The Wind
By SEAMAN
Whirr-r-r!
Meadows, the sub - editor, threw
'flown his pen Impatiently and crossed
(the room to the telophone.
"Yes?"
Gentleman wants to see Mr. Tcl
ham, sir."
i "Mr. Pelham Is very busy. Tell the
gentleman to send up his name and
'business."
"What's the row?" broke in Pel
bam, looking up from his desk.
"Some one wants to see you. Dare
eay it's another confounded anecdote
about the Japanose Prince or the
King," , And Meadows, whom the
Voyal affairs of England and Japan
tad somewhat wearied that day,
(walked across to the window and
Stood for a moment looking down
Into the misty shadows of the street.
The traffic of the day had thinned
out now; it was 10 o'clock, and save
(or the flitting lights of an occasional
cab carrying a night editor to his
Office, and the flapping of the English
and Japanese flags at the window
opposite, Fleet street was silent and
deserted.
. The bell rang again.
"Never mind, old man, I'll see to it
this time myself," said Pelham as he
tose and crossed the room.
"The gentleman says he musi. see
you, sir. It's most particular," an
Bwered the hallboy in response to his
Imperative demand. "And he ain't
got no name. He's a little foreign
lookin gent, sir, and he seems a bit
dotty," came to Pelham in a hoarse
Whisper. "He says I'm to tell you a
(rlend from the East has called, and
Wants to know if you remember
something or other about the wind
In the trees?"
"A friend from the East! - The
wind in the Good Lord!" broke
off Pelham suddenly, dropping the re
ceiver in his excitement.
"What's up?" asked Meadows,
turning round.
"I think I once told you about an
.Incident that happened soon after the
passage of the Yalu the one in
Which a Japanese celebrity saved the
life of an English war correspondent,
and the same day located a concealed
Russian position by watching the pas
sage of their bullets through, a clump
of foliage. He called it 'the wind in
the trees'?"
Meadows nodded.
' "Well, I think I also told you the
eorrespflndent said some things that
day, thatvwfld horses wouldn't have
dragged from him at a saner mo
ment. Among them he told his Jap
anese excellency that If ever the
chance came to return the favor in
any way It would be done. It seemed
extremely improbable, and a hit
hlghflown when it was out; but, curi
ously enough, his excellency took it
quite seriously. He saU the big
things of life were never done of our
selves only the little things, and
this promise he felt belonged to the
big things. When the day came to
claim It, he said he would ask me .0
remember 'the wind in the trees.'"
, "By Jove! You?"
"I mean to say there's some one
from the East downstairs who wants
to know if I remember 'the wind in
the trees,'" answered Pelham tersely.
The room seemed very quiet for a
moment, as ho finished speaking, and
In the silence the flapping of the Eng
lish and Japanese flags at a window
opposite sounded curiously loud and
Insistent.
"But it couldn't possibly be,"
ftrgued Meadows, as be recovered
from his astonishment. "The latest
fables from Japan confirm the state
ment, made some time ago, that he
had temporarily abandoned public
life and retired for the summer to a
remote country estate."
"Tho Japanese are a very wonder
ful people," smiled Pelham enigmati
cally, and, crossing to the telephone,
be sent down an urgent message.
Meadows took down his hat, and a
moment later opened the door, as an
elderly, clean shaven man, with Ori
ental eyes, stepped out of the lift. .
He bowed courteously to the for
mer as he passed, then turned to
Pelham with a smile.
"I I beg your excellency's par
don," stammered Pelham, as he re
covered himself. "But the loss of
your beard and mustacho makes a
tremendous difference; and besides,
the news agencies "
"Ah, yes! The news agencies,
poor things, are sadly deceived,"
laughed his excellency, as he came in
and closed tho door. "They think
I am nicely docketed and put away
for the summer months, when lo!
here I am In their very holy of holies
itself tho immortal Fleet street.
