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Capital: One rlillion Dollars

SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT.
Rents safes inside burglar-proof vaults at
IS per annum upward
Securities jewelry. slverware and vauables
OF all kinds in owners package, trunk
taken on deposit at moderate cost.
SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT
Deposits received front TEN CENTS up
ward. and interest allowed on IS and above.
Loans money on real estate and collateral
security. Sells frst-class real estate and
other securities In sums Of $500 and upward.
TRUST DEPARTMENT.
This company is legal depository for court
and trust funds, and acts administrator.
executor, receiver, assignee and executes
trusts Of all kinds. Wills prepared by q
competent attorney in daily attendance.
OFFICERS:
THOMAS r. JONES. ....................P President
Z. FRANCIS RIGGS. First Vice President
W. RILEY DEEBLE. Second Vice President
ALBERT L. STURTEyANT. Secretary
GEORGE HOWARD. Treasurer
CHARLES Z NYMAN. Assistant Secretary
WOODBURY. BLAIR. Trust Officer
DIRECTORS:
E. Francis Riggs. Andrew wylie
Thomas r. Jones. Matthew G. Emery,
W. Riley Decide. Henry A willard,
Woodbury. Blair. Thomas HYDE
Albert L. Sturtevant. John f. Rodgers,
George II. Plant, James n. Johnston,
Zenas C. Robbins, John g. Parke,
George T. Dunlop, Robert o. Hoffman,
VIM. e. Edmonston, John Cammack,
VIM. A. Gordon, II. Bradley Davidson.
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FINANCIAL

OnflCE OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC
sL,s'phoh, Company a dividend ~ dollar ps.p
usi.' iS"N. I" tn" stockholders III record at m.
,,n "l tnsIncss on the i4th day "f January,
iS'S, az the office of the treasurer of IN, ,,o,n.
Pans, ois IAN -. NV. Washington. u. e
-ihe transfer books viii De- closed from the
l3th OF January To the 24tE Of January inclu-
sive. "
SAM FL VI BRYAN President
CHARLES g. BTERF Tr.asu-rr
washington. u, g. January II. ls.s
JAZZ 1914. - - p.2i. - ~
A SEMiANNtM. DIVIDEND OF FuI-E PFR
cent 'llahl : Fine ter cent for the y,ar has h..p
declared uIon the cspil al stock Of the ,hnrl.s
Schne'der Baking Company. payable ou and after
!NN' ahh % lN2>. The frausfpr books of the
c"mia-y viii b. closed frcm January 1s "a J,n.
nary IS 1855 ,uALI.ES S,rII<Eu,tsp
FRANK NJ FiROR, pr.siJsn,
l'hSnftr ial-f. ma Wtilla25
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RAIN.

Clearing and Warmer Tomorrow
Morning, Colder Later.
Forecast till pm. Thursday-For the
District of Columbia. Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia, rain, clearing and warmer
Thursday morning; colder Thursday night
southerly winds, becoming westerly.
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The National Safe Deposit,
Savings and Trust
Company
or the District Of Columbia.


Chartered ly special act Of Congress JAM 1867,
aud acts Of Oct, 1880. and Feb. 1892.
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EEING UNABLE To GET A CONTINUANCE of
my lease the Capital Steam Laundry 512 Sth
-. NV. will be removed to 1914 ID st. n
agency Henderson's cigar store. 9th
and SITS. W. y continuance of patronage IS
solicited. NJ. A WEAVER
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ever made left. and they yours /, of tn"
regular price Fine English Trousers reduced from
s. TO So $40 Suits $50. $40 Oyercoats now
$50.
jaS-I4d j. d Burns & co 9Th and G.
Evening star., 1898-01-12

