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NEW ORLEANS spors

The Nen ORLEANS spo, market cIossa
quiet and unchanged. Quotutions. ''
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NEW YORK SPOTS

At ALL ". 8. PORTS.
Us This This Las,
y. Week. Year. Near
. 2.Ts 1870, $50 el5.6It
y $3.50 2.0?2, orc l.Ga9. it5
. GO soo.s9i ao4.sss
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THE BUSINESS BAROMETER.
An Index to the Condition Of Trade
Generally.
REASONS FOR THE GOLD SHIPMENTS
A Large 0utnow L. Not Expected.
Nails Arc Lowcr--Tcns Higher.
Trade Notes.
once q The Pos.

EiNeSVNH iutsuANs NAV ~.
The continued shipuent of sold from, IN Il.
United States 10 foreign countries ls cr,.
atins considerable discussion IN finascl,,
circles. The outflow has no; W.. sss,,..,,. ,
q sise to create aiarm. but II Is s,ifsci,,,
10 cause some halt in speculative trading
though Il Is generally believed that ,bls
is merely semoorary.
IN discussing the sold shinn,ents n N.n-
YORK banker said; There are many roo.
sons Tor helievi1S THAI not much sol. VII,
30 al this time OF course, we owe in.
teseSi on borrowed money 10 the residents
OF other con1t't,-s, and American tr,v-
eng N EUROPE spei'd r1o-nouslv on
the oihe- hand, imni grants hiring Us proh-
ANY saHNlcn yesr. During lS.s ",
so'9 more than We bought 70 the amount
OF N-""@".e AZ rhas particular iraciuro
cur iauoTis a9e very la.ee So also ri,
this iuaotnre the pcssl hHi.es Of gr-s.
"ar n Europe are oaGsinS some couD.rs-s
&c strengthen HER sol4 reserves :, is
estimated that Austria vii raw I D-a.
'aiun 10 secure about S5.euou Ia gold 4,
oraer 10 establish herself upo- 4 -old
bass n-X; year. An unusual demand ha.
also come from Jaran. which is also
placing herself upon a god basis. ual
'aklns her Soli from Enrand.
DeNie'e iAiS immediate demand Cor !
sou am o-7 temoos--y DISADVANTAGE.
U''s'-Se ~ aa now p2yt-c io- cxcep..ol- !
"ilY large Imports. Sc; The general bal /
eI'ee 'oF Tie wear wil IL enormously in I
cur cur !.Fo'' ! sNama'e thts aaoan; al no, (
- tDan '.'A"'''"o ca sho other hand +
'1e .inin7'e's. why have brouGai IN .hese
-0''S in vas; afnoutts. tuust certainly So. .
s. -t-AFAci u'';9-e II. 4uI ihe a.-trliu.
'ioH Of ,haSe goods IN JAe tr.,a, WIN b.In
;Ae "iS-a-ss movement. Tau y..hir..w,,i
% scans n1as, from New YORK 81, WI,
Aeip The bankers 20 ob;ain more .,.,s.
factory rate u !atcr,.s..
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COFCEE.

New York. May ii-cofree- opa!ora
opened dun at unclaimed prices Tao
nhle. news from the monthly vpu,ch sale
IN Amsterdam; closed unchanged to IA
points net advanne; May. 100. SPOT coffee
81 Mid. steady. Cofdova. iilrdila,. Sal'.s
iiate yeSierdey 1870 bags Rio No. snif.
at I.
Santos. May Il.--correc quiet; good over.
are santos. 500 refs per 10 kilos: receipt,
TWO dnya 500; stock, SSlO0
Havre. May u.--cofree opened quiet. AZ
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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.
STAPLE GRocER1Es.

