Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, April 17, 1917, Final, Image 17

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ITH BEARSKIN C0&TR6L OF MARKET
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Speculative Element on Street Makes Vigorous Drives
v When Short Covering Brines About Pnii;n
tfi 1XTr... IT -n ""'"".
luctiijr vugue itumors During Day
fot Points in Today's Financial News
Ifm
Hem a continued to dominate tiadina in U'nll ai t ,.
ntnt on short "id tW vigorous drive, but nholi l ! !"ulaivc clc
0 Mc intent was lacking on Curb. Sharp dc rlLlnZhLeaTd "'P
ina in cotton. wUi narrow price movements CrZn ! 1 !"" b-",ian ',rnrf
idends onjn'fxd. Ruling rate for 2 ',' 'moC ' c ?e " ""
cent". (tr "''w unchanged. "icj m nn soccf 2 J-2 ;,.r
Bear nctlvlllo, continue,! to ,lomlto mnrkrt SIS5: 'r" 17, .
part of the day. At times t.io apcculnt.ve element on to S 7co Zu.tccl to
the nhoit ldo mndo vigorous drives, but after low inli. "..,.. to
,cse attacks effo.t. to cover caused brisk rnl.leo an,! made T numb r of Uu""
r often lange well abovo .leRter.lay'H final prices.
The bear pressure, an well a, the Influence of the coir.lnr. of i, -
r nrnnminrn In Inn ATin I tin !... t.
fit most !" - --u-. murine preferred, nfter ilrnmilncr frnm
fl ,fc to 7BU. rallied to 78)1 Ka.n. and ,be common Mock moe ' n'a o
At th ,am way. AtlanHc. nulf and Wet Indies sold off sharply In the """
4 noon, with a rally In the last half of the day. and .imll.r ,. .. . .. ?. ',?.
-.-vn,,,n (1 i llllUC".
re noted In many other stocks.
; United States Steel common mnRcd all through the day from 110' to
, wn. " ......,., ,,. Hccompanied bv vague rumors which, if
' believed, would have been incentives for General llnnlelnttnn ti, w.i .....
.tatcment about a submarine belnK off the Jet soy cnait was followed by
'rumors of enemy warships threatening the city, and these rumors wore sup
1 tlemented by equally wild stories of copper produceis Intnl.,,. in u,
! tn sell the metal ut prices far below the fleuto nnmmi i m, r, ....
st . "" . ... " "" 'utriiilliuill tun
I tract. Tnese rumors generally mark the exhaustion of bear financial resources
The manner In which traders rushed to cover after every raid on tho
market indicator that those committed to the short side we tar -nm
S than wero the holders of long stock. The railroad stocks showed a firm to
itrons tone an wuuukh me uuy, oui auer advances In the mornlni? tl.n.r. i..,..
wereuneglected.
The feature of the bond maiket was the continued heay trading in foiclKn
CoVernment Issues. These bondswcro Kenerally firm, but recessions were noted
in many road bonds. "Pennsylvania 4'4s, when Issued, dropped from 97V4 to
J64 on moderate sales.
HJTSIDE INTEREST LACKING ON CURB;
, TRADING ELEMENT CONTROLS STOCKS
NHW YORK. April 17.
There was a general lack of outsldo lntciest on the Broad Street Curb, but
At.. ... .. na n ,1-nrflnt. Alflm.nt llinf mnrln mn r... bIhaV. ..I. .. l . ...
f' UBIO ' .... ...o ...... ....... ...,.v ........ .....i... niutni licuv u linil WCBK, putting
V out short lines and then offcrlnK the stocks down In the hope of forcing liqulda
f. ai. TMe, nne.urwl mnnv Hfrnlfi In cnll n, iAn lnti. vnnn.ln .. i.t. . ,. . .
: nun, x.t." -.wv j ..... . ... ..... ..v ...r. ,v,, it-uumi, wan moi. lnicrcst
attached to the motor gioup.
United Motors was sold by n broker representing a house that was active
t.. In "the Initial trading that stock, when it was foiced up to above DO. Todav
ri this broker seemed to Ignore many bids on the way down and made the price
J . .. to 4ltf ... OAI ?:...... .UI-. 1 ..-.,. . .. . . .
IP'S. creaK irum oiy iu ou-. iiuiu mi-, mule whs u rauy to .iz'$. (jnevroiet
$ also was under pressure, declining 4 points to 108.
1ih ml.. 1..r1neiti.fil Icallot. ttfiPA Irrnulo runrflll tlnn.i r r. .
S; AIIU imiuont"! ..j..v.. t.w.v- ...r....u.. .j..viv .iailk (V V.U, WilM CAl'ep-
ff tlonally strong, being In good demand at 21. National Conduit reflected selling
.by subscribers and dropped from 33', to 33. Air Roduuion sold at 68 and 69.
i .d Submarine sold at 22 and 22.
Some of tho oil stocks weio weak, Standard OH of California selling at 287
end 285, and Standard Oil of New York dropped from 29G to 292. The Cosden
Issues weie heavy, with Cosden & Co. selling at 14 to 13 and Cosden Oil at
134 to 12'. Merrltt, ranged from 25Vi to 24.
Mining stocks were Irregular, with Magnate In good demand and selling
at 75 to 78 cents. Magma, which sold esteiday at no, diopped to 46'i, Green
Jer at Hi, .leromo Verde nt 1 7-16 nnd United Verde at 37.
INDLTKIALS IMtKIMJMIKNT Oil. STOCKS Contlnnnl
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Alaska Juneau .. ni
Allls-fliftlmers Co st
An; Hank Note .. in
. do prof ,' JJ
A;n Agr Hiein pf.ion
Am Reet SllKnr
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Am Cot oil
Am Hide & .0i.tn
do pref . . ,
Am I.!)n;o,l ,
do pref .
Am Loco
Am Malt .
do pref .
Am Smelt
do pref 11
Am STugar
Am Tel A Tel
Am Tobacco . ,
Am Wool .
Am Sllne & i.eft()
Anaconda
Atchison
do prof
Atl nirm .v. All
Ail ijuir & XV
Bald l.oco Co
do pref
Rait & Ohio
do pref
Uarrctt Co
Ilatopllas JtlnlnK
Heth Steel
do II
Ilrook Rap Tr
Urook Un (las
Hums Rros
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114 "
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Cnl Petroleum
do pref . .
