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Condition of the Treasury

WASHINGTON. Sept. 4.--The condition of the
treasury at the beginning Of business today was
as follows:
Trust funds-Gold coin $3.50. .272. 500: silver
dollars S4ST OS6. 0e0; silver dollars of 1890.
S4II6 600: silver certificates outstanding, S4S3,-
O3e. 900.
General fund-Stsndard silver dollars in gen
ersl fund. 81 4S2 6SI. current Liabilities. S9e.-
$50. .o62: working balance in treasury Offices,
$50. SOS. 72T: in banks 10 credit Of treasurer OF
coin SOS 6s5s 4s7: minor coins 81. $50, ,314 total
balance in general fund, 500. .454.7e6
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Meat Market

Red Bluff advices report sales of beef cattle
for September shipment at around &c per pound
DRESSED MEATS
Slaughterers' rates to dealers and butchers are
follows:
Beef-61a @71ac per ID for steers, 5@6Ac for
COWS and heifers.
yesl-71s @9c for large and = for small.
Mutton-Wethers, 7@S11c; ewes, 81 @71sc per
pound.
Lamb-9@ 1Oc per ID.
Dressed Pork tper lb)-11@1114c for light and
9@91ac for heavy.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quota tions for good, sound
livestock, delivered in San Francisco gross
weight:
No. l fat steers over 900 lbs. alive. 4kc;
under 300 lbs, 4c; second quality, 3Ac thin and
undesirable steers. 363Ac.
No. l cows and heifers. 3Ac; second quality,
&c; common, thin, undesirable cows, 2@21ac
Fat bulls and stays, 1&@2c; half fat or thin
bulls 1ac.
Calves-Light weight, per lb. SIC; medium,
4Ac; heavy, 4G4Hc.
Sheep tper lb)-wethers, No. 1. 4Ac; ewes,
3Ac.
Lambs (per lb)-This years milk lambs, 5AG a
SIC.
Hogs (per lb)-Hard grain fed. weighing 100
to 40 lbs, 707I4c; 140 to 250 lbs, 71ac; $50 to
$50 lbs, &c; rough, heavy hogs, 595hc: common,
undesirable hogs, AZ @5c.
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Flour and Farinaceous Good.

Flour California family extras, $640@6. so
$50: superfne. s5.30@5.5O; Oregon and Wash
ington. per bbl, s5.30@e:3o for family. bakers
and patents and S4.50@5 for cut of; Kansas
patents, $40: do straights, $3.50; do clear 81;
Dakota patents. S7.75@7.95; do straights. 81
per Dbl.
FaTinaceous Goods-Prices in 100 lb sacks, net
cash, no discount. follows: Graham hour.
So. so per 100 lbs; rye -four, $4 rye meal, $3.50;
do, $500; oat meal. $500; oat groats, $500;
hominy. $S.60@3.s0; buckwheat -four, $3.50;
whole wheat -four. S4; rolled oats. bbl SS@S. 90,
in sacks $5@s; extra cream do, IS in sacks and
$3.50 in barrels; rolled wheat. bbls $5.76 In
sacks $425@5.25; pearl barley. $500; split peas.
boxes, S.: 20 for yellow and $6.25 for green per
100 pounds.
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Cottolene-One half Dbl, 10Mc; 3 half bbls
10c; tierce, 95sc; tierces 9xc; terces,
9Nc.
The Western meat company quotes follows:
Hams, 1914 @1Sc picnic hams, 121ac: bacon 6
to lbs, 201ac; to 10 lbs, 19lAc; 10 to IL lbs,
19lac; fancy sugar cured bacon. 23hc; Arrow
light dry salt bacon. TO 10 lbs, 1Sc; 10 to Il
lbs. lie; medium bacon, 1519e; light medium
bacon, 151ac.
Lard-Terces lac, SOS 14Ac. los 14Zc: 5s
14Tsc, 3s 15c; compound lard, tierces s1ac, 5os
S%c. los 9Ac. 5s 9%c, 3s 912c; yellow cooking
oil, sic per gall white cooking oil, SIC per gal;
salad oil, 57c per gal.
Beef-Locsl prices are quoted Export lots, IN
spected by the government, 81 per Dbl high
er. Extra family beef. Sl2 per bbl: family beef.
Sl1.50 per bbl; extra mess beef, $11.50 per Dbl;
smoked beef 21&c per Ib.
Pork-Extra prime, in barrels, S21; clear. S23;
mess, S22; pig pork, SOS; pigs feet, s5 for half
bbls, ,25 for 25 ID kegs and s130 for kits.
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Beap. and seeds

