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New-York tribune., 1904-09-24
SOUTHERN COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool sept IS p m,-corToN-spos IN limited
demand; prices points loNers American mddng fair
6eOd; good usdaiins, 6I4a; ui6elng 662d: low mid-
dIIrg 63Ad good ordinary 6l2d; ordinary 5ssd- The
sales OF the day we're 1900 bales. 500 were
for speculation ard export and included 2loo American
Tecept 10000 bales including 1.4o0 American
opened quiet and closed nrra; American miadlins.
September 63ia: SEPTEMBER and Oetebsr 5osd October
end November. Sseds November and December 5S6J
neron1hsr ana January. 5s4t: January ana February
Avn a-S Nav and May and June 5.S3s
New-York tribune., 1904-09-24
eoatraet prices In the local market to-day

p<rs isl market for spot cotton cioseo quiet and 10
fire ,et l.sye ioT mlddiilg upland and 1l-45e for
foos. sfhi spSt markets. were telegTaphed
49, ss,enen quiet unchanEec, 105sc; eales 1888
-..s---.e nominal AZ He Charleston frTn un-
l6fsrsss :. 80 safs ign bales: Galveston steady
H Ay9te; sales. 200 bales: EeW-Orleans ouiet
stsacy, pnchaused. Al IOs&c: Gaea sO50 bales Fs-
Nsso-l,sss s'is az leading points for Tomorrow Al
70 trlry Aaiet against E3l3 last
r.z,-s y s,t year ~ Caiveston. 1900 10 10 600
m ..I5 =. 70 - Sess ane lslls last year A. Hous
- year -o~----@ ~-sS'- t@1l week ana A0'tSt
he,lis q cotton a. the ports to-day ana ,o- ,t
s Aafs last gesr: ~- anu u
New-York tribune., 1904-09-24

test oasses Receipts the six principal ports of Cuba
exports 11.So0; stock Is 90 against lz04T2
last There is central grinding against last
This weeks summary OF the statistical position
up hy Wilett & Gray SHOWS stocks in United
states cuba together 1G4GZ tons against 1745S3
last week. ana 3tIl6 last year decrease Of lss25i
last Stock in Europe 1,020,OO0 tons.
against 1892 S0 last TOTAL stock Of Europe and
America 1lS3462, against 1lSoSO6 last year az the
dates and I'D 4S0 at the date OF
January 1904 The decrease stock is $50 tons.
against decrease of week increase
200 sS5 January 1. 1904 Hamburg reports ship
ments OF raw to the United States this week.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-24

do Nerfck Der basket 500T5e: STRING BEANS. State.
sS Per basket SlaSl 2S Do green sec9sl 40 & yssey 2
% Long Island BAG. 509lse; do Baltimore aa Es-
S. sI Per basket. 5ot5e: SQUASH Hubbard per DOL aSe
NeAs 10 b0G0c; white. 59c6lsl: 90 yeloW
ereokneo 25le75c: TCRNIPS rurabaga per Dbl soa60c
IOMACoES, uprveF bush basket. soe9S1 do Jersey
LsI COX 5Oes5c do Jersey Delaware and Mary lana per
small basket, 25135c.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-24
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKET.

rlvernool sept Ioslng--VIIEAT-sr nominal.
h.r-lv steady: September is SID. December
= 5sd coRNspos--srT sricsn mixed easy at 8 81
f,trres steady; September As td December As Ga PEAS
canadian steady at Is "a FLoUR-sS louis fancy
winter steady az es 90 HOPS Ic-don CPacihc Ceast
ssss steady des ga PoRK-Prime mess. Western
~ &c BACON ARM cunherland cut % 10 SO ~ 34s.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-24