Ah, well! " be went on, as he took the
chair Pelham brought forward, "life
Is a daily miracle, only we are so
used to it we forget to wonder. But
you, my friend," turning kindly eyes
on Pelham, "how goes it with you
since we said goodby among the Rus
sian guns? You are a great news
paper proprietor nowadays, are you
not? They tell me you own the most
powerful Journal in all England?"
"It certainly has the largest clrcu
latlon," smiled Pelham, "and a great
deal of it I owe to your excellency.
Those articles you allowed me to
send home from the front built up a
reputation "
"And brains did tho rest. Good
Brains are wonderful things. Bettrr
than money or muscle, and almos-,
but not quite, as good as principles.
"The gods take particular care of the
principles. But you would know
why I am hero to night," he went on.
In response to the inquiry in Pel
ham's eyes.
''What strange fate bring; mo
In the Trees.
BRIGHT - ,
from the East in this guise?" and be
touched his shaven cheek, as he rose
and began to pace the floor. "It is
their secret, not mine,". he went on,
after a moment's pause, pointing to
the two flags opposite. "All I can say
at present is that I am hero on a poli
tical mission of grat secrecy and Im
portance, the ultimate Issue of which
may be largely influenced by the
promise you made me some years
ago. "
"I am ready, your excellency," said
Pelham, simply; and his visitor
bowed in acknowledgement.
"Well, then, to begin with, I want
a radical clew to your national
opinion on Anglo-Japanese relations.
I don't want your good humored,
superficial opinion, but the one you
hold deep down the one you would
really express if suddenly faced with
a grave issue. Ah, yes," as Pelham
would speak, "you will toll me, of
course, that English opinion is as
solid now as it ever was on the alli
ance, and It may be so. Personally
I think it is, but there is Just a little
doubt. There are people in Japan
who say that King Edward's diplo
macy has rendered you independent
of our friendship that these coali
tions with Italy, France and Spain
no longer leave you isolated "
"Oh! But that is sheer nonsense.
your excellency," broke in Pelham,
indignantly.
"I think it is, but we Japanese are
a proud race, and before I make my
final decision on a matter that grave
ly affects my country, I want to be
quite sure. At the present moment,"
he continued, with grave earnestness,
I personally stand for the whole
spirit of Japan. The Emperor has
intrusted to my decision a question
that will determine our national fu
ture, and as this question centres
around English public opinion, I am
anxious to apply to the latter a cer
tain test. Now, when people test a
thing, Mr. Pelham," he went on,
they don't as a rule test the entire
bulk they are content with a sam
ple. You remember 'the wind in the
trees?' Well, I want you to create
a second wind in the trees, and the
way I propose to do it is through
your newspaper, The Rapier. The
latter stands for the largest sample
of public opinion available, and to it
I propose to apply the following test:
Here," and he drew a packet of pa
pers from his pocket and handed
them to Pelham, "is a series of three
newspaper articles which I wish you
to publish In your newspaper the
first to appear to-morrow, the others
consecutively for three days. They
are, as you see, wholly unfriendly
to the present happy understanding
between our countries, and my aim in
publishing them is to probe the great
section of Englishmen who read your
paper, and, if possible, force them
to express an opinion "
"To put it crudely, your excellency
wants to twist a sample of the Lion's
tail, and see if he will roar?" said
Pelham, grimly, as he glanced
through the typewritten sheets in his
hand.
"That is the point will he roar?"
smiled his excellency. "But your
paper? The publication of these ar
ticles may affect Its sale?" he added
a moment latter, as he rose to go.
"Perhaps, your excellency, but a
promise Is a principle," said Pelham,
shaking hands, "and, like you, I be
lieve that the gods, in some way or
other, take care of the principles."
The words, almost unconsciously
uttered, seemed to have a strange
solemnity, and long after the Japa
nese statesman had driven away they
lingered like an echo in Pelham'B
brain, and gave him the confidence
he needed .at the end of a second and
more deliberate perusal of the arti
cles.
