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The Indianapolis journal., 1902-12-28
HARPOoNs FOR ALLIGAToRs.


Country Life in America.
Alligators move rapidly under water, are
hard to see. harder to hit, and the harpoon
tions of the body. Nor does the title ITO the
hide necessarily pass with making fast tile
weapon.
river I harpooned a large alligator which
towed me up and down the stream for an
hour or two and then sulked In Its deepest
was entirely over him and stirred him up
with the harpoon pole. He rolled himself
UP on the line, in the manner peculiar to
sharks and al,igators, and banged the boat
making fast on some bushes hauled on the
line until we succeeded In worrying him
nearly to the boat, when he rose to the
We repelled the attack with harpoon, pole
and rifle. The former was promptly bitten
in three pieces, but the latter apparently
we decided to carry him in the skiff mile
down the river to where our sloop was
anchored and to skin him the next morning.
getlier managed to lift the head of the alli-
gator ato ara and tie 1t. We then tied the
other end, when the reptile came to life and
landed a blow with his tail which lifted me
out of the boat and into the saw grass, with
the breath knocked out Of my body, and
hand and face badly cut by the grass Boat
and bOatman were capsized AS my rife
nac fortunately at E been left upon the bank
secured him by floating the boat under him
and then bailing 1t out. The alligator COM
pietely filled the boat, that my compan-
ion and / sat upon his back as we padded
down the river with gunwales unpleasingIy
near the water.
1t was growing very dark and the water
around was becoming alive with alliga-
tors. While we were rejecting upon our
overloaded condition our alligator came to
life again and shifted ballast until water
poured over the gunwale. We quickly
balanced the boat, only TO see ii again dis
turbed and to ship more water. A scram-
bic for the shore followed. which we
reached without capsizing, and where we
left our victim for the night after again
killing him. In the morning our buzzard
friend from the Homosassa river, surround
ed by his family. was sitting above him in
a tree. waiting for us to attend to our
carving duties.
There are drawbacks to hunting in the
Great Cypress swamp Even natives have
Teen lost and have died in its recesses II
Is bounded on the east by the Everglades
and on the west by series of impenetra-
BILE mangrove thickets, alternating with
deer channels. If lost, one should turn
his face firmly to the north, and, as a
guide remarked to me. "he ought to get
somewhere In three or four days.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-12-28
indianapolis Grain Market.

Receipts Of grain during the past week
were lighter than In any preceding week
OF the present month. due largely to the
trouble to secure cars. Prices continued at
high range when the quantity OF corn In
elevators. storage houses and bins is taken
into consideration. Wheat ruled steady
while corn was easier. Receipts of oats
were light and demand was better Track
bids. as reported by the secretary Of the
Board Of Trade, ruled as follows:
Wheat steady; No. 2 red. 74c track; No.
74c track; wagon, 7Sc.
Ger Germ ~saksr; = No. 1 Si,H white. .7a a1ac; No No.
white 4cszSis,tc; No. . White mixed, 4siic;
No: white mixed. Alzc; No.
4411c; No. 3 yellow. 4414c; No. yellow,
t01z0lz1zc; No. mixed. A11c; No. mixed,
Oats steady; No. mixed, s4qs41zc; No.
mixed. 311@34c.
Inspections-wheat. rejected. cars.
Corn. No. 9 white. cars; No. white.
mixec. 8 cars; No. mixed, cars; no
established grade, 1 car; ear corn. cars.
Hay No. timothy, 3 cars: No. clover, ]
car. Total inspections, 30 cars.
WAGON MARKET.
Offerings on the wagon market were only
fair and sold readily at prices quoted, II
good stock. Choice hay was In active re-
bushel. Few oats were offered. Prices. as
reported by the wagon weighmaster, ruled
as follows:
Corn-426Ssc per bu.
Oats-S0QS2c per bu.
Hay-Timothy. s14q15; mixed, s11.50Q12. So
clover, $9011 per ton
Straw-$5Q6 per ton.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-12-28

