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The Billings gazette., 1908-03-20
GERMAN TROOPS DEFEAT HOT.
TENToTs At COST oF5;THEIR
OWN OFFICERS.
TRIBES CRUSHED
Troops Surfer Thirst and hunger In
Trailing ths nSeross But Finally
Mest fhsm Ia1d Scatter Them
Fight Mas III Desert Of kalahari in
& Afrfea. q

r Iii q . 10
Berlin, March 10 The government
tonight published u cablegram from
South Africa reporting battle be.
tween theS German expeditionary
forces and . l'body Of Hottentots in
the Kalahari adesert. The German
troops had been sent out tQ nnd
Simon Koppers. the last Of the Hot
tentot chiefs, who ID still. hostile.
The engagement was very severe
one. The enemy lost 50 killed: Seven
men and several women were cap.
tured. The German losses also were
heavy, Captain Won Erckert, comman.
der, Lieutenant Nbber and 10 pri
Yates being killed and IA wounded, ot
whom nine were seriously hurt. IL
The German force left Chaos or
March 6, 300 strong with many ma
chine guns. They made forced
marches into the waterless desert fol
four days before stopping long
enough to cook . fresh supply Of
food. 8 II
The only well fcpnd was dirty
pool which was insufficient to quench
the thirst Of the camels.
locatss Camp.
4 Captain Erckert finally located the
Hottentot camp. On March IS. 4
He began the attack next morning
at daybreak and soon there was
fierce lighting all along the line. The
German commander fell il the first
onslaught and the second officer in
command took charge Of the expedi
tionary forces, which drove the Hot,
tentots from one position TO anothel
until finally they brokf and ned IN all
directions. Chief ,Kopper's power ha.
been badly weakened BY this defeat
but t will be necessary for the Ger
mans 70 continue y yigilant watch
over the approaches to the desert.
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GIVES TWO ADDRESSES IN CHI.
cAGo ON HIS BIRTHDAY.
GREETED BY CROWDS I
Nebraskan Meets With Enthusiastic
Reception When He Faces Az.
dienees in the Windy city-ora.
ttons Arc Eloquent and Interesting.

3 4. i r t45 e .
Chicago, March 19.-Declaring that
the most vital Of political issues IL
the domination Of politics by favor
seeking corporations, and asserting
that he.democratic party: is. the best
to undertake the task Of correcting
this. ,Wm. ]. Bryan tonight sceiebrat-
ed his forty-eighth birthday ,by deliv.
ering speech on national issues be.
fore big mass meeting in the Sew.
enth regiment armory on Sixteenth
street. 4 ~ i8
Mr.. Bryan took for his subject,
why Democracy!" and after dis.
lcussing the records Of President
Roosevelt. Governor Hughes and Sec
retary Taft regarding corporation leg
islation. he answered the questions
by saying:
because the democratic party 10
the only party sumoiently large to
give hope of success and sumciently
democratic to give hope Of relief af.
ter !: victory has been won = &
Mr.. Bryan's speech vas the only
one delivered At the meeting.
Carter H. Harrison, former mayor
OF Chicago, and head Of the Bryan
league. under the auspices Of which
the gathering was held, introduced
the speaker and declared that the
meeting had been organized to give
Mr.. Bryan full opportunity to ex-
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svALkER ExrRADlTEn.

washinston. March IS. The state
department Was today informed that
the Mexican government had granted,
the extradition Of William Il. Walker,
the Connecticut banker who abscond-
ed several months ago and was 10
cated In southern California. i
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RIVERS RISING AT
PlT1SBu!RG TOWN.
,MEAsuREs..;sWiLL BE TAKEN 10
FIGHT FUTURE ~ GODS.

