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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-14

creased e475,oo government securities I'M
changed The proportion OF the banks reserve s
to Liabilities Is .73 per cent, as compared with
4645 per cent last week.
BERLIN, July 14-Exchange on London 20
marks Al pigs for checks. Discount rates. short
bills per cent, three months bills, 2M per
cent.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 14-Bank clearings to-
corresponding Week, s1so72 o745f: New York
exchange, selling rate soc premium; buying rate,
day IN sight d, documentary exchange, $4s4A.
year, Sc, AS, sol. SO. "''''0' 80
BOSTON MINING STOCKS, July 14.-Closing
a g, t yesterdays market: Adventure,
n Hssssr 4S Sa GsntsRns Ssn
~; Franklin, 7}l@s; Isle Royal, ioE @1oH
R@A pa Colony 5o975 y Cd Dominion 4
11M;, Quincy. sSGse; Rhode Island. i; Santa
Fe, III o.; shannon Copper Co., 54s@5A; Swift
e s rfaiy s@ 5a5 Gnifsa ap
sPi IS IS %se5a SfaR %.iv S$ "a "a
LONDON CLOSING PRICES, July 14-con.
sols for money SO e eonsos for account
Pacific, 12s5s. Ches apeake & Ohio, 3414; Chicago
au Gsieis snvsr y a St
23A; Denver & Rio rGrande preferred, TAN
Erie, 25M Erie first preferred, 62%; Erie SECOND
preferred, 3SA; Illinois Central 1873: Louisville
4 Nashville, 1l6h; Missouri, Kansas & Texas
10; New York Central, ex: div, 122: Norfoll
80; Ontario 8 Western. 29s4 Pennsylvania 81 X
Rand Mines, 1ois; Reading 267s Reading frs
preferred, 43; Reading second preferred, 81
Southern Railway PAS: Southern Railway pre-
ferred 90A; Southern PACIFIC. 51B; Union Pa
citc, 969s; Union Pacific preferred 96%; Unite,
States Steel, 12A; United States Steel preferred
S2&; Wabash, IN; Wabash preferred, 37A
Bar silver, dull, 26%d per ounce. Money, "a
2A per cent The ., rate Of discount in the .ope
months bills is "a OPS per cent.
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SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK, July IA

ceipts-Cattle, 100: hogs, 900
60, $50 lbs. s5.o5; 60, 2eo lbs. $40.
Cattle-Strong Sales: beeves, LAO lbs,
1888; 10, 1000 lbs. $4.65; 10, 1896 lbs $500
10 cows and heifers: 956 lbs, $3.50; s, 1,O40
lbs, $3.50; 4, LOO lbs, $3.50; stockers, s85
lbs, So: 10, $50 lbs, 49, 25; TO- 1,O03 lbs, 1913;
yearlings, 313 lbs, So; 1. $50 lbs, $685. 2. 40
lbs, $3.50.
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Moore of Chicago says: Looks like crowd
were pretty well sold out of wheat and If any
one wants to buy they will have hard work.
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THE DAYS REPORTS
CLOSING CASH PRICES

/ No
~ ~ - ssac; No
No
Nc / flax No.
No 3yelow crn53c;
BaIey3 to
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CHICAGO LIVE sTocK 1r,v ,4-co+,

CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, July 14-cattle-
and feeders, So 5o@4; cows, 81 o@4. 90; heifers,
calves $2.5o@5.5o; Texas-fed steers, $4,000
4.9O.
Hogs-Receipts today, 5000; tomorrow, 10, 900;
unevenly higher; mixed and butchers. $4,000
$50; good to choice heavy, $5.45@5.65; rough
heavy, $525@5.45; light, $5.25@56o; bulk of
sales, $5.35 @l5.50.
Sheep-Receipts 5000; steady; lambs, steady
good to choice wethers, 81 25@5; fair to choice
mixed, $3.25@4; native lambs, $9.5O@6.5O.
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Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by roads as follows: Chicago Grea,
Minneapolis & st. Louis, 2; Chicago. st. Paul
Minneapolis = Omaha. 5: Great Northern, g.
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u. s. TREASURY STATEMENT

NEW YORK METAL, July 14.-Lead. quiet
4.25@4.35c. Copper, firm. 125s @125sc.
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N. P. MEETING DEFERRED
STOCKHOLDERS AGAIN ADJOURN FOR 4
WEEK PENDING SUIT SETTLEMENT.

