Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 196, Hammond, Lake County, 6 February 1907 — Page 4
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LARGER PAID UP Circulation than any other Newspaper in Northern ind. Circulation Yesterday
relic
time now
almoBt the sole
gone. It says: The advocates of the free seed humbug probably do not take their own arguments very seriously. The trouble Is that they consider the prize pack
age a valuable political asset. The be-
inherltance from the period
when a congressman's chief functions were supposed to be those of a place hunter, broker and patronage solicitor for his constituents. The spoils system is practically dead, and legislators have been released in large measure
from Its crippling and hateful respon
sibilities. Hut this change has been
forced upon them more or less against their will, and there are many who
still feci that more political credit is to be gained by petty services like the dispatch of a prize seed package than by Industrious devotion to purely leg
islative . duties. It is this false con
ception which explains the unreadiness of the average congressman to sur
render what he regards as a political
perquisite and his anxiety to maintain
a bounty system In seeds for which there is no rational Justification.
COMFORTING NEWS.
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Clever American.
A Frenchman, a German, an English
man and an American were sitting be
fore an open fire, each one telling of the greatness of his native country.
While speaking, the Frenchman took
from his wallet a dollar bill, rolled It
up, touched It to the coals and lighted
a cigar with it.
The others were impressed, and soon
the German opened his wallet, brought
forth a ten dollar bill, rolled it up,
touched It to the coals and lighted his cigar with it.
The Englishman thought It very
foolish, but he could not be outdone nor have it appear that England was not, as ever, the richest of all, so he calmly took a one hundred dollar bill and sacrificed it to light his cigar.
The American looked on in wonder.
lie hadn't even a dollar bill with him and yet he knew he represented the leading race of all which was never
outwitted nor outdone by any one or any country; so he quietly drew forth a
checkbook, wrote a check for ten thousand dollars on a prominent New York bank, duly signed it, rolled It
up, touched It to the coals and lighted
Yesterday the board of public works his ciar with n- whllJ h5s confreres
watched mm curiously ana intellect
ually. Exchange.
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Skfcpacse 111. TIME TO CALL A HALT.
prevented the Erio from laying a double track across Conkey avenue and in doing this Insisted upon their right to grant or refuse to grant a railroad
the privilege of crossing tho public
thoroughfares.
It was a wise action and the board
should receive the commendation of all of tho citizens of Hammond for
their prompt action. If there is any
one thing above all others that the
present city administration should receive credit for, it is the manner in
which it has curbed the aggressiveness
of the railroads which run through
this city.
Hammond has now reached a stage of development when it la a serious question as to whether the railroads should be encouraged to help them
selves to wnat tney want or be restricted In their activities. While many cities aro eager for additional railroads and are willing to grant almost any concession to secure them,
Hammond already lias all it wants of a good thing and is in position to demand
concessions from the railroads instead
A study of the map of Hammond Is enough to convince any man that the
situation now is almost a hopeless one and to permit the city to be further
minced by tracks would be a great
mistake.
Ihe Michigan Central railroad ef
fectually divides tho territory between It and tho river from the territory to
tho south, the Monon and Erie rail
The Deep Waterway. The light for the deep waterway
from Chicago to the south by way of
the drainage canal and the Joliet dis
trict is on In congress. The Illinois
delegation Is uniting in its efforts to
pass this measure which means so
much to the manufacturers of this sec
tion. The attitude of Chairman Burton of Ohio at the head of the committee on rivers and harbors of the house amounts almost to Insolence. He denies the right of this project to any
participation in the appropriation at all and declares that congress is not justified in giving money for the improvement of "creeks." Ho wants all the money to go to Cleveland and Pittsburg, to the great lakes and the lower Mississippi.
The people of Illinois are stirred up
over tins matter ana tney want me subject thoroughly considered before congress votes to keep back this great
improvement. Mr. Burton may have an idea that this great section of "creek"
country doesn't count for much, but he
will find out the truth if he keeps up in his filibustering maneuvres. Aurora Beacon.
now Some "Women Have Solved 4I Servant Question. There is one bright spot In the ever darkening outlook of the omnipresent servant question. Chronic croakers and hapless housewives whose time is spent between their kitchens and the various employment bureaus will do well to sit up and take notice that in spite of the flitting tendencies of the present day servant there are mistresses who keep their servants year in and year out. At the annual meeting of the German Housewives' society premiums were given to no less than thirty-eight servants who have held the same position for two years. Some of them have been with one mistress for four, six. eight, and one has been In the
same place for ten years. The custom of the society is to give premiums each year to those who have served for at least two years. Sometimes the premiums consist of gold pieces, but this year they are in the form of pins pretty golden bees, with the recipient's name and the date engraved on one of the wings. Following out the Idea of a similar society in Berlin a number of prominent German women founded this society some years ago so that they might meet the ever Increasing difficulty of the servant problem. Thcj jaembership, which has steadily increased, is no longer restricted to German housekeepers, nor are woman the only members. To be a householder is the only qualification necessary.
