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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24

should be represented at the Synod's
meetings. This was clearly shown
when a motion to this effect was passed
by decisive vote. A few years ago
such a motion would have been buried.
The Synod by rising vote in
structed the president to thank the
congregation and the pastor for their
kindness in again entertaining the
Synod.
The secretary of the council, Rev.
Brande]le, received a rising vote of
thanks for his work.
Strong resolutions against Apostle
Reed Smoot retaining his seat in the
United States senate were un animously
adopted.
Five congregations, VIZ: Lindsborg,
Kan; Stanton, Ia; Rockford, ILL.,.
Brooklyn, N. Y, and St. Louis, Mo-,
invited the Synod for it's next meeting.
Moved and carried to accept the invi-
tation from Linds borg.
The president closed the session.
The Synod rose and sang "Guds ord
och l0fte skali besta.
The closing devotional session OF
the Synod was held Tuesday evening,
when several ministers who we're or
dained at the meeting of the Synod at
Paxton thirty years before addressed
the meeting. Dr. Norelius made the
closing remarks on behalf Of the Synod
and Dr.. E. P. Olson on behalf of the
local congregation.
The congregation at Paxton did it.
self proud in the manner in which it
entertained the Synod. Few cities Of
the country can show as large per-
centage of beautiful homes as can
Paxton, and the hosts and hostesses
that preside over the same are past
masters in the art of entertaining Wis
itors. The delegates attending this
meeting of the Synod will never forget
their pleasant and profitable stay a,
Paxton.
A reunion of the old Paxton students
at the residence and lawn of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Laurence Monday evening
was one of the interesting events OIL
the meeting of the Synod. There we're
about forty old stucents present and
about forty additional invited guests
A several course collation. was served
to the guests upon the lawn while
seated in large circle. DR.. G. A.
Swenson was master of ceremonies
and leading men of the Synod precen,
were called upon to respond to toasts.
The speakers were Drs. Lindah], An.
dreen. Olson, Wahlstrom, Brandelle,
Rev. Lindberg, DR.. Beck, Rev. Kron.
berg, Rev. Magny, Drs. Abrahamson,
Evold and Teleen. The speakers all
were at their best and very interest.
ing and profitable time was enjoy ed
A. II clock the assemtlage arose
and sang ''Nearer, Ny God, to Thee
before parting.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24

A term of Swedish parochial school
commenced in the Swedish Lutheran
church last Monday. The enrolment
TOR the opening day was 81. Hattie
Nels on is the teacher.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-12
Minneapolis Curb.
DULUTH.

DULUTH, Mimi, June 11.-Flax was
very strong and active; it opened un-
changed from last night, but soon started
up and gained 115c without much effort.
Buying was excellent and crushers were
taking much seed. The close was 13sc and
13ac above yesterdays. Wheat did not
show the advance. September opened un-
changed at rye, sold off to &c and
was good in both cash and futures. The
close showed a decline Of &c compared
With Yesterdays close. ipts-Wheat,
80 cars; flax q; oats, 4. Shipments
No, | hard, arrive, S1$c; No. / north
ern. 1870; No northern, 1850; No /
northern, July, 70Ac; September. 725sc;
$112B; September, $1.141s; October,
$1.14A; November, $1.14A; oats, 36Q3Sc;
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OTHER LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Sioux City. Iowa-Cattie- Receipts, 300:
stockers, steady; killers, strong; beeves'
S4:00Q6.O0; cows, bulls and mixed, $4,000
4.20; stockers and feeders, $3.50@46 SO;
calves and yearlings, $3.00@4.40 Hogs
RECEIPTS 5000; steady, $5.85Q6.10; bulk,
Omaha, eb.-CattIe-Receipts, 5000:
market stronger; COWS and heifers. 81 IS
@5.40; Gamers, $700@3.25; stockers and
900; market stronger; steady: heavy. So. 50
@6121z; pigs, $5.00@5. 80: bulk of sales.
$6.00@6.05. Sheep-Receipts, 1000: mar
ket steady; sheep. $4.0004.75; lambs.
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Milwaukee, Wis.-Flour dull: wheat
firm; close: No. l northern, SIC; No. 2
northern Sk@84c; July. ice; rye firm;
No. !, 53Rc; barley firm; No. 2, 57@5Sc;
3S@3Shc; July corn, 1s5sc asked.
Liverpool-Spot wheat, No. 2 red west
ern winter. steady, IS Id; No. northern
spring, quiet, Is I'd: No. l California
quiet. 6s Sd; futures quiet: July, IS 3ssd:
September. IS 1%d. Spot corn firm; Amer
lean mixed. new, IS Id: American mixed,
old, 5s I'd; futures quiet; June nominal;
july As 7Ad; September. As Sad.
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STOCKS AND MoNEY ABROAD,
Increased Demand for Funds In London
and Abundant SuppIles.

