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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-18
4 Note on Collecting.

An extreme interest in Mr.. kipling q
psychology I suppose. makes amateurs
pay over cleo apiece for the school maya
zine In which he wrote and for his
schoOlboy poems These were the first
sprightly runnings." and I would give a
guinea TO be allowed to read them. for
they must be very sprightly indeed. More
/ would give 10 see the original poems
from which Mr., kipiing used "a select
notices Tor his tales-ihat Is ~ there
were such poems. and II the snRtchcs
were not the same sort az things aS
SCOTS "Deluge. \ Poem and his odd
Play" But even u were a millionaire
doubt that should reckon Eli5 dear for
few numbers OF school magazine.
These prices arise. ! presume. from the
collectors desire 81 competence
longing 60 possess every mortal thing that
came from hir favorite's pen. Lately
saw complete" SGT Of Dickens In orig
inai editions There was included The
Loving ballad of Lord Rateman. which
ought 60 have been In the Tina krray set,
for Thackeray. not Dickens, wrote the
Notes and Introduction. " you doubt me.
read these gems internal evidence Is
overpowerng The style 10 exactly that
% Thackerav's notes 20 his own Tim
huctoo Andrew Lang IN Longman's
MaEasine
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-18
MANY SAWS ARE MISLEADING.
Proverbs in Common Use That Are
the Reverse of Truthful.

A great many proverbs glibly quoted
would be much more useful TO humanity II
amplifed or revised For instance. TIE
old one Take no thought for the morrow"
etc, is habitually misconstrued. The mean
ing OF 1t is. Have such hustle on You
looking after your interests today that
you have no time TO think about tomor-
row" The glib quotationists so on and
refer to the passage, Consider the lilies
OF the field how they grow" Well, how
do they grow? BY taking in all the sun
shine and dew and rain that come their
way every day. No one ever knew lily
OF the field TO lay on a day or 10 miss
anything in the way Of an opportunity FOR
self-imprOvement that came within reach.
They toll not. neither do they spin" or
course they don't. II they did they
wouldn't be lilies. and that's what they
were made for. There Is a lesson OF indi-
viduality in Il, too. as well as OF industry
of being us well as OF doing.
Another trite saying that causes many 10
he shif,less is. IAN things comes to him
who waits" Yes but no waiter you ever
saw al a crowded railroad restaurant lust
before train time has any more occasion
for getting a move on" than the individual
who waits Tor success Every moment
OF waiting much be filed with work. The
world owes every man a living t. another
misleading statement in its common ac-
Ceptance. II is true, but man must
transform himself into a mighty busy col
lecting agency before the debt is absoived.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-18
Three Splendid Struc.
lures to Be Built
at Once.
WILL COST ABOUT $3.50. 900
New Campus Selected as the Site-Audi.
forum to Seat 5000 People
Great Beauty in Architecture.

n HE architects plans which are now
In hand for the new buildings al
- Yale embrace a series of structures
that will be by far the handsomest
and finest that Yale university possesses.
While il is desired to erect at least five
new buildings before the bicentennial
year 1901. definite plans have been made
thus far for only three but these three
are the NEST important. and are Of uni
versity character dining hall, me-
mortal vestibuie building and an auditor
ium will be built this summer and fall.
and later on Fayerweather dormtory and
a new administration building will go up.
These are only the beginnings of better
things at Yale, and it is confidently ex-
pected that within a decade material Yale
will be so changed that few even OF its
recent graduates will recognize II.
lie new university buildings which are
to be erected at once are to cost in the
neighborhood OF $50 900. They are to he
built on what viii shortly be known as
the new campus" coming. as It does. be-
tween Sheffield scientific school and the
academical department. and on ground
hitherto unbroken for university buildings.
1t is the plan of the Yale corporation uiti-
mately to occupy the whole of the rect
angle of six city block between College.
Chapel York and Grove streets, and stu
ated In the midst of the growing city.
Thus far the original block. on the corner
Of College and Chapel streets, is complete
ly nlled with buildings, and college struc-
lures have branched out on adjoining
blocks. The great part OF this prospective
site of Yale is. however, as yet untouched.
much OF II is not owned by the university.
and 1t VIII be many years before the prog
ress toward occupying the territory has
assumed any remarkable proportions.
The new buildings. of which Carriere IL
Hastings. OF New York are the architects
are to be erected at College and Grove
streets, diagonally opposite the scientific
school, and fronting both streets for the
distance of over half the blocks on the
site at present are a number OF low and
paltry looking wooden houses. relics of old
New Haven. and the locality is not at all as
dignifled as the surroundings would de-
mand When the new structures are up,
however. this win all he changed and
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Owing TO nl-calculated engineering
operations by which the northern branch
OF the river by the Tiber island was deep
ened few years ago the southern branch.
"a hich skirts the former Ghetto. has dried
up into heavy bank OF muddy sand. and
this il its normal state. making ut win be
UNDERSTOOD the Island of ST. Bartolommeo
as ridiculous as swan on land. The alb
surd aspect Of II IL the more accentuated
because the Ponte Fabricio or Quatro-
capt, which uniies the island to the south
ern bank, happens to be both the oldest
and best preserved bridge In Rome, dating
from 81 h. C., and being composed of two
bold side arches and a small central flood
arch. On rare occasions. however, after
heavy downfalls. the river rising in its
wrath, succeeds in reasscrting its ancient
dominion. and we see the beautiful bridge
built by Fabricius spanning the waters
sent down from Monte Pattino and An
sciano. Such a rise has taken place during
the last three days In consequence Of
which the Forum is inundated by means of
the Cloaca Maxima. while the foaming
yellow flood has reached a height of but
three feet below the little Franciscan gar
den belonging to the Church of ST Barto-
lommeo. The ancient confessional below
that basilica, dating from about the sew
enth century, is entirely filled In fact the
waters have risen about forty feet, aud II
rain should continue 10 fall we may wit
ness the Tiber invading the Corso and
Piazza dfspagna. Happily a change
seems TO be setting In II was quite a fas-
cinating sight this morning To see the
main, or northern, food racing beneath
the Cestian bridge. like succession OF
maelstroms. almost giddying to behold. As
usual. crowd OF people amused them
selves by watching the operations Of those
VINO on such occasions fish for driftwood. sew
Rome Correspondence OF The London
Globe
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-18

