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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-22

Cotton, quiet: middlins, LES: sales. 800
bales: stock. Sl.sIa bales
Total to-day at all ports-Set receipts.
| llGs3 bales: stock. 532s69 bales.
\ Consolidated at all ports-Set receipts.
1885, bales; export to Great Britain, 9.le2
bales: to France. $500 bales 5k5
Total since September at all ports
Net receipts. 6,3O6.92s bales; export to Great
i Britain, 2,73Gsio bales: to France. S0e.1oo
bales; to the Continent. .,67c,si1 bales: TO
Japan, Gl97i bales: TO Mexico. 1856 bales.
New Orleans La. March ol.--Cotton-spot
cotton easy and unchanged; mddline.
| II ls-l5c. Sales on the spot 500 bales, $50
! to arrive; hedged. 200 bales. Cotton futures
/ opened steady at n decline of s points on
the old crop months and on the new. Tho
| final sinners' report from the Census Bu-
rcau was called bullish. but both bulls and
bears commenced 10 sell as soon as trading
began Weather returns showed only o
ligh; springle OF rain visited a few portions
Of the drought area In Texas over Sunday.
In the afternoon session the ring was very
dull and prices fluctuated narrowly. The
closing was steady and unchanged to q
net decline of point on the old crops,
while the new crops made n net advance
of5I6 points. Cotton futures closed steady.
March closed at 1870: APRIL 1873: May, 1881;
July, 1890 August. 14.4: September, 1850:
October. 12.sl; December, 1915.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-22

Reccipts--Whcat, 1890 bushels: corn. l232,
500 bushels: oats. $4,000 bushels. shipme nj .
Wheat, 2l.7Oo bushels: corn. loa,5oo bush-
els; oats. CISCO bushels
Cash Wheat-No. red. 3l1s1lls; No.
red, sLH2l.l7: No. . hard, s1.i:Enl.lS: No.
hard. sl.0s@1llls; No. / northern. siieis a.
III: No. northern, sll3iaGlit's: No. J
spring, sl0smI.l3. Corn-No. s. 6SI6s1sc.;
No. white, s0m s0,sc.: No. 5 yellow IS q 59c. /:
No. i, 53lsdi S5,sc.:z No. white ash9 9s. c. /;
No. yellow, 5,f5sc. Oats-No. white.
10 a ,5,sc No. 3 white, 41ia14isc.: No. .
white. 4od i2iac.; standard. i4h@'5c.
Elgin, ILL.,. March ei.-Butter-Firm Mt SIC.
Sales for the week, $4,000 pounds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-22

Colorado and Sou. ref. and ext. AS. es,s
Denver and Rio Grandc IS tbld). $1,000. 9s
Denver and Rio Grandc ref. as...... sosi
Erie conv. is, series "A".................. 81
Eric conv As. series "B"................ 72>s
rnterborough Metro. Observation-Disclosures. sl1a
Inter. Mere. Marine Observation-Disclosures. 6S
Kansas City Southern LIST 5s............. 73h
Louisville and Nash. I'm. 4s.............. aS
Nor. and West. LIST con. Is tbid)...... es,t
Norfolk and Western cow. 4s........... 1osh
Pennsylvania conv 3hs (1o15, bid. ..... ok
Pennsylvania consol Observation-Disclosures. 1o4h
st. Louis and San Fran. gen 5s........ S3h
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13
An Australian Blowhole.

A great natural curiosity is the blow
hole" OH the Australian coast near
Klama, in the colony Of New South
Wales. 1t may be found in the mid
die Of a rocky headland running ont
into the sea- With each successive
breaker the ocean spray Is sent shoot
ing up into the air, sometimes from
300 to 400 feet. accompanied by rum
bling noise as of distant thunder,
which can be heard for miles. This
"blowhole" consists Of a perpendicu-
lar cavity. nearly circular. with d.
ameter Of about ten yards, and has
the appearance of being crater Of an
extinct volcano. 1t is connected with
the ocean by cave about hundred
yards in length. Into this cave waves
rush during stormy weather. and MS
the cave extends some distance farther
into the rock than the "blowhole" on
the entrance of each wave this hole
becomes full of compressed air. which,
when the tension becomes too great,
blows the water with great force up
the perpendicular opening. = London
Standard.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13
Dscslving the Widow.

