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The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Columbia. Mo-. July 1s.-Doctor H. ].
Waters. dean of the Missouri Agricultural
College. said to-day regarding the effect OF
tho unprecedented drought and the steps
to be taken by Missouri farmers and stock
men to avert further disaster:
owing to the unprecedented drought and
excessive heat, the supply of stock feed of
all classes in all portions of the State will
be much below the average. and in most
sections will be very scarce and expensive.
Already large amount of surplus stock
has been thrown on the market. so that
less feed will be required than In the aver
age year. At the same time, every indica-
ton points to a great shortage in cattle
hogs. sheep. horses and mules next spring,
and to the fact that abnormally high prices
will then prevail.
Carrying Stock Over.
TT will be very profitable, therefore. for
the farmer to carry over as much stock as
possible. and to take that through the win
ter in good, thrifty condition. 1t Is scarce
ly necessary to say that only ifrst-class
stock can be profitably wintered this time.
II the supply of good stock is below that
which can be wintered. II will be the best
possible investment to sell off the inferior
stock and buy well-bred animals OF good
quality. Such an opportunity to buy
good stock at low figures does not come
often.
''The supply of feed can be largely in
creased by growing one or more forage
CROPS which can be made to mature be-
tween now and frost, provided an average
rainfall occurs from now on. Among the
y,a ra.ifh Il u
sonable assurance of a fair croo. the fol-
lowing are suggested:
Excels Glover for Feeding.
''The cowpea, IL sown at once on well-pre-
pared land, wheat or oat stubble that is
broken. ought to make one or two tons OF
hay, that excels clover in feeding value.
This hay can be gotten off the ground in
time to SOW the land in wheat without an
other breaking. the surface being disked
Just ahead of the drill. Cowpeas improve
the land. just as clover does, and makes a
splendid preparation for wheat. The whip
poorwill, or new era, varieties are recon-
mended, sown at the rate of a bushei per
acre. either broadcast or. preferably, with
q wheat drill. The hay is cured and handled
in about the same way as clover. Cowpeas
stand the heat and drought well.
Sorghum Is another drought and heat
resisting crop. very productive, and will
mature before frost If sown now on we'll
prepared land at the rate of about a bushel
Of seed per acre. The Early Amber variety
is preferred for this late sowing The hay
may be partially cured In the swath. and
then made into large shocks. to complete
the curing process, and stacked later. Un-
fortunately. the supply of sorghum and cow
pea seed is almost exhausted in our mar
kets. owing to the large recent demand
'kafiir corn is closely related to sorghum
and may be grown and handled in essen
TALLY the same way. with almost as salts
factory results. although it is not regarded
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
MAY SHIP STOCK NORTH.
Drought-Affected Farmers Looking
for Suitable Pastures.

st. Paul. Minn., July BE. o. Armstrong.
a prominent stockman of Northeastern
Missouri. arrived in st. Paul to-day aud
conferred with the general freight depart.
ment of the Omaha Railway with view OF
arranging. for the shipment Of tratnloads a..
Of stock from his country to the grass dis
trict of Northern Wisconsin.
He told some pitiful tales of the condi-
tions In his neighborhood, where, he said,
water is so scarce as to command a high
price. He related one instance where a
farmer owning 125 head of cattle paid a
neighbor who Is fortunate enough to have
pond $40 for watering his stock once. Oth-
er farmers. he said. are cutting down trees,
that their stock may eat the leaves.
These stock raisers find it cheaper 10
ship the cattle to Northern Wisconsin, where
thousands of acres of clover and timothy
grass land are going to waste; and where l1s
water Is very abundant, instead OF sacrihc-
ing them at a small profit in the summer
market, the idea being that at cost OF
81 or s. per head for shipping stock to that
country they will be enabled to, sell IT IN
the st. Paul or Chicago markets in Nofem-
Der at q much greater profit.
Omaha Railway people are now arranging
with the owners of large tracts OF wiid
land along their line in Northern Wisconsin
for the practically free use OF this lano 1or
grazing purposes.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
GRAIN FEED OF ALL KINDS is COMMANDING FANCY PRICES.

