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The Coffee Market.

New York, January 5-Spot coffee
steady; No. invoice, 51s. The market for
coffee futures opened steady at de-
cline of 5010 points under general liqui-
dalton, including sales for European ac-
count and offerings by various spot
houses The selling was Influenced by the
statistics, the bearish worlds visible and
statistics, the bearish worlds visnble and
the decline at Havre. At the decline the
market was steadied by the covering Of
importers who were sellers at their level
and moderate purchases for a bull
clique. The close was net 5d15 points
lower. Sales 64,750 bags. February A. 30
March 4.40, May 4.60d4 65, July 475D4 80
August 4.S0. September 4.900495, October
5, November 5.05@5.10.
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cIearinos and Exchanges.

New York, January 5.-Exchanges $780,
719,553 balances s9,243.S99
Boston. January 5.-Exchanges $2,l75,-
sol; balances 50, ,4S3.
Philadelphia, January 5.-Clearings $751;
$40. TAG; balances $S119244.
Baltimore. January 5.-C1earings So, &c.,
917; balances S4S6 0S2.
Cincinnati, January 5.-Clearings s5,-
$50 $50; money 5Q6 per cent; New York
exchange par to 2h cents discount.
Memphis. January 5.-Clearings 1915. O23;
balances $126976.
New Orleans, January 5-Clearings ST.
206, 533; New York exchange 81 per $1,000
premium; commercial 81 per $1,000 dis
count.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans. January 5.-The spot cot
ton market was very quiet today, in
fluenced largely by unfavorable cables
and the absence of pressing buying or
ders. Factors were equally independ-
ent and though offerings freely at full
board figures and putting out good as
sortment of grades, they displayed not
the least inclination to force sales at
sacrifice, and thus the two elements be-
ing somewhat apart In their views there
was no great amount of trading. Sales
215O bales including $50 to arrive. Quota
tons unchanged. Contracts were quite
active during the first part of the day.
The early break in prices at Liverpool,
combined with the uncertainties attached
to the census bureaus expected crop re-
port, led to heavy trading and rapid and
wide fluctuations in values.
January opened down 10 points, while
the other months showed initial losses of
to points. After the opening call jan
uary recovered II points while the other
positions moved up to points, prices
thereafter backing and filling rapidly on
all months. The census bureaus report
proved to be of a bullish character, but
failed to establish an upward tendency to
prices. In fact after the first shock prices
went off on the other track, the board at
the close showing net losses of ~ points
on all positions compared with Satur-
days closing figures.
New Orleans January Section flu
lures barely steady; January S.4S@S. so;
February S.55QS.57; March S.6lGSG2; April
SG64S.68; May S.72QS73; June s.77@S. rs /;
July S.S2Q8.s3; August S.49@9.5O.
New Orleans, January 5.-Cotton quiet
sales 2150; ordinary rs good ordinary 75s;
low middling 1916; middling GIG; good
middllng 8; middling fair 11-16; receipts
20, 099; stock 403, 420.
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Cotton Letter.

Gilbert g. Clay's Letter to Cothran G. Co.
New Orleans. January 5.-The cotton
market had its choice of selection in the
matter of influences today, but the gen.
eral course was characterized by a steady
undertone regardless of extraneous devel-
opments The chief bull operator In New
York changed opinion and advised the
trade by publication that prices were high
enough for the present Liverpool seemed
to be pleased with this Information, but
the failure OF American markets to en-
courage a serious downward tendency evil
IDENTIFY caused foreign operators to tenn
per their trades with discretion. All at
tention here was conferred on the census
bureau. which was viewed according to
the taste OF the observer. The actual fig
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Daily Statement.