4 healthy IuokinR woman dressed in
deel mourning stepped ON to the plat
form scales and requested the gr0cer's
clerk to ascertain her weight. He
looked ufld snid. "One hundred and
forty pounds"
You made mistake of twelve
pounds iu that wuman'S weight. said
another mai who had also watched
the scales "She weighed l52 pounds
Instead Of no"
81 know that" said the clerk. but
she never would have forgiven me II
had told her 80. That wOmans hus-
band died about six weeks ago She
has gained seven pounds IN that time.
but to keep her IN good hunnr with
herself | had to make her think she
had lost five. don't know why II Is.
but anyb,dy who has suffered bertave-
ment seems to consider 1t disgrace 10
take Oh flesh. Tint woman has been
weighed three times since her husband
died She would be shocked II she
knew she had gained right along. For
tunately she IL too nearSighted to read
the scales herself. so II Is easy to
make her think she IL wasting away.
New York Press.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13
DOWN WITH A CRASH.

ing every piece Of the cherished china
down with a crash on the brick walk
before the door.
The several heirs looked ut ench
other in silence for moment. Then
Beuah Hovey suddenly cried out. with
a hysterical little laugh. We'll. what
geese we be!'
$50 we air, Beuly-so we air" ac-
quiesced Ezra Simmons. I'D never
have made any fuss about the old
chany only for Emmeline making me
do It,"
This frank confession of the ascend
ency Of Mrs. Simmons created a laugh,
In which every one joined.
There were several waggish fellows
in the crowd who turned the occasion
into one Of such merriment that even
grim Mrs Johnson was found chuckling
half aloud, while Thyrza Masterson
and Mrs. Simmons, being at heart good
natured and keenly susceptible to even
poor wit, laughed louder than any one
else and walked home together side
by side in the most amicable manner.
That was the end of all i'll feeling over
the china as well as the end Of the
china itself.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13
Doc 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 Harper's Weekly. "A day
comes when the captain issues an edict
that he is no longer to have food.
From that ..ly until his death not a
morsel passes his lips. With longing
eyes he looks at the others eating. but
be makes no attempt to join them.
Now and again a bit of something falls
bis way. The temptation is too strong
he reaches toward the mOrsel. The
captain, who overlooks nothing. gives
a low growl. The dying creature
shrinks back without a murnur. lie
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 pleadingly at the
captain and refuse to touch It."
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13
How Thew Get EN-,

The sad looking man climbed into
the bOotblack's chair to have his shoes
shined.
And is your father bootback.
tooT" he asked. by way of making con.
versation.
mo. SIR" replied the lad. MY IA
ther Is a farmer"
"Ah, a farlnerv' cried the sad look
ing man as 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! | have
1t. 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 hunorists who write funny
pieces for the papers.-Philadelphia
Ledger.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13
Laughter Saved the Ship.

Humor has been credited with the
saving Of many things. but perhaps
never before has a ship been saved by
its judicious application. In Il great
storm many years ago a ships crew
were all at prayers when boy burst
into a fit of violent laughter. Being
reproved for his III timed mirth and
asked the reason for 1t. he said. why.
l was laughing to think what hiss
ing the boatswain's red nose will make
when It comes In contact with the wa
ter" This ludicrous remark SET the
crew laughing. inspired them with new
spirits, and by a great exertion they
brought the vessel safely into port
Liverpool Post.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13
Law and the Queen.

The quaintneSs of many provisions
Of British law Is curi"usly Illustrated
In the status Of the queen Of England.
So far Ms her majesty's private busl-
ness il concerned. she Is not regarded
by the laws and customs OF England
az a married woman at all. She IL the
only woman in Great Britain who does
not come within the scope OF the mar.
ried wonlan's property act. The Idea
IN 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. II the queen contracted debts IN
her husbands name he would not lie
responsible for them. as 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 holu that the queen
could not marry again. in case she
wished to. without the license of the
kings successor.-NewN Nrk Tribune.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13
Forsjon csooraphy.

