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DERNHAnDr AND THE SOFAS.
The Great Actress Drives a "PrOperty
Man" to Distraction.

The Great Actress Drives a "FrOperty
Man, to Distraction.
"When Bernhard was here said an at
tache of the theater where the great Sarah
played. 1--WE had an awful time over the
Camille sofa. You remember sofa is
used in the drawing room setting in
Camille and, as she does some of her
most effective posing on it, Nine Bernhardt
was determined 1t should be just 50.
I'VE had several brands Of sofas in
stock. ranging from what they call rude
pallet in melodrama to the gilded sofa OF
modern society plays. but she rejected the
whole outfit at glance, and the prop. man
hustled out for fresh supply. He came
back with heaping wagonioad.
II never saw so many different kinds.
There were straightbacked sofas, fat plush
sofas lean wicker sofas, horsehair sofas,
bowlegged sofas-almost everything you
could imagine-but nothing suited the
madame. She passed them in review, con-
demned the lot, and told the prop. man in
sign talk to 90 and get some more. How he
scared up another wagonload I don't know.
but he did 1t somehow, and, after, they were
all turned down, too, we were pretty nearly
at our wits end, when he had an inspira-
ton.
1--WE sent for friend, an auctioneer who
has had long experience In handliLN costly
furniture from private houses, and ex-
planned our dilemma. Could he help us out ?
Sure. He knew where 10 lay his hand on
the exact sofa Nine. Rernhardt wanted.
1t was an heirloom wonderful sofa de
luxe, covered with cloth OF gold and cost
$3eO in Paris. He would borrow it. In
half an hour 1t arrived, and it was cer-
tainly sumner.
I'VE carried 1t in, satisfied that we had
hit the nail on the head at last and, to
our delight, the madame proceeded to re-
cline upon it. Then she made some remark
in French to her dresser. What does she
say?' asked the prop, man anxiously. She
says 1t will do to sit on while you 60 after
more replied the dresser.
''The visible supply Of sofas was ex-
hausted. and we told the madame an we'll
as We could that she would have 70 give
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handsome turn, rushed the price back to 7Kc
The close was weak however and 1@1M lower
at 76Ac Seaboard cearances of wheat and
flour were equal to $4,000 bu Ten loads were
reported for export. Primary receipts were 4sl
O0o bu. MINNEAPOLIS and Duluth reported 323
cars against 19S last week and 554 year ago
Local receipts were ia cars of contract grade
corn SoT. was dull and heavy, rains in the corn
aAc and 4thc and closed H@Ac low
@Ac. Local receipts were 643 cars g OF con-
tract grade. Oats had a downward tendency
with the other cereals, influenced like corn by
the heavy rains In Nebraska, but also by the
increase in the local stocks rather heavy selling
by longs July sold between 2sAc and 2salc
closing Nc lower at 28Ac. Local receipts were
!s4 cars: The provision market was quiet OPEN
ing higher and with some show strength, on
better prices for hogs, but weakening later with
the grains July pork sold between 14.47k and
1850 and closed 2Ac lower at A.52h July lard
sold between BIS and S.22h, closing unchanged: :
July ribs sold between 7.s21kQ7s5 and 7s7h and
closed a shade lower at the bottom price Es-
timated receipts for tomorrow, wheat IS cars:
corn $50 cars; oats 200 cars; hogs 80. 600 head
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Chicago Produce Market

Chicago Produce Markets.
Mondays Quotations.
Prices made between jobbers and receivers for
wholesale parcels.
(Following are the prices realized for unbroken
consignments. For smaller lots additional
charge is made by merchants.f
DAIRY PRODUCTS S-Butter-Continued strong
with the choicest extras in good request at
18Ac and some not SO choice obtainable at 1910
Speculative and consumptive demand both were
satisfactory ana receipts are not SO large as TO
dairies and packing stock moved best with
other grades tagging. First and seconds were
In moderate supply and only fair demand
Prices ruled as below:
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New York Butter and Eggs.

NEW YORK. juno A--Bmtter-Receipts, 2. ..9s.
packages firm; creameries. 1501ec: factory. ii
ll4,fc; initiation creamery NQl1c. Chesse-Re--
cepts. ,sS6 packages: easier: fancy large co,-
coored. s,se; fancy small white. s,sc: EGss-is>-
packed I2013c: western selected l3&SJlic. SUI
sar-Raw quiet; fair refining, 1870: cen, ::fs:-
quiet: crushed. e.osc; powdered 6.65c; granu-
late,i, $3.50. Coffee dull and easy; No. I Ro.
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Liverpool Grain.

