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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-15
GOV. Tanneris Not So yNe1l.

New orleans. March Ex-Governor
Tanner Of Illinois, accompanied by his
Wife and SECRETARY. arrived here in a
private car. The governor was taken at
once u the St Charles hotel and word
was given out that ne was quite i'll. Mrs.
Tanner said his condition was such that
he could not leave his room.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-15
Inquiries Prom loNyn.

WASHINGTON, March =. Comptroller
a8f ne Currency Dawes has received
communications from he following
Iowaas reatiy. 10 organizing national
banks With s25.ono capital, under the
new currency law:
6 II W'eiser, president Winneshies
County Eark Decorah.
j + Thompson. First National Bank
crysial Falls;; G. S. Apperson. First
NeeioBli Bank Crystal Fails
p. Z. Lane Guthrie State Bank,
S ~ Waterbury. state Bank of
Dayton; ss.,ooo
A. /. Brush. Usage
s L. Butt, cashier Farmers Bank.
Casey
Farsnwofth. Merchants state
Bank. C}srectionvlle
G, G. chubb, president State Bank Of
Burt.
W Z: Bombergar. Gowrie.
L. j. Murtaeh vice president Of
Fenton Stare Bank, FeN,on
Q. Mosh,f, cashier OF Exchange State
Bank Wilmot
J. II. Park Humeston
c. S. Stearns, president Tiffon Bank,
iGordan.
I = Eiwell. cashier Commercial
! Bank, Essex
4 ]. u riersall. vice president Farmers
J Bank. Rockville,
Itis expaeicd that many state banks
VIII be converted into national banks
under the new law, ard new national
! banks be organized The comptroller
gave authority 10 one applicant IN Con-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-15

nearly correct as .is possible 10 ol3-
issin. The Quotations aee g prices paid
by leaders, corrected Thursday aftsf-
noon.
GRAIN MD FEED.
V. II. sieppy reports the following
~ ees
Wheat a2a5ss
Oats az.
Corn y.
Rye -
Timothy 90.
Hay Tame, 80; Wild SO. selling
CORN.
IRE Gu $50 sugar Refining Com
I9tag aunt i price q Isl. eenjs pc.
pashel for corn Of No. 9 grade and bet
LIVE STOCK.
Receipts today 30
f3riftain & 0. are paying the follow
ing prices for hogs IN wagon load lo;s
seeeted light. $40 70 $50 popras. 4. %
saected heavy OYER $50 POUNDS. 10
ing to quality after reduction Rough
liltstHtit'r KUN III fNpfNS, iIiihy I3eai1Gs
ana hogs unfit FOR packing Premium
hogs must Be smooth and fairly vel
A sAs subject to government in.
speet!on.
PROVISIONS.
Mafshalitown grocers quote the fol.
loving prices for country produce:
Potatoes . cents per bushel
Bears $50 per bushelin trade.
Eggsl4 cents il, trade
Butter-1Sn2u cents in trade.
POULTRY
Butchers, commission and cold stor
age houses are paying the following
cash prices;
Ducks 5l2 cents.
Young chickens cents.
Old chickens cents.
Old turkeys . cents
| Young. plump turkeys. cents.
| Eggs cents.
| Bntter-Sweet, IL cents.
HIDES, TALLoW AND WOOL.
| II. willard Son & Co. are paying tn
| following prices:
No. / green hides cents.
| No. 2 green hides cents
Pelts-40eIsO cents.
Horse hides-1.5O@20
Rough fat-Per pound, az cents.
| No. cake tallow-3A cents.
Wool-12@1S cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-15

The fol5aH ng prizes qUoted are as
nearly ea1rvg as KS possible 10 OBJ
asin. The quotations ae 3r prices pad
by lealers corrected Thursday after
noon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-15
New AorIs rrnen..e

New York March Is.
Bltter firm 20efg5
gs-SteaGs rs AT inAHk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-15

To Cure a Cold While You sleep
Take Weeks Break Up-e-Cold Tab
lets" No cure, no pay. Price. 20 cents.
Peter Mayer. sole agent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-15
pcorin I.rodnre.

