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Evening star., 1909-03-06
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, March 6.-The severe break
in wheat prices yesterday brought out
fairly active demand today at the opening
by commission houses and shorts which
resulted in a material rally. initial quota
lions being 4 lower 10 5sa%c higher. May
opened at 1.1512 to 1.161s and July at 1031a
10 l.0i. The market held firm during the
early part of the day, May selling around
LIS and July 10i.
Corn was firm owing to buying by sew
erai of the leading longs Demand was
based chiefly on reports of very light ac-
ceptancss of overnight bids for cash
wheat by country dealers. Prices at the
start were lsah lower to 1saA higher, May
being at 67sa6Sk. Later May sold up
to IS.
Buying of the September delivery was
a feature OF trade in oats. The market
opened easy with prices shade higher to
q lower. but rallied early in the session.
May selling up to 56i4 after opening al
555s to J6
Interviews by leading traders predicting
"A sharp rise in the price of lard inspired
general demand for provisions which re-
suited in strong market. Prices at the
opening were ) TO 22H higher compared
with the previous close.
Evening star., 1909-03-06
The Value Of Military Bands.

L rom hnrperS wee
Slight attention was paid to the request
of Gen. James Allen. chief signal officer,
when he appeared before the House COM
mittee on military affairs and explained
certain estimates for his branch of the
service. which included an appropriation
for band in the Signal Corps of the
United States Army. At first thought
some people would fail to understand why
band could be Of practical value In help
ing the "wig-wag" men to transmit and
receive messages, but the same argument
might be applied in the case of the ar
tillery-how could a band help gunners to
sight and fire their great engines OF de-
struction more accurately and effectively
Yet Gen. Allen pointed out that the artil-
lery has band for every regiment or
every colonel in command. The fact of
the matter seems to be that one of the
principal functions, Of military band, if,
indeed, not its most important function,
lies in the unquestioned power of good
music acting through or upon the mind of
man, or upon his soul. or psychological
or subconscious self-whatever one may
be pleased to call that mysterious being
other than the physical which dwels in
and with the human creature. Every
alienist. almost every physician. recog-
n;zes the influence of soothing. calming
music. And those who attend operas.
grand or light, and concerts and vaude-
Vile performances. are conscious of the
effect of music. be it rollicking. stirring.
gay, solemn. depressing When startling
news was flashed throughout the world.
two decades ago, telling of tidal wave
in the South Pacific a few lines of news
paper type briefly stated that the band
master of the Trenton stood beating time,
and his musicians at their stations played
1.-The Star Spangled Banner without a
tremor, while the ship went down, down
beneath the waves. carrying with her all
who were on board. The picture 1t pre-
sented sprang into reality before the eyes
Of every one. and the strains OF that band,
veritable defiance of death itself, were
heard around the globe. AS an example
of heroic discipline, unyielding courage.
those brief moments of music are worth
more to the American nation than the
cost Of all the bands since the army and
the navy were established. 1t is to be
hoped that the Signal Corps will get a
band, and q good one.
Evening star., 1909-03-06
COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK, March 6.-The cotton
market opened steady at unchanged
prices to an advance OF two points in
response to slightly better cables than
looked for, but eased off right after the
call under scattering liquidation. with
prices at one time showing a net loss
OF 3a4 points. Liverpool was a buyer here,
probably on reports of a better business
in Manchester, and with official reports
showing no rain in the southwest, the
market steadied during the middle Of the
morning, when prices ruled about un-
changed to one point higher. Business
was quiet and seemed to be mostly for
evening up over the week end.
Futures opened steady. March, 9.Jl
bid; May, S.49; June. 3.41: July. 9.4i;
October, 929; November. 9.24. bid; De-
cember, 9oJ: January, 9.22a9.24
Evening star., 1909-03-06
LONG DELAYED PROPOSAL.
Note in Bouquet That Was for Years
Unanswered.

From the London Telegraph
One Of the longest delayed proposals
on record is related in French story OF
shy young subaltern who was ordered
away to the wars. Not daring to speak.
he sent q nosegay of yellow roses to the
girl he loved. with little note inside
begging her, If she returned his love, to
wear one Of the flowers in her breast
that night at the ball. She appeared
without 1t, and he went away broken
hearted.
Years afterward, when he was a lame
old general. he again met his old love,
now a white-haired widow. One day his
old sweetheart gently asked him why he
had never married. Madam" he an
swered somewhat sternly, you ought
to know best. If you had not refused
to answer that note in the bouquet OF
yellow roses I might have been happier
man. "The note in the bouquet" she
repeated. growing pale.
She opened an old cabinet and took out
from q drawer shriveled bouquet OF
what had been yellow roses, among whose
leafess stalks lurked a scrap Of paper,
yellow with age. "Seei I never had your
note she said. holding the bouquet up.
'If had l would not have answered it
as you fancied." ''Then answer it now"
said the gallant old. soldier. And the long
delayed proposal was accepted at last
Evening star., 1909-03-06
Dickens Mustache.
From Tit-Bits.

