Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 197, Hammond, Lake County, 7 February 1907 — Page 4

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THE LAKB COUNTY TIMES AM KVKMIWQ NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED BT THE LAKB COUNTY PRINT. ESQ AND PUBLISH INQ OOMPAMY... "Eat red m oand-ela mttr June, ft, ltOC, at the poatofflo at Hammond. ItsAiana, under the Act of Confr, Urah t, Wt." t Offlcw In Hammond building. Hamtaond. Ind. Telephone, 111. Cblcat Offle. Eamm 1181 Tribune Building-. Hush W. Htarmary. representative. Trwu mt lukaerlytiaa. rauly tl.0 Hut Yearly 1. fit &UaU CopUa cant LARGER PAID UP Circulation than any other Newspaper in Northern Ind. Circulation Yesterday eXBCUlATIOX BOOKS OPEN TO TUB in tJULC FOIl INSPECTION AT ALL, TIMES. 3fo Euiscribers. Readers of the TiSS are requested to favor the management by reporting any irregnferities In delivering. Communicate with tse circulation department, or Tdcz&cse 111. THE USES OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. There is little Uklihood of Governor Ilanly'S Interference with the execution of the negro murderer, Williams, which Is scheduled to take place between midnight and morning in the Michigan City prison, although Mr. Hanly In his recent message to the legislature declared in most emphatio terms against the Institution of a life for a life. It is and ever shall be a debatable question whether the theory which has the sanction of a holy writ, of an eye for an eyo and a tooth for a tooth is Justifiable when carried to the supreme test of a life for a life. Of course thero are arguments against capital punishment. One of these is that it is a "rello.of barbarism" that it Is not humane. Thero can be no doubt that this is true, but It must be remembered that It la equally true that most men who are sentenced to suffer the exterme penalty are also rellos of barbarism. At liberty, such men are a menace, and confined, they are . burden to the community. In view of these facts It seems that both for example and atonement It Is expedient as well as Just that the murderer eradicate the self Imposed stain of blood guiltiness by giving up his life. Such solution of tho problem seems the simplest and best in the case of a man who wilfully and maliciously takes the life of another of his kind. It will generally be found that those who clamor for the abolishment of capital punishment are of a hysterical disposition. whoso sentiment blurs their wisdom, reformers whose emotions have gotten the better of them They chance to find themselves in high places and then there is agitation which sometimes bears fruit and sometimes is barren of results. The cry for life imprisonment, as a substitute for the death penalty might be all right if it could bo depended upon that such sentences would be executed. Only from the "relic of barbarism" standpoint, however, and from no other. Unhappily, in the case of a criminal of Influence, there Is no certainty that a life sentence will be enforced, no matter how richly merited. Some governor or other reprieves or parols the prisoner when the heat of public resentment has cooled and the case has been forgotten. If this Is not the case, there is always the question of expense and the burdening of Innocent tax-payers with the support of a man who is not worthy. NEWS FROM Gary Is to the effect that one of the policemen of that place relieved a number of haaardous shoot ers, of their guns. The same correspondence chronicles the fact that the policeman In question was fortunate in recovering a gun he had mislaid. Far be It from The Times to suggest on this meagre Information that the recovered gun and one of the confiscated weapons might have been Identical. WITH THE EDITORS. Law and Newspaper Ethics. A disposition on the part of the courts to sustain editors and reporters in their refusal to disclose sources of Information In a matter to be noted with gratification. So far, legislatures have not given the sanction of statutes to the newspaper code of ethics, but as the body of law is largely made up of Judicial rulings, every decision that a confidential communication to a newspaper Is privileged Is an important step in the right direction. This dispatch, dated San Antonio, was published not long ago: "Federal Judge Maxey handed down a decision refusing to convict Otto Praeger, former night editor of the Express, of contempt In a military court-martiaL A sergeant was on trial for writing an article which appeared In the Express reflecting upon the behavior of ofHcers In conducting a target Jontest at Fort Reno, Okla. "Praeger tvas asked to give the name

