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The herald., 1898-10-21
ON CHANGE
a. Shown by Transactions
on Wall Street

NEW YORK. Oct. 2O.-Considering the
apathy and indifference which have re-
the resistance made today on the depress.
ing Influences existing In all of the security
markets was rather remarkable. Even at
the opening prices refused to YIELD to
Americans, but the rather heavy volume
Of offerings for London account was easily
absorbed at level sufficiently higher to
brokers. After the London selling had
ceased In the forenoon, the market took
on hardening tendency and broadened out
grangers and other railroad stocks. In
cluding some in the list of those dealt. lin In
foreign exchanges, rose above yesterdays
level, or at least retrieved the early losses.
into the movement. and there was re-
sumption Of the buying in small lots of the
wei! secured dividend paying stocks. The
%at IS Oe
tent our meat. A striking evidence Of this
was disclosed in the grain and provision
markets, which were all excited and high
ucts reflected from all European markets
as a result of the fears of coming hostili-
ties between Great Britain and France.
mensions to move, this development was
bound to have an influence on the grain
carrying roads. In former times threats
of war In Europe had brought with them
Of American securities would be forced
to liquidation on the New York market.
The Indifferent mood in which this possi-
bility was viewed today II a striking proof
of the large reduction which has been
worked In the foreign holdings of our Sc
curities, an payment for last years large
trade balance In our favor. With the trade
ground of Indifference of the money mar
kets abroad. European government secu-
rifles declined sharp fraction, and money
rates advanced In sympathy at all Euro
pean centers. Yet the only effect in the
New York market was to harden the rates
for foreign exchange a fraction As for
the local money market, not a ripple was
21b per cent. The strength Of this country's
financial position could not be more strik-
ingly illustrated. Sugar found support at
a moderate decline and Tobacco was strong
all day.
prices were well held. Total sales, 81, 76b, 900.
United States seconds declined " the
fives, coupon, Y, and the old fours, regis
tered, and the new fours, coupon, and the
flyes, registered, ", in the bid prices.
There was more activity in the wheat
market today. The sharp rise at Liver
pool, the recent continued heavy export
news from Paris and London over the dis
pute between England and France, COM
bined to stimulate q revival Of speculation.
The market was excited here and two cents
higher and maintained the advance, despite
commission house profit taking sales and
the action Of western operators, continuing
their previous policy OF opposing the i'm
ness despite the advance and the higher
freight rates asked.
The herald., 1898-10-21
A SINK HOLE
Losses on Horses Amount to a Quarter
Of Billion Year

A man who has studied the subject in all
countries says the amount of money lost an
nually on the turf is about $3.50, 900, 900. OF
this total England contributes I as her share
from $50 ooo, 600 to $50 Oooo ooG; e. Australia M is
being that no less than sl00, ,0OO, 900 changes
hands there every year. Next after the
Australian colonies come the French, with an
annual transfer of some $70,000,0 900. The
remainder is lost in the United States and
small British colonies, with soupcon in
Italy, Austria and Berlin.
Each of our metropolitan race courses is
entitled to about thirty days of manipula-
ton every twelvemonth, and in that brief
period it pays from go to S5 per cent on the
capital invested. Phil Dwyer once told me
The herald., 1898-10-21
A RETURNED SOLDIER
Real Soldering Not the Thing He
Dreamed OF

