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Beans and Seeds.

The stock of Beans hand in the State
June | will be found in another column. The
market continues easy for pinks and Limss and
the latter are lower. Otter descriptions remain
about the same.
"A: small White, S3 .20l3 40; large White.
s.. 2o12 TO- Pink, 81 500 SIS: Red, 81: Lima.
81 .5e9c4 55: Red Kidneys, $4@4.25; Blackeye.
s.. 5eq5 10.
sEEDS-Brown Mustard 81 .5oQ4 rs; Yel-
low Mustard, 81. .j093. rs; Flaxseed. Se. 5o@3;
Canary 6@6Ae; Alfalfa. 12c: Rape. elS 93c:
Timothy, sc; Hemp. 5G5i4c per ID; Miilet. SO
3hc: Broom Corn Seed, s3o@21 per ten.
DRIED PEAS-Niles. $l.s5; Green Peas.
So .25eI2. so per ctl.
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Cash Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO. June 1f.-Cesh quotations were as
follows: Flour. firm; No. ? spring wheat, s3Q
No corn. see: No , yellow 52l4c: No oats.
37Ac; No . white 3s1s qa6Ae: No 8 white.
37E a3sc; No. rye, s2asGc: good feeding bar
ley. 44d 45c; fair to choice mailing. 500 soc
No / haxseed. s1.os1a; No Northwestern.
SLIP: prime timothy seed, $36o@s. 10 ciover,
Ss. .3e(ds. 10; mess perk. per Dbl, SI6901i is qJ
lard Der 100 lbs, Ss.S71a short clear sides
wines 81 %
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By ORDER Or MR.. =. COY.

Formerly OF the Mob Hill Stables. I will
sell at auction the entire contents OF
mis- livery and sales stables. consisting
OF IS draught, livery and business
horses, wagons. three and four Seaters:
traps, surreys. business buggies and
rigs OF every description that tend to
MAKE I'D hrst-class livery stable.
Parties needing anything IN this line
should not fail 10 attend this sale as
everything must be sold regardless OF
cost or price.
sale at Sullivan's haybarn. on Mis-
sion street. near top of College Hill,
Thursday, June IA. 1896.
WM- CLOUGH. Auctfoneer.
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dleated even larger returns from the
coast before the weeks end The
foreign markets were without infu-
.'ence here, London being engrossed
Witn Its preparations for the fortnight
y settlement. Arbltrage houses Were
cary buyers Of St. Paul and Union Pa
ciTiic and were reported to have snId
on the advance
Bonds were irregular. Total sales
lpar valUe). Sa3GO0oO
United States bonds were all mn
changed on call.
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Northern Business.

PORTLAND, June li-Clearings.
S1,255. .4s6: balances, s133.140
TACOMA, June l1-Clsarings, s6S3.-
39S; balances, s53I52
SEATTLE, June li.-Clearings. 81
542.231; balances. SS5T,153.
SPOKANE, June I1.-Clearings. $751;
424; balances, s1s7.S22
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Poultry.

A carload of Western live Hens came TO hand
yesterday and the fowl were sold direct from the
car at IS per dozen. There practically 10
market for domestic stock and quotations for all
descriptions nomipally unchanged.
P0ULTRY-Per dozens S5.5o@6.5o for large
and S4.50Q5 for small: Old Roosters S8.60Gt4;
Young Roosters. S6@7: Fryers $350654 50 large
BroiIers, $343.50; small Broiers, S2G2.5o;
Pigeons, 81; Squads SI0I25.
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Meat Market.

The week opened with all quotations un-
changed.
FRRSH MEATS-Whoesale rates per pound,
from slaughterers TO dealers, follows:
Beef 53a &6c for Steers and Az d5e FOR Cows;
Veal, 6G6Iac for large and fQsc for small;
Mutton. SIZE for Wethers and vase for
Ewes; Lambs. Sh69c; Dressed Hogs, ~ 810c.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for geod sound
Livestock. delivered in San Francisco. less 400
IS per cent shrinkage for Cattle:
CATTIE-Steers 6t15He. Cows and Heifers,
AZ doc; thin Cows, 4c per ib.
CALyES4h@5c per ID for light weight 4e
for medium and 3 51ac for heavy tgross weight
SHEEP-wethers, 4l5 csc; Ewes. 4@aI5e per
ID tgross weight.
LIMBS-AX l5c per lb.
HeGS-14e to go lbs. siac per ID; 40 lbs
and Under. 6Ac; $50 lbs and over. &C. Bears. 30
per cent; Stngs. SD@4o per cent. and Sows,
iO@20 per cent OF from above quotations.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Foreign Futures.
st. Louis Wool Market.

