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New-York tribune., 1911-12-12
COTTON CROP RECORD ONE
Output for 1911 Is 1885, 600
Bales, Officially.

Washington Dec. 1.-THE greatest cotton
crop on record. 14SS5ooo bales. is the De-
pa~tment Of Agriculture's official estimate
of the countrys total production this year,
issued Today. This is greater by l,447ooo
bales than the record crop Of 1894. Every
state in the cotton belt, except Mississippi,
Louisiana. Arkansas and Oklahoma, estab-
hshed new records.
Heretofore the record cotton crop was
that OF 1904, when 13, !GS.0l2 bales, exclusive
OF linters. were grown. other large crops
were those of 1906. which was E,2l5'Sos
bales. and 1905. when 13.2G799 bales were
grown. In point OF value, however the
crop OF 1910. which was II, ,6os,6l6 bales, ex-
elusive Of nnters. was the record one the
fibre being valued at sSeoS2005o and the
cottonseed at $l42,s60.Oo0. total of 500
$4,000
Cotton prices broke from TO : points
I'm the various options following the publi-
cation OF the governments report Janu-
ary declining TO S.54. March 20 So, May
10 Sc. July to $50 and August 10 $50
Covering by shorts. who seemed 10 think
that the crop prospects had been TO large
extent discounted. as well as good buying
by spot and trade interests, soon brought
about a rally. however. under which prices
recovered to the level at which they stood
before the governments figures were made
public.
The bears again assumed control IN tho
last half hour Of trading, and under an
enormous volume Of trading prices were
hammered down TO new low levels for the
day and season. the net declines At the
close ranging from TO IL points.
Cotton traders figured that including
lnters and considering the weight OF the
bales this year, the governments figures
pointed 10 a crop Of about 15.5ooooo bales.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-12

Ing against increased offerings Of crude from the
south at lower prices had a depressing influence
and prices declined 3dG points early. but late IN
the day there covering, and the market re
gained part Of the loss, closing ln3 points net
lover Local contract prices:
New-York tribune., 1911-12-12
ELGIN BUTTER MARKET.

Eiein. Dec II BUTTER Firm ~ "5o am
.,..7,cc of l-c output Gi2 OUO ~ THO quota
,,tt@m committee reported the market e. nrm ~
a. han an appeal was talcu sud the ensuing
vote vsa tie; the president cast the deciding
ballot.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-12

MOLAsSES AND sYRUPS-Moasses arm.
demand somewhat better. syrups steady and
unchanged.
NAVAL SToRES-spirits turpentine fairly
actfvs and higher at 53c for machine bDls,
both i'm New York and Savannah. Rosin STEADY
and unchanged. Tar quiet
OUs-Linseed oil unchanged. Refined pc
froieuu steady al Z 3Jc for standard white. in
hbs at New York.
RICE-F!rm. with somewhat better demand.
SUGAR-Rehned firm and unchanged; hne
granulated 5.75c net. less : per cent cash.
Porto Rico centrifugal. ahoat AZ 4.slc; ana
the market closed ~ that; muscoYado 81 tsss' ,s
43Tc. and mOlasses sugar ~ TEST 81,
There was also a sale Of 5000 70 q 900 oags
Cuba centrifugal, December, at 1-l6e, nhsls
90 test cost and freight equal 10 a.SVS , ut[ =;
In London beet sugar was dun ana = u ~
Nav lbs , 4.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-12

GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago Dec. 11.-Big recsipts NorthTest, ooi,t
ON the r-artef for wheat. Largely as a r-sI :
the close was &44c under saturday nlssf-
Corn showed a net loss Of sc 70 so &c and oafr
p,oducts were down Sc 20 lOal0--c. Range ot
Uriree
New-York tribune., 1911-12-12

IUF
ana af. - opening barely steady at decline
IN i 20 10 points -aIuec rallied. closing steady
af r,t unchanged TO points higher sales.
80 GOO ba-s Cost and freight orcrs from
Pr.zH were irregular. ranging from about q O.
lower COB slighUv higher santos 5s and ds
soId M "a. cost and freight but well described
IA u.rr, quoted az 1JHlJ.1Jc. Sp0, steady and
yBcbanzed ~ 1fisc for Rio 80 Z. Havre
closed unchanged % 2, franc lover, Hamburg
Vas > 10 E, pfenulg decline Rio was 100 reis
Io,ye- srI Santos showed d decline OK 100 Teis
from FRIDAY I.ocal contract prices.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-12

