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Stock Market

Kansas City Stock Yards, Feb. 12, F. ith nothing to interfere wi;h tb movement of stock last week, receipts dropped a little below the supply of the previous week in cattle, and were five thousand head less than same week (, year ago The pic list Was lifted 1U rU 25 cents during the week, prime heavy steers selling at $8.15 Wednesday. Car load lots of heavy native COWS were bought for New York at all average COS, of $5.5O, against s 30 for similar COWS the previous week Stockers and feed CTS exhibited their customary strehghi the fore part of the week, but prices sagged a little at the close, and the hold over the close of previous week. Io-da\ eIeve. thousand cattle were estimated, out ac. ual receipts feIl a ,heusanu shyr,. O,uer mar. cts receivtd a D n oy, aud prIces tu-uay are steady IU lU iuwer. Buyers cieZe every chance LC secure d reduction Ill prices, as then superior officers keep pounding then constantly to that end. Only occasion ally Is there any too many cattle 10 go round, and with feeder UuS CTS compet- ing with packers for half fat steers most Of the tune, sellers hold the whip hauo as rule. Sixty cars of quarantine cattle came ill to-day, the steers S Hing n line with halves, al 70 to $6 OO. A number ot Car ioLus of bulls were In cIuded in the quarantine division, at $4 9 to S4.S5. Feeders bring $6U0 Lu $6 .6O, and stock steers $4. 5U to $6.U0. A shipment of yearllngs, from Springer New Mexico, 60J lbs, sold here to-day at $5.50.
 Hog supplies are running consider ably under the runs of d few weeks age. sixty thou1and here last week, only a few m ore than during the correspond Ing week year ago. Average price oi hugs last week Was $6.l5, with top foi tae week $6.40, which means that the Was the first week this year. The run is 11,0O0 to-day, prices , to 10 lower top $6.3O. bulk O. sales $5 95 to $6 z5 Average weights are growing, now run ulng s-IgLtly above 200 pounds. thougL s.nl p pounds ngh.er than al tnls llmt last Year.
 All the drops have apparently beeu Knocked from under the sheep and lamt market, aud it is gradually sinking to- day, after a drop of 2S to 35 cents lasl week. The run is 15, today, and the pest that lambs could do was $6 25. | Feeders say that they are getting very | little for the feed they have put into the stuff, In some cases h thing. EitneI there Was all abn, rmal number on feeu | t. start with Ihls season, and greai " underestimated,o or feeders are pushing them forward faster than usual Re ceipts so far this year at the five lead ing markets are 200, ,OOO head more thai same period last year, nearly 2Oper cent Yearlings are worth up to $5.50, weth CTS $4 50, ewes $3 80.
 J. A Rickart,
 Market Correspondent
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"Mr. Lorimer still insists that his election was due en- tirely to friendship" No boubt. The variety that goes to the highest bidder.
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President Taft has notified President Gomez of Cuba that, unless a reign of militarism can be averted there, the American Government will take charge of the island.
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a N D R E w Carnegie "A knows something about