Reeiai March Is.
Corn Higher: No. :. 3sa.
Catsf'irm W B &lsite 9.ta@ 25i..
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-08-23
B0ERS n0BILIZE
Forces Of Generals Botha. Meyer
and Observation-Disclosures at
Nacl,adodorp.
Eight thousand Men and All
Their Heavy Guns Now in
That Vicinity.
Lord Roberts Reports Brushes
With the Hnl@lcrs at Va
riOu> Points.

TwYFELAAn, Monday, Aug. 90
Through secret intelligence agents the
British authorities learn that General
Louis Eotha. the commander-in.c chief
oi the Boer forces, General Lucas
Meyer, the commander Of the Orange
Free state forces, and General Schaalh.
burger. vice president of the Transvaal
republic. with 5000 Beers, have assem-
b.ed ot Machadodorp generally under.
stood y be the headquarters Of Presi-
dent Kruger, on the Pretoria Delagoa
lay rnllroad1. with the whole Bocr ar
tll.ery, lncluiins the heavy piece. for
Megly at Pr, toria.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-08-23

K,>sA, CITY, Aug. 81. \. Good
oc,et,ry ii the state IiortlcUl-
,ural society Of Missouri. has received u
lct,,r from q. i. irachett. who has
charge ot the United states display NJ
,ho Paris exposition. Announcing 'i''
rho Missouri apple, had received hrs'
,r,yo The foreign demand Tor Mis-
.aur, onnl,s j. growing. especially from
England. Germany ahd Aus''A'
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-08-23

WiNoNA, Mimi. Aug. .3.-lud.,
C.ar.,~ II. Berry. ut one time one q
the most prominent Dem ocrnts IN tn
STATE. j dead here IA; the age of -
.lua-r ler.y was elected attorney gen
,ral ot Minnesota III 1891. lie after.
wurl, served several terms III the stat
senate. and during President Clcve-
land iirst term he was appointed n
soc!a,e justice OF the Idaho suprcmt
court. holdn. that position until laaAe
hnnnlnA u siAte.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-08-23

i lie wolf in tie fhb.- put - sleeps
cio,ling because 4 lie Travelled Oh his
ovn reputation be couldn't accomplish
h,4 purpose. Caun.erfr.ters af neWlt.'s 5
Witch Hazel Save couldn't sell
worthless -aiv-s on their merits. so they
put than III boxes and WRAPPERS like
neWi'ts Look on. for than. Take
only DeWl.,'s Witch Haze ~a,ye. 1t
cures piles and a., Skin dl-eas-a
Cook 4 ODEH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-08-23
sl,Ix Three IcrsouS Killed.

New YORK. Aug. 23. The wreck ot
the New \ uri and Harlem railroad a
kcusico caused the death of three tram
mon. William lauterback. engineer
Henry Cassidy. fireman. ana William
ALrlcl. Il hraAeman Several person
r,n,,trd as missing have been found
4 coroner, investigation VIII be mad1
:, determine the cause OF the wreck.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-08-23
Penetrate the lmpe-
-, and Attack the
| Forbidden City.
From General Chat
r.,, ,lla,'ov> Further
>.,,te Fighting.

1sg. 23.-The navy de.
iycd the following
lln.lnl Remey ei,ins
la lin up = Ang- -
~; 81 nal e''y t"f'a Of
American troops hrst
ie..,y.A. e4ty; have penetrated
-. t.v palace. Captain
|, ..,ry, KILLED on 10th.
SlA;h cavalry and
and japanese dis
Boxers. elSht miles
.a. About lD Chi-
Americans wounded.
A...ed. - wounded.
!. ......te
tty 4 .r'n.ent understands
-, tot the palace thai;
-. after penetrating
were. when the dis
n. rita hlng the Forbidden
amer enclosure OF tho
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-08-23
MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23
TO STOP ALL WORK.
General Strike of Chicago building
Trades Probable.

