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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-14
AMERICAN CHAMPAGNE MAKERS UNITE

The American Champagne Makers Association
has lust been organized in this city by the cleo
ton Of the following officers; D. Bauder, presi-
dent; W f Hildreth, vice-president D. G. Cook
secretary and Edward r Emerson. treasurer
These and c. s Wheeler form the Executive Com
rnttee Membership in the association is restricted
10 firms engaged in the production Of true Amer-
can champagne. Concerns in any way identified
with the production sale Of imitation or car
donated champagnes ineligible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-14
NAY BE DAILY STATEMENT

1t said in banking circles yesterday TIA,
the present method Of issuing weekly bank s,a,
ment by the Associated Banks was causing mu,.
dissatisfaction. and that the Clearing House Al.
sociation would be petitoned to make daily .,s,..
ments instead II was declared by some W,p
Street operators that The present system gives n.
more powerful banks g great advantage Under M,
present system n daily statement j. issued by ~
Bankers Clearing House. but this statement ,gi.,
no account Of the specie hand. Al the Clesrr,
House il was said that no formal request n chsnS
the issuance OF statements from weekly 10 daily as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-14
SECURITIES LISTED.

The following securities have been added to tho
Stock Exchange list 81 10000 Des MoInes division
first mortgage per cent bonds Of 1899 Of the We.
bash Railroad Company; $4,000 general 'mcrtgags
per cent gold bonds Of 1919 Of the Choctaw, Okla.
homa and Gulf Railroad: N20OOO0 per cent cumu-
lative preferred stock and $2o000O0 common stock
OF the Chicago Union Traction Company
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-14
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES

OUTSIDE SECURITIES MARKET Market
opened active. closing weak. Standard oil closed az
4GigAS. against 4c5a4Gs on Tuesday Last prices
OF other prominent issues were: Havana CONNER
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-14
sDecrease
CANADIAN GOLD NOT WITHDRAWN

Montreal Dec l3-The Montreal bankers unani'
mously deny the published statement that Canadian
gold has been withdrawn from New-York to es
shipped TO England. The managers say they can
do much better in New-York than in London.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-14
PENNsYLvANIA'S NEW STOCK.

The Pennsylvania Railroad has made an allot-
ment OF new stock at par equal 10 10 per cent OF
its present capital This increases the sto, about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-14
WESTERN UNION QUARTER.

The Western Union Telegraph Company report,
for the quarter ended December 81, the figures 20,
1885 being actual and those for 1893 being psrty
estimated:
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ANOTHER BREAKIN STOCKS
INDUSTRIALS AGAIN FALL.
railroad SHARES ALSO AFFECTED
FEARS OF GOLD EXPORTS--STbh-
LING EXCHANGE HIGHER.
STOCKS.
LING EXCHANGE

Closing prices yesterday of the principal ac-
tive securities and net changes from Tuesday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-14
Outside SECURITY MARhEr'

STREET RAILROADS IN THIS VIA
s.ported by c. / Hudson & CO.. Nos 81 & 80 "'''-''
BONDS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-14
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATEs.-Money on call. per cent with
exceptions at a9as per cent. closing at per cent
The time money market was quiet al per cent for
sixty days, per cent for three months and nor
cent for four and six months on railroad collateral
and above on mixed collateral Commercial paper
rates were per cent for the best names for three
four and six months. Paper so well known
ruled higher
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Mark strong. Actual
closing rates follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-14

Actual cash s2s7 col $50 s2s7 209s O4 Inc. 1852
GOVERNMENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. receipts
reported from Washington. s.l62S1 internal reve-
nue. receipts s52 $50; miscellaneous receipts s5O366
Total receipts for the day S,73i6O7; expenditures
$3.50 900. Receipts for the month to date 257I57:
expenditures sls935Oo; excess OF receipts 50 57
Receipts for the fiscal year to date, $3.50 97; ex-
pendtures. Ei35560o: excess OF receipts s6O55 9i7
Receipts OF National bank notes for redemption,
1925 100.
UB-TREASURY.-The Sub-Treasury was a
debtor at the Clearing House S15.22l. It's net gain
on balance was sl6o,263 made up by a gain in cur
rency of s27l39 and gain In coin of sl33.124 The
days operations included: Receipts 50 942 i72; pay
ments 3.7s22G9, resulting in a general balance of
3O6,1 consisting Of 2l70J4.472 coin and S14 052,-
3J5 currency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-14
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE
RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.

