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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-13
CASH. QUOTATIONS.


NV March y, 1871
C7OYFE- osee. r,arJtet was weak during the early
scsslon day hat rallied later opening un
changed 8 points lower and showing net loss OF
about 70 points time during the session. CLOSE
steady decline OF points 10 an advance OF ~
points. Sales fof the dag reported OF u.y 1o'V
bags the market sensitive 70 orders either
way. The opening lower, owing 10 eontlnuel aIse
Brazilian and the decline % 80 REFS N te
market. European cables averaged up ABOUT Elsh ana
Europe doing lIttle Il anything IN the iA
market business here very quiet and the selling
scattered representing II was supposed srasglnS
long whole. the operations suggested
pretty well sold oct market and IN the absence OF
oeriEgs the bulls found comparatively easy 70 Did the
months trading. The Dull mp Is now
circulating that the July option Is likely 10 develop sen
ea;iona much time must elapse and 80
much Tcay happen before the maturity OF July contrasts
ihat such talk appears be gaining no ioo"ls OF con
sequence There be little doubt that the continued
heavy receipts surprising "a many iIlehds OF te
market who had evnected continued failing of. while
the movement averaging up as heavy as month
or Receipts the two ports, as reported oy the
early cable. 200 bags. against lIOO last year
the showed no sign or an immed
falling OF The market spot coffee steady.
with quotations the basis Ct FAC for Rio No 4
The Of prices in the local market to-day
ae
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OTHER mARKETs-sY TELEGRAPH.

Chicago March 2.-CATTI.E-Recepts. ABOUT 1000;
et Steady: plain best s. 25S6 s.; heifers.
90 aSs5 Is: cows SO 25gs5 bulls 81 259$t 10: calves.
SS S5sS9 o. stockcrs feeders 81 50QSe y. HOGS
Reef1fs about 81 coo; market sc lower; choice heavy
sSnnrg So a5GS6 9Tls light butchers S. 950s6 %
igbt mixed SO 90qS6 80 choice light 50 9S1SI packing
81 Ma 81 e pigs "a 50d$G so; bulk OF sales SO SO$G %.
81 about Is 600 market steady e strong;
Cincinnati March 12-HOGs easy butchers and ship
O7TST common. So SO6t$6 CS- CATTLE
yronr. lair 10 good shippers 81 TS8S0 common Sc Is
sS g. SHEEP strong. 81 50gS5 co. LAMBS strong; 81 so
East Buffalo. y Y. March 12,-CATTLE-Activ
M FIRM: prime s. Goa Sc; shipping, s. s. co.
VENIS-Recepts 100 head active; s. 25ie$0 %.
HOCiS-Recepts 14o0 head fairly active: Figs steady;
others 591Oc lower heavy and mixed 81 -; Workers
81 rs QST 40: pigs. 81 400 50 90 SHEEP AND LAMBS
Receipts. 1000 head; active lambs. $S9SS 20: a
Kansas city. March l2-CATTLE- Receipts. 1890
head iueudnE 1900 Southerns market steady % lOc
oVe ION SO as export and dressed beef steers.
S. 4OdS6 So fair 70 good, 81 6o4$S 30; western fed
stockerS and feeders 50 tadfSa 35s
sSnthern steers s4GS5 23 COWS So T5s4 $;
naive COWS 70GS4 native heers s. 68SS bulls.
81 1Sssa sO calves s31S7. FOGS-Recepts $4,000 head
nref 5RiOe lower top. ~: bulk sales 50 61iS
S6 IS: heavy SO 1906 IN packers. IS TOsG 90 pigs
market strong: lambs 50 25GsI 90; and yeaIlinGs
s. 2SVS5 S. Western fed yearings SO %: West
ern fsd sheep $685. T5 stockers and feeders s. os
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since tho beginning Of the downward tendency owing
perhaps 70 tho runlOTs that leading had
reduced their lines. and prices soon OF 10 net
1883 OF lglG points on the active old crop months with
me new crop selling points net lower. Around 73c
Tor Ahy ana oSlc for July there bette de-
fnsnd from shorts and bulls on which the market
steadied up few points, but showed uttle raIlying
power until Just before the close WI
Practically the closing figures previous day Bears
SOFA az the TOP and the on
from tho best Tie general did not show great
eu Of feature beyond the fact that tho first
IN "A Icng while no exports were reported from anv
point which was curious as a coincidence tEan
-. ing ese as AIarch shipments thought
r t very ,heaiy Southern spot markets were
changed 10 iuc lower II reported that los
OF cotton was sold out Of the local stocks believed 10 be
ne Deter Grades at good premium. reports
tecelNt1 from Memphis and points Texas and okla
unfavorabe -'o "N"''e' was
as follows: " ~ ''NN' ''oiA0' 10 Jay
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-13
Financial Elections.

