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Cut This Quit

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Games and Amusements.

Here is a good game to try: Heels to-
gether, chest high, chin in. Separate the
feet and balance your weight equally. Clasp
the hands and place them on the right
shoulder. Swing down with hands between
your knees and then up over the left Shout
der. Then continue swinging, alternating
from one shoulder to the other.
Get two or three Of your friends to join
you in this and watch them try it, You will
then see that you look as If you We're chop
ping wood. Whilst you doing this for
fun you will be Strengthening your back
and arm muscles and be growing stronger
all the time. Next week we will tell you
of another game of this kind If your letters
tell US that you enjoy trying this one.
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The Duck.

I am going to tell you about Mrs. Duck.
Mrs Duck is water bird because she
loves the water. There are three kinds OF
birds. There are air, water and land birds.
The duck gets most of her food from the
water, small fish, minnows, soft roots,
plants and tadpoles. but she also gets food
on the land, corn, oats and other grains.
Mrs. Duck also Is a great swimmer, be-
cause she has a boat-shaped body and web
bed feet. This boat-shaped body is covered
with some soft, white, oily feathers. When
the duck is going in diving or swimming she
oils herself. When she comes out she is dry.
The duck gets the oil out of a little Oil
bag which is at the end Of her body. Mrs.
Duck has broad, fiat, long yellow bill.
With this she catches her food. On the
edge of her bill are some little notches
which look like the teeth of a comb. These
little notches the duck uses for strainer.
When the duck dives for her food she some
times gets. mud, too. Then the mud strains
out through the notches.
ELIZABETH B. G.
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Notes.
North Carolina,

Peachland family living here, consist
ing Of father and mother and five children
ranging from six months to twelve years
are entirely destitute of clothing. Anything
sent to Mrs. Glennie McCollum, Peachland,
will be distributed by her.
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My Pet Canary.
have a little pet canary
And his name is Pete.
feed him every morning
And make his cage look neat.
He sings to me quite often
And picks my finger, too,
And he Is the cutest bird
/ think l ever knew.
-NORINE ETHEL WORTHINGT0N.
Gage. eleven years.
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Local Market Conditions;
Chats Nth Grain Brokers

Lawrenceburg, Louisville and other out
side points were bidding s41z cents and
higher in Indianapolis yesterday for No.
red winter wheat. The average price In
dianapolis dealers are offering for this
grade is about SO cents. The reason for
the difference between the outside and the
local quotations, according TO Charles Shot
well. is that Indianapolis is pretty well
stocked and does not need the grain as
badly as the points bidding say cents and
higher.
The majority of the farmers seem to
have faith in the talk of a dollar wheat
market local dealers say, and they are
holding on to their wheat. A large part OF
the old crop is still in the hands of the
farmers. The present price is regarded as
a pretty good one, but the farmers are not
disposed to sell now. Little wheat is COM
ing out now, according to general opinion
Cash grain men who have large stocks of
new corn they want TO get Started toward
the seaboard are smiling over the continued
cold weather. The weather is just what is
needed to get the new corn in good con-
dition for shipment. The movement OF
corn for exporting is now several weeks
late. With cold weather seVeral DAYS lohi.e
the movement East will begin 10 get pretty
heavy within the next ten days
Advices from Minneapolis are to the eff
feet that the foreign demand for flour is
light on account of higher freight rates.
THE option wheat market in Chicago is
from 10 cents lower than the cash prices
there" said John r. Gray, but as the
market seems to be entirely manipulated
one it is not good Judgment to be either a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20

GAlbert r. Thompson Co., 1ndianapolis.1
NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-Bull control is the term
to be used in connection with stock market oper-
atoms again to-day. There was strong inner
ent undercurrent of soundness in the dealings
to-day. Absorption was of excellent nature.
Price movements were less and less subject to
bear tactics. The professional floor element that
sold stocks in the morning had to buy them
back at less in the afternoon. 1t is evident
that the bull tone taken on by the United States
Steel issues responsible to large extent
for the strength of the general stock list. The
announcement of Unofficial character that
the Steel bond conversion had been completed
stimulated the cheerful sentiment. as did re-
port that liquidation in the United States Steel
preferred stock had been finished. We under
stanc orders to purchase the preferred stock on
scale down held by prominent houses.
There a bullish sentiment in London, which
resulted in the purchase of 10000 shares here.
Bull talk was heard on Denver preferred Col
orado Southern and Smelling, among other is
Germany reported to be buying bonds.
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STOPPING A CAR IN CHICAGO.

