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The Washington herald., 1909-05-19
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

Sew york. May I-BUTTER- -StssSy; demand
good Receipts. 1851 Crezne-Y extra. -;
state dairy tubs 2lazss4 imitation creamery. hrsts
za2
EGGs-Fir7n Receipts. 3s05. Nearby white.
fancy. 25aZS7: fresh, frsts % extra hrsts- IaZZ.
nearby mixed. fancy. Elza2.
SUGAR-The feature IN the sugar situation IS
the coutinned heavy general rains in Cubs. which
Is causing pantsti01s TO close the grinding sesscn
Thus thiT1y-seTen centrAls vent 0zt of commission
las; week and only thiry-eisht grinding. against
seventy -fve last week Receipts during the wees
st the SIX principal ports of Cuhe fell oa so tons
While exports we're 400 tons smaller than a week
sSo Stocs s Il 900 tons smaller than L was last
=rcsk TIE local market for sugar he'd s.esdy
10 firm and unchanged % pricss- Locsl raw
sugar prices we're qg0ted ss follows: Centrifugal.
IS test 3o2; Muscossdo. g test, SO; m0lGsses
slzar Sc tsst SI7; Cuba c. and 2. e-lsz3ss-
NAVAL STORES-The market for naval stores
moved on the sane lines noted YESTERDAY With
tone generally steady. prioS being unchsnEed
Spirits tyI-pentiDs At New YORK vas quoted At q
Savannah. I'll Resin. common 20 good strained,
&C. and tar oil barrels 4sa
MILL FEED-Stesdy; mszger eSeriuEs Sprng
b-an. fo1-Ib sacks, 70 arrive S69 standard naid-
ding $50. city bran 20. n tuk. Western
red doS sZs5. to arrive; winter wheat bran. II
Iel-Ib. SACKS NS.
OATS-Str0nzer; trade iiEnt- No. z vhite. STA
s. No = white. s11eiz- No. 4 waite aeasstz
rsturaI snSs-elipPsd. white. on usck. SsGis.
FLoUR-StsAdy- sTrtus patents. 6Saasses s7Sss
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DISTRICT COURTS.
Cont of Appeals.

Present: The Chief Justice. Mr.. Justice Robb.
and Mr. justice Van OrsdelL
No. 1881 fhBadelphis Company vs. Dickinson.
&c; mandate stayed fer fifteen days on motion q
Mr.. Morgan H. Beach, q counsel for appellant.
No 575. in rs application Of Wright & Taylor;
No. So. in Re Application q C. n CraTss Sons
No. 5ss. in re application of Z. H. Taylor. T.. &
Sons: argument commenced By Mr. A. 2 Wallace
for appellant in No. 576. co8tfnued By AZ G. "
Res fOs appellant IN No. 51s continued b Ar-
F. A. Tenant for appellant IN No 81, continued
By MIR z. A. Tenant for ComEissionsr q Patents.
continued By Mr.. c. Warren for appellant IN No.
81. continued by Mr.. J. Carlisle FOR appellant n
No 57s. conciuded BY MT. A. Z Wsllacs for sTpel-
lsnt In No. Sc
No. SIS Ia C-ux Is TyberE; argument con-
meuced By Mr.. ". Q. Henderson for appellant
Assignments fo- to-day:
No. 7S La Croix IS Tyoerg. On trisl AttO--
nsys. ". G. HendsTSon and ]. 7. Sor-is. IN
B. Philip and J. @ Rice.
SPECIAL calendar. No. s United States e re-
Alsop Prooe-s Ccnpsny ssczstsTy of AgTicultUre.
AttOrnsyE. B. S Elliott ard 9. ". Rsz.
No. 1854 De Winter Ts Thomas Attorneys. P.
r. NIa-shAIl-C- T. syme and ]. ". Bsilsr.
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Equity Court NO. 2
IUSTICE WRIGHT.


