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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-20

The consequence was an almost lifel SIS
market, one is readyto take the long
side CT the market at this time Prices drift
range Only a little over 100000 shares
changed hands during the, days short ses-
sion.
Total sales Of stocks today were 113, 400
shares. including: $500 BuNlia gton, 7 100 Man
haitian, 6,974 n. P. pfd, 1892 st. Paul. Clio
Union Pacific, ALSO Peoples Gas, 8 eos Cen
eral Electric. 34,140 Sugar.
The following were the fluctuations of the
leading railway and Industrial shares fur
nished by C. H. F. Smith G Co., members
New York stock exchange and Chicago board
of trade:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-20
ACTIVE MARKET FOR NAY
PRICE BULGED ST THE START
AND REACTED SHARPLY

Heavy Letter Selling and the Expec-
tation of Large Receipts on Mon
day the Factors In the Slump
One Million Bushels UaIoaded by
Closed at Sharp Net Declines.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-20
IT HAS COST A QUARTER OF A
MILLION DOLLARS

ton of the Excavation Going On
-Thirty-Five Hundred LabOrers
at Work and What They Are Do
fnG-The Paris Canal Commits
sion-win France Complete the
Job or VIII She Sell Ont to Uncle
Sam millions Wasted on Old
Machinery and Some Queer
Stories of How Americans and
others Made Fortunes.
Copyright. 1898, by Frank C. Carpenter.
PANAMA, March For the past
three years 5000 men have been steadily
working here on the Panama canal.
There are $500 negroes at work here
today. and remarkable amount of cut
ting, dr., dgirg and builSins up of earth
works has been accomplished. l have
gone over the route of the canal and
have taken a number of photographs
of the work as it is in March, 1898 This
morning l went on the cars out to the
Culebra cut and watched 500 men work
ing there, and was told that there
were 200 employed within three miles
OF where l stood The Culebra is, you
know, the highest point on the canal
route. The scene was busy one. Long
trains of iron cars loaded with rock and
clay moved over the canal tracks,
carrying the eXcaVated materials and
dumping them on the banks. Immense
steel dredges. each as tall as a two
story house and ten times as big as the
largest threshing machine, gouged out
rocks and gravel, and catching UP loads
OF this heavy material in big iron
buckets fastened to two endless chains
carried them high into the air and
poured them out into. cars. Here thirty
Jamaica negroes We're drilling holes in
the rock for immense charges of dyna-
mite, and from away over there at the
right came the boom, boom, boom of
the explosions of another gang a mile
away.
At the station of Emperador. a few
miles further on, seven enormous
dredges were scooping up rock and
raising it in buckets, each of which
would hold more than a big barrel.
Connected with each dredge were troll
ley lines. upon which the loaded buck
cts We're carried in the air off to the
points where the rock was needed.
There were other trains of iron cars
here drawn rapidly along by screech-
ing locomotives. and a thousand ne
groeS were digging down rock loading
cars and drilling for the blasting. I
had letters from the chief officials of
the canal here at Panama directing
that everything was to be shown me-
and I was able through these to get
some idea of the condition of affairs
today. There is no doubt but that the
work now being done is honest, eco
nomical and effective, and also that if
the present company had enough
money they could complete the canal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-20
discriminating Duty.

VICTORIA, March 19.-The provincial legIs.
!ature has passed a resolution requesting the
dominion government to impose a duty on
American lumber and shingles equal TO thu
duty imposed by the Dingley tariff law
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-20

Cash quotations were as follows: FLOUR
June w:nter patents, A9015; straights,
$4.20G4.50; spring specials. $5.40@55O;
spring patents, $i7065. 10; straights,
$4.40Q4.60; bakers, $3.60@390 Sample
spring wheat, SSG99c; No 2 red, 99A@
$.00Ac. No. corn. 2S14@2sAc; No. 2 yellow,
2S1k@2SAc. No. 2 oats, 25asc; No. white, (.
o. b., 2934 oslo; No. white, f. o. b., 2S@29c.
No. rye, 4sl4c. Sample barley, +. o. b., SAG
acc. No. l iaxseed, s1.1I14c; N. W., 81 81. Prime
timothy seed, $3.50. Mess pork, per Dbl, $3.50
@s.S5. Lard, per 100 lbs, S5.G5G5071sc. Short
tillers' finished goods, per gallon, s11Slkc.
Sugars, cut loaf. 5.SSc: granulated. 5asc. Re
ceipts-Flour. 1900 bbls; wheat. 100000 bu:
corn, 24S,000 bu; cats, 21200J bu: rye 8 900
bu; barley. 44,0G0 bu. Shipments-Flour, 3D.
coo bbls; wheat 10000 bu; corn. 231, 600 blu:
oats, POI. COO blu: barley, 81 Geo bu.-. On the
produce exchange today the butter market
was steady. Creamerics. 13@1Sc; dairies. 101a
G16c. Eggs, steady; fresh, SIC. Cheese
Ouiet. SGDSLc
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-20

