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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10
Peter.burr Tobacco Market.

Petersburg. Va, April 9.-About
100000 pounds OF tobacco were sold at
the warehouses this week. The farm
ers are very busy In their fields. and
are not hauling much tobacco to mar
ket just now, though they have re-
Gently had a good season for ordering.
1t Is said that larger area will be
planted In tobacco this year than was
done last. The market is firm, with
prices fully maintained on all grades.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10

tA. Post-Ofiice Department.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General.
n Washing on. March 81.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10

The above figures do not take I'M
the transactions OF the two banks in
Washington Ward" but those figures
are given elsewhere. and should be
added to this show-up
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HOW LANCE MAKES SILVER
Turning Base Metals Into More
Precious Stuff.

Scranton. Pa.-Dr. F. w. Lange. the
Scranton physician and amateur al
chemist in whose laboratory Charles
c. Dickinson. the banker. inhaled the
fumes which were the remote cause
of his death. has given out signed
statement discussing his supposed dis
covery Of means to transmute base
metals into silver.
Doctor Lange's first experience with
metals was gained as an apprentice
tinsmith In Scranton. where he was
born in 1851. He began work in the
tinshop when he was fifteen and by
working days and studying nights,
saved money and prepared himself
to enter Wesleyan university. at Mid
dletown, Conn. He was twenty-three
when he entered college.
He studied chemistry under Pro
fessor Atwater and biology under Pro
fessor Conn. and after taking his de-
gree Of bachelor of philosophy In 1888
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dend paying stock For clearer den-
milton, the average earnings should be
based upon the entire stock, and not
upon the best paying portion of 1t. un-
less there is some reason why the
$500. 100000 representing the "a per
cent should not have received any divi-
dends at all.
In the final paragraph of the edito-
rial 1t is stated that should not be
allowed to pose as business man.
having no interest in common with
the shippers" Inasmuch as my con-
Germ shipped an average OF $50, 900 tons
OF finished product during 1906 and
1907, and we were obliged to receive
more than 100000 tons of iron to fur
nish this, plus enormous quantities of
coke. coal and other supplies, can
safely claim to have shipped in and
out 100000 tons year, and as there
are no railroads who can afford to haul
this material. or any part of 1t. without
having a revenue from it. an increase
of 10 cents ton on my hauling charge
would amount to $4,000 and, there
fore. have business" interests in COM
mon with other shippers" The 100000
tons of finished product shipped repre-
sented in the neighborhood of 100000
900. This $10.000,O00 represented most
ly labor, with the exception of the
cost Of the ore and coal in the mines.
All the balance was made up Of wages
and profit on the different conditions
OF the raw material until 1t was fin
ished product
My Illinois plants produced 60 per
cent of this amount, or $6000,000 a
year. For three years our Chicago
plants have not run more than half
! capacity. Therefore. there was $4,000.
| 900 year less in distribution because
| OF corresponding shrinkage In sales.
AS most Of our iron and coal comes
from Illinois. this So, ,OO0,O 900 year was
not distributed in Chicago. as would
have been the case had we worked on
the same output that we did in 1906
100000 which was not paid was
taken out of the business firms stu
ated in or near Chicago by the nom
purchases from their varied business
on the part of the community that
would have received the 100000 a
year for three years. That is the rea-
son why have right, as business
man, to deprecate any unfair or un-
called-for obstacles that are placed in
the way of my business and the hun
dred other varieties of business In this
country that are affected by the money
put into circulation by the railroads.
When it is further considered that my
business constitutes but 10 per cent
of the cost Of car and that there
were nine other units similarly affect
ed, most of which would have been
tributary to Chicago, anyone can see
how important 1t is to his individual
interests that the railroad companies
should have ample funds to make these
improvements and purchases, and will
realize how comparatively easy 1t will
be to stand reasonable advance on
the freight for any material he will
need, If he is receiving increased
orders.
Chicago T. A. GRIFFIN.
| (Advertisement)
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eunyan's Birthplace.

