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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-02
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French rentes were 102 francs so centimes
Paris exchange on London. 25 francs Is centmes:
Berlin sight sterling 20 marks 40 pfennings.
We have received the following notices:
Messrs. w. J. Hayes & Sons offer to investors
at par n selection of municipal bonds bearing
from to per cent interest.
The reorganization committee OF the Atlantic
and Pacific Railroad Company per cent guar
anteed trust gold bonds representing the associ-
ated committees at Amsterdam. Holland. Frank
fort-on-the-Main and New-York announce that
they now control 81 900. 900 OF the above bonds
and that further deposits will be received by
the State Trust Company OF New-York and the
Shawmut National Bank OF Boston up to De-
cember 5, while bonds deposited after that date
Will be subject TO a penalty OF $40 per bond
BANES-IOCAI, SECURITIES
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-02
LOSING PRICES or PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
THE BANK STATEMENT.

Saturday December Up. IN.
BY the operations OF the Sub-Treasury in this
city during the week ended Friday night. the
associated banks lost $5S702S5S The weekly
bank statement showed increase in loans Of
&456 ZOO increase In egal-tenders Of 81 591 200
and decrease in specie OF $l953l 900. the total
decrease Of being $l6.940 700. Just at this
time. when the condition OF the banks is matter
OF much interest. II seems hard 10 say that the
bank statement is not worth analyzing in detail
but that is the truth. 1t is made UP for short
week. and is composed of averages-which are
unsatisfactory but the only way-and cannot
adequately reflect bank conditions. For instance
as mentioned above. the banks lost 10 the Sub
Treasury SIS 702.S5S; and yet the statement puts
the decrease in cash only sl6940, 700. 1t is best
therefore, to walt for next weeks statement be-
fore undertaking examination of present con-
ditons 1t should be said. however. that so far as
II goes, the statement Is encouraging, showing
a increase in loans and decrease Of money 10
lend The result Of all the changes was de-
crease IN the surplus reserve OF $l3,S0,sOO: and
the banks held in excess of legal requirements
So 900. 500, against s66.O2760o last week and
against SIC O96 900 in the same week of 1893 ana
sG.4s3,7 $50 in 1892.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-02
Business Gbanees.

NOR SALE ld-estabshed fruit and produce commits
sion business Chicago which assures good income
Mas mid present 400 cent year for several
years above actual investment. poor heath cause OK
sale r.. 1,,..u.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-02
ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE.

The market was strong to-day and higher
owing 10 the covering OF short accounts ana
general belief that the President would recon-
mend Congress TO place the currency or the Ma
ton on a better basis. This last would be
better bull point II were not obliged 10 take
Congress to defeat sound legislation and adopt
that which Is bad The upward tendency was
also helped by the general belief which every
where found acceptance. that the sugar Rennhg
people were not treating the public honestly. IL
is a melancholy reflection on the reputation OF
the men who manage the Sugar concern when
TO say that they are lying sends their stock up
Dealings in this so-called security were the prin-
cipal feature Of the day. and 1t closed at net
advance Of la at ssh. within or the highest
of the day The opening price was the lowest
Other Industrials. save Chicago Gas ana
Whisky were strong. not so much In sympathy
with Sugar as because nearly everything was
up American Tobacco gained IN points net. al
%: and National Lead at 80. Chicago Gas was
the end OF the session, to 69B Distiilins ana
Cattle Feeding yielded 4 to s. Both were MOD
erately active but there was no fresh news apout
them. , n.
The Changers were firm on a covering or
shorts and the belief that st. Paul earnings TOT
tho last week in November would snow an I'M
movement st. Paul stock rose IL points TO os
stocks were neglected and the general ISL was
inactive but strong. final prices showing az
vances ranging from a 10 ] point. western
Union scored an advance of n TO NJ, Witnlh IS
~ the highest At the close the market was
0rm The sum OF transactions was llo.z5O shares
BONDS AND MONEY.
Government bonds sold: $1,000 5s' coupon al
1872 Quotations were AS ioIo"s'
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-02
The following are The comparative std'efHeHV
of November "a and December /:

of November "a and December l:
November "a December |. Dinerences
Loans SsH'. 4's. loo Inc. 81. 800 700
Sreri. aG 1sa 10, rs ~ Dec ~. 81 800
asai-,enders 1870 IFS 90 800 1865 100 > SOL 900
deposits .... 592 81 200 $40 SO 800 Dec H. 90
1,r.or,a,io, N ia 400 IL $4,000 Inc. 1900
The following shows the relation between the
total reserve and the total deposit Of the re-
spectye dates
November December l. Differences
Specie ........ S7G327 go Dec So 13 900
Iegal-tenders l2OGj2 100 Inc. 2'"l2 V
Total reserve sc1a $751; 200 Dec sl6"'o 100
Reserve required
against deposits i4s oe2, 500 144a3ssoo Dec 3iS3"o"
Surplus .... sGG o27.GDo s5222o 500 Dec sS SO 500
The Clearing House statement for the day
was as follows Exchanges, sl07,93l.1s5; balances.
1904 535. For the week (of five days: EN-
changes s4s5.5 ,9s3; balances, siool96Sf
The total bank clearings OF all the clearing
houses in this country for the week ending TO-
day have been $685.. 949,525. decrease OF $s5Ses-
$40 from last week. and a decrease or faJ5z'oH
as compared with the same week last year
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-11-03
THE NEW WOMAN.

What she said this II sick and tired death hearing
about This somewhat violent not quoted
here to be defended and does need explanations
merely indicated the cumulative long patience
And must not be taken much Though
often tired OF themselves and Of each other and do not
the feelings Of msogynst Indeed
who quoted would probably with whitening rebuke
who should the modern
enough Of and would like And the would
y admit that the world will not have
this side the No. it progress and
need and that must the extent Of forming
themselves into syndicate trust for carrying bust
Independent Of the other debating
ship The speaker tired of but OF hearing about
Can she said be taken granted? Why
herself herself be treated a
Why this clamor time she does thing
ordinary that human being should have genius exhibit capacity
cacklng like a every egg?
does ask consideration immunity from criticism
he does because he Why should The
undgned and
RACES II 1 to take "doubefrst" write a novel;
should be Inundated praised for it like freak tired
reading about all the periodicals and newspapers
discovered species Every
Column its "Womans Dongs,7 Chat About
"Womans World" its woman in Society," woman
woman the Pulpit, Woman in
riding the newspaper columns bicycle And
this the womans that the
that has She to want to draw the ne
did rather effectively Chicago Womans building
anagonm Of life Even her
periodicals do column devoted to That might
refreshing reading Woman! Why she has borne the whole
bear along
really controlling
sick of all this petty talk
The Study has not felt at liberty to exclude this Incorporate
language from it's impartial pages
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-11-03
THE COURIER
UNITED STATES" AS SHE is SPOKE.


AM free white twenty speak States" is &C.
cording to writer The Saturday Rerie London Septem
Der D. the modern Declaration Of Independence every
adult American citizen. We get out
this article Take the following a sample:
The American language used to be English Of English
and simple, English either smpe-but
has propered its account like other things American
the English language being Amercanized the English
nobility and its vvacty considerably benefited by
The trouble that the meanings Of
fed and altered that they quite unngbe the English
Here mo examples:
If enough the Atlantic and be
introduced which by smoke
which has been dmmed by fog and atmosphere which the
have not forgotten and stimulating
but unfortunate enough to have to buy
most expensive article to order rule, quite
matter-he must call it Prince Albert
If he wants bIycock hat he will get he
by that he must shOpman bring him Derby
Should the coverings his
pair Of boots he will be given Weingtons which boots
American language; he wants English boots he
shoes while he likes to show pretty socks
Shoes he must call for ties low cuts and slippers he needs
pumps
he buy articles shop but at
store and he will be sent to its different departments by
walker; not shop walker.
Should he unfortunately happen ILL., let him boldly
that he sick entirely needless what he would be under
stood home will be taken that he
the words and i'll they signify
London and his doctor gives him prescription
be directed chemist he will be off
Of chemicals knows the address Of such firm but
him seek for a pharmacy or drug store
in pronunciation United States a ITSELF the
aforesaid ondoner busted wants employment clerk
let him call himself clerk people will open eyes
his peculiar occupation.
above let him avoid would the plague twang
which passes for the American stage
bankers being
woody west hang from Oshkosh Kalamazoo both Of which
places spite POI belief contrary
the the country which the and stripes
the bald headed eagle
United States infected language
information of word its peculiar meaning happens
that most oulwearying Of all tongues the studen-the
Chinese doubt this let him listen two people mani
puae that dsinctvely American word right
ton of this kind:
"How do get to -
AGO right along and take the first turning the right you
are right there.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-11-03
/" Right?'
Right!
Right