SPOT quiet and unchanged AZ . 10 for midl!ing
ugland. sales u1 Liverpool cables. spot. good de-
200. American. T / 600. Imports. 5000, Amer
foam. 1000 3fIIdiirg upland. +.@>d. Futures
ouenod quict 20 Z point decline. ciosed steady
af a not decline u 4G4fa points. December.
47Si-d: pcc.rr ber-January ASA, Jaluarl
Fe5rlar-. fSOd- February March. iNl l1di
March APRIL A$5d Aprl-Aiay. 4,Jd. Mat
iI,r. 4s-l. Juna-JElv 4 sod. Julv-August.
: 00r-d. August september. September -Octo-
,r~ and Octoucr- November. 400 I'D.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-12

York Deco ilDer ll A'lAs
CRAIN-WItEAT--A besrisA sentiment ptti
vailed most Of the "a. and prices declll.,eu r., d
? bout "a cent a bush-l. Hearv rece,plS ~ W.
~.orthvvest where Minneapolis and pulutn r.
reirrd 900 cars and Winnipeg AZ caIs'
uro-ed tie principal factor. ana me Eost,t.l
western markets led the decline. Ihe Nisiui3
s,iDplv failed 20 increase as much as cNpect,a,
INC gain being +4I.O0j against an increase :
last week OF 1859 900 and decrease last year
~ ec4 600 and late in the session there vas
q frmer feeling on covering, hnal prices pen, :
= G 2ic net love or. LIVERPOOL was apout sles'.s
.rF tbe~e vas little change iu European mar
kets although I5uenos Ayres declined s p
2fsc 80 . red here, 94c elevator. eApo.t
ba..s and gIEec adodtt No / Northern
Duluth. SIlIs. o % ahoat. CORN-Aodel
afelv active Lut STEADY. closing az en- advance
of 2. TTc Export sales loads a. outporis.
Fyrort new corn here, 6Siac b aHo15.
OATs-Prices moved largely IN sympathy W. ~.
conn Cash oats steady. standard Wnle
521-c I'm elevator: No . sc. Nos and :,
$3.50. natural and white clipped. D 90 2 ,'
on track. RTE-Quist- No ? DC nominal.
mating, 81 1sGS1 -. C Buffalo.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-12
LIVESTOCK MARKET.

New York. December II, l9ll-
WEEKLY RECEIPTS.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-12
n Hollis: y state lambs. 90 10. So -

HOG~-RpCeInts TOT tWo uaYs, - tdIs y
- To4 head. q cars OF sale. Market about steady
AZ So 2JdSB 80 Tor Light 20 heavy hogs. "a teW
hoss unchanged az Gps'sc
Sizes sanders - state hogs 81 'b aver
Sg o.. pennsylvania 9s3 ~ Sd 50. a. ~ -,
Sg - 81 virginia. l5i n. 81 80. - pigs. - n,
81. I rough. 800 a.. s. 60. Z, $40 10. s. %. :.
n II. Hollis: - state hogs. l71 n. 50 50. :
New-York tribune., 1911-12-12
NEW YORK PRICES
INTERIOR RECEIPTS

