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cotton. has been bearish throughout the
growing season on probable produetin
that will probably be no larger, If 1t be
as large. as the world will require the
coming commercial year, 100000 to r.
100000 bales of American, and the result
is that values have suffered a loss Of
about 10 points from the high level at
tanned a few weeks ago, which figured on
the indicated crop OF about 100000 bales
is the equivalent of 500. o00,000 In the
consuming branch of the trade quite the
opposite direction has values taken Fin
ished goods have ever been in good de-
mand throughout the summer. there has
been no shutting down of mills. On the
contrary, new machinery has been put
into commission, and Notwithstanding
this fact the mills lack the capacity Of
providing for the wants of the trade,
shelves remaining bare of stock so great
has been the purchasing power, the ad-
vance In values Notwithstanding.
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

quiet; prices points lower. American
middling. fair 5.95; good middling, SCI;
middling, 5.45; low middling, 527; good
ordinary, SOB; ordinary, 479. The sales
of the day were 1000 bales. of which 400
were for speculation and export and in
cluded $500 American. Receipts 1000 bales
including 100 American.
Futures opened easier and closed steady
August, 500 August September, 5.15; Sep
tember-Octob 507; October-November
sos; November December, 5.05@5.07; De-
cember-January, 506; JanuaryFebruary.
5.o60I5.O7; February March. sos; March
April, 509d5. 10; April-May 5.1045.11; May
June 51lM512.
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COTTON IS WEAK
IN EARLY SESSION
Bearish Statistics and Big Crop
Predictions Are Cause
NEW CROP MONTHS SELL
Trading Was Moderately Active and
the undertone Was Feverlsh-Two
Points Advance Made
On August.

New York, August B.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady at an advance of
points on August. but generally 2 to
points lower and ruled weak during the
early session under easy cables. good
weather. bearish statistics and big crop
predictions.
Prices sold off to net loss of to u
points on the new crop months, making
new low records for the season. Trading
was moderately active and the undertone
feverish. Receipts at the ports today,
6452 bales against 1908 last week and 1921
last year. For the week 10000 bales
against SO,S45 last week and 5000 last
year. Today's receipts at New Orleans,
314 bales against 1894 last year and at
Houston 4779 bales against 3O42 last year.
New York Cotton Futures.
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Fruits and Produce.

Lemons-Per box, extra fancy, $545.5o.
Watermelons-10 to poo.
Cantaloupes-Home grown, 50Q75c per
dozen; per crate, 81.
Tomatoes-Alabama, basket crateA
50Q75c.
Alabama Beans-Per crate. green. 751$l
Corn-121hQ15c per dozen.
Iimes-Per 100, 50@75c.
Peanuts Fancy. per pound. &c: No. ?. Sc-
Cabbage--Virginia crop, 1Ac pound.
Pineapples-3O, SO and 40 sizes, 81 75q3. 20.
Cucumbers-Per bu,, 75c@Sl.
Squash-Per bu., 75cMSl rs.
Peaches-Per crate, $1Q2
Egg Plant-$1 .75Gf2
Grapes-Per 6-basket crate, $1a2; eight
pound baskets, 15G25c.
New Apples-5oeq$l bushel; Maiden
Blush, 81.
Onions-New crop. pound. 2hQse~
Spinish-Per crate 81 10.
New Potatoes-Per bushel. 75@80c.
Sweet Potatoes-Per bushel, 2.75.
Eggs-Case counts. 19c; candled. BIC.
Hens-35c; broilers, 10000.
Butter-Fresh. sQ10c; renovated. nc;
creamery. Csc.
Cheese-Full cream. per pound. 14n15c.
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Interior Movement.

Houston-Irregular; middling 924c; net
receipts, 4779; gross receipts, 4779; ship
ments, $685. sales, 1926 stock, 22,626
Augusta-Qulet; middling. Sac; net re-
ceipts, So; gross receipts, GAG; shipments.
S43; sales. 40; stock, $40.
Memphis-Quiet; mlddling. 9a4c; net re-
ceipts, 5; gross receipts, 8; shipments, 1884;
stock, 66S8.
st. Lous-Dull middling, 10c; gross re-
ceipts, 432; shipments. 1909; sales, II; stock,
1856.
Cincinnati--Net receipts, 1874; gross re-
celpts, 1884, shipments, 25; sales, 600; stock,
5140.
Louisville-Firm; middling, 10D2c.
Total today-Net receipts. 1913; gross re-
ceipts. b596; shipments, 5714; sales. 4S62;
stock, 60,629.
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cotton Seed OIL.

