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A metropolitan writer dropped into a small restaurant in Manhattan last Sunday, where some couples from the country, in town on an excursion, were having lunch. T was surprised and then convinced that the great American lunch is made of a sandwich, ham, of course, and coffee writes the observer. -Four young men took seats accom- panied by four girls. Eighty cents was the bill for the entire party, sand wiches and coffee making up the menu. And nine-tenths of the other country cursionists ate the same"
 Continues the writer: Those girls who come from the smaller cities, towns. villages and farms have no de- sire to make their beaux spend money. On the other hand, they spare no pains | to encourage economical habits. No doubt the boys had bought the round : trop ticket. costing from 50 cents to $1, depending on distance. The girls bought tickets for entertainments and paid for the simple lunch in the even- ing. In this way they got out with an fixed up the boys lunches and the boys expenditure that didn't tax their re- sources a particle. And that is why they marry in the country and not in the city"
 This is honnely and wholesome pie ture of rural frugality. And there may be deal of truth in the statement that lit explains ''why they marry in the country and not in the city" Young people marry at an early age in the country, the same to-day as they did a yeneration ago; but in the city within late years the nlarriageable age has steadily increased until now most coup
 es are nearer 30 than 20 when they Btand at the nuptiai altar.-Newburg News.
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YEsTERDAY,s STOCK MARKET

Speculative Sentiment Disturbed by Passing of wabash interest. New York June A.--Speculative sen- timent was a good deal disturbed to- day by the announcement over night lthat the seni-annual interest on the debenture bonds of the Wabash had been passed by the directors. The six
 per cent. interest on these bonds has been paid regularly since 1893. There has been, besides, an extensive specula- ton in the debenture B. bonds, on the
 assumption that the company's surplus
 earnings were on a scale to promise an early distribution on those securities, to which the A bonds are prior. The
 passage of the interest, although it is a contingent liability, was quite a shock to speculative sentiment and
 weighed on the whole list in sympathy. The Wabashes themselves broke vio- lently, the As themselves ! 1-2 points, the debenture Bs points, the preferred stock IA and the common stock 1 1-8. Union Pacific made vigorous resistence to the depression. the buying of the stock for London account being a fea- ture. It yielded momentarily, but aft erwar1s rose well above last night and !steadied the whole market. The ball. ance inclined generally to the side of depression. There was also weak re- turn of new earnings for May by Bal timore & Ohio, the decrease from last years total reaching upwards of one I,s s.s1 af st tat hnx
 been lifted by speculative movements during the week suffered from a scra1n- bIe to take profits when the reactionary character of the market was perceived. U. S. Steel preferred was among these, with marked sentimental effect on the hopes for an advancing market, which the movement in that stock has arous- ed. The dealings were largely in pro- fessionaI hands and the suspicious of trade as to the operations of compet- ling operators constituted most of the market was benefited by the forecast iof the bank statement and by intima- tion of cheerful view of the corn- Imercial outlook by the mercantile agencies. The large buying of Union Pacific was also resumed with a gain of 1-4 and Southern Pacific came into the advance to the extent of 7-S. The general market responded with re- covery which wiped out large propor- ton of the decline leaving small net declines. The closing, however, was barely steady.
 Bonds were irregular in sympathy
 
 400. 900.
 U. s. bonds were unchanged on call. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
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JEFFERsoNs BIBLE BACK.
Unique Volume. Soon to be Reproduc-
 ed, in National Museum.

