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Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-08
wEARE COMMISSION COMPANY.
11O-1I1 Board of Trade, Omaha, Neb-
Telephone 1916.


CHICAGO. Jan. 7.-wHEAT-There has
been a firm wheat market. up kq$c over
Tuesdays close. The principal support
reported 10000 bushels loading out there
and as much more under orders. Broom
hall estimated that Europe would require
America, which would average S,7OO,OOO
bushels weekly during the next twenty
eight weeks. Cables were Indifferent. Ar
gentine weather continues fine for harvest.
Minneapolis. says flour bids are out of
line. Primary receipts were 10000 bushels,
against $4,000 last year; northwest receipts,
$50 cars, against 34 a year ago. Clearances,
159,O00 bushels. New York reported Is loads
for export, Local receipts. 46 cars. with
one Of contract. Estimates for Thursday,
80 cars. Market was influenced some by a
bullish message from New York predicting
the seaboard would need to come to Chi
cago for spring wheat within four to six
weeks.
CORN-Market has been firm, with the
range small, except the January, which
enough selling, however. by holders to put
the price back to Tuesdays close. Local
f ti%atRes f EsT e TbSrs TitR n sS e SGatrq P1ima Es;
receipts. $500 bushels. against 79O. 900 a
year ago. ~Clearances, 5000 bushels. New
Local shipping sales. 200. 900 bushels. There
was about 100000 bushels sold by way Of
the gulf for export. There were IA cars
and 5000 bushels contract out of private
houses. Cables were firm. After today
freight rates will advance INC. Cash corn
has been firm to &c higher.
OATS-The feature in oats has been buy
ing by Patton, and futures advanced nc.
There has been a good cash ~demand-100, 900
bushels sold from here and 10000 at New
York for export. Local receipts, $50 cars.
with six contract. Estimates for Thursday,
lo cars. Clearances, 1900 bushels.
PkOVISIONS-tThe market opened strong
on buying by packers and commission
houses. On the advance there was liberal
ie9lizing' May ribs and FORK were strong
Trade has been light curing entire session.
There were 5000 hogs; market active and
stronger; prices 5Rl0c higher. Estimates
for tomorrow, S2,OOO hogs; In the west to-
day, 6S.O0O head, against @,1OO last week
and 1902. 500 last year.
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balances. N,5l7.O52: New York exchange, Is
ulWC premium; foreign exchange, I'M
changed; sterling posted. AA for sixty
days at SASH for demand.
OMAHA, Jan. bank clearings today,
81, l6l, 62ae9; corresponding day last year,
l,i69, 33490. decrease, S7,7O5.S.
NEW lORk, Jan. G-Clcarings, S2l,5Sl,-
1S5; liabilities, l5.S53,S 63.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 7-Clearings, A,602,-
0Sl; balances, NS9,O5O; money, 8 per cent
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1-Clearings, So
Q4,O74; balances, S.445,S5l; money, s per
cent.
ST. LOUIS, Jan L-Clcarings. S9O4O,Sll;
balances, N.Vi5,642; money, steady, sue per
cent; New York exchange, SOC premium
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Dry Goods Market.

NEW YORK, Jan. I-DRY GOODS-The
home demand continues good. Advances
OF nc to &c are are reported In bleached
cottons, such as Lonsdale, Blackstone.
Buying for export Is moderate at full
prices. Print cloths very firm; wooden
goods division firm for both mems wear
ana dress goods.
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Evapornted AppIes and Dried Fruit