Tho latter were brilliant, incisive.
and evidently written by a political
expert of the first rank, but they ran
counter to everything on the Japa
nese question that had hitherto ap
peared in Pelham's newspaper.
In essence they resolved them
selves into a violent attack on the po
litical relationship his readers held
most sacred, and, but for this theory,
that the carrying out of a principal
never yet permanently injured a man
Pelham would have been appalled at
the prospect that awiUted his Japa
nese excellency's curious test.
Nor were his anticipations falsified
when The Rapier appeared the fol
lowing morning, for soon telegrams
and letters from all quarters began
to herald the coming storm.
These, one and all, demanded the
unequivocal withdrawal of tho arti
cles begun that morning, and con
tinued at a rate which left Pelham
with no doubt of the unqualified suc
cess of his excellency's experiment;
hour by hour the commotion gath
ered volume, and next day, when the
second article appeared, attacking
the spontaneity of the welcome then
being extended by London to the
Japanese prince, the outburst of an
gry protest that followed was In
every sense national and complete.
Indignation meetings were hastily
convened in many places throughout
the country, and virtuous rivals
lectured The Rapier on its lack of
public good taste; everywhere a hur
ricane of denial met the accusation
aga'.ust the nation's hospitality, and
finally a deputation actually waited
on the Government and demanded
the Immediate suppression of the
articles.
Pelham had waited for this, as he
had waited for s more or less nega
tive effect r- ' j circulation of his
papor, tut j cutf, and even the
third and last day came, without
either event having happened.
On the contrary, the sales of The
Rapier far outpaced the output of
the printing presses, and still the
Government made no sign.
Coming as such a violent counter
blast to prevalent newspaper opinion,
the articles eclipsed even the royal
visit round which they centered, and
became the sensation of the hour.
Their point, their brilliancy, their
marvellous grasp of international
politics, were qualities before which
even the bitterness they evoked was
forced to subside, and at the end o."
the third and last day of their ap
pearance, the question, "Who wrote
them?" had not only practically ob
scured the part The Rapier had
played in the whole affair, but left
Pelham thoroughly satisfied in his
own mind that no very permanent
injury would follow "the wind in the
trees. "
"Truly the gods do take care of the
principles," ho thought, with mingled
relief and gratitude, as he threw open
the office window and looked out into
the calm serenity of the night.
Everywhere men wero making
misty old Fleet street gay with deco
rations in honor of the Japanese
Prince's visit to the city on the mor
row, and the flags of the two nations
at the window opposite hung tran
quilly in the still air.
As he looked at them, Pelham won
dered if their lepose really symbol
ized a bigger item in the world's his
tory than even the advent of a Japa
nese Prince, and he had begun to
abandon himself to a long train of
political speculation, when a cab
drew up outside the offices of The
Rapier.
For the moment he thought It was
Meadows who had arrived, but the
man who descended from the cab
gave Pelham a thrill of excitement
his friend and brother editor had
never done.
"I have come to thank you, and to
explain," said his excellency, when
they met a moment later.
He looked very tired and old, not
withstanding the indomitable light
in his eyes, and something of Pel-
ham's thought reached him before he
spoke again.
"Ah, yes! It has been a trying time
for you and for me," he said, "but
it is over now, and we can congratu
late ourselves on having sealed a new
friendship between England and
Japan for a long time to come. Years
ago," he went on In response to Pel
ham's puzzled expression, "two na
tions of the-East and the West made
an alliance. It was an alliance of
esteem as well as of Interest, and
the gods smiled, because it made for
the peace and progress of the world.
But time flies fast, and all too soon
the term of years covered by the con
tract began to draw to a close. This
term had been a source of deep re
gret to certain statesmen of both
countries they had always consid
ered it far too brief and now as the
friendship of the two nations offi
cially neared its end, these men
sought to safeguard the future by
absorbing the remnant of the old
treaty in a new one."
