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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-18
MINNEAPOLIS.

apolis-Cloudy skies and rain over
a wide area put different complexion on
the wheat situation from the Northwestern
viewpoint. Firmness marked the opening
and the market held steady on moder-
ately higher level, December around 653s O
651sc. Heavier receipts have been a bear
argument for few days. and while the
Northwestern movement continued falling
| under last year, the Minneapolis receipts
gained enough to make the possibility of
heavier run into this market worth con-
sidering as a possible influence for price
depression. Yesterday this was gone, and
in place of 1t there was the feeling that
If another period of rainy weather is to
come, receipts may again fall back to the
minimum. The prediction, however, was
for clearing weather, fair last night and
Thursday, with frosts.
The best comparative movement Of the
season was shown, the Northwest getting
164 cars more than last year, or 756,
against 592. Both Minneapolis and Du-
luth gained, Minneapolis Ga cars, or 375,
against 3S1, and Duluth gained an even
hundred cars, or 381. against PSI. Chi
cago continued sending out the bearish
talk. Special stress was put upon the
fact that there has been little hedging"
so far against receipts in the Northwest
and the opinion was thrown out that with
the general lack of speculative interest the
market will not hold when it begins Kan
sas helped sentiment little with some
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OTHER LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Sioux City, a-Cattle-Receipts. L.
800; market stockers active;. killers.
steady; beeves, $5.75@7.50; cows, bulls and
mixed, $2.50@4.50; stockers and feeders,
$S@5; yearlings, $2.5O@4 Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 1000; market 10@15c lower; SELL
ing, $725@7.50; bulk, $735@7.40.
South Omaha, Neb.-Cattle-Receip
5000; slow, steady and lower; beef steers,
$4.75@S,25; cows and heifers, $325@5. %;
Texans, $2.7O@5; Gamers, $1.75@2. So /;
stockers and feeders, $2.75@5.35. Hogs
Receipts, 5000; 1Oc lower; heavy, $3.50
7.55; mixed, $7.4O@7.60; pigs, $6@7.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; steady; yearlings,
3d. 5@4; lambs, $3.50@5.30.
Kansas City, Mo.-Cattle-Receipts
$4,000; weak to 15c lower; beef steers,
$4.25@S.75; Texans, s.. @3.75; cows and
heifers, $1.75@4.25; stockers and feeders,
$2.50@5.25. Hogs-Receipts, 5000; SO
10c lower. Heavy, $7471s @7.671a; packers,
S735@755; medium, $7.40@7.65; porkers,
$7.50@755; pigs, $6.50@7.30. Sheep
Receipts, 5000; steady, 10c lower; sheep,
$3.15@4; lambs, $3.70@425.
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New York Grain, Provisions and Produce.

| New York Grain, Provisions and Produce.
NE NEW % a YoR H., Sept I77F1 lou
QUIET and about steadily held. ''fS winter inter
patents, $3.60@3.98; winter straights,
So. 35@3.5O; winter extras, S295@Si5;
| winter low grades, $2.75@2.95.
| Rye flour, dull.
| Buckwheat -four, dull.
Cornmeal, quiet; yellow western, $1.32;
Rye, quiet; No. 2 western. 5sAc: Bar
exports, 39,640; spot steady; No. red,
+ 75c; elevator, No. 2 red, 754 @751zc f. O..
b. afloat; No. / Northern Duluth, 791kc f..
frmness and bull talk in wheat, but with
speculative trade so dull that prices
made but slight gains. Buying motives
lighter movement. strength of corn.
| foreign buying, steadier late cables, and
very light offerings. September, how
| ever, broke under larger stocks here and
! advance elsewhere. May, 75B @75asc,
closed 75Ac; September, 7lM @75%c, clos
ed Toe; December, 70 15-16@74Ac, closed
Corn-Receipts, 1890; exports. 40
| Spot easy. No. q 73c elevator and 6S1s f.
Q. b. afloat. Optionsmarket was firm all
DAY on more frost In the West higher
January 4s @ efSssa cosed 4s St May
| 45% @46Ac, closed 4sc; September, 66as @
| closed 50Bc.
:. Oats Receipts, 10000 bu; exports,
white, $50; track white, s1@S5c. Options,
market quiet but STEADY on covering and
the corn advance. MAY closed, 35kc;
September closed 32asc; December clos
Hay. firm Hops. firm. Hides, quiet
Leather, firm; wool, dull. Coal, nominal;
Beef, Irregular Family s155o@16.50;
mess, s12@12.5O., City extra India mess,
$24Q26. Cut meats firm; picked bellies.
12@14c. Picked shoulders. &c; picked
hams, 1lA@12e LARD a,ns dull an Western tern
| tinent, s11 .SOm1i.6o: compound, 7%@Sc.
Pork irregular, family s20.5o@215o; short
clear. S19@21.
Coffee-Rio spot. steady; No. invoice,
7-16c; mild firm Cordova, S@1iAc.
Sugar-Raw. steady; fair refining, &c;
centrifugal. SO test. SIC. Molasses sugar,
2%c. Refined, steady.
Cheese Receipts, i,4o1; packages sd3ages firm;
and white, lONc; large colored and white,
1ohc.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.

