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Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31
MEXICAN TRADE.

Judging from the articles Mexico Is purchasing
from the United States. 1t would that that land
Of bloodshed and riot is fast rehabtating itself and
that If the sway Of Obregon continues firm as it
has been for the last few months it will not be long
Mexico is properly entitled to seat among the
respectable and respected nations of the world
The total value of all our exports to Mexico dur
ing the eight months ended August last is officially
given s171, 100000 compared to $4,000 600 for
the same period in 1920 Imports from Mexico
totaled $751; 10000 compared with s121 600 900 for
the 1920 period. Reduced prices figured materially
in the decreased total and also make the Increase
in exports the more important
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31
DUN's WEEKLY REVIEW.

New York. Dec. so.-Dun's to.
morrow will say:
A year which has been marked
by general economic readjustment
comes to its closing with quietness
in business the prevailing condi-
ton. but with promise Of improve
ment to follow While the seasonal
lull has been somewhat more pro-
nounced than usual. much has
been accomplished In the way OF
Strengthening the fundamental sit
uation, and the outlook is for fur
ther gradual commercial recovery
Final estimates of crop production
emphasize the reduced purchasing
power in agricultural communities
smaller yields and lower prices
having far reaching influence,
and unemployment In manufactur-
ing and mercantile channels ac-
centuates the restriction of public
consuming capacity.
Weekly bank clearings, $4,97S,-
064,000.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31
|Bedtim e tories
For Little Ones
Copyright. 1921, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
UNCLE wIGGILY's SURPRISE

} UNCLE WIGGILY'S SURPRISE
The Old Fuzzy Fox sneaked
out OF his den.
where are you going?" asked
his wife, whose name was Esmer-
elda. Where are you going
Oscar?"
II am going to see IL I can't
catch Uncle Wiggily." barked the
fox. "This is the final day Of the
year and it's the last time 1 shall
have a chance to catch Uncle
Wiggily in 1921. So I'm going to
try and get him."
That's So" whined the wife OF
the Fuzzy Fox. Tomorrow will
be the first day of the New Year
Well, hope we have more to eat
In 1922 than we had in 1921"
you shall have some ears to
nibble, at any rate, If 1 catch that
bunny" promised the fox as he
skunk away through the dark
woods, for it was now evening.
About this same time Uncle
Wiggily. sitting with Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy, in his hollow stump
bungalow. looked at the clock and
said:
"Well, 1t will not be long, now"
What will not be long?" asked
Nurse Jane. "Are you speaking of
your ears? I like them long"
mo, / mean it will not be long
until the New Year comes. The
Old Year is passing, soon the New
Year will come. I'm going to sit
up and watch; aren't you?"
mo, indeed" exclaimed Nurse
Jane. and she put her paw politely
over her mouth so Uncle Wiggily
would not see her yawn with her
mouth wide open. 'I've seen
enough Old Years go and New
Years come in," said the muskrat
lady. There isn't really anything
to see. AL there is to do is to
watch the clock. I'm going to
bed" and upstairs she went.
Hum" said Uncle Wiggily to
himself. "Nurse Jane is getting
old, I'm afraid. Well, I'm going
to sit up and watch the Old Year
out and the New Year in. And
VAoh % hiiViSs 4 ia Eoilk " BlNC
Nurse Jane surprise. Maybe
she will not like 1t, but all the
same, I'll give her a surprise!"
Uncle Wiggily laughed to him
self. and then going to closet he
took out big horn. He had
bought 1t that day at the fifteen
and sixteen cent store and was go
Ing to use 1t to blow the OLD Year
out and the New Year in.
Il though Nurse Jane would
stay up and help me blow" said
the bunny to himself. "But as
long as she has gone to bed I'll
give her a surprise. 1t will soon
be midnight, when the Old Year
changes into the New Year."
Uncle Wiggily laid the horn
down on the table to have it in
readiness and then sat in his chair
waiting for 10 o'clock to strike.
The Fuzzy Fox traipsing through
the woods was coming nearer and
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31

nearer to the bunny's bungalow.
II know how I'll get him." said
the Fox to himself. when 1t is
midnight I'll sneak up on his front
steps. Then the bells will be ring
ing and the horns will be blowing
to celebrate the New Year. They
will make such noise-those
horns and bells will--that can
break in Uncle Wiggily's door. He
won't hear me on account of the
noise, and I can take him off to my
den before he knows what is hap
pening." .
The fox stood on the bunny's
doorstep. 1t was almost IL o'clock
and all was dark and quiet within
the bungalow.
Uncle Wiggily must be asleep
thought the fox. $50 much the
better. Now when the horns be-
gin to blow-Ah! Yum"
Within the bungalow a clock be-
gan to strike the first Of the mid
night hour when the Old Year
went away and the New Year
came.
Now for the surprise!' chuckled
Uncle Wiggily, who was sitting in
the darkened room. He caught up
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31
THE CRIMINAL,

