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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30

last year. s5s.Sss year before last and s4s.-
 63s the same time in 1909; ano, for the
 2s days Of December it has b,sn .5o7.5e2. 1902 The movement since septsn,bAr 1st shows
 against 5,S41,3t1 last year. 5.1os,t59 year before last and 4.63.435 the same time in
 1909. Overland across the Mississippi ohio
 Canada seo.s15. against s1T12t last year. 420.575 year before last and 546.t3s the same time in 1902: interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year s05.0l1. against 6s5.s5 last year. tI4.- es3 year before last and 4i1.S32 the same time in 1902: Southern mills takings sl0: 900 against ss5, S59 last year. So5,s45 year before last and sos. .1s7 the same time In 1902. These make the total movement for the
 i2o days of the season from o s.rtrm6er m .i lst : 6.s04.436 year before last and s5sH,1o0 the same time in 1902.
 Ferssn exports for the e. week have seen ,,e the total thus far for the season :.SsS,S2'. !. | against 4.203.075 last year. decrease of
 Northern milI= takings and Canada dur ing the past seven days show increase of 7.21s as compared with the corresponding
 since September list have .increascI 2s5ls. The total takings Of American mills north. south and Canada. thus far for the season
 have been 2.I0s. sos. againt ?.o55.51S last | spinners. against 1.157.4+2.
 Stocks at the seaooard and the :a leading
 during the week 52s7s bales. against an in crease during the corresponding period last Season of -s6S50 and are, now SA.sat greater Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the
 number of bales brought into sigh! thus far 7.ioi. 4so against s.07l.s55 for the same pe- riod last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
The Whereabouts of President Morales still Mystery.

San Domingo, Dec 29-The United States gunboat Dubuque arrived here this afternoon. The converted yacht Scorpion will leave tomorrow for Monte Cristi The whereabouts of President Morales Is unknown.
 The city and vicinity are quiet. Tel egraphic communication has been re- established. Business is dull and a feeling of unrest prevails. Several ar rests have been made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
Weather Conditions.

The storm area central over Arkansas yes terday morning has moved northesstward to inc upper Lake region, after causing addi- tionai rains south Of the Ohio River. and Is now giving rain or snow fr9m the upper Rain is still falling at Jacksonville Fla. and temperatures have risen somewhat in of relatively high barometer over Texas is giving fair and colder weather over most or inc South this morning, and will cause con tinued fair and moderately cold tn this sec tion tonight and Saturday. Light precipi- tation has occurred in portions Of the far West under combined influence of a bar ometric depression over Utah and ar area ,,of or coast though fair weather now prevails west of the Mississippi with freezing tenn perature from Nevada east to Lcke Supe- rior.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30

Sorry, boys. but I'll have to be get ting home,' said Underthum at the club. My wife expects me before mid
 "What's the matter? Afraid she'd go for you if you stayed any lster2" .
 No; I'm afraid shed come for me-" Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
THE METAL MARKET.

New York. Dec. 2o-There was another break in London tin today; spot f1eo 12s Cd; and futures fi60 Is Cd. Locally easy, spot S35. 25 q $3L. 50.
 Copper recovered most of yesterdays loss in London at E59 l2s Sd for spot and ea9 2s Sd for futures. Locally unchanged. Lake and electroiytic SIS. 50IS19. 70; casting SIS .12h I$1s.
 Lead. lower: E17 Ss 9d in London Local ly unchanged s5.6ods5.s5.
 Spelter 5s higher. G:9 2s Sd in London. S6. 50 q s6. 50 locally.
 Iron unchanged Id lower abroad; standard foundry 52s sd; Cleveland warrants 54s To Northern SIS 75G q sic. 55: Nc. , do. SIS. 25 e SIS. s5 No.' foundry. soutEsru sis.50 a sl8.75; No. 2 do. SIS. % Q S1S.e5
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.

