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The times., 1897-07-10
The World of Business.
wall Street Yesterday.

New York, July 9.-No gold was with
drawn from the subtreasury today for ex-
port to Europe. This negative Influence
lad a favorable effect on the stock market.
The ction Of the market was rather irreg-
Ilar, but q strong undertone was In evi-
dcnce.
London quotations came at fractional
rccessiuns and resulted In selling hv
traders at the opening and lower range
OF prices. Nc liquidation, however, deyel-
oped, and the market rallied quickly. Lon
don houses sold some stocks early In rIe
day. The trading element was disposed
to cover outstanding short contracts.
Omaha was an especially strong feature,
advancing two POINTS. New York Central
was another strong feature. Sugar was
finn. Chicago Gas was inclined to heavi-
ness. The character OF the crop news was
Of a very favorable sort. Apropos OF tue
lower quotations in the London market il
was reported that opinion abroad had been
uDlavorab!y affected by the failure OF
currency message 10 be sent to Congress-
Gable advices also said that the Porte
continued obstinate IN regard 10 the con-
eluson of TuTko-Grecian peace negotia-
tions In the last hoar it was announced
"''"'N q HlA Aitid PulNildotu IIlUl lHc
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Com
pany SEQ 900 900 OF the refunding bonds.
The market closed at about the nest
prices Of the day, showing good advance
for almost the entire list.
baltimore, July 9.--Messrs. John K.
Cowen and Oscar g. Murray, receivers Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, today
filed d petition asking the United States
court fol authorityto expend about 81, ,0o0,-
GOO in equipment.
The short equipment bas to lie supple
mented hy getting cars from other roads
Between June 1, 1896, and March I, 1887.
S33i 600 was expended in mileage for
borrowed cars. For the first four months
OF 1885 S12a,o0o was so expended.
The receivers state mat they want 3 600
box cars, $50 gonGola cars end 40 loco
motives
The hearing of the application Of the
receivers for authority 10 issue $3.50, ,0O0
In receivers certificates, for the purpose
ofpurchasing fro m Carnegie & Co, limited
10000 tons Of steel rails. to be laid
on the main stem of the Baltimore and
Ohio from Washington Junction westward
began in the United States court today
The petition also included the purchase
of 800 tons to be used ON the road
beyond the Ohio River.
The times., 1897-07-10

MI Carley has this to say of the stock
market: The men who are making JEe
temporary fluctuations OF the New York
Stock Exchange market are waiting ior
the tariff bill to be acted ON hy the con-
ference committee. They arc letting the
small bears take the short side, end are
letting the public imagine there viii be a
reaction. When they get enough short
contracts aud the conference committee
lets loose the tariff bill the Inanip llators
of Sugar stocks, Tobacco, and hicaeo
Gas will work together, and the large
manipuIators will bid up the grangers, and
tile market will go into a movement rang
ing from 2 to 8 points on the granserS and
from > TO % points on the industrials-
The times., 1897-07-10

for he is slaeF-as black as det-an hut
The times., 1897-07-10
Washington
Loan & Trust Co.
CoRSON & MCCARTNEY,

CORSON & MCCARTNEY,
Members OF the New York Stock Ex,
change, 1419 F St. Glover building.
Correspondents OF Messrs. Moore X sShtey,
so Broadway.
Bankers ana Dealerstn GOveEnEcnt BondA
Deposits. Exchange Loans
Railroad Stocks and Bonds and all securf-
ties listed on the exchanges or New York,
Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore bougas
and sold
A speciality made oflnvestmenss sc curities-
District bonds and all local Railroad, GaA
Insurance and Telephone stock dealt In
American BeII IelcphonG stock boUgns
EpC sold nn1S-R
The times., 1897-07-10

New York Stock Market
Corrected daily by W p Hihbs & Co
Bankers and Brokers Members of the
n. Y Stock Exchange. 1927 F. street
The times., 1897-07-10

ecret and reached an agreement. Thisisa
The times., 1897-07-10

The plan of consolidation OF the Chica 20
Gas Companies has been adopted by the
committee 1t includes a total cOnsolida-
tion, a new issue OF bonds bearing per
cent interest, and new stock to take up
the present certificates This column
contained advice to buy Chicago Gas when
it was twenty points below the s-esent
figures good many traders have taken
advantage of the repeated strong argu-
ments put forth here for the stock. The
best information is Stin to hold Gas and
to buy it. 1t seems only a question Of
short time when Gas will sell above par.
R. G. Dun's weekly review OF trade
today win say:
an analysis OF the failures for the half
year, G,92T in number, with liabilities
amounting to S109,162, i 94. shows that
commercial failures were smaller than last
yeaE bynearly 5000, 900, although failures
of brokers and agents were larger by
$1,100,0o0, and manufacturing failures ty
$2,S0e,000. But the manufacturing re-
turn would have been much the Smallest
for four years but for a few cotton failures
at New Bedford, and ecrease appears in
most other branches. The trading failures
are smaller than in the first half Of three
previous years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18
FUTURE HOUSE DRESS.
In All Probability 1t VIII Be of One
Piece and Worry Short.

