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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-03

son, there would be an average yleld
of winter wheat.
Toward the end of the session the
bulls lost their grip on the market, ana
May, after many vicissitudes, declined
to 725sc. 1t closed at 72a4c. July sold
twice during the day as high as I47sc
and down to 7312c. On the next bulge
it reached 74c, but Topped back 10 721ac,
closing at 7234c.
May corn opened shade lower at
from 35% @357sc to Sec, and declined
irregularly to 35bc. 1t fuctuated be-
tween 351sc and $3.50 for a considerable
time, and then got down to 350351sc,
at which price there were buyers IN
the end.
May oats began 1sc up at 267s @27c,
sold sparingly at 27c, then declined 10
261ac, and closed at 261a@263sc.
The decline in corn had dlsheart-
ening influence in provisions, prevent
ing buyers from giving any support TO
the market. May pork started I'M
changed at 1918, and eased OF to
s9.121s@915, the closing price. Inc
range in lard and ribs was OF the very
narroWest kind.
Cash quotations were as follows:
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~ m OHIO RIVER
. " NE RAILROAD co.

Time Table Taking Effect February Il.
I4ave $50 a. m. Daily-Accommodatio
for Moundsville, Clarington, New Mar.
tinsvlile Sistersville, st. Marys. Wavs
erIy. Wiliamstown Parkersburg. and
intermediate points
leave 7:40 a. m. Except Sunday)-Fast
EXPRESS for Moundsville. New Martins
vile. S!stersvillc Williamsburg. Park.
ersbilrg. Ravenswood, Wildwood. Mason
civ. Pt. Pleasant. Gallipolis, Hunting
Ton Kenova. Charleston. Cincinnati
louisville. and all points South, East
and West Parlor car to Kenoya.
Leave l110 a. m. Daiiy-Express for
Noundsville Powhatan, Darlington,
Proctor New Martinsville. Sardis, Sis
fersyIIle Friendly. st. Marys, Waverly,
Wtlliamstown. Parkersburg, Ravens.
wood, Mason City, PIT. Pleasant, GALL.
polss. Huntington, Kenoya, Charleston,
Ashland Russell, Ironton. and interme-
date points south OF Parkersburg Par.
Ior car to Parkersburg.
Leave AS p. m. Daily-Accommodatio
for Moundsville Darlington, New Mar.
tfnsville, Sistersville, st. Marys, Wav.
erly. Williamstown, Parkergburg, and
intermediate points.
sLeaves Wheeling LIS a m. Sundays.
LATE LIE MAY
City Passenger Agent 1900 Market street
j. G.. TOMLINSON,
Ticket Agent, Union Station.
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DRY GOODS.
Brads treet's.