Memphis, August 1S.-Cotton seed oil
Prime crude, soc; prime summer yellow
34c; choice cooking, less than car lots,
&c Prime meal, $27; prime cake, s27.
New Orleans, August 18.-Cotton seed
oil: Prime, &c.
New York, August 18.-Cotton seed oil
irregular; prime crude, 24c nominal do.
yellow, 35636c Petroleum steady; refined
New York, 100; Philadelphia and Balti-
more, 755; do. in bulk, As. Rosin quiet;
strained, common to good, 4,05. Turpentine
dull 621kc.
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THE LOCAL MARKETS.

The general condition of the Birming-
ham spot cotton market is not changed
The price of cotton Is still unchanged, but
the tone yesterday was nervous and the
inclination is TO drop No receipts were
reported.
AS is usually the case on Saturday, tho
shining sales on Morris avenue yesterday
were very light, but local sales were re-
ported heavy. No material change in the
list of quotations was noted yesterday.
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EonGs.
Money on Call.

New York, August 1S.-Money on call
nominal; no loans; time loans very firm.
Sixty days. 5 per cent; ninety days. $40
5h per cent; six months, per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 51aq6 per cent;
sterling exchange steady, s4S4.75 for de-
mand and $4S1 so for sixty day bills; post
ed rates, $4S21sQ4s51s; commercial bills,
s4S11s a4S21s; bar silver, 66ssc; Mexican dol
lars, Sic; government bonds steady; rail-
road bonds firm.
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F1our-Fancy patent. $3.50; standard
patent. IS; straight, $3.50.
Coffee-Green, 11413c; Arbuckle's, $16.55;
Porto Rico, S16.55
Meat-Dry sailed ribs. SIC; dry sailed
rib bellies l0Ac; extra clear, loo; hams.
fancy. 15ssc: medium 1850; bacon bellies.
121bc; California hams 10e.
I.ard--Leaf, loo; compound lard. So.
MISREPRESENTATION 30Q35c; sugar
house 40c; Georgia cane, 35o.
White Peas-Per bushel. 81
Beans-Navy, SIPS per tusheI: hand
picked Lima. &c.
Grits-92 pounds, s1.65.
Meal-"Jim Dandy" Sl.25
Macaroni, 6I2c.
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, August -Cattle.-Recelpts,
4O0 market steady. Beeves, $3.85@6. 70;
cows and heifers. 81. 1905. 30; stockers and
feeders, $24004.50; calves, $5.25@7.50.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market SC higher
Mixed and butchers, $5.s5@6. 421s; good
heavy, $59516.35; rough heavy. s5.55@5.S5:
light. $5.906l645; pigs, 53cQ615; bulk of
sales, s605Q16.35.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000. Market steady
Sheep. $3.OOd535; yearlings, s5.4O@6.30;
lambs, $450G98.00.
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NEW BOYLES LINE.

Effective Saturday, August
IS, regular schedule will be
inaugerated on the New Boy
les Line. Beginning at $50 a.
m. cars will leave I'd Ave. and
21st st. every half hour till z
p. M, then every hour till IL
D. m. Take a ride on the new
line Sunday.
BIRMINGHAM RY. 1T. &
PR. co.
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Steady; winter patents, $3.5O4
$50; straights, $40; spring patents. $3.50
Q3. 80; straights, $40; bakers $3.50.
Wheat-No. 8, 69Q72c; No. red 69A
@7Oc.
Corn-No. 2. 69c; No. yellow. 5Oa4c.
Oats-No. 2. 291hc; No. white, 29Aq821ac;
No. white, 32c.
Rye-No. 2, 56c.
Barley-Good feeding, 32@4Sc; fair to
choice mailing, 4304Sc.
Flax seed-No. 1, $1.OS; No. / northwest
ern, 81 .121h
Short Ribs, Sides-Loose, S, S0dS. 80.
Mess Pork-Per barrel, SIT.
Lard-Per 100 pounds, $S.65.
Short Clear Sides-Boxed, IS. 12&G9. rs.
Whisky-Basis of high wines, $1.29
On the produce exchange today the
butter market was firm; creameries, 100
&c; dalres, 17Q20c
Eggs-Steady; at mark, cases included,
14Q16c; firsts. 161kc; prime frsts. 1Sc; ex-
tras, 201ac.
Cheese-Firm. 111a613c.
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Abercrombie 6 Co.'s Market Letter.

