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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
Ten CENT DROP
IN HOG MARKET
ALL WEIGHTS OF CHOICE LIVE
STOCK HAVE ADVANCED IN
PRICE.

A ten cent increase In the wholesale
price OF choice hogs and packers was
reported this afternoon. The prices OF
all the retail and wholesale markets
follow:
Live stsek Markets
;5.4o: 100000, 1856; 2oo@22o. $50;
2.0@s 800. $3.50; 800 and over. 1915;
good packers. $5.55; fair packers, 35.15'
Cattle Choice corn fed heirsis. $40
s: rood heifers, $500: Sornmon
70 fair light heifers, S2.sow3: choice
corn fed cows, $500 L25: good cows,
$3@S.60: common to fair cows. yz@
$50; choice light calves, 36.5o0e;. good
c.Ipe. e fair nssyy
calves. $..5o@S.5o ", |.
. Sheep Choice lambs. a4.5o06: 5000
lambs, 34@4.60: common thin, nkht
szes. .; $3.50: se.r''n" ''o'.'''
Grain and Hay.
Grain and hay Street prices cats,
43@44c; straw, ton. 5000; corn. new,
Soc: hay. $4,000; wheat, 90@s2c.
Hides. Wsol and Taiisw.
Hides-No. ] cured 10c: No. : cured
10c; green No. !. DC: green No. :. &c.
wooi-Medium, unwashed. $50
isc. coarse, unwashed. 176i7skc.
4 ~. ~ Sc. .a .S|Ss-, ~ ~.
M r. 1se' e0iiow ~ = (
aatitsr Z. f.t-so. !. SOC: Grad. No )
- n ~; -. - n..,,....
rr..T.r. NY snassc. .o,,n,rv
h,,ttsr $500 QUE, ns ssX al, '
~ Wss sI re Ply, e 7sG ~
pesit- !, 1872 1890 sy; =. sOWSos .,, -
the ,rnd,,,.sl ~ ~, pf'S ~ =. $500 ~.
S,,.t.. .Sa.s 1aons. ~ -. ~.
S.Sa. w xL ~ SsenssSu. -, .s
~ - s,,;u vc' .u.keys a. srn,e
c eh AZ uin 49,. s sacn' AVo' 'p''"s
= -" 'o'' eIsAs' -:
.ssn LrIsss.
r,.,, sSAs sr 1s $3.50 $50 -.
e. .n auu 49, .aIa ~ I.U1r ~ e.
.hnrt. 've colt a,rt cn1Ps. pes Cw.' sA. -.
~. "a CW.., Sl.eo, p ~. !ps
~ s.,ov; sI cg p.s p S o1c: sns ~.
g "a. 70. p Z, ~, eSc n net c -,
snn. .,,,sxs' t ~ c w.c,, ov; IL . Ga
css,,, .hsH a. or+ ano. - raw o ~,
s.n% & 49, r 81. 49,, ooc' ~ oI * As
sacH soc. wv c . .na n.t c,,n, ner cwt.
4, - svV. ~. anN 9at cHUp, Pc ~ ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
Weather Report.

Chicago and vicinity Unsettled to-
night and Thursday with light snow:
somewhat colder, lowest temperature
tonight about Is above zero; moderate
to brisk southerly shifting to northerly
winds.
Illinois -Cnsettled weather with light
snow in north and rain In southern
nortions tonight or Thursday: colder.
Missouri weather with
snow tonight or Thursday; colder.
Iowa-Snow tonight or Thursday:
south Dakota--Clondy and colder to-
night; Thursday generally fair.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
kans.s City Live Stock.

~ Kansas City, Mo-. Jan. 1.-THE live
stock market follows:
4 Cattle--Market steady to l0c lower;
receipts 5000. including 500 southerns;
native steers. $5.25@S.25; soutner 3 2
steers. 9l.75@6.25: southern cows and
matters. 1905; native cows and heifers.
.sam6.50: stockers and feeders, $4@e:
hills. s375@5.25: calves, $4.50@G
western steers, $4.75@7; western cows
Ho9s-Market to i10c lower; re-
CENTS. $4,000; bulk Of sales. $6@6.20;
heavy. 4S.S0@6.35: packers and butch
ers. So. 10@6.35; light, $5.S0@6.20; pigs.
$4.76@5.50.
Sheep-Market steady to strong: re-
ceints. 900: muttons, $3.50@4.90;
lambs. s5.25D7; fed wethers and years.
.ings. s4@6; fed ewes. $3@4.25.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
Galveston Cotton.
Galveston, Texas, Jan. 17.-Cotton-
10c.
Chicago Cash Grain.

