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EL PASO HORNING TIMES; SATURDAY, AUGUST t, I«08.
YESTERDAY'S MARKET RESUME |
BIG BULL MOVEMENT.
market prices reach
PRICE LEVEL.
NEW
Day of Speculative Excitement on Wall
®treet and Great Total of Share*
Changed Hand*—Pu*hed Short* to
Wall—Big Bulge In Smelter Securi-
ties—More Cash Expected by Bank*.
New York, Aug. 7.—It wa* a (lay of
(speculative excitement In the stock
market and of Violent and erratic
price fluctuations. The bull movement
•started on Its way prosperously and
reached a new high stage of price*
fpr the year, with great animation
and buoyancy In the dealings. At the
accelerated 'pace of the advance the
movement overrfn ItsHt to *ome ex-
tent and paid the penalty in a sharp
Bet back. The market was the largest
In volume of the present year, the
number of shares which changed
hands rising to a million before 1 p.
m. Extensive coverings by shorts has
been a recognized factor In the latter
stages of (he rise. The distress of
the short interest In American Smell-
ing and National lxtad became so
acute in the course of the day and
disposition to punish them .seemed so
ruthless that (he speculative temper
becnnie discomposed and heavy un-
loading of several large accounts was
precipitated.
The buyers saw a chance to regain
an advantage and raided prices down-
ward in a quest for stop-loss orders.
The two Guggenheim stocks were con-
spicuous features from the outset by
reason of the late bulge yesterday.
When 7 1-4 points had been added
to yesterday’s possessor point gain in
American Smelting and Jumps of a full
point between sales were made, thy.
market took alarm. The considerable
disorder resulted from this cplsi
the market. Increased volume ey trans
actions represented a su’IJHtantlftl
broadening of the partic1,nation al-
though concentrated laying from a
few house* which has) |„‘M.n'ft feature
throughout the mover,),.,It. These were
Interests of the country's largest spec-
ulnotrs. There '¥,uh a notable Increase
in the attenilajflCe on , goor of the
stock exchati/,,, niany brokers having
returned fr</„, vacations to share In
the deallnwH
Foroeae tH „f the week’s currency
inovemc i,t pointed to another heavy
{lCCaV<to tll<‘ oaK’1 holdings of the
baiiktr -phe sub-treasury has supplied
over $5,600,060 during tin! week, the
J-'on iltiuing government deficit roqulr
,n.g lu-avy disbursements by that in-
stitution.
The decline of spring wlu*at during
July shown by tin! government crop re-
port, represented a degree of deterior-
ation that, disappoints reports by other
expert estimates, especially as an ad-
ditional decline In condition is to he
allowed for In the week elapsed since
the date of the government's estimate
Bonds were firm. Total sales, par
value, 0,394,000.
United States bonds were unchang-
ed on call.
DUN’S WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
do pfd ..................... 94 %
Atlantic Coast IJne.......<.... 92%
Baltimore & Ohio......... 92
do pfd ...................81©84
Brooklyn Rapid Transit........ 34*4
Canadian Pacific ..............17244
Central Leather ............... 2914
do pfd ...................... 9714
Central of New Jersey.... 193© 200
Chesapeake A Ohio...,..,...... 4314
Chicago Great Western........ 644
Chicago A Northwestern........161*4
Chicago, Mil. & St. Paul........143*4
C., C., C. & St. Louis.......... 5814
Colorado Fuel & Iron.......... 3314
Colorado & Southern........ 3244
Some Further Progress Made In Bull
ness, But Improvement Is Slow
—Conservatism Prevails.
New York, Aug. 7.—Dispatches to
Dun's Review Indicate further progress
In the right direction, although Ini
|imiMnmr is slow. Boston reports
that cotton mills are still curtailing
output, but larger sales of wool prom-
ise greater activity In the woolen In-
dustry. Dry goods Jobbers are placing
fall orders freely and the situation
will be Improved by the auction sales.
Dry goods trade Is quiet at Philadel-
phia, hut wholesalers report most In-
quiry. The steel industry and build-
ing trades are more active. Dry
goods markets at Pittsburg are season-
ably quiet, but there Is a noticeable
Improvement in orders for the future.