SiHti-f GROCERIES,.
Ihese quotations are revised daily ana
Sheir correc,n.ss can be relied upon The
ptsses are those ruling In the Houston
AhLE GREASE-Diamond. yiTa per
gross. Frazier. IN tan boxes 800 per
ASleiine, ID tin, per dozen, 81 %, castor
s " grease 75c per dozen, IN tins; castor
OH. commercial G2lsc per dozen.
AMMuNITION-Po per keg, siUU;
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COTTON,
SION DAILY STATEMENT.
HOUSTON SPOTS.
GALVESTON SPOTS

The Galveston spot market
but steady. Quotations.
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GRAIN AND Hay

Carload lots. job cars, from mills: deal
ers charge from sior, 50I0c more nrr ion
lbs on bran, -t3c p,s bufhel on oats and
corr ana lealtc per 100 lbs on hay.
BRA -ssi4S5c.
CHOPPED CORN zoe per 100 lbs.
CDRN-fldi2c. sacked.
tHoFbED pA rS-slc yer 100 lbs
pATS--Mni,c Nebraska 30u3lc.
HAl-Aifalfa, Sl..5Jal3.oa per ton: millct
S-W timothy, Si3 'opl bD South Tcxas
prairie. t1-e'dlo,c0; North Texas prairie
ksN4ll.N, new prairle hay. M.5hN6h0
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

New York, May ll.--Cotton seed prof.
uuis are quict. prime crude oil. barrels
zoe; primo swimmer yellow. barrels, EMO
Ac' primo cotton seed meal. sia.5ea 20. %
per ton,
Nov orleans, May 1.-THE market for
cotton socd products is s.ealy. primo
crude oil, IN bulk, l;Gisc; prime summer
yellow, IN J., rrcls. 23li2lc: meal and cake
Nh'"Il'.D per short ton; long ton. for
export, SlSjoQ1S..5
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New York. MAY 1.-THE Evening Post.
London financial clblegram gays: IN.
STOCK markets here continued Generally
GOOD today. with wide fluctuations how
ever. The two main markets today were
Americans and Mines and n both cases.
although a reaction s looked for tho
movcmcnt Is. on the whole. believed IN
Americans finished AZ tho top. The Pnrs
ana Icrl!n markets worn firm.
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chicago May II. -Prices
steaiy at Mondays Guo,atiornss iI WE, ruled
fsS Scp'ion OF an occasional SHE or ne
al s5 go fd at + 1a5s @ Ieef steers Ss soiI
The hMk selling nj 4 i5S'1 90S 20 70 ;he .est,
5o5,5 y Fo,d WI at i& fcr he bC .frs aii
choice h ,Sf SEd'npE Ey 70 ooasoo Tor raad
iisashed heavy nropor,iSoan,si sup supply today
iYps rIycs at tsies,iy prices, '' o'' trade was
without i Ssn hogs sus shlSSwed more strength
were at an extrems ', Ian higher. sass
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Brcnham. Texas. Mnv

Brcnham. Texas, May ll.-Ths ~. :.
county commissioners Is IN ,as., pA'1 {
ohly me allowing Of bills and routus ,, w
ness has been transacted 'Nue sea.
ne arrangements for the sl,,esr,,.
nual Maifest next Thursday and r,. ~
lSth and nth, are Completed ''iaV'
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prorortilotS3a Ny y, to prime light r..,-, :
hsi,y psal. Gi 'i in hogs 5e' Snssl'a!, |,
. . 5i3.,a. "'''e' numerous All II,
- Tr2Ca IN shsea vi. ~ %'c |
, s, oc,,gH 2rric.S, with sales TOW At ban,
~; ~ -, 40 tor inferior shso on bas;s ,
! ,nm. tni @dsaf4aa for Up z@asg !:
Az nr,ne wooded sb,an 70 BOD sh.s:
h,s lambs, SCo6a.5o tH for ~, sod a, Id
7c6 SSe'e'p's-c@itle, 800; h os,,' ,%s $40
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KANSAS CRY

Kansas CITY. May Enthusiastically.
but slow No. hard. soIse No. . red, IS I.
No 2. sprng. 'g3s2 Cnrn-Stoidy; act
i've, No, ? mixed, aligu2ls.. oats-Quict;
steady; No 3 80, Receipts-Whal. l9.c0o:
corn, 10 i": oats. se,eo0 bushels. shipments
Wheat, 300; corn. 10000; oats. 1900
bushels.
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COTTON ON sIIPBoARp
SUGAR.