and Abundant Supplies.
LONDON, June 11.-Money was in in
creased demand today for stock exchange
requirements, and there were ample sup
plies; Discounts were easy.
Both on the stock exchange opened in
active. Prices were depressed on the con-
t1nued fatness Of Americans, but after the
announcement of small failure there was
a general Improvement. ConSols hardened
Home rails were dull on liquidation at
nrst: but they recovered later. Americans
started weak and rallied sharply to above
parity. owing to local support The i'm
provement was intensified by the strength
OF the New York opening prices. Erie,
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, Union Pa
chic and Southern Pacific were the fea-
lures. Prices closed strong. Grand Trunk
hardened Kaffirs were firm.
The amount Of bullion taken into the
Bank of England on balance today is e17,-
600.
Paris-Three per cent rentes, 9Sf s5c for
the account.
Berlin-Exchange on London, 20 marks
"A pigs for checks. Discount rates: Short
bills, "a per cent; three months bills
31s per cent.
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BEAR PANIC IN STOCKS
CONDITIONS AT OPENING LOOK
VERY MUCH LIKE THIS

Price Level Is Readjusted, Spa snod-
ically at First and Steadily After
ward - Capitalists Investigate and
Find No Weak Points in the Finan-
ciaI Situation.
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.HOCSACAIN SELL HIGHER
RECEIPTS MODERATE WITH MOTH
ING AT ALL CHOICE INCLUDED

Cattle Receipts LIght-Butcher Stuff
Quoted Strong and in Good Demand
Bulls and VeaIs Steady-Stock and
Feeding Cattle Steady-No Change In
Sheep.
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Among the shippers on the market were.
A. Bagameil, Embden; s. Shepard, Dayen-
port; Uhurka and l., Silver Lake; Vein
zierl Bros, & Co. st. Bonifacius; F. Glib
bons, Mantorville; Cosgrove Co. lie Sue1Ir.
z. Hansen, Cochrane; Hawley Bros
Browntown; J. Wolter, Norwood: q p
May, NORWOOD G. Peterson & Co. Min
nesota Falls; N. E: Anderson, Lake Park:
Garvin; T. NJ. Lewis, LewisYille. o"N'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-12
MINI EAPOLIS.

Minneapolis was to have been ex-
pected wheat fell back, and July sold at
7SAc. while September, opening. at 71Ac,
from holders who had bought on the ex-
pectation of a bullish government report
and who were disappointed. The selling
break was not exactly the result of a pre-
ponderance of bearish sentiment, but
rather q result of the feverish haste of the
more speculative element to get out as
they felt that no further advance was
likely for the time being. The old saying
that q government report always breaks
ket showed a good undertone through
it ALL Minneapolis receipts 1853 cars
against 1856; Duluth receipts 80 cars,
against 2. The. market closed firmer and
7S1h@7S1sc: September 71A @71ssc, and
December 701zc. Good demand was noted
in cash wheat; No: l northern bringing
to 7se The following w Ros'h the r aSae
Of prices:
Closing.
Open. High. Low. Thurs. Wed. A go.
B hsPt , 51 5 7Ss i 1-,s 5 rs IS IS ssR
arrive, 1880; No. northern, 7S%c; do
to arrive, 7s%e; No 3 white oats, S6Q37c;
53c; No. 3 corn, SIC; No corn, 51@52c;
rye. 4S@49c; barley. 42@52c; FAX, 81 .12&;
flax futures, June, 81 .12as; July. 81. 1885
September. $1.lSss; flax seed to arrive,
81 1878.
F1our-There is not SO active a demand
for flour as last week and sales are lighter
than on the opening days of this week.
Buyers appear to have satisfied their i'm
mediate needs and are inclined to wait be-
fore placing large orders. Shipments, ST.
981 bbls. First patents, 81. zoos. 80; Sec
ond patents, 81. 05@4. 10: first clears, So. 10
@3. 20; second clears, $4,000. 40.
State Grain inspection.
Northern. No
Railroads. No. Ind. No. /. No. 2. Nc. Re-. Cd.
Ct Northern "a . 80 So 6 2 2
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London Closing Stocks.