LIVERPOOL, June 4.-Close: Wheat irm. un-
IS, lid. Corn easy, unchanged to Nd lower;
July, as 11hd: September. 3s. i'd
western winter, IS l1lkd; No. / northern spring.
es I'd; No California, IS 1hd. Futures easy:
July, 6s Nd; Sept 5s l1kd Corn, spot American
mixed. new. quiet, as nkd; American mixed,
old. quiet. IS l11ed; American mixed old. quiet.
lid; Oct. nominal. Receipts of wheat during
the past three days. 255,0o0 centas. including
100 COO American. Receipts Of American corn
during past three days. eos.4oo centals. Weather
unco ad
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No. spring wheat, 7lG74c; No. red, 7s07sc:
No. corn @ 4sAa4sSe ssa c.s No yellow. AK a4sAc:
No. white, 2sNd2sl4c; No. 2 rye, 54ho: good
feeding barley. 4ec: fair to choice mailing. 5o@
sl;n; mess pork per bbl, sl4. sod14.55; lard per,
100 lbs. IS: 171Aas .25: short ribs sides Qoose).
81. 1907 %; dry sated shoulders (boxed) 6X67i,c
short clear sides (boxed), s. .050s Is; whisky on
basis Of high wines. $.27; clover, contract grade,
$3.50.
Recepts-FIour, 21.O0o bbls: wheat $4,000 bu:
corn, 500. 900 bu oats. 900 bu; rye, 5000 bu:
barley. Is 600 bu. Shipments-Flour, l3 600 bbls;
wheat, $1,000 bu; corn. $4,000 bu; oats. 47o,00G
bu; barley 5000 bu.
On the produce exchange today the butter
market was strong, creameries, H0fSAc; dairies,
HQI16c; cheese firm, 9QSac; eggs steady. loss off.
returned. 11Nc,
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Coffee and Sugar Market.

NEW YORK, June 4;.-Conee, spot Rio easy; !;
No. Z invoice. SIC; mild quiet; Cordova, 8lAN
12,sc. Sugar, raw dull; fair refining. 3 u !:
centrifugal 96 test 4Nc; molasses sugar, 7-lec;
refined quiet. Indifferent changes occurred In
coffee values today. The market opened steady
with prices unchanged to points lower. Trad
ing was small and OF professional order The
market closed steady with prices net unchange l.
Total sales. 1880 bags. including July at E .2J:.
Aug at IS 30 Sept at IS 30Gr5 49, Oct. S. 10: Nov,
HL.4.; Dec SIS; March. SIS; and April, s5.75.
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and seven out Of the nine, e least. had
fallen BY the hand OF single man, the
mild hammered, gentle. nut steel-nerved
owner Of Bluestream Ranch.-In Brooklyn
Hagls.
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ChicCxO Grain.

CHICAGO. June 4.-Ltauidation was the feat
today in wheat. July closed weak and 10
lfic lower. after covering range OF 4ssc:
Nc lower. Provisions closed unchanged to 2Hc
lower. There another exciting session. with
an extremely large volume of business In the
wheat Pit The remarkable strength which char
acterized the market yesterday not main
tanned for pyrotechnal advance was followed
July opened lsGhc to 1ssa1Ac higher at 7s to
79I1c under conditions strongly favoring the
bears. There were god rains In the West and
Northwest and everything but wheat responded
to this influence at the opening. Hnrdy recoy-
cred from their shock Of yesterday the spscn-
lators were leath to believe the showers would
depress the market and, rushing In their buy
ing orders in such confusion that business could
hardly be transacted they ran the price up to
79Ac within few minutes after the opening.
Shorts we're then fed with long stuff put out by
the commission houses Which bid the price yes
terday and when the source Of the supply became
known there general rush 70 unload.
Under the force of fresh reports Of genera.
copious rains III the nako.as. Nebraska and
Kansas and other localities and tbs enormous
offerings by commission houses the market re-
acted instantaneously. Within an hour July
wheat was selling at 75:sc, the low price OF tho
day. The bulls took fresh courage on the de-
cline and helped hy shorts taking profits on the
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Duluth Grain.

