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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-29
Robinson, four miles south Of own
DRUGGISTS.


Robinson, four miles south of own.
They report a pleasant evening.
Miss Sally Bostock begins term
of school at the Woods school house
yesterday.
John Bonner of Montana is visiting
at the home of j. L. Marriott.
Thede CASTOR left here Thursday
for Ft. Madison.
Geo. w. Jack of Keosauqua came
down Sunday.
Miss Alice Murphy who has been
visiting at home short time, returns
today to Quincy, ILL.,, where she is at
tending business college
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago. April 2S.-Catt.a, 18,O9a;
strong: coed to prime 6.s0G7 so: pooi
to n.edinin 475@6,5o; stoekers 2!-59
5.5G; cows 100000; Texans 5.5o4
G.tnl
Hogs. $1,000: SC Higher: mixed
butchers G.s5@7.25; good choice hea.s
z .,5@TAo; rough heavy 6.shf37l5'
.lishr 6.7sd0695; bulk sales 6.90@71S
Sheep. $4,000; strong; 5.40Q6 L..
lambs STEADY. 4.75@6.60.
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THE MARKETS.
Visible Supply Of Grain.

Chicago, April 2S.-The visible NUM-
Der of bushels of grain are: Wheat.
40,449.000 bushels, a decrease from one
ago of 100000 bushels; corn, 6,SS3,000
bushels, decrease of 12,409,000 bush
els; oats. S,114,00O bushels, decrease
fof 9,250,O00 bushels.
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E. A. Rea G. Co. 2242s-2s South
Market ST., ottumwa, la, are Offering
special terms on the Improved Dewey
Stock Waterer BUY ONE NOW AND
GIVE YOUR SPRING PIGS A GOOD
START. !,
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Varsity Wins From Middles.

Annapolis, Nd, April 23-The var
sity eighteared crew of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania defeated the mid
dies first crew, and the middies' sec
ond crew defeated the Pennsylvania
freshmen crew in boat races here to-
day.
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Bentonsport.

Bentonsport.
Bentonsport, April 29.-John Ander-
son has gone to Hobart, Okla, for the
summer.
Volney Henry has finished moving.
Alonzo Ccrns has moved to Vernon,
into Sam Marriot's house.
Sidney Sedwicil is working in town.
j. l.. Marriott was in Ottumwa Tues
day of last week on business.
Frank Musser was business caller
in Keosauqua Wednesday.
The high wind Friday night blew the
chimney off W. l. Braggs house onto
his summer kitchen, doing consider
able damage.
Henry Fulton who was badly bruis
ed about the head in his encounter
with highwayman is improving.
An attempt was made Friday night
by unknown persons, to enter the de-
pot, but they were unsuccessful.
Hal Fulton departed Friday evening
for Savanna, ILL.,, where he will work
during the summer.
Alice Murphy was Bonaparte
shopper Thursday.
Fannie Sedwick left for st. Louis
Thursday. She will spend the sum-
mer with relatives.
Cass Davis has gone to work near
Prairie City.
Revival services are being held in
the Congregational church, conducted
by travelling evangelists.
Harry Robinson is the owner of a
new horse.
The members of the Epworth League
gave social at the home of Mrs.
John Ehrman Thursday evening, which
was highly successful. About forty
young people were present and very
pleasant evening was spent.
]. G. Shipley and wife visited with
Geo. Bachelor Sunday.
A number of young people attended
the pie social at the home of Charles
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EOs SABEt--Sma11 stock ranch in Kansas;
lao acres, fenced. good grass, plenty of
water, room house, wind mill. cattle sheds.
16l acres in cultivation. Hodgman county, IL
miles from railroad, $1,000. Again, / have a
Van Buren, county, Iowa farm, 800 acres, $50
an acre; includes some sheep and carries half
of this seasons crop ~ acres meadow, 50
acres crop, 305acres pasture. 5000 stock gen
eral merchandise to exchange Tor good farm.
Doing fine business aud clean stock. L. G.
Boies. Birmingham. Iowa.
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Abingdon.

