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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-14

NEW YORK. August ls.--BEEVEs--Re-
cepts 1877 head. Calves-Receipts, IS head.
Neals, S56S.25. Sheep and Lambs--Re-
cepts 75S head. Sheep. $3.50 a $50: lambs,
sGaS.o0. Hogs-Receipts, S2a head Mar
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MARKETS

in light receipt and held firm ut pre-
vious quotations. Peaches are very
scarce, the Southern crop being about
exhausted.
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New York Central gen 3Iks. ........ saas
New Jersey Central gen. 5s......... 1215s
Northern Pacific As, ................ 100
Ncrthern Pacific IS Observation-Disclosures. 6S
Norfolk and Western con. As. .,....... 30
Oregon Short Line refunding 4s...... So
IPonnsylvania cow. 3tss............... 93
Reading General As. Observation-Disclosures. 92
st Louis and Iron Mountain con. 5s... ITO
st Louis and San Francisco fig. 4s... 10
st, Louis Southwestern con. ls...... II
Senboard Air Line observation-disclosures. 10
Southern Pacific As. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s6h
Southern Pacific LIST As. certuicates... 30
Scut tiern Railway 6s............. los
Texas and Pacific lists. ............... 1925
Toledo, ST H. and Western 4s........ rs
Union Pacific As ................ 9es.
urited States Steel End 5s............ OAK
Wabash lists. Observation-Disclosures. 1oSIa
Western Md. as. ..................... rs
Wheeling and Lake Erie as. ......... so
Wisconsin Central Observation-Disclosures. SO
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NEW YORK, August l3.-Money on
call strong, 3-4Ml1l: ruling rate, !;
closed 21-2@3; time loans firm, SHY
DAYS. 6 per cent; ninety days, 6 IL
6 H.; six months.J6 -2mT; prime me, :
camille paper. SOS IL per cent; steri /
ing exchange steady with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at S4,Sbl5 lol
demand and at S4.S2lO for siXty-daN
bills. commercial bills, S4.S2; bar Sill
yer. 677-S; Mexican dollars, 81 "a
government bonds easy; railroad bonds
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I'M N FREDERICKSBURG
- y f--,-4t Sc POTOMAC II, r

r., F. & P. FsR S%$S$5s; 9 !.
TRAINS LEAVE MISUNDERSTANDING
6:35 A. M.--Daily-Byrd st. Through.
1900 A. M.--Daiiy--Main St. THROUGH.
1880 A. M.--Week DayB-Elba. Ashland
s:4o A. M,-Daily-Byrd ST. Through.
Local stops -
1 ,s.,d Soon;-Week Days-Byrd st. Through.
AS.So =. M---Week Dnys-Iiba. Ashland
400 ?. M.-weck Days--Byrd st. wash
lngton Accommodation
b:45 J.. M.--Sunday only--Elbn- Washing
Gao p. M,-week Days-Elba, Ashland
Accommodation.
SEQ p. M.--Daily--Byrd 81. Through.
TRAINS ARRIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
WARD.
$3.50 a. M.---Week Days-Elba. Ashland
1850 a. M-Daiy-Byrd st. Through.
s:25 A. M,-wee,s Days-Byrd 81. Wash
ington Accommodation.
1880 A. M--Sunday only--Eba- Washing
ton Accommodation.
lo:4o 4. M.-W.eek Days-Elba Ashland
Accommodation.
2:45SP. M.-Da.ly--Byrd st. Through
sis6 +. M.-Week Days--Main st Through.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Special"
$40 T, N M-W Week Days-Elba Ashland
3:1s 2. M-paiy-pyrd st. Through.
$500 F. M.-Daily--Byrd ST. Through.
e:l5 P. M-Day--Main st. Through
NoTE;-Pullmnn Sleeping or Parlor Cars
on all above trains, except local accornmo-
All trains to and from Byrd Street Station
stop mt Elha.
Time OF arrivals and departures and cor
C W. CuLp. W. p. TAYLOR,
Genl supt Traf. ySr.
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD. August l3,-Sen board
Air Line. common and Notwithstanding
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CATTLE MARKETS.

CHICAGO ILL, August iS-cArT1E-z
Receipts about 5000 head Market slow.
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Pennsylvania Tests.
Out of more than 1000 surprise sig
nal tests conducted by the Penusysya-
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET.