Trsde continues light and of between crop
character. Stocks of most kinds are practically
cleaned up.
Beans (per ctD-Bayos. S5.25; pea, nominal;
s313 12lA; red. nominal bsckeye. So. .40@3.50 So:
lima, $4.20d4.25; red kidneys, S3.50G3.S5; cram
berry beans $3.50@3.75; Garvanzas, $250@3. so;
horse beans. S1.75Gl21O.
Seeds-Brown mustard, 2al @3%c; yellow mus
tard, nominal; faxseed. 4641sc. carload lots;
canary, 4Ac: alfalfa. 16@l7c; rape, cleaned,
2@21ac; timothy, 6c; hemp, 315@3xc; millet.
2% G3c per lb.
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Cash Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO Sept Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour, easy; winter patents, 81. 70@
$40; straights, s4. 4O@51o; spring patents,
straights, $4.60@4.S0; bakers, $3.25g so; No.
fair to choice mailing 54@63c: iaxseed, No. 1
southwestern, $1.35; No. 1 northwestern. 81. Al: (:
timothy seed. 81. 50@3.3o; clover, ST.. 10; mess
pork, per bbl, So. 81 y a 30; lard, per 100
lbs, S12.321a; short ribs, sides Qoosel. sll,62@
IL So: short clear sides (boxed. ST. Y a l.. 90
GRAIN STATISTICS
Total clearances of wheat and -four were equal
to 273. 900 bushels. Primary receipts were 930,-
900 bushels, compared with ! 100000 bushels
the corresponding day year ago. Estimated re
ceipts for Tuesday: Wheat. 80 cars; corn, 339
cars; oats, 211 cars; hogs, - 900 head
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Weekly Clearing House statement

NEW YORK. Sept 4.-The statement OF
clearing house banks for the week shows that the
banks hold SIS. .27j more than the require
rnents OF the - per cent reserve rule This IS
decrease Of S3.02l 300 in the proportionate cssh
reserve as compared with last week. The state
Loans. Sl.s4s. $4,000: decrease. s4522 400
Circulation s.. $50 400: increase s305.50o Legal
tenders. SIS. 725. 800; decrease Sl.30eOo0 Spe-
cie. s2ss, 400; decrease, 81 IL 200. Reserve
$S63. .e4S. 200: decrease S5.42l. 200; Reserve re-
CURED S34s. $40. 425; decrease, S2.3es. 300. Sur
plHs. SI533s. .275: decrease. S3.021, 300. Ex
United States deposits Si5.746.9oO; decrease,
The percentage of actual reserve of the clear
inr house banks to-day was 25,76
The statement of banks and trust companies
% Greater New York not reporting 10 the clear
ing house shows that these institutions have ag-
hand. sl54. 34.SOO, and loans amounting to
81 .224. .5l6. 500.
The Financier will say:
1.-The statement Of the associated banks Of the
city of New York for the week ending Septem-
Der showed an Unexpectedly large decrease OF
$40. .6S3. 500 in cash with q corresponding shrink
age in reserve. The banks in their operations
with the subtreasury lost more than S3000000
Of this amount, including export of 81 800 600 of
gold 10 Japan. but ii had not been anticipated
that in their dealings with the interior the re-
naming loss would be as heavy as the state
ment revealed.
The present surplus reserve Of the clearing
house banks stands at $40. .247. .s25. the smallest
reported since early lest spring. The loans OF
the banks last week were only nominslly re-
duced. the actual contraction having been
sl.sT0.9oo. Deposits. result of the heavy
decrease in cash shrIInk SI1. .9l3. 400. The trust
companies and state banks outside the clearing
hoGse showed for the first time in q number of
weeks 8 slight shrinkage in loans. that item
having been reduced 81. .324. 200.
The loss IN cash. principally by the trust
companies. was about 600 while national
deposits contracted 81 COS. 100. The surplus
serve OF the clearing house banks based on their
actual condition al the close of the week
25.77 per cent, OF only about three-fourths of
per cent above the legal minimum. 1t would sp-
pear. taking the statement a whole, that
harder money rates were in sight
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Chicago Dairy and Produce Market

