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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-03
THE OIL AND STOCK EXCHANGE.
A BIG SALE OCCURRED,
BRINGING NEAR $4,000.
Improvement in Beatty and Gladys Of
GalVeston-First Sale in Some Time
Of Drummers and Fort Worth.

Yesterday was banner day at the oil
and Stock Exchange. The number OF
shares sold did not approach some Of the
otg totals that have recently been re.
corded, but Il deal was contaminated that
far outstrtps the investments made on any
former day, or any thirty days for that
matter. Three hundred and hfty-e ght
shares Of the Houston Land and Trust
company were transferred through the
medium Of the exchange. bringing a total
Of s427o6, one Of the nestest transactions
that has occurred in local stocks for some
time. 1t will thus be seen that the ex.
change is becoming a means Of trade be-
yond the limits Of oil securities.
Lively bidding occurred all aleng the
list and the advancing tendency was still
apparent. Beatty made a gain on the day,
selling at 1Oc and further offers were a nc
better. The 6rst Drummer that has been
traded OF the floor Of the exchange for
some time was sold, two small blocks bring.
ing 32lac and 35c Gladys OF Galveston
continued 10 bring e heavy demand at
prices l9lhc higher. trade in Fort
Worth was also made after long Interval
since sale, with 7isdsc the prices paid
New Interest was manifested in Lone Acre
stock, though buyers and sellers got hardly
in hearing distance Of each other. Two
cents more was bid for Manhattan aud
National OIL and Pipe kept up on Its recent
rise SpangleT appeared in much better
demand. though no sales were IN sight and
spindle Top had an advance Of 50 in offer.
Other changes were Of little consequence
TOTAL sales amounted 70 b52S shares
The prices bid aud asked yesterday and
the safes made were as follows
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SMALL BULL DRIVE IN CORN.
ALL CEREALS RESPONDED.
GAINS WERE FAIRLY LARGE.
Commission People Held Big Orders ioi
the Cosrser Cereal, Which Relieved
the Saturday Depression.

Chicago November "A small bull drive
by professionals ia the corn pit relieved
the usual Saturday depression and Deem
Der corn closed 9. higher; December wbeat
advauced asdi5 and December cats hd%
up Provisions closed "a lower 10 ~
Corn ruled easier on the opening. soon
dropping ls03. lower. 81 51541j7h on
weaker cables. There was still some dis
position to take profits that brought a
sag IN this pit yesterday aud there was
liberal selling all around. both by shorts
and by traders who wanted to clear up
for Sunday Commission people. however,
held big buying orders and when attempts
were made 20 I'll them and nothing was
found CD the market the bun clique began
operations and showed December up to
5sik@5sls There was a good cash demand
outside and receipts were sti light De
ceInber closed strong p advanced at Ssh.
wheat had a dull. narrow market early
IN the session but was aided at the close
by the bulge 10 corn. December opened a
shade TO 1Ha1$ lower al 7O5gG10&a on
weaker cables heavy receipts ana q de-
sire 20 hquicate over sunday. Prices even
eased Of a shade as 6 result 81 6n absence
Of any outside Interest. Primary receipts
were almost double those OF last week and
world statistics promised 70 be bearish,
but In spite Of these depressing factors
when the rise ln corn came. wheat imme-
distely responded and closed 9sdis higher
81 1Oss. Local receipts 10 cars, one Of
which graded contract. Minneapolis and
Duluth reported 81 cars making total
FOR three points OF 1910 cars against q32
cars last week and 6S3 q year ago. Phi
mary receipts were 10000 bushels. com
pared with 1900 bushels last year. Sea
board ClsarHnces IN wheat and -four were
$4,000 bushels. Australian shipments FOR
the week were go oo9 bushels compared
with 1900 bushels last year
Oats were dull and steady, following In.
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Grain and Provisions Elsewhere.