business and the princ1- pies upon which business sue cess depends. The great cry about the domination of corpo- rations has blinded some peo- pie to the fact that some forms of organizations are morepower- ful and efficient than the cor poration. MT. Carnegie orga- pized his business as a palt- nership and he has laughingly said that he made all of his partners millionaires.
 In speaking of the business competition MT. Carnegiesai q don't believe any corpora tion can manage a business like a partnership. When we were partners 1 felt that we could run around corporations. You take thirty-fve young men interested in watching a leak in a spigot and no corpo- ration can compete with such an organization in any busi- ness"
 Organization that develops instead of stiAing individual initiative is the kind that is invicible. If all the people of this comnuuity organ ze and unite to build 1t up no inhu- ence can withstand their pow CT. If all the merchants of this town watch the spigot' no mail order corporation "can compete with such an organi- zation as this in any business. "
 Buying by mail is an unna- tural and an unsatisfactory method of buying. It violates substantially all the laws of commerce. Just why so many people do it is the one thing the merchants of this town want to know. If the fault lies Tn themselves or in their me thods they should be as quick 10 overcome the fault and re- form the methods as if the blame weree lsewhere. A lit tie self examination may throw some light on the subject.
 The mail order house's chief claim is low prices; the mail order buyer makes the same claim. Are they right? Some, perhaps all. of our merchants will say that, quality consi- dered, they give better value than the mail order house. But do they?-and if they dc have they convinced or under taken in a systematic and pre- slstent way to convince the buyers of this community that they can buy as cheaply ot home merchants as by mail?
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The Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy may be called out to suppress the instruction of the Post master-General.
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A Kansas man has secured an injunction restraining his wife from beating him. What more does woman want than this acknowledgement of her superiority?
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Mayor Gaynor of New York says that the cold is what is forcing prices up. Well, if it isn't the heat, and the u1ti- mate consumer gets 1t at both ends of the thermometer.
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AtlantiC City has collected $I7,5oo in fines from saloon keepers thus demonstrating again the profit there is in the reform business.
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The attempt of Wall Street to place its Collar on Wood row Wilson was a flat failure. Woodrow is a man of the people.
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A California girl tore up her license to marry after the man had told her she was about to become stepmother to eight lovely children.
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Obey" cannot be omitted from the marriage service in England" But whats the odds in these days of suffragette mental reservation.
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A Texas washerwoman has been left s1oo, 900 by one of her patrons. It Is safe to bet that she never put too much starch in his shirts.
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The old sags about what goes up must coma down" does not apply to the price of necessities.
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An Indiana man has been sent to jail for spanking his 16 year old wife. He should have let her mother do 1t.
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/. PierpOnt MOrS0n re- JieS upon tue newspaper 0dUertiSinS to dispose Of hiS securities.
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iron. pleases him-let's be pleasant
And there amt no use kickin' about
them push buttons; he amt got time
- stand out in the hall and yell every
time he wants anybody. Them bells
amt as stylish rs you think they are
1T wasn't much use tryin' to argue
with him. but | was such an old feel
! used TO try II. Why. when noon
would come and We was alone, Dilrd
glare and growl like a crazy man and
he'd haranCue something fierce. Shut
up says 70 him one day, the first
thing you know the p'accll be pinched
and maybe they've got the cells done
in mahogany now
1T was just ign'rarce with Dill-he
couldn't understand human nature
didn't know everybody had II. When
we worked for one Of them plutocrats.
as he called them. he'd srend n whole
hour in the morning foolin' around
with his tools and layin' them this
way and then that-just KILN time;
and when twas about time for the
captain Of industry TO blow in. Billd
watch the door like cat watches 4
mouse hole. and he'd always manage
to be doin' nothin'-just nothin'-
when the captain walked through.
That was about all the fun Bill had.
Maybe / didn't give Bill due credit,
for guess he knew somethin' about
human nature after ali: he knew that
would make the captain mad. II
usually did, and Bill would get as near
as he could to the door to the private
Office and listen 10 him kickin' about
It. The captain would be riled up all
day long and we'd hear him tell ov'ry
man that went in his Office how aw.
fully caNital was being cheated and
robbed by the workin' classes; how
twas m outrage. n downright outrage
that tho money interests should be so
imposed upon by INSCRIPTIONS labor
and that some 6ay-some day al
ways have TO laugh when think how
10 used 20 double up on them some
days'-that some day the interests oi
caritnl would be protected by law.
ras kind a. sorry for Cap, FOR he
actually thought no meant It while nc
was 'alkin'.
'pi)i { 70 reasonably couteaded 81
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Ouuhr to Be Satisfied.

Aunt Beulah's besetting sin was
housekeeping. She cleaned In season
and out of season, causing the fam
lily much worry when sweeping
brought on an attack OF lumbago or
carrying out ashes gave her the grip.
One day her patient sister protested.
why don't you let the maid do
those things?" she asked.
She's so careless" groaned Aunt
Beulah; I'D rather have the pain
than the dust. I'd rather have the
pain"
Then the Smart Little Boy Jumped
into the conversation. We'll, you've
got the pain" he remarked, what are
you kicking about?''
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He Was Helpind.
flea, are

A Baltimore man. whose son Is n
student at Princeton. has had frequent
touching his extravaganza, but the
father invariably comes 10 the front"
when request is made for further
funds.
In his last letter 10 his son the
father. after the usual recital, stated
that he was forwarding n chesk for
$50, and he wound W with:
My son. your studies ere costing
me a great deal"
To which the hopeful, IL his next
letter, replied:
Il know it, father; and ion't study
very hard, either. "-Christmas Week.
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Easily Overcome by Counsel.

