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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-21
STOCK MARKET. GOSSIP
WESTERN ROADS NOT AFFECTED BY BAL

WESTERN ROADS NOT AFFECTED BY BAD
CONDITIONS EAST. - - 49,. IL
President Ripley of the Atchison says: The
reports from the east that railroads are laying
tern railroad conditions There is no laying OF
on our lines, and absolutely sign of slacken-
Ing up. Looking ahead into the future, it
seems at the moment as tho we had busy
time ahead as far as next March. OF course
we may not be pressed SO hard as at present
put there should be no serious diminua ton
The car shortage fs serious, but not any more
Crops turnout our territory are made, and they
are good. The last government report on corn
being about O. K, the report that nolicy Of
retrenchments is being followed by some roads
Is an unnecessary announcement, the oper-
a a expenses are always carefully watched.
railroad men are receiving high wages, fact
that is increasing the operating expenses to a
serious extent. ~ : . - ~ "
Bogy of New York says in telegram to
Whalion, that he is a bull on stocks. Il don't
agree with most of the newspaper reviews of
Yesterday In thinking the advance due to short
covering. 1t was the best looking market we
covered before Yesterday and went long. and
there We're other reasons to cause a decline rat
the market advanced materially on comnaretiyaIv
light buying. On the floor general comn,issinn
brokers' were complaining of no business show
Ing that the demand was not from the nnbiic
ing the advance not due to short covering, The
buying must have been for some big interest
or Clique, who really wanted the STOCKS for
they o1d not buy as tho trying to soi1eeze q
snort INTEREST," and beside, the short interest has
Dee1 greatly eliminated l am not WILLING to
ple , tnat the turn has come to stay. but If
LOOKS as tho we might be in for a considerah1e
advance. u - = Noisiuel dD1e
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THE CASH TRADE
FAIR TRADE BUT PRICES EASIER IN SOM,

COARSE GRAINS. 49,
rLaA-Ihe market made an easier turn and
while some No. seed sold ut 81, other lots went
al :3c There vas fair demand.
Minneapolis received 81 cars against a. last
year aud shi ?ped 10. Duluth received 1eO cars
closing Lrices: Minneapolis, cash. OSc; to ar.
$1.OO. NV nay
OAIS-Iesterday's figures were maintained nm
choice lots but the off grades sold lower No. 3
white closed at 34hc. Receipts, 62 cars; shin.
CORN-No. yellow closed at 47c Recetnts
cars; shipments, cars.
BARLEi-Fced grades closed at 39645c:
mating grades at 45@5Sc. Receipts, 80 cars
- R1E-The market active and strong No.
< closed at size. Receipts, cars; shipments
cars. ' pA'''
FEED AND MEAL-Coarse corn meal and
cracked corn in sacks, sacks extra, $1G75: No.
ground feed. 2-3 and 1-3 oats Sn-lb sacks
sacks extra, SIT .25; No. ground feed u corr
and y oats. 75-lb Sacks sacks extra, S17.75: No
ground feed. Is corn and 2-3 oats 75-lb sacks
sacks extra, $1S.25.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. reduced quotations this
morning mo by Csc ton all around Bran in bulk
$l2I5@l3: shorts In bulk, $14.5O@1475; flou,
mi4ilings in bulk. 16.5O@1675; red dog, $40. 80;
all t. o. b: in Minneapolis; in 10Ob sacks 81 sc
per ton additional Shipments l. 395 tons
HA1-More hay Is coming in now than form
erly and prices are lower on all grades There
is a good demand for choice but the lower
grades drag; timothy, choice. $11@11.5O; timo
thy, No. l., $10@1o:50; timothy, No. 2. $500
s3;5o; upland 9ia No. 2 s7@s; midland, $7Ws
and oat straw, $5@6. Receipts. 25l tons; ship
ments, 10 tons.
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FINANCIAL GOSSIP