He paused for a moment as it
waiting for Pelham, but the latter
was too spellbound by what he had
heard to speak.
"For this purpose," continued his
excellency, "a son of our Emperor
came to England. Ostensibly the
visit had little political significance,
but in reality its object was to dis
cuss and, if possible, settle certain
aspects of the agreement. And in
the wake of the prince came, secretly
and alone, an old watch dog of the
Empire."
"This old watch dog," resumed his
excellency a moment later, "had
spent his youth in England, and it
was to his knowledge of the English
character that the Emperor now con
fided the final decision of Japan. This
decision, in the last issue, centered
round a question of English public
opinion, and thanks to your aid in
the matter, Mr. Pelham, my course
has been made an easy and an obvi
ous one. At any rate," he con
cluded wltL a smile, "I had sufficient
faith in our experiment to tlgn a new
treaty this afternoon between Eng
land and Japan."
"But, your excellency, no one
dreams? "
"No one!" The secret has been
marvellously well kept, and outside
ourselves and the statesmen immedi
ately concerned, few in England or
Japan have any idea of the moment
ous document signed this afternoon.
For your part in the affair, my
friend," he went on, "the Japanese
Government Indeed, I may say the
two governments are deeply grate
ful; and although they cannot of
course take official cognizance of the
matter, they have deputed me to
make the following proposal, in the
hope that it may redeem any injury
your newspaper may have suffered.
Here," and he drew a document from
his pocket, "is a rough draft of the
salient clauses in the new treaty, and
I am at liberty to offer you the choice
of publishing it twenty-four hours
ahead of all your rivals."
Pelham's'face was very white and
his voice, when he spoke, uncertain,
"Your excellency means? "
"I mean, my friend, that the Gov
ernments of England and Japan have
agreed to Withhold the official an
nouncement of the new treaty for a
period of twenty-four hours," said
his excellency.- "In tho meantime
they offer you the privilege of pub
lishing the news, without reserve.
You will not only bo the first to an
nounce publicly the greatest political
secret of modern times, but even the
actual terms of the document I now
place unreservedly at your disposal
No, no, my friend," as Pelham would
speak, "do not thank me, rather the
gods, who have once more proved
their ability to take care of the prin
ciples. And now, my friend," as he
rose to go, "we must say farewell. My
country has more work tor me to do
out there," pointing to the East, "and
I go to-night. We may not meet
again on this sphere, for I am old
and my body is growing tired; but
souls that are akin have a place of
meeting somewhere. We will not
say 'goodby,1 then let it be, 'till we
meet again!' "
He held out his hand as he spoke,
and for a moment they stood in si
lencethe East and the West the
one man young and strong, the other
old and tired; but the spirit in the
eyes of both was the same. It knew
neither Youth nor Age, but eternally
works for Freedom, Right and Pro
gress; it was the spirit that prospered
the growth of England, and fires the
heart of New Japan. Black and
White.
NDV5TRJ
Paris is experimenting with what
Is called steel pavement. It is really
a concrete pavement reinforced with
a steel framework. The metal part
of the pavement is a plate of per
forated steel, with strong bolts of
steel running through It between the
perforations. Each section has some
resemblance to a steel harrow, only
tlie prongs project equally, on each
side, and they are square and blunt.
It will be superior to asphalt in ulti
mate economy and to wood both in
the better footing that it affords to
horses and in the fact that it will
not admit of dangerous ruts develop
ing. The sample laid cost $5.40 a
square meter (a little more than a
square yard), but when the work la
done on a large scale it is believed
thu price can be cut to about $4-50.
The origin of the great banks of
Newfoundland Is said to have been
in the boulders carried down by ice
bergs. The bank is 600 miles long
and 120 broad.
