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The Washington herald., 1908-03-10
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.

baltimore. March 9-FOllowing ara the Official
prices at the principal commission. houses;
BUTTER-Crcame-r. fancy. pCT psmnd. 3la32: imi-
tation. ela2z. Maryland and Pennsylvania rolls Ia
%: store-packed Ohio lsa2O; do. West Virginia
,lsa2O; Maryland. Virginia, and Pennsylvania dairy
prints. lea2e
LIVE POULTRY Chickens, young, per pound,
fat lsal7; do. old hens. heavy weight, lisaI5;
ducks puddle Young. lial5; do. young Muscovy and
mcngrel, l3ali; turkeys choice. IS; do, choice
young gobhlers. ls.
EGGS-Mapland and Pennsylvania, fresh, per
Dozen % duck eggs. nearby. 81
POTATOES-Whitc nearby. prime per bushel
6ja70 Western Maryland and Pennsylvania 70a75
Potomac and Delaware, per barrel, LNOal.50.
GREEN FRUITS AND EEGETABLES-Ap Apples,
No. J. I7sa225 do. small. common. L25al.5o; do.
sorted per barrel. 2O0si00: cabbages, New York
Danish ton. 70Oalooo; cranberries. Cape Cod. per
barrel 7o0a8oe eggplants. Florida. per crate. l50a
200; onions. Pennsylvania yellow. pcr bushel Sjas0
Go Western yellow, S5ae0; oranges. Florida per
box as to size. L75a259 peas. Florida. per basket
3ca350: squash Florida. per basket. l5a2o0 straw
berries. Florida. per quart 2Sa3o tomatoes Florida
per carrier fancy. 275a32S; fair. L2a20o: turnips
native. per bushel Sa35.
FLOUR-Winter extra. i.0os4.2o: do. clear asa
40: do straight 4S5af.eO: do. patent. 4S0ai s5
spring clear iJoa4so; do, straight, s. loa5 40; do
patent 5ssa575; City Mills best patent 6l5: d.
high grade patent. SIS; do. straight sos; de-
choice family, AS; extra. 4l0aiD. Rye -four
medium to choice A5Oa5o0
The Washington herald., 1908-03-10
LOCAL FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

