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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-18
Wednesday, Aug. II.

=. Prices steady Receipts very Light. with half
the arrivals billed direct to local packers from
other marketing points. Packers. have found it
necessary to place buyers other markets ow-
ing 10 the fact that receipts locally falling
range from $500 to $780, bulk, S.. o5 to S515.
Good to choice light and medium weight hogs
mixed and good heavy. from $51O@5 20, and
common heavy, mixed and rough packers from
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-18

MILWAUKEE, = sl GRAIN AND FLOUR, Aug. 1s.
Flour, SOL for patents. Wheat, higher; No.
4 northern, SILT; No. . northern, S1.13d1 Is:
new September ani .oe3s bid; pnts s1.os4c bid;
Barley steady; No. 2. 55da 5sc; sample, s5@5se
Oats. steady; standard. 360l36hc Corn, quiet;
No. 3, 56@5Ic; September, 54:ac; puts, 521ac
asked; calls. 551dc bid $50 - &c. - -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-18

Gull lambs, 40 lbs $50.
Among the shippers on the market were: ].
Algeo, Hope, n. D.; j. P. Carmichael, Willow
Lake, S. D.; McBeth g. G., Lebanon, S. D.;
Jones & H, Durand, Wis; R. Werslein, East
Grand Forks; R.. NJ. Stretleck. Button; c. E..
Peabody, Merrifeld; G.. Garden Hammond, Wis. :
E. L. French, Dennison; G. Bates, Elmwood
Wis; L. Mebastad Perley; R. S. Seton, Hope
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-18
wINNIPEG GRAIN, Aug. 1s.-It was 4 ouiet

and steady market. Opening -August 81 "a Il.
October, $1os; December. s1.ooA close-Au..
gust. 81 Csaa October. SLOPPY: December. 9934c;
May, 81 OBS. Casino. northern. 81 U3M !.
No northern, $1.ooa4 No. 8 northern 81 &c;
No 4, SIC; No; 1 feed, re; No 2 feed &c.
year ago. A. - :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-18

Killing Sheep and I4ambs-45 lambs "A lbs,
$5.75; "a lambs 70 lbs, So so; 81 lambs, "A
lbs, $525; lambs, Il lbs, So: So wethers, 100
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-18

Mich Cows and Springers-3 COWS. 500; 2
cows, SOB; cows, calves. $50; / COW, $50. 30 j;
cow, $50; COW, l calf, $2s; COW, S25-
SEEEP-Receipts light. Killing sheep quoted
steady. Lambs 15@25c higher than at last
weeks clos" Stocker and feeder stuff shows no
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-18
THE DAYS REPORTS

September Wheat
Close. Close,
Today. Yesterday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-18
CANADIAN CROP Is REPORTED IN A BAD WAY
RANGE OF WHEAT PRICE IN MINNEAPOLIS
High.


+ Sept. s1.111sQs4 s1.13A s1.1o
Dec. 1.0S34 oil 90 Ill LOT
May 1.09a 1.12 100
Minneapolis Oats
Sept. -. .... -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-18

, ST. LOUIS GRAIN, Aug. 1s-close: Wheat,
S1.o59s; track s1.os1a @1.oo September,
Sll;05B; December, $1.0s1s: No. 2 hard. 81 o5
No. 2 cash, 53c; track 54l541%c; September
531sc; December. SOC. Oats. lower: No 2 cash
35c; track, :s414 m34a4c: December, s34kc; May
36Aa c: No 2 white 36Nl 3Glhc - -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-18

creameries, extra 16Aci creanleries, hrsts, 15c;
creameries, seconds, 13c; diaries, extras, lac;
diaries, frsts, 12c; diaries, seconds, 10ac; pack
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15
DENMARK.