New York, Dec. 29.-FollowinCg Is the comparative cotton statement for the week ending December 29, 1905.
 Net receipts at all ports =.
 during week .. .. .. 20l,552 234,2OS Total receipts since Sep :.
 tember lst ..... 5.O49r25 bSl.4O2 Exports for week ...... l25,OH ll,466 Total exports since Sep ...
 tember 1st 3,36O,12 4@O4,566 Stock st all United =
 States ports ... l, 15S.2e3 1,O5S,612 Stock at all interior
 towns .... .... iI62,ool 1o:,eos Stock at Liverpool .... .1.022.000 S34,OOO Stock of American afloat
 for Ct Britain ...... 3llOOO S2O,0OO
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
Entarlar Movement.

Houston-Easy. 11%c; net receipts 4.9t2 Toss receipts 4.s42; shipments 6.SO2' sales j5. stock 10e. 222.
 : Aueusta-Steady 1l%c; net receipts e?s; ggross receipts s2s; shipments l.342: sales Mernphis-ouiet. ;1Sc; net receipts 1881: |: rross receipts 3.4ss: shipments l.54S: sales ifO0; stock l4s.637.
 gt' Louls-cuiet II%c; net receipts 1.iOo: gross receipts 3.so4: shipments 2.747: stock
 Eincinnati-Net receipts l.533; gross re seipts I,s33; shipments l.652; stock l4,S2S.
 fsoufsyille-FirIn 11&c: net receipts 329: uoss receipts 329; shipments 9; sales 27O; Koek 800. ~ ~csipts iS,T35; shipments l3.5s5: sales B. lfe: sfock 405. AIS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
Eryv ORLEANS SUGAR

New orleans. Dee r.s,I. I2s;Esusar tirm; .opeE s%c: centrifugal whites s% 4c; yeiiows S&98 li-i6c; seconds 2& S'.G sds2c, syrup 20 O. 2Sc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30

MONTGOMEht CURRENT SOO4AAAONs.
 fCorreetod Dsily.)
 These prices arc at wholesale 1ni not ts consumers.
 starch-corn. s@1oc: sthadGrd -oods ps:.l pDs:. s,H; sHe; gloss i-nD' she' nickel pack Riee-Eztrs fancy: sHe: head 4oso: ssit-LiverpOo. q. virsin,a Soc
 vinegar-per salon lt@2!c
 los sRs. si:i i.ney DIl sS ''S 'CSandies--ssiek. sc: fancy 6" 1oc 'AFys AFFytosursp..i. of Barrsls: Hish pa.sn, ss.so: fancy patent ss.'S: haf patent. Grits-per bbl.. ss.5o; per sack. .1.ss. Lard-Leaf. sAc; compound. exc: basi. aamsSh a1ain and hay@BrSn. B q. os: ssor.s ts ,11s: corn chops. 62hc; corn; 6sc; oats mixeed. Hurt Seed Oats 6sc b.tsS .5c: sacks si so: cotton seed meal. 'Eei EceiSssS.:se-Fancy sS: full cream l5.. special ssssln<. -Ney se' K ls; nsw suEa, M:s'kS ssS.S sSsS i,:Ssssfr sS~ 5,s sss09 ssSe 2Se ey.s si. SO; sardines. American. < oil Z 7B: mustard. $2.S5: imported &7W$l4; oysters F. w.. 4-ox. Soc; b-oz.. soc: light "iiehs Mieohlasses9Georsia sso esae ba!, 7sc per all s8paD iSn ea:ss os ftans fGaSin. gallons. M sl4 gaon st 6v; quarts. &4.20 per dozen.
 suxar-Granuiated Dc: F. f c. 4hc.
 Hides-Dry flint. 16c to l7c: dry saltec .bc: green salted 10c
 WooI-CIear 24c to 26c.
 Beeswax-26c-
 Fruit and Produce-Rsd and yellow on ions Si 05 per bushel. potatoss, Wisconsin stock Si O5 bu.: Michigian $l. % bu.: New York Danish cabbage. good keeping. hard head stock. 2c lb,; fancy apples s4. 86 bbl. :; hox: basas sl .65 sack: standard American ssrdnes l-oil. $2.j0 box: navy beans s .25 hu,: white peas .25 bu.: apple and white vine vinegar 15c gal: cocoanuts $3.75Q "A % sack: fancy full cream cheese l5c ID. , fancy H-p peanuts 6c lb.: choice peanuts ec Io.: evaporatde apples Sc: dr apples 60 lb bags 6hc h.. lemons $4.:j; Cal. kal- sins 2 CT. $l.55: CT: sl.s5 box: Cal. orunes 6o-SO. SAc: SO-75. JAG: iU-S0. iI.c ib.: California peactes. Se ID large Brazil nuts. Isc: mixed nuts ss lb. boxes 2he: ivscs 1SMc: oceans medium size lOhc; spanish onions sl 75 crate: heavy weight MaiaTa grapes S7 keg. -. seed-Rye. S1 per bu.; wheat q. SC: bar ley. Sl: crimson clover. 12c: alfalfa 1b o a0e ner ib: onion sets. white skin. a: pearl n: blue Rl ass. IS q lRn psr lb.
 THE NEATHER. Daily Local Weather Report and River
 Bulletin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
ST. LOUIS GENERAL MARKI