Of corn at the opening. and after a reac-
tion, second period. and the price forced
still higher. The country kept on buying
and the market gathered force as it moved
higher.
On the second buying furry the Septem-
Der price went to 53kc.
There was little for town traders to con-
slider beyond the possibilities of the weather
and the probability of pushing the market
too high for the conditions. The maintained
buying of corn by the country and certain
elements in the local trade carried prices
still higher the last hour, July touched high
point at 5a7sc, September advanced to 5ic,
with but l4c reaction. near the close.
Everything FavOrs the Dulls.
There is nothing to interrupt the great
local and country buying of oats. There Is
. everything to increase the bullsh feeling.
The rains have helped pastures and other
feed little, but the long drought cut feed
Of all kinds to an extent which makes
coarse grains command fancy prices for
feed On top of this there is the certainty
of short oats harvest. The country is
holding ON to old oats. because Of the GER
tainty Of great demand.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
ny f. f. SPENCER,
Observer In Charge of tho Local
Weather Bureau ONCE.

Weather Bureau ONCE.
The atmospheric conditions over the coun-
try have not changed materially in the last
twenty-four hours. An area of relatively
high pressure overlies the States between
the Great Lakes and the East Gulf and
South Atlantic States. while an area Of
low pressure persistently occupies the terri
tory from New Mexico to Manitoba.
Except at New Orleans, where 2.1S inches
of rain FELL only few light showers at
widely scattered points, have been reported.
These were, as a rule, attended by thunder
and lightning.
Very little moisture can be gathered by a
general storm over the Western plains these
days. and, therefore. only light. sporadic
showers may be expected throughout the
interior until such general changes In at
mospheric conditions take place as will
bring permanent relief from the drought.
When this change will occur, the prophets
have agreed to commit themselves no long,
er, simply saying that they expect the old
saying that ''all signs fail in dry weather."
is to be forcibly impressed upon Missouri
ans as very true adage.
There also appears no relief from the in
tense heat. Temperatures reported last
night were practically the same as those
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
TO ST. PAUL NJ sTEAMEH

complete rest from business cares there .
no trip you can take 30 enjoyable a. the
trip from st. Louis to st. Paul by steamer.
During all the heated spell st. Paul has
enjoyed cool weather. The large side-Wheel
steamers Quincy and 81. Paul now make
regular trips to st. Paul. There Il. . .splen-
did stage Of water. Scarcely any freight 10
handled, all attention being given 70 the
passenger trafic.
The round trip Of 1500 miles Il made In
about eight days. The stAteroom0 are cool
and airy and the cuisine the best that tho
market affords.
There Is a good orchestra on each Steam-
er. and with the f1eeting panorama Of the
world, the time passes only too quickly.
The trip will make you feel Ike NV
being, and the rates are very reasonable.
lington, Ia, every week. Write Diamona
10 Line Steamers, 81. Louis, for their nGW
booklet Of Mississippi River SceneA
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
HARD TO BREAK.
nat the coaee Habit Can he Put on

s1vas q coffee user from early childhood,
but It nnally made me SO nervous that l
inS st every sound I heard and suffering
fremhied and was also troubled with
Shortness OF breath and palpitation OF the
6ssrf. The whole system showed poisoned
condition and I was told t9 leave of eo1- ,eI
s6ie to break myself OF the habit until some
one induced me to try Postum Food Co1ee: g.:
and tasteiess. and thought it was norrid ID
stufS. but my friend urged me to Try again
ana let II boil longer. This time had
very delightful beverage, and have been en-
toying It ever since and am now IN very
Sreafiy improved condition of heath.
Nv brother IL also using Postum instead
~ sosfee and q friend Of ours, MIR. W..
who was a great coffee user. found nj himself sell
rouhied al times with dizzy spells. HIS
~ - from coifee. They left It OF. and have
heen uang Postum Food Coffee f3r .,s.o some ne
ffSne and are now In a perfect eonditi1n ol
heaith." Grace G. No. Cuyanosa as aus
Ps,t plscs Of butter In the pot, the size
aef1p peos, 60 prevent boiling over.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20