Children Uf EulUptln birth VINO were
old enough ~ receive some instruction
in geography before coming 10 this
country hold npini0ns in regard to the
polite al divisions ut the earth which
all the American ge;gr;,phers and the
teachers thereof combined cannot up
root. 4 New York Teacher found that
out when size tried ~ Impress upon
young Austrian Hiss thar Columbus is
the capital Of Ohiu.
at In Cincinnati on the Ohio" re-
tnrtrd tue Austrian maiden politely,
but firmly.
Maps and printed tex, were produced
to prove her error Th,. pupil was In
nOwise convinced.
ut wasn't that way In our geogra-
ply at home said She And the next
day. to uphold her contention. she
brought the geography "n with she
based her assertion. That book was
not Il perfect product of tie geography
makers art. for 1t certainly did state
that Cincinnati. In the Ohio river. was
the capital "f Ohio.
But that IL Il mistake" said the
teacher. Then day after day. when
the girl was called upon to recite. the
teacher put the question Of discord.
"What is the capital of OhiOY' and day
after day. at the risk Of bad marks.
came the positive reply. 'Cincinnati.
Uu the Ohio."-New York Press.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13
The Giraffe's Timidity.

A giraffe is very timid on hearing
slight sounds. but is Indifferent to loud
ones. A writer in the Leisure Hour
says: "Noisy sounds. like man walk
ing by with hobnail boots. it does not
notice, but lady coming in with hard
ly more sound than the rustling OF her
dress makes it start, with pricked ears
and eyes distended. We remember
well, after terrible explosion Of gun
powder on a barge on the canal, ask
Ing the keeper Of the giraffes Of that
day how they had taken 1t. and he said
he was surprised how very little notice
they took. They jumped to their feet,
but almost at once lay down agnin
when they found nothing happened.
But" he added. III were at night
time to creep along that gallery In my
socks they would be so~scared that
believe they would dash themselves to
bits. They fear the lurking 1oe."
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13
WheIks' Eggs.

Natural soup IL not heard of very Of
ten. but II not only eXis !. but IL highly
priced by Jack Tar III the tropics when
the purser reports that the ships sup
ply of soap has given out. Then all
hands are sent ashore to gather a sup
ply of natural soap" whi' is found
on the shore In the shape OF whelks'
eggs. The whelk is Il little shelltsh. or
marine mollusk. which IN Europe Is
eaten like mussels. cookies. oysters
and claims. but In the tropics 1t Is
more highly esteemed for the soap 1t
provides In the shape Of its eggs. The
eggs are found In a light yellowisn
mass which Is cG,nDosed of some i've
or six hundred capsules. One fish
alone produces millions Of these eggs
In the course Of the year. They are
found on the shores Of the Atlantic.
but are very profuse on the intertrop-
ical coral reefs. where sailors take
large quantities aboard for use as
GOaO.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13
Didn't osa His IemnAs.

There was an elderly East Indian
colonel whose boast 1t was that he had
q very tranquil disposition that moth
ing could ruttie. He took up golf. and
for long time his friends failed to
notice any disturbance Of the coloners
outward calm. but one day. when play
ing foursome. he got into notorious
devils punchbowl" bunker and spent
a terrible fifteen minutes trying first
to find the ball and then to play 1t
out. He tried every club In vain. and
at last. glaring like demon. he
smashed them. one after another.
across a jagged rock. What are you
doing?" cried the party above. ITS
all right" he snorted. ''It's-its better
to-break ones clubs than to-lOse
ones temper" And the caddie gath
cred up the pieces.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13
Diamond Cut Diamond.

Patrick III. McCarren." said Brook
lyn lawyer. "knew how to handle men.
He met straightforward men with
straightforward methods. and tricky
men he bested with wilier tricks than
their own.
"Once he illustrated his policy to
me with story. He was like. he
said. the rich Peter Higgins.
when Peter was young and gay
two friends. being hard up. put up
game on him.
"'Peter. they said. you might pay
US that 81 we lent you
"'When did you lend me 81? said
Peter haughtily.
"'Why. night before last. when you
were drunk was the reply.
"'Oh, yes.' said Peter. L remember
now. But, hang it. paid you back!
paid US back? WhenT
"'Last night. when you were drunk.
Don't you remember"
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13
THIRMONT FREDERICK COUNTY, MD, THURSDAY. JANUARY
now In the possession of Miss Selma