Mrs. Annie Jenness Miller says that
she believes that the house dress of the
future will be short enough; that the
woman who goes upstairs or who goes
around with all kinds of household i'm
plements, will be able to go upstairs
naturally, three steps at a time if she
wants to, and get all the benefit she can
out of that exercise. Going up and
down stairs Is the best exercise in the
world. And yet you can find learned
doctors who will warn women against
going up and down stairs. They do it
justly, too, because the learned doctor
knows that a woman who has lot of
skirts pressing down, who lifts herself
up and down stairs on levers, so to
speak, churns all the vital organs and
does herself infinite harm.
81 have invented a houseworker's
dress which any woman can carry out
for herself" Mrs. Miller went on to say.
at does not require pattern. All you
have to do is to make the skirt come
half way between the knees and the
ankle, and make the waist and skirt all
in one piece. Then you can have little
Eton jacket hanging over chair, and
when caller comes in all you have to
do is to slip off your apron and slip on
your jacket, and you can entertain your
friends in the parlor. That is utility in
dress. journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18

said Policeman 100000, and he dragged.
The culprit out and clapped on pair Of
handouts before Betsey Jane and her
mistress could believe that the desper-
ate villain was really in custody.
"A-brealin' into peaceable citiZenses'
coalholeS and frightenin' the ladies! T
wonder you amt ashamed of yourself"
said Policeman 2O,oOO.O2, with an extra
jerk to the necktie of the brigand. II
say, come along, why don't you? Now,
ladies, don't be scared! The gangs all
broke up!"
AT this juncture the futtered doves of
this cote ventured to peep over the
banisters of the basement staircase.
Miss HardScrabble uttered shrek,
which, as Policeman 10000 O2 said,
''ran through him like q carving knife"
Its pal" said Miss Hardscrabble.
'It's matser!" said Betsey Jane.
Brute of a policeman" cried Miss
Hardscrabble, "release my parent"
"Ain't he burglar?" demanded Po-
llceman 2O,0Oo.O2, in great perplexity.
"No more than yourself" said old
Mr.. Hardscrabble, who, with his mouth
and eyes filled with coal dust, and his
face resembling that of negro
minstrel ready for the stage, presented
most indescribable appearance
dearest pal" exclaimed Miss Hard
scrabble, finging herself upon him.
Don't be a fool, Zeruiah!' was his
tenderly parental response.
"But how came you there?" de-
manded the policeman, naturally re-
luctant to let go of the burglar whom
he had captured with so much eclat.
This ere whole proceeding has got 4
kind of queer look, to my mind"
Il don't know that it's anybody's
business" said old Mr.. Hardscrabble,
sneezing vehemently, "but 1 went
down on my way from the Office to
measure out the coal in scuttles and
make sure there hadn't any of it been
spirited away. I didn't speak to any,
body because didn't want anybody to
know; but that stupid servant-girl-"
at was me, pa" said Miss Hard
scrabble, Cooked up the house"
"No matter who it was" said Mr..
Hardscrabble, angrily. Between you
two fools I got locked in before could
make you hear. And now the whole
matter is explained. You needn't wait,
policeman. Go about your business,
girl. Zeruiah, if you're quite through
staring, perhaps you'll lay me out a
clean shirt"
The policeman skunk away. Betsey
Jane descended into the kitchen, gig
| Cling under her breath, and Miss Zeru.
iah disappeared into the linen closet,
while old Mr.. Hardscrabble, rubbing
his abraded joints, sat before the parlor
| fire, uttering to himself:
"Such fools as people are!"-N. Y.
Ledger.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18
Puff Paste and Pho Crust.