By payment of the annual dues, SO a j year, members are furnished with capable servants of good character, who j are encouraged by the prospect of pre- j miums as well as by considerate treatment to remain for a considerable length of time. The greatest care is taken to have on the list only the names of servants who are thoroughly desirable. Good references are not only required, but they are followed up, and in the case of girls who have just landed from steamers the police stamp, which in the European cities Is a reference of good character, must be shown. On the records of the society there are numberless Instances of the most faithful service cases in which the entire responsibility of household management has fallen on the maid and has been attended to in the most satisfactory way. In one instance the mistress died and the maid had for months the charge of a household of no small proportions, and there are others showing an equal
amount of faithfulness and capability. All of which goes to prove to housekeepers who are certain that the situation i3 hopeless that there are still
"treasures" to be had in the realm of
the kitchen if one only has the good luck to find them and the good sense to
treat them with some consideration
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Latest Movements in Industrial Centers, by Exclusive Wire to Lake County Times,
LIVERPOOL MARKETS.
NEW YORK LETTER.
New York, Feb. 6. The stock market opened a shade firmer throughout the list this morning. The trade, however, was entirely of the professional character and as a eonsequene prices did not vary much either way. St. Paul had a spasmodic rally of about a point from the opening price, selling up to 148 . Shorts were responsible for this advance and after their wants had been supplied, the market for this issue lapsed into dullness again with a Fagging tendency. Union Pacific, Atchison and Southern Pacific showed an advance at one time of almost a point, but later declined a portion of It. The other standard rails ranged within narrow limits with very few changes from yesterday's prices. The industrial shares came In for a little more activity than the railroads. Distillers securities company showed an advance of almost three points over
yesterday's closing prices. The talk is that an increase in tho dividend rate on this stock will be declared in the near future. It 13 argued by some of the best informed traders in the street that the Distillers company is in a fair way to show large increases in its net earnings based on the new bill which went into effect the first of the year.
.w .speculators on this stock displayed
a great d-al ot enthusiasm oy tueir purchases, they bid confidently for the stock ail during the session.
The call loan market was easier than
ever. The ruling rate being 6 per cent and a few small loans being made as
low as 2 per cent.
It is reported that some of the larger
banking institutions will loan money as low as 2 per cent in order to check any decline in the market if it becomes
necessary.
In the late afternoon a eelling wave
began in the Missouri Pacific caused by
the bad showing for the quarter just ended. This pressure brought about a
decline of about three points In this security. The decline in Missouri Pacific had a weakening influence upon the general list. The closing prices, however, were at
very little variance from yesterday's
final sales.
! and showing a gain of over a cent j a bushel for the day. j COKX Scored a new high record on the present upward wave. Shorts have
been liberal buyers, in addition to this, the former bull party who lsas been so active in this cereal took hold again, bidding the market up. There was scattered selling from several commission houses who believe the car shortage will prevent any further advance. Sales to the seaboard were 150,000 bushels. Corn in the sample market followed the speculative tone, being quoted a half a cent higher. The market closed strong. OATS Followed the other grains closely, making a new high record for the May option. In fact the entire grain and provision pits had tho bull fever today. Gains were scored in everything traded on the board of trade. Oats in the sample market quoted onehelf cent higher, export and domestic demand continues splendid. The market closed strong with predictions for
still further advances In this cereal.
Liverpool, Feb. 6. Wheat opened unchanged; corn, unchanged. Liverpool. r0,. . Wheat closed five-eighths to seven-eighths higher: corn, one-quarter to three-eighths higher.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Couldn't Understand It.
Mr. Walker is a well preserved old
gentleman, but to his little grand-
roads is responsible for the fact that daughter Mabel, he seems very old in-
tho southern portion has been rent
asunder.