sheet Of paper. The paper moves auto
matically at the rate OF one-tcnth OF an
inch per minute. The paper is ruled ana
the lnes are numbered, The position OF
the pen dots relative to the lines shows
the time when the dots were made
Since each timing point Is taken care
Of by a separate machine a description
Of one viii suffice for all wire con-
meets the battery IN the machine With
the timing point. In the battery there IN
a piece OF soft iron. Directiy beneath tho
piece OF soft iron IL lever which L. at
tached TO the pen This piece OF soft iron
becomes a magnet when charged with
electricity The lever IL hard steel The
circuit between the battery and timing
poiu, t. open until a trolley wheel passes
over the point where the chronoeraph
wire runs out to the trolley wire. Al the
end ~ the chronogrsph wire. just above
the trolley wire there h a plate device
watch Operates on exactly the same prin-
clplc as an electric button. The passage
81 the trolley wheel presses the button.
completes tho circuit and sends a caTreni
into the battery IN the cbr0uogrsph, THIS
current flashing through the piece OF
soft iron. ensrgizes &C., that T., MAKES
magnet o. g. The magnet attracts the
steel lever. drawing W This action
depresses tho other end of the lever. eaus-
ing the pen 90 touch the sheet OF paper
The energy remains IA the piece Of iron
only the fraction % second required
for the passage 81 the trolley wheel over
the push button, The operation OF the
pcu is a. aulek a. the u-k 81 telegraph
instrument The marx OF the pen Il in
delihle and distinct yet 80 small that ears
would have 20 pasa given point coupled
together Go maze the marks so close that
ihey could rot D. distinguished from each
othsr Al an events. their passage ia that
order would ae Tecorde4
Al ihe beginning of ma days husinens
she Inc on the paper ever which the row
- pens rests - marked with the time AZ
which ne first car passes the irst timing
point WHEN this ear reaches the second
iimlnE point the paper viz have moved
a ffa ttlon Of ar inca-usWailf more Than
half an inch. Tor the timing points are
as "a rule, AZ ieAst five minutes apart.
and he dot made by The second pen IN
the row viii BE- lower than the arst on the
sheet % paper. - the car proceeds
passing successive timing paints. d4akd-
paper showing exactly ~ changing the
distance between them into time BY means
OF tke A1es. how close % ihe scheda'e "a
IS being run. Meanwhile. the second car
has started ard It's record IL being made
ca the sheet by secoHd diagonal line.
parallel 20 the first. a third car records
lts runuins time IN q Third diagonal Ens.
and thus the machine operates through
ont she day
The aotted Hnes WI show al any time
he exact position 0f any ear that a.. iis
position relative 10 timing golai, and
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-18
AN ELECTRIC CAR SPOTTER.
Machine Used in 81. Louis to Keep Track
Of Rolling Stock On
the Road.

