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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04

A dark nest is a hens choice every
time. A nest on the floor is preferable
to one where the hen is compelled to
fly up to reach it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04

AS the hog pastures began to fail, the
farmer is fortunate who has a patch
of sowed corn to cut up and feed to the
hogs.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04

The cookie bur is found most useful
when it is least into the fire" The
cookie bur farmer is living in past
age.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04
wifbout ReguIar Income.

Mrs. Slummer-Does your husband
drink regularly?
Mrs. Hogan-No, mum; my wages
Isn't steady.-Judge.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04

The farmer who has his surplus cap
ital invested in good horses has draft
which he can draw at any time.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04
LITTLE LESSON IN PATRIOTISM.
'~@&@~%@@@@@@S

Another preacher-patriot who did al
most as much for the cause of liberty
as did John Peter Muhlenberg was
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04
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ish; they squeal and kick at every
thing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04

One reason people frequently take
lawyers advice is that they have to
pay for It
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04
STATE AID FOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
superintendent Cary Announces An
nual Appointment.

State Superintendent c. FL. Cary has
announced the apportionment OF the an
nual State aid of 100000 to the free
high schools. The high schools of Mil
waukee, Madison, Oshkosh ard one of
the other larger cities do not get any of
this aid. The apportionment is as fol-
lows:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04

Never in the history Of improved ag-
riculture did there exist such a neces-
sity for choice clover seed as at this
very time. More farms are seeded to
foul weeds BY the Introduction Of
really poor seed thar in almost any
other way. 1t viii pay every man TO
buy a small magnifying glass and look
at the seed be buys. He should buy the
best and insist on getting it Buy only
a seed test Buy seed like buying gold
G1Sr
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04

South of latitude 80, turnips may be
left in the patch to make early
greens" for the first spring weather.
Where pine grows, a common usage is
to cover the turnips before freezing
with a thick cover of pine branches.
These do not prevent freezing, but
seem to insure an earlier crop of
greens than can be had from those left
uncovered.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04

Do not kick the COW because you are
angry; go and kick the barn door or
the milking stool instead until you re-
cover your senses. A few lessons will
break you of the kicking habit.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04
The Goose Plant.

time, and cool each batch Of cream be-
fore mixing them.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04

A farmer lad married neighborhood
school teacher, who was a town girl.
She undertook TO cook some rice after
marriage. and filed the pot with rice.
When It begun to swell she had to place
It in two pots. Soon the swelling pro
ceeded until all the cooking vessels she
had were full of rice. She went out
and tagged her husband to come to the
house before the swelling rice would
push out the kitchen windows
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04

Look at the peaches that ripen in the
bright sunshine and see the perfect
coloring and freedom from rot; then
look at those hanging in dense shade
and notice that they ripen later, are
more subject to rot, and are partially
covered with little black fungus spots.
Great is sunshine as fruit perfecter
and fungicide.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04

Hogs are excellent in the orchard.
They eat up wormy and waste fruit
and transform it into 1.-The old-fash-
Toned bacon, the streakedy bacon, the
hickory smoked bacon, so luscious and
rare"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04

Do not let the high price of pork in
duce you to sacrifice the tried and
trusty brood SOW. She will come handy
when next years crop of pigs is want
ed. On the other hand, this is good
year to realize on those danes that fool
away their time and your money In
raising a pair of ordinary twins
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04

A new disease among goaes has been
discovered and described by the United
States Bureau of Animal Industry. 1t
is contagious and is called 'takosis."
Thus far it has been found only in the
northern and eastern states, where the
climate is quite humid. The natural
range for Angoras is a dry region.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04

Skunks, minks and disreputable BIZ
peds are the chief enemies of the poul-
try raiser, and experience is likely to
convince him that a well loaded shot
gun is the best weapon to use in all
three cases.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04

Cutting up corn is hard work, but
when "the frost is on the punkin and
the folders in the shock" there is
feeling that the country is safe. There
is so much good feed in fodder that
the stock breeder can scarcely afford
to let it go to waste.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04

The census report shows that there
are in the United States this year
3,4O4,O61 mules, valued at 1884, 6SO,52O.
This is an increase during the past
three years in the number of mules
of 675,973, with an increase in valua-
ton Of $36,S27, 1893.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04

Mate up your fowls early, for occa-
sionally one of the hens will want to
sit during the latter part of winter, and
1t is a nice thing to have some eggs
ready in order to hatch some chicks
early in the spring.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04

Dressed fowls and fresh eggs are
constantly in demand, at fair prices,
and farmers who are naturally good
statesmen will find it advantageous to
run retail routes, weekly. People in
the cities are willing to pay good
prices for something they know is
fresh.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04

1t is a most difficult thing to inter
est a man in the alfalfa business by
showing him Illustrations Of plans and
in writing articles about its produc-
ton. The best way is to show him. the
plants growing. He should see the
whole process-seeing is believing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04
SCENT CRIME AT MAUsToN.