Upon the conclusion of the reading of the
rerort, a resolution was adopted providing
for the printing of the report and its distri-
button to the stockholders, and also the
payment of a small bill which the commit
tee had incurred in the discharge Of its
duties. The directors We're also authorized
to pay the members of the committee a
proper compensation for the time and trou-
BILE which it had taken In preparing the le-
port.
An auditing committee for next year was
appointed as follows: Henry NJ. Baker, T.
Il. Jewell and John S. Larcombe
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the north. Presently ne heard sharp
clap OF thunder. In few minutes there
came the roaring sound Of a waterfall.
and the dark man knew that G cload
had given way, but as the main galch
was between him and the storm he
gave the matter no serious thought.
At last the hour arrived. The four
men, leaving their horses, descended to
the main gulch only to find that there
was no railroad there. Skinny, still
smarting from the effect Of the rather
severe temperance lectures he had re-
eeiyed the evening before, locked at the
leader and started to laugh, but tho
dark man scowled and crushed him.
He knew the country and knew tha5
the road had been there, but vas now
washed away. A little way up the car
yon they came to the torn end Of the
track and knew for surety that no
train would come up the gulch that day.
The silent leader made DO show Of
disappointment, but quietly dismissed
his men and watched them ride awaJ
toward the sunset, with their broad
hats tipped sidewise and their ever
ready rifles resting across their saddles
For himself he would have no rife.
"Only a coward OF bungler," )" he used to
say, twill carry cannon to do the
work OF a .45.''
When the others bad passed out CT
SIGHT tha Mark man reined his own
horse down the canyon. intending,
since he was so near, to visit his wife
at the junction. The recent washout
had left the bed of the gulch almost in
pasable, and 1t was not until after
midnight that the lone traveller camo to
the abandoned train, lying like liy-
ing thing that had fallen asleep on its
ewn trail. Finding the express car lock-
ed. he opened one Of the doors with the
coal pick which he found on the engine.
The little mn safe was securely locked.
Having removed all the explosives from
the car, this experienced mountaineer
quietly blew up the safe with few
sticks Of dynamite, but there was no
money IN it. By the light of the engi-
neer's torch he managed to read letter
that had been left there by the messen-
ger, and which was addressed to the ex-
press agent AS the explorer finished
reading it he gave low, soft whistle Of
surprise-not much above whisper
for he was a quiet, undemonstrative
man.
From the Ger no returned to the en-
gine and with tho c1inker hook ished
am old clay stained ore sack out Of the
tank. When he had cached the sack In
the bed Of the river, he hurried away
in the direction Of the junction, urging
his horse over the rough ground as
though he were bent upon a new and
imuortant mission.
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The rite, slipping from, his grasp, shot
dOar7t into the TiueT.

The rife, slipping from IBIS grasp, shot
dOar1t into the TiueT.
and across his lap lay winchester rife.
He was as nearly contented and happy
as men may reasonably hope to be cn
Ibis earth. The refreshing breeze that
came to him was sweet with the scent
of summer. The hills were green and
his heart was glad But his heart was
not in the hills. That very Sunday
morning he had given it into the keep
ing Of the warden's daughter as they
walked without the walls of the gray
prison down by the junction. Almost
within bearing Of the townspeople who
passed up and down $ to and from the
mineral springs that gushsd from the
rocks at the entrance to the. great canyon
he had told her the secret Of his heart.
The color coming to her face the while
she heard the tale told him that she
was listening When they had come to
the corner Of the wall, one step beyond
which would bring them into full view
Of the warden S residence, he had pressed
her for an answer. She could find no
voice to answer, but put out her hand as
If she would say goodby. He took it,
and the touch of it told him all he
wished to know. Nov he grew so glad,
thinking it all over, that he clasped his
hands together as girl Nould do, and
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TO BE CONTINUED.
Times Have Changed

