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NEW YORK STOCKS.

Bonds, Exchange, Money and Railroad
Shares.
Money on call easy at lIa@2%; last loan l1sx
and closing offered l1s%. Prime mercantile paper
81 Bar silver 641a Mexican dollars, 5O6s@6l1Ac
Sterling exchange quiet, with actual business in
BANKERS bills S4 S5g4 S514 for 60 DAYS and
Sss. Commercial bis. 81 sssIa4 s4s, Savsrg eeg
ment bonds strong: state bonds dull; railroad
bonds firm. Silver quiet.
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The Time Ball.

BRANCH y BYDRoGRAPHIC OFFICE, u. s. N
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE
SAN FRANCISCO Mar i. 1897
The time bail Telegraph Hill was dropped
exactly at noon to-day e.. at noon OF the i2Osn
meridian, or exactly at p. NJ, Green wich time.
w. S HUGHES.
Lieutenant q. s. N, in charge.
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sc p ib common to good, 7@71ac v h: Cream
Cheddar, l1@12c p ID; Young America, S@1Oc Q
h; Western. 1l@l2 &c: Eastern. i4@141ac
EGGS-store Eggs in demand at hrmer
Eggs. l2@13c: store Eggs, lO1a@11c q doz; Duck
60
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
MoNDAY. March i 4r. ,
STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE.

MONDAY, March l-2A.M.
UNITED STATES BONDS
S,d Aikedl BID Asked
Q Is coup. 1l2A Z As reg. lOS 1101a
DO new lssuel23
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BOARD SALES.

Following he sales in the San Francisco
Stock Board yesterday:
REGULAR MORNING SESSION, COMMENCING $3.50.
200 AIpha... 10 500 1holr. ..l.00l00 Point~..23
100 Belcher... x42 200 .........-99l1O0 G&C--..-4l
100 B&B.....s2 loU 9sI600 ophr... .s3
100 Bunon..12300 CC&V.2O5iJU0 Savage. SS
AFTERNOON SESSION. 80.
100 Belcher. 23200 Bullion.. l2ll00 Conf. 90
81 d ....7e20O Choir. -. $4,000 ophir. 81
Eoard yesterday:
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.
STOCKS OF GRAIN.

Produce Exchange Grain Inspector Steller reports
stocks of Grain in Call Board warehouses Marcn
as follows, in tons:
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OCEAN STEAMERS.

Dates OF Departure From San Francisco.
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Am Tel & Cable. i.
Atchison. .--.-...

Atchison. .........
Preferred .......
Adams Express.
Alton. Terre Haute
American Express
American Tobacco
Preferred ..........
Bay State Gas. -.
Baltimore & Ohio.
Bruins WICK Lands.
Buffalo, Roch & 2.
Canada Pacific. -.
Canada Southern.
Canton Land. ....
Central Pacidc.....
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Receipts. in February were 1887 tons Barley.
2l32 tons Oats, 1857 tons Corn and 1443 tons
Bran
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FLoUR-Dull, steady. Winter wheat grades
81 3O@3 80; do fair TO fancy, SO 1894 50; dc
patents, s4. 60@5; others Unchanged. Minnesots
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-24