Can Pacific
Central Leather
Ccrro do Paico
Chandler Motors
Clies s. Ohio
Chi Cr West iif
Chi M A st P
do pref
Chi Nnrtlin
Chi 15 I . p.lc
-'d pref
I'hlll Copper
'hltio Con Coppei
Col J "ue A Iron
Col Git & nice
'ol & South
do 1st pref
Con (las 1: 1, & p uk
14
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Corn Products
do pref .
Crucible Steel
do pref
Cuba Am Sus.u
Ho pref
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Moon i'hl 11 it. q rcir 4
IV1011 c it a hi p .on"-,,
Ioipci Ohl It I 4 ! rfel i,
r.,Mi(l Col it()Rni 4
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Mm Reduction
Am BtoreH
1 im Sumatra
nAtna Hxploshes
'Am Brit Juk
Am Marconi . . .
t Am Writing Taper . .
K- Canadian Car Co . . .
I; Cn Car & Fdj pref.
rt , 1 1
cnarpoui ii"
If ChTolet Motors iu
lilrt
. 07
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. 11
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, 70
Anked (pale)
81
19
11 V
82
8i
1 Cramp ,
Carten Tool
Carbon Steel
u Emerson Phonograph
Federal I)je 40
Haske)! & Barker Car . 3814
Sendee Mfg 314
Kathodion Bronze pref . SV4
'pike Torpedo Boat .... 8,
Lehigh Coal Sales ... . A.1
ft Luna Loco ft6
K-1 Wulm Munitions Z'A
FfiUarlln Arms 8ft
iN x iimpDuuaing au
f,ffor Amer Paper Pulp., ftli
,tnia 'levator n
rfierleas Motor 14
fjwle Eng in
lerce Arrow 40
edden Truck ID
tatax Cecilia . 3D
IcrlDDs-Booth 20
If ISKj-etee w I 11
i Itandard Motors 13
i'ltaeKAIloya 7V4
jtsbnuirlne
2114
f H JlWanli Ta.il II
Ijtodd sVlpbulldlng- 82
WiIe Film 1V
UllKad Profit Blinflnir IU.
V S Steamship 814
1 TJitted Motors s
PnOI c. o.,
pjortd's Film
tj wnrpt-Martln Air 7
f imp concent 214
STANDAIII) Oil.
. Illinois oj3
&rT.,"'-'' "
:' '."rlB
Ja oil of California. .-iSi
WnMSUL Oil ft Yan Tueoaii aK
tnd Oil of Xew York .202
i
70
3014
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4
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74
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21
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112
20
11
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2
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Merrltt Oil
Mlduest Hcf
Met Petrol
Ohio I'uel . . . .
Oklahom.i Itef f . .
OsaKe Homln . . .
Hleo
Sapulpa Itef . . .
Seo,uoah
West Knd O & O.
Jllil Axked (8ap)
2fH 2.1 li 24
137 140 Ull
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3
MINI NO STOCKS
Alaska Standard 40
Atlanta 1.1
Big? Ledge 314
Blsbeo Copper (a pros) . (,
Butte Copper . Zinc . . 0
Butte New York I V4
Cashboy , . . . 7 14
Con Ariz 174
Kinma Consolidated .... if,
Flrt National 2
Goldfleld Merger 6
C.oldflcld Cons .
(Joldtleld Florence 22
Coldtleld Kewanas. 15
Orcen Monster 1 ,',
228
363
310
287
(155
205
230
365
631
201
INDEPKNDKNT OIL STOCKS
5mett Oil & Gas
Mn Oil . .
oden & Co
w Basin . . .
'Iwal Oil . .
r Petrol .
iM"on Oil .
2
13
u-y,
11
14
21V4
2
13
13
1114
r4
14
1316
13
HVj
5
14
Hccla Mining .' 7
Uoup Sound (I
Independence Lead II
Jerome Verde I ,'j
Jim Butler 70
Jumbo Kxtenslon ... .41
Magnet Cop 11
McKluley-Darragh ... 46
Magma Copper 46
Mother Lode 33
Mines Co of America. ... l,
Nevada Hills 20
Ne ada Wonder II,
Niplsslng 7V4
Ray Hercules 394
San Toy 14
Tonopah Extension 3
United Verde 3614
West 12nd Con 75
White Oiks 1
White Caps If,
Yerlngton 37
110SDS
American Smelteis Cs . 0414
Atlanta Charlotte 5s
Bethlehem 5s ....
Chile Coppers
Cosden Oil Cs ,
Cosden & Co h 6s .
Cudahv 5s
I2rle ta
French Municipal Us
42
14
314
1
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8
1
1
214
8
64
30
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114
7
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77
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40
35
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2ft
214
7
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314
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38
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OH
10 14
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18
40
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314
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114
8V4
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1ft
214
7
61
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1,
71
44
76
48
34
3,14
3714
Cuba Cane Sugar 17
no pref
Del & Hudson
Uonier & It c,
do pref
Dome Mines
Distillers hoc
U S S At
I2rle .
do 1st pref
do I'd pref
Gaston Williams
Gen I2lec Co
Gen Motors
Goodrich U V
Gianbv .Mining
(it North Ore subs .11
Greene Can Cop . 4 IV
uuir state Steel.
do 1st pr.
Illinois Central
lnt Agrlcul pr
Inspiration Cop .
Interlx.r-Cons C01
do pr..
lnt Mer Marine
do pref
Intel n I Paper .
lnt Nickel .
Kansas Cltv South
Kelly Springfield
Kennccott Copper
4014
no 1,
inniM 200
101 101
4ic
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11
12
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II
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2714
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32
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164 1041, 14
108 10114 106
501
82
121
108
104
461,
5ft 1 4
12
63
27
70
4014
42
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5T4
43
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82
30
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121
10S
lot
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Lack Steel 81
I. ike Krlc & W
Lehigh Vallc . .
Long Is'and . .
Mackay Cos pr
Manhnt Shirt . .
Max Motor
do 1st pref
do "d pref
Mex Peirol
1714
61
4214
414
71)
4114
61
sn
8H1J
Itusslan Government 5'as 8514
do 64s ..
Southern Ity 5s
Sinclair Oil 6s
Todd Shipbuilding 6s
N Y State 4s
New Haen 5s . ..
06
o,
08
100 10014 100
100 101
104
08
08
00 14
8614
01
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11014
102
inn
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08
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06
03
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110
100
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08
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06 S.
