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Superfine ... 4 30 a 5 so
Ex-Spring.,. 5 rs q 6 25
* Spring.. 6 80 q Z 90
Patti Spring
wheats. g 90 q 10 90
Mich'n VIM
ter best.... Z Is a IT'S
Lo W grade
Michigan. 6 go a 6 so
St.Louis win
ter fair. -. 675@725
Win'r good z 30 775
" best. s % q S75
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.EssSJz55 On and after MONDAY, Oct. 6, 1877,
e3ssS@ trains will run as folloWB:
100 q. m. fOI Auburn and Lewiston,
a. IN for GOrham, Clixed)
1875 D, % toI Auburn ana Lewiston.
$50 p. m. for Island Pond, Quebec and Montreal.
$50 p, N, for Auburn, Lewiston and South Paris.
ARRIVALS.
$40 a. m. from Lewston and Auburn.
$50 q. m. tIom GOrham Mixed.
2.20 Pc IN. from Montreal, Quebec and West.
2.50 p. m from Lewiston and Auburn.
600 p. m, from Lewiston, Auburn and South Paris
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zEaPper's Weekly.
ILLUSTRATED,


Notices of the Press
The Weekly is the ablest and most powerful Illus
trated periodical published in this country Its edi-
torials scholarly and convincing. and carry much
weight. Its illustrations CT current events are full
and fresh, and prepared by our best Designers
Louisville Courier Journal.
Hdrper's Weekly should be in every family thro'-
out the land, as purer more interesting higher
toned, better illustrated paper is not published in
this or any other country Commercial Bulletin,
Boston
The WeekIy is the only illustrated paper of the day
that in its essential characteristics is recognized as
national paper.-BrookIyn Eagle.
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ga Complete Pictorial History of the
Times.''-"Yhe best, cheapest and most
successful Family Paper In she UnIOn.'s
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ana all points IN the
NOgsaWests West and southwest
THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY Is in splendid
condition, is well equipped with frst-cass rolling
stock, and is making the best connections and quick
est time of any route from Portland to the West.
% PULLMAN PALACE DRAWING ROOM
AND SLEEPING CARS are attached to the trains
leaving Portland at 1.50 D. N.
Baggage checked from Portland to Detroit and
Chicago, and not subject to Custom House examina-
ton.
The Company are not responsible for baggage to
any amount exceeding $50 in value (and atperscu-
al unless notice is given and paid tor at the rate OF
one passenger for every $500 additional value.
JOSEPH HICKSON, General Manager
". j. SPICER, Superintendent,
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Embracing the leading Hotels In the State at which
the Daily PRESS NAV always be found.
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Advertisers will find it cheaper to get their JOB
PRINTING done where they get their Advertising
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Layer,new 2 90 a 215
L. M. new. 2 Is a 2 20
New Val.
y fb. 8 % 81
Lemons Pbx 3 so a 4 80
Oranges " b 3 80 "a 4 90
Oranges Val. S so
OrangesJama $50
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House 10 Let.

TEyHE lower part of house No 23i Oxford st., very
IL convenient, containing eight rooms, gas and
Sebago. For particulars apply to f. II. W1DBER,
220 Commercial Street. sep18dtf
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PORTLAND &WORGRSTER LINZ
Portland 6 Rochester r.. b.

wv A1IA1A AS AOs ASS6a
-, Trains will run as follows
E rr51sT,5 Leave Portland at 30 n. ysa,,
9.SO and $50 D. az.
1870 a. NJ. Accommodation for Worcester. Ar
rtyes at Rochester at 955 s. M, (counecting with
Eastern and Boston & Maine Railroads.) At
Nashua LAT a.. m, Lowell 12.15 o. m,
&0sion LIS p. M, Aver junction 1910 D.
m, E8tcbburg 1.25 2, M, and " ePcesfeF
at 2.l0 P. M, connecting with trains South and
West.
$50 r. w. STEAMBOAT ExYress through to
New london wiiheut change. Con-
meets at Rochester for Dover and Great
Balls, at Ripping for WRncheafer and
Concord at Nashua for Lowell and
Boston, at Aver junction for Fitch
burg and the West via HO0sac Tunnel
Lime, at w 0Pcesser with Boston & A ibapy
Railroad tor New York, at Putnam with
"BostOn Sc Philadelphia Express Line' for
philadelphia, baltimore and WASH
ingtOn, at New London with Norwich
Line Steamers, due at Pier No, 40, North
River New Work, at 900 a. m.
gao T.. M. Local for esOrham.
Trains leave Rochester at 700 IL 90 a. M Express)
arriving in Portland at 935 a. m, and 10 D. m.
Leave Gorham 600 a. M, arriving at Portlan. $40
a. me- ~
Close connections made at VesI5roOIE junction
with through trains of Me. Central II Il, and at
Portland Grand Trunk Junction) with through
trains of Grand Trunk Il. r.
de4dtf j. NJ. LINT. Supt.
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Cod, per otI..