Times Have Changed.
emo such times as there used to be- :"
sighed the gray haired but vigorous
travelling. man who was enjoying him
self with the usual Saturday night
crowd.
"There was time when they were
booming those western towns that I
saved about all my expense money. and
that was q mighty big item in flush
times.
"Give us your recipe, old mar. -
s'It'ssof no use now. They're bump
ing along on rock bottom out In that
country. But then money was no OBJ
ject. When approaching boom town,
I'd discover some resident OF the place
aboard the train and casually let drop
to him that I was looking for a coed
real estate investment. That was all.
and it was worth from $50 to 500 q
drop. I'd start innocently for hack.
knowing as well as I lived I'd never
reach st. Some speculator would seize
me by the arm, introduce himself. put
me in his private carriage, whirl me to
the best hotel, get me the best room.
make date to drive me over the place
and so1ennly inform me that the town
was mine.
Live high? Higher than wild
prince. They would take no money at
the bar, the hotel clerk never had bill
against me and couldn't spend cert.
It was one constant round, as the boys
say. You know my line then. sold to
one man in a place and only called Oh
him once year. He always stood in,
kept mum and shared in the good
things. I made pile Of money, for ex-
pense bills ran high those days, but /
guess it is just as well for me that the
bottom dropped out. A mans stomach
won't stand every ything Detroit Free
ProSs
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out at that moment one Of the horses
gave snort, and instantly the figure of
the big messenger rose from the rock
and stood cut against the dark blue sky.
Until now he had been sitting ,barehead-
ed, and that gave him the bunchy look
of bear, but when be stood up and
clapped his bell topped cap upon his
head the sheriff recognized him in a,
instant.
"Let's drop him, said one Of tt"
men. "Theres thousand in it ana il
he ever leaves that rock he's gcnc. F."
.sHold,' said the sheriff. We must
give him show to surrender. .
When the four men had swung tGeir
guns into position, the sheriff command
ed the messenger to throw up his hands.
Instead of obeying the man turned az il
he intended to bolt, and with the first
move Of his body the four rifles cracked
almost as ore gun, and the messenger
went down.
Throwing the bride reins over the
necks Of the horses, the sheriff posse
dismounted and hurried up the little
hill, but when they reached the spot
where the messenger had stood there
was no messenger OF sign Of messenger.
Anticipating the rain Of lead, he had
dropped behind the rocks while the bull
lets passed over his head, and by the
time the posse had reached the crest Of
the hill and recovered from their sur
prise the messenger was far up the side
Of the mountain, hiding among the
crags.
"Wbat d yousay now. cap?" asked
the man who had been anxious to earn
the reward. "Do We git i'm mex time
er do we let i'm goS''
"Git i'm, said the sheriff, and the
posse returned to their horses
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-pon h1lnself and seeing that the
messenger had a confederate, was about
to retire VIXEN a badly aimed shot from
his companion shattered the ankle Of
the messenger, causing him to fall. In
an instant he rose to his knees and be-
gan again to use his gun. The sheriff,
glancing at his companion, saw that he
had been hit in the head, for blood was
streaming down his face The battle,
had gone against them, and now tie
wounded sheriff and his bleeding com
panion turned their horses and gailoped
away.
The messenger sank to a sitting pos
ture, laid his empty, smoking revolver
upon the ground and ga2ed at his new
found friend.
care you hit:" asked the latter, con-
ing toward the young man, and The
messenger made no reply until be had
given his hand to the stranger; then be
answered simply, Eyes. y
The dark man opened the messenger g
shirt-and he did it as deliberately rs
he had kicked the Ute from the Lone
Spruce saloon-e1amined the shattered
shoulder and then the broken ankle,
and asked, Is that all:''
eyes," said the wounded man.
isn't that enough:''
"Not If they meant to kill you. for
they haven't found your vitals What a
lot of farmers to go shootin man in
che foot-guess they wanted you to
dance. That top scratch wasn't bad.
Reckon ycu must have got that in the
previous Engagement, eh: The blood's s
begin to thicken rp. l see that fellows 8
boss 20 over the cliff; gee, be must
have fell a mile. "
The dark man had risen sitter eza1-
ining the messengers wounds, and
when the latter looked up TO his frdezd
had his own shirt open and was sQueez-
ing at little pink spos just rnder his
right breast.
"My God" cried the messenger, "a1e
you shot there?"
"YeEthat wasn't a bed shot, only
on the wrong slde!
..Bus why don't it bleed:''
"It's bleedin on the wrong side, !"
was the answer, and then the stranger
closed his shirt, looked steadily at his
companion and asked, Where's your
dough?''
Behind those two rocks that are
partly hidden by the bows Of yon cedar
Can you bring it to me? There are FIVE
pieces. -
"Forty thousand, eh:'' said the dark
man as he dumped the five envelopes
beside the messenger. "And it amt
worth the excitement you've gone
through. But like you-there's good
stuff in you, boy.
"Half of it ought to be yours, for you
saved me and the money too. But who
are you, and how did you happen to be
here?'' asked the messenger eagerly.
II got your note-she one you left In
the safe''-
"Brt that was for the agent. % !,
eyes, I know. I opened it by mis-
'aA'' TO BE CONTINUED.
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Indian ADt,pathy to Fish.

