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Sugar

Sugar
Granulated sugar, SIS per cwt., T. o. b.,
Birmingham.
Choice Rfce-$5.50 per cwt
Fancy Rice-S6.00 per cwt.
Extra Fancy-$6.5 SO per cwt
Grits-s2.25 per 96-lb. bag.
Sugar is being sold by Birmingham re-.
tailers at from IL to Is pounds for 81
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English Money

London, December 24-Bar silver, 25a
per cent. Money, 4@4A per cent. Dis
count rates: Short bills and three months,
5ls per cent.
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Drs. Dozier & Dozier
Oldest Established firm
Of Medical Specialists in
Alabama. Twenty five
Years in Birmingham

We treat scientifically and
with wonderful success. all man
ner of chronic diseases of the
Eye. Ear. Nose and Throat. Lungs.
Heart. Liver. Stomach. Bowels,
Kidneys and all diseases Of the
Skin and Of the Pelvic Organs OF
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Live Stock


Chicago. December 24.-Hogs: Receipts
H.000; marekt weak Bulk, S59e6I6. 40;
light $5.60@6.30; mixed. s5.s0d65o; heavy,
$6Q65s; rough. $6G6.15; pigs, s45o@5.5O.
Cattle: Receipts, 10000; market steady.
Native beef steers. s6G10: cows and heif-
ers, $2-s0Qs. a. calves, Sc 25@s50
Sheep: Receipts. 1900; market firm.
Wethers, s6.20@6.9O; ewes, s4.25@625 lambs,
$7@960
st. Louis, December 24.-Hogs. Receipts,
5000; market steady. Pigs and lights, s5.75
Q6S5; mixed and butchers, s6.15@6. 50; good
heavy. $6.5OQ6.55.
Cattle: Receipts. 600; market steady
Native beef steers. s7.50Q1040: yearling
steers and heifers, $S.5oQ10 20; cows, $500
Z: stockers anrd feeders, $5a7 rs; Texas
and Indian steers. $525QS. so; cows and
heifers, $4@6.50; native calves, $6a950
Sheep: Receipts, 700; market steady
Yearlings. s650a7.5O; luambs, sS@9. Is:
sheep and ewes, &55oG6.5O.
Kansas City, December 24-Hogs Re-
eeipts. 6S0o; market higher. Bulk, $3.50
645; heavy. $6.35G65o; packers and butch
ers, $6.3O@6 Is; light s6G6 q; pigs, $5@6.
Cattle: Receipts 400; market steady.
Prime fed steers. s9.25@9.75 dressed beef
steers, S. 40GS.50; southern steers, $5M6. Is:
cows. s4Q675; heifers. S. 1893; stockers and
feeders. $5.50@7.75; buIlsfi $4.75Q5.75; calves;
$6@9.
Sheep Receipts, none; market steady.
Lambs. s.25@S.9o yearlings, Sc. 75Q7. so;
wethers, s6.75@65o; ewes, $5.25@616.
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trouble
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Creamery Products
Wholesalers Selling Price)
Creamery Butter-35c; process butte,,
291Ac; oleomargarine, 14Q23c; country but
ter, Csc.
Full Cream Cheese-19c
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Meats

Meats
PACKERS Selling Prics)
Extra Ribs-11c.
Bellies-121ac.
BEtts-l9c.
Pork Loias-12c.
Neck Bones-5c
Breakfast Bacon-20 @ 25c.
Spare Ribs-10c.
Supreme Hams-171&c.
Skinned Hams--171c.
White Leaf Lard-1034c; compound, 10Lc.
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Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York, December 4.-Mercantile
PAPER. 3M3A per cent sterling: 60-day
bills. $4.6S1s: demand. $472s4; cables. 81. 731a.
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Worlds Visible Supply

