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THIS BED: OMAHA. F1UDAY, MAliCH 2, WV.l 11 GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET Bulls Hoping for Wheat Crop Scare for Help. CORN CROWD SWITCHES OVER Cotton Crowd Una SiTltc.lirtl It nrnkrm nnd New York Firm la No tv Directing the Doll Campaign. OMAHA. March 27, 1913. One lotiR In wheat said that the only hope In the minds of bulls are crop scares, which would mean a falling off In the condition of the wheat plant. This man said there Is a possibility that the larger holders In the May option will be obliged to liquidate their lints previous to any deterioration of the growing crop, but .that the new crop options will then prove the attraction of the speculators and that they will sell sharply higher. This same man said that with even fair, trade In the cash wheat market at Chicago the May option would be the big attraction of conservative men of the trade, as It means that the best wheat must naturally come out on May contracts. i The IMlIltlcal ftttllndnn nlirnaH in veer ing .around into a more favorable posi tion and with the heavy supplies of wheat available at the present low prices and with the general dullness in wheat and, flour there Is little to encourage the buying of that grain at the present. It would be Impossible to hold prices at tbe present level unless .something un foreseen develops to give the entire mar ket a complete change. When the fact Is considered that sales of cash wheat at Chicago have been very low this week, the situation may be called quite discouraging to holders of wheat. Duluth wheat stocks arc of enormous proportions, and word was received here yesterday that the elevator capacity will be full Saturday and that receivers of wheat have asked shippers not to Bend any mora grain to Duluth until an open ing may be had for some of the grain now held there and for which there l& no demand now. With the opening of lake navigation the congestion will bt relieved by a heavy movement to Chi cago. The general belief In corn circlet) Is that the cotton crowd has switched Us brokers, and that the Armour lira n com. pany is now being used Insteud of an other big concern. It is said that Hutton & Co.. the cotton house in New YorK, Is aCtilng as directors of the bull cam paign In May corn for the cottjn "roivd at Chicago, and that in order to cover up their tracks they have direct d their former brokers In Chicago to place the orders in the hands of the Armour Uraln company. The oats market was remnrknoly strong yesterday, and with the storms and floods traders doubt If any particular dentine will be witnessed. Inspection report for today: WHEAT No, 2 liars, i cars In and 9 cars 'out. No. 3 spring: 1 car In. CORN No. 5 yellow: 6 cars out. No. 3 yellow: 18 cars In, 2 cars out. Np, 4 yel low: ,8 cars In. No. 3 white: 9 cars in, 4 cars' out. No. 4 white: l car In. No. 2: 5 cats out. No. 3: 9 cars In, 2 cars out. No. 4; 6 cars in. No grade: 1 car In. OATS Standard: S cars In. No. S white: 15 cars In, 11 cars out. No. 4 white: 13 ears""ln, 1 car out. No grade: 1 car In. BARLEY No. 4: 1 car In. Rejected: 1 car Jn. RECEIPTS, t Week Tear Today Ago. Ago. "Wheat 9 Corn," 37 Oats, 26 Barley SHIPMENTS. Wheat 13 Corn 44 Oats 10 34 98 60 28 65 47 No wire for primaries on account oi floods. The close at Liverpool on wheat was Ud lower to Ud higher. The close on corn was unchanged. The' following -cash sales were reported, today: WHEAT No. 2 hard winter, 1 car, 84c; No. 3 hard winter, 1 car, 834c No. 3 mlxed.-'l-ear.-.34c. - No. -4 mixed, car, SOVic - "" ' ' " CORN No. 3 white, 1 car, 48c; 2 cars, 484c: 1 car, 4SAc. No. 2 yellow, 2 cars, 48Sie; 2 cars, 484c. No. 3 yellow, 2 cars, 4$4c; 2 cars, 484c; 3 cars, 48c. No. 4 yel low, 1 car, 46c. No. 2 mixed, 1 car. 484c. No. 3 mixed, 1 car, 484c. No. 4 mixed, l car, 47c; 2 cars, 4G?ic. OATS No. 3 -white, 1 car, 324c; 3 cars, 324c; 6 cars, 32c; 1 car, 31ic No. 4 white, 7 cars, 319ic; 2 cars, 314c; 1 car, 31c Omaha Cash Prices. WHEAT No. 2 hard. S34S4c; No. 3 hard, 8240834c; No. 4 hard, 784814c; No. 2 spring, 04S814c; No. 4 spring, 794804c; No. 2 durum, 86864c; No. 3 durum. S.V3S54C CORN No. 3 white. 484JH8ic ; No. 4 white. 474847"ic: No. 2 yellow, 4S',4c; No. 1 yellow, 48c; No. 4 yellow, 464c; No. 2, 484c; No 3, 4a484c; No. 4. 464847c. OATS No. 2 white, 334(3'334c; standard, B2HG330; No. 3 white. 3iy4(S324c. BARLEY Malting, 53i&Jc; No. 1 feed, 41043c. RYE No. 2. 3664c; No. 3, 644&&5c. Carlot Receipts. Wheat Corn. Oats. Chicago 15 103 S3 Minneapolis Duluth Omaha ? St. Louis' - Winnipeg 305 37 17 CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Featnre of the Tradlnic and Closlng; 'Prlce on Hoard of Trade. CHICAGO, March 27.-D!scovery that the government report on farm reserves does not Include spring seed require which are 27.000.000 bushel, caused gen eral selling today which sent wheat down. The close was weak, at a net loss of U to 14c. Corn suffered a net iosl of 4c and oats 4 to W Pro visions closed a shade lower to loc h T ho'close was weak with May at 89Uc, aTrado1ln corn was dull today and was almost entirely In local hands, the cast not being a buyer because of the over stock there and the territory In the more Immediate neighborhood being nfPftcd by floods. Absence of any material Miort Interest left oats with poor support throughout the session. The close was weak with May at 53 If 634c, a net decline of He The run of hogs In the west was 14,000 lees than a year ago and the provision list was comparatively dull. The range of prices was narrow most of the day. Leading futures ranged as follows: Article! Open.j Hlgh. Low. CJose. Yea'y. Wheatl May, July. SeDt. 1 WW no 89H ti SO S9?i KST4I SoWSlHIfW Corn: Mav.l.W:rt4 KWi 62T4 KVi... July,HT44 Mi MjiiHH.!... Sept. 65 65HI 654 6oV... Oats: !.., I I .,,1, I, May. I33H034I ,S34Ti M od7 oo7S... S3T,! 