From Tit Bits.
Among some stories told the other day
by Mr.. w. P. Firth. the royal academi-
clan, who at ninety years of age smokes
six cigars a day and sits up until mid
night playing cards. is the following con-
cernlng Charles Dickens: Firth, many
years ago, was commissioned to paint a
portrait of the novelist. '"There was a
hitch about the first sitting says the
nonagenarian. Dickens had started
growing a mustache, which was consid-
cred almost a crime in those days. The
delay In the sittings continued. and one
morning, when we expected to find that
Dickens had relented and had shaved off
his mustache, to our dismay he had
started growing more hair on his chin.
Landseer called that morning, and he
gave q great start when he saw Dickens
face. Dickens then took the bull by the
horns. I say. old fellow, Hyou don't seem
to notice this he said. pointing to his
mustache. oh. yes. l do was the reply.
1T enables me to see less of you. and
that's an advantage"
Evening star., 1909-03-06
King Edward Likes Croquet.

The beautiful new croquet ground at
Cannes will probably see great deal Of
King Edward should he 60 there. Golf.
curiously enough, does not suit him and
he now scarcely plays at all. although he
is fond OF watching the game.
There was formerly no croquet ground
at BaIritz. but since the king took to
going there annually lawn has been
set apart for him adjoining the golf
ground and no one else uses 1t during cen
tain hours Of the day.
The king plays remarkably well and
adopts the complicated modern croquet.
SO unlike the game which was looked
maids. He Is said to be especially skill
full at long shots.
Evening star., 1909-03-06
Clerical Candor.
rom Everybody's Magazine.

From Everybody's Magazine.
A truly eloquent parson had beer
preaching for an hour or SO on the i'm.
mortality of the soul.
Il looked at the mountains he de-
claimed. land could not help thinking
Beautiful as you are, you will be de
stroyed, while my soul will not I gazed
upon the ocean and cried. Mighty as you
are. you will eventually dry up, but
not In"
Evening star., 1909-03-06
MOVED |RREGULARLY
Active Demand for Some of
the Stock SpeciaIties.
CLOSING EASY AND DULL
Later Prices Receded Under Profit
Taking Sales.
METAL SHARES RELIEVED
Advances in Sloss-Sh Shefield-Copper
Trade Unsettled-PaSsing of
CLOSING EASY AND DULL
METAL SHARES REL1EV1
Advances in -Shefield-Copper
Trade Unsettled-Passing of
Dividend Causes Decline.
NEW YORK, March 6.

NEW YORK, March y.
Prices moved irregularly in the opening
dealings in stocks, which were on small
scale Colorado Fuel showed a gain OF
IL, Republic Steel preferred and Ameri-
can Ice and American Car IS. Mime
apolis. st. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie fell
/ and Erie %.
An active demand prevailed for num-
ber of the less active railroad stocks and
specialties. Meanwhile the usual leaders
although neglected. showed growing firm
ness. American Ice gained 23s; Toledo
st. Louis and Western, 2: the preferred
IL: Kansas and Texas, IA: Denver and
Rio Grande. ~; the preferred. Norfolk
and Western, Iowa Central and Mackay
companies preferred, 1.
The passing of the dividend on Railway
Steel Spring cost the stock a decline OF
IA. ST. Louis Southwestern, preferred
also sagged =. and Kansas City Southern
and Minneapolis & st. Louis, 1as.
The market closed easy and dull. Ad-
ditional advances occurred in Sloss-Shef-
field Steel of 1ss, Ontario and western
IL, and Rock Island, pfd.. Colorado
Southern, first pfd.. Minneapolis and st
Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, pfd., Pressed
Steel Car and International Pump. l.
Prices receded in the later market under
the influence of profit-taking sales.
Railway Steel Spring fell and Kansas
City Southern, pfd.. and Pacific Mail, L.
Clearing of Metal Conditions.
Some clearing of conditions in the steel
trade relieved the weeks stock market
from Its more violent unsettlement. The
dealings fell into professional hands and
the movement was narrow and irregular.
The copper trade is much unsettled still,
and reports of large new orders at higher
prices and Of heavy offerings in q col
lapsed market have alternated with ef-
feet on the copper industrials.
The disturbed labor outlook in the steel
trade and in the anthracite mining re-
gions is not relished. The presidential
inaugural proved to have been discounted
but the subject of government measures
against corporations is kept in consd-
eration by the pending commodities case
decision and by the restrictions on the
Erie bond issue and the Spokane rate
decision of the interstate commerce COM
mission.
Evening star., 1909-03-06
Libel.

