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The sun., 1901-06-30
BITFFISH ARE RUNNING NOW.
Fine Catches Brought Into Canarsie--weak
nsh Landed In Surprising Numbers.

Tho hrst blue1sh brought into Csnarsis
this season by boats OF the Jamaica Bay nsh-
ing feet were dished up there for hungry
anglers last Monday evening There were
only a few OF them. but they we're In primo
condition and gave promise OF fine sport that
was fully realized the following day.
All the boats that went outside the bay on
Tuesday brought in some buensh, and quite
a number made unusually fine catches. tho
FISH running beyond the average size OF pro-
oeding years. One splendid fellow. that sup
Piled feast for party OF Manhattan borough
sportsmen. weighed 81, pounds dressed
and IL was said that several blues even larger
were caught that day on Far Rockaway
But IL was not only those who venturrd be-
vond Jamaica Bay inlet that took homo good
baskets last week on all tho favorte spots
in the many channels there were great scho Is
Of boats. and still greater schools OF weaklish,
which latter were yankei inboard and event.
ualy landed at Canarsie IN numbers that sur
prised old baymen.
A somewhat unusual feature Of tho catches
was tho quality OF herring captured with
veakfsh bait and tackle. ono boat that came
I'm on tuesday evening manned by two ANA
taur- fishermen and the captain" q profess
s,Onal. had tity-One large weakiish and hfty-
four herring
Large quantities OF pompanos and skates
are also bong taken now in tho bay. Those
I'm neirhbo-ing boats watched sturdy Ger
man struggle for twenty minutes with ilyA-
pound wcakl-h a few days ago before he
succeeded In getting his net under him.
The sun., 1901-06-30
A WASHINGTON EPISODE.
Reason why All the Post Once Department
windows Are to lie Repaired.

WAsnINGroS, June 20 Yes" said ths
private secretary Of n prominent Official OF
the Post once Department to a SuN reporter.
every window in this big building, and there
are several thousand Of them. IS 10 he re-
paired
Whether they need II or not?' asked the
reporter
Certainly said the private secretary
airily. Whether they need it or not they
are TO be inspected, condemned and thor
oughly repaired. and the balance weights
tested to see II they have become lighter
during the hot weather"
The reporter glanced from tho window
at the small army OF men working on the
various floors Of the building and asked how
IL happened. The private secretary looked
out into the corridor. then at tho clock,
propped his feet on the mahogany top Of his
chiefs desk ga7ed drcamily on into space
and became confidential
There IL legend in the Department,
he said, TO the effect that upon a warm Juns
morning ~ last year a prominent oricisi
who shall be nlmeless arrived at the once
a trife ovcrheatcd, The air in the sHuctum
sanctorum being very close and h- stan of
supernuneraries being engag ged elsewhere.
the Presence walked to the neaIest window
and es-ayed to ralse IT,
The sash refused TO budge lie tugged
and pulled and strained for a time. vary
Ing the performance with few we-directed
upper cuts on the offending sash but TO no
purpose he then tried another wlndo"
ana yet another, with the same result. mean
while pacing two official fingers on the re
tired list ana disarrunging ms toga
The Presence then wrapped towel around
the injured member. performed a staccato
movement on a number Of caII buttons be-
neath MS desk, dictated series of sizzling
mlssives 10 his private secretary and wen!
OUT 70 rgrnNer his dignity Later there was
q fumpt ana whir OF official machinery
10 the basement, and shortly after ~ tins
Is computed IN the department, q neat pack
NJ containing 800 and marked, for N,
.onsress lnIe I've IAp Of Tie Post oalSs ~
The sun., 1901-06-30
CoIORA DO GROWING TeAR BEETs.
Experiments Found dProntAbie-Growers Think
the state Can supply Its Own sugar.

