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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-25

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady; No. > yellow corn, 2o14c.; No. =
spring wheat. 7Oa71c.; No. 3 spring wheat.
corn. 25Q25hc.; No. 2 oats, 1slsc.: No. =
white, I. o. b., 22q23c.; No. 3 white. +. o.
b.. 20Q22Ac.; No. . rye. &c.; No. = barley
nominal: No. 3. (. o. b., 2sa33c.; No. 1
flax seed. 7Sa79c.; prime timothy seed.
lard. per 100 pounds. 1887: short rib sides
poose). $i.3Ou4.GO dry sailed shoulders
boxed. $i37iya5: short clear sides
,bixed). S4e2tza4.75; whisky. distillers'
finished goods. per gallon. <l.19: sugars,
firm: creameries. 12q14iac.; dairies, ga
l2c-: cheese nrm At 6QShc.; eggs arm;
fresh. ai<n
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-25
THE COTTON

Quotations are for bonds maturing In
not less than ten years.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27

man arrived In good time for dinner
and stayed COR the evening. oddly
enough. chattie's faithful though fire.
quently squelched admirer appeared
too and there was half OF a heart apiece
Tor all Of them.
They made very merry over those
hearts. laughing as light-hearted young
people will laugh over nothing. enjoy
ing the most inane and far-fetched
Jokes, but there was an undercurrent Of
seriousness 10 many OF the foolish
pleasaniries that passed around the
table. Both the young men lowered
over tho brink OF a plain declaration.
and they went away at last more deeply
In love thar ever.
And after they were gone. after the
innoccnis had retired and we're slum-
berns peacefully. enjoying that perfect
quality az flesp which comes only to
the young and thoughtless. chattie and
Alice lay awake and talked of-manT
things.
That wasn't a bad Joke OF Newton's
about the divided heart We shared"
said Alice. softly. a. soon as the room
was IN darkness and she could feel
Chattie'a hand softly pressing her own.
and Chattie sighed.
NO" she said. whisperingly. 1T
wasn't And I thought Chauncey was
pretty cute over the one we shared"
"And when we played hearts after
ward" relolned Alice. squeezing Chat
ties hand tenaerly. Il thought that
speech OF Newton's about only wanting
one heart was Just a. pretty rs It could
be-"
so did l." responded Chattie. re.
turning the squeeze and Chauncey
was Just a. nice a. he could be when we
lost together
And 20 they talked and whispered.
getting more AMI more confidential as
morning approached. and their hearts
were wonderfully softened. And two
months later there was a double we'd
ding al which the beaming innocents
smiled and cOOed and made pretty
speeches galore. They didn't claim all
the credit OF the matchmaking then.
nor say Il told you 10. At once. but
they have been doing both increasingly
ever since. While Allce's mother de-
elares Il was the beeyes hearts which
made the matches. A. for the newly.
married folk. they smiled and said llt.
lie.
II was a game Of hearts all round"
Chatue told Alice one day after both
had gone 10 housekeeping In two dear
little Cats opeaing on the same ball.
and Alice smiled back a. her.
DO you remember that night when
We had those hearts for dinner at the
dove-oo,eY" she asked. smilingly. and
Chattle nodded.
And that night both ordered bcoves'
hearts for supper
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27
An AmnIir R.r..

The chief object OF promoters OF a
gymkhana, In order TO insure success
is to Invent two or three novel contests
which shall be Of such a nature that all
competitors shall have an equally fair
chance OF winning them. Consequent.
~, the events must not be all depend.
ent on skill. but he must be FUN Of fun
and. u possible. 81 such a nature that
ladies can enter for them, The aflni,y
race is a very popular event. Il isa
contest between ladies on horseback
Each lady has to ride over the course
holding the hand Of a gentleman. who
must be mounted on donkey. The
race is won by the lady who manage.
to set her partner past the winning
post hrst without leaving 10 his hand
on the way Spectators derive great
fun from the struggles Of the rlders
Of the donkeys to keep In their saddles
and retain the hands Of their partners
The Graphic.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27