ST. LOUIS. June 11.-WOOI-Steady:
medium grades eembing and clothing,
24Q29c; light fine, 2oQ PC; heavy, fine.
10 q 1Sc; tub washed, 33A39c
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New York Cotton Market.

NEW YORK. June 11-COTTON-
Spot closed quiet and steady. points
advance; midding uplands, 11.25c; mid
ding Gulf, 1L50c. Sales. 1858 bales.
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PORTLAND, June 11.-vheat-Club.
7Sc; bluestern. 75c; red. I1ci valley, 73c:
TACOMA. June H. Wheat-J1n-
changed; export bluestem, f4c; club.
re; red, 69c
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OIL butter Etc

ELGIN, H., June 11.-Butter ruled
firm today, selling at 15c pound, a
kc advance from last week. Sales for
the week Were $4,000 pounds.
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Visible Grain Sunnlx

NEW YORK. June 1.-THE visible
supply OF grain Saturday, June 9, as
compiled by the New York Produce E,x-
change, was as follows
Wheat, 29,7S3,00O bushels. decraasa
1,20S, 900.
Corn. s,17S,ooo bushels: decrease.
10000.
Oats, S,19S000 bushels: decrease
77S.o0O.
Rye. 1,525.ooo bushels; decrease,
Barley, 93SoO0 bushels: increase
$4,000.
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Dried Fraits nnd Raisins I'm New York.

Mail advices from New York say:
The situation IN future peaches is
S9IEa9ding .7l ~ Increased attention in
from Cse coast indicate that the pros
%ecL OF 8 large crop is not SO certain
as al first appeared, owing to the very
unusual weather conditions IN Cali
fornia this spring. Consequently few
packers are willing to name prices for
september shipment, and Of the few
" 40 have put quotations some have
Withdrawn and others are raising their
q. original prices. leaving only one or two
A. the most who are ready to accept
orders on ne basis Of &c for stand
Choice and 81 10 &c for fancy yell
low. and &c more in each grade for
MulrS. There are no offerings Of future
-s-y5I1cots so far as reported, except
from one quarter, and these are on the
basis Of lie Z. o. b. for choice Royals
IN bags, which seems 10 be altogether
out Of line with BUYERS present views
livery are easy and buyers are show
ing little interest in them. In some
quarters there seems 10 be a disposi-
sior on the part OF buyers who nego-
. tlaeed for early Supplies when the
. market was on z higher basis 10 evade
confirmation OF contracts California
future prunes are quiet. but the mar
ket IS firm on tho basis OF 2S.c T. O. B.
for SonOnla and &c Z 0. b. for Santa
Clara fruit. with sellers inclin ed TO ask
4 premium on 4es or 20 limit the per
Spot pruneS are firm under light sup
plies. but the market was without ami
nation YESTERDAY California spot
seeded raisins are quiet. but the sup
Of the market is firm Coast tele-
graphic adVices indicate z hrmer mar
ket on future raisins as consequence
Of the recent unreasonable rains. which
are thought 70 have Done a great deal
OF damage 10 the crop by washing the
pollen from the blossoms
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Huttcr. Eggs and Cheexe.

CHICAGO. June l1.-on the Produce Exchange
today the Butter market was firm creameries
I4Q191sc: dairies, 14GIT15c Eggs steady; af
mark cases included. H4l3c; frsts I4ibc:
prime frsts, 151ac; extras, 1Sc. Cheese, steady
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$50 Pacific As. 92
! Do lst is cert. 81 Il
So Railway 5s .iiS
Tex & Pac lists. .12l
lTol. st L & W As. S0%
Union Pacific As. .104 y
lU S Steel I'd 5s.. %
Wabash lists ia
/ Do deb B ...... 50 n
Western Md As. = S6&
w & L Erie As. 50
Wis Central 4s... 81
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Mons in London.
Northern Wheat xarket.

