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IiveruooI Market.

Liverpool. February 26.--Cotton spot moderate business done; prices points higher. American middling fair. 7.SSd; good middling. 772d; middling. 7.62d; low middling, 7.54d; good ordinary, 7.46d; ordi- nary, 726d.
 The sales of the day were 600 bales. of which 800 were for speculation and export and included 1900 American. Receipts 5000, no American. Futures opened and closed steady. American middling. g. O. C.: Feb ruary 750d; February March, March, April, April-May, 7.49d; May-June. June July, 7.4Sd; July-August, 7.46d: August September, 726d; September October, G. 54d; October November, 6.24d.
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T1e LIv. Stock Market.

Chicago, February 26-cattle receipts, 5000; active and strong; good to prime sters, s490a5.75; poor to medium, $s.5O0 46O; stockers and feeders, $2. 50d42 20; cows, s1506400; heifers, s2.00d4 30; can- ners. s1 5O02. 40; bulls. $2.00d400; calves. s3. .50n7OO: Texas fed steers, $40014. GO.
 Hogs-Receipts, 33,Oo0; strong to 5c higher good to choice heavy, s5.7oQ5.so; light, s5 25d5.55; bulk, $5.40d5.70
 Sheep--Receipts. 5000; strong to 10c higher; good to choice wethers, $4. 2564.60; fair to choice mixed, s3.65q425; western sheep, s425a475; native lambs. s4.5o@6.00: western lambs $4.25Q4.35.
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E1oney on Call.

New York, February 26.-Money on call easy; highest. 2; ruling rates. 1%; last loan, 2; closing bid, 1%; offered at 2; time loans steady; sixty days, S@3A; % days. 3K631z; six months, 3%@4
 Prime mercantile paper. 4&@5h; ster- ling exchange strong after weakness, with actual business in bankers bills at S6.45G4S6.55 for demand and at 4s3. 45CD 4S3.55 for sixty days; posted rates, 4S4@ 4S4k and 4s7@4S71a; comercial bills, 4S3A @4S31af bar silver, STA; Mexican dollars, 451s; government bonds steady.
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The Metal Market.

New York, February 26-Spot tin ad- vanced 2s 6d and futures declined 2s Cd in London, both closing at f123 los. Lo- cally tin was easy at s2775d2s. .12is Cop per unchanged at f57 Is Cd for spot In London. but advanced 5s for futures which closed at 855 17s 6d Locally copper was quiet and unchanged. Lake is quoted at $12. .5O612. 75: electrolytic and casting, sl2.- 371zGr126 621z- Lead unchanged at s45Oa4N locally, and at R11 15s in London Spelter advanced slightly in the New York mar ket. closing at $5.05G5510 and firm at the advance. The London market also ruled a little firmer. spot advancing 2s Cd to f22
 Iron closed at 51s 3d in Glasgow and at 42s Cd in Middlesboro Locally iron was unchanged No. foundry northern quot ed at s14.75a15.25; No. foundry northern t14.2601475: No. 1 foundry southern and No. 1 foundry southern soft tis25@is.75
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and irregularity. We believe another att tempt will be made fin the absence of ad- verse news to move prices up again mod erately, as 1t is known that the short in- terest is large enough to force a further rally, but in developments are unfavora- ble there is likely to be another drive at the market particularly in the stocks we mentioned this morning as open to at- tack
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Cotton, Wheat, Corn and
 Coffee Losses.

Claims against brokers and commits sion merchants for unauthorized clos ing of contracts on New York, New Orleans, Chicago, and other Exchanges, collected by THE CREDIT CLEARING HOUSE.
 Correspondence invited. No fees charged unless service rendered.
 Address, The Credit Clearing House, Collection Department, 346 Broadway, New York, or 200 Monroe Street, Chi cago, Ill
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Dry coods.

New York. February 26.--Buyers of dry goods has been operating quietly and there is little which can be expected in the near future of very great increase The outlook for general buying does not show any indication of free purchases. but a good many firms need merchandise for immediate shipment. Jobbers are fairly active and reports from the country are fairly satisfactory.
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cothran 6 Co.'s Stock Letter.

New York, February 26.-The stock market moved upward in the early trad ing today under the influence of the short covering movement inaugurated yester- day. which merely. extended, but upon news of the heavy selling abroad by the continent upon further fears in the financial situation, the professional bear crowd put out new short lines and the buying power ceased. permitting reaction
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Caldwell 6 Wards Grain Letter.

