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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-10
READING DOMINATES
THE STOCK MARKET.
BREAK CAUSES RUSH OF
SPFCT LATORS.
Juion Pacific Declines and Pa
cities Are Effected by Heavy
Profit Taking.

N.w York. SEPT s-R-adns h~Ii IN.
oen'-r OF the Stock Exchange sag. to-
day and it, violent movement va. the
dominant influence. on the whole market.
When il nroas TO more than 4 point under
strong. Il was concluded that important
speculative interests were getting out 81
the market. and the traders rushed TO fol
low the movement
Mon Pacific si.o got point urcsr last
night. AID the racifics continued 20 he AZ
:-r,ed by Iron--taktas all day. Wh-n
kfad!.g made !ts violent rebound til.
ifa1-!s concluded that the early selling
had been az The snort side. rather than
liquidation.
RUSH To COVER
The shorts rushed 60 cover r. the stock
and this show o, iin!dity on their part
was considered a. another effective test
OF tE. stability OF tho market with
chances farorin9 further advance. Some
selling OF stocks was based on belief IN
damage to IN. corn crop. That cereal.
however. vas incline! 20 decline in price
This was attributed IN part 70 the Glspo-
sifion IN take profits IN Il before the sp-
pesrance OF the Governments monthly re-
port tomorrow. Thi. report "a also await
81 with intnres: IN the stock market as a
meLsGre OF the prospect in that crop.
IL ls evident that the stock market Il
sensitive 90 the Co-n-CrOp news and any
thing decisive on the point would be Ike
oranges. United States Steel preferred
va. unus-Ialiy sluggish during the greater
part of the dsy hut IL was suddenly
brought into the advance and lifted 70 a
new high figure on the movement
Tho Pennsylvania group and th' hard
AID soft coal carriers generally benefited
IN sympathy. owing 10 the advantage TO
them OF revival 81 the iron and steel
trade Other meal stocks and those 81
metaI-consuming COMPANIES siso respond
ed. including arnaiganiated Copper.
c. Il a. RCNORS.
The movement in Rock Island Va. asso-
ciat-d TO some extent with the current ri.-
nors that the control OF Chicago ard A.
ton had been picked up in the open Tnarke;
in the Rock Island interest. Chicago and
Alton Was neglected and unaffected by the
story.
TIE reverish fluctuations IN .he Metro
pol!tsn fractions indicated the confusion
OF sentiment over the reported call fo- Do
p0-it or certificates Sor Metropolitan Sc
curi;iss stock. I'm which but ., Per cent has
been paid. There was doubt whether an
additional fnstailusenr was TO be paid or
whether the expected traction merger was
involved.
The late upward movement in sympathy
with United States Steel preferred made
the closing strong Tie prospect % an
other weak bank return was ~ little e.
feet on the market TGe hanks seem TO
have lost about C.vSSS more cash sine.
lation OF she week leads to the eppecrI-
ton Of further considerable loan eIpan-
sion.
bonds 1ers actIve AID firm. Total sales.
par yaiUe. sS-2lu.t's1. Tinted States bonds
were unchanged on call.
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THENT-By sarnpl-. -si= W - a;
81 igs-Ti -. " So. X. = I'D a. 9 1-Gf u
or -ktn . chlic-. No a. a. to So -.jerta-I
AZ ss1ss-. N1 haEI -ofnlnsiis. 81 'siIi =. ~
: hsrd AZ s,-srsi -esiz. No. bard at ssds.c: NJ.
snf1~i 81 si6..
CoRN-By sample G~i--L1caf. No A. -
Z - 70 s-Es-1.g. No a. Sc n
y.liaE -. N white - --Gs-f-~: "
: Whit az - D~-- -zzt.en- NJ. . y-iI.,= =:
-. No : Whit z.-.r. No Whit a
sst--- On the e-b At 49,.
oATs-By sample. c-i- Lover and dzii. No
: rlix-. - =-sz1 NJ. Nc a. -If,Hz-f--. NJ
., SlsI@I~. No Thi-e a. L. No a. "a
se.cs 10. at -a=-l<.. golden a; -5c
RyE@No. : .; ~. No. : IL.
FLOURISH winter IN v1o.= Pa-sa. & "a
;. -. s2eeixi srsne. l"eSe hixhe.s .e.snd pat
- 5sds -. low ana medium, Krads IN .gr. sts.
g. lor5-H- Ha-i winter IN fsr. sxs: Patent
ein. second eiear ST1+. ioN-<-zsIe 8, osE
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FRACTIONS ARE EASY;
OTHER ISSUES HIGHER.
BANK OF COMMERCE STILL
STRONG.
Inquiry for Trust Company Issues
Indicate Healthy Revival
OF Investment Interest.