Conservatism prevails In all lines.
Industrial conditions are slightly bel-
ter at Baltimore and more factories
operating but wholesalers report a
small attendance of outside buyers.
The Interstate merchants association
opened its first meeting at St. 1/mis
on August 1 and country merchants
are arriving in large numbers, making
satisfactory purchases In most lines.
The inllux of buyers Is expected to
continue until the middle of Septem-
ber. Kansas City reports that the
first merchants meeting has brought
;■ large number of country buyers who
are placing orders freely in most linos.
Retail trade at Now Orleans and ship-
ments by jobbers have been interrupt-
ed by heavy rains which also retard
harvesting of cotton and rice but su-
gar cane prospects are bright.
At Chicago country merchants at-
tend the wholesale and jobbing mar-
kets in large numbers, placing orders
that compare favorably with those of
a year ago. Wholesale dry goods trade
is .active at Cincinnati. Conditions
improve steadily at Cleveland. Indus-
trial plants are busy and building sup-
plies In good demand, but collections
are only fair. Business expands in
Minneapolis.
Factories operate on full time hut
payments are slow in Minnesota. Fall
business at St. Paul expands steadily.
Improvement In the dry goods trade
la well sustained.
do 1st pfd ...............
... 62%
do 2d pfd .................
...53
Consolidated Gas ...........
...139%
Corn Products ..............
... 19%
Delaware & Hudson.........
...169%
Denver & Rio Grande.......
... 26%
do pfd ...................
msttlleAf Securities........
-• 27%
Erie.......................
do 1st pfd ...............
... 39%
do 2d pfd ................
■ ■ 29%
General Electric ............
...146
Great Northern pfd ........
...138%
Great Northern Ore Ctfs...
.. 67%
Illinois Central ............
...139%
Interborough-Met ...........
.. 11%
International Paper.........
.. 10%
do pfd . ..-................
...58
international Pump .........
-- 21%
Iowa Central ..............
Kansas City Southern.......
... 25%
Mexican Central ...........
... 14
Minneapolis & St, Louis.....
... 28 .
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Close.
Amalgamated Copper .......... 8174
American Car A Foundry........ 41
do pfd.......................10244
American Cotton Oil.. 3474
American Hide 4 Leather pfd.. 22
American Ice Securities........ 28*4
American Linseed ............. 12
American Locomotive ., ....... 5C*4
do pfd .............. 106
American Smtlting & Refining. .102
do pfd ....... 109*4
American Sugar Refining.......12374
Americ.tin Tobacco, pfd....... ??
hu Woolcu..... 2544
dg Mining Co..... •;..... 4974
m .. .....i..... 8874
Minn., St. P. & Sault Hto. M....,11844
Missouri Pacific ...........5744
Missouri, Kansas Sr Texas../..,. 31%
<*o pfd ............../........64
National Lead 8744
New York Centra). .............tog
New York, OnG/fjo & Western.. 4244
North Amepfajan............... 6544
Norfolk 4c Western............. 7344
Nort)uy;*, pacific .............. 14374
Ibttdfic Mali .................. 2574
Pennsylvania ........ 12574
People's Gas ................; 95
Pittsburg, C. C. & St. Louis.... 7274
Pressed Steel Car............. 3574
Pullman Palace Car............1G5
Railway Steel Spring .......... 48
Reading .. ....................124%
Republic Steel ................. 24
do pfd ....................... 8044
Rock Island Co................. 1844
do pfd ...................... 3674
Ht. I/OUlx A Hnn Fran., 2d pfdN 28%
St. Louis Southwestern........ 17%
do pfd .................. 40
Hloss Sheffield Steel & Iron.... 63%
Southern Pacific ............... 9574
do pfd ...................... 18
Southern Railway.............. 19%
do pfd ....................... 5074
Tennessee Copper ............ 397*
Texas & Pacific ........ 24
Toledo, St. Louis & West........ 2374
do pfd ........ 5574
Union Pacific .................15774
do pfd ............. 8274
United States Rubber ......... 3674
do 1st pfd .................,.101
United States Steel............. 47
do pfd ......................10974
Utah Copper 7 44%
Virginia Carolina Chemical.... 2874
do pfd ......................105
Wabash ....................13#13%
do pfd ...................... 27%
Westinghouse Electric ........ 76
Western Union ............... 5644
Wheeling & Lake Erie..... ...10
Wisconsin Central ............ 21
Total sales, 1,365,000 shares.