Chlcago, February 26.-Market opened down and during the better part of the session was subject to great deal Of realizing and profit taking. In fact there was profit taking in all of the pits and the market is now in very much more health- fui shape tonight, and although we may have a further fractional decline. we think the whole list purchase at closing prices especially wheat.
 Corn.-One of the largest cash houses fin Philadelphia wired they were selling oats and corn to domestic trade and could not fill the demand Peoria wired they bid 4sc on through billing for No. white oats.
 Provisions made new high record prices on the move but later sold off In sympa- thy with wheat. AS above stated. we be- lieve the whole list a purchase on any reaction
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cIearlnus and Exchanqe.

New Orleans, February 26.-Clearings s359S. 034 New York exchange bank Sl per $l,00 premium; commercial, par a Memphis. February 26-Clearings, $3- 5e6,034; balances, s149292.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, February 26.--Today's treasury balances, exclusive of the gold reserve show: Available cash balance, s224321, ,763; gold, $103, ,129,934.
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vlroInIa-caroIIna Company.

New York, February 26.-virginia- Carolina Chemical company closed at 271s; do. pfd., 100.
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Naval Stores.

Wilmington, N. C., February 26.-Spir- It's turpentine. quiet; nothing doing; re- ceipts, g casks. Rosin, nothing doing; receipts. 720. Tar firm, 40; receipts. 157. Crude turpentine firm, $2.25a4OO ands405; receipts 4S5.
 Savannah. Ga, February 26.-Turpen- tine quiet 59; sales. 55 receipts, 5S. Rosin firm; sales, 1,136; receipts, l796; exports, 7.43O. Quote A, B, c, D, $40; E. sa@; F, $25o; G. s2.55; H. s2.Go; l., s2.s5; K, 1925: M. $3.90; N, s3.25; window glass, $3.50; water white, S7o
 C,harleston. S. C., February 26-Turpen- tine and rosln nominal, nothing doing; quotations omitted.
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$500
 gar--Granulated, 4Mc: r. C.. 41hc. Coffee-Green. sis112hc Arbuckles. Porto Rico s12.s0.
 Meats-Dry salted ribs. sNc; dry salted rib bellies, SEC; hams, fancy. 13Ac: medi- um, 125zc; extra clear, S%c; Pecon bellies. 9c.
 Lard--Leaf ehc.
 Compound Lard-Snowfiake Sc. Molssses-Centritueal. i5d35c; rrgar house. 40c; Georgia cane, 33c.
 Beans--Navy. s2.65 per bushel: Lima, Go pound
 Pearl Grits-92 pounds, s1.S5.
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New York. February 2s.-For the week ending Friday. February 26: Net re- ceipts at all United States ports during week., 6l.s77; net receipts at all United States ports during same week last year, "a, ,3U; total receipts since September 1, k376,093 total receipts to same date last year, 6,570,640; exports for the week, 43,- lS0; exports for same week last year, 163.- B19; total exports since September l. A..
 I09, 7S4; total exports same date last year, l991.19S; stock at all United States ports, s57, ,661; stock at all United States ports same time last year, $50, ,2S4; stock at all Interior towns. 343,645 stock at all inte- nor towns same time last year, SIS, 969; Jtock at Liverpool, ; stock at Liv- erpool same time last year, 672000 stock of American afoat for Great Britain, - stock of American af1oat for Great Britain same time last year, 172.0O0.
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chleano Change.

Chicago, February 26.-Crashing down twice today following a break in prices at Liverpool, wheat for May delivery went 31z below last nights final figures. The
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SCHEDULES
Louisville and Nashville Railroad.

Showing the arrival and departure of pnssenger trains at the union station. Blrmingham:
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By Miller & Co.