lineage N1Sn SVSius
Chicago, Jan. 17.-The cash grain
market follows:
Wheat-No. 3 red, sS@sSc; No. red
940s6c; No. 2 hard. 98@$1.O2;; No. 3
hard. e5@99c; No. ! northern, $1,000
Ito; No. 2 northern, $1.05@1.0S; No. 8
northern, s102@1.os No. 2 spring, $40
LOS; No. 8 spring, sS@$1o41 No. 4
spring, 90@$1 velvet chan, 90@ $1.05;
durum, 9o@$1.04.
Corn-No. 3, 61N@621ac; No. 5 white
.63@6s%c; No. yellow, 61N @63c; No.
4, $1,000; No. 4 white, 61N@62Ac;
No. 4 yellow, 61@62c.
Oats-No. q 491tc; No. 2 white. 50A
oslo; No. 8 white, 491z@50Ac; No. &,
400; No. white, 49A @b0c; stanadrd,
.50@50Ac.
Rye-No. 2, s5@s5hc.
Barley-90@$l55.
Timothy-$12@15.
Clover-$15@21.25.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
81. Louis Live Stock.

st. Louis, Mo-. Jan, 1.-THE live
stoc kmarket follows:
Cattle-Market steady; receipts. 3d.
900. Including 5000 Texans; native beef
steers, 34.50@9.50; cows and heifers.
33.75@s.75; stockers and feeders, $3.50
$50: Texas and Indian steers, 1907;
cows and heifers, $3@5; calves, in car
load lots, S5@I50.
Hogs Market lower; receipts, 49,
500: pigs and light, $4@6.25; mixed and
butchers, $6@6.25; good heavy, $6.25@
6.35.
600; native muttons, $4@5; lambs, $50
q 30
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
AMERICAN HORSE
OWNER BUYS MORE

London, Jan. 17.-Charles Kohler.
the American turfman who recently
purchased Samuel c. Hildreth's stable
and engaged Hildreth to train for him,
arrived in England and Is looking for
quarters at New Market. Mr.. Kohler
SAYS that he intends to bring thirteen
horses to race in England.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
K.naa. civ Cash Grain.

Kansas City, NO. Jan. 1.-THE cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Steady; No.,2 hard, $1,000
los; No. 3. s1o1@1.o7; No. 2 red, ssz
.@$1; No. 3, 9S@99c.
Corn-Market We higher: No. 2 mix
ed, 671k @6Sc; No 3. &c; No. 2 white.
6s@6S1sc; No. 8, Ssh @67c.
Oats-Unchanged; No. white, 51W
SING; No. 2 mixed, 49@50c.
Rye-96@97c.
Hay-Choice timothy, $21@22;
choice prairie, $15@15.50.
Receipts-Wheat, 40 cars.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
CHICAGO Produc

5 Chicago, jan 17The produce mar
ket follows:
Enthusiastically; creameries, 3oQ 4Oc'
diaries, 26@34c.
Eggs-Steady: receipts, S1S cases,
at market. cases included. ia
271sc; ordinary firsts, 70 II Wzo1sc'
firsts. 81 @S13xc.
Cheese Firm q dairies, I6A @ltc'
Twins. 16@16A Young Americas,
1sA @17c: Long Horns, 16A @17c.
Potatoes-Steady;; choice to FANCY,
Poultry-Easy; turkeys, live, 100
1s1ac; hens, live, 1sc; springs, I'VE,
12c.
Veal-Steady, 1910.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
AL WILLIAMS TO
MEET FLYNN TONIGHT

Toronto, Jan. 17.--Al Williams, the
Eastern heavyweight, has been substi
|tuted for All Kubiak as the foe Of Jim
Flynn, the man matched to meet Jack
Johnson in ten round fight here
tonight.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
zbyszko Won In Straight Falls.