I mark the specialist in crime,
as on his course he hops, and when
he isn't serving time he's lodging
gumshoe cops; and he can never
reach a cline where the avenger
stops. He makes q killing now
and then, and swipes some suckers
hoard; but never may, like other
men, the wholesome joys afford,
and soon or later in the pen he has
his bed and board. For him there
is no peace of mind, no rest at set
Of sun, and moral people and re-
fined he evermore must shun, and
If he hears step behind his i'm
pulse is to run. His nerve for
sakes him when he's old, his days
are days of dread, the step that
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

Chicago, Dec. 30.--Free selling
due to the government report on
winter wheat and to liquidation on
the part Of a house in financial
difficulties, led to material set
backs today in the value Of grain.
Wheat closed unsettled, &c to 2Rc
net lower. with May $1.15 to
$1.15M and July $1.03% to $1.04.
Corn lost 1c to 1 nc net, and oats
%c to 1kc. In provisions the out
come varied from 15c decline to
.2hc advance.
Bearish sentiment regarding the
government report was based on
contentious that the yield indi-
Gated for winter wheat would be
50,000,0 900 TO 10. 100000 bushels
more than a. . rule had been
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31

{By The Associated Press,

New York, Dec. S0.-The stock
exchanges final full session of the
year was marked by conflicting
and erratic fluctuations. Heavy
cash sales to meet income tax re-
turns occurred in many of the low
priced issues but representative
rails and favorite industriaLs were
comparatively strong, though dull
in contrast with the activity shown
by speculative issues.
Opinions from authoritative
sources dealing with general con-
ditions In the coming year sounded
o note of optimism. especially in
relation to commercial and indus
trial prospects.
These were borne out by over
night developments, such as the
strengthening of the financial po-
sition Of the Sears Roebuck COM
pany, further favorable November
railroad earnings and advices from
Montana indicating early resump-
tion Of operations In the copper
mines.
Money rates stiffened in conse-
quence OF unexpectedly large re-
HSWhiS liltU 10 Z q. opening at per
cent, call loans rose to 5h at noon
with a further advance to per
cent In the last hour.
Sears Roebuck was the most
prominent feature Of the day. al
though it's exreme advance of
slightly more than seven points was
reduced to Az at the close. Stude-
baker, Railway Steel Spring, Amer
lean Ice, Woolworth and sugars
were among the other stocks to
show substantial net gains. Sales
amounted to IT'S, 900 shares.
Trading in foreign exchanges
was larger than at any recent
period and the strong tone sug-
gested q more encouraging view of
European economic conditions.
Sterling bills were at the weeks
highest level and all allied quota
tions were firm. the Italian rate
making full recovery. Dutch and
Scandinavian quotations were ten
to twenty points higher.
The bond market was active as
a whole. but irregular movement
marked the foreign division. Vic
tory 4Rs featured the domestic
list, odd lots selling at 10000, the
years maximum quotation. Total
sales, par value, aggregated $17,-
$50, 900.
Closing prices:
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31

the big horn. opened the front
door, stuck the horn outside
right in the ear OF the Fox, as 1t
happened that the bad chap was
standing there-and blew such n
blast that the Fox gave howl.
Wow! Wow! Wow!" howled the
Fox.
"Toot! Tootl" blew Uncle wig
gily on the horn. Happy New
Year, Nurse Jane! Happy New
Year! This is surprise for you!
I suppose you thought I was in bed
and asleep but I'm blowing in the
New Year! Toot! Toot! This is
a surprise!'
ut certainly is a most unpleas-
ant surprise for mel" howled the
Fox. "Oh, my ear! I'm deaf, I
guess! Deaf" And he tumbled
off the steps in somersault, with
the blast of the bunny's New Year
horn still ringing in his head.
"Ha! Ha." laughed Uncle Wig
gily, as he saw, in the moonlight.
the Fox running away. Il guess
my surprise worked all right"
Nurse Jane stuck her head out
Of the window upstairs.
What's going on down there"
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31
CRISP PARAGRAPHS

