OAFAITA nAIT.V IS.
THE CONDITION OF TRADE ,
Money Is E lalor Thnn Usual at Tlilf
Benson of the Yonr.
BIO INCnEASE IN CLEARANCES
Cold \ \ ontlirrVntncil Id htlr U |
Irnuao Nollcenlilo CliiuiRO
In the t'rli < ul
Tlio tjncnl KLSUIIIC
The com ) trailer of tl o currency hns called
U | > oii flie national banks for a statement of
thtlr ton lltlou bt the close of business , Do
ccmbor 11
Monei 1 no more strlnRont tills vvoolc than
last , so fur ns llrst chins iMimmors Is ton
ccrnoj , und rates nro steady at 8 and 10 per
tent , hut us hankers hear In tnind Mmt money
will ho net led lit eastern centers ubout the
first of the jtnr for dividend pajlntj pur-
I ( )8ci ) It Rcoins to ho their disposition to
ncrntinbo pupor closely Juit noun 1 uny
that Is likely to ho slow Is not readily nc
cej tcJ All Itgitlmiilo wants nro lalrly uiot
mid It b s vfo to say that money SB easier
tl sin usual nt this so ison but with n feeling
In the uscuiU ncy tli it Jnnuary will llnd T
closer win kct for nil fho < learlnt' ' for the
wick , ns rc | ortod by Mr Ilutu.o manager
of the clearing house , foot ? 4 M > 1 J4 7J , on
lucre > ao of3 3-10 percent Balances wore
C01 7W > 03
lliover mild weather has had nn un
wholesome effect u | on trudo , mid vvtillo Jobbers
bors do not touiphiln ol liny great fulling oft
In salts , thov tire somewhat i erturbtd us to
the outlook for collections As n rule our
retail trailers huvonot much surplus cipitil
and dcilcraln cvprythlnt pielty much but
Kroccries , hnvo found themselves for the
past two seasons with more vy Inter too Is on
their shelves than they Mice , iml tl cso
goods being on hand there Is not money to
meet bills Jobbers in Omaha , however ,
feel that tlio count o Is ( erfcctlv solvcntniid
will at most nctd butun extension of thirty
or sixty dnjs to come out and pay up satis
factorily In case told weather boldu oil
longer An old fashioned snow storm would
yet limbo l usincss teed but It should not bo
delayed biyoml the flrst proximo
Thcro has been no great chungo In the
prices of staples bngur is weaker from
the nnnonntement that , Mr birccklts has
started up , but If ho has bttun operations
quotations from him have not vet > cached
this market but , undoubtedly when bo docs
start prices for rollncd sugars will bo lower
lor 11 time at least. In eofTees fair Hies are
up % to Xc "cr POUO I at the seaboard but
local Jobbers have not annountod an ndv uico
to date , thoURh thov frttlv say that % a ptr
pound may ho added to cur rout quotations
the llrst of the week
Thcro are no changes to note in dry goods
haidwnroor Inmbtr , trido in thtsa lines Is
f ir for the Benson but tiavcllng men nro
b ginning to homeward lly that Uiov i
t ike t tit If Christmas H wallows hero
Ine i rocluco market has been somewhat
detnonllzcd for the p 1st ttn divs n id prices
obtained by commission men hue botnnsu
rule below ruotutons | ! Butter rctcipts have
been liberal and onlj the choicest stuff
brings top pri ts Ihera is very llttlo do
maud f n tub butter except siith ns will
trade n flue creamery I ancj rollis selllnir
at lfD17e good l.C14c , mt Hum 'title '
poor 7Q3e , fnntcrcanicri 20 ( ' c teed
ivdl Ot 1 ggs nrn In full mi | plv but smelly
fresh nto snlnblo nt J.Q , lu par do/en
Poultry I8 n drag on the market , dressed
chickens h we sold at 0j)7o )
Dutks and geese , ( .4lla turkojs , OQlOc
Receipts of tame are liberal and the murkcl
somewhat lowtr , butn teed dtniamt prov il
aud with slightly cooler weather quotations
will bo hlghtr
1 ho barb wlro trust Is said to have ' died a
bnrnln " bcciuso tlio truslttn could no !
nfrrco unou how the spoils should bo divided
It is said 1 his Industry Is not very profltu
bio as at r resent conducted throughout the
country as a whole but western mnnufuc
turers nro getting bettor prollts than their
eastern brethren and it was tha hitter who
wanted the most , hcuco the tionhlt
\orkrccciyeddurint the month o ;
November foreign goo Is of the value ol
t1S015 1TO Ufralnst < HJS77r9 > for the same
month of lust year SJ8 WO SbOfo ovemuer ,
1887 , and JJlb24 5JO for November IbbO
Last month s exports ucronot ns lurto u ;
expected The totul exclusive of sppelo
wus SJ 000 000 larger than for the sun
month of last innr but only SoOO 000 nbov .
the total for November lbS7 , mid ? IOKOOC )
below the corrcs ) ending month of 18SO
Iho Bpcrotary of the United bluto
treasury has made slnco August J 1837 , tin
following purchases of govtrnmunt bonds
4 per cents 4' per tents
Amount purchased 810,1 2jfl 7 0 $127 177 .
Post HJ 105 941 117 311 1.
Costnt muturltj lb00107J9 143GJ18U' '
Saving 47,901 7i8 Obis OIL
IhaNow England mackerel fleet has lln
Isbcd work for tbo season nnd the result Is
anything but gratify ing ' 1 ho entire citch
is Hhown to h'U'o bcon only 11 Hl bbls As
striking as this oxljfblt mav bo a com ) irlson
of tils year t , tatch with the rtsult of the
preceding four yenra is oven nioro remark
able In ISS.i the eaten amounted to 157.8(10 (
bbls In l Ml it dropped to C I Sill bbls , an J
Ibb ? to 44 71 J Iho following 1 ear give only
2 -)0 1 I Ills 1 o what i olnt prices would have
been forced but for the tlmelj importations
from 1 uropo is problematical Iho New
York Cotnineiclul Bulletin guya that the
stock of I urupeun llsh It is believed , will bo
sufllclcnt to keep prices doivn for the next
thlrtj dais unit the chance ! ) nro that Lu-
rope will feed this country rltht along pro
vldin ? un avoruto of f 17 000 (100 ( per bbl cm
bo realized foi Block in original Older
Iho boot crop according to M Llcht's report
port , is for 1S8J aud Ib&U I. UO 000 tons in
eluding productions as follows Of Gcr
innnj , 1175 ( XX ) tons , Austria 720,000 ,
Irnntc 0.0 OUO , Huasii , 4JOXW ( , Belgium ,
IbOOOO , Ilollund 5AOOO , other countries ,
( KJOOO J no totul proluctionln
2 7U 4W tons , In 181 ? * bS i 451 ' 150 tons
Die Minneapolis and Uuliith wheat ro-
cciitsthls je-arfootup IS 000 000 bushels ,
agalimt .4 000 000 bushels the same time last
jcur and 35 000 000 bushels the proUous
jear Iho northuisturn tounto olOMitors
nowliolo 10000000 bushels of whtnt , or
8,000 ( lee bushels kss than a year ago
riioWuoiicau Aleut compinj , startol less
than \curu.o by btephen W Uorsoy wilb
u trout llourlsh of trumpets is about to wind
up its affairs \\arimr Mil or lias resigned
the prcsllctic > , and the touipauj will to into
liquidation
American farmers and others who have
wheat to sell will read null interest the fol
lowing ) n ntinnh uy H Kulns Jiickson in u
recent Issue of Dornbusch's List ; Coming
\\cathcr , rather than existing supplies
should rttulato future prices foi the next
three months Anj ordinary winter blockade
of Kusslan ports would glvo America a
unin.ua opportutilt\ Belling Its winter
wheat , us there really would bo no com
pctltlvu seller Ibero may be several pros
jcttlvo wheat sellers for spring but if
Uussln bo disabled hi frost Auieilui would
huvo the Held to Itself "
While the sales of foreign wool iu Boston
this > ear foot up .M.blJ.00 ) Ibs , a dccrtaso of
0,61)5 700 Ibs oor last \ our. Iho sales of do
uiostloool hatu fallen to 8J.010.00J Ibs an
increase of W 744 000 Ibs
Careful ostlmatos uiako the value of the
shoes destroyed In the Lynn tire 1750,000 of
the leather and Jludlngs of all dostrlptlotu
(1,100 ouo ana of the machinery f J70 000
unusually urgent doinunds for raw sugar ,
lartcl ) from I'ldladolphlu. resulted In un uo
tl\o market last Hook , with advances of 2 Q
iio , blocks at the four dUUlbutlng points
are down to .Mv4b tors ngalnst 141,407 tons
four months ntoaad 57 014 tons ono year ago
In Bvmputhy H Ith the buoyanoy on this sFdo
lorfllen suar ( markets burdened perceptibly.