Dbl. go. 4 % % 8 90
ScardPbx. II a 20
NO. L.. II q Is
Mackerel, P Dbl.
Bay No. lie 90 @17 30
Bay Nd. 2.10 90 oil 90
Large B.. 8 90 "a $50
Shore Mol 16 90 OF so
No. 2....10 90 all 90
No. See. q
Medium. E. Z 90 q s so
Clam Bait. :. none
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House to Let.

FEVHE lower part of house No. 232 Oxford Street,
l. containing all the modern improvements gas
and Sebago. For particulars, apply to
j, B. PIKE,
oct6dt 81 Union Street.
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STEAMERS.
HOTEL DIRECTORY,


HOTEL DIRECTORY.
Embracing the leading Hotels in the State at which
the Daily PRESS NAV alwaye be found.
AUBUBN'
Kim HOUSE, Court. ST. w .. ~ a. Young
Proprietor.
AUGUSTA.
Aggusts Ieuse, State ss., M, Whitehead,
Proprietor
BATR.
Bath EEotel, @. Ia. Plummer, Proprietor
BOLsTER,s MILLS.
Hancock House, M. Hancock, PrOprie-
tor,
BOSTON.
Parker House. School 50. II. ID. PsrEsxSS
Co., RropriesOrs.
90. James EEeteI-S. Il. Crscker, Prorri
etor.
fremont House, fremont st.-Chapiu.
Quincy az 90. ProprietOrs.
BRUNSWICK, ME.
II: & rs. Dining ssOOnas, w. n. Field,
CORNISH.
Cornish House, M. III. Davis, Proprietor
DAMAREsCOTTA MILLS.
SamOset House, Trask Bros. Projectors
DANVKLAE JUNCTION.
Ciarik's Dining HALL, Grand Trunk Rail.
way Depot, w. w. Clark, Proprietor
DEXTER.
Merchants' Exchange H oteI, Dexter, Me-
w. q. MOrrill, Proprietor.
ELLSWORTH.
City HoteI.-N. II. Higgins Il Sons, Props
EAsTPORF.
Passamaquoddy HOuse,-A, Pike q Co.,
RroprieEors.
WE'LL.
HaIlOweIl House. HallOweIi, II. q. Blake,
Proprietor.
HIRAM.
MT. Cutler Heuse,-nirnm EAston, Pre-
Rrhetor
LEWISTON,
Dewitt House, Quinby d Murch, Pro-
pFietcr.
LIMERICK.
Linn rick HI USED. 8. FOzg, Proprietor
LHNCOLNVILLE.
Beach House, LincoInvilIe, II. E. Phillips,
Proprietor.
LITTLETON, N II.
Thsyers Hotel, HI. L. Thayer, Proprietor
mACHIAs.
Eastern AoteI.-E. L. stoddsrd. Prep
MILLBREDGE.
Atlantic House, Geo. A. Hopkins, Pre-
Prietors
NORREDGEW OCK.
DanfOrth EsOuse, ID. Danforth. Proyxietar
NORTH sTRATFORD ME-.
willard House, G. 9. Bailey q Go. Fro
prietorss
PEAK,s ISLAND.
Union EOuse-W. H. 5OAes. Proprietor.
PARIS HILL.
Hubbard Hotel, II. Hubbard, Proprietor
PHILLIPS.
Barden House, Samuel Farmer, ProprI-
et0r.
sKOwMEGAN.
Turner House, w. 6. Heselten, PxSOra-
et0r.
PORTLAND.
Psrry's Hotel, Az Federal st.J. q. Perry
Proprietor.
Citv Hotel, Cor. Congress and Green St.
). k. Martin, Proprietor.
Falmouth Hotel, o. NJ. Shaw IL Son, pre-
prietOrs.
Prebie House, Congress st. Gibson SECo.,
Rropriet0rs.
q. q. KBeteI, junction of congress a nd Res
eral SITS. Timothy WO.cOtI, Proprietor.
WEST NEWFEELD.
West NewfieId MOuse, Is, &. HOImes, Pre-
prie'or'
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Go wv e SIT
HOOSAC TUNNEL ROUTE.
BOSTON IL MAINE RAILROAD