Unique Volume. Soon to be Reproduc- ed, in National Museum.
 After being shipped to New York to be photo-lithographed there. much to the trepidation of the officials in charge Iof it, the famous Jefferson Bible" is back again at the National museum. as safe and sound as ever. The custo- dian of this famous book was 10th to | let it get out of his sight, for fear it would be injured in the effort to repro duce 1t.
 The book, compiled by Thomas Jeffer- son from clippings. is almost dropping to pieces, and the clippings show the effects of age. For this reason it was difficult to make facsimile plates
 Congress authorized the publication of the books by -lithographic process two years ago, a concurrent resolution being reported favorably in the house of representatives on May 10. 1902.
 Since that time various obstacles have caused delay. Prominent clergy men objected to the publication and distribution of Jeffersons condemned edition of the New Testament on the ground that 1t garbled the true Bible by eliminating much of it that was es- sential to a true spiritual interpreta- ton. Jefferson eliminated all the nir- lacles
 Then. too. many private publishers made eager request of the National museum for the valuable pecuniary privilege of first giving the volume to the world. It is said also that the pub- lie printer made three separate calls for the copy without being able to get it.
 1 Captain Henry T. Brian, chief clerk of the government printing office, said yesterday that the copy had been re- turned to the museum, and that 1t was only a matter of 8. week or more be- fore the plates containing a reproduc- ton of the Bible would be handed to the printing office here, upon which the issue will be immediately begun. | l The Bible will have an introduction of twenty-five pages by Dr. Cyrus Ad- Ter. Nine thousand copies are to be printed, of which 5000 will be for the use of the senate and the remainder for the house.
 l The volume is to be entitled Morals of Jesus of Nazareth" In explanation l of the work Jefferson himself said:
 Tt is a paradignn of Jesus doctrines made by cutting the texts out of the books Cor the Bible) and arranging them on the pages of a blank book in a certain order of time or subject A mere beautiful or precious morsel of ethics have never seen.' The compiler omitted everything of a miraculous nature and confined his clippings to the pure teachings of Jesus. He clipped from all the gospels, using the verses which make the clearest statement where the texts are practi- cally the same, but he inserts texts from all of them so as to include the entire teachings of the Saviour. Tn a clear. lucid form apart from all sur roundings of the supernatural appear the words and the moral teachings of Jesus.
 Jeffersons Bible is the only one of his works not published up to this time by congress. Washington Times.
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-------------->---~----------- WILL RATIFY TICKET.
Banner Raising and Celebration at Re-
 publican Club.

Banner Raising and Celebration at Re- publican Club.
 The Young Mems Republican club has partly arranged for a banner rais- ling and general ratification of the na- tional ticket nominated at Chicago IThursday. A banner hearing the por- traits of Roosevelt and Fairbanks will be raised at the club house on Crown street next Monday evening, and it is safe to say that the event will be ac- Icompanied by plenty of enthusiasm. The Second regiment band will be on hand and will render a programme of inspiring music. National airs will fig ure largely in the programme. The committee in charge of the celebration have arranged partial list of the speakers who wtlI make addresses on the occasion of the banner raising. At this time the committee is able to an- |nounce that Michael T. Kenealy, chair man of the Republican state central
 committee, and Congressman N. D. ISperry will be among the speakers. Others will make addresses, but the committee will not be able to announce their names
 Tickets for the excursion to be given
 Thursday, June 30, to the Yale-Har- ward boat race at New London are sell
 ing rapidly. The club has chartered
 the steamer John H. Starin and tickets
 will be limited to seven hundred. This
 will insure plenty of room for all who
 wish to go. The excursion conducted
 by the club last year on the occasion of
 the Yale-Harvard race was signal
 success and the committee in charge
 this year expect even greater success.
 Tickets can be secured at the club house, Durant's jewelry store, II
 Church street, and Torrey's restaurant, 751 Chapel street. Tickets $1.O0, chill
 dren 50 cant&
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U. D. UUIIuS were uIcIlaHgeu on call. NEIT YORK STOCK MARKET.
Opening, Highest, Lowest Quotations

On the New York Stock Exchange. reported by Prince & Whitely, Bankers and Brokers, 52 Broadway, New York, and Is Center street. New Haven, Conn:
 Open. High. Low. Close.
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LOCAL STOCK QUOTATIONS, ],
Bank Stocks.

Furnished by Kimberly. Root & Day. Bankers and Brokers. 1S3 Orange
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Chicago Market.

