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today. today Prices responded quickly and at the close
were g sGlc net higher May closed at 30 &C.
July at SEC. September at S5esc .ooe
HoPs-ouiet: State common TO choice. 1908
crop. lsa5sc; 1905 crop s@lOc; Pacific Coast
aoe oaifofna 52as5 pounds 5ie Texas dry
'S %oofP@oniet: o. Pueaa I'd domestic fleece s5assc
PETROLEUM Firm: refined New YORK 80
HsaSe srGARMFar ahe i reaning. 3i1ec centrifugal.
06 test. 1890: molasses sugar. zo-S1c, re-
fined hrm No g 4Soc; 10 q o5.s 4SSe' Ne IL 10 4e;
No. y. $3.50; No. l3, 39oe; No: u, s. Dt soc
confectionery A. 450c; mold A. 5.O5c cut ioaI'
{. 4oc; crushed. 5.4oe; granuiateo' 4'soc' cuOes'
CoFFEE-Futures closed today net unchanged
TO 9 points love- ssles na We9e 3 9eas SSc. Juiy.
Gas Csc; December. 6o5c: February o.loc. Spot'
steady; No. Z Rio. 71$e; 70. Santos o@c'
BUTTER-Steady.
DRIED FRUITS
EvAPoRATED APPLES-The market shows
an easier tone, with buyers demanding conces-
sions from recent prices Fancy quoted at o%
PRUNEs-Continue easy. Quotations range
from 3Ql3c for California fruit and from 61s q
APRICoTS-Unchanged with choice quoted at
lsc. extra choice at sh@lec, and fancy at
PEGCHEs-very quiet. with the tone barely
steady, although offerings still light Choice
are quoted at l1Q12ci extra choice, l21s GlSci
fancy. 12% @13l5c; extra fancy. 13d15c.
RAISINS-Firm. with loose muscatels quoted
az SAGE, seeded raisins at ~ 4l0%c, ana Lon
don layers at Sl.35G1.4S.
New York Metal Market
NEW YORK, March e-The usual inactior
prevailed IN the metal markets in the absence
of cables and prices were more or less nominal
Tin was quoted at S42@42-l 10.
C0nper continued firm. with lake quoted AT
S25. .25@25.75 electrolytic at $25925.25 and cast
ing at S24-5Gl24.76
Lead was unchanged at s6.2096.25 and speltei
at S6.SO@e.90.
Iron was reported firm az recent prices.
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SALES
Morning Session
Board
81. goo Peoples Water Co IS. "a 81
California stock and OIL Exchange
OFFICIAL SALE
Mining Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the San Fran
cisco Stock and Exchange Board yesterday:
COMSTOCKS
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N.u YorI. stock LIS

,,e1,bers Of the New York Stock Exchange,
furnieb the following list of bond and STOCK
"a les yesterday:
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Dccfduou. and Citrus Fruits

firm; frsts, 1ec firm: seconds. 171Ac, nrm;
thirds. 1615c. firm: soiled. lee, firm.
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Meat Market


Firm prices rule for everything and likely
to as long as the persistent rains keep mp. No
change In quotations.
DRESSED MEATS.
BEEF-@Sc per lb for Steers and 61597c for
Cows.
vEAL-sh@1oc for large and ek@10c for
small.
MUTToN-iih@121sc for wsthers. io1s@
IL hc for Ewes.
LAMBI201Sc for Yearlings.
DRESSED HoGS-11H G1Sc per lb-
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good, sound
per cent shrinkage for Cattle
CATTLE-Steers 90915c per lb for No. and
size for No. q Cows and Heifers. 81 @7c; No
. Cows 51k acc; thin Cows, 5@5hc
CALyES-5A @5a4c per lb for light, 41a@5c
for medium and 4@4hc for heavy (gross
weight.
SHEEP-wethers. e1s@7c per ID; Ewes. SIG
6Mc (gross weight).
tAMBS-6lA 1Tc per ID.
HOGS-I0o to 200 lbs, 81 @Shc per ID: over
200 lbs, n 4sc; Boars 80 per cent, Stays 3O@
40 per cent and iows 10Q2o per cent of above
quotations.
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Dried Fruits. Raisins. Nuts. Honey