The Federal bank of Pittsburg, capital $4,000,
600, has closed Its doors. ~ = -, : .
receiver has been appointed for the New
York Car Wheel works, of Buffalo. - <
Special from Montreal says the Dominion Coal
company has reduced the dividend on .comncn
stock from 8 to 8 per cent per annum. t.
New York to G. E. Lewis: Our Pittsburg ad-
vices are that the suspension Of the Federal bank
has relieved the tension, and that there is nc
expectation of further trouble and the feeling Oh
the Pittsburg exchange is much easier.
New York to Watson: Good judges; of specu1a-
of stock market thus far this week that 'securi-
ties have been thoroly lquidated and are now q
purchase every soft spot. Furthermore, IT
is their opinion that the recovery from the slump
caused by the financial troubles at Baltimore has
ton the impression that the bulk of the selling
on the latter development was by very power.
full bear party, while the buying on the break
was for the account of the strongest interests
In the street. - u : -
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

OULUTH GRAIN, Oct. 21.-The keen demand
very slack. Slippers and exporters sold nothing.
es e zod p au ss 9 opened
closed there, unchanged from yesterday May
also closed at 77Ac,s which was We of. Cash
NO. northern. - -, =
Flax was the feature of the market to-day,
Al OF options declined &c except May, Which Vas
off Nc Oats advanced &c. -
ne e Nos no Wheat to arrive No hard
S 1oe on tsaek No No northern s2e No
77sS; May, 7Ac., Flax-in store, 9eAc; on i,
track, vAe; to arrive, eeAc; October, 9aAc;
st eshG 34e Ra r SsAs Ma
cars s tS1sh StG 9assy s42
30 se ao TAX bu iSo oat iast ear
1o; rye, s44o bu; barley, 1922 bn; naS'
195 Jog 1 bu shipments0ats 345o bu; a1,
r, NEW YORK YORK GRAIN R. IN AND FLOUR, Oct. n
Buckwleat Flour Quiet; receipts S56 pkgs new
Receipts, 66, $50 bu: sales, lob. 900: active
and higher: higher on further covering by Decem:
Der shorts n all msrkets and strong Paris cables
DecchDer, So 9-l6@I3G 15.16c: May, S2A
5s6 5ss No western &c s' nomina d 'fFss1
L Cotir-Iecelpls, IZu,1Ou bu; sales, 80, 900
6u; frmer on the wheat strength; December
ooas 15n!ac; May, 4SAc. Oats-Receipts, Is, 900
bu; nominal; track, white: '41@45c.
MILWAUKEE GRAIN AND FLOUR, Oct. q.
M orb lou saG Sa,@ Wheat-Easy: No north
fs Sss%Ss S Sa e. + s.
9l56hc. Barley-Steady; No. 2 csc: sample
42Mb1c. Oats-Steady; standard. 37N63Sc
CornEnecember, 43Ac asked - - rs:
CM nropItu e 5o%c bid bia; calls. soAe
KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Oct. 21.-close:
Wheat-December 6S1a dD6S5ac: May 6SX az
6sAc; cash., No. 2 hard, 731ac; No 8, 70@
71Ac: No: 4, 64@6sc: rejected, 6o@63c; No. 2
red, s29ls3e; No: 8, soc. Corn-Decenber,s 36A
@e'ec. No: 2 White, ss5SGsoc; No. g. ss 1s
36c. ~ - >7.: - - $1,000
ST. LOUIS GRAIN, Oct. 21--close: Wheat,
No. cssh e 9e assa $780, Msp
39A @39Mc. Oats higher; No. 2 cash. SIC; De-
c.ember, 35Ac; May, 37Ac:* No. 2 white, 5000
40c. -
LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Oct: 91.-wheat-spot,
dull; No. red western winter, 6s 34d: futures
closed quiet: December 6s SID. - 49,:
Corn-Spot, steady; American mixed Is SID;
futures closed steady; October: nominal; Novem-
is sd. -
Flour-st. Louis fancy winter. quiet, IS Sd.
CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAIN, Oct
Cash northwestern, 81; southwestern, e3ac; Oc-
Timothy-December, S.; January, ST. Clover.
October, S10.75. Barley-Cash, 42@5sc. ~
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON, Oct. 21.-The cotton
market opened strong at an advance of s05ie
points on active covering and buying from prac
away better than expected, and prospects for
lighter receipts: The advance naturally attract
ed heavy realizing. but Notwithstanding this.
the market maintained its gains and the under.
tone remained firm MP to the end Of the first
hour when prices were at about the opening
which had opened ut 965c net ga of 8 points
bod sold up to- 9.ST2c. 't.7ss - sff"o%s
At noon the market was steady and net X n
z points higher. Spot cotton steady: middlins
uplands 9.9oc; midaling gulf. 1O.15c.
Cotton, spot. closed quiet. 20 points advance;
middling uplands 10c; middling gulf, 10. 25c; nc
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STOCK MARKET TOPICS