Chicago Market.
 Reported over the private wire of J. l.. Mclean &s Co., 25 Broad street New York; New Haven Office. S41 Chapel street. Norman A. Tanner, Manager.
 Open. High. Low. Close.
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United States Government Bonds.
 Bid Asked.
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Closing Prices.

The following are the closing prices
 reported by Prince & Whitely. Bankers
 and Brokers, 25 Broadway, New York. and l5 Center street, New Haven, Conn: Bid Asked
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-08-20
Melon Was a ''PeaCh''

liquor he had put in? Much mysti-
fed, he explained the circumstances.
but all the comfort he got was the
accusation that he had been "stingy
with the booze" and the admonition
.'tc put more in next time AS it
was, however, they got away with half
of the melon and then GUSTAV called
the janitor and gave him the other
half.
An hour or so later the janitor's
wife knocked at the door, and as she
faced GUSTAV and his guests she be-
gan with a great show of righteous
wrath: I.Misthef Ghus (hic} tum, wot
did yez put (hic) in thot malon? Me
ouid mon (hic), me ould, mon-me
ould mon (hic), ish down there yellin
wild (hic) tn jimjams! Oh wanta
know whash yez put (hic) in thot-
in thot malon! Ish ut joke (hic)
"a joke thot yez put up (hic) on
UNI? Oh wanta know (hic)--"
The truth dawned upon GUSTAV. BY
reason Of the melon lying two days
in one position the rum and wine had
all settled in the lower end and he
had given that end to the janitor.-
New York Press.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-08-20

Mrs. H. T. Ford of the China Inland
Mission at Tai-kang, in the central
province of Honan, in letter to her
family, has some amusing things to
tell about the establishment OF the
Chinese Imperial Post in the pro-
vince, which is some weeks journey
from the coast. She says: =
Eve have got the Chinese Imperial
Post here now. At Kai-feng, when
they first got it, the post office clerks
had fight with some men who bought
stamps and wanted the clerks to lick
them and put them on the letters for
them. They said the clerks were
there to lick the stamps, and paid for
the business, and they wouldn't lick
them: * But the clerks wouldn't agree
to lick them, so they came to blows
and the police had to come in and sep
arate them.
Here at Tai-kang, the man who mas
got the post office has begun Web.
Harry was in his shop when the first
customer came for a stamp. 1t took
him nearly five minutes to find the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-08-20
Puzzles for Uncle Sam

the classification Of goods, and which
means thousands of dollars to the
importers, is very narrow. A story
is told of the decision by the supreme
court of a case which involved the
question of whether a certain article
was a sauce or fish, the rates on
which were widely different. The
judges could not agree, and one night
the chief justice took one of the
sample bottles home to his WIFE,
"Of course that's sauce she said,
and sauce it was decided to be, much
to the benefit of the importers.
Some of the most puzzling matters
which come before the appraisers and
the courts are caused by the importa-
ton of strange articles Of food for
the use of foreign-born members or
Uncle Sans large family. Just now
the courts are wrestling with the
question of how sake, the tavorlte
alcoholic drink Of Japan, should be
classified. Large quantities OF 1t are
imported at Honolulu for the use OF
the Japanese laborers there. The
question is whether it should pay
duty as wine or beer, and from
the testimony, it seems to partake OF
the nature of both. In order that
the best legal talent could be obtain
cd to argue the case, without making
it necessary for the lawyers to go
all the way to Honolulu1 an importa-
ton was arranged at New York, and
the case will be fought out in the
courts.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-08-20

It is supposed that captains of in
coming vessels often play mean jokes
on Uncle Sam when they have any
particularly worthless cur or other
forecastle pet that they want to get
rid of. They might, of course, throw
it overheard, but that would be miss
ing a chance of giving the United
States lot Of trouble. Instead of the
simple way of disposing of the beast
they enter the animal on their mani
fest and tag it as addressed to some
fictitious person at some nonresident
place. It is then taken in charge by
the customs officials, and the non
existent consignee notified. Of course
he does not appear to claim his prop
erty, and the eX-mascOt becomes
perishable unclaimed merchandise,
and as such becomes the subject of
much official correspondence. The
collector is notified that the merchan
disc must be sold or it may deteri-
crate in value, and after all the forms
are gone through it is advertised for
sale. At the sale it may bring the
price of the postage stamps TIA
would have been wasted on it, if
the treasury department mail were
not franked, and then bill is pre-
scented by the livery stable keeper,
who has been bestowing on it for
month or two care and attention that
many a dog show prize-winner never
receives.
Sometimes the line which divides
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-08-20

