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Liverpool Cotton Prices.

LIVERPOOL, October 81 - Closing:
Spot. quiet: prices easier: American mid
ding. fair, 653; good middling 623. mid
ding. 6O3; low middling, 5-I1: good or
binary, 5.23: ordinary, 463 The sales of
the day were 5000 bales. of which 500
Were for speculation and export. and in
C!uded 400 American. Receipts IL 900
bales, including 54OC American Futures
opened quiet and steady, and closed
barely steady. October. 5.73; October and
November. 5.711a; November and Decem-
Der. 5Gi: December and January 5.G1h
January and February. $50; February
and March, 5-53iz: March and April so;
April and May, 5.js1e: May and June,
5.5s1s June and July. sos: July and Au-
gust J. SO
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BEST IN THE WORLD.
President Complimented on Weather
| Service by Noted Visitor.

President Roosevelt is reported to have
been delighted today when DR.. Polls, the
noted meteorologist of the German gov
eminent, informed him that he. had in
spected the weather services of the coun-
tries of the world and considered the
American system the best of all. DR..
Polls and Madame Polls were presented
to the president by Prof. Willis l.. Moore,
chief of the United States weather bureau.
1t is said DR.. Polls was in turn delighted
when President Roosevelt took up the
conversation in German, speaking it like
a native of the kaiser's land. DIR. Polls
has been here about a month studying the
American weather system, and he de-
clares Uncle Sam has beat the world S
best record in matters meteorological
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BANK CLEARINGS.
Weeks Showing Through the Dun
Reports-Losses and Increases.

NEW YORK. October 26-Duns review
says:
Bank ciearings this week at all leading
cities in the United States are So 1911, 95s,
1oA decrease of only 81 per cent COM
pared with last year, but an increase of
S.4 per cent over the corresponding week
of 1903. There is the usual loss at New
York city compared with last year. and a
small loss at Boston. New Orleans con-
tinues to show considerable decrease,
due to the exceptionally slow cotton move
ment. and there Is a small loss at San
Francisco.
AT all the other leading cities there Is a
gain. and at some of them 1t is very
heavy. notably in the west, at Chicago
Cleveland. Minneapolis. st. Louis and
Kansas City. denoting heavy payments at
these points. The larger increase at Bal
timore reflects further improvement at
South Atlantic points.
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Berlin Bourse Depressed.

BERLIN October 26-Prices on the
Bourse today We're fiat. the tone was de-
pressed and there was, little speculation
Domestic shares We're slightly lower The
adverse conditions We're attributed to the
financial troubles IN New York and at
Santiago, Chile. where the gold premium
has reached 10 Ger cent, the highest rate
known there
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BALTIMORE MARKETS.
,perisl Dispatch to Ehe Star.

Special Dispatch to Ehe Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. October 26.-WHEAT-
Firmer; spot. contract. 103EsalO3ss spot. No
red western. 105alO3AI; October, l63kalO35s:
steamer No. red 100ha1oe11: receipts 80 500
bushels; exports. 5000 bushels; southern by SAM
pie. 100; southern on grade. 93IaaiO4.
CORN-Firmer: spot. mixed. 6TA; No. white
GA: October. 67a. year, o.; January, 60; Feb.
rusry. 63a63L.: receipts "A. 1855 bushels.
OATS-Dull; No. 2 white. 56laa59; No. white
53ita57; No. mixed. 55ao5Es: receipts Id. DOT
bushels.
RYE-Easier No. western domestic 9a
asked: receipts, 4. 729 bushels.
HAY-Quiet. unchanged
GRAIN FREIGITS-Firm unchanged.
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SERIES OF SERVICES.
Rev. W. g. Mcneil Arranges fo1
Evangelistic Meetings.

