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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-16
WHEAT FUTURES ADVANCE
ON PROFESSIONAL BUYING.
RECEIPTS AND WEATHER
ARE BEARISH.
Corn Opens Well, but Later Eases
Off on Lack of Speculative
Support

Bulls were IN control of Yesterday,
market. Though receipts were Iare. and
weather conditions were favorable. serti-
men. favored the buying side and the up
"a1d movement was partly justified By
a a1d closing cables and a very good cash
snd export inquiry There were only oc-
SaspoLa! recesslon5 on profit taking. and
me small losses which resulted from these
movements were easily wiped out.
DEC wheat opened &c up. ranged fron
bid. ~
Corn showed some early strength. but
tae er was not enough outside interest to
Keep values on the upturn. Moderate SELL
ing was sufficient to depress the active on
Tons In the last hour.
DEC corn opened unchanged. ranged
tEem 3 4se and closed at i4S.c hid.
Receipts of wheat at st. Louis s. a4s bu..
OK which 1o SKIS and Il cars local and 2
cars through, against 54.s3l bu., Of which
i,Lis SKIS. and 40 cars local and Il cars
Receipts Of wheat at primary points for
twenty-four hours 1.ssI, 600 bu., against l.
$4,000 bu: in 1896. Shipments 4G. 90 bu..
sgainst s3.ooo Blu. last year. Northwest re-
Chicago received les.027 bu. and Kansas
City 1850 Blu. Clearances $500 blu.
receipts or corn at st. Louis IS, 100 bu.,
OF which % cars local and 20 ears through,
against S2,S9 bu.. OF which LIS skis. and
2 cars local and II cars through. IN 1906
Receipts of corn at primary points FOR
twenty-four hours 5000 bu.. against 414.00D
hu. in 1Se, and shipments $500 bu, as
against oSo,0W bu. Chicago received s.. 800
500 bu.
Receipts Of oats at St. Louis o.n5o hu..
OF which % cars local and ) cars through.
against 3.4i5 bu-, OF which % SKIS. and 81
cars local and Is cars through. in 1903
Receipts OF oats at primary points for
twenty-four hours 6s4,dW bu.. as against
$4,000 bu. In 1906. and shipments 900 bu..
as against aiI,0O bu- C~learances 2,1O0 blu.
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Illinois Supreme Court.
SPECIAL