Galveston-Firm; middling 11-l6c, sales
915, receipts 1885, stock 1874, $685.
Mobile-Quiet; middling &c, sales 100, re-
cepts 1919, stock 1857.
Savannah-Firm; middlfng SIC, sales
239, receipts 1886, stock 1902.
Charleston-Firm; middling asc,receipts
PSI, stock IS. 147.
Wilmington-Firm; middling SIC re-
ceipts 921, stock 1854.
Norfolk-Steady; middling sssc, sales
101, receipts 5491, stock 4670O.
MISUNDERSTANDING; middling SIC re-
ceipts AS, stock 12,751.
Boston-Quiet; middling &c, net receipts
ASP, gross receipts 2713.
Philadelphla-Quiet; middling 9.15, re-
ceipts 4G2, stock 3465. >
st. Louis-Steady; middling SHc, sales
157. receipts 1893, stock 2S 592
enthusiastically; middling SIC, sales
$4,000, receipts 531s, shipments $685. stock
90 1856.
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Local Staple Groceries.

hrples-western evaporated.. 71t1sdc.
Flour-Tenressee patent. 1915. half
patent. s3.45.
Sugar-Granulated, 5isc: Y. =, 4hc.
Coffee - Green. S1k6l1ikc: Arbuckle's
packages. 5000; Lion packages. $3.50:
Cordova packages. $3.50; Porto Rico.
$40 30; green coffee, 7KG9c,
Meats-Dry sailed ribs. 1llkc; clear bel
lies. 131kc; dry sailed rib bellies. 12Ac:
hsm ms. fancy. 1s%c; medium. 13c; Cali
fornia. loo: breakfast bacon, 1ic.
Cheese-New York fill cream, 1i014kc.
Lard-Leaf, 11hc.
Compound Lard-Sncw drift SIC.
Molasses Centrifugal. 159S5c; sugar.
house. 2O035c; Georgia cane. 36c.
Corn-Mixed. SOC; white, &c.
Meal-Pearl. $l.10; water ground. s1.1o
Hay-Per ton. choice timothy. s1s; No.
/. $3.50; clover, mixed. SIG; prairie, s13:
Johnson grass, s12 50@i4. 50.
Oats-Mixed, dc; white 44c
Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton. $24.5o
Bran-Mixed, 81; pure wheat, SIG.
Beans-Navy, s2.50@2.75 per bushel;
Lime. 6Q61ec per pound.
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Naval Stores.

Savannah. January 5-Turpentine firm,
SIC; receipts 367: sales III; exports 2sOo
Resin firm. receipts 4o57; sales 1871; ex-
ports 54s4. Quote; A, b. c. d. s1,471s:- E,
H52is f, s1.57h; G. $l7O; H. $500; l, S2.35;
x. s2s5; NJ $685. N. 955; window glass,
sas0; water white Sf.1O.
Charleston, January 5.-Turpentine 5Sc;
resin unchanged.
Wilmington. N. c., January 5.-Turpen-
tine irm. So; receipts IS casks. Rosin
firm, 81 .35Q1.40: receipts 27S crude turpen-
tine firm s1.75G3.0O; receipts 1O7. Tar,
firm, SLIGO; receipts 21S0.
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New York Cotton Futures.
Live Stock Market.

Chicago. January Seattle receipts 26,-
600. Good to prime steers 5.4016.20 poor
to Medium sS.006l5.00; stocl1ers 450; cows
s12s14.50; heifers s2.0Oq4.75; Gamers $1.25@
30 bulls S20104.30; calves $3.50@8.OO
Texas fed steers s3,75G5.00
Tbgs-Receipts $4,000, steady. Good to
ehdee heavy Sc ioQ6.65; light s5.70@6.O5
bulk s6.10@6.3O.
Seep-Receipts 10000. steady to ten
ceits lower. Good to choice wethers 1918
a44o. fair to choice mixed s3.25Q4OO: west
erh sheep s4.o0@o.60; native lambss4. OOQ
so.
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Cotton Seed OH,

