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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.

NEW YORK Dec. 22.-Eyening Posts Lon
don financial cablegram: The stock markets
here were quiet today. They opened rather
dull, but closed firm. Americans were good
from start TO finish, closing strong at the
best That market opened with good buying
orders from New York. A feature was the
jump In Central Pacifics, which were largely
bought from one quarter. 1t is said that the
reorganization scheme will not very adversely
affect the shares. Readings were also large
ly bought here late In the day. Grand Irunks
were bought In Montreal. Mines were life-
less. Japanese bonds were again fat A fur
Their large business was done by the Bank OF
England today in loans at gig per cent ana
discounts of bills Of all dates ranging up to
sixty days at 3 per cent. The policy or the
bank in raising rates for loans is easy to see
and Is very commendabe. By attracting dis
count business In preference to short loans,
they increase their chance Of keeping con-
troll Of the market In the early part OF next
year Signs are constant now OF the bank
more vigorous and up to date policy. Inc
Indian council today sold forty lakhs In blils
at about Is 3 19-32d per rupee, and one lakh
of specials at Is 31-16d The movement OF
gold from Australia to San Francisco excites
much interest here.
NEW YORK MONEY.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Money on call stiff
at 2h64 per cent last loan. per cent;
closed at 21z@3 per cent Prime mercantile
paper. 31494ta per cent. Sterling e e1 h
ers' bills at sAS41z94.S49s for demand. and at
a S11564 BIZ for sixty days. Posted rates.
& S2IL9I4. S3i% and $4-Shg4.s6H. Commercitl
bills. s4.81 Silver certificates. 5sA @957Ac'
Bar silver, 56Bc. Mexican dollars, 459sc.
BANK CLEARINGS.
st. Paul-sG55 27.s9.
Minneapolis-S, 6S3 45S.
Chicago-$20 053. 135.
Boston-S17, 435. COO.
New York-$12S. 738. 3S2
TREASURY STATEMENT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury shows:
Available cash balance. s237. 1873. 239; gold re-
serve, $3.50 S05. 032.
CHICAGO MONEY.
CHICAGO. Dec 22.-New York exchange
45c premium; posted rates, S4.S3z and s4.S61z.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.--The heavy sales
which have followed the recent reductions in
bleached goods have proved to be great SER
vice in reducing stocks and producing re-
of an advance on several Of the principal
lines yesterday. This, 1t is understood, will
be followed by corresponding advance In
other quarters. The advances made were as
follows: Dwight anchor, A bleached, 1&
per cent; Dwight anchor, A and half,
bleached 21s per cent. and Fruit OF the
Loom, A. tieached. Is Of a cent bringing
tho price of the latter to cents per yard
net This, of course, has resulted in reducing
the amount and number of orders received
and has caused some ''chcpp.ng' on the part
Of buyers and natural gain in the sales of
less important lines.
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PRODUCE.
MINNEAPOLIS MARKET.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 22-Butter is weaker
and lower. Creamery extras are coming in
more freely and with no improvement in the
demand from 2jobbers and retailers prices
declined 4ac. Firsts declined a like amount
in sympathy with extras. Seconds are IN
changed in prices, with the movement light
Dairy extras are full cent lower and not
in much request at the decline. Medium grade
diaries are in rather heavy supply, there
being considerable jar stock on the market
Ladies are in fair demand. Packing stock
Is in good demand Strictly fresh eggs are
firm at quotations. Receipts Of this grade
are light and a good many more could be
disposed of than at present coming this
way. Held stock is coming in more freely.
Storage stock is 1c higher. The demand for
dressed turkeys, while showing some i'm
provement over yesterday, is not as heavy
as 1t generally is a few days before Christ
mas. Chickens are easier and lower. Ducks
are quiet. Geese rule a fraction higher.
BUTTER AND EGGS.
NEW YORK, Dec. .-Butter-Receipts.
3,419 pkgs; steady; Western creamery, 15Q
&c Elgins, &c; factory, 12G17c. Cheese
Receipts, 2,3N pkgs quiet; large white, Sep
tember, SEC; small white, September, so
9Ac; large coorcd, September, S1ac; small
colored. September. 9G9Ac; large late made
77s@7%c small late made. SA@S12c; light
skins, 6961zc; part Skins, 412q5Rc; full
skins, 3@4c. Eggs-Receipts. 1892 pkgs;
steady; state and Pennsylvania, 21Q24c;
Westerns, 20a23c.
Chicago. Dec. 22.-Butter steady: creamer-
les, 15@2c; dairies. 12Q19c. Eggs firm;
fresh. 2Oc.
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DULUTH GRAIN.

