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ST. PAUL MARKETS

Feed and Meal-Coarse cornmeaI and
cracked corn, ton, s15-5O; ground feed, No.
1, two-thirds corn, one-third oats, $16;
ground feed, No. 2. one-haf corn, one
half oats. SIG; ground feed No 8, one
third corn, two-thirds oats, $16.
Bran and Shorts-Bran in bulk, s14 rs;
bran in sacks, 200 lbs, SIS 50;. bran in
sacks, 100 lbs. $16 standard middlings
in sacks. $14.25; standard middlings, 200-lb
sacks, $3.50; standard niddlings, 100-lb
sacks, SIG; middling flour, in bulk, SIPS;
middlings in sacks, 100 lbs $1S.25; oil
meal, per ton, $3.50.
Hay-Receipts, 10 cars; choice upland,
-$7.75: No. prairie, $6.75@7; No. 2 prairie,
s6G6. 75; No. s prairie: $5.75@ No mid
land, $5@6; No. 2 midland, $4@5; choice
timothy, SO; No. timothy, IS. .25@S so; No.
timothy. s7@7 so; No. 9. Sc. 5000 so; No.
/ clover hay, 81: No. l clover hay, mixed,
$7Q17. so; No. 2 clover hay, $5@6; packing
hay, $3@3 .75; no grade, s2.50@3; rye
straw, S5@5. so; wheat and oat straw, 49, 80
@4 SO; wheat and oat straw, SO. 1904. so.
Flour-Patents. firsts. $620@6.30: pat
ents, seconds $6@6. 10; clears firsts $4 SO
@470; red dog, per ton, 15e-lb sacks,
$20. so,
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BULLS IN CONTROL
FROM THE START
Market Rather Narrow, With
Trading Light and Without
Feature

CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-Decreased receipts
in the Northwest was chiefly responsible
for a cent advance In the price of May
wheat here today. The close was almost
at the highest point of the day. Corn is
UP Nc. Oats show a gain OF 1sc. Pro-
visions are sc to 71sc higher.
Wheat
The wheat market was firm from the
start. Sentiment at the opening was in
hueneed somewhat by an easier tone In
foreign grain markets. The initial price
for May was &c lower to 1sc higher at
81 0S% to 81 09. All signs of bearishneSs,
cided decrease in Northwestern receipts.
Rumors of a continued light movement
were partially confirmed through fairly
active buying of wheat here by commits
sion houses with Northwestern connec-
tions The demand from that quarter
started covering by shorts. Little
selling pressure being apparent traders
became more bulliSh as the session pro-
greSsed.
An element that had considerable effect
was the Illinois crop report. compared
with the government estimate the figures
of the state statiStician on the area seed
ed to wheat showed decrease of 800, 600
bu. Strength of the cash markets at Du-
luth and Minneapolis formed an addltIon-
al influence in speculative trading here
late IN the session. May reached the
highest point of the day just before the
close, the price touching 81 :09 3 @l: 10.
llleti QuOldliOHS were o. U1 "A A'VO 70.
Clearances of wheat and flour We're
equal to $4,000 bu. Primary receipts
were 90S,900 bu, compared with $4,000 bu
a year ago.
Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago re-
ported receipts of $40 cars, against 785
cars last week and 568 cars a year ago.
Corn
The feature of trading in corn was the
free selling of December holdings.
prominent long was one of the principal
sellers. As a result of this liquidation
December and May corn at one time sold
firm throughout the entire session, there
being fair commission house demand.
May opened a shade. lower to shade
higher at 44A @443sc to 443s @441ac, sold
up to 445sc and closed at 445sc. Local
receipts We're 301 cars, with one of con-
tract grade.
The volume of business in the oats pit
was extremely light. In sympathy, with
the strength of wheat a firm undertone
305sc, sold up to 30S4c and closed at the
top. Local receipts were 81 cars.
Provisions
Under the influence of a decrease in
hogs receipts the provisions market ruled
firm Trading was rather quiet. May
pork closed with gain of 5c at $l2. To-
Lard also was UP &c at $7.121s. Ribs
were TIC higher at $5.75.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow;
Wheat, 43 cars; corn, $50 cars; oats 62
cars; hogs, 81 900 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
I (N1--
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Open. High. | Low. Clos

