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Where the Dlnme Lies.

mo woman" he said In his superior
masculine way, "can sharpen lead
pencil"
"Well," she said, "do you know
where the blame liesT'
mo. WhereT
"With the pencil, of course. Woman
was invented first, wasn't she|'-Chi-
eago Post.
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A Rig difference.

Kendrick (who for two months has
been studying French)-Say, Sutton,
= can write a good letter in French
now.
Sutton-H'm! Is that SO? Well, you
may be able to write good letter in
French, but don't believe you can
write n letter in good French.-Boston
transcript.
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She Was Ready.

He describing his journcyings)-
Then, leaving Gibraltar, l made my
way to Australia, and from there l
went to the diamond mines in South
Africa, where l made my fortune.
Then-do you follow me, Miss Cryn-
kle?
She with vivid blush)-To the
worlds end, Mr.. Rocksworthy!-Chi-
cago Tribune.
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Proved His Case,

Miss Willing Qfter the proposaD-
But are you quite sure you believe in
second love?
Mr.. Woodby "a widower)-Certainly,
my dear. Now suppose a man buys a
pound Of sugar; it Is sweet, isn't 1t?
Miss Willingness, Of course. But
Mr.. Woodby-And when that's gone
he naturally wants another pound
and the second pound is just as sweet,
isn't it?-Chicago News.
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TO MAKE LIFE HAPPY.

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An English actor who died on the
road was shipped in his coffin to Lon
don recently by his manager as "theat-
rical properties" This cost "a, where
as If he had gone as corpse the cost
would have been $50.
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His Hearing to Come.

Old Lady (reading newspaper)I de-
clare! The poor fellow arrested yester-
day is deaf.
Listener-How do you know2
Old Lady-Why, 1t says here that he
is expected to have his hearin next
week. Green Bag.
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Genuine Optimism.

The PessimistIThat waiter Is awful'
Nv slow with those cheese sandwiches.
The Optimist-Oh, never mind. The
longer we wait the better grows the
cheese.-Lndianapo Press.
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The Real PuxzIe of Life.

Fidelia-Flavilla, doesn't the great
mystery Of our being fill you with awe
and wonder?
Flavilla-Well, to tell you the honest
truth, Fidelia, what to wear bothers
me more than anything else.-1ndian-
apolis Journal.
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Western Maryland Railroad,

asa Krre1;EsE1 -fztsc.--sJlsgH1 -rg1I55uwH7
Ess: y .tsAs--..-tTs vtsK&fE
CNchedule in effect June "a, 1900
TRAINS GOING WEST
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Defining a. Function.

"Uncle Aleck, what is a piano reel
tal?"
"Well, one woman pounds the piano,
and all the rest talk. Free
Press.
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If the earth is really round why do
we talk of it's four cornersSPhiladel-
phia Times.
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Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmltsburg at
S26 and 10 80 a m, and 3 81 and 36 p M
Leave Edgemont for Waynesbolo and
Chambersburg at 7 05. N, and for Ship
pensburg at II 39 a m, and 30 p m.
Leave Hagerstown for Cherry Run and
points on Potomac Valley Railroad at 10
a m and 12 0S and 0S pm.
Leave Brucevlle tor Frederick at 8 80, 8 35
aud 10 40 a N and 80 and 80 p m, and for
Littlestown, Taneytown, Wrightsvlle and
Columbia at 9 AZ a m and 345 p m,
Daily-all other daily except Sunday.
tStops to land Passengers from Baltimore.
J NJ. HOOD B II. GRIswoLD.
Genl, Manager. Genl, Passenger Agen
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The molian harp was the invention,
1t is believed, Of Athanasius Kircher,
who lived in the seventeenth century.
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Buys direct from the MHnufac
turcr. Distilled from carefully
selected grain, therefore is strictly
pure and guaranteed free from
any adulteration. Sold at reason
able prices.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-27

