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THE PALLS CITy TRIfiUNK , FRIDAY , FEBRUARYS , 1906.
Market Letter.
Stock Yards , Kansas City , Mo.
Monday February , S 1'JOd. A
smaller run of cattle last week at
the principal markets , together
with the belief that the supply of
short s tcers is getting short ,
caused buyers to trade more live.
ly , and bcnclittcd prices 15 to 25
cents on fed steers. Stockers
and feeders also improve , as
better outlook in fat steers stimu
lated country buying. Cows and
butcher stuff were already at a
point higher relatively than beef
steers , and this class lost 5 to 10
cents during the week , in the
general balancing up of the situ
ation.
bupply of cattle here today is
11,000 head , against 12,000 last
Monday. Chicago reports the
big run of 31,000 cattle , market
10 lower , and prices here will be
steady to a shade lower. The
cold snappy weather this week
will help the market , as the mild
weather has been a drawback to
the retail butcher trade all win
ter. People naturally cat less
meat when the weather is warm ,
and besides , the hens had started
laying to such an extent that
eggs were low enough to be with
in the reach of all who wanted
them. Storage eggs dropped
from 18 to 11 cents. Export < ie
maud has revived again , three
times .is many cattle bought here
in January for this trade than
same month a year ago. 1'ackert
here killed 120,000 cattle during
January , against 86,000 same
month last year , country buyers
took 5-,000 } against 36,000 last
year in January. Top beef steers
sold last week at S" > .75. bulk of
sales $4.50 to $5.25 , heiler $3.50
to $ i. . " > 0' cows $3.00 to $4.00 ,
bulls $3.00 to $3.75 , feeders $4-00
to $4.00 , stockcrs $3.25 to $4.25
lions advanced 15 to 20 cents
last week , and the good market' '
is reflected in heavy receipts all
around today7000 are offered
here , market weak to 5 lower ,
top $5.70 , bulk of sales'$5.55 to
$5.f 5 , light hogs $5.f.O. Re
ceipts last month showed a small
increase over Januarv a year ago ,
but quality is better than then ,
and prices ( > 0 to SO cents higher.
Demand is strong , and closing
markets have been the best each
day for a week.
Weakness is the main feature
in the mutton market. Big re
ceipts and warm weather were ,
against the market , although
steadied down after the middle of
last week , and closed the week
stong as compared with the worst
time. The outlook for a week-
market today , however , run here
7000 head. Lambs bring $ ( > . ( > o'to
$7.00 for fair to good ones , year
lings $5.75 tod.25 , wethers$5.40
to $5.75 , ewes $4.f)0 to $5.25.
goats $4.00 to $4.60.
J. A. KlCKAKT ,
L. S. Correspondents.
Kidney complaint kills more people
limn iiny other dUcasc. This is duo to
the disease beln < ; so insidious that u
got * u good hold on the system bfforo
It IB recognized. Foloy's Kidney Cure
will prcvoni the development of fatal
dlscnso it talitin in tlmo. For sain at
Moore's Phurnmcy.
Public Sale.
"We will sell at public sale Feb.
10 , l'J06 , 50 bred Poland China
sows , all guaranteed.--II. C.
Wittrock , W. F. Rieschick , II. E.
Wyatt. 106-3t
Notice.
All accounts due Chicagc
Lumber & Coal Co under forinn
inan.tgon em if not paid by D > '
comber 1st will be put in huiul :
of collectors. ( \ U. Richards
Manager
El.t.t ihaaof any oihc r m k olpil'tn . .
account of their nyle , tccuracy " < ! lmpucity.
Stcrnll' . Hln mrluPlTh.Qii nee
. . . UdUVMtr '
> o > l inb t tb.n.nyylh.1
JUr" . .ut.icripilonlt ( nuinUr. ) ! 30c ,
lumb-r. a cent * . Every ub c ib iett
two Free. ! > ut CTibe loj y.
t , dj A eniV nt d. Hi d o t pttmlumr
1 . > I "iih ? nml. l..n. P.itera C.i lc i > l of U-ot
Sent ) .1.4 Pltmluia C t loeu. ( .ho.lf * 4 V' " * *
MBt tree. Ad4m THE McCALL CO. , W w V i
AID TO FRIENDLY QUAILS.
