1
l CHILDREIf SCOLUMW. j
The Amerle,in llo.v.
1 wonder If the liovo nn I lrls
Who lived In oliiiin time
Were llktt ilia lioys nml girls we know
I u our nge. nml ellinii.
1 wonder If I ho girls had dolls,
Or lll tht' liojs ilnv ball,
' Or did good Main Hntiincl
Know how to piny nt nil?
1 lov tlin sweet Ititbes In the Wood,
Ami oh, now my heart grieves
To think they Blent unon the ground
With cover made oflenves!
I lore thn Princes In the Tower
Iu i-nrls unci ruffle linn,
J hate their wicked nneln, too,
I'm Kind ho Isn't mlnn!
I wonder If thny Inuirlied nnd tnlkrd,
Or turn thny always nnd,
I'm sure I would be If I had
An uncle 1ml f to liml.
With my brave oompnny of boys
1 wouldn't tnkn one hour
To capture him, and mi both
Those Princes In the Tower.
0 children of the olden time,
1 read of you In books,
1 toe your pictures on the walls,
And lore your gentle look.
Your Slid even Deem to follow me
About where'er I piny.
As If you longed to nave the fun
Wo children linve today!
J. Zllella Cooke, In Youth's Companion.
A l ittle Uneen'a (Irratrst Treasure.
"Like all children," Professor J.H.
flore anya in the Ladies' Home Jour
nal, "Wilhelmlua bns liml her favorite
playthings. On her rlrst visit to
Switzerland this demure little lady
was seen carrying smull hand-bag,
and when she decliued to intrust this
precious burden to any one else some
thought it must contain her birthright
to the throne of the Net berl amis or
its regal crown. But it contained
neither, in it was her pet doll whom
he was taking with her to enjoy the
summer vacation."
How Butterflies sleep.
Walking through a field some even
ing, yon may notice on the long
flowering stalks of grass what look
like small blossoms hanging to the
upravs. Looking more closely one
dees that they are butterflies asleep.
Thus dozens of these dainty creatures
slumber until sunrise announces that
it is time to awaken nnd get to work.
One cannot but marvel at the in--etinct
which guides the f rait butter
flies to so safe and comfortable a
sleeping place, for should a storm
arise the slender grasses bend in the
gale, and the butterflies are rocked as
if iu aerial cradles. If the butterflies
rested on shrubs or trees, a blow from
a leaf flopping to and fro iu the wind
might injure them very seriously.
It is always interesting to know
thnt wheu they settle down for a nnp
the butterflies fold their wings tightly
together, that the bright colors may
not attract the attention of some
lmnrrl lklv.l urttli a wanLnan fni"
butterflies for supper. Trenton (X..T.)
American.
The I'engnln Town.
When I was a little girl I thought
,- -that all birds could fly, but now I
kuow that some birds, such as the
-ostrich and the emu, cannot fly. They
can run very fast, but they cannot fly
at all. 2yw, I will tell yon of another
bird that not only cannot fly, but that
cannot even walk, but hops or jumps
from rock to rock, where it has its
home. This bird ia called the penguin,
. .and it is found ia the region of the
Honthern ocean. It can stand bolt
npright on its hind feet, aud thou
sands of the in stand shoulder to shoul
der on the rooky cliffs. Seen from
the deck of a ship the pengnins look
more like dwarf soldiers, dressed in
white and black uniforms, with yellow
plume in their hats, than like birds.
They plunge from the rocks jnto the
water from which they got fish to eat.
'They live in the water the greateu
part of their lives. A man who studies
about birds tells na about his visit to
-a penguin town. Re followed the
tracks made by the penguins until he
- came to a grass field. Here the birds
bad their nests; these were placed
aide by aide like the houses in a city,
aud there were streets leading from
next to nest all over this strange town.
When the visitor walked up the mniu
, -street the' pengnins gave him the
"right of way;", but as soon an be left
the maiu road and cane near their
nests, they all attacked him nt once,
and bit him with their very sharp
, beaks.