No IA In r. Annie = CphuI. trustee reD0Tt
confirmed and trustee discharged Attorneys, Archer
& Smith-W. A. Coonbe.
No 2ss9. Conn Is Com: rule rctaEnable Nay &.
Aftorney. A H Bel
No &I2s Rreansn e al O'Brsn e. al. sale
ratiaed and referred - auditos- Attorneys. T. ]
Costiean and J. =. Wilson.
No 53sl krumke Is PRUDENTIAL Insurance Con-
Tsny et al 5in dismissed appeal noted Attor-
ueys. " 9. Gardner and z. y. HopewsI-Thonp-
son & LaskCy.
No. 1874 Hamilton e a. Fendal e a.
tTuS,ee 70 pay OvrT money Att1Cney. H. ".
Soho1-
No 3ss5- GeaTy e al. vs Gear e al guardian
n h,sm a5rointed Aft0rneT. A. II. FsrFEsn.
No. ia. Tsylor Fs. Washington and Chesapeake
Beach Rai,~sy ConPaay; dsnr=ss sustained A.
torusy. r. DeWis.
No. 25G Holconhe Hoover e a. trustee
appointed AttoTney. z. p Hoicomhe.
Assignment fo- to-day:
In ~ estate a. sarah Utermehls
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BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.

Baltimore, May s-Quosations established by the
Baltimore Fruit and Produce Association are as
iollcUs-
BJITElt-ereause7y separator. Der b. 2akag7: inii-
iation- pe- b. 2a25: pr.-ts- tk-ib. per 10 zasi:
DO. lib Ger D.. Ea5l: blocks. 2-Ib per 10. Sasl
calTy p-.nts. MaUian6, Pennsylvania and yir
ginia. per ID, l6sl7 Virginia and West Virginia
s;0re-packed. Der Ib. Isals, Ohio. store-uNcks5
per b. l6all; nearby. rolls per b. las; Ohio
rolls. per ID. I7sls; West Virginia. rolls. Per h
l6s5
EGGS-MaTyland, Pennsylvania. and near-by n-sts.
pcr doz-. ~ Eastern Snors. Maryland ana Yir-
gina. per doz., .; Western frSts. per doz, =:
iTelnia. per doz- e
LIVE POULTRY-Old hens hesry-weisht. NJ
H. -; spring chickens II Ihs. and orer. ger H.
3; IA lhs, per 70, 2sz25; 70. and under. Der h
z2szs; ouezs- p- T., 2; Co.. white Pekins. PER
h, . pigeons. younz. per pair. DaZ5; d., Old.
SslE, =; E9l1ea fcEis. oid, ezch. =
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Circuit Cour. No. 2.

