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Decfduous and Citrus Fruits.

Receipts of Oranges over Sunday were only
four cars, two of which came in to the auction
company, and although trade was still ham
pered by the inclement weather, the market
remained Arm. Sound offerings Of all grades,
particularly small Sizes were well cared for
and a small premium was easily obtained for
desirable sizes Of well known brands of extra
fancy stock. In the auction rooms straight
carload of extra fancy sotck from Redlands
sold at 81 sO12 and car of assorted stock sold
as follows: Fancy. 81 5O91 so. choice 81 159
40; standards 90c6$1 Advices from the
south make 1t evident that receipts In this
market will be light for some time after the
ten or twelve carloads now the way have
arrived A circular issued by q southern ex-
change says that picking in several districts
has been suspended since March 10 and some
exchanges, cannot ship their fruit because all
the railroad lines are not yet clear and there
il a scarcity of cars Six carloads OF Central
American Bananas were received and prices
had wide range, according to size of the
punches Otherwise there was nothing new
to report.
APPLEsLS1Q2 rs per box.
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges. Navels. 81 5o92
Ger box for fancy. $1@1 30 for choice
and 7bc0s1 10 for standard; Tangerines.
for choice and 75cQs1 for standards; Grape
Fruit 81 5062 so; Mexican Lines. $4G34 80 per
case; Bananas. 81 1903 per bunch for Gen.
tral American and 75c6S1 90 for Hawaiian;
Pineapples $3@5 per dozen.
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Butter. Cheese and Eggs.

The situation in Butter remained as Sat
urday. Northern orders largely offset the
heavy receipts noted below and kept the mar
ket steady. Cheese was still quoted firm. with
light stocks.
Eggs were also about as quoted on Saturday.
but the market was weak. with sellers seek
ing buyers and anxious to work off their
stocks. The high prices and continued wet
weather have shut off the buying for storage
purposes. hence stocks are accumulating some
what again.
Receipts were 72, 200 lbs Butter. se1 cases
Eggs and 10, 400 lbs Cheese.
BuTTER-Creanery at first hands, 25c for
extras and 23G24c for lower and medium
grades; dairy, 22923c; cold storage, nominal;
store Butter, 15G1T1ad
CHEESE-12@12hc for fair to choice mild
new and 111sc for old; Young Americas.
13Q131hc; Eastern, 14d16c per H.
EGGsRanch. 1914 a20c and occasionally
21c for fair to choice; store Eggs. 1T91Sc;
cold storage nominal; Eastern nominal.
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EASTERN MARKETS.
New York Money Marie

NEW YORK, March 20-Money on caR
firm, 2G21s per cent; closing bid. 25z offered.
pa
Time loans, steady: sixty days. 69sk peS
cent ninety DAYS and SIX months tS1< 9335 per
cent.
Prime mercantile paper. s& @zzs per cent.
Sterling exchange, weak, closing steaaler,
with actual business IN bankers bills at
s. S79564 IS for demand and at 81 S3994 81 for
sixty day bills
Posted raLes 81 So and 81 81.
Commercial bills, 81 S5Ss o. SSH.
Bar silver 5sc.
Mexican dollars. 44&c.
Government bonds. steady; railroad bonds,
Irregular.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL
London Wool Sales.

LONDON. March 20-Ths offerings at the
wool auction sales to day amounted to 5000
bales. There was a brisk demand and prices
were firm Merinos though poor, sold well.
America bought few lines of greases at Is
31ad. Scoureds were eagerly taken for the
Continent Cross -breds were purchased by Con-
tinental and home buyers at full rates. Owing
chiefly TO the small offerings, the recent high
prices were firmly maintained.
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Receipts of Produce.
STOCK MARKET.
Comstock Mining Shares Lower, but
Others Unchanged.

