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COTTON is QUIET
AND YERY STEADY
Close at Advance of 3 Points
on Near Months
SOUTHERN SPOTS ARE FIRM
Weather Map Showed Considerable
Rain In the Belt, With a Possibility
of Delayed Movement, Which
May Have Influence.

New York, January s.-Trading in cot
ton continued very quiet, but the market
showed a pretty steady undertone at the
close, steady at an advance of points to
a decline of one point Sales were es-
timated at 10000 bales.
The opening was steady at an advance
OF to 4 points and the active months
sold to 10 points higher during the ear
" session on covering of scattered shorts,
a little local support and buying of the
near months on a small scale by spot peo-
pie.
At the advance, recent buyers turned
for profits and with some selling for a
turn prices slipped off from the best. The
market steadied up around the closing
figures of last night owing to the firm ad-
vices of southern spot markets. How
ever, fluctuations in the late trade We're
very narrow. The close was within or
points of the lowest.
Southern spot market, according to the
official report. showed unchanged to -3-l6
per cent higher. The weather map
showed considerable rain in the belt and
the possibility of a delayed movement
as result may have some influence. Re
ceipts for the day were large compared
with last year, but were considerably ex-
ceeded by exports.
Receipts at the ports today $3.50 bales
against 1853 last week and 1880 last
year For the week $4,000 bales against
81 ,764 last week and 154,954 last year. To-
days receipts at New Orleans 1864 bales
against 1856 last year and at Houston TO-
1903 bales against 1881 last year.
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n. and B. Beers Cotton Letter to C. H
Cothran, MANAGER.

New Orleans, January 3-The market
acted very disappiontngly today. for
white prices ruled comparatively steady
and somewhat higher than close of yes
terday. It failed to reflect the activity
reported in the spot markets of the south
especially in New Orleans, where very
large sales are reported to have been
made at an advance of about 4. Traders
however, and the trade in general. realize
that while the inquiry for actual cotton
has been very large. thus far this season.
the crop is a very big one also, and as
one feature serves to Offset the other
the market exhibits no decided tendency
for the present. From all appearances,
1t would seem that one or the other the
demand or the supply. will have to figure
more conspicuously as the dominating in
f1uence II any change of Importance is
to overtake the market.
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BRIDGE NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that
sealed proposals will be receiv-
ed in the Office of the Board of
Revenue, Of Jefferson county,
Alabama, up to IL o'clock,
noon, February 5, 1907, for the
construction Of IL new steel
bridges, and for replacing
wooden joists and hand rail
with steel on six steel bridges.
Plans and specifications on file
in Engineers Office, in court
house. The right to reject any
and all bids is hereby reserved.
p. S. MILNER
County Engine
Jan. Q, 1907.
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Liverpool. January s-spot. good bus
mess done; prices points higher. Amer
lean middling fair, 6.56; good middling,
sos; middling. 5.ss: low middling, 90;
good ordinary. $50; ordinary. sos. The
sales of the day were 1900 bales. of
which 1000 were for speculation and ex-
port and included 1890 American. Re
ceipts, $1,000 bales. including 24,3O0 Amer
lean. Futures opened steady and closed
very steady American middling good or
binary clause, January, 5,56lk; January
February, 5.55la February-March, 5.54
March-April, $3.50: April-May, 5.64' May
June, 554l5: June-July, ODD July-August,
SD; AugustSeptember, SHY; September
October, !. AZ; October November, 5.Sl;
November December, 1854.
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Testers Monthly cotton Statement.