Springfield. H.. Oct. 16.-Proceedinrs IN
the Supreme Court to-day were as follows.
amend nformation denied: G Motion nor 20 Dsa m,t 70
rule absolute on respondent. allowed. and name
OF RESPONDENT stricken from roll of ATTORNEYS.
"enhain ct al. VS.. International Packing
hearing.
Gibson vs. Brown e. Al: motion for extension
days from to-day. H
Town of Cicero vs.. Green q al, rshearins
G Gsss !. Va Al. sk Kin Ct. ct = e.; ssss...ns ssa,.l:
Gsllssher W Norshrup; motion to eisnit,
Msrkiewtez rs. peianey:. motion to dismi.,
aIgssI allowed; and appeal dismissed
n aIsnss By vs. a.t psneIs S g. .as s In .s e IlIIl1Ol =
'e aa Gays >, IN sD Shisa to ale er.sf.; allossd
Eau Claire Canning Company Va. western
b.SksIass Csn:psny: motion % die supple
Baker e, al. '. ffsfdins. consrv.,or: mo
their briefs by soth instant
appellee 10 dismiss appeal denied. and rule en-
Tered upon appsnant. TO file index to abstract
Hear:etta Coal Company ". Campbell; re-
hearing denied.
People ex rel. DIVER IS. Rose. Secretary OF
State: motion fo- leave to file petition for
nandainrs allowed; usafe returnable 18th tn
Ray -. Iobdell: motion By defendant IN
error for leave 10 argue orally on reheariug.
Jesperson exr. IS. Mech ct al. motion by
appelle. FOR leave to file additional transcript
Van Tsssell y. Wakefield: motion by appel
lee for leave to assign cross error and Ave
days further time to file briefs.
Fioto W. Floto: motion By appellant for
leave 20 file amended bill OF exceptions.
{. ]. K W. Ry CO. W. Nofat: motion by an
pellee TO dismiss appeal.
Lang IS: Freisenecker; motion by appellant
Hail e. al vs. Brooks: motion by a~ppelles
70 affirm and Asses statutory damages.
Hayne- Va People OF State os Illinois. sug-
Eestion by defendant in error diminuticn OF re-
inIt.
Mansfield ct al. vs.. Wallace ct al; submitted
on briefs.
Morgan and Wright W NcC1,iiu: suhmItt.d
City Of Peru VS.. Bartels: submitted on brief.
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Com
pany vs. People eI rel HaIsey: submitted on
County OF De Kalb ct al. vs.. Posu. at al.
submitted on briefs and oral argumen. By n
W McEwen and l. {. Whitman for plaintiffs
IN error.
Gage rs. People: submitted on briefs.
Gage W. People: submitted on briefs. T.
Pubeus vs.. H.ll: submitted On briefs.
Jssperson vs. Mech; submitted on brt.ss.
Wathel IS. Allison Ditch District No. .: sub
rnitted on briefs
Clos vs. Stern: submitted on briefs.
Clos rs. Mcksrlis: submitted on briefs
Siegsl. Cooper * Co. vs. Troka, unlimited On
briefs.
Village OF Wilmstte vs. People ex rel. Farm
Land Mortgage and Debeuture Company; sub
mitted on BRIEFS
Rowe. admrx.. VI. TayIoryil. Electric I,,rh.
Company: submitted on briefs.
Court adjourned to . o'clock Monday
morning.
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COVERING BY DECEMBER SHORTS
SENDS ALL WHEAT PRICES UP.
Cash Article Advances 1-2c,
While May Option Shows a
Gain of 14c-
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Chicago. Oct. B.-Confrmation that Du'
luth miIlers are importing Manitoba wheat
was perhaps the chief factor in a strons
wheat market here to-day. At the clos.
Dec. wheat was up nc May was up &c
Corn Is OF &c. Oats are down &c. Pro-
visions show a gain Of nc to 1s14c.
WHEAT.
The wheat market was strong from the
start The fact that foreign grain markets
followed yesterdays sharp advance here
furnished considerable encouragement tc
bull traders. Advices from Argentina
also were bullish. the weather there Being
reported as extremely ~unfavorable.
The element Of perhaps the greatest i'm,
p%ortance. however. was the continued
active demand for cash wheat and ap-
parent scarcity OF that article. Shorts and
commission houses were urgent BIDDERS for
the Dec. option when trading began, but
offerings were extremely light.
After opening unchanged to go higher
at s1.12A TO s1.1s,s. tho price OF Dec. rose
rapidly to s1.14A. May was helped ty the
strength Of Dec. and. after opening BdAc
lower TO k1Asc higher at sL13 to
SA.&SFI. Sou ny W o1.lS ol liz
numerous realizing sales were made, re-
sulting in a temporary setback. Dec. do
clined to d.Lsas. while May sold Of to
situation, and during the remainder of the
session the market held remarkably Arm.
Trading was confined mainly to the De-
cember option, n the strength OF that
delivery prevented any considerable selling
OF May. The most prominent influence af-
fecting late trading was a message from
Duluth to a commission house hero con-
firming a rumor circulated yesterday to the
ing Manitoba wheat. The market closed
strong. with Dec. at $1.13E. Final quota
tions OF May were at s.. 12sd1.12hs.
C1earances of wheat n -four were equal
bu.. against LIS 80 bu. a year ago. Min
neapolis. Duluth and Chicago reported re-
ceipts OF eH cars, against ss2 last week and
69 q year ago.
In spite Of the strength of wheat, the
corn market was quite weak Heavy SELL
ing by a number OF large commission
occurred during the day. Favorable crop
prospects n excellent weather conditions
were largely instrumental in creating
bearisil sentiment. The market closed at
the lowest e, .s pSi gts, Dee e opened LIS Us to naass
4sAc and boSc and closed at 491<c. Local
receipts were LII cars, with Z of contract
grade.
Moderate liquidation caused weakness In
the oats market. Trading was light and
mostly OF local character. Dec. opened
unchanged at 2ec. sold up to $50 and
then reacted to gxc. The close was at the
low point. Local receipts were $50 cars.
RANGE OF FUTURES.
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STREAM OF BUYING ORDERS
CAUSES EXCITED MARKET.
ENORMOUS BLOCKS CHANGE
HANDS.
L. 4 y. Becomes Feverish Toward
Close and Revives RumOrs of
Change in Control.