/. Pittsburg, March 19.--With surpris.
Ing snddenness another food Of the
rivera 10 being experienced IN Pitta,
burg and vicinity. At 1o.p.clock this
morning the stage reachedsthe danger
mark Of ~ feet and the waterswas ris.
ing. s5ss
According to the weather bureau !
possible stage Of 80 feet is expected
early tomorrow. Should IS feat 81
water be reached It will lack but s1k
feet Of the great food of March Is
last. 5sss:5s3.s' n 4 u. S.: IS:
sAM the small streams are on the
rampage. Streets and cellars in the
suburbs are covered With water. Low
lands Of this city are inundated:
The nrst meeting Of the chamber
OF commerce food committee was
held today. A determined effort viii
be made to ascertain the cost, charac-
ter and cause of food damage. An
adequate method for the protection
against floods will be discussed.
A feeling Of relief came over Pitts
burg and in the city tonight when
tofacials Of the weather bureau an
nounced that conditions suddenly
changed and that the flood which
came upon the city with unusual sud
denness this morning would not bs %
serious @ they had expected eafly IN
the morning and until afternoon.
Z II was stated tonight that 10 crest
OF the flood would probably reach It's
height about daylight and that y
would be slightly lesa than 50 feet
instead Of 50 feet OF more. the fore
cast Of the first wszning.
Although the Hood viii not be as
serious a. scheduled II viii be At
tended by enormous loss, some Of
which has already been indicted.
Thousands of cellars amt the first
floors Of hundreds Of homes in the
lowlands are flooded, muddy water ID
flowing through scores OF Industrial
plants and It Is estimated that at
least $4,000 employees WIN be unable
to work tomorrow.
All western Pennsylvania reports
damage and Inconvenience in most
places even greater than that experi-
enced last year. In numerous up
river towns business Is at . stand.
still.
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taken at time OF year when young
woman should take rest and It win
be. to one Of the most picturesque
countries in the world. The Gazette
girls will get. to SEQ Japan ct the
height q her summers color. when
the cherry. trees are loaded With their
delicious fruit. There will be no
points Of interest on the journey. but
that The Gazette girls VIII get to see.
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is such that any candidate stands @
good show Of winning % any other
candidate. N win take but Z few
yearly isubscriptions for the lowest
candidate 70 pass the vote Of the
highest. Il
There Il nothing The Gazette could
oRer % ! premium to the young ladies
that could be- more attractive than
the proposed vacation trip. It win be
The Billings gazette., 1908-03-20
MEN ARE LAID orr.

Nashville, March 1s.-Five hundred
men who we're employed In the loco
motive department o. the Nashville,
Chattanooga q st. Louis railroad
shops here have been laid OF in the
last few days.
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GUILD RECOVERING.

Boston, March 19. DR.. Winslow L.
sued the following bulletin at Z O'Clock
tonight:
'.The governor 10 tonight better
and has done very well today. His
condition Is better though he . still y
very sick man. There Il now hops Of
his recovery,
The Billings gazette., 1908-03-20
press his views on issues which may
be expected to come up in the cam
paign. About 10000 persons crowded
into the big building.
Earlier Address.

+ = -. ; 2 T i ~
Chicago, March 49, Faith in God
in the United States Government and
IN Oneself" was discussed by w. ].
Bryan today in q speech delivered ia
students and instructors and at the
Armour institute.
sS you must have faith in your form
of government. It is the best govern.
ment that ever was conceived in the
mind .Qf man. It ia not perfect, for
when Memorials aresIn power you can
prove that the government Is not per.
feet BY all the republicans and when
the republicans are in power no proof
is necessary to show that II ii not
perfect" 35 ~, \,
The Billings gazette., 1908-03-20
NEGROES HAVE SOULS.
Statement % Til. Eject Causes
L Al Grant llnnfkae 5s5

Statement g Til. Effect Causes
Great uproar.
Berlin, March 19.-There was an
uproar in the reichstag today. Dur
ing the debate on the colonial budget,
Herr Erseberger, centrist. made .
speech In which he referred to. the
governments treatment Of negroes in
tho colonies. and made use Of the
phrase: "a negro also has an I'm.
mortal soul"
As the speaker paused after; this
remark. 3eertng expressions were
heard from the galleries some Of
which appeared to come from tho di.
vision get apart for the press.
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BRloANDs KILL soLDlER.

