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Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-05

on the fencing glove many times.
Every movement of the fencer must
be graceful; the art is made up of
quick motion, light touch, coupled with
an erect but easy bearing. This fact
naturally especially appeals to wom-
en-, and has proved a strong magnet in
drawing them to the classes and clubs
Over-stout women have found the ex-
ercise very beneficial, particularly it,
as such usually do, they take the bath
and rundown after the lesson. But
whatever attracts them at first they
are always eager to go on from pure
fondness of the exercise. Actresses
realize the value of practice with the
foils in assuring confident and easy
movements on the stage, and large
number of them in their leisure sea-
son regularly take lessons. Mrs. Lang
try, who is one of the best women fen
GERS, is an unusually strong and ag-
gressive fencer. 1t took all the skill
at my command sometimes to with
stand her fierce onslaughtS. Marie
Tempest handles the foils quite diff
ferently from Mrs. Langtry. She is
what might be called dainty fencer
and lacks the energy of the English
woman. Good fencing largely depends
on a rapid, light touch with which the
hand and wrist have much to do. So
soon, therefore, as the woman's wrist
becomes sufficiently strong, her Ions
and supple fingers give her an ad-
vantage which the men with their
thicker and clumsier hands, do not
possess"
The language of fencing is French.
The sport is imported from France,
and its calls and phrases are all in
that tongue. In the Fencers' club of
New York, an organization which in
cludes about thirty women, and of
which Miss Kate Drexel was for a
long time secretary and an enthusias-
tic member, the fencing master speaks
no English, and in consequence all con-
versation with him is in French. This
Is true, too, of other fencing classes
in that city. Chicago and Boston.
where the instructors are able to speak
English. Most American fencing
women speak French and like to prac-
tice it whenever possible.
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force of temperament a lively fencer,
and her work is marked by as much
boldnesS as a mans. Nine. Constant
Salon, whose husband is fencing mas
ter at the Turf club. Cairo, has made
for herself a great reputation as a
teacher of fencing, and scores of young
European women in Egypt have prof
tied by her instruction. Mme Pouyet
in a fencing match at Agen had as her
adversary one of the best masters OF
fencing in the French army, and she
came out of the contest with flying
colors. Nine. Paoli-Foresto, wife of the
professor in Florence, Italy, is also
fine fencer and has ready eye for an
attack.
AS for Bernhardt, she is not to be
compared with her son Maurice as a
enough to detect and applaud the fine
work of her wiry sons sword play.
Every few women" said a master
of the art recently, "give up fencing
because they don't like it. 1t is uni
versally popular among the sex, pos
sessing a fascination which holds them
to it year after year. 1t is now about
twelve years since fencing as a pastime
for women was introduced into this
country and there are women in New
York who have never stopped their
courses here. For one thing, it is nee
essary to keep in practice. Fencing is
not like swimming or skating and some
other sports, which to know once is to
know always. To remain proficient the
fencer must use his foils constantly.
AS an exercise for women it is one of
the most valuable. Every muscle of
the body is called into play but there
is no strain on any one of them, and
the violence which accompanies many
other kinds of athletic practice is alb
sent. The results to a woman of a
course in fencing are many and all de-
sirable. Increased strength of limb,
suppleness, quicker movements, a more
erect bearing. a loss of unnecessary
weight-this is the list partly in detail,
the sum of which means greatly in
creased grace. There is one defect, by
the way, to which most women are
somewhat inclined, and many women
very much So that is positively and
permanently cured by fencing. That
is turning in the toes. 1t is impossible
for any one, after a short course with
the foil to continue this awkward
habit And, as I said, grace is pre-
eminently the characteristic of fencing.
1t is this, undoubtedly, which makes
the art a favorite one with women
this, and because of the interest
society women have taken in it. An
awkward woman knows she is awk-
ward; she knows, too, as soon as she
begins to move less clumsily and more
surely; and the fencing woman dis
covers this change before she has put
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my father, but very few of them were
able to last long. l would purposely
leave my guard down to give them ev-
cry chance, but they seemed to be
afraid to accept it."
Actresses who take lessons are as a
rule more self-confident than other wo-
men. Probably their stage training has
made them this way; and then, too,
they generally take them with a view
for use in plays, so it is much mat
ter of business with them.
The fencing costume CT a woman con-
