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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16
1T WAS ON THE SLUMP
on WHEAT LIQUIDATION
Corn Was Quiet, but Ruled Dull During
the Whole Session--Osts Were
Firm and Provisions Dull

Chicago. March 15-Natural reaction
from the slump on yesterdays wheat liqni-
dation. together with strength in the
coarse grains and cold weather predictions.
held all grains up TODAY May wheat
closed &c higher; May corn 1tc up. and
May oats a shade advanced Provisions
closed unchanged 10 shade lower. Wheat
ruled higher today The opening was
strong on predictions OF cold wave de-
scending on the Western aud Southwest
ern wheat States aud on tho cable list
which was very steady compared with
yesterdays local decline Much Of the
frmness was due TO the fact that yes
terdays heavy liquidation and stoploSs
settlements had left the market bare oi
weather situation also. aud helped buoy
wheat. May opened &dia higher al IF1
I5l. to 7j3s and reached TJ@sdIjIa on t1e
higher prices considerable long stun was
thrown overheard. Considering this,
though the gains were small and there
was monetary dip to T47s. the closing
tone was remarkably firm. May closed l4c
higher at T5is. Local receipts were twenty
five cars. none of contract grade; Min
ueapoliS and Duluth received 3iS ears,
cars against So cars last week and 464
ears a year ago.
Corn was ouiet. but ruled frm an sos
sion Offerings were light. receipts con
tinued small and prospects of a cold wave
caused an opening lsQA to 9sdi1 higher
for May at 64l1 to 623. lamentations were
narrow and MAY closed frm 4. up at s. 4
to G29s Receipts were Sc cars.
oats ruled somewhat firm. May closed
firm a shade mp ut 459sGl451a. Receipts
were 81 cars
Provisions were very dull. Fluctuations
were narrow. The pit was inclined 10 sell.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16
SHOWN IN SITUATION
OF THE MONEY MARKET
The Largest Weekly Decrease in Bank
Deposits Occurred Since Last May
It Had Little Effect.

New York. March 15.-Tnerc was very
little inclination shown to trade in stocks
today owing TO the complicated situation
in the money market During the morn.
ing there was a latent dread that the bank
statement would reveal the narrow margin
Of the surplus entirely wiped ou' There
was no Urgent pressure 70 sell. but prices
sarged EXCEPT for few special stocks.
After the publication Of the statement
there was a recovery in prices, but the
demand was llstless and unimportant and
The market closed duh and only barely
steady and some concession from the rally.
The decrease in reserves was close to tho
previous estimates Of 100000. Tae grail
fyinc feature VI the exhibit was the lower
Ing Of the loan iicm 10 the extent Of Sl4,-
2T2.coo. watch brought down the deposits
ST.. 2o6.T oo This is he largest weekly De-
crease in deposits which has occurred since
last Nav and reduced tie reserve require
ments to the extent of S3,23i, l33. The
surplus WAS THEREBY maintained about
S3UCu.UOO There has been no evidence in
the stock market Of LIQUIDATION 80 anything
HE the extent Of he loan contraction ~
Is known that part of them have been satt-
ed To- furegue through the exchange mar 70
kct and it is believed hat the trust com
panics have been large lenders. drawing ON
their dapOsits with the banks Tor the pli
pose The small disturbance rauScd IN On
money market hy this extensive shifting
OF lnaus encourages the hope tlat tutute
Requirements will be met with similar ease.
l. Is expected also that the goNerhmeh ,
bond redcmptonS yesterday ana To-Day WIN
al bs reflected In next week IS bank state
meut, minus the deposits for transfer TO
/ san Francisco which arc Approximately
/ halr Tho amount Of he bond assumptions.
/ tine electrical companies. the local gas 'om
2 Mf~eUIFi
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16

Total sale for the day 2Ol5oo shares.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16

st Louis March Wheat-H No.
red cash elevator SOY; track 81. MAY -,
July 74la No. > hard 75iaaT7l2. Corn
Higher No = cash 6las track " May GA
a. track a. May -; Jnly ass No. > white
47047la Rye-Stronger. So Pork -EasieI.
iobblnE. 10 o7ia for old, l6 OH for new.
La9rd-Steady 2. l L55. Flour-Dull, red5
straights ? 40d3 % clear oj6S %. TIN
othy seed Nominal > GODS ~. prime WORT
more Corpmeal- Steady. 10 Bran-DuU;
sacked east track 09dq2 Hay-Steady.
timothy l2 5od15 %; prairie scarce. not
quoted Nhisky-S eedy. 30 Iron ro-
ton ties % BaggluE 6l.Qs7s. Hemp
tW'nC Dry salt meats Bored IN
changed extra shorts SIS; clear ribs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16
Grain and Provisions Elsewhere.

