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TIIT2 OMAHA PA1.LV BEE: TV ESI) AT, PEOEMHUK L. inOO.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Cattle Supplies Aro Smtll and Not of
Good Qoalitj.
MODERATE NUMBER OF HOGS ON SALE
JVol I'iioiikIi Sheep Ottered lo Make
JInrUcI Other Point rare
llndly for Suu
, , pi leu.
SOUTH OMAHA. Dee. 21.
Heeelpts wore; Cuttle, lion. Sheep
Olllelal .Monday "64 6,311 17
Sumo duy lam week .i2S i
Hamo any week before.. .'.as r.,K X.Ji5
Hamo three weeks ago.. 2,"i)3 3.m 6,.j.I
Baino four weeks uko... l.67 4,Ki i
Average- price puld for hubs for the past
uverul UajB, wltli comparisons:
flMO. I1S99. ,1MS. IliSTilSM. ,1S'J5. .lig
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Doc.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec-.
Dee.
Dec.
3 10
3 09
3 3
3 16
"til
3 09,
3 00
3 19
3 21
3 21
3 17
3 20
S 2S
i SI .
4 SO
4 &3i
4 K
4 731
4 704
3 17
3 17
3 17
3 16
3 IS!
t sC
4 S014I
i scul
3 17
3 14
3 17
3 19
Indicates Sunday.
i he oinclnl number of cnrn of stock
brought In today by euch rouil was:
Cattle. Hobs. H'r's.
C, M. St. P. Hy 23
O. & St. I Iy 1
V. P. system 5 fi
C. & N. V. Hy 0
V., K. A M. V. It H.. 4 11
C, St. I., M. & O. Hy.. 9 4
14. A M. It. It. It. ..... fi H 1
C, H, & I). Hy 1 11
C. H. I. & P.. east 5 9
Illinois Central 1
Tptal receipts 32 78 1
Tin) disposition of tho day's receipts was
bs follows, each buyer purchasing tho num
ber of hcud indicated:
Cattle. Hoes. Sheep,
r.'i iw
Omaha Pncklnir Co.
6!)
U. II. Hammond Co. ..
Swift and Company ...
Cudahy Packing Co. ..
Armour & Co
Armour & Co.. S. C...
H. lieeker & OeBtin ...
J. I.. Carey
I. obnmn & Co
Hamilton & Hothschtld..
.. Husz
Other buyers
121
245
123
3
'7(i
.5
77
47
I
9 a
M5
71
n.w
1,469
17
Totals S18 5,331 17
CATTMC Supplies were again very sm.ll
tun Included a lew load of very decent
Muff. Heeelpts at the different markets
have been small for norm' days, and as
tho demand for fat stock h:s urmlually
Improved prices have advanced l5Tj2jr on
beef steers the past few days. Today, with
only it few loads on sale, tho demand was
trong and prices were about a dime hlgner
than at tho closo of last week.
Fat cows and heifers also sold DflPc
higher than last week. Medium grades
uold a shado stronger owing to light ie
relpts, but cunning stock showed little. If
nny. change.
'I hero were few stock cattle offered of
Buy kind, and there In very sll!u demuid
for feeding stock. Tho inquiry from tho
country Is limited and prices have de
clined sharply the past week.
A few western cows were all the range
onttlo received today. Itange stock suita
ble for the block Is selling stronger ,u
sympathy with the demand for natlvo beef.
Canners and feeding stock are In pliiok
demand at weak prices. Hepresontuth'e
sales:
HKHF
STKF.HS.
No. Av. lr.
12 1261 4 50
IS 1193 4 73
No.
1...
1...
23...
Av. l'r.
9.M) l 00
1470 4 10
1020 4 50
50 1IS9 5 35
STF.KHS AND HKIFKKS.
19
1.
1
8
h
S
1
V.'.'.'.
5'.!.'."
9
:i
.1007 4 fo
COWS.
.... 720
.... 90
.... SMS
.... S74
.... 902
.... 810
....1023
....1023
....1110
.... 990
....1022
.... SlU)
.... S95
....1020
....nut
.... 9."i
1 25
1....
1....
35....
1....
1....
1....
4....
1....
211....
1....
1....
1....
19... .
13....
23....
1130
1032
1005
1100
1030
1050
1135
1330
1070
920
H10
MO
1050
1212
10S9
1 50
2 00
2 00
2 00
2 S3
2 I'O
3 00
3 00
3 "0
3 M)
.". 15
3 20
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 30
3 00
2 -0
2 50
2 55
2 00
2 It)
2 00
2 05
2 C5
2 115
1H3IFHHS.
2 (K)
3 15 10
3 25
1....
1....
1....
1,...
1....
i
81....
1...
1....
coo
770
510
1110
1090
lllJI
..... 1225
1160
1210
KI0
950
i.31
3 tO
3 70
HULLS
Z lit
2-75
2 85
2 85
2 ?0
2 05
3 00
1.
I.
1.
..1510
..1100
.. S90
..1970
..1910
..16V)
3 25
3 25
3 50
3 S3
U 40
3 40
3 40
3 13
1
1
1
1
...12S0
...K.'OJ
1573
II 10
1....
STHKHS-TUXAS.
...1012
1 25 1 990 25
OA I A' US.
5 25 1 130 0 00
5 50
STAOS.
... 150
... ISO
1455 3 73
STOCK COWS AND HKIKKHS.
, 613 2 10 2 635 3 00
910 2 90 2 DM 3 00
STOCK CAIA'KS.
170 6 W
3...
1...
11...
STOCKKHS AND FEISDKHH.
5
litis
3 20 1 S30
3 01
490
S92
730
tlOO
815
3 20 18 903
3 25 21 909
3 10 1 950
3 40 19 1000
3 40 1 4S0
3 "3
3 90
3 90
t 15
I 23
WYOMING.
77 feeders,
2 bulls...
1 bull
. 919
,.1265
4 20 3 cows 1000 3 33
3 00 1 cow 1000 3 33
.1350
3 00 1 cow 1250 3 00
COLOKADO.
Si Cows.
716
! 83 1 steer 1000 4 25
Western Handles S. 1).
23 steers.
C steers.
...1UIS 3 55 12 steers.. ..11 15 3 40
960 3 00 5 cows S6 1 2 75
HOGS Heeelpts Included twenty loads
direct to a local packer, leaving only a
modcruto number on sale. Conditions
favored the selling interests and nrlees
at tho opening wero close to 7Hc higher, at
which basis the bulk sold, the long string
hp nir at l. Si1;, wil l a la r milliner at
ns.V After the llrst round trade weakened
nnd closing prices wero considerably lower
than the opening, the last nogs selling at
$I.82V40 1.S5, against J4.S50 1.S7Vi early in the
day.
As eoinoared with a week ago today
prices are slightly higher. Tho hogs sold
today at a range of J1.SO0I.9O, und bulk ut
$4.S51)4.SiV4. liepreseniauvu saies
No.
12..
40..
00..
Av. Sh
l'r.
No.
57..
77..
Ill . . ,
00. . .
05. . .
0.5..
00...
AV
Sh. Pr.