Bradstreet's.
The market holds steady, with cotton
goods firm, although the movement in
these fabrics has been more quiet of late;
The cost of the grey goods has been forced
very high compared with the finished fab
rics, and with spot offerings scarce there
is less disposition to place orders ahead
at the advance asked. Jobbers report a
steady business in all kinds of cottons,
and the tendency is higher for printed
fabrics. Many leaGing spec:alties in the
way of piques and dimities have been
Withdrawn, as the printers have been IN
able to get the grey goods in season.
Ginghams hold firm and have sold we'll.
Dress woolens are being. placed at about
last years prices. Mems wear woolens
are being ordered quietly for fall at
steady prices.
NEW YORK, April 1.-The imports of
dry goods and general merchandise at the
port of New York for this week were val
ued at 81, ,eT. The imports of specie
was $2j6, 1923 in gold and $50, 7S9 in silver
Exports of specie from this port TO all
countries for this week aggregate $685.
237 silver bars and coin and $245,5 gold.
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Cash quotations were as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour. firm; winter patents So 500
3 60; straights So 20@3 80; choice
So 0O03 10; spring special 81 LOG
I 25: patents SO 20@3 so; straights
so 1908 10; bakers 81 2002 40.
Corn, No. 2 yellow 35c; No. 9434c.
Wheat, No. 2 spring 7O@72c; NO.
spring 66071; No. 2 red 75Q77c.
Oats, No. 2, 27A@2T1ac; No. 2 white
3O03O1ac; No. 8, white 2SAQ291ac.
Rye No. 2, 55c.
Barley No. 2, 38@47c.
Flaxseed No. 1 81 II; new, 81 "a.
Prime timothy seed So 80.
Mess pork, per bbl., So 0009 05.
Lard, per 11tbs., So 2274@5 25.
Short ribs sides, Cloose) 81 1904 80.
Dry sailed shoulders (boXed) 4$s %
41ac.
O5.
Whiskey, distillers' finished goods,
per gal, 81 26.
Sugars, cut loaf S. SO; granulated
SIS SO.
Butter firm; creamery 4@27c; dair-
les 1112@1Sc.
Eggs, steady; freSh llAc.
Cheese steady; creams 11k012Ac.
New York, April Flour, quiet but
firmly held in sympathy with wheat.
COrnmeal dull: yellow western 83@S4c.
Barley malt dull; western 60070c.
Wheat, receipts 1860 bushels, spot
easier; No. red S21sc f. 0. b. afioat
nominal; options opened strong On To-
cal covering impelled by a cold wave
west and foreign and outside buying.
Later the market eased off under real
izing, but again rallied on short buy
ing and closed firm at 1011sc net ad-
vance; April closed 1880; May 77A@
7S12c; closed 781sc; July II 11-16@
7S3sc; closed 771sc; September 75A@
ice, closed 75%c.
Corn spot quiet; No. 1880 f. o. b.
afloat new; 442sc f. O. b. afloat old.
Options opened about Steady and eased
off as a result of cold weather, pros
pective betterment of condition and
larger receipts, closed easy at A@3sc
net decline; May 4014 @407sc, closed
1880; July closed 405sc.
Oats spot quiet; No. 331ac; No. 2
white 36@361ac; track mixed western
321a@34hc; track, white, 35@39c; op-
tons dull.
Hops, dull, State common to choice
1896 crop 6@7c;;' S97 crop, 11@13c; 1898
chop, 16@17c; Pacific coast, 1896 chop,
6@7c; 1897 crop, 11@19c; 1898 crop,
17@1Sc
Hides steady; Galveston, 6h@17c
Texas dry, 121a13c; California, 1920.
Leather steady.
Wool quiet; domestic fleece, 100
21c; Texas, 12@14c.
Tallow easy; city (s2 per package)
4s4c asked; country packages free)
4Ss@5c as to quality.
Cottenseed oil dull; prime crude 22c;
