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The age-herald., 1900-05-03

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was steady. No spring wheat. 63@65c; No. ? red. 651ac No. corn. 4Ossq401ac. No. oats. 231a@237sc; No. ? white, 2619G27Ac; No. white 251A@261ac No. rye 5Sc. No. barley, 40@43c. No. flax seed and north western, $1.76; prime timothy seed, $40. Mess pork, per barrel, $11.00GD1z 10; lard. per 100 pounds, $6S712@6.9 921a; short rib sides, loose, $6.65@6.90; dry salted shoulders, box ed. 61sGt6&.c; short clear sides boxed. s7.20 Q7.30. Whisky-Distilers' finished goods. per gallon, $1.251s. No. yellow corn. 401a@ 407sc. Clover-Contract grade, S7C0. On the produce exchange today the butter market was firm; dairy, 12k@15c; cream cry, 121ad1Sc. Cheese was firm at 10@12c Eggs were firm; fresh, 11c.
The age-herald., 1900-05-03
BONDS
Financial

New York, May 2.-Commercial Adverti- Sers London financial cablegram:
 Business was quiet in the markets here today and the tone dull; consols dropped 11c The war loan contango eased from 5k65 Americans hung at parties all day. There is no initiative in them here. The failure of the Pennsylvania directors to in- crease the dividend caused no surprise here but the stocks are disliked. The close was sagging.
 Copper shares were weak on Paris heaviness. There was no gold movement. Gall money was in strong demand and bills were steady and scarce. The bank re- newed a few loans and lent more money, besides doing a large business in dis counts.
 sSiiver was 1-16 harder forward at 271z, re- fusmg to sell under 27 9-16 at which price there were some transactions.
 s The market looks hard.
The age-herald., 1900-05-03
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans. May 2-Cotton, quiet; sales, 2350; ordinary, 5-16; good ordinary 8 1916; low middling. 9A; middling, 91a good mddling, 11-16; middling fair, 15-16; receipts, 7,1S3; stock, 173,S96.
 Consolidated statement: Receipts, net 2S214; exports to Great Britain, 19,5I3 France, 5,263; continent, 42,957; stock 402, ,314.
 New Orleans May 2-Cotton futures quiet; May, 995 bid; June, 934, bid; July, 9.33@93i; August, 907@9.0S; September, Ss59 @S.41; October, S.O4@S05; November, z90@ z9l December, 7.90q792; January, 7.9l@ 7.92.
The age-herald., 1900-05-03

The Iron Market. Birmingham May 2.-The following are
The age-herald., 1900-05-03
Treasury Statemens

treasury Statemenb
 Washington May 2.-Todays statement Of the treasury balance in the general fund exclusive of the 900 gold reserve in the division of redemption shows: Availa- bie cash balance $14i, ,164 7o9; god s79, 4s7, ,16l T Coffee
 ' New York, May 2.-Spot Rio, dull; Mo- 2 invoice, 77s; mild, quiet; Cordova, 9A@131k. Futures opened steady with prices un- changed to 5 points higher on favorable European cables and light Brazilian re- ceipts and foreign buying. Ruled very tame all day with the early advance and later lost under the reaction in Havre. There was slack consumptive demand and small warehouse movement. ss The close was quiet and unchanged The total sales were 4.500 bags including Sep tember, $69O; December, s7.2OqZ25; Jan 'uary, SIPS.
 Sugar-Raw, steady; refined steady.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-08-03

always 4 politician. Every morning
during the days OF harvest he receives
the reports OF the Board OF Trade or
the Chamber Of Commerce where his
wheat is likely to be sold. He has also
on his desk daily prices and q general
advisory letter from his commission
men.
The primary movement Of wheat is
the natural flow to the local flour mill
where 1t is ground to feed the farmers $
family. and toward the yranary. where
It is stored up for seed. i'nr propor-
tiOn Of wheat thus actually retained
and consumed in the country where it
Is grown is very large
When tho farmer has amply provided
for himself, he begins to think Of SELL
ing his Surplus-Which in 1SoS, for the
United States and Canada, amounted
to the enormous total OF 4:O. .OOO. 600
bushels. Of this, something less than
half is consumed III the cities Of the
United States and Canada, and some.
thing more than half is exported to
foreign countries, either rs wheat or as
flour.
The wheat crop Of the average year
is, therefore, divided into three more or
less equal parts. the first being con
sumed by the farmer and his immedi-
tie neighbors Of the smaller towns and
villages. the second going to supply the
concentrated masses Of population in
the great cities. and the third being ex-
ported as wheat or -four to feed the
foreigner.
Mr.. Ray Stannard Baker. in an article
on the Movement Of Wheat, in Nc
Clure's Magazine, tells of the manner
in which the wheat crop is disposed Of
by the wheat farmer.
| There are three general methods bv
which this is done. In the prolific
Northwest, where large numbers of
| farmers are cultivating from 5000 TO
10000 acres of wheat a year, where
the various farm buildings are con-
nected by telephone. where the plough
ing is done by complicated machinery,
where the farmer owns from two to
ten threshing machines, from twenty
to fifty reapers and hundreds of cattle
and horses, the sale of a crop becomes
a large business proposition.
But the great mass of smaller farm.
ers. especially throughout the winter
wheat districts, still sell in the old.
fashioned way, to the local elevator
man or buyer. They keep themselves
SO thoroughly informed, however, as
to the reigning prices in the great
marts and the proba bilitles as to rise
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-08-03

