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TRADE IN GENERAL.

ST LOUIS. March lo.-wheat higher: No
red, cash elevator, 9i@sc; track SLO51s; May.
No - cash. sic, track, 4i34c: May. 45iEc;
July. 4.ec Oats higher; No. :. cash. Ai.c'
Flour dun; red winter patents. - S5et5 and 60
Ter cent patents as higl as SD; extra FANCY
S2.5oas.75. corn meal steady at $50, Bran
nominal; sacked. east track, SlTs)c. Hay dull'
Whisky steady at sLs2la. Iron cotton ties. sc.
Tagging 6i4c Hemp Irvine &c. PORK higher
loDDins sl3 97i2- Lard firm: prime steam. So so.
Bacon steady; boxed extra shorts -; clear ribs;
sN-l2-. snort clear. SIS. Receipts-Flour. 5,090
s. coo bu northumberland l. coo brls: wheat.
ll5.ooo bu; corn. 5000 bu oats, $1,000 bu.
KANSAS CITY. March 1O.-wheat-May. S2isc;
July, .S'lc; cash, No hard. Slf.S5c; No. 3, Si4
s3c: NJ. red CSC: 10. 3. 92a95c. Corn-May.
. sG SIC; July. iS1zc; cash, No mixed 4Oc'
No 2 mixed. 93l.c: No white t0Tilc; No. ).
mixed, sec Receipts-Wheat $1,000 bu; corn.
3 900 bu; oats, 1000 bu Shiplnents-Wheat, los,
500 on; corn. $500 bu; oats. 1000 bu.
DULUTH, March 1o.-wheat--In store. No. /
hard, S6'sce No. 1 northern 95isc; No. north
northern s5isc: No northern 9lssc May.
95lse; July s55sc' september, size 0ats-ro
on track Csc Barley. 34dj2c. Receipts-Wheat,
5S. lss ou. saipments-wheat. 21.971 bu.
CINCINNATI March 1o.-F1our frmer. Wheat
: firm. No red. Sl01.02 Corn .rm; No. mixed.
t.0i7l-o oats easier; No. > mixed. 43i=a &c.
rye steady No >. 7sg79c Lard quiet at IS IS.
LUX meats quiet OF 80 Bacon easier at - %.
WhiskyJ- Distille1s' finished goods active on the
basis q SIPS. Sugar easy.
LIVERPOOL. March 10.-wheat-Spot quiet;
No. 1 California, Is Sd. COrn-SpOt American
mixed new firm at IS sad American mixed
todd steady at IS 6iad
MINNEAPOLIS. March 1O.-Wheat-May.
95@lc July 959sd952ic; September. S47sc; on
track. No. 1 hard, Ss59c; No. 1 northern, 9Glzci
No. northern 9ic
TOLEDO. March 1O.-Clover seed-March and
cash. sos; April. S6.921a prime alsike, IS. 20;
prime timothy. Sl.45. Wheat-May sc; July,
Gle: cash. 9Siac.
BALTIMORE, March 1O.-Wheat-March,
SloOla; May. s9lzc. Corn-March, 50Ac; May,
/ ole.
MILWAUKEE. March 1O.-Barley dull: No. 3
| 62n63c: samnlc 3SlI5Sc.
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LOCAL STOCKS AND BONDS
NEW TELEPHONE STOCK CONTINUES
STRONG, WITH SALES AT 90.
Block of Street-RaiIway Sold Yester-
day Afternoon at =. I-2-Nevv TeIe-
phone Rights offered at I-2.
Thursdays Sales.

There is not as much New Telephone stock
coming out il thought there would be
when the price got within 10 points OF par Two
weeks ago large blocks OF this stock were bought
around s. and So. Little OF this stock has been
sold on the advance far. which is evidence
that the investing public is convinced that the
stock Will be increased in value materially by
the guarantee OF the Indianapolis Telephone
Company TO pay the per cent. dividends upon
ii long the entire term OF its lease. Yes
terday two blocks OF ten shares were sold with
the subscription rights on. at So the price at
which sixty shares the previous day. In
GLIDING these sales only eighty shares have been
sold since the stock began to advance.
From the action of New Telephone there
a large number OF buying orders at 30 in the
market yet TO he filled. Wednesday there was
quite a disposition sell at this figure but yes
terday the exchange after one block was sold
The bid OF 90 was maintained and closed at that
figure. but the stock was not offered under s2A
after the first call
Street-railway seems TO be working out OF the
rut of duIIness into which IL sank some time
ago after a week two OF unusual activity.
The sale of block OF fifty shares at s7is yes
terday afternoon by one OF the Washington
at which block of this stock OF any size has
sold since a year ago, There t,sI, Is not much
?
An effort was made yesterday afternoon by q
broker who is not member OF the exchange to
nil an order for $4,000 street-railway fours az
SOl5. Street-railway fours. in a block OF this
SIZE cannot be bought either in the local mar
house quoted the securities yesterday AFTERNOON
at S1k A good-sized block OF Street-railway
fours was sold by a local house a few day:
the ask price PA points higher
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Leading futures ranged as follows,