Statement of worlds visible supply:
Total visible this week, 5.S94000; last
week, 5S02,000: same date last year, 5, 597,-
coo; same date year before. $685. 600 or
this the total American this week, 4,6O4,-
600; last week, 4,51l0oo last year, 4,410, 900;
year before, 4,425, coo. All other kinds this
week, 1.2S9,0Oo last week, 1884, 600; last
year, 1.1S6000; year before, l,4s0,0O0. Wis
ible in the United States this week, 3,0z2,-
900; this date last year 2.729,Oo0 Visible
in other countries this week, 2,s72, 600; this
date last year, 2.S52.000.
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Hester's Weekly Cotton Stateme,

Comparisons are to actual dates not to
close of corresponding weeks, Decem-
Der "a:
In sight for week. 421,oOO; same seven
days last year, 623, 600; same seven days
year before, $4,000; for the month, 1,572-
600; same date last year, 2,12l 900; same
date year before. 100000; for season, T.
$4,000; same date last year. g.
4o1,0o0; same date year before, 9,9l5,OO0
Port receipts for season, 1856, 900; same
date last year, 4,3S4,000; same date year
before last, 6,93S000. Overland to mills
and Canada for season, $4,000; same date
last year, 451,000; same date year before
6H.000. Southern mill takings for season.
1,09SO00 same date last year, 1,431, 900;
same date year before, 1,591,000 Interior
stocks in excess of August i, 500, 900; last
year. 1,1S6000; year before 772,Oo0 Foreign
exports for week. 121 900; same seven days
last year. 21 000 same seven Gays year
before, $4,000; for season, 2,224,O00; same
date last year, 100000 same date year
before, 5,093,00O. Northern spinners TAX
ings and Canada for week, los. 600; same
seven days last year, $4,000: for season.
l,21S,0 900; same date last year, 1,253,0o
Spinners' Takings
Statement of spinners' takings of Amer
lean cotton throughout the world: This
week, $4,000; same seven days last year,
10000; same seven days year before, 49,
900; total since August 1. 5,769.000; same
date vast year. 4661, 200: same date year
before, 6,s14,000
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The War and American Stockinqs

A y army may travel on its stom-
~ ach, but it fights on its feet;
and all military quaricrmastcrs'
departments are well aware Of the
necessity of protecting those feet. This
was forcibly brought home a few days
ago to an American manufacturer Of
hosiery.
He was approached in quick success
sion 10y two new customers who
wanted To place very large orders for
mems stockings for immediate deliv-
cry. The inference was that they
were buying for the French or the
English army or for both.
He was obliged to refuse the order
His factorys output, 1900 dozen
pairs of stockings day, nearly mill
ion pairs "a week, was completely sold
out. His knitting machines were run
ming to their capacity. To install new
machinery would take too much time
and involve too great expense. The
order, however, was so urgently and
persistently pressed that he finally
yielded to the extent of a few thou
sand pairs n week.
In telling OF his experience this
manufacturer mentioned a few facts
about the business of making and sell
ing hosiery which may not be gem
orally known outside the trade. The
great stocking market of the world,
he said, is Germany and particularly
the Saxon city of Chemnitz. The next
largest producer Is Russia, which has
very extensive manufactures, one
plant alone representing captallZa-
ton OF S50,000,00O. This seems sur
prising until one considers how many
pairs Of feet there are in Russia.
Naturally the Germans are not at
present supplying stockings to the ar
mics of the Allies. Russia has about
all she can do TO take care of herself
England has long been n large i'm
porter Of hosiery from Germany With
this supply cut off and with so many
men diverted from ordinary Occupa-
tons to serve In the armies IL is feared
that many French and English SOL
diers viii have to go barefoot, or at
least stockingleSs, in the trenches this
winter.
This of course is one of the oppor-
tunities presented by the war to
American manufacturers. IL they were
In position to take advantage of II.
AS matter OF fact, however Amer
lea Is "A good customer of GermanyNs.
1t must be remembered that the
United States has some 100 900 900
pairs Of feet To clOthe Thirteen thou
sand dozen pairs day sounds like a
very large quantity, but it would take
the manufacturer referred to nearly
two years To III out all Americans with
one pair Of stockings apiece. For
tunately he is only one Of many.
This branch Of industry, including
all knit wear, has grown very rapidly
In the United States in recent years.
In 1909 we manufactured a total Of
62,3lS,276 dozen pairs Of stockings Of
all kinds, ana it would seen as il we
might get along with the seven or
eight pairs apiece a Year thus pro-
Nided. But in 1913 we imported 2154,-
AL dozen pairs of cotton stockings
alone, besides those made Of Isle. silk
or wool, the figures for which are not
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OF DOC HORNE OF
IT MATRIMONY WITH A PEST ON THE SIDE