NEW YORK. Jan. 7.-EVAPORATED
APPLES-Continues Arm under a moderate
choice, 5&GC1kc; fancy. 7d1kc.
C~ALIFORNtA DRIED FRUITS 90 Spot
prunes are firm. particularly on sizes So
SOS and 6)-TOs. though all descriptions were
we'll held up 10 quotations, which range
from SIC 70 TIC for all grades. Apricots
are meeting with a slightly better demand
and are firm at Thdl2c for boxes and ma
Zoe Ter hays. Peaches are quiet but steady
at i2Glsc for peeled and n 6zal0c for
uuupflpd-
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ST. LOUIS, Jan. I-WHEAT-Higher;
No. 2 red. cash. elevator, nc; track, 1i1
I5itc; May. 75q75Mc asked; July. tic bid,
No. 2 hard. 66d6sc.
.CoRN-Hisher; No. ? cash, 4Odhc; track,
4Od4iLc; May. 4O4C.
OATS-Higher; No. 2 cash, sc; track.
34Mc; May. 34Nc bid; No. 2 white, 35ikd36c.
RYE-Steady, s9H49lac.
FLOUR-Unchanged; red winter patents,
8.35G36; extra fancy and straight, $3.50
$50; clear, S.9OG3.OO.
SEFD-rimothv. steady. $2.9Od3.5O.
CORNMEAL-Steady. $3.50.
B~kAN-Strong; sacked, east track, 15@uc.
HAY-Timothy, firm, S11.VOdl5.Oo; prairie,
quiet, $40. 5Od12.O 90.
IRON COTTON TIES-S1.O7M.
BAGGING-6 5-I6d7 l-16c.
HEMP TWINE-9c.
PROVISIONS Pork, higher: jobbing,
standard mess, $3.50. Lard, lower, fam.
Dry salt meats Cboxed), easy; extra shorts,
$50; clear ribs, $50; short clears, 50.
Bacon boxed, easy; extra shorts, $9.C3h /;
clear ribs. 1915; short clear, $40.
METALS-Lead, steady, $3.97lz. Spelter,
firm, A.45 askedN
POULTRY-Higher; chickens. loo; tur-
keys. 1219q13c; ducks, 12hc; geese, Sc.
BUTTER- Steady; creamery, 2Sa3Oc;
dairy, 1SG22c.
EGrC- Steady. O91Lc 1ous off
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-08
New YORK Money Market.

NEW YORK, Jan. I.-MONEY-On call.
steady, 3d5h per cent; closing offered at 3
per cent: tine money. easier, sac per cent;
sixty days, 5Q5la per cent; ninety days, 51
90 per cent: elk months, 3 per cent, prime
mercantile paper, 5Ld6 per cent.
STERLING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES with
actual business I'm bankers bills at NhS5O for
demand and at A.S3O for sixty days; postet
rates, A.S4RqtS1h; commercial bills, A.S2d
ass
sILVER-Bar. 4shc; Mexican dollars,
3Shc.
BONDS-Government, steady; railroad,
Irregular.
The closing quotations on bonds are as
follows.
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St. Joseph live stock Market.

ST. JOSEPH, Jan. 7.-CATTLE-Receipts,
243 head; natives, 3.S5d6.OO; Texas and west
ems, s.. 35G5.25; COWS and hetfers,
yearlings and calves. S2.50q4.S5; stockers
and feeders, S.OOd4.5O.
HOGS-Receipts. 1872 head; light and
light mixed. S6.25d6.5 So; medium and heavy,
S6S7lAQ662Iz; pigs, $4.5Oq6.2O; bulk, $3.50
6.57h.
head: active: top native lambs, S.6oq6.OOi
ewes. S4.25d4.O 90.
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DuIuth Grain Market.

DULUTH, Jan. 7.-WHEAT-Cash, No.
hard, 73Ac; No. 2 northern, 7O%c; No.
northern, 72bc; May. 1880.
OATS-May, 34c.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Hogs and Lambs Go Ten Cents Higher
While Sheep Remain steady

CHICAGO, Jan. 7-CATTLE-Receipts,
1000 head; good to prime steers, s5.4Oq6.SO
poor to medium, $3.5O95.50 stockers and
S2.OOdASO; Gamers, S2.35d2.5O; bulls, $2.259
4.5O; calves, 81. 75@75O; Texas fed steers,
HoGS~Receipts today $1,000 head; to-
morrow, 2S,O00 head; left over, 1000 head
loo higher; mixed and butchers, $6.1596.55
heavy, S6.259S.55; light, s595d6,25; ulk of
sales, Sc. 25d6.45.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, $1,000
head; sheep strong; lambs 10c higher: good
to choice wethers, S4.25; fair to. choice
mixed, s. 25G4.O0; western sheep. $3.6Oa4.6 90
native lambs, $4.90q5,90.
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sio,. civ Live stock market.

SIOUX CITY. Ia, Jan. Z-(special Tele-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 500; beeves.
q g065 OO. cows. bulls and mixed, Sl.5Oq3.75;
stockers and feeders, $2.5Oq3,75; y~earlings
and calves, 81 25d3.65.
HOGS-Receipts, 5000: market SC higher
selling at s. 6OG6 Is; bulk, S5.95d63O.
SHEEP-Receipts. 100; steady.
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New york MIning quotations.
Foreign Financial.