New York. July 14.-Another adjournment Of
one week was taken today by the stockholders
of the Northern Pacific. The meeting has been
postponed from time to time since last Novem-
Der on account of the pending Northern securi.
ties litigation.
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M11wAuKEE GRAIN AND FrnnR

MILWAUKEE GRAIN AND FLOUR, July a.
Flour, firm. Wheat, lie higher; No. / north
ern, 81. 010l1.03; No. 2 northern, 9s1a @$1. O0H
new September S65s @S6Ac asked. Rye,
higher, No. 1. 75@sOc. Barley dull No 2,
&c; sample. 3s@59c. Oats. 1c higher; stand
ard, 431h@D44c. Corn, firm; No 3, 5O@51 kc;
September, ASH ,l4sMc bid.
Wheat-Puts. s4c; calls, S75ac bid
Corn--Puts, kSM M4SAc bid: calls. 40M4aAc
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PUTS AND

2:30 o'clock report:
Puts-September wheat, s6ss @S6Nc.
Calls-September wheat, SSlhc.
Curb-September wheat, S715c.
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ST: LOUIS LIVE STOCK, July 14.-Cattle-
Receipts 1900: market for natives steady: Tex,
and feeders. $3@4.25: cows and heifers, $235@
5.35: Texas steers, $3@4.25; cows and heifers,
$2.50M3.25
Hcgs-Rnceipts, 200; market 1O@2oc higher:
pigs and lights. $4.25@5.2o: packers, S5.10@
$50: butchers and best heavy, $5.15@5.60.
Sheep-Receipts, 100; market slow; sheep SIS. %
al; lambs, $3@6
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) DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT.

The following are the receipts and shipments
at the principal primary wheat markets:
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MONEY REPORTS

Total sales. 667. 800.
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BUTTER-Receipts yesterday. S2,745 lbs;
creameries. extra 1870; creameries, firsts 15c;
creameries, seconds, 13c: diaries, extra, lac;
diaries, frsts 12c; dairies, seconds 101ac; pack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08

blade of grass. and that ugly hooked beak
poking out in front. Ann louder still when
he heard his tale of woe{l
Just wait till you hf4r me sing" the
parrot exclaimed, and opened his swollen
jaws. But what-witff his pain and the
curve of his beak his trills were worse than
before
"Ah-ha. Oh-hoP, rustled abe breeze and
the leaves land you've shown the SER
pent the way to the tree for that! oh-ho!
Ah-ha!" n
''Why. what have you done with the
gum" she asked. Didn't you hear me say
that the spring-tide saprwas the voice of
the tree. and only SO i9ngAas ] wore its
throat7 Oh, deari / wish You had stayed
here. You wasted the thrills for year.
'Ha-ha-haw laughed Solomon. II fear
you have only made trouble for ALL but you
really are such comicaF sight I haven't
the heart to punish you more, although 1
shall certainly miss the nightingale's song
this year."
The parrot, greatly offended, stole into
his nest to nurse his pride and his sore
swollen jaw. When the break was healed
and the ache was gone. he was somewhat
consoled to find that he could do what no
other bird can, and that was to move his
upper jaw.
The nip he had of the serpents fat taught
him guile and knowledge of tongues, which
he always retained. But he certainly never
was able to trill though 1t always remain
nightingale miss her early visit to the tree
that sings And that hooked beak he got
in the long ago, when the old old world was
so very young, he will always wear till the
old world grows so exceedingly old II can
never grow any Older.
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How Patti Sang,

