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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23

s11s.ss251; balances. ssg7o.s1s observation-disclosures
S5,ss1.7Ss: balances. q 40e. Baltimore - Ex-
changes. S60e,sS7; balances. s5s4,s55 Chicago-Ex-
changes, S0,5SS. gu; balances g. Al sos.
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-CaI money in
London. pa per cent. Open market discount rate
for short bills. sa per cent; for long bills s-l6q
SA per cent Berlin discount rate, AS per cent
Berlin exchange London. 20 marks AZ pfennlss
Paris exchange on London rs francs 1715 centtmes
Paris discount rate ga per cent
FOREIGN SECURITIES.-British consols for
money. 1914; for the account, sS Ills Spanish As
closed at 7; French rentes. 100 francs IS centmes
THE SILVER MARKET-Bar silver 6lssc.
Mexican silver dollars. 1850. Bar silver IN Lon
don. 2S54d
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid. 265; Lisbon,
S7S; Buenos Ayres. 1880: Rome. 6.S715
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES

LOAN QUOTATIONs-stoc loan ouotatfons
were: American Steel and Wire common, People.s
Gas, Missouri Pacific. Northern Pacific preferred
Rock Island, st. Paul. Union Pacific common and
preferred, American Tobacco, Continental Tobacco
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Federal Steel common and
preferred 19l]3 per cent; American Steel and Wire
preferred Atchison preferred. Consolidated Gas
Reading first preferred, New-York Central Sugar
Refining, Manhattan Pennsylvania, Delaware and
Hudson, Tennessee Coal and Iron Louisville and
Nashville, Jersey Central, !; Atchison common
359T!; Third Avenue. NorthWestern. Western Union
Baltimore and OHIO. nat Chicago Burlington and
Southern Railway preferred, IL
HOLIDAY.-The Governing Committee of the
Stock Exchange yesterday voted to close the Ex-
Labor Day. the Monday following.
AN EXPLANATION.-One explanation of the
small amount of per cent bonds redeemed here is
culation and deposits. and the banks are disposed
to take as long a time in providing bonds as
substitutes may be allowed.
NEGOTIATIONS.-There are intinations that the
negotiations for the acquisition of the control of
the Buffalo. ROCHESTER and Pittsburg Railroad by
ABSORPTION.-There is a report that the
United States Rubber Company may acquire the
Mishawaka Woollen Manufacturing Company
which produces rubber boots. The asking price is
$780, 600 maj ''S' was only ABOUT
ANTHRACITE.-The anthracite coal trade is re-
ported as heavier than year ago. and as steadily
improving. An increase in circular prices on Sen
TENDER l is not unlikely.
PITTsBURG AND WESTERN-A Foster Hg-
gins. chairman of the Reorganization Committee
of the Pittsburg and Western Railroad Company
informs holders of preferred stock which has not
been heretofore deposited with the Knickerbocker
Trust Company that the committee will receive
such shares and include the in the benefit OF
the recent contract Of sale. provided that such
shares. duly assigned in blank are deposited with
the trust company within thirty days and the
assessment fixed by the committee is paid at the
time OF the deposit
STOCK LISTINGS.-At special meeting yester-
day the Governing Committee OF the Stock Ex-
change approved for listing these securities of the
Kansas City Southern Railway Company: &261S7. 900
per cent first mortgage nifty year gold coupon
bonds Of 1850 for 81 Geo each s21OooO0 per cent
non-cumulatiVe preferred stock voting trust GER
tdcates, and $2999350O common stock voting trust
certificates
WEST VIRGINIA DEBT SUPPLEMENTAL was
said yesterday on good authority that the commit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23

Bankers posted rates were:

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-New- Orleans - Com
rnercsl. 81 discount; bank, 8 premium. San Fran
cisco-Sight 10c; telegraph. 121zc. Cinclnnati-Re-
tween banks, l5c discount; over the counter. soc
premium. Boston-Par Chicago-l5c discount ST
Louis-50c discount. Savannah-Buying l-lsc; sell
ing 1-l6c premium CharIeston-Buying par; sell
ing. &c premium.
BANK CLEARINGS. - Observation-Disclosures
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OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