Tinis. March 1s.-A soldier was
killed today during an engasement be-
tween picket and band of 30 Pers
sian brigands conveying conkraband.
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memory. think Representatives
Butler. Robinson. Sherman, Lilley,
Hughes and sperry and Senators
Bulkley and Brandegee. I think Rep
resentatives Butler and Loudenslager
called after the awarding Of the con
tract and the others before the con.
tract was signed
I'm the interest OF whom ?''
They asked me about the attitude
Of the department. told them what
! had done and what proposed to do.
No suggestions were made By them to
me in any way. They simply felt,
they said. it was to the interest Of the
government to have two companies
build boats" \;
Mr.. Metcalf and Chief Constructor
Capps both declared they knew OF no
excessive profits being realized on the
submarines and the former held: that
the navy department should be al
lowed to arrange the details Of the
types of boats. q ~ 8s s. sig!F y ess
The total preparations Tor. subma-
Erine boats since such boats were flrst
contracted for was shown by Mr..
Stephens to be $4,000, 900 and Admiral
Gabps was asked Il he considered this
was Z million dollars Of excessive
profits. .5ss
\ aAs an offhand statement" he re-
piled. Il should say no."'
THE charge Is made" said Mr..
Stephens. that II an appropriation Of
33.50o.Q 600 is passed your department.
will award contracts which will allow
m excessive pront Of more than a.
,oo0, 900. Is that : proper or. possible
method Of administration Of your de-
partment!"
That is purely :, prophesy and 90
far e. ! shall speak for my future &c
tton I shall not recommend any such
excessive profits: think under the
contracts the builders have q fair but
Aotse1cessive proat.' 2 ~
e. No Comparison.
y n regard to Mr.. Lilley's charges
that submarine boats owned by this
government were inferior to boats
owned by foreign nations, Admiral
Capps said there was no basis for
such charges. as: there were no facts
available on which to base compar-
ison.
! !" AS far as 4 am, aware" he said.
""our boats are just as good as 9th
ers."
''Is the Lake Boat company Offering
to construct boats more cheaply than
the Electric Boat company" asked
Mr.. Howard.
] 'tIf you get them down to the same
characteristics. I should say no." re-
piled Admiral Cspps.
Admiral Capps was asked the fol
lowing question. prepared by Mr.. Lit
tlston. counsel for the Electric. Boat
c6mpany
!. Since you became chief construct
or, has the Electric Boat company
ever received contract except by|
winning competition and except at =
price fair and reasonable?"
He replied:
ITO the best Of my knowledge, the
Electric Boat company has not re-
ceived contract In the last four
years which was not fair and reason.
able. So far as competition is con-
cerned. the contracts have been based
upon results obtained after trial"
Anothar Denial.
Before Secretary Metealf took the
stand Chairman Boutell had read q
letter from William Dulles OF New
York, regarding the anonymous letter
Mr.. Lilley had left with the commit
tee. stating that Mr. Dulles and Rob
ert. NcFloyd Of Cold Springs HaT-
boz. New York. had resigned ~ d.
reStors of the Elsctric Boat company.
ffssbscause ,pf the anonnt used Tor cor.
ruptian and for which they would
make ~ accotntinx.s =
tcoatlaasd % F'ftai Pare,
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roREcAsr o. " EATs.1A

wyoming and s:0ntana: Jair -
dsy, wSirmsr II sase portion sataE.
day falr.
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-07
Proposals for Printing