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
easy: aWheataaNo. 2 spring, So ;o5@1l2;
Corn-No. 2, 45A @451k: No. 2 yellow, ASK
.@45k. Oats-No. 2. 285sc; No. white:
29 @30c. Rye-No. 2, 74cs Barley-Good
feeding, 3S@40c; fair to choice mailing,
41@4Sc. Flaxseed-No. /. 81 .16; No. 1
northwestern, $1.24. Timothy Seed
Prime. $40 Mess Pork-Per Dbl, $11. Is
@11.25. Lard-Per 100 lbs, $3.50. Short
Ribs-Sides 0oose), Sc. .25@6.50 Sides
Short clear tboxed), Sc. .621a Q6. 70. Whisky
Basis of high wines, 81 "a. Clover-Con-
900 bbis; wheat, 165, 900 bu; corn, 914. 500
bu; oats, 1872, 800 bu; rye, 5000 bu; barley,
$4,000 bu. Shipments-Flour, SO, 800
bhls; wheat $4,000 bu: corn, 1876, 500 bu;
oats. ia, 200 bu; rye, 8, 100 bu; barley, H.
400 bu., On the produce exchange today
the butter market was steady. Cream
cries., 16@26c; dairies, 16@22c. Eggs
easier: at mark, cases included, 201a a 25c;
firsts, 251ac; prime firsts, 2714c; extras,
291sc. Cheese steady, 11@12c.
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BOSTON MINING STOCKS

BOSTON, Mass, Dee. 14.-Closing cop
per quotations. Adventure, 51h@5&; AL
louez, 17s4 @1s; Arcadian, 1A@1k;
Arnold, 1918; Atlantic, 16@17; Bingham.
33% @34; British Col, 4k@4%; Calumet
and Hecla, GAS asked; Centennial, 25@
25H; Consolidated Mercur, 35@3Sc; Cop
per Range Consolidated, 66a4 DAILY West,
12@12K: Dominion Coal. 62@65; Domin-
ion Steel. 17% @1S; Elm River, 24s4
juato, 34@341z; Greene Consolidated, % "
@25%; Isle Royale, 241a; Mass, 9@9h;
Mayfower, 1@1A; Michigan, 9h@91k;
Old Dominion, 246241a; Osceola. 92@92h;
Parrot, 26; Rhode Island, 111R@11%
Shannon Copper Co, 8as @S7z; Tarlarack,
115@119; Tecumseh, 215 @3; Trimountain,
10@11; United States Mining, 24A @241a;
Victoria. 4@4A ;-Winona. HOP; Wolver-
inc. 1041k k@105; Wyandot, 11A@2.
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sTATE GRAIN INSPECTION

Inspected In-Wheat = Cars = Great
Northern, No. 1 northern, /; No. 2 north
ern, 35; No. 8, D.; No 4, 13; rejected, z.
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul-No
northern, 5; No. northern, 5; No. 3, !;
No 4, %; rejected, s; no grade, 2.
Minneapolis & st. Louis-No. 1 northern,
2; No. 2 northern, 4; No. 8, 2; No. 4, 6; re-
500 Line-No. northern. /; No. 8. l.;
Northern Pacific-No. 2 northern, 5; No.
8, Z; No. 4, 10; rejected, 4.
Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
No northern. 1; No. 3, /; No. 4, 2; re-
jeeted, 8; no grade, 1.
Total-No 1 northern, 8; No. 2 north
ern, 81; No. 8, So; No. 4, SO; rejected, 29;
no grade, 8.
Other Grains No. 2 durum wheat, q;
No. 8 durum wheat, 2; No. winter wheat,
80; rejected winter wheat, 29; mixed
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COFFEE AND SUGAR

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE market for
coffee futures closed at an advance of 10
OILS points in response te a strong ad-
vance in the European markets, accom-
panied by bullish private cables. There
seemed to be an Increasing demand from
steady at a partial advance Of s. points
Sales were reported of 162,750 bags. in
Guiding December at zoe; January, 1900;
March, Z 50@7. .55c; May and April, 7.65c;
May, 1901 soc; July, 7.90@7 .95c; Au-
gust, S.O5c; September, S.05@S. 15c; OctU.
ber. S20@8. .25c. Spot Rio steady; mid
Sugar-Raw firm; refined firm.
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natural white, 80 to 80 pounds. 35@361kc;
clipped white, 36 to 40 pounds, 36@39c.
puLuTH