Of the system together with complete
atagnatlon OF the blood. Both OF the
young people kept on living as natur-
ally, n great deal more happily, as II
nothing Of the sort had happened. and
after awhile they decided 20 form
heart partnership for life. In other
words. they were married and went
to live In the sweetest little fiat In tho
world. After which they naturally de-
sired 10 see all the world as happy as
themselves. and as OF course they ae-
qulred more knowledge about matri-
mony In three short months than the
world had obtained In all It's Thousands
OF years OF matrimonial experiments
they were In fine condition for amateur
matchmaking At the time that this
story came TO pass
Each OF "the innocents." az their adj
miring friends were In the habit OF
clubbing them. had an unmarried sis
ter. and. oddly enough. both these sis
tiers were the same age and both had
conceived a violent dislike 10 the very
idea OF marriage. Alice. Harry's sister.
was a. pretty NJ a picture In one style;
chaitie. Louie's sister. Just as pretty In
another. Both girls were sufficiently
charming 10 have attracted to them
selves varied assortment OF beaux.
but neither had ever allowed herself
10 be more than casually awayed by the
love Of any man. True. Chattie some
times thought with a kind OF regrotful.
lingering tenderness o. the man who
had frai asked her 10 marry him.
seven years ago. when she had been lit
tic more than school girl. True.
Alice occasionally allowed her mind 20
wander aiectionately IN the direction
Of the youth with whom she had been
won't 10 attend dancing school about
the same time that Chattie was going
TO prayer meetings with her adolescent
admirer. But these moments were few
and FAR betweol with both girls. one
Of the sironges, bonds In the friendship
which existed between them was the
NNA-NtAA lNaaAft WHICH NAlA AAa
framed never TO marry.
"Loye' An. that IL different" Alice
was won, 10 say lightly. when twitted
on the subject Of marrying: Il may
love. but marryi Ne? Not In this In.
carnaiioni-
And Chatiie was fond OF remnrking.
with a careless toss Of her pretty head:
when marry pigs will ny and angels
walk the earth. shall never marry"
The friends Of both girls smiled
broadly a. thess remarks. but up 10 tho
time when "the innocenn" were mar.
ried there had been no signs OF an ap-
preaching chance 20 laugh outright
Blu, whom two reckless youngsters se,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27
sInrniar I.h.


a short distance from New York city
there exists a spring Of sparkling water
which abounds In the choicest noun.
tain trout. but how they got there NJ
one has yet been able 20 discover
There Il nothing about these fish e
mark them from others Of their owr
sort. unless Il be that their favor Il
superior They make their debut IN
the waters OF the famous rock sprlnf
near Bellefontaine Both the spring
and its inhabitants are mysteries no
one has ever been able 10 solve. Most
springs bubble from the ground and are
always supposed 70 have a sandy bed.
This one, however. is a contradiction 70
the accepted rrle Il gushes from a
cave ten feet high and twenty feet
vide. and the water Is Of marvellous
clearness. No rain ever Tell 20 ieroely
az 20 even disturb iis crysial-llke ap-
pcarancc. Years Of investigation have
failed 20 disclose the facts regarding
the source Of the hsh supply. No one
has ever seen single nah swim into
the cave. Hundreds have BEEN observed
swimming out There T. nothing about
them that indicates their being bred
In a subterranean stream. So Gar as
the Inhabitants Of that section and visl.
tors have been able 10 learn. the spring
Il by no means the temperance Of a
stream that flows Into the ground some.
where else. lts source seems 10 be from
some point FAR beneath the earth's sur
face. an this forms a natural problem
and one that Is likely TO remain a mys.
tory Tor as many years as Il has al.
ready. and no one knows how long
that Is.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27

