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warn him of his approaching end. So
he worked at the Requiem" Until it
was finished, but when the stranger
came for it Mozart was dead.
RAMS HORNS.

A FOOLS company is not hard to f1n0
Opinions never change the weather.
Honesty has never found a substi-
tute. "3<7 A.
Gold loses it's shine, when it is got
ten by guilt. >-..E..- Ill.,
The best safe for your money is a
prudent wife =ss ~.
A giant among giants is, not aware
of his own size.
The ass might sing better if he didn't
pitch his tune so high.
The man robs others who does not
make the best Of himself.
Nothing can happen without bring
ing good to those who lowe God.
Everybody says. Go up higher, to
the man who is getting there
b Call little man great, and other
little people will throw up their hats.
To get the good out Of the years, We
must learn how to live each hour we'll
rs Whenever an ass brays, he probably
thinks he has enlightened the world.
The devil cannot be less mercifu1 to-
men than they have beento each other.
A shallow man may always see the
face Of a fool by looking into a deep
we'll. ss.z5
We may stand on the highest hill
If we are. only willing to take steps.
enough.
If you talk to q mule about voice.
culture. take care to keep away from
his heels
The popularity Of precious stones.
now isthe pearl first. the ruby Sec
sond and the diamond third.
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his parents he was sent to the State
Reform School at Eldora. E*..,-
Until a year ago the family resided
/ IN webster City, says dispatch from
tnat place. From here they moved to
/ Marshalltown. The father of the how
Is ar an industrious and respectable man.
VINO takes great pride in his children
They are always dressed neatly. if not
:. richly, and the whole family is good
looking. Little Elmer is the next to
the youngest, small and very bright
!. Until short time ago there was moth
ing out of the ordinary in his conduct
he was regarded as promising child
ana was a great favorite with the hovs
and girls of his neighborhood His
bright eyes and curly hair never failed
to attract the attention of passers-b
his parents loved him devotedly, and
mad no thought that his nrecocitv
would take such startling turn.
When the family lived here the little
Fellow was much admired by the neigh
bors, and the parents were hiob11, ~
teemed. When the report came that
the boy had developed into a thief
those acquainted with the family conld
mot account for it and could hardly he-
lleve it to be a fact. When the renor+
tnat ne had been committed to the Re-
form School at the request of both If
his parents was confirmed, people could
only wonder Several weeks ago the
hoy developed a mania for thieying
He was not at all particular abont
what he stole. The first thing thai ho
happened to fancy would mysterious1v
disappear, and would finally be found
in his possession. At first he confined
his operations to his fathers house, but
when he commenced to appropriate and
secrete the property of the neighbors,
there was much talk and the parents
Of the boy were deeply mortified. When
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fond of riding--the ground began to
slip away from in front Of him and the
whole landscape seemed to curl up
and it kept on curling as long as he
rode. fancied I knew what allied him.
He watched his front wheel too closely.
I told him to sit up straighter and to-
keep his eyes off the wheel. I guess
cured his, malady, for he hasn't come
back. have another patient, young
girl. When she rides she trembles vio-
lently and this imparts trembling
motion to her wheel. 1t doesn't appear
to exhaust her, but she is very much
worried because she can't stop it. I
think she will outgrow the tendency
as she gets older and stronger u
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IN REGARD TO MEN.

John Howells, son of the novelist,
William Dean Howells, recently receiy-
ed diploma in architecture from a
Paris institution, where he has been
a student five years. %. s-s2,= @~%E
1t is reported that Verdi has intrust-
ed to his friend, Boito, box contain
ing the score of a new opera, entirely
completed, but that the. box is not to
be opened, nor its contents inyesti-
gated until after the Italian compo-
ser's death. 4. III
Brigands in the Roman Campagna
have no luck: they held up Prince
francesca Borghese, duke Of Bomarzo,
and his agent recently, but the two had
only 81 between them. Two years ago,
when the duke of Saxe-Meininge was
robbed, he had just $40 on his person.
In recent interview Jean de Reszke
told a funny story Of how his brother
Edouard went to sleep during the
"Meistersinger'' at Bayreuth, and how
he had to vigorously shake him to
make him stop the strange sounds
which were scandalizing the audieAce.
Verestchagin, the Russian battle
painter, will be the first recipient Of
the Nobel prize, given for the propa-
cation of pacific IDEAS it is said, as
his pictures have brought out the true
horrors Of war Kaiser Wilhelm calls
them the best assurance against
war.
Max Haddad, who now. lives in re-
tirement il Worcester, Mass, was for
merly a fayorite jockey Of the king 81
Rounania. His majesty had the am
sbition to have in his bodyguard 81
skilled riders men Of nearly every ma
ton Of the world. IIaddad, a Syrian
by birth was one Of these. The sew
Senteen riders always accompanied the
king on his official tours about Ca
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Twenty-Four O'Clock in Re,p;,m


