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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-06

ONION TOP sETs-1Ates. sales at $40 per
Is;oRaHuM CANE s~EED-Latest sale at n.o1,s
peg cA ~ x: Bs e IS: .1,Yo per su;; for pr.m.
in p fe / lS's' F sRG'lfF .a,s sn' a aH1as,er :sssi
Ring. at arc 70 &c. quarters r. a at -i e to g Sus shePs
az AK. for cood@inferior less. Peaches-Fancy
evapcrated ~unpeelel halves at &c, and sun
d1 pHrE ei f GRnr i to p~E Ks ge5 from store
at sI.2s; scotch 81 30: split sI.!o -
,e SM,TE x.y ilSn ,,a1s at :ss!o9ss ss s.i pr E g.: :
;ssssn;s 4 6 :, 81 sEa 81, ls ss1 i, country at 'ls1' 50;
s f!ssss ,saa asd 'arsii'Ssdi IN SS's ~ at sssse. and
IN Lf fsss & toffE-euotsb's per !, gal: Raw s,y at ssos
boiled a, 2, SSH S1In Per I sas' o IL sn N gals Sas 'o or over at
nc rer IL. for No. / and io,ko for No. 5. Smaller
aq nnM. + per u; mSEs' per ton: Common a.
at Il SO. Sale 2 cars common at s4s; crooked at
BtcSSEs-choloe tleached at Sic per ton: other
ki Rsc from hf 50 T. 81: 100 lbs: Country rags a.
zoo Old rope-.No. 1 and Manila '1.s: No. q at
'V scRAP iRoN AND MErAL-Per 100 lbs:
s WrIDs se- ,s%e iss; nt soe: 'asS ". zoe: burnt 30.
z zlss' .s s5ass Lead cad ss' Hsasf Pewter 81. l'ppef -
h heop i -four d S5ls h' &C. :'f nat hoop hoe; s %. ss s?f half S5is.
&c; meal bbls; 2ac; produce or apple bbls. PC.
s ard sack aas 9r %;sed " az ss e s4 sFsssK; s an5 s@s 95" So'
SIS; S, Is; H !ssi az af sas; :s!sssST at &C. +. 'i iS:
gasoline s5c: vinegar soc: black oil zOc: iinseed.
light oil and varnlsh &c: sugar !5c: whisky SOC:
&c. e; h mo,a Ssas; &C. &c: T larS s ies. ss sssTi5e IN 9'f for p, saas
broken head or stave: &c OFF for each hoop miss
MISUNDERSTANDING on a basis of 81 q.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-06

Market-Received 4SS SKIS. and
- cars local and q cars through. Very little
cnoice SOFT winter among the current offerings
and that the only kind really sought after, the
off-grades. which plentiful. dull at lower prices:
BY sample, No. Z red sold this size at 74ac and
L, side at !sAc to .oc. latter choice 10 a country
choice; No. 4 at &C to Zee; No. 2 hard at 71h.c TO
IAc. mainly latter: No. . hard at 6ac to iUIsc.
The outside demand was excellent. sales from
store for shipment to mills markets being, 100. 80
bu. No. 2 red. These on basis May price loaded.
One elevator has raised its basis to kc over May.
CoRN--cash MarkeI-Receiyed u lcars local
and "A cars through. Easy and a limited demand,
hut offerings small; ON trk. del: No: 2 sold at
yellow at 3sc: No. 2 white at, ssl.c to 3sc. mainly
at lowest price; No. 4 white at 3Stsc. snap corn
dull and would not bring 39c.
OATS-Cash rket-Rece q cars local
and % cars through. Dull and easy for mixed.
while white well sustained. On trk.. No. 2 sold
at c6IN26xc to &c: No. 3 at 26isc; No. 2 North
ern at 27@2Ia.c. latter fancy: No. 2 white 2sifG
2gc: No. 3 white at 27l1a2slsc: No. 4 white at
c1d27iac.
RYE-steady., a car No. 2 selling E. side at
SIC. No. 3 quotable at 5lc.
small export trade going on with
the United Kingdom and Continent. both in soft
and hard w~inter-wheat make, and a fair domes-
tic demand. Quotations for car lots on trk. Of
soft winter-wheat flour are as follows: Patents
Ss.eod3. 20: straights &3.4OQ3.5 so. extra fancy Ss.25
d3.35; clear $3G3. Ii; low and medium S.5Of2.7 IS.
Hard winter in jute SKIS. s.. 4oa2. 80 for clears,
ee.s003 for straights and s3.3oG3.io for, patents.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-06

