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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
,Future Grain and Proyisions


CHICAGO, May Tit day of wild and
irregular price fluctuations in the wheat pit, with
trading also erratc. business during the first half
of the session being rather limited while
treme activity marked the final hour. One
table feature the relative strength of the
distant futures, particularly the December option
which closed at net gain for the day of 3stc
while the May and July deliveries showed gains
of only 14c each Trading today centered around
the government crop report. and as 1t not
made public until noon tChicago time) the pc
riod 70 that hour lacking features with the
exception of a severe slump in the price of the
July delivery just before the appearance of the
government statistics The market opened weak
with the previous close, the heayiness at the
start being chiefly due to unexpected decline
OF %@11sd at Liverpool Prices, however,
quickly advanced on an active demand for the
deferred mouths based mainly on the continued
absence of rain in Kansas and on the official
forecast of small likelihood for showers in that
state today or tomorrow. Toward the middle of
the day The July delivery slumped violently
owing TO general selling, much of which was Of
a stop loss character. prompted to large extent
by 2 cent break In corn July dropped TO
S1.131a after having sold at $1.17k earlier in
the day. The more deferred futures declined
more than &c from the previous high point of the
session. selling on to sLO45s and 81 o31a for Sep
tember and December. respectively. Following
the publication of the government report July
advanced a:,ain to $1.17el, September to 81 .0Sas
and December to s1.07at According to the Of
fetal statistics the condition of winter wheat
during April appreciated less than / per cent
which much smaller improvement than had
been anticipated. The report also showed a re-
uuctOH OF ptr cent Oh tue IptAl acreage seed
ed last fall. Sentiment continued extremely
buIlish the remainder of the day and the market
closed strong, with July at S1.17i4 4elI17ss. Sep
tember at S1-0SAG1.0s% and December at
si.27N ana 81 20 and closed at the top. -
Corn advanced TO new high records for the sea-
son early in the day. May selling up to 1890
aud July to Toxic. The upturn brought out lib-
ers1 realizing sales. which resulted in sharp re-
action, May dropping to 71asc and July to 6sAc
The market closed about steady. although prices
were "A csc below yesterdays final figures May
being at f2ac and July at 691ac.
Oats also scored new high records early in the
session when May sold at SOC and July at 521kc
The market closed steady, with prices unchanged
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pried Fruit.. Ralslns. SUE. and Honey

Fruits-Evaporated apples, 5hW64ci aprI-
cots. 7@10c; fancy moorpark, 11@12c; peaches.
4Q4Lc for standards 1s94Ac for choice and
5d6c for fancy; pears. 4MSc; pttted pluns.
7LGS1se; nectarines. 41S05Ae; hgs. 400cs
prunes, size basis. pa gas, with lc pre-
MUM for the large sizes
Raisins-Londo1 layers-2 crown. 90c; crown.
81; seeded 4Q4hc; ThOmpsOns Seedless, 3Ac
for unbleached; seedless sultanas, 21zc; loose
muscatels 31sc for crown, &c for crown and
2L G215c for . crown.
Nuts-Almonds, nOnpareils. 13Q1S1se; XXI.
1314@13Ac; ne plus ultra. 13c; Drake, 11Q11 15c;
IanguedOcs, 1Oc; hardshells, TGSc. WaInuts. 9iac
per 10 for No. I sOftshells. &c Tor No. do.
chestnuts. S1Oc per ID for italian; flberts. 1213
q 14c: pecans. 15G1Tc-
HOney-Nominal.
Beeswax-271s g>sc per ID for light and 25@
26c for dark.
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Ponltrv and G:ame

The poultry market was dull and listless yes
terday. large young roosters and fryers being
the only descriptions for which there was any
particular demand and there were hardly enough
OF them in the market for quotation. Small
hrOllers and squab pigeons were almost drug
In the market.
Poultry (per dozenl-Hens. $565-50 for
small S667 for large and SS010 for extras;
young roosters. $9G12; old ROSTERS s4.5011
5; flyers. S799s brOilers, $5a6 FOR large, S350gA
s6Qs; pigeons, s1.5O; squads. 81; geese, s1-5sG
rs per pair.
Game-Nominal.
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Business in Mining Stocks and
Local Securities Continues Quiet