UcJlncd Is tlrra nnd in BOUIO grades itfiblLhcr
than n fc eek ute
Coffee is llrni at the advance of last woolt
The receipts ut Ulo Janeiro thus fur in tlio
urrout crop veur ( winch commenced July 1) )
lm\o been sUs 000 bag * , and at bautos 1 ow
000 but * , apalust , tor tiie same time In tbo
protcdlng crop year . . ' ,109000 and W.UXX )
bugs rttpccth tly 1 ho following shows iliu
itocbim Ulo , bantos , United States and
1 , uropo , and shipment * ulloat December li
JSSO 1&S3 18S7
Hlo ( total ) . 2 0,000 210 000 > bS 000
8auto ( total ) . 840,000 Au 000 S.W 000
U a ( Uruzil ) Jltt.050 277 750 377 SM
Lure | > o(8lllj'di ( ( ) 1JUWX ) 1,1 0WX ) J1W500
1 , ,179,750
float for United
btatct . 103,000 51101)0 )
lloixtforFuropo
from Java nnd
cast i. . . 30000 in000 10,000 ,
IIoil for Purepo
from Brazil . . . COO 000 fi , > n 0)0 ) 1PO.OOO
Totil Oca'SO ' J 78S 760 T,4" 3 DM
Against Isov 1 i 877 bOl,40 ,471 n OP. l l
1 ho stocks of wheat and corn ut twenlj-
no lending interior nnd loiboird mnrketi ,
iwt of the Hoekj mountains In transit from
10 west to the sonboird nnd ill > at on the
coin , destined for Clroi Britain nnd tout !
flit ill ii rope , on the d itu n lined wi ru ns
ollons
\\hent bu Corn bu
T S1 cnstof Heckles U 17000 ' , jr. ( XX )
Uloaloti oocftii-U Kg m If. V 0 000 1440 000
.lloatouoccan-CI uriu a 410 TOO 1,1,00 000
Total December 0. ISb i 3 VIS 000 ' ) 70t 000
. 'rovlous wcelt W * OHl ( HW 10 T2I ( KX )
Total Detomber 10 lb > S 00 3. 0 000 S ft * KX >
Total UccombtrU IS1) ' Vt 121 000 S'MUOOO
'otnlDeteinBcrll , l Sfi SI K ) 000 U 307 000
otnl Uccninbtr 14 , 1SS1 niSHK ) ) V . 000
Iho Dcteinhtr povtrnmont crop report
vould stem to show that rnllrt vs In Kiinsa *
ind lown nro th irglng much higher rates for
moving train t ) an in othei western states
houNonno prlto of corn In cbn8klts
mlv 17c in Unions 18o and In lown lllc
I ha nvorneo prloo for tlio SOM n stales Ohio ,
ntllann Illhuh Missouri low i Kansas ami
icbrnska Is 22u
o i vii v itin Hioaic
Cutilr
Sitlirdn , Dec 14
To ln's trading In cattle xis well cilcti
nU 1 to misloid the shit | cr ns to the true
t itu of th i in irkot I hero w era so fuu
uttlohero tint the bujtis paid nther wild
irlcos In souio Instinccsheic the tattle
, vcro Just what they \\nnte 1 iho market
iv is any w hero from A to lro hlghoi but
ho onlrtison for the hither prices was
ho sent city of the cattle and with n fair
run values would bo back whtio thocro
before In othei words it W is not a he ilthy
ihanco us shippers will becry npt to
'earn If they go to rushing i attlo In on the
itrongth of it MCPI 1 sold nt ( i ( T > 4 00
irlncipall\ M2 > M70 Lous brotitht
SI o. QJi rho deiimn I for feeders nnd
itock tultlu was good for the I ist d iof the
ntolt nnd the itirds were pretty w H clo ire I
before the clem the supply being ll ht
t stockers sold ut J OJCi ' 00
Hogs sold u HI ido hither ted ij or I u telj
nt M 47' ' ( < ? TrO ns n ulnst 4 > i@345 on
jcstcrdiy Iho market was imto nctuo
nnd an early clear intf was offcetrl The
navltot is now at the hlgln st point since the
lrst day of the wcok Iho hots sold on
Monday ntJJ MCll 00 prlutlpally it M WQ
Iho popular pnte on luesda > wns
* 4 45 with the uxtremo riu o ti lOrc l 5
1 he market was still lower \\tdnosdn > ,
the bulk of the hoes toinc at $ .14 ljQ$4j
with a top loa 1 at * 3 5J IhursUaj s market
, vas strong and $ . ! ! > w is the | rcvnillng
_ > rlco I rida\ market plosod stront md
several loads brought t-l M
Slicop
there were no sheep hero todato iniko a
market.
L , iltlo
Hogs .
I'rtvnlllnz li l "H
The following is at iblo of prii.es pill in
this m ir cot f > r the trUus of stock men
Honed
Prnno steers 1 WO to U 00 V i Nine OS HO
Good sto r 1 d ) to 14 ) 11 s I ( > 0 tc t 90
Good steers 10 > J to 11K ) Ibs 1 ( ) J MI 1 bO
[ /oiumon lOOJto 1150 II sleors . 7o l IOO
WosDrn steer * J iu & J nj
Common eanncrs 10U ( tl lO
Ordlnaiylo f ilr cows 1 > 0 ( ill 60
I air to tool lows 1 SO ( tJ 00
Ooou to choice tows
t air to good bulls
stockers nn 1 frodors
Icedois , 9 1) to 1100 Ibs
I air to elioieo Htln IIOKS
ilr'o choice ho ivy hots I 45 Ul 50
Tatr to cholca mixed hots 3.40 < _ l.GO
It picsenttttlve
STLEI13
Ay Pr Ay Pr
lid $2 1J2J S. ) Vt
10& > 1 10 UtJ 1 I. .
115. i 10 U 4 M >
1110 I5 I
l-.i1 J .5 U.J I ' 0
l.VJj J 03 1..C 4 00
to s
U70 i a- . i 13,1 i 10
7UJ I TO 8 UOt 2 l.U
119) ) 2 UO 8 J 7 J5
10M J 00 8 1053 i 2j
IJjO J OJ 0 lOJj 2 00
,10oO i 00
STOCI BUS
404 3 00 J I hS8 2 Jj
65J 2 M a. . era i eel
OAL\ S
174 4 15
STI.I IH AM ) Hl.imiS
. . 1074 J 7o
l is
1SOO 1(0 1 .
ILKUI 113
23 1000 - < w
1IEIPLK9
.0 015 J 40 1
WI 1TLUV OVTTLr
Owner and "So Vv Pr
111 steers , corn red l-Oli J 0.1
Jl stecis ( ol lex 100- J 00
li. ! feeders . 1)71 )
78 feeders . . . . bK )
40 feelers JO.I J 8.1
8 call n era . . . bC7 I DOa
nous
Av Sk Pr No
T3J $ .1 40 6'
.Jj 280 1 15 4S ai.