Sealed proposals for printing and
furnishing the following;
4 broadside display cards of the
electors in each precinct to be
printed on good heavy paper or card
board, so copies in pamphlet form,
of the registered voters in each pre-
cinct win be received by the Board
OF Deputy Stpte Supervisors OF
Elections for Marion County. Ohio.
at their office in the Marion Nat
ional Bank Bldg, until z O'clock
j. M. Thursday, Oct. 15 1908.
The type to be used In printing
both the cards and pamphlets shall
not be less thang12 point. and print.
ed according tofa sample on file In
tho Office of this Board. s~
BIDS for this printing 10 be sub
mitted Pt so much per name. Each
bid must be accompanied with a
bend, with good and sufficient surety
in double the amount bid, for the
faithful performance of the contract.
The Board reserves the right 10 re-
iect any or rNl bids.
Deputy state Supervisors OF Elections
w. q. LTCAS. Ohlef Deputy.
s. II. DoLoNG. Clerk.
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Proposals for Printing

Sealed proposals for the printing
and furnishing the following
10000 Onlcal Ballots, 500 Cards o!
Instruction to Voters. will be recelv
cd by the Boerd OF Deputy State
Supervisors OF Elections for Marion
County, Ohio. ct their Office In the
Slarlon National Bank Building un'
til o'clock p. NJ. Thursday, Oct
18th, 1908.
Said ballots to be printed In ac
sordance with samples on file in the
Office OF said hoard and Pccording to
Section SS7O-1O, 2, of the Revised
Statutes OF Ohio.
Eachf bid must be accompanied
with a bond, with good and suf'
flcient surety. in double the amount
bid, for the faithful performance ol
the ooutrcet.
The Board reserves the right to
reject any or alf bids.
Deputy State Supervisors of Elections
W. G., LUCAS. Chief Deputy.
8. II. Del ONG, Clerk
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-07
Sporting Notes.

JB Haggin will sell sixty-two thor.
oughbred yearliugs In England.
There Is every probability the Cana
dian Association of Amateur Oarsmen
will permit rowing men TO participate
in football this fall.
Fred Clarke of the Pittsburg Nation.
ais and Fielder Jones Of the Chicago
Americans do more running IN from
their positions TO advise aud direct
than all the other captains combined.
Former college football players are
numerous In professional baseball. but
now there is college oarsman in the
ranks. Coulsun, the new Cincinnati
outfelder used TO pun an oar at Cor
nell.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-07

was all about the boy going To college.
The father had decided that his son
should not go to college. that his pre-
paratory training was not sufficient.
that he had no taste forrclasslcal re-
search and that hn was best fitted 10
80 la for business career. The older
man was stubborn. and the younger had
Inherited liberal showing of the same
characteristic. Both were fixed in their
determination: neither would yield.
II sounds unfcelng and breaks
harshly into the romantic features Of
the story. but believe the father was
IN the right OF the matter. Ayear's OBJ
servation of the case has convinced me
that the old gentleman knew whereof
he spoke. The young man arrived In
New York last September with only
money enough to pay his tuition at Co
luInbia for the first semcster Ills en-
trance examination was so unsatisfac-
tory that he achieved the distinction OF
being the most heavily conditioned
freshman in the class. The struggle for
existence began Immediately. and IT
was so inslStcnl that there was practi.
caly no time left for necessary study
Thanks to his COOL looks and agree.
able manner. the wosld lie scholar
found employment sufficient 10 keep
HE wolf from the door. He was on
The constant lookout for jobs which
might be done ont of study hours and
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-07
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET

hungarian Seed JOc per bushcl,
Corrected Daily ly Chas, Turner g. Co,
PAYING PRICE.
Butter--2Oc per ID.
Eggs, 2Oc per dozen.
lard-S 1-2c per Id.
Popcorn &c.
SELLING PRICE.
Butter 2jc per ID.
Eggs, 2ic per dozen.
Cheese, n. Y. cream-20c per lb.
Lard-l2 Ice per 10.
Syrup-i0c per gal.
Sugars-5c 10 l-2c per lb.
Teas-40c to 81 90 per lb.
Vinegar-25c per gal.
Salt--Sl 25 per Dbl
Hand picked Navy Beans--5c per lb.
Carolina Head Rice-1Oc per ID. or
3!bs., for 25c.
Lima Bcans--10c lb.
Marrowfat Beans--7c lb. or Abs. for
Csc.
Cracked ITominy--la or lbs. for
l0c.
Corn Meal-2Oc per sack.
Graham Flour 20c per sack.
Pruns-S l-3 TO 15c per ID.
Seed Raisins--15c per lb.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-07
Bright Pupils.

