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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-18

Fair Medical Student What doyou think
Of women for physicians
Old Doctor think they are all right.
Why, we derive two-thirds Of our income
from women,-Chicago Evening News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-18

Mans economy Is in telln' his wife how
to save money.-Arkansaw Thomas Cat.
Only fools fight friction; the wise reduce
it.-Boston Transcript.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-18

enumerating educabe children was not
increased by the last legislature, az
some have gained the impression be.
cause of an amendment offered. Section
4,o59 of code was amended so as to read;
"As compensation for the enumeration
of the educable children the assessor
shall receive out of the county school
fund, upon allowance made by the board
of supervisors, two cents for each child
enumerated in the county outside sepa.
rate school districts, and the assessor
shall receive and the assessor shall
receive out Of each separate school dis.
trict fund, upon allowance made by the
board of mayor and aldermen, two
cents for each child enumerated in said
district"
The general hospital for the Mssis-
sippi penitentiary will be on the Oak
ley farm, twenty-five miles below Jack
son on the Natchez & Jackson railroad.
The board of control has ordered all
material from the old prison that can
be utilized in the construction of the
hospital buildings.
The old State capitol has front Of
about 200 feet. The new capitol will
have front of 400 feet, This indicates
the generally increased dimensions Of
the new building.
DR.. +. e, Spinks defeated Mayor E.
II. Dial in the primary for the nomina.
ton as mayor of Meridian. Mr., Dial
has held the office for five biennial
terms, and the city will for long time
bear the impress of his wise and pro.
gressive administration. Dr. Spinks
will come fully up to the Jeffersonian
standard; Honest, capable, faithful.
The census enumerators failed TO visit
the penitentiary farm in Rankin coun.
ty, and thus the State will get no credit
for her white convict population.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
BUYERS AND SELLERS

The total TRANSACTIONS in yesterdays n,ark..
amounted to only 1871 shares The pripet2s,
buyers and sellers We're: a r PICK & Co. n Mm
J. NJ. Amory & Son G.G0N. Walker Brothers ~
Griesel & Co, c. F. CarryI bought Union Pacia..
Davis Johnson 1000, J. NJ. Shaw & Co sold r
Levy Co, bought Rock island W. F. Tunis sol1
Pearl & Co. sold Brooklyn Rapid Transit v.1
EmburEh & Atterbury and Day & Heaton so5
Atchison preferred. on the curb a bid Of Ia
made for the next dividend on 150O sharas
of Unien Pacific common. Caspary bought Brook
lyn Rapid Ira 1sit; Ldnghaar sold Dick Brothers
bought Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Halle a
StiegIitz solo Northern Pacific and ST Paul Nal
colin & Coombs. William Cooper. Sternberger and
w n, Motley sold Missouri Pacific. The markst
was very quiet
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
WALL STREET 4ND ErCH4yeRv

FOREIGN TRADING-The London marker ,,.
call and heavy. and foreign houses were nor -
in the local market. Arti,raEe trading was -
up Of few thousand shares. mostly sales.
SUGAR MARKET CCNDITIONS-Tha
market Is active. and raw sugars have bssr =.
van"ed In price again II Is thought HkaIv TIA. -
fined sugar will he put UP another ten points ts,,
week
BALTIMORE AND OHIO NFETING-1t
reported Yesterday that the Baltimore and ora.
d.vrHnd waiter would -'orre up at meeting ot
the FXecUtive COnU7irtee rext Wednesday
OFFER TO INVESTORS -co1dn7aD Sacbs . =,
offer to investors choi'e selection OF high pr.S.
railroad bonds. advertised In another column
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
BONDS.
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN STOCKS.