The outside securities market closed firm. Stand
ard Oil closed at 54lq544, against 542a544 on Tues
Havana Commercial. 8s4Q9lk; preferred. S7q4O; Bak-
ing Powder, 9lG93; Bay State Cas- 1Q11s; Markeen
Copper, 4q6; Amalgamated Copper, SSl34Ssz; Inter
state Oil. 58Aq5Sla; National Salt nigga; pre-
ferred 661%d6S; Amsterdam Gas 1st 6S, 1069t1061s
Rubber Goods. 26Q26l2; preferred. I5izqI: Storage
Power. 1915; General Carriage, 6lad67s; NewY ork
Transportation. SdS14. General quotations follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23
RAILROAD BONDS

RAILROAD BONDs.-Market firm Total sales
amounted IN par value to 222O0. against s1ls5OO
On Tuesday. The heaviest dealings were in the
Atchison issues Baltimore and Ohio Is, Central Of
Georgia IS, Chesapeake and Ohio Hks Erie 1st
consolidated As, Norfolk and Western As Northern
Pacific IS. Reading general IS. ST. Louis South
western lists and 2ds. Union Pacific IS and Western
NeW-York and Pennsylvania general IS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23

Columbus Ohio August 18th, 1900 :,
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that the annldi
meeting Stockholders q the Hooking Valley h-1-
way Company. for the election OF directors ana ioI
transaction OF such other business may laN-lS CnN
before the meeting including the ratification % al acts Of
the board OF thereof sine 20
last annual OF stockholders. Will De Heil ~
the company. Spahr Building. COLUMBUS C~'
on Tuesday, October ,. 1900. 10 O'clock A. NJ
An amendment 70 the regulations Will oe .-
number OF directors from nine tS 70 r'
an and Resolution will also authorizing ne
leasing 10 the Hooking Valley Railway Company lt .
period eS wears and after January l. l. ot -S
railway property and appUrtenances q the We-lson
Belt Railway Company.
The stock transfer books viii b closed AT the ouiSe -
]. p. & No - Wall street New hA
City, Tuesday, September T. 1900. o'clocS r
reopen "Wednesday. October 8. 1870 AZ 10
o'clock A NJ. BY order OF the board % directors
W y Colt. Secretary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London. Aug. D. p. n.-Last prices were: Atchi-
sen, 2sz Canadian Pacific. e15z; St Paul. 1861; Hi
nois Central 1874; Louisville and Nashville, 1884;
Union Pacific preferred, u.s. New-York Central 1927;
Erie IN; Pennsylvania, 66A; Reading 81: Erie
first preferred. 34L; Northern Pacific preferred 73:
Grand Trunk. 65s and Anaconda. 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY.
ANNUAL MEETING, -
THE ANNUAL MEETING Of the stOckholdeI

OF Unon Pacific Railroad COMPANY will De- hsl1 :,
the once OF the company, in Salt Lake CITY - ~
Tuesday, October 9Th, 1900 twelve O'Clock noon
the election Directors % the Company snI -
other business |esa-N e'
before the meeting. .,t
The books transfer OF stock Goth CoAiiei -
Preferred will closed for the purposes q the ee
the business Tuesday. September tth 49,
and Will be reopened the day following saa N'@0--
any adjournment thereof
Dated AUGUST q. 1000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23
NEw.YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY. AUGUST %, 1900

which has in hand the settling OF the West Virginia
debt is making good progress. The certificates
who have not already deposited their holdings
Many holders do know of the necessity for ar
early deposit TO secure the benefits OF the recent
action of the West Virginia Legislature
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23

Chicago. Aug. % (SpeciaD.-Large sales OF cash
wheat in all American centres made a strong and
higher market. Export sales here We're 10000
bushels; Duluth reported 10000 bushels: Mime
apolis 10000 bushels and seaboard exporters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATES.-Money on call. 1AQlh per
cent Time money. per cent for sixty days 4 per
cent for three. four and six months, on railroad
collateral Commercial paper. Ez95 per cent for
three. four and six months for the best names and
above for names not so well known.
FOREIGN Observation-Disclosures firm. Actual
closing rates follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23
HOOKING VALLEY.