LONDON, Jan. money repayments to
the Bank of England decreased the sup
plies of money In the market today and
there was less eagerness manifested to
offer the surplus available. Discounts con-
sequently hardened. Business on the Stock
exchange was irregular. and dull. Consols
were easier on the Dardanelles situation
and the hardening OF money. Home rails
were erratic and satisfactory traffic returns
had no effect on them. Americans opened
cheerful and with some substantial adj
vances. The majority of these securities
reflected the tone in New York. Prices
afterward were irregular and Americans
closed easier. Grand Trunk was lower on
r~ealizations. Rio tintos reacted on the
local fatness of copper. which closed at IS.
kafflrs hardened on Colonial Secretary
Chamberiain's statement that there will
not be any excessive taxation of the South
African colonies. Gold amounting to E20,-
0O was withdrawn from the Bank of Eng
land today for shipment to Malta.
PARIS, Jan. I-Kaftirs opened weak on
the bourse today. Parquet stocks were
nrm. At the close prices were firm. Rio
tintos were weak. DeBeers rallied. The
private rate of discount was 2 1915 per cent.
Three per cent rentes, 1907 22lAc.
BERLIN, Jan. Prices opened strong
on the bourse today, but were not main
tanned and turned inactive. Canadian Pa
cine started with a rise of 2 points, which
later was wiped out. Navigation shares re-
lapsed sharply op sales for Hamburg ac-
count Internationals and mines were
firm. Exchange on London, 20m A% pfgs.
for checks. Discount rates: Short bills, 8
per cent; three months bills, 2A per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-08
London stock Quotations.

A sILVER-steady; p Sled per ounce.
MONEY-2ha2& per cent. The rate Of
discount I'm the open market for short bills
Is ga per cent and for three months bills
Is Shd5S per cent.
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Cash quotation. were as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows:
FLOUR-Easy; winter patents, G.40d3. 80;
straights, $310q3. 30; spring patents, g. 400
40; s%tralghts, 81 20; bakers, s.. 25G2.7 rs.
WHEAT-No: 2 spring, 73q75c; No. 3. $50
74c: No. 2 red, n%c.
CORN-No. 2, 46&c; No. 2 yellow, 46%c.
RYE-NC. 2, 4Sc.
BARLEY-Good feeding, 3sd4sc; fair to
choice mailing, 46156c.
SEEDING. / max. $1.14; No l northwest
ern, N.2l; prime timothy, 1885; clover, con-
tract grade, $11. l0d II. 20.
PROVISIONS-Mess pork, per Dbl, 1910.
Lard. per 100 lbs, $9.S2h. Short ribs sides
Qoose), {S.55dS. 7215. Dry sailed shoulders
CboXed), $S.26qS.60. Short clear sides (boxed),
$aOOa9. 12h.
Following were the receipts and shipments
of do1r and grain.
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WhiakN Market.

CHICAGO, Jan, Z-wHIsKY-on basis
OF high wines, N.H
PEORIA. Jan. L-WHISKY-steady at
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 7.-wHIsKY-steady at
s1.S2.
ar S1,8l
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Milwaukee Grain Market.

MILWAUKEE,, Jan. 7.-WHEAT-Firmer
No. / northern, 6d75hc; No. 2 northern,
7ikQ75hc; May. 75hG75ssc.
RYE-Steady; No. l, sic.
BARLEY-Ffrm; standard, COO; sample,
40655Ihc.
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creamery. SDc; extra nearby creamery, 3Oc;
extra nearby prints. sic.
EGGS-Ftrmer; fresh nearby. Ec at the
mark; fresh western. 29C, loss on, fresh
southwestern, &c, loss on; fresh southern,
26c, loss of.
CHEESE-Firm but quiet; New York full
creams, prime small. 1ic; New York fun
creams, fair TO good small, 13hdi3&c; New
York full creams, prime large, lac; New
York fall creams, fair to good large, 1880
I3Ac.
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were the receipts Ind shipments

On the Produce exchange today the but
ter market was quiet and steady: cream
cries, 1S@2Sc; dairies, 17d25c. Eggs, quiet
easy, loss on, cases returned. &c. Cheese
dull, al
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Fremont, El<hOrn e. Missouri
Valley.

