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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-24

Douglas Everett of Onida register
ed yesterday at the st. Charles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ebert of Fielder,
were shopping in the city yesterday.
Miss Ruby McDearmond is spending
the holidays at her home at Faulkton.
The Northwestern depot at Wendte
was consumed by flames Tuesday night.
I. Godfrey Roberts entertained a num-
of friends at his home Tuesday even
Ling.
j. B. Binder, postmaster, is spend
ing the holidays at his Stanley county
ranch.
; w. j. Parry arrived home yesterday
from Montana for a visit with his
family.
Coach Shale of the high school, has
gone to his home at Watertown for a
several days visit.
w. A. Morris, adjutant general, was
an arrival from Redfeld Tuesday on a
short business visit.
Arthur Calmage and his big musical
company will appear at the Grand
three nights next week.
Miss Marie Stablein departed yester-
day for her home at Alexandria, where
she will pass the holidays.
Miss Harrington, sister of Rev. FIR.
Harrington, went to Gettysburg today,
where she will make a short visit with
friends.
P. W. Dougherty, attorney for the
state railwroad commissioners, re-
turned today from Aberdeen. He is
home for the holidays.
The hotels in the city are getting in
readiness for the opening of the legis.
lature. All available accommoda-
tions will be in demand.
Charles A. Alseth of Lake Preston
is a candidate for the position of first
assistant clerk of the house, and r.
D. Dsxheimer of Pierre would like to
be second assistant clerk of the house.
A meeting of the State Firemen's
association will be held in Pierre on
January 25. at which time the various
towns of the state who are after the
state meet next year will put in their
bids. New. bylaws are also to be
adopted.
Fred Hepperle, commissioner of
school and public lands, returned
home last night from Washington, D.
C.leaMr. Hepperle went to Washington
to hasten the transfer of lands from
the3federal government to the state of
South Dakota, and his going to the ma
tional capital was beneficial.
Argus-Leader: DR.. S. G. Smith of
Pierre, n of the members of the
board of railroad commissioners is in
the city comforting with the indepen-
dent telephone men. When asked re-
garding the report that there was
likelihood of the headquarters of the
railroad commission being moved
back to Sioux Falls, DR.. Smith re-
marked that if such steps were taken
none of the members of the commits
sion would object. He stated the
quarters at Pierre were entirely too
small and that as a consequence the
commission was greatly handicapped
in it's work. He thought that it would
be a wise move to bring the commits
sion headquarters back to this city.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-24

boundaries of the state for the pur-
pose of making a mining and mineral
report of the Black Hills section of
the state.
Brookings Register: State High
School Inspector Young of Pierre,
who was in the city this week, re.
marked that in no town he had visit
ed has he found better schools or q
better spirit Of cooperation between
the schools, citizens, newspapers and
Commercial club than here in Brook
ings. As we view it this is some
compliment for all of us.
Mrs. Alfred Pierce of Fort Pierre,
died at her home in that city Monday
evening, following q short illness.
Mrs. Pierce is we'll known among
Pierre people, having attended the
city schools here for several years.
She will be remembered here as Miss
Price. Deceased is survived by :
husband and four small children, be-
sides her mother and father, who are
residents Of Custer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-22
BIRMINGIAM'S NEW "CITY
 BEAUTIFUL" DEPARTMENT

commerce. not more than half are reiia- bly, hardy. number of the rest require special conditions of soil or light to show their real beauty. Some of these are at tractive only while they are in bloom. Those which may be depended on to thrive in almost any conditions. and give the maximum of beauty. of care are: Nis- taria. Clematis paniculata, Japan honey suckle, Scarlet Trumpet and Wiehural- ana roses.
 Early Blooming
 Of the towering vines. the first to bloom Is the wistaria. This flowers with the first breath of spring. blooming with the daffodils, and frequently producing sec ond crop in August. There are several varieties. but w Chinensis. the oldest Of them all, remains the best. This bears q wondrous mass of exauisitely fragrant blue flowers. in dense clusters sometimes foot in length IL requires no eoddliss. It Is rather slow to become established, but after 1t Is fixed in it's new location. 1t makes up for the early delay, Ire quently growing b to 20 feet In a season. It attains immense size, sometimes ex- tending more than 100 feet. All its branches are clothed with it's flowers, and 1t Is the most magnificent of all the vines when in bloom The wistaria requires no trellis or other support, and it's branches are so light and twist so readily about window sills and caves that 1t is un- surpassed for covering houses. If care Is taken in training 1t, a single vine VIII cover a porch for 10 feet in both diree- tons. The foliage, while not thick, ia pleasing in form and color. It appears after the vine has bloomed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-22
Spoiled the Dinner