' The king penguin, which stands
nearly hair as tall as a man, builds no
nest, but pats its eggs in a pocket and
"Latches them there. The mother
lakes care of the yonng birds about a
.year, and teaches them every day the
many, many things she knows. At
. first the baby penguin ia very muoh
Afraid to go into the water, so the
mother coaxes it to some low rock
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This she does very often, until it likes
ihe water and wants to go in without
lvlno nnsliul
While the penguins are shedding
-their coot or moulting, they look
very ragged and. dirty, aud they seem
-to be ashamed of themselves and of
each other. Bat when they get their
new feather they get together and
admire themselves and each other, and
will sot let any bird that ia not newly
dressed come among them. It in ra y
amoving to see them looking dc, n
their front and aidea and as far back
they can bend their necks, to sho
their glossy feathers, smoothing them
fo keep them nice. ,
v When tht penguin thinks any one
1a trying to catch it, it turns itaelf in
to a four-footed animal by throwing
Itself on its breast and getting away
,. fast ivpon its feet and stumps of wings
which it uses as forefeet until it gets
io the water. When it gets there it
-fesls safe, for it is a very fast swimmer
j.uil no eae can catch it Weekly
Petefies floes Visiting.
We were going to lend the "blonde"
Pot oh oe to a frlond, who snld he was
troubled with rata great big ones
thnt lived in his bin ti, ate up the feed
and frightened the horses.
"Wliy.of course yon can hnvehim,'
snid "the ninu who in fond ol mi i
innls" to the ninu who vented to be
rid of ruts. "Here, just tnke hi in in
to the ciu-ringi' with yon nnd carry
him home. Then lot him out in your
burn and--" Hut the ninu who nun led
to be rid of ruts by this time m
sitting up on the rnrringe sent with
his legs di nun under him, nml look
ing with imsitive nliivin nt our blonde
Potchee, who was circling wildly
nbout iu the bottom of the rnrringe
siuenling nnd scratching with bis
long claws, in no mood to go n-riiling.
"Hadn't you butter put I'utchee in
a covoioil luisket?'' sni'l I, coming
forwnrd just then to the rescue of
poor Potchce. "Hce, he is nfrniil of
the horse. Yon must bold him in
your nuns like this," nnd I took the
trembling Potchep, who clung wildly
to my neck with nil four pnws, tore
my dress, scratched my hnnds, and
hid his long, pointed nose under my
arm. "You must let him cling to you
like this and pnt him so, nnd cull him
nice Potchee' and 'good Potchec,"
nnd scratch his enr. "
The man who wanted to be rid of
rats looked as if he would do a great
many things before be could bring
himself to touch Potchee, but as he
wns very anxious to be l id of rats, he
let me tie Potchee in a, basket, nnd
consented to tnke him home after be
liml been firmly tied down.
How that basket did wobble when
the carriage finally drove off! Why
it almost hopped out on the ground.
The man who wanted to be rid of rats
pnt his feet on it hard, and poor,
trembling Potchee was carried away,
protesting with all his might from the
depths of his prison.
"How long do you think they will
keep him?" I asked of the ninu who
liked animnls.
"Oh, for a day or so," answered be,
looking meditatively at the carriage
which had just bobbed out of the gate.
"I will give him until tonight to
return," snid I, and then dropped into
the hnmrnock to have a good laugh
over the whole nffnir.
Late that evening I went to the door
to see some, one, whose voice from the
darkness informed me hastily that the
"Pootcbee'' wns down nconl hole, thnt
he had gotten away, in fnct.wns being
guarded thnt moment by eight small
boys with clubs and a stable man.
The voice snid thnt be could not re
main longer, ns be must return with
all speed to wntch the escnped animal,
nnd would the "man who wns fond of
minimis" please come ns fast as he
could.
