar ket opened steady at a decline of 1 point to an advance of points, the betterment being due to covering, as result or pet ter Liverpool cables. These on the NC" York close of Monday were due to show a decline of a partial points, but were point here at the time of the local opening. This influence, however was soon offset by the prospects for heavy receipts, owing to unexpectedly heavy arrivals at New Orleans. amounting to 2O,O9O bales against estimates of lSOoo bales, and the total port receipts turn ed out 31 .903 bales. against l4i6l pales last year. The heavy movement ana the better weather south brought about re- newed liquidation and bear pressure which carried values down ! to points on the old crop positions and from to points on the new crop. At this level however. the decline since the higher levels of last week had been considera- ble and shorts became apprehensive mat the market had been oversold. The euy- ing movement thus started was encour- aged by tho frmness at New Orleans |
 where leading interests were reported 10 be bidding for large blocks of July ana the moderate estimates for tomorrow receipts at leading points. On the ad- vance, buying orders were received rom the south, and commission houses turn ed buyers so that prices were rapidly ao- vanced Exports were heavy. amounting to 4B.76t bales but just before the close there was Q little realizing which caused slight set back. The market, however was finally steady, net to 10 points higher, that level being to | points or the best of the season. Total sales or futures, estimated, 10000 bales.
 New York, March d.-cotton-ouiet. Middling, s.s5; gross receipts, $500; stock 5S, ,T97.
 Total today at all seaports, net re- ceipts. s1 .9os; exports, Great Britain, s s2o: France. 1l,o75; continent 7oe6; stock 4so.zl6
 Consolidated at all seaports, net re- ceipts 74s52; exports, Great Britain, 49'- 0s1; France, 16,016; continent 54O59.
 Total since September l at all seaports' net receipts, 7,o52, 952: exports, Great Brit ain, 2,472,42o; France, 721'4e4; continent 2,574s51.
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Tn. Coffee Market.

New York. March S1.-Cotton-Spot Rio quiet; mild quiet. Futures opened steady al unchanged prices to a decline of five points, and for a time showed further weakness, declining to level of to 10 points below Mondays close under llqui- dation and short sales. based on lower European cables and heavy receipts. but partially recovered toward the close under short profit-taking and was finally steady on the opening basis. Sales 16,O00 April, 40. May, 41Oa4i5: July. s45; Sept. 45o; Nov. 465; Dec, 4s0Q495; Jan. 49O; March. 1904 505.
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IIvArnnni Mnrket.

Liverpool March 31.-Spot cotton quiet. Prices points lower; American middling fair, 5.s2d; good middling, .4Sd: middling, 5.s2d; low middling, 5.1sd; good ordinary, 5.06d; ordinary 4.95d. The sales of tho day were TOGO bales, of which 800 were for speculation and export and included $500 American. Receipts 5000 bales, in- cludlng 5l.600 American.
 Futures opened easier and closed steady. American middins, r. o. G.; April, April May, 5.14: May-June, June-July, July-Au- gust, 5.1e; August, September, sos; Sep tember- October 4.73; October November, 454; December. AS.
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clea,,ros and Exchanges.

New York, March 31.--Exchanges, sSol'- 665. .50s balances, $15.6So,S7o. Boston. March s1.-Clearings' S2z,S9o'o4z balances. s2179,916.
 Philadelphia, March s1.-clearings, sls- 323 9O1; balances. s2SS4,740.
 Baltimore March 3l.--Clearings' SS''Vl'- 29s; balances. $5o5,339.
 Cincinnati. March 31.-Clearings. S. 3SS, s5o. money. 41kd6 per cent; New York ex- change, 10Q15c premium.
 Memphis, March S1.-Clearings, S67S'So2; balances, $142,296.
 New Orleans, March 91.-clearlngs, v, = 757. .254; New York exchange, Sl per $looo premium; commercial, 15c per sloOO ois- count.
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Naval stores,