Wheat. open. High. Low. c,ose dsy
,-.- ,l.-----o---- 1olL. 1 or. 1 oo-. oIh o.
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but that she handles 1t so rarely as to-
be awkward in this contact, and so
lacks that old abandon, that swinging,
grading grace which gave to us the
old madonna group, that vision OF ap~
peal, beloved Of artists.
Art and grace must stand aside-by~f
products-for health and wisdom; but
is it quite wholesome or wise to ignore
so wholly the appeal Of the human
touch, to order the miniature nursery
more or less according to laws that
must regulate large hospitals and in-i
stitutions2 The necessities are widely
different, and it is difficult to safely
transplant laws that have to be opera
tive in caring for the many to a nurs-f
cry where the rigors Of those laws
must concentrate on the few. A hos
pitalized nursery is apt to mean hos
pitalized child, and what hospitalized
child means every institution, to It's
cost, we'll knows.
Turning over a magazine the other
day the page opened at the picture of
a number Of fat wholesome looking
babies described by the legend below
as infants from an institution upon
whom had been tried the experiment OF
"motherng," namely, they had been
given out to adaptive mothers to be
treated to course Of natural affec-
tion,' experience teaching the progress
sive directors Of this institution that
in spite Of careful and most scientific
care the children were dying for lack
of "motherlng."
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an, but perfectly equipped as in
structress to mothers, made the GUS
tomary response. The baby was only
ed exercise; crying was its exercise.
Last of all, you don't want a spoiled
baby" The mother of the baby could
have said 1t all for her, 1t might just
as well not have been said at all. She
had heard every word Of 1t five weary
times before; tried to believe that 9TH
ers knew better than she the needs Of
her own child. She knew now exactly
what she wanted, thought she knew
what her child needed, and in any
event she meant 10 have her own way
in the matter. Bring me the child. 1"
1t was an order, but amiable. She
could afford to be amiable.
II haven't decided as to spelling
him; / mean to enjoy him; I've never
enjoyed one Of my babies before.
mean to play with him-now. Some-
times l may treat myself to rocking
him to sleep" 1t was quite final.
There was no horror left to produce.
There's a balance in all things, great
good concealed in great harms, losses
in what seems all good. 1t appears not
impossible that through denying to the
young mother these old close contracts
with her child, through absorbing he1
in these technicalities Of child culture
rather than in study Of the individual
nature of her own particular offspring
the bond between these two may be
made much less intimate.
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If 1t is true that lessening of physl-
cal contact begets lesser spiritual un-
derstanding. then the price is high, and
In the end 1t Will be the child who pays.
Given the letter-sOme Of US are built
so-the spirit often follows. and 1t is
indeed a sex misfortune that, for some
strange reason, so few mothers are to-
day able to nurse their children. That
natural and inevitable fondling held
undoubtedly it's own education for the
child and for the mother.
The ChiId's Morale Ignored.
In the early mutable years of her
young maternity any of these ques-
tions that seem to affect the young
mothers training may become matters
of very real moment. watching the
modern young mother handling her
child, then comparing her dexterity
with that Of the old-time mother who
more constantly "dandled" her baby,
1t is not to be denied that the matron
of old-time habits mastered the art
with a grace and air that the latter-day
matron has not. Practice doubtless
made for that physical and lovely
"mothering for 1t is not that the pres
ent-day mother never touchedher child,
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thing. Perhaps (this has 10 be said
with careful reservation) IT might be
better for many of our young mothers
had they, too, never heard Of such
thing.
How long is 1t safe for me to let my
habv cry?" A young mother asked
this question Of her old family physi-
clan. A scientist with all the gospels OF
the present, and yet one who knew how
TO strengthen that which remained. He
gave hts advice shrewdly. The child
was benefited by some crying. 1t was
to be gone to at once, carefully op-
served, made in every regard physlcally
comfortable; then, II all seemed as II
should be, left to cry comfortably until
II wearled Of the exercise. Ut IS saIe
and beneficial TO let baby cry quite a
long time, Madam" he ended. always
provided that its mother continues 10
listen for It and to mind hearing It's
crv When a child's caretakers begin
10 be leisurely in going to crying
child. or not hear its cries, or not be
troubled by it's crying, that child Is In
danger Of neglect"
An uncomfortable, wise doctrine; a
trife. too, like being told 1t Is safe TO
kiss your cousins until you begin 10
enjoy 1t. . 80
There is certainly no selfishness, no
saving of care to a mother IN a rule
that bids her to let her baby cry, yet
be troubled while IT cries. theory
that has been allowing the caretakers
OF infants-the pressure of shocked
public opinion removed-to allow their
charges to cry continuously and un-
oomforted, has unquestionably proved
a trihe too convenient for some Of the
caretakers.
We have discovered that we cannot
depend on motherly devotion to be SUI
fciently scientific by instinct, and we
may have to learn still further that
neither can we depend upon it to be
persistently tender, under too heavy
temptations toward an unrebuked care
lessness.
There seem to be two undesirable re-
