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Evening star., 1905-08-29
BOLD SNAKE.
Held Milkmaid Captive by the Ankle
and Drank the Milk.

From the st. Paul Dlspdtch
Miss Marie Czerney, daughter of promi-
nent residents Of Bon Homme county. had
a thrilling adventure with a monster snake
as the result of which she narrowly escaped
death by blood poison by stepping on a
rusty nail while striving to escape from the
snake.
The young woman. with pail in her
hand went to her favorite Jersey for the
purpose of doing her evening milking. Dur
ing the day the animal had been picketed
in tame grass plot. and at the time OF
milking still bore the picket line. The Jer-
sey appeared to be greatly annoyed by flies
and mosquitoes and changed It's position a
number of times.
AS the COW changed position Miss Czer-
ney would follow 1t up, and during this
operation the rankler became entangled as
she supposed in the picket rope The COW
seemed to grow quieter, and after milking
steadily for several minutes Miss Czerney
became concerned at the small amount of
milk in the pail.
Fearing that the pail had sprung leak
she looked full into it and attempted to
raise it, when she was Mortified by the dis
coyery that q monster snake had its head
in the pail, the weight of the reptile making
1t difficult to raise the pail from the ground
The snake evidently had been drinking the
milk about as fast as 1t poured into the
pail.
Greatly frightened by the discovery, Miss
Czerney gave scream sprang to her feet
and made a dash for her home. But she
had taken only a few steps when she made
the further discovery that. instead Of her
ankle being entangled in the picket rope
1t was the snake which was entwined
around her ankle. The reptile was coiled
so tightly and was OF such weight that the
young lady was thrown violently to the
ground.
Finally. gaining her freedom from the
monster. which she was able to shake of
only after superhuman efforts she contin-
ued her flight toward home.
In her haste she stepped on a rusty nail
which penetrated the flesh to the depth of
about two inches Blood poison set In and
only by the hardest kind of work was the
life of the young woman saved.
Evening star., 1905-08-29
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

The announcement. Peace is assuredr
received over the telephone at the WASH
ington stock exchange about 1z.40 pm. to-
day and called out by one broker, put all Of
the members In q good humOr. The pFe3-
tdent OF the exchange. who has reputation
for boosting business ON any pretext. made
use Of the good news to the best OF his abil-
ity and amid much E2efriment the trading
OF securities prc,ssded In such manner
as to cause him to say at the conclusion,
This has been q good day"
The sales were frequent and prices strong.
Washington Railway and Electric stock.
both common and preferred. went up under
the influence Of number OF purchases and
one member OF the exchange wanted to Der
that the common would reach 50 before u
would go back to 40. Yesterday the closing
Of the common was ~ bid and an offering
at 43. Today the closing was 43H and 1t
was offered at 45. The preferred went up
also In an almost corresponding manner.
Capital Traction was sold at an advance
over yesterday and the trading was active
In this security.
A large block Of Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company's S per cent bonds
were sold to the highest bidder and went at
100. The closing bid for this security yes
terday was Ito.
Evening star., 1905-08-29
Building Permits Issued.

Building permits were issued by Inspector
Ashford today as follows:
To b. l.. Bowen for two-story brick store
and dwelling at 1910 18th street northwest; ;
architect, L. o. Vollard; builder. J. l.. Hats-
lip: estimated cost. $4,000
To George A. and Josephine G. Linge-
back. for one two-story frame dwelling at
Kenilworth. d. c.. Architect. A. r. Lind
sey. Builders, Trent G. Battles. Estimated
cost. 81 500. -' rsa
To G.. w. Springman. to demolish frame
building at 4oS Jackson street. Anacostia,
and rebuild same at Twining City. Esti-
mated cost. 1000
To Franklin C. Farr. for twO-story frame
dwelling at Kenilworth ID. c.; L. d.
Hayes architect and builder. estimated
cost. 5000.
Evening star., 1905-08-29
VOTED THEIR APPROVAL.
Merger of California Roads Indorsed
by s. p. Stockholders.

SAN FRANCISCO. August 29.-The
stockholders of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company. represented mainly by
proxies. at a meeting in this city. have
voted their approval to the recent merger
of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
of California with the Southern Pacific
railroad companies of Arizona and New
Mexico. Following this action the stock
holders voted to increase the capital stock
of the corporation to $160. .000, 600 and to is
sue bonds for that amount to meet require
ments of merger and the refundng of the
old bonds.
The merger includes all the Hartman lines
between San Francisco and Ell Paso. ex-
cepting the Southern Pacific coast road
between San Francisco and Santa Cruz, and
the Central Pacific line in California. which
extends from I.athrop to Goshen and in
cludes the ferry system between this city
and Alameda county.
Evening star., 1905-08-29
Chicago Grain Market.