Duluth, Minn.-Wheat opened up well
for May and was strong all day 1t sold
to Sill early, reacted slightly. advanced
high point was 14c higher The market
was active and rather broad. Flax showed
absolutely no change Receipts today:
Wheat, 35 cars; flax, 80; oats, 10; rye, 4;
barley, q. Shipments-Wheat. 1,706 bu;
barley, 14,364 bu; cars on track, 215.
Close: Wheat, cash No northern, 81. .0S;
No. northern, 81 02; May, s1.11; fax.
cash, 81 %; to arrive and December,
81; ;22%; May. $1.25; oats, 2S1zc; rye,
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MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR MARKET
A Little, Better Demand From Jobbers-
Prices Are More Firm

There was little better general de-
mand for flour this morning. Eastern
jobbers were in for somewhat larger or
great ado about. With the wheat market
showing strong and continued advance
there would probably be much better
demand.
Receipts, 1888 barrels.
First patents are quotable at $500
$50: second patents, s5.60@5.70; first
clears, $4@4.25; second clears, $2.60@2.75.
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PARIS
BERLIN
METAL MARKETS

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Copper was un-
changed at e66 for spot and e66 5s for
futures in the London market Locally
lake is still quoted at $14. 4.871@ @15 .1215;
electrolytic at $14.75@D15 and casting at
$14. 50@014 49, all these quotations being
more or less nominal. Iron closed at SIS
Sd in Glasgow and at AIS 1012d in Mid
dlesboro. Locally iron continues firm. No.
1 foundry northern No. foundry south
ern and No. / foundry southern soft are
quoted at $17@17. so; No. 2 foundry north
ern at SIG 50@17.
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Raw firm: refined firm.
CHICAGO PRODUCE

CHICAGO, Dec. 14;-Butter steady;
steady; at mark, cases included, 20?5 %
25c Cheese firm; daisies, 11k@lAc;
twins. 11@111ac; Young Americas, 11% q
II. Poultry-Live steady; turkeys, l5c;
chickens, &C. Potatoes easy; burbanks, ~
@35c; rurals, 32@33c. Veal easy: so to SO
pound weights. 4@5c; 65 to % pound
weights. 5@6c; 80 to 125 pound weights,
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RAILROAD NOTICES
christmas Excursion Rates

On Dec. "a, %, 2e, 81 and JAN ! ar and ?.
c,1rsion tickets with limit for return to
January 4 1906 Tickets fer students and
Teachers on sale Dec. 16 to 25, with return
limit Jan. 8, 1905; .u c,.-. r.o,,o.
Agent, Ryan hotel.
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To california Without Change

Via the Minneapolis & st. Louis railroad.
Tn1,rist cars twice a week, Wednesdays
vie Kansas CITY and the popular Santa
Ee system, Thursday via Denver and the
famous aScenic Route through Colo
RADIO Only S6.75 for double berth.
call on w. E. WitherSpoon, City Ticket
Agent, Ryan hotel.
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KANSAS cITY.

Kansas City Mo.-Wheat steady; De
cember, 81 .O2; May, s1.015s; July, $685.;
cash No. 2 hard, 81 .02@1 04; No. 3, 81 VI
LOS; No. 8. 81. 04@1 .041s; No. 4. 95e@
81. Oh. Corn firm; December, 409s @4O15c;
May, 415sc; cash No. 2 mixed, 41@41Ac;
No 8, 401s@41c; No. 2 white, 4l@4l12c'
No. 8, 41c Oats steady; No. 2 white,
BIC; No. 2 mixed soc.
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MONEY REPORTS
WASHINGTON

= WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 14.-To-
days statement of the treasury balances
in the general fund, exclusive of the
$3.50, 000, 900 gold reserve in the division of
redemption, shows:
Available cash balance, s144, ,203, SIG;
gold, $86,319, Az; silver, So, ,704,1 ,105.
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sT. LOUIS

st. Louis, Mo- Wheat higher; No red
cash elevator, 81. 10ss; track. 81. IA; May,
81 11zzt41 II IS; July, 951a@95ssc; No. 2
hard $1.09@1.11. Corn firm; No. cash
nominal; track. 43c; December. 41%c;
May, 1850. Oats steady; No. 2 cash, 30c;
track, 301a oslo; December, 291ac; May,
311sc; No. 2 white, 311s @32c.
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MILWAUKEE,

