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The Washington times., 1905-09-21
MARKET STRONG
ONLY IN SPOTS
Opened Well, But Drifted
Back FractiOnally.
MANY BUYING ORDERS
Executed in First Hour-Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Buys Control of
0oney Island Road.
MANY BUYING ORDER S

NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-The market
ruled strong UP to the end of the first
hour. but subsequently drifted back
fractionally, although it was strong in
spots.
At noon there was an energetic move
ment in Reading which was active at
the top price of the day. There is a
better demand for Steel common. the
market for which the traders regard as
promising.
There were probably more large buy
ing orders executed during the first hour
today than on any morning since the
beginning of summer. Deal develop
ments and rumors of deals played an
important part In the price movements.
The action of the Bank of England in
maintaining the rate of its discount un-
changed. although of a negative charac-
ter. had a positive influence On the for
eign trading. Abitrage brokers from
the start were heavv buyers of all the
international shares, taking specially
large amounts of Steel, Union Pacific,
and St. Paul.
Announcement that the Erie road had
taken over the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton was regarded as bearish, and
floor traders were free sellers OF Erie.
The buying was important and signifi-
cant
E. B. Smith was the heaviest buyer
of Brooklyn Rapid Transit. and brokers
said that the stock was taken for ac-
count of three prominent operators now
active in Wall Street affairs local
paper last night published statement
that control of the Coney Island and
Brooklyn railroad, the only indepen-
dent traction line in Brooklyn, had been
bought by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
from James Hazen Hyde. Canadian Pa
cific sold at 1ilb-
Government bonds were unchanged;
others steady.
The Washington times., 1905-09-21
BALTIMORE AND OHIO
EARNINGS IN AUGUST

The statement Of earnings and ex-
pense of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, exclusive OF the controlled and af-
filiated lines. for the month of August,
1905, as compared with the correspond
Ing month Of 1904, shows gross earnings.
1866. Sc. .3es ,tS7; 1904. $5.S7o 7o.352: increase.
$527. .735. Expenses. 1895. 50. 96s. .015; 1904.
g, ,4s6, ,112: increase, sis2, ,SO3. Net earn
ings, 1905. s2.429. or: 1904. 81. .24o; in
crease, 81. .S32.
For the two months ended August 81,
compared with the same period OF last
year. gross earnings. 1906. s12, ,166, ,916:
1904 $1l,144 .S9i: increase. 81 ,022, ,G22. Ex-
penses. 1906. s7,719.sl9; 1904. s6e11. .769: in
crease. $s0S, ,15O. Net earnings. 1905. 81.
446, ,997; 1904, s., ,233 125: increase, s2l3S72
The lines included in this statement
are the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company; Baltimore and Ohio South
western Railroad Company; Ohio Rivel
Railroad Company; West Virginia Shor
Line railroad. Ripley and Mil Creek Val
ley railroad. Pittsburg and Western
Railroad Company; Pittsburg Paines
vile and Fa.rport railroad; Pittsburg
Cleveland and Toledo railroad and the
| Pittsburg Junction railroad.
The Washington times., 1905-09-21
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE STOCK MARKET
WASHINGTON.

Bonds were about the only securities
traded in on the local exchange today,
stocks being practically neglected. The
demand for the Washington Railway
and Electric As continues undated and
after s20Go had been sold al 91is $500
more were sold at 81. A bid of 905s for
any part of $4,000 failed to bring re-
suits The bonds closed at 907s bid and
81 asked.
Washington Certificates sold at l2l,
and 121k and 121h, respectively. was
paid for two $500 bonds.
One 81, 600 Metropolitan Railroad per
cent bond brought lis and 500 Norfolk
llO%.
Railway shares were neglected alto
gether. The bid for Capital Traction
was 143. with no responsive Offering;
Washington Railway preferred was bid
for at 921z with 93h as the offer, and
the bid on common was lowered still
further to AIS with 1925 as the asking
price.
Union Trust continued TO show great
strength. and advanced materially, l3S
| being paid for II shares and 1881 for 10
more. The latter figure was the clos
ing bid, with 1881 wanted.
Arlington Fire Insurance was not
traded in, but a broker made bid OF
30 for any part of the capital stock.
Mergenthaler was stronger, 1874 being
bid and I95 asked The only trading
was in odd icts at 1931t and 194.
Lanston was in no demand. the only
lots at 15s4. and 16 at 157s. The closing
w6s 15ssMl5%.
The Washington times., 1905-09-21
LADIES' SANITARIUM.

male irregularities. successful: absolutely
safe; satisfaction guaranteed; private home
during confinement; strictly confidential: reg
istered. Hours to l2. to S. Phone Mad
lo6s-R. 1924 Argyle ave-, Baltimore. Nd.
se2-30t
The Washington times., 1905-09-21
NEW YORK.