8614
01
10114
1)8
Mliml Coil Copper 4I,
M S P & S St M
Mldxalp Steel .
Missouri Pae ctfs
1I0 u I ...
do pi u I
Mont Power
National Biscuit
11)7
57
12
2014
.10
08 14
III
40
82
30
41
125
108
104
46V4
54
12
6 1
2.1
71V,
38
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54
4 2
81
1 7 4
61
4 214
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70
40
64
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4 1 14
107 107
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214
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Nat Knam & Stpd 33
do pr
Nevada Con Cop
N Y Cent
N Y N II . H .
N Y O & W . , .
Norf & West . .
do pief ....
North Pae
Ontario Silver
Ohio Fuel .
Ohio Gas
Ohio Gas rights
Pacific Mall 22
11
20
so
0814
114
' 31 V4
6
41
2 1
128
81
10314 10.1V, 101
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40 40 4!)
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38 ,
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41
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120
81
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33
06
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II44
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2,1
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81
MONEY-LENDING RATES
M5W ORK Call tnniiev nnpnril lend-
Jnd renewing 2'i per cent, high 2',.
7 -Ji. last 214. close 2M02,4. ruling
fie 214 per ccnti
LTh market' for time money on collateral
ier again today, with bids nnd asK-
luHtes on irnnd mlvp.1 fnr nlnptv flavs
Jered 14 per cent to 3?44 per cent.
nun 4lf4Ji per cent jestorday. Money
lOaiied tndnv fAt. fnnr niniilliH at 4 lllr
J twlnst 4i per cent asked previously.
n " wa iiiuiiitin mien uid ,.,,.-
Vy unchanged at 4 414 per cent. A
Jfenpondlng reduction's of U per cent has
rr--uo in mausiriai loans,
TTlnle bank h, p.nliin.. ivAm ilnphnniTPll
UBiu n i.r :." 1 ..:.". .. ",
tl7 ' .'i S.CIU jur iiiciijiiuit-a mm u o-.w
f per cent for elleibles. Prlmo mcrcan-
7,PPer was u shade firmer In tone, with
nininium discount flguro 414 per cent
wre and In the West.
LILAdklphia Call. 3U Per cent.
Liii'iim per cent, commercial paper,
fJ?J 'x months, 4.V4(Z?4 per cent.
IU BANK CLEARINGS
ilmrlna today lomnal-ed with corre
my la.t two cars: ,
lUki .-iull JUIO HIIO.
KWla-,J8,4 082 43,H4I, 6'.' 20 361.048
KUe81.-215,l2 08.054,63,1 427.584;02U
mli ' y".ui4 jl.ai.tw DO.IWO.UIU
J""l 22,634,074 14.822,571 13 834,1.0
YORK BUTTER AND EGGS
t IUH1C A.ll m BHHHnn n ..
&.&" atUr 4,c
hU..81.M8 cases. Firm. Kx-
J'.Mi4. lllioi' brown. M
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NI2W YOHIC. April 17. ll regularity and
a moderato olumo of business character
ized tho foreign exchange market In tho
early dealings today. Guilders woiked
down to 41'4 for cables, as compared with
42 for cables a few days ago Pesetas wero
also easier again On the other hand sterl
ing, francs, Swiss nnd Itusslan exchange
displayed steadiness and lire was strong
Quotation were:
Demand sterllrg 4.75)4. cables 4.7614.
sixty-day bills nominally 4.7214, rjlnety-day
bills 4.70.
Franc cables 6.70H. checks 5 7114.
Lire cables 7.10. checks 7.11.
Swiss cables 6 0714, checks 5.0815.
Guilder cables 4114, checks 41.
Ituble cables 28 80. checks 28.70
Pesetas cables 21.55. checks 21.40.
Stockholm cables 30 50. checks 30 20.
Chrlstlanla cables 29.80, checks 29.70.
Copenhagen cables 28 65, checks 28.50.
Penna It It
Peo Gas H C .
Pitts . West . .
do pief .
Pitts Coal otfs.
Pittsbg Steel pref
Pullmin Pal Car,
Quicksilver
do pfd
rtwv Steel spilng
Ka Con Coppei .
Heading
do Jd pfd
Ittp Ir &. Stl
Ilojal Dutch
Saxon Motorn
St L & S V
St .. & S W
Sinclair Oil
Seaboard A L
Sears Roebuck
Shattuik ArU ,
Sloss-Sheff S & I
Southern Pacific
Southern K ft
do pr .
StudebSker
StuU Motois
Tcnn Cop & Ch
Texas CompJiij
Tobacco Products
do pr
33
80
22
57
4.1
loov, inn
157 157
4',
21
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tho business pages arc utilized constantlj
bv merchants nnd manufactuiers lu a
Miiletj' of vvajs eveij' tvventj'-four hours.
Sales manage! h obialn earlv news of
piospectlvo visits by out-of-town bujers
and hints as to new markets.
Production nian.igeis learn of new fac
tory processes, labor conditions, discov Piles
In cliemlstiv and mechanics, couit rulings
on Industrial lelatlons
Mcichanls llud tho "IlilHlness t'orum"
useful In suggesting Impiovcd methods of
selling and stole management, and are
kept lu touch, with wholesale markets
tluough published lists of wholesale com
modity prices
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ments and assignments through the court
news, while purchasing agents aic kept
posted on market pi Ices, new sources of
raw material, liupiovcinents in transpoita
t Ion facilities
I'lnanclal executives look to it not only
for complete stock market icports, but also
foi Kvans's dallj- Chicago letter, the dallj
Wall Street letter and weekly articles on
public utllltj clock and other pertinent sub
jects Trafllc in.nugeis find In It advance
notltes of Impending cai slimtages, rallwaj
congestions nnd ciuluigots In fact, busi
ness men of everj description find Just what
thej want piesented fully and accuiatclj.
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Hy EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Author of tht "Tartnn" flforle.i
Crucible I'ajs on Back Dividends
PITTSBL'IUIH, April 17 The Crucible
Steel Coiupinv has decla.ed 3 ppr cent on
account of back dividends on the preferred
stock, p.ivablo May 18 to stock of lecoid
May 5 This cnmpaies with 2 per cent de
clared on that account last month and
brings tho total this jeai on account of
back dividends to 103 poi cent, reducing
the amount still owing to t per cent
I'llAfTKIt XV- -(t'onllniif d)
TO MY suiprlne, Ja felt much as 1 did. He
said ho had nlvvays hated tho war with
other Mezops when litem wero M iniiiiv
mien laces to f'glit ngalndt. I suggested
hat wo hall the chief and request u parley;
but when .la did so tho old fool thought
tint we vveie afraid, and with loud cries
of exultation urged his warriors upon us.
