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'Thc Sleepy Song-A Sober Tlrourht-A
Nohie Youtlt-A Mouse's lsnglueerhtg
' 1 -A Pleasant
Greeting-Duty and
Love.
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OFTLY LITTLE
hands are folding -
ing-
Play forgotten-
waiting rest :
Drowsy eyes fond
dreams beholding -
ing
Brighter than the
painted west.
Nearer , draw-
ing nearer ,
Blessed rest !
f
r Clearer , ever dearer
Comes the fairy music , low ,
Leading forth the happy visions
Only childhood's eyes can know--
Sweet , sweet rest !
i 'Gently little eyes are closing ,
Drooping with their weight of bliss ;
r i , ' ' Rips asmile , the while supposing
Every touch an angel's kiss.
Sweeter , ever sweeter ,
Peaceful sleep !
And the music's mystic meter
tr- Croons a heavenly lullaby
\ While the cherubs hold their candies -
, dies
At the windows of the sky.
Precious sleep !
.
Innocence asleep ! so tender ,
Love could only stoop to kiss-
Life can show no calm surrender
' Iiaf ! as brave or mild as this.
1 Purer than love's passion ,
} This the best.
Fairer than all fashion-
Ah ! to share its peace benign-
i 'Tis the only mood where humans -
mans
Prove their lineage divine-
' Sweet , sweet sleep !
} -Gee. E. Bowen In the Inter Ocean.
t k \ A Sober Tltousltt.
.I . The Golden Censer tells of a mechanic -
chanic who had been in the habit of
dropping into a beer saloon twice a
4Lay , and spending five cents.each time
for a glass of beer , was captivated one
day by a new thought. "I am poor , " he
said to himself ; "my family need every
cent I can earn ; it is growing more and
.nior'e e : pensive every year ; soon I shall
want to educate my children. Ten
cents a day for beer ! Let me see ; that
is sixty cents a week. That is thirty-
one dollars and twenty cents a year !
Anti it does me no good ; it may do me
q 4 harm. Let me see"-and here he took
a piece of chalk and solved the prob-
' \ 1cm on a board-"I can buy two barrels -
rels of flour , one hundred pounds of
sugar , live pounds of tea and six bushels -
els of potatoes for that sum. " Pausing
for a moment , as if to allow the grand
idea to take full possession of himself ,
Ire then exclaimed : "I will never waste
another cent. " He never has , and he is
to-day a prosperous man.
A Noble Tooth.
\ Ilow many young men , just budding
into manhood , have taken the first fatal
cup ? And not stopping at the first , as
they may have thought of doing , but
taking a second soon after the first and
so on , until their ruin was complete.
There was once a young man who was
clerking in a large dry goods store
where many other young men were em-
ployedJ Some of the latter urged the
newcomer to accept a social glass , but
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the refused. The young men laughed at
him , calling him a "baby , " and they
also said that "one glass would not hurt
him. " "Oh , no ; " he replied , "if I should
take one glass , I could easily be persuaded -
suaded to take another. My mother
taught me to shun the fatal cup. And
when I was a little child , she taught
Inc this verse among many others :
'Wine is a mocker , strong drink is raging -
ing , and whosoever is deceived thereby
is not wise. " The lads laughed and
sneered at him , but it was useless to
t , try to remove his scruples. "My father , "
the brave boy continued , "went that
downward path and at last filled a
' \ drunkard's grave. I do not intend to
t follow in his footsteps. " If other young
Wien would only stand their ground
1 ' . firmly for the right , doing nobly as this
d' ' one did , there would be a great many
fewer drunkard's graves and a great
many more happy hearts and homes.
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A blouse's Engineering.
