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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-07
River Rialt0 Brevittes

wv AsAaAsO
The Sidney Is due tomorrow morning from
Keckuk. and viii clear for Burlington In the
Afternoon
The Georgia Lee arrived yesterday from Mem
phis with an exceptionally good upstream tr1p
The Columbia left port yesterday with a good
freight manifest and q fairly good passenger
"Trip.
The City of Memphi. viii arrive today from
tho Tennessee River. and will clear tomorrow
afternoon for Florence. Ala
The Chester departed yesterday for Cape Ga
rardsau with : sosa patronage OF freight and a
Peoria. for when port the boat win again clear
Commerce with : good passenger list and . fair
Captain John Harpham. agent Of the cne.n.
natl board Of underwriters. returned To his home
in Cincinnati last night.
anderson Bros. Of Commerce same up yes
terday on the Grey Eagle: bringing with them
Captain Isaac r. Lusk Of the Diamond 10
Lane yesterday returned from Buriinston-
Blizzard Ruman. a prominent riverman OF
Cape 1irardeau. was q visitor on the wharf yes
Jesse :: Nichols. a well known pilot Of Cairo
OHIO Rivers Plots: society yesterday.
PILOTS Harry Matson and Ben Terry Of the
g Georgia ,Ss I Lee yss,src sHs is as,s VIII R,x srsrf S;,Gs. ps sss,,
ETY. a regort Of some chang: in tho channel
Captain William Adkins. superintendent OF
on the river from. yesterday.
whom arc we'll known TO rivermen in 81. Louis.
write 70 Secretary Drown Of the Mississippi and
Ohio Rivers Pilots Society that they are TAX
ing the Charles Brown from Louisville to New
Orleans with a tow Of coal
Isaac p. Lusk. who returned yesterday from
an inspection OF the sunken Dubuque. said that
the boat had been more seriously damaged than
at first was supposed. and that II will probably
.s.de S Sssssa 9f s.: Louis sss s and $. Paul II Il s the
mean time the 81. Paul. q sidewheel steamer.
modelled along the lines Of the Quincy. will I'M
dersc some repairs and about July ! VIII be
Paul.
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~ Telegraph.
REPIrRIIC sPECTAIG

Cairo. NJ, June 6-The river rose 5 Of a foot
consiaerasls rain fell las. night. watch was
Harry Brown with ssai Tow departed for 81:
:hs s.l lS.es Of 1 ls%s.n arrived Tssa 4. s: s!ss o e lsas ; hns
ndts1n0c IN. s Sic, wal' i set unas ssSsn '0 -Iisst repairs asir.
s sS.' Of sh isns e.. 1 Her c ssnsr f., %In the S.: :su, RI. for po: .
her 's = plot ssnf n.r. .sr come o Soan so-d. =! s gr' sisea fro% as
Evansville. The city OF Memphis wired nom
land passed csruthsr:viiie at Ii =. m: il is eI-
REsssss she VII IN DEPART ssr,vf Tor hs s.. IsaI: cH her N. a..
livsI. The W: G lutte, the Defender and Alice
il: v; W; .Ssih with 70. z :.mSsi.s j. due
rosis. Win AZ .ss:ii.ns ,,ip sI..sss sss G.ise
Waited IN from Eysn;viiie this morning. She
had = good trip and departed o. return ,Tis TO
burg from Memphis is due to pas here to-mor-
row for Cincinnati; The CLYDE lsf, last ri pishs VIII
Ruttorr departed for Nashville At 80 last J; m.
s sne I, rep nnesrssa Is =. a1 having sTar a .n biz srie' susinss:
on the wharf good and the gauge reads this morn
Memphis. Tenn. June s-The river here stands
r. feet on the saugs: a fSii Of . Of : foot IN
s sns 4 lab = Delayed asSss on me ae Ssaa q Ss s1p.. got
away at II noon for vicksburg. The Kate Adams
departed at 5 p. m for Arkansas with n good
cairo and returns Saturday The Rees Lee 10 due
down and leaves to-morrow at L noon for -.
Louis. Receipts by river to-day were e sacks
cottonseed-
2 inches above low-water mark Of 1864. a rise Of
I inch since last report Weather clear and cooler.