and firm. May Opened ss c up at s15sc. soId
off to Size at 1000, up to SAC at 11:4O. off
to- 91Ac at l. and closed 1sc of at 9l1sc bid.
Cash, 5000 elevators at December price.
northern, cash, 93Ac bid; May, 91bc bid;
December, 931ac bid; No. northern. SIC bid;
No. 8, soc bid; No. northern, &c bid; rye.
acc bid; oats, 2312c bid; fax, $1.171a bid; May,
$1.21R; barley. S412c bid; corn, 2792612c. Car
Inspection-Wheat, A cars; corn, Is cars;
oats, cars; rye, s cars; barley, l car; fax,
cars. Receipts-Wheat, Y, PSI bu; corn. g.,
914 blu; rye 1904 bu; barley, 400 bu; fax.
5.971 Blu. Shipments-Whelt, 1776 bu; barley,
g. Yy5 hu.
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butchers steers, $3.4095; stockers and feed
ers, $25094.10; cows and mixed, s210Q4 80;
Texans and Indian steers, s3.40Q410; cows
and heifers, $2.50Q3. 25. Hogs-Receipts 5000;
market steady: light, s3.3093.45; mixed. So Is
@3.35; heavy, $3.3093.45. Sheep-Receipts,
500; market steady; native muttons, SAGA so;
lambs, s516.
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 22.-Cattle-Receipts,
1000; best grades steady; others weak. Texas
steers, $3.25@3.65; Texas cows, $2.5O93; ma
tive steers, $3609485; native COWS and heif-
ers. $1.80Q4.55; stockers and feeders, 1904
bulls, $2.50G3. 35. Hogs-Receipts, Is. 900; mar
ket weak to sc lower; bulk OF sales, $3.32110
3.371s. Sheep-Rece,pts, $1,000 market steady /;
lambs, S9.10G5.40; muttons, S2.2044.50.
OMAHA.
SOUTH OMAHA, Dec. 22.-Cattle-Receipts,
Loo; market 5G10c higher; native beef steers,
$37044.S0; Western steers, S3.604425; Texas
steers. s3G3.60; stockers and feeders. So. 500
4.4O; bulls, stays, etc.. S2g3 Hogs-Re-
ceipts. 10.500: bulk of sales. s3.2093.25 Sheep
Receipts. LOO; market steady to strong;
fair to choice natives, S3.5044.50; fair to
choice Westerns, s3.50G4.20; common and
stock sheep, 1904; lambs, $4Q5.50.
SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY. TO-. Dec. 22.-Cattle, TOO: yes
terday, 1855. Shipments $3.50. Market steady
cows, bulls mixed, $1.25@375; stockers and
feeders, So. 25@410; calves, $4@5.75; calves and
yeariings, So. 2594.25; hogs, $500; yesterday,
3,119; shipments, 862. Market active, sc
lower. selling S3.15Q3.35; bulk. 1925.
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U. s. Marshars Notice of Sale.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. DISTRICT
Of Minnesota. Third Division.
By virtue of a writ OF venditoni exponas,
Issued out of and under the seal OF the Dis
trict Court OF the United States for the
District OF Minnesota. Third Division, at the
suit OF Herman Mercord and Louis H
Brandemuehl. cO-partners as Mercord &
Brandemuehl. against the Steamboat Abner
Gle. | will sell at public auction the said
Steamboat Abner Gle. her boilers, engines,
bidder for cash, such sale to be made on
said steamboat, now lying In the Mississippi
river at the edge OF Raspberry Island. in the
City OF st. Paul. in said District on Monday,
the 9th day of December. A. d. 1897. at
o'clock in the afternoon OF that day.
X. T. O'CONNOR.
United States Marshal.
John II. Ives. Proctor for Llbelant.
Dated at st. Paul. Mimi. December goth.
1897.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO Dec. 22.-There was an i'm
proved general demand for cattle today and
the market was stronger to 10c higher Tues
day s late decline being recovered. Sales were
largely at $4.15q5; prime were salable at
s5.25G5.50 and some cattle that were left over
fair stocker and feeder trade at $4,000. 20
Export bulls, s3.5O@3.75; bolognas, $2.40a3
Calves were In very good demand, with sales
largely at s6G6.25. Trade in hogs was fairly
active, but prices eased off about 21a95c on
an average. Sales were largely at s34043 80
and prime lots at $3.50Q3.521k. Pigs sold
chiefly at So. 200345 The market was weak
late in the day. Trade in sheep and lambs
was better. Sheep were wanted at S275D
3.25 for the poorest to s4.5004.60 for strictly
choice, Western fed sheep comprising the bulk
Of the offerings and selling at $3.759435
Lambs sold at $4@4.50 for the poorest to $3.50
95.75 for choice focks. Heavy sheep were
bad sellers, the demand being for light
weight focks on the yearling order.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET.
Barrett & Zmmerman's Report-Market
fair; prices low; q number of heavy and
blocky logging horses on the market. The
following representative sales are for horses
this day:
1 pair bay horses, and yrs . s4OO Sal0 90
1 pair bay horses, yrs ......... 5000 $50 90
pair bay mares, yrs. $500. 5000 100 90
1 pair bay mares, yrs ......... .2S00 $50 90
pair bay horses, yrs ....... 1900 40 90
l gray horse, yrs .............. 1900 IS 90
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Dec 22-Cattle-Receipts. $500
market strong to 10c higher for Texans; ma
tives steady native shipping and export
steers. s4.25Q5.25; light and dressed beef and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
firm. No. 2 spring wheat, SS6S9c No g
spring wheat, S2@93c; No. 2 red $3.50; No.
corn, 2624c; No. 2 yellow corn. 26%c; No.
No. rye, 46Ac; barley, f. o. b., 26640c;
No. 1 f1axseed, $1.17G .201a; prime timothy
seed. $2.G5. Mess pork. per Dbl $7.65@77O;
lard. per 100 lbs. s4.57h@4.60; short ribs sides
Qoose), S4.4712@4.15; dry sailed shoulders (box-
ed, 45a642fc; short clear sides (boxed) $4.471k
as. Whisky, distllers' finished goods, per
gal. $1.19. Sugars cut loaf, unchanged. Re-
cetpts-Flour, Is COO bbls wheat $685. 900 blu;
corn. 254 coo bu; oats coo bu; rye, 1900
blu; barley, $4,000 bu. Shipments-Flour 49,
OO0 bbs wheat. 5000 bu; corn, $4,000 bu;
On the produce exchange today the butter
market was steady; creameries, 15921c; dair-
les. 12d19c. Eggs firm; fresh, Zoe. Cheese
ouiet 81 SIC.
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December. ss1ac: January. ss1kc; May. $50;
No. 2 cash. 261zc; December, 25c; January,
S&c; May, 27%927Re; July. 2SAc. Oats
easier: No. 2 cash, 211Ac; track, DC: Decem-
Der. 21Ac; May, 231s@23Ac; No. white,
241Ac. Rye quiet; 46c bid. Flax lower;
$1.13h.
IN
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23

