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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-10
1T LOST ONE CENT AND TOOK
SPIRIT OUT OF BULLS.
Corn Was Active on Declining Market.
The Oats Market Remained Strong.
Provisions Were Quiet.

Chicago. January e.-After being rushed
by buff movement to the high point OF
the year, wheat slumped badly, lost cent
and took the spirit out OF the bulls 10 other
pits. May wheat closed at a net loss of
gan; May corn &@% OF and May oats
i4d9s lower. Provisions closed unchanged
10 a shade lower
Numerous bullish conditions conspired
with yesterdays curb strength to send
wheat up by rapid jumps at the opening
Continued reports Of the desperate condi-
tiou Of the winter crops from lack of mois
ture had Is much as anything to do with
the situation. Cables were up a little,
mainly on New York's curb strength, bat
TINS with small receipts augured well. Pr"
fessionals at once set TO buying heavily
and commission houses put nood OF buy
ing orders In the pit May, which opened
4 TO u higher at S4s to S4@s, soon went TO
stfl. From ths price there were numerous
anu rapid changes. The market assumed
much the same character It had Yesterday
and became nervous and erratic. The gov
ernment report, which is expected late to
morrow kept the traders guessing ana
when several large professionals began sell
INK for profit ana numerous commission
houses followed their lead. prices Sid
downward. There were several rallies, tut
to depress prices. May closed weak san
lower at the bottom hGure for the day at
s23sGs3A Local receipts Nere twenty-five
cars. zone OF contract grade; Minneapolis
and Duluth reported sol cars. making n to
tai for the three points Of 523, against N33
cars last week and $50 cars a wear ago.
Primary receipts were $1,000 bushels, com
pared with it4,UoO bushels last wear. sea
board clearances in wheat and -four eNualed
only 10000 bushels
Corn was active on a declining market At
the opening there was show Of strength
OIL the wheat bulge. but there was heav
mess over the pit that prevented any de
cded advance. Reports from ile Vest stat.
ed that the continued mild weather brought
n falling Of Of the demand because Of light
or feeling. Receipts here were expected to
increase as result Of this demand. May
opened slightly up and sold 10 "a ad6Tss
Commission houses sold on the wheat break
and brought professionals 10 the same at
ttudc on the situation and May sid down
10 weak close tsmA of at It's low price
for the day, 66asd66l2 Receipts were l59
cars.
Rullish activity in July options gave the
oats pit material strength for some time
after the opening For tho first hour the
trade here was the biggest thing on the
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EXCITING DAY IN OIL STOCKS
MUCH ACTIVITY DEVELOPS
WITH SEVERAL SECURITIES
Becky Sharp, Merchants and Mechanics
Trade on Enormous Scsle-Empre
State and Manhattan Improve.