- HERE Is an electrical machine called
a chronogrph in operation on
two divisions OF the ST. Louis Tran
sit Compsuys street railway sy stem
which records the running time Of each car
on the system and simultaneously uoto7
the time each car passes number uf sec
lected timing points on the road
The machine was invented hy Altr,d
Ramel 81 asa North Market street ano
- IN charge OF the time service department
Of Washington university. sir Ramel W4s
impeiled 10 invent the chronogtaph 10y a
suggestion from George W BaumhofY. sa-
perintendert Of the Linden division Of tac
syndicate lines.
The chranogrsph Is In operation "a the
I.indell and Northern Central divisions %
the system. similar machine made by
Mr. Ramel - used IN Cleveland and another
IS IN operation IN Detroit
The primary purpose OF the cNrouoggsi,,t
e. 90 do away with ths ol8 plan 81 s.n-
ployinE men called dine spattcrs 10 ~,
On mot0rmen and conductors and sport
violations OF the running schedule The
machine saves salaries. and ls absolutely
accurate. II makes permanent record
and ls nprsludiced sH its work.
The machine records thc lines sn
s7e.t ~ PAPER This sheet ~ f@per shows
an all times Row the cars are r4nnlnE
how far apart they are, whether they aSr
on time and what cars arc behind iime.
An Improved attachment uow iu co4f.s
q construction by Mr.. Ramei win s1uui
signal giving instant notification iu tMt
One - a delay ei any iimiuk point This
l. at Rame,s description ~ :he machine
The base OF the chFonegrsph is al,out
thrce feet square. II Is tNg zee; EJgh-
It's active agents are a oct ~ tnaantts,
each q which controls a ZEN or stylus
% clock device. which moves the roll ~
paper and O. set % batteries which eu-
erEiEe the magnets wi.n arr electrical cur
rem; hr aires connecting the mas nine Eifh
the several timing points 60 rhe road
There Is one man for each timing polnt
when the wheel - trolley passes the
trolley wire at "a timlne point So AUTO
Euatica3ly closes an electrical circalt be-
tween thai point and che pen. tie gen
moves making iof on the paper and
the time that particular car passed Toe
timing point j. recorded The pens are
operated Individually the only c1unec-
ten being that tAey record on The same
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rnE WINTER CAwr.

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The fuEst3 hearth s. wtte ans gray.
The rus siH trfp tas thln sisals cut
rls Gre sin ehsar the foasts sray
NhNf sH thks rFDfagf usefrsisr
An8 soil brave rArn1 shres the lea-
Lfehr fcIis q aauhra
AHa anE E-as vtHrs f0 anfIFHlf
AEE Sftrhr1 stn.s ere red rsnoe
AMI Ni-k efrranas hls Nlamse fore
Wade I talk Elihf a. czm
WA enc 80 ga IRE tfyiug pan
We tak - sss,si ir ssi8 sna sod
~ 5rclsA hsat ard SALES z sFyusr-
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Qu1 srscfs8,ces ssAnA against TIRE vail
FseI need ssoi rtsf f0g taey hkre sars
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wrtaicT thry ever ties
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WEE ae hare sre Nshf. and god va
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Ant hslau ana q rs,f q yea
To 3Aks tbe ure g uaefFllss
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-18
now WALTER KILLED Tur man

tAs related by Walter himself
One time when bin in m woods.
scent a hg Oh bear
A hiE OF grizzly bear | scent
But don't hin ii; soare.
! didn't hoiler fer my ma.
Er cry = bit. ~ nIn
AZ time ! scent him IN the woods.
Y know wa; bin donef
Is, gfahbt holt hick ~ club
\ tnasht him 'ctuat IN snout--
smssht him hards ever hin
y knockt HE huh tccf out.
Men after all biz tcef hin cat.
Fast ca ! ever kin.
] rini my han clean down his trofs
\ yAnki him outside in.
Men isf tnost my iaekhnifc out
ruttet his head OF
coott It IN pat l hfun,t
e II drsslt ID bFoi.
WIN rfest.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-18

- HE architects plans which are now
I'm hand for the new buildings at
Yale embrace series of structures
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-18

the relative positions Of all the cars are
always evident.
At the end OF the days business the
officials OF the road have an accurate
record OF how all the cars were run. Any
deviation from the schedule win be shown
on the sheet.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
BUYERS AND SELLERS.

