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New-York tribune., 1909-05-01

Ss m on the les same period in 1865
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COBALT STOCKS.

,rurnis5.s by Charles y Barney &C., No q Broa6 sI
Ssy, YORK and No 10 South 9Th st. PHILADELPHIA
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ASKED.
BOSTON CURB STOCKS.
CHICAGO CLOSING STOCKS.
IMPORTS OF DRYGooDs.

Imports and marketngs OF drygoods this week'
with comparisons. were as follows:
This week. Last week Lar yeA<x.
eoO.S4Q 81 6<aSS3 N-1lAss4
Tot.i r7srkssiu<s ,.,... 2s11, oo5 25oAe1 lTlasss
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DOMESTIC EXCHANGE-Boston, 1ec dis
count: Chicago, soc premium; San Francisco sight
eIsc premium. telegraph &C premium; New Or-
leans commercial soc discount, bank 81 premium;
Charlestown buying par, selling 1-Oc premium;
st. Louis, 40c premium bid 5ec premium asked
BANK CLEARINGS.-New York. exchanges
fsn 2S3 5oz balances S20.S13451: Baltimore. ex-
changes s4s44.254. balances S63sT+4; Chicago. ex-
changes $40 SEP, balances s2,66S646 Boston, ex-
changes 2Ss71 balances S22Ss443 PhilaoeIphia
exchanges 81 ,215,29S. balances ss6Sa6S
SILVER MARKET.-Commercial bar silver
&c Mexican silver dollars, 44c Bar silver in Lon
don closed unchanged at "A 7-led' an advance OF
1-l6d.
GOLD PREMIUM-In Madrid, nTS; Lisbon
s7.75
MEXICAN Observation-Disclosures exchange on
New York quoted at c0liz-
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.

The following shows yesterdays closing quota
tions for government bonds. compared with Thurs
days:
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PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.

sEz dividend
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sEZ nl-idend


F7oR4-IG% MONEY NARKET--Can money IT
-. a;,Is :. al SIS nor cent: long bills. l = n
SIC ner cent: Berlin discount rate - per cent
paris discount rate. a. per cent Paris eA'haleo
=. o,do, o5 francs 10 centiTnes: Berlin excnanse
on London. 20 marks i5iz pfennigs. Bar E'io'
7ss 9lsd
FOREIGN TES.--Brttish consols 1or
rnonev S. r. cent; for tie account 90 French
rentee g. francs so centmes.
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OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

Little significance was attached to sIt7culatlon
in the market for outside securities and prices
moved within narrow limits. without any 1eatuIS
worthy Of mention. There little inquiry FOR,
the copper stocks, which were more or less "
regular The industrial list was almost neglect
ed STANDARD OIL improved a point In bonds
Kansas City Southern new 5s were dealt IN Tor
the first time at a small recession western
Pacifcs and Jones & Laughlin 0s were steady.
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INACTIVE STOCKS.

The following the last actual sales and the
closing quotations for stocks in which there were
no transactions yesterday on the New York Stock
Exchange:
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PittsburG present an increase in gross Of S0-o
'pn and an increase in net Of S3S.JUp.
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AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London. Anril 50. p n-The market for Ameri-
car securities was dull unimportant price
changes. Last quotations follow:
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UNREGISTERED STOCKS
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

.soIIs cents per share. todd I0ts-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-02
Wit of the Youngsters

Little Ethel (aged Stun on.
gwanma: supper is weady. Grandma
Why. dear. you mean breakfast,
don't your Little Ethel--Es. tourse
does. but tan't say t.
Little Myra had been to parties on
three consecutive days. ~oh. mamma. =
she cried. on her return from the
third. lust think. I've had ice cream
three times In congestion"
Anxious Mother-Harold. don't you
know those are bad boys across the
street for you to play with7 Little
Harold-Yes. mamma: but don't you
know that I'm an awfully good boy for
them to play With
We'll. Bobby" said the minister
who was making duty call. what
do you intend to be when you grow
upf~ IAN orphan" promptly replied
Bobby. who was still suffering from
dose Of parental discipline.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-02