The Eloise in and out from keokuk- The W. J.
sriyed up at I:so mi. afternoon and prcceeded
to the wreck Of the Dubuque with material to Be
used IN raising II. She win leave for St. Louis
this evening.
Chester. ILL.,. June s.-River rising: gauge 81
lockwood and barre. . a. M: City Of Clifton. I
p. m. Boats upNGeorEia Lee. : O'Clock last even
ing: Chester at go .. m: Russell Lord with B
barge. Of ties $50 a. m: ~snagboat H. J. Wright.
L. noon.
Cape Girardeau. NO.. June 6-weather clear.
Rain In forenoon. River rising. The j. NJ Ritch-
mann up with ] empty barge at II a. M inc
CITY OF Clifton due down and the City OF Menu
phis due NJ.
Warsaw. Ill.,, June G-Gaure reads s.s feet. q
rise Of Z OF n foot on account Of heavy rains
last night. Weather cloudy and cooler. The
Harry Reid passed up Silver Crescent down
and VI.
Grand Tower. H.. June al. Y. lockwood
arrived down at II a m with i've empty ears
and departed for Crystal City AZ 1870 p: m. with
twelve cars Of coal. City Of Clifton In due down.
The gauge reads i2.s feet, a rise " . OF a foot
In the last q hours. Weather clear and warm.
Louisville. June s-River falling. In canal 70
feet 8 inches: on falls 8 feet 4 inches: below
icck< >, feet : inches. cloudy and warm,
Cincinnati. June -Rive 3.+ feet: stationary.
Cloudy and warm
wheeling. June S-River . feet > inches: fall
ing. Raining.
Pitt-burs. June s-River s.s fees. and falling.
Raining.
Evansville. Ind. June s-River as feet and
falling.
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ROBBED HER SCH00LMATES.
College Girl Pleads Guilty to Steal
ing Valuable Jewelry.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Northampton. Mass. June S.-Mabe law
renee Burt. =, years old. a student at Smith
College last year. and daughter of a prom
lnent lawyer in B-idgeton. N. Y. 2leade
guilty in court here to-day to the larceny
OF zee worth Of jewelry belonging to
students in Smith College.
SHE waa arrested last night by Of1cer
king. in whose house she was rooming
The evidence against her was secured by
a private detective. When brought before
the court and asked to plead. she was not
In the least perturbed. and answered
Guilty" in n low voice. She was bound
over TO the Grand Jury in s1.5G0 bonds, In
default of which she WIS taken to Jail.
While waiting for the commitment papers
to be made out she waited in a side room
There college girls came and Identified arti-
Giles Of jeweiry which had teen stolen from
their rooms 1sl
Miss Bur;'s parents were notified Of her
arrest. and arrived tonight. Miss Burt -
a decided brunette. with bright. Sparkling
eyes,, ard is rather petite In 1gure.~8oe
arrest has made q sensation In the co1le0a,
and some pity b expressed for hog. - IL
ground thAf b - -tErespou1baa
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though the advances were unimportant. and
transactions were small. During the last hour
rentes were strong. French rails. Metropo.itans
and Industrials were in active demand.
The weekly statement OF the Bank OF France
shows the following changes: Notes In circule-
ton. decrease. 1s..o15.@D francs: Treasury ac-
counts current. decrease. 5.00l.oJ0 francs: gold
in hand. decrease. ..2O.O0 francs. bills discount
ed. decrease. .2s. 275.oo francs: silver In hand.
increase. 10000 francs; , per cent rentes
lelf 1c for the account: exchange on London
2f l&c for checks.
Berlin. June 6-Exchange on London eom 44pfes
for checks Discount rates-Short bills 3 per
cent: three months ;s per cent. Business was
almost etagnant on the Boerse to-day. in the
absence Of an encouraging feature. There was
little change. except In mines. which hardened
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FINANCE.
England.