Grain and Provisions.
Chicago, Aug. 7.- The government
crop report for August hud a bullish
effect on tlie local grain markets, all of
which closed strong. Final quotations
on wheat for September delivery wore
till 12© 5-8 compared with yesterday’s
close. Corn was up 1-2 and oats were
5 8 higher and provisions 7 1-2#
22 12 lower.
September wheat opened 3-8 to 5:8
lower at 94 1-2 to 94 3-4, sold off to
94 1-4 and then advanced to u6 3-8.
The close was at 95 6-8# 3-4.
September corn opened 1-2 lower at
75, advanced to 76 3 8 and closed
at 76.
September oats opened 1-8 to 1-4
higher at 47 t-2 to 47 5-8, sold off to
47 1-8# I 4 and then advanced to
48 1-8. The close was at 48.
Provisions were weak all day lie-
cause of extremely liberal receipts of
live hogs at all western pueklug cen-
ters. At the close He 1 it ember pork
was off 22 12 at $15.52 1-2. Lard was
down in cents at $9.47 1-2; riba were
7 1-2 lower qt $8.90.
Kansas City Livestock.
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 7.—Cattle—
RecelpLs 3000. Stockers and feeders,
$3.00# 1.00; bulls. $2 t0#3.50; calves,
$3.f>0#0.00; western steers, $3.50#
5.00; western cows. $2.25# 3.50.
Hogs -Receipts 8000; 5# 10c lower;
bulk of sales, $6.50#0.70; heavy, $6 70
#6.80; packers, $6.00#3.80; light,
$6.35#6.55; pigs, $4.30#5.60.
Sheep—Receipts 2000. Muttons,
$3.90# 1.50; lambs. $1.26#5.20; range
wethers, $3.50#4.38; westerns, $3.75
#4.10.
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago. Ill, Aug. 7.—Cattle—Re-
ceipts 15,000; steady. Beeves, $3,70
#7.05; Texans, $3,fiO#5.25; westerns,
$3.60# 5.80; stockers and feeder*,
$2 40# 1.40; cows and hellers, $1.50#
5.50; calves, $5.50©7.25.
Sheep—Receipts 5000; weak. West-
ern, $2.50#4.40; yearlings, $4.25©
500; western lambs, $4,00#6.40.
St. Louis Wool.
St. Louis, Aug. 7.—Wool firm. Me-
dium grades, combing anti clothing,
19#20; light fine, 16# 1-2; heavy fine.
U@12; tub washed, 20©27.
Cotton Futures.
New York, ,Aug. 7.—The cotton mar
kat opened steady at an advauee of
2#7 imints and closed steady at a net
advance of 25 points on Ahgtist and of
6# 10 points on' later months.
1 Cotton Spots.
New York, Aug. 7.—Spot cotton
closed quiet.- Middling uplands, 10.85;
middling gulf, 11.10. Sales, 3,900
pales.
Silver Quotations.
t New York, Aug. 7,—Bar • silver,
626; Mexican dollars, 45-
Che Railroads
WILL MEET 8HIPPERS.
The Met*I Markets.
New York, Aug. 7— Copper ad-;
vanned to 61 10s for apot and 62 7s Cd i
for futures in the London market. Lo-
rally the market continued firm on a
good demand and light offering* with ;
lake quote,] at $13.50©12.75; electroly- ——
tic. $13.37 1-2# 13.62 1-2 and casting! Eastern Railway Presidents Will Dis-
at $13.12# 13.37 1-2. cuts Rate Advances.