LIVERPOOL. June 11.-Hops in Lon
don, Pacific Coast. firms tS es0f3 I5s
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Flour and Farinaceous Goods.

June / will be seen in another column The
market continues quiet and featureless
FL0UR-California Family Extras 81 .65@
80, usual terms; Bakers Extras. 81 .s014 SO;
Oregon and Washington, -S3 50G4 per barrel.
FAHINACEOUS G0ODS-Prices in packages
follows: Graham Flour. S3 IS per 100
lbs: Rye Flour, So 70; Rye Neal, SO so; Rice
Flour, So: Corn Meal 81 70; extra Cream do
Hominy. SO. 75@4; Buckwheat Flour, 81 .50@
4.T5; Cracked Wheat, 81. rs: Farina. 81 So
$7@s; in sacks SO 5o@T 30; Rolled Wheat
bbls, $4 co. In sacks. 81 10; Pearl BARLEY, So:
Split Peas, boxes, $50; Green Peas s.. so per
100 pounds.
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Stock and Oil EXCHANGE
Mining Stocks.
ular Morning and Informal Sessions.

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on tine San Francisco
Stock and Exchange Board YESTERDAY:
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LOCAL MARKETS.
Exchange and bullion.
wheat and other Grains.

WHEAT-opened the week very arm. with the
eonntr @ their eesle Donf or o.t n the
SINCE June being placed at about II 600 tons
The northern markets are aiso reporting gosd
demand. with prices firm. Prices for casi
Wheat here are again higher as will be seen
below. The Chicago market was easier
The statement Of the stock On hand in the
State June I appears in anotker column
Omaha wired: 'Grsin situation locks serious.
Travelling man Just in says there will be no Hay
or Oats crop. Wheat very bad and Corn in q
and Nebraska -
CASH WHEAT
California Club, s1.3zI4ai.s5; California
White Australian. 81 foG14215 lower grades
81 1.321s: Nertsern Bluesten, sl.42la; Northern
Res, 81 .321k .S5 per ctl.
FUTURES.
Morning Session-Io to IL O'Clock
December-S1.3 .3IA
No afternoon session.
BARLEY-TEe stock on hand in the State
June l appears n another column.
The week opened with the market reported life
less and largely nemina and s1.oo was consid-
cred a full figure for everything except extrs
choice lots There is no business in brewing
or Chevaier. and quotations for these descrip-
tions are impossible at the moment.
CASH BARLEY
SIC l;e5 for common TO good and s1.o7A for
FUTURES.
Morning sesion-lo to L o'clock.
December--93l6c
No afternoon session.
OATS-All dealers report quotations wholly
| nominal, with no business of any consequence
Red 81 3e@1 40 for poor TO fair, 81 Al
@l.55 for good and s1.604l.7o for choice
White, 81 .65@1-75; Black. 81 .4eG1 .42.+ pei
CoRN-The market is in condition OF stag
nation and quotations are more less nominal
low; Western, mixed, $1.371s; yellow, sl.4o
White, $1.40 per ct
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General Merchandise.

GRAIN BAGS-aa @9%c.
Wellington. 30 per ton; New Wei
lington, s. 80 Seattle. So Bryant. Sc: Beaver
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Manhattan District.
OAKLAND STOCK AND BOND Elk
CHANGE.
Mnrninr Session.

OAKLAND. June 11--Following are
the sales and closing quotations today
on the Oakland stock and Bond Ex-
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Government Crop Report.

The Government yesterday issued its
report Of the condition Of Wheat and
oats as follows:
Winter wheat condition S3; spring
wheat condition 90. Spring wheat
acreage A., ,9Se 00e. al increase of 3S.e00
acres. Oats condition SO. The primary
return or the acresg ge Of spring wheat
sOWn indicates an area of about H.
-sbs.000 acres. an increase of $4,000
acres, or per cent, as compared with
the estimate Of the acreage soWn last
yEar- Average condition sDring wheat
on June / OF 50 is compared with 81
:fSe same oate last year and SO on June
:. 1903. and g ten-year average OF 81.
Average condition Of winter wheat on
June I was SO. as compared with 81 on
May I. 1906 SIS on Jane l. 1908: IS on
June I. 1904, and a ten-ye.G- average
Of 81
The reported area in oats is about
9 -6s6. 600 acres. q decrease OF Sos. .0C0
acres. OF - per cent. compared with
the estimated Sown last year.
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Tendon Closing stocks.