After sales OF thirty shares Of Capital
Traction, at 100, regarded as firm price,
members or the Washington Stock Ex-
change yesterday took hold OF Washing
ton Railway and Electric preferred. and
bought II in good sized lots. from 81 down
to 81. and back again at 6Sh. For the
past few days considerable liquidation OF
this stock has been going on, but not
enough of it has vet come upon the
market TO pereeptible lower the price
There were strong bids for the stock
after the particular block offered for
sale was disposed of. Washington Gas
went on the record at 81. Lanston. at 10
and 9l5. and Mergenthaler at 1874
The volume OF trading was light other
than preferred railway.
Thomas Hume. president OF the local
stock exchange. and until recently
member Of w. B. Hibbs & Co. has
opened an Office as a general broker in
the Adams Building. at 1885 F street
northwest. Mr. Hume will conduct
business on the same general lines, but in
a larger way.than he did at IA Fifteenth
street, before becoming a member Of the
firm OF Hibbs & CO.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Quotations furnished BY +. F. Hutton x Co..
members Of the New York Stock Exchange and the
Chicago Board Of Trade. g. Bowie Chipman man
aver. 1901 + street northwest
Chicago March 9.-NerruusncsS characterized the
wheat market to-day Prices we're lower az the
opening ON account q weakness abroad and favor
able crop outlook over sunday. Proat-taking on
the part Of shorts brought about a quick upturn
around 81 for May. Early buyers attempted 20 SEP
and the market fell back % about saturday 5
close. As soon as the government figures we're
announced there was risa 20 sell. which resulted
in a quick decline. The report while about as
expected by the conservative element, made a
better showing than the bulls anticipated; hence
quite A number hquidated
Corn active and Strong. advancing 10 new
high levels. There was active commission house
buying. and great deal Of evening up by shorts.
for the government report receipts were rather
disappointing and the grading poor.
Oats were quiet and steady early. active and
higher later influenced - the strength in corn
and there was considerable buying in anticipation
of the government report The government figures
appeared 10 have effect
Divisions active ana quite strong during the
morning disappointing movement Of hogs and
quite good commission h.use buying. but later Was
o,,faf nd cor,eurita. oorfar
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. March 9.-SUGAR-The London market
for beet sugar was I'D higher with March quoted
st l0s 81 and ApFil los Gs.d- The local paw sugar
market vas strong with duty. paid prices quoted as
follows. Centrifugal g test 3s9 10 a9s; MuscUEado,
% test, 80 to rs. Refined sugar was firm. but
quiet business. and with good Withdrawals
on old contracts prices we're unchanged.
NAVAL STORES-The market FOR spirits turpen-
with the local price for machine made barrels named
al 5lis. AT savannah the market was a shade bet
ter and quoted SSAfSN ROSin Vas quiet anc
steady. At 80 for common 70 good strained Tar
held steady and unchanged. at 45o for oil barrels.
BUTTER-Re Receipts. s.sa6 packages Best steady;
CREAMERY extra. 3.
EGGS- Receipts. I2.E9 oases Market steady.
Nearby white fancy. "a; do. mixed. fancy. 2SaZ3s
Western irsts. 2lss-
MILL FEED-steady; fair demand. Spring bran.
loOpound sacks. 20 arrive ESo: middliues 2 50:
CITY bran. $50 in bulk Western rsd dos. 80 So 70
arrive winter wheat. bran. in l00pOund sacks . S.
OATS-LIfeless and unsettled. No ; white. IS.
No. white. s. No. mixed 56is
FTOUR-inactiTe and unchanged. Spring pat.
ents. 5.soas.o0; spring clears. AsoAs.Oo; winter
straights, f50a4Io. winter clears 4@5aAs5; Kansas
in sacks patents. 5l0a5: stTaights AT5a5O0: clears
A25aA6s
RYE FLOUR-stsady; moderate trade. We quotr.
46la55
CORN MEAL-Moderate demand. Kindred. Tor
export. a2sa3s0. coarse meal in bags. L4al.s7.
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR-Dun trade; mesger sup
ply. Choice quoted at 500.
Receipts. LAD tons; easy; less inquiry.
Prime timothy los. No. / LcOal.O5. No. 2 sOas5:
No = S.
STRAw-Steady; trade dull Long ne. ToA75.
BEEF-Steady: demand fair. Family a 50ai50o /:
packet l1O0al1D
TALGOW-Steady: quiet trade. City. in hogs
heads
LARD-U nchanged Prime Western. so5; city
rs; vfincd continent so; South American. SIS;
refined Brazilian. IN kegs. D09; eity stearine. g.
oleostearine nominal: New York 7a7h: Chicago. IA
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LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.