ST. LOUIS GENERAL MARKET. St. Louis, Dec, 29.--Flour, quiet Whiskey. steady, sf.34. Iron cotton ties 9Sc.
 Baggins 9Hc.
 Pork higher; joobing $14. %. Lard, nominal: prime steam SIPS. Dry salt meats steudy; boxed extra short Ss. CO., clear ribs $s. 12is: short clears s9. 00 Bacon steady: boxed extra shorts sS. 15 clear ribs s9. %: short clear s3.2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
MORLp,s sPINNERs TAKINGs.

New Orleans. Dec, 2g-Sscretary HesteT gives the taking of American cotton by spin ners throughout the world as follows in round numbers
 This week ls2, 900. this year against 30o- OOO last year. $50. 900 year before last.
 Total since September lst. this year 4- 446,Oo0, against 4.465. 900 last year and B. QS0 900 the year before
 or this tho NoVunern spinners and Canada took liS7 900 bales this year against l.157.- 900 last year, and 100000 the year before: last year. and S2o. 000 the year before; and foreign spinners 2.S37.0OO. against 2Il2. 0OQ last year, and 9.l50.oO the year before
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30

fnRs were light, however. and the market ruled generally steedy during the middle session on a little Wall Street buying and covering of shorts Toward the close ru- mors of bullish cables had been received from Brazil regarding the new duties stim- ulated the support and the market closed steady at a net advance of 5410 points. sa w baRs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.
NEW yoRK GENERAL MARKrT

New York Dec. 2s.-Cotton seed oil firm CT: prime yellow 30% 4slc,
 Resin, dull: strained common to good S3 50 e s.ss. a,. S iriec: mild steady: cordovA e& nI3&o.
 Sugar, raw. steady. fair refining 8xc: cen trifuRai s6-test Shc: molssses sugar 2Nc: saTtnod steady.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30

DAILY COTTON MARKET.
Port Movement.

 .caIveston-ouiet. l1Hc; net receipts g. eFiS1: gross receipts s.691: sales 200: stock ts11si; shipments to France 4.a5l; to con S.inent 13 196.
 L574; gross receipts S,574: sales HOO: stock 4t.3ss; shipments to Great Britain l1,O25; toastwise sos.
 t Mobile-Dull, 11Ac: net receipts 2o2; gross seceipts POP: stock A6.6Ss: shipnents coast wise 3.100. -.-:, Savannah-Duil and easy. II T-16c' net receipts 2,S67: gross receipts ASST; sales i7: stock 145.3ss shipments ccastwise D. charleston-steady. l1ac; net receipts Ise; gross receipts CAB; stock 47,5s0; ship nentsf coastwise 531: $l Wilmington-rSteady 1ikc: net receipts ssss: gross receipts 53e: stock 17.S73: ship nents coastwtse 2.361
 Norfolk-Steajy. IFS net receipts l.75e: eross receipts t75e: sales 3sl: stock es. Baitimore-Nominai 11%c; net receipts rl,ies; gross receipts 2.01i: s'ock 12. lS0; Sihinnaents to Great Britain I.17E.
 New Yori-Quiet. Il 90 gross receipts l.sss: sales l.427: stcck 22o3o5: shipments BOston-Quiet il.sO; net receipts 4os; rross receipts b,7s3.
 Phiiadelphia-steady. I? l5; net receipts 70; gross receipts 6s. stock 4.9iS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
Total sales for day. 1850. 900 shares
NEW YORK BOMBS.

