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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-22

hunery2 Can't sleep, an all that?"
ChTlsty nodded mournfully.
I've got a butt OF a pencil II YOU II
get rae paper III write somethln' that'H
fix We IN jig time. Doc said
Christy Dro1nced rag OF wrapping
paper from inside his vest. and Doc. lean
ing against the stone Ossfil. began to
write.
< NON get a newsboy. 10 get that fer
We an, take il reer1arft he said finally
and walked away. while Christs hailed
an urchin and asked him TO have the
prescription made in certain drug
store in Park row The observer fol-
lowed the neWSb0y-
Who gave you this" asked the drug
clerk. eying the r2gscd prescription crit
Man outside" said the little fellow.
eiutehing his newspaper. ready for d bolt
Tor the door.
That's one OF the best prescriptions
ever wrote that knows his business. said
the clerk and disappeared behind the par
tition Of the prescription counter 10 nut
up the medicine
IT anks, said the newsboy presently
as he grasped the bottle and fastened
You see We never charge newshoys
anything for putting Up prescriptions. !"
said the clerk. catchingSffnes i1ouiring eye
of the reporter. who left for the park TO
see out the little play
Christy was leaning against the basin.
taking dose from the bottle
II YOU don't mind telling me- who's
yoEr friend that wrote that prescription
asked the reporter.
''That-that's just Doc. Ye can see him
for yourself, said Christy pointing
But Docs suspicious were aroused 4
know all about me own troubles widSut
tellln them to udder people. he said.
IS pose YOU tell me some o yourn p
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-22

self pleasant in the smoking room When
ne took off his cap he ran his hand over
MS 3, bald head and remarked that Il
Beauty could draw him only by single
hair sne'd better hurry Up the drawing
before II was too late. That opened the
conyersations and We talked hair
the stranger. when the talk was up 10
him again. who has the finest wig ever
Wig. shouted somebody. Why, that
not Elg- The mans hair is thin in
spots It's no wig. It's the real thing
Then We went out and looked at the
man. He'd been with Us ali the way from
Chicago. and we knew he didn't wear
even toupee, so we all went back into
the smoker and laid bets with the Chey-
enne man. He took US all at 10 to 1. and
then, apparently weakening, added moro
al 10 l. Then we cast lOStS to see who
should go and find out. The task fefl
To me. tried to back out, but as ] stood
10 win 80 if tbs. mans hair was real. l
q Sir said I to the stranger from Chi
cago, you have been made the subject of
most ludicrous wager We have put Up
hair is YOUR own. and not a wig win you
obllge US by proving that We are rightZ
The mana most respectable and
scholarly looking gentleman-looked UP IN
For your Internal insolence.' said he.
i m happy to be able to say that do
wear a wig
And stridiRg into the smoker. he took
OF the Wig % prove IL, The cheyenne
but he was such an all-around good fell
low that we didn't mind giving up. Be-
sides. the wig was the most remarkable
specimen we had ever seen, and it was
worth the money it cost US to know that
art can simulate nature so amazing well.
The Cheyenne man told US he was on
his way 10 Los Angeles The wig man
was to spend month in Frisco ex-
Dected to stay as long. but I had a tele-
gram from the house on my arrival. ana
/ took the next train back east. ! didn' I
leave my own car until We reached
Cheyenne Then. as 1 stepped out on the
platform, I ran right into the man who
had Won my money on the way out He
stayed in Cheyenne, but the wig man
went on 10 Chicago. and they had worked
their game before ! knew they We're on
the train What line they've worked IL
on since / don't know, but as a money
making scheme it is worth two of the
old time card sharping lodges The wig
must have cost a pretty penny to begin
with but its cost is a mere -trifle COM
pared to the money il brought in.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-22
WAS A GOOD DOCTOR.
His Modesty Prevented His Reveal
ing True Identity.
New YORK Press. }