U ) .30 1 45 10 - j
.bJ .00 I 45 61 a 47 >
-II 60 a 45 7J .M ) a
ll > 0 a 45 01 J71 1MJ 8 4
bO 3 4" 18.1 JIO I 47"1
i 41 JU 80 I 47'- ' -
200 i 41 JI8
-11 IJ > I 4i WI 1 0 a 47
.83 400 t 15 JJ1) ) 1.0
8-J4 bO a 45 Ut 1 0
J70 1"0 8 45 PI ua
JJ3 40 8 45 115 JOO a 50'
IJ120 8 45 112 100 1 W
27J 1W ) a 45 2.ij uo ) ro
Id4 1JO 8 45 8 "id "
Jit .00 8 45 80 II 60
nt 120 J 60XI
J75 ) JO 80 a 60
- > 3 80 8 o a 60
JU1 1JO 8 47 8 rO
iia .00 a 47 I 60
Jd.1 joe I 50
.OS 100 8 47 U ) 200 1 50
.air uo J9J 100 1 50
60 8 47 if ( i > 120 1 V )
71 290 1JJ 3 47' < f 01 810 bO a 60
847 1.0 I 47K 0" . J59 10J a 60
71 , , JU ( 1W ) a47Hl'0 .2b ) 120 360
0.1 237 40 a 47 1,0 I 60
140 J87 iH ) a 47U 7J 1M ) 3'tQ
51 8JO SUO 8 47 } | Ml 20J 100 J 50
49 313 1.0 3 47LJ 61 a.S ) UO a 60
58 . .J9U JsO a 47V 5S ai5 .W 3 50
C5 ,270 40 a 47K " 1 50
05 JJO 100 3 47 } , lf UU ) J 60
OJ JOO a.O 8 47U 40 J K )
00 . .J59 200 8 47 $ 01 40 i " > 0
59 , 1110 J W a 47K 54 10 J 50
77 . , J5d ItX ) a 47K W . ' 17 100
51 830 .40 a 47K txJ . . JOS .40 a SIX
14 . . 805bO 3 47K
MOI1T 60HT3
141 . .211 40 3 60
Illspoaltioii of block.
01TTLG
Swift A , Company . . .131
HamtnoiU ACompany , . . . . . . SM
Armour A , Luitahy . , 47
-Uocker&B - , , 1J7
Shippers , , . . . . . . . , 474
1 coders 7
11OU9
Showing tlio number of hoits bought by
the packers and leading bujers on todays
market ;
Armour Cudahy Packing Co . . . fe. . ' 1 OJ9
Omaha Packing Uo 1,801
Swft&Co. 2dl (
Q II Hammond Co 60S
Hots yesUJiduy averaged J 8 Ibs , nnd 03
to the oar
Disposition or Stock lor tlioOOK
l.iullni ; Bntiirdn ) , Dcooinlier It
CATTLE
Armour , , , . . . . . . . . .1,050
Omuba . , . . , , , . 03
wtft , 2,40-
atnmond . . . . . . 1 'ViO
cdcrs mi I Mill l CM < 4o97
riiio-.rCun.nlij Picking compiny. . Ks07J
in iha . . . TXtl
Itt Co . . . J4K
II Bnnimond t Co. . . . IO-"J
iurii
wift A. Compmj . . . . '
niniiionl iV. t itnpinj . , .10
ntnillon S S. Co 1 )1 )
rinotlrA. Ciulalij . 277
lirk . . 17
On the market wllli hosts y ester lay I
I I merino Council Bluff * . In t P C VI
1119 Iogiiti In , \ \ iUon .V I OM I ogau H ,
II Butler , Crescent , 11 I Binlio Cook
llasllo , Panama , John sdiw ib Miulcj
f U M Uoinpinx Uichdnon ; 1 rlek
.Hudson Divni , U \ \ M Company ,
liyov S U bhtrbrook , Crclthton. C N
emont , Intnin , Brosro C Porter , Rush
Illo , 1 ycrctt V Pnirlncton , IJOHS , O
lolmmmt , \ktitnil i I \ \ Limit , Cnlir ,
1 Johnson , Blilr II Kahle , As
Inn all , Nels JscUftti , 1 nrllut ,
I Cnllwoll Ilnrlnn , Bnrrls * . B , Bun
ock Bucn t , Buntington Onklnnd M II
, ulj Oiklnul , Guernsey A , I , Yvoci ,
ath V Co , Ucnnlson M I ) Slevons
. . . .jilin , O P Morohead Dmlip , P II u
In ContinlCitA , A I ) be in Clirks \ \
I Low It Columbus 1 ivlor V Blair ,
JiOrten lion Alter 1.lover ( ( Iran 1 Ul in 1
'hlllll s V H . rrumbill , I K (1 ilontlne ,
tromllold lluttnnu C I ) , Sluplohurst
\ooJruft , Heel Ulysses , C \ \
irks Buruell , 1 A Cutmnhn
to IK llnbclnmn A. 1) Duvvitt ,
1 CUodell . 0111111111Vsturn B P
tlllev lobt.is , Counoi biollurOhloiv i
I Cuml . Cotni inj , Campbell A \ \
ohnson , 1-oomU , II V Smith , ltolli > , o ,
mm s Miller AxtcllllltimCook ll"bion
W Keplot Dartliostcr , ( iimol V Of , Ien
ilondanilu , la , M Iluttnn M'lhcin ,
Cnylon "v. I btnlm M Byumor ,
linth un A \ \ Ollnpor Kcurncy
aritsCMunn Ord C I Uu } Old Divld
I bonus Plitle Center , Id 1 ineaster ,
Jrctlioi Boliutsyille C II Pitiunn C > rt
ml , I \ udersoiiCo Meid , Do igh ity
„ Spcus Havvthoiue Ii , vV II No IT ,
Vtlburn Iu , U Moss l.lnio Mo I Bun
or , Blanchurd , T 1 LtLhlbod } , ( icuoi ,
I Bris .Co Biryat 1 , tohn Doru Hooper
1 C Ullss Howrlls , P 0 Kicne Albion
mloy Brothers \\lsntr , Nye , \\lhiu A ,
dorohouso roiiipinv II bchinsloekcst , -
'oiut , O BrlonS Atkinson
\\ltli OntlK
On tbo nnrket with lalllc Pitriek
Jros , \ \ iciiorso i , J S livers Auroi i U
I II Benfcrd Boittii o , Hobelman > L U
Jowilt , H 1 Co Clito , Col , I W 1 ,
onrcirs Uillas ( ol . T Sntlino torn
'otcMon , Sandol Sioux City Parsons
Ueal Sioux Cllj , Goodwin A. t ) Ulvor
sioux Cltj , H V Cox , Vordon r B banp
stcr btuart , Pctersuii & , V Arlintlon G
7 ChcismanGoohner , \ \ f Turnoi B ir
, ud
Ijlvc Stock Notes )
Cattle sell high
Hog market stronger
Uc tiers hayo no toiill loneo m the cittlo
market unless the receipts continue light
sitica November 1 Onnhi has picked ' .000
more hots than during the same time las. ,
eir
U C Hunnt Moumouth III ihe-xyy
'inner nnd stock do ilci stoiip d nt the j irdt >
.b look nftcr bis business intonMls bet i Mr
El is on his way west whe o ho bus lande
"ntcrosts
1(1IjlV AM ) 111
Ucsunio of tlio XI ) ks Iliisiiiuix in
linnrovMil-lit ii < , l H
iho show hits ol tha pist Weeks basmess
on the icil esti o muket nro not uston
shiiiKb luite ie tlio locil brokers me nell
Butlsllol Ihej hive hud llieii mono } in
OninhadliI longenouth lo know Its value
nnd m 1113 of them ire in thit independent
friino of mind just now that they don't ' cut c
whether the ) sell or not Ihoy have sue
ceednl in I'traetiut the itloutiou of castoin
capital to Omaha within Iho pist 'ow months
to ndetico never kuoivn baton nnd they aio
hitnlv tntUed with the piomlsed results
In the search for good invrsttuenls for the
gn at surplusigc of eastern c ipltal Oinaui h
taklnt Mrst plueo As the ll ld become f
\\idcnod contldoneo increases and u | omt hit
been reached in the opinion of outsiders that
a few jcars ate would have been consllnrcd
Impossible except in the dreams of v ision
arias
In his i Idress at the reil citato exchange
bo'oiotho ymduet election Mr Klmuill ol
the Union Paellle stated th it the yotlng or
the bonds in aid of the unlor dcpo
aud the Nebraska Central H lilwuj company
would ntttai t the lUcnliou of the mon ycil
men of the east to Om ill i Ihu result lias
proven his prcdlcuon correct. Within tin
past two vvcokn Omiha has b on visited b i
very largo number of ca lorn men yvho con
tomiilato western invest incuts anlalirco
number of them have boeomo Intelcslod ir
the invest nont point. Iho rpprcaent Ulve
of a svnulcilu of scotcn eipltilists weio t
thocitj duilnglho p-ist yveek quietly geitlm
prices upon certain outside property whlc
thci wish lo | urcbaso for a munufnclurin
sile Allotet'iei ' tlio real estito men fee
yery eon 11 fnnt of n live business for Iho ncx
twojcirs ns boon as the contcuipluled im
provtaicnts are f ilrly commenced
Snni" Conu - raiivp
Iha following lifeuies show the business in
rcilt ) un I bull lint circles us cotnu nod will
the corrcspondmt wcnk of 1ml year
111 VL LSTtTl TUANal I IIS
Diy 1S33 1SS )
Mon lay . * lllt41)'JOt ) )
luesliy 51 J41 OOi
\\einesdij . . (1 ( 101 ! ( . CJ
Hairs tai . 14 UOo M .01
Pi 11 lV , l > Ml > 3i 01
baturlay rj)90 ! _ S 40
lolils JOsbJ5
lit 1III1NO II 1IMITS
Tuv ) IsSS
Mon lay . $18 lii t 1 ISO
Tuosdrv . 4 IJO 405r
\Vedncadui . J * , 5 3 ,
Ihursdu ) . b-5 1345