Experiments made by tho Agricultural
College OF Colorado into the adaptaeility
Of that State 20 ths production Of sugar beets
have proved highly successful. and the college
in a bulletin detailing the results OF the eJ-
periments announces that tho beets can
be probably raised 70 the advantage both OF
the farmer and the manufacturer ES-
perments have been In progress at Fort
Collins, at Rocky End ard at other points
In the State for moro than twelve years with
Increasing profit 70 the growers. and the
result 10 summed up in the conclusion
that at price. such ms Will make beet grow
INK profitable an where II VIII pay Ia colo
The extended experiments Of the college
have shown that twenty-five tons OF hrets
10 the acre can be pIUoGoei On Al average
with ira: .qS .G e d. i ch enough
70 %,s1Ss s1Ss any s;'sr1a he h d 1Ss
Ing is from 70 IS t2s' and ne f lrTiEShie r,
tlds and east OF tho Rocky Mountains, and
tho valleys OF the western regions possess
the best climate for beet growing The in
dustry can be carried on a. chssply as IN
Utah and Nebraska. shsre beet growing
is already profitable und extensive, and Colo
RADIOS Yield 70 tho acre IL iarger
Irrigation IL an important factor In beet
growing in Colorado, and with that properly
attended TO. the eiperimenters Of tho College
OF Agriculture sec In WON ne" ald most
profitable state INDUSTRY The pulp Of the hects
has been fed 10 csttle with fuNst satisfactory
results, and the tops have long been known
to bs good feed Tor stock
The eIperimenters do not see Why tho state
should not soon be able to produce all the
sugar consumed by It's inhabitants. They
calculate that 10 do that would require the
growing OF sugar beets on 5000 acres only
and the employment u 900 persons In tho
sugar factories and they say that II would
ada more. than $500 20 the annual income
of each Of two thousand tsrIns
The sun., 1901-06-30
LOOKS or A BRITISH N. P.
Two wagers That Indicate That Statesmen
Are Hard TO Pick Out OF a Crowd.

I made a bet. or rather q couple Of bets.
on the way across remarked a passen ger
on one OF the liners which arrived hero ths
other day from Liverpool which are en-
titled. | think, 10 some sort OF place IN the
list " the freak wagers made at sea.
After Ne had taken on the mail at Queens
town ard our ship had strai ightened herself
out for the run home | dropped into the
smoking room for a moment tn look
at the crowd. There were some fifteen or
twenty men in the place and the tables were
pretty much all IN use. over In one corner
there were a couple Of young fellows, evi-
IDENTIFY Englshmen. and a. there was va
cant seat neIt 10 them. | took IL and pushed
the button.
The young fellows had n passenger list
between them and with the freshness Of
Britishers going out to the States for the
first time. they were discussing the prob
able status Of their fellow voysgers with the
utmost freedom. There was Member Of
Parliament on board and when they reached
his name In the list one 81 them glanced
around him and finally let his eyes rest on
a pompous individual sitting alone At a table
In another corner OF the room.
~ will lay you a guinea the young fell
low said nudGIng his companion and point
ing TO the pompous passenger that that
chap over there IL the 81. p
The other fellow looked at the passsn-
per for moment ana then shook his head
good naturedly.
NO, you won't he answered, i will lay
you a guinea myself that he's tho VI. p
Now, as there we're something like 200
passengers In the first cabin and Ms tho youn <
men were willing 10 lay even money with
The chances 1917 against them, ] felt myself
compelled 10 accept the bet purely on the
siren 9Th Of III" odds.
III you have no objections | remarked
% yGs sS &omSsf ea o
They both snapped mo up with good
humored eaEerness which suggested tho
ceptionally easy one. The decision was TO be
left TO the nurser and In a few moments he
came In and We learned that the pompous
Commons was merely In the wool business.
took sovereign from each OF the youny
fellows and went on deck.
II seemed little short OF taking pennies from
children and | decided | would give them a
chance chan ,b. TO Wv WIN their money back Pretty
We were on the weather side OF the ship
and ] finally made up my mind that ths ne 1t
man who appeared on that deck would ofrer
10 bet was the vi. T. In ouple OF minutes
= man cane around the after cabin, beatinS
y hs way toward US against tho wind. He con,
Termed - TO my conception of British memb r
ol farnanent about as much AS an upstate
paIrson would and, | chuckied to mysoIf' st'''
is oor o noIi,,S yGn Pound each said, that that
They thought | was making fun Of them
but put up tho two Soverci gns In their hands
ana we left the decision once more TO the
A.. You will find the Member Of Parliament
tne oncer told us somewhat shortly, this
eVeh,hg s1gn a. snw dinner At The captains right
think of me. sighed the American -whethar
The sun., 1901-06-30
KILLED NAN WHO WRONGED HER.
Story sf Tragedy on An Alaskan Tran Comes
From Dawson.

