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THE FOURTH.
Gee, what a fuss!
Also a muss.
What's it about?
.Why do we shout!
i It the Fourth of July.
(The third is no fun:
!n the fifth all is done.
July's all the fume ,
Dull, hot and tame
Except for the Uloriotu Fourth.
"We're free," they said,
"And we won't lie led." -,
The King found it out.
And that's why we shout
On the Fourth of July.
Mirror and Farmer.
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Tftejforioffie
BY JOHN R. SPEARS,
Author of "The H18tory of Our Navy."
tO. 3E story of the American
H rri )l flas ls tue ul0St tlll'ull"s
O I O known to history. On
jf p Saturday, June 1 J, 1""".
'ajJWOT the Continental Congress
resolved ""That the flag of the thirteen
United States bo thirteen stripes, alter
nate red and white, that the Union be
thirteen stars, white in a blue field,
representing a new constellation." A
great variety of flags, in number equal,
perhaps, to the kinds of uniforms
worn, had been carried by the patriotic
troops of the Involution. Conspicuous
among them was the yellow Hag bear
ing a rattlesnake and the motto, "Don't
tread on me," which l'aul Jones hoisted
over the Srst flagship of the patriot
navy. A more appropriate ensign for
use while the patriots as colonists were
fighting for their rights as British citl
sens was that displayed ou the Royal
Savage schooner, under Arnold at the
battle of Lake Champlain, for It had
thirteen stripes, alternate red and
iwhite, with the British Union in the
corner.
But once the colonies had declared
their Independence a new flag was
needed, nnd It was developed from the
old one of tlie Royal Savage. Wash
ington himself, George Ross, of Phila
delphia, and Robert Morris designed
the flag, and good Mrs. Betsy Ross,
at her home, Xo. 2o0 Arch street,
Philadelphia, sewed the bunting. The
thirteen stripes to represent the thir
teen States were retained, and then a
union of thirteen white stars on a blue
,fleld, a constellation that was to
astound the astronomtrs of politics In
more ways than one, took the place of
the British Union.
The exact time when the flag was
unfurled over the balls of Congress Is
not a matter of record, but when It was
first blackened with the smoke of bat
tle we know right well. While Betsy
Ross was stitching the flag together
Burgoyne was marching down through
the wilderness by the way of Lake
Champlain. to meet the' British army
that was to come up the Hudson from
Jcw York. To aid in crushing the
patriots that, under Schuyler, were op
posing Burgoyne, St. I.eirr-r was scut
with 1700 men, chiefly Tories and
Indians, to Oswego, whence he
marched down to the head of the Mo
liawk Valley where Rome now stands.
The Mohawk Valley was the home of
the Tories.' No part cf the country
cjuld show a greater proportion of
them, but the patriots Had taken to
the field . In surprising numbers and
with unshaken faith. Fort Stan-yx,
at the site of Rome, was mnmittfby
COO men under Col. Peter Gaiifevolii't.
nnd Col. Marinus Wiilett ',ls With
hir-.i.
Ou August 3, 177", St. Leger nrilved
before this fort and demanded Its sur
render under pain of Hit slaughter
of the garrison by the Indians. But
G.insevoort In emphatic language de
clined, ihough short of provisions and
ammunition. Uow a siege followed;
liow the patriotic general, Nicholas
Herkimer, started tip the Mohawk Val
ley to relieve Gansevoort; how he was
ambused by St. Leger's force at Oris
kany, and how during the hot hours
thnt followed hi3 men stood In a circle
and fought hand to iiand one of the
most bloody battles of the Revolution,
need not be told. But while the battle
raged, Colonel v'illett sallied from the
Tort, drove the British from their camp,
captured flags, papers and baggage,
nnd returned. In triumph. It was a
splendid sortie and It was made under
the flag. A most curious combination
Jti
.Ul.Viif,.'