Says q correspondent to the "Pol-
itfken" (Copenha gem: General Schau-
mann. former senator, and with his
breast covered with orders of knight
hood won during a distinguished career
of nearly half a century In the service
Of the emperors Of Russia and as a
soldier on the battlefields and as a
civil administrator, will probably have
been acquitted ere this letter appears
In print of all completely in his sons
assa ssination of General Eobrikoff. the
governor general of Finland. The
murderer, it may be remembered. com
wards his grief stricken old father. the
universally honored and respected Gen
eral Schaumann, was arrested by or
der of the late Minister of the Interior
I'M incarcerated in the fortress Of st.
Peter and st. Paul, which serves the
three-fold purpose of defending the
city, of a mausoleum for the members
Of the house of RomanOf, and Of pris-
on for political offenders, the dungeons
Of the latter being situated below the
tombs Of the imperial dead NJ. de
Plehve had given orders that the gen
eral was to be kept in captivity there
for five years. This, In view Of the old
mans age and infirmities, being equiv
client to a death penalty The general
had never had a trial or even a hear
ing, and the frightful fate to which
he had been consigned by NJ. de Piehve
was not the result by virtue Of any
judicial sentence. but merely an ar
bitrary so-called administrative or
der of the minister Of the interior. Az
o as ever Prince S~viatopolk-
Mirski- the new minister Of the In
terror. learned about the matter be at
once gave directions hat the general
should be brought to trial before a
duly constituted court Of justice, and
after having been indicted In regular
form, he was at once set at liberty on
bis wi recognizances until his trial
by the court Of appeal at Abo, which
was set for last Tuesday. His ac-
quittai was regarded n certain, as
there has been absolutely no evil
dence against him beyond the fact
that he was the father Of General Bob
rikoffs murderer. 1t is difficult as yet
30 predict whether Prince SviatOpOik-
Mirski will be permitted to remain in
Office long enough to put into execu-
ton the radical reforms which he con
temDlatas. But at any rate his term
no matter how brief, will have served
TO repair many acts Of grievous injus-
tee"
The "Beriinske Tidende'' demands
the Danish theatrical censorship be
done away with. at ia detrimental to
the theatrical profession and the public
should decide what plays it wants or
does not want"
MARION 8. NORELIUS.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15

Lake Cayuga is u OF the wonders
of the eastern states. 1t is situated In
west central New York aud Is upward
OF forty miles In length, with an yer
age breadth OF but three miles. One
of Its peculiaritles is this: Although
hundreds OF persons have bee drown
ed In Its waters since the settlement OF
the adjacent territory. not a single
corpse has so far been recovered. and
II Is a common saying that Lake Ca
yuga never gives up Its dead" Those
who have made an attempt to fathom
this mystery say that the bottom Of
this remarkable sheet OF water Ia sim
ply a series Of large openings and
crateriike cavities. the entire lake bed
having the appearance Of being ons
huge h~oneycomb. each Of the we'll
like holes being reputed to be bottom
lees.
Another Cayuga mystery is it's ir-
regular tides. There u no stated time
Tor their appearance. bat when they
DO come they r. very decided. tho
water often instantly receding 80 to
100 feet and a quickly returning With
q roar that can be heard for miies.-
Exchsags.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15
Franklin and Kings.

In the writings Of Thomas Jefferson
are some interesting anecdotes of Ben
tamin Franklin. He says: when Or.
Franklin went to France on his Revolu-
uonary mission his eminence as a phi.
losopher, his venerable appearance and
the cause on which he was sent rem
dered him extremely popular. All ranks
and conditions of men entered warmly
into the American interest. He was.
therefore. Toasted and invited to all
court parties. At these he sometimes
met the old Duchess OF Bourbon, who.
being a chess player Of about his force.
very generally played with him. Hap
pening once to put her king into prize,
the doctor took It. "Ah,'' said she, I'VE
Do not take kings so" I'VE do In
America" said the doctor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15
instance. the visitors return

many instances the visitors return
with a brother. sister or sweetheart.
and this is repeated every year, Many
Ia the home that will be made happy
by the return OF a son or daughter
from the far west and their coming
lis awaited with almost breathIeS, an l.
ETY..
Nissen. Grivi and Myroyang have
Jointly introduced a hin ia the "a
sembly which purports eliminating the
' shops and their services. the money
expended to be appropriated tn
future to the public schools.
Iaa Christiania Handelsbank has.
according to the report Of the board
Of bank examiners. a shortage OF l.
062.0Ol9 crowns. which will have TO
be covered by the stockholders in the
lear future.
SOhlberg's painting. entitled Night, :
b attracting mach attention at the
art exhibition in Christiauia. Artists
and art critics declare Il OF the
greatest of present day masters Of the
brush.
Disponent Torkiidseu Of Bergen. has
In New Castle. Engis nd. ordered 4 T.
600 ton freight steamer for which he Is
10 pay 10000 crowns. The steamer
will ply between Bergen and Oopen-
hagen.
Erick lie has discovered q "NOrrigis
niustrsta" in one Of the public Ii
brsries in Paris. which was printed in
Copenhagen in i540. The name Of the
author Is Jens Laurftson WolH.
Carl Norbeck has purchased the cir
Gus Schlosser' for 5000 crowns and
Will this winter visit the smaller
cities in different parts Of the coun
Try.
There il good sieighing Tn Christian
n and the weather during the past
two weeks has been ideal. The first
snowstorm Of the season came Nov. 8.
An Industrial and agricultural ex-
position will be held In Christfanta in
1908. Christia mia has not had any ex-
position since 1883.
Typhoid fever Is rigging In an alarm
ing degree. in Aalesund and vicinity.
Extra physicians ha been sent for
from Ctristia mia
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15