TACOMA. Wash, June 2S.-On the frozen
trail Of tho north. Dick Beals was shot 10 death
by Mrs Thomas Herndon. the woman he
had wronged while the lattsr's husband
stood by and encouraged his wife not to fai
in her aim. The story reached Dawson on
June 7
The tragedy occurred near Anvik. on the
lower river, late In January. Beals had con-
vinced Mrs Herndon while Mr.. Herndon
was In Alaska three years that her absent
husband was dead. In time he gained her
consent to marry her. and she became Mrs.
Beals. After the couple had departed from
their old homo In the States Herndon re-
turned TO find his wife gone with Beals.
For the ensuing throe years he tracked
them from one place to another. Last win
ter he found his wife. deserted. near Dawson.
Besls In drunken frenzy had killed his
partner, Az Alexander. and had started down
the river.
Mr.. and Mr,. Herndon. with others followed
and at a point below Anvik overlook Beals.
Herndon had frozen both his hands and his
wife had tho pistol Bsals fired six shots
at ths couple. but all missed. Then Mrs.
Herndon fired three shots at Beals. He
fell mortally wounded. dying shortly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herndon were allowed to
depart from Anvtk unmolested. They went
10 St. Michaels and will probably como out
on the steamer Roanoke.
The sun., 1901-06-30
TOWERS AEOyE THE PALISADES.
A New Tall Chimney Erected in swamp at
shady side. y, J.

In the new million dollar plant OF the New
Y ork Glucose Company, now being erected
on the North River shore at Shady SIdc,N. j..
to Aght the Glucose Trust. "A new sm0kestsck
has Just been completed which IL taller than
the Palisades above and yet Is built on ground
which isat best only about twenty feet Of mud
The new chimney Is 2'0 feet high and Ia
built Of brick. so its weight IA enormous
The difficulty or making a sufficiently good
foundation for such "a shaft In the swamp In
the midst OF which tho plant il being con-
structed det~rcd many contractors from
bidding for the work Tho Custodis Chimney
CONSTRUCTION Company Of Germany, which
has Just finished the tallest smokestack in
America few niles further down the harbor.
finally cot the job.
The base ot tho chimney Il 20 feet in diam
c.ght feet square was dug below the wuter
level Then into the bottom Of this l?o-foot
hole long piles were driven. ~ close together
ms they would go. More than 2uu OF these
piles we're used When they were down
n thick layer of concrete was laid over them.
and ON this the hrick-work base was built.
In spite ~ the remarkable precautions
taken. ~" chimney II said to have settled
nearly hllf an inch since II was built, though
IT'S permanent security is undoubtcd
Building tall chimneys in and near New
York city !, rendered dOuby difficult 10y
reason uI the poor foundation usually To he
ohtained Tho tall smokeStack OF the new
politln Street Railway Company Is an in
stance in point Since its completion II has
settled so much that a glance reveals thnt IL
II out oi the exact perpendicular.
The sun., 1901-06-30