-Actual sales -CIosins.L .oin
O,.nl High I ,ow. Fin. BID. ASK. soIu.
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EARNINGS CONTINUE HEAVY.

Earnings received yesterday for the first weekh
December showed the following changes over he
tina .pnr
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THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.

GOVERNMENT BoNDs.-Market strong. Final
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Bankers posted rates were:
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SECrPJTJES AT AUCTION.

The following securities were sold yesterday q
auction at the New-York Real Estate saesroom oy
Adrian II. Muller & Son:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-14

Eek dividend. TEX div. iop. .
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20
The British Cook and Rice Pudding

The British cook, writes w. l.. Al
den in PParSOns. who is told to make
a rice pudding will take some flour, a
few eggs and as much milk as she can
snare from the miStrcsS'S tea, and all
the rice that is left in the rice jar. She
mixes these ingredients, and after put
ting the composition in the oven won
ders what it will turn out to be. Some
fines the result is plum cake. At
another time it is a suet pudding. and
at another a beefsteak pie. Statistics
prove that it becomes rice pudding
only once in four hundred and seven
teen times.
There is all the charm of lottery,
or of gold mining, I'm British cookery.
If Is so purely a matter of chance that
1t is probable that rigid application OF
the gambling laws would land every
British cook in Jail. The cook stakes
her dour and butter and eggs, in the
hone that they will emerge from the
oven in some desirable FORM If she
wins. her employer regards her as an
admirable cook. IT she loses, and
the oven returns to her dish which
is absolutely UNBEATABLE, her employer
wonders why she can never learn to
cook. So long as the British cook pre-
fers chance to science, and thinks that
II is simpler to take "some" of various
ingredients instead Of taking definite
and unalterable number of grams OF
each, so long will British cookery re-
main among the mysteries of life.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20

The final report of the Departmental
Committee appointed TO inquire into
certain miscellaneous dangerous tradc 8
has just been published One Of the
mot curious subjects they investigated
was label licking. DR.. Oliver, of New
castle, says that since the work is usu
ally done by young persons and chill
dren at an age when growth is active.
and the system needs all It's digestive
secretions the daily loss of saliva to
the system cannot but be prcjudcial TO
the health. Analysis Of the labels
show that they sometimes contain con-
per and lead, the presence of which con.
sttutes danger. a kindred practice,
that of licking postage stamps. has
given rise to what is known as the
STAMP licker's tongue" and the appli.
cation Of stamp paper to an open
wound has been credited with causing
blood poisoning .-Birmingham Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20
Dublin Bootbiacks. 1880.

Among the populace of Dublin in
1850, says The University Magazine,
the shoeblacks were a numerous and
formidable body. The polish they used
was lampblack and eggs, for which
they purchased all that were rotten in
the markets. Their implements con-
sisted Of three-legged stool basket
containing blunt knife, called spud,
painters brush, and an old wig. a
gentleman usually went out in the
morning with dirty boots or shoes,
sure to find a shoeblack sitting on his
Stoool at the corner of the street. The
gentleman put his foot in the lap OF
the shoeblack without ceremony, and
the artist scraped it with his spudd,
wiped it with his wig, and then lald
on his composition as thick as black
paint with his painters brush.
The stuff dried with a rich polish,
requiring no friction, and little inferior
to the elaborated modern fluids, save
only the intolerable odors exhaled from
eggs in high state of putridity, and
which filed any house which was en-
tered before the composition was quite
dry, and sometimes even tainted the
air of fashionable drawing rooms Pol
ishing shoes, we should mention, was
at this time a refinement almost CON
fined to cities, people in the country be-
ing generally satisfied with grease.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20
STAIR CLIMBING.
How to Do It and Avoid Being
F0tiaued.