[George H. Phillips's Market Let

George H. Phillips's Market letter.
CHICAGO, Dec. 81 am inclined to
think from here there will be setback in
the wheat market. had hoped the market
would get out of this rut and work well up
towards or over S0c but without more out
side trade Ii will not be likely to do so. !
think those who are long on wheat now
had better take their profits or sell out and
wait for some decline to replace. Corn was
fairly strong yesterday without anything in
the situation to warrant 1t. unless 1t Is the
strength in oats and provisions. 1t Is be-
coming very popular to buy May oats;
every one has the tip that they are going
over Csc. Things are working nicely for a
quick break and 1 would rather wait for 1t
before buying The provision market con-
tinued it's advance. The tip is being freely
circulated that pork, lard and ribs are go
ing higher, but / think Ii would be good
speculation to wait for break after we
have had an advance of about 81 per barrel
in pork before buying.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-12-28
GRAIN TRADING Is DULL
PRICES HOLD STEADY, HOWEVER,
WITH CORN A LITTLE UP.
Receipts of Wheat Are Light, bat Corn
Comes i'm Freely-Mixed Changes
in Provisions.

CHICAGO. Dec. 27.-There was little do
ing in either grain or provision pits to-day,
but In spite of the extreme dullness the
market exhibited steadiness. May wheat
closing unchanged, corn hc higher and oats
unchanged. Provisions were 2l1c lower to
2lzq5c higher.
The only feature In the wheat pit was the
steadiness manifested in the face of a very
dull market. Receipts In the Northwest
and at primary points were again small and
helped in maintaining prices. There was a
tendency early toward higher prices, but
realizing by the bull leader held the mar
ket down and fluctuations were confined
within a narrow range. May opened un-
changed to a shade higher at TIC to 77A9
77ssc. and sold between TIC and 77asc. clos
ing unchanged at TAc. Clearances of wheat
and flour were equal to 247, 400 bu. Primary
receipts were 567,5O0 bu. against 61s.900 a
year ago. Minneapolis and Duluth reported
receipts of 277 cars. which. with local re-
ceipts Of So cars, one Of contract grade,
made total of 336 cars, compared with 4SS
last week and 490 year ago.
of influential news. Nearby deliveries were
firmer. due to covering by a few scattered
ing factor. being clear and cold throughout
the West. May was hc higher at the close
at 431zc, after selling between 43AQ43xc and
4s1zc. Receipts were 25s cars. Of contract
grade.
Oats ruled steady. with only light trade,
and there was little change In prices. The
cash situation was again q bull factor and
traders were largely on the bull side. May
closed unchanged at 34c, after ranging be-
short lines. The weather was a weaken
tween 337sc and 34lsc. Receipts were l72
cars
Provisions were stronger at the opening,
influenced by a light run Of hogs and
higher prices at the yards. Packers were
not active buyers as they had been for
several days, and with no outside support
the market sagged and part Of the early
gain was lost. Trading on the whole was
light and the close was steady, May pork
being 21kc lower at S1645, with lard 211q5c
higher at So. .55 and ribs unchanged at $S.67i5.
Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat, SO
cars; corn, $50 cars; oats, 135 cars; hogs,
36, 900 head.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-12-28

