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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-13
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CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-There was no change
CT Importance in the cattle market. There
We're buyers for most of the offerings, and
prices were nominally steady at So. 5M5
for dressed beef and shipping steers, $500
cows and bulls at $3@4.35 for fed Texas cat
tie. This weeks receipts amount to $4,000
head, against 46, 1872 for last week and 81. 757
To-day's hog receipts were estimated at
5000. making 215,624 for the week, or about
1900 more than for last week. and LOCO
Weights and at ss.ssaIs5 fer isn't; Most
Sheep-Receipts were estimated at 5000.
making 20. 400 for this week. The total for
s last WesR we was ,s g, ss1 YEAR and g. 7 for f the e0T ms-
a good demand and the pens were emptied
at steady prices. Sheep range from S1.5O@
were on a basis of s2.5O04.S5 for poor to
prime. Receipts-Cattle, 1900; calves, 100;
hogs, $4,000; sheep, 1900.
shipments, 2,1G. The market was steady
and strong. Texas steers, $3G3.90; Texas
cows, s.50as: .; Colorado steers, $sQ4iO:
beef steers, SO. So; native cows. 81. 400
$50; stockers and feeders, $2.T5@3.S0; bulls,
$2.25Q3.15.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; shipments, 1,5O0.
of sales, s.. 95@4.3 80; heavies. $4.05@44O; pack
ers, $4G44O; mixed, $1,000: lights, S3.6oa4;
sheep-Receipts, 400. The market was
steady.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 12.-Cattle-Receipts,
400; shipments, 100. The market was steady.
Top prices for native steers, $3.50; fed
Texas, $40; grass steers. $2.25a3.4 40; cows.
81. 75@2. 80.
Hogs-Receipts, 1000; shipments. $500.
The market was quiet and unchanged.
Heavy, s425@4.4o; mixed, Ss.9oa4.so; light,
Sheep-Receipts. 200; shipments. 500. The
market was steady, without representative
quotations.
A s. BUFFALO, Jan. 12.-Receipts %.
Butchers stock steady; good fat cows, 81. 60
G3.10: light to good fat butchers bulls, S2.35
@2.S5.
Hogs-Receipts, $500; active and stronger;
pigs. 81. so; mixed packers. $4.5O04.55
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, $500; active
and higher; choice to extra fat lambs, 81. so
OATS: common to fair, s3.6504.15; mixed
sheep. good to extra, s2.5o@3.25.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 12-The cattle mar
ket steady and little doing. Extra ship
feeders, $3@3.50; stockers. S-75G2.G.
Hogs-Lights firm; all sold. Choice pack
ing and butchers, fair to good
packing, "a, 20@4.S0; good to extra light, M.1t
"a. Is; roughs, $3.50G3.75.
Sheep and L~ambs-Nothing doing.
EAST LIBERTY, JAM 12.-Cattle firm and
unchanged.
Hogs steady; heavy Philadelphia, $3.50
4.65; common to fair Workers., $4.25Q4-30i
roughs, 1901.
Sheep steady. extra, So. 30: fair, s1.5l
Oils; common to fair lambs, s.. 20Q3. 80.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 12.-Hogs quiet at So. Z;
GAGS. Receipts, 200; shipments, 2,1c0.
Cattle steady at $21i.65. Receipts, 600
Sheep steady at s1.25as.7 rs. Receipts. 800
shipments. none. Lambs firm at $2.50q3.S5
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Pensions for Veterans

The applications of the -following-named
Indianians nave been granted:
Original-Jira Skinner, Kentland, Newton.
Additional-Simon l.. yoorhis, Mahalas-
Vile. Morgan; Henry Whotmore, Wabash.
Wabash.
lncreasenniIch DeckaTu, Smitnviiie.
William Say, Alliance, Marion; Leroy Beck
Washington, Daviess; Daniel r.. Sorrels,
Roland, Orange: Floyd Dickerson, Ladoga.
Montgomery; John b. T. bearing, Titles,
Pike; William L. Vance. Marengo. Craw-
ford.
Reissue-Adam Hargeshewier, Sellers
burgh, Clark; Winfield s.. Smith. Larwiil.
whitley; Edward Foster. Goshen. Elkhart
Jacob =. Van Why. Michigantown. Clinton
Isaac n. Belew. Pine Village. Warren: john
A. Keener, Muncle. Delaware; Lewis BIZ
Original widows. etc-Annic j. Black
Greencastle. Putnam; minor of David Bow
ers. Aboite, Allen; minor of Walter NJ.
Early. Loogootee. Martin.
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Grain Firm I'm London.