Il four-year course high schools get
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Continued from First Page)

was laughing and Joking with a
brother-in-law, Griffin, stepped up
20 him and whispered something.
Thober paled and moved toward
the door. Griffin smiled
There is no chance of escape"
he said. taking Thober by the arm;
face the music. Miss Macdonald
is TO be a bridesmaid, not a bride
tonight" "
The curtains were brushed aside,
and Miss Glover stepped forward.
1t was like scene from Henry
Arthur James new play, The Hy-
pocrites," now at the Hudson The
ater. The finger of scorn was point
ed III the right direction Miss
Macdonald occupied the center OF
the stage. With her arm about the
waist Of the New Jersey girl, the
brooklyn girl stepped forward and
Ihober evidently realized that
there was no help for him.
Some of the guests Wcpt. Others
famed themselves vigorously All
crowded about Thober He stood
Open-mOuthed staring into space.
BrOther-in-law Griffin called i'm the
minister who had just arrived. The
Rev. Mr.. Meyer was robcd in black.
Thober glanced at Miss M9cDon-
aid and then at Miss Glove. In
few minutes IL was all over.
Mrs. Glover mother Of the bride.
shook hands with Miss Macdonald
and thanked her for the service
she had rendered. The bridesmaid
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eyed TO tile home Of the girl he ex-
poets 10 marry. finding himself alb
ruptly confronted at the altar
relatives and intended bride herself
standing around grimly smiling
with the pretty little girl whom he
had courted, betrayed and callOusly
deserted "a few months before.
There she stood, the charming
but appalling incarnation of his
past sins, the immitigable Mac
Donalds and other persons frigidly
intimating th7t the integrity of his
skin and bones depended strictly
on his placing on her finger the
plain gold ring which he had just
brought for another. Not that
Viola wanted his company-not by
a long shot! She only wanted his
name. for conventional purposes.
Appeal TO Mary would have been
worse than useless. She had fought
her battle and won il. Where love
had once held sway there was now
nothing but Il righteous and scorn-
ful Indignation an unCOmpromiSing
purpose 10 see justice done. SO
Thober yielded to circumstances
over which he had no control. The
parsol uttered the fatefuI words.
And within five minutes having
served his purpose the bridegroom
found himself ON the street, mar
ried. dismissed thrust into outer
darlzLess. while Viola. Mary, the
families and the guests sip wine.
and munich the wedding cake in a
carnival of self-congratulation.
Can YOU beat that?
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try. He remained a newspaper man
until his death. In fact he died on
the steps Of the New York World
Office. They didn't let me know
that he was dead until the next
day. My husband, Mr.. Robson, was
preparing for the first production
of The Gadfy' He was afraid /
would break down and utterly ruin
the opening. I noticed that none
of the newspapers arrived for two
mornings. and l couldn't under
stand it. And after all The Cad
fly was a terrible failure. Mr..
Robson lost heavily on IT,"
You weren't with him in many
failures, were you2"
"No. 1 played with him in his
sha.zespearean productions that
succeeded was Mrs. Page in
The Merry Wives of Windsor'-and
The Henrietta Then there was
Goldsmith's She Stoops to Con-
quer.' I was Kate Hardcastle in
that. In The Henrietta produc-
tions I played two parts. I was
Lady Mary first and afterward the
widow Then there was The Med
ler.' and Gordon's Is Marriage a
Failure?' 1 was his leading lady
May Waldron-for several years be-
fore I married him and became his
real leading lady"
let me see, % unused, that was
how many years agoP"
"Sh-h-h-." warned Mrs. Robson.
''You mustn't ask that. It was
'steen years ago"
II beg your pardon" I apologiz-
ed. "Of course not. a slip OF the
tongue. What were we talking
about? Failures. wasn't it?"
"Yes. that was it. WE'LL speaking
Of failures. there was Mr.. Robson's
venture with Bret Harte's play.
The Two Men Of Sandy Bar" He
had the greatest confidence in It's
success. At that time he owned just
$4,000. Three thousand went to
Bret Harte for the play, and the
production cost another three
thousand. Altogether he had spen6
$4,000 when he gave the first per
formance. Well, one Of the critics
went fer the new play. What he
said about it was simply terrible
II made Mr. Robson so angry that
he went down 20 the newspaper Of
fee TO eat them all alive That's
where he made mistake. He
should have taken the play to an
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Te Woman Va Forced Her SweLear to Marr "a 49,