From Puck.
Wife-"What made you so late, dear?'
Husband-"To be candid. l stopped with
the boys and took drink. Why do you
ask?"
THE clergyman called.
"And yet they say that rum is a curse -
Evening star., 1909-03-06
Washington Stock Exchange.

Saes.-Regular call, IL O'Clock noon-Wsshing-
ton Gas A., 81. 900 at 1OOs.
Capital Traction 5s $500 at 1863.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. com. 80 at 43ls.
10 at 43h. 25 at 43l,. 10 at Asa, 80 at 43is.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at 205ia, 10 at
205S. 10 at 205La. 10 at 2Oals.
American Graphophone CON-, 10 at 10. 10
at TO- 10 at 10.
2 at 80.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. COM. so at 4Sls-
80 at 1875.
Evening star., 1909-03-06

II matters little what 1t is that you
want-whether a situation or a servant
a want ad. In The Star will reach the
person who can fill your need.
Evening star., 1909-03-06
The World of Finance and Trade
Washington; New York; London.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

Furnished by w. b. Hibbs & Co, bank
ers and brokers. Hibbs building. members
New York Stock Exchange. Washington
Stock Exchange and Chicago Board Of
Trade
Evening star., 1909-03-06

a million sterling a year. but II this estl-
mate is reduced by half the rent roll of
the Duke of Westminster for only few
hundred acres of land lying between the
Marble Arch and the Thames illustrates
the enormous value of land in the west
end of London. The greater portion of
these estates came to the Westminster
family in the seventeenth century, through
the marriage of Sir Thomas Grosvenor
with Mary Davies, the daughter and heir
ess of one Alexander Davies. who owned
a couple OF farms, which included much
of what is now Pimlico and Belgravia.
Ebury farm was part of the ancient es-
tate of Ella. 500 acres In extent. extend
ing from the Bayswater road to the
Thames, which was given by the Con-
queror to Godfrey de Vaudeville. who be-
queathed it to the Abbey Of Westminster.
In DomeSday Book this estate is divided
into the three manors Of Hyde, Ebury and
Neyte. The first manor now comprises the
394 acres OF Hyde Park. Ebury stretched
from knightsbridge to the Buckingham
Palace road, and Neyte, nearer the river,
was the favorite residence of the abbots.
Miss Mary Davies father-by a double
stroke of luck for the Grosvenor family
also owned part of Mayfair. extending
from Oxford street to Berkeley Square
and Dorchester House and from Park
lane to South Motion lane and Every row.
Valuable as these estates have become.
they were added to by fine investment
in real estate in the eighteenth century
by Lord Grosvenor, the descendant of Sir
Thomas Grosvenor, who bought the fields
adjoining Buckingham Palace after Gran
Vile. objecting to the outlay, of 10000
for this purpose. had prevented George III
from buying these fields to add to Buck
ingham Palace grounds.
In the romance of London ground values
there is nothing approaching this invest
ment except the Portman estate. which
was acquired several generations since by
the Mr.. Portman of that day, who pur-
chased a few fields to the north OF Ok
ford street so as to keep COW or two.
his family not liking the ordinary London
milk
Evening star., 1909-03-06
Enormous Value Of Land.

The little four -year-old Earl of Grosve-
nor. who died from appendicitis the other
day, was the heir to the almost fabulous
wealth of the Duke of Westminster. The
Belgravian and Mayfair estates have been
estimated to bring in An income Of half
Evening star., 1909-03-06
Cunning.

How in the world did you ever get
Tanque county to vote itself dry?"
Called the local option election for
January l."
Evening star., 1909-03-06
Kaiser's Personal Policy.

The kaiSer's pleasure at the conclusion
of the agreement is no mere diplomatic
convention. The agreement represents a
triumph for his personal policy. which
for many long months struggled hopeless
ly against certain jingo opinions and in
fluence in the foreign office and the press.
I have very good reason for saying that
from the outset of the Morocco trouble
the emperor was in favor Of friendly
understanding with France. This view,
however, was strongly combated by Won
Ho,stein. the permanent chief of the for
eign Office who carried the chancellor
with him.
When the visit TO Tangier was proposed
the emperor rejected 1t. At once the press
bureau Of the Wilhelmstrasse mobilized
it's forces, and when popular excitement
had been stirred up to the necessary
pitch the chancellor intimated to the
responsible for the foreign policy of the
empire If the proposed imperial demon
stration at Tangier was abandoned. The
emperor capitulated. but the war between
the peaceful and the bellicose elements
continued.
During the Algeciras conference the en-
peror Loyalty identified himself with the
policy of the ministers. but the final act
once signed the fight for friendly un-
derst anding with France was resumed
until now, as is seen by his telegram, his
majesty has gained the victory. These
are the broad lines Of the story, but there
is much more to be said in regard to It.
Evening star., 1909-03-06
NEW YORK CURB PRICES.