of the man who wrote the article or

furnlshsd the facts. Ho refused to violate tho confidence rppospd in him. Charges of contempt were preferred before Judge Slaxey, and he holds that the editor was within his rights In refusing to disclose the name of the author." We need not now deal with tho merits of this case, Tho point to bo made Is that on grounds of common sense and fair play the confidential relations between a newspaper and its Informants Bhould bo respected by law as much as those between clergymen and pentlent, lawyer and client, d-jotor and patient. No hardship nor Injustice to anybody could follow such a course, because a newspaper la held to the sternest accountability for very line It prints. Every line ia scrutinized by hostile eyes and tho trend of libel law la against newspapers and In favor of those who seek redress from them. A newspaper must pay for Us errors of Judgment as well as for Its deliberate misdeeds. It could not discharge its publlo duty It It was compelled to reveal In all cases the source of Its Information. Judge Maxeys decision should form a rule of action for his brethren on the benoh. Fourth Estate. Germany and Our Tariff. The Portland Oregonlan notes that one of the countries with which Canada is now trying to negotiate under her new tariff law is Germany, and that if she succeeds, Germany will take millions of dollars' worth of commodities from Canada that she is now taking from us. The Oregonlan continues: "If Germany were In the wrong In her requests, or if she had failed to meet us even more than half-way, It would, of couse, be the duty of the United States ' to fight the trade war through to the bitter end, even though there might be dragged In a more serious war. But all that Germany has ever asked of the United States Is that we extend to her exporters the same treatment that she gives the American exporters. , Take the Bill By the Horns. A bill has been Introduced in the legislature to repeal the law which forbids the dehorning of cattle. The bill ought not to encounter an opposition. Such a law as that ought never to have been enacted; as It Is only a monument to the stupidity of the legislature of 1905. Some Idiot lmaained that the practice was cruel to animals and persuaded enough others to vote with him to secure the passage of the bill. It Is very evident that the individuals who voted for It had never been on a farm, for if they had thay would have known bet ter. The counties which they rep resented must feel proud of them. Goshen Democrat. TINKHAM TOO BUSY. Indianapolis, Feb. 7. R. B. Tlnkham of Valparaiso, who had been reading clerk in the senate until Monday, concluded that he couldn't afford to "monkey" with a legislative Job, "Wont come back; got to take care of my law practice," was tho message which Senator Bowser received Monday morning. Tlnkham was Senator Bowser's appointee. Harry M. Styner has been taken from the Journal force, and is now acting as reading clerk. His voice is getting along nicely so far. Styner's place on the Journal force has been taken by Miss Thura Bowser, daughter of Senator Bowser, Had Killed One, Maybe. In years gone by, when churches were not so plentiful and parishioners were still scarcer, an Episcopal preaoher started out on horseback to look up the members of his church. After riding for several hours without much success he saw a farm hand plowing. Thinking the young man might be able to help him, he stopped his horse, called him and said: "Young man, can you tell me if there are any Episcopalians In this neighborhood?" "No, sir; I have never heard tell of any around hero," was the reply. The preacher after, a few words more, rode on. After he had gone perhaps a hundred yards or so ho heard some ono call: "Hey, mister, come back:' Thinking the man had remembered some one, he turned back. "Well, did you think of any?" The farmhand said: "No, sid; but my old man shot a critter in the swamp the other da 5 and I thought ai nobody here knows what it is, I thought It might be one of your Episcopalians." Judge's Library. Contributory Negligence. A colored minister, in a sermon to his people said: "Do trouble wit dis church is due ter do contributory negligence ob de congregation; dey neglect ter contribute." EIGHT OF WAY APPRAISED ON EAST CHICAGO CO.'S LAND. Chicago, Lake Shore & South Rend Internrban Will Have to Pay 9USi For 13.62 Acre of Land. A. M. Turner, W. II. Gostlin and Henry Schrage, who were appointed by Judge Tuthili to a.ppraise the land of the East Chicago company which la to bo condemned for the right of way of the Chicago. Lake Shore & South Bend Interburban railroad, have made their report and have allowed the East Chicago company $14,25S for 13.62 acres of land. The above mentioned sum includes $2,000 damages and so the appraised valuation was about $1,000 per acre. This is the price that the East Chicago company has contended for and as the Chicago, Lako Shore & South Bend Interurban is now properly financed, it is said that this appraisement Is acceptable to them. The right of way Is sixty-six feet wide and extends in a south easterly direction from the end of Chicago avenue to the Calumet river, just east of the Grasselll Chemical works

