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Awards Of oovsrnmsnt Contracts.

The following awards Of contracts have
been recommended by Col Charles b. Penrose,
chief commissary Of the apartment of Dako-
Ia, under his advertisement of March ~ lssj,
for furnishing fresh beef and mutton at forts in
the department.: Fort Abraham Lincoln. North
ern facifc Refrigerator Car company at 80
cents FER pound: Fort P,mbina. RENT a. Dc-en-
tells at ..Is cents per pound: Port KooSh, William
Van Ga-ken at -, cents per pound; Fort Mis-
soula, Harding 4 Co, at p? cents per pound;
Fort Randall, Gustave Rie,ler at {? cents per
pound: Fort Sully, = X 1hompkins at ? conts
cent. per pound: Fort Poplar River. Walter H.
Jordan at l4.6? cents per pound; Fort Shaw,
Benoni STEEL at $50 cents per pound; Fort
Yates, Henry = Parkin AZ Is cents per poral
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1uoosATo8 Wan.


what - Amo4tooo army OooeS oeSs "
8ussiaa Preparations.
New York paper prints interviews on the
Russian preparations for war, with several
people who have just arrived from St Peters
burg. Capt Charles s. Hartwell, U. s. A, who
spent his youth in Russia and has just returned
from . long visit there, said:
When left 81 Petersburg q month ago,
three of my relatives were ordered to pre-
pare for active service and to join their
regiments ON the banks OF the Vol
"a. near MOSCOW. For some time the
authorities of that city have been retaining
eli the heavy scows which have been sent up
the volga to Moscow with grain, and now both
shores OF the river are lined with them These
vessels are very heavily built, and with prope1
sheds would make excellent transports. Ts,;y
are capable Of accommodating fifty meu, and
~ there are now nearly 900 Of them st the
rendezvous the transportation facilities Of the
imperial guard can be understood ! nave
seen it mentioned in late dispatches that the
imperial guard has been ordered to
the north This, am confident
is untrue II Sir Peter Iumsdcn should
send scouts a. far north as Merry, ! imagine
they would tell him somewhat starting STORY
il subject to government supervision, and not
1.-THE Of the military movements Is lnblished
in the Russian newspapers. u IL generaiy I'M
tlerstood in the army barracks AT 81 Peters,
burg that the car has decided upon war anu
that he is only waiting To- make formal dec
laration until his fOaces have invested herst
The Rusrian troops are in splendid state OF
discipline Preparations have been making for
this movement, to my own knowledge, for
three years. The occupation OF Merry was
the first great stride toward the Arabian aea.
although England willfully shut her eyes to i
I think that you will find that this last fight
with the Afshails will be used by the Russians
a. plea for more delay, or else instfiable
cause for advancing at once upon Herat and
seizing it, There are no indications Of peace
| in this matter Hostilities have begun. The
war party in Russia would not allow the car
| To Withdraw his forces, even though he wished
to ds,so Within q fortnight you will hear OF
the investment of the key to India.
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4 Mystery Solved.

