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Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26
Boston CIosinE stocks.
BANK Of ENGLAND statement.

LONDON, Aug. 25.-The weekly state
ment of the Bank of England shows the
following changes: Total reserve, increased
R507, 900; circulation, decreased 100000; bull
lion, increased e407, 1922; other securities, in
creased FL ,O36, 600; other deposits, increased
Ell, 1000; public deposits, increased e362, 900;
notes reserve, increased e42l,00O; govern
of the banks reserve to liability this week
is 5265 per cent; last week 1t was 5S.19 pei
cent
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26

Dry salt meats unchanged; boxed extra
short, 13c; clear ribs 13c; short clears, 1sisc.
Bacon steady; boxed extra short, 1fhc;
clear ribs, 1iiac: short clears, 14Ac.
BACON-Steady; boxed extra short, Hhc;
clear ribs, 1p4c; short clears, 14Ac.
POULTRY-Firm. chickens. 12c; springs,
609c.
BUTTER-Firm; creamery. 26q3Oc.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET
Cattle Prices weak--Hogs steady
Sheen strong.

CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-CATTLE-Rec
600 head market, weak; beeves, $45O1S 80;
Texas steers, S3.7546OO; western steers los
97OO; stockers and feeders, A,1oI6.20 cows
and heifers. 50, G04660: calves, ts50Q9.0O.
HOGS-Recepts, 5000 head market,
steady to shade UP; light, ss,S0Gl9.4O; mixed,
IS 3Od9S5; heavy, s.10GiS.95; rough. S1C1
S. 9Od9,50; bulk of sales. S850d875.
SWEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, 5000
head; market. strong natives, S250a4,GO
western, S. 75G64.60; yearlings t45O65. 65
native lambs %75dSSo; western, $5OOQ6.9O
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26
New york Mining stocks.
NEW YORK, Aug 25.-Closing quotations
staple and Fancy Produce Prices Fur.
nished by layers and NhoIeanlerA.

BUTTEk-Creamery,+ No. ], delivered to
soc; No. 2, in 6O-Ib. tubs, 2Slio; paokins
stock solid pack, 21hc; dairy, in 60-lb. tubs
.a@ &c r, i MaiEet changes every Tuesday:
CHBESE-Twins, 1Sc; young Americas
1879; daisy, 1s15o; triplets, 1S11c; limberger
1sc No. / brick. Use; imported Swiss, soc
domestic Swiss, 24c; block Swiss, &c.
POULTRY--Dressed broilers under lbs.
lie; over lbs, zoe; hens, 15c; cocks, 1Oci
ducks, 1Sc; geese, 15c: turkeys, Csc; pigeons,
per doz., 1885, homer SQUADS, per doz., 500;
fancy SQUADS per doz., $50; No. ]; per doz..
$3.00, Alive: Brotlers, lac; over 2 lbs, lie:
hens, lie; old roosterss &c; old ducks, full
feathsred; Sc; geese, full feathered, lOc;
per doz,. 6oc; homers, per doz., $500; squads.
No; I, per d0z sLSO; Nc; 2. per dog, SOC;
pies, zoe; Spanish rnackereI, isc; eel isc:
paddock, 1Sc; founders, 13c; green catfish
a Sc bulheads &c. roe shsd eaebp Perch
roes, per pair bsc; frog legs per doz., SOc
50 REEF CUTs-Ribs: No. I, ;5e: No :,
1s5c; No. 9 1sAO. Lolns No. l, lie; No !
1Sc: No. 8, INC. Chuck: No. /, &c; Ma 4
SIC; No. s, SC. Round: No. /. &c; No =
Sc; No. :. 7c' Plate No. !. SIC: No. 2. exc;
'> FFRiufTs-oranges: California valencias
all sizes, per box, SS009S. rs; Mediterranean
Limoniera. extra fancy. 800 size, per Sox
size, per box, $500; 800 size, per box 81 bG
20 size, per box, $500. Bananas. Fancy
select, per bunch, $2,2592.50; Jumbo, bunch
Fords' q size sss5; Is staSdsrGs. HS :ssS
Plums: California, red, per four-baske
crate, s1.c5. italian Blue Prunes: Per crate
81 4Odl1. so. Peaches: California per 90-ih
box, $ll0; Colorado Elbertas, per 90-lb
box, 81 I5d1.26. Pears: California Bartlett
per box, $500; In lots, per box, $2.S5: Oregon
and Utah Flemish Beauties, per box $3.50
in lots,- per box, $40. Apples; Home
boxes, s175 Grapes; California Malagas
Texas, lIsc per 10. Dates: Anchor brand
new, S0-lb. pkgs in box, per box. $500.
MERCHANDISING Potatoes, In sacks
per bu., $0041. 10. Sweet Potatoes: Wiz.
ginia, per bbl.. $40O. onions: Yellow In
sacks, per h., &c; Iowa, small per 10.
31sc Spanish, per crate, $l.50. Garlic, Extra
fancy. white, per h., 15c; red, per ID, Ice
| 200 Celery: Michigan. per dozen punches
HOME GROWN vEGETABLEs-cab
base: New, per h., 2hc. Tomatoes: Pei
! basket. 5OdeOc. String and Wax Beans
| Per market basket 75c. Cucumbers: Pc
market basket, 60u75c. Radishes: Extra
| fancy home grown, per dozen punches zoe
| Lettuce: Extra ia lcy leaf. per dozen, DOC
Parsley: Fancy homegrown, per dOzei
/ 40c. Carrots: Per market basket. 50c. Beets
! Per market basket, acc.
| ANEouS-Walnuts; Black PEI
! h., &c; California No. /, per ID, lie; Cali
! fornia No. g per h., Nc. Hlckorynuts
Large. per H.. &c: small, per h., &C. Cocoa
nuts; Per sack. $500: per dozen. csc. Honey
/ New "a frames, 500.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26