CHICAGO. Sept. 4.-Butter. steady: cream
cries. 241a 629c; daries. 22d26c. Eggs steady
at mark. cases included. 1sc. Receipts. 10.376
eases; hrsts, 2oc; prime firsts. 81 &c. Cheese.
strong; dairies, 15% G16e: twins I5m1jLc:
young Americas, Ice; long horns, 16c.
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PETALUMA, Sept. 4.-The week closed with
the highest price ever paid for eggs by local
dealers. After receipt of quotations from the
San Francisco dairy exchange 3S1ac and Csc
was the best Offering. Independent dealers and
spectators paid 371ac and SIC. The quality
and quantity not up to the average and the
demand exceeds the supply. Local conditions
remain unchanged.
SAINT. CRUZ, Sept. 4.--The egg market was
firm all the week. There were no changes
Producers receive 36c for all classes. The sup
ply Is light.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
The Cotton situation

NEW YORK Sept 4-The Chronicle says:
Speculation in cotton for future delivery has
been on the whole. of only moderate proportions,
but prices much of the time have shown up
unofficial sources early in the week and the I'M
precedentedly low condition given by the gov
ernment on Thursday. Various private reports
put the condition at from 64.1 to 6S.I but the
government report exceeded them all in bullish-
ness, giving 1t as 63.7. against 71.9 last month.
showing deterioration during August Of SO
per cent. The September condition this year In
the lowest ever known and contrasts with 16.1
last year, 72.7 In 1907. I7.3 In 1906 and ri In
1905 Crops exceeding $4,000 900 bales were
| raised in 1906. 1907 and 1905, with September
conditions ranging from I6.1 to IT.3 This years
condition is far below these figures that de-
creased crop is very generally expected. some
claiming that It not exceed 10000. 900 to
10. .25O 900 bales. 1t is supposed that the effect
greater but for number of things In the first
place, a large visible supply has been brought
over into the season Some spinners. too
are supposed to be pretty well supplied Before
long, under the stimulus of existing prices, it is
believed by not few that the crop movement
will be of liberal volume. The question is,
whether spnners will buy with freedom. They
complain in that cotton has ad-
vanced more rapidly in price than cotton goods
Moreover, speculation has Jagged. The outside
public is Indifferent. Prices have recently adj
vanced about 81 bale, and some think reac-
tion in any case is due Some of the crop news,
especially from the Atlantic states, has been ia
yorable Many believe that the yield in that
section will be much larger than was at one
carried over from last year it will largely Offset
any deficiency in the southwest Spinners. for the
time being at least, buying rather sparingly.
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order Candy hx Exnreu.

Candy will be sent to ali points in
California. carefully packed SO as to
arrive in perfect condition Send adj
dress and money order to Geo Haas
Francisco.
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SOUTH OMAHA


SAVANNAH. Ga, Sept. 4.-Turpentine-
Firm; Sc lae. Receipts. Al: shipments 553
Rosn-Firm. Sales. .. .2S2: receipts sos
shipments. 1853: stock. 155 5.oo7 Quotations
b. $3.50: d. SO. .400i3.45: Il. $3.S56T3.9o: F.
$395d4.05; G. s4.05@4.1s: II. S4.25; /. $3.50;
X, $40: NJ. $3.50; n, $5.T5; wG, S6d6.25;
WV, $3.50
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GRAIN MARKET
wheat and other Grain,


Whest-The worlds shipments for the week
were as follows. in quarters: Russian, 5ss, 900;
Danuhian. 12S, 600; Argentina. 1000: Indian
1000; Australian, 1900.
There not much change yesterday here
or elsewhere. There win be no business on Mon
day.
CASH WHEAT
New crop-Californla club, s165617 rs: So
nora. $l.70dL771a: white Australian. nominal
Northern wheat-Club, S1.e5: Russian red.
$1.62h; turkey red, S1.7001.15; bluestem
sL7711 also per ctl.
FUTURES
1880 a. m. Session
Barley-Therewin be no business on Monday.
La bor day. The market yesterday was dull
and without change
CASH BARLEY
common TO fair, s1.32k @I.35 per ctI; brew,
ing, 81. .42la; shipping, s1.421a; chevalier, Of
fered at S1.47h.
1890 a. m. Session
May-S1.f7 bid, S1.473 asked
December-$I. 42I4 bid. si.421a asked.
Oats-The government is in the markets of
San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and Minneapolis
for 10000 tons of oats for the Philippines, the
bids TO be opened September To- The oats must
be double sacked
There is nothing to report in the market
choice and S1.60@172h for poor to fair; reds
for seed, $1.e5@2.1 10: black. s2.35Q2.70 asked;
gray, $1.67h @172la; white, Sl.70d1.75; Texas
red. In bulk. s1.9s; in sacks, $205 per cti
Corn-Small round yellow. S1.50G1.75; white.
S1.I5Q1So; large yellow, S1.75: western states
yellow, in bulk. San Francisco track Sl.62;
white. s1.66: mixed 81. 80 per ctl
Rye-Some business is reported. Sales of west
ern states product have been made at 81 Co.
while California is held at 81. so per ctL
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Nnrfhern Rnsiness

