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ton, straight into the cabinet again, and
at the third time OF his coming, hunger
and thirst so far prevailed that ne poured
a little of the wine from the flagon, and
ventured to taste it
"Ohl'' cried ne, Filling the goblet To the
brim, ''can 1t be true-upon my word :ltis
is very like the wine of Burgundy
joint / have never tasted better ni-
tation''
There was almost a smile upon the y bbe's
face now: aud he began with eager hands
to help himself to the capon. minute
later he had seated himself at the little
table, and was busy with II groaning plate.
Only when his meal was done did a haunt
ing memory of his nj ght's work come hack
to him and at that, the wine was soured
and the bread turned hitter He looked
at the great carved bed and told himself
that sleep was not for such as he. He
heard bell without strike the hour OF
midnight, aud the new-come day seemed
to be the herald 81 his misfortunes. once
or twice he went TO the door of his prison
chamber and listened, but could discern
no sound, neither of voices nor of steps.
Heaven be good to- mer' cried he, be-
ginning to pace his room again. 'If 1
could only lay this night in my bed at
Yvette"
He sighed at the hopelessness of the de-
sire: but. to his intense amazement, his
sigh was echoed from the opposite side OF
the room. And he was very much sur
prised when, upon turning round, be be-
The times., 1897-04-06
PART V.

The idea that Corinne de Montesson
would ever succumb to such tate seemed
to amuse the masqueraders very much
They greeted her words with cXtravagant
enthusiasm One lovesick swain whose
devils head was set nlockingly upon
plate before him turned toward her eyes
full of sheepish affection and exclaimed:
"St. John, Corinne, if you go to the nuns
at Charenton, you viii take half Paris With
you
I'VE shall have to build a city there
cried another.
such place of worship never will have
been seem" said third
II go as man-in-waiting," lisped pretty
boy, who was busy with dish OF venison.
And the king, what does he 20 as?"
asked demon whose head was tucked
away under his chair.
Yes cried Corinne, ioyfuIly, 1.-THE
king, wheTeis he? Come forth, sir, and let
us see you"
"Sacre bleu," answered voice from
the further end of the table, the king is
very well, thank you, mademoiSelle but
he will he better when he has eaten his
pastry"
Could the abbe have seen the king at that
moment, his fears would have vanished like
the wind. Truth to tell, his majesty looked
exceedingly unkingly, seated as he was,
astride a small chair and holding very
large pastry between his knees. But the
wretched priest in the bedroom above knew
of none of these things While the mas
oueraders below were at the zenith of their
merriment, the miserable abbe was pacing
his elegant nrisOn and every turn lie took
brought fresh exclamation tn his lips.
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Chicago, April 5.-The wheat market
today was weak almost unnterruptedly
from the opening to the close. The news
was of such a character as to dampen the
ardor Of the bulls and TO impart courage
TO the short seller. All European markets
were lower, Liverpool declining / 81,
London Sd. to Cd, Paris, 10 centimss, and
Berlin, 1-2 mark. The worlds shipments
were larger than they have recently been,
amounting to 4,544 900 bushels for the
week; the amount on ocean passage i'll
creasing 4s0,0 900 bushels, and the visible
supply decreasing only moderately, 411,-
600 bushels. The English visible supply de-
creased 52s, 900 bushels.
Toward the close the weakness became
more pronounced and final quotations were
almost at the inside for the session Re
ceipts in the Northwest were not so heavy,
amounting to 240 cars, against s44 last
Monday, and 376 year ago. Receipts at
Chicago were 3 cars, and 69. .497 bushels
were withdrawn from store. Export clear
ances were heavy at SIC, 400 bushels. May
wheat opened from So 3-4a69 3-S, sold
between 50 7-8a70 and 90 1-Sa69 Ia,
closing at 80 1-4-1 1-4a1 3-S under Sat
urday. Cash wheat was weak and / cent
per bushel lower. Receipts at principal
Western points, 329, 1855 bushels; Shipments
105,1S7 bushels. Receipts at Eastern
points, Al 81 bushels; shipments, goo. .143
bushels.
The weakness of wheat as an influence
on corn proved more potent than inde-
pendent considerations. Light receipts,
195 cars, were, of course, favorable to
steady and firm prices, but they were not
effective as an offset to the surrounding
depression. Liverpool quote d Lid de-
cline, and London gave an advance in the
Mark Lane market of Sd. The amount of
corn on ocean passage decreased 100000
bushels. Local inspections from store
amounted To 3, 81 bushels. Thevisible sup
ply increased 166, 600 bushels. Export
cIearances were fair at 393, ,064 bushels
May corn opened at "a 1-sa1-4 and ad-
yanced to "a 3-S, closing a "a 1-4-1-Sa1-4
under Saturday. Cash corn was easy and
1-4a1-2 cent per bushel lower. Receipts
at principal western points, 369,64S bush
els: shipments, 160,94o bushels; receipts
at eastern points, 343, SO bushels.
The times., 1897-04-06