Minneapolis, Mi-n., Jan. 17-Stanfs
laus Zbyszko defeated Henry Ordeman
of Minneapolis. in straight falls here
last night, the first being won IN 25:2
and the second in 48 seconds. Both
falls were won on arm holds and re-
verse nelson's.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
COURIER BOWLERS
TRIM OPPONENTS

The supremacy Of the Courier bowl
Ing team was evidenced last night on
the Mission alleys when the crack
Walters were defeated by l26 pins IN
three sets. The white aproned crew
won the second round, but the hrst
and third frames were copped by the
typo outfit. Davis OF the waters
made the high score and high indi'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
Forsiun Grain; Closing.

grain market follows: =,
Wheat-Spot, steady; No. ! Mani
toba ss5d; No. Manitoba Ss3 I'D; NO.
8 Manitoba 7s10hd: futures, 1rm;
March, 7s7d; May, 7s5hd; July, IS
SID.
Corn-Spot, steady; American mixed.
new. 5s1ohd; old, 6ssAd; futures,
strong; Jan. 7s11Ad; Feb. 5s10Ad.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
psoria Cash Grain.

Peoria. III. Jan. little CASH GRAM
market follows:
No. 4 white, 60c; No. 8 yellow, SIC; No.
4 yellow, soc: No. 3 mixed, Sic; No.
mixed. soc: sample, SIC.
Oats-Higher, standard, 4915c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
Chicago Live Stock; Closing.

z Chicago, Jan. I7.--The cIOslHB HVe
stock market follows: ~
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, 2O.-
COO: beeyes, $4,S5@s60; Texas steers,
s44Om5.sO: western steers, $4.S5 @
s7.25: stockers and feeders, $2.5o@S;
cows and heifers, $2.10@6.7O; caves,
$6.50@10.
Hors-Market steady to SC lower;
receipts. $4,000; light. $5.S5@6.25; mix
ed S5.95@6.S7h; heavy. $6@6.40;
rough. $6@6.15; pigs, $4.50@5.6O; bulk
Of sales. $6.15@6.S5. ~
heep-Market weak; receipts, 3o,-
600. natives, 33.4O@5; westerns. $1,000
$40: yearlings, $5.25@6.15; lambs. ma
tives. s475@7.30; westerns, $3.50 1885.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18

but each time the ball managed to
bobble out after long hesitancy
whether It should fall through the
hole or not. Tiede nabbed but one
basket Oft johnson. Epps found Neuts.
man hanging onto him all the time.
Tor the reason that Wesleyan had
learned to fear Windsor's eye In the
game here. Jakey Mier, who played
the other forward, found himself In
the same fix, but still he managed to
tear off four and two goals re.
spectively.
Duncan proved to bo the go-getter
for the lunatics. He secured five bask.
cts, although he played guard.
Lineup and Summary.
Ottumwa Wesleyan
Epps ...... L. F. Tiede ...... L. f..
]. Mier 49,. r. FL Lauterbach, ~
Banta -. r. r..
N. Mier $3.50. G. Mauch 49,. 9.
Lefsenring.. L. G. Duncan -. L. q.
Johnson W. n. al Neutzman :. r. e..
Field goals Mike Mier, IL; Epps,
a; Duncan, 8; Jake Mier, 2; Johnson,
3; Tiede, 1, Mauch, 1.
Free throws Tiede, 8; Epps, /;
Mike Mier, /
Points awarded q.
Referee -Dpperson, Grinnell.
Umpire Carts, Mt. Pleasant
Score by halves Ottumwa, TIA;
Wesleyan, 11-26.
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a. .Jo.anh Live Stocks.

South st. Joseph, Mo, JAN. I--Cat-
tle-Market steady; receipts $4,000;
steers, 34.50@8.25; cows and heifers,
$3.50@7; calves, $4.b0@8.25.
Hogs-Market lower; receipts, H.
900: top, 1886; bulk Of sales, 36.05@
6.25.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts.
/. 500: lambs, $5.50@7.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
Omaha Cash Grain.