Milwaukee reported 10000 bu No. northern
sold this morning. - - 49, noi 'he'n
Inc wheat crop of France is officially esti-
m m! 1 at 3552oo,Qo0 bu. against $50 10000
Verloef. from Milmine: It is reported < mo
eu No. red worked for Portugal and Is 900 Tor
Rosario cable to Harris Gates savs. woo+.or
crop. 49, So : = $50 - i icy ~! )" IVA
German wheat crop turned out much BETTER than
generally expected. and is freely offered at about
6c Dushel under hard Kansas wheat ~ 9
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In Denmark girl of IL and a boy of IA can
marry. In most places the limit for age is Is
for men and 16 for women. In Germany a man
can only contract marriage before his twenty
first year when he is specially declared Of age,
and this can, only be done when he has completed
his eighteenth year. The law Of France is spe-
cialy notable for STIMULATING about the legal
rights of each party. and the relations OF each
to the earnings of the other. The man who mar
liable to be called on for the support Of his
wtfe's near relatives IL they are In need.
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CHICAGO GRAIN
WHEAT OPENS FIRM ON FAIR BUYING BY
COMMISSION Houses =

COMMISSION HOUSES. -
Chicago, Oct: 21.-Wheat was firm to-day on
the taking Of December by cash houses. 'e The
advance in all outside markets was strengthen
ing influence as was the report from Duluth of
1ac, higher at soasc to s6Ssc, December QUICKLY
s0kc. Minneapolis and Duluth reported receipts
or 57S cars, which with local receipts of iO1
cars cars none contract, made total receipts for the
week. and 759 a year ago.
later Later several big commission houses turned
eral offerings from local pit OPERATOR t - which
resulted in considerable weakness, December
declining to soc. The close was at so1sc, loss
lot Close 'ns "a" whentSeEtSSer s1c; December
S0Bc: old: sou; May, 1850. : r6-...'-' :
90 Cash Wheat-No: red, sac; No. 8 red, so@
winter, 7e@7sc; No. / northern spring, SAC:
No. northern spring, s3c; No. 8 spring, IS
The. strength in wheat helped corn prices and
caused a fair advance after steady opening.
december selling up to 49, after initial sales
changed to 1sc higher than yesterdays close
The local crowd were INCLINED to favor the hull
sae waiting for re reaction Local receipts
The market continued firm throughout the en-
tire session and December closed 5sc higher at
Close; corn-october, 1870; December, 4sNc;
CASH corn: No. 2, 44@A,kc; No. 3, 4.
az az, chicago oats shrdlu cmtwyp shrd ulvbgkm
Oats showed 1rmness along with other grains
BY bgt trading was lsht There was selling
try, acceptances which are increasing. but in
spite Of this fact that month advanced to 35hc
aiter opening 1 UNCHANGED to Bc higher. Local
Close: Oats-October, 35sac; December, 1884,
Cash OATS No. 2. s4M 7s5c;s No. 3, 34@s4ac.
The following was the range of prices
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THE DAYS RESULTS
CLOSING CASH PRICES
northern, Il; No 3, s; rejected. /: no grade, 10.
Omaha-No. northern, Z; No. Z. 8; no grade,