ST, LOUIS Mo-, Aug, B.-CATTLE--R
ceipts, 1900 head, including LOO Texans:
market strong; native shipping and export
steers t65OGt7.75; steers under loo pounds
s575@7.00; stockers and feeders, Sa2J45.5O:
COWS. and heifers. So d0q7.oO; Gamers. PI5
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H6Pb6Pt e. OOcOh 60
Brokers and Dealers

oEAIN-RzovIsIoa5
omaha offio-, ia Board Of rrads AidR
OLDEST AID LAE0EsF HOUSE,
an IKE STATE
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26
SuRnr Market.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.--SUGAR-Raw,
firm; muscovado, 50 test 3.95c; centrifugal,
Refined, steady; crushed, 5S5c; granulated,
b.2Sc; powdered, 5S5c.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26
sNot included in averages.
Minimum temperature for twelve-hour
period ending at 8 a. m.
LsTRICT AVERAGE

cool wave has spread over the western
portion of the corn and wheat region,
and cooler weather extends east over the
corn belt to the Mississippi river Heavy
frost occurred at one station in North
Dakota. Showers were scattered over the
western and central portions; fall OF
L. A. WELSH,
Local Foreca ster Weather Bureau.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26

a25O bulls, SO0a56O: calves, S55OfSIS:
Texas and Indian steers, Sts965o' cows
and hefers S200d5.O0.
HOGS-Receipts, 5000 head: market.
steady: pigs and tights, SS50q9.50; packers,
S9o0di9.2S; butchers and best heavy, $40
cas- .r.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts 20o0 head
market steady; native muttons, A00ui VI
lambs, S.5OU675; culls and bucks, 500
A5O; stockers, S250d4 So
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26
Peoria Market,

PEORIA, Aug. 25-CoRN-HiEher; No
yellow. conc; No. yellow, eOMc: No. 8.
OATS-Higher; No. white. S2$4c; No. 4
white, 3l%cs .g
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26
Kansas city Grain and Provisions.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 25.--wHEAT-Sep-
TENDER 97l9c; December. S.OOh sellers; May,
81 O4% dflO45k sellers. Cash, UNCHANGED TO lie
higher; No hard ss1hcd$l.O2 No. 8. esiS
9S9c; No red, S1.OO; No. 8, 99c.
CORN-September 59isc bid December.
56Ihc sellers May, 59isc bid. Cash, unchanged
10 &c higher; No. MIXED 6Ol60lhe; No 3
mixed, 5sisc; No. white, 6lq6Ihc; No. 3,
6oQ60i5c.
OATS-Unchanged No. white SSD34c:
No. mixed, 3SGD4c.
RYE-No. 2 SOd83c.
HAY-Unchanged to sc higher; choice
timothy, Sli5Oul5.0O;' choice prairie, $1,000
l23
BUTTER-Creamery, 29c; firsts, 27e: sec
onds, &c packing stock, PC.
EGGS-Extras. 22hc; firsts, zoe; seconds.
ISkc; current receipts, 1siSc.
Receipts, Shipments.
Wheat, bu,..,..,..,...... $4,000 122 900
Corn, bu....,...,,...,.... 5000 81. 900
iOata bu.-.......-..-.. lQ0O1 M
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26
Omnhn Hay Market.