".., '.ouble IS" said Wilkins as
/ .N.. the matter over with his
- a.. that In the excitement OF
moment | admitted that had been
; .- 100 fast, and wasn't paying any
-.a,ion TO the road just before the
SION I'm afraid that admission
ing TO prove costly"
Don't worry about that" said his
n.,r. "l'll bring seven witnesses
testify that they wouldn't believe
}. under oath."-IIarper's Weekly.
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REVENGE OF WI rInG-FANG
First Minister Of New Chinese Re.
public Coming Back to United
States as RE Threatened.

When Wu Ting.rang, who Is report.
cd In Peking dispatches to be slated
TO be the first minister from the new
,hlnese republic to the United States,
lett Washington the last time, he
made prediction that some day he
would come back. Mr.. WI, whose &C.
centricities as humorist are still re-
membered here as among the most
pleasant "reminiscences CT the diplo-
matte corps, pretended to believe that
he would live TO a great old age. The
day he lett Washington 10 go back TO
thlna an American friend accompa-
MED him to the train.
Some day / will come back sure"
said Mr. WI. as ne shcol hands and
said good-by. Maybe not for 200
years. Who knows but | will return?
! want to come back. like America.
See those boxes out there on the plat.
form, full OF souvenirs OF your coun-
try | am taking them back to make
mo remember you. What have got?
Everything ! like-p!ctures. graphic
phone, typewriter, American dress
suit"
What In the world do you want
with an American dress suit, Mr..
Wu?' asked his friend in surprise.
"ilang 1t up on the wall in my
house in China as q curio, just like
you Americans hang up Chinese XII
monos in the den" and Wu's oriental
face was an imperturbab!e as that OF
tho Sphinx.
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Prcss.)
The presidents outer Office was be-
'ng enlarged and generally made over
during his trip abroad. The room was
in confusion--the floor covered with
tools, boards o. al lengths and sizes,
and general debris.
Over In one corner was q saw bench
which bore many marks Of antiquity,
and on IL sat the cid carpenter-"D2d"
they called him. He had finished
his lunch and was contentedly putting
away al his pipe, and as he smoked
aaavings which surrounded him.
There amt no use talkln', che said
to the s;enographer. mahogany
makes pretty shayin's, and I've planed
or lots OF them the last few years.
They're putin On considerable trim
MINIS in Offices nowadays. A man
don't do business any mOrc-no, sir
he transacts it, and he transacts It
right up to the latest style, too.
Il never get in one Of these busi-
ness parlors but ] think o. Bill. Bill
was good company and / miss him
lots. He was a good worker, too, and
you just set him down in some meek
and lowly place and tell him what
had to be done, and he'd light into IL
like fury. But when we'd get sent on
some of these jobs where the buildin'
was strictly up to date, Bill'd go all
TO pieces. He couldn't stand mahog-
any any way you fix It; he was a reg
ular porcupine the minute he spied II.
II there happened to be fancy shade
over the electric light-Tin'ny, ] guess
they call tit made him al the
madder; and he threw a quill ev'ry
time he saw tho boss push one OF
them little pearl buttons in silver
frame.
You're all wrong, Bill I used 10
tell i'm. If cuttin' up a few square
!oet Of mahogany into strips and nail.
in II on TO the wall is poin' to make n
man happy-let i'm have it-maybe
it's only haywood anyway; and II
cmashing colored glass into ragged
pieces and solderin' it together with
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a. y Will Be,
n week.

I understand" says the determined
looking woman, in;orrupt!ng tho pro-
ccediugs in court, that you intend to
try my husband case before this jury
of women"
I'VE do, madam. Take n seat re-
plies his honor.
You do. do you? With that blonde
haired hussy on the second scat in
the first row TO make eyes nj him, aud
nest likely vote that he Is not guilty
so ms To dclude and bcgui!c him? Well
| think not, John Henry Pilkorson,
you come out OF that prisoners chalr
and march along home with me ana
stay there until this court can get a
Jury that is fit to try respectable
married man. Life.
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Mutual.