Cash quotations we're as follows: Flour quiet
and steady Whcat-No. spring SS1l94c: No 3
So133c; No. red. S9& 096c. Corn-No. , 5O2tc:
No. yellow, 5li4c. Oats-No. - f9ss& i0&c: No.
Good feeding. s51 4oc; fair TO choice mating g
G55c FlaNseet-No 1, Sl.09; No. / Northwest
ern 81 TO. Prime timothy seed Sc p. Clover
Contract grade. S1l.65 Mess pork per brl Sl3 So
@l3S7iz. Lard, per 100 lbs. $7.150I7.17Ih. short
lib sides Qoose). S14L12is Short clear sides
(ooXed). Si.Sr.g75O. Whsi.y-Basis of high
wines. ST.
Ileceipts-Flour a 900 brls; wheat % 900 bu:
corn. 1900 bu oats. @l3)0 bu: rye Is 800 bu:
barley, q. 100 bu- Shipments-Tlour, 80 800 brls:
wheat, $500 bu; corn, 20 3e0 bu; oats, 359 200
bui rye. 800 BIZ; barley. .3.Zl0 bu.
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Building Permits.

w. F. Smith. corner OF Noble and afcCarty
streets. removal OF cottage 500
Thomas Runyan. 2397 College avenue. dwelling
So 900.
W. W. speer 81 Hancock street frame kitch-
en- $40
Anna Boylan 90l Church street. porch. SEQ
James II. Low IL Harding street shon $50
a. J. Ferguson 200 Park avenue, dwelling
81 200
Ella Johnson. Cottage and Ohio streets. re-
pairs. $50.
John Fessler, SAL North Illinois street. dwell
ing. ST. 900
A II. Reademan. as Maxwell street. COTTAGE
500
Aug. without Is jefferson avenue barn. Sl0o
": c. Furgason. 2ii6 North Delaware street
dwelling, $500.
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LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
Poultry and Other Produce.
aoe-o14 indiana Trust Building
prices Paid by shippers


Cheese-Wisconsin. 13c; New York full creams
&c., Swiss 16c: brick. lie; limburger. lie.
Poultry-Hens &C. stays. SC: cocks. &C. capons
&C per 10.
Butter-Choice roll. 12c; Elgin creamery. Csc;
state, &c.
Eggs-Steady at 15c.
Wool--Local dealers paying for wagon lots:
Good medium merchantabe unwashed lie;
coarse and braid loo: heavy merino 10G12c
half blood 12al4c; bury and cotted. I26l4c
Western. 12c
Feathers-Prime geese. coo per Id: prime duck
foc per 10.
Beeswax-3oc for yellow. csc for dark.
HIDES AND TALLOW.
Green-salted Hides-No. l. 7Zc: No . sac.
~ calf. loc; No. . calf. Sc
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New York Rates.

NEW YORK.-Close: Money on call easy; 1z
at ? per cent Time loans quiet. sixty and ninety
days. 3a324 per cent; six months. 3%G4 per
cent. Prime mercantile paper 4ik@5H per cent.
Sterling exchange steady. with actual business
in bankers bills at s4se, 60 for demand and at
756I4 SO. so for sixtyday bills. Posted rates
s4Srs and s4S7ls. Commercial bills s4.S3%.
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Rates Abroad.

