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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-15
STOCKS ADVANCE
IN BRISK MARKET
AFFECTED By
MERGER DECISION PROTECTED.
Prices Bound Upward at Opening
Realizing Sales Cause Slight Reac-
tions-Bull Operators Take Hold of
Standard Securities and Mark Them
Higher-Northern Securities Gains
Three Points.

New York, March 15.--Opening prices
in stocks to-day bounded upward with
some violence from yesterdays closing
level. The local fractions were conspic-
uous, the Metropolitan stocks rising TX
each and Brooklyn Transit point. Lack
aWanna jumped points and Smelling
Y. Gains reached q point in Union Pa
and Southern Railway preferred and a
large fraction in many other leading
stocks. l.
Secondary prices were lower. Realizing
sales We're fairly well absorbed, altho a
few stocks reacted n and metropolitan
Street Railway IL. The market rallied
again on small dealings to above the
previous high level. 80,
Atchison, st. Paul, Southern Pacific and
Amalgamated Copper gained point
Wooden preferred rose az. Lackawanna
extended Its rise to points.
The strength shown by stocks of COM
panies Immediately affected by the North
ern Securities decision and Of others tC
which the decree in that case might ap-
ply gave strength to the whole market.
The inference was drawn that arrange
ments were completed to protect the prop
erty values Of stockholders, and it was
believed that no further proceedings I'M
der the power accorded by the decision
were to be expected from the fedora
authorities. So
Northern Securities on the curb rose
over points. Prominent stocks were
to 1h above last nights level. Lacka.
wanna rose IS in all and General Chem.
ical SIS. Allis- Chalmers fell 8. The de.
mand diminished at the higher level, but
there were only slight recessions.
Bonds were firm at noon. Burlington
Joint 4s rose point
Bull operators took hold Of the stan.
dard stocks again after a period Of dull.
ness and marked some of them a frac.
Paul, the Pacif1cs and Amalgamated lee
the rise. Metropolitan Securities made
rapid rise Of ~, and the other loca
stocks also sold higher.
The market quoted down and became
very dull, but there was no impairment
of it's strength. prices holding well Al
the top. Reading and the Fries. which
had Jagged earlier, were taken more freel!
and moved up point. Virginia. arolins
Chemical jumped s.
A rise of 23a to in the Erie stocks ant
the continued scarcity Of offerings at the
higher level alarmed a belated short in
terest, and they bid prices up on them
selves in a scramble to cover. Advance!
! ran to points or more in the Pacifics
Transcontinental, the Pennsylvania groul
and few other stocks. North American
and Consolidated Gas rose 4, North West
ern 3% and Delaware & Hudson West
inghouse Electric and General Electric 8
! Corn Products lost Il on the passing o
the dividend. With the satisfaction Of tn
| urgent demand from the shorts prices fel
| back on profit-taking. The closing wa
active and strong and about the best,
Stock quotations reported for The Journal b.
watson 4 Co., brokers, Chamber OF Commerce
Closing figures are bid. .
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PROVISIONS

CHICAGO PROVISIONS, March 15.-selling
alton thruout the provision list and resulted
in slight losses in all products. The opening
was firm in sympathy with better prices for
to TIC at $14.O5 to $141O. May lard was PIC
higher at s7.27A. and ribs We're also 21ac at
taking and with little support the market be-
came easier May pork declining to $685.. May
lard reacted to $7.20. while ribs sold of to
$7.221. Beef. steady. Pork, steady. Lard,
easy; prime western steam, 7.eOc.
Pork--May, $14@14021a: July, $14.22h.
Lard-May,. 1925; July, $7.42h. Ribs, May,
$7.221a; July, $7.35.
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THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

1os; total receipts this year, 1887 300, $685. total
s1Rsndtqr:s this day 3 oso ooo total s1pen-
lures this year, sss6, eas, sSe; deposits ii ma
uo9sl banks, s1es,867 $50
NEW YORK. March 1b.-Gold to the amount
OF y, 7b3, 600 was received at the subtreasury
by telegraphic transfer from San Franciscol to-
asy .o his L. the last Of the
metal will be transhpped to London.
sT RAUL, March l5;-Clenrings 1897 ,oe2. 81.
AN sS "a ,E March 15Bank clearings to-
rate rate. sec premium; buying rate, 1bc discount;
I'm Gnlssago exchange, selling rate. 25c premium
puyihg rate, Zoe discount; London 00-day sight
documentary exchange, $4.Ss
MARKS x nf March fan lSIExchange on London
cent 1850 - -
PAhls, March 1b.-Three per cent rentes, OF
francs 10 confines for the account 7Exchang,
on London, rs francs ID confines for checks
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THE CASH TRADE
PRICES GENERALLY FIRM WITH SAT-
FACTORY DEMAND.