Between Trains

EAST CHICAGO NEWS

L, T. Lonchs is sick with an attack of tho grip. Mrs. G. N. Lewis la very 111 with an attack of grip. Mrs. William Jeppeson was a Chicago visitor yesterday. "William Hill, who has been sick with typhoid fever, is improving slowly. Mrs. I. M. Johnson spent yesterday In Chicago with Mrs. Frank Hesse. C. Moon came in from camp yesterday to transact business in East Chicago. Dell Funkhouser after an Illness of a few days, is abio to bo back at work again. Dave Edwards of Lorraine, O., Is spending a few days in town visiting friends. Mrs. J. Hungerford of Chicago, spent yesterday afternoon with Mrs. G. a. Johnson. Mrs. Lawrence of New Carlisle, Ind., who has been here assisting her father move, returned to her home today. The postofflce floor has been fixed. The deplorable condition has existed for some time and the repairs are most welcome. LOST Little girl's gold bracelet lost about a week ago. Reward for return. Mrs. Mary Darlow, 4813 Alcott avenue. 7-2-3t. Mr. Kippe, auditor of the Interstate, went to Cambridge, O., yesterday, where he will spent a few days at tho company's mill there. Thos. Buckley, assistant superintendent of the Republic Iron and Steel mills, has been unable to be at work on account of sickness. The Ladles' Aid Society of the Swedish Lutheran church met with Mrs. Jno W. Anderson, 4737 Olcott avenue, this afternoon. A large number were 'present. Miss Sarah Scott left yesterday for Mooresvllle. Ind., where she has taken a position. Miss Scott made many friends during her stay in East Chicago, who regret her leaving. The Reading club met Tuesday at the home of Mrs. H. M. Brown. A very good membership was In attendance. Mrs. Louis Douglas was leader, taking up the study of Eugene Field's work The Davison Foundry, shipped a twenty-two foot fly wheel to Monlghan's Machine works in Chicago. The casting was in two sections, and the approximate weight of the consignment is SO tons. The Domestic Science club held their third meeting at Mrs. Howell's In Magoun avenue, Tuesday night. There were ten In the class. Their le.narm was on the various ways of preparing ubu, ana sauces ror some. The ennrlai dishes demonstrated were baked stuffed red snapper and steamed Halibut steak. The sauoes were tomato, brown and Hollandaise. They will meet next Tuesday with Mrs. L. N. Giles. Mrs. Max Nassau entertained the B. M. Z. of North township at the home of Mrs. Sam Cohen, Chicago and Forsyth avenues. Wednesday night. The house was beautifully decorated with American beauties. Mrs. V. Newton of Hammond, who has been president and director of the club for two years, was presented by the association with a gold broach set with pearls. About 10 o'clock Mrs. Nassau, assisted by Miss Fannie Cohen, Mrs. Moses Spector, and Mrs. L. Pltzele, served an elaborate lunch. Revival of Sunbonnet Club. Yesterday the Sunbonnet club me at the home of Mrs. W. L. Funkhouser In Magoun avenue. This Is the first meeting since the early part of December, which has been the longest Interval between their meeting since the Inception of the club, nine years ago. This is the oldest and has the largest membership of any club In East Chicago. All but one of the members were present. The afternoon was spent in sewing patches for a quilt. At 6 o'clock Mrs. Funkhouser served the club with a very elaborate dinner. FAEMEES GIVEN PEEE CHANCE TO EXPERIMENT. Co-Operative Test ot Spring Sown Crops For Indiana Agriculturalists To Be Made By Purdue University in Conjunction With Practical Landsmen. The Purdue University Agricultural Experiment station Is preparing to furnish a limited number of Interested farmers in Indiana with a few leading varieties of corn, oats, cow peas or soy beans to test on their own farms. Four or five varieties which seem to be suitable for the locality where they are to be tested will be furnished, free of cost, in sufficient quantities to plant a quarter acre of each variety of corn, and a tenth acre of each variety of the other crops, on condition that an honest effort be made to conduct the test according to instructions and report results at the end of the season. Last year about 600 such co-operative tests were conducted by farmers in all parts of the state. A summary of the results will be published In a few days. Copies of this report may be had upon application. The report received from experimenters shows clearly that these local tests may be of great benefit as, through them, many farmers are made acquainted with varieties that are better suited to their conditions than the ones they are using. Anyone Interested in this offer may secure full particulars concerning the Station's requirements by writing to A. T. Wiancko. 'Agriculturist, Experiment .Station, Lafayette, Ind.

THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES

Stocks Grain and Provisions,

Latest Movements in Industrial Centers, by Exclusive

NEW YORK LETTEE. New York. Feb. 7. The stock market had all the appearance of a strong and Influential buying movement this morning. Prices advanoed steadily all during the session without any per ceptible weakness in any quarter. Atchison, Reading, Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific, Copper, Sugar, St. Paul and Southern Pacific all showed gains ranging from one to two points with Atchison the particular leader. The Atchison directors decided to 13sue ?25,000,000 new stook, but it Ib not to be given to the publlo at pres ent time, this latter clause was construed as extremely bullish on the property. In view of the fact that so many other railroads have lBsued new securities the Atchison oompany probably decided It would be well to defer the issuance until the monetary situation had become more propitious to absorb this new issue. Atchisno common scored an advance of almost three points, the buying was exoellent in character, the same bull pool which has operated so extensively was arrayed again on the buying side. Their purchases were Instrumental in bring ing about the advance. Mr. Harrlman returned to Wall street today for the first time in four weeks, having recovered from the indisposition which prevented him from attending to business. His return was the signal for a bullish demonstration In the etocka In which he Is largely Interested. The lower prloed shares such as Missouri, Kansas & Texas and Erie were In the lime light today for a brief period. Both of these stocks scored advances of about two points respectively. The buying was mostly for the aocount of shorts who overstayed their market The oiose tonight la remarkably strong throughout the list with fair gains In every quarter. NEW YORK STOCK IHKET Descpt. Open High Atchison ...101 104a Do pfd . . . S9 9 Am. Sugar 130 132 Am. Car 42 43 Low 101 98 131 42 111 142 Close 104 99 132 43 113 143 84 96 73 32 116 83 16 50 48 35 23 80 182 121 87 36 78 75 85 70 61 35 28 61 134 24 "A 165 39 71 Am. cop ..ui'j iid'i Am. Smelt 142 V Am. Ice Scs 84 Am. Tob pfd 96 Am. Locom 72 Am. Wool 32 B. & 0 116 Biscuit 63 M C. & G. W.. 16 Ches. & O... 49 C. F. & I... 48 Col. South 34 Corn Pdts ..23 Cotton Oil .. 30 143 73 116 83 16 60 49 35 4s 23 71 115 83 16 49 48 34 23 180 120 Canad Pac 180 182 121 37 37 76' ' 36 70 61 85 28 61 134 24 154 77 165 39 71 85 70 127 87 44 86 97 131 50 124i3 35 26 60 61 94 27 148 43 33 154 174 45 105 34 33 Coast Line Cent Leath 120 35 Denver com Det. U. Ry. Distillers ... Erie com . . . Erie 1st ... Erie 2nd ... Interboro . . K. C. S. com Do pfd . . 36 78 75 34 70 61 85 27 69 86 75 84 70 60 35 27 59 133 24 152 76 163 38 70 83 70 126 86 44 34 96 129 49 121 34 26 68 51 93 26 147 42 33 149 172 44 104 33 82 L. & Nash Mex. Cent 133 24 Nor. Pacific 152 Gt. Nor Ore 76 Great Nor . .163 M K & T cm 38 Do pfd ... 70 Mis. Pac 84 Nat. Lead .. 70 N. Y. Cent 126 Nor. & W.. 86 Ont. & W. . . 44 Pacific Mail 34 Peoples Gas 98 4 Pennsyl. ...129 Press Steel 49 bo 70 1 V 7 7, 86 36 96 131 50 124 O T A Reading ...122 R. I & S... Do pfd . . R. Isl. com Do pfd . . Rubber . . . South. Pac So. Ry. com 93 26 58 51 93 29 93 26 60 51 94 27 St. Paul 147 148 43 St L&SF2dpf 42 Texas Pac . 33 T. C. & I . ..150 Union Pac .172 U. S. Steel . 44 Do pfd ...104 Va Chem .. 33 Wabash pf 32 33 154 173 45 105 34 33 NEW YOUK COTTON MARKET. Month Open ..946 ,.960 . .972 . . 966 , .991