EOND & MORTGAGE GUARANTEE CO..
March H. 1907
Al the annual election Directors OF this Company.
held this day the foOwins-naned gentlemen were Gly
elected Directors the ensuing year,
F,-a1l- BAILEY William LumElis.
Thomas r. Bale. James -. Lyncl
C,rnrles 8 Brown RanaId II. Macdonald
wesley C. Bush Alexander E orr.
Julien T. Davies. william y Patterson.
William l. DowI!ze. FredeTlck Potter.
Charles r. Henderson,. Jacob Scntf.
William ~. Ingrahan John W STERLING.
N9artin Joost Ellis D. Williams
Clarence u Kelsey. Robert y. Woodward.
Az a subseauent meeting Of the Board the following
oaIcers were unanimously reelected. MT Charles
brown Martin President;
II. Kelsey. Second Vtce-FFeSdent and General
Mr. frank bailey Third N1ceFresideOfs Nr.
Clinton ID. BuTtlck. Treasurer Nr W9dr0u p BsliEaps
Secretary: Mr. George w Bailey Assistant Treasurer
and Mr. John I. Sherwood. Assistant Secretary
WAIaDftON p. BELlSNAF. SecrstAsR
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NEW YORK PRICES.


Dry hides selected duty paidsan antonio and Laredo.
Caracas. 25!ac; Maracsibo 24%Q25c: Guatemala CSC
Vera Cruz ana Tampco asiae: Tabaseo SS uxpa
sailed hides selected duty paid1PavtS and Sisr,cby
l6e; Pernambuco lsc Maamoras lec. saIted hides
fuegos and Havana. lassc,
LEATHER Business was slow. with prices however.
lgh! first selection 2Sq2oc light seconds 27isG2sc;
slaughter seconds s0d8c3 light thirds Sssc middle
2sc union light backs 1essc mdas bsrka hir S7
heavy backs SodS7e seconds aags0e; thirds light SSc:
backs lrss ao4oG seconds asqs0c; thirds SOC bel
Te1as oak sosssc S'e betting butts ''G'O
I the market o, was a9o9 Points lower the average
ana iTiI 'b az LII rs 90 locally the market
25l24d25s74e and casting at 2462 LEAD
o in uhGH 5s1 a IN the LOCAL market
N the Lerdon m1Tket and UNCHANGED 6soq69Oo
ke with standard foundry quoted at SIS iGd and ceve
firm and unchanged No foundry Northern Is quoted az
No foundry Southern at Sea m S at "a SsS 20
at the oduSe Exchange S aSt for pig iron certificates
IN quotations standard foundry Grades quoted as
s2l 66Qs22; June. SCI 5O July SCI g. and Sr M; A S
MoLAssEs AND sYRUPs-syrups were sim IN MOI,
S ; h s9p b aHd With demand quite good
changsd Quotations follow MoLAssfsseSSy a 61e Sn
pTime diae New 5TicaG: f o1s g2e good 27G29e
III PS--lonlLnon lS4I4ci fair, 1911. good Is0S(c.
prime, 20q2Sc fancy. 2iG2Sc. 49, S'ON' Ao@~o0'
Oll-s-CottonSced oil WAS under .tnue5
LIQUIDATION IN May and July IN symDathv vi,b ans
lurther break - hog products
heaVNr Few BUYING orders In the session corse1
partial reaction from the low point OF the Ta SGT
was quoted az 46c sales: 100 bbls March 49,. = tOS
MAY '5t7s &C SuuO July. 43f 643c: SeDfar,ber
42c; 400 October 81 1zc Inseed oil was vitbo,,t
chanse. ttehned petroleum firm at the recent Al
vance. We quote; PETROLEUM. rtandard White hiIs
Sc bulk $3.50: Phadelnhia. 1859 bulk 4 Tor. r.Sr"5
New York 1050c; Phlladelphla 10 4sc. vn.a.
white. New York bbls Toe bulk q nc. pbiIa,oIrh,o
aHc bulk 6lte: water white. New Work. ~ EO~.
Phladepha. l345c. CoTTONSEED OII-Princ crude
mills agc nominal; nrme summer yellow NTareb ~
G4a@.c, April 44a4Ge; May. 42ha44c: July 4sE axe.
September 42fi]e; October 3sSac: off afnmar vsit,.
Msrch. 42l4c: good of yellow March 4as7sEc