r. s, refunding 2s. registered ... ...io3,+
 do. coupon .-'- .'.. '''' lWS n [, s, 3s. registered .... .l02A
 do. coupon -. ..'' .''. ...s lNS Y. s old 4s. registered .... .... .... ,l03
 uo coupon '.'' lUf U. s, New 4s registered ....l3ok American Tobacco 4s SOE
 do hs .... .''. '.'' ''-' idSS Atchison general 4s .... .1O2%
 do adjustment ... .93 Atlantic Coast Line Is .... .... ..10l% Baltimore Ohio Is .... ..103H Brooklyn G R. T. cv. Is .. ... .:.. ... . ss9 Central Of Georgia ts ..s' 'lIS
 do. ISL inc .''' ''.' '''' s''' sSA
 do End. Inc Sl ChesaneSka & Ohio 4iLs - " ..,. '1oS Chicago < Alton 3lss .... So, Chicago. R I. Pacific R. R. Is .... 7sif r. Ho cS. si Ss Ion,s gen, As - .'.to3I Colorado Industrial sc Ser IS7+
 uo SGT. B .''' '''' , "a Colorado Midland Is .... zee, .... .... Colorado Southern Is ..:. ..:. ... S3% Denver & Rio Grands Is .... '... ..loIX
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
.GUNBoAT AT SAN DOMINGO.

T Indicates trace of precipitation.
 FRANK p. CHAFFEE, Section Director. Weather Bureau
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
. Indicates rise. Indicates fall
River Forecast.

(For next two oeNS) The Coosa and Alabama will tall slowly or remain stationary, except slight rise in upper Coosa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

New Orleans. Dec 29.-In tne spot cotton mark there was hut little doing Both buyers and sellers were apparently waiting until the holidays are over before attempt ing to transact further gen"rai business 400 to arrive and 200 fob: delivered on contracts z.sco: quotations reduced 1-l6c; Middiing Ii 11-16c.
 Futures opened steady and to points lower than yesterdays finals being fnflu- enced by lower Liverpool than anticipated Immediately after the opening telegrams were received from New York stating that between 25. 900 and 70. 900 notices were being circulated in that market This increased ceiling orders from both bulls and bears and the active positions fell off six to seven points below the opening. At this level shorts commenced to take profits which checked the decline temporarily This was followed by a selling movement that carried prices down gradually to the close. when the fist then at the bottom. showed net losses of 20 to 23 points.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
. ..-...z rnnE COtFrE MAprrr

New York. Dec e2.EThs coffee market Under selling by trade interests and some
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
,sh quotations were as follows:
RANx CIEARINGH,

New York. Dec. 2e.--The. following table table ciearines at the cities named for the week ended Dec. oa, together with percentages Q, increase and decrease as compared with last
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30

Totai today. at ali ports net 37.299: ship
 nents to Great Britain 1S.1c2: tt. France e 1851: to continent l?S49: stock I.iSs. .2e3: thipmsnts to Great Britain 73.s54: to France If.t50; to continent 3S.060; to Japan 410. q Total since Sept. 1. at all ports. net B. 3lle.633; shipments to Great Britain l.56i,- tl2s; to France 4e9,1sT; to continent l,294,-
 9lO; to Japan 3i,913: to Mexico e64.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
NAVAL. STORES.

Savannah, Ga. Dec. 29.--Turpentine steady, -65c: sales lf5: receipts 1.07o: ship ments 2,024.
 Rosin firm; safes a.442; receipts s.154;
 Quote: 4Bc ss5o: Dss55: F ss,so: F $3.70; G s3.75: H $? 85: s3. 95: s4. 50 NJ S5 %: N s5.50: we s5.75: wv s6 co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
fuJCAco nav GooDs.

Chicago, Dec. 29-operations were largel suspended by buyers in the dry goods mar ket today. and the market was quiet. bu firm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
IIyERPooI, sPor COTTON.