How Farmer Qlovor Fed a Flock Day
After Dny for Six Weeks Never
Frightened Them.
One cold morning Farmer
Glover stood in the rear of the
barn , fork In hand , looking out
over the llolda , aayH St. Nicholas.
Snowstorm had followed snow-
Hlorin , until the Htono walls were
HO covered that the farm seemed
like a great Held , with here and
there a Hinall grove to break the
monotony. The cattle had been
fed and each animal was munch
ing contentedly nl the pile of hay
in the sunshine , scattering chair
over the snowy barnyard.
Suddenly , from the light woods
near the barn , came a startled
"Hob-white ! " Immediately then ;
was an answering call from the
woods across the fields , and then
another and another , and soon a
flock of about i-'O quail alighted
on the ground , ( wo or three roads
from whore Mr. Glover stood , and
began picking 1 > the seeds from
the hay which the cattle had
strewn over fhe snow. They
scratched about like a flock of
hens , and apparently quite a.s
much at home , and chippered
away while they worked , after the
fashion of tree sparrows in tin-
weeds down by the brook.
Farmer Glover was careful not
to frighten his woodland guests ,
and the next morning he put out
wheat for them and threw hand-
fills of chaff in the hay which iln-
cattle had left. The flock returned
again and again , until feeding th"
quails became as much a part
of ( he day's routine as looking
after the hens and turkeys. One
cold morning , after they had eat
en , the kind-hearted farmer found
the whole flock huddled together
under the hay , apparently enjoy
ing the warmth. Strange to say ,
they never come for food when it
snows or rains. When they have
breakfasted , unless frightened ,
they usually walk away to ( heir
favorite haunts in the grove-
j | across the fields. They never
nliglit on ( he trees , but occasionally -
' ally perch on ( lie rail fence. Once
or twice , when no one was in sight ,
they came near the house.
For six weeks the quails en
joyed Farmer ( Hover's bounty.
When spring opened fhe kindhearted -
hearted protector met ( hem only
in the fields and woods ; but when
ever bob-while's musical call
comes over the summer meadows
it brings pleasant memories of
those winter breakfasts in the
snowy barnyard.
NEGRO PASTOR LIKED LATIN
"Aqun Fortls" Used by Colored Per
son in Baptism of Severn !
Brethren.
iMose , a Florida negro , adds to
his income as guide to sportsmen
by ministering to the spiritual
needs of a colored congregation
of Baptists , lie prides himself on
his education and on his eloquent
oratorical powers , and he never
misses an opportunity of im-
pressinghishearers into believing
that he is a great Latin scholar ,
says the Catholic Standard and
Times. One evening at a fisher
man's camp he listened intently
to some sportsmen who were dis
cussing the proper pronunciation
of certain Latin words and
phrases.
"IMease , suh , " he finally ven
tured to ask , "what amdepropah
meaning of that wo'd 'aqua ? ' "
"Aqua means water , " he was
answered.
"And what am'fortis ? ' "
"Fort is "
means strong.
"Yes , snh. Thank yo' , suh , " ho
replied , edging away after mak
Ing a polite bow to his informnni
and then to the camp in general
The following Sunday Mosopre
hided at a baptizing , and , as usual
electrified his audience with !
roaring , eloquent sermon , frecli
interspersed with Latin ( ? ) words
At last , with n dramatic sweep o
his arms toward the river , when
n few believers were soon to In
Immersed , he cried out in sten
lorian tones :
"Quo Vadis , mah bredern am
gistahs ? 1 sajs onto yo' unless y
be 'marged in de aqua fort is o
baptism yo' shall be lost ad ii
flnitum fo' obah. "
Brandy Furnished.
.
Int in In the Helghm parliiuucnl
tit when a member is making a Ion
speech , brandy and water is snj '
ill. plied him at the expense of th
government.
RECLAIMING OLD TOPERS.
During Drunkenness Without the Pa
tient's Knowledge Has Been
Proven a Success.
Can Inebriety be cured by sug
gestion ? asks Public Opinion.
This is a question which has been
asked many times and satisfac
torily answered in the affirmative.
