davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
She Priced It.

She was a sweet-faced little girl of
six or seven summers, and her dainty
frock was of fashionable design, while
the wealth of sunny ringIets was half
hidden beneath a veritable picture hat.
Only one flaw was discernible in her
makeup, and that was an old-fashiOn-
ed and badly scuffed cnatelaine of
plain leather, which dangled beneath
the tiny velvet coat.
"Oh, isn't that q handsome child"
exclaimed a lady of refinement, who
emerged from a carriage near where
the girl was gazing at some pictures
in a drug store window. The lady could
not resist the temptation of forming the
acquaintance of the pretty miss, who
politely explained that her papa gave
her permission to stand outside while
he made some purchases in the phar-
macy.
ooh, dear!' suddenly exclaimed the
woman, with a look of disapproval at
the uncouth leather bag; my child.
you should not carry such a cheap
looking chatelaine. You appear too
refined for that"
The child retorted that she liked it
best of anything she owned because it
was a present.
who could have given you such d
gift as that2" inquired the lady.
With a slight culver in her lip the
wee one responded: My mamma
and she's dead. ''-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

my cart and I was about to drive off
he shook hands and said:
ABE, that poetry jest goes right to
the spot 1t amt sad and it amt gay,
out sad nun to keep me from goin' to
town after a glass of beer, and Jest gay
| nun to keep the tears out of mas eyes
and let her nose resume its usual color
Loroy, but why wasn't you around here
three years ago when that Durham
COW of mine got choked on a. turnip!"
mad one more place to visit. The
Whoop1ng cough had Whooped little
Sammy Bebee from earth away. and
| his ma and pa had been waiting d
week for me. They had a boiled din
ner ready to put on the table to incite
me to my level best, and when it had
been eaten I turned to with a stout
heart and dashed off the following:
oh. why do we weep and why do we
And why are our hearts full of sor-
And why do We pine as the days slowly
And care not a whit for the morrow:
Our dear Sammy boy is with US no more
He has gone to the Hand of the blest:
And the cough with a whoop that took
Can never again BRO ak his rest
He was cunning and cute-our lost little
And he was as smart as a whip;
And but for the whOop he be here today
And never be scared of the grip
we mourn and we mourn, and we sor-
row and sigh,
But we know that our lambs better
there;
He's gone to that land where measles is
not,
And the mumps never give him care"
This was poetry to hang up in the par
Tor in a frame made of acorns and beans.
and to be read over twice a day. but be-
fore going I wrote a verse to be inscribed
on little Samny's tombstone. It read:
Beneath this sod our Sammy lies,
And though he was a yearIipg,
His virtues they were countless and
His character was sterling
When I headed for town I had such
heavy load that my horse could hardly
take the hills and above and beyond any
thought of gain was the feeling that nv
poetry had lifted the burden of sorrow
sorrowing to smile again.-(Copyrigh
1904, by T. c. McCIure)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
HONEST ABE. Q. S. NJ.
He Puts in Day Writing Obituary
Poetry.

Wednesday. being my day off, and
having heard that the people of the
Bebee settlement, on the Five Mile
road. were suffering for my poetic
illusions, I drove out there to offer
my humble services. 1 found that
an epidemic of humps, measles,
chickenpox and whooping- cough had
been devastating the settlement, and
that there was hardly a family with
out its sorrow. I started in at the
house of Uncle Abner Bebee. where
death claimed a child of three years
old. and as I got my writing mate
rails ready Uncle Abner patted me on
the head with tears in his eyes and
said:
Give US somethin' soft and sweet
and touchin', Abe-somethin' to go
right to the heart. You did mighty
well last year when our COW died
but do better this time. Theren be a
bag of oats in your cart when you
git ready to go home"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
Rnck leland svsten,.

Colorado Flyer for Kansas City
leaves Topeka every day at 7:45 a. m
arrives Kansas City 9:35 a. m, con :
Meeting with all trains north, south
and east. Leaves Kansas City $50 D.
m. arrives Topeka 500 p. m. Carries
dining car in both directions, and is a
through train without stops at inter
mediate stations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
HORSES FOR SALE.

