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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
CHAPTER II.

Miss Patience had heard the thought
less words. She handed over the shin
ing garlands on mistletoe to the merry
girls who ran into the library for them,
then dropped her hands listlessly into
her lap as she looked far away through
the window-not at the holiday sights
without, but down long vista OF years
at a girlhood as gay and impulsive as
Gracie's and Nellie's own. It was not
SO strange that they should laugh at
the idea of any one caring to surprise
Aunt Patience under the mistletoe
Dough, nor that to their sixteen or
seventeen years thirty-five should seem
a period OF life entirely remote from
all thought of romance.
When hearts are fresh and sympa-
thetic and loving, as Miss Patience had
always been, the touch of years falls
lightly. But 1t had come to her once
before, a kind OF revelation, this real
ization that youth was past. An old
time friend, one%of those overhonest
persons who must say the truth and
the whole truth even at venture OF
saying a little more, on meeting her
for the first time after lapse Of years.
had followed up her first greeting with.
"How you have changed, Patience! But
then you cant deny that you are no
longer young"
Miss Patience. who would never
have thought of denying it. although It
had scarcely occurred to her before,
said she did not doubt that she had
changed.
Alone in her own room, she fastened
her door and threw the blinds vide
open that the Implying light might
fall as severely as possible on the face
she studied in her mirror.
It was a pleasant face and youth
full one. But Miss Patience saw only
the coming Of the crows feet around
her eyes, the tiny lines settling about
the corners OF her mouth and in the
soft, brown waves of hair the shining
OF 4 few gray threads.
She wasn't weaker than most Of as,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

Wordsvorth's apostrophe to duty.
Stern daughter of the Voice of Cod"
is made clear by remark of Admiral
Sampson, quoted by Mr.. l. N. Hollis,
in his essay, THE Navy in the War
with Spain," published in the Novem-
Der Atlantic. I'm conversation last
fall, writes Mr.. Hollis, Il suggested a
method of increasing the pay of Off
GERS as an inducement for continued
good service and study, and the adj
miral said, No, that won't do. The
word inducement is bad. You will get
the best work out of officers from a
high sense of duty. and not other
WISE No increase of pay nor pros
pect of prize-money would have been
an Involvement" to Somers and his
crew, ninety-four years ago, to sacri-
fee themselves in an effort to destroy
the Tripolitan fleet. The deed of Hob
son and his men, and that of Cadet
Powell, in waiting close under the
Spanish batteries in steam launch 70
carry back the Merrimac's crew, were
Not induced by hope of pecuniary re-
ward or even by the desire of promo
tion.\ Terrors were overawed by q
high sense of duty" They were hel
bondmeh.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

Life is made up of contrasts. In all
things they wildly affect us. and are
made to supply much both of our hap
piness and wholesome dicipline Sick
ness imparts an exquisite sensation 70
returning health, which the uniformly
robust cannot know; sorrow gives
birth to a joy only the afflicted can
taste; and long fear and anxious sus-
pense end in a rapture, in the hour Of
hope. All the darkness, indeed of this
world is but to show off its light; all
its fraility to direct us to Almighty
strength; and all its short lived scenes
to prefgure what is undying and e.er-
nal.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

wished or all that they may have done
for many others, but the impulse CIV
en- me in my early home made me re-
joice in the working of my own menta!
powers, and whatever I may accom-
plish or fail to accomplish to the view
of others I have found so much de-
light in this working and in observ-
ing it that am sure that shall never
intellectually 60 to sleep. And so my
answer to the question. How I was
educated?' ends where it began: ]
had the right mother
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
nerh.p.. Yet sho had closed tho blinds