steady; No. :. cash. i5sc; track ssisaiSsc; De-
&c tssss asy & 'is Nay esss se h5% NO
white sSc.. Rye steady at ssa4sssc; PORK higher;
By ear iss ss'' Ss So qufSs sSot eissr ss
sns5iS; prairie: .iO,soai2, whisky steady at
l5-lsq7 1-1sc. Hemp twine. SC Receipts
Flour. 5000 brs; wheat. s4ooO bu; corn. los. 900
bTls: wheat 5000 bu: corn 1900 bu; oats, a.
900 bu.
sokAAs kAMsAs CITY. Dec; 27.-wheat-De December
red. ssas7c; No. 5. s5Gssi4c. cOrn-IDecember.
No, 2 white: sse; No 3, s7izc oats-No:. 2
white. sslec; No. mixed. S2lzc. Rye-No. 2. 4ic.
200 bu; oats. 1900 bu. shipments-wheat s5,-
200 bu: corn, 1880 bu: oats. $1,000 bu.
LOUISVILLE. Dec. :7.-wheat-No red and
longbery, 7ic; No. 3 red and iongberry. 72c:
Appies-sun- dried, 4AG5c per ID for large and
new Seaas ss is' bus eu
in car lots, on track, siigli.5o; clover, siOgli.
per su ncHs s 5P Se%
sOc per hrl. Peppers. 81 per crate.
T6tEpo 56 DeS 2mwhsat eat dg and ozn steaSyi SS,i
and steady; December, 455sc; May. 4s7sS Oats
dull and st steady; December; &C. May. Stsc. ,,' Rye
Msre . sess dp pls and ,%oshy 1saf
prime alske, ss.l5
CINCINNATI. Dec. 27.-Flour firm: Wheat
nrm; No. red, 1S9TS1zc. Corn steady; No.
mixed, 44c. Oats easier; No. mixed. S6q36isc.
Rye irm; No. 2. sc. Lard quiet at So BULK
% Whisky eau auiet a at m Msl. sugar ssSn STEADY ss "
BALTIMORE. Dec. 27.-Flour steady and un-
ehanged Wheat frmer: spot and December. r
irm No. 1fh White. nr% sRHs DID, '19'1s'
DULUTH. Dec. 27.-wheat-Cash No. hard.
7lhc; No. 1 northern. 73hc; December. 73@c:
May, 76rc. Oats-December, 3111c: May, 33lec;
to arrive and on track. &C.
MINNEAPOLIS. lee. 27-Wheat-December.
1S3c; May. 75kQ75xci No. hard, on track.
75itc; No. northern, 74lsc; No. northern, ISc
MILWAUKEE. Dec. 27.-Barley firm: standard.
Sec; sample. 40Q55c. e.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-12-28
MARY's LITTLE CALF.
wherever Mrs. Tracy Goes Her Pet In
Sure to Follow.
Waterbury American.

Waterbury American.
Mrs. Mary Tracy. who lives between
Cedar Hill Cemetery and Newington, has
one of the most unique pets. Sailors at
sea have made confidantes of young sows
and goats have become famous as nsscofs
of fighting regiments, and still Mrs Ira
cy's pet stands alone. Everybody knows
that Mary had little lamb, but Mrs
Tracy has a little calf that follows her
about and answers her call. The calf was
given her by Dan Keegan when IL was
Weaned and IL has been Mrs. Tracy's com
panion since that time.
Everywhere that Mary goes that calf ,s
sure to go. 1t never follows Mary to
school, but that il only because Mrs Ira
cy's school days are over. IL sleeps back
of the kitchen stove these cold days and
always in the house. Ii seems to possess
an intelligence entirely foreign to most
bovines. Mrs. Tracy has only to snap
her fingers or give q little low whistle and
the calf is at her side. If 1t is out of
whistling distance. Mrs. Tracy can raise
her voice and call and the calf comes gal
Looping over the hills. And the calf never
troubles anyone TO open door that IL NAV
gain admission. Instead, IL rubs its head
against the door latch and forces il open
There are many tales told in Newington of
this uncommon calf.
The other day Mrs Tracy and a friend
planned to go to Hartford. The calf was
left in the kitchen back Of the stove where
IL seemed TO be resting comfortably The
two women had hardly driven out OF the
ward before the calf became aware OF the
fact. Quietly IL arose, opened the door
and followed down the road In the rear
OF the team When the vehicle reached Or
Cruther's sanitarium the calf became tired
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-12-28
LOCAL WHOLESALE TRADE
BUSINESS DULL, But PRICES ARE
HELD UNwARRANTABLY HIGH.
Heavy shipments Of Poultry to the
East-Grafn Markets Light, with
Values Well Sustained.