Priday .7-00 4 bO
Saturday . . 0 ( leO 14 8J
lotals 5J9435" 1100 Oil
lUiilcIInu Notes
Chris Ilartmau has a per nit for a f 10 00
residence nt 1 hlrty fourth and 1 nriiain
fho two storv hi ick building at IIJl Loug
las ownelbyMrs Anna M Kalenb eh wll
bo torn down nnd rebuilt nt a cost of $ J,5JO
II A laylor will build an S3 000 brick
bloen of stores and Hits at ivventy-fouitl
street and Indiana avenue
W J Paul is building tou flits two story
on Barney street , near Ivventy slxtli , to coa
Mrs Charlotte M C Adams will build ily
dwellings on Ohio struct , near Iwontv second
end to cost ? 3 OUO each
O N Knmsoi U bulldln ? n t\Q \ 000 4ram <
rosldencoon Ilowird near Twenty-fourth
Mrs Sarah M Kitchen will build a two
story frame residence on Howard street
near Twenty fourth , to cost 110 OUO
Thn Bank Clcirlnc4
The clearings for the week wore as fol
lows
Monday f 053 037 ( VS
'luesday 744 "HO 8J
Wednesday 7417i > 0 41
Thursday aiJ49l 27
Priday 7bU0030i
Saturdaj , 779,7f5 W
Total H8I9.U470
Increase oyor corresponding wools ot last
year , -3 a per cent
A Colonization fc oil mill' ,
Mention has already been made of tbo pur
chase by Dr V II Coffman of over 8 000
acres of land In Custcr countj for the pur
pose of colonization Mr John Green of the
real estate lirm of Green I U Illlams through
whom thu ( Irst puroliauo was made bin been
In thu vicinity of Broken Bow for the past
week and has closed netollatlons for further
tracts of land that will Increase tr Coft-
maa'a noasessLgna to 20)00 ( ) acres Mr
Qreen rejwrls that the laud purchased Is nil
finely improved and U now covered yvith
line crops of corn and well stocked The
purchase Included the stock and crops and
everything on the farms Mr Uroen will to
to 1.uropo in a few weeks and bring out a
colony ot Bohemians nr Danes , who will be
mated on tbo farms In tluiu to produce next
year' * trot )
THE SPECULAFIVIMMKETS ,
Wheat Rooovora Frflcttonnlly From
rrlcltvy'a D56llno
ORN UNEASY AND NERVOUS
its r.uillj ! ) cvolil or Intcrcstliie
I oaturcs I'r Isfons Close tlio
\\tok In a Stun Mniinor
cniCAoo ruunuci :
Citlt\no Die -Special ( Telegram to
t lire 1 The wheat market got stcadv
aj nnd rccoMrcl frictlonullv from its
irlaj s dtcllno It ivxs II nil at the rccov-
\ unit do\ebel [ absorbing iiuilities tint
ithcr surprised the bear part\ , whose ex
etitlonnueio set on further dcprccl it on
.Miltus Hntehinson , vho was n tiou'i
nd continuous sellet of May uboVoWe
: ems to hne : dinngcd front nn 1 It Is nur-
dsc I tlnil he b is been i big buyci un ler
iver Hit northwest tniight considerable
heat to lay tbnuth Its rcgulir
lilcnio , con icttious and tht tone of
urcltn niukttn wns ste idler Ono ot
it Itndmt ow \ orktxpottorslros Dun
liat his cables nuoto Uuaslnu wheat
. .IrontcrVi \ \ sbtpi tr pajn g moio In M\-
irnool than Iho \ iluo of the who it to cancel
jrwnra cntnteuionts Uurlnt thu forenoon
u uncoullrino 1 laport talno I tuireney that
.H ) 000 bushels of whc it had been w orKC 1 In
lalllmpro foi export AtvicoJ from the
orthwost show ti f Hither dceicuso in Ilia
ioemont of s | i mg whe it Kcce'pts ' at ull
joints e ist md west for thu tint fl va daj s of
.he w cek foot i p 2rilutl ) bushels against
' 4lo711 b ishcls foi the cor
ispoudlm ; pone 1 last week und
, * < J)01S bushels ucar ago
ihtnmonU fioui nil | olnts nro slightly
khor than I ist wtek In the northwest the
ioeii'.ont of the winter wheat is keeping
.til up to the roci.ni nvcnigo In tha volume
if tninsAt Ions business In futures toJaj
ell short of > < slerdav bit lulerest wns nl
nest ns treat M u on"iiod nt b.c u net lor
lUito ii llttlo ululo the niir'tot ' hold iiround
lint llgiuo getting to 81 * ( " ? S.c ana ire
lueutlj touthlnp s'tft A peed deal of bust
less was done within this ratine and thci.
: ho mirkct moved up to S 'je It tot
ck to SJ'sc n few times thereafter nu
Iho coin miikeL.iv is uneisv neiyous ml
consider ibli hithei thin at the cisb nnd December
comber PII 1 of thadcil and Him foi more re
note futures Jhondvuico in U o price of
spot nnd December xvn dee J ist nslhodo
olinc of the prov Ions two d ivs ha I been lo
he erriuie ictlon of lie mlng opunlor who
from lieme , n free sullei ot mil mlted
juuntltics lurned around ns n buver
loluj nnl unlil Ilio pnco rrncheii lie for
tish und December ho did i otht IR lowarl
suppli Ing the doman I vvluth his attion h id
ci tilted U the I ist ho ir s | rites , no ycv ei
U sold some und tavc moment irv relief to
the unxl ) us shoi la Ueeolpls were under the
) rex Ions daj s estimates and ut iln the for
jign in irKetsvvoio quoted firm Clearances
fiom All ml c ports worn liber il anl Iherc
xvas n trfat shlpohig domun 1 here at llrm
n ices Airl | from Iho nervousness of Ua
.emlM i shorls thftro was no prominent fca
.tiro In todai sspecuhtlvetialint , wllch for
Iho most part leaned to the bull side Do
ccmberopened at dl'fc advanced to ( le ro-
icled lo J.S4 < ucd close t there Mnv opened
ut JJ ( , ( a 13' ' < c und closed nt 3J'fj t i ' / < Do
ceuiner tallied le ovci yesterdays closing
quotation fauuary'40 and Muy l lOc
Oats weio devoid of intorestmt fealurcs
sharlnt Iho Inter dullness elsew hero nnd
ruling pi actitalli steady Maj sold ut 233 c
md sp u intly ul tbo split above nnd below
mil Innuary was sh i lo firmer nt 20J c
IZcceii Is wi 10 model ilo nnd withdrawal :
fiom store is for some dnjs past continued
small Lair business was eventually ro-
coidud In simple lots whllo cish oils in
sloro were ullcrly nctlccU > d No J rog liar
was salable nl 20J t No inleit > st was shown
n white oils foi future account
In tha piovislon trido Ihowiol ; closed in a
slow manner Iradint to lay was more 10
slrlcltd , if anylblng thin usual and from
: no slnrl ihero was no movement to relieve
Iho uulntercaling condition of ilTalrs Out
sidtrs tave the imrkct little or no attention
and In local elides u qulei feeling he ! 1 con
tiol Prices however ware hold sloady ant
Iho day B changes covered a small range
The closings were Iho sutro as yesterday for
l > ork nnd shoit ribs and orl > J'fo ' hither for
lurd
OHIO VGO ItlVL , slOCIC
CnioAoo Dec 14 [ bpeeiil Toloram to
na BEE ! CA.TTIE Out of 3201 on the
inarlict about J , 00 vvoio icxans olTcrcd by
a beef slaughterer , Icivint only about SOl
natives on the market BC ircoly a Biillii Ien
numbci to tet buyers out jot nbout every
thlnt xvas sold that was worth looking at
Lvcn stockers anl tcodnrs xvoro about til
closed out for the first Satnr I ly in a lout
time 1 ho proohots are out wi Ji a prophet !
that the run will only bo a moderate on
next week II is to bo hoped that they mav
bo other than falsa prophets Choice to extm
becvcp $410054) ) , medium to cooi steers
ISUolWO lbs-fi5oT ( ) | > , UOOlo 111)0 Ibs
ftOO@190 ! 50 to 1.00 Ibs $ J7/if / < M50
Stockers nu 1 feeders $1 J0(7a ( 00 cows
bulls and Mixed $1 00Ea ( 00 , bulk $ J UOi- ( .