St. Louis, November 2.-wbeat-No >
red cash Tlht; December 717fQT2; May
7lsG7lL. No . hard 69l4dG9s. Corn-No.
cash S0n. December j9IeG5gi4 May 5l1s.
Osts-So. . cash Sc: May 405s No.
white 4od40ls. Pork-steadvi johbins
10 JgQ16 %. Lsrd-Steady S. 50 Flour
Dull and unchanged Timothy seed-Scsrce
! eoQ5 s.. Cornmesi-sieady. Bran
Strong. Hay-Steady. whisky 30. Iron
cotton rieE lower 90. BaGglng-Lover X.
a6ss. Hemp twire g. Dry salt meats
Boxed trmer; extra shorts S. l212: clear
ribs S. -: clear sides s 80. Bacon-BoNed.
armer; extra shorts 2 90; clear ribs Q. 1Zlg;
clear sides .S7l5 Receipts-Flour COO
wheat 4 600 corn 5000. oats 5000.
SLipments-Flour 600 wheat 1900. corn
1900 OATS 2l,OOQ
Kansas City November 2-whest-De-
ceulber 66l4d669s: May 7ol3 cash No. 2
hard 67a67i9 No. 2 red T0i4. Corn-D,-
cember 60i4d6o1s May CO.'S cash No. ;
mixed 6112d62 No. 2 white 61IZd62 Oats
No. 2 white 4o1s. Receipts-Wheat g, 500,
corn u. 700. oats 1900. Superintendent
$1,000, corn p, so. oats 500.
New Orleans. November 2.-HoF products
quiet Pork-Standard mess 15i. Lard
Refined fierce ~; pure lard loA, Boxed
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STOCK MARKET RULEBSPOTTY

ShrouBhout the country, tie esrniugs md
Nopnt % traffic ~ railroads and he ac-
tirg me iron trade. But opinion is not
well Refined a. 10 whether or not the
countrys prosperous conditions Rnd pros
pecrs are not ever capitalized on the basis
81 the large financial organizations OF the
past year, notably the Burlington deal
The United States Steel corporation and
the generally hiEh level Of prices FOR Sc
cdrites gyiil prevailing.
Railroad bonds have been quite active
during the week. with periods Of notable
strength here aud there United States -
advanced y the refuudiurs 2s and the old
IS ~ the Js a. end tie new 5s per cent
above the closing call az last week
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london financial cabIe.

New York November 2-The Commercial.
Advertisers London financial eablegrsm
says: The stock market today was stag.
nsnt with no signs OF activity. American
stocks were about the only feature aud
the tone OF rhese was rather pAtchy Louis
tember statement, while most others were
above parity.
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New York Money.

New York. November 2.-Money on call
steady at per cent; prime mercantile
pspU ~ per cent; sterling exchange
easy, with actual business IN bankers bills
az .s67k for demand and at s3d4 81 for
sixty days; posted rates 4 S4i4d4 s. aud
4 .SI1glaA IS; commercial bills { s3I4. 63l4
Bar silver 5I& Mexican dollars Az.
state bonds Inactive; railroad bonds arm
government bonds arm.
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COTTON MARKET QUOTATIONS

Ordinary .....s 1916 Good mid tn
q BOD ord ....G 7-Ig Mid fair ....7M
Low mid T Srles ...... 4. 400
New York-spofs closed quiet prices un.
changed stock 1880 bales
Good ord - Ga Good mid ..S 5-lb
Low mid. .....7 ZIG Mid fair IN
Niddling ...754 Sales .........lf5
LlYerpool-spots closed easier. prices 3-@2
down. small business: sales 500 i'nles, q
which 500 we're American; speculation aud
export 800 bsics. Imports 2aOO0 bales, OF
" Aicn 1900 were American
Ordinary ......a 2T-82 Middiing ....- Z 1l-52
Good ord .4 3-32 Good mid - I-lS
Low mid 732 Mid fair SIS
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SUGAR