Concerning the change to the 24-hour
system of time notation on Belgian
railways, the minister of state railways
issues the following notice: '.The nam
ing OF the hours of the day will be made
from 0 to "a. By reason of the adop-
ton of this new regulation, the indica
ton M (matin-morning and s (soir
EVENING" appearing in Nthe official
railway rally guide will be suppressed. The
minutes comprised between midnight
and O'Clock in the morning, such as
1902, 1913 and 12:47, will be indicated
by zero followed by a period and by
the number of minutes corresponding.
viz, or, OLA and DAT. Midday will be
always indicated by IL. Midnight will
be indicated, according to the circum-
stances, by or "a. For train which,
leaves station exactly at midnight. it
will be written that it leaves at 0 of the
day during which the train is in move
ment. For a train which arrives at
station exactly at midnight, it will
be written that it arrives at "a Of the
day during which the train has been in.
movement. The dials of all the station
clocks will be completed by the addi-
ton of the. figures 10, IA, - "a
placed, respectively, just beneath the
existing figures, 1, 2, y 12,"
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The Pope's Court.

\ The court of Pope Leo XIII. com
prises 1000 persons. There are twenty
Wallets, 12O house prelates, ITO privy
chamberlains, six chamherlains, 800
.extra-honory chamberlains, 100 super
.numerary chamberlains thirty officers
of the noble guard and sixty guards
men, fourteen officers Of the Swiss
guard and palace guard, seven honor
airy ehaplains, twenty private secre-
taries, ten stewards and masters Of the
horse, sixty doorkeepers. 81
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member, and they were ., discussing the

member, and they were discussing the
best place to put the money during
their absence. After some pickering
on the subject they decided to roll the
no notes IN piece OF newspaper and
thrust them behind the frame Of q
mirror over the mantle piece Q. one
would look there, or Il any one did
there was only a piece Of newspaper to
be seen. AS an additional precaution
John Hartley took the numbers of the
notes.
.t$5 Keeping down his inclination TO dash
into the room and claim his own,
George waited as patiently as he could
until the couple had left the house,
When he went to the room, to find the
door locked and bolted. He was reck-
less by that time and went to the
porch, climbed to it's roof under his
fathers window and smashed the blinds
outside, unbolted them, raised the
window and sprang into the
room. The money was secured, the
newspaper replaced and he left the
room again by the way he had en-
tered it. Packing satchel, he left the
house and came to me. #E
Il will never return" he said to me,
and if it is theft to take what r have
honestly earned am thief for I have
it. Z + -4soz ~. 1T "..s~s
Il have wondered you staid so long"
I said. =. r..
II promised my mother I would new
er leave my father alone he answered
I have kept my word He is not
alone; he has his wife. Two years
ago, if you remember, you offered me
a letter to your brother in New York
who, you said, would give me pc
sition in, his counting house."
81 remember ~ 49,
: "Will you give me that letter now
sir? 1 can leave here on the ten
O'Clock train and be in New York to-
morrow. Even if your brother has no
place for me can live on what money
| have for time, and your letter will
help me to some work. In a year
shall be free!''
Was wrong to uphold him? I did
Nv, VAIL A1J W11O1t uSdIt. L WIOlc 10
my brother, gave George the letter and
then, fastening up the house, we start
ed together to walk to the railway sta
ton. We were halfway there when we
met John Hartley and his wife, re-
turning from church. Surprising that
George was going to see me off, they
stopped for few minutes, spoke few
words of farewell, hoped I would come
back in better health and went their
way. Five minutes later George and I
were in our seats in the car. The
schooner in which was going to sail
was a coaster, going to the Gulf of
Mexico, and was to sail at five o'clock
in the morning. Having time at his
own disposal, George decided to go
with me to Keyport and see me off,
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NEW BUSINESS.
Boyc Hired to Puncture Bicycle tires
81 to Help the Repair Shops.