s 62la. clear sides sly Bacon-Boxed.
unchanged. extra shorts 9 SPA clear ribs
Q 20. clear sides Q - Receipts Flour 10
on. wheat 81 600 corn 5000. oats 5000.
Shipments Flour 1000. wheat 1900. corn
5000 oats 10000.
kansas city March 10. -Wheat--May
72l. July T2l.. cash No , hard 72l20 70,
No red 81 No spring TlTT2 Corn
MAY cps September 59a4. cash No. ,
mixed 62ls Nc white ssh Oats No .
white 47G47l, Receipts Wheat 22.3o0
corn 2oOSo. oats 5000 Receipts Wheat
JIG 500. corn - 500 oats 24.ooo.
New York March II Wheat Receipts
2as 600 exports 81 90 spot steady, No. .
red 81 elevator and So T. n afoat No. I
Northern sSa o. n 8foat. No hard
81. o. h 7foat Options steady.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16

specials 400; patents 32Oa5.7o; straghts
Wheat-No 3 73Aa74i3; No. : red SIG
S3la.
Oats-No 4Td47ii; No. white f5i@. NO
3 white 1914
Rye-No. 5TM57l2.
BARLEY Fair to choice mailing 62m63.
FLAX seed-No. / LIS No. 1 Northwest
ern l.T2,
Timothy seed-Prime 665
Mess pork Per biol lJ.3od ll.35.
Iard-Per 100 lbs 9.32ad935
short ribs sides Loose S.30dS. A.
Dry satcd shoulders Boxed TisnFt,
short clear sides BoNe,. S.63ds-I1.
Whisky-High basis Of high wines 40.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16
The New Orleans Market.
Special to The Post)

New Orleans, March 15.-No trading in
rough rice was reported today Clean rice
carried over the strong tone for Honduras
iiEeS, JapanS were firm. Trading was ac-
i've ~ through the morning and the bulk
or offerings were taken up ar full prices
Heceipts loAi sacks Of rough and 937
pockets Of clean. Sales 1892 pockets uf
clean. Clean rlce-H Honduras active and
strong. Head jGJ4c straights 3M4lsr.
Screenings 2n2Ssc No, > 15sG2c japan
active and strong. Head 3lsu37sc: straighfs
@'sH5c Screenings 2d3Tsc: No. = l7sT2c.
Actual sales at 2@5@sc. Rough rirp-Hon-
duros steady; light offerings at 81 O0GI 10
50. 25d375
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16

CT ~ =
liverpool, unchanged.
American side, unchanged.
BON bulls and bears came in Tor pound
Ing at yesterdays session o; the cotton
u,srke, and The proceedings r. tho dav were
rather novel Just At the tirlo the price
inter was e1uliinS upoa his achievement
there vssa ripple from rsn River that On.
ttrely displaced his earnings and before a
recovery could he gained the haf business
dsy was ended.
At the outset the bull took the world for
his oyster. The oft repeated story from the
interior found corrcborative signs 10 thc
figures ct more conspicuous marts. rae
shrinsaEe nas apparent alike Ia tho cur
rent and estimated receipts. There was
usueht b8t eacoura cement so FAR as the
needs ~ he spinner IS concerned. since
the only boaloudinE element in this regard
IS net question as 10 whether conditions
Justify an advauec from the fabric maker.
but is question IS TO how great an ad-
vsnee IS iGstided, the hull counts the de-
nsnd problem an easv one. I - facts mako
fsncr more dangerous and with the latter
applied 70 supply the suggestions % the
ne $50 ''tS "'" 'Ta''
me Sudden turn ~ me ride vas fn'7 OK
ral1od ia me rumo5 that importation would
erluF 7t faii Rive 'his week aud 'no
veavers had decided 70 walls ont on Mon
DAY. IL Is right b" say, h9vcver taaf
sf'rr The official closing 'ho I" pee cent
f9r7nee demanded vas srsn'ei bg o'nrlo'
'-s and fhe whoeis VIII nor ~oc trrn
fradi7- t0ok hucyanf stride
f'rer0col was barely ur 8" me 'Nrer'rd
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16
.eeeIpts at an U. S. Ports
lItieEenee. ~ 80 e08.49O
Richard Cooke q Co.'S Letter.