Chicago Chronicle.

Chicago Chronicle.
There are just as many ways OF stopping
a street car as there are Of skinning a
cat" said an old Evanston citizen as he
stood at Wilson avenue and saw his car
flash by. And / believe that there are
thirty-nine ways OF skinning a cat" he
continued as he shook his fist at the con-
ductor on the disappearing car.
IL was an angry crowd that surrounded
the old man; Some OF them had been
standing on the corner for fifteen minutes.
Others had been there twenty minutes and
some not so long. Some had seen three
cars pass without stopping and some had
seen only two.
pass up the other thirty-eight," said one
prospective passenger as he saw another
car bearing down upon them The old
man scratched his head. Then he beckoned
to the driver OF coal wagon. Then the
old man took W a collection. Contribute
freely, gentlemen. said the exhorter- Its
for the good OF the cause, and II you make
IL interesting enough 1 guarantee 10 stop
The hat went around and the old man
called TO the driver Of the coal cart.
Gould you be induced to drive across the
track?'' asked the old man.
The driver looked at the glistening coins
and said he might.
We'll, here comes a car. The chances
are that IL Will pass. but the chances are
that il won't If you drive your wagon
across the track In the first place. the
cart is heavy. That Is guarantee that the
car won't pass. In the second"
Hold on, DO / get the money! in
quired the driver.
You do was the answer and the cart
was across the track when the car was
still a block away. TIE mOtOrman struck
his gong. but the driver stuck 10 his post.
The motorman saw that he could have ar
avoid a collision. There was no collision.
The car came 10 a step The passengers
got on. cheered the old man and threatened
TO gag the conductor II he didn't stop his
swearing.
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NEW YORK, Nov. observation-disclosures z.ffs
packages. Market quiet TO firm extra creamery
Csc: creamery, common TO choice. lbuzzc; nnlta-
ton creamery, 156lSc: State dairy l5g2Oc; reno
waited, I3GI7c; factory, 131zGI5i4c Cheese-Re-
cepts, 1871 packages. Market unsettled; state
full creams. fancy small colored, September,
uAc; late made, 102.c; small white. September.
I3.c; late made. 10%4c; large coiored. September
I14c; late made, 1os&c; large white, september;
l1Ac. late made, l0&c. Eggs-Recelpts, SuoS
packages. Market strong, State and PennsyIva-
MA average finest, 34c state and Pennsylvania
seconds to frsts 2SQS2c Western extras, &c,
Western hrsts 32Q33c; Western thirds TO Sec
onds. 25Q30c; refrigerated, 2lQ2ic.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 19.-Butter firm and in
good demand; extra Western creamery. CSC;
nearby prints 24c. Eggs firm and &c hlgher
fresh nearby. SIC, loss OF; Western, Slc South
western 29430c; Southern, HQ2Sc. Cheese lule'
but steady New York full creams, fancy, LAG
12c; choice, 1119c; fair to good, 10S4all4c.
CHICAGO, Nov. BON the Produce Exchange
to-day the butter market was hrm; creamery
l5G22ikc: dairy. l4dl9c Eggs firm; at mark
cases included. 22G24c. Cheese steady at lVulO72c-
KANSAS CITY, Nov 1s.-Eggs firm; Missouri
and Kansas. 25c cases returned, new NO.
wildwood cases included, 2o1zc.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 1s.-Eggs strong and high
er at 2ed2Sc. Butter steady. Cheese STEADY; ONO
fat. 101zc.
ST LOUIS, Nov. 19-Butter steady; creamery
1s623c; dairy, 13@1Sc. Eggs higher at 2oc, loss
off.
LOUISVILLE. Nov. 19.-Butter-Packing, 12i4'
per ID; good country, loo. Eggs. &c
BOSTON, Nov. 1s-ISpecial. l-Eggs-StrictlJ
fresh firm at 2SG30c.
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PRIVATE WIRE ADVICES.
Market Is Stronger and Some Stocks
Showed Aggressiveness.
Meyer 4 Kiser, Indianapolis.