In a circular describing the condition and pros
poets Of the reorganized Hooking Valley Railway,
Wolf Brothers. of Philadelphia. say:
The Hooking Valley Railway operates BAG miles
bus TO the Hooking coal fields It's traffic is most
ly freight. and n per cent of this is bituminous
coal.
Through organization after a receivership, by
the acquisition of controlling interests in competi
tive lines, 1t has strengthened its position mate
rally, and its future is now assured and most
promising
For months the earnings OF this company have
been showing remarkable increases the
turns for the corresponding periods of last year.
The latest summaries show the following results.
In the twelve months ended June 80 the earn
ings
Gross s74 O55 81 $40 eos 81 -
Net .-.-...........-.. 914,514 1754. 949 91.79
1t will thus be seen that have an increase OF
over so per cent in net earnings within year!
The operating ratio, 60 per cent. shows that the
property is being neglected, and the results OBJ
tanned only be attributed to the character Of
the freight and the excellent showing made in the
transportation service On 1899 the average train
load was as high as 500 tons)
The net earnings for the fiscal year are S,754,
e49 adding thereto the 'Other income, say Sl30O00
the company will dispose Of net income OF at
least A,SS0,0G0, after paying taxes.
Deducting $4,000 for interest on the bonded debt
a O; $067.O00 is available fo- the preferred
stock. This sum Is sufficient 10 pay full interest
the preferred stock and to leave over $60AOO. or
over s1s per cent on the common stock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23

following securities yere Yesterday at auction
at the New-York Real Estate salesroom by I.
Muller &
70 shares Lackswanna Iron ana Steel Co........ s.
p shares Irving National Bank Observation-Disclosures
S. 900 Ohio and Indiana Gas Company Isl mortgage
per gold bonds due December 1928:
interest June and December. .-...........,-.. Box
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23
PITTSBURGH & WESTERN

PREFERRED STOCK.
The holders OF preferred stock OF PITTSBURGH West
Ry. Co which heretofore deposred v-h
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TRUST co. ara he-45v
notified that the Committee shares and
include the the benefit OF contract
sale. provided assigned blank
deposited with the KNICKERBOCKER TRUST co.
within thirty DAYS from the
fixed by the Committee shall paid OF sl-h
deposit. A. FOSTER HIGGINS. Chairman.
Aug p 1900 WM B RANL4I-I- Sacv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23

4 ADVERTISEMENTS and Sueserpti9ns tor iHs Way.
Z received their Uptown Once. No, La
2d door north OF S1st-sJ-. until o'clock p m sisr
ments recsived az the following branch 9inses az a
once rates until O'Clock p via. - -
2Sd-st.s l52 6th-aye.. mist: Mays o-a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23

THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.
GOVERNMENT BoNDs.-0Garket steady Final
limitations follow:
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ROSTON STOCKS.
COLORADO SPRINGS STOCKS.

Closing quotations the Colorado Springs Min
ing Stock Exchange, furnished by William P Bon
bright & Co. of Colorado SPRINGS:
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A LIGHT DAY IN STOCKS.
THE OUTLOOK FOR MONEY.
PAYMENT IN REDEMPTION OF BONDS
NOT AS LARGE AS EXPECTED.

Closing prices yesterday OF the principal &C
tive securities and net changes from Tuesdays
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financial
PittShurg & Western Pref. Stock

Hol1ers certificates Issued BY tsis Company On -.
deposit Of OF preferred the Ptts5u-ga
Western Railway Company hereby notified 10 present
their certificates properly endorsed witnessed 70 This
Company redemption share OF such preferred
entitled 70 receive s128Ts less cost q r-vs
stamps for stock transfers
KNICKERBOCKER TRUST COMPANY
Depository.
A. FOSTER HIGGINS. Chairman
wM. 2. RANDALL. Secy.
Aug 21 1900
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SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE

RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.
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jefferson 8 GIearfieId Coal z Irnn Co.

list Mtge- Per Cent Gold BOnds-
SINKING FUND NOTICE.
Sealed proposals will be received 70 ? VI Friday
September 81 1890 by the Guaranty Trust Company
New York e. Cedar Street New York City. To-
70 it, Trustee price exceed los and
interest. OF sufficient bonds OF
invest the OF Forty-two thousand hundred
eighty-seven Dollars thirty-Cue $50 4S7
Proposals should be in sealed envelopes addressed
Guaranty Trust Company Of New York endorsed
jefferson & Clearheld Coal & Iron Sinking Fund
GEO. Il CLJ-NF Treasurer.
Rochester. y. 7. August 18th. 1900
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FERRY COMPANIES.
BANK STOCKS

reported by clinton Gilbert, No. wau-st)
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Cables. Sight Sixty days
Francs 9-I6a5I5ss 5l6A a5l5-1-16 % 1874 as ISL
marks IS 5-l6a95Sz 95z a95 sic "a s-l6as45s
GUilders- 4O14eg4O 5-l6 40 1-I69 4O5s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23

