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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-28
BOND MARKET TRADING.
GOVERNMENT BoNDs.-Markct steady. Final
quotations follow:

RAILROAD BONDS.-Market strong. Total sales
amounted in par value to s4S44.OOo against 81 H.
500 Friday. The heaviest dealings were in the
Atchison general As Atlantic Coast Line As Cen
trail of Georgia 81 incomes, Central Pacific As
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy As, Chicago. Rock
Island and Pacific Railroad Is. and collateral
trust 5s. Erie general As Northern Pacific IS. Ore
Short Line IS. Reading general Is. ST. Louis and
San Francisco refunding As ST. Louis Southwest
ern consolidated As Southern Railway LIST IS, Union
Pacific LIST and convertible Is ana Wabash de-
benture Bs.. American Tobacco IS and 6s Con-
soldated Tobacco As and United States Steel 5s
were also active.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-28
NAVAL STORES.

The for spirits turponne dull and easier
owing TO weakness at Savannah. Rosn quiet and
barely steady. Tar ruled steady We quote:
SPIRITS TURPENTlNE-On and machine barrels. 20
a53isc.
TAR-S5 I5QSj 90
ROsIN-ConInon 10 good strained. 81 so: E SO O5; F.
81 10; q. 50 49, H SO 20; /. 50 80: X 81
s. eoqS4 e5 y. 81 soaS4 50; W G. 50 1885 Is; W W.
STOCK ON HAND.
q.
Spirits urpentino GOa
Tar Dds. ,2lS
Wilmington, Dec 27.-SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Noth-
ing Going receipts IL casks KOSIN steady. 81 40;
Ceipts, 80. TAR firm, 81 CO. receipts. 81 bbs CRUDE
TCRPENTINE hrm 81 30gS3 20; receipts, l59 bbs
Charleston Dec 27.-TURPENTINE and ROSIN-Noth-
ing doing
London. Dec 27.-TURPENTINB-sp 3ss Sd.
ROSIN-AmeriCan. strained. rs 10Iad: fne lis Cd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-28

oSgiION-Afer a very quiet first hour cotton
hel today became active and ruled very weak
- continued bear pressure and liquidation, prices
sAsa down uncorerlng stop loss orders The market
9 al practically The lowest point OF the session and
49, Win the tone barely steady at the decline The
ihs was steacied by rather better Liverpool cables
expected Notwithstanding which first prices
- points higher 70 3 points lower At first the
80 seemed be waiting for support 70 develop prob
~ with the view a better selling level bat the
~ hour wore along and the market showed dis
4ol 10 90 better. the bears became more aggressive
Atlachlng the list vigorously trading stiTnu-
- lT as prices worked down 70 low levels stop
o41els were uncovered and sales for the day were
-Ilaesl e. about 10000 bales The list finally at
$500 -elne 81 2t154 points, with the near months
~ vel below The re level. The demand, such as
was seem 10 chiefly from shorts Of the smaller
- ASIDE from possibly a little Investment demand
SHeat bear movement eliminates cotton viii re
- or tax q q reduction in acreage next spring
seemed 70 he nothing "a the news or over the
~-ssssss 10 account tho pressure OF to-day Tie
49, supply statement did make an unfavorable
shlAg. indicating absorption from the available
~ tf fhe week something more Than 63oQ bales IN
,--s OF me Same week last year. But the bears a-
49, 70 DO figuring very bearlsn census report
sslng the amount Of cotton gilned to December H.
s.s-l1sZi estimate December had exaggerated
- faiss- underestInated the crop il was placed
- $4,000 bales. The inst tnstanent Of this report
- q issEea noon to-day. Il Is yet known how
~ ccl.nties VIII be reported where situated. but
toe cosrseE reported show increase the same
1iez for month Of 20 per 80, is prob
- thai the bears viii take i confirming their views
-SseeUc1on.
ne range OF prices In the market to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-28
MONEY AND EXCHANGE