Once, on a very stormy night, the great
singer, Adelina Patti sent word to her
manager that she did not dare leave her
hotel In such bad weather. The people
who had bought tickets for the concert
were given their money back.
Madame Patti was in her room at the
hotel when she heard the sobbing of little
girl in room close by. The child appear
ed to be alone, and much distressed, so the
knd-hearted singer went to console her.
Mamma has gone to hear Patti sing, and
l wanted to go too. Mamma said it was
too wet for me, but Patti is going away to-
morrow and now I shall never hear her.
Madame Patti tried to explain that rer-
haps the singer would come to the city
again some time, but the child would not
be consoled.
At last Madame Patti. began. very softly,
one of her sweet lullabys. The sobbing
ceased, and the large eyes of the child
looked in wonder. When the lullaby was
finished the tears were gone and smiles had
come in their stead
Sing some more" whispered the little
one eagerly, do sing some more"
When the next little song was sung the
delighted child leaped out of bed. threw
her arms about the singer and cried: mo
one else could sing so sweetly You must
be Madame Patti"
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The Three Angels.
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News
Here Is a bit of Hungarian folklore: At
ter the Lord had decided to expel Adam
and Eve from paradise He sent GABRIEL
the Hungarian angel, to carry out his
order. Now, from the eating of the fruit
OF the forbidden tree Adam and Eve mad
become quite shrewd, and they were en-
deavoring to get out of the fix as best they
could So they prepared big feast, re-
ceiyed Gabriel with the utmost kindness
and sought to win his heart by lot of at
fectionate words. They succeeded. 1t
erieyed Gabriel to expel these kind hosts
from their home. He therefore returned
to the Lord with the request that somebody
else be charged with TINS unpleasant his
sion.
Thereupon the Lord sent Florian, the
Roumanian angel, because the Lord knew
Florian to be more obedient and less mag
unanimous. Adam and Eve were just dining
when Florian hat and large cane IN hand,
stepped in He saluted in most humble
manner and then told why he had come
"Have you it in writing?" inquired ADAM
severely NO stammered the visitor,
ard, frightened, he returned to his heav-
emily abode.
Then the Lord sent Michael, the German
angel. Adam and Eve at once set to work
preparing even a richer meal than had been
served Gabriel, thinking they might induce
Michael to be lenient. So the very best
things were served, and there was no
chael ate until he could hardly even
wheeZe Then he arose and, drawing his
sword, said, Now you get out of this!
Adam and Eve tried all their little tricks
to stay; they appealed to his mercy and i'm
plored him to consider how nicely they had
treated him: but all in vain. Michael re-
manned firm, merely saying, 1T must be-.
And he drove them out.
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Rooster and Hens Game.

From the Minneapolis Times r.
AS many girls and boys as wish catch
hold of each others coat tails and skirts
The foremost one is the rooster, and the
rest are hens. One player stands about fif-
teen feet away and makes motions with
his leg like rooster scratching. The one
who is playing rooster says:
What are you doing, strange creature ?'
Scratching hole" replies the strange
creature
What will you do with the hole?"
Find stone in it."
What will you do with the stone?"
Sharpen a knife with it."
What will you do with the knife?'
slaughter a hent' shouts the strange
creature" and makes dash at the rooster
and hens. Now all the hens" must try to
escape, but they must not let go of the
rooster or Of each other. The consequence
is that there is great opportunity for agil-
ity and cleverness in lodging, and the game
is full of fun. OF course the strange
creature" can catch hen after hen in the
end. When none is left the rooster selects
a new rooster and becomes the Strange
creature" himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08
BRUNO'S LUCK.
BY I'll. w PETERS

In the long run good luck sometimes turns
TO bad luck, and seeming bad luck turns to
the most unexpected good fortune How
Bruno came out in this experience will APP
pear in the story.
Bruno was one of five, all boys, and Mrs
Andreas was happy when the last of them
was able to toddle out and sell newspapers
one by one they were taken to the streets,
as they became six or seven years old.
SHOWN the value of money, taught how to
make change, call out the best papers and
keep from being run over.
Mrs. Andreas had gone through a strug-
gle after the loss of her husband. There
had been times when she did not know
where the next loaf would come from Yet
she was hopeful. She knew that as her
boys grew they could help her more and
more, and she believed in them, for she
taught them every day to be honest and
Industrious.
As things were now, boy had to be
pretty sharp to get ahead of Tony and
Bruno Andreas, and now there was Pietro,
too. The competition was sharp, but they
all caught their share of the business.
Each of them brought home money every
day, and the Ardreas home was becoming
more comfortable and more cheerful.
The boys were well brought up. Besides
honesty and thrift, they were taught the
worth of politeness to their customers.
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sternly. Hand over that poclzetbook.'
""Tisn't yours" argued Bruno, holding
on to it. Belongs to the lady in the car"
Right you are. It's going back to her
now and you go to the lookup for steal
ing"
Bruno was furious He looked the police
squarely in the eye and cried proud
ly, I'VE never steal!'
The officer had dismounted and TAX ng
Bruno rather roughly by the shoulder
marched him back to the corner where the
old lady was waiting. Then first Bruno saw
his mistake Luck was against him. He
tried to explain. but it was no use.
'I'u make a lesson OF him. shouted the
angry old woman The little sneak thief
Several persons gave their names as wit
nesses Even ,Bruno's lawyer was there
and did his best to clear the little FELLOW.
The lawyer had to admit that Bruno had
paper, but declared his belief that the boy
was honest. More than that he said he
would defend him IL the boy had to be tried
for stealing.
Bruno refused to give his name and ad-
dress. He could not bear the thought that
any one with his proud name should be
charged with stealing. With lips tight shut
and head erect he went to jail and spent
the night there.
The young lawyer. for Bruno had guessed
right went eagerly to work on the case.
He found a newsboy who knew Bruno 8
older brother and to him the lawyer told
what had happened Then they got several
persons who knew of Brunos good char
acter and were willing to go down to the
hearing. Even the rival newsboyS all had j
good word for him.
But all that was said could not prove
that Bruno had not snatched the pocket
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Your Fortune With Dominoes.