The more puff paste is handled the
better, says cook, so long as it is man
aged as carefully as if it were made of
tulle, and so long as the one principle
to keep the air in--is born in mind.
Eut the less plain pie crust is touched
the better it is. The same cook ad-
vises that the under crust common to a
custard pie need not be soggy if, before
pouring the custard in, the lower crust
is brushed over with the white of an
egg heated up with little water.-Chi-
cago Tribune,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18

me for the key if she wants to go out
side of the doorstep
Through the back kitchen--peeping
under the tubs in the laundry, across
the stonc-paved hall toward the vault
like cellar, walked Miss Harscrabble,
a modern type of Lady Macbeth in the
sleep-walking scene.
"Ha!" said Miss Hardscrabble, with a
tragic start, 1.-The coal-cellar door a jar!
What does this mean?"
Opening it the least possible section
of crack, Miss Hardscrabble dropped
the candle on the cat and uttered an
cldritch scream. But, in the height of
herpanic, she had still presence of mind
enough to oolt and double bolt the
cellar door on the outside.
run for the police, Betsey janet"
said Miss Hardscrabble, flying upstairs.
"Fve got him!"
"Got who, mem?" said Betsey Jane,
who was on her knees before the
kitchen fire, vainiy trying to brown
y slice of bread before its handful Of
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18

smoldering Goals. ("La!" said Betscy
Jane to herself, "toast knows stingy
people as well as anybody. And it won't
never brown for 'em."
"Your young man. said Miss Hard
scrabble. I'm the coal cellar! But he's
safe now until the justiciary comes"
at amt nothin' of the sort!" con-
tradicted Bctsey Jane. II amt got no
young man! And if ! had, he amt
skulkin' in your coal cellar, Miss Hard
scrabble, no more he amt! It's the
cat"
But Tabby herself, rubbing up
against her, with a good deal of melted
tallow still adhering to her fur, served
as mute contradiction to this last as.
scrtion.
go for the police said Miss Hard
scrabble, her voice rising semitone
higher, cor I shall Instantly discharge
you without YOU months wages!"
Thus adjurcd, Betsey Jane gru1n-
blingly took down the sleeves which
were rolled up above pair of plump
and notified arms, removed her checked
apron, and reached down her hat from
the pegs behind the kitchen door.
Hurry, why don't you?" said Mss
Hardscrabble.
II am a-hurrying, amt ~" retorted
Betsey Jane.
But at this moment rumbling sound,
like the throes of a miniature earth.
quake, struck on both their ears.
Hes knocked down tho whole half
ton of COAL" screamed Bet2ey Jane.
Hes banging at the door to get out!"
shrieked Miss Hardscrabble
Away went Betsey Jane after the
police, while her mistress locked her.
self In and considered whether there
was enough red lavender and ealerian
III the house to justify her in going into
Mysteries. And then the police arrived,
and she hadn't time to indulge her
nervousness.
Come out of here, you villin'!"
growled Policeman 20,OOO.02.
"Let ME Quit" roared q voice from the
inside.
eyes, I'll let you out" said Policeman
100000. "Oh, you hoary-headed old
sinner, just come along with mel"
Glow dare you'll" shouted the captive.
eff you've any questions to AK. you'd
better keep it to AK his honor in court, :"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18
POINTERS.
Terse and Thoughtful Sayings from tho
Rams Horn.
Christian Work.

Terse and Thoughtful Sayings from tho
Rams Horn.
The Pathfinder is color blind to vir-
tue.
A religion that costs little, is worth
little.
Winking at sin will soon ruin the eye
sight.
Do not be anxious about Coos part
of your work.
Christians walking backwards may
expect to stumble.
We are always in great danger, when
we hold on to q little sin.
The man who lives lie has a pack OF
bloodhounds on his track.
No man is strong whose character has
not stood the test of many trials.
The greater our growth in grace, the
greater our need of common sense.
1t is hard to believe that there is death
in the sin that wears mask of gold.
The poorest man may give as much
as the richest, if he will give all he can.
Determine every day to do your
prayerful best and leave the result with
God.
Who knows but that every life may
be a book God prepares for angels to
read.
When we get to the end of life we
shall find that nothing good has been
lost.
If you would know what it means to
be rich, find out that it is blessed to
give.
The man who tries to take up his
cross with one hand will never be able
to lift it.
Seek first the kingdom of God, and
no gift the world can give will ever
hurt you.
Too many people ere singing Scat
ter sunshine" and waiting for some
body else to do it.
When a mans wife believes il his re-
ligion it is pretty good evidence that he
has the right kind.
This world is kindergarten, in
which Gods little ones learn to spell
out the meaning of life.
Do good as often as you have oppor-
tunity, and the Lord will see to it that
your time and talents are well en-
ployed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18

