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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
TRADING BARELY
 CHANGES PRICES Stock Market Unusually Dull and Dominated By
 Reactionary Force

Now York June 17.-Prices were bare iy changed as a result of todays trad ing on the stock exchange. The market was unusually dull and was dominated by a mildly reactionary tone, although the slight losses were for the most part effaced by a recovery before the close. Tue professional element apparently was committed to the bear side, and exerted pressure sufficient to give an appear -nce of weakness 10 the market for a time, such standard shares as Union Pa- siflc and Reading receding materially Both of these issues, as we'll as Northern Pacific, Lehigh Valley and various spe- cialtes, reached the lowest points of the week.
 Unusual interest attached to today's bank statement by reason of the fact that for the first time it embraced the operations of the 16 new trust company members, whose resources swelled the total enormously
 Actual loans. for instance, increa sed last week about s1S,OO0oOo, and this week in- creased $572000,000. while an estimated cash gain of $10,0O0 eco, based upon the op- erations of the former members only, was increased to $74,oOO.o00 It is not to be as sumed, however, that these changes were due entirely to the new system. The week witnessed numerous bond and sym dicate operations and these transactions undoubtedly helped to swell the loan ae- count. A natural effect of the increased clearing house membership was shown i'll the reduced loans of the remaining non-members the item being increased by almost S557 70O0,000
 Bends were irregular Total sales, par value. s1, ,63S, ,O00.
 United States 2s lost Is and the As 14 per cent on call on the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
Missed he Grub

From the Youths Companion.
 Years ago, when the Panhandle" Rail- road was in course of construction, it's progress was a matter of great interest to the people of the region. A farmer who sold provisions to the contractors often reached the place where the men were at work at meal time He was greatly impressed at their voracity. The work was hard. and when the dinner bell rang every man made a dash for the table, and before one could believe 1t possible the food had disappeared.
 One day a workman on his way to the table tripped on the root of tree and fell. He lay quite still, making no at- tempt to rise.
 The farmer rushed to him in great con- cern.
 Are you badly hurt?" he asked
 No answered the man.
 Well. why don't you get up and so to your dinner?"
 No use.'' returned the other. sadly 'Its too late now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
Montgomery Markets

