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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-07

building. The annex is practically nm
ished exteriorly and is being lathed. The
final estimate of the Edgemoor Bridge
company for the steel work on the Man
ufactures building shows that in the
roof of the central hall there have been
placed IL, 90S,775 pounds of steel, cost
ing $529, 259.77.
The example has stimulated the men
in charge of the state buildings, and
every one will be completed in good
time. The visitors present on the first
day will look on completed exposition.
When the electric circuit is closed
which shall start the ponderous machin-
cry going, it will be so far as possible
show complete and entire. The state
buildings now inclosed and rooted, with
the rough work done and interior finish
ing progressing, are Illinois, Kansas,
West Virginia, Rhode Island. Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire
Iowa, Maine, Arkansas, Indiana, Ohio
Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Montana, Ma
ryland and Delaware.
Seventy buildings are now in pro-
cess of construction on the exposition
grounds, as follows: Main exposition
administration Agriculture
and annex, Dairy, Electricity, Fisheries,
Forestry, Fine Arts and annexes, Horti-
culture, Manufactures, Mines, Machin-
cry, Transportation and annex, Woman's
thirteen.
Minor exposition buildings-Battle-
ship, boiler house, casino, cleansing
works, cold storage house, colonnade,
freight sheds (three) fuel, oil tanks,
greenhouse, Hyde Park police station,
life saving station, music hall, Office of
grounds and buildings, peristyle, photo
graphic building, pumphouse, Wood
lawn police station seventeen.
The state and foreign buildings mum
Der twenty eight, and the concession OIL
special buildings are: Bakers cocoa
German village. Libby giass works
Moorish palace, New England clan
bake, natatorium, panorama of Burmese
Alps, panorama of the volcano of Xii
auea, Puck, sliding railway, White Stal
hne-elevep.
Other construction work carried on by
the Exposition company includes the in
tramural railway, bridges, electric sub
ways, fountains, obelisk, etc.
OF course the finances of such biz
enterprise will be of interest TO tn,
American people. Down to sept. thu
total receipts from all soarces were $40,
401, 045, Of which Chicago had paid s.,
003, 726 and s. ,03S,9 1882 had been paid OF
current installments of ssock subscrip
tons. The governments contribution
was not counted on as YET. and only sos,
500 had been received in souvenir coins
Of the total $S,743, go had been pal,
out, leaving cash balance Of 81 ,651, ISL
1t is painful to find the following iteu
at the close of the report;
''Six hundred and forty-e:gnt acci
dents had occurred up to the time of tn
completion of the report, divided as FOL
lows, as to the extent of iuju:lrs; Killed
IA; fatally injured, 2; seiious.' injured
%; slightly injured, 6O7. OF this nun
Der only one was visitor.
At the same date foreigI "0v ~nnen,
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-07

VIM. Eaton, having purchased
all lumber belonging to Whitney,
Braden & Co, will dispose of the
same at bedrock prices Tor cash.
Call at EatOn's Store.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-07
THE MAeNIEIcENT ART DISPLAY.

THE MAGNIFICENT ART DISPLAY.
When the directors got fairly to work
and it was indeed late in the day
there was many a prophet of failure.
From many persons were heard such ex-
pressions as "They can't do it in time.
It's impossible" But they have done it,
even in advance of the time in many in
stances. Most of the main buildings are
so near done that even now the visitor
can realize their fitness, and in no case
more than in that of the Fine Arts build
ing. 1t is an admirable type of the re-
fined classical architecture of Grecian-
Ionic design, and in the fewest possible
words it is thus described: Dimensions,
800 by 500 feet. Two annexes, each 100
by 200 feet Total floor area, 81 acres.
Total wall area for picture hanging,
145, 1852 square feet The nave and tran
sept-which intersect the building north,
south, east and west-are 100 feet wide
by 20 feet high. Height of dome, 125
feet. Diameter Of dome. 60 feet. Cost
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AT NEW YORK.
Ruling Prices in Produce at the Seaboard
Commercial Mot ropOlIs.

