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.\ JT* 1 It '»V3 -^,,^~V''-*\ ^.r^ -V5- May July 9* pt ^.4»*r|M** Articles Wheat— Short Ribs, fee. 100. lbs.— July .,...'. 1142 Sept 7 12.66- Stock Market at midday the market was almost mo tlonless. Bonds were firm. Aside from such specialties as the automobile group in which gains of to 5 points were recorded, no striking changes from last week's final quota tions were noticed on the resumption ot trading today. War shares such as Crucible Steel, Mexican Petroleum *nd some ef the metals ware AjftfenjL&ksfc Opening 1 0 6 Corn— May J|ily ........ Sept Oata— h{j' May July Sept ... 68ft®% 68%®% 68%®ft 40089% 40ft®40 88%®ft Mess Pork, per bbl.— July 22.25®l5 Sept 21.76 -L*rd, per lOO.lbs.— July 12.60, 8ept *. *-..J 12.67 low« point. There were fWrly large Initial offerings of United States Steel, Read ing and. Kepnecott Copper at minor changes, hut otherwise dealings were light and narrow. The closing was atreng. New ^ork stocks, entral Leather Chesapeake Ohio Chicago. Mil. ft St. Paul Chicago, R. I. Pne- Ry.«» Chino Copper Colorado Fuel ft Iron Corn Products ..... ..... Cfruiihle Steel ...": Denver 'ft .Rio Grande pfd Erie General Slectrle Goodrich Co .... ... Great Northern Ore Ctfs. hern pfd Illinois Central Interborough Coneol. Corp Inter. Harvester, N. J.. Inter. Mare. Mar. pfd: ctfs Lackawanna Steel ..... a Louisville ft Nashville ... Maxwell Motor Co..... Mexican Petroleum ... Miami Copper Great Northern pfd & pi ml Chicago Grain and Provisions (Furbished by Harper Ward. Pecond Floor Anderson Buildlnr.) —Last sale Allls-Chalmers 26% American Beet Sugar J*™ American Can ..... 56% American Car Foundry American Locomotive ... ..... 72% An«rican Smelting A Refining. 98% American Sugar Refining 112 American Tel. Tel 12?% Anaeonda Copper ..... Atchison ......... .« Raldwto Loconiothre .. BalUmore 4k Ohio Bethlehem Steel .... Stooklyp Rapid Transit Aitta and Superior California petroleum ... Canadian Pacific unt Missouri. Kansas ft Texas pfd Missouri Pacific National Lead ... New Tortt' Central N. Y., N. H. ft Hartford Norfolk ft Western Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Ray Consolidated Copper Reading Republic Iron ft Steel •. Southern Pacific Southern Railway Studebaker Co Texas Co Tennessee Copper Union Pacific ... United States Rubber .. United States Steel United States Steel pfd Utah Copper Wabash 'pfd B..... ... Western tJnlon Westlnghouse Electric .. Kertnecott Copper Inftpir^tldQ Copper ..... 85 2 0 .... 62% ....48 19% .... 84 .... 36 .... 88% ,,...170B .... 76% .... 40 18B ..112 .. 92% .. 70% .. 88% 124 85% 109 85% 11 87 .106 61% 127% 114 ...... 57% ..... ,..22%B 102% 47 1 0 0 2 2 139% «••«««««.190B .. ..... 44B 189% .:..... 56 ....... 85% .........117 8 0 28% 96% 62 54% .........45 NeW Y«rk Moneyf Closing. New York, May 29.—Mercantile pa per, 3%%. /•. I .f— Bar silver—70%c. Mexican dollars—54%e. Time loans—Steady, 2%®8%%. C'ail money—High, 2%% low.2%. New York Produce. New York, May 29—Butter—Market firmer receipts, 6.620: creamery extras 80%c firsts, 29©SOe^, seconds, 28® 28%c. i. EKgs—steady receipts, 26,417 fresh gathered extra fine, 24%# 25c regular packed extra firsts. 28®28%c do firsts 22(fi)2Sc seconds, 20%$21%e. Cheese—Unsettled receipts, 982 sU'ce fresh specials, 16c do Average fancy. 16®15%c. Live poultry—Weak: broilers. 28(0 83c other prices not settled dressed, quiet chickens. 18®23c fowls 18®23d turkeys, 28®38c. Chleage Produce. ChiCago, May 29,-J-Butter—Market firm creamery, 26®29c. Eggs—Steady receipts, 81.471 cases firsts, 20%@21%c ordinary firsts, 18% ®20c: at mark, cases included, 20®21c. Potatoes—Lower old, receipts, 46 cars: Michigan, Wisconsin. Minnesota and Dakota white, 9S(®$1.05: new, re» 4J|ceipts. 12 cars Louisiana, Texas and Alabama sacked triumphs, $1.55®1.70. Poultry—Alive, steady fowls, 19%c. Kansas City Produce. Kansas Ci ty.Mo.. May 29. Creamery. 29c firsts, 27c 25c packing. 2?%c. E#gs-^Firsts, 81%c Poultry—Hens, 15% springs. 