Tr..,i.rf.. ~. ji~ ouls weak spYis ~ Z.
E.rv active -g.s.s.Ht :o- i",sI securities VS.
t.sI.i,-- -a.~re T.as considerable realizing
iu Transit. which 'as.i m from So 10
:.iss'=. All TE.tcI Railways preferred
N.iS freely s"I. - IS - ana 81
Na'iO,s! H.fLA ~ ,DTnTr.r.- asl.. waS
lie str"ag 40; 90, "a" N-i. with sales At
So. s. . and So" Third National
$50 wa VEL taken At $50 Mechanics
Na'.o.-.! had eIr,ii-1i .-rGoFt IT So, and
-.
'EAr.- Va = continued good !aqa.ry for
ulSt .uIaI-fa-- issues. ia. top ag .r.s for
tie Ia hing 80 fo- Commonwealth.
t.l...,' !"- Lincoln. e. for Mercantile .l.Id
Esz.51 FOR Missouri
Sfu-ri,-'s Central InEU-a1re lei I'll. mis-
cc.ls -iepus - With -aIsS al IA and e.
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IS. p. four. r. sol :,9a y IN ~. 40.
hc-nirT 81 &
MILF E:EsD-Rass sast trS n - prompt
- s~pf -ii9r1sr-. han a. * g-r hard ami
sid.s, f'r soft -ir-sr. AZ I'm. hsri Vint.-
ni1@f ,sNt . s.a---. ans so:t winter worth
lob - Re and ships 81 l.
HiN-iiasi- trs Timothy Siz5i=. -.
a. sov g-at>> Tilr.- 81 q " xn4 SrIf,
= fo- NJ. :. '-ils~T--u!x-t a. SyJs. - 20 No
ana isGisa s1- No = r-Sfri~ % - e-r.c-
80, % fg- Nc !. So % - Nc. sni :5es
fcr isv-E-sre-
sTR.w-On ,-ks wheat ;saas. ca, 80
9. ~ 'sGs.-f
F1-AN-EED-s; Lrzss s:-sdy A. ss. >.
30. and % srrl-s. r-1rup. shipr-u-s.
I.f:tb-So-1irs 81 -
SPELTEE-Ss
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R.go,t.i - Fr.ne,,. Bro { 60. No -
as d. % DAYS sst-1SSfsfS -
Commercial sterling ch-c,cr ~ - ..ays
sssz.ff-ssi.. 81 days -.
G=z-n bliis Sc. cotton bills pa.
Bznserr' reichsnzrs-. cable. IS 1887 q
DAYS % I5-fs
Commercial --arizs7-sr.-. che-ks e5ix1<5 zig
G. days - fs-is. - csvs - fI-ts
sazser.' Dutch ruiiders. c.s-cks 81: 81 dag.
- i-Is1s,-r-
co.aTsreisi Dg,eh saiIders. eb.cks % ,-iss
~ r-is9a.
Az.xrt S.eA1y.
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NiscelIa.eous Markets.

