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Cash quotations were an follows.

Odsh quOtHtIOhs Werc as IoIIows;
FIOUR-Ftrm; winter patents. 50. 4O63.6O;
spring specials. S42094.3O; patents. s3.4Od
$40; straightJ. $2.9Oa3.20 {.
WHEAT-No. 2 spring. 74q75c; No. 3
spring, 64QiO%c; No. 2 red, 73kd7bikc.
coRN-No. 2, 59q5skc; No, 2 yellow. 500
oATs-No. 2. 2sAa29Ac; No. 3 white. sO,aa
SAC.
RYE-No. 2, sic.
BARLEY-Fair to choice mailing. 4sd5Sc.
SEEDS-No. l fax. 1886: No. 1 northwest
ern. N.S6; prime timothy, $3.50; clover, con-
tract grade. $S.9OG9OO.
PRoVISIoNs-Mess pork. per bbl.. Sl6E5
W16G. Lard, per 100 lbs, SO. S21aa1o. IS.
Short ribs sides Qoose), SlO.S7hG10s7h. Dry
sailed shoulders (boxed). S.25as.60. Shori
clear sides (boxed). Si1.l2ka11. 37h.
WHlSKY-Basis OF high wines, Sl.s2.
The following were the receipts and ship
ments OF grains yesterday:
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eign gold which can be secured on profit
able terms for shipment to New YORK.
Bankers agree. however. that with the
additional Interior requirements for cur
rency stu to be met there In a probability
OF tight money I'm New York for several
weeks to come.
bonds have been dull and irregular IN
sympathy with stocks. United States So
advanced y. new Is ". the 3s =, the p and
old 4s IA per cent as compared with the
closing call OF last week.
rhe following are the closing prices on
lhn Nnu NnrE GfnrL EXCHANGE.
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New York Tive stock MnriseL

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-BEEVES-Re-
ceipts, 1856 head; dressed beef, steady; city
dressed native sides, 12a12lac per Id. Gables
last received quoted American steers at
1ShG15kc, dressed weight, and refrigerator
beef at 13dl31hc per 10. Exports today,
partly estimated, f,O43 beeves, 1000 quarters
OF beef. -
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, 4,494
head. Market steady; sheep sold at 5000
$50 per 100 lbs. lambs at $.37hQ600 dressed
mutton, safe per h., and dressed lambs
.HoGs-Receipts. 6Oe head. Market weak.
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11Gs-Receipts. eop head. Market weak.
St. Joseph Live stock Market.

SOUTH ST. JOSEPH. Sept. 2o-CATTLE
Receipts, 1,095 head. Market steady; ma
tives, 81. 2596. Is; cows and heifers, S2:0OQ
G6.00; stockers and feeders, $2.76dS.O0.
HOGS-Receipts, 2,243 head. Market
steady to strong; light and light mixed,
Si.35@7. 40; medium and heavy, T.40q7.50;
pigs, SO. 7596. 20; bulk, {T4OQ7.60.
SHEEP-Receipts, 8 head.
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st. Louis Grain and Provisions.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2.-wHEAT-Higher;
No. 2 red, cash. elevator, 6hc; track, SIG
6shc; September. 6Shc; December. $3.50
69kc; No. hard, Toe.
coRN-Higher; No. 2 cash, 5s1lc; track,
59hgSe14e; September. STAG: December, s7A
031hc; May, 37Tc.
oETs-Higher; No. 2 cash. 2sc; track, 2sH
G30c; September, 2Shc; December, hhG
Hkc; May, 2sNc; No. Q white. 34c.
RYE-Higher at Acc.
FLOUR-Higher; red winter patents, 1925
q3.S5; extra fancy and straight, $2.95Q3.2O;
clear, S2.s092.S0.
.sEED-Tlmothy, steady, 8.OOQ3.O.
CORNMEAL-Steady, $3.50.
BRAN-Firm; sacked, east track, 6S665c.
HAY-Firm; timothy, S6.O0q1l.5O; prairie,
seOOqe.O0.
WHISKY-Steady, $1.S2.
IRON COTTON TIES-S1.OTh.
BAGGING-6 5-l6Q7 1-16c.
HEMP TWINE-9c.
PROVISIONS-Pork, higher; jobbing, old.
S16.7 70; new. S17.15. Lard, higher at SO. so.
Dry salt meats boxed). higher; extra shorts
and clear ribs, $11.25 short clear, 81. 70.
Bacon (boxed), higher; extra shorts. 81. IS
clear ribs, Sl2; short clear, tl2.62h.
METALS-Lead, steady at A.02Ih. Spell.
ter, strong at S6.25q5.@
POULTRY-Market steady; chickens, 9Lzci
springs, lOc. Turkeys, lGq1lc. Ducks, 7hc,
Geese, 4hc.
BUTTER Steady; creamery, 1sa23c;
dairy, 15qlsc.
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wethsr, 1OOda4O; choice ewes, RooQ3.2S;
fair TO good ewes, 2.6562.e0; good TO choice
lambs. NbOd475 Is; fair TO good lambs, A.250
$50: feeder wethers, S30OdSN 40; feeder year
lings. S.25d365; feeder lambs, S.50QA25i
Gull lambs, S2.OOd3O0; feeder ewes, N.751
$50; stock ewes, S2.50Q3S. Representative
sales;
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STOCK in sIKht.
Market.