The bulk OF yesterdays transactions
were frankly professional, and were ac-
companied by the persistent thrusting
forward of various possibilities In the
way of railroad deals and "distribu-
tions.' This was particularly the case
with reference to Great Northern,
Northern Pacific, and Union Pacific.
Great Northern, with an advance OF
more than points, was the center
OF these stories, which resolved them
selves into pretty definite, though un-
fathcred, statements that the company
would issue s25 10000 new stock. which
the stockholders would have the right
10 purchase at par. The purpose for
which the company wanted that much
new capital WIS said to be the develop
ment of its ore lands on a large scale.
1t comes from a source very close to
the management that the Great North
ern is about to make an important am
nouncement, but there is a complete
lack of official information to its
nature.
The Washington times., 1905-09-21
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

SaIes-washington Street Railway Is.
s., ,0OnG91is $40. .oO0d9l, s5.00od9l, *o-Wonsl,
80 0o0del. 81 .OOO@9l. 81 O00a91, 50, 0ovq3l,
s.. o.0O0T91. sl0,0o0091, s5,o00G9l.
Metropolitan Railway 5's. S1.0o0ql1S:
Washington Gas, $,00a12l; S5Vql III
S240G121h <-..o,,
n q w. Steamboat SIS. s700I110A.
Union Trust. 2G13S; 1od13S: 1Oq13SA:
Merganthaler, 14193i5, 4d193ia, ldl93rs,
Ianston. 16G15%, 5od15ss-
After cail-Mergenthaler, 1918.
Lanston. 5Oq15aI, 50d15a4. 9d15%-
Washington Gas certificates, soVg
I211<
The Washington times., 1905-09-21
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

tReported by w. B. Hibbs & Co.. l4lo F
street. Members New York Stock Exchange.
Chicago Board OF Trade. and Washington
The Washington times., 1905-09-21

1t was positively asserted yesterday,
on the alleged authority Of a proni-
nent banker said TO be in close touch
with J. p. Morgan & Co, that the di-
rectors of the United States Steel
Corporation would make some sort OF
a declaration on the common stock in
December, The dividend TO be payable,
probably, in January or February. This
anonymous authority was further quot
ed having said that Mr. Morgan
himself had informed his friends that
dividend payments on the common stock
would be resumed before the end of
the current year This information does
not apparently. come from sources
which should give IL the greatest weight.
but IL recalls the remark of a director
of the Steel corporation, who recently
said that II the board had had any
idea that the depression In the steel
industry was TO pass as quickly as IL
did and TO be succeeded by so vigorous
a recovery. the common dividend would
not have been suspended In some
quarters IT is believed that by the end
of the year the company will have
| caught up with the replacement and
renewal expenditures which should have
/ been made IN 1904 and the latter half OF
| 1903 but which were deferred until the
current year, and that the way will then
| be clear 10 paying dividends on the
! common. Whether any positive state
ments can be made at this time as 10
action the board may take in December
| is questionable.
The Washington times., 1905-09-21
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Following are
the quotations on today's exchange:
The Washington times., 1905-09-21
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Sept. H.-Following are
the quotations on today's exchange:
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-10
Fines For Church shirker..

After being dormant for some years
the act g Jas. I. c. 4. 1900 which pro
gided th.t any person absenting him
,elf from his church on a Sunday with.
out sufficient excuse should be fined
twelyepence for each absence and i'm.
prisoned in default of distress on bis
goods until the fine was paid was re-
vived in 1883. A report OF the inspect
ora of prisons contains list Of eleven
persons in Lancashire fined and i'm
prisoned under the act between Feb.
10. 1889. and May 10, 1910. In one case
i Iaborer was In prison for ten weeks
(until released by order Of the home
secretary after being convicted in
"clalty Of ! shilling. with IA shillings
'osts, for having been absent from
:hnrch a single Sunday. Trls act was
repealed. so far as regards Roman
Catholics, in 1874. and wholly In 1916
London Chronicle.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-10
THE WILD BOAR.
Full of COURAGE and Cunning ana
Never Loses Hts Head.