New Orleaus May li.-Sucar-open kct.
TIC stealy, g,g2 l5-l6 centrifugal duief.
white. 3483 rs; yellow, 2L13 rs: seconds
-saiS i-ie' Molasses quiet; centrifugal. i
a New York. May H--susar-Raw ana re-
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HIDES, rALLow AND nEEswAx.
Prices pa'd by Houston dealers
THE WOOL MARKET.

nrlc.s pad by Houston Dealers
twelve months. medium .....,....10 ala
n~elve months. fino .....,......." Glo
BURY ..............,... ,,.,.........,5 q ",
Six months. lI2c less.
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WHEAT AGAIN ADVANCED.
Market Was Nervous and Excited
During the Whole Session.
HEAVY GAIN JUST At THE CLOSE.
Export Demand Caused Rise of on,
aud Thrcc-cighths In the Last
Twenty Minutes.

Chicago. May II. Wheat had a varied
experience To-Day; the COVE rnmout cror
| report pulling one wuy and had California
crop reports ana large cNpor; b'ns mes $
| insginS IN the opposite direction maac a
! decidedly turbulent market Of IT. In tho
end July had advanced l.. Corn and On Is
were remarkably strong. gaining l. AMI
!. respectively. Provisions were easy, but
show no material prico changes.
Wheat showed at iho opentng the dis.
| appointment Eel; by the crowd at .ae
government crop report .sSIci Yesterday.
rms a7d the fact that LIVERPOOL Was
lower AT thu opening started july at ,gl
g'-''' decline 81 asslas from yesterdays
close AID under the liquidation which
started a further decline to - took place
AZ once. bGt the faaction was shaio
as ihc decline had Been. THIS was due
primary TO N" rcsietAton OF crop dam
arc from California. alld was hclpei
,heps oy l. quick Improvement a. LNcr-
Another matter that went u long way
luNdEa ohtlttr1ting he p-a4t>h effect of
thv GoVcrnmeut report was the ciimlna-
tvl -ny inc board OF No. spring Il
J9iy va. wanted AZ 72,4, bu; dsopued
h-ck to Il - i'flre guius higher Ii
rad several rapid and mt,eri1l changes
aitGv thdt 1T rose 10 - - and d.rllnci
10 H. then lack aEain 20 72is, all This
- W. = - " N+NtNt ne irflHsS lu ftT
irlGe were very much mixed ahout ia.
n'ifkei. as nn'y be judged from me sud
zen p!irfcS 30 mace triuF 40 suddenly
ioAo"ti 10y lmpuisive rebounds. Chicacl
iro.iLiS were eleven cars MINNEAPOLIS
nNa lh.lln Eot SOS cars. compared Win
s." vs. ago, aud 5lS me ooyr, spending
1aN %; lNn. bNlstnsetS rtpor'ei ~
c4ctun ;er the Ne1A ln the Nor.l's VS.
+Ilc OF lHal N' bushels. The market cCn-
unHtd very Vlr able during the c-tlie
sf'ssion but a good deal 1f sailing on
p ~ ! >tpts was noted. About twtnf.' min
ar IND ~ and The marlto; very Ggic:.
t'u''n * IN" last twenty minutes the mar
%. ulnt sil1-eNr Wild md tNCft-i !
= wy shot 70 from 1-i, 20 7g', IN. Ice
maid Tor the moment VS. cpormous. 7 h. !
rt"Son gwen Tor 10 Ms 4 VAGUE runnr /
'hat ico boa iloads-eiull to S,10.N bush !
had boon taken a. the seuhoari Tor I
Aio.L ne closing was nervous at 1918 /
Corn nas NOT very brisk ir ,he ira 3,nr |
{ l y vas very e'ronC. j.; onned n |
~ fltaiinE way, hut soon b.etu - i'm |
r-Nr ana trc nest prices Of The day were |
.,'lr ~ a. he close Shorts took alarm al |
re Nttn1eSs OF wheat ard the continuance
Of recent small roceirts
Eats were hrn, VIII My particularly
t'ht-h az Nht at. II was largely 4
,hlnstnE market. The demand ~ ship
ffnt vas GOOD. hU, offerings scarce.
VISIONS wtr ugH.n Xtremeir dun
WIZ ~ y lIerCrr-en- OF weakness on ac-
nuHt ci liberal hog receipts At the Vast
my material decline
MATED receipts for Wclnesdav-
" hrA, cars corn. l-o cars. oars. l55
~ toGs, 3o.N1 head
: s- =, e ID! lAI4re- -4nged US follows:
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