The principal buyers and sellers in yesterdays
market were: Pearl Co. bought Federal Steel
F. W. savin Co. 4.Op sold Wasser1uanu
Brothers bought Wire preferred. Day & Heaton ].
r. Winston & 60. and Halstead & Hollfster sold
Joseph Connah sold l 400 Tennessee Coal and Iron
ard 500 Sugar Refining. II. Content & 90 and
Halsted & Hodges bought Sugar Refining: J. F
Carlisle and Moore & Schley sold J. w Davis &
co. bought Atchison preferred J. r Wiiston &
co. sold. w. l.. Stow & 90. bought ZOO Southern
Pacific. and r. II. Thomas & 60. sold 1900 Halle
& Stieghtz (20N bought St Paul Halsted & HoI-
lister C.ooM bought Northern Pacific common J
w Henning has been prominent buyer Of stocks
to-day. John Muir & Co sold 900 Southern Pa
cifc. F. c Randolph and ]. H Griesel Co
bought Continental Tobacco. F. & l.. Seligsberg
sold. A. G. Sage sold Federal Steel + & I
Seligsberg bought American Tobacco. Seligman q
Mayer. s H. Rosenhlatt & Co and ]. ] Manning
bought Manhattan; d. Lapsley & Co. and l. r
Bacon & Co sold. Day & Heaton a. 0nO bought
St. Paul Van Emburgh & Atterbury bought
Northern Pacific common. d LapsIey sold Man
haitian. Moore Schley bought Northern Pacific
preferred: {. G. Peters sold. F w Savin & Co
q 00O bought Atchison preferred J. Duuont
4O0O and Moore Schley bought Northern Pa
cihc preferred; c. 9. Peters. Keech. Loew q Co
and 8. II Rosenblatt & Co. sold Halsted q
Frollister bought Northern Pacific common Van
Emhurgh & Atterbury bought St Paul Halsted
q Hodges bought Northern Pacinc common W
H. Whittingham bought Union Pacinc preferred;
Moore ana SchIey SOLO J J. manning ana Mayer
& whtehouse bought Union Pacinc common {. J.
Lawrence Son and / & 5, wormser sold. Van
Emburgh d Atterbury bought Chicago and Alton
preferred Domnick Williams sold. w b
oliver bought and bid up American Ice. A
Housman Co bought Southern Pacific Lock
wood Hurd q Co, bought Reading first preferred.
r. ". Newton 9.0OM and Weaver. Harris & Co
q O0O) bought Louisville and Nashville J. J. Man
ming. F. d Winsov. Moore Schley and W. r.
Houghtang Co. bought Wire: Halsted q Hol-
lister q .O0O) and ]. c. Kiloreth sold Kingsley
Mabon bought Northern Pacific. Andrews & Criss
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

The outside securities market closed hrm and
active There was general huctuation or prices
throughout the day, but the volume OF business
large. Standard OIL showed rhs greatest
range in price movement Following the opening
the stock advanced IS points 10 So hut after
the dividend announcement il sold down Z, points
10 $40. and closed with net gain % points from
the preceding close. AmaIgamared Copper showed
heavy changes the opening: IL sold up II, points
to Al2, but later sold down TO Is and closed with
fractional loss from the opening. Standard oil
closed at 625ds29 against so3Q6cs on Monday Last
prices OF other prominent issues were, Havana
Commercial, si2dll, preferred 46d IL; Raking Pow
der preferred 92l=n9al-, Markeen Copper 2q3
AmaIga mated Copper. $685.. Rubber Goods 2sl.G
SN preferred 's17sia: General Carriage 4a.q5I.,
NewYork Transportation, 7l.d7Ia General quota
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
sold W. L. Stow Co. G1ooo in all to-day
bought Southern Pacific.
REPUBLIC STEEL AND INDUsTRIALs


The remarkably heavy earnings of the Republic
Iron and Steel Company attracting good
investment demand for the preference stock At
its current market level this security presents
good bargain. and its known intrinsic worth war
iron and steel companies will do a heavy business
this year, and now that general industry will go
ahead without fear Of Bryan and his theories'
there is every reason to expect another active year
for the products of the big iron and steel con-
Germs. Industrial of merit will be prominent
features In the stock market in the next six
months. Poor stocks will doubtless go up with
the good but the latter named should seek per
manent higher level in proportion to their civi-
dend returns and investment value. II Will be
prosperous year for the industries OF the Nation.
and as a consequence a year OF big profits for the
big Industrial concerns. Steel and iron stocks and
good issues such as American Car and Foundry.
will enjoy material market improvement Ameri-
Car and Foundry preferred Is one OF the in
dustrials that has proved its worth. and Il may
be bought with confidence Big orders for cars are
coming in both from local and foreign roads. and
the enormous earnings of last year promise TO BE-
far exceeded by the returns for the current fiscal
year The time buy industrial stocks appears
be hand-that l., the industrial stocks that
good railroad shares. and the dividend records Of
established industrial concerns and their records
Of soIvency have been good II not betten than
the records of the railroads Standard Oil IS
dustriaI stock market value touched SO yes
terday. There was a time when the stock
selling below par. Then. Pullman stock also
once a cheap industrial OF promise. The in
dustriaI stocks are becoming seasoned, and they
we'll worth the investors attention.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
COAL TRADE DEVELOPMENTS