NEW YORK. Nov. 1s.-Considerabe strength
was manifested throughout the dealings in the
stock market to-day. and various parts of the
list exhibited specific aggressiveness. The pri-
mary inspiration in the later trading seemed to
be the remarkable strength of the United States
Steel sinking fund BOMBS and the preferred stock
There were few stocks in the market that did
not reflect betterment in prizes best
efforts OF the bears on the short side the
ket were without effect 1t was announced dur
ing the afternoon that the bond conversion plan
the Steel Corporation had been practically
completed and the announcement of the result
with perhaps an additional plan will De made
tomorrow morning. 1t was understood the
had been converted into bonds, that $50 0O0 900
would be unoerwrtten by syndicate and
that 500 900 900 OF the bonds still remaining would
not be disposed Of for the present at least. The
general knowledge of the situation taken as
bu1lish influence. particularly the bonds.
The stock materially bettered also GEN
orally the market showed excellent resisting
power during the day. Railroad stocks indus
trials and Specialties were all undeniably
Pennsylvania and its allied stocks well held
and resisted pressure effectively. The so-called
Standard Oil stocks exhibited a notably good
tone and those who read signs seem to think
that this latter fact is extremely significant
The traction stocks were firm the coalers steady
and the minor steel and iron and Car Equipment
stocks shared in the beneicent influences pre-
vailing. 1t is said that plans affecting Clover
Leaf may develop shortly. 1t is certain there is
a large short interest in the market. which will
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AT NEW YORK.


COnd1t1OnS-(OMee purely Stcduys
NEW YORK. Nov. Is.-Flour-Receipts, 2oo2s
brls; exports, 1898 brls. Market steady but
quieter. Rye -four quiet; choice to fancy. So 459
800 Buckwheat flour easy at s.. 25@230.
wheat-Recepts. 1e4. 400 blu: exports. $3.50 Blu.
Spot dull; No. red, s65sc elevator. s9ssc f. o. b.
afoat December wheat opened firm and higher
on further demands from shorts. but later gave
way with Western markets, following larger
Northwestern receipts poor export demand and
stop-loss selling. Closed Nc net decline May.
s27s@s3ssc closed at s3c; July, 7sss9795sc closed
at 1850: December ss7sQS7lsc. closed at SIC.
Corn-Receipts. 11s. $50 blu; exports. 2.2o bp
liloat: No. yellow, 505sc; No. white 5O5sc.
options opened steady with wheat but quickly
weakened under bearish pressure and the hne
weather news. After a sharp rally on covering
unchanged. May. 47Aa4sHc, closed at 477sc;
December. 497sq4ss4c, closed at 1850
Oats-Recepts, IA, 900 bu; exports, $40 bu Spot
steady: No. 2, Ale; standard white, i2l2c; No. 3.
white, 42q45c.
Be-f firm mess, Sqo.5o
CoffeeMSpot Rio steady; No. Z. SIC. Mild firm.
The market for futures opened steady at nn
egn news, and during the greater part OF the
session ruled quiet and practically unchanged.
In the afternoon the closing decline in Havre
caused slightly heavier offerings: ana the market
lost a partial FIVE points. The trading was
largely in the nature of switches from December
to late months. Including these the total sales
were GO $50 bags, as follows: December, 549G
50c. January 5606l5.65 March, 5S0@5S5c;
April. 595c; May eq6.o5c; July. 6.15c September.
Sugar~Raw nominal; fair refining. Shc: CEN
trifugal. SO test, SIC; molasses sugar &c. Re-
ula
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BROKERS REPORTS.