urine white 6ic; prine winter yellow SIC TS-ct1r,
cIIAUerlcan sssd city raw 42943e: out OF town raw
41e7A2c- iavl Nil. Ts6S0c. - u ''1 'S"
PROvIsIONs-sts-t ring out a sharn decline oyi,r
In larger receips than eVDeced nrovIsons yaotsvST
n result nf cufatcn followed Nv. rallss. -
tho g00d buvng rhs
together with the late strength in
therefore with
81 NnN
eco City. lSOC0- Ompha arA .An WEI
ONN pcpT havelv stesdv. Nes- steRsfQ -
Family FnRs0n sNerf clear Is@SsA rFEE, e,5,
osed: ga hNGet0: F~~- s1saslk "a. raetst Ell
astp ext-. T7H'a urA~a s2t@s2a pv.EE RANTS cr,..
Quoted: s94Gsqa DRESSED HOGS rsaaSv t,7,otaa.
Bacons else $50 10 csc: 16O 10 ase Jao 10 ese: pigs
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Financial Meetings.

BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION.
NOTICE Of ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEEIISb.
THE annual meeting OF the stockholders % the Bcthlz
hem steel Corporation win be held principal Office,
No 7B3 Broad street. Newark " j. on Tuesday AQEti
end 1907 az 1900 O'Clock noon for the purpose OF
ElectEE three Directors % serve Tor term o. three
3 TransaetiaE other business may properly
come before the said meeting.
books for the transfer OF shares Of the CSgiat
Stock OF the Corporations Will be closed at 500 o'clock
p ~ on Tuesday March 18th. 1901. ard VIII be
opened 900 o'clock y. NJ on WednesGay April Sra
1907 +. f. JONES' Secretary.
Dated New York City, March 1st. 1857
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-13

COFrOS-Ti.e cotton market nervous and irregular
to-day. sharp early break being mostly in
the late trading The steady az net loss OF
only 203 pOintE. sales The day were estimated a
iasoOO bags. The opening YES bafey steady at de-
cline of scattering liquidation and bear
pressure which were eneouraged b. continued large re-
cfiDs Enslish market TO show any
buiish OF Mondays ginners'
Bears seemed 20 br more aggressive nsa az any
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liberal and export business very quiet Northwest
eepts Of $40 cars compared with s9l week and 25a
last year. explained OF the early weakness AZ
Minneapolis Stocks at that point have Increased $4,000
brsh In the last three days Locally
nInl, closing as follows: No red SAac elevator and
$50 b ahoat; No Northern Duluth. 03%c. ana No
hard winter. hIAo b afOat. CORS-In comparison
with the wheat activity corn was very all day having
range OF only &c at Chicago. with a down
ward except when supported the strength 81 yheat
Locally there better trade and relatively more
ret higher on covering The weather and Chicago
cepts little bulsh. but clearances
arrivals and an absence OF expert inquiry had OPP
poste effect The estimates OF only
days receipts at Chicago In
strength helped in the late rally which gave the mar
ket steady close. Liverpool closed partly Nd net
higher No corn was quoted 55sc elevator ana 53%e
ahoat; No white 64i3c. and No yellow $40
o afoat. OATS-The market for oats was quite
weak early under liquidation but OF the
LOGS in tho afternoon with other
Cash oats hero were quoted follows: 90
10 4Isc natural white. 80 20 S ~ 6052c clipped
white. 30 10 40 10 5i0S4c. RYE. BARLEY AND BUCK
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FOOLS. g. MONEY