selected feeders, s42OG4s5; good to choice
cows, So. 40Q45O; heifers. $3.25Q5; Gamers,
s2.2OQ2.8O bulls, $2.50Q4.25; calves, $4.5O@
s; fed Texas beeves, $405 Hogs average
10c higher; top, $4.S5; good clearance;
mixed and butchers, s4.5oq4.S0; good to
choice heavy, ST. 70QD4.S5; rough heavy, A.55
GAGS; light. $4.4OQ4.7O: bulk of sales, $3.50
1Oc to loo higher. good clearance: native
wethers S4.50GD5; lambs, $506.75; Western
wethers $4.40@4S5; Western lambs, S.. 756D
$50. Receipts-Cattle, $500; hogs, 1900;
sheep, 5000
ST LOUIS, Jan. -Cattle-Receipts,
steers, $S65@6, So; stQckers and feeders,
s35O@4.S0; COWS and heifers. s2Q475; Tex
as and Indian steers, s3.55Q4S5. Hogs
Receipts, 1000; market &c higher; pigs
and lights, S450d465; packers, $4.50Q4 70;
butchers. A.65Q475. Sheep-Receipts, 500:
$50.
SOUTH OMAHA, Jan 26-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 200; steady to strong; native
steers, $4.20Q5. so; Western do S4@4S0;
Texas do $3.65q425; cows and heifers,
s.. 1OQ4. Is; stockers and feeders, $96OG5.25.
er; bulk of sales S4.55. Sheep-Receipts,
5000; market Zoe higher; muttons $4,000
AIS; lambs, s4d6.25.
SIOUX CITY, To-, Jan. 26.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 800; Thursday, 259; shipments, 5S2;
$3.50; 8 cows, 800, $3.50; stock heifers,
SIS. So; % stock heifers, 912, $685. bulls,
800, $3.50; 5 bulls, 1850, So 10; bulls, $40.
s3.25; 10 stockers and feeders 1850, $40;
stockers and feeders, $50, $40; calves,
go, $40; q calves, ESQ. s4.75; 6 yearlings,
ceipts, eco; Thursday, 2,632; shipments,
203; market fully SC higher, selling ST. As
04.55; bulk of sales, $4.25Q452
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-27

offered for London account in the same
way that they sold yesterday to meet the
London demand.
No attempt was apparent to bid up
prices, as the local dealers seemed con-
tent to take the offerings at the London
level Of prices. The sales for London ac-
count were estimated at something over
go 900. very evenly distributed among the
various international stocks. This con-
stitMed the bulk Of the days business In
railroad stocks, and prices in that de-
partment never got far from the opening
level.
Much the greater portion of the day S
small business was in the speculative IN
dustrials and specialties. These were
weak from the start. The weakness In
Sugar was attributed to operations by
speculative clique. Metropolitan made
momentary Show Of firmness on beilef IN
a hitch In the closing of the contract Tor
the Rapid Transit tunnel. The Rubber
stocks. which have not been active re-
Gently. were forced down and points,
respectively, but recovered points each
On the curb New Amsterdam Gas was
rather active and strong, and Standard
Oil advanced to a new high Level.
Returns by the leading banks OF the
currency movement for the week indicate
that the net receipts for the interior by
express nave DeoH Uul slightly iSt'o $1,000
last week, but the gains on subtreasury
operations were little more than nall
those of last week. owing to diminished
pension disbursements and continued
heavy revenue receipts. The total gain
in cash for the banks Is estimated at
near 100000. 1t is evident that stock
exchange operations have made no de-
mands on the loan accounts of the banks.
But the placing of time loans ana Tue
buying of mercantile paper may nave
further expanded loan accounts. The sale
of New York city bonds during the week
may also be reflected in the loan account.
The bond market made further progress
towards dullness and the tone was rather mel
easier Total sales, par value, $l,5o5,ooo
United States old As and the 5s, coupon
advanced "A in the bid price.
STOCK. QUOTATIONS.
r,,rnisbed INV Charles H. F.. Smith &
Co members of the New York Stock ex-
change. Pioneer Press building. VINO nave
direct wires to Chicago and New York.
Closing prices are DID:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-27
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