II one would avoid FATIGUE in climb
ing stairs, a necessary act in a city like
onlcago, where many buildings have
no elevators, he must learn how to dc
It properly. A physician Of repute tells
now this should be done.
Usually" he says, "a person will
tread on the ball Of the foot in taking
each step. This is very tiresome and
wearing on the muscles of the legs and
rect You should in walking or climb
ing stairs seek for the most equal di-
trihution of the body's weight possible.
In walking upstairs your feet should
ne placed squarely down on the step.
heel and all. and then the work should
ne performed slowly and deliberately.
IN TINS way there is no strain upon any
particular muscle. but each one is do.
ing its duty in a natural manner. The
woman who goes upstairs with a
spring is no philosopher, or. at least.
she is not making a proper use of rea-
soning faculties. The habit. too. of
bending over half double when ascend
ing a fight Of stairs, is exceedingly
reprehenSlble. In any eXertion of this
KIND. when the heart is naturally eX-
cited to more rapid action. it is de-
sirable that the lungs should have full
play TIE crouching position intGfercs
with their action. the blood is imper-
fectly aerated. and there is trouble mt
once Give the lungs a chance to do
their work everywhere and at all
times. - Chicago Record
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20

TO the throne has reached this country.
1t is a souvenir ettigy turned in rare
wood The wood was brought from
India at enormous cost, and its eX-
ouisite shades and markings are well
worthy the attention Of a Queen. The
design is very clever and the work
mnaShip extraordinary delicate
A plain bevelled bar of wood is the
foundation for the wooden portrait
To this BACKGROUND is fastened q piece
of carving of a semi-cylindrical shape,
bearing a series of ridges which at
first sight seem Enthusiastically devised
1t will be seen, however. that the outer
line Of the wood. when held in any
position. is the counterpart of the
young Queens profile. The likeness to
Her Majesty is so cleyerly suggested
that Nilhemina herself is said to have
been highly pleased with the fanciful
tribute.
The compliment which the inventor
intended to convey had reference to
the symmetry of Her Majosty's face
and the beautiful simple and harmon
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20

Cuba is no place for poor people
who want to make money" said an
officer recently returned from there.
Everything on the island is in an I'M
settled state. and it viii he some time
before it viii furnish a field for money
hunters. But the climate is ideal, and
| cannot imagine more delightful OBJ
icctive point for rich people who are
running about the world for amuse-
ment The hotels. of course. leave
much to be desired. but they are great
ly improved over what they were Just
after the war. and later on will be
equal to our hest hotels in this country.
ApropoS Of the lack of comfort to be
had in Havana. some of my friends
who visited there last spring COM
planned bitterly of the primitive style
in which they were forced to live.
There We're no locks on the doors Of
their rooms. the mirrors were broken.
marks Of bullets distgured the walls.
and the table was not pleasant to a
palate unac IL toned to Cuban cook 'ng.
imagine their surprise therefore. to
receive Il hill when they were about to
leave calling for 81 a day for each per-
son in the party and containing charges
for many extras.
" But could live for that mt one Of
the best hotels in New York. expostu-
lated the man of the family. and have
every comfort You know the coudi-
tion evcIyptbin" has been in here. We
have no bolts on our doors. no locks on
our windows: the furniture is sma he'd
foil IL f-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20
LETTERS TO THE POPE.
How to Address Them So That He
Will Omen the Missiyea.