.E.ss sEE E cS. t,a.s;hy sss.ss val
HdafSf-sr a. sScGSs millet AZ .ScSi :. orders
sI-ASs: PEAS. Erc.oao,. from store p.-
,piit p..s 8: slscseys 81 s5a- Per n; lima
NroN Nh s .ae :.s s ed .. e. 6.
CASTOR BEANSI - DIR su. fer prine in
car bE fi SH , n ss.fs.
-f1'=S- -vsy3rst-a a. i. dsc. cores and peel
as a. ii.Fls.e; chops a: ii.sr.c- Peaches a.
iIoSEr-Cenb-No $: I0si-o: inferior. bro
i1s,. n SSis ai .5r eheice and sss,e ssr
inI.I.s- s.i DIRK. in can. E.asc
b-sSs .fi bSss 5iy.d nv ~ 7 Brown s snli
s..eN r2.1-d -u-,,,, Machine p,sksa-A 20
EMPTI R,Ri:xI-s-co.! 81. ,urp.n,in. .nf
s~-a' Hsh; OF ssd vsTni-a. SIC. n.aehine ~:
sugar L. vaissy -; sAi.tv bal: eol.. soc:
pa. ..asse: noa- -: .aal.:.~. soe: i.ri
- -: = o, Or -ach s5o.en head or stave;
c3oP Pr 5,.., % Proes ss !, y
s-hooD ira-i-bs1ai. So. ,er s-hoop ros,-eSund.
al al. so5s Ssis 81. fsr vd I'D H-as To-
Ssi. ', III r-s az. ha,: 81. ' 1o sn, Iea.
~: kIsa- essE. 80. si.ok--9ri bsis@E.sht-
s s .. S sSooo .srsr e.. s-iosp ssssr .:s
-liiiriIn app Il No april 5ar. meal 5ie'
LINSEED cIL-F:aW e.: boil-,i s.-: &c less :,
ttt Aa---~E-t-p fAls-N i-'eT ~L4fe &c yst-
io- - stsr1rnsr white -. yellow &c: ssist
-. sCoEil1 white II Yellow II
Z RI TIL F-RS-Prir1s white live geese .n s--a;i
sSs * an! in large ..s SO. prime g-ay liv.
x-ss- if, snail arI o. T. large .Zs or
shi;s -s.is,c- y .-a---. XX r59.5c: xxx 100
Il <SNN &C. tsgs 70 p~r cent On snail Ks
and on lsrx-- duck whit. -sS3s-= dar< 80
sod-
RooTs-Ps- n Gi-s.-z a. & % 20 S-r.r--
r.lr. -e~tv. o.. isss. While choics isrT. brings
u1r-- lady sspr-r s. s~reca 81. pink "a.
xclts- s~ai 81 BLACK si1c. NAY apple a.. snake
s-dcsc- un!t. snake sc. angelica -: ~ahoc-
hzTS - rot -. tsrs % .re@ =: hfort Sds,-r:
hi-s rsx g: sAsssfras. bark o, --ot ses;-c. via
ginger s. All is-!s n demand and rr-n
BEESWAS-Priu,. az SC r-r n
DEER SKINS ET-Frf-s der skins 80
49, n b-aeS tat -.c-ias.-fo- less antelope
IL. S-Isc. so=t .5a-sc each-dsmaxed cur.
CDOPERSTJ Fish ca !e.s On tr<: Sta~.s
-Fiazr bhl a. 80 - co.to.roei AID 8 3 -
--!1-3 rssi Dol a. -. No n - No half
bhi- .szHl az SO: Eaiii-rzn trui, %, s. 50
h-~r key S1.Gls: Lard ,!s-ce -. p--k hoi s-r-
Heading. p.- ~e--So- -FOUR bill &c: T1iiI-rua
:.i.-ineh stock fer .vpl. Dbl 81: No. 90.
hsap.1Fi5zr sbi SO q cotp.- . fo- sos.i.-.
NsIs-bhl 81 coii~1 >in ss-rco,, SsGs =: ca<
Is-d tie-c.. eoope- shaved. sfohi,: ror< hi. g
SsLT-E. .i.--- y~-i!-r1 8. E-s,-is-si sc pr
Sl- ~c--s = t-r bsL mon. This sd
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PFspN ISlD-Ns--
Provision. opened firm on buying FOR
| outside account. but later selling .: pork
By pit traders caused an ess1er tone. A.
the close Jan pork was 81 az f2-5-iz. Lard
closed unchanged At S-T.iz- Ribs were a
shade lower at $50
Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
| Wheat 20 cars; corn. SO; oat,. Is5: hogs.
II.pO head
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DOL.

S.o>s, or. cult. large. ar TIER. Is ,z.r
volume - sai-s b. c-alsrs. ts.- itfI@ doing on
70. regular r1a-t-f. owing - lack ~ CSerI1SS
from Is. hands Market strong ard in q GEN
-reIlv h-ai-hv oo16irion-
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Frsits and Vegetables.