SEATTLE. Sept. 4.-Clearings. 81 .6S2, 52s;
balances. S217 ,673.
SPOKANE. Sept. 4.-Clearings, se41. .e3S; bal
snces. So .669.
TACOMA. Sept. 4.-Clearfngs, ss27. .4s3 bal
Hnces. S76. e36.
PORTLAND Sept. 4-Clearings, 81 ,045. .004 F;
balances. Sl45l0S
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turnips, $1@1.25 per sack; eggplant, 60@75c per
box: green peppers, 35@50c per box; green okra.
40@50c per box.
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Northern Wheat Market

PORTLAND. Sept -Wheat-Track prices:
Club. Sac; bluestem, 94c; red Russian, S21ac;
turkey red. sac; forty-fold. S61ac.
TACOMA, Sept. 4.-Wheat-Bluestem, 92c;
club SSc; red, s6c
SEATTLE. Sept. 4.-Export wheat-Bluestem,
91c; club and fife, Ssc; Russian. Sac. Receipts:
Wheat, 50 cars; oats, IL cars; barley, Z cars.
Minneapolis Flax Market
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. FLAX, $1.40A a
4
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Portland Butter Market
EIgin Butter

PORTLAND. Sept 4.-Butter-City and coun-
try creamery extras. SAC; fancy. 30@33c; store,
19@21e.
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FINANCIAL
London CIosing stocks

Bar silver-Steady: 3 l3-l6d per ounce.
Money "a 5. of l per cent.
the rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is Ia per cent and for three months
bills IL per cent.
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Eastern livestock Market

KANSAS CITY. Sept 4.-Cattle-Receipts,
200: market steady. Native steers, S46I.75:
southern steers, $3@4.60; native cows and heif-
ers S206 5O stockers and feeders, S2.15d 3 80:
bulls $2.6O@3.75; calves $3.50@S; western
steers SO. .I566T5: western cows. s.. 50G 400.
Hogs-Recepts. 1000; market &c higher. Bulk
of sales $7.90MS.15; heavy, $SM&15; packers
and butchers, ss@s.20; light. $I.9O@s.1o; pigs.
S5.50672J.
No sheep.
SOUTH OMAHA
SOUTH OMAHA. Neb., Sept 4.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts 500; market unchanged. Native steers
S4. .750n1 60: cows and heifers. $3M5; western
steers. s35o@6; Texas steers. s3@5; range
cows and heifers $2.75d4.4 40; Gamers 81 .s5G
800: stockers and feeders, S36540: calves.
So. .5066.5O: bulls and stags 81. .50@4.15
Hogs--Receipts. 1900; market steady to &c
lower. Heavy S7.50MI9o: mixed. ST.S0d T.90
light. s1.90MS.10 pigs. S6.so@I.50; bulk of
sales, S1.7567.90.
Sheep-Receipts. 200: market steady. Year
lngs. $4.75M5o5; wethers. S4M415; ewes
S3.50@ 40; lambs, s6.15@72J.
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Fruits. old erop-Peaehess 4c for standards,
Size basis, 2@21ac, with nc premium for the
large Sizes
New Fruits-Eyaporated apples, IL @Shc;
apricots, S@IOc; moorpark, IL 12c; peaches, Az
@6c; prunes, 21s @2&e. with Ne permium for
40s and 1ac premium for 30s to 40c; figs, 3A a
41ac; pears, 5h@10c
Raisins (IeOs crop)-seeded. 4@419e; seedless
sultanas, 2A @21ac; loose muscatels, 3Ac for 4
crown. &c for crown and 2zc for 2 crown.
New Raisins-Layers. clusters-6 crown. $3.50
5 crown, S1.76; 4 crown. S1.35; ordinary layers,
8 crown S2Ia @95c; 9 crown, S5c@9Oc; seeded,
Az @5tc;, seedless sgltanas. 9@$fc; Thomp-
sons seedless. Shc loose muscatel crown
Nnts-Almonds. nonpareils, IA il4h@i5e; IxL,
i4@1415c; ne plus ultra is@l3hci Drake eIl I1g
&c; old walnuts lie per lb for No. 1 softshells,
&c for No. do; flberts, i2h@14c; pecans, Is
@1Tc.
Honey-Comb. 14@15c for water white and 10
@12c per lb for amber: extracted, TIC for
water white and 61a @Ic for light amber; DID,
candied and dark amber. Nc per ID.
Beeswax-274a @29c per ID for light and 25@
26c for dark.
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Comstock Advance Halts Agdin
Exchanges Closed Until Tuesday