Memphis. January 5.-Cotton seed oil,
car load lots, per gallon: Prime crude
94c: off nominal; prime summary yellow
3711c; off summer yellow nominal; choice
cooking summary yellow. lessthan car
load lots. nominal. Prime meal $215O:
cake 1922. 90.
New York, January 5.-Cotton seed oil
steady; prime yellow 39939K; petroleum
firm. Rosin. steady: strained common to
good s1.s00D1. 90. Turpentine, firm, 56@5s1hc
New Orleans January 5.-Cotton seed
Oil: Prime refined In barrels SIC; off re-
fined In barrels 3511c prime crude loose
32c.
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York. January 5.--Money on call
steady. sac per cent; last loan So. CLOSING
6@6: time money easier 60 and 90 DAYS
BY; six months 5G515 prime mercantile
paper per cent; sterling exchange steady
at advance at 4.s6.60 for demand and
4.S3q4.S4 Tor sixty days; posted rates 1870
1922 ana 4s11s; commercial bills 4S21s
@4.SS's' par SILVER 49, Mexican dollars 3SA !;
government bonds strong; railroad bonds
firm.
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ARRIVALS.

No. 1, from Macon. Albany. Columbus.
Opeliha, Americas. etc. S:45 p. m.
No. 3, from Savannah, Augusta, Macon,
Columbus, etc. 1920 p m.
Elegant through sleepers between Biz
mingham. Columbus Macon ana Savan-
nah on Nos. and 4.
Connection is made at Savannah with
the fast freight and luxurious passenger
,;tealnships of the Savannah Line from
and to New York. Boston and the east
For more detailed information, beauti-
f,llly- illustrated matter. write or apply to
sOION JACOBS, Commercial Agent.
w. d. HAMMET. Travelling Passenger
Agent. 1921 First Avenue.
lack w JOHNSON, Union Ticket Agent,
Birmingham. Ala.
]. C. HALLE. General Passenger Agent.
f. J. ROBINSON. Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent.
w. A. wINBURN, Vice President ana
Traffic Manager. Savannah. Ga.
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BIRMINGHAM AND ATLANTIC r.. n.
Schedule Effective November .. 1902.

Schedule Effective November .. 1902
Read Down Read Up.
No. /. No 3. No. 2. No.4
a m. pm am. pm.
TIPS 400 .Talladega.. AR 10:a0 GO
s:35 500 Ar.....Pell City,. .Lv. $50 5:3J
9:5S 1000 Ar. Birmingham. .Lv Goo 3:45
Trains run daily. Quickest route be-
tween Talladega, Birmingham and west.
ern points.
Ship your freight via Birmingham and
Atlantic railroad.
JF. FLEETWOOD. G. F. a p. 4
Inhn C. SoiAy. 0snAra1 Nanaaas
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Dry Goods.

New York, January 5.-There has been
no material change in the character of
the general home trade today. The mar
ket is well sold up in most directions
and prices are firm. Print cloths are DIFF
fcult to buy at current quotations.
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Chicago, January 5.-There was only
a moderate trade on the board of trade
today and the wheat market was rather
quiet but the close was firm with May
&c higher; May corn closed ss@1@c high
err while oats were up ssc. May pro-
visions closed from DC higher to 10c lower
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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jefferson County Savings Bank 10 100
Martin Cracker Company ....10s LIB
North Birmingham Land Co... 20 81
Peoples Saw. Bank G Trust Collie Us
Republic Steel & Iron Co. com p p
Republic Steel & Iron Co, pfd.. IS 70
Southern Club 6s.... 80. ...... u 50
Sloss L & s. Co. 1st mort. bds...l0s III
sloss L and 5. c gen mtg bis. So 81
sioss-Sheffield. common ......... So ~
sloss-Sheffield. preferred ....... 50 %
r g I gen. mtg. bonds ........ % ss
T. C. /, Tenn. Div. bonds ......107 100
T. c. l, Birm. div. bonds. .......llo liz
7. C. l. Cahaba div. bonds......103 l07
T. c. l. Debardelehen div. bds.100 10i
Williamson Iron Co. bonds ...... 50
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Atlantic Coast Line.