CHICAGO. Aug. 23.-Unless the plans
OF the leaders miscarry every union
man connected with the Building Trades
council VIII be called ont Oh strike be-
fore Labor dav. The plumbers have
already been ordered out and It Is the
intention tha. all other unions whose
men are working shall follow suit.
Owing - increased activity in the
bulleln- trades within tine last few
days mauy union men have been put TO
wor.., III ,olne places with tie consent
OF til busiucs, agents and ii j. the pur-
pose q t.4c unions 10 stop the work
wherever the bosses believe tney had
won a victory and show them that the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-08-23
,,.r,, in Cuban Exports.

WASHINGTON. Aus. 2J. rs According =
..,,.n.n, made by the division oi
custom. and in,uiar Affairs "f me war
= the total cArortatioh ifoin
,h, island of Cuba through ~ ~
U,ynnn for the srseh III '''hN ''''''
l,lv n. 1900. WAS ib.o@e, eo'. hs "s',"''
sin .a6 y,l spr the same i'rioa ''s'
,..,, u decrease ot S''S, 800
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-08-23

r,u,d,lpIta show. u taiu Of twenty
three Ter t.nt over 1870

WASHINGTON. Aug. -. Tho lepu!a-
,ion Of rhilndclphla. according I" tA'
coun, lust completed ~ III" census o.
Nco. is |. .29J.t,''.
The population in l>9o was l,oio'"'l. !.
The increase during the past ~ Ntaf ;
vus a;6, -, or - >. pr cent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-08-23

NEW loRk. Aug. Ex-senator Hanna
al the report that AndrcV
[ 'arneglc had announced himself f.
Brvan. said: "lt Is ridiculous. don
h,l,,,c a II ord OF IL. Governor Ian
u,r If Illinois was nj national Repul
licnn hca.ouarters and announced m
intention i. taking the stump Tor M
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-08-23
Al on Account ot u Wink.

WlNNurr. Aug. s3. Stanley Brown
fired three al George Riley OH Main
street because the latter is said TO have
wink,d n lrown wife. The cart
rides missed tire Brown was arrested.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-08-23

CulcAao. Aug. %. "ns"','o',.,,.
:, pgmocra.lc national he"df"h'o,1
',ur,nv the dny that ". J Bryan "o".', I
bc in CAicngo Labor DAY ai''r -, ",, n
u.al ~ - ,t th. pcnlc 10 to held ~ ~
'pe'" ''',n u,tn the Labor day ccIchf"'o.i'
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-08-23
- " ApE PUBLIC.
- 1T Replies 10 Ii uunr
h"na's Ncx..vs.

,r.. r.'''N' Aug. a3.-Tho state
! :. statement: '' ''' 'o''
an. NY secretary of state au,horiz 70 +.
ni,t.r y, ',a' reply has been made
Am, w" COMMUNICATION Of two
i. r.,,'a o'a Earl Ii Hung Chang.
rp5,,,' ''Nely tho 18th and 2lst
A,tia,i - a cessation Of hostile
: and the appointment Of
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-08-23
ne l'o- lni.u Gable on.n

~" l"Hk, .Aug 23.-Annaunce
nar'f vas made hs the cable colnpani,.
her 'Aa' tho Che Ioo-Iahu can. /.
~" ern, lut that tel ,sr ms ar. M.
NJ nder's risk. TaEa i now l..naa
10 Len Tsin by military ,elc.ral \
but ~ nternauoual l.ns Is IN the ~,
oi construction AMI VII bc opened IL.
ous.i.es, soon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-08-23

WON, Aug. a3. The war dc.
"'' received the following
- iF'm General Barry:
-" AUG, H. With reference
|. ~ sfam Of 10Th. horses. mate.
'ls promptly hghtcrcd at
|, fwardcd to front. sixth
/ ~ r'''''''ed Grant transport
h., ''''' now. Hospitals excel.
a,5 ar prosent army. we'll sup.
h., !. ~ condition. EVERYTHING
,sd N'o 10 Pckin tomorrow.
'Jnded DONG we'll"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-08-23
10 PRISONERS TAKEN.
Ord.rs Given ~ KIN E,ery Chinainar
Able stand.

