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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-05
TRADE OF SWANSEA.
Dock Facilities and Direct Imports from
the United States. .

Consul Jesse II. johnson furnishes The
following Information concerning Aneri-
can trade in the Swansea district OF
Wales, and how the same can be increased
by direct exports thereto:
The question of direct imports is now
largely engaging the attention of the port
authorities OF Swansea, and the exceptional
advantage that will be offered therefor
when the huge new dock will be COM
pleted early in 1868 has been brought to
the attention of British steamship COM
panies. who are giving the matter proper
attention. This great Improvement will
favor American exporters, as compared
with their European competitors. GEN
orally speaking, the people of this coun-
try are fayorably inclined toward Ameri-
can products. Large quantities of Ameri-
can boots and shoes are now sold here,
and, with proper attention, the trade could
be very largely increased. Canned meats,
canned corn and preserved fruits, bearing
well-known brands and reliable trade
marks, are in favor, and frozen meat lis in
great demand, stores for its sale being
opened in all parts of the city. The i'm
ports of American cereals Into Swansea
in 1906 amounted to 1900 tons, not in
Guiding the indirect imports brought in
from London and Liverpool by rail. for
even goods now shipped from the United
States at a delivered price In. South Wales
come here in this way.
The attention of American exporters is
directed to the fact that shipments OF
grain have arrived here in a heated condi-
ton, so that the matter may be corrected,
for 1t is most important that all such ship
ments should arrive here and elsewhere
in good condition.
The total direct imports into Swansea
from all countries during the ten months
ended October 81, 1907, amounted to 750,0
tons, and the exports during the same
months to $3.50, 495 tons, of which tin plates
amounted to about 10000 tons. The num-
Der Of vessels entering the port in 1907 is
on the increase, and Is likely to exceed the
entrances in 1906, which amounted to 1884.
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It is impossible, in short, 60 get very
far from the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES with
out much argument in experienced bush
ness circles-that twenty years bring 70
the front. In a c~ommunity's industry and
finance a new generation which has not
benefited by the lessons OF the LASH great
collapse of credit. Human nature Is sucn
that nothing save individual experience of
the sort will convince the average man
that a limit is set by financial law to the
sIon. and that the limit will usually have
been very nearly reached when business
prosperity seems 10 have reached Its most
exalted heights. Each successive Dust
in cheerful defiance of the teaching of the
past; each blows it's own financial and in
dustrial bubble; each, after Two or three
rife penalty; and. having passed through
that experience. each may be, depended on
for conservatism until the next generation
OF exploiting inanciers comes on the
scene THE Century.
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MARKET FOR OLD HoRsESHOEs.

Vice-Consul Ernest Vollmer states
that one of the constantly growing i'm
ports into the Chinese Province OF
Shantuns through the port of Tsingtau
Is old h~orseshoes, which leads him to
give the following particulars:
One steamer alone in November
brought 500 Ions of this scrap iron
from Hamburg. The market for these
worn-out shoes seems TO be almost
without limit. Chinese iron dealers
buy the horseshoes and sell them to
knife and tool manufacturers all over
the province. 1t is claimed by the Chi
nese that the temper of this class Of
iron makes it the best obtainable for
knives and cutlery, and also good for
other tools. The reason ascribed for
this is that the constant beating the
shoes have received under the feet of
horses has given them a peculiar tenn
per absolutely u~nobtainable in any
other way, and that tools made from
them are superior to all others.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-05
THE KlLLDEER BIRD.
Alarm of the Mother When Her Young
Leave the Nest.

In Harper's for February, Jennie
Brooks writes her observations of the
family life of q killdeer bird. Her
description of the first day when the
young birds left tho nest and the alarm
Of the parent birds is particularly in
teresting:
"The male distorts himself, and
'brags' of his wounds directly in front
of me, but the instinct of the female
is too strong-it cannot brook suppress
sion; she daintily picks an insect here
and there from among the grasses at
the nests edge. Ahai young birds are
about somewhere Gor though she does
not feed him. she does capture the food
and hakes it apart or tears 1t up for
him, or scratches ii out of the ground)
and gladness succeeds despair. Put
ting out my hand to help myself rise.
10! l lay it almost on a small brown
object lying fatty on the ground.
Fancy my delight! One of the young
killdeer! Hardly out of the shell and
warmly feathered. Nearby is the sec
ond bird-baby, and both, though apart.
are exactly ten inches from the nest.
Perfectly inert they lie-two mottled
brown splotches scarcely larger than q
silver dollar, n on one side protrudes
a funny little brown head for all the
world like the head of q turtle.
I'm Wonder 1 lift first one, then an
other, and lay il in the palm of my
hand. The bright black eyes are wide
open-so different from tree-born
babies! Scarcely out of the shell, and
able to walki To run, 1 should have
said; for as 1 put down the first one
he staggered up on a very drunken pair
of legs, and tottered, like a palsied old
man, off among the weeds. Taking the
remaining morsel of bird in my hand, 1
held it out to the mother, who. with
much talking, had come and stood al
most within my reach. / said: i have
.ll-here it is. see? Your little bird
Isee?' Though not a linguist, l think
she knew kindness when she saw IT,
and she also knew me-, for she 'bobbed'
and curtsied and circled about me,
though she kept out of reach, in evil
dent maternal pride, IL 1 felt that we
were each congratulating the othef on
the successful issue of her nursery
~afrairsi Then the faint calls of the
baby who had lost himself il the weeds
sent h mother running. though her
backward glances showed a divided
heart, fearing tn leave me wholly alone
with the one, and to lose the other in
the tangleweed,
Back to the nest struggled the ven
turesome one. an anxious mother Jerk
ing along behind him. When I laid
down the n 1 held she hastily
stepped aboard and brooded them.
But the world was too new and inter.
esting to be SO soon forsaken. An in
quisitive head pushed itself out from
her feathers and stayed out despite her
evident disappointment. Twas her
only chance to cuddle them, for sucn
canny youngsters would soon be inde-
pendent of their parents!"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-05
TEACHING THE CoNvICTS.

There are twelve classes, from thai
in elementary English, for the benefit
chiefly of foreigners, up to the highest
class, which studies history, civics and
science. Among the other subjects
treated are spelling, writing. punctua-
ton, geography, arithmetic elementary
and advanced), business forms, bio
graphy and ethics. Some of the in
teresting subjects of talks and lectures
are Ethics of Success, Achievement"
and Patriotism
Participation in the school work does
not relieve the men of the hard labor
which goes with their sentences. The
school day lasts from 7:45 a. m. to 4
p. M, and each class is in session for
an hour and a quarter. Each pupil,
therefore, is in the school-room only one
hour and fifteen minutes a day. Some
convicts who care nothing about edu-
cation. and others who do not require
the elementary training given in the
school, nevertheless wish to enter the
classes in order to avoid work. Such
aspirants are quickly detected OK
PEELED from the classes. There the 4CS
enrolled out of the twelve hundred and
more prisoners in Sing Sing, and about
one hundred are on the waiting list to
be admitted as soon as DON can be
made for them. Nearly one thousand
men have passed through the school
since 1t was started, some of them
taking the whole course of study.
Many of these men have left Sing Sing
with q good knowledge of English and
arithmetic, n some acquaintance with
history and geography. who knew roth
ing of any of these subjects when they
began to serve their sentences. The
result for which Mr.. Heller and the
warden strive is to teach the foreigners,
who constitute nearly sixty per cent.
OF Sing Sings population, something Of
America and American ideas, so that
they may be less undesirable members
OF the community when they are re-
leased; and that this aim is in some
cases successful is shown by the fact
that discharged prisoners obtain posi-
tions through the knowledge which
they have gained during their imprison-
ment.
Both warden and the head master
are enthusiastic over the devotion OF
the convict teachers to their work.
fThey enter into the work. says Mr..
Heller, I'm the most unselfish spirit,
and seem to forget that they are GRIM
inals, paying the penalty for their
wrong-doing." What the school has
accomplished is illustrated by Warden
Frost's statement that when It was
started thirty per cent. ofIthe inmates
of the prison were absolutely ill~iterate,
and that at the present time this percen-
tage has been reduced to 10 per cent
Tbair iucreaaed En0Vled0a of TnOlish
makes Ii much easier to instruct for
eigners in their shop tasks and in
c~reases the output of the different
prison Industries. Since the opening OF
the school the circulation OF the prison
library has increased more thai fifty
per cent.-Leslie's Weekly.
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%GLADST0NE'S CHARM.
A Happy Knack of Seeming VASTLY In
terested" in His Companions.

Of all the statesmen I have met, 1
think the late Lord Salisbury and Mr..
Gladstone were the pleasantest COM
panions at dinner. Both had the happy
knack of seeming vastly interested in
ones conversation, whatever the sub
ject, or however frivolous. There was
no condescension or "tempering of the
wind to the shorn lamb about it. At
the same time, | must own that any
feeling of elation for having had, as one
considered, a success, was speedily de-
stroyed; for the next woman, whoever
she might be, who had the privilege of
sitting beside either of these great men,
would receive exactly the same courte-
Gus attention. As for Mr.. Gladstone,
having once started him on his sub
iect, an intelligent yes or mo" was
all that was required. But if you ven
tured a remark Ito which he listened
in grave %silence). Ne had a d~isconcert-
ing way of turning sharply round, his
piercing eye fixed inquiringly upon you,
and his hand to his ear, with the ges-
ture so well known TO the House of
Commons. His old world manner was
very attractive, and his urbanity out
side the house remarkable.
On the Sne occasion l had been at
the house hearing Randolph make one
of his fiery attacks OF him, which he
answered with equal heat and indigna-
tion, The hour vas late and Randolph
and I hsd/just time to rush home and
dress to dine at Spencer house with
Lord and Lady Spencer. The first per
son l met as I went in was Mr.. Glad
stone, who at once came up and said
81 hope Lord Randolph is not too tired
after his magnificent effort What ar
object lesson to those foreign politicians
who would look upon it as an insult
TO be asked TO meet in the same house
THE "reminiscences of Lady Ran
dolph Churchilr' In the Century.
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as well as short covering. Argentine
offerings were said to be lighter. May,
05%6106M; July, 1O1B@1O2N.
Rye-Firm; No. , Western, 81 {. o
b. New York.
Corn-Receipts, 97,S25; sales, none.
Beef-Steady.
Pork-Steady.
Lard-Steady. Western prime, 7.E54
7.65.
Sugar-Raw, steady; fair refining.
3.25; centrifugal &c test, 3.75; molasses
sugar. 800. Refined, steady; crushed,
$50; powdered, 900; graduated, 400.
Petroleum-Steady; refined all ports.
S.T008. rs.
Coffee-Steady; No. I Rio, Ga; No. 4
Santos, SIS.
Molasses-Quiet; New Orleans, 34qt2'
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RUSSIAN HOSPITALITY.
American Sailors Find 1t to a Superla-
tive Degree in Siberia.

i've UeBree IN SiDeTla. =
The word South always stands for
hospitality. says the author of Three
Years Behind the Guns in st.
Nicholas; therefore. we are surprised
to find it to such a superlative degree
in Russian Siberia, where icebergs
We're basking in Mays sunshine. We
are the first m~an-of-war to have visit
ed Vladivostok since the Marion, and
that is so long ago no one has been
able to tell me when. We were there
by special invitation to witness the
celebrating of the Cars coronation.
There is nothing inviting in the barr
ren, unfertile landscape, with its I'M
attractive square buildings, nor pleas
Ing in a people as coarsely dressed as
their soldiers, whose uniforms are
made from a material resembling the
lining of a saddle pad. They are all
of a duh color and all seem to be cut
to fit one man. 1t is a barracks town,
so we saw little beside the army and
navy, and their hospitality. Not a nan
of them spoke English, nor could we
."insky;" still we were made to under
stand that the town was thrown open
to us. We walked into their houses
and ode in their carriages. Not a
penny could we spend for anything.
U~nsightly as the picture is by day,
the night of the celebration unveiled
one never to be forgotten. The harbor,
where all of Russia's shipping lay at
anchor, was illuminated in a manner
that probably surpassed all the water
carnivals heretofore known. Every
craft in the bay, battleship or fishing
smack, from its truck to its rail, was
outlined in yari-colored electric lights
or hung with gaudy lanterns. Through
out the evening bands played from
decks and from the shore, and
when it grew late a Cars salute was
fired from all the warships (our own
guns joining, and then as darkness
stole over the waters we espied on the
barren cliffs, line after line, like glow
worms crawling, faint lights that grew
and grew, until. to the delight of the
beholder, Russia's great double-eagle
blazed out in electric lights and domi-
mated the scene. Although many miles
away, it was a fitting tribute to the
new Car.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-05
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-Wheat opened
strong today because of higher prices
at Liverpool. and good buying by
shorts and commission houses. Money
opened ss@h to NOS higher at 97sa
to 9S5s, and sold at 9SH.,
May corn opened y higher at 611z to
SIS, and for a time held within that
range.
May oats opened 15c. higher at 5S5s,
and sold up to 54@54M.
May provisions opened firm, May
pork 10 to 17sc. higher at 1890 to
1879, lard 10c. higher at 7.I7h, and
ribs up 7hc. to 1865.
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

Directors of the American Tobacco
Company today declared a regular
quarterly dividend of 21s per cent. and
an extra dividend of 2l8 per cent. on
its common stock. These dividends are
the same as those declared three
months ago.
The American Shelters Securities
Company today declared quarterly
dividends of 11a per cent. on its pre-
ferred A stock and IA per cent. on it's
preferred B stock. These are I'M
changed from the last previous quarter.
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THE D MARKET.

NEW YORK, Feb. ~5.-Flour-Fe-
eeipts, 1851. Sales, s.Ooa. Steady. with
a fair inquiry.
Wheat-Receipts, q, 900; sales 1,l00,-
600. Strong cables put wheat UP over a
cent per bushel this morning and pro-
NOTED considerable investment buying
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OPPOSITION TO SALE OF DEFUNCT co.

The sale of the defunct Globe Pot
terry C%ompany's plant, at B~ordentown,
will be argued before Vice-Chancellor
Walker, in the Mercer Chancery
Chambers. on Saturday next. 1t lis
understood there will be some opposi-
ton to the confirmation of the sale by
the purchasers. who want to pay for
the property in stocks and bonds of the
defunct concern held by the purchas-
ers.
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THE LONDON MARKET.

LONDON, Feb. 5.-American Securi-
ties opened firm today. Reading and
Chicago. Milwaukee and st, Paul ad-
"a. while the rest of the list
averaged Is to Il higher than yester-
New York closing.
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my face is my fortune exclaimed the
leading lady. as size fondled her imported
pug dog.
How lucky you nre. sister. . responded
the tall comedian, as he adjusted his green
whiskers. You have two fortunes"
"Two?'
yes; ] heard the lanager say that you
were two-facel.n-Chlcago News.
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n An Deuends.

ITS just an ordinary bolt, you see"
saiS the man. : ought y. 70 be able TO
fOh, I guess So replied the machinist.
Its for MI. Richiey's motor car, you
know" continued the a
oh. er-that bolt Will cost You S2.5e..-
Philadelphia Press.
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NOTICE TO READERS.

THE STAR will be pleased to
publish any information regard
ing any inactive general and
local securities not quoted in
these columns, as we'll as any
other negotiable paper now on
the markets of the world, by ad-
dressing the
FINANCIAL EDITOR.
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shifting the blame.

Mrs Cuppg ito .late-homing husband)-
Tipsy aeaini / thought you made a reso-
luton 10 Quit drinking.
Mr.. Cuups-I dis. m'dear; but It made a
new mar OF me, and he broke it.-BostoD
Transcrip..
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-05

The Santa Fe Railroad will take off
several good passenger trains, so as to
reduce their operating expenses.
The resumption of various iron and
steel mills though unimportant in Them
selves, tends to produce a more cheer
full mood with the traders: still they
have some very poor railroad earnings
to chill 1t some.
Dividends on many industrial cor
porations are being paid with regu-
larity.
il is announced that the committee on
behalf of the 5 per cent. collateral trust
notes of the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton
Railway Company has been completed.
Tt is stated in Denver that mine OPP
orators are planning to establish smelt-
ers Independent of the so-called trust.
The movement has been Endorsed by
the American Mining Congress.
From what can be learned. James
Stillman has resigned from the direc-
torate of the Consolidated Gas Com
pany.
Despite the fact that the December
earnings Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
was decreased somewhat the company
made a new gross earning record in it's
history.
NJ. F. Elliott. counsel for the Stand
ard Oil Company. states the company
was in no way hit by the Chambers
letter mentioned in the Presidents
message.
StuyYesant Fish is preparing a state
ment showing the earnings of the road
his as well as the present man
agements.
A~malgalnated Copper authorities
claim the dividend will not be reduced
at its coming meeting, as their earn
it is claimed, are running very
to the annual dividend of ? per
The Anaconda Copper Company
meets next month to take action on
lis dividend
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

Following are the quotations of the
days prices, as furnished through
Byrnc & Mcdonnell, members of the
New York Stock Exchange:
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.O"PENLETTERN O,2
From j. CAMPBELL CORY

The dduge of responses which received to the open Letter" pub
Gshed by me in the STAR Monday last has impressed and gratifed
me beyond measure. have something to give you for nothing, but
want YOU to ask for it. Every reader of this paper is or should be a
progressive citizen, and as such should not fail to learn-anda at once-of
the wonderful resources of the New Empire of tn. Northwest, on which
the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad is about to raise the curtain. Rudyard
Kiping, after a beGed VISIT to this land of gigantic promise and gruering
possibilities, is now employing all the eloquence of his gifted pen to warn
the slow moving Brton of an opportunity which saw and grasped a
ear and a half ago. The wonderland to which refer is west of the
centre of British Columbia; its resources consist of vast areas of high
grade coal a wilderness of fine saw timber, intersected by tracts of ex.
temely fertile agricultural land. There are veins and lodges of precious
minerals in bcwlderns abundance. The climate is superb! was on
the ground long before Mr.. Kping-a year beforehand, thanks to the
liberal laws of the Province, some advance information, a lot of hard
work and good luck, secured such a vast slice of the said resources that
am content TO allow Mr.. Kipings countrymen to have what is left
An immediate letter or postal card will secure for you complete inforra-
ton and an inside" opportunity to share with me in profits of astounding
magnitude. In a day or two will have from the printer the first edition
of my paper containing a very complete description of this wonderful
region, with maps, photos and all data of interest. If you will send to
me for a copy you can have one free of charge. 1t tells the story.
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NEWS AND NOTES 'nf'7
FOR INVESTORS.

II is said that the marlborough Rapid
Transit Company will SOON lay before
tine Public Sery ice Commission a finan-
cial plan for its approval. The plan is
said to be the issuance at various times
of $4,000 900 mortgage bonds.
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r. G. Dun & Co. report total bank
clearings for h month of January for
all cities in the United States of SILL
o27, 206, 52S, a decrease of 24.6 per cent.
compared with a year ago.
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A New York Stock Exchange seat
was sold yesterday for $50, 900. AS COM
pared with $50, 900, the last previous
sale, it is well above the panic price of
S5I, 900.
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BUTTER, EGG AND CHEESE MARKET.

These prices will remain in force all
day:
BUTTER