The first meaning OF the enough The
third is the equivalent Of nteogave rights asks
Are that replies
plainly possible Quite correct while the other away
nod, for his Right Thank you, I'm off,"
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-11-03

White china to decorate at Crancers, 2l2 So 18th.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-12-26
The smithf1eld Ham.

"The average citizen is fond of piece
of sweet ham, but it is an absolute
waste to set before an uneducated pal
ate slice OF genuine old Smithfield
that has been two years in curing" said
Col Thomas Longley of Virginia to a
Washington Post man. "The fame of
the Smithfeld ham has been spread to
the uttermost parts of the land and 1
never yet knew a man who was cogni-
zant of the merits of both that didn't
prefer the product of old Virginia to the
choicest that ever came from West
phalia. can't describe the process Of
the formers treatment in detail but /
know it is enveloped in ashes good
while and subsequently buried in mother
earth, where it stays for many moons.
"Some high-hying epicures aver that
a Smithtield should be literally drenched
with champagne while in process of
cooking, but don't think wine is at all
necessary. My mode is to parboil it
till the skin comes off easily, then put
it in the baking-pan and baste judi
ciously with vinegar and sugar. Then
it comes out dish fit for the Olympian
gods. Of course, all the hams that bear
the name do not come from the little
town of Smithfield, for that small ham,
let couldn't supply one-hundredth part
of the demand.
"a member of the universal Smith
family-old Capt. Isaac, for whom the
town was named and who was, if
mistake not, a contemporary of Gen.
Washington-invented the process Of
curing that part of the hog in question
and to-day his imitators are scattered
all over Virginia and MARYLAND"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-12-26
Astonished the Natives.

An African explorer tells pretty
story of the surprise of some Nasal who
happened to witness his skill with a
rifle. They had joined his caravan tenn
porarily and were unused to European
arms and methods. The explorer had
been travelling with the rear guard of
the caravan and had been called sud-
denly to the front, where two rhin-
oceroses were barring the way.
There, directly in the path, stood the
two huge beasts perfectly motionless,
gazing at the caravan with their meek
little eyes, looking like two Cerberi for
bidding the passage. Opposite to them,
at distance of some 800 PAGES, were
all the men, one of them wildly waving
the flag.
This was no new situation to me and
fearing that one of the rhinoceroses
would charge got into the right posi-
ton without delay and fired at the
shoulder of the nearest one. The ami
NAL gave one groan and fell to the
ground, while his companion, taking
no notice of the shot, stood stock still.
1 fired again almost Immediately and
to my astonishment the second one
dropped.
The delight of my own men knew nc
bounds and some Nasal who had Joined
the caravan were beyond measure
astonished. They seized my hand agar
and again, splitting lavishly upon it anc
murmuring: "Nagai!" (God) which il
their way of expressing wonder.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-12-26
Unavoidably Prevented.