"While digging holes for telegraph
poles at Byron , Me. , " said a Western
Union man , "I became interested in
watching the ingenuity and perseverance -
ance of a mouse. He fell into one of the
' holes , which was 4 ? > z feet deep and
e twenty inches across. The first day he
ran around the bottom of the hole , trying -
ing to find some means of escape , but
could not climb out. The second day
Ile settled down to business. He began
steadily and systematically to dig a
spiral groove round and round the inner -
ner surface of the hole with a uniformly -
ly ascending grade. He worked night
and day , and as he got further from the
bottom he dug little pockets where he
could either lie or sit and rest. Inters -
s ested witnesses threw in food. At the
end of two weeks the mouse struck a
rocs. This puzzled him. For nearly a
daY he tried to get under , around or
over the obstruction , but without suc-
cess. With unflinching patience he reversed -
versed his spiral and went on tunnel-
ling his way in the opposite direction.
t the end of four weeks he reached
the top , and probably sped away to enjoy -
joy his well-earned freedom. His escape -
cape was not seen. When his food was
put in in the morning he was near the
surface , but at night the work was
r seen to be complete , and the little enI I
gineer , whose pluck and skill had save
his life , had left.-New York Sun.
Bought her Own Gown.
They tell a story of an unfortunate
society woman who , being terribly
pushed for a gown to wear at a great
occasion , sold seven gowns for the price
of one to Mme. X. Among these gowns
was one hardly rumpled , and which ,
though very magnificent , had evidently
been worn at most only once. This
dress Mme. X. sold as a model to Mme.
Y. , who was the society woman's dressmaker -
maker , and who had been obdurate
about making another thing for the
poor little woman without cash down.
When this "model" came in she saw a
chance for big return of money , so she
compromised with her customer , and
agreed to let her have a mode ) dress ,
just imported , for a very low figure.
Whereat the poorr woman paid all the
money she had received for all her
dresses , and out Mme. Y brought the
model. The poor woman talked herself -
self blue in the face , but she could not
say anything to protect herself without
betraying her dealing with Mme. X. , so
poor thing , she danced in her old frock
after all , having swapped all her other
gowns for the privilege.-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Lord Bramwoll's I'loty.
The late bishop of Winchester is said
to have possessed , among his many
other qualities , that of sarcasm. A good
story is told of a retort he made to the
late Lord Bramwell , who , meeting hint
on his way back to his room to take off
his robes after reading prayers in the
house of lords , apologized for having
been absent from the ceremony. "When
I kneel down it gives me palpltatlon of
the heart , said Lord Bramwell ; "and
it would not be respectful for me to sit
or stand while your lordship was pray-
ing. " Bishop Thorold , perhaps knowing -
ing almost. as much about the old
baron's sanctity as did Lord Bramwell
himself , answered in measured tones :
"Pray do not mention it , Lord Bram-
well ! I am sure your lordship can be
equally devout whether you are standing -
ing , kneeling or sitting-I will not say
lying ! " The playful old judge afterward -
ward inquired who had read prayers
that afternoon , and , on being told , remarked -
marked , with a sparkle in his eyes :
"He's a sharp fellow-Household !
Words.
Evidence Against him.
" ' called at 6
"Why don't you have me
' " commercial traveler
o'clock ? roared a
in one of our city hotels , as he faced
the clerk and banged his fist down on
the register.
" " the clerk.
"I did , calmly replied
"You did not , sir. "
"I tell you I did. "
"You did not , sir , and I can prove it. "
"All right , go ahead ; but you can't
prove it :
"Yes , I can. "
"Prove it , then. "
"Well , you did not have me called at
6 o'clock , because I did not leave word
to be called at all , and the commercial
man grinned and looked for the clerk
to blush and apologize.
But he looked in vain. A little thing
like that wouldn't bother a hotel clerk.
-Bangor News.
A Pleasant Greetin0
One day a stranger , approaching the
late John Boyle O'Reilly from behind ,
mistook him for a friend whom he had
not seen for some time. In his enthusiasm -
asm he stepped up , slapped his supposed -
posed friend on the shoulder , and
greeted him with some particularly
hearty expression. Many men in
O'Reilly's position would have felt at
least a momentary annoyance. Not so
with the poet. Turning about , he
stretched out his hand. "I'm not lack , "
he said , "but I'm glad to shako hands
with any man who is as glad to see an
old friend as you seem to be. " '
Stop Me. .
Stop me , good people ! Don't you see
My temper is running away with me ?
Help , Master Commonsense ! Are you
afraid ?
Good Mistress Prudence , come to my
aid !
Stop me , Conscience ; stop me , I pray !
My temper , my temper , is running
away ! .
Dear Brother Kindness , snatch after
the reins !