YOU"
TO work 20 effect matrimonial engage
ments between their friends those said
friends may well tremblc. and the mis-.
chief was brewing The sighted young
men mentioned above foll In gladly
with the unformulatcd plan. az a mat.
ter OF coune. and fairly haunted the
doye-co,e." o. the two girls somowha,
sarcastically called The pretty little
Fat IN which "the innoccnts" lived and
-Quarreled After which the girls
themselves stayed away; they went no
more TO the doye-oote TO play cards OF
an evening
but when the three months before al
luded TO had fitted by. fortune favored
the audaoious couple and fate PLAYED
into their hands. Chattie was a trained
nurse and vas visiting the innoconts
during a brsf vacation between
cases" and Louie was also taking an
enforced rest. ~ Il happened. Harry
was likewise enjoying an "on day"
when the trouble began 10 brew, and he
walked down 10 his mothers IN the
afternoon. She was cooking hearts for
supper-beeves' hearts. no, human or.
gans-and her disappointment when
she found that her boy dld not intend
to remain and partake OF them was a.
great az his oEn.
Take a couple home with you" she
suggested, struck with a brilliant idea.
and hesilatlng with tho pan OF stuffed
hearts In her hand midway between
the kitchen table and the oven: they
are all ready 20 cook. and Louie will
know how 20 finish them. DO take
them II you can't stay"
Her tender moihorly eyes we're
bright with pleasure IN HE prospective
cnioymen, Of them and he smiled Low.
lngly down al her.
Wen. can't very well stay. mother
he said regrctfully; seeing that Chattie
is 90 seldom Eith us. Il wouldn't DO
AZ ALL but Til take the hearts home
gladly enough n you1l pack them IN a
basket. and. by the way. what's the
matter with Alice walking back with
me and staying for dinner and all
night Chattie hasn't seen her for a
month and they'll both enjoy H.
Where Il shef"
lie answered his own question By 20
ing In search Of her. leaplng lightly up.
stairs two At a time. with all the care.
less strength OF his healthy, untroubled
20 years. And h. carried his point and
took HIS sister back with him. despite
her declarations that she expected com.
pany and must be at homo that even
iug.
Send the boy over after her.
mother" he said. nerrlly. when Alice
protested agaiast accompanying him.
albeit Wild with desire to see her ohum.
and the motaer did 90. The young
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27
the CHURCH MILITANT.

Recently the Presbyterian churches
Of Philadelphia have received upwards
q 900 aecessionA
Rev. Or. Horace @. Day rounded out
a nfty-year pastorate Of the First Bap.
tlss church. Schenectady. n. Y. on Jan.
10, and the occasion was fttinEly cele.
brated.
Rev. Q. W. Perryman. who has been
with the First Baptist church Of New.
port Ky. for seven yoars. has received
a call to the First Baptist church Of
Cincinnati.
Rev. Or. Charles Gooden pas,or n,
the First ~ +, church. Boston. has ~.
eelved a call 10 the Hanson Place N. L.
church. Brooklyn. n. Y. 10 succeed The
Rev. Louis Albert Banks. lately re
signed.
The Firs, Congregational church OF
Grand Rapids, Mich. gave nearly
5000 In benevoloncos last year rails.
Ing for home expenses tii.5O0. Il has
a Sunday school enrolment Of over one
thousand
Rev. T. d, Meyer Of London. Enr.
land. has como at the urgent Invitation
Of Mr. Moody TO assist In the great 70.
vival vork In New York and Boston
Dr., Meyer h widely known through n.
writings Of a devotional character.
The Rev. Austin Reginald carcv
Cocks Of England began an Hplscopai
revival, othcially known a. a mission.
In 81. Marks church. Philadelphia 70.
Gently. He IA a nephew Of Lord salls-
bury, and rector Of ST. Bartholomew
church. Brighton.
The First Presbyterian church Of
Newburypor,, Mass, known az the "old
South" church. has Just completed $50
years Of life. and he anniversary has
been duly celebrated. Il ls thus Of tho
same age as Princeton University. II
was organised by George Whitehead.
the great evangelist. who was eompesF
Of the WealaTa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27