SANTA MONICA, Oct. 20.--Alvah Stew
art, hero Of the battle OF Santiago de Cuba
arrived here last night on a visit to his
mother, Mrs. M. Walling of the South Side
Mr.. Stewart, who is well known here, en-
listed in Company G of the Seventh regi
10 ent of the United States army on Apri
%, in the city Of Boston. His regiment
under Gen. Chaffey, was ordered to Cuba
carly in the history of the war, and young
Stewart says he has had all he wants of it
and that the volunteers may have the rest
Stewart was wounded twice during the bat
tie of Santiago, and has just come from the
hospital at Fort Myer, Va, on a thirty-day
furlough, at the conclusion of which he viii
return to his regiment.
FATE OF THE CASINO
The many people throughout Southern
California who have been regular summer
guests at the Casino every year will be sorry
to learn that Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Corson
who have been so universally popular as
host and hostess for the past eight and a
half years, have decided to return to private
life, leaving that hostelry one week from
today and taking up their residence in one
of their cottages. The stockholders of the
Casino will hold meeting in the near fu
ture, when they will decide as to what ar
rangements will be made for the future q
the house.
SANTA MONICA NOTES
The quarters of the public library have
been considerably enlarged and that institu
tion will now compare more than favorably
with those of larger towns.
A tallyho party, consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Young, Mrs. Patrick Robertson,
Mrs. Violet Upham, Miss Zaidee Kennedy
Miss Frances Roberts, Miss S. Smith and
Messrs. Butcher, Flowers, w. Robertson
and David Kennedy, enjoyed today at the
Centinella rancho, the guests of Mrs. G. M.
Rowland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winthrop Lester of San
Francisco, who have rented the Robert
Jones residence on Ocean avenue for the
winter, arrived here this afternoon.
Mrs. M. X. Barretto is entertaining her
sister, Miss Blanche Smith, who arrived
yesterday from San Francisco.
Messrs M. Roth and George Baum have
purchased the grocery business of Mrs. NJ
E. Chaplin.
Miss Laura Gaylord of San Francisco il
a guest at Miramar.
The ladies of the relief corps will give g
chicken dinner tomorrow in the Keller
block for the purpose of reimbursing de
pleted treasury.
The herald., 1898-10-21
Centenary of Qaslightiug

Electricity has now so largely supplanted
the older methods of illumination that peo
pie have almost forgotten that this year is
the centenary of gas lighting, coal gas hav-
ing been first applied to economic uses by
William Murdoch in 1893, although it was
not introduced into London until 1907. In
1925, when meter reckoning came into gen.
eral use, the rate charged was Is shillings
per 1000 cubic fvst. subject to a discount of
per cent for prompt payment. AT later
date II shillings was charged and in 1884,
three years before Queen Victoria assembled
the throne, further reduction was made,
the price becoming 10 shillings per 1000
cubic feet.-London Telegraph.
The herald., 1898-10-21

that the Brooklyn Jockey club paid 81 per
cent. If the busiSess were kept going
through the year it would pay twelve times
81 per cent, or more than 800 per cent an
nually. Look at it: Here was benefit for
the widow of Mr.. Sass at Brighton Beach,
and the gate receipts alone were $4,000. On
larger and more popular courses the gate re-
ceipts have gone as high as $4,000 to $25,oOO
a day, if officials of racing are worthy of be-
lief. Suppose, to be on the safe side, we set
the figures at $4,000. We then have the
public paying S45O,0O month for what it
chooses to call the ''sport of kings.
York Press.
The herald., 1898-10-21
Want Foreign Extensions

Ambassador White is negotiating with the
authorities at Berlin for the re-admission into
Prussia Of American life Insurance. comma.
MES. The negotiations have Attracted The
attention of insurance circles abroad. and
Actuary Weeks and Vice President PerlSins
Of the New York Life Insurance COMPANY
are to be given hearing bv the minister;,f
the interior before long. The COMMITTEES Of
experts appointed some time ago to consider
the position Of American companies win. It
Is thought, make report within short
time, and much is hoped for as result Of the
panies are now operating in Prussia. Il q
thought that The New York I11o lhsueaaeo
The herald., 1898-10-21