Judith. countess of Huntingdon. the
niece Of William the Conqueror, who
founded the abbey which gave its
name to the hamlet of Elstow gather
ed about its gates; Sir Humphrey Rad
cliffe, into whose hands the property
passed at the dissolution of the mon
asteries; and the Hillesdon family.
who afterwards built their mansion
there, would be but names on rarely
turned page of history; the church.
with it's separate tower and its peal of
ancient bells, the old Guest house on
the village green, the stump of cross
recalling the fairs that were held
there would be no goal Of pilgrimage
but for a later name whose rank upon
the roll of fame sheds back light of
interest upon all the details of its
place and circumstance. Elstow gained
its patent of nobility in 1923 through
the birth of John Bunyan, and the visi-
tor comes to 1t in the memory of his
early years. He stands in the door
Of the church tower to recall Bunyan
as a ringer OF the bells. and walks to
the green to see an imaginary game
Of tip-cat, and enters the old Moot
hall to revive the memory of Bun
yan's "unregenerate" dancing.-T. P.'s
Weekly.
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SNOUT BEETLE PEST
- DAMAGES YOUNG FRUIT
Accidentally While Being
Made Plum


In making observations on the ex-
tent of injury that was being done to
apples by the plum and apple cur
cu,ios, during the spring and summer
of 1909, 1t was noticed that another
small snout beetle was present on the
trees and was doing considerable dam
age to the young fruit. The insect
was not recognized at first and speci-
mems were forwarded to the special
lists in Washington who identified them
as belonging to the species whose
technical name is given above.
The species does not appear to have
attracted attention previously as an
enemy of apples but according to OBJ
servations made by the writer the
habit of breeding in this fruit seems
"apple weeviI' Is suggested as being
suitable.
The first instance that came under
our notice. in which apples were at
tackled by this insect, was in June,
III, when Mr.. w. E. Rumsey saw
ode of the beetles lay its egg in an
apple growing on the Experiment Sta
ton farm at Morgantown. In the
spring of 1909 Mr.. Rumsey also saw
numerous punctures in young apples
in Berkeley county which he at
tributed to this species. At French
Creek. in Upshur county. the beetles
were abundant on apple trees during
the past summer (19O9), and in some
cases almost every fruit on unsprayed
trees showed the punctures Of the in
sect.
The beetles make two kinds of
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BOYS TAKE A BACK SEAT
Spelling Contests Held In New Orleans
Prove Girls Superior to Their
Brothers.

The result OF the spelling contests
in the New Orleans public schools
again demonstrates the superior pro-
f1ciency of the girls. practically all of
the victors being members of the
gentler sex. Last year the same thing
was true and the matter was quite
generally commented on in the press
and at gatherings where educational
subjects were discussed.
So far as our information goes there
have been no contests to determine
the pupils in other branches of study,
but 1t would be interesting to know
If this feminine superiority is found
to exist in all studies, or If they are
confined only to particular branches
Doubtless this result is due In part to
the fact that the female mind ripens
at an earlier age than is the case with
the masculine mind, although there is
little doubt that the feminine intel
lect along certain lines Is more acute
than the masculine, which would seen
to justify the conclusion that certain
branches of study are more readily
mastered by girls and women.
In view of the growing number of
young women that are going into po-
sitions as stenographers, typewritists
and other positions requiring an ac-
curate knowledge of spelling, this dem
onstrated proficiency is most crafty
ing. The public school administra-
ton is to be commended upon the eff
forts 1t has made to improve the
spelling of the public school pupils
and the triumphant girls to be con-
graduated upon their easy victory
over the boys
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Butter.
EGGS.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
New York Metals.

New York-Standard copper weak.
Spot and June, $11.95@12.25; July.
August and September, $11.95@12.2O.
Arrivals reported at New York, 80
tons. Custom house returns showed
exports of 2.401 tons, making 1859
SO far this month. Local dealers quote
lake copper at s12.621a@12.S71a; cleo
trolytic, $1225@12.5O, and casting at
S12121a @12.37k.
Tin quiet. Spot. sS2.5o@32.75: June.
s32.55@S27O; July, $32.4O@32.55; Aug
ust and September, s32.35@32.G5.
Lead quiet. Spot. s4.45@4.50 New
York and SALTY @420h East st.
Louis.
Spelter quiet, s5.4O@5.55 New York
and $5.O0@5.021a East st. Louis.
Iro nlower. Locally iron was quiet.
No. 1 foundry Northern, s1G.5O@16.75;
No. 2 Northern, s16.OO@16.25; No. 1
Southern soft, s1G.25916.75.
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Invitation Accented.

