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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-01-15
FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONDITIONS.
c. Schumacher & CO. say:

C Schumacher & Co. say:
With prime demand sterling selling al 1880 the
highest rate so far this season the further gold
exports announced this week, amounting 20 a little
more than 100000, did not come as a surprise
and with a very few commercial bills IN sight II
looks as though exchange would remain close to
the export point for some time to come. The eX-
port OF gold does not seem 70 bs taken with alarm
but viii help banks and bankers TO obtain
higher rates OF interest for their money which
is now a drug on the market. That the foreign
money market shows relief is indicated by the
German Bank reducing its official rate TO per
cent and TO the success OF the Russian loan in
Berlin. But we cannot see how exchange can ad-
vance very much further, and with likelihood
or very large exports Of corn in the near future
We would not be surprised our exchange
market sell lower soon as Europe is satisfied
with the replenishment Of her gold reserve
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am OF the opinion that further advances in pig
iron prices cannot be prevented, although do not
expect TO see exorbitant prices"
AMERICAN TOBACCO CoMPANY.-The stock
Exchange committee on securities rules that all
transactions in American Tobacco Company pre-
ferred viii be considered to be in the new preferred
stock and must be settled by delivery OF the stock
unless the bid or offer is specifically for Morton
Trust Company certificates
BANK CLEARINGS.-The total bank clearings
of ali the Clearing Houses OF the United States for
the week ended January II. were S.7lS756464'
against s2S45,3Sl,SS2 in the preceding week and
s. 227 CO. $50 the corresponding week last year.
Observation-Disclosures Pennsylvania manage
Inont may not the details Of its financing
Tor four or six weeks The annual meeting is a
week later than usual this year, March Il. and the
annual report viii be made public for the informa-
ton Of stockholders week or ten days previous
10 that date.
AMALGAMATED COPPER-Amalgamaaed Cop
per made a good showing. There seems 10 be
rather more bull talk in trade circles than there
was and although the short interest is not extern
slve enough 10 be big factor. some OF the buying
looks like covering.
PFC IRON cERTIFICA TBS MARKBT.-Pig iron
certificates at the New-york Produce Exchange
opened firm, but there were no sales Prices on
can follow: Cash. SIG 75: January SIC S5gSl7; Feb
ruary SIG s5aS17: March and April. SIC sogSl7 o.
May. SIC s58SI7; June. SIS Sodsl7: July SIG 7oaSI'
August and September, SIT asked
AMERICAN GRASS TwINE.-There has been
.,-, -ood huying in American Grass Irvine re-
Gently and II is said that there has been enough
Improvement IN the affairs Of the company TO war
rant a higher price for the stock
UNION PACIFIC-Street gossip on Union Paclno
AZ the close of the market intimated the probability
of the stock reaching price of 125 in the current
week.
COPPER MARKET CoNDITToNS-New-YOr
copper prices very firm Lake Is selling at 4o32
cents pound. electrolytio at 1855 and castings at
15sk Higher prices are confidently expected next
week II Is runored here that the Calumet is
Offering no copper below Is cents
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A STOCK MARKET VIEW.
Charles c. Gates & Co. say

Charles c. Gates & Co. say:
The week ends with small boom on in the
Hartman stocks and general activity all around
The buying 50 far learn of the
very best IN Southern and Union Pacific and the
selling IN Northern Securities was reported TO be
better than The buying There was little news
current during the day. The bank statement was
better than expected. We look for still higher
prices next week for the good stocks and rather
favor Southern Pacific. Copper, Union Pacific Erie
ard Rock Island, with a probable move in the
Steels before very long.
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Financial.
The Wall Street journal
has larger circulation
than any other financial
publication In America
Financial.

r OsT-ABOUT OCTOBER IS. 1904. 100
- shares Amalgamated Copper Co. Certificate No
All s47 in the name Of EliEahsth Wakeman. Please
notify s. Mortgage & Trust Co.. T3d Rros5
way Transfer has been stopped all parties az
cautioned against negotiating same suitable reward
Will be paid for the return OF this Certificate
A ADVERTISEMENTS ana subscriptions for The Trib,na
n received their Uptown Office.
NO 1854 BROADWAY
will be resolved "A he
Dinces at orree o'clock D. n VIZ
&c East i4th Isl West a2d-ss..
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Er0oklyn Ferry stock $500.
Ffa,tokeu Ferry 1st -. 1916
% ffOch ..-- +-..tr ----.
AZ v 4 b u FerTv 90 stock.
a. j. mtg 81. 1922 ..t.
Is y a. ~ 81 Con % 1896.
ffff A 3 ~ isf nag 81. 1919
fEfqn b ~ - Y e. 3 stock.
al "a u ! LAT mtg b. l94e
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Bank Reports.
mo. L.@1. ]