Ord.rs Given - Kin F,ery thinainan
Able to stand.
IIsfIN. Aug. - -tfeucral attention
has tom attracted by an interview
published III The Frankfurter Zeitung
between that paper correspondent AT
Toxic ana Lieutenant Won krohn, who
was wounded III Admiral Seymour )
expedition. Lieutenant Won hrohn
says:
"4.t tn beginning wounded Boxer,
were oeuc u the hospitals al lien I-ln,
but !, va, seen later that tn, was a
mistaAe. Hence an order VA given T.
xiii IL. Cinnamon able u stand. not
even II spare tie wounded. ~. par,
ticu4r.v u make absolutely ~ prison
ers whatever
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-08-23
IL HUNG CHANG'S LATEST


S'a'i"n 81 H"siili'ies -. tho no,.
''s Have Been Dispersed.
Ao!ilN"IoN, Aug. 23.-Il HIM,
'.'.h NJ sent new dispatch to the
h''d states announcing the dispar,or
q he io1ers throughout China. ana
CT~.hI cessation of hosiIhtles.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-08-23
low \ HOSPITAL tANUAL.
Superintendent stone l. Arrested on
>erion. harge.

>eriou. harg".
Df, MoINE-, Aug. 23.-John NJ.
Stou ii Noun, Pleasant. >uperlntend-
ent 0; the industrial department q the
HOSPITAL ilr the insane, wa- arrested on
information nled as directed ~ the
boari Of control. and after Yrelimln-
ary hearing, sent 10 jail OH default of
81. 100 bail. He refuses 70 discus, the
alle.eG sales ot goods.
Sensational disclosures have been
mad tina; tne Industrial department o
the hospital has been selling .arge
quantities oI state supple, Tor >ma..
part .; their value.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-08-23

TIE dread of peopla With Weak .uugs
who ea:fer from stubhord coasf-l- con-
SUMPTION. tole,'s Honey Md Tar. II
take y time. cures the cold. tons and
st..l.' ens the lungs ard a.Hh!- cures
incli.ent consumption.
CHEI-. >,nIIZ.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-08-23
PROBABLE.
rr.t ua.tiii.ica Have Ended
Around Ickln.

+, .iug. y. "A message
a..sce was made public
lna4i.tlon 10 tho casualty
...,.. i cam siderable amount
s. VIZ Tie subject ~ AL cN-
i II Use conference l.-
81 >.a.nt, Secretary Root
~. ..tary of state Aacc.
l t!.r o.'.rials tLn' the
news from Genera.
simplify the situation
H.. .na04e this govern
-. II n .arTc degree. II,
,un III China. This
=. a, .oMcye!. Genera.
!. cta.- Indicated that there
I lerai !, heavy !ishiius
I. us. b tween iha, city
Il WAS innlosslh." -
fg II is "a the date ~
'ae!ufurmat.on ihus
a the administration 4,
tst an approximate date
a. ~ o}.r troops from
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-03-06
A PRETTY ROOM.
Blue and Green an Effective Combina-
ton If Rightly Used

There is no color so valuable in dec
Grafton as blue, nor one from which
so many schemes may be evolved. For
sunny room blue may be used entire
ly, as far as wallpapers, carpets or dra-
peries are concerned, OF blue and
green.
A blue and green room LOOKS best
with stained furnitupe, and is more
appropriate for a library or bedroom,
but as this furniture is found some
times in djning-rooms and halls it
may be/used there also. For nail
blue /"Delamere" paper lends itself
well to a blue and green scheme, but
the green must be carefully chosen, as
far as curtains are concerned.
An artistic though inexpensive din
ing-room for a small house can he well
carried out in blue and green. AS
there will be but little space the walls
may be painted in pale blue, and the
woodwork should be in a deeper
shade. A square Of blue carpet should
cover the floor, and the window cur
tains should be Of bright shade Of
green A nice suit Of green stained
and rusb-seated furniture, consisting
Of sideboard, table, two armchairs and
four small chairs can be bought at
moderate price, and these with some
blue and white ornaments will look
elfectiye.--N. Y. World.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-03-06
AN UNGALLANT SKELETON.
Unusual Passenger Taken on q Philadel-
phia Street Car.