: MOVING THE WHEAT CROP s.
$ s.
A Gigantic Industry Employing Millions of e
Capital and Countless Hands,

AT the present time the quantity OF
wheat which is sent abroad from lie
United States and Canada annually is
about 250,OO0.OOO. Yet this, large as
it is, will certainly be more than dou-
bled within the next ten years.
Sir William Crookcs, the diStinyui>h-
"u president Of the British Association
tor the Advancement OF Science, writ
ing recently Of the proportion between
wheat production and wheat consulmp-
ton, ventured to name the year 1891
- 4 du;r when the worlds h-eau-cat-
rr> would cry for more wheat than the
WorldS farmers could produce. This
may 9e an OvcrcStimatc, yet the Statis-
tics from which such prophecies are
drawn show how very closely the con-
sumner treaus upon the heels Of the pro-
uuCc:. and how Imperative is the nccc5-
Sity OF distributing the CROP grown
perhaps half q world away from the
centerS of consumpti0ll-as soon AS if
is shaken from the tllrcS!lcrs in 4 mill
ion fields, in order that every white
man shall have his loaf, and have it
before his last supply has run out.
Great Britain eats her entire wheat
crop in about thirteen weeks. and then
she must be supplied immediately with
the products of America or Central
Russia or India, or else she must suffer.
If the United Kingdom he completely
Dlockaded, say by the ships of allied
Europe, her population would probably
be totally extinguished by starvation
within three months. The like is true
Of every country in western Europe.
although in some Of them actual star
yation could be much longer averted.
When 4 European thinks Of food he
thinks in terms Of wheat. He is the
greatest Of Dread-eaters. Yet in the
best Of years Europe never produces
enough, even including the crops from
the vast fields Of Russia. to supply her
own needs She is therefore absolute
ly dependent on the United States.
Canada India. Australia and Argen
tine.
Progressive Wheat Growers.
The American and Canadian farmer,
and particularly the Northwestern
wheat farmer. who ploughs and reaps
and threshes by machinery without so
much as touching his product with his
hands, is becoming pre-emnently a
man Of business. The Governments
have supplied colleges for educating
him, and they send him regular bulle-
tins containing the results of long-con-
tinued experiments conducted by the
Department Of Agriculture. He is a
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-08-03

panies in Minneapolis, controlling 1862
country elevators with a combined ca
pacity Of nearly 5O,000,OOO bushels of
wheat.
A single company controls 115 coun-
try elevators having a capacity Of L.
10000 bushels Of wheat. And the
head Of this company is also the head
of other companies there, having lines
of elevators in Minnesota and the Da-
kotas with combined storage capacity
of nearly 100000 bushels. He also
has lines Of elevators in Nebraska and
Kansas.
Perhaps no one thing so simplifies
and facilitates the movement of wheat
as the present rigid system Of inspec-
ton and grading. In former times a
load of grain must needs be carefully
examined by every prospective pur-
chaser, were he miller or commission
man; and if this buyer sold again, a
second examination became necessary,
with it's attendant disagreement as to
quality. The business Of wheat buy
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-08-03

ness; but lattcrly Boston, Baltimore.
Philadelphia. New Orleans, Galveston
and Montreal have been large exporters.
For the fiscal year 1899 New York took
only 2S.S per cent. while New Orleans
and Galveston had 1863 per cent. each.
Boston II, Baltimore 9.4, and Philadel.
phia 6 per cent, the remainder being
scattered between Montreal, Portland,
Norfolk and Newport News.
10 quote again from Mr.. Baker. the
average yield Of wheat per acre is grad.
ually creeping up. In 1890 it was only
Ill bushels to the acre; in 1895 il was
1871 bushels; while in 1893 it had reach.
ed 1873 bushels. BY the use of machin.
cry, combined with cheaper rates Of
transportation for supplies, the farmer
can produce larger yield more chean.
ly than ever before. so that, althouph
the farm prices for wheat do not aver
age higher from year to year. the farm
er's profits are larger
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-08-03
KISSES ARE HIGHLY PRlZED.
IL AdnIas SClOOlm a a m Distributes Them
oE