do. yellow, 251A@26c.
Rice, firm.
Molasses, firm; New Orleans open
kettle, good to choice, 32@37c.
Cottonseed oil dull and about steady;
no feature; prime crude &c nominal !;
do do f. O. b. mills 1S@19e; prime
summer yellow, 25h @26c; off summer
yellow 25c; butter grades, 30@32c;
prime winter yellow, 30@32c; prime
white. 31@32c.
Coffee-Options opened quiet and
unchanged in absence of cables from
European and Brazilian markets
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| (closed in observance of Easter holi-
| day. and struggling arrivals OF status
tical information. Boom traders with
| out necessary news on which to base
| fresh business. Outside orders entire
| ly lacking. Closed quiet and unchang-
! ed to points lower. Sales, 1880 bags
including June, S. 10; July, S. Is;
| September SIS 35; Octiber SIS 1905 As
Spot coffee-Rio dull and nominal; No
invoice, 1-16c; No. Z jobbing 9-l6
Market mild and quiet; Cordova so
| 14c
Sugar-Raw, strong and tending up
! ward; market fair; refining 3@15-l6c;
Centrifugal SO test 716c; molasses
sugar, 8 1866; refined strong, tending
upward. No. 6, 7-16c; No. Z, 4asc;
No. s, 4 5-16c; No. 9, 4Ac; No. 10
4Ac; No. II 4 3-16c; No. II 41sc; No.
10 41kc; No. IA 4 Lie; mould A,
3-16c; standard A, SC; confectioners,
A, &C. cut loaf and crushed, 55sc; pow
dered SIC; granulated SIC; cubes
SIC.
Philadelphia, April Wheat, firm,
1ac higher; contract grade April 76% @
TIC.
Corn, &c lower; No. 2 mixed April
39@39Ac.
Oats, quiet but steady; No. 2 white
clipped 35035Kc; No. white do. 34Q
3412c; No. 2 mixed do. 33@331ac.
Butter, steady; fancy western cream
cry 221ac; do. prints 23c.
Eggs, steady; fresh nearby 100
12bc; do. western and southwestern
12hc; do. southern 12c.
Cheese, firm but quiet.
Refined sugars, steady.
Cotton-Nc market.
Tallow, steady; city prime, in hogs
heads 41ac; country prime, in barrels
41ac; dark do. 4Ac; cakes SAC; grease
2A@3%c.
Live poultry, firm; fowls 11@12c; old
rCOsters SC; young do. lie; ducks 11@
12c.
Dressed poultry, unchanged; fowls,
choice 121ac; do. fair to good HOBO;
old roosters SC; chickens, western
choice, 13@13Rc; do. fair to good 90
12c; turkeys, young hens 12@13c
Baltimore, April Flour, firmer,
unchanged; receipts, 1885 barrels; ex-
ports, 264 barrels.
Wheat, unchanged; spot and month
No. 2 red IT'S orc; southern wheat, by
sample 70@771ac; do. on grade 1870
TIC.
Corn, quiet and lower; spot and
month 3S5s@3SAc; May 39k@393sc;
steamer mixed 37A @37h; exports,
1900 bushels; southern white corn
401a @41 1ac; do. yellow 391ac.
Oats, steady; No. white 35@36c; No.
2 mixed 32@33c.
Rye, steady; No. western Coo; ex-
ports, none.
Sugar, strong, unchanged.
Butter, steady, unchanged.
Eggs, weak, unchanged.
Cheese, firm and active.
Cincinnati, April Flour quiet.
Wheat easier, firm; No. 2 red, 734c.
Corn active, firm; No mixed, 3712c.
Oats quiet; No. mixed, 2912 @30c.
Rye quiet; No. 2, 60c.
Lard easy, $40.
Bulkmeats quiet, $4.85.
Bacon steady, 1913.
Whisky firm, SIPS.
Butter firm.
Sugar steady.
Eggs dull, loo.
Cheese firm.
Toledo, April 1.-Wheat lower, weak;
No. cash, 74c; May, 745sc.
Corn dull, lower; No. 2 mixed, 351ac.
Oats dull, steady; No. 2 mixed, cash
and May, 2SAc.
Rye dull, steady; No. 2 cash, SIC.
Clover seed active, steady; prime
cash, old, 1925; new, cash and April,
$3.50 bid.
Oil unchanged.
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WOOL.
Rr9dStrf cts