CHIEF JUSTICE CLABAUGE.
No J-s3 Belt y. Miller: Indignant ~ coufes-
son for sss-05. AttOTneys. D. W. ODoucghus-J.
L LaSkey-
No aoaz- BszIin - Southern szrsty Conpzry:
No. Bs1 Hcidcmzn u Washington. Baltimore and
Annapolis Railway Company. No. so22. BERN &
whitsnore CO. Adams Express Cozpszy; oon-
fiEued foT TEN
Va 5eTs5 MscDariri y. De Ycrs Bur 7r7-iics
fo- paintiE for s059E Attorneys. I Wiliamsoa-
DoaElas Baker & Sheriff.
No 5oSS. Schwartz WiEiSe. Gibbs & DANIEL
motion foE new triaL Attorneys. NJ y Richard
soa-W G. Bsl6ers0n ard II. Johrson-
Assignments for today
No - jenkins - W1shinEtln Railway and
ElecTric Company. Attorneys. D0gnins and BerTy-
J. J. Dsrlinz1on
No 500. Mo-rzn IS. Baltimore ard Ohio RsErosd
COMPANY Attorneys. Git;ingy Chsmherisn ard
z. D. Blackisto1e-Hknilt0n. Cdbsrt. Yerkes q
Hamilton
No ~ Bsrnss - Washington Ts-ninsl Con
pans e a. Attorneys Wilson & Barzsdsle-S5eOrEs
l. Hamilton and C. :. Murphy.
No SOS. Brady Ts. ChessVsaks ard Potonsc
Telep5one Conpsny Attorneys, l. J. Mathss-
Perry & son
NO - Mackenzie st al Is. CT11ss Attorneys.
L. J. Mstber-H. z Davis
No SO. DOTe =. cap4tsI Traesioa Company,
Attornevs. Bsldsrsu-PerTy & Son s5d Dun,0p.
No Sc Bowen IS Doebins- Attorneys. { s.
Shrege TT T. B-adley
No 81 Trsxto1 - saunders Att0rzeys Eep-
DieT & MC1IEt-FTs1nETy & Hit.
Nc s54 Smith rs. Washington RAILWAY and Elsc-
tris Compauy- Attorneys. Reilly & Gzrdinsr-DsT-
linSton-
NJ - McClossey Ys. Fuller Company. Atto.-
neys. Hsyden-DuvsH. McKenney & FlanneTy-
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Lsnier Heights-Chsrles " King. T. q w 70
P5ry and Phoebe y Elliott. lOt ~ 50.
as II street norlEEest-(ieorge " Patterson et
" 70 Brusn Home original IOt is. square 81,
Ssooo
Sixth street. between E and streets southeast
Margaret Bspust4 70 William E and LaUr Z
Garter. lot =. square So SO.
Do5bins Addition to Wsshington- -Casries F. Sohn
e uz- 70 Arthur J. Lncss. lot JIG. block Z.
SO arthur J. Luchs 70 Elizabeth II. SchHi,
sane lsnd. SO
Addition 70 Ls D-oit Park-Grses Z Phelps 70
Clara z. ard Howard s. Robinson. lot 2.
block q 50
Ninth street between and streets northeast
ZachzTiab (. House q ux % Catherine E
HANDY, part lot IS. square sl5. SO
Washington Hsights-Anna Krikesteine 70 Len \.
sae Lusiia 3. FoI;s. lot iN, block 5, So
Els-ensb street. betEeen and streets soufhesst-
Imcgene ". Queen to Bertha Blum. parts lots
I5 and Is. square SO. SO
fifteenth ard A streets noTtheast-Ksu1edy & Dsvis
Co. to FeTna n. Palmer. l0t 2. square Io5s. SO.
Fifteenth and A streets DoTthsast-Same 70 z
Katherine Greenwood lot IS. square 1856. SO.
Eighteenth street. betweeD L and II streets north
vest-Nsry c. Hurdle 70 James Barnett. original
iot 2 and part q original lot ., square l0
Pleasant Piains-HarTy 3. Wilson and Hsry
E5s, SIC.
Girls Por1iou-Frncis D. Merchant Ct VI. to
LJnchbuTE Investment Cooperation lots A and
!. 3, to g. and II to T. SO
PstTorth-Claud LivinEston and Heber L. Th0rr-
ton. trustees, 70 william II. c. Thompson. lot
So. block 81. SELE
Irterest-GeorEe D. and Edward 3. MARKHAM and
wives 70 Virginia A Brett Isrt of their interest
IN rezl esate q Si1ney Virginia Douglas. de-
erased. So
sB Sixth street northEsst-TheodoTe A Lay e TX
% LoTise r. BngDole lGt 3 square - Sc
Washington HeiFhts-Wiism NJ Ayrs - TX To
Otfilia c. Hebbard l0t IS block Z SO
TEs1fy-thiri street between VI and strcets north
wet-Hen-y T. Eszen ef and EInmz l.
Hszea 70 the Charles J. CASSIDY Cuz1pany pan
original 10 J. square 81. SO
". Wallace ChisneH ard Harry A. Kite % Ed-
ward T. Crisroi. trustee loi 3. square Is. SO
Nsti0uai Rihss AunoTy-The NatiuuaI Rife Han
Association 70 Thomas Il Ridgzte. T. lots s.
$. and g square Es. SO
MooTs 4 Barb5srs Secoud Addition-Edwln T.
Brink TO Luther X. and Marion r. AHnstro1g
i0t =. block {. Sla
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New YORK May ls-CATTLE-Rsosspts. so head.
Dressed beef slow; native sides. eslsak.
CABY ES-Recspts 50 hsad: steady Common TO
fair Teals 50oa70o FED. dressed zlves n fair de-
ulsnd; csty dressed Tesls saIlls: coGrsry dressed
7s5s
SHEEP AND LAsIBs-Rscespts Lis head
steady. Clipped sheep. 5N0a600; urshon sheen.
e75; cIiTPrd lambs. 500; Jersey spr1nsers, 500 pe-
head; Indiana sgrinTers. so per IH IbS
HoGS-Receipts. SO head; stssdy.
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

