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The Washington herald., 1907-12-27
COMMENT ON MARKET.

Bent Woodruff. Of Post & FIagg-'The
market was similar to those of Monday
and Tuesday, trading being light with
moderate amount Of liquidation in GER
tain stocks. The only announcement Of
Importance during the day was that con-
cerning the payment by the Missouri
Pacific OF its semi-annual dividend. which
IS to be in scrip instead Of cash. This
method Of procedure in declaring GIvi-
dends is apparently popular. Money re-
newed at about IS per cent, which is
three times the legal figure. instead of
four times. as was the rate charged on
Tuesday. Otherwise. to-day's market was
almost entirely featureless."
G. Bowie Chipman, OF Z. r. Chapman
& Co.-"Although to-day's total transac-
tions were in excess of Tuesdays, the
Increase was not sufficient 10 give the
market an interesting tone. Business
simply Jagged all day and practically
all issues showed a tendency toward
weakness. Aggressive selling took place
in New York Central and Pennsylvania
and. late in the afternoon. Missouri Pa
cifie. which lost points on the declara-
tion Of the semi-annual dividend of 2I5
per cent, payable in stock. Delaware and
Hudson announced its dividend for the
coming year as unchanged. at per cent,
payable quarterly. In so narrow a mar
ket there are hardly sufficient grounds
for deduction as to the forming Of an
opinion.
At the moment see nothing 10 en-
courage purchases and in view Of con-
ditiOns. and particularly the monetary
situation between now and January !,
would expect the market to decline
George L. Edmunds. Of Miller & Co.
THE monotony OF the last few days
was varied TO some extent by the dec
laration OF a scrip dividend on Missouri
Pacific. and by the optimistic interview
Of its executive officer Around noon
there was heavy selling OF Pennsylvania
by a new Street house. which had been
prominent on the bear side. New York
Central dropped early on rumors of an
issue of preferred stock 10 finance i'm
provements. The market is so highly
professional that opinions as 20 immedi-
ate fluctuations are not particularly val
liable. The standard stocks, Union Pa
cific and Reading, seem 10 hold we'll"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.

Baltimore. Dec. 8.-Following are the price.
quoted at the principal commission houses:
BUTTER-Creamery. fancy, per pound 2g5Las0
imitation Za24: Maryland and PENNSYLVANIA rolls
lsa2o; stoTe-packed. Ohio and West Virginia l6al7
Maryland. Virginia and Pennsylvania lsa2o
LIVE POULTRI-Old hens heavy. per pound
nal2; young do, i2al3; ROSTERS each 25aSo; ducks
puddle. large. per pound. u: do, small. Il; do
Muscoyy and mongTel. II; turkeys. young. round.
and over. Per pound Is
EGGS-Maryland and Pennsylvania. per dozen. q
DRESSED POULTRY-Young chickens. uer IN
l2al3; do. mixed. young and old. Iial2; turkeys
choice Young. l6aE: geese l0al3
FLOUR-Winter extra, 400sa2o; do. clear 425
40; do. straight A55a470; do. patent. 4s5asO0
spring clear. A2a475; do. straight, 525a55g: do
patent. 560a5-s5; City Mills best patent SO: do
highgrsde patent 5eo do. straight, $50; do. chocs
family, 4so; extra, 2s0aL0o.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Chicago. Dec. 2s.-CATTLE-Receipts. q. COO Mar
ket l0c lower. Prime beeTes. 5.l0a5S5 poor 70 me
dum, 3.60a5.O0; stockers and feeders. 23Oa4 10.
COWS and heifers. 25Oa4s0: Gamers. L25a259; Tex
ans. 3.40a390 Westerns. 3.40aAs0
HoGS-Reeeipts, 1000. Market l0c lower Light.
49oa4-5O; rough, 425a4S5; mixed, 42Joi55: heavy.
s-30ai.50: pigs 360a4A
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts. 1900. Market
l0aSc higher. NatiTe sheep. 22ja475: Western
sheep. 2.Zjai.6j; native lambs. 4I5a675: Western
lambs, lOasJ0.
New York. Dec. @.-CATTLE-Receipts 3.l7o.
Bulls steady; cows shade higher; steers Of
fered. Bologna bulls LOO: COWS IS5aa75
DRESSED BEEF-Quict: 7.i2a9l2
CALNES-Receipts. Il. $50. Veals and Western
calves steady: bamyard calves higher Veals 5O0a
go; barnyard calves 3OOa325; Westerns. 4lg6;
dressed calves slow veal: city dressed veals salf
per pound; country dressed. 7al2
SHEEP AND LAAfBS-Receipts 1850 Sheen
slow but steady laIHs fun steady. Sheen. 32sa
40: few selected 5e; culls L25; lambs, 575as Is
culs. 100.
HoGS-Receipts, 500 Feeling generally easier.
Choice pigs sold at 5.5.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27
THE MONGOLIAN EYE.
Peculiar Appearance Il Due TO the
shape of the Lid.