26c. -Butter— Seconds, roosters 10%c Highest Lowest C»'-*ing 1.07 1.08* 1.09 .......1.08ft®ft .... ...1.09%#08% 1.05% 1.07* 1.08 ft 70% «9% 69% 40 40 ^4 38^®% 22.25 21.90 gygyggfglflil SfWi ii 21.72 21.37 12.60 12.67 12.42 12.65 wa«~Dromlnent for Renewed downturns which took place r«» P^ninta Business fell away sent prices lower than before. Evening its rise of 7 Matter tendency and ur» of trades is view of the holiday to noticA-bly on the b^ter ^enoency morrow howeVer, Corn swayed with wheat. Trading was mostly in small lota. After opening He to He lower, the market recovered virtually in-full. Subsequently rains resulted from Illi nois, Iowa and Nebraska advices that much replanting would bo necessary, The close was strong, at to net advance. Weather of a kind to favor growth made the oats market easy. Selling was general. Plentiful receipts of hogs carried down provisions. No support developed until sharp braikes had taken place. Chieage Cash Grain. Chicago, May 29.—The cash grain market follows: Wheat—No. 2 red. $1.08% No. 8 red, 81.03@1.04 No. 2 hard, $1.07%®1.08% No. 8 hard, $1.04%® 1.08%. Corn—No. 2 yellow, 69%® 70c: No. 4 yellow, 67%®68c No. 4 white, 65® 68%c. ....105% ...J9% ....^1% ....445 .... 88 .... 92% ... 22%B ... 178% .... 64% .... 68 .... 98% Oats—No. 3 white 38%@39%c stand ard. 89%®40%c. Rye—No. 2, 99c. Barley—61® 76c. Timothy—$6® 8. Clover—$7.50® 15. Pork—$22® 22.50. Lard—$12.52. Ribs—$11.85® 12.35. Kansas City Cash Grain. Kansas City. Mo., May 29.—The cash grain market follows: Wheat—No. 2 .hard, $1.02® 1.07 No. 2 red. $1.02® 1.07. Corn—No. 2 mixed, 66%® 67c No. 2 white, 67%c No. 2 yellow, 68c. Oats—No. '2 white, 44®45c NO. 2 mixed, 40® 41c. Rye—$6®87c. Hay—Timothy—$13.50®14.50 prairie $9.50® 10 alfalfa, $12.50®13.50. St. Louis Caah Grain. St. Louis, Mo.. May 29.—The cash grain market follows: Wheat—No. 2 red, $1.10 No. S red, $1.03®1.05 No. 4 red. 88®92c No. 3 hard, $1.02%® 1.05 No. 4 hard, 93®94c. Corn—No. 2 mixed, 69%®69%c No. 8 white, 70®70%c No. 2 yellow, 70%® 71c No. 8 White. 69%c No. 4 white, 68c* No8 mixed, 68%®69%c No. 3 yellow, 70c. Oats—NO. 2 mixed, 88®88%c No. 3 mixed, 86%c No. 3 white, 88%4039%c No. 4 white, 3«%®87%c. Minneapolis Closing Grain. Minneapolis, Minn., May 29.—Closing grain: Wheat—May, $1.12% July, $1.12% tfo. 1 hard, $1.19% No. 1 northern, $1.18%®1.15%. Corn—No. 3 yellow, "72®78c. Oats—No. 8 white, 88®88%c. Flax—$1.90® 1.94. Peoria Cash Grain. Peoria. 111., May 29.—The cash grain Market follows: Cdrn—No. 3 white, 68c No. 2 yellow, 68%®69C No. 3 mixed, 68c sample, 45® 66c. Oats—No. 3 white, 88@38%c No. 8 mixed, 87 %c. Toledo Grain Seed. Toledo, O., May 29.—Clover seed— "Prime cash, $8.75 Oct., $8.80 Dec., $8.72. Alsike—Prime cash and Au&. $9.40. Timothy—Prime cash, $3.55 Sept $3.40. Primary Movement. Artciles— Receipts Shipments Wheat, bu 1,318,000 477,000 Corn. bU /. 867,000 507,000 Oats, bu 1,093.000 917.000 Seaboard clearances—Wheat, 1,308, 000i corn, 780,OO0 oats, 790,000. Car Let Reeeipts. Wheat—100 cars, with 67 of contract grade. Corn—148 cars, With 61 of contract grade. Oats—232 cars with 21 of contract grade. Total reeeipts of wheat at Min neapolis, Duluth and Winnipeg today were 1,591 cars, Compared with 1,711 cars last week. Estimated cars tomorrow, Chicago Wheat, ,206 corn, 825: oats, 394. St. Louis Horses and Mules. East St. Louis, 111., May 29.-r-Horses— Steady draft, $175®225: chunks, $150 southerns, $85® 125. Mules—Steady, 16 to 16% hands, $150 15 to 15% hands, $125® 190 14 to 14% hands, $65@125. St. Louis Produce. St. Louis. Mo., May 29.—Poultry— Chickens. 15%c: springs, 24®82c: "tur keys, 13®24c ducks, 13c geese. 8c. Butter—Creamery, 28%®29c. Eggs—19c. Opportunities for YOU In COURIER iwwiN-iiWmwiiiiwe'w^isew 1.07 •1.07% 1.08%® 09 70ft 69ft 69ft 68ft 69ft 39 89% 88®38ft 89ft 40ft 38ft 21.75 21.87 12.85 12.47 12.42 12.55 12.20 12.27 12.22 12.82 Grain Review Chicago, May 89.—Fine rains both In Oklahoma and Kansas brought about New York, May 39^TOces hardened Sength^ofRoiXlilf and*Lehlgh Valley' materiaidecllnes today in the price of "$r50@M5T'stockvrs and Ved Abasia of''general improve- wheat. Increasing stocks at Liverpool jfiffis.90: calves. ISOll. -ISlnLl« continuedto dominate tended also to weaken the market here. •oeelal^ Willys-Overland gained 6 Opening quotations, which ranged from H«?«i. ^H*h\lmost Ave for Chandler %c to l%c lower, with July at $1.08% K^i ^he^ record of 108% on to and September at $1.08% to y' dividend while General $1.09%, were followed by an additional Sofi!n^1ntt«t. to 4«° Loose setback and then a moderate rally. tended to cause fresh rallies. The close was unsettled, He to 1%®1%C net lower, with July at $1.07% and Sept. at $1.08%@1.09. WANT ADS^ READ THEM PLENTY OF HOGS SENT TO MARKET WESTERN CENTERS WELL SUP PLIED AND THE PRICE IS DE PRESSED A LITTLE., Chicago, May 29.