II Il More like chlids Thar
Mana


Mans
Women do not. az a rule. laugh al
Jokes. They generally laugh to re-
ward the teller OF good thing. and
not for mirth at the thing told. says
the New York Advertiser In this way
woman fulflls a most definite duty.
for she laughs even when the story does
not como on we'll Her laugh would
not be 80 temperate or 80 punctual n
Il depended upon a sense OF humor.
II Is somewhat between a child'a laugh
ter and mans. but most like n
ehilds. Al almost every stage Of his
early years. a child laughs for mere
movement. and not for comedy or de-
rision az all. A llt.le humor there may
be In the earlier sense OF the word.
lie laughs at the humors and antics OF
rather elder or rather more enterprise
ing child; but always from gayety and
lot interior reasons OF Astounding
breath and blood. Granted that a
woman has a small sense Of humor. she
stu owes her laugh 20 the humorists
even 70 the unsuccessful. II IA
positive debt II she were held 10 the
duty OF criticism Il would be other
wise; but az II IL. she is committed 10
nothing. Her laugh Is no evidence IN
the contention OF humor and wit and
Il Ia but just that In this. too. public
opinion should relieve her Of respon-
slbility. For nothing but an expected
silence or a half-hearted smile should
DO held really answerable. II she were
TO enter upon the way Of criticism abe
would BE- more or less unready; Il
might be necessary 10 explain things
10 her. which confessedly would be
very dull. Besides. the laugh OF Judg-
ment and criticism is apt TO be. on nt
occasions. also laugh too much from
the heart: Il takes deeper tones. and
Is no longer the treble note. un-
drowned. No; men who invent the
jokes may laugh at them the open
laugh OF appreciation: women. II thew
would Be kind. must b. more impartial.
a feminine laugh. too, has 10 be dec
oraiive. and 20 should be the laugh OF
gayety rather than Of humor. There
can hardly be a question as 10 the
sweetest laugh 10 be heard among ma
lions OF women-it Il surely the French
woman'A She has the softest warble
OF all. II doves were not 20 serious
they might remind us Of Partisan WON.
en- laughing together. The Italian
laugh Ia happy enough, but Il IA no,
quite 20 Independent Of the subject Of
laughter: u has jollity all its own.
II la somewha; uneivili1ed. but needs
no eiviliring. But lie principle char.
aeieristie IL the contralto tone proper
to the woman who IL 70 the last some
what Of q peasant The laughter Of
English women is too various Tor any
brief description. For Englishwomep
laugh. not according 20 their race. but
according TO their caste. az caste has
lately been revised and redistributed
II may be said that In caste also the
treble note, the ready. the immediate
iiis up TO liz own place-the top-apd
Is audible there. for an ita splendid
quality.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27

Chinese cheap labor may yet ruin
New Zealand. In O,ago. where them
are a good many scoichmon. a con.
tract Tor road monding was awarded
20 the loves, bid which was signed
"McPhergon.' When the bidder an.
pcared TO sign the contract he was vel.
low and he had a plgiail. "But." said
be Official who met him. your name
canno, be Macpherson" AN uehtee. &"
answered the Chinaman. nobody
catchee contact In otago unless no
named Mac" and the contract wa
signed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27

A seagull was recently seen TO seize
a sparrow In ST. James Park. London
which Il quickly took to the water. The
bird then deliberately drowned the
sparrow, dipping Il In over and owe,
again. TN the poor little body huns
Imply down, with every vestige Of
lie fed. and then. with one gulp. n
vas swallowed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27

Philadelphia has a sign reading: ITO
made pies" and barber shop In the
same city bears this inscription on lts
window: 20. Washington Smith. tom
serial abattoir" When looking for odd
and antique things Philadelphia Ia the
place 10 find them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27
On Time.

And very early too. That's what any one
should be In treating ones sslf Tor lnacilon Of
The kidneys aud bladder The dlureue which
experience indicates a. applying The reuui.
tiir stimulation 10 the orFnns without uiciung
thgm. n liuatettsris stomach lutters bon I
delay kdley inacilon and diseases are nos FAR
apaH fur lever aEue, dyspepsia, consilpa-
Won rheumatism and nerve debility, also, ice
The Bitter
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27

A Cripple Greek telegram announces
that a citizen died while playing cards.
There 10 nothing strange about that;
Wild BILL Tiger Bill. Texas Joe. and
others We could name died while play
ing cards. The other fellow IN oaAi
case held a six-shootor full.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27

Sir. how dare you propose TO mo
With that cigar In your MOUTH"
"Ah, but Marie, be merciful. be Just,
Have no, said my heart Is on nref
Where. thea, should I BE- without the
smokef'-Plek NE Up.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27

Under the caption. Common car
riers." there are Oklahoma laws re-
gulating transportation on the high
seas. The nearest tide water Is more
than 800 milos away. and not a stream
In the territory could be travcrsed by
boat lage enough TO use steam.-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27

To while away the time until the
spring work begins farmers In the Vi.
entity OF Marling. Ala. are 10 hold
weekly hOrse-swapping conventions
there on Saturdays
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27

sho-"win you ever stop smoklnsf'
lie wishing 10 be wittyl-"Yes
when I am dead"
she-"Dont be too SURF Of that
New York Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27

There Is nothing like looking cneer-
ful when you cannot help things boz
ing as they are.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27
A TALE OF HEARTS.