Watson and j. G. Mckay members OF the
board of directors The report of the treas
urer showed that on May the company
had on hand sl.oss; that since the g INST .9d OF
May the company had expended s3los2, wnlle M
ing the past year were S2s. .222; that the
amount of cash on hand May l. 1908, was
s2.944. The report further showed tnat tfeh hous
averaged as high as $45 per ton had been made.
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Provisions

Cottolene-One half bbl. 10&c; half bbls
10Mc.
The Western meat company quotes as follows:
Hams 14G16I5c; picnic hams, 10c; bacon, 8 to
lbs 19c; 8 to 10 lbs, 1sAc; 10 TO IL lbs iSc;
sugar cured bacon, 23c; Arrow bacon, TO 10 lbs,
1sc; 10 to u lbs, 171se; light dry salt bacon. s
i4c: light medium bacon, 14c-
rIardgTierces 1Sc. 5Os 13Ac, los 13%e 50
I37Sc Ss 14c; compound lard uerces Sc sos
SIC. los sac, SIS S5sc. IS &c; yellow cooking OIL
5Sc per gal; white cooking oil 55c per gal; salad
Beef-LocaI prices are quoted. Export lots.
inspected by the government. are 81 per bbl high
er Extra family beef. $15 per bbI; family beef
S14 10 per bbi; extra mess beef S14 per bhI
Pork-Extra prime, In barrels. $50. so: clear
S23 mess. S21-50; pig pork $2j; pigs feet s5
FOR half bbls S2S5 for % ID kegs and 81 40 for
kits; smoked beef. 1915 d20c per 10.
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Flour and Farinaceous C,oo1,

FIOur-California family extras S6 4Oa7 net
without discount; bakers extras S6.40a8.65;
superane, S5.20690.50; Oregon and Washington.
per Dbl. S4.S505.75 for family. bakers and pat-
ents and S4.30M4-J0 for cut or: Kansas patents
$50; do straights. $3.50; do clear 81: Dakota
S7.30 per bbl.
Farinaeeous Goods-Prices in packages. net
SO. 20 per 100 lbs: rye a0ur s.. so: rye mesl
$3.50; rice -four. So; corn meal 1928; extra
cream do 1913, cat meal $3: cat groats s.:
hominy, S3-60914s buckwheat four. 81 75, whole
wheat -four, 81; rolled oats bbIs S7.509S In
sacks S54I.Jo; extra cream do. SS IA sacks and
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SUMMARY OF
THE MARKETS

Wall street stocks higher.
Spot and future cotton steady to Hrn.
Lead and copper metal advanced.
Copper stocks several points higher
Local securities and mining stocks quiet.
Hongkong exchange lower. Silver un-
changed.
Chicago wheat advances on the crop con-
dition report.
Barley, oats and corn unchanged.
Hay sells up to $27.5o. Feedstuffs un-
changed.
Small and large white beans higher.
Coffee market quiet and steady.
Butter higher. Cheese and eggs firm.
Potatoes in. good supply and weak.
Market overloaded with strawberries.
Cherries easy, but in good demand.
Poultry market dull and listless.
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Northern wheat Market

TACOMA. May 7.-Milling: Bluesrem, 81 9
80; club $f.14 Export-Bluestem, S1.2i;
club. S1.14 red $1.09-
WASHINGTON
SEATTLE. May NO milling quotations. Ex-
port -Bluestem S1.24; red, $1.O9; club, $l-l4-
Receiets-Wheat, cars: oats. l car.
OREGON
PORTLAND May TRACK prices: Club.
S1lsd1 20. Choice milling -Bluestem, 81 = =
a 30; turkey red, $1.1S; red Russian, 81. 10;
valley Silt
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Cash Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO, May THE leading cash quota
tions were as follows Flour strong. No. rye,
Soc. Feed or mixing barley. 6S@69c; fair to
choice mailing. 69GI0c. Flaxseed-NO. l south
western 81 56i5; No. / northwestern, 81 SO y
Timothy seed $3. So Glover. $3.50 Mess pork,
per bbl. $1SM1S.05. Lard per 100 lbs. $40. .42ls.
Short ribs, sides QOoseJ, $9.95@ 1905 Short
clear sides (boxed). $1OG10.25.
GRAIN STATISTICS
Total clearances OF wheat and Hour were equal
to 20 COO bushels: exports for the week. as shown
by Bradstreet's. were equal to 1,453, 600 bushels
primary receipts. PSI 900 bushels. compared with
452 600 bushels the corresponding day a year
ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrOw--W heat
cars; corn, 120 cars; oats IA cars; hogs. H.
600 heal
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK May Money on call firm, "a.
2ls per cent; ruling rate and closing bid, per
cent offered at 2h per cent.
Time loans hrmer and fairly active. Sixty
days, 2H @21s per cent; 90 days. 256Q2% per
cent; six months. 3M3A per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. ~ "A per cent
Sterling exchange. steady, with actual business
in bankers bills at 81. .S615G14 T. S62J for co day
bills and at 81. S755 for demand.
Commercial bills, $4-s51s d4S6.
Bar silver. 80 1zc
Mexican dollars, 44c.
Government, steady; railroad, firm.
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New York Grain Market