"HURRAH FOR OLD GLORY."
of bunting was that flag. The wblte
stripes and stars were cut from sol
dier's shirts, the blue field wins made
from a cloak captured from tlie British
down beyond the Hudson, mil the red
, ail
V. i J
You're live on that day;
It hums out our way.
i.ly, but it's great!
1 can hardly wait
For the Fourth of July.
Our dads had spnnlc,
And never would Hunk,
Hut just told the King;
A most imputmit thiitf
On the Fourth of Jul,
1
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stripes were made from the petticoat of
one of the women in the garrison.
When Wlllett came In from the sortie
he hoisted the British lings on n stair
above the fort with tills new constella
tion waving over them. And there It
fluttered till Burgoyne surrendered
and St. Leger lied away with Indians
curslnj; him.
One would like to dwell on the ex
ploits of John Paul Jones, who hoisted
the ling on the Ranger. "That ling nnd
I are twins. Born the sumo hour from
the same womb of destiny," as ho used
to say, because Congress ordered him
to the Ranger at the time It established
the ling. But of him It can be snid
only that on February 14, 177S, lie
sailed the Ranger with her flag flying
through the F'rench fleet In the harbor
of Brest nnd had the satisfaction of
seeing the Hng, for the first time, re
ceive a national salute from a foreign
ship of war.
One may note that the flag was seen
flying in the Thames on February 3.
1783, before the treaty of peace had
been signed. It was on the good ship
Bedford, of Nantucket, with a cargo
LIBERTY
of whale oil, 'and Captain William
Mores was the venturesome Yankee
skipper who went thus early to mar
ket. The arrival made a great stir in
London, and especially In Parliament,
but the war was over and the ship was
safe.
As a pnrt in the composition of n pic
ture the flag was perhaps never so
conspicuous as on Sunday, September
11, 1S14, when It was seen over the
American fleet at the battle of Lake
Champlain.
The British had come from Canada
with a great fleet v.cder Cnp'iln George
Downie, to sweep Lieutenant Mac
donougli's vessels from the lake, while
Sir George Provost, with an army of
11,000 veterans, chiefly "Wellington's
Invincibres," bad marched to the Sara
nnc's bank at Tlattburg, where Mc
Comb had but a few more than half as
many men to meet him, even if un
trained militia bo counted. For two
years the Americans had struggled
well nigh in vain and the supremo mo
ment of the war had come.
As 8 o'clock drew nigh that morning
the grent throngs of spectators saw the
crew of the cutter bend to their oars
nnd drive It away to the flagship.
Then came the British fleet, rounding
the point and sailing up close to the
wind until opposite Macdonough's line
of battle, where they anchored, and
the fight began.
As the brondsldes roared among the
hills the breeze died out. nnd soon the
ships became enveloped in a cloud of
smoke that rose und swelled till it
covered the Day nnd buried the loftiest
masthead from view. The spectators
on the hills could see nothing of the
battle, save only as the flash of tbe
guns at times illuminated the smoke
and sent a cumuloun puff here and
there from tbe great white cloud.
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: At last the Bring died dowa. and the
last guu was fired. At thin a dead
silence spread over the great throngs
that had stood upon the hills. For the
battle was over and no one there could
tell how It had ended. For a few mo
ments they gazed anxiously while the
smoke of battle drifted slowly from
around the ships, until a single tall
mast nppearod and then n patriot on
Cumberland Head began to shout. A
moment Inter the whole throng there
saw the stars and stripes fluttering
from that masthead above the smoke
ffift
ixdi:pkxi)i:nck morning.
cloud, nnd with voices that were heard
across the bay and over on the green
hills of Vermont they told that Mac
donough hail won.
That flag waving alone above the
cloud of smoke told the story of a na
tion saved from dismemberment.
Of many memorable occasions when
the Hag has thrilled the nation in time
of peace not even mention can be made
save only as we all remember that hur
ricane in Samoa, when our ships were
driven to destruction, with the band on
deck playing "The Stur-Spangled Ban
ner." PASSED ON SECOND.
The resolution of Independence on
which our loved Declaration was based
passed the House of Delegates on July
2, but because the Declaration was not
signed until the 4th, we celebrated that
day instead of the 2d.