On and After Monday, DctOber
Fe=sssassssassa =, 1877, trains will E.EAVF
- PORTLAND EOR BOSTON
------2-@ at 6l5, s.45 a. M, 3.15 D. m, arriv-
ing at Boston ati045 g. M, l.30, 500 D. No. Re-
turning leave Boston at $50 a. m, IL 80 s. 80 nm
arriving at Portland at 210 $40 s 10 D. m EfoF
wells, North Berwick, Salmon EaIIs
SSreas Falls, Dover, ROChesler Farm
ingIOn, N. HI, Alton Eny, Newmarket.
Exeter, ssaverhili, North Ans;oVer. F,TVC-
renee, AmdOVer and Lowell at 6f5 Ss5a.
~, 3.15 .. m. Fer Manufacturer and Com
c0rd, N. h.s (Via Newmarket Juncton,) at
6,15 "a. N. 315 p. m. via Lawrence at s.45 a. IA,
For Scarborough, Pine Point, old Or
chard Beach, Saco, Siddeford and
Aennebnnh at els, s.45 a. N. 315. $50 pm,
Morning 'Prafnh will leave sksunebarh
for Portland at 7.20 4. m. The 3l5 D. M train
from Portland connects at Boston with tie Shore
Line and the Boston & Albany Road for New Work
arriving at New York early next morning This is
also the quickest route to the West, Y'hrough
EIcAeEs 10 all Points South and West AZ
lowest rates Trains Boston e Maine road
connect with all steamers JuuniDg between ort-
land and Bangor, ROekland, Mt, Desert Mao las
Eastport, Calais, St. John and HALIFAX. Also con-
meet with Grand Trunk trains at Grand Trunk Sta
ton, and Maine Central ami Portland & Ogdensburg
trains at Transfer Station, AN trains SION al
Exeter ten minutes for Refreshments at first class
DINING rooms.
JAS. T. FURBER, Gen. supt
y. II. STEVENS. Gen. agent, Portland.
sept5 diff
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MON EV to lean on first class Real Estate
MO4W IA l. Security, in Portland, or vi
entity. Rents collected, taxes paid, &c. on Com
mission. Apply to F. 6. PATTERSON, Dealer in
Real Estate. 1874 Congress Street. no1Sdtf
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Roll Top Desk.

A fIFst-clasS, new, rON top desk
IS offered tor sale at "A bargain,
Apply at the
"a. PRESS OFFICE.
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To Let.
Good Rent.

TN a good neighborhood, nice and very conven-
lent rent Of six rooms, to family without small
children. Inquire at No. 6 Horton Place, leading
from Dow st. noy22dtf
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EIABEtF
White ID ton
Rice % H.. 10 6
Saieratus.
SaIerat' sP 10 {
6nEf.
Turss Is. ~