CHICAGO, August 29-On small local re-
ceipts September wheat steadied around
791za79ss here today. Clear, hot weather
and lower cables sent September corn or
to 5224a52B. September oats opened easier
at 2o1aa25as to 25ssa25A-
Later the wheat market became quite
weak on general selling. Brought by bearish
reports from the northwestern wheat fields.
September declined to 7S12c. The close was
weak. with September down 1aaAc.. at
1STsaI9c.
The break in wheat caused additional corn
weakness. and September declined to ol7sc.
The market closed weak, with prices prac-
tically at the lowest point. September being
off 11sc.. at 511sc.
Close: Wheat-September, 7S7sa19: De-
cember SOaSOas: May, S3&. Corn-Septem-
ber. 3l7s; old. 52A: December. 423s; old.
44Aa44ss: May 42A. Oats-August. 2oA;
September. 251s; December. 261za269s: May.
2S15a2SS.
Evening star., 1905-08-29
POLICE ARE MYSTIFIED
UNABLE TO TRACE JOHN W.
ROGERS AND WIFE.

ALBANY, N. r.. August 29.-The re-
sources OF the Albany police are focused
upon the apparently inexpiicable abandon
n1ent Of a boy five years old and a baby six
months old at the Ten Eyck Hotel by
couple who registered as John W. Rogers
and wife OF San Francisco" What at first
appeared as a simple case Of child deser-
ton has grown today to the proportions Of
police mystery, possibly OF sinister I'm
portance.
On the theory that possibly the couple
had met with an accident the police
searched all the hospitals. but without
avail. Another theory WIS that they might
have committed suicide. Rogers had been
drinking hard last Thursday when he ar
rived at the Ten Eyck. 1t was learned
that he and his family had been stayine
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel In New York.
For three weeks this month Rogers was
employed by Quigg. Bostwick & Coleman.
a New York law firm, in taking corre-
spondence. Mr.. Coleman. who happened to
knew little about Rogers before he came
to their Office.
Apparently an Expert.
HE appeared to be an expert at his busi-
ness said Mr.. Coleman, ''and he brought
his wife and children around and seemed
to be proud of them. They're fine-looking
children and 1t was a great surprise to
me to learn that they had been aban-
doned."
Rogers. according to papers found in his
trunk, Is vice president of the Congress
sionai Correspondence Company of 1896
New York avenue, Washington, and they
show that he has been interested in the
California Consolidated Oil Fields Com
pany of Bakersfield. Cal. Two certified
checks bearing the same date and for the
same amount. $1,491. were found. They
were drawn on the Kern Valley Bank of
bakersfield and signed "R. H. Mcdonald"
There were also three little rubber hand
stamps. two respectively bearing the
words Certified, Kern Valley Bank" and
the cashiers name. "R. H. Mcdonald" and
the third was dater.
When it became known among the guests
In the Ten Eyck that there were two de-
serted children there the women f1ocked to
the rooms Of the youngsters and coddled
and petted them. Their mamma, they
said. would return soon. The hotel people
waited until yesterday morning and then
reported the matter to the commissioner of
charities.
Practically Without Clothing.
Proprietor Rockwell said that practically
no clothing had been left for the children
and that he had to send out for clothes.
The commissioner issued an order send
ing Rex to the orphan asylum and nis
baby brother to ST. Margaret's Home.
warrant was issued in police court for
the arrest of the parents for deserting
them.
The children were taken from the hotel
yesterday afternoon in separate carriages
the baby in the arms of a st. Margaret's
Home nurse. Rex cried bitterly at being
torn away from his brother and the people
at the orphan asylum had difficulty in
quieting him. He kicked and screamed and
insisted on having his mother. A boy of
about his own age. wearing the regulation
blue jeans Of the institution, took him out
to play and for time he forgot about his
mother The baby brother has already
become the pet of ST Margarets Home
Evening star., 1905-08-29
Boston Wool Market.