Two young men, who must have
been medical students, boarded an
Angora car late Sunday night with a
fully articulated skeleton, relates the
Philadelphia Record. Each had one
arm linked with that Of the skeleton,
whose bones ratified gruesomely as
they walked to the forward end Of the
car and gravely seated themselves
with their inanimate companion be-
tween them. Between the grinning
teeth of the skeleton was cigarette.
.and a derby hat adorned its shining
skull. The car was rather crowded
and the other passengers, most of
whom were men, gazed in open
mouthed establishment at the strange
spectacle. The two young fellows,
however, pretended TO be unconscious
of their surroundings, and held such
converse with the skeleton as: "Too
bad you didn't wear your macintosh,
Bill. I'm afraid you'll catch cold"
Or, "Say, Bill, better throw away
your cigarette or the conductor will
put you off" When the conductor
came through for the fares one of the
young men handed him Is cents, and
he rang up three fares without word
of comment. At Sixteenth street a
young girl entered the car and looked
around for a seat "Here, Bill" ex-
claimed one of the students, "where's
your gallantry? Get up and give the
lady a seat" Then he yanked the
skeleton out of its place and set it on
his knees. The girl gave one screech,
fled to the back platform, and insisted
that the conductor stop the car and
put her OFF. "Geel Billp' remarked
the student, gazing reproachfully into
the skeletons face, you've deterio-
rated. You used to be quite lady's
man." Then everybody laughed.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-03-06
A CHASTITY RELIC
Human Head Compressed by Savages Of
South America

The most curious and most CHASTITY
relics to be found in South America
are the compressed heads of human
beings occasionally to be purchased
from the savage Indian tribes of the
River Nipo, in Ecuador. A sample
can be seen at the Field Columbian
museum at Chicago. The process by
which they are made has never been
discovered, nor does the practice pre-
vail in any other part of the world; but
these Indians, who control a large
area Of the eastern slope of the Andes,
cut off the heads of prisoners, remove
the bones of the skulls and compress
them to about one-fftb of the natural
size without destroying the features
or losing the expression Of the coun-
tenance at the time of death. They
can reduce the head of an ordinary
man to the size of his fist.
No white man has ever seen it done,
although several adventuresolne sci
entists have taken the risk of visiting
the Naipo country for the purpose of
investigation. The Indians are not
hostile to the whites, and will not in
jure them except for booty or revenge.
They will kill travellers in order to Sc
cure supplies, or will defend them
selves and revenge injuries. Some
years ago a missionary went over the
mountains to-convert them to Chris
tianity, although he was warned to
keep out of their country. A few
years lateratrader brought into Quay
aquil a compressed head Of white
man, the only one ever seen there,
which bore a striking resemblance to
the missionary. As he was never
heard from after leaving the frontier
it is believed that this CHASTITY relic
was sent down to the city by the Indi-
ans as evidence Of his fate.-W. E.
Curtis, in Chicago Record.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-03-06
Bows on Mems Hats.

Why do we have bows on the left
side Of our hats? In olden times
when men were much in the open air
and hats couldn't be bought for half
a dollar, it was the habit to tie cord
around the crown and let the ends
fall on the left side, to be grasped on
the arising Of squall. They fell on
the left side so they might be grasped
by the left hand, the right usually
being more usefully engaged. Later
on, the ends got TO be tied in a bow,
and later still, they became useless,
yet the bow has remained, and will
probably remain till the next deluge,
or something of that sort.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-03-06
MOUNT SHASTA.
1t STANDS Fourteen Thousand Feet High
in Lonely Grandeur.