northern, "a; No. g. s; rejected. /: no grade TO-
Omaha-No. 2 northern :. No. 4, 3; no grade
Fl. t...--4 -.
Total-No. northern 10: No. northern, ~
No. g. 81; rejected IL; no grade, 123.
Other Grains-Rejected macaroni wheat /; no
grade mncaroni wheat. 2; No. winter wheat. 1;
No. winter wheat, 10: No. 3 winter wheat, rs;
2; No: 3 corn. 8: No. 4 corn, 6; No. 2 white
cats cat l; No. 8 white oats. 49,; No. white oats,
49, No. oats, 10; grade oats, 8; No. 2 rye
3; No rye, 4: grade rye, 4; No. 8 bar
ley, l; No.. 4 barley, !; No. barley. 80;
no grade barley, II; No. AJAX, %; rejected fax,
=, Cars Inspected out--No. northern wheat 49,:
No northern wheat =; No. wheat. 2; re.
wheat, Z; No winter wheat: %: No. white
grade oats, 49, No barley, 3; No. barley, s.;
no grade barley, IL: No. rye, !.
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. WASHINGTON. Oct 21.-To-day's statement
of the treasury balances in the general fund.
exclusive Of the $3.50. 600 900 gold in Pie divis.
ion of redemption. shows: Available cash bal.
ances $225,4s5, 924; gold, $102. 322, 507 silver,
$1s.5o2, a35: DATED States notes. S7.675. COG:
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PROVISIONS

CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Oct. 21.-proyisions
was noted, due to fair advance at the Yards
There was iothing doing in January pork.
s Sc g to se.e21a, while ribs were up 2iIc, at
11.s2h; May $11. 7Lard@October, AZ. 4aM No,,
y e nb S645; December. $e.471S; January,
$652h May, S66o@6.e2h. Ribs-october'
IS 80; January, $500; May $6.321s. e'e ;
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Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
Western, 1; Chicago, Milwaukee & St., Paul, I;
Minneapolis & Omaha, II; Great Northern, 81;
Northern Pacific, ID; Wisconsin Central, 2; 500
Line, 8; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, L.
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The amount of human labor now required TO
produce q bushel of wheat from beginning to
end is on average only ten minutes and the
cost Of such labor is 3:1-3 cents. - -
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notes. s12, osl ia; total receipts this day.
tota! receipts this year, Sits 1os,s52; total ex.
lures this month, Sse le5 900; total expenditure
NEW YORK. Oct. 21.-close: Prime mer-
with actual business in bankers bills at g. S. 60
pa s. for or, demand at at 4:s2.25@4.s2 for
bills asssa Ssr silver aad
can dollars, 4sA government bonds strong; rail
ROAD M,5 bends, p strg on -. ., ,.....
day. New saeh slsssss to-
rate Doc premium; buying rate, soc discount
buying. rate, Joc discount. London sisty.day
.o ST. soi PAUL, Oct. 2l.-Bank clearings to-day,
LONDON, Oct. 21.-rhe amount Of bullion
taken into the Bank Of England on balance to-
PARIS Oct 21.-Three per cent rentes, 81
francs. Exchange on London, rs francs IA
LONDON Oct. 21.--Inda council bills were al
lotted to-day at Is 51-32d.
IL LONDON NJ CLOSING STOCKS, Oct. Gloon
ss Ills; Anaconda, IN; Atchison. 6SH Atchi.
son $, a., preferred alN Baltimore oHio, Il; Ca
Chicago Great Western is; Chicago, Milwaukeee
y St.. Paul, ;142; De Beers, 191k; Denver & Rio
5sndf ris Ren Es a.. RIO sFsnds
second preferred, 5O:, Illinois Central 134h:
Louisville & Nashville, 1903; Missouri, Kansas !:
Western, $50; Norfolk & western preferred 90;
Ontario s Western. 21 Il; Pennsylvania. 6oA
MaEd Mines y OK Reading, 23A Reading first
preferred, 50; Reading second preferred, 80;
Southern Railway, 1sA; Southern Railway pre-
TERED. ~; Southern Pacific, 42M; Union Pa
States Steel, 14A; United States Steel pre-
ffeerred, COZ: Wabash 1874; Wabash preferred,
Par silver uncerta in. 800 XXI al ror OUNCE r.
Money. 1h@1A per cent. -. 8. H.
The rate OF discount in the open market for
short bills is 3sssD3h% per cent. The rate of
discount in the open market for. three months
bills 10 SM per cent E.Esss. 7 ss...E.7-. K,
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THE FLOUR MARKET
NO IMPORTANT CHANGEs-FRMNEss AND
FAIR DEMAND, -