Richmond Va, August 10. 1907.
WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS TO TRADE
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q. ". WEsTBURY, d. p. A.,
$40 y. Main Street. Richmond. Va.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-09-07
BLIND MAN Is A LOYAL
ROOTER FOR BROOKLYN
A. r. Pollock, sishtless Fan, Follows
Play with Accuracy Of
Good Seer.

Brooklyn has baseball fan who
is totally blind. who is a regular" at
Washington park, loyal and lusty
rooter for the home team. and none
so thoroughly enjoys the great ma
tional sport. To sit near Arthur T.
Pollock during game and hear his
interesting comment on the plays and
players one could hardly believe that
he had never seen baseball diamond.
Mr.. Pollock. who 10 4 clever pianist.
is also thorough sportsman. He
plays golf, occasionally visits the race
tracks and has all the enthusiasm of
an amateur in athletic sports. He lost
his sight when only two years of age,
but has always enjoyed robust health.
Early in life he became interested in
athletics and during his school term
at Adelphi. from which he was gradu.
ated in 1892. he was one of the strong
est supporters of all the teams.
When business permits nothing
pleases the blind fam" as his friends
| call Pollock, SO much as to get out In
the grass at Prospect or Fort Greene
park and bat out few flies" This
he does by dropping the ball from the
left hand and swatting at 1t as 1t falls
with the bat held in one or both
hands, and such is his marvellous judg-
ment that he seldom misses landing
on the horsehide. He knows the rec
ord in the batting and fielding average
of nearly every player In the big
| league1 and can remember the batting
order OF each team.
A most amusing feature in recent
game was when one of the many
friends who accompany him to the
game said at one critical point: WELL
there are two out and Casey is on
second. Now, If Batch can only land
on the ball"
NO" Interrupted Pollock; 'that'a
Lumley at the bat"
Pollock usually sits in the stand al
near first base as possible, as he likel
! to keep the run of the play from com
ments by the officials or those about
him BY the acute and remarkable
hearing instinct of the blind he car
generally distinguish between fouls
and bingles. and bis own running fire
of comments, such as well, did yor
ever see anything like that?" or, Nov
come on, you Lumley! Swat 1t ovel
the fence" and Wen show thoss
Quakers thing or two" keeps thos,
about him convulsed with laughter. II
which he always joins. for no fan ap
plauds longer than Pollock.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-09-07
NATIONAL LEAGUE NEWS

Jack Chapman maintains there is NO
one in,the country who can outthrow
Honus Wagner
The Brooklyn club has transferred
Pitcher Henley to the Rochester club
OF the Eastern league.
Pitcher Flaherty has rejoined the
Boston team. While disabled he acted
as scout for the Boston club.
Capt. John CAMEL, of Cincinnati, has
Just found brother who was lost to
the family for Is years.
AL Burch of the St Louis Cardinals
has been purchased by the Brooklyn
club. He is a native Of Brooklyn.
The Pittsburg club has turned the
Paducah pitcher, Fred Miller. over to
the jackson club of the Cotton States
league.
Johnny Lush declares himself we'll
satisfied with the new st. Louis club
other reports to the contrary aet.
witAstanding.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-09-07
The Conductors Story.

We'll, gentlemen. in the 30 years
Of my experience on the railroad this
is the only time such thing has ever
happened" said conductor, address
ing car full of business men on
their way to New York few days
ago. Curiosity prompted the men to
ask questions. We'll, this is the
first time ! have ever gone out on a
train and in whole car full seen
but one woman passenger" the con-
ductor answered. In all of this
crowded train there is but one wom-
an. She is seated back there In
the middle car" The conductor point.
ed with his finger to a small woman
in black, and all the passengers of the
male sex addressed craned their necks
to see her. That one woman sat
blissfully unconscious all the way
from Philadelphia to New York. quite
undistufbed by her solitary state
Philadeli hia Record.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-09-07
BIG LEAGUE SCOUTS TURN
TO AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
List Of Players Eligible for Draft This
Season Smaller Than In
Former Years.