Writing in Wissen Fuer ALE. a medical
man who has lived many years in japan
and China, says I have studied in de-
tan the difference between the character
istic eye the Mongolian nations and
the Caucasian race THE difference be
tween the two is caused neither by the
size Of the eyeball nor the color OF the
iris, which IS the same in both. but re-
suits from the shape Of the eyelids.
The epicanthus. a fold OF the skin co..
ering the inner canthus. Is rare in adult
white persons. but exists physiologicany
among the japanese. so that L IS some
times called the Nongolian fold. In the
majority OF cases this fold runs Obiiquely
inward and downward from the upper
lid. so that the inner canthus IS not
round. as IN white people, but sharp.
When the fold IS large Il spreads 70 the
inner part Of the lower lid, IN which case
the upper Id does not cross the corner
horizontally, but ObliqueIy, giving the
peculiar expression 10 the eye often met
with in japanese Another peculiarity OF
the upper I'D ia Mongolians Is the lack
OF development OF the orbital furrow,
y =
skin covering the upper Id IS very loose.
so that when the cartilage is raised the
skin is thrown into a transverse fold.
When this fold IS well developed IL droOps
slightly over the margin OF the lid. This
interferes with the eyelashes. directing
them downward instead OF forward.
In japanese the ella are short and
straight. On the lower I'D they are some
times so badly developed and 50 few IN
number that they appear al first 10 be
absent When well developed they are
sometimes bent inward by the peculiar
formation OF the upper lid. and may
seriously irTitate the cornea. Except for
this there IS no great difference in the
lower lid OF MongOliaIs and Europeans.
The margin is generally more curved in
white people. so that there IS often a pcr-
tiOn Of the sclerotic exposed between the
lid and the cOrnea, a peculiarity which
makes thei- eyes apparently look up
ward. As the skin Of the lid is less
firmly connected 10 the sUbjacent tissues
in the japanese, entropion Is more CON-
mon. but ectTOpion is less common, among
them than among Europeans.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27
Woodworking Elephants.

The Indian elephant does real work,
hard work, and lots Of il. says Popular
Mechanics. A trained working elephant
IS valuable piece of property. They
are used for towing RATS and rolling the
heavy logs up on high land. In lifting.
piling, and carrying heavy railroad tim
bers, they take the load on their tusks
and hold It there with their trunk. 1t is
frequently necessary 10 transport a herd
Of workers, and this is usually done by
ship. The process of loading and unload
ing these big beasts from the ships hold
Is enc more enjoyed by the spectators
than the elephant. who is placed in a
strong canvas sling and hoisted with a
steam derrick.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27
OKLAHOMA GETS $5OO,OOO.
Secretary COrteIyOu Orders Pay
ment on Governors Requfsitlon.

Secretary C0rteIyou Orders Pay
ment on Governors RequisitiOn.
Secretary CorteIyou, from mis- sick room,
yesterday, directed immediate payment 10
the State OF Oklahoma. OF $4,000 OF the
bonus OF S5,0oo.0O0 appropriated BY Con-
gress for school purposes in the new
commonwealth. Payment was ordered up
on the formal requisition Of the amount
from the governor Of Oklahoma.
Representatives Of the State in Wash
ington have been diligently seeking the
money for about three weeks, but IT
was not until yesterday that the reqJfi-
sition for the amount was accompanied
by the name Of the State official author
lied BY the assembly Of Oklahoma 20 re-
ceive and disburse the money. When
that was received. Secretary Cortelyou i'm
medtately directed that the payment
should be. no longer withheld.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27
MARKET is LISTLESS
Small Declines in Many of
the Active Stocks.
MISSOURI PACIFIC wEAKENS
Announcement of Dividend Through
Issue OF stock Has Depressing Eff
feet - Sterling Exchange Rises a
Cent n POund-CaII Money Drops
from 80 to 10 Per Cent.