Houston, Texas. March ld.-rho into
sight on April will be 9,3ls, $50 II we get
the same smount tho last hair ~ March rs
We did M TO YESTERDAY The average
movement the last ave DAYS from April
to September J has heen 7e4 1870 bales
We can only base our calculations on an
average. while the bulls contend this has
been one Of the fastest movements 90 rec
erd hence the latter part would be under
the sv1aGe; eut " h an average eur
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16
3TNATURAL REACTION OCCURRED

Nae norI closed a shade lower at 10. -
80 a.. MAY lard closed at the price n y
ned ali day. a shade down at t,i v. 10 "uu
Nav RIBS unchanged at S.4ods' w., q,
mrs, corn 1O5 cars; oats 100 cars hoss
AZ 600 head. ,ouous
Hjonr1Easy. winter patents 1,SVe -,
h luIi = .sy5t3 70; clears 3.OOa3 40: spring
Tbs leading futures ranged as follows;
tr,icics open. High. Low. close.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16

New York March 49, Money on can
steady at per cent Prime mercantile
paper 4q5 per cent sterling exchange
steady with actual business in bankers
oils "a, s79s for demand and nj $3.50
4 s. for sixty days, posted IS and $50
commercial bills 4S{S.a4 s5ss Bar silver
535s Mexican dollars f3'4 Government
uouds steady: state bonds Inactive. rail-
road bonds steady
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16
CONTRACTORS AND BNNH.

Address she L. S Fidelity and Gu,r,y
Co Of Maryland Tor terms oD bid snd \,
tract bonds
L, HUNT, GENERAL AGENT,
Room 9. Fox Blde. Houston, Ia
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16
BANK CLEARtNGs.

Following are the c'cGrinss Of the Hous.
ton banks. together with the amount Of in
crease or decrease over last year.
This week. Last ycar Inc.
Saturday S2lS3, $50 SL%ee SOS STe3.4t1
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16

ctop viii be io0S2 100 balas FOR season ~
1901 1902. and So Messrs HAYWOOD 60
~ Liverpool show nv actual hgures 2 De
me- n So"o bales 90 September ! v ccn
AnmpHou continues az present rate
We are bulls uRder the existing e0ndi
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16

tor fer Al .ieaS I cent advance within
the next siXtv DAYS The reported strike
az van River caused small reaction 20.
dRE. but even should ~ occur ths setback
Will be but Of sheIt duration
Rl1haEd Cecks a Co
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16

New York March 20 The 'ommevcisl
Advertisers London anincial oa5legram
say, The stock market was steady aud
dulE with tho tone heavy American stocks
rejected pnFity. Southern Railway was
hard On she dividend
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16
| ondon Cnnsols

London March 10 Consol, 'or money
~ account Gals Bar silver outlet, q Is 1dd
ner ounce. Money 2sta8 per cent. discount
Tor short bills II 16ags, ner cent, three
menthS' hills 2bsd2A por rent
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16
Weekly Bank Statement.


New York. March H. The statement Of
the associated banks for the week ending
today shows
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16
HIDES AND WOOL.

View York March l5-Uldos s,,7,57-.
Galveston 20 to % pounds. Is: Califor,fa
Il to 20 pounds, 10; Texas drv. % - ~ IN
pounds, ~, Leather-Qpiet henlock sole.
6SSehos w AyTeSs light to heavy weights 24b
az. '''' niece 70
-. Louis. March wool-oui.t pornr
nj nj medium grades l3d17@; Hight one ia,
i'72' neaNy me lVdll; tub washed l4a2l
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16
NEW ORLEANS.
Especial to TIE Post }

New Orleans, March 15-The New Or
leans live stock exchange reports market
about bare OF beef cattle, large and small:
active demand for good quality Hogs in
light supply and fair demand, Full supply
oil sheep ana market dull
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16
COTTON LOWER AT THE CLOSE

higher. There was ntsle variance In the
arst fairty rlratrs, after which a to 4
point ss.n made tAe range FOR the nrst
hour A similar Improvement then took
pIscs ana made tAe highest Of the day and
from which therc was small departure IN
iii the last bali hcur. A steady decline then
begsa and ioHehed low mark Just before
MIDDAY. trifins advance marked the
windnp. IN the net result october stood
unchanged sud the other options lost = and
points sales 81 the -FOUR american mar
sets Amounted to 2ta4 bales, spot quota.
t.ens were not sltered
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16
Houston Daily Statement.
Houston Comparative statement.