OMAHA, Aug. 25.-HAY-No. 1 upland.
$500; Kansas. $1400; No. 3 upland $12OO
packing, 5000; alfalfa. $14.0O. Straw; Wheat,
$500; rye, 500; oats, $780, ...,.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26
Wool Market.

ST. LOUIS Aug. 5.-wOOL.-Quiet; ter
ritory and western mediums, 1SdD23Ihc; fine
mediums, 1890; fine, 14911c.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26
ATinneapoIIs Grain Market,

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug 25-wHEAT-
September, N10S; December, M.l2ls, May
$ii6S cash No. / hard, N13%; No.
northern, Si.ll9sGl1. l27s; No. northern
81. O6Isdl.nS; No. northern, Sl0s6pl OS's
FLAX-Closed at s2ts
CORNING. 8 yellow, 6Off6Oiac
OATS-No. 5 white. 34ssdSsc
BRAN--ln 100 pound sacks, 10000 30 80
FLOUR--First patents In wood E. o. b
Minneapolis, S5.4e3t6 60. second patents
s. 1880 first clears, sS.s0QI0o; second
clears, s.. 50Q2.SO
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26

WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-The condition
of the treasury at the beginning OF bust
ness today was as follows:
Trust Funds-Gold coin $3.50 To-, 669; silver
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26
LocnI SecuFiiiea.
Quotations furnished by Samuel Burns
jr., $50 Omaha National bank building:

Quotations furnished by Samuel Buns,
49, Bid Asked.
Alma Nab. Il ss...,,,.....,..,........ 50 100
Beatrice Creamery Co. pta ........,.. ssh
C1ty Nat, Bank BldS, g., ls2o..,.-.,... 100
Crab Orchard. Nsb.. bs...........,,..... 100
Columbus. Neb.. y. L. Sc, iS24,.... 20
Houston Water Co. O., lsA.,....,..... los le9N
Iowa Portland Cement list Mtg 6s..., IS loo
Iowa Portland Cemsnt c. g. ,.......,, vs. 100
Kansas @. & Il. per cent pfd.,.,.... 80 100
Kansas city II, q l. ia iSls.,....,,.. S5H
Michigan state Tel. IS, 1884. 90 %
~ Y. Central Line AIS. lsl3,......... 1904 lO0S
omaha Water co. S. I94s.,............ Sh %
Omaha Gas. lsiT................,........ @ @A
Omaha & c. B. =. r. pfd per cent s. 81
Omaha & c. b. S. r. &c. 1s2s....,..... ssA SH
Pacific T. q 7. So. SST........,........ 90 SEA
PennsyivanlA Equip 4s, isis............ SsH 81
Union Stock Yards. SO. Omaha. sx-diV IS 90
Rocky Mountain Fusl........,........,. IS 100
wabash Equip. thA isii,,..........,... Ssh ssE
United ny. pfd. 81, Louis, ............. 6ih ~
German-Amerioan Coffee .....,......... Is sect.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26

bILNEK-bar, STEADY at 44sd PET ounce
MONEY--2a@2Ia per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open marke
for short bills is 3Q3h per cent; for thre,
months bills, Sh@3h per cent
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26

LIVERPOOL Aug. 25--WHEAT-Spot
dull; No. ? red western winter, no stock
futures, steady October, 7s 6I1d; Decem-
Der rs Tssd; March, Is SID.
CORN-Spot, firm old American mixed,
ST. futures. steady; September, Is %; oc-
tober. Is sgd,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26

ST JOSEPH, Aug &.-CATTLE-Re
cepts, 5000 head; market, steady;
steers, tL50aIb0; cows ana hcifers, S25O0
$685. calves, SS,0OlfSOO.
HOGS--Receipts, 1850 head; market slow,
weak to SC lower top, t9.SS: bulk OF sales,
tSS089.l5.
head; market. iOd16o higher lambs. St5Ca
q
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26
Lnndon stock Mnrket.