But the question of practicing
suggestion while the patient
sleeps is a different proposition ,
and , therefore , a recent article in
the Journal des Delmts of Paris *
is of interest. The experiments
in question were conducted by the
well-known psychologist , Dr. Paul
Farcz. "The man under observa
tion refused all offers of treat
ment , but notwithstanding his re
fusal , against his will and un
known to him , ( he man was cured
and has remained so for four
years. The patient was 25 years
of age , married , of sound consti
tution and average health. ITn
commenced drinking when he wan
17 years of age , and his wife had
married him in order to reform
him. After his marriage , how
ever , he drank as before. Ilis daily
ration was two quarts of wino
with his meals , and during the day
several glasses of brandy , ruin ,
vermouth , absinthe , etc. Ordi-
arily the man was quiet , bul
vhcn he had taken more absinthe
han usual he became violent ,
bused his wife , broke everything
vithin reach , and surrendered
omplelely to his frenzy. The day
ollowing this delirium the man
emembered nothing , but when
old of what he had done he wept ,
tromised to become sober , etc.
Phe scenes , however , were soon re-
jeated.
"Dr. Fare ? ; decided to try , with
he approval of the family of the
latient , suggestion during nnr-
u-al sleep. The treatment look
) lace four or live times per week ,
ind , although the patient did not
enow what was going on , there
was slow and steady improve-
nen ( . The treatment commenced
n .January. Up to April the man
ind been intoxicated only three
lines. In April nnd May there
were no acts of violence ; in June
ind .Inly slight intoxications on
wo occasions ; in August and Sop-
ember a trip to ( he country , but
10 wine during ( his time , only
ieer. lielnrning to Paris , ( heman
[ lid not go to a cafe , but drank a
little absinthe and less than : >
inart of absinthe for all of his
meals. After a year the only
thing taken was a little absinthe
on Sunday and Saturday , and
from this time the patient has not
touched wine and has only taken
little absinthe once or twice a
month and at home , lie is no
longer irritable , but happy and u
regular worker. The treatment t
had to be continued for 18 months ,
hut the result is complete and the
patient entirely transformed , lie
has gained control of his will and
is gentle and affectionate. "
ST. PETERSBURG IS CAY.
With or Without War Enjoyment
Goes on in the Russian Cap
ital's Society.
War or no war , the aristocratic
Russian pursues his pleasures
with an abandonment that speaks
of unlimited resources or unlimit
ed recklessness. The pleasures ot
the table are protracted to an in
ordinatc degree. A lunch , in
which the courses are plentifully
watered with champagne , wil' '
spread itself through the after
noon. You may barely escape at
ito
five o'clock , though yon began to
eat at one. The host never sits ;
down , plying his guest with a sue
cession of good things , liquid and
solid. Even the afternoon tea ii
middle-class circles is a very for
midable undertaking. U include.
dishes of various sorts , in whicl
meat will certainly figure , am
idh
Russian tea , served in a glass will
lemon , is but tlio.palo comparisoi
to sparkling champagne. The MlP
pearanco of the streets tells nf
wealth , too. Xo finer equipage :
exist anywhere than those whicli
horsed with coal-black steeds
dash at full speed , in lofty disregard
d gard for the mere foot passengei *
o down the central strip of wooi
iwvement in the principal " is
poets , " as the le
nominated. Holding the reins in
his two hands , with arms on !
saretched , the driver , medieval i
dress , has the summary method
' of a Roman charioteer. Iiulecc
* there is something of imperhi
Rome in the second capital of the
RARE STAMPS ON LETTERS
Finds of Value Sometimes Made
Stamps to Look Out For Ad-
vlco of a Dealer.
"Never burn up or throw away
old letters or papers without first
giving them a careful examina
tion , " said . " . Twenty-third street
Htiunp dealer to a New York Sun
reporter , "for theie's many an
apparently worthless piece of pa
per ( hat bears n stamp which
would bring in open market linn
dreds and maybe thousands of
dollars.
"There arc plenty of the old
postmaster stamps still in existence -
once , for instance , as there weio a
great many of ( hem originally h
imed , and if has not been so Ion. ,
ago , say im years , when they won
iii active1 use. Now , anyone ol
these early issues is worth from
"v0l ! ( up. Anyone who has access
lo old correspondence fiom 1810
lo ISlt ( ) ought to hunt for sncii
stumps.