All day long have been receiving NeadaUtah They from
protecting
They tell Wall Street morning nothing
for the damning the pnched spectators.
In the regular compelled notify the public
vase
knew when made this safeguard the public
determined no uscm eto iAe
adversemenl)ont buy
Thousands all
buysen millions OF dollars
Hundreds
what when what their pockets,
do r
that they do not the will ahead
when
stock the people millions.
oesaw this and determined public
OF
will say did the public.
Now let OF the
sharp for bear them
offer andn
and the spectators awad the they alive,
believe Wall will or
will
that may take hand at mawseo help the
could
meant for them buy At
here that AadU Utah
that 8perhps Nevaith
mood srlSes-to take o hares
o tail lis tfonwh
into its affairs Then little
to-day has all the cash million OF
stockpad cash
spectators thought was
stand by and allow buttons played
Il
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EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE.
1907 1906 Ya05
Week ended March s23 si42ss56s $40 ssS i.s
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BOSTON CURE MARKET.

,,-.es ,v J. Thomas a2einharat. No. IS Wall street,
W. New York and no. 10 Exchange Place Boston)
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A ADVERTISEMENTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS for The
~ Tribune received at their Uptown Once. No 1854
Broadway between S6th and 37th sts. until o'clock
D. m Advertisements received the following branch
ohees at regular Office rates Until o'clock viz:
:5+ sth ave, Esd st.; 153 6th 18th
ST. - East 14th ST. 2SI West 42d ST. between 7th and
90 ayes: 2sS West le5th 81: 1888 Sd ave-
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;sz.7,.7 stock open. High. Low. Last.
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Dividend Notices
WATERBURY COMPANY


have declared regular quarterly dividend OF TWO PER
CENT. the preferred stock and quarterly divd1l0
OF TWO AND ONE-HALF PER CENT. on the eOulmol
STOCK payable April 1st 1907 stockholders Of geco
at tina close OF business March 10Th 1897 Tafr books
will close March 20h. 1907 April Ist 1901
(SisRsd) FRANK MORGAN. SecrstETy.
The directors OF the Waterbury West VfESinH0
have declared regular quarterly dividend oe ONE
PER CENT. stock company. PAYABLE April
1st 1901 10 stockholders OF record the close Of bust
ness March Goth 1907 Transfer VIII close March
CSignsd1 FRANFl MORGAN ssersszrx.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.


Notice Of dividend the preferred stock
a quarterly dividend OF ONE AND ONE-QCAFtTEIt
PER CENT (1S upon the preferred stock ot this COM
pany declared payable April Isl, 1901 20 stock
holders OF record at the close OF business On Monday
For the purpose such At U1sud aasfr books wiz
close p Noniay. March istl lSVf and rs-
II NJ FISHER secretary
March 7th. 1907
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THE UNION BAG 8 PAPER COMPANY.