Fremont, e. Missouri
Valley.
a Arrive.
Black Hills, Deadwood,
Lead, Hot Springs. Ia 800 pm a $500 pm
Wyoming. Casper and
Douglas .""%..; d 500 pm C $500 pm
Hastings, York, David
City, Superior. Geneva,
Exeter and Seward. ...b 500 pm b 500 pm
Bonesteel. Lincoln. Mo
brara and Fremont. ...b 7:30 am bi0:2 am
Fremont Local. ..........c 1880 am
Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis a
Omaha.
Twin City Passenger. "a $50 am a $40 pm
sioux city ~Passenger...a 900 pm all:2O am
Oakland Local.........b b:45 pm b S:45 am
Missouri Pacific.
Nebraska Local, Via
Weeping Water.....,..b 4:lO pm aIO:25 am
a Daily. b Daily except Sunday. d Daily
except Saturday. e Daily except Monday.
C Sunday only.
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Suanr and MoIn.rer,

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 7.-SUGAR-Dull;
open kettle, 3 5-16c; open kettle centrifugal,
8 15-l6c: centrifugal grade, 3 ll-16c; yellow,
) 7-iSuS l5-l6c; seconds, 2isd3 5-l6c, Molasses,
quiet; open kettle, l5c, Syrup, l9a24c.
NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-SUGAR-Raw,
steady; refined, unsettled. Molasses, firm.
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Bank ~CIearInEs.

BOSTON, Jan. T.-Clearings. sec. O22. s72:
balances, n.6l7, "a.
CHICAGO. Jan. T.-ClearinEs. 81. ISs.5l2
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Peoria Market.

PEORIA, ILL.,, Jan. 7.-CORN-Strong; N,
9, 39%c.
OATS-Strong; No. 3 white, S21kc.
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Kan.as cIty GraIn and ProvIsion..

KANSAS CITY. Jan. I-WHEAT-May,
67HQ67&c; May, 66%Q66tc; cash, No. 2
hard, 6Iq6sc; No. !, 64q65he; No. 4. 55qslc;
&c.
CoRN-January. s7HasTko; May. Ssc.
oATs-No; 2 mixed, SsAgSS&c; No.
oATs-No, 2 white, &c; No. 2 mixed. sac.
RYE-No. .. acc.
HAY-Timothy, H2OOai25O; prairie, ss.25a
BIJTTEk-creamery 25a27o: dairy. 22o
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Cotton Market.

COTTON MARKET
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 7.-CoTToN-
nary, steady; good ordinary, 2%c; mlddling,
s 9-i6c; good middling, &c; middling fair,
3 n-lse; receipts l2,lSS bales; stock, 1913
S.46as.47c; March, S.6OQS.61c May. S.72dS.73c;
June, S.77qS.79c; July, S.S3qS.S4c; August
S.49dS.5lc; September, 8.7OGS.SOc.
NEW York, Jan. L-COTTON-Opened
firm at an advance of 4d6 points and In
creased the advance to 7Ql3 points on an
points on futures and 6 points on spot, with
sales Of Is, 900 bales of the latter at Liver
pool; the upward movement was accelerated
by failure on the part or the receipts to IN
crease as predicted with reports from the
spot markets of the country, indicating
continued indifference to sell the New Or
leans speculative market still ruling at a
premium over the New York basis; later
the English market weakened to barely
steady; closing at a net rise oil Sa0s pIints
York. under which prices retired to about
the closing basis of, yesterday. Again the
market turned strong on enormous outside
buying and prices returned to about the
best figures Of the forenoon. The south and
Europe We're conspicuous buyers; New or
leans parties bought freely In this market;
May, which yesterday held a weak relation
to the general future Ist. showed leading
strength todly n The afternoon pT2lt-
orders cumv on from Wall street, largely
for the account of the former bull leaders,
who are now alleged 10 be operating for a
lower level OF prices on the theory that re-
csipts might be expected soon 10 increase,
with trade conditions not overpromising
and the speculative interest too long and
too scattered for any further rise on a
wholesale basis. On today's decline the
cotton sold fell largely into the hands of
strong parties, forced TO buy cotton by the
Extraordinary strength Of the statistical
position. The market was finally barely
steady at a net advance or l point on Jam
uary and a decline OF ia6 points on the
later months. Sales Of futures estimated
at $50, 600 bales.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 7-COTTON-steady;
middling, SIC; sales, co bales; receipts,
4,4O2 bales; shipments, 3,S52 bales; stock,
29 366 bales.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 7.-COTTON-Spot in
fair demand; prices s points higher; Amer
lean middling fair, 5.34d; good midding,
E90d; middling. A72d; good ordinary, 4fd;
ordinary, 4.36d. The sales of the day were
! 10. 600 bales, of which 800 were for specula-
ton and export and included 900 Amer
lean; receipts, 5000 bales, including 1910
| American. Futures opened firm and closed
barely steady; American middling, Jan
uary, 4.66d: January and February, 4.65d
February and March. 1850; March and
April. 4.e6d; April and May. 4.esa4.e7d May
and June. 4.67a4.sSd; June and July, 467g
I.6sd; July and August. 4.67q4.6Sd; August
and September. 4.6ld; September and Octo-
Der, 4.47d; October and November, 4S7d.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-08
Philadelphia Produce Market.