JUST SAVING OF THE FACE.
Look closely and you'll see what marked diff
ference there isn't between Association" and
League. Nashville Tennessean.
@ o @
LET'S co ABROAD.
Landlords in Paris complaining that they can
neither collect from nor evict their tenants.-New
York Telegraph.
HE'D JUST LOVE TO DO IT.
Does the "Yonkers plan," which 1t is proposed
to introduce in Buffalo, mean that every prohibi-
Zionist must act spy on his neighbors?-Buffalo
Express.
PEACE Is FAR FROM UNIVERSAL.
Having signed the treaty with Hungary, the
United States is now at peace with all the world
with the exception Of New York, Chicago and the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Post Standard.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31
Chicago livestock.


Chicago, Dec. 30.--Cattle-Re-
ceipts 5000. No choice steers here;
medium to good grades very dull,
around soc to 75c lower than yes
terday; few best yearlings steady.
TOP, 5000; bulk beef steers, $6.25
@7.50; she stock steady to lower,
bulk 1915 @5.25; Gamers and cut
ters mostly $2.50@3.25: bulls
strong; stockers and feeders slow
to 25c lower; best shipping calves
strong.
Hogs-Receipts 5000. Market
unevenly Csc to soc lower than
yesterdays average. Trade mod
erately active to shippers and small
and large packers. TOP, s7.75 for
140 to 15o-pound weights to ship
pers: bulk 1S0 to 200-pound hogs.
s7.15@7.20; 220 to 250-pound
weights. $6.6o@6.75; pigs unevenly
lower.
Sheep-Receipt 10000. Market
generally steady; some medium fat
lambs csc lower. Fat lamb top
early to packers, s11.60; shippers
took one load at s11.75; good to
choice shippers. s10.25; good 105-
pound ewes. $40; few at $3.50:
one load feeder lambs steady at
s10.50.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31
RIPPING RHYMES
BY WALT MASON.

once was firm and bold Is like a
rabbits tread, and, shaking in the
dark and cold, he wishes he were
dead. And if he'd use the clever
brain with which he is endowed,
for purposes of honest gain, in
ways by law allowed, when old
age gets him % might train with
any classy crowd 'Tis strange
that men of splendid gifts elects
with crooks to chase and try out
all the evil shifts that stern ce.
tectives trace, and join the cara
van that drifts to prison and dis
grace. 'Tis strange because they
well must know the end of such u
trail; the law will dog them to and
fro and in the end prevail; and
crime will bring them only woe,
and long years in Jail.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31
she asked. "who blew that horn %

she asked. "Who blew that horn?
Il did-to scare the Fox!"
laughed Uncle Wiggily.
"Oh! l though you blew 1t to
wake me up for the celebration =
spoke the muskrat lady. "And as
long as l am awake. l wish you a
Happy New Year, Uncle Wiggily."
'The same to you and ma ly of
them, Nurse Jane" answered the
rabbit gentleman. Then he gave
last gladsome blast on his horn,
making the old Fox run faster over
the hill and Uncle Wiggily went to
bed. wishing you all most Happy
New Year.
And if the dolls pink hair rib
bon doesn't turn yellow when the
pussycat spills some green ice
cream on it, I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily in the snow.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31
VERSE OF TODAY
SONNET.

SONNET.
When was far too young to comprehend
My great-grandfather one day talked to me
As If l were his wise and aged friend
And did not hold a new doll on my knee.
I can remember how his voice was kind,
But what he said l could not understand;
Only these words clung oddly in my mind
ITO burn out like candle In Gods hand
What other words he uttered forget
These are like rubie from a ring unrolied
That in my fingers wait to be reset
When learn better how to work with gold
Yet when he spoke them, all did was stare
And wonder at the whteness OF his hair.
Ann Hamilton in the Nation.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31
FOREIGN EXCHANGH