NEW YORK. May Receipts. 10000
barrels; exports. S.2O4 barrels. Market firm.
with moderate inquiry.
G. 900 bushels Spot firm; No. red 81 -454a q
1. 45 elevator. s1.45 + o. b. ahoat; No. 1 north
ern Duluth. S1.36Sl f. o. b. aioat; No ? hard
winter. 81 1864 f. o. b. aaoat.
Wheat opened barely steady at unchanged
prices to decline of 1se under disappointing
cables and ruled very nervous and unsettled An
early advance to new high record for the
season on May was followed By sensational
break Of about &c on July under general liquida-
tion before the government report was pub
Iished but Immediately afterward there was an
equally violent advance with prices reaching the
best point in the afternoon. The close was
firm net IsM2%c higher MAY closed al
sI.35Ia. July at $1.229s and September at
$1.l5l4.
Minneapolis Flax Market
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Wheat Rises on Crop Condition
Hay Reaches Record Quotations

Dressed Pork (per b)-r0n1sc for light ant
91sG10c for heavy
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good sound
livestock delivered in San Francisco. gross
weight:
No. 1 fat steers. over 300 lbs alive axe
under 900 lbs. 4isc. second quality. 4ttc thin IN
desirable steers. 3el4c.
No. / cows and heifers. 3s4c; second quality.
SAe; common, thin undesirable cows. 2Isc
Fat bulls and stays. 2G2Ac: thin bulls. I've
Calves-Light weight. per ID. 5d55lc: me-
dium. 415@4Ac; heavy. 3SfM4Hc.
SESep tper lbl--Wethers. No. I, 4Stc. ewes
No. L, 3$t @4e; shOTn sheep. iac less.
Lambs (per lbl-Yearling lambs &c: trrs
years milk lambs, Size
Hogs fper lb)-Hard grain fed. weighing 100
to 40 lbs, 7GTLc; 40 to 2J0 lbs. T14c:
$50 to $50 lbs. 6at a &c. rough. heavy hogs Al
GJc; common. undesirable hogs. 4Q4Ec.
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Beans and seeds

Large and small white beans are higher. The
other kinds show little change. The market con
tinues very firm
Beans (per ctl)-Bayo. s.. .25d5.50, pea. NOM
inal: small white, S5.50GIj.75; large white
81. .6O64.F5: pink $3.25d335; red nominal;
blackeye. $3-506 65; lima, $4-15674 %: red Kid
neys, S3.75H4: cranberry beans. S4G4j0: Car
vanzas, S212.50 for small. $2-50d3 for medium
and $36l4 for large; horse beans. 81. .90G2 20.
Seeds-Brown mustard. 80 Gl4Isc; yellow mus
tard. nominal; haxseed. &c, carload lots. canary
&c; alfalfa, 1641Sc; rape, cleaned. 2G21sc: tim
othy. ga u6cs hemp. 4c; millet, 2&sc per 10:
broom corn seed. 90 per ton.
Dried Peas-Green are quoted at S3. Is per ctl
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DecIduous and citrus Fruits