checked coat and vest. pink shirt, red
necktie and white hat with a black
band around it, why, he's a monstrosity.
And, besides, his clothes cost him twice
what he should pay.
You know hundred years ago the
people of wealth and position wore the
fancy costumes, and the poor people of
the servant class had to dress plainly.
How is it to-day? l board in a house
right across from a swell family out on
the South side. The other morning 1
saw the girl come out She wore a
sailor hat. a light shirt waist, plain
belt cloth skirt and English walking
shoes. No frills. no ornaments of any
kind. understand, but she looked like
an empress. In a little while / saw the
maid servant come out, and, say, she
had a hat foot high, with bushel of
flowers on it, and more jewelry and
ribbons and truck than you could get
into a show window. It's the same
way with the men. A fellow who's
really swell hasn't any jewelry on him.
He carries a plain bamboo stick and
pair of gloves, maybe, and the only
color in his makeup will be his cravat
or his hatband. Then you'll see some
race-track tout come along with a sill
ver-headed cane, speckled vest. a dia-
mona pin In a manner shirt, TOUR OF nNe
loops of watch chain with big charm
on it, and pair of shoes that you would
use for cracking ice. Now, it wouldn't
cost that fellow half as much for clothes
if he would initiate the swell, but, you
see, he thinks he has to decorate him
self in order to impress people. l can
take nine-tenths of the men who are
walking the streets to-day in tailor
made clothes, lead them into depart
ment store or a readymade clothing
place and fit them out SO that they'll
appear better dressed than they are
now. A man can't make himself we'll
dressed by paying large prices. It's all
III the selection Of clothes and the avoid
ing of contrasts. For instance, a man
can wear a light soft hat if his suit is of
one uniform color, but if he has light
hat of one shade, light pair of trousers
CT another shade and d fancy necktie
contrasting with both of these shades,
then the man is dressed like jay. L
make it rule never to wear more than
one loud or fancy article. If a man has
quiet hat and a subdued suit of clothes
he can wear a gay cravat, and it will
look all right. If he has dark coat
and dark pair of trousers he can wear
a fancy vest, but if he changes to light
trousers then he looks like bunko
man.
Mr.. Sanford was reminded by one of
the awed listeners that the show win
dows were full of the gayest and fan
ciest patterns of shirts and cravats.
why are they put on the market if
they're not the real style?' he was
asked.
They are the style-if used in mod
eration," he replied. Nearly all of
our styles in fancy shirts, cravats, golf
stockings and the like are borrowed
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AN APPEAL FOR FREEDOM.
The Cuban League of New York Asks
for Financial Aid.


for Financial Aid.
The Cubar league of New York.
whose president is Ethan Allen, and
vice presidents such men of national
reputation and honor as Chauncey NJ
Depew, Roswell P. Flower. etc., has is
sued the following appeal asking for
financial aid in its patriotic efforts In
behalf of struggling Cuba:
ITO the People of the United States:
a brave and generous people will aid
the oppressed. Cuba is under brutal
tyranny. Inspired by our history she
freely bleeds for independence, and APP
peals to us for help. We must hear,
and hearing, promptly act. An ire
pressible conflict between republican,
ism and monarchy was inaugurated by
Washington and his compatriots, and
as trustees of the great political inner
itance from them we must be in that
conflict whether we will or not, when
ever any intelligent people fires the
opening gun for freedom. By an UNI
paralleled career of courage and sacri-
flee the Cubans have proved their right
to self-government- Our people, to
keep untarnished the heroic crown of
Washington for three years has failed
to do, must extend material support to
the embattled heroes on Cuban soil.
The passive policy of this administra-
ton. in emulation of the last, still re-
pressed the nobler impulses of our peo-
pie. while foul murder continues. To
give now is more than to fight. He who
supplies the weapon is brother in
achievement to him who yields it.
IA plan for small subscriptions at
local points, deposited there with
banks or business firms. reaches all
Let those who Will serve send addresses
of themselves and bank to the Red,
White and Blue League, New York.
ETHAN ALLEN.
president of the Cuban League"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-24
DOCTORS AND PATIENTS.

Odd Tales of Physicians of the Old
school in England.
A physician with a large practice sees
strange sights-some humorous, some
pitiful, and some irritating. Sir Ben
jarnin w. Richardson, commenting on
the fact that these singular sights tend
to produce in the doctors mind the
feeling "All things are alike to all,''
says he once surprised bishop by say
ing that the writer of Ecclesiastes must
have been a doctor.
Once a woman who kept a fuel store
brought her husband to DR.. Richardson
in little cart with his body covered
with small coal, under the idea that by
this means she was keeping him warm.
Another woman, to whom he prescribed
an ether mixture, therefore volatile,
first made it warm, in order that it
might be agreeable to take.
He was called in the early days of his
London practice to visit a servant in a
large house, and overheard the mistress
ask the housekeeper: What sort of
man is he, and how did he come? Did
he driver
Il think you'll like him, ma'am,"
replied the housekeeper; 'but, poor
man! he is only a walking doctor yet
People made distinction between
the walking and the driving doctor in
former days. A physician with large
paying practice used to ride in a cha riot
which cost 300 guineas. Now people do
not care if a doctor comes in a landau,
or a brougha1n, or cab, provided he
comes quickly.
The old physician was known by
everybody as doctor. He wore long,
broad-tailed coat, knee breeches, Hes
sian boots, frilled shirt with ruffies
at the wrists, and a large white cravat
of the finest lawn. He carried cane
with perforated box at the top, which
held camphor or some other smelling
substance. When he was called to
consultation, he expected to find a table
spread with wine glasses, a decanter of
brandy and bottle of wine.-Youth's
Companion.
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WORK FOR BAD BOYS.