Aanaas SchoOlma'a a m Distributes Them
as Rewards of Merit.
IN Nemaha County, Kansas, Miss
Mlll'c Daniels, who is described rs un
usually handsome, has adopted Il novel
means OF reWarding the faithful and
"el-oehaVed among her pupils, and
hef pan has been approved by the
board of trustees, who have engaged
her FOR another year. Miss Daniels.
whenever 4 student attends school one
Whole week without being tardy or alb
sent, kisses that student, whether male
or female. II the student is tardy only
once she allows that student to kiss
her. All students who disobcy this
standard are ruled out of the kissing
match. The kisses are given and
taken every Friday afternoon. NcrU-
less to say the young men do not play
"hooky' Oh that day.
There are sixty-tvc pupils at the
Wilson district school. -Four years ago
Miss Daniels went there from Illinois,
She was Il good teacher, but the stu
dcntS mostly boys, were hopeless vic
TINS OF the "hooky'' habit. Try as she
. would the pretty schoolma' am could
not keep them in school regularly. She
arranged list Of prizes to those who
attended regularly. but they held no
attractions for the country boys.
Then she consulted with the school
board on the kissing question. They
were willing if she cared to experiment
that way. Some of the school board
said among themselves if she did adopt
the plan they believed they would
start to school again. SO two years
ago she adopted tho scheme. and it has
worked well ever SINCE Speaking Of
her unique experience Miss Daniels
said:
Il do not think l am doing anything
wrong in allowing my young men stu
dents to kiss me as prizes for obcdi-
ence. Indeed, | think it is Il great re-
form or | should not practice it, My
pupils Ill respect me. l have Il good
attendance. The patrons Of the dis
trict like me. for haven't l been given
another two years job. l do not mind
criticism from outsiders; my thoughts
are about my school,"
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-08-03
QUEER KAFFIR NICKNAMES
They Are Generally Based on Some
Distinguishing: Pecvliarity.

lhey Are Generally Based on Some
Distinguishing Popularity.
ApropOS OF Major General Baden
PowelIS sobriuuet "lhlala Pansi,' lit
orally meaning ito stay Dclow,' be-
slowed upon him by the Zulus, it may
be mentioned that the natives of South
Africa are peculiarly happy in their
hcs1oWal Of names upon persons and
/ plarrS. generally based on some salient
peculiarly in the case OF places and on
! some physical defect or virtue in the
case of PERSONS.
''R.-p.," in the Matahclc campaign.
| was further chriSteneI "Impeso," or
the wolf, by the katiirS ON account or
the fact that he used to steal over the
| Velut at dusk. The late Sir ThcOphi-
luS ShepStonr, while British diplomatic
| agent at Fort Pe,ldlc. in the Cape Col
ony, acquired the name Of M M-soutsu,"
the mighty hunter. Il title by which he
! was ever aftrrWarG known in South
i Africa. The late Bishop Colenso.
! whose affection for and deep interest
in the ZlllS is we'll known, was deSi~-
| mated by them as M -Sal>antu,' father
Of the people. John W. ShepStone, son
of Sir Theophilu> and for many years;
judge of the Natal native high court, is
called by his legal subjects Mr.. John"
The attorney general of the colony ap-
parently strikes awe into the native
breast, AS do certain other heads of
departments. who. from the fact of
their occupying private rooms remote
from the clerks. arc designated "IZin-
koSi kn pakati' tlordS of the inner
rhambcr). \ tall, thin young man
in MaritZburS was known to his black
servants as nltWaS:l 10 TWishi,'
meaning the Goodly saplinG, and man
who was left-handed in most things
was promptly distinguished as 'Nceli.'
or the eft-handcr.-pall Mall Gazette.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-08-03
RUSSIAN DISLIKE OF TUNNELS
Remarkable Statement by an American
Railway Inspector.