3JS33HH..- 33HI 33H 33 Q. . I I July. Sent. Fork: I j May.120 60-67 1 in .rrui "O 2ft sr. 1 . .. July. 20 37WI 20 37V4I 27HI 20 UVt Lard: I I I I MayVI 11 10 I 11 15 I 11 07HI 11 15 . July. 10 95 10 96 10 87H1 10 92V4I--- Rlba: I I I I May.lll 17-201 11 30 1 11 15 ull 30 I July.l 10 90 I 10 90 I 10 82HI 10 S5 lfr Market. PRAIRIE HAY No. 1 upland. $10,606 11.00; No. 2, HOOtrtO.OO; No. 3. $6.0038.00; No. 1 to choice midland. $10.(JO10.50; No. !. $g.00jl0.00; No. 3. $6.0tg.00; No. 1 to rhnlos lowland, J9.00tfjl0.00; No. I, $8.0Og 9.00; No. 3, $6.00(38.00. STRAW Rye or oat $6.0006.60; choice wheat $5.003$5.50. ALFALFA No. 1 to choice third and fouath cutting, I12.0C1S.00; No. 1 to choice first and second cutting. $11.0012.00; No. 2, any cutting. $9.00911.00; No. 3, any cutting, JS.0CVEr3.00. Ne tt York Metal Market. NEW TORK. March 27. M ETA LS Closing prices In Ixindon: Copper, spot, S; futures. 68 5a. Tin. spot. 219 10s, futures, f213 10s. Lead. 116 6s 3d. Spelter, 124 15s. Iron, Cleveland warrants, 65s IVid, NEW YORK. March 27. METALtf Copper, firm; standard spot to June $14 37HW4 87W. Tin, quiet but firm, spot March and April, $47.753'4g.25i May, $4x0 Wl'.OO. ljenl steady Spelter, easy, at !a.7Ti0$.96 Antimony, easy. Iron, quiet Hunk ClenrliiHS. OMAHA. March 27 -Hank olearlnss for today are $2,1161.001.41 and $i,(S.Mi.Sl for the corresponding clay last year. OMAJIA (IKM'.IUI. MARKET. BUTTER-No. 1, Mb. carton, 36c; No. 1. GO-lb. tubs. 35ic; No. 2. c. CHEESE Imported Swiss, 32c; Ameri can Swiss. 26c; block Swiss. 21c: twins. 174c; daisies. 174c; tilplets. 174c; young Americas, lsc, blue laliel brjek. lSe; llin bergcr, 2-lb., 21c; 1-lb., 22c; New YorK White, zvc. i BEEF CVTS-No. 1 ribs. 19c; No. 2. 16c; ' No. 3, 12c; No. 1 loins. 2),,4c;No. 2, ;ic. , No. 3. 15c; No. 1 chucks, Sc: No. 2, : S',4e; No. 3, So; No. 1 roundn. 1214c: No. 2 U4o; No. 3, 114c; No. 1 plates, 7c; No. I 2. 7ic; No. 3. 7c. I POULTRY-Hrollers. iS.00 tier doc i ' hens, 16c; cocks, 11c; ducks, 20c; geese, i 18c; turkeys. 25c; pigeons, per doz.. $1.20: broilftrs, nllvo 2Mf4Sc; hens. 12Hl(c; old roosters, Sc; ducks full feathered, ISo; geese, full feathered, 13c; tin keys, 1416c; pigeons, pet doz., $7.00; homers, $2.50; squabs. No. 1, $1.50; No. 2, 50c. FlSH-Whito. frozen 12c; trout, frozen, 14c; large crapples, frozen, 10c; Spanish mackerel, 14c. eel. 15c; haddock. 12c, IL.,"".1.. JPV.Jfn1;., P?Jl t$Ti " . -. heads. 13c; ojstcrs, bay standards, $1.30; northern, J1.&0; selects, $1.75; counts, $1.90. MISCBLLANEOUS-Cocoanuts. In sack, each, 6c. Honey: New Colorado. 24 frames, per case, $3 76; new clover, i tumblers, strained, per case $LW); now clovr. 24 short pint jars, Btralned, per case, $3.00, new clover, CO-lb can. strained, two cans In case, per lb., 9c. Extra fine onion net, yellow, per bu.. $1.76; red, per bu $1,50; white, per bu., $2; 5c per bu. less In 5-bu. lots. Sweet I'otutocs: Kansas yellow Jer sey, per bbl $1.90; more, per bbl., $1.75. BEEF CUT PRICES-IUbs: No. 1, 20c; No. 2, 164c; No. 3, 114c. Loins: No. L 22c; No. 3, ISc; No. 3, 16Vc. Chucks: No. 1, 104c; No. 2, 9c; No. 3, Uc. Rounds: No. 1, 13Uc; No. 2. 12c; No. 3. 12c. Plates: No. 1, S4c; No. 2, 8c; No. 3, 74c VEGETABLES Beets: New. per doz.. 60c. Carrots: New, per doz., 60c. Turnips: New, per doz., 69; Leaf Lettuce, 40c. Parsley, 40c Eggplant, $1.60. Peppers, per basket, 5oc. Strawberries, per qt 40OOc. Head lettuce, per doz., $1.00. Mint, per doz.. $1.00. FRUITS Apples: Extra fancy Wash ington Jonathans, 150 count, per box. l.G5;extra fancy Roman Beauties, 64. 72, So count, per box, $1.65; extra fancy high colored Colorado and Utah Jonathans, unwrapped, per box, $1.35: extra fancy, Colorado, unwrapped Wnite Winter Pear mains, per box, $1.65; fancy New York Baldwins, &er bbl., $2.75: extra fancy Missouri Ben Davis, special packed, per bbl., $2.50; extra fancy Missouri Wlue saps, per bbl., $3.25; extra fancy Missouri Pippins, per bbl., $3.00; extra fancy Mis Pippins, per bbl.. $3.00; extra fancy Missouri Willow Twigs, $4.00; fancy Missouri Red Gano, per bbl., $2.75; extra fancy Wnshlngton White Pear mains, per box. $2.00; Idahos, $2.00; White Washington yenow and New ton Tlpplns, $1.50. Oranges; Extra fancy California Navels 126, 150, 176, 200, 216, 230. per box, $4 00: questionable Cali fornia Navels, 126. 150. 176, 200. 216. 250, per box. $2.00: extra fancy Florldas, all sizes, $4.60; Florida Vnlenclas, per box, all sizes, $5.00 Grape Fruit: Extra fancy, Florida, 36 pr box, $2.73; 16 per box, $3.00; 64, per box, $3.75. Cranberries: Extru fancy Jersey, per bbl., $7.00. Lsmons: Bunktst brand. 300, 360 size, $8.00; fancy Red Balls, $7.5 New York Money Mnrkel. NEW YORK. March 27.-MONEY On call, 2414 per cent; ruling rate, 44 per cent; closing bid, 3?i5?4 per cent. Time loans, easier; sixty nnd ninety itavs, oil 54 Per cent: six months. 6U5U Per cent. PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-6 per cent. STERLING EXCHANGE Firm; sixty days, $4.8325; demand, $4. 8725; commercial bills, $4.S2i. SILVBU-Bar, 57Uc; Mexican dollars, 474c. Cotton Mnrket. NEW .YORK, March 27.-COTTON-Spot Closed quiet; middling upland. 