So we opened up on them, but nt my stig
gestlon centered our tiro upon tho chiefs
canoe The result was that In about thirty
seconds there was nothing left of that war
dugout but n handful of splinters, while
Its crew those who were not killed were
struggling In the water, battling with the
myrl id terrlblo creatures that had risen to
devour them
We saved some of them, but the majority
died Just as had Ilonjn nnd tho crow of his
canoe that time otii second sliot cipsbed
them
Agiln we ( ill.Ml to the lemalnlng war
r ors lo ciitor Into a parley with us; but the
chiefs son vva thpre and ho would not,
now that he hid seen his fiither killed lie
was nil for levenge So un had to open
up on the biave fellows with nil our guns,
hut It didn't last long at that, for there
chnnced to li wiser lioads iiinong the
l.uanlens thin their chief or his son had
possessed Presently an old warrior who
coiiim iniled one of the dugouts mirrendeiod
After tint thej came in nno by one until
nil had laid tholr weapons upon our decks
Then we cilled together upon the flagship
all nut captains to give the affair greater
wel,ht and dlgnltv nnd all the principal
men of Luan.V We lndi outpiered them
and they eipccted either death or slnverj ;
but thpv dpservpd neither nnd I told them
mi It Is nlwnvs mj habit here In Pclluclditr
to Impress upon thee savago people that
utpr. v Is as noble a iiualltj as phvslc il
It.iVPiv and that m-.t to Hip men who light
sloulilei to idmulilei with one wo should
honoi tho litnvi. men who ilsht agalmt us
and If wn uio vktotlous, award ihem both
thn ineicv mid honor that me their due
Hv ailliPtlng t ti,iK pniin mx VU)I1
In the fodpiatlnii niiitiv writ and noble peo
pies who under the ancient tindltlons of
the liiuei wen Id would have been iiiassai red
ot enslaved aftei we had coimueied tliPtu ;
nnd thus t won the Lu minis 1 gave them
their fieedoni and returned their weapons
to them after thev hid sworn lov.iltj to
me and filciidshlp and iicaw -vith .la, and
1 made the old fellow who had hid tho
good sense to stirrendot Klin: of I.uini.
foi both the old chief and his only son h id
(lied lu the b itt
When I sailed awaj fiom Lu ma she was
Included among the kingdoms of the em
pire, whose bound irl. i worn thus pa., nl
easTw.ud sevcial hundied miles
We now leturned ti Anoroo and thenc3
to the mainland where I again took up the
eanipiign agilnrt tho Mahirs m itching
fro.n one great lurled city to another until
we had passed fat north of Amoz Into a
country whetc I hid never been At inch
cllj wo were Mctotlous killing or capturing
the Sigoths and dilvlng the Mahars further
tivvnj.
I noticed that thev alwajs fled toward
the north The Sagoth prisoners we usuallj
found iuito ready ..-. -.-."for thelt nllegl
aneo to us, for thev .no little more thin
brutes, nnd when thev found that we could
(111 their stomachs and give them plentv of
lighting, they were nothing lonth to march
with us against the next Mali ir city and
battle with men of theli own lace
Thus we proceeded, swinging in a great
hilf-clrcle noith nnd wet and south tig tin
until we had come back tn the edge ot the
l.ldl Plains north of Thtirla lleio wo
oven tmo tho Miliar city that Ind ravnged
the I and of Awful Shadow for so many
ages When we marched on to Thtirla.
Goork and his people vent mad with Joy
at the tidings we brought tin in
During this long march of conquest we
bad passed through seven count! Ips peo
pled by primitive hum m tiibes who had
not jet heard of the federation and suc
ceedid In Joining them ull to tho empire
It vvns noticeable that each of these peo
pies had a Mahar city situated near by
which had ilrcn upon them for slives
and human food foi so iniiiiv ages that not
ovcii in legend had the population anv folk
tale vvhlch did not in some degree reflect
an Inherent tenor of tho lentlllnns
, In eich of these countries 1 left an olllcer
and warrlms lo train them In military dis
cipline and pup ire them to iccelve the
arms that I Intended furnishing- them an
rapidly its' Perry's arsenal could turn them
out, for vve felt that It would be a long long
time before wo should see the last of the
Mahars That they h id flown north but
tempoiarlly until we should be gone with
our guat army nnd terrifying guns t was
positive, nnd equallj suie was I that they
would presentlj return
Tho task of ridding Pellucidar of theso
hideous creatures Is one which in all prob
ability will never be entirely completed, for
their great cities must nbound by the hun
dreds nnd thousands In the far-dlstnnt lands
that no subject of tho empire has ever laid
ojch upon.
lint within tho present boundaries of my
domain there nre now none left that I know
of, for I am sure wo should hnvo heard
.Indli eclly ot any great Mahar city that had
escaped us, although, of course, tho imperial
nrmy has by no me-ius covered tho last
area which I now rule.
After leaving Tluirln wo returned to Mnrl,
where the seat of government Is located.
IJere. upon a vast fertllo plntcau overlook
ing the great gulf that runs Into the con
tinent from tho Lural Az wo nro building
tho great city of S'arl. Hero wo nro erect
ing mills nnd factories Here wo are teach
ing men nnd women tho rudiments of agri
culture Here Perry has built the first
printing press and a dnreu joting Marians
aro teaching their fellows lo read and write
the litigmgo of Pellucidar.