PEORIA. Sept. 2O-CoRN-Inactive; No.
8. SIC.
OATs-Insctive; No. 3 white, 2sh0Soc,
billed through,
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KANSAS CITY, Sept. 2O-wHEAT-Sep-
TENDER. SIC: December. 6l7sc; cash No. 2
hard. 6Ia6Sc; No. g. 64Q6i1zc. No. 2 red,
G1kde6c: No. 8. &c.
CoRN-September. 54lkc; December, 35Izc;
cash No. 2 mixed. 5Sc; No. 2 white. 5Shd
$50: No. 3, tSd5SLc.
OATS-No. 2 white, 31ha34c.
.. fSlac.
HAY-Choice timothy. tsOOqs.5O; choice
prairie. S7.5CGS.00
BUTTER-Creamery. 1sdsc; dairy. tic.
EGGS-Firm; fresh Missouri and Kansas
stock. l6lkc. loss on. cases returned.
Receipts. Shipments
= Wnedts Oh. -...ssssssss.. .Aofoy PteA
Corn bu. q. .......s.-...... LA4Q EtgN
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Liverpool GraIn and Proyisions.

LIVERPOOL. Sept. 20.-wHEAT-Spot,
firm; No. 1 northern, spring, SIS Cd; No. :
red, western, winter, IS lid; No. / Califor-
mia, &c Sd, futures, quiet; September, IS
lO&d; December, IS 1890.
CORN-Spot, quiet; American mixed, IS
I'D; futures, duh; October, IS I'd; Novem-
Der, nominali January, As 1lhd.
Professionalism, quiet. s. Sd.
FLOUR-St. Louis fancy winter. quiet.
SIS Sd.
HOPS-At London CPacihc COAST, old
crop, frIn, &c 10sae7; 1902 crop, firm. 81
PROVISIONS-Beef strong; extra India
mess. HOS. Pork, strong; prime mess west
ern, SIS. Hams, short cut. Il 10 l6 lbs,
firm, SIS Sd. Bacon, Cumberland cut, 26
to 30 lbs, SIS Sd; short ribs, Is to "a lbs, 6ls
long clear middles, light, Is 10 "a lbs, SIS Cd
long clear middles, heavy, rs to 30 lbs, COS
bellies. IL TO l6 lbs. 65s. Shoulders, square,
II 10 10 lbs, firm. SIS Cd. Lard. prime west
ern, in tierces, quiet 5ls Cd; American re-
hned, In pals, dull. SIS.
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on the Produce exchange today the but
tor market was steady creameries, l6q22c;
dairies, l6d20c, Cheese, firm, l01kqllac.
Eggs, firm; fresh, 2Oa20ihc,
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sioux CITY Liy. stock Market.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Sept. 2o.-(Special Tele-
gram -CATTLE = Receipts, 200; market
beeves, s. .OOd7 80; cows, bulls and
as. 90; y~earlings and calves, 81. 5oQ4.50.
HOGS-Receipts, 1900; market steady,
selling at 81. 20a7.4O; bulk. T.25Q7.3O.
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Duluth Grain Market.

