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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-01
Beef CLIMBING 10.

The price of beef has gone Up fully
one-third within rhe past few weeks,
and butchers say thar before the holi-
days it will have advanced 50 PER
cent over last year.
That there will be q great rise in the
price Of meats within RI. next two
months seems to be the universal op-
iuiOn Of the wholesale butchers Of
San Francisco.
Beef has been steadily advancing
for months and is now from a cent to
two cents a pound higher then it was
at this time last year. The meat men
say that it will continue to 90 higher
and that the prospect is that it will
be higher by Jan uary than it has
been for fifteen years.
This will be good news to the stock
grower, who for several years has
been selling his cattle at a loss. Aus
tralia has but lately recovered from
4 OF her periodical droughs end as
a shipper Of cattle and sheep she is
practically u of the foreign com
petition. This has caused an in
creased demand for American cattle,
and eastern buyers are paying higher
prices for feeders than has formerly
been paid for beef cattle. Eastern
buyers have been going through
Nevada, California and Oregon and
bought or contracted for by far the
largest proportion OF cattle for winter
use.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-01

The lioe Of ladies and gents foot
Wear at Ed B~urlinetOns Shoe Store is
far ahead CT anything in that line
ever received 10 this city, He is a
practical man and buys his goods
direct from the manufacturer, hence
his success. No IobbinR goods enter
his store. Always buy from a reliable
and practical man and you will save
cash ana have value for the money
expended.
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translate the message. The system by which
all this 10 given In two words Is one OF extraor-
binary complextty. but the cable code experta
employed In the large shipping houses are so
skilled in their work that not above ten min
utos would be occupied either In sending or
translatlnR this two-word messnRe. In the Of
nee of n representative Broad street firm four
clerks are employed In the cable code depart
mont, all OF them high.priced men.
From. ten to fifteen MESSAGES from different
parts OF the globe are received every day, and
the cable book has completely displaced the let
ter book In Importance. The following are
average types. Of one and two word messages in
the grain trade.
"Fracasando." Translatlon)-"we offer
5000 quarters No. . sirlng wheat. shipment
by. steam to,your port, NJ 37s. AID"
,"Remlxed. Fastidiar." Translation-"Wo
ofor 10000 quarters No. 2 spring wheat. In
force for reply "Wednesday. shipment this
month: Others have sold at this price. %
In tho sinRle.word message the saving Is
nineteen words out of twenty. and in the two
word message twenty-siX out of twenty-oight
words. The average eavinR In the larger codes
10 estimated at 90 70 /. The I'm Importance of
this saving can he CAT cred from the fast that
by, one route tho cable rate to Cartagena in
Colombia Il 81, ~ per word: tn Puerto Cahello
in Venezuela, 50. Is per word. and to points
In the Caps colonies of South Africa Sl.4S to
S1.50 per word. This is why q business house
can Day $4,000 for a cipher code and save its
price In less than ono year.
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Praise or n nlacLweu.. Island Warden.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS-Sfr: ! sec that Deputy
Warden Charles F. Gleason OF the workhous0,
Blackwells lslsnd, IA to be removed to make room
for another. When Mr.. Gleason was stationed at the
workhouse rs deputy warden we all on the Island
closely observed his movements TO discover any now
developments that might occur under the new regime,
as we do all new officials. We noticed his early ris.
ing TO marshal the men In squads or gangs In their
different capacities and the watchfulness with which
he attended 10 ganging them ont for the different
keepers under who's" surveillance they went TO work.
The deputy, with his record OF tbs names and gangs
TO which each belonged, pointed them out with re-
mark Ihle accuracy.
have talked with n great many prisoners at the
workhOuse 10 ascertain their feelings toward the
deputy, and every one, without exception. expressed
the most profound respect for their chief executive
oniccr. and each said that all whom he knew had the
same respect for him, and declared that the wave OF
his hand WAS all that was necessary 10 WELD them
INTO submission. should hS removal occur II would
signify that reform IL going to the dogs; aud I should
make 1t my duty this fall 10 fellow In the wake n ny
former habit, when the campaign opens. to enter the
feld for the purpose OF nursing reform and roaring
against anti reform. until the living voice had the
semhlHncc OF rolling thunder. Az OrrICER-
WoISkhousE. BLAcEwEiL's ISLAND, Apri 1873.
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ZACHARY TAYLOR.
Born November "a. 1889.
Died July -. 1850.
DIAMOND JIM BRADY.
The Fad or a Man who Travels with Precious
stones Worth 500. 600.