NICE drivers, family horses, educated
saddle horses for ladies' and gentlemen.
Some nice children poniesi every horse
guaranteed as represented Ealthouse *
Norris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

A lady writes to ask what she should
wear at the fair. well. for one thing
she should wear a bouffant pocketbooK
with long, green lining Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

State Of Kansas, County of Shawnee, IS:
L, J. w. Thurston, cashier OF said bank
ment is true; that said bank has no liza
bilities and is not indOrser on any note
or obligation other than shown on the
knowledge and belief. So help me GOD.
]. w. THUkSTONs Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
J. D. HEYM.
(Seall Notary Public
Commission expires the Sth day Of
February, 1909
CUrrect-Attest:
A w KNOWLES.
T. B. SWEET,
Directors.
To Morton Albaugh. Bank Commissioner.
Topeka, Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

] AM a CANDIDATE FOR STATE
senator from the Seventeenth district.
s14tn), subject 10 the decision of the qua
med electors In Shawnee county in NO
FernDSr =. p. BOLIVAR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
LOST AND FOUND.

LOST AND FOUND.
LOST-IArge white St. Bernard dog,
brown ears, 81 reward or for informa-
ton s2s Klein St
FOT7ND-Bicycle at 1923 Polk St Owner
can have by proving property and pay
ing for this ad
FOR RENT-HOUSES.
FOR RENT-IIouse and barn al W. 4th
st Inquire of Carl JOckheck-
FOR Rents room house 1870 Clay St,
water. bath Botn phones Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HELP.


to take orders for
baking powder. Premium or cash COM
mission. Call 424 Clay St
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
VIEWS.

F. c. LUTES-Everythin in modern pho
Biography. indoor and outdoor scenes
funeral flowers. etc Ind. phone 1912.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Mrs Upmore-How is your experiment
of living in the country succeeding2'
Mrs. Hyems-It isn't so bad as you
might expect. It costs US more, of course.
to have our butter and fresh vegetables
brought out to us from the city. but we
don't have to entertain nearly so much
coInpany-Chicag Tribune.
Sha vyter-Gadboy is always talking
about his broker in Wall street.
Sfngerly-We some people like to dwell
on their sfortunes.-Brooklyn Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

WANTED-A first class barber. T. z.
Sheard, e35 Kansas ave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

Jimjones-I met a ghost last night and
it spoke to me
Sansmith-What did it say2
Jim ones-Haven' the least idea IN
not familiar with the dead languages
Chicago Daily News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

SATIN TOILET SPECIAITIES.
SATIN Skin Soap. kinds. oval scented
toilet and square medicated curative.
Price, cakes &c. RoWley & Shows
EARLY wrinkles indicate deficient nour-
ishment, starving skin Satin Skin Cream
is skin food-restores rotundity- sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
wANTEp-a1ALE HELP.


NOLER barber college, st. Louis. wants
men to learn barber trade, few weeks
completes: can nearly earn expenses be-
fore finishing if desired; tools and board
included, So to SIS weekly paid gra6E-
ates- That beats hard work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

WANTED-AT once, first class order and
delivery man. Fitzgerald &. Lannan
80 F. 18th st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
WANTED-FENfALE HELP.

~0~~~--0-~~~-~-@~~-~~~~~~~
WANTED-Wom for houseWork; must
nave references. hob Quincy st.
WANTED-Ladies for employment in
city, $40 to S25 per week Can Friday
morning at 1903 Kansas ave.
WANTED-Lady or gentlemen of fair ed
ucaton to travel for a firm of $3.50 eco
capital salary $1,072 per year and ex-
penses, paid weekly. Address, with stamp,
J. "A. AIe1ander. Topeka Kan
WANTED Experienced dining room girl
and girl for general housework l22
W 6th St, Topeka hotel
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. apprentice 10
Tyler St
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

HES too honest to use money on an
election
Well said Senator Sorghum. 4 don't
know Maybe he's too honest and then
again. maybe he's too economical. 49,
Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

FOR Observation-Disclosures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
BANK sTATE1rENTs.

|@-----~---~-~---~-----~---
(h1rst Published in Topeka State Jour
nal June is, 1901
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

WANTED-Ste barber, guaranteed 81.
Address 81 Kansas ave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
BANK STATEMENTS.