I recognized the voice in the dark
as belonging to the man who wantod
to be rid of rnts, and reassured him,
telling him thnt "the man who liked
animals" would come right down and
attend to the capture of tbo "Pootchee"
as our friend cnllod him.
And so he did go right down the
in an I know who likes animnls even
as far down ns into the coat hole it
self. I did not see it, but they told
me bow some boys held him tightly
by the heels, nnd how wntch, paper
and keys dropped from his pockets as
he hung npside down in the coal hole
and secured poor, trembling "Pot
chee," who by this timo was almost
frightened to death.
They brought our poor blonde pet
home, and pnt him in the cngo again,
aud he is there now, running up and
down, rubbing his nose ngniust the
bars.
As for the man who wanted to be
rid of rats he says be wauts no more
"Potchees" to help him, and that, for
his part, he would rather have the
rats.
As for the man who likes animals,
he is still laughing, over the adven
ture. Amy E. Hope, i a N. Y. Ex
aminer. Traveling Companions.
Travelers often prove by their ex
perieuces that under certain conditions
ull men are equal. A Herman banker,
traveling by rail in .a first class car
riage toward Vienna, Austria, bad as a
fellow-traveler at one of the inter
mediate stations an old geutlemnu,
who entered into conversation and
proved-very pleasant.
The baukei- got ont before his com
panion, and as he did so asked the
geutlomau how far be wns going. The
gentleman replied, "To Viunun."
"I have a daughter very well mar
ried there," said the banker. "I
would like to give you a note of intro
duction to her."
"I have also a daughter very well
married there," said the other.
"Would it bo too great a liberty to
ask the name?" inquired the banker.
"My daughter," the gentleman an
swered, "ia married to the Emperor of
Austria." It was the old kiug of
Bavaria. Youth's Companion.
rotor In Schoolrooms.
The color of school exercise boards,
notwithstanding its great importance,
is a consideration which has been
strangely neglected the fact beiug
that from time immemorial it has been
a matter of common kuowlodge, even
amoug uneducated people, that black
is the worst of colors for the ryes
hence the custom, so long common
with tuilors, to charge more for mak
ing a black suit of clofues than for
any other color. For many yours
lunch study hus been given by experts
to schoolroom hygiene, aud the con
clusion is thnt exurei.se boards ned
therein should not bo (duck, the color
best adapted for anuh pui oho. It is
eoiiKidered, being some shade of eie tm
white, a dead xurfjej of soft, mellow
tint taried iu its degree of while ess
to suit the quantity of light iittoi drd;
further, '.'jo crayoua should ordinarily
be uf a clear skv-llue color. No !v
Xork Tribune.
0 THE REALM
Far Coftl Mornings
For cold winter mornings nothing
ran exceed in comfort n pretty morn
ing jacket of soft wool eiderdown. As
here represented, pale blue was the
WOMAN' llOl'BR JACKET.
color chosen, the edges beiug neatly
finished with a bias binding of satin
in the same shade, which is machine
stitched on its inside and npper edges.
The gracefully pointed collar ia a
picturesque feature of the garment,
nnd is included in the neck seam with
comfortable rolling collar, that com
pletes the neck.
The shaping is very simply accom
plished by side seams, that end just
below the waist line, underarm gores
and shoulder seams, the fronts being
olosed invisibly in centre, under
small decorative bows of satin ribbon.
The sleeves are two-seamed, iu
regular coat shape, the becoming ful
ness gathered at the top, and the
wrists bound with satin. Although
especially designed for eiderdown, any
woolen fabrio may bo chosen to de
velop this neat and trim house jacket,
flannel, cnmel's hair, ladies' cloth or
cashmere beiug pretty when trimmed
with ribbon, lace or insertion.
To make this jacket for woman of
medium size will require three and
one-half yards of material twenty -sevcu
inches wide. .
A Fetching Suit.
Checked novelty wool suiting in
brown and chamois shades showing
silk thread of pale blue woven in
with the line of darker brown ' that
forms the cheok is the material chosen
for the fetching salt shown in the
large engraving.