New Orleans. January 3.-Secretary Hes
ter's New Orleans cotton exchange state
ment issued today covers the monthly
movement to December 81.
Compared with last year 1t shows an
increase for the month In round figures
of III, 900 bales, compared with year before
last, an increase of 1872 900 bales, and
with 1903 an increase of $4,000 bales.
The total for December was 2.2S3 672,
against 1,572,213 last year. 1901, 300 year
before last and 1,90i,623 same time in
1903.
The movement from September / to
December 81, inclusive shows receipts at
all United States ports. 5,925, 096. against
5,0S0.1S5 last year, 5,939336 year before
last and 5,216769 same time in 1903; over
land across the Mississippi, Ohio and Po-
tomac rivers to northern mills and Cam
ada, 500, 442 against 1873, 60 last year, 529.-
DG9 year before last and 424,424 same
time in 1903; southern mills takings, ex-
elusive Of quantity consumed at south
ern out-ports, IS, 700, against 3,0l4 last
year, 901 900 year before last and $4,000
same time in 1903: and interior stocks in
excess those held at the commencement
of the season. 562,535, against 6o6,713 last
year, 663, 100 year before last and All ,929
same time in 1903
These make the total movement of the
cotton crop brought into sight during the
four months ending close of December.
s,025,O73 against 7,073,627 last year. s.o32 534
year before last and 6,932, 122 same time
In 1903.
Northern spinners took during December
O.3Ss bales, against 391, 440 last year and
1851 ,e47 year before last, increasing their
total for the four months to 200. 1913.
against 237 9oi last year and 1,1s9 1871 the
year before. This makes their average
weekly takings for the season $3.50
against II 029 last year. and 6s,243 the
year before.
Foreign exports for the four months of
the season have been 4.130111 bales. show
ing an increase over last season of ga
3o7. and decrease under the same period
year before last of 1881. The gain in
foreign exports during December, COM
pared with December last year, has been
223, S53. and compared with the same period
year before last 7O137
Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty
nine leading southern interior markets on
December 81 we're 1871. against $50. AS
the same date last year, and 1T70,62f the
year before.
Including port and interior town stocks
left over from the previous season and
the number Of bales of the current crop
brought into sight during the four
months. the supply has been S.s22,s4s.
against 751S.15S last year and s194,501 the
year before.
Up to December 81 last year 62.34-1O0 per
cent OF the cotton crop had been market
ed and for the same four months in 1904
the percentage Of the crop brought into
sight was 59.2I-10o per cent, and for the
same time in 1903 the percentage market
ed was SO. 20-100 per cent.
The amount of the crop brought into
sight for the four months from September
to December. inclusive is 951 900 over last
year, 1000 under year before last. and L.
093 900 ahead of 1903.
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Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston-Steady; middling, 10 1-16c;
net receipts, 14,130; gross receipts, 14,l3o;
sales, 200; stock, 379171; exports to France
1884; TO the continent, 80, 1885, coastwise,
6339
New Orleans-Firm mddling. 10 5-16c;
net receipts, 1854; gross receipts, 1885;
sales, 1525 stock, 422,375.
Mobile-Firm; middling, 10Dsc; net re-
ceipts, DAT; gros sreceipts 947; sales, ESQ;
stock. $500; exports to France, 1884;
coastwise, 1926
Savannah-Steady; middling, 10 1-16c; net
receipts, 1898; gross receipts. 9Se3; sales.
1891; stock, 1S1.729 exports to Great
Britain. 7761 to the continent, 1864: coast
wise, 4051.
Charleston-Flrm; middling, 9s4e; net
receipts, 1903; gross receipts, 103 stock,
14,S61.
Wilmington-Steady; middling, 1Oc: net
receipts, 1124; gross receipts, 1924; stock
1881.
Norfolk-Steady; middlipg, 10ssc; net ~ /;
ceipts, 29ss; gross receipts, 1888; sales 45l ;
stock, 53,141; exports coastwise, 1885,
acknowledgements; middling, 10ssc !,
gross receipts, 924 stock, 1867.
New York-Steady; middling, 10. TIC; net
receipts, ~; gross receipts, 1885, sales,
2SB; stock, 1895; exports to the CONT
nent, 1901
Boston-rSteady middling. 10.75c; net re-
ceipts. SIS; gross receipts, 6506
alphabetically; middling. lie; net
receipts, 339; gross receipts, 1893; stock,
2s15.
Jacksonyille-Net receipts, 1872; gross re-
ceipts. 1892; exports coastwise. 332
Newport News-gross receipts, 1900:
stock 1874; exports to Great Britain. 1900.
Total today. at all ports Net, 49, 100; ex-
ports to Great Britain. 9261; to France,
22.91S; to the continent 45,9i7: stock, 1,2ss,
49,
Consolidated, at all ports: Net. 262, 466;
exports to Great Britain 100, 654; to France
40.4S1; to the continent, 1873; to Japan,
6sl9.
Total since September /. at all ports:
Net, 6,015.137: exports to Great Britain
1,S545S0; to France, 532.117; to the CONT
nent, 1762,s21; to Japan. 94,4S4.
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, January 3.-Cattle: Receipts,
about 5000; market best, strong to 10c
higher Others steady. Common to prime
steers, $497.2o; cows. s2.75@4.75; heifers,
81 9Ol5; bulls, So. 1904 so: calves, s.. 75Qis;
stockers and feeders, 81. 4OQ4. So
Hogs: Receipts, about 1900; market
to 10c higher; good to choice heavy, IS 45
az sos strong weight butchers. SO. 45ds so /;
packing, So. 30d6. As: mixed light, IS. 30d6. 40;
bulk of sales. IS. 35d6.45.
Sheep: Receipts. about 1900; market
slow and weak sheep. $375Q6; yearlings.
- 606ls. z5: lambs. Sc. 50Gi7 3d.
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THE LOCAL MARKETS.