Gross receipts thus far this week. |.Si2
Gross receipts i95 days this season ]. So. sol
Gvcgs receipts 195 days 1900 1901 2u24.ItS
Gross receipts lU5 days iS33-li10 I 80 50
Houston Railroad Receipts.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16

BaltS
Houston and Texas Central ........ 49,
international aud Great Northern o., alL
Galveston. Harrisburg and san An. 2ij
Texas and New Orleans ............. 10
Houston East and West Texas ... IS
Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe ....... u
san Antonio and Arkansas Pass ....... 1913
Missouri, Kansas and Texas .....,.. III
Total ...... Observation-Disclosures ,a42
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16
The Volume Of the movemen. was on the

TIE volume et the movement was on the
decline. Receipts OF an ports for the day
we're l7.66o bales compared with y 80
Ter the same Gay Of last week and 1854
for the corresponding day OF last year
TINS Far in the season they have been
t.tiaf2n bales compared with G,OT3,4-2 for
the corresponding tlu'c Of last season, eN-
ports for the day were i14J2 bales com
Vcfed with II SOS for the same DAY OF last
week and $3.50 for the corresponding day
~ last year. stock at United States ports
for the day was 1895 bales compared
with ION. 5V4 for the same day 81 last week
aud 7a6, So ,or the corresponding day OF
last year.
Following has been the weeks movement
at thirty one Of the leading interior towns,
with ~orrn4,fsons.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16
GUS JAPHET,
Produce, Fruit and )uanh
sion Merchant.

Special attention given TO consignmnt
OF Poultry, Eggs and Country Prodas
HOUSTON. TEXAS.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16
BULLS FIRST IN CONTROL.
BUT A SUDDEN FALL OCCURS
Hun,er OF Strike at Fall River Caused
the Turn in the Tide--Note-
worthy Features.
AT rHe CLOSE I:

AT THE CLOSE:
liverpool. 1884 higher.
New York. unchanged to points
down.
New Orleans 3 to points down.
SPOTS
liverpool, unchanged.
American side, unchanged.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16
n Railroad Receipts.
and Texas Contra

Following are the receipts OK cotton h'
he various railroads entering the city
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16

Houstons estimated receipts FOR tomor-
row arr lson 50 cooo against 1888, New or
leans expects sooc 20 Dooo against 72oA last
ycHr
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-04-03

MAKING CHILDREN HAPPY.-One
pleasant evening in the early summer
lovely little girl, some nine years old !,
came across the yard to me, and she
said: {" always find you among the
flowers; how beautiful the flowers are
this evening! / never saw any like
these before, and oh, and etc." She
was fairly entranced with the beauty
of them all. A fine clump of "Bleed-
ing Heart" claimed her admiration.
The long racimes of pendulous pink
flowers charmed her more than words
;; can tell. She was equally delighted
with a clump of " Blue. Bells," then in
state of perfection, 80 full and free
and 80 exquisitely lovely In color.
cut long spray of the Bleeding
Hearts," and gave her, TO her infinite
delight, and 1 gave her the {" Blue
Bells" AS gave them to her, her
silvery laugh rang out clearly and
sweetly: Bleeding HearLl'' and
ue-Bellsp" she exclaimed delight
edly. Then 1 gave "Snow. Flakes"
and of the dainty, delicate " Hare
Bells" culled the flowers for her
with willing heart and free hand,
for loved to hear her silvery laugh
and see her expressive face light up
with renewed pleasure.
1 gave her of Silver Bells" and of
Golden-Bells, and of rich, red, elvety
Z" Hose.in- n-Hose.o Then, there was
the I" Morning STAR" and the " Star of
! Bethlehem" and Violets" galore.
Then laden with her floral treasures in
an ecstasy of delight, the child went
home ere the night shadows fell.
And when she said Good night
to me, 1 thought how easy it is to make
children happy; how easy to fill their
hearts with joy and gladness and lead
them in the radiant pathway that
4" leatls through Nature up to Nature'i
GOd,O
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-04-03

The Speaker then put the question
on Mr.. Cannon's motion to postpone
The Republicans generally voted fol
the motion, but such stentorian
chorus of noes came from the Demo.
cratic side that the Speaker announced:
F" The noes seem to have it,"
Mr. Cannon did not ask for diyis.
ion and the Speaker declared the mo.
ton lost.
The resolutions were then perfected
by the insertion of CIT is alleged" be-
fore all assertions of fact. at the sug-
gestlon of Mr.. Lacy, of Iowa, the
reference in the resolution to newspa-
pers was changed to read " News
papers or press associations" With
these changes the resolutions were put
to a vote and were carried without a
dissenting vote.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-04-03
A WARNING TO DEMOCRATS.
"THE MAN ON HORSEBACK.' y