pected that the early operations for a rise
in Individual stocks like Southern Pacific
and some of the Southwestern shares were
designed to cover realizing movement in
the general list. At all events, the mar
ket was falling backward pretty steadily
before the sharp advance Of the day In the
corn pit occurred.
Stocks Rapidly Declined.
This incident. together with Mr. Morgan's
denial of any conference impending for the
settlement Of the steel strike served to
greatly accelerate the decline. A partial
rally followed in the last quarter hour of
the trading, but the net losses at the close
were general.
The market simply acted as It usually does
after a sharp advance has forced the COW
ering OF good part of the outstanding
short interest, and at the same time has al
lowed the speculative leaders in the up
ward movement t, secure some Of their
profits.
Effect OF Bank Conditions.
Another substantial addition to the re-
serves OF the local banks is indicated by the
preliminary data for to-morrow's statement
The important change Of the week in the
money movement has occurred in the oper-
ations between the banks and the Treasury.
Last week the local Subtreasury was a
creditor to the extent of 81, ,6O0, 600; for the
current week up to this morning its pay
ments exceeded its receipts by $S,72O,OOO. The
wide contrast between the two results is
chiefly due to the fact. already pointed out
that the large payers Of the internal revenue
taxes had held back such business as they
could in order to take advantage of the low
er schedules, which went into force on the
first Of the new fiscal year. At the same
time they purchased in the first ten days OF
the month a much larger quantity of reve-
ate consumption.
Governments Cash Transactions.
The natural result is that the Govern.
ment's income from the internal revenue
| has fallen on very considerably during the
| present week, probably going below what
would be normal average. Meanwhile the
disbursements for special appropriations and
| for pensions have been unusually heavy
| and. in consequence, the New York Sub
treasury has had an exceptionally large
debit at the clearinghouse. The transfer ol
some ssoo.0oo gold from the Pacific Coast I.
included in the factors which have mad.
| up this result.
| According to the figures given out by tn,
banks to-day the interior exchanges hav,
netted again something like $3,5oO.O0O for tn,
week. The reason. however, for this gain
which is altogether exceptional for thi
period Of the year. disappears with the eas
ing Of money rates In the local market. Il
testimony Of this fact, New York exchang,
| at Chicago, which rose az high as 20 cent
premium on 1900 early in the week, has
now fallen below par. The combined indi
cations are for q gain Of upward of 5000.
| 600 in the banks. cash holdings But thu
| item of surplus reserve has been. anecte
| by the movement Of loans.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
Wall Streets Speculative Interests
Refused to Rally, and De
clines Were Heavy.
CORN FOLLOWED MERCURY.
Weather Reports Played Havoc
With Railroad Securities-Ef-
feet of Bank Conditions on
Speculative Dealings.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. July ia further sharp ad-
vance in corn. coming at a time when tech
nicai conditions on the Stock Exchange had
shaped themselves for a reaction, was the
main cause. apparently, for this afternoons
rather sudden relapse. The corn news this
morning was again disappointing. Except
In ono or two localities. the entire corn belt
reported clear weather and fresh rise in
temperature. which threatened return CT
the excessive heat which was the particu-
iarly serious feature Of the situation week
ago.
Responded to weather Report.
The corn market responded to these con-
ditions by advancing rapidly in the after
noon nearly &c bushel over yesterday 8
close, reaching nearly the highest level Of
the season.
Before this incident began to affect the
stock dealings, proft-taking had appeared
in number of quarters. 1t might be sus-
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
WANTED THE DOG ARRESTED.
Little Girl Said the Animal Chased
Chickens.

''Please. sir. my aunt says will you come
down and arrest a dog that is bothering our
chickens?"
Deputy Sheriff John Belleyillc Of Clayton
looked up from his desk yesterday morning
and smiled When this request was made OF
him by a 1o-year-old girl
The little girl said tnat. she lived with
Mrs. Corinne Beno,zt Gonlbein ef Clayton.
ing thei- chickens for several hours They
had thrown rocks at him, she said, until
they were tired To make matters worse,
the dog had wounded one Of their ducks
mainly, her aunt wanted the deg locked In
jail.
Mr.. Belleville told the little .girl to tel;
dog in that manner when she returned. The
child seemed much disappointed when tie
deputy would not 20 with her..
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago, ILL.,. July 1a.-Under existing
weather and crop conditions. nothing but
higher prices for grain was possible to-
day, and, therefore, &c was tackled onto
the value of wheat. 1Ac to corn and 17sc to
the price of oats for Sept. delivery.
Wheat opened higher this morning. af-
fected by the stronger English cables and
the firmness in coarse grains, but soon de-
veloped weakness due to the free deliv-
cries of new wheat throughout the South
west.
But the continued strength in corn and
oats finally began to affect wheat. many
well-authenticated reports of damage to the
spring wheat began to come in and there
was a steady improvement until the close.
Sept. selling at 69isc during the last fifteen
minutes.
Interest Centered in Corn.
Interest in corn continued to lead all
others. The Signal Service forecast for
thirty-six hours was remarkable for its
absence of reference to possible rains. For
most States the prediction is clear and
warm. This sort of weather news was like
fuel to flames. There was lively buying
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
HAVE NOT CALLED FAIR OFF.
Holden Will Give Its Annual Exhi.
bitiOn and Races.