Darker the room, burn salt and alcohol
in bowl in the center table around which
are spread the dominoes. Allow each one
in turn to draw five. The ingenious for
tune teller makes up a thrilling tale from
the following signiications:S
90 denotes amusement and success
IL denotes early marriage and much happiness
6-3 denotes constancy and affection
% denotes Orderliness. industry and economy
81 denotes two marriages and riches in old age
6-biank denotes the death sf a near friend
Double denotes good luck in every venture
d denotes marriage with attendant poverty
% denotes ample meansss and eventual great
wealth.
% denotes an unfortunate hove affair
81 denotes an invitation to an enjoyable affair
5-blank denotes danger from gambling or games
Of chance
Double denotes brings luck to lovers. farmers snd
laboreFs.
"a denotes neither riches poverty
- denotes change in circumstances
Il denotes childlessness. but wealth
4-blank denotes fame as a writer
81 denotes extensive travel by land and sea
81 denotes caution In all undertakings
3-blank denotes deceit of sweetheart
Double denotes thrift and moderate riches
p denotes life of luxury and single bIessedness
blank denotes poverty and continual bad luck.
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A Morning Thought.
he Youths Companion.

From the Youths Companion.
I had friend who stayed with me from early
dawn till night,
He did whatever friend may do to make a child's
delight.
He brought me many pleasant gift and many a
lovely sight.
But when the sun had gone to bed and stars came
out to play,
Without single parting word my comrade slipped
away,
And I shall never see him more-my gold friend,
Yesterday.
Soon l that he was gone 1 wished some
words unsad
That spoiled bis sunny morning hours, some fretful
tears unshed,
Some naughty froyvns wiped all away, and smiles
put in instead.
And when woke this morning 1 felt 80 glad to
see
Another friend. all rosy bright, was waiting here
for me:
I mean to keep him just gay and happy as can
bet
No frowns and tears shall vex him in the little
while he'll stay,
And when the twilight comes at last, and he must
away.
I'll bid him cheerily. Farewell, dear, pleasant
friend, To-Day" - -
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book. The judge asked the old lady if she
wished to press the charge.
'Yes!" she snapped. Send him to TIE
reformatory, judge, or he is sure to become
a worse criminal
Sternly, the judge said: 1.-The evidence is
strong against you, my boy. You Wee
caught with the purse in your hand, and
you We're running the wrong way
Il have told you,' said Bruno, that l
thought it belonged to the young woman
who sat beside the one-legged German
. Just then there was a peculiar step heard
in the court room, and, turning, Bruno saw
his one-legged friend cheerfully hobbling
in
The smile came back to Bruno's face.
While the good-natured German, addressing
him. said:
We'll, mine boy, you hat trouble nit the
pocketbook already? Dot vas a good thing
l just now come along. Judge, you hat the
wrong boy. Bruno >iss just so honest like
1 vas. Fiery day 1 buy papers NIT him
and he nefer cheat me once already Ven
the lady's pocketbook drop from her lap 1
try to speak nit Bruno. but the street car
going so fast hat no speed NIT my wooden
leg. One young lady she also hat seen The
accident and she gif me her card SO if the
boy get into trouble"
1t was funny speech, but the judge saw
the point Everybody was smiling except
the old lady. She looked bewildered and
angry. When the German handed up his
card the judge cried:
My old friend Hans! haven't seen you
since we were boys. Shake hands," And
he leaned over the desk to salute the one
legged German.
Bruno was dismissed with caution to
keep his eyes wide open-a caution that he
did not need.
The little old lady looked hard for q
while, then she called Bruno over to l.er.
My boy, 1 believe in Justice" she said
with much feeling. Il thought you walo
guilty and determined to have you pun
ished. Now I see have done you en- in
justice, and 1 wish to reward you. II You
could have any wish you wanted what
would you ask?"
"A news stand on the corner" answered
Bruno without an instant's hesitation; for
that had been the dream of his business
life.
And he is going to have it, day after to-
morrow.
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They believed in building up a regular
trade, that they could hold and increase by
courtesy.
Bruno found a place between the car
tracks at very crowded corner, and there
during the open car season he found a good
many customers. They liked his big dane
ing eyes and the smile he always had for
every buyer. In a short time he knew inst
what each customer wished and had if