led the bride into the dining room,
where the wedding feast had been
prepared. The bridegroom follow
ing sheepishly
But he was not permitted to par
take of the wedding feast. Mr.
Griffin handed him his hat and
pointed TO the street door. Mrs.
Macdonald opened the door
Co" she said. "uud go quick
ly." He went so quickly that ne
has not been heard of since. And at
the wedding feast thu story was
told.
Mrs. Thober returned with her
mother TO Newark Miss MacDou-
aid and the wedding guests made
merry. Everybody congratulated
Miss MacDouald on her bravery.
She said She had simply done her
duty. and bound them all over to
keep the affair secret. But when
the notices we're printed i'm the
Newark papers. TO the effect that
Miss Glover anC Tbober had mar
ried secretly i'm December some of
Miss NacDonaid'S friends began TO
ask questions. and her mother sent
the notice of the broken engage
ment to the Brooklyn papers.
Isn't that q lovely story of retri-
butivc Justice? If It were in "a play
people would say that it couldn't
happen. But it has happened. The
MacDonald~ must be credited with
among other sterling yirtues-a
radiant dramatic instinct. Imagine
the situation Young scoundrel
Fastening rosy gilled and Innocent
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VA 4 - - % a 1 L
Robson, courteously, as she placed
chair at my disposal in her apart
ment at the Riggs the other
afternoon.
"Yes, thanks, both" I replied
with studied Observation-Disclosures.
accepting the box of the former
she rendered me. They were Of
the variety in vogue with the fair
sex just now and adorned with
"real cute" gold tips.
"Your fayorite brand?" 1 in
quired.
NO, I don't smoke. I bought
these because a friend of mine told
me I simply had to have them on
hand when she came TO see me.
She pointed out to me how en-
barrassing for her it was to be
obliged TO send the bell boy out
for something to smoke whenever
she visited me at my apartment.
So 1 went to one of those places
where they sell tobacco and asked
for the kind She had considerably
written down on little slip of
paper. And they charged me
quarter for that little box. Isn't
that sheer robbery"
"Oh, no, quite ze coutraire,'"
reassured her. q am developing
expensive tatses in tobacco myself
since a friend Of mine became the
local press agent of a big cigarette
manufacturing concern.)
"Why I thought all cigarettes
sold for 10 cents a pacl1age!"
81 believe it is possible for one to
purchase some brands as cheapIy
as that" I said, lighting another
gold-tip. (My friend is exploiting a
20 cent brandy "Blacl, and White
high" added TO the dusIy minion
who appeared at the door in an
swer to the call of the bell.
''Now make yourself comfort
able" said Mrs. Robson when the
siphon and bottle appeared. II am
used to. newspaper men and their
likes and disikes. My father was
William +. Dougherty, who. with
Melville Z. Stone, now general man
Rger of the Associated Press.
founded the Chicago Daily News
the first penny paper in the eoun-
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let us hope he viii prove a
worthy successor 10 his father" I
said. but 10 return to yourself
have you any apologies 10 make
for deserting the legitimate" ?"
None at ALL" said Mrs. Robson
cheerfully. 1T is so much easier
than straight dramatic work. I
have had several oEers 10 head a
company in productions like May
Irwin's, but for the present, at
least, I do not care to sign any inn
portant contracts. I have my boy
TO look after. II he should become
ill I could go 20 him az once and
my place I'm a vaudeville bin be
easily filed. In a legitimate com
pany would be completely tied
down. Then there is no care and
worry in this life. We carry very
little scenery and very few people
are required for a turn like the
one 7 present. Vaudeville is so in
formal. 1t IS like a big family. If
you stop TO notice such things you
viii find that many acts in variety
houses afford opportunity for a
man and his wife 20 appear togeth-
er. You see more domesticity IN
our ane than In the regular thea
ters. It IS true that having so many
attractions in one performance
sometimes creates confusion be-
hind the scenes. especially in 9
theater Ike the Belasco here In
Washington where regular com
paniea are the rule and vaudeville
bills the exception. For instance.
st the first performance Monday
afternoon. there was much con
fusion and excitement over the
disposition Of dressing rooms.
Most Of us had to double up
ChevBlier De Loris, the crack shot,
was very much annoyed when he
found some one In the dressing
room TO which he had been as
signed. He went about the stage
declaring a mistake had been
made and looking for the right
room"
1T seems to me-" observed
judiciouay, after the evidence Of
his skill in gun plays he has shown
that, were n a room he claimed,
be could get it without much dis
pute."
Mrs Robson laughed merrily.
YES, indeed" she agreed, 'he
could have had my room If he had
insisted upon it,"
"I suppose YOU VII return to
the legitimate some day" said
Nearly everyone does"
'Yes. I suppose So" she agreed.
.'And I dread it so much! After be-
ing out as long as have one gets
quite rusty. There are many little
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him to a military academy where