Montgomery, June 17.-(Special.) Spot cotton was quoted in Montgomery today as follows: Middling, 15c; strict wid. ding i51sc.
 Eggs are quoted at 15c wholesale and 171bc retail Chickens and hens are rating from 200 to 45c.
 Potatoes-Seed. per bushel, SIPS.
 Lemons-Messna, per box, s6.50
 California blaek-eyed peas. 6c per pound. Onions, $1 80 to S2 per crate.
 Peaches-California- g to s2. 20 per crate. Bacon-Ribs, SAC; bulk. Sc.
 Lard-Pure, 9i.c basis; fancy cotton oil lard. S1ac; packers compound, Sc.
 Butter-Creamery flrsts, 2Gc and 27c; country, lie and 15c; renovated, 20c to 21kc.
 Flour-Fancy, nominal, straights. $3.so to B. 90; patent. s4.6o to s5 extra fancy patents. s6 to $6.25.
 Meal-Standard J6-pound bags, s1. 40; per lection waterground, s1.45.
 Cofree-Ordinary, 1411c to 15izc; prime, 16c to 1Sc; fancy. 200 to 22c; peabery, 22ilc; Arbuckles. S22 10 per case, New York basis; Mocha and Java blend, 211hc.
 Sugar-Granulated, 5Ac; Y. C., 5Ac; fancy Y. C., 5isc.
 Full creame cheese, daisies, 17ikc.
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deposits aggregated s1,s32,O1s,oO0, an expansion of s419,053,200. The banks cash in vault was reported at $402,29S,- 900, trust companies cash in vault at
 4,657,0 900, trust companies cash in
 banks $65,351 900, making the aggre-
 gate lawful reserve s53,306,000, and the excess lawful reserve above the 25 per cent requirements $74,301,250, or 29.05 per cent. The clearing house trust companies, according to the new rules, are permitted to carry a portion of their cash reserve on deposit with clearing house members which main tain 25 per cent cash reserves in vault themselves and therefore a certain DOT tion of cash is counted twice. For the reason stated it is impossible to figure the normal weekly gains and losses in the pricipal items of the clearing house banks.
 It is known, however, that the banks gained heavily in cash operations with the treasury and the interior, and their excess reserve was probably heavier at the end of the week than reported on June 10, last.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
Liyerpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, June 17-spot cotton closed dull; prices ? points higher. American middling fair, S.83d; good middling, Sold middling, S29d low middling. S.09d; good ordinary. 7.s5d; ordinary, 7.5Sd. The sales of the day were 1000 bales. of which 300 were for speculation and export and in- cluded 2990 American. Receipts 2000 bales. including TOO American. Futures opened steady and closed quiet. June, S.07d; June July, 7.941ad, July-August 7.Ss1ad; August September, 7.621ad; September-October, [. .2sd: October November, 7.131ad; Novem- ber-Decenber, 7.0Sd; DecemberJanuary, January February 7.07d; February
 March, 7.07lzd, March-April, 7.06lad.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Steady; winter patents, 8, ,S094.35: straights, B. 6Oa4 .15; straights, s3.s5@4.1o; bakers, S3. 3.35Ql4.30.
 Rye-No. ?, S912. Barley-Feed or mixing, 70dS5c; fair to choice malting, 9od9Sc. Flax Seed-No. 1 southwestern, nominal; No. 1 northwestern, nominal Timothy Seed, $s@11
 Clover, s15.75. 1,TT'
 Mess Pork-Per barrel. $15. .50@15 75.
 Lard-Per 100 pounds, $S.10. Short Ribs Sides-Loose, g. .50aS. 75
 Short Clear Sides-Boxed s. .120S. .25
 Butter-Steady; creameries, 1S@22c; dairies 161gd2Oc.
 Eggs-Steady; receipts, 16.466 cases; at mark, cases included, 111a@12c; firsts, 1Sc; prime firsts. 14c.
 Cheese -- Steady; daisies, 111ad11%c; twins, 10%411e; young Americas, n%@ 111ac; long horns, 11$4d12c
 Potatoes-steady; old, $lq1 10; new, s2,l5 Q2. .25.
 Poutry-Live, easy; turkeys, PC; fowls, chickens. 12iac; springs, 10q12c.
 Veal-Steady: 30 to 6o-pound weights, SlIS1hc; 50 to S5-pound weights, Siad9tac; S5 to 110-pound weights, 10Q12c.
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Fruits and Produce

Corrected by Douglas Bros)
 Apples-Westerns S2. 75dI3. .25 box. Oranges California, S3,5o; Florida, s2Q3.50; Pine apples-s2. I5G3.00. Lemons-Fancy, $7n 50, Limes-Imported per 100, SIPS Florida Cabbage-Crate, s2. Onions New Louisiana, 3c pound. Navy beans Choice. Michigan, per bushel, $275. Peas Virginia black eye, per bushel, 50. Onions-New Louisiana, Sc h. Navy beans-Choice. Michigan, per bu., $27a Peas--Virginia black eye, per bu., $2. 50, Spanish onions-Per crate, SI75 Cell ery-Fancy, per crate, s3. Grape fruit Florida, per box, s3.25 a $50. Strawber- ries-South Alabama, s1754 2.50. To- natoes-Crate, baskets, S2.75 a $50. String beans-$1.50. New Irish potatoes per bushel, s1.25. Watermelons-25d35c Georgia Peaches-S393. 50 per crate. Cam taloupes-$293 per crate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
Clearing House Statement