Iopen HighL Low Fin. Bid. ASK. sold
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23

GOVERNMENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. receipts
reported from Washington. s1O5SsO2: internal reve-
receipts 1897 s5 miscellaneous receipts S2O695
Total receipts for the day. S2O4 1858; expenditures
S2S5oOo Receipts for the month TO date. 49, 216
expenditures $39 5OO excess of expenditures S372O
74 Receipts for the fiscal year to date SIS 777
expenditures. ss3 479653; excess Of expenditures
s7,744 SIG.
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE SALES.
STOCKS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

Washington. Aug 22-The condition of the
Treasury divisions Of issue and redemption at
he beginning OF business to-day follows:
RESERVE FUND.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

general balance sheet shows cash on hand SIS. ~
/ pTont and loss deficiency S41s. 2sS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23
CHICAGO AND WESTERN INDIANA RAIL
COygPANK

FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS
| Trustees Of1ce, Room S. Drexsi Building.
New-Torz. August Is 1900
| THE TRUSTEES have this day designated bT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23
financial mecnuss.
Annual Stockholders Meeting
THE HOOKING VALLEY RAILWAY co.

Columbus. Ohio. august 18Th. 1900
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that The annual
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Total sales FOR the day
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-12
Boer sympathy(p)

Those able ana voluminous gentle-
men who rallied against the admlnistra-
ton because It refused TO preclpiiate
the country Into a war with England by
Interfering with the South African war.
and who were SO lavish In their hospi-
tally In entertaining the Boer commits
sioncrs to this country, appear TO have
wocfully mlsused the funds to aid the
Stricken people In the Transvaal.",
The amount raised by these syrnpa-
thlzers, who exploited the Boer COM
mlssloners for political purposes. In
Washington, at whose head was the
eifervescent Sulzer, Of New York. was
si,l34 IS. What sum DO you supposa
was left. after Expenses" We're paid.
to send to the suffering Beers? Just
$751; IL 4
Commenting on this substantial cx-
preston of sympathy the New York
Times says that "9s1s per cent Of the
money collected has been used III IN un-
successful effort to produce on Ameri-
can politics an effect harmful to the
administration. and II per cent OF 1t
wilf--or may-go toward relieving the
sunerings Of wounded and hungry
burghers. No wonder the men who
gave the bulk OF the money are angry
about the way 1t was employed. and no
wonder they demanded rigid accounts
Ing for every cent OF 1t. Such an ac-
counting has now been presented by
the treasurer Of the fund. and nothing
worse than extravaganza has been re-.
vealed. but tho anger has not subsidized.
or course there are people in this coun-
try who sincerely sympathize with the
Beers. but what they regret in the ex-
listing South African situation is rather
the necessity than the fact OF Englands
severity. Much greater In amount was
the insincere sympathy that has been
expressed In Washington and elsewhere
the pro-Bocrism that was really anti
Mckinieyism. antt-imperialism. aatt.
Engiishism. The proportion of the sim
cere sympathy to that which is insin-
cere was in Washington, It appears, as
TX is TO 9Sis. 1t Is probably about the
same all over the country" ~ n
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-12

Mr.. Baldwin, of Georgia, Became
ss.t Unnecessarily Devout.
Atlanta Journal: An old man In Gcor-
gia named Jack Baldwin,, having los,
HIS hat in an old dry we'll ! one day,
.hitched rope to stump and let him.
self down. A wicked wag. named Neal
came along just then, and detaching a
bell from Baldwin's old blind = horse,
approached the rwell. bell In hand, and
began to ting-a-ling. ~ e...a
s Jack thought the old horse was com.
Ing. and said: Hang the old blind fool:
he's coming this way, sure, and he amt
whoa, Ball.: ag 57=
b The sound came closer. ,-.. Fl.
Great Jerusalem!" The old blind fool
VIII be right on top of me In n minute.
Whoa Ball, whoa. Ball" 5
Neal kicked Il little dirt on Jacks
head. and Jack began to pray.
oh, Lord. have mercy on me-whoa,
Baii-a poor sinner! I'm gone now
whoa, Ball. whon-Our Father. who
art in--whoD. Ball. whoa-hnllowed be
,Thy--see, Ball. gee--What'll de?-
name. Dust then In fel. more dirU.
oh. Lord. II you evei. intend to do any
thing for me-bacls. Ball back! Whoa.
Thy kingdom come-scc, Ball, gee. Ball
-Oh, Lord, you know was baptized In
Smiths mill dam-whoa, Ball! no! no!
up! murder! whoa!"
Neal could hold In no longer. and
shouted laugh which might have been
heard two miles. which was about us
far as Jack chased him wheE he got out
Of the well.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-12