At a meeting in Baltimore OF the
American Folklore society Dr.. Wash
ington Matthews of Washington read
paper on 'Icthyophobia. " which he de-
scribed as an antipathy to Ash. This
aversion is especially strong in the Ma
vajo, Apache and other Indian tribes OF
the far southwest, who will not eat
fish or have anything to do with articles
made in the shape of fish. This taboo
with the Navajcs extends to all things
connected with water. A probable rea-
son why no more children of these
tribes are sent east to be educated, DR..
Matthews thought, was fear that they
might be required to overcome this cher
ished taboo superstition, which is as
firmly rooted as any religion.
A legend to account for this fish "ta-
boo' was given. There was time
when food was scarce, and the lroantain
Indians had big powwow with the
river Indians. The result was that the
river Indians agreed to xii no deer, but
live entirely Oh fish, and the mountain
Indians agreed to eat TO fish, but live
entirely upon deer. This made food
plenty for both.
In the discussion of the paper it was
stated that the Zuni indians will ,ioc
eat fish because savage tribes in desert
lands regard water as sacred because OF
its scarcity, and this reverence extends
to animal life in water, Several mem
bers thought perhaps this idea conveyed
the true reason for ,the fish taboo"
Baltimore Sun.
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*Daily, tD.ily except Sunday.
Trains 80 aud IS carry through Pulluaa
Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars between New
York and Macon via Auguaa
T. n. Emerson, q. n. Emerson,
Traffic Manager, Gen. Pass. Agt
J. R Henley, Gen'l Manager.
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. Da,l3 tDaIIy except SUNDAY.

tDalij fDaIly except Sundsy.
No. SO runs through to Charleston, 8. g.,
VIA Central R. r., arriving Manning 6 eS P.
m., Lanes 36 p No., Charleston 10 P. q.
Trains on Conway Branch leave Ctsd.
bourns3ll 43 q. r., arrive a: Coawss
way 20 p. NJ, returning leave Convey at
245 p. m, 1--WE Chadbou-n IS ?. na'
leave Cissdbourn 45 p. M. arrive at Hub at
6 25 p. m., returnlog Ieaye E1b 80 a. m.
arrive at Chadbourn 9.l6 8. m. Daiiy ex-
cept sunday
tDaily except Sunday.
j.. KENLY, Genl Manager.
T. y RNERS0N. Traffic Manager
HIM. EMERSON, Geu'J Pass. Agent
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the rifle, slipping IRON Us Jap, shot
down into he r1ycr that ran beside the
track. The door at his back and next
the canyon wall was closed and barred.
The opposite door, overlooking the little
river, was thrown wide open, and to the
messenger sitting there came the splash
Of water and the smell Of pine.
He remembered that the agent, run
ming alongside of his ear as he was leav-
ing the junction, had pointed to the iron
safe and said, "Keep your eye on the
gun. The little safe held $40. 600 IN
paper, and over in one corner Of the car,
in an old clay stained ore sack, was
SO, 600 in gold.
We we're cutting across a little piece
of high ground in the bend Of the river
when the awful food. burst forth from
the narrow canyon Just in front Of as.
The engineers first thought was to back
down and run away from the hcoc, but
the recollection that double headed
freight train was following us caused
him to change his mind. The trainmen
hurried the passengers all out, the mes
senger carried the mail and express
matter to q safe place, and every one
gazed in wqndermens while the roaring
food went by. The main force OF it,
following the bed Of the creek, hugged
the opposite hill, but none OF our party
vas jsalous. Broad as the valley was
here, it was soon filed, and the water
rose high enough 10 float the rear coach;
but the engine, being on higher gronnd,
acted as an anchor and held the train.
In less than FIVE minutes the water had
swept around ard carried away the
bridge which We had just crossed, and
there we were on about 500 yards OF
track, and nothing before or behind us.
The freight train, having a clear
track, backed away to the junction, told
the story Of our distress, and as mid
night the company agent came to tho
top Of the canyon with a white light,
and, il, little while we were all taken
out, and. after tramping over noun
tain trail for half hour, loaded into
wagons and hauled back to the junction.
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CHAPTER ".

ghe white cloud rolled down the
mountain as the fleece rolls from q
sheep that is being shorn and lay in a
tumbled heap at the foot Ct the range
The gray dawn came out Of the east
and revealed the peaks that were hiding
high up In heavens blue. Upon either
hand-before and behind him-the mes
senger, crouching IN the crags, heard
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TRAINS GOING soUTH.

Trains between H;.ard arc ST. Pau, leave.
hil!ard 10 Is q 4, aud 3>4s p ~, arriving
st. Paul 10 Is a n ond IS @. Returning
leave St. Panl 70 35 D, and 10 p e, and
arrive M,llnrd 10 IS &c end 20 . N. Dali.
ly except Sunday
eDaily except Sunday
TEoMAs WILSON
Predsient
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HJERFANO BILL.
81 GYl'' WAR.M.A!N|. A.I:'.i'l. 4.
fcopyright. 1891, by the Author.l
CHAPTER