consols for money, 81; for account,
81 3-16; bar silver steady, "a 3-16d per
ounce; money, % per cent. The rate OF
discount in the open market for short bills
is per cent; for three months bills, 8 per
cent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-12
Forest Reserves.

The Adirondack government reserve
contains 1,355.S51 acres, and private
parks aggregate 100000. The CatskiH
reserve Is $3.50 acres.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-12

cash quotations We're as follows: Flour
spring >7S@7se; No" 8. 74@78c; No. 3 red.
75@76&c. Corn-No. 2, 48Ac; No vel
low. 48A @49Ac. Oats-No. 2, 37Ac; No.
Barley-Good feeding, 42@461Sc; fair to
choice mailing, 50@54c. Flaxseed-No 1,
81: Il; No. l Northwestern, 81 121k. Tim
othy Seed-Prime. 50. 70. Mess Pork-Per
@8. S5. Short Ribs-Sides Qoose), SIS. 200
g. IS: Significantly salted (boxed), $50
8.12k. Sides-Short clear Cboxed), So Is.
Whisky-Basis Of high wines, 81 80.
Clover-Contract grade, $11. 50@11. rs Re
ceipts-Flour, Is, 200 bbls; wheat, $500
bu; corn, 327,500 bu; oats, 2O2, 800 bu: rye,
Flour II, 200 bbls; wheat, $500 bu; corn,
422, 400 bu; oats, 107, 800 bu; rye, none;
barley, $500 Blu. On the produce exchange
today the butter market was weak.
Cheese steady, 1011 @1115c. Eggs steady at
mark, cases included. 1874 @14Ac.
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Totals ..... 70 131 90 -

Other Grains-Winter wheat, 10; ma
caroni wheat, 2; No. 2 corn, 2; No. 3 corn,
northern oats, II; no grade oats. i; No. 2
rye, 2; No rye. 1; No barley, 6; No. S
barley. 6; no grade barley, 1; No. fax,
z2; rejected flax, 5; no grade fax, l.
5; No. l northern, II; No. 2 northern, 4;
No. 3 15; rejected, II; no grade corn, 4;
No. 8 oats, rs; no grade oats, 4; No. 2
rye. z; No. 4 barley, 2; No. barley, 6;
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Hogs.

Prices SOLO cents higher; receipts mod
crate; quality only fair, about the same
as. yesterday; price range, So 4505. 80;
bulk So. s0@5. 70; light and inferior
grades, So. 1905 .65; mixed, SIS. 1906. 80;
butcher and heavy quoted at SIS 1906;
nothing good enough on sale to bring this
price. Representative sales:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-12

- The various railroads entering the yards
reported receipts for the day. by loads, as
follows: G. G. W., 7; c., M. & st. p, 10;
NJ. & st. L., 2; c., st P. M. & O., IL;
G N, 6; c., B. & O., 1; N. p, 6; total,
AZ
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-12
Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAGO June 1.-CattIe-Receipts
10000; steady to 1Oc lower Good to prime,
steers. $5.00@5.60; poor to medium. S4.25
Q6.OO; stockers and feeders, So. 0O6D4. IS;
COWS, $1.60@4.75; heifers, $25O615 Ia:
Gamers, $1.60@2.90; bulls, $2.SOG14.35:
calves, $2.50@7.00; Texas fed steers,
Hogs--Receipts today 100000; tomorrow.
butchers, $5.90@6.25; good to choice hea-
w, $6.2096.321Z: rough heavy, $5.9O06 20:
light $5.SO@6.05; bulk of sales, $4,000
.Sheep--Receipts, 5000; sheep 10 to 25c
higher; lambs. steady; good to choice
Wethers, $4.50@5.5O; fair to choice mixed,
tive lambs, $4.50@6.S5; western lambs.
$5.00@6.90; spring lambs, $5.00@735
Ohlclal yesterday: Receipts-Cattle.
y, 682; hogs. 1854; sheep, 1896. Ship
ments-Cattle, 1886; hogs, 1870: sheep.
PRoDIJcE AND Ep,ur
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CHICAGO Produce,

