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Live Stock Market.

KANSAS CrrY, Feb. r, 19ll.- Cattle received here this week $500, last week 35,3OO, same week last year 32,SO0. The ad- vance of last week failed 10 bring out as many cattle this week as was expected, although there was a fair run Monday and Tuesday. Prices were steady those days on anything except heavy steers, and on Wednesday when the run drop ped down to 5000 head, prices advanced 10 to 15 cents. On that day two lots of steers brought $6 75, highest prices i'll several weeks for car load lots. Chicago had q light run this week, but reports d sticky market, and prices not as good as the close of last week The mod crate supply this week Is taken 10 indicate owners unwlllingness 10 take ruling prices. Rams this week have soflened up feed lols good deal, however, and d pretty good run is expected next week. Pack CTS complain of bad outlet for the meat, account of the warm, muggy weather that has prevailed over the country this month, and a spell of real winter weather, which seems to be in the prospect for next week, would stimulate the dressed beef trade quite lot. Bulk of the steers are closing the week worth $6. 30, quite respect. able number this week at $6 35 to $6.5O, cows selling from $4.OO 10 s B, heifers up to $b OO, bulls s 75 to $500 for good ones, veAls $6 50 to $8 9. sto k steers $5 OO to s5 75, feeders $5 40 to $5 85. Sock CTS and feeders have changed very little this week.
 Hogs received here this week 68,3OO, last week 63, 900. same week last year 55,800. The market broke badly first two days this week, but has been climbing back each day since. Advances since Tuesday have been fought very
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hard. and while some hogs sold 5 to 10 higher to day, the packers resisted 10 lhe last, and their top was 10 cents under top price paid by shipper buyers Outside ship pers have helped he market very much this week. as they have taken 20% of the hogs every day, and usually at the top prices of the day. Run is 5000 to-day, heavy hogs at S7.15 to " 25. med inns $7 20 to $7 40, lights $7 30 to $7 A.. Packers figure that the bulge since Tuesday will bring out d good run next week.
 Sheep received here this week 37,330, last week 54,600, same week last year 40,100. The mar. ket has had d strong tone all week, with the exception of the lamb market one day. The close is some higher on the sheep and lambs than a week ago, lambs selling at $5 85 to $6 l5, ytarlings $4 15 to $5 25, werhers $4 2 to "A 50, ewes A 00 to 4 30. Runs next few weeks will likely he moderate, as Colo rado -hippers intend to string their stuff along we'll into April. Some feeding lambs have sold this week at $5 20 to $5 40, and feeding wethers at "A 00.
 J. A. RIcKART, L. s. c.
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Famous Georgian as a Prophet