::l-c fnef.- isc .uncsles f5c. o1:si..es
go. tongues i-irGi-- Per 10.
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STOCKS AND BONDS IN BOSTON.

Eo-ton- S~P- .-C1os.as quotation, to-.ay II
money. bonds. railway stOcks and ra!nfax
shares were as 1cIi0-.:
MONEY.
Call loans - S5ss pr cent: tines iosas s65
~ cent
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MARKETS BIZ TELEGRAPH.

ss: IT. s III s sai..:z I':s e: n:
fs:S: a!nn..1s. ps.enI $50 .. I've o.:
Ssiass n 80 :sss: s. s. -; w. T.s
az he eoe.,ns % snail Wsi.rn r..e.g.s snd
seIns room Hqa ia nd 1,E nes .. sar.s
lures west Tbs afternoon market was rIaset-
e e: .ss ss : ID. h slss ma ssrn s,sh g.
fiesee r I'll sig: e. s5:.l ii 3 sI2se$
:i.sior sI I'd &c 3 . fisi No. y.lla ss
sv. sa Etc s ' yr PT = s5rr "a. .s NJ
news ard fian.dstiol- Tse csgse sho-.d i-ass=a
Sssee ICED Sc Sas.Rs s1e s I'd 20 s b., :.
.Ip.gr1s 500: rYos dull: rni,.d oeiz 5sss, ne.
eoeed yhite ' sss. sh nbs o.. o., ase ss
HIS. hide. and Ieather fr1n -vroof st-say Cal
issrrss i9c I1rd .t.ssy: 4ra1ed saic,l pr
on .s.say: prime yellow 2ss-s-.e. Rie@ an: mo-
s.IIs l:so rsa4 .,..s2 w a2ss.. .s,a:
S:Izal1t; No 81 81 iH; No !: rod si-ssi. q
osss.So. sisSs;ze: 70 asi,. &c. g
white 1Ass:lrc Rye-No. .lsze5sc: Bsrley
fissas s7 e5 fsiT e. nd nd: s
z Proyision.-Me.s pork: per bbI sln go
,toose, r514s5bS: shor: clear ;iaes csrs1 !,
6so WHISKY. has:s OF hIghHines. ;i.7-
So So I asrsr. Se'i 81 "T wai.ES on
liverpool. Sep, a-Whea.-Spot nominal: u
lures quiet: sept :, es.d Dee - I'd CON
spot cary: American r,iIed :. SD: futures
eHiet. Sept - I'D: Dec - ed
Kansas CITY. Sept. e.-Thes. lower: SEPT
s.e: DEE. sl',as7.c NAV s5sc: cash 80. , hard
sGaIGs: No. J :iaIr CON stead: sept.
exc. Dec 4tssc: Nsy SO. czsh 30. /: nike!
<sc: no. sc. No. white e.: No ST.
Oats steady: No 2 write 3as14c: 80. : mixed
E1Ec- HAY steady: choice timothy 8. 3. c,lolc.
is. - ha.: e5ra i..s: oats I2c;s ship-zents-
what ~ 50 bu corri =. g.: e.', :: 30.
DEE. n.IflI: Nay H-n: No ha-a fi-Iss,; Sc.
I kertnsI LIE. 30; ;,s;. -Sorh.1 h.IIs.:
nSGis: wood shorts si9sT.,s: rnidsiiIss
Toledo. Sgt s,-CJo-er see1: Cara AMI oc,.
s:,I.si De-. E,:sss: aisiks. Sept ~. Tim
Dliuss' seps' .-wh..,-xo. l lard n.-
Sl-Is.s: No I Northern sl-Isi.: No. Nor-h-Tn
81 -iSis: 20 arrive. old. 10 So-th@rn f-isis:
50. Northern s1-1sx: Tx No. northern
G-ipsi 30. northern r-1f,.: Sep.- C-1Si..
d. 1lois. Nay 3l-i1 osu-on Tx ana 10
nn..ak:e. SGT. s.--whsa: le hIsh.r: Ee
NoHasrn S-11; 10. so-thsT-. G-Isir. DEE
y - askes Rys " lo=er: No. ! - Barley
% lSre,: so- sc: sample Hasc. Corn
stssdy: No SfizE55i-c; Dec siE5iisc
cincinnati. Sept a-whisky dist!Iie-s In
'sned soo1s active On bass S-zs-
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Grain Shfpmenfs.