FLAx-Fair demand for fax at prices a
shade under yesterdays closing price for the
bulk Rejected of fair quality, 1c under No
seed. e. ...,'...0. :
Minneapolis received % cars against 80 last
week and shipped 10: Duluth received 80 cars.
to arrive $114A March, 81: JAN; May, -$1.15 Il.
s. CORN-No. yellow closed at 47c. Receipts,
cars: shipments, 8 cars.
BARLEY-Feed grades are quoted at $40
oars: shipments, 10 cars.
FEED AND MEAL-Coarse cornmeal and
cracked corn in sacks, sacks extra, SIT. 25; No.
! ground feed (2-3 corn and Ia oats), s0-lb
Jacks t7e sacks extra, $1s21; No: ground feed
Slips >. NJ 8 ground feed n-s eern and 2-s
s14.5o middlings, s1t So: red cog, a45o; o. ali ali
l. o. b. in Minneapolis in 1O0-lb sacks, 81 so
per ton additional; in 3oo;Ib sacks, 81 per ton
oATs-No; 8 white closed at 400. Receipts,
81 cars; shipments, Sc cars.
RYE-No. closed at Csc. Receipts, 4 cars;
shipments. 1 car.
sa1 .g sGGao tR ss No
l L. g. No 2, se@7; midland LAM $685.; slough,
straw, rye, $5@5.5o. Receipts, s14 tons
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LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, narcb 15.-co

LONDON CLOSING STOCKS. March 15.-Con.
sois Tor money. SO 916; consols for account, s81s
ferreS 81 iA;tehison Ss Atehison pref
Pacific; 11SM: Chesapeake & Ohio. 29N Cht
saso Great Western, 10; Chicago, Milwaukee
o. raul. a427a De Beers. 1884, Denver & Ric
Ssh; Erie: A% Erie nrsr preferred, ca Erie
second preferred 80; Illinois Central 1907: Louis
Tiile q Nashville 1854; Missouri, Kansas &
Texas Texas. TN; New York Central, 117K; Norfolk s
~ " es Stern, 561s; Norfolk & Western preferred
e. RGn 4ntaflo Western, 2OA; PENNSYLVANIA, Sly
preferred 80; Reading second preferred, 2s1a
ssouthern Railway. POS; Southern Railway pre-.
Ietred " II; Southern Pacific, AZ Union Pacific
In; Union Pacific preferred, 80; United States
S Ws,sh II United States Steel preferred, 57
Bar silver. dull, 261ad per ounce.
Money, 21a @2N per cent
Inc rate OF discount in the open market fol
short bills is 1903 lie per cent. The rate OF
DISC IN the open market for three months
btlsl Is 1898 1-16 per cent. -
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STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, MARCH Il

Inspected In-Wheat-Cars-eirea Northern
No. northern, IS; No. northern, 104; No. g.
p; rejected. .1e; no grade, 8.
Chicago, Milwsukee & St. Paul-No ? north
Minneapolis & st. Louis-No. 2 northern, 8;
No. 8, 1S; rejected, s.; no grade, 4. 49,
500 Ltne-No. 1 northern, g. No. northern
10; No. 3, 2.
Northern Pacifc-No. 1 northern, %; No. {
northern, II; No; 8; 2; rejected. 9; 20 grade, 8
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha-No
2 northern, o; No. g. 8; rejected. 8; no grade, 4
e1 N g. d aorthsrn no. 1922 No northern
Other Grains-Rejected macaroni wheat, :
cars; no grade macaront wheat, /; No. 3 winter
wheat, SO; rejected winter wheat. g.; No. vel
low corn, Il; No. 3 yelloE corn, l.; No: 4 corn
VI! e. oats. As, Nc oats, 1e; no grade oats
No. barley, 7;Afo. 5 barley %; no grade bar
ley, ?; No: hax, "a; rejected lax, q; nc
=, Cars Inspected out-No. ! northern wheat, 49,
No. 2 northern wheat, %; No. 8 wheat "a; re-
jected wheat, 80; no grade wheat, 4; No. win
ter wheat, 10; No. corn. 8; No 2 white oats
l; No. 8 white oats, 10; No. white oats 49,
No. oats, II; no grade oats, 8; No. barley, p
1; No. 1 fax. 50.
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MONEY REPORTS