DULUTH. Minn.. June A-Trading on Duluth
board today was the largest since last July,
about 100000 bu July and September passing.
The market fell off 211c at once time. July OPEN
7sc at sss, off to i5c at 1906 up 75Ac at l6:7,
off to 741sc at noon, up to 74hc at 1920 and
closed 2hc off at 74hc. Cash sales, "a, 900 bu at
July price to arrive and Nc under in store.
Close-Wheat, No: hard. cash. nc: to arrive,
77.sc, July the; september, 72ze: No ! north
tember. 71hc; No. northern, 7oc; No. spring,
66c; oats, 2sAQ2sc; rye 511so; fax. cash. l:65;
to arrive. s1.60; September. $lsl September
Northwestern. $1:32; October, $1:so; corn, 42c.
3; fax, 5. Receipts, wheat, 51,665 bu; corn, ss2;
oats. 1894; rye 1906; flax, 1272; shipments, none.
New York Grain.
NEW YORK, June 4.-Wheat, receipts, 195. $50
bu: exports. Sc 103 bu. Spot easy; No. red.
S4asc +. O. b. afoat; No. red, 82ssc elevator;
No. l northern Duluth, 877sc T. o. b. afoat; No.
l hard Duluth s17sc I. o. b afoat Options
subsequently turned very weak under heavy
real!zations rains in the northwest and more
favorable winter wheat news. They closed un-
settled at 3sQMc net decline. July. 80s4 QS2ssc.
closed; sc7sc Sept 1e,zG7sssc. closed. 7s%o Corn,
elevator and SOC +. O. b. afioat. Option market
opened firm with wheat but later weakened un-
der bearish cables, realizing and better crop
news Closed easy at A@ssc net decline July.
4sxc Oats. receipts, 24s, 600 by: exports. rs;
spot easier No @ 32kc; No. 3. 32c No white.
33c; No. white, 32Ac; track, 32h137c; track
mixed western, s2Q33isc. Options dull and easier
with corn Flour, receipts. q, 26S bbls exports.
Winter patents. ss. 1904: winter straights, $500
ss5; winter extras, $2s0a2.so: Minnesota pat
ents, A@4.30.
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Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAGO. June 4.-Cattle receipts $500; gem
orally steady except inferior; good to primo
steers, IS. 45I6. 10; poor to medium, A.50Qo 4O
stockers and feeders slow g. 1e04.ss; cows, $3.50
@4so hefers. sos 10; Gamers weak s2g2.75:
fed steers, A25a5. 40; Texas bulls. 32.75g3 .a5
Hogs. recsipss today. 20, 600; tomorrow. q, ool
closed easier. top So; mixed and butchers. IS. .7o1
5.s5; good to choice heavy. $. soa6: good rough
S. s505.92A Sheep receipts. s.oo0 slow. Lamas
weak: spring. s5.25Q5. Is: good to choice wethers
a. .15GI4. 40: fair choice mixed $4Q4. 80; western
sheep, s4154p4. 40; yearlings A.50Q4.75; native
lambs. $4ql5.40; western lambs; a. .75QD5. 40
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Improvement. Receipts fun wooied butcher pelts
decreasing. Dry western murrain pelts increas-
ing. Prices 1hc to 1c off.
Washed WOOL estimated ............. is a 20
Green salted shearlngs, each...... 20 a 90.
Dry shearlings, each .......!......... .04 % 10
Dry territory butcher peIts........ .09lk@ .1Ols
Dry territory fallen pelts. .0Sn@ .09ia
Wool.
Market continues quiet, With 20 present pros
pect- OF Improvement. Western growers selling
Fine unwashed. Y and full blood. 10 q ~
Fine medium unwashed, " blood. IL q .13
Medium. unwashed. y and blood ~ n
BURY, seedy very chaffy, uh-
Furs.
Receipts continue liberal. Late caught very
poor quality, grade low. bring prices accordingly.
Market weak, low; demand dull. Quotations dis
continued. The furs shipped in bought,
quality, and in addition 2595o per cent
under last winter Prime winter caught lots
from Canada and sections away from railroads in
best demand. and bying extra prices.
The representative., 1901-06-06

Two brotheJ6 had the habit Of calling on
the same SotAk Side girl One Of the
brothers. Georee was to take part in some
private theatl6caas and the girl had prom
fsed to f1x up IA shirt and pair of shoes
for his costunaen The articles were to be
delivered to her on certain evening.
Frank, the second brother. took 1t into
his head to call on the girl that same even
ing. Frank knew nothing Of the arrange
ments George had made with her to help
him with his costume. He rang the bell,
asked the maid to tell the girl that Mr..
Allen had called, and sat down in the par
lor.
The maid went upstairs and presently
returned, trying hard not smile.
miss Jones says she is busy just now
and that you are to send up your shirt and
Shoes" was tie message she handed Frank.
..What?' he yelled.
I'm to take up your shirt and Shoes
Thanks, but It's cold out tonight, and I
may need them myself to go home with. I
hope Miss Jones will be better in. the
mc.ning. Never mind, will close the door
myself. Chicago Chronicle.
The representative., 1901-06-06
kansns City Graln.