Milwaukee, Wis.-Flour, quiet; wheat,
steady; No. northern, ,731Ac; No north
ern. 71@71kc; December, 6S%c. Rye
No. 2, roc; sample, 100000. Oats
Steady; standard, 32h @34c. Corn-De-
cember 45%c
Kansas City. -Wheat-september
64hc; December, 64c; cash No. 2 hard,
66iac; No. red, Csc. Corn September,
$3.50; December, 35Ac; cash No. 2 mix
ed 5811c; No. 2 white, 59c. Oats-No. 2
white, 34c.
Liverpool wheat-,spot firm: No. 2 red
western winter, 5s lid; No. 1 northern
spring IS sgd; No. 1 California. IS Sd;
futures, quiet; September, 5s 11asd; De
American mixed IS 1OAd; futures, quiet;
October, IS 4d; November, nominal; jan
uary As 13sd.
Toledo, -Wheat-Dull. firm; cash,
7sSc; September, 7Skc; December, 725sc;
May, 731ac. Corn-Dull, firm; cash,
61Kc; September, Coo; December, 42Hc;
May, .4oasc. oatsIDua; steady; septem-
ber SIC; December l. sle Glover Seed
Rye, SIC.
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Open. High. Low. Close,

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
easier. Wheat----No. spring, 72@74c;
No. 2, 5s@59c; No. z yellow, 500
$3.50. Oats No. 2, 2S1s @29c; No. 3
white, s0@34c. Rye-No. 2, 50Ac. Bar
ley-Fair to choice mating, 48@58c. Flax
81 35 Timothy Seed-Prime, "a 1904 %:
Pork-Mess, per bbls, SIG. 1906: 20. Lard
Per 100 lbs $40. 621a @10. 65. Short Ribs
Sides Qoose), $40. 671A @10. spa. Shout
Short clear (boxed), 10% @11%c. Whisky
Basis Of high wines, $1.32. Clover-Con-
tract grade, sS.90@9. Receipts-Flour,
SO, 900 bbls; wheat 354, 900 bu; corn, 1885,
900 bu; oats, 9S1, 900 bu; rye, $1,000 bu;
barley, $4,000 blu. Shipments-Flour, q. 900
bbls; wheat, 100000 bu; corn, 259, 900 bu;
oats, 2SO, 900 blu; rye, 5000 bu; barley, 49,
900 bu. On the produce exchange today
the butter market was steady; creameries,
16@22c; dairies 10000. Cheese firm,
10H @11hc. Eggs-Firrn; fresh, zoe.
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DULUTH.

DULUTH, Mimi, Sept. 17.-Wheat was
not active today, but held steady for
December while September advanced on
early trading. December was Nc off, at
653sc, and sold up to 65%c. 1t closed NC
up, at 65%c: September opened at 68Ac.
which was Nc up, sold to SOC. held there
10000 blu of fax were sold on the adj
vance Of &c for October. October opened
at $1.29, sold at the opening figure and
went to $1.31. September, S1.33. Cash
wheat sales were large. Receipts of
wheat were 3S1 cars; oats, IS; rye, 90;
barley 80; flax, 115. Shipments of wheat
were 391, 1913 bu; rye, 9,257 blu. The close:
Wheat-No. l hard, cash, 7Ossc; to ar
rive, 69ssc; No. / northern, cash, $3.50;
to arrive, 6Sssc; September 68Bc; Octo-
ern, cash. 66Bc; No. 64%c. Flax
Cash, $1.33: September. $1.321h; October,
$780, November. $1.30; December, $1.27:
December, 29c. Rye, 47Ac. Barley. 42@
Coo.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-18
STARVING Nayaioes.