High Low Close 947 939 939-23 962 956 956-57 974 967 967-68 971 965 965-66 993 985 985-86

Mch. . May . July . Aug. . Oct. . GRAIN AHD PROVISION MARKET Month Wheat. May . High 79-7 .78 7S .47 -4

Low Open Close 9 80 78 -79 80 79 78 79 79 78 79 7 47 47 47 b 47 46 47ax 47 47 47 b 41 40 41b 38 37 37b S3 33 33ax 1780 1767-70 1775b 1790 1780 17S2b 997-1000 995 997ax 1002 1000 1000-02 1015-17 1012 1015 970 965 967ax 977 975 975b

July . Sept. . Corn. May JulySept. ,46 Oat. May 40 37 33 July Sept. Lard. May 1772 July 17S5ax I'ork. May 997 July 1002 Sept 1015 Ribs. May 967-63 July 975 CHICAGO LETTER. Chicago, Feb. 7. WHEAT Rather dull up to the last half an hour of the session when a sensational advance was brought about by the buying o a large line of wheat by one of the more prominent elevator concerns. I was estimated that this house bough in the neighborhaad of three million bushels. It had the effect of starting a stampede among the shorts and re suited in closing the May price at the highest figure in se-eral months. The continued bad crop reports from Rus sla and much better cash demand fo both home consumption and export were the bull factors and served to the trade today. The market closed strong with indications for a broad bull market in the near future. CORN Sluggishly strong, this mar ket did not advance as easily as yes terday and did not sympathize with the advance In wheat to any material extent. There was a disposition on the part of bull speculators to take profits and wait for a reaction. Corn

In the sample market, however, ruled strong at one-quarter of a cent over yesterday's best prices. Reports from the Argentine crop were In order to produce an average yield. The market closed steady, slightly higher than yesterday. OATS Another high record for the

May option. The public have begun to realize the fact that there is a shorta.e, iu iuo i crop, mere waa mu'0 than at anv time sine the nresent bull market started. The cash situation Is the paramount issue and the contmt ,WreaC!r,cr -.f t!a roraal ----- siynj wi. v. i n all the principal primary markets OT-tll evtmrniillir hrnw uV.rnt lnuch lgher prices than prevail at present. OUTII WATER STREET MAIlKET. Chicago. Feb. 7. A better feeling A better feeling nd live chickens sold readilv at slightlv advanced t-m-w Arrivnii hava been small of late, owing to the heavy snowstorms which have prevailed during the past few days and which tend to blockrailroads and put roads Into such conanion as to make It impossible for the interior shinner to eet his Kooas to a I . v. , . . . .. al nix i in? rmint rai in nuripr nuu ggs was of fair volume with previous

ym.cn urmiy neiu. roiaio pncea wcioiiuw cwiu oj w as uie itiilge, Tne stock

Quotations on round lots ranged: Butter Receipts. 2,758 tubs. Extra reamerv. lobbintr. 3414c:: price to reallers. 33c: nrinis. 2fcUf;?29c: dairies. 2223c; packing stock. 1818c. K3 iveceiuis. j.-ia cases, jc 1 nAZ r?ea tU"deV,r. prime firsts, packed in whitewood cases gradiner firt nr npnt frpsh stock. 29c:

tVtfJ0.!1 .Hhty day money loaned at 5 per cent

LOCK ZZVt(?i24C Potatoes ReceiDts. 12 cars. Wisconsln. Minnesota, white stock, choice. 4UST42C; choice to fancy, Michigan. 48 48c: red, fair to good. 405i42c: mixed, red and white, 40;i 42c; common, small unripe, red and white, 38 Q. 40c. Sweet Potatoes Illinois, $2.252.75; No. 2, 1.25 ? 1.50. .New potatoes, $3.00 07.00 per bDi, Veal Quotations for calves In good order were as follows: 60 to 85 lbs, 56 80 to 85 lbs, 68o; 85 to 100 fancy, 910c; 150 to 175 lbs, good, meaty, 66c, Dressed Beef No. 1 ribs, 15c; No. l loins, 17 c: No. 1 round. 7c: No. 1 chuck. 6c: No. 1 Dlate. 4c. Live Poultry Turkeys, per lb, 12c; chickens, fowls, 11c; springs, 11c; roosters, 6c; geese, ?5.00(U7.00; ducks. lie. Fruits Annies. 81.00(3! 3.00 cer brl: bananas, jumbo, per bunch, $1.4001.59; straight. 11.10 at 1.25: lemons, Callfornla, $3.003.50; oranges, California, 1.75S3.25. Green Vegetables Beets, 4050c per sack; caggabe, $12.00 17.00 per ton; carrots, 3560o per sack; onions, 40 bOc per bu; parsnips. 7oo per tub; smnni;u, ioty oui; per jicnuyui , turnips, u'i' i rte?nrt- i.. . . . . . . . , i A ? 76c per Hamper. C. H. WANZER STOCK AND BOND BROKER. Stocks Carried on 3 to 5 Point Margie. Nominal Rates of Interest. 333 Rookery BIdgM Chicago. TElEPrWE HARRISON, 3435. JOHN DICKINSON & CO. STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN, PROVISIONS. 171 La Sails St, Chicago. New York Office, 41 Baoadway. Members Chicago Board of Trade. New York Consolidated Stock Exchange. Direct Private Telephone, Central 5961 Wires East. Automatic 405S. Central 5531 GRAIN MARKET. Chicago, Feb. 7. Car lot3 today. Wheat, 7 cars; corn, 278 care; oats, bO cars. Total Clearances. "Wheat and flour equal 272,000 bush els; corn, 362,000 bushels; oats, 10,000 bushels. Wheat. 9 cars; corn. 396 cars; oats 89 cars; hogs, 25,000 head. A'orthvrest Receipts Cars. Last Today Week Duluth 49 15 LASt 37 Minneapolis 148 114 216 Chicago i " 16 Primary Movement. Receipts Ship. Wheat, today 298.000 210,000 Last week 307,000 169,000 Last vear 430.000 249,000 Corn, today 644,000 600,000 Last week ........ 946,000 727,000 Last year 452,000 376,000 Southwestern IlecHpta and Shipments Wheat. Receipts Minneapolis, today .153,920 Last vear 273.000 St. Louis, today . . 28,000 . . Last year 32,000 Kansas City, today . 57,000 Last year 4S.000 Ship. n cr, ri'f.r.A S3!000 ba.U'JU 57,000 LIVE STOCK MARKET. Union Stock Yards, Feb. 7. Hog receipts, 33,000; market 10 cent3 lower; left over. 13,700. Light, $6.70 to 6.97; mixed, $6.75 to 7.05; heavy. $6.70 to 7.03; rough. $6.70 to 6. SO. Cattle receipts, S.000; market dull. Sheep receipts, 1,50'"; market steady. Tnion fctock Yards. Feb. 7. Hogs closed dull. Light. $6.70 to 6.97: mixed, fi.73 to 7. OS; rough, $6.70 to 6.S0; heavy, $6.75 to 7.00. Cattle closed dull and weak. Sheep closed steady. Hogs Omaha 60,000 Kansas City ..11,000 St. Louis 9,000 Cattle 3,500 8,0ft0 3.500 Sheep 3,600 6,000 1,000 LIVERPOOL MARKETS. Liverpool. Feb. 7. Wheat opened one-quarter to three-eighths higher; corn. one-Quarter hle-hAr. Wheat closed three-eighths higher; i corn, inree-eigats to one-Jiait tu&nar.