No 1911
PEPORT OF THE CONDITION On
IL IMPORTERS AND TRADERS NArroN., A1s
OF NEW YORK in me STATE Of New YORK AZ a. aSsSz
OF business. January 18th. 1903: - Aass
RESOURCES.
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STREET RAILWAYS
STOCKS AND BONDS.
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MISCELLANEOUS GAS COMPANIES.

Sand interest.
GUARANTEED STOCKS.
FURNISHED by Joseph Walker & Sons No 20 Broadst-S
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BOSTON STOCKS.
GurnAned by R. L. Day & Co.. No. Nassau-st)

CHICAGO STOCKS.
FURNISHED by Charles G. & Co.. Nos IA. l6 and
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THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
Washington. jan 1A-T'he condition of the Treas
ury divisions OF issue and redemption. at the be-
ginning OF business to-day follows:
RESERVE FUND.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
NATIONAL. CITY BANK OF NEW YORK Al NsE
York the state Of New York the close Of busnas
January 18th. 1905:
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BANK STOCKS.
CReportsd by Clinton Gilbert. No. waII-st-,
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Trust AND SURETY COMPANIES.
Reported by Clinton Gilbert No. wali-st)
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m Gpa s ] . Reserve deposits other than United State"
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CLOSING CURB QUOTATIONS.

nEurnshsd BY wInIam e Nlch0la & Co.. No. Is val
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mo. 26CS IN TsrTc
DEPORT OF THE CO\DIIION ON
II LINCOLN NATIONAL BANK a New 2osz faauEs
,ia V,rl
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ACTIVE CURB STOCKS.
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BONDS.

so.s72 Total shares. .Odd lots.
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14
AVOID ALL MORBID SUBJECTS.
Writer Asserts Many People Think
Themselves to Death.

Thousands of people actually think
themselves to death every year by
allowing their minds to dwell on NOR
bid subjects. says Suggestions.
The idea that one has some incipi-
emit disease in ones system, TING
thought of financial ruin. that one Is
getting on in life without improving
prospects-any of these or thousand
similar thoughts may carry a healthy
man to premature grave. A melan-
choly thought that fixes itself upon
ones mind needs as much doctoring
as physical disease. 1t needs to be
eradicated from the mind or it will
have Just the same result A. a neg
lected disease would have.
Every melancholy thought. every
morbid notion and every nagging
worry should be resisted to the ut
most. and the patient should be pro
tected by cheerful thoughts, of which
there is bountiful store in every
ones possession. Bright companions
are cheaper than drugs and plasters.
The morbid condition of mind pro
duces a morbid condition Of body, and
If the disease does happen to be in
the system 1t receives every encour-
agement to develop. We need more
mental therapy.
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14
pi.eiplInina Lawyers.

In referring to the fact that sixteen
lawyers are now under Indictment In
New York county. the Philadelphia
Public Ledger adds:
ut is feared that the profession is
not as alert in disciplining Its disrep.
utable members as 1t was when law.
yers were not SO numerous. AS tho
responsibilities Of the profession in.
crease with the larger interests com.
mitted to its protection. 1t owes 1t to
itself to maintain the highest stand.
ard of professional conduct among its
members. The lawyer is trustee
from whom the utmost fidelity can be
fairly demanded. He knows the law.
and he is aware of the public conf
dence in his profession. When he
goes wrong he deserves exemplary
punishment"
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14
Quiet Spanish City
Especial correspondence

