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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1904-06-17
Stock for Sale.

| have from ten to fifteen head
OF Mich Cows and Heiiers; good
stock, for sale ut my ranch one
mile west Of Carson City.
II. NJ. ANDR ASEN.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1904-06-17
For Sale or Rent.

y house and barn with two acres Of
and. Situated near Waterloo. For
further particulars inquire at the
Corner saloon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26

that he had the area or alleyway between
the church and his building nicely paved
and finished and front fence erected, the
plumbing and drainage arranged and a
pretty terrace wall erected at the east side
or the church terrace, and never charged
the congregation penny for the i'm
provements.
THE matter had passed out of my mind"
said Mr.. Downey until the day the de-
structive fire swept through my establish
ment. That day brought me my reward.
The minister was in the pulpit preaching
when the confiagration was announced. He
Immediately called upon his congregation to
be calm and patient He recommended the
women to pray, while the men We're urged to
go at once and help their benefactor, in
saving everything they could which they
most willingly did. They rushed into my
place where 100 fine horses were in their
stalls and in danger of being cremated, and
All We're saved. not one animal being even
injured.
Mr.. William F. Downey was born in the
County Limerick, Ireland, 1874, and came to
this country when he was but five years
Old He came to Washington with the l4th
New York Volunteers at the outbreak of
the civil war with only 81 in his pockets.
His first business venture was the selling
or wartime editions Of The Evening Star
TO the soldiers in and about the city. Then
he became a hackman and finally embarked
in the livery business, in which he has
grown wealthy with increasing prosperity
every day. He is a devout Roman Catho-
lie and leading member of the st. Vim
cent de Paul and other societies connected
with that faith. His dealings with the bust
ness men of this and other cities has been
marked by fairness and probity and he Is
the inventor of several plumbing and sani-
tary contrivances now in general use.
Mr.. Downey Is welded to his work in be-
half of fallen humanity, and one of his
proudest maxims is. "Where we have faith
In God and confidence In ourselves and the
proper respect for our neighbor, success Is
assured" He has assisted many gloomy.
despairing men to forsake the bypaths Of
dissipation and sin, and tread the bright
roadway of integrity and uprightness, and
while those with more far-reaching repu-
tations are writing and preaching of the
strenuous life and the simple life he is
humbIy practicing and living the Christly
life. which embraces both and more be-
sides
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26
THE ovERsHADow1Na CITY.
The Magnitude Of It's Place in Modern
American Life.

From the Saturday Evening Post
The new city budget of New York calls
for an expenditure for the year of $780,
100000. which is four times as much as the
state Of New York spends. and nearly twice
as much as the total outlay of the United
States government at the outbreak of the
civil war
These figures may help US to realize the
magnitude of the citys place in modern
American life. They make a new record
in municipal bookkeeping. They have
never been matched by any other city. as
city. In the history of the world When
Rome was administering the government
OF an empire and spending the revenues Of
subject provinces she may have handled
more n oney but no city. whether ancient
Rome or modern London or Paris. has ever
raised so much from its own people for
local purposes as New York is raising now.
The case of New York is typical. The
city in America has already outstripped
the state in its financial operations and is
rapidly overtaking the general government.
There are at least a dozen cities. each of
which disposes of greater revenues than the
state in which it Is situated. The chief ex-
tensions of public activity are municipal.
1t is the cities that are talking of investing
III street car lines. gas works, electric
light plants and model tenements. The
future rapid transit system of New York
will belong to the city. and the election re-
turns make it evident that the municipal
ownership of surface car lines will soon be
trea in Chicago.
With all the talk about national extrav-
agance. 1t costs as much to run the city
government of New York already as 1t
costs the taxpayers to run the civil
branches of the government Of the United
States. If it were not for the army and
navy. the pensioners and the postal bust
ness with its Independent revenue, the ma
t;onal treasury would soon occupy a mod
est place among those present"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26
JAPs AND THE MULE.
Why the Combination Does Not Get on
Well Together.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
so the Japanese rice growers are not
willing to tackle that interesting native in
stitution, the American mule, without the
aid of home folk. said an observant man.
''and 1 can see where they are right about
the matter. The American mule Is a long
cared. quick-heeled. supple-jinted mystery
and no man, no matter how wise he may
be, can do anything with him unless he
have special training. AS matter of fact
the white man in America is sadly deficient
when it comes to working knowledge of
the mule. Up to the present writing the
American negro Is the only living person
who can claim anything like mastery when
something In the nature of the black man
and the mule which makes it easier for them
to get along Just what it is do not know,
But even the black man will have his ups
and downs now and then with the mule
and l have seen sorne very interesting in
stances of this kind. one of the most anus
ing being that of an extremely hard-skuIled
negro who never wanted better weapon
than his head in any sort of conflict with
man or beast.
"one day he fell out with his mule ordi-
narfly they got along we'll enough together.
But in some way the mule on the day in
question made the negro mad and the fight
began. In the first place the negro broke
his water jug over the mules head. This
did not feaze the animal Grabbing the
mule by the ears and taking good. firm
grip the black man landed with vigor be-
tween the mules ears, using his head as
weapon. The blow was knockout blow all
right, hut the trouble was 1t knocked the
negro out also. Both mule and negro fell
TO the ground like dead. In a short while
both were up again and after that they
were fairly good friends again. The Japs
are right They will need special training
on the mule proposition and no mistake.
and the negro Is about the best man they
can get to do the training"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26