Port Of Galveston. May II.
l.:AKED.
IS Nuec.s. RISK, New York.
vEssELs IN PORT.
IS Belgian King. Mm. Parr 4. Co.
Sch Mery \. Hall. mar no Says,
So Gyller. Tc'as star rour mills.
- NeSta, VIM pair * Co.
rs British Prince, Quarantine.
sch j. NJ, McInnis, quarantine
SIS Nucces, j. y. Sawyer 4 Co
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New York. May l..-Wheat-Receip.s
1886 bushels; exports. 1885 bushels
Spot iirmcr: options lrmer on strong ca
bios and bullish California crop news. was
irregular AZ midday under conflicting
weather advices from San Francisco. hut
wound UP with a bull.sh flourish on large
export demand and French INQUIRY. clos
INK iap'Ss higher. No. 2 May closed ST..
Sepicmbcr 75i. '''
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VESSELS SAILED FOR GALVESTON

IS AscaIia Hamburg, April "A.
s. Explorer. Liverpool. April n
IS O1us, London. May l.
Sch Emma knowlion, New York. Aprn
Sch George A. McFadden, Baltimore.
MAY G.
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,, nepor,ed for Tho Post by a. y. Norman
f'T YES stock commission merchant. =
Choice. per 10, gross. q N a,.
O9 Inu' per ID, sross....... 945p Sls
common. per head $40 M sS,. ~,
Nearlngs-- WA '"
Choice, per ID, gross. o,a,o
c9 9I9i"or, per III, sross....... 228g g
Choice. per Id, gross. 2 N a.
gs;b5r ssp.nl, per H. sross....... 2N@ y,
Choice, per Id, gross. si.1o
common per head. ...,.,.,.' 81 o. AZ ~
Hogs " w W : W
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bid. sellers: value.
UNITED STATES EXPORTS.
This week. Last y'r
rNpot,s 10 Great Brltaln..,.., 1904 1882
- Np'I.e 10 france ..'.'...-.- 2.2IS 200
HNPoE'a 10 cohuhchI.. lj,-ui SJS
1ota' days. -............... 26l29 1905
sioChS AT UNITED STATES PORTS.
STOCK ms DAY: ,-................. sac
s.ouA th,s aay last week ,...........-... 4dl $40
stoc, this dag last year ......,.. ...... ssg3ST
SA'rs> '"'s snhson .'.-. ..-.-.-.......-.- 53,Ig9
COMPARATIVE SPOT MARKETS
The following are the closing quotations
Ter cotton on he spot today al the leading
markets. together with the CLOSING of mia
ding yesterday. With tolays sales:
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NEW ORLEANS ruTunrs

u asked. b bid.
NEW YORK FUTURES.
Opened dull but steady: closed steady.
sales 91lOl 80
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BUTTER AND IIH|Iq'

S "r al E spaeISl,ESe kept n stock. r.,
rGi,srlhc, sScc5Al' so ss1 a. s;s.
country orders. attention ri,se
Z. y. JONES. l,o,,,. '"'a
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-06
CAPTURES A DUKE.
Another American Girl to Marry a
Titled Foreigner.
This Time IL Is the Wealthy Miss
GOelet, of New York-Betrothed
to Duke of MAN.
.- chester.

The London Daily Telegraph an
nounces that Miss Goelet, daughter of.
Mr.. Ogden Goelet, of New York, is be-
trothed to the duke of Manchester.
William Angus Droge Montagu, ninth
duke of Manchester, was born March 3,
1877, and succeeded his father in 1892.
His mother was formerly Consuelo
Yznaga, of New York, for whom the
duchess of Marlborough was named.
The duke is lieutenant in the kings
royal rifle corps. He has seats at KIM
bolton castle, St. Neots, huntington
shire, Brampton house, in the same
county, Tanderagee castle. County Ar
magh, Ireland, and town house.
She was one of the bridesmaids at the
wedding of Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt
and the duke of Marlborough. AT that
time she had not been introduced form
ally in society. Her father is one OF
New York's wealthiest men. He is one
of two sons of the late Robert Goelet,
and a grandson of the late Peter Goelet,
whose sister was the mother of Eldridge
T. Gerry. The wealth of the family
came from that section of land ex-
tending from the Windsor hotel to the
East river.
Twenty years ago Mr.. Goelet married
Miss May Wilson, daughter of Richard
T. Wilson, whose other daughter, Miss
Grace, recently married Cornelius Van.
derbilt, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goelet have lived abroad
much, figuring conspicuously in fash
ionable society in London, Paris and Nice.
Their villa at Newport is one of the
most magnificent at that resort. Three
winters ago at Nice they gave brilliant
dinner in honor of the prince of Wales.
After the dinner the guests were enter
tanned by Yyette Guilbert, who came
from Paris for the occasion.
In 1895 it was reported that the prince
would visit the Goelets at Newport, but
he failed to appear there. Mr.. Goelet's
town house is at COS Fifth avenue, but
so much of the family's time is spent
abroad and at Newport that it is open
but few weeks in the year.
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TO HARMoNIzE ALL GLASSES.
Peoples Institute Organized to Edu-
cate Social Science.