Business was dull on the Stock and Bond
Exchange yesterday. with material varta-
tions from Saturday.
The mining stocks were fairly active, as
usual The Tonopahs showed variations
worthy of note but the Comstochs Were low
er with considerable selling Of the leaders
TIE Brunswick Mining Company has levied
an assessment OF &c.
Dividends were paid yesterday as follows:
The California Fruit Gamers Association. a
regularly monthly of 6Oc; California Powder
Works (new corporation) regular monthly
of soc: The Central Light and Power Com
pany regular monthly OF &c; The Calumet
and Arizona Mining Company. 81 per share:
Apollo OH 1c; United Petroleum. 500; Union
Oil, SOC
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COMMERCIAL - 4 b
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Neze York Stock and Cotton markets higher
Local stock market qniet and featrveless.
Sil7er higher and Sterling Exchange logper.
Wheat Barley and other grains about a before.
hay io5pe dNA Bri and Middngs 1ery firm Beans qa'ef
AZ Aot much 0ar1aion Potatoes Onions and VegetabIeS
Poultry and Game very good demand and cleaning up 7eeA
Rail traffic interruptions hurting the Orange trade.
Batter steady, Cheese firm ands Eggs plentiful and easy
Provisions and Meats previously quoted
LueoI oil marked up
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Hay and Feedstnffs.

Hay is lower and the market is depressed
and very dull at the decline Bran and Mid
dlings very firm though there Is no actual
advance.
BRAN-s21 5oQ22 so per ton.
DDLINGS-$26G2S so per ton
SHORTS -$21 50922 90 per, ton.
FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley S25 50926 50
per ton: Oilcake Meal at the mill S32 50ff
SO so: jobbing, $34: Cocoanut Cake at mill,
s22Q22 so: jobbing $23; Cocoanut Meal at
mill. S23923 80: jobbins, S24: Corn Meal.
S29 50G30 so: Cracked Corn. $50 5o931; Mixed
Feed $24G25: Horse Beans S30640 per ton
Broom Corn Feed 9Oc per ctl: CaIfalfa Meal.
car load lots s21; jobbing. S22 80 per ton.
HAY-Wheat, S10G13 so: Wheat and Oat
S9G12 90; Oat S9@11; Barley and Oat. ssg
10: Volunteer Wild Oat $TQ10; stable, $500:
stock. $6G7 90: Clover S7Q10: Alfalfa, $9Q11
sTRAW-35qeoc per bale.
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FLOUR and F'arinaceous Goods.

FLOUR-California Family Extras. 81 500
10 usual terms: Bakers Extras 81 1905;
Oregon and Washington jobbing at $4g4 30
per Dbl.
FARINACEoUS GoODs-Prices in packages
are as follows: Graham Flour. So 25 per 100
lbs. Rye Flour So IS Gin barrels 81 75l: Rye
Meal. SO 80 tn barrels 81 50); Rice Flour.
So: Corn Meal 50 so: extra do. S3 70:
Oat Meal 81 2504 so: Oat Groats, 81 So;
Hominy So 15Q4; Buckwheat Flour. 81 500
rs; Cracked Wheat SO 70; Farina, 81 So:
Whole Wheat Flour. So so: Rolled Oats bbls.
Sc 5O67 so: in sacks SCOT Pearl Barley. SO:
Split Peas. boxes. SO so: Green Peas. 50 so per
100 lbs
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dunn. 50 20 for small and soc for Colts;
/ so for medium; 81 for small. soc for Colts.
Buck Skins-Dry Mexican, soc; dry salted
Mexican 25c: dry Central American. SOC.
Goat Skins-Prime Angoras. 75c: extra large
do 81 rs; large, soc; medium, soc: small. 35c-
TALLOW-No. L rendered. 4G4Hc per lbs
No. 2 3@3Lc; Grease 115@215c.
WOOL-Nominal. none here
HOPs-1so4 crop. 2s@25c per ID: 1905 crop.
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PonItrx and Game.

Two cars Of Western Poultry, consisting al
most entirely Of Hens. Were marketed and
cleaned up fairly we'll the ruling price being
81 so per Dozen although few sales were
reported at IS. Receipts of domestic stock
were very light and the market ruled firm at
unchanged rates. Twelve sacks of Game came
in and cleaned up readily at good prices
POULTRY - Live Turkeys 10000 per Ib:
Geese per pair. S2Q2 so; Goslings. -;
I 80 for young; Hens. S5G5 so for small and
s60T for large: young Roosters. Sc soar SO:
old Roosters $565 90; Fryers. $5 50@6: Broi-
GAME0Iare. 81 1872 per dozen: Rabbits.
81 5OG2; Gray Geese. 50 5OQ3; English Snipe, So
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PETROLEUM-Steady.


