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VOL XII. COLUMBUS, N. C'4 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1907. NO. 44.

REVIEW OF WORK OF CONGRESSSCARLET FEVER AT COLLEGES I DEFEATS QUAKER CITY PARTYBRITISH STEAMER SINKS, MORMON ARGUES HIS CASE

Senator Smoofs Speech in thes United States Senate.

Wholesale Prices Quoted in New YorkMILK.

The Millc Kxchanee nri'-- e ior standardquality is Sfcc. per quart.

KJTCTEK.Crpmery Western, extra. ?, ?3 ?,

Firsts (fr 391Stftte dairv, iinest. . 8 (7i Jtl

Seconds ?rt fii 2RFactory, thirds to iirats... 174 21

CHF.ERE.Stfte. full cream, fancy Hr?? U

Small l(e& HfcPart skims, good to prime S 9Full skims 2 Q 3

KOOS.Jersey Farcy .11 (ft 32State Good to choice .... 2 (a 30Western Firsts. . ?6 fhDuck eggs 32 Z7

BEANS AND TEAS.

'Medium, choic j a?1, 1 50Red kidney, choice 2 30 (ft 1 32'.'.Pea amYellow., eve ? 95 (ft 2 00"Black turtle soup 2 on (ft 2 10Lima, Cal... 2 05 3 00

FRUITS ANl BER1MHS-KU- KI.

Annies Grcn'ng. per bid. 1 SO fft 3 2"King, per bbl 2 7n & 2--

Bn Dovis. tvm- - hbl 1 5A (ft 2 75Crrnberries. C.Cod, per bid 3 00 (ft 8 00 -

Jersey, per bbl 5 00

LIVE rOULTHV.Fowls, per lb ft (3Roosters, per lb 12furl-ey- s. per lb (ft 15Ow-ks- . per lb (ft 15Geese, per lb 11 13Pigeons, per pair 25

np.K"!isn rouni.Y.Tin-keys- , ppv lb 10 (ft 17Chickens, Phila, per lb.... 20 (ft 1

FWls, per lb (ft Hbeese. sprmp. per lb H , (ft 13Pucks, sprinc. per lb S (ft. 15

1 75 (ft 3 25w.

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What Our National Lawmakers AreDoing From Day to Day

Smoot Holde His Seat,"With the ifallaries packed and the

crowds extending out into the corri-dors, the vie On the question of

nU'f Reed Smo:t s retention ofhis seal was taken after an entireafternoon had been devoted to thesoueSufcion of the debate. The finaivote Mood 42 to 2S in favor of Stnoot.Kigiiteen Senators were Ipaired onthe qnslion, bringing the actual voterecoided and paired up to 51 to 37in favor of the retention of the UtahStM.nl or. The entire strength of theSenate was either recuided or paired,with the inception of but two Sena-tors Mr. JSmoot Ihimself and 'Mr.Wetmore, of Rhode Island, neither ofwhom i .td.

Thrunpiitut the entLe speechmak-in- g

Senator Smott listened . atten-tively, bat when the voting began heretired to the Repuo'.ican cloakroomand I bore waited the lesult.

At the conclusion if the votingthere v a. a rush of Republican Sen-

ators to the cloakrooiii to congratu-late Mr. Smoot. A large number ofmembers of the Houoefollowed andthen the Utah Seiiatoi was pattedon the back and his hands wereshaken in hearty fahioij by the menwho expressed their admiration of hisbearing in the long and trying ordealthrough which he has passed. On thefloor of the Senate and in the gallar-ie- s

it was many minutes before ordercould be restcicd.

The final vote on tne propositionlo expel the Mormou Senator was asiollows : .

Yeas , Republicans --" BurrowsClapp, Dupont, Hale, Hansbrough,Kittridge, La Lallette and WilliamAlden Smith, of Michigan; total, 9.Democrats-A-Baco- n, Berry, Camack,Clarke, of Arkansas ; Clay, , Culber-son, Dubois, Frazer, Lattimer, Mc-Crear- y,

McLaurin, Money, Newlands,Overman Pettus, Rayner, Sinamons,Stone and Tillman. Total, 19, Ag-gregate, years, 28.