Steers JJ JXiJ JO , cows Jl 50J 10
IIo < in Iho mirlcct yyis active < ith an
upturn of 10o on oirly sales , but 1 itcr on
and at the close about 60o covered Iho ad
vnnco A lurto number sold early nt3U ) @
8 05 nn 1 later nt ? a V > @ 1 Oi ) m d this rang
of piiees covered noaili everything packer
nnd slilpiers and assorted light Pirto
thu lo ids ind o Id lots sold ns low as M 40 (
I 41 Hiiro were fovvor hogs loftSn the pen
nt the > .lo30 than for any day this weak.
\n\\ \ i c Dry domls Market
Nuw\oiiiv Doe 14 [ Specialelogram tc
.fur BFL ] iho dry goods market ntllis
hands maintains the prayious strong ton
and additional changes of prices of cotlon
are Indicated for the near future Mason
villo 4 4 blenched sheotUips were placed ' a
viluo" Additional pj-lefts of prltils or
likely to bo inudo soon Ibut no chuntcs ur
looked for In that dlroeoonj
NEW Vonic. Dae. 14 | Special Tolcjram to
TUB HEB I STOCKS TUoJ stock inarko1
closed easy all around toUay There was m
great animation in any quoUer , but the in
iluences were on the bull ( side The prm
clpal feature of tbo Jay wna found In th
bank statement , which .suWod an Inciaas
In tbo rosarvo of about $ . ' 000 003 Tha tossl
ut the Windsor and olsqw\ero ; \ was not c
a very hopeful character and llttlo was ex
pectnd of the Saturday half day session
Each day adds to the force of the buying I
bugar truiU and tha Insiders appear to b
giving the support. Tbo action today wa
thu strongest Jn the trusts , followed by goo
gains In Laenuwanna and Missouri I'aeill
and a slight uplurn throughout the list No
Entland was not tpoclally active , bu
showed a net gam of } > per cent to 44V u
Iho close Manhattan was an exception am
dropped below par to Otjf In Norther
Pacific preferred AtchUon , Uurllnptou on
North western the gain was 'f each on vcr
light business Ilock Island bt Paul on
Union Pacific were up Jrf@ ! , Missouri Pa
clflo wont up \ } { to ( b f and clotod at
Laekawaniu uiovea up 1 per cent to 1
closing a fraction under the top. bugur we
advanced over 3 points to 01J/ , closing n
01'tf Chlcato tas gamed } $ per cent to40 >
The following were the closing Quotations t
< s reguUr I1 * | Northern 1 ncldo 12U
< < 4s ' *
coupons 1'7 lloproforrea s
K.4Unreguii\r IM > ( U. t Nv lin'i
S.t < { iieniiponi < lfUi ) doiroferrtl
i of "its .IIS V.1 ! IcnU-nl
tilcngo \lton
lilcAffollurllnnton C. . M V 8t l . fii'n
VJutnav W. dopreferr * ! MlliN
U ft XV | T"l t.Panl V Umnha U'l
llnoIiOntrM ll'Hl ilopreferrea
II % xv m , inion I'icillo < i9'i
nnsni * rexiti ll'i M' . bt L V r I5U
iilto Shore 1)S dor f > rrot TO ! *
lehttcnn LoatrM yyeslcri Union 8.11
Insonrtl dclilo C3U
Mosttr On cill , oisx with no loam
PIUMS MF.IUUSTII B PAIKII O J7l { per
cntSirnuso
Sirnuso Fxciuvor Quiet but * tenlj ,
xty elaj bills M Sd's'jdomanl , 14 J > J
ritunuo.
CnirAuo Def II U15 p ra ctono
Vhcat bteidv , Oocombtr , 7"Xt , JnnunrVi
8S , , c , Mnv bJ1so
Corn btealy , Dccombor , as o , Janu-
Oit * stonily , December , -Wit , Jmiu
Hje Dor-ember , 4 > v ( % ,
Barley Nothing doini ?
Prime litnolln * ! JOfSl 23
PI ix beed Cush , 41 ai ) ' , Mnj , 51 43.
UbMtj03
Poik-Sloalj ) linuary $110 , May , f0 70
Lirl Stcalv i lununrv fj'J,1 ' , Muv ft ) 10
I lour Dull nn 1 nttlectc I winter wheat ,
i.00j4 ( Hi spring who it $ JO. > BI90 , r o ,
BjtfuJb. ) buckwheat ? l r Jrt'00 per cwt.
Provisions Shoulders fl ! „ . , ( { 4 - ' > ( shoit
le ir $ , ) OoTn 10 , short libs < 7jki < { 4 "
Buller liisy , crcntneri , 17 < j.i ' e , duiry ,
Checso 1 Inn , full crcim die Mars nnd
ills Jl @ ( \oung\merliis 103lO'iC
1 cgs Lower fresh lOJl e
Bides stoidi , light green silted , Oc ,
.rytilf . TQJj demons oiehOe ,
1 allow btcidy. No 1 soil I picked 4o ,
fo J , S'/QJifc ciko , 4' c
Ueeolpti Sblpm'ts
lour . 22 OOi ) 1(1000
Vhca , , . ( ' OUJ IS (00 (
Corn . . JIUOOJ 211000
Oils . 1.3 OX ) 11.000
Vow Yin U , Dec 14 \ \ bent Hoceipts
i. SiO , exports SI 700 spot dull , unchiuged ,
Jo J red , bK434'tfc in elovutor , S.i'fo illo it
OQsiKc r o b , ungrilel rel T.G I o
Jptlons dull unehuiKod , I\o 3 red Deccin
lor closing at Sl'i'c '
t -Keeolpu 12 fl 0 spot dull nnd
sleidj , No . 42Vo In elevnlor , 41'/ ' )
iflout , ungraded mixed U(3413fc ( Options
Inner , dull , December 4.'jL '
0 its Hoceii ti 4SOOU , oxpoits , 100 spot
Inn und inlet. Options dull aud firmer ,
} ccembniS c.
Coffee O | lions rlosel firm it 10(721 (
winls nn b ilo ojruu bgn Decon bor ,
! lfl 10311) ) 15 Mnv * 1(40@1OJ ( ( ( ! , spot Ulo ,
Inn , f ilr eiitous $ lib" ) '
but ir Haw , quiet and stcily , loilncd ,
dull and weak
P < iroloum Stcali , Unite 1 close 1 fit
fl ( )4'4 ) for Januiri
h ts firmer , western ,4'j@i ' > e
Pork ljusier. mess Inspeete I $11 OOQ
11 TJ
1 u 1 Quiet and stead ) , yyestcrn steam ,
Uutf r Weak , western dnlry , 'iQiOc ,
croitncrv 14J ( 7t
Cheese 1 aav western SplOc
Knnais Cllv. Doc 11Vheit Quiet ,
o J hud cash und Dcccmbei COs bil ,
No J red , eish SSSjC No 2 red c ish Ol5c
bidCorn
Corn Quiet , Vo J cash J3' c bid , Iso a
cish J u December 22'jc ' bid
Oatso J cash 17 bid
C Incl niiiii , Deu II \ \ heatealt
ovver , so 2 rod , 78c
( orn 1 iruier. No 2 mixed JO nox ale
Oils NomlnilNo - mixed .be
\Vhislty ! 0.
Mllwnukc , Dec 11 \ \ heat Pirm ,
No Jspilncr ou truk , cash 'JZi'4e , M vy
84C , No Inoilliern blc
v orn blendNo 1 on tri ( k 2r)4c
Outs-Dull , No J while , on liaeK J'J
33cKye Stcadj , No 1 , in sto-c 4H/O
Barley Quiet , No J tn sloro 10'fe.
