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is DOWN IN EIGHTH
Wheat Defies Actually CaIam-
itous Crop Stories.
DUE TO PROFIT : TAKING
Corn and Oats DecIine--Pro-
visions Advance.

Chicago, H., May 1s.-Despite the strong
est kind Of news in the way of crop dam
age today, wheat closed with loss of 1S-c,
owing to heavy realizing. Corn declined
5-Sc and oats lac. Pork advanced 71-2c,
lard 1-2Q10c and ribs &C
Claims OF serious damage by Hessian
flies. light receipts and repeated drought
in Russia started wheat traders on the
rampage at the opening. The pit was
flooded with buying orders by the bulls,
and shorts were forced to cover. As re-
suit, three-fourths of a cent was added to
last nights closing pric eduring the first
half hours trading. Proht-taking On the
bulge, however, checked the upturn and
sent prices off cent, but outside demand
took care of the liquidation and the rally
from the break was as prompt as the de-
cline had been After that the market
ruled quiet within narrow limits until the
close. Reduced estimates by prominent
statLsticians, of the winter wheat yield
encouraged buying. July opened a shade
higher, at 70 S-4q74c, advanced to "A 5-S0
14-S-4c, declined to 70 1-Sc and closed with
buyers at 70 3-4c. Chicago received thirty
nine cars, compared with All for the same
day last year. The aggregate at western
primary markets was $4,000 bushels,
against $4,000 bushels a year ago. At
lantic ort clearances amounted in wheat
and -four to $4,000 bushels. Cash demand
poor.
Corn ruled weak, Influenced by favor
able growing weather an increase in the
country movement and slack cash de-
mand. Receipts, 100 cars. July opened a
shade lower, at 80 5-SG33 3-4c, touched
80 S-4c, declined to 80 7-Sd33c and closed
with buyers at SO 1-Sc
Oats declined under liquidation and
snort selling was due to favorable crop
reports. Receipts. 225 cars. July opened
unchanged at 24024 1-Sc, touched 241-Sc.
declined to % 5-Sc and closed at % 3-4d
% 7-Sc.
Extensive buying Of lard by packing
concerns and higher prices for hogs
strengthened provisions. July pork opened
&c higher, at $500 advanced to 1925, de-
cllned to SS17 1-26S.2O and closed at
SS22 u July lard opened 21-2c higher
at $50, and advanced to $515G5.17 - at
the close. Ribs were dull, with f1uctua-
tons narrow.
Estimated receipts for Saturday: Wheat
80 cars; corn, 12O;, oats, 29O; hogs, 1900
head.
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS
CHICAGO.
chicago, May 19.-The leading futures
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Eggs-Steady; fresh, 12c.
ST. LOUIS.