Bsr siyer-Qniet; BOD per ounce.
Money-2Is GS2zs per cent
The ate Of discount in the open market for
short bills is 31a per cent and for three months
bills T-l6a3H per cent.
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New York Bopa..

ces & Ohio 4Hs.1o6M
Chi a. Alton SIS. 7Bk
c. B e. Q new zs.1Wk
G. R ! & Pac As. 7SA
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CABL OR AMAS
Trenenda CatasIrofe FerTOViaria.
Octubre 80, 4.3O p. M.


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de Borb6n y de Extremadura, a mando
del gobernador militar, general Ochos,
han aalido para tomar parte en- las manic.
bras
El primero pernoctara en- Churria.
ma, y el segundo en- Torremolinos.
Mafiana continuar6n Bu Marcia, llegan-
do aquel hssta Alhaurfn 81 Grande, este
hasta Mijas
El dia 13 Sc everifcar6 81 simulacro de
ataque al puerto de Ia sierra de Miias, cue
uera defendido por q bando cOntrario.
All dia siguiente se atacara al pueblo dc
Miias al de Benalm6dena
ri dia 16 regresar6n las tropas 4 sus
cuaTtesss
FL general ha dictado las convenientes
disposiciones para evitar que Sc cause d.
nos en- los terrenos cultiYados.
Valladolid. Contindan los eiercicioR
preparatorios de las maniobras militares,
La artillerfa yiYaque6 en- Laguna de
Duero.
Los ofciales han levantado sobra 81 te-
reno croquis que sarviran para Las prkcti.
cas- de conjunto
La Caballerfa de Farnesio di6 ana bri.
lante carga contra IN enemigo imapinario.
que acampaha en- CigaIea.
El regimiento de infantalfa de Isabel
I'll acamp6 sn sl pinar de Antequera.
Maiiana maTchar6n QuintaniIla los
IugauierOa
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IA anemia eu pEoducida por La faltR
de saugre y d Dyspepsia por s de gases
en- 81 est6mago y eato dltimo puede CORE
girse j haHta cuEarBa con 81 uHo del exqui-
aito Ron marCa s.ExpO8ici6n" as a. Alya-
fez HermanoB.
Ell pdblico de San Juan eat6 11tiaiis.
cho de- les propisdadaa super quo tiene 81
Hotel HeIvetia. CruE 70, "a 81 sarvicio u
ca 81 me1a sobrs todo. Habitnciones pss
- uua cola persona PaEa familia,
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POLItica Europea.

New OctubCa 80 I3O p m.
eIebrado
hubo de
triple alanza.
seafma lego enesa a cnea de a tpl uvada O
IOgatera al
la
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Has distinguidas se1oritas de Eanturce
Lolita Mas Rita Morales, Buen yiais
Ylas mejores impresiOnes en- 81 paseo.
6EMPER.
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EI prenlio Nobel.

New YorkO Otubre /. pm.
Mdin PaoIogf los
PatologN.
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Setenta ytTes ah0gad0s IngCh0s heTid0s

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entire elias
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Como suCedi0 IA Catastrofe.

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De SOGLElAl.