Lead was unchanged at 13 12s 6d j Chicago, Aug. 4.—The Eastern rail-
in London. Tbc local market was ; road presidents have agreed to meet
firm at $4.67 1-2© 1.69 1-2. |ibe shippers of the country in confer-
Spelter advanced 5s to 19 5* in I»n- ‘-nee over the proposed Increase In
don. The local market was firm but freight rates between the Mississippi
unchanged at $4.70©4 75.
Boston Mining List.
Adventure .................... 8
Allouez....................... 38
Amalgamated ................. 81%
Atlantic ..................... 15'/*
Bingham...................... 50
Calumet & Hecla..............690
Centennial ................... 30
Copper Range ................. 80
Daly West..................... 10
Franklin ..................... 13
Granby .. ......... ....108
Isle Roy ale .................... 22%
Mass. Mining Co............... 7
Michigan .. ................... 13*4
Mohawk .. .................... 69
Montana Coal & Coke.......... 77
Old Dominion ...............j. 41%
Osceola (asked) ...........-<..116
Parrot ............... 28%
Quincy ............... 98
Shannon ......... 15%
Tamarack................ 75
Trinity ....../............... 21
United Cop pvt*................ 9%
United Rvates Mining ......... 43%
Unit*# States Oil.............. 25%
Utrfh...... 49%
Victoria ...................... 5%
Winona ...................... 7
Wolverine ...................141
Nor)it Buttt ................... 84%
Butte Coalition ......... 28%
Nevada....................... 16
Calumet & Arizona.............127
Arizona Commercial............ 22%
Greene Cunanea ............... 12%
DAILY RECORD.
Real Estate Transfers.
Tobin, Tex.—Prank R. Tobin to S.
W. Goodyear lost 13 In block 7; con-
sideration, $10.
East El Paso addition—Samuel
Lcfkovltz lots 19. 20 and 21 in block
89; consideration, $150.
East El Paso addition—J. II. Na-
tions to Samuel Lcfkovltz lots 26 and
27, in block 64; consideration, $600.
El Paso county—W. T. White and
wife to,Young ThomaH, 640 acres in
the /prteta grant; consideration
$3200.
El Paso county—F. D. Turner and
wife to W. T. White, 640 acres in the
La Prleta grant; consideration, $2565.
El Paso county—Kalle B. Patterson
of Oklahoma county. Oklahoma, and
R. W. Flournoy of Tarrant county,
Texas, to B. F. Hammett, H. F.
Burges, 0. N. Bassett, John H. LfeavcH
and H. W. Broaddus, 3p00 acres about
35 miles southeast of El Paso; con-
sideration, $29,500.
Marriage license.
Abel Torres and Cruz Delgado.
Burial Permits.
W. R. Danrblgo, county hospital,
aged 53 years.
Dolores Ramirez Gonzales. 510 East
Tenth street, aged 30 years; Interment
In Concordia Catholic cemetery.
TAFT AGAIN IS
VIRGINIAN GUEST
(Continued from First Page.)
he denied that he had resigned. Ho
declined to say what he would do in
the future.
Dover to Stay In Chicago.
When actively engaged In campaign
work, Secretary Dover's headquarters
will be In Chicago. As already an-
nounced, Chairman Hitchcock pro-
poses to apimlnt a vice chairman who
will have general supervision of tho
work at Chicago.
Chairman Hitchcock stated tonight
that he had pot heard that Mr. Dover
Intended to resign and added that ho
did not credit the report.
It is expected that Secretary Dover
will call upon Mr. Hitchcock to-
morrow.
river and the seaboard.
Fred W. l.'phara, president of the
Illinois Manufacturers' association,
who has Just returned from New York,
slated today that both the railroad and
the financial leaders In the East are
ready and anxious for a conference.
During his stay in New York Mr. Up-
bain saw several men or prominence
both In railroad and financial circles
and talked with them over the rate
situation.
“1 wa: assured by the Eastern
men," declared Mr. Uphatn, "that they
would speedily appoint a committee
of fifteen to meet with the committee
selected through the Illinois Manufac-
turers’ association. No date was set
for the conference, as the railroad
committee has not been appointed. It
Is my understanding that fifteen rep-
resentative railroad men, with possibly
ft'. C. Brown, Bcnlor vice president
of tho New York Central lines, at
their head, will be selected, v*Rh a
view of meeting our committee, which
practically represents all *he shipping
Interests In the country."