New York, June 1.-The statement or clearing house banks for the week shows that the banks hold $SS, 32l,750 more than the requirement. of the 25 per cent reserve rule. This is an increase of $29,4S1,550, in the proportionate cash reserve as com pared with last week.
 The statement follows:
 Daily Average-Loan, $l ,191. 691 ,03D; in- crease, S52 277, ,500. Specie, S379, ,375,000: in- crease, $63, ,s6620o. Legal tenders, S1,954,000; increase, $7,O40,100. Net deposits, $1,S7,097,- O00 increase, $40, 767,OOO. Circulation, ssb.- S93,000; decrease, S103,sd0. Reserve, s52.,- 596,OO0: increase, s132, 173,900. Reserve re- quired, si54,274,25O; increase, s102, 091,75o. Surplus $6S, ,S21. .75O: increase, S25, ,4S1, ,55o.
 Actual Condition-Loans. $1.9 .929, 796, eco; in- crease, $571, ,994, 600. Specie, $3S3 946, 600: in crease, $66, ,632 000. Legal tenders $S3 cos, 900; increase, $7,295, 100. Net deposits, $1,S32, ,019. GOO; increase S419, 9,053, 200 Circulation, $45.- 545 000 increase, s54 300. Reserve. s5S2 S06 900; increase, sIS927S,7O0. Reserve required, sf5S. GOA, 750; increase, $104763, 800 Surplus, .74,30l 200 increase, $94,515,4oo.
 Summary of state banks and trust com Danies in Greater New York reported to the clearing house: Loans, $656. 104,S 800; de- crease, s556 TOO. Specie, s67, ,S24, 300: de- crease, $55.S7l 300. Legal tenders S12, AZ, 600; decrease. $69S5, 400 Total deposits, s749- 7s5soo; decrease, S5ss, ,O79,9oo.
 New York, June 1.-The Financier will say:
 Owing to the admission of Is trust companies to the New York clearing house the totals of the weekly state ment as heretofore published showed tremendous changes as compared with former statements and render comparl sons with corresponding previous weeks out of the question. The loans of the clearing house banks, taking actual condition figures as a basis wore on Saturday $1,929.796,o00, a gain of $571, 994,60 compared with June 10. Net
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
Poultry and Eggs

Corrected by Garrett & Hine)
 Hens-Medium. 4o450c; live, per h., l21sc. Large rivers. 35Gl 40c 271ac per lb; me- dium flyers, 25Q30c; 2714c per h. small. 271ac. Duclls--25 Q 40c; guineas, 30c; roosters, 30@35c; geese. 300 40c; live turkeys, per h., 121s e 15c; dressed turkeys, 20c. Eggs--Fresh, 16c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
New York Cotton Futures
Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Easy; middling, 1514c; net receipts, T: cross receipts. 71; sales 3O0; stock, 13,9oO; exports to coastwise, 146.
 New Orleans: Nominal; mddling, 15 5-16c: net receipts, 1Sl; gross receipts, 1S1 sales, 227; stock, 76,745; exports coast wise, 50S
 Mobile: Quiet; middling, 15l4c; stock, 30S9; exports coastwse, 2.
 Savannah: Quiet; middling. 151tc; net receipts, 104; gross receipts, 1C4; stock, 15,- 75S.
 Charleston Nominall middling, 153sc; net receipts, 6; gross receipts, 6, stock, 7S16.
 Wilmington: Nominal; stock, 191s
 Norfolk: Quiet; middling, lose; net re- ceipts, 30; gross receipts, 30; stock, 1o,S04; exports coastwise, 40.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 157c stock, 2921.
 New York: Quiet; middling, 15,5oc: gross receipts, 4S; sales, 55; stock. 12O,l6s; ex- ports to Great Britain, 71S; to continent, 675 coastwise. 117.
 Boston: Quiet. middling, 15.Soc; gross receipts, 456: stock, 9206.
 Philadelphia: Quiet; middlng, loioc' stock. S3S3; exports to continent, 100.
 Brunswick Stock, 41.
 Total today at all ports: Net, 392; eX- ports to Gerat Britain, 71S; to continent, 775 stock, 265,O94
 Consolidated, at all ports Net. 592; eX- norts to Great Britain, 71S to France, To-
 Total since September l, at all ports; Net. S.422. .475: exports to Great Britain, 2 932. 334, to France, S9s, ,249; to continent, 2'o45. 600: to Japan, 14S,0S3; to Mexico, 200
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
Flour and FoOdstuffs

Corrected by Tennessee Mill Co.)
 Self-raising flour, s5.75 Nellie King flour, per barrel, s4.75. Bolted meal, per 96-pound sack, s1.44. No. 3 corn, per bushel. kiln dried, Soc. Pure wheat shorts, S30. Pure wheat bran. $3o. 100-lb c. g.. hulls. per ton, SIP. Prime C. s. meal, per ton, s2S. c. S. feed meal. per ton, S25 No. timothy hay, per ton, S2S. Mixed alfalfa and Johnston grass, SIS. Corn chops, per 1Oo-lb. sack, $1.45. Flour in wood, 15c higher. White oats, 5Sc. Choice peal green alfalfa, $25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
Treasury Statement