(Oa!ly 6tatement.l
John K. Alexander to ]. F. Devendorf
I'm Maclay Ro., part blk Is, blls
27, Il and a, blks 60 and 81, part blk
62. all Of blks 81 and IS, part blk So,
also, 108, 109 and ITO. $40, ,00(
F. M. Benedict ct al. to Marion An
nette Thampson-Part lot l. blk 50,
Robert J. Anderson to Caroline N.
Boughton--Lot 4, blk 5, same trt.. 3,50(
James w. Evans et al. and w. L.
Graves, trustee, ct al, by sheriff,
to State Nut. B. & L. Ass'n-Lot
148, Kohler trt Observation-Disclosures. 1,2S:
John C. Anderson to Margaret 8.
Morgan-Lot 18, blk g, Bonnie Brae
william nj. Petit to Cassius M. Hook
er-Part lots 10 and IL, blk NJ, Jones
trt; lots 4s and 40, Star trt. 1,92s
George w. Stimson to Frank Hig-
.gins-Part lot 2, blk l, Williamson
VIM. Corbin to Sarah e. Peck
Agreement to convey part lots 2
and 8, Oscar Runyon's sub.......... 1,40(
Alice Marlette to Mary F. Burbank
Blks 40. II. and part u. blk 72. Ma
Thirty-four transfers under $1,000, %
of which were nominal. 3744
-
Total ....................... .$S5, Isl
The herald., 1898-10-21
Local Quotations

BuTTER-Extra local s1-ounce sQuaren,
571aD60c; fancy creamery, northern, 32-oz.
SQUARES. 5ShQ57c; eastern tub, 22@2ac:
CHEESE-Martin's New York cheddars.
i3c; California half cream, per lb., lie:
coast full cream, per lb., 12c; California
DDownsy or ANCHOR, Fer H., 1s1c; 90; Young
EGGS-4@25c per dozen: eastern, 2O@22c.
POULTRY-Per dozen: Hens. 4OOV5. 90;
young roosters, 4.00@5.50 old roosters, 400
Q14.50; broilers. 2.50Q3.26; fryers, 3.50@4.O0;
The herald., 1898-10-21
Mortgages, $1,000 and Over

(Daily Statemen:O
Lille A. DevendOrf, J. F. Devan-
dorf to Paulina Schermerhorn--
Blks 1oS. 109. 40, S4, 86 and 90. Ma :
clay rancho, yr, 10 per cent?.
Jesse c. Rains to Ida v. Olshausen
Lot 20. Bancroft trt, yrs. II per
cent :....... ......:.............
Mary r.. Otaway, Alfred Ottaway to
Henry D. Reaves-Lot Is, blk A,
Treat trt ........................
Frederick Stafford to William Henry
Baylis-Farm lot 46. Alamitos trt,
i T, 8 per cent ......................
Sarah Mann and M. T. Mann to Con-
tinental b. & L. Ass'n-Lot 80, l..
N. Breeds sub, yrs, 8 per cent.
Philip W. Parker to Fl. N. Jarvis
Lot 81, blk IA, Wolfskill Or. trt,
yrs, 10 per cent -......................
Emma M. Wood. Francis g. Wood to
Ger. Am. Saw. Bk-Lot 81, Granada
3 yrs, II per cent ....................
Ten mortgages under $1,000. .......:....
u., -,
The herald., 1898-10-21
Cornell Wants Superior Brains

Binghampton, N. Y.--Prof. B. G.: Wilder,
who occupies the chair of physiology in
Cornell university, is sending out unique
document that requests the recipient to will
his brains to the university. The circular
is being distributed among present and for
mer students of the university, and has been
who are numbered among the alumni. In
giving his reason for the strange request,
Prof. Wilder says that the advanced
science of today requires a superior article
in the matter Of brains than that obtained
from the criminal, ignorant or insane
New York Journal
The herald., 1898-10-21
Kansas City Live Stock

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct 2O.-Cattle-
Receipts, 10000; best strong; others slow;
native steers. 40OQ5.40; cows and heifers,
1.259430: stockers and feeders. 27504.50;
bulls, 2.0003.60.
Sheep : Receipts, 5000; market steady;
lambs. 375Q5.50, muttons, 3.00@475.
The herald., 1898-10-21
Silver Bullion

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20-Bar silver,
59sfc; Mexican dollars, 47AQD47Ac.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-Bar silver, 60c;
Mexican dollars, 46Ac.
LONDON, Oct. 20.-Bar silver, 27 11-16d.
The herald., 1898-10-21
petroleum

OIL CITY, Pa, Oct. 2O-Credit balances,
1.18; certifcatse opened sales cash at 1.171A; !;
at 1.17ls; two cash at 1.191h; one cash at
1.2O; shipments, 18 and 10th, 157, ,OO7 bbls.
The herald., 1898-10-21
Treasury Statement