deep. reverberant bass. Yet, not long
after he had started upon his strictly
parliamentary tongue flashing OF the
man who was hated and despised OF
the Democrats, he occasionally halted,
as though trying to catch his breath.
Then, at times, his voice became sud-
denly husky. Again. what seemed to
me to be an expression of pain passed
over his features, and towards the end
Of the speech he paused frequently,
often that he might swallow drink
of water, which he took as though his
mouth were parched.
Perhaps half an hour after the sena-
tor had finished speaking 1t fell to my
lot to meet him in horse car going
down Pennsylvania avenue. ven
tured to say that had had the pleas
ure of listening to every word of his
speech, and was sure that it would at
tract widespread attention. AS spoke
| noticed that he held his mouth open
in a peculiar way.
II thank you for what you have
said" the senator replied. But l am
fearful that it is my last speech in
the senate"
81 thought you were occasionally In
some physical Distress" said. as the
senator paused.
"You were correct" he said. Some
portions of the speech were delivered
while | was in great pain, and nearly
all of It was delivered under much
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He had great schemes within his
head; he patented q folding bed,
but though he praised It loud and
long he never tried to sleep in IT;
An airship wonderful he planned, of
nice proportions. graceful, grand.
but he was rather timorous when
he was asked therein to hit
With much ado he brought to view a
fuel that was wholly new, but In
the furnace Of his house he went
on burning chunks Of coal;
He had a novel instrument for Turing
fish, but when intent on gathering
In the finny tribe he stuck to the
old bait and pole.
He had preparation rare that he de-
clared would quick grow hair, but
never tried It on himself although
his head could boast no thatch:
He had devices to illume the black
ness of the darkest room, but when
he wanted light himself he used an
ordinary match.
At last he studied out the ways by
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found that Sir Lauchlan had dragged
some of his guns to the slope over
hanging Tobermory and had the gal
leon covered.
Pay for what you take. or FIRE on
you." was his ultimatum. The Span
iards came to terms.
Sir Lachlan wanted some OF the
Spaniards' pieces-of-eight In exchangs
for his sheep, beeves. spars from his
woodlands. and fresh water for the
ships casks. But he wanted more. The
clans MacIan and Macdonald were his
enemies. He saw among the Spanish
soldiers arms to crush them. Let part
of the payment be in money, said he.
the rest in loan OF Spaniards to hght
the MacIan and Mcdonald clans.
This seemed fair to the Spaniards
AS they laid in their supplies and r.
paired their spars and rigging, Sir
Lachlan led a detachment OF Spanish
marines against the rival clans. They
laid waste the islands OF Rum, Gamma
Eigg, and Muck and the shore OF the
mainland at Ardamurchan. then be-
sieged Mingary castle. on the Sound Of
Null.
The siege was still on when word
came to the Speniards to reioin their
ship, as she was ready for sea. SIR
Lauchlan demurred. The Spanish
pieces-ofeight had net been paid. The
Spaniards could not be prevented from
returning to their ship. But Sir LAUGH
Ian held three Of their officers as hos
tages-pledges Of their good faith IN
til the money was paid.
The Spanish commander Vas
smooth-tongued and full of promises
but did not pay. Sir Leuchlan put
these promises to test He sent one
of his men, Donald Gias, aboard the
galleon for the money. The camp
Scotch leader had guessed right. Don
aid Glas had no sooner reached The
ship than he was seized and im2ris
oned below decks.
That night the Spaniards, abandon
ing their three hostages held by sir
Lauchlan, made ready to put to sea
AS the day broke Donald Glas, IN sen
timent or cruelty. or both. was
brought on deck and told to look upon
his home for the last time. The
Scotchman was overcome with emo
ton at sight of the loch. the sea, the
Highlands. He begged to be aiken
back to his cell. that he might see no
more.
The Spaniards weighed anchor. TIE
Highlanders on shore saw the WIND
Just beginning to all their sails when
the end came-an awful annihIlstiop
Donald Glas had found that his cell
was near the powder magazine. 4
the night he had laid train Of powder
| from one to the other Now he nrst
the magazine.
When the column Of flame and df
bris and the clouds of smoke hsc
cleared away Sir Lauchlan saw pls
zing, dismembered hulk diff l'f~'
while toward the sea, then sink. . Con-
plete loss.
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Yankees Secret Berlin Visit