before they get into trouble. and when they
get 40 that they can hit up few strokes
and make o little progress they get to think
ing that they'd like TO do II just like the other
fellows that'ye been swimming all their
,iyes-that learned how to swim In crick
when they we're kids. Whom they make
these stabs they often 60 wrong. aud have
to be picked out. There's a little vanity
In this business Of the lads trying the deep
water. They think that IL makes EN- look
cheap to be padding around with the wo-
mon, hanging on to the ropes. But. as
tell you. vanity browns heap OF men IN
the course OF bathing season.
"A lot Of people stay In the water too long.
too, and get In trouble that way. Their mus
cles become all drawn up and cramped. and
when, as often happens. they get this way
in deep water, they are helpless and have to
be yanked out About thrce-auarters OF
an hour Is a long sea bath Tor folks that arc
not used to IL.
Another thing people that go sea bathing
ought to spend most Of their time In the
water. Sitting on the sand in the hot sun
makes em liable to be cramped. after they ve
been In once when they go In again Taking
about that dye know that there are lot oil
pretty boys in pretty bathing suits who do
a. much pretty posing on the beach as some
girls dor Fact l have sesn lots OF yaps
who haven't done much more than wet their
pink toes. and then spend about three hours
showing their bathing suits on the sand.
The funny papers get after tho girls who never
90 into the water. but they ought to get out
their hammers for the lovely pleoss Of work
with short hair that nowadays perform the
Same stunt.
we call about three-fourths Of our cases
during the bathing season false alarms. We
mean By that women who think they're going
down to q watsry grave In eight inches OF salt
water. don't know Just why IL Is that a
womans head Is so much heavier than her
feet, but everybody knows that's . fact. A
woman slips and gets her head In foot Of
water whom she's only ave fest from the beach
and she thinks It's all OF with her In this life
rye seen women picked out OF the water under
these conditions thatve been at the point Of
death from fright. And they tell all their
friends aftsrward. and their grandchildren
when the grandchildren come along. about
the time they came 80 near being drowned BY
accidentally getting out Of their depth.
ITS an old story. and not worth talking
about, that most women fail to learn how to
swim because they haven't got the con-
fdence. Some women are just naturally
born never to learn how 10 swim. l know
Q coast guardsman like myself who has spent
six years trying to teach his wife how to swim
and she can't hit lick yet. and never will.
She's afraid Of It, like the great majority OF
women. Young girls have moro confidence
than grown women. and they should be taught
to swim when they're young. Most Of the
fine swimmers among women that you see
doing the mermaid stunts around the beaches
were taught how TO do the trick when they
were children and had their nerve with them.
The sun., 1901-06-30
MR. SMTTH cor his WHISKEf.
Experience Of a Lecturer In the House Of a
Temperance Leader,

A story that + Hopkinson Smith likes
TO tell on himself IL oi IN experience in a trip
as lecturer before wOmeHs clubs Ito
reached one Of the large NorthVestern cities
OH a bitterly cold day and bong little late
hurried 10 the house where he was TO read
After he had changed his travelling dress
he found that his teeth were still fairly chat
tering with cold and hs feit that he must be
warmed before egnnlng his cnort to interest
hls audience Across tho hall was tho ladies'
dressing room In which were number Of
women laying on their wrap, lie ap-
preached the door aud naming his hostess
asked II She were pr" ~
No. said youug Hdv coming forward.
but ! am her dausntct WHAT can do Tor
you, Mr. smith
/ AN worry cold Va, Mr. smiths reply
Il want some wni 70yy
Had bomb thcl. exploded In tho room
the r'~Ilt could hardly have un"u murr -tlrt-
hug, for tao hostess was the very hca and
front OF the local Womens Christian lem
perauye Mon organ. ltpu The Young
WOulia was rSldrtttt tu--crrd. hut she
rallied 20 tur situation
see. she said you are III. Mr. Sr,ith
y GU shall have tut wu,-hgg
She crossed the room O. medicine closet,
took out a small phiul N."d teaspoon from
II and returning said IN % commanding voice.
open your moutu Mr Smta
Nj smith obrdl"utY opened his mouth,
received his t.l-poonlli or whlskey. thanked
the fair physician and went without further
comment down stair,
The sun., 1901-06-30