Remarkable Statement by an American IL
Railway Inspector.
There arc naturally Il number OF
sweeping curves through the Ural>, but
Ill 1unncliny has been avoided The
writer did not see Il single tunnel III the
Tral Range. 1t is Il remarkable fact
that during the tranSSiDerian railway
inspection the writer did not observe
il tunnel anywhere; and even after con-
tinuing the inspection right into the
heart of Russia about 1000 miles more
Of line had been covered before he saw
the first tunnel This was near Tyfa,
not far from the illustrious Tolstoi's S
home; and it was while responding to
4 prearranged invitation from le grande
Russo that the writer came across this,
the first tunnel noted, after 5000 miles
Of overland railway inspection.
= \ Russian railway engineer would
sooner blow up small mountain than
make Il tunnel, leaving yawninc
chasm between the rocks, with two
''streaks of rust' at the bottom thereof
as a souvenir Of his activity. Or, if he
finds that, after going to the mountain.
the mountain is not likely to yield to
him, his instructions are to circumyent
it by long detour. Anything to avoid
tunneling! The primary aversion to
tunnels in Russia is not alone their first
cost, but their subsequent cost; for tun.
nels, like houses, always have "some.
thing the matter with them. ."--Cassier's
Magazine.
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49,
or fall. that the commissions OF the
local dealer nave been scaled to the
lowest notch. Indeed, in this day of
many railroads. if the small wheat
grower is dissatisfied with local prices,
he can combine with his neighbors-a
not infrequent occurrence-and shin
directly by carload lots to some city
commission man, who is only too will
ing to buy his grain at the highest pos
sible price.
System of Elevators.
SO fierce is the competition among
the wheat buyers that at some centers.
most notably Minneapolis. vast sys-
TENS of elevators have sprung up. each
controlled by a powerful central house
at the terminal point. There are no
fewer than thirty-siX elevator COM
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-08-03
Canada'S Area

The seven provinces of Canada have q
total area Of 1,07S,00O square miles, and
the nine territories 1881 900 square
miles. while the great lakes OF the ST.
Lawrence system have an area of H.
coo square miles,
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-08-03
Flax Industry.

New Zealand's flax industry has re-
vived and tlourished exceedingly, owing
to the war in the Philippines having
shortened the output Of Manila dber.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-08-03

An outward laugh ofttimes concea1s
an inward groan.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-10
COOKING OF A DUCK.

Many housekeepers who pride them
selves upon their chicken and turkey
roasts admit themselves vanquished by
the tame duck. The great quantity of fat
under the skin is the difficulty. and to re-
move II and not tougher the meat Is the
problem.
A house keeper of Lockport. ". Y, fa-
nous for her culinary successes. sends
the following directions, and IL these are
carried out the meat will be juicy and
tender and the oily. strong flavor disliked
by most people will be gone:
Select. first OF all. a tender bird. III II is
drawn by the butcher see that all OF the
pipes I'm the vicinity OF the crop are re-
moved. Take out all the leaves OF fat
tiLat can be removed. Pick of all the pin
feathers that protrude beyond the flesh
and wash the bird with a cloth wrung
out OF warm water.
For the stuffing use chestnuts or bread
crumbs. If the latter butter slices OF
bread thickly and moisten with hot water.
Crusts can be used, but should be dip
ped In water until soft and then saueez-
ed dry.
The bread should not be wet enough to
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-10

II Guatemala expects 10 profit by Amer
ican capital aud enterprise II viii have
20 be fairer and more open I'm its deal
ings. That little Central American state
needs outside capital 70 develop its In
dustries, and though it has relied I'm the
main on Germany for such moneys. there
IS considerable American capital thar
would be Invested tnerc n Americans Eel;
that they would receive fair treatment.
But the arrest OF Engineer May, IN what
appears 20 be defiance of tho laws sna
customs OF that counsry-on the specious
plea that he had not made certain ar
rangements to care for his business
debts. when II appears that he has done
that very thins--vil act as preventive
10 other Americans going there @ DO
business. A little honesty in dealing with
Americans would not hurt Guatemala at
all. and would Improve her opportunities
OF securing American capital and skin.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-10