The lack OF transportation facilities In
affecting many OF the markets and tends
to higher prices, or at least holds them
steady. whereas naturally, after the
holidays. they would decline. In fruits and
produce there have been increased prices,
but these may decline after next week. as
quotations are above real values. Oranges
are easy at the reduced quotation Of FRI
day. Lemons are easy and in light request
Bananas are in good supply at unchanged
quotations. Dried fruits are steady with
demand for prunes. apricots and peaches
increasing. Salt fish are very firm, In part
due to the light catches OF fresh fish and a
scarcity Of frozen stock. Eggs are very
firm at the Scent advance of Friday. But
ter and cheese are steady at the high
prices now prevailing. Poultry prices are
well held. but a lower range is probable
after the holidays In this connection 1t
should be said that the two largest packers
at this point, In the last sixty days have
shipped East two million pounds of poultry
packed in boxes and barrels. Canned goods
are moving much better and prices are ex-
pected TO advance after the first or the
year AS the winter advances the demand
will further Increase. The same remark ap-
plies TO dried fruits.
Trade during the week ended on Satur-
day was good in the food lines. especially
for fruits and poultry, and the wholesale
grocers had fair trade Business with the
confectionery houses has declined since
Wednesday, and with light squirt next
week the business year In that line Will
end. The dry goods houses, the boot and
shoe merchants and the milliners had a
quiet week. The druggists were fairly busy,
with no changes In their lines calling for
comment.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-12-28


To effectively appreciate the protective
element of the holly il must be seen in its
wild state. where the foliage grows thick
and bushy down to the ground. it's dense
masses OF strong and pricky leaves pro-
tecting its stem and bark; and Ii should
be observed that IL almost invariably grows
alone-in fact. for some distance round
about IL very little vegetation of conse-
quence is seen. unless Ii is large trees. Why
is this? The closely packed. opaque and
coriaceous leaves of the holly prevent the
sunlight reaching the ground, and so the
seeds have little or no opportunity OF ger
minatIng or OF growing afterward IL they
should. And even climbing plants seldom
select the holly as their host, and those
that do are usually plants that have made
a mistake in life. because the tender green
leaves and stems with strong winds and
rain get jostled and lacerated on the in
Vulnerable prickles among which they have
become hopelessly involved. the holly
and their own branches have developed
And being an evergreen-always on the
alert-it gives no other enterprising plant
an opportunity OF ingress: producing, too
its tender green leaves at time when
there Is abundant food for browsing ami
mails. and at the same time these are ex-
ceedingly bitter In flavor.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-12-28

sheep-Receipts, ESQ: shipments small. The
ceipts Of sheep and lambs this week
1000 smaller than last week. but fully 300 larger
than the week year ago and 1.500 larger
than the corresponding week two years ago.
Thus far this year the receipts are over 1900
smaller than the same time last year. and the
receipts thus far this month just a trifie
larger than the same period last year. The
week opened with the supply larger than usual
on Monday, and there was naturally a weaker
tendency in values. and occasional sales, espe-
cially of the less desirable stock. represented
decline of 25c. Lighter receipts later In the
week however gave statesmen opportunity to
recover the early loss in prices. and. in fact.
from the middle of the week values for all fat
stock were strong compared with those current
at the close of last week. The quality generally
was satisfactory. but not many strictly top kinds
were represented, and that accounts for the
small number of sales at extreme prices Dur
ing the week sheep sold high $3.50 and
lambs as high as s.. CO. but there not great
many lambs good enough to bring over $525 or
sheep over $3.50 The receipts to-day were
large as expected at this time in the week. and,
with a steady demand from local butchers. the
trading was reasonably active at at least steady
prices compared with those current for equal
kinds yesterday. Lambs sold from "a to S. 20 and
sheen from 81 75 to s3 Quotations.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-12-28
AT NEW YORK.
Corn Strong on q December Squeeze
Wheat Quiet and Steady.