Mount Shasta is something more
impressive than the highest peak in a
range 1t is an isolated cone, whose
volcanic mass seems to have been
thrown Up from the plain between the
Sierra Nevada and the coast ranges
since the formation of those huge
wrinkles on the earth's crust. The
height aione-over $4,000 feet
would impart grandeur to any noun
tain, but its isolated position and
symmetrical form make Shasta mag
nifcent. There seems to be an in
dividuality; self-suficicncy about
the mountain that compels one to re-
gard it as the sovereign of the whole
landscape.
To the northwest, the country
stretches away from its base in plain,
dotted only with small hills; and for a
long distance from the mountain it is
composed of lava rock, left by ancient
overhows, broken and covered with
sand. It supports a scanty growth of
jumpers.
Further on, this plain extends into
the beautiful and fertile valley of the
Shasta river. On the three other sides
huge ranges, offshoots Of the broken
coast range and Sierra Nevada, APP
proach, but seem to pause ere they en-
ter the'royal presence.-Golden Days.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-03-06
Forgery.

Can a man forge his own name?
This is the question bothering a Grim
inal court in Chicago, where James
II. Bird, of Chicago, received, in
dorsed and caused to be cashed a
check for nearly $4,000 intended for
James H. Bird, of New York, an
entirely different person. When the
New York Bird came along and want
ed the check that had been made out
for him and didn't get it, the Chicago
Bird was arrested.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-03-06
QUEER TURNOUTS.
Where Zebras Have Been Broken to the
Harness


They teach at school that the zebra
cannot be broken to harness. But the
school books are wrong. When Cecil
Rhodes was in Berlin he told one Of
his German friends about the great
four-in-hand he drove in the Trans
vaal, and that four-in-hand was four
zebras Aside from Cecil Rhodes
there are Others in South Africa who
enjoy riding behind a swift double
tandem of those graceful and varie-
gated animals. South Africa is not
the only part of the world in which the
zebra has been broken to harness. On
the steppes of southern Russia, along
the river Dneiper, many zebras are
raised and used for drawing carriages.
Baron Walter Rothschild, of Lon
don, h., a zebra four-in-hand, and is
quite IN authority on the care and
training Of these little animals. He
says that the wild zebras may. be
broken to harness just as well as those
born and raised in captivity, that
most Of those born in captivity lie
down when the attempt is made to
break them to harness, while those
captured when grown are soon tanned
and are most tractable draught ami
mals.-N. Y. Herald.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-03-06
The Italian Language.

Italy proposes that Italian shall be
recognized as an international Ian
guage on the same footing as Eng
ish, French and German. DR.. Bac-
celli, the minister Of education, has
directed delegates to international
congresses to demand that papers
shall be read in Italian, and that Ital-
ian delegates shall employ their own
language in the discussions, instead
of using one Of the three languages
now usually admitted.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-03-06
TIE ROMAN FORM.
Proper Way to Write 1900 in Roman
Letters

Letters.
How shall we write 1900 in Roman
letters? II has been fairly generally
admitted that two ways are correct
namely, MDCCCC. and MCM.-and
that the latter is preferable Now a
correspondent maintains that neither
Of these is legitimate. Hes says;
The year 1900 should be written
MDCD. One important principle of
the Roman system is that the most
valuable digit is placed first, and then
others as much as possible of gradual
ly decreasing value, till the re-
quired number is complete. Thus,
MDCLVI for 1856. Another is that
four similar digits shall not follow
each other. The exception to this
latter rule, which is found on the face
of a watch, is, as is well known, Of
merely medieval origin.
"Now, as the number which we de-
sire to write is 1900, we commence
with MD TO account for the remain
ing 400 We must accordingly resort to
the device Of placing a detracting
digit before digit representing ex-
actly that much more than the re-
quired value, in this instance a hun
dred. Our 400 is, therefore, ex-
pressed by CD. and the entire 1900 is
shown as MDCD."-N. Y. Herald.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-03-06
After the Honeymoon.

The first time that a husband goes
off to work without kissing his bride
good-by, she wonders that he did his
work well enough to retain his job
Atchison Globe.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-03-06
A citY,s Big Debt.

The net bonded debt Of New York
city on Novemeher / reached the ex-
traordinary sum of $256,07s, $40 SO.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-03-06
Nickels and Pennies.

The 1902 national banks of the
United States hold $1,O13,l22 nickels
and cents in their cash reserves.