80, .lo-s ss2t ..-Bradss-set-. review
sloEs .5e folsozing grain shipments for tho
week: Whist incIgSing -four eIpso--. r. .bs
. sssias Sssts1'hsr asgrexase i.sss,si
week last year s-t4.Is in 49,. and ss4s as il.
lSl Fror July TO date ,ne exports az<re-
Ezte Nfe-1se bu-- against = - az lss- -esr
4.<s.-.a IN 1877 and ss.s1s.I rs On 800, corn az
torts Ter tse Sesk szsrexzte ~. 10 fu axatrss-
Ile.12 Iaet wess- s1f-Fs a year ago .isTs IN
80 and ..i.ssI in 1901 Prom JnIy 10 da:.
no sSporfs 81 cDrn agxrexate . 7NfI. iu
sss.ns; IesxsSf in 100, ss7.osi f isr: and IT,
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~ TagE Sop --f-1iiaSlrS tr-,isv-
So h'Sh-st .na U.s. suO'sticH- and ei.sis
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n. Reptile quotation. are for lot. 3. hE--
ksI1s -Ia!-s. o-h.r~is- -peciaed. Small lots on
PEsc = Is & Hone s.orn pe- !, bu. assao
To- 70. e.iifs.y s1G ':gss To- ,s2i:. 70 ,ancy
' cAS + = r Is n,.nl- IN poor
i. ard 6-1 .:sa 4 rat PEI h5 s2.
sr,-n l,oH1 lsc 20 - per- b1- box. ioo.s-
r@- i,-bs Es.xet: rev Inan, 4;Rsc ard re-. va
Iiei:-s 5sasse: Michigan a. :isI.lo p-- b.
GRaPES-C:arsz.I Concord, = FER u hu.:
bone sIosn :-on -s5Soc peg = hu, according
cEa5AFP LEszs.ow sale Quote: Czoies
sfPLEsS 49, :: -: = Id SoE'1:
"a msii .as s-.s e. :, Ps- sel -, sho s
r, TEAks,fs S.: k.l..:. nas: :egT -.
s.:k.i ,:a5 s.; B.-i..ts 81 sss: hone-E-osn
't ws ( IN fe;ss: sogiS 81,
go End Indiana IN wagon Io;s from s. 20 SIS
oEASGEs-IAt. VALENCIA -epsek.i from
caiiFokSIs fEcfprors FRrrr-s.-.-
PISEAPPLEs-csoie. fioT,a. Esoss r-r
LExoNsL-S.- v.rd!lr. from. store. caHso;
Csii;orniA SSec Per hoI: a. auction q is6.- IS
eiNASas-oa7;ssi. sL-s:ss . bunch on
.CocoAETTs-rsr I.eSe. east trk. IS: Job
siff nsy Per 70
FoTsf9is@ E. ri ' 6s.a Pm ~ ..-n.r. way
q, .ses-o fo- bottom g ssasse for biar STOCK:
SoTthe-n o. ,-x- a. ssS-ac: BY roat on Leves
AZ 80 20 rg. sxcket
MEM o\fOS~S=sG 80 <c1l- arf
- i~s a. sIr.-c- Northern szGss-
'ABBAGE-Guc-s homegrown a. enrzS- r-r
=, ~. Ioo... o. orders sc per lag. err
SAL s1RkRAt T-S~v city rass per e-l.
s. ~. and Ix~hri O. - sa1 SlesI css-. n
Cict SRs1ts.iiorn grown a; 81 pes b..
iorss. Co-skr-.i - TO- bu-
TONtTOES-C.--ot. re- b -ocss o. s'6Ss- for
choke TiP- for noI-sroSn- Consigned $3.50
Ter bu-
IIsNipS.HoH..-s:9rn ssa.sc Per su- i,ess>
REETS-H Home grown ec61Sc per b1 loose
l.tsrTIf' Ei-Home- x-usl l15fsc PER hu.
RE-iSS-S1cts az $50 ssc i=r bc- io-ss for
r1-:--i a.--r and wax and "a. &c per eu-
'ARROTS-Home-STO~n ct S-U.sc per bu.
MRo-Horz-- IaFe PER peek
rELEaT.Michz>a Eat c-stss <6s1r, saf
sgCASII-suo;. homegrown At Isaisc Per
bL BOX
SWEET PoTATOES-Q-oi. homegrown new
s----:A .TgsG p<r on- Icose and Sanssmoa3
hoRsE.sDIsH-0uot. rev a. 81 per bbi
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Chicago stock Market.