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Eggs-steady; fresh, 12c.
ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, May 19.Wheat-Higher and
excited; No. 2 red cash elevator, 75c; track
&c; May. 7s17c; July. 5asd751sc bid; Sep
TENDER. 755sc; No. 2 hard, lie.
COrn-Lower and dull; No. cash. s3c;
track, BIC; May. S21kc. July, s2nGSs1. c
asked; September, 32i5c.
Oats-Firm: No. cash. sc; track, ISL |;
May, 2S14c; July, A1sc asked; September,
&c bid; No. ? white, 301ac
Rye-None here; 6215c bid.
Flour-F'frner; demand improving: pat
ents, $3.7od3 s.; straights, IS. S5d3. As;
clears. 50. o0G3. 20.
Dry salt meats-Boxed shoulders, $3.50
4.37i5; extra shorts, $50; ribs, S. 221s;
shorts, SIS.
Bacon-Boxed shoulders, s. 1917; extra
shorts. $50; ribs. s5.521s; shorts. s.. S71k.
Receipts-Flour, 2000; wheat, g. 900;
corn, 1900; oats. 2s,Oc0.
shipments-Flour, 5000; wheat, 5000;
corn, 1900; oats. 1900.
NEW YORK.
New York, May 1s-Flour-Receipts,
1i5,S10; exports, 9.S43: generally firm; win
ter straighIs. s.. 69Q3. 60: Minnesota pat
ents, 50. 1904 10.
Wheat-Receipts. rs. 775; exports, 1894;
spot dull; No. red, 81 spot and to ar
rive, f. 0. b., afloat; No. red, S0l5c ele-
vator; No. l northern Duluth. sac. f. o.
b., afoat to arrive. Options opened firm
on active foreign buying and local cover
ing, following bad crop reports and strong
cables. Later broke 12sc under al around
liquidation, but again rallied sc. with the
closing nervous at Il to &c advance; May,
500 dS2c. closed S1@sc; July, IS 1-16G7s15c,
closed 7salc; September rs 1850, closed
7724c; December 7%q7S 1850, csnsed 7sI5c.
Corn-Receipts. 900; exports. 25S. 9O;
spot. firm; No. 2, Ale, {. o.. b., afloat, spot.
Options opened quiet, ruled steady with
wheat, broke &c in absence of speculative
support; rallied later on increased spot
demand, closed steady at net decline OF
&c; May 3924 d4Oc, closed $3.50; July SS14c.
closed 3S1zc; September 3SlaQ391kc, closed
3S5sc.
Oats-Receipts, 166, 400; exports, 1885;
spot. strong; No. 2 white, 3412c; options
dull.
Butter-Receipts, $50 packages; weak;
western creamery, 15q1S1kc; factory, 111s
G19c.
Cheese-Receipts, 1882 packages; essy:
large white, 91ad99sc; small white, ga
9a4c; large colored. &c; small colored. 91a
@9&c.
Eggs-Receipts, $3.50 packages: steady;
western, 1SQ14c; southern, 11Ac.
LIVERPOOL.
Liverpool, May 19-Wheat-Spot, No. 2
red western winter, firm. IS Had; No. 1
red northern Yuluth, firm, IS Sd; futures
firm; May, nominal; July. IS sgd; Sep
tember, IS 77sd.
Corn-Spot American mixed, old, firm.
IS sgd.
Receipts of wheat during the past three
days, $4,000 centals. including $4,000
American. Receipts OF American corn
during the past three days, 10000 CEN
tails.
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On the produce Exchange today, the
market ranged:
Butter-Steady; creamery 12d1SIk; dairy
10q16c.
Eggs-Steady; fresh. 11i4c.
Cheese-Steady; cream, 9T1024c.
CHICAGO.
Chicago, May I9-Wheat-No. ? red.
74l2d76c; No. 3 red, 72a74c; No. 2 hard win
ter, 7ed71c; No. hard winter. 6Sa70c; No.
! northern spring, 7312d741ac; No. spring,
7Sq73i2c; No. spring, 6Sd72l2c
Corn-No. E. &c; No. 3. G2l4 d32I5c.
Oats-No. ,, 27izc; No. .. &c.
Flax-Cash northwest. S1.O5: cash. south
west. Sl.05: May, S-03i5; July, 81. 0212; Sep
TENDER. seize
Butter-Steady; creameries I2T1Slzc; dai-
-ies. 10dl6c.
Physically; fresh. 11stc.
Dressed poultry-Steady; chickens, elk3
10c' ducks, S8Sl7c; turkeys. lie.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, May 9-Wheat-DuIl:
July opened unchanged at 6Sa.c. closed
sc; September closed eS2sc: cash. No.
hard. 6S16ac; No. 3. 5sQ6Sc. No. ? red, 74a
zoe; No. g. eSa1c.
Corn-DuIl: July. 3o14c; September. 30s.c;
cash. No. . mixed. axe; No. white. 2ic;
No. 3, 22izc
Oats-Dul; No white, 2ad2slzc.
Rye-S1eady; No. ?. sc.
Hay-DuH; choice timothy. $s.75T9. IS;
choice prairie. S7.75dS.oo.
Butter-Steady; creamery 15c; dairy.
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COTTON.

New York, May 19-Spot cotton weak;
middling uplands, SIC; middling gulf, SIC.
Sales, "a bales.
New Orleans. May 9.-COtton-Steady;
middlng, 9-16c.
Galveston, May 1s.-Cotton-Steady
5 15-16c.
Liverpool May 19.-Cotton-Spot, quiet;
prices unchanged; American middling
$3.50. Futures quiet. Demand poor.
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The railroad bond market continued "a
show q large investment demand. erpe-
ciaIiv for recent reorganization issBes
Very heavy individual blocks ~ the new
Baltimore and Ohio bonds and 81 the Wis
c3nsin Central frzts were taken a the
market Taere zrer sorne declines IN price
late Ia the DAY, but che hrmness a. Other
points made the Market irregular. Total
sales. 4y70 mn United States IS advanced
- il. TIE bid prsre
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THE WEATHER