T began when
Harry and Louie
exchanged heorts.
That IL. everybody
supposed that they
exchanged. since
both OF them lost
their own respec-
tive vaivular Or
gans, and still
neither suffered
from total collapse
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27

Each British soldier costs his country
$500 every year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27

CAscAREs stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sioken, weaken or grippe, iOc.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27

ERE IA story
that win illustrate
most emphatieally
that much talked
Of commodity com
monty known as
horse sense" II
comes direct from
Arizona. and. be-
sides being perfect
ly fresh news. has
the additional quail
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27
SAVED BY A HORSE.
PONY HELPED DIG ITS MASTER
FROM a sANDBANK.

Working Against Tremendous Odds
The Greatest Terror OF Western Plain
life n sandstorm -''Kaineuck's- Craft
tudc.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27
Chnrrh s,.,,.,,..

According to whittaker's Almanac
the strength Of the various Christian
churches In the English-speaking
world is as follows:
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27
YOUR RULING PLANET
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meeaa 80 ~ hrfosooIrs ~ President Mckinley
anl WIN. y hryan. irirs postpaid ahc. SOC
and ~ 90. sffoidirr % tiulinr
FREE TEST READINGS 80 ysS' RuIlsS ', n.
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tatffufticut Address
PROF, G. W. CUNNINGHAM,
Dept. Z. foA s, cilnton-sL
Chicago, lll.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-10

geles. Cal, are at the shoreham. They
have come East to attend the annual con.
vention OF the American Medical Associo-
ton. which meets In Philadelphia next
Tuesday
II was in san Francisco" said Dr.
Ellis, "at the time OF the killing " the
young women, Blanche Lamont and Min.
pie Williams, for the alleged murder of
whom Theodore Durrant is about to pay
the penalty on the gallows In this way
| became Interested In the case, and have
followed 1t pretty closely Without rrclu,
dice TOR or against the prisoner I have
no hesitation IN SAYING that the news
papers NJ san Francisco aro largely ne
sponsible FOR his conviction, They put
the public agains, purrant from the,
start; made light % the evidence that
tavored him ami magu6ed al the testi.
mony against him. Mover was the power
O.; the press more clearly demonstrated.
Even new. when the locSl papers allude
to him. they speak ot him as dent, In
human monster ami 0rc as vindictive
ls in the outset. purranJ may De sunUy
but outside og san Francisco the pre-
londerance OF sentiment is that the
'harCe OF marier against him VAS mover
,rovcd"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-10

Mr.. Isaac Horner, proprietor Of the
Burton House. Burton. W. v, and
one Of the most widely known men in
the state, was cured Of rheumatism after
three years Of suffering. He says: 81
have not sufficient command Of language
to convey any idea Of what suffered,
my physicians told me that nothing could
be done for me and my friends were fully
convinced that nothing but death would
relieve me Of my suffering. In June, 1894.
Mr.. Eyens, then salesman for the Wheel
ing Drug CO., recommended Chamber.
lain's Pain Balm. At this time my foot
and limb we're swollen 10 more than
double their normal size and II seemed
10 me my leg would burst, but soon after
1 began using the Pain Balm the swell.
ing began 10 decrease, the pain 10 leave,
and now / consider that / am entirely
cured. For sale by Estes-COnn Drug Co.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-10

While Astoria property-owners stand
around the hotels. watching the registers
to catch Eastern buyers for town lots
or gather in the omnipresent real estate
office TO damn Hammond because he
won't let them use his credit 10 boom
wildcat additions. the little hamlet 0;
Knappton loads two or three large ships
weekly with Washington lumber for the
most distant ports Of the world, and re-
fuses cargoes to other ships because Of
lack Of capacity to furnish them: and
while logs are towed out Of the streams
back of Astoria and around past the de-
cayed docks Of the city water front TO
Portland and other up-river points, TO be
there manufactured into lumber and re-
turned here to patch up the streets, or
shipped to San Francisco and foreign
ports. Astoria languishes and slumbers
A few weeks ago a prominent cannery-
man invited through the local papers,
bids to supply his large canning estaD-
lishment with city water-a job worth not
less than $1,000 to any enterprising man
and although his advertisement was kept
standing for ten days or over, not a
single proposal was received. Facts like
these speak loudly as to what is the mat
ter with Astoria, and it really looks like
there never can be any progress here
until the Almighty either sends an earth
quake to destroy the town lots upon
which our citizens depend to make them
miIlionaires, or else visits the town with
some sort Of plague which will boom the
price of real estate on account Of the
extraordinary demand created for good,
eligible cemetery sites.