COTToN-The cotton market was rather less active
taan On Thursday. hut was stil very and iT
.olnil cane within point or 50 Of the previous high
level ot the current advanee hut close
net Galn le-s morning il developed early
1et tne pokers supposed 70 the bu leader
sa nen eaed upon Tor original margins. thus indicating
ne bitterness OF the feeling bstgeen the opposing paFss
also DEVELOPED that these brokers had promptly de-
,lea ne required sumo, and this fact indicating
ne financial ability OF The bulls hack up their position
showed treat frnness dsfi6T Ire esTly fPssin
oeling vas steady az unchanged prices advance
q y points. n Fesponte 70 rather better cables than
f.V = az
~ efaefs oeEan 70 reach the Exchange in volume.
nse was bull support ana what locked be covering
y oeaF interes's ana the market shot up TO net ad-
e advance ether positions checked sac for
per loaZe for December AID 1o9 for January. At
80 sse t4naler longs started taking prohts but there
VA pretty nsistent demand notably for October. and
l Market WIS steady az the close. with prices 2Ql5
fess higher Sales were estnnatea Al 4O0O baes ne
- 80 over the SO1Ih bad. according ofclal
~ received early but later private adviees corapafned
- y Teas. and there were FunoTs Of frost in the
sspt ieF she dsy were moderately full A6vices from
su DO not indicate thst there much spot business
@ Z eogance EXCEPT from shorts. and the markets
tg movement hgures follow: Port receipts 2s9las
tA aEainEt lb9o8l last year; overland mills ana
rl tahngs (essiIate6l bales against $1,000 last
ean a stock Al interior towns. It's bales
80 est year; brought eight for the week 356 720
slef. asainE 2f0lf2 year Total eFoD rnoveoent
80 fecpts t5o3ss bales against 8s8642 last year
slzno q mills and Canada. 10267 baleg. arainst ~
srsnst loeo last efock towns n ez-
- q September !. 92.T2l bales. against s8az5 iaet
eseinst f5 iOs last year The total crop rnovenent
az. !, dass this season. against twenty-five
- 'sass q contract prices the local market to-day
New-York tribune., 1904-09-24

Ccffee Gables market STEADY
Rio cSB75; exchange II T32d receipts. G0o bags ship
rnis for the United States 20U05 Dags; shipments tor
Eone 1000 haEs: stock 5ll.O00 bags Santos-Ccftee
markell Quet: good average Santos $500; receipts. $500
hsxs stock lHaa COO bags. HalburE-COdee market
opened pfg higher. a - vas net unehssge4 70
pfg higher; sales. 1900 pass aazre-slonee market
ocsned steady 4 franc higher: y unchanged; A.
50 n defined 4 franc. at $50 advanced a franc;
q 600 Gags.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-24
THE STATE OF TRADE.

Buffalo. Sept ss-FLoUR steady WHEAT IT, spring
uuieI no hard Old loads. 81 80: writer duli; no
loads, 81 2Oh. CORN quet' NO yeloN.
bsise: No 2 SIC. OATS lower: No white, Sike; No
mixed S2lse. Canal freights steady.
Chicago Sept. 2The leading futures ranged as fol-
New-York tribune., 1904-09-24

Gull 49, ssso sIacisl Liverpool cabies-eno, ,,,,r,
Aoerl,sf 49,, h2les: speculation ana o-So-, soo
etr aIars ~ e-ifts, 10000 1900 AnerscSn. r,iS
ss.s<i c'ozel g. ,t3les opened quiet I0a points
Tse Te sesrihsT,.5s.he hei b1 points higher serteTsher
Ysfa Oefc sf-lsovember 8 SD.
tnlafy -ostdi. Jecefrher-I -Ianuarv r esf.
Y.rA &rr.-.sy S az fsnsssrs-3iarch. $500: sfereb
,.rIogn AZ S's. ,, r sellers fsgol -ianehesFe'-
sussc ~ 'sir ces1and from ~ ttnefa! to-1oy
srirz 49, q q ft9 r1oo lcfs N 1rsss sllen re-
nlss ssses'. = zs :. 75: vsa'er srsie5 .ei.
a. 70 psatef 81 ~ uff NJ clears s. 500S{ So.
s choice ,e fs Arrs rar 70 sor e. g1 tom
''' osa s. :ooss 70 a. - hrs1c ir1; s'sse}
New-York tribune., 1904-09-24
READING SYSTEM