LONDON, Aug. 25.-American securities
were quiet and featureless during the early
trading today. Prices ranged from Il above
to u below yesterdays New York closing.
Closing quotations on stocks we're:
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26
q. I.a.i. csasral sIarket.

81, LOUIS. Aug. a5.-WHEAT-Futures
higher; September, sS4e December. Sl,@A
RIo&, cash firm; track, No. red, A.00q
lO4. No hard, NcQN.O6,
CORN--FNtures higher; September 6lhc;
Decernhnt 5fAci cash higher track No. 2
eOsSey NO. white, 6ihe.
oATsz-Futares higher; September. S2Ae;
DeoeInber 2sste, cash lower; track No. 2,
xafgsobc: No. white. Nhc.
RTE-ua ehAnged al soc
FL0TR--Fifns red winter patents, S4aofl
tOy extra fancy aud straights, sfl56470;
hara vinter clears, g S0dS.S0
TIMOTHY SEEl-S5.50a6eA
bRIAes--ff lgheris sacked east track. sSe8
NHSAl,-ppcl,anged Timothy. HLOO82oO,;
praiiia Sl30Qdi450
BA0GlNSfr-ete.
Hiokffi lrAS1Als-Tlsc,
pIff}Vf 81 S--Pork steady: iohbinS.
esas lard higher; prime steam. SiiStnla0A
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26
New York Curb AInrket.

The following quotations are furnished
by Logan & Bryan. members New York
Stock exchange, SIS South Sixteenth
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26
Dates. 1910. 19Os. l9OS. 1891. I19OS 1905. 1904
SUNDAY.


Receipts and disposition OF live stock at
the Union Stock yards, South Omaha, for
twenty-four hours ending at 8 y. M, yes
terday:
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26
nnnl, clcnriurn.

OMAHA, Aug. 2S.-Bank ciearings for to-
day were g. 4s4 16s Is ard for The correspond
tnR s-ta 10 - Ne~- - a. ttTex
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26
Cattle Slow Because Of Higher Prices
Asked by Statesmen,
HOGS ARE FIVE CENTS HIGHER
Market Fairly Active at the Advance
and the Bulk of Supplies IL
Soon sOId--Sheep Are
steady.
sOUTH oMAHA. Aug. 25, !

The following table shows the receipts OF
cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for
The year to date, as compared with lass
year: 1910 1873. Inc. Dec
Cattle ,....,... 6560O2 59603s e0,s64 .,.,.;.
Hogs ......,..1.4 1S94l 1,662, 049 .....,, 2AS,lB
The following table shows tns average
prices OF hogs at South Omaha for the last
several days, with comparisons;
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-26

A DISTRICT
rArnn- - Pain

For Omaha, Neb., for the twenty-fouI
hours ending at a, m, 18th meridian time
Thursday, August Is, 1sl0
OMAHA nTCTpTCT
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-01-06

in 1855 uvGrseer. which office be held
continuously until elected master III
January, 1891. to which he has been
reelected twice since. At Rochester.
y. Y, in November. 1903. he was elect
ed overSeer of the national grange,
next 10 the highest Office i'm that body
and has been reelected ever since. AS
a member of the state grange legiSla-
tive committee he prepared the law
creating the state board of agriculture.
on which he served for ten years by
appointment of Governors Fleming.
McCorkle and Atkinson, six of which
he was president of the board. In 1907
he was elected Il member of the Ia
tional grange legislative committee. In
1891 he was elected professor of agri-
culture at the University OF West Vir-
ginia. serving two years. In 1896 he
was elected president OF Barboursville
college NOW Morres Harvey college),
which he resigned i'm June OF 1897 TO
accept the position of dean OF the Col
lege of Agriculture of the University OF
West Virginia. He has been a mem
Der of the university board Of regents
and Of the state survey commission.
For six years he was president of the
Buffalo district board OF education,
having taken Il deep interest in agri-
cultural and educational affairs.
The grange was organized in West
Virginia in 1872. 1t has been foremost
in every movement. says Professor At
keson, for promoting the agricultural
welfare. In large measure it brought
about the organization Of the College
Of Agriculture as one OF the colleges
of the university. Every one OF the
state organizations that have for their
object the promotion OF some special
field of agriculture owes much to the
grange and it's support.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-01-06
Deeeiving the Widow.