my father said Wellingtou's soti.
Ndeemei Washington the purest a,ii

my father said Wellingtou's sou.
deemed Washington the purest a,ii
noblest character OF modern tiGle pos
sibly OF all time-aud. considering TIE
raw troops with which he had 10 o..
pose the trained and veteran so,diers
of England, also a great general"
Another interesting statement which
the second duke made TO General VII
son. who writes to the Cornhill. was
that when his father was assigned to
the command Of an expedition to be
SAINT put against the city OF Washing
ton and New Orleans In 1914 he de-
clined the command chiefly on the
ground that he would not fight against
Washington's countrymen. And when
his government asked o the names
Of three officers from whom a COM
mander could be selected Wellington
wrote. ''Sir Edward Pakenham. Sir
Bdward Pakenham. SIN Edward PAX
snham." and so poor sir Edward. his
br0ther-in-aw, was sent to New Or
leans to meet his death In the most
disastrous defeat ever sustained By Q
British army.-St. James Gazette.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15

Nearly all great scientidc discover
tes have been combated and Tisunder-
stood even by the Intelligent Even
Sir Charles Napier iercely opposed the
Introduction Of steam power into the
royal navy and a day exclaimed In
the house OF commons:
MIR. Speaker, when we enter her
ma1esty's naval service and face the
chances OF war we go prepared 10 bs
hacked In pieces by cutlasses, to bo
rfddled with bullets or to be blown to
bits by shot and shell; but. Mr.. Speak
or, we do not 20 prepared to be boil
ed alive"
The last words he brought out with
tremendous emphasis. Steam power In
men-of-war, with boilers which at any
moment might be shattered by an n 9
my's shot-this was a prospect he
could not face.
Yet In a few years he found him
self In command OF the largest steam
navy the world had eve seen.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15

Here is a strange little puzzle, which
has the same answer, independent of
the fact hat no two people solving the
puzzle were born the same year and
consequently 9 the same figures.
Write down the figures Of the year you
were born and from this take away
four. Add your age at next birth
day II It comes before January. other
wise yoor g at your last birthday.
Multiply the result by 1000 and from
this deduct 685. 428. Substitute for ths
figures corresponding letters Of the NJ
phabet az A for 1, B for 2, etc. Tho
result is q Chinese table delicacy
which is used In this country for cleo
~ti0neerfng purposes. Strike out tho
arst letter and trsnspose those that 70
main to form q word.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15

~About a year ago." said the drum
mer to the man In the sea ahead, IT
was passing over this line and had a
seat with you and W. had quite a long
conversation"
Eyes, it struck me that I had seen
your face before" rejoined the other.
Eyes, you offered me a cigar and I
accepted it with thanks, but remarked
that I would smoke another time. I
carried that cigar for three days and
then l made use OF IL I want to
thank you for that cigar just once
more"
"was 1t an extra good one?" was
queried.
~Nor, sir. II was an extra bad one.
RI was 30 bad that the man I gave II
10 smoked II and dropped dead and I
didn't have to pay the little debt of
- I owed him."-Chicago Daily
News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15

Tns wealthy gormsnds OF Rome Cher
khsd q strong partially Tor song birds.
Both Horace and Martial refer with
approval To roast thrush, and OVID
rscommends "a crown Of thrushes" o.
Q lovers present to bis mistress.
Thxushes' breasts were one OF the In
gradients Of the celebrated Apic1an
dish, "Patna apicisna," which also In
Guided beccadcos, mushrooms, sow's
uddsr, nsh and chickens. rtvaiing tho
heterogeneous contents Of q gypsy's
pot al feu."
Horacs relates that the o n Of Ac-
t1u. to stimulate their APOSTLE for
dinner. lunched on "nighungaies Of
monstrous price," and varro tells us
Of the aviary Of Lucuilus. which was
also q 'saiie q manger,' 80 that the
sptcure gratifed his ears and his palate
simultaneously. feasting upon the dsii-
cats warbiers whose c~ongeners. uncou-
scious' OF their coming doom. were dis
coursing meanwhile the most exquisite
music.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15