nEW JERSEY CENTRAL X r.
Ltoerty street and South Ferry. (Tlms from South
Esasx I'VE minutes earlier than shown belos.y
r-tS,lON EEiHlhHfA. ALLENTOWN AND MACCH
s-f9s 80. (5.4S Easton only3 p. SundAyA "a az
w1EkfsBaRisE AND scRANToN-sAoo. slo a M
LAhElhooD. LAkEHU URST. TOMS RIVER AND
bakNEGAT-z4.O0. $40 m, "a. 80 t3.43 Lake
wood and LaAehurst onlyl. 42o ?. sunaayA sso
ATLANTIC ciTN--ss.so a IA. fs.so 2. m
NiNELAND AND BRIDGEToN-fz4-0O a. m. ST. 10
1oNG BRANCH. AsBUEY PARK, OCEAN GROVE.
stsSos &Se. 1lS0 a m xI.e0. ASe. s.52. sss, 5aA
e-oe. L-o0 p n sunday except Ocean Grove e.l5
Phil iI la A1AADlELPHIA3tREAnING ls TERNSALJ. .4sa
slS9 t&0o. 400. s400. t50o. tS-00. fT,sos $500.
..15Se a m. '20O. t'sO0. 900. 200. fass ,. NJ.
BALTIMORE AND wAsHNGToN-soo. 1900.
EEapINe HARRIS uRG. roTisyIIIE LIE AND WILL
daHsPQhI-l4OO. zf25. $500. llfe10. (lO.00. il-oo
N Reading only). NS100. i'1,o. f2.os ..
Readlng. Potrsvills and Harrisburg only f.oe t5os
SANDY HOOK RoITE-Fr. II OF Rector ST. Pr. g.
9IlanSe alds. Ssabrignt, Monmouth Ben, Long
y;54SSs $50 $500 70 Long Bssnch) y m sandaya
. zEron Liberty Streer only. sDafIy fDaiy. except
uaaHa. xsaturdays- aExcspt SATURDAYS.
261. 434. 1900. 1854 Eroaavav Ts2 5t6 A. r>S'1c
SQUARE West. 153 278 west ls5t6 81 a4s
columbus Ay, New York: Court s.. 24s $50 Futon
81 = kyn; 800 Bway. W,rashurs. New York Transfer
~ ealiS y 40 feT s7e checks baggage . dssSnatloa-
Wee Pres and Gen Mgr Gen Pass'r Ast
New-York tribune., 1904-09-24

n PURsUANCE OF AN ORDER OF HON.
IN PURSUANCE or AN ORDER OF HON

Frank T. Fitzgerald n Surrogate OF the County 0.
York notice Is hereby given 20 al persons having
Claims against Homer Nichols late OF the County
New York deceased. present the with vo1ch-
ers thereof the subscTihers their place
acting business. the ONCE OF Taylor. Anderson &
Seymour. their Attorneys. no IS Wall Street in the
City New York before the 3Oth day OF October
next.
Dated New York. the 2sEa day OF April, 1894.
SARAH ANN NICHOLS. JAMES WALLACE MICH
OILS. Executors.
Executors. IS Wall Street. Borough OF Manhattan
CITY OF New York
New-York tribune., 1904-09-24
NEW YORK, new HAVEN & HARTFORD r. a

Trans depart from Grand Central station. s2a 81.
BUSION. Via New London and Provideaes-tS:uo.
f4lI1O:GO ssi1O;O2 A N. ftlI:00 sfllI:Os sf 500
f1.l500. ssii5 0l. sf12-e0 p. 81
BOSTON via Wllimantic-ffS:O0 A. NJ. fe.o0 p NJ
BOSTON, via spEingasd-ts:0o 4 ~. tII2:oo. sl4;0o.
WHITE MOUNTAINS ST. ALBANs IND QUEBEC
PORTLAND AND BAR HARBoR-frs:00 p N
FITCHBURG. via Willinlaltic Putnam and Worcesta-
-fr3:0O p. NJ
CT BARRINGTON. SIoChBRIpGE LENOX PITTS
FIELD-f5.00. Tf9:15 A. NJ. sf:25. ff8s1S p.
WATERBURY and WINSTEp-f5;0o. sS:eo 1fSsoo.
sf5.0l. ff6.O0. $500 Waterbury, p. NJ
Ticket ofaces az eCsrana Central Station aud c5rh
ellis. c281 Hiss. Glass Broadway cS
Place e25 Union square e1S2 Fifth Gas colEraoas
Av.s 64S Madison AV- cts west lzntn ST.. 11S East
125th ST. In Brooklyn. ca Court ST.. 500 Fulto1 s..
SEQ Broadway, e. D.
sDaily. tExcspt sundays ssundsys only. satar-
DAYS ony. fStoFs az 125th St tParloz Car Lulissd.
Hffas Dining Car. Agencies selling Parlor and
Sleeping tickets also.
o NJ SHEPARD. Cen suDt-
New-York tribune., 1904-09-24