Brown ribbon velvet is used for
trimming, the revers of piece velvet to
match being overlaid with creamy
point de Venioe lace. Three hand
some steal buttons decorate the front,
a steel bookie being need to clasp the
belt of velvet at the waist line.
Hat of brown felt faced with shirred
chamois, colored satin aud crashed
cream roses nnder the brim at the left
side; Handsome brown shaded tips,
toll and loop of satin ribbou. .
The yoke and collar are of finely
tacked cream colored tafl'eta that
comes already tacked for this par
pose. The yoke may be at both front and
, tiaok or in front ouly, and the revers
may extend in Bertha fashiou on the
baelt or be out off at the shoulders.
The closing may bo in front or at ceu-
tre-back, . and the box plait ran be
omitted as shown in outline sketch. A
body lining fitted by single bunt dart i,
OF FASHION.
nnder-arm gores and centre-back sent
gives a trim effect.
The sleeves are two seamed in lat
est cut, gathered at the top nnd com
pleted at the wrists by bands of vel
vet. The skirt comprises lire gores; the
trimming of narrow and wide ribbon
velvet outlines the front gore to the
lower edge extending nil arouud the
foot. The top is fitted closely ' and
below the nips it flares fashionably to
the lower edge.
The mode is characterized by a styl
ish air which will hold when fashioned
in any of the season's new fabrics in
plain or mixed weaves.
Velvet, silk or lnottsseliue can be
used for the yoke and collar, or lace
may be applied over some contrast
ing bright color.
The revers may be of the dress
goods decorated with braid, gimp,
velvet, pansemeuter'.e, insertion or
applique trimming and various com
binations may be charmingly de
veloped in this style.
Ladles' Sleeves.
A sleeve that is exceedingly pretty
for thin fabrics and one that can be
made np in the heaviest material is
here given. The sleeve cap may be
used over either sleeve or dispensed
with altogether, as preference dictates.
Mo.-1 has a full npper and under
portion, gathered in spaced shirrirgs
aud arrauged over smooth linings, the
row of slyrring being covered by
bands of insertion or gimp. The
wrists are finished by frills of laoe or
chiffon. If transparent effeot is de
sired it is best for ths amateur to
make the sleeve over a cheap lining
and ont it away from underneath after
the sleeve is finished. This gives
firmness to the seams and retains the
proper shape and sot of the sleeve.
No. 2. has ouly slight fulness at the
top and the lining is shaped exactly
like sleove. It is illustrated in gray
brocade, trimmed with embroidered
chiffon and silk applique. The bsok
HIAVT HATSnlAIi BLXKVK3.
seam is opened for two iuobes at tho
wrist to allow the frill of ohiffon to fall
gracefully through;; The pretty
shaped sleeve cap is - bordered u
match gathers grouped at the shoul
der, causing the becoming fulness.
To make No. 1 will require one and
one-eighth yards of thirty-six-inoh ma
terial. To make No. 2 will require one
s.id one-fourth yards of same width
goode,
!. Jnirrllon Tar Ueremtlaw,
Lace insertion and tiay silver but
tons used to decorate linen cowus are
' most effective.-
HOW THE WAS) BALLOON FELL.
A Ran Who Went Hp IH.In't rare Mueft
Heller When He Cnmn Down.
A private letter received from Her
gennt Thomns t I)jne of Company
K, Heiton d regiment, whose experiences
in the war bnlluou ascension in front
of Hnutingo on July 1 were told in a
letter from him to the Hpringllnld
llcpublicaii, nnd whs is now iu the
government hospital at West Tampa,
Fin., gives for the first time the par
ticulars ami extent of his injuries, the
result of the snd mistnke in sending
the linlloon up from the skirmishing
line instond of from the rear. The
surgeons at the hospital say thnt Mr.