Wire to Lake County Times,

WEATHER FORECAST. a,,1,1!!11?18- Indiana. Michigan Snow slit: generally fair FrlMU, muc1 change in temperature, tori eh? JlJ.a3 Iowa Generally fair InlrnV.Frlday; not much change ifmperature and jW'nenerally fair tonight tonight- not w Hurries east ture. ' mucfl change in temperatiiVJ,. ,. ... i air tonight and Fridav: day: slowly ,rifair tonight and FriSouth Dakota-$ameiPeralUre' L ', t. a!M. Kansas Fnir tonight riav. ' 1,slnS temperature 1 ri- - ?r tonight and Friday: liU4tlt. HEARD ON THE BOURSE reo. 7 Union Pfloifi.tipped by very house , f . ' uut in selling Lau"1 i,um lr- lrl!iaer3 who irv nut the tips and the stock could not stind the good selling although th h .t nuJtt ,n ,nt nf ,en he shorts bought in a lot of stock above 173. southern 'P.ipifi .. . ... . .. ...... w - '."w . I.U i iu i.Ll.l t nlon, althought the market was nar- " " " Ti f " " L" " , . ' ' . Iact wuu wuy impossible at this time to restore confidence JiUU ,l,tt"eu uv iu per cent, on can aim men weni uacK io z . no. oent. Time money loaned quite low today, six month money at 5 and I four months n.t nr rent Rnma I tiiai ati. .a ,iu t uau wuw 1 1. a I uv v I market is Missouri Pacific was weak awhile and made a new low price on the story of decreased earnings and of an Issue of $50,000,000 of 5 per cent, notes at 90 to ralee money to finish up some out side work. Steel made an effort to stem the tide, but no matter what they earn the opin ion is against tne rise, the common not being able at of 1 per cent a quarter to even carry Itself. Copper acted better than anything else. Since Lawson has etonoed ad vertising it, it Is at least probable the stock may go somewhat higher. The demand for the metal Is still good and the price Is high. Copper paying 8 per cent, and earning 20 per cent, may tnko nn im.shnnt 1 " ' Atchison did practically nothing. The range was narrow. The gossip is that the pool that sold out at 104 to 106 was buying back below par and the float lng supply was small. Hill stocks were again very weak on the selling of some long stocks carried over. The fact Is they are both Dretty high for 7 per cent, stocks with nothlngr to look frward to but lawsuits wun tne btate. it the traders get oversold It will force a rally, but It will be a long time before they get back to the old prices. Hanly made a little effort early to run in the shorts In Colorado Southern, but the weakness of Missouri Paclflo took away all of his ginger and he dropped out of i sight too. London was up one-quarter to onehalf. Stability was apparent for tho last few days and prices reflected the Improved conditions. A little more en couragement to tho bull traders and higher prices will prevail. Money leg islation is now looked for, and Southern Pacific, Copper and Steel looks very rood. Rldgely 6ays: "I think the market will go rather slowly upward, the best point I can see is that commission houses are well cleaned out of stocks, and some of them are even now really borrowing stocks in the street. I am very bullish and think any active stock can be bought." Market only reflected an oversold condition and is no good, the Improve ments only temporary, too much money wanted by the railroads and the threatened strike In the Pennsylvania will not help. I tell you to sell stocks on any rally, any stock. The forfticn niBrlfcta a ra ohnrt rt our Ktocks. and although they may maito deliveries or tho same, or may send us the money, I am inclined to think they will be buyers of stocks if tha Vll v Etilr Irc.n. at t Simmons says: "I can see no pressure to sell stocks except in Great Northern and Missouri Pacific. The market looks as though it would go higher." McDonald, big plunger, told his friends he had sold out and a good many stocks were for sale. He would rather take profits and go short If it goes up. Barney bought Distillers, so J " . Moore and Schlev. Price. Manson and Thompson 800 shares, Huk bought Un Inn Parif TVTfllx. .r Tull and Con tent all sold, the Harriman houses also sold Sinn says: "I feel a little more bullish, I think the short interest has not covered yet, but I don't see any more liquidation in sight." Miller and Co. say buy Union Pa cine. Big short interest In Canadian Pa cine and Pennsylvania. It i3 only a question of time when the shorts will run to cover. The rallies have been big enough to disturb the shorts, but should any body care to take the initiative on the bull side, no doubt it would produce a heavy covering movement. People close to the Smelter crowd are bullish and say to buy It on any kind of a crop.

Thursday. Feb. 7, 1907.