Wichita, Kan, May 10, 1890.
Local forecast for Wichita and vicinity:
Unsettled and probably light showers, fol-
lowed Saturday night by fair and cooler.
Probably fair Sunday.
During the past "A hours the highest
temperature has been %. the lowest So
and the mean IS with % inch Of rain,
ending in the night. followed BY cool
cloudy weather and fresh south wind.
On this date last year the corresponding
temperatures were a. G.. and the mean
70. and Two years ago they were 81. 50
and 70. FRED l. JOHNSON.
Observer.
Washington, May 19.-Forecast for Sat
urday:
HarSas-Showers and probtbly thunder
storms Saturday. Sunday, fair; high.
southeasterly winds.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory-Thun-
Gerstorms and cooler Saturday: showers
and cooler Sunday; high southerly winds.
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Foreign stock. and Money.

London. May l9.-The market for Amer
lean securities opened better and improved
somewhat. Later. however prices eased
off and remained quiet until the close.
The final tone was rather steady. The
settlement absorbs the attention of mem
bers. Spanish as closed 6. Gold at
Buenos Ayre-s, 1880.
New York. May 9-Commercial-Adver
Users London financial cablegram: The
markets here were stagnant. but steady.
today. Americans opened hard. and Lon
don and the continent bought up 70 half
point above parity. New York then
eased OF and the close was about the
opening level Spanish Is spurted 70 g on
Paris buying near closing Tintos wore
% 3-s. AHacondss were Z "a On American
buying IN the street
London. May j. a p m).-ConFois for
money. 10 5-ls: DO Tor the account. 10 B-1s.
Canadian Pacific. 20 IS: Erle. = -. Eric
first preferred. D: Illinois Central. III -:
Northern Pacific preferred. q 5-s. 81. PAU
common. - -: ew YORK Central. is 81.
Pennsylvania. es Is. Reading n "a. Union
Pacific preferred. = II: Aichls3a. = z-s.
Louisville. s. rs: Grand Trunk :. Ana
conda. L - Bar silver uncertain. ~
per ounce. Money. 1a1 "a per cent. The
rate Of discount fl the open market for
short bills. f-sG2 3-ls per cent. % f9r
three months biEs. ? 1-sTz u per cert.
NATIONAL BAPTIST ASSfyERsARIEs
wiu be he'd IN san Francisco thIs year.
For the fret time n the history q ta,s
organization these meetings Wiil bs hid On
the Pacific Coast TIE Santa re Vii sell
round-trlD tlckets May Z . =. Inclusive.
with limit CT Juiy 3. for 81 o. Ifae-si
stop-ovsrs permitted Pullman palace ana
tourist seepers and free ehalr cate . Cal-
fornia daily Cal On L r Ds.srez.
Agent. Wlch.tA. Tor literature ard dstags
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COFFEE AND sJGAx MARKETS

New York, May 19-Coffee-Options
opened steady at unchanged prices; ruled
slow all day, with room traders in con-
troll; closed steady, net unchanged; sales,
$500 bags, including July. S5.l5; Novem-
her, SIS; Spot coffee, Rio dull; mild,
quiet. but steady.
SugarRaw, firm; fair refining. 3-16c;
centrifugal, 96 test, 45sc; molasses sugar,
4c Refined, firm; crushed, 57sc; powder
ed, Size: Cranulated 52sc
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~ certain prospect that in the summer
with the advent Of hot weather, active
work South and the consumptive season
abroad, prices will do some better. The
fact that the quality Of the hogs contin-
ues good is taken as the best sort Of
proof there. are plenty of them west, and
an occasional run like yesterdays, good
deal exceeding the estimate, is also an
other proof in the same direction.
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METAL MARKETS.

New York, May 19.-Metals-At the
close the metal echange called pig iron
warrants quiet, with s11.25 bid and 81. 80
asked; lake copper dull at $500; tin dull
and easy, with $3.50 bid and SO. go asked;
lead dull. with $4.45 bid and $50 asked !;
spelter quiet. with $6.75 bid and SEQ ask
ed. The brokers, price for lead is 81 .
and for copper s1S0O34 d$10.O0
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Wv Yerk Lonn Market.