Hoiden, Mo. July 1s-The directors of the
Holden fair deny the report that they have
declared the event of because OF the
drought. There will be no premiums Of
fered in the exhibition department but the
fair itself and the racing events promise to
be better than ever before.
See the portraits of "boomers" ana
the glimpses of life among the land
hunters at Ell Reno. to be given in to.
mOrrOvv's Sunday Republic.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
EMPLOYMENT NOT YET FIXED.
Younger Brothers Enjoy a Visit te
Governor at st. Paul.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Saltwater. Minn.. July 19.-coIe and James
Younger have not. as yet, been assigned
to employment, and Cole stated to-day that
1t would probably be two weeks before the
selection of employment Is made.
In the meantime the Youngers are enjoy
ing themselves to the fullest extent. They
called on the Governor and other State Of
fcers at the Capitol In st. Paul this week
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20

unbroken in this county, and the at
mosphere to-day has been almost insuffer-
ably oppressive. There are some indica-
tions of rain.
SECOND RAIN IN CARTHAGE.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Carthage, Mo-, July 1s.-Carthage and vi
cinity were this afternoon favored with a
fine rain. 1t is the second shower to break
the long drought and will benefit the
farmers. 1t is likely to be followed by other
rains, as the signs are good. Many fear
that it is too late to save corn. but will
cause pasture lands to revive.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20

WIDER ESTATE INvENToRY-An ,n-
vensory of the estate OF Henry. wider.
filed in Probate yesterday. sets forth a per-
sonal estate OF $lS. .l1Ss7. An inventory Of
the. estate Of Eliza Andreas describes four
pieces OF St Louis real estate and 81, 7,so.sS
in notes.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
BRIrIsH CONSUL GENERAL pIEs.

San Francisco. July 1s..W. Clayton pick
Pacific Coast States and Territories. died
to-day at sanitarium In Alameda. to
which he was conveyed on Sunday last from
Mountains. Mr.. Pickersgill had been seri-
ously Ill for some months past as the re-
suit Of long residence in the maiarial re-
gions Of Africa, az q consular Representative
OF the Rrtttsh Government. -,
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
JESUIT PRIEST DIES SUDDENLY.

JESUIT PRIEST DIEIS SCUDENLY.
New York, July 1a-Father Phillip Car
della OF the Jesuit Brotherhood. and whose
tnresque. is dead He was found uncon-
scious on the doorstep OF st. Francis
Xavier's College, in this city. and taken to
st. Vincent's. Hospital. where he died with
out recovering consciousness. -
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20

and are to-day viewing the sights In MIN
neapolis. : -
Both are in good health and spirits. They
evince marked interest in what Il gofn6 on
In the outside world. and find something
marvellous for them every hour.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
strike Vet. q Gas es CA.-iesss..

Stk1Ke Ve11 q Goo u Ch011e1e0As
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Charleston. ILL.,, July l9.-Workmen boring
for water on the Minton farm, . mile east Of
this city. struck strong foW Of gas at the
depth Of hfty-six feet. It il believed that
gas In paying quantities underlies the earth
at not great depth all around this city. The
patton and Wyeth farms. q few miles north
have wells that have been flowing gas for
ten years. When lighted the Wyeth well
five miles at night. It IL probable that q
company will soon be formed to operate
these wells. or sink new ones.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
OF RAIN FORECASTS
BOOMS PRICES OF ALL GRAINS.