Provisions 1 irm , porit , | 9 00
M IiouiH Dee 11 \ \ neat Higher ,
cash 77Xe Mnibl'c.
Corn I ewer , casu 27'ae , May , 2JV(3 (
JJ'jJe
Oils Dull cash 20a , Mij , 2JVo
Pork Quiet al < 10 00
Lard bleudv at r > 70
V hlski bteidy at SI W
JSullor Crcaineri , J.3-lo ! dairy 18@21c
Mlunc in nit Dao 14 simple xvhoat
Dull , receipts .00 cars , shipments 0.1
ears Closing No I harJ , IXceJiber , fssj ,
M iy bJt , on trick "S'-jC Iso 1 t orthern
Dcccmbci , 7jc , May bO i , on track 77c
No , northern December 7.eliy , 7 'je
on track 7Ji < J74c
I ivoriiool , Deo. 14 Wheat Quiet ,
holders offer modoratolj , California No 1
7s adj7s ( } 3) ) 1 per cenlul
Corn Liim , new mixed yyestcrn , 4s 2 } (
per cental
iavi 81UOK
Oliloico Dec 14 1 ho Drovers' Journal
reKrts | us f illo vs
HotsHtttiits 10000 market hither ,
mixel J35JQ30) , htivj , $ . )4.aa70 ) ( light
J3 40QS 70
fahojp Receipts TOCO market steady ,
nallvcs ? ! 00 6 JO weslern toui fed
M 'KQI ) 90 , Texans , * a OC@J 10 , lunibs , fO 00
O < 00
Viiihitinl Stoclcnrdi Cast St
I. iu , Dtc 14 Cattle Ilteoipts 700 ,
shipments COO , market , strontcr , fair U
fiiuey native slcers taji ) < TOJO , slockcrs mi
feeders 81 OUCiS 20
Heirs Uecoipts 1 000 Bhlpmonls 2100
market slnlo hlfher hcnvi , W41"Qa55
packing , fcd 40 ! > U lighl , fa J > Cia W
KIIIV oit\ , Dec ! 14 Cultlo Kccolpls
3 0 held shiptuonla ri > fie id Markol
strong Cinnera 7'ictl ( | JO eoxvs $1 00
t J 75 , sloCKors and feeders $1 bli ) 2 JO , veil
calves ? . OOCJ I 16 '
Bets Itcttlpts 2000 Market closei ]
stront , light $ , )4"fT)147t ) ( ) he ivy , ? 34
Q6 ! , J , mixed f.1 .o(3 ( ( 4. '
KansmOlty , Dee 14 Catlle-Hecelpls
2 FOshipments ) MOO stf > leelorslovvei
nalivos ) K100 440 , cnvs fl 5JQ3 aO , stockers
ors mid feejcis fJODfilOO
Jlots Heeolpls 0 ( Hj ) shipments 1000 ,
maiket hither , oycrytblncr fa r > OQ5 55
\AoRkl ) nnnlc btiilDinciit.
Ni w Yom , Doc 14 - [ Spec ! il J ologratn
to Jin BDL ] Iho weekly oank statement
shows the following changes
Ilosoryo , Increase , . $1927501
loins decrease . , 4,1)JJOI , )
bpccle Incioaso . Jl 5X (
Lefiil tendnrs increase . . . . . 1159101
Deposits decrease , J US7GO <
Circulation decrease 111 goo
The banks now hold JHO ( 051) In excess o
the 25 per cent rule Iho Imports of spocii
ainounicl to f 10.3 , of which til 801 wus ii
gold and $17.107 silver liuilroad bonds
were quiet and while the tone of the teneia
market yvas quiet n uiajoiity of iho chantea
noted nro declines Iho sales were only
tXX)000 ) of which $175.000 wore Kansas t *
Ioxis ( is which were the strong foituro ol
the dealings I iclo lo Gas 5) lost 3 at 63
iho sales of bonds for the week were
$7 , ! 7rOUO , against 17,937 , 000 for last week
Iho exports of speck ) from the l ort of Now
YorK last week amounted to ( J97015 ol
which ftJMl was in fold and SJ 17,60(1 silver
Mho total exports ? I JOOIn got I and $ > 255SO
In silver wont to Luropo nnl fl8,08t in
gold and $ ? , JvO in silver to South A tnorlca
Chllilron ns oxporl rnuBidtuis'ar >
coming to bn Iho v\oiulor of the nrofoa
sion Alice Diobmunn , affod nliip , ]
astonishing London critlca xv ith her
sldll on the violin
The citj of Cologne Is to hold nox
voat nn iiitoiiiitioiuil war exhibition
consisting o ( nil iu tides npportainin (
to war 01 no(09saiy ( foi the use of thu
arinIt is the intention of the pro-
inotoiB lo niuko the Hhow of nn intouiu
tionul chniaetoi as far as possible.
*
Rtnmps fiom Spain iiro unlqno in til
iccords of philately , 'ihoyhour tlio lit )
urosaiou of the inuuitilo couiitonunco o
Ills majesty , tlio ounn'ost lulut of teAs
As I'liUt Cltj , Mo , n , tracedy wn
piovontod the other day by a looking
glass A woman was Iu the net of ohoot
ing hoi husband In the hack and hoa
ea cd by eeou ) the reflection iu th
tuliroi.
ho OouoUuUng Portion of Grnnt
Allans Ab'o Attlo'o
EBEULING AGAINST MATERNITY.
tie liouliluhloti llcsultx rioni tlio
I'rnilUo ol Making tlio I \e p
Iliinnl M ( iin.au1 * Cnsn Ilio
Uiilc for All
ANoinnn nndireliood. .
Il
lliero U n fccllnc abroad Hint manj
omen inn t tctumrrit I , and this feeling ,
olstored up by irrontous statistics and
lisunilcrstood facts has greatly Induced
on en to crc it Into an Heal foi nil what Is
call > n bil example for n smill fraction of
leir bo ly self sti ) port In competition with
: on
onHut
Hut are there not 70(1000 ( more women than
neii In tlio Unlti 1 Kintloml writes Grunt
Ulcn In the rortnlRlitly Kovlovv , part of
vhlch I HI Hi r has already publlsbel And
mist not these 700000 bo en iblod to c irn
icli own llvlnt't Th it Is the ono solid fuel
Uilch the advanced" uomcn nro always
inking nt our ho ids , and that Is the ono
ullicloti * bit of stitlstics which sooins ut
rst sight to tlvosonio coloi of reisonablo
ess to the nrtuinenls in favor of thodefeni
idzilton of women
As n matter nt fact , tbo stitlstics mo not
rue Ihero nro not 700000 more women
uun men , but 700000 more f unites than
mles In the United Kingdom llioieopto
vho saj ' 700000 women' j icluro to them
chcs that vasvbolv , of matriite iblo tills ,
n issod In i hollow square nnd looking
.bout them In \ am across u Ido leagues of
ountrv for nou o\lstunt husbands Hut
kures mo things tint nlwnjs itiuiro
o bo oxpl lined , and , nbovo nil
0 bu regarded in tbch title
irr portions to onu Another D ese
e\en hundred thousind fern lies Include In
nils In arms , Inn itlcs sisters of chirltj
infortunilcs nnUadits of tithtj A lar o
nrtof Iho excess is duo lo tbo greater
ongevllj of women , and the numbei torn
irises the cicatimssof wilovvs who have
> uco in Hi Irlius IOBSCSSC ! u liusbmd of
hen own and hue outlived him , parllj be
cause thei are as a rule joutiRor unlputlj
ij i hit of thch sti on er constitutions
Moreover , this tolal disparitj of seven huu
drtd thousand Includine bibies , lun itlcs
md UKIOWS is iidlspiriti on n trots ] op.ulu
Ion of somothlnt inoro than thlrtj live mil-
ions Looking Ihoiu llcurcs , slriltht In the
'ace wolind the nclual proportion of Iho
lexus to bo ns l i males to 17J fomalts
Spoaklnt vciy toughlv Uns mokes uuout
'our fcimles In ovcri bundled Ineludlnt
lables wilows and so forth who h we not
1 complement iry 11 ilo foun 1 lor thorn Ibis
n itself is suiely no very terrible disprot 01
.ion It does not uioro than tovei tht re' i
uuininbei of woi on who nro u itiiuilli tie
barred fiom miirrinte or who under
10 circumstances would over submit to
jo married Out of every lim lied
women routhly spcakint , nineU six h ivo
insbjn Is | ro\l led for them b\ nature tin 1
r.l.v foui to into u ntinneiy or I ike lo loach
in0r Iho liitber m ilhom Hies Anl if the
inuri I igcable men and women onlv mo reck
oned in the account , as fur us I t in tulhcr
From custhiK stalislks the disproportion
irks to a quite insli.ntllcant fiaction
\c\crlhelcss It is a fact th it In both
I ngliud an 1 America the m irrlage iblu men