that was about the way Of 1t. lie was
a husky guy too-broad shoulders. big
mitts, understanding fellow"
Doc Horne blinked at the freckled
boy and rubbed his nose with violence.
Well this fellow was standin' here
and me over there, when I hear him
say: I wonder where his cheap nobs
got the hat'-meanin' me. ] had on
new white fedora hat, cost me three
fifty-elegant hat. When I hear him
say this. without turnin' around. mind
you, says loud enough for him to
hear: Don't let the hat worry you,
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Rivals in Avarice

IT HE little county of Orloans
Y, has some big men H.
good. 1t has two of the ~ FL
est most miserly old sknH,u'
earth, The county il divided a- '
which is the more niggardly and
greater scrimp. one lives near I.T
haven; the other near Gaines.
The Fairhaven cribs star act $. u
to he putting curb on his vic
the use of the flour she bakc~ SIS
lie deals out a pound or two lu '
morning, before, with one small
he gets out to work his hundred
eighty acres and presses his
down IN what is left in the barrel
he finds the impression disturlr'
his return he whips his wife to 'r.
her economy.
The other Curmudgcon' hG.hy H
save Kerosene. He has big faI'
too, but he employs a good ~
hired men in the course Of a year
AZ time. They are expected Co
their meals in the dark,
Every new hand is shown ~
the few dishes are set on the
Then the old codger turns our
light, saying: you know Whcr"
vittles is now and YOU don't need
lamp; II heats up So
An lrishman who worked on" d.
for the rustic screw is said 10
replied on that occasion; 'l'rr
you're right; the dinners
enough without it,"
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at hand, and this was a smaller ulm-
Der than for several years. one I,N-
son for our importing SO ldru, %
number may he that a famous G,r-
man firm possesses the secret of ,.,-
ing cotton stockings "A fast black that
will not run, fade or crock.
American hosiery manufactur.rs
have not had an untroublcd care.
From the moment il became eyjl. uf
that there was to be a change iu '.e
tariff they were kept in a paralyl e
state of uncertainty as to how t'.-
particular industry would b. affected
The new tariff when finally adopted
contained cut in the duty on Sia..-
ings of some 80 cents on a dozen pans
Then a strange thing happened Tie
German manufacturers raised .N.r
prices to America by exactly the -Ime
amount. In other words they We're
sagacious enough to seize the oppur-
tunity Of getting better prices for
themselves at the expense of the
United States. The result is that as
the American manufacturer has NOT
had to lower his prices to compete
with the German invader, the Ann 10
can consumer goes on paying pre-
cisely the same amount for pair ~
stockings that he paid before the 1y'y
was lowered. Meantime the German
manufactures contentedly puts mo
his own pocket the 20 cents diem
pairs which formerly went into Che
United States Treasury. 1t Is us-
sumcd that the above two million
pairs of imported cotton stocking 10
came from Germany Ga pretty safe
assumption); this sum, 90 cents
dozen pairs, would amount in a year
to nearly half a million dollars
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Hurry up with that"
ITS a kind Of a cream cake with
jelly on"
take away your wheats!" Uoudly.)
ave got you" More loudly)
GLASS 70 water"
Rolls and milk"
Can you give me-"
Biff, bang, platters, spoons, glasses.
sugar bowls. salt cellars!
The dentist heard nothing. lie was
furnishing the front room.
He joined the long, jostling line that
moved in irregular order past the
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tramped in to supper, followed them
in and sat at the head of the long
table, next to the door. / pulled my
forty-two out of the belt and laid
1t on the table. Then 1 said Boys,
I don't believe we'd better have any
more shooting in the dining ROOM
1t annoys the women and makes too
much smoke. Let's do our shooting
on the outside
That's all I said. but I guess they
knew what it meant. There wasn't
room"
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u, ARTHUR LEE