(First Published in Topeka State Jour
nal June IA, 1s04.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

TED-Experienced barber, STEADY
job. c. G. KeppIe. burlington. Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

7 W. T. HUGHES, coal dealer Phones
200. ONCE and yards 9Th and Adams. All
kinds coal: blacksmith coal best quality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
WATCHMAKER

-~N--e---------~---~-~----
WATCHES cleaned, 75c, clocks. SOC: main
springs, S5c. crystals, 10c. Cash paid 70
Oh gold or silver All work guaranteed
Ola Jewelry exchanged for new II har,
up, see Uncle Sam 5l2 Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
FLORISTS.

MRS. NJ T.. HOLCRAFT. sl7 kansas ava
Cut flowers and floral designs Phone ia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.
WHITE & GOODWIN
Raj Estate Barqains.

FOR SALE-Lots on W. 9Th. on paved s
S225 each. NJ. Heery, phone 1875.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

WANTED-A competent boy for general
-housework. 3l5 w. 10th ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WHEN you want to hirs a man OF boy,
call up Y. N. c. A telephone al. We
have a list OF men and CONFIDENTIAL ref
erences concerning them ?. NJ c. A
Employment Bureau. III e 18th 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
MACHINE SHOP.

49, I. = = Isl ~ oaAAL-
TOPEKA FREE DISPENSARY. south
east corner 12th and Tyler sts from
to 2 p m. except Sundays Conducted hY
regular practicing physicians for tha
benent Of persons without means who
need medical attention and treatment. Pa
crate treatment Medicine furnished In
most cases
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

OF Topeka, at the close OF business June
l-Q4, as called for by the comptroller
or the currency.
RESOURCES.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

(First Published in Topeka State Jour
nal June 16, 19o4)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
Central National Bank

REPORT OF THE CONDITION
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

CUT FLOWERS and ns,rai desIgnes a.
Hayes. 107 W Gth st. Both 'phonas III
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
JEWELLERS.

SSES I1-.--|-%SE--~-T-~---~---
clan Complies stock OF watchee. dia-
mopos, silverware, etc. Eyes examined
and spectacles properly fitted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF TIL
FINANCIAL CONDITION
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-13
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

Boston. July 12-The Boston strong and
active, with the volume Of sales remarkably heavy I'm
expected yesterday everywhere
showing whatever might
obtain Tho smaller buyers evidence. Terri
woods firm, with good demand in progress. The
market for pulled woods is quiet Foreign woods firm
but the market Is quiet here The leading quotations
Ohio and PennsylvaniaNX and above. 34G34'ac; " 70
Gt3lc. No /. G2GC33c: No > 34G35c 23Q
&c H. 81 and y blood unwaShed, 2TG2Sc;
delane 36Q3Tc. Michigar-N and above. 2Te2sc; /.
:1n3uc No 2ST29c. fine unwashcd. 21M22c u - and
= blood unwashed 2Td27 lsc fine washed delane. 32Q
hrai1. 23q24c Territory-Idaho fine 17Glsc heavy
iiGl5c; fine medium 1dsc medium. 1s9 l9c; low
medium 2oa21c: Wyoming fine, leo T. neavy fine lao
20@22c Utah and Nevada fine, 16isa17l2c; heavy fne
14Gl5c medium. 1Ia1sc medium. 49, G20c: low
medium, 2II22c; Dakota fine. 17HlSc: medium. l70
ISc medium 19a20c low medium. 21G22s Montana
Fine choice. 3OG21c: fine 1pG2Oc: medium
choice. 1920; average lsUyOc staple 21d22c;
choice. 22M23c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-13