Yesterdays session OF the OIL and stock
Exchange was probably the most exciting
yet experienced in the History Of that in
stitution. The demand seemed as bound
less as the sources Of supply and when
one OF the popular companies would be
reached trades we're registered as fast as
the seconds licked by the clock. The enor-
nous activity was not wholly monopolized
by any one faVorite as frequently has been
the case when record breaking days &C.
cur. Several OF the stocks became conspicu.
Gus In the excitement, while the list
throughout showed general gains. The ag.
gregate transfers were second to the high.
est resulting from any previous call
Becky Sharp evoked an interesi that
seemed to increase with the length Of the
session. The opening offers were at 2Ss.
and though an avalanche OF holdings were
absorbed on this basis the wants Of In.
vestors appeared to be not half satisfied !;
FAC was then bid as readily, ana what
would ordinarily be sufficient to make A
big record sold at that price. A sudden
sellers apparently exhausted 3Lsc was puid
for one hlock-a nc advance from the open
ing. Three cents was freely offered Oh
the close with sellers holding &c better
Merchants and Mechanics next doomed
up as an immnese trader and close TO 24.OO1
shares Of this stock sold for Sc.
Anglo American made further strides
both In It's mammoth proportions as a seller
and In valuation compared to the preceding
day. The advance was 1sdkc on ll.OOJ
shares.
Empire State took an upward leap and
tho Stiffening Of holders after each transfer
did not prohibit more trades. sale was
made at the asking price Of the prior call
and the two later ones were each half
cent higher than the other.
Manhattan WAS stronger and increased
lac on the DAY, with holders advancing
considerably afts: two sales occurred Fed
ersl Crude made a large improvement from
value standpoint; 6isc was readily bid for
Grace, bat no relaxation came from the ask
ing price. GooeT sold at an advance with
tTsders sfterward separated by a narrow
gin. The largest increase occurred on
Equitable Land and oil. Forty cents vas
offered for the stock. which Is double the
average bids recently made, while holders
asked more than double that amount A
50 cent increase would have been given for
Higgins ana considering that sales are
now on 4 minus dividend" basis the terms
show an Improvement, Traders on Pales-
tine aud Beaumont became further apart
and larger demand appeared for Drlliers
Houston and Beaumont and Fort Worth
OIL receiving higher offers.
The prices bid aud asked yesterday and
the sales made were as follows;
UNLISTED STOCKS.
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Other SPOT Markets.

ers do not yet find any gin available 10
separate the lint from the seed by the mod
ern. cheap and rapid process without iniur-
ing the hber Tho growers Of Sea Island
great DISADVANTAGES Of lack II capacity The
quantity Of lint 1t produces In a day Is very
small compared with that produced by
using rho more recent saw Hn. Tho result
Is that II IS comparatively slow and
costly process TO gin Sea Island cotton
Planters ind that the application Of the
saw gin ~ the treatment Of sea Island cot
break and otherwise iniure tho fiber. and
81 rs of course essential To deliver this finest
Of al cotton hbers IN the markets without
the slightest impairment ~ Its quality
Much effort has been made n invent a gin
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Grain and Provisions Elsewhere.

ST. Louis. January a-wheat steady-No.
Iuly SOS No. hard s3Ts6 Corn lower
80 ? cash &c; track 66d66la: May 6Si9:
July 6s. oats hlSher-No. > cash 4sai;
white 4hl9 Pork quiet--Johhing 10 90
Lard lower 952i7 Flour dull-Red winter
patents 4.OOf4 20: extra fancy and straights
% 6od3 80, clears 3 25d3 So Timothy seed
nominaiy firm 6Ord63O Corn meal steady,
325. Bran-Sacked east track dull 1.uIM
los. Hay-Timothy firm. 10 5Nal6oD.
prairie steady. 11O1d1e.JO whisky s'eady.
/ 70. Iron cotton ties aj. Bagglng 5&m6L4
Hemp Irvine O. Dry salt meats-Roxed
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago, January e.-Butter -Steadyi
creamery i5d24ia; dairy 14d2o Cheese
Steady 10h6l1A, Eggs Strong; fresh 20.
ST. Louis, January o. Poultry Easy;
chickens M: turkeys S; ducks 4 geese 3.
Butter Steady creamery 2od25iz; dairy
1920. Eggs-Steady.
New York. January A-ECgs- Receipts
47OS packages; market firm, Western at
mark 27d3S. Scathern at mark 25d32
Kansas City, Mo, January D.-Eggs-t
MeAk "a.
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London financial Cable

New York, January a.-The Commercial
Advertisers London financial cableEraut
says: The stock market today was slack
on realizing sales In anticipation Of Mon
days settlement American stocks
dwindled. public revival Of interest is
regarded as impossible until there is an
important drop from the present boom
prices.
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New York Money.