OtEICd9U FTUuUCCs
creameries. 15@22e: diaries. 15S SfSs
Eggs-steady; at mark cases Included.
1SA @14Ac, Cheese-New. steady; twins.
101se; daisies, lie; Young Americas 11@
I12c. Live Poultry-Steady: turkeys, 10
Ole; chickens. 101a Ollie
Potatoes.
CHICAGO, June n.-SaIes on track
ranged from 75c for common stock up to
soc for fancy dusty rurals.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-12
New York MlnIna Stocks.
aASked.
Statement of The Treasury.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. June Ito
days statement Of the treasury balances
in the general fund, exclusive of the $780,
600, 600 gold reserve in the division of re-
demption, shows:
AvailahIe cash halanca s925 5ee e22
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Total sales for the day, $4,000 shares.
New York Bonds,

U S ref Is. reg. 1864 Mex, Cent As. 76
do coupon .106A do list inc :. "a
do IS reg. 10Y I'M & st l. 4s... 100
do coupon ~. los IN, K & t 4s... SO
do new as reg. 1857 do IDS .,...- 70
do coupon Z. .f351slN C G 3h 101
do old As reg. 11e I'm J c. g 5S. 1913
do coupon Iii Nor Pacific As. 101 q
do 5s reg. 1929 do IS . 71A
do coupon ..1021aN & w con As. SO
Atch gen As. 99BIRead gen As :. 96K
do adjust as. S81zlStL& IAcon5S. III
& Ohio IS. .1011z iStL& ST 4s.. 961a
do S1hs 49,. "a St L S w lists. 93H
do lconv As .100hI@ fde IDS ....:. 70
Can South IDS. 10515lS A &. A P As. 1914
Cent of Ga SIS. Jos South Pa 49,. S6%
do list inc -. 7215 South Ry IS. .115A
G & Ohio 41zs, .103& TEX & Pa lists. ia
Chi & A 31zs. 76 IT, st L & w As. 70
C,B& Qnew As. 92k Union Pa As ..102sk
C,M& StPg4s. .109 do cow As 80. 94h
Z q NV c 7s.1301 Wabash lists ...114
Q, r & P As. los do IDS 1927
C,C,C& StLg4s. 97B do deb B -. 1911
Chi Term 49,. SO West Shore As. ITO
Col South As. SO lfW & l. e 4s., 81
d & r G 4s:... 98A Con lob ........ 60h
Erie p lien As. 9812tCol Fuel "a
do gen As 49,. 844 Rock Island ..79K
fF'W& DC1st. .107 PENNSYLVANIA ;. 95
Hook Val 412s. .107A1U s. Steel $3.50. 85%
L q n uni IS. .l01 alfManhattan 49,. .101&
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-12
Midway Horse Market.

Minnesota Transfer, st. Paul. Mimi
Barrett & Zimmerman report a favorable
Horses somewhat in light supply. owing
to their extreme scarcity in the country.
Prices held $40 a head higher than at
the opening of the week. Values:
Drafters extra ...........S120 1000 225
Drafters, choice ,....,,1 60G1 160
Drafters, common to good 80. 125@16O
Farm mares, extra .............. 130@150
Eorm mares, choice ............ 115@130
Farm mares. common to good 7Rm115
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-12
New York Money.