Never Loses Tits Head.
Tbs wild boar never loses his head
or his heart. Such courage have new.
er beheld In any four footed creature.
He has all the cunning commonly &C.
credited to his Satanic majesty and In
his rage Is demon that viii charge
anything OF any size. | have seen a
small boar work his way through a
pack OF dogs and his smaller brother.
the peccary, In Brazil. send a man up
a tree and keep him there.
The boar looks nngainly, but the In.
dian species Is as feet as a horse for
about three quarters OF mile. He be-
gins with flight. shifts to cunning and
finally stands to the fight with magnifl.
cent courage, facing any odds. As,
riding upon him, you are about to plant
your spear, he will dart-"tlnk." as
they call II In lnda--to one side, repeat.
ing the performance several times, un.
Ill he finds he cannot shake you. when,
turning suddenly, with ears cooked and
eyes glitterlng, he will charge furious.
ly, II not squarely met with a well
aimed and firmly held spear. he will
upset horse and rider. Hurting himself
again and again against the surround.
ing spears, he will keep up his charge
until killed. when he dies without n
groan.--outing.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-10
nnrrfann'A ReinIndar.

Every schoolboy is familiar with tbs
saying Of Benjamin Franklin as thc
group Of anxious faced yet Loyal meu
stood around to sign the immortal Dec
laration Of Independence, Now We
must all hang together or well all
hang separately" But the reJoinder oi
the signer, Benjamin Harrison, to the
above witticism is not 80 well known
Harrison, a portly man, looking down
over his ample proportions, replied
eyes, but when they drop US of at a
ropes. end some Of you lightweights
will be kicking and suffering long
after I'm done for"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-10
Flow OF spirits In Youth

How unaccountable the dow of spIr.
Its In youth. You may throw sticks
and dirt into the current aud 1t will
only rise the higher Dam II up you
may. but dry 1t up you may not, for
you cannot reach It's source. If you
stop up this avenue or that, anon Il
will come gurgling out where you leart
expected and wash away all fixtures
Youth grasps at happiness us an In.
alienable right. The tear does no soon.
or gush than glsten, Who shall say
when the tear that sprung OF sorrow
first sparklcd with Joy1-H. d. Tho.
reau In Atlantic.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-10
OF ELECTRICITY.
spark and Mirror Method by which
II WAS Determined.

To determine the velocity Of electric.
ity spark board" was fitted with six
insulated knobs in straight line. The
distance from to 2 was the tenth OF
az inch, between and was quar-.
ter Of mile Of insulated wire. from
to was again the tenth OF an inch,
between and 8 was another quarter
Of a mile Of wire. and between 8 and 0
was once more the tenth Of an inch.
When the Jar was discharged there
were three sparks. one from to 2. one
from 3 to and one from to 9. II was
found by viewing these In a rapidly
revolving mirror that the image of the
spark between 8 and 4, which could
snly be formed after the wire coils had
been traversed, Jagged little behind
the other two.
This displacement of the image was
then measured, and as the velocity OF
the mirror was known the velocity OF
the electrical discharge was deter.
mined as 2SS,0O0 miles a second.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-10
JUMP FEVER.
A Sort OF Mania That Sometimes At
fects Engine Drivers.

fects Engine Drivers.
In party Of locomotive engineer
who were talking about old time fol.
low craftsmen reference was made to
one old timer who had come to his
death through Jump fever" whats
jump feverT" inquired an outslde.
who was Interested In the conyersa.
ton. Jump fever" explained an en-
gineer. "is a sort OF halluclnation that
affects some engineers and leads them
TO leap from the cab to escape sup.
posed impending collision. It's mostly
freight engineers that are affected. On
long runs out west freight engineer
may be thirty-six hours at the throttle
without much chance for rest owing TO
mishaps He gets sleepy and dozes In
the cab. All Of u sudden he wakes up,
but his faculties are scattered, and
what with lIghtness of the head and
the motion OF the cab he gets an idea
that collision is about to happen. In
Il semiconscous state he dives out OF
his window, and the chances are he's
goner when he lands. The engineer we
referred to had done the trick twice
but he was killed the third time out on
the Santa Fe road. Philadelphia Rec.
ord
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-10
TOBACCO SECRETS.
rurkish and virginisn Leafs Are va
rieties OF the same Plant,


