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Intermountain League.


Helena, >; Salt Lake 1. Ten innings.
Our Thomas and their Thomas gave an
exhibition of pitching yesterday good
enough to win any game, but the their
Thomas had a little better luck and Hell
ena captured one Of the best games OF
the season. Both teams were full OF
pep from start to finish and when Hell
ena pushed the winning run over in the
tenth inning, perhaps every fan present
was satisfied that the local boys put up a
great fight and that the game was well
dropped the fly that let in the winning
run, but somebody had to win and as
the other players refused to make an er-
rOr and our Thomas had stopped allow
ing hits, it was up to somebody to end
the game and the manager made good. IL
was the second one Eddie dropped during
the game, which was the sum and total
of Salt Lakes errors. Helena was some
pumpkins in the fielding line, and one
lone error was the only sign of a misplay
by the senators.
Father Elsey passed out a few under
tone remarks in the direction of Umpire
Bill Carney that cost him five. Elsey
continued with a line of English not per-
mitted in this league and Carney ordered
him to the bench. The flow continued and
a fUll-sized policeman took Elsey by the
arm and escorted him out of the grounds.
As he left the remark, well, I'm going.
you old fat head" waited into the grand
stands, but Elsey was beyond the power
of Bill by this time. "Blubber' Erby had
a little talkfest with Bill in the tenth and
Erby got five, but Erby didn't talk back
and was allowed the rights of the ball
park until it was all over.
Helena scored its first run in the fourth.
Morse got a tWO-bagger and scored on
singles by Irby and Harmuth. Nothing
more was doing for Helena, not even a
measly hit, until the tenth, when with
one out Hammond dropped Cahills fly.
giving the latter life on second. A beau
tiful single by SITS scored CahilL, winning
the game for Helena
Lussi gave Salt Lake its only run and
it was certainly an earned one. Lussi
reached first on a single, took second on
Kelly's hit to the pitcher, stole third and
came home on Whaling's caught fly.
Goodman led off with a three-bagger in
the first and died on third. Lussi pulled
down a three-bagger in the fourth with
two out but couldn't get home.
The score.
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Yesterdays
Results.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

New York. June tS-Cleveland hit
Brockett hard today and easily defeated
New York, 10 to 4. Score: r. II. E.
Cleveland ........ .................1O ID 1
New York ....................... s
Batteries-Joss and Easterly; Brockett
and kleinOW
Washington, June 1S-Hughes was a big
puzzle to St Louis today. Washington
winning, ; to o. Score: r. II. E.
Washington .-...... .............. o
st. Louis ......................... 0 .
Batteries-Hughes and Street. Crisis and
Criger.
Philadelphia, June 1S.-Detroit was
beaten by Philadelphia today. to 1.
through the effective pitching of Krause.
Score: r. II. Z.
Philadelphia ........ .............. 10 1
Ottbtt -------- 1
Batteries-krause and Thomas; Killian,
Willette, Suggs and Stanage.
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Standing Of
Teams.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Pittsburg, June 1S.-Camnitz won his
own game from New York today by
crossing the plate in the eleventh inn
ing with two men out, making the score
to 2 Score: R. II. +.
Pittsburg ........ ................. 8 IS ,
New York ..............--..-......2 :
BatteTies-CamnitZ and Gibson; Wiltse
and Meyers. Umpires-Emslie and o Day.
Cincinnati, June 1S.-Ewing's good pitch
ing was the prime factor in the victory
of Cincinnati over Philadelphia today.
Score; r. II. +.
Cincinnati .-.......... ............ II
Philadelphia ........ ...-..........I 2
Batteries-Ewing and Mclean: Sparks.
Richie and Doom. .Umpires-Rigler and
TRULY.
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AMERICAN WINES.