The American association season 10
more than half over now and the
major league scouts and managers arc
for 1908 material. The association is
without doubt the strongest OF all the
minor leagues. and 1t is only natural
that the big league men should look to
the association for available talent.
During the last three seasons the as
ISOLATION has sent great many play.
era into the major league ranks, and
while many " them have been re-
turned, still there have been many
more who are there now and who have
become stars. The crop will not be as
large for the big leagues this year as
heretofore, for the reason that there
are many ex-major leaguers In the as.
sociation, and as rule the big fell
lows do not want the same men back
again unless they happen to have a
strong attachment. Already the major
league scouts have been following the
association teams about in order tn
get correct line on the best men for
various positions. The association
owners say they want to keep their
teams intact. but just the same they
are more than willing to sell when
they get good fat prices for their men
Under the new drafting rules the
major leagues can draft only one man
from each club in the association
which means that only eight players
all told can be taken by draft at the
end OF the present season. However
there will be many sales Just the
same. but the number Of players to 60
up will be greatly reduced. according
to the showing thus far this season.
The major leaguers are not looking for
the best men in the association-that
is, where they have been up In fast
company before-what they want is
the young and promising players.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-09-07

he noticed an old lady walking on the
track. He whistled several times, but
she paid no attention to his warning,
instead she stopped directly in front
of the engine rs the train reached her.
The engineer whistled for brakes and
reversed as quickly as possible. When
he stepped OF his engine to see what
had become OF the old lady he found
that she had been lifted onto the
cowcatcher.
He asked her as he took her from
the front Of the engine II she had
been hurt and she coolly replied that
she was not in the least injured. and
she in most courteous manner
thanked him for his assistance, acting
as II 1t was an everyday occurrence
with her to be picked up by locomo-
tive and set on the cowcatcher. It
was learned that her name was Mrs.
Pickett and that she was very deaf.
Mr.. Gowan was running the yam
kee" one night when about quarter
Of a mile from the Alfred road cross
ing, in Biddeford, he noticed horse
running along the highway at full
speed. The engineer opened the
throttle In an effort to reach the
crossing first. and did SO, although
the horse was but neck behind.
| The animal. running at such fast
pace, was unable to stop and attempt
ed to board the train between the
baggage and Pullman cars. He rode
a few feet and fell backward to the
side of the track. The engineer
stopped his train and was amazed to
md that the animal was uninjured
and feeding on the grass that grew
on the banks between the railroad
fences.
The amusing feature of the acct.
dent was that the railroad company,
instead of being sued by the parties
who owned the horse. brought suit
against the owner of the animal,
Frank Walker OF Alewive, to recover
damages to the drawing room car, but
for some reason the suit never came
to trial.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-09-07
IN CAB Al YEARS
MAINE ENGINEER 70 Asour
aEADY TO RETIRE.
Waiter A. oewan Of Opinion Thst
He Has Earned . Rest-Reealls
Peculiar Incident on One
Of His Runs.

Walter A. Gowan OF Biddeford,
Me-, who has been . locomotive en-
gineer on the Boston 4 Maine for Al
years, plans to retire from active serv-
Ice on the advent Of the pension sys-
tenn which It is expected will 20 into
sfYect inside Of year.
Mr.. Gowan now runs 117. the mid
night limited ON the eastern division
between Boston and Portland. one OF
the fastest expresses ON the entire
system. In point Of service Mr.. Gowan
Is the oldest engineer on the eastern
division. He was 81 years old In
April. and he has been In active rail-
road service since his twentieth year.
He believes that he has earned rest
after his long career In q locomotive
cab. hence his determination to retire
when the pension system becomes op.
erative, although through economy
thrift and . good income from steady
employment all these years. he has
accumulated enough to keep him COM
Portable the balance of his life.
He II now in the cab of the mid
night limited" the fastest train on
the road. in fact. he has always been
detailed to run trains where speed
was wanted.
Although he is 81 years old he can
still pull q train along As fast as any
of the youngsters who have been set
up but half dozen years.
He tells of an incident which hap
pened while he was running the "pep-
permint train" One day as he ap-
preached the Portland railroad bridge
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-09-07
WARNED IN STRANGE WAY.
Engineer Tells Of Mysterious signal
That Saved Train.