How many people even among the
most confirmed smokers know what is
the difference between Turkish and
Virginia tobaccosl
/ The smoker, OF course, can tell you
which is which at the first Whit, but
n you ask him what the original dis
tinction is between the two he win tell
you that one comes from Turkey and
The other from the States,
He is wrong. You could grow Turk
ish and Virginia tohaccos In the same
field, for they are merely two different
varieties of the same plant Turkish
Il the leaf Of Nicotiana rustica, while
Virginia Is Nicotiana augustipolia. or
course the two are often blended by to
hacconists.
Again. what constitutes the differ.
ence between strong and "m.ld" to-
baccos? 1t is simple enough. The strong
product is so manufactured that It
burns slowly, the result being that the
contained nicotine is distilled in an un.
altered state. Mild tobaccos are those
which burn well, and thus their con.
tained nicotine is consumed or decom.
posed, with the result that less mar
cotic smoke Is formed.
We often hear cheap cigars spoken of
as cabbage leaves" and doubtless
many people believe that these are &C.
tually adulterated with other sub
stances than tobacco, Often in such
weed the outside wrapper is noticed to
be patched with pale green. and this
fact is held proof of the cabbage leaf
libel The piece Of greenish leaf Is real
tobacco which has been plucked unripe
or not properly cured. 1t is only to be
found in thin, poor leaf.-London Ex-
press.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-10
USE OF FRENCH WORDS.
= Practice That Does Not Help the
English Language.

Practice That Does Not Help the
English Language.
Why do people persist in using
French words when there are good old
English words to serve the purpose I
1t Is habit that Is growing daily. For
Instance. at dinner people give you
menu" instead Of "bill OF fare"
though the items are such English
dishes as boiled cod, roast beef and sp-
pie tart. One Is accommodated with
serviette instead Of a napkin, an Eng.
lish word. but originally of French or
lgin, as Is the Scotch word napery,
used for household linen. When you
enter a shop you are served with cor
sets instead Of stays, costumes BY a
costumiere instead Of dresses by a
dressmaker. "Blouses" take the place
Of shirts or waists, and hose are Of
fered for stockings. The former word
Is, however. English. At the theater
we have programmes instead Of play
bills and matinees In place of afternoon
performances. Toques are adjusted
with as much ease as hats, and we eat
In restaurant as cheerfully as In a
dining room. There are, Of course, un-
translatable words which must be
used. but our good old English Ian
guage is rapidly becoming a hotch-
potch Of foreign words, while telegra
ply is doing it's best to oust all the
crisp and racy Saxon speech. When.
ever possible let us determine TO use
IN English instead of a French word. |
both In literature and conversations
london Graphic.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-10
SIGNS OF POISON,
what a sudden Flow OF Mouth wasss
May Indicate.

DR.. Trail mentions the hewllderment
II family that was attacked with a
water rage" incomprehenslble until
Investigation revealed the fact that a
lot of horseradlsh In their kitchen gar.
den had got mixed with some aconite
herbs.
The sudden tlow Of saliva betrays
the effect OF some metallic poison
lead perhaps or verdlgris (oxlde Of COP.
perl-and suggests the examina ton Of
copper cooking utensils. Old fashioned
silver spoons were often Initiated with
plated copper and In course of time
furnished clew to their bottom facts
by turning black. then black with
greenlsh tints, but only after their
secret had been intmated by "A splitting
epidemic. II is the same with lead.
Chewing a leaden bullet for couple
Of seconds makes the mouth water
not as Il hint rs desire for additional
supplies, but TO rinse out the palate
and remove saliva that might cause
mischief by finding It's way into the
stomach.
A decorative painter who never
touched such things as paris green or
clnnabar without disintecting his hands
and mouth was greatly puzzled by the
morbid activity OF his sallvary glands.
He had TO spit like tobacco tiend and
anally traced his trouble to substance
known as bronze dust" that had set.
tied on his lips and nostrlls and, under
the influence OF moisture, had been de-
veloping copper poisons
Paris green not rarely gets blown
like dust all over the fields II is sup.
posed to protect from insect plaques;
then, molstened by dew or drizzllng
rains, forms paste and clings TO vege-
table substances. where its presence is
never suspected. I'LL their consumers
complain OF collie and mouth water
What To Eat.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-10
Duty of a Cheerful Face.