A certain prominent minister was
compelled not long ago to give strict
orders that. while he was engaged
In the preparation OF his sermons.
his young son must be kept reason
ably quiet In spite OF this. however.
there arose one morning a most as
tonishing noise OF banging and ham
mering. which seemed to indicate that
the steam-heAting pipes we're being
knocked to pieces. Hurrylng out Of
his study, the minister encountered
bis wife.
MY dear. what In the world Il
Bobby doinsf" he asked.
why. he is only beating on the
radiator downstairs was the some
What surprised reply.
~well. he must stop t." the min
lister said. decidedly.
II don't think he win harm II.
dear" his wife answered soothinsiy:
~snd Il is the only thing that viii
keep him quiet. -Fiarper's Weekly.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-02

n the hens don't lay. turn them out
and let them dig and hunt In the
ground for food. Il the advice Of T. r.
Nccrcw. In the Country Gentleman.
Bury small grain where they win md
Il when they dig. This win induce
them to hunt. and while thus employ
ID they will ind bugs and worms that
will quicken the production Of eggs. II
IL well to follow this plan a. soon As
the spade will turn the ground, for Il
adds vigor and strength 70 the hens
and lnsurca strong. healthy chicks. The
lazy. idle hen IL OF no use but TO cit
about. eat and grow fat II she will
not work, she viii not lay II she VIII
not lay. her life should end. and her
fs' carcass grace the table. You can
rest assured that the indolent hen IL
nonproducer; soon she becomes too
TAT to lay and too tough to be eaten.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-02

One Of the difficulties IN poultry
raising Is TO set the hens to mott ear
-. 80 that they VIII be ready 70 lay
IN the fall and winter. when eggs are
high. Left 70 themselves. hens viii
take long time 10 mott. and VIII not
nnish until cold weather sets IN. They
viii not then LAP until early spring
and al the profits for the winfei
months are lost Al the poultry In
siiiuie held IN Beaver BY The colora.
90 Agricultural College. w. J r. VII
son. poultry man Of long experiences
gave his method Of controlling tho
melting OF hens. As soon as the hens
are through laying be turns them on Al
faifA. feeding them dry bran only. 10
addition. Under this treatment lhe1
get thin. Then be feeds them mixer
ration o. grains and meat. giving
light feed IN the morning and all they
vlll eat * noon and night Under
ihis treatment they nnlsh moitinf
quickly. set new feathers and begin
iaylng 10 September. By October J
they are Ia full laying condition and
make profit through tho fall and
winter.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-02
FARM1Eo ~ vIRomIA

Farmers Cease 20 Be Land Poor ~
Getting Only small Farms.
Virginia farmers are ceaslng 70 be
They are seeing the fallacy Of the old
agricultural order. which bid man 20
scrape the surface Of many acres on
broomsedge farms and give little at
tenficn to a dozen fields. They are
discovering that the intensive culfira-
ton OF a score Of acres or 50 Is more
profitable than The extensive neglect
OF thousand They are putting into
the bank profits which formerly we're
charged TO the other side Of the ledger
as taxes.
This revolution. pointed out BY the
mesDispatch some weeks ago. IN
citing the Increase IN the number OF
small farms. has likewise attracted
the attention Of the esteemed Virgins
Citizen. In its last issue that newspa-
per points out how a section OF Prince
William has been Transformed by .
division into small farms A colony
Of Dunkards from the valley. says the
Citizen. settled around Manassas and
bought. many acres OF rundown. neg
lected farm lands They divided them
Into small tracts and applied 10 them
the best principles OF intensive agri-
culture As q result -worn-out- lands
are to-day yielding magnificent crops
a wilderness has been reclaimed and
farm values have been trebled
This lesson can not BE- TOO strongly
impressed on our farmers. Virgins
lands to-day. after almost three hun
dned years Of cultivation. win yield
as bountifui crops as virgin soil. II
only they are cultivated closely and
skiilfully II they are neglected. and
Il they are farmed on large scale by
insufficient labor. they can no; be ex-
pected 10 AFFORD more than . bare Nv
ing for unhappy owners
Examples OF the latter system are
seen everywhere in dflapidated FARM
houses. lean stock and barren fields
Examples Of the other sort can be seen
in other places than the Dunkard dis
tricf. 50 well described BIZ the Virgins
Citizen Some years ago-to cite
single instance Scotch immigrant
bought twenty-four acres OF Virgins
farm land. OF which eight acres we're
pnusahle- On plow area Of less than
twenty acres. this man raised years
crop that brought him $1,000. His ex-
penses and the interest on his invest
ment did not amount to more than
$3.50. leaving him q net profit OF SAT
per acre. How many farmers are there
in the State to-day. farming under the
old system. who can equal this returnT
Yet the same work viii always and
everywhere bring the same results
Richmond (va-) Times Dispatch
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-02

