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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-26
WHO STRUCK BILLY PATTERSON

Read the switch tenders story in to-
morrow's Sunday Times and find out.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-26
a COUNTRY TROLLEY RIDE.

The only genuine country trolley ride
Is over the Westbrook, Windham and
Naples railway to SouthWindham. Wood
land Stroll and the old Tow Path, the
most beautiful natural resorts in the
vicinity of Portland, are now putting on
the dress of summer. Don't miss the rid e
these beautiful May days.
Leave Preble street ten minutes past
the hour week days. Close connection
made Sunday with all cars on Westbreok
division, beginning at $40 a. m.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20

cd 44lsc; May, A 15-16@42Ac, closed Pic;
december 46%@5S7Sc, closed 1850. Oats
Receipts. 35,G00--bu; exports, 110,500 gu;
spot firm; No. 2, 271ac; No. g. 27i4c: No. 2
White S11a0G32c; No. white, 30@91c; track
white western, SO@351kc; track white
state. 3d1R6J351sc.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 19.-Close: Wheat
May, 65s4c; cash No. hard. 65Q66c; No.
2 red, 69070c. Corn-May, 34Ac; cash No.
2 mixed, S924c; No. 2 white, S5c. Oats
No white, 25e.
MILWAUKEE Dec. 19.-Flour steady
Wheat-Dull; No. ! northern. T215@73c;
No. northern, 69@701ac. Rye-Firn; No.
/, sic Bailey-Firm; No 2, Coo; sample.
45@i6c. oats-Steady; No. white. E51s
@26c
81. LOUIS. Dec. 1s-wheat-No. 2 red,
casn, elevator, tic; December, 705sc; Jan
gary, o71Ac; May, 725s@72Ac; No. 2 hard,
6712@69c. Corn-No. 2 cash, 34S4c; Deem
Der, 547sc; January, 355sc; May. S519c
Oats-No 2 cash. 23c; December, 231lc;
May. 241@c; No. 2 white, 261sG527c.
LIVERPOOL Dec. Wheat-Spot
6hll; No ! California, 6s 21sd; No. 2 red
western, 5s HE'D; No. 1 northern spring,
6s z1zd; futures dull; February, 5s llS4d;
March, Gs. Corn-Spot steady; American
rev. As 1sld; American mixed OLD. IS
2$Id; futures firm; December nominal;
January, IS 1G$sd March, IS SID
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20
PRODUCE AND FRUIT.

Butter-Steady and in active demand.
Receipts light. Observation-Disclosures, 81 C;
firsts, 24c Dairies-Hand separator, nc;
extras, 19@20c LadIes-EXtras, 16017e;
packing stock, 12c.
eese-Market steady and active.
Twins, fancy luz cream, 121%c; Iull cream,
Young America, new, 1119@12c; brick, No.
1, 10@11c; brick, No. 2, 912c; Swiss cheese,
old, l214014c; Linburger, as to grade SO
Gt11c.
Eggs-Market easier; receipts light.
Fresh stock, cases included, loss oft, Il
Beans-Market firm. Fancy navy, per
bu, 81. 25Q2;S5; medium hand-picked, per
bu. 81 G0Q1. so.
$130
Potatoes. Steady; fair demand. Pota-
toes, bu, 3SQ45.
Vegetables -Beets, per bu, 25c; lettuce,
toes, California, basket, -T5c; spinach bu,
o1c; turnipS, bu, 25c; beans, wax, bu s.;
.'triiS beans. bu, So: cucunbers, doz 81:
radish, Id, 10c.
Onions Steady, Red Globe and Weth-
ersffeid, cNt 81. 75602
Apples-Nar well cleaned up and
good stock commands firm prices at adj
yanceI quota tons. Apples, fancy, 81. 75@
$40
Iemons-Receipts liberal; demand good
Fancy Messinas, box, 9.75@4; California
per box, So. 75d4
Oranges-California navels, box. So .50d
rs; MeMcans, box. IS 25@S so.
Nuts-Hfckory, per bu, $101 .25: new
California walnuts, lb, 14c; peanuts, raw
per lb, &c; peanuts. roasted, ID, 7c; Bra
zils, per ID, lie; pecans, medium, 11@11L5c
chestnuts, new, per lb, 12015c
Bananas-Supply moderate; demand &C
tive. Choice shipping. 500. so.
Figs and Dates-Figs. new California
| box, 75c@$1; fard dates, 1e-ib boxes, SO
Sc: Hallowee dates. new, size.
Apple Cfder-Sweet, per Dbl, IS: sweet
rer half Dbl, $2.75; hard, per Dbl, 50.
Dressed Meats-Demand light; supply
lair. Veal, fancy, 61ac; veal, medium
SIC; hogs, country dressed, 6G6Ac
spring lambs, pelts off, SC.
Poultry-Demand fair. receipts liberal
Dressed springs, per h. Size; hens. 71Ac
geese, TIE
F'ish-Fair demand. Pike, per lib. sc,
crGppies, Per Ii, 4Gl5c; pickerel, per lb
DC; frog legs, doz, 4@Sc.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20
MINNEAPOLIS