cate Social Science.
Men and women of wealth, philan-
thropy, learning and labor of New York
city have joined hands in new and
pretentious organization for the har-
monizing of those differences that arise
between various classes of society
through the failure of each to compre-
bend the point of view of the other,
The means by which they hope to at
tain their object is higher and larger
Cooper union, which was incorporated
under the name of the Peoples insti-
tute, to be conducted in that city.
Continuous and ordered education in
social science, history, literature, art,
and such other subjects as time and the
demand shall determine will be. fur
nished to the people thus seeking to
arouse enthusiasm for higher ideals of
life and to make clear to both sides the
sympathy that they claim really ex-
lists between men of different occupa-
tons and conditions.
The conception is that of Charles
Sprague Smith, formerly professor of
literature in Columbia college. The in
corporators are ex-Mayor Abram s.
Hewitt, in whose house the meetings
for the purposes of organization were
held; Rev. DIR. w. S. Rafnsford, Rev. DIR.
Heber Newton, Robert Fulton Cutting,
Miss Grace Dodge, DR.. Z. r l.. Gould,
George TomEblerson, Edward Thimme
and Charles Sprague Smith. eel.
The Peoples institute will at first be
conducted in Cooper Union hall.
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A GREAT DISCOVERY.
The Substitution of Light Rays for an
Electric Current.

Inc SUBSTITUTION OF LtBnt nays IOr m
Electric Current.
Prof. Alexander Graham Bell is said
to be working out newly discovered
principle, the substituting light rays
for an electric current and telephone
wire. 1t has been found that when
selenium Is subjected for some time to
heat of 10 degrees and cooled slowly
its electrical qualities vary with the
intensity of light to which it is exposed.
A specimen when exposed to diffused
daylight showed a resistance of 600
ohms. In the dark the resistance was
1900 ohms.
When talking through an ordinary
telephone the voice causes thin dia-
phragm to vibrate. and by means of an
undulating current another diaphragm
in exact synchronism with that of the
transmitter gives rise to air waves like
those of the speaker. Thus, though the
sound does not travel over the line,
there is an exact reproduction of the
original waves. Prof. Bell concluded
that he could apply the same principle
to talking along ray of light. A
pencil of sunlight admitted through a
small aperture, or the rays of an arc
lamp, rendered parallel by passing
through suitable lens, served as a
source of light. These rays were re-
Elected to point where the message
was received on a thin diaphragm of
mica, which served as a mirror. To
intensity the effect a parabolic mirror
at the receiving station focused the rays
at single point. A bit of selenium in
eluded in local telephone circuit was
placed at this point. So long as the mica
remained quiet the electrical current
was steady. The moment sound was
uttered through the transmitter the
| sensitive mica vibrated, becoming al
ternately concave and convex. When
convex the rays were dispersed, and
when concave they were concentrated
at point nearer than the parabolic
mirror. The result was the same in
both cases. The light focused on the
| selenium was diminished in correspond.
ence with the sound waves acting Oh
the mica. The strength of the electric
current was varied by the variations in
the conductiyity of the selenium, which
it passed through, and the sounds were
reproduced in the usual way. 1t is
questioned whether we shall not be able
to talk to inhabitants of other planets
by the time we are able to see them by
means of the improved telescopes which
are promised.-Chicago Inter Ocean,
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AT FORT SAM HOUSTON.

