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The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-17
STOCKS, BONDS, CEREALS ::
PRICES WENT TUM8l|NG
Selling Movement Of Great Scope
And Proportion--Bonds Market
Governments Same.

New York, Aug ia selling
movement of greater scope and pro-
portion than any that has over
whelmed the stock market in the
three weeks os It's uninterrupted de-
clines was witnessed today. Prices
fell from to ) points in shares
which have long been accepted by
Gilt edged while losses in more on
secure and less negotiable sharges en-
tended to ten points.
The day opend with little promise
Of betterments. London markets for
American securities being to 2
points under last night closing.
The market issue in the stock mar
ket was Canadian Pacifics it's loss of
2 points being soon doubled here.
Union Pacific fell point or more.
The continued weakness Of Union
Pacific costituted the greatest ele-
ment of alarm that stock having
closed price today showing a loss
Of over 20 points in less than fort
night.
Canadian Pacific which at one time
was six points under yesterday was
effected by London and Berlou. The
market rallied in the last hour under
the lead of Reading, Union Pacific
and Canadian Pacific, these issues re-
ceived from ] " to points from the
decline but the markets undertone
remaining uncertain to the close.
Bonds market was heavy, total
sales, par value, $2,140,000. Gov
ernments were unchanged
New York Stocks.
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Government Bonds.
TONE OF MARKET EASY
Grain and Provisions Dull Yesterday
North Dakota Crop Report
Given Much Thought.

Chicago, Aug. 15,--Grain and
provisions were dull today and the
tone of the. market was easy except
corn September wheat closed "A
shade over yesterday September
corn was highere and oats UNI
changed
Wheat rallied feebly early in the
day but closed close to the bottom
for the day.
The North Dakota crop report was
given much consideration as it stat
ed that rust damages had been
greatly exaggerated and predicted a
full crop in the counties which pro-
duced half the wheat Of the state
Experts claim an average crop,
The early rally was in sympathy
with an advance at Liverpool.
Trade in corn was chiefly of a
professional nature. There was
practically public interest in 1t.
Weather reported milder in the
South west but crop damage report
continued to arrive from that sec
ton.
Oats were sluggish, opening with
sympathetic show of llrmness but
closing easy.
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GAINS 40 POUNDS IN 40 DAYS.
Remarkable Results of the new Tis'
sue Builder BIoodine, In Many
Gases OF Rundown Men And Won
en-.
PROVE IT YOURSELF BY BUYING
A BOTTLE OF BLoODlNE NOW
by George, ! never saw anything
like the effects of that. new treatment
Bloodne, for the building up OF
weight and lost nerve force, It acted
more like miracle than a medicine,
said a well-known gentleman yester
day in speaking Of the revolution that
had taken place in his condition. 81
began 10 think that there was nothing
OH earth that could make me fat.
tried tonics, digestives, heavy eating
diets. milk, beer and almost every
thing else you could think of, but
without result"
ANY man or woman who is thir
can recover normal weight by the
remarkable new treatment Bloo1ine
the remarkable processes brougn
about by the use of Bloodine, so
decided to try it myself Well, wher
look at myself in the mirrow now
think it is somebody else. have pu
on just forty pounds during the las
forty days, and never felt stronger o
more 'neryy' in my life.
Bloodine is a powerful inducer d
nutrition, increases cell-growth
makes perfect the assimilation o
food, increases the number of blood
corpuscles and as a necessary resul
builds up muscles, and solid health
flesh, and rounds out the figure.
For women who can never appea
stylish in anything they wear becaus
tof their thinness this Remarkable
treatment may prove revelation |
is beauty maker as well as a form
builder and nerve strengthens
Bloodine costs 50 cents for the usua
Sl.00 size bottles. Mail orders file,
by the bloodine Corporation, Boston
Mass.
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Shskespeare's Education.