LONDON.-Money. 2AG2z per cent; dis
counts. 1-16 Consols, IS 9-16Gs5 11-16.
PARIS.-Three per cent. rentees 95f TIC for
the account. Exchange on London, PSF Ice for
checks
BERLIN.-Exchange London, 2Om 45xpfg
Discount rates: Short bills, Ia per cent; three
months bills, 5S.
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, March 10.-The market has been
devoid Of feature and buyers show no desire to
operate. except for immediate needs The
strength Of the material is not exciting into
liberal purchases the buyer who is steady in his
determination to GeTlete his stock as much as
possible before placing additional orders. Cur
tailment is generally regarded probable to
a marked degree in the future.
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were not particularly light. however. and i'm
porte-s who had bought September early later
became moderate sellers restricting the adj
vancing tendency. and the market closed steady
at unchanged prices 10 advance Of points.
sales We're reported OF 6S coo bags including:
March at 5-10c. May ct SOC. July at 5.55c. Sep
tenber at 5.SCc December at 6lOc and January
at 8 15c.
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Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS, March 1o.-Cotton firm
sales $500 bales: ordinary. 70 7-16c; good ord-
nary, 142tc: low middlng. 159sc; middling 1524 >:
good, &c lie; middng fair l6 7-16c. Receipts
20eS bales; stock, 36S. 462 bales.
NEW YORK, March lO.-Cotton-Spot closed
quiet; mi6dling uplands, 1860; mddling gulf
10 9Cc; sales AS bales
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National Railroad OF Mexico consol fours. -
New York Central general three-a -a-halfs. siSs
New Jersey Central general fves .....-.....f2S
Northern Pacific fours .iO27s
Northern Pacific threes ..................... 70sS
Norfol. * Western consol fours .............. s7A
Oregon short Line fours A par .............. sl&s
Pennsylvania oonv three-a ud-a -halfs $500. 95i.
Reading general fours ....................... 95Ss
St. Louis & Iron Mountain consol hves ......1l27s
ct. Louis * San Francisco fg. fours 81
ST. Louis Southwestern firsts ............... sezs
Seaboard Air Line fours .................. 69s.
Southern Pacific fours ........................ s.
Southern Railway fves
Texas a Pacic 1rsts .............l lis
Toledo. st. Louis & Western fours .-...--.- 6sea
Union Pacific couv fours ........... q5ts
L. E Steel second aves .......... 72ik
Wabash firsts il57s
Wabash Deb. b. 5SAs
Wheeling & Lake Erie fours ................. "a
Wisconsin Central tours .................... sol.
"ColoraGO Fuel * Iron flves ..............-... 20
Offered
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Dry Goods.

BIeached sheetings Androscoggin L. Sc:
Bsrksiey. No. CO. SIC; Cabot nc: Capitol. nc
Cumberland. sac. Dwight Anchor sic: Fruit Of
the Loom. &c; Farwell, Sc: Fttchville 7lAc; Full
Width. she; Gilt Edge. ss.e. Gilded Age. &c;
3c- Peabody. &c; Pepperell. "a 2fc: PeppereI
i9-4 &c
Brown sheetings-Atantic A &c: Argyle. 7lsc
Boot c, she; Bucks Head Sc; Carlisle, 4O-inch
TIC; Dwight Star SIC; Great Falls f. 6Ec
Head. &c: Peppereii r. &c: Peppefeli io-4 sic
Androscoggin. %. &c; Androscoggin. 10-4. sc
Prints-Allen dress styles. &c: Allen TR SIC:
lcng cloth IL. &c. Arnold Lie. Sc; Cocheco
fancy. SC, Hamilton fancy. Sc Merrimac pinks
and puppies. she: Pacific fancy Sc. Simpson
nn,,ourninss. che Simpsons Berlin solids. 5s.c
black white SIC, grays Sac.
kid-nnished Cambrics-Edwar &C; Warren
<1zc. slater. 4-c: Genesee. 4&.c-
Ttckinss-Amoskeag AGA. lac; Conestoga BF
ACE. &c; Hamilton awnings. ll5sc. Rimona
fancy. lie: LenOx fancy. zoe. I.enox Xxx 20c:
Oakland AT. nc. Portsmouth. 14c; Susquehanna
BIZ: shetucket sW. &c; Shstucket f, Sc Swift
Grain Bags Amoskeag. $50: American. $50;
Harmony. SIS stark SIS.
Observation-Disclosures SIC: Amoskeag dress
Tao: Lancaster. sic; Lancaster dress. Tie: Toll
du Nord. SIC
Spring patent. SC per bri: winter wheat patent
In eri . =; straight grade. Sass; In brl. low
grads ~ %. extra fancy. Ia bril- 81 rs. buckwheat
Hour. $50 Per bri: graham. IS 80 per brl.
Groceries.
Coffee Good. s9I2c: prime l2ai4c; strictly
prime Huiec; fancy green and yellow isa2sc:
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Treasury Statement.