sists of waist, a pair of pantalettes
and a skirt. They are all made of the
lightest material and fit loosely. The
skirts and pantalettes only come to the
knee and stockings should only be
worn to within three inches of the knee
cap, so as to permit of that joint bend
ing freely at all times. Such a cos
tune, made of blue serge, should not
cost more than $40. Suits of fancier
material would of course come higher.
For the implements of warfare, the
foils, ordinary kind, the outlay Is 81,
the mask $3.50, the gloves SO, the shoes
S.. This makes the entire outfit
about $25.
Within the last few years, since
fencing has become so popular all over
the country, plays have been con-
structed around contests with the
foils in which, when woman Is one of
the combatants, she never fails to win.
Sarah Bernhardt and other French ac-
tresses have introduced such scenes
with great success. Miss Tempest's
opera, 1.-The Fencing Master" hinges
upon a combat with rapiers.
Many fashionable Paris doctors pre-
scribe fencing for their patients. but
there are hosts of pretty Parisiennes
who do not take this severe treatment
for healths sake alone, but from
genuine fondness of the diversion 1t
is said to be astonishing how skillful
Partisan women become in the use of
the foils. They are fair rivals of the
celebrated woman duelist Maupin, who
stretched six or seven adversaries on
the greensward under the deft lunge
of her rapier. Some French woman
hater-and they say there are such
creatures even in France-has said:
''The trickery, delicacy, deception of
woman's character finds a good express
sion for itself in the art of fencing"
Among the professional women fenc-
ers in France should be mentioned
Nine. Emile Merignac. She has sus-
tanned bouts with the most skillful
masters of the art and has established
a reputation worthy of envy at the
Nouveau Cirque and at Bordeaux,
Nantes and Rheims by her admirable
sword play. Without losing any of her
elegant grace she can repel a sharp
attack with the rapier. Nine. Gabriel,
wife of the assistant fencing master of
st. Cyr, has also won much applause
by her grace and skill. Mile. Marcelle
is equally well known. She is by sheer
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the Royal Horse Guards Blue, the star
cavalry regiment of the entire British
army. This regiment was the Queens
Life Guards, and every man in it was
picked for his fine stature, bearing and
proficiency.
1t was Queen Victoria's own soldiery;
and wherever she went, when occa-
sion demanded, it was her personal es-
cort Barracks were situated in both
London and at Windsor castle, SO 1t
was seldom that the queen was far
away from her faVorite cavalrymen
When the blues, arrayed in their gor-
geous uniforms and glittering breast
plates, appeared in the streets of Lon
don they attracted as much attention
and applause as a modern circus
parade does in every American city.
After year or two of drill and prac-
tice at arms and in horsemanship,
Craig's skillfullness with the foil be-
gan to attract notice from his COM
rades and soon after the time for one
of the yearly fencing matches came
around Craig entered the lists. Every
year each troop of the regiment held
primary contests to decide who was
the best fencer. Then the champions
of the troop held a tournament to de-
termine who was the finest swords
man of the entire regiment. The win
ner of a troops primaries was deco
rated with crossed swords in gold
braid on his sleeves, and the victor In
the grand final received in addition
gold crown on his sleeve just above
the crossed swords. Two years in sue
cession the young Scotsman from Glas-
gov won the crossed swords and the
crown. He was made the teacher of
fencing and also of physical exercise
and boxing in which he was equally
proficient. For twelve years Mr.. Craig
held the position. Then he resigned to
come to America.
Miss Senac is probably the finest wo-
man fencer in this country, although
when it is considered that her father
is a fencing master, the best in Amer
lea, and a graduate of a French school,
it is not to be marveled at. Miss Senac
is endowed with all the ease and grace
of the, Frenchwoman, and she has the
strength and power Of endurance of
man. Her wrist is as muscular and
reliable as most mems and when she
and her father are engaged in lively
contest it is difficult to believe that
woman can endure such strain.
In speaking of women learning to
fence Miss Senac once said to the writ
er: "They don't have the confidence
to go in hard just as they would at
tennis or bowls. They are afraid of
being iabbed with the foil. There is
no reason why American women should
not learn to fence as we'll as French or
German or English women. They are
as we'll set up physically as others, but
they haven't the nerve to go in.
have fenced with some of the pupils OF
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Little Nose Lamblack-De teacheh
done sent me home, nanny, cause
you didn't wash nah face.
Mrs. hanback, (angrily)-You fool
chile, what fo' you done tole her I
didn't?
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FRICTION SOMEWHERE