A gentleman passing through City Hail
bread in the basin of the fountain and
gave him a quarter. A reporter. suspect
ing an old trick. drew nearer the tramp,
who leaned against the basin and nibbIed
at the unappetiZing morSel gingerly. The
observer edged nearer the tramp, who
continued nibbling.
Waiting for another sucker, - thought
the reporter, but the tramp continued nib
bling and actually swallowed some of the
stuff. A second tramp arose from a
nearby bench and headed for his col
league
How re ye feelin' now?' he asked
The first speeiment shook his head
Bum. Doc" he said.
Put out yer tongue. Christy." Doc said
at the same time time feeling the other :
pulse. ''Feelin tired all tn time? FeeIin'
as if a whole squad had dubbed every
bone hollow in yer body2 Feeiin' as #
swallow. an if We could We wouldn't be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-22
Afraid Of Her Gifted Son.
Blind Toms Mother Is Said to Have Feared the
Musical PRODIGY

scrambled eagerly 10 the musicians side.
his head rolling neryously and his fingers
opening cadence. and then from the first
note to the last gave the secundo triumph
antiy. Jumping up. he fairly showed the
place. proceeded to play the treble with
such brillfancy and power as fairly TO
cazzle both the audience and the COM
poser. When he struck the last octave he
sprang from the piano. yelling with de-
ug1t. Us got m, nassa US got IN
excited him stifl more. and il was an hour
or more before his master could quiet the
child's historical agitation.
One reFsar kable feature of Blind Tom 5
playing is the scientific precision of his
touch. From the beginning of his per
formances it has been noticed that his
Yet, though surprising all others ia the
comprehension and retention OF sound. the
science Of music he has never been able
to master. He produces verbatim ct lit
erattn whatever he hears, not forgetting
the applause at the end. In the library
of congress are seventeen compositions
which are accredited to Blind Tom. OF
these the Rain Storm alluded TO and the
Battle of Manassas are the only ones
which reflect any credit upon him as a
This sTeak-witted negro. whose phe-
nomenal musical gift and marvellous pow
ers OF memory made him the star attrac-
tfcn at the leading theatres In days gone
by. is now living a quiet, contented life In
a picturesque little cottage on the banks
the fact that there Is an inscription on
tombstone which records the fact that he
was among the number who persisted in
the Johnstown flood After the courts
declared him free and gave him the priv
ilege of selecting his own guardian. his
mother came 10 live with him.
He did not know her. however. and
had not intelligence enough to appreciate
their relationship, while she was terrified
at his outlandish gibberish and strange
behavior. believing him possessed. She
remained for time with him, however.
then declared that she would die If forced
to stay any longer So Aunt Charity re-
turned TO her beloved home III Georgia,
where her last days were made cOmforta-
BILE and free from care through the un-
conscious instrumentality Of her gifted
SON And this son. though possessing
such a marvellous facility for inspiring in
others the deepest and most exquisite
emotions. is him self incapable of feeling
the slightest pang of regret or sorrow at
the passing away of the faithful old
NANNY, whom they have laid to rest in
the old plantation. amidst the soughing
pines and singing birds that first aWak-
ened the melody of music in the be-
nighted soul of her offspring
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-22

Simple, But Worth Two Of the Old
Card-sharping Devices.
fWashington Post \

Speaking of hair reminds me of story
a travelling man tells:
I'VE were in the dullest part of the
journey across the continent" said he,
s'and we were in a mood 70 do anything
to Kill time At Cheyenne a prosperous
looking man came aboard and made him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-22
The Sensation.

Chicago Tribune.)
Doesn't it give you a terrible feeling
when you run over a man2" they asked
him.
YES. if he's a large man. replied the
automobilist- 1T gives me a pretty rough
Jolt sometimes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-22
United for work.

Gentlemen: For over two years I suffered
greatly from impure blood, causing me to feel
debilitated and unfit for work, had no appetite
and could get relief from doctors or 11edi-
cines of any kind, until finally was persuaded
to try S. S. S. I soon noticed a change in my
health for the better, continued its use, and at
the end of three months was completely we'll.
and my appetite has been good ever since, and
now weigh $50 pounds.
consider S. S. S. the best blood medicine to
be found anywhere. Yours truly.
r. SIDEEoTroM.
GO S. Market ST., Nashville, Tenn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-22