BOSTON. August 29.-Wool transactions
have been heavy the past week at prices
notably firm. The sales are estimated at
from 100000 to 100000 pounds. All but
clothing wools are In strong position.
Fleece woods are steady. One sale OF $4,000
pounds of Ohio and Pennsylvania three
eighths unwashed has been made during
the week at 35c.
Washed delaine Is not In much demand,
3ec being the highest realized. small
amount of medium unwashed has been
taken at 34c. Some lots Of one-quarter
Michigan fleece have been sold at 33c. A
few sales of three-eighths and one-haIf
blood have also been sold at 33c.
Evening star., 1905-08-29
Baltimore Markets.
'pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. August 29.-FLOUR-Dull.
uno hanged; receipts. 8.S7O barrels; exports. 426
barrels.
WHEAT-Weak; spot on track. sOhaS0M: spot
No. red western. s1%aS1B; August 8OAasO7s
September. soasasOla; october, s1haslh Decem-
ber S3SsaS3E; steamer No. red. 7311a73&; re-
ceIpts I3 686 bushels; exports. 64. 600 bushels
southern by sampie, Sss7s; southern on grade.
77aS2.
CORN-weak; spot. SO; August. 40: September,
5s yesT 4sa4es January M 4sa4ss; EebTTssS r,ssS
5sa5sA; receipts, 4.92s bushels: southern white
corn, 5sa62h; southern yellow corn. 60a63
OATS-Firm: No. white. 80 sales; No. z
mixed, 27].a2S; receipts 50, ,s81 bushels.
RYE-Firm; No. western. 62a62h; receipts.
1. 144 bushels.
HAY-Old, steady, unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Steady. unchanged.
BUTTER-Firm and unchanged; fancy imitation.
19a2O fancy creamery, 22a23; fancy ladle 1Sa19;
store packed. 16a17.
EGGS-Steady and unchanged 20
CHEESE-Steady; large. 12; medium, 12A:
small. l2k.
sUGAR-Steady; coarse grsnulated. 6.45; fine,
5.45.
Evening star., 1905-08-29
TOKYO MARKET UNEASY.
Further Depreciation in Stocks Owe
Conflicting Peace Rumors.

TOKYO, August %. 2:30 p.m.-There was
a further depreciation in the stock market
today owing to the conflicting rumors re-
garding the decision Of the council held by
the cabinet ministers and elder statesmen
yesterday under the presidency OF the en-
psror.
The uncertainty is keeping the public in a
state Of irritating suspense, the majority OF
the people hoping for and expecting rup-
ture. The rallying cry is: Don't let our
victories on land and sea end in defeat by
diplomacy"
Evening star., 1905-08-29
sANTo DOMINGO CROPS.
Cotton Prospects Reported Discourag-
ing on the Island.
,ecial Correspondence Of The Star

Special Correspondents OF the StHr.
SAN JUAN. P. R., August %, 1905.
Cotton reports. are discouragfng from
most parts of the island, except in the
Arecibo and Isolina districts, where the cot
ton crop is in excellent condition and prom
ises to be larger than last year. In the
upper Lajas valley worms are ravaging
the cotton plant and from the southeast
section of the island come similar reports.
In the northeast section the drought will
result in decreased cotton acreage. Most
cotton land is being seeded to other crops,
and interest in cotton seems to be rapidly
waning. On the other hand. coffee Is
ripening finely and picking has begun.
Present indications are that the coffee
crop this year will be the largest and of the
best grade that Porto Rico has produced
in many years. Sugar cane Is generally
doing well.
Evening star., 1905-08-29
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sa1es.-Regular call, IL o'clock noon-Capital
Traction 4s $500 at 1O8.
Washington Gas. "a" 81 900 at 1O6.
1G9
Capital Traction, at 145M.
Washington Rwy. and Elee. pfd.. 80 at 91h. 80
s1A. 90 at 81H.. 100 at 91A. so at 91N.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. conn., Is at an.
1000 at 49, 1000 at 42A 1000 at 42h. 1000 at
Va 7hington Gas, rs at ssx. II at esx. rs at
63h. 25 at 6?N. 25 at 63ss. 20 at 83H.
Mergenthaler Linotype. 10 ut 1861. 10 at 1876.
10 at 1864.
Lanston Monotype. 100 at IT. so at II. 80 at
1874.
American GraphophoDs CON-. 100 at ~.
American Graphophone pfd.. 100 at SN. 100 at
s%, 100 at SN. so at SA.
Greene Copper, 100 at g.
After call-Washington Rwy and Elec. 4s, 81 900
at 81.
Lanston Monotype so at 1874.
Washington Rwy and Elec pfd. 50 at DIX.
Evening star., 1905-08-29