The mystery Of the outlet Of the Great Salt
lake, Utah, seems to have been solved Ac-
corling to the Salt Lake Democrat, Peter Whit
ford and his were looking for cattle, a few
miles from Salt Lake City. on horse back.
The son, who was riding in advance,
suddenly disappeared, together with his
horse, and a rumbling sound was heard.
Whitford senior galloped To the spot, and saw
q yawning chasm, and heard his son shrek
from its depths. The rushing Of water was
heard below, and in response to his calls he
heard his sons voice. Letting down a rope,
the boy fastened il around his body and was
pulled up. He said he fell in a cavern through
which a stream flowed rapidly, leaving a de
post of salt The conclusion Of both was that
il came from Salt lake. which seems reason
able.
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Kenwarl Philips $500 Judgment against
III, New York Tribune has been set aside.
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April and May, 4904914c Oats quiet but firm; No.
) white 3103Sc; No. white 3S l9c; futures quiet;
No; white, January, 37ss 03sAc: February, March
and April. 3703Sc May 371203S12c. Other arti-
cles unchanged Receipts-Flour. 5000 brls; wheat,
10000 bus corn, 40, 600 bu; oats, 1000 bu. Ship
1000 bu
BALTIMORE, Jan. 17-Flour firm and quiet;
Wheat-Western higher and dull No. 2 Western
winter red spot, 914091 SIC; February 91l2a9s4c;
March, SO 093Ssc; May, 963s 0963tc. Corn-West-
assoc; February. 4Sl2D4Ss4c; March. 48A 049c;
steamer, Asia 048a4c. Oats quiet and firm; Western
white 37O3Sc; Western mixed, 34036c. Rye firm
at 6S07lc. Provisions easy and quiet. Petroleum
lower refined 73s 07l2c. Copper-Re6ned steady at
10%011c Whisky noninaIly steady at 81. $50
liz Other articles unchanged. Frsights TO Liver
pool per steamer in fair demand; cotton, 7-32d;
-four, Is grain irmer at 505 l2d. Receipts-Flour,
$4,000 brls; wheat. 47.000 bu; corn, 81, 900 bu;
1000 bu.
MILWAUKEE. Jan. 17-F1our quiet. Wheat
weaker; No. Milwaukee, 1890: January, 1880;
February. 79c; March 79ac; May, s5lac Corn
29c. Rye firm; No. L, 62c No. 2, 500 Barley firm;
No: 2sPring, 54,ac; No spring ing extra 4ec. Pro
uary; $12.25 for February. Lard-Prime steam,
685c cash and january; 6.85c February Receipts
modFn1our 10 600 ors; wheat 4S goo co. su corn ~,
$500 bu; corn, 81 900 bu
CINCINNATI. Jan. 17.-F1our quiet and I'M
changed Wheat stronger: No. winter red, 86c.
Corn firm; No. mixed. 42c. Oats frm No mixed,
32c. Rye strong and higher; No. 2, Csc. Barley
qiiet, but frm extra No. fall, Use. Provisions
Mess pork in fair demand at $12 250 1850. Lard
I'LL at $500. Bulk strong and UNCHANGED.
Bacon firm and unchanged. Whisky quiet at 81. IL.
Butter quiet and unchanged.
TOLEDO Jan. 17.-Wheat quiet but firm; No. 2
red, cash and January, 804c; February, 81l4c;
March, 82ac May, 86c. Corn frm; No. cash.
41si043c; January 41ac; February, 40Iac; May
42a 043c. Oats dull; No. 2, cash, 301oc; May, 32c
Clover seed steady; prime, cash, So. Receipts
Wheat, Ia 600 bu; corn, II, 900 bu; oats,
ShiDments-Wheat, 900 bu corn. 21 900 blu oats,
none.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 17.-Wheat firm and I'm :
changed; No. 2 red SOC. Corn-No. mixed, 42l2c
No. white 45c. Oats-No. naked Western, 80 lac
Provisions steady and unchanged. Mess pork $13.
Bulk meats-Shoulders, Sc; clear ribs, 61oc;
clear 65sc Bacon-Shoulders sac; clear Sides 7l2c;
clear ribs, 7l9c. Hans-Sugar-c 1O12c. Lard
Prime leaf Siac.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 17.-Cottou dull and I'M
changed; sales 5000 bales speculation and export,
500 bales; American, 300 bales. Breadstuffs
steady and unchanged Corn, pew Western mixed,
5s l. American lard, 36s Sd. BacoI4--Long clear,
22s Sd.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 1.-THE Commercial Indi-
Gator reports; Wheat steady; No. 2 red fall, cash.
63l8c February, SO l4c; May, 67ioc Corn steady;
No. mixed, cash, 305sc; February, 3014c March
3034c May, 32lsc. Oats dull and nominal l2c cash.
NEW ORLEANS, JAN 17.-Oats higher at 40c.
Bacon higher and scarce; long clear ia 07ssc Others
unchanged
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S455.23
Health and Food of School Girls.
et Carson, in Harper's Bazaar