Stock market trading was inactive, while
prices were irregular and generally heavy. The
publication of a favorable bank statement
caused covering Of shorts in the final trading
but the market too narrow to enjoy the in
fuence of encouraging developments. AS a
rule last prices showed small net losses as COM
pared with Fridays closing quotations. Union
Pacific a moderately strong feature on buy
ing induced by the report of earnings for the
year, but elsewhere the market was without
significant movement The bank statement
showed a large increase in cash holdings and
moderately fair sized contraction in loans the
result of all changes effecting a gain in reserve
above legal requirements of S4.37O925. to S19-
96O125 This compares with SO 69S $50 at this
time year ago and $40 800 S25 in 1898. Out
standing loans are about so 100000 in excess
of the total for this period in 1899.
The strength in the foreign exchange market
will, 1t is thought. be followed by gold exports
this week. Colo exports generally chill bull en-
thusiasm in stocks, but the current market has
been without bull enthusiasm for so long a time
that gold export engagements should not create
any disturbance on the Stock Exchange 1t is
quite likely, however, that the money market
situation will receive more attention this week.
and that higher rates will be discussed as i'm
minent. If gold goes to Europe in any large
amount at time when home crop movement
purposes make heavy calls upon local banking
facilities, higher rates for money will doubtless
develop. But the leading authorities DO not
look for stringency. BanknOtes under the re
funding and hanknOte provisions of the gold
standard law will show their usefulness this
season and barring extraordinary accumula-
ton Of money by the Sub-Treasury there should
be no acute trouble ir money market circles.
The Treasury may be counted upon to come to
the assistance Of the banks in case such help is
needed. Monetary conditions here are sound
and the situation abroad is not intrinscalIy
weak Berlin. Paris and London are in a posi-
ton that apparently calls for larger bank
serves. and, of course, If the Chinese situation
is settled by instead OF diplomacy the
needs of the foreign banking centres will be
largely increased. The United States which has
become the great supply house Of the world for
money and commodities, will help the foreign
banking centres long they need help-in-
cidentally increasing its foreign credits and its
claim to the position of the greatest financial
Power earth.
The usual weekly table IF price changes for the
more active stocks follows:
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
THE COURSE OF C0TrON.

The cotton market yesterday opened steady at
uechne or J 10 points. latter following a severe
oreaK IN the English market INN, d1ts!y after 'ne
call the market DEVELOPED weakness os its oWn
under generally hcHr.sh advices from the eIOp
country The official weather chart indicated
warm showers in nearly every portion OF the cotton
territory. which private dispatches said were tieV
and would greatly benefit tae crop. On the dechAs
Liverpool and Continental operators were hoelai
sellers CT tire August contract. wtch easily led '
rest o. the list in tAe Downward course. The sou.'
sold the distant months; room shorts quietly ga'A
cred IN profits, while longs sod out, having oeeol.o
tired of the unsatisfactory tactics Of the mars"
Trading was fairly active for Saturday haL noy
day. though speculation. especially for outsi1-
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
ANTELOPES HARD TO GET.
DIFFICULT TO SHOOT AND OF GREAT VITALITY.