Rev. Walter G. Mcneil. pastor of Wes-
ley Chapel NJ. E. Church. 5th and F
streets northwest. has arranged for a Sc
ries of evangelistic services at the church
to begin tomorrow evening and last until
November %. There will be meetings of
various kinds every night in the week.
Tomorrow evening Mr.. McNeiFs subject
will be THE King and His Kingdom"
and the sermon will be illustrated with
views
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call. - O'Clock noon-Washing
ton Rwy. and Flee. is, 81 600 at 10, $1,000 at
20. 81 600 at 70.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd., 10 at 6s, 3
at g.
NIergenthaler Linotype at 100, at 1885,.
Commercial National Bank, 10 at 20S.
Second National Bank. 10 at 145.
Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank, 80
u 1917.
After caIl-Mergenthnler Linotype, 10 at 100,
at 1885, / at 1895, ut 1919.
Washington Rwy. and Flee. pfd.. at GsH.
Columbia r. II. 5s. $500 at 1903.
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Charge Of Larcenv.

Louis Newton was arrested by the pe--
lice of the first precinct this morning on
a charge of larceny. 1t is alleged that ha
walked into the auction rooms of Adam A
Weschler. 920 Pennsylvania, avenue. and
started away with violin under his arm.
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Bank Statement.
Better Feeling at Paris.

PARIS. October Prices at the OPEN
ing Of the bourse today were sustained
on the better feeling in regard to the sit
uation at New \ DIRK. but they weakened
all round later on disquieting rumors of
failures in Berlin and at Constantinople
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Today's Short Session Mark
ed by Light Trading.
SLIGHT RISE AT THE START
Sharp Reaction Sent Prices Far Be-
low the Opening.
AMERICANS FIRM IN LONDON
Foreign Houses Active Buyers
Anticipated Deficit Shown in
Legal Reserve.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK. October 28.-At the OPEN
ing of business in this mornings stock
market a higher range of prices than pre-
vailed at the close of business yesterday
was commonly established. but after a
further slight rise quite sharp reaction
occurred. in which number of stocks
fell one, two and three points below the
mornings highest figures.
Trading was upon q rather small scale,
being restricted both by the close none
tary situation and by the unwillingness of
commission houses to enter into new COM
mtments. There were unusually large
transactions in the money market for
Saturday. and considerable sums In the
aggregate were put out at 30 per cent
At this rate there seemed to be a fair
balance between supply and demand.
II was the consensus of opinion that
yesterdays action by the savings banks
together with that looked for today by
the associated banks, would go far to-
ward restoring stable conditions in the
money market and the local banking stu
alton.
Gold From London.
knowledge that negotiations were under
way looking to the importation of a large
amount of gold from London next Sweek
also played part in the greater degree of
confidence which was evident throughout
the financial community.
American stocks were again this morn
Ing quoted well above parity with New
York s closing prices of yesterday, and
foreign houses were buyers here 20 the
extent of about 20.G00 shares. The arbi-
TRACE firms reported, however that the
foreign buying was in great measure sup
Elementary to that conducted in London
this morning for New York account.
The London stock market was dull In
advance of the fortnightly settlement and
consols were weak because of the fears
that the discount rate of the Bank of
England would be advanced next Thurs
day.
As has been the case for the past fort
night. no special comment is required
upon the transactions or special move
ments IN individual securities.
The Bank Statement.
Todays bank statement set forth a
deficit in legal reserves amounting to
Sl233,O $50 Surplus reserves for the cor
responding week OF last year were $5673
ooo and two years ago were sl2 43O. coo
Today's showing resulted from the very
heavy loss in actual cash following upon
the banking disturbance. This loss was
reported today at S12, 800 GOO
contrary TO expectations, the loan ac-
count showed an increase which amounted
to $40 S64 600
II Is hardly necessary TO add that the
Treasury's money market relief measures
were not fully reflected in today's bank
sta tement
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Government REGENTS.

National bank notes received today for
redemption, S537. 4SS. Government re-
ceipts: From internal revenue, 81, O44, $3.50
customs, S1,019, 292; miscellaneous, $780,
80. Expenditures, $2,J10,000.
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Grain and Provisions Summary.
Liverpool Grain Prices

LIVERPOOL. October 26.-Closing-I
Wheat-Spot nominal: futures steady; De-
cember. SIS. 5%d. March, S. Esd May,
SIS. SGD. Corn-Spot quiet; prime mixed
American. IS. 10ad. Futures quiet De-
cember. 80. 9z.d: January. 5s. 61ad.
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MADRID. October 26.-The horse which
Capt Gen. Weyier was riding In the
streets here today became frightened by
passing street car and threw the gen
eral. who was bruised. but not badly hurt
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The World of
Finance and Trade