London. June s-Consols for money 93I,: do
for the account s3ss: Atchison SlA: Canadian
PACING rs: ST. Paul 1861: Illinois Central is:
louisville i'm: Union Pacific preferred 70: New
Reading IA: Erie first preferred IN: Northern
Pacific preferred I9is: Grand Trunk M: Ana:
s:E; pIeIs.rsd re- Money Z e, cent, .6e rate
Is IL s0sse. do three months bills . i-isSsx nes
cent The rate Q, discount Of the Bank Of Eng
The amount OF bullion taken into the Bari 81
ENGLAND on balance tc1daJ vas S,Aoee. The
the following changes: Total, reeerve, Increase,
f594.eo: circulation. increase; fi7s.oe bullion. in.
coo: other deposits. Increase. n.sea.o0: public de-
posits. decrease. f2.sD.0o: notes reserve, IN
crease, ft6l 90: Government securities nm
changed. The proportion OF the Bank OF Eng
lands reserve to liabilities 10 A-0 Per cent.
Last week IL was 500 per cent.
Paris. June &.-Business on the Bourse to-day
opened dull and hesitatfng. Later tha IoVsrfnx
Of the Bank Of Engiand's rate Of disco1nf fruGS
. - ~ pQ cent. had - DeousAg1ng e6seG
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ferred during the dag. Moore q schley. Bell q
Co. and other large houses being prominent
buyers. but the supply OF stock was too small
to allow the execution OF all the buying orderA
and the indications were that the bids would
have to be advanced to facilitate the accumu-
There was heavy hpying Of Eries In the aft
ernoon by Talbot J. Taylor & Co. and Horton
a Go. Al the same time United States Steel was
feavily bought. and II was thought both stocks
were taken by interests that have been active
In them for some time. The rest OF the market
continued irregular during tho late trading.
American Tobacco and Continental Tobacco
were bought on statements from inside inter-
ests that holders OF Continental Tobacco rom
mon would be offered 100 and American 10 for
the stock IN new Z per cent bonds Of the Goa
eoiidated Tobacco Co., which was incorporated
VII not be included in this plan
The selling Of Rock Island was mostly realiz-
Ing ~sales OF stock bought carly In the week.
The stock loaned At . premium Of 1-3s yesterday
ana loaned nat this morning. Interests active
In the stock estimated the short interest at
about ls.oo0 sharea
London cables were a. follows:
Lndon. l:l5 p. m.-The market for Americans
opened heavy. but on the reductions Of the
Bank CT England rate discount the entire mar
tiI ental buying. Denver stocks we're the fsa-
London Spccial-American stocks closed strong.
General market. after being strong. cloecd
heavy: Paris heavy: Consois unchanged.
BOND SALES At NEW YONG
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There was an active demand for foreign ex-
D. r: Francis. Bro. & Co report closing rates
Prime sterling cables &S: checks S.skoH: %
days 4.s5HdL.
Commercial sterling on hanker' checks l.8p&
6H: so DAYS %.s5N6k; 30 days 4.sl9k.
Grain bills ASSIGN: cotton bills <.e4h
Bankerx' Paris cables SIS; checks 6.15x: %
DAYS Hkdi-1
Commercial French francs. checas s.lEko1-1e0
E.leL; 50 DAYS 6.ish
Swiss checks b.1str; % days E.9.
belgian checks s. fSx61 % DAYS k.14ko1-lA
Rankers' reichsniark cables e6k611-le checks
Commercial reichsmark. checks. ssx07-ls: -
BANKER Dutch euiider. checks. - 7-lsox: %
Sommercisi Checks 1exes-ls: o days soxosis.
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FINANCIAL.
AMERICAN uIASEED COMPANY.
New York. May 20. ,9el.
the Stockholders of the

To the Stockholders OF the
The Board of Directors are pleased 10 &C.
lort to the stockholders that after mss1,r,
Consideration and deIiberation a Dc,s 10
sirabIe Advancement has been Erected for
an exchange of the stock of the AMER
ICAN LINSEED COMPANY for the stock
OF the UNION LEAD \ OIL COMPANY.
on ne Sapa,as s. .rcs,S ~ ne Ia, hi Lsa1 a.o
aco,irs al ne canitai stock ~ me a1,er-
lean Linsssd So%Pany on The terms her,
Dollars ,slI. said stock being ali 81
one class Common CAPITAL Stock. one hum
cred and seventy thousand G7o.oo, shares.
OF one hundrcd dollars 0ieO each.
name anne sso oGEk o. t dsnoai,ed rndi ial ;be So oaa
me1t-conies 81 which are on file win tae
depositar,es hereinafter mentioned-to lie
exchanged for the stock of the Union Lad
and OH Company or the following basis or
terms:
Of The Nmerican Ljnsced COMPANY
shaI receive Forty-eieht Dollars
and Oh c:nrsny.