...10 1
. . .293
. . .2S0
...271
...365
4 10
4 VJU
1 S2i
4 S21
I S2',s
4 S3
4 S3
4 85
4 &
1 8.5
4 f5
4 .85
4 S3
4 S3
4 83
4 83
4 S3
4 5
4 S5
1 85
4 85
4 S3
I S3
4 S3
I S3
4 S3
I to
4 S3
4 3
277
219
257
301
200
217
253
279
1S3
200
160
40
SO
10
"40
120
4
I 85
4 87",
4 175
4 S7U,
I S7Vj
4 S7ib
4 S71..J
4 87tl
4 S7Mi
4 S7Vi
4 j7'a
I S7'i
4 87'a
4 87,t.
4 S7Vs
4 7'5
4 S7i,
4 S7V5
1 S74
4 S7lj
4 S7U
I S7,
4 B714
4 W
4 W
4 1')
4 90
4 90
2ii0
SO
SO
'so
ioo
S0
210
SO
SO
71...
M...
59...
60...
50...
61...
46...
4S...
. .218
. .202
..312
..277
. .325
..330
. .280
61.
S3
04.
29.
93.
llO.
G6.
S2.
CO.
00.
07.
76.
57.
OS.
(IS.
74.
55.
88.
74.
03.
SO.
2S0
195
252
261
231
247
231
2S3
205
288
273
233
232
301
218
ISO
209
80
56
53
..251
60 255
9.1 171
61 292
Ml 218
til 262
48 307
58 272
51.... '..31 1
ft 178
SO
120
SO
10)
'so
48 317
40
SO
280
40
80
till..
0.5. .
85..
100.
46..
73..
51..
00
..269
..188
..172
..191 ...
. .234 80
..291 120
fiX 254 ..
70 210 ..
SHIiHP Thero were no sheep here to
malto a market. Tho heavy decline In
prices last week has caused a shut-off In
here
Hiinnlles at all markets. '1 lie eastern iiuir
Kets are lightly supplied and a little batter
condition of trade Is noted. Thu decline In
iirlceH nro no great, however. It will take
some time even with moderate supplies for
luu iniuu u lecuvni wiu iuon, uiuiiuiiiy
tho market Is In better shape than ut the
close of last week.
Quotations: Choice fed wothers, $3.751f
3'JV, fair to enoico reu woiners, j3.owu'3.75
rbolcn veartlnus. J4.101fl.25: fair to good
yearlings, $3.9)i 1.10; choice ewes, $3.2..0
3.10; fulr to good owes, $3.0003.23; choice
spring lambs, $1.7506.00: fair to good spring
lwmbs, $1.5001.75; feeder owes, $2.2503.00;
feeiler wethers. $3,5013.75; feeder lambs,
JI.OO0M.4O.
No. Av. Pr.
10 Nebraska fed owes 161 $3 4)
7 Nebraska fe.l lamb 115 5 0)
SI. I.oiiIn Live Stock Mnrkrt.
4 41
3 36
3 42 4 41
3 3 4 Z
3 39, 4 27
3 31 4 35
3 36 4 15
4 34
3 32
3 1 4 20
3 28 4 1J
3 31 4 20
3 33 4 25
3 3S 4 16
4 09
3 27
S 4S 4 13
3 36 4 13
3 311 07
3 32 4 11
3 27 4 lb
4 14
n 07
3 31 4 13
3 7(i 3 251 3 231
3 76 3 21 3 2u
3 ) i 191
3 Si; 3 2JI 3 21,
3 SO 3 37 ' i
3 K 3 35 3 25
3 SI, 3 2 3 22
3 S3 3 30 C 17
3 W 3 20 3 13
3 31 3 13
3 92 3 15
3 93 37
3 3 38 3 20
3 96 3 33 3 23
3 95 3 27 3 24 1
4 01 3 30 3 29
3 26 3 31
3 93 3 31
3 02 3 2S
3 91 3 2S 3 33
I 01 3 32 3 28
4 02 3 31 3 21
4 01 3 37 3 21
3 47 3 26
BT. LOUIS, Doc. SL-CATTLU-Hccclpts
850 hrnil, Including 250 Tcxans. Market
strong and lojMio higher, native shipping
and export steers, jl "oiO 85, with extra
choleo Christmas beeves worth up to J6.50,
dressed beef anil butcher steers, JUM6.30;
steers under l.onO pounds. J.I.OUtfl.V); Block
ers anil feeders, J2 2.V3I50; cows and
heifers, J2.25fid.75; Texas and' Indian steers,
13.MW 25; cows and heifers, J2.23Jj3.GO.
HOOS- Heeelpts, 2,700 head. .Market
strong and tlioc higher: nigs and lights,
M.wjil.Si; packers, l.75tf4.M; butchers, J4.90
SIHilCH AND I.AMIIS-Hecclpts. none.
Markot nominal; native muttons, $3.u0fi;l..5i
lambs, M.2j5.5o; culls and bucks, J2.00W
3.25; Blockers, $2.00i3.OO,
CIIIC.VOO 1,1 VI3 STOCK MAHKUT.
Cnltlc Acllvp nml lllitlier-lloKs nnr
Mirep nml l.ainlix Higher.
CHICAOO, Dec. 24,-CATTI,H-Heeelptfl,
9,C) head; active: steers, 1020c higher;
butchers' stock, 10c higher; natives, best
on sale today, 2 cars at 6.25; good to prime
steers, J5.40iitf.25; poor to medium, S3.7dMj.30;
selected feeders, slow nt J3.75fH.35; mixed
stockers, J2.5('i3.75; cows, $2.50571.25; heifers,
2.u(4.50; canners, Jl.75fl2.40; bulK steady
at J2.401f4.M; calves, stronger at Jl.OOtjO.oO;
Texas led steers. l.(tfi4.f); Texas grass
steers. J3.301f4.ijO; Texas bulls, J2 40A3.25.
HOOS Heeelpts, 25.000 head; left over,
2,iy) head; opened 5Ifl0c higher, closing
easv; top, J5.05; mixed and butchers, tl.Wa
5.05; good to choice heavy. $l.7ii)5.05; rough
heavy. Jl.65fil.75; light, JI.7ofj5.UO; bulk of
sales. Jl.87i4fi5.00.
sm:r:i and i.amus Heeelpts, 7.000
head; active and ir(725e higher; good to
choice wethers. J3.75f(4.fiO; fair to choice
mixed, J3.2WI3.S0: western sheep, J3.751il.5fi;
Texas sheep, JJ.251f3.G5; native lambs, Jl.250
G.D0; western lambs, $1.75116.40.
Xetv York Mir Moelc Market.
NEW YOHK. Dec. 21. - HKI'.VUS - lie
celpts, 3.7S0 head; market active; steers,
steady to a fraction higher: bulls and cows,
firm; steers, J 1.00115.30; bulls, $2.75f?3.60;
choice and export grades, Jl.l2'.4ff4.70; cows,
Jl.751j3.70. Cables, slow; IIvo cattle, 1H4W
12'4c: top, 13c. Shipments, 013 head cnttlo
und 1.9S5 quarters of beef.