Furnished oy w B. Hibbs & Co.. bank
ers and brokers, 1419 F street. members
New York Stock Exchange. Washing
ton Stock Exchange and Chicago Board
n Trade
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THE FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON, October 26-Buliion amount
ing to { $4,000 was withdrawn from the
Bank OF England today for shipment to
Egypt.
PARIS, october 26.-Closing: Three per
cent rentes ~ francs 30 centimes for the
account.
Exchange on London - francs 12h CEN
times for checks
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BERLIN, October 2j-Exchanya on
London 10 marks 521. pfennigs for checks
Discount rates-Short bills, per cent:
three months bills, 47s per cent
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by f. r. Chapman e. Co. g. b.
Chapman. manager). members New York Stock
Exchange 1901 F st. NV
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-31
Spark. from the Wires.

Esther Carter. daughter of E. r. Car
ter. Newark. Ohio. while picking flowers
along a canal fell in and was drowned.
Gov. Folk granted respites until June
81 to John and Ameleck Brooks of Iron
county and Tom Clay of Boone county,
Missouri. all under sentences of death
for murder. ,~ "
Counsel for the plaintiffs in the suit
for an accounting of the estate of Mrs.
Mary Baker G.. Eddy filed at Concord,
y. H.. afidavits declaring that the orig
inal charges are true.
Judge Watts Parker granted the appli-
cation of Bill Britton of B%reathitt coun-
ty, Kentucky. charged with the assassin
alton of James Cockrill, for bail, fixing
the amount at $500.
J.. r. Dysinger, a contractor of Cleve-
land. Ohio, while waiting for a car in
the Pacific Electric depot, Los Angeles,
was robbed of $500. His vest was cut
open without his knowledge.
Many lives were endangered by fire in
the dry goods store of Macauley Broth
ers at st. John. n. i. Two girls hung
to a window sill of the third story until
they We're taken down on a ladder by
Eremen. The loss is $4,000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-31
Weeds.

1t is not a matter of common knowl-
edge, says the Technical World Mag
azinc, that some of the weeds "infest-
ing the land will produce the crude
drugs which to-day, in large part, are
obtained by importation from abroad.
Alice Henkel. an assistant of the gov
ernment's plant industry bureau. says
that the roots. leaves and flowers of
several of the weed species regarded
as plaques in the United States are
gathered. prepared and cured in Eu-
rope, and not only for useful commodi-
ties there, but supply to a considera-
BILE extent the demands of foreign
lands. There are weeds in this coun-
try against which determination laws
have been passed which hold in their
leaves, stems or roots medicinal prop
critics which have a value in the work
of preserving the health of the nation.
It is possible, in Kidding land of weeds
in order that crops may be grown, to
make of the uprooted pests a source
of ncome Moreover, it is possible to
maintain upon land given over as
worthless for crop-growing purposes a
weed plantation, which, after the har-
vest. will prove itself to be not less
profitable than some Of the TILED fields.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-31
Grape Berry Worm.

During the last W. or three years
the grape berry worm has been an I'M
usually serious pest in Ohio, says n
bulletin of that State, and along the
shore of Lake Erie has caused the loss
of about one-third of the grape crop.
The eggs are minute translucent bodies
found on the skins of the grapes in
tine summer, and the point of entrance
of the larvae into the grape is sur
rounded by 4 patch of REDEEMED skin.
In order that he most effective rem
edies should be directed against the
first brood, operations should begin
during the fan. consisting Of clean
cultivation, the destruction of all trash
about the vineyard, and thorough plow-
ing. The authors are somewhat in
doubt whether fall or spring blowing
is best, but it is found that as good re-
suits can be obtained by blowing as by
burning. The most important Measure
of all is believed to be spraying with
a~rsenate of lead or paris green. The
a%rsenate of lead should be used at the
rate of three pounds to fifty gallons
of Bordeaux mixture. 1t is recon-
mended that the first application be
made in early June, the second as soon
as the grapes are through blooming,
and the third early in July. The cost
of spraying an acre of grapes ranges
from So. to So.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-31