LOS ANGELES. CAL, Sept. 1.-THE
Navajo tribe Of Indians in Arizona,
numbering 10000, Is reported rapidly
approaching the starvation period, and
unless speedy and substantial aid is
rendered by the government or by
the people Of the country unofficially
fearful sufferings and great loss of life
will result.
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State Grain Inspection.

IOldlS % 14S OU II ~
Other Grains-No. 8 corn, IL; No.
corn, 1; No. 2 oats, 4; No. oats, As No.
northern oats, 81; no grade oats, 81;
No. 2 rye, 8; No. rye, 2; No. barley,
2; No barley, 16: No. barley, 32: No.
barley, 10; no grade barley, 8; No. 1
flax, 80; No. 1 northern flax, 8; rejected
fax, %; no grade flax, 1.
Cars Inspected t-Wheat-No.
northern, II; No. northern, Y; No. g.,
4; rejected, 8; no grade 6; No. corn, 1 !;
No. oats, IS: no grade rye, 3; No. bar
ley, IA; No. 4 barley, 4; No. 5 barley, 2;
No. flax, u; No. 1 northern fax, 2.
Minneapolis Curb.
Curb on December wheat bid. .65M u
Puts on December wheat 65 1-16
Calls on December wheat. n rs
Milwaukee Curb.
Puts on December wheat .........68%
Calls on December wheat. so Lie
Puts on December corn .45%
Calls on December corn ..........44
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srs sRG fee 9eGE ts 5 sagm coas VS. SsSss
heifers $2.50@6.25; Gamers, $1.5O@2 so;
bulls. $2,25@5; calves, 1907. 80; Texas fed
steers, SO. 1905. rs. Hogs-Receipts today.
$4,000; tomorrow, 10000; left over, 5000;
market 10c to 15c lower than yesterday 8
close; mixed and butchers, $7.25@7. 80;
good to choice heavy, $7.50@7.90; rough
heavy, $7:2O@7.40; light, $7.25@775; bulk
of sales, $7.35@755.
Sheep-Recefpts, % 900; sheep and lambs
steady; good to choice wethers, So. 50@4;
fair to choice mixed, $25O@3. %; western
5s5p WESTERN esH' lambs am So '75@5 e. of U
yesterday: Receipts-Cattle, 10,035; hogs,
O,293; sheep, q, 433. Shipments-Cattle,
4, l29; hogs, 2,396; sheep, S,S42.
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Metals.

NEW YORK, Sept 17.-Sales of 10000
lbs. of electrolytic copper for November
delivery at IL .60c were reported in the
local market, which was generally weak
and lower. Standard closed at 11@11. soc;
electrolytic at IL COOL. 65; casting at
II 50@11. 60, and lake at 11.70@11 80.
Copper in London also was weak, closing
IS Sd lower, with spot at e53 Is Sd, and
futures at e53 IS Sd. Tin was dull and
weak in New York, with prices Is to 25
points lower at 26. 35@26. IS. The London
market declined los, spot closing at G121
15s and futures at ELY 15s
Lead was unchanged in London at G10
1Ss Sd, and at 41s in the local market
Spelter closed quiet and unchanged at
512 here and at G19 rs Cd in London.
The English iron markets were I'M
changed, with Glasgow at 5Ss 4d, and
Middlesboro at BIS 3d.. In New York iron
was quiet and unchanged Warrants
were nominal. No. foundry Northern
was quoted at s23@25; No. foundry
Northern at $22@23; No. foundry South
ern $22Q23, and No. foundry Southern
soft $22@23.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-18
STOCKS ANDsqMoNEY ABROAD.
Business IN London Erratic and Almost
Staunant.