Abingdon, April 29.-Mrs. S. D..
Cline returned home Saturday after
several weeks visit with relatives at
Hedrick and Oskaloosa.
Miss Bertha Norman of Packwood
was the guest of Miss Cora Burris Fri
day and Saturday.
Mrs. L. T. Gobble of Fairfield visited
a few days with relatives and friends
in this vicinity.
John Brown of Batavia preached at
the Christian church Sunday evening.
Mrs. N. l.. Downey and children re-
turned to their home in Batavia after
weeks visit with relatives.
Miss Bertha Curtis and sister spent
Sunday with Miss Harlan.
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Farms and City Property for Sale

6 room house with bath room and good
furnace, on Lincoln avenue, price S1,20D.
@ room house on West Fourth street,
price $1,000.
I room house with furnace, on North
Court street, price $3.50.
Nice cottage on Mclean street
room cottage on Division street, price
$500.
. room house and good barn on West
Main street
sc acres Just outside city limits, 2
houses, one with 6 rooms and one with 3
rooms. price $4,000.
~. acres in West Ottumwa good s room
house, barn and outbuldlngs. plenty of
fruit, price 5000.
Small cottage On North Elm street, price
$500; will sell on installments.
Good vacant lots on Jefferson street on
proposed street railway line.
Vacant lots in all parts of the city.
EARNS of all sizes in Whpelio county at
prices from So to 500 per acre.
Also agents for land in South and North
Dakota and Minnesota
SPRY & oSTERTAG,
Summers building, corner Court and Sec
ond streets, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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New York Poultry,

New York, April 2S.-Poultry, alive,
quiet; turkeys, iced, 12k@13; fowls
iced western, IL; dressed, quiet, fowls
frozen, 1h@12; turkeys frozen, 800
IS; chickens frozen, 7@19.
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RETAIL PRICES.

Coal and Wood. :
Soft coal, nut, per ton $500. $50
Soft coal, lump, per ton.... PTS
Hard coal, per ton ........ CTS
Wood, per cord .......... 3,75
Flour and Feed.
Flour. per sack. 49,. 1901. 80
Corn meal, 10 ID sack. 20
Graham -four, 10 10 sack -. Is
Buckwheat 10 ID sack .... IS
Corn chop, per cwt. ......... 40
Shorts, per cwt ........... 12q
Oats, chop per cwt. ........ 1.50
Bran, per cwt.. .......... 1.l0
Tea, Coffee and Sugar.
Tea, Imperial per ip...... SCOTS
GrDpowder ...... 1880. 50@7a
Japan ........... 40@6G
English breakfast $780,. 50@7a
Colong -. ............ 50@7s
Ceylon $50. ............, 7a
Uncolored Japan .,...... 4o@sa
Coffee, Rio. green per lb... 30@35
Rio roasted ............ 12h@2H
Golden Rio, green ...... "a
Sugar. cut loaf. 13@14lbs. 100
Pulverlgea. 13 lbs fors-.a LOO
Granulated, 10 lbs for 80. 4. 0f
Extra G, Fl pounds for. ;, n i 90
Dark G. az pounds for..s. 1,QA
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New York, April 2s.-Wheat, May
s0M.
Corn, May 6sss.
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st. Louis Produce Market.

St. Louis, April 2S.-wheat, cash
1885; July 1871.
: Corn, cash 65; July 64A.
Oats, cash a.; July Bass.
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Peoria Produce Market.

Peoria, April 2s.-Corn. nominal, no
sales.
Oats. inactive; No. Q white 44A@
441a.
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Dividend Declared in copper.

Boston, April 2S.-The directors of
the Calumet and Heckla Mining Co.
today declared q dividend of SIS per
share. 55
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Chicago Poultry Market.
New York Butter and Euos.

Chicago, April 2S.-Poultry, firmer;
turkeys 1O@12k; chickens II.
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"A FORTUNE awaits you i'll South Dakota
farm lands. Cows, creamcries. corn aud
climate are sure winners. 1--WE have the bar
gins, You need them. Write or call on us now.
w. L. Palmer g. Co., Carthage S. d.
S,E.lss, nc for Sweethearts' Trll Waite and
y catalogue CT l.50j copies of music. Arnold's
Music aud Jewelry store Ottumwa, Iowa.
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White Elm.

White Elm, April 29.-Rev. Bean
preached at Mt. Giliad Sunday morn
ing and evening.
J. R. Eddy made business trip to
Milton Saturday.
William Carter spent Sunday with
Bert Lasley.
Cliff Richardson spent Sunday in
Milton.
Miss Vhoris of Bloomfield began
school at White Elm Monday.
w. A. Dawson attended lodge at
Selma Saturday evening.
Charles Eddy and Dawn Buck spent
Sunday in Eldon.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Nupp visited
Sunday with Thana Glasgo and fam
lily.
Albert Russell of Eldon was here on
business Saturday
Frank Sharp made business trip
to Milton Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Lasley spent Sun
day with Jesse Lasley at Oak Hill.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

EARHIERS-Stop and see exhibit, Eastern
= Washingtou,g rain, fruit, etc :, displayed i'll
Doty's window. Let us tell you about the
country Where it grew. Young Turnbow,
Garfield. Washington. Lowenberg Co., OF
tuiiiwa, Iowa.
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New York, April 2S.-Butter, firm;
state creamery 2o@23; imitation 1870
81.
Eggs. steady; 16A @17A. Vi
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CPECIAL OFFER - Excellent terms to
- energetic agents. % cents will secure a
sample of the Madame Allwillda Waist and
Skirt supporter. Guarantee to be the best on
the,market. Come or write and convince your
self and secure exclusive territory. Address,
The Alwillda Waist and Skirt Supporter Co.,
Lock Box 257, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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LEGAL.
MOTHERHOOD Of Will.