-bAS S' W. 't " oeb
stones Worth 500. OOO.
DENVER, April 22.-Accompanying q party of
Southern Pacific officials returning from II con-
ference at Monterey. CAL. that passed through
Denver to-day was James d. Brady. who is en-
gagged In the business OF railway supplies. Mr..
Brady is known as " Diamond Jim by his asso-
ciates. When he dresses for a pleasure excur-
sion, 1t is said, he goes about with $50, 900 worth
of diamonds hidden about his person.
Ho displays ordinarily a diamond s~carfpin. a
pair Of diamond cuff buttons, and a ring or two.
His watch Is studded with diamonds and cost
$4,000. Tho diamonds that arc not displayed
conspicuously are said to be the c~ostliest. He
wears diamonds upon his garter buckles, the
buttons of his silk underwear have small dia-
mOnds set In them. and his snspender buckles
are incrusted with gems. The chains OF his
suspenders are OF gold. He carries with him a
collection OF umbrellas and canes. all OF which
have golden handles set with diamonds. He also
carries matches In a diamond. Ornamented match
from an deliberately enamelled and diamond in
crusted cigar case. He let's his fad run I'M
checked In the matter Of cum buttons, scartpins.
and shirt buttons. He has twelve sets of cuff
buttons. nearly as many sets of shirt buttons.
and scarfpins innumerable, with the ornaments
always diamonds. OF his many diamond rings
OF curious designs there Is one that bears a
solitaire turquoise set within a cluster of dia-
mOnds. THIS he calls his mascot, and he never
lets II leave his possession. He docs not wearit,
but always carries 1t about with him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
THE BICYCLE POLICE.
naIefactors as We'll as scorchers Made to
Tremble.


1t appears from the report of the Police De-
partment up to Jan. /, 1897. that the number Of
arrests made by the bicycle policemen Of this
city in the preceding year was 1918 and the
total number Of fines collected amounted to
$4,s1o. There are twcnty-ninc bicycle police
men, and their salaries amount collectively to
about $50. 900, so that the fines collected repre-
sent somewhat more than an eighth Of the ex-
pense for their salaries.
1t is supposed popularity that the bicycle
policemen devote their most diligent efforts to
repression of the reprehensible practice of scorch-
ing, acquainting offenders with the rigors OF tho
city ordinances against It, and relieving at the
same time other bicyclists and the great body Of
innocent pedestrians of the danger of accident
through collision. The fact is. however. that
the bicycle policemen, while alert to discern any
violations, OF the law by fast driving. the absence
OF bicycle lamps. or recklessness. are obscrvant
persons for tho felonious act of shooting craps.
They arrested three persons for insanity. They
making bonfires. one man for obstructinss the
street with a pushcsrt, three suspicious persons.
one for intoxication and assault, one for carrying
O pistol without q permit, one for billposting,
one for begging. three for grand larceny, six for
petty larceny, three for burglar and d., one H. on
clio police arrested also four persons for cruelty
to animals, sixteen for violation Of the hack
oF The zesi Of apq the oab bicycle poiIcemsn Is shown to
some extent by the fact that the ordinary Of
lenses as defined by the Penal Code were not
the only ones of whose violation these energetic
arrested by them on the somewhat novel Grim
saras sh sn + Madison e SI,tryin sv to hSla uB Bn a m nam at w aes ar,
rested for throwing missiles at bicycle riders"
I nmhl,c men nsac we're nnS Sh arg @o wi srre aisspf for ile sng
registration. There were 1850 arrests for scorch-
ing and sixty.three for iptoxicetion: One mis-.
the discharge OF his duty"
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BLEW UP.
The Wind Mt broadway ana Thirty first Street
Came Straight from Below.