s,osk IN EaTTe a2szOO0 bags. q which 2sss-oo0 are
BIazlen: hss weak $4,000 and 2Ssl.ooO bags. Es-
specriVely.
Ts stzassosl position Of REsssa eoass Is as solloEs;
New-York tribune., 1904-09-24

s,,+ M fe 70 "a n 5fs ca. long clear 7ida.ss 4ght.
y - "a n Ees. clear sl!c1les. heavy - 20 10 n
Sos GA short clear bseks % % q ~ 43s Ca sisar eess
"a - "a n. CO. StiCLl-T--E,S-<Ilar II % 70 70.
sfssiv "a 4s LARD stsonss prime Wsslsrn N tex CO.
06s 81. Anscric1n re..c4 ~ pals. SIS - II ft-<ood
Infrai states steady T0=. CHEESE frn1. Anerean
finest snite 42s American aEes- eolorsd sSs TC sPEs
29s D.. LINSEED OIL rrrn az
is "a PeTRoLErM sulsr ar 6ied. ROSlN-Comn>~
steady a Is 3D.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-24
Railroads.
PENNSYLVANIA

I Ii III IL y llEH HmlH
RAILROAD.
NEW YORK
STATIONS foot Of WEST TwENTY-THrRD STREET
AND DESBROSSES AND CORTIANrST s7-RzsE.T,S
eavps time i1s lTS@ ,5 5Pesa.Sss and casas
rwenty-thiId street station
EoR THE WEST
ss5s a. NJ. CHICAGO SPECIAL
sISs- iSs a, ~; 81; LOUIS LIMITED INIT
.iss ?. u. CHICAGO -AND 81 Lotis EXPRESS
tSS r. NJ CHICAGO LIMITED.
SS53 S 4. ~ 81. LOUIS EXPRESS
300 I. 81. WESTERN EMPRESS
s55 4. ". PACIFIC ExPRESs
300 r. n. FITTsBURG SPECIAL.
WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH.
'sS. %. s92J. se.55 'IO55 a H. 1e=J, si25s. 30
tSz' congressional Liini.sd'' % s4aJ. Ass, 32j
I25S tl2S5 teS2O ~Congiessiolal LirniIec , g s5.
soe1 tEisS RAIN All 4 n 3s l11O E;shI = - daily
ATtANT AT A TIC COAST 3 am and o. pm daiy,
N9IsE oI AND WESTERN RIhvA9Esss an M pTa pm daily
1ave ls1,H - = q 0ti1o RAiLWAY-5.sS an week
FOE QID PoiST COMFORT and NoRFOLE-7.55 m
AELANT!c E155sI cITY-95s 2SS 2. weekdays
GoSG foSG nnAxSI35 nAxSfS1 8 ,y yesE,4ays .- v,,s
SHndaSsl and Point Pleasant S-sS a. m. "a 12Ss
except fopg SR except Lens Brsneh % ~ s
sundays. 90 a m. and ass ,. m
90 - FOR PHILADELPHIA.
lo5o 1855 n- 1879 slS5S. .lS5. sl6 2ss ss.Z5.
S-S s-9. 80 4.J5 (s44.a5 for North philadelphia
sIS5,. SyS ,sSS eSS 7S5 s2S 25 55 fOr North Pss-
100. s25. ss.25 sf0.55, e.55 sf102a s1O55 a. m.
IS..S lZ5S s155. 'S25. ass s4s5 (sf455 for North
dohadelphia onlyl. s4.55. s555. Gs5 T55. S25. 90
giS9 ., IoE North Philadelphia Ony) 12.1o night
4tSL o1ces Nos 45l, 1854 11s 2s1 BroaGway: 1s2
venue (heow sd St); 263 Fifth Avenue teorner
SCI Astor House. and stations named above
Ioo'lyn Court Street $50 Fulton Street. 800 Broad
TaSs snd pennsylvania Annex Station. The New 1of<
f 1ISnsIer company viii call for and check baggage
LoL hotes and residences through destination.
Telephone 5s3 Chelsea for PennsvaniA Railrosd Cab
Service No' ~ -
W. W. ATTERBURY T. r. WOOD.
General Manager Pass'r Traffic Manager.
GEO w BOYD.
General Passenger Agent
New-York tribune., 1904-09-24
ourrOgares' Notices.
s5e PCT; s5o7s aGsga ;t and and F4rS Ayesi Sss =