now In the possession of Miss Selma
Sharpe.
The Iirst Corners found the present
tenant of the cottnge flying wildly
around. throwing her few belongings
INTO the street and screaming "ftre"
at the top of her Vol e.
When the occupants Of Mr.. Drewp's
pnrlo; reached the cottage they fund
the roc in fiilnies and snake pouring
from the windows. While the tire COM
pany was still In the distance.
"Ilas my ci.any been I"l out yet?"
shrieked Nancy Jobu"n.
Your ciany:" said t'yrila Mills.
who WAS only Il fourth cou IN.
"l'd say my chnny.'" said Reulah
Hovey.
1T won't he nybodv'S If Il ain't got
gu, q there right off, shrickcd Ezra
Simmons.
At that instant the men appeared In
the smoking doorway IT.. inr to iMlan' g
the whatnut aud it's c0iitrntS between
them. The blue Gog TOPPED over and
fpIl to pieces On he stone step as they
reached thp door. The brown one
threatened to do the same. and the
cups and otber dishes were swayins
uuytaGGily from side 10 side
BE careful of my Dishes cried Mrs.
Mills.
"YOur--Oh.'
"Oh.'
"O-0-o-h!'
III that nint too h'1"
One Of the men hal stepped on the
little y lrch sooner than The ther. thus
fitting the whatuot forward and send
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13
Two Marrow Escapes.

An Irishman. seeing II vessel very
heavily laden and scarcely above the
waters edge. exclaimed. Upon my
sowl. II the river was but little high
er the ship would go to the bottom"
"See therew exclaimed the returned
Irish soldier to the gaping crowd as he
exhibited with some pride his tall hat
with bullet hole In it. Look at that
hole, will ye! Ye see. II 1t had been
low crowned hat | should have been
killed outright"
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13
MRS, Trips
CHINA TEA SET.
How 1t Brought Discord Among
Rival Inheritants.
BY FRANK n. SWEET.

copyright, 1909, by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
When good old Mr.. and Mrs. Trip
died within week Of each other there
was, l regret to say, an immediate dis
agreement among their heirs over the
small property left by the old people.
Such disagreements are 30 shameful
ly common now that this one might
not have excited any particular inter-
est had it not been for the somewhat
peculiar nature of the article over
which the cupidity of the various heirs
had asserted itself.
Few indeed were the possessions Mr..
and Mrs. Trip left behind them. They
did not own even the humble little
brown house In which they had lived
for the past ten years. and when their
funeral expenses had been paid there
was not dollar left Of the sum found
In AL old pewter teapot on the top
shelf Of the red cupboard In the kitch-
en-. Frugal as they had been, 1t was
evident that this sum represented the
sum total Of their savings Of many
years.
But Mr.. and Mrs. Trip had not al
ways been so poor as The" were at the
last, and there was one = RS. Trips
possessions which she l..u always eX-
hibited with pride as Il relic Of her
better days and as undeniable proof OF
the fact that there had been time
when she had had a-plenty."
Over this her relatives now disputed.
What was 1t? Only n white china lea
set. each piece of which had Il broad
gold band around the rim.
"It's pure chany." Mrs Tripp would
often say. with thrill of pride, as
she held Il saucer or plate before the
eyes of her visitors. See how thin it
Is. You kin look right through 1t. Sol
ONION give it to me on our tenth we'd
ding day. He was In the grocery busi-
ness then an doin' well. an he'd gone
to New York to buy goods. an when
he come home he brung this, all packed
80 carefully in straw that they want
piece broke, but one of the sass
dishes was cracked little, an ! never
used it none. so 1t amt never broke
either. think the world an all of my
chany."
The dearly priced "chany" had for
years graced an old fashioned what
not In a corner of Mrs. Trips best
room. There was nothing else on the
whatnot but two big "chany" dogs, one
a reddish brown and the other dark
blue. which looked as though they felt
themselves responsible for the safety
Of the dishes and intended being faith
full to their trust.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trip had no children,
but they had some relatives-cousins
and second cousins and more remote
connections. These relatives We're nu-
merOus. however. Just how numerous
they were was made manifest when
1t came to dividing the few personal
belongings Of the old people.
The "heirs" met at the house on
their way home from the funeral.
Hardly were they assembled when
Nancy johnson, own cousin to Mrs.
Tripp. said:
"Of course you all know that my
father an Betty Trips mother was
own brother an sister, an that made
me an Betty own cousins. So it
seems only fair that should at least
have my choice Of her things, speshly
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13

when ! might claim 'em all. But
Amt one to act selfish, an I'm willin'
you should all have your sheer OF
what's left after I've packed up Betty's
chany tea set am
81 knowed that was what you was
goin' to say" interrupted Mrs. Cephas
King, IAN I can tell you that Solo
mon Trip was my own cousin, an
the tea things was as much his as they
was Betty's. an I've as much right
to 'em as you have"
A thin. sharp voice came from
corner Of the room.
"Betty Tripp told me cgin an ag'in,"
1t said, ''that she wanted me to have
them dishes when she was done with
em. She said
"She told me the same thing" inter-
posed Mrs. Cyrus Masterson, who was
only third cousin.
u took more care of her endurin' her
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13
Crushing . Lawyer.