Milwaukee, Wis-Flour weaker. Wheat
dull; Ne. / northern. S1.Os@1.10; No. 2
northern, 81 .O3@1 .0s; May, s1.0s& ask
ed; puts. 81. 091s asked; calls, $1.1S@1. 1875
asked. Rye weak; No. 1, 7S1k k@79c. Barley
duh; No. 2, 52c; sample. 36@491ac. Oats
steady; standard. 90% oslo. Corn firmer;
No. 8, 42@43c; May, 441sc bid; puts, 441sc
asked; calls, 449sc asked.
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NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Prime mercan-
change strong, with actual business in
bankers bills at $4.S7@4. 81. .05 for de-
mand and at 81. "a 1904. "a 35 for sixty
day bills; posted rates, 81. .841a @4. SO and
$4 S712; commercial bills, $4 4.84@4. S41s.
Bar silver, 605sc. Mexican dollars,
$4. 4SN. Government bonds steady. Rail-
road bonds irregular
Money on cali steady, 2@9 per cent,
closing bid, per cent, offered at ~ per
cent; time loans easier; sixty days, ninety
days and six months 81 @3% per cent.
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IluERpooL

Liverpool-Spot wheat nominal; futures
quiet; December nominal; March. Is 3ssd;
May, Is sgd. Spot corn steady; Amerl-
can mixed. As 10d; futures quiet; Janu-
change here will be closed Dec. 26 and y
and Jan. 2.
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ARY OF The DAY S. TRANSACTIONS IN THE

wheat. 8: western wheat, IS; No. yellow
corn, 5; No. 8 corn, l. No. corn, 5; No. 8
white oats, 8; No. white oats, 4; No. 3
oats, s; No. 2 rye, 4; No. barley, 26;
No feed barley, q; No. 2 feed barley, 2;
no grade feed barley, /; No. / northwest
fax, 2.
Cars Inspected Out-No. 8 durum wheat,
2; No. | hard wheat /; No. northern
wheat, 10; No northern, Is; No. 8 wheat,
no grade wheat, 3;-western wheat, /; No.
3 yellow corn, 4; No. corn "a; No. 8
white oats. %; No. white oats, 16; No. 8
oats, /; no grade oats, 2; No 3 barley, /:
No. barley, z; No. feed barley, 5; No. 2
rye, 2; No. l northwestern flax, 2; No. /
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Two Throuuh Tourist Cars to California
r,r.a CHIC. 90 Great Western ra aflxzaH

The Chicago Great WeStern TaiIWay
every week to California, one leaving
Minneapolis and ST Paul Tuesdays via
Omaha and the Rock Island route; the
other leaving on Thursdays via Kansas
fsify and the Santa Fe route. For further
Information apply to ]. N. Storr. Genl
Agt.. corner Fifth and Robert streets. St
Paul.
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n, v. RECEIPTS WILL soon FALL OFF
CLOSING WHEAT QUOTATIONS AT LEADING MARKETS
CLOSING Cash Grain Prices

No. 2 northern, $102az @1 .03%; No. 8
wheat, 923k @S51kc; No. / durum, soc;
No. yellow corn, s911c; No. 3 corn.
3Skc; No. oats. 261zc; No. 8 white oats.
27Ac; barley, 34@44c; rye, 70s4 ore; No.
l fax on spot, $1.221k; No. 1 fax to arrive,
S1.2275 No. fax December option,
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NEM YORK coTToN

NEW YORK, Dec 14-Cotton-spot
closed steady, Is points higher; middling
uplands, S.15c; middling gulf, 8.40c; sales
none
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EIrst and rhlrd Tuesoay Of Each Month

First and Third Tuesday OF Each Month
The Chicago Great Western Railway win
sell Homeseekers' tickets at one fare plus
So. 90 to points In Alabama. arkansas. Col
ora6o Florida, Georgia. Kansas. Ken
tucky Louisiana. Mexico, Mississippi.
MISSOURI. Nebraska. New Mexico. North
Carolina, Oklahoma. Tennessee, Texas,
fher information apply to J. N. Stor..
Gen,1 Agt.. Cor. 9Th and Robert Sts.. St
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NEw YORK PRODUCE