ment of the treasury balances in the general
fund. exclusive of the $3.50 OOO. 900 gold reserve
in the division Of redemption shows: Available
silver, SIS, 0O8, 7S8; United States notes. So ass
436; treasury notes ofa1s90 SOL :O88: national
bank 1sa notes sos total receipts this day.
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OMAHA LIVE STOCK, March 15.-catt1e-
| Receipts. 1000. Market steady to slow. Beef
steers. $34O@5.2O; cows and heifers g. $50
I: Gamers, 81; so@2;s 50; stockers and feeders.
5000. Market 6@1Oc higher. Heavy. $3.50
@5.4O Sheep-Receipts. $4,000. Market ac-
+! tive, 5@10c higher. Sheep, $2.75@5.10; lambs,
$5@5.9O.
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THE FLOUR MARKET
BUSINESS BETTER AGAIN, BUT SOMEWHAT
VARIANT.

Most of the millers reported business better
this morning, but said they could see no
Improvement. Sales the whole, were salts
factory. altho little disappointment was ex-
pressed over the small foreign business. Prices
are strong quoted.
Shipments, 1915 brs. .. .. - .
First patents are now quotable S. 25@5 IS:
second patents. S5.1O@5.15; first clears, So GOA
S.75; second clears, $2.5O@26O.
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being Ac to sc lower at s31ac to $3.50 July
as tie Bulk q e. selling Orders had been
becoming quite firm. May advanced to 54c, but
July held at SIS G51Mc. Local receipts were
The market held frm f the remainder Of the
session: The feature Of trading was buying
Of Say M1 With H Msy s rsr at to prices snS Of
up 4@%c, at 5iEc. S'' - ''' anu 'u''
,e Go!nT SIss1s 52e May S4%c; July
ea1ssS With the
The opening on May was to lover
4ossc to Ale Later the price settled to 4o1ac
July opened b@Ao to A@sc lower at 3s3sc
, TO Ssc; 600 ana eased on to 8ss4c Local receipts
: CLOSE oatss@May, 41c: July, se@aebc
s ssRtsni se sss gssh oats No. 2 ssh@
The following was the range Of prices for old
del'y Ws:at. May. july. Sent.
& &!;$::E; 81 s.: ::s'S''
Close 1
$$ 81 ::;:: =; $ ~ : 81
The following was tho range Of prices tor r new
deliy Wheat. May, july, Sent.
Highest 4d!ess ......... ........ e. g sseK
Close 's
To-day ,....... ........ 90 S6M
Yesterday 500. ........ 91x@X SSH
Opening ......... 63h1M 61%MM bO3hMN
Highest ......... SAX 62X SIX
Lowest .......... 53iS 81 5O4I
Close
To-day ........ 54A 62h 6O%
Yesterday $50. 63X b1$@X OR@51
Year ago ..... 44A az 43M@X AK
Oats
Opening ......... 4O1s @41 8SM@39 S3h@M
Highest ......... Al 89X 88N
Lowest .......... 4O1s@A SSH 38h
Close
To-day ........ Al 39@30h B3X
Yesterday ...., ak 89X@X 93%
Year ago ..... 84&@h 81k@& 2Sh
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Paris Close-wheat 1o@15c higher. Flour
5@10c higher.
Broomhan Argentine cable says the
| strike has been settled.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, March 1b-wheat was very
ssa tf 3D. and 35 t.
Fs1 " to :V with as tS es usual duh
ase;g;s vss. ssss ss5 e. ssts5
se$s Il
ST to ssf FAX oe ssss n sst. s5as
NEW YORK GRAIN AND FLOUR, March Is.
market firmly held but featureless; Minnesota set,
patents s5.15@5eo; winter straights, .$5@5.15.
49, 800 bu; sales. 200, 600 bu market opened easy
moisture in the west; later the market showed
q2aSf sse Aa sspsn Ss
g % No.
market dull, but steady at the Opening. later
easing of with wheat. oats-Receipts, loe,6oo
0u Go %e:ket W nomina soax: 1u,y esxo.
September. sse cornvMsy 5e4e; July 81;
MILWAUKEE GRAIN AND FLOUR, March
15.-Flour-es higher. Wheat-ac higher; No.
SsG52 Is; Sas1i{sy35Ssssd?; NJ ESQ.,: ssnp Pc
em No. ts@47e s sts9di SSc ia
W Toneplta (, S2ae; calls, x s53Se Pa
Corn-futs, ol 32c; calls, 52Ac bid.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN, March 1b-wheats spot
| quiet; No. California, Is I'd; futures QUIET
March, nominal; May, es SID; July, IS 7Td
| Corn. spot, steady; American mixed, new, As
| 2&d; American mixed, DID,, As 61ad; futures,
steady; May. is 2Ad; July, As $40.
| CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAIN, March
1eGmRyemMay, 443s@ 75e July; 7o!h@c Flax
s3:O5. Clover-March, $11.25. Barley-Cash, 81
@57c. s, a'$
ST. LOUIS GRAIN, March 15.-Close: Wheat
| Higher; No. red cash. elevator, 81. oOM; on
track, $d gaa May, $3.50: july $3.50; No.
| track, Acc; May. 4eslc; July. 49c: Oats
May, 4oc; No. white, 451ac. -
| KANSAS CITY GRAIN, March b.-close:
n b9sa Sq5$ NJ s ssS: Ma Ss's
46h @4eAc; July, ,45A @45Ac; cash No. z
mixed mix &c; No. g. 4ac; No. 2 white, 44c; No. g.
mixed, 41@42c. =
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cH1cAao PRODUCE. Marct