Through Pullman sleeper Birmingham
to st. Petersburg, Fla, via Jaeksonville
j. A. Taylor, T. p. A., Montgomery. Ala.
w. II. Leahy, d. p. A, Savannah. Ga.
W. II. Craig, G. p. A. Wilmington, NC.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, January 5.-Todays treas
ury balances. exclusive of the gold re-
serve show: Available cash balances
s216,sS4 342; gold sl1s37l,3S7.
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Huyler's delivered any
whore in the city. Ord ,r
from the Doster- N Orthington
Drug Co.
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MORTGAGE LOANS

Place your mortgage loans direct
with the United States Mortgage and
Trust Co. of New York. Capital. sur
plus and undivided profits over $5,ooo,'
900. interest rate the lowest.
G. GAzzAM, AGENT.
Room 16, chaIifoux Bldg.
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Seabc ard Air Line.

Baltimore, January dashboard Air
Line common 277s; preferred 44ss; bonds
As 1878.
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Virglnla-Caroiina Co.
CHICAGO 'Chanqc.

New York, January B. Virginia Caro-
lima Chemical company GA; preferred 122.
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Cincinnati, January 5.-IIogs, active,
lower, IS. 3o0e6.40; cattle, steady, s2.O0q500;
sleep. steady, s200940O lambs, strong,
s400d5 CO.
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Birmingham City Bonds.
Birmingham city bonds can be bought
on about s per cent basis
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All kinds of cuts. Age-Herald En-,
craving Department
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SO. r. R.-North, East. South. wess

FRISCO SYSTEM.
X. c., NJ. G B.--East.
Arrive
enc 205. Southeastern Limit d. i 3:55 pm
mo 203 New York Expresr ...... $50 am
No. 2oS. Winfield Accom- .......... 1000 am
Fast Line 20 karsae City,
West.
depart
mo. 2oe. Southeastern Limited :. 80 pm
sNo. 204 New York Express ...lfe:2o ON
No. 80. Winfield Accom- ........i 40 pm
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South.

A. g. S.--Norfh,
Arrive Denars
no ?. Vast MniI. NJ o.. / san ami E.4s am
NO. =. Psn-Arn. SDec,al. / 6:46 pni $50 nm
mo. T. Meridian Accom- l12:25 PM 40 prn
South. f---'s-s-,
Arrive Derart
mo. '. rronn CINCINNATI, =. ffn:ns pml,ns1o nm
mo. =. Pan-Am. sprcia1 i a:65 amlfo.oo am
mo. 6. Chattnn'go Ac'm AZ pr1l AGO pvn
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, ARRoLLToN SHORT LINE RAIL
WAY COMPANY,

To Carrollton and Stansel. Ala. via
Reform. Ala
No. 2. NO. l.
II 20 am Leave Carrollt on. Arrive 4:05 pm
n 20 am Leave Stansei.... Arrive 3:45 pm
II 40 am Arrive Reform. Leave 3:25 pm
JOHN T. COCHRANE.
Pres. and Genl Manager,
r. Carrollton. Ala.
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for all your Small Rsmlttances, by mail or
otherwise.
Sold on all points in the United States,
Canada, and on Havana, Cuba.
CHEAP AND CONVENIENT.
NO APPLICATION REQUIRED.

A receipt is given and money will be re-
funded if order is lost
Sold at all agencies of the Southern Ex-
press Company at all reasonable hours.
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L. g. N.-NortIi.