—Liberal receipt* throughout the west gave a downward swing today to the hog market. Supplies of cattle, sheep and lambs were also plentiful. Chicago Live Stock Opening. Chicago, May 29.—The opening Uv* stock market follows: Hogs—Market dull, 6c lower •ra. $6@8.90 calves, $8® 11. Sheep—Market 26c lower Hogs—Market active. l6c lower re ceipts, 42,000 estimated tomorrow, 19, 000 bulk, $9.55®9.70: light, $9.10®9.65 heavy, $9.20®9.80 mixed, $9.80®9,76 rough, $9.20®9.35. Cattle—Market 10 to 26c lower than last week's close top, $10.65. Sheep—Market 50c lower than week's close receipts, 22,000 $10.65. OTTUMWA COURIER. Quality good receipts, 42.000 estimated to morrow, 18,000 left-over.: 1.674 bulk, $9.$0®9.76 light, $9.10®9.70: heavy, $9.2tf@9.85 good heavy. .. $9.40®9.85 mixed, $9.35®9.80 rough, $9.25®9.40 Yorkers, $9.25@9.60 pigl, $7,25®9.10. Cattle—Market 10 to 20$ lower: re ceipts, 20,000: estimated tomorrow, 5, 000: beeves, $8.20® 10.65: iTexans, $|.60 ®9.40 westerns, $8.60@9|40 cows and receipts. lings, $6.25®9.50 lambs, native, 10.50 westerns, lambs, $9®12. last top, Kansaa City Live Stoek. Kansas City. Ma May 29.-^Hogs— Receipts 15,000 lower bulk,• $9.40® 9.«6 heavy, $9.«0®$,70 light, $9,86® 9.60 pigs,, $8.75®9.25. Cattle—Receipts 14,000: lower steers, $10® 10.40: cjws. $5 75®8.65 .heifers, $7.50®9.75 ealves, $6.50®11. Sheep—Receipts 9,00(V weak lambs, $9.50@12 yearlings, $8.50@11 wethers, $8.25®9.50 ewes, $7.50@9. 8t. Louis Live Stoek. St. Louis, May 29.—Hogs—Receipts 12,000: lower pigs and lights, $7.50® 9.70 mixed, $9.50®9.76 heavy, $9.70® 9.80 bulk, $9.55®9.7Q. Cattle^-Receipts 6,000 steady steers, $7.50® 10.50 heifers, '$8®10 coiys. $5.50®8.f5V calves, $6®li.50. Sheep—Receipts 6,000 lower: weth ers. $7.76®9.25 lambs, $10£&12.20 ewes $7.50®825 spring lambs, $10®!$^ Omaha Live Stook. ",m. Omaha, Nebr., May 29.—The live stock market follows: Hogs—Market lower receiflts, 7,700 heavy $9.35®$.45 light, $9.20®9.35 pigs, $8®9: bulk, $9.25®9.40. Cattle—Marlsst slow recelpta,' $, ooo: steers, $8.60®10.60. Sheep—Market lower: receipts g, 700 'yearlings, $8.25® 9.25 wethers, $7.2»®8,2$ l|imbs, $9@ll.. tr, f-- i, i' u. Chicago Hay Marked Chicago Miay 29,—Hay—Receipts.5*6 tojis shipments, 103 tohs. Timothy hay firm. Demand good and offerings slightly larger. Better'grades of prairie hay firm, while the off grades are easy. Supply moderate and demand rather good. Choice timothy hay quotable at $21®22 No. 1 at $19.50®20 No. 2 at $17.50® 18 No. 9 at $14® 15 Kangas, Oklahoma and Missouri prairie hay— choice, $15+16.50 No. 1 $18+14 No. 2 $11 @12. Clover hay. $11®12. Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin feeding prairie hay, $9.50® 10.50 packing hay, $8®9 alfalfa hay, $11® 17.00. Sales were: On track—Not graded timothy. 1 car at $16.50, 1 car at $21. Clover hay, part car at $10. Not graded prairie, 1 car Arkansas at $10.25, 1 car Kansas at $10.50. Straw—Rye straw quotable at $11® 11.50. Oat straw at $9®9.50. Wheat straw at $8®8.60. St. Louis Hay Market. St. Louis, Mo., May 29.—«i?.y—Re ceived 81 cars (28 on west atVI 3 on east sldtJ of river) which included 13 cars timothy, 4 clover-mixed, 3 prairie and 11 alfalfa. Timothy and clover mixed and again sparingly offered and sold readily at firm to strong prices. Prairie of scant No. 1 and lower quality was in quiet request and easy, while high grades are quotably firm, but not obtainable. Alfalfa experienced a furth er depressed market demand is ter ribly sluggish and values continue to show sharp losses quality of new crop hay received so far has been exception ally good. Sales on this side: Clover mixed, 2 cars no grade at $9 and $9.50 r. *., part car scant No. 21 at $13.50. 1 car common "NO. 2 at $14 timothy, 1 car no grade at $10. part car No. 3 (stained) at $11, 1 car No. 8 at $12, part car do at $12.50, 1 car good No. 3 at $14, 1 car common No. 2 at $16, 1 car No. 2 at $16. 2 cars No. 2 at $17. 