New Orleans, November Sugar-steaoy;
good demand, new plantation open Kettle
centrifugal 3l4as GIG; centrifugal white
494+s yellows s14G4. Molasses--New, quiet
but steady; open kertle 3O635; centrifugal
17G25. Svrup-Quiet; new 2j0o7
New York. November 2-Surar-Eaw
quiet and easy: fair refining 3l.d5, cen
trifugal &c test 80; molasses sugar 3. Re
lived. quIet.
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London consols,

Lendon, November 2.-consois for money
and the account 81 I5-ie; bar silver veal
70 7-i6d per ounce. Money 1iLd2 per cent
Discount in the SpeR market for snort
hhiiis SlseoA per cent; for three months
ollls 81 per cent.
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coTToN SEQ pRopucTs

r. o. 3. mill Texas interior poInts a..
cording 10 location. Per Gallon
Prime crude oil loose PUN ~
Prime summer yellow oil. 3eiLG ri
Liaters' according TO quality 0llFd %
Hulls, baled ......S5 10 s3Se ~
Prime cotton seed meal. -. q 90
Prime cotton seed cake. =. % 90
Quotations on prime cotton seed meal
and prime cotton seed cake are Tor SeIix.
cry at Galveston.
Memphis, November 2.-oil-prime crude
BY; choice cooking summer yellow. 4 G. /.
hominal. Meal and cake-Prime ri 90
New York, November 2.--Cettan seed oil
--Dnlli sEisas FELLOW tblA -. -
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Cotton played truant 70 those who had
i1red Il from the path Of recfitu6e IN yes
terdsy'B session Of the market and came
back into the school where q better code
bgeTaiis The imminence 81 those things
that bulls have sighed for 90 many a re
cent hlighting day came into being and IL
the short hours " operations worked q De-
parture that seeing caused the uppsr-priet
contingent 70 take heart nEain. The FIRST
tatlstics Of the new week by no meens
gave the powerful volume 70 the moving
staple that has weighted down the scale
q value The weather bure&s allied itself
with the forces u the bull and gave warn
ing thst the scattering showers were TORE
runners Of 6 frost" for bsnrish callers
England's trade center was not entirely
bad. considering al things. and toward the
win6up Derved hertsf more encourHgiuglv
for such listless mistress The exporter
did Bot keep Up the pace q bis immense
tsEinEs IN the past fortnight but the Ian
cashire consumer. 20 doubt viewed bis pal
m supplies complscentiy when be reverted
e the load Of the oceans freight trains
bent thitber
These were the particular reasons mat
turned the tide Of sentiment. and had they
only been imaginary ones IL would seem
fNHf CIl NNh eADllllF4 lhaI Arkt u FuHf
for the rally. The marker had been sold
and orcrsoid and the least ripple Of a
chonpe caused rush for the parqust.7
seats boy those who desired 90 witness
even tte shifuae of srenery.
on This SIDE ~ inc waves tae confidence
vas expressed by deed as wen az r1rd and
waile the day only permitted Of mod
crate business the buying - t1ose WIG
taw protts 10 sight was quite plainly 'l
evidence New Orleans emerged with The
rplrit of the hour after bier holiday rrcrss
bu; oHicisl figures feu 90 record friday
Ioss aud DO mot show Gs well when ocm
pared 20 Thurstay's record Heavy rains
e. many places increased the damage pros
poets, and the lesr lest subeey wrouEhts
fresh evils QJckeued many covering i'm.
pulse
The merchant ana farmer faced tbe trade
with larger amount q precision sud were
repaid 50 the consequent stesdlnets of their
product
The market stands very nSch NJ the
Iame relative position that was occupied
one week ago. The door of 6 new and
brighter domirle appears 10 be open now
rs then. VIII nature again block the en-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-03

New Orleans, November 2-Desplts the
fact thar yesterday was legal holiday.
there wss considerable trading in spot
cotton and the GALES nsde total Of 900,
besides 2150 bales 10 arrive To-day there
was . moderate demand for the staple and
quite STEADY feeling prevailed Factors,
who while Offering freely showed less
disposition 90 cot under IN order 10 move
stocks On the other hand the further
decline IN values a. Liverpool bad ten.
dency 70 make buyers cautious about going
beyond the limits % imperative require.
ment5 and sales today were according. y
held down 70 400 bales q spots and 200
tales 10 arrive. Quotations revised. or
Mnary adyanced 7-1G. GOOD ordinary "a
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BANK CLRARIEGs.