Nays, Democrats Blackburn,Clarke, of Montana; and Daniels, of

Bulkeney, Burkett, Burnham, Clark,of Wyoming; Crane Curtis, Depew,Dick, Dillingham, Dolliver, Flint,Foraker, Frye, Fulton, Gallinger,Gamble Heyburn, Hopkins, Kean,Knox, Lodge,, Long, McCumber, Mil-

lard, Mulkey Nelson, Nixon, Penrose,Perkins, Piles, Spooner, Sutherland,Warner and Warren. Total, 39. Ag-gregate na37s, 42.

Pass River and Harbor Bill.The Senate passed the River and

Harbor Appropriation bill, carrying atotal appropriation og $92,720,472.All the committee amendments wereagreed to.

The bill as passed carries the ap-propriation for the completion of the35-fo-ot channel, 600 feet wide, up thePatapsco river to Baltimore.

Grazing on Public Lands.It was conceded by Senators in

charge of the agricultural appropria-tion bill in the Senate that the graz-ing lease provision will be eliminatedfrom the bill on a point of order.Several Senators desire to makespeeches on the provision before it isstricken out, otherwise this actionwould have been taken at once.

The reading of the agriculture billwas completed after most of the dayhad been spent in debate on the for-estry system and the grazing provis-ion. There is to be decided objec-tion, according to Senator Lodge, onseveral provisions relating "tto thebureau of .chemistry of the Depart-ment of Agriculture, and these werepassed over. An amendement asagreed to at the suggestion of Sena-tor Nelson which will add $5,000each year to the appropriation foragricultural colleges until the totalamount for each state for these col-leges shall be $50,000 annually. Theannual appropriation at present foragricultural colleges is $30,000.

The salary of the assistant secre-tary of the department was increasedfrom $4,500 to $5,000.

The provision for the survey of theWhite mountain and Appalchianmountain water sheds, to ascertainthe feasibility of mating & fore'st re-serve, was also passed over for dis-cussion.

The session throughout the day wasdevoted to the agricultural appro-priation bHl, and it is understood thatthis measure will be again consider-ed with the idea of getting final ac-tion on the measure.

Senator Dephew presented the fol-lowing resolution. It was orderedprinted and went over.

"Resolved, That the committee onfinance be authorized to investigateand report what legislation, if any,may be necessary in relation to thedeposit of public moneys and the is-

sue or currency to prevent condi-tions of abnormal and dangerousrates of interest at certain periods ofthe year and provide such elasticityin the currency that it will be mereresponsive to the coalitions of busi- -ness.

,Reyburn Elected Mayor of Philadelphia by Big Majority.

Leaders, Who Had Been Driven Outby the Reformers, Arc Re

stored to Power.

Philadelphia, Pa. John E. Rey-bur- n,

member ol Congress fromPennsylvania, was elected Mayor ofPhiladelphia by a majority that con-

servative estimates place at 40,000over William Pottf,candidate of theCity Party. In Potter's defeat, theCity Party, which, after its victoryover the organization in the gas leasefight of 1905, has gradually been onthe sliding path, goes down to defeata defeat from which even its friendsscarcely hope it can recover.

The election of Reyburn meansthat the reform forces have beenrouted and that McNichol, Dave Lane,Dave Martin and all the other leadersthat the popular demonstration of1905 swepc temporarily off their feetare dominating factors in the polit-ical situation.

Hugh Black, regular nominee forReceiver of Taxes, wa3 elected byonly a few hundred votes less thanhis running mate. His opponent onthe City Party ticket was FranklinSpencer Edmonds, who twice since1905 has served as chairman o? theCity Committee. Edmonds was atone time a professor in the Boys'High School and a feature of hiscampaign was the lining up of hisformer pupils in his behalf.