CHICAGO PRODUCE, March 15.-Butter-
Easy; creameries, 14@2akc;. diaries, 1s1a @21c.
Eggs-Weak at marx marx, cases included 1eA @l7c.
Americas lie. Poultry--Live steady; turkeys
12c chickens. 12c; springs, 12c. Potatoes
Easy. 80 to 6o-lb weights, &c; IS to 75-Ib
weights, 4@5c; 80 to 125-lb weights, 5@6hc;
IS to Hob weights, 6h@71Ac.
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A few early sales were made on basis Of
thu 1t thu @asfst Ssse
Sst :s ss zsst sss 44s$
q pooS Gt and are ES
Seavy hogs from 0t to ST. e'ce Sales O anu
H?g: 4: Egg lbs III lbs $685. 90
lbs, S515 U.s. Sss lbs, s5lo 81, is2 lis, sos;
TO- Il, i7o lbs' 50; 10. 1Ss lbs, $40 80 -, o 90
stays and ii Boars-2. 4eo lbs $3.50; p 255 lbs,
CATTLD-Receipts light. All useful grades
Of killing cattle selling in strong demand at fully
to 25e lower. Mich cows unchanged. stoekers
and feeders generally steady, with some OF the
Butcher steersV5, 1885 ibs ss.75; 2, 1000
$3.50; 2, I,o45 lbs. S. S. -,
Cutters and and, canne1s2 $50 lbs s7S
aEe lbs s9So 100 lbs u.
Stock and Feeding steers-1o. ole lbs. S.: 80;
s.; s 81! lbs sass; j. 7sS u.s. @2ss; T. 90
ee st 5s Cows and Heifer11, e7' lDs s215; E.
STOCK q, and FFsseding. Bulls-a: ee5 lbs. $3.50;
n Mich i Cows and springers-2 cows and calf,
SO; COWS and 2 caves, $50; COW and / calf,
calf SO; 1 COW, s37
sHENP-Receipts light Early arrivals sold
to city butchers at higher prices. General feed
Ing s0g sheep spd and %ak On g les
g: y lambs, "a lbs: s. 80; p ewes; 1ls lbs bs,
Among the shippers the market were: B.
eR ARsai & W' sg ! Ssa WiPs
ings johnson & Peterson, Cokato; A. G.. Mold,
Hssty; E. ": BRIGHTER, ELLSWORTH Wis; 9usa'
inson; p: T.. Trench, Dennison; George McKeen,
Austin; O. e. Carver. Faribault.
! CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, March 15.-cattle-
$5:s545:75; pocs to medium, ss.5o@S; steefsrs
seters Gathers eCs bus
{ So Z; calves, s256@s:25; TeIasfsd steers. 81
dS r IT, tGasy aSoS .no
Sss!y soGs ts SsGS: hs s
stess Good TO coes to stFs9
4;s5; fair to choice mixed, $3.50 so. western
Tsstern ismss 45o assvs lambs @66
SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK, March ass 15.zRe.
sflen sales So 2so H s: s s. ass HG e.:
L. stoe5egs strong
lbs, 4.8o; cows. 10, 800 lbs, 81. 3d. 49, $50 lbs,
s2.75 s, LOO lbs, $3.50; stockers: 20, 100 lbs,
Sse IT, lbs s: S. a. sse bs s'
$50 lbs, 1910. -t... ..s-..-..
OMAHA LIVE STOCK March 15-Cattle-
Receipts 1000. Market steady to slow. Beef
steers. $34o@5 20; COWS and heifers, $3.50
u $275@4.6o; calves. s3@5.5O. Hogs-Receipts,
5000. Market b@1Oc higher: Heavy $3.50
@5.40. Sheep-Receipts. $4,000. Market &C
$5@59O.
Paris Close-wheat 10@15c higher. Flour
I5@10c higher.
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ST. LOUIS GRAIN, March 15.-Close: Wheat
| Higher; No. red, cash. elevator, 81 .oOM; on
track T. $d d@gla May, S5se July $3.50; No:
track, acc; May, 46sc; July 49c. Oats
Strong; No: 2, cash, 42c; track, 411a@42hc;
May 4Oc; No. white, 451bc =
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RAILROADS. entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
a; Minneapolis & ST. Louis 2; Chicago, st.
Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha. IA; Great Northern,
ID; 500 Line, 10; Northern Pacific 8. Total, 50.
Disposition of stock, Monday, March IA:
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON, March 15.--The cotton
market opened weak at decline of 1921 points
months under liquidation and bear pressure fol
lowing lower cables than expected. The opening
declines caught stop orders on the long side and
shortly after the call May sold down to 16 .O9c
and July to 16.11c, net loss of &c points. New
Orleans after opening lower ruled relatively firm,
and with light estimates for to-morrow's re-
ceipts at Houston. pressure grew less encourag-
ing after the first wave of liquidation had spent
its force and the market had rallied few
ing was chiefly professional.
Spot closed dull at 10 points advance Mid.
ding uplands, 16.45c; middling gulf. <16.7oc.
Sales, none.
NEW YORK PRODUCE, March 15-Butter-
Receipts, 7,541 packages; market quiet; extra
choice, 15@2sc;. state dairy, 14@21c; held
creamery, 1A 1920: ChaeeseaReceipts e,512
fancy small and large eolored and white Sep
L. 1925 packages. Market lower and unsettled
state and Pennsylvania;; nearby. average. finest,
zoe; state and Pennsylvania, frsts, 19c; wset-
FERN frsts, 19c.
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NEW YORK OIL, March s15.-Petroleurn nm
settled; refined, all ports, s.80@8. csc. So
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PUTS AND CALLS
CASH SALES REPORTED TO-DAY