Doolie's right kidney is turned around
nnd that an operation is necessary to
put it in place. He also sustained
severe internal injuries on his left
side, near the stomach, where several
cords are snid to have been severed.
Mr. lloone's letter in pnrt says: "I
have not told you of my accidents be
fore while in Cuba, because I did not
care to arotisethennxinty of my friends
nt homo, and although I have been
tumble to walk for some time, still I
did not consider my condition as seri
ous ns the surgnomi here claim it to be.
I will tell you how I got hurt. It was
a streak of continuous bad luck. On
the first day of July I went up iu the
balloon on the battlefield nt 7 a. in.,
nnd the balloon wns being moved all
over the field when shot to pieces
eighty yards from the (Spanish line at
1 p. m. We thought our height, to
gether with their bad marksmanship
afforded ns protection. We were
badly mistaken. At least 200 bullets
and four shrapnel shots went through
the inflating bag, allowing the gas to
escape, and we came down with a rush,
striking the top of a tree alongside a
creek, throwing us out. In fulling I
was caught iu the abdomen by a point
of the anchor of the balloon, was sus
pended for a moment it seemed a
lifetime then dropped into the creek,
with the water up to my shoulders.
I was badly bruised nnd shaken up,
but owing to thn excitement of the
time I did not notice the pain.
"Three of our detachment were
killed aud fonr wounded out of twenty
one ineu, which shows thnt we were iu
A pretty warm place. Well, I did not
go to the hospital about my injury
until July 14, aud I was then so weak
I could scarcely walk.' The surgeons
at the field hospital plncod me iu an
old army wagon without springs nt I)
o'clock one night to be taken to an
other hospital seven miles awny, over
tho worst road in the world, without
doubt. We had gone about half a
in i lo when the wagon turned com
pletely over, the wngon b.)dy catching
my nock under its side and the comer
of a box catching me in the abdomen.
I was nncoiisoiotis for two hours. My
neck is still very sore. When b re
gained consciousness I wns placed in
the wngon, but the bumping over rnts
and rocks fairly drove tue lnnd, aud I
snid I could not stand it. I was told
thn'. I could walk, which I did. The
wagou went on. I reached the hospi
tal at 7 o'clock the next morning after
night of ngony. At this hospital I
was told that I was injured internally
and that they could do nothing for mo,
that I would have to go to the United
Ktates for an operation, and here I
am."
An Kxtraordlnary Case of L'snry.
Aristide M. Lapierre of Bucking
ham, Quebec, loaned David Nailon,
in illiterate farmer, $20, the interest
f which accumulated nt such a rate
that, after making several payments,
ou Feb. 13, 1895, Nailon gave Lam
pierre his note for 125 bearing inter
est nt 92 per week, upon which note
Lapierre brought action March 2,
181)0, and judgment was rendered by
default for $125 with interest, costs,
$20.00, and sub-costs $8.20. To a
seizure effeoteel by Lapierre, Nailon
filed an opposition, claiming he bad
overpaid Lapierre, and in fact be had
paid him $217.00, besides other sums
from time :3 time for interest, and so
on, which opposition wns maintained
by the superior court of Quebec, but
Lnpieire appealed to the court of
queen's bench, appeal side, which re
versed the judgment of the opposi
tion, sustaining the judgment of the
superior court iu tho original action
for the $120, upon which ths interest
accrued uutil Feb., lh'Jf, amounting
to the sum of the court of
appeut judgment also condemning
Nailou to i,v the costs of nppenl and
the costs of the superior court ou his
opposition, whichuniouutod to$JH2.70
additional, making the whole debt for
the original loan of $25 amount to
$779.00, the interest on the $125 still
accumulating at the rate of $2 per
Wciek. The question is up before the
sti evior court nt Hull by way of ad
ditional oppositions, in which the
children of Nailon the one undivided
half interest, their deceased mother's
share in . the farm of Nailon, which
farm it in process of being i)d by
Lapierre. Nailon alleges that he
never intended to sign any sijs'h con
tract as that upon which Lapierre
brought his action. Toronto (Ont)
GloW.