Quotations furnished by 4. F. Hutton & Co
yoembers New York Stock Exchange: g. Bowie
Chipmsn. manager. 1901 st. NV.
Evening star., 1909-03-06
$i2.O06,s ,s9S 25

wILLIGE; GIBBS & DANIEL,
General Agents,
Insurance Company Of North America
(The Oldest American Company,
6O3-6O5 18th Street Northwest.
Evening star., 1909-03-06
FINANCIAL.
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
OF the
Insurance Company of North

STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
OF the
Insurance Company of North
America
OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNA.,
On the 31st day OF December, 1908, as required
under District Of Columbia code,
amended June 30. 1902 ~ 49,,
Capital stock. paid up In cash. s.ooo.ooo 10
ASSETS
Cash in bank - lOs.s $50 ~
Real estate ............... SIS, 400 o.
Bonds and mortgages tnrst lien
real estateb .........-..... 4lS.S9S *
Stocks and bonds tmarket value,. S,SS&,0S2 S6
Bills receivable and collateral
Premiums @ uncoiccted and in
hands OF agents. l,S9s,Ws ~.
Interest due and accrued. o3.SoS Do
paid . ......... y. cs.soo 70
si2.oos.sss .,
LIABILITIES.
Net unpaid claims ............. xS92, $50 Oo
Reserve required by law..... 6,4SssI ="
Reinsurance premiums. 26,2D ~
Commissions. brokerage. etc.. s0.o0 %
Surplus ...,,.,..,,... 1.74S.s4l 2S
si2.oOs.sss IS
Amount and character Of busf-
transacted during the -.
Losses ssas '1S1 Sustained during the
Money received during the year
Expended during the year 1905. s;lls.ss4 A.
d l.. ELLISON. Vice President.
r. HOWARD WRIGHT, secretary. os.,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this @otn
1'' (Seai5 THos. A. MACDONALD,
Notary Public.
Commission expires January l8. 1918.
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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-07-23

"HE THREW HIS WITH ALL HIS
MIGHT"
Haven't you got any more lanterns
on your trainY
"I'd rather go back with one,' says
he.
""That made me laugh. He wasn't
going to let on but what he'd stopped
my train In the regular way. And l
don't believe he did. There was no
occasion to report it to anybody. That
boy wasn't after any hero's honors or
any of that kind Of business.
"But Of course it came out because,
though l didn't ask any leave, l had
to go around for quite a spell with my
face all plastered up.
Doctor down to Yarmouth fixed me
up all right Jimmy offered to pay u
bill, but, bless you, I'd never let him
do that even If the doctor had charged
ne a cent, which he didn't
HTas almighty glad to get out Of
n6c scftpe WITH d a Q m1p13sSy
and I reckon 1t won't amount to much
after it's bleached out.
How is Jimmy getting on7 Oh,
first rate, / guess. If they yer thought
of reprimanding him for not making
sure he had matches with him when
he started out to signal that train l
guess they reflected that he'd shown
qualities that redeemed that fault and
that the chances were that he'd make
q first rate railroad man.
Hes still braking on the Flying
Dude. But it won't take many years
to see him a conductor, you can de
pend on that"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-07-23
The Owl as a Helper.

A family of barn owls will number
from three to even birds. 1t Is hard
to believe what an amount of vermin
a family of owls will consume. An
old owl will capture as much or more
food than a dozen cats in q night. The
owlets are always hungry. They will
eat their own weight In food every
night and more If they a get it A
case is on record where a half grown
owl was given all the mice it could
eat. 1t swallowed eight, one after
the other. The ninth followed, all
but the tail, which for some time hung
out of the birds mouth. The rapid
digestion of birds Of prey is shown
by the fact that In three hours the
little glutton vas ready for a second
meal and swallowed four more mice.
If this can be done by a single bird,
what effect must a whole family of
owls have on the vermin of a com
aunity? 1t would be difficult to point
put a more useful bird than the barn
owl in any farming country. Like
many other birds. 1t deserves the full
est protection. but man is often It's
worst enemy.-American Birds.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-07-23