New York. Oct. l6.-The excited manner
of the speculation which appeared in the
stock market yesterday, marking the
throwing Off Of the restraint which held
the market in check during the earlier
mart of the week, continued to-day. Buy
Ing orders for all securities poured in In
prc,t volume and from many sources
In the principal active stocks enormous
blocks frequently changed hands, mark
ing the concentrated character OF the OPP
erstions in them. This was especially true
of United States Steel preferred, Pennsyl-
wanna Southern Pacific and Louisville and
Nashville
The openins in United States Steel pre-
.e-red was of 1000 shares sold sinful
,sneously at variations OF Il in price: The
ACCOMMODATING large operations IN fehn-
sxIvania and In Southern Pacl1c were at
tributed to the revived interest," resi- IN md. DE y ea-
I-orite OF those stocks IN previous noye-
ments and who was intrusted Win the
management OF the notation 81 uHe oni'ed
States Steel securiues-
L.. & y. FEVERISH-
or,syil,c and Nashville became very fe-
,.r;sb in the final dealings, rushing up to
1g- nv Iz-point Jumps and reiapsing by the
,,uo intervals to 1851. h churning up
- rte stock cccasioned a belief OF re-
,Ysd onerations in the stock under the
snsnices which resulted in the passing OF
control ,,oet-+,ti,p
That there was enormous pton.-Iahas
conducted parallel with the advances N
snecisI stocks was very obvious, not OILY
~ tba uneven manner OF the rise. out IA
The actual reactionary tendency al SOM
Ioints. notably amongst the speclaees
r,bich came-tnto new prominence Ase "
the week o,Iv a email
mart Of the expected gain In casn, oS. M
toan contraction served TO reduce VIZ ge-
nosit Tia abilities and the reserve Lequ ~
ment with advantage to the surpios. Ing he
Jacrease i'm bank loans Is attrieuIeo - IL ne
snnearance of the trust companies ~. .e
Jaan market. and resultant trans,et 70
,ben, Of loans from the banks II Is pos5
s,hIa that ash deposits have also peS'eu
81 AZ trt,st companies to some extent;
The market closed excited. but somewnat
.rrerI,iar Total sales OF bonds. par Vaiue'
&. .Go.
REVIEW OF THE WEEK
. broad and active market has prevailed
a,-,nr the week for all varieties OF secun-
lie. and the average tendency has oeen
,1yrards. through the opposition OF sorhe
r = besYy selling to realize profits on tne
-6yance- Speculation has sniIteM 'Iyni
ane n another quarter OF the iist. inc
hne ,n III ~industriaIs coming in for an IN
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SENIOR CORRAL AND PARTY
DEPART FOR SAN FRANCISCO.

eenor Corral. who arrived IN st. Louis
last week as the personal representative
or President Dlaz of Mexico. accompanied
by Sonora Corral and his rettnus. de-
parts to-day for San Francisco, where
two or three days will be spent.
Senior Corral regrets that any unpleasant
absence Of President Francis from The
social functions given IN his honor. but
5tated before leaving:
Will l regretted the absence Of Pres
ident Francis, I realized that b was a
very busy man. and that he was detained
by something more important to the sue
cess Of the great Worlds Fair"
Senior Corral stated that his visit TO 81.
Louis had been a most pleasant one and
that he was delighted at having met 20
many OF the distinguished residents OF the
city.
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SUMMARIZES