From the Baltimore American.

my Ownest Own Lovey Dovey." wrote
the road-hardened travelling man. your
eyes are as blue as hotel cream, your hair
is as yellow as the napkins, your teeth as
white as the butter Your cheeks and lips
are as red as the face Of the angry hotel
clerk when you have asked him the second
time In one day for stationery. Your form
Is willowy and Essome as my collars on
their arrival from a jay laundry and your
voice Is as low and soft as the inaudihle
knock of the porter at 2 GIN. when you
have warned him to be sure not to let you
miss your train
Evening star., 1905-08-29
Republic Dividends Resumed.

Directors of the Republic Iron and Steel
Company. at the meeting in Chicago yester-
day. decided to resume the payment of the
regular quarterly dividends on the pre-
ferred stock dividend of X per cent
was declared, payable October 2, to stock
holders OF record September p.
Evening star., 1905-08-29

Bar silver, quiet. % 1I-I6d per ounce.
MONEY. / per cent.
TIE rate OF discount in the open market for short
bills is 1Is per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market for three
months bills is IAa1 1916 per cent.
Evening star., 1905-08-29
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers
and brokers, 1419 F street. members New
York stock exchange. Washington stock
exchange and Chicago board of trade.
Evening star., 1905-08-29
Government Securities.

Work was begun yesterday at Roslyn.
Chesterfield county. Va. on the diversion
channel Of the Appomattox river. The gov-
ernment made an appropriation of $l50.OO0
for the completion of this channel.
Evening star., 1905-08-29
Market Has Been LiStless.

AS mentioned above previous to the re-
ceipt OF this intelligence the local stock
market showed no clearly defined tendency.
Scant attention was accorded to the gener-
ally very favorable weekly weather bulle-
tin of the Agricultural Department. espe-
ciafy as that document appeared about the
same time as the news from Portsmouth.
The grain markets. however. We're heavy
and cotton moved irregularly. notwith-
standing that the governments report on
that crop was not encouraging. Further
transfers of currency to the west. through
the subtreasuTy. were made without any
substantial reflection In the money mar
ket
Evening star., 1905-08-29
Bank Statements Called For.

The controller OF the currency today Is
sued a call for the condition Of national
banks at the close of business on August
%.
Evening star., 1905-08-29

Today's Government Receipts.
National bank notes received today for
redemption. $627 150; government receipts
from internal revenue $32S.s99; CUSTOMS.
$3.50. .48S: miscellaneous. Y.U.974; expehdi-
lures, $L540, 900.
Evening star., 1905-08-29
FOREIGN BANK BUSINESS.

BERLIN. August 29-Exchange on Lon
don 20 marks 45k pfennigs.
PARIS, August 20.-Three per cent rentes
% francs 80 centimes for the account Ex-
change on London 25 francs 1654 cen-
times for checks.
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talent to the study of the obnoxious disease telephon
Such former diseases and consumption
rendered harmless by the superior medical art of the day.
but until this happy discovery, nothing had been found
that could the Of the telephone mierobe
The symptoms OF this chronic anent are not SO very
alarming 6r the patient having an inordnate desire
to the telephone every possible opportunity in
dulging in inane 'joying:' The last stages Of this
unfortunate becomes permanent fixture at the tele
phone booth It indeed sincere friend that does not
phonemaniaca asylum, shrieking, Heo hello, central
Why did you cut me OFF, So that all
tons will hail benefactor and preserver Of all CIV
iization, the distinguished physician who has the
worlds gold medal prize for the most wonderful dscov
cry of the twentieth century by his unriyaled remedy
Antiphonine. Oscar Wilcox,
Ninth Grade. Larmore, N. D.
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IN THE FAR, FAR SOUTH.
(Honorable Mention.)