In the spring of 1887. when l was
engineer on the fast mail from Cleve-
land to Pittsburg &c. & p. r. r.. the
following incident occurred: 1t had
been raining steadily for three days.
and In the billy regions OF Wellsville.
O.. the hitherto small streams and
creeks had been converted Into rag
ing torrents. My train was due at
Wellsviile at 1923 a. M. and being 81
minutes late, was running at full
speed, about SIS miles per hour, and
knew the track to be in good order.
and at this point free from probable
distractions Of any kind.
My train was made up Of four Pull
man cars. three mail cars, and bag
gage car, all the Pullman cars being
comfortably filled. We were ap-
preaching Wellsville when at a point
about one mile from stream known
as Yellow creek, Just outside the
city limits. l put my head out Of the
engine cab window to look for sig
nails when to my establishment there
was a red lantern swinging back and
forth across the track, Just In front OF
the engine, but as 1t appeared to me,
as high as the smokestack. fran
tically closed the throttle. applied the
brakes, and showered the rails with
sand. which soon brought the train to
q standstill. All this time the mys-
terious light was swaying to and fro
just In front and above the ensine.
! stepped out onto the traek. but
there was no sign Of light of any
kind. nor of any person. but it would
have been quite impossible for any
human being to have tagged the
train. as above explained.
walked ahead some 300 yards. and,
not seeing any signal lights at the
approach Of the bridge, knew some
thing was wrong, and going short
distance further found that the
bridge had been swept away by the
flooded stream, which almost covered
the track.
What explanation can be given this
seemingly supernatural token, which
saved scores of passengers from an
untimely death and watery grave
Experiences. In Chicago
Tribune.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-09-07
AMERICAN LEAGUE NOTES

The Boston club has sold Pitcher
Joe Harris to the Providence Eastern
league club.
Pitcher Brockett, Of New York, Ia
said to be as fast as anybody going
down to first base.
Tho Detroit Tigers brag Of the
fact that they have SO far this season
four times worked the ancient con-
cealed ball trick.
with strained shoulder ligament, due
to sliding.
The New York club has sent Pitcher
Brockett to and recalled Doc" New
ton from the Montreal farm.
Clarke Griffith is reported to have
lines out for Pitcher Tiff. of Brown.
and Catcher Waters, OF Williams.
Catcher Spencer is playing with the
st. Louis Browns. Jimmy McAleer
must have raised the suspension.
Jerry Freeman, of Minneapolis. is
said to be slated to play first base for
the Washington team next season.
The latest report on Mcintyre. OF
the Detroits, is that he will not be
able to get back into the game until
the middle of August.
President Comiskey. of the White
Sox, has erected at the South Side
park \ new pennant-pole, stout enough
to noat the worlds pennant In any
gale.
Frank Isbell. of the White sox, says
he will retire after this season to be,
come Q maGnate. He intends to pur
chase the Wichita club, OF the West
era association.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-09-07
stopped Train to Saw. Bird.

Rather than see a turkey hen.
which was caught in a fence beside
the track, starve to death. Conductor
William Zimmers, of the Lancaster.
Oxford q Southern railroad. stopped
trsinload Of passengers near Oxford.
Pa. recently, In order to release the
bird from its plight. The passengers.
instead of growing at the delay. ap-
plauded the conductor for his kind
act, despite the fact that the delay OF
five minutes meant that some Of them
would miss connections at the other
end of the line. The crew Of this train
from Quarryville to Oxford noticed,
for several mornings. a turkey tied to
the hedge along the track. At first
they paid no attention, but after .
week. in which they had never seen
any food or water. they noticed that
the bird was gradually becoming
weaker. Finally a passenger told
them Of woman of Mechanics Grove
who had lost a turkey which she had
tied in front Of her barn to keep from
wandering away. Conductor Zimmers
Immediately jumped to the conclusion
that this unfortunate fowlseas hers,
and that the string with which it was
tied had caught and was holding It
fast in the hedge. Upon his next run
he stopped the train. took on the bird.
and when they passed Mechanics
Grove threw it of into its own barn.
yard. u
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-09-07
THE FLAnass.

We are the cnssins fanges: ours u
guide the plunEing train.
To choose the route and clasp the trace
and run with might and main:
We ring upon the airline stretch. VI
grind upon the curve;
We grip the rail- afresh each time ths
swinging coaches swerve;
We tear and wrench at spikes and tiea-
we test the road and nee:
The demon speed IL in our whirl and
drives US ceaselessly.
We bind alike the ponies slight. the
mighty drivers high;
We choke in cinder clouds beneath each
palace rolling by;
danger waits,
And cling closer to the rail to foil the
reaching Fatea;
We humble nAnges meet our tasks with
hitting skill and pride,
And smoothly do the tons above in all
their grandeur ride.
An edge. 4 rim. an inch at best Of blunt.
unyielding steel
Inseparably encircling close the sullen.
sturdy wheel
Monotonous our lowiy lives. We play no
brilliant parts.
But jubiiantly do we sihg when once the
program starts.
Around, around, with whir and roar. with
murmurinx refrain
To guide and guard in onward flight the
lives that freight the train!
John Smith. In Buffalo Express.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-09-07
Electricity on Australian Ro,d,.