In other columns on the same sheet are
the receipts and expenditures for the month
and for the fiscal year up to date, as well as
a comparative statement for the same
period In the preceding year.
On another page Of the exhibit is state
ment prepared by the Treasurer's office
showing the cash in the Treasury. The
cash In the general fund was t239, 1858, 70s. So
Against this were liabilities such as out
standing drafts. disbursing officers bal
ances. dc., amounting to tss s2o 4i6 o..
0S0, ,293.0s
There at glance is a statement OF Uncle
Sans daily business and running cash ac-
count. Besides the available cash balance,
what you might term the pin money Of the
Government, the statement also shows that
the Treasury contains little matter Of
$3.50, ,0O0,O0 In gold coin and bullion. a re-
serve fund and a trihe Of s77i .602 $50 In
gold and silver, held for the redemption
of the paper money current throughout the
country. making every piece OF greenback
as good as gold.
fhis section Of the Treasury Department,
known as the warrant division, Is very
important branch Of the Government SER
vice II Is the brake on expenditures.
Not dollar Of the taxpayers money can
be spent until one Of these twelve book
keepers looks into his ledger, TO ascertain
that the account has not been overdrawn.
Then. and not until then. the chief Of the
division certifles the existence Of a balance
10 the credit Il the particular account
When the Secretary Of War desires TO
draw money to pay the officers and men.
ne sends TO the Treasury requlsition
for 500, 600, for instance. on account Of the
pay and allowance Of the army. The book
keeper looks at tho requisltion, which Ia
in tho form OF check. and turns TO his
ledger account TO see IL there Is 800, 600
left. II SO, he charges the sum to tho 40
count, and a warrant IL signed on the Treas
urer Of the United States. who turns the
money over 70 the Secretary OF War. who
thereafter makes proper accounting
to the designated officials who audit and
control the expenditures
The work OF the bookkeepors Is not only
important hut very arduous The re-
duisitions come piling in sometimes at a
tremendous rate, and each one has 10 be
scanned. the ledger consulted and careful
subtraction made.
The sun., 1901-06-30

fsssidious smokers take a fresh holder Tor
each ciearette The disagreeable smell OF
the cigarette, In regard 10 which many pro.
tssts are entered by the cigarettes enemies M ,s
pernicious manner In which II Is smoked.
4 cigar stub or a cigar allowed 70 shoulder
Is an offence 10 the nostrils, but the average
cigarette smoker allows his eisareuc 70
attempt with a cigar. A cigarette should
be smoked briskly, and the good smoker
holds his cigarette entirely with MS iips' not
allowing Il even to touch his teeth
The increase OF cigarette smoii1g among
American women Is already recognized ana
catered TO BY cignretts makers
The sun., 1901-06-30
Gcu uine Railroad Poetry.
From the Philadelphia Press

Recently tie train Of conductor on tho
Philadelphia. Wilmington and baltimore Rail-
road was late. When this occurs report
has TO be made out and the reasons stated.
This conductors report was as follows:
Tn. wind was high,
The Stram was low, ..-
Th' train was h'avy End hard 20 toS
Whr coal was y or ard full OF 'lii,
- that's the reason 30 Nas lAss.
The sun., 1901-06-30
UNCLE SANS CASH KEEPERS.
Twelve Men who watch over the Expenditure
Of Hundreds Of Millions Yearly.

Uncle Sam will spend about $3.50, ,oOo. 900
between July and June so Of next year.
All Of that sum is accounted for by one set
Of bookkeepers. twelve In number, in the
Treasury Department at Washington.
Big figures are dealt in here The book
keepers make an entry Of t25o.ooo as un-
concernedly as merchant would enter
a ton OF coal. or grocer the sale Of pound
Of tea to credit customer. The balances
are jotted down in pencil. and the book
keeper will report that the Navy Depart
ment has only $50 100000 left to-day in
an off-hand way. IA II that were small
item. Absolute accuracy is required, Of
course.
Here Is a sample Of the daily balance
sheet, which Is printed every morning
and laid open TO public inspection. This
npa wna Tor Nav
The sun., 1901-06-30
Events In Society ana othrr Matter, OF interea

are more fully and ntsll gently HANDLED
~ THE SUs aud IvtSING SIN than by othV
daily mediums --Adp
The age-herald., 1901-01-17
BULLS IN CONTROL
 = OF COTTON MARKET Strong Influence Caused the
 Tables to Turn. THE BEARS RUN TO COVER Opening Was Steady of Slight Advance, and on Strong Support Prices Ran Up 10 to 12
 Points.