an old sow uttered menacing growl just
inside a belt Of trees nearby. This same
man was charged by a wild SOW on one
occasion and shot her dead almost at his
feet.
The boars here live chiefly on vegetable
food. eating besides roots. grass. nuts and
apples. But when the ground is frozen
and they are hungry they will eat almost
anything and deyour practically all the
offal of the hundreds of deer which are
shot every year in the reservation. But
in addition to all this, they require a great
deal of food during the winter months, and
every day men are sent out to particular
places In the forest to feed them with corn
Most of the sows have their young ones
in the spring, and the little pigs follow
their mother until the winter
ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26
IN AN ANTARCTIC SQUALL.
Terrible Experience, With. the Tenn
perature 72 Degrees Below Zero.

G. F. Borchgrevink, in the Century
Suddenly the mist lifted, and the tempera-
ture, which generally rose during a gale.
by this time had fallen to q degrees below
zero. The first squat brought drift snow.
and We suffered greatly from frost bites
while securing our little camp Our REIN
deer sleeping bags. while warm from pre-
vious use. had been packed on the sledse.
where they became quite fiat and frozen
hard. SO that when the gale surprised us we
had to thaw ourselves gradually into them
Later on we used the dogs to thaw out
the bags for us. They always liked to
roll upon anything that was not snow or
ice. even were 1t but thrown away mitten.
and they would turn round and round over
1t. imagining that they were warmer there
than on the snow. When later we threw
our frozen bags on the snow the dogs gen.
orally clustered together on them at once,
and soon after we could get into them
BY this time the gale was over us in
earnest, and we took refuge in our sleeping
bags In the tent, from which we were not
able to extricate ourselves for the next three
nights and days. In which time we expected
the Icy floor beneath us to break up at any
moment. Our silk tent rapidly filed with
dense fog, both from our breath and from
the heat given out by the lantern. a thick
layer of frost soon covered the inner walls
of the tent, and beautiful snow crystals
shone down on US through the ventilation
hole In the bag. The drift soon buried the
tent. and the snow pressure left us just
enough space for our sleeping bags The
dark little spot which we formed on those
vast white fields was blotted out. Men, dogs
and sledges all disappeared. and the Ant
arctic gale as 1t ragged over us found moth
ing but cold, white solitude.
For three nights and three days we had
to take turns In standing on all tours to
prevent being smothered by the pressure of
the snow. From time to time the Laps
joined In melancholy native hymns, the mo-
notony of which seemed In a remarkable
degree to harmonic with the rage of the
blizzard over our heads. We had brought
a small aluminium cooking stove with us
into the tent. and with difficulty we prepar-
ed warm meal. But in the cold the metal
stuck to our fingers. and 1t was not pleasant
to have ones turn at cooking. We roasted
the heart of seal. but other parts we ate
raw. The dogs were completely showed un-s
der Some of them had eaten the straps
of their harness In order to free themselves,
but they were still unable to move, being
frozen to the ice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26

DETERMINING the character and nnanetai reepon
sibiity OF your Broker Ii important the seiec
tion Of right stocks. ny10-w. s&m-136t-2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26

CAPITAL. $500, 600.
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Mr.. Downey's Remedy.

