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Wasted Sarcasm.

The Philadelphia milk dealers who
recently raised the price Of their
product to nine cents a quart and then
have been the subjects of a great deal
of unjust censure. They announced
at the time of the raise that milk
could not be sold at eight cents with
out loss. Finding that the consumers
would not pay the new price, however,
they are continuing to sell at the old,
thereby qualifying as genuine philan-
thropists. Every purchaser of milk
at eight cents a quart will doubtless
hereafter feel that he is an object OF
charity.
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which vas found enveloped In the
s~entacles Of a young octopus. When
brought to the surface its body was
swollen like a balloon. DR.. ]. e. NAL
ney the ships surgeon, who exam
ned 1t, said he believed the fish was
choked by the hold of the octopus.
The section of cable upon which all
this strange life was found had been
down 10 years at a depth of a mile
and a half. The specimens which
have been preserved are to be handed
owe to the Smithsonian institution
for scientific study.-Seattle Post-In-
telligencer.
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LORNA DOONE NEVER EXISTED

ditions of other banditti, such as the
Gubbinses of Dartmoor, no writer
mentioned any Doone tradition.
mo piece of historical evidence
has aver been produced" said Sir
Edward, ito show that the band ex-
listed, although their long-continued
misdeeds were of a nature to produce
a whole library Of penny ~chapbooks,
such as formed the reading Of coun-
try people in the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries.
Lorna Doone,' Is a magnificent
story, but the efforts to give 1t basis
of fact provide painful reading for
those who desire the progress OF his
torical studies"
It will be interesting to e what
Devonshire people think of the the
legends.
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SchooIroom In Victoria Tower Well
Situated for Light and Air
Delightful Views.

London.-The two suits of rooms at
the top of Victoria Tower, Windsor
Castle, are fitted up and ready for
the children of the King and Queen.
there are a schoolroom dining room,
day and night nurseries, rooms Ior
governesses and attendants, patn-
rooms and kitchen.
The former are beautiful apart
ments and are Immediately above
the rooms Of the King and Queen. n
children's apartments are magnln-
Gently situated for light and air n
they command most delightful views.
When the sun is shining it throws a
flood of light into the nurseries.
Being at a considerable altitude
these children's apartments catch the
The Tupelo journal., 1910-09-02
DivinIna Rod 200 Years Old.

Winslow w. Field of Medford,
Mass, owns a metallic divining rod
brought from England more than two
hundred years ago by n Of his an
cestors. The rod. says Mr.. Fffeld. has
been used successfully all over New
England and In the western mining
districts. 1t Is attached to whalebone
handles IL inches long and weighs two
unces. The handles have Inscriptions
on them which are almost ob~literated
by age.
The person who brought the rod to
America was Isaac Greenleaf, who set
tied in Massachusetts. The rod became
famous as a finder OF water. After
marking the place of many springs the
rod was used in California, Colorado
and North Carolina for locating by men
in quest of gold mines and other met
ais. One person who used it with par
The Tupelo journal., 1910-09-02
A Strong Preacher.


The minister's eight-year-old daugh-
ter was returning with her parents
from church, where the district super
intendent had that morning occupied
the pulpit.
"Oh, father" asked the little girl,
her face alive with enthusiasm, don't
you think Brother G. is a very strong
preacher? do"
Gratifed by this evidence of un-
usual intelligence on the part Of his
offspring, the minister eagerly in
uuired into her reasons for her state
ment.
"Oh," replied the little miss. artless-
ly, didn't you see how the dust rose
when he stamped his feet?"-Judge.
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The Counterfeit southerner.