saiss-ReEulsr cal. Z o'clock noon:
Capital Traction 5s. N0o0 at n. $50 at n.
Potomac Electric Cons s.. s. 900 at lo55s s6Ol
at l0sis.
ChessDeake and Potomac Telephone S. $500 at
l04ss
Capital Traction 1 Al ISss1 at I3Fs at Isl
Washington Railway and Electric CON. 80 al
81. % a. ~. 80 at -. 70 az s2is. 70 az ~
- Washiutgon RaIsray ard Electric I'D s a. azZ
% n 91z Al ~ AZ ~
AIsrgenthsier. az 2ts 10 at 9os. % at 30 at rs
Lsnston- 50 az I5iz-
United states Trus. 70 a. l08 a. lo4
Potomac Insursncs. - A. g
After call-Capitai Traction 6, g 90 a. iHZ
Laustou. a. I5S % 20 81 % A. Iys.
FoTlowing are TIE bid and asked prices on yestsr.
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Circuis Court No. L.
ITsTICE sTAFFnRn-


No 5s55. Tucker v. Philadelphia Baltimors ard
Wsshing50l RailTuad Company; given % Jlry. st-
TONERS /. H DaFid and A. l. Nesniyer-Mc-
Kennsy & Flannsry.
No 5iS6a Gordon Ro~eEon: t7dgmsnt b
default Attorneys. ". Z Amhrrse-C n. Owen.
No 497p2 Noxau Polish Manufacturing Company
rs. Bowen, On trial Attorneys. h ". Wheatiey-
Burton MEczfes-
No 56ll Hack Tz Campbell. order for o7zl
aszrinS On PETITION g iuseTeaor. Attorney. z. l.
Quinn.
Assignments Tor to-day:
No . Raymond rs- Loud- Attorneys. & "
Wheatey-A ). Worthiug1c--
No. 81 saunders & Co IS Zahr- ArorrsTs.
Davis & KinhsIi-DOualdSon.
No SIS. Rinehsrs ChesaQeake and Ohio Rail
way Compauy- Atta-neys. Peny-Hsmilion & Col
The Washington herald., 1909-05-19

clears. sEs55e: winter strSights 62sss5o: clears.
55a575 KsnSss strsishts in sscks 6eea65e; Kan
sss clears 5.lezS65-
RYE FLoUR-stesdy. moderate Business Quosed.
45oa5ao.
CORN MEsL--SrszGy inquiry inactive Kin
dried Cor expert. SIS. coarss neal IN bszs L5esl5l
HAY-Rcccipss SIS tons Frn, inactive busi-
ness Prime timothy. IS: 10. /. s7iszsa. No .
soasZis No s 5os75.
sTRAw-Rsesipts % tons Firm. ssppiy szau.
Long RE. l-s5sL5o.
BEEF Weaker. moderate trade Fsmny. Dsz
Ace. T2cket I2ooanSl
PogK-sseady. business light slsss. KzszaaI
fsrils. aeoaa0-
The Washington herald., 1909-05-19
COTTON MARKET.

'ouotztsous furnished b ". 3. Hfbos %.
members e the New Tozk Stock EzchsnEs. Hibns
Baildi-g - Fifteenth street norfbEsst-
New York Nay E-C0st0n Opened very strong,
With the rszr morfks leading and selling up 70
hiSk TecordS On heavy realizing prices
hzoks badly about midday, carving the market
down 6 % Is points. he close near he lowest
fE the day.
Receipts a. the ports we're 300 bales, srzins.
= -3& last week ard IS01 last yesT. For ne week.
sea hslss against zoos last week and SIS
isst yea-. Receipts a. New Orleans were IS
fEisai against So last year.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-19
Equity Court No. l.
srsrIcE BARNARD.