Prof. W. H. Reed, paleontologist
of the University of Wyoming, has
made several important fossil discov
eries in "Hell's Half Acre," thirty
five miles southwest of Casper, Wy
oming. Among them is the complete
skeleton of a horse which was no
larger than a fox of to-day. This
skeleton demonstrates, it is contend
ed, that Wyoming waB the birthplace
of the equine race. Another fossil is
perfect and is a replica of the beaver
of the present day. The complete
skeleton of a dog of the tertiary age
was dug up, the size of the animal
not differing from that of the average
dog of the present, but the long,
sharp teeth showing that the ancestor
of the present canine was a flesh
eater and hunter. The newly discov
ered fossils are to be added to the
university museum.
So extensive has the utilization of
streams for Industrial purposes be
come in France that the Minister of
Agriculture has instituted a commis
sion to study the beBt means of pro
tecting them. It Is stated that many
streams have been virtually destroyed
for the sake of industrial establish
ments, that certain small water
courses have disappeared entirely,
and that the effect In some places has
been to transform the physical fea
tures of the country. The intention
is not to prohibit the use of the wa
ters, for modern industry demands
more and more of that, but to regu
late it so that the streams may at
the same time be preserved for their
beauty and their usefulness.
The effective range of torpedoes
is Increasing, and is now from 3500
to 4000 yards.
Not long ago the farmers and cul
tivators in Algeria often went to con
siderable expense to destroy the
dwarf palms which abound in that
part of Africa. Now, thanks to the
constant progress of practical science,
these same once despised plants have
become a source of wealth, and are
consequently cultivated in their turn.
Their leaves furnish fibres from
which, by very simple processes, is
produced a substitute . for horsehair
in the manufacture of mattresses and
of the filling for cushions, chairs and
so forth. Other plants likewise fur
nish fibres which are utilized for a
similar purpose, but the African
dwarf palm at present holds the lead
In this industry.
The Answer.
Recently a traveler chanced upon
a resident of a sleepy bamlet.
"Are you a native of this town?"
asked the traveler. .
"Am. I what?".languidly asked the
one addressed.
"Are you a native of the town?"
"What's that?"
"I asked you whether you were a
native of the place?"
At this Juncture there appeared at
the open door of the cabin the man's
wife tall, sallow and gaunt. After a
careful survey of the questioner, she
said:
"Ain't yo' got no sense, Bill? He
means was yo' llvin' heah when yo'
was born, or was yo' born befoah yo'
begun livin heah. Now answer blm."
Success. "
The Watermelon.
What is a watermelon, anyway?
Nothing but a thick rind, a small
quantity of sweetish pulp and a whole
lot of water, Chicago Tribune.
GRAPE DISEASES.
Three principal diseases attack the
grape. They are the black rot, the
downy mildew and anthracnose. Tha
remedy for all Is the same spraying
every two weeks with Bordeaux mix
ture from the time the buds swell In
the spring until the grapes begin to
ripen.
BORDEAUX MIXTURE.
The botanist of the Massachusetts
Experiment Station calls attention to
the fact that Bordeaux mixture exer
cises a tonic influence on vegetation
and that the benefits following its
use are not due solely to the preven
tion of diseases, hut in a considerable
extent as well to the increased vigor
of growth. He also says the lime
and sulphur treatment of San Jose
scale has a beneficial influence in pre
venting fungous diseases, and ex
presses the hope that "the San Jose
scale may prove a blessing la dis
guise." The Country Gentleman.
LATE CROP OF FLOWERS.
Tea and hybrid perpetual roses
should be given a good deal of at
tention in order to secure a late crop
of flowers. The treatment is about
the same for both. Make the Boll
rich, in order to encourage growth.
Cut back the branches to some strong
bud. This will develop into a branch,
from which you may hope to get
flowers. Your hope will not always
be realized, with the hybrid perpetu
als, but you may reasonably expect
It to be with the teas, which often
keep on flowering until the ground
freezes. American Homes and Gar
dens. SCALE ON FRUIT.