ness of Spain in war and conquest.
In one place the sword of Alphonso
l., who conquered Toledo, is shown. In
another are the banners taken from
the Moors in their last stand In Spain.
Here ID the crucihx that was raised
ON the walls of the Alhambra at Ora
NADIA when that fortress fell into the
hands of the Catholic sovereigns:
there is the standard of the royal gal
ley In the battle Of Lepanto.
Rich Sacred Treasures.
Among the numerous tombs 10 con-
spicuous that Of Cardinal Mendoza.
the militant churchman, who welded
such great influence In the reign of
Ferdinand and Isabella. and who con-
Quoted the mass by which was cele-
brated the triumphant return Of Co
lumbus from his first voyage Of dis
covery to the New World.
As becomes its exalted position in
the church, the cathedral contains
some of the richest sacred treasures
in Christendom. The most valuable
of its possessions is the wardrobe Of
the Virgin, which is estimated to be
worth 100000 This includes man
tie which is marvel Of the jewelers.
art, made of cloth of silver encrusted
with precious tones. There is first a
groundwork of pearls, white, black.
and pink, and on them are traced, In
precious stones of every color, crosses.
fieur-de-lis, crescents, suns and stars.
A diadem and bracelets sparkling
with gems are worn with this cloak.
In bright light these Jewels dazzle
the eyes. An extensive catalogue
would be necessary to name all the
other riches possessed by the cathe-
dral of Toledo.
Most travellers intending to visit
Madrid and approaching the modern
capital from the south, avail them
selves of the opportunity to stop over
a train at least at Toledo.
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14
susceptibility Of wIdower..

A widower Is tame animal and
stands without tying. No woman can
scare him. He is overconfident and
that is his great weakness. He has
been through 1t all and is not to b.
caught second time. He feels i'm
pervious to the approaches of woman
in any form or guise. The widow finds
him really rather knotty problem.
He presents difficulties that are who'll.
ly absent In a man who has never
felt the matrimonial halter draw. He
looks upon the widow with amused in
difference. But young and attrac-
tive woman who has never been mar
ried quickly arouses his sympathies.
He. in nine cases out of ten. shows
remarkable endurance of her siege
of his heart. and we all know that 1t is
but a step from endurance to pity and
thence to embraces. His doom Is
quickly sealed.-Washington Post.
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14
FRANCE HAS coLo.elaL TOWN.
St. Etienne, Where Hands That Do
Delicate Work Must Not Persplre.

st. Etienne is Frances cold girl
town." name 1t has carried through
two or three centuries in which 1t also
has held international supremacy in
ribbons, says the Indianapolis News.
To-day 10000 cold" girls operating
5000 looms In st. Etienne annually
make ribbon enough to tie the earth
up In silken bands and throw on
streamers to the planets.
For two or three centuries the rib
bon making industry has been su-
preme here. It became a commercial
advantage to have loom operators
who did not have nerves" and who
did not perspire. This advantage de-
veloped to q necessity. and a peculiar
species of girls was developed. They
are girls who have no nerves." girls
who do not worry or hurry: girls
whose hands do not perspire. A pers-
Iiring hand now means spoiled rib
bons. and SO carefully have tho femi'
nine hands here been cooled to meet
this need that 1t seems that Ice In
stead of blood runs through the veins
of the 10000 operatives that to-day
In st. Etienne make ribbons for the
world. At the neighboring lacemak'
ing town of lie Puy 1t is said that four
year-old girls make lace and that In
St. Etienne they are set to work at
that age cooling of their hands and
controlling their nerves.
So remarkably has the training sue
ceeded that though many OF the
cooped-up ribbon weaving rooms are
insufferably hot in summer. the girls
at the looms do not sweat, and In the
entire years run Of millions u miles
of ribbon. valued at the looms at $751;
100000 annually, not 500 worth OF
ribbon comes out damaged by pers-
piration.
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14
STAIRCASE A HIGH ONE.
BY 10000 steps Cut In the Rock, Nj.
Omi 10 Climbed.

For the ascent Of Mt. Omi, on the
borderland between western China
and the Tibetan plateau. there is an
artificial staircase consisting OF 10000
steps. cut in slippery limestone.
Who made these steps is largely q
matter Of surmise. but they were
probably formed by religious enthusi-
asts, to provide means Of access
from the hot plains, out OF which the
mountain mass rises abruptly to the
heights. 5000 to 1000 feet above,
amongst which the Buddhist abbey of
Omi embodies some Of the holiest ira
ditions of the religion professed by its
inmates.
Anyhow. the staircase is there. and
by it many pilgrims attain the shrine.
STRAY Stories.
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14
eotanist's Favorite Flower.