12.50C; middling gulf, 12.93c; sales, 1,700 bules. New York Stock Mnrket. Number of sales -and leaCtng luotatloiig oil Stocks today were as follows; HalM. IlUh I.ow. Amalgamated ( oprr ... American Agricultural American Beet Pugar... American Call American Can pfd American C. F American Cotton Oil American Ice Securities American I.lnreed American 8. & It American TAT Anaconda Mining Co.. . Atchlton S3.W0 TH 701, 300 tl iiS 1,100 32 30 9,100 3' 307a 1,100 121 U'0lt 100 t0i SOVi 1,300 IIS 1144 20 U'i too 1U, 10 3.600 Mia T4 1.M0 1131 1324. 1.C00 SVi 3li J. 600 102 10Ii loo ; is &M 12S 1224 2,700 100i BVa 200 3)'i 34i 900 88 S5H 8,700 232', 231 1,001) 2 2S4 3,200 71 "i 704 2.100 lili 109 100 34 3Li 200 132 132 1,100 10H 10S 400 54 34 1,600 2? 274 Atihlaon pM Atlantic Coast Line tlaltlmore & Ohio Detlilcliem Steel Urooklyn Hapld Transit Canadian Pacific Central Leather Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago, M. Sc St. ! Colorado Fuel Iron Consolidated (las Com Products Denver & Rio Urande pfd.. Krle Krlc HI pfd. 10O 43 45 rimers! Kletlrlc 1,000 138H 13.1 Great Northern pfd d1! MS'i 12 Oreal Northern Ore clfs.. 200 3t'i 34 Illinois Central 1,300 1204 1194 . . . . L ..... . 1,1..- , i I nitriUM uug,ii-.i-irui-ni .an ' . . . -, . . - L ... , I BAll RO E-IZ imerDoruusii-mwi. j'lu ui-,i Inter-Marine pfd 100 IT 17 International Taper SOO 10, 10(4 Kansas City Southern 300 24', 24 Lacledo Oas 200 Vl M lrfhlgll Vallej- 400 M 165 Ixiulsvllls ft NashTllle 100 135 1334 M.. V ft S. 6te. M 600 I33i 1334 Mlsaourl. K. I- T 100 Sit, 25U Missouri Paclric 1.300 37(4 374 Mitlonal Load 1O0 414 t'i N. It. It. of M. 2d pfd 100 34i 2K New Vork Ontral 1,200 1054 1044 Norfolk & Western 200 106 105 Northern Pacific 2,400 119 111 Pennsylvania 8.000 11SS 111 P , C , C. & Bt. I. 200 95 95 Heading i,'w jr. i.usi TIecuhllr Iron & gteel 300 214 SIVi 36 24'4 44 nock Island Co 2W Rock laland Co. pfd S00 St U & S. F Sd Pfd 100 Reaboaril Air Line pfd 200 SlOks-Bhef field S. A 1 100 2m 36 U 8414 44 3 36 Southern Pacific Southern Rallay Southern n.a!ly pfd Tenneae Copper . . . Union Pacific rnlnn Plclflc rfd . 1,200 100H lOflll, 300 US M'i 100 ll't Ills 400 31 1; 11 . 24,500 149T, K8T, 100 4H United States Ituhber 1.6M I'nlted Rtstea Ste-1 46,900 6IS 61 60 14 107i 52 33 3i 11 66 14 61 I'nlled states Eteel pfd Utah roppr Vlnlnla-Carollna Chemical Wba:h Wsba.U r'd Western In Ion 400 10S 600 (214 W 33 200 svt 100 11 100 67 We.tlnghoiist Klec'rlc 2,100 65 Total sales for the day. 237,3!) slisres. rillCAIJO I.IVH XTOCK MAI1KKT C'nttle Sternly IIoks, AVenk to Ten Cental Lower Stheep Slenily. CHICAOO. March 27. CATTLE Re ceipts, 4,000 head; market steady to I0e lower; beeves. $7.10Cg9.10; Texas steers, : jo.uoff7.7c; western steers. &i.8sms.); I Ktockers nnd feeders. $6.irS-25; cows and heifers, $3.75o.l0: calves, SG.OMfO.DO. HOGS Receipts. I9.C00 head: market weak to 5c lower; bulk. $9 1&S9.30. though top of $3.40 was renched In early trade; light. $3.05fl9.35: mixed. $!.95fc0.3u: heavy. istmjo.m; rough. $s 76fi8.oo: pigs. J7.00"i 9.15. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 7,0u0 head; market steady to 10c higher, na tive. $5.75ftfi 60: western. $5.!0ij6.fi0- year lings. $S.807.Hi; lambs, native, $6.75S.uO, western. $7.Hi.m. K mi on m I'ltv Live Stok MnrUet. KANSAS C1TV. March 27. CATTLE Receipts, 1.000 head. MarKet strong to 10c higher: native steers, K.WV8S.90; na tive cows and heifers, $1.G0'd8.35; stockers nnd feeders, 6. GOGS. 25; bulls. $U.0uit7 23. calve. $7.0010.00: western steers, $7.25g 8.35; western cows, $4.50"fl7.50. HOGS Receipts, 5,500 head. Market 5c to 10c higher: heavy, $i.95Q9.10; packers and butcheis, $3.0OSS.20; light, $9.10tj9.25; pigs. $7.75C8.50. SHEEP AND LAMBS-Recelpts, 4,000 head. Market weak; muttons, $5.afl.7S: Colorado lambs, 17.7&S8.40; range weth ers and yearlings, $6.007-50; range ewes, $5.2t8.40. Nt. Joseph Live tltock Mnrket. ST JOSEPH. March 27 CATTLE Receipts. 2.000 head. Market steady; tteers, $7.50Q9.00; calves, $S.0099.50r cows and heifers, $4.OOU.50 HOGB-Recelpts, 7,500 head Market strong to 5c higher, top, $915, bulk of sales. $9.0569.10. SHEEP AND LAMBS- -Receipts, 1,600 head. Market slow, iambi, $7.00ftg.50. OMAHA LIYEJTOGK MARKET Cattle Very Slow and Weak to Ten Cents Lower. HOGS STRONG . TO TEN HIGHER Mieep nnil Lambs Verj- Slow, Ilnll, Weak to Ten I.ovrer Feeder llnjers Taktnic Jinn) for MirHrlnu Account. SOPTH OMAHA. March 27. 1913- Hecelpts. were- Cattle. Hok. Sheep Official Monduv 4, .07 v.m Official Tuesday .. Official Wednesday Estimato Thursday 11,435 12.I..I 14,(M) 42.3M 35,'JOfi 42,'iOT. 3fi.515 4S,j01 4ViH9 7,310 I. ' Vi (i.700 29,!S 2v.-4 4o.su 4i.478 Four days' totals 13.996 Same, davs last week. .14.684 Samo 2 weeks ago tf72l Same 3 weeks ago l7;253 Same 4 weeks ago 18,729 Same days last year... 21, 298 6t.KM Tho following tnbio snows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for the year to dato as compared with last year: 191$. 1912. Inc Dee. Cattle 2.W.019 2.W.721 20. ,02 Hogs 736.205 958.723 .... 22.t20 Sheep 6.t.627 647.874 12,153 .... The I'ollowlng table snows the range of prlces for hogs at South Omaha for the , last few days with comparisons. Date. 1913, H912.1911.19I0.1909.19QS.1&07. Mar. 17. 8 tf.441 0 67,10 331 6 661 4 541 Mar. 18. 1 8 7341 6 hi 6 64)l0 64) 6 50 4 43 4$ Mch. 19.1 N 70U 6 C51 110 611 6 4I 4 631 6 48 Mar. 20. UH 6 m 6 36 44 4 WS 6 40 6 25 lb 6 14 Mar. 21. 78k 7 101 6 45 10 63! 4 73 Mar. 22. 8 81 7 05 6 47 10 Ml 6 69 Mar. 23. 6 981 6 45110 611 U 661 4 791 Mar. 24 8 90 6 41110 631 6 511 4 80 Mar. 25. 