MONEY MARKBT.-Money on call opened at 25S
per cent highest IN per cent; lowest pa per cent:
last loan "a per cent; closed 2Q2 per cent; ruling
rate, Pa per cent. Time money was quoted az
Sg514 per cent for sixty to ninety DAYS and s as1S
per cent for four. five and six months Commercial
paper was quoted at 4g41@ per cent for sixty to
ninety days, ~ per cent for four to six months
and per cent for Others
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Market closed nm
Actual cIOsfne rates FoIioo-.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-28

FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-Can money in
London. 21e63 per cent. Open market discount rate
for short bills 21S-lsG2s per cent; long bills 21s-ls
per cent Berlin discount rate per cent Berlin
exchange on London. 20 marks 80 pfennIgs. Paris
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-28
contract prices IN the local market to-day

locai market quiet and Is points lower
49, bssis OF 7B5c FOR niddling upland and 760c for
ss'tf fiult Sales reported Of 43 bales
~ Htdle 900 bales delivered contract. The
So SPOT markets were telegraphed follows:
quiet and b-l6c lower S-lGc: sales, IS bales
80 teSns easy ana nc lower at Lice; sales, $50
ss.s sslpEs quiet and X lower at 71xc; sales 300
a. s1ooie nominal et 7c. Savannah quiet and easy
re- sales 30 haes. Norfolk quiet and rs lower
ta1s~ 80 bales. augusta quiet steady and 40
- ~ INC: sales. bales St Louis duil az z lie
Assofs Nominal az TAG. Receipts 81 Houston for to
E5ts sc estimated az 500 70 $500 bales against
4; sss sd ls go ast year. Galveston recsipts
~t "a 70 rssch 600 TO 100 bales. against IS $40
~ esS.x ana a2172 lsst Receipts at NeV-leans
- % reach a. 800 % 600 bales sgaingt IS $50
Ascsss<. ead 2. ESQ last year.
Md 49, - the ports and interior POINTS to-day com
80 ne same day last week and last year:
Ptrr Present
zssss Tee-dGy Las! week. Last year stock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-28
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London, Dec. p, p. m.-The market for Amerl-
can securities was generally strong and higher.
Final prices follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-28
STOCKS GENERALLY STRONG.
PRICES 4DE4NCE ON light DAYS DE4LLNGS.
Sentiment Bus Outlook forNe YeaHe0vy Raay Traffic
Money Rates Unchanged
tations were:

Closing prices yesterday Of the principal active
securities and net changes from Fridays quo
tations Were:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-28

discount rate. 21s per cent. Paris exchange On
London, Is francs 1Fk centimes.
FOREIGN SECURITIES.-British eonsos Tor
money, IS LIS; for the account. IS s-16 French
rentes 81 francs So centimes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-28
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

Washington Dec. 1.-THE condition Of the Treas
ury. divisions of issue and redemption. the be-
ginning OF business to-day follows:
RESERVE FUND.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-28
contract prices IN the local market to-day

yoaee cables RiO-Coffee market inactive: No Rio.
s; exchange - 1924: receipts. 1900 bags days;
es Tor the United States 15o00 bags; shipments
alpe. LOO bags: stock, bags Santos-Coffee
Fket eul. good Santos $500: receipts % GOO
-: stock. 600 bags Hamburg-Cofee market
-ned I. ufg lower. at 2:30 net unchanged 10
h pig lower sales. p GOO bags Havre-Cohee market
ed barely STEADY. unchanged to = franc higher; at -
declined > franc; m unchanged. at 3 80 D ul
eance5 = franc: sales % 900 bags.
The Imperial press., 1904-04-23
'l''' California Development Co.
 CAPITAL SHOCK SL25O.OOO)
OFFICERS:

A. r. HEBER Prcscu, aud General Manager; R. T. PERRY, Sccrctarys C. R LOCKWOOD, First Ncc-irsicut; w r. HEP HERMAN Treasurer C rAULlN Scvgd Vice President; C k.
 LOCKWOOD, Superintendent and Chief Engineer
The Imperial press., 1904-04-23
DIRECTORS:

A. II. IIctcr. K. T. Perry F. C. Paulin, F. \. Mcscrvc
 W. T. Hcfcrnan, (. k. Redwood Chas. N King
The Imperial press., 1904-04-23

This company incorporated under the laws d the of New by talk from the Colorado River, Diego California the of arid land such through California; large o land Lower California conformity with the laws of California this endorsed the
  furnish stockholders only The canal system far completed that able furnish h delivered lands south d Imperial by the 18th day o June 1901 Within that there had been abu
 FIVE HUNDRED MILES OF CANAL in the distributing and there had been mutual
 
 cured y them from the under the Desert Land and Homestead laws.
The Imperial press., 1904-04-23

We wish to call your attention to this fact, as, be- a long way from the factories, iti great advant; to Imperial farmers to deal with house that maj this guarantee.
New-York tribune., 1904-08-07

nst that there is no steel in the patients eye,
and he understands that he must look for some
other cause Of the ailment It is this facility
for inferentiaI diagnosis that makes this great
magnet so valuable al adjunct TO the oculist.
The power OF the magnet is best shown when
a person sits beside It with one side Of his
face against the conIcaI end The current is
turned on and an attendant places several wire
nails thick and as long as a lead penci. Wi-h
their heads against the other side of the face.
Those nails viii not faH the fiOor. but re-
main sticking 10 the face, Just the same as If
they had been driven through
How far the magnetic influence Of this instru-
rnent extends has not been defined yet, but
from the way the watches Of the physicians and
the attendants about the hospital behave. il is
thought that il extends throughout the entire
hospital which covers two blocks OF ground.
Whenever persons go into the room whore
this magnet Is placed Superintendent Jones
asks for their watches. as they VIII be so thor
oughIy ragnetzed If near the magnet when
the current is turned that they viii De useless
until after they are demagnetized-
This great magnet has been inspected by sell
critic men and professors from several coll
leges. and they are OF the opinion that il opens
up 4 line Of research which has hitherto been
practically undeveloped- Upon DR. Frank NJ
Wilson's return from Europe he VIII conduct
line Of original research from which striking
results are expected
New-York tribune., 1904-08-07
Il GREAT FLORAL CLOCK.
1t Marks the Passing Hours at St.
Louis Exposition.

s5-,e.s Aae.iDe hours are tcked Of az the
worlds Fair at St Louis wonderful chro-
norneter This is the floral clock which lies on
the slope OF the hill in front Of the main en-
trance in the north FACADE Of the Palace OF
Agriculture
The horaI clock has a huge dial all Of brightly
blooming flowers, marking on the numerals and
minute spaces.
Spread on the side of the hill. it announces TO
visitors in far-oR parts Of the inclosure what
hour Of the day II IS
The dial Is 100 feet in diameter and the minute
hand fifty feet in length The numerals mark
ing the hours are fifteen feet long. These nu-
rnerals are all picked out in bright colored
coleus a foliage plant Of dense growth, which
is kept symmetrical by pruning without danger
OF inpairing its growth
Flowers OF variegated hue cover the entire
face Of the clock and to insure perennial
bloom the plants are changed frequently
Collections Of twelve distinct plants i'll the
circle surrounding the numerals each collection
being twenty-five feet long and fifteen feet wide
The hands Of the clock are Of steel troughs.
n which plants are growing
A thousand incandescent electric lights iIlu-
inmate the clock al night, the white light bring
ing out the brilliant hues Of the flowers and
foliage as vividly by night by day. The ma
chinery Of the clock IS housed in an ornamental
pavilion at the summit Of the hill This pa
viIion is glass incloseeI, the movements Of the
works being visible 70 visitors.
The hours and quarter hours are struck by
great brass bell in the pavilion. which may be
heard throughout the greater part Of the fair
grounds. In the pavilion is also a large hour
glass Of the time Of our gTandfathers the evo-
luton Of the process OF ticking of time being
thus shown IN contrast with the most modern
method Of keeping account of the passing OF
the hOurz
New-York tribune., 1904-08-07
FORESTRY And FLOODS.
Tree Planting to PreveHt Kansas
UashOuts.
" U'aShOutS.