The new Idaho and Oregon hor
tlcultural laws give authority to in
spectors to destroy all fruit found
infested with San Jose scale. The
advisability of this measure is not
generally approved for adoption in
other States. This San Jose scale
dies as soon as the fruit decays, or
as soon as the place on which it lives
dries up; therefore it is not probable
that there could be any infestation
from scaly fruit as it is handled in
the kitchens or markets. The en
forcement of such a law, however,
might be a factor in producing more
thorough treatment of infested or
chards. The Country Gentleman.
EVAPORATING APPLE BUSINESS.
The method of evaporating apples
is described in the recent Farmers'
Bulletin No. 291, including an ac
count of the necessary buildings and
apparatus for conducting the busi
ness. It is figured that one bushel of
fresh fruit will make about six and
one-half pounds of commercial evap
orated apples and three and one-half
pounds of waste. The price of the
evaporated apples has ranged from
three and one-half to seven and one
half cents during the past three or
four years. The waste is usually re
lied upon to just about pay for the
fuel used in evaporating the entire
amount of fruit. An evaporating
plant intended to handle a large
amount of fruit costs, fully equipped,
about $2700, with a capacity of 300
bushels per day of ten hours. A
email evaporator, however, suitable
for seventy-five to 100 bushels of
fruit at each filling, can be set up for
about $90.
OVERFEEDING TOMATOES.
Professor SandBten, of the Michi
gan Agricultural College, has demon
strated that the use of excessive quan
tities of 'fertilizers exercises a truly
remarkable effect upon tomatoes.
The plants react differently to over
feeding. Some are dwarfed, some lie
flat upon the ground, and in many the
flowers and fruits are very abnormal.
On two different types of plants thus
produced seedless tomatoes were
grown. One specimen produced a
large, solid tomato, while the other
bore fruit not larger than a walnut.
Both types come true when propa
gated from cuttings. Several other
plants were obtained which produced
fruits of intermediate character, with
fewer seeds than in normal tomatoeB,
and irregularly distributed. Profes
sor Sandsten does not consider either
type of the seedless tomato commer
cially valuable at present, but they
may become so. The Country Gen
tleraan.
WHEAT FOR LAYING HENS.
We are not the onlyones who think
highly of wheat for laying hens. One
of our contemporaries says: "While
growers have long recognized the
value of wheat for laying bens, at
tention has been recently accidentally
called to its value as an egg-producer.
At the time we hauled our wheat to
the barn, the hens had almost ceased
to lay. The wheat was unloaded
from the wagon outside of the barn,
and the scatterings were picked up
by the hens. In a few days the "egg
product Increased from five or six
to sixteen or eighteen, and so con
tinued for about two weeks, and then
again dropped off. Three weeks later
the. threshing was done, and the hens
had accesB to the straw stack, espe
cially among the chaff that remained
on and near the ground. The result
is about two dozen eggs per day at
the present time. We have taken the
hint, and are now feeding about two
quarts of low-grade wheat per day
among the chair, in the scratching
room. At that rate, a bushel will
last about two weeks. The money
Iralue of the Increase is about $1.70
fcsr week."-Wltness.
5 :
BUSINESS CURDS.
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
R?al estate agent, patents secured, col
lections made promptly. Otlice In Syndicate
building, KeynulUsvllle, Pa.
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, .
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lections will receive prjmnt attention. OfHoe
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Uatn street Heynoldsvllle.Pa.
DR. B. E. HOOVER,
DENTIST,
Resident dentist. In the Hoover building
SI alu street. Gentleness In operating.
JJR. L. L. MEANS,
DENTIST,
Office on second floor of the First National
bank building, Main street.
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DENTIST,
ofllce on second floor of the Syndicate build
Ing, Main street, Keynoldsvlllo, Pa.
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UNDERTAKER.
Black and white f uneralcars. Main street,
Ueynoldsrllle, Pa.
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UNDERTAKING AND PICTURE FRAMING.