The wind Mt broadway and Thirty first Street
Came Straight from Below.
There was a crowd at Broadway and Thirty
reason for II. 1t impeded traffic and made grip
men and truck drivers swear. Occasionally n
roar of laughter rose from the multitude,
drowning the noise OF cable cars and wagons.
The windows In the Imperial Hotel and In all
the neighboring cafes and stores were crowded
with eager faces. Tho police were elsewhere.
II wonder what It's all about y said a young
woman to her escort.
"Don'I know. Lets go ovor and find out T. he
answered, his curiosity getting the best of him.
Across tho street they went. and the crowd grew
Funny. isn't itf ] don't notice ANYTHING un-
usual, " he said, a vague feeling that something
was going to happen creeping over him.
Tho crowd that packed tho sidewalk ailowed
but very little room for passers by. and that path
hotel as ventilators for the kitchen. Through
one OF these there poured a draught CAPABLE OF
lifting a smallsized boy. On the unsuspecting
couple walked.
air. There was a scream from the girl, Q. curse
from tho man, and q laundering roar or laugh
ter from the enormous. crowd.
All the afternoon and far into tho small hours
women foli Victims. About i o'clock in the
morning one of the policemen In broadway
made a miscalculation and appeared. For q
moment his brain whirlod at what was going
on. Then no had an idea, and. with a smile OF
toned himself directly over the grating. There
the crowd left him, with mis- countenanco
wreathed In smiles and his c~oattails level
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
American subscriptions FOR Grsece.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUS-Sir: Icame to KansA
In 1884. In 1850 the free State settlers were beiEg
ground out. Lawrence was the centre OF the free
state forces. A fcw Of the more determined men and
women, believing that sympathy and material aid
would be forthcoming from the Fast, determined TO
hold on, and did until n party NJ mcu with money and
az muuitiOn reached III In time To save tho free State
Cause and finally the StA'P.
DO not we as Americans owe something to Greeoo
in their contest with Border Ruf'an Turk? Are there
not 100000 men and women out Of our "a, 900. 900
who would pay Ell per month to aid Greece during
the WARP Would not 5000. OOu. paid monthly, with
our sympathy, save Greece? WilI not The SUI receive
uubecriptionS2 o. ", BuHSNA :.
KANSAS Chr, Kan. April %. y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
ZACHARY T4YLOR's FACE.
IL Looked on Tuesday as IL Looked when He
Died Nearly Fiuy Years Ago.

Diea NeaFiy FHty hcaFb AEo.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May lon last Tuesday.
while New Workers were doing honor to the
memory Of Gen. Grant, n small group OF friends
Of another President went to his tomb to look
at his sturdy face and recall the stories of his
stirring life, which went out almost half
a century ago. The few friends sur
rounded the modest tomb OF old Rough
and Ready Taylor in n graveyard scarcely
a stones throw beyond the limits OF this
city. Accompanied by a Louisville under
taker they were making their annual visit to
the tomb to inspect the metallic case to SEQ that
every joint was sealed 80 as to prevent the air
from entering.
The glass covering the face OF the dead exccu.
tive is always exposed at these times. The face
was wonderfully preserved and the features
looked. but for q few wrinkles, just as they did
forty-seven years ago. The face was rs white
as marble. and everything about the body
seemed to be unchanged and perfectly preserved.
The Taylor family burial ground Is two miles
northeast OF ST. Mathews. a suburb OF Louis.
vile on the Short Line Railroad. and is one of
the most beautiful in the state. Probably, with
the one exception OF the vault of the first Prcsi-
dent at Mount Vernon. none of the Executives
spot than does Gen. Zachary Taylor.
The burial ground Is within 300 yards of the
OF ofd t ThsyiGss ra hSmSs5Ssd' pit Il is o %j'h dec5 SoG yards cx,
actly an acre. II slopes to the east. and IL sur
rounded by a ~flvc-foot wall OF stone. This wall
has stood for many years. but not n sign of de-
cay or carelossness In its keeping can be seen.
1t stands solid and firm. and gives promise of
standing for a century yet.
Just TO tho east OF the entrance Is the vault
which contains the body OF the cx-President: 1t
is one OF those old fashioned, plain vaults, which
are now seldom seen. A covering OF myrtle
keeps II groom the year around.
slipping toward the road, tho vault can be
easily, seen by travellers. The plain. solid iron
door has no llscriDttOn. but on n marble Rlnh
above the door arc the words:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
PONG S TO BE RAISED.
Also Oysters and Iobst~rs Mt n Novel Tassa.
chusctts Hatchery.