The market was overloaded with Strawberries
again yesterday. receipts from nearby districts
being increased to over 400 chests, and The
usual carload and odd eOnsignmeuts of Grated
goods came in from the south Prices for both
chest goods and Grated stock were lower. large
lines of both being turned over to Deddlers az
easy rates Raspberries from the south sold -
S1.75G2 a crate and gOOseberries from NaDa. thei
first OF the season, brought Zoe pound Fifteen
pound crates OF the latter came in Cherries
were easy as TO prices. but there was great
demand for the fruit. which absorbed practically
all OF the offerings Apples and citrus fruits
were quiet and unchanged
Standardization S66sS per chest
large varieties. $+45.5O per chest southern, 5O9
15c per crate.
Cherries-S10 % per drawer for purple Guigne
and 50el I5c for white.
Apples (per boxJ-S1- -256l1.5O for fancy and
50c49S1 for common to choice.
Citrus Fruits (per bOx)-Navel oranges. S2-25
d2T5 for fancy and S1-I5@2.25 for choice;
grapefruit, S25OQ2-TJ for seedless; lemons, 81 IS
H3. % for fancy. $1.756f2.25 for choice aud $lGB
% for Standard lines S4.5O05.
Tropical FruitS-Bananas. 70cQS1.75 per
bunch for Hawaiian and S2.500350 for Cen
tral American; plneapples, $395 per Dozen
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Potatoes. Onions and vegetables

Asparagus moved or much better yesterday
than on the preceding days of the week and
prices were higher, the Gamers being liberal pur
ehasers at 75c6t 81 % box while the trade read
lily paid $1.5O0f75 for the best lots OF extra
There was continued firmness in rhubarb. while
peas were in burdensOnle supply and cheap. with
81 sack a high price for the most favored
brands. String beans from the south were easy
at S6f0c a pound. while .Vacaville lots occa-
siohally sold up to 12i2c. New potatoes were
more plentiful and easier, and the market for old
crop goods lacked snap. the recently advanced
prices having checked the demand 70 some eN
tent. A few small lots OF red onions from
the river brought So sack.
Potatoes (per ctl)-Riyer BuFbanks, S2G2.25;
Oregon Burbanks. S235027O; small oregon
seed. $1-75@2; sweet potatoes, S1.6OG1.65; new
potatoes. 2s4 lt3iac per ID.
Australian. S4G4.25 per etl; Bermuda seed, 81 %
al f.50 per crate; new green 50Nt5c per box
Observation-Disclosures 81 .2JI1-T5 per box for
extras and 75cGS1 for common 10 choice; rhu-
barb S1-35d2 per box; tomatoes. $lul-27 per
box or crate; green peas. 75cd$1 per sack; string
beans. S6121ac per Ib; summer squash, $l5ON
L. TJ per box; garlic. sd1Oc per ID; cabbage. 50
a % per cti: dollhouse cucumbers- 5Oc4S1 per
dozen: eaulihower. 65d75c per dozen; carrots.
TJcGi$ 81 per sack; turnips. $191-25 per sack
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Northern Business

TACOMA May 7.-Clearings, S7sS.578: bal
SEATTLE. May 7.-clearings. sI.s1o,8 ,8s4; bal
ances, S14S 233
SPOKANE May 7.--clearings, 81. ls4. .e2e; bal
PORTLAND, May 7.--cIearings. .$1.1os. 4s1;
balances. $50. 40.
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to &c lower compared with the previous close
Final figures on May were at 5S13c and on July
at 51at 451Tsc.
Provisions were easy early in the day. but
later became quite strong. Prices at the close
were 21h a f2l5c higher than yesterday close
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles Omen High. Low. close.
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Bank CIearings

NEW YORK, May 7.-Bradstreets bank clear
ings report for the week ending May shows
aggregate of 1886. .371 900. against $3.016,
10000 last week and S. $50, 755. 600 in the
responding week last year The following is
list Of the cities:
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Meat Market

DhECoED MEATS
Slaughterers' rates to dealers and butchers are
as follows:
COWS and heifers-
Yeai-61s 6715c for large and s0ec for small.
Mutton-Wethers. T@Slsc, ewes, 6075sc per
Lamb-sc for heavy and sh@1Oc per lb for
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sive of the $3.50. .000, 900 gold reserve. shows:
Gold coin and bullion S44. 1859 gold certih-
Gates, ,0i0; available cash balance, $124.-
$50, ,341
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BOOM IN COPPER
LIFTS THE MARKET
Strong Speculative Drive in
Metal Securities in New
York, Paris and London
Nen York sfock List