Er51---d b. whitaker c. Fr-1=
Brokers. - North Fourth street
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NeE YORK sept s-CTo=in- cun-z.io-s -o-sz,-
mining sfnrks were a. sallazr=
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Bond Quotaties. At xew YORK.

Ne- N5Fls. 50 s-F!os.nK ci;otstIons %
Cav for bond. on -. Stock E1ch,nr. w.F. o.
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RAILROAD sTCEs

.teki.oa az s. q g 'A-iicsn cent: d. 8
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'.es't Rang; Clossi
ThUTsIs y.sf~-s.. T..t-r.a
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x,v,orL s,or. Qso,.,Io...

! -. - ,s....a.... 60. u.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17
The Troubles of Jackie.

mother. Oh, how good he would be if he could only get back to her once mcrei hs thought, but struggle as he would, he could not get away. So, with his heart beating wildly, he tried to resign himself to his rate. At last, after what seemed a long, long time to unhappy Jackie, the voice said = Poor little bunny, he does seem so miser- able. think must let him go. I wonder If he can find his mother"
 tackles heart ieaped with joy. 'sYes, yes, l will Ind her." he tried to say, land oh. I'll be so good after th!si--so goodr' Then, all at once, the terrible hands seem to fall away from him, and for one dell cious moment he could not move, so great was his happiness. In the next he had dart ed away. just as straight as he could go for the thicket where his unhappy mother watched and waited E And how she fondled himl Smoothing out his roughened coat and rubbing her nose against his little wrinkled one. His brothers and sisters. too. gathered about him and told him how glad they were to have him back.
 "Oh mother, dear, I mean to he so good" whispered Jackie. as his mother tucked him into bed that night. And she. giving him loving pat. answered:-''I believe you mean to try, Jackie"
 LOUISE HANSON.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17
A LIVELY GAME.

Boys and girls of any age may play this game, and as many of them as the room will conveniently accommodate. It Is full of fun, quick movement and q scramble for places being It's chief features.
 One of the players is selected as post master and another as postman. The post master makes list of cities and towns, equal to the number of players. and gives one of the names to each player.
 As much of the furniture as possible should be removed from the room, to give plenty of space during the progress of the game. Then the chairs are arranged along the walls and the players take seats in them. There must not be a vacant chair.
 The postmaster now bindfods the post man, who takes his place in the middle or the room. the postmaster standing where he can overlook the game. He then begins py saying, for example:
 q have sent a letter from New fork to St Louis.'
 The moment he has spoken the players rep- senting New York and St. Louis respectively get up and move quickly to change places
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17
ESKIMO CHlLDREN'S GAMES.