Wheat valres continued on the uuurn II yesterdays market st Louis main
tanned her strength DESPITE eany declines in other domestic speculative centHH, ad
the local seadment Was decidedly bunish throughout The session Chicago md Min
neapons fell IN line and before the end Of the rt hour there wasn nothing to check
the owar movement Though foreign markets did not fully respond to the gain
or this side, they were fairly strong and there was no apparent decrease in 1.-THE vol
uns of the export demand for American wheat and -four Though receipts here's and
northwestern points were large han on the corresponding day last year md
predictions were favorable these considerations had little weight with the
trading ement,w which was made up mainly Of scaprs and professionals. wo coud
nots ee anything bt the buying side Liverpool ws strong n repmtso of frost dam
ae in the Argentine and other European markets closed on the pturn-
Corn Shove some early strength, but the market did not hold VI we'll Receipts
were larger than on the corresponding day last year. me weather indhIionsw were
favorable he speculative interest vas nuch lighter than in wheat
Dec wheat opened &c u y In closed SaAcu VI. e
Dec corn opened iSc OF and closed hg2c {.
Dec oats closed &c Of.
Receipts of produc. were modgatca IN prices Of fruits and vegetables were gen
orally steady.
Local securities were. raly active. United Railways preferred "a a strong spot
Yesterdays bank ceatngs were SSs H. balances Sg.Dz. Discount rates were
steady between ~ ad s per sent
Spot cotton was nchange in he local market
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FOR GAELIC LEAGUE BRANCH
Organization May Be Completed
at To-Day's Meeting.

At the Christian Brothers College, Ea.-
ton avenue and Kings highway, this aft
ernoon at 3 o'clock. a meeting Of those in
terested in the cultivation Of the language.
literature. music and art, the study Of
Irish history. folklore and antiquities will
be held.
The attendance OF everyone interested In
these and cognate subjects Is requested.
Addresses will be made by Judge O'Neil
Ryan. Brother Demanding. Francis J.
Ward, John G. Lee and others The at
tendance Of all former members of the
Gaelic League Is earnestly requested. Rep
resentatives will be present from New
York. Chicago. Philadelphia and Boston,
Mass.
The Gaelic League is now one of the
most potent factors in Irish national life.
and the effort being made to found a
branch In st. Louis seems sure cf being
successful
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UNITED RAIL WAYS STOCK
IS WELL SUPPORTED.
TRANSIT Is ON THE DOWN
TURN.
Mechanics and Commerce, Both
Very Strong, Lead the
Banking List.

United Railways preferred and Mechan-
les National Bank were the strong spots
In yesterdays market for local securities.
fractions were fairly active throughout
the session Transit opened at 3a.1 and
easel on to @.sTA. Preferred advanced
from $3.50 to sss and closed strong. The
4-per-cent bonds we're steady at ssA&.
Mechanics had excellent support or the
upturn from cts to $3.50. National Bank
OF Commerce advanced g a share to S2e6
and Commonwealth Trust held arm at
$50.
YESTERDAYS SESSION.
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G,umant to Play Postlude.

Alexandra Guiimant will play the organ
postlude at the close Of the night service
Tomorrow at St. Peters Church. Lindell,
corner Spring avenue. He will ~fmproviss,
taking some familiar hymn as his theme.
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domestic
View York Money Market.

New York. Oct i5.-Ho1ey on call nominal:
NO loans. time leans easy: co days 80 per cent;
81 davs and 6 months 3iaG3ax. Prime mercantile
raner .i.d5 per cent Sterling exchsnge strong,
with actual business In bankers. bills at $50
"a $50 for demand. ard at sAoqf-s $50 for 60
cag,merrisl bills 4.sEs5I4-s5.5. Mexican dollars
Sc. Goyerument boses steady. Railroad bonds
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appointment. Approved.

the appointment Of John A. Dowdall as
Deputy Circuit Clerk In the criminal d.
vision. and Of Edward n. Tunis as Deputy
Jury Commissioner. In place Of John s.
Briscoe, who resigned.
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Mackay common were traded In at 35is TO 34yt.
ferreG sold at a.. Standard OIL made a gain
Of 4 points. opening at ss and advancing to
so Sesboard AIR Line preferred, on trading
bcrO h. T advanced from 1871 to las on trad
ing Of 100 shares. Northern Securities opened
Al lis. declined to IIiir and closed at Ma on
GALES of 1000 shares. Can preferred sold at 4s-4
TO isis. ,ireen- Copper. 4y shares at 2Jx 70
q, and American Tobacco Sc at lGsIL-
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Treasury Statement,