Capt. Briss was, like all seamen, a
strict disciplinarian and his crew re-
spected him beyond measure. Not one
of them would have dreamed of inter-
preting a command otherwise than ac-
cording to the strict letter of the law;
things must be done "shipshape" under
his rule.
One day while the ship was in a
certain small port the captain gave a
dinner to some town acquaintances
and as the resources of the ship were
not great some of the sailors were de-
puted to wait on the table to reinforce
the insufficient number of stewards.
As these men were not used to such
work each one was told exactly what
service would fall to his share.
The hour came and the dinner went
merrily on. Presently, however, one of
the ladies wanted a piece of bread.
There was none very near her, and the
finely disciplined stewards seemed to be
quite oblivious to her need. She turned
her head and spoke very softly to the
man at her elbow.
BREAD, please" she said.
He looked regretfully at the bread
and then at her. 1t was evident that
he would fain have helped her if it had
been in his power. He saluted in fine
naval style.
Cant do it, ma'am," said he. "rm
told off for 'taters!" - Youths Com
pd91aO7a.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-12-26
Catching Shrimp in the South.

The Charleston gourmet is now joy
ously feasting daily on our own little
dish, the shrimp. There is hardly a
family in the city that does not have
this dainty little crustacean served for
breakfast in some shape or form.
When the dark shades of night drop
over the harbor the hardy shrimpmen
man their little canoes and, with their
cast nets neatly arranged and ready to
be thrown, they make for the long, dark
shores of marsh where their prey makes
its feeding grounds. They have to
wait silently and patiently on the edges
of the marsh until certain time of the
tide, when out come the shrimp in mil
lions and out fly the heavy nets and the
work commences.
The oarsmen pull or punt or paddle
along the shore and the man with the
net keeps his eyes and ears open for the
ripple and sound of the sportive shrimp.
AS the shrimp moves through the water
he is beautiful sight. The most beau
tiful colors shine from his long body
and his fan-shaped tail stirs the phos-
phorescence and leaves behind him a
subdued trail of fire.
When the usual quantity is caught
and the turning of the tide takes the
shrimp to other spots the shrimpers
pull for the wharves to sell their spoil.
Long before daybreak the venders. men
and women, are on hand with their
trays to get their mornings supply for
their numerous customers. The num-
ber of these venders can be safely put
at 300.-ChGrtesto7 NeaOs and Courier.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-12-26
Japan's Last War.

Japan hasn't been at war with for
eign country for over fifty years. She
has therefore done little or no fighting
since she adopted modern implements of
war. This fact lends additional inter-
est to the war with China.
The Japanese are fighters, however.
They have shown that within very
few years. The stern method with
which half-dozen rebellions have been
put down demonstrate that the Jap will
be foe not to be despised. In the
final battle of the rebellion of 1877 the
rebel army was almost annihilated. Out
of a total force of 600 but thirty escaped
alive. In this uprising, which lasted
about nine month, $4,000 lives were
destroyed. The cost of the war to the
government was between $50, ZOO. 600
and $40, 100000 Both the government
troops and the rebels were equipped
with modern guns and were otficered
by modern European soldiers. The
rebels were led by the samuria, or
former armed retainers of the Satsuma
clan, which had fought for the govern
ment for generations Y Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-12-26
History in Trees.

1t has been found that the rings of
growth visible in the trunks of trees
have far more interesting story to tell
than has usually been supposed. Every
one knows that they indicate the num-
ber of years that the tree has lived; but
Mr.. j. Keuchler has recently made ex-
periments and observations which seem
to show that trees carry in their trunks
a record of the weather conditions that
have prevailed during the successive
years of their growth.
Several trees, each more than 100
years old, were felled and the order and
relative width of the rings of growth in
their trunks were found to agree ex-
actly. This fact showed that all the
trees had experienced the same stimu-
lation in certain years.
Assuming that the most rapid growth
had occurred in wet years and the least
rapid in dry years, it was concluded
that out of the 1874 years covered by the
life of the trees, had been extremely
wet, 60 very wet 18 wet, II average, as
to the supply of moisture; 10 dry,
very dry and 6 extremely dry. But
when the records of rainfall running
back as far as 1910 were consulted it
was found that they did not entirely
agree with the record of the trees.
The conclusion was therefore reached
that the record of the rings contained
more than mere index of the annual
rainfall; that it showed what the char
acter of the seasons had been as to SUM-
shine, temperature, evaporation, regu-
larity or irregularity of the supply OF
moisture, and the like.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-12-26
How 1t Feels. to BE Shot Down.