The New York Journal Of Commerce says: IN
California dried fruits the feature is the strong
market for raisins. 1t is said to be diincuit
TO find sellers OF spot coast seeded below 1o72c
for fancy in 1-pound cartons, and that price .
also asked for the best brands of Eastern seedeo'
The demand is moderately active. but the puy- %
ing is mainly on the hand-to-mouth order IN
ported raisins are in limited supply and suitanas
particularly are firmly held California seeolsss
varieties are scarce here and little is onerea tor
shipment from the coast This market 1or tnese,
as well as for loose muscatels, which are aIso
scarce. is strong and tending upward Ihere
were no fresh Developments in the market for
California prunes except for the rather DetOer
feeling in the best stock of full count Wnicn was
attributed to the recent improvement IN demand
Short count goods continue to offer at low prices,
but apparently find little favor. Both peaches
and apricots were firm, but without animation.
FRUITS-Apricots. 16;5 420c per ID; Evspo
rated Apples, spot, 6%@Shc; Peaches, lO1S g
13c; Pears III @121aci Prunes. 4-size basis &C.
RAIsINS-Seeded. sA@1oc; Loose Muscatels.
7Ac, INC and SC for 2 and crown respect
lively; Seedless Sultanas, 197hc; thompson
seedless, TIC for unbleacned; London Layers. IT'S
8-crown. 81 IS; London Layers 2-crown, $i.io;
Clusters $3.50 for Imperial. $3 for Dehesa ana
81 so for fancy.
NUTS-Almonds Nonparefls. 171@1s1zc;
L, 1914 QlSc; Ne Plus Ultra 16417c; brakes,
I31t @14c; Languedocs, 131s@14c; hardsheu,
9@iOc. walnuts. jobbing price-Softshell i5g
16c for No. 1 and 12@13c for No. 2; Italian
Chestnuts 56Sc per lb.
HoNEY-l6@16lac per lb for bright comb and
l21h 614c for amber, water white extracted,
nominal-none here; amber extracted, 5%07c
per ID.
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MISCELLANEOUS

Alaska P A. 40 46 Oceanic s Co. =
Asso Oil Co. AK Pac Aux Ia
Cal O A.104 1851 Pac G Borax- 152h =
Cal Wine A 90 90 Pac Tel Co - 100
MV& Mtrrm 40
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New York Stock List Continued
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Dccfduous and Citrus Fruits
The fruit market was dull and featureless
yesterday. the heavy rain kept many DuyeIs
away and interfered with business generaily our-
ing the early morning hours. Everything IN the
Citrus line was In free supply with the exception
of Mexican Lines. which were entirely INs cleansn
up. and previous prices were quoted for oranges,
Tangerines, Grape Fruit and Lemons. Apples
and Pears continued to drag at the Old quota
tions. Ripe Bananas were more plentiful than
heretofore and cheaper.
APPLES-sI@1.75 per box for Newton ZIP
pinss 81 az for red varieties, and $l.2o9l.oo iof
Bellfowers.
PEARS-wirter Neliis. $f.5002 per box.
CITRUS FRUITS-Per box: Navel oranges;
$2Q250 for fancy, $1.2591.Ib for choice anu
SI0I1 25 for standards: SEEDLINGS. sic loc; ian
gerines. 75c@$1.25; Lemons. $2.50QS for fancy
$1.50Q2 for choice and S1@1-25 for standar1 9;
Grape Fruit, s.. .25@2-5O for seedless and $l-zoD
i. 75 for common: Limas. nominal.
TROPICAL FRUITS-Bananas, ISceg$lcoo pei PEI
bunch for Hawaiian and 81 l.1bQ2.oO for OenlFai
American; Pineapples, nominal
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Other Districts

Continued on Page 5S
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STOCK AND BOND ExcHANGE
SATURDAY, March s-lo:ao a.

UNITED STATES BONDS
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Receipts OF Produce
xs.p GATIrpnAV MAQCu O
THE STOCK MARKET

Flour. or sks... i.sOOl Oats. ctls -.-.-. Is
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Groceries Provisions, Etc.