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 19-I.iverpool and
large Northwest receipts made EASY
wheat prices on the opening, but a cor
rection of the Minneapolis receipts and
Argentine reports of rain firmed it. The
market drifted into dull lines at once and
May wheat fiuctuated but little at 1890,
The Minneapolis receipts Were posted at
All cars and later corrected to 2S2 ca S,
against 29S cars last year. Duluth had 81
cars, against SIS cars year ago. Nav
wheat opened at 7313c, touched 73Ac, and
advanced to 1880.
On the close May wheat moved I'D to
7334 4737sc. and closed at 73$4c; July wheat
at 74240T4zsc.
Business in cash wheat showed decid-
ed Improvement over yesterday Offer
ings of low grades were not so heavy.
Mtllers bought the No. northern and
also No. ! to arrive. The basis was la
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20
OTHER GRAINS

NEW YORK, Dec. -Ffour-Receints
1852 bbls; exports, ESQ bbIs: quiet but
steady: Wheat-Receipts, 65,675 bu: sx-
ports, 1878 bu; spot firm: No. 2 red, T7Nc
No. l Northern Duluth, S31sc f. O. b. afIoat:
No. hard Duluth, S71se f. o. b. afioat'
Options csosed firm at Nc net advances.
March 7S$4Q79Ac. closed 79Ac; May, rs f-l6
Q7S34c, closed 7S$4c: December 761%0a77c
closed l1c.. Corn-Receipts, 10, 325 bu; cx.
ports, IS, 7e0; spot firm; No. 2, 47c elevator
and 4eAc f. O. b. af1oat; options closed
firm at BQ3sc net advance; January clos
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20
DULUTH,

DULUTH, MINI, Dec. 19.-Wheat held
from CSC under Tuesdays close up to it
all day, and was dull and featuraless
December opened 1gc off, at 707bc, went
off to 7o9sc, and then advanced, to Tic;
May opened at 747se, sold off to 745sc, and
held between that and 75c all morning.
I.67, May at $1.62 the while. There was
no seed brought out at the advance.
Receipts-Wheat, 81 cars; corn, Al; barley.
121 ,232 bu
Close--Oats, 24rkc; rye, to arrive, dc:
May, 49c; corn, 3SAc; barley, 35055c; fax,
eash and December. 81 .6S1$; May. 81 60;
NO. hard wheat cash, 725Bc; May, TIC:
No. L northern, cash, 76Bc; to arrive
7l9sc; December. 7O7ac; May, T5Nc; No. 2
northern, Size to sc higher; No 3, 521bc
to &c higher
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Wc.I DriIIer,s Co.
Pittsburg Cor. Phjlade,nb,o paoor,

Plttsburg Cor. Philadelphia Record.
w. 6; Phillips, slim dTiller in the Lantz
I p9oi, washington county. has accom-
piished an unprecedented feat in flshIng
OIL well tools by having a rope fastened i5cla
70 ms ankles and allowing himself to he
lowered headforemost into the holee. The
d,lTteen-ineh casing had sunk a little.
raise broke. falling acros the con Of 4he
casing, and thus interfering completely
with every effort to lift the casing.
pleasant part of his experience being a
spike In the conductor caught in his
clothes, and in the effort to get past his
shoes nearly came off. thus threatening
OF much twisting he wasfinally brought
to the surface. - : :, : - -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20
A Three-DoIIar Bill.

Lewiston (NIe) Journal.
County Treasurer Noel B. Potter has
received from a party hitherto unknown
TO him So bill, with the request that
he ascertain whether the money now
has any value. The bill was issued Jan.
4. 1859, by the Quinsigmond Bank of
specimen of state bank currency. and If
is of denomination that is of course.
not now seen in this country Col. Pot.
ter has written to the Quinsigmond Ma
outgrowth of the bank that issued the
BILL to ascertain if the present bank as
sumes the liabilities of the old. The
name of c. A. Hamilton is signed to the
bill as cashier. A man by the name of
Hamilton is now one of the directors of
the bank referred to-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20
ST. PAUL GRAIN.