NEW YORK, June 11.--Money on call
steady at IL @2& per- cent, closing Of
fered at 2; time money steady; sixty days
5h;.. prime mercantile paper, Az @5A |;
sterling. exchange heaRy5 at $4.S7 $50
4-87. 70 for demand and at 81. 8475@4. "a. so
for sixty days; posted rates, 81 .S51a and
"a. S812; commercial bills, "a S4h: bar sill
yer, 5219c; Mexican dollars, Al; govern
ment bonds firm; RAILROAD bonds irregu-
Bank cIearlnqs.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-12
PRODUCE AND FRUIT.
Ruling Prices at Yesterdays Meeting OF
the St. Paul Commission Men.

ST. PAUL, June 1.-THE following
open market at yesterdays meeting OF
the Produce exchange established the fol-
lowing prices:
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Open. High. Low. Thurs. Wed. AZ e.

Railroads. No. hid Nc. !. No.2 Nc. I. Rel. Cd.
Ct Northern :. 80 So 2 I'll
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Receipts light. Prices generally steady
A few scattering head of desirable stuff
on sale, but bulk ran only fair. Repre-
sentative sales:
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Cattle.
Receipts moderate. Butcher cattle Of
ferings included but little good quality
stun. Demand good at strong prices
Bulls and veals steady. Mich cows dull
Stockers and feeders steady. Representa-
tive sales:
Butcher Steers
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.

Z: Paul :.................... ,o29, 796
lnneapoIs ..........s......... 2,158, 452
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-12
TAUGHT AMERICAN MANNERS,
Male Immigrants Receive n FOrcfbIe
Lesson as Soon as They Reach
Our Gates.

The first lesson in American manners
learned by the male immigrants is usu-
ally impaired at the gates of Ellis island.
Having passed inspection, proved his
fitness to become an American citizen
and received his discharge from guard
ianship, he marshals his family and
starts for the boat landing, says the New
York Post. He leads the group him
self, conducting the youngest walking
member of the family, and carrying a
bag or small parcel in his hand. Be
hind him trot the children, all laden.
then the wife, bending beneath a huge
bundle of household goods or even a
heavy trunk. Last of all staggers the
grandmother, literally bent double I'M
der the load she carries.
Suddenly the head of the family is
rudely accosted in an unknown tongue
by n of the officials of the island.
There is nothing unintelligible in the
manner in which the said officer re-
lieves the mother and grandmother of
their burdens and the immigrant. to his
amazement, finds himself finishing his
journey to the boat carrying the heav-
lest OF the load on his own u~naccus-
toned shoulders, while the oldest bows
shoulder the rest. This is an everyday
occurrence at Ellis island.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-12
BIT OF CHICAGO HISTORY.
Although Only Seventy Years Old,
as an Incorporated Town,
1t Is II Century Old.

Most Americans will have been sur
prised at the announcement of a Chi
cago centennial celebration to be held
N September of the present year, says
the Review of Reviews. Chicago was
still a very minute village when, in 1888,
it became incorporated, and he Potta-
wattomie Indians Of the vicinity sold out
their lands to the government, but Fort
Dearborn dates from the year 1904, and
it seems that John Kinzie, the original
pioneer, had settled on the site of Chi
sago in the previous year, with several
associates, as Indian traders. Thus, the
permapent settlement of Chicago dates
properly from the year 1903, n a
centennial observance in the present
year is appropriate. The celebration is
to be merely a local affair, with pageants
and tournaments, rowing regattas, yacht
races, sham battles, and the like. What
will be most instructive, however, to the
school children of Chicago will be the
reproduction ON the lake front of old
Fort Dearborn, with an Indian village
inhabited by several hundred Ojibways,
Pottawattomies and Menominees, all
of whom it is proposed to bring to Chi
cago from Canada for the occasion. The
Chicago committee would do well to
take some hints also from the recent
celebrations in New York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-12
ODD BOOK-SMUGGLING.
Forbidden Work sent from Paris In
to Belgium without Any
Trouble.