Dbl 5ocd$1 DO per basket 2O04oc do Jersey hothogse
per 100 50; 40 Long Island hothouse. 81 TO- CELERY
Jersey dozen lunches 2GQG0c; do state and 1cnl
10000; EGGPLANTS. Jersey, per bush box 81 %
do Norfolk. bhl 50 do Florida per box 2cq$l
GREEN CORN. Jersey. per 100. T5caSl p; LIITt c.
50Q75c. 10 State in dozen. la 4Oc Onions
Long Island yellow per Dbl So 5GG$2 10 do jersey and
Maryland white per basket, 81 2QSl 80; do southern
white per S1dS1 so do Virginia, potato
lucky. bb 81 75q$3: do bag. 81 4oaS1 so; do
Texas per bush crate. StG$I co. OKRA. Southern per
carrier 50cGSl; PEPPERS. Jersey. basket 81 sea
81 50 DO box S1TS1 40. do Norfolk per Dbl 81 500
basket Sl6$1 .; carrier 75c1S; PEAS. Western
New York bush basket. 6OcG$1. do bag 40GS5c:
do Long Island and Jersey bag. 2G60c; do Jersey
per basket. 25475c: STRING BEANS. Jersey and Long
Hubbard. per bb. 5ocaS1 do marrow. soc; do white.
'5'lc; 90 yellow. croOkueck 25G5Oc; TOMATOES. Jer
sew box 75cf3S1 so: Delaware and Maryland
Sna carrier. 40H75c do Norfolk large carrier T5cG
81; do Per small carrier 506T5C: do North Carolina
carrier. $50 Oc: TIRNIPS. Ttahaga, Dbl 15cdSf.
HAY AND STRAW-HAY-No special change note
Tor hav Good grades and strong: low grades
abundant and difficult regular line Of rates
Supplies heavy. Farmers and shippers determined to
get rid Of their overtang Of before
the price is another almost
dictate figures FOR large proportion of what is already
arriving anon the 1ar1et We repeat quota lions: Prime
l@rge bales per 100 n Csc: No &C No , Sof3SIc;
60 ft61i eC; clover clear 10. 50GG5c STRAW-Suppiy
somewhat improved bur the market Is barely fed Long
rye quoted at 81 20T$l - latter price finn for best
Of hay and straw in tons reported At the Produce
Erie. $50: Pennsylvania 20: Delaware LackaWanna and
Western, 50 West Shore. geo; Lehsh Valley $50; BaIti
and OEo 10: Central Of Eevv-Jersey 100. river
boats 20 total 21io tons Receipts Of straw, 40 tons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-13
OTHER MARkETs-eY TELEGRAPH.