to Help the Repair Shops.
New York Sun: There is already a
distrust among Wheelmen OF the road
houses which have repair shops run
ming in connection with their bicycle
racks, and there is one place in particu-
lar which has come to be regarded with
suspicion by persons who have had
their wheels suddenly fall victims to
incapacity when least expected One
ph1lanthro who was anxious to as.
certain If the grounds for his distrust.
were good several times submitted his
wheel when it was in perfect condition
to the care of the boys in charge Of the
racks. Every time it was injured. On
Sunday one man found a cut plainly
made with sudden slash of knife in
tire at this same place, and there
were, within the experience of very
small circle of persons, several acct
dents OF the same character. The re-
suit was that the man in charge of the
repair shop was busy all day, and there
was not a bicycle under his care that
mad not been handed over to the charge
of the boys who watch the wheels left
there by the guests. There are already
number of patrons of the place who
are convinced that the boys in charge
OF the racks have some interest in see
ing the repair shop prosper This is
conducted by a young man who runs
1t entirely on his own responsibility.
With the tack 6ends supposed to be at
work on the approaches to the cycle
path and the other parts of the suburbs
beset with little danger to wheels, bi-
cycling is taking on new terrors But
there is none of them more difficult to
avoid than these accidents that are SO
closely connected with the attentions
of the rack boys at the suburban road
house
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How Mozart Composed His "Reguiem.-

If it had not been for a presentiment
Mozart would probably never have
composed his immortal "Requien."
One day, while he was sitting alone,
lost in a melancholy reyerie, stranger
entered the room, and, laying a hand
some sum of money on the table, re-
quested him to compose Requiem"
in memory of dear friend who had
just died. Mozart agreed to do So and
he began work at once. Night and
day he labored with extraordinary zeal,
until finally his strength gave way and
he became i'll. When his wife tried
to cheer him he said brusquely: Its
no use. I composed that Requiem for
myself, and it will be played at my
funeral Nothing could rid his mind
Of this idea. Nay, he was even con-
WINGED that the stranger was a visitor
from the other world, who had come to
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THE AVOIDANCE OF COLDS.

In recent issue OF, the Companion a
few words were said concerning the
usual modes of catching cold, and men
ton was made of the various especially
sensitive areas of the body, or cold
spots,' but nothing was said as to the
best means of protecting these spots
and preserving the body in general
from colds. .g5.s. = 81 I.
It is not, always sufficient, however,
to point out a danger; it is often of
even greater Importance to show how
the danger may be averted. Most
people properly recognize cold as
avoidable, and think they are greatly
to be commended for the prudence they
exercise in protecting themselves; but
If they did but know it, they are really
doing all they can to make themselves
susceptible to colds by weakening their
resisting powers. s.55S;..5
s$a "A German professor once wrote a
long treatise, with a learned title, on
how to avoid catching cold. After,
tracing the history of colds from the.
earliest ages, stud wing their causes and.
symptoms, and cataloguing the rene
dies which have been used by the most
eminent ply sicians Of all times, he con-.
#cluded with a short chapter on proven
ton.
His plan was to inure the back Of
the neck To- drafts By having some one
direct q curren q fair IDon 1t from a
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he capped the climax by stealing a
horse and buggy and other articles,
they concluded it was high time to re-
sort to more drastic measures than cor
poral punishment, and so turned him
over to the tender mercies of the state.
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There Are Others.

5# Sprocke ddin's lamp wasn't SO
wonderful after all. Barring Why do.
you think SO. Sprocke by, any
night I can make a policeman appear
by simply blowing out my lamp.
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JUST in TIME.
Anna Shields.

~ nad all been tell
Ing stories, as we
sat in the moon
light on the porch
OF the old home.
stead. It was but.
a summer resort.
then 81. left to t, the
care of servants in
the winter; but.
well filed with our
friends in the hot,
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" OF course, you must strengthen your
armor where it is weak, but if you
recognize in yourself weak place,
cold spot" don't cover it up with more
clothes, but tougher it, and tougher
your entire body until it is one homo
geneous resistant whole.
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The Readers Do the work.