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of Catarrh TINT can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
T. j. CHENEY 6; CO., Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned. have known +.
]. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable In all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST 4 TRUAE,
Wholesale, Druggists. Toledo, Q.
WALDING. HINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Halls Catnrrh Cure IL taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces or the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price TIC per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills nrc the best.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-12
The mGood Fellowv Girl.

Boston Herald: The good fellow" girl
Is here. There Is no doubt about that.
She wears short skirts. with hip pock-
cts In them, heavy yellow shoes and she
says oh" She has mnnnlsh stride.
takes lone steps. swings her arms and
wears n polka-dot four-in-hand neck
scarf and n white fedora hat. She talks
horsey, swings golf club. gets nut
brown tan on her arms. and has com
mlnd OF the entire vocabulary OF sport
Ing talk. She knows all about men, but
wouldn't know how to hold baby II
her life depended on It. ~
She does all this to earn the title Of
good fellow" under the impression
that, 1t makes her more popular with
men. She feels that she must allure
men from his clubs, and in order to do
this and enjoy his comradeshlp she
must be as near like him NJ possible.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-12
The Statc Contention

With the largest attendance IN the
history of the party the Republican
state convention convened at Charles
ton yesterday and. after the nomina-
ton by reclamation of Albert Rlakeslee
White. OF Wood county, for governor.
the convention adjourned until this
morning ut 10 o'clock. SO far tbs fight
Ing lines have been addressea'to the
authorship. and at last accounts they
were most tenseiy drawn. and the out
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-12
Thousands of Homeless Squirrels.

Thirty thousand gray squirrels will
soon be homeless as q result of the ac-
ton OF the state land board.
20: Up near Devils Head Mountain, in
Douglas county, there Is timbered
tract which has been the home Of II
squirrel colony since the advent of the
white man. Settlers and cowboys have
n sort of superstItious regard for the
army Of chatterers, and have safely
guarded them from the rowing hunter
Not one has been killed for years. 1t
is believed more squirrels We're never
gathered together In an equal space Of
forest,
Recently Christian Runge made ap-
plication to the land board for the pur-
chase of 100000 feet of timber In this
section. and It was sold for 500. Before
many months the last trees will be car
rted off.-Denver Special.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-12
English as She Is Wrote,

Liverpool Daily Post: II the English
language goes on developing at the
present rate Of speed and In the present
manner reading book for upper stan
dards-say standard KIN the next
century will present such n lesson as
the following: 1T was no use boycott
ting her; she was not to be burked.
Where we went her TRIBES eagerly fol-
lowed. She scorned no hypocrisy; she
would betray us rs rcndily as smile ut
us-nay, she would drcyfus us while she
professed the fondest friendship. No
ma1icking on festnl holidays. but her
scowling face kruSered upon us. She
was slim. and we knew II. but we could
not home the fact she deweyed before
us hero. but In private she modified.
She steadiod her speech with sentiment,
but her actions were incomprchcnsble.
brownnged. md, rs regards their deli
mite purpose. ruthlessly kitchenered"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-12
Not So Swell,

y Topeka society Is not so swell" says
Thomas Benton MURDOCH. as he takes
a retrospective view OF his boyhood.
when we were carrying the hod forty
years ago In that embryo city the dad
dies of some Of the swellcst people Of
the present generation We're digging
Cellars, carrying hods. hauling sawloGs.
making brick md the like, while moth
ers were taking in washing. running
boarding houses. shooting biscuits In
tarerns and working out. Topeka
society Is oil right, IL it didn't put on SO
many airs, "-Elinwood Leader.