Butter prices from the West were shade lower
last night bringing top figures in the local mar
ket to Sia 70 81. with renovated at 2s- 20 2. nrul
Dairy products somewhat scarce here. but the
prices 60 in az the quotations, with the eHPecta-
tion that the market viii Be well supplied hy to-
morrow. No changes were noted in cCgs or p0ul-
trv. The market Vas STEADY in these and other
lncs. Grain was cents higher IN sympathy with
higher quotations IN Chicago.
tPTices quoted are Wholesale
BUTTER-Creamery. fancy. AisaA: do. Western
hrsts. 2aSo: do seconds, 2ia6; process fancy. a5s
q; DO, fair 20 good 22a23; dairy. choice. lsa20 4;
good lsals; store-paeked fresh. lsals.
CHEESE-Market firm and active on all kinds.
New York State factory large. l6al6is; do. fats.
i6i1al7; do small lSi1al7; Do summer, large, bsl5;
do summer small. lial4i=: do fair 20 good. l2al3;
Western factory. new. choice lFsaI5; do. fair 10
good Il: Virginia. TO-
EGGS-Near5y fresh Virginia. loss on. 8a2l: aver
sge %, West ViTVinia and Southwest Virginia. %
Tennessee. % North Carolina. ls; duck. %.
LIVE PoULTRY-Chiekens fancy. l5als: average
Is. hens i3al3z ruosters = ducks larSe. i2alf; do
small llal2: geese sslo; turkeys. toms. peF h. Tia
Is: do hens l6a17: do thin. 10; keats. a.
DRESSED POULTRY-Turkeys. hens. ymdrawn,
per 10. lsal9; do, average, undrawp, Fals; do,
thin lOaI2: old toms l5al6. chickens large l5al6.
small l7alS: hens. choice l5si4i roosters c; ducks
Old lSal5; geese loal2; capous, 7lb. average. B;
small l5al6.
DRESSED MEATS-Calres fulI dressed. sal0.
heads o. s; hog dressed calves -a9; hams, country
O0a6 50. do. medium. 60o. do. heavy 55oa6cO
GAME Quail per dozen. 2-5eS275 do. small. 80
az oposSums. eacl. a2l0
VEGETABLES Potatoes. homegrown. per b1shcl
60l70. do HIra 6ea7e sweet potatoes, ut bb. SO
al yams. 2e9a29. cabbage. per cwt.. soaao
onions. Ohio. per bushel 70as0; string beans, per
basket. 2Ooa225; lettuce, Florida. per basket L25a
LIS.
GREEN FRIUTS-Apples. York Imperial, per
bbl 225as co: Ben Davis 2OOa2 20 Wine Sap 25a
500: Albemarle Pippin. 30nalO0 fancy table fuit
25OAlOO: Spy Zyc23T5 loose packed. LOCAL o.
Oranges. Florida bright. per box. Z25a275; do
russets 225a2 Is. California naTels 22ja2 So Grape
fruit Florida per box 35oafoo. Cznberries. pr
box 20oa25a; do. per bhi.. 5OoaS.o9
DRIED FRUITS-Apples sliced fancy. 6a7; do,
sliced. bright. 4a5
SUNDRIEs- -Beesgax, %; tallow 5; honey. white
clover lib new. l3 do. 2-lb. new l0al2. ginseng
per H. 5OOa6.O0: Seneca. per h.. 90: Golden Seal
i0as5: Pink l2ali; Mandrake. 2a3 Snake Root, IS;
walnut kernels. 12ali.
GRAIN-Wheat. southern grade. s2as7; rye.
75as0: CON- sheed white. 65s70; do. yellow e5a7o;
do. car 27OasO0 oats. Western white. Nc. ? 5sa6O
do. mixed Sass
WOOL AND HIDES-Wool washed, free Of burs,
per H.. 30: do. unWashed free Of burS 2Sa24: do
bury 90 hides green. 5; do. dry sss: sheepskins
green, EACH 5oa75; do, dr, S5ac: cNlfskins, green
local 10: muskrat. l2a23; skunk 25a75: mink l00a
80; rabbit skins 1: opoSsm. l0al5: raccoon. 2a9O:
fox. red. L25al-75; do, gray. 55a6o.
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COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished by +. r. Hutton 4 Co.
members Of the New York Stock Exchange and the
New York Cotton Exchange 6. Bowie Chipman.
manager. 1901 + street northwest
New York, March s.-Early cables we're firm
ana hisher- The local market opened firm. at
an advance Of sal3 points and during .bs
early session sold u 20 Is points net
higher on the active months az a reaIt of
higher cables. good English SPOT sales reports of
more favorable financial and trade conditions and
ru3ors that considerable sales had been made ss,t
- the local stocks. After the first half bour tbn
market reacted or points from the best with
cuhseguent fluctuations and narrow and irregular
Papers this morning spoke of a much better trade
outlook ana spriets are steadier in all lines OF
goods. Some good judges believed Price was brving
Nav around 50 Saturday, replacing the line he
sold around % The interior movement is lighte-
There is talk Of some @000 bales ready 10 no
shinped ont Of the local stock II this is true it
learts the shorts IN 4 bad position for protection
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New York
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Chicago. March a-CA1TLE- Receipts. 2fOao
market i0ai5 higher. Prime becyes. 5O9a6S 50: poor
TO medium. iza53e: stockers and feeders 2T5a4l Is:
COWS and heifers 2soa5e; Gamers. le0a2 IS; Tex
ans l0a5 co.
GS-Reoeipts. 1900; market opened 10 higher.
closed weak. Light. z5oa4-77la roughs 45Oa4 50 +.
mixed i5oa4-s2; heavy. 465a4 s2ss; pigs 4OOas So
SHEEP-Receipts. 1900: market steady 10 strong
Native sheep. 5.soa.eoo; Western sheep. 375a600:
native lambs 5.50a7l0 Western lambs 57sa7l5
New York March s-CATTLE-Receipts 3esO .
steers higher: bulls and COWS higher Steers. asa
800: bulls 360a600: cows 125a42
CALVES Receipts. 2lOO: market steady. Veals
55Oaa5o culls. f.0oa5oo; banyard calves 30oa3 50 :
Western calves SO
SHEEP AND LANBS-Receipts. 1880: lambs
steady TO strong. Sheep 350a50O: cllls. 250aS . :
lambs. 6.ooa7.se; yearlings. eo0aI.o0
HOGS-Receipts, 1870; market higher. State
hogs, 5.ooa52.
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BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