Recently a book containing some
very uncomplimentary illusions tc
King Leopold of Belgium was pub
lished in Paris, and as a result the
publishers were promptly notified that
no copies would be allowed to enter
Belgium. There were, however, sew
eral persons in Brussels and other
parts of Belgium who desired to read
the book, and in spite of the official
notice they managed to get copies of
it. The method which they used was
very simple.
The books were removed from the
original cover in Paris and placed
in other covers, bearing such titles as
How to Grow Beet Root" Popular
Text Book on HORTICULTURE and "The
Farmers Every Day Book" In this
disguise they were shipped to the
frontier, and the officials, misled by
the innocent titles, never dreamed of
confiScating them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-12

The narrow escape from serious in
jury of a little boy on Smith street
yesterday shows the need of some
regulation concerning the leaving OF
horses in the street without being tied
or someone to care for them. In cities,
all drivers are required to carry
weights or anchors with them and
when leaving the wagon, if only for a
minute, the anchor must be thrown
out and fastened to the horses Bride.
1t takes but an instant to do this and
it may be the means of saving some
ones life. When a driver knows he
has to thus secure his horse he does it
as a matter of course and it is no
bother whatever. 1t is time such a
requirement was made in Perth Am
boy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-12
GRAND MARSHAL DONE FOR.
Figure That May BE Displaced by
Motor Vehicles in This
HOrseIess Age.

"When power-driven vehicles shall
have superseded horse-drawn vehicles
entirely, as no doubt, in the not far dis
tant future, they will have DONE" said
Mr.. Gozzleton, according to the New
York Sun, what will become of the
grand marshal? Will anything be de-
vised that will enable him to shine with
anything like his present glory?
Now, with a broad, bright-colored
sash worn diagonally across his manly
bosom, and with a dahlia-like rosette
pinned upon his breast, he rides grandly
at the head of the procession mounted
on a horse. What would a procession
be without a grand marshal, and what
would a marshal be without a horse?
And what will he do when there are no
horses?
"His prospect now is dim, indeed; but
let us hope that, when the horseless
age shall actually have come, some
means will be found to preserve the
glamour and the glory of the grand
marshal"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-12
ONES ACQUAINTANCE.
The List Is Probably Much Smaller
Than the Generality of
People suppose.

"How many a-cquaintances have you?
Did you ever stop to think?" asked G. q.
Rawlins, of New York, of a Washington
Star man. 'If you haven't you will find
it quite an interesting question when
you have nothing else to think OF. In
~cidentally you will be surprised at the
very small number of persons in this
large world of many souls that you IAN
couI<t among your acquaintance. You
will get a fairly good idea of the truth
if you stop to reflect upon the relatively
small number of persons you kno" III
a city where you are reasonably well ac-
quainted. Out of the vast NUMBER OIL
persons you meet every day, how many
do you know? Very few You are, rel
atively speaking, a stranger IN the CITY
where your acquaintance is most extern
sive. OF course, there is no exact way
of telling how many persons one can
call acquaintances. 1t would be difficult
to hit upon any method having that eX-
actitude required in a scientific calcu-
lation. Indeed, it is quite Impossible 10
do more than roughly approximate an
answer to the question, How many ac-
quaintances have you"
men and women vary in then num-
Der of acquaintance they make. Some
are distant and retiring in tempera-
ment. So many persons Will nave many
acquaintance; others will have very
few. Take a man whose acquaintance
is reasonably broad, a travelling man,
for instance, who makes his living by
getting acquainted with people. How
many travelling men do you suppose can
boast of an acquaintance OF 1OO,00O per-
sons? That may sound like a small
estimate. | car assure you that 1t is not.
/ made a little experiment, and you a
try it when you have time. My plan
was very simple: | would write down so
many names every night, say 100, and
this would give me a chance to recover,
trace the association and follow sug-
gested lines from the names OF men,
places and things. At first writing down
100 m was an easy matter. l kept
this up until | got to about 900 names,
and it became a squeeze for me to think
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already jotted down. | began to fall
under the limit in a remarkably short
period of time. The nightly number had
tapered down until l simply couldn't
think of another human being who's
name l could put among those of my
acquaintance. All told | had less than
1000 names. Of course, this test is not
final, and is not to be accepted as an
average of a mans acquaintance, Still
1t is a side light of some value and shows
that the statement that 100 1000 ac-
quaintances is probably a very rare pos
session is not to be laughed out of court.
How many persons do you know? Make
an estimate just for luck some time, for
you will find it both amusing and profit
able"