Help , or my temper will dash out my
brains !
Help , or I'll get a terrible fall !
Help , Shame , Caution , Lore , Wisdom
and all !
-Amos R. Wells.
Feminine Life in a Lighthouse.
Boston has a lighthouse 'keeper's
daughter who , perhaps , has not 'emu-
lated Ida Lewis , yet she is an accomplished -
plished oarswoman as well as a versatile -
tile writer. Miss Louise Lynden has
lived with her father on that beautiful
headland for nearly fifteen years , and
although a graduate of the Boston
Girls' High School in 1879 , she has preferred -
ferred to keep herself on the island
summer and winter , ever since her
father was appointed as keeper of the
light in 1880. Miss Lynden is an accomplished -
complished photographer , and many of
her charming stories are illustrated by
her own pictures.
No Duty Without Love.
We cannot do our duty to any one
without love. We cannot keep His
commandments without doing our duty
to men. But , when we learn to love and
to obey the promptings of love in our
human relations , we find that "His
commandments are not grievous" any
more. , The spirit in us is in sympathy '
tvith the spirit in Him , and we are the
children of our Father which is in
heaven.
Fortune cannot change us. It can only I
bring out what is in us.-Ram's Horn. '
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THAT S TVDY TARIFF
HOW THE WORD WAS "SNAIED"
FROM OUR RECORDS.
ncmarkalrlo Illustration of Our Imports
of Itngs Under Protection and Free
. Trade-Foreign hues to lie Worn on
Awericart Boys.
"Anticipating that their bill would
flood the country with shoddy they ( the
Democrats in congress ) were careful to
'snake' that odious word entirely out
of the now law. "
This , from the New York Press , is
hardly accurate. The word shoddy
does appear in section . , .1r9 of the Gorman -
man tariff , where the tariff is reduced
to a 20 per cent ad valorem rate from
the specific duty of 30 per cent per
pound that existed under the McKinley
law. This was equivalent to an average
ad valorem rate of 52 per cent , so
that the reduction made in the rate of
duty by the free traders was 71.43 pe ;
cent.
cent.Now
Now as to the "snaking. " This has
been done by the bureau of statistics of
the treasury department. Under the
McKinley law all of these adulterants
were classified together as shotl ly ,
noils , waste , rags , mango , flock , etc. ,
etc. For purposes of comparison it is
necessary to use the same classification ,
although underr the Gorman law they
are returned under different heads-
some flee and some dutiable. The total
showing is a bad one forr the free trade
tariff law. But we don't intend to al-
SHODDY
Ra9stNoils , and Waste ,
Produced in Foreiglf Countries
and 11IOrketCd. lu the
UnitedStates
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1:14cs1 gears Ending June 30
1693 1895
c Kihle Gormu
1411i11ionPcunds
14o66a54 Pdans {
IZ Ti11ion Pounds
10 fiiiiitn Pourds- ;
8 Tillcn ; Pounds
G lilillPounds
4Ttllion Pounds-
-2. Ti11ion""Pounds
35P im s
' Zero
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isbellar
- tan Wane 6 t tl > , titcri :
IDool 11 tcurli glut t . .
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low them to escape from the responsibility -
bility of having made a law which ad-
i fits free of duty , as in the case of rags ,
or of such a trifling duty as that upon
shoddy.
The fact remains that the imports of
all of these wool adulterants have increased -
creased in one single year of the new
law over 16,000,000 pounds above the
imports of the same articles during the i
whole four years of th9itcKinley { law , I
and as they were once scoured wool ,
worked over and over until they had
lost the length and strength of fiber
and durability of pure new wool , they
are Mill as clef . as scoured wool ,
,
b K
f
though. thoroughly rotten. The increase
in these importations during the first
year of the new law has been so great
as to exceed the entire yield of scoured
wool produced in the annual clip of our
two largest wool growing states of CaII-
fornia and Texas.
But the free traders sometimes object -
ject to comparisons being made with
1594 , so let us look back to 1893. And
as they have "snaked" the word shoddy
from their statistics we will accommodate -
date them by using their own term-
rags. Here are the imports of rags for
the two fiscal years ending June 30 ,
1893 and 1895 :
Imports of Foreign Rags to be Manufactured -
factured Into Clothing for American
Men , Women and Children.