London. June sc. W. Watson of Bal
timore and Walter Winans we're prOmi-
nent among the prize winners at the
Richmond royal horse show which opened
today Mr.. WatsOn's Ringing Bells took
first prize i'm the single harness class
and his Kitty Grey and NOrena took
second hOnOTs in the tandem class under
fifteen hands. His Highness and BUgle
Maid. owned by Nh Winans took re-
spectveIy first and third prize in the
competition for hacks fifteen hands or
over. His Highness also captured the
fifteen guineas cup and the hack cham
pionship.
In the competition for tandems over
fifteen hands Mr.. Winans COkersr0sadCT
and Properine were first and Mr.. Wilson s
NY Maryland and Mr.. Maryland ii were
second.
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B9ogar Red yesterday in a brilliant fin
f-f smashed the worlds half-mile record
on hsIf-mile track. The former record
was rs To- Yesterday BOOger Red cut
this 90 as is. The record also broke the
STATE record Tor the distance. formerly
ha9 by sam q. at 40. The race Won by
RnoeHr Red yesterday was the Ladies'
Speed handicap and was the feature event
of the day.
vantage of a red-hot pace set by Sam
T. one of the fastest quarter horses in
rha world. Sam +. duplicated his per
f1rmauco Of q few days ago and ran the
first quartz. I'm .23, the worlds record
for that distance ON a half-miie track
Tie ran three furlongs in 80 p. breaking
The track and the state record for thai
distance Then ne began 20 tire and
s,1uned quickly. He led by five lengths
in the turu to the stretch and fought
EameIE tG win. though ne was weakening
fast BU0ger Red was I'm third position
and six lengths behind the leader. He
SWUNG wide at the turn to the stretch
and came up on the outside passing sam
r. with q rush just as the horses went
The race was billed as a decidedly
speedy event for the benefit of the ladies
at the traeI, RU0geT Red had lost none
rf Iis popularity. and the throngs of
ladies that filled the Erandstand bet on
the little pony express The ladies yes
ta~7av formed hv far fho larger part of
the audience. ard the day was the most
successful ladies' day since the opening of
the track At least 5000 women saw yes
tardaE'S races.
Yesterdays racing at the track was
characterized hy a series ot SURPRISES and
with One or two exceptions the results
We're favorable To the books. BOOger Red
was the only winning iavoTlte of the dav
and did not open the faVOrite. In al
most every other instance second choices
brought home the money. Wistaria at :
r1 I was the longest shot to win yes
Surety. au odds-ou favorite in the third
-ae'. had mo- show to be i'm the money.
E t0ra tho race was run everybody an
rdrfd 20 De certain that Surety was the
class Of the race He opened at to
ar+ was 1 To at post time with the
fa'| ut even money against him. Par
tally because rf "a DOpT ride and llv
because 20 anpoared to have lost his
sna-5. ne dropped back ard finished with
the raiI-erders. koneI won the race cas-
Hr with CopDers and Prince Of Orange
.ntudiUE for seCODd place.
Vendors rode another moor race on
Strike ont when Bnoger Ped broke tho
War.1. record. hut redeemed himself with
brilliant ride ON Ontario Oregon in the
fifth ~ace In this he got OFF rather bad
.-. |.r ut the first turn took the rail and
rFa lead end kept it the entire time. IN
t-l- race ST. Joe ran "a nice second ard
Wanna with Jockey Swain M. beat J. W
Fuller the favorite. for third. It was
Svain's first mount at the present meet
and na rode i'm winning style. Silver Leaf
faI in this race and threw Jockey Stew
art Two of the boys ribs, on the right
side. were broken
Carsrd1 and Homeless. favorite and
second choice. respectively, i'm the sixth
race showed nothing.
Yesterday was one of The best days of
The meet for the books.
The races iu detail follow.
First Race.
------ I'd al The Wv and won aasiIE
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The latter fought with Dorothy Ann for
second place and both finished with a
rush, heads apart. Huapala, the favorite
was never a contender. Elevation went
well for four furlOngs. Dolly Dollars
broke last and had no chance.
Second Race.
Old Nick took the lead after a quarter
sprint of Ny Nurse and finished in a
rOmp. LaNita made a good stretch run
and had no cOntenders for place money.
Harry StanhOpe won third handily from
Gabriel and Ny Nurse, both of whom
were weakening in the stretch. Kumiss
was turned the wrong way when the bar
Tier went up and didn't run the race.
Third Race.
KOpek took the lead from Head Dance
at the quarter and won in a gallop. Cop
pers and Prince of Orange finished fast,
heads apart Surety. with Manders up.
ran a disgraceful race. Beiden came up
fast and was "a contender for show money
Fourth Race,
Booger Red. in brilliant stretch run.
nipped Sam T. just at the goal Sam
r. had brilliant early speed. but tired
fast the last eighth. He lasted just long
enough to finish second. Manders rode
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IF ITS HERE
IT'S RIGHT
BOISE PLAYERS
DROP ANOTHER
Score Was Five to One in Fa-
vOr of Butte-IrrigatOrS'
New Pitcher Did Well.

Boise. Idaho. June 1S.-Buckels. Bosses
new. college pitcher. secured from the
Caldwell team of the State league. let
Butte down with two singles and a
scratch today, but the Irrigators played
like school girls I'm the field Butte win
ming 3 to ]. The Reds showed up uell
and Osborn was strong with men on
bases. None of the visitors runs were
earned. Score;
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Fifth Race.
Sixth Race.
CLAIM plsALLoWEp.