Oats-Receipts, ID cars: No. 5, 2Sc; No.
white. 231&6e24c
Gorn-No. 3, 34c; No yellow. 341b@35c.
sacks, $1.SO; coarse cornmeal' ton, Si4.50:
No. feed, $14.50.
Bran and Shorts-B-an in bulk, $11;
shorts in bulk, $11.5o
Hay-Demand moderate; reeeints ian
tons; shipments, 70 tons; upland, choice
$llQl2; upland. No. l. $40; timothy, choice.
$l3Q14; timothy, midland. ~
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Quotations: Good to choice butcher
lambs, "a. 50D5; fair to good, 81 25G4. 40;
good to choice fat wethe-s. $3.6OQ4; fair
TO 5000, $525a3.50; fat ewes. 81 25Gg3. Is;
good to cnoice stock and feeding
lambs, S4@4.50; fair to good, SO .25a3 Is;
leeq!ng wethers, 81. 25GJ3. 20; stock and
feeding ewes, 81 75Q3.lO; thin sheen, $2@
$2G2.15 No.
rat sheep and lambs in good demand
at strong prices Stock and feeding
STUN steady and active. Receipts OF all
kinds were moderate. Some very choice
feeding lamb5 scid at $4.65.
EenraSRn ia i've roInc..
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION

Other Grains-Winter wheat. s; No. 3
corn, IS; No. 4 corn, g. no grade corn. II;
No oats. %; no grade. oats, |; No q
10; no grade barley, 1; No ! flax, g. re,
jected flax, 81; no grade fax, e.
Cars Inspected Out 'heat-No.
northern, SO; No. 2 northern, 20; No. 3, IL;
rejected, 5; no grade, so; winter wheat.
2; No. corn, "A; No. oats. 10; No.
barley, 1; No. 5 barley, 8; No. I fax, 8:
rejected flax, %; no grade flax, 1.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20
The LIVE STOCK MARKETS
BULK OF HOGS SELLS AT $500 TO
$4.67 I-2c-DEMAND VERY
GOOD
CHANGE IN CATTLE
; AZ p = y 2
Butcher STUFF Steady and Active
Stock Cattle In Demand-Priees
.ssteady--Fat Sheep and
Lambs Sell Strong.

SOUTH ST. PAUL, Dec. 19.-Rece.pts
at the Union Stock yards today (estimat-
edD were. Cattle, 900; calves, 200; hogs,
$500; sheep. 600; cars, Y.
Official receipts Tuesday: Cattle, 1877;
calves, 1854; hogs, 5,O76; sheep, 500; cars,
H.
Receipts thus far in December, com-
pared with The same period in December,
$780, ara ass foIIOSuess
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CATTLE

Comparative receipts
Total for today (estimatedD ............1, 100
week ago -....:.'...,.! Observation-Disclosures. 54T
"A year ago ..'..:.... i, ;.5S
Quotations: Good to choice butcher
steers, 450@5.25; fair. to good, s4@4. -
common to fair, S3.50@4; good to choic e
butcher cows and heifers. So 1908. 50; fair
to good butcher cows and heifers, $2.f q
3.25; thin cows and Gamers, $1.5c@2. 81;
choice corn-fed bulls, $3@4; fair to goo&
butcher bulls, S2.75@3: bologna bulls, $20
rs; good to choice veals, $4.5005. %; fair
to good veals. $350@4.50; good to choi e
feeders, So 25@S.75; good to choice so k
steers, $3.15G360; fair to good, 81. 1908 10;
common, $2Q2.60 good to choice stock
cows and heffers, S2.50@3; fair to good
$2.25q2.50; common, 31.75@2 Is; goo(9 to
choice steer calves, $3Q3.40; fair to good,
2.75Q3; good to choice heifer calves, 50 SO
@2.75; fair to good, 2.2502.5O; stock and
feeding bulls, $2@2.40; good to choice
mixers and springers, $&5040; good to
fair, $30@S5; common, Scoops
Butcher cattle of all Kinds in gcod de-
mand at steady prices. Very little among.
the offerings that was better than far
in quality. In the stock cattle division
the stock cows and heifers were strong
and active, but was still fairly brisk ard
prices were steady. Common stuff SOW.
Representative sales:
Butcher Cows and HeiferS-
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W. n. CAMPBELL
COMMISSION COMPANY
llya Stock Commission Merchants
Union Stoc< Yards.
GOUTH ST. PAUL.