The purchase OF Independent collieries by the
New-TOrk. Ontario and Western will. II is be-
lieved have serious effect upon the proposed in
dependent coal road tdewdter II Is evident that
interests in control of the anthracite industry
endeavoring TO secure control Of all the outside
coIlieries in order take away coal tonnage from
the proposed new line. The official estimate OF the
production OF anthracite coal for October is sI35V
tons. compared with I sS9. SOB tons for OCtob-r
1899 and $3.50 OoO for the month OF Septen per
The total production far this year has teen
"a 1850 tons compared with 81 AS go for the
corresponding period % last year being decrease
of 3J)3,570 tons. which is equivalent over per
cent. The output in October clearly shows the e.
feet Of the strike.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
INCREASED BITUMINOUs OUTPUT.

One result OF the recent strike in the anthracite
coal regions TO excite additional demand for
bituminous coal Much Of this new trade in btu
mtnous will undoubtedly be retained. The outcome
OF the Presidential election will be followed by in
creased Industrial activity. which will imply
enlarged consumption OF bituminous coal The
look is for a huge business in bitumnous the
ing year. and as the mine and the miners
are in perfect accord there will nothing inter
fere with the profit on the business The stocks
OF the railroads engaged in the handling of btu
minous. Ike the Wheeling and Lake Erie. Norfolk
and Western and Chesapeake and Ohio. In
steady demand, and improving in market
value
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
FEDERAL STEEL \ FEATURE.

Federal Steel vas one Of the conspicuous features
OF the market yesterday The buying of the
best character at the highest figures. II is now
pretty well known that the financial exhibit OF the
company for the year ending December 81 will be
phenomenal The company IS assured OF orders
enough TO keep extensive works fully employed
all OF next year. There is question TO the
declaration OF per the common stock in
January. After the payment of dividends and all
charges the company will be able 10 carry SO
more TO the surplus account
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
NF,w.YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. THURSDAY. NUVE

on New-York follows at the places nAmeo'
New-Orleans-C 81 discount bank. par.
San FrancIsco-sigh; SC: telegraph. TIC. Cincin-
nati-Be: ween banks. lbc discount: over the coun
ter soc premium. Boston-Sc and lac d1scounI
ChicseoL4oc discount Charleston Buying. par;
selling &c premium. Savannah-Buy1ng. S-ioc'
selling 1-Isc discount
BANK CIEAR1NGs. - NeW-Tork - Exchanges
.242 eas sss: balances soeso2,S. Boston-Exchanges
.5 sss 2se. balances 81 So. .4S3 Philadelphia-Ex-
Changes 81 r2244 balances. s. $50 sos RaItimore-
Exchanges - 355 ss2 balances, S3l mS: 'n'caeo
EXCHANGES SS043 SIS: balances. Na2S.s''.
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-Can money IN
London. per cent. Open market discount rate
for short bills 34a3 1915 per cent; for long bills
is-I6aS1s per cent Berlin discount ra'e; ss sh, pc,
cent for three months bills A. per cent lot soIt
hills Berlin exchange London. 20 marks ~
pfennigs Paris exchange on London % francs sN7
Confines Paris discount rate. per cent
FOREIGN SECTRITIES-British consoIs, sSA
for money aS7s for the account Spanish - IN Lon
don. e7% French rentes. 100 francs Az confines
THE SILVER MARKET-Bar silver, eS7s; Mexi-
can silver dollars sos. Bar silver in London
closed % ll-lsd.
GOLD PREM1rM.-In Madrid ss45: Lisbon 81;
Rueros Ayres l21 90 Rome. 5.&5.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-08

RAILROAD BoNDS--Msrket strong and ac,iva
loiai sales amounted in par value 70 g. 39s so
against N3l9 9-' on Monday. The heayIes, dealing.
Were IN The Afohison issues. Baltimore and Ohio
e.eFh DIVISION S'2s' Central OF Georgia s.
lst and % Incomes. Central Pacific AIS r-,e -,
general IS. Mexican Central ist incomes Missouri
Kansas and Texas 2ds and extension 5s Missouri
Faclfl" rust ~. Northern Pacifs 3s READING Gov
eral IS 81. Louis Southwestern IS, and eds So1,,b
ern Paclhc =. Southern Railway Ist IS T-nion pa :
tral general -- -Il-