We may not think Greenland such nice country to live in but the little Esqulmau children have lots of fun and great many jolly games. One of these games Is not un- like our "shinny," only it is played with stick made of bone and q ball of sealskin.
 Another, which demands not little skill. is played with two pieces of bone, one nat tened. with holes in it, and the other sharp ened 10 pin point. They are tied together by a string about a foot long. and the nat piece after being thrown in the alr, must pc caught by one of its holes on the point or the sharp piece.
 As the Greenland winters are very long and snow covers the ground all the time, every boy and girl possesses a sled. some are made of ice and the way they skim over the hard. smooth snow would surprise you Others have runners Of bone and tops of sealskin, with backs to lean against. Dogs pull them, and so lazy boys and girls need folks set up reindeer horns on hllslde' and. getting on their sleds they try to pass between them without touching them
 There are also some funny house games to pass winter evenings. In one they get on their knees in a circle and hold their toes in their hands Then they move along hv tnmps The one who goes the fastest wins the game.
 Besides these games they have some beau tfu toys. These their fathers carve from the tusks of walrus They are of every con ceiyable shape and design. Often entire vil- lages are made, the huts, bidarkees. or canoes, and dogs sedges beng in periecr miniature. The carving IS oIten skiiruns done. and is the more remarkable when one considers the primitive tools used in the1r manufacture. The knife used is seldom more than n bit of steel barrel hoop ground down ,o an edge and lashed with thongs of walrus hide to handle of bone or driftwood
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 It happened one beautiful day that Char botella and her sister were walking to- gether, unattended by their maids of honor, in the gardens of the palace
 Was there ever such a beautiful sky. F1oryset exclaimed happily, throwing back her lovely head with its shining crown to look up at the deep blue above her. Charlotella did not answer her. The days seemed all very much alike to her, and 1t did not much matter whether the sky were blue or gray or black in Its night color. As they walked along a dark frown spread across Charlotella's features. mak- ing her look uglier than ever, while Flory- set sang aloud merrily.
 At last they came to the great Iron gate of the palace wall, through which they were never permitted to pass, except when attended by a retinue of the Kings sery- ants They could see through the iron bars some distance across the fields broad shining band that seemed to He upon the earth like huge Jewel.
 "It ia the lake!'' cried Floryset. How I should love to visit it. They say It Is pos sessed of magic power. l wonder If old Nurse Bobbinette is right. She says that any one who looks in the lake Will become beautiful instantly"
 .1 don't believe iti said Charlotella promptly. because If that were true Bob binette would have looked Into it long ago. ]"
 Floryset laughed. "Bobbinette says beauty isn't everything, you know" rH'm!" replied Charlotela sharply. "Peo- pie who say that nevertheless envy those who possess if.
 But you do not envy me my beauty, sister dear, do youT' questioned Floryset, almost sadly.
 .charlotella. sighed. "No. Floryset," she said. ''I do not envy you your beauty, but I would give my jeweled girdle and my crown to be half as beautiful as you
 '.Yes, l am very beautiful, and 1t makes me very happy" said Floryset modestly, and then she added kindly You are plain, Charlotella. l wish we might manage some how to make you beautiful, too"
 Floryset looked behind her, to be sure that no one overheard. and then she whis- pered Suppose we slip through the gate and visit the enchanted lake. Who knows
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whether the waters may not, after all have the magic power? And should like to see, too. whether 1t is really possible for me to become any more beautiful than l al- ready am"
 Charlotella. notwithstanding the fact that she hadn't much faith in Bobblnette's story, was willing enough to visit the lake with her sister So together the two Princesses used their strength 10 lift the heavy Iron bar that fastened the palace gate. After much difficulty they managed to raise It. and the black bars of Iron swung outward with clang. The Princesses were startled by the noise. but they slipped through quickly and ran out across the sunshiny field toward the pool of gistening water.
 Now, you must remember that the Prin- cesses were daughters of a great King. whose wealth was greater than that of all the other kingdoms of the world. so 1t Is not surprising that when they went forth from the palace their raimeut was such as be- fitted royal children. Charlotella. although nothing could add to beauty which she did not possess. certainly appeared less un- lovely in long trailing gown of primrose coloreL velvet On her head she wore a small crown of gold, in which the emeralds gittered brightly while the same gems were thickly studded in her golden girde. and set cunningly in the yellow satin of her slippers.
 rAorNAttS ippe "hs VI shiuiht P"tN blue velvet. as delicate in color the lining of cloud. Yellow topaz and violet amethysts decked the hem of her garment and peeped shningly out from each of her tiny silver slippers as she ran. The same dainty. glittering gems sparkled in the bur nished setting of her wonderful hair.
 Small wonder that even the sun was sur prised at the gorgeousness of the two little maidons as they hurried along till they came to the waters edge
 Floryset, whose courage was greater for the moment than that of her sister, was the first to peer at her dazzling reelection in the shining lake. So wonderful was the vision that met her astonished gaze it seemed as though her beauty's very radi- ance must melt the fieecy blue of her gar ment Into mist The glory of hundred sun sets seemed 10 rest upon her hair. The lus- ter of hundred lakes seemed reflected h