CAIA'KS Heeelpts, 722 head: steers. 25c
higher; grassers, 25'ijWc higher; all sold;
veals, J4.5OOS.0O; little calves, $1; frrusscrs,
J3.l1f3.50.
SHU HP AND LAMBS Heeelpts, 7.690
head; sheep, dull; good to choice lambs,
steady to a shade higher; under grades,
weak; sheep. J2.25fi3.0O; culls. J2; lambs, J4.00
liXi.00; Canada lambs, J3.G0Wo.90. Cables
slow: Sheep, 12ffl2Uc; lambs, lie.
HOOS Heeelpts, 9,i91 head: firmer feel
ing; quotations, j5,O01i5.:Vi; choleo pigs, J5.I0.
ICiiiikiis City Live Stock Market.
KANSAS C1T5'. Dec. 21. CATTLK He
eelpts, 3,100 natives, 100 Texans. 200 calves.
Markot opened nctlvu at 10c higher and
closed slow with part of the advance lost;
nntlve, steers, J4, 3.1115.50; stockers and feed
ers. J3.2."1f 1,23; butcher cows and heifers,
J3.0fKTrt.ir,; canners, J2.501i3.00: fed westerns,
UG51iS.05; Texans, J3.650I.1O; cnlvcs, J3.00
1 1.2.1.
HOOS Heeelpts, 4,400 head; trade active
it 5fil0o advance; heavy. SI.901M.97H; mixed,
Jl.87'41i4.95: light. J1.731i-1.95; pigs. Jl.351l4.75,
SHKKP AND I,AMHS-Hecelpts. 300 head.
Tho offerings wero all feeders that brought
steady nrlees: fat lambs are bringing $1.83
ff5.35; muttons, $3."5lf4.25: stockers and feed
ers, $3.25yi.HU; culls, $2.7503.23.
St. Joseph Live Stock Market.
SOt'TH ST. JOSHI'H. Mo.. Dec. 24.-(Sne-
clal.) The Journal iiuotes;
la i j ui'. iteceipis, ira neau. .larKoi ac
tive and 10c higher; finality Inferior; na
tives, J4.25ff6.25; Texas and westerns, $3.50
03.25; cows and heifers. J2.lO04.GO; bu'Is
and stags, J2.250 4.75; yearlings and cnlvcs,
$3,25ftl.f0; stockers and feeders, $3.000 1.25;
i rjvnr. -s
llohs-lleceliits. 2.100 bond. Market 7Wc
higher; all grades, $I.O0'4.97H; bulk of sales,
$1.9..
aiiiswr itoccipts, none; iiemana gooa.
Stock In SlKlit.
Following nrc tho recelnts nt the four
principal western markets for December 24:
Cattle, llozs. Sheep.
Soith Omaha 754 5.31S 17
Chicago 9.5f0 25,000 7,tM0
Kansas uny a,.ii i.nw u1.")
St. Louis S50 2,700
Totals 14,301 37,448
7,317
OMAHA WHOLESALE MAHKHTS.
Conditions of Tinile null Qnotntlons
on Staple mill t'nney I'rodnee.
KGOS-Hecelpts, llpht; gcod stock, 1S021;.
POULTHY Hens, Bo: sjirlng chickens, Be;
roosters, 3c; ducks, 50GHc, geese, 61407c;
turkeys, 707'.4c.
1'HHSH DHKSSKD POCLTH V-Hcns. 60
fi'4c: roosters, 405c: ducks, G!,07c; geese, c
ilic; spring cinckcns, per iu., oe; turkeys.
10c.
(1AM 12 Prairie chickens, ner doz.. J5:
milliard ducks, ner doz.. $3.0003.50: teal. $1.50
Ifl. 7b; mixed, Jl.co0l.7j; laeKsnipes. $i; qunii,
$13501.50; Jackrabblts, $1.0001.23; cottontallj,
9OC0J1.
liirnisii-wmraon to lair, nw, cnoice,
14015c: separator, 25c; gathered creamery,
20021c.
KHlSHH uymtiskm Jrirst grade, solid
packed, Now York counts, per can, 3Sc; ex
tra selects. 32c; standards. 23c; medium. 20c.
Second grade, slack filled, Now York
counts, per can, 30c; extra selects, TCc;
standards, 20c; hulk standards, per cal.,
J1.25.
ritiKUNH-Live, per cioz., 3uc.
VHALH-Choloo, 9010c.
HAY Price nuoted by Omaha Wholesalo
Hr.v Dealers' association: Choice unland.
t a,'. ujii ....... v.. . . . .. .. ., iimi au.
$7. Hye straw, $6.50. These prices aro
for nay oi gooa color una quality. Demand
fair.
OATS-No. 3 white, 26c.
CORN No. 3. 32c.
UKAN-J13.50. )
VKGETAnLES.
PARSNIPS, per bu., 50c.
Tl?HNIPS-Per bu. basket, 40c.
HKUTS Per bu.. 50c.
CARROTS Per bu . 40c.
LHTTCCK Per doz.. 33040c.
RADISIII2S-Per doz.. 30c.
HILYNS Wax. per 1-3 bu. basket. $1:
string. 90c.
POTATOES ver bu.. BOSGOc: Idaho, ner
Oil., tc.
8WKKT POTATO KS Per bill., $2.
C A HI J AO K Holland seed. 2c.
TOMATOKS California, por 4-basket
crate. $2.
ONIO.NH l'cr bu., 90c: Colorado. Dor
id., -c.
CI2L12RY Callforn a. as to s ze. 43I7Ke.
CAULirLOWKH-Callfomla. per crate.
j- uui i n.
PKARS Per box, $2.0002.23.
GRAPHS Malaga, per keg, $6.5009.00.
Al'l'l.KM-.-sauve. loctui.w per bu.; per
bbl.. $2.50; eastern, $3.0003.25; California
HelllloweM, per box. $1 4001.50.
CHANUKHHIKS Hell nnd Hugle. $9.50 per
uui.; duret'jB, ir uwi., ta.io; per crme, fo.
TROPICAL TRUITS.
ORANG ICS California scedllncs. J2.75
navels, $3.30; Mexicans, $2,7503.00; Klorldas,
si.
L12MONS California, extra fancy, $3.50;
cnoice, fn.
HANANAS Per bunch, nccordlng to slzo
J2. 00412.50.
KIGSCallfornla, now cartons, SOc; lay
"'d'a'tKS I'erslnn. In 60-lb. boxes, Salrs,
viiu lil:l lu 1 11 " ii. 1'n ii,.
MISCKLLANKOUS.
HID1CS No. 1 green. 0.o: No. 2 creen
BHe; No. 1 salted, 7!ie: No. 2 salted, G$c;
Nil. 1 veal calf. S to 12 lbs., SUc; No. 2 veal
cuir, 12 to u ids., iyjc; ory niues, sjii3c;
Pheen pelts, 25075c; horso hides. $1.5002.25.
NUTS Kngllsh walnuts, per lb., 13c; ill
berts, per lb., 13c; almonds, per lb., lS02Oc:
raw peanuts, per lb., 503'.c: roasted, OV40
"Ae: Hrazlls. t3c; pecans. 10012c.
I iu? i. oinniuo, ii-seciiuii case, j.i.iu,
CIDMR Per bbl.. $5; ner half bbl.. $3.