BradStreotS.
The market continues quiet, although a
more hopeful tone is apparent. The wool
en- goods combines have interfered with
and hope for trade when the new compan-
les get organized and ready for trade.
The depression has softened prices some
what, the market for choice lines of fine
medium and fine territories being on the
secured basis of 20 cents. with other grades
as to quality. Territory woods are at
tracing little more attention, and sales
show some increase, about 100000 pounds
of this grade being sold in Boston the
past week. Medium f1eeces are attracting
fair attention, about 425.0G0 pounds being
taken at 20dE2 cents for quarter and three
eighthS blood unWaShed. Australian
woods are quiet, but some inquiry for fine
is noted from English buyers to ship
abroad. Carpet woods quiet.
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EXPRESS COMPANIES.

Adams ......... Observation-Disclosures. 10
American ............... ...........l4O
United States .......... ......... "A
WellsFdrgo Observation-Disclosures. .125
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SILVER.
Bradstreet's

Bradstreets.
Dizziness. with very little variation in
prices, has again prevailed in the silver
market. London quotations declined frac-
tionally to q lied at the beginning of the
week, while the New York price for bars,
after a similar decline to $3.50 per ounce,
features of interest. Although, while
shipments from London to the East are
moderate, silver exports from this coun-
try are of normal character. Silver
prices:
London, March 25 271zd: March r.,
q Tied; March 81 27 7-16d March g.
2 7-16d; March so, z 7-16d: March 81, hol-
iday.
New York, March s. SO 11-1eo: March 81.
50 n-16c: March %, 59a4c; March 20, 595sc
March 80, 59a4c; March 81, $3.50.
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MISCELLANEOUS

American Cotton OIL .................. So
Do preferred NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 80
American Spirits .......... .......... 172l
Do preferred ......... announcement. 50
American Tobacco ..................cG5
Do preferred ....... ..................140
General Electric ....... 1854
Sugar ............ ..........................11
Do preferred .... ....................1l7 Ill.,
Tennessee Coal and Iron. SAX
Western Union Observation-Disclosures. 931b
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RAILROADS.
WHEELING g. ELM GROVE
w ELECTRIC RAILWAY.

Cars will run as follows, city time:
WHEELING TO ELM GROVE.
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ParIor Car Wheeling to Pittsburg on
2.55 n m. and 600 p. m. train. Central
time. zone hour slower than Wheeling
]. G. TOMLINSON.
Passenger and Ticket Agent.
Agent for all Steamship Lines.
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sunday trains between Uhrichsville ana
Cleveland. See official time cards. Other
trains daily except Sunday.
Electric cars between Bridgeport and
wheeling and Bridgeport and MARITIME
Ferry and Beilaire.
Consult agents for general information
as TO best routes and passenger rates 10
all points.
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Leave. Arrive
From bridgeport to a. m. p. m.
Fort Wayne and Chicago. 4:52I s:ai
Canton and Toledo........... 4;53 $50
a. m.
Alliance and Cleveland...... ass 7:5s
sAtiesuTb 1ill and Pittsburg.. 4:53 9:N
p. m.
steubenville and Wellsville. 800 '12:it
Steubenville and Pittsburg. 9:O9l 1910
p. m,
r,ox4 WAYNE and Chicago.... Ito S:35
renton and Crestline. :......l 1:10l 12:A
Alliance and Cleveland. 81 l:l0I S:Ss
sstiasin1hnenyiiie and Welsville. 1:10I Asa
Philadelphia and New York. no 4:54
a. m.
Toronto and Pittsburg..... lilo $40
p. m.
steubenville and Wellsvilie. 2:ss 1853
p. m.
baltimore and Washington. 110l ass
a.. m.
New York and Washington 4;24 Asa
cteubenville and Pittsburg.. 4:64 4:1
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METAL.

New York, April 1.-The brokers'
price for lead is 81 Is for copper
SIS 25@1S So The Metal Exchange
was closed to-day.
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NORTHWEST SYsTEM-CLEVELAN 4
PITTSBURG DIVISION.
Trains Run Daily, Except Sunday. az Fol-
lows:
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New York, April stocks Many
advances were recorded in the stock
market to-day on very large dealings
for the two hours, nearly two-thirds OF
million shares changing hands. The
Easter holidays in England rendered
London no factor here, but the accum-
ulation of a very large volume of pur-
chasing orders over the Good Friday
holiday brought forth much higher
quotations at the opening. SUISSE
quently heavy realizing caused sharp
set back to prices, but with the ap-
g}pearance of the bank statement which
1.-THE speculative element viewed as more
favorable than expected, there was a
material rally and the final prices were
at or near the best. The dealings were
much influenced by tie buoyancy OF
Manhattan, which made an extreme
gain of Is points, 9 of which it held
The statement by large holder of
Manhattan that he had been offered Is
per cent above Thursdays price for
his stock was interpreted as indicating
that the Metropolitan railway sought
control of the road. Shorts in Man
haitian covered large lines that had
been put out in expectation that the
new issues of stock would depress the
price. AS they sought to cover the
figures were marked up with the re-
sultant extreme rise. The announce
ment that the five per cent dividend per
annum had been decided upon for Fed
eral Steel with the first quarterly div
idend made payable in July brought
forth enormous purchases and a very
wide opening, the extreme rise being
over points. Talk of an issue of new
stock to Brooklyn Transit holders at
par to provide money for betterments
and new acquisitions lifted the stock
only a point. Among the specialties
Third Avenue rose 10 and there were
advances of IA to Az in American
Tinplate, Peoples GaA American Steel,
Union Bag and Paper and National
Steel, the latter recording the extreme
gain. There was a comparatively mar
row movement in American Tobacco on
the announcement of a 100 per cent
common stock dividend, the stock re-
tanning 1 point of the 31a point adj
vance. The proposed increase of $25,-
100000 in the capital stock of Contin-
entail Tobacco resulted in recession
Of 5s in the common and IL in the
preferred. There was a decline Of I u
each in Metropolitan and New York
Airbrake. The railroads averaged frac-
tional advances, the strongest stocks
in this group being New York Central,
Burlington, Atchison preferred, Lack
awanna and c. C. c. C St. Louis, which
were lifted at one time 1@11a. The ex-
IRENE high prices in many stocks, par
ticularly the specialties, were accom-
panied by lively bullish bidding up by
pool brokers'.
The bond market generally exhibited
a good tone with active liens showing
the most strength in the movement.
u. S. old 4s registered advanced Il
in the bid price.
The total sales Of stocks to-day were
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-02
ChIcaeo's Streets.