1t is told that certain lady of a
western Kansas town desired to show
kindness to the captain of the local
state militia company and wrote the
the following invitation: MRS. -
requests the pleasure of Captain IS
company at reception on Friday eve
ming"
A prompt reply came: with the
exception OF three men who are sick
with measles. Captain IS company
accepts your kind invitation and will
come with pleasure to your reception
Friday evening"
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The outing Spirit.

II you want to have a good time
on your outings you must make up
your mind to help along by acquiring
the outing spirit. This means:
Learn to put up with whatever
turns up.
Don't grumble. fidget or expect i'm
possibilities.
Don't pose. That is, pretend you
like roughing it and outdoor life when
all you crave is crowded board walk
and the glitter of a summer hotel
Don't attempt more than you have
strength for.
Be a good sport without being reck.
less.
Look after your health. Remem.
ber the workers outing must have
rest and strength building for the I'M
derlying motive. Therefore. don't
overtire yourself or trifle with bad wa
ter and messy foods.
Make your outing come well within
your means. 1t is foolish to blow
in" in two weeks the savings of
months.
Season all with a determination to
have a good time, keep happy and
never let your temper run away with
YOU.
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fort to subsist on the Juicy, growing
fruit In apples that cease to grow.
whether they fall to the ground or re-
main as mummies hanging to the
branches. the larvae live, reach full
growth and then pupate within the
fruit
1t was not determined whether the
wounds of the apple weevil alone are
sufficient to cause the apple to drop or
whether the species is dependent upon
assistance from fungous diseases and
other insects in causing the apples to
come to condition which suits their
requirements in reaching full develop
ment.
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entered Hahnemann college. in Phil
adelphia. where he was graduated In
1881. Since then Doctor Lange has
practised medicine and has interested
himself In several Industrial enter
prises.
In his statement, which he calls
"The true story of DIR. F. w. Lange's
sensational discovery" he discusses in
very general terms his reported dis
covery of at least piece of the phi.
losopher's stone and says:
What have been evolving may be
an apparent confirmation of the the
ory of alchemy, in which, however.
have no interest. as the things that
Interest me are only such things as
can be done scientifically"
At the same time he asks In large
capitals; "Is my new metal silver
Does its manufacture mean that
have transmitted metals?" The doc
tor answers his own question by say.
ing he thinks it is.
AN investigation of the chemicals
involved in the preparation Of new
smokeless powder" Doctor Lange
says, led him into investigation "along
the lines of nitrates and chlorides
and the carbonates" Incidentally
he says, "I met party who threw out
a statement that led me to investigate
the combination of certain matrices by
the use of which synthetically larger
quantities of the elementary matter
could be developed"
This then is Doctor Lange's specific
claim that he is able to combine sill
yer with fuxes and obtain greatly
increased amount Of silver. The old
alchemists believed that silver would
breed silver and gold.
AS to how far in his opinion the
growing of silver can be carried, Doc
tor Lange says that the report that he
can make ton of silver from an orig
inal small quantity Is quite ridiculous
and that he has succeeded "in null
tiplying molecules In that proportion"
Reviewing his discovery Doctor
Lange says that while his discovery
may be an apparent confirmation of
the theory of alchemy" that doesn't
interest him, and that he does not
care "to waste time about the phi
losopher's stone"
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wounds in the fruit. One of these is
made by the female to receive the
egg and the other Is made by both
sexes in feeding. Both forms of
wounds are In the shape OF minute
punctures through the skin which ex-
tend to depth of about .04 of an inch
into the flesh of the apple. On the
surface of the fruit the average sized
opening Is slightly less than .01 of an
Inch across but beneath the skin 1t is
enlarged considerably. Externally
the egg punctures may be distin-
guished from the others by the small
Rass of glue-like excrement with
s .,ch the opening through the skin is
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Pocket Wireless.

The Italian savant, Mgr. Cerebotani.
papal nuncio at Munich. is the in
ventor of an instrument like a large
watch, which enables person to re-
ceive messages transmitted from
wireless" stations. The apparatus Is
merely pocket receiver. and the only
accessories are bobbin of wire and
a metallic encased cane. A person
thus equipped can at given moment
receive communications from station
within a radius Of twenty to thirty
miles.
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I. A. GRIFFIN REPLIES TO
DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL ON
FREIGHT RATE ADVANCES
(From Chicago Daily News)
Mr.. Griffin REPLIES.