OF course, there are many counter
feits. A most amusing imitation is
one that often passes for the typical
southerner in New York. This satchel-
mouthed braggart infests the cafes
and demands attention by his abusing
the waiter for offending his delicate
sense of honor. Il hate a niger, subj"
he loudly proclaims, which is a senti-
ment that one never hears from those
to the manner born. He haunts the
theaters and parades the streets. since
1t is poor fun to practise his gentility
in private.
He wears a wide black hat, mounts
the table and yells whenever the band
plays a southern melody. Such a pre-
tentious ~caricature would be harmless
enough, but for the ridicule he brings
upon the south. Unfortunately, popu-
lar authors seem to accept him at face
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way down to the waist line. At a gala
performance In Paris given by b
Metropolitan Opera company of New
York-the most successful perform
ance Paris ever saw, and one whereat
$4,000 was gained for the Pluviose
victims-many Of the beautiful Ameri-
ans in the $40 orchestra seats wore
these daring gowns. and now at New
port they are often to be seen.
Mrs. Oelrichs stared at n with az
founded eyes at a dinner, and her
neighbor said:
Isn't that new gown OF Mrs. Blanks
a dream? Old Mr.. Blank is SO de-
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Another Strange marine creature is
shaped like an octopus but has at
least two dozen tentacles instead of
eight. Many ~octopuses were found
clinging to the cable, but they were
thought too common to preserve.
While sections of the cable pulled
up for inspection were found covered
several feet deep with strange plants
and animal life. seaweed, black in
stead of green, sponges and sea
urchins predominated.
Probably the strangest creature
found on the cable was a flesh colored
fish not more than four feet long,
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u. S. army signal corps system. On
board were a score OF huge TASKS
filed with alcohol. In them ioated
strange shapes which It was hard to
believe were once living creatures.
Balls Of red hair which looked
like tousled human heads proved upon
dissection to be a strange kind Of deep
water crab. Flesh colored round
masses were found clinging to the
cable by minute tentacles. One crea-
ture was shaped like the diablo toy,
narrow in the middle with big con-
ave white disks at either end by
which it catches hold Of any object.
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deep as that. and SO on.

deep as that, and SO on.
The mission was looking hopeless
when suddenly she darted from the
shop and seized a passing gentleman
by the hand.
Twill you please come into this shop
with me?" she asked innocently.
Certainly, my chickabiddy." he re-
piled, IF I can be of any use. What
is it?''
The little girl replied not, but led
the wondering stranger to the counter.
There. miss!" she said, triumphant
ly. Mother wants some ribbon the
color of this gentleman's nose"
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OF VARIABLE STARS

RODS, and that after passing through
perihelion they plung into a resisting
medium of nebulosity, so that the light
suddenly blazes up and afterward dies
down gradually. According to Pro.
lessor See, this accounts for the album.
dance Of variables In certain clusters
and their almost total absence in 9th.
ers.
Professor See says he has estab.
lished also that the blazing forth Of
new stars now and then in the heav-
ems Is caused by the actual collisions
with planets revolving about them.
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When a small clique of men put up
q scheme to harness the clergy OF
America and induce the ministers to.
In turn hitch up the members OF the
churches, we should all take notice.
They couldn't harness the preachers
in a bad cause except by deceiving
them.
Ministers of the gospel are essen
TALLY and fundamentally honest but,
like all men who work for the public
good, they are at times mislead by
false statements.
Trust them when they have exact
truth to speak from.
Now for the story which should IN
terest, every one for we are all either
receivers of wages or we pay to wage
earners and the freedom OF each In
dividual is at issue.
In various papers the following
statement has been printed. Read II
carefully at least twice.
"Interest In Labor Sunday.
Labor Sunday-the Sunday proceed
ing Labor day-will be observed gen
erally this year and in future years
throughout the United States. This
because of the American Federation
of Labor declaration for the s
ance of that day. The numerous let
ters recently received at American
Federation of Labor headquarters
from ministers is an assurance that
interest in the idea Of giving special
attention to the cause OF labor from
the pulpit one day in the twelve
months is widespread. Our eader
are urged to try to bring about an I'M
derstanding in their respective dis
tricts with representatives OF the
church SO that ministers will make
addresses that may attract trade union
lists TO the churches in large numbers
for the day. Ministers should say what
thav think on the occasion in order
that their trade union hearers may
M. the right estimate as to where the
church stands on the question OF the
organization Of labor. The more the
subject Is discussed the better Will 1t
be for labor. Union ethics are SOUND.
-American Federdtiontst.'
Observe that Labor Union" men
oare urged" to induce ministers to
make addresses that will attract trade
unionists to the churches fol the
day." ministers should say" ETC..
and winds up with "Union ethics are
sound" observe the hidden threat.
This is clipped from the American
~Federationist the organ OF Sam Com
pers, ct al.
This clipping has been sent to pa
nore throughout the country and
Tvnoeraphical Union men In the news
neror off,ces instructed to urge that
1t be printed.
that is one Of the ways of the ma
chine"
e looks harmless SO the papers print
It.
But! Let's lift the cover and look
The hidden motive is as dangerous
n he peace and liberty OF the citi-
xens as a coiled rattlesnake 10 inc
grass.
Organization by workmen to peace
fully and successfully present their
side Is necessary and most commend
able.
There are such organizations now
rapidly winning their way TO pubic
confidence without strikes, dynamite
or killing fellow workmen.
(Some facts on this matter q nttie
further along in this article.)
We see here a demand on IA min
fsters OF God, that they endorse and
help build up the strike-producing,
boycotting and violent American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor.
Think Of the man Of God who
teaches brotherly love being covertiy
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IS IT APPEARED TO HER
Mrs. oeirichs Evidently Didn't Think
Much Of Mr.. Blanks Earning
Capacity.

Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, the best
dressed woman in Newport, criticized
very pertinently, at a recent dinner.
the new dinner gowns of Paquin and
Cabot
These clinging and filmy gowns are
chiefly remarkable for the V-shaped
back that they possess. The VT Is
incredible, but It Is true-opens all the
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Practical Matching.

What the little girl with the Is cents
in pennies wanted was some red rib
bon Of a particular shade for her moth
er. She knew the shade, but she
couldn't explain 1t and all she could
say was. it wasn't that, no. nor that;
It was deeper than that, and not 80
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voted. They a that everything ne
makes goes on his wife's back"
Mrs. Oelrichs, her eye fixed on the
gowr's terrible v, said with a smile:
We'll. he must be making very lit
tie. then"
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Aliens Bring $1,537,794.

New York.-During July, 52,727 for
eigners entered the port Of New York
OF this number the Ellis Island rec
ords class 1895 as illiterate. The
number barred was 1,127. The immi
grants brought 1857. 794 in money.
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pleasures Of a little social life and also
girls who are tied to their mothers
apron strings. They ere always the
worst If given a taste of worldly life"
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value and exploit him in novels or
plays where a "southerner" Is a nee
essary> part of the stage machinery
Eyerybody's Magazine.
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DO Not Need as Much al Men.
Women need, OF the average, about
nine-tenths the nourishment requisite
for men.
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ticular success was a blind man. In
whose hands the rod isssaid to have
done marvels.
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y interested in the developments inland water uamc and these gentlemen have been paying much auar
j ton to novel sw that may be seen on German streams clearing them mMMg away the Weeds and
- grass 1t is rd or ped a the war1 purse and at the An a man. turns wheel which rings
owea four large sM@ beneath the boat 1t is believed by the Americans that the device would prove Of
bnr on the rivers of Florida and Other southern shs which become logged up with rank vegetation
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each morning! It's meat and bread
to their souls.
Then think of the lordly power, and
don't forget the steady flow of money
squeezed from the workman's hard
earned pay e%nevelope.
But when these leaders "tie up" any
industry no man can hold a Job who
refuses to pay fines even on trumped
up charges, and steadily pay ices
whatever they are.
The workman is absolutely at the
mercy of this band of men who have
secured and hold control.
Many and many an honest workman
has raised his voice and appealed to
his fellows to rise and throw off the
yoke of Gompers, ct al. But, as n
writes, "At every convention of the
American Federation of Labor, strong
opposition comes up but at the crit
ical moment the impassioned orator
appears and most dramatically puts
the spot light on the leader and covers
him with a mawkish film of martyr
DOM and the emotional delegates yell
in delight, forgetting the instructions
of the peaceful workingmen at home
who desire to free themselves from
the odium of membership under the
great advocates of strike, boycott, vio-
lence and hate"
So we see the uneQualled insOlence
with which these trust leaders pro-
pose to induce" ministers to pull
their chestnuts from the fire by
preaching modern aggressive and vio-
lent labor trust methods.
There is a better way to secure JUS
tice for workers, as will appear furth-
er along.
Justga little diversion here.
am charged with having first
brought to the attention of the public
some years ago, the name Labor
Trust"
A trust is a combination of men or
organizations for the purpose of sell
ing their product at a profit and re-
stricting production to effect 1t.
We will say a large Oil Company
gathers in smaller one and thus con-
trolls production.
The Labor Trust gathers in" local
trade organizations and thus has pow
er to say how much work each man
shall do.
The Oil Company hen fixes prices.
The Labor Trust does likewise.
The Oil Company may use meth
DDS" to force an unwilling dealer to
join.
The Labor Trust men go further
and slug the Independent man If he
tries to sell his labor without paying
fees and 'obeying orders" They are
both exactly alike in purpose, which,
in both cases is entirely selfish to
gain power and money for the leaders.
Certain Labor Trust members do
not hesitate to use violence, dyna-
hitting of property. burning homes of
Independent men and even murder to
force obedience.
The Oil Company doesn't go so far.
Both are extremely dangerous to
the welfare of people and commune
ties, for power placed in the hands
Of a few men either representing Cap
ital or Labor is almost always abused
and the public suffers.
Remember, reader, that your safety
lies in strenuous opposition to all
trusts which try to ride over and die
tate to the people.
Only by opposing their growth can
vCiI rofo3n v0lIr D~oroOnaI HhorfV
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03