Washington, June 17.-At the begin- ming of business today the condition of the United States treasury was;
 Working balance in treasury offices, Sg6,S14, 453. In banks and Philippine treasury $35160132 The total bal ance in gerenal fund was $SS,192,570. Ordinary receipts yesterday were $1,- 721.C40 with ordinary disbursements of $2,t44,S35.
 The surplus to date this fiscal years is s1l.150,427 as against a deficit of $11,- 743.509 at this time last year.
 These figures exclude Panama cana and public debt transactions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
Metal Market

New York, June 1.-The metal market was quiet and practically unchanged as usual on Saturday. Lake copper, $12621&Q F .771a; eectrolytic, sl2.5oq12.75; casting, SIP .25Q12. 50 Tin weak, E42a45s Lead s4. 45a4 55. Spelter, s5.55@5.G5. Anthony, cookson's B. Iron unchanged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
Bank of Germany Statement

Berlin. June 1.-The weekly statement of the Imperial Bank of Germany shows the following changes: Cash in hand in- creased 5S, 20500O marks; loans decreased 1,592, 900 marks; discounts decreased 147,OOO marks; treasury bills increased S3S7, GOO marks notes In circulation decreased 50,- o21 600 marks; deposits increased 1OS6O6 = GOO marks; gold in hand increased 42077,- GOO marks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
Dry Goods

New Y orll, June 1.-The cotton goods markets hold steady with trading con- fined to small lots White goods are being opened for the new spring sea- son. Underwear and hosiery lines for the new season are also being shown. Jcbhing house trade is light
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
New York Money

New York, June T-Money on call nominal. Time loans easier; 60 days, 21a per cent; 90 days, 2s493; six months. 3l GS1a. Prime mercantile paper, 4a4h per cent; sterling exchange steady. with act ual business in bankers bills at s4.S4 for sO-day bills and at s4S5.S5 for demand commercial bills, s4 s31a. Bar silver, 53Ac. Mexican dollars, 45c. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
HUBBARD BROS. & GO.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square, N. y.. Members New York Cotton Ex- change. New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange. Asso- ciate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso- ciation Orders solicited for the pur- chase and sale, of Cotton and Cotton seed oil for future delivery. Special at tention and liberal terms given for con- signments. of spot cotton for delivery Correspondence invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans. June 17.-Cotton flu lures opened barely steady at de- cline of to IS points on private re- ports of good rains in west Texas. The wea ther map indicated only little rain in Texas, although very fair showers were shown in the eastern half of the belt. Cables were indifferent and add ed to the desire to sell. Much long cot ton was thrown overheard by longs, who were afraid to carry their holdings over Sunday and shorts were free sell CTS. The market broke quickly under these offerings. At the end of the first half hour of business the old crops were 15 to 23 points under yesterday c.lcse and the new crops were 22 to 23 points under
 The official reports. supplementary to the weather map, did not note any ram at all in Texas but this dld not stop the selling Bears saw much to en- courage them in the forecast of show CTS for practically the entire belt and plso in the official announcement that light showers had fallen over night in tie Oklahoma, Mobile, vicksburg tgomery Little Rock, Atlanta and Augusta districts and redoubled their offerings. The market was lowest soon after the middle of the morning when July, the weakest option in the list, broke through the 15-cent mark and landed at 14.S5c This represented a net loss of 34 points. August lost 32 points and the new crops 2S to 27 points.
 Late in the morning the market was quiet. The demand was principally from profit taking, shorts The close was steady at a net decline of 21 to 34 ponts. A feature of the morning was a con dition report from private crop re- porting bureau of S75 per cent against S63 last month. Some short selling re- suited from this.
 Tie market closed steady at net decline of 2i to 34 points
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
New Orleans Cotton Futures
Open. High. Low. Close.