WASHINGTON, Dot. N.-Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $S03, ,243, ,2S5;
gold reserve $240, TO- $3.50.
The herald., 1898-10-21
California Fruit Sales

NEW YORK, Oct. 20-Porter Bros COM
pany's sales of California fruit:
Grapes-Tokay, 65c@1.9O single crate;
Muscat, 85c@1.4 40; Black Morocco, 1.2O; as
sorted CSC.
The herald., 1898-10-21
Releases, $1,000 and Over

DAILY Statement.)
]. S. Pierce to q. A. Howard, 529-167.. 81, 90,
]. Alzinger to H. SCHNEIDER, 456-188.. 2,20'
Ger. Am. Saw. Blk to J. A. Keeney,
6Os-4 ..... ............ ................ 1,5O,
I. Higgins to ]. Hickson, 539-275..... LOO
Ten releases under $1,000. ............... 5.56(
Ny~snv ocf
The herald., 1898-10-21
Closing Stocks

NEW YORK. Oct 2O.--Following are
the closing prices Of stocks on the New
York stock exchange today:
The herald., 1898-10-21
California Fruit Sales

NEW YORK, Oct. 20-California dried
fruits: Apples steady; others firmer.
Evaporated Apples-Common, 7@8c per
pound; prime writ tray, 8hc; choice, &c;
fancy, 9hc.
Prunes-6k@7Ac.
Apricots-Royal. 101a@14c; Moorpark 11@
tic.
10
The herald., 1898-10-21
PHYSICIANS

DIR. UNGER CURES CANCERS AND
tumors; no knife or pain. 1o7tA N. Main
street. II
The herald., 1898-10-21
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.

The company'a elegant
steamers SANTA ROSA
and CORONA leave RE-
DONDO at II a. m. and
PORT LOS ANGELES Ag
2:0 p. m. for San Fran
cisco via Santa Barbara
and Port Hartford Oct. 2.
6, 10, IA, 1S, %, s., 30, Nov.
The herald., 1898-10-21
Bond List

NEW YORK, Oct. 2O.-Following are
the closing prices Of bonds on the New
\ nork stock exchange today:
The herald., 1898-10-21

Thought Herself Born to Blush Unseen
George" she said in a nervous whisper,
you must give me time-you must give me
time"
GLOW long?" he hoarsely asked; "a day,
a week, a month, year?"
"No-no, George" and she quickly
scanned the sky, "only until the moon gets
behind cloud. ."-Roxbury Gazette.
The herald., 1898-10-21

widow this for number of
fearful hardly breathe often obliged call for
little relief spring.
Kg,
the relieved by took
wonderful effected by their
ma S
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3, 2, Ii, is. q, 4, II. Dec. All every
fourth day thereafter. Leave PORT Los
10 a. m. for San, Diego Oct; 4, 8, Y, l6, %. q.
2s. Nov: 1, 5, ?. =, Il, q. 3, %. Dec. 3
Cars connect via Redondo leave Santa Fs
depot at s;S6 a. M. or from Al Rsd9ndo s.;d % Ry:
Angeles leave s. T: r. R: depot at 1:sS p. m.
The steamers COOS BAY and ORIZABA
leave SAN PEDRO and EAST SAN Pc
pinteria, Santa Barbara. Gaviota. Port
Harford, Cayucas, San stme9n, Monterey
Is, Is, II, 81, Nov. 9, 49, 1e. 20, N and a. Dec.
Q, and every fourth day thereafter.
Cars connect with steamers via San Pedro
leave s. p. r. r. (Arcade depoO at sos p. IA.
and Terminal Railway depot at 5;l6 ?. m.
The company reserves right to change.
Satss tnou1 houPS of sax
Ia W. Second St., Los Angelica
Gen. Agts.. 8. r.
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Transfers, $1,000 and, Over

Total ....................................s11 81
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-18
Salt Glazed stoneware.