Savannah. March 31.-Turpentine, nom inal, 65, with nothing doing; receipts 2s9 sales, none; exports, none Rosn, firm receipts, 1927; sales 2426; exports 15.27O Quote: A, B, c, D. E. $2.O5; F, $210; G. s2.2O; H, s2.4O; I, $2.s5; K, $32O; M. $40; N $3.50; window glass. S3.6O; water white $S.s0.
 Charleston, s. C., March 31.-Turpentine nominal GA; sales, none. Resin, nominal Quote: A, B, c, D. E. $195; F, s200; G s2.1O; H, s2.SO; l. s2.75: K s3.1O; NJ, $3.3O N, $3.50 window glass 3375; water white 3415.
 Wilmington. N. C.. March 3l-Turpen. tine, nothing doing; receipts, casks Rosin, s1.95; receipts 110 Crude turpen. tine, firm, 2.4o@4.O0; receipts. 125 Tar firm, $1.65: receipts 261
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Dry Goods.

New York March 3l.-The dry goods market has been quiet both at first hands and with jobbers. The stock has formed the topic of conversation with both buyers and sellers, but little effect has been noticeable in the market with the ex- ception of few buyers who have been on the lookout to cover themselves on or ders which are likely not to be delivered.
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Cotton Seed oil.

easy.
 Memphis. March sl.=Oil. car load lots. per gallon: Prime crude. 351a636c: on crude. 2s@sSc; prime summer yellow. 5si1c; off summer yellow, nominal: choice cook ing summer yellow. less than car load lots, 4Sc. Meal prime. t2o.25; cake. prime, s20.
 New Orleans. March sI.-Cotton seed oil. prime refined In barrels. 40hc: of re- fined in barrels s5ltc; prime crude 35c.
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The books will be open on April l, 1903, for the collec- tion of merchants tax for the year 1903, which tax shall become delinquent on the first day of May and will draw interest at 8 per cent from said date.
 A. J. GRUBBS,
 Acting Tax Collector. 3-24 26 2S 30 Al 357911
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Jefferson County Savings Bank.i2O 10 Martin Cracker Company -......l0s 1h North Birmingham Land Co.,. 25 30 PsopleAs Saw Bank & Trust co.ll6 Us Republic Steel X Iron Co.,, com. IS % Republic Steel & Iron Co, pfd.. T 7s Southern Club 6s.................s. 70 So sloss 1. S 8. Co, Ist mort. bds..iOs II sioss l. S S. Co. gen. mtg. bds. ss g ss-shemield, conn.,. ........ co @ sloss-shenield, pfd... ........ 94 s6 T c. l. gen mtg bonds ........ go g
 T. C. l., Div. bonds.-............iOS los T. c. I. Birm. Div. bonds. ........lO6 II T. 0. l. Cahaba div bonds. .... .103 I07 T. c. I. Debardeleben div. bds.tOO l04
 Williamson Iron Go. bonds ...... g
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New orl.an. cstssn Market.

New Orleans, March 31.-The spot cot ton market today was very quiet In view of the fact that many buyers were mak- ing the rounds of the sample rooms. Most of the factors, however, were hold ing their stocks at prices 1-is to h above board figures and refused to make con sessions to the purchasing element. Sales 210O bales. including $50 to arrive. ouo- tations unchanged. The future market was decidedly quiet. At the opening prices were to points up The 1uctua- tions were numerous but the trend of prices was upward the board at the close showing net gains of 12 points on May. June, July and August, and to points on the more distant positions.
 New Orleans. March 31.-Cotton futures steady. April, 9746976; May, s77Gs7S; June. 9S0G9s2; July, 9s369s4; Aug, 949d950; Sept, 977d97S; Oct, ss5d93s; Nov, 924@s26; Dec. e24ds25
 New Orleans, March 3i.-Cotton steady. Sales 2100 Ordinary SIS; good ordinary sss: low middllng. SIS: middling, 9A; good mid ding. 10 1-16: middling fair, 1OA; nominal. Receipts 21,32S; stock, 170,195
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Chicago Change.

Chicago. March S1.-The prevailing sem timent in the grain pit today seemed to favor the bears and prices weakened May wheat closing 1ac; May corn down 7sc, and oats A@9sc lower. May provisions 3 to 121Ac lower.
 The -eading futures ranged as follows;
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Local Staple Groceries.