New York, Dec. 26.-Save for the fact
that dealings IA stocks were little
larger to-day than they were on Tues
day, and that prices were little weaker
there was nothing In the days market
TO differentiate it from the same dull
ness and apathy that has characterized
1t during the week thus far
The dealings were professional and list
less. seeming TO originate in greater part
upon the floor OF the stock exchange. and
II could fairly be said that the heavy
undertone of the market was made up
IN reality of declines in three or four
prominent issues. which impaired general
weakness to the entire security list
Selling of New York Central.
Right at the opening OF business there
was relatively heavy selling of the New
York Central shares. which fell in price
nearly two points without, however. af-
fecting in any decided way the quota
tons for other stocks. and after this
and up 10 midday the market was, though
exceedingly inactive, relatively firmer.
Pressure then began to be applied. al
though not in any rushing way. to the
American Sugar Refining and Pennsyl-
vania stocks.
TOrpor OF the market In the afternoon
was broken only by the announcement
that the directors OF the Missouri Pacific
Railroad Company had decided to pay the
regular semi, annual dividend Of 21s per
cent upon their stock through an issue o.
stock to the shareholders rather than in
cash; and as at the present market QUO
tations for the stock this involves in sub
stance a large reduction from the pre-
vious rate Of distribution. the price Of the
Missouri Pacific naturally weakened.
Declines in Inactive Stocks.
A feature Of the days market was the
large declines on small transactions made
IN inactive stocks Ike the American Car
and Foundry preferred. American Tele-
phone and Telegraph. Big Four" Colo
rado and Southern first preferred. South
ern Railway preferred. Mackay Compa-
MES. and United States Realty and In
provement shares.
Sterling exchange rose during the day
over a cent in the pound. the market for
cable sterling rising a cent and a half
owing 10 a renewed rush TO remit money
TO Europe in time for the end Of the year
settlements.
Call money rates to-day opened at .
per cent, but owing to the great falling
of in the speculative demand for money
tended TO fall continuously thereafter TO
lower level. Most of the days loans
were negotiated between l5 and % per
cent. The premium on currency stiH cor
tinued. but the quantity of money chang
ing hands was comparatively small.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. Dec 26.-Aoney on call At the stock
exchange to-day opened ar 20 per cent; highest 20
lowest. g. closing. G. Most Of the loans were az IS
per cent.
Time money was scarce to-day and very little
business done. Rates quoted az Is pe- cent FOR
thirty days. y per cent for sixty days 10 per cent
for ninety days and four months and per cent FOR
three months. Some six-month loans today yerr
made az per cent.
Mercantile paper was offered with some freedom
but without exciting much interest There was a
tufing improvement from out Of town. Rates to
10 per cent FOR all grades and maturities
The market for sterling was very strong with a
recovery from Tuesday Of ~ % "a cents in rates
Rates for actual business closed as follows: Sixtv
days. 4lsSOa4.79s5; demand. sS53caAS5s5; cables
ASs50aLss55. Commercial bills we're ET7at70N
The supply Of cotton bills was fairly good
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27
USE OF THE PENDULUM.
Claims of Priority in It's AppIica-
tiOn TO Clocks.

II appears, from the complete edition
Of the works OF Huyghens, now IN course
Of publication at The Hague. that as
soon as he had succeeded in applying the
pendulum 10 the regulating CT clocks,
claims were set Up for priority IN the in
vention. The best founded claims were
those OF Calico. which We're championed
by Prince Leopold de MedicL According
10 the formal statement drawn I'D by
Vivani, Calico had conceived thu idea.
but failed to make the application Of IT,.
He had a pendulum with wheel work.
but omitted 10 provide any weights.
springs. or other means Of keeping the
machinery in motion
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27
CoIors of the SIediterrnneap.

The colOrs Of the waters OF the Medi-
terranean vary considerably az different
seasons Of the year, and in different To-
calities. During storms and beisterOus
weather It assumes a deep green, and
sometimes a brownish tint: but when
calm and undisturbed. it S. OF a brigh-
deep blue In the BosphOrous and among
the islands Of the archipelago Il IS CT
varying tints, in some places being OF a
hGUid blue graduating into a brighter
green, and IN others assuming a blue so
deep IN its intensity as 10 almost ap-
proach 4 purple.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET.

CATTLE-Extra. per cwt. 4OOai5O; butcher, s.2a
$50; common. l50a20o.
H0GS-PeT cwt, gross. 525aAs9; ordinary, SOFA
$50
SHEEP-Clipped. 400; common. go.
LAdBS-SpTing. choice ~; medium 6iSa7
CALYES-Prtme. per H.. Sask: medium, 7a7lk;
grass. 4aii4.
COWS-Prime fresh. each. 4000a50Oo; Common
10Ca50.00: old and dry, sOOal000
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27

New York. Dec. a. 80 WHEAT-Strcnger: light
trade. No Northern Duluth. 20 arrive l2ps; No
red T. o. b.. lots No. hard, T. o. b., lis; No.
maoaroni Lo2ia. T. o. b.; No. ? macarOni l.OOls .
No. and No. ? Manitoba. nominal. Exporters took
loads
CORN-InactiVe; strong No. elevator. =: new
No. ?. (. O. b.. 664s. for December 10 March: No .
white. (. o. b.. 6s7s. Exporters took loads
RYE-Sronger. but lower. No. quoted at g.
T. o. b.
OATS-Stesdy; slow trade. Elevator prices: No. 3
white. J6'a; No. white. Sc: No. mixed 53k
The prices for futures follow:
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27
Technical Clubs for Engineers.

. Technical clubs among the employees OF
large engineering Offices are among the
most useful means Of keeping men in
terested in their work and acquainted
with the problems that arise IN other
departments than their own. They are
generally encouraged BY the officers Of
such companies on account Of this good
influence
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27

A watch for the use Of the blind has
the hours indicated by movable buttons
in relief on the dial A strong minute
hand indicates minutes only a blind
person who passes his hand over the
dial finds the button indicating the hour
depressed.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27
silver Tray seven Feet il. diameter

sliFer @FaS seven Feet II Diameter.
A gigantic tray OF solid silver. weigh
ing more than 1000 ounces. has Just
been made by a firm in London for an
Oriental potentate- The tray IS seven
feet in diameter. and is said to be the
largest ever executed; 1t has been in the
hands Of the workmen for over q year.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

Sales Regular call. y O'Clock noon-
Washington Railway and Electric Is 800 at "a
Mcr.cnthaler. / at lSsz.
Mitchell Mining. . az q. . at =.
Lincoln National Esnk al IA
Union Trust COMPANY 20 ar 10
Af'er call-Washingt0n Railway and Electric g.
$50 AZ "A.
Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank. 10 al
ly1
Columbia Railroad IS. 81 900 at io2.
Washington Railway and Electric preferred, 10 al
CAS-.
Following are the closing quotations on yesterdays
local Gtock rrchanne,
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27
CURB MARKET.

Quotations are furnished by T. r Chapman &
Co. members New YORK Stock Exchange. G. Bowie
Chipman, manager 1901 street northwest
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished by Post & Flagg. members Of
the New York stock Exchange. BENJAMIN Woodruff.
manager. l3Sl F street northwest.
Sales 10 noon. ....... .108y yS32 shares
Total sales. 100000 shares
Call money; High, IS; low, 0J close, O.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27

Quotations are furnished by E. r. Chapman a. Co
members New York Stock Exchange C.. Bowie
Chipman, manager, iSol street northwest
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27
MINING STOCKS.

Quotations are furnished by Irving X. Harrington
4 Co. members Of the New York Produce Exchange
Frank c. hingsand manager. Hibbs Building
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27
WALL STREET NOTES
New York Central Weakest
in the Railroad List.
PENNSYLVANIA ACTS BADLY
Reduction in Earnings Expected to
Follow Recession in General Bust
ness and Especially in steel Trade.
Missouri Pacific shows Little ne-
sistance 10 Attack by Traders.

New York. Dec. 26-For the first time
In more than eleven years New York
Central sold below 80 to-day. The stock
was, during the forenoon, the weakest
feature of the railroad list. It's weakness
was a potent influence on the side Of de-
cline, and the wonder was that In such
a listless market the general list was not
more severely affected by IT, That there
was liquidation in the stock, as there had
been before the holiday, was the belief Of
the trading community
American Sugar Refining was the weak
est stock in the industrial group For
this unenviable pre-eminence no specific
reasons We're given. The early decline
was so sharp. and there was such an ap-
parent purpose on the part Of some Of the
sellers to depress quotations rather than
TO get a good price for what they sold,
that some very shreBd traders were
strongly impressed with the idea that the
operation was really what IL looked like
clumsy manipulation by a bear clique
In times of pessimism the street does
not take kindly TO rights or to dividends
in scrip or stock. so IN the prevailing
temper It was a fOregOne conclusion that
a favorable reception would not be given
TO the announcement that the regular
dividend on Missouri Pacific would be
paid in stock at par instead Il in cash.
The stock had been heavy previous TO
the announcement, but became decidedly
weak toward the end of the session, the
traders hammering II on the ground that
the present market value of the dividend
was less than that Of a cash distribution
at the same rate. and that the problem OF
providing for the maturity OF the S. 900 coo
notes which fail due in February has yet
10 be solved Their attack on the stock
met with little resistance, and the price
was forced down 10 within a small frac-
ton OF the lowest point OF the year,
where a value of less than IS per cent
was placed upon the dividend just de-
clared.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-27

Pennsylvania acted badly although
there was no news or a particularly bear
ish nature bearing upon the stock beyond
Celebrations OF the fact generally under
stood that the recession In general busi-
ness, and especially In the steel trade.
must result in a considerable reduction Of
the volume Of the railroads gross earn
ings Apparently the selling was Of the
nature Of bear campaign designed 10
force liquidation in a stock Of sufficient
Importance 10 influence the whole mar
ker
The Washington times., 1907-12-22
Who He Is.

Santa Claus. Santa Klaus, St.
Nicholas. Kriss Kringle, Christ
Kiudel, or Knecht Klobes travels
around the world In one night
leaves tokens OF appreciation for
all good children, ard males his
escape without leaving farewell
kisses or address. He, loved by
children and not understood b~
grown people, leaves only to re-
turn the following year with
sleigh full of goodies for the good.
The SAINT; Claws custom. accord
ing 10 the general belief, had it's
origin In Ge many about the year
GOO. but the first visits of old st.
Nick really began I'm the little town
Of Myra, in L.feia. many years be-
fore that time. The custom sprang
from the memnries Of st. Nicholas.
archbishop o1 Myra. in Lycia,
The Washington times., 1907-12-22
- YarIed Nnmcs.

In Germany Old Nick i called
Santa Klaus. or Knsct Klohes IN
Norway ne is called Criss Knngls.
Kriss Etindle, and in most other
parts Of the world he is known as
st. Nicholas. or Santa Claus Crisis
Kingle is corruption Of Christ
KindeI, meaning Christ Child. signi-
flying that Criss Eringle overlooks
the actions OF the child and cares
for his wants. Santa Claus for
Santa Klaus is the Dutch for Criss
Eringle or Nriss Kringle
Because OF the name of Christ
Child being connected with the
custcm the day has been changed
from the anniversary OF St NichO-
las tn Christmas in most countries.
ln mny OF the Southern provinces
OF Germany where Catholics pre-
dominate. ST. Nicholas day is cele-
brated as preliminary TO Christ
The Washington times., 1907-12-22

tokens of his appreciation Thus
few Years later il was n custom in
the vicinity of Myra 20 ask the pa
tron saint for what they wanted,
promising good conduct in return.
From Russia the custom spread
TO Germany, and later into Nor
way. From about the year $50 A..
y. the custom began to meet with
favor in al parts of the world, and
today 1t is an almost universal
prnctice. Certainly it is practiCed
in al civilized countries, and even
some Of the savages teach their
children OF the existence of = my 3
teriOus saint who win fll their
wants in return FOR good behavior.
The Washington times., 1907-12-22
Children Taught.

AS time passed on. children we're
taught Of the life Of St Nicholas,
and were even instructed that, al
though he had passed into the
great beyond many years before.
there stin remained 6 spirit on
earth IN a body similar TO that of
the dead saint, with untold pow
ers. Children were even taught
that his spirit had the power TO
restore the dead. to I'm an wants,
and TO make all hearts glad. They
were threateued that unless they
were good children, obeying the
orders Of their parents and con
dUcting themselves I'm a faultless
manner. ST. Nicholas would be
their enemy, and all 'of their wants
would go uaGned. On the other
hand, they We're told that by
proper conduct, and by that means
only. they could win the friend
ship of the spirit Of the dead saint.
and that DE would come go see
them every year, bringing them
The Washington times., 1907-12-22
Hello, LONG DISTANCE 2 Give
Nc SANTA CLAUS. GREENLAND

who lived in the fourth century,
and who supplied three very beau
tiful out poor maideus with mar
riage portions Boy leaving bags Of
gold on their window sills.
Another legend describes the
saint as having restored TO life
three murdered children. His
death, which is supposed to have
occurred December g, A. D. 542,
was duly celebrated in the town Of
Myra, and each year after thet
time memorial services and cele-
brstions OF his innumerable noble
traits were held
The Washington times., 1907-12-22

Few Of us really know Santa
Claus. although we happily remeu
l..---. 49,, r'hanv Christmas mornings
when we awoke TO find we had
been showered with remembrances
from the sleigh of this good old
man who comes in the dead of
night pulled by sleek reindeer,
b. slides down the chimney ana. after
filing the stockings of ali good
children, makes his exit unnoticed.
OF his younger life, or his origin,
or even Of his nativity most Of us
know but little.
Santa Claus has always been an
old man. bearded and robust, but
why has never been known. Even
the forerathers OF our forefathers
pictured him Just as he Is pictured
today, and in an probability just
as he viii be, pictured until the end
Of time