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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23
GOOD THINGS TO EAT.
Fare Not to BE sDfsregarded by Amy
Person.

tfFom hlackwoods MagaAne-)
In the morning many eat gaudes. a por-
ridge made of Indian corn -four mixed
with milk, or soupe maigre with cream,
then curds, or goats cheese, or peculiar
kind. home made. called frontage fort-a
well deserved name. for have never
seen a woman psrtake OF it. 1t is made
of dried curds and old goats cheese kept
in wood ashes for q year, the two grated
and mixed together with salt, pepper,
brandy, and sometimes garlic. These in
gradients being put into an earthen pot,
the goats cheese acts as leayen, and fer
men:ation begins. When it has subsidized
the whole presents the appearance of yell
lowish. sticky. strong smelling, curdled
cream--far from appetizing in my opinion,
which is not however, that of a great
many male Burgundians. White wine is
the general beverage at breakfast.
For the midday dinner there is often
salt pork toured at aome), boiled with
different kinds u vcgetables-cabbages
potatoes, turnips, beans. carrots, or peas
the broth being utilized for soup in the
evenings. AS change. the wives prepare
occasionally a ragout &c mutton, some
times pot au feu for Sunday dinner and
the people thereabout BET extremely So
ciabIe they invite each other frequently.
and DO not mind sacrificing ducks, fowls,
geese, pigeons. or rabbits in honor of their
guests. Large quantities OF salads, rad
ishes. and fruit are eater in their season,
and eggs, milk. curds, and cream through
out the year.
Mereurey produces vast quantities of
fruits-apples, pears, Cherries. aprico;s. al
monds, nuts. and :n"diArs; but ite peaches
are deseryedly reno Rred. They are grown
as hardy fruit in the vineyards, and re-
ceive the suns rays without shelter of any
kind; the warm showers of thunderstorms
very frequent there) wash the dust from
their velvet coats, while the soft summer
breezes soon dry off all moisture leaving
them at last in the D. rejection of their de-
licious ripeness and purple hued beauty.
These are the edible peaches. There is an
other sort called white ones, used for max
ing brandy. but seldom eaten being greatly
inferior TO the red XII
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23
Little Bird Comedy.


tfrom the Boston Evening Transcript
A friend sends ne this pretty story from Sugar
Hill: "As / lying in my hammock, hung
between tWl Topiars beside dusty mountain
road in New hampshire, my attention was at
trsrttd az in and scain by the tap. tap OF a
grey wood )ecktr, now on the trunk, On a
branch. OF the tree above me. Suddenly heard
the drun-r-m Of hunming bird and my
woodpeckt. retreat 10 a neighboriug branch while
a tiny specimen Of a humming bird, with all the
impotence OF a SPOILED darling Of Mother Ma
ture, protruded his long bill into the holes the
woOdpecker had been labCriously masing. For
a moment the audacity Of it took the wood
peck > breath away. and he only uttered lutte
rem. Lstrating cries; then he few at thu iHtrI-
der and tried to Drive him away. II was a bat
tie between giant and 4 dwarf. The hum
ming bird went Il al the onslaught 10 branch
close by. rested moment, and then returned
to the holes with the sane insoeut air that aid
as plainly as words. You don't bluff me of sol'
once mere the wooGpecker flew agaiust the sIuey
bird and ly mug force OF his great wigs drove
him az ay. But not far-Hot more than two feet;
and ii ere Master Humning Bird sat with de-
Rant air, as II ready to return any moment
until al last nc was frightened on BY IN uHeN,
pinned noise. IL was an amusing little bFd
.g,H
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23
Seeking 4 LOWER LEVEL
The Prices OfSecurities Experience
Another Drop.
Innctisity in stocks Caused by AnS-
fety as to the Outcome of the FEcsi-
dvntiaI Cnmpnign-LittIe Pressure
From Genuine Liquidation -
Strength In Certain speciaities.