The word anaemia Is OF modern orf-
gin It was irst mentioned By Albert
Anaemia." However, IL the uomencla
ture Is new, the morbid condition indi-
Gated by the word was at all times
well known. Hippocrates devoted NV
eral pages to a description of this par
hcular condition. but Halle was tho
drst to apply the term to q malady
which was prevalent In 1902 among the
miners Of Amin, In the north Of
France. and Of which he CAV a detail
ed description.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15
NORWAY.
Chrisciania-

Two volumes Of fbsen's letters have
been published. There are 500 pages
and ends with the year 1900. His re
naming letters and memoirs are now
being printed and viii be ready for
the public within a few months.
Hundreds Of Norwegian-Americans
are expected 10 return to good old
Norway" to spend the holidays with
their relatives and friends A good
many OF those VINO anne have only
been Il America q few years and are
Of course anxious to see the folkA In
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15

In certain districts In England a MIX,
ture OF butter. sugar, spices and rum
cailed rum butter" Ia made when q
child II born. A special bowl Of the
delicacy Ii hidden In some out Of the
way place in the house. Then q mum
ber Of young fellows OF the neighbor
hood search for II. Sometimes they
succeed In locating IT and at other
times they fail. After eating the rum
butter a collection Ia made among
those present, and the money contrib
uted Ia placed In the bowl for the new
born child and returned along with
the bowl to the house where It was
procured.-London Spectator.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15
IN. .4m.ss. ua--.-- .s s.p.-.

The magic mirror OF japan y .
dtak Of bronzs. usually from six ID
sight inches In diameter. II In silvered
On the front. which u q little convex.
and there Ia q raised pattern on the
back, which 10 rather coucave. T1he
polished pattern b generally q lana
scaps, 1owsrs. animals or Chinese
chafacterv. II n not visible In tins
front Of the mirror. but whom strong
sUaiight 10 reelected from the front ~
ths mirror to O wall o. screen the pat
tsrn Of the back In Visible on the
screen In bright lines ON BLACK
ground. Professor w. n. Ayrcon. q.
r. g.. with Professor John Perry. y.
r. g.. was the nrst to give the true
scientific explanation Of this magical
eject Il seems that the design on
ths back alters the couvexity Of tins
front, making Il nat-in fact. along
the lines Of the pattern. Consequently
the light reflected from the front "
not disperssd At these points Of the
design. and they appear brighter on the
screen.-I0ndon 0iobe.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15

Aduitsratiou laws were quite ~ uec-
sssary t the good old days NJ in tho
Sophisticated twentieth century. Even
the aduiteration Of feather beds and
holsters had TO be provided against.
Oct. IL. 1895, Ii the DATE of a statute
prohibiting the sale In English fairs
OF markets OF these articles or OF pill
lows, except they be stuffed with one
manner Of seathers." II expressly de-
uounced the use Of such unlawful and
corrupt stuffs" as 'scalded feathers, or
fen down" The last substance Is the
same as cotton grass and vas evident
ly I'm great demand as a substitute In
bed s%tuffing. In the eighteenth cen
fury again there were complaints
against people who bought fen down
at a halfpenny a pound and sold il
among feathers at sixpence.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15

Housekeeper-Those eggs you sold
me were stale, and I asked you for fresh
laid eggs. Dealer-Those eggs are
fresh, madam. not sailed, and they
are laid eggs, madam. not manufac-
tured. Had you desired eggs recently
taken from the nest you should have
asked for freshly laid eggs.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15
Gambia Critic.

Candid Critc-Awfully good long
that You ought to be with Carl
Rosa. Jones Feeling rather datteredy
Really. do you think so7 Awfully
kind OF you to-er-but Carl Rosa is
dead. Candid Critic-Yes- I said You
ought to be with him.-London Tatler.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15
Tommy Knew.