Packet filter for Cyclists.
A simple pocket filter, which msy
save cyclists and travelers from dis
ease germs, ia a short - rubber tuba
srith a mouthpiece at one end and
wire netting at the other, Inside the
netting is a small portion of powdered
charcoal in a little net cell. When the
charcoal end of the tube is iuserted in
the water, the germs are not allowed
to pass, and the charcoal frees the
water from all impurities which may.
be contained in it. The tabe acta ns
atraw, through which the water is
drawn, pure and clear. It is a huu ly
way to drink from a brook.
Iu taking a ride through the conutiv
sue cannot be sure of the parity
tho water in strange l luces, and l he
filter is a sategnard- ogaiuH ull pi..
tiblo trouble.
1MB MARKET'.
pirrsnmtn.
firs I lliiur etll reit,
WHEAT No. I red $ 7 G 71
No. 1 red b 70
t'OKN No. 9 yellow, enr HI IW
No. 3 yellow, she led ' Hi 3S)
Mixed nsr M St
OATH No. 2 white 59 B t
N, a white '.8 VI
ItVK No. 1 i IM VI
rl.Ol'M -Winter i ntent 4 In 4 10
Fenny strulKht winter .'I H 71
live Hour i s W
DA If -No. 1 timothy S7 M
lover. No. 1 7 M SOI
FEKIl No. 1 while mid., ton. . 17 11 1 17 Ml
Drown ml. Illinois )il 61 I I 01
llinii. hulk.. , U hi III lil
BTI1AW Wheat 0 Ml (i 11
Oat n 21 ft M
BKF.IIH Clover. CO ll.s 9 W S HO
Timothy, nlme 1 Ti 1 40
Dairy l'roliirta.
Dt'TTr.ll Klgln creamery. t41j !i ,
Ohio creamery 1'i ill
Fnniy enuntry roll 17 11
I'HI-'.F.HK.-Ohlo. new II ' l'l
New York, new 9 10
Fruit anil VrgrtiOilel,
BF ASP - t.'mn V it $ iHip !0
I'OTA TOF.H llus", t' t'l'l 1 I 1 70
r'AllllAtlK-Per hl.l Il l .l
ONIONH Choice jnlluw, V lm. 43 60
I'nultry. Elr.
t'lllf KENH-Per tmlr, unia.l... Ma (11
liriREVS-lerll. I.i In
KtiUHra. snd Ohio, frinh.... ID 17
tlNll.N.N.Vl'l.
Fi.orn 3 03a s ts
WHI'AT-No. 9 red ' J 71
HYE--No.ll (4
rotlN Mixed ".. 4
OATS an
Boon 14
lil'li Eli -Ohio orentnery It)
PIIILAI1ELFUM.
Fi.orn 8 r.i 8 i
wheat-no. 9 red 79 7.1
t'OHS-No. 9 mixed S7 88
OATH Na 9 while W !I0
Ht 'l TEH -Creamery, extrn 28
EGOS Pennsylvania firsts.... 17 18
HEW YORK. '
FLOITI rstents 8 D5f 4 10
W HEAT-No. 9 red 76
COHN -No. 9 40
OA'l M - White Western 80
Ill'TlEH -C'resmery. 15 9.1
tUOM-Ktite of 1'enu iff
LI VIS STOCK.
Central Stock Vanls. Kast Liberty, I'a.
CATTLS.
Prime. IflOOto 1400 Wis 8 109 5 23
Good, 1200 to l.K)0 Ids 4 76 4 US
Tidy, 1(100 to 1160 Itis 4 0 4 7J
Fair IlKht steers, 000 to 1000 Itis 8 V) 4 45
Common, 700 to 1100 ths 8 b) 8 VI
11008.