+ Notce-Proof Of Will.
State of Iowa. Wapello county SIS. In the Di S
t.ict Court To ali whom it may concern.
Notice is hereby given, that an instrument in
writing, purportiug 10 be the last will and tes-
lament of Mark Mann, deceased was
this day produced. opened and read by the un-
dersigued. and that I have fixed Saturday,
the Path day of May, 1902 as the day for
hearing proof III relation thereto.
Witness my official signature with the seal
of said Court hereto affixed, this 18th
--l daysof April, 1902.
SEAL. II. w. MICHAEL,
'-' Clerk District Court.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

W. Okla, immigration agents. for cheap
farms along the line of Santa Fe railroad,e east
IN, Oklahoma.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, April 2s.-Wheat, No. 2 red
84@s41a; No. 8 red S2@sSA; No. 2
hard 77@7S; No. 3 hard 77@7S: April
1879; July opened 1878 @75&; highest
1914; lowest rs; closed 751s.
Corn. No. 8 62A @63; No. 8 yellow
@63a; April 621A; July opened
63%@63A; highest GAS; lowest s31s;
closed 631s.
Oats, No. 43A @4s1s; No. 8 42A q
43; No. white 45@46; No. white
44k @451a; No. 4 white 44@44A; APP.
ril 421a; July new opened 47A @47ss;
highest 47k@47ss; lowest 45B @46;
closed At.
Pork, April and May 1880; July 1902
Lard, April and May 1000; July 1910
Ribs, April and May 9.37; July 9.47
@9.50.
Rye, May 551s.
Barley, cash 64@70.
Flax, 1.6s@179.
Timothy, September 5.25.
Clover, cash 1856.
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Eldon.

Eldon, April 2S.-Rev. Abrams, of
Des Moines, will lecture at the Bap-
fist church this evening on the liquor
evil. Rev. Abrams is the preacher
who has been fighting the saloons very
strenuously all over the United States
for some while back, and who has
gained quite reputation among Iowa
people for his crusade in this state.
e. G.. Lucas of Ottumwa spent Sun
day at the home of his parents here.
Miss Matte Kirby is visiting friends
at Selma.
Ed. Harmed and wife of Ottumwa
were Eldon visitors yesterday.
Misses Carrie Tufts and Edith Har-
Ian were Ottumwa visitors today.
Jas. E. Houghland returned yester.
day from New York, where he has
been on business in connection with
the Eldon & st. Louis railroad.
Walter Penrod left today for Ottum
wa, where he has accepted a position
with the Bear Creek Fuel company.
William Adams of Springdale spent
Sunday with his family at this place
Robert Thomas made a business
trip to Ottumwa loday.
Miss Villa Cremer Of Ottumwa is
visiting relatives at this place.
Rev. J. Morgan Harris returned tc
Des Moines this morning after holding
services at the Christian church yes
terday.
Miss Blanche Lutz visited over Sun
day with her brother Weldy at this
place.
DR.. Brownfeld made q business tril
| to Ottumwa today.
Webb Barker OF Mt. Zion visited ov
er Sunday at the home of his sister
/ Mrs. Frank Moon, at this place.
Ed Sawyers of Washington visited
over Sunday with his family at this
place.
Mrs. w. K. Lutz and Mrs. H. Afford
of Batavia are visiting relatives at thi:
place.
The Eldon lodge No % of Odd Eel
lows celebrated the eighty-third ami
versary of the founding of that ordel
| in America, last Saturday. Rev. j
w Mangan delivered very interest
ing and instructive lecture at the Bap
fist church on Odd Fellowship in thu
afternoon which was largely attended
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E-sOis &AE4as--one of tile best farms i'll Potta-
wattaniie county, ia acres. Twelve miles
from Council Bluffs. and one mile from stations
OIL tile Northwestern and Alinois Central. "A
acres large walnut md OAK trees, balance Uni
der plow Good improvements and all rich
second bottom land Write for prices and
terms I'D Johnson, No. SIS broadway,
Council Blu ifs Iowa.
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TO TRADE.