The market received another shaking up
today at the hands of American operators
working on the short side of the account.
and their further aggressive action was
without rhyme or reason, Liverpool be-
ing no worse than expected. about 10
points down, and weekly statistics were
favorable to longs, spinners takings dur
ing the past week being estimated at
1855 900 bales, compared with 117,000 bales
one year ago. The situation is a peculiar
one, so much so that the like is seldom
witnessed. The south, which produces
about rs par cent Of the worlds crop Of
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, August 18.-Spots closed
easy; sales 40 bales; low ordinary, 6 7-16
nominal ordinary. 1916 nominal; good
ordinary, 81; low middling. 1-16; mid
ding 1916; good middling, 10 5-16; mid
ding fair, 10 1916 nominal; fair, II ZIG
nominal. Receipts. 314; stock, 24SoS.
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That Tainted Money.
from the Tammany Times.

From the Tammany Times.
The Deacon-This trust magnate writes
that he is anxious to give the church
$4,000 What shall we say?
The Parson-Write him that II he can
find another congregation willing to take
half of IT, well accept the other half.
The Deacon-Any time limit?
The Parson-We won't be too hard on
him. Give him sixty days.
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Dry Goods.

New York, August 1S.-Trade In the dry
goods market was on a quiet basis, al
though shipping rooms were busy. The
chief difficulty for the moment is to get
goods for quick delivery Selling of some
short ends of export fabrics and sharp
err sentimental effect than usual are noted
for stock warrants, and some shrewd buy
ers are making the most of any transac-
lions reported. The high price of wool and
the close figures at -whl>h wooden goods
are selling lessened the profits of wooden
houses.
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CHICAGO 'Chanqe.

Chicago August 1S-New low record
marks for the season were recorded for
all deliveries of wheat in the local mar
ket today, as a result of liquidation by
discouraged holders The lowest point for
the September delivery was reached at
6994Q697sc. At the close that option was
off lsQAc. Corn was up ss4Ac; oats were
unchanged. Provisions were unchanged to
256 ce3ts lower.
The leading futures ranped "a follows.
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Savannah. August 1S-Turpentine firm,
591zc; sales, $50; receipts, geo; shipments,
615. Rosin firm; sales, 2671; receipts, 1882;
shipments, 5945; stocks, 67,2O6. Quote: A, b,
C, 50. 621s03. 10; d, $3.S59S. 921a; e. $4.o50
4.10; F. "a. 15d4. 20; c. 81. 2216q4. 30; Fl. 4.SO;
1, $4,000. S21s; K, $3.50; M, $47O@4.75; N,
IS; WIG, IS. 20Ql5. 25; WV, s.. 50Q5.55
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, August 18.-Spot cotton
closed easy, unchanged from yesterday.
Total sales were 40 bales on the spot,
with so to arrive.
Futures opened barely steady, unchang-
ed to four points lower except for August
bids, which were 20 points higher. The
market had slender support and prices
went down with rush before concert
ed attack of the bearish interests. The
market closed steady 10 to II points un-
der yesterdays close.
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Feed stuHs.

corn-No. mixed. nc; white. 74c.
Oats-No. mixed, 43c; No. white, 47c;
white clip, SIC.
Pure wheat bran, so or 100. SIS.
Cotton seed feed meal, S25; prime, $27.
Corn chops. 81 %.
Corn hearts, $1.25.
Shorts-100 pound sack. 81.
Hulls-S0-lb C. s., SO ton: 2O-lb. c. s.. 400
sack; 100-lb c. s., s11 ton; 1O0-lb C. s., 400
sack; 100-lb sack hulls, 55c.
Hay-Choice timothy. s23: No. l timo-
thy, s22; johnson grass $15; clover mixed.
SIC. 80.
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Low RATES TO NEW
YORK AND RETURN.

The Seaboard will sell tickets
to New York and return, Au-
gust % and 20, good to return
September 5, at one fare, plus
S2.25, account Bryan reception.
For further particulars address
Jack w. Johnson, D. P. A., Biz
mingham, Ala. Bell phone 1882.
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Clearing and Exchange.

Memphis, August 18.-Clearances, $524,-
37S; balances, $103,400.
New Orleans, August 1S.-Clearings, g.
All 30 New York exchange. rs cents dis
count; commercial paper, per cent.
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Metal Market.

New York, August 1S-In the absence
of London cables the metal markets were
quiet today and generally unchanged
Tin was quoted at Sal. 2O@41.50. Copper for
lake, SIS. 621aQ1s.75; Electrolytic, 1910
1850; Casting, s1S60q1S. rs; Lead unchang-
ed, $5.75; spelter. s6OO@6.10; Iron, firm
and In good demand at recent prices.
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cARROLLTON SHORT LINE RAIL.
WAY COMPANY.