LONDON, Jar 12.-The weather continues
wintry, and in many districts heavy snow
storms prevail. In the wheat market sell
lers are firm, but buyers are most indif-
ferent. The cold weather and the Ameri-
can advices have had little effect. Prices
remain nominally unchanged. Argentine
Republic crop news has haa no influence on
the market. Australian shippers are re-
served. English wheat is reported In better
condition with a small supply, and parcels
are quiet; spot slow. Red American par
with a moderate demand. Maize IL firm
and rather more active for round sorts.
ers being reported at los Cd. Barley Is
dull. Oats are quiet.
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At New york-clearlngs. $780, 97. Ga: bal
ances. 1921. So. For the week, $751;, OF. 49i f;
balances, So. 04S. 900.
AT Observation-Disclosures. 1888. eis; balances,
sli.il6lio. For the week. $50, i6f $50; balances,
At st. Louis-clearings, $4.00s, C3s; this
week. 81, $40. 934: balances. S165. 747.
At Raltimore-Clearings, $2,5ii, So, bal
ances. S5S, 21t.
At. observation-disclosures. $1l,1i1 .1H: bal
nnces. 81 ,Sti.b67. For the week, cleairngs,
SCI, s45, 1886; balances, 81, IA, 100.
At Chicago-Clearings, $40, 45S, $50; total for
week, So, 295. 3l7; corresponding week last
year, So, 2.S. 75i. Money, 4Q4ia per cent: on
call; 5m6 on time. New York exchange,
soc premium. Sterling commercial. $i,S7 and
New York Exchange, 60 per cent. pre-
MUM. Clearings, $2,092. $50.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Winter patents, S2.50@2.75 winter Straights,
straiehts, 81. 1OG2. SO; bakers. $1.80G2.2 20; No.
2 spring wheat. 5STsgsos4c; Nc; 2 spring
wheat, nominal; No. bred no no. z
oats sac; No. 2 white, 3lA@32Ne; No. 3
white, 3lihG31Ac; No. 2 rye, 49c; No. 2 bar
lev. SIC: No. 3, 511a05411c; No. 4. 51d52c;
No. / iaxseed. $i.42; prime timothy seed,
$50; mess pork, per brl, 81; .621a; lard.
per Id. 6.85@6.S 7iac; short-rib sides Qoose),
( S5T5. soc: dry-salted shoulders Cboxed),
4%m41c: short-clear sides (boxedD, 6.100
6.i5c; whisky, distillers'. finished goods, per
On the Produce Exchange. to-day, the
butter market was steady; creameries, 120
FAC; diaries, I192oc. Eggs steady at $50
Receipts-Flour, 1900 brls; wheat, % 5000
bu: corn, $4,000 bu; oats. 124.000 bu; rye.
5000 blu: barley, 1900 blu; shipments
Flour. 1000 bris; wheat, 5000 bu; corn. &c.
COO bu; oats. 1O3,0o bu:srye, 1900 pu; bar
ley. 10000 blu.
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His Kindly Feeling.

Detroit Free Press.
The patient had been sick a long time
and the doctor had done his best. but In
vain. and the end was approaching.
III you have anything to say before go-
Ing said the doctor. lit viii be best for
you to say II now"
well, DOCTOR replied the patient cheer
fully. II have only the kindliest feelings
for you. for I'm sure YOU wouldn't lose sn
good = customer ~ I've been Is YOU could
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CHURCH NOTICES.