From the Popular Magazine.
 Mrs. Anderson, who lived on her beau tiful farm 30 Wiles from the city, de- cided that she would do charitable thing by throwing open the place for one day to lot of poor boys who had never had chance to romp and play in the country. The party was grand suc- cess. and at dinner time all the urchins gathered about the festive board and ate prodigiously
 One of the best appetites ever exhibited was that of Tommy Jones. Tommy, who was somewhat grimy of face, ate all of everything that was handed to him, and his enjoyment was so great that good old Mrs. Anderson's heart warmed to him.
 But something went wrong when the pie-grand. old-fashioned apple pie. cut in tremendous slices-was passed around. Tommy took one mouthful of the pie, felt around on the table. and picked up the plate as if he expected to find some thing concealed under 1t. Then. with a look so dismal that it frightened Mrs. Anderson, he asked sadly:
 'Who in thunder ever heard of servin' pie widout cheese?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-22
WHOLESALE TRADE
 CONTINUES BRISK Produce Market Most Ac- tive-Strawberries in
 Good Demand

Business on Morris avenue yesterday maintained the standard of brislSness set on Monday, when there was fair demand with good supplices. Prices yes- terday remained stationary.
 The produce market is perhaps the most active at present, the thought of the consumer apparently running to greenstuffs rather than fish, fowl and meats. Tnee is fine demand for straw berries and expected shipments will, 1t is believed, have a tendency to lower the price. Snap beans are finding favor and the demand for new onions and let tuce is brisk.
 In the fish market the demand is holding up well, considering the warm weather. Prices are stationary and the supply easily adequate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-22
WORLD RESERVES DECREASE RAPIDLY Market Firm, 1-4c to 1-2@ 5-8c Net Advance-COrn
 7-S0lc Above

Chicago, April e1-Rapidly decreas- ing world reserves had good deal to do toady with inspiring more friendli- ness for the buying side of wheat. Ae- eordingly, the market closed firm at la to F @ ssc net advance. Corn wound up is to $ q 1c above last night, oats with gain of ssa1a to F. and pro visions irregular, varying from cents off to rise of 25 cents
 Falling off in the total of the world g available stock was given decided at tention on account of being largely in Europe or afloat for there. Besides, the extent of the dwindling, about 15.- 00o,000 bushels of hard winter wheat today was loaded out of elevators here and put under orders for shipment east Export bids were but little outside of working limits on new crop wheat
 Complaints of dry weather along the western edge of the winter crop belt teSded further to keep the wheat mar ket frop any important setback Sev- eral counties in Nebraska reported mo- table losses in acreage. owing to lack of moisture. There was word too, from Missouri that hessian fly dam age was no longer theory but in Pettis county, at least, was a dem onstrated fact.
 It looked as If liquidating salss of corn had, for the time being, reached an end. The west and southwest re- ported greatly improved demand from feedinG sections, and some of the larger shorts here evinced considerable ca serness to cover on all weak spots in the market. Cash dealers in Chicago said they were receiving good orders for immediate loading to fill in gaps east before the bulk of the Argentine new crop would arrive. Nevertheless, the May delivery here decisively lost it's premium over deferred deliveries. In the oats crowd, cash houses were con-
 Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-22
MANY GAINS NOTED
 IN RAILROAD LIST Mexican Situation Has Lit tie Effect on Stocks.
 Steel Rises Strongly