r1FF1cr-1T TO SHOOT AND OF GREAT VITALITY.
From The Chicago Chronicle.
1t does not take the amateur antelope n huntGr i
very long to nG out d tnf snT Nowhere in this
respect, and hunters OF experience ueCldle
keener @ evesight than the ostrich giraffe both
of which are famous for their keenneSS OF ber eS,
ing For these reasons the antelope hunter must
be ton encroacbes upon the animals terri
tory his senses become keener and his suspicion OF
II is exceedingly dificUt to approach within within FIVE FIVE
hundred yards m Of Of band OF 9f the country and
observes all the nicer rules OF & ISlIgT 5nka fttt bt
of country, whore one can take advantage OF me
natural rise and fan Of the land, though the came
preferring the iatter prairie. may not be so plen
The approved method of hunting the pronghorn
is from the saddle and the most llfROF ] la pom M
to be observed is TO keep out or slgrt WIN , Ine
seems to be able to feel the vibration impaired to
ticuIarly shy of a horses neigh or the sound Of
his shoe striking piece of stone. so It Is well TO
draws and make your way hatless to the TOP Of
the ridges and t. tsf Ser o8K 6r heT little
fellows not often caught off their guard and
starting off with the speed Of a railroad train to
safer loeality After that ii is like ken following
He likes the tender grass In the bottom OF some
cion of moisture earlier in the summer. and it is
well approach such places with the greatest
shoot. so hold well down his shoulder and well
HIarkabe vitality and is almost certain. unless hit
In vital part, to get away from even the best
mounted hunter.
Flagging the antelope. of which much has been
written by the early hunters, is now no longer
sorted to. nor do experienced hunters believe the
game longer be successfully decoyed in this
way. constant haTaSSment having made the ami
mails extremely cautious of approaching within
range of the lure. There still many instances,
however. of the animals acute curiosity being the
means of getting him into trouble. A story is
one hundred and sixty yards Of where a hunter
concealed and so surprised him by suddenly
stepping over the crest of knoll where the
antelope not expected that the hunter missed
him point blank with the first cartridge and al
lowed him to sCamper off unmoested until he
ond.
Coursing the antelope with hounds is possible
only from the fact that the animal Is not long of
wind. for at his own distance he will easily hold
his own with the very heetest dogs and fairly dis
tance any ordinary pack.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
TALKING HORSE SAVED THE DAY.
From The Lewiston Journal

From The Lewiston Journal
was right behind load of pressed hay the o oshf5 5
a cutter and was in hurry TO get soIlle PtaCt
@ back % s tbe bedizzie bedazzie drivers that ever
teamed pair with load that ortSer I'VE, Ma TaS Md
no attention to Whoopings of expostulatloh eAGtp'
TO turn around the load and gaze at me Ineot1 Ia
.tveIv According to his notion. pressed nay mao
The right of way that day. Finally he yelled back
AM no use for you holer They amt pruk
out this rod very well and am soii ~ ~ S his
throwin' a pair o hosses; And ne hunched up pms ms
throwing copious CALCULATIONS of tobacco juice nrst
to one Side on the white snow and then TO the
Finally in the distance appeared another double
team The big sled was loaded with nags OF .I meal
bound lIp country the general store. wondered
what would happen Both drew near When il the the
roses Of the horses nearly touched both pulled up
Neither made a move TO turn out
"Hullo. Jote," said the driver OF the other team
Huo, ST." said my kind and good friend not so
toviaiiy Amt ye gon' give me half the ro'd?'
I dunnos I want any morn what belongs 10 me
y Ven Veil ye amt turned out much s can see
Don't see no signs Of your turnin' over in the
The ioviai man laughed a little and craned his
neck around TO get glimpse Of the cham9ing
livery steed that %as va e%ng Re 10 sod %tb grin
I of course told him that I wouldn't go past on
Then he crossed his legs, seated himself comfort
ablv on a bag of meal and said to the other driver
Pntty Tg good span ye're drvin there. Jote
"Oh. I've driv worse ones said the driver, con-
old man that keeps the store was talkin the
other day about gettin' another team"
I'D like TO sell these mighty WELL said my dear
friend prickng up his ears I've got more boss
kind n / want this winter"
Can ye recommend emp
There amt better pair o hosses goes out
a mite trouble with em round the cars. and
they eat up their feed clean and 1t don't take no
time at ali 10 put flesh 'em. l b'lieve they're
Just what the old would like. Wish you'd
speak him about the matter"
Il will. / Will. Jote'
They're good actin in every way. You can tell
him that"
How do they do in the snow, We want to
turn out when We meet team? Same's this case,
f'r nstance2"
why. they're reg'lar kittens" exclaimed Jote
enthusiastically. He pulled up the reins Look
here" he cried. 'Tchk, tchk. hi-whoo-o-p get out
there" The next minute he had his horses into
the ditch up 10 their bellies in the snow. Then he
pulled them uD.
See how they stand?" he cried, pointing down
at them with his whip. Jest as 1 said-jest like
kittens"
The other driver gathered up his reins. The road
clear.
Master fne-actng pair of hosses. Jote" he said
Then he huddupped his team and went sailing pas
yelling back over his shoulder: Much Obliged TO
ye. Jote, for turnin' out l didn't ask for more'n
half the road. l forgot to tell ye that though the
old had been talkin' about another team he
had found one that jest suited him, and traded So
long" And while Jote was saying things | got
past
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
COUNTRY'S BREADsTUFF SUPPLY.