The breakfast of school girls is the most i'm
portant meal of the day; not only have they to
replace in the blood the nutritive elements
which have been assimilated during the night to
meet the demands of growth and development,
but they must provide for the activity of mind
and body which their daily tasks impose upon
them 1t is an old saying that a boy is always
hungry; it is equally true that if girl is not
hungry at least three times day, she is in
some wrong physical condition. The unnatural
appetites which sometimes prevail among girls
for pickles, chalk slate-pencils, and like queer
fare, always indicate perverted state of the
system, that should be promptly investigated by
the physician.
Extremes of obesity and leanness, unless they
family characteristics, are indicative of dis
turbed physical balance Obesity may result
from an ill-reguated diet as well as from over
eating. While superfuous nourishment is stored
up in the system in the form Of fat, similar
condition may be caused by the undue excess of
starch and sugar in the food. so that the appear
ance may seem to indicate high health, when, in
fact the needs of the body are imperfectly met
The appetite of girls often inclines them to the
use of bread and butter and sweets rather than
to mixed diet. The remedy in this case would
be an intelligent explanation to them of the need
of the system for this mixed diet of meat, veg
etables and farinaceous food, the seant use or
entire avoidance of tea and coffee, combined
with abundant outdoor exercise and active
games, which favor the increase of appe-
tite. Where there is a hereditary tend
cHCy W ODCSlOyi PA5Aiy VI cAofCIo0
should be taken persistently, and the food
should consist of the lean meats poultry, game
red blooded fish, fruit and the succulent vegeta-
bes. The vegetables which contain an excess
of starch and sugar, such potatoes, beetS
parsnips and carrots should be avoided, together
with fresh white bread pastry. cakes and sweets
in general All anti-fat remedies should be
strictly forbidden, as should every extreme
dietetc measure. The drinking of vinegar IS
almost suicidal Even the comparatively mod
crate Banting system should not be followed ex-
cept under physicians direction. When lean
ness accompanies the use of an abundant and
varied diet and the general health is fair it does
not indicate any unfavorabe state. On the con-
trary the capacity for exercise is increased, and
the physical balance is in favor of resistance to
disease When leanness is the result of an
attack of illness, of impaired faulty nutrition
or of overwork, the remedy is to be sought in
the use of abundance of digestible and nutritious
food of varied character moderate degree of
exercise, and plenty of sleep.
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Farm Notes.