2 cars scant and ordinary No. 1 -at $18 and $18.50 prairie, two parts of cars No. 3 at $9, 1 car common No. 2 at $10.50, 1 car scant No. 1 at $18.50 alfalfa, old, 1 car No. 2 at $11 new, 4 cars good No. 2 and No. 1 at $14, 2 cars high No. 1 to choice at $16. On east side: tim othy. 1 car scant No. 1 at $18 and 1 ear good No. 1 at $20 both switched. Straw—Scarce and quotably firm at $6.50 track for sound wheat or oats— late sales at that. SUFFRAGETTES TO PETITION Slgourney, May 28. —A big booster equal suffrage meeting was held at Sig ourney on Saturday afternoon. The Be Natural club, assisted by local suf fragists served coffee, sandwiches and doughnuts throughout the afternoon. The room was profusely decorated with pennants and the suffrage color, yellow was in evidence everywhere. Fannie R. Wilson, county chairman, presided and speeches were made by Rev. Orville Hodge, Geo. B. Baker, D. W. Hamilton, Rev. Lloyd Lanning, John Baty, J. R. MCVicker, S. W. Need ham and Rev. W. F. Variderlippe. A large number of people were in at ttpdftnce and much enthusiasm shown, and altogether the occasion proved to be trett succ6ts. vf &§^sfc- 23,000 estimated tomorrow 7.000 na- Queers)—straight run hens. 14c lb. old tives, $7®8.30 westerns $.®8.35 year- $8.50®1Q.65 Chicago Live Stock Closing. Chicago. May 29.—The closing stock market follows: *JV v# FIVE GENT DROP PRICES QUOTED THIS ^MORNING SHOW DECLINE OF A NICKEL OTHER LIStS STEADY. The prices In the Ottumwa hog mar ket today shftw the quotations to be Ave cents lower than on Saturday. The other listfr are unaltered. Following are the markets: rell A Co.)—120®150, $7.90: 150®180, $8.66 180©200. $8.90 200®240, $9.00: 240 and over, $9.00 packers, $8.20(9 8.60. Sheep—Choice «prln« lambs. -••7^*5 fair to good spring lambs $6®6.8ft yearling lambs. $5® 7: choice ewes, $4 ®6 fair to good ewes. t8®4. Ottumwa Hav Market. Good timothy $10: N*. 2 timothy arid No. 1 light clover njlted. 88®9i No. 8 timothy nnd No. mixed $608 eloVer hay. $7$10. Corn—65@80c rye. 50*70c oatf, ?4 #3nc. Butter, Eqas and Poultry* Butter fat—No. 1. 2S^: No. 2. 26%. Po ttry—fTh»e prl'-',« onM to pr«- POnBterB 7u*- roosters. Eggs- $8® spring live «wv« reese. 8c. 7%c ducks, 9c: geese, 8c. 17c. Woe! and HWm. Wool—CJeB*1 hri«rht medium. 81®82o rhaff:' °r *Hrhtly hurry. 24ff 26c: semi b'lrry. 24®26c harrt bnrry. 17® 18c: H*nt fine Ion* stnnle. 24(ff26cs llaht «ne short, stnnle. 20'®22c: heavy, fine line staole. ts®i8c angorft goat long luster. 25827c. Hides—Cured. 13c green No. 1, 10® ISo. Fur*—SVtink Mcif$3: mink 75c®$8" opossum, 1ft®coon K0c3$2: fox. *2® 4. Prices according to condition and Sire. HE A I I S. Flour and Peed. snrt feed—Graham. flour, per **ck. 4Rct corn choos. ner cwt.. $1.90: •horts per cwt.. J1.6R: bran, per cwt. *1.40: com. per bu., T. hay per cwt,. 70'®80c.* straw .per cwt.. 40®50e: meal per s»c't. Mr: corn nnd oat «?hop. per cwt.. 2.10: com chon.-SOc lh.. 40e: oil meal, per cwt.. ?2.J": wheat flour, per sack new wheat $1.50®2.t0: wheat, bu.. $1.85. Butter. Esq* and Poultry. Creamery butter—35c: country but ter. 25®80c. Ksrsr*—Candled, ?8W25c. Poultry^—Geese, dressed, soe *ur t'«»vs. dressed. 80c: dressed hens. 22®2.*e spring chickens. 3Re. Fresh and Salt Fish. Frozen, not fresh caurht—Salmon, 16c lb.: baMbut. 16c lb. red snapper. 16c lb.: white fi*h. l*c Smelts, ?0c. Fresh fish—Catfish 20c bass 25c trout, ?0c: halibut ,20c salmon 20c: Dike. 85c live lobster*. 45c in. broiled lobsters. 60c each: white fish. 20c lb.: crabs, hard shell. 15e each.: soft shell. *0c each: pereh., 12%«: Shrimp. 35c Jb.: native macker.el_40c each: »hads. 60e each shadroc. 40c pair frog legs. !."c oalr: Spanish mackerel. 20c lb.: fresh herring. 18c: white fish 20c smelts, 15c. Salt fish—Mackerel. 10®85c: herring Norway 3 for 25c: eod 10®20c lake fish pill, fOc. Mlt mackerel. 10n25c aalt white fiSh 10#25c lb.: salt cod. 10® ?5c lb.: smoked sturgeon. 25c lb.: flnan baddte.. lb.. 50c: Holland herring, pall, $1.36: Holland herring, $1.75 keg mix ed: $1.90 a keg Wllchners salt ell. 26c lb., pall nnchoVies. $1.25. Smoked fish—Wfc'te fish 20c lb.: sardines. 5®35c snlced sardines. 8 for 10e box cod. 12%®20c: fancy smoked bloaters. 8 for 25c: Smoked boneless herring 26c lb.: smoked herring 25c lb.: smoked salmon 25c lb.: smoked baltbut '?5c lb.: smoked sturgeon. S5£ ib. stock fish, 30c. Frulte. Fruits—Bananas 10®30c dor: lemons 30c: oranges, 85®45c dosen apples, 40®60c peck: grape fruit. 5®10c Hawaiian pineapples. 16®25c pears 30c doz. kumquats, 30c strawberries, qt„ 12%c watercress, 10c 8 for 25c. Veeetabies. Vegetables—Cabbage, per lb., old, 4c new 7c mangoes 3 10c: hot house cu cumbers 10® 15c tomatoes, ripe, 10® »@12%c parsley 5® 10c shallots 2 for 5c oyster plants, 2 for 15c celery, 10 cents bunch leek. 5 and 10c bunch endive, 5c potatoes, per pk., 40c bu„ $1.60 mushrooms, 85 cents green beans 12%c per pound: horseradish root 10c beets, lb., 3e: lettuce, 80c lb. egg plant, 20®26c cauliflower 15®25c beets, 25c pk. turnips, 25c asparagus 8'/ic fancy hot house radishes, 2 for 15c artichokes. 