NEW YORK Aug. 22.-Actiye dealings
in today's stock market were again sup
pressed. chiefly because of the anxiety as
TO the issue OF the Presidential campaign.
At all events the last-named matter ap-
peared TO be the chief subject of discus
sion in financial circles but such is the
prevailing apathy that even that matter
did not appear to engage any undue
amount OF interest.
The trading attained a degree of stag
nation which might readily be considered
impossible in so important a market as
that of the New York Stock Exchange.
So far as ii was possible 10 ascribe any
definite tendency to the dealings, il
might be said that the drift of prices was
toward q lower level. At the same time
there was little pressure from genuine
Liquidation. and such occasional legiu-
mate buying orders as appeared disclosed
the fact that there were only small
amounts of stock offering for sale.
The days dealings disclosed very few
features OF particular interest. CONSOLE
dated Gas was exceptionally strong, pre-
sutnablN on investment buNI h6 OiSSu upon
considerations of the increase in the rate
Of dividend. The granger shares and the
western stocks generally We're steady on
the general rains reported this morning
throughout the surplus grain growing sec
tons
There was renewed activity in special
ties. such as St. Louis and Southwestern
and St. Joseph and Grand Island, on what
IS STYLED pool buying. Brooklyn Rapid
Transit and Peoples Gas, recently con-
.picuous features CT the dealings ON one
account or another. were as quiescent as
he remainder OF the market. The alb
senee OF ans general pressure of stocks
vas equaled by The absence of any gem
eral outside demand. The appearance OF
: rather large selling order in Western
Uricn was followed by a rapid decline IN
hat stock. but in that instance, as in the
remainder OF the market, the movement
was unexplained except by simply tech
nical circumstances.
The London stock market was also at
virtual standstill. except for the copper
shares. which were strong. and the deal
ings here for foreign account were upon
an inconsidersble scale.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23
The Bow In the Orchard.

Every man who has been a boy, every woman
VINO has been TIE sister 10 boy. and everybody
who lnovs thing about boys and their habits
fcas certain that boys were made 10 cat green
applies and that green apples were made for
hoIg /, eat Just now is the time for the D5Il'
Ear'y and the Red Astrakan. They are fit 10
eat and the boy who wouldn't eat them Is d
tool has been scared by cross between !
fool and coward OF course, any boy knows
er than to eat Baldwin and Winter Green
ings in August Ii ho doesn't, the apples will
tell him OF his error before he has done much
harm The average boy is safer in the orchard
at this time OF the year than in Any other pace
The fruit is both food and medicine to him. OF
course the doctors will growl little. Ii Is
business for them TO DO so, but no doctor can
scare bright boy away from an orchard in
August The youth has due amount Of respect
FOR he family dog, and will take pains 10 pia-
cnte or kill the SINE, according TO the dog 5
dispos ton; but the boy who will listen TO doc
Tor when the sward under the apple tree is
blushlng with Red Astrakans isn't built right
and will come to bad end if he continues his
career long enough.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23
AMERICAS IRON OUTPUT
Production Last Year in Excess of
All Previous Records.
A Total of Over Twenty-fOur and n
Half Million Tons of Ore Mined
I'm Twerty-four stntcs-MicLigaH
First. Minnesota Second, and Ala
bamn Third-Conparative Figures.

The production Of iron in the United
States for the year 1899, according to the
annual report of the United States Geo
logical Survey, which has just been COM
piled by Mr.. John Birkinbine, amounted to
24.6s3,173 long tons, which was 5,zi9. a9I
tons, or q per cent in excess Of the pre-
v.ous maximum produced in 1898. The
records for 1898 and 1899 represent the
largest output of iron ore mined in any
country in one year, the nearest approach
being a total of 1862, 040 tons miesd in
1880 in England. Twenty-four States con-
tributed to this total. Michigan leading
with 9,146,157 tons. and Minnesota taking
second place with S,161.2s9 tons. Alabama
occupied third place with 1,C09,327 tons.
The iron ores have been subdiyiGed in
to red hematites, brown hematites, mag
netite, and carbonate. The red hematite
continues to be the most prominent of the
classes of iron ore, contributing 20.004, 299
long tons, or 81 per cent Of the total for
1890. OF the brown hematites 1853, 1S5
long tons were mined, OF 1163 per cent
OF the total production while the mag
netite output amounted to LIZ, 430 tons,
and that of the carbonate variety to ST.
559 tons.
There was very general increase dur
ing the year in the amount OF all the diff
ferent classes of iron ore due to active
demand upon local mines to supplement
ore obtained from the large producers.
Quite number OF iron ore deposits, which
had not been worked for several years,
were worked in 1899, and 1t is believed
that the general improvement in this in
dustry will probably still further encour-
age the working of old deposits.
The Lake Superior region increased its
maximum output of 1878, 30S tons in 1898
to 1Is02,955 tons in 1899, the amount
mined from the several ranges during @he
latter year being as follows: Marquette.
3.634,595; Menominee. 1921, 1922; Gegobic,
2.725.64s; Vermilion, 1913, 9S4; Mesabi, e.
517 305 tons. With the exception of the
Gegobic all of the regions mined tI.eir
maximum product in 1899. the Gegobic
reaching its greatest total in 1892.
The total value at the mines OF the iron
produced as reported by producers, was
s34. e99,077. or s1.42 per long ton, an IN
crease of 2S cents, or 246 per cent, over
the average value of S1.14 per long ton as
given in 1898. The highest average value
placed on iron ore at the mines is for the
State of New Jersey, where the expense
of mining Is considerable, or as the ores
do not have long hau.- to reach the blast
furnaces, they, therefore command high
er price per ton at the mine than any other
ores The lowest average cost, 80 cents
per ton, was in Texas. where a portion
Of the iron is obtained by convict labor.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23
THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
Wheat Strong, Corn and Oats Weak
and Provisions Steady.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 22.-Wheat was
strong, closing 34c higher. The influence
was the strength Of the Northwestern
markets, Duluth closing 1c higher. There
we're heavy rains in the Northwest Cash
demand was good 100000 bushels taken
here and the seaboard reports from so to
so loads. Liv-rpool was steady closing
l-S@l-4c higher; Paris 1-4Q1-2 centime
higher.
Corn prices did not quite hold, opening
at small fractions. but closing a shade
under Tuesday. Kansas had some rain
the first in weeks, eastern Kansas has a
good deal OF rain. This breaking of the
drought was the feature Cables were up
fraction. Shipping bids were a little
better.
oats-There was a quick break in oats
about midday, lie slipping off on liberal
selling Of September and October by ele-
yator people. There was slight recovery,
but last prices were i-4c under Tuesday.
The oats futures depend largely on corn.
Provisions were about steady with a
small trade. There was some September
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23
MARYLAND's WHEAT CROP.
Unusually Large Shipments of Grain
to New York.