DULUTH, Sept. a.-wHEAT-Cash, No.
Il hard, nc; No. 2 northern, 6Shc; No. l
northern. 6S%c; September, Ohc; December,
0ATs-september, SOC; December, CSC.
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BUY WHEAT AARR S SSSRH

1900 margins 5000 bushels. &c.
&c advance doubles your money.
Send for booklet How TO Invest Success
fully" and market letter, sent free.
EVERINGHAM e. COMSTOCK.
RIdtA a Rda- CdcaEa-
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New York Mining Quotations.

NEW YORK, Sept. @.-The following ar
the closing priceS on mining atocks:
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Articles. Open. High. Low. Close Yes'y.
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Boston stock quotations.

BOSTON, Sept. 2O.-Call loans. 6@7 per
yent; time loans, 69Sla per cent. Oficial
IA,l-- -, afnnEa md MONDE
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-14
MAN LIVING ABROAD
REMAINS A CITIZEN
Does Not Lose Legal Resi-
dence in this Country.
ARTIST UPHELD BY JUDGE
His Paintings Ordered Admitted Free Of
Duty-No Arbitrary Ruling by a Sec
rotary Of the Treasury Can Be Ad-
mitted as Valid.

The Secretary Of the Treasury has been
overruled by Judge Coke. of the United
States Circuit Court Of New York in a
decision which the then occupant Of that
Office made relative to the number Of
years an American citizen can live abroad
without FORGETTING his citizenship.
The decision was in the case OF N.
Knocdler & Co. importers, New York.
against the United States TO recover dU-
ties paid on several paintings imported
by the firm. The paintings were the work
OF T. Ridgeway Knight. a Philadelphia ar
fist. who for a number of years has been
living at Poissy. France.
The Consul General in Paris refused 10
clear the paintings on the ground at-
vanced-that they were the work Of an
American artist and therefore entitled to
free duty. He pointed out that the Sec
Rotary Of the Treasury had decided that
after an American citizen had lived abroad
for FIVE years /, could not longer be
termed a temporary residence.
Judge Coke, in his decision. held that
the occupant Of the Office OF Secretary Of
the Treasury had no authority vested in
him TO make such an arbitrary ruling and
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-14
HUNT NEGRO FIRE FIEND
IN WILDERNESS OF Boo

NEW YORK, March 14.-An exciting
man hunt was in progress yesterday IL
Bartlett's bog, near Natawan. y. J., in
which a number Of citizens and several
farmers participated. Long into the dark
ness Of night the men kept up the hunt.
for they were ready to endure hardships
II necessary in order TO capture their
game. who was a huge, black negro who
was caught at noon today in the act Of
setting FIRE TO barn on the property Of
William L. Roberts, mile east Of Mata-
wan.
Numerous incendiary fires have oc-
CURED in the vicinity recently and the
cause has been a mystery. William L.
Roberts has suffered successive losses,
and only a few weeks ago the large house
on the farm where the attempt was made
yesterday to set fire 10 the barn was
burned 10 the ground
The shed Of Joseph Holmes. near the
same spot. has been set afre four differ
ent times within as many nlonths. Other
barns have been burned. The fires have
caused the farmers TO keep a sharp eye
out for suspicious characters.
The man was seen setting a burning
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-14
The INTERNATIONAL
CHESS TOURNEY
Seventh Series of Games
Opened This Morning.
TEN PLAYERS FOR AMERICA
Uncle Sans Representatives Stationed
IN the Academy Of Music, Brooklyn,
While John Bulls Players Make Their
Moves IN the Hotel Cecil, London

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE seventh
international chess match Of the series
between America and Great Britain, for
possession Of the Newnes Trophy was
begun this morning under the auspices
of the Brooklyn Chess Club and the
British Chess Club Of London.
This annual contest is steadily grow
ing in popularity with the American as
we'll as with the British public, a fact
which is owing largely to the cIoseness
Of the coabats.
The teams have been pretty evenly bal
anced. though the Americans so far lead
by one match. and also have the better Of
it in matter Of points. having scored
thirty and one-haIf games to twenty
seven and one-half. won by Great Britain.
Must Win Three Straight.
Baron Albert de Rothschid's decision
given in his capacity as referee Of the
cable matches. to the effect that the
draw accomplished last year interrupted
a possible series Of three straight wins.
has not only eliminated all danger OF
these matches coming 10 an early end
but put back the clubs on an almost
level basis, as in order TO secure the
trophy for good. the Americans as we'll
as the BTitisheTs need three straight vic
tories.
The American team was stationed In
the Academy Of Music in Brooklyn The
players have the centre Of the stage. fac
ing the public. They are. however. only
eight instead Of the customary ten play
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-14
ON STRIKE
IN MIDDLE OF CONCERT