FIRST BAPTIST cHURcH-Northeast cor
ner OF New York and I'ennsyiraniA
streets: the Rev. -. ,. Ellison, pastor, who
subject. balance In Christian Life also
this evening. al. 80. taking for his sub.
The evening service the ordinance or bap-
tlsm will be administered by
the pastor TO several candidates.
The music for To-day VIII be 80
follows: Morning: "Oh. Come Let ~
Worship" Hlmmei. choir: contralto solo.
selected. Miss Gertrude Hassler. EVening:
"Sweet Is Thy Mercy Barnby, ehor'
tenor solo. selected. Mr.. Parker.
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NEW CHURCH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
gian), sa3 North Alabama. Rey. w. Il.
Gladish. minister. Sunday school. 9So:
Jacobs Ladder No evening service
Thursday evening meeting at home OF the
pastor. PAL North Delaware street.
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conrregntlnnnI

PLYMOUTH CHURcH-corner, Meridian
and New York streets. Frederick =. Dew
hurst. minlster. Sunday school. 9:a0;
morning service. .l0.45; song service y.
the evening az 7:a5. The programme VIII
include Gadis cantata "christinnA Eve,'
given last sunday evening. Midwees
meeting, Thursday evening.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Sleighs. A. II. STURTEVANT
& co, IS South Pennsylvania street.
FOR SALE-Two hundred and seventy lots.
5Gx13O feet. in heart of residence part OF
Des Moines, Ia, underlaid with hve-foot
vein best coal in State Several mines in
successful operation near) Electric lines
through grounds. One OF the largest coll
ieges In State one-half mile beyond. Ten
thousand dollars improvements on
Grounds. including fine artes.an well.
Finest manufacturing location in United
States. Electric freight ifne will connsct
with all railroads with ordinary switching
Charges. Rare opportunity for invest
ment. Would take one-half good Indiana
property in exchange. If this interests
YOU. write KENT, Secretary,
3O2 and 3O3 Equitable Building, Des Moines,
Ia
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II many points I'm life many pco-
N pie need advice ms to the com
m duet OF business AFFAIRS, need IL
most perhaps when least they think
so. Wise counsel ~ of the nature or
che stitch in time that saves nine.
An excellent discretion IN often the
taking of the tide nt the flood that
lends on 10 fortune. INDIANA
Trust COMPANY n vote to the
prudential management of the busi-
ness Affairs OF life. It's service knows
No interruption, for IL has perpetual
existence. ~ In founded hnnncinIly
on ~ vast capital tS2,00O,0 900 In nlD ns
II guaranty security. It's directors
aud officers, directly interested and
involved I'm its success, are chosen
because OF their experience I'm nna
knowledge of the n of invcst-
mcnt and their conservative
mcnt of affairs.
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WANTED - First-class pattern maker;
steady lob. by THE DANVILLE FOUN-
DRY AND MACHINE COMPANY. Write
-Danville, Ill.
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AGENTS-Lady agents-To sell ladies' sup
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wANTED-AGENTs.


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WANTED-Lady agents 10 sell the best
wearing and best selling corset. on earth
Thf HSss!si FSr c 81 eaEi,c9 coMpN xSls.
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All have heard OF the wonderful success
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LIVE STOCK.
Cattle Scarce and ~Stcndy-Hogs Active
and Lower-Shce Quiet.

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 2.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, none; shipments. 100. There were but
few on sale. The market was steady at
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WANTED-Lady agents 10 sell the best
wearing and best selling corset on earth
The Hygeia. For all particulars. write
WESTERN CORSET COMPANY.
St. Louis. Mo.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for cigars; $40 to $iz6
salary and eXpenses; experience not neces-
sary. Send stamp. BISHOP a KLINE.
ST I0uiS Mo.
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WANTED-Salesmen wanted in our special
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GAS LEADING SUGAR
CHICAGO TRUST MOST PROMINENT
on THE NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
Saturdays Trading Irregular and Not
IIcnvy-IndinnapoIis Markets Not
Largely Encouraging.

Al New York Saturday money on call
was easy at 1a1la per cent; last loan.
1la; closed, 1s per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 2%diM per cent.
Sterling exchange was firm with actual
business In bankers bills at $4.SS%I4.S9 for
demand and at M.s7%Mi.ss for sixty days;
posted rates. $4.ss1anAS9 and si.S9kQ4.9o
commercial bills. $i.s6M.
Silver certificates, 60isc bid; no sales.
Bar silver. 59Ac; Mexican dollars, 49c. At
London bar silver was 27asd.
The weekly bank statement shows the
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WANTED-Ladies seeking employment in
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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cure for rheumatism. Mrs. nj. c. Thayer
139 Park avenue.
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WANTED-Educated young ladies' ana
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WANTED-Agents; SIS per week for work
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-08-23
Door Knockers.