8 87 4 7 011 6 35 10 651 6 681 4 89 6 08 Mar. X MUI 7 lhl llll fell 6 tin I llli U I.J war. Ji Vi T ST n 3T " 10 721 , :i n 11 'Sunday. at the Union Slock yards, South Omaha, Neb., for twenty-four hours ending ut 3 o'clock yesterday: RECEIPTS-CARS. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. H'r's. . ., m. c at. r b Wabash 1 Missouri Pacific Union Pacific 28 l & N. W, west.. 37 C. ,fc N. W., east.. 3 C. St. P., M. & O.. 17 C, B. & Q.. eaat.. .. I'.. II. & Q.. west.. 37 C, R. 1. & P., east 2 6 3 47 21 49 .. 2 7 2.. 15 53 it; 'i n 3 .7 191 41 3 (".. U. I. c 1'.. west .. Illinois Central .... 2 C. G. W...: 1 Total :ccelpts...l33 DISPOSITION HEAD. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Morris & Co.... 9 542 Swift & Co 1,019 Cuduhy Packing Co.... 433 Armour & Co ISO Schwartz & Co.... J. W. Murphy ......... .... Mori ell '.. 27 U P. Co 22 S. O. P. Co 14 Benton, Vansant & L. 71 Hill & oSll 314 F. B. Lewis . 35 Huston & oC 9 .1. B. Root & Co 44! J. H. Bulla , 32 L. F. Husz 26 II. F. Hamllto 16 Mo. & Kan. Calf Co.. 42 Werthelmer & Degen.. 39 CUno & Christie 44 Other huyers 352 1.966 i7 2,565 4,994 4,146 29.) 287 1,851 1.063 6,130 S.832 Totals 3.264 14,357 CATTLE Cattle receipts were very moderate even for a Thursday una the tctal for the week thus for has been small, amounting to a little less than 14,000 head, as against 21.OW0 head for the same days u year ago. The trade on all kinds of cattle was very slow and dull from start to finish, with prices weak to 10c lower. This was ttuo not only of all kinds of beef cattle, but of stockers and fetders as vell. As a matter of course, the severe ntormB and high water In tho east, interrupting rnUrnnif truffle. U tn n, Inrce extent re sponsible for the dullness of tho markcL- Quotations on eauio: Good to choice beef steers, $8.30iit8.76; fair to good beef steers, $8.1008.30; common to fair beef steers. $7.5038.10; good to cnolce heifers, (7.2508.15; good to choice cows, $6.8037.65; fair to good grades, $6.0u6.80; common to fair grades, Jl.OOiJti.OO; good to choice stockers and feeders, $7.6Oq.40; fair to good Stockers and feeders,' $6.807.60; common to fair stockers and feeders. $6.29 &6.80; Btock cows and heifers, $6.00iS7.23; veal calves, $6.60439.50; bulls, stags, etc, $.25C7-25. BEEF STEERS. No. At. Pr. No. At. Ft. S 1037 7 00 II 1316 06 6 K& III 1 1131 I 10 742 7 60 111 7 10 11.... 1140 S 10 20 2 43 10 0 ..1305 I 10 .1202 8 10 ..107? I 16 ..1186 8 It 1363 7 76 1047 7 15 1014 7 IS 103ft 7 ti 21 S. 7 1091 8 16 11 910 7 II 6 935 7 90 8 1172 I W 13 1165 8 00 29 1173 I 00 34 113ft 100 19 1121 8 20 9 1327 I 25 II llll 8 15 19 1S5S I 26 41 1268 8 14 IS 996 I 85 II llll I 15 20 1259 8 26 20 ir.0 8 35 II 1277 8 40 10 967 8 40 COWB. 4 ...hit i oi ...1066 8 00 ...1168 8 05 ...122! 8 05 ...1217 S06 I 6 21 14 . . 820 5 00 ..118 I 60 . .1037 I 81 ..992 !W .. 900 6 25 ..710 6 25 .. 426 6 25 ..1200 6 35 ..1136 40 .. 9t 40 ... 735 6 60 ...1217 6 76 ...1020 7 00 ...1110 7 00 ...1040 7 10 ...1103 7 16 ... Ill 7 If ...1115 7 15 ...1S60 7 20 ...1102 7 20 ... 150 7 25 ... Ill 7 10 10.. 11! 17... 10... 3 .1170 40 13 1145 I 46 13 1102 6 4J 1 1160 6 M 10... ... 917 7 65 1 14M 1 tJ. STEERS AND HEIFERS. i 175 7 00 22 1031 8 00 J; 710 7 15 12 855 I 00 17 Ill 7 10 14 1060 I 21 4 635 7 50 28 ItS I 23 3 4S0 7 60 11 1235 25 t 995 7 75 1 1223 I 44 1 640 7 M COWS AND HEIFERS. U 831 M 10 SOI 6 50 HEIFERS. 6 718- I 65 19 131 7 SO 12 142 70 8 858 7 50 6 911 7 00 9 933 7 15 2 820 7 25 1 1396 I 00 7 416 7 25 BULLS. 1 1110 6 60 1 1360 I 10 1 1!W M 1 1650 I 90 1 1670 I 60 1 1410 XI 1 1000 6 66 1 1510 7 00 CALVES. 1 120 7 40 4 167 9 00 1 110 I 00 191 9 26 ( 1SS 8 0 1 320 9 25 8 IM 9 00 1 210 9 10 177 9 ( S 155 9 (0 1 210 9 00 1 210 9 60 8 150 9 00 140 9 15 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 4 612 6 00 1 616 7 M 7 601 I 05 1 766 7 60 2 416 7 15 1 660 I 00 2 635 7 35 4 6tt I 00 (3 791 7 45 26 64S I 20 16 . ... I0 7 45 HOGS Receipts were generous today. ! and notwithstanding the fact that advices 1 from other markets Indicated higher prices local buyers made a combined etfort to force values down. Early bids looked to Do anywnere irom weaK to be lower, as a rule, however, salesmen were of the opinion that higher figures were In order ana tney siuck to mis Dcuei so wen that the bulk of the hogs sold from- a shade to as much as a nickel higher. The bearish feeling that prevailed during thb early rounds made trade very slow and It was only when buyers saw the futility of trying to buy hogs at lower money and decided to pay the sellers' prices that any degree of activity was noticeable. In spite of the dragglness of the early trade practically everything had been sold before 11 o'clock. Shippers and spec ulators bought a little more freely than they have at any time during the earlier part of the week, but at that the demand was restricted to the lighter weights and was not very brisk. The majority of the sales were made from $S.82tt to $8.87Vt an compared with yesterday's bulk of $8.S0& 8.85, and sond lights brought as high as $8.95, Just a . tec el above yesterday's highest figure. The receipts Included something like 200 cars, or 14,000 head, making the total for the week to date 42,294. This Is about 7,000 head heavier than the same period last week, but la nearly 5,000 head short of the corresponding four days a year ago. 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I M 17 171 ft ftS TJ . .80 ft si . . ..27t ion i is 7 :oi in o si :n o i is m SOI 40 m n., . , -03 ft us it , .its t(i) to S 149 . . ft ft$ t S24 . . ft fl 47.... ITS 10. ft ftS 71 1M . I 10 SI SIT . ft ft! M. . ..SIS . M 41 ill . I IS Tl Ml . ft 10 IS. . . . :os . I IS 40 IS! 10 M 14. .. !4ft ... I IS IT SIS . I ti'i STAGS. 