suits for the child itself that may fol
| low upon this particular rule OF IN
dorsed neglect; the first and least i'm
portant being that a child who Is al
lowed to lie and cry too long and too
often it's cries unchecked may form
| a bad habit of useless and causeles'
screaming to become torment later Il
itself and others. More seriously, thu
| child may make the discovery that III
| cries are unheeded, and In what stands
| for the mind of the child is sloWl!
| bred a distinct distrust, or rather al
absence of confidence in his caretakers
| 10 whom he should instinctively turn
as a flower to the sun.
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has to offer, a flower. a gift, sunrise and
sunset, something for which it seems
Impossible that she shall be parted in
body or in spirit yet from whom, to her
bewilderment, she finds herself sepa-
rated.
To briefly sum up the mort important
recent laws that have obtained in our
modern nurseries; these have undoubt-
edly tended to more or less divide the
child from themother because the whole
tenor Of these regulations (most of
them very wise) is toward an effort to
reproduce as nearly as possible for the
newborn baby the secluded prenatal
conditions. The child, during the first
months OF its life, is supposed to be pro-
tected from the outside world, infre-
quently touched, not cuddled, not
rocked, not chirped to nor amused.
1t Is to be allowed to cry and 1t Is
to understand that it Is not to be con-
stantly "comforted," 'patted"; in
word, 'muched," as the old negro
nurses, those invaluable and lost COM
forts of childhood, phrased 1t, On the
very face Of such rules and such train
ing, used with proper moderation, Is
writ large so much of sound sense 1t
seems captious TO quarrel. One has
only to ride in street cars, to visit cheap
places u dHluptlAiCiL dltu lltlS WaASAA
the ignorant mistreatment Of small
children, their parents dandlihg them,
exciting them, wearing out their little
strength, to become an ardent advo-
cate of a valuable nursery reform that
Is spreading, slowly, even to the more
ignorant classes. What can be better
than peace for these little, we might
almost say, half-born morsels Of hu-
manity? They seem unfinished, these
highest animals at birth, needing to
remain years longer than the lower ami
mails near to their parents.
This new effort to obtain for them a
wholesale repose, in which mental
stimulation, nervous excitement linn
tied, they may go on with physical
growth, is almost like the discovery OF
a new and valuable law of life But all
these conditions have been obtained for
the child only by means of a more or
less rigorous training of the mother, q
readjusting Of what has ben in the past
the ideal Of relation between the moth
er and child.
Back to Nature.
We have, have we not, fallen upon
day of trained mothers? In the old
| times 1t was the children who were
supposed to be trained; the training OF
the mother seems now regarded as the
| first and more important task. This
! training begins almost before the birtf
Of the child and continues from the
hour of its advent. l have In mind {
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Her invariable answer IS. wash
dishes. Ever since she was tall enough
to reach into sink and pan by standing
on stool. she has washed dishes for
"A family of six, and after twenty years
experience she has no objection to the
duty. Her hands are especially supple
and very graceful in her playing, and
she attributes the former quality TO
a combination Of dishes and keyboard!
For about ten years it was her GUS
tom to do the dishes In the morning,
then adjourn TO the piano for fnger
exercises. leaving other and possibly
more entertaining practice for later in
the day. Her hands were warm, SOFT
and relaxed. and she acquired unusual
pliabilty Of muscle, which has been
an invaluable aid in her profession.
So girls need not be afraid OF the
homely task which must be performed
SO many times each week--it Will mol
necessarily injure and nay prove o
/ benefit and pleasure, Personally ! en-
/ 10y the workout want plenty OF
good warm. soapy water. wire dish
drainer. into which put about dozer
washed articles, leaving as many
more in the pan to cleanse and warn
dry, clean towels, which will quickly
absorb moisture and polish the dish
The growing accumulation OF shining
glass china and silver is a positive
delight to me- and cooking utensils
hold no terror. for with stiff brush
remove particles of food which hav'
been softened with water put in whei
the kettle or pan was emptied.
Ineyer nave dish water which IS grimy
greasy or dirty" kettle of boilln
water at hand serves the double pur
, pose of scalding milk dishes. tea an
coffee pots, etc, and VI keeping tn
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neglect is beneficial to any child. II Is
good for all children to be allowed the
privilege of some crying, unmolested'
but there are, on the other hand, some
children who are definitely and more or
less seriously injured by this very KIND
OF indorsed neglect. A minority report
is to be reckoned with, and 1t should
give us pause TO find fair percentage
of serious and unhappy failures In the
wake Of any abrupt reversal we
might say that no mother could, she
would not be so "staled in training
as to let her baby lie in wailing dis
comfort, uniformed as TO whether 1t
did or did not require her attention.
AS matter of fact, all powerful as
maternal instinct Is. nothing human Is
protected against impairment.
Maternal Instincts hold no immunity
from becoming blunted, Our grand
mothers would not they could not
have lei their babies lie and cry. well
knowing that they needed nothing
They were not trained to do this--oa
the contrary. Not to take up crying
! baby They never heard of such a