The price of cotton in the Birming-
ham spot market advanced 12is points
again yesterday. Closing figures showed
a 9% cents basis for good middling, this
being Il of a cent higher than the price
offered on Wednesday. For strict good
middling the best grade of cotton 10
cents was offered. The general tone or
the market throughout the day was
steady but receipts were reported light
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Naval Stores.

Savannah, Ga, January 3-Turpentine
firm, 97c; sales. 1851; receipts, 697; ship
ments. ISL Rosin. firm; sales, 1882; re-
ceipts 3O67; shipments, 2409; stock 1885.
Quote A, B, c, d. $S.95fl4; E, $39oG405;
r. S4oOd410; G, $4.O5@415; II, s42O@4.S0;
I, $3.50; X, $515; NJ, $50; N, 6; window
glass. s6.5066.65; water white, s6.75a6S5.
Charleston. January S.-Turpentine and
rosin. nothing doing
Wilmington, N. c.. January 3-Spirits
turpentine. firm. s6Ac; receipts, IT casks.
Rosin, steady; $3.50. Receipts, 1o7. Tar,
firm, $235. Receipts 60. Crude turpen-
tine, firm; 1895; 4.5O@4.5O; receipts 8 bar
rels.
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Prime mercantile paper, 6d6is per cent;
sterling exchange irregular, with actual
business in bankers bills at 4S4SOd4. 81. 30
for demand and at 479. 7514. 1880 for sixty
day bills; posted rates, 4.S01 and 4.S5@
Assn; commercial bills 479A6479s4; bar
silver, 7ols; Mexican dollars. 54isc; gov
eminent bonds weak railroad bonds
steady.
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New. York Cotton Futures.
New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, January -Cotton-spots
steady. 1-16c; higher; middling, 10 5-16c;
sales on the spot were 9275 bales, and
2250 to arrive.
Futures opened nominally steady at
an advance of to 6 points Fluctuations
were extremely narrow, the market tone
being almost dull and was at no time
more than moderately active The close
was quiet, to 4 points over yesterday.
New Orleans Cotton Futures.
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Chicago. January 3.-The statement that
large quantities of wheat are still in the
hands of farmers in Minnesota and the
Daketas caused free selling of wheat here
today and resulted in a decline of nearly
l cent a bushel, the May option closing
at net loss of 7sQl1c Corn was hc
lower, oats a shade lower. Provisions
were 21s171sc higher.
The leading futures were as follows:
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Fruits and Produce.
Lemons-Per box, extra fancy, $iq4.50
Cabbage-11a41&c.
Malaga Grapes-Per keg, $500
New Florida Squasn-Per crate, Sl12.
Few Florida Lettuce-Per crate, $1.50u2
Western Apples-Ben Davis, 5000. 25
Baidwins, SO. 50q3.75; Kings $50.
Florida Oranges-s2. SOFA per box.
Florida Tangerines-$3 So. SOFA per box.
Onions-New crop, pound. 20.
Northern Potatoes-Per bushel, 76gSOc.
Sweet Potatoes-Per barrel $2.50d3.00
Doolys, per bushel, s1.00
Eggs-Cod storage, 2Oa22c; Tennessee
fresh candled, 22G24c.
Hens-35n40c; 1roilers, 25@35c.
Butter-Fresh, 1Sq20c; renovated, Sc;
creamery, 36c.
Cheese-Faul cream. per pound. Ice.
Hides and Wool
Green salt sides, No. 1, 91a9l0c.
Dry flint, No |. 17119c.
Dry salt hides, No. q 1b@17c
Clear washed wool. 34Q35c.
Unwashed woor, 22424c.
BURY wool, 12Q1sc
Sheepskins, 40t5s125.
Tallow. 4Qfhc.
Beeswax. 25c.
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New Orleans Cotton Fut

New Orleans January 3.-Cotten-Spots
closed steady sales 11,525 bales. Low or
binary, 11-16c. nominal; ordinary, 3-16c;
nominal; good ordinary. SIC; low mid
ding, 9-5-16c; good middling, 11Bc; mid
ding fair, II 11-16c nominal; fair, II 5-16c.
Receipts. 1904; stocks. 422,375.
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Cotton Seed oil.