GRAIN GOSSIP-Gossip by private wire
TO {. Il. F. Smith & Co., st. Paul, mem
6ers of the New York Stock exchange and
chicago Board of Trade.---Modern Miller.
st. Louis: The flour trade has shown
some little Improvement, but 1t is plain
that sustained advance in wheat Is
necessary Tor an active movement. The
foreign demand is quiet, as only occasional
safes can be made in any quarter The
winter wheat crops conditions continue
quite favorable. The only damage reports
i 9, from ONO, Indiana, Michigan, from
iHesslan ny. The present cold snap really
Dement'S the CROP. checking the too for
ward growth at this season of year,
Leading Michigan miller writes: Wheat
exceedingly poor. 1 have seen great deal
OF Mlchlgan and really believe state will
n t.0 nave oyer 20 per cent of crop.''-
Paris wheat 60@75c higher. The Paris
ADVANCE equals 3Q334c per bu
NEW YORK, Jan. -Fiour-Receipts,
19,lo4; exports, Ii, $50; advanced 5@10c with
wheat; demand was also stimulated but
Jopoers IN most instances wanted to trade
winter patents, $3.50. 80; winter straighfe'
$S.40Q3.45; winter e138ls, $2.6Oa2. S5: winter
l c%o,c grades s22oq2 g. Bye flour steady;
416oO exports, s6o26 spot n strong. Nd
red, 7e5s f: O. b. af1oat, prompt; No
p pTomet! NJ Duluth bbra 7gfSc 81, p aoat
l.. O.. n.
aaf1oat; No: 2 red, 1850 elevator. Options :.
M Ma ar 7S4 g75c, closing at 75sc May
Sg7 S3o closing at 74%c. Corn-Receipts.
i Lds; exports, 51,142; spot steady; No. 3
4NoAc t. O. b. afloat and 4OAc elevator
00pptions-May, 3s5s@ss14c,. closing at sslc
Oa,tsEReceipts, IS, 200; exports, 1000; SPOT
white, S17ac; No; 8 white. S1c; track mixed
western we Isl 2s@SO3kc; track white, s1@35c;
track white state, 31@35c: options steady
- Li5VNER RIP Jan. 26.--Wheat steady, i
20 psd higher: March, 5s 9Md. Nav e
Esd Corn quiet, II to SD higher: Ian
ua MY IS 5, Ed May, $s 6lzd; July, IS 64d
MlLWAlIKEE. Wis, Jan. 26.-FIour
steady. Wheat higher; No ! northern
e zee No. 2 northern, 65@65Ac. Rye
46e; sample, s5@4sc, Oats Arm: No. Z:
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 2s-Cattle-Ra-
ceipts. 1880; steady: native steers "a 95@
5.7S: Texas steers, $3.60a4S5; cows and and
$S4Qa5;1o. Hogs-Receipts, 1900; i strena
70 70 &C. nc higher; active: bulk of sales, $45F
"a 6212. Sheep-Receipts. 1900; strong
lambs, $5@6; muttons. So 25@5. rs. 'e
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-27
ST. PAUL PRODUCE,

Official quotations on produce are no
longer furnished by the st. Paul Produce
exchange. Unofficial quotations for lots
changing hands in the open market are
as follows:
Butter-Receipts light Creameries-Ex-
tras, 4c; firsts, 23c. Dairies-Hand sep
Ladles-Extras, 19c; packing stock, 16c
Cheese-Marlset firm and active. Twins.
fancy. full cream. 121Aal13c; full cream.
i. isaisszc brick, No. T. iisk Sa Swiss fu;
grade. 71k@11c
Eggs-Market shows firmness; receipts
moderate and local trade takes the
bulk Fresh stock. cases included. loss
off, 15c.
Popcorn-Per lib, 21k@3c.
sai5; medium, hand-picked, Per b pe! g. g.
Peas--Yellow peas. $1.40; fancy green.
$40.
Potatoes-steady; fair demand at s5@4oc;
Cobdens. per Dbl. $4.25
egetables-Caulif1ower per bu, $3.50;
lettuce, pei, doz, Csc; parsley, per doz,
15c; he egg sgoI plant per bu' 50; tomatoes.
Cabbage Steady. Per ton, s25@so.
Grape Fruit-Per box. $3.50.
Grapes Catawba. crate. 1925; Almeras.
Apples@New York market steady: higher
per Dbl. 81 .50a5 fancy. per Dbl. So 500
4.OU, CHOICE, o. io@Do 20, 1dIlCv Dell DaElS,
81; choice Ben Davis. $3.25@3.75.
Lemons-Receipts liberal: demand good;
Fancy Messinas, per box, So. 75Ql4. %
California. per box. $1,000. 25.
Oranges-California navel, $3Q3.25; Seed
lings, $2.25@2.5 so.
Cranberries- 81 per Dbl; Bell &
Bugle, IS per Dbl; Wisconsin and Min
nesota, $2.25 per blu.
Onions-Red Globe, per blu, 55c; yell
sld per- Su, &c., siiverskns per 6u. 75o
Nuts-Hickory. per Blu: sl@1 Is; black wal
nuts, per bu. 75c@S1; new California
walnuts, per Id. he; peanuts, raw. per
Id, Sc; peanuts, roasted. per lib. &c: Bra
zils, per lb, 7c; pecans. medium, 11@
111ac; hazelnuts, per lb. 121ac: chestnuts,
new per lib, 12015c.
Enthusiastically large; demand active.
Choice shipping. S2.50@3.
per box, 81; Fard dates. 1o-lb boxes,
S@9c; Hallowee dates. new. &c.
Apple Cider-Sweet. per bbl $3.50; sweet.
per half Dbl. $3.50; hard. per Dbl. 50.
Pressed Meats-Demand good; supply
fair Veal. fancy, Sc; veal medium.
7kc; hogs, country dressed, $4,000; NUT
ton, country-dressed, 6@7c: milk lambs.
PoultryMDressed turkeys. choice to
fancy, SQ9c; culls, Sc; chickens, 81aQ9c;
hens. &c; ducks, &c: geese. 7c.
97c: pickerel, per Id, 4c: pike. per ID.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