The Nickel Plate railroad simply
cuts' tne intervening territory into a
shapeless lot of plats, the streets of
which lead nowhere except smack up against the right of way of one rail
road or another.
On the north side the situation Is
even more hopeless, There the rail
roads have cut tho territory into such unrecognizable scraps that the idea of platting certain portions of It is out of the question. There is the Wabash, the Chicago & Calumet Terminal, the Elgin,
Joliet & Eastern, the East Chicago beit railway and innumerable unnamed switches and sidetracks that make the
town look as though It was covered
with a spider's web of steel.
These railroads have done much for
Hammond bo far but they will not be
of much use In the futuro if its citizens
can't find space enough between the
tracks upon which to build a house,
A year or two ago the Michigan Central was granted the right to build its yards at Gibson and another great barrier was placed to the east of town
that will eventually bo ns much of an obstruction as tho Erie yards, but most
people conceded at the time that al
though tho city was making a sacrifice, perhaps It was the best thing for
all concerned.
When the Chicago. Cincinnati &
Louisville railroad secured its right of
way through the southern portion of
the city Just south of the residence district, there was a still louder protest but again it was thought advis
able to make the sacrifice and the
franchise was granted.
The time has come, however, when tho people should call a halt and In
stead of having to cross a railroad at every turn an effort should be made
to confine the roads which now run
through tho city within certain limits.
Hammond may be a manufacturing town, but there is no sense in making roundhouses out of school houses, permitting trains to screech past th door of every home, or allowing switch engines to back freight cars into our
church yards.
She had been sitting on his knen and
looking serious for some moments when she said: "Gran'pa, were you In the ark?"
"Why, no, my dear," gasped the old
man.
Mabel's eyes grew large with amaze
ment.
"Then," she said, In a voice full of
surprise, "why weren t you drowned?
Chicago Journal.
Yule Cake.
Bake a spiced fruit cake in a quart bowl and another in a two or three quart pan. When cold, place the small loaf on to the larger one and ice with white boiled frosting and while moist
HEW YORK STOCK MET
arrange citron cut Into leave3 and tiny round candies on, as Illustrated. When ready to bring to the table, place small scarlet and green candies In holders about the base of each loaf and then ignite.
Indiana. Wisconsin, Missouri. North Dakota Snow tonUht or Thursday. Illinois Fair and warmer tonight; snow and warmer Thursday. Michigan Snow and wur'mer tonight and Thursday. Minnesota. Iowa Snow and warmer tonight; fair and warmer Thursday. South Dakota. Nebraska and Kansas Generally fair and warmer tonight; fair Thursday. Montana Fair tonight, warmer east; generally fair and colder Thursday.
Why the Indiana Maxked. -Among the North American Indiana the origin of the use of masks laj says a writer, "in the desire to conceal the emotions. Thus should two warriors meet in combat tho mask conceals any expression, whether or pvmpathy, fear or other emotion. For Instance, the knowledge that fear was depicted on one's face and that his antagonist know it would very possibly Insure the defeat of the on
whoso feelings were betrayed to the ' other. Sj In religious ceremonies the orator wears n mask that ho niav speak his inspired words without interference or embarrassment, either of which might arise were his personality not thus veiled. He must not be overawed by anything, a condition which might ensue If he were recognized by friends, relatives or enemies, who might scoff at him. When masked the orator's duty is merely to listen to the Inspiration which comes without ef
fort through the medium of the tplrlt.
And since this inspiration might seize any of the tribe at men times all coma masked."
Church Vaudeville. "We had a woman whistler and a
performer on the musical glasses at our church last Sunday."
"Anything else?" "Nothing, save the usual monologue
bv tho parson."
Comprehensive.
The weather man now gazes round
And with a wisdom most profound
Says "cold or warmer." "snow or rain,"
"Fair," "cloudy," "then some rain again." Philadelphia Star.
IN THE INTERESTS OF TRUTH.
Evidence of Witness Was Somewhat
Rough on the Lawyer.
WITH THE EDITORS.
The Free Seed Farce.
The New York Tribune, discussing
the way in which the Congress, clings to what it well calls the free seed
larce, points out that we have come
an a new time and that this farce Is
"I wish to know," said the attorney
for the plaintiff, who was cross examining these witnesses, "just what tho
defendant said when my client told him he was a bigamist, and that the facts had been found out."
"He didn't say anything," answered
the witness.