Baltimore. March 9.-Fo1oEing are the Official
pTicCs to-day
WHEAT-StCck in elevators, 55.765 bushels
Graded lots OF No ? nd ahoat nominsliy a. 9s a
mIshel for special bin and s7z for STOCK. Western
sDut March. s7is April. S5i1 Contract SPOT
March. 81. April s5 MAY g.
CORS-Stoek in elevators SO 80 bcshels Sales
a cargo on grade on the following terms: 65iz
4 No. 2 white. sis e steamer white. and 51H 4
No. ;. or 65ls mixed. 5si4 II steamer mixed and
50 # No 3. cargo Of Southern sold Al
S Tor yellow and g. for steamer. A cargo Of white
sold On a basis of 81 for No ? and 81 for steamer.
Contract, April. a. Western spot, March, esas
April. 6ii5asias; NAY. 652sa6s
OATs-Stock in elevator S52 bushels: ship
ments fncm elevator 81 White No. . heavy.
s9i1seo; d., No. 2 light 10 medium, Sslsa5s; do,
No. J. heavy 5Slsas9. do No J. medium. 5sa5si
do. No. g. light. 57a6i1; No I. lEht TO heavy.
ssisa5s mixed No. .. sTe57i4; do. No 3 Sa56ia
No. l. 5ia55.
RYE-Stock IN elevators, sS5 bushels; ship
ments from elevators. Z56i- No Western ne
cf,oted a. s.sS5
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NEW YoRK MONEY.

New York. March s-Money on call at the stock
exchange opened al per cent: highest ?: lowest
l3s; closing Most Of the loans we're at per cent.
Time money opened the week quite literally oh
tainable and nat with fair demand. Rates 3is per
cent for sixty days. 81 per cent for ninety DAYS.
4.aia per cent for four FIVE. and SIX months. and
5s5ia per cent for A year
Mercantile paper rather quiet. the market lacking
breadth. There was. however. fair ABSORPTION Of
hgh-gIade names Rates. 5i5a6 per cent for sixty
and ninety DAYS ndorsed bills receivable: 5i3a6 per
cent for choice four 10 six months single names,
and ga per cent for others.
Sterling weaker to-day demand bills IN the
forenoon selling down to 1850. &c below Satur-
dGy Later there was recovery. but this was again
lost AZ the close. Rates for actual business closed
follows. Sixty days. 4S3S5ai $40; demand s6l0
aAss20: cables, 4s5i5a4s65G Commercial bills were
4s2isafs5i5
The supply q cotton bills was moderate.
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WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET.

CATTLE-E1tra. per cVt.. 475a5OO: butcher. 32ss
$50; common, l59a200
H0Gs-Per evt gross, i25ai5O; ordinary. 35Oa
SIS
SHEEP-ClipPed. &.ooa4.5o common. go
LAAfBS-SpTiug. choice. 7a75z: medium. s;ka7
CALVEs-Prine per h., s1; medium, 7izas;
grass. Sa4.
COWs-Prme fresh, each soO0a50OO; common
Mea15o-0o; old and dry. s02lcH
The Washington herald., 1908-03-10