Recent examinations in a London
school produced the following "howl-
ers"
George Stephenson lived in hum
BILE pit and scrambled up from q man
TO boy"
"It was very unpleasant time be-
fore Alfred the Great came, for they
had no clothes to wear and nothing to
eat"
Lady Jane Grey was taught to say:
oh, dear; oh, dear! Where is the
blockr Aud of went her head with
one blow"
"The English wanted TO invade
France, SO they built tents all round
the, country SO that the people would
die of hunger and thirst"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-07
PITTSBURG

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 7.-Cattle--
Supply light; market steady. Choice.
G a 6.25; prime, j.65 % $50; good
$50 "a SO; tidy butchers, 4 go a
5.25; fair, $50 a 4.25; bulls, 2 a 4;
hcifers, $50 a .; common to good
fat cows, 2 a A good fresh cows and
springers, $25 az $55; common to fair,
$50 q $25.
Sheep and lambs-Supply light;
market steady. Prime wethers. 4 4,35
"a 4.5O; good mixed, % 43O: fair
mixed, $50 40 $50; culs and COM
mon, $50 a q spring lambs, 40
z: veal calves. $50 "a 0; heavy and
thin, so a 6.
HoSs-Rcceipts % doubledecks:
market steady on pigs, 35c lower on
other grades. Prime heavy hogs,
.G.G5 q 6I5; medium, ESQ (0 6.55;
heavy workers., a $40; light york
ers 5 ,75 a 5.95 pigs, 5.25 a $50;
roughs, . a 80; stays, 4 "a 3; grass
ers, 3 a g..
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New York City.

New York Is the greatest hotel city
In the world, and It's hotel property Is
valued at 92,OO0,0OO
Investigation shows that the opium
habit is growing in New York city. Be.
sides about 800 Chlnamen who use the
drug, there are 5oO0'whlte persons ad-
dicted to itS'nse. at.'.is't.
The most valuable land In the world
used for lumber yard is in New York
city within the light of the Great White
Way In the south side of Thlrty-eighth
street, between Broadway and Sew
enth avenue New York Herald
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ture on the heights has come the ap.
probation which was lacking in the be-
ginning of the work. Enough of the
temple has been completed to make 1t
interesting. At the present time ii is
not a heavy pull on the imagination to
look upon the huge unfinished struc.
ture as an immense white ruin OF Il
mediaeval foundation. with moonlight
and foliage as accessories the Illusion
Is perfect. Standing nj the foot OF the
precipitous hill IN the long narrow
park at the rear of the cathedral. one
must lie sordid indeed IL he cannot feel
jubllant that such thing Is possible
In this utllltarlan country
There Is no lack of interest now.
Every one Is asking when II viii be
finished. Cologne waited four centu'
ries for her marvellous minister so long.
indeed, that much Of II was rebuilt
more than once before the whole stood
forth complete. As cathedral builders
the men OF Gotham are not a whit less
capable than the men Of Cologne, but
when It comes TO waiting welh the i'm
labltants or the "city of hundred
imells" outrivai them. Wait 100 years
for st. Joan the Divine! No not an
even hundred The supervising archl'
tects have declared that tley can Go
the trick In tweaty years longer II the
money he forthcoming about Il million
every year. Mark my prediction the
cathedral OF ST. John the Divine win
be finished 10 It's final linlal before the
close of the present quarter of a cen
tury! -Four hundred years! Should the
cathedral building craze become rs VIC,
lent as certain other crazes have be-
come every ward in Gotham viii have
It's own cathedral before the end OF the
cowing generation.
STT'NVESANT BROWN.
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DTsCARDRD 13IpED1MTNTs.