Relieving are the clearinHs Of the Hous-
ton banks together with TIE amount OF In
crease or decrease over last yeBr;
This week. Last year. Inc.
Saturday 81. 40S 1875 t1,si5,57l s5ss, 5ls
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COTTON VALUES WENT HIGHER

trance way, or VIII the best ohtsinf Thir-
ty-si1 hours Of rest may reveal wonderE
Liverpool was by no means strong, but
under the circumstances might have been
weaker. Sales on the spot amounted 20
5000 bales AZ quotations s-32 lower. De
liveries or the last call stood 2-6s down on
near ard z.B4 lees on far positions
New York opened NJ on December and
J TO il Up on later months. The scale
Immediately dropped 2 to g points. and
then returned te the FIRST level. A decline
shortly followed, which continued tili The
lowest was touched. Toward the last call
81 noon the range began IN improvement.
which made the best Just before midday.
and dropped to 8 points 81 the close. 10
The net result November, May and August
advanced points. and the balance Of the
ngf went and 8 points higher
New Orleans started unchanged 10 low
er. and immediately Enined 2 70 4 points
which formed the level FOR q short time
nfterwtrd. when a gradual improvement
SCI IN and continued TIL ar advance Of 5
70 10 points caused the highest. A narrow
decline occurred on the windup. reducing
The best % the day 10 3 points. IN the
net result December ana January Increased
points April stood unchanged and the
other options gained I point Sales on the
American side amounted TO 916s bales Spot
quotations were not changed, except ~
Galveston. where low middiinr advanced
10. middlinE and the grades above gained
Lice and the grades under low middllng
did not Hlisr.
The movement was not up 20 recent Fisnt
figures Receipts az Ell ports for the day
were z6.255 bales. compared With $3.50
fof the same Gay Of lasr week an9 A. T6i
FOR the corresponding day Of last year
Thus frr IN the SEASON sbey hare been
. OK .s79 bales compared with 216s. Ts8 for
the same time q last season Exports FOR
-he dGr were SfSY bales. compBred with
b4.f66 Ter the same day ~ last week and
year. Stock % United StHtes ports for tho
dsy WIS 84s .Z3d bales, coz pared with 60
81 Tor the s8me day o. les, week md
t2i 40 FOR the corresponding day Of last
year.
4 Following EaB the movement st thirty
ous = The principal interior towns for the
week and comparisons
This Last
week. week. 1900 1899
E'ceir's st4-3 go 5l6 524 o24 242 Ell
s sio9 5s5 sS ~ ia ~ F F9 7 s46 B,
u VII be observed that interior stocks
hive increased 81 q37 in the week and
tlose 81 ports are l512a larger.
Houstons estimated rsrsirts for tomor-
row are $500 ~ 10 500. srs INST Is 22s Isrl
y"Sr. New Orleans expects ~ go 10 49,
%, against 1871 last year
spot Prices Advanced
New Orleans, November 2-Despits the
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closed with very quiet market In all de-
scriptous n cotton goods and with no
new feature In either brown. bleached or
coarse co,ored cottour Prints are very
Arm To-day demand quiet. Ginchams
very hrn. Print cloths sire dull. hut firm
81 5ls FOR regulars WIDE goods are qulet,
Lptton yarns weaker with fair demand.
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Houston Daily Statement
Fious1cn Comparative Statement.
tlouston Railfoad RseeIpts