BELLS.
PARTLY CURED.
The Anglo-Maniac "Gweat Heav
ens! If I eveh escape fwom tills pwo
dicament alive, I'll neveh again awsit
a llvewyman fob an Unglisli-bwod
horse ou tbe Fou'th of July!" Fnck.
BUNKER HILL.
With thoughts of Independence Day
are indlssolubly linked Bunker Hill.
It ls said the original Bunker XI III Is
Just outside B -Ifast.-Ireland. The corner-stone
of the Bunker Hill monu
ment was laid June 17, 1S25. Dnniel
Webster made the address, nnd Lafay
ette was present. ' When the shaft was
dedicated there was also nn oration
by Webster, nnd President Tyler nnd
his Cabinet were present. In 1S42, upon
its completion, an address written by
the Hon. Robert Charles Wiuthrop was
read by ex-Governor John D. Long.
SOLUIEKS OF THE REVCLUTIcn.
During the Revolutionary War, Great
Brltuln sent 112,584 troops for land
service and over 22,000 seamen to
America, while the colonists had 230.
000 continental soldiers and CG.OOO mili
tia under arms.'
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THE' FIRST PATRIOTIC SONG.
DV HELEN nuowN.
The Puritans of Kngland held music
in no very high esteem. They held
In abhorrence "piping with organs,
singing, ringing and trowling of psalms
from one side of the choir to the other,"
as complained of In their protest to
Parliament. In fact, their fanaticism
bred so much hnlr.il for such things
that they came to look upon music
as positively unchristian. So the Pil
grims brought to America with them
the style of music that prevailed when
they left tlie mother country, which
goes without saying thnt It was not of
the most Inspiring, cheering kind.
The generation preceding the Revolu
tion is referred to ns the "I'sMiin-slng-Ing
generation," The ('ninnies were
absorbed with the task of revising
and republishing the Psalms.
In 1713 an organ was introduced Into
Boston, but the prejudice was so great
Hint the Instrument remained unpacked
In the porch of the church for seven
mouths.
Up to this time there bad been no
native compositions, but a little later
on tlie first compositions were the work
of one William Billings, a tanner by
trade. As I'salm-slnging still prevailed
his first production was the "New Fug
laud Psalm Singer," which wns fol
lowed by "Singing Muster's Assistant"
and "Music in Miniature." His later
works were of a patriotic order nnd
it Is due to this fact that they became
so popular. His "Lamentations Over
Boston" breathed the spirit of the
Revolution, as also did his "Retros
pect," "Independence" nnd "Columbia."
THE FIRST FLACS.
In July, 177", on Prospect Hill, Gen
eral Israel Putnam raised a ting upon
which was inscribed the motto of Con
necticut. "Wul transtulit susthiet," and
on tlie reverse were written tlie words
'An Appe;il to Heaven." In October,
177.", the floating batteries of Boston
carried a flag with the motto "An Ap
peal to Heaven," 1 1 i n- design being a
pine tree on a white field. Virginia
carried a flag in 1775 which displayed
a rattlesnake coiled as If about to
strike, anil the motto. "Don't tread on
me." When Gem nil Washington as
sumed command of the motley army
gathered before Boston in January,
177S, the flag raised at his headquarters
had the thirteen red nnd white stripes
just ns they are to this day, but the
union was formed of the crosses of St.
George and St. Andrew displayed on
a blue ground. It Is said that when
the British regulars saw it thy sup
posed It was an evidence of submis
sion to the King, who had Just Issued
h!s proclamation.
THE DECLARATION COMMITTEE.
Although the American colonies had
been at war with Kngland over a ysar,
it was not till July 4, 177ti, that a ma
jority of the Continental Congress, rep
I'esenting the colonies, voted for final
separation from tlie mother country.