"Well, what did he do?" "He acted kind o hasty." T want to know exactly how he
acted."
"Want me to show you?" "Yes." The witness suddenly reached over,
grabbed the attorney by the hair,
threw him down on the floor, and pro
ceeded to hammer him.
"This is the way he acted." ha said, "till the other fellow interfered. Some
of you chaps pull me off, will you?"
It was tough on the lawyer, but It
won the case for him. .
Lessons to Learn. Learn to laugh. A good laugh isi bet
ter than medicine.
Learn to attend strictly to your own
business a very important point.
Learn to tell a story. A well told
story is as welcome as a sunbeam In a
sickroom.
Learn th art of saying kind and en
couraging things, especially to the
young. Learn to avoid all ill natured remarks and everything calculated to create friction. Learn to keep your troubles to yourself. The world is too busy to care for
your ills and sorrows.
Learn to stop grumbling. If you cannot see any good in the world, keep the bad to yourself. Learn to hide your aches and pains under a pleasant smile. No one cares whether you have the earache, headache or rheumatism. Learn to greet your friends with a smile. They carry too many frowns In their own hearts to be bothered with acj of yours.
Descpt. Open High Low Close Atchison ...102 14 102 101 101 Do pfd ... 98 US Vis 9$ la 98 Am. Sugar . .1311a 132 131 131 Am. Oar .. 42s! 43 42 42 Am. Cop ...112 It 112 111 111 Am. Smelt 143 143 142 14214, Am. Ice Scs 84 ?i 84 844 84 Am. Locom 72 72 72 72 Am. Tob pfd 95 95 95 95 Am. Wool . . 32 32 ' 32 32 li. & 0 110 116 li 115 116 Biscuit 82 '. 83 82 82 li Brook It. T. 73 li 74 73 7314 C. & G. W... 16 164 16 16 Ches. & ()... CO 50 49 49 C. F. & I... 48 49 47 47 Col. South 34 34 34 34 Corn Pdts 23 23 23 23 Cotton Oil . . 30 30 30 30 Canad Pac 181 1814 180 180 Coast Line 119 120 119 120 Cent Leath 86 36 36 36 Denver com 3 5 37 35 H 36 Distillers ... 73 75 73 75 Erie com .. 34 34 34 34 Erie 2nd .. 60 60 60 60 111. Cent ... 59 59 58 58 L. & Nash 133 134 133U 13:; Mcx. Cent 23 23 23 23 North. Pac 153 153 151 153 Ot. Nor Ore 153 153 151 153 Great. Nor 164 164 161 2 163 M K & T cm 37 38 37 37 Do pfd .. 69 70 69 70 Mis Pac ... Mi 86 83 83 Nat. Lead . . 70 70 69 69 N. Y. Cent 120 126 126 126 Nor & W... 84 86 84 86 Ont. fc W... 44 441,, 44 44 Pacific Mail 35 35 3 5 35 Peoples Gas 96 96 96 ini Pennsyl. ...130 130 129 130 Press Steel 4 9ia 49 4 9 49 Reading ...122 122 120 121 R. I. & S... 35 33 34 34 Do pfd ... 97 9S 97 97 R. lsl. com 26 26 26 26 Rubber 50 514 50 51 South Pac . 93 93 93 93 So. Ry. com 26 26 20 26 St. Paul ...147 14S 146 147 St. L v S W 22 22 22 22 St L&SF2dpf 43 43 43 43 Texas Pac 33 33 32 32 Union Pac .173 173 172 172 U. S. Steel 45 45 44 41 Do pfd ..104 105 104 104 Va Chemic 33 33 33 33 " Wabash pf 33 33 32 32 Wis. Cent 22 22 22 22 Fo pfd .. 46 46 46 4b' West Union 83 83 82 S2 Steel preferred 1 per cent.
SOUTH WATER STREET MARKET.
Chicago, Feb. 6. The strawberry
crop of Louisiana this season was one of the largest ever raised in that state
ind, owing to unusually mild winter,
the berries have ripened out much earlier than is usual. Arrivals here were
o.0 cases, the heaviest at this season
of the year ever known in the history of tlie local strawberrv trade. Prices
ranged from $1.25 to $1.50 per 24-qt
case. trade in butter, eggs and pota
toes was of good volume with prices firm.