Cincinnati. June 1S.-The claim of Play
er Charles Fraser against the Chicago
National League club for salary as we'll
as his application to be declared a free
gent was rejected today by the Ma
tiOnal Baseball commission.
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KINGS HORSES MAKING GOOD.

, London, June 18.-Thus far this =
, season King Edward has been re- I
; markedly successful on the turf. !
, MinOru's victory at Ascot brought =
; that animals total winnings up to =
; e13,S79. The king with six horses I
; has won ten races, bringing him :
}, e1S.50. =
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RECORD SMASHED
BY BOOGER RED
PONY Splinter Sets New Mark
for the Half on Hall
Mile Track.

' y
- YESTERDAY s WINNERS. =
Closing PricesD y
: First race =
srrara. to I, won. ;
Dorothy Ann. 3 to ], place, second. =
A-cdurt. s TO o. show third. y
! Second race.
Old Nick. s to 8. won. ,
TaNita. to .. place, second.
= Harry Stanhope, to /, show, :
third.
! Third race; =
E0p=k. 4 to l. won. y
: Coppers, S to 3, place, second. y
: Prince of Orange, II to 5. show, =
third
= Fourth race. Ladies' Speed handi- =
caps
! Booger Red, even. won. =
4 sam f., E to I, place, second.
> Strike Out out, show, third. y
) Fifth race =
> ontario Oregon. to 2 won
> ST. joe 8 to ., place, second.
! NaDpa. to /, show. third. \
= sixth race: y
: Wistaria, Z to j, won =
= EEchequer. g to 8, place. second. y
> Patriotic. TO 1, show. third.
4 4 L u a 4 4 4 L Il L L
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Salt Lake.

Summary: Earned Tuns-Salt Lake, i;
Helena 1. Two-base hite-Morse. Three
base hits-Lussi, Goodman. Base on balls
off B. Thomas, 2; off ]. Thomas, 1.
Struck out-By B. Thomas, Z; by ]. Thorn
as 8 Left on bases-Helena, Z; Salt
Lake g. Stolen bases-Cahill. SITS, Good
man, LussI Sacrifice fly-Whaling Balk
B Thomas Time Of game-1.35. I'm
pire-Carney. Attendance-600.
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NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Columbus, 4; Milwaukee, I.
Kansas City. 2; Toledo, /.
Indianapolis, 0; Minneapolis, 4.
Louisville, I. St. Paul. O.
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SATURDAY LEAGUE GAMES.

2. c. NJ. L VS.. Rio Grande Lumber Co,
at Lagoon.
Y. NJ c. A. Us. Symns-Utah Gro. Co.,
at Cummings.
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HELENA WINS. IN
TEN INNINGS
Thomas Family 0tfiCiate in the
Box and Both Pitch Big
League Ball.


\ Hunt pitches for Salt Lake and :
= Johnson for Helena in tOday's game. =
= The game is called for $3.50 o'clock. =
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COAST LEAGUE.

San Francisco, June 1S.-LOs Angeles
won from Oakland, 2 to / today I'm the
twelfth inning of a fast. well-played
game Wigs allowed two hits in tht in
ming, which permitted the visitors to force
over a run. Score; R H. L.
Los Angeles -..-.-...........-..-.-..-2 ]
Oakland ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -----l i
Batteries-Nagle and OTendorff; Wigs
and c. Lewis.
Los Angeles, Cal, June 1s.-By making
three runs in the twelfth inning, SacTa-
mentO defeated Vernon today by the score
of to 2 Score: r. II. +.
ernOn '.-..-...-.-..'.--'-- .--..'-'..--z Z .
sacramento ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. =
Batteries-Harkins, Raleigh and Kin
kel; Hogan, Fitzgerald and Graham.
Portland. June 1S.-Portland won a
close game of twelve innings from San
Francisco today. The locals allowed the
visitors to tie the game twice by loose
playing at critical times, Score:
R,H.E.
san + ldilCloCO ---ss--.-sss ss-s-.-v q ID
EOTIduQ .-----.--...-. --...-s-s---.--t L 4
Batteries-Eastley and Berry; Graney
Hardness and Fisher.
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Summary: First base on errOrs-BOise
I, Butte 5. Struck Out-By Buckets ., Os-
born s. Base on balls-Off Buckets g, Os-
born I. TwO-base hits-Gray. Sacrifice
hits-Dunn HOOu. LOdeIl. Sacrifice fly
Fortier Stolen bases-Turk. Double
plays-Buckels 70 Gray to LOdell; Buck
els to Laguinn to LOdeil Left on bases
Boise g. Butte g. Hit by pitched ball
Moore C2l. FOrtier. Passed ball-FOrtieT-
Time Of game-One hour and IS minutes.
Umpire-McKibben. Attendance.
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poor race on Strike Out, who should have
been closer up. The pace was evidently
TOO not for SevenfUll. He ran a good
race for three furlongs, but tired in the
stretch. The others were never contend
ers.
Fifth Race.
Ontario Oregon, off in the lead. was
never threatened. st. Joe finished fast
and was an easy second. Jockey Swain
on Nappa, made a pretty stretch ride and
0utgeneraled the other boys. Silver Leaf
fell at the first turn, forcing Halton to
pull up.
Sixth Race.
Wistaria and Exchequer fought for the
lead at the far turn, Wistaria gaining it
in the stretch and finishing an easy win
ner- EXchequer finished third and Pa
triotc fourth with a rush. Homeless off
with the leaders, broke down.
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AUTOMOBILES FOR HIRE.
Automobile Exchange, 60 Postoffice
place
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A-rsrs led all the way and won easily
after a preliminary brush with ArCOurt
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AUTOMOBILES FOR HIRE.
Automobile Exchange, So Postoffice
Place.
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10 a. YNse ITs HI
HERALD FORM CHART