Each share of the Common stock
of the Anerjcan lins~ed COMPANY
,sssa ., r Sc: : .:... E n sss ..,a 1" La ,
and or Company.
The Union Lead and OIL Company re-
serves the right to refuse to make such
exchange. unlsss there is deposited for such
exchange two-thirds Cs-D OF each class of
stock of the American Linseed Company.
The holders of large mounts of the stock
If the American Linseed COMPANY have al
ready signifieri their approval of the ar
rangement, and your Board Of Directors
urge the prompt acceptance thereof by the
baIapc. OF the stockholders.
Certificates of stock, duly and regularly
assigned and Endorsed IN bank. July wit
messed. with proper revenue stamps at
fached for transfer. should be deposited
with the NEW YORK SECURITY AND
Trust COMPANY. NO. 90 WALL
NEW YORK CITY. or the
ILLINOIS Trust AND SAVINGS BANk.
CITY CT CHICAGO. upon deposit Of which
trY nsfer,hIa recejnts will h.. sssued- ex-
chanreahIa for tre stock of The Union Lead
and oil C.ompanv upon the consummation
~ The arr, ngemenf
MIST re MADE. ON OR
THE 9TH DAY OF II NE. 1901,
after which date no deposits will he re-
ceiysd avcen, in The discre,ion Of r. RoarA
of Directors OF the Union Lead and OH
Company, and on such terms as they may
prescribe.
GVY q. MAJOR. Presi6ent.
-
New York. Nav %. lsm.
AZ sWERICaN IlysE:ED
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INC namkos
New York June Money on can steady at ;
cent. Sterling exchange firm. with actual bust
ness in bankers. bills at s4.ssHGs.ss% for demand
and at for 90 DAYS. Posted rates
sl.S6Iss: commercial bills NsixGIS~ Silver
certificates ncminaliy ec. Mexican doIlan &c.
State bonds inactive. Railroad bonds inactive.
C1earings So. al. SIS: balances Sal -.
Boston. June s.-C1ear1ngs 81, 1oS. 81; balances
s, 1<5.les.
rhIl:SeIDs!.; Rs1 June s-c'earinss ss.ss.-
Rsltimo.s. ~. June &-ciearinss s4.eA. ice:
Chicago. June s.-Clearipss ~. ~, ~: balances
SsS:s.s11.. Posted exchange AShe4-0. New
Cincinnati. o.. June - iearines u,Sa. 80:
New York exchange &c premium. Money I'D
s per cent.
Treasury Statement.
washington. June e.-To-day's statement Of the
Treasury balances In the general fund exclusive
OF the 80. 100000 gold reserve In the division OF
rrdemption.. shows: Available cash balances SisA,-
rs, 6l; gold. SS.0lA.2u-
Bar silver.
New Yorx. June G-Baf silver S5xc.
London. June &-Bar silver steady At q s-1ed
por ounce.
TfeasareF's Bend Purchases.
Weshington June e-secret.rx Gage to-day
an1 eoeeo ahegt = ct eovseus ~
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AMERICANS CLOSED
WEAK IN LONDON.
STRENGTH IN NEW YORK AT
THE OPENING.
Big Interests, However, Were In
active and Trading Was
Rather Listless.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

New York June G-American stocks In
London opened heavy. rallied a little. but
finally closed rather weak in spite of some
Temporary sttmulus from the improving con-
didon Of the money market. The selling
seemed to have no special significance. and
was more in the nature of scattering profit
taking than anything else. The Bank Of
England reduced its minimum discount rate
from 4 to 81 per cent and made an ex-
ceedingly strong showing in the weekly re-
turn. In fact It Is more than likely that
the rate will be further reduced in the near
less . consois rather dull at ssfsc.
In the local market some little strength
was shown at the opening. but none OF tine
and traders took advantage of the absence
Of good buying to put pressure on soft spots.