1264-English barons victorious a,
Lewes.
1464-Yorkists victorious at Hexham
(War of the Roses). =
l5O9-Louis XII. defeated the Venetians
at the battle of Rivolta.
1525-Anabaptists defeated at Franken-
hansen.
MISREPRESENTATION of Henry Nv. Al
France n accession of Louis XIII.
1642-Montreal founded by Maison-
neueve.
17S3-St. John, n. B., founded by U. E.
Loyalists.
1791-Lord CORVALLIS routed the army
of Tippoo Saib.
1795-Alliance of Paris.
1I96-First vaccination by DR.. Jenner.
1SO4-Lewis and Clarke started up the
Missouri river on their trip of ex-
ploration.
1S04-Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed
Emperor of the French.
1SO9-British took possession of the
island of Anhelt.
1S11-Battle of Albuera, between French
and British.
1S39-Caroline Murat. sister of Ma
poleon /. and e1-Queen of Naples,
died.
1S4O-John NJ. Niles of Connecticut be-
came Postmaster General of the
r. United States.
1S41-Fall of rock from Cape Diamond,
Quebec, killing % people.
1S4S-Insurrection in Vienna. Emperor
fled to Innsbruck.
1S53-First railway train left Toronto.
1S56-Queen Victoria distributed medals
to the wounded heroes of the Crnnea.
1S60-Republican convention at Chicago
nominated Abraham Lincoln and
Hannibal Hamlin.
1S61-Adelina Patti made her first ap
pearance in London.
1S72-Pere Marquette and party started
from Michilimackinac to trace the
course Of the Mississippi.
1SS5-Louis Bel, leader of the rebellion
in Northwest Canada, surrendered.
1SS6-Britain tool possession of all Bur
nah, anne1ins it to India.
damage caused by flood at
Sioux City, Iowa.
1S95-Count Kalnoky, premier of Aus
tria- Hungary, resigned.
1S97-Turkey agreed to an armistice
with Greece.
1S9S-Battleship Alabama launched at
Chester, Pa.
1S99-Edward Everett Hale resigned
pastorate of South Congregational
church, Boston, after forty-three
years of service.
19O-Gen. Butler occupied Dundee,
South Africa.
19O2-Coronation of King Alfonso XIII.
at Madrid.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-31


This machine used at the U. s. Ag-
ricuitural Experiment Stations consists
OF two driving wheels, between which
is mounted the frame for the driving
mechanism and platform. 1t is drawn
by one horse, which walks between the
two rows that are cut at the same time.
Hhe dividers pick up the lodged corn,
except such as lies in the row of corn
away from the machine, and guide it to
the cutting apparatus, which consists of
two stationary side blades above which
is Il movable sickle, which cuts the
corn and deposits it horizontally on a
platform which is elevated about six
inches from the cutting apparatus. On
the inner side is a guide chain, which
assists in directing he stalks of corn
to the knife and the platform. The
rear part of the machine is provided
with a small wheel, above which is q
fitting lever, by means of which the d.
viders in front can be raised or low
I to gather up the lodged corn until
it comes in contact with the endless
it is cut and deposited on the platform.
When there is enough to start 4
shock the horse is stopped and the two
men who follow the machine gather the
corn from the platform and set it up
around the shock pole and tie it. They
then start the horse again, Inc when
returning across the field the horse is
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-31
Reluctant to Claim Estate.

Peter Couture, for eighteen years an
obscure mill employe and small shin
gle manufacturer in Washington, has
gone to ottawa to claim one-third OF
a S2O,000.OO0 estate that he and his
w brothers will divide. Couture left
home after a violent quarrel with his
parents twenty years ago. When the
news of Couture's fortune reached him
a month ago he refused to accept the
urgent invitation to go east and aid In
settling the estate. He had become en-
amored of the work in the woods, but
finally finding that proof of his inherl'
tance was indisputable, consented to
go He declares he will return to the
far northwest when the estate Is dl'
vided.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-31
The Higher Power.