In every ward in the city the de-cadence of the City Party was notice-able. In November last, when therewas a hot fight for the District Attor-neyship, the organization candidatehad a majority of 12,000. In CityParty strongholds the figures showeda great decrease. The Twenty-secon- d

Ward, of which Potter is a residentand which has always given big ma-jorities to the reform cause, returneda majority of only 2100 for the CityParty. Similar conditions prevailedelsewhere.

tween leaders McNichol and Lane, onaccount of the latter's predellctlonfor United States Senator Penrose'sfnfliionoa. Vio-- boon opudia(,cl ly thflresults. So far as the control of CityCouncils is concerned, the organiza-tion has a safe majority. The lead-ers are jubilant, and declare thatwith control thus assured they willpush city hnprovements that will in-

clude completion of filter plants andthe parkway.

TRUST MEMBERS FINED.

Turpentine Combination Men PleadGuilty and Will Pay $S0,OOO.

Savannah, Ga. The S. P. ShotterCompany, the Patterson DowningCompany, the Standard Naval StoresCompany and the Belgian compirny.corporations, and S. P. Shotter andJ. F. C-- Myers, individuals, formingwhat Is known as the "turpentinetrust," entered pleas of guilty in theUnited States Court to a violation ofthe Sherman Anti-Tru- st act. JudgeEmory Speer fined each individualand corporation S5000, making anaggregate of $30,000.

Other individuals indicted hadtheir indictments nolle pressed.Shotter and Myers agreed in writingnot to violate the law again.

RABID MAN ATTAcks WORKERS.

Coal Shoveler SufferinsFrom Hydro-phobia Tries to Tear Faces.

Bridgeport, Conn. Frothing at themouth, barking, snapping and actingIn every way like a mad dog, JohnReilly, thirty years old, took posses-sion of a coal yard, driving all em-ployes out of the place in fear.

He was finally overpowered by sikpolicemen and locked iu a paddedcell. It is thought Reilly has hydro-phobia, the city having recently hadan epidemic of rabid dogs.

Reilly attacked the shovelers withwhom he was working, tearing attheir faces with his hands and tryingto reach their throats with his teeth.

WASHINGTON'S FA1V1E IN FFABY.

Government Issues Instructions toTeachers to Explain Significance.Rome, Italy. The Government is-

sued instructions tbat the directors ofall schools explain to their studentson Washington's Birthday the meanring and importance of the celebrationof this day id the United States. Theinstructions close with these words:"All civilized countries must aspireto peace as their supreme aim."

Foultry Prices Advanced.The inability of the farmer to take

his poultry to the killing house be-

cause of the severe snowstorms In i

West has also resulted in the pricesof chickens, turkeys, geese and ducksbeing advanced.

Scnntor Bailey's Defense.Senator Bailey appeared before the

Investigating committee at Austin.Tex., and. taking the stand in hisown behalf, replied to the char.' spreferred-again- st him by Representa-tive CocHe.

Liberal Policy to Catholics, fiThe Chamber of Deputies, by a ma-

jority of 301, sustained the liberalpolicy advocated by M. Briand. theMinister of Education, tosvaid

Mjflf LIVES LOST

Huge Seas Pound Berlin to Piecesand Few Aboard Escape.

FATAL NORTH SEA DISASTER

Ship Struck Off the Hook of Holland i

in a Terrific Storm, and TugsCould Not Reach Her to BringAssistance Over 1 00 Perish.

Hook of Holland. The mail steam-er Berlin, belonging to the GreatEastern Railway Company, of Eng-land, from Harwich for the Hook ofHolland and Rotterdam, was wredoff this place shortly before f olocka. m., and, with th exception of four-teen persons, it is believed that, all oboard were lost. The passengers sndcrew numbered altogether 143 per-sons.

Among the drowns pre Fra-Mei- "

Schoene. of the Mnheim Con'.Onera, who the weeV "fore er aWagnerian part? of Elsa an WHr1beth at Covflnt Gafln. t.ooti: M.Orelio. baritone, rf mBtdaTr . a"MM. Stellmacb aid Mner. o "11sang m'nor nar. and Frai'Mn Go-b- el,

of th Court Thptr Dresden,who actM a" leaflorp of the orsdurinsr the Coven t G!Wn eojcr.Arthur Herbert. on of tht F!"lishKinsr's mpne;flri'. was drownor!.