The Best Blood Purifier, Tonic and Appetizer
had about as severe case of Eczema as falls
to the lot of suffering niortals. but am exceed
ingly glad to inform you that / am now as
sound as dollar, not vestige or sign of the
disease remains Four bottles of S. s. S. drove
1t out Of my system and believe effected per
manent cure. shall continue to take S. S. S.
for some time In decreased doses because con-
slider It a great blood purifier, tonic and appe-
hzer. Yours truly, n. A RANDALL.
3I25 East 10th street, Indianapolis, lad.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-11

f n6tnF q the call yalues reached the ley
points unas sesso ana we're wes e erav n
the the n, sa options With this level tfe
i SuLn leaders gain supported values. May
tn p y IN partioilarly active demand, lead
ny, nns 70 = co i defable talk OF May CORNER
~ 70 predictions that tho New York
s s,to,, ntp resent, 10000 bales certncated.
y, Mou VIC 70 reduced to much lower prices
~ ~ lne near future MS Al result or export
engagements 81, g, ,.s Concldenthl With these
+. South and various spot interests also
ther ouying freely, mostly OF May, and A.,
i ~ rl,s on the whole list Arol1nd mid
ga ythe market worked some 366 points
under Y e the best OF the session, rs a result
OF Tres tresh selling by longs based on expec..
this soon gave. place to rcnewd strength.
Al tho Southern spot markets. reported
prices unchanged to nc. higher, Willie
local L, 4 s spot It; markets. was IS points higher
at s.SO. The close was finally within a.
point or 50 Of the best. prices of the day,
md 2 net ag9 points higher on all save:
August, September and October, which
were unchanged to 1 point higher. Total
sales OF futures We're estimated at 100000
8. Ef' .
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WAS w. III. HARRIS
Thoughtin Atlanta This Was Name o.
~ F. Officer Killed.
(By Associated Press.

(By Associated Press
d ATLANTA, GA, February, lot Is be-
slIeyed here that Inspector Harris, Of the
Manila cons tabulary, who. according to
n dispatch received from Manila yester-
day. was killed In a battle February g.
with insurgents, was William H. Harris,
OF this city. 81
NO positive proof has been obtained.
however, to establish the officers lden--.
}tity, although the dispatch stated that
the home of the inspector was in this
city.
Harris enlisted from this city during
the. first year OF the Filipino outbreak
in tho Forty first Kansas Regiment sery-
ins as n private. AZ few months later he.
was promoted to be- a sergeant. He re-
mained, In the army two years. and was
then made deputy to the provincial treas
urer in tho province of 5Mindarao
The last information received OF MIN
by his family was a letter dated Decem-
Der 29th vi
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for the day. Tho market closed heavy,
Int mt xrcn Il 5s.l85,-

The Mail and Express says:
Yesterdays stock market conditions
We're repeated in, to-day's early opera.
animated aspect, under the, influence OF
fair amount Of outside buying order
and active participation IN the market e.,
prices, although, general was less pro
nounced, and with the lapse of tirne there
was a disposition to take profits, under
which influence a reaction ensued That
left some properties fractionally below
'' Aside : from IF, profit taking Londons sell
ing on balance Of about b,OOo shares was
'hat fRe was wdad Y
The German position on the Venezuelan
question and the Macedonian affair, how
ey The ma markets; Ss'e early strength was at
tributed in a very large degree to q
better understanding Of the Aldrlch f.
nancial bill; the full import was but inl-
ness yesterday. The measure. which Is
very broad in scope. was generally view
ed with favor in financial circles prac-
tically the only objection heard heard , being g,
as security for Government deposits.
The Evening Sun says:
formlty Of movement which characterized
yesterdays market were wanting In to-
days dealings, and In fact the trading
in general showed frequent changes In
tone. Notwithstanding this variation,
however, the undertone of the market
remained pronouncedly strong and there
were occasional appearances of actual
buoyancy. AT the opening of business
substantial gains were common, not
wlthstandinE that neither the state OF
affairs in the Balkans nor the latest
aspect Of the Venezuelan negotiations
could be regarded as satisfactory. The
speculation appeared to ignore these
phases of the situation and was chiefly
ergrossed by further consideration of
the Aldrch currency bill, introduced in
the Senate yesterday, and the heavy eX-
port movement in grain. A fur
Their study of the provisions Of
the Aldrich bill led to the Irresistible
conclusion that It's enactment in It's pres
ent form would go further toward do
ing away with the recurrent periods of
stringency in the local money market
than any measure that has been laid
before Congress.
It is not, perhaps, to be .marvcled
the measure came from money lenders
themselves, who foresaw that in the
event of its enactment they We're not
apt to enjoy such periods of high rates
as prevailed last autumn.
To-days advices from Washington were
generally to the effect that the chances
were strongly In favor of the passage
of the Aldrich bill. although 1t was set
forth that It might possibly be amended
to some extent in the House Of Repre-
SentauyeS.
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: ! , ! 4 1 z /.
full Of dramatic Intensity and IRE proach-
able in Its moral. The tour this season
has been remarkably successful, and
wherever it has been possible to arrange
return engagements the audiences have
been limited only by the capacity Of the
house.. ss.i5
Next week the Bi,ou win have as its
p!e Creek. It is well known what hold
ms lodramai has on: the patrons OF the.
Bijou, and, anticipating great run on the
bcx-of1lce, the management has decided to
place the seats on sale to-day.
There Is little doubt that the house will
be crowded all next week. for the drama
has every clement Of sensatlonalls as
Well as heart interest.
Foxy Grandpa" will be at the Academy
for four performances at the. end OF next
week. The complete New York produc.
tion will be brought here and the pro- tS.
season. VIII no donbt-draw Some very,
large houses. lstit
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THE PRODUCE, MARKET.
Richmond, Va, Feb. TO- 1902.
QUOTATIONS In