I Ut : 2 IHs y
d. bu.) 2 rs q 2 80
Bonaire. ...
Cadiz, du.pd. 2 90 a 2 IS
Cadiz in bind 1 373@ l rs
Liverpool.
Duty paid.
In bond. :. / 37I@ 175
Grind butter 20 p box
Liv.fne sack 1 rs q 2 90
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First National Bank. 1oo. sise 1877
Casco National Bank, 100. ....sl41 ....143
Merch ants National Bank, -. rs. T.+. 104
National Traders Bank, .... 100 ...*l354.,. 1864
Portland Company. Observation-Disclosures. $40 ~, 80
Portland Gas Company. 49, 50... ..E73 -. 10
Ocean Insurance Company. 100... 800 80, 1902
A. q X. K. r. Bonds ....,......... =. SO 49,. 100
Maine Central R. R. Stock, 100. ....... .., Is
Maine Central R.R. Bonds. 7sf. ... 81 80. 80
Leeds q Pennington R.R Bonds, 100..... SO 80. 95
PotlI& Ken. r: R.Bonds, 100. .... 100
consolidated.
*Ex Dividend
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YESHE house and stable No. 257 Oxford st. House
n contains rooms with gas and Sebago. Stable
room for three horses. Apply at the premises or at
oc27dtf IS PORTLAND STREET,
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10 Let,

POoMS in Harrington Block, on Congress street
40 now occupied by DIR. Tasker. Possession given
January 1. Inquire of JOHN G. PROCTER,
SO Exchange street.
Oc20 DIFF
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THE BEST:-THE CHEAPEST.
THE AMERICAN SOFT CAPSULE COMPANY'S
a PURE CAPSULATED MEDI-
{ ! !
IAN CINES. Ia Metallic Boxes. Full
KM direction for use.
~SsSVz$s Sry5SZ2 Castor OIL, Codiver Oil &c.
SafEsMp> Oil TurpentiRe, Balls. Copaiba, Csc
MIX Oil of Cubebs with Copaiba, SOC
N$S%M Oil Male Fern with Kamala, 75c
W NY Finest Oil of Sandalwood, S1.00
E@AsK FOR THE AMERICAN
"STAR' Trademark and see you get it.-g1
decd For SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. dim
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PORTLAND, BANGOR & MACHLiS
STEAMBOAT 60.
For the PenObscOt and Machias.
FALL AND WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
ONE "TRIP PER- WEEK.

xesss=aas The Steamer WESTON.
A,EM Il = Capt. Chas. Deering, will leave
szEssss Railroad Wharf, foot of State
azzzSsssssssszSsszz Street, every Thursday even
ing, at 40 O'Clock, for Rockland, Camden, Belfast
Searsport, Bucksport, Castne, Deer Isle Sedgwick
Southwest and Bar Harbors, mt Desert9 Mill
BRIDGE Jonesport and Machiasport.
Returning, will leave Machiasport every Mon
day mor1ing at 4.3O O'Clock touching
as above except Bucksport and Searsport) arriving
in Portland same night, usually connecting with
Pullman train and early morning trains for Boston
and the West.
Passengers and Freight forwarded to Bangor with
out additional expense via Bucksport s. Bangor r.
r.
For further particulars inquire of
GEO. L. DAY, Gen. Ticket Agent,
Railroad Wharf
E. CUSHING, Assistant Manger.
Portland, Nov. IS, 1871. nov19dtf
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REAL ESTATE.
House for Sale,

IN Western part Of city, New House containing
Il all the modern improvements. Inquire at this
office. an2dtf
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Maine Central
RAILROAD.
MONDAY, DEC. 3. 1s7z.


Passenger Trains leave Portland for Ban
ger, Dexter, Belfast and Rterville at
1240 and II 45 p. IN.
Yer skowhegan at 1885, 70 40 and 11.45 pm.
For Augusta, HaII0WeIl. GaFdiue.' and
Rrunswick at 200 a. M, 1910, $40 and 11.45 p.
Fer ROckiaod and ali stations on Knox " Lin
coin r. R., and for Lewiston via Brunswick at
Z 90 a. IN. and 70 40 p. M,
For Rafh at 7OO a. NJ, 1910 and 500 p. m.
For EsrmIugtOu, Monmouth, Winthrop,
ReRdfleId, yesi WRierviIIe and Water
willie via Lewiston ct 12.3 p. m.
For Lewiston and Auburn,
Passenger Trains leave at 1885 D. m. and SIS
P. N. The train leaving at 1I.45 p. IN, also has a
passenger car attached, connecting at Cumberland
junction with a Mixed Train for Lewiston N
hurn, Winthrop and WaaerviIse. The II AS
p. m. tram is the Night Express Train with Pull
nan Sleeping Car attached which makes close con-
nect1on at Bangor for all stations on the Bangor
q Piseataquis. and E. & n, A. Railway, and Tor
AOultOn, Woodstock, - Andrews, "a
Stephen, "a. , Ohp and Halifax.
Passenger Trains arrive IA Portland az
toliows:-The morning trains from Augusta, Gar
diner, Bath, Brunswick and Lewiston at S35 and
$40 a. m. The day trains from Bangor, Dexter,
Beltast, SkoWhegan, Pennington, X. g. l.. X. r.,
and al intermediate stations at 255 and 800 p. ~
Inc afternoon train from Augusta, Bath, X, a. i.
K. r. at 6.22 p. N, The night Pullman Express
train at 1.50 a. m.
Portland. Dec. 8, 1877. ju1fdtf
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70 Let.