l met a prelate employed In the Va
tican the other day, and in the course
OF our conversation began to deplore
my hard lot in having to stay in Rome
during the heat of the summer and
work. 'Oh, we'll" he said, you are not
worse off than we in theVatican. Now
that most of the employees are away.
we who are left have to work hard"
Work. | exclaimed.
Eyes, walk in the Vatican gardens
and count the grape, of the Pope's
vineyard"
DO you know that every evening
the mail brings to thu bronze doors Of
the Vatican an average of 20.OO0 let
ters and newspapers. TO say nothing Of
kilograms? All the lutters have to he
opened. sorted. and classified. while the
newspapers are read, and selections cut
or extracts made during the night to
be ready for persual by the officers Of
state early the next morning."
And where does the Pope come in?"
interrupted. They say he also
works so hard?'
much Of this work is submitted to
him. and he should read all the letters
addressed Sanctitati Suae Leoni Papae
NIL. feliciter regnanti. However. as
the whole "a hours OF the day would
not be sufficient for the PontifT to even
glance over them. he only sees what
Cardinal Rampolla thinks necessary
for his inspection"
In other words, he knows only what
| they choose?"
"Oh, no; there are communications
/ which really 20 direct To the Holy
] Father. namely. those through the
diplomatiSts accredited to the Vatican.
sui, the most secure way of having a
/ letter read by the Pone is to address it
as follows; ITO his Holiness the Pope.
Project Of the Holy Roman and Uni
verSal InquiSition.' as any other than
the head Of the church guilty of open
ing a document So addressed will he
eXconlmunicatcd. aco. riding to Il bull
promulgated by the Carafa Pope, Paul
/ ""
"And letters whicr contain Peters
Pence" | asked, iuqniriuslv. 20 witch
I got no answer hut an expressive n5d.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20

At heart Jay Gould was tender when
Innocence and timidity appeared before
aim. This fact l shall proceed to illus
trate. When touring the far west,
years ago, he studiously avoided news
paper men, until one day, at Omaha, his
superintendent, Syl Smith, begged him
to give an interview to a very young
and green reporter. ut would help
him to get right up in his profession,
Mr. Gould, and do him world Of
good" Consent being given, the young
ster entered the Wizards private car
AT sight of the great little man his
knees smote together, his tongue cleav-
ed to the roof of his mouth, his brain
seemed paralyzed. He was unable to
utter word. Gould requested him TO
De seated and ventured commonplace
OR two to reassure him. Then; wen,
young man, l hear you want an IN
iterview. What can l tell your" Inc
boy stammered something abouy~a new
road; did Mr.. Gould intend to sell or
ntot?" What would you advise me
70 do?" was the reply. whereat the re-
porter arose and fed precipitately
Gould held his car an hour and half
after leaving time, and sent Syl Smith
al over Omaha to find him, but his
Uulng place was never discovered.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20

There is an enormous crop of sugar
hcets in San Bento County, Cal, this
year" said a gentleman who is largely
interested in that product in California,
to the writer recently. "Thc average
yield is about u tons TO an acre. which
will net $3.50 per ton. As an illustra-
ton of the big profits that there are in
this crop | have only 90 refer to three
brothers who arrived in San Benito
County early last spring from Sweden.
and as an experiment rented a farm
of go acres, paying for it 81 an acre
for the rent They have raised not less
than Is and probably 30 tons Of beets
TO the acre. The work of cultivation
has been done by the three brothers,
with the assistance of one hired man,
and it is estimated that they will make
$1,000 this year above all expenses
Washington Star
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20
Electricity and Steam in Coal Min


Prof. d. c. Jackson, while commend
ing the use of electricity for many pur-
poses in coal mining, points out some
of its disadvantages. There are many
instances in which the use of direct
current machinery for pumping and
fans has not been founu satisfactory
For these purposes polyphase currents
are preferable, as they permit the use
of motor that is perfectly reliable un-
der essentially all conditions to be met
with in mining. 1t can therefore be
accepted that direct current for haulage
and polyphase currents for other power
is the best practice in large mining in
stallations. Electric coal cutting, in
large number Of cases, has not been
successful, but experience shows that
this is more the fault of the individual
cutter than the system, and good re-
suits have invariably followed the in
stallation of improved electric appara-
tus. AS to pumping, when the pump is
of large capacity, and can be located
within reasonable distance Of the steam
plant, the steam Vump is cheaper than
its electric rival
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20
"Guinea Niger" Fortune Teller.