KANSAS CITY, juno 4.-C1ose-WheatTJuly
s7* gs5c september G Sese; cash n,y No 1"c naTc:
September, A1H@41Ac: cash No. 2 mixed HAc;
No. white, 4cc. Oats-No. white. 2SI29Ac.
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st. Louis Grain

ct. LOUIS, June 4.-Close-Wheat-Lower; No.
red, cash. 72Ac; July, 70esc; September, 6sasc;
No hard. ,i3.x074c. Corn~Lower; No. cash.
Ac July 42sss seRtembesr 4sHc oatsL9Mer 9S,e
No. 2 white. 31ixc. Lead-Steady, "a. 32h. Spelter
Steady. $382h,
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CHICAGO Pork.

CHICAGO June 4-The speculative pork mar.
ket little strongeB to price at the OPEN.
ing, but there but little speculative interest
shown. The market is quiet with the trade gem
orally in a waiting mood. Cash trade Is good
and I've hogs strong f rcs ana m active The following
Juy-Closing. Tuesday, ~ ts1a; Monday MY.
est .A5SA; closing. Tuesday. $A.s2h: Monday.
Il.
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Midway Horse Market.

MINNESOTA TRANSFER. June A-Barrett q
Zimmerman report an unusual activity on the
market for this time Of the season. Trade from
local points considered aggressive with the leaG-
ing demand heavy team horses for city usa
Out OF town buyers were also fairly represented
and bought actively. Prices held firm with no.
indication Of rising falling Ea!:cs:
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Milwaukee, Grain.

MILWAUKEE June 4--Flour-Quiet. Wheat
Lower; No ! northern, 'sitQssc: No. northern.
53kG7ic; July 15A419ko. Rye-Lower; No. /.
l3S95ic. Barley-Steady; No. e. SIC; sample.
40Q154c. Oats-Lower; No. 2 white. 29AQ23xc.
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Green Salted Hides

Prices unchanged since last advance. Market
quiet with some buyers holding back. Quality
Improving. Buyers supplying only immediate
neede, preferring to walt for later take-off.
therefore prompt shipment urged to avoid COM
wit better 1ualitY.
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w. D.
Dry Hides.
Re-e pts light Supplies small Demand steady
for heavy dry hides, but dull for Hight dry hides.
kip and calf with prices reduced.
Is Is. .. ...................... s ........ II q nx
E.y territory. fallen or murrain
hides. over.i2 lbs ::....;........-.: .osM0 .os,i
Dry Minn, Oak, Wis. Iowa and
Neb. hides, over II lbs. 20 q IL
Dry sfps, u Observation-Disclosures. .e9kV .11lz
Dry calf under lbs. .13 q .15
Dry salted, all weights. all sections .09h@ .uh
Dry glue stock Observation-Disclosures. .04 a .05
Dry horse and colt hides. 20 q 1.5O
TnllOw.
Prices of HQHc Fair demand at decline.
TallOw, in cakes .O4Z .03h
Tal!ow, in barrels .................... .04l. .03k
Grease, white, Iat .................... Vt12
Grease, dark, fiat ................... .e3h 49,.
During weather tallow should be put
up in two-headed oil or glucose barrels to avoid
leakage.
Sheep Pelts.
PulIery buying at current prices, but market
| shows no special actfvity, - wool manifesto ~
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Eggs-Remafned strong. Receipts were fafr,
but only g. comparatively small part appeared
the open market. Local consumptive demand
good and speculative request satisfactory.
Northern stock moved nicely at the
quotations given, but that from
percentage Of loss. The value OF this stock had
to be shaded. Stock at mark. cases returned.
sold at l1@11Nc; at mark included. de-
pending quality OF case, 11A612c loss OF.
cases returned, 11kc, and city recanded, 12c.
although there, was no change in quotations.
Receipts were light and Monday Quetness pre-
vailed Following are the prices asked:
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Pullers buying at current prices. but market
| shows no special Actfvfty, - wool manifeste ~
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POTATOES-Were above &c lower. Receipts
were heavier and dealers do not fesl warranted
by the demand to hold prices so high as they
were last week. Some were sold perhaps shade
higher than the values given. Of Rurals
sold at CSC and of Burbanks at Csc. Quo
tations ruled as below:
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JOHN BROWNS BIRTHPLACE.