CoFFEE-spot Rio. steady; mild quiet
and steady. Total sales So $50 bags inclIId-
ing April. 6.25c: May, 63016 4Oc; July 6 5l5a
8 90: September. 6.65q6 soc; October 6T5I
8 soc; December. 6.e0G7 .ooc, and January
sUGAR-Raw. firm; fair refining. 42c:
centrifugal. 90 test sc; molasses sugar. 40.
Refined steady.
BUTTER-Firn. Street prices extra cream
cry. 2Ia271ac; official prices: Creamery
common to extra, 19q25c: renovated common
to extra. 1sq22c; Western Imitation cream
cry. common to extra. 2o624c
cHEESE-F1rm; State full cream, coIored
and white, fancy, lac: do fine, 1315c; do late
made. colored and white. choice 101h h713c; do
large colored and white fancy, 13&c; do fine
to choice. 10012%c
EGGs-strong. Western frsts. 17o; do Sec
onds. 1916.
DRIED FRUITS
EvAPORATED APPLESIThe market ~
mains unchanged with holders still asking
$40 for prime. although buyers are holding off
for better terms. Common are quoted at Al
fancy, 7c
PRUNESNContinus quiet on spot In the
local market, but coast advices show an inn
provement in tone in the primary markets
Quotations hero range from 21ac to $40 ac-
cording to size.
APRIcOTsL show no new feature remain-
ing firm with choice quoted, 1a911c; extra
choice. 11h412hc. and fancy 12915o.
PEACHES-A1so are firm at recent prices
Choice are quoted at 10G10Ao: extra choice
at 1o1z91o&c and fancy 11h@12c.
RAISIN5Appeared a little steadfer In
London layers. 81 o5@1 26; seeded raisins,
bMd6%a.
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New York Cotton Marlret

Nov YORK. March 2o.-CoTToN-Futures
opened quiet March. 7.T4c: July 77Oc: Au-
gust, 7.71c; October, 7.7so
A5rs futures sac closed very steady March. 77sc,
7s2c; August. 1850; September, 7s6c.
spot closed quiet. 10 points higher Middling
ou5pdlaands $500; middling gulf, s.55c. Sales,
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Cash, Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO March 2O,-Cash quotations were
as follows Flour, easy: No 2 spring wheat,
81 15bQ1 174s; No. 2 corn. 4sc; No 2 yellow,
4Slae; No eats. 315h@31 &c; No. white,
33a33l4c; No. white. S112q32iac: No. rye.
72G72I5c; good feeding barley 3Sa4Oc fair
to choice mating 43947c; No. / faxseed.
81 26; No. l Northwestern. 81 3S1a mess pork
per bbI, S12 S9Q12 s5 lard, per 100 lbs, 81 050
: 0T12 short ribs sides (loose). SO ST5hQT;
short clear sides (boxed). $T@1 1215; whisky
basis of high wines. 81 %: clover, contract
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Northern Business.

SEATTLE. March 20.-c1earings s740, 754;
balances, S155.9f5
TACOMA, March 20.-C1earings. s64o, 945;
balances s155, ,975
''SEs sPoKASE, g. March Chickering's, $500. 1876:
balances sci 1877
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Rutter. Cheese and Epes.

CHICAGO, March 20.-On the Produce Ex-
change to-day the butter market was Arm
at mafl1 cases included, 151ao. Cheese. 12@
1870.
ELGIN, H.. March 2o.-Butter ruled firm
at PC an advance of 1c. Sales for the week,
Sc 600 pounds.
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CATTLE, SHEEP AND HOGS.
Chicago.

CHICAGO March 2o-cATTLE-Receipts,
2s. 900; strong TO loo higher. Good to prime
steers. SO 1906 25 poor to medium. So 1904 IS:
stockers and feeders. 81 5O94 80; cows. 81 $50
90: heifers. SSq5: Gamers. 81 b062 80; bulls
81 2514; calves. s316 so.
HOGS-Receipts, 10000; o-morrow. esti-
mated 2s 900; market 501oc higher Mixed
and butchers, $5 1895 So; good to choice heavy,
$5 25q5 45 rough heavy, S5 1905 20; light,
SIS 1905 40; bulk OF sales. $5 30G5 40.
SHEEP-Recepts. %, 000;- sheep and lambs,
steady. Good to choice wethers, 81 6oQ6 so:
fair to choice mixed. 81 1906 40; Western
lambs, SeG7 go.
OMAHA Nebr.. March 20.-CATTIlRe-
ceipts 1900: active loo higher. Native steers.
So 1905 90; COWS and heifers. 1904 80: can
ners, S2Q3; stockers and feeders S394 so;
calves, 81 75Q5 70; bulls and stays, 50 25@4 30.
Heavy, SIS 1905 90 mixed, So 0595 10; light, IS
as 15; pigs, 81 25Q5; bulk So 05Q5 1216
SHEEP-Receipts. 1900; market loo higher.
Western yearlings So S0Q6 05; wethers 81 25
as T5 ewes, 81 1895 40; lambs, So 50aT 40.
Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 20.-CATTLEl
Receipts, 5000: strong Native steers, s4G5 rs;
stockers and feeders S3Q4 65. bulls, 81 5o0
25; Western fed cows, 1894 80.
HOGS-Receipts 5000; market 591Oc higher.
Bulk of sales So 1905 80: heavy, s5 2565 IS !;
packers $5 1905 so; pigs and light. 81 25@
15.
sHEEP-Recepts 1000; market 1oc higher.
Lambs, Sc 5067 80; range wethers S5 3596 60;
fed ewes, 81 90d5 CO.
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Northern wheat Market.