I'm your extensive and varied experience
in dealing with unfortunate humanity Mr.
Downey." asked the reporter what par
ticular remedy have you found to be the
most efficacious In restoring the outcasts.
so called. to good citizenship"
Il am glad you asked me that question:"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26

NEWS OF THE WORLD
appertaining to financial matters sent client
daily in large 4-page paper form. including on
Daily Market Letter" This. with our 400pag
GUIDE TO INVESTORS
all of which are free Of ali cost to you-even in
cIudin9 the postaee-equips you that you, cal
trade intelltesnsly and probably. for cash upo
margin.
posted up- to- the minute.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-18
PROFESSIONALS AGAIN
DOMINATE SPECULATION
Prices Sag on Moderate 0fferings-Ru-
mors Cause Decline in Amalga-
mated Copper Securities.

NEW YORK. Feb. IS.-Inactivity in
the stock market this morning was
again characterized by an indispOsition
OF traders to make important commit
ments on either side of the account.
Speculation will. perhaps, continue
quiet. pending the possible returning Of
the Northern Securities decision next
week. and clearer assurances from Eu-
rope that the troubles in the Balkans
win not furnish a fresh element OF dis
turbance in the international markets.
The speculation today was under pro-
fessiOnal control. and prices tended to
sag on moderate offerings. Amalgamat-
ed Copper lost more than l per cent
in rumors that the funds which the
company would receive from Boston
Montana and Parrot dividends will
have to be used to cancel loans made
by the subsidiary companies to the
parent company. Government bonds
unchanged Other bonds quiet.
The market opened little more active
than usual, and lower all around. The
maximum decline was in Copper and
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. Baltimore and
Ohio opened Y lower as did St Paul,
New York Central. and Reading. Rock
Island held steady.
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COMPANIES INCORPORATED
UNDER DISTRICT LAWS