NEW YORK COFFEE-New York, Jan.
26.-The coffee market opened steady,
with prices points higher on local buy
ing. but subsequently went off under spec
ulative apathy and light proflt-taking.
Then rallied again later in the session
on q renewal of local support Foreign
tie inducement to either side. The out
side public manifested Indifference; the
war news did not figure as an influence
of Importance. Prices went off in the
last hour under selling for both accounts:
The market closed quiet. net unchanged
to points lower Total sales were 20,250
bags, including January, 6.sOc; March,
s6@c May s5a 7oss c Jug iS 5g 1e ec
Spot Coffee-Rio quiet; No invoice, sac;
No jobbing, sac. Mild steady. Cordo-
va, 8s4@12a4c. Sugar-.Raw firm. Rumor-
15-l6c; centrifugal, s6-test, 4ssc. Molas-
SEES sugar, 11-16c. Refined firm, but
quiet.
26.-The first series of the colonial wool
sales this season closed today. The of
ferings aggregated 100000 bales. Competi-
ton in merinos was good, especially
among continental buyers. Australian
cross-breds were in good demand and
taken by the home trade at full rates.
Good lines of secured stocks were taken
by the American representatives.. Dur
ing the series there were many with VI n
drawals The home trade purchased $4,000
bales the continent $1,000 and America
1000 bales. There were $1,000 bales car
SEED MARKETS Chicago, Jan. 20
The fiaxseed market was strong and high
er. but not active. Receipts here were
car. 1 car at Duluth and II cars at Min
neapolis Cash flax at S1.53. May at s1.55
and September at ,s1.o514 per bu. Cash
timothy seed closed at $255 and clover
flaxseed quoted at 81 per blu.
BUTTER AND EGGS-New York, Jan.
26.-Butter-Reoeipts, 3,09S packages;
DO do 2i@25c; factory, 16@19c. Eggs-Re-
ceipts. $500 packages: weak; Western,
19c, looss off; do ungraded at mark, 14@
$780,
cries, 19@24c; diaries. 1S@22c. Eggs steady;
fresh, &c.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-27

ment of Spion Kop by Gen. Warren. The
reason was not understood, there being
no explanatory word in the disappointing
dispatch. Americans followed the gem
eral movement, but finally hardened on
New York support
NEW YORK MONEY-New York, JAM
26-Money on call easier at 2Q3 per cent;
last loan, 2; prime mercantile paper AZ
Q519 per cent Sterling exchange firm,
with actual business in bankers bills at
$4S7A@4S71A for demand, and at $4.S414@
4.8419 for sixty days; posted rates, $4S5
and $4.S8; commercial bills, ST. S31aGl4 S3al
Silver certificates, 591a@6O1ac; bar silver,
$3.50; Mexican dollars. 471Ac.
TREASURY STATEN ENT-Wa shing-
ton, Jan. 26.-Today's statement of the
condition of the treasury shows: Avail
able cash balance, $3.50, 064,029; gold re-
serve. $2lS.S84. LIT.
BANK .CLEARINGS.
ST Paul-$5S6 1922
Minneapolis-$1,1 Y1 ,012.
Chicago-$1S, $780, $50.
Boston-$19, S32, 261
New York-$156, o22 3320
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-27