The motorist, who had been in smash, had
just recovered consciousness. "Am I all here.
doctor?" he asked, cheerfully.
mot a part missing old boy" replied the
doctor, smilingly.
"Glad to hear that" murmured the patient.
'but I feel as II wasn't assembled quite
properly
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02
Lonn.. Exehange and silver
STOCK MARKET

The features Of local securities yesterday were
the sharp advance in telephone common stock
and the activity in United Railroads bonds, the
apparent decline In the latter being due to their
being ex coupon of 81. The sales of these bonds
were $50, 900, out OF total bond sales of s62 000
The Advance In telephone common stock due
to the fnal listing OF the stock on the New York
stock exchange. The stock sold In New York at
$4S655. against closing quotation on Thursday
OF $4675. The stock opened here at $53 ad-
vanced TO $53. .62h and after falling back to
s51 so closed at $5l7b bid. against Thursday s
close Of $46 81 ". City electric stock higher
at $42. So The following bonds were coupon:
Hawaiian commercial and sugar 5s. $3.50; Lake
Tahoe railway and traction IS. $3.50; Los An
geles railway SIS. so; Los Angeles lighting 5s
$3.50; Los Angeles Pacific railroad first convert
ible S. $3.50: Northern railway company of Cal
ifornia IS, $3.50: Northern electric company 81
$3.50; San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley 5s
2.25; San Jose and Santa Clara company 41ss
225; Southern Pacific railroad of California
t(1ei21 6sA So; Southern Pacific Branch railway
SIS, So: United Railroads OF San Francisco As 81
In the unlisted department Pacific gas and
electric common was quoted at $6O756762 and
tie preferred at $S9. so bid.
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Potatoes. onions ana Vegetables

Owing 70 the rain business in vegetables was
OF very small proportions Yesterday ana prices
Receivers were trying TO obtain advance
some descriptions believing that Subsequent re-
eeiDtS would be light. but buyers refused 70
come up to their ideas. The market was over
stocked with tomatoes and sellers were trying 20
urge business By cutting prices. The Gamers
were large buyers at 2je box Potatoes re-
mained weak for general offerings and Oregon
Burba1ks were lower. Onions did a little better.
Potatoes tper eIlJ-Riyer white. 6OdsOc; Sa-
Enas Burbanks 81 251 ]. Sc; Oregon Burbanks.
81. 100 lis; sweet potatoes. S1.J0d165.
Onions-New yellow. T06Soc per ctl
Eeget4bles-Green corn. 81 23d1-I5 per sack:
tomatoes, 25d6Oc per box; green peas. Base per
%; string and wax beans. 3Gt5c per Ii; lima
beans. 5U6c per ID; summer squash, 5Og l5c per
box; garlic. 4Gt5c per 10; cabbage, 5OdI5c per
ctl: eucumbers, 50G75c per box; caullnower.
SOC per dozen; turnips, SlG1-25 per sack; egg
plant, 50d65c per box: green peppers, oO9 fJc
per box. green okra. 25M40c per box.
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Mining Shares Continue Quiet
Sharp Rise in Telephone Stock

