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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-29
DEALINGS LIGHT
MARKET STRONG

/ & 4 : 4
Nav york. oct. 2s-No important
changes from last night We're SHOWN W
the opening price OF stocks today. Mar
row mixed gains and losses res'iiteo
from light operations, american Smell-
ing rose u point
Profits were taken in the stock that
showed small gains, and TINS N'hs
combined with liquidation in 81. faut
weakened the list materially FRACTION
al rallies followed but the demand weak
encd on the advance -.
Prices moved SLOWLY and nneSehH UP
ward. the body of the list recovering 10
,,hont. last nights level. Consolidated
cas- gained ~, Union Pacific preferred,
WABASH preferred and Atchison pre-
ferred /.
Bonds were firm,
Active bidding for stocks sent prices
III sharply, the keen inquiry for Nort Ill
ern Pacific leading the recovery me
market fell into inactivity atter No oli
mers preferred 111a, st. Paul i a ana
Further strength in Onion Pacific,
which touched an is, n rise OF i - nero
the' general market firm, but the deal
ings were light outside of the Hartman
group. Southern Pacific, Amalgumateu
Copper and American Cotton q! az,
vanced l. international Paper pfelefteo
Welded l3s and international fu.ae pia-
The market closed iirm. Prices gave
way on protst-talling, reactions running
to a substantial fraction In the leaders.
New York Central made a belateq al,
vance of n point. The tone hardened
again when Union Pacific recovered 10
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-29

F.. d
Known to Il few who have kept in
close touch with the progress of de,
velopment; but nothing of an olrlcial
character bearing on the situation was
released until yesterday when Presi-
dent Tony jacobson admitted that IN
the lower tunnel II fun face of snip
ping ore was exposed. The ore as
says Mr. Jacobson states. from TO 8
pei cent lead, 20 ounces in silver ana
some copper, With good iron excess
over silica.
Taking everything into consideration.
Mr. Jacobson says. the South Colum-
bus mine is looking splendidly, and
that shareholders have reason to feel
encouraged over the future. The
Wine being sunk from the Quincy tun-
mel, which is down 40 feet, is going
through an ore body Of siver-ead car
Donates that averages 20 ounces silver
and % per cent lead. with small gold
values, The management intends to
follow this ore to the water level and
In the meantime the bins are filing UP
With this and with the rock above
described
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-29
PRODUCE.

Chicago, Oct e5--.An advance OF near
~ pence in the price OF wheat at
Liverpool was the cause of n strong
opening in the local market, initial quo
tations showing gains OF Is a Il TO Vi a
a compared With the previous close.
December opened at l,004s TO Is and May
at l.h3hs to 1.0ik.
The strength Of wheat impaired mod
crate trnness TO the corn market. De-
cember opened Shade lower TO IL shade
higher at G3a TO ea7s, sold to at 6:ssm
653I and then up to 6i
Oats We're firm on covering by shorts
December opened u higher at 1914 and
advanced to 1875
Provisions were weak owing to selling
by pit traders which was based on lib
eral receipts of live hogs. At the start
prices were Tla410 lower ut 5@T1a high
or.
G {. e VI, ss7s @1.oO; May
Corn--Oct., 60: Dec. GSii: May, CO; July,
62ss Sept, 62A
oats-Dcc. 4sA May, 30; July, 1914
- P ,o. l4 o19 Dee, 14.s5' Jan,
Larl-ocis s.So; Nov. s47A; Jan,
9i5; May, 9.25.
Ribs-oct s.G714 Jan. s.a5; May, SIS
WS.57a.
Rye--cash, 70: Dec, a; May, 7Saso.
Barley--Cash, J3M6i
rimothy-oct.. s.7oMioo; March, 3.so@
$50.
Glover Oct, s.a5
'
the day was dull and prices were in
clined TO drag. There was no news re-
ceivcd here today confirming the dam>
age reports from Argentina and this
checked The buyine f9.er. f,t In
day December sold off to 99& The
market closed easy at almost the bot
ta,n December bcin@ unchanged at a9Ts
al co.
Corn Sentiment WIS bearish in The
last half of the day but the market
closed steady, December a shade lower
SUGAR AND COFFEE
New York Oct % Sugar, raw, steaa%.
Fair refining, sos centrifugal. ,95 test,
A .GB; molasscs sugar SCI
Ecfned-Dull Crushed, $50; powder
ed. 80; graduated, $40.
Coffee-Qulet. No ! Rio, GFs; No.
Santos, s.
BUTTER AND EGGS.
Chicago. Oct. 99-Ruttcr, firm. Cream
cry, 201s az, dairy. .1S1a a 81
Egss--Firm. Firsts, q,
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NEW YORK CURB.

james A. Pollock & Co.. bankers and
brokers, furnish the following, received
over their private Wire this afternoon:
Butte 4 London, as@ts; Cumberland
Ely. s1saS4; -Giroux Con. 1914 Ne
vada Con. l7s4 OTIS; Nevada Utah,
S1-1613ls; Nipissing. 9,a@9ss: New,
house. 4A945s; Tennessee Copper. 4ba
m46l5; Utah Copper, 1875 g43ls;. Davis
DAILY, 3G3i4: DOM. Copper. l2-lbul;
Ely Central 1a@24 Ely Con-. 10alo'
Furnace Greek. 1915; Greene g.
com, 1-1GMM Mitchell aM9s; Mont.
gomery Shoshone, A@15-16; Nevada
Smelling, &a1; Silver Queen l22Il23;
silver Leaf. 1skM19: King Edward,
t5-16a1 Foster Cobalt. 63m6s; Cobalt
Central 6ll.G62. Mckinley Darraght,
1OSG105 Tintic Mining. 5M5A Gibral-
tar. 415: First Natl. Copper. $50 q
Boston Con. 14A M14is; Yukon Cod,
45-16M4 ZIG: North Butte Extension,
as: Miami Copper llhmu& b. s. Gas,
2 1-16GI21s: Penna- wyoming, 15@li.
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CONCENTRATES

r. j. Evans departed for the east
today on business in the interests of
the Seven Troughs Coalition Mines
company.
Walter r. Andrew has gone to Mon
tana to take charge OF a mining prop
ertH near Boulder.
X HasegaWa, Japanses mining
engineer. is the guest of Mill Manager
a. J. BEETLES at the Boston CONSOLE
dated Mining companN's Garfield
mill today. The visitor has been study
inf ore dressing methods as practised
at Rsbee, Arizona, during the past
two years.
The interests in the Hecla mine in
Beaver county heretofore held by J.
Il. Reynolds have been purchased by.
c. NJ. Freed and associates and at Il
meeting of the board of directors yes
terday Mr.. Reynolds resignation as di-
rector and manager was presented and
accepted.
The independents Copper & Gold Min.
ing company filed suit against j. NJ.
Thomas yesterday to quiet title to
certain mining claims and settle the
dispute of ownership. There are the
Fourth day Of July No. l, Last Chance
and Florence lode mining claims, in
Guiding areas in conflict with the Ter
70. Dividend and Imperial No. claims.
1T is asked that Thomas be restrained
from entering upon this property,
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COL. HACKETT HERE.
Distinguished Kcntuckyan Comes Out
MA TO Look After Mining interests

T. i d. II h
Col. james l.. Hackett. Of Louisville
Kentucky, and president of the Prince
Consolidated Mining company oparat-
ing at Phoebe. arrived in tile city last
evening. being accompanied by a. IL,
and NJ. c. Godbe, who had been east
on business trip.
z Col. Hackett expressed himself today
as being Very much gratifled with the
results Of the campaign Of develop
ment being carried on with considerable
vlsor at Princetlnine, and is none the
less pleased with what has been ac-
conirlished at the Ohio Kentucky prop
erty, in which he is extensively inter
ested.
The mail from the south this morning
brought confirmation Of the report
that tile high grade lead-sllver vein,
encountered recently and which palul-
lels the Prince Royal vein. had been
cross-cut at a point about so feet from
where 1t was first encountered. showing
the same encouraging values first dis
closed
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LIVESTOCK.

Omaha. NeD.. Oct. za.-Cattle Re-
ceipts a.soO. market steady. Western
steers, 3.c9@5.i5; Texas steers. $50
A. 45; range cows and hcifers, 2,30W3.'a,
Gamers, 2Ooa2.6o; stockers and feeders;
2.soa5.oo calves, 2.7saa.75; bulls and
stays. 2.25Gb3o.
HEAVY srl 5.coS5.so; mixed, 5.55 @560;
lights J3On1. pigs 3.oDG5.eo1 bulk of
sales, 5.5595.65
Sheep-Recrpts, 1900 market steady
Feeders stronger Yearlings, a.S Ell g
lambs, 5.oo@5.6o,
CHICAGO.
Chicago, Oct. 9.-Cattle-.Receipts
about 5000; market weak. Beeres, 3.l5fQ
30 Texans, 3.25mi.59 westerns. 3.Q0M
E.So; stockcrs and feeders. ZOO q 4 AZ;
cows ana heifers, l.50M5.2a; calves, 500
MSO0.
lIogs-Rcccipts about $1,000 &c. lower.
Lights, o.l5M5.G5; mixed. o.35 M6.0b;
heavy, 1.35 p6.05, rough, 5.35@5.a': good
10 choice heavy, 5.6gpt.u; pigs, S.2@4so:
bulk. 5S0mJ.9O
sheep Receipts about 10000 market 10c,
lower. Native, 2.5Om4.7o; western, 2.5OGl
Az, warnings, i.50@5.l5; lambs, i.QoG
SIS.
Kansas City, Oct. 29.-Catt!e Receipts,
1OGev: market weak Suckers ana feed
crs, a.ONn5.t0: bulls, 2.2j@%.0D: calves,
$500 6.I5: western steers, 3.iOn i.SJ; do.
cows. 2.J0df3.G5.
Hogs-Rcceipts, liG00; market ) TO 10c,
lower. Bulk Of sales, 5.20m5@: heavy,
a.10d595; packers and butchers, $500
5.G5; lights. 5.aGr5.6O: pigs, 2.75m5.W.
Sheep--Receipts 1900; market steady.
Muttons, $50 al 80; lambs, 4. 40. IS; range
wethers, 35oMi.ii5; fed ewes, S.15g4.ie
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BOSTON COPPER CLOSE.

AZ. coml., s4M@A; B. coaln, 26A q
81; Corbin, 1890 Y; G. & H.. $50 ASK;
Cop. Range, 771aGM; DAILY West,
9@A; CRANKY, 9SM100: La Sale, lSai
@14: Mass. 5AG1s; Mohawk, 6612 9
67; Miami, l1RGss; Old Dom. 52l2@
SO; Parrot, 27a42s; Trinity, l1A M
1879; Utah Con, S9a @40A: Tenn.
Cop, 46MA; U, S. s.. Com, sax q vi
do ptd 441a@45; Utah Apex, 81 q IS,
Newhouse, Az as; Cum Ely SIS az.
Dom. Cop. 15-16G1; First Nat, "
u: Giroux, 4mA: Helvetia, SAM y
Majestic, 61G6S; Nipissing, 99s a z
Yukon, 4hm vs.: Boston ConI Is q u
Franklin, 1SA91a: Greene-Cananen,
1O5smM; Michigan, 1888 as; Mexico
Cons, AZ as; Nevada Con. 1ffs a u;
Tamarack, T4M76; United Cop, II x
M1a: Utah Copper 1885 as; Royale,
% asked: Davis DAILY, 3 II MS-16. East
Butte. 7l.Gas: Globe. SO I9s; Han
cock. I& as: New. Utah.31 Il
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TODAY's MONEY MARKET.

New York, Oct. 29.Money on call
steady, 1hm1% per cent; ruling rate,
closing bid and offered at tla per cent.
Time loans quiet and steady; 60 days,
2ls0f3 per cent. 90 days. 303}a per
cent: six months. 5is.
Close: Prime mercantile paper. 4@41a
per cent
Sterling exchange weaker, with actual
business in bankers bills at 4S4.40M
1880 fol 6O-day bills, and at 4S6.4O for
demand.
Commercial bills. 4.S4I4.s4A Bar sill
ver SOS cents. Mexican dollars. 40
cants. Government bonds, steady: rail-
road bonds firm.
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HEAVY COPPER SALES.
Twenty-Five Million Pounds Pur-
chased from Leading Agencies.
(Pollock Special wires

VI-UI!OCK -SpeflaI -Wlte.l
Boston, Oct. 29-lt Is estimated that
fully .3,0do,QGO pounds OF copper has
been purchased from the leading copper
agencies during the past week or 10
days. lnGuriese for copper for deliv
cry for December and January at the
present price of 1874 cents have been
turned down. This heavy buying of
copper which has been principally for
domestic consumption has h.aen based
on favorable election prospects. There
Is considerable volume of business
being held up awaiting the election and
few manufacturers have started in
10 anticipate their needs. There Is now
no available copper for sale under 139
cents cash. 80 days. for any delivery
and no lake for sale under II cents.
some of the leading copper interests are
now predicting l5-cent copper before
January
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-29
GREAT MINERAL OUTPUT.
United States Mines Yielded Over Two
Billion Dollars Last Year.

Washington. Oct. ga grand total
Of s2.o69ss9,1o6 worth Of mineral pro-
ducts in the I. s. is announced in the
statistical summary for the calendar
year 1907, issued today b. the geologic
al survey, OF this amount $l.i6e.l65.lel
We're non-metal'ie; ao3,o24oo9 metallic.
and sioo,ooo non-spcihed, The mineral
products for the previous year aggre.
gated. l.9O40o7.oSi.
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NEW Provo COMPANY.

Special Correspondence.
Provo, Oct Is. rhn Morrill, Mining
company has Incorporated for 500 900
divided into shares of tile par value OF
10 cents each. Five hundred thousand
shares are sest aside It's trustee stock
The capitalization is based on The fol-
lowing mining claims: Plume, Echo
silver Wave, situated IN American Fork
mining district. American Fork is the
principal place of business The Off
GERS and directors are: President. II.
D Eoley. Vice president. John Clee-
horn; secretary and treasurer. Fl q.
johnson; these With Jacob Greenwood
and 2. j. Wild are the directors
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REGULAR AFTERNOON SALES.

Beck Tunnel, 100 at 50.
Black lack. 200 ut 81.
Butler Liberal, $50 at L..
Colorado. so at 3.071S.
Iron Blossom, 1000 at 2.lo. buyer
GO;aOo at 2.07h buyer 80; LOO al 2.O5.
keystone, 500 at IS
May Day. 400 at 80.
Nevada Hills. 2ho at l.65
New York. 500 at Az; 1000 at AZ.
Prince Con. 200 at "a.
Seven Troughs 500 at 10, buyer GO,
Scottish Chief, 120 at 5l5.
Sioux Con-, 400 OF LIE; 1Oo5at 115,
seller co. 100 at 1.iT1a.
South Columbus, LOO ut 55; 800 at
S6. buyer. SC; 1000 at 81, buyer co;
400 at Sc; 200 Mt 81.
Swansea Con. 800 at "a.
Tintic Central. 5000 at 81.
Uncle sam Con. 500 at "a.
Yankee Con, 200 at SO: 800 at 80.
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INLAY HIGH GRADE.
Fine Showing on Two Hundred Level
Recent Mill Tests.

Local officials Of the INLAY NIin-
ing company have been advised that
q steak OF higher shipping ore---the
values running in gold, silver and
lead-had been encountered on the
200 level of mihc, superintendent
Turner is confident that the vein.
which has been drifted on for IL
feet. is stringer from the main ore
shoot.
The company is having a series OF
tests made by the General Engineer
ing company in this city TO ascertain
the method best ADAPTED for the
treatment of the ore. 1t is belived that
the desired results can best be ne
complished by the ordinary conccn-
trating processes
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-29

Par value PREFERREp STOCK in
ntab-ldaho Sugar Co. is 80 Fer
share. Can lot you have some now
at $685..
Dividends sure every quarter III
CENTS per share. Has never passed
dividend. Preferred stock old Utah
Sugar Company exchanged for pre-
ferred stock now offered share for
share.
IL FINES or NcRMAL MONEY
I MARKET the old stock sold up to
sIl.lo per share. Prospects for the
nsw stock are better than ever were
those Of old.
All orders filed Al the fair market
price The day they reach us; and
price quoted subject to market changes.
GEORGE N. CANNON COMPANY
Rooms 5i2-alS rempletoa Building,
Phone Bell 81
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REGULAR SALES.

Beck Tunnel, 800 at 81
Bingham Amalgamated, 800 III 1919,
Bullock, 1000 at ~.
sCarisa, 150.at 60.
Colorado z. 100 at sos,
Columbus Con. 100 al 1.2o; 50 at i.22ls
Indian Queen. 1000 at IL
Iron Blossom. 100 at 212l2; 700 at 2.1o.
500 at 2.07is; 100 at 40 buyer Co.
Mason Valley, 700 at go
Sioux Con-, 900 ut l,15.
Swansea. 600 at Stls; 200 at 50. buyer
50.
Tlhtic Central 800 at 81.
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Broncho. i bid; Pinenut, 1a2; $. Dog,
orHER DISTRICTS.

Nevada His. 4. COOL. Ga; PIttshulg
Sill. Peak, 1O2ia asked. Rawhlde re,
gent 20 asked: Rawhide Coalition, !,
DAB Original RaWhide. Sa4; Rouiiu
Min. i 90 asked.
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ORE AND BULLION.

The ore and bullion settlements re-
ported late yesterday by Mccormick
& Co., were: Crude ore and concen-
trate. $4,000: base bullion, $4,000.
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WOOL.
ST LOUIS

ST. Louis, Oct. 29,-Wool, firm. Terri
tory ana western mediums. 1920 fine
mediums. 15m11 fine, 12n1i,
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BULLFRoG
MANHATTAN.

Mani. Cons, ! bid Mann. Min Co. i
bid; Q. Wedge l42;; S. Humphrey.
Ia; Dexter 3M5: l.. Joe. . asked:
Granny. : asked; Mustang. ; bid; Liz
lie Gray. ] bid: ons. Mani. / bid !:
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rs MINING, BUSINESS AND STOCKS
OPEN BOARD SALES

Yankee Con-. 200 at 3lk
OPEN BOARD SALES.
Beck Tunnel, 100 at 50; 100 at So.
buyer 60
Black Jack, 500 at 49,
crown Point, l,500 at 17ia.
Iron Blossom, 1000 ut 205, buyer
so; 500 at 2.071a, buyer so; 1900 at
2,o2A; 4,7oO at zoo; 1,4oo at 2.o5; 100
al 2.071s.
Mason Valley. 100 at $50: loo at
2,32Ns.
Mountain Lake. 100 at 10.
Prince Con, 1000 at 92 $500 at 90;
200 at 81.
REHABILITATION
Shares. Value
Regular Call .1S.1OO s14673T5
Open Board 10000 25.s49oo
Totals 800 s4o.o22I5
AFTERNOON QUOTATIONS.
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COMSTOCK.

brokers', furnish the following from San
Francisco on Nevada Mining stocks to-
day:
CoMsTOCK.
Ophir, 1sOM1.90; Mexican, Gl962;
Gould & Curry, 1Gd17 Con va, Clio
g.; Savage, 43a44; Hale & Norcross
is asked: Yellow jacket, 4915O: Belch-
er, 80 bid; Confidence. 40 bid: Sierr,
Nevada. 3lm32; Exchequer, % bid:
Union, 26I27: Cholar, 14915; Best &
Belcher. 55M56
TONOPAH.
Montana Tonopah, S2GS3; Tonopah
Ext, 55a56: AIacNnmara, 80 bid; Mid
way, IS bid: Tonopah Belmont, 1900
1.22ia; Tonopah North Star. asked:
West End Con-. 81 asked: Jim Butler,
30 bid; Golden Crown, 16s
GOLDFIELD.
Sandstone. % bid: Colorado Min. %
m23; Jumbo Ext. 32G33 Kendall. $50
l6: Booth, 5am+l, Blue Bull, 12@l4;
Adams, 4G5; Silver Pick, 16GI7: Nav
Queen. S asked: Nevada Boy. asked,
Black Butte Ext. lGa; Dixie. 1@2;
Goldfield Columbia, S asked: Hibernfa.
3 bid; St Ives. 8 asked; Conuueror. 4
bid: Black Rock, 1I2; Lone Star, 8 bid:
Orc. faGl3; Kendall Ext, asked;
Sandstone Ext, asked; Mayne. 2ffs:
Atlanta. 22a23; Great Bend, 3iI36:
Empire, 3@4; Red Top Ext. sag: Flor
ence, 4.Gom4 02la: Goidtield Daisy. 9S6
LOO; Combination Fraction. 1.27Edp1.30
Great Bend Ext, Gal: Great Bend An
mex. sa1o; Midtown, . bid: B. B. b.
name. lag; Kewanos % bid: Portland.
s asked: Crackerjack. 6@T: f. Mohawk,
5p1o; Red Hills. 24G25 Mohawk Ext.
> bid: l., Dillon. l bid: Y. Tiger 10 bid Il
Grandma, ) bid: S. P. Ext, . asked:
Goldfield Con. 645@6.47ls; Diamondfield
triangle Ana Coming Nation, 1@2:
Florence Ext. i2m14
BULLFROGi
Original l@2; Rulfrog Mining, . bid:
National Bank. hid: Gold Bar. SGt.
Bonnie Glare, { bid; Mayflower Cons.
$40; 6. Scepter. | bid: Montgy. Mt. C
bid; RoHiestakc Cons, is bid; Tramp
Cons 10 bid
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80 PER CENT

CT IKE readers of tic Sea,!-Week NY :
News are Farmers, Stolkne'l anu
Ranchers Advertisers desiring tn
reach this class OF BUYERS. can find ~
paper in the West that will serve tneis
needs so we'll.
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SAN FRANCISCO MARKET.

James A. Pollock &. CO.. bankers and
brokers, furnish the following from San
Francisco on Nevada Mining stocks to-
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]. n. WHITNEY 6 SONS

y. IL, NililNfA ~ Suns.
Members S. L. Stock and Mining Ex-
change. 33a Atlas,
Ind. Phone. eel. Bell, 1T17.
Correspondence strictly confidential,
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y S. t-aNPsEI
Stock Broker. 215 l.. l.. Walker BLOCK.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-27

later of Auburnl, should be given
prominent place on the list of Names
most ingenious and Industrious elder
ly ladies. Within the last few years,
during her leisure moments, aside from
numerous household duties and cares,
she has made five beautiful patch
work quilts, one containing 1850 pieces.
the others containing 1900 pieces
each. The tiny half-squares of which
the quilts are composed, are arranged
to form shaded borders of different
colors, around central figures. (also
composed Of half-squares), giving an
appearance of delicate frames of shad-
ing from the center of each quilt to it's
outer edge displaying fine artistic
taste, praiseworthy endeavor. and mi
mute exactness .ofiperfect needlework
The quilts are not quilted, but tackled
the tack knot being on the under side
which leaves the tack-stitch on the
quilt-top nearly invisible, while to the
lining it gives dainty + finish, In
these days of strenuous progression,
while many Maine womeis clubs are
in working order, will not Somebody
venture a suggestion concerning the
founding of club for the especial
pleasure and interests of Names ell
derby ladies, whose handiwork so often
invites our admiration and praise =:
Please don't all speak at once!
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In the City Of Pills.

There is one city in the world today
which bears an absolute unique dis
tinctions and that is Detroit-the ''City
of Pills" So writes ]. Oliver Curwood
in the Technical World Magazine. This
year it is estimated that Detroit man.
ufacturers will make three-quarters of
the worlds supply Of pills, or over g.
600, 100000 pellets, of all sizes, shapes
and colors, and intended for almost
every ailment of human kind. In this
city are made over 1000 different vari-
cites OF pillsasand if a single seasons
crop was made of some deadly poison
there would be enough to depopuIate
the entire globe twice over. To look
at it in another light. if this annual
harvest was strung, like popcorn, the
rope Of pills would reach three times
around the earth at the equator
Today America is the greatest pill
consuming nation on earth, for. while
Deroit pills find their way to every
conceivable corner of the globe, from
the frozen regions of the Arctic to the
deepest Businesses of tropical jungles.
not more than one-thrd of the total
product leaves this country, the aver
age consumption being something like
sixty pills per capita per year.
This is the introduction to an inter-
esting illustrated article on "pill MAX
ing" in a great manufacturing chem
lists establishment. and the author
handles the subject very entertain
ingly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-27
The DingIey Tariffs Long Life.

QrOn Age.)
Attention has been called to the fact
that the present tariff law, known AS the
Dinglev tariff law. has been in
effect longer than any previous customs
law. ihe tariff of next longest duration
was the Walker tariff, which became ef-
fective December 1. 1916. and was not
superseded for ten years and PIG days
The binGley tariff became effective July
"a. 1887. and therefore attained the age OF
the Walker tariff last month. From pres
ent indications it is not likely to be
amended or displat ed for some consider
able time. 50 that it seems destined to
made a CONSPICUOUS record for longevity
That the DinGley tariff has retained its
place among active statutes so long is not
because it NOR, neatly approaches the
ideal tariff than any of It's predecessors,
scientific or systenmetrcal lines that it
was incapable of amendment. without abb
SOlute reconstruction.
1t owes its immunity from changes to
enactment have tariff rcvisions or re-
formers secured sufficient power in Con-
Sress to enable them 10 make an cfeec-
tive attack on it for the purpose of gen
orally reducing duties Attempts have
been made to work up sentiment in
favor of modifying some of the schedules
which the lapse Of tim, and commercial
changes have made desirable to certain
that kind have received no encourage
ment from those who !la y, been and are
influential in directing national lessla.
ton. The fear of Drecipitating a general
tariff revision. with it's accompanying in
terruption to business. has always oper-
ated as a deterrent. With very brief in
teruptions. the period covered by the
Dingley law has been one of Astounding
prosperity ard to interpose so serious q
check to business as a general tariff re-
vision would have been to endanger poll
tic:l supremacy from which the boldest
leaders of the dominant party might well
shrink.