Year ending Quantity.
June 30. Pounds.
1895 , Free-Trade..14,066,054
1893 , Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Increase of Free-Trade Rags..14,066,019
Under the McKinley tariff the protectionists -
'
tionists were not ashamed to call this
stuff shoddy. But the free traders
shirk shoddy and "snake" the word out
of their statistical reports. But what's
in a name ? There are the facts. Farmers -
ers can tell the quantity of rags that
are being used in place of their wool. '
The people can tell the quantity of for-
elgn rags that they must wear on their
backs , besides all the shoddy goods that
are coming from Yorkshire. And everybody -
body knows the increase in our supply
of foreign free trade rags. Senator Hill
did well to stigmatize this shoddy
tariff as "a rag-bag production. "
How Other Markets Capture Us.
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b Q 11 Q de _ e r se .y a ot ar ens e.
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tuTln , 9 t\le \ two isto\ seaTS
/g9
Eiith dune 30
(89t1 ( and 1995
' m ( : Kin1 Tar f
: 500,000 : . . 1,000 , 0 CO ' 1,5 0000 0 ; . . '
Orman are
, 500001 ? : : icooaot . : ' : ' : i S00 000. : : : : :
A "Vast Itoon" Worked Out.
"They ( woolen manufacturers ) are ,
just beginning to reap the incalculable
benefits of free wool and will find in it
untold millions , as have the English ,
who annually export $100,000,000 worth
of woolen manufactures and worsted
and woolen yarns. In another decade , '
if not deprived of this vast boon , they
will begin to rival England in such ex-
ports.-New York Herald.
Only Mr. James Gordon Bennett's
hired assassin of American industries
could have conceived this great idea. it
is true that the English exported $100 , '
000,000 worth of woolen goods in 1894.
But let us see what they used to export
before their free trade system ruined
them. Here we have it :
British Exports of Woolen Goods.
Year. Value.
1872 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,493,000
1894 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,011,000
Decrease under Free-Trade. 18,482,000
In a trifle more than two decades , the
English free trade policy has reduced
the British exports of woolen goods by
$90,000,000 a year. This represents the
"untold millions" that the British manufacturers -
ufacturers find every year in "the incalculable -
calculable benefits of free wool. "
As Mr. Bennett puts it , "in another
decade , if not deprived of this vast
boon , " they will be exporting only $45 ,
000,000 worth of woolen goods and will
have lost another $45,000,000 worth of
export trade in woolens. Again , "in
another decade , if not deprived of this
vast boon" of free wool , they will be exporting -
porting nothing. By that time , in 1915 ,
should the same "vast boon" of free
wool have continued for American
manufacturers , " they will begin to rival -
val England in such exports. "
Puittzer'u Political Economy.
"The decrease in the values of breadstuffs -
stuffs exported between Jan. 1 and Nov.
1 reached $ 7,433,000. These figures , iI I i
however , do not represent decreased I
exports.-The World , New York.
What is the use of telling such a deliberate -
liberate falsehood , Mr. Pulitzer ? If a
loss of $7,433,000 in the value of the
breadstufis we have sold be not a loss ,
what is it ? True , the quantity of bar-
I
ley , corn , oats and rye sold was slightly
larger this , but it brought less money
than the small quantity sold a year !
ago. Was not that a decrease in money
to the seller and to the farmer who produced -
duced it ? We sold 5,000,000 bushels
less wheat and 1,640,000 barrels less
hour , but who offered to pay more I
money for it than a year ago ? If you ,
:1Ir. Pulitzer , sold today 5,000 copies of
the World at a net price of $50 , and tomorrow -
morrow sold 6,000 copies at a net price .
of only $40 , would not that represent a '
decrease ? Would the larger number
compensate for the smaller amount of
money ? Perhaps you have money to
burn and print papers to burn.
Free Wool and Mannfactures.
In the woolen trade of Massachusetts
the product value was 75 per cent less
n 189.4 than in 1892 , the output of the 1
oolen mills in 1894 being less even
than the output in 1885 : . In fact , the
threat of free trade in wool had the
effect of throwing the condition of the
woolen manufacturing interest backward - i
ward one full decade. I
FIGHT WITH A MANIAC.
lie Only Surrenderrrl When His flog had
Been Killed.