De Wolfe Hopper was once VIII
ness In a suit for slander. and the
opposing counsel In the court room
said:
You are an actor. l believe"
EYES," replied Hopper.
"Is not that low calling?'
IL don't know. but it's so much bet
ter than my fathers that ! am rather
proud of It,"
What was your fathers calling,
may askY"
"He was a lawyer" said Hopper.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13
Bv Main Strength.

They were listening to piano solo
at a club after dinner party.
az know u girl" she whispered. "who
PLAYED the piano. and she had only
four fingers on one hand"
you'd think from the way this one
IA playing," said he. that she hadn't
apy."-New York Press.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13
pIavino IL Down Low.

81 haven't much use for Blithersiey,
said the proud papa.
"Why?" asked the proud mamma.
~ listened to him for an hour today
while he told me about what his BABY
had said or tried to say. and just as
was about to tell him about ours he
left me. saying he had to catch
baltimore American.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13
His Temper.

"My dear" said a lady to her hus-'
band, there must be lot Of iron ini
your system"
"Why do you think SOP
"Recause you Invariably lose your
temper when you get hot"'
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13

10 many famous discoveries have'
turned out TO I've re-discoverips that We
become cautious abont asserting thrt
any event or achievement was tue nrst
Of its kind. john Dtske.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13

"Have you lived In this town very
long. Miss Scarf"
"Of course not! Do look old
enough to have lived anywhere very
s1nU7"
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13
Fla OBLIGATIONS.

VI owe I,Icnks tnit.
.(ioi,,g there this cvenlnRy'
.No. You see- er that isn't all !
owe him" Cleveland Leader
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-07
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER :, 1910.
DEPARTURE OF MOTHER EDDY.

Mrs. Mary Baker Glover Eddy
passed out of mortal ken, Saturday
night, at the ripe age of ninety
years. Her departure marks the
passing, from the finite world into
infinity, of one of the greatest
women the world ever knew. Chris
tian Science, dominated as il is by a
principle, and not by "a personality,
seems destined to be one of the
greatest religious forces in human
history. Mortal mind can not be-
gin to grasp the possibilities open to
a system, which inculcates the the
ory of the power of mind over mat
ter, the value of cheerfulness and the
elimination of worry. Mrs. Eddy
will forever be venerated as the
promulgator and elaborator of the
great doctrine of the "Vis medicar-
trix naturae."
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-07
DECREASE IN POPULATION.

Wayne County, we are sorry to
say, is among the nineteen counties
out of total of siXty-seven i'm Penn
sylvania, that show a falling of in
population.
For the past thirty years there
has been gradual decrease in the
population of our county, the de-
cennial figures being: 1SSO-33, ,513;
1S9O-31,O1O; 19OO-3O,171; 1910
-29,236. Whether it is due to in
adequate railroad facilities, or to the
untilable nature of so much of its
soil, the ineXplicable fact remains
that there has been a gradual down.
ward trend in the number of inhabi-
tants. We are all living in hopes
however, that when the main line of
the Erie runs through Honesdale,
and when the Irving Cliff Hotel is re-
built, the Maple City will blossom
like "a rose, and her population be
quadrupled. In the meantime let us
''bOOst" and not "knock" our native
county, and home city!
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-07
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR CA.
TARRH THAT CONTAIN MER-
CIIRY

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when enter
ing it through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reput-
able physicians, as the damage they
will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no
mercury, and is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure
you get the genuine. 1t is taken in
ternally and made in Toledo, Ohio,
by F. ]. Cheney & Co. Testimonials
free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c. per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-07
LUMBER.

how hard does COngrcssman-eleCt
Kipp yearn for n lower rate on lum-
ber? Those who voted for him in
order TO get lower tariff and cheap
er cost of living (and to that seems
to he generally ascribed the coun-
try's change of hear) are liable to
wait n long time before the member
from the Fourteenth Pennsylvania
District works himself into "a sweat
trying to cut down the tariff on lum-
ber.-Rcporter-Jour and Brad
ford Republican.