Stagnant.
!, LONDON, Sept. 17.-Money was easy
today. The new issue of 100000 900 of
treasury bills next week will reduce the
floating supplies, This will increase the
amount Of outstanding bills to $115, 665, 900,
and it will probably sbe considerably fur
Their increased before the year end Dis
counts We're firm
ratio and nearlysstagnant. Consols were
weak on the talk of a rise in the bank
rate tomorrow. Americans generally,
notably Southern Pacific, recovered and
were fractionallY. on either side of parity.
Transactions were limited and prices
closed firm. Grand Trunks advanced on
the traffic increase doubling the forecast
Later they went below the best prices of
the day.
Foreigners were dull De Beers were
weak on selling orders, said to emanate
from the Barnato Bros.
Bar gold IT'S 9Ad.
Paris-Three per cent rentes, 1907 40c
for the account. Spanish As, IS. 20.
Berlin-Exchange on London, 20 marks
1914 pigs for checks.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-18
HOGS ARE AGAIN DOWN
PRICES TAKE ANOTHER 1o-cENT
DROP-QUALITY VERY COMMON

Butcher Cattle steady-eood Stock and
Feeding Steers Steady-Common Kinds
Very Weak-Heifer Stuff Active-Sheep
Steady to Strons-Lambs rs Cents
Higher.
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PRODUCE AND FRUIT.

Commission Row, Sept. 17.-Trading in
the open market at todays meeting of
the Produce Exchange established the
following prices:
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RECOVERY IN STOCKS
SPECULATIVE SENTIMENT IN WALL
STREET is IMPROVED
FURTHER
GOLD IMPORTS RELIEVE
THE MONEY SITUATION

They Check the Liquidation and Make 1t
Easier to Mark Prices Up Again-Com-
paratIve Quiet of the Money Market
Due to Sentiment of Greater Assur-
ance for the Future.
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Chicago Live Stock

CHICAGO. Sept. -CattIe-Receipts.
1900, including 800 Texans and 500 west
erns; market steady; good to prime steers,
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Midway Horse Market.

Minnesota Transfer, st. Paul. Mimi
Barrett & Zimmerman report trade sat
isfactory. Aside from the active demand
bought. considerably in the line of de-
livery horses and general purpose horses
Prices held about last weeks quotation.
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S. B. ShOtWeII & Co
GRAIN STOCKS.
Nstiona German American Bank BuidIry