he spoke German as though it were
his native tongue.
when first arrived at The Hague"
Mr.. Hollis said to me shortly after he
returned therefrom, Il was little
difident about taking any active part
in the conference Andrew d. White,
one of my associates. was universally
known abroad because he had served
as ambassador to Germany, and also
because of his Identification with Cor
nell university. He was well acquaint-
ed with the kaiser. My other associ-
ate, Seth Low, wss also man Of In
ternational reputation. SO. you see.
my first inclination was to keep In
the background as much as possible
but In the course Of the delibera-
tons of the conference a matter that
deemed most vital to American In
terests came up for discussion am
under pledge not to reveal its ma
ture-and almost before l realized 1t
/ had lost my shyness and was In the
thick Of the deliberations. For sever
al days we Americans pressed for the
adoption Of our point o. view. only to
discover eventually that the German
representatives, the French and at
least one of the British delegates were
opposed to 1t. And when we sought
for the real reason of the opposition
we discovered that 1t was based upon
statement made privately by one Of
the German representatives that the
feature would not be favorably re-
garded by the German emperor, or.
at least, by those who were high In
his official family.
81 for one did not believe that to
be true. / made up my mind that l
would verify or disprove the state
ment of the German delegate, and to
that end I was able to secure a delay
of a day or two in the final discussion
without saying anything to anyone of
my purpose. Then, quietly, slipped
out of The Hague by night train.
and the following day was in close
touch with the emperor of Germany
himself. A little inquiry satisfied me
that the kaiser and his official family
had been misrepresented. as | had
suspected. But 1t was going to be a
delicate matter to make report Of
that kind at The Hague. The German
delegate who had either deliberately
or innocently misrepresented his Inn.
perial master might feel offended, and
he certainly would not be disposed to
| feel very kindly toward me.
However, was authorized tactful
" to report that the feature which we
Americans were especially DESTROYS OF
seeing adopted would not be regarded
with disapproval By the emperor OF
his Official family. That announcement
I made in due course, and as tactfully
and politely as / knew how. You car
imagine the surprise that was caused
by what had to say. was asked
how + knew. I took the night train
to Berlin and spent few hours there
since | last saw you.' replied.
That reply was sufficient. We
Americans had our way; and what We
regarded as one of the most important
matters brought before The Hague
peace conference was In that wa,
made certain of final adoption"
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sional view of the goddess as she
came shopping. But mott shouldn't!
Mr.. Montagu had fallen IN love and
that always makes man desperate
and determined.
The first thing is to get an intro
duction. There are goddesses who
stand ready to elope the hour they
get message by the hands Of a mes
senger boy. but the man of the bull
dog didn't believe that this was one
of them. After a day or two de-
voted to thought he called at the Of
fee Of his friend Dawson. Davison's
wife was society woman. She and
Dawson might work the problem out
some way.
1t was at noon the call was made.
Dawson was lawyer, and he had a
stenographer. She was eating her
lunch on the typewriter, while the
boss was taking his at some swell
place outside.
"T'll wait for him." replied Mr..
Montagu when told that the lawyer
was cut.
'is it pressing business?" asked the
girl as she cleared away the crumbs
''If II is. perhaps / can get him by
telephone"
Yes, it's pressing, and yet not SC
very pressing" was the reply
"If it's deed could go at It and
have 1t all ready"
No. it's not a deed"
Il can make out almost any kind Of
contract"
'qt's not contract-not yet"
-Oh. then the other party is hold
ing off?"
Yes. that's just It. Yes, it's the
other party that is holding or I'm
ready and willing. but can't say a,
to the other party"
IF there's a legal complication
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Elephants Sense

"An elephant Of mine." said the ele-
plant trainer, has been taught to
pump the trough in his winter quar-
ters full OF water every morning. Old
Mawgli-I call him Mawgli after
Kipling's hero-showed his sense the
other day.
1T was lilEe this. One OF the logs
supporting the trough had got dis-
placed The trough sIanted. and as
fast as Mawgli pumped the water In,
II ran out on the floor. watched
him to see what he'd do.
He pumped away for a long time
before he noticed anything wrong.
Then he left the pump and came and
nosed the trough over. grunting dis
contentedly. The thing was still
empty; so he returned to the pump
again.
Twice he stopped pumping; twice
he studied the trough Then all Of E
sudden. he gave a sharp. quick trum.
pet He saw what the trough was.
and with thrust OF his trunk he dis
lodged the other log. and the trough
rested. fat and level again. On the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03