ITO EGADF-A work mare with colt by side
for family broke animal. Enquire Nick
Shoemaker at Shepherds Rancho
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CCCOCCOCCOC
LOCAL MARKETS.
100000 CoCooCoooooocco
WHOLESALE PRICES.
Live stock,

Live Stock.
Choice hogs, over ESQ lbs. 700
Choice hogs, 200 to ESQ fbs., 6.75
Choice hogs, $50 to 200 lbs. q {. go
Choice hogs. $50 to 1870 lbs. $50
Choice hogs. 40 to 100 lbs. 6.25
Calves ~ .............35o 04. 90
Cows, per cwt ....,.......4.0 0@4.50
Heifers, per cwt ..........3 .50@5. 90
Sheep ...... .........,...4 00@4. so
Poultry.
Young ROSTERS ...... $3.50. 05
Poultry, fowls .......,.... 07A
Young hen turkeys ...... ioh
Young gobblers ......... 09
Gull turkeys ............ O6
Old gobblers ............ o6h
Geese, full feathered, at. 04
capons, according to size lie. 7Molo 4
Grains and Hay.
Wheat, fall -. .......... so@s2
Oats 1890. $3.50. GOOSE. 40
Rye ...... ............... 55
Corn ...... ..... ........ 65
Hay ..... ...............11,0 o@13.OO
Hay, ba!ed $50. ........11.00@13.09
Dat straw ........... ....7.00@8.9
Clover seed, per blu ...... IS. O0@5 $50
Timothy seed. per bu... .504a.75
Butter and Eggs.
Butter, packers pay........ ia
Eggs, packers pay .,...... PA
Separator butter $3.50. -. IA %
Creamery butter in tubs. y 81
Creamery butter, lb bricks. II 27
Hides, Wool and Feathers.
Hides, cured, No. 1........ 4 O7A
Cured, NO. 2............ 06h
Green, NO. l..-.......... 06As
Green, mo. 2............ 05A
Wool. tubwashed .......... 24D25
Medium, washed ..... .. 15h@16
Coarse, unWashed 80. -. 15@15A
Fine, unwashed ......... 1904
Beeswax ...... ......... 20@25
Feather, prime live geese =. 30@35
Iallow, no. I ............- N 51s
TalloW, NO. ...... .... 5
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IMPROVED VICTOR
MONARCH SPECIAL

The Improved Victor Monarch Spec
ial is best al all points of any talking
machine Of any kind and at any price
that has ever been made. The TRIPLE
SPRING MOTOR runs longer and
.stronger,tllan any disc talking machine
made, reproducing about six Monarch
10 inch Records or ten Victor z inch
Records with one winding. 1t runs
quieter and governs perfectly, as il is
built on correct mechanical principles.
This insures an absolute evenness in
tone. The materials used in It's con-
stTuction are the best.
Noexpense has been spared to make
cabinet which is more elaborate Ii, de-
sign aud superior in finish to anything
ever offered before. The construction
OF the cabinet is such that it enables
one tool all portions of the machiue by
simply swinging it back.
Aitogether, 1t Is superior to anything
that has ever been made In the talk
ing machine line.
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There is evidence in the spring of
the year that it takes a goose to catch
a goose. 3a
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Chicago Butter and Egg Market.
Chicago, April 2S.-Butter, steady;
creameries 1S@211s; diaries 1000.
Eggs, steady; 15@15h.
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EOR SlLE-Nortfi Missouri farms; fine
: country, rich soil, good markets; prices
reasonable. James Wilkins, Laclede, Linn
Co, Mo. Il
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EOR SALE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Brown
corn planter. Shepherds Rancho.
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lFrom Fridays Daily.l
Local union No. 152, United Mine
Workers of America, held meeting
last evening in this city and discussed
the matter of the entry yardage at
shaft No. 5, owned by the Phillips
Fuel Co., over which considerable trou.
Bile has arisen. The union did not
take any action in the matter as up-
ion, but left the settlement of the af.
fair to the men who are working in
the mine affected.
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Uncertain Condition.

Just what will be done by the min
ers working at No. remains to be
seen. Since the local union has failed
to take official action it is now up t.
the miners working at the mine affect
ed to handle the situation. 1t is stated
that they have received no instruc-
lions from the local and that they will
be expected to go ahead and solve the
problem in a way that to them seems
best.
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EOis SALE-A few young full blood short
horn cattle. Address /. II. Smith, Dahlon-
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WANTED.