New .Orleans. June 17.-Spot cotton nominal, unchanged; sales on the spot
 20J bales; to arrive, 22. Middling, 15 5-16c; low ordinary, II 7sc nominal; i; ordinary, 12 11-16c nominal; good or dinary, 14isc; strict good ordinary, 14iac low middling, IA 13-16c: strict lo,y middlng, 15 1-16c; middling
 " 5-1Sc; strict middline, 15 9-t6c; good middlins. I5s4c; strict good mid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Cotton Seed Products

Corrected daily by Buckeye Cotton oil Company Oil. prime, 40a47Iac per gallon; meal, 1 prime, 71ac per cent ammonia, S27 per net
 ton; hulls, sacked, s11; hulls, loose, s9.
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Meats

Corrected by Southern Beef and Pro- vision Company) Lard. 95sc; compound Sssc. D. s. short
 ribs, 9i4c D. & fat backs, S1ac. Smoked clear bellies, 171ac; fancy, 1S1ac. Ham butts 101ac; Boston butts,- 10e. Bacon, fancy, 24c; medium, 21c. Pork Joins, PC; spare ribs, 91ac. Star Reg. ham, 1Gc. Star skd. ham, 17c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, June 17.-Cash wheat unchanged to 1c lower; No. hard, S5@ 91c; No. 3. S1@s9c; No. red, S4 q S5c: No. red, S2@s4c.
 Corn, unchanged to Ac off; No. 2 mixed. 55@55Ac; No. 3, 54s4 e 55c; No, 2 white, 56Ac; No 3. 56c.
 Oats, unchanged to @c higher; No. 2 white. 41@411ac; No. ? mixed, 37h @3S1ac.
 Wheat, July. S2A@S2ssc bid; Sep tenlber, S41a @S45sc.
 Corn. July. 54Ac sellers; September. 55% c bid.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, June 1T.-Turpentne firm, 62c; sales, 244 receipts, 917; shipments, 8; stocks, Y 543. Rosin firm: sales, 310S receipts, 2O3O; shipments. 101; stocks, 90, 253. Quote: B, $e.021A; D, ss.07h; -, $S. 60; F. S6.6715; G, ss.671a; H, s6.7o: I and K, s6.7Ila; M, s679; N, S.05; VIC, S.15; wv, s725
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
A Sure Sign

U E7 Globe Trotter-"I guess links hasn't been around very much"
 World Belter-'Why do you think sor' Globe Trotter-"I have heard him speak favorably of two hotels"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
Cotton Seed Oil Market

New York, June 17.-Cotton seed oil was lower under scattered liquidation il- duced by reports of good rains in Texas, disappointing demand in general for actual oil and with the decline in cotton futures closed p points lower on June and to points lower on other months. June. 6.25Qc. .42c; July, 6.33Gl6. 35c; August. o.4o@6. 42c; September, 6.41@6. 43c; October, o.lf46.l6c Prime crude nominal; prime summer yellow, 625Q6. .45c; prime winter yellow and prime summer white, 640G 7.25c. Total sales, 10,2OO
 New Orleans. June 17.--Cotton seed oil, prime refined in barrels, per pound, 6.35c: choice meal. per cent ammonia, per long ton, s2s.s71s. Choice cake. per cent ammonia, per long ton, $26. 25.
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ding. 15 15-16e: middling fair, 15 3-16c;
 middling fair 10 fair. 16 9-t6c: fair, 1G 15-16c nominal Receipts, 1S1; stock,
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, June 17.-Cash wheat weak track No. red, STE @sSAc; No hard, S7R ss93c.
 Corn, lower; track No. 2, 541sc; No. 2 white, 55 E @55s4c.
 oats lower; track No. ?, SSkc; No. ? white, 40@401sc.
 Wheat lower; July, S3hc; September, S4mc. 55aic.
 Oats lower; July. SSAc September,
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, June F.-Rough rice quiet; clean rice steady. Transactions light Receipts: Rough, 254 clean, BIO; millers, 254 Sales: Rough, 365 Honduras at 2.310D2. 46c; clean, 1908 Honduras at 11s@ 35sc 620 Japan at 2ss@27sc. Quotations Rough Honduras 1.50@3c Japan nomi- nal: clean Honduras. 3afAc; Japan, 20 31Sc
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Interior Movement