That lively perception Of the 'uaF
crous, which we all possess In gres'sE
OF smaller measure, has beon re'7
rightly called the saving sense o. ~
NOR. It saves our souls alive
saves our hearts from breakinz
saves us from ali manner Of fcily en'
wickedness and sorrow and desys'
In effect, II saves US from our Wo'+
enemy, who Is oftenest oursen
one mans humor is something ~
other mans boredom and woman
transportation. Which is to imply ~,
the humor sense manifests itseh =
vastly dissimilsr ways. There
many kinds and degrees Of the se'',
1t varies In different chimes ana
different ages. It waves ana
with our growth and decline. ana
sumes as many colors and form'
the course of life as the processr
of the seasons assume In the oo'.'z
Of a year. II is raw and crude 10 p.
infancy. fully-blooded and namoo,'
and boisterous in the hot summer
our lusty youth. ripe and ne'los "a
kindly in our autumnal tine, ana 81.
and bleak and comfortless in the "
try cynicism Of old age.-EdviE = -
in nondon) 7. P.'s Weekly.
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They said Of Jack Montagu In his
club that he had been hit hard. He
hadn't been hit with sand club or
a policeman's club. After having been
a cynic on the woman question for
many years he had at last been hit
by the club of romance.
He was a bachelor Of eight-and-
twenty. athletic, good-looking, and
had money. No one called him sporty.
but everyone agreed that he was a
gentleman and a good fellow.
Mr.. Jack Mcntagu had been hit
while promenading the avenue. He
had promenaded thousand times
before. taking his bulldog out for an
airing. A bachelor gentleman must
own a bulldog. II he dosent he is
sure to be called eccentric. Some OF
his fellow-members will go as far as
to say that he has got crouch
against the world.
willowy. She had the eyes and hair
he had dreamed of In his callow days.
She had the walk of goddess. And
Montagu saw the goddess leave her
carriage at the curb and san into a
mercantile establishment.
Filtration? Nothing OF the sort. A
goddess on her way into store to
purchase an oriental rug doesn't stop
to fiirt with a gentleman leading a
bulldog. It would be scandalous.
This particular goddess sailed along
totally Indifferent to bachelors and
CANNES, and Mr.. Montagu hadn't
Travelled hundred feet when he met
some one who could and did give the
name of the goddess away.
At first sight 1t looked as II the
romance was to stop right there. The
young lady was a way-up goddess.
Her father owned about half dozen
railroads, and she was a shining
light IN society. Mr., Montagu owned
nary q railroad, and his means didn't
permit of over fifteen different kinds
Of winter overcoats. Besides, the
Four Hundred hadn't opened the
doors to him. Montagu feared his
romance must stop with an occa-
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Senator Benjamin Harvey Hill Predict
ed That His Attack on Malone
Would Be His Last
Speech.

With the possible exception OF Alex
Snder II. Stephens, vice-president oil
the confederacy, no other statesman OF
the south who entered congress during
the reconstruction era so greatly In
ierested both members OF congress and
visitors to the capitol as did old Ben
jamin Harvey Hill Of Georgia. First
as representative and then as SEN
ator, he was especially conspicuous be
cause he was the member OF the state
convention Of Georgia in 1851 who
earnestly opposed the proposed seces-
sion Of that state. After Georgia Sc
coded. however, Mr.. Hill gave his
earnest support to the cause and be-
came member Of the confederate SEN
ate, where he met George @. Vest OF
Missouri, who served as a confederate
senator before he became a United
States senator from Missouri. Vete-
ran members OF congress Of the seven
ties and early eighties who remember
ed John c. Calhoun thought they de-
tected strong physical resemblance
between Senator Hill and Calhoun, at
least in the contour Of the features,
the heavy over-hanging eyebrows and
the stifiy brushed hair
Undoubtedly the greatest speech
that Senator Hill delivered during his
congressional carer, which began in
1875. and ended seven years later. was
that in which he vigorously attacked
Senator William Malone of Virginia
for his unexpected alliance with the
Republicans, a move that brought
about a tie, instead of the slight Dem
ocratic majority which had been an
ucipated.
Senator Hill sat in the front row, on
the aisle. of the Democratic side. Sen.
ator Malone had been allotted a seat
at the end of the row upon the Repub-
lican side. Therefore It was possible
for Senator Hill to face Senator Ma
hone without changing his seat OF
even stepping from his desk to the
aisle. and through the delivery Of his
castigation of the befrilled mar
from the Old Dominion, the Georgian
took advantage OF this position to drive
home his sentences Of damnation Of
Mahone's course in the senate.
Senator Hill began with a voice
that never seemed more powerful tc
the packed galleries and the body Of
the senate. II was Of vast volume,
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How Frederick w. Hollis Brought
About the Adoption Of an Amer
lean Plan by The Hague
Conference.