SA I' 10 R KRAUT Per bbl., $1; per half
bbl., J2.&0.
Loniloii Stock (tuiitnt tons.
LONDON, Dec. 21. I p. m.-Closltig:
Cons., money... 97 3-10 Krle 2i"U
do accouiu i'l'i no isi prti
Atchison IW Pennsylvania .... 73
Canndlan Pae.... 0?Mteadliig i:t,
St. Paul 113HNO. Paeltlc pfd.. 91"Si
Illinois Central.. 131'iGrand Trunk .... 7'4
Louisville eOKAuaconda O'd
Union Pae. pfd.. SGViRand Mines 39
N. Y. central ...iiiiii
HAH SHA'ICH-Steady nt 295id per oz.
M O N K Y Still 3i per cent. The rate of
discount In tho open mnrket for short bills
Is 10'1'i per cent tor inreo inoptns- puis,
VUHV per cciu.
Dry (iiioiln .Mnrket.
NKW YOHK. Dec. 24. Tho dry goods
market today worn qulto a holiday appear
ance and tho business reported was limited
In nil directions. There was no change In
tho tone for either cotton or woolen goods
nor any alteration In prices. Print cloths
were innciive ni previous prices, vno mar
ket will 00 closed tomorrow.
Peorlu Market.
PICORIA, Dec. 24,-COHN-Inactlve; No
3, 31C.
OATS-Steady; No. 2 white, Sltfc track
24e. billed through.
WHISKY-On tho basis of $1.27 for
llulshed goods
KlKln Mutter Market.
V.I.G1N. 111.. Deo. 24. Huttcr todav de
clared steady at 24l4o. None was offered,
Hales of tno week, io.uj tuns.
Condition of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24,-Today's state
ment of the treasury Vahinces In tho gen
eral fund, exclusive of tho $150,000,000 re
serve In tho bank ot redemption, shows
Avnllnblo cash balance. Jlll.5SI.7C9: gold,
$97,839,96;.
Oil mill H01I11.
uui 1 11 i, i-ii., i;cc. 11, i reini iwiiaiueiv
$1.07; certltlrates, no bid; shipments, 171.or
bbls.i average, 90.510 bbls.; runs, 1M,913
1.1.1 ...r.. ni i-,o 1.1.1.
voir... iiv-itihi . i'l.1t irirm.
HUH 1 TJllll, Ll'l . V, 1 ... J utiuiir. ,
dull; prlmo crude, 27c; prlmo crude, yellow,
29H0Xc. Petroleum, dull; rellned hew
York, $7.3.5; Phrnilelphla nnd Hnltlmore,
$7.20; Phlladelphlti and Haltlmore, In bulk,
$3.05. Hosln, steady; strained, common to
good. $1 75. Turpentine, dull nt 4OH04.'C,
Amerlcnii rellned, r 13-16d. Turpcntlno Bpir
Its, 28a 9d. MsomI, 319, w
seed, Hull rellned, spot, qjlet at 2(f fid.
1 I'viiiimi nfiiiiir., wuii ifc -"
common, steady at 4s 7',41. Petroleum, re
fined, quiet nt ffl. Linseed, steady nt 31s 6d.
ANTWKHP. Dec. Zl.-OILSI'etroleum,
IO 1III1V.S, pUlU UI1U BUlll'in,
I'orelmi I'liiiinelnl.
LONDON. Dee. 21. liar . silver closed
strong nt 29 ll-16d per ounce. The amount
of bullion withdrawn from tho Hank of
Kngland on balance today was 135,000.
Gold premiums nro quoted as follows:
Iluenos Ayres, 180.70: Madrid, 34.15: Home,
0.12. Spanish 4s, C9.C24.
ih;hli.n, uec. in. liusiness on 1110 mursu
oday was somewhat Irregulnr. Home
funds were llrm. Internationals were
Mtenilv. Amnrleiitin were rather easier.
Canatllans advanced and Iroh and coal
weaker on realizations in view or tno Holi
days. Hanks were stendy. i;xcnango on
T.imilntl "Oni 4!K.lifen for checks. DlsCOUIlt
rates: Short und three-months' bills, 3!4 per
cent.
Hunk Clcnrlng iinil Kxi-lmnges.
X?T.t VltJt.- T1 OA nlnorlnifM. 1122.0fl.
023; balances. 'jO.SOl'.OSl! Subtteasury debit
81. i.uuii uec. !. i;ieurninn,
balances. $817,712. Money. 407 por cent.
New York exchange, 10c discount bid, par
asked.
850 'Money, Slit! per' cent. New York cx-
cnange, .tie iiiscnuui.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 24, Clearings,
$13,181,817; balances, $1,693,836.
Xew York .Money Mnrket.
TCHU' vntiic. nee. 21 PRIMP, MERCAN
TILE PAPER Nominal nt 4i05K.
STERLING ENCHANuE Steady, nnies
for nellliil lillHlneHH worn n follows! Sixty
days. $4.S03i; demand. $I.SI'4; cables, J4.Sj.
Commetclal bills, $l.79!40I.Sl'.4.
AV O.M E.V'S I .V ri. V li.N en.
LnrRcly HcMpnuxllilc for tlir Clinr-
ncter of Members of Oilier
Tho Young Man Out of Iluslness Hours"
Is tho themo upon which Senator llov-
erldgo of Indlnna discourses In n recent
article In the Saturday Evening Post, in tho
course ot which ho says:
'Thero Is positively nothing of such value
to young men yes, and to old men, too as
tho chastening and powerful Influence for
good which women bring Into their lives.
I should bo tho last man In tho world to
Btiggcst that a young man should keep him
self 'tied to his mother's apron strings,' as
Is tho saying of tho people, nnd this It not
what I mean when I earnestly suggest that
ho keep ns closo to his mother's opinions,
teachings and Influcneo as tho circutn
Btance3 of life will permit. The same thing,
of couroe, may be said with rcferenco to a
man's wife even more strongly, If possible.
Hut the conversation nnd opinion of nny
good woman are, ns a practical mattor und
a measuro of worldly wisdom, simply be
yond price. Sho Is wise with that sub
limated reason called 'woman's Instinct.'
'There Is, too, n human quality kept
alive and growing In your character by
woman's association nnd Influcneo that, ns
a mattor of business power in meeting tho
world and Its problems, is far and away be
yond tho valuo of tho craft ot tho trickiest
gamester of affairs nnd business nnd poli
tics who ever lived. It Is a saying of tho
farmer folks among whom I was raised
that such and such a person 'has princi
ple," inclining that the person so described
Is upright, trustworthy, Judicious that
such a person's attitude toward God nnd
man and tho world Is correct.
'Women have prlnclplo in precisely tho
sense in which that term Is used by tho
country people. They will koep you truo
to tho order of things to tho constitution
of tho universe. They will do this, not so
much by preaching at you us by tho In
fluence of their very personality. Tho man
who has gotten out of touch with woman
kind Is not to bo feared. Ho Is to bo pitied
ri.ll.er than feared, for ho 1s out of har
mony with tho world ho is disarmed. No
matter how largo his mind and great his
courage, he is neutralized for all natural,
proper-prcportloned, nnd therefore endur
ing effort.