PRovINCETowN, Mass, April 2s.-Oystcr,
sponge, and lobster raising will be begun here in
n few days by persons who have bought u
large tract of land for the purpose. The company
has been formed by well.known capitalists OF
this State, who await with interest the first crop.
If satisfactory results are obts lined, more money
will be invested in the enterprise.
The business OF breeding oysters and Holsters
differs here from that at most other breeding
spots. as the local generating and propagating
places will be entirely landlocked. At the
eastern limit of this township is Fast Harbor. n
wide and shallow pond, ono milo and three
quarters long and about half a mile wide.
which will become the principal breeding spot.
The pond waters have become almost fresh
since the separation OF sea and harbor, and IL Ia
the purpose OF the breeders TO let in sea water
only MS occasion demands.
Tho leading man OF the company is William
Hatch, n young Engli,hman. who has made tho
subject OF fishes, moliusks. sea plants, and Ash
food his life study. Not only native or domestic,
hatchery. Each kind will bo Kept in It's
special quarters. An electrical plant will bo
used In connection with the other machinery.
One hundred men are expected 10 be employed
on the grounds before next autumn, and this
number will probably DO increased largely In
1893. The work of building the first breeding
house and q cottage for the superintendent and
assistants has begun
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
STILES IN PARL0R STOVES.
Tho Evolution or tho seir-Pceder-"HiEh Art
ana Low Feed"


stove, which, also WINS originally made cylindrical
4, e., ...-.-. .,,-
III ior"' 10 no" almost "iInou1 exception hauo
square. Tho sclf-feoder commended itself at
once upop ita Introduction md A. soon emma into
Iii. - "a. ...n,..
WIN use. is utliitS was everywhere recoS-
nized. 1t was not then. however, SO perfect in
detail "a IL has since been made. Themapnzino
go. 40 a. -. -. -. -s.,,-s."".
was at hfst hhaue larger tnah was roaiiy heces'
sary, even for the purpose Of such a stove. In a
large size sclf feeder. standing pretty high gem
~. a..
e,"h'' .ho opehine in'o INC magazine a1 INC Top
through which the coal was poured, was 30 high
that It became ouite n task IN m n souttlc of
cooI nv ~ 4, TIL ,r,a 10, nnoh na,i.as y.
eo"i " W IL. Inns was not 80 ihuch hoticeu at
the very outset, when people were moro i'm
pressed by other features, but 1t speedily became
aa,a,...- ..sS.S
u eohsioeratioh ol Importance III was saiu at
the time that In feeding some o! the stoves n
stcpladdor was needed. II certainly did re.
ouiro n c,,s,dorobJ. I,or,o ~ oxor,,nn
qulto cohS'aeraoie uesree OF eNerthoh.
Tho ornamcntation of the stove at that timo
consisted of mouldinrs ana bands. md porhaps
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
UNCLE JACK ooWDY IS sLY.
Buys Cut Rate Tickets while the BnnAIs
Agents Arc Looking Tor Him.