The following were the closing quotations
of other stocks as reported by the Associated
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-20
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

TIC Danks now hold 80. UgU Go IN excess OF
tie requirement Of the 25 per cent rule.
NEW YORK MONEY.
Kew YORK, March 19-Money on call
nominal. per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per 4xQo1a rer cnnt Sterling exchange
steady. with actual business In bankers hills
at s4.s2s4 for demand and at 81 .S1hG%. a0A
for sixty days. Posted rates, $4.Sih9i S2h
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-20
MARKET SUMMARY.
FINANCIAL

Call money. New York. 2 IL
bar silver, New York. 55H g.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-20

Thank you for showing me other hats, but
want the Gordon"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-20

Corn
May 80. 2)HA 9A-2s 2s11ss .9A
July =. =. $500. $685. 39Is So S0A- 3]ia
sept go. BIZ 5l5b S112 315s
May 8. $500. 2534 ii257s -26 257s 25as
july $50. 2512 23}a. 25A rs 23A-2s
May =. :. go. 9 S21a S21a 50 s21s
July -. -. S712 921A s. 9 S71s
May .... =. 80. 10 SO 5 O71a 5 10
July 80. Is 5 1?1a 5 Is 5 171a
Short Ribs
May :. 80. &c.. o. o5 c5 o5
July 49,. 1912 12iai 10 10
Griggs courier., 1898-06-24
A BRUSH HARROW.

scantling of hard wood seven feet
long, four by four. Bore seven two
inch holes through scantling as in Fig.
6. Get seven thorn bushes (or any oth-
er bush that is tough) seven or eight
feet long and six smaller ones; fit the
large ones in holes so as to come about
1A inches through each bush; bore a
half-inch hole through each and drive
a hardwood pin SO they will not work
out. Then take six smaller brushes,
lay them on the ground under the
larger ones. SO as to close up the va
cancies in the rear of scantling; bring
the stem ends up on top of scantling
and nail with tenpenny wire nail;
put hook in at each end of cantling,
then get chain rope or four wires and
hook them as shown in diagram; hitch
the horse, go ahead and laugh.-J. N.
Ford, in Ohio Farmer.
Griggs courier., 1898-06-24
HORTICULTURAL HINTS.

The English ivy does not harm tree
on which it grows.
See if little less water on irrigated
land will not be better.
Fruit when placed in cold storage
should be firm and hard.
Sprinkling plants with water, when
frost is expected will protect them.
Pears to be put in cold storage should
be picked before they begin to ripen.
Watermelons ought not to be grown
on the same ground oftener than three
years.
The grape vine trained to single
stake has never done its best in our ex-
perience.
Tomatoes are so hardy that they may
be transplanted even after the fruit
begins to set.
If grapes have been planted too close
ly and become too thick, better take
out every other vine.
The man who gives plants of all
kinds plenty of room and heroically
thins his fruit, will get the best re-
sults.-Western Plowman.
Griggs courier., 1898-06-24
MOTHER OF F1TZHUGH LEE.
She Was Once q Washington Belle
and IL Still the Idol of Her
IllustriOus Family.