"I know a physician who, still young, has
reached the head ot his profession In this
country. Sundays nnd tho evenings with
his wife and children aro not enough for
him. Ho takes Wednesdays also. Pre
cisely this samo thing Is dono by tho great
young captain of finance nnd nffalrs whom
I described llrst In this paper as being a
totnl abstainer. This is not dono for tno
rest it gives theso men, or If It Is dono for
that It Is not tho greatest benefit they got
out of it. They como back to their work
with clearer and stronger conceptions of
human character and of truth in tho ab
stract and tho concrete, with which nil
men, no matter what their profession or
business may be, must deal. They have a
now tenderness, n larger tolerance, a
broader vision of llfo nnd humanity, and,
therefore, of their business, which Is
merely a phaso of life and nffalrs."
A CLEAN SWEEP.
I'reiiinture EntliiiNliiNiti Ilrenks Up 11
I, lllle Clinic.
it was tho noon hour and thero wore 'a
dozen "hands" gathered in tho tobacco
warehouse all very black, relates Harper'a
Magazine Various forms ot petty gambling
had been tried without fully satisfying their
gaming Instincts. Then Stovo, who was big
und fat, said:
"Hoys, less mako up or puss. Less all
put In cr nickel nnd den let do pllo go to
do pusaon what names do bos' eatings.
Marso Jimmy 'II bo do Jedgo.'
This was agreed to and soon there was a
llttlo heap of nickels on tho box around
which they wero gathered.
"Now," said Stove, "wail drnw for do fust
go." Tho next moment ho grinned with de.
light as ho drew tho marked slip from
Murso Jimmy's hat. Ho paused for a space
as ho gavo tho weighty mattor ndequato
consideration, then ho said, slowly:
"Urn, ynes, do bes' eatings! Well, I says
posaum, tutcrs, watermllllon "
A small black hand shot forward and
snatched up one ot tho coins.
"Whntchor drlng. Charlie, you sneaking
noun' dog?" roared Stove, In a rago.
"Shot up, you hlam' fool nigger!"
answered Charlie, dollantly. "Yo" think I's
gwlno stay in dls ycro game when yo' done
gono name all dey Is?"
A (ireilt Hotel oil AVhreU.
Ki ll'.l ts Teniplnt and their friends who
attend tho triennial conclavo to ho held
nt Loulsvlllo next August will find' novol
lodging accommodations prepared for them,
Qunrfrs for about 4.000 of them will bo
provided In a 'city on wheels," which Is
to ho established near tho National Icaguo
ball park, which can bo reached on street
enrs, within twenty minutes, from tho heart
of tho city.
From tho terminus of tho electric streot
railway lines moving sidewalks will run
along lines of sleepers nnd dining cars that
bring tho visitors to Loulsvlllo, nnd In
which tho city's guests will bo housed dur
ing tholr stay. Tho cars will bo "parked"
on sidings facing on a lurgo campus. Thu
"city on wheels" will bo Illuminated at
night with electric light towers. Electric
fountains anil displays ot fireworks will
help the visitors while away tho evenings,
Tho llttlo city will havo a pollco force, a
sanitary equipment, a "rest" pavilion,
reading room with buffet, n bathing pool
and grounds for tho competitive drills. A
fund of $100,000 has been raised by tho
knights and busluess men of tho city and
tho entertainment of tho crowds will bo
looked after by fifty committees, which
aro now hard ut work.
HIS ORIENTAL RECORD.
The Story of n Swindler.
Ky W. A, FKASH U.
(Copyright, 1900, by W. A. Frascr.)
I.
This Is tho biography of a gentleman
who Is spending his tallow days In a Jail
lc ono ot tho southern states because of
something that does not como at all Into
this narrative.
Sidney Latigdon camo to Rangoon, In
Uurmah, with 11 theatrical aggregation.
The company had a name, but no matter,
for probably tho members nro not all in
Jail. They camo up somewhere from tho
southern seas Singapore Penang way, and
tho cashier's billet nnd becomo a hollow
mockery, for they played to bad business.
In Rangoon their theatrical ship plunged
for tho last time, sank hopelessly nnd they
wero left stranded. Sidney Langdon, tho
manager, up to that tlmo had financiered
with extraordinary ability. When busi
ness was bad Lnugdon's wtfo came Into
play nnd tided them over tho Immediate
difficulty. He won them out of Australia
with his gun nt pigeon matches, for ho
woe a crack shot. Ho borrowed them out
of Hongkong, for next to shooting ho was
nn adept at tho art of making a loan. Just
how they got out of Singapore nobody could
qulto 6ay, not even themselves, but they
did, and struck Rangoon financially em
barrassed. It It had been a circus, they would havo
mado money In Rangoon, for that's tho ono
sort of Europenn entertainment tho llur
mese will flock to. Given n trick elephant,
nn opium-doped tiger or two, somo short
skirted bareback riders nnd a brass land
of malignant power, a financial success Is
asturcd. Hut Langdon's compnny wero ter
ribly flfth-class minstrel artists, and he
lacked even tho brass band. Debts ac
cumulated, and men with money to loan
wero nil in tho rlco business and would
not listen to his fairy talcs ot tho big
houses ho would bo suro to play to In
Calcutta.
Then tho manager disappeared, leaving
thu customary disconsolate lot of solicitous
creditors, With barbaric avnrlclousness
ono of theso traced Lnngdon to Calcutta,
had him nrrcsted, nnd brought back to
Rangoon. It wasn't clever, It was even
more than silly, as after events proved.
Freed from tho Incumbrance of tho dozen
muslcnl wrcckB Langdon had been carryln,;
as a star combination, ho remained as a
broker. Ills rise was phenomenal. Ho was
as charming dcbonnnlr In his manner as
n well-bred goat. Tho English host of
Evershcd's hotel let loose tho secret of
Langdtr.'s success whon ho described him
to me.
" 'E was a gentleman, my word! A regu
lar toff! 'Is clothes died 'alf the room.
I never 'ecrcd im say nothlnk ns wasn't
pcrllto t ) nobody, nn' always argufied every-
thlnk wi' champagne. If thero was heny
dlsputo hover n deal or any think, 'e'd say.
' 'nvo a bottlo wi' rae.' Then 'o'd 'avo 'Is
own way. My word, 'o wero a corker!"
Now mlno host Evcrshed was an observ
ant philosopher, for these were tho lines
Langdon played tho people of Rnngoon on.
'Avo a bottlo wi' me." Ho got a hlgh-
whceleJ flash dog cart red spokes and yel
low gear and a lacquoi -polished black body
down from Dack & Co. of Calcutta. That
It wasn't paid for did not detract from Its
swagger rush, ns a beautiful gray Pegu
pony swirled It up tho Ladies' Mile of
Hal pin rond. Nor did tho peny travel ono
whit slower becauso his purchaso money
had not been made over as yet.
That his company had swamped him
financially was not laid up against Sidney,
for ho explained that tho few thousands
ho had lost wafc' a mero bagatollo It had
only been a form of amusement with him.
and ho hnd written to his rich father In
America for a substantial rcmlttauco to
open up a big commercial house In Han-
goon, for ho liked tho place.