 New York, February 26.-The markets of the world have taken on renewed strength. Advices from New Orleans and private cables from Liverpool indicate better feeling of confidence than has existed for some days. Trade in the Manchester market was reported en- couraging and foreign advices say higher prices are expected in raw cotton. Yes- terday, notice day in New Orleans and today in New York, brought out a few March notices, all of which were eagerly sought after and spot cotton advanced 65 points in New York and 50 points fin New Orleans. The weekly movement is reported by the New York cotton ex- change and shows a falling off of 5000 bales against same week last year The estimates for tomorrow continue small. The business in cotton Is comparatively small; the trading public seems to be holding off for some development. or else are dividing their attention to the grain and provision market which is very ac- tive. New York's close tonight is strong around the top prices in keeping with Liverpool, is due to come 16 to 17 points up Saturday
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4550 bales, including 300 to arrive Quo- tations advanced F. Futures opened steady and prices were 22 to B. points up on the active positions. The advance here was attributed to the improvement in Liverpool and New York and con- tinued bullsh statistical features. Lead ing buls were heavy buyers of March, May and July publicly. but the general belief was that they were buying all old crop positions. The fluctuations were wide and frequent, but the trend of prices was distinctly upward. The mar l1et closed steady. The net gains were on, February to July, 60 to 6S points; August, 50; September, 45. and October 9.
 New Orleans. February 26.-Cotton fut- ures quiet and steady. February 14.ls bid; March 1415d1420, April 14.S@l4.3o, May 14.59df4GO June 14.S1@14S4 Julg l4,ss m15c, August l420 bid, September l2.Ge' Octe<er 11.70@11.75.
 New Orleans, February 26.-Cotton fifn' sales 4550; ordinary ii 11-16c; good ordi- nary, 13c; low middling, 135sc; middlins' 14c; good midding, II 5-i6c; middling fair. IA 11-16c. Receipts 2651; stock, 369,96O.
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Daily Statement.

Galveston-Steady; middling 1Sssc; sales. 300; receipts, 5525; stock, S4S32.
 Mobile--Quiet; middling. 1312c; receipts, 164 stock, 20,367
 Sayannah--Firm; middling, l4c; receipts, 956 stock. 52,SS6 366; stock. 7225.
 Wilmington-Steady; mddIing, 135Oc; re- ceipts, g; stock 13,519.
 Norfolk--Receipts, 220; stock, I0,i0j. Baltimore--Nominal;> middling, l475: re- ceipts, 633; stock. 5097.
 Boston-Quiet; midding, 14.10c; net re- ceipts, 246; gross 2169.
 Philadelphia-Steady; middling, 15c; re- ceipts. POS; stock. 2363.
 St. Louis-Quiet: middling, l4c. sales, 94; receipts, 4073; stock. 19,0S3.
 Memphis-Cotton quiet, midding I3Nc; receipts, 1579; shipments. 1915, safes. f0: stock, 5S,677.
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Bonds.

United States 2s, registered ex. int. Io4la United States 2s coupon.
 United States 3s, registered. .......io6
 United States 3s, coupon. .to6Ia United States new As, registered. ...1 32A United States new As, coupon. .......i .i324 United States old As. reg. ex. Int. o64 United States old As. coupon. o7l4 Southern Railway 5s..................IllH l Ha Mobile and Ohio ct. 4s.......... 95
 Central of Georgia 2nd inc.......... 2e
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Total Net RecsIpts.

New York February 26.-The follow. ing are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September l: Calves. ton, 2.16211 New Orleans. 1.716,205; Mo- bile. 1S6976; Savannah, 1.049. .725; Charles ton. 145.&4 Wilmington H17700; Nor folk. 413,S60; Baltimore. 21,121; New York. s1.9O7; Boston, 15,279; Newport News. 1O.- 64s; Philadelphia, 9,411; Brunswick, &C., o6s; Fernandina. -: Pensacola, 11o.- 8l4; Port Arthur. 55.316; Port Townsend, as,636: San Francisco. 10,652; Vancouver, B. C.. -: Portland, Ore. -; Fl Paso. 400; Eagle Pass, 4,13: Laredo. 444o. Total. 6.376.093.
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New York February 2e.-cotton ou,et :. mlddllng, 14.75; gross receipts 2,551: sales l25; stock, 765S4; exports Great Britain, 546; continent, 443 '''''i'
 Total. today at all seaports net re- ceipts, 12,544; exports Great Britain, 1.o5S. France, --; continent, 6,5so; stock, e57.-
 Consolidated at all seaports, net re- celpts. @,S77; exports Great Britain, B. d dsl; France. S47; continent, 19,422; Japan.
 Total since September 1 at all seanorts net receipts 6.37s.093; exports Great Rrit. ain, 1e14640; France 6346l1; continent z2oo's77; Japan, S71ss Mexico 22, ses
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oil Market.