Mr.. Griffin Replies.
desire to call attention to an edito-
rial printed In The Daily News, May
IL, headed Back Fire on the Shippers"
In which you make the following state
ments: First. that my representation
of the case is not candid; second. that
what did have to say was based upon
the action of the shippers conference.
and. third. that had no right to pose
as business man having interests in
common with the shippers.
The circulation for signatures Of a
statement relating to freight rates was.
as far as l was concerned. confined to
fellow members of the Railway Busi-
ness association. and no reference was
made to the shippers conference.
personally attended this conference
and have no criticism to make on any
thing that was done there and none
was made or intended by me, but what
I deprecated" was contained In an ar
ticle sent out by the Illinois Manufac-
turers' Association, dated May 7, and.
as a member OF that Association. I
personally wrote letter to each Of its
Individual members. dated May II. In
this l referred to the misleading and
unfair statements contained in the
circular of May Z mentioned above, and
in doing SO I was Candid" said
that the statement that railroads are
rapidly increasing their net earnings"
was not true and as to the correctness
Of my statement l beg to refer to the
following:
The latest interstate-commerce COM
mission reports show that during the
month Of March eleven systems. repre-
senting every railroad north and west
on line drawn through Chicago and
St. Louis, show an increase in gross
earnings for the month of March, of
nearly $7,O00,00O compared with March.
1909, while the net earnings for the
same roads in the same period show
decrease of $965,000; and the inter-
state commerce commission figures for
the ten months. July to March 81. in
1910. as compared with 1909, show an
increase in gross Of over $50.000.0O0,
while the net earnings of these same
systems in the same period of compari-
son, show a falling OF of over $780,
900. And, as comparatively little OF
the increases in wages had even gone
into effect during March, the railroads
must provide some means to increase
a revenue that Is already decreasing
on an increased amount of business.
and there is no way for railroads to
provide this except by increasing their
rates. and surely there is reason for
the need Of it."
In the third paragraph on the Sec
ond page of this Illinois Manufac-
turers' Association circular of May 7
1t is stated that 7.99 per cept. was
earned on the dividend-paying stock.
making no allowance for the "a per
cent of stock on which no dividends
were paid. might. with equal propri-
ETY., make the statement that there
was no dividend paid on the non-divi-
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Truly Wonderful Climate.

Hyperbole Gassaway went from here
to little town in southern California
for his health. In two weeks he wrote
home that he felt ten years younger.
Some days later he wrote again that
he felt 20 years younger. Then his
family heard no more from him. They
telegraphed the mayor of the Cali.
fornia town for information about
their Hyperbole Gassaway and got
this answer: II regret to inform you
that your beloved husband and father,
after a months residence here. died
from cholera infantum."
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Visible Grain Supply.

New York.-The visible supply OF
grain in the United States Saturday.
June 25, as compiled by the New
York Produce Exchange, was: Wheat.
13.142,OO0 bushels, a decrease of l.
95S,OOO bushels; corn. 5,614.000 bush
els, an increase of $1,000 bushels:
oats, 4,792,000 bushels, decrease of
552, 900 bushels; rye, 100000 bushels,
decrease of 1000 bushels; barley. l.
44S, 900 bushels, a decrease of $4,000
bushels. The visible supply of wheat
in Canada last Saturday was 4,926,00O
bushels, a decrease of $4,000 bush
els.
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sealed. The feeding punctures are left
open. The wounds are 30 small that
In making a careful examination the
aid of magnifying lens is necessary.
The fruit may be attacked at any
point on the surface but the pune
lures are found usually most numer-
GUS about the calyx and stem. So far
as could be determined. nearly all the
wounds that are made in sound fruit
occur when the apples are quite small.
The feeding punctures, In cases where
decay does not set in, usually heal
over 30 that they show only as minute
scars in the ripe fruit. The same is
true of the egg punctures where the
eggs fail to hatch or where the larvae
die soon after beginning to feed. as is
often the case. The wounds made by
the weevils are sometimes found and
enlarged by plum curculios and pos
Eibly by other insects that feed on
apples. The wounds also form CEN
ters for the spread Of decay.
The larvae that hatch from the eggs
feed on the fruit, forming tortuous
tunnels through the flesh. or, more
often. make large and irregularly
shaped feeding chambers about the
core. The excavations are filled with
dark-colored, granular excrement
scarcely any of which is cast to the
surface of the fruit. The larvae are
not able to reach full growth within
apples that hang to the branch and
continue to grow vigorously. They
will live for few days in such fruit.
feeding about the chamber in which
they matched. but die after a brief ef.
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CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago.-Cash quotations were as
follows:
Flour-Firm.
Rye-No. 2, 74@76c.
Barley-Feed or mixing, 4S@ SEC:
fair to choice mailing, 59@64c.
Timothy-Prime seed. $3.50.
Clover-$1.50.
Provisions-Mess pork, per barrel,
$2375@23.S71k; lard. per 100 pounds.
312.471a; short ribs, sides Qoose).
$13,12h @13.5O: short clear sides
(boxed), 314.00@14.25.
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M idas.