Arples-We evaporated. 11lJshc. Flour-Fancy patent $40; half patent. s3.S5.
 Sugar-Granulated. Dc; l. 4ssc. Coffee-Green, 71hd9hc. Acbuckle's, packages, s1o.SO; Lion packages. sl0.55; Cordova packages. s1o.SO; Porto Rico s10 S0
 Meats-Dry salted ribs. 10%c; clear bel lies. l2kc; dry salted rib bellies. 10Bc; hams, fancy, 14%e; medium, 13ssc; Cali fornia 1O&c; breakfast bacon, 14c. Lard-Leaf, 11Ac.
 Compound Lard-Snow drift SIC. Molssses = Centrifugal. 15q35c; sugar. house, 40c; Georgia cane. 36c.
 Corn-Mixed. Csc; white, 6Sc.
 Meal-Bolted. S.15: water ground. s1.16 Hay-Per ton, timothy No. 1, $2l.0O; clo- yer mixed, s2O co; prairie. $13.00; Johnson grass $15o
 Oats-Mlxed, 50c; white. 52c.
 Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton. $24,00 Pearl Grits-92 lbs. $1.65.
 Bran-Pure wheat. $2400; shorts, S24; honiiny feed. $21.0O.
 Beans-Navy. s2,75 per bushel; Lima. GO Csc per pound.
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Cash quotations were as tolloWs' Flour-Steady.
 Wheat-No. ? spring, 751k976c; No. 3, 68c; No. red, 711s072c.
 Corn-No. ?, 421sc; No. yellow 42Ac. oats-No. ?, S9a4c; No. 3 white, 33Q37c. Rye-No. ?, 49c
 Barley-Good feeding. Ssd42c; fair to choice mating 47a53c
 Flax Seed-No l, $1 06d1 07c; No. northwestern, $1 .09.
 Timothy Seed-Prime, S3.35 Mess Pork-Per barrel, $1S@1S.05 Iard-Per 100 pounds, $10Q10.05. Short Rib Sides-Loose, g. 70@9.S5. Dry Salted Shoulders-Boxed, s8.15@ S.S71a
 Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $10 0.371k010 50. Whislxy-Basis of high wines, $1.30. Clover-Contract grade, S12.15. On the produce exchange today, quo- tations ranged as follows: Butter-Firm; creamery, 1S@2Sc; dairy, 14a24c.
 Eggs-Steady, 13c.
 Cheese-Steady 13d13K to 131kc.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington. March 31.-Today's treas ury balances, exclusive of the gold re- serve. show: Available cash oalance' s222, 5o7, 496; gold, s125. 5.SO7,s75.
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the stock is 69,O00 at Savannah the only port in the United States where it's larger than last year and traders doubt It's cor recfnpss
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DRS. DOzIER & CO, SURGEONS AND FIX.
 PERT SPECIALISTS.

treat successful ly all Nervous. Blood, Skin. Rec tai, V C n e r c a 1. Genito- Urinary and Female Complaints and Delicate Dis orders of Men and w o m c n. Nearly all operations of surgical character q O n e WITHOUT PAIN to the pa tient.
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,lirniria.c.araIina co.

New York March 31.-Virginia-Caroilna a Chemical company 62s4; do pfd, ex-div, 123.
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Seaboard AIT Line.

Baltimore. March 31.-Seaboard Air Line common, 237s; do pfd, Ss1h; do 4s' 1894.
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slrn,noh.m cIty Bends.

Birmingham CitT Bcnos. Birmingham city bonds can Dc bought on about a per cent basis.
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Money to loan on real es- tate from $500 to S25O.OOO. at low rates of interest No delays. Steiner Brothers, Bankers.
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Old Papers for Sale.
CITY TAX NOTICE.

Apply at passenger office Southern rail way, Morris hotel building. 3-4-tf
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Bonds.

United States refundng 2s, 106
 United States refunding 2s, coupon. .1061s United States 3s registered. ...... 107
 United States 3s, coupon - 1osn United States new 4s. registered. .136i5 United States new Az, coupon 137
 United States old 4s, registered .... .11Ox United States old 4s. coupon n..111il United States 5s. registered . 1oaH United States 5s. coupon .10aiz Southern railway 5s.. .. ...11s
 Wisconsln central 4s .... ............. s0% Mobile and Ohio, ct 4s .. ...... eo< Central of Georgia 2nd inc. c.. AT
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OTTO MARX & co,
BANKERS AND BROKERS.
Rooms 211.212 Woodward Building.