7 Honorable Mention.) @,.z=.Z.t-
For many years Professor Lemuel Smith had wanted
to do something great and at last in the year 1920 his
longing was realized. He captain of ship. For
weeks he had been sailing SOUTH stopping, and
he had discovered continent! He knew it to be
continent because the open all around and there
was absolutely ice anywhere the land It
was very warm and Professor Smith discovered that
there stream striking the continent on the
north and wind, from where he knows not blow
mountains professor looked wise shook his head,
uttered something about its being very strange and
went to find the south POLE Yes there it right IN
the Of the rather small continent long steel pole
sticking up in the ground. Professor Smith jumped
his horse rode away the shore and ordered the to
sail in short time possible. They returned to
Minnesota where everyone told Of the discovery of
Smithers Land' In short time family went there
and now in 1922 think that old Professor Smith
the dscoverer of the twentieth century, because he
discovered land rich in vegetation and place where
radium is found. Margaret Zachritz,
B Sixth Grade. Deephaven, Mimi
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THE FOUNDAT7ONOF SUCCESS
Misrepresent nothing. No permanent
success 1uas ever built up on founda-
ton of fraud.
FROM ROOF HEATERS.
Honorable Mention.)

As we now living in the year 1885, cannot help
thinking of the great benefits have received by the
discovery of the Sun Ray Storage by Claude Breedove
His will 60 down in history the great dis
of this century Who would have thought twenty
could store the heat Of the rays to it for heat
ing and cookgg Instead Of getting heat from the base
ment it from the roof It is carried to the
in about the way the heat of the old
fashioned furnaces The Sun Ray Storage is situated
the roof and looks very much like large hopper Cyn
der Of glass extend from to attract and the heat
down into large glass storage which surrounded by
asbestos and from which pipes lead down to the
The cylinders formed that rain enter the
hopper The interior workings too complicated for
describe but it closes and opens automatically AS
live in the 'Sunshne State,' this machine is able to
store enough heat to carry thru the long winter
months. Esther Schneider,
Eighth Grade .-..-- Salem, S. D.
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A SHATTERED BLESSING.

For nearly two years Professor Karamash had
patiently toed almost necessarily at something in his
great laboratory which situated high above the tree
tops lofty pole but nobody at school out of it
knew at what he worked Every day his hair grew
whittier the lines his face deeper and he himself
absent-minded. But morning he sliding down
from the laboratory and dashed into the schooroom
crying GIVE got It'll I've got it' Everybody thought
him demented but he Gained himself enough to
explain that he had invented the greatest machine
thought of. he called Of the boys to forward
taking the wonderful machine which looked like
a large popgun, from his pocket he, much to
prise, tore that lesson from his book and stuffed
the boy looked around his eye cleaned with inteli-
gent look and to said that he knew the
began to jump for joy but aashe accidentally knocked
the machine from Karamask's hand and it broke into
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We had landed planet The then emerged from
behind the earth and it grew light Trees grass and
flowers covered the soil. We found rocky substance
which gave bright Light and great heat. We took
bushel back to the machine and started homeward We
arrived safety My told of discovery and
account Of the great usefulness Of the substance
which he named nlumiheat he treated with great
respect and called nthe dscoverer of the age Many
more shploads were brought and universally used
All future histories will have chapter the discovery
of the Star of Columbia - the planet was named
Sixth Grade. -~ Mary McKenny
Painview, MINI.
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THE BEST OF REASONS.
(High School Credit.


He had not discovered perpetual motion nor found
the north poe yet the Faes had decreed that Tommy
Smith should be 'the' Goth century dscoverer He
not especially prepossessng in appearance and his descr
ton would have fitted seventeen of the forty boys in Miss
Blank roon but famous he to become tho he knew
it not Teacher had said sterny Remain in scat
until you can tell why you were laughing' Hther-
to- Tommy had grnned snckered and laughed as the &C.
cason demanded without stopping to anayze the why's
and wherefores of the proceeding Now he confront
ed by psychological problem which had bafed wiser
heads than his but Tommy did not know that Why did
he anyone else laughs It seemed strange indeed that
certain actions certain combination Of words could
ones body to shake convusvey, and ones face
go thru series of uncomfortable contortons neither
beautiful graceful. Yet it true, but-whys He
had snickered because teacher whipping Johnny
Jones' But the thing did not make laugh
Johnny had not laughed. He had clenched his fists
threateningly and looked volumes at Tommy. Why did
teachers ask such hard questions? Why indeed swhen
they laughed themselves and knew that people could not
always help laughing, even school Of course, they
couldn't help it, and wasn't that the real why they
did Taught And Tommy pleased with his solution of the
problem, yet not realizing that it would day make
him famous marched slowly to the teachers desk and
said solemny, II laughed because couldn help it. "
Then fastening to the cloakroo, he snatched his
and sped away in search Of his playmates whstlng
he went. - Charlotte E. Barnes,
Twelfth Grade. IT. i Ada. MINI.