ASHINGTON.-Thursday' statement Of the
treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive
of the $50 OO0 900 gold in the division OF
redemption. shows:
Available cash S224 5sl O4t
xaTd ID acr- "a.
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THE MONEY MARKET.
indianapolis CIearings

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. paper, per
cent. time loans. 511q6 per cent
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Wool.

ST. LOUIS. March 10.-WOol steady. Medium
fine, l5ql7lzc; heavy fine, l2a1i1zc; tub-washed,
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Markets for Silver.

NEW YORK.-Bar silver. 57sc; Mexican do
lars. 45c.
LoNDoN.-Bar silver, % 7-1sd an ounce.
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Oils.
Produce, Fruit and vegetables.

Linseed. raw. 41c per gal: Iinseed oil. boiled
42c per gal: coal oil. bri price. 12c 13c and lie
gasoline, 14isc.
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Candies-Capital stick candy Cbrs). &c per III.
common mixed. Sc: grocers' mixed 55kc; banner
Derby mixed. Il1c.
Suts-soft- sheiled almonds 15c; Brazil nuts
Ioc: flberts. &c: peanuts. roasted. Ease; mixed
nuts l3c.
Figs-New Smyrna. 12c per ID.
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Metals.
THE COTTON MARKET.

ST. LOUIS March 1O.-Lead steady at s442ls
Spelter steady $3.50.
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Seeds.

Seed clover. prime. S6.75G7. English clover.
s25g75O; asike, sL50Qs5 80. Timothy. prime. 81 Is
az. Fancy Kentucky bluegrass. Sl.5Ou1T5; ex-
ira clean. co., 7Cc. Orchard grass. 81 .5I2: red
top, 9OcgS1. 10 English bluegrass. S1.50g2.
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Nails and EOrseshoes.

Steel cut nails 2S0 wire nails from store.
$3.50 rates; from mill. 500 rates. Horseshoe.
per keg. S4.3G; mule shoes. per key $40: horse
nails. SfUJ per box Barb wine, galvanized 81 so;
painted s. s..
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Dolly-what would you do IL | should
fall?
Cholly-Catch you In my arms.
Dolly-Get ready.
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Provisions.

Sugar-cured Hams-Indiana. II to 16 lbs aver
age. 13c
Shoulders-English cured Reliable IS TO % lbs
average SIC; sugc--cured, Indiana. s TO 10 lbs
average CSC
Picked POrk-Ildiapa bear or fowl per brl
200 lbs. S14; Tump per bTl. zoo lbs. SIC; fam
lily, per bri. 200 brls $3.50; fancy clear bean per
brl, POO lbs. S2050; fancy boneless pig per brl
200 lbs s2l. Also half brls 100 brls at half the
price OF the br.s. adding soc to cover additional
cost OK package.
Lard-Kette rendered. 10isc: pure lard 9Jsc
Bacon-Clear bellies. % TO 90 lbs average lOc:
IS to % lbs average 10i4c: Ii to 16 lbs average
lie; clear backs. 20 TO 80 lbs average l024c; y
TO Is lbs average. 10c; 10 10 los average 1OIbc:
clear sides. about 50 70 50 lbs average, 95sc; 30
to 40 lbs average. 1O1sc, 20 10 80 lbs average lie
In dry salt, 1i4c less.
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Fancy .Apples-Baldwins. per brl, So So Kings
$40; Spies, 81; Greetings. So
Bananas-Large. $ per bunch: medium ST. 80
Cabbage-Holiand Seed, 50 per 100 lbs
Carrots-75c per bU.
Cesery-California. per crate. s. p: per coz soc
Cider-Per brl. $3.50, half brls $50
Cocoanuts-S3.5O per bag. soc doz.
Cranberries-Jersey SIS per bu: SC. > per brl :
McFarlin, $3.50 per brl; HOwes. S per brl
Dates-Walnut. 81 per box; package dates, COIL
box. &C per 10.
FigS-SmylIia. iUc Ter 10.
GrapeS-Malaga, in brls. So
Hickory Nuts-Per bu. ,0c, shellbarks, per bu
soc.
Honey-White clover. 16c per H.
KTaut-Per cask A. gals. $40. per brl, 80 gals
$500 half hrl. IL gals s.
.LemOns-Extra fancy Messina. $50 size. IS %
box: 300 size -: California. 500 size. 81
Lcttuce-14c per h.
Navy Reans-Per bu. s. Is
Old Pop COrn-21ac per 10.
OnionS-NelOw, per cwt. s.. 20. red. So So
Oranges-CafOrnia Seedlings, s. per box; Flor
ida. So: Navels. per box. $40.
Radishcs-Per dOZ. 4Oc.
Shallots-Per doz. Soc.
ParsnipS-75c per bu.
Pears-Per bu slGL25.
Pineapples-FlOrida, per crate e.. 75G3
Fotatoes-Northern stock. sc per bu.
Spanish Onons-S2 per crate.
SQuash-Hubbard. 1lsc per 10.
Sweet POtatoes-Illinois So; Kentucky, g.
Turnips-J0c per bu; RutabaEa, 75c per bu.
ADMINISTRATIVE, Doc
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THE JOBBING TRADE.