{.
q little sadly.
Youth is beautiful and precious
possession to us all. Who is there
among US who would not for its beau
ty. its hope and even its ignorance,
give in exchange a goodly portion of
such store Of knowledge, experience or
success as the added years have
brought?
On that other day she had folded
away a favorite gown or two as 10
longer suited, with their touches OF
bright color and frivolous adornment'
to her sober years. But now she tried
to put away in some secret chamber
Of her woman's heart certain sweet
memories and a few fond hopes. For,
like that revelation Of her lost youth,
came the consciousness that the sweet
est things that had come into her life
would ever come into it--were only
memories now.
aunt Patience, we're ready for the
wreath for the doorway" reused her
from her reSerie.
one hastily SdiuSl Gu up AAC 81 SS'A ~
the wreath not yet begun, and went to
work making it as carefully as If that
were tie day before a Christmas OF
seventeen years ago, and she was Won
dering if Robert Bently would linger
after the other guests were gone and
tell her the secret she knew he wanted
to tell. He had waited. She would new
err forget how he looked standing there
under the chandelier, and she had
thought him surely the handsomest
lover in all the world. Even now her
cheeks burned as she remembered no"
slight had been her resistance when
he said: But, Patty, you're under the
mstletoe. It's my right to kiss YOU
you know"
Why should these old memories
come crowding upon her after all these
years? In the afternoon she donned
street dress and went out. Sitting
over the fire all morning has made me
mopey," she said.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
CHAPTER III.

In another handsome home young
girl sat dreamily rocking before a
glowing fire when the doorbell rang.
MOT callers. hope and it was with
a gesture of impatience that she took
the card the servant brought in. But
her face frightened as she glanced at
the elegant script
"Oh, it's Miss Fairlee! Show her
right up here
Indeed, Miss Patience she sam,
impulsively, when she had seated her
visitor in the warmest corner II don't
think any enc else would be quite SO
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

YOU NEEDN'T SAY A WORD, PATTY
welcome as yourself this afternoon.
You always seem so glad to see people
happy, and am very happy indeed
There was, by way of emphasis,
little wave of one pretty hand, and
Miss Patience was not slow to discover
that it was meant as we'll to direct at
tention to the ring that sparkled on the
third finger.
You see," as she grew more con-
fdential will said he meant to wait
until tomorrow, but he couldn't, and
as the bright color rose in her face
Il am very glad he did not, for l am
so happy"
Miss Patience went down to the
street again feeling that, in a certain
sense, her calls were likely to prove
! failure.
There was a furry of snow in the
air. and she turned homeWard.
Il might just as WE'LL she thought
"for clearly am not in accord with
the season, nor with other people
She was annoyed and impatient with
herself, for, try as she would, she could
not forget that in that far-away time
she had been a little unjust to Robert.
She had been proud Of him, ambitious
for him; but how proud Of him and
how dear his success would be to her
she had not let him know. And he,
high-spirited and sensitive, had misun-
derstood.
Twas nothing, really nothing more
than "trifles light as air." but there
had opened that breach between them
and he had gone off West somewhere
The letter she was tempted to write
and which. she left sure, would have
brought him home again fast enough
she had been little too proud to write
and now she did not even know where
he was. His own family had not heard
from him for long time.
married, of course, long ago. And
one would think me pining because
am not married. too, and at being an
old maid instead"
She laughed a little scornfully a
herself, and changed her mind about
going home.
Il shall just make a different rounC
of calls from that l had planned she
decided.
The next bell that she rang was thai
Of plain. little house on plain, mar
row street. The weary face OF th'
black-robed woman who opened thf
door frightened when she saw who mel
visitor was.
II hope you will excuse me-" she
said. as she took up the work baske'
beside her chair. but my mending has
been accommodating. and some OF II
must be done today"
Miss Patience assured her that she
would enjoy her call the more. know
ing that it was not an interruption, and
added, with a laugh:
II suppose every one almost Is busy
excepting myself this afternoon, and
ought to be at home this minute put.
) ting the finishing touches on a. few lit
tie gifts, but thought could do 1t TO-
} night. Are you quite ready for you1
little ones?"
There are no gifts to prepare.
, don't much mind telling you, Patty, VI
have been friends so long. This yea
: ! have had only my little income, and
, with Nellies illness in the fall, Their
, was only enough left for the bare nee
essaries. While their father was ally
, Christmas was always such. happ
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
TURF QUEEN QUITS.