DID you ever give party and find
4 hard 20 amuse the boys and girls
sffer they arrived II Is not a pleas
ant experience. and Il Is always well
TO know OF a game that viii make
the young folks Timber up"
One that children OF any age viii
enjoy and which takes little prepare
ton Is the Joneses Vacation. One Of
the girls is selected as hrs. Jones
and one OF the boys as Mr. Jones.
You have ready a suitcase and at a
given signal Mr.. and Mrs. Jones must
unlock It and put on the things they
End inside Il is a good idea 10 have
: hat. long coat. q veil, scarf, gloves
and pockefbook for Mrs. Jones and a
coat. hat. collar "a large one). neck
tie and gloves for Mr.. Jones' They
must dress In these as quickly as pos
sible. for some one Is timing them
and then they must lock the suit case
and rush on with II TO the train. That
must be the farthest point you can
selecf-usuaiiy the front door After
they have hit the front door good.
hard thump they must rush back
again. take OF the things and pack
them again And II they don't pack
carefully they viii find themselves in
trouble. for they must lock and strap
the suit case again Now It Is the
turn Of another couple 10 be Mr.. and
Mrs. Jones. and when they have all
tried the couple who made the trip
in the shortest time are judged the
winners.
II is well 10 use coats and hats
that you do not need 70 treat care
fully. for naturally they are apt 70
get rumpied in the excitement OF the
game Don't forget the collar. in
which you should put large stud. for
Il always is interesting TO see any
one IN a hurry struggle with collar
button.-Chicago News.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-02

The pun is not regarded a. a high
order Of humor; nevertheless good
pun Il irresistible. A writer in the
Baltimore American relates this con-
versation:
who is that neglected-ioolsing 1T
tie boy with that awfuIly dirty face7-'
-He Is the child OF Professor Som
nenshin1. the noted astronomer who
lives over the way"
~Oh. Is hef Come here. little boy.
Run homo and tell your father he
doesn't need bis telescope to see spots
on the SON"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-02

People Are sntere<fNd Now 0nIy fn
The Antique slsecimens-
II Is said the fan lSade is steadily
declining. and this. TOP. IN spite OF
the fact that AZ no time hat that
graceful weapon Of coQuetry and com
fort been 80 universal Some or the
leading fan houses Ia Paris have
closed their doors. and one OF the best
lawmakers. whose patronage includes
the elite Of Europe. declares the day -
past when long prices viii be paid for
fans. One Instantly seeks the reason
for the change Of sentiment which
thus affects trade. The aforesaid fan
maker explains II by saying the Ger
man copies OF the expensive styles
have done a good deal 10 injure FIRST
class trade The richest customers
buy only antiques, Instead Of seeking
the work OF modern. artists who make
exquisite pictures they VIII ~ into
rapturea over a dirty old fan that IS
By no means beautiful. merely because
Il Is an antique. and possible
Louis XVI. Not long since lady went
into ecstasies before a beautiful fan
painted only the other day. She Do
clared she had seen nothing loyelier
ia any art exposition Ia Europe. that
nothing was done nowadays like Il. Il
Was genuine. She was not a all
pleased when told the truth that Il
had been made in those very work
rooms The japanese fan has proved
a formidable rival 10 the artistic
French fan. II Is pretty and dainty
but It's price damns ~ with faint
praise. What lady arrayed IN a $1,000
costume could Ian herself with a bit
OF oolored paper7 But the majority Of
women eschew fans They are only
carried on state occasions Tor no one
wants 70 Be bothered with their care
A museum Is the best place for this
rare antique. particularly II q has any
historic association guaranteed.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-02

In former times Il was the bis
things that fro1e mems hearts vita
fear-the mythical giants. the dTag.
ons. the npecters. Nov science has
taught Us that the little things are
the dangerous ones-ihe insects, mos
oustoes and nies. and the microbes.
those immeasurably minute plants and
animals. too small for the unAided hui
man eye 70 see.
We frst Learned Of the part the mos
quito plays IN The transmission Of
malaria and yellow fever. but the
menace that there Is 70 mankind IN
the house.ny Was for long unsnspect-
ed. II IL only about fifeen years
ago that the flrst Needed warnings
we're altered against this Insect, and
It's actual guilt a. a murderer OF men
was clearly demonstrated only at the
time Of the Spanish War. when 50
many Of the flower Of American youth
died OF the typhoid fever that decim-
ated the volunteer army In the deten-
ton camps In all parts Of the eoun-
Try.
So active Is the ny IN the spread OF
this disease that Il has been proposed
IN a recent publication OF the United
States Department OF Agriculture 70
rename Il the typhoid ny.~
II may carry the germs OF this dis
ease IN one OF two ways. either
directly BY soiiing its feet with the
discharges from fever patients. ard
then dying OF and alighting upon
food or falling into milk; or else by
"a ting natter contaminated with ~
phoid and carrying the germs in It's
intestinal canal and depositing them
upon food.
But II Is not alone typhoid that
fies spread. The germs OF tubercu-
losis may readily be carried by them
unless the patient has needed the
warnings sounded on all sides. and
taken care to destroy all expectorated
matter. The virus Of sore may be
taken up by a iy's feet and depos-
tied on cut or abraded surface Of
the skin OF another person. Any dis
ease. indeed. which ia capable OF In
oculation or Of being spread by the
taking IN Of its germs with food or
drink may be spread by these noxious
In snrte
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-02