the house The fireplace is quite
broken down owing to the visits of relic
hunters, who have taken away stones
and bricks for souvenirs.
There are four rooms downstairs and
three above. The great kitchen has
the big fireplace and old-fashioned oven
that most of the houses of that day had.
A grown up man can stand in the
kitchen fireplace and look up the Chin
ney and see the clouds soar above in
the blue sky. The old crane which
once swung in the fireplace is gone. a
Torrington gentleman who was build
ing a fine modern house took that from
it's moorings, and it now ornaments the
fireplace in his new house. Three years
ago the house was shingled, and the
old shingles were carefully gathered up
by relic hunters and taken away. The
present owner is William M Cook, and
he enters enthusiastically into the plan
to place the old landmark under the
| care of the state.
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WOMAN INSTALLED AS CHIEF.

bucks commenced to paint and sing
songs Everything was in a state of
excitement As the night grew older
and the other medicine men made their
way to the tent of the chief-to-be and
sang weird songs.
At daylight the whole tribe of three
hundred Indians had painted and was
ready to greet the new queen.
Big Snake LITE the flap of her tepee
at sunrise and cried:
woman, come FORTH
Then Mary Big Buffalo stepped forth.
She wore only a breecheloth- Her brown
skin was nearly white from fasting.
Her limbs were pale from exhaustion.
She smiled at the reds as she marched
forth between the big medicine men and
tok her seat on the grass while they
gathered around her.
The medicine men also were clad in
naught except white sheet which
girded them. Big Snake wore straw
hat and linen buster which some
white man had given him. He looked
more like Quaker than an Indian, for
his skin is nearly white.
At a given signal they all commenced
blowing on their medicine whistles and
the other Indians, who were interested
spectators, ~sang wierd songs. This
LASTED fully two hours, while the woman
sat on the grass and performed such
feats as catching snakes APPARENTLY out
of the air and eating them, and call
ing aloud and receiving answers, which
the Indians said were entirely audible
| no WI
who witnessed the ceremony said they
could not hear at all.
Finally the dancing broke up and
the whole tribe sat down on the grass
and partook of a repast, of dog meat
furnished by their new chief. After
this he went through the ceremony Of
blessing all the people of the TRIBE by
rubbing them on the head, and the in
auguration was over.
The new chief will have power t.
make treaties, power to Danish any
meber from the tribe if he does some
thing which does not suit her, and pow
| er, with the consent of a majority o.
the medicine council, to alIot and sci
the lands.
She is 80 years old and her husband
was a noted warrior. She has one child
which at the tender age of is said t.
be possessed of much power to com
mune with unseen powers. Spiritualisn
plays a leading role among the Chey
ennes and the greater the power to Sc
things the higher is ones standing il
the tribe.
Because of her feats of jugglery am
claims. of supernatural power, Mary BIZ
Buffalo was lately chosen chief and vii
hold office four years, unless dealt
overtakes her, in which case her it'll
daughter will become ruler Of the one
] powerful Cheyennes.
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back till at right angles with the

back till at right angles with the
body.
B. Endeavor. with a sharp jerk, to
make the elbows meet at the back.
6. Fling the arms alternately above
the head and out at right angles to
the body, bringing the closed hands to
the shoulders, and the elbows to the
sides between each filing. The fore
going exercises develop the muscles Of
the neck and arms, helping greatly to-
expand the chest.
z Raise the arms at right angles
with body, till the elbows are as high
as the shoulders. Place the fingers on
the shoulders, and sharply bring the
lower arm into the same straight line,
palms upward. This gives rOundness
to the arm just below the elbow.
8. With elbows near sides and low
er arms upward. palms front. fling the
hands from the wrist backward and
forward. This will develop the mus
cles just above the wrists.
Exercises for the torso
/. Lean forward and then backward
as far as possible, also to the right
and left
2. Twist the body around in both
directions from the waist.
8. Lock the thumbs. and, with knees
stiff, bend until the tips of the fingers
position with the arms above the
head.
Exercises for the legs and feet:
l. Jump on the toes, or, better still,
skip with rope This is an excellent
exercise especially for those who wish
to make their insteps higher.
2. Stand on tiptoe, and then stoop
suddenly until almost sitting on the
heels; rise again on tiptOe. The back
must be kept straight.
8. Kick as high as possible, aiming
at a point about three inches above
the head.
There is one thing more which
should be done habitually, whether
exercising or not Breathe from the
abdomen. making sure that the lower
! lobes of the lungs are filled with air.
ANY woman who Will tack the trouble
I to live according to these simple direc-
tons can hardly fail to be healthy,
vigorous, comely, and therefore happy.
The Household.