BALTIMORE, Aug 22.-The shipment
Of Maryland wheat to New York has been
greater this season than ever before. To-
day the schooner Rachel W. Stevens sailed
with a cargo and the F. and T. L. Upton
arrived TO take similar load, with New
York as her destination. 1t is said that
the Maryland and Virginia farmers have
grown an unusually fine crop both in re-
spect to quantity and quality.
The failure of the wheat crop in several
OF the Northwestern States has enhanced
the demand for Southern wheat Most of
the cereal sent from Baltimore to New
York is converted into flour and used by
local consumers. quantity of the cereal
has also been sent TO Northern cities from
Galveston, Tex. i.5
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23

(FrOm The LONDON Daily ChronicIe)
Numisinatists who may In the dim and dis
tant future investigate the coinage Of China in
order to find some authentic. record OF the Inca
ments Of its soycreiens will be doomed to dis
appointment representation OF the human
head separate from the figure is there an object
Of horror; hence there is never an e1igy OF the
Emperor on his coin. Further. the hermit like
seclusi0n in which the Son OF Heaven tradition
ally lives Is intended to stimulate veneration
and there are very few Of his subjects apart
from the officials Of the palace, who ever see
his face. missionary recently returned from
the Celestial land observes that were it known
that in Europe portraits OF kings were suspended
before inns, exposed to dust, wind and rain
and 10 the witticisms and perhaps the sarcasms
Of .hc populace we should be held In even
prnafrr derisinn dian we are.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23