NJ Many Roads wrote a poem to-day..
.Resta Bit 7 Writin' poetry a good.
deal like work Many Road lot ia
dis case. II was a n a@azipe poem.
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A Genuine Gentlewoman.
She's a lovely, gentle woman,
Every one will tell you that;
Besides, you can see for yourself
That she wears birdless hat.
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When They Want to Be.
He-There is one class of people
which is very expert at fortune telling.
She-Gypsies? -No-assessors
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In word, don't be always afraid of
catching cold; don't coddle, but meet
cold and wet and changes of tempera-
ture like manor rather, like horse
and you will then run better chance
of being as strong as a horse.
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is a v ER z BAD ]. BOY 7
4 FF'II'yE,-YEAR-oLD DESPERATE.
IS Gagged. 5.s3.
Little Elmer Davis of Webster CITY.
4 Il Iowa, Recently Made Away with i
Horse, Bicycle, and y Tricycle. and
All in One Day. : .s.y

LINER I IN. . I. Davis, five.
years Of age, is the
youngest criminal
ever dealt with Of
.fcially in the state
Of Iowa ','''s Within a
few days he stole
a horse and buggy,
a bicycle, a tricycle.
and a quantity Of
household goo d S.
~ r z .tt... = ra-+-.
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bellows three times day. The writer
had the correct idea, although its prac-
tical application was clumsy, and he
was long time in reaching It, The
best and only way to escape colds is
TO meet the causes that produce them
and not to run from them. 4
.s#. Let the body be hardened by a cold
sponge bath or even cold plunge, fol-
lowed by brisk rubbing with a
"scratchy''. towel every morning. Let
the clothing be adapted to the season,
though always as light as possible, but
keep the neck uncovered-no turned-up
coat collar, no mufHer, no boa.; Never
let the temperature in the house rise
above seventy degrees in the winter.
Air every room Systematically every
day, no matter what the outdoor tenn
perature may be. Always have fresh
air in the bedroom; there is nothing
poisonous in might air." the popular
belief to the contrary notWithstand-
ing.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25

BANK REPORT-The Plaza Bank at the close Of
business December 10 had loans and discounts OF
ST. lO2 81 and total resources Of $2l63s79 &C. Tho
amount due depositors N,7l9057 79
DIVIDENDS DECLARED-The German Savings
Bank has declared interest at the rate of 3i2 per
cen; year. The Irving Savings Institution has
declared interest at the rate OF per cent year.
quarterly dividend of per cent has been declared
By the Chatham National Bank. The Peoples Bank
has declared is nincty-ffth consecutive semi-an-
nual dividend The amount Is per cent. The
Ninth National Bank has declared dividend OF
per cent. The National Bank of ,nnmerce has
declared a sem.-snnual dividend Of per cent. A
dividend OF per cent has been declared by the
National pan of the Republic Tha National Bank
OF North America has declared the usual semi
annual dividend of per cent
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25
THE FINANCIAL MARKETS.
BANK HOLDINGS INCREASE.
LOANS AND DEPOSITS HEAvY-FOREIGN
COMMERCE.

COMMERCE.
The weekly bank statement was favorable IN
all items ard In line with recent weekly ex-
hibits. showing an expansion both In cash and
surplus holdings Surplus reserve Increased
S2G45675 In view OF the great activity IN
stocks and the supposed heavy borrowing FOR
speculative purposes. further decided increase
in reserve was not looked for in some quarters.
but among people well informed regarding the
character OF the current stock marke; dealings
the small increase in loans and the big gain In
surplus were not surprising. Little money mas
been borrowed for the purpose OF carrying
stocks. because large proportion of market
transactions represent the actual purchase OF
securities by individuals with idle capital. Loans
increased S3651 800 deposits SS.O39.IO and
cash S4,655.600. The large gain in cash was
made up almost entirely Of specie which came
in great part from the Pacific Coast. where
heavy gold imports from Australia have been
received.
The stock market was closed yesterday The
usual weekly tables Of price changes of the more
active issues follow:
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25
FOREIGN COMMERCE..

IMPORTS OF MERCHANDISE AT NEW YORK.
Week ended Dec "a 1876. 1891 1903.
Drvgo.is ......... 81 s65 100 81 S5l8 s1.s3l.0I2
General merchandise. 5.i22.5s4 64ol.iS 6'15.4o3
Totals for the week Ssass35i IS 300 1ci s7G0f. 46S
Since January 1. 434 71ssis AL 9 +02 45,159, S}4
IMPORTS OF SPECIE
For the week. SI0.262 $3.50 $+25. ~
since January i S5 1873 GC2 l6 16S 031 100 s95. 100
EXPORTS OF SPECIE
For the week. $S~0.WS SsS t4V tIooooo
Since January l... 1o3 l563is 75 7OC524 S,573.Ss9
EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE FROM NEw-YoRK
Jan to Dec 90 1917 os7 $3.50 s4oo e57 s44s AZ
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25
finanridl
BANKING HOUSE,
HA|CHT & FREESE,
NEW YORK;. 30 BROADWAY.
Philadelphia. : W. Cor: Fourth Walnut 81.