The following interesting statistics on the bread
stuff supply in the United States furnished oy
The Daily Trade Bulletin" of Chicago:
Flour and wheat in second hands estimated
at S5,0t00 90 bushels: farmers reserves. 60,u0V9
bushels, a total Cf 145.110Ct) bushels compared
with l5S.00o0'0 estimated year an increase
Of 1.0900t0 bushels. The wheat crop is estimated
at 525t0Oo10 bushels based underestimate oy
the Department of Agriculture in Ohio, Indlana;
Oregon and Washington. a deficiency OF LutVu1
acres in the estimated area, and the improved
condition in the Northwest Total supply IN az
Positions 60,0000p bushels compared with an esI-
mate of 6SS,tO00oo bushels year ago Oudnuty
distributed in the last twelve months Is aOOl1
513 100000. which. with reserves carried over. made
supply Cf IlS,0G0,000 bUsaels, and indicating an
underestimate of about aStsO,0O bushels IN AS
years crop and reserves. The consumption iot
food and seed during the ensuing year IS paceG s
4O0,0OC0Op bushels. which would leave -lO4tv"0
bushels for export and for reserves in all POSITIONS
on July l, 1901 The Bulletins crop estimate Ias
year was 55N000CGo bushels and the export lSOuNV"
bushels, and the official report was 9t,v9Ntt 2usa
els and the exports 100000 bushels. The ElIg-
pean wheat crop is estimated at I@.o,0,ot9 busnes
less than in 1899 but is 25005000 bushels larger t5
the average of the last five years. The worIls
wheat crop IS estimated ar 150otp.b1 bushels less
than in 1889. and about 2OO00l0 bushels less thSA
for the average OF the last rve years
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
CoUNTRY's TRADE CONDITIONS.
"Bradstreet's" says;

While trade is stiIl of only midsummer Vol &
ume, the beginnings of Improvement in demand aIs
apparently becoming visible BY the publication o.
the July Government crop report the worst has az
parently become known the situation i in
wheat and unquesttOra-le lie Improvement since JqE
l has led TO the belief that crop damage lalHs
as usual. has been exaggerated The month u
June was notable f0r numerous and heavy adII
VanceS in many lines of agricultural produce; ans
so numerous were these advances as 10 aIlhOSS
neutralize continued -TeCeSSiOnS in manufacture
pTo1uctS the result heiCC a virtual check 70 lne
long continued downward tendency of prices geneL-
ally. ISle"~arnS 10 ''SradStreet'S' point aIredu!
10 an enlarsinS trade in those sections WheiS =
winter wheat Yields have been large. while "
the Northwest crop observers appear 10 have leeH
surprised ar the remuneration shown under faVerr,
able weather conditions The Improvement Is sun
ore OF tone rather than of aCt1al demand but VILE
as seems probable. weld Of 80 stH1 buShelS %
wheat. next tN record breaking yi7d OF corn anu
q very large production Of oats the Western crSp 10y
SITUATION contains many encouraging features Inss
SouInern cotton rro1 has undoubtedly suffered aIs
CInGltlon Is uOpreCcisrtly low for this season u
tAe year, but the acreage planted was large one,
ara prices are So much higher that satistactoEI
!iuanCl7 return Is confidently looked for In adu.S
.Vh r2!iroad earnings point 70 the maintenance =.
of last year
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15