New York February 2s.-Cotton seed oil firm: prime yellow, 391zc. Resin weak; strained comon to good, s2-S0; petroleum quiet Turpentine weak
 New orleans. February 26.--Cotton seed oil firm. Prime refined In barrels, ssc; off refined in barrels. 37c; prime crude loose, 321Rc.
 Memphis, February 26.-Cotton seed oil, car load lots, per gallon: Prime crude, 33c; off crude. 3l1z@S21sc; prime summer yellow, 87; choice cooking summer yell low, les than car load lots 43c. Cot ton seed meal, prime, sH. 2og2l-5o on. s2o'5o; cotton seed cake, prime, sA.oo@ s21 25
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SOME FEARS AMONG COTTON TRADERS Market Was Generally Firm in
 New York RECEIPTS WERE LIGHT Advancing Tendency Continued Until We'll After Midday, Caused By BuIIish Showing of Week
 End Statement.
RECEIPTS WERE LIGHT

New York, February 26.-The cotton market opened firm at an advance of 20 to 40 points under active covering and further support from spot interests at tracted by sensationallly strong Liver pool cables and the continued light inove~ ment There was some hesitation as result of fears that notices. it being the first March notice day in the local mar- ket, might prove depressing factor, but it soon became evident that all tenders were being promptly stopped, and while the advices led to considerable realizing causing some irregularity, the market ruled generally firm.
 The local bull leader, who had been re- ported heavy seller recently, was cred ited with having sent some of the notices out. 1t was reported. for cotton of very undesirable grade. in some instances re- jected by the New England mills as un- fit for their purposes, but the cotton ap- peared to be wanted and soon after the opening the party in question was said 10 be buying March. May and July.
 The advancing tendency thus created was continued and accelerated shortly after midday by the very bullish showing of the weekend statement. This show ed the into-sight for the week to be under recent expectations, and a decrease as compared with last year of about 53,0OO bales This makes an average decrease per week since the first of the month of over the amount the bulls claimed nec- essary to bring out a crop of below 10.- 0o0,000 bales. and was believed to point to very bullish visible supply statement tomorrow although the overland to mills and Canada and the estimated takings by southern mills, ran under last weeks fig ures.
 The estimates for tomorrow's receipts also ran very light, there were sumors that a large interest had been caught heavily short, and with important spot interests aggressive buyers, the market with only unimportant reactions worked rapidly upward with March reaching 143 May 14.73 and July IA. T just before the close. These were net gains of 77 to s2 points on the positions named
 The close was steady at practically the best prices of the day, or next 2S to 92 points higher on the general list with February showing the greatest advance Sales were estimated at 100000 bales. The local bull leader was a particularly az gress1ve buyer In the late market with room opinion indicating that his pur- chases were to cover recent sales. The New Orleans market ruled very firm and many bullish te1egrams were received rom there tending to increase the bullish excltement here, which appeared to be att tracting renewal of public buying.
 Receipts at the ports today 12,544 bales. agaihst ib,564 last week, and 2s,247 last year. For the week, 63,000, against Ss 9oe last week and 143,9 ,957 last year Todo,,,s receipts at New Orleans were 2651. against S4os last year, and at Houston. 2ss2 against 2954 last year.
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market closed 1sc above the low point. July closed at a net loss of 11kc. May corn was down %dMc; oats 1s and provis- ions shade to 27ls off.
 The leading futures ranged as follows.
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The Now orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans. February 26-spot cot- ton: Good Inquiry. but factors are ask ing t to $ above board figures. sales,
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Local Staple Groceries. Apples Western evaporared. 1@sc. Flour-Fancy patent. s5.5o; half patent.
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New York Cotton Futures.


 Weekly Cotton Movement. New York, February 26-The followine statistics on the movement of cotton for the week ending Friday, February os. were complied by the New York cotton exchange.
 WEEKLY MOVEMENT
 This Year. Last Year. Port receipts.... .....64e7I sI4e. 4os Overland to mills and
 Canada. v. .,........aesse 2e. saI Southern mill takings (estimated)., 49,ooo 4ssoo Loss of stock at in- terior towns ns...........I3,666 45.3os Brought into sight for the week. ............t26,6oI I7o.oeI
 TOTAL CROP MOVEMENT. Port receipts. ,4o2 s53 6.5o6. 6oa Overland to mills and Canada. ::.. ,:"... 724soI ssa,7s4 Southern mill takings (estimatedD.... .....I ,276, GOO I,22e, 500 Stock at interior
 towns in excess of September I.......... 3I4,4s6 244, 500
 fts Rrou~ht into sieht
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Feed Stuff.

Meai--Bolted. sl.10: water ground, sf.06- Hay Per ton. timothy No. l. s17: clover, mixed. s15.50; prairie. s13; John- son grass. $l3 %.
 Corn-Mxed, 6sc: white. 64c.
 Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton. feed. s2l; prime s24
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Caldwell & Wards Cotton Letter.