New York. January a-Money on call
firm, 46f5ia per cent, closed bid and offered
at 46I4ia per cent. Prime mercantile paper
j@5i5 per cent. Sterling exchange steady,
with actual business in bankers bills at
4. sTlk0i4. S7l4 for demand and at iS4h for
sixty days; posted rates 4.S5G4. 81; com
merclal bills 4S33.04. S3Ts Bar silver 58h
Mexican dollars 49,. Government bonds
firm; state bonds inactive; railroad bonds
irregular.
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SUGAR

New Orleans. January 9-Sugar Steady I;
open kettle 2ssd2&; open kettle centrifugal
whites 3 tl-iGd3R, yelows 3%03ss see.
onds 203it. MolaSses Quiet: open kettle
ll@2s; centrifugal 6did syrup-oulet.
1924.
fair refining ZIG: centrifugal, % test
3 9-l6; molAAseA sugar 1916; fsanad quiet
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

BENGAL as made today is not an unusual
preliminary TO an advance by the Bank
Of England
Bonds were dull and Irregular. Total
sales. par value. s., GO. 600.
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Houston l.. and r. Co. llo7 % T.,
Houston Drug Co. -. ,iSO 90 ID
Houston Drilling and Sup
ply co. ................. .....", y
International Creosote Co.
OF Beaumont ......... 80 90 h.
Merchants National Bank 106 90 d.
Magnolia Park Co. ...... .,.... y
Mutual Building and Loan
Association ... .-.,.i .......llp
Planters and Mechanics
National Bank ......... ll01 90 l9
Rockdale oil Mil Co....l.....,,D9
South Texas National Bank 1875 90 ~
Sour Lake Springs Co..,.l...",. b
Southwestern Dry Plate Co ....,.,dls
Texas Savings. Deal EState
and Investment Co. .,...l 81 30 IL.
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AT THE CLOSE:

New Orleans, 20 to 20 points higher
ITuesdays Close.)
SPOTS:
Liverpool. f-i6d higher.
New York, i-i6c higher.
New odeans, 1-se higher.
Houston, t-se higher.
Galveston, t-t6c higher.
Yesterdays cotton market played upon
the accumulated tissues Of short" COM
mltments In fact, the nerves were SO
easily agitated that even a fear Of exposure
caused values to smartly rebound. Only n
hint ut shrirkage induced the thousand
shocks that besrsh flesh might he heir to.
and while this condition did rot pronounce
itself to any hsrasslng degree, the fall
Ing off," particularly toward the initial
centers Of distribution. was sufficient 10
do the work. The majority In this years
favor on port receipts was materially re-
ducsd. md while New Orleans eaned hcav-
lily 10 the present seasons side IN the IS.
timated. the fgnres were afterward les
trned. and Houston gave promise OF re-
celving nearly as much as formerly. But
The demand for the raw material assumed
much more anxious attitude and the In
nuencc was only to intensity the graveness
II fears already entertained. Under ths
spirit thus engendered bulls siegel the
fortress early and at each recurring charge
made their petition more terable- Values
went upward with the sase OF inflated
bladder and the public Joined hands with
the professional In enlargins the operations
OF the trade.
Emerging from a period ~ early retire
gression, Liverpool sounded the cry for an
advancing move Sales CD the spot amount.
ed 70 1900 bales. at quotations Increased
by I-i61. Contracts finally went ASA
higher Mirrorcd through the manifested
desire to gather in the neecy staple by the
agencies Of the big English market, the
material now available Is not more than
commensurate with the spinners needs.
On this eide ~ the ocean trading was
huge even measured by the standard n
business In the times following the bureau
report. The purruit Of spots occasloned
sharp concern. with a cash benefit TO hold
ers as result The army of buyers halted
now snd then. bpt the faith Of old line
bulls was not shaken and the cessstlous
only proved frrner rocks on which 10 build
better vslues Officially. New Orleans sd
vance appeared from Tuesdays closing hg.
ures shat Of Wednesday occurred In the
curb trades, which fact gave the Crescent
City an apparently larger gain.
New York opened II points down Jan
uaTy and to : On further deliveries. In
a few minutes the scale started upward,
and gradually went better 70 the extent Of
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London Consols.