July 4, on tlie motion of Richard Henry
I.ee, of Virginia, the Congress voted
that "the United Colonics are, and of
right might to be, free and 'Indepen
dent States." A committee consisting
of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben
jamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and
Robert It. Livingston was appointed
to draw up a declaration of Indepen
dence, which was afterward signed by
fifty-six delegates representing thirteen
States.
bTIRrtlN'C SCENES.
At 2 o'clock on the afternoon of July
4, 177H, stirring scenes were enacted in
Philadelphia. In answer to the signal
of "Ring!" given by the lad stationed
below for that purpose, the old bell
man rang out a wonderful peal, while
the whole city shouted for Joy. The
KIng'3 arms were taken down from
tlie Court House, the city was illumin
ated, bonfires were lighted and rejoic
ing continued far Into the night. In
New York a leaden Ugure of George
III. wns pulled from Its pedestal on
Bowling Green and moulded into bull
ets. mm
HELPING GRANDPA CELIl'!UATH.
Tnffoofrv
HUMAN NATURE.
"If wishes were horses, bcjrgars would
ride."
But half the trutll this reveals;
If wishes were horses, tlie beggars would
ride
And wih they were automobiles.
-Life.
FUTURE ARMAMENT.
She "They say the battleship is
loomed. Do you believe It?"
He "Why, yes if yon refer to the
Uusslan variety." Detroit Free Tress.
HER FIRST ATTEMPT.
.Mr. Newhub "What's this you've
3oen trying to make?"
Mrs. Newhub (dolefully) "Angel
?ake, but It wouldn't rise."
Mr. Newhub -"Ah! a fallen angel
!ake, eh?" Philadelphia Press,
THE HEAD QUESTION.
City Editor "Here's a man speaking
line languages who has been Jailed by
:he police. How urn I going to head
:hat?"
Snake Editor "Make it 'Canned
Tongues.' V Council Bluffs Nonpariel.
TO BE EXACT.
Mrs. llousekeep "Jane, nro the egg3
wiling?"
Jail" (late of Boston) "Most assur
dly not, ma'am. . I may safely say,
'lowevor, thnt the water is in which
hey are immersed." Philadelphia
I'ress.
HIS MISTAKEN IDEA.
"But, my dear," remonstrated Mr.
Ucekun, "there's n good deal to bo
aid on both sides."
".', there isn't," answered his
spouse. "I've told you what I think
ibout it. and that's all that Is going to
)e said." Chicago Tribune.
ALL BUT THE HORN!.
Billy Goto "Hullo! What are you
;aus.'iiing at? What's tho Joke?"
The Walrus "Why, I Just met a
itranger nnd he asked me if I'd swal
owed a goat!" Ally Sloper.
THE CORRECT SIMILE.
Bobby "I've been working all day
ike a dog, pop."
Father "Glad to hear that you nre
getting industrious, Robert; but what
anve you been doing?"
Bobby "I've been digging out a
fvoodebuck, pop!" ruck.
CHEERFUL IDIOT.
"A deaf and dumb mar. may talU
ivlth his fingers," said the boarder wlij
floor-walks between meals, "but be
ran't laugh with them."
"Oh, I don't know," rejoined the
ilieerful Idiot. "Have you ever heard
if tlie glad hand':" Columbus Pi
lateb, 1
DIFFICULT ASSIGNMENT.
Cily Editor "What has become of
(hat new reporter?"
Assistant "I sent liim out two or
three (lays ago to get up a special art!
:le ou 'Politeness in Str?ot Cars,' ami
he hasn't coma back. I'm afraid he
aasu't found any material yet." Chi
cago Tribune.
CONSPICUOUS EXAMPLE.
Tommy "Paw, yov.'re always talk
ing about moral courage. What is
moral courage:"
Mr. Tucker "It is the sort of cour
age, my boy. that enables a man who
lias a poor feed at a swell restaurant
to g3 out without lipping, the waiter."
-Chicago Tribune.
ABSURD IDEA.
Inquisitive Stranger "Do your Sena
tors' salaries run on Just -the same
when they are absent from their post
of duty for njnuths at a time?"