CLEVELAND. Ohio. March IN.
Paderewski was noticeably nervous at his
concert here on Wednesday night, and
the reason Of it has just leaked out.
The famous pianist was disgruntIed be
cause his audience was not so large as
that drawn by Herr Jan Kubelik a few
evenings before and when he saw a big
announcement Of the latter's Sunday night
concert on his programme NJ simply
reared upon his hind legs, so TO speak.
His manager saw that a mistake had
been made in allowing such an adver-
tisement, and sought TO remedy it by
cutting of the bottom Of the programmes
This excited N. Paderewski's curiosity.
and he Gsmanded perfect bill. Then
the fat was IA in the FIRE.
II was during the intermission and the
pianist forthwith put on ais hat and his
fur-Iined Overcost and turned up his col
lar for departure
who is giving this concert, anyway
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-14
AN EVENTFUL DAY
When Coffee Left the Household


Il never began 20 use coffee until after
/ began teaching school then a good.
motherly old dame served such nice cof-
fee that she got me into the way OF drink
ing it,
Inside OF year I became a wreck from
insomnia and nervous prostratt0n Every
afternoon I was so drowsy and filed with
apprehension that 7 would have crying
spells without knowing why.
Il laid around the house in misery. and
was a misery TO everyone else. once IN
a while a friend would tell me that COT
fee was the cause OF my trouble I res
soned with them that ! only had one cup
81 breakfast and that was not enough to
cause the trouble, but I found that that
was the secret-that one cup OF coffee
1T was an eventful day in our house
hold when quit coffee and started max
ing Postum I followed the directions
and the result was wonderful, no other
words express II. The Postum Coffee
was OF a rich beautiful color. and when
cream was added looked as delicious a. IL
tasted
a doctor who was in the house tasted
the Postum and said that il was equal 70
turned away as though it was incompre-
hensible- He suspected there was coffee
in IL but I have been assured Of the abso-
lutte purity Of the Postum and have conf
dence In 10.
Nothing ever tasted better to me than
that first well-made cup OF Postum and
never since have / tasted coffee. and I
nov look back with horror upon the
sickness 10 caused We began very quick
ly 20 see the difference between my con
dition under Postum and under common
coffee lost that feeling OF despair and
restIess1ess which oppressed me every af-
ternOon and I began 10 sleep Ike a baby.
Postum must be given the credit for all
my Improvement.
"A word abou; tea also. One time when
] was visiting had a package OF Postum
with me. II gave out and before I could
get another I had tea for breakfast.
Within a few days the old wretchcd feel
ing that coffee used to give me came back
and all through the long afternoon felt
that must weep and weep. though really
over nothing at all
Insomnia came back but I quickly
quit the tea ard got all right again.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle creek.
Mich
Postum is an absolutely pure product
Of the cereals. as analysed BY some OF the
best chemists in America and passed
upon by the various pure food commits
sioners Of the different States.
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Farmers pursue inCendiaTy to q
swamp where he eludes them.

brand TO the cOrnAr Of the Roberts barn
at noon by Perrin Brown. q farmer.
he gave the alarm, and soon half
dozen angry farmers, armed with clubs,
were in full chase after the negro, who,
as soon as he was discovered. ran toward
Bartlett's bog The negro had good
lead and succeeded in reaching the bog
several yards in the lead.
Bartlett's bog IS a wilderness extend
ing over many acres. II Is seldom trod-
den by men, except by hunters in search
OF game. The underground is thick and
the trees arch overhead. so that It seems
dark as soon as one enters the place.
Into this jungle the negro plunged. and
with the knowledge that if caught he
would no doubt be lynched, he managed
TO elude his pursuers. The farmers sent
word TO Matawan for help and twenty
men armed with guns and reyolvers start
ed to Join in the chase.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-14
SHE is III TODAY.
Mrs. Van Dyke, Who Was Born Slave,
Reaches Great Age.