New YORK. Nay Is.-Money On cal
steady. a. 2i-z77 per cent. Last -oan. -
per cent Prime mercsafie paper. sl-sa
- IA per cent Sterling sTeaaoge 6rD.
wish sctual business II baakess' hills a.
$ES7 s-ssss7 - for demand ard a. s. = -
ass - Tor sixty days Posted rates.
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a MONSTER MEETING


MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA
In the New Convention Hall. Kansas City
The head camp meeting Of the Modern
Woodmen Of America during the week be
ginning June 9Th at Kansas City. No.
promises 10 be one Of the largest attended
meetings ever held in the west. The
Kansas City committee on ARRANGEMENTS
have secured the new Convention hau
with capacity Of $1,000 people. for its
sessions One hundred thousand visitors
are expected Thirty-f;ve brass bands and
seventy five forester teams uniform rantl
with 15,oco marching men Viii De seen in
line Thursday morning. June s. in the
great parade. Band and forester team
contests viii extend through the week
The prizes are the largest ever offered
For forester teams: First prize. so. Sec
ond prize. sea0; third prize. Sla9. four,h
prize. SIS; fifth prize. So. Local Kansas
City teams are excluded. Bsnd r~fzss.
Firs, prize. $50; second prize. x15a. ,bi-F
prize. SO. AL delegation bands admired
Special railroad rates 10 this rnse-5-y
:. II. LYON.
Western Passenger Agent Missouri Ps-;f,
Railway. Kansas City, No.
E E BLECkLEY,
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BANK CLEARINGS,

New York. May 19@The following table,
compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank
clearings at the principal cities for the
past week, with the percentage OF in
crease and decrease as compared with the
CORRESPONDING week last wear:
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Below.
Buffalo. y. Y. Imperial Council Mystic
Shrine. Dates Of sale June = and g.
Denver. Colo. Cumberland Presbyterian
Church assembly. Dates Of sale Nay Is
and &c.
Detroit. Mica. Society OF Christian Ell
deavor Dates Of sale July ;. and .
Hutchinson. Kan, Musica! jubilee.
Dates OF sale May . to ..
Hutchinson. Kan, Kansas State sun
dag School convention. Dates OF sac Nay
70 10
Louisville. Ky. Travellers Protective as
alton. Dates Of sac Nay a and =
Louisville. Ky. southern Baptist coz
venslsn. Dates % sale Mas s and 9.
Minneapolis. Minn-. General Assembly Ct
Presbyterian church. Dates q sale Nay
Is. l. and Is
Roanoke. Va. German Bapiists dun
kards). Dates q sale Nay Il and Il
San Francisco. Cal. National Bspt-s;
societies. Dates q sale Ma :. IS. =
and =
s.. Louis. No. meeting % Elks- Dates
OF sale June = aE5 a.
Rioamond. Va. Baptist Young Peogle's
union. X DELANET, Agent.
D3ug.As Avenue Ua1on Station
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81. IS 1-2a4.Ss IL. Commercial bills, S4s4G
ass. Silver certificates. 6lasl %. Bar si.-
yer, 50 rs. Mexican dollars. as -
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There are some women WHO are resnss1gE
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This large and c8ntncdiQus Etr acfErs
was formally openss 20 he public ,oa ne
10Th OF November y j. 0WBs1 "a con-
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pbyslciana. and Il - wei arraf xe1 and
furu4zhss for me trsnzmsnt u ne 49,
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Throat. Heart. Liver and kalnsys. De-
formitisz q the Body. Morphine. Coc44zs
and Chlorzl Habits. add a. g. ss4ass thzt
usually come - places % tais Character
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ONE FARE FoR ROUND TRIP
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CASH Quotations

FloUr-Quiet and firm.
Wheat-No. 2 spring, 73d7315c; No. 3,
6Sq7212c; No. 2 red, 7412G76c
Corn-No. 2, 33c; No 2 yellow, 332c
Oats-No. 2, 2712c; No. white, DC; No.
white 29d2924c.
Rye-No. ,, &C.
Barley-No ., 35640c.
Flax seedNo. I, SLOPE; northwest, s1.o5.
Mess pork-Per Dbl, SS.156S. 20.
Lard-Per 100 lbs. s.. 1Od5. 12I5
Short ribs sides-CLoose), S4.5O74. so; dry
salted shoulders. (boxed). 44d455c; short
clear sides. (boxed), s.. 95d5. 90
Whisky-Distillers' finished goods, per
gal, s1.26.
Sugars-Cut loaf, unchangeda
CIover-Contract grades 81 INHs u
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Totals I. S........sl. "oa. ioS. '6S 1873
Totals outside Y. Y. So 5s5.11s pa

..Not included in totals because con-
+ai,irc other items than ciesringS.
.Ipaf IsTT IoJ uosfIFdHoo
on. 70 asupoad srBlo1 Ut pspnIouI 7oNs
SPECIAL. LOW RATE EXCURSIONS
Via The Santa Fe TO Points Named
Below.
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET.
Open. High Low. Close.