Ruling Prices IN Produce at the seaboard's
Commercial Metropolis.
NEW YORK. Aug. 9.-Flour-Reoeipts.
$1,000 packages; exports. 1000 brls and 46,-
900 sacks; sales. 1000 packages. The mar
ket was dull and weak. Corn meal quiet
and steady. Barley malt quiet.
Wheat Receipts, 2SJ 900 bu; exports, 211,-
0OO bu; sales. 1.65OO00 bu futures. la, 600 bu
spot. The spot market was dull and
steady; No. 2 red. in store and elevator,
66a4 6674 Q; aiioat 6Sl4c; I. o. b., 67Ih h069lac;
ungraded red. 65069c: No. Northern.
67l2c Options opened weak and declined
Il a lec easier cables. local realizing,
weakness in stocks and reports of financial
trouble here and at the West; rallied IA "a
34c on better Western markets. but fell l4c
OH local realizing. and closed steady at
yesterdays prices with dull trade; No. ?
red, August. 66t2 l06sc. closing at 66lsc;
September. bS06o$4 C. closing at 6Sl2c: Octo-
Der. 7Gl2 % Il lsc. closing at tic; December
70 Is "a s5asc, closing st 75t2c.
Corn-Recelpts. 5000 bu; exports, 1s9 600
bu; sales. 425.0JO bu futures; spot. Spots
were doll and nonInai: No. =, an O4134c in
elev ator; Asia "a iSs4 Q afioat. Options opened
firm and advanced ii O.c with the West,
fell Is a $50 and closed steady at IA O1sc up
with moderate trade: August, 474 "a isc
closing at 47ssc; September. ATS 604S74c,
closing at 46isc; October. 4SS q 0i9c cI0sln
at 4Sssc: December 4734 "a is1ec, closing at
477sc.
Oats-Receipts. $4,000 bu: exports, 80
bu; s8les, IS, 900 bu futures, 11S,O6O bu spot.
Spots were fairly active and Irregular: op-
tions dull and tirmer; August. 81. 03l 80.
closing at 3lkc: September. 30's "a 0307sc,
closing at 3o3t Octouer. 81 Il G73l 4 0. clos
ing ut 81 lsc; No. 3 white. 3Sls Ds9l7c; No. 2
Chicago. 35lac; No. 3. 81 93Ic; No. 3 white.
3Sc; mixed Western. 3l036c; white West.
ern, SSlDi5c.
Hay firm and quiet. Hops iirm and qniet.
Hides nominal
Cut meats were dull and steady. Middles
nominal Lard was qui-t and firmer; Vest
ern steam closed az 5000 hid; sales 400
tierces. at s.500S.75c. Options-Sales. $50
tierces: September. S.60c. closing at 5000;
August closed at S6lc. Pork Was firm and
quiet: new mess el45oGI5.
Butter was fairly active and firmer; Ell
gins. 2lac. Cheese was quiet and easy.
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Eggs were quiet and less firm: receipts.
5,S33 packages; Western fresh, 15016c.
Tallow steady and quiet. Cotton-seed
oil quiet and steady. Rosin dull and steady.
Rice was firm and in fair demand. Mo-
lasses-New Orleans open kettle. good 10
choice. steady and dull.
Cofiee-Options opened dull from uu-
changed TO 10 points down. and closed
steady from 20 to 46 points down: sales. IT,
$50 bags. including: August, l4.900l5e; Sep
tember. 15c: October. 1495 0l5c; Drcem Der.
14.951D1495c: March. 14.25ID1 146Oc; May. lac:
spot Rio dull and nominal; No. z. 16c.
Sugar-Raw easier and more active; fair
refining. 3kc; centrifGeals. 90 test. 3s4 o;
sales $50 tons musoOvado. 50 test. at 3A @,
2.000 bags centrifugals. 96 test. at $40. and
5000 bags molasses. S9 test. at &c; refined
moderately active and steady.
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| Op'ai,lgl Highest. Locest. Closing.
Options.