IINIIIE baNNAnN.
No. lz4. IN re Louiss y. Breuninssr; order
appointing coumittee
No 5462 Harvev IS Harvey e a. decree con
frning sale- Attorneys. c. ". Dsu-H. Johnscn
and P, J. Ryan.
No. E2sS Hasler e; al " Williams e al; order
fixing bond. AttornsyS 7. g Taylor and v. C.
Bsldsrson-W ". Boarnsn and H. gohnson-
No. z972 Joycs rs. Joyoe: order nisi- Attoueys.
and J. l. Tsvlor
No. S531 Dunczn - Potomac BGilding ard
Loan Associsti1n order iust7lctirS receiver Attor
neyS. W A. Johnston and ". = Williams
No. 2ss7. Board a Foreign Missions IS. Brecaen-
TidEe order 70 make distribut0n- Aftoreys, Worth
ington, Hesld & Frsfey-E- S. NusSsy-
The Washington herald., 1909-05-19
NEW YORK MONEY.

New Yo-k May B-Mo1ey On cal a. the stock
eychsncs to-day opened az per cent; highest 2.
s4yEest ~; closing. "a. Nost q the days loans
made az ~
Tee money MS practically unchanged. Demand
vas eiefy for the longer dates. and far amount
n r.1,F- MS obtzirabie. Rates: elE fer 60 davs-
Tszqst fa- ninety dsss. Zsa3 for four rnenths. "a
81 for ssx months; yzas& Tor eight months; s4.as
for uins months
Sterling to-dzy ou1finusd strong. with rates at
ysstsrdzys isTel Rates for sctual business. Sixty
davs sSss5s4 $50: demand, 4s775as S7s5; cables
ss-e5as s.
Commercial bills we're 4s5& for ninety days and
sssas So fo- sixty days FlOur bills. asa for
sixty DAYS: sTzin. As Tie supply q ETzi1 and
cotton bills vas scarce
The Washington herald., 1909-05-19
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

orotstions furnished b ". 3. HFhbs & c.
members Of the Chic4So Board q Trade. Hibbs
Building. Is Fifteenth street northwest
ChzEo. Nay E.-Whea5 and ether grains we're
subjected % q set q outside influences to-day wich
made Very irregular market FlrsI was a sharp
advance IN LiTerIsol OF sdVerse reports from Rus
sia. Germany. s1d Hungary. In this country rains
were reported IN Texas and the weather map geu-
erslly vas favorable. In the early trading May
advanced % l.53 and July 20 LI5As- This brought
Ia heavy selling from the lonEz. and the marke.
lost cents q bushei before the close
May cu7n sold 70 3 and later lost 4 cent Oats
uara E.rr .-csaE an5 r-n-i.-rrs Ea-a HcaL-
The Washington herald., 1909-05-19

No z5sa sara P. Conn u Ha7y G. Conn:
maintenance. Attorney. A. H. Bell
No. 2s55e. James T. Koran Ha-riet A. Ste7-
rett ct al; quiet title Attorney g ?. McCsme
No. 255l E7ea1oTe Kaiser e al. Anna Kirk
st0ne e al: Judgment creditors bill Attorney.
BTsndenburT
No. ss5S2 Nathan L. Sy6Dor e al - Nsbei
N. BROOKS e al; PARTITION Att0Enex I. william
1ur.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-19

New York Msy H-WHEAI-Steady, bUt dull.
No. l Northern Duluth. 70 arrive. l55; No 2 red.
{. o. B.. Lf5: No hard. New YORK, (. o b. I.3s;
No. ! macaroui E. O. b. L65: No. ! Manitcbs T.
O h. end Il Nay CT early June. L5st. Exporters
took nothing.
CORN-DuIl. b'st firm. No. 2 elevator. 81: No. >
{. o. D.. spot. slsz; No. yellow. T. o b.. s2is No
white. Z o. B.. Ssis- Exporters took nothing
RTE-SosTce. but Hfeless. No. ?. I. 0. b.. nomi-
nal g.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-19
District Court.
JusTICE ANDERSON

No. sl4 In re condenuatic0 q land west sds
sewer order appointing commissioners 10 apprsse.
No sl5. n re condemnation Ct land for Anscostiz
sewer; sane.
No. 81 In re extension Of tSira-d street, urdsr
directing marshal 70 Samnon iury-
No SIS In r widening of Twentieth street
same
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District Petition.

Nc. 20. In re widening and extensou 0f sisssz-
chusetts avenue southeast: condemn land Ats0--
rey 2 H. Thomas
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DAILY COURT RECORD
Mag
CTuesday, May Is, 1000
autfA.