Barley was reported entirely unchanged
and very inactive. Receipts were SO cars.
Sales were at 4Sn56c for low grades to
good screenings from SOC to 35c. while choice
to fancy was quotable ut bSg60c. Shipments
were 13.4T bu.. and exports from New
York nothing
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-06

On THE CCRB-Wheat-May. .3sc bid:
calls. 131sc bid; puts. 7stsGac selling.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-06

There is very little to be said of the local
oat situation. The market was duh and
easier from start to finish. and but slightly
chansed. No sales were made. and Nav
closed with sellers at 26isc, and July was in
demand at 25c. According to Bradstreets.
the available was increased Gi2.O0J bu..
against IL. 600 bu. increase last year and If.
0o bu. decrease last week in the official
visible.
The Western news., 1901-05-15

ArtlnClal (HnsFeeUcTs
What an awful disappointment II
must be to a calf to wake up some
morning and find its mother missing
and no wurm breakfast waiting. ana
how disgusted it must feel when the
GARNER comes in little later with
pail Of skinned milk. straddles the
calf's neck. inserts his finger In It's
mouth and tries to convince 1t that
drinking is the proper method of feed
ing from that time on. Happy would
be that calf IL the farmer would pro-
vide it with the feeding arrangement
here shown. and happy would the FAR
mer be If he did not have to waste his
time in teaching the calf to drink. The
calf seems to get along fairly well un-
I'll the farmer undertakes to withdraw
his finger and make the calf go 1t
alone, but then rebellion rises and an
upset pail Is the result In some cases.
Once Introduce the calf to this device
and he may bunt to his hearts con-
tent without upsetting the milk. The
arrangement consists of reservoir.
suspended from the wall. with tube
leading to a block underneath, on
which is mounted a rubber nipple. As
the nipple Is screwed on the block 1t
The Western news., 1901-05-15
HOW DEVIL ANsE WAS FOOLED.
Detectives Who Knew How to Win the
Old Mama Aoapitality.

Detectives Who Knew How to Win the
Old Man's Hospitality.
when went with a surveying party
into the Tug River country In West
Virginia. several years ago, there were
doubts as to whether the natives would
let us stay" said f. c. Albright, q civil
engineer. In general 1t was taken for
granted by the mountaineers that any
stranger who crossed the dead line,
where the mountain district begins,
was an enemy, revenue officer or
sheriff. whom 1t was their duty to pot
for the public safety. But shortly be-
fore our coming the United States mar
shals had made some impression on the
district, and inspired respect for gov
ernment. The mountaineers regarded
our surveys and railroad building as
part Of the government, and according
ly did not molest us.
'All are hospitahle, and, like the
Arab, the mountaineer regards the
stranger who has eaten his salt as be-
ing under his protection. This brings
me to a story Of Devil Anse Hatfield
and two Of our railroad detectives.
Devil Anse, as you probably have
heard, is the patriarch and leader of the
Hatfield clan. He lives in his fortified
house on Island Creek, with six or
seven armed men always there as q
guard. Somehow the two detectives
had got the Ill will Of the Hatields.
and an ambush was laid for them. The
detectives got wind of it. They knew
the country and the people, and decided
on the only thing they could do. Leav.
ing the road, they made detour be-
hind the men In ambush, and rode
straight to the house Of Devil Anse
Hatfield. AS luck would have 1t, the
old man was away, perhaps superin-
tending the ambush, and they got to the
house and within the door without be-
ing fired at. They set their rifles In q
corner, hung their belts and pistols
against the wall. sat down, and asked
for something to eat. When Devil Anse
came back the women had fed the de-
tectives, and as they had eaten bread
beneath his roof there was nothing for
the old man to do but play host with
the best grace he could show. He
made the best of the matter, gave the
men the best supper and breakfast that
the house afforded. and fed their
horses. The next morning he sent
them with a guide by an out-of-the.
way path out of the country.
Hell see you safe,' said Devil Anse
at parting. If you took the main trail
you'd likely meet some Of my folks
and l reckon they'd turn their guns
loose without stopping to ask where
you've been.'"
The Western news., 1901-05-15
Early PaaturaRe.