Trained by 0
easily 81
eau1Ta SO p g sh Dorothy p 95
!
- Overweight Elevation.
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II4I Third raee-one mile yearOlds selling purse

Iime-;l3. % To- :38. 80 IS, 1:03 Is. 1:16 .
Winner-Ch. 8. Ducat-Miss Whitmouse
post S:25, at post min. Start good. Value
Sd handily. KOpek. 6-5 pl 80 sb. Corners
verweight-Coppers, f.
Apprentice allowance
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lao Second race-FOur and a half fUTiOngs 5-yeaT-o

8 Kums .
3 as2- p'' ''''''i $50 II -
to SIS Won easily ID same Sd hanIy
Nick 40 pl II g. d u sh Stanhope sh
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-. r 40 1888 ''
B. IN La Tr by n
, to SIS
81 Wsa % p even sh EXchequer p 10
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-17
NEGRO PARADED WITH
POLICEMAN'S STOLEN GUN.
Alleged to Have Robber Ser
geant BOhle.

Sergeant Bohle. of the First Precinct,
appeared in person in the Fourth Pre-
cinct Police Court today to press a
charge of larceny against Bartholomew
Pierce, a negro, of II Livingston street.
Pierce was accused of stealing the
sergeant's revolver.
When cross-questioned by Judge
Herr, Sergeant Bohle would not admit
that the gun was taken from under
his pillow while he slept, nor that 1t
was flched from his pocket. AS a
mater of fact 1t was lost in neither of
those ways.
Pierce was employed by the %proprie-
tor of a moving van, who was convey
ing the household goods Of a new ten
ant to Sergeant Bohle's house. in Sey-
mour avenue 1t was the policeman's
day off, and when he returned home he
missed the gun.
Patrolman Thornton, of the Fourth
Precinct, was sent out On the case. He
found Pierce parading up and down
the street in front of his house with the
revolver in question. He seemed very
proud of It. He is said to have ad-
mitted taking 1t from the Bohle house.
He was held in $500 for action by the
grand jury.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-17
SCARE AMONG 500 WHEN
FERRYBOAT BREAKS DOWN.
Water Pipe Bursts on New
Brunswick, of Penn. r. r.

JERSEY CITY, Sept. 17,-Five hun
dred passengers. including Newarkers,
and two heavily laden mai wagons
were delayed three-quarters of an hour
last night when the New Brunswick,
a ferryboat of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, came to a stop as 1t was leaving
Jersey City. Favored by the tide, the
ferryboat was worked back into its
slip and the passengers and mail were
transferred to another boat.
The boat had gone barely fifty feet
and was still inside of the slip when
the propeller stopped revolving. A
moment later volumes of steam, hiss
ing from several exhausts, brought
every passenger in the cabins to the
decks. Deckhands and officers rushed
down among the passengers and paci-
fed them, explaining that a water tube
had burst and flooded the fires.
Lines were tossed to the dock, and
after a long delay the passengers and
vehicles were landed.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-17
CELEBRATE TWENTY=FIFTH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr.. and Mrs. AlIbee, of Arling=
ton, Have Silver Wedding.