No or knows he rans?1 of ha dis-aster. The vssp1 eneourtere'1 a ter-rific cale all thronn br ''o'lrnorfrom Harwich. Just as ahe was pa-ltering the nw wpterwpv he'1 5Twas seen to tnrn ironrd a- - ho""1iher oreines -- ad stooped, and a

later sb ; fip'hrt peainthe ietty. She hd takn the chp"--p- 1

entrance corrects an was makingher way between the niers.

A short tme after th vp'spM stmvshe broke n two iH her fon rmrtdisappeared. Her aftrprt' did --notslip into deeo wate". as tbo Personson shore at frst. "hlivpd. bnto be imbedded in thp sand ban.Therp were stifl . few oersons rnboard clinrinf to ' wr'tp n. rn-r-in- g

the high water, at the Mrbt ofthe storm, the wavps cbut off all &irof the wreck, wh'b ld to th bTlpfthat n- - trace of the RerUn had h0uleft. The Tecedlns: tid'v 'however.vealed the remains of her stern witha handful of survivors.

After over fhi,tv hours' inppsfaoeffort the Duteh lffebimen ref-'h0'- "

the wreck of the Berlin and tool- - offeleven of the fonrtn survivors. Twowomen and a child refused to juTimand the lifpoatmen had to comeawav without them.

The life-save- rs launched their wMtrepeatedly, only to be hurled b'fk TfW

mountainous sea. At last, with t.bpreceding tide and some improvementin the weather, they succeeded. Itwas 3.30 p. m. when the rescue wasmade.

The cold had Teeu so Intensethroughout the m'srht that it wandeemed hardly possiMe that any liv-ing thing so exposed could survive.but when davlight broke small grounscould still be seen clinging to thepoop and deck houses, the only por-tions of the vessel visible.

Cantain Jensen says he was com-pelled to leave the two women andthe child on board the wreck becausethey did not dare to make the descentof the rone owing to their completelyexhausted condition. In fact they ap-peared to be dying.

Captain Parkinson, of the HoltSteamship Line, who was a passengeron the Berlin, said that the disasterwas due to the fact that the Berlinreached to in the terrlfie sea as shewas entering the waterway, and wasdashed upon the pier head, immedi-ately "crunching up like a concertinaand parting amidships."

Many of the bodies which alreadyhave been washedJip are battered be-

yond recognition and- - some are with-out heads and others without arms orlegs.

It now appears certain that afterthe catastrophe there were many morethan fifteen persons remaining on thewreck and that most of them werewashed off by the waves. One wom-an was carried away just before therescue was effected. The survivorshuddled together for warmth and themembers of the crew who were stillalive shared their food with the oth-ers. There was not enough to goaround, however, and for twenty-fou- r

hours not a morsel, of food passed thelips of these unfortunates.

Great Conflict of Markets.Secretary Shaw, speaking of manu-

facturing overproduction in a speechbefore the students of the Universityof Chicago, said he looked to see thepresent century bring out "the great-est conflict ever waged in tue svorld

'a war for the markets.' "

Erring Train Dispatcher Insane.W. J. Dougherty, train aispatcher

for the Ashland division of North-western Railroad, at Ashland, Wis.,to whose error the wreck at Van Bus-kir- k

recently, resulting in two deaths,is charged, is insane in the hospitalat Ironwood, Mich. He recently triedto commit suicide, but failed.

James A. Kirk Dead.James A. Kirk, of Chicago, the well

known soap manufacturer, died athis home at Pine Lake, Wis., of heartdisease. Mr. Kirk was slxty-iiv- e years

He leaves a wife and fourS,!htera and an estate- - oi esvsral

Uon dollars.

Diphtheria Prevails at HarvardAmherst is Ciosol

Health Authorities Do Not Expect anEpidemic at Williamstown

. Insects Carry Germs.