— /
Cut in Oklahamo Freight Rate*.
Guthrie, Okla.—The state corpora-
tion commission has Issued its order,
providing a reduced freight rate on
vegetables, canned goods and fruitB,
and It Is now In full effect. The rates
per 100 pounds range on shipments,
In the order named, as follows; For
five miles and under, 4, 5 and 6 cents
to 25 and 31 cents for 300 to 400
miles. It is also a provision of the
order that In cold weather, when the
articles arc liable to damage from
frost, a pass may he issued to a per-
son accompanying the shipment. Only
one way bill Is to be Issued to covor
tho entire movement of r iy carload.
Through hilling must he made from
the point of origin to destination, and
bill of lading and way hill must show
the full name and address *Of the con-
signor.
The G., H. & S. A. is erecting arc
lights along Its line from the Union
depot to the old city limits near the
Southwestern shops. One light Is be-
ing placed at each street corner and
three lights will be placed between
each street. The distance covered will
aggregate about two miles.
Union Depot Policeman John Mer-
shon was robbed of a $5 hat and a
watch Thursday while he slept. Some
unknown thief entered his room by
cutting tho screen, and made away
with the goods. Mr. Mershon stated
that other things might be missing,
but so far ho had missed only his hat
and watch.
Excursion rates have been put on
from Clifton to El Paso by the South-
western on the occasion of the ball
game between tho Clifton and South-
western teams, to be played here today
and tomorrow. No special trains will
be run, hut the rato will be In effect
on all trains.
H. J. Simmons, general superintend-
ent of the Southwestern, and family
and V. R. Stiles, general passenger
agent of the same road, left yester-
day for Los Angeles, where they will
spend several weeks.
J. 11. Grayson, assistant ticket agent
at the Q., II. & S. A. offices, accom-
panied by Ills wife, left yesterday for
Los Angeles.
(!. W. Clary and wife and son loft
yesterday over the T. & P. for Dal-
las and other Texas cities, where they
will spend several weeks. Mr. Clary
is in the general manager's office of
the Southwestern in this city.
MACK OPENS HIS
HEADQUARTERS
ATTEMPTED TO WRECK LIMITED
Two Huge Boulders Wedged Between
N. P. Rails Near Bluebird—
Accidentally Discovered.
Butte, Mont., Aug. 7.—An attempt
was made Wednesday night to wreck
the North Coast Limited train on tho
Northern Pacific near Bluebird, a few
hundred yards west of the spot at
which the Burlington passenger train
was dynamited last spring and three
persons killed. Only tho accidental
discovery of two huge boulders, which
wore wedged between the rails, pre-
vented a catastrophe. There is no
clue to tho perpetratorrs. The report
did 110I become public till today.
Ilelliugham, Wash., Aug. 7.—An at
tempt to wreck the Northern Pacific
passenger train due here last night
was made a few miles southeast of
this city. A section foreman found
a huge pile of ties and railway Iron
on the track and ilagged the train.
DISCRIMINATION
SHOWN BY ROADS
(Continued tram First Page.)
tory of the Western Passenger associ-
ation) is concerned, would respectfmiy
call attention to the fact that no re-
duction fares therefor were made from
the territory of this association. It
will he noted, therefore, there has
been no discrimination in the case un-
der discussion.
“Trusting thHt with the explanation
above, the situation will be understood
by you and your committee, wo remain,
“Respectfully,
“EBRN E. M'LEOD.
“Chairman."
Times want ad*, nrlnf results.
(Continued from First Pago.)
11. Taylor; Ixiwell Sun, John H. Har-
rington; Worcester Post, E. M. Mor-
rlarty.
Michigan—Grand Rapids News, J.
W. Hunter.
Mississippi—Jackson Clarion-Ledg-
er, It. H. Henry.
Missouri—Kansas City Post, M. J.