New York, Dec. so.-Foreign ex-
change strong, Great Britain de-
mand, All: cables. 4.21h. France
demand, S.O4; cables, s.O4h. Italy
demand, 4.33k; cables. Asa. Bel
GUM demand. 7.69; cables. ITO.
Germany demand, .54A: cables.
.54%. Holland demand 1856;
cables, 36.91. Norway demand,
1900. Sweden demand, 25.12.
Denmark demand, 1000. Switzer-
land demand, 1885. Spain de-
mand, 1875. Greece demand,
4.25. Argentine demand. $3.50.
Brazil demand, 1880. Montreal,
94H,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31
Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City, Dec. 30.--Cattle----
Receipts 1000. Beef steers dun,
steady to Csc lower, mostly Csc
lower. Early top, $3.50: other
sales, s5.50@7s5; better grades
she stock mostly Csc lower; plain
kinds steady; few choice cows,
$5.00@5.25; many plain and me-
dunn lots, s3.50@4.00; good heif-
ers, $5.00@5.50; calves steady to
strong; best vealers. sS.50,68.75:
choice medium weights. $1,000
IT'S; other classes slow and mostly
steady; bulk Gamers, s2,25@2.50;
bulls mostly s3.25@3.75; early
sales stockers, $5.00@5.75.
Hogs-Receipts 1000. Market
unevenly csc lower to both ship
pers and packers. Best $50 to 175-
pound weights, $7.30@740; good
and choice 200 to 290-pound
weights to packers, s7.10@715;
bulk of sales s6.S0@7.30; top.
s7.40; most packing sows, $5.25 %
$50; stock pigs up to s7.5o,steady
to weak.
Sheep-Receipts 1000. Sheep
steady. Lambs 10c to 25c lower.
Fed westerns, $11.15.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, Dec. 30.-CaIl money
Strong. High and last loan, 6
per cent; low and ruling rate, s per
cent; closing bid, 8 IA to 6 per cent.
Time loans--Firm. Sixty and 90
days and six months, to 514 per
cent; prime mercantile paper. to
5A per cent.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31

There may be people in this vi
cinity who are afflicted with indi-
gestion and constipation. and II so,
they will be interested in the ex-
perience of Mrs. H. c. Getty, Indi.
ana. Pa. When visiting Mt. Jewett,
Pa. Mrs. Getty was advised to try
Chamberlain's Tablets for indiges-
tion and constipation. and says:
This medicine not only cured me,
but toned up my whole system, SO
that my health has been better
than for years, since taking It."
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31
NEW YORK METALS.

New York. Dec. so.-copper-
Steady. Electrolytic, spot and
nearby, 1879 @14c; later. lac.
Tin-Firm. Spot and nearby,
$33.25; futures, $s3.25@s3.s7.
Iron-Steady, unchanged.
Lead-Steady. Spot, $4.700 4.s0.
Zinc-Quiet. East st. Louis de-
livery, spot s49o@4.95.
Antimony--Spot, $3.50. f.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31
Weak LUNGS.

Those who have weak lungs can
not be too careful about taking
cold, as unless promptly treated,
pneumonia may follow. As a
prompt cure for bad colds no one
could wish for better medicine
than Chamberlain's Cough REM
edy. The success that has attend
ed the use of this preparation. not
only throughout the United States.
but in many foreign countries,
shows that It is remedy that can
be relied upon, 1t is pleasant and
safe to take and only costs a5 cents;
large size so centn. M M IS III.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31
LIBERTY BONDS.

New York. Dec. 30.--Liberty
bonds closed: 3as, S94.56; first As,
S96.90 bid; second as, 5000; first
AIS, $97.02; second Ans, s96.62;
third AIS. s97.50; fourth ANS,
$9I22; Victory 3%s, s10O,0S; Vic
tory ANS, $10O.0S.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31

L WuS setting on our frunt steps
this aftirnoon wishing 1t would
snow, and some lady stopped go.
ing past, saying. Are you Mrs
Pottes little boy?
Yes nam, wy? I sed, and she
sed, Go in and tell your. mother
Mrs. Kelly is heer to see her. Be-
ing a funny face lady with wife
gloves ad a gold tooth, and she
went in the parlor and sat down
and l went up and told ma and
ma sed, o, all rite, Ill be rite
down, you go down and tawk to
her vile.
WITCH l did, saying, She'll be rite
down, Mrs. Kelly, and Mrs. Kelly
saysing. That's good. how old are
you?
0 going on 10, I sed, and she
sed, Izzent that nice, do you lern
lot in skool?
A pritty lot, I sed, and she sed
IzZent that nice, heers 3 pennies
for you.
I'm not Supposed to be allowed to
take money from visiters. sed.
and she sed, o, issent that nice,
that's quite rite. And she put the
cents back in her pockitbook,
me standing there hoping she
wouldent, and / sed. OF course
nobody ever told me II somebody
put some money in my pockit vile
wasent looking, nobody ever told
me couldent keep 1t wen found
out 1t was there.
Being Supposed to be a hint, ony
Mrs. Kelly dident seem to notice
it. and sed, And nobody ever told
me / wasent allowed to hunt for
money in case somebody hid some
and told me I could keep it IL ]
found 1t.
Being Supposed to be another
hint, and Mrs. Kelly sed, It's too
bad dident think Of doing 1t that
way. izzent it? and I sed Yes man.
And I stood there a vile longer to
give her time to still think OF It,
wich she dident. and ma came
down and I went out and sat on
the frunt steps agen diskusted.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31