Chicago. July I2.-CATTLE- Receipts 5000: rnarke,
nominal, good prime steers. s. 50TS6 40. poor
e!GH s. 5paS5 stockers and feeders So 56dSf cows.
81 5OU$ 30 heers S2uS5 Gamers 81 50aS2 IS bulls
Sass -. calves. s. 5or<5 T5 HOGS-Recelpts today
tuou. tp-uorruw- -"oo". market 5Jl0c lower. mixed
and butchers s. 2$I 40 good choice heavy s. - q
s. 4e rough Gcy, s. loo $ -; light s. loaS5 So bulk
~ sales. = 2oa$I 80 Receipts 10000. marke,
lower. good o. choice weth'rs, - pS5 - fair choice
mixed. 81 -5H$i %; native lambs, 50 5oqS5.
East Buffalo. July II CATTLE - Receipts. -
head steady prime steers s. so9S6 30 shipping. $50
2JUS4 bulls. 81 lJGS4 90 feeders $3G
h"it"Is - 2IH$% NI-AISItese! pts - head
lower 500 So 20 HOGS-ReccipJs, head. duh
,HI0o. lower. 81 ca. pigs 81 5OISj %
70. 5tG$3 diaries. So 3ot
So 40 SHEEP AND IAMBS-Ite-eIpts 800 head steady.
unchanged
Cincinnati. July 12-HOGs-steady. 81 9oTS5 go. CAT
TI.E-Duu $2p$5 10. SHEEP-Actve. 81 50G$+. LAMBS
Active, lower. SO 50NS6
Kansas city. July 2-CATTLE-Recsipts. 140o Mar
steady Choice export and dressed beef
steers 50 5o0SG % fair TO good 81 2GS5 40; Western
fed steers $tas5 % so"kcrs and feeders 81 75G$4 80
$3aS4 70. Southern S2a$3 90
tive cows. $2QS4 20 native hefers $50 bulls 81 500
calves s. 5Uu$4 80 EoGS-Eeceipts. l,4o0. Market
loalsc lower. op 81 o. bulk Of sales 81 soq$5 heayy,
5US5 packers, 81 SenSa pigs and lights. 81 80
$40 sHEEP-I&eoeGts, 100 Market SLOW Native
ewes 81 25GS4 Texas clipped yearlings, 81 75d$4 -
Texas clipped sheep Sc 25d$i %. scckers and feeders
s. 5OIS4 so
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-13
LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Nevv-IoTk July i. 1904.
BEEvEs-Receipts were cars or $50 head. Including
cars Tor siaHghterer9 and for the market No 'rad-
ported for Wednesdays market Dressed beef is selling
native sides Iyer09o and London cables quoted i've
c2e ana shep seady TetIgeF@tor 9eet selling at 10
meats rGpoFted from this port thus far this week
inquiry for live calves few fair to choice veaIs sold
dressed caves barely Steady City 6Tssed veal. oid at
dressed at s9Io1sc A''@ ~ - = go
sales-J. g. curtis 8 Son: vesls 10 10 average.
at 81 - per 100 10; do 2l3 10 at 81; do. 1871 H.
SHEEP AND LANBs-Receipts were including late
arrivals Monday A. cars or m1 head Of which Oh,
a part stock yarded earIy.
until after 10 O'clock opening, prices we're firm md
easier and sellers quoted the finish 10000 lower than
taking into account the generally Inferior quality q to
out A few Of the late stock would go over common
to choice sheep sold at s9as4 per 100 70:
steady At per nj dressed lambs 5 safe a loql5s
IS 70 sgs ss SO 81 az s 100 a as 2S d a s r. 9
ao y DO az h az 81 75 2ie Kenyucy 10 DO 81 H.
Do SO 10. at s. 70; i4a Indiana do ~ 81 DO
elis o ~ at So rs Is Indiana yerle o - NJ at s. 2S
81 90: IL Virginia do. lOl H. at 81 80; 10 do l01
robin shannon: 2ss KENTUCKY ia5nes 81 70 asss75
Einia do g. n At 81 20 +os DO "a n at 81 81 Ken
Newton Co: $50 Virginia lambs % 10 ~ s. 65; 2S5
at s. So 284 Kentucky do. 20 n s.; Virginia DO
100 ~ s. bucks 100 10 So y: kentucky sheep
MePAerson & @ 223 Virginia lambs 90 10. At 81 30;
10 DO 5S ~ SO: Il Virginia sheep. liz 10. 81
Crockett, Co: 25i Virginia lambs. Is 10 81 37h
about carSs4 f the af Fec g sesv Pfms
hogs sold s. SO per 100 Country
inaIly stead..
sales:
P s"S; qs s. sa.s sos; e. 81 p @ $50 s.
81 30 Ute yesterday: 215 State hogs III s. So
- roushs ga D. 81 So stag, $50 10 So co.
- n g.
Jead : Co date yss,erasy} 100 state hogs. us u.
al s. So. vuugns. sos n. 81 So
Sanders date yesterday: - State hogs. les -.
"6 H. AZ 8 So do 30 u. 81 stag. 335 n, So
d. so 70. s. co.
=. @. Curtis Son date yesterday: PA State hogs
l"H n. az - So lc roughs S2.B n. 81 80.
Fl Ii. Hollis datc yesterday: II State hog$ 1914 -
a. - 50 100 DO POS 10 AZ s. 50; rouEhs. 3o4 70.
81 -; DC, $6i II, at 81 50, 1868 10 81 So
800 n. u
George X l. Dllenhac< date yesterday: IS State
hogs. 49, II. az s. so. roughs $50 n, 81 So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-13
PLANTlNUM RARELY STOLEN.
WashInrtnn Star.