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Butter quiet,
unchanged: receipts. 1876. Cheese firm;
receipts, 8. 349. Skins full to light, 4@10c.
Eggs firm, unchanged; receipts, 6,7S0.
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puts and Calls

Minneapolis-May wheat puts. $1.10A a
1.10ss; calls, $1.12A; curb, $1.11B.
Milwaukee-May wheat puts, 81. 091s !;
calls, $1.101z; July wheat puts, 9S1sc;
calls. 9S%c; May corn puts, 445sc; calls,
Az @445sc.
MinneannIis Racaints and ShInnaents
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.HaIf Rates to canadIan PoInts

On sale Dec IA to H. Return limit Jan.
10, 1905. Tickets and information at WIS
consinS Central Ry., 81 Robert st.
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Holiday Excursion Rates to Eastern
Points

On Dec 12 to %, the Minneapolis &
ST. Louis Railroad will sell round trip ex-
cursion tickets with limit for return to
JanlIary u. 1905, to the following points
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DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT

The following are the receipts and ship
ments at the principal primary wheat
markets.
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LONDON


LONDON. Dec 14.-Money was in quiet
demand on the market today. Discounts
were firm owing to the weakness of some
continental exchanges and the rise in the
price of gold. Operations ON the stock
exchange mostly were idle beyond ar
ranging the account Consols were steady.
Home rails were in fair demand. Ameri-
cans opened with a better tone, relapsed
to below parity and became irregular.
Later they were rather firmer and mac.
tive, dealers waiting for the outcome OF
the settlement. Finally prices fuctuated
and the market closed firm. Imperial
Japanese IS of 1904 We're quoted at 95.
PARIS
PARIS, Dec. 14-Three per cent rentes
9S francs 65 centimes for the account
Exchange on London 25 francs 151a Gen.
times for checks.
BERLIN
BERLIN, Dec. 14.-Exchange on Lon
don 20 marks 81 pigs for checks Dis
count rates, short bills, per cent; three
months bills, 414 per cent.
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Insists on eresorian Chants.

There seems to be no way for the
Catholic churches in this country tc
escape using the Gregorian chants in
services. no matter how strongly they
may plead to retain the present choir
system. The vatican is already pre-
pairing new liturgical choir books,
which may be reprinted by other pub
fishers. This seems to mean that the
plain chant, and no other, is to be the
exclusive music of the church the
world over. The new books will make
simpler and more uniform the church
music than was that contained in the
old liturgical choir books compiled
under the direction of Pope Plus TX
some thirty years ago. In some east,
ern cities preparations are being made
to establish Gregorian choirs, youth
full voices being trained in that direc.
ton.
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Events He Was Proud OF.

Some entertaining "reminiscences of
John Thomas Smith. author of the
Book for a Rainy Day" G766-1S33.)
are recalled by 1T. P" Smith had
seen and heard much that was inter-
esting. In II friends biographical al
bum he wrote that he could boast of
'seven events. some of which great
men would be proud Of" Here are six
of the Seven events"
Was patted on the head by DR..
Johnson;
Have frequently held Sir Joshua
Reynolds spectacles;
''Partook of pint of porter with an
elephant:
saved Lady Hamilton from falling
when the melancholy news arrived of
Lord Nelson's death;
Three times conversed with King
George the Third;
And was shut up in a room with
Mr. Keen's lion. "-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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Victim of Circumstance.

Zola's method of studying the char
acters-many of which were so revolt
ing-in his great nature novels show
that he takes the mind of his character
and places IL on the operating table as
the surgeon places the body which is
TO be operated on. He studies every
nerve, every sentiment, every thought.
as the surgeon follows the veins and
arteries laid open before his eyes. To
Zola's mental vision certain conditions,
certain environments, on certain char
acters. certain minds. would bring
about certain results, and from the re-
suits of this surgical diagnosis OF the
mentality of his character he elabor-
ates the life. actions and thoughts OF
the men or women whom his b-ain has
created, says the New York Herald.
No surgeon can operate upon him
self. No woman can know herself as
she really is; therefore she can only
tell you the truth about herself in so
far as that truth is known to her by
the training she has received, fitting
her for the station in life to which she
was born. Mayhap, ! agree with the
playwright that no woman can tell
the truth about herself. Yet she is
not a liar, only the victim OF cir
cumstances.
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Repose of Manner,