The Albany Times Union says: Few OF
the many Albanians who daily handle the
salt glazed stoneware jugs and crooks in
common use today know that the cradle
of industry in America was here in our
own city and that the pioneer of this in
dustry, on this side of the Atlantic, was
Paul Cushman, grandfather Of the genial
Colonel Harry @. Cushman, so well known
to the present generation OF Albanians.
Paul Cushman was of sturdy Puritan
stock, his ancestors having been among
those who chartered the Mayflower and
established the colony of Plymouth, In
Massachusetts,. Mr.. Cushman came to AL
bany at an early age, and In 1906 estab-
lished here the first pottery where decora-
tive ware was made on the western conti-
nent. Before the establishment OF Mr..
Cushman's pottery all decorated stoneware
was brought from England and Holland.
Mr.. Cushman brought over some expert
Dutch potters and commenced the manu-
facture of ornamental stoneware. Many
pieces of his ware, decorated with finely
out designs In vine work and more elabo-
rate devices, are still In existence. These
pieces are now of great value and, indeed,
can scarcely BIO purchased at any price. A
number of them are still retained In the
Cushman family, where they are highly
priced as family relics"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-18
Bootb,s message Scratched on Glass.

On Aug. 10, 1864, John Wilkes Booth
was playing dramatic engagement In
Meadville, Pa. Upon his arrival in the city
that day he registered at the McHenry
House. then kept by Mr.. X. Nj. U. Tay-
lor, and after the performance in the even
ing retired alone to his room. When the
servant entered his room the next morn
ing, after Booth had left the hotel ana
city, an inscription was discovered
scratched in large hand on one OF the
window panes, "Abe Lincoln departed
this life Aug 13, 1864, by the effects OF
poison" Little attention was paid to the
writing on the glass at the time, but as
soon as it was learned that Booth had
killed the president the circumstances con-
nected with the window inscription were
recalled, the glass was removed from Its
sash, framed in a plain black wooden
frame, piece of dark velvet being placed
at it's back to facilitate reading and the
signature of Booth entered on the register
on Aug 13 was cut from the book and at
taohed to the window glass. The original
pane Is now in the possession of the war
department, to which 1t was presented by
the daughter Of the owner of the hotel,
Miss Mary McHenry, some time after the
assassination of the president. All OF the
circumstances in connection with the glass
are certified to by Miss McHenry and by
other residents of Meadville.-" -Four Lin
coin Conspiracies, by Victor Louis Ma
son, In Century.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-18
TO A PROSPECTIVE saIpg.

You tell me- thss you have lover
Who's coming 10 ssk you next week
70 be his. II you can but discover
The method to bring him TO speak.
II he's smsll-small men are conceited;
II loud-well. his breeding Is low;
II clever-his brain Is too heated.
Don't you think you had better say "Nof'
Do You think he'll refuse in the morning
To get up and light every href
Do you think he'll forever be scanning
Ambitions 20 which you aspiref
Do you think when you are capricious
On your antics a smile hel bestowf
Do you think that he'll think you deliciousf
II he doesn't, you'd better say "No."
Do you think he can write tripping verses
In meters and rhymes, say, like mine,
And trust to your critical mercies
To read them. perchance, or declinef
Do you think you win mind If you lose himf
Don't you think that you might disagreef
Don't you think you had better refuse him
And in lieu of better-take met
La Touche Hancock.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-18
CAPTURED A SHARK.
And Found In It's Capacious Nav n Paper
Addressed to Himself.

zone afternoon, when we were in the In
dian ocean," said the captain, 81 noticed
a shark swimming round the ship, and
didn't like 1t Bit You know the super
stition to the effect that following shark
presages the death of one of the ships
company. He sailed round us all the next
day and the next after that, and l deter
mined to catch him and quell my uneasi-
ness. We baited hook and after short
time captured and killed him. Then we
cut him up. Do you know what we found
in that sharks insideY No? Well, news
paper unopened, and 1t will surprise you,
as it did me, when tell you that 1t was
addressed to me"
A shout of great laughter went up from
the captains audience, who winked at
each other unblushingly. He, however,
took all the bantering in good part, and
when the jeers were ended he said:
"Now, gentlemen, I'll tell you how II
happened. / found that my children had
been skylarking the day before In the
cabin. They found among the mass oil
reading that had been brought aboard
some unopened newspapers addressed &c
me. They had been throwing these news
papers at each other, and one OF them went
out of the portfolio. The shark saw 1t, OF
course. and gobbled 1t down, and that was
how 1t happened. Now, gentlemen, judge
for yourselves the truth of my story. =
London Answers.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-18
Powdered Fluor Spar Helps X Rays.