A healthy looking woman dressed In
deep mourning stepped on to the plat
form scales and requested the grocers
clerk to ascertain her weight. He
looked and said. "One hundred and
forty pounds"
You made mistake of twelve
pounds In that woman's weight" said
another man who had also watched
the scales. "She weighed 152 pounds
instead OF 40"
IL know that" said the clerk, but
she never would have forgiven me II
had told her so. That woman's hus.
band died about six weeks ago. She
has gained seven pounds In that time,
but to keep her In good humor with
herself l had to make her think she
had lost five. l don't know why 1t is,
but anybody who has suffered bereave-
ment seems to consider 1t disgrace TO
take on flesh That woman has been
weighed three times since her husband
died She would be shocked IL she
knew she had gained right along. For
tunately she Is too nearsighted to read
the scales herself. so 1t Is easy to
make her think she Is wasting away"
New York Press.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-01-06
Law and the Queen.

The quaintness Of many provisions
of British law is curiously Illustrated
in the status Of the queen of England.
So far as her majestys private bust
ness is concerned. she Is not regarded
by the laws and customs of England
as a married woman at all. She is the
only woman in Great Britain who does
not come within the scope of the mar
ried womans property act. The idea
I'm all this is that affairs Of state con-
sumo all the time of the king, and
therefore no responsibility for the
queens private business rests upon
him. If the queen contracted debts In
her husbands name he would not be
responsible for them. sas any other
husband in the United Kingdom would.
The king cannot be sued for debt. but
the queen can be. Should the king die,
some authorities hold that the queen
could not marry again. in case she
wished to, without the license of the
kings successor.-New York Tribune.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-01-06
UNDER TWO FLAGS.
The Union Jack and the Stars
and Stripes.
BY ANNA BENTLEY.

copyright 1910. by American Press Asso =.
cation.l
As soon as we had dropped anchor OF
Valparaiso Jack Hoskns. Tom Ar
chard and l. having been cooped up
aboard ship for three months without
setting foot on shore, determined that
We would get together II possible in
the first liberty party and have a good
time In the town. Hoskins was reck-
less, fearless chap, Archard was not
much better on the score of reckless
ness, while l was the only peaceable
one Of the trio.
Now, Hoskins," l said before start
ing, II wish you to understand that II
you get us into scrape while we're
on shore you and l will not train to-
gether again"
"I'll be meek as Moses" he said.
IF he doesn't drink too much" Ar
chard put in.
"Well," l added, "both Of you re-
member that these Chileans are
mighty mean crowd to offend. especial
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-01-06
Officers National GRANGE.

The election OF officers TO serve for
the next two years resulted as follows:
Master, y. j. Bacbelder Concord. n.
H.: overseer. Il. G. Atkeson. Morgan
town, w. Va: lecturer, Oliver Wilson,
Magnolia. ILL.,; steward. {. ID. Richard
son, West Rrookiield. Mass; assistant
steward. l.. Fl. Healey, South Wood
stock. Conn. chaplain. G.. f.. Smith,
MorriSvile. VT; treasurer. Mrs. L. :.
Mcdowell, Wellesley. Mass; secretary,
G. VI. Freeman. Tippecanoe City, o.:
gatekecper. p. &. Mullen. Nampa. Ida,
Ceres. Mrs. Elizabeth VI. Patterson.
College Park, Md: Pomona. Mrs. Grace
l.. Hull. Dimondale. Mich; Flora. Mrs
Ida ludson, Balfour. Ia; lady assist
ant steward. Mrs. Mary \. Smith. Nor
risville, VI; executive committeeman
ito serve three years.. :. II. Messick.
Bridgrville, Del
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-01-06
Dou Law In Constantinople.