We have Just laws and onlj n few of
them our people mo happy because they
are alwajs wot king nt tomcthlng which
they enjoj'
There Is no lltnnpJ, nor Is any money
value plnced upon any commodity Perry
and I were as one lu lesolvlug that tho
root of nil evil Mould not bo Introduced
Into Pellucid ir Vhlle we lived
A man mav ccehmge tint which ho pro.
duces for something which ho desires that
nnothei has ptodueed: nut be cannot ills
pose of the thing he thus acqulus In other
words a eommodlt.v ceases to have pecuni
ary value the Instant that It passes out of
tho hands of Its producer All ccess i everts
to government; nnd, as lbs lepresents tho
pioductloti ot tho people is a govci nnicnt,
government may dispose ot It to othei
peoples In exchange for th it which they pro.
diice Thus we are establishing n iiado be
tween kingdoms the prollts from which go
to the- betterment or tfio people to building
faetotles for the iiiimtlfa, Hue ot agi (cul
tural Implements and inachlneiv fot the
Miilnus Hades wo aro giaJu illj teaching
the people
Alieidj Anot nc nnd Lane., nro jlng
with one nuothfi In the excellent o cf the
ships thev build 13 icli has sevet il ship
latds Anotoc makes gutipowdei and nines
lion ote, and bv means of thelt ships vhey
cany on a ery Im rathe ttade with '1 hiirla,
Sul and Amos' 'I he Thitilans breed lldl,
which having the strength and ntelllgence
of an elcplunt, mako excellent dtaft ani
mals Aioimd Sail and Amu lite men are
domesticating the great stilped antelope,
the tue it or which Is most delicious 1 am
suio that It will not be long before they
will have them lnoken to harness and std
ello The horses of Ptllucldai ale fin loo
diminutive fop Ktith uses, some species of
tin m being little l.uger thin fox tcnlera
Ulan nnd I live In a gieat ptlace over
looking the gulf There is no glass lu our
windows, fot we lu.ti no windows, the
walls ilolng but a ft.w feet above the lloor
lite the I est of the spice being e.peju lo the
ceilings, but we have n loof to shade us
from tho perpetual uoondav sun Perry and
I decided lo set a stjle In nrclilter turo that
would not curse fittuie geneiatlems with
the white plague, so we have plenty of ven
tl atlon Those of tho people v. ho prefer
still Inhibit their caves but manj are
building houses slmilnr to ours.
At Ciceiiwlch wo hive located a town
and an ohscrv.itoij though theie Is noth
ing to eibservo but the stationary sun
directly overhead t'pon the edge of tho
Land of Awful Shadow Is another obsorva
torj from vvhlch the tlino Is flashcj by
wluless to every cornel of the empire
twtntj-four times a day In addition to tho
wireless we have a small telephono sj-stem
In Karl livery thing Is jet In tho early
stages of development; but with the scl
enco of the outer world twentieth century
to draw upon wo nro miking rapid progress,
and with ull tho faults and errors of the
outer world to guide us cleai of dangers,
I think that It will not be long before Pellu
cldar will become as noarly a Utopia as ono
m iy expect to find this side of heaven
Pertv Is away Just now, laying out a rail
way lino fiom Kirl to Amoz There nio
Immense nnthraclto coalfields nt Mm hr.nl
of the gulf not far fiom Sari, anil the rail
way will tap these Some of his students
.110 working on n locomotive now It will bo
n stiango sight to see an lion horso pulling
tluough the primeval Jungle. ' tho stono
age, while cavo bears, sabei-to ,thed tigers,
m istodons and the countless othei terrible
creatures of tho pint look on fiom their
tangled 1 ilrs iu wlde-cjed astonishment
Wo nio vcrj happy, Dim ana I, nnd I
would not return to the outer world for all
the rlehes of all its princes I nm content
heie I.ven without my liupcilal powers
and honors 1 should bo content for have I
not tint greatest of all trcimies the love
or a gooel woman my wondrous empress
Plan tho Beautiful '
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My dears I was lallcinf , to !'
children the other day And 'I aokei;i
a question which you ALIi fcnowic '
Is tho most Interesting thin in th worAj
and what DO you suppose a boy mMI
"PIi:i"
I was eo surprised It was a minute tneJ ,
iiair before I could get my breath and,M
nun wnni icma or plej ho had In mind. .
course. It was AITL'n Pin. !'
My I but our brains nre funny things4, '
don't jou think so? What made that bVr'.i
think pie was tho most Interesting thln5L
tho world? ,i
I asked him If ho was more Interested hnA
said No" ",MSI:I'p ,and' vf course. h
What good Is nio to von If vou hiv tin1
A Cfi(ill Utsimu l. - .11J.7. . . if
.,..v.i. ee. digest 11 f ?$(
now hnnnv I slmll im !.. ,. ,.'. ,
and siv to your children: "I know a whole M
lot about MYKHLF ll .'Ulldo rnrm... smith'
was alwnvs fniuin.. . ni.n... .... 1 ,. njri
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down Into tho soft ground when you are out M
In the garden Suppose jou tako a look at i it
tho loots of a tree nnd sun if iliev An n.i )A
icnimu you of your tocsl . . ,?
All about us In .Vnturo wo see things IV'i
whleli rpintntl ,,a nt n... uM.. . r "J!
.. ... .,,., uuuie's, una Winn ..
jou seo tho man out In front with a lawn ,J
IllOWer VOU P.tn ItnCn n .nml ln..l. It H.
will by saying, "See the man outtlnar th mi
i's hair! '
grass
l.vcr think of that?
Alwajs, jour loving Kdltor, '
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Order Bifj Locomotives
Xi:W YOItK. April 17 Tho Pcre Mar
quette has metered fifteen lCO-ton and ten
102-ton engines from the Amcilcan Locotno
tlvo Company, and the same concern has
taken orders for ten 100-ton engines for
the South African I'allwajs.
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED
I'pople's National (! nil Pip Company,
rrcular quarterly of 2 per e-ent. payable April 25
to stock of record Anrll 20
American arnphophone. remjlar quarterly of
l1. Pr rent on It. preferred stopk, payable)
May 15 to stockholder, of record Way 1.
National Zlne? and Irad Company, ntiarterly
of 2 per cent, payable. March It to stock of
record May 8. .,
Central Railroad Company of New Jeraey,
regular quarterly of 2 per cent, payable May t
to atoeJi of record April 27. ,
Aldlne Tru.t Company, feiular quarterly of
2 per cent, payable May 1 lo atockholders of
eaVPno.bUck Co. regular Quarterly f
$2 a ahare on the common .lock, payable May IS
to atoclf of record April JO.