IAlbert r. ThOmpson 8 Co. IndianapOIls.l


tAlbert r. Thompson & Co.. Indianapoiis.l
CHICAGO. Nov l9-Wheat early was frmer
under the lead Of December. which sold 1zc over
Wednesday. There was uneasiness among De-
cennber shorts because of the uncertainty
the Duluth wheat and the possibility OF it being
diverted from here. There was fine weather and
larger receipts than last year Northwest and at
good deal OF bull news. but the Northwest
the leading seller here The Northwest markets
later In the day turned weak and all acted
70 &c higher. Tie market was a puzzing one.
The close was steady for December and lower
for Nay: There was n irm corn market most OF
the session. although the coarse grain has been
was easier opening because there was a good
deal OF December the market from
the elevator concerns Then rally later that
took the market &c over the Wednesday close
shorts The weather cold and clear
There was good shipping demand and offer
tngs were light. with elevator people indisposed
strong. especially Tor the yellow AT one time
early oats were &c 10 1ac over the Wednesday
Close Small receipts were factor and there
Mes the saSle sort OF GOVERNS as IN corn largely
trade for awhile. The wheat and corn advance
helped. but small receipts counted most There
was buying BY Sterling, Frinsle. Wagner. IIar-
Merritt and Alton When wheat eased on
oats. well corn. eased of with 1t. The
provision market kept within the rarrowest
sort OF range Early there selling OF lard
this early selling. Hogs were 5c>tO l0c higher
West there were $4,000. against 81. 600 last year
Packing West for the week was 465 0o1 against
became firm, with grain and the estimated
stocks; only 5000 tieIces lard.
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bull or bear now. I am quite certain,
however, that if the wheat market were
let alone and allowed to take its natural
course December would be higher than to-
days prices. It's simply impossible to
make any safe predictions on wheat now"
w. ID. Overman is of opinion that the
advance in December wheat at Chicago is
due to manipulation to squeeze a large
scattered short interest. The shorts are
running to cover, he says and higher prices
are the result Il think the St I,ouis
crowd Is about out of the market, as far
as any large influence is concerned f" said
Mr.. Overman. and look for decline al
st. Louis. believe the large financial in
terests OF ST. Louis have put stop to the
manipulation by that clique"
The general opinion here is that Armour
is the biggest factor in wheat. Advices
from chicago confirm this opinion.
xxx
81 should advise selling December wheat
on the bulges," said George Bridenbucher
MAY is the market to buy now This on.
ton VIII De active before many weeks
Local commission houses have numerous
advices from the Northwest that nurcbases
of wheat in the country are falling off ma
terially The news from this section 10
positive that receipts from terminal mar.
kets will suffer within a few DAYS This is
in line with the conditions in Indiana.
Argentina cables continue 10 tell Of ex-
cellent weather and big wheat crop pros-
poets, with harvesting in some sections
under way. Some OF the local commission
houses take the view that the Argentina
shipments early In the new year will have
depressing effect on prices here.
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TRADE In GENERAL.
Quotations at st. Louis, baltimore,
Cincinnati and Elsewhere.

ST LOUIS, Nov. 1s.1Flour quiet; red winter Ilts
patents extra e fancy %S,bS and sees st, sts
Steady d. at $50 Bran frm east track. 74a77c.
n %ns"i peee@6er. S13se: May sssse: track; $50
SSlac; No. hard. 7197slzc, Corn higher; Ma z.
sss . se d 1ssn higher No. aas asy
S6c; track, sse; No white; aGo, FORK 81 H9 2ni
nae bacon '0e eSsy boxed extra shorts ss24 clear
ribs s7 sh9rt eleaT; $40 90 WhsRg
s sssas}se' Hemp wine Sc kscsipts~fioaT.
70 900 bu shipments-Flour, 5000 brls; wheat,
81 900 bu; corn q. 900 bu; oats. $1,000 bu.
KANSAS CITY. Nov. ls..Whe s ID
8 ssa7oisc: No red. aGSihc; No. 8, e79esc,
corn-December. ss%ase1se; May lay, sssS;gsossc
8 ssc Oats-No. white Seq3Sc No. mixed.
Si@S5c Receipts Wheat. lcS.soc bu; corn. - SoC
S Sa: e Safs 1000 bu. oats. isOso bu
LOUISVILLE. Nov. 1s.-Wheat--No.. 2 red and
lonsberry SIC: No red and 3, I longnerry SIC.
eiana new beans, SIS per 6u Hay-Chofce in
car lots on track. SliQl45O clover sllall 80
s,a% s'Ss per e1 bril- oabbsse 81 per per crate
peppers, 50 PER crate.
TOLEDO. Nov acknowledgements. ssAc
b psy as' 4ss.c; May 4sssc ossNovember
s2Ic: December s5l4c: May. 3sI.c Rye-No. 2
ysae No &c Jan EorSr s sseaca FebrsT SS
s6s7ls March. s6.72i9 prime alsike. $3.50; prime
timothy. sl.37ik.
DULUTH. Nov 19.-Wheat-To arrive. No.
hard size: No northern. 1850: M. northern
77Lc: on track. No l northern. sossc: No.
northern. 7S47S5sc: May 7si@c; No. spring
35iLc: TO arrive Ia November. No. northern
soksc; May. 7sizc- oats-To arrive. 3sssc; OF
track. SIC.
CINCINNATI. Nov. 19.-F1our steady. Wheat
firm; No red, S6nS7i9c. Corn steady; No.
mixed, 45G5txc. cats firm and higher: No.
mixed, 3s1zG3Sc Rye quiet: No. :. 5S450c Lard
steady at $3.50. Bulk meats quiet at S7.s2is
Bacon quiet at $50 Whisky quiet at 81. y
Sugar easy.
]. MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. acknowledgements
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Loss of BulIish Sentiment i'm the
Northwest and Selling by Local
Traders Cause the Decline.
CORN LOSES STRENGTH LATE
EIGHTH OF CENT KNOCKED OFF
THE DECEMBER PRICE.
January Oats Relatively Strong, Clos
ing Higher-HOg Products Also
Show Small Gains.