Shipments, 45, 533 brls.
The market remains steady, with fair de-
mand. No changes Of Importance are noted
IN the general situation. The sales are still al
most entirely to domestic trade, and there is
practlcally no foreign business. is the domes-
tic demand quite so brisk as earlier in the week.
,, First patents are quotable $4.55@ .e5; second
parents aaen S44oa4 90 first clears, $3.4o@3 5o
second clears, S2.1o@2.S5, f. o. b. in wood Min
neapois. ' An
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NEW YORK PROVISIONS, Oct. 21.-Beef-
e clea stole q Iard-oniet; prime western
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STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.

STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
Inspected In-Wheat--Cars-Gre Great Northern
No. northern, Is; No. northern, IL; No. 3,
Z; rejected L; no grade, 46.
Mlwaukee-No. l northern, L: No. 2 northern,
B; No. 8. TO-; rejected, 5; no grade. 1S.
st. Louis-No. 8, 8; no grade, IS
500 Line-No. / northern, 2; No. 2 northern,
4; rejected, 4; no grade, 10.
Northern Pacifc-No. ] northern, l. No. 2
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PRICE RANGE WIDE
Hogs Sell From $4.65 to $40 at
South St. Paul Quality Of
Receipts Only Fair.
Beef Prices Lower in Sympathy
With Eastern Declines
Sheep Slow.

South st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 21.-Estimated re-
l,1OO; calves. 200: hogs 800; sheep, 13, 300 |;
The following table shows the receipts from
JAN J., 1903, to date, as compared with the
same period in 1902:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars.
1902 =. .217,176 36,G94 450,e7O 377,151 1854
Inc. -. ...... 1910 1894 l4S,O64 1885
The following table shows the receipts thus
far In October. as compared with the same period
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ST. LOUIS GRAIN, Oct. 21--Close: Wheat,
! s6Bc; May, $3.50; No. 2 hard, 7SGes0c Corn,
firm; No. cash. 41%c; December 39Mc; May,
39A @397sc. Oats, higher; No. 2 cash. 3Gc; De-
cember, 35Ac; May, 37Ac: No. 2 white, 5000
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PUTS AND CALLS.
2:3O o'clock report:
Puts-December wheat, 1850.
Calls-Decembcr wheat, SOE. I8011c.
Curh-Decenber wheat, 1914 @8Oc.
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Oct: .21-wheat-s
dull; No, red western winter, 6s I'D: futures
closed quiet: December Is I'D. - .f.-
Corn-Spot, steady; American mixed. As SID;
futures closed steady; October, nominal; Novem:
is sd. 49, --
Flour-St Louis fancy Mintec, quiet. SIS Sd.
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PEORIA WHISKY, Oct 21.-Whiskey on tn,
basis Of $1.25 for finished Goods.
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN, : Oct. s21.-Close
Wheat-December,a 6S1a dD6SMc: May, 6SN "a
G8Bc; cash, No.. hard, 73hc; No g. 7O6
71Ke: No: 4, .e4@6sc: rejected, 6o@63c; No. :
red, s29ns3e; No 8, soc. Corn-December.t 36A
gc:s9c; No: 2 white, 3sh @l39c; No. g.. 3s1ac.
e Oats---No 2 white. 3GM37c; No. 2 mixed, $50
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CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAIN, Oct.
Cash northwestern, 81; southwestern, 931ac; Oc-
ttober, o3Ac; December. 951ac; May, 9ekc.
I1mothy-.December, So; January, So. Clover
October, $10.75. Barley-Cash, 42@5Sc.
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MONEY REPORTS

Total sales, 645, 500.
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SOUTH OMAHA LIVE STOCK. Oct. Ill
beet steeps SSa9 rks se ANDY to
20; western steers. $3250l4.5O; Texas
steers $275@3.6 IS; cows and heifers, $2.25m34 40;
| stockers and feeders. $25GM4.1O
HOgs-Receipts. 3.SQO; market shade stronger:
heavy. $5:10@5.15; pigs, 81. 500l5.25.
Sheep-Recetpts. 16. 900: market steady; sheep,
$2.25@3.s5; lambs, 1905.
fer. st. Paul. Mimi, Oct. 21.-Barrett & Zim.
mmerman report no upward tendency in prices
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DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT.