New Orleans, January 3.-Cotton seed,
oil; Prime, 80; crude, 30.
Memphis. January 3.-Cotton seed oil:
Prime crude, 2sc; choice meal, $500;
choice cake, $3.50.
New York, January 3,-Cotton seed oil.
Gays; prime crude, I. o. b. mills. 3Sls;
yellow, 40Q401sc. Petroleum, steady.
Resin frm; strained common to good,
$i25 Turpentine, quiet 70Q7O1sc.
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Metal Market.

New York, January 3.-London tin broke
sharply today; spot, f1SS; futures, &1sS
los. Locally weak and unsettled; spot. Sal
bid and SAL 80 asked. Copper lower in
London under liquidation; spot f103 JOS;
futures, R105. Locally strong; lake, sag
24.25; electrolytic, s23. 75424; casting. s23 so
Q23.75. Lead unchanged at s6@6. rs locally
Lower abroad at f19 los. Spelter IS
lower in London at f27 15s. Locally firm;
spot, IS. 6596.75. Iron lower in common
with English metal market. Standard
foundry, b9s Cd; Cleveland warrants, COS
lid. Locally unchanged; No. ] foundry
northern, $25. 25Q25. 80; No. foundry nor
thern, $24. 1925. rs; No. l foundry south
ern, s25. 50q27 80; No. foundry southern,
s25Q27.
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CLEARING and EXCHANGE,

Memphis, January 3-Clearings, $780,
1854; balances, $100.557.
New Orleans, January 3.-Clearngs, S.
01GSO5. New York exchange 81 discount;
commercial paper to s per cent.
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Cash quotations were as follows
Flour-Steady.
Wheat-No 2 spring, E4G7Shc; No 3,
7G67Sc; No. red. 71asd72hc.
Corn-No. o 4Oc; No. 2 yellow, 4O1a@
41sc.
oats-No. 2, ssa4c; No white, s4i4c;
No. white, 3td35lac. =
Rye-No. .. Gle.
Barley--Fair to choice mailing. 471s@50c.
Flax seed-No. l, sl12lk; No. l north
western. $1.I91R
Timothy Seed-Prime, $4.35.
Clover-Contract grades. s13.75.
Short Rbs-Sides, loose, $S.5OdS.S71e
Mess Pork-Per barrel, s16071s
Lard-Per 100 pounds. S7.321a.
Short Clear Sides-Boxed. $9i2izd9.25.
Whisky-Basis of high wines, s1.29.
On the produce exchange today the
butter market was steady; creameries,
22M31c: diaries, z0@27c.
Eggs-Stcady: at mark cases included.
21@23c; firsts, 23c prime firsts, 24c; ex-
tras, 2sc.
Cheese-Steady, 13d14c.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, January 3.-Today's treas
ury balances, exclusive of the gold re-
serve, show; Available cash balance,
$2SS, S60,387; gold coin and bullion, $03,-
355, 9S5.
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Seaboard All Line.


Baltimore, M. D., January 3.-Seaboard
common and preferred, nothing doing.
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In the local wholesale fruit and produce
market several changes in the quotation
of prices are noted Sweet potatoes
have advanced from 81 and $3.50 per bar
rel Dooly potatoes have advanced from
81 cents to 81 per bushel. Cold storage
eggs are down from q cents per dozen
to 20 and % cents, while the Tennessee
fresh candled stock is down from 30 cents
to % and "a cents per dozen. The gem
era condition of the market is good and
the trade is healthy. Receipts are lib
eral and the demand is fully equal to
the supply.
No material changes In the prices quot
ed in the local wholesale market,
healthy trade is prevalent and the market
rules steady.
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Coffee Market.

New York, January Spot coffee
steady; Rio No. I. 7d7ls; Santos No. T.
77s6Sis; mild steady; Cordoya. 9Q12h.
Futures opened steady at unchanged
prices to an advance of five points on
bullish reports concerning government
purchases in the primary markets, cover
ing of shorts and a little support from
local bulls. Prices improved during the
middle session. and at one time were
about ten points net higher. Realizing
eased the market off slightly toward the
close. and the final tone was barely
steady at a net advance OF fiYe to ten
points. Sales. 9,750 bags, including Janu-
ary. s5.45: March, 81. 65; May, s.. SO0I5 So; ;
July, $616.O5; September Sc. 10M6.15; Oc-
tober, Sc. 20; December. Sc. 30Q6.35.
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Feed Stuff.
Corn-No. mixed. Jic; white, zoe.
Oats--No. mixed. l2c; No, wnits,
acc; white clip. soc.
Pure wheat bran, 80 or 100, H.25.
Cotton seed feed meal. s26; prime. ST.
Corn chops. N.15
Corn hearts. s1.2s
Shorts--100 pound sack. $40.
Hulls--s0-lb c. s., 50 ton; 20-lb. C. g., 100
sack; 100-ib c. s., 81 ton; 100-lb c. g.. $50
sack; 100-lb sack hulls, Soc.
Hay-choice timothy, s27; No. timo-
thy, SIS; johnson grass. $i5: clover mixed.
5000
Nuts-EngIish walnuts, 15c per pound;
Brazils, tic per pound; almonds, lie per
pound; filberts. 121zc per pound; pecans
zoe per pound; mixed nuts. 12Iac per
pound.
Raislns-Two crown layers, 100; three
crown layers. g.
Dates-Per case. 30 pound case s2.25.
Figs-Layers, 5 crown. s1.1o; 9 crown
81 Is per box.
citron in 10 pound boxes. CSC per pound.
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LlverpooI Cotton Market.