Blind and almost helpless as baby
the mother of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee lives
with her son Daniel, near Fredericks
burg, Va. Though nearly 80 years old
she is still bright and cheerful. Sur
rounded by descendants who fairly idol.
ize her, she is rapidly nearing the dark
river, fearless and with childlike conf
dence. Her grandfather, George Ma.
son, was prominent statesman in the
early days of the republic and took part
in framing the American constitution
His third son, John, inherited consider
able property in Virginia, including An
alostan island, to which place he
brought a lovely Maryland bride, whose
family name was Munay. The young
est child of this couple was Anna Maria
who was brought up on the outskirts Of
Washington. In her youth she was
known as beautiful Mamie Mason OF
the island" At Arlington she first met
Lieut.. Sydney Smith Lee, United States
navy, a brother of Robert E. This meet.
ing resulted in courtship and marriage
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston being one OF
the groomsmen. Portraits taken in
those early days show the briGeto have
had a lovely, piquant face, with rosy
cheeks, brown eyes and clustering
brown curls.
The young couple resided for some
time in Washington, where Mrs. Lees
beauty, wit and vivacity made her the
admiration and center of choice so.
cial circle. At their country home.
Clermont, near Alexandria. on the 10th
of November, 1885, their eldest son was
born. and named Fitzhugh, after be.
loved friend, Mrs. Fitzhugh, of Raven.
worth. Five other sons were born tc
them, and all grew to manhood and
were gallant sailors and soldiers during
the civil war. When that struggle COM
menced Capt. Lee resigned from the
navy, and, like his famous brother. of.
fered his sword to his native state. Mrs.
Lee went with him to Richmond, leav.
ing all her property in the hands of the
enemy. Never throughout these four
years of horror and carnage did Mrs.
Lees courage give way, though her hus.
band, sons and many relatives were at
the front. At the close of hostilities she
returned with her family to country
place in Stafford county, Va, where her
husband died soon after. Mrs. Lee
spent many years in the quiet dignity OF
widowhood at old Richmond. on the
Potomac. When her son, Fitzhugh, be.
came governor of Virginia she made her
home with him in Richmond, and once
more became charm in society. She
was ever keenly interested in the polit.
ical issues of the day, but unfortunately
severe cold settled on her eyes. After
intense suffering, borne with her usual
fortitude, she submitted to painful
operation which, however, failed tc
give relief, and she became totally blind.
Chicago Chronicle.
Griggs courier., 1898-06-24
RACK FOR MILK BOTTLES.

is simply to collect the bottles promis-
cuously, get them all into a tub of
soaped water of some character, wash
one bottle after another with the same
brush, put them in rinse water all to-
gethcr, then into the cases, and put the
dirty covers down, leaving the bottles
open and giving opportunity for the
dust and dirt from the covers or bot
toms of the old cases to drop into the
bottles.
With just little more trouble and
with but very slight expense the bot
ties can be so handled that there need
be no trouble whatever from any of
the objections offered in the line of the
bottles being possible carriers of dis
ease germs. Every dairy, no matter
how small, is incomplete without the
use of steam, and when dairy is
equipped with this it is buta little more
expense to have sterilizer built. This
need be only simple wooden struc-
ture. and be made to suit the space at
hand. 1t can be so arranged that, as
the bottles are brought in, they can i'm
mediately be put in the sterilizer, care
having been taken that the bottles have
been carefully rinsed at the places
where they have been collected, by the
customers. After the bottles have been
sterilized they can then be washed in
the alkaline hot water and then rinsed
IN two other waters, great care being
taken in the last rinse water used; this
should be frequently changed.
After the bottles are rinsed thew
should again be placed in the sterilizez
and subsequently aired and summed just
as milk cans are treated. A system by
which the dust is kept out and the air
allowed to circulate freely is by the
use of rack as shown in the cut. This
bottle rack may be so made that it can
be run right into the sterilizer; thence
the bottles can be easily put in good
circulating air and then brought to the
most convenient place for filling. This
rack may be made to hold 400 bottles,
or less or more if necessary. With
these precautions the possibility of con-
veying disease through the medium of
the bottles is very slight, and the dairy
man will find that the increased con-
fidence placed in him by his customers
will help his trade materially.-Rural
New Yorker.
Griggs courier., 1898-06-24
Art of Milking Cows.

In the first place, brush off the cows
bag dry and clean. but gently. Next
see that your own hands are clean; use
soap and warm water. Do not wet the
cows teats, certainly not by dipping
your fingers in the milk as you proceed.
+ is a bad and intolerable habit. Do
not converse with anybody, especially
another mixer; it will hinder you, or
both, and it disturbs the cow. Never
strike cow; speak low and gently to
her; she is responsive to kindness.
Never feed her just before milking;
that is to say, while you are milking.
Feed her before milking, and wait un-
til she is done feeding; she will stand
quieter. One thing at a time. Milk
her as quickly as possible and as clean
as possible, but be careful not to hurt
her teats. Give her name and always
call her by that name. These are small,
hints. but it pays to heed them.-St.
Louis Republic.
Griggs courier., 1898-06-24
Some Good shots.