/ thought he would find plenty Of
interests TO occupy his attention.
But the dramatic instinct was too
strong Ia him 20 be downed by
even a military academy. He wrote
a melodrama-a truly terrible one,
by the way-and drilled the boys
al the school for the various parts.
Not only that, he painted ali the
scenery himself and got up all the
stage business. 1t was very much
blood and thunder, and Of course
frightfulIy crude, but 1t showed
wonderful amount OF inherent
knowledge of stage business and
considerable dramatic instinct. He
had quite a protracted spell OF
piaywrightitis-au Of the resulting
dramas being exceedingly weird
'meios.' I remember one time he
took a small party, including my
self 90 the Third Avenue Theater
to see a fearful performance. He
was delighted with IT, but not too
busily engaged with the stage to
think Of more material matters.
After a while he leaned over TO me
and asked if ! had been charged
admission.
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the play belonged to his heirs, but
the author. Bronson Howard.
brought out his contract with my
husband and showed me that it
said nothing about the ownership
passing into the possession of the
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things / have forgotten. It viii
take me some time TO get accus-
toned 10 the old business. And II
wiz not be easy for me to get the
right sort Of a play. You can see
for yourself that I am not az
slender as 7 once was. But my In
terests wiz tend tha+ 49,. stuart
is rapidly growing up. Before
many years have passed he viii
be stepping into his fathers
shoes"
On the table there was photo
graph of Stuart Robson, the faith
er. II was taken when the creator
of Bertie The Lamb was t4~e..tt7-
three years Of age. and was so
marked in Mr.. Robson's handwrit-
ing. I picked it up and examined
it refectively. 1t showed the actor
when he was but ten years older
than this son Of his who promises
70 step into his shoes" is today.
Mrs. Robson observed my exami-
nation Of the picture.
Would you like to keep that?"
she inquired. There are not many
In existence.
I expressed e proper apprecia-
ton of the gift, and reached for
my hat.
why can't you stay and dine?"
she suggested Hospitality.
I pleaded a dinner engagement
with some member of the Viola
Allen company
isn't she deIigLtfuI?" comment
ed Stuart Hobson's widow cordial
ly. 81 have known her since sic
was a struggling young actress in
New York, We were both very
poor at that time, and lived in a
sort Of an apartment house on
Nineteenth street, near Eighth
avenue. She vas in a play called
well 1 forget just what it was
called, but it failed And that fail
ure meant so much 20 her. I
believe she had just one street
dress in those days. but she kept
retrimming IL and fresheniug it up
so that she always made an attrac-
tive appearance. And every morn
ing she went ont just as cheerfuIly
and brayely as though she were on
the crest Of wave of prosperity"
"WeH, good-by, Mrs. Robson"
said, shaking hands the second
time. when Stuart comes TO town
as BERTHE the Lamb in The Hen
rietta' be sure TO send me an invi-
tation if I have ceased to be on the
free list"
when ne does, I viii send you
a box, and give you "A champagne
supper after the performance" de-
clared Mrs. Stuart Robson, en-
phaticany.
FRANK MORSE.
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other town and tried to get back
some Of the money he had sunk in
so 1t. But he was boiling over with
rage at what that paper said. He
told me about It a long time after
ward and said: Never try to fight
the newspapers. It doesn't pay. You
can't do yourself any good and you
are almost certain to do yourself
lots of harm. II the critics roast
you, just let it pass and say moth
ing If you try to fight them you
are sure to get the worst of il! I've
always remembered that piece Of
advice" added Mrs. Robson.
We'll, at any rate. the critics were
kind 20 The Henrietta, 1 OBJ
served (And Heaven knows that
is dramatically one of the worst
plays that has made a big and last
ing success-even If It is one Of
the most delightful entertainments
of modern years. And by the way,
what has become of The Henriet-
tap"
why, that belongs TO Stuart. Or,
at least, IL viii belong to him. At
ter Mr.. Robson's death / thought
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producers heirs. The other heirs
relinquished all claim to the play.
They felt that TO enter suit would
be like throwing good money after
bad. But / hated the idea of Stuart
losing his fathers greatest play.
Then Mr. Howard said that he
would allow my son "a certain per-
centage of the royalties while he
was getting his education and
would arrange that the play should
become his absolute property on
his-Mr. Hov ard's-death. So you
see young Stuart Robson Is finally
to become the absolute owner Of
Stuart Robson's famous Henriet-
ta.'"
How old Is the boy?"
Thirteen
EDO you think he win inherit his
fathers taleut?"
"He is his father over again"
said Mrs. Robson enthusiastical-
l..
"Why, he even has that little lisp
that YOU remember Mr. Robson
had. He Is the breathing image of
him and has even his little man
uerisms."
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admission.