The following are the receipts and SHIPMENTS
at the principal primary whent markets: =
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MILWAUKEE, GRAIN AND FLOUR, Oct. -21.
i lour-steady.a Wheat-Easy. No l north
ern. s6@s61hc; No. 2 northern, s31s 0s4hc;
December, so?sc bid. Rye-Steady; No. I, Sc
H56kc. Barley-Steady; No. 2, csc: sample
426b1c. Oats-Steady; standard, S7k'6 3sc
Corl-December, 43Ac asked. =. - ~
Whcat-Puts, 70Mc bid; calls. S0stc.
I Corn-Puts. 4S1sc asked; calls, 44c
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-04-01
A HOLDUP
lOriginal-l

loI1S1Odil
It was In the olden time when a
traveller between Denver and Laramie
must 60 in an old fashioned stage
coach. There was one season when
the coach was robbed as often as oEce
4 week. Passengers knew that there
was one chance In seven Of being held
Up on the road and travelled with little
or no money on their persons. Never
theless there was no other way OF
transporting valuables and sometimes
persons were obliged to take great
risks
It was necessary for me to go through
to Laramie on important business. I
found in the coach a young lady and
two miners. This generation cannot
realize the high position Of women in
that uncouth country at that period.
As rare and beautiful birds are pro
tected by game laws, so were the few
women always safe in the chivalrous
sentiment of the many men.
OF course we all soon got acquainted
the miners, who were of rough ex.
terror, leaving the young lady to me
The chief topic of discussion was wha,
We would do in case OF hoIdup. One
miner said that he had a hundred dol
lars in dust In his hip pocket with a
revolver and would draw the revolver
first. The other miner had $50 hid
den under his shirt and If required
to surrender it at the point Of a pisto
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-04-01
Superutition8 About Bread

Super.titions About Bread.
In Brittany when housewife begins
TO knead dough she makes cross with
her right hand, the left being placed in
the trough. II cat enters the loom, it
Is believed the bread will not rise.
It is supposed that certain women can
cause the dough to multiply itself. On
the coast of the channel the dough IS
adjured to initiate the heaven, the mil
Ter and the baker and to rise.
The oven is a sacred object and con-
nected with crowds of supersdtions.
The oven is dedicated, with ceremo-
MES In certain places in Brittany the
wood Is watered with blessed water.
Bread must not be cooked ON certain
days, as on Holy Friday Or during the
night of All Saints, when the ghosts
would eat it.
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he would certainly do so. The young
lady, who was going. east to spend the
winter, had her ticket and some small
bills in her pocketbook. the rest, four
800 bills, concealed in her hair. l
confessed with equal frankness that
I'LL had brought with me was in my
vest pocket and if it was taken l
couldn't help it.
Sure enough, the holdup came. The
stop and the door was flung open from
the outside. Half dozen masked men
stood In the road with rifles cooked
and ready for use while another held
their horses. The man who opened the
door ordered the passengers out and
to stand in line to be searched l was
first examined and relieved Of some
$50 in my vest pocket The miners
came next. The man with the revolv-
er in his hip pocket had no opportunity
to use it, for we all stood hands up.
BE and his friend were both plundered.
The robbers were rather pleased to
find more than usual and after po-
htely wishing Us a pleasant journey
were about to permit US to go on when
one OF them, looking at me sharply
said:
Young man, weren't you teller in
the - bank when lot of US went
through it one day two years ago.?
Il was''
We'll, l reckon you must be in the
same business now"
I'm buying horses for the govern
ment''
"What-buying horses with thi!
chicken -feedT' referring to the casl