1. IM U IH SHEEP Liberal receipts of heep and lambs for Thursday were at tho disposal of the packers this morning, and, as. there were no Indications of any Improve ment In the general trade nt outside points, the buyers apparently saw a good opportunity to try and force a substan- lla1 auction )n prices. Tlielr very first old were tuny istr-sc lower man on v eu- nesday. but as sellers were unwilling nt first to accept such a decline, trade came to a standstill nnd very few offerings of any consequence changed hands during the first hours of the forenoon. After a little dickering, however, the selling side finally let go of the holdings on a basis mostly lOU'l&c lower on both sheep and lambs. In spot the decline was more than this, with the feeder buyers buying a large share of the receipts lor shearing purposes. While some very good lambs were on sale. $S.2."i stopped the best or them. Shearing classes sold at a range of $7.9088.15. Some thirty cars, or 8,700 head, constl tuded today's supply, being nbout tho same ns a week ago. but larger u n two weeks ago. As usual of late lambs made up a very liberal proportion of the re ceipts, among which was a sprinkling of hav fed offerings from Montana and Idaho. Aged sheep and yearlings were In extremely light supply. General quality of the receipts was very fair. Quotations on sheep and lambs: Good to choice Mexican lambs, $S.n0W8.70; fair in crnml MeTtrnn Ininbs. $8.25iu8.50; good to choice western lambs. $8.15'tfS.40; fair to good western lambs, $7.S55f8.15; feeder lambs, $7.6oti8.20; yearlings, light. $i.2frJ 7.60; yearlings, heavy, $6.7&7.0); wethers, good to choice. $6.tOJf6.76; wethers, fair to good, 6.XSt6.fili; ewen, guou iu inu., $0.25tS.60; dives, fair to good, Sti.OJiiu.-J, culls and bucks. $2.7&ff4.0O. Representative sales: No. Av; I'r. 5 00 6 60 7 00 7 75 S 15 8 00 S 10 8 10 S 10 8 25. 8 25 8 20 95 fed lambs ' 87 fed ewes i S2 fed veni-llllKS 101 242 western lambs, feeders S3 498 fed lambs 81 600 fed lambs 86 4S0 fd lambs 87 222 fed lambs 87 201 fed lambs 87 163 Colorado lambs 6 617 Colorado lambs 76 612 fed lambs 81 NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION MEETS BEATRICE, Neb., March 27. (Special Telegram.) The twentieth annual ses sion of the Southeastern Nebraska Edu cational association opened here this evening for a two dnys' session with a declamatory contest In which twelve towns we,re represented. Miss Elsie Taylor of Wymoro won first place In the dramatic stato con tent and Miss Mablo Knox of University Place was second, William Gabbcy of Pawnee City car ried off first honors In the oratorical contest and In the humorous, Npllle Orecr of Havelock, wm first and Arthur Kline of Cook second. The business sessions of the associ ation begin tomorrow mornlnc. TWO METHODIST CHURCHES TO BE REBUILT AT ONCE Trinity Methodist church, Twcnty flMt and Hlnney, Rev. Thomas Blthell. pastor, will be rebuilt at once. The south part of the structure Is not In jured at nil and services will be he'd there until the neccssnry repairs -in he made. There Is a gang of mei now working upon the building nnd within approximately ninety days It will be le habllltated. Services will bo held on Sunday morning for a while. Just . soon an the lighting system can be put back Into Bhape services will then bo re sumed In the evenings again. The McCabe Methodist church, Forty first and Farnam streets, Rev. Under wood, pastor, will also rebuild at once. Arrangements will be made to hold the services elsewhere until the building can be gotten into proper shape. With the Bowlers Following are the scores In the Gate 1st. 2d. 3d. Tot. . 118 147 151 123 . 175 158 127 400 .293 Off. 2S5 m 1st. 2d. 3d. Tut. . 148 149 m 48.1 . 1G5 203 190 563 . 313 252 376 LOU 1st. 2d 3d. Tot. . 192 224 217 1S1 . 153 145 212 510 .345 369 729 1.113 1st. 2d. 3d. Tot. . 173 121 167 464 . 201 16.7 214 678 . 374 vh 3M 1.042 1st. 2d. 3d. Tot. .. 124 178 145 447 . 159 122 153 4J4 . 283 30) 298 881 1st. 2d. 3d. Tot. .. 148 100 215 UtX . 182 Wi 187 623 . 310 248 402 1.0J 1st. 2d. 3d. Tot. . 160 212 187 5S . 141 178 IM 603 ..SOI 390 In Tot32 1st. 2d. 3d. Tot. ,. 147 IV) 191 618 .. 187 2W) 200 596 ,. 334 389 391 1,114 1st. 2d. 3d. Tot. . 215 197 182 594 .. 204 160 301 565 ,. 419 357 3 1,159 1st. ' 2d. 3d. Tot. ,. 170 184 HS 502 ,. 182 179 161 525 ,.352 363 312 1,027 1st. 2d. 3d, Tot. .. 127 162 195 184 .. 163 149 145 157 .. 2W 311 310 l 1st. 2d. 3d. Tot. ,. 180 175 179 534 .. 161 166 181 m . . T4I 341 ") 7"04 Learn .., Stoetzel Totals , Pclple. E. A., Shaw Rosenberg Totals McCabe Chick .. Totals Amsden lmon ., Lane Mitchell ... Totals ... Moore Landstrom Lee Sclple Rock Totals Morrlnon League. ELKS. 1st. 2d. 3d. Total. Francisco 203 1X9 arc wt Orotte 135 146 170 451 Dennman 179 210 221 61 o Chambers 153 1J9 117 409 Blakeney 236 168 160 571 Total 90S 853 879 2.64 Key to the Situation bee Advertising ! TURKS LOSE ADRIANOPLE Moslem Fortress Falls After the Most Stubborn Defense. MAY SLAUGHTER CAPTIVES While the Capture of ilrlnnople U n Feather In the Tap of llnliiarla, It Ha Experienced Great l,ora lllsen here. IA3NDON. March 27. -Adrlanople has fallen after one of the stubborn defenses In the history of warfare, and Tchutnlja has suffered 11 like fate. Tho Information rexnrdliiK TchatalM may refer to the town of that name and not the fortifications, nlthounh It Is pos slhlo tho Bulftarlans carried all before them. "" Shukrl Pasha, the defender of Adrlan