0 Omaha. Nebr. Jan. 17.-The cash
grain market follows: ~ !.
wheat Market Nc higher; NO. :
hard, sI@l.0s1z: No. 8 hard $50 $l.o2a.
Corn-Unchanged to Nc higher; NO.
3 white, 63@63Ac: No. 3 yellow, " = W
csc; No. 8, 62@6211c. !
Oats--Market nc higher; NO.
white, 4sat @4sA 6: No. 3 yellow, 4s g
481sc. 80
shipments-wheat. "a; corn. 5s;
oats. rs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
81. Loui. Cash Grain.

st. Louis. Mo-, Jan. 1.-THE cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Steady: track, No 2, red, 81
s@1.021s; No. Q hard. $1.01 Oil.
Corn--Higher; track NO. 3, 6SHa ~
64c; No. 8 white, ssh oslo.
Oats-Strong;; track, No. 2, song
sic; No. 2 white. SIC.
Rye-Unchanged, CSC.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
Naw York Sugar.

New York. Jan. 17.-Raw sugar
Firm: Muscova do 50 test, 1850; cen-
trifugal SO test. 4.3sc: molasses 50 test,
3.64c. "a
i Refined Steady.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
k.n... civ Butter and Eggs.

Kansas City, Mo-. Jan. 17.-Butter-
Creamery. 40c: firsts, 3Sc; seconds 36c;
packing stock, 231ac.
Eggs Extras, size; frsts, 2shc;
seconds, 22hc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
e.. Louis Wool.

st. Louis, Mo-, Jan, 17.-Wool--
Steady; territory and western me-
diums, 16@1sc; fine mediums 15@17c:
fine, 10@15c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
Nax York Poultry,

New York, Jan. 17.-Poultry-Dress-
ed. Arm: western chicknes 1914 a 19c;
fowls, HOTTIE; turkeys, 12@21hc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18

Chicago. Jan. 17.-Light receipts gave
q better tone to the cattle market
Butcher stock was steady. though not
active az steers.
Hog prices were flat loo lower on
bulk. The run was heavy.
Increased supplies caused 10 TO- 26c
slump in bulk Of live muttonS.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18

Kansas City Closing Grain.
Kansas City. Mo-, Jan. 1.-THE clos
ing grain futures follow:
Wheat May. $1.o1@1.01h; July, SO
@93hc.
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st. Loui. Grain Futures,

st. Louis, NO., Jan. 1.-THE closing
grain futures follow:
Wheat-Strong; May. $3.50; July,
1854 @93%c:
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RANGE OF HOG PRICES.

Range OF hog prices at Chicago Tor
The mast two weeks with comparisons:
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Omaha Live Stock.

South Omaha, Nebt.. JaH. I7.--1 ~
live stock market follows:
Al r.aftle--Market slow to 10c lower; re-
CENTS. S zoe native steers, $5.26@7.7S:
cows and hAifers. $3.25@6; western
steers. S3.SO@s.60; Texas steers, $3.b0g
$40; range cows and heifers, $50 b.25;
Gamers, $2.s5@3.75; stockers and feed
ers. sS.50@5.S5; calves, $4@S; bulls,
stays, etc, $3.50 $50.
Hors-Market S to loo lower; re-
ceipts. $4,000; heavy. 36.10@e.25; mix
ed, $606.10; light. $b.75Qel0; PIGS,
34.50@5.75; bulk Of sales, S6.S5 9 o.io.
ID. 900: yearlings, $4.75@5.75; wethers,
SI25@4.75; ewes. $3.4o@4.4o; lambs,
1907. AZ
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
chio.oo Live Stock; Opening.

4 Chicago, Jan 1.-THE opening live
stock market follows:
i sCattle-Market steady; receipts, 81
900: beeyes. 34.s5@S.60; Texas steers.
$500 $50: western steers, S4.S00izos
stockers and feeders. $3.50@6; cows
and heifers. $2.10@S.70; calves, $6.oo@
Hors-Market steady, &c lower; re-
ceipts 10000; light, $5.S0@6.25; mixed,
s5.s5@e.37 heavy, $6@6.4o: rough. $50
6.15: pigs, 34.50@5.60; bulk OF sales
$615@6.35. S 3 - n
is Sheep-Market steady; receipts, co.
900: natives, $3.40@5; westerns. S.7O
M5.1o; yearlings. $3.50 Is; lambs, na-
tive, }i.75@7sSO; westerns. Ss.2t % 7.So.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
NawYork Prod uce