Sugar, sack basis--D. q. sls2 Ia
Golden c.. st.s2 i-2; extra c.. s4.f2-
i-2i powdered. $500 i-2; cube. s5.27
la; beet. t472 l-2; fruit sugar, "a
s2 i-2; boxes. 90 cts. cwt advance over
sack basis tleas i-tc II paid for in fif.
teen days..
Beans--smaii white. a-ie; large
white, . lac; pink. &c; bayou, lac;
Lima. 9 lac; Mexican reds. a-ac.
Coffee Mocha, "a u csc; Java, fan
oy. 20 % 2sc; Java, good. 20 u 2tc;
Java, ordinary. II q 2Oc: Costa Rica,
fancy. IS q zoe: Costa Riea. good. IL
q lse; Arbuckie, 1853 ewt.: Lion, i5-
7-sc per ID; Columbia coffee. II lac;
Salvador, 10 i-2c;
Nuts walnuts. No. /. soft shell. ITO
lso: No. I hard shell. i6 o tsc.; al
monds. 10 d zoe: iilberts iec; Brazils,
zoe; pecans. 23c; hickory. Sc; vir-
ginia peanuts. s i-2e; Jumbo Virgin
ia peanuts. ioc; japanese peanuts, g.
i-2e. chestnuts, Italian. zoe: Italian,
zoe; cocoanu,s. dozen. s5 @ soc; pine
nuts. II i-2o
Raisins--LooSe Muscatels. crown.
DC; 2-crown. s lie: Bleachei seed
less sultanas. 10 @ 10 i-2o; unbleaeh-
cd scedless Sul,anas. 1-2c; London
layers, s-crown whole boxes Of 2Oibs.,
t22s; 2-crown. SAFE.
DateS--Golden, 90 ID, boxes. 7c: lib.
packages. Sc; Fard., lb ID. boxes, si.io
box.
Rice--Imperiai Japan. No. /, s5.sBc;
Southern Japan. s la q 5 i-2c; bro
ken. lac: head. fancy. Q s-ic; choice.
&c.
-Kettle-rendered tierces. i3c;
Tubs. 10 3-tc: sos 10 s-4c; 2os 10 lac;
los 10 i-tc; Standard pure. tierces,
ic less compound. tierces. s i-2c: leaf.
isc.
Dried Frults-Apples. evaporated.
lOc per h.; Sundried, sacks or boxes.
none; aprIcots roc; peaches IS lac:
pears, 10 lac; prunes, italian, 4 % g.
lac; French, 4 q &c; Figs. California,
blacks, . s-4e; California whites. &C.;
Smyrna, 2oc; plums, pltted, &c;
Figs--white, lb.. 9 q 10; black. 9 @
Tc:
Provislons-Hams, large Ice; small.
le i-2e; picnic, l2o; boiled hams. csc;
boile@ picnic, zoe; breakfast bacon.
fancy, 2i 1-2c; English. tic; dry salted
short clears. lee; backs. lee,
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white, IS o aoci duck. mixed, "a q

white, IS q zoe; duck, mixed, IA q
iBc.
Mohair- Choice, ~ q 2ec.
cascara sagrada, tchittim bark)---
Ia % 9 Ia cts. per ID.
Beeswax--Good. clean and pure. 20
@ 2Sc per ID,
Tallow--Prime, Q la % 4 1-2c; No.
Q and grease, 2 q Sc per lb.
Oregon grape foot--Per 100 lbs, 3
0 sc.
fiiies---Dry No. 1. 10 ibs, and UP,
per h., II q ioc; kip, No. !, II q zoe:
according 10 sixo. Dry salted bulls
and stays, onc-tnIrd less than dry
flint; low grades 2.i2 % &c per lb less;
salted steers. 90 lbs. and up. 10 o lie;
under so lbs. steers and cows. . q 10
c; stags and bulls Tc; kips. Is TO 30
lbs. ioc per ib.; calf. 10 to II lbs lie;
calf. under 10 lbs, II % i2c green, un-
Faaltei. 10 pcr ID. Iesa: shccpskins,
chearlinga. No. l. i5 % 26c; short wool,
No, /. 10 q soc each; medium wool,
No. l. 81 q i.So each; murrain peits,
10 10 20 per cent less; horse hides,
salted. $3.50 10 2. according to size;
dry. according TO size. 81 o si.2S; colt,
26 q soc each; Angora. wooled. SOC %
$3.50; goat. common, Is q 25c each.
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Fresh meats-vcal, medium, rs tc
100 lbs. s q 8 lac; 100 to $50 lbs
i-2e TO Sc; isO to 200 lbs, 9 @ lac;
200 tbs, AMI over. i.2 @ &c; pork. sn
@ se. heavies, 7 O. &c. beef. bulls. . q
si.?e; eowa. s q &C.; a,eors, q 10;
mutton medium alEc, U ioc.; large
Z O. Sc.
Fish--haiibu,. si-sc; black cod. Sc;
black bass. per h., isc; striped bass
iac; herring, SC; founders, &c; catfish
lee; shrimp. ioc; perch. 60; sturgeon
10 lac: Sea trout, ise; Elversiies
frozen, &c; steelheads. lie; tom cod
&c; smelis, &c; Chinook salmon. 10 Is
c.
oys,ers--shoaiwat bAy. per gal
Ion. 1a,s5: per sack. $3.50; Toke Point.
$3.50 per 100; olympias. 100 lbs, so:
olympias, per gallon. t2.2S.
-Hardshell. per box. s2,4o: ra-
xor clans, 50 per box.
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Vegetables.
po,atoes--,i. o Lco per CIV.