Soon nobod was greater than Mr. Lang
don. His npartments were sumptuous, his
wardrobo elaborately awful and his energy
In " 'avlng a bottlo" with any good chap
Indefatigable. Uut solitary grandeur palled
upon him; ho was good looking, and from
among tho many maidens who sighed for
association with tho dashing broker ho se
lected 0110 whope father was ot undoubted
financial stnblltty. In gifts Langdon was
generous to a fault tho chief fault lay in
tho fact that tho gifts were not paid for.
An exquisite diamond ring and a very mag
nlllcent piano wero among tho trifles ho bo-
Htowed upon sis fiancee. Of course, a leglt-
Imato brokerago business In tho seed tlmo
of Its being could not stand all this for any
length of tlmo and little clouds commenced
to hover on Sidney's horizon.
Creditors cro llko long-horned streets on
n western cattlo run; when ono begins to got
nervous the whole bunch scents tho danger
and In tho end they stampede. Sidney saw
it comlt.g. and ho commenced to lay up cash
against a rainy day. Ills method was In
genious, for ho was accustomed to tutting.
Tho dog cart that was not paid for Lang
don sold for cash at a moderato prico on
condition that he should bo allowed to uso It
for a week until tho new ono ordered from
Calcutta arrived. In two days ho sold It to
another man; also tho pony. Tho piano, for
which tho solo exchnngo had been a prom
issory noto, he also sold; having llrst bor
rowed a tidy sum on It from an obliging
monoylendcr. Ho explained to tho lady
that the diamond ring was not at all up to
her class not In accordance with tho wealth
of his affection; sho must have a hotter one.
Ouco moro in his possession It was speedily
converted into cash: and tho fair maid nnd
tho rapacious Delhi Jewel merchant who had
Bold It In tho first placo, never again suw Its
merry glint. Thus Ills nffalrs wero tidied
up, Other matters experienced tho samo
obllquo commercial ramification. His stand
ing as a rich broker, engaged to a wealthy
man's daughter, gavo Langdon a goodly call
over malign circumstances; hut beforo ho
could qulto got away a nervous Individual
suddenly pounced down upon him with a
bailiff and nn emergency summons for a
dobt of 2,000 rupees.
Tho bailiff Interviewed Sldnoy at tho
hotel. Tho officer was polite; deuced sorry,
It was all a mistake, no doubt: hut would
Langdon mind going with him and putting
It straight. Now Sldnoy had lutended tak
ing his doparturo that very night It was
a most unlucky Interruption, hut his actor
training tamo back to htm, and he smiled
with gracious forgiveness upon tho bailiff.
Tho claim for money was either a mis
take or tho malicious dodgo of ono of bis
broker rivals; however, that did not mat
tor It wasn't tho ofllcer's fault; ho was
only doing his duty. Would ho step uo
to tho room and do him tho honor of crack
ing a bottlo whllo ho had a bath and
changed his business coat for proper even
ing dress? Sidney had his bath and, In
cldontly, tho man with the warrant got
very drunk. Champagne did not How into
his llfo every day, and a thirst In Rangoon
Ib something of momentous lntcntness.
Lnngdon put him to sleep, dressed with his
usual oxqulsito care, and, going downstairs,
oxplalned things ' to tho host.
"My word! 'e wero cool," Evershed said
nfterward with deep admiration. '"E comes
down, says as 'ow the hofflcor 'as got most
bloomln' drunk, an' Is suro to loso 'is billot
If '0 doesn't go an' report hlssolf about
this debt as Is all 11 big swindle. 'E hopens
a pint ot champngno wi' rao, an' I promises
to look after tho homccr, an' send Mm away
'oraii to sleep it hoff."
Now this matter of tho 2,000 rupees was
a subject of disconsolate unrest to tho gay
broker; ho'd havo to squaro that matter
to secure a peaceful departure.
II.
Two blocks away lived a confiding Far
seo merchant to whom Langdon owed a
thousand; also n dcslro to add to tho gctitlo
flro worslilper's tribulation. So ho went to
this creditor nnd confided In htm. "Sen
hero," ho Bald, "this grasping Mussulman,
Ragnntb, who Is of an unchristian faith, Is
seeking to hurt my business by the regu
lar nntlve methods. See, ho hns summoned
me for 2,000 rupees, which I do not owo.
Tho officer sent haB unfortunately become
Intoxicated In tho hotel and I must go nlonc.
I owe you a thousand, which I havo brought
hero It Is. If you will kindly como with
mo to tho court nnd stand security until
tomorrow for this debt, I will show tho
follower of Mahomet that It will not do to
benr falso witness against a European, I
will contest tills suit nnd havo him put lu
Jail, This thousand rupees which I give
you ns evidence of my good faith, you can
then keep for your dobt"
It seemed a candidly honest transaction
and tho Parseo stood bondsman for Lang
don's nppenrancc. It wasn't n productlvo
transaction, for that night tho broker
quietly took tho train and hied him over
the border Into King Thocbaw's territory
at Mandalny. Thero was no extradition
treaty and tho walling In Rnngoon affected
very llttlo tho gay Sldnoy; In fact, It was
rather good sport to him. In Mandalay
Langdon ngaln flourlnhed llko n green bay
tree. He even carried on business with his
former friends in Rangoon supplied tho
city with stono for tho roads. Many devices
wero worked to entlco him over tho border
so that twelve good men might bo allowed
to placo on record their opinion of his pnst
methods of finance, but Sidney was qulto
content In his now abode.
Ho would probably havo remained thero
until such tlmo ns It became necessary to
behead him, but tho year following his ad
vent was tho ono of tho war between Eng
land nnd Upper llurmah. Again Lantdon
had to preparo for a move, for with tho
coming of tho troops Hrltish law would ex
tend up to Mnndalay. Rich natlvo mer
chants beenmo pnnlc-strlckcn nt tho pros
pect of looting soldiers overrunning their
premises. That was Langdon's chance; ho
had a big safe, nnd persuaded somo of tho
terrorized llurmeso to placo their Jewels
with him for safekeeping.
"Tho soldiers will not steal from n
European," ho said. They believed him:
nnd tho soldiers never got a chance to dis
prove his words, for, ns tho troops entered
Mandalay, Sidney went down tho river in
tho big Hat steamer, disguised as a llur
meso servant to ono of tho pnsseugors.
Right through tho watchers nt Rangoon ho
tripped.
At Calcutta Langdon hnd n llttlo sport
ing play In tho swindling lino. Nono ot tho
racing men know of his Rangoon record,
nnd his generally prosperous appearance,
backed up by his habit of "having a bottlo"
of the most expensive, gavo him n standing
ns a man of means. Tho Calcutta races
wero on and Sldnoy know tho usual course
among gentlemen bettors was to book
transactions nnd settle tho following Mon
day. So tho first day of tho meeting ho
plunged heavily with n bookmaker, who
was kind enough to book his bets. Sldnoy
won qulto n sum. That night ho said to the
bookmaker:
"I should llko to settle accounts, If you
don't mind, ns I nm going nway to
morrow." Tho other paid with a sorrowful feeling
nt losing this man who bet with reckless
freedom, for ho looked upou him lu tho
light of a profitable customer. Uut next
day, at tho courso, his heart was mado glad
by a sight of tho buoyant Langdon.