Regre8o. Han regresado hoy Ponce,
los distinguidos compatriotaB Luis Yordan
Davila y Luis Yordan Gonzalez que vi
Bitaron la ciudad en- asuntos de negocios
Que Sc repitan tan agradables Yisitag.
Los que Vieq1ea. En- 81 yapor espafiol
regresaron esta ciudad las distinguidas
damas sefiora Aurora Salazar de Ubeda =
suB bellas hijas sehoritas Mercedes Au-
rora, que permanecieron una larga tempo
rada en- Espafia. La senorita Mercedes
continue presa de Ia cruel dolencia que le
aqueja desde algdn tempo. Bien Yeni-
das su lar las apreciables damas que aqui
disfrutan de graudes simpatfas eBtan em-
parentadas con conocidisimas familias de
esta sociedad.
Tambien han regresado, Ia diatinguida
Uefiora Rosa T. de MartoTeII su bella
hija la gracioaa triguefita seforita Teresi-
ia Martorell.
Las distipgaidas damas sefioritas, Carl
dad Mendez, Adelita Mendez y Adela
Cardona, regresaron asi mismo de Espafia
y volVeTan 4 residir aqui donde son muy
estimadasl A todas nuestra bien venida.
Et e91tieTr0 de Gytr.-A las seis media
de Ia tarde de aver fue conducido la
timable i6ven, don Arturo de Ia Cruz
Sanjurjo, de cuyo faIlecimiento df6 cuenta
''La Correspondencia" Una nueva ma
nifeataci6n del aprecio que aqui merecia
el fnado fue el acto de au entierro. Mas
de trescientas personals concurrieron Ia
triste ceremonial y preBidian los Sres. Se-
cretario de Pr Sr. Post, Sub.Secretario
Sr. Gil y don Alfredo de la Cruz. Ell
duelo fu6 despedido por Ell secretario de
p. Rico en- cuyas oficinas trabajaba el que
fue.
Scale la terra lijera reiteramoslnueB
tro p6same 4 sus familiares, 4 los que de-
aeamos la cristiana resignaci6n que ha
MERCER una tan ruda prueba.
PersOnaJee-Ha regresado de Espafia
g Sr. PIT ino Galguera deIEcomercio de
esta plaza. Tambien don Genaro Cauti-
no, de Guayama Bien venidos.
NMbes en- u98 cieLo.-Guarda CANA deG-
de aver, en- su residential del ''YersaIIes'
la distinguida Befiorita Maria Amelia
Pasarell. Una importuna febre aqueia
4 la delicada , hermora for del eden Isan.
turce1o y deseamos pase pronto la nube
que empafa ell risuef1o rostro de la belli.
simR Maria Amelia.
Bien vemsdo.-El j6yen abogado don
Jegds M. Texidor, ha regresado aver de
Ia peninsula espanola, y le acompafia su
distinguida familia. Muchos amigos y fa-
miliares fueron recibirle 4 bordo de-
BeamoB gratas impresiones buen 6xito
al estimable compatriota en- su vuelta &
esta ciudad.
De tempOradG.--Van 4 Cayey con OBJ
iato de naaar ALI ma tam nr,nraln Ian L.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16

look her in the face, but began to walk
at her side, forgetting to offer to take
her books as usual, until they had gone
some distance and he made an awkward
attempt to relieve her, dropping half
of them on the ground in his confusion.
AS he stopped to gather them up the
fateful letter rolled out from between
the pages of one of the books, and
there was nothing for him to do but to
pick it up and hand, it to- her. A
shamed, side-long glance at her face
told him that his doom was to be set
tied. He walked along, waiting for the
verdict like hero.
"Did you tell Jack Crawford to put
that letter on my desk?" the school
teacher asked, at last.
eyes, Miss Elmira," was all he could
say.
"Then I presume that you want my
answer?" was the next question deliv-
cred in a suppressed tone.
"I-I-come here to git it." Wesley
Stammered.
"Then I'll give it to you now, and
it's Just nor she said bluntly, not
slackening her pace and looking straight
ahead of her.
1t came like thunderbolt, even though
he was in measure prepared.
"Miss Elmira, Pm sorry, but"
II hate Silas Mansur, and he had no
business writing that letter." she in
terrupted.
Wesley hung his head, his face
| flushed to the roots of his hair.
II didn't know you'd be able to tell
by the writin', deed | didn't; | reck'r
it warn't actin square, but Silas kir
write an"
Il don't care if he can WRITE" she in
terrupted again. DO you suppose I'm
going to marry a man just because he
can write; and after all, I'd rather mar
ry the man / loved if he couldn't write
his own name than one | don't care q
straw about, even if you are so anxiou:
to make the match for ,Silas Mansur
and thought you'd be the last one to-
She broke off with a sob, turning Il
dash away the tears that sprang to he
eyes.
Wesley felt the earth slipping unde
his feet, the sky seemed a dazzling
crimson vortex whirling above hin
through the dark tree tops.
"Miss Elmira" he cried at last, "di,
you think that was Silas's own letter
for it warn't, deed it WARMTH he pant
ed. ut was my letter, Miss Elmira
every word of it, only l got Silas t
write it fer me, 'cause-'cause,- well,,
amt shamed fer you to know now,
can't write my own name"
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New Chinese Methods.