Shakespeare could not have been an
educated man, that is. In the academic
sense of the word. for he was mere
youth when he went to London from
Stratford and had had. up to that time,
only such mental training as he could
pick up in the schools of his native
town. 1t nowhere appears that he at
tended school after leaving Stratford
And yet, as Matthew Arnold says, he
lived during his London residence lin
a current of ideas in the highest degree
animating and nourishing to the crea
tive faculty in society permeated by
fresh thought. intelligent and alive"
And he used not only the ideas which
he imbibed as they fioated around him,
but all the learning he could pick up
without neglectlng his calling. New
York American.
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Ancientiy BARRIERS were surgeons, es
pecially In cases OF bleeding. TO as
sist this operation the patient used, 70
grasp STAFF or pole. which was: Al.
ways kept near the barber surgeon.
To this staff was tied a tape which
was used In bandaging The patients
arm. When not in use the pole was
hung outside as a sign of the work
performed inside Later stick paint.
ed to represent the pole was left In the
doorway. At first surgeons poles were
painted with red and white stripes.
with brass knob or basin ut the end,
while mere BARRIERS were required tG
have them white and blue. This stat
ute was still In force In England 10
1887 The last barber-surgeou died Ia
London Ia 1921 New York American
Just \ Fraction.
"You say she is a woman with 0
past. And does she deny ~"
.Only about ten years Of it"--Judge
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varx psrtinent ouestlon.

An Irishman on his way home at
night was In the habit Of cutting
through a cemetery in order TO shorten
the distance. A group OF his friends
evolved scheme 60 have some fun at
his expense. Accordingly they found
sunken grave across which his path
lay, dug 1t out and covered &c with
boards IN such manner that he must
fall into the yawnng cavity.
The Irishman came along and ev-
erything happened rs per schedule
While be was still squirming about
in the bottom of the hole. striving 10
extricate himself. three or four OF his
friends, atttred In white sheets and
other ghostiy aceouterments, suddenly
made their appearance. Pat was
frightened out OF his wits and almost
tainted when one Of them said:
what are you doing in my graveT'
The tone was sepulchral 1t made
the Irishman's hair staad almost on
end, but he could not forego O witty
retort.
"Faith, and what are you doing out
OF itT' he asked
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The golf bugs soul came back from
little range around Satan's preserve
with smile as wide as the Amazon
river. II say" 1t exclaimed, II don't
call this much of hell. They have
the finest golf course out there ! ever
saw in my life"
A droll looking old soul who was sit
ting on the safety valve looked up.
''But did you see anybody playing on
itT he asked.
NO." the newcomer admitted; 81
| didn't"
The old timer chuckled. "That's It,"
he said. "He won't let anybody play
on It,"
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WANTED TO EXCHANGE.

have 40 acres coal and timber
land 21a miles of Carterville, ILL.,
all level land: will exchange for
good automobile, fully equipped and
in first-class running order. Price
$50 per acre Address
FRANK SUMNER,
Makanda, Ill.
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A crue, Toy.

A singular toy, invented for the de-
location OF Tippoo Sabib and found
in his palace at the taking Of seringa.
patam, is In the form or an automaton
tiger, life size. represented In the act
Of devouring a British soldier, who
lies PROSTATE under its paws. Inside
this automaton Is rude organ. which
when turned by handle, emits sounds
In imitation Of the srowis Of tiger
and the means Of the dying victim.
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His Monument.


A German restaurant keeper In New
York spent $4,000 In improving his
place Of business, Ho was surveying
the improvements when Herb j.,
Meyer, the theatrical man, came in.
"yell, Herb. how 10 itY' the proprietor
asked How you Ike de blacef'
''Fine~ said Meyer, Great! II you
never make dollar it will be mon.
ument for you"
Later another friend came in by
George, Fred!' he said. You ought
to make barrel Of money here. You
certainly have fine place"
"vell," the proprietor rapAed COM
plaeently, it's shust like HCSTMeyer
said IL donx makeFT8rent dis
hlace giil always be tombstone for
me. Saturday Evening POST, .s,ss
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The Chinese have a curious custom
Of trying to cure sick man. A friend
OF the patient obtains straight
branch with few leaves and twigs
at the end. On this he hangs a mirror
Of polished steel, and under that one
of the sick mans coats Then he goes
for short walk. priest In the mean
time performing ceremony, The
coat, being carried in this way, is sup.
posed to draw the disease from the
sufferer.
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HE QUIETLY WHTs@ WIS well NIIeu
PrRED, with many who
knew him. So III a loud tone he called
to the MANAGE Il say. Gillig. how
does one send money to American"
week after his opening in the piece
he again presented himself at the ex-
change and. tiptoc.ng noiselessly over
to Mr.. Giliig's corner. with his hand
shutting off his tones, quietly whis-
pered, Il saw CHILE how does one get
money from American
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of the window upon somewhat
changed landscape, she remarked to
the waNer:
Are we still In North Dakota?'
mo, ma'am,' answered George alert
iy, with a hospitable grin "Whatll
you have to drink. ma'am?" - House
keeper.
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Served While the
Train Is Passing
Through North
Dakota.
They had been
rolling through
that intermina bic
state for a long
time when the
Woman's Chris
tian Temperance
Il II o n delegate
from the east, a
very dignified
and austere look
ing lady. came
into the car for
her dinner. Cast
fn0 hnr ara ont
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Our DUTY Hero,