An affair of interest to social circles
In Arlington was the observance of the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the mar
rage of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer e. Allbee,
of Ill Stewart avenue, Arlington, which
took place in their home last night.
Two hundred guests were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allbee were married at
the home of the brides parents in
Derby, Vermont. Nineteen years ago
they moved to Arlington. Mrs. Allbee
is president of the Woman's Literary
Club, of Arlington, and is also treas,
urer of the Ladies' Aid Society of the
Arlington NJ. Z. Church. MI. Allbee is
a mechanical engineer and holds an
important position with a prominent
New York firm. He is a graduate of
the University of Vermont and has
been a trustee of the Arlington M. e.
Church for several years.
The couple has one child, Miss Elsie
H., who will next week enter Holyoke
College.
Assisting Mr.. and Mrs. Allbee in re.
ceiving were Mr.. and Mrs. John II.
Akin, Of Newport, Vermont. and MIR.
and Mrs. Parker Kilboon, of Arling-
ton.
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FIELD DAY AND CONCERT
FOR ORPHANS BENEFIT.
Y. M. G. A. Conducts Meet Today
at Ashland School Grounds.

To benefit the Jenkins Orphanage
al Charleston, S. c., and the Colored
Branch Y. NJ. c. A. of the Oranges
track and field events and a band con-
cert are being conducted this afternoon
at the Ashland Public School grounds,
Park avenue I'M Clinton street north,
East Orange. There is an attractive
program of events and the participants
include members of the Y. M. G. A. in
this city, the Oranges and Montclair.
A baseball game between the York
Monarchs, of Newark, and the Colored
Branch Y. M. c.. A, of Orange, will be
played. Following the games there VIII
be tonight a special program of instru-
mental and vocal music in the main
auditorium of st. Paul's A. NJ. Il.
Church, South street, Orange, and not
in Douglass Hall as at first a~nnounced.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-17
T|MPSON MAY SEEK
PLACE IN COUNCIL
Friends Sign Petition for Fourth
Ward Man, Who May
Ask Reelection.

AS a result of failure on the part Of
the Democratic leaders In the Fourth
ward of Orange TO consult Councilman
Philip F. Timpson, whose term of office
expires this year, that official has a q
petition signed by Democrats for his
nomination at the primaries and may
file 1t before the time closes tomorrow
noon.
William Kearney, who was chosen
Tuesday night at ameeting called by
Councilman Owen c.. Dolan, colleague
of Councilman rimpson, declined To
stand as nominee. and several leaders
in the valley section or the ward iasr
night offered the nomination to Owen
p. Casey, of 5 Fairview avenue,
neighbor of Councilman Timpson. Thu
latter accepted and his name has been
put on a petition.
Councilman Timpson's friends were
dissatisfied when they learned he had
been ignored by his fellows, and inn
mediately signed a petition for him.
Timpson a the petition with the nee
essary signatures attached, but de-
clined to a today whether he would
file 1t.
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GRASS FOR MAKING PAPER.
Is Used Extensively in
England.

Consul William Coffin, of Tripoli-in-
Barbary, contributes the following ac-
count of the trade in esparto grass in
northern Africa, concerning which pre-
vious reference has been made in Con-
sular and Trade Reports:
For more than fifty years Great Brit
ain has been a heavy importer of spar
to grass for use as paper stock. This
fiber (Macrochloa tenacissima) called
variously "~esparto grass Spanish
grass" "halfa" and "alfa," is found In
southern Spain, Algeria, Tunis and Tri-
poll. An article IN paper making states
that esparto contains about Sc per
cent. by weight of fiber. The pulp
making process does not differ greatly
from those of other paper stocks; the
esparto grass Is boiled with caustic
soda, washed and bleached with a
chlorine solution. 1t has been i'm
ported into the United States on trial,
but seems not to have been able to
compete with wood pulp. 1t is one of
England's most important supplies for
the manufacture of writing and print
ing papers. The available quantity is
certainly large enough to interest
American paper mills, and in view of
the present prices of wood pulp and
the constant experiments to find a
substitute for 1t, esparto would seem
to merit a reconsideration by American
manufacturers.
Esparto grows wild In this district,
and Is brought in on camels to Tripoli
and one or two of the smaller towns on
the coast. The shipments from the dis
trict average from $4,000 to 49, 900 IONS
per annum and occasionally exceed the
latter figure. The supply Is affected
by the state of other crops. In a good
year the barley fields attract many of
the esparto gatherers, and In a very
bad year 1t is difficult to find camels to
bring the grass to the coast. The slack
season Is from october to February; a
squirt then begins which lasts until
the barley harvest time. During one
day of April, 1909, as many as 1900
camels loaded with esparto came into
the market at Tripoli.
The grass is sold at public auction
and then delivered to the 'funduks,"
or warehouses, of the exporters. There
it is sorted and baled by hydraulic
p ressure. The bales weigh about 600
pounds.-Consular Reports.