Sheridan; St. Louis Republic, Charles
It. Knapp.
Montana—‘Helena Independent. John
S. H. Neill.
Nebraska — Omaha World-Herald,
Gilbert M. Hitchcock.
North Carolina—Charlotto Observ-
er, J. B. Caldwell.
Oklahoma—Oklahoma Citi, Oklaho-
man, Roy E. Stafford,
Pennsylvania—Philadelphia Record,
Theodore Wright; Pittsburg Post, Al-
bert J. Barr.
South Carolina—Columbia State, A.
E. Gonzales; Charleston News and
Courier, J. C. Hemphill.
Tennessee—Chattanooga News, J.
Rice; Knoxville Sentinel, C. F. Milton;
Nashville Amerlcah, Charles H. Slack.
Texas—Galveston News. John R.
Hedges.
Virginia—Richmond Tlmes-Dlspatch,
Joseph Bryan.
West Virginia—Wheeling Register,
J. A. Miller.
Washington—A. J. Blcthen, Seattle.
ND 7f0W.
GETTING BLASE.
A presidential campaign is not the excitement It used to be.
SOME MODERN MIRACLES
Appointed a Dead Man.
Worcester, Mass., Aug. 7.—E. M.
Moriarty of Worcester, whose name
appears in the list of members of the
new Democratic press committee, was
drowned while bathing in 1967. He
was the publisher of the Worcester
Post.
This Man a Candidate.
Kansas City, Aug. 7.—B. J. Sheri-
dau Is no longer with the Kansas City
Post, having disposed of his interest
In tbe paper. He is now living at Pa-
ola. Kns.. where he Is the Democratic
candidate for congress from the Sec-
ond congressional district
In a scanty furnished ceil, one of a
number in the monastery of Llantho-
ny Abbey, which is in the heart of the
Black mountains, Monmouthshire,
Father Ignatius lies 111. He is an old
man, for seventy-one years of passion-
ate striving for his ideals, combined
with the ascetic life of a monk, have
left their marks.
His fare and his scalp are clean-
shaven. all except the rim of his head,
on which is a fringe of white hair.
Tills is the man around whom relig-
ious controversy has centered for many
years. This is tile Protestant monk
whose tonm$i'(V head, girdled robe
and sandals ..ave shocked the Church
of England from archbishops down-
ward. He has been pursued from
town to town. In the course of his
preaching expeditions ,by his own
father, who, has charged him publiciy
with having been the unwitting cause
of his mother's death. Ho has had to
meet the violence of mobs inflamed
tiy newspaper accounts of scandals
in the monasteries which he has suc-
cessfully established. Monks whom
he has turned out of the Protestant
Order of St/ Benedict havo vilified
him.
Now he lies with the end of his
earthly pilgrimage well within sight
To 0110 who has seen him In the
height of his vigor and conversed
with him on his work, it is easy to
guess his thoughts. Years ago lie
had to confess that he was tired. Wo
may lie quite sure that Father Igna-
tius will be glad to rest.
Many remarkable tilings have hap-
pened in his remarkable life. His
monastery nt Llanthony is one of the
least remarkable, though tills Is some-
thing to which English people have not
yet got accustomed. Father Ignatius
made himself a monk. There Is no
other Protestant Order of St. Bene-
dict, which is elsewhere a Roman
Catholic order, so having taken the
vow. by which he renounced the world,
the flesh and the devil, he donned the
monastic garb and called himself fath-
er. Some pious women who believed
in him, aided by a generous friend
or two, provided the funds wherewith
to build the monastery. For the sup-
port of himself and his monks, how-
ever, Father Ignatius has had to stump
the country asking for money. He
has seen visions, performed miracles,
publicly debated with Bradlaugh, fal-
len foul of the chosen leaders of the
Church of England—can it be wonder-
ed that he has always attracted both
people arid money?