w NB% m MaaR E Ssan 81 s{s
E yeli5T %ss Z.
Go1kc, Barley-Quiet. :
o1 nes bad No red se
firm and weak by turns and very nervous,
rejecting TSlec e, : manipulation ma again at the
seaboard clearances small. On the other
hand, private French crop news was
s MsaR e ct p PC a av net 1a n
7a&c.; September, 77&c. 'o'' 'u's'
corn-spot steady No, 2, 621sc. Option
market was active all day and generally.
May by a local house and Increased arriv-
ais. There was another big export trade
to-day. The market closed easy at h@sac.
net higher. February. : COZ c. Mar oh,
Oats-Spot steady: No. 2, s2A Options
fairly active and steady. May closed at
st Bssf-Essy; Cut Meats-osIst Lard
7t cad, ~, Pork@Easy; Tallow.Q Saf I,
coffee-The market for coffee futures
Opened steady at .part,al decline OF
p pnnh ca 6enE ieeens BY
and, in the absence Of Sellers: Closed
steady at a partial advance OF, 5 points.
inlyoice, 59sc.;, mild, quiet: cordova. 10
11&c. Rice-Firm. Molasses- Firm.
Sugar--Raw, firm; fair refining S3-16c.;
centrifugal. 96 test, $3.50; molasscs sugar,
B;ntteraEirm; extra creamery, PC; State
cream, fancy small. eolored fall made,
a e w 5ssf 2e 5an
seys, ,H.75d2: State and Western, per $50
eo pound sloa2; Long g ISL Island n s2a2 25;
Steady: fancy hnndpicked. i4A64ac.; other
domestic, 3d4lsc. Cabbages-.-Easy; domes-
tic, per barrel, white, sl@1.25; red 604S0c
Cotton-By steamer to Liverpool. 12c.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. Feb. 1o.-Tradlng on
the Board of Trade to-day was rather
quiet and wheat closed steady with May
unchanged May corn was a shade higher
and May oats We're also UP a fraction
Provisions closed steady with the May
products unchanged to 2Ac. lower
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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NAVAL STQREa.

NY W!'.lIL45MIILlNSGIoM, N. e. Feb. 1o.-sP1R-
ceipts casks, Rosn-Firm at 81. SIS; re-
cslpts II barrels. Crude, Turpentine-
Firm n q At $s,4o9t RECEIPTS, Csc. Tar-Firm
j SAVANNAH, GA, Feb. lo.-TURpnN-
TINE-Flrm at &c.; receipts, l9S casks !:
STaIi rn,' roc enIaks exports none RosIn
barrelsi exports. 400 barrels. ''-'
CHARLESTON, s. c., Feb. lO.-TUR-
lsENTINE-Firm at 641ac.; sales, none.
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How We Are Taxed.

Taxation lies at the very base OF al
government and yet seems to be large
~ matter OF haphazard, SO much SO
that 1t can be said that practically JUS.
tice has no place In the tax methods "
State, Some citizens are overtaTea,
some undertaxedy and some are not taxed
at all,-Norfolle Virginian-Pilot- h.
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MOVEMENT
TECHNICAL
Stock Market Little Influenced
by News Of the Day.
OPENING QUITE SPIRITED
Strength Was Not Maintained, and Be-
came More and More Reactonary
Until Close, Which Was Easy at
General Net Decline.
OPENING QUITE SPIRITED
Try Associated prcss.)