This post, the second largest in the
country,is also the headquarters of the
Military Department of Texas, Brig
adler General w. NJ. Graham, COM
handing.
The upper post is the headquarters
of the Fifth regiment of United States
cavalry, Lieut.. Col. Whitside COM
manding. Besides the field staff and
band and troops D, e, F, and K, of
the Fifth cavalry. there are also sta
toned here companies A, B, c, E, f
and G, of the Eighteenth infantry and
Light battery K, Of the First artillery.
The troops at the post number 1888 men
altogether.
Battery drill every morning, except
Saturday and Sunday, on lower parade
ground at o'clock.
Cavalry drill every Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday mornings in riding
hall, back of lower parade, or at target
range from 1880 to O'clock.
Cavalry dress parade, (full dress),
on the lower parade grounds every
Tuesday and Thursday at $50 p. m.
Brigade review and inspection on the
last day Of each month on lower par
ade ground between and 10 a. m.
Guard mounting on upper parade
ground daily at 9 a. m. Open air
concerts daily after guard mounting
by Fifth cavalry band in band stand
on upper parade grounds.
"Reveille" at $40 a. m; Retreat
at q: 20 p. m.
Public invited to view all these ex-
ercises.
The uppeA parade ground is Fort
Sam Houston proper and where the
Flagstaff is located. The lower ground
is the one nearest the city and is
the Department headquarters.
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MARK SKINNER LIBRARY OPENED
Mrs. Henry j. vikings Gift to Man.
chester, VT.

chester, VT.
The Mark Skinner library, a gift to
the town of Manchester, VT, from Mrs.
Henry j. Willing, of Chicago, in mem
DRY of her father, the late Judge Skin
ner, of that city, was formally dedi-
Gated with impressive ceremonies. The
building, one of the finest in the state
utilized for library purposes, is built
of stone and brick, and cost $4,000.
Besides many thousands were expended
for furnishings by Mrs. Willing, who
also gives 10000 volumes, among them
many from her fathers library, which
was considered the finest in Chicago,
and which the Chicago university de-
sired to procure.
The exercises were presided over
by Rev. Parsons S. Pratt, and included
addresses by Judge Loveland Munson,
of the supreme court, and E. S. Isham,
of Chicago, an original poem by Miss
Sallie Norcliffe, of Manchester, and
singing by a choir of IA young ladies.
Mrs. Willing held reception and met
everybody in town. She is to provide
for the running expenses of the library
and promises to soon fill every shelf, a
matter of 10000 more volumes.
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HOW TO FREEZE BOTTLES.

test tube, the other two are for the adj
mission of two glass tubes. The inlet
tube passes to the bottom of the flask,
and the exit one passes only short dis
tnce through the cork. The flask is par
TALLY filed with ether, and the sample
to be examined is placed in the test
tube together with thermometer. Air
is now forced into the flask by the in
let tube and made to bubble through
the ether, whereby it exposes a large
surface for evaporation, and, as this
takes place very rapidly, the latent heat
absorbed soon reduces the temperature
of the sample. Instead of forcing the
air through the inlet tube, the exitm may
be attached to a Sprengel pump and the
air sucked through. To prevent the
waste of ether as far as possible, it is
preferable to attach the exit tube to a
condenser through which water is rum
ming, and to wash the air sucked
through by means of cold waterina wash
bottle; this water will, on subsequent
warming, yield small quantity of
ether, but the larger proportion is kept
back by the condenser.
I have had several of these freezing
bottles in use during the past summer,
and found no difficulty in maintaining
q temperature of A degrees to IS de-
grees c. for longer period, even dur
ing the hottest weather, and if the test
tubes were filed with water it was
converted into ice in few minutes,
with the expenditure of very little
ether.-C. Edward Sage, f. C. S., in Sci
entific American.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-06
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

The undersigned hereby gives notice
that the city ad valorem and poll tax
es for the fiscal year 1896 are now due
and payable at this office before the
thirty-first (31st.) day of July 1897, af-
ter which time am compelled by law
to charge ten per cent as penalty for
thus refusing. failing or neglecting t6
pay the. taxes. besides interest, and
costs. Office hours 9 to II and to s.
Saturday 9 to II only.
MAX JUTOR.
6-S-60t City Collector.