Both Comstocks and Southern Nevadas stood
about the same The lower quotations for Gold
held Consolidated were due to the stock being eA
dividend of SOC. Tonopah Extension was also ex
dividend of 35c
The following oil stocks were ex dividend
Imperial 60c and Brookshire 1c.
The Gypsy oil company has levied an assess
ment OF 1c, delinquent November e, sale day NO
vember So
The GoIdfeid Combination Fraction mining
company has declared dividend of 10 cents per
share, payable November 10 to stock holders OF
record October I5
The Mexican telegraph company has declared a
regular quarterly dividend of 2h per cent, pay
able October 15
Most of the brokers of the San Francisco STOCK
and exchange board who attended the mining
congress at Goldfeld returned yesterday ana
stated that their visit was warmly appreciated
by the mining people of Nevada.
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Foreign Futures
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Grain and Provision.

CHICAGO. Oct. 1.-Traders in the wheat pit
were bullishly inclined during the early part
OF the day In consequence OF recollection Of the
severe punishment administered TO shorts in the
September delivery the previous session. when
the final hslf-hour Fairly influential selling de-
veloped toward midday based chiefly on ex-
IRENE weakness of corn There was also con-
siderable selling
December, which early in the session had
advanced to 81 LOIS declined to 9915 699ke.
The market closed weak at almost the bottom.
Final quotations on December were at 99S a
Corn prices continued TO decline in conse-
quence of renewed liquida tion by leading longs.
The market closed weak at almost the lowest
point December closed at 564s g5Tc. after sell
ing between 56& @iJS1c.
Oats displayed relative strength the greater
part OF the day in consequence OF fairly brisk
demand for December. December ranged between
y u G39c. The close steady. with prices
ke to Ac higher, with December at 393t ass &c.
Provisions were strong all day and at the close
showed net gains Of 21ac TO 221ec.
Ihe leading futures ranged as follows:
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nntter. Cheese and Eggs