New York April 21.-Notwithstanding the depressing influence of the Mexican crisis today the stock market advanced. Technical conditions proved to have stronger influence than the Mexisan news It was apparent the steady selling on the decline of the past week had brought about an oversold condition. It was as- serted by some brokers that. in propor- ton to the amount of business. there was now outstanding a larger short interest than at any other time recently. Whether or not such an unusual condition exists, offerings were sufficiently scarce to i'm pel short covering on a rising scale of prices.
 Only onee-shortly after an opening rise was the upward movement halted. Prices were forced back to yesterdays s close. but the demand expanded on the recession, and the market quickly sought a higher level. Once again the bears attempted a raid, and succeeded in fore ing down Lehigh Valley to 1924, out the weakness of this stock had no influence elsewhere. The advance was most gen. eral in the railroad list, in which thero ewere nearly a score of gains of to points. but some of the industrials includ- ing steel and amalgamated. rose strongly
 The street was as greatly absorbed in Mexican news as it was yesterday and speculator were on edge all day await ing some developments of sufficient inn portance to exert a decided influence on the market Up to the time of the clos ing, however. no such news had been received, and although Washington ad- vices gave the situation a still graVer aspect, comparatively little influence was exerted by this factor.
 Bullish traders pointed to the rise of today as proof of their propheney that the market would advance in case of hes tilities.
 They held that decisive action in Mexico would put an end to the long period or uncertainty and promised, ultimately more favorable conditions for corporations with interests in southern republic.
 The governments weekly weather re- port showed that conditions had been faV- orable conditions for corporations with interests in southern republic.
 The governments weekly weather re- port showed that conditions had been favorable for corn and wheat, to which was attributed in part the advance of the western railroad shares Another strengthening influence was the rally in oil shares Those dealt in on the curb made up most of yesterdays extended slump.
 Bonds did not share in the rise in stocks. Municipal issues, in particular, were heavy Total sales (par value) s2ssO,o GOO.
 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-22
TALKS ON THRIFT
Thrifty Aliens

Thrift, to become fixed habit, must be practiced wit hregularity and be given an opportunity for exercise over an ap- preciable length of time. And unless it becomes fixed as a habit it is of compar- atively little value. Spasmodic saving followed by spasmodic extravagance makes for ruin as surely as does habitual improvidence Frank c. Mortimer, Berkeley, Cal.
 A Swiss banker, visiting in this coun- try recently said:
 T notice that 1t Is the custom in Ameri- ca for men to spend most of their sal aries. They do not appear to be much concerned about the rainy day. In Switzerland and other countries of Eu- rope the people have developed the saving habit.
 There is so much money deposited in the savings banks in our country that we have to go to foreign countries to find investments for it.
 Tn America the people seem to believe in keeping plenty of money in circulation. In a general way, this policy is beneficial, but 1t shows lack of thrift in the indi- vidual
 There should be happy medium be- tween the saving habit of the Europeans and the spending habit of Americans. There is a halfway ground in which the advantages of both methods may b. realized"
 The American people owe a great deal to the aliens, or those who quite recently have become naturalized. for lessons in thrift q
 The average foreign born citizen and the average alien Is not a spendthrift. In single year the foreign born people Of Massachusetts have sent abroad via one route, over s9,000O00. In addition these same foreign-born people have saved-de- posted in banks or elsewhere at home other millions. In this respect, the old time American can afford to take off his hat to most of the foreign born, who are anon gour most frugal people.
 It would be hard to say which are the most thrifty. French and Italians stand high in this matter. Thrift is likewise characteristic of the Germans, the Scan- dinavians and the Scotch. and in count less instances it has rewarded it's posses sors a thousand fold. These people, have learned that the first essential in acduirr ing the art of making money is to learn to save. Cannot native born Americans learn this lesson from them? In these days of electric motors anu gasoline engines we don't very often sae a treadmill, but most persons know pretty we'll what it is-a moving inclined plat form geared up so that the weight of the horses walking on 1t turns the machin- cry.
 The point about it is that the horses never get anywhere, for all their nard work.
 How many persons are occupied in Just tn seame way! They work hard and they accomplish things for somebody else, but they never get anywhere themselves. That is exactly the position you are in if you are working for somebody else ana do not regularly save from your incorne to build up some reserve capital to fall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-22
JULY AGAIN SHOWS
 RELATIVE F|RMNESS
Sells Within Six Points of May-SOme Irregularity
 at the Start