NEW YORK, Dec. N.-Flour-Receipts
SO.S2s brls; exports. 1902 brls; steady with
out change. Winter patents. $3.6Oa3 80;
winter straights, s3.45Q355; Minnesota
patents. s4Q420: winter extras, 2.s5@
s.l5; Minnesota bakers, 50. .25a3. 40; winter
low grades s.. 65fI2. .95. Rye flour dull: fair
to good. $3l0dS.40; choice to fancy. 50 5OQ
$3.50. Buckwheat flour steady at s.. .3Oa2. 30
spot and to arrive Corn meal steady;
wine, s.. .4OQS. So Rye quiet; No. 2 western.
59c f. o. b. af1oat; State. 55d561zc C. l. +.
New York. Barley steady; feeding, 39G4Oc
C. |. f. Buffalo; mailing, $4,000 C. /. T. Buff
Wheat-Receipts. 96,525 bu; exports, 5000
bu: spot firm; No. 2 red. SAC elevator, SOC (. @.
b. afioat; No. Northern. Duluth, S7Ac f.
o. b. afioat; No. hard. Manitoba, S7Zc f. o.
b. afioat. In absence of cables or other
important news wheat was dull all day.
but steadily held. on the strength of corn
changed, except on December, which was
i1c off, under deliveries. May. S1sGS1 5-16c,
closed at S1Ac; July closed at 7S7sc; Decem-
ber, SiGlS4lzc, closed at SAC.
Corn-Receipts, 60.900 bu; exports, 3SS99
bu; spot steady; No. 2, CSC elevator, 5S1zc f.
o. b. afoat: No. 2 yellow. 60c: No. white,
Gle. December corn advanced a cent more
on covering and all positions up to May
grading still poor. December closed 1c
higher, January hc up and May un-
changed January, 54a4u55c, closed at 55c
May, AZ 7-16Q4Slzc. closed at 4S1zc; Decem-
ber 647s@65c. closed at Csc.
Oats-Receipts, 13S,O0O bu; exports, 25,210
.bu: spot firm: No. 2, 3SG3Shc; standard
white 391kc; No. 5, 371zc; No. white 39Ihc:
No. white. 3S%c; track white, 3SQ43c. Op-
tions steady and quiet.
Hay quiet; shipping. 5597oc; good to
choice. 95dsl.
Hops quiet; State, common to choice,
1902. 29q37c: 1901. 23G26c; old. Topic.
Hides quiet; Galveston. 20fi25 10 1Sc: Cali
fornia. 21@25 10. 19c: Texas dry. 24d30 10,
l4c Leather steady; acid 24Qi251zc.
Beef steady: family. sl6dlS: mess. SO. .5O6
city extra India mess. s25@2s Cut meats
quiet; picked bellies. SS.751975: picked
shoulders. s.. .25Gs so; picked hams $I1 25d
1850 Lard firmer: Western steamed
$40 so; refined firm; continental, 81; s. A.
sll so: compound. $7.5Oa775. Pork firm:
family SIS; short clear. S21a23; mess. s1SG
1850.
Tal:ow steady: city. SIC: country. 6dSkc
Cotton-seed oil steady: prime crude nomi-
nal: prime yellow. 3sizQ39Ec.
Rice quiet; domestic, fair to extra, 411G
SIC; Japan. nominal. Molasses quiet: New
Orleans open kettle. good to choice 3264Oc
Coffee-Spot Rio quiet; No. z invoice. SIC:
mild. quiet: Cordova, 7isq12c.
Sugar-Raw nominal: fair refining
7-16c: centrifugal. 90 test, 3 29-32c: mo
lasses sugar, 3-16c; refined steady: No. 6
A. 45c: No. Z, 4.40c; No. s. 4.35c; No 9. 4. 3Oc
No 10. 4.25c: No. IL. 4 .20c; No. IL A. l5c. No
l3, L. l0c; No. IA, 4.05c: confectionery A
4.70c: powdered. 5.10c: granulated, 4.s5c:
cubes, 5.10c.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-12-28
Oils.