BAR SILVER
Leal 1017
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N.v York (renta) IftH H I
do pref II1W H19i
I'tah Copper . ..100V4 107
Utah Seo Coip ..20 20
Va Car Chem . . . 4S 42
Wabash .1 M 11 14
elo pref A 4?4 Vt
do pref n W 2
West Md U Sl
West Union Tel... 8fl 0S
Westlnghousc Mfg 40 '4
Wheel & I. I! 1 V4 10
W&LUPfd 36H 8614
White Motors ... 41 1
Willys Ovacland.. aii4 si
Wilson Co ....... 2i ,8
Trans & Willi ims 4 1 Vt
Un Hag & Pap new 01
Union Pacific .ism, 13H
Union Pae pref ..81 81
United Alloy Steel 4 J ay, 4.114 (,
Unit Clgai Stores. 100J4 0a4 l0'
United Drug .... 1.1 1.1 15 Vj
United Fruit . ..130'i 134J4 130 J4 iyt
U S C Ir Pipe &. K 18 18 lf 1
V H Ind Alcohol.. 1 1? 14 101 10074 2114
U S Itubber SK 51 Vi 68
do 1st pief ....101 10(1 ;,, 101 -. ;,
U- S Smelt &. Itef. 581. 56? 5(17,, 14.
U S Steel HOVa 10094 IIO94 ) Vt
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Jotal aale.. 601.100 aharea. compared with
,700 aharea eterdayi Ihua far Ihla week,
I.S3I800 abar4 aanie. period laat wrk, 1,410,1
500 aharea.
Roller Bearing Cuts Capital
TBENTON. April 17. The Standard
Holler Bearing Company, of Camden, today
decreased l capital from 18.000,000 to
iieo.000 and ' value of ita shares from
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GRAIN AND FLOUR
1VIIKA1 ItPtelpta, lOS 5".D l.u.h Willi fieo
nplllnit In ull home Rriiln n nter prices here
.Uel e.l Sl QuotntlonH Car lotR In 1 xport
olu.itur .No .' re.l Kpot, tJ 4JJ 47, No J
suuilPin red $-' 40W." 11, KtPHmpr .No .' red
.'.1SWJ4 1. Vo .1 re.l J-'.INSiJ 41. rpjpeled A,
JJ .1 1 if J i'i . rpjpetfd It J.'.tnCt.' II
1 C)lt7 Hpieluta BUDS liii'h 'Ihp market wai.
nulpt with llsht offerlnus ut quotations viz.
Car lots for local tradp, as to location Western
.No .1 jelliw $1 Wl 111. lo, .No 1 Pll.i,
fl.lTOl.Vi do o .1 vpllow. 51 r.jitl 1,07,
aouthprn .No .1 yelluw f!5Sl.(.0
DAIS ItpcelptP, 17,801 l.usli Trade waa
qulpt but prices ruled Bteii.lv umlpr llsht offer
Inns CJuotutlons .No 2 whltp. 77'7)p aland
nrd white 7W77c. No .1 whltp. 71W70C, No
4 white. 7471c aampl" oata 71J7.'c
PI.OUII HecPlpla 2-'1(l l.bla nnd 1 221,087
Ilia In s.tUa Theie whb very little dolnaj. unit
Uio market waa HrBOly nominal Quotations
l.pr llnl lbs In wood (cotton or JutP sicks nbnut
Jlo le. Wlntpr, atriilatit. tin 7r.Wll:.Kansis
elear. tl()7uS(U. do etralght. til 2.1WII Do.
do patrnt 111 SOWH 71 aprlne tlrst cleur.
flil'.'lUlOiu, do iMtenl til r,tll 7.1. do.
favorita brands. fl'JWU' 10, eltj mills, choice
nnd fancy patpnt. tlJSf 12 5(1
HVi: PI Will na l small aupply and firm
We quote U MWIU per bbl us to quillt.
PROVISIONS
There nas a filr Jnliblne demand and the
market ruled firm 'lhn quotations ranced
us follows Cltv beef. In sets, smoked und
nlr dried, 33c. Western bef. In sets smoked
j'.c City beef, knueklps nnd tenders smoked and
' ... mi. .1 .....n li.. l.millbB ami . ...
dirs. imoked 30c. lleef hams. I3U&32 Pork,
rami
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llama smoked, western, cured . J4J 023c; do.
boiled, boneless 3Sc, J'lcnio anouiaera. a. 1:
cured, loose 10c; dj. smoked. 20c. Ilellles. In
Pickle, accordlne to averase. loote. 23'4p.
llreakfast b.con as to bland and average, city
cured. 2814 c. llreakfast bacon, western cured.
2814 c. Uird. western, refined, tierces 23o. do.
do. do. tub., i3c. Lard, pure city, kettle ren.
dered. In tierces 23c. Lard, pure city, kettle
rendered. In tuba, 23c.
REFINED SUGARS
The market waa firm lceflners' Ha prices.
Rxtr.i fine eranulated 7.508 5Uc! pe.wdered
7.B0O8 line: eonfcctloncra' A. 7.4008 40ci soft
1,-rades, 0 768,33c.
DAIRY PRODUCTS
HU rTF.lt Demand was fairly active nnd sup.
piles were well cleaned up at the late, advance
Quotations! Western. fresh. solid paike.l
creamery, fancy specials. 48Vci extra. 4V4
47H: extra firsts. 3V4 W4(tos flr.ta. 44W ?5c
second.. 43044c, nearby prints, fancy, 50oi do,
average extra. 4648c, firsts, 4lW045V4c! aeo
onds. 43944c: special fancy brands of prints
lobblnr at R35oc. , . .
r.UUH The market ruled firm under mod.
erate offerings and a good demand Prices ad.
vanccd 45c per ease Quotations: Nearby firsts
f 10 80 per easel nearby current receipts, flo 03
per ease: western extra firsts, fl0 80 per (use,
iio. firsts. tlOOl per case ! fancy selected Van
died egirn were Jobbing at 8Vv40o per dozen.
I'HKLSK Supplies of fancy stock were small
and ihe market, ruled firm with a fair demand
Quotatlona: Kw Yorlr. full -cream, new. .'00
2UV4t: do do fancy, held. 28c; do, do. fair to
good, held .'I V-l--.cs 00. pari aaima. it .;c.
amfly. t42042 5() Hams 8. P rd, loose.
2V4 .'3c: do. skinned, loose. 2402114c: do,
o smoked. 2525'4,o Other hams smoked.
Ity cured, as In bra '.a and average 241 w!3c.
firmly held Quotations r.mlo as lo quilltj
l'5yj(lc, atuRRy roosters 10200. old rnoti ra
1IIW17C uprlnc ehli kens, soft-menlpd 2IQJ1e
elueks, ns tn s(zp und eiuallt, 2J$(-Jlc pUpnns,
old per pair JSffi'aOc.. do oung. per pair,
20 ff 2.1c.