20c wax beana 25c lb. new potatoes, 6c per pound parsley, 5 and 10c per bunch Early Ohio seed potatoes. $1.25®1.50 bu. E&rly Rose seed potatoes. $1.50 bu. Trlumpb seed potatoes $1.60 new potatoes, 8c per lb. sc|d sweet potatoes, bbl.. $8.81. -PEOPLE'S PULPIT Do not submit manuscripts with requests that they be re turned If hot used. The Courier will not return them. Editor The Courier As president of. Cloutman W. R. C., I wish to express regret at the change in plans for the Memorial day observ ance which will prevent the scattering of flowers upon the waters in honor of the sailor and soldier dead restihg under the waves. In my opinion this is as necessary a part of the day's program as is the remainder. We should teach the rising generation that Memorial day was created to keep alive the memory not alone of those bodies lie in marked or unmarked graves, ..but likewise of those who went to death in the depths of-the ocean and in the rivers. All werd heroes and there should be no discrim ination. In many cities it is customary for the relief corps to present flags to the Sunday- schools of the churches in which Memorial services are held. I think -so much' of this custom that I am going to present a flag to the M. E. Sunday school in hopes that the corps will keep up the practice. AhUa'M. Park. ./Wj.W 4 I .'N ••»,. .• ...,,* ,«-. •.• 1 CUDLIPP TALKS TO OLD VETERANS (Continued From Page 1.) whether we are on the side of Provi dence.' Abraham Lincoln, with all great and good men, knew that the approbation of Ood Is necessary to the satisfactory termination of K»r. "George Washington, In one of his characteristic speeches, ventured this, 'It In Impossible to govern this world without God. He must be worse than an infidel who lacks faith and more than wicked who has not grati tude to acknowledge his obligation.' After the fall of Ft. Donnelson, when the soldiers in an exuberance of de light were glorying over a great vic tory, General Grant sat quietly and unmoved In the midst of their shouts. After a little he quietly raised his head and said. 'Comrades, we must not forget that it Is God who gives us victory. "Sirs, I repeat. Christianity and patriotism are twin forces. And it is because of this that millions oT our citizens have, this day, met to spend a ouiet hour in contemplation and wor ship and to stimulate hope In the future. It is because of this fact that I have consented^ to preach and wel come you to thi* service this morning. And, too, I have chosen this tejtt be cause here I findsimilarity he- tween its teaching and the Itfstory which we have met to commemorate. Memorials Similar. "First of all there 430 years wanderings, without organ ization and without objective. Then came the 215 years of bondage and slavery. Then the forty years in the wilderness. And these stones, you recall, were put in the bottom of the Jordan to mark the place of their vic tory. It was the lone grave stone to mark the edge of the place where thousands of .their fellows had died, been won. These stones were placed to commemorate a great and myster ious history. "So it is with the institution of this Memorial day, which we have met to regard at this time. In the year 1868 Mrs. John A. Logan, the good wife of one of the noblest soldiers that ever drew a sword, in company with other of her kind, went to Richmond to in spect the fortifications and review the old battle grounds, and there chanced to see the graves of some confederate soldiers decorated with faded flags and flowers, placed there by loving hands the summer before. The noble woman was so greatly touched wt{h the- significance of such respect and love'that she told her husband, who soldier like, saw the point and at that time being commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, is sued an order that the thirtieth day of May, 1861, be set apart as a day in memory of the pation's dead. The command was, received ^with such en thusiasm by the people throughout the country that General Imogen decided that, by a joint resolution of con gress, it should becofae a national holi day to be observed annually to per petuate the memory of the hundreds of thousands who gave their life to their country in the war of the rebel lion. "Then again, you will observe that Israel's flght was a fight for princi ple. It was the principle of right against wrong. God Almighty was compelled to build the reign of right eousness, and the