OLATIIE , Kan „ Dee. 2-At 9 o'clock
this morning Sheriff Glover and his
deputies , 11. G. Ross and Will Glover ,
tried to capture Charles IIindman ,
who for several days has been de-
i ranged and wild. llindrnan had driven
his stepmother and her son from home I
and then broken up the furniture , and
declared he would not be taken alive.
Ilindman was upstairs , and when
called on by the sheriff to come down
he responded with a shot from a revolver -
volver , the ball passing through the
sheriff's overcoat and across tire' breast
and through the front finger of his i .
left hand. The officers ran out and
Ilindman hastened down stairs , shooting -
ing at them through the doors and
windows several times. lie then took
possession of the house , barricaded
the doors and took with him , upstairs ,
two repeating rifles , two pistols ,
knives , razors and a savage dog.
People were afraid to pass near the
house and the family did not dare to
return home. The county attorney
advised the officers to not kill Hind-
man unless in self-defense.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon Sheriff
Glover and a posse of officers secreted
themselves in the adjoining buildings i
and soon IIindman appeared on the
porch of the secontt floor , throwing -
ing furniture from the rooms to
the ground. When the sheriff called
him Ilindman fired on the officer and
eight or ten shots were exchanged. A
bullet killed the dog by the side of '
Ilindman , and when Hindman saw
that his pet was shot ho threw his
firearms to the ground and jumped
from the porch and surrendered. A
dozen officers soon surrounded him
and placed him in jail.
Over 500 rounds of amunition were
found in his room and had lie not
given up because his dog was shot he
could have stood the officer's off for a
week.
Ilindman has been sent to the asylum
some four or five times , but after
a few mouths lie has always
been discharged ; apparently cured.
lie has been out now for over a
year. He is a brother of ex Judge
Hindman of this city. The officers
dare not go within shooting distance
of the ! louse. The capture must be ,
made by strategy , but the killing of
someone is feared , and no one seems
willing to assist the officers unless
compelled to do so.
SUGAR DUTIES.
Mr. Oxnard , I'resrdent of the American
Sugar Assoclation , Talks.
O tA1rA , Neb. , Dec. 27.-U. T.
Oxnard , president of the Amer.
ican Sugar Association , says :
"While Congress is placing a duty
upon so many other things why are
the American sugar producers not protected -
tected ? 1 was surprised to note the
action of the ways and means committee -
tee in neglecting this feature. Raw
sugar is produced in the United States
by the rivals of the trusts. The
American producers are struggling
for existence , and an increased duty
on raw sugar is the only practical
method of stimulating the industry in
the United States. The duty on refined
sugar helps the great sugar trust , but
the fluty on the raw article assists the
producers of the country generally
and indirectly the great agricultural
interests. A duty of 15 per cent
on both raw and refined would
help the American beet sugar producers -
ers , without benefiting the trust , since
the trust must purchase its raw material -
terial abroad. The production of
every pound of sugar by the American
producers entering into consumption -
tion in this country means so much
less Dusiness for the trust , hence
tha trust is anxious to hinder the development -
velopment of the home producer. The
danger is that the ways and means
committee in ignorance of the true
situation will fatally cripple the rapidly -
ly growing industry of beet sugar
manufacturing in the United States.
The West is intensely interested in
this subject.
An Anarchist Convention.
NEW YoR s , Dec. 27.-The seventh
convention of the Hebrew anarchists
took place yesterday in the American
Star hall. Fifty delegates , twenty of
them from neighboring cities , led by
Delegate Press of Boston , comprised
the convention. The utmost secrecy
prevailed , and not one of the anarchist -
ist delegates would condescend to divulge -
vulge his name , or even the city or
town which he had been delegated to
represent
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE 3LtRICETS
OuotatIons From New York , Chicago , St.
Loul , Omaha a0 + l i.lsewhcre.
OMAHA.