Prices for fresh eggs made further advance
on continued light arrivals yesterday Extras
were marked up another cent TO a quotation OF
4Tc dozen and for the first time In weeks the
quotation for hrsts was changed. the price jump
ing Sc to 43c a dozen. The growing scarcity and
steadily advancing prices Of extras finally caused
a run on frsts and yesterdays advance was the
result. Butter was unchanged but the market
ruled very strong. a steamer came in from
Humboldt with some large eonsignments. nearly
all OF which were ordered in advance. There
nothing new in cheese.
The only transaction on the exchange was a
sale OF % fancy California fat cheese at i5lsc
pound.
Receipts were Il 900 pounds Of butter. 43. 600
pounds Of cheese and $50 cases Of eggs
The following official quota tions established
by the sales. bids and offers on the hoor or the
dairy exchange. Prices in the street, while gov
erned by the exchange quotations. generally
range from 115c to &c higher, owing to the va
rious charges to be added
Butter-Fresh creamery extras. SIC per I'D,
hrm: do drsts, 30c. firm; do seconds, 2S}2c. firm;
No. / packing stock. 25c. firm; California storage
extras. SOC. firm.
Cheese-California fancy fats Isle per ID.
weak; do hrsts. 15e. weak; do seconds 14l2c.
weak; fancy Young Americas, 161ac. firm; DO
frsts. 15c, firm: fancy Oregon Young Americas.
1Ie. firm; do fats. Ice, hrm; New York fancy.
1Si5e. firm.
Eggs (per dozen. cases ncluded)-CalifOrnia
fresh extras, 47c, firm; DO hrsts. 43c. hrm; DO
seconds. soc, nrm; do thirds, 24c, hrm; Calfor-
MIA storage extras, Sic, steady.
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The Western meat company quotes as follows:
Hams. ia 1S1sc; picnic hams, 1315e; bacon. 8
to 5 lbs 2215c s to 10 lbs. 211ac; 10 to IL lbs.
211Sc; fancy sugar cured bacon. 241ae; Arrow
bacon to lbs 2115c; to 10 lbs, 203ac; 10
to u lbs 2CIae: light dry salt bacon. 70. 10
lbs. 1Siae; 10 to II lbs, 1se; medium bacon. lIc'
light medium bacon. lie.
Lard-Tierces 15c. sos 15Ac. los 15Ac. 5s
155sc IS Ice; compound lard. tierces SIC. 5Os
oil sec per gal; white cooking oil. 5Sc per gal;
salad oil, 6Oc per gal
Beef-LOcal prices are quoted Export lots.
inspected by the government. 81 per bbl high
er Extra family beef. $3.50 per bbl; family
beef S12 per Dbl; extra mess beef Sll.5O per
tbI; smoked beef 21a asc per lb-
POrk-Fxtra prime. IN barrels, So; clear, S26;
mess sos: pig pork, $50 pigs feet. s. for half
bbIs, s.. 25 for % 10 kegs ana Sl-5O Tor Kits
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Weekly Trade REVIEW
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-Bradstreet's tomorrow
weather this week bar to- fullest trade devel-
opment has been removed and final distribution
panding and idle cars have about disappeared
from the list, the crop, industrial and general
merchandise movements have expanded.
In the textile trades there are evidences tnat
the buyers and sellers still apart on the ques-
ton of prices OF manufactured cottons.
1T is true some buyers for next spring and
summer are evincing willingness to pay ad-
vsnced prices, and quotations are certainly
nrmer or higher as q whole, but good portion
the other hand appear Indifferent and are dis
cussing curtailment Of production to bring about
the alleged needed readjustment. The woolen
goods trade cancellations Of early profuse orders
had cleared the air Of uncertainty as to the real
proportions of business booked. some purely spec
ulative ordering having been written OF. but
those goods and raw wool remain in very strong
business failures in the United States for
against III last week, 225 in the like week of
1905 i77 in 1907. 1886 in 1906 and Iss in 1905.
Business failures in Canada for the week
number %. which compares with 81 for last week
and SO for the like week in 1908.
Wheat including -four, exports from the Unit
tember 80 aggregated 9, ,322, ,760 bushels, against
2.973 sol last week AMI 6,478,s2S this week last
..For the l3 weeks ending September so, ex-
ports are s415 7S3 bushels. against so, 105. T73
in the corresponding period last year o., -,
els. against "a 41s last week and .S13 in 1908.
For the 13 weeks ending September 30 corn
exports are ,349,252 bushels, against 624. I45
last year"
r. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly review of trade to-
morrow will say: The industrial and CONNER
cial situation, as q whole, is that OF a full re-
turn to normal conditions The chief flaw in the
situation is to be found in the high prices which
serve to check operations in some directions.
Business in steel rails Is expanding and much
activity is expected next year. the railroads
are covering future requirements freely. In addi-
iop fo q the
leading producers have received a contract
for - 900 tons for export TO Mexico.
..Sharp advances were made In cotton goods
and yarns during the week and while trading In
wholesale dry goods markets was limited in the
metropolitan district by the celebration the re-
ports from other centers indicate the mainte-
nance of a seasonsble distribution.
'.The footwear market is very slow. Further
sales by western packers aggregate fully 100000
hides the last week at full prices most vari-
eties and advances on others.
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CP4TN STATISTICS
New York Grain Market

NEW YORK Oct. 1.-Flour-Receipts. T6.5 $40
barrels: exports 9,s5S barrels. About steady,
with a fair trade.
Wheat-Receipts. 500 bushels; exports. AZ
32T bushels. Spot. unsettled; No. red. nominal
elevator; No. 2 red, nominal T. o. b. afOat; No.
1 northern Duluth. $1.09M nominal f. o. D.
ahoat; No. 2 hard winter. 81 .204s nominal Z. o.
b. afioat. Shorts were, pretty good buyers Of
wheat today, after the developments in Chicago
yesterday. and prices had full cent advance
before meeting sales for profits The late after
noon market was easier as a result of the bear
ish Modern Miller report. talk Of larger south
west receipts and heavy unloading, with hnal
prices only 1sc to Il C net higher December
closed at $f.07ss and May at $1-0s1s.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02