Washington. Aug. G-That "A farmer owning
100 acres of land worth 5000 an acre might.
through neglect Of tEe elementary principles Of
forestry. become bankrupt in q night. the
owner Of 800 acres Of absolutely worthless land.
would hardly occur 20 the Eastern banker who
was asked 20 carry q first mortgage loan or
such a property. But precisely that did occur
10 a farmer IN the valley Of the Kansas River q
year aEo. and ruucrous iustan-es almost as re-
rr.arza bl= might be cited TO show the danger in
CURED by the neglect oE ordinary precautions on
the part OF those whose property is in the fertile
valleys Of the country. Nor is this danger con-
fined 70 the West
After the great Kansas River food Of a year
ago the Bureau Of Forestry sent an expert for
ester. George l.. C.othIer 10 make examina-
ton Of the flooded area 70 BE- followed by such
recommendations as the conditions might suE-
geSt So strikIngly was the danger incurred by
neglectfny the injunctions Of the fo-esters Illus
trated that the bureau has row concluded TO
publish 4 bulletin on the subject that all may
profit by the unfortunate experience of the Kan
sas farmers.
The valley Of the Kansas is remarkably fertile.
the aluvial soil consisting, doubt, largely Of
silt deposited b. previous, perhaps prehistoric,
foods and its market value ranges from 500 to
$50 an acre. Its character. on the other hand,
renders il the more susceptible TO damage by
flooding The total property damage resulting
from the food Of 1893 Is estimated at S2U,OO0.-
OO0 in addition which upward Of one hundred
lives were lest
New-York tribune., 1904-08-07

hanks 70 protect the whole area from TIE fun
the tendency to gully and cut new channels The
last two systems Of planting for ultimately
reclaimirg the now destroyed lands and making
them produce in the mean time a valuable wood
product while the work Of reclamation is going
The sauded lrnds useless for crops.
but VIII grow cottonwood which twerty years
hence VIII make valuable saW logs I'm Jh- Clean
time the trees viii be retaining the land for
field crops This they viii do par,Iy by the
fertilizinE effect of the decaying forest litter.
But should the food waters return again the
timber would be- in a position To render much
greater service. TX Inilation CT the affected
Jear ago shows strkagy that Nhera pro-
tectlve groWths OF cuttonwoOd checked the rush
Of the current the land beyond generally
covered not with sand but With silt and Is
often II anything. mere fertile than before
With extensive planting of forest tres another
Hood would undoubtedly bring back - once TO
fertility much OF the land which has now been
made barren.
The lower part of the Kansas Valley de-
Of from 800 To i00 bushels 80 the acre were not
uncommon before the Acod Thousands Of acres
Of potato fields were buried frorl two 70 six feet
beneath coarse river sand causing the farmers
10 a bandOn much OF this land OF the l'SKt acres
Wameso Kan only thirty-hve acres We're
cultivated last year after the flood and this IS
probably all that will be ut to cultivate for
many years TO come
New-York tribune., 1904-08-07