New York April 21.--There was a fur ther advance in cotton today with July again showing relative firmness, selling up to within points of May and 10 points over yesterdays closing figures. Beyond the western belt forecast for un- settled and colder weather. and the rela lively steady ruling of the cables, there appeared to be little in the days news to create fresh bullsh sentiment, but con- tinued reports of steady southern spot situation. and apprehensions that the new crop Is getting a late start. probably encouraged the buying movement, At any rate, the market closed steady and from 3 to 10 points net higher, or at practically the best prices of the day.
 There was some irregularity at the start. After opening steady at unchanged prices to an advance of points in sym pathy with the cables. active months eased off or points under scattered selling, which seemed to come from some of yesterdays buyers. The decline, how ever, was soon checked by appearances of good. demand for July contracts. Houses with Liverpool connections are among the buyers, supposedly reducing straddle lines. while there was also sup port from much the same sources that had been among yesterdays heaviest buy CTS of July
 The weekly report of the weather bu- reau was commented upon as fairly fav- orable, but evidently failed to inspire any selling of consequence and while there was enough realizing to check the advance when prices had worked some to 10 points net higher. offerings were at no time aggressive. Private cables reported light offerings and a very steady market in Liverpool
 Ta1k nn change of sentiment with reference to the Mexican situation or it's probable eff feet on cotton, while talk of late start for the new crop in the earlier sections of the belt was considered partly rcspon- slble for bulish views of the summer months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-22
MARKET RECOVERS: !. CLOSESAT ADVANCE Cotton Has Good Tone With Accumulation of Sell
 ing Orders

New Orleans, April 21.-The cotton mar ket had a good tone today. a moderate buying movement resulting from tho growing conviction that the Mexican sit Tttion was taking a bul.!sh turn, so far as cotton was concerned.
 Brokers had an accumulatis1 of @.,'. i'a orders to fill when the market opened but prices were depressed only a couple of points. The market quickly recovered and gradually worked up to a level I {, points over yesterdays final fig ures, closing steady at q net gain for the day of to ' points.
 Weather conditions were called unsat- is(actory, as important portions of the belt were experiencing 700 tow temptr- atures and a storm area threatened the western belt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-22
Live Stock

Kansas City. April 2l.-Hog receipts, '1300o; market steady. Bulk S. .40dtS 50; heavy, $.55aS.62; light, ss.S5@8.55; pigs, $7506lS.25
 Cattle: Receipts, 7500, including so0 southerns; market steady. Prime fed steers, $S.6049.30; dressed beef steers, s7bO @S.50; southern steers, s6.5O@825; cows s4.bOQ7.75; heifers, ss.75@9: stockers, s6. 6.5Oag S.25.
 Sheep: Receipts, 11.o00; market stea1y. Lambs, S65oGS.20; yearlings, S6@7.5O; wethers. $5.75@S75; ewes, s475@6. s5
 Chicago, April 2l.-Hog receipts. II, ,OO0; market slow. Bulk of sales, $S SbO12 70; light, s. &.45aS.75; mixed $s.45@S.75; heavy, sS.25d8.70; rough, $S.25@S.40; pigs, s7z5a $40.
 Cattle: Receipts. 4000: market weak Reeves, $7.05@9.40; Texas steers, S7.15dS 20; stocker sand feeders, $5.50dfS.15; cows end heifers. s3 65dS.6O; calves, s6@S.75.
 Sheep: Receipts. POO; market steady Native, $5.35G6.90: yearlings. s5.75Q7.5D; lambs, native, S6. 25aS. .25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-22
New York Cotton Futures
Port Movement

New Orleans: Middling. 1s l-l6c; re- ceipts, 1883; exports, 19045; sales, 1s62; stock, 150,6l9
 Galveston. Holiday; receipts, 625s; ex- ports. 6oo6; stock 231. 403.
 Mobile Middling, 12 13-16c; receipts, l452 exports. 773; stock. 2i,i11.
 Savannah: Middling, 13i4c; receipts, 27O4, exports 1913; sales, S2; stock 67,ooi.
 Charleston: Middling. f3lsc; receipts, S3: exports. eco. stock, 9S34.
 Wilmington: Nominal, receipts, 403: stock, 17,S6l
 Norfolk: Middling. lSc; receipts, 759; ex- ports. 4sl; sales 529; stock, s7, 15s.
 Baltimore: Middlng, 13i4c; stock, 3699. Boston: Holiday; stock, 11,30o
 Philadelphia Mddling, 13 35c; stock, 476l.
 New York Alddling, 13.10c; exports, 1062; stock, 123.3 367.
 Minor ports: Stock, 326s.
 Total today: Receipts, l6,343: ship ments, 29,750; stock, 691, 1880.
 Total for week. Receipts, 409S5, shipments. s0,S21.
 Total for season: Receipts, 9,701,0 03l shipments, 7,S62,29a.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-22
Bonds
Now York Money