Butter Receipts, 4,650 tubs. Extra
creamery, jobbing, 34c;; price to re
tailers, 33c: m-ints. 34c: firsts, 2 1 4f
9c; seconds. 21 (,1 24c: June extras
28;29e; dairies, Cooleys. 27c; firsts
iirnZic: renovated. 22fa23c: packing
stork, 18 ft 1 8 Uc.
Eggs Receipts. 5.303 cases. Fresh
stock at mark, new cases included or
cases returned, 24(a2bc; nrsts,
prime firsts, packed in whitewood cases grading 60 per cent fresh stock, 28c;
extra, 80 per cent fresh stock, especially
packed for city trade, 29c; storage stock. 22 t 24c'
Potatoes Receipts, ten cars. v isconsin, Minnesota, white stock, choice, 43fLi45c; choice to fancy, Michigan, 44U' 46c; red, fair to good, 40j(41c; lmxeu, red and white, 40' 41e; common small, red and white, 37fi 38e. Sweet Potatoes Illinois, ?2.25 2. 1 a ; No. 2, $1.25 (I 1.50. New potatoes, $3.00(3 7.00 per bbl. Veal Quotations for calves in good order were as follows: 50 to 8j lbs, 5 6 SO to 83 lbs, 6f?"Sc; 85 to 100 fancy, 9T(10c; 150 to 17a lbs, good, meaty, 5iti5c. T Dressed Reef No. 1 ribs, 15c; No. 1 loins, 17c; No. 1 round, 7c; Imo. 1 chuck, 6c; No. 1 plate, 4c. Live Poultry Turkeys, per lb, 12c; chickens, fowls, 11c; springs, 10c; roosters, 6c; geese, $5.007.00; ducks, llc- V , Fruits Apples, $1.00 0 3.00 per brl; bananas, jumbo, per bunch, $1.401.50; straight. $1.10 at 1.25; lemons, California, $3.003.00; oranges, California, $1.75 3.25. Green Vegetables Beets, 4050c per sack; cabbage, $25. 00 (i 30.00 per ton; carrots, 35y.60c per sack; onions, 40(i; 60c per bu; parsnips, 75c per tub; spinach, 2530c per hamper; turnips, 45 70c per bu.
HEARD ON THE BOURSE New York, Feb. 6.. The bears started to cover on a small scale but did not find any stocks pressing on the market. Money 2 per cent and talk of more gold imports and a denial from Japan of any intention of wanting a war with us all helped put up stocks.
Pennsylvania had a little raid on talk of trouble with their trainmen east of Pittsburg, but the stock was well held. Then the bears said they intended to put out $50,000,000 of short
time 5 per cent notes and that deadened it for a while too.
The interested watchers of the market are all asking why the big men have allowed prices to drop so much and who have been the big sellers of stocks. Tho Inference is that the big fellows sold stocks right after the close of tho November election in New York.
Timidity has had a good deal to do with the break in the past week. Legislation Inimical to the corporations by federal and some twenty state authorities have scared out the buyers
who usually come into the market for
bargains.
Comparative figures ehow that twenty active stocks have fallen 34 points since the fall elections. The Hill stocks have been the greatest sufferers. This has
hurt the Northwest all around.
C. H. WANZER
STOCK AND B9XD BROKER.
Stocks Carried on 3 to 5 Point Marjia. Nominal Rates of Interest.
Southern Pacific has shown the least
loss of any stock that is at all active
only about seven points from the highest price it ever sold to the lowest last week and is now about 93, and the big increase in earnings makes It look like a sure 5 per cent dividend
payer.
If Mfn Were Insects. Out of every five animals in the animal kingdom four are insects, of which there are 200.000 species. In a human
world of that sort for every gigantic man there would be four pygmies and
of the pygmies 200.000 distinct races.
These pygmies would be made up of a head, a middle body and n hind body, each of which would be composed of
hard, shell-like rings, and because their.
bodies were thus divided or insected they might be called insects. Their legs would grow out of either the mid-
die body or the hind body. They would
breathe through holes in the middle body and eat, drink, see, smell, with all kinds of appsratns made for the purpose in various and often widely separated parts of the body. If some of these pygmies were young, weighed a pound and ate like a silkworm, they would in two inontha devour forty-five tons of food. It is scarcely remarkable, therefore, what millions of grasshoppers will do to a cornfield or gypsy moths to an apple orchard.
DeWitt bought a large line of Erie. It is said Keene was a heavy buyer of the stock abroad and that he is telling his friends he looks for better. Further he says there is a widespread tip that
St. Paul and Reading wrill be smashed
to make the market look bad.