An English poultryman says that on the first
appearance of gapes make quart of oatmeal
porridge, stir into it talow candle and admin
lister 1t warm to the chicks Repeat the remedy
every two hours. He states that he has never
lost chick from gapes when the above was ad-
ministered.
Superphosphate made from rock phosphate is
similar to and operates in the same way as
superphosphate made from bones. although the
rock phosphate is slower in dissolviug. If prop
ery manufactured, it forms useful fertilizer on
all soils which are found to be benefited by other
phosphates.
A good fertilizer for ot-plants is one ounce of
carbonate of ammonia dissolved in a gallon of
water which should be soft Water the plants
we'll with it a few weeks and you will be sur
prised at the way they will grow The article
can be bought at the druggists for 30 cents per
pound. Keep the soil in the pots loose.
An English experimenter says that a single
grain of wheat has produced thirty nine ears,
containing in all $500 grains, and that three of
the largest of the ears had respectively 104, 103
and lO1 grains His experience corroborates
tnat of Prof. Blount, who states that wheat is
more easily. improved than any other plant.
In skimming the cream from milk, there
should always be milk enough skinned with the
cream to give the butter when churned, bright,
clean look. Butter churned from clear cream,
With little or no milk in it, will usually give an
oily or shiny look. This shows that the grain of
the butter is injured, which affects the keeping
qualities of the butter.
Good paste can be made Of two heaping table
spoonfuls of flour and one pint of cold water put
the flour into a saucepan, put in little of the
water and stir until smooth; then add the rest of
the water, and let it boil for two or three min
utes stirring it constantly 1t is said that if
third of a teaspoonful of ground cloves is added
to this after removing it from the fire, the paste
will keep long time without souring
One cause of the sagging of gate posts is their
lifting by frost If raised few inches only
they become loose and are easily displaced. This
timber on opposite sides near the lower end.
Set slightly inclining upwards they hold the
post firmly. The notch is easily cut by first
saving into the post about one-fourth or one
tee..rc. Of It's diameter and then making the rest
of the notch with an AK.
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short props are placed under the trees, lift
ing them slightly from the ground 1t is
most convenient to train them rather fat or
somewhat fan-shaped so as to lie fat. This
is all the peculiar care they need and it results
in good crops of fine fruits, in places where only
second rate fruit can be otherwise had at high
prices, brought by railway hundreds of miles.
in row at the foot of a steep sloping bank of
earth, so that by.a moderate bending the trees
may be laid against this bank, and then cornstalks
stacked against them. As it is impossible to OBJ
tain peaches without this care the operators are
sure that their labor will be certainly repaid ev-
cry year; while in milder regions, where the crop
escapes half the time, they are tempted to omit
it. hoping that the present year will be favor
able one. BY planting early varieties of the
peach which ripen in short summers, this prac-
tice may be employed in rather high northern
regions with success.
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Elsewhere.

BUFFALO, Jan. 17.-Cattle - Receipts to-day,
r. receipts CONSIGNED through go carloads, of
car loads sale. Feeling firm
Sheep and Lambs-Recepts to-day, 400; re-
ket was steady, with fair demand prices firm and
changed; medium to good sheep, $3.5O04; choice,
81 25@4 80; good to choice Western lambs, $3.50
Oo.75; Canada lambs, S6.25O6A0.
Hogs-Reeepts to-day, $500; recepts consigned
through, 163 carloads of which 26 cars were to
New York Demand good at full prices; good to
choice Workers. 81 so al 80; butchers grades $4,85
0490; good to choice heavy, 81. IS 0495.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE Drovers journal re-
ports: Hogs-Receipts, 5000; shipments none.
Market steady; rough packing 81 2504 so; packing
skips, $3.5O0425.
nominally steady; export steers, $606.50 good to
choice ship ing So. $685. common to fair, 81 ESQ
81 stockers, $3.4004 feeders, $40450.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 800 shipments,
Market brisker; local values STRONGER: COMMON
$40425.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 17.-Cattle - Receipts. 400;
shipments, l, 100. The supply is small and only
Sheep and Lambs = Receipts 600; shipments,
4O0 Light supply at previous prices 500
Hogs - Receipts, 3, 100; shipments. 5000. The
market strong and higher; Workers. $4 800
4.45 packing, 81. 35 04.60; heavy, $4. 6504.sO
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 1.-THE Live Stock Indi
Gator reports: Cattle-Receipts. 1853. The feeling
market.
Hogs-Receipts, 2, 100. The market was quiet
and steady; sales we're made at S4.2004.5O.
Sheep-Receipts, $50. The market was steady
fair to good muttons, $2.750325.
EAST LIBERTY, Jan. -Cattle-Nothing doing
Receipts, SIS; shipments 46O.
Hogs-Receipts, $780, shipments, $500. The
market was active firm and higher; Phiadelphias,
$4.9 O05; Workers, $1,000.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; shipments, 2,4OO; firm
and unchanged.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 17-Hogs quiet but firm
common and light, "a. 5O046O packing and butch
ers', 81 40 OATS. Receipts, $50; shipments 800.
MILWAUKEE. Jan. 17.-Hogs firm at 1880
40
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
HONEY AND STOCKS.