Huron, s. D.. city Of less than
5000 population. boasts of the
largest and finest hotel Of any city
of its size in America. The hotel
is an eight story fire proof struc-
ture. costing 100000 and equip
ped with every modern corven-
ience.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York, Dec. S0.-Cotton fu-
lures closed barely steady. Jan,
1907; March. 1895; May, 1850;
July, $500; Oct, 17,18,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31
nenyer Livestock,

Denver, Dec. 30.-Cattle--Re-
ceipts 500. Market steady Beef
steers. s6.00@700; cows and heif-
ers, s4.O0@5.75; calves, $1,000
s.25: bulls, $2.50@3.25; stockers
and feeders, $3.50 @600.
Hogs-Receipts 400. Market 25c
lower. Top, $40; bulk. 1915 q
7.10.
Sheep--Recelpts 1900. Market
steady. Lambs. $l0.00@ 1928;
ewes, $3.50@4.25; feeder lambs.
$8.75@9.50.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31

Looks as IL the Giants have
copped the Yankees publicity
stunt in the paying Of large bun
dies of money for ball players.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31

Young Mike Donovan, the mid
dleweight boxer, will try to come
back under the direction Of Harry
Neary, manager of Midget Smith.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-12-31
KANSAS CITY PRODUCE.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

Kansas City. Dec. 30.-Butter,
eggs and poultry unchanged.
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CHAPTER VIII
IiIr

AS the Kissing reptile bord down
upon the stranger swimming in the open
water near the center of the morass IN
the frontier of Pal-ul- don it seemed TO
the man that this indeed must be the
futile termination of an arduous and
danger filled journey. 1t seemed. too,
equally futile to pit his puny knife
against this frightful creature. Had
he been attacked on land it is possible
that he might rs last resort have used
his Enfield, though he had come thus
far through I'll these weary. danger
ridden miles without recourse to it,
hung in the balance in the face of the
savage denizens Of forest, jungle and
steppc. For whatever it may have
been for which he was preserving his
precious ammunition, he evidently held
1t more sacred even than his life, for
rs yet he had not used single round
and now the decision was not required
of him, since it would hacc been int
possible for him to have unSluEg his
Enfield, loaded and fired with the
necessary celebrity while swimming.
Though his chaLc6 for survival
seemed slender, and hope at its low
est ebb, ho was not minded therefore
to give up without n struggle. Instead
he drew his blade and awaited
the oncom!ng reptile. Tho creature
was like no living thing he ever before
had seen, although possibly it rCscm-
bled u crocodile in some respects more
than 1t did anything with which he
was familiar
AS this frightful survivor of some
extinct progenitor charged upon him
with distended jaws there came to the
man quickly full consciousness Of
the futility of endeaVoring to stay the
mad rush or pierce the armor- coated
hide with his little knife. The thing
was almost upon him now, and what
ever form of defense he chose must be
made quickly. There seemed but Il
single alternative to instant death, and
this he took at almost the instant the
great reptile lowered directly above
him.
With the celerity of a seal no dove
headtoremost beneath the oncOming
body, and at the same instant, turning
upon his back. he plunged his blade
into the soft, cold surface of the Shiny
belly as tho momentum of the hurling
reptile carried it swiftly over him; and
then with powerful strokes he swan on
beneath the surface for dozen yards
before no rose. A glance showed him
tho stricken monster plunging madly In
pain and rage upon the surface of the
water behind him. That II was writh-
ing in its death agonies was evidenced
by the fact that it made no effort to
pursue him, and SO, TO the accompani-
ment of the shrill screaming Of the
dying monster, the man won at last
to the farther edge Of the open water
to take up once more tho almost super
human effort of crossing the last stretch
of clinging mud which separated him
from solid ground of Pal-ul-don.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-07

The young lady across the way
says the persons who blame the
newspapers are the very ones who
give them false infoymation and she
feels sure the editors are more
sinned against than scintillating.