Liverpool. Dec. 29.-Cotton spot moderate business done, prices ' points higher.
 Am'n middling, fair 6. 7e sood middltng .... .... .. D v --MiddtinR .. S1 Low mlddnng o'Vo
 5ood ordinary ...' = ....5' so Sales of the day were 5000 bales of
 which 800 were for speculation and export snd Included 7.500 American. Receipts ls,-
 b00 bales. including 12.300 American.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
MARKET FOR FUTURES
MODERATELY ACTIVE WITH PRICES
 VERY IRREGULAR.
Sales Estimated at sso.0 900 Baies. and at fhe Closc DeeIines of n to 13 Points are Shown-Southern
 Spots Firm.

New York; Dec. 2s.-The cotton market was moderately active and prices ruled very irregular within range Of about l. or l5 points Sales were estimated a. SSo,O0o bales, and the market closed at net de cline of ii 6i3 points The market open ed steady at a decline of 315 points in re- sponse to lower cables |.
 Private advices from Liverpool reported that one of the lesding crop authorities abroad, whose estimate of ,p.:50 100 bales had been ore of :hc prominent buli factors figures to 10.500,00o bales for the years growth and this seemed to encourage sell ing by local professionals while there was further Wall Stree. liquidation and no in dication of bull support. Prices. couse- quently wor;.ed off to net loss Of about 10613 points when the market rallied few points on covering Of shorts and during the early afternoon worked up and down quite rapidly between the low points of the morn ing and about opening figure'.
 Toward the close snc market wac heavy under selling for both accounts and final prices were within a point of the lowest. although the tone steady Tt the decline Southern sopt markets were unchsnged to kc higher.
 It was . January notice day IF the local market. About s5.0oe bales were rendered but had special influence Tn view of the big premium commanded by March.
 Receipts of cotton at the ports today 3I,- .es bales. against b.s03 last week and 32.- BIS last year. For the week (estimatedl zt5.o00 bales against 24I,s34 last week and 25s7s4 last year.
 Today's receipts at New Orleans S.574 bales. against s,7t4 last year and at Hous- ton. 4.s42 bales against 6.405 :ast year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30

CINCINNATI PROVISIONS. Cincinnati, Dec. 29.-Flour. dull Provisions steady. Whiskey, dull s1.30. Eggs quiet, 20Q24c.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
MONTGOMERY CURRENT QUOTATIONS.

Charleston, s. C., Dec os.-Turpentine and rosin. nominal: nothing doing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
~,r,v op1raIS CoTroN OIL

NEW ORLEANS COTTON OIL. Q New orleans. JDac. '29.-Cottou seed oil. steady: prime refined in barrels 2shc; prime crude loose 244c
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30

Temperature and precipitation as reported by ths weather Bureau for selected south
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
7am am sS sS Ss Ss si 2 SS .SS Glssr-W, GIssF-SW

Maximum temperature for day, 57 deg, Minimum tempera :ure for day, 43 deg. Average temperature for day. 50 deg. Normal temperature for day. 47 deg. Accumulated def. since Jan. 1, l3A deg Average relative humidity for day. 6 Total rainfall since Jan 1, q. o3 inches.
 River Bulletin.
 Observations at q. .nn. 18th M. time.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30

ern stations during a4 hours ending a. m. December 20, 1905.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30

Daily Local Weather Report and Rive Bulletin. U. s. Department of Agriculture.
 Weather Bureau
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-30
NEW ORLEANS SPOT coTTo
NEw ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES.

New orleans, Dec. 2s.--Following were the quotations for cotton futures on the New Qrieana cotton exchange today:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-10-21
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Some men work just enough to keep
dirty. -a<-s<s-,-r
Every one wants always to be able
to work, but not always to have to.
If you don't like certain persons, how
you hate to hear their money rattle!
Here is one sign that you are talking
too much-when your listener tries to
pull away from you.
After man passes fifty it is impos-
sible for him to get up any enthusiasm
about anything but his troubles.
Eyer notice how the big flies avoid
fly paper? 1t is the same with the real
~ big men. They are seldom caught
You can follow directions in making
a cake or cutting out shirt, but there
are no directions that can be followed
successfully in managing man. Some
how he is not like a cake or a shirt
Atchison. Globe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-10-21
Real Genius.