The roar and rumble OF distant thur
der had been heard IN the hills all
naning, and along about noon q big
Mack cloud came creeping Up over the
srest OF the continent. listed a little,
whena peak Of cne of the hiils caught
He. lower corner, ripped it open and let
HE water ont It dldn' rain; the wa
3 fe simply fell out of the cloud and
,seas rushirg doYn the side of the
nountasn as Il rushes of the rcof OF 3
kouss IN hard April shower.
Tie little Gssures were filed first,
& stis6n the gerges, gullies and rough ra-
gines and when these emptied into the
!; sounaess ri11s that ran away toward
{ he foot of the range every ri1f became
srushlng river. Leaves and brush and
ieaIen trees we're borne away en- the
/ kreass of the food that grew IN volume
md increased IN speed alarming1y.
Wien all this water came rushing down
mo the main canyon, the song OF the
iiseam that rlpp1ed there was hushed.
se bed Of the creek was filed with big
k0R1dMs shat had been rolled down by
Se Hood, and great river went roar
doMn toward the plain. Up through
ms narrow, crooked canyon a narrow
er1re railroad ran TO Silver Cliff. Sil-
C1if at one time bad 80, 900 people,
lien 5000 and now not more than 80
Seeple I'VE shezs unless their business
smnpels them TO do So It produced
sdaae silver, . sensational murdSx. one
ressnan and petered out.
hea the doed had gone mile IN
se mann canyon and picked upeisat or
railroad bridges and all the dead
inier in the gulch, IS presented q roll
font SIS feet high and reached from
80 hill
with the crossties still hanging
The rails, was ripped up and the rails,
s sE1ding Like baling wire, wound about
ha rolling debris and clogged the can
an Then the yelling food would I'LL
ae whole gorge and roll en- with such
nass Of bridge timber and fallen trees
ssiaed IN front of itsthat yon could see
40 aiga of water as the fdod bore down
= sg,en you, but only q TANGLED mass OF
slls and ties. and twisted trees, A
upleof prospectors heard the rear of
aisd Climbed the canyon wall just IN
ma 90 save themselves, while the little
s with their packs on their backs,
went down TO q watery grave Next
=
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No. 50 runs throusA from Charleston via
Centrsi r. B., leaving Charleston Z "a. 8i.,
Lanes s28 a. "a, Ear airx o5 q. m
TRAINS GONG NORTH.
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TRADE REVIEW.
II. G. Dun Says That the Past Has Been
Most Surprising Year-FaiI-
ures for n Week.

New York, Dec. 1.-R. G. Dun & Co.
in their weekly review oftrade say:
December is adding a surprising close
10 the most surprising year of Amer.
lean history November surpassed al
other months OF the century In volume
of business and production. and thus far
December is doing even better in payments
through clearing houses. in railroad earn
ings, In foreign trade. in output OF pig iron,
Ia activity and strength of securities. But
that is saying a great deal. for in all these
and other tests November was far the best
month Of American financial history
The exports of wheat continue heavy
from Atlantic ports. -four included, sap. 69.
bushels. against 3.56S .S05 last year, anc
from Pacific ports al. 99l bushels against
l,520,6l2 last year, so that for TWO weeks
the Outgo has been 1871. $50 bushels
against 9,40l,555 last year AS the wheat
output in December of last year was close
to the largest on record, the returns this
year show a really surprising gain Will,
prices have been three cents stronger foI
cash, the western receipts for TWO weeks
OF December have been about 5,009.coJ bush
els greater than last year.
The corn movement is the most aston
ishing feature OF the business, the export.
for three weeks having been I,lST3C2 bush
els. against 6.526 S9i bushels last year. anG
the price has advanced one cent for the
week. Should such a demand for Amer
lean corn continue Il would be OF enormous
value to western farmers
Failures for the week have been 96I ir
the United States. against so last year
and 81 in Canada. against Is last year"
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WAR NEWS.

1t is said that 5000 Spanish soldiers
from Cuba are literally dying from
hunger in the. streets of Madrid
In Paris the American and Spanish
peace commissioners were received by
President Fauwe at a farewell audience.
The recent commander of the United
States military forces in the Philip
pines, Gen. Wesley Merritt, and his
wife arrived in New York.
In an interview in Manila Admin
Dewey said that he believed the Fill
pinos would bow to American rule, and
declared that he was ready to hold his
position against the whole earth.
Gen. Davis says in report to the war
department that one-half of the for
mer population Of Pinar del Rio, Cuba,
has been killed or starved to death.
The American peace commissioners
left Paris for New York
At Is ports in Cuba army officers have
been assigned to duty as collectors of
customs.
The president viii submit the peace
treaty TO the senate during the present
session.
Spain's peace commissioners arrived
in Madrid from Paris