PORTLAND, March 20--wHEAT-walla
walla, s5c; bluestem. 92c; valley, $40.
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA. March 0.-wHEAT-Unchanged
nluestem o4o; club, s61ac
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Condition of the Pressure

WASHINGTON, March 2o-rro- savs. .+...
ment OF the treasury balances shows: Ayaf,
ad ape cash balance. s141 1929, 3o2 gold. se4-
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nominal White, nominal; Egyptian, 81 $50
1 40 for White and 81 2591 80 for Brown.
RYE-S1 55G1 60 per ctl.
BUCKWHEAT-S2 25 per Genital.
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Wine Fxports In February.
T7le eSpor1s OF wine from San Fraacisoo by
|. l. n-ara fc.ll...-z-
f-2 EEf
Totals 80. -.

II February, 1900 the exports were 31e. 426
gallons and 42T cases. valued at Sill. TsS. In
that month New York took 5,651 gallons.
l1-425 gallons went 20 Japan and l4.2S2 gal
Ions and 50 cases were sent TO the Hawaiian
Islands
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Dried Fruits, Nuts. Raisins. Honey

FRUIT+Apricots. S1aQI1c for Royals; Nee
tarines. 71aGs1ac for White and 712c for Red;
Peaches, S1a991sc per lb; Pears, 7Q12c; Plums,
pitted 4@5c for black. 51a6Tc for red and AZ
0ec for yellow; Figs. 2-crown bricks, 45c: 8
crown. soc; Ecrown. 60c: e-crown. csc; bulk
Apples, 5@7c per lb
PRUNES- @2c per lb for the four sizes
and 21ac basis for the large sizes.
RAISfNS-1904 crop + o. b. Fresno-Impe-
rial clusters. 50 25q2 so: Dehesa, 81 3591 40:
London Layers. s5cQs1: Loose Muscatels. 4
3Ac; Seeded, 47s@6c Thompson's Seedless.
4KG415c: Seedless sultanas 395c per ID.
NUTS-Walnuts. No. l softshell. 12013c;
1oc. Almonds. 16G17c for Nonpariels 14@14hc
for / l.. 131a@1415c for Ne Plus Ultra
and lie for Languedoc; Peanuts 6G7c for
Eastern: Pecans 11@13c; Cocoenuts. 81 50Q5;
Chestnuts 799c per ID for Italian.
HONEY-Comb. 10Q12c for white and 9g1oc
light amber extracted 59515c; dark 3Q41ac.
ESWAx-27@29c per ID.
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California Stock and on Fxcha
SALES
Morning session.
Mining Stocks.

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK ExCHANGE.
Following were the sales the San Fran
cisco Stock and Exchange Board yesterday:
Morning Session-Comstocks
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ST. Louis Wool Market.

ST LOUIS, March 2o-wOOL-Steady. Ter
ritory and Western mediums, 22@23c: fine me-
dunn. 17Gdsc; fine. 15q1Tc.
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New York Grain and Produce.

NEW YORK. March 20-FLOUR-Recej
2I'4oo barrels; exports, 1900 barrels Dull
and unchanged
WHEAT-Receipts, 10000 bushels Spot
easy No. red nominal elevator and 81 15ss
I. O. b. ahoat; No Northern Duluth 81 22ss
(: o. b. aioat Following an irregular start
the wheat market advanced slightly on smaller
World shipments, steady cables and colder
weather 1t then declined on realizing big
Northwest receipts and Southwest selling raj.
ned on the large visible supply decrease and
was irregular thereafter closing rather easy
14Q%c net decline. May, 81 I2AQ1 12as
closed 81 1885; July, 80 13-16q9T &c, closed
HOPS-Quiet.
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london CIosing Stocks.