"Thought you wero going away," tho
bqoklo said.
"Got a telegram changing my arrange
ments. Going to havo another crack at
you."
"That's good: glad of It."
All that afternoon Sidney had his crack
nt tho layor of odds and In tho end stood
a heavy loser on tho books ton times tho
amount of tho previous day's winnings.
Then tho bookmaker had a protracted
season of sadness, for ho never saw Sidney
ngaln; not that day nor any day after.
Rut though Langdon dropped out of tho
Calcutta llfo with the samo meteoric rapid
ity ho had como into it, yet our friend was
not qulto finished with India, for ho tarried
a few days at Madras. Hero ho passed us
Captain Knno, son of nn American million
aire. His fnthcr was an owner of great sil
ver mines and other gigantic nffalrs In tho
western Btatos. Nobody ever qulto knew
how It was managed, but ho had letters of
Introduction to ono or two prominent people,
and after a fow days wns taking tiffln and
hobnobbing generally with tho governor of
tho Madras presidency, Goven-Duffen. At
that tlmo tho silver question, embodied In
tho skeleton form of tho depreciated rupee,
was of vital moment, and king of tho dis
cussion board. Captain Kano enlightened
tho governor of Madras as to how this cur
rency problem was affected by Amorlca. His
oxporlenco ns the son of a great Bllvcr king
was of much value, and his opinions wero
quoted, printed nnd geuorally accepted ns
standard utterances.
Ho played whist nt tho Madras club, lived
on tho fat of tho land savored with honey
nnd, strnngo to Bny, left days beforo tho
entry of tho usual grim aftermath. Thero
was an aftermath, but it did not maturo in
reality until tho coming of ago of the Hood
of I. O. U.'s, checks, drafts on tho wealthy
father and other dubious literature which
had been so lavishly given to tho MudraB
world.
Days beforo tho fulness of this tlmo be
cucamped nt Colombo. From Madras Lang
don, now Captain Kano, took lotters of In
troduction to tho military and oinclnl llfo
of Ceylon's beautiful city. This, of course,
threw tho onus of entertainment upon the
Colombo dwellers, and Captain Knno of tho
U. S, A. was kept busy answering Invlta
tlons; his room in tho Grand Oriental ho
tol wns filled with them. At tho end of ten
days ho said to tho proprletor'of the hotel:
"I've got to return tho many social kind
nesses I have received hero. I wish to do
It In a thorough manner glvo ono grand
ball sortowhero, nnd Invito everybody who
Is nnylody, I glvo you carto blanche tho
host of everything that money can buy
wo must have, wines nnd nil. Hrcak the
record make It a long-to-bo-remembcred
affair don't forgot that."
"It stall bo attended to, colonel," said
tho proprietor with fawning deferonce.
"Tho best music, nnd tons of flowers,"
suggested tho son of tho millionaire
"I will seo to It, general."
"Tho Invitatalons will bother me," de
clnred Lnngdon-Kanc. "I must havo only
the best people, civil and military."
"Of courso, my lord," assented his host
"Hut I don't know a third of them," ob
jected tho captain.
"If I might suggest It, I could attend to
the invltaatlons tako them off your hands.
I know overybudy, of courso."
"Capital, capital!" declared Sidney, pat
ronizingly. "Just send out tho cardn, and
uso your own discretion in everything; 1
dlsllko to bo worried hy trifles. You enn
let mo hnvo tho hill"
"All In good tlmo," Interrupted tho pro
prietor. "Thero will bo no hurry abou'.
that pr.rt of it."
It was n grand affair. For days the ap
proarhlng banquet nnd ball wns tho talk
of the ttation. Tho hotol staff worked
with level Ish energy, for tho order had
been unlimited. The crush was terrific, for
tho bonlfnco hnd killed several blrdH with
this most precious btono that had been
put In his hnnds hy tho golden fates. Many
little courtesies he wiped oft his own slnto
by tho Invitations; also tho greater tho
crowd tho bigger the bill.
Tho night of tho ball, Just as Sidney or
Captain Kane wns preparing to welcome
his guests, ho received n message. Ho
confided this fact to tho proprietor, nnd
bogged him to attend to everything until
his roturn In nn hour or two. It wns a
tremendously unfortunntu thing, but n mat
ter of life and death to a protego of his.
Latigdon sllpicd out Into Iho night; and
that Is tho Inst tho genial caterer ever
saw of his 1 rodlgal patron, for an outgoing
stenmer that had been lying In tho road
bed ready to clear took him far from
India's coral strand that samo night of
tho mighty ball. Tho guests drank thj
wines and feasted like Lucullus, nnd mer
rily wnlted for that prince of good fellows,
Captain Knno.
They nro still waiting, some of them,
whllo others nro dead, for that was several
years ago.
The stinir.cr by which the versatile Sld
noy fled fetched up In Rio Janeiro; hut
that Is another hemisphere; nnd whnt the
process was In tho Interval of his landing
In tho Georgia Jail Is not of this history.
SOME O'.VEII.I, STORIES,
Ynrim About n l'oriner SI. Lntiln (.'011
KresNinnti. "Whenever I hear n discussion about po
litical platforms nnd tho attitude of parties
regarding them," says an old newspaper
man lu tho Washington Star, "I recall an
cplsodo that occurred nt Old Point Com
fort during tho naval rendezvous previous
to tho World's fair at Chicago. You know,
thero Is a national soldiers' homo at
Hampton, near Old Point, nnd It was only
natural, In view of tho great event In
Hampton Roads, that tho natlonnl hoard
which governs the homo should tako ad
vantngo of tho occasion to mako an ofllclat
visit to tho Hampton Institution. General
Franklin, General Stovo Avery nnd sev
eral other members of tho board wero
there, and hnd dotermlned to mako nn In
spection of tho homo nnd Its Inmates on n
Sunday morning.
"John O'Neill, then a representative In
congress from a St. Louis district, nnd I
wero Invited hy General Avery lo accom
pany tho pnrty to Hnmpton. Everybody
who know O'Neill remembers what n de
lightful brogue ho possessed. When
Avery asked him to enter tho carrlago then
nt hand and mako tho trip ho quickly re
plied:
" 'I'd go In a minute, gln'I, but I've got t'
go t' mass.'
"Avery endeavored to Impress upon him
tho fact that he could attend mass nny
Sunday, but n turnout of old veterans was
not to be seen so easily.
"O'Neill still refused and Avery still In
sisted, until nt last I looked at my watch,
and, observing the time, remarked to
O'NoIll that ho was too lato to attend mnss
and bo thero nt its most solemn portion,
becnuso communion tlmo had pnssed. Sat
isfying himself on this point, nnd express
ing his regret that he had been cajoled Into
delaying his pious purpose. O'Neill got In
tho carriage with Avery and myself. As
wo started off Avery said to him:
" 'John, you seem to stick as loyally to
your religious platform ns you do to your
political platform.'
" 'Ilcdad, that's thruo, gln'I,' he repliod.
llko a flash. 'Yo know, they'ro both built
t' git In on!'