o. tne COTTON country are comnl3.r-
ing that they have had no rain of
any in several weeks and
mat seed is not terminating. The
market Was extremely dull from he
Ihlodie OF the morning on. All the
trading was confined to July and Octo-
per, the extreme change in which posi-
TONS was over only five to six points
At the highest they were 10 to 10
points over yesterdays closing and
at the lowest We're 3 to 5 points un-
DER. The market closed steady, un-
changed, to two points lower com
pared with yesterdays last quotations.
Ihe stopping Of something like 200
zoo May notices caused only q, moder-
ate which did not come any
where near putting prices back UP %
where they were earlier in the week.
The scarcity Of seed, cold nights
and lack Of moisture were the princt-
pal complaints coming in from the
cotton country. Bears claimed tina
the damage to the crop had been ex.
aggerated.
Cotton futures closed steady.
Closing bids: May 14.53 M14.65:
June 1877 nomtnal: July 1857 a
1853; August 14.O5 @14.06; Septem-
Der 13.13@13.1s; October 1857
1858; November 1857 nominal: De
cember 12.56612.57; January 12.57
nominal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03

New York. April 3o.-The stock
market today reflected :. recnfreI''e -
u~ueasfnass over the cotton InaIht. ST
ration and also lacked the SlSialilii'S
force Of the demand from shoits'
cnr> sensational Turoors were III cli-
r17la1ion regarding the relations OF 'nV
so-caued cotton pool and the conse-
oucnces which might be lIEolNSu ~
the carving of the speculative Po7
ton in that article. The enormous
deliveries Of May cotton, OF when no
tiroe were 1iled yesterday TO the *
toni of $4,000 bales, Indicate 'Ne
heavy liabilities at stake.
The tone of the FeFtoH
did not serve to clear up the unsel
taintv felt over the business pIospeoi
and the blowing out OF a4tanl
stocks by iron KEPT a.,s1
,ion foc1lssed on the iron trade reces-
sion. There was revived dlsposle,on
Of The effect Of the damase 10 clops,
U.4in,ates Of increase in the acrease
BEING plan df in 94ften to an adv az
~ forst killed cotton were coe
With authoritative admissions OF '"7
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03
,nltra0F OBVIOUS Day.
fRy the Associated Press

yorL April 30.-The cotton
@ VAS comparatively quiet to-
J." h,t nm early r~eactionary tendency
ia! :, ,5isarDOinting cables was offset
@ a demand for the near months
The people who took cotton on
,nt,ac+ Yesterday and prices ruled
-onar4ll steady, closing steady net
rr Doi0fS higher 10 two points lower
r1,o nr4nin. was steady at an advance
nafnrS on May but generally / as
,,irta lower under realizing tor over
''no week end and in response to the
Sowing OF Liverpool where prices
u.ora "a points lower when due to
'ora about TWO TO five points higher.
Prr while weather reports We're ON
sfaTpd favorable, preliminary eStl-
mates u acreage showing an increase
~ only 30 per cent were somewhat
d~isanp0inrIg from a oear1sh stand
MINT and With leading New Orleans
mills h1yirg May and July. the en-
fro lie: soon tirmed Up. May ad-
y.rosd to f4.S1 and July TO 14.6S, or
= 70 l. poiuLs net higher, and the
raR crop sold 4 point or two above
the closing figures of last night. The
close vas a shade off from the best
under scattering liquidation bat the
vrdertone was steady and on COM
paratiyeIy moderate reactions there
Was q show Of strong support from the
bull leaders. one OF whom bid 13.81
Tor 10000 bales OF May, in the late
trading. A prominent English status
tician estimates actual consumption by
Great Britain ana the continent at
10000 bales per week during March
compared with 100000 bales for the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03
Chicago Grain.

Chicago, April 20.-Hasslan Ties
and cl1inch buFs held the attention Of
wheat epeculators in the session TO-
dav and excluded from attention re-
ports Of ain in the Southwest ana
stories that foreigners had been ND
oral sellers in the Chicago m2rket.
prices after an early decline closed
frra 1t a shade 10 Is al advance.
Corn finished IS 10 1-2n 80 h1sh-
oats. unchanged to 2-S@1-2 lower
and provisions 10 10 - higher.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
spot IN Limited DeTnand-PrceS one
Point Higher.