PROPOSALS for constructing manual training
school at the Sc corner Rhode Island ave. and
It'll 81. nw.-Ofice Of the Commissioners, ID. C.,
Washington. August 81 1a00.-Sealed proposals
will he received at this Office until TWELVE NJ,
in SEPTEMBER 2zD. 1900. for constructing a
manual training school the southeast corner OF
Rhode Island Avenue and 9TH street northwest.
Washington. d. c. Blank forms of proposals and
specifications. toge her with all necessary infor-
nation. may be obtained upon application there
for at the ofnce Of the Inspector of Buildings Of
the District Of Columbia, and bids upon these
forms only will be considered. The right is re-
served 10 reject any or all bids Proposals must
be incfossd in an envelope sealed and endorsed
on the outside Proposal for Constructing a Nam
ual Training School, HENRY b. F. MACFAR-
LAND, JOHN " ROSS, LANSING II. BEACH,
Commissioners, d. C. au23-6t
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ket, 15G4Oc; Maryland per basket. ordi-
nary. 15@2ee; do, per basket, good. 2Oq
soc; dc, fancy. $50 45c; do, reds, zUer5vV
per box; yelloHs .3CG50c per box; fancy
yellows, 60G7Gc; do, pie fruit, per be-,
1502Gc; do, pes basket, 100l5e plums,
Western Maryland. per S-lb basket. Ice;
tomatoes Anne Arundel, per peach basket,
15q2Ce; do, per bushel, Soqi0c; Eastern
Shore, Maryland. per basket. 15G zoe; wat
ermelons, Rappahanock, per 100, s2Q6; do,
York River, per 100 select. Sl2Gl5; do,
primes. S5dS: do. eulls. s15OG2.5O: do.
Anne Arundel. Per leo select, sl2Q15; do,
primes, s5GS; do. culls, s2.5Oq3.
Potatoes.-The market was steady.
New, York River primes, per Dbl, sl40G
160; do, culs and seconds, 90c4S110;
Eastern Shore, Virginia, per Dbl, No. 1,
s1.25d1.50; Eastern Shore, Maryland, No.
/. $1.4Od160; Rappahannock. No. l. s1-25
also: do, seconds .90cdS 10; native. per
bus box, 55G60c; Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania primes. per bus. 55q60c; sweets
new. per Dbl. North Carolina yellow,
s2.25G2.40; do whites (yams). do, red per
Dbl. sl.25G150; Eastern Shore, yellow.
s2.25@2.40.
Poultry.-Marlset was firm. Old fowls,
10G10 lie per Id: springers, 12G12 1-2c
per ID; ROSTERS, 25Q3Cc apiece; ducks, Sq
1Oc per Id.
Green Coffee.-Market is steady. No. Z
(Rio grade), 5-sGS 3-4c.
Roasted Coifee.-Market Is steady. We
quote Bulk roasted coffee-Pure Java,
32c; Maracaiho, pc; pure Laguayra. 22c;
pure Santos, zoe; African Java. 10 lie;
Rio blend, 10 1-2c; Peaberry mixture, 19c;
pure Mocha. zoe; Java Mocha blend,
q 1-2c tThese cofees are in fancy bags,
paper Iined) II packed in cans or tubs,
1-2c higher.
Package Brands--E. L. c., 100-lb cases,
13c; 60-lb cases, 10 1-10c; 36-lb cases,
10 2-10c Lion coffee, in 10O-lb lots, 1920,
in 60-lb lots. l2.3U.
Cotton-Market steady: middling 10 1-sc:
strictly low middling, Toe; low m:ddling,
. 7-sc. Stock in Baltimore, 7,12S bales.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23
Requisites for Bath In Arkansas.
From the Cincinnati Fnauirer)

Cincinnati travelling man tells of hotel
experience in the interior Of Arkansas. lie had
arrived at a small settlement and repaired to
the Eagle House. which was situated on the
stream
After dinner OF side-meat and cornbread he
lighted cigar and the proprietor said:
Stranger, is thar anything uns kin do fob
youall:'
Thinking to confound his host. the stranger
answered:
oval. yes. come to think of it, I'd like to
have a bath"
The proprietor let his feet drop from the rail
ing upon which he had hoisted them, went into
the house and returned in nom mt with
huge tin cup full OF soft soap. Il rough towel
and pick and shovel, which he offered to bis
guest.
What's the pick and shovel for?'' asked the
travelling man.
watuh's low, and you-all II hev TO dam up the
creek
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23
PROPOSALS..
PROPOSALS

PROPOSALS aill he received at the Bureau OF
Supplies and Accounts, Navy Department,
Washington, D. c. until u O'CLOCK NOON,
SEPTEMBER 4. 1900, and publicly opened imme-
diateiy thereafter. to furnish at the Navy Yard.
Washington, D. C.. quantity Of supports and
Tunvays for electric crane, slate, gneiss cement,
sand, broken stone, lime, bricks, hardware pop
laI. iron pipe, steel iorgiugs, and electric mo-
tors. Blank proposals viii be furnished upon APP
pIcat;on to the Navy Yard, Washington, d. C.
A. s. KENNY. Paymaster General, u. s. y.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23
Forests of Canaries.


There is more melody in Andrcasburg Prussia,
in the Hartz Mountains. than in any other town
in the world There 25OO 600 canaries are annually
reared and four-fifths OF them are sent to the
United States Professor birds" perfect singers.
are placed among the young birds so that the
latter may initiate the trills OF the experienced
warblers.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23
STORY CT A SLAVE.

To be bound hand and foot Tor years by the
chains of disease is the worst form OF slavery
George d. Williams CT Manchester Mich, saws:
.'My wife has been SC helpless for five years that
she could not turn over in bed alone After
using two bottles OF Electric Btters she is Won
derfully improved aud able to do her own work -
This supreme remedy for female diseases quickly
cures nervousness, sleeplessness, melancholy
headache. baekache, fainting and dizzy spells II
is ! godsend to weak. sickly, rundown people
Cure guaranteed Only 80 cents Sold by Henry
Evans, Druggist, 022 Street northwest
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23

Long experience in the art of brewing has
taught u how TO get the best results from malt
and hops MaeTzen, Senate. and Lager are the
direct results Of our long experience, and they
most wholesome beverages in the United States
Phone oSi, Arlington Bottling Co., for case.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23
INSURANCE.
Cyclone COMING.