SEND Quarterly Dividend.
II Battery Place. York City, March 11th, 1901.
A quarSery dividend OF ONE PER CENT On rhs
Preferred stock ~ The Union Bag s. Paper Company
day declared, payable April Is 1907 90
stockholders OF record at the close Of business On
March 15:h. 1901.
p NJ on March 18TH 1907. and reopsned at 10 o'clock
a. ." 'p''' i''A w l. SPARKS. Secretary.
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quarterly dividend OF ONE AND TIL -lCU AItTEIss
PER CENT tiaacsl has this uecH declared On ne
Preferred Stock or this Company. payaP.e Aarch ad
1907 70 stockholders OF record MarcE i1th 1tses 81
Messrs Harvey Fisk & sons. c. Cedar Street. Sss
York City. TlE..l
Transfer books the Preferred Stock VII be closed %
MARCH, 18th and reopened March 2Sth-4sssi-
RAILWAY STEEL~SPRING COMPAN4,
CARNAIIAN. Treasures.
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Trust Companies Reports.

QUARTERLY REPORT
OF THE NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE AND |
TRUST COMPANY AT THE CLOSE OF BCSI-
NESS on THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY. 1907. |
RESOURCES.
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Estimated accrued interest entered
books az date OF this report
liability -.-.-...-.S o0149 90 /
surplus includes undivided profits
OF deposits which interest paid /
at S32. 59l 442 81: average interest
deposits which interest is paid. 34S%.
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The Board OF Directors this Company have eseszsa
Quarterly dividend OF ONE AND THFtEE-FOCteIt1d
PER CENT q&Ssl on the Preferred stock. cut g -
Guaranty Trust Company York stockholders q
record az three NJ March 18TH 1897. at the Office o.
me central Trust Company York. Transfer Agcnts
Books p M March 18TH 1901 and rsopsn
April Cd 1901.
Now York March 12th 1907.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-08-09
How Whales Are Killed.

The feature attracting the casual OH
server is the vessels harpoOn gun, sit
uated forward of everything, from
which the formidable harpoon is fired
into the whale. The gun looks like Il
small cannon, and about a pound of
powder Is used to discharge the har-
poon, which is rammed home in the
same manner as q shot would be and
tied from the outside end with n small
cord, this breaking of. course, when the
gun IS fired. The harpoon is Il very,
heavy missile, weighing several hum
dred pounds, which ncceSsitates its be-
ing fired only at pretty close range.
The lance head pierces the whale and
soon afterward eXplodes Il bomb con-
tanned in it, while still farther back on
the shaft are barbs, which expand on
entering the whale, making 1t next to
impossible for the harpoon to be drawn
out again. Each haIpoon after being
fired has to be Strengthened by Il black
smith in order to again fit the gun
barrel \ stout hemp rope four inches
In circumference Is attached to the har-
pooh about eighteen inches from the
point. This line is Of great fleXibilityi
and strength and is manufactured sole
ly for whaling IN Norway. A few;
fathoms of this line are coiled on a
plate directly under the gun, the re-
mainder being below decks clear to
run There are two of these lines,
each 1850 feet in length, and some
times they are none too long for the
purpose. Magazine.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-08-09
Shakespeare In DISGUISE.

In these Gays, when it is the fashion
to aver thst Shakespeare spells ruin
for the manager it is difficult to be-
lieve that in London during the first
quarter Of the last century his plays
were performed under disguised
names, so eager were the people to see
them.
1t was a royal ruling that they
should be given only In the so called
patent thcaters"-Covent Garden and
Drury Lane-and to evade this law
"Othello" became as He Jealous"
Macbeth" masqueraded as Murder
Will Out" 1.-The Merchant of Venice"
figured on the bills as Diamond Cut
Diamond" Romeo and Juliet" pro-
claimed itself as How to Die For;
Love-" while Hamlet" hid behind the
far cry title ''Methinks l See My
Father. Scrap Book.
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set OF the second day.