possession OF the retail department of
Charles Scribner's Sons has been beaUti-
fully bound in oiive-green levant by
Colden-SandersOn at his Doves Bind
cry and ornamented with an elegant de-
sign or clustered dots and curving lines in
gold tooling II is in splendid condition
and has the original paper wrappers care
fully preserved and bound in
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New York, March 9.-WHEAT-FirTner; more de-
mand No 1 Northern Duluth 10 arrive. Ll5aI !:
No. red. T. O. b.. L02; No hard. z o. b.. liza:
No. I macaroni. T. o. b.. L0i No. macaroni lel
Exporters took ten loads
CORN-Fim: inactive trade No. elevator. =;
new No p f. O. b.. s.. for February 70 March /;
Ne white {. o. -.@ls; No yellow. T. o b..
65ts. Exporters took two loads
RYE-slow; nominal small supply. No. ., Z.
O. b., Sc.
The prices for futures follow:
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STRENGTH Is UPHELD
New York Exchange Shows
Good Increase in Trade.
FINAL PRICES ARE HIGHEST
Violence Is Not So Pronounced, hut
Advance Continues in Way that
Leaves No Chance for MisinterPre-
tatiOn-LOcnI Improvement Is Pro-
nouneed-Harder Tone in Copper.

New York, March 9-The upward move
ment in the stock market to-day was
not conducted in that violent fashion that
It WIS Saturday when it plainly be-
tokened a hasty and frightened retreat
of the floating short interest, out IT was
yet rapid enough for all pract'cal pur-
poses.
The final price of the principal stocks.
which were generally at the highest OF
the day, showed large net gains The
market. as a whole. was clearly under the
control Of those general forces whose
slight beginnings were first noticeable 81
fortnight ago, and which are now being
mare openly and vigorously exerred. A
market in which real liquidation had been
completed ana in which pess.mism had
been carried to an extreme, with the
inevitable result of an unwieldy volume
Of speculative commitments for the
decline, was the condition in which Wall
street had rested more or less unsuspect-
ingly up to a short while ago.
As the days went by. the true condl-
ton of affairs more or less gradually
unfoIded, with consequences familiar TO
all professional observers Of security and
commodity fluctuations.
One Local Improvement.
A local improvement in sentiment has,
OF course. been brought about recently by
the successful consummation OF the
plans to reopen the Knickerbocker Trust
Company, and by the indications that
the courts of this State do not propose
70 ia, -,
ment OF receiverships for financial insti-
tutions against the wishes OF the majority
of the depositors concerned, and Of others
having interests at stake in the matter
The market was helped to-day some
what Unexpectedly by large purchases of
United States Steel common shares for
foreign account although the markets in
England and on the continent of Europe
are depressed at the present time by the
difficulties besetting the great South
American diamond syndicate in its efforts
10 maintain the market price Of diamonds
against the operation Of natural factors.
other News Optimistic
There are other announcements to-day
that could make for nothing else but
more optimistic views regarding the gen.
eral future Of business and finance. Esti-
mates Of the American Railway Associa-
tion appeared, showing that the surplus
Of idle cars of the railway lines that was
5000 on February 3, $4,000 on February
Is. was below 10000 on the first of the
present month. and il was officially stated
that the number had been reduced in
stll greater ratio in the last ten days.
Reports from the Western States told OF
an enlarged movement Of grain traffic
into Chicago. increasing last week more
than 20 per cent
\ slightly harder tone was visible in the
copper market. and in the morning news
papers were many reports OF the re-
opening Of iron and steel mills.
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JuIepIess Georgia.

From the Chicago News
''Er-cunnel.' said the old major as he
referred 10 his map. where is the great
American Gesert-the place that IS so
dry?''
Georgia sah.' sighed Col. Juleper. re-
nIniscenty, Georgia
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished By (. f. Hutton & Co. men,
bers Of the New York Stock Exchange. q. Bowie
Chipman. manager. 1901 street northwest
sales TO noon. ....... 330,00O shares
EOfaf sales. -,.-......... .OoS,sOO shares
Call money! High, 2; low, z, close. :.
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Force of Habit

From the Chicago News
Mrs. A.-Dear me, Why does your 1T
tie boy sQuirm around so when he sits
in that big Chair2
Mrs. z.-Why. Il is rattan, and he al
ways thinks Of the schoolhOuse-
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10 CnrtaiIaent Promised.