New York, Jan. h-The produce
market follows:
Butter-Unsettled; creamery specials
41h@ extras, 40z@41c; firsts, So
@3shc.
Cheese-Firm.
.Eggs-Easier; fresh gathered extras,
36@37c: extras, firsts. 34@35c.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
Curious Authorizations,

Many peculiar anticipa tons have
been cited against patent applications.
At one time a congressman took the
patent Office lock invented by one of
his rural constituents. The lock was
an exact copy of a lock figured in
price on Locks" showing the lock
used on a gate of ancient Thebes. thou
sands of years before Christ. The con-
gresham. after examining the illustra-
ton which was shown him by one of
the officers. exclaimed that he didn't
care who that fellow in Thebes was
he certainly stole it from his constitu-
ent. On another occasion an applica-
ton for patent was filed for a flower
basket whose construction correspond
ed in detail with the Scriptural descrip-
ton of the ark in which Moses was
placed in the bulrushes. which we are
told in the second chapter of Exodus
was an ark of bulrushes daubed with
slime and with pitch. This Is also
probably the first recorded instance of
a REINFORCED concrete structure.-Sci-
entific American.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
The Wool Bill.


BILL which
in the
plant? ar a o u S keen to know
the
the provision for ships
its it had a right dictate its
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
Heart toHeart
Talks.
A LESSON OF THE STREET.
By EDWIN A. NYE.

The other day a little chap with a
bundle of newspapers under his arm
lay down on the elevator just outside
a Broadway hotel in New York city.
1t was about o'clock at night, and
the newsboy was tired and chilled and
evidently discouraged because Of his
poor sales. The draft of warm air
from the furnace soon put him to sleep.
He lay in the full glare of an arc
light, his cap tumbled off in front Of
him, sound asleep.
Al people passed they smiled at the
tiny cuddled figure. Some, kind heart
ed, dropped coins into the cap. And
the policeman, whose business it was
to whack with his club the feet soles
Of sleeping men and boys. looked at
the child and passed on.
The boy had been there an hour.
About 10 O'Clock a well dressed wo-
man came out Of the hotel entrance
and. noticing the boy, went over to
him. Removing one glove, she placed
her hand on his shoulder. Failing to
arouse the child, she shook him a few
times.
The boy awoke with a start; but, see
ing a friendly face instead of police
mans, he closed his eyes and MUIR
INJURED. "Oh, let me Sleep"
Poor child" said the woman, "rn
take you where you can sleep in COM
fort
The boy had dropped back into the
heavy slumber of childhood and scarce
~ could be got to his feet The woman
hailed taxicab, placed the child in it.
gave directions to the driver and got in
herself.
That's all.
Where this Lady Bountiful took the
boy is not known. 1t IS safe to say,
however, the boys dreams were sweet
that night and his near future less full
of hardships.
Now
You have puzzled yourself many a
time because Of the problem of vicari-
Gus suffering. You have written a
mental "Why%' after many a picture
of undeserved distress and suffering in
nocence.
Does not Lady Bountiful explain
some part Of 1t!
The homeless newsboy touched her
tender sensibilities, awoke solicitude.
But for the sleeping boy her pity had
not been born.
Without distress there could be no
such thing as benevolence.
Without pain there could be no sue
cor
Without despair there could be no
Saviour.
Do you seer
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
That Yankee podde.

The description of the first operation
under ether in Europe as given by DR..
F. William Cook in the University
College Hospital Magazine is repro
duced in the London Lancet, and the
scene Is referred to as the most dra-
matte ever enacted in which medical
men grouped the stage" The opera
ton was performed by Robert Liston
on Dec. q. 1876. lat 2:15 Liston en-
tiers, that magnificent figure of a man
six feet two inches in height. and says,
We are going to try a Yankee dodge
today, gentlemen. for making men in
sensible so Liston introduced ether to
London hospital" The subject was
man, thirty-six years old. whose
thigh was amputated. The operation
was successful. and Liston uttered the
epilogue. This Yankee dodge. gentle
men, beats mesmerism holler."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
RAcHEL'S GUITAR.
Il Was Tuned to Play q Costly Air For
Banker Fouid-