The first grass in spring is watery and
has very little nutrition in it, partly be-
cause it is usually to be found on the
low lands. where the better grade OF
grasses do not grow. Yet we used to
like to ger cattle and sheep into it as
soon as it was large enough to give
them a fair bite. as such grass is poor
at the best. and almost worthless after
1t gets tough and harsh. But we never
depended much upon it as food for
them. excepting for its succulent quail
ties. We fed as much hay and grain
the morning before we let them into
pasture as ii they were to remain in the
yard Then we took them in early. and
at night they were fed at the barn
again. The green grass loosened the
bowels. and perhaps we had little
more milk. or little thriftier growth,
but it made the change from hay to
pasture more gradual, and they seemed
to relish it. especially if the roots We're
all gone. as they usually were likely to
be at that season. That was before the
days of the silo. and If we had one
well filled we might think it better now
to feed ensilage, and let the bog grass
grow to be used us bedding or to be
used as covering for STRAWBERRIES or
spinach, or as mulch for some other
crops.-American Cultivator.
The Western news., 1901-05-15
TONY'S PRAYER MADE A HIT.

Petition offered in West Side Church
Offended Brother Smith.
One of the petitions offered at
prayer meeting or the West Side the
other evening started litter among
even the most solemn Of the elders and
caused one of the weekly standbys, a
superannuated preacher. to transfer his
allegiance to another church. This old
minister had habit of adding to his
longprayers tedious homilies addressed
to the assembled brothers and sisters.
On this particular evening he had been
unusually tiresome. but the good church
members had learned to class him with
the creaking ventilator as one Of the
unavoidable nuisances to be borne with
Christian fortitude. Along toward the
close of the service the old minister
thought of something he had forgotten
to say and he asked for few moments
Of the precious time" of the meeting.
"Be brief. Brother Smith," said the
pastor. "You know you have already
spoken once"
Brother Smith scowled and sat down.
as he replied In snappy tones:
"Fn not say another word"
There was a moment of embarrasS-
ment on the part of the pastor, and
then some one started hymn. After
that Tony" a young Italian. rose to
make a prayer. "rOny" had been re-
Gently converted and was looked upon
as smoking brand just plucked from
the burning. Closing his eyes very
hard and clutching the chair In front
of him. he said:
"Oh. Lord. please forgive Brother
Smith for gettin' mad-d-d-a. He don't
know he's a bore-a. Amen-a."-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
The Western news., 1901-05-15
Money Not the Only Thing.

, Money is not the only thing that is
worth saving in this world, nor is 1t
the best thing. If both men and wo-
men would only realize this before it is
too late. But the knowledge is always
tardy in it's arrival: they have gained
the one thing at the expense of another
quite as valuable. and with the price
which they have paid they have lost
the capacity of enjoying what they
have gained. a little stopping once in
while to think and to take account
of ones mental. physical and nerve
stock will very soon set things to
rights, especially If the women will be
sensible. think in the right direction.
and be governed by those thoughts
when they have fully formulated them;
and, above all, If they will dare to be
Independent of the opinions of other
women, who, like themselves. are held
down by tradition. and do the right and
sensible way. even If it is Numerically
opposed to 1.-The old way" Why do we
live If not 10 learn?-Woman's Home
Companion
The Western news., 1901-05-15
Farm SeparatOrs.