perfection of char acter, out of the /aw hordes of the earth. Say what you may concerning sin and its inception, it remains that here is a great unchallenged fact which will not down. Sin and degrada tion held sway and human life was threatened. Paganism threw itself athwart the way of progress. So that, it became a question, a grave, vital question, as to which should survive, right or wrong, polythejszn .or theisin, God or Lucifer. Going Mad on Peace. "Men are in too much haste to blame God for the ruthless shedding of innocent blood,- which seems to characterize the old testament history. And sirs, we may grant that in some instances the reproof seems well founded. And yet, on the other hand may it not be true, that we are wrong, and that our criticism is unjust? Is it not true in fact, that in these days oT ultra peace agitation, there is a tendency to seek the point of least possible resistence? True, we could not admit such an attitude in educa tion, in business, in politics, in social evolution. But here we are going mad, yes, actually mad, over a theory. We cry peace, peaee, peace, when there is no peace. Mark you, com rades. There are conditions in this world more awful than death. Better that we die than thSt certain condi tions be allowed to. remain. If mili tarism is to persist in its purpose to control the world, better that militar ism shall die forthwith, even though, at a tremendous cost. So, too, if the unspeakable Turk is to continue his nefarious massacre of human life, bet ter stop him now, even though to stop him, may mean extermination. Th1« man has had his day, Tbis man has had his opportunity. This man ha3 been weighed in the balance and found wanting. This man will not get out of the way of progress, and therefore, must die. We must not forget that progress is death to inertia. The fact is, we must move on or die, if not by the sword, certainly by that insist ent foe, atrophy. As I see it, it is not a question as to my wish, but a ques tion of fact which is plainly before me. I must do or die, in spite of myself. "tt was not our wish that the south should lire upon Fort Sumter. But the south did (ire upon Fort Sumter with out?* warning and the war was on 1 -"-4 1 'SWriK,': jr? ^iTf f* fH.".. ..'JNtV IB ft '.•• {, ,..-.?• ,•• a similarity "V between the memorial here referred to and the one we are observing at this moment. Mark you, great vic tories and memorial days are not given to a people gratuitously, but rather are they the reward of hero ism and sacrifice. I have read some where of a certain general and the boy who stood admiring. 'I would like to be as you are,' explained the in terested lad. 'Be it so, my lad,' sug gested the good man, 1ut remember themselves and for the this kind cometh only to those who, world. sacrifice. I bought this uniform at a 'Then again, please note that from great cost.' So it Ifc with Israel in I the time Israel left Figypt to the time this case. First of all there wer^, the and too where a mighty victory had FOrty years of criticism and struggle between two mighty principles. For ty, years of intense anxiety for all knew what must finally come to pass. ThiVtf it was, thus It is, and thus it that Just twenty days before hU '".•At .fy :1^ ^V'4V? threatens to he. It has been declared that there are no foes appearing. That we are so remote that we are immune. It is said that to the north of«us live a people with whom, we have bad Sow eace from the beginning. Yes sir, but about the people to the south of us? Every man of us should read the remarkable address delivered by Bishop Bashford, at the general con ference Just a few days ago. Bishop COURIER'S SPECIALCORRMl Bashford has been in charge of China for the Methodist Episcopal church for eight years now and this is his worn ing to America, You must Christianize and civilise China and Japan or be ready to suffer the consequences,' Bishop Bashford is a seer, a scholar and a man of unusual poise who brings1 American war, tp Insist upon juftict poor old China at any co*t. There are times when would giv« nation must fight for the life of jtistjce I for the liberty of her lesi fortunate felj-1 lows. Mark you sirs, when Neal of Illinois. if. vene, ostensibly to settle Chinas 'Z£w S forgets tbl. duty anl thl. re.pon.lbll-! ^"mother".0'!.! *'1"! ltj, «b. I. no more what h« ha. been. '.".I .u. She will have*forfeited her place noiftfegi1gla^r«*Vo»^h?,,ir«? chief power among the