The U. 8. Burial League has been tested
and round all right. Cheapest form of In
durance. Hecure a contract. Near Publls
Fountain, Keynoldsvllle Pa.
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ARCHITECT
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rllle. Pa,
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Kye No. 2 7! 71
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Mixed ear Ill fri
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Flour Winter patent 4 (la 4 75
Fancy straight winters 4 81 4 50
flay No. 1 Timothy 1(1 03 19 10
Clover No. 1 17 60 IS 89
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Brown middlings 22 no 28 59
Bran, hulk 5) W 00
Straw Wheat 10 00 10 50
Oat 10 a UN
Dajry Products.
Butter Elgin creamery I 29 8)
Ohio creamery 2 J 24
Fancy country roll 14 20
Cheese Ohio, new It 15
New York, new 14 IS
Poultry, Etc.
Hens per lb f 17 18
thickens dressed IS 20
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Potatoes Fancy white por bu.... 70 78
Cabbage per ton ,. IS 01) 16 00
Unions per barrel IM '25
BALTIMORE.
Flour Winter Patent t 4 5 4 80
Wheat No. V red J 03
Corn Mixed 74 79
EggB 22 28
butter Ohio creamery 2d 27
PHILADELPHIA.
Flour Winter Patent $ 4 30 4 71
Wheat No. 2 red. I 08
Corn No. 2 mixed 47 42
Oats No. white 44 45
Butter Creamery ' 26 28
Jtggs Pennsylvania firsts 22 28
NEW YCRK.
Flour-Patents I 4 60 4 76
Wheat No. 2 red 103
Corn-No. 2 $7,
Oats No. 2 white ' 57
Butter -Creamery 43 27
Eggs State and Pennsylvania.... 22 2
LIVE STOCK.
Union Stock Yards. Pittsburg
Cattle.
Extra, 1,450 to 1,611 lbs f 21
Prime, V to 1.4ii) b b to
Hood, 1,200 to I.8J0 lbs 6 5J
Tilly, 4,Uj0tnl,lW lbs 5 15
Common, 7U0 to UJ lbs 4 00
Oxen, 8 31
85
6 15
6 80
5 4)
4 00
4 00
4 Si
8 n
4 4)
50 0J
Bulls 8 0)
lows 1 50
Heifers, 700 tot 100. 2 6)
Fresh Cows and Springers 16 00
Hog.
Prime heavy $7 21
Prime medium weight 7 11
Besl heavy Yorkers 7 26
Good light Yorkers...., 7 20
Pigs t 80
Houghs 6 0J
Stags 8 59
8heep.
Prime wethers, clipped 15 60
Good mixed 5 25
Fair mixed ewes and wothers 4 50
Culls and common 10)
Lambs 4 sj
Calves.
Veal calves 5 09
Heavy and thin calves 8 01
7S
7 25
7 80
7 80
I 50
4 00
7
5 60
5 00
850
7 75
8 50
6 00
Grandson of Robert Burnt.
The great-grandson of Robert
Burns, the poet, has recently been
acting as Judge of the Police Court
of Louisville. His name is J. Mar
shall Chatterson and for many years
he has been an attorney in Louisville.
Through advances in surgical ana .
medical science, more and more dis
eases are found to be preventible,
while more and mora of those which
used to be thought incurable art
shown to be capable of treatment, so
that the average of health rises with
that of the duration of life, says the
Hon. James Bryce in The Atlantic,
One drawback, however, is ' serious
enough to be specially mentioned.
Lunacy is increasing in all countries
which keep a statistical record of
mental maladies, and the increase is j
too large to be explained merely by
the fact that records are now more
accurate. Unless this fact can be ac
counted for by the abuso of Intoxi
cants, an abuse which seems to b
rather decreasing than increasing, it
Is omnlous, because it seems to im
ply that there are factors In modern
life which tend to breed disorders in
the brain. But we havo not suiliclont
data for positive conclusions. In this
connoction a still more serious (iuVs
tlon arises.