Mortgage Loans at and 6 Per Cent
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Hides and Wool.

Hdes-Dry flint, 11hc; dry salted. Sc: green, 6c
 Wool-Burry unwashed, s@12c; free un- washed. 15c; tub washed. 21d24c.
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Local Cotton Market.

Corrected Daily by W. D. Nesbitt Man
 nrAr for lnman C Col
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Money on Call

New York. March a.-Money on call strong at 6915 per cent closing at 1O0 70 v,~r oa,t. t,rna r,or.,, ....s "
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-07-27

The wind does not affect the ther
mometer ms any one may find out foi
himself by a simple test Take two
dry bulb thermometers Of exactly the
same kind and hang one Of them where
II will be exposed to the wind and the
other where II will be sheltered-say
on two sides Of the corner of the house
and after allowing them to hang
thus for few minutes you will lind
that they register the same. And yet
the person who stands near the ther.
mometer that hangs In the wind will
feel the cold more sensibly than the
person who stands near the sheltered
nne.
The wind is simply air in motion.
Ind air In motion is no colder than the
same air In a state of rest. We feel
colder in the wind simply because it,
blowing over us takes the heat awoy
from the body by causing a more rap
ID evaporation from the skin. There H.
no evaporation from the dry bulb Of a
thermometer. and therefore the wind
does not affect It.
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wagner as an Acrobat.

Ferdinand Praeger related an Incl
dent OF visit to Wagner at his Swis
home. The two men sat one morning
on an ottoman In the drawing room
talking over the events of the years.
Suddenly Wagner. who was SKI.
years old, rose and stood on his hea
upon the ottoman.
At that moment Wagner's wife eu
tered. Her surprise and alarm caus
her TO run to her husband. exclaiminp
"Ah. Richard, Richardw Quickly ),
covering himself, he assured her tha
he was sane and wished to show thg
he could stand on his head at slxt
which was more than Ferdinand cou.
do
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A Love Story Of the plains.

In the August McClure's is a fine
story by James Weber Linn, whose
novel. "The Chameleon" brought him
TO notice as an author of much prom
Use. "The Girl at Dukes" is a love
story Of the plains that shows the au-
thor to be at home in the far West
among the scenes and types of the
Arizona desert. II is one OF the best
stories In an unusually good fiction
number.
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THE TOBACCO PLANT.
:ts origin. According 90 n auain'
Lezend % the East.

Lezend % the East.
The prophcf. VAS taking a stroll n
the country wheh he saw a serpent
stif with cold. lying on the ground
He compasslonately took Il up and
warmed II In his bosom. When the
serpent had recovered II said.
"Divine prophet. listen. am now
going TO bite thee"
"Why. prayT' inquired Mohammed.
Because thy race makes perpeiua
war on mine" said tho serpent.
But thy race. too. makes perpatr~
war against mine" was the prophctg
rejOinder How canst thou. beside
be so ungratcful and so soon forge
that I saved thy lifeT'
There is no such thing as gratltud
upon this EARTH" replied the serpent
"and II I were now to spare tie,
either thou or another Of thy rncf
would kill me. by Allah, / shal! biz,
thee!"
III thou hast sworn by Allah I wil
not cause thee to break thy VOW" su,t
the prophet. h0!dlng his hand to ;lp
serpents mouth. The serpent bit him
but he sucked the wound with his llq
and spat the venom on the grounG
And on that very spot there sprung ul
a plant which combines within itself
the venom OF the serpent and the coin
passion OF the prophet. Men call thl.
plant by the name OF tobacco.-"1o
bacco In Song and Story"
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New A. & c. Batteries.

U. Zewicki. an A. & G. electrician,
employed to put in batteries and in.
struments along the A. a c. road is
in The city installing more batteries
In the c.. o. & G. freight depot and
more keys on the table. for the use
II that road.
Mr. Zewicki says that he has in.
ialled batteries and instruments at
Aylsworth, Mead Junction and Madill.
lie also says they will have a wire
through to TexarKana by night.