II IS told that two old schoolmates
from central high met in front OF the
Superior arcade yesterday morning. II
had been fifteen years since their
last meeting, but the recognition was
mutual One was sleek, we'll fed, well
shaven, we'll dressed The other was
rather thin, rather soedy.
We'll, we'll" exclaimed the pros
porous one. What are you doing
now?"
I'm an actor"
Indeed? Well, I'm n banker And
you are on the stage? Dear me! It's
been ten years since was in the
ater."
You've got nothing on me. It's
been longer than that since | was in n
bank. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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The Frlze Crouch.

An Ohio town has n prize crouch,
who refuses 10 believe anything that
does not lie within the range OF his
own knowledge. He doubted the word
of an acquaintance who told him about
seeing n number OF robins during re-
cent cold snap in that section.
There aint no robins around here
at this time of tho year." he said, "and
no one can make no believe they seen
any"
81 that very moment n robin hap
pencd to fly into a small tree near at
hand, and the friend pointed 10 it.
"Doggcnc it," growled the positive
one. You'd do anything TO make me
out . liar. wouldn't you?"-Judge.
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JUDGE Noar's Rctort.

On innumerable occasions when
Judge Hoar INDUCED in the retort NOR
dant perhaps none gave him greater
satisfaction than the following:
h. r. Butler. his chief adversary at
the bar in the early fifties. as the coun-
sci for the defense. closed an emphatic
appeal to the jury with:
We have the highest authority for
saying: Everything which n man
hath will he give for his life"
When Hoar's turn came he said. ut
has for long time been suspected by
those who have watched Mr. Buffers
career that he recognized as the high.
est authority the individual upon
whom he now relics. For, gentlemen,
rs you well know. the statcmsr, which
ne quotes from the book Of Job was
made by Satan
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WHEN A MAN GOES SHOPPING
insisted on Being Shown Samples Of
Left-Hard Pockets, But His
Sample Was Placed There.

Young, married and very absent.
minded, he approached the young lady
nj the counter as though walking in
his sleep.
Please let me sec sample or your
lefthand pockets" was his surprising
request.
Beg pardon!"
Sample OF left.hand pockets"
leg pardon!" and the girl showed
how tall and diSnined she could be.
Possibly you want me to show you
some buttons or embroidery"
NO, ! think not. recall none OF
those on the list. I'm acting for my
wife. you know You have no lett
hand pockets"
mo pockets OF any kind. Possibly
YOU have made a mistake"
1T might be. | confess I'm n little
uncertain as to just what my wife did
ask he 90 get Come to think OF il, |
have a list. Forgot all about it, but
ter, vegetables, oysters, sweet pota-'
an, here Il Is, sample, leit.hand peck.
ct, two yards"
Then feel in your le,t-hand pocket, "
laughed the girl, and all the others
laughed.
He did. There was sample OF
narrow ribbon The combined talent
OF the shop girls matched It, and the
customer wondered why they all
beamed SO bcuignly on him.
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Gettinu Americanized.

] does not take long for Americas
t,. citizens to adopt American
y.os He had Just landed at the Bat
'' and was toiling up Broadway
his big canvas.covcrcd trunk up.
- back \ bright orange tie set
lis crisp black locks. and a long,
l'F ulster tapped 1t his heels. But.
owning glory Of all--pcrchcd on his
and toyed with by the biting
], that swept in from the sea, was
,Hancw American straw hat-a
'.- crown for n citizen in n country
eye every man is n king.
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THE OLD FLEA
u Didn't Know II Was Loaded"