The first was Eden. Through the storm
r. Of cares 81 - .-.... =. Els--,"
Rings still the echo Of its early knell.
The fair Hesperides, beset with snares,
: Were sacked by one whose spirit
naught might quell.
Ali low to know the ancients hydro
mel,
Their flowers and fruits! And yet not
If could A. (
Would I for all their gold and nectar
NY summer garden in its poppyhood.
az Babylon the marvellous parterres
Long since to blight and dusty barrens
ssa& fell, S.s5.%sss
And where the lovely queen that raised
g them fares Z sltt.1 VS.
There is no scroll nor scribe to soothly
nut ia this far on year. the o1den spell
BreWs us nepenthes sweet and strong
100 and good Z E5s st b 4-s##s .33s
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-08-20
Seeks to Improve Race

and healthiest villagers. These he
encouraged to enter upon matrimony
by grants of land, payment Of mar.
rage fees and an annuity of fifty
rubles a year for every child born.
He removed from his estate all de-
formed and siclhly persons and at
tracted handsome giants from all
parts of the province by granting
them valuable privileges. Those who
refused to marry the partners he
selected were unceremoniously de-
ported. Since the institution Of his
scheme forty marriages have taken
place, and over 100 children have
b en- born, nearly all of them being
immensely superior to the average
Russian peasant children in strength
and beauty. Vasilieff's marriage was
celebrated with exceptional display,
he and his bride being the first couple
both. of whom sprung from unions
arranged by NJ. Reshetnikoff. i
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-08-20

An Australian correspondent OF the
Homeopathic World makes mention
of petroleum as safe and reliable
remedy for the prevention of seasick-
ness, and one which he can back up
by personal experience. "A few years
ago." he writes, Il had occasion to
take trip from Sydney to the
Hawkesbury river in the steamer
Newcastle. AS l had never been out
side of Sydney Heads before 1 deter
mined to guard against unpleasant &C.
cidents by providing myself with
preventive against seasickness. l de-
cided upon petroleum, TX trituration,
in 2-grain powders. When the YES
sci got outside the heads the fun
commenced. I began to feel a bit
queer, and a peculiar nausea began
to steal over me. Down went one OF
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-08-20
The Origin of "KickerS''

costing that cross pieces of timber be
placed along the roof Of the canal,
which was very low, and men could
lie on their backs on top of the loaded
barges and kick the vessel along.
After the barge was once started this
was found to be feasible.
The men could easily keep the load
in motion by the means suggested,
and it has ever since been in use.
There is no question about the low
grade of this sort of work, and even
the men who follow it are constantly
kicking around the villages where
they live They were known at the
mines officially as 'kickers' because OF
their work, and their vocal complaints
continually INDUCED in, caused every
one at Wormsley's or st. Helen's, no
matter what their station or employ
ment, who INDUCED in complaints to
be called 'kickers.' I presume that
the origin of the word, as we use it,
is just what I have suggested. "-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-08-20

It may be said that nothing has
done more to lift the moral tone of
business than the healthful criticism
of the press Twenty years ago, the
State of financial journalism-not
merely the purely financial press, but
also that portion Of the daily press
devoted to finance-was not extreme
" good. Such journalism was mark
ed by much ignorance, with, unfor-
tunately, at least some dishonesty.
Apart from this, the theory upon
which it was mainly based was not
sound. The people who made most
of the financial news seemed to think
that they were entitled to control, in
large measure, it's publication, both
as to matter, time, and manner. Even
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-08-20
Odd and Fanriful Idea

ever is fragrant to believe and pleas
ant to preach about the kittens of the
world, every woman is fain to accept
and to repeat. How gladly, then.
will, she welcome such fair doctrine
as this concerning the kittens that
have left the world! And if her own
little lion, small and dainty sweet
be still her daily companion, she has
only to sit with it in her arms for
an hour some night when the moon Is
full, to understand that to all strange,
sweet influences and potent, hidden
presences the reticent, eerie little
creature is akin. Especially will she
feel this il, as trust every woman
who loves q kitten knows, It has been
named for some beautiful dead
queen, s..E s555. 5:.5 s
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-08-20