2:30 O'clock report:
SPuts-May wheat. 9SBc.
Cal1s-May wheat, 81. OF Il al .O1g&.
Curb-May WheEt, $1.00H..
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1Az13SDz21 VII O1E1A11St IU.-CIOSe:
NJ Meesb %n! so s sssS@sssEs S cash
red, $1.O3@104; No. 3. 96M99c. Corn May
xed 44c No. 4ae N6 $Sit cash 14c Ne
43c Oats: No. white, 42h @4shc; No. 2
mixed, 41M42c. -
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CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAIN, March
1e;-Rye-May, 741sG75c; July, 7oh @71c. Flax
n March, re ,, $1lo: May s112 Timothy.aMarch
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN, March 16-Wheatf spot,
quiet; No. ! California, Is I'd; futures. quiet
March, nominal; May, es SID; July, SIS 7Td.
Corn. spot, steady; American mixed, new, As
2&d; American mixed, old, As 6td; futures,
steady; May, Is 2%d: July, As s7sd. :
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ALL PORK PRICES
ON HIGHER RANGE
HOGS BRING SC TO 1Oc MORE
THAN YESTERDAY.
Cattle Receipts Light and All Killing
Stock in Strong Demand at Steady
Prices-City Butchers Pay Better
Prices for the Desirable Sheep.