Fall River. Mass. March Sat meet
ing OF the Fall River Cotton Manufac-
aurers Association. no action was
taken relative e further curtailment.
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Regular call-l2 o'clock noon:
Capital Traction. 10 at 10. 10 at 10. 10 AZ 10
Washington Railway and Electric preferred 30 81
S. 10 at g.. 80 at s.. 50 al 81. 10 at 81. at SIS.
az 6sis-
Washington Gas Is AZ 81.
LangtOn. 5 AZ 10. lO0 at 9i4.
Greene Cananol. 100 at sN.
After ali-wsshinstou Railway and Electric a.,
Sl.C00 at Is.
Mergenthaler. at le4
Following are the closing quotations yesterdays
local stock exchange:
GAS BONDS
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From the Philadelphia Press
You don't mean 10 say that you're
superstitiOus about opals?~ he asked.
Well. she replied. 7 think its IN
lucky 70 neglect an opportunity Of getting
one"
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.
MINING STOCKS.

Quotations are furnished bv Irving K Fsrrins+on
a Co. members Of the New YORK Produce Exchange.
4. f. Baker. manager. Hihbs Building
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CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished BY T. +. Hutton & Co.
members New York Stock Exchange. e. Bowie Chip,
man, manager. 1901 + street northwest
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tlAAu nD-uc9 Stttl etllHli- iuhu a--------...- 20
Total sales. S.e6s.oo. against S2a0l 600 Saturday
a7is.ooo week ago. and s2asOo0 a year ago.
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N. NOV
A33.437 Main St. Hawks Block
TELEPHONE 2is-M
PoRTENT OF COMING FASHION.
Fearful and Wonderful Styles Threat.
ened In Headgear.

A person innocent of to-day's fash
ions would have hard work accounting
for the head size Of some of the start
ling models, for with the big pompa-
dours' they settle almost to the eye
brows and without them they would
be likely to drop entirely over the
head.
II is the opinion Of humorously In
clined milliner that the ultimate in
headgear this season-by ultimate is
meant the styles that will be taken up
by the rarefied set-will be an awful
crush Of barnyard fowl. fruit and
vegetables on strong scaffoldings of
straw" Some Of the exclusive MILL
neiB, realizing that height is what is
to be desired at all costs, are introduc-
Ing the steel skeleton system in the
building OF their wonderful creations,
In spite OF the fact that the human
scalp does not lend itself particularly
to the sinking OF calssons, which are
imperative In this style Of hat con-
Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-10
PRECISION OF ARTILLERY FIRE.
Exact Science Employed In Methods
Of Modern Gunners.

How do we hit with mortars? An
observer near the shore who sees the
target communicates the horizontal
and vertical angle at which to lay the
mortar and the instant OF time In
which TO fire, and the gun does the
rest
II you we're standing at the center
Of large clock dial laid fiat on the
ground, and wanted to hit with a
baseball man walking around on the
outside, you would notice how long 1t
took the man to get from to II, and
again from II to III; then you would
decide whether, If the ball were
thrown owe. a point half way between
Nv and V just as he arrived opposite
w, the man and the ball would reach
the same spot at the same time-it be-
ing understood, Of course. that he
maintained uniform speed and direc.
ton and that the ball was thrown with
proper force.
Instruments give us the range and
observations, and mechanical devices
give us the range differences, increas-
ing or decreasing by certain short In
tervals OF time, too short for ship of
any size to escape by attempting to
change direction or speed. Our OBJ
servers circle has $4,000 divisions
Capt Howell, in Scientific American.
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FINE WORDS BRING PLAuDITs.
Simplicity Of Style Generally unap-
preciated by Readers.

The girl graduate, flushed and smil
ing, seated herself beside her father in
the automobile and patted the pale
blue bow of ribbon on her essay.
Did you Ike my essay, father?"
your commencement essay upon
LIES Higher Calls, he said, seemed
20 me to be too-too. But listen.
Here is an autograph letter Of John
Ruskins that ! bought this morning
for 81. Maybe. II you had read this
letter before writing your essay 1t
would have been better"
Then the father read the letter
aloud. while the young girl listened
with scornful and sour air.
81 was obliged to write too young,
when knew only half truths, and
was eager to set them forth by what
thought fine words. People used TO
call me a good writer then; now they
say | can't write at all, because, for
instance. II think anybody's house is
on fire | only say. Sir your house is
on fire. where formerly | used to say.
Sir, the abode In which you probably
passed the delightful days Of youth is
in a state of Inflammation and every
body used to like the effect Of the two
p's in probably passed, and the two
DIS in delightful days"