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Flour and Farinacenns Gnnds

Flour-California family extras. S5.60I6 20 net
without discount; bakers extras S5.6005. IS;
snperTne; sup T - 400 T. 20; oregon and Washing ton
ents and 81 70 for cut Off: Kansas patents So 30.
do straight, 20; Dakota patents, S6 90; do
straight S6.10 first clear, $6.10
Farinaceous Goods-Prces in paekag ges net
casn, no discount. are as follows: Graham -four
~ per 100 lbs; rye -four. $40; rye meal. Sc 90.
rice hour, S6.S0W1; corn meal, $3.0563 25: ex-
ira cream do, 50. .55G3.75 oat meal 81 30a4. so;
oat grcsts. S4.30Q450; hominy, <s3. 4OGi g. 60
buckwheat flour $4.05G4 %; whole wheat -four,
$50; rolled oats, bbls S6d7. 80 in sacks 81 5O0
Got; rolled wheat, bbls $4.3O04. 50, in sacks
S35oI350: pearl barley S.. .20GI5 40; split peas.
boxes, $5.05Nl5 % per 100 lbs
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VisibIe Grain sunnly

NEW YORK. Dec. THE visible supply Of
grain in the United States Saturday, December
5. as complied By the New York produce ex-
change. as follows:
Wheat 5l.215.ooo bushels. increase . 243 o00
bushels; corn 200. 600 bushels. increase LIS.
0o0 bushels, oats 9.170,000 bushels increase
$4,000 bushels; rye I ,102 600 bushels increase
crease 295.C00 bushels
The visible supply of wheat in Canada Satur-
day. December ;. as compiled by the New York
produce exchange. was 5.5s0,o00 bushels a de-
crease of 1.0l9.oo0 bushels.
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Butter, Cheese and Egg.

The market for fresh butter and eggs ooened
rather weak yesterday, there being liberal snn.
plies of both on hand, and trade was not verv
large. Receipts of eggs included two cars Of
eastern storage goods and receipts or fresh stock
from state shipping points showed somewhat of
an increase. The quotation for fresh EXTRA
eggs was allowed to stand, but the market was
shaky, while firsts and seconds were 4c and So
Jowsrs respectively, on Offers to sell at the new
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Reans and Seeds

Trade continues quiet, with prices standing
about the same.
Beans (per etl)-Bayo, s290a3; pea. s45o7
4.I5; small white 81 3J04.65 large white.
$365@3.S5: pink, $2.40d2 ECO; red, So. 1904;
blackeye, $3.2JGl350; limas S4. 1904 40: red
kidneys, So 2J@3.50; cranberry beams 81 6Od
2;s5 Garyanzas, S2.50@2s5; horse beans, $3.50
az.
Seeds-Brown mustard. $3.75: yellow mustard
nominal: haxseed. S2.T50i3, carload lots: canary
4c; alfalfa, 14@1oc rape, cleaned. "a M21ac tim
othy, nominal; hemp. &c; miIlet 2A @3Ac per
lb; broom corn seed, $24m25 per ton
Dried Peas-Green are quoted at So 25672 20.
Niles. S313. 20 asked per ctl
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Spot closed quiet. MiddIing uplands, 90,
iddling gulf. 8. soc; sales. 4. 300 bales.
New York Grain and Produce

NEW YORK Dec 7.-F1our-Recepts. 49,
SEQ barrels; exports, d,lo0; steady but dull
Winter straights, S4.60G4S0; winter patents,
wheat@Receipts. 114.oOo bushels; exports,
121 $50. Spot. easy; No. red, 81. l01a al. IL
elevator and Slips f. o. b. afoat; No. / north
ern Duluth. $1.20A f. 0. b. afoat; No. hard
winter, S1.lTE f. 0. b. ahoat. The government re-
port condition figures on winter wheat today
were SO much above private estimates that
wheat broke sharply and active liquidation
closed at 2lse net loss Visible supply figures
and cables were also bearish December closed
at S1.125k; May, Silly.
Wool-Steady.
Petroleum-Steady.
Hdes-Steady.
sugar-Raw. nominal; fair refining. s.42c;
centrifugal. 90 test 3.92c; molasses sugar, 3.l7c
S. 4.3Oc No. 8, 4.25e No. 10, 4.15c; No. IL,
4.10c; No. -, 405c: No. 13, 4c: No. H. 3.95c I;
confectioners a, 460c; mold A. 5.15c; cut loaf
5.60c; crushed. 5.50c; powdered, 4.9oc; granu-
lated. &c; cubes. 5.05c.
Conee-Futures closed steady net unchanged
to 10 points lower Sales, 1880 bags, includ-
ing December. sat. 5.o5c March, 5.Ioc; July
5.20c; September. 5.2oc; October 5.30c. Spot
quiet; Rio No. Z, 619c; Santos No. 4 75s @s@c;
Butter-Quiet and steady; creamery specials
81 y d32c loficial price 3lIsc); extras, BOZ a
special. 22@29c; dairy common to special, 21@
29c; western factory firsts. 2l@21l3c; western
Imitation creamery frsts, 22@23c.
Cheese.Firm; state full cream specials, ea,a1s IA
white fancy 14c; October. large and small
best I31tc; late made small best, 13c; good to
prime, I1% @12Ac; common to fair, 10l2 a
ike; SKINS full to specials, 21s s@na4c.
Eggs-Strong; western frsts, 39@40c; sec
onds, 34@37c.
DRIED FRUITS
Eyaporated Apples-The market is rather
easier in Tone with prime fruit for December
and January delivery quoted at about ele @6sse
prime, 6a4 G9Tc; old crop, 4@ec. according to
grade.
Raisins-Quiet at the moment, but a better
demand is expected with the approach of the
holidays. Loose muscatels are quoted at 81 q
6lsc; choice to fancy seeded. case; seedless,
Az d6e; London layers. $l50M160.
Prunes-Seem 10 be in a strong position at
the cost and offerings on the spot limited
with quotations ranging from 4%e TO 7Ac for
new crop California up TO 40s-50s and 61ac to
75ac for Oregon. sos to 30s.
Peaches-Quiet. with choice quoted at 7@i4c;
extra choice 7%Msc; fancy S15 ollie
Apricots- Unchanged with choice at 91ac;
extra choice, l0G10l5c; fancy, 1l@11lAc.
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OHICAUU
CHICAGO, Dec. 7.-Cattle-Receipts @


CHICAGO, Dec. 7.-Cattle-Receipts estimated
ar a.nir' d srket lir 10 ~. ios,.c. Bee
So 340@S775: Texans. S3.50G4.30; western, So go
@5.40; stockers and feeders, 81. 604465; cows
and heifers, S150@5; calves, S550@7.75.
Hogs-Receipts, estimated at $4,000. Market
lOc to 15c lower. Light. S5.50@5.75; mixed.
$3.50; heavy, $5.25@590; rough, S5.25@
a.3i- good to choice iieas S5.50MJ.90; pigs,
3.60@4.75; bulk, S5.500575.
Sheep-Receipts, estimated at $4,000. Market
10c to 25c lower. Natives, $2.40G475; western.
81. .60@4.70; yearlings. $4.15@5; lambs, $4.25Q
6.75; western. $4@670.
OMAHA
OMAHA Dec. .-Cattle-Receipts, 5000.
Market steady. Western steersS 81. 296rG: Texas
steers, S3@4.50; cows and heikers. 81. .75014. 20;
Gamers, S2G2.7 stockers and feeders. $3@5.25;
calves, SO. 2506 bulls and stags 81. 25@4.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000. Market Zoe to 15c
lower. Heavy, $5.4565.60; mixed. So. .40@5.50;
light. S5.30@5-50; pigs, $3.50@5; bulk of sales,
$5.40G5.55.
Sheep--Keceinfs 12.oon Market slow to ION
15c lower. Yearlings. $4.T505.5O: wethers. $415
Q4.s5; ewes, $3.25@4.40; lambs $6G665.
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY Dec. 7.-Cattle-Receipts.
$4,000. Market steady to 10c lower. Stockers
and feeders, S2.S0@5; bulls, $2.4014; calves,
$350d6.50; western steers, $3.S0@5.50; western
cows $275@4.j0.
Hogs-Receipts 10000 Market 1oc TO 15c
lower Bulk of sales S5I51 5. 60: heavy. s.. .5O1
SO: packers and butchers, S.. 80 as. go; light,
$490@5.40; pigs. $3.50@450.
Sheep-Receipts 5000. Market steady to 10c
lower. Muttons, S4Q4.T5; lambs. S4.5066.60;
range wethers, S3.75@525; fed ewes, s2.5o@
40.
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Northern business

SEATTLE, Dec. 7.-olearings, s1,575, $50; bal
TACOMA; Dec. 7.-clearings. sss7,e57; bal
PORTLAND, Dec. 7.--clearings. sl,295. 100;
SPOKANE Dee 7-Clearings 81 4s9 ISL; bal
ances, $2l9, $40,
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Cash Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO. Dec THE leading cash QUOTA
tions We're follows: Flour-Steady. Wheat
No 2 spring. S1.o7a1. .O9; No. g, S1G1 OF; No.
red. 1.04ss 0106%. Corn-No. 2, 611Ic; No.
yellow, 61Ac. Oats-No. 2 white, 521s a
2Sl2c; No. white, 50@52hc. Rye-No. g
i4i2c Barley-Good feeding, zoe; fair to choice
mating. 61664c. Flaxseed-No. l northwestern,
Sl46. Timothy seed-Prime, $3.S5. Clover
Contract grades, $9.45 Short ribs, sides Qoosel,
SSM S31 H. Mess pork per Dbl. S14.50G14. .621a
Lard per 100 lbs, s915 Short clear sides
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Condition of the Treasury

WASHINGTON. Dec. 7-Today's statement of
the treasury balances in the general fund.- exclu
sive of the 900 gold reserve, shows:
Available cash balance, S146,125,570; gold coin
and bullion $23, 104, 140; gold certificates, $751;,
T4I $40
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FOREIGN Futures
cra-r - saIes

LONDON, Dec THE offerings at the wool
auction sales today amounted TO ,5S7 bales. A
good selection Of merinos sold quickly and
mainly TO the continent at full rates. Crossbreds
were in large supply and were taken chiefly by
the home trade at full prices. Americans bought
suitable lots of merinos and crossbreds. The
Withdrawals were small
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK Dec Money on call easy,
2621a per cent; ruling rate. 21a per cent; clos
ing bid, 21s per cent; offered at pa per cent.
Time loans very dull and steady, 60 days. 3
per cent; 80 days. 3@34 per cent; months,
3I5 0334 per cent.
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Provisions

Cured Meats-Bacon. to 10 lbs 171Sc; 10 to
IL lbs. 16lac; light medium. 14c; medium Ike:
bellies, Ii to Is lbs. 1612e; sugar cured, 6 10 5
lbs, 2O1sc; to 10 lbs, 193sc; 10 to 12 lbs.
cured bacon to lbs, 1915c; s TO 10 lbs 1870:
10 to II lbs, IKE; eastern sugar cured hams.
l615c for medium and 161se for light; extra fine
brands. lie; California hams, 15c: mess beef.
$11.50 per bbl; family. $500: extra family. SIG:
extra prime pork 5000; clear SD; mess. S21 .
pig pork, S23: pigs feet S5 for half bbls So 35
for % lbs kegs and S1.30 for kits; smoked beef,
19ia q 20c per 10.
Lard-Tierces quoted at Sc for California com
pound and 12iac for California pure; eastern
pure 12i5c for tierces; half bbls pure 1sc- so
lb tins. 12Ac; 10 ID tins, 13Ae; 5 ID tins 1s%c;
lb tins 13l@c
Cottolene-One half hhl 9stc; half bbls
use; ! tierce, 9l2e; tierces, 9Ssc; tierces.
9Ac
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Persimmons-5Oc@s1 per box.

Grapes--Crates, 5otiyOe; snail boxes 5Od60c
large do, S1G11.50.
Citrus Fruits (per bOxJ-Navel oranges. ST.
93. with some specials higher: tsngerines. S5C
QS1 for small and S1.5042 for large boxes:
grapefruit, S3-50G 80 for seedless; lemons S.
Q3.50 for fancy. S2d2. 30 fer choice and 81 .
G1-5O for standards; lines. S4m5.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas. S1d h5O per bunch
for Hawaiian and S2-50@3 for Central American;
pineapples S2Q4
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Egg Market In Nenrby Counties

SANTA CRUZ. Dee. THE drop in the egg
market today is the result OF better supply
of eggs coming in. and conditions are imprOv-
ing fast. From 46c TO 4Oc was paid producers.
merchants
PETALUMA, Dec 7.-43c was the general
price paid for eggs today The Petaluma egg
exchange paid 44c
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
NavnI stores-Turrentine and Rosin

SAVANNAH Dec. 7-Tnrpentine firm. 39H g.
sales, "a; receipts, 545: shipments 1.236.
kosin. firm: sales, 2.54O: receipts. 2,39s;
B and d. $500: e. s2.o2h: r. s2e5@s: q.
S29Ii2G3: II. s3.4o;, I. s415: X. $50; NJ,
S5.75; n, $6.15; VIC, $6.4o; WV, $3.50.
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LOCAL MARKETS

San Francisco Money Market
Silver and Hongkong exchange were lsc
higher otuer local quotations were unchanged
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Butter, Cheese and Eggs

CHICAGO, Dec. 7.-On the produce exchange
today the butter market was steady; creameries
22M30c; dairtes 21h 025c. Eggs steady; at
mark, cases included, 25@30c: irsts, 31c prime
trsts, 32c. Cheese firm at 14@15c.-
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lyorlhern " he..s Market
OREGON

OREGUN
PORTLAND, Dec 7.-Wheat: Track prices
Club, 9oc; bluestem, 96c; turkey red, 93c; red
Russian, SSc; valley, 92e
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, Dec 7.-Wheat: Milling-Blue
stem, 9Sc. Export -Bluestem 93c; club, sSc;
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London Closing stocks

Bar silver-Quiet 229sd per ounce.
Money-134 az per scent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is 2ss per cent and for three months
bills pa @2s per cent.
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ST. LOUIS, Dec. wool Unchanged. Me-
dium grades. combing and clothing. 1s@25c:
light fine. 15lsMfac; heavy fine 101a 6f5c; tub
washed. 22d30lhc
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@e-tls7d Rutte~ Market
PORTLAND. Dec. 7.-Butter- Extras. 36@
BIC; fancy, 3S@34c; choice soc; store. 1S@2oc-
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Isiaes, Fsi'o,v. vseei naa sIap~


Hides-Culls and brands sell about u ale un-
der quotations. Heavy salted steers, I3c: me-
dium, 12c; light, 1Oc; cowhides 1O5Sc for
heavy. 10c for light; stsgs &c; salted Kip Ie1Sc:
salted veal, 15ci salted calf, 151sc; dry hides
1Sc; dry kip. 17c; dry calf. 2215c; dry starS'
12c; dry veal, 2oe Mexican dry hides. leSc.
Mexican dry salted do, BE; Mexican pickled'
15e; sheepskins. shearlings. 201s0c each: short
wool. 35d50c each: medium. 55dSoc each: lono-
wool, S5cQS1-25; lambs. 15650c; horse hides.
salt, $250el2.75 for large and 81 7572 for mes
dunn. 75cd % for small and 25150e for coIrs.
horse hides. dry, S2G2.25 for large and 81 e592
for medium. 50c0S1 for small and 2565Oc for
colts; deerskins. dry Mexican. 2S030c: dry
salted do. 2td26c: picked do. 20c dry Central
American. 26Q30c; goat skins prime ansora
75e4$1; medium. 40660c; large hair goats, soc /;
medium. 2oc small 5G715c.
Tallow--No. l rendered. 4G47fc: No. 2 sG74c:
grease. 2621sc
wool-Spring clip (freel Humboldt years sta
pies. 16619c; San Joaquin. 4 691&c. southern
coast, 61b 6S15e; Nevada 9df4c per 10. Fall
clip. northern mountain (freel 550s1Sc; de-
fective, 5@ec- oregon-valley. 141z9f7c per
pound.
pound.
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EIpin Ruffer
Eastern livestock Market

ELGIN, ILL.,, Dec. 7-Butter-Firm, 30c Sal
for the week, 63s, 400 pounds.
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-. --,0,s.- ~ N'rrlrf
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. Flax closed at
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Ne- York stock Ll.t

E. F. Hutton q % 40 California street.
members OF the New YorA- --'ck exchange, fur
nish the following list Of bond ard stock sales
yesterday:
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Meat Market

DRESSED MEATS
Beef-61a 07e per ID for steers. 5G6c for
cows and heifers.
Mutton-wethers. 7l5GSac; ewes. 6d7c
per h.
Lamb-oGfOc per H.
Dressed PORK tper lb)-9@s1kc for light and
S9S16c for heavy
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good. sound
livestock delivered in San Francisco. gross
weight:
Cattle-Steers. No 1. 3@4c; second quality
8Bc; third quality, 21Scs cows and heifers
3G31Sc for No. 1; second quality 212 025f G:
third quality. 2@2He; thin. 1is 42c; bulls and
stays. l1a@1He; thin bulls, lake.
Calves-415 94s4c per lb for light, &c for me-
dium and 315c for heavy
sheep-wethers. ss4 64c per ID; ewes, sA@
315c; shorn. 1sc less
Lambs-4044c per lb.
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Loans, Exchange and silver
Wheat and Other Grains


Wheat-The worlds shipments last week were
as follows, in quarters: Russian, 20l 900; Danu-
bian, l0S,o00; Argentine, 24,0O0; Australian
Il, 600.
The government report on the winter wheat
crop appears elsewhere on this page
Inc market showed no change worthy of note
CASH WHEAT
California club, S1.6712 Clio; do milling S1.70
Ql121.; California white Australian, $1.T59l
l.s0; lower grades of California, $145@1 90;
northern club, S165@1. 81 p snorthern bluestem
$l.72ls al northern red, S1.6z y TO; tur-
key red, $l.Io4l.S0 per ctl.
FUTURES
1O;3V a. m. Session
No quotations.
May-sl.71 bid. p M session
sbdsG BaseyFgtares were weaker The cash grain
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed, spot. SI.4324 al 40; COM
mon to fair, S1.40@I4212 per ctl; brewing and
shipping, S1.4712 @l.50; chevalier, -.571a q
FUTURES
1880 a. NJ. Session
May-S1.46 bid, $1.46A asked
December-S1.41.
May-s1 4613 BID, sl.47 asked.
December-$l-4lA bid. I.42 asked
1atsLIhere is 10 activity, but prices are
Choice white. s17o@175; DO No. /. s1.e5@
i.6t12; do common, Sl.55 al. CO. gray. S1.656l
i.iO; red. .xecleaned. for seed, $1.75@2; feed
lots, Sl65 20 for choice, $1.55@1 .62la for
seed, S2.45Qt2.65 per ctl
Corn-Brokers quote frmer market for the
western grades. with disposition on the part
OF sellers 10 ask higher prices
California small round and large yellow nom
lhali western states yellow, sacked 81. 60d 90
new. IN bulk, December delivery San francisco
Ilack yellow Sl53; white, Sl.54; mixed, $1.52
Egyptian, nominal
Rye-S1 42I5 "a 10 nor oil
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THE CoPPER STOCKS

BOSTON, Dec. 7.-coppers were very duh
today and gradually declined The various
pools were quiet and allowed their. speciaties
wheS M be listed d Rs on
the curb selling up to sst Superior and Bos-
ton was fayorite. selling over is and closed
higher. Traders expect higher prices and some
of the keenest men in New York are predicting
big bull movement after this dull spell is
COPPER CLOSE
The following list is furnished by E. F. Hut
ton Co, 400 California street. San Fran
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New York Stock List Continued
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Receints of Produce
OREGON
FOR MONDAY. DECEMBER

Flour. Or sas... 7ioe.oa,s. ctls ....... 1sse
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g. sTocKs. - - ! 81. -.
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-alrs Page Of Commercial News


Hogs-1oO to 40 lbs. Sc; 40 TO $50 lbs. 6@
6Ac; ESQ to 325 lbs. 515G5%e; hoars 80 per
cent. ~stags 30 to 40 per cent Snd sowS lO1-O
per cent or from above quotations
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BE DECENT
TO CENTRAL,

One of the commonest forms of
negligence is to forget to give the
prefix numbers. Without 1t central
cannot give you the desired call.
You compel her to take time to
ask you for 1t. and wait for your
answer, all OF which figures against
the Is seconds In many instances
people guess at a number rather
than look 1t up, get It wrong and
the whole process as regards that
particular call is thrown out Of
joint until the error Is corrected.
Often the numbers are indistinctly
given.
Worst of all while central is do
ing her level best to oblige she Is
frequently the object of sharp criti-
cism and ont infrequently actual
abuse over the wire.
This usually comes from inn
patient women somewhere on the
other end of the wire, but occa-
sionally there develops a male be-
ing so dead to gentlemanly instinct
as to yell "liar" over the line when
told that the number he wants is
busy or for other reasons cannot
be reached ust then. Instances of
where women even resort to abus-
i've epithet are far too common.
Imagine a high strung, well bred
girl working under heavy pressure
made the target for abuse from
somebody whose identity and loca-
ton are hidden.
Cowardice of that sort has pc
culiarly adapted itself to the tele-
phone age, and in that respect is
peculiarly reprehensible.
A friendly and chivalrous spirit
toward the girl who is serving you
on the phone is the best invest
ment a patron can make on every
count, in addition to that of COM
mon decency incumbent between
mankind and womankind. 1t makes
proper service pleasant and pos
sible, while the reverse means per-
sonal as well as business discord,
unsatisfactory to the patron and a
source of actual grief and worry
to the girl.
Remember that she has to work
for living and every bar you
raise against her rendering salts
factory service Is that much oppo-
sition to her chances for honorable
employment.
Besides, she is Just as human
and hopeful as you are. Sometimes
more so.
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Here are some facts and figures
in behalf of girls who have to work
for a living and work hard. BY
some unaccountable freak of hui
man nature what is to be said must
be directed largely to the very
women for whose convenience the
girls are employed. That woman
is woman's hardest taskmaster is
now an axiom of the workday
world.
Doubtless it is difiicult for the
housekeeper, engaged in the pri-
vate affairs Of her home and circle
OF acquaintances, to appreciate the
rush and crush of what is going
on daily downtown and the inexor-
able law that rules there. Yet she
comes in direct contact with a
most important part of it every
time she uses the telephone. And
right there she creates havoc more
or less with an exceedingly busy
part of the great business system.
The girls at the telephone Offices
of this city handle 10000 calls
daily. That works out into 3,410,-
600 per month and 40,920,000 calls
in the course of a year. Consider
this enormous total for a moment
and then reflect that to perform
this huge task each central girl
must attend to about 24O calls per
hour every hour she works. This
means attention to a call every
Is seconds of her time. In that
brief space she must ask for. and
hear you give a number, repeat It,
test the line on which the number
is located and make the connec-
ton. If the line is busy she has
to tell you so. AS quickly as each
Is seconds is exhausted another
call awaits the next Is, and SO it
goes through the days work.
You can't understand what this
means to central in the way of
rapid thought and activity with
hands and fingers unless you visit
one of the exchanges and watch
her at work. The management will
be very glad to have you come and
to show you the system, for every
visitor means much better
patron. Each moment of central's
time you consume above the al
lOtted Is seconds, robs some other
patron of that much, and renders
centrars problem of doing her
work satisfactorily that much
more difficult and doubtful.
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APPARITION WAS .
THE REAL THING

There have been cases where
men while on spree have seen
imaginary snakes, blue monkeys,
horned toads, ct cetera but last
night James Hill, laborer who
was found by Detective Pearson
wandering around with a bad
scalp wound, experienced a sensa.
ton which was altogether out of
the ordinary run of drunken APP
partitions. 1t was real. 1t was
Nurse Andrews of the emergency
hospital CARRIED in his nightie and
holding curved needle and piece
of silk thread In one hand.
At sight of Andrews, Hill, with
a shout. sans coat and hat, dashed
from the emergency room and out
upon the street, shouting "Lemme
go! femme go!" at the top of his
voice. He was pursued by sever
al policemen and brought back to
the hospital. The experience
sobered him some AMI he sheepish-
ly told the officers that he guess
ed his nerves were not in good
condition. A cash in his scalp
was sewed and then the police
added insult to injury by locking
the patient in Jail on a charge
of drunkenness.
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cate woman, could bear unmoved a
sight that stole my manhood.
Until that moment the silence
had been absolute, but of sudden
Sir Charles spoke. Wait for the
systole. Vernet!"
/ saw DR.. Vernet insert his right
hand into the hole of the patients
breast. He was armed with a large
cup shaped clasp. He fumbled for
a moment and then, nodding his
head, he withdrew his hand.
Sir Charles threw Cavanagh q
quick, scornful smile. Attend, Ii
you wish to understand" he com,
manded.
/ looked for the first time at
Cavanagh. He held a kerchief
tightly to his face, but his eyes,,
which l alone could see, were
simply lurid.
go ont" he muttered in a muf.
fled voice.
Ito be continued.)
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sANDBAG
ANOTHER

Anpther man was sandbagged
and beaten by thugs early this
morning. $ About o'clock Cor
mick McGarvey, a laborer, ap-
peared at police headquarters with
welts upon his head, his face cut
and bleeding and sore from a
desperate struggle he had with
his assailants. He was taken to
the emergency hospital and
patched up.
McGarvey came recently from
St Joe, Idaho, and is rooming at
the Dempsey hotel. He was pass
Ing TIE alley near the North Pole
saloon, stones throw from po-
lice headquarters, when a man
grabbed him by the arm and two
others attacked and struck him
over the head. They went through
his pockets and secured $14 and
a watch.