Chan Chun Man, head of Canton
firm employing over ten thousand hands,
has been studying American industries.
In Philadelphia, apropos of the Chinese
awakening, he said: China has for
thousands of years been highly enough
civilized to despise war. Her newborn
respect for war is not an unmixed good.
There is, perhaps, little of degefiera-
ton, of barbarism, in it. But at least
China will no longer be the laughing
stock of nations more warlike than her
self. 1t will no longer be possible to say
of her, as Chinese 9=lcadl once ex-
planned defeat with the following re-
port: The ignorant enemy, unaware
that guns could not be fired against ar
object behind them, came upon us from
the rear and thus rendered all our can
non useless"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16
N Refusing Old Shoes.

Janitors collect the shoes cast away
by tenants and send them to auction
rooms, where they are sorted into piles
marked "Men," Women" Children"
In a recent sale in one of the big
cities, says the "Shoe Retailer" several
poor people made fair bids, but the
auctioneer did not seem eager to sell
Finally, a red-faced man pushed his
way through the crowd and offered &c
cents apiece for the whole lot. His bid
was successful
Il was killing time with talk waiting
for that fellow" said the auctioneeI
afterward. ale always pays high fol
these shoes and he does not want them
for wearing, either. He wants to beat
them out for the leather in them. He
gets what material there is, puts i
through process and makes stamped
frames, bags, pocketbooks, penknif,
holders, and even chair backs and seats
He finds ready sale for these novel
ties and gets a good price for them"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-16
Wild Geese Killed in Flight.

The southern migration of wild fowl
this winter was unusually late and re-
suited in many disasters. The wild
geese are reported from the northwest
to have been especially severe sufferers.
The large black-headed goose is a
strong, hardy bird, generally remaining
on its own native water until the ice
forms firmly. In the South it is only
a visitor for the winter months. Born
on some lake beyond the northern wa
tershed, or perhaps on some inlet in
Hudson Bay or the Arctic Ocean, its
heart is ever loyal to the land of its
birth.
Sometimes, when the cold weather
sets in late up North, as in all proba-
bility it has this year, the wild geese
suffer from their devotion to their ma
tive place. They may at this late season
fly right into a streak of real winter,
with driving snow to blind their vision
and bitter frost to halt their flight.
If there is Storm, their way leads
right through it, until the leaders eyes
are closed by the freezing of the snow
about it's head or its feathers become
too heavy weighted. When the sight
has gone and the birds are wearied, it
is easy to see how misleading is much
of the talk about the leadings of an
extra sense Like ship without a
rudder, the V-shaped flock will make
for any low places.
Once flock came tumbling into the
street of an Eastern townships village
where the half-blinded things became
the easy prey of the boys and the dogs
In another place farmer CHANGED
one spring to find the frozen carcasses
of more than thirty fine geese in drift
in one of the fence corners. The birds
had evidently come to earth in some
binding storm, and, imagining they
were nearing water, found instead the
hard, snow-covered ground.
There are several instances recorded
of f1ocks of geese in storm running
full tilt into the ends or sides of farm
buildings A large brood few at full
speed against the rigging of the whal
ing steamer Dart this month off The
| Newfoundland coast. A damp, snow
laden wind was blowing at the time
and eleven dead or dying geese fut
tered on to the deck, the others alight
ing in half-dead condition upon thu
waves.
| A more pleasing story is of domesti,
geese in large, well-appointed farm
yard hailing with their hearty honks
a short time ago, a passing drove O
twenty-five black bills. The stranger
came down and followed their tame re
lations into the stable, where they hav
since stayed.