The lndleas Proce.tloa. A myriad of men art boru. They labor and swoat and struggle for bread; they squabble and scold and fight- tliey scramble for little uaeaa advantage over each other; aSe creeps upon theminfirmities follow; bhames and humiliations bvins down their prides and the'r vanities; thoso they love are taken from them, and tho joy of life is turned to aching grief. The burden of pain, care, misery, grows heavier year by year; at length ambition la dead, pride Is dead; vanity Is dead; longing for release is in their pbiee. It comes at last the only umjoLsoned gift earth ever had for them and they vanish from a world -where, they were of no consequence; wheru they achieved nothlng; where they were a mistake and a failure and a foolishness. Thero they have left no sign that thoy have existed a world which will lament them a day and forget them forever. Then another myriad takes their place, and copies all they did. and goea nlong the same profitless road, and vanishes as they vanished to make room for another, and another, and a million other myriads, to follow the same arid path through the samo desert and accomplish what the tirst myriad and all the myriads that came after it accomplished nothing. From Mark Twain's Autobiography in North American ReviewOrigin of I lie Ilalloon. Tho word balloon means "a larjre ball" To Montgolller of Annonay, France, the invention of the balloon la credited. It is said that he was led to turn his attention to balloon making from the following Incident: A French laundress, wishing to dry a petticoat quickly, placed it on a basket work frame over a stove. To prevent the heat from escaping by the opening at the top of the petticoat she drew tho belt strings closely together and tied them. Gradually the garment dried and became lighter, and as the stove continued to give out heat and rarefy the air concentrated under the basket work frame the petticoat began to move and finally rose in the n!r. This so astonished the laundress that she ran to her neighbors and asked them to come and witness the strange sight. Montgolfler was among thote that came in. The petticoat suspended la midair suggested greater things to him, and he returned homo with "something to think about." lie at once began studying works on different kinds of atmosphere, and the invention of the balloon was the result. No Excuse Accepted. French officials are said to be particularly strict In their discipline of tourists. A lately returned traveler tell several morn or less apocryphal stories to illustrate the state of affairs. An American lost his footing, slipped do-vrn an embankment and fell Into a small, ehallow pond. As ho scrambled, dripping, up the embankment to tho footpath he was confronted by an arm of the law. "Your name? Your address?" demanded this uncompromising person, notebook In hand. "But I fell," began the astonished American. "I only" The man waved his arm. "It Is forbidden to bathe In this lake," he Bald firmly. "I am not here to listen to extenuating circumstances." A Quotation. A correspondent wrote to a newspaper to ask the author of this couplet: How much the fool who has been snt to Rome Uc&ls the fool who has been kept at home! IIq had barely written when he answered his own query, having found the source of the lines and how he had misquoted them. They are from Cooper's "Progress of Error" and read: How much a dunci that hath been sent to roam Exwls a dunce that hath been kept at home! We are not sure but that, as 13 frerruectly the case with misquotations, the popular version I3 better than tho poet9. New York TTlbune. Drain of Great Men. Ertins of great men vary very much. It Is found that men of encyclopedic mind have large and heavy brains GLadsione had to wear a very big hat with an enormous bed of gray matter and numerous convolutions. On the other hind, men whose genius la concentrated upon one line of thought are of small brain and, consequently havo small heads. Newton. Byron and Cromwell were la this class. Kansas City Journal. Latchkey aa a Source of Trouble Ever since some mechanically Inclined person, with an almost diabolical Instinct for making mischief, invented a form of spring lock which can be opened on the Inside by a knob and on tha ceitside only by a key there has been trouble. The latchkey from the first has been a domestic storm center. It has divided family circles and even broken up homes London Telegraph. The Bent. There Is a legend, says au English writer, to the effect that after Lord Stanley came into the house of peers a lady somewhat Indiscreetly asked Lord Brougham at a dinner party wha was tha best speaker in the house of lords afcd that Lord Brougham promptly and praphatlcally answered, "Lord Stanley, madam, is the second best." Hasty Conclusion. Tommy paused a moment In the wor'i of demolition. "Th!s Is angel cake, all rlgtt, ha ald. "How do you know?" asked Johnny. I've found a feather In It," Chicago Tribune. There are about 185 Inhabited Britisl Isles, of which Scotland claims ove 1.100.