What is our duty he.e? To tend
From good TO better, thence to best,
Grateful TO drink LIES cup then blend
Unmurmuring to our bed OF rest:
To pluck the flowers that round us blow,
Scattering our fragrance as we go.
And so 10 live that when the sun
OF our existence sinks In night
Memorials sweet or mercies done
MAY shrine our names In memory's light
And the bleat seeds we scattered bloom
A hnndredfold IN days TO come.
Sir John Bowring.
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Where n BELONGS.

"Why do they put the nations dag
on top OF the schooihonse?" asked the
teacher who wanted to instill patri-
otto lesson
please. ma'am." answered the head
boy. lifts because the pole IL there.n---
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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Poor Adam.

A tiny West Newton miss Is respon
sible for the following version OF the
Adam and Eve story, we believe:
God made Adam. and he put him
in a big garden, an Adam he was SO.
so lonesome, an then he putted him to
sleep, be did, an then he took out his
brains and made woman OF the
brains, an then Adam he wasn't lone.
some any ore'-Bostcn Transcript,
-. >-1>~>srrs.. ,Sx.-r> ssaxsv.r~sssa
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vet well renem-
bered There's
Millions In IT,
decided to pre-
sent the play
THE Gilded Age
in London.
The story goes
that directly aft-
er Raymond's ar
rival he entered
Gillig's American
Exchange, then a
famous res or t
and bank in z
place for Amer
leans, and saw
that the office
x,au moIf Anal
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Honeymoop Over,

Mrs Newedd pouting)- are not
like Rates husband He won't let his
wife do bit of heavy lifting.
Newedd- | can't always be at
home when you take your bread out of
the oyen.-Boston Transcript.
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The Wronu Quo.

"How did you get the black eyeP
"It happened in n billiard parlor. |
forgot wasn't on the blaachers and
criticised a mans poor play."-Wash
ington Herald
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Sillicus--We hear of many self made
men, but seldom of self made wo
man. Cynicus-How about the wo-
man whose face Is her fortune?-Phil-
adelphia Record.
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Where :?

"And where" demanded his wife,
with flashing eyes, would you be
now only for me-" .e
The man glanced at the clock. 1t
was verging on midnight. He sighed
and was silent.-Puck.
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How Il Mas Done.

"And you made small fortune out
of poultry"
~ did"
"Where do You keep your chickens y
81 haven't any, ] publish books on
how to raise 'em. Washington Star,
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The Usual Wsy,

II wonder how those hunters man
aged TO thread their way through that
tangled section"
81 guess they had needle guns
Baltimore American.
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"son, the early bird catches the
worm"
"Yes, dad-and brings it home to his
children why don't you get out and
hustle w--Toledo Blade.
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CouraQe.

Courage that grows from constitu-
ton often forsakes the man when he
has occasion for It; courage which
arises from n sense Of duty acts In
uniform manner Addison.
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a Wrono tnterpretat;

As the train left certain station the
following sign was displayed In the
buffet car:
mo intoxicating Liquors WIN Be
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ia-4-- r. -s--7---
y - The -
Scrap Book
A Chanae Of Tone.

A quarter of 4 century ago John T.
Raymond, the famous comedian wno
starred in America az Colonel Sellers
and whose dramatic success was tue
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"He doesn't really love you. He's
after your money
''But If his love were not genuine
how could he put so much fervor into
his woong?"
ooh. man can dig up considerable
fervor when be has TO marry money or
so to work. Exchange.
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y First Literary Club.
DR.. Johnson and Sir Joshua Reyn-
olds founded the first literary club. II
was IN tT64.
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'Is II all fxed?" =.
Eyes" AAAA 4
Am | TO 30 to prison7" vssgssls
mo" vwNNx~
"What did the man say?" -
"That you must be an idiotw ~ ,
Anything moreT'
"And that must have come out OF
the same barrelv'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-07
DES MONIES Car
men WILL | / : STRIKE |.
EMPLOYEES WILL Go OUT FOR
SECOND TIME AS RESULT OF
DELAY OF AR1ITERs.