ople, handed his swonl this afternoon to General Savoff. tho Bulgarian gen eralissimo. From all accounts the arsenals, scores and much of the town are In flames, forces around Adrlanople, will enter to morrow nnd King Jerdliiand will follow soon thereafter. Ilnttle Stnrtr.l Slindaj. The battle stnrted 011 Sunday night with a three hours' bombardment. The besieging troops advancing under the glnre of search lights to attack the ad vanced wot kg nt Masllk. After a fierce defense throughout Monday tho Turks retired from the forward forts. Although great progress hnd been made In tho east. In other sections enormous losses had tesultcd to tho Bulgarians with small gains and Tuesday nnd Wednesday tho Important Inner forts were taken after hard fighting. According to a dispatch received at Belgrade from Mustapha Pasha, the losses were severe. Tho Servian Thir teenth nnd the Bulgarian Eighteenth regiments were blown up by mines. The hospitals have received thousands of wounded. People I'nnlc StrleUen, The people are panic stricken and Europe fears that the occupation today may be accompanied by Indiscriminate slaughter. The capture of Adrlanople lias catlsed rejoicing at all Slav capitals. No news has been received from Con stantinople, but It is feared that when the capture of Adrlanoplo bocomes known another revolution may occur. If Tchnlalja lias fallen there Is likely to be u dangerous Inflow of defeated troops. Mayor of Delaware Rescued from Pole DELAWARE. O., March 27.-Mtiyor Bleas was rescued today from the top of a telephone pole, to which he had climbed to rescue others. Tonight Dela ware Is In great need of brend, ns well as of gasoline with which to cook. Tho village of Stratford, five mile south has been wiped out. The total population of 100, tt Is reported have been drowned, but this has not been confirmed. Fifty are dead In Tiffin, it Is also reported, and the vlllnge of Prospect, ten miles to the north is under water. Company K, Fourth regiment, Ohio National Guards In charge of the city, has been ordered to shoot persbna who nttempt to go Into tho flood district with out authority. Fifty homes have been washed away and 300 are homeless. The student of Ohio Wesleyan university organized volunteer rescue troops and worked un ceasingly. The homeless have been housed In the Young Men's Christian association nnd ohurches, Alt the bridges across tho river have been washed awny. Tho most daring reached tho other side by crawling across on a wire cable. The known dead here are: FRANK MELCHINO. MRS. FRANK MELCHINO. THEIR HONS, RALPH, aged 0, nnd LEWIS, aged 4. MRS. SILAS SMITH AND HER TWO SONS, aged 7 and 8, and DAUGHTER, aged 1. MIPS ESTHER JONES, aged 7. M1BS HAZEL DUNLOP, ogod 22. MISS BLOSBON. WILLIAM HESSEV. WILLIAM FIELDING. JAMES MAINE, aged 0). Expressage Free On Relief Supplies CHICAGO, MAItClI 27-Express matter for tho relief of Omaha tornado sufferers and flood refugees In Indiana and Ohio will lie carried free of charge as long as relief work Is necessary It was announced hero today by the presidents of the Adams, American, National, United States nnd Wells-Fargo Express com pany. Any matter sent by regularly organized relief committee or consigned to municipal authorities will be ac cepted and forwarded Immediately. The Pennsylvania railroad Is neieni bltng a relief train of ten sleepers In lt depot here. The -train will carry car penters, wire men, machinists and track men, ns well as medical supplies, bedding and food. Boil all water and paatcurlre n'l milk used In flood districts. 1 the main text of a warning bulletin sent out today by tho Journal of The American Medical Association. CITIES SEND DETECTIVES TO FERRET OUT CROOKS In response to telegrams sent by Chief of Pollco Dunn to nearby cities, other heads of pollre departments have dls. patched two detertlve each here, it is thought that criminals of other cities upon hearing of Omaha's misfortune will flock here to reap a harvest from the unfortunate. By sending for the out-of-town sleuths, many of these may be rec ognized and apprehended before they can start their work. Ht. Louis will send two men, Chicago two, Minneapolis two, and Denver two. Kansas city was asked for two men, but the chief there answered that If Omaha would pay all expenses of the men they would be sent. Chief Dunn replied that If Kansas City had no sympathy for Omaha In lis trouble, their assistance could be dispensed with. WASHINGTON LUMBER FIRM GIVES $50 TO STORM VICTIMS The Clough-Hartlo) Lumber coinpatr' of Everett, Wash.. In a telegram lo the Bradford-Kennedy company of Omaht has Instructed the latter to donnle J) nt Its discretion for the relief of tornado sufferers nnd to draw on the Clough Hartley company for lhat amiunt The telrgiam also express sympathy fo" Omaha. Thief Loots House of Mrs, Newman hlle Mrs. A. A Newman, of Forty third and Trntt streets, looked on un able to Interfere, a man was looting the house of silverware and jewelry. He se cured about $200 worth of stuff. The soldiers were called, but the man escaped before they came. IOWA ROAD BILL PASSES Home Adopts Measure Already Passed by Senate. ASSURES NEW ROAD LAW Aet Will lie Followed lr Hill Pro Tiding; Permanent Fnnd Gor ernnr Spnrn I.atiTtnakera to Grenter Efforts. (From a Staff Correspondent ) DES MOINES. la.. March 27.