Nc. 5s5o BieSieT. Bennett q Ne y The DoEie
Consolidated Rfires Coupany; account go g
Atto-nsys. RaIston. siddous & Richardson.
10. assI. Cornell Wall Paper C0rpsny
Samuel Z. ReifeTn; note. $50. Attorney, q. r.
Williams
The Washington herald., 1909-05-19
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.

Bsltirasre. May R-Foglo~sns are ths salsa and
quotations On the most active securities listed on
the Baltimore stock e1chsngs:
SALES
The Washington herald., 1909-05-19
bankruptcy Petition.
REAL EsTATE TRANsFERs.

No. 81 II re Edgar H. Becker; iuTolunti
Attmney L. P. LoJing.
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New YORK STOCK MARKEnE. :.

QiosssiCnx furnished by ". 3. HIbns 4 o..
members New YoTk Stock Exchange. Hisks Balls
Ing, - fifteenth street. northwest
The Washington herald., 1909-05-19
Criminal Court 20. 1.

INIlI y HUL Id
United States - PERI IS. Frsbv; fr-Eegy:
motion for Few tTid and in arrest of judgment
fled
Assignments for to-day.
United States vs. William Jones.
Arrangements.
Criminal Court Nc 4
JUSTICE ANDERSON.
United States IS. Joseph ZereCa- 7ObbcTy- v5r-
dict not guilty Defendants attorney, J Ned
Csrrinzr0a-
United States "a Lsnuei jackson ard John
MCntgoEery; degradation On private properly; sever
ance granted. verdict guilty.
United States rs. Thosnss Nixon; larceny; o.
trial Defsnd2nt's attorney. J A. O'ShgL
Assignments for to-day:
United States IS Frank D. Elder and Addresuss
p Elder.
United states Is Addre1nas ?. Elder.
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Baakrupte- Court.
Equity Suits.

JUSTICE BARNARD.
No SIS. In re Louis Snyder; dischzrZs ordered.
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Quotsti77s furnished by " R Hibhs < Co.
Eembe-s of the New Io-k Stock ExcAange Hibbs
Building. - Fifteenth strret nlrthEeSt
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CALL MOSEY-SALEs BY HOURS
Money; o.. ?; H.. p l., ia; Close, =.
Shares to D. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2S0-SO0
shares to 3 p m.....5 .537 400
The Washington herald., 1909-05-19
CURB MARKET.

-Ez dividend. 1 ~ cent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-23
A Monster Mu.1e.l 1n.trum.nt.

-7s- A Monster Musfeal instrument. ----
 The most giganIic narp ever con- Btructed, as far as the reccrd goes, was that made by Veritan, the provost of Burklf, near Basel, Switzerland, in 17S7. That was a long while ago, but the fame of M. veritan's gigantic. harp was such that it is still occasionally mentioned by writers on the rare and the wonderful, just as the sea serpent, bloody rain, live mastodons, etc, are. M Veritan's colossal musical instru- ment was .32O feet in length, and, on that account, was constructed in an open lot instead of in a harp factory. It was most simple in construction, con- sisting of fifteen wires strung tightly between two poles These wires were of different sizes, the largest being one sixth of an inch in diameter and the smallest one-twelfth of an inch. They were stretched north and south and in- clined in such a manner as to form an angle of from twenty to thirty degrees with the horizon. This queer instrument was not. intended as an exaggerated toy, but was constructed for the ex- press purpose of foretelling changes in the weather, which were calculated by Professor Veritan according to the diff ferent tones the instrument made when the wind was blowing through it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-23
A. You Please.

In the ancient times there lived a wonderfully wise man, of whom it was said that he could answer correctly any question put to him. There was one, however, who thought himself clever enough to outwit the sage. This man took a poor, captive bird and clasped it so closely In his hand that only the head and tall were visible.
 ''Teil me-" said he to the renowned guesser of riddles, 'sis the bird which hold In my hand alive or dead?'
 If the answer were Dead" thought this artful plstter, he would just open. his hand and let the bird fly. If the answer were Alive" he would with one little squeeze crush the poor bird to death.
 But the wise man proved himself equal to the occasion and replied, 'sIt is as you please"
 Each one holds, within his or her grasp the fair bird of life. Which is 1t to be? A blessing or bane? It is "as you please"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-23
No aand In sandpan.r.