Houston: Quiet; middling. 151sc; net recciuts. 150: gross receipts, 1oo; ship merts. 9S2; stock, 17,12O.
 Augusta: Nominal; middling. l5Ssc' net receipts, 91 gross receipts. sl' shlp- Memphis: Steady: middling. Is 5-16c; net receipts. 2S; gross receipts, 2so shjpments, S55 sales. Ss0; stock, Al,
 Si. Louis: Nominal; gross receipts 7s7, shipments, 103O; stock, S612.
 CIncinnati: Net receipts, $50; gross receipts, $50; shmipments, 1855; sales, 400: stock, 10000.
 stock. S404.
 Louisville: Firm; middling, 15 5-16c.
 Teal today: Net receipts, 919; gross rocelpts, 1908; shipments, 2576; sales 7S7; stock 104,0S8.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-24
PEW WASN'T WHlTEMASHED
Lad Saves the Family Reputation by
Dropping His Only Cent In the
Collection Box.

Years ago there was great meet.
ing OF certain religious denomIna.
ton I'm Chicago. Among many impor
tant matters considered by them was
the condition Of their benevolent en-.
terprises. IL appeared from carefully
compiled statistics from missions of
all kinds, that the members of the
denomination In the northern states
during the preceding year had paid
only 80 cents per capita
An eloquent and humorous brother
discussed the subject before a large
congregation. He said that the ruc,
&hown by statistics reminded him of n
rich but penurlouS man I'm Wisconsin
"ho was never known TO contribute
anything either for missions or local
church expenses. lie hadla little boy
who had Just donncd his frst pair of
trousers, and was as proud Of his
pockets as n peacock Is Of IT'S tail
The little fcl'ow had noticed that
many people IN the church dropped
money into the contribution boxos
and decided that he would do go, too
He became the lordly owner OF cent
On Sunday his father and mother
took him to church As usual col.
lection was taken. but neither of his
parents gave anything
The boy became excited. Jumped or
tho seat. and ran his hand down into
one OF his precious pockets. got hold
Of the Onl? cent he had, and proudIy
dropped II into the contribution box.
AS the collector pasgcd 10 the next
he heard the little 10y say To his
father.
We'll. II II hadn't been for me. ihly
pew would have boon whifowaghnd
this morning Yuulh' Co,ruqnjon
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-24
NATURES WE4Tfi 2 PROPHETS
signs OF Flowers and Animals That
Were Followed Closely by
Our Grandparents.

Men have made some very wonder.
ful instruments which roretell what
the weather will be, but old Mother
Nature has given us messengers
which tell about the weather If we
watch the signs which they show. Tho
little daisies were watched by our
grandparents. who believed that
spring had not come until IL daisies
were blooming on a foot OF ground.
Ihe chickweeds' starry flowers tell
when heavy winds or rains are com.
ing by closing their tiny blossoms.
me dandeliOns have the same habit.
Likely The golden flowers do not want
10 uncover their curly heads unless
they can look up to the sun. If YOU
watch dandelions you will see that
they do not open on the mornings OF
the days when rain fails.
Marigolds are such particular llttle
blossoms that they will not even show
y ray OF their splendor II storm Is
approaching or thunder Is heard IN
the distance. Tho morning glories may
wake early to beauty the garden. but
When they suddenly wrap their silky
scarfs about their faces you may be
sure that rnin IL In the air. Some
trees. such as the locust. close their
caves when storm * coming. II you
nave garden you might look to see
what prophets are near to warn you OF
changes IN tho weather. Our grand.
mothers said that even peaceful old
tabby Knew when to expect either rain
or snow. When the cat sat with her
back to the fire our grandparents
looked 10 have use for their ovcrshoes
and umbrellas
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-24
Particular Ascyt c...a.

Gritts the grocer. pulled his aproi
ostraight and put on his No I smile a,
the lady with the 'rn.placirg .thumr
ing-orher air entered the shop She
wanted some cheese
Yes madam" smirkcd Gritts 81
have some delightful Derbys. madam
a quantity n choice Chohdars. madam
and n parcel OF prime Parmrsans
Madam would like to taste some II
she could Certainly. madam cJuld II
she ould Gritts Hourished his gaugc
over this cheese and that Madam nib
bled at II different eamnlee No
none OF them vns quite ~
"Of course. madam" saId Grits A.,
'engih "1' you require Stiifon--" and
Ho handed her generous faster
"Ah" nodded the lady M she
-r"acted her lips. that will 10 nicely
How n you7l give me matchbox m
he getting home only want to bali
mousetrapH"