Successful dairy farming depends .
great deal on growing the necessary
feed Ga the farm City mllkmsn car
buy highprioed feeds and make .
profit bur farmers who ship longer
distances require all the advantage
they can ret Alfalfa IL getting to b
one q the most important dairy feeds
Il can b groan IN almost any part Of
the country where there Il SUFFICIENT
moisture within reach OF the long tsV
root provided that there Is no rock
70 interfere with ia growth n you
never tried alfalfa. commence now BY
affing a small piece Of ground very
carefully and make II very rich on
top. The new plants are delicate and
require careful feeding until they gci
started Most failures are caused By
insufficient preparation OF the seed bed
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-02
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feathered marvel When asked TO sing
Il closes It's eyes. wags It's heed slow
~ 70 and fro. ana then utters an ex-
traordiaary drawi When Il dances,
Il doesn't merely bob up and down,
but uses heel and toe very gracefully.
Il viii toss a tin baking dish into
the air and catch Il on its head. bal
ancing II exactly. Il will then lie
Eat down. allowing the dish to gradu-
ally cover fla body 80 completely that
but for the oufsticking tail you
wouldn't know there was a bird IN
dernsath- Instead OF roosting on IT'S
perch At night. II puts the dish IN
slit near the foot Of the cage and
sits under II all night, thus provsd-
Ing itself with kind OF shelter from
the cold
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-02

Critic Urges Criticism ss Most
Eneesfve Weapon Of the Poor.

Critic Urges Criticism ~ Most
Eneesfve Weapon Of the Poor.
Everything to-day depends upon
talking Il Is futile 10 sentimenfaiize
about the yaniiysf speech or the So
lldlfy OF action. like poor Carlyle.
There is no action that We can profit
ably perform toward a millionaire, ez-
cept strangling him. II we can, at
every Afternoon tea or society dinner.
say everything that Is calculated 70
make the wealthy people present feel
very uncomfortable. we shall have
done all that is Immediately pracfic-
able and shall not have lived IN vain,
G. K Chesterton says IN Hampfon's
Magazine.
Thus. II / were an American,
should turn OF every conversation IN
III II came into collision with the sub
jet OF the trusts. II q young lady
began speaking 70 me and said: Have
you seen the veIasquez Al viennag" 1
should reply luntruthfullyl. -Oh. yes
magnificent when he worked IN oils
which reminds me that this oil trust
@ and so on II the hostess said
with a smile. ~Will you carve the
duck?7 / should answer with unscru-
pulons enthusiasm. Oh. l am quite Al
home with the cold steel; in fact. the
steel trust. etc. And II al last PEG
pie began not to want me at dinner
parties. and umid conversationalisfs
fell back on the weather. should
cry. Have they yet started q sun
trust a wind trust. or a sea trustg
That seems 10 me much healthier
than ~ But you quite under
stand
After ] had done this for year or
tw0. even the trusts (though. As their
name implies. full OF Innocent conf
dence) might have begun 70 suspect
me.
There Is indeed another reason Why
we must 70 a great extent rely ifor
the present. on speech rather than
action IN our dealings with the mon
strosities OF modern wealth. Unless
our action Is mere iynching land !
would never deny that there Is some
thing to be said for that. instead OF
what one calls political. Il win not be
action against the very rich. but In
their favor. They hold all the han
dies OF the political machine: and for
the purpose OF any prompt action they
have only 70 move the handles. That
the poor could conquer the rich az
last ! believe, because I believe In
God-And also in man But that the
rich could conquer the poor BY $3.50
tomorrow evening ! am quite certain.
The whole press would below the
same tune over a million breakfast
tables
The servants OF the rich would have
run million errands. the solicitors
and agents OF the rich would have
struck a million bargains. before the
ordinary stonebreaker had even found
his piclax. The poor are sure-out
slow.
Add 10 this that worst and widest
work Of modern science lmore bias
phemous than It's denial OF God)-its
invention Of scientific war. The ser
eeant would obey the captain. the sol
der would obey the sergeant. and the
democracy would lie dead about the
streets before soldier. sergeant or cap
tain had realized that they were all
obeylng a swollen and cynical pawn
broker
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-02