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Directly below this picture was one
Of a huge machine advertised to turn
out sixteen machine-made pies a min
unite. There was perhaps intention
ally suggested comparison. The bodies
of institution-reared children are cared
for. I'm an likelihood, more scientifically
than can be arranged for in any home
nursery, and in routine-ruled, hospital
ized home nurseries the bodies of the
children may also be highly favored;
but in both these cases there still re-
mains a pitiful neglect. Neither In an
institution nor yet I'm a rule-ridden
nurscry Is the individuality of the child
considered, the morale of the child Is
perforce more or less ignored, for only
under the tenderest and most personal
care can the morale of a child be early
developed and reinforced In the care Of
ell childhood there is a grave necessity
To- consider the body. But that is not
all the affections, too, should be de-
veloped and trained, but neither Is that
all-the morale Of the child must be re-
membered as perhaps the most impor-
tant Of all these, because upon sound
morale, as on a copestone, will depend
all future strengths
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chopped rather fine. Add one cup OF
seeded raisns, a rounded tablespoon
of butter, melted, pepper and salt to
taste ana enough milk or water to
moisten. Mix lightly and fill. Ihls
is a German recipe for goose, but Is
exceedingly good to use with the roast
pig
Sweetbreads a la Newbure, in Rame'
kins.
Parboil one pair Of sweetbreads by
simmerng three-quarters Of an hour
in salted water with two bay leaves.
Drain cool rapidly remove mem
branes and with a silver knife cut into
small dice. Chop very fine half a cup
of cooked mushrooms. In a double
boiler heat a cup Of rich cream, and
add the sweetbreads and mushrooms.
Beat three egg yolks with a saltspoon
of salt and dash of paprka, add two
tablespoons Of lemon juice and one
tablespoon Worcestershire, and stir
into the cream, continuing to stir until
somewhat thickened Put into heated
ramekins and serve very hot
Endive and celery Salad.
Wash and thoroughly dry the en-
dive, and lay it on the ice in a cloth.
Prepare about one-thrd as much cell
cry by cutting the whole stalk length
wise into several sections, as for the
table, and lay in ice water to crisp
and curl When very cold, dry thor
oughly and cut into inch and one-half
| ~ he bInh
may be shredded, and serve with
French dressing, garnished with a
large red star OF pimento and a ring
of tiny Rnowhalls of white cream
cheese a
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ing ] forgot to heat dish water The
fire vas low. and as | wanted to get
through l placed the fiat irons IN the
dishpan poured the lukewarm water
from the kettle over them, taking care
not TO scald myself with the rising
steam. When the steam subsidized /
had plenty Of hot water for washing
and rinsing the dishes.
Hands and Dish Water.
We often hear it said that "soapy,
greasy dish water" viii ruin the ap-
pearance Of ones hands, and that girls
who wish dainty hands should protect
them when washing dishes. IL has
been my experience that dish water OF
the right kind will not iniure the
hands. and win even help to heautify
them. Use hot soft water-artIficially
softened If need be-and white soap
Cleanse the dishes from crumbs and
grease before putting into .-e pan. a
mop can be used for ms y Qf the
articles and the hands nee BOT be
subjected TO a heat which II give
them a parboiled aspect and may en-
large the blood vessels. so that In time
the skin will have a coarse appears
ance When the task is finished wash
the hands thoroughly in warm water
using either CASTLE soap or almonc
meal. Rinse in cold water and drs
perfectly. If ones skin be inclined
10 chap. apply glycerine and ros!
water, equal parts, after drying. z
little wholesome attention may b
g,ven naiie end the eutiele about theN
at such time.
A young woman pianist whos
hands are greatly admired by he
friends. Is frequently asked what sh
does to keep them SO soft ana Snit'
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NATE were invited TO a passepartoutt
IN party. on assembling We found
Wv that the hostess had provided
number Of unmounted photo-
graphs, an illuminated motto or two
and few pretty cards, also glass OF
various sizes discarded negatives froua
a photographers studio) and spools OF
gummed passepartout binding. we
gathered about a large table ana htled
our pictures 10 the glass adjusted car i.s
hoard hacks. first Inserting small ring
catches bv which 10 hang the picture
when finished and then devoted our
most artistic skill toward a nsai ana
workmanlike binding. we spent a
couple of hours most delightfully."-, and
were urivlleged 10 eatry home WIN us
the pictures We had bound. 9, h
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WASHING
THE DISHES
Hints That Will Make This
Much Shirked Task
Easier to Perform
The plsh Cloth,

A N inferior article, but how i'm
~ portant In regard TO iis clean
r. liness or neglect Some very
particular housekeepers, neat in
other things. are careless about their
dish cloths. and ia some cases. II
bacteriologist could examine Them, the
cloths would De carried our Of the
house with pair Of longs. Doubtless
many diseases have originated from
unclean dish cloths. and unless kept
immaculate they are menace 70
health. They should be sterilized by
boiling every day and should be
changed once a week. Too many house
wiges keep the same cloth Indefinitely,
when there is plenty VI material Ia the
house that could be utilized for that
purpose. Even 70 Dus ALsa.l 500 so1,
less than doctors bills and suffering.
Heating Dish Water Without Tlre.
We had no hot water supply 10 our
fAapss, aR9 Qnp qaE Rhsn eaSy Hon-