Po,aioes---si. o 100 per cwt.
Cabbage, ib. o. i-e q &c: cauliiiower.
$3.50 per crate; parsley. 2Sc per dog:
hot house lettuce. 80 per box: head,
aOc dox. spinach. . q &c ID; art-
ehokes.. 7sc @ sioo per doxeni peas,
i2 lac ib.; celery. IaTb o ttoo per
crate: okra. si7S; sprouts. DC ib.; to-
ma,oes. Mexican. t2.2S % t2.TS; aspar-
egus. i? lee b.; rhubarb. 7c lb. GU
oumbers. 81 ami ,a.So dozen.
onions~~7se d soe.
TurnipN~Per sack, 81 " ti.25: car
rots, 81 and si2S; bce,s. sIsx a. $3.50:
horscradish, 7 i-2 u 90 lb.
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WHOLESALE PRICES.

The following are quotations ruling
in Portland aM reported by jobbors In
the various lines:
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Portland. April 10,
Front street now has a better supply
OF all the seaaoaable vegetables. fresh
from the gardens, than AZ any other
time this year. and with prices for the
fresh products somewhat lower than
those charged for III. imporinilons
heretofore, sales are brisk, Beaverton.
camas, Salem and half dozen other
places near by are aeudlag In great
quantities of the finest asparagus, let
,uce ana other stuff ye, seen on the
market. and everything that comes In
II IN the pink OF condition.
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The following are quotations ruling
In Portland an reported by jobbers ID
the various lines;
Grain, Flour, Feed
waea,--ciub. 70 q Tse. Valley. 70
@ II O. biues,em. u o TIC; rcd. Tic
F1our--Hard wheat patent tt.ib
straight. aaso, graham. 1915 O st.sS;
rye, IS. whole wheat -four, tt.oo o sA-
80; valley -four. ss,eS o ta7S; Dakota,
tS.40 % SEQ. Eastern Rye. $40; Pills
vury $3.50; Corvallis. 1856.
oats--white, $50; gray. $3.50.
corn--whole. s?S; cracked. $40 per
ton.
Barloy--H Brewing, iss o ,2s; feed
;si O 72; rolled, s2s.so o aL5o.
Rye-si.t6 @ i.So per cwt.
Hay--vailcy, Timothy tib % ie;
Eastern Oregon. sib o 10; Glover, ~
% 7.SO. cheat, 81 q 7So; alfalfa, sli.-
80; grain. hay. 81 q 9; vetch. $3.50 q
IS.
Buckwheat--ss per ton.
Milis,uits-- -Middlingu. ,26; chops.
SIS: bran. SIT; shorts. $3.50.
Cereal foods--Rolled oats, cream, 90
lib. sacks. 81; lower grade. $3.50 q g.
\ 80; oatmeal. steel cut, tS-ib. sacks,
Dbl; 0 Ib. sacks. stsS per bale; oat-
meal. tground,) aS.ib. sacks. $3.50 per
bbl,, Glib. sacks. "a per bale; split peas
sa.a5 per iOo-lb. sacksi aS-lb, boxes,
,l,sS; pearl barley, 81 per 100 lbs; Is
10. boxes. si.25 per box; pastry iiour.
10 ID. sacks. t2so per bbL
Grain bags-Foreisn and domestic,
81 cents.
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Tropical truits-Bananas. SC per
pound; pineappies. $3.50 o $50 per
dozen; lemons. $3.50 o 400 box; or
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PORTLAND MARKETS
latest Quotations In the Portland
+ Markets.