CThe quotations given below are the selling
prices Of the wholesale dealers)
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Alcohol s2.55G2.75; asafoetida. 4oc; alum. 9is9
&c. camphor. 95cGti. cochineal. Sc: chlorofo-In,
Lsf1s5c; copperas. brl. Sc; cream tartar. pure.
s2H35c; indigo. 65GSOc licor.ce Caab.. genuine.
S5G<Dc. niagnesia. carb.. 2 OK 20D22c: morphine
J.. & W. per or. 81. 4s82. rs: oil bergamot. per
10. 81: opium. 81 5c9S.75; quInine. p 4 w, per
oz.. 30GS5c; balsam cOpaiba. 55tl6Oc soap. Cas-
tile FIR. l3dl5c soda. bicarb.. "a. a5c salts. Ep
son. ls0sc: sulphur -four. 24sG5c; saltpeter so
loo. turpentine. 71QTTc; glycern 16ia420c: iodide
potassium. - FG25O bromide potassium. 45dD
toc; chlorate potash. l5G20c; boraX 9Ql2c: Gin
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Oak sole. 321fsc; hemock sole 29G3sc: bar
ness S30iOc; skrting. Z5fy40c; single strap. 4IGp
4Sc. city kip 60q90c. French Kip. y0c0Sl ~; city
/ calfskin. 90cG$1. French calfsain 81 2OQI.S5
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Coal and Coke.


Bags. sc per ton extra. ground floor or dumped
in cellar. soc per ton extra second floor or car
red In cellar From wagon. Csc per ton extra
By wheelbarrow. chute or basket
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Java sQ52e- Roasted-old Government Java.
sz1zWSoc. finest Mocha and Jasa. ZSg3oc. Java
blend Sc fancy blend. lsc; Golden blend. lJc.
Package coGee-City prices. Ariosa. 1175c; Lion.
II 10 Jersey. 1l75. Caracas. 40. Dutch Java
blend. 1850; Gatss's blended Java. 1l.7Jc: Gil
Sugar-City prices: CRYSTAL E1or7inoes 5-Ib car
tons. TIC; cut loaf. 5Slc; cubes. 54c; xxx
powdered. 5.49c; standard powdered. SOC; fruit
powdered toe granuiated. z-io package. soc;
graduated. BIB package, 5-2sc, standard fine
glanulated. bags or bris 4g2c. Bltgewood a.
brls. 477c: Phoenix A. brs. axe Empire .
soc; Ideal * - 452c; Winisor ex @, f.52c;
Itdgewood ex G. 452c, D. yellow. 44-c; IS yell
low f2-c; New Orleans dark. &C.
Molasses and Syrupg-Ncw Orleans uIoasses.
G39c
satin car lots. S5Q9)c: small lots. 95c0sf.
Spices Pepper. lie. allsptcc 14lSc: cloves. %
&c cassia. l5NlSc; nutmeEs. 50lIG0c per no.
Rice-Lousiana 4l5qbc. caroline. GE4Sisc
Shots. 40fll 90 per bag To- drop
Lead-6i2cf19c for pressed bars.
Wood Dishes--NO. l. per 1000 81 S0T2 No. ,,
Stt-2D; No. 3. s. 20Uc. %: No o. s2S003
Twine-Hemp. 11qISc per 10; wool 5ci0c: fax.
1OlI3lcs paper. l5c; jute 12I15c. cotton. 2Iff25c
Woodenware-No. tubs, S6d7 No tubs $50
8; No TUBS. Sili5: 3-hoOD pals. 81 50. 2-h00p
pals Slf)4i60. double washboards. s. 5OCf-. 20;
common washbOards, $LSjgLS0. ciO,hespins. coz
6Jc per box.
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Iron and steel.
Leather.