ne coffee drinker seldom realizes
roiice contains the drug, caffeine.
Severe poison to the heart and
''s, causing many forms OF dis
no.iccably dyspepsia.
was lover OF coffee and used Il
: any years, and did not realize the
elects was suffering from its
'lca is just as injurious rs COT.
: because il, too, contains caffeine,
same drug found In Coffee
B. L'si was troubled with indigos.
did not attribute the trouble
we use Of coffee. but thought II
from other causes. With these
as ! had sick headache, nausea
uniting Finally my stomach
" such a condition could scarce.
'.n any food.
Consulted n physician: was told
'.s troubles came from iudiSes.
huJ Was not informed what
% the INDIGESTION. kept on with
'.'e, and kept on with the trou-
''D' and my case continued TO
worse from year 10 year until IL
'.''.a into chronic darrhea, nau.
".H severe attacks OF vomiting. |
'' Keep nothing on my stomach and
sue mere shadow. reduced from
' 20 l2S pounds.
" specialist informed mo | had n
severe case OF catarrh Of the
mach which had got so bad he
=. 90 nothing for me, and | became
..r. need my days were numbered.
i. zen CHANGED to see an article set.
'orth the good qualities of Postum
'"pIaining how coffee injured peo-
- | concluded 10 give Postum
, ! soon saw the good effects-my
.'"'hes were less frequent, nausea
uniting only oane on at long In
.,,. '' ana ! was soon n changed man,
..".S much better.
men thought could stand coffee
'''', Out as soon as I tried Il my old
~ returned and ! again turned
Foatum. Would you believe It, I
+. 'u,S three times before had sense
:" 10 quit coffee for good and
~, = GA with the Postum. am now n
- man with no moro headaches, sick
,, .,"ch or vomiting, and have al
,n GAINED back to lat pounds"
a,. ,o gwen by Postum Co, Battle
I'ie Creek, Mich.
~ p'k IN pkgs. for the famous little
m The Road to MELVILLE"
ne e'er read the, above Ietters A new
re- grnrs from time Co time. They
,terc.s "'ne' true, and fall OF humap
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CONTEMPT,

81 hope you are not bringif & up your
children % wo: ship money, Hawkins
said Dubbloich.
mo, indeed" sighed Hawkins. why,
Dubb, my children despise money so
much that the minute n dollar comes
their way they get rid of II as fast
rs they can."-Harper's Weekly.
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Accommodating.

Rutlcr-Thore's man below 10 sec
you. sir.
Mayhem. did You tell him"
Butler told him yop aold him?
it was n lcGy 10 say you were in.
ard if it was 4 man TO say you were.
out.
Mayberry-What cid he say then?
DGtlor-llc said TO tell you he was q
lady.--Harvard Lampoon.
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Economical bod ne.

Mrs. Dooley-Oi'm takin' me twelve
children back to Oircland an do be
rottin' their twelve tickets Tor the
price OF eleven.
Mrs. Murphy-Faith, an large iam'
ily is great sayin' to person.
Judge.
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Friendly Refusal.

Clerk-Can you let mo of tomorrow
afternoon? My wife wants me to go
shopping with her.
Euployer-Certainly not. We are
much too busy.
Clerk-Thank you very much, sir.
You are very kind.-London Opinion.
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Was Sure He Knew Il.

physiology class in a country
Was studying about the back
err What are the pieces Of
%. FOR between the vortebrac?
. little boy raised his hand,
E,,I Eddie. You may tell U.S." the
said
.1 take the Jars OF the Jumps"
.p.,l the triumphant Eddic.-Nor.
T.. Nack's National Monthly.
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IN critical condition. IL was then
n using Doan's Kidney Pills and
.ntirely cured. | have not had 4
Of kidney trouble since"
.han Your Back Is Lame, Remem-
D., Name-DOAN'S." soc all stores
r-Nlilhurn Co. Buffalo, n. Y.
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inconsistency Of Man.

Your husband seems to be very i'm.
patient lately"
"Yes. he is, very
What is the matter with him.!
ale is getting tired waiting Tor
chance to get out where he can SIT pa
ticntly hour after hour waiting Tor
fish 10 nibble at his bait.
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DANGEROUS Offer.

az sec that Hetty Green's son says
he is looking for q wife who can wash
dishes"
Let him be careful. This country
is filling up with husbands who have
10 wine the dishes their wives WASH"
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More important.

Mrs. Newlywed--Do you keep a iov.
ING. watchful eye on your husoano
from morning until night? =
Mrs. Oldwed (grimly)-No, my dear
from night until morning.-Judge.
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Ore WAY TO DO IL.

IT once woke up, ii not to find my
self famous, at least To find myself ut.
tracing considerable attention"
How was that?'
81 had fallen asleep on hotel We
randa with my mouth wide opep."
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Smith-That horse nearly kicked
the liver out OF ne, and yet. when you
sold him TO me. you said he wouldn't
harm flea.
Horse Dealer-Well, you amt no
flea, are you?
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more promises man makes
more he doesn't keep.
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ere are two kinds OF ambition;
-aars and the other crawls.