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-The wheat market
Inspired by higher Liverpool and Paris
cables, cold weather and confirmation OF
Argentine plague runlors, closed very
strong, May 11ac over yesterday. Corn
closed a shade depressed, and oats 1sc up
Provisions al the ciose were 2l2Q712c i'm
proved
With Liverpool up sd and Paris adj
vanced 31sd3Ac, local bills were Almost
eInbarrra ssed by their riches. The sessio
opened with May wheat 9sQ7sc over yes
terday's close at 675s@617sc. The strength
of the Eng. iSh market was due principally
to the abandonment of Spion Kop; that a
Paris by fresh reports of damages to the
crop On profit taking by traders the mar
ketc sold off to 671a@615sc, where reac-
ton was caused by the buying of shorts,
May advancing to Csc. Trading, which
up to this point had been active, Became
fairly quiet, with the price alternately de-
pressed by realizing, and. advanced by the
covering of shorts, lowering between 67A
QI6f7sc and CSC. .
The arrival of fresh reports of damage
to the French crop and a cable say ng
that Rosario had been, closed for ten days
on account of the bubonic plague, caused
heavy purchasing by shorts. The cold
weather, without snow, was also consid-
Grafton. May advanced to 6Sl2c, at which
1t closed, 112c over yesterday.
During the last hour business was ami
mated. Commissions bought heavily for
fore.gn interests, one concern, it IVES re-
ported, selling fifteen loads for export.
Primary receipts were 100000 bushels,
compared with $4,000 last year. Mime
apolis and Duluth reported 1862 cars,
against 1927 last week, ard 4S6 year ago.
Receipts here were Is cars, l of c1ntract
grade. Atlantic port clearances in wheat
and flour were equal to $4,000 bushels.
New York reported five loads taken for
export.
The days story of the corn market
might have been different in view of the
strength of wheat. had not country Of
ferings became freer. Acceptancss to b DIS
over night, however, were so much more
liberal than has been the case recently
that considerable selling by sh piping peo-
pie and others occurred, giving the mar
ket tone of easiness bordering on weak
ness. AT the opening the market shovel
little GAIN in sympathy with the neigl-
boring pit, but for moment only. Bust
ness was rather quiet. Local receipts
were 209 cars. May ranged from 3314@333sc
to Csc, closing a shade under yesterday at
SS1sG33Ac.
The oats market quite early seemed dis
posed to become easy, became more active
later, and, Influenced by the strength of
wheat fair shipping demand and mod
crate receipts-20o cars here-turned firm
and closed firm. May ranged from 2S4c
to 2S1zc, closing at the top, sc over yes
terday.
The provisions market was strong and
higher. Receipts of hogs under the esti-
mates and higher prices at the yards, to-
together with the firmness in wheat, were
Influences. May option closed 71sc over
yesterday at $40 .S2k@10.S5; LARD, 21a@5c up;
May ribs, 7i5c better at $5.S
Estimates for tomorrow: Wheat, %
cars, corn. 2l5; oats, 175; hogs 1000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-27
South St. Paul, Jan. 26, 1900.

South ST. Paul, Jan. e. 1900.
CATTLE-The receipts of cattle have
been light this week. Prices on butcher
stuff are doing little better. The de-
mand for Gamers is good, with prices
steady at the recent decline. Heavy bulls
are 10 to Is cents lower than last week.
Stock heifers have been very strong.
Several outside buyers are on the mar
ket, and not enough of the heifer stuff
has come in to supply their demand. The
better grades Of all stock cattle sold
steady, but the common kinds moved
slowly and at lower prices. Steer calves
have not sold as readily as last week.
The bufk of the better class of calves
went at $4.25 and $40. Mich cows are
steady at last weeks decline, with lin
tied demand. Veal calves In good de-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-27
MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 2s-wheat open
ed strong.
May wheat opened at 64%c, against
S4ssQ6412c Thursday, advanced to CSC, lost
nc, irmed UP to 651sc, lost 1-16c and by
noon held at 65ac
July wheat opened at 661sc, against
65A@65Bc Thursday, advanced to 654c,
lost 14c, advanced to 65ss6D651sc by IL 80,
and remained steady UP to noon.
The cash wheat market was strong,
following closely the advance in futures
and paying a premium for good No. l
northern. Low grades sold well. May
wheat closed at 65&c, July at 81 1-16c.
Open High Low Closing.
Wheat. ing. est est. Fri.Thurs,
January =. -: -: ~; 65 65h
May .....-.. s4H SIX ss% S5% s4ss y
On Track-No. l hard, SIC; No. / north
ern, 651kc; No. northern, 633ac; January
pats, 22&zc; January corn, 2Szzc; faxseed,
H.44
Flour..First patents, sa.6OGs.s5; first
elears, $2.S0Q2.90.