DlhthNDbD
Saturdays in the year. III spite OF the
outery against the paper trust, the
anathemas OF the already overloaded
carriers and the more or less scornful
attitude of those TO whom the Sab
batical lrritant is delivered. no relief
seems to be in sight AS certain as
the day aETiyes all the public places
aud means of transportation IN and
about the city become Uttered with
these discarded impedlmenta ! have
never seen any one trying 10 read
one OF these alleged popular educators,
but ! have often heard language vast.
ly unbecomlng to gentleman in
which the supplement figured proml.
nently.
Recently a guard on a subway train
voiced the popular sentiment when he
made this plant: BLAST that llttery
supplement anyway! IT'ry Saturday
mawnin' the subway looks like Co
ney's Isle after the Mardy Graw"
II is now rather more. than fifteen
years slnce the late Bishop Potter be-
gan to build the great basilica of ST.
John the Diyine ON Mornlngside
heights. At the fine the project
aroused very little enthusiasm even in
church circles For long time the
big excavation in the hillside served
chiefly as an inspiration to the news.
paper paragrapher and funny man.
Men with money did not fancy that
particular bank as place of-deposit.
The humorous editor said so. and il
did look that way. The Americans
had not yet become a cathedral build
ing people. The beautiful gothic st.
patrick's on Fifth avenue was the
only structure in the country that ap.
preached cathedral proportions.
Time seems not only to have done
great thugs for the cathedral Itself,
hut also for the cathedral idea. with
| the gradual uplifting of the great struc.
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English Etchings.

Last year 29,20s vessels entered the
port of London.
chain making machine at Bradford
makes two miles of chain minute.
The. charitable people of London
have formed a union to see that the
money given by them Is properly spent.
The lord mayor OF London's- badge oe
office contains diamonds TO the value
of f12o000, and The temporary owner
has to give a hond FOR II before lie is
sworn In tSts .%}t
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child. handsome and manly boy Of
nineteen. 4 discussion WAS In prog
ress, Il controversy between the father
aud son. which was fast approaching
the danger point The mother an ago
nIzed witness of the dispute, was 81
lent.
"lf can't get your consent, I'll 60
without itv' the boy declared finally
IN manner that made further argu-
ment impossible.
"ycry WELL my SON." the elder man
relolned as rcsolutely. 81 shan't change
my mind about the business. Don't
expcc1. me TO do It,"
Without another word the youngster
turned to his mother. who was weep
Ing quietly. threw his arms about her
and kissed her. While he still held her
fast The father made his exit without
saying word.
Sounds tragic, doesn't 1t?
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tween 95 and 90, opening at 95 and
closing at 90.
Corn-Decemebr sold between CO
l-S and Ga "a, opening at G4 ii
and closing at 81 1-2; May between
81 and Ga l-2, opening at "a and
closing ct Ga Ii; July between G3
is and G3 IS, opening at G3 is
and closing at G3 3-S.
Oats-.Deeember sold between As
5-S and 40 II, opening Mt As 5-s
and closing at 10 Is; May between
90 5-S and 81 IA, opening at so
3-4 and closing al 81 is: July be-
tween 4G 81 rnd A, opening AZ
Al "a aud closing at iG a..
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-07
TOLEDO GRAIN

Toledo, o., Oct. 7.--Whelt-Cash
l.Ol il; December l.O2 is: May,
los IL; July, 81 ii.
Corn-Cash, 70; December ca 3-S:
May, 64 3-S; July, GA 3-S.
Cats-Cash and December 20 l-a:
May, j2 Ia; July, AZ 81
Rye-No. /, 70 l-2 No. ., rs: No
3, 7G.
Cloyersced-Ca,h. 5.42 l-2; October.
5.45; December 5.52 1-2; March,
j.G2 10.
Alsike Prime and October. $50.
Prime Timothy--1. SIS.