Gustam is truly ccnnclsseur, and
the culinary feats he can perform up
on a two-burner gas stoye5in his apart
ments is the wonder Of his friends.
He has been on the lookout for de-
lcctable delicacies potent to cool and
refresh. The luxury that tickled his
palate most was a watermelon that
had been doctored with rum and
claret ard cooled to the freezing point.
Inspired by this work of art, GUSTAV
forthwith planned surprise for few
of his friends: He procured a huge
watermelon, the necessary rum and
wine, and, in accordance with the re-
cire, stirred up mixture, plugged
the melon, poured in the liquid in
serted the plug and set the whole in
the refrigerator to cool for two days.
Then, summoning his friends, ne cut
the melon.
Before taking a bite himself, GUSTAV
proudly awaited laudatory remarks
and EXPLANATIONS Of praise His
friends ate in silence. Upon tasting
his slice GUSTAV could detect but
the faintest flavor of rum and wine.
What had become Of the two quarts of
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-08-20

On the estate near Perm, in north
east Russia, of wealthy man named
Reshetnikoff, singular marriage
took place recently. The bridegroom,
Vasilieff, was handsome peasant,
the bride a beautiful girl of 10. M.
Reshetnikoff gave them large wood
en- cottage and a plot of land, and at
the wedding breakfast greeted them
as the second generation Of his nurs-
lings "who are to make of holy Rus
STA an earthly Olympus peopled with
Apollos and Hebes.' AT the time OF
the RussosTurkish war M. Reshetnl-
koff, struck with the inferior, i'll
nourished physique of many recruits,
set aside annually out of his large for
tune 10000 rubles for the purpose OF
eliminating the. unfit by encouraging
marriage only between young people
of exceptional beauty, health and IN
telligence. He employed as workers
on his estate only the handsomest
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-08-20
4 Chinese Post Office

key and get the stamp box open, and
when he gave it to the man he said
in a very decided wey: Now lick
it and put it just there The Gus
toner was foolish Cor wise) enough
to do so and now custom has been
established in Tai-kang that all pur-
chasers of stamps must lick them
and stick them on. There was a
great row at the Kai-feng Post or
flee one day because an address on
letter could not be found and the let
ter was brought back.
"The sender wanted his money back
because the letter had not been de-
livered, but the clerk refused to give
it to him, contending that they had
had more trouble over it than If 1t
had been delivered. Another man
was determined to get the post office
clerks into trouble because he had
sent a letter some time ago and re-
ceived no answer. This was clear
proof, he said, that the letter had
never been sent. The service here
is somewhat irregular yet"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-08-20
Gods Plans the Best

And if some friend we love is lying low.
Where human kisses cannot REACH his
face,
Oh do not blame the loving Father so,
But bear your sorrow with obedient
grace
And you shall shortly know that length
ened breath
Is not the sweetest gift God sends His
friend,
And that sometimes the sable pail OF
Conceals the fairest boon His love can
send:
II we could push ajar the gates. of life,
And stand within, and all Gods work
ing see,
We could interpret all this doubt and
strife.
And for each mystery could find key.
But not to-day. Then be content, poor
heart:
Gods plans like lilies pure and white,
We must not tear the close-shut leaves
apart; .
Time will reveal the calyxes of gold:
And if through patient toll we reach the
Where aiaD tired feet, with sandals loose.
may rest,
When We shall clearly know and under
I think that we shall say that ''God
knew best"