Arrive Depart.
'No T. Fast Mail N o. i 9:04 PM OLE pm
mo 8. Decatur Accom-. .......... s:15 pm Z
mo- 10. Montg'm ac'm. e:55 pml. .........
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Line and half tone cuts. Age-Herald
EnKraving CnmnaaH.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-02

unsold SO that those who had actually
purchased tickets had not the ghost of
show OF getting any return. In the
cases where prizes were paid the COM
panies arbitrarily selected the winners
and even brlbed people. for small con-
siderations, to pose as winners Of the
grand prizes.
Twice during the year Mrs. Diaz.
wife Of the President, was awarded
the grand prize of 100000. There is no
doubt that Mrs. Diaz was permitted to
win because Of her husbands power
as actual dictator of the republic and
now Mexico Is in ferment over the
affair. What effect 1t will have upon
the political situation is hard to fore
cast, but 1t would not be surprising IL
1t should force President Diaz to re-
tire from public life.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-02

bis memorable remark to Mr.. Greeley,
Keep your seat, Horace, LII get you
there ON time"
making trip through the Western
States J.. the interest OF the Union Pa
cific Railroad, endeavoring to interest
individuals alcng the proposed route
In Its construction. He was to speak
Mt Placervillc and was many miles
Monk to hurry on the horses, receiving
the reply quoted. Monk got him into
Placerville on time, and years later
Mr.. Greeley presented him with a gold
watch bearing this inscription inside
the case, Keep your seat, Horace; I'll
get you there on time. Presented to
Hank Monk In commemoratlon OF his
famous drive in landing Horace Gree
ley on time" The commission has pro-
cured this watch and 1t will be shown
smong the other Monk exhibits.
Hank Monk was born In Wadding
ton, st. Lawrence County, In 1923, and
spent his early life here. For many
dington to Massena and was consid
cred the best driver ever known upon
the route. He began his labors on the
Waddington-M assena route when only
IL years OF age and continued 1t until
he was past his majority. He went to-
ward the setting sun In 1862 and had
been in the West but a short time
when he took up stage driving, follow
fng 1t until his death In 1882. He was
said to have been one Of the most care
full and yet one OF the most daring
drivers known In the West. His fame
became as wide as the breadth Of the
continent, and during the latter 70s
and early sos no tourist felt that he
had seen the West and experienced all
hts charms unless he had ridden In
stage coach driven by Hank Monk.
He was great friend of Mark Twain
and the great humorist devotes q chap
ter in his volume, "Roughing It," to
the single incident of the ride Of Gree
ley across the mountains.
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why lie Wanted to Run.

The late Gen. Alexander Mcdowell
McCook used to tell this story:
Some raw troopers were drawn up
for their first battle. They were on
marshy ground, under fire, and ankle
deep In slush. One of the soldiers was
noticed to be trembling, and his fear
might communicate itself to his com
rades. An officer approached him.
Here, what are you trembling
for?' demanded the officer. stop II
or you VIII demoralize the company
You are In no more danger than any
one else. Don't be afraid"
I'LL am MOTT a.a-fraid," chatteret.
the soldier. I'LL had the ague last
year, andr--and standing still In this
m-m-ud so long has brought 1t on aga.
again. W-w-wouldn't-t-t be a g-g-good
idea to r-r-run llt.little and get warm
ed up. ?"~-Exchange.
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LOTTERY SCANDALS.
May End IA scnding Presiaent Diaz
Into Reference

May End Ia Sending President Diaz
Into Retirement.
A storm OF indignation has been
aroused In Mexico by the swindling
operations Of two lottery companies.
whose operations have embraced not
only the Mexican Republic, but Louisi-
ana, Texas, California. New Mexico
and Arizona. The two companies have
been earning the enormous total Of
$25 100000 annually. OF this sum
S5,0O0,O00 was paid to the Mexican
government as a license for their ex-
lstence. Probably $4,000 more was
expended for expenses and to pay the
prizes awarded to persons In a posi-
ton to advertise the lotteries, or under
corrupt services. The balance-$18,-
600, 0O0-was divided among the lotter-
les owners. 1t has been conclusively
established that the drawings Of both
lotteries were made from tickets left
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-02