The greatest drawback 70 the chick
en- business Is that there is not days
let'up IN the steady routine OF work
from the time an egg Is pipped until
the az closes the hens history. Il Il
natural after the pullets are feathereo
out and weaned and the ROSTERS sep
arafed from them 10 let Up a little
Ia the care bestowed on them. This
Is a great mistake II winter eggs are
expected. II there is one thing more
than another that the average poultry
man Is liable 10 err IN Il Is lack Of
fresh air IN the eoops at night Slir
out some hot night about II o'clock
and you will perhaps hear the thump
ihump Of restless chickens crowdlne
around against each other. lighting IN
vain for a cool. airy spot 10 sleep n
comfort or IN the morning take .
whin OF the fetid. nnNholesome air be
fore letting the chickens out. and yoD
viii realize that night spent under
such conditions must prevent thu
steady. healthy growth necessary foi
best results. This condition Of afai1
Is liable 10 Be worse with incubator
chickens. because they are raised In
larger locks and the tendency Is C
crowd them more after taking then
from the Breeders
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-02

The late Thomas Bone. the sailors
missionary" was the soul Of kindness,
but he had a keen wit, and a ready
tongue. too. An instance given in his
recently published life Is the follow
ing:
His work was not without Its hn
morous side. Among the new men
there were always some who sought 3
little amusement as his expense. bat
they reckoned without their host. His
kindly manner never changed. The
smile never left his face. There was
no venom in the retort. but It seldom
failed to silence the interrupter. The
laugh raised at his expense made Il
quite certain that no second attempt.
would be made.
Seeing him approaching one day,
one OF group OF sailors announced
his intention Of having some fun. He
stepped forward and removed HIS hat
revealing perfectly smooth crown.
and asked.
Can you tell me why my head ss
30 bald. while all my companions have
plenty of hair7'
II don't know was the smiling re-
ply. unless the reason given me the
other day by a farmer would apply,
that an empty barn Is not worth shin
Cling"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-02

horticultural curiosity Is to b
seen In the garden OF Gloucester
Lodge, Portsmouth Road. near Lon
don. A gooseberry bush. currani
bush and an elderberry tree are grow
ing high up on a willow tree. to which
they have by some means become
grated. All are nuoriahing and fruits
Is forming on the gooseberry and cur
rant bushes.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-02

Profits in dairying do not depend
90 much upon the number OF cows
kept. but upon the kind. This fact
Is being realized more and more as
the dairy industry increases One
way to increase the acreage OF farm
IL to Increase the fertility OF the soil
or a farm: similarly, one way to In
crease a dairy herd is to increase the
cows producing power.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-02

Some gardeners use lime and tobac.
co water for destroying many insects
which prey on plants A half bushel
OF lime Is emptied into barrel Of wa.
ter. together with bucketful Of to
bacco stems. This Ia well stirred up.
and after It has settled for day or
two the clear water Ia syringed over
bushes. killing all insects that come
within its reach.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-02

"~s 't-F~ac nos Toe Vegetables
Instead u keeping the vegetables In
barrels or boxes scattered all over the
cellar. have made SET OF storage
bins' itook six dFygnods boxes and
boited them together As shown In the
drawing put legs on them 70 hold
them on the floor and a cover on the
boz Then ! painted on the boxes the
names Of the vegetables Ne generally
store This makes q neat and handy
storage bin, and Is well worth the III,
lie time 4 takes 70 make H. Before
ne had this bin No stored the different
vegetables IN barrels. boxes. washiabs.
ard cans. or any receptacle that hap
pened 70 b Al hand when We harvest.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-02

Hogs not living 10 dusty houses. that
have persistent coughs. are. a. a rule.
suffering from worms An excellent
remedy ia to dissolve one-haif pound OF
copperas In warm water and mixing In
The siop for 100 head OF pigs This
doae should be given for i've mornings:
then wait few days. and repeat II
necessary. For smaller number than
100 head give q good dram to each
head.