London is the only capital In the world
where the door knocker still remains in
existence. 1t is in no sense of the word
diminishing or "going out" as an cxter-
nal article Of household furniture. On tho
contrary, it is rs numerous as ever But it
has ceased to be as artistic as in the days
of yore. There no longer seems to be any
rivalry between neighbors about knockers.
They present a dead level of uniformity of
shape, and are more frequently painted
black than bright. The former is much
easier to keep clean than the FURNISHED ar
ticle. In short, door knocker is now
kept for use only, and it is impossible any
longer to obtain any impression of tho
character and condition of the inmates of
house by the aspect of the knocker, al
though there still, pcrforce, remains a deal
of individuality and character in the way
the knocker is used. You can almost tell
who your visitor is and his frame of mind
by the way he manipulates it.-Philadol-
phia Ledger. 4ass
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-08-23
BICYCLES of the Past.

Archaologists will be interested tC
know that the first record of bicycle is
that of a stained glass window in the
England. 1t was this churchyard, by the
way, which inspired Gray to write his even
famous "Elegy." The rider Of the cycle
in the picture on the window, which is
dated 1642, would be mistaken for Par
with his pipe were it elsewhere than in Il
Christian church, where pagan deities are
not made at home But history is silent
as to the use of any such vehicle at that
time One hundred and twenty years ol
so later there was exhibited before the
French court manumotive carriage OF
several hundred pounds weight but the
bicycle can scarcely have grown from that.
1t was much nearer our own time that the
first genuine bicycle was invented. 1t was
quite the fashion to ride such vehicle ir
England in 1919. The new invention was
variously called tho dandy horse" the
"hobby horse and the "vclocipcdo'
There are many illusions to it in the rec
ords of the day, and in a lottor from JOIN
Keats in February, 1919, to his brother il
America l find this mention of it:
"The nothing of the day is a machine
called the vclocipede. 1t is wheel car
riage to ride cock horse upon, sitting
astride and pushing it along with tho toes,
ruddcr wheel in hand. They will 60
seven miles an hour. a handsome geldine
will come to guineas:? However, they
will soon be cheaper, unless the army
takes to them. em."-Lippincott's
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-08-23
Inspired.

"Eloquonce is speaking out-out of tht
abundance of the heart, the only sourc,
from which truth can flow in passionate
persuasive torrent This remark of Ju
lius Hare is illustrated by story told o
the eloquent Methodist bishop, the lat,
DR.. Simpson,:
Bishop Simpson preached some year
ago in the Memorial hall, London. Fo1
half an hour he spoke quietly, without gcs
ticulation or uplifting of his voice. Then
picturing the Son of God bearing our sim
in his own body on the tree, he stopped a
if laden with an immeasurable burden
and rising to his full height he seemed t,
throw it from him, crying:
"How far? AS far as the east is from
the west so far hath he removed our trans
gressions from us.
The whole assembly, as if moved by al
irresistible impulse, rose, remained stand
ing for a second or two, then sank bacl
into their seats.
A professor of elocution was there.
friend who observed him and knew tha
he had come to criticise asked him whci
the service was over, 'Well. what do yol
think of the bishops elocution?'
Elocution?" said he. "That man doe
not want elocution. He's got the Hol
Ghost! !-Youth's Companion.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-08-23
EACH HELD FIVE TENS.
And One Little Poker Coterie Has Per-
manently Disbanded.

Four well known gentlemen eye each
other askance now and try to figure out
how each managed to win from tho others
in the many poker games they have played
together. They can't for the life of them
see how any of them could have lost, be-
cause they are all assured of their individ-
ual and collective crookedness. This may
sound vague and involved, but it can be
easily explained.
The other night tho four gentlcmcn in
question met Mt the room of q fifth, who
had been steady loser at the pastime and
who had begun to think that his oppo-
nents wcrc not altogether fair in their
methods. In order, therefore, to test his
theory he secured IS decks of cards having
the same kinds of backs and removed tho
ten spots from them, making full deck
of SO tens. Early in the game he had n
good hand beaten, and said he would try n
new deck to see if it would change his
luck, so ho tossed tho pack of tens over to
tho man who had the DEAL and watched
the fun.
OF course, each man received five tens.
1t was worth half physiognomist's life
time to watch the expressions upon tho
faces of the four victims of the plot. Each
was evidently sure that an extra ten had
gotten into the deck and each determined
to get rid of it, The host naturally drop
ped out and the betting before the draw
was fast and furious. When it was over,
each man called for one card. 1t may be
imagined what CONSERVATION there was
when each found he had gotten another
ten.
The game broke up without word, and
there arc four men walking around Wash
ington now who wouldn't play cards with
each other again if John Jacob Astor was
to give each a big fat stakc-Washingto
Post
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-08-23
SAUGUS RACES.
mice Fullerton. S. r.. Lady Blanche and
B.H. D. the Winners.