Wheat Compelled Follow,
in the Face of Free Delivery of New CoCountr Buyers Place
Large Orders Gathers 1t Moves Higher
September Reaches 54c-Farmers Hold Oats.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20


AGRICUlT lTURAL Department ADVISES
FARMERS HOW TO REPAIR DROUGHT DAMAGE. =
. REPUBLIC AL.
wanston July 1rhe Agricultural Department has not given
. that much of q
In the absence of and full Information said Acting Secretary
damages suffered
o
In localities probably practicable to plant shotme
failure .
.
is
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20

body brought From PhflaDDanes.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Fairfield. ILL.,, July 1e-The remains OF
Joel r. Lnsley. late Quartermaster Ser
geant. Company l.. Thirtieth Regiment
at Leucena Hospital. Tayabag Pro-
vince. Philippine Islands, July -
1900, arrived in this city, "Wednesday night.
and the funeral took place here, to-day.
His age was about Is years.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20

REPUBLIC SPEC1A1A
Kenney, Ill, July so. b. Bennett, eyed
S. years, died to-day. He was, q wealthy
farmer. ..ss.ss. ll..;
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-20
MISSOURI FARMERS MAY YET
REPAIR DAMAGE~BY DROUGHT.

Dean Of Missouri Agricultural College Suggests Crops
May Be Raised Between Now Frost Conditions
Become More Favorable-Believes Will
y High Prices Offered for Cattle Spring and
vises Farmers TO Hold Their Possible.
Woodruff County news., 1901-12-14
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

A farm journal says that in the crop of one dead quail were found 101 po- tato bugs.
 In Java there is an orchid, the gram matophyllum, all the flowers of which open at once, as if by the stroke of a fairy wand, and they also all wither together.
 As rule, trees which grow in moist ground produce wood that is more sappy and less durable than those which grow on dry earth. To this rule, however, there are several nota ble ex- captions.
 large aerolite has fallen on the village of Wysienki, near Kieff. Four teen houses were burned, and boy three years old was killed. The noise caused by the fall of the aerolite was heard 15 miles off
 Senor Horres, an ingenious engineer of Madrid, has invented a little ma chine for the solution of mathema tical problems. Those who have tested it say that within 30 seconds it can solve the most difficult equation that can be framed
 Recent investigations made by the department of agriculture show that mushrooms are about equal to pota- toes in the element of nutrition that goes to make flesh and blood, but that, on the other hand, they do not hold much of the fuel stuff required to keep the body machine running.
 
 The scientific construction of roads in Austria began after the peace of 1915, and from that time until 1875 no less than 60,000 miles of road for mil itary and commercial purposes were built, together with 60 passes over the Alps, to connect Austria proper with Steyermarck, Tyrol, Lombardy and Venetia
 A German scientist estimates that under ordinary conditions the whole amount of blood in the body passes through the heart in 32 beats. In a man of ITO pounds there are about 13 pounds of blood which passes through his heart two and a quarter times a minute. Estimating the flow at SC pounds to the minute, we have SOC pounds an hour and 43,200 pounds a day passing through this human pump Expressed in mechanical energy, the work done in a day is equivalent to 540,00O foot pounds.
Woodruff County news., 1901-12-14
HOW HE WAS QUEERED.
The Old Woman on the Train Took Them for a Bridal
 Couple,

"I am afraid that it is all off, ,' sighed the young man. "Just as the prospects looked brightest, too! When all-the-world-t tome left to visit an aunt who lives in the central part of the state it happened that I had business that took me the same way, and I chanced to take the same train that she did, and naturally I took a seat at her side. She was very much surprised to see me and acted very distant at first. evidently not believ- ing my story about important busi- ness taking me the same way she was going. I was just succeeding in breaking the ice, when the train stopped at a station, and motherly old fool, wearing corkscrew curls and smelling of peppermint, who sat just back of us, took advantage of the Hull to lean over the back of our seat and with a beaming face that was meant for friendly interest said:
 'Jes' married, ain't yep
 "The audiences of the question left me incapable of answering.
 "'Of course you bel she cacllled again, like a bullet with her first egg. I suppose ye think it is fash ionable to set apart like old mar ried folks when yO are jes' dyin' to lovey-dovey each other! The land sakes! when me an Josiah got mar ried we held each others hands an said 'lovey" an "ducky" all we want ed to! Now, young man, you jes' set up close an put your arm around her! We won't mind, will we? she said, turning to the passengers, who were roaring.
 "Then the train started and gave us a respite, during which the girl turned to me with burning face and whispered fiercely that if I didn't get off at the next stop she would never speak to me again.
 T am too good a soldier not to obey orders, so I dropped off at the next stop. It turned out to be noth- ing but flag station, and I spent the rest of the day watching the through trains go past. I managed at last to bribe a freight conductor to take me away.
 Up to date no sort of explanation goes with the girl" continued the, young man, sadly, according to the Detroit Free Press. 'She says that if I hadn't been there it wouldn't have happened"