1900 Andes ..... 10
100 Best & Belch. %
100 Best & Belch. 81
100 Bullion ...... -
100 Challenge Con 3S
100 Cbollar ...... 26
200 Con Va NJ. Il. AZ y
100 Gould & Cur. %
400 Mexican L. % u
CHASING a
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Neu Ynrk Mnnex Market

NEW YORK. Sept 4--Money call, nomi-
nal: time loans. nominal; 30 days. 22z as per
cent; 80 days, 80 per cent; months, per
cent.
cent.
Sterling exchange, nominal; actual business
IN bankers bills at 81. .S5l0Q4 .S515 for 90 day
bills and ar 81 $500 for demand.
Commercial bills. 81 s4l3@4s4Sz.
Bar silver 5lAc.
Mexican dollars 43c
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Deciduous and Citrus Fruits

There was an active market for orchard fruits
Yesterday, the extra demand Tor honoay heeds
bringing out some extensive buying but with
supplies ample prices showed but nttie variation
from Fridays quotations Well coiored apples
and choice Bartlett pears found prompt sale at
the previously quoted rates. both fruits peing
wanted for shipment as well as TOT iocal use.
The peach market was in good shape for sellers.
Freestones in all kinds of packages were IN de-
mand among tradesmen, and clngs SOLD on
much better than before. The Gamers made
small purchases of the latter at S2o@2o a ton.
General offerings of figs and ounces continued
to drag badly, while plums and prunes moved
OF freely. but prices showed no improvement,
though receipts were comparatively Hgnt. All
kinds of melons sold well in the early trade at
satisfactory prices, but several consignments OF
nutmegs arrived late and had TO be disposed of
quickly held Grapes were in abundance,
the Isabella variety. Berries were easy, as the
| Gamers were practically out OF the market and
were only buying when bargains onered.
Strawberries-$2. .50M5 per chest
Raspberries-$4@6 per chest
Blackberries- -s2@3.50 per chest.
apcasFansy
box other fancy apples. $1@15o common TO
choice. 65cds1; crabappies. nominal. o.,..
Pears-Bartletts. S1@1.Io per box other va
rieties. 50@S5c per box.
Quinces-50@f5c per box.
Peaches-Small boxes, 40@Ioc; lug boxes, 5Oc
@Sl: carriers, 60@75c. -
Plums and Prunes-Crates, 5o@65c: boxes, 80
fgs sa a1@ for large river yer boxes and
75c for ordinary packages.
MelonS-Nutmeg melons, oouooc peI DON, can
taloupes, $1@150 per crate; watermelons, 81. 25
a. per dozen.
Pomegranates-75c@S1 per box.
GRAPES fsmall boxes and cratesl-Seedless, 80
M85c: muscat 4O@65c; Tokay, 50@I5c: black,
25@5oc Isabella 75c@s1; lug boxes, 5oc@$1
s1T5@8; grapefruit, s2.50@3.25 for seedless
lemons, S4@45O for fancy. $293 for choice and
S1@I.50 for standard; lines. $o;50qS.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas, 75c@S1. rs per bunch
for Hawaiian and 81. 5O93. so for Central Amer
ican pineapples, 1858 per dozen.
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Egg market Jim Nearby Counttes

EIGIN. H.. Sept. 4.-Butter-Firm, 3Oc.
Sales for the week. 767- GOO pounds
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sam Francisco Bank Clearing.

san Francisco bank clearings last week were
$3s .673. $40. against $50 523 154 for the same
week last year an increase of Sc. o3Se, or S.3
per cent
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California stock and Oil Exchange
1IaO a m
Mining STOCKS
MoznInc sess,o.