Philadelphia. :. W. Tor. Fourth walnut ST.
Boston. - State Street.
CONNECTED BY PRIVATE WIRES.
Execute orders In STOCKS. BONDS GRAIN. COTTON
PROVISIONS the New York. Philadelphia. Boston
and Chicago Exchanges for
or 70 be carried Of 70 cent moderate
rates II interest 1ic commission. Interest allowed
on margins and deposits subject 10 check at sight.
Write or call for 900 PAGE SECURITY MAN
IAI" giving Of prices and statistics to
date Conceded hy Banks. Exchanges. the Press and
Pcarls ~ Trade throughout the country 10 be the
condensed satiscaly reliable publication ever issued
hy any Banking House. Gives range of prices OF stocks
Wheat and Cotton thirty latest financial
rep IT'S of earnings &C. of all railroad and
Industrial IOraii0ns whose shares listed all the
cpa Exchanges thereby enabling Investors TO ope ate
on their judgment based facts 10 be found In the
Nanunl invaluable business generally.
u enables anyone invest money keeping the principal
intact ami king II pay an income
W. are pleased to present II free upon mailed or per
sanal application well designate stocks which In
o,,r Judgment viii make IN" decided advances.
Twenty years experience largest clientele, most com
noAous Offices. best brokerage service.
Branch Once 1872 Broadway. y J.. near 10th 81.
4 MARKET LETTER Issued daily and SENT FREE
N request.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25
financial.
REORGANIZATION
Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern Railway Company

To holders of securities of the OHIO AND
mississippi RAILWAY COMPANY. BALT1-
MORE AND OHIO SOUTHWESTERN RAIL
ROAD AND RAILWAY COMPANY. BALTI-
MORE AND OHIO SOUTHWESTERN TEN
MINAL COMPANY, CINCINNATI AND BALTI-
MORE RAILROAD COMPANY. and MARIETTA
RAILWAY COMPANY
As already announced the Undersigned have undertaken
Managers carry the Plan for the Reor-
gan,,ton OF the Baltimore AID Ohio Southwestern Rail
way Company. which affects the above-naned securities
The Syndicate will purchase for cash AT their race Vaue
such and claims for interest on Registered bonn'
maturing 1890 from holders VINO deposit teir
bonds under the Pan.
Participation under the Plan of Reors"n-
fyntiOn in nny respect whatsoever Is de-
pendent upon the deposit OF "ecuritie" win
the DcpOsitnry on or before the twenuesh
day of january. $500.
THE NERO ANTTI.E TRUST COMPANY. Depostsry
Plan prepared to receive deposits OF Sc
curities. either at Its Office No 120 Broadway In the
City OF New York. at It's agency. the LONDON AND
WESTMINSTER BANK. LIMITED. Al Lothbury. London.
England.
Copies Of the Plan Agreement Of Reorganization.
and any desired be obtained at
the Offices Of the undersigned the Office Of the Mer
camille Trust Company London Agency above stated
Dated New York. December 2lst. 1898.
Speycr & Co.,
80 Broad Street New York
Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,
81 Pine Street. New York
Speyer Brothers,
Iothbury London.
REORGANIZATION Managers.
SEWARD GUTHRIE & STEELE.
EvARTs. CHoATE & BEAMAN.
New York.
rREsHFIprDs WILLIAMS.
London
Counsel 20 Reorganization Managers.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25
ST. PAUL AND DULUTH RAILROAD co.
Dec 20. 1895
DIIRSI'ANT 10 the Plan Of Renrca nlzafinn

of ihi. Company proposals. hereby invited for
The sale 10 II of shares u It's Preferred stock
not exceeding the par value thereof the Company having
hand $500 10 ~ restored repaid Land
AMI stumpase Account applicable 10 the purchase of
Preferred stock In accordance with the Plan Of Purchase
Sale and Reorganization Proposals. must be writing
subscrh@d by the Stock stating his address
number Of shares offered and their price ard will be
considered comforting the right TO purchase the whole
~ the offered shares unless otherwise
They lie ad dressed F. Rollins Treas
and endorsed proposal for fae ~ Preferred Stock
and be received at the Company's ONCE No %
Sssau street New York City. before January OH isoo
a
BY order OF the Board of Directors
H. soMERs HAYES. rresidsnL