There is more in the way you shoot
than the gun you shoot with. One man
near Hay Lake, Me-, killed moose with
the smallest working cartridge known
"a 22-caliber. He encountered the
moose suddenly in the woods, and, with.
in less than 80 feet, fred two shots
from his little revolver. The animal fell
dead at the second shot. which, on ex.
animation. was found to have pierced
its heart. Another Maine woodsman
brought down moose with 3o-caliber
revolver, and out west there are stories
of grizzlies being killed by 22-caliber
express rifles. The ordinary hunter,
however, would rather take chances
with cannon in meeting a grizzly
Forest and Stream.
Griggs courier., 1898-06-24
THE ILLS OF WOMEN
And How Mrs. Pinkham HELPS
Overcome Them.

Mrs. MARY BoLL1NGER, 1101 Mariana
St., Chicago, ILL.,, to Mrs. Pinkham:
81 have been troubled for the past
two years with falling of the womb,
leucorrhea, pains over my body, sick
headaches, backache, nervousness and
weakness. tried doctors and various
remedies without relief. After taking
two bottles of your Vegetable Com
pound, the relief obtained was truly
wonderful. have now taken several
more bottles of your famous medicine,
and can say that am entirely cured"
Mrs. HENRY DoRE, No. sO6 Findley ST.,
Cincinnati, Ohio, to Mrs. Pinkham:
"For q long time I suffered with
chronic Inflammation of the womb.
pain in abdomen and bearing-down
feeling. Was very nervous at times, and
so weak was hardly able to do any
thing. Was subject to headaches, also
troubled with leucorrhea. After doc
toring for many months with different
physicians, and getting no relief, had
given up all hope of being we'll
again when read Of the great good
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound was doing. decided immedi-
ately to give it a trial. The result was
simply past belief. After taking four
bottles of Vegetable Compound and
using three packages of Sanative Wash
I can say 1 feel like new woman. I
deem it my duty to announce the fact
to my fellow sufferers that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable remedies have
entirely cured me Of all my pains and
suffering. I have her alone to thank
for my recovery, for which am CRATE
ful. May heaven bless her for the
good work she is doing for our sex"
Griggs courier., 1898-06-24
CULTURE OF pLUxs.
How to Fight a.a Destroy the wors,
Eaemy Of This Frait, the
Insect Curcalio. ;GEI

The signs of attack Of the curculio
and the course to be pursued for its
riddance are we'll known. but con tinued
inquiries as to the cause of decay of inn
mature plum fruit show the necessity
for repetition. The chief enemy of the
plum is the insect curculio, and its raw
ages for awhile caused cessation Of
planting this fruit in many sections, but
with little attention, such as all fruits
will require, serious trouble can be
avoided and perfect fruit had. Perhaps
the Oldest plan for ridding the trees of
the pest is to violently jar the trees
with a small padded log from time to
time after the leaves have appeared,
when the insects would first appear. A
sheet arranged beneath the trees
catches the insects that fall by the
jarring, and they are thus collected and
destroyed. At this period the mature
insect, in the form of beetle, is at
work feeding on the leaves. Iflet alone
the real destruction is begun as the
fruit is SET, when eggs are deposited
therein in great numbers-it is said at
the rate of ten day by each female.
Even in small private orchards it is now
being found advantageous to resort to
the spraying of all fruit trees, and by
many it will be found equally con.
venient to use this method of Destroy
ing these insects. A solution of the
well-known Bordeaux mixture and Gi-
luted paris green would be effective
in this case, and would at the same
time act upon any fungus that might
be present. Many of our private gar
dens lack the plum, one of the most de-
licious family fruits, merely because Of
this little difficulty, which is really not
as great as is usually considered. The
advent of the japanese varieties, which
have not thus far been found out by
the curculio, has, to a degree, lent en-
couragement to the planter; but there
are some of the old varieties that could
not we'll be replaced, and it will be
found profitable to give little care to
them rather than sacrifice their good
qualities.-Meehan's Monthly.
Griggs courier., 1898-06-24
pUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