could put up with
the sort of treatment as gets at No. 81.
The way cold meat, mem, is weighed
afore it goes off the table to make sure
AS there amt anything cribbed off it
before il comes back for nine o'clock
DuppeI, with a Welsh rabbit and a
pickle! And as for me, mem, I'm eX-
pected to live off bread and cheese
and salt pork. And the old gent he
measures all coal by the scuttleful, and
says I'll bring him to the poorhouse if
! don't leave off wasting the kindling
woodland Miss Zeruiah she counts
every lump of sugar rand the apples in the
store chamber. Why, mem, there
couldn't black beetle grow fat in that
house, let alone a respectable sized
mouse. and no money couldn't hire Inc
to stay, after my month is up"
And, catching up the tin cup which
contained a cents worth of yeast, Bet
sey Jane hurried home, much relieved
by this free expression OF her mind to
Mrs. Jones, the bakers wife. With all
the speed which she could make, how
ever, Miss Zcruiah Hardscrabble was
door when she came in.
''Betsey Jane" said she, severely,
'you've been gossiping with some
young man"
'I've been for the yeast, MISS" said
Betsey Jane, painting with the speed
she had made.
81 don't believe word you say" said
l,b1 ot
which Betsey Jane only tossed her
head and made no reply.
go and make some toast for tea,"
added Miss Zeruiah, land put my ia
theirs slippers and dressing gown
warming against he Games in; and if
your young man is prowling about the
pre- misses, he'll be sorry for it, for I'm 60
ing through the basement with a candle
and make sure that all is right
at amt nothing to me, ma'am, how
much you go through it with a CANDLE"
said Betsey Jane, stung beyond her con-
troll. r.
Don't dare to be insolent, girl" said
Miss Hardscrabble. ...... .. ......
'No, mem, 1 WON'T" said Betsey
Jane, in tone which might be inter-
preted as meaning: It'll be as insolent
as please, and you can't help yourself"
Miss Hardscrabblc nearly annihilated
her retainer with a glance as she lighted
the candle and set forth on her nightly
round of investigation.
81 always go at dusk" said Miss
Hardscrabble, because that's the most
dangerous time for thieves and bur-
glars; and after that the doors are all
locked, and Betsey Jane has to come to
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18
JAPANESE POLICEMEN.
They Are Recruited from the Old So
mural Glass.

mural Glass.
Japanese policemen are for the most
part recruited from the old samurai
class, and, as might be expected from
the sons of men who carried loyalty and
devotion to or beyond the point of abb
surdity, most of them are courageous
and incorruptible. They are intelli-
gent and well disciplined, as well, and
do an enormous amount of work for
salaries that, according to western
ideas, are extremely small.
A Toxic policeman is on duty only
every other day, but his working day is
"a hours long. For eight of these he
stands in front of one of the little sentry
boxes, of which there are 1913 scat
tered through the city. The next eight
hours he spends in patrolling an as
signed district in search of material for
reports to hissuperiors on all sorts of po-
litical and social topics. The remaining
eight hours he passes sitting or lying
on little bench in his little box, ready
to respond to any call for his services
that may be made. On his ''day off"
the police officer has nothing to do
except to fill out census blanks, serve
summonses and attend such of his
4" regular duties as he may not have
been able to perform the day before
These duties include inspection of
streets, sewers and cemeteries, censor
ship of newspapers, preventing the sale
of unwholesome meat, vegetables and
milk and careful oversight of saloons,
pawnshops, markets, festivals, funerals
and foreigners. The policeman's au-
thority is highly respected.
He rarely ever has any difficulty in
making arrests, and he often decides
minor cases and settles petty disputes
by holding little court of his own
in the open streets. On such occa-
sions the surrounding crowd shows no
disposition to banter him, and wit
nesses are examined and a decision rem
dered with perfect gravity.~--N. Y.
Times. $685.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18
FOR SUNDAY READING.
ACROSS THE WAY.

There Is fairer day.
A brighter cline.
Lit by eternal rays
OF light divine.
More stately mansions there
Ne'er furnished by the wear
OF endless time.
The streams of crystal flow
From out the throne,
And gentlest zephyrs blow
Across the dome
OF Heavens golden towers,
And through sweet-scented bowers
OF fadeless bloom.
There is an endless rest
From toll and pain,
No cares will dare modest
Our peace again.
Close-folded In Christ's love
Well Join at last above,
The grand refrain.
III. S. Reichard. in Rams Horn.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18
The PASSING YEARS.