ourT0gaIes' Notices.
IN PURSUANCE OF An ORDER OF HON.
FRANK T. FITZGERALD. a Surrogate OF the
County Of New York. notice Is hereby given all per-
the County q New York DISEASED % prsssns the sans
ans business at e hs s o o Ga2 az ss RSs G
haitian in Se city Of New S 4os o OF 5s & he 1a s
Dated New T0F 'As s s g. feg e sfHsRs'f !eSssr lS
EDWARD GoLDsGHMIDT Attorney tor Executor, 50
Broadway New York city.
IN PURSUANCE OF An ORDER OF HON.
Frank 7; E1tEgeraiG a surrosats Of the County OF
New York Notice Is hereby given 70 all persons having
New York deceased g present me with vouchers
business az the ONCE Of Dougherty Olcot 4 Tenrev No
g William Street Borough O Manhattan = The CITY o.
Dated New TOr .hs ssyenise9sa day of September. 1904
TaoIAs u, Ho4GI.AND. Executors.
| DoUGHERTY. oLcoTT 9 TENNEY Attorneys for Ex-
New York CITY.
IN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF HON.
Frank T. Fitzgerald. surrogats Of the County Of
New me- eas aGrs asSns, Robert M6SaE late q ne county
Of New HoTk deceased. 70 present the sane with
TSSsSetins business at ne oaSs q sayaa con
o % before a Il. Il .s .saesaSs ay March s~ i "
Dated, New York the egnth day o. sep,smber. 1904
RoSEET n MILs3NK.
sullivan Cromwell Attorneys for Executors ss Wau
/ Street New York City.
IN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF HON.
Frank T. Fitzgerald. Surrogate " the County Of
New York Is hereby given all persons Ravia
Claims against h SAINT. called Saf
ate Cf New York. deceased present
place ransaetins business az the Office OF Eugene X
Saoke Esq, No % Wall Street IN the Borough Man
haitian The City Of New York on before the first
DATED New York. the 2e,h day o. august. 1905.
ALBERT r. SAFFT.
IDA z. SAFFT.
EUGENE K sAcKETT. Attorney for Executors. g. Wan
street. Manhattan. New York City,
IN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF HON.
Abner c Thomas. Surrogate of the County Of New
York hereby given all hsgEng
against FebecCa Baird late of the County New York.
deceased present the with vouchers
Wall Street the City of New YorS. before the
10Th cav of November next
Dated New York the llth day o. May. 1904
EDWARD =. BROWN Executor.
g. W. B. BROWN, Attorney for Executor. IS Val Street
Manhattan ~ y Clty.
IN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF HON.
Abner c. Thomas. Surrogate ot the County Of
ssirs against Garlic NJ. Wynkoop late % the County
AZ Nevr-Y ork deceased, 20 present the same with
Vouchers thereof the subscribers their place
trsnsactins business az the once ot sullivan cs5n-
or Before the 22d day OF November next
pstei New York. the l2th day OF Nay, 1904
FLORENCE A. SCARBOROUGH. MA6EL MACDoS-
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL Attorneys fSr Exscutrfcss
40 Wall Street. New York City.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-24
BIOS TON AsR AsR fo1sEs sasEsnn j:

C4TSKITL. HUDSON 4 CoySACKIE BOATS
LEAVE cHR1sroPHER ST. wEEN-pATs p n
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-07
A Remarkable CRndlestick.