SUMMARY OF
THE MARKETS

Wall street stocks and coppers irregular.
Spot and future cotton higher.
Sharp advance in local telephone stock.
Silver unchanged. Sterling exchange
weaker.
Local grain markets still dull.
Rain checks trading in hay and beans.
Live and dressed meats about the same.
Eggs higher. Butter firm. Cheese un-
changed.
Potatoes weak. Onions frmer.
Fruits quiet, owing to the rain.
Poultry in light receipt and steady.
Game season opens today.
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Meat Market
Prices show no. material change
DRESSED MEATS

DRESSED MEATS
Slau-hterers' rates to dealers and butchers are
= Beef~eIs sSifo a71ze per Ib for steers. 5hGs3ac
for COWS and heifers.
Veal m9c for large and ga 10lse for small.
Nuftop-Wethers. S6tSc, ewes, I5a@Sc per ID
Lamb-93a q 1U1ac per ID
Dressed pork ,per lb)-191115e for light and
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good sound
livestock delivered in San Francisco, gross
weight: 49,
415c. under 600 lbs 4e; second quality, sac:
tbii, and undesirable steers 3@314c-
No / cows and heifers. 3l4 d39sc; second
quality, SC; common, thin undesirable cows. "a
21ac-
Caives@Light weight. per ID. 5Ae; medium.
4Ae: heavy, 46414e.
Sheep tper lb)-wethers. No. 1. 41504se;
Lambs (per Ib)-This years milk lambs. 5A
G5l6c
Hogs (per b)-Hard grain fed. weighing 10G
to 140 lbs, 6Ae: 40 to 25O lbs. 7Ac; $50 70 $50
lbs. 6Ac; common undesirable hogs. 413 G5c.
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ing bid. 81 per cent, offered at per cent.
Time loans firm; 60 and 80 days, per, cent;
six months. Az per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 41a@5 per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual business
in bankers bills at S4.S415l4.S425 for so day
bills and at 81 Sc for demand.
Commercial bills S4S3% %64.S4.
Bar silver, 51%c.
Mexican dollars, 43c
Bonds-Governments steady; railroads irregu-
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Condition of the Trea.urx

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-The condition of the
treasury at the beginning OF business today fol-
lows:
Trust funds--God coin. Ss64. 1862 $50: silver
dollars. $4S4, ,S26, 900; silver dollars Of 1890
S26. 900.
General fund-Standard silver dollars in gen
eral fund IS. .7S4, 0S3: current liabilities 500
4ll.417; working balance in treasury offices
$40. 750, ,934: in banks to credit OF treasurer Of
$2l ST. $50; minor coin. &1.912. 344 Total hal
ance in general fund, $e4 2O6 ia.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02
n and Bonds

THE COPPER STOCKS
BOSTON. Oct. 1.-The Boston copper shares
open quiet and inactive, but under the lead of
Osceols trading increased in activity and there
was strength in the entire list. Osceola has
extended it's advance to 49, gain of points
over last night. This advance is based on a
maximum production which at the present price
Of copper, will show earnings Of about sl4
share per snnum. Lake copper was heavily
traded IN and advanced to 37%, a gain OF q
Centennial at Al is / point higher Isle Royale
got as high as 25. which is gain OF a. North
Butte at 81 also shows substantial gain over
last nights close. As matter Of fact, the
entire list is decidedly better. There Is less
doing in the industrials today, but they con-
tlnue to have strong undertone.
The following list Is furnished by E. F. Hut
ton & Co. $50 California street, San Fran