Washington Man "Why not? Where
did you get the idea that a Ser.ator is
under any obligation to earn bis sal
ary?" Chicago Tribune.
AT FANEUIL HALL.
'Mrs. Pew'uy "Wonder if I".! have
tlmo to go home and hack before Mr.
Tex'.Gnder has finished:''
Mi. Pew by "Plenty of time, Martha,
plenty of time. Mr. TcsCiiider has
Just said, 'One word more and I'm
done' IIo's good for half an hour
more, at tbeleast." Eostou Transcript.
AN IMPOSSIBLE REFORM.
Deacon Jones "What do you think
of the proposition that women remove
their hats at church?"
Rev. Mr. Wyse-"ThinU of It? Why,
It is the most absurd thing I ever
beard of! What do you think the
women come to church for, anyway?"
Boston Transcript
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WHY EYESIGHT . KAILS
INFERIOR ARTIFICIAL LIGHT FRC.
QUENTLY THE CAUSE;
IlltpnliAit' nf the I'ntf, On nnA All,
Jluve furious lpferU AcMylnri nut,
M'lth lis Clfur, UnwitTerlnc, Vet Soft
Flmne Cnnuot Ifi:r: tlta Eyni.
New York, June 20. No one can go
Into our schools or meet a group of
children on the street wit hint noticing
how large a number of them wear
spectacles. The proportion seems to
Increase yearly, and there are many
more who ought to wear glasses. The
experience of one teacher might be du
plicated by tho score. She knew Alice
was Inattentive and she thought she
was unusually stupid. She said so
to tlie principal and sent a note to
the mother, requesting that the child
be helped at home if the wished her
to keep up with her clnso. One day
after n blackboard explanation, the
teacher called upon the child nnd found
that she had not feen what bad been
written. She was Icopt after school
nnd by dint of much sympathetic (pics
tloning Miss C. found that Alice bad
never been able to see what was put
on tho board and1 that her head had
ached so often and so hard thnt she?
frequently failed to hear what was
said.
Such a comllllon may be caused by
lack of proper food, but In our Ameri
can homes it ls usually duo to tho poor
quality of the artificial light. The yel
low, Insufficient light of the ordinary
kerosene lamp, with its smoky chim
ney, Is nbout ns bad for the eyes ns
can be imagined. The flickering light
from a coal gas Jet Is but littio better,
nnd even tho electric light, brilliant
ns it usually Is, has an unsteadiness
due to variations in power, and a glare
peculiarly trying to the delicate nerves)
of sight. The comparatively new il
lumiiiant acetylene gas produces ns
nearly perfect an artificial li'ht ns has
yet been found. It gives n cknr whit",
unwavering light, very brilliant, yet
perfectly soft, and si nearly like the
rays of the sun that even colors ap
pear as In daylight.
Fortunately, acetylene Is very easily
nnd cheaply produced, and the simple
apparatus necessary can be purchased
and installed in any home nt a very
moderate cost, nnd the acetylene can
be piped to convenient points in tlie
house where a light is needed. It is
then lighted and extincuished and used
exactly like common city gas.
Acetylene is rapidly coming Into
common use In homes, churches,
schools nnd Institutions of all kinds,
and it is reasonable to expect thnt as
its use in tho home Increases, there
will be fewer defective eyes, particu
larly among children. Poor eyesight
nnd the many ills resulting therefrom
will undoubtedly be much reduced by
the use of this new llluniinnnt.
Booby Prize Parrot.
Lr.st winter a Topeka society wo
man wnnted to get r!d of an old par
rot which she owned. It had only
one tail feather, but possessed nn ex
tensive vocabulary. A bright Pica
struck her. She was hostess for her
card club one day, and she gave the
pairot n3 a booby prize. The woman
who won it took It home and bided
her time. It soon came her turn to
entertain the club nnd furnish prizes.
So she pave the parrot as the booby
prize, too. From that time on the
parrot became the booby prize and
made tlie rounds of most of th;
homes of th women. Finally the
woman who originated the Idea won
the booby prize, the other day and
carried home ths old bird. Tho par
rot recognized his former home. He
crpned his neck, blinked bis eyes
several times, and then w'ith disgust
said:
"Oh, kitchens dirty as ever."