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the San Francisco
stock and exchange board yesterday:
COMSTOCKS
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DEI. MONTE

Recent arrivals at Del Monte are:
SAN FRANCISCO
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|GUESTSAT THE RESORTS
TAHOE TAVERN

The following were recent arIi'~'0
at Tahoe Tavern. Lake Tahoe'
SAN FRANCISCO
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ST Loui. wool Market

ST LOUIS, Sept. 4.-wool-Firm. Medium
grades combing and clothing. % y a. 29c: light
fine. 201a d261ac; heavy fine, 1879 @21c; tub
washed, 25@3Ic.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12
NEWS FOR WOMEN READERS s

with hot water and borax, and
drain. Before using bottles, always
rinse again with hot water. With
this care / think there will be no
trouble with sour or cloudy bottles.
Don't give your 2 year old child
tea and coffee to drink. What II
she does cry for them? The cry
ing will harm far les sthan the
drink. 1t is NO wonder IL she has q
delicate stomach. and rejects much
of the food. given her. She will be
still lessgable to retain food II you
keep filling her little stomach with
such diet. There is not the slight
est foundation for a belief that
there is any nourishment in either,
for there is not. When made fresh
and served hot they both have
slihtly stimulating properties, but l
would 5jist as 9oon think Of stfmu-
hating Child With am Ieoho1ic bey-
erage an tea and coffee, especially
when they. are kept .simmering over
a fire all day and served lad lib. !"
The thing for which the child cries,
is not always that which is best
for 1t. II you wish your child to
grow into a sound, healthy child
mentally, morally and physically,
don't give her tea and coffee"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12

Red Squirrel who lives in. the next
NICE will get it before do. i
Veil, here / am. back. again. 1T
was IAN awfuHy good ginger cookie.
Here's a piece for you. That
squirrel next door Is such q glut-
ton! He even came clear up to
my. nest the other day and stole
Ser 81 nuts had hidden. / came
hp1 e just as he was getting them,
hp4 you just ought to have seen me
chaBe him up and down the beg
Qbrahches, down my own tree and
away to his home, and | scolded
and chartered all the way.
Those people are going now, and
the big girl is nice, after all, be-
cause she left ever SO many crumbs
ter me. Come On. Lets have our
feast before Red Squirrel comes
and steals It. After this r will
never say people arn't nice till
really know"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12
/ she BEGGED FOR Il.
DEATH IN VAIN
Woman Reeiuse, Refused BY Doc
tor, Took Own Life BY Leap.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 12.-Failing
to persuade her physician to admin
lister poison to end her sufferings,
Mrs. Minna PAIL, 70, an invalid,
killed herself today by hurting her
self from the second-story window
OF her home.
Mrs. PAIL. who had been suffer
ing with heart trouble and asthma,
bad lived almost a hermit's life
Since the death of her husband, %
years ago. His death had os affect
ed her that her entire nature
changed and from a cheerful wife
she became pessimistic and unap-
proachable. Her friends deserted
her and she lived alone In . fiat.
her sole companion q Maltese cat.
The death of this cat q month
ago left her inconsolable and to her
cup of sorrow more was added
when infirmities prevented her at
tendance at church.
= The unhappy woman begged her
physician, DIR. John Refs, to give
her something to end her life. but
he refused.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12
| Please Tell Me
Memsn's Questions Answered
| BY CYNTHIA GREY

"Mirable Dictn' il anxious to
keep UP a pleasant friendship with
2 boy who Is now In colleges 1t
has bee91a month since she re-
piled to his last letter and, he has
not answered. She asks whether
1t would be all right to write him
again.
Yes, write chatty little note,
and ask him II your rely to his
letter had reached him. Ia he
does not answer .this, pay nd fur
Their attention to him. He smay
never have received your letter, or
he may be i'll. 1t fs "a good plan
to give ones friends the benefit of
q doubt. ~
MARY Jane" wants to rearrange
the pictures and pennants in her
room, and asks II there is a book
published containing views OF In
viting interiors. There are maya
zines and books which give such
views. The pictures ought not be
placed much higher than on a
level with ones eyes. II there are
many pennants they are very pref
ty arranged above the molding,
either alone or alternating with
highly colored college pictures
pinned to the wall with huge
wooden or copper-headed tacks.
Dear Miss Grey: Whom did
Louisa M. Alcott marry? Who are
the original characters in Little
Women? INTERESTED.
MA.-Louisa Alcott never mar
ried. Little Women" Is a natural
picture of life in eastern Massachu-
sets. In which her own family and
friends apear under slight dis
guise.
Dear Miss Grey: When young
man sees q girl home for the first
time, Is 1t his place to ask to CALL
Or hers to ask him in?
Az UNCERTAIN GIRLl
Aft you want him to call don't
hesitate to ask him to do so. Per-
haps she, too. is in doubt, and only
waiting for little encouragement
from you.