Gov. Leedy Favors Teaching Trades In Re-
form Schools, but In Helpless.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 16.-Gov. Leedy
said yesterday that owing to lack Of
money he will not give the $1,000 need
ed to establish an industrial depart
ment in connection with the state re-
form school in North Topeka. ''The
reform school as it is now,'' he said, sis
an outrage on humanity. The boys
ought to be taught trades Not one
man in 20 can make a living except
with his hands. I was heartily in
favor of the proposed establishment of
a shoe shop and basket shop, but as
we have no money we can't do any
thing. The contingent fund can't aft
ford to supply it."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-24
a JEALOUS WOMAN.

She Tries to Poison Her Rival and Then
Ends Her Own Life.
GUTHRIE, Ok, July 16.-Miss Grace
Allen, of Fredonia, Kan, was arrested
yesterday at Chandler on the charge
of poisoning Miss Phronia Eches. The
poisoning was the result of jealousy.
Both women are in love with w. G..
Smith, of Fredonia. Miss Allen came
from that city last Saturday and in
troduced herself at the farmhouse OF
the Eches family under the name of
Miss Jessa Wiley, from Indiana That
night she gave poison to Miss Eches,
putting it in her mouth while asleep,
but the young woman's life was saved.
Sunday she put poison in her food, but
the mother of the girl ate it and died.
Miss Allen then confessed her real
name and attempted to commit suicide.
Both women are prominent school,
teachers, but never knew each other.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-24
Popularity and a Slap.

One of the incidents that conduced to
give the queen temporary popularity
in Ireland was this: She and the prince,
with the prince of Wales and Prince
Alfred, were driven in their roomy car
riage to Mr.. bargains exhibition. The
streets and windows were thronged.
There were only bright faces, and the
air was filled with cheers. She bowed
very affably; the prince held his hat a
little before his forehead, and hardly
bowed. The prince of Wales took off
a cap with a white band and held it
rather gracefully, as if to show that he
should have bowed were the queen not
present. Prince Alfred looked a little
su1ky and kept his cap on his head.
The queen did not appear to see him,
but she did. She whipped the cap off
his head with one hand, and with the
other gave him such a slap in the face.
It was done in an instant, and without
any change of countenance. Thunder
ing cheers marked the approval of the
tude-Contemporary Review.
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BESIDE THE BIER.

IF you have tears prepare to shed them
now
But not fer her: she is beyond it all,
No bitterness of death for her be;
Her shallop. that jeopardfes appalI.
Has ira versed the fmmedicable sea"
Her winsome smile the mornings art out
HerIoving way made Hate her worshiper:
But the white shadow meath the coffin lid
Is all. save memory. remains of her
The house is altered now. and strangely
STILL
Where many anxious came and went be-
There was no lack of effort and good WILL
Alas. that there be no effort morel
These little children in the years to come
VIII grieve her features never to recall;
How hard it was to go and leave them
all,
Silent we sat beside the silent bier
And every eye with sympathy is wet,
As. witnessing the sorrow that is here,
Her grief we ponder that was keener yet
No more to greet them with the morning
kiss:
No more to rock them by the evening
Not here to soothe them when life goes
amiSS;
To fail to satisfy their long desire
Yet who can tell what ministries divine.
What consultations soothe the final hour.
What luminaries DER the darkness shine,
What revelation of supernal power?
Now. pastor. dear. console US as ne'er be-
fore;
Now. mourners. look upon her features
wan;
Look through your tears. your last, for
neVermore
Earth's sweetest face your gaze will rest
upon
Close up the casket and go lay her down;
Leave one fair flower on her stainless
breast
Its fate untimely not unlike her
The sole companion of her dreamless
rest.
Edward N. Pomeroy, in Springfield
(Mass.) Republican
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a MONSTER MELON.

The Largest One Grown II the South This
Season Shipped to the President.
ATLANTA, Ga, July 20.-The largest
watermelon grown in the south this
season was shipped from here yester-
day for Washing ton, where it will ar
rive Wednesday and be presented to
President Mckinley at the white house.
The melon was grown in Georgia,
weighs IS pounds and took the prize of
SIS offered by w. n. Mitchell, south
ern agent of the Baltimore & Ohio
railway, in a contest participated in
by the plan tiers of all the melon-grow-
ing states. The monster melon is
shipped in golden hamper, adorned
with f1a0S
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A GOOD SHOWING.