Butter makers kick on farm separa-
tors, says the Northwest Farmer. Some
of the butter makers are making live
ay kick against the Introduction of the
farm separator. They might as we'll
kick against stone wall. for kicking
will not stop its coming. There is only
one thing that will check its rapid in
PRODUCTION, and that is better skimmilk
from the creamery. Farmers are get
ting more and more determined to
raise good calves. and they propose to
do this with separator skimmilk. If
the butter makers don't clean up their
pumps, pipes and tanks and give the
skimmiik thorough pasteurzing the
farmer is certain to lend al attentive
ear to the farm separator agent, sep
arator will be installed on trial, and
you can count on its staying. 1t will
then be too late to protest, for after
farmer pays $1OO for separator he is
quite apt to find a factory that will
take his cream. Dairymen Of expert
ence have found that the best of calves
can be raised on good separator milk,
and every intelligent butter maker
knows how to return it in good condi-
ton,
The Western news., 1901-05-15

nave not had enough exercise to keep
their muscles firm and the digestive
organs active. while others have failed
because of the feeder having gone TO
the opposite extreme. failed to feed
enough. and In giving exercise have ex-
posed them to cold and hard usage.
The box stall or pen Is better for the
breeding animal than closer cOnfine-
ment. and as much good food as they
will eat better than scanty ration. but
1t should not be what is called carbon
aceous or heating and fattening food.
but such as to produce muscle and
growth of frame. Out-of-doo exercise
is needed. but that does not mean
standing still in cold wind or storm
until chilled through. or being turned
out to drink ice water to chill the In
ternal organs and the unborn offspring.
Massachusetts Ploughman.
The Western news., 1901-05-15
RECENT INVENTIONS.

To temporary seal pitchers and other
LIQUID holders a German has designed
a bale having an eccentric over the GEN.
ter of the cover, with lever on the &C.
centric, which is turned to tighten 1t
after the bale is drawn over the top of
the jar.
To prevent bicycle tires from wearing
out where the brake is applied Cana
dian has designed tire with strip OF
waxed canvas or similar material. to be
placed on either side of the tread. the
brake block being divided to engage
both of the strips.
In an improved closure for Jars and
bottles the cover has recess In the top,
with piece of wire bent into loop at
the center, with the ends curved to pass
over ring on the neck of the bottle,
pressure on the under side of the cover
serving to tighten the wire.
To prevent trolley wheels from slip
ping off the wire in passing around
curves new pole has ring set in the
end, the wheel shaft being mounted in
the center to turn with the ring and
cause the axis of the wheel to remain
at right angles with the wire.
Boats are propelled without the use
of oars by Western mans device, con-
sisting of paddle wheel mounted in q
hood at the rear of the boat, to be re-
volved by a series of foot levers in the
bottom of the boat, connected by rods
to the ends Of the wheel shaft.
In newly patented driving gear for
bicycles the pedals are used as levers to
pull forward two rods which have teeth
cut ON the under faces to engage
toothed wheels carried by the rear hub,
the rods being returned by springs after
each downward stroke of the pedal.
A new latch mechanism for doors has
the knob spindle mounted loosely in
the casing to allow it to slide in and out,
with V-shaped slot in the center, in
which the latch fits, a push or pull on
the knob sliding the slot along and
drawing the latch into the door casing.
To prevent trousers fraying out at the
heel guard has been designed, consist
| ing of curved plate adapted to be in
| closed in the fold of the bottom Of the
| leg, with number of puncturing teeth
at the lower edge, which extend
through the cloth and protect 1t from
wear.
The Western news., 1901-05-15
Killing Brush.