Chicago is in hopes that there may
be something like crusade against
her dirty streets. II is high time there
was. Chicago streets are q disgrace TO
civilization and a reproaeh to the great
city. There is nothing in the constitu-
ton of things, in the comforts, con-
veniences, wants and necessities OF
Chicago. that is different from that of
New York, Philadelphia. indianapolis,
or any city of whatever size. II these
latter can have clean streets. Chicago
can have them. That Chicago does
not have them simply shows the in
sensibility that is bred by untidy hab-
its. The average Chieagoan sees daily
his streets foul with mud and Uttered
with paper and rubbish of all sorts
without emotion, and he contributes
his sum TO the total as he passes along
without conjunction, and. indeed,
without consciousness. Once in a
while the Chicsgoan feebly says that
the heavy traffic of the city makes
stone streets necessity and filth In
1 evitable. Chicego's traffic is no heav-
1 Ter than New York's, and New YORK
| streets are clean; not merely ths
! streets in the show parts, but in thu
( working parts, the byways as well al
+ the highways. What Chicago needs il
to cover her stone streets with asphal
and to pass regulation as to tires
/ The cutting force of load depends
not merely on its weight, but on th'
| width of the tire. With proper regu
lation Chieago's streets could be a
clean as the streets of any other city
and until they are. Chicago will pre-
sent daily shameful spectacle.-in
dianapolis News.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-02
JOHN LIVINGSTONE.
EXPLORERS BROTHER Han
LATELY DIED IN CANADA.
Had Lived in That Country Since lS4o
FOLLOWED the Occupation of Mer-
chant and Became Very Wealthy la
Money and Lands

John Livingstone, brother OF the
noted African explorer, David Living
stone, died at Listowel, Ont, recently,
at the ripe age of IS years. John WAS
two years older than David. In many
respects they closely resembied each
other. Both were men OF unusual
strength OF character and both were
fond OF adventure.
John Livingstone WAS the eldest son
of Neil Livingstone Of Blantyne, Scot
land, where he was born on the 18th
day OF May, 1911. He was married in
Scotland in 1884 to Sarah Mackenzie
who predecessed him In Listowel
nearly nineteen years ago. He came
to Canada in 1910 and lived in Lanark
for twenty years, engaged in the mer-
camille business. He came to Perth
county in 1860, starting general store
in the then small hamlet. He was
among the earliest merchants of the
place, and built UP a large and pros
porous trade, retiring in 1878. Since
that time Mr.. Livingstone INDUCED in
fondness for travelling. for many
years spending his summers among his
friends in Scotland and of late passing
the winter with his sons on the Pacific
coast, his last trip to the coast being
/ In the winter of 1898 The surviving
members Of his family are: Mr. Mel
! Livingstone. lockwood, Ont; DR.
| Henry Livingstone, California; Mrs. ]
w. Scott, Listowel; Mr. John Living
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-02