a Quiet and Uninteresting Day on the New
York Stock Exchange.
New YORK, Jan. H-Money easy at oil per
cent; oKered at the close at per cent.
Prize mercantile paper, d. 06 per cent.
Sterling exchange firm; sixty days, $4.s2;
sight 81 s0A
Governments firm.
Railways irregular.
State securities dull
Share speculation was quiet and uninteresting
during the morning hours to-day. The announce
ment that the trunk-li representatives had
been unable to agree at their meeting yesterday
had little or no effect on prices AT the opening
there was a decline of less than 1 per cent,
which was succeeded by fractional advance,
but the Improvement was lost. Later, after the
first call, moderate buying movement set in on
the publication of the bank statement, which
was a favorable exhibit and showed gain
of Sc, 5o4, 400 in reserve. The banks are
now $51, las, rs above legal requirements
the largest sum ever held. Later
IN the day there was considerable activity and a
decided pressure to sell some stocks The re-
port from Philadelphia that the Pennsylvania
railroad had cut fares between New York, Chi
cago and St Louis to $40 for immigrants landing
from ships, which had no effect early IN the day.
was used at this time against the market. The
decline, except in few cases, was unmportant
The Northern Pacifcs were freely pressed for
sale, the common dropping per cent, to 10. and
the preferred II, to 49,; the common returned to
161 a 1Gs in final transactions. The market
closed weak Canadian Pacific was heavy
throughout the day, and broke from ~ at the
close yesterday to 81, with subsequent recovery
to 39a 1882. A room trader was prominent
seller, and offered the stock per cent below the
market. Compared with last night, the closing
prices are to II rer cent lower except for
Western Union, which is per cent. higher
Canadian Pacific is 81 per cent lower.
Transactions 231, 600 shares, to-wit $4,000
Lackawanna, 10, 900 Lake Shore $4,000 North
western, $4,000 New York Central, 5000 ST
Paul, II, 600 Western Union
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family shoulders pieces averaging to 10 fbs 614c
dried beef 15c: bacon (clear sides) medium weight
Si4e backs. and bellies, light weight Sc; French
fitch, lib pieces, 7c Dry Sailed and Picked
Meats-Engsh cured clear sides or backs (unsmoked)
2c bear pork clearl, ~ brl 200 lbs SIS; clear pork
y brl 200 tbs, $13i family pork (clear) " brl 200
tbs, 81 family beef W brl 200 ibs $19 also in p
brs containing 100 lbs. at half the price of the bar
rels. with soc added to cover additional cost of
package Lard-Pure kettlerendered. in tierces S12c
also in 10 brs and Sob tubs l2c advance on price of
tierces ASH tin tubs. and 20 b pals, 1c advance
10-tb pals, 1l2e advance. Sausage-Bologna in CLOTH
6l2c; in skin, &c.
TIMoTHY-S1. 5O0175 ~ bu; clover, 81. 6oo4. 90
~ bu; bluegrass, extra clean Kentucky, $1O1.25
" bu; red top 75c0$1 ~ bu; orchard grass, 81 500
Its ~ bu, owing to quality.
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TRADE AND COMMERCE..
3 Fair Weeks Trade, with Firm Prices in
Most Lines of Goods.


INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. IL.
The business of the week closing to-day;was
in volume something of an increase over that of
the week ending Jan. 10, yet there is large room
for improvement. Still, merchants are hopeful,
as stocks in the country stores and the larger
towns are light The better movement of grain
Is likely to improve trade with such stores, and
this, in turn, will directly benefit wholesale men,
Another encouraging feature is that prices will
naturally advance with the increase in trade
The Indianapolis Grocer says: "The evidences of
an awakening to a more profitable season are
fast cropping out; the country is gaining; the
chance for manufacturing is widening and lit
Gle can be made; mills which have long been idle
are firing up, and orders are becoming frequent
The whole country has better color, and the
contrast between the holiday uncertainties and
the present possibilities is so plain, that those
who run may read the fact There are some
features which do not bear pleasing aspect; at
Fall River there will be, on the 18th,
reduction in the wages of 10 900 operatives of 10
per cent, and other textile communities and
industries are in an equally unsatisfactory con-
dition Mining is not bearing fruits which prom
Use we'll for operator or workmen, and the set
ttlng GOWN 10 nara pan is apparently without
limit; yetit is not by these that whole country
should be judged, but by an averaging of trade
values and conditions as seen from the stand
point of a general observer. Upon this do we
base our belief in gradual pull upward, and
but the barest minimum of chance for any
serious set backs in the future" Dry goods men
report business fully up to their expectations
Collections have been fairly good and failures
N which our market ara interested have been
Ineonsequentlal since the beginning of the year.
Values are fixed and quite Arm for all styles of
cotton goods, with a further hardening tenden-
cy. The new ginghams now open liven up
stocks by their superior colorings and the varied
assortments Ginghams, seersuckers and other
woven wash fabrics are taking the place of
printed calicoes rapidly, and the trade in the
former class is growing with each season. and
the STYLES and cloth are being continually i'm.
proved until today these cotton wash goods are
made in perfect imitation of wooden and silk fab
RIGS In the produce markets there is a fair
movement Indications are for higher prices
for eggs and choice fat hens Butter in good
supply and prices steady
GRAIN.
The week closes with a strong local market
and the excellent prospects for another east
bound rate war will likely send prices higher.
lids on Change ranged as follows:
Wheat--No. Mediterranean, BIC; No Med
iterranean, 86c; No. 2red, 84c; No. 3 red, 76c;
February. no bid
Cern-No. 2 white 4o3c, No. 3white 33Ic; high
mixed, 39c f. q. b.; mixed. 38sc; rejected, new,
591c; sound ear, 39c: unmercbantable. BIC.
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE close of the week
shows very good volume of business having been
completed in staple and colored eottons prints, ging
hams and other wash fabrics dress goods and cotton
hosiery The tone of the market much better.
Merchants from all parts of the country are more
hopeful confidence growing steadily and the outlook
tor spring business is much better and imDrc1ed as
their spring Stocks but very conservative in their
dealings, yet for the week the aggregate movement
has been of very good proportions.
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Reaches in a Cold Climate.
Country Gentleman.


A few skillful cultivators succeed in obtaining
crops of peaches every year in the cold regions
of the Northwestern States, which is more than
can be said of most of the Eastern and Middle
States under common management One of
these cultivators sets his trees in low, inclined
more cornstalks may be stacked on them, ex-
Guiding the cold from above and allowing the
warmth of the earth to come up from below.
Early in Spring when the cornstalks are removed.
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Foreign Money and Stock Market.

LONDON, Jan. 17-5 P. Achievement bonds
United States fours, 125le four-and-a.halfs 1854
Railroad bonds-Erie 1884 Erie seconds. 575s
New York Central, S97s; Illinois Central, 1925
Pennsylvania Central, 152; Canadian Pacific 14214;
Milwaukee & st. Paul, 75aa.
PARIS, Jan. l7.-Rentes. 79f Zoe.
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oats-No. white, 3llc; mixed, 3oc; rejected
no bid.
Bran-$112a
Rye-5Tc.
Hay-Prime Timothy, 5000.
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Cotton.

NEW YORK, Jan. -Cotton-Middling quiet fu-
lures very dull; January, II O9c; February IL csc:
March, II. lac; April, 11.25c May, 11.37c; June,
11.4Sc; July IL. 59e; August, 11.69c September,
IL $780, October, 10.S4c.
CINCINNATI, JAM 17.-Cotton quiet and
changed.
LOUISVILLE. Jan. 17.-Cotton dull. middling
1885,
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Oils.

PITTSBURG Jan. 1.-THE petroleum market
dull but firm; United pipeine certificates opened
at $3.50, advanced to 7Ol2c, declined to 69l2c, raj
lied and closed at 7012c.
ANTWERP JAN 17.-Petroleum 18f.