Certificates Of the incorporation of the
following named enterprises were re-
corded today:
The Home Ice Company; capital stock.
$1,000; incOrporators, Albert b. Willis.
Edward NJ. Willis, 1r., and Goodwin Y.
At Lee.
The Uortobuy Novelty Company
capital stock. 5000; incorporators, Wal
ter A. Pinchback, J. Fran Blagburn,
and +. NJ. Sims
The Syndicate Charter Company; capt.
tai stock. $4,000; incorporators. William
II. LSopp, James NJ. York, and Edward
6 York.
The Payne Electric Excavator Com
pany; capital stock, S1.0O 900; incorpor-
ators. Thomas p. Payne. Marvin II.
Payne, and Thomas j. Tobin.
The Vernon OIL and Asphalt Company
capital stock, 81, 900, 900; incorporators,
II. Clay Campbell. Charles w. Embrey.
and Ralph r. Campbell.
The Edward G.. Niles Banker and
Broker: capital, $500; incorporators. Ed
ward G. Niles, Lewis Klotz. and Harry
c. Shears
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Tenth Street northwest. between Y
ana Streets-Helen A Estabrook et
az a. 70 John Franks, part lot 80. square
CHnbourne-WiIliarn I. I,anninp Of ~,
20 70 Redford w. Walker. lot 80. block ?.
cHnbourne-Redford W. Walker TO
Mary r hewitt. lot 3d. block 2. $40
BeileVue-Charlotte Daley e y.ir WI
and SO SO o. o.
Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Plains
Butter r. Abbott 10 Charles ". King.
Jr:. part lots Z73 and "a. $40.
1wenty-Niutb and Z Streets north
vest. quincy Smith. trustee 20 Eliza
s pSth . Danenhower; lot 212. square 125s.
Connecticut Avenue Heights-Jarnes 3
winner 81 uX- TO Ella g Heath. part
Washington Heights-John G. Head
st uX et al. 10 George c. Johnson. lot
6S. block s, $40 ~
Bloomingdale-Math SchilZ ct tx 10
'S2iiidIlIlelts Scholes' lot -, square r. $40.
mount Pleasant and Pleasant Plains
gonn l.. warren ct uX. 10 Pascoe w
W lIilams and Anna y. Williams. lot 400.
Third Street southeast. between x and
l. StreelS-DOra l.. Posey ct x-fr lore.
miah A. 10 Evan H. Tucker. mart ORIG.
inal lot T. square 7g9. SO.
:, lZls, 10 1928 I Street northeast-WiI-
Ham j. FrizZell ct ux TO Evan II
SO Nv
Fort Saratoga Addition TO Brookland-
eta ". Hazsle et vir. Edgar r 10
Flora X. Knapp. lot 3. block 81. SO
InlontOWn-JOhn J. Brosnnn 10 Ricb-
ard +. Pairo. lots 17s I79. $50 1871 and
1872. SO.
Uniontown-Helen w Pairo et vir
Richard e. 70 John J. Brosnan. same
lots. SO.
Holmead Manor-Victor Anderson To
Mary NJ. Stinzing. lot d. block "A. $40.
Potomac and Prospect Streets north
west-George W. Castelar, et ux. Ia
raphael A Casilear. lot 1. and part lot
~. square 12G, $40.
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THOS. J. OWEN & SONS, Auctioneers.
9l3 r Street northwest
TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO-STORY
FRAME DWELLING. NO 3n OAK
STREET. y. Wy virtue Of a certain
deed OF trust duly recorded in nber, No.
2533. at folio ll3 ct seq. one of the land
records for the District of Columbia
and at the request OF the party secured
thereby. we Will sell at public auction
in front Of the premises on, TUESDAY.
the 23D DAY OF FEBRUARY 1904 at :
O'CLOCK. p. NJ. part OF lot numbered
three. in block numbered twenty-onc.
OF the Howard University subdivision of
John A. Smiths farm commonly called
''Enngham Place" described az follows
Beginning al the southwest corner OF
said lot fronting on Oak Street. and
running thence east l2iz feet thence
north 90 feet. thence west 12J& feet
thence south 90 feet 10 place OF he
ginning with the improvements there
on.
Terms-One-thir cash balance in one
and two years, with interest secured by
deed Of trust on the property sold or all
cash At the purchasers option. A de-
posit OF 500 required at time OF sale
Conveyancing and recording at puI-
chasers cost Sale TO be closed in ten
days.
LUTHER FULLER,
HENRY l.. BAKER
Trustees.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-18
ASKS A DIVORCE.

Thomas d. Rustin has begun suit for
absolute divorce against Lucy V. Rus
tin. on statutory grounds. They were
married in the District in 1891. w. c..
Martin is named as counsel for the
complainant
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-18
/uazsbos1hom Of 7ruaers G10es
Abakhehc Tone TO Stock Market
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Reported by w. B. Hibbs G. Co. 1419
T Street. members New York Stock EX-
change. Chicago Board of Trade. Wash
ington Stock Exchange
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

Salea-Potomac Insurance Company
25d25. 3d25. 25d25. 25d25. 25d25. 25d25-
after call-Washington Street Railway
A. lO00675lz
Capital Traction. 13g121k.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-18