The secretary and counsel of the
American delegation to the first peace
conference at The Hague. called IN
1899 at the instance of the car, was
the late George Frederick William
Hollis, who, for many years prior TO
his death, enjoyed large German
American law practice in New York
city. Mr.. Hollis was especially quail
fed to act as the delegations secre-
tary and counsel, partly through his
ability as lawyer and his familiarity
with international law, partly by rea-
son of the very cordial relations he
had established at the German court
the year before, and partly because
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| New NEWS q
Or YESTERDAY
by r. I E0zHN%N.>'

physical Inconvenience. There is some
thing the matter with my throat. 1t
becomes peculiarly dry, with a parch-
ing dryness, when ! am compelled to
talk long. l am going to Philadelphia
to consult a specialist In a day or
two"
That he did, and the surgeons dis
covered that an excrescence had grown
upon the tongue. 1t was removed al
most Immediately. But In little while
the malignant growth reappeared, and
then it was that the senator knew he
was doomed. He went to his home
and died soon after from the effects Of
this trouble, somewhat similar to the
disease which caused the death of
General Grant. He had, indeed.
spoken prophetically when he said
that he was apprehensive that the
speech in which he attacked Senator
Malone would be his last In the fed
eral senate.
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Refused to Look at Those Kept b>
Son During WorId-clrcling Trip
since All 6IIIs Were
Paid.

The only one Of the Grant children
who did not accompany the general
and Mrs. Grant on any part Of their
famous tour around the world. which
began when they set sail from Phila-
delphia In 1877. following the close OF
the generals second term as presi-
dent, was their second SON, U. 8.
Grant, Jr. Years later, when this son
had become a well-known resident OF
San Diego, called his attention to the
fact, and asked why he did not take
the trip.
Il have always regretted that was
not able to make the journey" was the
reply. but there were one or two good
reasons that operated to keep me at
home. had been recently graduated
from Harvard and the Columbia Law
school and had Just begun the practice
OF law. II did not seem expedient that
should break in upon my LIES work
thus early by taking part In world
tour that perhaps would occupy the
better part OF three years. Further
more ~ was necessary lnat sOmo one
should be in the United States who
could look after fathers business at
fairs, and because there was a very
good personal reason why should re-
main at home. was given the task
of managing fathers business matters
for him while he was absent from
the country.
well, after father had started I de-
cided to keep very careful. system
attic and detailed record Of accounts
relating TO such OF his business as
might be called upon to transact AS
beheld these accounts grow from
month to month. reflected with some
pride that upon fathers return l
should be able to lay before him ac-
companied by the necessary vouchers,
a complete and full statement of all
collections and expenditures made by
me In his behalf. And. must con-
fess, as the time for his return drew
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Accounts Grant Didn't Audit

near began to look for compliment
on the manner in which l had attend
ed to his business and on the accurate
and complete story of his business af-
fairs that the accounts would tell to
him.
"Of course, some time after IA
TIERS return we were too much oc-
cupied with greetings, with receiving
friends and congratulations ana with
listening to the various stories that
father had to tell Of his experiences, to
get down to the business that lay be-
tween him and me. But, finally, there
came daS when placed before
father my account books, vouchers and
other documents essential to perfect
accounting, and said to him:
Father, I have tried to keep very
careful and accurate accounts of your
business affairs since you have been
away, and | think l have done pretty
well. have here a general statement
Of receipts and disbursements. de-
tailed statement, and complete set of
vouchers. / am sure that you will find
the accounts all right, and would like
to have you look them over
well. my son, father asked. did
you receive enough money to pay all
my bills promptlyT
"'Oh. yes. the receipts were abund-
ant
well. you have paid ali the bills?
"TYes, every one
"'Was there anything left overT
Eyes. quite little sum-
Then take your accounts away and
lock them up; don't care to see them
So long as all the bills we're paid. and
so long as the balance remains in my
favor. what do care about accounts
That's all want to know
"And do you know" concluded Mr.
Grant, 81 could never get father to lool
at those accounts had kept so pains
takingly against the day OF his return
But think he was not a little proud
Of the way In which was able to hand
a general report to him by word o.
mouth"
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Truly Honorable Degree.

Quoting congratulatory telegram
sent TO citizen Of that city who has
boen conspicuous In communal and
charitable work, the Denver Outlook
saws: "Your heart has ever beaten In
svmpathy with the suffering. Your
hand has eyer been open in response
IN appeal for succor and relief. true
soldier In the service of humanity;
m appreciation Of your life's work.
the high school Of humanity confers
mon you, on this occasion. the high
est degree. the ancient and honorable
degree of Pm. d. 'Doer Of Philan-
throphy.'"