"The chief reason why mort
of these old stamps have not com
lo light is probably thai they have
so ordinary and mint tractive an
appearance that a person not ac
quainted with their value would
not waste a second glance upon
them. They were- very similar in
most cases lo the postmaster cancel
col hit ion marks now in use in UH
post ofllci'.s , with ( he exception
that the postmaster was reqni'od
fo sign his name to ( hem.
"The rarest of I ho whole lot of
postmaster irisut-M is the ten-cent
Baltimore stamp , with the name
of . .lamesl. ] \ . Buchanan. One spo
cimenofthisstanip sold for ? -l,500 ,
which is the record price for a
stamp of the United States issue.
There's no reason in the world
why ( here shouldn't be more of
these stamps packed away some
where. In the case of this stamp
none of them was used on envoi
opes , bul all on letters.
"The design of ( he Baltimore
si ami ) is 'i ' box made of hairline
rule , one and a half inches long
and half an inch wide. In the cen
ter is ( he signature , 'James M.Bu
chanan , ' while under the name is
the denomination , either live or
ten cents. There are two kinds of
Ihese stamps , in black or blue.
The ten-cent black is ( he scarcer.
"Next to this series probably
comes the New JTaven stamp , at
the bottom of which is the signa
ture of 'E. A. Mitchell , P. M.J In
the center is the figure 5 with
the word 'Paid' directly under
neath. At ( he top arc the words
'Post Ofiice , New Haven , Cr. ' The
words are all inclosed in a black
border with a small curve at the
corners. "
PARSON BIRD IN ZEALAND.
The Tui of That Country Can Talk ,
Crow nnd Whistle Some of
Its Customs.
Among the feathered inhabit
ants of New Xealand there is a
bird called ( he parson bird , or
"tui. " It is about the size and
shape of a blackbird , but has a
pair of delicate white tufts at its
throat , and is a glossy dark green
otherwise , which looks black in
the sunshine. It can be taught to
crow , to speak , to whistle tunes ,
and besides these tricks it has a
repertoire which is not often
equaled by any other feathered
songster. At vespers it has a note
like the tone of a bell or the clear
high note of an , organ. It can
mimic every bird in the bush to
perfection ; it will break off in the
middle of an exquisite melody
and indulge in a strange medley of
sounds which are impossible to de
scribe , but if you can imagine "the
- combination of a cough , a laugh , a
sneeze , with the smashing of a
pane of glass , " it will be some approach
preach to the idea.
The tui nests twice or thrice 'i
year , and has large families. Like
the other birds of New Zealand
h ir seems to be unconscious of dan
ger from man. It is a pity that the
birds of this island are becoming
so scarce , for they speak to us of
. a time when nature was harmless ,
, when the snake , tigers and fal
cons did not exist.
Couusel's Record Fee.
, What is probably n record fee
lias just been earned by a distin
guished counsel in an important
colonial arbitration case. The fee
paid to the learned counsel was
Jfi.OOO guineas. This puts into the
111 shade the 10,000 guineas Mr.
Fletcher Monlton received for con
, ducting the case of one of the com
I panies in the Metropolitan "Water
he company's arbitration.
Irrigated Lands
A Sure Thing !
Special Hotlieseekers' Rates : On February Gib and
March Gth and 20th the Burlington nrikes very low excur
sion rales to the Big Horn Basin , the North Platte Valley
end Eastern Colorado.
Keep Ahead ot the Movement : Tin-Government w.uk
id under full headway Inwards putting water on tuo hint ,
dred thousand acres of land adjacent to the Burlington
road , at nn average cost of $25.00 ft is "possible lodny to
secure homestead lands alongthe.se great ditches , in advance
of ( he water. Von can also buy from private conci-nip ,
\ n fine irrigated binds , under a full niul pennanciit water
y , ni priced tanging $25.00 to $10.00 an acre. The
ry of western irrigated lands shows thai their valiif
increased over one hundred per cent in the post few
year ? . There are areas of irrigated lands in the west
that cannot be bought today for $300.00 nn acre.