No. l. No. Q.
3:4S pm. . .Lv. Reform. Ala. Ar. 1910 pm.
4:05 pm W.. Stansel ....Lv. IL so 7. m.
4:2S pm. Ar. Carrollton ..Ly. IL :35 am.
4:43 pm. .Lv.. Carrollton AR. IL 20 a. m.
J:05 D. M. .Lv.... Diliburg ...Lv. .l1:00 a. m.
SOB pm. Ar. Aliceville ...Lv. .10:45 a. m.
For further information apply to. John
T. Cochrane, Prest., City Bank Building.
Mobile. Ala; Alex Jackson. Supt.. Alice
vile. Ala
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Proved.
PfoVed
From IIarper's Bazaar,


Stella--"Professor Lee says candy Is a
cure for fatigue
Beila-"Thats true; man who brings
me chocolate never makes me as tired as
a man who doesn't
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Seaboard Air Line.
Coffee Market

Baltimore, August 1S.-Seaboard Air Line
common and preferred nothing doing.
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Hides and Wool.

Green salt hides, No. l. 11@11he.
Dry flint hides, No. /. 1SQ2Oc.
Dry salt hides. No. Q, 16418c.
Clear washed wool, 35@S6c.
Unwashed wool. 25c.
BURY Wool, 14@16c.
Sheepslins, 40GS1.25.
Tallow, 444Ac.
Beeswax, CSC.
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New York, August 1S.-Coffee, spot Rio
steady; No. invoice Ss4c; mild, steady;
Cordova, 9@12Ac.
Futures opened steady at unchanged
prices, which was about as due on the
foreign cables. Business was moderately
active with some switching from near to
late months, but near positions held rela-
lively steady during the session. The
market closed steady, net unchanged to
s points lower, late months easing off
under scattering liquidation. Sales for
the day were reported of 4O,250 bags, in
GLIDING September, 6.95d7.00; December,
s7156D7. 20; March. $7.35Q57.40; July, $3.50.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure OF
passenger trains at the Union station.
Birmingham:
Objective June II, 1907.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad,
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Local GtapIs Groceries.
Sugar-Granualted. sac; Y. c.. SAC.
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Loveman 3 COS Market Letter.

Today's session of the cotton market
was short but fierce. Under a flood of
selling orders for both sides of the ac-
count values were swept down to the
lowest level of the season. December con-
tracts sold as low as 905 and only the
heaviest sort of realizing on the break
prevented prices from actually reaching
the nine cent mark. Now that cotton is
practically at nine cents, conservative
operators WILL we think, be disposed to
reflect carefully before following the de-
cline much further. Nine cents In our
market means nearly eight cents for
actual cotton in the interior and we
fancy that at such a level, producers will
not be at all eager to SELL In fact we
are inclined to think that the southern
planter will bluntly refuse to sell his cot
ton below nine cents and should this sit
uation develop, exporters would probably
find 1t to their advantage to buy futures
which are being freely sold at big dis
count under the price Of actual cotton.
We are not one of those who believe that
there has been no deterioration in the con-
dition of the cotton crop since July %.
Our private advices from reliable corre-
spondents located at various points in the
belt are to the effect that there has been
a more or less general deterioration in
the constitution of the crop. The recent
heavy decline in the market, chiefly due
to the postponement or the government
bureau on the possibility OF bullish show
ing, of which hopes of a good reaction
were based. The fact Of the report be-
ing postponed caused reactionists to sell
out, and induced more aggressiveness on
the part of the constitutional bears, who
would sell cotton below five cents, If they
could. The first ginners' report will be
issued on the same day as the bureaus
condition report and 1t is not unlikely
that both documents will prove bullish.
In the meanwhile bears will take advan-
tage of every favorable opportunity to
force values still lower.
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ToMBIGBEE VALLEY RAILROAD
COMPANY.

Arv. S:25 PM. Fairford ...Lv. 5:45 am.
trains No. l and No meet No. %.
northbound on the Southern railway from
Mobile
the Southern railway, southbound. and
No 116 northbound to and from Mobile
Connections are close and passengers
can buy through tickets and can check
baggage through from points on South
ern railway to all points to t. v. Line and
vice versa
JOHN 7. COCHRANE.
CHARLES P. DUKE. President
Superintendent.
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Naval Stores

New Orleans August 1s--Naval stores.
Pitch, $3.50; pine tar, 81. so; coal tar, 50. so
Resin steady. A, B, c, s3.621z; D, 50. $50
S.s21k; E, $4.o5q4.1o; f, s415Q4.2o; G,
81. 221kG54. 30; II, $3.50; I, 81. 30Q4. 321a; K,
81. 90; NJ. s4.70G4.75; N, s.; WIG. IS. 2015. %;
WV. s5.50Q5. 3d. Turpentine firm, 59.sc.
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Ware G. Leland,s Market Letter.