Butter-Creamery separator. . 19 G 20
Butter-Fair to good country. 13 G 14
i.rg-Fresh . . . . . . . . IS G 1d
Chickens-Dressedper IL. . . . . . 6 ( r1 6
Ducks-Peril ) . . . . . . .8 Gti 9
Turkeys-Per it , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J G 10
1'rairiechickcns-I'crdoz. . . . . . 5 50 Ge 6 0o
Geese -Per lb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Gr ! 8i4
Lemons-Choice Messinas. . . . . 4 2i , 4 50
Oranres-l'vr box 4 00 G 4 50
Apples-Per bbl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 75 Gt 3 {
SweetpotatoesGood , per bbl 2 00 ? 2 75
Potatoes-Per bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 ( Y4 40 I
Beans-Navy , hand-pichedbu 1 6i Gh l i ,
Cranberries- ' . ape Cod , prbbl S 00 m 9 00
Hay-Upland. per ton. . . . . . . . . . 6 50 G4 7.0
Onions-Perbu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 tc 40
Broom Corn-Green , per It' . . . . . . . 2 G5 2/S
IIo s-DUxed packing. . . . . . . . . . 3 . i et 3 40
lions-Heavy 11'eights. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 40 Gt 3 4 ;
Beeves-Stockers and feeders. 2 40 G 3 2)
Beef Steers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 13 U4 3 iS
Bulls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 t273
Stags. 1 75 Gt 250
Calves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 00 G 5 00
Oxen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 an a ! M )
Cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 GA J t )
Ileifers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 00 G9 3 40
Westerns. . 3 W Q 3 25
fcep-Lambs. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 00 . Gl 4 2
Sheep-Mixed natives. . . . . . . . . . 2.2 ; Q 2 75
CHICAGO.
Wheat-No. 2 , spring. . . . . . . . . . . . 56114 ' 7'/
Corn-Per bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2'44 2i
Oats-I'er bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19yG 19i
Pork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 00 G 8121
Lard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t. . . 530 © 5 it'll
I attle-Wstsrn range steers. : i 0 tl 4 5
Christmas Beeves- . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7. Gb 5 00
Hogs-Averages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 50 G 3 5 ;
Sheep-Lambs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 60 Gti 4 65
Sheep-Westerns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 50 G 315
NEW YORK.
Wheat-No. „ red winter. . . . . . . 63 tw 6S3 (
ornNo. ° 33 G4 3is
Oats-No.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 G 22 it
Pork-.1 0 Lo titlO ; .0
Lard- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (0 t625
ST. LOUIS.
Wheat-No. 2 red. cash. . . . . . . . . C3i4til 64
Corn-Per btc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 G : 34 !
Oats-Per bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 ( 16'i
flogs-Mixed packing. . . . . . . . . . 3 25 0 3 5 ;
Cattle-Native stairs. . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Gt 4 7s
Sheen-Natives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' 21 3 00
Lambs- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Th c4)
KANSAS CITY.
Wheat-No. 2 hard. . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 G 57
Corn-No. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 G 21R
Oats-No 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 G4 17
CattiStockers and feeders. . 2 60 G4 3 a ;
Hog -taxed ? Packers. . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 t 3 40 I
Sheep-Lambs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . 3 00 c 4 23 1
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Improved Filtering Punnol.
A French photographer has patented
, an improved filtering funnel for the
I use of chemists and druggists. Those
whose labors include the purifying by
filtration of dilTcrent combinations of
fluids are frequently annoyed by the
tenacity with which the filter vapor
I adheres to time inside of tire ordinary
glass filtering funnel as soon as let ,
thus impeding the free passage of the
liquid through the paper , and concentrating -
trating the whole filtering process at
the lower apex of the cone. 'ho new
funnel has irregular corrugations or
grooves extending over the entire inside -
side , and intersecting each other in ir-
I regular series , which renders it itnpos-
srble for tire paper to cling to much of
the surface , and thus brings the whole
surface of the paper into action.
The John A. Salzer Seed Co. , of La
Crosse , Wis. , have recently purchased
the complete catalogue trade of the
Northrup , Braslan , Goodwin Co , , of
Minneapolis and Chicago. This gives
the Saizer Seed Co. the largest catalogue -
logue mail trade in the world and they
are in splendid shape to take care of
same , as they have recently completed
a large addition to their mammoth seed
houses. The 1896 catalogue is just out
and the largest ever issued. Sent to
any address for 5 cents to cover postage.