Kansas Bank Statements Show More Than
Twice the Reserve Required by Law.
TOPEKA. Kan. July 16.-If banks be
taken as the barometer by which to
measure the pulse of the business
world, then Kansas is certainly in a
most prosperous condition. State
Bank Commissioner. Breidenthal has
completed the compilation of the re-
deducted therefrom are little less than
astounding. During the past year the
deposits OF the state and private banks
in Kansas, which are all under his
control, have increased 81. $50. 323.
while the loans have decreased 1921, los
and the amount of cash now on hand
is $2,213, $40 more than it was a
year ago. The borrowed money ac-
count has been reduced over 60 per
and furniture accounts show a great
scaling down. In the past six years,
the loans have been decreased about
SIS, 900, 900, while the deposits now al
most equal those of 1892. The law re-
quires cash reserve OF 20 per cent.
The banks now have hand A
per cent, against IS per cent last
year. Bank Commissioner Breidenth
says that the banks can loan 1000, 600
law requires. The deposits have in
creased over 81, 900, 600 since March 0.
This great showing is made, too, at a
time when money is going out for cat
tie feeding, harvesting and taXpaying.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-24
THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY.

Fears Expressed That the Gold Craze May
Cause International Troubles.
WASHINGTON, July 20.--The POSSIBLE
ity of serious international complica-
lions between the United States and
Great Britain as the result of the re-
cent gold discoveries in Alaska has be-
come apparent to the state department.
Senator Davis, of the senate foreign
relations committee, has been request
ed to secure the immediate ratification
of a treaty for determining the bound
airy linz between Canada and Alaska
in order to lessen the probable diff
cultv
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-24
Cattle speculators Restrained.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 2O.-Judge
Philips, of the federal court, has
granted the temporary injunction re-
straining the association of cattle spec
ulators at the stock yards, known as
the Traders Live Stock exchange, from
interfering with the business of others.
The order will hold till the trial of the
case on its merits in the November
term The order virtually dissolves
the exchange till that time, at least
The Traders Live Stock exchange was
made up of 143 spectators, and their
rules were rigid.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-24
Contents OF Registered Letters Lost.

WASHINGTON, July 2O.-Many COM
plants are reaching the post office de-
partment of losses of contents of regis
tered letters, which investigation
shows were caused by the poor quality
of eny elopes used. The postal regula-
tions have been amended so as to over
comll as far as possible this deficiency,
and postmasters have been specially
instructed to require stronger envel-
opes when the letters presented for
registry give evidence of containing
coin or bulky matter than would be
demanded ordinarily.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-24
Half a Crop of Apples.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 16.-President
We1lhouse, of the State Horticultural
society, says the fruit crop in Kansas
this year was unprecedented and that
fruit-growers will make a vast sum
of money. He says that apples are the
only short crop, and that they will be
more than a half crop. There is good
money in a half crop of apples, he
says, peaches will be very plentiful,
and he predicts that the average price
will be about so cents per bushel
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-24
CHAUNCEY DEPEW'S VIEWS.

He Thinks the Klondyke Gold Discoveries
Will Settle the silver Question.
New YORK, July 2O.-Chauncey NJ.
Depew returned from Europe Satur-
day. In the course of an interview
his attention was called to the inn
mense gold fields in Alaska. and he
was asked if he thought it would have
any bearing on the silver question.
He said:
I think it will settle it. The trouble has been,
according to the silver people, that there is not
enough gold to go around If 800, DOC, 900 new
gold is put on the market the silver question
will be settled They are taking immense
quantities of gold out of southern Africa, too,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-24

from the English. These rainbow
clothes are intended for outing wear.
y man who goes boating or wheeling
or who plays golf has right to wear
these loud clothes. They are really uni
forms, the same as our baseball uni
forms. But the trouble is that about
half of the young men in Chicago have
bought these peacock shirts and cravats
and are wearing them during business
hours. The result is-well, you can
see for yourself. They have come in
with an epidemic of loud hats and yell
low shoes, and the whole effect is some
thing HORRIBLE
Mr.. Sanford spoke with much ear
nestness, and one of the listeners, who
happened to be wearing a mottled blue
ready-made tie against BACKGROUND of
red and black shirt, turned up his coat
collar and changed the topic of CONVEX
sation by asking the result of the bali
game.-Chicago Record.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-24
HOW TO DRESS.