Catt!e-Steady. Several punches of good
butcher cattle were on the market and
brought good prices. Gamers and common
cows easy. Good stockers and feeders active;
common dull.
Representative Sales
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LIVE STOCK.
UNION STOCKYARDs.

UNION STOCKYARDs.
Receipts-1.57 hogs, 626 cattle, 90 calves.
zoo sheep.
HCgs-Steady and active Quality not so
good as yesterday. Good demand, outsiders
getting several loads and paying up to S3.3Ia
for sorts.
Representative Sales
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WHEAT MOVEMENT.
MILWAUKEE,.

MILWAUKEE,. Dec. 22.-F1our steady.
Wheat steadier: No. northern, 92c; No. 2
spring. S7g6Sc; May 921ac. Corn steady; No.
3. 26&l 927c. Oats firm: No. white. 24A@
24Ac: Rye firm; No. 1, 47Ac. Barley steady;
No. 2. 40c; sample, 2563Sc. Receipts-Flour.
1000; wheat, IL, COO; barley 5000. Shipments
Flour. 5000; wheat, 5OO0 barley, 5000.
TOLEDO.
TOLEDO. O.. Dec. 22-wheat lower, weak;
No. cash and December, 94Zc; May, 03%c
bid. Corn lower. easy; No. mixed, 28c. Oats
dull, steady; No. mixed. &c. Rye dull,
lower prime cash, December and January.
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HORSES AND CARRIAGES.