1V. N.
how lie Collected Ills Salary.
The genial pastor of one of the suburban -
urban churches , whose salary is somewhat -
what in arrears at present , stepped
into the hardware store of one of his
parishioners the other morning and
asked to see some corkscrews-very
large and strong ones , he explained.
"Why , Dr , - , what in the world do
you want with one , anyhow ? " said the
dealer.
"My dear sir , " said the dochr , "I
want a corkscrew large enough to give
Inc some assistance in drawing my sal-
ary. "
The story reached the ears of his
congregation and the indebtedness was
cancelled forthwith.-Cincinnati Tri-
bune.
iiegeman'iCamphorlcewlth Glycerine.
Theorlginulanti only genuine. CuresChapIedllands
and Face , Culdyeres.tc. C.I.CIurkCo..y.U ven.Ct.
The longest wire span is n telegraph wire
over the River Ristuab , in India. It is
over 6,000 feet.
When a man-hating woman finally falls
in love , it hurts her worse than any other
kind.
Rich ri r
Red Blood i I i
Is the foundation of health. The way to
have Rich , lied , healthy Blood is to take
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
Hood's Pills cure all Liver Ills. : Lcents.
it's your mathY and your dress
that y want to save but Yoi'
can't save either by using cheat
trashy binding. Pay a
w cents more , ,
and get o
J
° BIAS
VELVETEEN
SKIRT BINDINGS
which last as long as the skirt.
Look for " S. H. & M' " on the
label and take no other.
: I your dealer will not supply you , we
will.
send for samples , showing labels and mate-
rials. tote S. H. & M. Co. . P. O. Box 699. Nv
rock City.
City.ASK
ASK YOUR DEALER FOR
WI , L. DOUGLAS
BES IN THE
3.SHGE ORLD.
If you pay 84 to 86 for shoes , examine -
amine the ZC. L. Douglas Shoe , and
see what a good shoe you can buy for
OVER 100 STYLES AND WIDTHS ,
- CONGRESS , BUTTON ,
and LACE , made In nil
-h hinds of thebestselccted
; ] eatherbyslrllledwork-
' men. Wo
' 4 " ; make and
- ' " ' ) sell rnorro
$3 Shoes
mmnnfactarer in the world.
None genine unless name and
price i ; stamped on the bottom.
As ! : your dealer for our S3 , E „
84 , s3.so , 8T ; 0 , 82.25 Shoes ; ;
8e uu , Se and 81.b fcr boys.
TAKE 110 SUBSTITUTE. If yourdalcr '
cannot supply you , send to fac- n o
toryenclo5mg price and scents
to pay carriage. State kind , style
of tae ( cap or plain ) , size and
width. Our Custcm Dept.will fill
your order. Send for new Illustrated -
trated Catalogue to Rex it.
W. L. DOUCLAS , Brockton , Mass.
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MO ASNIP"r"Ei5f PsDB26I91 , ' routt '
- PARKER'S
HAIR BALSAM
Cltsnn and. be etifiu the hair.
Promote , a lauuiant growth.
Never Pails to 8eatore da7
Hair to Its Youthful Coldr
" _ Curve. sip dleaata It hair tolling.
SOcandCLW&t Druda
WHY DON T YOU BUY CORD
PRODIJCEfS , sell your produces and write to u + for
information how to maize bid moneyon the pnr
reeds in the pnrcha'e of torn on margins. ) eforma.
tion and bookon , peculation Fnrz. C. F. 'VAX ' WX3kL
i to. . ! 51 LaSaf. St. , ( bTrao.
bysendia forourwholesas ! ; i
UII dYU and recall price list of Dry
totds , Clcthing , Grocer , a ,
noun Furnlshlnzs , Furniture , Cloth1iu , Plant ,
Nu Ic , Furnishing Goods. Notioas , Jewelry , Lsdim'
P.eady4o-Wear NAYDEN iI fit Omaha , NEb ,
Garments , Etc - - _ _ r _ -
Works '
Stove IIepnirafor4OOOOdifferentatovea ' .
undranges. i tOUDouglasSt.OmuitaNes ,
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