vi L. SANtORD always looks we'll
iVI 1t would seem that the tailor
makes special effort in behalf of the
young man. His clothes fl him and the
garments harmonic one with another
so that his apparel, regarded collective
ly, is a work of art. Mr.. Sanford sell
dom wears colors or checks, and people
are not compelled to turn and look at
him a second time.
Apparently he does not strive for eff
feet. 1t might be supposed that he is
merely fortunate in his selection of
wearing apparel
AS matter of fact, Mr.. Sanford is
"a student of clothes. He learns from
observation that he must avoid certain
kinds of apparel if he is to commend
himself to people of taste. He keeps
informed as to fashions, also, and fol-
lows those which are inexpensive and
which have been adopted by the men
who can devote most of their time to
dressing themselves.
The result is that Mr.. Sanford, al
though receiving but a modest salary,
is known as good dresser" He has
"A small wardrobe, but it is sufficient for
aone who cannot change clothes several
times a day and who is not under OBJ
LEGATIONS to have morning" latter
noon" and evening" clothes.
MT. SANFORD, In the course OF con-
versation the other evening, announced
his belief that men in Chicago are bad
ly dressed because they lack taste. He
started on the assumption that the men
are badly dressed. He said that SO far
as he had observed at least 90 per cent.
of the male adults walking the streets
were subject to severe criticism
1t was suggested to him that very few
men could afford to spend the money
to keep themselves in good clothes.
There never was a time when a man
could dress so well at such small cost .
said Sanford. II don't mean by dressing
well that man is to be simply respect
able or clean, but L mean that he is to
be in style. 1 mean that it doesn't cost
much nowadays to dress so as to be in
line as we say What does a man need
this summer? A suit of light check
or gray stuff, with a short coat cut
close to the body, pair of tan shoes,
soft shirt, washable tie and straw
hat. Is there anything expensive in
that makeup? That's what the mil
dionaire wears if he wants TO be in style,
and that's what a man earning ten dol
lars a week can afford to buy. Just at
present all of our styles for everyday
wear are sensible. a man needn't wear
jewelry or expensive waistcoats or fan
-cy shirts If he does, he simply shows
that he is lacking in taste. The same
thing IS true of women's Dress The
shirt waist costume is simple and in
expensive, and yet it makes every wom-
an look like blooming summer beauty.
Why. if woman were a queen she
couldn't devise any costume more beau
7tiful and appropriate"
Mr.. Sanford spoke with enthusiasm.
THE trouble is he said, that peo-
pie put too many ornaments on them
selves man with Il tweed suit, a sin
gle watch chain and plain bow neck
tie is a swell. But when he gets red
shoes with blue tops, striped trousers,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-24

The Arctic Explorer Will Now Prepare for
His Polar Trip Next Year.

The Arctic Explorer Will Now Prepare for
His Polar Trip Next Year.
BosToN, July 2O.-The steam yacht
ing bark Hope. with Lieut.. r. E.
Peary and party on board. bound
for Northern Greenland, left yesterday
fully equipped for the voyage. The
object of the voyage is to estab-
lish settlement in Northern Green
land which shall be used as a base of
supplies for an expedition in search of
the north pole under Lieut.. Peary
next year. To this end a party of Es-
quimauX will be esta blished at the new
settlement and will. during the next
year. be engaged in making prepare
tiOuS
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-24
McNau After Red Men.

TOPEKA. Kan, July 16.-The Inn
proved Order of Red Men, secret so
ciety with a large membership in Kan
sas, has fraternal insurance branch
which recently refused to pay claim
of $500 to w. S. Clements, Wichita
member. Insurance Commissioner Nc
Nall has written to Robert Gowdy, sec
rotary of the insurance branch, requir.
ing an explanation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-24

States district attorney. Other NOM
nations were as follows: Thomas D.
Fitzpatrick. to be postmaster at Salina,
Kan; Thaddeus S. Wills, to be post
master at Lamar, and Frank E. Miller,
at Neosho, Mo-; George G. Boggs. to be
postmaster at Shawnee and George L.
Watson at Ell Reno, Ok.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-24

It is related of the late Due d'AuInale
that lack of decision is illustrated by
the following incident: When about to
enter room at a reception in 1873 he
was asked by the usher what name
should be announced. "Gen. lie Due
d'Aumale," he answered; and then, sud
denly changing his mind, he said: NO;
announce his royal highness, Due
d'Aumale." But, not feeling satisfied
with this. he said: Say merely Due
d'Aumale-" Finally he said: Say moth
ing" and walked in unannounced.-N.
Y. Times.