Quiet and prints le lower; extra western
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MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. L-WHEAT-May.
74%q74iAc; July, 1850; on track. No. ! hard,
T2AC
FLOUR-Firm; hrst patents, $365G3.S5;
second patents. 245q3.65; first clears, S290a
$40; second clears, 230d260.
BRAN-In bulk. Sl3.5OQ13.75.
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Trains Very Late in Arriving, but Cattle
Held About Steady.
HOGS GENERALLY FIVE CENTS HIGHER
Fat sheep and Lambs sold Freely at
Fully steady Prices, but Quality
of Receipts Rather Inferior
No Change in Feeders.

RECEIPTS FOR YEAR TO DATE.
The following table shows the receipts OF
cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for
the year to date, ana comparisons with last
year: 1903. 1902. Inc. Dec.
Cattle ......."...1l,2 SO 1886 &c. 5,Usv
IOBS ......-.......3f,9 VS. g,Gt9 go. l4,o4l
Sneep ..............ll,u5t lO,Z4O b,t5O .t...
Average pIice PAID for hogs at South
for the last several days with conf
PARSONS:
Dale 1902 l1ao1 ltann L1saa L1SnS lsal LIsa6-
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Toledo Grain and Seed.

TOLEDO, Jan. T.-WHEAT-Duil. un-
changed; cash and January. nc; May, soc.
CORN-Dull, unchanged; January, 44c;
May. 44c.
oATs-Dull, steady; January, siltc; May.
85hc.
RYE-No. 2. 62hc.
SEED-Dull, lower; January. $40; March.
$3.50; prime timothy, H-S0; prime Alsike,
&25.
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BUTTEk-creamery, 25a2c; dairy. 22o.
E~GGS-Fresh. 20zc.
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EGGs-steady; 221Ac, loss off.
D..-g.Na q
The Lamar register., 1903-03-11
Excursion Rates

Gen'l Assembly of the Presbyter
ian Charch in the U s. A, Las An
geles, Cal, May 81, June 2, 1908.
Natl. Association of Master Plumb
ers of the United States, San Fran
cisco, Cal, May 10-22, 1903. For
the above occasion excursion tickets
may be sold to either Las Angeles or
San Francisco, CAL, and return as
follows: Date of sale, may ID to
May 10 inclusive; rates, going and
returning via. direct routes $42. 10.
Going via direct route aad returning
via Portland and direct route or vice
versa $53.lO Limits and stop overs,
going tourist limit to be July 10
stop over east of California at any
point within 10 days from date of
sale, within California stop overs at
any point within going tourist limit
Returning stop overs will be allowed
within final limit at and west of Col
orado common points. Final return
The Lamar register., 1903-03-11
A Little Doubtful.

The veteran undertaken was dis
cussing some of his experiences with
his young assistant. When was
young in the business" he said. "a
drunken man came into the office
about o'clock. He couldn't walk
straight, but he was very loquacious.
He lived In the country and wanted
to take casket out with him for his
wife. who had died the night before.
l told him l needed the measurements
of the body to give him casket of
the proper size. He pulled himself
up with a great deal of dignity, grand
ly waved me off with his right hand
and said thickly:
81 made all measurements fore
came down. l know measurements
and 1 want casket five foot ten or
ten foot five and I'll be jiggered If
know which"
The Lamar register., 1903-03-11
Birds on tho Black List,

Uncle Sam has black list of birds
and quadrupeds which 1t is absolute
ly prohibited to introduce into this
country. The mongoose, the flying
fox and the starting are on the list
The mongoose is species Of ferret.
a native Of India, where it is domes-
ticated as a sort of animal rat trap
and snake destroyer. 1t was intro
duced into Jamaica to get rid of the
sugar cane rats. These exterminated.
however. the mongoose went on to
diet off the misunderstanding birds.
with the result that the crops have
been devastated by insects in some
sections of the island. The animal is
exceedingly crafty, nocturnal in its
habits and evades traps with ease.
The flying fox, known also as the fruit
bat, is a voracious harvester Of fruits
and vegetables. The startling belongs
to the crow family.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-11
No Brain. to Bother About.