receipts, 2Sel7 shipments, %, 4s9Vs sales
1885, stock, 353,0l4
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Cry Goods.

New York, January 3.-The dry goods
market was generally quiet but jobbers
were more active and shipments of spring
goods are being made in great volume
Silk ribbons have been advanced. An adj
vance in some grades of prints was an
nounced. The raw silk market was more
quiet.
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Local Staple Groceries.

sugar-Granulated, sac; \. c.. 4Mc.
Flour-Fancy patent, s5.25. standard
patent. $3.50; straight, s3,75.
Coffee-Green. uMl2c; Arbnckle's. sls.55:
Porto Rico. $3.50
Meat-Dry sailed ribs. sac: dry sailed
rib bellies, 10ikc; extra clear, loo; hams.
fancy, l5ssc; medium. itssc: bacon bellies.
12hc; California hams. Toe.
Lard-Leaf, lO5ks; eoiuftund lard, Sc.
Molasses-Centrifugal 30035: sugar
house. 40c; Georgia cane. s5c.
White peas-Per bushel. s2.s5.
Beans--Navy. s2.2s per bushei: hand
picked Lima. &c.
Grits-92 pounds. s1.65
Meal--"Jim Dandy" N.ls.
Mncaroni. sac.
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

WSuGy OH Sdll.
New York, January 3.-Money on call
opened strong; later 21a04 per cent; ruling
rate 6; closing bid. q offered at g. time
loans easier. sixty days per cent, nomi-
nal 80 days 6is bid; six months. bid
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Seeded Raisins-Pound package, &c.
Peanuts-Fancy, per pound. &c; choice,
Der pound, &c.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of
trains at the Union station.
effective December 49, 1869
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RESOURCES
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Local Iron Market.
Local Cotton Market.
Local Securities.
Banks and Trust Companies.

Corrected by Otto Marx II Co.. Brown-
Marx Bulllingo
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THE "DRY" SOUTH.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
 Temp erance has for the past twenty years been making inroads into the south. mainly through the provision of local option, which the southern people have so far found the most satisfa tory way of solving the liquor problem. This spread of temperance Is due in large part. to the activity of the Wom- ans Oh ristian Temperance union and kindred organizations and to the folly and lawless methods of the saloon peo- pie, who in many sections, blind to the condition of affairs prevailing, have by their arbitrary methods. their interfer- ence in politics and their control of legislation done all In their power to stir up public opinion against them. . More than two irds of all the towns and counties in the south are now 'dry"-that Is. liquor cannot be sold or manufactured in tn em The number has been greatly increased in the last few months, and the indications are of still further increase by next year.
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THE LATEST NATURE STORY

Tulsa q. T) Cor. Detroit Free Press.
 The following story is not told by Rev. Long, Jack London, Mir. Roosevelt or others who have written nature studies, but by Dr. Mcconnell of Tulsa, who knows snakes and cats when he sees them.
 Dr. Mcconnell was sitting on his porch when he saw a cat coming up the lawn dragging a rattlesnake about three feet long.
 The cat had the snake by the nape of the neck, if it had such a thing, and ap- parently was experiencing no trouble in "toting' its load.
 The feline carried his snakeship under the porch, and there for fifteen minutes she lovingly fondled 1t with, her paws. Dr. Mcconnell called the members of Dr. Harrisons family to watch the perform ance.
 Finally a disagreement arose and the serpent was seen to strike wickedly at the cat. Tabby liked this phase of the situa- ton fully as we'll as the amorous stunts and fought back with zest.
 The snake and the cat kept the duel up for probably five minutes, when the spec tators thought 1t was time to interfere and the snake was killed.
 The cat was bitten in a dozen places, but the bites had no effect other than to ruffle her fur.
 The snake had a number of deep scratches on it's body. Fourteen rattles and a hnttnn wa<a tai<An from It's tall