its falling. now that it is no longer needed into
disuse.
In fish the tongue is probably at the lowest
of activity. but in reptiles and amphibians.
the other hand, il seems to play more
sistently useful part than in animals of any
other classes. We longer suspect the forked
tongues Of poisonous serpents of stinging, nor do
believe that the pythons lick their victims IN
order 10 make them easier 10 swallow whole We
90 however. assume that the tongue acquaints
the snake with the fitness otherwise for food
the toads and frogs actually capture their insect
food with their tongues. Most wonderful of all,
however, is the tongue Of the chameleon and
most singular sight is the chameleon the feed,
as rolling first eye and then the other, grasp
ing its perch tightly in its strange. hand
like feet, the chameleon catches the mealwOrms
black beetles presented to il by the keeper
with a lightning rapidity that de1es all but the
fastest shutters in the photographers outfit so
remaTka bic is the whole business that visitors
forget to look out for the creatures change or color
that they came nurposely to see.
The hand is, might be expected, of less IN
portance TO the lower animals than 10 man. In
the majority of birds, with such exceptions as the
parrot and others, the beak combines the
functions of mouth and hands. The eagles claw
the character of its owner, while the hand OF the
ourang outanG. more human and less rapaclous
looking. is according 10 Dr. Wallace; able to tear
open the hardest fruits Of the Malayan region
Still more remarkable the 'attenuated, WIRE
like fingers as Forbes called them, of the grew
some looking aye-aye of Madagascar. with Whlch
that singular animal. little known even TO me
natives that island searches the creVlces OF the
trees for insect food
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
GOLD EXPORTS AND EXCHANGE

Most authorities the foreign exchange mar
ket believe that gold exports will resumed at an
early date Contrary 10 precedent in former
years. the local exchange market is now advancing.
the rise fer the week amounting fully &c FOR
sterling. The condition of affairs in China and the
foreign mo1ey situation are responsible for the
advance in exchange and the prospects Of gold
shipments With the present difference between
local and foreign money rates, there is no induce
ment for city bankers to go short Of exchange by
drawing sixty and ninety day bills in anticipation
of the autumn movement of crops. II is said that
cotton shippers not offering any exchange for
fall delivery, nd there offerings OF grain
bills for later than August and September de-
livery.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
GIANT CRACKERS, But UNSATISFACTORY.

From The NeW-OrleanS Times Democrat.
Speaking Of the Glorious FOURTH remarked a
former resident of Georgia, reminds of
quaint practical Joke played several years by
friend living in a small town not a great dis
tance from the city, and the day before the Fourth
of July received telegram from him running
about like this: Want celebrate in proper style.
Send by train few of the biggest crackers
You find. It so happened that the lawyer had
three clients who were to be released from Jail
the following morning. They tall gaunt
bearded mountaineers who belonged TO the class
known as Georgia Crackers and had been locked
up for making moOnshine whskey. The town
where the patriotic Northerner lived was on their
way home and seeing opportunity to have some
fun the attorney around to the jail and
told the trio of wild men that he would pay their
deliver a note 10 a friend They readily agreed,
and he gave them a letter running thus: These
are the biggest crackers l could find. Hope they
will prove satisfactory Next morning the sub
urbante summoned to his door and confront
ed bv three huge, hairy mountaineers. who SOL
emnly handed him the note and sat down on the
front steps He amazed beyond measure, ana
when he read the missive he realized that he was
'1Ip against it, the saying goes. There is very
little humor about the Georgia moonshlner, ana ne
knew irstinctivey that il would be highy DAN
10 g those grim giants suspect Tor 4 mo-
ment that they had been made the instruments
oF n Joke How to get rid of them was the ques-
tirn and after scratching his head while, he IN
vited them breakfast and then gave mem q COL
lar apiece and told them to go ana celepraLe' lHSy
PROMPTLY filled UP corn whskey, ana ldJet N
the afternoon he hired man 10 put them apodtu
the train and pay their fare 10 lHelI, ~ I M
home Then he sent telegram when the law
Yer still preserves: Crackers arrived ran teL.
Unsatisfactory Had to have them reloadeu peioie
they would on.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
BANK CLEARINGS