-(Speclal Telegram.) The house of repreeiitatlvi s today finished the state highway com mission bill by amending slightly the senate bill and passing It with 01 votes to ?2. Every amendment offered by the brldgo and other lobbies wasoverwhelnl Inglv defeated and the bill will hecom a law substantially ns passed today. Th!s is to be followed by a bill 'urnlsninu more money with which to construct per manent roads. , Governor Uaea Spnr. Governor Clarke today sept to the leE Islaturo a spirited message In which he urged that It complete and pass the bills relating to tax commission, puollo utili ties nnd educational matters, lie de clared that the legislature Is pledged to action on these measures and thrre can be no excuse for longer delay. To llenr General Dodare. In tho senate today Kimball of t. oun cll Bluffs Introduced a resolution Invit ing General Grenvllle M. Dodge to appear and address the Joint assembly at any time he may designate. Kimball Introduced it bill to settlo the college controversy bst authorising dupli cation of work in domestic science ony at the colleges, but not In any mat:r involving largo expenditures. Building Societies Well Protected by Tornado Insurance Building, savings and loan associa tions of Omaha nre well protected against losses caused by the disaster. Tho three leading associations Conservative, Omaha and Nebraska aro protected by tornado Insurance more than sufficient to cover possible losses. The Omaha association carries a' blanket policy for $200,000 and tho Con servative a similar policy Tor $150,000. The Nebraska association rcqutr.es In dividual polit-les from borrowers equal to the ta".o of tho loan. A compute exnni'natlon of the Ne braska's home loans In the djvitstuted district shows twenty houses Utullly destroyed, In which tho association's In trrest amounts to $24.il9 and tho tor. nado Insuranco totals $26,050. Insurance on damaged homes, numbering thirty. Is ample for necessary r pairs. The Omaha association reports 125 home losses, of which ' twenty-five are tttnl losses, coverei by Itu blank t In suranco policy. Somu i.f She victims were found to havo toniad) Imiu-nnci; In heir own right. Officials -of the Conservntlvo nsst.qla. tlon were unuble tj aWo tho .lumln.- of lri.ac. but the bUnlv'. p)liy .n untpl prelection for assocltiM') l losses. Tho difference batwe. i the olanktt policy and individual policy pruFcnt an Interesting question for iffll"tid hjme borrowers. Tho lndlvidu.il pulley protects the borrower und the lender. Such policies are nsslgned to the asso ciation as additional security, but the amount of the adjusted loss Is avail able for repairs or reconstruction under the direction of tho association's officers. Such Is the rule of the Nebraska asso ciation. The blanket policy la under stood to protect the association only, and losses under such policy cannot bo de termined unless the association Is obliged to foreclose on the remains, when the policy makes good the loss. Insurance men say a blanket policy affords no relief for tho borrowing mem ber whose home was destroyed or dam aged, unless specific provision to that effect is Included in the policy contract. ONE Monte VICTIM Mrs. Jacob Unifier Maeenmba to Injuries from Htnrin. One moro name was yesterday added to the death list of the storm victims. bringing tho total up to twenty-one who perished In the vicinity of the city. In the county and In Mills county. Mrs Jacob Llnlnger died nt Mercy hospital from the terrible injuries received when her home on Pomona avenue was wrecked. The list will be further Increased within a few hours by the death of Michael Lynch, who was hurt when his home near Neola wns smashed. He was brought to Mercy hospital on Tuesday. He wits gradually sinking last night and the surgeons said he could survive but a few hours. Mr. Llnlnger. desplto his severe injuries and his 73 years, Is Improving. He has four broken ribs, a broken shoulder and a broken collar bone. Mr. and Mis. Rolf are progress ing nicely and their recovery is assured. Mrs. Heart. Mrs. NlnU and her 7-yenr-old son nre likewise recovering and were able yesterday to see their friends. The many patients at the Edmundson hospital are continuing to Improve and most sanguine hopes nre entertained for all but Mr. ..Poole. Symptoms of wvi:- monla developed yesterday to add Its pain to the agony of his wounds, ile u making a brave fight, however, en- coursged, as all of the hospital patients ie, ay loving attention of nurses and physicians. The little Johnson boy, whose father and mother were killed. Is In a crltl fa J condition. He was blown far away from the house into a field and dragged himself all night In the bitter cold supf ferlng from a broken leg. He was found aohut 8 o'clock Monday morning In a delirious condition. Death may yet fol lo wfrom the fearful exposure. l.avrn Fertiliser. CFall us and ask about our lawn ferti lizer. Nothing better. Phone 3077. Ynunkerman Sed company. Old floors made Just like new hard wood floors with Chl-Namel the great floor finish. Ask us P. C DeVol Hard waro company. 