 By H. & B. Beer.
 New Orleans, February 26.---As Liver pool advices were more favorable than looked for, our market opened 23 to 32 points higher and subsequently, improved B to 37 points additional on the firmness of spots and the bullish weekly figures. Near the close a slight recession was es- tablished on longs realizing, making the net gain GO to 63 points on the day
 The amount brought into sight during the week was 134,OO0 against 166,0O0 last year, and the total market from Sep tember to date has been S,6360O0, against S,762,000 last year. The thirty-one leading interior towns during the week received 5S,000, against 96,000 last year, but the loss in stock was only 1s,000, against 43.- 900 last year. The total stock held at these points is now 313,000 against 312,000 last year.
 The political situation. was evidently construed more reassuring, as English consols declined slightly, and French rentes closed 40 points higher. Liverpool cables were very optimistic and stated that stocks of cotton goods in India and China were almost nil and therefore, they must soon become large buyers as they cannot wait until next November to replenish. A cotton famine is pre- dicted in Lancashire during the summer as the strength of the statistical position is unprecedented. As advices of a similar nature were received generally here by those having Liverpool correspondents 1t had a stimulating effect, especially when 1t became known that 4500 bales were sold on the spot locally, at an advance of 1ac. The decrease of 3s,000 in the in- terior receipts during the week also ac- celerated buying as 1t was claimed 1t in- dfcated exhaustion, which would be veri- fled by the movement and the census bu- reau's estimate to be issued about March 15. Attention is being directed to the new crop months as advices from Texas are to the effect that the official records for that state show that from September to July 31 inclusive the average rain- fall has only been 7.15 inches, against 1S.39 inches last year, or a deficiency of 11.2i inches. 1t is claimed that the in- sufficiency of moisture has put no sea- son in the ground, and as preparations are backward, the outlook for the next crop is unfavorable. On the whole, the feeling is bullish, and values are likely to enhance further, providing no internation- al complications are injected into the sit uation.
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CONDENSED REPORT TO COMPTROLLER The FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Birmingham, Ala
 STATEMENT JANUARY 22 1904

RESOURCES. Lo ms and discounts. .$3, ,57o, ,39S.T4 Overdrafts. 347.29 U. 8. bonds and premiums 66,000.00 Oher sotcgs and bonds. -. 44,800.o0 Real estate, old b.zs build ing. .... -. ... ...... 51,ooo.0o CASH. In vaull. ..$ 433,e5e.55 With banks 1,630,673.34 With U. 9. Treasury. 2o,542.42- 2,o85,175.31
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 $6,117,721.34
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Comparative cotton Receipts.

Brought into sight
 thus far for season. .s.7i7,74o s,sss, ,5s2
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Total Sales for the Day. shares.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-07-01
SUGAR BUSINESS LIKELY
TO REACH NORMAL STATUS
(Mail Special to the Advertiser.)

WASHINGTON D. c., June I7United States Consul Henry
W. Dederich Bremen, Germany has forwarded the following
the Department of Commerce regarding Sugar acreage
Europe:
During the winter considerable anxiety felt by peo
pie interested in the beesugar industry Europe The
OF the Brussels convention had September
All sugar
prices would adjust themselves this change had been
peced The market prices below the of production in
countries where had sold absolute
Almost country Europe had sesome OF them
from old surplus stocks Oveprodcton and fierce compe
ton existed everywhere hence the leading manufacturers
claimed that nothing short of positive reduction OF all
Europe would bring the business back
In the meetings of the associations the farmers told
that and cheaper the coming could
the industry from and that they had better devote
attention the cultivation of flax grains and other products But
all this hue does have made deep
will be from the following table, showing how large
Europe has been bees This
formation has been compiled and published by the International
Union for Sugar Statistics other words by combination of
all the factories OF Europe which in the best possible
position furnish figures that pretty nearly The
planted is given in the table with comparisons with
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-07-01
TIGHT LACING IN GERMANY.

The German empress is said to be
suffering from the effects of tight lac
ing This story is easy to believe in
view of the extent to which the prac-
tice prevails among her countrywomen.
The German idea of small waist is,
however, quite different from that pre-
vailing here, American women seek to
prevent a small waist line to the view
of the person who faces them, The
German, on the other hand, draws her
corset strings tight in order that she
may have n small waist-line when one
Views her In profile
But this difference In the ideal OF cor
setted beauty does not lead to any less
pulling on the strings, They must be
drawn as tightly as ever
The Mattresses In tho south German
beer restaurants who arc compelled Ia
work frlm o'elook Ia the morning
until after midnight are apparently not
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