do old As reg110 IN Y Cent 1sts1o1%
do coup 49,. Ill do e GAS ..1O7
do 5s reg LOS IN Cen e 5s 1861
do coup -. los Nor Pac As. 104$s
Atchison g 4s104ss do 3s - 74%
40 adJ 49,. 80 12 N q w As .103%
Il q Q as -. lO4 20 Reading gen As $685.
40 31ss 49,. 94AJSt L & 1 M 5s1171s
90 COW As ..1l5 st L S F As ..101
tCan so IDS 9S st L S-W lists 99H
Cen Ga IS :. ITO do 2ds 80
do list inc :. 83 Is A 81 A p 4s 88
Ches & o 41ss1065slSo Pac as GAL
Chi e Alt 315s 50 $50 Railway rs 120
q q . As 96BPTex & Pa lists 120
M&St + g 4sll21slTo st l. &c WIS 1871
G G NV 7s135 Union Pac As 105
G r & 4s1o8k do COW 4s...112
CCC&St Il g 4sl02 wabash lists ..119
Col & So As "a do Deb r ~
D & Rio G As. 102 West Shore 4s.113h
Erie pr lien As 99k(W & L Erie As 931a
90 gen IS S61@ Wis Gen As -. 93H
Ft w & D C1st114 icon Tob as 81
Hook Val Assoc
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kilograms to the effect that rains in that
state have stopped the wheat movement
for. the time. The Iowa weekly report
makes the corn damage from frost very
light. There has been some damage, but
not at all alarming. Nebraska reports
We're a little less favorable than those
from Iowa.
Clearances Of wheat and flour totaled
GIL 900 bushels. More good export in
curry was noted and Duluth came in again
with reports of early trades in lots to go
from Buffalo. Liverpool closed sd high
er, and there was nothing of new interest
in any, of the foreign markets. Primary
receipts were 1,454,000 bushels against
], 515, 900 bushels last year, and shipments
63S, 600, against 613, 900 bushels. Chicago
wired that a summary of large num-
Der of reports from Illinois, Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Kansas
assert frost damage Insignificant to corn
and a week or ten days more Of fine
weather will put crop beyond damage from
Near the close the market eased off.
helped by rumor that the tracks around
Duluth are covered with wheat cars and
600 cars will show in tomorrow's receipts.
At the close December was 65M @65 Il c.;
September $3.50. May, 67h @67Ac. An
other day of excellent demand in cash
wheat. Millers took all the good wheat
over September. No. northern sold at
about September prices for the bulk. For
the No. l, 69c was about top and a good
part went later at 6S12c. No. averaged
66%c on range of 671sc to 661ac, a good
part going at the low figure. No. wheat
was salable from 661ac to SAC, and old
No. 8 brought 64c. Rejected sold from
CSC to 611ac, and no grade from 6514c
to Gle, the latter figure for bin burnt.
The following was the range of prices:
Closing.
Wheat Open. High. Lew. Wed; Tues
Dec Dec ........ssS& SSSSR Go rs IoT SSA SSR
On Track-Oficial closing quotations
Sept IT: No. hard, 69Bc; No. 1 hard
to arrive, $3.50; No. l northern, $3.50;
No. northern to arrive, 67Bc; No. 2
northern, 66ssc; No. northern to arrive,
65ac; oats, 29@3319c; corn, 56A @57Ac;
rye. 45Ac; barley, 3s@62c; fax, 81: 30A;
81 27k flax to arrive, 81 281a.
Flour-Trade conditions active and de-
mand in general is good. The foreign in
quiry is fair and there is some business
for export being entered. Nearby points
are taking some fair sized lots and there
is a good local demand. Shipments for
the day were again moderate at 30, 218
bbls. First patents are quoted $3.50
3. S5;, second patents, S3.60@3.70; first
clears, $2.30@2.40.
Daily Wheat Movement.
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HIDES, PELTs AND suNDREIs.

Quotations furnished by D. Bergman &
Co, 1S6-1SS East Third street, st. Paul,
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London Closing Stocks.

ConscIs for money, I93H; consols for ac
count. SO GIG; Bar silver, steady, 23Nd
per Pc ounce; money. a@21s per cent. The
rate OF discount IN the open market for
months bills is 15-16@3 per cent
New York Mninu Stocks
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-18
Stays and Bears

'''''' 80 -. :.'............... $50 So. %
Sheep-Lambs in good demand, with
prices good 25c higher. Sheep steady
to strong. Representative sales:
Killing Sheep and Lambs
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CHICAGO, Sept 17.-Butter steady:
creameries, 16@22Ac; diaries, 10000.
Cheese, steady; twins, 10H @10Hc;
daisies 1OK @10Ac; young Americans,
1O1s @1O%c. Eggs. strong; loss off cases
returned, zoe. Iced poultry. steady; tur-
keys, 12@131sc; chickens. 11@11Ac.
Liverpool Provisions.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 17.-Hams, short
cut firm, 55s Cd. Bacon, long, clear mid
dies, heavy, firm, Cos. Lard, American
refined in pals steady, 54s.
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Total sales for the day, 455.5oO share
Offered. Ex-dividend.
New York Money.

i & N uni As 101M
Mex Cen As :. so
do 1st inc. ;. 31A
M & st L As .104
Mo K & T As. 100
do 2ds ...... 81
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Wheat Open. High. Low Wed. Tues.
May May ..S ~ ~ saAH IL ~ ~ S SsaRR
Dec .e5as 65A 65 Lie 65A .65B
Daily Wheat Mouemen

The following are the receipts and ship
ments at the principal primary wheat
markets..
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crate. Quality common; not so good even
as Yesterday Drop was warranted and
was readily accepted by statesmen. Price
range, 81. 25@7. 65; bulk, 81. 45@7 81:
rough sorts, $6.65. Representative sales
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Statement of Treasury.