She was a small, stout very black
darby. one Of the kind that are called
Guinea niggers" down in southern
Georgia. and she was charged with be-
ing n fortune teller. \ striped 'ker-
chief was woven into a crown above
her sable brow. and when she laughed
a low, chuckling laugh she showed
rows of great white teeth, which
matched the white of her eyes when
She s0uinted them at the witne. Ses who
swore against her. That was Georgia
Freeman as she stood up in the police
court. Three damSels, with many a
blush and shipper. told how the woman
had told their fortunes for % cents.
4 negro girl stated that she had had
Georgia to tell her fortune for 10 cents.
All the while Georgia kept up her
chuckle and showed the white of her
teeth and eyes. Finally she exclaimed:
Ger de lawd's sake, let dis ole niger
hab er chance ter say er few words.
ledge. Ise gwine ter permit dat | did
run de guards fed desc folks, but dey
mostly made me done it. Yes see,
hab de power oh de second sight, and
kin see heap morern some udder folks;
and when dey comes ter me and aNas
me ter run de guards, | ayes 'em nuff
money ter pay fer de trubble."
Georgia" said Alderman Mitchell,
who was wearing the ermine of the
Recorder, "can you tell what's going to
happenT
''Sure kin. ledge" replied the old
woman. aver Jest try me and see
wheddcr ! kin or no."
'Then tell me how much l am going
TO fine you"
Eyer is gwine ter make hit monty
light. fer yer has re good Judgment wild
lie right kind oh n heart"
The Alderman blushed and let the
old woman go on payment of court
costs-only - cents.-Atlanta Con-
stitution
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20
QUEEN wILHELMINA IN EFFIGY,

QUEEN WILHELMINA IN EFFIGY.
lous lines of her profile Though Will
helmina has never been considered a
beauty she promises to develop into
one. The strength of character which
gives the Dutch people such confidence
in her as their ruler is shown in her
firm chin and well balanced head. Her
eyes are blue and honest, and her sub
jects say that she is sure to carry out
any promise she makes to them.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20

Bombay has a railroad which is used
in connection with the sanitation of the
town. According to the Engineer, it is
over three miles long and is intended
for transporting the road sweepings
to a piece of land nearly nine hundred
acres in extent
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20

How did the burglars happen to
miss your jewels?"
only yesterday something told me
thew we're not safe in the tomato can
in the cellar, VIII ere l usually keep
them, and | had &C ,ordingly concealed
them in jewel cas- in my room. De-
troit Journal
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20
q A $ = A r I

c UMMER BEVER AGES -Kolafra, Sar
= saparila. Raspberry Vinegar, Lime Juice
and Current, etc. and the leader OF Ginger Ale
at DC per bottle.
ALLEN ROHRBACK.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20

ERUITS in GLASS ana TIN The Choicest
J. Products Of California In Apricots, Peaches
Pears, Plums, Cherries, and Nectarnds.
ALLEN RoHRBACH.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20
oUEEN WILHELMINA.
AL INGENIOUS EFFIGY MADE FOR
HER CORONATION.

uow the Ingenuity and Patriotism Of
Inventor was Shown to the
Young Queen at Her Coronation
Her Profile on Wood.
uben OueenWilhelmina Of Holland
-as crowned, the opportunity was sup
r Mo- for every inventor in her realm
p PM do his best to honor the occasion.
~ fac-simile of one of the cleverest
S = of workmanship executed in CON-
Um,ooImoration of Her Majesty's coming
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-02-03
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FIG. 1-SEED PAN.

bottom of which are placed the seeds, is
midway the depth of the pan. Water
should be placed in the pan. but not
enough to reach the seeds; they will be
,noistened by water drawn up by the
lower strip or wick. See Figs. and 2.
The pan should be kept in tempera-
ture as even as possible, ranging from
65 to IS degrees. Only one kind of seed
should be placed in each bag, and GER
tain number of these seeds should be
counted out when so placed and rec
ord kept on an accompanying slip.
After the seeds have been given suffi-
cient time to sprout, they should be
counted all the percentage of the
good seed reckoned. The work takes
comparatively little time, and will be
found very interesting. For instance,
take a test of clover seed; in
extracting sample, the seed should be
thoroughly mixed and stirred and then
a pinch taken at random and, say, so or
100 seeds counted out and placed in the
bag, where they may remain for ten
days. Many Of them, however, will
sprout before the expiration of that
period and these should be removed and
a record kept Of them. Some seeds of
course start more easily than other
kinds. The following periods may be
stated as the limits required for the
termination of good seed of the kinds
named: For cereals, peas, beans,
vetches, sunflower, buckwheat, clover,