HORsESi HoRsEs!-Lumbermen take notIcei
zoo head OF heavy logging horses weighing
from 500 to ! 500 lbs, for sale at low prices
at Barrett & Zimmerman's stables, Mime
sofa Transfer. st. Paul. Nina: part time
given II desired take interurban car from
either city.
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zf72c. No sales
oats-NO. 8. 22Ac; No. 8 white ZINC.
Rye-No. 2. 44a4c; No. 9, 441lc.
Barley-No. 5, 231sc
Feed-Reported by the Diamond Elevator
and Milling company.
Trade is fair on all lines.
coarse corn meal and cracked corn,
IN sacks, per ton, sacks extra, to
,tobbers only ......... ........... 80. 10000
No. L ground feed 2-3 corn 1-3
oats, SO-lb sacks, sacks extra. 10 .25G1O.50
No .: = ground feed, u corn. " oats,
No. ground feed. % oats, 7O-lb
sacks, sacks extra ...... 10 1901 90
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
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May :. 80. -. soA sO4a ssA ssH seA
T pnS = = oai: aai; aiiS sIia sS5
On Track-No. l hard, $3.50; No. 1 north
ern, 927sc No. northern, $780, December,
ern. 927sc No. 2 northern. $3.50; December
oats, 221ac; corn, 251zc; flaxseed, S1.161a.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.
GRAIN GOSSIP.

Gossip by private wire to c. H. F. Smith
& Co., st. Paul, members OF the New York
stock exchange and Chicago board of trade.
The Spanish minister of finance has issued
an estimate Of the wheat crop, showing an
increase in yield Of IA, coo Blu, compared
with last year.
With all the large shipments of wheat dur
ing the past five months, the European stocks
were 500, 900 less Dec. l than on Nov. 1, which
is significant.
Liverpool-Closing: Wheat quiet, December,
er from 2:30 p. m, making December Il,
March "a, May %, July and September Esd
lower for the day. Corn quiet, unchanged,
making December 1sd lower; balance un-
changed for day.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Flour-Receipts, r.
73S bbls; exports, ,375 bbls; moderately ac
tive. closing with wheat. Rye. flour dull
Cornmeal quiet. Rye dull. Barley quiet Bar
ley malt dull. Wheat-Receipts, no. $50 bu:
exports, 60 9SS bu; spot weak; No. red
81 005sc: options opened steady on unexpected
" favorable cables and later showed some
firmness on light offerings and fair bull sup
port, but finally broke sharply under liQuida-
lions in December, which closed &c off,
against 1s1Ac net loss in other months; No.
2 red, January, 9S1sQ9SAc; May. SO 9-16Q
"a 7-16c, closed 939sc Corn-Receipts. 81, 100
blu; exports $685. 427 bu; spot easy; No. 2, 344l /;
selling off late under liquidation and closing
unchanged; May. "a 5-16@34 11-16c closed
341bc. Oats-Receipts, 202, SEQ bu; exports, A.
886 bu; spot quiet; No. 2, 273sQ271ac; inactive
and barely steady all day, closing unchanged; ;
May closed 273sc.
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RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.

Recelved-Wheat. 42S cars. 2s5. 32O bu; corn,
1, ESQ bu; oats, 1880 bu barley. 72O bu; rye.
II tons; fruit, $4,000 lbs; merchandise, /, OS3,
OS2 lbs; lumber, 10 cars; posts and p.ling /
car; barrel stock, cars; machinery, 1880
lbs; coal, 1883 tons; wood 426 cords; brick,
5000; cement, so bbls; household goods, 10000
lbs; pig iron, 81 cars; live stock, cars; hides.
pelts, ETC., 44O00 lbs; railroad materials, 2
cars; sundries, Is cars; car lots, 49,
Shipped-Wheat, ISL cars, 119 40 bu;. corn,
1920 bu: oats, 1000 bu barley. $50 bu; rye.
2,73O bu; -four, $3.50 bbls millstuffs. 1886
tons; fruit, 10000 lbs; merchandise, 1,591 $50
lbs; lumber. 10 cars; cement 100 bbls: house
hold goods, 10000 lbs; pig iron, % cars; I've
stock, cars; hides, pelts, etc.. $4,000 lbs;
railroad materials, cars; sundries, 10 cars;
car lots 789.
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN.