$50 you made good with the gun
play did your"
The three were startled and turned
to look at the speaker They saw a
freckled young man with large ears
nose somewhat awry, hat set care
lesSly on crop of rusty hair. His
garments were a tight fit and bore a
uniform pattern Of up and down
stripes This frcckled person laid his
hand on Docs shoulder (Which no
member Of the chosen colony had ever
dared 10 dO) and said: I'm bet you've
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casbiar,s d.sls A. bo b,rd.d o,, tho
butterv hit ~ nostohoord and laid -
silver dollar an Ton ~ II no hocan,e
aware Thai tbera vas q nov cosbior
behind tho marble Sbe made cbarge
besitatfnplv- sucb , ,isinr, Tbe
uplift Of golden hair. the chastc pallor
Of her complexion, the Wilderness of
her teeth. the clinging fiji Of tn. cloth
gown-all these he saw without enum-
Grating them.
Oh. ,,.,. , tI,rlo 10 ,1r,ir.l all
,,'.,,,I,,
II ",.u' ga 10 MN ''a' S"' "'"'u
~ M '"H' al ''' '"'h '' ~ AZ ~"
l'''n' "u' ms "'"'' WIS n"' Al ,n'
WIN ne ~ ~" u" '''I i"' VI "'S
"49'"''IS' NS luI '"' ,a'"P'lNh u
conquest II uhi"'''" ~ Il rs an easy
n"'G n'l",' mn re ".u,u "v III
'ro"uC,u ny 'nr l'i"'S,' vi '"' 'u"'"
,oo"l' ne Wouiu ''lN 10 Her '"'e' inns
"''"tt "SN.HN pc ii'H'''o" ~ N'"' nv
M""'u van '"''' u''"ir suEEe "ns t'e
tn'atre' MS Wa'ch"oru must De Ten
''i''S
Doc was not at the usual restaurant,
but the dentist found him later on. He
and the racotrack man were in the
office Of the hotel The racttrack man
was hnding fault with the manner in
which Mr.. Ike Francis managed the
Alfalfa. The dentist sat with them
and waited for an opportunity to take
Doc away.
II never had anything to do with
hotel in my life" said the racetrack
man, but | could take hold of this
place and improve it: can promise
you that"
NO doubt you could" said Doc. AT
the same time ! am inclined to take a
charitable view of the situation here.
Mr. Francis has a great deal to con-
tend with. | can sympathize with him
because | kept a hotel for two weeks
once-not from choice, but from neces-
slty. That was enough for me, gentle
men. | am afraid that ! am too indie
pendent and proud spirited to succeed
as host. II | don't like Il man I
can't attempt to be friendly with him
even to further my financial interests"
where ala You Keep hotel Doc|'
asked the dentist
l)ldnt ! ever tell you about it? 1t
was Whch was IN LeadN.lle during
the nrsl DOOM Ihree OF us had pooled
our interests ana were puNlns mines
ma" h'ih'u '"chS"h hau hhne
Ia, ,ia' we WI ANXIOUS 10 t't' we Hiaue
, m''ii a. w., = anu I've S'iI hro sen II
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been a purity good scrapper in your
time"
Doc looked up ut him, literally
speaking, and down at him, figura-
tive.y speaking, and in that godlike
frown of rebuke the freckled boy dis
cerned n friendly invitation to go
ahead and say something more.
rive been mixed up one or twice
myself" he said.
without further introduction the
freckled boy reached for a chair,
seated himself and began tale of
dolor.
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mehbe 1t was three. l know l bought
and then Danny come back at me- and
II seems to me ! had 'em piled up