London. January a.-Cousols for money
a3A; account on al6 Bar silver steady,
2h1sd per ounce Money 202l5 per cent.
Discount for short hills Sa3 lie. three
months bills sa3is per cent
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FEARS OF SHRINKAGE
IMPROVED SPOT DEMAND.

Movement slaekened SIiahtly--Nerves OF
Market Highly Sensitive on Account Of
Accumulated "shon" Commitments.
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MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Memphis 49,. Steady ~ Til.16 l.eSo
st. Louis. Quiet 1916 1916 1885
Gslyeston-spots closed firm, prices i-l8c
mp stock 26O, 1876 bales.
Low ord......J J-16 Middlins .....7 1915
Ordinary ......e 3.iB Good mid IS BIG
Good ord. ..... g 1916 Mid fair .....S 9-lB
Low MIDI 9-16 Sales ........ .....
New oresns-spots closed very arm.
prices 1sc up; stock $40. 7SS bales.
Low ord. 3 i5-lG Middllng III
Ordinary ga Good mid - SIS
5000 ora. Mid fair ....e GIG
Low mid. .....7 9-i6 Sales ........l loco
New York Spots closed quiet prices t.l5c
up; stock ilS.44s bales
,Fcod o!d - 3-l6 Good mid ....s15
Low mid .....T 1916 Mid fair ...9
Middlng. .....s 3-l6 Sales ........ .....
Liverpool Spots closed frmer, prices
l-l6d up; business moderate. sales 1000
Dales, Of which 1900 were American; spec
ulation and exports 800 bales imports To-,
COO bales, of which $500 were American.
ordinarv. .....3 Middllng .....4 i5-32
Good ord......4A Good mid 4 1892
Low mid ......4% Mid fair 4 2T-32
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steady; extra shorts and clear ribs s.s7l5;
clear sides 900. Bacon Boxed steady; tx
ira shorts 9d2M. clear ribs 9.75; clear
sides 9sTh. Receipts--Flour 5000; wheat
L. 900: corn 10, 600. oats $1,000. Shipments
Flour 5000; wheat 10000; corn 5000;
oats 2s.OOO.
Kansas City, January -wheat-July
elf; cash No hard s1l3ds5; No > rod
6sT: cash No. mixed 66lad67 No. viii e
6arzd70 Oats No. white 4sG Receipts
Wheat 24.0OO. corn $4,000; oats 1000.
Wheat 1s,4oo; corn 5000; oats
$1,000.
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asked; h bid; S selling: V value.
Net Receipts at An U. S. Ports.

thar will combine the advantages NJ both
machines. but until recently no progress
was made In this direction.
Al present. however. there is much reason
10 hope that the roller gin is about To be
Improved SO MS greatly to increase ms ca
pacity without dptrimcut to the product.
il Is conceded that this improvement In
tho old roller gin. II found IN be thoroughly
prHcticablc will have Important economic
results. for n will induce growers TO plant
Sea Island cotton on every arrH Of our
land that Is adapted for ms production
Houston's estimated receipts for today
arr COCO to 600 bales, against S455 last
year. New Orleans expects 1900 to Is
900. against $3.50 last year.
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Closing Prices of New York Bonds.

United States refunding 2s, registered. losl1
United states refunding 2s, coupon. loS2,
United States rs, registered. ..,,...... lOIA
United States IS, coupon ......,..... loss
United states new IS, registered. l39l9
United states new As coupon. ,...., 1921
United States old As, registered .....lllA
United states old As, coupon ........lllA
United states IS, registered. ......,.. .l0Ih
United states rs, coupon. ..,....,.....lOti
Atchison, general As .......,.........l A
Atchlson, adjustment As .........,.. AaN
baltimore and ohio fs.............l0 3A
Baltimore aud Ohio 3las ,...,........ 9jN
Baltimore and Ohio eony. 4s......... lo5A
Canada Southern DDS .,,...........,.lll
Central 81 Georgia 5s ,.........,... los
Central ~ Georgia LIST inc........... u
ChCsa and Ohio 4ths ..................lO
Chicago and Alton 3iaS .............. sax
Chicago r. and Quincy new 4s...... 0GS
Chicago NJ. and 81. Paul gen. 4s....l1O
Chicago and Northwestern conSol IS. 40
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific IS. it,,-s
G., g., e. and ST, L.. general IS ,.... i022,
Chicago Terminal 4 .,......... IS
Colorado aud southern IS ,........ a2M
Denver and Rio Grande As .......... 10i%
Erie prior lien 4s..................io 100
Fart Worth and penvss City iSts 80. .lo7S
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NEW YORK EXCHANGE.