A varv ctronoa candIacticir cural,, a
place of wo,or. Inn, noculiar os tho or
ropgomort sooms yc,, wiI, ocl,no,y1-
odpe that n forms as good a candle
holder nc any other
weight one ond NJ a candle with q
nail calcuIat;ng tbo sizo of ,bo noiI
ca that tho candle NAV be nut ont,re-
10 In Tho water ol,owing ,bo yator IN
toncb ito urner mart hut not tho u,icl
Now liebt vour candle and notwitb-
standing tho unsriondIv medium in
which vour iI,um,nant ;s nlaced /, will
h,,rr 90 , ent.h -, Co.. ,,,Lilo aor,t,,,.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-07
How Teddy Helped.

Teddy's papa own a large cattle
ranch. One summer there was
drought. The spring dried up and the
streams became trickling rills or dis
appeared altogether The cattle wan
dered restlessly over the range IN
search of water Teddy's father sent
to the nearest town and had men come
with steam drills and ircn pipes to
bore an artesian well, so that there
would always be plenty of water for
cattle. They bored down several hun
dred feet in hopes OF finding an un-
derground stream, but they could no.
do so, and had tc give up the quest.
They went away, taking their tools
with them but leaving-what greatly
interested Teddy-a deep hole lined
with iron pipe. He would take the
board off the pipe and peer down, and
then drop in rcck to see how many
he could count before II struck the bot
tom.
One night after he had gone TO bed
he heard his papa talking to his NAM
ma. He said: Last winters blizzard
killed scores of the cattle, and now
this drought comes. They are suffer
ing fer water and better pasture. II is
all outgo and no income. | don't
know how long we can keep 1t up. In
few years Teddy will be old enough
to help me, but can't put a 10-year-
old boy on the roundup, nor keep him
all day in the saddle, looking after the
cattle"
Teddy did lots OF serious thinking
during the next few days, How he
wished he could help his papa in some
way! And the opportunity came in a
way Teddy least expected. One day
he walked over to where the men had
bored for the artesian well. He peered
into 1t, but It was as black as night.
He gathered handful of long, dry
prairie grass, rolled 1t in a small piece
Of birch bark In which he had placed
I piece Of rock, lighted II and dropped
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-07
An Odd Nesting Place.

Not all the delights of spring are
fer the country boy. We who live in
the city have host of them, and can
see many strange and pleasing sight
II we keep our eyes open. A few days
ago, while riding my bicycle down
Madison avenue, in New York city,
heard the twittering of sparrows. and,
looking up, saw in the mouth of the
atone lion on the corner of the build.
ing on one of the city's prominent
clubs, the remains of last years nest,
and two sparrows getting ready to
build new one for this year.
II was such novel place for bird
to choose for housekeeping that
stopped and made a sketch of It. While
standing on the opposite corner sketch
ing, the policeman of that beat" came
over to talk with me. He seemed
pleased that | should have noticed the
birds. He said that the sparrows had
been keeping house there for several
years. lie had often stopped TO watch
them build their nests, and later feed
their little ones, which later, would
play around the lions head, sitting on
his nose or eyebrows as saucily as
could be. as much as to say: "You
may look very fierce, but-who's
afraid?"-George w. Picknell, in ST.
Nicholas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-07
THE ORIGIN OF "kickERs..
Supposed to Come from an Occupation
In Cornish Mines.