of the mi kilo and upper classes tire not to
thu fore md ihatuccor llnglv in these classes
the discussing IhinKiiic , utlluling classes
in un luo proporlion of women remain un
married Iho causes of this cluss dis [ aritj
are tiol BO fai lo seek In America tha
voting has jrouo west In I ntl md ho is In
iho army In Iho navy m iho Indian civil
service in the Cano inounled rifles Ilo Is
sheep fanning In Now /ealana r inching in
Color ido , ( .rowing loa in Assam , pi intlng
cotlco m Ceylon , he Is a co % bow in Mon
tana'or a wheat fuuiei in Manitoba or a
di imond dlgpei ; at Klmbcrly or a merchant
at Melbourne , m short ho is anj whcro an 1
evciywhcro except where ho ought to be ,
makii glove to the pretty tins in 1 nqlnnd
I or being n man , I , of to-rao tulto it for
Blunted that tbo llist business of a tirl is to
bo prettv
Owing to these causes It has untortunattlv
happened that a p ricd of great upheaval
In the female mind bus coincided
with a period when the number of
unmarried women in tbo cultivated
clisses was abnormally larto Iho upheaval
would unuoubtcdlv have taken place In out
time even without the co 01 erntlon of this
lust c\accrbutint cause Iho position of
\vomnn was not n position which could beai
the test of nineteenth ccntu-i scrutinv
rhciredut illon was inn le juato their sotlil
H alus was humlliallni ; their politic il power
was nil , their iirotlitnl nnd personal griev
nuces wtro inniitnti iblo ubovo all their
rolnliou lo the family lo thoii husbands
their thildicn their tricnds their properii
was simply insupport iblo A real worn in
question there was and is md must be Ino
inly of it is Hint the tointldento of Us recog-
nitiou with the deirth of tnnrriageablo men
in the middle und upper classes has largely
dclleeted the const , incut movement into
wiong mid csscnl'ullj imj r iclleablo ehan
nels
1 01 the result has been th it , Instead of
suboidln ilint the claims of the until irriod
women to Iho claims of Iho wives and mothers
ors the movement has subordinated the
el ilmsof the wives ami mot hers to the claims
of the unmarried women Almost all oC thu
woman srithts women have constantly spa
ken thoutht , and writlcn ns though It were
possible md desirable for the mass of wo
men to support themselves and to i cumin
unman lei forever ilio point of view they
all tncitlj view is Iho point of
view of the self suppoutlng spinster
Mnv the self supporting spinstoi
is undoublctMv a futt a deplorable actldent
of the passlnt moment Probably , however ,
oven the most rabid of the woman's rit'it '
people would admit , if barl pressed , that m
Iho bosl oriortd community almost every
woman Mionld mnro nt twenty or there
nboutsVo outhl of course , frankly to
rccotnlzo the existence of the dciloiablc
ncel lent , wo ought for the moment to tnuko
llilnts us uasv und smooth us possible for
her , wo outhl to remove all professional
barriers lo breakdown thoubsuid Jealousies
and prejudices of men tn give hoi fair Dluy
in the slrutelo for existence So much our
voo chivalry outht to moke obligators upon
us Hint wo should try to handicap bet
bo ulb Iu the nice for llfu Is a Bluino to olir
manhood Hut wo outhl a1 the same tlma
fulli to realize that she is an abnormity , not
the woman of the future Vfo ought not to
otcet Into un ideal what is In icalli ) u pain
fill necessity of the present triiultor } ago
\\o ought always clearly to boar in mind-
men and women alike that to all tluio the
vast majority of women must bo vivos and
mothers , that on thosy women who become
wives and mothers depends the fuluro of Iho
race , and that if either class uiuat bo B 10-1
ilccd to the other , it is tbo spinster whose
tv pe perishes with them that about 1 bo sac
rill od to the matrons who carry ou the life
and qualities of the species
Tor this reason u scheme of female educa
tion outht to ho mainly a scheme for tbo cd
ucatlon of tha wives aud mothers And il
women realize 1 how noble and Imtortaiit a
tusk It is that falls upon mothers , they woulc
ask no other. If they realized bow nugnlll
contanatlar mftht bo molded by mothers
who devoted themselves faithfully and car
Mostly to their t' ' eat privilege , they woulc
bo proud to carry out the duties of their ma
tornlty Instead of that , the scheme of female
male education now tn VOLUO is a schema for
the production of literary women , school
mistresses hospital tiuracs , and lecturers ou
cookery All these Hi in ITS are goo 1 In them
selves to bo sure I have not a word to say
against them , but they uronotof the cen
ter Ihoy nro julo lines off the main stream
of feminine life which inuot njway consist o
the maternal clement "Hut we can't ' know
bo/oroband "suyfho advocates of mannish
tra nlng , "which women aio tolnt' to he
married and which to bo spinsters. " Iv.x
nelly so and therefore you sacrifice the
many lo the few , the potential wives to tno
possible lady loctuiers You saerllleo the
race to a handful of barren experimenters
What ts thus true of the blind groping after
female education is true tliroucUout of ol
most all tl > woman movement It gives
precedence to tbo wrong element In the prob
lornbat IB essential und eternal It nog
( ecu ID favor of what U accidental am
temporary What ts teinlnluo In
voincn it neglects in favor of what Is inascu *
no It attempt * to ovum lo thoi iitumldls.
nctlou of thu soxo mid to muko vuimcn
ien In all but \lrllltj
The ( met o | posllo 1 IHIcvo l lie true
nootprotressVonro of tw i m\c and
n healthv dlversltv of sex pnshi 1 to Its ut-
lost , lies Die greatest MronMth of ill nfi
luka jour men vlrlln , IHUKO vour \ \ 11 > i
vnmnul Don t cramp their int llu mo ,
out roiuj rtss their wnlsta don t in *
urn thorn Into dnlls or dnncliie tlil tit
rcclv nnl ciunllj develop their funmtn
lloi.ncnnphjslial moril InlolUct ml
U them he health ) In bodv , letthun bo
ouna In mind , if ( nmlblc ( but luio I kuv
von the most nUancod amoni ; thrm A,111 ob-
ccl ) , Iry to preserve thorn from the tvranny
f their own chosen go 1 loss an 1 m i lo ) , Mrs
, riuulj in uiio word Liiancliuta wonim
if womun will lot > ou whl h Is more Huu
ouDtful ) but leave her woman still , i it a
ullcl and spiritless ci Iccno iiutomnton
rhillnst it Is to bo feind is tin un < x-
alna practical result of the hkheri < dm i-
ionof women uptodnto Itithiul utbiiul
nd Atnorua the women of the tnltlvntt I
hisses nro btcomliig unlit to buvlvis OB
nothcrs Ihelr sexualitj ( vvlikh litsntlha
asls of oAcr > lhlng ) Is enfeebled or dc-
troicd In some tnsts tl oy eschew inir
late ; allogcthor 0) ) enb r < fn o nn 1 di < tpba
t which surely Miowp n linuitihlo
vcukenlng of wholesome fcniln i i in >
tlnciH In other cases tbtv ninriv ifi mtli
bvlousb ill ml 1 ted to lie ir tin strliioC
mtcrnttv , and in such Instituis tlicv fir-
uenllj break down with the birth of UK Ir
[ rstorsccoii 1 infint Mils txil uf i iiii-st ? .