333 Rookery Bldg., Chicago. TF rPl'0?' HJlSQH. 34C5.
A Tea Tartr In Japan. At a Japanese tea party the guests sit on cushions placed upon the floor,
and the tea service consists of a teapot, a cooling pot, teacups and a stove to heat the water. The Japanese, instead of pouring boiling water over the tea as we do, pour the water Into a cooler and then on to the tea, which Is allowed to steep for a few minutes. Boiling water Is then added and the cups filled. Green tea Is used, but no sugar or cream Is added.
KEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
Month Open High Low Close Feb 924 922 928-29 Mch. ...927 936 924 935-36 Mav ...941 952 939 951-52 July ...954 963 931 962-63 Aug. ...952 ... ... 959-61 Oct. ...980 9S5 97S 9S4-S5
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKET
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Read Th Lake County Times for the
latest mews.
Cauliflower Sonf3e. Chop finely half a pound of cooked cauliflower. Season with salt, herbs, pepper and Worcester sauce or catchup. Beat up the yolks of three eggs, add these to the cauliflower and ptit the mixture Into a buttered pudding dish. Whip up the whites of the eggs very stiff and mix lightly. Bake for twenty minutes. Serve verv hot
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STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN, PROVISIONS. 171 La Sails St, Chicago. New York Office, 42 Baoadway. Members Chicago Board of Trade, New York Consolidated Stock Eichantfa. Direct Private Telephone, Central 5551 Wires East. Automatic 405S. Central 5551
London was a good buyer of South
ern Pacafic.
L"nion racific ought to be a good
leader for the market and should make a ten point rise easily before the Harriman Investigation starts on the 21st.
There was a better undertone to the
market and prices did quite a little better, especially Copper, Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific, St. Paul and Reading. Steel did very well, too, and
a gradual improvement may be expected
throughout the list, but only buy on
reactions.
Polished and YlRorona. Observing a passenger with the unlighted butt of a cigar in' his fingers, the street car conductor requested him to put it out. 'It is out, you chump," responded the passenger. "Pardon me," resumed the conductor, "if I have failed to make myself clear. The condition to which I had reference was not one of mere temporary noncombustion, but of elimination, the eradication, I might say, of the physical presence of your nicotine laden remnant, this process followed necessarily by cessation of the odor now permeating an atmosphere already somewhat deficient, I fear. In the essential ele
ment of ozone. I'm a humble conduct
or, and my aim Is to please; but, you
big porcine stiff, you throw that cigar through the door or I'll throw you and it both. Seer
"Excuse me, professor," replied the passenger meekly, and the incident was closed. Philadelphia Ledger.
On good rallies people w'lll take profits and tho bears will again put out their stocks, but the present short interest is entirely too large and it will have to be covered now on an advancing market.
RIdgely says: I am a bull still, and all the best information I can get is also bullish and I look for a sharp rally toward the end of the week, gold importion always puts the market up, especially after a sharp decline like we have had.
GRAIN MARKET.
Chicago, Feb. 6. Car lots today. Wheat, 19 cars; corn, 297 cars; oats, 79 cars.
Estimates for Tomorrow. Wheat, 10 cars: corn, 283 cars ;oats, 87 cars; hogs, 30,000 head.
CHICAGO LETTER. Chicago, Feb. 6. WHEAT A strong sensational market for this cereal caused principally by anxious shorts covering contracts which they made yesterday on the decline to 7S cents. Houses with foreign connections were liberal buyers of wheat in this market based on the bad crop from Russia. It was also reported that Russia was a liberal buyer here as their stocks
are almost depleted. Liverpool cables were strong this morning, being quoted three-quarters of a penny higher. Northwestern traders were fighting the advance, claiming the milling demand for wheat did not warrant the extravagant advance. The market closed strong and buoyant within a fraction ,of the highest prices thus far obtained
JVorthwest Receipts Car.
Last
Today Duluth 17
Minneapolis 9i Chicago 19
Week 3 150 16
Last Year 42 217
Southwestern Receipts and Shipments Wheat. Receipts Ship. Minneapolis, today ...102,000 34,000 Last vear 215.00O 46,000 Kansas Citv, today.... 45.000 46, 000 Last vear 44,000 43.000 St. Louis, today 28,000 57,000 Last vear 30,000 57,000
We expect kittle change for the present, but we are of the opinion some one has been picking up stocks and it looks as if we may get a little better prices. Would only buy when weak and stll on rallies of one to two points.