There is no sand in sandpaper," said the manufactures. 'tIt is powder ed glass that does the business. That's where the broken bottles go to-" He nodded toward a mass of broken bot Hes in the yard we powder the glass Into half dozen grades" he said. We coat our paper with an even lay er of hot glue. Then without loss of time we spread on the glass powder. Finally we run wooden roller lightly over the sheets to give them . good SUI face When in the past they made Eandpaper of sand 1t wouldn't do a quarter of the work that glass paper Enquirer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-23
Pressed to Death.

: An English court has sentenced a woman to imprisonment because she refused to speak during trial. The old penalty for remaining mute under similar conditions was being pressed to death. The form of sentence set forth 'sthe prisoner, shall be laid in some low, dark house, where he shall lie naked on the earth and one arm shall be drawn. te one quarter of the house with cord and the other arm to another quarter, and in the same manner lot it be dane ith his, legs. and let there be laid upon his body iron and stone, an much As he can bear-or more" There the man had to lie. On the following day he was given three morsels of bread without water, on the following water. but no bread. And this was his diet until he died.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-23
HUMAN BAIT.
eFlse Msns Who Gather Leeches In the
 awamps of England.

fhe Msn Who Gather Leeches In the
 9wamps of England.
 PaIo and lean, he spoke in low voice crufnhling water cracker:
 ssDtvin' is hard work, and sulphur minin. h hard work. but how'd you like to be bait at shiilin' day? :? That ain't quite { dollar.
 sI was human bait for leech dealer in England all one spring. It was back in the eighties, but I ain't never recov- cred the healthy color and weight what I lost. T guess I never will now.
 Down Norfolk way baited-down in the Ncefoik breads. Broads is swamps. All them swamps, together with the mild, moist climate. makes Norfolk great place for leeches. Me and a dozen other chaps was leech bait.
 "We would wade in with our brooches rolled up to cur knees, and as soon as we'd feel . leech on our legs we'd tear him of and drop him in a basket slung erpm the shoulder. Quick as thunder Wetd do it but he'd be considerable RFamped out even in that little while. Exd when . dozen leeches settled on you to9ether the last of 'em by the lime you got round to him would be as fat and heavy as . lump of lead. whilst you'd be that much lighter natcherly.
 "In the late spring the leeches took to deep water. Then the bait had to strip and wade in up to their chins. With Ill that surface to look after, we played losiu' game with the 1eeches. The auickest of us couldn't stand more'n four hours of it without most Eafnt4ns from weakness. And the pain! For snme parts of the human bait Is mighty sensitive, tell you.
 saFhe trAde's died out now. There's no more call for leeches, and it's . good; thing Bein' bait Is too hard on a man. It's worms' work"-New Or teams Tmes-Denocrat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-23
oreat D1seevery.

The editor of Kansas paper states that he once borrowed q Winchester rife and started up the street few days after to deliver the weapon to it's owner. The delinquent subscribers got 1t Into their heads that he was on the warpath, and every one he met insisted on paying what he owed him. One man wiped out a debt of ten years' standing. On his return to his office he found load of hay, fifteen bushels of corns ten bushels Of potatoes, a load Of wood and barrel of turnips that had been brought in. We would like to borrow Winchester for day or two. LSt Louis Pest Dispatch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-23
Jaxa,s Ponnl.tten.

Java is very thickly populated, and cultivation Is pushed to an extraordin- ary distance up the steep slopes of the hills. The plain of Leles in the month of July 'is one sea of ripe golden rice, with here and there village of brown thatch roofs nestling in a group of green cocoanut trees" In the middle of the island white chimneys of sugar mills peep above miles and miles of sugarcane fields.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-23
A Das.ava.sar. Of ne.lsn.

A visitor among the poor of the east end of London found unexpected testi- mony to the disadvantages of health In one of his calls. Mrs. B. had fam fly of dozen children. and, like most of her class, she had her tale of woe to tell. How are the children, Mira. B. r inquired the caller. "A1 very well, in- deed, sir; very we'll. indeed" was the nnswer. "You ought to be thankful, I'm sure, with so much sickness about" "Yes, sir; suppose ought to be thankful; but, I tell you, when they're well they eat an awful lot"