S,usus, Mass, Aug 22.-The last day
Of tbe meetipg at Franklin park saw q
continuance of ideal racing weather ana
fair attendance came out The unnnished
trot in the 2.2O class of yesterday was ses-
tied nv Miss Fullerton taking two more
heats after dropping one to William Al
bert. .tuoo
In the s.14 pace, S. r. was strong
f,vorite and won the race after loSlng
the second and third heats. In the 20
+rot Miss Albert sold as first choice. she
took the first two heats in walk but lost
tho third by a bad break. The fourth heat
wcpt to Lady Blanche. In scoring for the
,fth heat Miss Albert suddenly went
lame and was drawn, the h. a. going to
Lady Blanche B. H. d. Won the 2.20
naoing race esily the last heat being paced
in the moonlight.
The 2.20 class (concluded), purse $500,
Miss Fullerton, b. m., first; William AL
bert, blk. h., second; Katie Mac, b. M,
third; best time, 2.16%.
The 214 pace class, purse $500. S. r.,
first; Jennie B second; Pilgrim, blk. b.,
third; best time, 2 1312.
The 2 26 class. trot, purse $500, Lady
Blanche, b. m, first; Belle Brandon, blk
M. second; Silver Belle, b. m, third &;
best time. 2.194.
The 2. 20 pacing class, purse $780, b. II.
D., br. h., first; Donne, ch, h., second ;
Nordea, third best time 2.1SA.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-08-23
HALLE,s ANCIENT CAKE DANCE.
A Ceremony That Has Been Performed ~
Salt workers For Centaries.

Halle. the little German saltmaklng
| city whose inhabitants are supposed 10 po
descended from an early race OF ulueron'
blood from the modern Germans, mas
curious fete of its own, when mas Deoh
| celebrated annually for many cehtu
ries. On that day the masters ana tiie
saltmakers, clad in red maIr'les, follow TO
church the cake of the feast, borne aloit
Inv a voutb accompanied by his sweetheart.
After tbe religious rites follow banquet
and n dance to the music of instruments
specially devoted to the purpose.
The feto originated in an incident that
tool, placo so long ago that the very date
has been lost. A mill belonging to the
commune was burned, and the family OF
tho r,illcr was saved by the salt workers
when the mill was rcbrilt the commune
voted to the salt boilers in perpetuity an
annual cake of 100 pounds to be blessed,
carried in procession and then eaten sol
emply to the music of drums and flies.
Tho ceremony had been going on thus
for generations when in 1876 there was a
now fire in the city which destroyed the
city hall, but spared the salt works and
the dwellings, Then the pious commune
odopted a resolution thanking God for
what ho had spared and declaring that
thereafter the cake bearer and the salt
masters and their men should make the
nroccssion clad not in black as formerly,
hut in tunics of ardent red, with plulnes
of the same color in their caps. The date
of the fete was also changed from st. Pc
ter's and St Paul's day to st. Johns day,
the longest day in the year. Since 1876
this order has been faithfully observed.
The cut of the tunic has varied somewhat
with the fashion prevailing, but the style
of Louis XIV predominates Thus appear
the carrier Of the cake and his sweetheart,
and thus is clad the halberdier. After the
banquet tho men and maidens OF honor
being those who in years before have car
ricd tho cake, decorate with red poppics
the crowd that presses in the public
square. Then, in tho midst of spot pro
tected by BARRIERS the men and maids of
honor execute not cake walk but cake
dance, grave function in which one must
neither speak nor smile. The dance is not
complicated bat the music is of n special
character, and this gives the whole a pc
culiar distinction. In the evening there
is dance of a gayer character at an inn.
The waltz here begins really at o'clock
in the afternoon and is continued until
dawn. The red habits are put away at the
end of tho fote, not to be brought out
again for a year. They descend from ia
ther to son and are preserved with the ut
most care.--New York Sun.