Mrs. Van Dyke, Who Was Born Slave,
Reaches Great Age.
NEW YORK, March l4.-Mrs. Mary Ann
Van Dyke is today celebrating the 11Ith
anniversary Of her birth, at the home OF
Mrs. Sarah Brown, at lS0S1a Atlantic ave
nue., Brooklyn
She IS said to be the oldest inhabitant
in Brooklyn, and was born In slavery.
Besides retaining her mental faculties,
this remarkable old women can climb the
stairs TO the second floor Of the house in
which she lives and displays unusual en-
ergy for her advanced years.
Born March "A, 1871, on the farm Of her
old master, the la-c Isaac COrtelyOu, Of
the village of New Utrecht. near the
present site Of Fort Hamilton, Mrs. Van
Dyke was reared to womanhood in this
vicinity. her father vas Thomas Hege-
man, a slave, owned by a master OF that
name, who conducted a blacksmith shop.
Her mother was slave II the Cortelyou
family. from which. she says. George Cor
telyou. President ROOseVCIt's secretary,
is a lineal descendant
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WROTE HIS OWN EPITAPH.
Alexander Jackson, Of Camden, Del, Con
COCts a Sumner.

WILMINGTON. Del. March I4.-AIeN-
ander Jackson. Of Camden. near Dover.
wealthy man. who began giving away his
money TWO years ago. has ordered his own
monument and approved the epitaph after
writing it, Mr.. Jacksou's original epitaph
was as follows
Alexander Jackson. porn March 3. 1927
Man coming 20 this life "a sensitive or
ganization is aCJuated by his many pnvi-
ronments. These. while he remains here
viii multiply. intensity and fetter him
with unavoidable troubles and cares.
which, when he arrives at this place. will
no doubt be ended But his mortal part
Ga misuomerl will survive the grave for a
new departure. and be RELOCATED by the
dominant energies of nature to other eco
nOmic uses thus adding another link 10
the chain of events running down the tide
Of time without end. To have the courage
90 express ones conscious convictions.
regardless of the popular but untenable
credulities eXtant is 10 be true to oneself.
an effort at true righteousness
ANY friend or others passing this way.
not in harmony herewith, viii please do
this sacred spot the charity of their 81
lence-'
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HEALTH OFFICER OPENS
War ON LIMBURGBR
Louisville Official Declares
Cheese Unsanitary.
Says That Persons Who May Hereafter
Make or Sell II, Will Be
Prosecuted.

LOUISVILLE. KY. March 14.-Dr. NJ X.
Allen. health officer Of Louisville, has
opened war on the sale and manufacture
of IimburRer cheese in this city.
He says persons who sell and make the
cheese will be prosecuted and fined to the
fullest extent Of the law.
He says he is satisfied # is unwhOle-
some and that an examination under an
ordinary magnifying glass Will prove TO a
blind man that it contains many microbes
In fact said Dr. Allen. when asked
about the matter, you know animal life
is what makes Iimburger pleasing to the
taste-I mean the taste Of some people
1 propose to stop the limburger cheese
traffic"
A committee Of German citizens called
on Dr. Allen yesterday afternoon to pro-
test against the enforcement of the order,
but the health officer told them the rule
must be obeved.
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LAD BURNED TO DEATH.
Disastrous Fire in North Pelham, New
York.