Cash qnOtstiOns were as follows: Flonr
dull. with no signs of Improvement No. 2
spring wheat, 5Sls 05Sl4e; No. 3 spring
wheat. f. o. D.. 55055rc: No. Q red. 5Ss
05sAc: No. 2 corn. SSAc; No. 3 corn,
37Ac: No. 2 oats. 2io: No. 2 white. +. o. b..
2634 027he; No. white. I. o. b.. 26lD2Oc:
No. rye. 45lac; No. 2 harley. nominal: No.
l fsxseed. SIC; prime timothy seed. 23.40;
mess pork. per brI, Si2.450l270; lard. per
pound. s.100S 15c; short-rib sides (loossl.
7.35lD7. .40c: dry-ssIted shoulders iboxedj,
7l0T.25c: short clear sides (boxed) 7G2le
07S7lao: whisky. oistIliors' finished goods.
per gal. Sl.l2.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the
butter market was tirmer; creamery loo
22c: dairy. l50i9c. Eggs weak; strictly
fresh lac.
Reoeipts-Flour. ii. go brls: wheat. 49,, 500
bu; corn. 407.9Oo bu: oats. 49,. 800 bu: rye.
10000 bu; barley. $50 bu. Shipments
Flour. 6,600 brls: wheat. 45. 500 bu; corn,
1850 bu: oats. 174.2C0 bu: rye. 1000 bu;
barley, $500 bu.
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rough heavy hogs. s4.250+S0: fair to good
packers. Si9J05.l5; prime heavy. $3.50
5.45; selected butchers weights. %. 400o.55;
light mixed. S5.2o05.95.
ments. 800. The market was strong Tor
native sheep: Westerns lower. Native
sheep. S3O425: Westerns. 80. .s503.50; Tex
ans. s2.7503.25; lambs l00l5c higher at sS
O5.5O.
EAST LIBERTY, Aug. 9.-Csttie-Re-
ceipts. 800; shipmeuts 2S9. The market
was stronger. Prime steers. ei5004.65:
good. $i04.1O: common TO fair. $500 $50:
fresh cows. s200s5. Twelve carloads Of
cattle were shipped to New York to-day.
Hogs-Receipts. 1900: shipments. 1900.
The market was active. Medium and light
weights. S59006.20: extreme heavy, $500
575. Nine carloads of hogs were shipped
TO New York to-day.
sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 900; ship
ments, 500. The market was fair. Prime
sheep. a. 40t64.60: good. s40i.25: common TO
fair al az; lambs, S3.5005.25. Veal calves.
S5.500650; heavy and thin calves. $500
$50.
KANSAS CITY. Aug. o. Cattle - Re-
ceipts g. 200; shipments. 3.600. The market
was 100l5c higher. Texas steers. S243 l5;
Texas cows. sl.409225: Shipping steers, "a
0510; native cows Sl.l50325; butchers
stock. S.l504.20: stockers aud feeders. g. 10
0355; bulls aud mixed. Sl.50G2.6a
Hogs Receipts 2.40l; shipments GOO.
rhe market was 20lO i0c higher. Inc bulk
of the sales were at S5 l005.3Q; heavy hogs
81 9Qt95. %: packers S5lD5.35: mixed. S4950
5.35; nights. S520G5.5O; Workers.. $o.4O05.oO
pigs. IS. 5.30O5.50.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. LOO: ship
ments 14OO. The market was stronger
Muttons. S4 G4S5; lambs. 941004.40.
NEW YORK. Aug. .9-Beeves-Trade act
i've and strong ana prices l5c higher. Poor
est To best native steers sold at S3.e5: Tex
ans, $500: bulls and dry cows, Sl.5O.
Dressed beef slow at 6l9c.
Calves-The market W. active and hrm
with buttermllks selling stronger. Veals
sold at So.
Sheep and Lambs-The demand was firm
but prices lower except for choice stock !,
Sheep sold at 50; lambs. s.. Dressed NUT
ton steady at &c.
Hogs-The market was lower at $500.
ST. LOUIS Aug. 9-Cartle-ReceiDts
5000. The market was l0c higher for na-
tives; fair TO good. S3O450; Texans loo
higher; fair TO good, S2.5OO5.25; good calves
higher.
Hogs-Receipss. 1900 The marke. was
100l5c higher; light and butchers. $3.50;
bnlk of sales at SjG5. 40
Sheep-Receipts 1000. The market W az
easier and unchanged.
BUFFALO. Aug. 9-Cactie-rhe mark ct
was strong to u shade higher; no good stock
here.
Hogs-Tbe market was strong and high
or. Mediums S5.7505.S0; heavy hogs. s.. 40
057O.
Sheep and Lambs The market was
slow and unchanged. Good extra heavy,
SIS to 30 pounds, 81 500 1875; choice to ex sra
lambs, S505.50
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-08-10
LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Trade Continues Unusually Quiet, Retail as
Well as Wholesale M-n Complaining.
In most departments trade continues
very quiet. It Is thought by the Wholesale
men that business would improve were
there TO be copious rains. as farmers are
blue over the outlook for the corn crop.
and are huying sparingly. This cuts down
trade of retail men, and, In turn. affects
wholesale men. In prices there were but
few changes High prices rule on frnite
and vegetables. Good apples bring 81 per
barrel. and good potatoes S2.21. Black
berries are about Oft the market. Plums
are small and dry. There is some improve
ment In the quality OF peaches coming TO
tne market
The local grain market is rather slow.
with the attendance on change not 80 good
as last week. Wheat was of l4c from
Tuesdays prices. and corn advanced lsc
on several grades Track bids yesterday
ruled as follows:
Wheat-No = red. 53lac; No. red, SOC; re-
jected by sample. 35l040c.
Corn-No. / white. zoe; No. 2 white. 4Oc;
No. white 39lse: No. 4white. 30035c: No.
white mixed. Ssl9c: No. white mixed. &c;
No. white mixed. aO735c: No. yellow
ssiac: No. yellow. sSc; No. yellow. 500
Soc: No. mixed. :Sl2c: No. mixed. $50:
No. mixed. S0Ge6c: sound ear. 37039c for
yellow.
Osts-No. white. 25l4c: No. white.
23c; No. mixed. 24c; No. mixed. 22c:
rejected. lsG22c.
Rye-No. .. 40 for car lots: 4oc for wagon
rye. &-
Hsy-Choiee timothy. sl2 50: No. !. $40:
No. 2. $40; No. prairie. 81; mixed. SS
clover. S9
Bran Sill
POULTRY AND OTHER PRODUCE.
Prices Paid by Dediers.l
Pouitry-Hens. Sc II b: young chick
ems 705l4o - fb: tarkeys; toms. &c fS ID:
hens. 90 - n: d ucks. &c fs II: geese, S4. ~
for choice.
ERgs-shippers paying 10c.
Butter-Grass butter. choice. l2015c;
mixed. Ga sc.
Honey-lS62Dc.
Feathers-Prime geese. 400 " n: mixed
dnck. 200 ~ fb-
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REAL-EsTArE TRANSFERS.
Seven Transfers. with Total Considera-
ton of 811 $50.