Williamstown, Mass. Parents ofWilliams College students arealarmed by reports of scarlet feverat that institution, and some of themare criticising the authorities forkeeping it open in the face of dangerof a severe epidemic. Demands forquick action were made by telephoneand telegraph. Those who communi-cated with Williamstown, however,in most cases were informed that thedoctors had the situation well inhand.

Dr. Hopkins, the president of thecollege, declared that there was nocause for alarm, as all the cases inthe college were mild ones, and thepatients were doing nicely.

Fever Closes Wheat on Seminary.Norton, Mass. Wheaton Semi-

nary, a prominent school for youngwomen, was closed on account ofscarlet fever among the students,twenty-si- x of whom are ill. . Theseminary will remain closed in-definitely, under quarantine, and thestudents not infected have been sentto their homes.

Harvard Attacked.Cambridge, Mass. Harvard Col-

lege is the latest institution to be hitby the epidemic of scarlet fever, threecases being reported. Although thestrictest secrecy ,ls being observed, it.was learned that the names of thevictims are Richard M. Hallett, 08.30 Magazine street, Cambridge; R. E.L. Kittredge, 07, BO Kirkland street,Cambridge, and Robert E. McMath,'08, 68 Kirkland street; Cambridge,who comes from Rochester, N, Y.

Diphtheria at Cornell.Ithaca, N. T. Health Officer Crum

reported three new cases of dlnh- -theria, which makes seventy-fiv- e todate. Two of the latest patients areCornell students Everett Drepnan.or Martin"8 irerrji onio, ena Tl w.Case, of Buffalo:

Girls in Quarantine.Syracuse, N T. The local health

authorities have quarantined HavenHall, the largest of the girls' dormi-tories of Syracuse University, be-cause of a case of scarlet fever dis-covered in the building. Eighty--three young women are under quar-antine.

Death tit Amherst.Northampton, Mass. President

Seelye created consternation amongthe 1400 young women students atSmith College by warning them notto receive any of the students ofAmherst College when they came tocall. This command not to counte-nance any attention from the youngmen of AmKerst is because of thefact that Amherst College has beenclosed on account, of scarlet feverand one death.:

RAID UPON A BUTTER PLANT.

Owners Said to Have Illegally Col-ored Oleomargarine.

Chicago. The plant of the Econ-omy Butter Company was raided byeight deputy internal revenue col-lectors, who seized 2500 pounds ofoleomargarine, said to be colored inviolation of the federal law.

Thorwald Oxnevad, proprietor ofthe plant, and two of his assistantswere arrested and gave bonds of$2000 each for their appearance.

Deputy Collector of Internal Rev-enue Frank E. Hempstreet, whoplanned the raid, said the revenueauthorities had been watching theplace for two years. He estimatedthat the output-amounte- d to 3000pounds weekly, on which, he assert-ed, the Government had been de-frauded of a tax of nine and three-fourt- hs

cents a pound.

LARCHMONT VICTIMS BURIED.

Pair Were to Have Been Marrit Jia Few Days.

Asbury Park, N. J. Jacob andSadie Michaelson, who lost their livesin the Larchmont disaster, were bur-ied side by side in the Jewish ceme-tery at Belmar. Funeral serviceswere held in Mlchaeison's home,where he and the girl were to havebeen married soon. All the bridaldecorations were removed.

The two bodies were picked up Inthe water off Block Island.-Th- e ex-

pression on the faces indicated thatboth had been crying when they died.The bodies were also badly bruised.Jacob Michaelson had just completeda pretty new cottage adjoining hisfather's residence in Bslmar, intowhich he expected to move with hisbride after the honeymoon. ";

Chinese Woman Philanthropist.The wife of Wu Ting-Fan- g, for-

mer Minister from China to the Uni-

ted States, has just paid the cost ofbuilding a large and fine hospital InHong Kong.

Young John D.'s Views.Trtfcn n Rockefeller. Jr.. In dls- -ocir,o- - ViornfHtv and environment

i told his Bible class that the responsi-- ibility for the acts of the child rests

! upon the parents.