Arbitrary Power the Motor and
the Almighty Dollar the Trade
Mark.
Hon. Henry Watterson, editor of the
Louisville Courier journal, made a
speech several nights ago before the
Virginia Democratic club at the Metro
politan hotel in Washington, ID. c.,
and spoke as follows:
There is no drop of blood in my
veins which is not Virginia blood. AL
though for purposes of my own, having
deep design beneath them, chose
this capital of the nation for my birth
place, my earliest vision of Paradise
the very dawn of all my conceptions
of honor and duty and glory-nestled
among yondcr hills across the Poto.
mac; and when 60 hence, my ashes
shall repose upon the bosom of Ken.
tucky-Virginia's first born and fairest
daughter. There seems, therefore
some fitness in my sitting among you,
" Anyhow, being Kentuckian and
a Democrat, 1 am glad to be here and
you will not, hope, think me assum.
ing any consequential airs and graces
if l add that / feel very much at home
"Wc are Democrats. We love ou,
country. Our hearts beat true to it,
institutions. We would rescue thu
government from the hands of thos,
who are converting it into govern
ment Of the trusts, for the trusts ant
by the trusts, and restore it to th,
hands of those who will have some re
gard for the rights of the people.
1.-THE Republican party is syndi
Gated party. Arbitrary power is it
motor, the almighty dollar It's trad
mark. If it be not checked in the gai
it is going, it will in the end surel
Mexicanize the republic.
"Once again in the WhiteS Uous
we have the man on horseback. A
fecting the simplicity of the cdwbo,
be conceals beneath the self.con{ident
land queer manners of the hronct
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-04-03

Everyone is familiar with the hook
eyelet now commonly used on boots
and shoes. The man who invented il
could dispose of 1T only by selling the
complete title to his patent to a shoe
company. Even the shoe company did
not fully appreciate the value of the
invention which they had acquired, for
the hook and eyelet was regarded as an
eccentiicity and would require ex.
pensive machinery In it's manufacture
1t is said that the inventor realized bui
5000 for his'hook and eyelet.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-04-03

a record in courtship and proposals
has occurred at Lubbock, in Germany,
where resides a hotel proprietor with
family of six children four sons and
two daughters--who were all betroth-
ed in one day. The half dozen happy
couples were also married on the same
day, and one wedding breakfast served
for them all.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-04-03

William M. Baker, of Fortville, Ind,
has been class leader in the Metbodiet
Episcopal Church there for forty.three
olsecutive years.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-04-03

The Sale OF The To A
OF Corruption
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-04-03

q "A. - N @ ia EA..
Bears tho HIhs Kind You Iaya A!Mgs Bought
s'';s;''' = Nt.11z1zsS
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-30
ADIRONDACK NUMBERING.
Interesting Computations Regarding the Annual Timber Cut of
 Northern New York.

Now that the season of log driving" is at its height throughout the Adj rondack region, it may be an interest ing fact to know, says the Plattsburg News, that the annual harvest of tim Der in the great forests of northern New York would fill river ITO miles long from end to end and bank to bank. Thirty million feet, log measure, will fill river ten miles of it's length, and the annual cut of tim Der of all kinds is about half billion feet. These forests were for the most part stripped of their best pine 40 years ago, when the lumbermen cut nothing else. In those days the small demand for spruce was supplied by Maine. Hemlock was left standing be- cause it would not float unless peeled, and as all the tanneries were situat ted near the border of the wilderness, it was too far to haul the bark. The Adj rondack hemlock is inferior. in size and quality, to that found in Pennsyl- vania. and owing to the unfavorable freight rates of that region, hemlock could not be handled with profit. Hem lock is now being used in the pulp mills, and this has resulted in a larger cut ting and an increased price.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-30
DESTROY YOUR BRIC-A-BRAC.

The first impulse of those who would become civilized is to rid themselves of things; and they hasten the hour of freedom by presenting their unholy possessions to less enlightened house holds-a cheap vase to a sewing wo- man; gilded broiler, tied with blue ribbons and used as paper rack, to some innocent dependent. But this lis profoundly selfish and irresponsible. It purges the original owner of the horror, but it only passes it along to afi1ict humanity. There is but one road to edom-destruction of things.
 A fire in the back yard, fed with wooden shoes, can be relied upon. Purple jars, not being combustible, might be drowned i'll the depths of the sea; brass dragons with curly tails, called candlesticks, awkward to hold,
 with no human touch of imagination
 or handicraft about them, therefore neither useful nor beautiful. might be disposed of to the junk man; plush things without q name seem to de- mand the ash-barrel, for the vital purity of fire repudiates them, and they do not burn well; tidies are pre- historic, but if any have survived, the
 ash-barrel is also their true home.- Margaret Deland, ill Harper's Bazar.