1t seems TO be the general opinion now
that whatever may be the decision in the
Joint Traffic Association case, when that
comes up, and whatever may be the final
decision as to railroad combinations, the
roads themselves need not fear much harm.
Their course so far, since the trans
Missouri decision, has been a most con-
servative one, and it is to be presumed
that they will continue TO be prudent in
the event Of further adverse decisions, and
that their affairs will not again be thrown
into confusion. ItSeems probable that plans
may be formulated which, while legal, Will
protect the roads against the evils OF cut
throat competition. 1t seems not possible
that Congress can be persuaded to pass any
pooling bill Henry Clews says Of this
matter. There are sufficiently urgent
reasons why Congress should intervene in
matter OF such paramount Importance and
public interest, and ft may be taken for
granted that something will be attempted
In that quarter, but what, is the question. -
Clews follows with the fact that there is
ground for hope" in the fact that the anti
corporation element In Congress is in a
minority, and says, Congress could take
short cut toward ending danger from
the Supreme Court, namely, in the adoption
of law or resolution to the effect that
the Sherman antitrust law shall not APP
ply to the railroads This would at once
end the troubles arising out of the recent
decision Of the Supreme Court aud prevent
any such future verdicts; and that the
question of devising any new legal regula-
tions authorizing pooling, revising the re-
lations between the roads and the Inter
state Commission, and for holding de
structive composition in check, could be
easily left over for more mature con-
sideration.''
Whether the anti-corporation element IN
Congress il in minority OF not there is a
pretty strong feeling in that body just at
present that the public wants the anti
trust laws tried. Nothing has come of is
trial far, TO speak of, but the public s
hopeful. Congress would seem to be on
the safe side if it left the antitrust avs
alone inasmnch as it may in this way
please the people and at the same time not
hurt the trusts.
The times., 1897-04-06
SYNOPSIS

The Ahbe Morellet, cure of the village Of
Yyettc, is journeying to Paris to place his
ward, Corinne de Montesson, III convent,
Connne is a great favorite at court, ana
the Able is not pleased with the reports
of the gay life she is leading; hence his
resolution. While passing tnro ough the
wood of st. Cloud, the priest is made the
victim OF practical joke by Madame de
PERSIAN and some OF her guests. Disguised
as witches, devils and other hideouS crea-
lures, they surround the terrified Abbe In
the wood, and hail him as the Bishop OF
Blois. The priest declares that he Is not
the bishop, but still they insist on calling
him so. He believes that he has fallen In
with band of witches and goblins, and is
terri fled beyond utterance when they
| blindfold him and tell him that they are
| going to take him to the House OF the Scar
| let Witch to buy them supper. When
| he can sec again, he finds himself IN
room entirely draped in scarlet, and ne
| fore a table laden with rich feast. The
Abbe, despite his terror, cannot resist the
| splendid meal and falls to, but all the
viands turn to bread crumbs in his mouth,
aud all the spar king wine proves TO ne
water. Just then gorgeousiy dressed
| man appears and asks the priest how he
| likes the wine. The priest loses his temper
| over the delusion, and dashes the contents
| of the goblet in the strangers face. In
| stantly the companyis In an uproar, andthe
| priest, when he, hears the newcomer ad-
| dressed as your Majesty" realizes that
| it is the king whom he has treated In this
way. Disguises are laid aside, and the
priest is told where he is, and of the joke
that has been played upon him. But the
| insult to the king that Is serious matter
! The Able is imprisoned in room whiie
| his punishment is being determined. Thor
oughly alarmed, he begs the attendant TO
send for Corinne, W hose friendship for the
| king will, he hopes, he used in his behalf
| Now, Corinne is one of the merry crowd at
| Madame de Persan's and when she hears
| that her guardian has sent for her she is
deli GIFTED. and hopes that he VIII not put
| her in the convent after all.
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company 1t is thought probable that the
Otis Steel Company, OF Cleveland. will put
In q bid, and the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany has said it would also bid, but it is
not known whether this company Will keep
within the $500 limit or not.
Should Capt. Samson, after his inspec-
tion, report that the Illinois Steel Com
pany's plant at Chicago is inadequate to
enable the company to comply with the
terms of the contract the Navy Depart
ment will probably withhold the contract
1t is said by the friends of the Carnegie
and Bethlehem companies that even If
the contract for the armor for the battle
ships Alabama, Wisconsin and Illinois is
awarded to the Illinois Steel Company, the
Government in the end will pay as much
for the armor, with greater delay in its
delivery, as it would give either of the
two Pennsylvania companies. 1t is
claimed that the machinery of the Illinois
Steel Company is inadequate for the'manu-
facture of armor on a large scale. Seere-
tary Long will consider Capt. sansons
report before awarding the contract, should
the Illinois Steel Company be the lowest
bidder.
The times., 1897-04-06