Repose of manner, that quality for
which all ESglishwomen and some of
our southern beauties are famous. is
one of the hardest things in the world
to acquire. II means simply the pow
er of relaxing.
First of all, you must relax: second.
you must keep relaxed. and all the
other rules arc expressed in the same
word, relax"
Doctors who have studied their fem
mime patients will tell you that much
OF your nervous force escapes through
your finger tips while you fidget with
your chain or your purse. You lose
still more when you cough and perk
your body about unnecessarily, says
the Philadelphia Inquirer.
One beauty specialist goes so far as
to declare that nothing will make
wrinkles quicker than the habit of
moving and jerking, and that nothing
is SO fatal to beauty as coughing and
wteezfng. All such habits are really
nervous complaints. To cure all these
f'dgety movements cultivate the habit
of sitting perfectly still. keeping thu
hands and fingers motionless as long
as possible, and relax.
Your reward will be the air OF dis.
tinguished reposc so sought after by
our nervous society women.
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genuine as that OF her husband. "At
any rate you must join us in n cup
OF coffee" she said. But first do try
bit of this sweet" And she handed
us saucer of something that looked
very tempting. Indeed. it was de-
licious; chestruts, boiled and grated.
mixed with whipped cream.
We attempted to apologize for the
intrusion upon their dinner hour, but
were at once checked. There is no
occasion for apology; you would be
supremacy sagacious II you were able
to keep run of the dinner hours of all
your Berlin friends and regulate your
calls accordingly. We never attempt
it ourselves: we are likely to find our
friends dining at any hour from 9 in
the afternoon 10 0 in the evening.
There is no such thing as a conven-
tional dinner hour in Berlin society,"
That was really the case. Few peo-
PIE are more unconventional than the
Germans: they simply consult family
o. Individual convenience in their So
f3iai arrarsv rr---------7',.e.--- 1a-s-S:isy'
Mrs. Gr,indy to lay down arbitrary
rules to which everybody must con-
form or fall from grace. Business af-
fairs may make an early dinner hour.
for instance, convenient for one fam
lily and late one convenient for
another Public entertainments begin
very early. as a rule; usually at Z
O'Clock. and sometimes at $50.
Among the leisurely classes the dinner
hour is likely to be arranged with
reference to that circumstance. In
some families the hour for dining is
elastic, according TO the program for
the day: today it may be at 4. on ac-
count OF engagements for the even
ing: tomorrow dinner may be served
at o'clock.
Among the upper classes in Berlin
the food and tine style of table service
are so much like what we are accus-
toned to at home in corresponding
circles that in most things one notes
but little difference. Oysters are not
common ON German tables; the Euro
pean oyster has copDery taste and is
hardly possible to arrive at familiar
eating terms with. such as some of the
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GETTING A GOOD DINNER.
Husband Dined Very Much Better
Than He Deserved.

Than He Deserved.
A gentleman played Off a rich joke
on his better half Being somewhat
of an epicure. he took 1t into his head
that morning that he should like to
have first-rate dinner in the evening.
So he addressed her a note from the
city, politely informing her that gen
tleman of her acquaintance, an old
and true friend, would dine with her
that day.
AS soon as she had received 1t all
hands went to work to get everything
in order. Precisely on time she was
prepared to receive her guest. A stump
tuous dinner was on the table and she
was arrayed in her best attire.
A gentle knock was heard, and when
the drawing room door opened she saw
her husband with smiling counte-
nance.
why. my dear" said she, in an
anxious tone. where is the gentleman
OF whom you spoke in your note?"
why" replied the husband, COM
placently. here he is"
"You said a gentlemen OF my &C
quaintance. an old and true friend"
Well" said he, spontaneously.
Ha-r I-.-a gentleman nf-yo,f~ -ar.
quaintance and an old and true
friend?"
"oh," she cried, disappointedly.
this is too bad"
The husband laughed immoderately.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-08-06
Water Everywhere.


Water exists in nearly every
thing" said a temperance lecturer
The doomed sailor. dying of thirst
on his raft. contains a pound OF
water to every pound of flesh. Thus
If he should weigh 40 pounds, the
poor fellow would yield. under ny
draulic pressure. no less than seventy
five pounds. or five pals, Of pure
water.
there is water-five grains of water
10 every cubic foot. There is water
in the ring upon his hand. II is an
opal ring. and opals are composed OF
water and flint"