Ear Ear siiverlsteady 2eId per ounce.
The rate OF discount in the open market
for short bills Is 2% per cent and for three
months bills 21z9 5-16 per cent
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Available Grain Supply.

NEW YORK, March 20.-The visible supply
Of grain Saturday, March 1S, as compiled by
the Nsw York Produce Exchange shows:
Bushels Increase Decrease
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Hides. Tallow. Wool and Hops.

HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell
about 1zq1c under quotations Heavy salted
Cow Hides 1oc for heavy and e1zc for light:
stags 711c; salted Kip. 1olz@11c: saited
Hides. 1sc; dry Kip. 16c: dry Calf.
, zoe: Sheepskins. shearlings. 2bQ40c each;
short Wool 5O@7bc each: medium, 75c0
81 10: Long Wool 81 25d2; Horse Hides.
salt, So for large and 81 rs fer me-
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Unlisted .lcurities.

$50 Mutual Electric Light .... II 90
IS. coo Cal Gas & El NJ CT S.. 90 90
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TOnopah GoldfieIdS

CAN at my office for Information about
these stocks. There many OF them that
-vif nav good dividends later Now 10 the
,sn,e 10 buy these good stocks Have some
special offerings OF great merit
d. q. DOUBLEDAY. Banksr-nroksx.
Tel. Bush 644. S29 Fine 81
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Morning Session.

Morning Session.
Board
400 Northern Cal Power Co...... so
Street
20 Cal Gas & Elect Corp. ....-. so 90
= 100 Eva Plantation Co . 90 30
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LOCAL MARKETS.

Exchange and Bullion.
: Silver advanced and Sterling Exchange de-
clined.
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Provisions.

The week opened with quotations as before
and trade still quiet.
CURED MEATS-Bacon. 1o1sc per lb for
heavy 1O1hc for light medium 121lc for light
13c for extra light and 14k@15c for sugar
cured: dry Salt Hides. shQ10c; Bellies lie;
Hams. 111sc: Mess Beef. $10@10 SO per bbl:
extra Mess $40 5O911; Family. s12G12 80:
Mess, SIG so: Pig Pork, $25: Pigs Feet. So:
Smoked Beef 14c per lb-
IARD-Tierces quoted at 6Ac per ID for
California compound. 7c for Eastern compound
and &c for pure; half-barrels pure, eAc: 1o-lb
tins. 9%c; 5-lb tins csc: 3-lb tins 10c- s
CoTTOLENE-One half barrel 7hc; three
half barrels. 7%c; one tierce, nc. two tierces
TIC; five tierces. &c per h.
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FINANCIAL

Do I'd inc Ills L ell con 5s.119l5
Cnes q Ohio 41ss 1c6A is L & S F fg As. 81
Shl d Alton 312s 81 lSt L W con As. IS
c. B G. Q new Is 99s4 lSeaboard A L As 9O1s
Z, & Pac 4s. 81 .sfSo Pacific As. -. 95L
DO col 5s-... 81 SO Railway 5s.. .1191s
&c & Sign rs 1e24 TEX & Pac lists. .123
Chi Term 4s...-. 81 iTol St L & w As. S6Ss
6olos Midland As. u Union Pacific 4s. .1C61s
Colo d So 4s--.- 80 Do cofy Is 134 Il
Cuba 5s cert les I5lIJ S Steel I'd 5s 81
Den & Rio C As 101 1sIWabash lists .11S15
Dist Securities 5s 81 Do deb 3 -. T234
Erie prior lien As -10I Il y estern Nd 4s.. 93ss
De gen As .-... 93hlW & L Erie As. 9215
" & D c lists 110 tWis Central Is "a
Hook Val 4Ms 11n1h
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Continued on Page Fourteen.
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STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE.
MONDAY. March eo-s ..
TIES BONDS

UNITED STATES BONDS
Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask
Is or coup .1O515105 Il or cp new 1872 1924
As or reg 104H105 l3s or coup. .104 104&
MTaC~FT FTI.ANEOJS BONDS
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THE MAGAZINES