Des Moines, y Oct. 6.-Des Moines
street car, men, numbering nearly oOO,
today voted to go on strike unless
three members Of their union, recent
" discharged are reinstated ~ TO-
morrow afternoon at 5 o'clock. me
city railway company officials say
they will not reinstate the men.
The action of the street car men
was taken at what was practically an
all night meeting Of the union. IL Iol-
lowed the failure to agree upon the
third member Of the arbitration board
recently decided upon to settle the
controversy between the company ana
the union.
The union leaders charge that tne
company arbitrator has refused to &C
cept any of the citizens suggested by
their arbitrator, A. l.. Urick, presl-
dent of the State federation OF Labor,
as the third member Of the board, ana
has in turn offered names, OF stock.
holders in the company or others op-
posed to the union labor movement.
Five lists had been presented Dy
each side in an eltort to secure the
third arbitrator, but to no avail.
The hour Of the walk out Is left 70
the executive committee Of the union,
and probably will be either SATURDAY
night or Sunday morning.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-07
IOWA MINE STRIKE
HAS BEEN AVERTED
Committee Of Operators and Men
Reach Settlement Of Excelsior
Difficulty.

Oskaloosa, Oct. Especial There
will be no state wide strike Of the
Iowa coal miners. The strike at the
Excelsior Coal Co., mine near here,
affecting about 100 men, was amicably
settled at meeting of special COM
mittee here this morning. The strik-
ers will rethrn to work Immediately.
H. L. Waterman Of Ottumwa, and
e. G.. Smith Of Des Moines, represent
ed the operators. John Cochran .of
Abba, and Samuel Ballanetine OF
Boone, appeared for the mine workers
Several sessions were occupied TAX
ing evidence and Arguments. The
terms of agreements, were not an
nounced at this time, but it is under
stood, concessions were made by both
sides. A meeting Of the strikers was
called for the afternoon at Beacon by
state officers to explain the basis OF
the settlement.
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TWO MEN KILLED
BY TRAIN AT ALBA
Jack Evans and vien Brown, Riding
In Carriage, Struck hf Wabash
Train at Crossing.

Alba, Oct. 6.-Two men, Jack
Evans, q drayman, and Flen Brown, .
colored porter, we're instantly killed
last night at 10:4O o'clock by the
Wabash No. 19 at the Massey crossing,
one mile south of town. The horse
they were driving to single buggy
being thrown against the side of the
engine was the first intimation the
engineer had that anything was
wrong.
Both men were under the influence
of liquor and were returning from
Hooking. Evans real name was Tom
Foley and he came here last year as a
tramp. His home Is In Nova Scotia.
The body will be held until relatives
are heard from.
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We. CURTIS DIES
IN PHILADELPHIA
Journalist succumbs Following Ar
rival In Pennsylvania City; Was
Special Writer for Record-Herald.

Philadelphia, Oct. 6.-William p.
Curtis, journalist and author, died sud
denly here last night shortly after his
arrival in the city.
Mr.. Curtis, who was special writer
for the Chicago Record Herald, was 81
years old and was known throughout
America. He was widely travelled
man and had put the observations OF
his travels into several books.
He was born in Akron, O.. In 1850,
and was graduated from Western Re
serve college in 1871. His newspaper
career began in Chicago when he be
cane a member Of the staff OF the
Inter Ocean in 1878. After serving
this newspaper for fourteen years he
went to Washington as correspondent
of the Chicago Herald until 1901, IN
which year he joined the staff Of the
Record-Herald and contributed daily
article on travel in different parts Of
the globe.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-07