Consignments and correspondents So
iieited Market reports furnished on APP
plicat ton.
We do a strictly commission business
NO live stock bought or sold on our own
account.
References Yards bank, South
st. Paul: Security bank. Zumbrota: Hon.
A. I. Koerner. state treasurer. Capitol
building. st. Paul; A. c. Anderson, cash
fe- st. Paul National bank. st. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20
1900, compared with
HOGS.

Comparative receipts:
Total for today (estimated) ...........2. 800
A week ago Observation-Disclosures. $50
A year ago observation-disclosures.
Quotations: Good to choice light, $40
Q46l1s: mixed and butchers, $4.60lf4. 30;
good to prime heavy. $l.60@465 common
10; bears, $l.75@2.5G; pigs and skips, S.
03.75
Market opened fully steady at Tuesdays
opening, and 212@l5c over Tuesdays close
The close was unchanged. Quality aver
aged good to choice. Demand good. Bulk
of hogs sold at 81. 6014 671s with a range
Of $3.50 to $40. A few loads of very
fancy hogs We're on the market and scld
at S4721k04.75. Rough packers, $4.45. Rep
reSentatiVe sales:
Light Mixed and Rutchars-
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Through Trains to Omaha, with
Sleeping Cars to KANSAS CITY

The Minneapolis G. st. Louis R r
which IS the shortest line to Omaha, has
EXTENDED its through sleeping car service
70 10 Kansas City. Get the best City
Iicket Office. No 39S Robert Sfreet 80
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20

Total sales, /, 401, 3G0 shares.
NEW YORK MONEY-New York. Dec
l9.-Close: Money on call steady at 4G5
per cent; last loan. AZ per cent; pine
mercantile paper. 4H351s per cent; ster-
ling exchange steady. with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at S4.S4% fer d.
n1and and at. $4.So11l for sixty days; posted
rates, $4.Si@4.Slh and $iS544 ssh: COM
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20

p. m. report
Puts, May wheat 1880
Calls, May wheat, 74c ~
curb, May wheat, 73%c
flaN--Ehe market opened. with buying
sentiment decidedly off and bids out of
line. In futures there was little business
at first, but offers were plentiful at Bose
under yesterdays close. Spot offerings
were on lower range, IN sympathy with
the general weakness Only 1 car of No.
l seed was seen on the table, and 81 50
was BID for. it early without. SADIE Re-
Jected and no grade We're taken, princi-
pally by, shippers, and prices We're from
&c TO &c lower all through. Some rejected
brought $1.51, but most it went around
81 40. No grade sold from 81 q to ST 35.
Minneapolis received 2 cars, against Is
last year Duluth had cars, Chicago 20
cars.
Closing prices: Minneapolis, cash.
! 81. 6712; to arrive, $1.67 p; May, S163; Du-
luth. cash, $1.6Sia: to arrive, $16Sl5; De-
cemher, $1.6S1a; May, $163
Flour-Trade is quiet Millers are dis
GUESSING the Instability of running stead
lily from now on. While present sales are
light, there is prospect for an improve
ment after the holidays, and it is prob
able the mills will continue grinding right
through, although some may go down
Saturday night over Christmas. First
patents patents are ar ao quoted at $4@4.1O; second
bbls. '-s'O' ''-'O-'
.MtlIstuffs-Prices are steady and sun-
$ll ;56@11 10; -four middlipgs, $12.5O812. Is;
bulk shorts, 81. 5O@11. rs; red dog, in 14Olb
sacks, SD feed, In 2G0zlb sacks; 81 per
ton; in IG0-lb sacks, $3.50 per ton add!-
tionaL Shipments, 1.S05 tons. !:
Feed and MeaEThe market is quiet
and lower. Coarse cornmeal and cracked
corn are quoted at $13; No. 1 feed, S13. % !:
No 2 feed, $3.50; No. 3 feed, rS13.75; gran
ulated cso3rdnameal, in cotton sacks, at the
Corn-The market is active and on an
UNCHANGED a9da9 basis. No. 3. yellow IS quoted
9Sq9S1ac; No. 3, 3215c. Receipts, 81 cars
shipments, cars.
Oats-Ihe market is firm. with good. de-
mand, Musty black oats. brought &c i;
No. white is quoted 231k@24c; No 8
oats, 23q2313c. Receipts, 81 cars; ship
ments. II cars.
Bariey-Only. 8 cars Were in and bus
mess was light Shipments were % cars.
Good barley brought. firm prices The
range was the same; feed grades quoted
57@42c; mailing grades, 42D59c
Rye-The market was neglected, as Of
ferings were very light There is con
tinued inquiry for good rye. Receipts.
none; shipments, cars.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION
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JOpen-IHigh-l Low-IClos-
ing. est. est. ing.