cheap rent on MunJoy street, Port
~ land. Sebago and other modern improvements
Call or address, IL. ELDER,
nov14dtf Attorney at Law, 1871 Exchange St.
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We Reap what we Sow.

For pleasure or pain, for veal or for woe
lis the l3w CT our beiag-wo reap wh@F
we SOW.
We may Try to ov-da them-raay DO what
But CIR a5ta. Ike our shadows, VIII follow
us still.
The world isa wonderful cbemiat. be cure
And detects IL q moment the base OF JEG
pure.
We may boast Of orr claims to genius or
birth;
Eut tue world takes man for iast what
he'H worth.
We starr in tie race for fortune or fame,
And then, when We tall, the world bears
the DlaDsc.
There q screw somewhere loose" In Chn
hannah machine.
Are yon wearie,' and worn in this hard,
DO you yealn fJr affection to swe-ton your
lite
Remember, tiis greet truth has often been
proved:
We must mako ourseH lovable, would wc
be loved.
Though life may appear as deeola e track
Yet the bread thaG we cast on the waters
comes back.
This law WAS enacted by Heaven above:
That like attIac 3 IlAe, ana love begets love
We make ourselves heroes and martyrs fos
gold,
Till health becomes broken, and youth he.
comes ola.
Ahl did we The Same for beautiful love
Our lives might be music for angels above
We reap what we SOW. Oh, wonderful
truth T.
A truth hard to learn in days of ouI youth
But it shines out at LIST. as the hand or
the walls"
For the world has its" debit and credit
for all.
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Catching Fish at Vano0uyer's
Ecsoua

The natives Of Vqncouvers's Island
have q peculiar mode Of catching q
small fish which resembles q herring
but is inferior in size. Taking LAT :
Ike stick of,ough wood, the end OF
the stick not handled being armed
for several feet with thin iron spikes,
they proceed slowly in search OF
their prey, using their implement
like n paddle, and darling it rapidly
t! rough The finny droves. By this
man@uvre a dozen or two are
frequently impaled at a stroke, and
adrcitly transferred to the canoe TO
be used as bait. Herring and herring
spawn are largely eaten, both fresh
and dried, the spawn being obtained
by placing the branches of fir in the
quiet bays which the herring fire.
quent. As soon as the branches are
covered the spawn is collected and
dried in the sun.
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THE, FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.
Cautiously I pcered through the