New York Money. @
firm at COZ per cent, closing bid and
asked 7@8 per cent; prime mercantile
paper 5@6 per cent. Steering exchange
firm with actual business in bankers bills
at $4.S5.75 for demand and at $48250@
4.82.75 for sixty days; posted rates S4S31b
and $4.861a. Commercial bills S4826
1921 Bar silver, 511sc. Mexican dollars,
4OMc. Government bonds strong; state
bonds inactive; railroad bonds firm.
Bank cIearings.
st. Paul, $1,116.32S
Minneapolis $2,55S, 028
New York, $780,, 401, 203.
Boston, $23,3847S2.
Baltimore, $4525,741
Chicago, $26, 245, 298.
Philadelphia 1876, sos.
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SOUTH ST. PAUL, Sept. flesh
mated receipts at the Union stock yards
today: Cattle, 700; calves, 100; hogs,
1,050; sheep, 1900; cars, 46.
The following table shows the receipts
from Jan. 1, 1902, to date, as compared
with the same period in 1901
Year Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheen. Cars.
1901 =. 49,, 632 28,454 357, OBS no. Ill 9,42S
1902 ..159,526 32,42S 412, SCI 248,773 1903
Inc =. 62,S94 1874 3d. SIG 1862 1851
The following table shows the receipts
thus far in September, as compared with
the same period in 1901:
cnt--
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
arnscR1PrIoN RArReI

Enteres 81 o. Post e1see for RsnsstSstoN
sAre,,rA n wGSib a SeoOHd-o1asS reses.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
Four Alternatives.

Mr.. Balfour, in his recent letter to
Mr.. Plummer, discussed with dialetical
JUNCTION the possibilities Of -four edu-
cational alternatives" In assuming
that there can be more than two, the
First Lord Of the Treasury is merely
following the example Of Mr.. Glad
stone. who, in his Homer" says: MY
decided preference is for the fourth and
last Of these alternatives" The neces-
stiles of expression in English would
seem to justify the use of the word in
this loose manner. IL you are offered
four things, one of which you must
choose, how are you gracefully to
allude to them? May you call them
Options" or choices" or possible
coursesY" All of these terms are ugly,
and eminent statesmen are, no doubt,
obeying a practical instinct in giving
the word alternative some extra work
to do. Strictly speaking, the word
should have no plural, but TO the com
pulsion of giving it one, there is APP
parently no alternative. - London
Chronicle.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24

From 700 to 500 persons are killed
annually by lightning in the United
States, according to estimates made
by Alfred j. Henry, Of the United
States Weather Bureau. In 1900 the
bureau received reports OF 713 cases
of fatal lightning strokes. In the
same year, according to the reports
collected by the Weather Bureau, 973
persons We're more or less seriously
injured by lightning. The loss Of life
from lightning is greatest in the Ohio
Valley and the Middle Atlantic
States. If density Of population only
be considered it is greatest in the
upper Missouri Valley and in the mid.
die Rocky Mountain region. OF the
713 fatal cases reported in 1900, POI
persons were killed in the open, 15s
in houses. 81 under trees and SO in
barns. The circumstances attending
The death Of the remaining 151 were
not reported This seems to dispose
of the old superstition that the safest
place TO be in during a thunderstorm
is the open country and the most dan
gerous under a tree.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
His Luck.

William Black, citizen of the
Bronx, suddenly disappeared last Au'
gust. Some weeks after a body was
found in the East River and identified
as Blacks by his grief-stricken rela-
tives. His widow obtained papers as
administrators Of his estate. A short
time afterward a frightened looking
little man applied to the Surrogate's
office and asked for a copy Of the let
ters OF administration of the estate Of
William Black, deceased.
What is your name" asked the
Surrogate's clerk.
"Oh, I'm William Black himself" eX-
planned the little man timidly. Tie
Surrogate's clerk pushed back his
chair hastily.
"The deceased?" he asked nervously.
"Yes," replied Black, II suppose so,
but you see the man found in the river
wasn't me at all. have been on a
little tear, and when l got back | found
1 had been dead and buried"
The clerk became interested. "Is
your wife married again yet" he
asked jocosely.
mo such luck" replied "the de.
ceased,' in a most despOndent man.
ner.-New York Sun.