NEW YORK, Feb. 1o.-The spirited
strength and activity with which the
stock market opened to-day were not
maintained, and the tone OF the mark ,.5
became gradually more reactionary anu
closed easy at general net declines, run
ming to n point or more in few OF me
leading active stocks. The most proml-
nent OF these was Wabash preferred IN
and activity centercd. This; made the
speculative sentiment peculiarly susccp-
tlois to the fact which BECAME esan very ,o 90,
yious this morning that there ere, Was was very very
which it was sought to develop else
where.
The whole movement of the day was
quite strictly technical and was little
Influenced by any OF the days news; me
size of the individual orders IN ROCK
Island, for which the accepted unit seemed
to be 1000 shares. gave an artificial ap-
pearance to the movement In that stock,
80 that it had little impression on sent n IL
ment when 1t was moved pTa1a look N b faGS
of the market during the, course or the
second hour. The support of Missouri
Pacific had no better success ISL IN restoring s}sns
were accorded their turn in the advance,
and among the speciaties Amalgamated
Copper, People, S Gas Brooklyn Transit
Sterling exchange continued to advance
and London to sell stocks here, but these
factors We're no more prominent than dur.
ing yesterdays strong market Gail
money. continued easy: and an adyance
in sterling at Paris sufficiently offset the
rise here to keep gold exports beyond
profitable limits. The subTreasury took
nearly 81, 10000 from the banks on yester-
days operations, wiping out the previous
gain from that institution and esta blishing
n net loss of 900 since Friday. These
figures caused some calculations to be
made on another unfavorable bank state
ment for the week. but call loans were
made at lower average than yesterday.
and there was increasing ease In securing
lime loans.
The bill introduced yesterday by the
chairman of the Finance Committee OF
The provisions for deposit of United States
,unds with national banks was considered
nm important influence In the opening
strength of the market. The acceptance
of other than Government bonds by the
Secretary Of the Treasure last fall as
lieved to have been the saving, factor
vision allowing the proposed Panama
Canal Construction bonds to rank with
the per cent. as security for deposits
and circulation will afford another I'M
portant measure of relief from possible
money strIngency The com d3 ood require q
Panama Company shareholders makes
these means Of relief of special import
ance. The approach Of the Thursday hol-
iday may have had its influence upon the
realizing movement of the day.
The bond market continued irregular;
States new AS, registered and the 2's de-
clined n per cent. on the last call.
The total sales of stocks for the day
were 752, 400 shares.
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Norfolk and Western con. 4's....,... 1o1N
Reading General 4's.,... ...........:..... o71
st. L. and Iron Mountain con. 5's..,. u4h
st. Louis San Francisco 4's..,.s..s. DC
81. Louis Southwestern 1st,s......,... 81 81
st. Louis Southwestern 2d's........ 89h
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass AS. SO b
Southern Pnclfo, Accommodation. PIN
Southern Railway 5's;...,......,...... 11 lss&
Toledo, st. l.. and Western 4s..... 7QA
Union Pacific Cow. 4s............... 19S1a
Wabash lists NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 118
Wabash dds ,,.,,,,,,,..........t,.. 10S II
Wabash Deb, BIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S2A
West Shore as Observation-Disclosures. iii
and Lake Eric 4s............ 92N
Wisconsin Central As ...............". o.
Continental Tobacco 4s............... 6d%
Colorado Fuel con. b's............... o.
con. 3h's ..........,... 1O6H
NJ. and O., collateral trust 4s........ 96k
Central Of Georgia I'd Irc........... 37$
Va, Carolina Chemical Co. com...... 647s
Va. -Carilina ChemtcalC o. pfd...... 1241a
Standard OIL observation-disclosures. 740
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WALL STREET GOSSIP
The Aldrch Bill Figures in the Trading.
Large Sale Of U. S. Steel.
,snoo,a, - mo T,me,.DIsnptcb. /,

NEW YORK, February 1o.-The early
rise in Canadian Pacific was due to
Kneel and Company, Mcintyre and Mar
shall and other commission houses. The
Canadian Pacific Railway Company to-,
day declared the regular semi-annuai
and Of 2 10 per cent. on Its common
stock, payable April LIST: the surplus for
the half year, after the payment Of work
Ing expenses, fixed charges and divi-
dends, Is $3,2029 O7.