CHICAGO. Nov ls-The situation in the
sequence the wheat market here showed little
strength, December closing unchanged. Corn
was off hc oats were up lsc. and provisions
were from sc to 7lke higher.
Wheat ruled strong early on active support
from a prominent operator and influenced some
by active cables, and after opening shade lower
to hQAc higher, at 7sQ79Ac. December ad-
vanced to 79Ssc. Northwestern traders seemed to
have wheat for sale, and on the advance there
considerable realizing by local longs. While
there was a fair demand, the buying was not
sufficient to prevent loss of the early gain,
December reacting to 7s%c. Shorts covered free
ly on the decline, and prices again advanced,
but the market showed little strength the latter
part of the session. December closed unchanged
at 79d79hc. Clearances of wheat and flour were
equal TO 367 500 bu. Primary receipts We're 1885,
500 bu, against 1,253, 100 bu year ago. Mime
apolis Duluth and Chicago reported receipts OF
LOGS cars against 9i1 cars last week and l,oVl
cars a year ago.
Corn receipts dropped off materially, in spite
of excellent weather for the movement, and this
fact was the chief factor in supporting prices.
There was considerable covering early In the day,
and the market ruled strong. but later, on sell
ing by provision interests, a weaker tone devel-
oped. After selling between 42lsc and 421sc De-
cember closed 1sc lower at 421sc. Receipts were
s4 cars none Of contract grade.
December oats were in fair demand from
shorts throughout the day. and with only small
offerings the market ruled strong at times, Du'
selling by local traders held prices down. he
ceipts were small and there was an improvement
in shipping demand. January ranged petweer
34ssc and 351sc and closed bc higher at S49sc
Receipts 131 cars. -,
Provisions sold over narrow range ana tnt
volume of trade was small and mostly Tor loca
non cd
on higher prices at the yards. and the pettei
tone was maintained throughout the day. Jan.
uary pork closed &c higher at S1l.5212. and iarc
and ribs were each 712c higher. at s6'2l2 anc
S6.I7h. W.. q.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wn ne 10 u
cars: corn 100 cars: oats, $50 cars: hogs 2,OOO.
leading futures ranged follows:
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Market Is Now BuIlish.

IA. W. InuIdndpOIIs.1
NEW YORK. Nov. 19.-London sent the first
announcement for better market to-day, show
ing American rails fractionally higher than our
closing and purchase for foreign account amount
ing to $4,000 shares by balance. Our marke
opened firm and continued to harden. Transac-
tions limited in the first hour and were
largely confined the usually inactive railroad
issues. Notwithstanding the realizing sales
from time TO time during the day, prices were
we'll maintained and continued to show an ad-
vancing tendency. Traders were largely en-
couraged to switch TO the bull side by the
strength displayed in the Steel issues. 1t was
reported the bond conversion plan syndicate had
practically been completed and would be dis
solved and for the preferred stock not yet CON
verted a new syndicate is expected to be formed
In the afternoon session the market broadeneo
and advanced under active trading and cover
ing Of shorts. The tone of the market durins
the entire session was better than seen for some
time and gives every promise of a further upward
movement.