Kansas City Journal.
T.rer Trlnl CoT?5 Ttits Tt T
Tt is a well-known fact that cv:n I'.i
ben cf lioa.-2!;ceper.i cannot make louy
too 1 coffee without havinj tiio proper ia.;
leriulj. They will xtven mahc it with cofTr? of
donlih'iil critic, aoulteratf d. ejU'C-r!
blended, nnd po.-sib!y tiirty cillee thai iia.-t.
perhaps, been mixed ; with ai! l.ii;u.s cf
other thin--! oa the counter.
But let tiic:n take a jie!;r.;e cf Lio:
COFFEE the jmrcc and cleanest ind the
brand universally u-.ed ;hrn-j:Kat the Uni
ted State. for over Uvcmy-tive year. Mill
ions drink it duly, end jet the hesi re
sults if it i-; me.de in the t il'win way:
Try it once and yo v.ili r.; er want t3
try any other brand of coJce.
'now to mat,;: coon corrrn.
I'se Lio." Cortr::, beeao-e to ;;ti best
results you roust me tlie best eoli'ee.
Orin-i you Lto.v t'wi'E" rather fine.
Cse a "tabic.-'pr.prn'ul to t:;ch ran. and one
extra for the pot." First mix ic with a
little cold water, enough to nu';e a thick
paste, r.nd add vlii;c c-t an eg hi c j i.-; to
be used as a settler j, then iollow o.:c of
tlie foilowinc; rules:
1st With boiling water Add boiling
water, and let it h ed three minutes only.
Add a little cold water and set aside live
minutes to settle. Serve promptly.
2d With cold water Add your cold
water to the paste and brinj it to a boil.
Then set aside, add a little cold water, aud
in live minutes it's ready to serve.
TURKS TOX'TS.
.D.m't boil it too Ion;:.
Don't let it stand more than ten min
utes before serving.
Don't use water that has been boiled be
fore. TWO WAYS TO SETTLE COFrr.f..
Ut With eijs Use part of the white of
an egz, mixing it with tiie ground Lio.v
Coffee before boi'.iiu.
'id ith cold writer instead of e2s.
Alter hoilinjj add a dash of cnl-l water and
set aside f it eisiit or ten uuuuics, tUeu
serve through a strainer.
A :Ct'.v York concern, which pro
i'os'-a to raise spruce trees for the
lumber, has recently imported from
Germany 19 bombers, each of whlrdi
-ontain 17.000. young trees.
"Irs.'W'inslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
tcetiiii.y. soften tlie suni. reduces inflamma
tion, allays pain.eureswiad eolie, 25ea bottle.
A pig is usually kept in every stable in
Tersia.
I am sure riso's Cure for Consumption saved
mv life three vears ago. Mrs. Thomas Itos
Eirrs, Jlupie St., Norwich, S.Y., Feb. 17,1'JOC
Oyr.ma gays he attributes bis success to
the virtues of his Ltapcror.
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l"cur'1, eoi;iw.inn n.1e prnroptlf
In Sjd -irt bglMix. hernoiuaTlll f V
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J)U. L. L. MEANS,
DENTIST.
Office on second floor of First IT
tloiml bank building, Alain ttreat.
)P.. It, DEVRE ICING,
DENTIST.
Office on second floor Reynolds!!
Keal Esfato Building, Main street
ltnynoltlsviile, l'a.
J NEKF,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACH
And Real Estats Agent-
KcynoIdsvUlfl, Pa.
SMITH M. McCBEIGHT,
ATTOfl X nv-AT-LAW.
Rotary Puhllc nn'I Hint Etate Aginti. Cat-
lecttous will reo'hs inomjit attention. Offlc
In tho m-yfioliiHrUia IJaniwHrv Co. BulldlBi,
Main u treat, in jnoUtvillis f'.