Bears on Western Union admit the force
of investment buying, and the public con-
fidence, but say that this will be changed
if the dividends reduced 1t seems prob
able that this is to be the fate of the
dividend There can be no question that
the earning capacity of the company has
been largely reduced by increased conl-
petition and losses in various directions.
Russell Sage is out again in another inter-
view along the lines of his last previous
one, saying that he believes the dividend
should be reduced Western Union would
seem likely to go lower
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BIDS FOR ARMoR PLATE.
They Must Be Submitted by Moor
Thursday.

If any bids for arInor contracts are sub
rlitted to the Navy Department before
noon Thursday they will at that hour be
opened tits very much doubted, however,
that bids will be submitted and contracts
placed within the S30O limit placed by
Congress on the appropriation.
Information has been received at the
Navy Department to the effect that the
Illinois steel Company expects to bid, and
Capt Samson, chief OF the Ordnance Bu-
reau, is now inspecting the plant OF the
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THE DISTRICT w. c. t. U.
1t VIII Meet in Quarterly Session
at McKendree Church.

The District w c. T. o. will meet to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock in quar-
terly session at Mex endree Church.
Mrs n f. Alger will give the noon Hil
reading and conduct the noOntide deyoti mai
service The spiritual exercises of tie
afternoon session will beled by Evangelist
Amanda Smith.
Ladies are requested 20 bring tO the
meeting a basket luncheon, and tea and
coffee will be served by the Central y
whose guest the District Union will bS
upon this occasion.
AS much work has been done during the
past quarter, many interesting reports win
be presented, and the public is cordial )
Invited to attend.
The times., 1897-04-06

The cables said yesterday that there is
no evidence that any New York Central
funding announcement is near. Mr.. Nor
gan's answers TO inquiries on the subject
have been most non-committal. 1t is the
general opinion, however, that the first
Information will he from London. 1t seems
certain that nothing definite has yet been
decided on. The stock is being bought,
however, by people who believe that the
price viii so up to the vicinity of par very
soon.
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ap4-5t Hutchins Buildin.

HAVE YOU $25 OR MORE?
Then put IL to WORK. fne Il. =. Dean Co,
bankers and brokers. New York, using the
Dean Safe System of operations, have
not lost a dollar for a customer in seven
years, and have paid a dividend in cash
every weeks, amounting to from $50 to
400 per cent annually. 500 the past year
earned a dollar a day. Capital subject to
withdrawal any time. Washington Branch
Office, ZIG st. NV. ap6-tu&fri-tr
The times., 1897-04-06

After all the gossip one way and another
about the Jersey Central dividend, and
after the many fluctuations in that stock
due to this gossip. the announcement yes
terday thatthe dividend hadbeen cutdown
20 4 per cent Was followed by an imme-
date rise of three or four points.
The times., 1897-04-06

The New Orleans Picayune says that
farmers who dream of cotton at toto 26
cents per pound, and wheat at from 81 TO
81 per bushel dream in vain. The Plea
yune's idea is that the cause of the low
prices is the enormous increase in pro-
duction brought about by scientific meth
ods in machinery.
The times., 1897-04-06

Burlington has been "A .lCst fortunate
road SC far this winter in tic matter of its
conflicts with the wea ther, if it is ccm-
pared with some of the other roads. The
severe snow storm in western Nebraska
last week called attention to the fact that
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this was the first time in the winter that
Burlington had been obliged to fight snow
on large scale These who are in clost
touch with the property say that the
March statement, which will come out
toward the end Of the month, VIII be
even better than that of February and
will show larger gain in gross.
The times., 1897-04-06

Chicago Grain and Provision Ma rket
Corrected daily hy w. r. Hbbs 4 Co.
Daukers and Brokers. Members of the
Y Stock Exchange. 1921 F street.
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washington stock Market

Metropolitan Railroad, 2at109 IL,
at 10 1-2; Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone. 10 at 81 1-2; Pneumatic Gun
Carriage, 10 at 90.
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EDUCATIONAL.
Nit. A. TREGNA
A. v. HOLMES.