Lest what follows should offend the
caution of this matter-of-fact age, lot
it he understood that Father Ignatius
is personally responsible for the de-
tails of his miracles. When he was
living at a Whitechapel mission house
in 1862 he was asked to visit, the 19-
year-old daughter of a poor woman in
the vicinity. Her name was Lizzie
Meek. When he got to the house he
was told that the girl had been dead
two hours. 'The body was laid out for
V'urial. Taking a preejous treasure
from his breast, the Relic of the True
Cross, he laid it on the girl’s breast
and said; “In the name of Jesus
Christ, I say unto thee arise!” The
girl's right hand was thereupon seen
to raise itself stiffly and make the
sign of the cross. Then the nostrils
dilated Rnd soon the girl was able to
drink some soup. At that time he was
Rev. Joseph Leyeester Lyne, and his
fame Van through the East End of
London like the flame of a train 01
gunpowder.
Here is another case. In August.
1873, during the building of the Abbey
church at Llanthony, some stone fell
from a height and crushed a work-
man. His poor body was described
by an eyewitness as resembling “a
mass of pulp.” To the monk, now
Father Ignatius and superior of the
order, was borne the news that a
workman had been killed. In his cell
be had a bottle of Ixmrdes water—
the water of the. jjsefl known healing
well. Taking (his he went to where
the man lay. Relating what followed
Father Ignatius has more than once
referred to “the volte which whisper-
ed its commands to me.” "I knew,”
he says, "that the Mister was about
to call on me a message of resurrec-
tion In the name of the Lord of Life."
So the monk knelt by the body. He
sprinkled it with the Lourdes water,
and in tho presence of tne other work-
men commanded It to rise in the
name of the Lord.
If search were made It would doubt-
less bo possible to find now eyewit-
nesses of the astonishing thing that
happened. At once the man arose.
He was whole and well. Without ut-
tering a.word he started to walk to
Ills lodgings a mile distant. Every-
body was so surprised, the worker of
the miracle excepted, (hat nobody fol-
lowed him; tney stood still and star-
ed. Afterward, when the man was
examined, not a scratch was found on
his body and he knew nothing of what
had occurred.
Father Ignatius tells of other mira-
cles. One of the most recent con-
cerns a body Who was dying of typhoid
fever. The monk was beseeched by
the boy’s mother to come to his aid.
"I believe our I/ird intends that 1
should raise up this poor boy by the
power of His name,” ho remarked to
a companion, and accordingly he went
to the houtse. Sprinkling the patient
with Lourdes water, he called him by
name and added: “Jesus Christ says
you are to get up.” The boy is describ-
ed as having risen at once, and the
next day walked five miles to present
Father Ignatius with some flowers for
the altar.
Hardly less strange Is the monk’s
account of how one night the Vcdce
bade him leave his cell and go to the
chapel. The summons was obeyed
and Father Ignatius describes his hor-
ror at seeing the woodwork in flames.
He advanced boldly to the fire. Tho
names fell back befot-e him. With-
out wator, without effort 01 any kind,
simply by the will which he says he
derived from Hisnjaster, the fire was
made to (Re out. Moreover, when he
came to look around ho could find no
trace of It except the ashes of some
cloth dusters in a recess. A miracle
had happened, he declares. Tho fire
was stemmed and the woodwork re-
stored.
Making ail allowances for the zeal
and piety of Father Ignatius, however,
it must be said that his monastery has
not been a success. Not many men
have been able to stick to the monas-
tic life at llanthony for more than a
short time. Some of those who have
survived the novice stage and taken
tiie life vow have bitterly repented.
Shut off from the world, praying, fast-
ing, forbidden to converse, voting men
who had Joined in the fervor of relig-
ious exaltation felt they must run
away or go mad. When the superior
was absent they generally ran away.
It was the same with the Benedic-
tine Order of Sisters, who had a con-
vent at Llanthony. When Father Ig-
natius, who was their head and su-
pervisor, was in America he received
a telegram telling 1dm the whole body
had deserted to a Roman Catholic
convent. They had been left without
a priest to give them tho sacrament
and so they became nuns In earnest.
Ingenious Johnnie.
Mother had a bright red apple which
she wished to give to the children, at
the same time teaching the little
brother a lesson In generosity. John-
nie had a peculiar fondness for apples.