We see much said In our Western ex-
changes about the value Of the Angora
goat to destroy brush. II that is their
strong point we do not want them. 1t
used to be the fashion to advocate
keeping sheep to kill weeds and briars.
They will surely do that If kept on
them. but we never knew any one to
start with sheep with that as his main
incentive. who did not come to the
conclusion that there was no profit In
sheep. II we want good wool and NUT
ton the sheep must have something be-
side briars to feed upon. and If they
choose to take few briars or weeds
as sort of condiment with the other
food. we'll and good. So we think II
Angora goats are kept to kill brush en-
tirely they will furnish but little mo-
hair and poor flesh. Give us the old
plan for killing brush, NOV in July,
burn In August, and then let sheep pick
few of the tender sprouts II they
want them the next spring.-American
Cultivator.
The Western news., 1901-05-15
IRISH LANGUAGE.
Reason Why Erse Has Fallen Into Dis.
use and should He Revived.

Reason Why Erse Has Fallen Into Die.
use and should BE Revived.
At meeting Of the Irish Literary So
ciety +. a. Fahy gave an interesting
lecture on THE Irish Language Move
ment.',
The Irish language, he said. belonged
to the Celtic group Of languages, and
had been spoken for more than 1000
years. 1t had a vocabulary Of about
$4,000 words. nearly all home-m
and was extremely rich in native
idioms. 1t fourished until the com
mencement Of the nineteenth century,
when the process Of decay set in. The
sO-called national system Of education
founded In Ireland in 1881 was opposed
to the speaking and teaching Of Irish
in schools-in fact, the national schools
had been declared the grave Of the
Irish language. The famine Of 1867
and the rush of immigrants from Ire
land to the United States and other
parts Of the world had also contributed
to the ruin Of the old tongue. The re-
suit was that. while in 1881 some s.
100000 persons In Ireland spoke the ma
tive language. in 1891 only about SOO.-
OOO persons, or one-fifth Of the popula-
tiOn, were able to do SO. During the
last century there had been steady
growth in Ireland of English thoughts,
manners, customs, and ideas. and the
Irish people had abandoned the ways
of their forefathers and taken to their
hearts those of the Saxon.
Several objections had been raised to
the proposal to revive Erse, one being
that 1t was no use trying to revive a
dead language. His answer was that
If Irish was dead it was the only dead
language that was alive. Cheers and
laughter) Others said that II Erse
was spoken in Ireland their unfortun.
ate country would be cut of from civil
ization. He was afraid that those who
took that view here were unaware that
Ireland was never better known to
Europe than when her people spoke
and wrote in Erse. 1t was further ask
ed IL the Irish language would put a
penny into an lrishman's pocket
Laughter.) He maintained that the
acquisition of second language would
improve the Irishman In mind, char.
acter. shrewdness, and material capac'
ity.
Mr.. T. O'Donnell. NJ. P, who spoke
in Erse, moved a vote of thanks to the
lecturer.-London Chronicle.
The Western news., 1901-05-15
Rarbed-Wire Fences.

An animal will seldom go near enough
to a barbed- wire fence to be badly dam
aged by it, If led up to it when first put
out, and allowed to learn how sharp the
barbs are by slight prick from them.
which will do no real damage But
sometimes one will push another
against it. The greatest danger is from
a barbed-wire that is not in place. but
has become detached from the post and
has part of its length lying on the
ground to entangle the legs of any ami
NAL or person walking along and not
noticing. See that all such fences are
made safe before any animals are let
out there.
The Western news., 1901-05-15
Lawn Grass,

While most of the seed stores sell
special lawn-grass mixtures. which.
perhaps, contain half-dozen or more
varieties of grass seed. we doubt If any
of them will give better results than to
mix one bushel of Kentucky bluegrass.
half bushel of clean redtop. or a
bushel in the chaff. one peck of sweet
vernal and one pound of white clover.
the above being amount for one acre.
The bluegrass is earlier than the red
top, and the redtop resists summer heat
better. while the fragrant. sweet vernal
is good both early and late. Have
the ground thoroughly pulverized and
made rich with about six hundred
pounds lawn dressing per acre. which
has more nitrogen and potash than the
usual superphosphates. and sow in
spring as early as the ground can be
well worked, or SOW in August. We
prefer the artificial fertilizer to the
barnyard manure for lawn. as being
free from weed seeds. rhe above mix
ture is also good one for permanent
pasture.-New England Farmer.
The Western news., 1901-05-15
An Unknown Genius.