Bar iron. 26Oc; horseshoe bar 275c; nail rod.
/ &c; pow slab. 4 zoe: American east steel 9Tl1c:
tire steel. 21+c; spring steel 43eg5c.
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Coffee = Good. sQi2c: prime. I2ai4c; strictly
rime. lf9lcc: fancy green and yellow Is423c
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Instruments fled for record in the recorders
Office of Marion county, Indiana for the twenty
four hours ending at p. IN. March TO- 1904:
The Appeal., 1904-09-10
The Bad Queen BeSS

send with him to see him fairly on
the way, for he tearfully resisted going
to the last moment. In feigned grief
at leaving her husband" as she
called him, she wept and walled at the
parting; but an eyewitness of the
scene tells us that as soon as her per-
sistent lovers back was turned she
sought the privacy of her chamber,
not to indulge in her grief, but to
dance for very Joy at having got rid
of him so easily; and scoffed at his
simplicity to his own false servant
Sinner. When Later it served her
political purpose to extort terms from
the king Of France by again pretend
ing her intention Immediately to
marry his brother, she called down
curses upon her own head in such ap-
palling language if she did not fulfill
her promise this time that so sea-
soned a vessel as the elderly French
ambassador declared that it made his
blood run cold; and solid old Cecil
himself, who was deeper in the plot
than any one, whispered in awestrick-
en- tones to Lady Stafford that If the
queen failed to keep this pledge surely
God would send her to hell for such
blasphemy"-Ma Hume in Har-
per's.
The Appeal., 1904-09-10

A well known merchant of Boston,
who prides himself upon his bump of
order, went over to New York recent
ly on business. Arriving by the boat.
he repaired to his usual hostelry,
whence, after hasty breakfast in the
cafe, he departed for the city. That
afternoon he found it necessary to
come to Philadelphia, and was gone
over night. Getting back to New York
the next noon, he concluded his busi-
ness, and at night went to his hotel
and sought the table d'hote for a sub
stantial meal.
Now, it is boast of this gentleman
that in all his business career he has
lost but one umbrella, and never a
hat. He was at much pains to place
his hat in an obscure corner of the
public rack in the hall. Coming out
again, he .groped for. an instant in the
selected hiding place, and then proud
ly drew forth the shining tile and was
about to put it upon his head, when he
felt his hand forcibly arrested.
you've got my hat there said a
red-faced and angry-looking man, who
was holding his wrist.
He of the bump of order smiled a
suave and superior smile. "Oh, no,
The Appeal., 1904-09-10
CHADWICk'S ANCHOR.

In wardrooms and navy clubs this
unpublished story is related of Ad-
miral Evans. When he was given
command of the battle ship Indiana
he discovered the vessels stream
anchor-a 1,500 pound piece of metal
-lashed against the after superstruc-
ture and in the "wake'' Of the after
13-inch guns when fired at extreme
range ahead.
Curious place to have that an
chor!" was Evans comment to the
officer who was accompanying him on
his round of inspection.
"Orders from the Chief of Bureau of
Equipment" was the reply.
Captain, now Rear Admiral, Chad
wick was then Chief of the Bureau.
Evans had occasion to go to Wash
ington the following day and there
met Chadwick. "See here, Chad
wick,'' he said, that is a remarkable
place you have picked out for slowing
the Indianas stream anchor.
proper place." said Chadwick.
A few DAYS later the Indiana went
out to test all of her guns at all angles
and elevations. 1t came the turn OF
the after 13-inch guns, and the group
of officers composing the board ct IN
snection we're on the bridge and with
glasses trained on the target, some
three thousand yards away. Ihe dig
The Appeal., 1904-09-10
Queer Old Solomon Oaks

And see only good things along the way
And l find a lot of them every day.
by always having something to do
l keep out of trouble. and mischief. too.
I stick to my business. as best l can,
And keep on good terms with my fellow
maIr-
And the better I treat him, it seems to
me,
The better my fellow-man treats me-
queer old fellow. this Solomon Oaks,
With his merry laugh and his pleasant
jokes.
And his, faith in his fellows, said OF
sung.
He's host Of friends among old ana
young.
He makes them and keeps them by smile
And the word that helps us when things
go wrong.
His life holds lesson 'twere well to
learn;
Shut your eyes to the bad; all the good
discern:
Keep busy; be cheerful: and aim to mako
This old world better for loves sweet
sake
Queer? Well. it may be; but this I say:
More of such queerness we need to-day.
-Eben B. Rexford in Chicago Record
Herald.