"When one of the street dogs of Con
stantinOple gets too old to be of use
to the band the captain dog decides
that he is to die" says Albert Bigelow
Paine in Harpers Weekly. "A day
comes when the captain issues an edict
that he is no longer TO have food.
From that day until his death not a
morSel passes mis- lips. With longing
eyes he looks nj the others eating, but
ne makes no attempt to join them.
Now and again II bit of something falls
his way. The temptation is too strong
he reaches toward the morSel. The
captain. who oyerlooks nothing, gives
a low growl. The dying creature
shrinks back without murmur. He
knows the law Perhaps he. too. was
once a captain. The minister's wife
told me that she had tried to feed one
of those dying dogs, but that even
when food was placed in front of him
he would only look peadingly at the
captain and refuse to touch it,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-01-06
A GRANGE Platform.

First.-Equal protection for persons
Of all Glasses. labor of all kinds, capt.
tai of all amounts and products in all
forms and volumes.
Second.-No protection for monopo-
lies and those VINO sell in foreign mar
kets for less than is demanded In our
own for the same article.
Third. Heaviest duties on imports
most used by those best able to bear
the burdens of taxation.
Fourtb.-A differentlal rate which
may be used to open the markets Of
The world to all our products on equal
terms.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-01-06
How TheY Get En-.

The sad looking man climbed into
the bootblack's chair TO have his shoes
shined.
And is your father bootblack
too?" he asked, by way of making con
versation.
''No. sir" replied the lad. "My ia
Their is a farmer"
"Ah. a farmer" cried the sad look
ing man as a spasm almost akin to joy
spread over his features. AS he reach
ed into his pocket for a notebook and
pencil he began TO humble sort OF
gibberish. 1t sounded like this:
Farmer. hey? Farmer-hay. Son
bootblack. Son shines. All. l have
It. Your father evidently believes In
making hay while the son shines"
Perhaps 1t Is needless to explain that
instead of being mild lunatic the
sad looking man was one of those pro.
fessional humorists who write funny
pieces for the papers.-Phiadelph
Ledger
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-01-06
Laughter Saved the Ship.

Humor has been credited with the
never before has a ship been saved by
its judicious application. In II great
storm many years ago u ships crew
were all at prayers when boy burst
into fit Of violent laughter. Being
reproved for his i'll timed mirth and
asked the reason for it. he said why,
l was laughing TO think what a hiss
ing the boatswain's red nose will make
when 1t comes in contact with the wa
ter" This ludicrous remark set the
crew laughing. inspired them with new
spirits. and by great exertion they
brought the vessel safely into port
Liverpool Post.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-01-06

Re- elected Cverseer National Grange
at Recent Meeting.

Re- elected Overseer National Grange
at Recent Meeting.
Thomas Clark Atkeson. master OF the
West Virginia state grange. was born
at Lawnvaie farm. near Buffalo. Put
nam county. W. Va. FEB. Is. 1852. He
was educated at Buffalo academy, Uni
versity of West virginia, Kentucky
Agricultural and Mechanical college
and Kentucky university, graduating
from the last named institution with
the degree OF LII. Il. In 1874. He has
since received the honorary degrees of
A. NJ. Nj. S. and Phi. ID. from different
Institutions. In 1873 he founded the
West Virginia Agriculturist and has
ever since been frequent contributor
70 many Of the best class Of agricul-
tural publications. July y, 1878, he
married Miss Cordelia Meek. eldest
daughter Of Rev. Zephaniah Meek.
d. D.. editor OF the Central Methodist.
Catlettsburg, KY, Immediately follow
ing which he began farming on the
home farm, which he afterward bought
and still owns and operates.
He joined the grange in May, 1892
At the session Of the state grange held
In September Of the same year he was
elected assistant steward. In 1888 he
was elected secretary, in 1884 lecturer,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-01-06
Two Narrow Escapes.

An Irishmln seeing "A vessel very
heavily laden and scarcely above the
waters edge. exclaimed. Upon my
sowl. il the river was but little high
er the ship would 20 to the bottom!'
See there" exclaimed the returned
Irish soldier ~ the gaping crowd as he
exhibited with some pride his tall hat
with bullet hole in il. Look at that
hole. will ye Ye see. If it had been a
low crowned hat | should have been
killed outright"