Following are the clearings ~ tho Hous
ton banks, together with the amount OF in
crease or decrease over last year;
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HIDES AND WOOL.

| ST Louis January o--woo- Steady;
medium 13dl5ia; light hne l2Ad15; heavy
| fine 10dl2; tub washed i4d24
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WHEAT MADE A BAD SLUMP.

Total sales for the day $500 shares.
The leading futures ranged as follows;
Articles Open. High. Low. Close
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Houston Compatative Statement.

Gross receipts thus far this week. So 400
Gross receipts 1870 days this season l. 539. 1914
Gross receipts 1870 days 1900 1901 i ,a35, 1872
Gross receipts $50 days 1902 1900. ]. 4O2. T46
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COTTON

Houston Daily Statement.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30

But O'Reilly, who. in his hunting ad
ventures had had plenty of experience.
of these chips of quartz. 1elt quite SURF
that the stone in question was not one
He was strangely attracted by the peb
BILE. and before he took his departur,
next morning he asked Niekerk to sell l..
to him. The farmer laughed outright a.
the idea of selling pebble. and at oncf
made him present of it. CRlelly sais'
he thought it was some sort of preciou:
stone. and if 1T proved to be Of any value
Nielerls should have half the profits o.
the sale.
C'ReIly then went on to Colesberg and
glass with his pebble.
FIc called the attention of some person:
there 10 its cutting qualities. Inc.
laughed at him. and one of them pre-
duced a piece of common flint. whic!
also scratched the glass. The result
was. that the stone was thrown out of til,
window and lay IN the street coupl'
of hours when O'Reilly. who still fel
uncertain about it. went out and pickle,
it up. O'Rielly subsequently sent it t.
Cape Town. where it was pronounced t.
be diamond. The stone was sold TO.
$500 to the Governor of the Cape.
:. Reilly lost no time in returning t.
Niekerk's farm. where he paid over TIL
s1E0 to the Dutchman, who was dul
amazed to hear the stone was a dia
mond. ORieIly got the little girl tt
show MIN the place where she had foullt
tbs pebbles. and few other diamonds
small value were discovered.
After O'Reilly had gone Niekerk an
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30

Mrs. Dooley was In the Kitchen. It wa
;ash-day. ard the capacious figure OF II.
adv Of the house was but dimly oil:
ernible through the clouds of vapor tn
ose from the clothes-boiler on the sto,
md filled the room.
She was in the act Of lifting the boile'
rom the red-hot stove, when the baci
DOR opened. and Mrs. Hennessy. ne
ext-door neighbor. entered.
Good mornin,' Misthress Dooley!' call
out the visitor in cneertui tones. no
.r-re We the day."
Mrs DooIey waited till she had pouref
he steaming water into the tubs and 81
own the boiler, before she returned Il.
reeting Of her neighbor and offered h,
seat
Jaw. now! What do want With
aeer?" exclaimed Mrs. Hennessy. car
lilly hosting her ample form on to {.
itchen table, and swinging her fat fe
and fro Faith, an I'm snug as
ug in q rug. Me wakes washin's don
4 bakin's over, an me times on Il
ans. Ny, my! but it's tn gran W.T.
ser We ar-re. darnnt. Sorra bit
lst We liver take, at all. at allr'
..Yis We may say So" sighed Mrs
,ooley. wiping her perspiring face on H.
prom. "lt's nawthin' but wurrul
urruk, firm mornin' till night.
tits sorra tn day whin me mother
,ar-rter snud be takin' In washin', b,
m thinkin' we niver know what's conn.,
o US in this wur-ruld. | mind tn tim
hin Pat O'Connor was cooT-rtin m,
n Misther Dooley came blar-neyi1
r-rounl He seq. SEE he, Maggie Ma
ourneen, We wudn't be afther margin
hat bow-legged spalpeen. He'll wurrul
to death in no time at all. TAX.
ne, darlint an / :. give We tn good tim
v ye're life Well. I behaved him. an
bought was afther bein' reg'lar lotd!
Nth nawthin' to do but hol' me ham
n ate and slape an take life aisy. On
n it's aisy. 1t is-awful aisy: an m,
LAWN day in an day out. FIR all til
,urruld like a haytheen naygur! Blu
that is a/wornan to do? It's money fl
his an money fr that, an where It's
r
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30