UHi:.HSi:f Th" market ruled ver llrm under
scarcity U.nmii.l vcu fair The quota
tlons were na follows foul. IJ to bux
elrj -picked Nncy eelPete' ITbr do, v,pghlnn'
414 lbs und over npteee, 27c do do 114 lbs
nnlerp, 2(lc, do, do .1 lbs upleee JlffJ'.c
1 owls In Mils, fancy, drv-plckrd, welKhlm: 4ig
lbs und ever uiilece. 27c , elo elo uinuller
sizes L.'.'Jiic. old roosters, drii.parkpil L'.p,
roasting chicken neitern. drs-tilcked lr,
boxes neighing 8 10 lbs per pilr. 270281
do western. In boxes welshing 7 il.s per p&lr.
218'2(h,i do, do. In Mils, weighing Kwlo jbs. per
pclr. 27Q '-he: do, do, do, neighing 7 lbs per ralr.
232r.ci broiling chickens western, In coxes
neighing Iffl 4 lbs per pilr. 2812c; chickens,
weighing 1( I! lbs per pair. 21e32.1c: do mixed
sIzeB, 2i)(r2.'c. broilers, Jersey, fincy UOctnic,
do either nearby, weighing 1HCI2 lbs nplcce
r()4?51c. turkeH vF Ih Panpy npstern .l.'W
33e fair to good .lOSfllc. old Toms .'OW mc
common sifttjRi, snuabs per doxen IVhltp
wclkhlng HdclJ lbs per dozen 14 H-fi)-, in, do
welghlnir 10 Ilia per dozen, J( 10W4 (,ne, do,
weighing H lbs per dozen 1 1 .'1 fji 3 (1(1 do,
weighing 7 lbs per dozen J." 7.151.1 do wpIeIi
Ing (IWOij lbs per dozen t.',-'12 (10 drk
t.'f2 00- amall and No 2. BOciffl J.1
TRESII TRUITS
Cliolee stock sold fairly nnd values generally
wero well sustained us follows; Apples per
hbl. lien -Davis fmnf4 50; Ilalrtnln. No 1,
t4PV do. upgrades! t3C1 10. (Ireenlng, No, 1,
t4 10 Jill, do, ungraded Ilff4 21' Kings. No 1 fr
t11 Ml; do ungraded I34: W'lneaup, No 1
f4 :.(1W(1: do. ungraded 12 .".oft I no apples,
northwestern, per Ikjx Panel f'4i2 1(1: ihnlee.
1 1.TiI) S2) Ipmnnn npp box. S'lCTt4l tiruncp. tli,r
Ida, per crate llrlght fancv t.lWn 10 1 Husset,
IH11CJ, l.'.ijuuci:
Id 1, per cratp
fanc. 12.5004; poor 1-' .'3: grapefruit, 1 lor
1.1 1, per cratp tiecm: pineapples i-ortn iitto
per crate, t1if4 50: cranberries. Cape i"Vd wr
l.bl 1 ancy late varieties I.1M5 60: early IjIhi k
tJ4: cranberries, Cape Cod, pep crato. tl.r.O
02. do. Jersey. ier crate S1I1M50, atruw
berries, Klorlda, per quart. 2030c.
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET
Ni:V VOItK. April 17 Tim m.uket fnt
coffee futuies t peneel stead todii, un
chiinscd tei .111 nelv.ineo of polntH, with
trnelliiR on the e.ill active, snlei nmountliiff
to 12,250 hiss
pftelela s
close
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S 7.1 f!S 71!
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Grunulatcd Sugar Advanced
.r.V lOItlC. April 17H 11 Howell
Son & Co. who h.ivo rualntulned a list
price of 7 BOc .1 pound or soma time past.
ndv.tnecd theli prices toelay r.o points, to 8c
nnd aro ncceptlns only a ''ii'tcd amount of
liusltu-.s at that llcurc The Amerlcnn
SUKcr ItelliilnB Company's llbt pi Ice remains
unchanBiel nt 7 flue The Tedem! Kumir
IicnnliiB Compiii which has' been out of
tho marKet foi 1-cvcr.1l ela.vs. ic-entered tho
situation this moiitliig by naming n pe.e at
8 Due. orders, huvvcvei, being pubject to
continuation
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opening closp
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'I l 8 lOifS .11 S J1)S 21
lunp s HlWt. II nl'iisis II
Julj s IICllM 17
AUMISt S IKlN 111 (.'ifS II
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Nov. mbi r s ;nti s Vi
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Jatiuarv S7(.S(S7I) S7.'fie87l
r.bruirj s 7SWR 70
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STRANGE ADVENTURES
OF BILLY BUMPUS
THE FROGS
By Farmer Smith
The ulrshlp had not appeared for som "
tline. und nillv was Rettlnr, lred of hll
move to Inve tho Woodland people prepare
for war.
"It fcccmi tn me that jou nro wearying
In otu fjood labors," suld Jlra. Bumpus to
11I1K n.in .1....
It's 0110 of the hardest thlnss'ln this J..
world to l.eep up your Interest In anvthln 'il 1
for very Iohb." replied nillv; "No I Jilnk K M
fl.n 1. ipilncif lliln.. 1.. .1.- .. ... . . . 'tal
.... ......v..L .,,,(, n ,ji luu worm is 10 let.
Mime ono to work for ou or with you. I
have almost trotted my bend off trying to
S"t eveibody Interested In defending our
selves iiBiilnst that thing which was up In
the nicy Tho Beavers are willing to he'p.
Ml 1 but they nro workers I"
"Have Ou seen the Krogs7" nsked Mr.
Uumrus softlv.
"Not et: not vet. yesterday when I was
over tc sec the Heavers a. Vox cam 5. along
and I cUdu't wait very long, for wheif I got
ono gool "ook at him that was enough tor
me. He looked hungry," replied Billy.
bo we you," replied Mrs Bumpus. turn
Ing and looking nt Billy.
"Thank ou." nnswered Billy, who was
learning to keep still when there were signs
of trouble brewing.
"I guess vou h id better run over nnd tako
a look at the Krogs," suggested his giod
wife
Wily turned nnd looked at hli wife nnd
then Hotted off In the direction of the pond.