NORTH PELHAM y. Y, March IL
Rudolph Yocum. thirteen years old. was
burned 20 death this morning in a fierce
and disastrous FIRE that completely con-
sumed the large two-story frame building
containing s. T. Lymans drug store. the
postofice. the contracting Offices Of smith
Brothers. and The bakery conducted by
Mrs Mary Yocum, the mother OF the
victim. Mrs Yocum. and another son.
Lawrence. aged seventeen. and her Two
little girls. were seriously injured BY
jumping from the second story windows.
The wife Of Thomas Duane, a mot0rmau
on the Electric Railway, who occupied
fat in the building, was confined &c her
bed with a severe attack of pneumonia
and was barely saved from death by the
herOism Of her husband who carried her
down the blazing and lettering stairway
to the street
Aside from the blankets wrapped around
the sick woman. neither she nor her hus-
band saved a stitch Of clothing other
than their night apparel.
The contents Of the postOfice were also
destroyed, but Mr.. Lyman, who was re-
Gently reappointed postmaster by Presi-
eminent will be small providing the safe
containing the stamps and receipts valued
at $1,000 withstoOd the intense neat Of
the FIRE
The FIRE originated in the kitchen Of the
YOCum apartments and was first dj5cOv-
cred about ago O'Clock.
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room. there are flowers of everlasting fra
GRANGE When "a man can walk ahou. a
room and iusr look at the old masters
would not exchange that privilege. so FAR
as ] ann concerned. for Thousand ser
mons
After The dinner Mr.. Carnegie W2s ask
ed what cities and town he had given
libraries 10 Yesterday. Oh. ne replied.
81 can't remember now. This just hap
pCued TO Do my library DAY and that is
WHY there were some forty applications
granted. -iosj OF them we're for small
sums Albany Oh ges- that was small
a'so- / think The sum given there was
s-'loeo. but Z don't recall the others"
Other speakers at the dinner we're state
Librarian NClviI Dewey Charles G.. Bur
bingham. president Of the board Of odu-
cation DE John 6. Billings. John Ken
trick Bangs. the Rev. Merle ST Cro.N
Wright Judge Samuel Creenbaum. and
Miss Mary +. Hazeltine. president of the
New York state Library Association.
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FORTY Towns GET
CARNEGIE LIBRARIES
MunifiCent Gifts Announced
By Former lr0nmaSter.
ALBANY is GIVEN $4,000
Mr.. Carnegie Makes the Announcements
at Annual Dinner of New York Library
Club-Advises Librarians to Admit All
Fiction That Survives Three Years.

NEW YORK. March I4-kudrcw Car
neeie gave away forty more pabiic libra
ries yesterday 10 as many different cities
and towns Of the United States. He men
toned the fact casually az the seventh
annual dinner Of thu New York Library
Club. which was held last evening in the
rooms of The Aldiue Association. at No.
III Fifth Avenue One OF his new
benefciariCs Is the city Of Albany. y. Y.
which comes in for gift of $4,000
Three hundred friends and members
more than oue-haf OF them women, were
present when Nr. Carnegie said;
Il have read a great deal lately about
the bill before congress 10 provide for a
rural postoffic. delivery I am in favor
Of that. u is "a great idea TO have ones
letters delivered OF the door. even when
one lives In the country But ] am es-
pecially glad to hear hat az last practj-
cal plans have been devised 10 deliver
books at the doors of persons who live
in rural communities. I am glad that SO
many of the applications that continually
come to me for public Libraries come from
rural or semi-rural places.
Announces His Gift.
"OnIy today I have been called to pass
upon some forty such applications. Many
OF them are from communities that are
poor and apparently are unable 70 raise
more than $500 to $500 for such pur-
poses by their own effort As / have
found these applicants worthy il has been
a pleasure for me to give them the money
they need.
"One of these applications favorably
passed upon today was from the city OF
Albany. I am glad 70 grant that, too
think our assemblymen need some such
influence.
You have heard a great deal said about
the kind Of books We should read and
there is a perpetual controversy, especial
" in regard TO fiction Now, If had
my way, l would not think Of robbing the
seeker after books OF his fiction Pro-
vided it be not actually vicious, IL is bet
ter to love almost any kind Of book
than TO love no book at all.
"If your Librarians and members Of the
library club expect to leave your per-
sonal fortunes for the purpose Of found
ing libraries. I would suggest that II
might be a wise proviso 10 admit no ic-
ton except that which has survived three
years after publication Imagine what
slaughter Of so-called popular books
would take place ~ that were the rule.
But. after all, is anything worth calling
a book that cannot live three years.
When in Good Company
IF one is known by the company he
keeps, then you. ladies and gentlemeA are
in the very best society-the society Of
books The longer I live the more firmly
I believe with Dean Swift that the finest
furniture for house is books And that
Is true even IL you never open the books
you have on your shelves They eXude
an influence OF their own just as do flow
ers and beautiful pictures. If you have a
Shakespeare. Milton, or Plato in your