504 Jiroadway. I Key U la Sltuatiou-Ilee AdvitUslujsi SNOW STOPS BALL PLAY Oklahoma, Gets White Blanket, , Pe laying Practice. SCHEDULED GAMES ARE 0FI Hope Expressed flint Sntith May lleeonie Mtinny llefnre Season Open tn Permit n Few Practice Contests. OKLAHOMA CITY, Mar. 27i-(Spedni Telegram.! A severe snowstorm which swept Oklahoma Tuesday ntght, covering the ground several Inches deep, prcvehtcO the Omaha ynnntgtms and the Okla homa Operating company of the Com mercial City Iraguo from playing a gama scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, tt nlso prevented the regulars leaving for Stillwater, where they were scheduled for games with the Oklahoma agricul tural and mcchnnlcnl college on Thurs day nnd Friday and cnu&ed the post ponement of tho games scheduled with the Sioux City team nt Tulsa Saturday nnd Sunday. Indications nre. however, that .Thurs day will see the last of the snow nnd that by Saturday tho local diamond anil the one at Tulsa will be In condition tu carry out the regulnr program. The sound lodiuv wns divided Into regu lars and ynnnlgans. On days .when n.c gamo Is scheduled with other tenms, the regulars and ynnnlgans will play five innings and an out of town schedule Is be ing prepared for both teams. The rcgur lars will be In chargb of Manager Ar bognst, while President Ro'urke will man ago the youngsters. HreruHx With Keitulars. ' Arbognst is placing his strongest re cruit pitchers with tho regulnts. Using one of them nt second so that Schlpke ran strengthen the yannlgah inflefd. Shestak, a recruit catcher, -also will be with the rogulars, Johnson working with the second sciimd, for a time at least'. In Arbognst's squad will be: Cntchbis. Arbognst and Shestak; pitchers, Beebe, Lotz, Heed and APPlegate: Iriflclders, Coyle, Thomason and Cohgalton. Tho yannlgan tonm will lineup: John son, catcher; Gondlng. first 'base; Cole man and Klngdon, pitchers; Fugate, left field; Robinson, right field; Hicks; sec ond base; SchlpUe, third base; 'Ncff, shortstop; Bright, center fltld; The team spent all day In thdlr hotel. Manager Arbogast had" expected' to hold a school session, drilling the, men oil sig nals and inside base hall, -but nfter a consultation with President Rourke. It was decided to give the' men tC complete day of rest, since It was tho day as signed for the burying of Omaha's tor nado victims. Persistent Advertising Is the Road to Big Returns. THE AWAKENING LATER ON 4'npld's Hot Air as It, Appenrs When Tested by lixperl enee. "I understand that young Tom Quag mire nnd Anrelltia Trooper are Kolilff to bo married soon," remarked the driifiglst. "I never before saw ft man so badly In love. Tom's simply that girl's vunnJ, and he'd do anything for ,her, Ancellna surely Is In luck," " "I don't think 8o,;Vcommcntcd thn vll aga ' patriarch. "If I tfnmv' hnythiil$r nbout matrimony and I ought to, con? t Mdcrlng the number of beautiful hrltlcs I Iwive had-Angellnn Is ,gglng to uc against some heartrending 'disappoint ments and tllsllluslonments. ' "I passed her house the other evening", when she nnd Tom were on the porch, and I heard Tom saying thnt he'd be glad to die for her. and 1 thought at the time thnt he was getting himself In bnd. For a woman takes all thai sort of thing seri ously, nnd nfter she has been married a while and her husband makes a fuss about bringing In tt little coat she's pretty apt to dig up all his old vows and spring them on htm. and then he gets ex cited nnd says he wishes he had never . married, and she tnlkM about going home to her mother, and the sweet dream Is broken. "I remember when I was courting the woman who became my first wife. I wns young nnd Inexperienced and ex hausted the language tolling her what I'd do nt her behest. I'd rip up great pine by the roots and use them to write her nnino across the sky; I'd ball out tho ocean with a tin dipper; I'd face the Bengal tiger in Its native Jungle and wind Its own tall around its neck until It was strangled; I'd pick up the biggest iceberg In tho arctic and drop It down the crater of Vesuvius. "I used to uy .such things to that maiden on tho long, star spangled June nights npd she thotipht I was handing her atralght goods, and so did I, for that mntter. If she had asked me to go over Nlagarn In a revolving churn I believe I'd have done It. "In tho fullness of time we were mar ried nnd went to housekeeping. I was working hard in a feed store then, and nfter mauling bales of liny all day I usually was pretty tired when I went to my vine-covered cottage. "I had looked forward to chnerful even ings at home, such a you read nbout hi tho magazines. I hnd pictured myself n.i sitting In a comfortable chair, enjoying my well earned rest, with a book In my Imnd. while my life companion snnff sweet songs and sho plied her knitting needles or pursued her household cares, but my wife had no use for knitting needles and household cares of all kinds gave her an equilateral pain. She wanted to bo going to something every night. "If It wasn't to a dance. It was to a concert, and If there was no concert It would be u lectin h or a bpelllng bee. s she could wear her best raiment uui mingle with tho madding crowd. I soon grew tired of that, nnd when she sug- tested rhnslpg ourselves to tho opera ' house I'd have some excellent excuse that I had studied up during tho day. 1 "Then she'd point the finger of seor i at me and say: 'And you are the rain who said you would take an lophnt by the tusks and throw it over a mountain range to win a smile from my ehast lips! You are the passionate lover who expressed a willingness to Bwlm the en tire length of the Mississippi river and Its tributaries If that would bring one glow of rapture to my gentle bosom' And now you balk when I asl; you to take me to the minstrel show! Perfidious man! Base, Inhuman wretch!' "I was reduced to silent and sullen mutiny and the sltuntlon became In tolerable It might have ended In at tragedy had not my wife eloped with a sewing machine agent, thus doing me . greater service than I deserved at her hands, "When I think of that period in my-, llfe I tremble for the future jf Tom Quagmire, who Is adopting the tactics I JdUffd.- so "disastrous. y-Walt WUsoa Chicago news.