The granger stocks were lower on western
drought in Kansas and reports Of snow in
North Dakota The Gould stocks got as
lpod support as anything: although even
eresgive. A rumor wal current Of action on
the long-promised dividend on Southern Pa
s SisSoa but do the snyssins in %s sSis saS broke up
There was fair strength in the tobacco
stocks On reported consolidation. but a
S eoor and and the pubic pub c'y seems curiousiy spse
fhetio with regard to these stocks. Amalga-
mated Copper was firm on the announce
menI OF Sue tcIIuS IcT tdAluS Osef 0Ou-
tana n Butte and Boston. Missouri Pa
cinc II stirl 4 good deal oversold and rallied
readily on very limited buying by insiders:
The rumors Of financial trouble here and
II Chicago were quite discredited- There
appears to be a fairly powerful bull clique
IN the market, and the stories were put
about In all probability by some one inter-
ested In seeing lower prices.
Amalgamated Copper capital will be IN
creased from SIS. 0o0.O 600 to $l55. 100000 to pro-
vide for the taking over of Montana and
Butte and Boston. The Pennsylvania Steel
Company has been sold. and. although the
name OF the buyer has not been given.
there u good reason for believing II Is not
the United States Steel Company: There is
talk Of early dividend action on Erie frsts.
Ontario and Western showed some little
strength ON the report that New York Cen
tral had bid 50 to / Of the largest stock
holders IN order to get control The close
Of the market was duh, but BY no means
weak. Louisville and Nashville and On
tar1o and Western both showed consider.
able strength. the former on what looked
IKE inside buying. and the latter on the
& New York Central Money continued
ksy at Sc all day. The volume of trad
nr showed some falling Cd and was con-
'06erably moro professional
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Bixby. MIMI. June 6-George Kruekbery
was killed here to-day In a peculiar way. He
climbed to the top OF his windmill to repair
the gearing. and while there his clothes
taught In the wheel and he was squeezed to
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Milwaukee. WIS.,, June 6.-The Pabst
Brewing Company suffered a loss by fire
this evening to the extent Of between $4,000
and GO6.00c. fully covered by insurance.
John Smith. q coppersmitn, died from in
juries sustained by falling 11ur stories while
aiding down . TopA
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Lieutenants In Militia.

Butler. No., June s.-At a meeting Of Com
pany Il. Second Missouri Infantry here to-
day. c. NJ. Cameron and George Carruthers
xoxpacfivelv
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New York. June s-Govemment bonds strong.
United States Is. refunding. registered. 49,. l06<
United States 2e, refunding. coupon ........lo7k
United States Is. registered. 100
United States 3e. coupon
United States new 4. registered ............ias
United States new a. coupon.
United States old Is. registered ..........tl2ss
United States old Is.
United States old Is. registered. lJsL
United States old IS, coupon. .l0sL
District Of Columbia e.63s ........ ......lS
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PtttoburG
Received daily by. d. r.. Francis. Bro q Co.
No. c14 North Fourth street.
PjttsburE Plate Glass, last mention 10 asked.
Westinghouse Air Brake sold at $50
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1000 Atch q .....l0sk
$3.50 Do adj ...ssSaL
Loo Ann Arbor LIST
LOO B & 81. .sss
5000 b Il o d..
leakgh
80. 200 r & o s "
div 3iss 49,. s1k
1900 Brk Ferry 5s S%
Loo Brk Elv tst. .lol%
5000 G Of Ga CON
IS ....10<ix9lo5
5000 10 ID inc. Is
300 q p gtd Is. .1y1&
1o.e0o G y gtd siss Glz
6.oeOC q . gen
as -......-lGS
1000 81 p. n d o
es .-.-----.-..18N
9.00O<co Sou LIST Is
eSA0@
b.00e d r @ con Is
102A61W
5000 d N 4 NJ land
grant Is .... 9oiz
10.ooo Erie LIST con
- ..........-. 99%
$500 Erie LIST gen -.