Mamma ito q friend who IL lunching
with herl-I don't know why It Is, but
I always eat more when we have com-
pany than when we're alone. Tommy
(helping himself to a third piece Of
cnket-I know why 1t ts-'cause we
have better things to eat.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15

ut used to please me-" said Oldeu.
10 have the barber ask me II I want
"a a shave when I was a youngster."
"YesT'
Eyes, and now he sometimes datters
me By asking II I want a hair cut
Philadelphia Ledger.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15

A curious custom obtains among the
Coorgs. When one OF them kills a
tiger or a panther. ne Is married to tho
dead animal. regardless Of It's sex.
Propped upon q framework Of wood
or bamboo. the animal IL carried In
procession. and the marriage ritual
n strictly observed, while lavish hos
pitality Is Observation-Disclosures States
man.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15

"A hundred dollar bill will sustain
q weight Of forty W. pounds length
WISE" says a treasury statistician. II
will also sustain a man for a couple OF
months In a fairly good boarding
house.-Washington Post.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15

Towne-There goes Slopsy. He must
b In debt again. Browne-Why. he
looks quite prosperous That SUIT OF his
= quite new. Towns-Yes. that's why
I say he must be In debt
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15

We regret the low voices Of those
wAo pay M compliments almost a.
much a. We regret tie hfeh voices ok
eAsss who ahuss ua-Atchison Globe.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15

Parke-He says he dresses according,
10 the cllmats. ROws--If be ala that,
ne wouldn't have time to Do anything
elsa.-Town Topics.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-15

Tom-But isn't your love for Missi
platinum rather sudden7 Jack--T sup
pose 90, But you see, her rich aunt
died rather suddenly.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-18

Another red!culus food lad has
been branded by the most compe
tent authorities. They have dis
PEELED the silly notion that one
kind of food Is needed for brain,
another for muscle, and still an
other for bones. A correct diet
will not only nourish a particular
part of the body, but will sustain
every other part. Yet. however
good your food may be, Its nutri.
ment Is destroyed by indigestion or
dyspepsia. You must prepare for
their appearance or prevent their
comming by taking regular doses OF
Green's August Flower, the favor
lite medicine of the healthy millions.
A few doses aids digestion, stimu.
lates the liver to healthy action,
purifes the blood and makes you
feel buoyant and vigorous. You
can get DR.. Green's reliable RENE
dies at D. A. Memberships.
Get Green's Special Almanac.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-18
Perception of the Beautiful.

An instance Of the Italian child's
quick. poignant perception Of the beau
tiful occurred the other day in one OF
the settlement libraries. 4 shy little
maiden. with world OF dream
thoughts In the depths Of her dark
eyes. stood by the librarians desk
waiting for Andrew Lang's Gray
Fairy Book" But when it was given
into her small hands all the wealth of
fairy lore between its covers was for
a moment forgotten in contemplation
OF the cover, u dainty design in gray
and silver. All thought OF the story
vanished. The child stood there ey'
ing the book with a look that was a
carrSS. her hands just touching the
binding. tcndcrly. as something Of frag,
lie bCquty. And then, very softly. rs
if 10 herself. she said: Il mustn't get 1t
the least bit dirty. It's so pretty
Every body's Magazine.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-18
Relief I'm One Minute

One Minute Cough Cure gives
relief In one minute, because 1t
kills the microbe which tickles the
mucous membrane, causing the
cough, and at the same time clears
the phlegm draws out the inflama-
ton and heals and soothes the af-
fecte d parts. One Minute Cough
Cure strengthens the lungs, wards
off pneumonia and Is harmless
and never falling cure In all cura-
BILE cases of coughs. colds and
Group. One Minute Cough Cure Is
pleasant to take, harmless and
good alike for young and old.
Sold by
Opera House Drug Store
Stotler & Corbett Props.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-18
The Decimal Point.

In both France and Germany one
fourth 90 reduced to decimal is writ
ten az p; in England it Is written
% always with the period at the top
of the line) and in the United States IN
this way, 30. France and Germany
always use the comma, England and
the United States the period, the only
difference being the manner in which 1t
is placed upon the line. Sir Isaac New
ton is given the credit Of originating
the present English method of using
the decimal point. his reasons being
that by placing it at the top Of the line
it could I've distinguished at glance
from the "full stop" punctuation mark.
All English mathcmaticians use the
mark in the way proposed by Newton
and The period as sign Of multiplica-
tiQR.