Comprehensive plans are under con.
sideration in the ministry Of railways
for the Introduction Of electricity ON
all the state railways in the western
part Of Austria. embracing the lines
between Vienna and Bresenz, and
Salzburg and Trieste. 1t Is proposed
to use the water power in the country
through which the roads run, and an
engineering commission has been en-.
gagged for some months In investigat.
ing the amount OF power available
As Austria is particularly rich In
rivers and mountain streams. an a.
most unlimited water power IL to be
found In many parts Of the country
Vienna correspondents Pail Mall O..
ssttA
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-06-03

cross the Atlantic. Alongside of Full
tons Clermont is ranged modern
steamship now plying on the Hudson.
I'm q similar way land transporta-
| ton is illustrated. beginning with mod
els of the pack horse and the stage"
coach up TO the modern railroad car
ana the big mogul and freight locomo-
tives of today. The import, inven-
tons, such as the telegraph Id tele-
phone and electric motorsY Yare Illus
trated by models of original forms of
apparatus. The history on medicine
and photography has also been work
ed up for this exhibit
The medical exhibit, arranged by DR..
James w. Flint Of the National muse
| urn, consists mainly Of photographs of
| noted doctors, from the physician who
accompanied Captain John Smith to
| America to DR.. Carlos Finlay, who
| first formulated the theory as to the
transmission Of yellow fever by the
mosquito.
An item OF interest In the history Of
medicine is in connection with Captain
Smith himself, who Is characterized as
'the first patient on record as having
received medical aid in the colony Of
Jamestown" While on his first ex-
ploring expedition in the Chesapeake,
June. 1908, he speared n sthg ray
with his sword. While reno pg the
fish he was wounded in the list by
It's peculiar spine. The following is
from contemporary journal:
The torment was instantly so extreme
that in foure houres had so swollen his
hand, arme and shoulder we all with much
sorrow concluded his funeral and pre-
pared his grave In an island by, as him
self directed: yet 1t pleased God by pre-
cious Oyle DIR. Russell at first applied to
1t when he sounded 1t with the probe, his
tormenting pain was SO well assuaged
that he cate of the fish to his supper.
'In a frieze around the building"
continued Mr.. Ravenel, "are shown in
chronological order portraits Of 13O Of
the most eminent men associated with
the history Of the United States, begin
ming with Christopher Columbus and
ending with Cleveland and Roosevelt.
There is also a large collection of his
In connection with the exhibit of pho
Biography, which begins with a crude
portrait by Niepce In 1924, running
through the days Of Daguerre and Tai
bot to the colored prints of today, are
some unique scientific photographs.
Paper Kettles For German Soldiers.
1t is stated that preparations are be-
Ing made to furnish the soldiers of
the German army with paper kettles,
which are a Japanese invention. AL
though the utensils are made of pllable
paper, they hold water readily. BY
pouring water into them they can be
hung over the fire without burning for
length Of time sufficient to boil the
water. One kettle can be used about
eight times, and the cost Is low.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-06-03

Fred Richor has been arrested in
Meade county, charged with stealing
ponies from the Ute indians who for
some months have been at Fort Meade.
nichor was released from the Sioux
Falls penitentiary only short time be-
fore getting into his present difficulty.
He is charged with having been impli-
Gated in the stealing of the ponies as
well As their sale to parties in Dead
wood. The defendant is brother of
Sol Richor, who recently was convicted
In tho state circuit court for Butte
county of obtaining money under false
pretenses and sentenced to term in
the penitentiary.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-06-03
HARLAM'S HOME RUN.
Supreme Court Justice Made Four Base
Hit and Won Game.


Justice Harlan of the United States
supreme court, aged seyenty-four,
made home run and won the game in
a baseball contest at the annual shad
bake given by the Washington Bar as
sociation at Marshall Hall, Nd, the
other day, says a Washington special
dispatch to the New York World.
When Justice Harlan went to the bat.
the score was tie, and the umpire
had called two strikes and three balls.
1t was critical and exciting moment.
Justice Harlan smashed the sphere a
wicked swat to deep center. He start
cd around the bases and his leg work
was really marvellous. His sprinting
qualities surprised and delighted the
fans, who were wild with enthusiasm
The ball went over the head of the
center fielder and was lost I'm the tall
grass. Before 1t was recovered Justice
Harlan had reached the home plate,
where he stood slipping a mint julep
which had been prepared hurriedly for
the agile Kentuckian as a reward for
lining out n four base hit.