The week finished with cotton weaker
than ever Both October and December
were sent down to practically the 8 cent
mark, where stop loss orders on the long
side appeared to be reached in consid-
cradle volume, which added to the weak
ness of the situation In spite of the fact
that shorts were rather eager to take
profits The reactionlsts were pretty well
showed under by the avalanche of SELL
ing orders and there was less talk of a
reaction than on any day of this week,
although large following had previously
made up its mind to turn bullish when
nine cents was reached
1t is safe to say that the usual pro-
gramme will be followed out and the low
err the market goes the more bearish
operators will get and that around the
bottom the outside public will be fully
convinced that prices will not stop de-
clining until six cents is reached.
This was the case two years ago when
prices We're sent altogether too low and a
large short interest built up which re-
suited in long-drawn-out advance in spite
of, the fact that the crop was the largest
on record.
We do not say these things because we
think the legitimate bottom has been
reached. but mostly to point out the dam
ger in following the decline too far when
the market is acquiring weak short in
terest There is little doubt that con-
siderable long Interest is now selling out
and going short.
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Central of Georgia.
Arrive from Depart to-
Savannah 1000 pm Macon .......7:o0 am
savannah ..12;05 pmSavannah 400 pm
Seaboard Air Line.
Arrive FROM Depart to-
Richmond ..10:20 pm Richmond :. 6:55 am
Richmond III :59 am Richmond :. 4:05 pm
All trains run by central time. Trains
marked thus 90 are daily except Sunday.
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Local Iron Market.
peal Cotton Market.
Local Securities.

Corrected by Citizens Savings Bank.
stock and Bond Department. Phones 9t)
Bid. Asked
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Total sales for the day, lel 600 shares.
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Schedule in Effect April 2e, 1906.
N. B.-Following schedule figures pub
iished only as information and are not
guaranteed.
GAO a.m.-No. IS. for Atlanta. Washing
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-09-19

When Uncle Dave Barker had round
ed out his half century In the employ
of n great dry goods house he was
summoned to the private office Of the
chief proprietor "Gucle Dave" said
the head of the house, you have work
ed for this firm fifty years. haven't
YOU
"Yes, sir" faltered the old man, won
dering If he was going TO be turned off
as having outgrown his usefulness
We'll. you needn't work any more,
but you can come round every Satur-
day afternoon as long as you live and
draw your pay. The little envelope
will always be waiting for you"
Tears stood in Uncle Dawes old eyes
as the head of the house, after shaking
him cordially by the hand 2Dd wish
Ing him many more years of life, bow
ed him out
A few days afterward, however, he
came round again.
mfr. Stevenson" he said, 1--WE put in
three of the hardest days work of my
III go back TO my old place and kind
20 hang around as II | was one OF the
men. Maybe | can help Il little once
IN awhile, and I'll promise not to get
in anybody's way"
Uncle Dave was allowed to have his
way, and he went back to his old place,
supremely happy
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A QUEER EXCAVATION.
The "Ear of Dionysius" and Its Pc
cuIinr Use.

fhe "Ear of Dionysius" and Its Pc
cuIinr Use.
The most remarkable artificial cav.
cru or excavation ever made was that
which has been recorded in history rs
the Ear OF Dionysius." This queer
excavation. which WAS adjoining the
quarries near Syracuse. Sicily, WIS
constructed by the slaves of the mon
arch by whose name it is known. In
reality il was an exact model of tt
gigantic human ear. 2a0 feet long by
70 high. and Will So scientifically con
structed that the Interior of the grotto
became the finest Whispering gallery
the world has ever known. In II cuVe
adjoining this acoustic wonder the
prisoners of the tyrant were kept,
and every word they uttered came
ear" where Diunysius passed whole
days listening To the plots that were
being laid by tho enemies of his GOV
ernmeut. The prisoners were, of
course, chained in that portion of
the underground dungeon most IA
vorablH for reflection of all sounds tu
the secret chamber. by this ndmira
BILE system of espionage Dlonysiu5
managed TO thwart every conspiracy
against his government which rose
during his thirty nine years reign.
The ear" the prison dungeons and
even the staples of Iron In the floors
TO which prisoners We're chained may
still he seen Ii Is said that the tyraut
put TO death the architect of the ear"
and the slaves who excavated It In
order that its purpose might never be
known