Until q year ago the valley of the Kaw was as
fertile as any on this continent. For centuries
the strips Of woodland along the banks Of the
river bed impeted the rush Of oyerfows, and the
silt that built UP the rich land had been pr~cipi-
tated. But under agriculture the trees We're
gradually cut Iouu. il many cases right % the
waters edge The result was inevitable In its
natural course the river runs rather slowly and
with many win 3iEgs through its fiat meadows
But when Il oyerfOwsd the water swept straight
down the valley Uu.npeied By trees u in
creased its velocity. in some places cutting for
Itself new channels. and for almost the whole
TO miles OF the valley uoJ only deeply erotei
the river banks but played havoc with the stIu-
able farm lands.
In some places the rich soil was cut away 70
the barren sands or gravels. in others coarse
sand was laid six and eight feet deep over the
fields; in still Other places great holes We're
gouged out and lakes formed acres in extent
OF the 2JOO0O acres Of remarkably fertile lands,
ley contained. i0UO acres were completely de-
stroyed for agricultural purposes. 10000 acres
more were damaged 20 PER cent OF their value
and the whole area was greatly deprecated in
value owing 20 the general sense Of uncertainty
as 70 the future. That these fears for the future
were we'll founded the repetition Of the disaster
this year makes sufficiently plain
tree planting for the river banks. the sand Gov
cred lands and the deeply eruCed lands The
object Of the first Is 70 prevent washing OF the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-30
Two Bio Atlantic Liners.

Two more big Atlantic liners which will
further advance the standard Of comfort
and luxury for the ocean voyage are be-
ing built for the Hamburg American
steamship line. one. the America. is
being constructed by Harland & Wolf at
Belfast, Ire. and the other, the Kaiserin
Auguste Victoria. at the Vulcan ship
building works at Stettin. Ger Among
the features of these vessels will be large
a In carte restaurants. enabling passen-
gers to change from the regular fare and
dine when and how they please. and ar
range dinner parties for their friends
passenger elevators running through all
the five passenger decks, well equipped
gymnasiums and Turkish baths The
America will be 700 feet long and dis
place $4,000 tons. the Kaiserin Auguste
Victoria 705 feet long and will displace
10000 tons The passenger capacity of
these ships will be about $3.50 each com
prising 500 in the first class 500 in the
second class, $50 in the third class and
2lSa in the Storage. Their speed will
he moderate-17 knots an hour and will
enable them to reach Plymouth and Cher
bourg In about ~ days and Hamburg in
nine days The great dimensions of these
steamers. their enormous cargoes of
freight and their bilge keels will tend to
make them steady and comfortable in
inc toughest seas. The staterooms will
NOT only he large, some even 10 by II
feet, but the upper berth will be entirely
done away with. The America will he
ready Tor service in August 1905 and the
halserln Auguste Victoria i'm the spring
of 1906. '''s
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-30
NATURE TELLS YOU
AS Many 8rattleboro Reader Knows
Too Well.

AS Many a 5ratteboro Reader Knows
Too Well.
When the kidneys are sick,
Nature tells you all about it,
The urine is natures calendar.
Infrequent or too frequent action
Any urinary trouble tells OF kidney
ills.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure all kidney ills
Brattleboro people testify to this.
John NJ. JOY farmer retired living on
the Brattleboro road, says: "Doan's Kid
ney Pills did more than help me, they
stopped lameness in my loins, pain in
the back from which suffered intensely
and as If that combination was not suf'
ficient to aggravate the ordinary mortal
there was added to it trouble with the
kidney secretions. particularly observable
at night. When l went to George E.
Greene's drug store for Doans Kidney
Pills no one would have made me believe
that the treatment would even bring re-
lief let alone cure, because had con-
suited physicians and tried different rem
edies previous to my visit but 1t is fact
Send anyone to me for a corroboration OF
the above"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the United States
no other.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-30
The Mysteries Of Knowledge.

a Bostonian was praising the other day
the astronomical work of Percival Low
ell
Before the last total eclipse of the
SUM- he said, smiling, Mr.. Lowell OBJ
served to an old colored man whom he
liked:
" George, if you'll watch the chickens
out at your place tomorrow morning
about IL o'clock, you'll see them all go to
roost'
" Hi, hi!' George laughed Hi, hi!
OATS good joke
He thought, you see, that Mr. Lowell
was fooling him. But when at about II
O'Clock the next morning the sun dark
ened and the chickens did go to roost.
George was amazed and somewhat hor-
rited. He sought Mr.. Lowell out and
said:
Wot you done tole me wuz true.
sab. Nah chickens went to roost, sab.
just laik you said dey would
Yes, George l suppose they did" the
astronomer returned.
" How long, sab, did you know bout
dis?' said George.
" oh, a long time.
Did you know dey would go to roost
a year ago?"
Yes; fully year ago.
Well, dat beats ALL said George. in
an awed voice. Dem chickens Whlzn't
Matched year ago. ;"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-30
MORT HFlELD, MASS.