New York, January 16.-The tables were turned completely in todays market for cotton futures, the bulls being in control from opening to closing. The direct cause for the upward movement was an unex- pected bulge in the English market, which in turn was influenced according to private cables, to smaller offerings of spot cotton and talk of a bullish circular by Neill in the near future. On the advance many minor bull factors came to light and helped the market The opening was steady with prices up to points. The shorts for brief time were inclined to believe the re- action only a temporary matter. But con- tinued advances abroad soon led to a nasty retreat on the part of local bears and brought an influx of investment buying orders. Before the demand had been ap- preciably appeased prices had climbed to a level IA ito 16 points above the closing bid of yesterday, while Liverpool had reached a net gain of 8 to 41a points
 Claims that cotton mill ends were im- proved; that cotton South was bringing fully Bc higher prices and that receipts were in shape to fall off considerably all helped ito strengthen the bull factions and weaken the confidence of shorts.
 During the afternoon the market ruled generally firm. though quiet, and at the close was steady with prices net 12 to 16 points higher.
 New York, January 16.-Cotton dull; mid ding, 97sc: net receipts, 17O6 bales; gross. l2,662; sales. 15Oo; stock, 10O,764; exports Great Britain, 4697; continent, 2050.
 Total today net receipts 33,501 exports Great Britain, 7657; continent 2050; stock, S90 800.
 Consolidated, receipts, 122S52; exports Great Britain, S2,26S; France, 121O; conti- nent, 2955.
The age-herald., 1901-01-17
Birmingham City Bonds.


 Fruit and Produce. Butter-White clover. pound prints, ZIG; Elgin (standard). 23c; best creamery, 25c: Mississippi best grade. e3c; good country. 200; mixed country, 10@1Sc. Irish potatoes, FOG per pushel. Sweet potatoes, white, $1.z5; yellow vans s2.5o
 Bananas-Culls, SocQs1; straIghts $1.75@2 per bunch.
 Lemons, s2 25qS.
 oranges S2.75
 poultry. best friers, ,15@20c; medium. 1sc. hens 25asoc; ducks. Pekin. aOQ35c; puddle. 150920c: turkeys on foot, S@9c; drawn, head and feet off. l2c
 Eggs-Cold storage, 17c; fresh, 1Sc onions. 2A@21ac per pound. Cabbage, 1hc per pound. Rutabas, ,10D1Ac per pound. Lima beans, 71aQsc per pound White peas. 2.2b per pushel. Dried apples, 3h@5c per pound.
 Local Staple Groceries. Flour, best patent. $475; Tennessee pat ent. s4. .35h half patent, s3,S0. sugar-Granulated, 5&c; Y. C., 5c. Coffee-Green, 12@l31kc; Arbuckle's mack. ages, s12.SO; Lion packages. a1.30. Cheese-NeW fork Iuh cream, 13hc. Lard, Sc basis.
 Meats-Clear rib sides, 7asc: bacon bellies ec. dry salted bellies, Sc; best hams 11Xc: four hams. 1014c; California hams. Sc: breakfast bacon 12c. Molasses-CentrifugaL 15635c; surap house, 2o@35c; Georgia cane. S71zc Rice-41hc; fancy, To- Corn, mixed 54c; white, 57c Meal-Jim Dandy, soc; Joe Darter, S6c. Hay-Choice timothy. $1S50: No. 1, s17.5o: clover mixed, $16.50; prairie $11.50. Oats-ldixed, 34c; white, &C., Bran-Mixed, LOO; pure wheat, $1s50 Cotton seed meal, S23 %