He Never Had But One Wife and Shelives Now He is Lojai to

the Constitution.

Washington, D. C. "I formallyand solemnly aver that In every voteand action as United States Senator 1

shall be governed in the future, as Ihave beea in the past, only by myconvictions of what is best for thewhole people of the United States. Ihave never taken any oath or obliga-tion, religious or otherwise, whichconflicts in the slightest degree withmy duty as a Senator or as a citizen.I owe no allegiance to my church orother organization which in any wayInterferes with my supreme allegiancein civil affairs to my country an al-legiance which I freely, fully andgladly give."

With these words Reed Smoot, ofUtah, apostle of the Mormon Church,on the floor of the Senate, concludedthe only speech he has made in thatbody in defense of his right to retainhis seat.

At the outset he explained that iheonly reason he had decided to takethe floor on his own behalf was thatthere were certain matters that couldbe known only to himself, and he feltthat the Senate was entitled to afrank statement as to his personal

"attitude respecting those matters."First, I desire to state," he said,

"as I have repeatedly heretoforestated, to the Senate and to the coun-try, that I am not and never havebeen a polygamlst. I never have hadbut one wife, and she is my presentwife."

" Taking up the charge that therehave been polygamous marriagessince the manifesto against them,Senator Smoot said:

"I have no hesitation in declaringto the Senate and to the Americanpeople that, in my opinion, any manwho has married a polygamous wiresince the manifesto should be prose-cuted, and I care not who the man.might be, or what position he mighthold in the church, he should receivethe punishment pronounced by the?law against his crime."

Senator Smoot then entered into a.oath," which it "has beil $U&riftft$.disqualifies him for the office of Sena-tor. The Senator declared it was a.purely religious character and not-hosti-

le

to this or any other nation.

GIRL'S STRANGE DEATH.

Found Hanged to a Tree in a PublicPark.

Springfield, Mass. The body ofMiss Pearl Burke, twenty-fou- r yearsold, who mysteriously disappearedfrom a private sanitarium on Sumneravenue, where she had been placedby relatives to recover her health,has been found by the police hangingsto a tree in Forest Park.

The attendants at the sanitarium"say that the young woman appearedto have been in her right mind. It issaid that Miss Eurke had broken herengagement to her sweetheart onlya few days ago.

SOUTH CAROLINA BRY.

Dispensaries Closed Prohibition toLast For a Week.

Columbia, S. C. Every dispensaryin South Carolina was closed, and pro-hibition will prevail for a week orlonger. Governor Ansell has appoint-ed the members of a commission ofbusiness men to wind up the affairsof the State Dispensary.

Governor Ansell has issued a proc-lamation and warned all county dis-pensaries to close until this commis-sion can meet and pass upon thbonds of the county boards to be ap-pointed.

Dives to Death on Horse's Back.Five thousand spectators saw Oscaf

Smith dive to his death on one olDr. Carver's horses, Powderface, atSan Antonio, Texas. Smith, knownas the "boy bronco buster," volun-teered to ride the diving horse, whichleaps from a forty-fo- ot platform intoa pool of water fdurteen feet deep.The horse hit the water, nose first,with Smith sitting gracefully on hisback. The crowd cheered until thehorse came up without the rider. Itwas twenty minutes before Smith'sbody was recovered.

Wisconsin Cats Rates.The Wisconsin State Railway Com'

mission ordered that railways in thatState give a fiat two and one-ha- lf centpassenger fare, and recommendedthat family mileage books of 500miles be issued for $10. The lastLegislature created the railway com-mission and conferred upon it powerto fix rates and regulate service.

Hurricane Wipes Out Town.A hurricane has wiped out Cook-tow- n,

in North Australia, ihe steamerMiowera reports. No life was lost.The loss will amount to $2,000,000.

Tariff Revision Considered.President Roosevelt sent a letter to

Governor Guild saying he would giveserious consideration to Massachu-setts' petition for a tariff revision.