II can trace my descent back . long
ways" said Slipy, as he rolled down
the mountain.-Yale Record.
Walter-"Did you give anything te
the fresh-air mission?" William-"Yes
Isent them draft. Widow.
"My wife," said Tangle, '.is a mind
reader" '.Pity my lot," said Tangle;
"my wife is mind speaker."-Tit.
Bits.
A Marriage Settlement.-Tom-"Did
your father-in-law settle anything on
you at your marriage?" Benedict (de.
jectedly)-"Yes; himself ard his whole
family! !"-Pucll.
The Important Thing.-sDo you
think it makes much difference which
planet a person is born under?" ''Not
bit, so long as he keeps on the earth
Brooklyn Life.
Diferent.-"Those folks next door
must have bought that house." ''What
makes you think so?" Il heard her
scolding the maid for driving picture
nail in the plaster Free
Press.
An Experts Opinion.-Burgin-"l
see the scientists claim that strawber.
ries are 81 per cent. water" r."-Ralston-
The scientists are away off. Straw.
berries are 81 per cent. box bottom."-
Chicago News.
Every weil,'' he sobbed, in hollow
voice. I shall pass in my checklist
She laughed wild, eerie laugh; TO,
there was dark side to all this. "Get
them certified" she urged, for she de
sired to place no obstacle in the way Of
his design.-Detroit Journal.
UnfulfilleG Expectations.-''That man
Titherson's regular torpedo boat
How Go you make that out?" Eve,
since he was a boy at school people
have been predicting great things fol
him, but he's never done anything
worth mentioning yet."-Cleveland
| Leader.
The Dramatic Aspirant.-Stage Man
ager--''Hase you had any previous ex
perience?" The Slavey with dramati,
aspirations)-'No; but I'm the gal wha,
was nearly murdered by her missus
Stage Manager-"Youu do. Don't for
get to put that on the bills, Jones.
St. Paul's.
Griggs courier., 1898-06-24
MILK BOTTLE RACK.
of Conveying Disease by Means
of Bottles.

There has been considerable talk in
Philadelphia relative to the efforts of
some to have the bottling of milk
stopped and to return to the old dip
milk system of delivery. The objec-
tions advanced were that, as the bottles
go from house to house, and as disease
and communicating influences may sur
round the bottles in some of the many
places where they are delivered, they
might be the carriers of disease. This
objection is by no means bad one,
and everyone handling milk in bottles
should see that proper precautions are
taken to avoid trouble from this source.
At least 80 per cent. of the milk handled
in bottles to-day runs considerable risk
in this direction. as the general custom
Griggs courier., 1898-06-24
USEFUL IMPLEMENT.
Whenever One of These Brush Har-
rows Is Used a Good Crop of
Grass II Assured.

I submit drawing of brush har.
row that has double purpose. After
the grass seed of any kind has been
sown broadcast in theautumn or spring
hitch one or two horses to the harrow
and go right over the wheat. 1t will
mellow the ground, put the grass seed
in just deep enough and benefit the
wheat to the amount of four or more
bushels to the acre. have used one of
these brush harrows for IS years. Get
Griggs courier., 1898-06-24

the sole purpose of being near to you,
waiting on you, and keeping harm from
you. Oh, Aline, why do you torture
me into telling you this?" The excite
mert left his voice, and he turned weari.
ly from her and began to walk slowly
on along the road. She followed him,
her heart beating wildly with emotion.
She had never seen him this way be-
fore. How handsome he had looked
with his blazing eyes and 1uivering
mouth! How big he was, and strong
and noble! He turned to her just as
they reached the gate, and, taking her
hand in his. said gently:
Il should not have spoken to you, lit
tie cousin. had determined to play my
part out to the end, and see, 1 have
failed. l will go away tonight. Forget
me and my poor love, and be happy -
He raised her hand to his lips. Good
by!" and he quickly turned toward the
house.
Aline seized his arm. "You shall not
go!" she cried.
Il must!"
II command you to stay!"
1T is impossible after what has passed
between u.s."
"Very well, then, shall go with YOU y
"Aline, what are you saying?"
"Must I tell this stupid man every
thing before he can understand? Hove
you, too, NJ. Jean-Louis, and if you will
not marry me, I'll"
She was caught in two strong arms,
and the rest of her sentence was never
uttered.
'But, little one." said Jean, looking
into the eyes raised to his, what will
your father say?"
"Aly father loves you and he loves me.
Come and we will tell him.
The next day NJ. 1sidore Bers oulin and
NJ. Beaujars had fiery interview. Aline
and Jean-Louis were not present, but
from an upper window they watched
the visitor take an undignitied depar-
ture.-Translated from the French, in
Saturday Evening Post.
Griggs courier., 1898-06-24
First Emancipation Decree.

The first emancipation proclamation
is said to be on the gravestone, at Con-
cord, of John Jack, native of Africa,
who died in 1878. aged 60. It begins:
''God wills us free; man wills us slaves;
I will as God wills; Gods vii! be done.
Though born in land of slavery, he
was born free. Though he lived in a
land of liberty he lived slave, till, by
his honest though stolen labor, he ac-
quired the source of slavery which gave
him his freedom" The rest of the epi-
taph, which must have been written by
forerunner of Wendell Phillips, il
equally biting.-Cincinnati ENQUIRER.