. PITTSBURG.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
Wtient n. 2 n-cl ..$ 01 lot
Ilj-n No. M t
Cum No 2 yellow, ee.r fil ei
No. -J yellow, shelled 6) til
Jllx -1 nar H 4i
Oats No. whiw 85 8i
No. ;: whit.; sii
Fiour Winter imti'iit 5 81 0 0)
Fntn-y str-.(.'Jit wlntera 5 4'i 5 Ml
Hay Nn. 1 Tltn.ithy 1! no 1; f,
Clover No. 1 fl '0 111 II)
F -f'l No. 1 r.-hl!" lulil. ton 10 51 si no
I'.mw n niW'Jlm it 17 HI 17 r.o
llr in. le.iik IS 00 H 5D
S.rti-.v 'A'lie-e.t u 7'i 7 O)
tint 0 7'. 7 00
L" airy Products.
Dutter ri"tn criatnpry 5 -2 51
i oilo et-i-tinifty o 2
Ktinev rriuuti-y roll M n
Chr-i-Kf llhl ., tint- U
New York, uow M 14
Poultry, ttc.
fl!,s rer I!) S It 1
('hlekeiis ilretwl 10 H
Kfs I'tt. and Ohio, tresh lit li
Frulls and Vegetables.
Al liles bbl j 51 4 f,9
I'l.riito'.H t'tmvy n-hue per ou.... ) 3-,
Cahlinise per ton is 00 SI no
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BALTIMORE.
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Flour 'iVIr.ter Fntent $ 5 so 575
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Corn Nn. 2 n.lxed 5,1 51
littt- No. 2 white. jic 7
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Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg
Cattle.
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I'tltne, llioO to litH lbs 6 J
Meilluni, i'M tnlsuo lbs 1 n
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But.-iicr. 600 lo 1100 87i
Common to fuir s.w
Oxen, common to fnt . 2 76
Common touood lat bulls and cows !W
Ullcb cows, each ltiOO
Hogs.
Prime heavy hoes 5 6)
I'riiiii. nu'iliiiiii weiglits o('.5
Ben henvy yorhers nn.i medium 6r)
Uood pigs aud llgbtynrkers Sw
Hit's, couimon to good 4 7J
nouitte 3 7-i
Si'ans oi
Sheep.
Extra........ f SIX'S
kood to choice 4 k",
Medium 4 i:
Common to fair 2 ')
Lambs jig
Calves.
Yenl, extra 4 50
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rnoMixEXT rrorLE.
The Czar of Russia, It Is said, has
$23,000,XH) invested in English securi
ties. William Dean Howells and family
have settled for the summer at Kittery
Point, Me. .
raderewski, it is said, can play from
memory more than five hundred, com
positions. Mme. Kejane, the noted French ac
tress, proposes to establish a French
theatre In London.
Kaiser Wilhclm often notifies young
officers to leave the hall, as their dace
ing is not up to the mark.
Trobably the younctcst general In the
world is a nephew of the late Shah of
Tersia, a boy not yet fourteen years
old.
King Leopold tvill leave a fortune of
$10,ik io.WO, most of which will go t
tlie F.elgian people for works of public
utility.
President Loubet, of France, is sati
nteil with French politics anil will not
seek re-election, but may go back'to
the Senate.
The retirement of Russell Sago from
Wall street is said to be due to the
loss of that cunuiiig which made liis
great fortune.
"Big Tim" Sullivan, of Xew Tort
City, has tired of being a Congressman
and will try for hi-s old position as
State Senator.
Since beginning his law practice,
Judge Alton 13. Parker lives quietly
at a Xew York hotel, going to Esopus
for Saturday and Sunday.
Craig-y-Xos Castle, the beautiful
Welsh home of Mme. Patti (Baroness
Cederstrom), is announced to be sold
at a price regardless of "cost or asso
ciations." Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, of
the Supreme Court, ia a recent opinion
on a stock gambling case, said that
dealing In futures was the 'self-adjustment
of society to the probable,"
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