"Why do you ask? I said TO
him.
" Because ne answered, II they
didn't charge you any admission
you ought TO give me the money to
spend
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"Will be play The HenrlettaY ? "
Undoubtedly. if he decides TO
go on the stage And ] don't think
there is mueh doubt about that.
He's crazy about il. We can't keep
him away from the theater, ! sent
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IL you have a
Gig ar e tie or
so m e thing TO
drink? queried
NJ r S Stuar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-24
OTHER mARkETssY TELEGRAPH

Chicago. FEB. 23--cATTLE-Rseeipts. 1000 hxs
marker steady. common prime steers. 81 T5easS.
Sc 1oqS4 30. heifers. Sc 504$5 bulls So 2544E
calves. S3dS7 50. stOckers and feeders Sc 7S5sS@
HOGS-Recsipts. q COO head; market 5910c tsrs.~
choice 70 prime heavy So 25gss 3d. medium % RI
choice heavy. mixed. 80 1885 % packing IS sssssz
SHEEP AND I4AABS-Recspts 1000 head nzr-s.
steady sheep. S4QS6. ysarIinss s. 5O9SS >: lambs y
Cincinnati Feb. 2s-HOGs active: butchsrs and .s,n
pers. 81 359s8 37l2: common s. 059<s 10. ClrTfs
QUIET fair good shippers "a 5O0S5 .. common "a
81 % SHEEP strong at S3aS5 20. LAMBS steady I.
East Bu1aIo Feb. 2s.-CATTLE-Rscsipts 100 49,.
market slow prime IS Sass shipping
IS .; butchers "a 4OS5 Is: hcisrs 50 25Qs5: cox q
asa 5O bulls 81 500 81 80 VESALS-Rsceipts 500 80
market active az s. 25QsS 10. HOG1Rscsfpts so
hsads market active pigs 6Q10c lower; Others ysAsv
rOughs. s. 759S5 90; stays. So 75QS4 =. SHEEP Avn
I4AMBS-FSecsipts 500 head market
1Oc higher lambs 50 25bST So ysarlinzs 4oass
wetheTs. s. 75gS8 .; ewes s. 5O9S5 IS: sheep nix
s30SJ 70.
Kansas City Feb. 2s.-CATTLE-Rscsipts a1oo -.
export dressed beef s. 400s8 fair "a md
S4fS5 -: Western fed steers. 50 1885 80
feeders s3dS5 southern steers. 50 5S4 60 Southern
81 25QS3 70; native cows. g 25dS4 80: nz;iv,
heiters s39S5 bulls 81 5O9s4; calves SSas7 3 HOGS
Receipts 1000 head: market strong % Sc highs-; tp
So 20: bulk Of sales $69S8 12ii heavy. Sc 1888 81
packers $68ss 15 pigs and light So SOSs %. sEzEEP-
Receipts $500 head: market strong and active: nziv,
lambs. IS 5OdS6 So; Western lambs. s. 5o9S6 10
and yearnEs 81 2J1S5 50. Western FED ysarings Is as
SIS IS Western fed sheep 81 s5 TOs stocksrs and ts-
Toisdo Feb. s-CLOvERSEED-Cssh and February
IS 50; March. s. IS; April. IS 81 TIMOTHY-PazA
81 co ALSIKE. IS 80