Cash Quotations were as follows: Fl ur
Gull ddI and steady: Wheat-No. 3, $3.50
l0isc; No. 2 red, 71@74c. Corn-No. 2, 400
4012c; No. 2 yellow. 4015c Oats-No. 3.
22AG221kc: No. 2 white 25@261sc No. 5
white, 25025$4c. Rye-No. 2, 4S@J0c. Bar
ley-Fair 10 choice mating, 52G5Sc. Flax
Seed-No; l, 81: 6oGp1 .6012; No. l Northwest
ern, $l.6l Timothy Seed-Prime, 81 30.
Pork-Mess, per bbl, 81. 12121I1. 25 Lard
Per 100 lbs, $.1o@7 IS. Ribs-Short sides
QoOse), Sc. E5Gi6. so Sh0ulders-D.y salted
(boxed), 53s6p61sc Sides-Short clear
boxed, $6.65a6. rs. Whisky-Basis OF Of
high wines, S1.27 C3over-Contract grade.
$1,000. %. Receipts-Flour $500 bbls;
wheat. 219,OG0 hu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats,
Sbipments-Flour, q LOCO bis; wheat. 20
600 bu; corn, 10000 bu; oats. $4,000 bu;
rye, 10000 Blu; barley, 10000 blu. On the
ket was dull; creameries. 15et24c; diaries.
13Gt20c Cheese-Quiet at 10J4611$4c. Eggs
Quiet; fresh, pc.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20
Winter Tourist Tickets to Southern
Resorts Via Southern Railway
(G,sG5 MiIes}.


Winter tourist tickets on sale October
IS, 1900, until April 80. 1901.
THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY is the
hest line to all resorts in FLORIDA,
GEORGIA, ALABAMA and the CARO-
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY IS the best
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BEST LINE TO CUBA
BEST LINE TO PORTO RICO
Map, folders. Cuban and Porto tsican
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Ali inquiries answered promptly.
Patronage solicited.
ALL LINES SELL TICK TS THROUGH
VIA THIS GREAT SYSTEM.
Vestibuled Limited Trains all the 5ince.
]. G. Beam Jr.. N. w. Pass. Agent,
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Louisville. Ky.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20
Christmas and New Years' Excur-
sion Rates Via The North-West-.

Very low rates to all points within 200,
miles Of Minneapolis ana st. PAUL
Tickets or sale December 24-25-3f Jan-sz.
lsry LIST. good returning January 2nd, and
on all the tiue. fast trains of the North
Western Line.
City ticket Offices: 41s NicolIet Ave.
Minneapolis Mimi. $50 Robert ST. St. ~
Paul. MINI. 2
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SIMMER & THOMAS,

nc under May, and there was an active
demand. No. 2 averaged a shade firmer,
selling around 69Q6s14c. No, 8 wheat h Id
on higher range, and much of it sold
to 64q65c, with hardly anything going be-
low Gee. There was the usual num-
per of very poor lots in no grade, 60
ing away down, some to 45e, but the best
no grade was firmer and higher, selling
from 55c to SIC. Rejected sold close to
NO; for the best and held between SIC
and Csc for the run of it,
The following was the range of prices
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20
BONDS.

mercial bills, $i791k@179%; silver certif-
icates. 6i@65c; bar silver, 64c; Mexican
dollars, SOC.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