Tar In the dlfctnnce he could hear the Froga
"'""i"1!.' "'iu us ne approaqnea nearer ana I jr
nearer nil became cjuict. if.
11l1.1t wise people thev are." thnnirht ""
Billy to himself. "When all Is well you hea
them croaking, hut when dancer Is nflfV
they slut up I think I could learn a fot ,$3
from them " fr-
When Billy reached the hore of the, ?
pond there was not n leaf stirring. Not a
l'rog was to bd seen, so he sat down to
rest Bv nnd by he looked down In in
water, und there right In front of him hn
saw'two boady ces staring right at him. vi
now ti :
L The two beadv ecs moved nenrer to him.
mm Mjun nip cnoviisu-wme throat of Min
nie Kiog appeared
When sho had ell beel up on the bank
Minnie Krog said to Billy:
ive'17"
"I huo conip to ask If jou have seen
that terrible thing which Jias been sailing
over the hky and tcnlfylng nil tho good
people of the Woodland We aro likely to
go to war, nnd I want to see what jou Frogs
are going to do to help us "
"Vou aro wise In coming to us, for wo
are the wisest of all water beings and land
bulngj, too," replied Minnie.
"It's great to have such a good oDlnton of
oneself" answered Blllj-.
"What others think of jou Is but .1 re
flection of what you think of jourself," said
Minnie 1'ing without turning around.
"Why don't ou tufn and look at me when
jou speak?" asked Billy.
' 1'rogs. my dear Wily Bumpus, can sea
In ull directions at once Didst not know
that?"
"Vo, I Midlist ," answered Wily.
'I will then tell v on ono tlilnir mnrp. whi.h .
I hope jou will never forget: It la this: c-
YOU CAN'T Ti:i.L WHICH WAV A FnOO .SJOS
IS COI.N'G TO JUMP BY THH WAY HEJ, ffl
IM oini.VU. .NOW SMUO-O-O!" Jt
And Wily DID skidoo. but he was think- H
Ing nnd thinking what tho Frog meant
He soon found out! (A
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ltelatlvts and friends Invited to funeral. Thura . "Vd
2 p m from the Chapel of Andrew Hair & Son,
Arrh nnd lntli sts Int. Kernnpod Ccm. Rs.
mulrH m u 1 viewed Wed . 7 to I) p m
111.1.1' wtkii fi:mi,i:
Cl.KHKW with tjplst'a nhll . hluh school Brad.
prer. coon oppor. lor unvun .pleasant environ,
metit, statu iibp sal. desired M oil), l,ed. Ceiij
iiri.p h Nirii mi r.
COI.I.Kc'TOHS two Lnthollo. salary and com
mission Call before lu a. m or after 4pm.
N, .1 Hroitlej ll.U llpnl Cstata Trust Hide
YOUMt man wanted to isalst In knit soods deptt
of wholesale house, one who Is ralriy familiar
with this elates of poods; Htatn experience and
r Hry expected Address I o. U.ck llox 1013
ll .UltANCn Wnnleil pxpe rlcpreel sollcltora for
well known slek. ace ldnt and deutli beu-Ot
niiipan' siliry and commlss'o' Call 13J2
hprlnit Harden
I HOOVIs Milt ItRST
Clinsr.NUT, 11)04 ,'cl poor front sullot elngl.
rooms (.leiitn heat, electricity: reference.
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VEGETAnLES
Demand waa fairly active and the market
ruled firm under moderate oftYrlnsa. Quota
tlona: White potatoes nlel Pennsylvanl.
choke, per bush. f!40U5 New York,
choke, per bush. 1331(1.150 .Maine, chnlip
per hush t.1 40IW.1 U3, Jersey, per tusliet, f I 10
rnne pocaioes. i.ecv. rionai ier bin,.
Hweet potatoes. Kastern Hhore per
notatnea
No. 1. f
61 1 7.1 While potatoes, new,
1 1. nivrri iiiiiniin-s. iji
I1I1I No. 1. S'SUtfS: No. 1'. il. 502.1 iu
ueiawarp ami Maryianu. per namper
l.l.lfS 1! NO L'. tl lOl.n.l! Pll
1. reweei poeaioes .'..', per uasaei .-so l.
11.25(21,7.1; No 2. BiKKIIp. Onions, per 10(1 lb
ban No 1 yellow, tl2015; No. 2 yellow. f7t
10. Cabbage. Horlda. per hamper, i3C4: do,
Culirrnla. tier erate, 1K0O Hn Inacli. Norfnli..
per bhl . fi 5002 50: do. Texas, per hamper.
11.1114'. ivaie. .-.ue.u.K. inr uui,. tivvi.ati
Cauliflower. California, per crate, tl752 Let.
iin ao. no.
1 North
rioriua,
per e rate,
J1.71MJ Kale, Norfolk, per bbl., tlOl.50
luce, Klorl.Ja, fancy, per basket, f104: do
poor to good, per basket fl 50 02.60 1 do No
.'.mil.... i.er basket. tSiii. Celery. I.-lnrl
per' 10 Inch crate. fliSffWr 50 Ueanj Flnr da.
per basket areen. 'ft 21W2; .Wax. II.BOO.mmi'
llKPlant, Florida, ter Vixf8 50W 5 l'e'ppera.
norma, per "!. e?,1.wsrs.ov, nuuasn, rior aa,
per box. 11.004(2. f.eJ Florida, per basket
lis.! rupumberp. rlarldh. ner baslepl. !Sft4
ll-la, Florida, per 100 bunches, f40A Had
ilshea. Boutri Carolina, per hamper. tf,759:t 50.
Tomatoes. Florida. Per crate, 1495 50. Aa-
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PUBLIC &b LEDGER
Business Section
Kensington Mill Conditions; Philadelphia, Cotton K J
uoocis iviurKec; is. x. uruae itubber fric - $i
Evans Chicago Letter. . a
Business in Nearby Towns; Gossip of tht'StHrtt'
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POULTRY Tomatoes. Florida. Per crate. 14 95 50. Aa- , 1
..... 1 ., parasua. southern, per doxen hnnrhea Colel, ' j
l.IVK There wai little.tradlni. but supplies )0; fancy.. f45; eliolc. t.' 50OJ. Mushrooms. .
ot desirable stock; were amall and values weroi ptr 4 lb. basket tl.40l,73. V Ha-M
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