seven Transfers. with q Total COnsidera-
ton of 81, $50.
instruments filed for record In the recorders
office of Marion county. Indiana. for the TWEEN
ty-fOur hours ending at p. NJ. Aug. % 1898.
as furnished by Elliott K Butler, abstractcrs
OF titles, Hartford Block No. S4 East Market
street:
Rose l.. Jackson to Henry Coturn, lot
81, in Carpenters Home Place addf-
tion 10 Mount Jackson. $l,l50.00
Peter Sindlinger to Johanna X. Dink.
lot Ia. in John w. Browns south
east addition n........... 10000
Frances L. Harrison To- Anna M. Bus
kell, part OF lot g. in masters subdt-
vision of HarrisOn's addition. .-..-.- $4,000
Russell G. Keso to Elizabeth A. Cross
mann. lot ID. in square 2S, in
Reaches addition TO North Indian
apolis. ..........-.. $4,000
Amanda j. Davis to Mark g. Dem
nng part or lot d. in brakes subdi-
vision of block 30, in brakes addi-
....--.............-...- 100000
Conrad Jennings 10 LeOnidaS G. Low
den, lot 1O4 in Floral Park addi-
Frank Is. Walker TO George Handy,
lot LOG. in Bradbury & Co.'s south
east addition ....................... 10000
Transfers, z; consideration. ...$1l .650.O0
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The INDIANA TRUST
COMPANY.
OFFICE-23SOuth Meridian st.
CAPITAL: S1,OOO,OOO

Receives deposits in any sums and
for any time, and pays interest on
them. But it receives no deposits
payable on demand, nor does it do
banking business.
1t keeps its Trust Funds and Trust
Investments apart from the general
assets.
1t attends generally to all matters
appertaining to the safe investment
of money, and the prudent manage
ment of estates, real and personal
Its capital 81, 00,0OO-and the
liability of its stockholders-$1 ,000,-
O00 more-are pledged for the faith
full discharge of all its undertakings.
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Beeswax-20c for yellow; 15c for d ark.
Wooi-Unwashed medium wool. Ice; IN
fine meriuo. 10 "a l3e; tub W ashed. 1S023c;
bury and cotted wool. Sc TO &c less than
above prices.
Hides, Taiior. Etc.
Hides-No. l q. S. hides. Slac: No. G. g.
hides. 2l1c; No. calf hides. 30: No. 2 calf
hides, 3i3c; horse hIdes. g..
Tallcw-No. 1 tallow, &c; No. ia How.
She.
Gresse-White. 4lsc; yellow. 3hc; bro wn.
Sc.
Bones-Drv. aI2013 y ton.
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Dry Gooia.