make a solid lump pressed In the hand.
but should rather fall apart or crumble
when squeezed together. lfit Is too moist
IL will be sticky when cooked.
Season the dressing with a small grated
onion. sage. a stalk OF Chopped celery and
teaspoonful OF worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper to taste, No one favor
should pfedominate. Because the sage Is
dry there will be tendency TO use too
mucl. A half teaspoonful or less will be
ample Add half OF the finely chopped
giblets and the meat from the rec1 that
have been cooked together until tender.
In filling use enough dressing 10 plump
the bird. but leave space enough to allow
for the shrinking OF the meat. otherwise
the dressing will burst the trussing Draw
the. flap OF skinsleft after cutting off the
neck over the slit left from removing the
crop and secure Il with n skewer9 II the
opening In the breast. made in drawing
the bird, Is large sew piece OF old mus
lin. over IL securely and give an addition
al staying at the end with a skewer IL
necessary.
Fasten the wings and legs close to the
body and in good shape with skewers
Place the bird on rack I'm a dripping pan
and put II into a very slow oven. When IL
In warmed through Tor ii about twenty
minutes, remove from oven and pricK the
duck all over lightly Ousr throtgh the
skim with fork. Press out all the oil
possible with the back OF case, knife
Drain all the oilafrom the psn 4 place the
bird again on the rack and return to the
slow oven. Leave n'there for half an
hpur. Again drain the oil from the pan.
replace IL with hot water and put IL into
n hot oven. Bake until tender. or about
an rour and quarter, basting often.
Use the remaining giblets for the gravy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-10
HOW TO DRESS.

Striped goods are always more or less
in fashion. and although universally be-
coming, according TO the way they are
made up, there is a special way of using
stripes for various figures. says the
American Queen. Stripes used vertically
give length, used horizontally they i'm
part width and fullness. Tail figures
only should use horizontal trimmings,
either on skirt or waist, or striped goods
SO made up. This is a fundamental rule
which is very often disregarded.
Short figures should avoid using goods
with a rough surface or goods with large
checks. plaids or wide stripes, as they
increase the appearance OF ones size.
Narrow stripes cut on the cross give
length. and when We'll cut and fitted are
generally very becoming.
Short figures should never wear yokes,
or, il they are worn. they should be very
short. A yoke imparts the appearance OF
fullness. Stout figures look best in point
ed bodices, cut quite short on the hips.
BOdicos which end at the beltline do not
suit stout figures. but as fashion gives
preference just now TO this style OF
bodice the woman must be sure TO pull
her belt well down In front so as to form.
a sharp point, thus giving the appearance
Of long waist.
a plump, well-shaped arm looks best In
a clcse-iitting sleeve entirely devoid of
trimming around the wrist. Trimming
about the wrist is seldom, IL ever. be-
coming; 10 apparently increases size of
wrist. which should slope in gracefully.
The sensible woman OF today selects a
mode OF dress which suits her. and she
makes fpshion conform TO II. IL her feat
ures are regular and her face long she
dresses with severe simplicity; ", on the
contrary, the profile is irregular. and her
face more inclined to be round, then her
dress may be fanciful. In color. too. she
selects her particular shades and adheres
to them. She does not wear gray when
she 4.nows her coloring makes a costume
OF gray. however beautiful In itself, look
badly upon her.
III she is pale she selects a shade that
will throw some color upon her face. II
she be afflicted with too much color she
selects neutral tints or dark shades. The
whole secret of dressing becomingly lies
IN making fashion conform to the style
which suits you best.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-10
MR.. LEAVITTS EXHIBITION
A REMARKABLY FINE ONE,

The painting Il wonderfully strong %
reet away and will also bear the closest
scrutiny. ft, fsF
Perhaps no painting In the entire ool-
lection gives a more thorough expression
OF Mr.. Leavitts present conception cf
art than the ''Crawfcrd Peaches and
Foliage" The visitor will turn again and
cgain TO this picture There Is a juici-
ness both in the fruit and the foliage
" Nhich appeals to one, while the velvet
surface of tho fruit is brought out viii
amazing clearness.
still another charming picture Is en-
titled "Currants In the Sunshine" the
fruit being of that same juicy. quality
which characterizes, all Mr.. Leavitts 8
work. The effect of the sunshine is par
ticurariy marled and with it's strong
lights and shades accents and relieves
the crimson and gold OF the fruit and the
rich green OF the foliage.
Ripe September" shows a realistic pio-
ture OF fall melens, apples, pears and
grapes, while a Basket OF Grapes OF
the muscat of Alexandria and black Ham
taste them so real are they.
Mr.. Leavitts marines arc also excellent.
Sunrise on Granny Carr Rock shows
a typical scene at Seaconnet. with the
delicate tints OF the morning sky re-
fiected in the water.
THE Beach at Wall Rock" Is another
marine where the rocks are so perfectly
depicted as to seem the real rocks them
selves.
After the Sou wester" shows the waves
breaking ION the beach, with their white
crasts in the distance. This Is a particu-
larly strong composition. which Will rivet
the attention OF. all who admire what Is
excellent I'm marine art
Altogether Mr.. Leavitt's exhibition. is
admirable In its breadth. variety and un-
usual artistic excellence.