A Bernyille man has discovered a
plan to get hog back into pen via
the aperture through which it passed
out. His recipe in substance is: Get
the hogs nose at the hole in the pen.
then pass around behind the hog care
fully, get hold of his tail and pull back
as hard as you can. The animal will
think you want to prevent it from go
ing in, and makes leap to its old
place.-Birdsboro CPa.) Dispatch.
The Western news., 1901-05-15
Covering Tree Wounds.

Among popular conclusions arrived
at from the general experience in using
various preparations. such as shellac
varnish. liquid grating wax, tar and
white lead paint, for healing wounds
made in pruning trees is that. taking
all things together, nothing seems to be
better than covering the wounds with
common lead paint, somewhat thick.
and that grating wax Is q close sec-
ond. Wax is the superior to paint in
the matter Of healing. but 1t does not
last so well. nor is it SO convenient to
apply.
The Western news., 1901-05-15
Notice..

A sign which was productive Of
much discussion was read by the pa
irons of small laundry establishment
in a Massachusetts, town.
1t was printed in large letters on a
piece of brown paper. and pinned to
the door Of the shop. 1t ran thus:
"Closed on account of sickness till
next Monday, or possibly Wednesday.
/ am not expected to live. Shall be
unable to deliver goods for at least a
week, in any case"
The Western news., 1901-05-15
Handy for q Chemist.

Salina Ito Dorothea, noted for her
readiness for repartee)-Ah. dear, it's
q lucky thing you are going to marry
Professor Theonine. A chemist will
find you very handy.
Dorothea-What do you mean, Sa-
Nna2
Salina-Why, you viii always have Q
retort ready for him, you know
Judge.
The Western news., 1901-05-15
ANTIQUITY of Bank Notes.

1t was in 1894 that the Bank of Eng
land issued its first baIfk-nOte, but at
that time such valuable pieces of pa
per had been in circulation in China
for three centuries. At the British Mu-
scum, in one Of the showcases devoted
to specimens Of early printing in China,
there may now be seen banknote
issued during the reign of the Emperor
Kung-Wu. 1S6S-99.
The Western news., 1901-05-15
Linseed Oil Cake.

1t is an English tradition that some
thing like century ago farmer used
the refuse from a linseed or faxseed
oil mill to manure a field, and then
turned sheep on it. Going there a
while. afterward he found that the
sheep had eaten the grass and the ma
nure as well. and had made better
growth than those in other fields. This
ds said to have been the beginning of
feeding linseed cake to sheep. Possi-
bly, 1t IL true. for some of our most
beneficial discoveries have been made
an ways as accidental or providential
m this.-Exchange.
The Western news., 1901-05-15
What Result to the Soil?

l would not seem to undervalue sta
BILE manure. but it is mistake to sup
pose that land must grow poor when
we cease to feed everything upon the
farm. 1t is not necessary to sacrifice
all incomes for the cake Of keeping up
the soil. Now that we know more
about the composition of the soil, we
know that productiveness depends in
great degree upon the presence Of or
ganic matter in 1t. and not solely upon
stable manure or commercial fertiliz-
ers. The ideal condition would be one
in which goodly number of live stock
could be kept with profit on nearly ev-
cry farm. but the cattle feeders of most
fertile Eastern valleys must give UP a
farm scheme that makes fat cattle and
wheat the only cash products. The
list Of cash crops will be made longer.
and clover, peas and sods must be free
ly used to supplement the manure
Farm and Fireside.