Mandolin, Banjo and Guitar. Special
Offer-A fine SO 90 Tipaldi mandolin, 81: %
instruction book sheet music and 20 les
sons for S15 Spring term, ~ lessons, S1V-
Studio. Room j, ,934 + st. mh22-1m
The times., 1897-04-06
FINANCIAL.
LOCAL STOCKS FOR SALE.

LOCAL STOCKS FOR SALE.
Specialties:
Mergenthaler Linotype, United States Elec-
trio Light Pneumatic Gun and Graphic
phone, common and preferred
Best prices to sellers and purchasers.
VIII lend money on them at good rates. 4
w. +. LEWIS, 4
Broker,
ap4-5t Hutchins Building
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PosroFFICE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON, D. G., POsToFFICE NO
TICE,
Should be read daily Dy all Interested as
changes may occur at any time.
FOREIGN MAILS for the week endlnY
April 10, / S97, close promptly at this OF
flee as follows.
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CORSON & MCCARTNEY,

Members of the New York Stock Ex-
change, 1419 F ST., Glover building
CORRESPONDENTS of Messrs. Moore & Schley,
so Broadway,
Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds
Deposits Exchange. Loans
Railroad Stocks and Bonds and all securi-
ties listed on the exchanges of New York,
Philadelphia Boston and Baltimore bought
and sold.
A speciality made ofinvestmentse curlties.
District bonds and all local Railroad Gas,
insurance and Telephone Stock dealt in
American Bell Telephone Stock bought
aud scld. mh1S-tf
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Morning and Sunday Times, 35 cents
O Month.
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New York stock Market.

Corrected daily by w B. HIbbs & Co /.
Bankers and Brokers. Members OF the
stock Exchange 1921 street
On Hirh Low Clos
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Transpncific Malls.

Mails for China and Japan. per s s. Ia
coma, from Tacoma. close here dahy Up 70
6 so d. m. April 10-(dl
Mails for China ana JAuan. specially adj
dressed only, per $. 5. Emprefs or Japan,
from Vancouver. close here daily up 70
$40 %. m, April 12.td)
MaiiS for Hawaii, per 5. $. Australia, from
san Francisco close here daily up to $50
D. m, April 14.td)
West Australia. which are forwarded via
Furope). New Zealand. Hawaii Fiji and
Samoan Islands, per S. s. Monowai, from
san Francisco. close here daily up 60 $50
D. m, April 24.(dl
Mails for the Society Islands, per ship
CITY OF Papeiti, from San Francisco, close
here daily up To $50 p m. April 24.tO
Malls for Australia teXceot those for West
Australian, Hawaii and Fiji Islands, spe-
cially addressed only, per 5. S. Miowera,
from Vancouver. close here daily after
April "a up to $50 p. M, May LTD
..,.,s5l AZ r IL .,4AILss, are forwarded
the port of sailing daily, and the
u,niiou OF their uninterrupted over
Ian / transit
(al Registered mail closes at 10 a. m.
same day.
tbs Registered mail closes at L p. m.
same day.
(cl Registered mail closes at p. m.
same day
(dj Registered mail closes at p. m.
pTcVio-S day.
(el Registered mail closes at 1 p. m.
Wet,reS'ii s ard Saturdays.
tD kegIS.vf,,t in9il elcsss at 1 p. m.
pre II rs u. :.
Igl Registered mail closes at D. N.
previous saturday
JAMES r. WILLETT, Postmaster,
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Open. High. Low. Closing
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The Green IF street, Electrics take you
to the spot
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
AN ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.
somber and Terrible Was the Scene a,
tho Moment of Totally.

somber and Terrible Was the Scene at
tho Moment of Totally.
Mrs Mabel .-eoa:is Todd, writing in
The Atlantic OF an eclipse seen in ia
pan, says: ".Iyst before totality, to oc-
Cur at 2 minutes after 3 O'clock, l went
over to the little lighthouse, taking
up my appointed station on the sum-
nit, an ideal vantage ground for spec
tacle beyond anything else l ever wit
messed. Grayer and grayer grew the
day, narrower and narrower the cres-
cent of shining sunlight. The sea faded
to leaden nothingness. Armies of crows,
which had pretended entire indiffer-
ence. fighting and Tapping as usual on
gables and fagpoles with undated fer
vor, finally succumbed, and few off
with heavy haste to the pine forest on
the mountain side. The French man-of-
war disappeared in the gloom, the
junks blended in colorlessness, but
grass and verdnre suddenly turned
strangely, wildly yellow green.
ut was moment Of appalling sus-
pense Something was being waited for.
The very air was portentous The hocks
of circling sea gulls disappeared with
strange cries. One white butterfly fut-
tered by vaguely.
''Then an instantaneous darkness
leaped upon the world Unearthly night
enveloped oil things With an indie
scribable outdashing at the same Sec
ond, the corona burst forth in wonder
full radiance. But dimly seen through
thinly drifting cloud, it was neverthe-
less beautiful, celestial flame beyond
description. simultaneously the whole
northwestern sky was instantly flooded
with lurid and startlingly brilliant
orange, across which foated clouds
slightly darker, like fecks of liquid
fame, while the west and southwest
CLEANED in shining lemon yellow. It
was not like sunset; it was too som.
Der and terrible.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
MODERN CHICKEN cooPs.
The Once Familiar Iaths Have Given Wa
to Wire Netting.