- tS1z
1000 f Il T II LIST
con e. ~.......12s
1000 TT W d G LIST
1000 Fl w & r q
LIST As -..... 20
t.oooc. r 4 Q deb
X 101
5000 II v LIST ais. 10s[
1000 X G Sou IS. e4Ls
1.0(s) l. Gas LIST 5s. 1o1A
%. 900 l. n W Il Coal
4ss ...10eh dl0eA
10000 l. & n gen
IS ----.-.-----1IS
1000 Mex Cent con
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20 he iesdinS sssfuiss e ne New Sork mar:
New York, Juns G-Loodcn prcest after our
epss ING. were d~ecsdsdly love-: ana slnitfaSe
iuS the INST hour. mo salse we're heaviest IN
linton Pacific. Atctisoc and southrr pac.n.:
Heel for London account was continued The
sales exceeded the purchases BY aoout SS~V
There was some covering Of shorts in the
frst few mlruteA bat stocks were freely sup-
Piled and sre6ers mads repeeted atfae,.. ressn~
s1reks. II vas current so.s!p that one OF the
n,o1r prumire0e hankfnG intere0tD had been .
seiiSr 4 stocks ancs The hssann1ng q ths week.
raus vss a urgent Gsmsna sr enu8 -
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LOCAL MONEY n X
Business In All Departments OF Rank
Ing still RenQrfed AefiYe.

There was nothing really new In the local
monetary situation yesterday. Bankers reported
everything satisfactory. and business in q gen.
lions. There. was the usual good demand for
money from borrowers Of different classes, which
was easily satisfied, AS money was abundant
and rates steady and UNCHANGED At 8 to : per
discounted. Routine business. and especially
checking and depositing. was on an active and
large scale. and country business was said to be
very satisfactory.
Tine local bank clearings yesterday were again
large. being reported at Ss.l<o.s7S. the balances
amounting to .f3.N
Domestic
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Local Forecast Official.
River Forecast.
The river At ST Louis will rise.
River and Buafmess.
Harbor gauges Thursday marked lzS shovfng
q rise Of g OF a foot In the last "a hours.
Business on the wharf yesterday was fairly
brisk. with inbound shipments considerably in
excess Of freight offerings.
Weather bright and warm.
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New York Curb StOeks.
Received daily by @. H. Walker Z Co.. No. no
North Fourth street.
C5ssA ma Aassa
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CUy - ~. EOUsSs
Corrected daily by Guy =. Billion. No. 307 Olive
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r. J. HYATT.
Local Forecast Official.
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5000 Atch q .....10sk
$3.50 Do adj ...SSSQL
Loo Ann Arbor LIST
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-29
THE OLD GARDEN.

I know Of haunted garden where the
old-time flowers grow;
There are hollyhocks and iillss in p
long and stately row;
There are lilac trees by the gateway, and
roses white and red
And the Southern woods spicy fragrance
fellows the careless tread
a memory haunted garden, cut Of ife's
busy way,
Where the spell of vanished summers
fingers the livelong day.
The hands that planted these flowers
have moldered back to dust,
But their hearts are true and stec dfast,
and they seem to hold in trus.
The memories Of the old-time, and those
whom men forget.
Perhaps for the lilac and lily the dead
are living yet,
Those whom our eyes can see not may
tend them still-who knows
OF the strange, sweet secrets hidden in
the red heart of the rose?
Does grandmother come to gather its
pinks and it's pansies still
From the grave which kind hands made
her in the churchyard on the hill!
Does she know when the lilacs blossom
that she planted long ago:
The question must 60 unanswered, but
fancy it may be so.
And so from the dear old garden not
flower take away,
But leave them all to be gathered by the
hands that are dust to-day.
National Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-29
GERMANY IS GOOD TO CRANKS.
Inventor. Encourage d-Governmen
Buys Useful War Devices.

In Germany the government welcomes
'cranks' and inventors. 1t keeps an ex-
aiming board at work all the time look
ing into every proposal for improvement
in war materials or instruments. The
hoard takes cognizance also Of everything
offered to the patent Office. If it is a
good thing, useful to the government, it
never gets patented at all. The govern
ment buys it and keeps the secret, says 4
London newspaper.
In England the only chance that an in
ventor has is to secure patent for his
invention, and thereby he publishes it
to the world. Even then the government
will not touch it unless forced by the
example Of other governments or COM
PEELED by the personal influence Of the
inventor and his friends. No matter
what the invention may be, the examin-
ing staff of the British patent Office has
no means Of calling the attention of the
secretary of state for war to it.
1t is provided in the patent act that
an invention can be assigned to the sec
rotary of state and so kept secret but no
instance Of this being done has ever been
known except in the case Of those actual
ly employed in government Offices or the
national arSenals