In a Eurrogate's case an order hSh been
issued for the arrest OF two executors
on the ground that they had failed to
turn over certain moneys as directed
hy the court. One of these executors
did comply with the order OF the court.
bit, nevertheless, WAS arrested and
locked up. His counsel appeared be-
fore one OF the country judges sent
down to this section temporarily, and
applied for writ of habeas corpus.
Whereupon the Judge made the re-
markable decision that a Supreme
court Judge could not grant the writ
called for, that the Supreme court
could not interfere with a case under
the jurisdiction Of a surrogate. And
so the poor prisoner had to sweat in
/ Jail because this countryman did not
| know the law. That ruling made every
/ lawyer in the courtroom gasp for
/ breath Brooklyn Eagle.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-02
SNAKE WITH TWO HEADS
,..h az witch belongs 10 different
varsity of serpent.

nsorpa Sloan. a farmer living on
the knobs In Monroe townshlp' hruubn'
~ The eitv a snake. four feet in length
that e a curious freak Of nature, says
the Jacksonville tlnd.l eorfesPohus'i,,
~ the indianapolis News. II IL mar"
- t.,l whether Mr. Sloan's eaten
shan,d 10 called snakes or snake. IL
noe two heads and two tails and Is OF
t,xo different species Of snakedom' one
heBd sna ono tail are those of an ofe'-
nary harmless black snake. whlie 'ae
other head, and tail are of the Vat'e0
tnoNn az n cowsnake Back from e''e
heaa nj each reptile there is q grown
- hoay abo,t foot long and an lhe"
and a quarter in diameter, theh
oomes n single body, somewhat larger
fhan the forward part ana apout wv
feet long This part belongs W w.
cowsnake and out Of this gro" wy
/ 80 ,siIs ench about n foot long, one
s.tansipe 10 The cowsnake ana the
/ a.h.r 20 The black snake. The reptlie
A. harmlaas IL was captured by MI
| econ in a novel way lie had peen
/ missing newly natthtu
snnoosed rats were at fault one morn morn,
inc he heard noise among ms io"''
,,, he RIM TO the chicken house'
whore he found the strange creature '
wrlthing on the floor and the e .,!, ',,'a
hnddied IN a state of terror 'pe W.
heads had gone after the same el,''S N,
on and each mouth was ciainpeo w v.
either end OF the chick ana nei''e e,,
would LET go. A battle royai Wes ~, "a
for possession and Mr. sloan ''', r,r
his family to witness the ARRAY, =,
70 this time he had given no thoa ,sa,,
n, eapture. but on SOM sueses
no procured a two tined hayiofk a ans
nnped the warning black snake NV con
snake combination to the ear'n, ~, ~,
caused both heads to let 90 anu =,
chicken. dead, OF course uroppeu :,
,he door. A box was procured anu a,. :,
mis- the double.header was paw
nnti, cage could be MADE
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-02
FRIEND OF THE BOERS
OLIVE SCHREINER is ACTIVE
IN THEIR BEHALF.
wants the Tyranny Of Iiritain cIea Fly
Understood - sketch of Peculiar
Noman's Life-krom south African
Farm to Msrit.d Fame.

One Of the most peculiar OF con-
temporary writers is Olive schreiner.
who suddenly leaped into great popu-
lafity over ten years ago by her strong
romance, "rhe Story of an African
Farm" Since then she has never pro-
dnced another sustained bit OF i'm
aginatiye work. but In several smaller
books she has shown creative power
OF rare kind. Her father was Ger
man missionary and her mother an
English woman, and all her girlhood
she spent at a remote station In Cape
Colony. This lonesome life she has
reproduced with startling fidelity in
her book, which was a powerful pro-
test against the worlds failure TO per-
NIT girl TO enjoy the same training
as boy. Her sketches OF Boer life
were as graphic as Rider Haggard's In
Jess" or Swallow" Olive Sehreinei