To wear a cheerful fa:e when the
heart is aching is not deceit. When
a good housekeeper cleans the front
steps and porch before she sets the
house to rights she does not mean to
deceive passersby. She merely shows
some pride in her house and some con.
sideration for her neighbors. We con.
Quer our heartaches more quickly
when we begin by considering the
friends who are near Ms.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-10
What We Get

II am asked the question. do We
get our desertsY | will boldly answer
No. We don't. and we never shall
speaking Of humanity as Il whole and
taking account Of the preponderating
multitudes to whom life is only another
word for misery" But If am asked
DO we get what is best for usT' | say
Yes, always and everywhere, taking
our lives through and through, and
having account not merely for our ma
.erial, but also for our spiritual wei
'are. Hall Caine.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-10
Yankee AaaHFanre.

Irritated Frenchman Ito American
who has mistaken him for a waiter)-
SIR, you haf gr-r-rossly insulted me!
There is my card. Ny seconds will
vait upon you, sir-r-r! American-Nev-
er mind your seconds, Frenchy. You
can wait on me just as well. Pass me
the worcestershire sauce, and be quick
about It!
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-10
The Rose and u. Thornn.

This II the Old legend OF how the
rose came by lts thorns. one day In
paradise Cupid was dying over gnr
den Of roses. Blossuming there was n
beautiful pink rose, cupid bent tc
kiss II when bee hidden In the now.
or stung him on the lip, Crying with
pain, Cupid ned to Venus, his mother.
demanding vengeance Venus. to pacl.
fy him, gave him bow strung with
captive bees and set the stem OF the
rose with stlngs torn from the poor
bees. Thrse stings now are called
thorns.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-10
Had His Own nanhtn.

Say, ma" asked little Willie after
he had been In conjunction with the
paternal slipper, did anybody besides
pa ever ask you to be his wifeT
. "oh, yes; | had lots of proposals be-
fore your father came along"
well, do you think you gained any.
thing By waitlngY'-Chicago Record
Herald.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-10
Lucky to Be : .Ye.

Patient-Great Scott, doctor that's ar
awful bill for one weeks treatment
Physician - Ny dear fellow, II you
knew what an interesting case yours
was and how strongly I was tempted
to let 1t 20 to a postmortem you
wouldn't grumble at a bill three times
as big as this.-Chicago Tribune.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-10
Not Unexpected.

"0Rafferty is dead. he wuz sthruck
by nghtnin'."
"0fs not surprised at all. The lasht
tonne Oh saw him be wuz lookin
mighty bad" ..
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-10

Little Clarence-Pa, what is an opti.
miStf Mr.. Callipers-An optlmist, my
son, is a person who doesn't care what
happens If 1t doesn't happen to him.
Puck.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-10

"You will observe that this is a very
fne point"
at ought to be. You've strained 1t
enough. S-.Cleveland Leader
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-10

Whoever breads punishment suffers
II, and whoever deserves 1t Dire lie it,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-05
ROOT CONSIDERED
NEXT NOMINEE
POLITICIANS THINK HE WILL
RUN FOR PRESIDENT
OPINION IN WASHINGTON
Should He Succeed Hay as Secretary
of State 1t Is Believed That He
Will Be Candidate
Special to The Herald.
In 1908

Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, July 4.-Should the
president be able to prevail on Elihu
Root to re-enter the cabinet as secre-
tary of state the result, in the view Of
practical politicians in Washington,
would prove of more than ordinary sig
nificance.
The name of the former secretary of
was has been associated with more than
since the last presidential election with
the Republican presidential nomination
in 1908. This suggestion, it is under
stood has not been at all distasteful
to Mr. Root, and officials of the admin
istration who are on intimate terms
with him believe he has aspirations in
that direction.
Men of practical political turn of
mind are ready to predict that if Mr..
Root enters the cabinet as premier of
the administration a healthy impetus
will be given to movement to make
him the Republican nominee three years
hence.
Some persons believe that if he con-
sents to become secretary of state il
will not be only for the purpose OF
obliging the president but of promoting
his own political interests.
There are two men in the cabinet
who are looked upon as strong presi-
Dental Enthusiastically of War
Taft and Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw, Mr.. Taft has disclaimed having
any ambition to become the Republican
standard bearer in 1908 Secretary
Shaw, however, is regarded as an
avowed aspirant and upon his retire
ment from the cabinet next winter
doubtless will start his preliminary
canvass.