Professor Winkelmann and DIR. Straupei
of the University of jena have succeeded
In discovering new method OF photo
graphing with Roentgen rays by which
the length of exposure is reduced from 10
TO 10 minutes to only few seconds. The
method is based on conversion of the Il
rays into rays of other undulations by
means of fluor spar crystal. If the Roent-
cen rays are allowed to fall upon photo
graphic plate, the sensitized film of which
is turned away from them and covered
with fluor spar, the rays, after passing the
Aim, will be absorbed by the huor spar
and there undergo the modification spoken
of. The new rays now act upon the pho
geographic plate, and indeed much more
strongly than did the Roentgen rays on
passing through. AS large fuor spar
plates are to be had with difficulty powder
of the same crystal was tried In their place,
and as this succeeded nothing stands IN
the way of the further application OF tne
method. The new rays emitted py tne
fiuor spar were infinitely examined by the
discoverers. They succeeded In determih'
inq tho Tranquility, and from this tne
length of the fluctuations. The rays liz
far beyond the ultra violet END OF the Visi
ble spectrum. London News.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-18

More Steel Used Tor Them rhsa Ter
0uns, Swords end Needles.

lGers Steel Used Tor Than rhsa Fer
Cans, Swords and needles.
'Do you know anything about pcnsr'
asked . Nassau street stationer the other
morning. II thought you didn't. Now,
let me tell you something about the mo-
tallic pen that you never dreamed Of. 1t
requires the finest kind of steel to make
really first class pen. have been over
hauling records and find that a greater
quantity Of steel Is used annually In the
penmaking business than In all the gun,
sword and needle manufactures Of the
world. The recent popularity of the type
writer has, OF course, diminished the use
Of pens, but the output Is enormous never
theless.
''In Birmingham, England, there are
number OF pen manufactures that turn
out a total of $50, 900, 900 pens every work
Ing week. The majority Of the workers
are women, and the wages, while low, help
to make Birmingham notable seat OF In
dustry. To make 1000, 900 pens full ton
Of steel Is required. There Is really SO
much work about the manufacture of
pen that 1t Is surprising that they sell as
cheap as they do, but, as / have said, the
production Is so great that 1t Ia profitable
business. Pens have been In use whole
century now, but 40 years ago, when they
took the place of quilts as the popular ink
spreader, 10 was one of the secrets of the
age how that slit was made In the pen.
Those employed In that particular branch
Of the work were obliged to record an oath
that they would not reveal the secret Of
that slit cutting process.
''The secret became an open one, though,
In the natural course of events, and soon
almost every interested person knew that
the slit was made with pair of scissors
fixed In press Men perform the initial
work on pen. That Is to say, they roll
out the steel to the proper thickness. The
women then take hold, cutting the steel
into strips as wide as two pens are long.
Presses do the cutting for the women.
The steel when 1t leaves the presses Is
shaped like pen, but Is fat. The forms
made by these presses are then put into a
red hot furnace, and when thoroughly
| heated are taken out and permitted to cool
| slowly. This process makes them soft.
Then the women use fast presses that ham.
mer the points as well as stamp the name
of the manufacturer.
"This done, the pens are heated again
and, while still hot, are cast into oil. They
are much harder, but dirty and greasy
| when taken out. To clean and whittier
they they are then boiled in water to which
soda has been added. The next step Is tC
place them In a cylinder which revolve'
over gas jets. This turns them blue. A
number of other minor details, and TIT
pen Is packed and ready for the market
Whether 1t be the rich or the poor man.
pen, the mode of manufacture is alike"
New York Mail and Express.