Complete Market Reports Corrected
Each DAY. Giving tho wholsssls
Prices ot Commodities, Farm Pro.
duca and Vegetables
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Butter--country creamery, s5 q 81
G; city creamery. 81 i-2c; store. 20 a
2lci butter fat. SOC.
Eggs-oregon ranch, ioc n dozen.
Poultry--old roosters, 0 a 10c: hens
Il o II i-se; fryers, ls % l7c; broil-
ers. % @ csc; dressed stock. / q Is
c; higher than livei ducks, iS @ Ice;
turkeys, 10 q .i4e; dressed. II @ i5c:
geese. live. s q ee; dressed, 10 % lie;
pigeons. 81 @ l5o; squads. 50 @ 81
dos.
cheese--young America, 16 q 10 10
Q; Oregon full cream fats. 1b i-2 q
iec.
Honey--Dark. 10 Ia @ lie; amber,
10 @ isc; fancy white, 100 1Sc.
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t1spa. Wool. lilds,. Etc.

Heps, Wool, Hides, Etc.
Hops--Choice, 0 @ lie; prime. q
9 lee per lb.
wooi--vailey 81 o 22c; Eastern
Oregon, IS q Is lao; as to shrinkage,
Feathers--Geese, white, s5 % 4oc;
geese, gray or mixed. 25 @ soc; duck,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
EGGS WITHOUT SHELLS.
One Way They Are Sent In Russia to
Avoid Excessive Freight.

Russian exporters, to avoid an ex-
cessive freight on eggs as well as to
avoid loss from breakage and from
spelling by heat, ship them without the
shell, i. e., broken and the contents
put up in alright block tin boxes, with
or without salt, according to the taste
of the customer.
Each box contains several eggs and
Is sold by weight, the size running
from half a kilogram up to a pud
(some Is kdlograms.) The price of the
latter Is five rubles. For use in cook
Ding and for a limited time these tin
ned or preserved eggs seem to answer
very well; that is, on THE continent,
for England doesn't take kindly to
them. London, for instance, which
buys large quantities of Russian eggs,
pays eight rubles pud for them
against five for the preserved eggs),
besides the weight Of the shells and
the extra freight tariff on eggs.
Each block tin box of conserved"
eggs whether of half l1ilo "a kilo is a
little more than two pounds) or two
pud size, must bear the date and hour
of its closing, thus guarding against
getting stale eggs. The amount Of
eggs put UP in boxes and annually
exported is enormous and constantly
growing. National Druggist
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
CORNISH TREASURE FOUND.
Buried Cold Found by Farms
~ Claimed hx the nnnhx

Buried Gold Found by Farmer
Claimed by the Duchy.
Mr.. De Castro GlubD, coroner, held
an inquest at Llskeard guildhaN yes
terday on thirty-one gold coins, found
buried in Trebraze farm yard near the
town. The coroner stated that no sim
liar inquiry had been held in Cornwall
for at least one hundred years.
II the Jury found that the coins were
treasure trove, he said, they would be
claimed by the Duchy Of Cornwall,
who, no doubt, would deal generously
with the finder, as was the practice of
the crown. James Croker Govett, son
of the owner Of the farm, described
how he found the coins while cleaning
the farm yard.
His mothers family, he said, had
owned the farm for years, and he pro-
duced document dated July 10, 1745,
relating to the finding Of 551s guineas
In the floor of the barn by John Croker
and Dorothy. his wife Mr.. volk, Jew
eler of Llskeard. said many of the
coins were rare. Eight were Portu-
guese milreis, dated 1852 to 1925. The
remainder were English. the most an
Client being three gold units, or 20 shill-
ing pieces of James I. and Charles I.
while the rest were guinea pieces dat
ing from 1880 to 1925.
The Jury, Of which the mayor CALDER
man Bone) was foreman, found that
the coins were treasure trove, and the
coroner handed them to the finder. Sub.
sequently they were claimed by Alexan.
der Webster, steward Of the Duchy OF
Cornwall, and the matter will be laid
before the next meeting of the duchy.-
London Standard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28

1--7-- OF ecUnonlc anu Social pnenOInena-
how to mitigate the contrasts Of wealth and poverty;
how to adjust fairly the burden of taxation; how
to deal with intemperance with unhealthy dwellings,
with discharged criminals with Migrants with neglected
children-how in various ways to help those who need
help.
All these questions have double side. They need
to be studied In their principles part economic
science They need even more to be studied in practice
by getting into actual touch with evils inherent in
the growth of dense centers of population.
And If the antagonism Of rich and poor which
many parts of Europe Is to be averted from American
cities 1t must be by keeping the richer people in close
personal touch with the life of the poor.
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ENGLISH AS SHE Is SPOKE.
Danger Of Using Slang I'm Bushes,
intercourse with Foreigners.