The years are passing DER me,
I4ife's race will soon be run,
And sunset skies before me
Proclaim that day is done.
But what hath death Of sorrow?
Well know l that to-day
Is parent of tomorrow,
With all it's bright array.
A eve, when down l lay me,
IN quietness to sleep,
This thought shall sweetly stay me:
Eternal love doth keep.
The future I can gladly,
Leave to Gods gentle care,
But one thought stealeth sadly
Upon me unaware.
So few the hours remaining,
For tasks of love and good;
I pray for grace sustaining
To use them as l should.
For burdened souls beside me,
Who mourning lift their plant,
With word of help provide me,
At what time, Lord, they faint.
Q, Font of living waters,
Deign through my life to flow,
To cheer Thy sons and daughters,
In time of want and woe.
Robert NJ. Oxford, in N. Y. Observer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18
TOO STINoY FOR HER.
A Strange vindication Secured by . Young
Man from Girl.


They were chatting in shrill tones in
a corner of the room, not dreaming TINT
their conversation was audible to any
but themselves.
$50, they are married at last, are
tbey?" said the one they called Sally.
'Well, am sure don't envy Mabel in
tie least"
"Oh, she looked very happy, and per-
fectly charming" said the one they
called Julia, who YVES a friend of the
newly married young woman. Il was
surprised you were not at the we'd
ding"
81 was invited, but didn't care to CO."
said Sally.
"It was reported that you and Rob-
ert were as good as engaged once" said
Julia, sweetly, her manner indicating
that Sally was jealous.
ooh, we never got as far as that"
responded Sally. "He was altogether
too stingy for me-"
81 didn't know he was stingy," re-
marked Julia.
"Oh, but he was. He never took me
to the theater, or to drive, or bought me
any candy, and, in fact, the most he
ever did in the way Of entertainment
was a street car ride, and then only
twice in the three months we were half
way spoons. When he was paying court
to Mabel he did the same with her,
and continued it after they were en-
gagged. Didn't you ever hear how near
Alice came to breaking it up?"
NO" said Julia, show was that"
swell, Alice don't like Mabel" con-
tinued Sally, land when Robert and
Mabel got pretty thick some time after
the engagement was announced, Alice
went to her and congratulated her.
She told Mabel that Robert was such Il
nice fellow, and so good. She knew
how Robert treated me, and she just
tortured that girl, for she knew that
Robert was treating her in the same
way. He was so nice to Sally she
said to Mabel. 4 think Sally must
envy you. Do you know that Robert
used TO take Sally to the theater once
or twice a week, went out driving with
her ever so often; bought her gloves
and candy; and as for flowers, why,
Sally's room was always filled with
them The next time Robert called
there was q pretty row, you may be-
lievc."
81 should think So" observed one
of the girls. "And what did Robert
say for himself?"
"Oh, he denied it, of course" an
swered Sally. and, do you know, he
had the nerve to come to me and ask
me to sign a paper he had written out
certifying that he never bought me
flowers Or candy, that he had never
taken me to drive or to the theater.
or presented me with gloves, or any
thing clse?"
"IYell. l ncver!" chorused the girls,
who had been listening with lively in
terest to the tale. Did you sign his
paper?" asked one.
mo, indeed" said Sally. 81 wasn't
going to sign any such paper as that.
But l told him that would go to Mabel
and assure her that there was no truth
in the story of his generosity to me.
He thanked me, just as if 1 was not go
ing to make him out the meanest man
ever knew. But | did as I said l would.
I told Mabel that Robert spoke the
truth when he said that he had done
nothing more for me than he had for
her. l have not seen her since, and l
didn't go to the wedding; and 1 guess
you won't think I'm jealous when say
I don't envy her."-N. Y. Post.
FUTURE HOlISE DRESS
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18
Lived Within the Reach of Men.

Christ's life is an inspiration to us,
because He lived within the reach of
men; He was governed by motives, was
touched by sympathy, suffered under
reproach, was sorrowful even unto
death. In it all He lived by faith, and
looked forward to the joy that was
ssa before uim.-United Presbyterian.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18
Great EXpectatiOns.

She-TSe. say 1 have my fathers
eyes.
Ie-I hope you will inherit some.
thing else from him.-Town Topics.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18
The Brute.

The Baby-Gobble, hobble. Gobble,
hobble.
The Wife-John, do believe the baby
is trying t. say he loves me.
Very likely. He hasn't knowa you
long."-London Figaro.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18
Characterizad.

"Madge is such peculiar girl"
"How 500"
"She thinks she hasn't any pcculia,
,ties."-Chicago Record.