nations of the f* earth. And this she will not, can not ^n hu do. May I ask what will become of,® they reached Canaan was just forty years. Then It was that Ood raised up Joshua to lead thfem Into the prom ised land. "Just so was It with the qtruggle which culminated in the war of the rebellion. Observe, if you please. From the Missouri compromise, which occurred in 1820, to the last year be fore the war, which was 1860, was Just forty years. Forty years of debate. And so It was that at the end of forty years the strong arm of right marshal- her towes and after terrific Bacrl ed flee led them In a gloriously trium phant march into the promised land of quiet and rest. And I say to you, sirs no man need be ashamed to have stood in that battle line nor to have had a part in that magnificent achieve ment. "At the close of the war, at a meet ing held in Batavia, Now York, in the interest of the war, this beautiful in cident occurred. An old man with snowy locks, taking the speaker by the hand, said, My first son was killed at Vicksburg, my second at Chicka mauga and my third and baby laddie bas just gone down at Petersburg. And now, sir, If the government wants our little property, take it, and the old man, too, If he can be of any ser vice.' principle Before Place. "Gunner Wood was not ashamed yonder in that awful combat between the Cumberland and the Merrimac. Having lost both arms and both legs, his comrades came to assist him to safety, for his ship was going down. But he cried out, 'Back to your guns, boys. Give 'em all they want, boys. Hurrah for the flag.' Thus It was that manhood gallantly declares when principle is at stake. We do not want war, certainly not. But we do want war rather than the humility of prin ciple defamed. Peace, if possible, but principle before peace. This is Amen canism. This, sirs, is why you are here today. It is because you did not, because you co^)d not, choose ease, when duty and patriotism and respon sibility called. "And now the final word. The rav ages of war distress us. When Israel left Egypt, there were in her army, not less than 600,000 men, to say nothing about the 'Women and children. It is estimated that more than two million souls reported to Moses when Israel faced the wilderness march. And yet, sirs, at the close of the campaign only two of the original number went into the promised land. I say, it would seem that tbe price paid was too great. But was it too great? Is it not a fact that all we have and are today, we owe to that splendid sacrifice. We are saying the same concerning the awful carnage going on across the seas at this moment. But sirs, if, out of this unthinkable, unprecedented slaughter of men, there shall come the death of militarism and of the un speakable Turk then, I pay, it has beon worth while. "Just so with the rebellion. What a slaughter It was for those days. How the government was criticized 500,000 men were offered upon this altar of sacrifice, to say nothing of the halt, the lame and blind, who were left to Suffer. Aye, some of them to this day. But, sirs, did it pay? .Monument Abides. "In beautiful St. Paul's cathedral at London, among the statues and bust.* of. all the celebrities of the world, high up on the»wall, in an obscure cor ner. Is a plain marble slab with this inscription, 'Sir Christopher, for his monument look about you.' He had planned the mighty poem and it spoke louder than words for its master. He deeded no other. So it is with you to day, my comrades. Of the 600,000 who first composed your organization, the Grand Army of the Republic, less than 200,000 remain. A few more days, and the last man of you will have passed on into the eternities. But listen. Your monument abides. 'My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of lib erty, of thee I sing, land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrims' pride, from every mountain side, let freedom rin#,' "That sirs, is your monument. It ENT AT MEETING Wfiltjgl INTERESTING NOTES. Th to his church his sober judgment. Hr ij_h|a avers that there is a yellow peril. It is, for us to he readv °r Responalblllty Great. ch^roh* tlle whole wide M: (By J. M. Beck.) ripnn,if? 0?.. "Then again, there Is the pressure. of responsible*.y which drives one na-1 f' ^°2'_ ji* "tart backjto 10| tion to war with another. The war or. 'V.A** the rebellion was inevitable, as long I as the division threatened, and as long ?B Hi* 'UB^_ as slavery existed. Soonef. or later. that the un" responsibility would have compelled, fvj?' ,!