Bishop Chauncey B.. Brewster, for
merly Of Detroit, told a story the Other
day which he says is Mrs. Brewster.
favorite. 1t seems the bishop hat
caught a small boy stealing apples II
his orchard 80, after %reproving him Sc
verely for some time, he said. "Ane
now, my boy, do you know why l tel
you all this? There is one before whom
even l am a crawling worm; do you
know who?'
Sure" replied the boy promptly
''the missus. Weekly.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-31
Home of the Book Thief.

AAoAAS = g." SoOA AIS
"Paris is the home Of the great bool
thief" writes a correspondent, from
that city to a German paper. ut il
just sixty years since Count Libri, q Ii
brarian Of the National library, fled
to England taking with him books t.
the value of 100000 francs belonging
to the library. He was sentenced III
ment, but never serve q day and new
er returned a book. The directors had
to purchase them from people to whom
they had been sold, and paid large
prices for them. A similar theft hal
recently been discovered in the library
OF the Ecole deS BeauX Arts. Here
also the thief remains UNPUBLISHED be
known. A good name overs much, and
the thief, who was NJ. Thomas, an Of
ficer of the Legion of Honor, architect
OF the Grand Palais and recipient OF
the Roman prize, vas at liberty tt
plumber the library at will. He wat
an enthusiast on the subject Of old en-
cravings and photographic curiosities
n could satisfy his desires in thai
direction without molestation on the
part of ~custodians. His method wa!
to tear engravings from books or tc
carry away the whole work. In this
manner he acquired books and picture.
to the value of about 200 1000 francs
The Thomas thefts brought to light the
fact that no inventory had ever been
made Of the Beaux Arts library, and
that instead of Il modern catalogue an
tique slips and memoranda furnished
all the information as to the valuable
collection.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-31

According to a bulletin issued by the
forest service of the Agricultural De-
partment. every person in this country is
using over six times as much wood as
the individual consumption in Europe,
and the country as a whole consumes
over three times what the forests of the
United States grow during the year. The
consequence of this policy is an newt
able timber famine. 1t is pointed out
that the increased population since 1880
is barely more than half the increase in
lumber cut, SO that the increase of for
est destruction cannot be explained en-
tirely on the theory of increased popu-
lation. The Northeastern States have
passed their maximum production, and
the Southern States are near their max
imum, while the State of Washington
now ranks first in the volume of timber
cut. At present one-fifth of the total for
est area is owned by the government.
The average age of trees felled for lum-
Der this year is not less than $50 years.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-31

Ray Stannard Baker. in the second
Of his series of articles for the American
Magazine, dealing with the negro prob
lem, condenses his observations into this
phrase: They want the new South, but
the old darkey." He said he had the
experience of being told that no north
erner can understand the negro as well
rs hose who nave lived with them all
their lives, and then of finding that
these men rarely knew anything about
the better class of negroes, those who
were in business or in Independent occu-
pations, and who owned their own
homes" On the other hand, the best
negroes did not know the higher class of
the white people in the South, and based
their suspicion and hatred upon the acts
of the poor white trash" To this he
attributes the danger of the present sit
nation
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-31

AoAsS LA
The present condition of the horse
breeding industry in Wisconsin is dis
cussed in 4 bulletin by the station as
we'll as the effects and defects of the
Wisconsin stallion law. The State law
is quoted, with recommendations for
new legislation. a directory is includ-
ed of owners of licensed stations, and
a list of American and foreign stud
books, as we'll as samples of the score
cards used in the department Of horse
breeding at the Wisconsin College of
Agriculture.
The State breeding-stock law, in the
authors opinion, should be revised and
should demand, among other things, the
annual or biennia renewal of a license
fee, and the adoption of Il list of dis
eases to be considered hereditary,
tranSmiSSible. or communicable and
which would subject a stallion to re-
lection as unSound. Specific authority
should be given for the department of
horse breeding to refuse license to stall
lions known to be unsound and to re-
yoke license granted to stations since
found to be unsound. There should
also be authority to cvO the license
OF scrub stations of unknown breed.
ing and to refuse licenses to such
horses i'll the future. The law should
provide for State veterinary inspectors
to inspect public-serriCe stations and
require State veterinary inspection of
all stations already granted licenses on
the affidavit of the owner.