From The Washington Star.
lone kind Of PLATE s3gnd i50t in W. rs
which IL is made far exceeds silver in cost said a
local chemist day Every eSege chemical
costly vessels made of platinum, and the plain
Ine 5 Is uSlS TJCSh Us "SlSht N sotd ana
laboratories IL is much more valuable than i'll It's
ordinary form. The makers OF such ware. IN fact
although the metal is made into the simplest forms
without decorations of any sort. A tiny crucible
the larger vessels used by chemists are worth
several hundred dollars each.
locked up every night In safe IN any we'll
conducted laboratory and frequently counted.
platinum wire are carefully treasured and sent 10
the factory from time 10 time 20 be made 1ver into
''1I',l7I 80 9II.io 20. .tie St'lS
LeeInS toward MS platinum plate that a mouse
keeper has toward her solid silver, but the
the most elaborate wrought silverware. II is also
much more liable 10 damage
ne presence or 4 small qua ntity or Iea1 IN a
hot crucible of platinum is likely to bring about
pUECture OF the CruCble. a punctured Crucible
must to the factory and repairs are very costly.
Much OF such ware Is made In a little Pennsylvani
town by single firm, and there are few workmen
who understand the art of handling platinum.
Treated with care platinum vessels are almost
destructibe. They suffer nothing from
the high temperature 10 which they are exposed
brisk rubbing renders them as beautifully bright
the day when they came from the factory.
They are ordinarily cleansed. however. by the ap-
phcation OF hot water and acid solutions. $ they
gradually lose in weight by rubbing
one reason why platinum instruments are sell
dom stolen by burglars Hes in the fact that they
are not easily disposed of. The metal is hard to
melt. and a large vessel is not easily hammered
of recognition. Pawnbrokers are shy of ac-
cepttng articles of platinum because such articles
nave comparatively narrow use and are not hard
trace. Small crucibles, wire and rods do Occas-
onally disappear from laboratories. but the large
himself in a shop with a metal worth in the neigh
horhood of $3.50 pound for sale ne is naturally
pected to tell now it came into his possession"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-13
CASH Quotations.
EXPORTS TO-DAY.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

NeHH-YCrk. July L. lSJ4
CoFFED-An opening declipe Of GG1o points. in sym
pathy with easier European cables and larger Izlan
receipts uncovered good demand Tor coffee This
morning sales reported the call Of ~
Afterward trading less active but the mar
showed better undertone than might have been -
pected the heavier movement indicating. per
haps that increased receipts had been fully discoute
in instances recovered portion OF their
Toward the close offerings seemed little
slight lost with the market
finally b10 points lower. Total sales were
reported Most Of the transactions the
September, house taking 10000
bags another 70, coz bags taken by leading
operators believed represent I'M
interest. while the other the broker OF a
Wall Street house having connections with the
West, the South ana Europe Otherwise the trading Pre-
little being scattered
European markets both lower Hamburg reported a
decline OF LON and fiavTe y franc lower
remained unchanged reported "a decline
100 Receipts the ports 81 600 bags
$4,000 the previous day and 10000 bags
year The Santos receipts 81 500 bags
They estimated to reach $1,000 bags to-day's
cable. The Jundiahy movement 80, 600 bags against
$4,000 bags tho previous There some talk dur
ing the day OF better interior joh6ng demand for spot
coffee but inquiry the Street after the close did
indicate any material Improvement had taken place
actual business The spot market steady with
quotations the basis Of 7i+c for RIO No :.
The OF contract prices in tie local market to-day
WAS as 70