BUFFALO. April 25.-It has Just leaked out
that Uncle Jack Gowdy, Consul-General to
Paris, fooled the railroad ticket agents here in
a clever way. They knew he was en- route. and
each had 1t arranged to do something extra so
as to catch Uncle Jack and his family party for
several tickets.
Uncle Jack came In Friday, knocked about
town seeing the sights and lodging the ticket
agents. and then he ambled down among tho
scalpers In Exchange, street and skirmished
around till he found three ~cut-rate tickets to
Washington. He got out over the Northern
Central, and now tho city ticket agents are
sucking their thumbs and wondering what XII
Of swittnessI is necessary to hook q Hoosier
Consul-G General
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and moro liberal In their dealings with policy
holders. the English companies have practically
stood stiil, with little or no deviation from tho
methods In vogue years ngo.
About 40, persons arc employed by the life
insurance companies Of tho Unitod States.
Largo salaries are paid TO tho chief executive
officers OF the leading companies. In tho largest
three companies the Presidents receive 100000
each q year and tho Vice.prcsidents S25 900.
Agents are paid with commissions on the bust.
ness they secure, and their earnings range from
$4,000 q year down to 81 900. The practice OF
paying n perpetual commission on n policy so
long as the premiums are paid is being done
away with by tho leading companies, tho
agent now receiving q commission only on
tho first premium paid. Tho business of
systeinatiZed in tho last few years that 1t is no
longer necessary for solicitors to resort to special
tricks. and devices to induce people to insure.
Complaints OF Instrumentation by soliciting
agents arc now uncommon, for the reason that
tho soliciting Is done mainly with samples OF
policies. and there is no occasion for any state
mont that is not already set forth In tho policy
itself. In general, the business of canvassinR
for life insurance is In the hands Of persons OF
character. Women engage in II TO
some extent, and, as n rule. arc quite successful.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir In enswer to queSy
OF dickson" / can say positively tina; figs can swim.
It a. customary in Central American and South Amer
lean ports, where the docking facilities are none of the
best, to hcave ca=goes OF live cattle overheard a close
TO shore as conveni lent and make them swim the dis
taucr Intervening, the owners having small boats out
side To head the cattle inshorn. / have seen at difer-
ent times In the hay Of Panama pigs landed in this
way, Judging by their manner of propulsion. ! should
say that they woult be liable to cut or tear their
throa;s II they went any great distance. ]. VT
DASBURY, Conn., April %.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS-Sir: At one season
of the year pigs In n pasture on one side OF the Con.
garec. a few miles below Columbia. swim the river
daily TO bettcr feeding ground on the other banks. In
known TO swim. by taking occasional rests on tus-
socks. &c. two miles to the mound"
The belief that pigs cut their throats when swim
ming is very general. hut those who have seen thou
sands OF pigs swim have never known one to cut its
throat. 4 very fat pen fed animal may not have sum.
Client Use OF Its legs Ia make head way In water, but
their hide II too tough To he readily cut.
All animals and reptiles In this sect on swim, bus
the fox and the rattleSnake probably dislike an Z" al.
together =" bath more thFn any other creatures. The
former IL In misery II his brush gets wet. while water
in the rattles must he very painful or unpleasant. for
when the rattler takes to water he holds three or four
inches OF his tail straight up above the surface.
COLUMBIA, s. e, April 20. W. +. GONZALES.
about 100 pounds. terrified by a dog, swan to an isl.
and 400 yards distant and. chased TO a corner. avoided
capture ~ swimmin back again. not a scratch on hs
throat total distance. 500 yards. the number OF yards
I'm n mile being 100. Il. II. DIXoA
CASASD AIGuA. April %.
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From the Chfcd0o TiTes- Herald.
Governor" said the young prOhigate, do
you think / would DO warranted In getting mar
fied on a salary of $l5 o week ."
What do you mean !, Eroyled the Sld man.
81 know" no drawled; "but1 know q girl
who has . good Job ~ q typewriter"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02

Importance. -.
big prices for private codes the more conspicu-
Gus are FLINT, Eddy q Co. OF New York. and
Flint. Eddy g. Co. is said to, have been pro-
cured at q cost OF $4,000, and the cost of Ar
moar a Cos code is given as $50, 900. tn"
as the size and ;omplexlty or a code govern It's
cost, and the system. used by an impor ting and
most every known description would naturally
DO more elaborate than that used by o COM
Psny " Which IN o,s aana asnsfa Psis,,Ssiy pr ll%ltsa nT Tbe
code used by Flint, Eddy d. Co. contains a gen
eral vocabulary OF 228 900 words. and a spe-
total Of 258. 900. 1t Is estimated that by the
use OF this code the firm will save from Sl2.-
This does no; mean necessarily that the ~recelpts
OF tie cable companies arc to BIO decreased In
that proportion; IL means that , ~ tho , use OF
handled by telegraph at all II full ord rates
long run the receipts Of the cable companies
are increased rather than diminished, by the use
many Of tho l.adine financial establishments
are provided with separate code eSstems which
are guarded closely and carefully from. tho
money saved by tho code 10 An or
diuery message. sent 70 q remo;e part OF tho
would cost from $40 70 500 II senti in the Ian
guage nj conversation. whereas the code mes.
sage involves tho expenditure OF only a mall
sum. An example OF the extent TO which
words and their numerical cv-agents can DO
used IN telegranhing detailed information was
NEW YORK, May Ito Smith d TOMB
kins, Cape Town, South Africa; We offer, cost.
cases OF kerosene oil: shiomeDt by sailer early
next month; with deck load OF slaves, freight
rate 10 Cape Town 81. 10 per 900 feet. subject
TO reply by wire before l2 NJ. tomorrow. 10
other points add / cent per case on OIL"
This message OF hfty-eiGhL words, aside from
tho address AND signature. was conveyed In the
GLOWING code words and figures;
''RepOrtabam m 04l336. Aaued uct-56S432:"
II should DO understood that only the words
arc cAbled, and that the figures are contained
In the key book 10 the possession OF the person
receiving the message. and ara used by htip 70