The great botanist Linnaeus had for
his favorite flower the fragrant rose
tinted little twin flower. Concerning
it he is quoted to have answered, when
asked by friend II 1t grew by the
shores of Swedish lake, Nay. she
lives not here, but in the middle OF
our largest woods. She clings with
her little arms to the moss and seems
to resist very gently II you force her
from 1t. She has complexion like a
milkmaid, and oh! she is very, very
sweet and agreeable" The only paint
ing of Linneaus which is in exist
ence shows small sprig Of this flower
in his buttonhole.
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14
HIaheat Type Of Man.

The highest type of man is un
doubtedly the man with the trues'
sense of his obligations to the race
No man liveth to himself alone. The
man who lives least for his own par
tlcular benefit and most wisely for
that of humanity Is the man who lives
the truest and best life. Here is
where the measure Of the true value
of money is found. The man who
puts so high a value on money that
he regards 1t as worth more than
reputation over-values it. The Iago.
who says In all circumstances, put
money in thy purse" will steal. Money
to him is worth more than honesty
Exchange.
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14
PoLITENEss OF THE IRISH.
Humor In Answers Always Meant to
Be Agreeable.

Be Agreeable.
A friend sends me the following de-
ltghtful bit. cut from some paper: 1T
Is well known that the Irish peasant
(no doubt from a sense OF politeness)
will seldom disagree with a tourist,
but likes to give an answer which he
thinks will be agreeable to the ques-
toner. Last summer gentleman
from Liverpool while out for a sail on
Carlingford Lough was caught in a
gale. Knowing the danger. Pat made
for the shore. Why are you going
ln?' said the visitor; there's not much
wind No. replied the boatman, but.
sure, what there is av 1t is mighty
powerful An angler tells how, when
in quest Of fish. he asked small bare
legged boy II there were any fish In a
certain river. There is, yer honor.
What sort OF fish, There do be
trouts and cells, yer honor ANY sal
mon?' There do be an odd one
Amy thermometers? Them does be
there. too. yer honor; but they comes
up lather in the season. Fishing
Gazette.
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14
Take. Ink Gu. Of Fabric.

The quickest way to remove an ink
spot from a white fabric is to cover
the blemish with crushed crystals Of
oxalic acid, drop on water enough to
moisten them, rub them well into the
fabric. and then turn on boiling water
and rub gently until the spot fades
Then wash out the acid with soap and
water and the last trace of the ink
will go with 1t. The knack of using
oxalic acid in this way without weak
ening the textile lies solely in the
quickness with which the work is done
and its thorough removal Immediately.
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14

Coming from the sunny cities Of
Andalusia. with their life, their warm
tints, their rich gardens, the traveller
in Spain approaches Toledo. the an
cient capital Of the country. sitting
high on a rocky base in the barren
hills of the middle part Of the king
dom. Is he would approach q vast
tomb Of another age. Girdled by the
solitude of parched and desolate hills,
Its massive walls and towers, its
churches and monAsteries. its houses
and thoroughfares preserved by the
dry air for centuries. like the corpse
Of a city from which life departed long
ago, Toledo at first impresses one as
being tenantless. Such Is not the
case. but on approach one finds that
its life is the life of people who live
in the shadow of the past, a people of
little animation, and with sober views
Of life.
somber in the extreme. Toledo pre-
sents an aspect in keeping with its
traditions. 1t was the capital of the
Visigoths, who ruled here by force and
persisted in violence. They built
strong places Of defence. which they
opened to their enemies by dissensions
among themselves. When they had
departed. their stronghold remained as
they had made 1t, and 1t stands today,
the finest example Of the medieval
city in Europe, as If its gothic occu-
pants had but stepped out Of 1t yes
terday. Its chief building is the AL
cazar, a now deserted palace. 1t is re-
lated that when Charles v. first en-
tered this huge pile he said, Now
am an emperor and king"
"A picturesque city," says a recent
writer on Spain. "of embattled walls
and towers. of grim old castles and
somber monasteries. with stipend
GUS palace GROWING all. its seven Mills
encircled by the rapid Tagus. whose
bridges. presenting series of fortifi-
cations, suggest the turbulent times of
the Middle Ages-such is imperial To-
ledo. the ancient capital of the Visi-
goths."
Town Fortress.
THE first impression one gets of
Toledo" continues the same writer.
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14
ventll.tlno the Bedroom.