go.
shows the receipts thus
red with the same period
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-27

winners. Persons who know the wom-
an well wonder how long she can keep
up the pace she has set, for her for
tune is not large one, but meanwhile
her press agent keeps getting her name
in the papers.
The wife of one of the best known
en-about-town pays a press agent a
good monthly fee through the regular
society season to do two things: To
keep her name out of the papers in
connection with certain social sets that
she does not wish to appear to be a
member of. and to get her name asso-
ciated with circles in which she
is anxious to shine as a leading
member.
Another woman, who is really prorni-
nent in one of the big wosnan's pa
triotic societies, who is noted for her
regal manner of dressing and for her
dramatic entries when presiding at
meetings, pays a press agent to foster
the impression that she is the bright
particular 1T of her pet society. just
why she should pay to have this repu-
tation made known is not at all clear.
for she is so thoroughly identified with
this society that none of its internal
disturbances ever shake her from her
throne.
Wives and daughters of Western
millionaires are particularly good pa
irons of the society press agents. for
New York society is the Mecca of their
Eastern pilgrimage.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-27
A NOVELTY.

The most important novelty of the
coming season, says the Paris letter in
the New York Tribune, is the clinging
elastic corset, made without a soli-
tary bit of whalebone, finely woven in
silk, and moulding the figure like a
glove. The new corset does not displace
flesh from one portion to another of the
wearer's anatomy, but simply pre-
serves and restrains the natural shape
of the torso, and enables the dress to
reveal each line of the figure with the
sincerity and fearless truthfulness of
a Rodin or a Bouguereau. These mail
lot corsets give the keynote, and con-
stitute the basis for spring gowns
which are intended to outline the fig
ure in long, graceful draperies and
folds. An innovation, inspired by the
Russo-Japanese War. consists of gay
ly Powered Japanese silks, to be worn
in sashes draped about the shoulders,
or as wraps. These Japanese silks are
embroidered with cherry blossoms,
chrysanthemums, purple lilies, or pale
green Oriental flowers. They are made
into vests, and also are in great favor
for tea gowns and robes de chambres.
A favorite color for spring will be the
delicate brown snuff and coffee shades
which were brought into vogue in
1860 by the Empress Eugene.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-27
WHY HE DIDN'T TELL HER.

There is so much in ourselves to
guide us il we look inward, that we
ought not to be bewildered, but alas,
in all our nearest relations with each
other, we are not wont to use the only
measure and test which we have tried
and proved! We are so eagerly de-
Gliding what our dear ones think and
feel and so deeply distressed if they
do not confirm by confession that We
have comprehended these by intuition,
that we even take umbrage at their
reticence and feel defrauded and as
2rieved.
Once when a great scheme, briefly
prosperous, failed and carried good
mems names down into the dust of its
collapse, a husband said to wife: Il
came very near taking part in that af-
fair for l saw it would bring much to
enrich your life"
"Why did you not tell me?"
II came too close to the temptation:
it was all / could do to resist. If l
had yielded / should never again have
been worthy of your love or respect.
1 knew it was not fair, square deal.
1 never understood myself until then,
and 1 should indeed have been sorry to
have you judge me as judged myself.
1t has taken a year to regain my own
self-respect.
No love which Is based on respect
and reverence can stand ready to ex-
pose that part of the individual life
which betrays what are the tokens of
it's infirmities-the noblest natures oft
en- have need for brave silences.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-27
THE HORRORS OF WAR.

They were reading the war headlines
as they rode home in the Brooklyn
"L." says the New York Press
Isn't it awful?" said one of the
women.
1T makes me shudder every time 1
look at the papers," her companion re-
piled.
What is it all abut, anyway-the
open door or something?" asked the
first speaker.
Mercy, no; the open door was clos
ed long ago--or was it left open? /
forget which; but that hasn't any,
thing to do with this war. My husband
says the trouble is that Russia wants
Manchuria!,,
1.-THE idea! What does she want it
for?"
I'm blessed If / know"
How ridiculous! ] hope she won't
get it,
$50 do i, and hope Japan will win.
My husband says Japan has fine
chance and that the Japs are good
fighters!"
"I hope they won't do any of the
fighting in Japan"
"Why?"
"Oh, dear! just think Of all the love-
ly china and things that would get
broken by the bullets and cannon
balls. The Japanese do such beautiful
work in chinaware. 1t would be too
awful if they should get broken just
ON account of a horrid war. Don't you
think so?"