Z. Il. Hutton Co., 4sO California street.
members Of the New York stock exchange
furnish the following list Of bonds and stock
safes yesterday
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LOCAL MARKETS
Receiuts of Produce yIay :
EomiJv RefnD Market

There have been no important changes in re-
tail rates for the leading household staples
since last week. Some kinds of meats and
poultry are still high but nearly everything
else on the list is in good supply aud cheap
Strawberries and spring vegetables are in abun
dance with prices low. while cherries are be-
coming more plentiful and cheaper every day.
Coal. PER Ton
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Portland Butter Marked
Egg Market in Nearby Counties

PORTLAND May City creamery extras
24c: fancy outside creamery, 22@24c; store.
1SQ20c
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Mining stacks
Regular Morning sessio

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the San Francisco
stock and exchange board yesterday:
COSlST0CKS
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Condition OF the Treasury

WASHINGTON. May 7.-Today's statement Of
the treasury balances In the general fund, exclu-
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London CIosing StocIxn

Bar sIIFeT-oTcady. z47sd per Ounce-
AIoney-1adA of ] per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market
for short bills IS IA al 5-i6 per cent and for
three months bills Ia al 5-16 per cent
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Hongkong exchange 4 lower yesterday.
The silver quotation remained the same. Paris
on London was higher.
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Lcckc. utH bt(Ac- - -
Onions. per ID. - so 4
pota toes. 10. = y ee 3
Do, new. H.. 3GI 4
Parsnips. uoz- -
Radishes. dz bchS-M2',
Rhubarb, 10 "a ,
Sage. dsrz Unchs. .25aS -
String Beans. lb. .15W2O
Sumr Squash. h. 121a d1J
Sprouts, per ID. .--W-
spinach, per Id. 5y S
Thyme, dOz bnchs-023
Turnlps. per doz--@10
Tomatoes. ID ..12A@l5
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New York Mining STOCKS

-LUIILh NIULho
BOSTON May THE activity in coppers in
creased again today and in the last two hours
the whole list was boiling. Copper Range and
Shannon were the Two leaders. Groux
listed today and was very faVorably received.
COPPER CLOSE
The following list is furnished by E. F. Hut
ton Co.. 49O California street, San Fran
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Not Included in totals because comparisons
are incomplete.
mot included in totals because containing
other items than clearings
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Minneapolis Flax Market
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-16
LUR|O TALE
Of H0LO-UP IS
FICTION
TELLS OF DAYLIGHT ROBBERS
SEPARATING HIM FROM MONEY
HE'D COLLECTED, BUT LATER
coNFEssEs HE'S THIEF.

Carroll kilbourne, Il l5.ysarold boy
employed by Pierson 4 Hough, har
nessmakers, called at police headquar
ters, about ii O'Clock Friday morning
with lurid hold-up tale. He had been
way laid 10y two cOiored men on Madi
son-ave., between Brush and Randolph
SITS, he said aud robbed OF $50 he had
just collected for his firm, and showed
where the daylight robbers had cut
his trousers and had also inflicted a
slight wound in his hand in extracting
the money from his pocket with u
knife
Less than half an hour before, Capt.
Mcdonnell had sent his men out on
another daylight hold-up and he had
visions OF q bold, desperate gang that
gave promise OF keeping the police
busy for some time. Two hold-ups III
one morning was certainly going some.
The boys story had one fatal de-
feet he could give no description or
the robbers. He explained that they
had held their hands over his face
while pulling off the job. Capt Nc
Donnells suspicious that the story was
fame-up, pure and simple. were
confirmed when he reached into the
boys pocket and found small pocket
knife. He accused the lad OF the cut
ting. Carroll. however, stoutly denied
doing so. The captain then assigned
Detectives Baker and Fenton To In
yestigate the case" and they, too,
started out on the theory that It was
all a fairy tale.
Before departing for the boys room
at No los Adams-ave. east, Detective
Baker read him the confession made
by Mrs George HER few days ago,
when she admitted that the story she
told OF being chloroformed and robbed
in her own home was fictitious. Even
this did not phase the youngster He
clung TO the story he had first told
with the tenacity OF bulldog
Less thar a block from police head
quarters however, young hilbournes
nerve left him and he broke down.
Il d!I il myself" he confessed, CIV
ing way 20 tears.
Now you're talking" observed Bak.
en-. as re led the way back 10 the detec'
live bureau. Here he boy freely con-
sessed that there had been no hold
lD anu lI't iHpll'S, VI ioNA'~i " ~ -
VAS found concealed In his sock. XII
bourne could give no explanation fo'
taking the money All he could say
was that he Just took it."
Later It TRANSFERRED that the $40 rep
resented all kilDourne had collected,
Friday morning. but he reported his
loss AS 500 So as 10 account for $40
he collected for he firm some time ago
and had failed 10 tulN in
The boys sobs broke forth anew
when Capt. Mcdonnell ordered him
locked up. IL is not likely that he will
be prosecuted, however, on account
OF his youth. Kilbourne's home is in
Baltimore. Md. and letter from his
mother was found In his pockets. He
secured the position with Pierson &
Hough. through his brother who
travels for the firm
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-16