Following are the receipts % cotton by
She various railroads entering the city
Bales.
Houston ard Texas Central. ........ 1l5J
Internal ionsl and Great Northern. &.fi2
Galveston, Harrisburg and san An 49,
Texas and New Orleans .-........ -
Houston East and West Texas. J. 10
Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe....... SO
San Antonio and Areuyas Pass..... .pA3
Missouri Kansas and Texas. ........ 800
Total Observation-Disclosures. 1871
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METALS

New York November 2.-Tln quiet - 70
as 90, copper quiet 10 s5dl7 90; lead dun
37i4; speiter dull 37ls; pig iron war
rants dull 2 100000
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CComnerciaIl NatlonaI BanE'23 90 go 90
Galveston Wharf Co... IS 90 ...
Galveston Houston Inv Co'.... 81 20
Am. Brewing Association ...... 90 90
Houston J.. and r. Co..tllO 90 ...
Houston Drug Co........ll34 20 loo %
Merchants Nat Bank 100 90 ..
Magnolia Park 100 %
Mutual Bldg and / Assn zoo "a
Pl and MCh Nat. Bank 100 % los 10
Sour Lake Springs Co..I.......I as 90
South Texas Nat Bank .H125 90 '1G1 90
Southwestern Dry Plate Col.....ilO 5 90
Texas Savings and Real
Estate Co. ........... so 90 ...
7. H Thompson Seed and
Rice Milling Co $500. 81 On '1n5 IN
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meats-Drr salt shoulders 81; sides 9H
Bacon-Clcar rib sides o. Hams-Chcie
sugar cured l2l,a13ii Coflee--Iio ofdi
nary 70 fair Tq-s4 Rice-Steady: screen
inCs 5jSd3bs head 4~04&4; fancy head -.
05s. FlSur-ETtrs fancy 1908 80. pat
entS 3 SbdS 60 Cornmrsl go Bran 81
des. Hsy-Prime II OGGls 90: choice
70 90. Corn--No. . sacked frmer; whit,
IS: mixed IS; yellow 81 Oats-No.
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HouEton-Spots closed quiet, prices m
changed. stock e2.7es bales. Sales lo02
bales.
Last
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FEAR OF COLD WEATHER
AROUSED NEW STRENGTH
Movement Also Gave Signs Of Slsrsen-
ina--Liverpooi Not as Week as Con-
ersiy Expeete6--Spots Firm.


At the Close
Liverpool. s-e4 TO 4-ez io~ef.
New York. 7 70 points higher.
New Orleans, unchanged TO points
higher.
Spots
liverpool 3-325 lower.
Galveston. revised.
Elsewhere, unchanged.
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TIE range ~ prices NJ New York and
New Orleans for the active months was as
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New York. November 2.-Wheat-Re-
csipts q. 600: exports 153 900: spot arm,
No. red sol. O b. afoar: No red IN
elevator; No. ! Northern -. T. o. b. a6oat
No. ! hard S4i. T. O. b. s6oat
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HIDES AND WOOL.

"! zine hides -..-...ss....''.'.
Dry flint kips ....................
Dry sailed hides and kips, selected
Wet sailed hides and kips, seleeted, n
sleep pelts -.-..-.....-...... 's*''N
Deer skins, hints ,..............'..
Goat skins nlnts ..--........'.''Yn
Horse hair ........... ~
Wool, free medium. S to u months
free from burs ........,....'IHH
Wool free fine, s to IL months y
Beeswax ............
Prime tQllow n n
GIue Observation-Disclosures.
New York. November 2.-Hiaes-s
Galveston 20 10 % pounds is: Tals,
"A to 80 pounds 14lk. Leaders,
Hemlock sole. Buenos Ayres, llgnt ~
wei Ehts, 25d26ik Wool-Quieti 81
fleece 25G28; Texas 16Q17-
St Louis, November 2.-Woel-s''
unchanged.
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Houston L. and TIL 330'l2o 90
Mer. and Mechsn... 500 Ql4
Trenton Rock ...,.. 100, %
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MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS.
The following bids and offers Of stocks
other than oil companies were reported
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Comparative SPOT Markets.
Ctl1ef 80 Markets