Simmons says: It looks as though Jacob Field was trying to bull Union Pacific. I think the market has turned and it is the time to buy stocks. I think such stocks as Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and St. Paul should be bought on all the breaks now.
The Newborn and the Dead. Lavater In his "Physiognomy" makes the following curious remarks: "I have had occasion to observe some Infants Immediately on their births and have found an astonishing resemblance between their profile and those of their father. A few days after thla resemblance almost entirely disappeared. The Influence of the air and food and probably the change of posture had so altered the design of the face that you could have believed It a different indi
vidual. I afterward saw two of these
children die, one at 6lx weeks and tho other at four years of age, and about twelve hours after their death they Immediately recovered the profile which had struck me so much at their birth,
only the profile of the dead child was.
as might be expected, more strongly marked and more terse than that of
the living."
Spider Chewed a. Man. A story is told by an explorer of a
large and fierce South American spider which chases men If tly come too near its lurking places. On one occasion he was pursued by one. "Riding
at an easy trot over the dry grass," he writes, "I observed a spider pursuing me, leaping swiftly along and keeping1
up with my beast. I aimed a blow with, my whip, and the point of the lasli struck the ground close to it, when It Instantly leaped upon and ran up the lash and was actually within three or
four inches of my hand when I flungf the whip from me." London Standard.
Primary Movement. Receipts Wheat, today 229.000 Last week 301,000 Last vear 3So,000 Corn," today 951,000 Last week 1.257.000 Last year 715,000
Ship. 215,000 104,000 206,000 488,000 705,000 474,000
LIVE STOCK I&ARKET.
Union Stock Yards, Feb. 6. Hog receipts, 30.000; market 5 cents higher; left over. 8,000. Light, S6.75 to 7.05; mixed. $6.80 to 7.10; mixed, J6.75 to 7.10; rough. $6.75 to 6.85. Cattle receipts. l-s.oi'0: market 10 cents higher. Sheep receipts, 18,000; market strong.
The State of Missouri house legislators passed a bill reducing rate to two cents per mile. The Pennsylvania re
jected demands of trainmen east of Pittsburg for advanced wages and this action mav cause trouble. An editorial
article in the principal New York pa
oers calls attention to the credit of
American railroads being ruined by Mr.
Roosevelt and to issue of notes being
a last resort, both facts to which we have already called your attention.
These gold Imports being made now
will preclude the possibility of a lower
ing in bank of England rate. The only
argument in favor of a rally Is the
fact that the market has had a large fall, but we believe in lower prices
and therefore that it will pay to lg
nore the possibilities of rallies. Think
Reading and Smelters best sale.
Union Stock Yards, Feb. 6. Hogs closed steady, 5 to 10 cents higher. Light, $6.80 to 7.07; mixed. $6. S3 to 7.12; heavy, $6.80 to 7.10; rough. $6.80 to 6.90. Cattle closed 10 cents higher. Sheep closed strong.
Hogs Cattle Omaha 8.500 6.500 Kansas City ...l'J.OOO 6.500 St. Louis . 0,000 4,00iJ
,'Sheep - 9.500 f 8.000
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Arranging Chrysanthemums. In the arrangement of chrysanthe
mums the Japanese guard against sev
en faults. Their stems must not be of the same length, a glngle flower must
not turn its back or present its full face, the flowers must not be hidden by leaves, or, should they be arranged In the way of Bteps, a full blown flower should never be placed at the base of the composition, and one odd one must not be allowed to fall between two others alike in color. Three fiowera should not appear to form a triangle. Unfeeling. "My husband is a brute," said th& excitable worran. "Have you leen scolding him 7" "Of course I have." "Ah, I suppose lie talked back and used Larsh language." "Worse than that: He yawned!"
Simmons says: "I am told that within the past week enormous quantities of Union Pacific have been taken out of the street by good people. This may not tell immediately, but it is sure to tell in the long run."
Joseph says: "Buy Peoples Gas for a turn, hold some Union Pacific, bull Steel preferred, ex-dividend tomorrow." J. J.
Fiction. Little Bess What's fiction. Jack? Bmall Jack Pa says it's a story that ends by saying "they married and bred happily ever after."
An unbridled tongue is the worst ot diseases Euripides.
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