Rachel. the famous actress. did nor
neglect any means Of turning a more
or less honest penny. In his new life
Of her Francis Gribble tells the fol
lowing story of a guitar:
Rachel first saw and admired IL in
an artists studio. Give 1t TO me.
sne said Il want TO pretend that u
is the guitar on which L earned my
living as q street singer.
The jest seemed n pleasant one. and
the artist handed over the instrument.
Rachel embelliShed IL with ribbons
and hung IL in her own apartment.
where il duly attracted the attention
of Achille Fould. the banker. Hear
ing its story. he expressed the wish
TO possess Il. Very well, said
Rachel. you can have Ii for thou
sand louis"
Five hundred" said the banker,
trying TO bargain.
No. a thousand" said Rachel. ex-
pressing her disdain for those who
haggled.
And the banker actually paid thou
sand louis for the worthless knick-
knack. Ii Is said that he learned the
truth when he tried TO sell his treas
ure at the Hotel Drouot and that the
discovery OF the hoax nearly sent him
into fit on the door.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
MarxsIs Of India.

What a wonderful country is India!
There Is only one India. Its marvels
are its own. There Is the plague. the
black death. India invented it. The
car Of Juggernaut was also India's in
vention. So was the suffice. and with
in the time of men still living 500
widows willingly and. in fact rejoic-
ingly burned themselves to death on
the bodies Of their dead husbands in
a single year. And 800 would do it
this year if the British government
would let them. Famine belongs es-
pecially to India. India has 100000
gods and worships them all, On top
Of all this she is the mother and home
of that wonder Of wonders. caste. and
also that mystery of mysteries. the
Satanic Brotherhood Of the Thugs
Churchman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
Plants Without Roots.

The flower of the air" is a curious
plant found in China and Japan. 1t Is
so called because it appears to have no
root and is never fixed to the earth. 1t
twines around dry tree or sterile
rock Each shoot produces two or
three flowers like a lily-white. trans
parent and odoriferous. 1t Is capa BILE
of being transported 600 or 700 miles,
and it grows as it travels. suspended
on twig
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
MARINE JUNKMEN.
Carrier Snaiis Load Their Backs With
All Sorts Of Refuse.

All Sorts of Refuse.
The carrier snail is to the sea what
the junkman is to the land. 1t re-
ceives its name from its habit of car
rying foreign objects on its back.
Nothing comes amiss to the carrier
snail If it is not too big. Castoff shells
of small mollusks. bits of broken coral
tiny stones and even fragments of
broken glass dropped overheard from
passing vessels are cemented firmly to
the edges of the growing shell. nor is
this curious creature satisfied when
the she'll is completely covered. but
continues to add to its collection by
fastening new pieces to the old ones
already piled upon its back until it Is
no longer able to move beneath it's bur-
den.
AS it is an inhabitant Of tropical wa.
tiers swarming with voracious fish.
crabs. ETC., there is method in its mad.
ness. Its hungry enemies pass it by,
unable to distinguish it from the rocks
and shells on the sea bottom. Some of
the snails show preference for tiny
pebbles all of one shape and equal size.
others accumulate only shells of one
kind. and one picked up off the coast
Of Japan had it's portable house entire
ly rooted with glass.-New York Press
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
THEIR AWFUL SECRET.
II Caused the Real Estate Agent to
Change His Mind.

Il Caused the Real Estate Agent to
Change His Mind.
When the family who admitted that
they were moving because the tenants
at the old address made their lives
miserable confided to the renting agent
that they had one popularity which
they wished him not to mention to
their neighbors in his building the
agent got uneasy and executed a men,
tai quickstep trying to devise some
way to break the lease. But aloud he
said very courteously:
II shall be glad to oblige you If l
can. What is it you wish me to keep
a secret?"
1.-THE fact that we pay our rent
promptly on the 1st Of every month"
said the head Of the family. THAT
was something that nobody else in the
other house did, and the agent as an
incentive to quick action on their part
published the news Of our promptness.
The only action it stirred them into
was persecution of us. and they car
ried that to such extremes that we
had to move. If you will kindly re-
frain from using US as a club to whack
your delinquents into obedience we
will appreciate it,
The agent resolved not to cancel the
lease. but at the same time he relin-
pushed a hastily conceived plan for
procuring prompt remittances. - New
York Times.