1--WE got nothing else. and you'll
have to take It," said the consequen-
tiaI man in the tram car.
"But we amt supposed to change
half severeigns," said the conductor.
Cant help that" said the passen-
ger. you'll nave to find change; that's
all. I'm not going to get off,"
A man in the corner with a big black
bag beckoned to the conductor. There
was a whispered confab. and a smiling
conductor returned to the wealthy
passenger.
"a gentleman has offered to give you
change" he said.
"Ha, ha! So you had to find change
after all. my fine fellow, ehI Well.
here's the half sovereign"
1t was five minutes before he got his
change.
When the conductor brought it. 1t
was in a double handful. There you
are. SIR" he said. And, dumping down
119 pence and a penny ticket upon the
cantankerous one. he left him to gasp
out his representations.
The man with the black bag was an
automatic gas meter collector.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits. n
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-07-23

me. MY goodness says he, I hoped
l shouldn't hit you, but l was bound
to stop you anyway
That's So says l. Don't talk
about it any more. l might have pass
ed you and never seen You, or II !
had noticed you waving your arm by
the side OF the track l should have
taken you for some fool of a tramp
and like as not paid no attention to
you and gone IN at full speed around
that next bend. But says l. you'd
better go on to your own train now
81 wish some of you fellows would
lend me a lantern says he.
Il looked at his lantern and saw
that the glass had smashed when 1t
went to the cab floor after hitting me-.
Whats the matter? questioned 1.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-07-23

takes a patent of nobility to make you
eligible to ride IN that fast express.
It's a swell affair that runs down on
the east shore of Buzzards bay.
by the hour l mentioned the Dude
should have been at Woods Hole, her
run made. But she had stopped at Mid
dleboro on account of a hot box n
was way behind time. She had gone
on and was flying along through the
woods between Wareham and Onset,
not more than fifteen minutes ahead of
our time, when that same box began
to smoke again. hotter than fire.
''There was nothing for them to do
but haul up and cool Der off. But they
knew that we were coming right be-
hind. The Dude had just made a
curve where the track follows the
bend Of the bay, and it was a bad
place. | shouldn't have seen the
Dudes rear lights around that curve
until we were right on her. OF course
they sent a man back with a lantern
to signal us. The man they took fol
the duty was a young brakeman, not
over nineteen, by the name of Jimmy
iCaswell. He hadn't been working for
the road more than two years. but he
came of a very good family of folks
down to Falmouth and was a mighty
bright, gentlemanly sort of a young
ster-just the kind that the swells
who travel down to the bay like to
have on the Flying Dude.
He'd been put forward a good deal
for a fellow Of nineteen, and it was
somewhat the result of favor, l dare
say, that he was on the train, but they
all had a great deal Of confidence In
him. III leave it to you to say wheth
Ner the confidence was justified
well, Jimmy set out In the darl
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-07-23

GhOO1 Oh Qe16SutcS W the COu-
A vention of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers sat In
the rotunda at the Palmer
House. In Chicago, telling stories.
Among them was a grizzled, oldish
man from the Old Colony who had a
curious red scar bending around from
his forehead across his right temple
and down his right cheek, with al
most as regular a curve as IT 1t had
been marked there with a compass.
The redness of it's color indicated that
the mark had beer inflicted not very
long ago.
The man who wore the scar had TAX
en- no part in the conversation. Pres
entity one of the western delegates said
to him:
"Come, Grandpa Hawkins. you ought
to have a story to tell. How did you
get that scar, now?"
The Old Colony man colored a little
and looked uneasy.
"You fellows can tell stories," he
this: l was never thankful for a hard
blow in the face but once. and that
was when l got this scar"
Then he subsidized into silence. appar-
emily supposing that there was moth
ing more to say. OF course the engi-
neers about him raised a loud demand
for the rest of the story, which SEEM
ed to surprise the Old Colony man.
Under this pressure he went on, a lit
tie awkwardly.
81 hain't had the scar more'n about
a year," he said. 81 was running the
$3.50 passenger train out Of Boston
on the Cape Cod division, as l am now,
when I'm at home. We had passed
Wareham one clustering, blowing,
rainy November afternoon. 1t was
half past 8 by that time, and as the
sky was thick with clouds 1t was just
as dark as pitch.
Between Wareham and BuZzards
Bay there's a stretch of woodsy, scrub
by country where the track is pretty
tolerably crooked, crossing and lodging
the salt water inlets. You can't see far
ahead of you any time.
"But If I'm going to tell you this
story anywhere nea right I've got to
get you out of my cab and on to the
Flying Dude, and that's a great privi-
lege. l can tell you. for they say 1t