Roy Chamberlain was severely burned
about the face by the blowing up OF a toy
engine with which he was playing. Fears
arc entertained that he may lose the sight
of his right eye
The home Of Austin Stevens on Plain
street consisting of a y story house and
barn. was entirely consumed by fire Fri
day evening. \ defective chimney IS sup
posed TO be the cause. The property was
insured for $500 in G. H. Webster $
agency
The next entertainment in the Mortified
lecture course will be 10y the Walter Bent
ley Ban company Of Boston. at the town
hall on Wednesday evening. Jan. {. The
company comes highly recommended and
comprises Walter Bentley BAN. baritone:
Miss Beulah Timblin. reader; HaIlam
Hickman. vioinist
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-30

The Brattleboro independents and the
Worcester Athletics viii meet on the bas-
kct bail floor in Festival hall next Thurs
day night
At the time of the children's Christmas
gathering at the Unvcrsalist vestry last
Friday evening 80 children and grown
people. who were in, were remembered
~ the Sunday school
The annual gcntlemen's night Of the
Womans club will be observed Wodnes-
day evening, Jan. 4. Miss Edith Coburn
Noyes member of the faculty Of the
Emerson School of Oratory will appear
I'm Charles Rcade's famous comedy in two
acts. entitled Peg Womington. Miss
Noycs has wonderful talent as an imper-
senator. and sustans the II distinct char
acters of the play with such fidelity that
the effect Is that OF a whole dramatic
company The male quartet will assist
Miss NoNes. and the evening is sure to be
one of great enjoyment. \ reception will
prccede the entertainment, and a buffet
lunch will follow. Members of the club
may procure tickets of the social com
mttec
The Mssourians attracted to the Au-
ditorum last evening an audience much
smaller than the play merited. Nearly
all who went were much pleased with the
performance, which aboundcd in thrilling
climaNcs and which was not allowed to
lag at any time Theodore Hamilton as
stormy Jordan, the saloon keeper. and
Cecil DeNlile as Stumpy Pit a horse
trainer were the favoritos. but the work
Of some Of the other members was equally
good in the heavy lines. Petite Roberts,
am old maid. was impcrSouated by Flora
Finch In particularly credtable way.
The play depicted Central Missouri life
and was distinctly different from most
plays which have cunning and intrigue
for the central features The show car
ri'd "a large amount Of scenery
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-30
The New York rrl.weekly Tribune.

for those who want to get the New
York news and news of things the world
over and don't want to spend the money
or time In buying and reading a metro
poiltan paper seven days in the week
The Tri-Weekly Tribune fills the bin It
is issued on Monday. Wednesday and Fri
day of every week, and contains the es-
sence OF The Daily Tribune for the whole
Week 70 those who are interested in the
prices of flour, grain, wheat. cotton, live
stock, butter cheese, eggs, and other
farm products. its market reports are in
valuable. because of their correctness.
Price, $3.50 a year. For n free SAMPLE
copy send postal card to The New York
Tribune, New York
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-30
Drunken Man Shot at West Norwich

WIN Eastman shot Frank Broughton In
the leg at West Norwich Wednesday
Eastman claims that he acted In self de-
fence. Broughton attempted to enter East
mans house while drunk. and on being re-
fused admttance became voiolent and be
gan throwing sticks OF wood through the
windows. II Is said that a struggle be-
tween the men followed and Eastman H.
nally used a gun. Broughton's wife was
Eastman's housekeeper and ii is thought
that Broughton may have been insanely
jealous.