IL chairs Of common sense VIII bring
young ministers into contact with com.
mon things and common people, let US
have chairs Of common sense In all the
theological semlnaries In the country.
know 80 little of common things and OF
common people that they have to
preach about Assyrian cunelform In
scriptions, or about Shakespeare's hero
ines, or about Huxley's mistakes.
Archaeology, metaphysics, poetry and
science can all DO made interesting
and Illuminating to congregation, but
only by man who knows how and
where to apply them to the lives Of his
auditors. Therefore the minister must
know the lives OF his auditors. What
are the books that people read now
adnys7 They nre not usually the books
written by recluses. They are not usu-
ally the books written by men who
have received purely literary and
academic training, and who have lived
purely literary and academic lives.
They are the books. written by men like
Mark Twain, Bret Harte, George AIDE,
Stephen Phillips, Lincoln J. Steffens.
Jack London. Rudyard Kipllng, and
many others. great and small, who
have actually seen tho things they are
writing about. This Is an age for the
man who knows the world about him
and not for the man who draws his
spiritual sustenance from written rec
ords. What Is true OF books Is true
Of sermons. We have no time for the
Sunday morning disgorges himself Of
his reading. What we want is a SER
mon permeated, 1t Is true, with supe-
ilor learning, but nevertheless con-
structed out of the daily facts Of daily
existence This does not mean that a
good minister must preach about WON
ems hats or about the latest murder.
The title OF his sermon may be THE
Stlgmata Of st. Francis" As he dis
cusses the stigmata OF st. Francis,
however, one will perceive In his illus
trations and In his applications that he
has spent many days and many nights
with people as we'll as with books. and
IHul He Aub lINGu III Tic AtHIIS VI per
sons OF the twentieth ceptury. For
such a man, skilled in the knowledge
of the human heart, consumed with
love of the human race, and disciplined
by study and meditation, there Will al
ways be an audience. In literature the
man who thinks he can write because
he has studied Ruskin's construction
of sentences is rescued from immedi-
ate oblivion only by the observers
momcntary laughter. In the church the
man who thinks he can preach be-
cause he has studied Newman's figures
of speech Will have the same fate.
Tho sermon writer needs nh even deep
or acquaintance with common things
and with common people than the story
writer The story writer simply shows
us things and people. The sermon
writer has to show us things and peo-
pie In their spiritual possibilities. *
professor OF common sense in theo-
logical seminary could talk on this
point every day and never talk too
much.
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How Mozart Died.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was
born Mt Salzburg In 1856 and died In
1901 near Vienna. In July Of that
year he Indirectly received com.
mission from Count Walsegg, an anna
teur who was anxious to be thought
Il great composer, to write a requiem.
Mozart set about the work at once,
but was interrupted by ether tasks.
He fell III In November and never re.
covered. ION December he had the
score OF his requiem brought to him
in bed, and tried a passage. singing
tho alto himself, while his brother In.
law, Hofcr. took the tenor, and Setback
and Gerl from the theater the soprano
and bass. When they got to the first
few bars OF the Lacrlmosa' 1t sudden.
ly came home to him that he should
never finish 1t, and he burst ont crying
and put away the score, In the even
ing Sussmayer came in and Mozart
gave him some directions about the
requiem, with which his thoughts
seemed constantly occupied. for even
while doing lie pulled out his cheeks
as II trying to initiate the drums. To-
wards midnight he suddenly sat up
with his eyes fixed; then he turned his
head on one side and appeared to fall
asleep BY l o'clock In the morning
of December 5, 1901. his spirit had
fed The Sphere.
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Kaiser wilholm,s Modesty.

At dinner one night when the En-
peror was staying with Lord Lonsdale,
n guest talking to another across the
table quoted little known passage
from Shakespeare, and, that there
should be no mistake as to It's source.
ended with the words, "as the divine
William sald.' There happened to be
n lull In the conversation at the time,
and the remark was audible to every
one. the Emperor included. Turning to
his host. the Emperor said. with puz-
zled expression: "Curiously, | do not
remember that my sainted grandfather
ever said thatr'-M. A. p.