/ Muscatine, Oct. 6.-Numerous ar
rests were made last night and today
by the local police In connection with
the labor controversy here. J, The
charges in most instances being the
use OF profane or obscene language,
said to have been employed in ad-
dressing taunts to non-union workers.
Miss Margaret Finnegan of Chicago,
connected with the Women's Trades
Union league, arrested last night, was
released on $500 bonds. Socialist
School Director Lee w. Lang, also ar
rested last night, was released today
on $500 bonds. Following the failure
late hearing on the petition for an in
junction against Mayor Hill, 1t is un-
derstood the unionists have decided
not to attempt to hold the scheduled
demonstration here tonight.
Unions were denied the right to
Muscatine were denied the right to
parade the street Friday night when
Judge William Theophilus refused to
Immediately grant a temporary in
junction restraining Mayor w. S. Hill
from Interfering with the demonstra-
ton planned. The petition was filed
late yesterday afternoon by Attorney
Hanley, representing the button work
ers' union. It is not believed that an
effort will be made to hold process
sions now. Sheriff vanatta published
notice stating that he would back up
Mayor Hill in his stand and stated
that If the unionists attempted dem
onstration, he would call upon his en-
tire force of 125 police officers and
citizens to break up the parade.
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FIVE OLD
SOLDIERS AT MEETING

Pennington, Oct 6.-The Van Buren
County Veteran association held their
annual meeting at Pennington, Oct. 5.
The meetings were held in the Red
Mems hall with large audiences.
Ninety-five old soldiers werc present
and enjoyed the splendid camp fires.
Lot Abraham. deputy commander Of
Iowa, was present and gave an inter-
estirg talk. B. F. Crow of Eldon was
also present and delighted the "boys"
with his iDs0rmal address.
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Cedar I Rapids Girl
Gets Diporce From
Bigamist S'laye.r
! *+++++**+**++++%4 - ~

q i ~ VI tt4 { b.
Cedar Rapids, Oct. 6- Mrs.
Zoe Varney Webster, second
wife of DR.. Harry E. Webster,
confessed slayer of his third
wife, was granted a divorce in
the district court here this af-
ternoon. The decree was
granted by Judge w. N. Treech-
ler on statutory grounds.
Mrs. Webster was nearly
overcome with Joy when the
1 decree was made known to
her and it was several minutes
before she could gain self con-
troll. She refused to make any
announcement as to her future
course further than stating
that she intended to take long
rest and prepare for a journey.
Oregon, ILL.,, Oct. 6.-Dr.
Harry E. Webster, indicted for
the murder Of his third wife.
Bessie Kent Webster, expects
to be acquitted. this was in
dicated today when he declared
that the action of his second
wife, Zoe Varney Webster in
obtaining an Immediate divorce
caused him more pain than his
arrest on a charge of murder.
4 love her more than any
body in the world. and will
win her back in fifteen minutes
after / am released from this
trouble" said the physician.
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KIDNAPPED; TIED TO
TREE AND ROBBED
M ichigan Barber Loses Money and
Clothing by Exciting Experience
In Chicago.

Chicago. Oct. 6.-Kidnaped by three
men in an automobile, driven twenty
miles northwest of Chicago, robbed OF
$3.50. two suits Of clothes and other
articles and tied to a tree from winch
he freed himself five hours later. was
the thrilling experience OF Stanley
Schultz, 90 years old, barber, accord
ing to his story to the police today
Schultz said he arrived In Chicago
from q Michigan town yesterday and
was kidnapped few hours later While
walking on west side street.
The police are Investigating his
story.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-07
ALDRICH ON WAY
RACK WITH REPORT

New York, Oct. s.-Former Senator
Nelson Aldrich who has been at AK
Les Bains working on the report OF
the national monetary commission,
to be presented to congress in Jan
nary, is on his way home on the liner
Baltic which started from England,
yesterday.
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Ruries sody Of Baby; Arrested.

Chicag go, Oct. ,6.-Meville Rice, en-
ployed as watchnan, was arrested
while attempting to bury the body OF
a baby in vacant lot on the west side
today. He said he found the body
wrapped in sheet on the sidewalk and
that West Park policeman advised
him to bCry it in the lot.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-07
MEXICANS MOVE
TOOUST CHINESE

Douglas, Ariz, Oct. 6.-Another ris.
ing has been started In the state OF
Sonora, Mex, against the Chinese.
Officials of Sonora, Mex, have de
cided to raise the taxes against the
Chinese to such figure that they can.
not pay them, and thus compel them
to move out of Sonora Two mer-
chants moved from Aqua Prieta to-
day, and, they stated that others soon
woulG SAw.
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stockman Robbed In CHICAGO.

Chicago. Oct. 6.-Checks aggregating
|$3,122 were stolen from Ferdinado JAG
obs, Sterling, Ill. by pickpockets while
riding on a South Halstead street car
today. ALI the checks were payable to
Jacobs who was on his way to the
stock yards to --.4'> an account with
q firm