Treasury Statement.
Washington. Oct. H.-AvaiIeble cash balances
$1A DIG, 1A; gold 1.fB.M.
Bar silver.
New York, Oct 1B.-Bar silver s10a
london, Oct. I5.-Bsr silver &
New York Curb Market.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York, Oct. l5.-For some reason there
was no reflection In the curb market Of tho
Wild trading on the nccr Of the Stock Ex-
change. There was fairly active trading, but
no Demonstration Of strength. except, perhaps.
In tbs Mackay shares. About 40 shares Of
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CI.arnSs for the week were Ss. a.. IA com
pared with S53.355 <59 last week and 81. &2 SO
last year. Yesterdays ciear1nEs wer. ss,sS5, ID
and balances 81, Oi.
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st, IOuIs Mouey NarEe,


C.arinss were large for q Saturiav. Dis
count rates for call and time loans were stead-
between A. and s per cent
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New York stock auotations.

New York. Oct. i5.-F.iIoSins are to-dsy's
sales OF stocks on the Stock Exchange, showing
the highest and lowest quotations and closing
bids:
RAILROADS.
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"CuIde to Investors"

ooataining oomplSAs 0eaHstsos Fslats~e % evsfy ~
psrty dealt In upon Chs exchanges together. with
furtusessas for from ~ 10 - yesrs: best rsia for
aseoafnIf,ddrrS Gsi ofA0 data, eaiesiEard -
Ar Hffks rendev 10 sersrr soRs Of tie hygf RE
rs. dIf,ilsseS asasG1H. 0hsseh A< sas.M,
A1fa1G
.ILL.AM YOUNG & CO.. commission bro
Rers, Laelede building. Fourth and Olive stss
ST Louis: Western correspondents Of Height q
INreese Co. New York. Boston. Philadelphia
Determining the character and financial re-
spf visibility Of your broker Is as important a.
the selection os right stocks."
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WALL ST. WINNERS

primarily are Produced b. trete, afthest,on y
fnrg ,ndem1f, based st~u q kaorldsf IF ne p~o-
Seyfy or commodity one Gedis IL. TO ss1Hy ~
,1rdm fsEo,raaiios and bnf srhod foaepb srM<,
10 obkdis tie best Se,xA,, ~ AHoe isIue6 sss Q
pAae, S3o4hboanl, A1StxAtsA
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bid asked
Mining Stocks In New York.

New York, Oct. I5.-C1os,nH quotations to-dny
mining stocks were as follows:
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PROVISIONS.
Provisions were firm on fair buying by
pit traders and a a result of support by
packers. At the close Jan. pork was up
lz7ssc at G2.4o. Lard was up 71tc 1t $7.1.
Ribs were Thd10c higher at $.5oGss.63h.
Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat,
135 cars: corn, 1o1 cars; oats, 1A cars; hogs,
5000 head.
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STOCKS AND BONDS IN sosroN.

Boston, OF. B-CIcs.nE quotations today "a
money. bonds, stocks and mining shares were
as follows:
Cali loans a9s per cent: tins losns 9 FER
cent.
.Atehlson All. 4'.. IS Mexican Cent. q. Tos
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RAILROAD STOCKS.

FitchburE pfd......iss
Mexican Central. i5I
J y Y. Y. II. & H.Ie5
tPere Marquette. 20
IrInn pacihc11iA
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Bond Quotation. at New York.

,tai sales for tho day, $1,000 shares.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-01-09
LAST YEARS GRAND RECORD OF
WEALTH PRODUCED IN COLORADO

Denver oiAe= II extensive
o. ne seEk accomplished during the IN Al p@ris q
has been all all branches q industry
GOOD the uniformly
q The miners
5Te4ter TIE a
Tangible evidence be
me building
Az
before
q
5
field
~ otter STATE OF ae Union The other class Is comprised q men Of e
Colorado
sie 1aeh ne E1e N worldly gods car share wih am OF 70 gan
he
FoJo~ng production
d
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-01-09
A colieeticn of Pens.