NEW YORK. Aug. 9.-Ncw business was very
fiat in dry goods. demand being at a standstl,
awaiting developments. The tone of the market
was not a despondent one, however. the feeling
being that as seon as confidence was restored
there would be quick revival of trade The
details of transactions ere not worthy of note
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Cotton.
NEW ORLEANS Aup q

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. o. - Cotton dull
and nominal. Good middling, FAC: mdding,
7l4c; low middling. &c: good ordinary, G l Ice;
net receipts. 80 bales; receipts. 07O bales:
exports 10 France. 2, 497 bales; coastwise. 2.6S5
bales; sales, 800 bales; stock 5O,471 bales
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1etals.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-Pig iron steady and dull;
American. $l2.750I5.5O Copper quiet; lake.
1850 Lead steady: domestic. 3.25c. Tin qniet
Straits. lS.45c: plates steady and dull; spelter
fiat domestic, $500.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 9.-Lead better at Sc; spelter,
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LIVE STOCK.

Cattle in Light supply and Steady-Hogs
Active and Higher-Sheep Dull.
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 9.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 125: shipments. -. There was a
light supply and the demand was steady
for huf cher GRADES: others dull
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SHEEP AND LAMRs-But few here The
nerKet was very dull az lOwer prices


CHICAGO. Aug. 9-The Evening Jour-
NIL reports: Csttle-Receipts. 8O0J; shin
ments. $500. The market opened 10415c
higher for natives. hut closed weak; Tex
ans l0c higher; no Western rangers here.
Pr,me heavy steers. s4S005.10: good TO
choice steers, Si0i.15; mediums. Sa.75104 10;
common. $3.50 63i0; Texans. S2.400s.65: ma
two cows. $3.06
Hogs-Receipts. 1900; shipments. $500.
Tho market was l0025e higher. Common
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Term. Of sub.crtption,

DAu.i' per Week, oy carrier. 10 centn
soNDAi, sneie oopy. y..... ............... cents
Daiiy and Sunday. per week. By carrier. 20 cenls
Daliy only. month"; by mail. 20 cent?
Ualiy ohiy' tfee months. by mall 500
pAiy oniy, one year. by mail. ..-....... 500
Daily including Sunday. year by mall. 1000
sunday only. year. by NAL. ...-......-. 2O0
Weekly, one year, by mail. ii................ LOO
Heduced rates 10 cluba
Subscribe with any OF numerous nreDta o.
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The Ind ar aDOlis Commission Co
BRO ERS.

BRO < ERS.
GRAIN Provisions and Stocks. Quick trades. I'm
mediate settlements COMMERCIAL CLUB BUILDING.
Branch--DenisOn Hotel Tel. 1879
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JOURNAL NEWSPAPER CO..
ISDIASAPol1A Nd
The Somerset reporter., 1893-11-30
The beauty of Wrinkles.

And now an authority inveighs against
steaming the face as a preventive against
wrinkles, alleging that this is the swift
est and surest process by which to pro
duce them The second layer Of the
skin becomes attenuated, and there is o
decrease in bulk of the superficial lay
ers," is the technical explanation which
the laity will not understand and does
not need to. The simple fact is suffi
Gent But why should wrinkles be such
red rag to every woman? They must
inevitably come if one lives long enough
and barring the suppression of the habit
of frowninp and the avoidance of dan
gerous cosmetics it seems useless to fight
them.
Time was when we were taught thai
they were the lines of character, and
time is when character, as shining forth
In the expression of tho face, makes the
VI nkles forgotten. Watch the soul le
hin,l the wrinkles. Take as much care
of'that as you strive to of the outer layer
of cuticle, which is its external sem,
blance, and the wrinkles will be lost OF
overlooked in the serene and steady eye
and quiet but smiling mouth, Think
lofty things" says preacher, land the
countenance will show the thought. -
New York Times.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-11-30