Medium 8 73 8 811
Heavy , 8 A3 8 70
HoukIis snd stags 8 0) 8 40
. S11KEP.
Trlme, OS to 105 ths 4 40 4 60
flood, 8ft to 00 Ids 4 40 4 80
Fair, 70 to NO thn 8 SO 4 90
Common 8 00 8 00
Veal Calves 6 69 7 20
LA MI1H.
Springer, extrs 5 76 6 00
Hiirlnifer, good to choice. 6 23 ft 7ft
Common to fair 8 60 ft 23
Extra yearUtiKs, llirlit 4 70 4 HO
(looil to choice yearlings 4 60 4 70
Medium 4 00 4 60
lommon 8 00 4 00
TRADE REVIEW.
Rumors of War Affecting the Msrksts of Europs
--Oood Dsmand for Iron.
It. Q. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of
trade reports as follows for last week.
Business has been more a free led by
foreign affairs than many realize.
London's apprehension of war first
caused advance In wheat and fears of
monetary pressure here. Then came
confidence In London, with a fllscht of
French money across the channel, and
stock markets advanced, while wheat
fell. Mobs In Paris did not mean to In
fluence American Interest from New
York to San Francisco, but electrlo
wires have made she world small. 80
the wires moved a cargo of wheat from
the Pacific coast, started t2.600.000
more gold from Australia to this coun
try on London account, and the selling;
of American securities one day and
buying the next.
Wheat rose 3c from Friday to Mon
day, and then fell 4c to Friday. But
such changes do not represent actual
conditions, nod with western receipts
for the week 9,668,205 bushels, against
6.99S.487 last year, nobody can pretend
that holding of stocks by western
farmers Is an Important factor. The
Atlantic exports, flour Included,
amount to 3,i96,830 bushels, against S.
&S4.84ft last year, and Pacific exports
(26.994 bushels, against 1.326.808 laat
year, making 16,607.862 bushels In four
weeks, against 19.418,847 last year, when
the foreign demand was far beyond all
precedent. In four weeks the western
receipts have been over 4Q,150,99
bushels, against 30.72.1.288 last year,
nnd yet prlcen are 25c lower. Thla
clearly Indicates much larger supplies
and greater readiness to part with
them than was seen a year ago, when
nobody doubted the magnitude of the
foreign demand. Corn refused to fol
low wheat, but slightly advanced.
Cotton rose to 6 l-2o last week, but
lias fallen to 6 3-8c In spite of heavy
frosts In part of the growing region.
This expresses strongly the belief that
no curtailment of yield la possible that
will affect the surplus more than the
closing of eastern mills one month In
three, and the reduction of consump
tion abroad. For European mills, as
well as those of this country, have sur
plus stocks, produced from the high
priced cotton of last year, which they
cannot profitably market. There haa
been some closing of mills at the -South,
and also some reduction of
wages.
Wool dealers have reached the con
clusion that, with the heavy stocks on
hand, It Is no lorrger a question of
profit, but of avoiding losses and con
cessions that has brought a big In
crease In sales for the week, though for
four weeks the aggregate has been
only 14,898.900 pounds, against 36.894.0S8
last week. 23.320.100 In 189 and S4.638.
(03 In 1892. Now Ohio holders are ask
ing 263 cents less than a month ago,
having 76 per cent of fine and 40 per
cent of medium wool yet on hand,
while 10.000 balea of wool are offered to
foreign bidders, who may decide to ex
port It.
The Iron manufacture has still a
good demand, late aa It Is, but the
mskers are depressing prices by bid
ding against each other, although In
the average of all quotations the de
cline has been less than half of 1 per
cent from the highest point. But the
wire nail manufacturers have reduced
prices ( per cent and the rail manu
facturers, according to current reports,
have decided not to advance prices,
find there la a prospect that heavy de
mand for producta will be further en
couraged by the later quotations.
Failures for the week have been I2(
In the I'nltcd States, against 81 last
year, and 84 In Canada, against 26 last
year.