Midas had come to that point in his
career where everything he touched
turned to gold.
What shall you ever do with the
stuff" asked his encourage in visible
alarm.
Midas affected not to he uneasy.
Just wait till the boys begin to
touch mel" quoth he. displaying an
acquaintance with economic tenden'
cies far in advance of his age.-Puck.
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Flowers In the Garden.

A few flowers should be planted in
the garden. even II 1t Is out Of sight
from the road. It will be a more at
tractive place to work in and many a
f1ne bouquet can be cut for table deco
sations and as gifts to friends. There
va numberlsss floral beauties from
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A Complete Equipment.

Suppose there shouldn't be food
after ALL" said Japhet after he had
fed the animals. -t
"our fortune is made anyhow" re-
piled Noah. I'VE have the material
:or the greatest Uncle Toms Cabin
production on earth"
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sklm-Mllk for Hoo..

One farmer who feeds his hogs the
skim-milk warm from the separator.
mixed with cornmeal in the ratio Of
one to three. figures that he secures
what amounts to 40 cents q hundred
pounds for his ekim-milk
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GRAIN.

Wheat, choice milling, per 100 lbs.
$1.42.' Rye. Colorado, bulk. per 100
lbs. $1.05 Colorado oats, sacked,
$1.63, Idaho oats, sacked, $1.7O; Ne
braksa oats. sacked. $1.55; corn in
sacks, 3l.27; corn chop sacked, $l,2S:
bran, Colorado, per 100 lbs. $1.20.
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lay.

Upland. per ton, $11.O0@12.0O; sec
end bottom, $1O.00@11.O0; timothy,
$12.50@13.50: alfalfa. $11.0O a 1900;
straw, $4.5O@5.50; South Park wire
grass, $15.O0@16.00.
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MARKET
DENVER MARKETS.
q v oTATIo N 8

ktP Cattle. u 5 -
Beef steers. grain fed. good
to choice-. ...... .6.00@6.75
Beef steers. grain fed, fair
to good 5.25Q6.OO
Beef steers. srassers. good to
choice :. .4.5O95.OO
Beef steers, grassers, fair to
good .......... .4.OO@4.5o
Beef steers, pulp fed. good to
choice .5.5O@G.40
Beef steers. pulp fed. fair
to good :. =. ;. .475@5.5O
Cows and heifers, grain fed.
good to choice ...... .5.5O@6.25
Cows and heifers. grain fed,
fair to medium .4.75@5.5O
Cows and heifers, grassers
good to choice >. .425@5.O0
Cows and heifers, grassers
fair to medium .S75@4.25
good to choice .5.oo@5.75
Cows and heifers, pulp fed.
fair to good .4.25@5.OO
Cows and heifers, common
to fair 3.25@4OO
Cows and heifers, common
and Gamers .2.50@3.25
Veal calves .6.00@7.30
Bulls .3.00@4.75
Stays .4.00@5 500
Feeders and stockers, good
to choice .475@5.5O
Feeders and StockerS, fair to
good 40O@4.75
Feeders and stockers, COM
mon to fair .........3.25@4OO
LNCs
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"Sport." laughed the sarcastic
waiter, you look like sport Why,
you need shave!"
well. that's your fault II 1 do.
didn't need it when l came in"
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BY fastening the chain to one Of the
large roots and bringing 1t across the
top of the stump, leverage can be
secured to take full advantage Of the
strength Of the horses.
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which to choose. but some of the old
fashioned ones should not be neglect
ed. They serve to keep fresh old
time memories and hence no doubt
assist in making our lives purer and
better.
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Iona Wait,

why don't you wait on a sport
like me?" demanded the patron who
had made the tenth unsuccessful at
tempt to give his order for ham
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Hogs.
Sheep.

Good hogs 80. ....S.9U99.2o