"Coming back from tho house," continued
tho narrator, "O'Neill told a number of his
Inimitable stories, and one, I romcmbcr,
wns particularly good nnd timely.
" 'Tho lasht bill PrlBldlnt Harrison
signed,' ho Bald, 'was one grnntin a pin
shun to nn old lady In St. Louis whoso son
had been drowned durln' th' wnr In that
very moat nround Fort Monroo thero. Ho
was on sentry duty an' had foil In th'
wathcr. I had worked on that bill harder
thin I hud on nnny measure, I rcckln, In
mo congressional career, an' It was passed
at th' very lasht minute. Whin I reached
th' prlsidlnt In th' prlsldlnt's room at th'
sinato Mr. Harrison had t'rown down his
pin nn' declared ho would sign no more.
I told him this bill was for a soljer's
mother, an' ho ptckt up his pin an' signed
it. Whin I wlnt back C St. Louis I met
th' ole lady an' told her whnt a tolme I'd
had gettln' her pinshun for her. "Yo did
nobly, Jawn," she said; "an now, Jawn,
how about th' back pinshun?
WIIEX (iltEEK MEETS CREEK.
Relative Merlin of Copper Mlnr In
I'lnli und Wjoinlim.
Six months ago n young Chicago man
was seized with a severe attack ot mining
fever, reports tho Tribune, nnd went out
west to try to euro it. Ho finally located
up in Wyoming, where ho got possession ot
somo undeveloped copper clnlms, which
promlso to mnko him a mlllonalrc. Ho
enmo back to Chicago a few weeks slnco to
form a syndicate for their development.
To say that ho is enthusiastic over bis
prospects In copper would bo to understate
tho truth. His pockets nro filled with
chunks of copper oro and ho spends most
of his waking hours talking copper to any
ono who will listen. Ills friends have somo
tlmcB oven feared of his sanity on tho sub
ject. Ono evening this weuk ho started to
rldo down town In a Clark Btreot cable.
Ho was accompunlod by a friend, who Bat
with him on tho car seat and tried his best
to keep his mind off the subject of min
ing. Tho two wero talking together about
tho coming holldnys and thero was so sign
ot an eruption, when, half a mllo nearer
town, a couplo of strangers got on the car
nnd sat down exactly opposite. Tho cop
per fiend was on tho insldo and his friend
noticed that almost as soon as tho strangers
boarded tho car ho commenced to stir un
easily In his scut. Presently tho frlond
discovered to his horror that tho strangers
wero talking about copper. Tho Wyoming
miner stood It as long ns ho could. Then
ho leaned across the car and addressed
tho stranger who sat nearest.
"Say," ho broke lu shrilly, "I hear you
aro talking nbout copper. I'm a copper
miner myself. I'vo got somo claims In
Wyoming that aro tho richest In tho world."
Ono of tho Btrangors roso to tho challenge
Instantly. "My mines nro In Utah, young
man," ho said, "nnd 1 tell you tho oro that
comes from them can't be neat."
Down Into one pocket tho champion of
Wyoming plunged his hand and brought It
out, clutching a huge pleco of copper oro.
Ho leaned ncross the car and shook It under
his rival's nose.
"There," ho cried, "havo you got any
thing that'll touch that?"
Tho other man was not far behind him
Ho also had his pockets full ot rocks, one
of which ho promptly proceeded to pull out
and wave In tho faco of tho ma 1 across from
him. Doth wero now talking at once ami
tho pabsongcrs began to tear that a serious
encounter was Imminent. Finally tho con
ductor camo in.
"Say, if you follows don't quit I'll call
a cop," ho said. "I ought to hnvo you ar
rested anyhow for running nround with
your pockets full of big stones. You act
llko holdup men."
Then tho frlond spoko up.
They're only talking over a little mining
doal," ho said. "Hero's where wo get off
tho car."
Ho tho relattvo merits of Iho copper min
ing regions ot Wyoming and Utah aro still
unsettled.
nilieiml vc, lint eeemin ry.
Tho length of tho specdwuy Is two and
one-fifth miles und Its cost, not counting
tho land valuis, was between $3,000,000 and
$1,000,000, relates thu New York Press.
Think of a driveway costing moro than
$1,500,000 a mile! Never before In the his
tory of tho world was such a, thing heard
of, not rvru lu iho halcyon dn of undent
Rome, when roadbulldlng was 11 fad of cen
sers and deceniMrs. Labor was so cheap
then that no ariot:nt was tnken of Its cost.
Somo of tho Roman roads havo stood thn
tratUc of 2,000 yenrs mid fomo highways In
China that of nn even longer period. Tho
reason why Chlua is so backward In rail
way building Is that her wagon roads urn
so lino. The Applan Way. from Homo to
Htundlslum, n distance of 320 miles, li
tho most celebrated road in the world nnd
must havo cost n vast sum. ns rocks Imd to
bo cut through, valleys filled up, ravines
bridged and swnmps embanked. Hut noth
ing 11 lie $1,500,000 n mile. Oh, no!
"Everyone who hns ub.M Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy apenks well of It," says Mr.
Edward P. Miller of Abbottstown, Pa. Peo
ple who once use this preparation aro sel
dom satisfied with any other. There Is
nothing like It to allay a cough or brenk
up a cold. It Is pleasant lo lake, too.
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INSTRUMENTS placed on record Monday,
December 21:
Wiirrnnly Droit,
Hyron Heed company to A. M. Gal
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feet lot 8, block SO, South Omaha. $ 700
A. W. Jones nml wife to A. L. Fitch,
lot 17. block 3. Potter C.'s 2d add . 1,350
Josef Kulowrntek und wife to Joseph
Tucek. northeast 2Sx6o feet of lot
2, block 7, Ilrown park 2,300
E, E. Raymond and husband to Mil
ton Trust company, w',& block 13,
Edgwood mirk 300
Roso Pollnnl to H. Oliton, lot C, block
0. Plnltivlew ndd 373
Omnha Lonn nml tltilldlng nssoclatlon
to H. K. Stewart, lot 26, block 13,
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F. M. Petty nnd wife to Samuel Fee,
w4 nw 11-10-12 3,200
Lmma Johnson and husband to J. C.
Pederson, lot 0, A. II. Slimier' H mid.. 1,000
J. C. Pederson nnd wife to Louis John
con, same 1,0H)
Atlantic Realty association to J. A.
W. Hull, !ots 1 and 2. block S. Ken
dall's ndd 750
J. L. Hrowne to W. W. Lytic, tindlv.
12-13ths of sublot 12, In tux lot 5, In
15-15-13 860
South Omahii Lnnd rompaiiv to Aloc
Munroe, lot 13, block 20, South
Omahii 400
M. A. Hundcr nnd husband to West
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7. Crelghton Heights M0
Western Creamery company (0 M. II.
Prlgeon. lot 20. block 7. same 500
Mnry O'Connor to M. F. Holey, lot 0,
block 7, in 1st ndd. to South Omnha. 1,000
Unit (in 1 111 lleeilN.
J. J. Smith nml wife to L. O. Smith,
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out 1 und 2, Putrlck'ti 3d ndd 1
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