LIVERPOOL. Dec. -Wheat-Closing-
Steady; 5000 lower; December. Is sgd;
cor1 ous is "a o May IS Sd Juy Is
Der. IS 2asd: March. IS 1Ad; May. Ss 21sd
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Other Grains-Wnter wheat, 8 cars; No. 3
corn, 20 cars; No. corn, 8 cars; No. 3 oats,
26 cars; no grade oats. 2 cars: No. rye,
cars; No. rye, car; No. barley, 2 cars;
No. fax, cars; rejected fax, car,
Cars Inspected Out-Wheat-No. l northern,
288 cars; No. 2 northern, % cars; No. g. 4
cars; rejected, 10 cars; No. corn, IS cars;
No. oats, cars; No rye, L car.
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

FOR sALE-A retail butter store. well To-
Gated doing a cash business OF $50 per
day; price. $780, good reasons for selling.
Address 7 10. Globe.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23
BRADsTREET's AVAILABLE.

NEW YORK, Dec. Especial cable and
telegraphic dispatches to Bradstreet's, cover
ing the principal points of accumulation, in
dictate the following changes in available
supplies last Saturday as compared with the
preceding Saturday: Wheat, United States
and Canada east of the Rockies. increase, l.
O53 900 bu; afoat and in Europe, unchanged
worlds supply, total Increase. 1.O53,000 blu.
Corn, United States and Canada, east Of
Rockies, decrease 10000 bu Oats, United
States and Canada, east Of Rockies, decrease
1856 900 bu. Among the more important in
creases reported to Bradstreet's this week not
included in the official visible supply state
ment are the increase of 150. 900 bu Of wheat
at Manitoba points and at Fort William and
Keewatin, in Ontario $4,000 bu at Cleveland
81 900 at Galveston, and 1000 each at Akron
and Joliet. The important decreases include
215, 1000 blu at Northwestern interior elevators
and IT'S, 900 blu at New Orleans
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 22.-Wheat rather
slow about steady; No. 1 hard, -~72c; No. 2,
931sGS51Ac; No. g. S9@8215c: No. T. 75@S115c;
No l red, Soc; No. 2. sac: No. 3. 869S0c
No. 4, S5G SIC; No. 2 spring S2QS21sc; No.
8, sO0S1c Corn-A@19c lower; No. mixed,
2314 6235sc. Oats dull PC lower; No. 2 white,
226221Ac. Rye steady; No. 2. 1870.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 22.-Wheat lower: No. Q
red cash and elevator. Csc; track. s9c9S1;
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The following wereE the closing quotations
Of other stocks as reported by the Associated
Press
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III. & ST. L. Depot-Broadway & 4th.
MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS r. R.
"ALBERT LEA ROUTE"

.Mankato. Des Moines,- Ce-.
bs:15am .dar Rapids. Kan. City. b6:40pm
bS 45am -. WATERFOWL New Ulm.. b455pm
b5 c0pm ..... New Ulm Local. $50. bl0:20an
a7:00pm Des Moines e Omaha Lin. a8:55am
a7OOpm Chicago & st. Louis Lin. aS:55am
b4 :45pm .Alb't Lea & Waseca Local bio :35am
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Ram
sey-ss. n
On this END day of December, A. D. 1897,
personally appeared before me Edwin NJ.
Ware, George B. Ware and Howard F. Ware,
to me known to be the same persons who ex-
ecuted the foregoing instrument and each for
himself acknowledged that he executed the
same freely and voluntarily and for the uses
and purposes therein expressed.
Notarial Seal) ETC. SPRINGER.
81 Notary Public,
Ramsey County, MINI.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23

Sheep-Strong. Not enough good sheep
and lambs to supply the demand.
REPRESENTATIVE Sales
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23

We, the undersigned, hereby associate our
corporation under and by virtue of the
laws of the State of Minnesota and do hereby
adopt and sign the following articles of in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23