Keep your bed and bedroom warm
and dry during the day. An open
window and cold room will make
the bed damp and cold and will give
its unfortunate occupant a severe cold
at least. If not worse. says the Living
Church. A damp bed is a veritable
brooding place Of bacteria. Many
housekeepers. having heard of the me-
cessity of fresh air, leave the bedroom
window open during the day. filling 1t
with cold air when none is needed,
and then close the window for the
night when the room is occupied and
the fresh air is needed In abundance.
Any one can see how contrary to COM
mon sense such procedure Is.
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14
Finance. Of Great Britain.

Some curious facts are disclosed In
a blue book dealing with the revenue
of Great Britain during the year 1904
5. Fines for slave-dealing brought in
about 5000, while conscience money"
came to over $4,000. The revenue on
playing cards amounted to over 81
O0O, 900. The sweepings of the gold
and silver rooms in the mint realized
$500, while some of the properties
left over from the coronation of King
Edward were sold for $35. Nearly a
dozen pensions on the civil lists of
George Nv. and William w. are still
being paid.
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14
To Harness the Stars.

A man who is fond Of working out
statistics and astronomical calcula-
lions, figures that the cotton factories
of Lancashire. England. at present
spin about 1856. 100000 miles of thread
day, SO that In six seconds they
make enough to go around the earth.
In one month they spin enough to
reach from here to the moon. The
product of eighteen days would reach
from the sun to Neptune. Counting
80 working days in the year. it
would take them, at this rate, 500
years to spin enough thread to reach
the nearest star.
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14
huoe White Ants Nest,

A curiosity brought from Jamaica
to the Maryland Academy OF Sciences.
is huge white ants nest. 1t is about
three and half feet In diameter, and
is formed from the sap of tree. The
ants build at the base or in the
branches Of trees. They construct
from the inside, much In the same
manner as hornets do their nests. The
ants nest has much of the appear
ance of hornets home. except thal
the color is different. being q
brown.
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14
Important Inventions.

The air brake was invented by West
inghouse in 1874; the torpedo. by
Bushnell. 1777; watch. by Peter Hele.
1477; thermometer. by Drebbel. 1909:
telescope. by Lippersheim. 1908; print
ing. by Gansfieisch, 1888; microscope.
by Jansen, 1880; TYPOGRAPHY, by Sene-
fielder, 1913; lightning rods. by Frank
lin, 1752; gunpowder, by SchwaIE.
1920: balloon. by Montgolfer. 1888:
barometer, by Torricelli. 1913.
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14
Had Poor Opinion Of Lawyer.

One of the quaint characters well
known to old-timers Of Portland, Ore,
was Robert E. Bybee, familiarly
known as Bob" Bybee. He was
Justice of the peace In Portland for
many years. On one occasion, when a
Jury was being impaneled, one of the
Jurors, a well known attorney. asked
to be excused because he was law
yer. "Well." said Bybee. II guess that
all the law you know isn't going to
disqualify you from serving"
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14

requisite to my IDEAL than that ne
should hold truth and honor and a
deep love for God and mankind as
most precious In his life. With these
qualities as foundation stones would
build on them with those Of sympa-
thy. gentleness and courage, an appre-
ent love for his wife. Physical char
acteristics matter little, but l would
have him lover of books and the
beautiful, clear thinker, and one
who could take me by the hand and
teach me, that we might grow and go
forward together"
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14
Nothing Of the Kind.

Agnes Gottrox-They say your
friend. Mr.. Aftercoyne, is a man Of
rare gifts.
Mabel Nuritch-I don't think so.
I've knowed him about month. and
all he ever give me was some boxes
of candy and about dozen bouquets.
Detroit Tribune.
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14
The Other Girl.
Who's to Be soss9

"Mr. Meek1ey and Miss Strong are
actually to be married, eh?"
Yes. unless he gets scared and
backs out. 1t makes him nervous
every time she mentions the 'trous.
seau' she's going to wear. She pro-
nounces 1t so much like trousers
The Meeker herald., 1905-10-14

There is a column in the New York
Tribune that permits the women to de-
scribe ideal husbands. Here is ons by
an old maid, which is not bad:
II think there is nothing more