II believe that the origin OF the ex-
pressive bit Of slang 'kickers may be
found In the very lowest form of occu-
patton any member of the human race
follows" Mr.. w. NJ. Robinson states.
Between Wormsley's and St Hell
ems, in Cornwall. Is an underground
canal connecting the lower levels Of
the coal mines at Wormsley's With
the surface station at St Helen's,
which saves a great deal OF money for
the mine owners in handling the coal,
which is simply loaded on the barges
in the mines and transported by the
canal under the mountains to the har-
Dor at St Helen's. When the canal
was devised, however. how to provide
for locomotion for these barges was a
problem.
MULES couldn't be used. and there
we're circumstances which made steam
impossible, but an inventive genius
finally solved the riddle by suggesting
that cross pieces OF timber be placed
along the roof Of the canal, which was
very low. and men could lie on their
backs on top Of the loaded barges and
kick the vessel along. After the
barge was once started this was found
to be feasible.
The men could easily keep the load
in motion by the means suggested. and
1t has ever since been in use. There
Is no question about the low grade Of
this sort of work. and even me men
who follow II are constant. Kicking
around the villages where hey live.
| They were known at the mir 3 official
ly as 'kickers' because Of I! sir work,
and their vocal complaints, ontinual.
ly INDUCED in. caused ever one at
Wormsley's or st. Helen's. 20 matter
what their station or en- 'loyment,
who INDUCED in complaint TO be
| called 'kickers.' I presume that the
| origin Of the word. as we use Il. Is just
what have suggested. st Louis
| Globe-DemocTat
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-07
Lost His Trousers.

Supervisor George Jones of Mon.
guagon township, who was a dele.
gate from the second district to the
Republican national convention at
Chicago, few days ago returned from
st. Louis trip and tells story on
fellow delegate who also made the
st. Louis trip. Jones and the dele.
gate, who was from western Michigan.
occupied respectively the upper and
lower berths of Pullman sleeper,
The western Michigan delegate had
removed his trousers in which was
handsome $50 watch. and placed
them on the sill OF the open window
at the foot of the berth. During the
night the delegate kicked his trousers
til he awoke near st. Louis next morn
ing that he discovered his awful
dilemma. Although Jones came to his
assistance and hunted through the
car for a spare pair of trousers, none
could be found. and the delegate had
to stay in bed until st. Louis was
reached, where a porter sailed out
and purchased pair. The missing
trousers and watch have not been
found to date, although the delegate
telegraphed to all stations along the
way. The delegate, however, rejoices
in the fact that before retiring he
took his well-stuffed pocketpook from
his trousers pocket and transferred
it to aistcoat.-Detroit Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-07
The Mjuhtv Explorers,

Dicky and Tommy, one hne night in
June,
Walked out, to see tother side OF the
moon.
Not word not % sound, II was very
late
Between n quarter to eight and eight !
They went along till they reached IA
brook,
When Dlcky whispered 90 Tommy,
"Look ~
There In the brook, as IL sang its rune,
Was the glowing other side of the moon
They planned In bed. till the clock
struck ten.
How they'd look up Africa, when they
were mem
las
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-07

Il down the well. Then he put his
tace close to the edge and watched II
blaze as II fell down and down.
Suddenly a long red column of flame
leaped upward with rushing noise.
Before Teddy had time to pull his head
away, the force of the explosion sent
him rClling over and over away from
the mouth of the we'll The fame shot
high up and blazed fiercely for a mo.
ment or two. Teddy was terribly
frightened. His eyes smarted, and he
could Sc. bright red flame dancing
before him in whichever direction he
looked with scorched hat and singed
hair, he ran hcme as fast as he could
He told his papa what had happened
His papa went to the well. and when
he came back he said: Teddy, my
boy, | think your accident is going TO
make our fortune. Our well has
tapped a small vein of natural gas, end
| think If we go deeper we shall strike
oil"
SO the well-diggers came out again
and resumed drilling. Before long
they came down TO the oil. The oil
came rushing out faster than they
could save it. Teddy's papa sold the
oil well to an oil company for a good
price, and with the money he bought
ranch In another state whei
was plenty of pasture and water, and
shipped his cattle to the new ranch.
Teddy is learning all he can about
managing a cattle ranch, because when
he is old enough his father is going to
take him in as a partner.-F.
Lockley, in St Nicholas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-07

A sunbeam 20 earth cume straying,
Through valley and wood and glade,
Till II chanced on tiny cottage,
And there for while IL stayed.
For it found u mother signing,
With Il wenrincss half-cOnfessed,
That her child might r"nse its playing,
And go for n while 3 rest.
All day she had worked unnded,
While her husband went To reap,
And she prayed, as she rocked the era
die,
That her child might fall asleep.
And the sunbeam. full of pity
Sped TO the distant west,
Bearing n shining tear-drop
1t had found on the mothers breast.