O~UAoUnly I1cSAtu tuICbBh lHS
crack / had left as I closed the closet
door. and distinctly saw a dark
form between me and the gaslight.
Still, for q moment 1 fancied
might be dupe Of one of Matthew
Sparks practical jokes, but as the in
truder bent over the valise | saw that
he meant robbery and nothing else.
Breatnlessly l waited the result Of
Matthew's stratagem.
The tiny key clicked in the small
locks. The man thrust in his hand.
There was the swapping of steel,
the crunchng OF flesh and bone, and
then a full round curse in unmistaka-
able English, followed by long
drawn gasp of pain.
spralig into the room and turned
up the gas, and the bright light
streamed upon our foreign count.
Count Pedro Columbo, dressed as
if he had just came in from the street,
wearing the cape. Haunting red neck
tie and broad brimmed hat, and car
rying his care with its pistol shaped
head stood before me, fierce and des-
perate.
You are caught, impostor," I
cried and springing for the bell be.
side The door.
AS / did SO he lifted his cane in his
LETT hand, twirled it suddenly, and l
saw that that which had supposed
TO be the semhlance of pistol was
a real weapon, iugeniously serving
as a walking stick. Like lightning
he flashed the gilded muscle towards
| me.
"Touch that bell and you are dead
man. Release me from this accursed
trap"
l faced him cody.
"Fire if you like" said "if you
do you will be convicted of murder
as well as robbery, for you can't get
away unless you leave your hand be-
hind you or take the steel trap with
you"
That speech threw him off his
guard, and l darted through the door
into the hall and locked it behind
me.
In FIVE minutes the room was filed
with strong men, and although the
thief resisted desperately, he was
soon overpowered and taken to pris.
on.
He proved to be an old offender
and was horn in New York and had
never been out Of. ths s.AgyIgnited States.
course false, and his wonderful dia-
monds, that were found in his room
with much of the property stolen
from the guests, were not worth the
gold plate OF the setting.
If you suspected The fellow Mat
thew" said the landlord, why did
you not tell US before!'
"Wcll, you see," answered that
honest youth, jinglng his niukleS, II
thought could cotch him myself
and could do more tur my lutorma
ton"
You are quite smart enough.
Matthew, to deserve and get good
share of prosperity as long as yo;a
hive" answered his employee, but |
10 not approve Of your being paid tor
| information"
But Mathew got his reward and
was highly satisfied Herewith, and
he thinks he made his best practical
joke when he caught a thief in steel
tran
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CAUGHT IN A STEEL TRAP.

The following story was told me
by my old friend, the venerable DIR.
Id:
Isat one evening on the veranda OF
the principal hotel of city of the
N. Y. and E. r. r, smoking and
watching the persons lettering about
the entrance.
Among these was a strange look
ing man who had excited my ouriosI-
ty at dinner by his peculiar dress
anil appearance.
He was very tall and strongly
built, had large, fierce, black eyes, a
dark, pale. cnmplexion, ? huge, care
fully waxed mustache, and he wore
his thick, coarse black hair, some
what long. His dress was striking,
although of fine black material and
fashionable make. But doubtless the
MQudr effect WAS produced hy the
determination or utter dispersion
mai he Always wore. He exhibited
also his prud.g"ous diamonds toe
profn<ely tor good taste The cane he
carried was unique. its gol read be
ing shaped precisely like . small piS-
toll.
Altogether, he tut ensemble Il
thip prttentions person WAS decided
" STACEY"
As watched him one oi the under
walters al the h.iel came whisll ny
into the small reception room be
hind me. This water Wa4 call %
Mathew Sparks, ami especially dis
liked him He Vas as GINNING as an
Indian, talI&live and gro:csqurly I'o-
lite, and loved money like a inls e.,
while he WIS rs iull Of pranks AMI
funny jesis as q court fool or the
clown Of a circus
Mathew" | called TO this undef
sized bufoon OF sixteen
He reared his h els in the alr, a.
tempted waltz or his hands, turned
hOlnrlea,in and landed on his teet
by my side.
"What can I do for Won sjr?' He
inquired with q courtesy that va
laughahly Ike tina. ola trained mon-
key.
"Who is the gentleman you 'cr
with the red necktio and the ns04 T.
brimin d hat I"
Where. sir" he asked, innooea,ly,
looking everywhere except in the IL
reciion Indicated va.nly, nntiI ! had
clparel his vision hy the magical
touch OF silver, when he became as
communicative rs | could wish.
20, that fellar. - looks Ike one Of
the pictures on the bill post yonder,
don't he I" And my cnln.c and >ord,d
informant grinned and looked wise.
as he an actor?'' | demanded i'm
patiently.
"Ble+s me, no. He's the Count
Count Pedro C0lumho He's iellar
who does nuthin' but travel and
spend money. And his diamonds !
y Tor! worth thirty thousand dollars,
heard him say 30"
This was all the information I
could obtain from the promising
young waiter, and il seemed without
a doubt correct, az soon discovered
that the Counts magnificent da-
mondS, his apparent extravaganza
with money. and bis evident ignor-
ance of American customs, made tine
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"A capiious Chicago lover wrote
letters to his sweetheart in ink tina,
would speedily fade out. so that
when she desired to use them in a
hreach-otpromise suit they were only
blank paper.