At very small cost have an easy mind and be
prepared for damage in any amount by storm to
your house By securing one OF my Tornado
policies in one of the Oldest and strongest COM
panies in America.
Joseph 1. Weller, COZ F ST. n. w.
Money to loan at AZ and per cent on D. @.
real estate. au7-l5t-eod
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23

The coalers were neglected. New Jer-
sey Central held its own fairly well at
the high level reached on Monday. The
close WIS at 1856. Reading first preferred
fuctuated between 20 12 and 60 as ex-
IRENE limits ard closed at SO 3-4. Senti-
ment regarding these securities is bullist
The talk of huying of New Jersey Central
stock by Baltimore and Ohio people. al
though Il has received no official sanction
meets with some favor in the street. The
earnings OF the company are seen to have
fallen of somewhat recently, and the re-
port issued CT Tuesday cannot have had
anything to do with the advance.
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just Ones Luck.

Goblet wish ! could stop playing poker.
Stone-Why don't yon swear or
Cobble-I do. But every single time | swea
of / begin to win.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23

liquidation Packers and shorts bought.
The cash demand vas fair for meats and
good for lard
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23

One Of the tips yesterday was to buy
St Louis and Southwestern. 1t is said
that several brokers, supposed to repre-
sent important interests, have been pick
ing up the stock recently, and that an adj
vance OF some Importance is likely in the
near future If the market is in the least
favorable. The earnings Of the company
are increasing steadily, as has been pointed
out in this column.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23

In IN exceedingly limited way Brooklyn
Rapid Transit was somewhat stronger
yesterday, closing at 81. after getting as
higi as 81 IL. The bear talk Of the pos
pect that the company will have to put its
wires underground, the discussion Of the
franchise tax, and the way in which many
have vilified the company for its annual
report have seemed to do the stock no
harm Manhattan was not quite equal to
its Tuesday price, closing ct 81 "a.
There is much bullish talk regarding this
latter stock. owing partly to the under
standing that the electrical equipment
will be installed in the near future. The
rapid increase in the popui zion of New
York is also mentioned as a bull argumS MT
on this stock especially, because of tie
fact that the increases are largely along
the lines of the elevated.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23

The Pacific securities were perhaps a
trifie more Inactive than the grangers.
They also were fairly strong however.
Sentiment regarding the group is hopeful
Attention Is called TO the earnings OF the
Northern Pacific for the second week Of
August, which, as has been said. showed a
good increase. The steady piling up OF a
big surplus over the amount required for
"a per cent dividend on Northern Pacific
common stock Is matter which should
cause the friends Of that stock much sat
isfaction. In considering the earnings of
this System now. however, 1t should he
borne in mind that the earnings OF the
newly acquired st. Paul and Duluth are
being included for the first time this year.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23

PROPOSALS for the construction Of severs-ot-
fee Of the Commissioners d. c.. Washington,
August IL. Ig00.-SEALED PROPOSALS will be
received at this Office until II O'CLOCK NJ. SEP
TENDER s. 1900. for constructing sewers in the
District OF Columbia. Specifications and blank
forms Of proposals may be obtained at this Of
fee The right is reserved 10 reject any and all
bids or parts of bids. HENRY b. F. MACFAR-
LAND. JOHN W. ROSS, LANSING II. BEACH
Commissioners D. G. au20-6t-eXSu
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23

There was a decline in Western Union
yesterday TO the accompaniment OF quite
an active selling movement. The price
opened at so 12. went to as low as ~ Ia,
and closed at 79 3-S. The reason for the
weakness of the stock was not apparent,
but Western Union has not been a fsvorite
with the street for some time past.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23

Corrected daily by W D. Iiibbs & Co. mem.
bers Of the New York Stock Exchange. l4i9
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23

HAVE some surplus money that will lend on
household or other securities al reasonable
rates Holm MARTIN, Room 81, Warder Bldg
au2S-6t
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23

American Tobacco advanced fractionally
again. closing at 90 Ia. 1t is said that
the company fears the competition OF the
International concern very little, and that
its earnings continue excellent.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23

The earnings of the Chicago and North
western for the month of July showed q
decrease of S1I0,7