Trial Divorce Agreed To.The Rev. Charles E. PeiiTer and

wife, of Salem, Mass., agreed to atrial divorce for a term of three years.

Ko. 2. per 100 lb. . .

Clover mixed, per 100 lb.

IIOP8.fcjtfite. 1006. "Vice.

Jdertium. 1905.

VKMKT Vf.F.S

&vefltji ner KidTomatoe. per camiw --J

Kf plant, per box "00 7 0Smash, per hbl 1 0 ('Peas, per basket 1 00 (ft S mJ'enpers, per carrier ?. 00 (ft 7 OO

lettuce, per basket 1 0 (ft S OO

"n.bbnre. per ton 20 00 GhW 0O

Strinp be?ns. pe" basket. . . 5 0' (ft c, 0'(Jp:oris. Ct... white, per bb!. ' n (ft 7 r'

Oranjze Co.. ner bag 1 50 W : noCarrots, per bbl 1 2S (ft 2Peetn. per bbl 1 f (ft I rTurnips, per bbl 75 w 00f'n!ery. per do-'- , hunche. . . J5 (fy 5'Okw! ner carrier 2 01 (ft 5 0'Cauliflower.,pet basket".... 2 0' ( 3 ?5Hrtiels BOronts, per qt. .. 5 (ft 2'1

Parslev, per bbl 2 0 ft . noSninaoi). pe'- - bbl 1 00 (ft 1 5Watercress, "er 100 buncoes 2 no (& tnKaK ner bbl 1 00 (ft

Sha'lnt. per 100 bunches.. 1 50 2 0bVdiVies, per 100 bu.ncb.es. J 00 R 00Parsnip?, ner hbl..."." 1 TO (ft 2 0Horseradish, per bbl 5 00 5 5

Tlur Winter natents .... r n (ft 2 PISprinp natents 4 20 (ft 5 !

Wheat. No. 1 N. Duiuth... (ftXo. 2 re 1 rtfa

Com, Xo. 2 white (ft 541;No. 2 yellow (ft

Oat. mired (ft '7V:Clipped white M$&!.

Lard, city A ZF.'s

1JVF. STOCK.

ITeeres, city d 7 (ft 0Calve?, city dressed H Co) 14

Country dresed. F, (ft 12USheen, per 100 lb f 50 (ft t 0)Lambs, per 100 )b 0 75 (ft 7 70Ho?. live, per 100 lb ..64" (ft 7 5

Country dressed, ier lb.. 0-- lO5

GAIN IN HORSE BREEDING.

Value ol Horses Increased Since. Au--

tomobiles Came Into Use.Washington. D. C. The official

census of farm animals, just, com-pleted, shows that the number ofhorses and mules in the United Statesis now 23,564,000, valued at $2,274,-642,00- 0.

By comparison with the records ofseven years ago, wheu motor vehicles,it may be said, started in to put thehorse out of business, the census of1906 is not exactly discouraging tobreeders and dealers. In 1900 therewere 13,538,000 horses and 2,086,000Allies inhe country waiting to be re-

placed by automobiles, and each an-

nual census since then has shown anincrease in their number and value.There are now 19,747,000 horses and3,817,000 mule?, or about 8,000,000

nearly fifty per cent.' more thanthere were seven years ago. To givefull force to these figures it must bestated further that in the seven yearspreceding 1900 there was a falling offof 2,914,000 in the number of horsesand mules in the United States.

Remarkable as the rate of increasein the horse stock has been for thefull period of seven years since 1900,it is thrown in the shade by the rec-

ords of the last two years. While theincrease for four years preceding Jan-uary 3, 1905 was 337,000, the gainsince 1905 has reached the astonish-ing total of 3.61S.000 hea. In otherwords, the horse stock of the UnitedStates has. according to departmentstatistics, increased more than tentimes as much in the last iw6 yearsas in the preceding four years.

Texas Prevents Cotton Famine.The Stale of Teias is the only State

in the cotton belt which produced thelargest crop in its history and, as in1900-0- 1, Texas alone saved the worldfrom a cotton famine,