Football Primeval.-Dennie P. Meyers
writes in the November outing of "The
Beginnings of Football" and finds the
beginnings were "away back" He says
In part:
The antiquarian has attempted to hnd out the
why, the wherefore and beginning Of every
thing and has had no worse luck with ANYTHING
earliest times he finds accounts OF the game,
simple at first Of course, but yet with its
main elements there, and the most primitive
peoples among whom he goes for information
serve only to show him that football Is natural
to man. One interesting discussion has arisen
as to whether football or golf was played first.
If it is not the Oldest game in the world, foot
ball is not far from it. But it has never been
game In which puny nations played. The
Greek game was originally called ''pheninda, -
or "feinting." Later 1t was called "episkyru y
'tepikoinos." and lastly ''harpaston." under
which name 1t came to resemble football. The
Roman game was "follis'' and was less rough.
November Outing offers so much FOL
the lover of the "open'' that to discrinin.
ate and to name some of the articles here
would be unfair, and to name all is out o.
the question. .sa ...ru..
Shoot a HaiIstorm.-f hai1storm ap
proaches one rapidly from behind whe,
one is unprepared, it is almost Impossible
to shoot it and stop 1t from DAMAGING
ones crop. But If one Is duly warned b!
the growing Of the thunder and the pre-
liminary flashing Of the distant lightning
to ''get the drop" on hailstorm is one
| the simplest things in nature. II yo
are skeptical as to this, read the articl
entitled "At War with the Clouds" b.
William G. Fitzgerald, in the Novembe
issue of AppIeton's eooklovers Magazine
It tells of the cloud cannon which ar
used to dissipate the hailstorms an
protect the vineyards of Syria, and give
an engrossing account Of the progress Q
the art Of fighting hailstorms from tn
time of Herr Albert Stiger, burgomaste
! of the little town of Misunderstanding
who first dared to conceive the idea 6
warning with the clouds" to the perfect
} ed system Of the present day.
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English Railroad Accidents.

The Boston Globe has begun to doubt
whether English railroads are so much
safer than American roads as we have
been led by statistics to believe. There
seems to be involved an illustration of
the old adage that figures will not lie,
but some great liars will figure. The
English reports of fatal accidents are
Of two kinds, original and official.
Original reports show great many
people killed on railways-more per
mile of track and more per thousand
passengers carried than in America
but the official reports show very few
killed. There must be either a remark
able number of resurrections between
reports or the official reports are doc
tored It is possible that passenger
may be, reported killed in wreck and
it be afterward learned that he was
not killed, perhaps not even injured.
But mistakes of this kind would be
too infrequent to affect the general av-
erage. The English also have a Gus.
tom of reporting certain fatal occur.
rences as not accidents. The English
railway carriage opens upon the side
Passengers are placed in compartments
and locked in. Sometimes these side
doors are clumsily fastened, sometimes
not fastened at all. The unfastened
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-30
Where They Stand.

President Roosevelt-Smite corrup-
tion with the sword Of the Lord and OF
Gideon. .....,..
Elihu Root-A corrupt and criminal
combination (the Philadelphia gang)
masquerading as republicans.
Secretary Taft am against the re-
publican machine in Cincinnati-a local
despotism much to be deplored. l
should vote against the republican Local
ticket in Cincinnati. ,--.- ~- IS ,~
w. 7. Jerome-I should be as much
ashamed to seek nomination from
Odell as from Murphy. I can get along
without the office, but not without my
self-respect.
Senator J. B. Foraker-Much as re-
greet to recall promise, L cannot speak
for the republican ticket in Philadel
phia. My action would be misunder
stood.
Governor Folk-I know Of no reason
why T, democrat, should not plead FOL
| the election of the reform republican
ticket i'm Philadelphia. "5..
Politics may be mixed, but the issue
are clear.
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Monday Evening,
Dor works open with the motion Of the

door works open with the motion Of the
train, and occasionally passenger is
precipitated thru the open door and
smashed to pieces on the track. There
were thirty three such cases last year,
but none Of them were reported as ac-
cidents. Either the passengers COM
mitted suicide or the company opened
the doors upon them with homicidal
purpose.
Nor does the English railway take
any account Of the adventures Of people
holding season tickets, commuters they
would be called in this country. Per-
haps they are not recognized as human
beings in English railway circles.
1t would appear as If more accurate
data were wanted before we admit that
our railroad system is less careful than
those of Great Britain. Still, the Amer,
lean railroad is sufficiently virile foe
of the census. nr f-~