s destine Ibj nnluril means tn c UK ft * It
\ lib time the funnies In q icsti in w II i ot
w reprrsi ntcd nt nil In the sei in I ( imn-
ion or will bo re | roienlt I onlv l\ fi bio
nd futile descendants In u hundre 1 V < u
hints will line nUitc I theinstU s bit
ncinwhllo there is i < niter Hint in uu i r the
nostiiblo and cultlv Hi 1 famllUs of the
ntllMi s | i iking race will have bet > n ox-
Inct , llirouth the pi line mror of ttp | nil g
hat nn clucnllon winch is goulfu I tu
nust nccc < tuillj nlso be too 1 fi inin i n
I said jiint now tl at miinv W ( men m | its *
iiltsehew man late and t lis shou s n we u < -
nmuof wholesome fpiiilnlne instliiel let
nc hasten to ndd for fear of mist mu pti n
1 mean , of rojr-ii , If lluv cs hv It f > r
vintof ihjsl il hupilsn which nurht to bo
,9 present In e01.v he Uth.v w un in us Iu
.ver\ healthy in in Hint In kptndi nt-
ulndtd women should hosltnto to nu c | I tlio
enus of m irri ito us thci now 11 1 I tro
xist 1 do not wonder Hut If thoj hivoit
illy nt litirt to alter l ese ti rm * tiis
t fiom sluvct v towilun the bisis ) f Ilia
rontrict bolwccn tl o mves to | nl tl wlfo
on n liltncr md s ifei footing most si nsiblo
men , I feel suie will lieu Hi eo
ijeiilovith them As n itile luw-
ixor I obstrvo in uctu il llfo tint il-
' mccd ' women are rhurv of eillu I | ittinej
'oiward or nttantinu inodillciUons in this
mailer Ihej droid the frown of lliolr
"jrundlun doily Ihev iisuuHv ontoiitu in
elves with xnguo ileeliimution nnl with
'reeling female collbic into iDinii ci for
ho ills that worn in Is holr to vviillo thuv iu
'uso to nirddlo ( it nil in dolinitu terms with
he question of marrloto or Us substitute 'u
ho fututeVhilu dpiimiiuint , loudlj thou
u pi-cm iei of iu in U ov seem n ail.to . \ slut a
iff that suprctnncv onl.v lot the u lib i O
ninoiltj of their sex without , atu nipt IK to
lo an.v thing for the in irn CM I t njoiitv
Jo sum up the point vvhithci thU loii ) a id
confess discursive' urtument is tendm.r
i hem is and outht to be u torn hit w ) in in
ucstlon and a tenuluo wouiiu movoii ut
Jut that movement If it is cvei lo di My
> o I must not Itnoie ni on Hmonti \ \ .
nust franklv nnd untcsmvcll ac | inil
inhricc Iho fact tl it Iho vast mu ] ii\ oC
lull women nre nu 1 vvil alwiivx b w ves
md mothers ( iidwlunlsiv wlvt 1 iy
so onl.v intliobioul * t setisi suhjcct to ill
> ossiblo e\t insions > r i iodide itlons of Hie
mturo of vvifehool ) It must lisa iccoriii/o
.ho othei f let Hi il In un uk tl eomiiuiii [ \ the
; rcitest posslblo number i f women slniiUl
jo devolcd to the dulies of niutcniitv in
ordei tint the iverite fiiinti } m iv U Ki pb
sm ill thit Is to sa.hualtln ami
cducible It must nstuinu is Us
teal a not tencrul eellluev ml tha
iidcpondenco of women but thu t' ' ril
mirrl if.0 ami the impl ) suit oil ofOIIK.U
iy iho men of Ilio cotiutrvhllu ill i \ -
ng Hint exception il < ircumstantts t ill Tor
exceptional tcndtrnais to vard those \ 01 en
, \ho uro row compelled \ > \ untownrl ) iill
lions lo earn t ! drown Ihllhool it will
avoid crcatliiL. that nccidcnl into n positive
oil nnd it will en Itavoi lo lessen the i o-
cessily for such cxi options i i the fut jn fa
short Itwill retotnbo in iturnltj us the cen
tral function of ilio muss of woman m t will
lo ovcrylhint in ils Honor to m iko tl it
malernilj as health ) us notiU , and ns llitlo
jurdcusonic us possible
If tbo i Ivu iced ' women will meal us on
this plutfoim Ib 1 lev o the nijorltj of id.
vuncod mon will thidlv hold out to tl em the )
rltht hand of Icllowliip As u bodv wo ire )
L think prop neu lo reconsider nn t to ra
cons dcr fund imontullv will out | r j i iica
01 pioconeojtl > n the unliru qiuslion of the
rolilions b tween the exes which H a ,
treat deal more than thin tlio wouieii no
prepared to lo \\enro now rcidi to mi to
any modilieillons In those rel itlons which
will sntlsfIho woman su l iispttall ns fotf
norsonal indopendcnee , for Inlullecliul and
moiul development for physical cnltu i for
political aelivitl and fora voice In 1'ie ar-
rnntcment of bar ou n ill lira both do nealio
an t nation il As i in iller ot fuel lew u oiueu
will to is fir In tin u ttslro D cumn-
cl | ituto wouiun as main ncn will to It
wan Ibsen not Mr < Ibsennowroto I ho
Dolls llonso" It was uoinon not moil ,
who ostrul/el Ocorte 1 Hot 1 ho si wisli-
ncss bctotti n in women bj the ie0imo ot
man Is wl at wo have most to light ic linst ,
not the slivedrwnt instil et of the me ] - *
now bill ill bccomln , , obsolete or tvcu
chutiglnt into a sincere desire to 'o e | ual
Justice llut what wo must absolutely niHlstS
upon Is full nnd free roiotnltlon of l ! u fnet ;
that in s | ilo of everything the nee tiul the
n ilion must go on rc | todueiut lliomselvfi.
\Vhutcvctnodileitlons ( we n nku innsliot
inlurfcro with lliat prlmo ucecssit Uo
will not aid nor ubet u onion us u Bex In ro-
boiling atainst in itornltj or In iju irr liny
with the ( OtiHtltuiton of th i sol ir sKlein. .
\Miollierwolnyowi\es or not und tli n is
a minor i nint about which I for on tun
Hupiumelv unprejuliced wo umtjt ut least
have mothers \nditwouldbovvoll if | os.
slblo , to bring up those inolnoisus stiont , nn
wise nsfieo is sane us hcillhv us enrness
and us oOlciuut as wo t in tnako them
It is quite proper th it picture's of Mc-p ill
phelos should havu u sinner stir look
As Ad mi remarked lo 1 vc ut they Bat out.
sldo Iho tnrdtn tate "Uo vo hid nn un
usually cirii fall , huvo wo noil'
After a nun has llnislied puttlnt un hia
slovoplpo Iho family put rot bus lo bo kept
out of the room xvhcu the minister calls
Do not nnatlno tlmt tl a bo > wi o Joins thn
church ubout this liino ii concernul ibout
Ibo future U is the piesent ho has ua
eve to
Sti anger I am looking for u tcntleiimn
niuiiod Demon Hollplous 1 dllor ou will
prolnbly want thu dovll " Hu s on Iho
floor belovv
Mr ICanoodln Vml now vvouldn t you
like uio for n Christmas i resent f Miss
Alert Certilnly , If you'll h ing youraolf ou
tbo Clnlstmiib tree
It Is nnmslng to see u lawjer when a man
wishes him to take his case and ho knuwa
Ihero Is no money in It , decline on iho
tround of relitions scrii | les
Q Dead Beat I'm KOinir to n church f ilr to
inoriow nltht und I'd lllio to know what
tbo host kind of cake for mo to take Bakop
( who can't collect uuy money fiom U B )
bpongo cake
\Vlfe ( at onuroh ) Tuat mnn In tlio second
end poxv is uetint very sliuntoly Do you
think hois tra/yl' liusband ' 1 wouldn't
be ut all sui prise J my dear , I sou liiu colluo
button has tone down his back "
At Homo New Minister Is join papa at ,
homo , llttlo girlt I am the nuw minister ,
nnd I understand tlmt ho Is one of the pil
lars of the enured Little ( llrl Oycs , boa
always at home to mlnlslora Ministers
don't have bills > ou know
A little American boy , who bus a dorniua
tovurncss eommltlcd to memory , at her rev
quest , a ( Jcrmun evening pr Iyerhenha
went to bed at night ho foldud his hands unct
repented the | ra > tr , adding after tua
"iimen " In a rovoreatial tone , tne oxplatmV
lory XYordsi "Das 1st Uoulscho , llebor ( jotI "
1 Persistent effort ul way a In ono direction
will bring you to the top , " eald the parsotft
' Uon t know about thut , " replied the con *
vert , who hud not always been so teed aa hq
xvas tomg to be I once walked In one di
rection on u Iruadmlll for throe mouth * and
never tot BIO nearer to the top thai ) I vvua
when i btartod "
Tbeio are now olevtu Baptist tuurcbca la
LouiiVlllo , ICy.