One of the veterans of Post No. 35, in
this city. who was several times wound
ed in action, was asked to describe how
it felt to be shot down. He replied that
he had made the same request of many
wounded comrades in order to compare
notes. Then he added: "The first eff
feet of gunshot wound that skaters a
bone is sensation of satisfied anticipa-
ton, as much as to say: Here I go, ,
or Just as expected, and the wound
is considered hopelessly mortal as a
matter of course. Then as pain ensues
and sense of dismemberment, there is
a profound feeling of self-pity. This
lasts during what surgeons call the
first shock and is the cause of that pc
culiar moaning of the desperately
wounded, generally attributed to physi-
cal suffering alone and familiar to all
who have been in battle. After the
wound is dressed or an amputation per-
formed there rises in the mind faint
dawn of hope. If this grows into a de-
termination to get well the victim
stands good chance of recovery
PHILADELPHIA Record.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-12-26
The Study OF Mushrooms.

There has recently been prepared for
the state of New York a chart repre-
senting the edible and poisonous fungi,
mushrooms and toadstools to be found
within its boarders. 1t reveals many
errors that are all too prevalent and it
makes clear the fact that mushrooms
could be much more largely used with
safety if the public could only have ac-
cess to such carefully prepared charts.
One family was recently poisoned by
eating mushrooms-the mother dying
from the effects of the antidote admin
istered, when, in fact, the mushsooms
were edible and the illness had come
only from eating them after they had
been kept SO long as to be unwhole-
some.
As an instance of the ignorance in
America on the subject of toadstools it
has been noted that in publication of
the United States department of agri-
culture there we're two plates, each con-
tanning twelve specimens, and of the
twelve toadstools thus officially declared
to be poisonous nine were not poison
Gus al all and six were very good to
eat. On the plate showing edible mush-
rooms several were by no means fit for
food.-M ?. Herald.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-12-26
Hawaiian Traditions.

The biblical account of the flood bears
some relation to the Hawaiian legend,
which runs that one day Rua-Kaku, the
ocean god, was asleep at the bottom of
the ocean, when a fisherman came
along that way with his hook and line.
The hook got entangled in the hair of
the god and the fisherman, thinking
that he had caught fine fish, pulled up
SO vigorously as to bring the god to the
surface.
Enraged at being thus disturbed the
god threatened instant destruction to
the unlucky fisherman, but the latter,
having implored the gods pardon, was
told to repair to coral-bank for shelter
while the god vented his displeasure on
the rest of the world. The fisherman
did as he was told and took a friend, a
hog, dog and a couple of hens with
him to the coral-bank. After that the
ocean commsnced rising and continued
rising until the land was covered with
water and the people had perished.
Then the water retired and the fisher
man returned to his former home.
There is similarity between the
Hebrew account of Joshua and the
famous Hawaiian legend of Hiaka-ika-
poli-o-Pele, which runs as follows:
When Hiaka went to the Island of
Kanai to restore to life the body of her
lover she arrived at the foot of the
Kalalau mountains shortly before sunset
and being told by her friends at Haena
that there would not be daylight suf-
ficient to allow of her climbing the Pail
and getting the body out of the cave in
] which it was hidden she prayed her
gods to keep the sun stationary until
she had accomplished her object. The
prayer was heard and the sun stood still,
the mountain was climbed, the guardian
of the cave. was vanquished and the
body was recovered.
Another legend bears remarkable
relation to the story of Joseph and his
brothers. 1t is said that the youngest
but one of twelve children, who was a
favorite of his father and consequently
hated by his brothers, was inveigled out
into the mountain one night by them
and thrown into deep pit and left to
die but was rescued by his next older
brother. The story of this adventure
and Of the great assistance he rendered
his brothers in after years resembled
closely the biblical narrative.