GaIveston-Spats closed steady, prices re
vir.d stock 100 37g bales
Low ord .... a.. MlddHrc ....7 e.iG
ORDINARY .....-5lg Good mid -.7 1916
g,tod nrd ...G ss Mid fair .--.s S-lJ
Low mid .--.,I Sales -.--- ..- gu
New Grleane-Spots closed very steady
prices unchanged: stock 80 100 tales.
Low ord ..... 81 MiddnnE ..-7A
~~~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~->-~~~-~- --~~~-~-~-~-~-
low middle was allowed 10 stand at even
and the better grades were quoted down
1-l6
Yesterday was devoted 70 curb trading Ia
the local market for contracts sud cousla-
cradle was done M somewhat lower
range Of values cf which there is no of-
ncisl record. This morning the market
opened . 70 3 points Elow Thursdays
figures and during the short hours prl res
fuctusted rapidly and ran 6 70 Z points
either way. tu8lly closing with net gains
from Thursdays level Of bU; 20 points
New York Dry Goods.
New YORK. November Dry goods
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'Less i-le.
New Yerk eank statement.

New York, November 2.-The statement
Of the associated banks fer the week end
Ing today:
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New York Dry Goods.
New YORK, November Dry goods
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Following Eas the movement st thirty
ous = The principal interior towns for the
week and comparisons.

Houston's estimated rrsirtt for tonor-
row are 800 70 10 500 against 1s.22s Jas,
y"sr. New Orleans expects 1900 10 49,
~, against 1871 last year.
The Conservative, 1901-06-13
THE ECCENTRICITIES OF TES-
TATORS.
TATORS.

when dining together, used to drink to
the health of ''the schoolmaster, for
schoolmasters at that period often made
wills for their friends, and by their
ignorance of legal technicalities gave
the legal profession a considerable
amount of remunerative business. At
later date, regular toast was "to our
best friend-the man who makes his
own will" Prosaic as most last wills
and testaments are-except to fortunate
legatees-there are many amusing
instances of eccentric bequests and
curious disposals of property.
Curious Requests.
Some years since, a Mr.. Sanborn
desired that in death, as in life, his body
should proclaim the glory of the
republic. He left five thousand dollars
to the late Professor Agassiz, in return
for which he was, by scientific process,
set forth in the will, to tan his-the
testator's- skin into leather, and from
it have drum made. Two of the most
suitable bones of his body were to be
made into drumsticks, and with these a
Mr.. Warren Simpson-to whom Mr..
Sanborn left the bulk of his property
was "on every seventeenth of June to
repair to the foot of Bunker Hill, and at
sunrise, beat Oh the drum, the parch
ment of which had been made out of
the testator's skin, the stirring strains
of Yankee Doodle.
A somewhat similar bequest was made
by German gentleman in 1887. The
difference, however, consists in the fact
that no annual commemoration of the
deceased was required. The testator
died at Pittsburg, and by his will
directed that his body should be
cremated and the ashes forwarded to
the German consul at New York, who
was to hand them over to the captain of
the steamship "Elbe." When in mid
Atlantic the captain was to request a
passenger to dress himself in nautical
costume, and, ascending with the funeral
urn to the top-mast, to scatter the ashes
to the four winds of Heaven. These
strange directions were faithfully carried
out. Quite as curious were the direc-
tions for the funeral of an Englishman
named John Underwood. He willed
that he was to be buried in green
coffin with copy of Horace under his
feet, one of Milton under his head, a
Greek Testament in his right hand, and
small Horace in his left Six friends,
who were not to wear black clothes,
were to follow him to the grave, and
there to sing verse of the twentieth
ode of the second book of Horace. After
this they were to "take cheerful glass
and think no more of John Under