"Let me see," began the man who
had returned to the old village after
an absence of. twenty years. What
ever became Of your younger boy
the one you used to call mechanical
genius?"
"Why, he went to town years ago."
drawed the old farmer Hes doing
WELL too"
"You don't say? Did his mechan-
ical genius stick by him?'
"Sure. He's a big man in politics
these days"
'But where does the mechanical
part come in?"
"Why, he made several strong ma
chimes, stranger, in his party. Didn't
you read it in the papers "-Chicago
Daily News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-10-21
NOT so VERY FAR-REACHING
Presidents Civil Service Order Ex-
planned as to the Meat Thereof
by Commissioner Cooley.

Washington, Oct 20.--Civil Service
Commissioner Cooley has made the fol-
lowing statement regarding the presi.
dents last civil service order: "The
morning papers, in commenting on the
order of the president in regard to re-
mOvals, all seem to overlook the fact
that the substantive rights of employees
in the government service are practical
ly unaffected by the order-the change
is merely III the procedure. The heads
of departsments have always had alb
s0lute right of removal, but under sec
ton II of rule II they have heretofore
been required to give to the person
sought to be removed a copy Of the
charges against him and allow him a
reasonable time in which to make re-
ply.
"The head of departments was al
ways the sole judge as to the suff1c-
iency Of the explanation offered by the
employees. The civil service commits
sion never had any Jurisdiction what.
ever except to see that the procedure
required by the rule was followed"
Cooley approves the new departure. .
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-10-21

lac New York AQaarium's Supply
and Where 1t Is Captured.

I&e New AoFA AQ1arlUm's supply
and Where 1t Is Captured.
The New York aquarium, which is
the largest and best equipped institu-
ton of its kind in tie world. obtains
it's supplies of tropical fishes from the
waters Of Bermuda. Some Of the rar.
est and most beautiful species are ex-
ceedingly hard to catch, persistently
refusing to take bait, and Oh this &C.
count it has been found necessary to
resort to a very novel and ingenious
expedient to effect their capture, an
electrical contrivance which serves to
stun the coveted specimen and reduce
it to helpiessness until it can be made
d prisoner.
The device in question consists in
part Of a small and compact storage
battery which is held in a leather
pouch beneath the arm of the opera
tor, WHO wades as quietly as possible
through the shadows and invades, with
rs little disturbance as may be. pools
among tie rocks. He carries long
handled dip net, to the handle of which
a wire is attached. On the end of the
wire is fastened small percussion
cap of the kind used for exploding
dynamite cartridges. 1t is the bursting
Of the cap that is relied upon to stun
the fish,
Lucky for the hunter fishes have as
much curiosity as land animals, and
even the shiest one will approach
bait to look at it, though indisposed to
attempt the slightest nibble. Accord
ingly the percussion cap at the end of
the wire is concealed either by some
thing eatable or by bunch of grass
wrapper around it. Mr. Fish wonders
what it is, ventures near and has in
slant reason to regret his imprudence.
The fisherman closes the circuit, the
percussion cap is exploded, and the
victim is rendered for the moment life
less, though receiving no permanent
injury. Promptly, by reversing the
dip net, he is gathered in, and few
days later he finds himself swimming
about In a tank.
The fishes from Bermuda are carried
to New York on steamers, of course
and it is curious fact that during the
first twenty-four hours of the voyage
they are liable to become quite seasick
Saturday Evening Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-10-21
Helping Him Out.

For years Squire Latham, of whom
many amusing stories are told, was a
resident of Bridgewater, Mass, and it
was while he was living there that the
incident occurred which is related be-
low. 1t illustrates his habitual GOODNESS
and whimsical temper:
He was awakened one night by his
wife, who told him she thought there
were burglars in the house. The squire
put on his dressing gown and went
downstairs. In the back hall he found
a rough looking man trying to open a
door that led into the back yard.
The burglar had unlocked the door
and was pulling it with all his might
''It don't open that way, you idiotv'
shouted the squire, taking in the mans
predicament instantly. cit slides
back!'