*!?• the north, as in the case of Spahish- ™rJh!* u' .. J« *re W "i closing- th« *r®«t quadrennial general which1wiiiM6tll0H!**b»JfMwJ«®o°n*wb^h PZlTJ°J25M(hmJ?* churches fJ" dim- eulties, but in reality to take over the »eJ Prov,d« nation? Think you, America will stand 1 uifitln ^5° a!1?— u|i,f A conference visitor is Judge He| uilI„1^Mr.„ .J1'• 11o ProBKOUng on the morrow Jap- twenty-sevei st!5e "eliJlatirM 1 an insists upon her program to inter-. "at®, wiaow«d mother^ 1 have taken a step backward and will, people flock to h« not be the same old liberty loving "e has been at^^surroundlng to* America she used to be. It is in the Sureh !t\i. ZfSf u*, very biood of Americans to love for services. He is perlw 1 1 atteSd most unique and original speak on the American platform today. The Claflln quartet of colored dents, two young men and two you women, has captivated everybody ^ouncement that it is to be on gram seems sufficient to draw a ceoi anywhere. The favorite numb#^ the audiences Is "The Old Flag N6 Touched the Ground." Wh4n they play their flags and wave then people-rise and shout approval. are students in an industrial School negroes in the south where 650 learning useful occupations. One of the favorite quartets has lu the preachers' chautauqua quartet which John Wesley Holland, termor! of Milton, is a member. They been in New York singing for the cured for the conference days. for The sudden death of ope of the dot gates, Dr. John j. Manker, of T«ni see had some /peculiar circums connected with it The week conference convened John A. Put of Chattanooga died suddenly in go. He was a lay delegate. Dr. ker was his father^n-law and names appeared together on tko ference roll. Dr. Manker died i addresslng the committee that ha4 der consideration the union of ?t paper of which he was editor witlk^o of the other church papers, ,• ~ri -''J The preacher membera of thtg eral conference who have boon or to their appointments by tho get considerable pleasure out of tih#«. portunity here to order the bishope theirs. And bishops are juat lik* dlnary folks In having some pr$f| ences, One of .the interesting events when the desk and table used by tlj bishops in presiding were uold at au tion. They were made by a boyfe' ni slon Industrial school in ItAly, utali the direction of Methodist missl aries. They sold for $3,200 to Arter of Cleveland. The bidding wi lively for awhile, starting with H. J. Heinz, the fifty-seven variety man, who was on tbe platforib i»* guest gave $500 to be added to amount the Judder paid. On# of til delegates, George Warren Browft l, tbe B^own Shoe Co., St. Louis, ga^U another $600. There were some 110" gifts, so that in all the school wiliigf over $5,000 for the table and cha. They were hand carved and it was est! mated that it took six boys a year it a half to make them, worklrig thr hours a day. They brought a partit larly high price became used inf conference which is expected to about union of the two Methtidl churches, a-,. Hr#* il-: X-'j ll Many notable men have sat in conference. A. J. Wallace has lieutenant governor of California is a candidate for the United 8t|t senate. Judge Henry Wade was dean of the Yale law school, U. S. judge. E. M. Travis is eemj ler of the state of New York. C. A'. lock is IT. S. judge,in the court. Dakota. Judge Robinson of the W Virginia supreme court remain#!'* home running for governor. Aa Bast of Copenhagen has one of greatest city missions in Europe has the patronage of royalty to ducting his great work, requiring tl expenditure of about $60,000 a yj And many others whose names be known might be named, Ex-President Taft in his leetitrT' plained how the United 8tatea has come so Involved 1p great world ters that it is necessary for it to* prepared to defend its policies wit| reasonable military force. says i& a navy as strong as Ctaniultir'j England not being menaee as il does not keep a standing army could get ready for war as quicklj any nation without a big army. Hi also I9r world court to keep the On the same day he spoke Congnei man Hobson was introduced front platform. death General^ Grant wrote a note, be opened after his death. It ed these words, JIf it is within Gfljd'l providence that I should go now, I aiT ready to obey his call without a muri' May I Cruet that yon too, wi tho eall comes, may be able to swer did your great contmandw^