H. H. Herbst and wife to l. M Sor-
enson, lot 6, blk g Benson's :rearr,
blk II, Bald Eagle ................... $50
Menta l.. Noble and husband to A.
n. Sorenson, 1t s, blk 16, Airing
ton Hills Observation-Disclosures, 8
D. A. Corey and wife to Myrtle L.
Deuel.. Its q and 25, blk 81, Summit
T. Brooks and wife to r. Christie,
1t 8. blk 2, Hazel Park ............. $500
M Louisa Bergholtz to Mary j. c.
Bergholtz, Its and 8. blk 1, and Its
/, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and s, blk 4, all in
Bergho1tz's rearr A, and part Its Y
and "a, Bergholtz'S sub. ............. 1896
Marion r. Furness to c. d. WEIGH,
Its 6 and Z, blk 81, Anna e. Ram
Sey'S add OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 400
Carroll G. Townsend to Nora ".
Taylor. 1t q, blk 1, Kids rearr,
and It's and S, blk l. Hiawatha
Park ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lao
J. P Buckley and wife to H. and P.
add ............................ 800 200
j. S. Prince and wife to E. j. Meier,
and Its 3 and 4, blk s. Birming-
hams Fourth add .................. 1
]. S. Prince and wife to E. J. Meier,
It's 1, 2, 6, ard g. blk g. Birming
hams Fourth add .................... 1900
William A. Rabbit to Beatrice M.
Babbitt. Its Z, 8 and g. blk H. Ar
lington Hills Observation-Disclosures. LOCO
E. J. Meier ard wife to Savings
bank, It's l to 16 and 10, 20 and q,
blk 1, and Its l, 2, 3, T. 6, and g,
blk 8, Birmingharn's add ............ /
Total .............'..'.. aS00S
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STOCK Quotations.

Furnished by Charles H. F. Smith &
Co, members of the. New York Stock
exchange, Pioneer Press building, who
have direct wires to Chicago and New
York Closing prices are bid:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20

very active. Buyers were on the market
with libe. al orders and paid alb u. steady .
prices, -,
Representative sales: .s, .,.,
NO. PriceiNo. PRICE,
COWS ........ SID 90 3 COWS .....x..Sl23. 90. 3
cows ........ SO col COWS go. 30 DO
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bier, not fallen to It. Where there Is ig-
norance there is superstition, and our
American tin horns are as superstitious as
they make 'em. At Monte Carlo and at
the percentage less than quarter what 1t
is in America. At these resorts they do
not ask people where they got their money
to play with. In America IL rich man
gives a gambler money to play with for
him-if it amuses him to see it played
they bar the gambler and that money.
There's ignorance for you! It's narrow
policy"
DO they have an idea that a gambler
can beat their game when he is in funds?'
Gentlemanly Gamblers.
Its partly jealousy. They hate to see
the gambler with a roll of some one elses
money in his hand. But they must have
some idea of that kind. or they would not
bar me and dozen others. The man who
deals the biggest limit and the most liberal
game in all America is Richard A. Garfield.
who has the club in Saratoga, Newport
and New York. But he Is an exceptional
gambler. He has advantages. Endowed
with a splendid education. a university
man, a man of keen business intelligence,
he would be a success in any walk of life.
AS l have said. he is the one gambler in
America who has fallen to hts position, not
risen, and he is liberal because he is in
telligent."
But en- what theory do they bar pro-
fessionnals' from play?'
Il suppose it is on the theory that they
pay the rent and have the right to order
their own house. They don't want the pro-
fessional gambler, that's all
But how can skill come into betting
against faro?
Skill at Faro.
II will tell you how" he answered with
animation, for the professional pride was
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Piled Up by Applicants Telling Their
Abilities.
SCENES At 4 DRAMATIC AGENCY
The Other Side Before the Foot.
lights Are Faced.
PEOPLE" ON WAITING LIST


Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, July 20. 1900.
The head man of general dramatic en-
ployment agency has got to be-and he usu-
ally is-a stole. If he were not one of those
adamantine individuals, he would find him.
self doing a continuous performance melt
ing sketch; for surely the out-of-work-and
not infrequently the out-at-elbows-actors,
actresses an dactorines are an eloquent and
a moving lot, and just as surely their
"muted music, up-stage appeals would win
them anything they asked for in the way Of
work-nay, in the way of real money-did
not the head man Of the general dramatic
employment agency possess, of necessity in
his business. an immovable temperament
and disposition. The stage-some of it's a
beautiful, dreamy domain-from the front
The men and women who walk their ways
and have their entrances and their exits
thereon seem, under the suasive influence
of the lights and the violins, to be quite
graduated from the grayneSS and the little
ness and the Squalor of everyday exist
ence. Here, however, is only a seeming.
They have their summers of discomfort.
They. too, have to knuckle their foreheads
and pull their spitlocks and throw them
selves tmploringly in the path of an indif-
ferent, negligent Lady Fortune. Their To-
tus land is winter resort. in which they
work, and are content enough. In the sum-
mer most of them drift around in a Botany
bay-waiting. In the summer, that is to