(By the Associated Press.)
Liverpool. April 30.-Closfng: Cot
ton spot in limited demand. prices
one point higher: American middling
fair $50: good middling sos; mid
ding 7.95: low middling 7.s5;
good ordinary 7.59 Ordi-
nary ga. The sales Of the day
were 1000 bales. OF which 500 were
for speculation and export and in
Guided $500 American. Receipts p
600 bales, including 900 American.
Futures quiet and closed steady.
April 1.73: April-May 1.66 IL; May
7.G5: hay-June ISL; J~une-July
ISL IL; July-August T.52; August
September 1.35 IL; September-Octc-
Der SIS IL: October-November SIS;
Observation-Disclosures 6.63; December
January 6.61; .January-February
$50 IL; February-March 6.5s;
Ha~Ch-tprii ass.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03
chicago Cash Grain.

Shdc7G Wheat 10. ? red, los @-s to
rs IS; No. 3 red. les Sos to l>lo
-. No . hard, 1.o8 to 1.o9 IL; 10;
2 hard. 1.04 to 1.0e; No spring l'0r
70 I tr No .. So 81 to 80 Il; No, ?
~ 60 TO IS: No. 2 yellow, 81 to g;
W vi E ; ITO IS; No. 8 white; 81 to 81
70, } yellow. IS IL to 60; Ne, 4:
IS to s. IL; No: 4 white 81 to % -
No. ! yellow, Sc to 81. - to.
0ats' No. 2 white, ~ - to - -
40, ) white, 40 81 to = No :
White 40 to II IL.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03

ackset Of the agriculture prospect
has undergone as a result Of the
weeks unreasonable weather coDdi-
tiG2ls.
a decline in the discount rates in
the London and Boston markets was
q feature Of the day and foreign ex-
change here showed a yielding tend en-
cy. The holding of time money rates
at the advanced level of the week was
taken to show the expectation OF lend
eTs that higher rates are 10 be looked
for.
The bank statement shows clearly
the necessity the banks have been IN
der OF scaling down their credits ii
order to conserve the reserve within
the legal requirement.
Bonds were easy. Total sales par
value $1.371,0 600. T.. S. Il registered
declined Is per cent on ca1l during
the week.
Total sales OF the day were 4t9,s0o
shares, Including: Anal Copper,
50, 00O; sugar. 500; tobacco, too: A.
G. L., 500; G and O., $500; ]" and
\, 400; y. and w. 1900; Reading.
$4,000; Sioss-Sheffeld. 600: SOU. EH.,
1000; Sou. Ry.. pfd.. 500; Tenn. cop
per, 500; Union Pacific, 1880; I. S.
Steel. 111,4Q0: Fa.-Ear. Chem, Loo.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03
New York Money.

New York. April 30-MoneE on cal!
nominal: time loans. steady; sixty and
ninety days. j ii u per cent;
six months. / IA Il. Prime
mercantile paper, 4 1904 So cents
Sterling exchange steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at a-bf.40M
4.S4.59 for 60-daJ bills and at $3.50
for demand. Commercial bil}s, 4.8" )
for demand Commercial bills,
4.S3 "a al 4.S4 Ii. Bar silver, 81 IL.
Acytran dollars. -.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03
HOME COMING
At SM|THF|ELD
Joytu' Time Prepared for
Johnstonians
CE[EbRA TON MAY 49, q
Genera! Assembly Once Met in Smith.
held and the Committee of Safety
convened in Joilnston.S Capital Dur
ing the Rcvolution-The Town
Growing Like a Young Giant.

Especial to News and Observer.l
Snlthfeld. n. G., April 28.-May
lt-21 will be a gala week for Smith
heid and Johnston county, being "Old
Home Week Celebration when all
the sons and g~randsons Of Johnston
Will, except the avnished aborigines
VINO once had their habitats here, viii
gather at their mother county's feet
to pay their tributes to her. It will
be a great event, for Johnston has
given man Of the best men OF this
and other States to the country and
IS giving 50 that the event will be
an assembly Of the elect. Interesting
programs have been prepared, and the
following will be the principal fea-
lures:
Closing Exercises burlington Graded
school.
May 10th, $50 p. m.-Children's
Night.
May 18th, $50 p. m.-Contest in
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03

Cod spares not. that he may spare:
he pities not, that he may pity
Origen.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03
cotton MARKET
MAINTAINS ITSELF
Fur Points Higher to
Two Points Lower
RATHER / QUIET DAY

l., Earl, Ee4>tionary Tendency Due
disappointing Cables Was Offset
h, a Demand for the Near Months
tsom People Who Took Cotton on
rnotracf Previous Day.