Bank clearings in the last week were for all the
clearing houses in the country Sl56574 49, against
Sl.6l9936565 in the preceding week and S.Si60I4T3
the corresponding week of last year. Contrasted
with the week of 1899 the total the whole country
shows decline of 81 per cent. Compared with the
week Of 1898 the current returns record a gain Of
$50 per cent. and the excess over 1897 IS 7SS per
cent Outside Of New-York the increase over 1899
is 66 per cent The excess over 1898 reaches SO
per cent. and making comparison with 1897 the gain
Is seen to be - per cent.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
UNION PACIFIC EARNINGS.
NEW RAILROAD EQUIPMENT.
..The RaiIroad Gnzctte. -:

The Wabash IS in the market for twenty pas.
SenEer cars The Portland and RumfOrd Falls ts
asking bids on fifty coal cars. The Atlantic Coast
Line IS said TO be in the market for freight cars
he Baltimore and Ohio Is reported in the market
for two postal cars. Minneapolis and s.. Louis
officials receiving bids on some freight cars
for the Iowa Central. The Houston and Texas
central is having IA freight cars built. The Mex-
International has ordered 100 coal from the
American Car and Foundry Company. The Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western has ordered lNs
coal from the American Car and Foundry
Company. The Illinois Central is having thirteen
engines built The Allegheny Valley has ordered
switching and TWO freight locomotives.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15

the opening. but the market quickly recovered and
closed steady. Last prices were Atchison. 261s;
Canadian Pacific 91is; St Paul, 113ss; Illinois Cen
trail 1908 Louisville and Nashville, 7424. Union Pa
cifc preferred. 76 NewYork Central 1885, Erie. M;
Pennsylvania, 65s4; Reading. So; Erie first pre-
ferred, 332l Northern Pacific preferred. 72's Grand
Trunk 624 and Anaconda. s.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
d Reichm'ks a5 7-16 954 G95 5-16 "a 11-l6694&
!

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-New-Orle
mercal. 81 discount; bank. 81 premium. San Fran
cisco-Sight 10c; telegraph, 121ac. Cincinnati-Be-
tween banks par; the counter. SOC premium.
Boston-Par. ChiCago-Par St. Louis-50c dis
count. Savannah-Buying at 1-16c; selling. 1-l6c
premium. Charleston-Buying. par; selling. 1sc
premium
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-Can money in
London I1ad1% per cent. Open market discount
for short bills 27dS per and for long bills
3d3ls per cent Berlin discount rate, 37s per cent
Berlin exchange London, 20 marks +424 pfennigs.
Paris exchange on London. . francs IL centTes.
Paris discount rate 2zs per cent.
FOREIGN SECURITIES.-British consols for
money. ss44; for the account, sS 1915 Spanish Is
closed at 7O24.
THE SILVER MARKET-Bar silver. 613sc- Mex
lean silver dollars 4S14c. Bar silver in London.
IS 5-16d
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid. 1852: Lisbon.
34OO; Buenos Ayres. $780, Rome 6.32l2-
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATES.-Money on call IL per cent
Time money. 22 per cent for sixty days 2s d312 per
cent for three months 3l164 per cent for four
months and 4a4la per cent tor six months on rail-
road collateral Commercial paper. 4a413 per cent
for three, four and six months for the best names
and above for names not we'll known.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-Market strong Actual
closing rates follow:
Gables Sight. Sixty days.
Sterling. 4S1 94s1k 4sd%14s1 4.s4G4.S4k
Francs 5.15 5.154s d5.15 1-16 5Ishq5 ITfa-l-I6
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
LIGHT STOCK DEALINGS.
PRICES GENERALLY LOWER.
BANK HOLDINGS HEAvIER-GOLD Ex-
PORTS AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
STOCKS

Closing prices yesterday of the principal ac-
tive securities and net changes from Fridays