E0ls SALEE-In Oregon, 700 acres, priuc
: pally heavy timber. part fine stock and uiiu.
eial land. These lands are scattered in tracts
from loo TO oio acres; S, IS net entire tract;
reasonable terms. A. Il, Kellher, Des Moines,
Iowa.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-01
THE DEVERY CAMPAIGN.

The Big Bill Devery business is be- coming decidedly interesting. His gi- gantic water picnic was gigantic suc- cess. This is the way 1t struck him: Tt certainly was bird. It was lulu, and it brought me face to face with many people who need help And I'm going to help them. I'm going to leave a monument behind me that'll surprise some people, but it will make people think of me when I'm gone-that is, crossed the river of the dead"
 Some thoughtful people are wonder ing what kind of monument Devery will leave behind him if he succeeds in his present plan. His picnic cost him about $1O000, and though he can afford to spend that amount for picnic it is whispered that it wasn't his own money that he spent. The talk is that viola tors of the law are putting up" for the restoration of government that will be kind to them. The Brooklyn Eagle has this to say of the situation: Good na- ture in politics is so unusual that there is an inclination to give latitude to this new aspirant for the control of Tam many; but reformers look on these out breaks of philanthropy with pain. They remember how, by just such practices, only not half so general, Bill Tweed, the most brazen robber in American his- tory, won his power and kept it. He defied decency scorned the public, laughed at courts. A man who stole millions could afford a percentage of that sum for the rag tag and bobtail who officiate as the poor in all accept ances of loaves and fishes. William s. Devery has been removed from office, but is seeking higher power than he lately lost. Jealous of the men of whom he has been feeder and a ninion, he proposes to usurp their place. Devery now controls the East Side How much more can he buy as cheaply as he buys that?
 It will be interesting to watch further proceedings. Judging from present in- dications the reformers will not be Fin
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-01
NOT Ax MIGHTY AsIr VAS.

The mighty dollar isn't as mighty as it was. It wont buy as much coal as it
 used to, and there are many other
 things that it isn't so powerful with as it has been. The Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics has been doing some in- vestigating concerning the buying pow CT of dollar in 1897 and in 1902. It finds that the quantity of roast beef purchasable now for $1 shows a de-
 crease of 1864 per cent; of trump steak, 797 per cent; of veal, 25.3O per cent; of mutton, 32.39 per cent: of fresh pork, 28.10 per cent; of salt pork, 25.21 per cent; of lard, 40.13 per cent; of butter, 2010 per cent; of potatoes, 12.12 per cent; of milk, 11.14 per cent. In 1897 the buyer could purchase 6,S5 pounds Of roasting beef for s1. He can get only 5.71 pounds in 1902 One dollar in 1897 would buy 17S6 pounds of soup beef.
 The purchaser in 1902 must be content with four pounds less. One dollar five years ago would buy 1866 pounds of veal forequarter, or 140S pounds Of mutton forequarter, or S.55 pounds of mutton Oeg), or ten pounds of fresh pork Now the marketer must be con- tent with 971 pounds of veal forequar- ter, or 9.52 pounds of mutton forequar- ter, or 617 pounds of leg of mutton, or 7.19 pounds of fresh pork. Boston has to pay 3639 per cent. more for its dry | codfish than it paid in 1897; 42.S6 per cent. more for beans; 163S per cent. for tea; 4.61 per cent. for brown sugar; 12.45
 per cent. for loaf sugar; 2S.53 per cent.
 for common soap: 11.11 per cent. for starch; 1429 per cent. for cheese. There l has also been a substantial advance in
 the cost of dry goods, the increases be- ling as follows: Sheeting (brown), 52.sa per cent; bleached sheeting, 64.10 per
 cent; cotton flannel, 7.50 per cent.
 ticking, 22.73 per cent; prints, 12.SS per
 cent. Rents have risen in sympathy
 with the general advance the increase
 being 4O.57 per cent. for four-room tene-
 ments and 66.24 per cent for six-room 1 itenements.
 1 As in Massachusetts so elsewhere Few things seem to be more prosper
 ous and expanding than the prices of things to eat
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-01
ANNUTHS

Prof. G. s. Grimes of Evanston, Ill.,, now o4 years of age, carried policy of s5,ooo for many years and when he reached theadVanced age of7ohe despaired Of its ever becoming a claim, so he compromised with the company on the basis of an annuity of s41oper year for the rest of his life. During the past A years he has received his annual payments with regular ity and great equanimity of mind and, having already drawn So, $40, he has come to the conclusion that he has found the elixir of life in an Annuity. e
 At age 70, 1000 deposited in The Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York will yield an annuity of SI34.77 for life.
 This great corporation is the most wealthy moneyed institution in the world and more than SIo,ooo, oo'in claims has been paid in this state through the under signed.