It Will Hay YOU to get interested in irrigated land ,
and to get inouch with the land agents in the North
Platte Valley , the Big Elorn Basin , the Billings , Montana
district or Eastern Colorado. If you will write me for
irrigation literature descriptive of any of these localities , I
will mail it to yon free , together with a list of land agents.
L. W. WftKELEY , G. A. STEWART ,
General Passenger Aflf. . Agent.
Omaha , Neb.
REPAIRING ©
Having purclnif-ed the Joe. Geiger business 1 atu pre
pared to do all kinds of repairing.
Bring in your work and yon will be pleased with the
results. I will repair anything from a key to > .n automo
bile. Skates sharpeni-cl , saws filed , guns , umbrellas , locks ,
in fnct any thing \ ouini repaired yon can yet done here
Come in and see me.
Who have the oi-st Orchards
\ and the finest fruits are they
who patroni'/e the
Falls City Nursery.
Disiippointmenl surely
awaits tin1 man that expects
tn nny an ) thing" belter than f
the frnith we oll'er for this f
springs planting. ( I
Phone , 218. 'J
WmMohler
Burlington Bulletin.
Additional trains to the northwest
west- : Commencing February 11 ,
two daily trains to Montana , Wash
ington , Puget Sound and Port
land , via BillingH , Mont. , Short
Line.
Special Hotneeeekers Rates
Greatly reduced round trip rates
to the North Platte Valley and the
g Horn Biumi , Febrnnry 20ih ,
March Gth and 20th. Less than
one fare for the round trip. Low
one way and round trip rates to
points in the South and Southwest -
west February 20th , March Gth
nnd 20th.
Colonists Rules : Specially low
one way colonist rales to points in
Colorado , Wyoming , Utah , Mon-
t-iiiii , Idaho , On-yon , Washington
and California , February 15th to
April Tth , inclukivf.
llomest'ekfro'I'jxuuisions Rules :
To points in Montana , It In ho ,
Oregon , Wiiftliinglun and Biilish
Columbia , Ffhnmry 20lh a n d
March Gth and 20ili.
Si-nil for free folders , descriptive
tif irrigated lamis in the Noith
Hlalle Valley , the Biy Horn Basin ,
the Billings Diriiricl and Eubtern
Colorado. Specify whieh yon
\ \ n 111.
To the SHIIHV South Winter
louribt rates daily until April 80.
Return limit June 1st , lilOG. "
Write me just what trip you
have in mind mid lei me advise
> ou lln least cost and the best
way to make it. G. Stewart ,
Au't'nt C. B. & Q. Ry.
L. W. WAKELEV ,
G. P. A. , Omaha. 109-lt
Cheap Trips
Southwest
W
If you've never been south to
Oklahomi , Indian Territory or '
Texas there is a ( rent in store
for yon. Besides escaping the
wintery weather here , a liip now
may prove of far greali r benefit
to you. There are more and bet-
ler opportunities for making
money for home build ng , in the
South\\cM toda } ' tlian anywhere
else You have only to jjet on the
ground to prove this.
Rates Cheaper Than Ever
Feb. 6th and 20th
March 6th and 20th
On above dates most lines will
sell both one-way and round trip
tickets nt exceptionally low rates.
If your nearest railroad agent cnn-
not give you the rates , write me
for particulars.
If you're in nny
way interested in the
Southwest , I'd like to
send you my paper
"The Coming Conn-
try. " Address .
W. S. ST. GEORGE.
General Passenger Agent
550 Wainwrinlit UIUn.Sf. , Louis , No.
Tickets are on sale
everj where , via Mis-
sonri , Kansas and
Texas Railwaj.
Stimulation Without Irritation.
In outes of stomach ami llvor trouble
llio iiropor trottttuent is to stimulate
tlifse or-raiis without irrltatinir them
Ui'iiiu Litxatlve I'Vuit S.\nip aide digestion -
gestion and * iimnlates thu liver and
bowels without irritating those organs
Mku pills or ordinary o'lthnrtics It
docs njt nuiirCiitc nrgrlpu and is mild
and pleasant to take. For sule ut
Moore's Phurmuey.
Mothers c.in s'tfely ylvo Folov's
Honey and Tur to their children for
coughs and colds , for it contains uo
opiates or other poisons. For sale at
Moore s PJmrmucy.