Failures among some of the Baltimore
insurance companies have been anti
cipated but few people expect that
such matters will be of serious import
to the general business community.
Traders say that as the market can
not become any more stupid and mar
row it will have to develop activity on
one side or the other pretty soon. Com
mission business shows no Improvement.
but brokers say it cannot grow any
worse.
The Erie bull Is in a class by himself.
His faith in the property is hard to
shake. His mental attitude has been the
same as far back as anybody can re-
member. Attacks upon his stock serve
only to stimulate his confidence.
Foreign spectators doubtless magnify
the Importance of the present war as
a factor likely to involve the general in
ternational situation There was no ma
tertll change in the European money
markets, and little of interest in the
New York market, except i'm the foreign
exchange department, in which a sharp
advance was recorded.
Spectators for the fall endeavor to
make as much capital as they can out
of the so-calIed rate war between some
of the railroad lines, the Unfavorable
effect of the cold weather on railroad
earnings, the failure of several small
insurance companies in Baltimore on
account of losses incurred in the recent
fire, and the continued stagnation of the
foreign financial markets.
The little trouble that has arisen re-
garding the grain rate differential is a
minor and recurring one, representing
no more than the annual desire on the
part of certain of the trunk lines to
make a stand on what they call the
principles" involved in the ahair. AS
the grain traffic at this time of he year
Is very light, the money loss involved
In the matter is exceedingly trivial
Absence of liquidation is just as promi-
nent feature of the market as is alb
sence of any buying fever Until clearer
able duration and possible eVentualities
OF the war in the Far East, and until
the Northern Securities decision Is hand
ed down by the Supreme Court, the
great majority of those who would ordi-
narily take an interest in the stock mar
xet are inclined to inaction. But, on
the other hand. while the returns of
business enterprises are still so profit
able that the railroad and leading in
dustrial companies throughout the land
are, as a rule, earning very much more
than the dividends disbursed by them,
and while time loans can be negotiated
on stock exchange collateral at rates
below the parity of the interest yield on
first class bonds, the superficial reasons
adduced from day to day by bearish
operators as arguments for selling stocks
possess little force.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-18
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1S.-The following
prices were quoted on the cotton mar
ket today:
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. Feb is. - The following
prices were quoted on the grain mar
ket today:
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CURRENT NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF INTEREST TO INVESTORS

Failures among some of the Baltimore
insurance companies have been anti
cipated, but few people expect that
such matters will be of serious import
to the general business community.
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Real Estate Department.
laos G Street N. w.
THE WASHINGTON LOAN
AND TRUST COMPANY

OFFICE, COR. 9Th AND SIS
PAID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLION.
Loans in any aIncdnt made on approved
real estate or collateral at reasonable
rates.
- Interest paid upon deposits monthly
- balances subject to check.
- This company acts as executor, admin
- istrRtor, trustee, agent, treasurer, regis
- trar, and in all other nduciary capacities.
- Boxes for rent in burglar and hre-proo,
- vaults for safe deposit and storage Of vaIu-
- able packages.
JOHN JOY EDISON. President
JOHN A. SWOPE. Vice President
ELLIS SPEAR. Second Vice President
ANDREW PARKER Treasurer
BRICE J. MOSES. Assistant Treasurer
THOMAS BRADLEY Real Estate Ofice.
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
Is prepared to assume the management Of your
real estate. Careful attention given to all de-
tails.
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Traders say that as the market can
not become any more stupid and mar
row it will have to develop activity on
one side or the other pretty soon. Com
mission business shows no Improvement.
but brokers say it cannot grow any
worse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-18

Market opened steady, unchanged to II
points higher. Noon. steady.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-18

The Erie bull Is in a class by himself.
His faith in the property is hard to
shake. His mental attitude has been the
same as far back as anybody can re-
member. Attacks upon his stock serve
only to stimulate his confidence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-18
COVFRNMENT BONDS.
RAILROAD BONDS

Capital Traction r. R. 4's....... l0I los
Met St r. r. SIS, 1925. -...-..... IS I5k
Met r. II. Cert. indebtedness A.. .l6 1l11
Net r. K Cert. Indebtedness B.. l03H Jos
Columbia r. r. 6's. IeI4.......... lO3K los
Columbia r. R. ID mort. 5's-.... lis 1Is
CITY & Suburban 5's.............. lOi --.-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-18
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS.

Wash. Gas Co., ser. A, 6's l902-27. Jos liz
Wash Gas Co. ser. B. 6's I9O4-27. los liz
Y. s. Elee. Light, Deb. Imp 1902. l02 80.
U. 6. Flee. Light, Cert Indebt--.. lob
Ches. & Pot Tel. Co. 6's...... l04 Jos
Wash. Market Co., LIST 6's 1892. JOB 80.
Masonic Hall Assn SIS, c. 19o3.... 100 So.
Washington llo ll6
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TRUSTEES SALES.

THOS. J. OWEN & SONS. Auctioneers
9l3 r Street northwest
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Attest: JOHN r. ROUZER,
Deputy Register OF Wills for the Dis
trict OF Columbia, Clerk Of the
Probate Court fell IS .