,r-ries. Much hip 1t is. whin | ric..en
lcst " tn books taken out Is noviIS
n tn winner that reads thin better bs
ookin' their husban's dinners. an mind
1 their clothes. an lookin' afther tn.
hildher No woman's got a right to
ave childher. ii she don't look afther
him-thim's my sntinints.
This ere Misther Car-rnesie's been
takin' himsilf reediclous lately"
What's he been doin'?' inquired Mrs.
.enEessy.
Why. he's been goin' ar-round in IN
uld country. maxim spaches an tell
l. tn furriners all tn sacrils iv Amir
icky. It's hard enough now scratchn'
r a Twin. an be III time thin furri-
ers larns how we make what little W.
ave. they won't be no gittin OF at all.
t all. He's been putin thin on to our
ay Nv doin' things. an ricommiads thin
0 foiier our Example an jine thinlstives
osether FIR silf protection.
The FIRST thing we know. they'll be
hrawin' all our trade FIRM US. an lav-
n US high an atry on tn say iv pow
'.-rty an r-ruin. Maybe Misther Car
aesie wud be afther iuJucin' thin NV
Iners to git up rhepub!ic. with him al
he head Nv 1t as prisidint It's sthrangs
mir-rikins can't be continted 10 sthay at
ONE In their own country: but. as soon
they git little money. they niver rtst
I'll they ARE Off acrost tn whittier,
srnixin' up with thin kings an qua7s.
n lords an jocks an jookissis. They
'r-re NEST ginerlyy glad to git back.
hough. afther a while. Aftner all tn
list place is home. swate home.
But hfvens alive. here sthand sa!Ein'
n me watf1er's sittin' cod an me wash
n ain't done. If MIsther Dooiey don't
ave claue shirt to put on whfn no
axes his ar-rtickler to thin acditnr-rs.
I won't hear tn lasth " 1t fr wake,
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ACRES OFF [DlA|M]0)N||D|@.
Remarkable Life Story Of Joseph B. Robinson,
the Multi R1illiomaiGe Of South Africa,

in South Africa and not only to have com
merciai, but imperial and International
consequences The incident was the dis
covery of diamonds.
II came about in this way: a man
named John O'Reilly e rare good fell
low. who was engaged in hunting in
the interior, and in bringing down
ostrich feathers to the towns, CHANGED
one day TO be staying at the house of a
Dutch farmer named Niekerl1. who lived
in the Orange Free State. near to the
Naal river. Niekerk knew O Reilly. and
was always ready to put him up for the
night.
On this occasion his little daughter was
sitting on the clay floor Of the cottage.
playing game resembling lacks" with
few pebbles O'ReiIy was watching her,
when he noticed that one of the stones
had particularly clear. glossy appear.
ance. He picked it up and examined 1t.
and presently called the Dutchman's at
tention to it. Niekerk said it was only
fireklip," or fre-stone. such as ives
commonly used Tor striking from pieces
Of steel.