again-mebbe not"
The dentist fdgeted in his chair and
!, oked at the clock.
anyway, after we'd had EN-. | no.
ticed guy standin' at the bar kind -
we'll spose the bar run from me
over to the steam heater, ia be
standin' where that chair is and this
fellow where you're settin' there" Cin-
diCating the dentisO. Lets see--yes
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anything in my cloze he could come
and get 1t. That's me, you know. II
a friends right he can have anything.
That's me-"
lie tapped Doc Horne on the knee
and squinted at him.
That's proper" said Doc. because
he couldn't think Of anything else to
say.
well. I was out with Dan one night
an that was right in this town too
state street. We went into a place
and we'd had two glasses OF beer
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do you know Danny Oswald-St.
Louis boy?"
The three shook Their heads SOL
EMMY.
well, he's all right. say, YOU meet
that boy and anything he's got is
your'n. understand? Many's the time
I've went to him-'W Well, Danny. how
about it, are you strong to-day?
How much that's all. understand
How much &c I'd up TO the limit.
lie knowed too that any time I had
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interest.
Hit him? Say-hero' r.e'
me show you how. H.. Wls
comm along the bar, s,,n md
was just behind me VITA |
swung around. 1t WASH 4
punch exactly; it was mo-. 4
a hook kind o plvuu.I IN
him. You know what tina, IS
the Marine blow, the on, .ult
put Dempsey out. ! ,...yt
him right, too"
He doubled his fist l
placed II against Docs ,. .n
order to illustrate the w. .r
in which he did it.
Il got him right tho. .e
continued, pushing N
fist as he spoke.
"If Ia caught HIM f
back said the fr'etu
running his fingers l.r.. ..
iawbone. 81 might 20
my knucklcs ana mo-, lu No
him down neither. g.. %
right though. lie ..t
know whether he was 3. ..
cago or East SkowhreJu
with that he went % his
chair flushed and happy
Gentlemen, ! must bid ..u
good night" said Doc % 1e
arose. IL dislike to tear m.-
self away from these I..H
"reminiscences, but I have me
writing to do in my room
He looked at tn, fire.. j
boy and gave a barely ..r-
ceptible shake of the head nj
then walked over tp g.l lie
key. The lightning d,...'
followed and spoke to uw
Doc, | saw fine ru '..
day"
80 soon?"
We'll. never put off '' ..-
morrow what should 800
been done ten years ago.
you simply saw her u ..l
met her. which?"
We'll, / saw her, and On
meet her If / want to-
"Attractive?"
my God"
HIM"
The dentist told Of her u.-
cupation and suggested t.It
no language could aptly l".
scribe her personal charms
Where is the place asked
Doc.
"The Hyperion Quick Lunch,
just two doors from our bu.d-
ing"
We'll, don't be in too much
haste"
Next day Doc called at the
Hyperion Quick Lunch, and
when evening came he had
piece of news for the dentist
Abandon all hope" he Wis
pered to him as they sat wth
the other members of the cole
ony who were assisting the
police to unravel the latest
mystery"
at do you mean" asked The
:. quick to take alarm.
, IS the wife of the manager
right, 1915. by the Wheeler Suu-
dictate, Inc)
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Nv GEORGE ABE.