The best tale that has reached me
of the eccentricities of bullets In the
late war is most succinctly told by
James Milne in THE Epistles of At
kins." though 1t is not precisely in
accordance with the story which
speedily reached army headquarters.
A doctor, looking toward the door of
a hospital marquee while attending a
patient during one of Methuen's ear
lier muddles, saw private leaning on
his rifle. Mr.. Milne must be RESPONSE
BILE for the Scoto-Hibernian dialect:
"Dochtir, l jist want e to take from
my Jaw here a bullet that's knocked
out two of my teeth" "Sit down!
Is that the only place where you feel
pain-where the bullet is?" That's
all, and that's plinty." mo pain else
where?" "Sorra bit; only I'm con-
fused like" mo wonder; the bullet
got into your jaw through the top Of
your head"
The Lamar register., 1903-03-11
Football In Japan.

Among the many things that Japan
said to have been introduced as early
as the middle of the seventh century.
The Emperor Tobal III was an expert
player and got up a club at his pal
ace. Considering how averse most
Orientals are to hard work and Wig
orous exercise, 1t may be supposed
that the game was very different from
ours. Nevertheless the Japanese form
seems to have been popular, and we
may trace the beginning of profess
sionalism to an emperor and his
court, of whom 1t is told that in a
time of poverty they earned little
extra money by teaching the art of
football.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-11
LIFE SAVED BY A MATCH.
wouId.be Lynchers Would Have
Taken Man But for an Accident.

dHCu 9bh iSt o' SNSS'eS's
Awaiting death on the gallows in
the prison here, says dispatch from
New Orleans, is man who was saved
frightful torture, at the hands OF
mob by SO slight an incident as the
accidental scratching of a match.
Williams Mccoy, who has been
guilty of assaulting woman in Lafay-
ette parish, was on trial there. His
victim had identified him and the
townspeople decided to lynch him.
Threats of burning were openly made,
and Mccoy expected to- be taken cut
and horribly used. On the last day OF
the trial a mob entered the courtroom
with the avowed purpose of attacking
the prisoners guards as soon as the
verdict was read and lynching him,
whether he was found guilty or not.
The sheriff had extra deputies. but
the mob was so large that there SEEM
ed no hope of saving Mccoy. The
Judge received the verdict and read 1t.
The mob started forward. AT that in
slant, when the fight was about to
begin, some one stepped upon match.
which made loud report. and 1t was
mistaken for a pistol shot.
Mccoy tainted and the mob. believ-
ing he had been shot, stampeded. The
sheriff hustled him away and locked
him up, putting the key of the jail in
the bank vault. Later Mccoy was
brought to this city and now awaits
death He has been refused new
trial
The Lamar register., 1903-03-11
swiss u.e improved RIfle.

Switzerland is a country of rife
first adopted there. As early as 1851
the rifle of small caliber Q0.2 MILL.
meters) was introduced into the
Swiss army, and in 1858 the Veterli
repeating rife. At the present time
the army is being provided with a
new repeating pistol-the parabellum.
AT fifty meters the projectile will
traverse sixteen centimetres Of ash
wood or eight millimeters of iron. One
hundred shots a minute can be dis
charged.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-11
Russians as Lingulsts.

Every educated Russian knows
three languages besides his own, and
many of them four. knowledge of the
English. French and German Ian
guages is considered necessary to cul-
ture. A family having small children
employ two to four governesses, from
whom the children learn foreign
tongues before they are taught the
more difficult Russian. This COM
mand of language makes possible the
fact that Russians have better
knowledge of the worlds affairs than
any other people.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-11
AWoman's Words Of Praise.

NEosHo FALLS, Kans., Nov. 13, 1900.
Pepsin Syrup Co Monticello, Ill.
Dear Sirs:-For almost fifteen years
suffered from indigestion, and last win
ter thought would die, when my doc
tor DR.. A. ]. Lieurance OF this place, ad-
vised me to try DIR. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin, which did, and two bottles
cured me. 1t not only relieved me but
cured me 80 that have not been troub-
lep since. II any one should offer me
$500 for the good Syrup Pepsin has done
me would not think of taking it. No
one can take your medicine without be-
ing convinced Of its more than wonder
full cures. I recommend it to all my
friends as laxative and stomach reme-
dy. Yours with gratitude,
Mrs. j. MORGAN.
Sold by Up.to-Date Drug Co.