STATE OF MTNNESoTA1eDEPAR
of State.
hereby certify that the: within instrument
was filed for record in this office on the I'D
day of December. "A. D. 1897, at o'clock
p m. and was duly recorded In Book s. Of
Interpretations, on page :.
ALBERT BERG
Secretary OF State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF RAM
sey-ss.
Office OF the Register OF Deeds
This Is to certify that the within instrument
was filed for record In this Office at st. Paul,
on the 22d day of December, A. D. 1897, at
2:10 o'clock p. m. and that the same was
duly recorded in Book OF Interpretations,
pages 570-572.
EDWARD C. KRAMER
Register Of Deeds.
BY F. I. Breen, Deputy.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-03-06
FOR GOOD OR ILL

In Offering to fight the battle for the
old mountaineer, Thorndyke had reck-
oned without his host i'm one very i'm
portant particular. When he awoke
from a. troubled sleep on the morning
following the talk with Duncan he was
too i'll to get up, and he was still in bed
when the farmer came to call him to
breakfast.
II feel as if I'd been brayed in a NOR
tar" he said, in reply to Duncan's in
quiries. II suppose it was the long
tramp yesterday; l ought to have had
more sense than to try it,"
INA, ma, them" said Duncan, sooth-
ingly; "it's mair the fault O. the BARN
she Wilma be considerin' that ye're
over pawky to be scram'lin' sax or
aught miles on the mountain"
please don't blame her; she couldn't
know how good-for-nothing I am. /
didn't believe it myself. But In glad
you came up; wanted to see you about
this Kilgrow business. 1t mustn't be
allowed to drag, you know; the old man
isn't safe from one day to another while
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-03-06

he stands in the way of such men as
Fench and Sharpless. That letter you
have is only beginning; if they find
out it hasn't driven Kilgrow out of the
country, we may look for harsher meas
ures. Can you see the old man and bring
him to me to-day?"
"Na, ma" objected Duncan; yell no
be able to fash yer brain WI business
this day. Johnnie Keelgrow's case has
kept weel enough these sax years, an a
day or so MARIE or less Wilma make or
break him."
But you don't understand" insisted
Thorndyke, rising on his elbow and
pushing back the dizziness that threat
ened to submerge him. "A single day
may make all the difference between
success and failure. You must remem-
Der that it's the life or the liberty of
one poor old man against more money
than you ever saw. If you don't prom
Use to bring Kilgrow here to-day I'll
get up and go to him, sick as lam"
Duncan yielded at discretion, secretly
proud of the invalid's pluck. MAX
yerser easy, Mr.. Thorndyke, an dinna
fash yersel' waur than We need. I'll
fess auld Johnnie down, gin l hae to
tie him neck an heels an lug him. Do
We just be quiet, moo, an Martha'll
bring we bit an asup."
Thorndyke sat up to eat the break
fast brought him little later by Mrs.
Duncan, and he was able in the course
Of the forenoon to dress and go down to
the sitting-room. Elsie had been re-
preaching herself all the morning for
her part in the imprudent excursion of
the day before, and when the invalid
came down she installed herself at once
as his nurse and companion. Philip was
made comfortable upon the lounge, and
! when he was tucked in with rugs and
propped to the exact angle of restful
ease with pillows the girl ransacked the
ancient bookcase for something to read
to him. Philip saw and protested.
"You mustn't waste your time cod
ding me-" he said; "just bring your
work and sit here where 1 can see you
I'm not half as sick as might be, and
if you start in humoring me now there's
no telling what you'll have to endure
later on"
She brought her sewing and sat down
beside the lounge. 81 don't believe
you'd he verv hard 10 raanar>"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-03-06
CROSS-EXAMINATION.

As a result of Elsie's promise to tell
her father, James Duncan tapped at the
door of his guests room that night just
as Thorndyke had begun n letter to his
mother.
Come in," said Philip, pushing aside
his writing materials.
Duncan entered, and, after beating
cautiously about among Indifferent
topics for a few moments. came warily
to the object of his visit.
"Elsie's been tellin' me ye're bit of
lawyer, Mr.. Thorndyke," he said, by
way of beginning.
"Yes, have read law in the schools"
MOO, that's varra singular" re-
marked Duncan, thoughtfully, much as
if Philip had asserted that he was a
high caste Brahmin-'verra singular;
but then i "'au he nc 50 inoDgortunc,