Cleveland: Adolph Z. Trombly,
Gratiot; Adolph Rhaesa, "a Gratiot;
Gin Sisops, Sumpter: Samuel Pull
acker, 76s John r.; John +. Ely, 1907
Twenty.fourth; George T. Willett. lS0
Third; j. August Welke. l7o Bethune
east; Charles Doty. 676 Dix; Joseph
Barber. i45 Milwaukee east; Frank
Newark. 8 Fremont-pl.; j. Truman.
1921 Fifteenth; Jacob Rupp. Co.
Mitchell: Peter Jarvis. Col 81. Aubin:
Fred Uebelhoer. 375 Hastings; Ed.
ward G. Schink, $40 Scotch; w. j.,
Sexton. 3G7 Fort east; Frank Parmen-
ter. 1863 Woodward; Howard Tyler.
Highland Park p. O.. Greenfield; Ed
mund Mallott. New Boston. Huron.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-16
Mark Twain's Moving Day.

When Mark Twain was a young and
struggling newspaper man in San
Francisco lady OF his acquaintance
saw him one day with "a cigar box
under his arm looking in a shop win
dow
Mr.. Clemens. she said. Il always
see you with cigar box under your
arm. | am afraid you are smoking
100 much"
1t isn't that" said Mark I'm
moving again. Success Magazine
The United States mined almost ex-
actly one-third OF tie lead produced
In the world in 1907. Spain. its near
est rival, produced 1871 per cent OF the
total. and Germany li5 per cent.
\ peculiar kind OF stone found In
Finland Is a natural barometer. Ii Is
white in clear weather. but darkens on
the approach OF n storm.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-16
Writing Love Letters a
Girls Growing Folly

which would have mortified her to
death had they been made public.
Ii CHANGED that among my little
friends correspondents was certain
man to whom she wrote these heart
throb letters, and in the mans life,
unknown 20 the little convent-reared
girl, was very evil woman. who came
upon the love letters one day-and II
took several thousand dollars and a
lawyer To get those letters back to the
writer, and keep her out of a hideous
scandal.
Unhappily, daughter, the blackmail
or is still in our midst, and the things
you write in your silly, gushing limo
cence look almighty different when
they are made public.
Mothers Need Blue Pencils.
Why any mother should let her
daughter correspond with men, and
be guilty of the folly OF writing love
letters. passes my comprehension. No
girl should be permitted to write reg
ularly 10 any man TO whom she is not
engaged and the wedding day set
and close at hand
The temptation to write sentiment
is more than the average debutante
can resist, and IL is her mothers duty
to stand over her with a big blue pen
ell and edit her correspondence. and
thereby save her from making fool
OF herself.
Don't write love letters, daughter.
Men will respect YOU more for not do
ing it, and you will save yourself bit
ter humiliation and regret.
Emulate the example OF one OF Miss
Broughton's heroines. who was great
coquette. but who declared that no
matter what she had said, she thank
ed God there wasn't scratch OF her
handwriting in the length and breadth
OF the land.