set OF the second day.
1t was five minutes to II on that
brassy, sandy swept Saturday, and
Marcia Brooks, mounted on her brave
chestnut. stood with many thousand
others in that mighty line of battle,
ready for the charge
Hark-a gun. The flag at the military
barracks yonder drops to the ground.
1t is the signal.
Instantly there Is an answering vol
ley from hundreds of rcvolvers dis
charged into the mir. Hlen, amid the
roar, the smoke, and the yells from
thousands of throats, the line of battle
starts forward at run.
Marcia is nearly paralyzcd for an in
slant, but Bonnie Belle is not. She is
off like IL bolt from catapult, pound.
Ing through the dust, straining ut her
bride, leaving the ,lurching prairie
schooncrs and ungainly farm vehicles
rapidly in the rear. They soon outstrip
the honest householders and are among
the reckless cowboys in the lead. These
men greet her presence with rough
cries of gallantry which make her
heart beat thick and fast. If she had
only stayed in the safer crowd behind,
But Bonnie Belle is quite beyond her
control now. The mare has settled to
her gait and has no thought of any.
thing but first place in this heat.
Marcia turns her head uneasily for a
glance over her shoulder, catches one
swift, haZy glimpse of Il face that is
familiar in spite of its dusty disguise
and hears the sudden exclamation,
Marcia"
The next instant the other riders
horse is at her side, his hand is touch.
ing hers, and for one bliSsful minute
she cannot see for tears as she muir.
murs, "Oh, Charlie, 1 am so glad"'
1t is the only explanation necessary.
The glance. the tone of perfect trust,
are enough for the most eXacting heart,
and from that moment the hard ride Is
for both but swift rush for Eden.
Side by side the two riders leave the
seventeen miles behind them, and their
good steeds, reeking with foam, but
still sound in wind, bring them to the
government quarters which mark the
center of Kiowa just exactly sixty min
utes after the signal gun.
Charlie quickly stakes out two desir-
able claims, which will soon be worth
their thousands. Marcia cares for the
horses as best she can, when Charlie
station; her beside him to hold their
own against the rush.
1t is wild, tumultuous moment, but
they are close together, and his hand
clasps hers, while he bends closer.
Marcia, dearest, you can give your
claim to the old folks Mine is for YOU
Therell be a minister along pretty
soon, and my tent is coming by the
first pack train. Why should we wait:
Let us be married and begin right here
together. Will you, darling?"
And clear amid the yells, the shoot
Ing. the mad rush of incoming settlers
half crazed with thirst, fatigue and ex-
element, he plainly hears her honest
HYaS
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VOL. Limo. 81.
General Daur1esnipe Len

General DaumcSnfrS wooden and iron
leg is III the Paris Military museum
The warrior IN question lost one OF
his legs at the battle Of Wagram, and
when he returned to Paris it was re
placed by Il mechanical continuance of
timber with iron springs. Although
crippled, the old soldier remained in
active service and was in command of
the NincenneS fort in 1911 when the
allies were in Paris. 1t was to the
troops of the anti-Napoleon coalition
that General DaumcSnil said when
called upon to give up his fort, Let
me have my leg, and then you can take
Nincennes." The old general died in
1892, deprived of his mechanical limb.
1t had been taken off while he was i'll
in order to be repaired By 4 smith
named BrOu, living at Nincennes. BrOu
kept the article and handed it down
to his family, from whom it suisse
quently passed into the ownership of
the municipality of VincenncS. The
councillors of the artillery borough
handed it over to the war department,
and it is among the most honored rel
les of French armies of the past.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-08-09
Gloves.

The origin of gloves is very ancient.
Some authorities assert that they were
known in Bible times, from references
made to "shoes" which were thought
to be Identical with gloves The first
clear account of gloves tcOmes, howcv-
er, from Xenophon. This writer speaks
Of the Persians wearing gloves on their
hands to protect them from the coii
Homer describes Laertes working in
his garden with gloves upon his hands
to protect them from the thornS, and
Varre mentions this apparel as being
worn by the Romans
Gloves have been tokens of solemn
and important things from the ninth
century. They were adopted as Il rite
of the church, and later the transfer
ring Of lands or titles was always at
tended with the presentation of gloves.
In the eleventh century the method Of
challenging to single combat by throw
ing down Il glove was instituted, and
this custom still remains in some coun-
tries. Gloves were not worn by women
until after the reformation-St. Louis
Republic