CHICAGO.
ranged as follows:
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MARTHA KLSHIAGTOS HOE2

KkaEa. LzassL
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-24
FATHER BOYLE AND HIS BELL

Some years ago the chapel which Father
Boyle was Instrumental in building in
Washington, ID. c., bought of the Presby-
terrain church near by IA bell which had
been discarded on account of a flaw in it
that created painfully harsh and dis
cordant sound. The bell was sent to u
foundry, where several inches Of the low
er rim was cut off. 1t was then returned
and put in place in the chapel The tones
were now exceedingly soft and sweet and
the bell a source of much pride to the con-
gregation and pleasure to the neighbour
hood. one day the pastor of the Presby-
terrain church, meeting Father Boyle, said
to him:
Father Boyle, | was passing the chapel
recently and was struck by the rich, mel
low tone of your bell. l think ! never be-
fore heard anything SO clear and chime
like. 1 quite envied you its possession.
Where did you get it?'
That is the bell" replied the father,
that we bought of your congregation"
rs it possible?" said the pastor. II can
scarcely credit it. What in the world did
you do with 1t to bring about such a mar
velous change
"Blissed it, blissed it," returned Father
Boyle in rich brogue and with "A sly,
mischievous expression on his handsome,
happy countenance. "Blissed it and got
the Presbyterian divil out of it, and moth
ing else, ! assure you" and with hearty
laughter that brought the hearts of he
two preachers close together they went
their several ways.
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The End of the Worlds:

Professor A. NJ. Leonard, Chicago's
"apoStle of the Mission OF the Messenger
of TRUTH" has discovered that the advent
of the kissing bug presages the end Of
the world.
In a thunderous and sulphurc dis
course before large audience in Chica-
go the other night he pronounced the
mysterious picipes to be the veritable To-
Gust which the book of Revelation says
shall come from the bottomless pit, at
tack men with me sting of the scorpion,
from the effects of whose bite the victim
shall linger five months and which fas-
tens itself upon those whose foreheads do
not bear the seal of the Lord. Professor
Leonard read extensively from the book
of Revelation applying each verse to
several recent calamities, such as the cy-
clone at st. Louis, the sinking of La
Bourgogne and the tornado in Wisconsin.
When he had finished his lecture. two
in the audience announced that they be-
lieved what he said to be true, but Broth
er Wheeler, n courageous layman. signi-
fed that he did not accept the professors
theory. This was the only expression OF
dissent from the new explanation Of the
mission of the kissing bug
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He Won the Breeche s.

There is n proverbial phrase signifying
that the wife is master In the household,
by which it is intmatcd that "she wears
the brooches" The phrase is both odd and
common and is only half understood by
modern explanations, but in medieval
story we learn how "she" first put in her
claim to wear this particular article of
dress.
A French writer of the thirteenth CEN
fury CHugues Piaucolles) relates some of
the adventures of couple whose house
hold was not entirely harmonious Sire
Haines was the husband; Dame Anieusc,
the wife After quarrel one evening Sire
Hams said, early in the morning l will
take off my breeches and lay them down
in the middle of the court, and tho ono
who can win them will DO acknowledged
the master or mistress of the house "
Dame Anieuse accepted the challenge.
The battle was fought the next morning.
1t was a long battle. and it was bloody.
At the end sire Hams bore off tho breeches,
but the good dame had convinced the
world that she was entitled to wear them
in her own house
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MY OLD WOMAN AND I

We have crossed the bridge DER the mid
die of life,
My old woman and I;
Taking our share in the calm and strife,
With the travellers passing by;
And though on our pathway the shadows
are rife,
There's light in the western sky.
Some losses and crosses, of course we've
had,
My old woman and l.
But, bless you! we never found time to
be sad
And a very good reason why.
We were busy as bees, and we weren't so
As to stop in our work TO cry.
on our changeable road as we journeyed
along,
My old woman and I;
The kindly companions we met in the
throng
Made our lives like a vision fly;
And, therefore, the few that magined us
wrong
Scarcely cost us a single sigh.
The weak and the weary we've striven
to cheer,
MY old woman and !:
For each of us thought that our duty
while here
Was to do as we'd be done by,
In the hope to exhibit a balance clear
When the reckoning day is ndgh,
New York Weekly.