to Wire Netting.
Men whose memories 70 back, say.
40 years will remember that in those
days when a man wanted to build
chicken coop he bought bundle or two
Of laths and built it. There are mighty
few lath chicken coops built nowadays.
Even the smallest chicken raiser, who
keeps few in his back yard, makes his
coop or runway Of poultry netting. The
chicken house, or shelter, is made of
boards, often of two tlicknesses and
with tarreu paper between, for better
protection from the weather, and with
openings at the bottom and under the
projecting roof for ventilation.
Laths were cheap; poultry netting is
still cheaper. 1t is made of steel wire,
galvanized, in various widths and in
various sizes Of mesh. The netting most
commonly used is six feet wide, with
two inch mesh. The chicken raiser sets
up frame and tacks the netting to it.
Marrow nettings of smaller mesh are
used IN various ways to keep III little
chicks-sometimes foot wide small
mesh netting to run around at the tase
Of the inclosuro, the regular netting
being set above it, thus increasing the
total height Of the netting. Sometimes
the small mesh netting is run around
inside Of the regular netting, thus max.
ing the lower part of the netting double.
sometimes it is used to make separate
small Enclosures within the large run
way and perhaps to make number of
small Enclosures to keep separate broods
Of chicks apart. The narrow, small
mesh netting is made up to three and a
half feet in width.
There is nowadays use for wire net
ting in chicken houses. A netting with
a square mesh is laid Gu the floor Of
chicken houses to keep out rats and
mice
There are now many large establish.
ments in this country for the raising of
chickens for commercial purposes, for
market and for breeding, and there are
as many men as ever who raise chickens
at home, from the many who keep q
few in the back yard, with simple
chicken house and coop, to men who
raise many chickens and maintain an
elaborate plant for their breeding and
keeping. But under whatever conditions
they are raised, chickens are rarely seen
nowadays in coops made of Iaths, such
as were familiar 40 years ago.-New
York Sun.
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Sane Advice to Young Artists.

S8n0 AOVlC0 TO young Aftlot6s
''Don't give in" was about the gist
Of what Sir Wyke -Bayliss said to the
English art students in lecture at the
South Kensington museum. He told
them what ought to be their watchword:
"Do not believe, he said, in the in
sidious lie that the devil is always
whispering to the soul of the artist
that the golden age Of art is past and
that what was done yesterday cannot be
done today, for art is in its decadence.
Such an assertion was the danger of the
time, and he would have them track it
to its source and kill it there. It had
two forms-despondency and tempta-
tion-but he urged them not to be in
huenced by either. Let their study be
'ased upon knowledge, the knowledge
that had accumulated during the ages
and was formulated in what was known
as academic training, and let their
knowledge in turn be based upon their
own study"
Certainly that is the best Of advice,
for what has been done before can be
done again.
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,ESl0S4
The population down here in Ger
many is steadily increasing, at the rate
of about ten per week.
Herman Doeblcr is so far recovered
that by aid OF his horse and buggy he is
able to visit his neighbors.
John Richardson, Crystals popular
miller, made us pleasant call and re-
ports threshing we'll on its way down at
his farm in Midland.
Harry Gill made flying trip from St.
Thomas to see his girl yesterday, before
leaving for Bowesmont, where'he is en-
gagged for winter term of school.
John Stafford is busy with the number
one hard these days. He was little be-
hind at the start, but with two separa-
tors he gets there Just the same.
Quite number from the Flora taber-
nacle attended a business and social
meeting with the members of the First
Presbyterian church of St. Thomas and
report very pleasant time.
Wheat was Sc cents in town short
time ago and prominent lady Of this
place was in and said Harrison Garnett
was so ratified that he took of his hat
to her three times in. succession, and
when she left for home he was still bow
ing tn the First National Bank.