NEW YORK, Dec 27.-Petroleum firm: refined
New York. S.2Oc: Philadelphia and Baltimore.
S.15c: Philadelphia and Baltimore in bulk. 5.60c.
Rosn steady; strained common to good, $1.S5GD
190. Spirits of turpentine steady at 55G55isc.
SAVANNAH, Dec 27.-Turpentine firm at 52c.
G. sI7o: Ii. Sc; /. s2s5; K. 81 IS; NJ. ss.s5: n.
1855: window glass, $780, water white, $40.
OIL CITY. Dec. 27.-Credit balances. s151: GER
tificates, sale. Shipments. 100 SCI brls;
age. 1914 brls; runs. 200 brs; average. 7e,5ls
brls
firm at 5IIzc. Rosin 81 35G71. 40. Crude turpen-
tine firm at sl.75 to s. Tar firm at sl.60.
MONTPELIER. Dec. T.-Crude petroleum
diana, $1.07.
CHARLESTON. Dec. 27.-Turpentine and rosin
unchanged.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-12-28

of following the quiet pace I'm the rear,
and. like a big Newfoundland dog. ran up
and began jumping In front Of the horses
head.
Mrs Tracy could not suffer the mortifica-
ton of driving into town with calf fol-
lowing I'm her wake. and so she pulled up
the horse The calf was prancing around.
Mrs. Tracy got out and commanded the
calf 10 go home. The calf didn't seem To
see A. I'm that light. He became most af-
fectionate and acted like child who has
been caught doing something. prohibited.
But Mrs. Tracy was positive. Taking out
the whip. she raised IL in the air. The
calf started of down the road a slow
trot. When Mrs. Tracy returned from town
she found the calf back of the kitchen
stove sound asleep.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-12-28

Hogs-Receipts, $500; shipments small. The
marketing of hogs this week shows decrease of
$500 compared with last week, 1900 compared
with the same week year ago and an increase
OF LOCO over the corresponding week years
ago. Thus far this year the receipts
2S6,OO0 smaller than the same period last year,
and the receipts thus far this month are nearly
1000 smaller than the same period a year ago.
For the week ending yesterday local packers
bought total OF 20 220 against II, 7,1S0 the preced
ing week and 2l,5G1 the same week a year ago.
During the same period the shipments
6.556. against loi91 the preceding week and
quality OF current offerings this week has been
again very satisfactory, and several loads of
strictly fancy nogs were offered On. account of
the moderate receipts at all points, the week
opened with stronger tendency in the market,
and. while there were no decided advances made.
there was almost continued upward move
ment, and at the extreme close OF the week
values, for an average, represented gain OF
right around zoe over the close Of last week.
Most of the time the good heavy hogs have been
was quite increase in the demand for lighter
weights, and they advanced rapidly than
the heavier grades Local packers have been
free buyers, and there was a fair demand from
outside sources. On Wednesday Sc. 20 was paid.
and the extreme top has not been advanced since
that but the low point was brought up so that
the range in prices is closer The receipts to-day
were 1000 smaller than a week ago and about
that much larger than year ago. The quality
was again satisfactory. and. although local pack
ers had very limited opposition from outside
sources, they were reasonably free buyers and
paid from steady to &c higher prices than yes
terday. The market was as active could be
expected. considering the number of buyers in
made. but the late arrivals were more difficult
to sell at opening prices. Sales ranged from
Sc to $780, and the bulk Of the supply sold at
SC. .25d660. Quotations: