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Eastern Livestock Market

hANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 3-Cattle-Receipts 500
Market steady; Stockers and feeders, 81. s0@
4.s0; bulls. 81. 25@3.6o calves S3.50G6.7 10;
3,75
Hogs Receipts 5,ooO Market steady Bulk
OF sales. $635@6.75; heavy, $6.70@6.S0 packers
ana butchers, $645G6.S5; light, $61oQ6.60;
sheepSRecepts 1000. Market strong Nut
tons. s3.6o@4; lambs, S425G5.65; wethers,
S3. 4OG4.lO; fed ewes $3@4.15.
CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-Catte-Receipts about
6O0 Market steady. Beeves. $3.75@7.60; Tex
ans. S3.50q5: westerns. $3.30@6; cows and
heifers. $l.75@5.60; calves, Sc, 25@S.50; stock
ers and feeders. 81. 70@4.S5.
Hogs-Receipts about 5000. Market strong.
Light, $6.25@7; mixed, $6.30@7.15; heavy, Sc. 80
Ml20; rough, S6.30@6.65; good to choice heavy,
$6.55@a 20; pigs $3.75@5.so; bulk of sales.
sheep-Receipts about 1000 Market steady.
Native. $2.40@$4.35; westerns, S2.50@4. 35;
yearlings. S4.35@4.90; lambs, $3.75@6; west
erns, $3.75u610.
OMAHA. Oct 3-Cattle-Receipts 900. Mar
ket unchanged. Western steers. $3.25@5 65;
S2.50@4; Gamers, $2@2.S5; stockers and feed
ers. $2.75@4.75; calves, S3@6; bulls and stays,
$2.2503.10
Hogs Receipts 400. Market steady to a
shade lower. Heavy. $6.55@l6. So; mixed, Sc. 556D
$50; light. se.50@67o; pigs, 'S4.25@6; bulk Of
sales, $6.55@6.65.
Sheep-Recepts 100 Market steady. Year
ings, $4@4.40; wethers, $3.50@3. $50; ewes, $3G
800; lambs, $0M575.
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Cash Grain nnd Proyisions

CHICAGO, Oct. 3.--Cash quotations were as
40; straights. s4@4 60; spring patents. 50. 200
~; rnr straights $4@4 go bakers, 81 eog4 No
No. 2 red. e71s @99c; No. corn, 7714 @771ac;
No No 2 yellow. Ts@7s1ac; No. 2 oats, white,
99oo1seS No 3 white, 471h h@501Ac; No. rye,
choice mailing, 57@60c; No. 1 northwestern fax
seed, u l23Ai prime timothy seed. $500; short
bb $l4. 621 al 4 70: lard, per 100 lbs. 81 4215
Wlu 40; short clear sides (boxed) S1050@11 90;
whisky basis ioh xufn S1
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Loans, Exchange and silver
Dairy Exchange ELECTION

AT a meeting of the directors of the dairy ex-
change on Friday the following officers
elected for the ensuing year: President w. Ii.
Roussel; vice president, D. r. Martens treas
urer. b. Z. BOOTH secretary and official in
spector w. d. Macarthur
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Lo. Angeles Markets

Los ANGELES, Oct 3-Trading at the call
OF the produce exchange today dull and con-
locals selling at 34hc and 15 cases of northern
selected at the market price. Bean offerings
were unusually heavy and no bidding gave the
market a weak appearance. Bean receipts were
592 sacks which brought up the average. re-
ceipts have been light during the early part of
the week. Cheese was steady, with decided
change in the market and offerings heavy with
tendency to buy. Onions were offered below
the market selling price, but there was no bid
weak at the price of Thursday. There was
only one offering of fancy potatoes, but the mar
ket was well stocked with choice stock. Nege-
tables sold early the street and there was
but little change in the market. Lettuce was
easier feeling In cabbage, high prices causing
Bunch stuff sold well and the market was
well cleaned up by noon, the closing time Of the
produce houses.
Produce receipts-Eggs. 8 cases: butter. &c. .1o4
pounds; cheese. 1850 pounds; potatoes 9.167
sacks; beans, 500 sacks; apples, H. ,934 boxes;
onn 11a sacks r.neS sTee cp0es sacks
feSatd feeted. S sea2sc. ~ '''' N''''' ''0''se' Sc,
l5c; anchor, Young America, lee; hand cheese
anchor brand, lie; eastern singles, ISc; east
ern twins, 1sc; eastern cheddars 17c; eastern
ported, 2s@30c: swiss domestic, 1sc: brick
cream, lSc; limburger, 1Sc; Tulare, lac; I'm
ported Roquefort. 44c; Edam. SO and 81 size;
German DIedhlhSt, S1.1V UoAf INtulCHdIei, $l.GV
box; Sierra 81 10 box; Canada cream, one
dozen to box, csc; Schlosskase, 81 box; Camem-
bert, $1.20 box.
Butter-Creamery extra, 67Hc; creamery irsts.
60c; eastern extras, 30c; cooking butter, 24c
Potatoes (per cti)-New local Burbanks, $3.50;
new highland, 81 40; new local sweet potatoes
&c pound
onions tper ctl)--Northern red, 75c@$I; Aus
tralian brown, 90c@s1; silverskin, 81; garlic,
9MI0c pound.
Beans (per ctll-Pink No. 1, $3.50; local No.
l. $5.25@5.50; Lady Washington, No. l. S4.25:
small white, No. /, $4.25; blackeye, $3.50; Gar
vanzas, $3.50; lima, No. /, $5@5.25; lentils.
$50.
Poultry (buying prices. alive)-Broilers IL to
2 pounds, lie pound; fryers, lie; hens, 3
pounds and up. 12c; under pounds, I0c; old
roosters, 6@Tc; turkeys, heavy zoe; light, not
wanted. Selling prices, dressed-Broilers. zoe a
pound; fryers, zoe; roosters, 15c; hens, l5c;
ducks frozen, l5c; live ducks, 14@15c; geese
l2b 614c.
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New York Metal Market

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-The metal markets were
quiet in the absence of cables with tin quoted
at 2e.3Iis a 29. .625sc.
Copper was dull, with lake quoted at
13 a jac: electrolytc. 49, I21a 49, 81 Isc
and casting at I2s71a @13.121sc.
Lead easy at 4.42H @447hc.
Spelter dull at 4.T2h
Iron quiet and nominally unchanged
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balances. $213, $50
SPOKANE. Oct g-Cearngs S1,4S3, 4O2:
balances, $15614s
inces, $40. sos.
SEATTLE: Oct. s.-clearings, s1e24,sse; bal
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General Merchandise

Bags-Grain bags. 6ss @e%c spot and sTs@7c
for 1909: San Quentin. 6lse; WOOL bags, $50
sIke; neees & twine. &c per ID; fruit bags. TIC
coal-Carbon Hin. SO; Beaver Hin. 81: Penn
se SeW sS Goes Sa
tralian, house-RichI1ond, etc, So Stanford
s0 IN M %.sS &. m e SSs eoE. sd sd
per ton in bulk and SIG in sacks: Rocky noun
tain, $3.50 per short ton ,..
per gallon for boiled and Sac for raw; eases. &c
more; castor oil, In cases. No. 1, 7oc: Bakers
4sc for raw; China nut. cases. 7s@ssc per gaI-
Ion. cocoanut OIL In barrels. 55@5S1zc for Xxx.
52A Q56c for No. / and 5o@535sc for No. 2.
sperm oil. Csc; natural winter sperm oil. CSC:
natural whale OIL soc; extra winter strained
soc; sail salmon M oil. ssc: boiled .S OIL s0e; paint
Coal OIL. Gasoline. etc.-Priees have made a
general advance Water white. iron barrels
drums nc: special do. 12c; pearl oil. in cases,
1Ic; astral lie; star 1Ie; extra star, ZOc;
gasoline. in bulk 14l5e. in cases 2113e; No:
engine distiliate. in drums. Sc; No. DO, &c;
cases. &c more: SO deg. gasoline. IN bulk 3Oc in
cases 3I15e; naphtha, In bulk. lie. In cases
Turpentine-62ke- per gallon in cases and
551ze In drums and iron barrels.
Rosin-Per barrel OF $50 lbs: q. S5.25; B.
So 80; G. $5.45; II. IS. IS: I. S6O5.
Red and white Lead-Red lead. s1s acc per
REFINED SUGAR MARKET
The Western sugar refining company quotes
follows, terms net cash: Standard granulated
| Zine coarse), 0-65c; fruit granulated. $3.50.
crystal dominos In cases. 0.05c; tablets IN half
barrels. 6.15c: tablets IN boxes. 6-40c cubes and
crushed. 5000: powdered. 5.75c; candy granu-
lated. 5.75c; confectiOners A, 565c; eonfection-
ers' crystals. 5.75c; Magnolia A. 5.25c: extra c.
5.15c; golden @. 5.05c: d. 495c; beet granu-
| lated. 5.45c. Barrels and so ID bags 1Oc. half
| bbls 25c, boxes sec more per 100 lbs for all
grades. Monarch bar Il quoted and above
| the price for standard fine (cane) granulated in
100 lb bags as follows Bags. 100 lbs. 35c; bar
res, 45c: half bbs. Soc. 40 ID tins. cased 81 05:
| IS ID tins. cased. S2.O5; 10 ID tins eased 10 In
case, S2-70S ID tins. in case. $40; 80 ID
boxes. S5c- No order taken for less than IS bar
rels or its equivalent No extra charge for put
ting up bar In private packages.
/ The California and Hawaiian sugar refining
company quotes follows Granulated basis.
5-65c; "Higrade" bar. &c; powdered. 5.75c; A
1 crushed. 5000: berry. 5.65c. C. & H. extra hne
/ dry granulated. 5.65c; coarse dry granulated.
4 $3.50; confeetioners' A. 5.65c; confectionery
crystal. 5.75c; cubes. 5S0c; bricks, 5.9Oc extra
me granulated Zoo ID bags only. 5.45c; excel
| sior A. 5.25c: extra O. 5.15e; golden G.. 5-05cs
\ yellow d. 4.95c; Fl. & e. crystal dominos. oO5c.
Additional per 100 lbs: in bbls and 80 ID bags.
1Oc more; half bbls, 25c more; boxes. SOC more
for all grades. Bar. In S5 ID and 40 ID tins.
| ST. more; In 10 ID tins. s.. 35 more. Minimum
/ order carload weight
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Egg Market In Nearby countie.

SANTA CRUZ. Oct. 3.-THe local egg market
remains firm, there being little deviation from
quantity of product and prices offered during the
last month. Producers are receiving So cents
to San Francisco, good shipments are being
made from this city. Capitola and Wstsonyille.
The local market is supplied by the smaller
poultrymen.
SANTA ROSA. Oct. 2.-There was a raise OF
112c per dozen in the quotations for choice eggs
In the local market today. while the seconds re-
NAMED at the old price. The independents were
Offering 42c and CSC per dozen, respectively. for
the two grades, while tire cooperative associa-
tion offered 42c and 3615c. This is the top
notch for eggs this season.
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Poultry and Game

Receipts Of game We're increased to about 125
sacks yesterday, but the preceding day
the proportion of wild ducks in the arrivals
was small, there being more gray geese than
any other kind of fowl received. Prices for
ducks settled down to lower basis, but the
supply was quickly disposed of at the new quo
tations. Gray geese were In good demand and
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1890 a. m. session
FIour AUDI Fariuaceous GOOD.

Flour-California family extras, s5.40G6 net
without discount; bakers extras, S5-40@5.65;
supernne, $4.20@4.50; Oregon and Washington.
per bb, S4.D0@5.40 for family, bakers and pat
ents and s4.75 for cut on; Kansas patents. So;
do straight, $3.50; Dakota patents, So. rs;
straight, $500; FIRST clear, $3.50.
Farinaceous Goods-Prices In packages net
cash, no discount, are follows: Graham dour
So per 100 lbs; rye -four, $40; rye meal, 1920;
rice -four, S6.S0@7; corn meal, S3.05Q3.25; ex-
ira cream do, SO. 3.55@3. 10, oat meal. s4.3o@4.5o;
oat groats S4.30@4.5o; hominy, S3.40Q3 80;
buckwheat flour, S4.05Q4.25; cracked wheat,
S3.30Q3.5 so; farina, S4@420; whole wheat -four.
$3.50; rolled oats bbls S6@I 90. In sacks $3.50
@3.5o; pearl barley. $5.20@5.40; split peas,
boxes, $3.50 per 100 lbs.
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Butter, Cheese and Eggs

chicago, Oct 3.-On the produce exchange
today the butter market steady; creameries,
2oeJ2oc; dairies, 1s@21c. Eggs, steady; at mark,
cases included, 16@lSc; frsts pc; prime frsts,
&c. Cheese steady. l3Ml4c
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-Money on call nomi-
nal Time loans steady; 60 days, 2la@2s4 per
cent; 80 days, per cent; six months, 81 per
cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 4A@4a per cent.
Sterling exchange easy with actual business
in bankers bills at 81 S4S06l4. S4S5 for 60 day
bills and S4.S610@4. s615 for demand.
Commercial bills, $4s4A @4.s41a.
Ban silver. &c.
Mexican dollars, 45c.
Government bonds steady; railroad bonds firm.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS


SAVANNAH. Ga, Oct. 3.-Turpentine-Quie
80 &c; sales, 433; receipts, 500; shipments, 7T6
Rosin-Firm; sales, 3.233; receipts, S.421;
So. .621s; D, $2.671s: E, s2.721s; F, $2771s; G,
S2.S21a; H. 1885: l. Sc. SO; X S450; NJ, S4s5
n, $500; VIC, 500: WV Sc
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London Closing Stocks

Bar siIVer-DulI: y 1-16d per ounce
Money! per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is 11961ss per cent, and for three
months bills 1as@11a per cent.
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CHICAGO BOARD of TRADE
Future Grain and Provision,

CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-Extreme weakness pre-
vailed in the wheat pit almost all of the short
session, the market being without any material
support Every commission house seemed to
have selling orders to execute when trading be-
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Sam Francisco Bank Clenrings

Local bank cearings last week were $50, 500,
SS6, against $47, ,4S0, ,099 for the corresponding
week in 1907, decrease of $f.s70,21S, or 1876
per cent.
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Northern wheat Marke

PORTLAND. Oct. Chm. SIC: bluesteu..
pic turkey red, 90c; red Russian, sac; val
TACOMA waea o. Whaat S+eadr
Milling-Bluestem. csc: club 91c; red, 90c. Ex-
port-Bluestem, Ole; club SIC; red, Soc.
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Conditior of the Tren.ury

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-Today's statement of
the treasury balances in the general fund. ex-
elusive of the $780, 00o. 900 gold reserve, shows:
Available cash balances. $50. 3s4, ,669
Gold coin and bullion. ............... 36. 220, SOP
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Assessment DIrrctol
OIL Dividend.

The California stock and oil exchange has Is
sued the following quarterly statement OF divi-
dends paid by active listed oil companies TO Oc-
tober Z, 1905:
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Imports at New York

NEW YORK, Oct. 3-1mports of merchandise
and dry goods at the port of New York for the
week ending September 26 were valued at S14
367. .675.
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Foreign Futures
st. Loui, Wool Market

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3.--wool-Firm; medium
grades combing and clothing. 1662Oc; light fine,
l69l61ac heavy fine, 11@12c; tub washed.
2o@27c.
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Moyement of Specfe
OutIook for Easy Money

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-Imports of specie were
sos. 1853 silver and Sl44,s5 gold. Exports of
specie were SsO6 139 silver gold.
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PortIaud Bufter Mnrket
Norfhern Business

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct 3.-Butter-Extras
2l5@S4c; fancy, 321ac; choice, 30c; store, 1sc.
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LOCAL MARKETS
San Francisco n1o,.~ MARKET

New York and sterling exchange were higher
yesterday, and silver was also 1sc higher.
Ihe hfty-seventh report to the stock hoIders
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New York stock Lists

T. F. Hutton & Co. 400 California street.
members % Tie New York stock exchange fur
nish the following list Of bond and stock sales
yesterday:
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Meat Market


descriptions; contracts. 701oc per ID.
Meat Market
DRESSED MEATS.
Beef mutton and lamb continue plentiful ana
more or less weak The supply OF hogs ABOUT
balances the demand. -
cows and heifers-
YeaI-6@71ac for large and Sq9c Tor small
MuttonSWethers 1QSc: ewes, 614 gIc per ID.
Lamb-SH 691ac per lD-
Dressed PORK tper lol-9GS37c lor hsnt anu
S0S1ac for heavy
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good, sound
livestock delivered in San Francisco. gross
weight:
C5ttIe-Steers. No. I, 3E 04c; second quality.
319c. third quality. 243c; cows and nelrers.
Sc for No. /; second qC 1ty. exc; third quality.
31se; thin. IL 02c. bus and stays, 11501 +e;
thin bulls. 101Ac-
CaIves-4ls ls@4Ae per ID for Light. &C for me-
dfum and SIZE for heavy.
sheep-Wefhers. sssc per ID; ewes. sHe;
shorn, 15c less.
LambS-404Lc per ID.
Hogs-100 TO 140 lbs &c: 140 to 25O lbs, 6hcs
ESQ to 32J lbs. 5hQ5%c; boars. 80 per cent.
stays 80 70 40 per cent and sows 10020 per
cent on from above quotations
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THE COPPER STOCKS

BOSTON Oct. Announcement was made
at the close that Calumet and Hecla had won
the Osceola suit and this made great activity
In the local coppers
The following list is furnished by e. f..
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Sc. Oregon wocIs-Eastern. sGlsc; valley. III
M51ac per 10. 900
Hops-Prfces to growers are as follows; lsOo
crop l1SM21sc: 1907 crop. 4R6c for all coast
descriptions: contracts. 701oc per ID.
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Utah Cons. :. A 441a
Victoria -.... Az .
Winona 1890. 5a Ga
Wolverine .139 140
wyandot -. 31s 3l4
Yukon ....... 4ls ies
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VALUE OF STREET TREES.
Advantage Of eeautifyins Towns While
They Are Building.

Advantage Of eeautifyins Towns While
They Are Building.
Writing Of the value of street trees,
J. III. Reed, tree warden OF Riverside,
says:
Il was riding in one Of our most
beautiful California towns with one
Of Its prominent business men a few
days ago. Passing through a portion
Of the city which had been early and
wisely planted to street trees and well
cared for, l said to my friend, Sup
pose all the streets Of your city had
been planted like this when first i'm
proved as this was and continuously
judgment how much would it have
added to your present taxable proper
y valuatton?. He promptly said, Eff
ty per cent
THAT city is receiving taxes now
on valuation Of several millions.
One-haif Of l per cent OF the annual
valuation as the town developed spent
on beautifying its streets would have
made the entire city now as beautiful
as the part we were driving through.
Had this enhanced the valua ton over
what 1t Is now but by 10 per cent in
stead Of 80 we see at once the enor-
nous advantage Of beautifying our
towns while they are building. And
this money consideration is by no
means the largest return. That these
facts are being appreciated more fully
than heretofore Is indicated by the
greater activity in street tree plant
ing and the frequent inquiries from
city authorities as well as individuals
a. to what and how to plant"
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A Queer Test.

The grocer said to the applicant:
''Your references are good. Show
me your style of weighing out Ave
pounds of sugar There's the scales"
The applicant wreathed his face in
the amiable smile all statesmen wear
and weighed out the sugar with dis
patch and accuracy. He put ON too
little sugar at first; he added gently a
full half pound before the scale bal
anced
You'll do" said the grocer. "YOu
understand the scale trick. 1t is plain
that you learned your trade in the
thorough old school way
"Yes, sir the other answered. 81
learned In the country, and almost my
first lesson was that in weighing. You
must add, add. add, till the beam tips,
because all that adding pleases the Gus
tomer-seems to him almost like a gift.
But If, on the contrary, you substract
from the quantity on the scale the
customer is affected in the opposite
way~you seem to be robbing him. He
goes away convinced that you are a
stingy cheat."-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
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AdmiSsfon


The taliput palm (Corypha umbracu-
lifera) Of Ceyl0n, whose leaves are put
to such numerous uses by the Cinga-
lese, bears fruit but once during its
life. This elegant tree measures about
ten feet round the trunk and attains a
height Of about $50 feet The flowers,
the appearance of which presages
death to the tree, are inclosed in a tall
spathe which bursts with a loud re-
port, disclosing huge plume Of beau
tiful blossom. The infiorescence is sue
ceeded by equally conspicuous punches
Of fruit. When these have ripened the
tree withers rapidly and in the course
Of fortnight may be seen PROSTATE
and decaying on the spot it adorned.
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Women Oyster Gatherers.

The work Of oyster collecting and
culture is most unsuitable for women,
but in France, owing to it's tedious ma
ture, it does not appeal to men. Often
from an early hour, in the morning till
late into the evening the women are
standing up to their knees in water,
with strong sun beating down on
them. The result Is that never year
passes without some of them going
mad and having to be hurried away
to the asylums. The work is well paid.
as, indeed. it ought to be, while in the
case Of the few who own beds the
profits are large, and small fortunes
are quickly amassed
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Beaten at His Own Game.

"a few days since,' relates a solicit
or, las was sitting with my friend D.
In his office man came in aud said
"'Mr. W., the livery stable keeper
tricked ma shamefully yesterday, and
| want to be even with him.
State your case said D.
81 asked him how much he'd charge
me for horse to go to Richmond. He
said half a sovereign | took the
horse, and when l came back he said
he wanted another half sovereign 70,
coming back and made me pay it,
ID. gave his client some legal ad.
vice. which he Immediately acted upon
as follows: He went to the livery
stable keeper and said. How much
will you charge for a horse to Wind.
sor?'
''The man replied, "A sovereign
"Client accordingly went to Wind.
sor, came back by rail and went to the
livery stable keeper, saying:
"'Here is your money paying him q
sovereign. "
Where Is my horse?' said W.
"'He's at Windsor answered the
client 4 hired him only to go to Wind.
sor.' "-Pearson's Weekly.
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when buying to ask for home goods II
home goods are not offered them to
begin with. In this way we will keep
, millions Of dollars at home and going
into the tills OF the home merchants
instead of sending them away to pay
labor in other parts of the country
and even in other countries.
Being representative of all the
trades and even all the professions and
being biased or bound in no way, the
Progressive union is able to take hold
Of any business or public project which
Is legitimate in character. 1t is as able
and willing to help to pave a street as
it is to take part in the establishing Of
a new steamship line to Central Amer
lea. It's usefulness Is hardly begun. in
spite OF what it has accomplished. for
the opening of the Panama canal opens
to New Orleans vista of prosperity
such as 1T would not have dreamed of
q few years ago. To take full advan-
tage Of such opportunities as now pre-
sent themselves, or are about to. city
must have militant commercial organi-
zation. The Progressive union pro
poses to erect a monument to itself in
the part it will take In bringing to
New Orleans big percentage Of the
trade which will ebb and flow through
the big artificial waterway which will
soon connect the Atlantic with the Pa
cifc.
I'm this work and in all other work
we will undertake we will welcome
the aid Of every true spirited man In
the city. Every man, young or old,
who believes in boosting his home
city should join the Progressive union
and put his shoulder to the wheel"
If you believe In boosting your
home town; even II your tradesmen
are few in number, get together and
organize Progressive union. Then
at any rate carry out it's main aims If
you do nothing else.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03
The Irritating Mississinpi.

The Mississippi is the greatest fri
tant in the United States. Its tickle
ness, conscious power and taunting
eddies bring oaths to the lips of the
most respectable and law abiding resi-
dents along it's lower course. The
greatest admirers of the river, the peo-
pie who sing its praises with the most
emphasis, are the ones who 70 off on
a tangent Of temper quickest when
they find new >caving Of river bank
headed toward the newest and most
expensive levee, built to protect great
plantations. while just across the
stream rise worthless bluffs and useless
sand bars. Talk to a Mississippi river
man-shanty boater, pilot. raftsman,
plantation owner or city merchant-and
he will brag about the river wonders.
Its bgness charms him and makes him
feel large and elated. Bring him
around to his own experiences with
1t, and suddenly shade of resentment
crosses his face as he recalls a shanty
boat wrecked by cyclone, a steam
boat snagged, raft torn up in some
bend, a plantation undercut and wash
ed away or seasons trade spoiled by
an overflow and crevasse
1--WE love the river, damn itr' is
literal expression.-R. S. Spears in At
lantic.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03
MunicinaI Tree Control.

There appears to be no legitimate
reason why city or town should moi
appropriate money for the setting out
Of trees along streets and highways
although OF course the taxpayer bears
the burden OF expense. 1t is recog.
nized that a sidewalk or curb put In
front Of lot is an improvement to
It, the abutter being taxed for such
improvements, and since tree Is an
Improvement every whit as necessary
and convenient and still more desir-
able from a civic beauty standpoint
the city or town should bear the ex.
oense of planting and maintenance OF
make direct assessment on the abut,
ting property