TUE lightning dentist had ex-
tracted twenty-three teeth that
morning. Number twenty-four
had not appeared. He leaned
against the chair and thought of the
woman he was to marry. 1t seemed
that he could see her. She was neither
blonde nor brunette not tall nor short,
vague and without specifications, but
she was very beautiful.
The dentist glanced at the clock on
the mantel. The time was 1922.
ri will hurry out and get some
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Certainly we understand" id
Doc.
He come at me-" continued no
frecklet boy, rising, "just as Or H.,
come right up here at you" Gnl 49,.
ing Doc). He's comm, see? and I'm
lookin' at him in the mirror. ! didn't
turn around at all till he was in
reach. and then I turned-like that
and If | didn't hand him a jolt that
he'll remember! Mammal"
Hit him. eh?" asked Doc, affecting
a mild interest.
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NUTS AND WINE.

lust keep your face closed ! was
lookin' in the mirror behind the bar.
understand?-an l see him start
along the bar toward me-undorstand,
don't you? ! see 1t in tho mirror"
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BRISTOL

BRISTOI. JIIlv 3f-Smfthy D.
wiIilama a; Raccoan ,s verv i'll OF
a stomacb disease and an enlarge
1n.nt IF t1,a tbrna+ Nc ms ,,een Ia
n +, =. n,sd;csiI ,-ae t,na,+ -. 80 90 on+h.
hut nevsr ba.5 ~ go ~ ~ Oh rad ,nt.,
a co,,,Is =, 49, LIZ Si.ion
e. s Uerv - weeks ago MS conui'ion
Tbomes w a a., 49,.
trataht w. y' a, i,,i a ~
ptiay asI =, a, anu ait taa !.
~. 81, NC y - nployeo as E, lals
az ~ ai1ire nrsra,a go =. - 800 ~ 2.
are ar m max prep ora1 70 start Ior
tr n.aneis Ts oa an; M s ~
psnana-p.a;ae VIZ a,tsas ~ isl,
I.sLia.,s asc e4posll.ou anu stsA'
~ p1tn L. VI 1nsslssl 81 49,
Mr ana Sdrs Worenin 1sa G 1lalsn
a .,.aas 1870 - oa iSa ~ NJ 80
~ 800 e e 80 -. 49,; go
MIS-. Hiram ss, 2. Lynch q few days ". ago ss.
tai1a5 9aa sa5s t iosta = he .t n
and es doing e big bgsIn N 80:
IL
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WESLEYAN PRESIDENT
TO BE ELECTED SOON

nent among these discussed from tnis
group is DR.. ]. E. Bird, now pastor
of the First Methodist EpiscopaI
church at Charleston. DR.. L. w.
Bowers. superintendent OF Parkers-
burg district, the Rev. G. H. King,
pastor at Terra Alta, and many 9TH
ers have been considered 1t Is
known, however. that there is pow
erful faction in the board of trustees
that favors the election OF an out
of the state man
There are many applicants from
beyond the confines of West V1r-
cinia. DR.. Fleming, now registrar
of the Drew theological school, and
one of the biggest men in Method
ism is an applicant and his candidacy
is apparently looked upon with much
favor here. He is known to be
progressive and such man seems
to be universally desired. The sug-
gestfon that man would not be Sc
lected for the presidency, out lnal
Dean Taught would be acting presi-
dent for the year seems to be with
out foundation. 1t is generally rum
ored that the definite election OF
Dean Taught for the president Is not
beyond the realms of possibility, put
there seems to be a firm conviction
among local members of the board
of trustees that some definite action
will be taken at the special meeting
to be held. -.
Meanwhile the affairs OF the insu-
tuition are being ably looked after
nv the executive committee Of the
hoard of trustees and Acting Presi-
dent Taught At the last meeting
of the committee large number or
applications for the two vacancies In
the departments of education and
English on the faculty were constd-
cred. but no decision was arrived at
owing to the numerous candidates
who presented their claims j. A.
Brake. however, was elected to the
position of secretary treasurer OF the
college to succeed Edward Rowlands
resigned. Contracts were also let
for the furnishing OF the supplies
to the ladies' boarding hall for the
coming year, and for the erection or
a large number Of ornamental iron
light posts on the campus and wiz
ing these for electricity.
The campaign for new students
Is being steadily advanced. Two
..udcnt field agents are at work, and
n large office force Is kept busy with
the correspondence with prospective
students. The prospects for a large
enrolment at Wesleyan for this year
are exceedingly bright If the number
of Inquiries received at the ONCE
concerning courses is any criterion.
The coming OF a new president and
the general strengthening OF the fac
ulty is calculated to give added I'M
petus to the already rapidly tncreas-
ing college body at Wesleyan.