Mr.. Jarretts Experience as Forty-Diner
"The first time | was in Portland, -
said Theatrical Manager Henry c. Jar
rett, twas in 1919. | came around the
Horn from New York as supercargo OF
three ships bound for San Francisco
After we had discharged our cargoes !
had some little leisure on my hands,
and concluded to come to this country
and take a look at it. took passage ON
the Sea Gull, one of the very first
steamers that ever came up the Colum
bia river. The blowing of the whistle
caused considerable fright among the
Indians along the banks. brought up
from San Francisco a hogshead of sugar
on speculation. When we landed in
Portland the hogshead fell overheard
but was soon fished out. The sugar was
about $50 pounds heavier after the acct
dent, but sold it, water and ALL for 80
cents pound. The sugar cost me l6
a pound.
Il bought large lot Of potatoes here
by the bushel at very low price, and
sold them in San Francisco at 81 pound
| also took back with me four turkeys
and told n sailor if he would hitch them
up with strings and drive them through
the streets of San Francisco and sell
them he could have % per cent of the
proceeds! He sold the turkeys for $50
apiece to couple of restaurant keepers
who wanted the birds as an advertise
ment. This was just before Christmas
1S49 Portland Oregonian.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-11-30
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.


Documents OF the First Fourteen Con-
gressts Found In the senate basement.
The former assistant librarian of the
senate, Mr. F. I. Cressey, has made a
most important discovery among the 49,
900 volumes, supposed to be useless,
which have beel accommodating for years
In the basement Of the senate wing of
the capitol After IA search of months
he has founl - volumes, hitherto sup
posed not to Lila existence, which COM
prise the senate documents of the first l3
congresses AMI the house documents of
the first nine Tn Congressional library.
the Boston pub,it library and the British
museum are all without these, and the
addition of them to the senate library
makes it the most valuable in the world
for references of the proceedings, debates
and documents of congress.
Almost from the adoption of the con-
etitution AL documents of the senate
and the house nave been set aside in
small numbers for the secretary of the
senate These We're kept in bad order,
if kept at all, and were scattered in vari.
Gus places just after the war how.
ever, they We're all collected into the
senate library, which occupies a num-
Der of almost impenetrable recesses in
the upper part of the senate wing and
also an equal number of still more diff
cult hooks and corners in the basement
near the heating machinery. This last
was dry and safe place, but hardly any
body ever vcntured within its doors
The 10000 volumes accumulated there
were all supposed to be extra ones. Mr.
Cressey's discovery shows that they con-
tain perhaps the richest single treasure
in the country.
The volumes are in good state of
preservation, although they and many
others stacked i'll t.lis unexplored retreat
show traces of the worms. Many of the
backs indeed are entirely gone, but the
pages are intact, and the senate library
may now boast that it has for reference
complete documents of Che senate and
the house, all except those of the senate
of the second congress.
. \ few of the % volumes are bound in
manuscript, Just as they came from the
authors, and some of them, as it is be
lieved, have never been printed. Dur
ing the first II congresses none of the
documents was numbered, nor was their
character indicated by marks. Thus
each must carefully be examined to as
certain whether it is an executive or ii
miscellaneous document or committee
report.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-11-30
A TELEGRAPH Line Before Morse's.

Honor to the pioneers in the vast fielo
of science! Mr.. John Sine has published
at the Chiswick Press in pamphlet form
very interesting memoir of Sir Franci.
Ronalds. Twenty years before Wheat.
stone and Cooke or Morse had patented
their improvements in the telegraph, in.
deed while the first two were respective
ly lads of u and IA years of age, Ro.
maids had sent messages over eight mile.
of overhead wires of his own construc.
ton and had laid and worked a service.
able underground line of telegraph Of
sufficient length to demonstrate the
practicability of communication by tele
graph between long distances.
Details of his overhead telegraph wires
were published by him in 1923. Ro
maids residence at Hammersmith, where
these experiments were carried out, is
the house now and for long past occu-
pied by Mr.. William Morris, the poet
who has caused a tablet to be placed on
the wall bearing the inscription, 1.-THE
first electric telegraph, eight miles long
was constructed here in 1916 by Sii
Francis Ronalds, F. R. S." etc. An
autotype facsimile of Il portrait of this
father of electric communication ac
companies tho publication. - London
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