The Csrnayalet Museum in Paris
contains a collection OF pens which,
while interesting from connoisseur's
point of view as works of art, are no
less attractive to the historian.
Every time a sovereign visits the
town hall IN Paris he is begged to
sign his name in the visitors book,
and for this purpose richly orna-
mented pen is handed the royal yisi-
tor
For the intended visit OF the kine
of Italy the city OF Paris has ordered
special pen of the Italian silversmith
Froment Meurice. The design is ID
XVI. century style and is In exquisite
taste. The penholder is ornamented
with little enamel cartridge bearins
the srms of the House OF Savoy.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-01-09
CHAPTER it-censiraeo-

rtr. Bzr-ltf-s face became flushed
an. hs started 20 BIS feet Nish ne
haste ard hot Indignation Nhleh would
have dnne cgesGit 10 one y bali bis
years James he cried. WIth pas
sfo7. -is thts TIRE Rsy yOa spezkf-
IS this ;he way your treat sqar Cd
ffIeEdz Does the f9ellty u hzlf a
life time count ias nothlngs WY.
sFen your name BIAS been preserved
in lariolahie secfseY and al thLs very
moment not ore single =QlL. besides
myself. is a%zre 81 the object OF my
Soaraey. or o tAe identity 81 the IN
'iiyidazl J have eense To H-aHt and
this is al gga Eass t7 ~aE 10 me! !
had better relrFs tuI- 81 gaae. with
tut mc-s delay
lie vas cy-deaug uHCl moved. and
fae other mzn could lof baf recognize
That the emotian d. betrayed Eas gen
ulae So re teJ t1sa iE3m his seat
and- eztrhirg 2fr fttvtt tY TIRE arIu.
said -lfy dear f-.iaz. lal't ElslHt-er-
stznd ne. SHreF s1l 8id hot take
rne seriously jast uuH. II IS lJt that
] ao4bted goa zar H1oeat s{las E
baf--F He Eaal bis hand ever
AIS eyes as fsaa1A tl clear aaay
something VhIcA 1tsr---re6 rs Elsioa-
Then aftcr usasuelts hes.fati1u- he
continued u ca3y landed IH The old
gouufry fh-s uarllu- and L has
troagtt ~ aH back aEatn-aI the
shaue and earrag. al rec suffering
and rsuo-se-lt s-aus as fress as
though tscasA q had zlI kzEHaae1
esHerfay Instead df tEelfy gears ago
s4nnot bat rez'a1e tts fzct thaf la
spite az az uy Wel -ra= honestly
earred. too. ct4ry penny ~ it- svear
u aEa par.aH aa a'H-ast Sa d1a-t
interrupt me { saG Faz -H.ta . h-t-
Ter. mlrthIass lzHEt---l feel m1ra Ike
a returned caaFieJ talu austhiuE else 20
sau,est- exclaimed Mr EarFitt
-roa shock rset yo8 rrleFs ne more
than ] ran say l-
H5= fr.ezI infz=fs-.f him Tuu'
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-01-09
4 Chess VILLAGE

Near the Prussiaa t1sa of MaE1e-
burg lies the little village Of Strobeek.
which has earned for itself an inter-
estins celebrity. The village contains
1909 Inhabitants. who are one an al
chess players They may be said 70
learn the game in their eradlss. Tor
among the srst lessons taught 10 q
child by its parents are the moves In
chess and the first piaythlngs K re
ceives are ehessmen. The smallest
children are TO be seen in their play
time sitting quietly together with a
ehessboard before them gravely com
sidering the moves and in the even
ing the old people meet 10 play the.v
fayorite game At stated times in The
year there are chess tournaments in
which both the grown-up people and
the ch.ldren take part. prizes being
given to the ylctors Many people
come to Strobeck during these com
petitions to watch the peasants at
their games The children even re-
ceive instruction In chess in the
schools.