New York, April 2i.-Money on call steady, 1a4d2 per cent; ruling rate. lss per cent; closing bid, 1&G2 per cent. Time loans easier; 50 days, 21s@S per ment: 70 days, per cent; six months, Sq3is per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, 31sq4 per cent on next bank call. Sterling exchange firm; 60 days. s4.S5.50; demand, A.S.0o. Commercial bills. s4.S4ss. Bar silver, 5Sisc; Mexican dollars, 45lhc Government bonds steady Railooad bonds easy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-22
Hubbard BrOs. & Co.'S Letter

New York, April 21.-(Special. )--With dullness and no item of special inter- est, the market today closes at q slight improvement from yesterday. the war talk having rather stimulating eff feet than otherwise.
 The trade anticipates with mild curi- osty the effect of notions ond Tues day next (2Sth). exepcting that ten ders may be liberal and that the stock here is adequate to protect a consid- cable interest.
 Early trading after the opening at 3 points advance was on an easier basis with some selling pressure upon the new crop. Cables were lacking in in terest. On the declines spot houses semed to be buyers. Prices were well held in Liverpool, 3h to 4h points ad- vance. Late trading here lacked fea- ture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-22

scieuous buyers, presumably removing hedges on spot oats sold overnight to go east.
 Provisions broke sharply as a result of continued unloading on the part of discouraged longs who had to contend with a decline in the price of hogs. Packers, however. finally came to the support of the market, and caused q rally, espe ecially in pork
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-22
A Curious Vane

From the WAsH1HBtOh Sthf.
 curious vane is that to be seen on the steeple of church at Great Gonerby, near Grantham. In England This vane is in the form of a fiddle and bow and is of unusual size.
 An interesting history pertains to the vane. Many years ago. ft seems. there resided in Great Gonerby peasant who eked out a modest livelihood by perform ing on an old violin. which was almost a part of his life. At last he decided to emigrate to America. He prospered and became quite rich man. He sent to the clergyman at Great Gonerby a sum suf- ficient to build a new church. This dona- ton carried one curious condition-that a metal replica of his old fiddle and bow should be placed on the steep'e of the new edifice The gift was accepted and the vane may still be seen on the church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-22
On . False Trail

From the Press.
 Tt was Sunday and the plain clothes cop was indignant as he burst into the sa- loon.
 'T just saw a man leave here with a can under his coat labeled Coffee" he said.
 'Right-o.' repulied the bartender.
 Don't you know that under section 2l47 of the penal code of the state of New York it-is forbidden to sell tea or coffee on Sunday? Aren't there enough posters about 1t around the town?'' !. Sure I know said the bartender. But he didn't have coffee in that can Honest, mister. he didn't. He brought it in here empty and sold him a dime 8 worth of beer"
 "A thousand apologies" murmured tho cop. But we have to be very careful you know. Crime is so rampant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-22
Interior Movement

Houston: Holiday; receipts, 2697 shipments, 11134; stock. 105, 601.
 Memphis Middling, 1Shc receipts, s05; shipments. 355S; sales, 800; stock, 94,635.
 Augusta: Middling, 13hc; receipts, 641; shipments, 6S4; sales, 403; stock, d3,021.
 St. Louis: Middling, 13Ac; receipts, 3S6; shipments, ST; sales, A; stock. 32,393
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 443; shipments 6.5; stock, 19,352.
 Little Rock: Middling, 12%c; receipts, IT; shipments. SS6; stock, 47,595.
 Total today: Receipts 50S9; ship ments, 17,7Si; stock, 342,597
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-22
LiYernOOl Cotton

Liverpool, April 21.-Spot steady good middling. 7.77d; low middling, 7.32d; middling, 6.93d. Sales, 10000. Speculation and export, 1000. Receipts, IA, 900. Futures closed more firm. April, 6.97hd: April-May, 6.ssd; May-June, 6.S6d; July August. 6.71d; August Sep tember, 657d; October November, 6.2Sd December-January, 6.20d; January Fob ruary, 620d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-22
New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, April 21.-Spot cotton was steady and unchanged. Sales on the spot, 732; to arrice 530.. Good ordinary. He: strict good ordinary. 111ac low midding, 12ssc; strict low middling 12 13-1Sc mid ding. 1S 1-16c; strict middling i3ssc: good middling 1334c: strict good middling, 15 15-16c. Receipts. 46S3; stock, 150,619.