ready as the cars came along They often
gave MIN papers that they had merely
glanced over, and Bruno sold them again.
THESE men became his friends. They knew
his name, and though Bruno did not know
theirs he guessed where each one belonged
IN the great city. This was a professor
this lawyer, one was a banker, others
were merchants. One was a good-natured
German with a wooden leg. He probably
kept restaurant.
1t often happened that the cars met right
there, and then he had to work on both
sides at once. But Bruno was quick; he
seldom lost sale through being slow
On certain evening he was between two
cars, with customers on both. The sales
were quick, and three friends had given
him their papers to sell again. These papers
he was smoothing out when he saw on the
pavement fat pocketbook. He thought he
remembered seeing just such a one lying
In the lap of young woman sitting in the
end seat next to one of his regular GUS
toners.
Without stopping to look into the purse
he started down the track In chase of the
spinning car. And right there is where the
luck either good or bad, came in. If
Bruno had seen everything as he usually
did, he would have noticed that there was
old lady on an end seat in the other
car, sitting right next to his lawyer" and
that it really was she who had dropped the
pocketbook.
In fact; Bruno had not gone half a block
before the old lady discovered her loss. had
the car stopped and policeman looking
for the purse. Somebody had noticed Bruno
running like deer in the opposite direction.
A mounted policeman jumped at the hint.
sprang on his horse, and before Bruno had
caught the car he was after the policeman
had caught him.
.'Iait!' he ordered.
Bruno did halt, but protested that he must
catch that car.
IT have caught you," said the policeman
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every slip he found that hole in his coils
But his chill breath fell freezingly into
the hollow. The parrot, absorbed in the
wonderful trills, gave no heed to the am
Der shell that was slowly closing around
him. Again and again the serpent breathed
on the gum, then he painfully crawled down
the gnarled tree trunk.
See If your wisdom will save YOU Friend
Parrot" he cried and crept away to his lair,
His words were lost on the parrot, for the
singing had grown louder and louder, but
through the clear gum he saw the serpent
vanish among the ferns.
Now L can safely study those trills,' he
cried
He listened intentIy at first, but he soon
Joined in with the singing tree.
Superb he exclaimed. Really I'm a
genius, my first attempts great success"
But whether it was his own voice or the
tree that pleased him so he never thought
to discover.
It's folly to waste any more time here
Fhere's not the least fear the nightingale
will ever outsing me again. he continued
with giee. and tried to climb out
But he couldn't break through that amber
shell though his straight strong beak
plunged into 1t with a will. 1t simply
caught fast In the sticky mass and made
his plight worse than before. Down he
pulled. then pushed up, wrggling from side
to side, till at last. with a mighty tug that
curved his beak In an ugly hook and al
down bit of the gum. Twas no easy task
with broken jaw and twisted beak to
widen that tiny slit, but he worked away
till the moon rode high in the sky again.
Then the troublesome gum suddenly split
N half and parrot and shell clattered down
to the ground.
The soul Of the tree sang joyfully at its re-
lease, but little the parrot cared. He picked
himself up with the squirrels aid, and to-
gether they tried to set his beak straight
Alas! In spite of their efforts, the ugly
hook remained.
It's no use," the parrot said at last "Pll
have to wait till my jaws stop aching Then
surely the king will help me out when he
The squirrel pitied the suffering parrot,
and dipping his bushy tail in the dew
glstening on the ferns. he bathed his sore
jaw, and bound 1t up with a blade of grass
which he tied on the side with a flowing
knot.
WED better be going" the parrot OBJ
served. ''Sir Serpent might return. don't
think it would be quite polite to remind
him Of that rip in his coils by remaining
Walt till l clean your feathers, that
sticky gum has stained them quite brown,
said the squirrel brushing away till not a
speck could be seen.
Then they stole through the lilies and
purple-tipped iris blossoms, crossed the
moss-spread glade and Travelled away by
meadow and wood to Solomon's court
The sunbeams were dancing among the
leaves when they came to the grove where
the parrot housed. Gaily the notes swan
in the shaft of light that fell from the
magic wand of gold, for the king was
abroad in the early morn.
Loud and long he laughed when the par
rot appeared with his head bound up in