Calling him to her side sfie said,
“Now. dear, mamma has a nice, rosy
apple to give you, and she wants you
to be generous.” That word was not
in Johnnie’s vocabulary, so he said:
“Mamma, what do you mean by being
generous?”
“Oh, dear, that mean* you are to di-
vide the apple into two parts, and give
sister the larger."
Johnnie was silent. Suddenly his
face brightened, as he handed the ap-
ple to his mother, saying; “Mamma,
give it to Bister and tell her to be
generous.”
A Mind Reader.
"I have often marveled at your bril-
liancy, yftar aptness at repartee,
your-"...
“If It’s more than $5, old man, I
can’t do a thing for you. I’m nearly
broke myself.”—Houston Post
THE LAND OF HOPE.
French Visitor Declares Optimism In
American Atmosphere.
It is rather as putting forth an obvi-
ous fact than as venturing upon a half-
cynieal criticism that Hughes Lo
Roux, writing in the Paris Revue, de-
clares that the United States is a
country of extremes, con trass and con-
tradictions, As he has lately been
traveling on this continent, we might
almost say that this writer had felt
the influence of our climate and en-
vironments, to judge from tho epi-
grammatic and somewhat paradoxical
tone of his esday. With some exagger-
ation lie describes the lively muta-
tions of our thermometer, and declares
that the people are just as mercurial
as the weatner. To quote his own
words:
“The Americans resemble their
olimate, which passes nimbly from
winter to summer by leaps, alternating
with sudden relapses. The ideas, sen-
timents and activities of the Ameri-
cans, whether physical, spiritual, mor-
al, social or political, oscillate from ex-
treme to extreme. In America that
wonderful mean—that balanced even-
ness of temperature, cultivation, ideal-
ism, wealth and poverty—'Which, gen-
eration after generation has operated
In producing France and the French
people of today, is utterly unknown.
The founders of the American repub-
lic, as is well known, were devotedly
attached to liberty. The principle of
equality has therefore become an ac-
knowledged principle In that country.
Yet when President Roosevelt sincere-
ly acted upon this principle and invited
the distinguished colored publicist,
Booker Washington, to his table at tho
White House, he positively risked the
loss of Ids own popularity.
Tho spirit of contradiction and of
extremes, declares this writer, enters
even into the relations of the sexes.
Women tax severely their husbands'
pursed^ yet they would sooner work
at a desk or a typewriter than marry
the man they do not love.
“Extremes! Extremes!” exclaims
Mr. Le Roux, Impatiently, and on the
same lines explains the rationalism
and religiousness of the country. On
this point he remarks:
“This contrast of extremes alone ex-
plains why Americans, among whom
are to be found the greatest number
of freethinkers ever 5net with in any
counry, contrilnie to the different re-
ligious denominations more munificent
offerings for tho support of public
worship than have over been contribu-
ted in any historic ern. Another con-
trast of extremes Is found In the fact
that although New York lias the lar-
gest Jewish population in tho world,
and is the second German city in tho
world after Berlin, it has never lost
its American physiognomy. Although
districts have been set off in which
nothing but French, Italian, Greek or
Syrian are severally spoken, the stran-
ger never receives the impression that
the American metropolis has been sur-
rendered to foreigner^.”
The American considers himself tin-
classifiable and therefore does not he
lieve in classes. If ho is poor or so-
cially and politically lowly, he may go
up higher. Indeed, such is his only as-
piration, declares Mr. Le Roux, and
continues as follows:
“Advance Is the American motto.
Limitations of class arc given no place
in the Untied States. In fact, there
is an odd similarity and monotonous
sameness in American men. This is
not changed even by age. The old
are neither old nor are they boys. But
they are young because they are kept
up by hope. Hope Is In the very air
they breathe. Everyone who lands
on the soil breathes it It Intoxicates
him. and he who arrived in New Tork
but two days ago finds himself ges-
ticulating and speaking exactly after
the fashion of those whom he has
chosen as his brethren."
As Time Goes On.
He—Grace is looking as voumr as
ever, isn’t she? 6
She—Yes; but she says It cost* her
more every year— Philadelphia In-
quirer.
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