OenBer OF Using slang In HusfnoSH
Intercourse with Foreigners.
Illustrations Of the disadvantages Of
cultivating local vernacular and slang
In ones own language are sometimes
Brought sharply home to business men,
as was the case In letter received the
other day by New York firm from one
Of their own correspondents in the far
east, which read In part as follows,
says Shipping Illustrated:
"Will you kindly send US modern
dictionary of American language, as
we are unable to understand some Of
the phrases in your letter. Writing on
the -th ultimo. you say, for instance (:
DO not let Messrs. - hand Won a
lemon in this deal. If they try 1t on
pitch one for fair right over the plate
to Mr.. -, and II he foozles cable 49,
for solar plexus' The terms used
are foreign to us and we entirely fail
to comprehend their significance"
Another incident similarly illustra-
tive occurred on board big liner in
New York short time ago when a
representative of Shipping Illustrated
was conversing with one Of the officers !:
Have you been often in New York ~
asked the visitor.
mo. This is my nrst trip" was the
reply.
you have been running to other
English-s speaking ports then. Yon
speak very good English" suggested
the visitor.
No. This is the first English-speak-
Ing place to which ever came"
I May 1 ask where you learned Eng
lish?" -1e
IN school at sebastopol. We had a
good professor and understand Won
very well. but many Of the people here
with whom speak I cannot nnder.
stand, 30 that have supposed the
American language is different, am
told by some of the other officers who
DO not speak English, but who speak
French or German, that people here
who speak those English languages
speak the same as at home. hnt Enc
lish here seems too large a language
One cannot understand the words, PEG.
pie say things and laugh and. I am puz-
zled, but do not comprehend"
The moral Of such incidents II obv,.
GUS. II business men are to take adj.
vantage Of the fact that English is now
more widely spoken abroad than anv
other language, they must be at pains
not to becloud their meanings BY the
use, especially in correspondence, OF
slang phrases which have merely local
Significance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-28
AUTOMATIC FANS.
Substitutes for the Ancient Punkah In
India.

India.
1t has always been question wheth-
er the refreshing effect Of working q
fan by hand more than compensates
for the heat generated by the exer-
else. If somebody else waves the fan,
or II 1t can be worked by machinery.
no such problem is presented. In
India and some other tropical coun-
tries 1t has long been customary to
use punkahs, which are large pieces
of cloth or mating, mounted on a
frame which hangs from the ceiling.
By means Of a cord which is operated
BY servant this device is made to
swing to and fro over the heads of
the occupants OF room In dwelling
or in a business office. In few large
cities, where electricity has been in
PRODUCED for lighting purposes or for
the operation Of street railways, cleo
trio fans are possible. These. it is
hardly necessary to say, are rotary
hike wlndmill-though very much
smaller. They are usually mounted
on portable stand, too. AS yet, how
ever, such use of electricity is I'M
common In India, and German man.
ufacturing firm is trying to supply the
country with an automatic fan of an
other kind.
According to a consular report re-
ceiyed in Washington from Bombay
this device is operated by a hot air
engine. An attempt is made to intro.
duce 1t in localities where the electric
fan is not practicable, but it is assert
ed that 1t Costs less to run one than an
electric fan, and hence 1t ought to COM
pete with the latter. The hot air which
drives the engine is generated ny
Kerosene lamp which holds about one
quart Of oil. that amount being SUI.
ficient to keep the fan running for
over twenty-four hours. To the lamp
is attached a small glass chimney
Which fits into a larger metal chimney
connected with the engine. Upon the
top of the engine is hung the fan,
similar in shape and size to the ordi-
nary electric fan, whose speed is gov
erned by the size of the flame; that
is, to reduce the speed the fame is
turned down, and to increase it the
flame is turned up. The whole outfit
weighs about thirty pounds and sets
on a small stand. raising the level Of
tile fan proper to that of an ordinary
desk. 1t is fitted with handles. and
can be easily moved to any portion
of the room or house desired.
An article OF this sort retails for
about $50. 1t seems probable that an
enterprising American could produce
one which would be much cheaper and
equally serviceable. In that case there
ought to be a good market for 1t in
India.-New York Tribune.