Lexington, KY, Letter: The retire.
ment of Mrs Ella Offut Pepper from
the turf, after one of the most brilliant
seasons of success ever scored by a
Kentucky devotee Of the thoroughbred,
is considered a great loss to turf sports.
She had one of the best stables out the
past season. She placed the horses in
the hands of that astute turfman and
trainer, II. Eugene Leigh, and his Sue
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

Mr.. Buyer-Mr. Green, there seems to
be something the matter with the horse
I bought of you yesterday. He coughs
and wheezes distressingly, and I think
perhaps he is wind-broken. What
would you advise me to do? Jay Green
(promptly)-Sell him as quickly as you
can: les like did.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
The Cheerful idiot.

"Say?" asked the cheerful Idiot, was
it Poe, Tennyson or Longfellow who
wrote that ode to the laundry girls?'
perhaps you are abiding to Hoods
Song of the Shirt" said the literary
boarder. mo-" said the Cheerful Idiot,
IT mean that one about Wiring Out,
Wild Bells" -Indianapolis Journal.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
Good is the negative quality.

Good is the negative quality. Hap
piness is delusion of the heart.
man often has more respect for his
servant than his servant has for the
man.
No men have more shortcomings
than those who are always behind
time. s
Be careful of your thoughts, for they
time.
1t is too often true that Love is only
asked to tea while Hate is q regullslrs;
boarder.
Man gets ready for winter BY SAVING
money; woman gets ready BY making
money fly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

Our Spanish friends are reminded Of
Grants words during the Tilden-
Hayes controversy. Il will have peace
II have to fight for It," said Grant;
and that is the voice Of the American
people today.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
Where the Rule Failed.

Wallace-"The way to get a thing
done properly is to do it yourself"
Ferry-"Oh, l don't know, = have a
distinct and painful recollection of try
ing to enamel my bicycle once. Gin
cinnati Enquirer. (
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

Suggested by the Chicago Times
Herald that perhaps Justice doesn't
understand the French language. That
Isn't the trouble. The bandage over
her eyes has slipped down TO her
mouth
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

A western university is teaching the
art of getting married gracefully. What
they want in Chicago, however is the
art of getting divorced in that way.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
courhipr Leads to Consumption.

Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough
at once. Go to your druggist to-day
and get sample bottle free. Sold in
o5 and so cent bottles. Go at once;
DELAYS are dangerous.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
There Ia a Glass NJ People

Who are injured by the use of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores a new preparation
called GRAlN-O, made of pure grains,
that takes the place of coffee. The
most delicate stomach receives it with
out distress, and but few can tell II
from coffee. 1t does not cost over one
fourth as much. Children may drink
it with great benefit. IS cents and %
cents per package. Try it. Ask for
GRAIN-O,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

wife courtesies abroad that he never
thinks of showing her at home
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

1t is only when man dies that
every one of his good qualities comes
to the surface.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
WHAT XMAS BROUGHT
CHAPTER I.

HE heaVy rumpIe
OF the long passen-
ger train from the
West had not yet
died away, ana
clouds Of smoke
still marked its on
ward course, as a
man walked slowly
along the streets
of a busy Eastern
$Du,,, Thoco was
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

Men take opposi tie SIDES on the mon.
ey question, but the majority are on
the outside.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
After the Wedding,

The woman in biack--He's her third
you know. but she really blushed like.
young girl all through the ceremony.
The woman in mauve, yellow and
green-I don't wonder! Just look
what she was marrying!
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

The girls of Bridgeport have organ
lied against the young men who take
up their time without matrimonial de-
signs. That is right; but 1t is rather
tough to make a young man propose
In advance of proceedings as a guar
antee of good faith. Dear, dear! Sup
pose the proposal should be accepted?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

The woman whose fur coat is fin.
ished and ready to wear is the one
tishinr for cold snap.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

Mere acknowledgment of fault
does not excuse it's past commission or
license it's future continuance. Some
persons seem to imagine that the open
proclamation of what they call their
"besetting sin" insures to them GER
tain individual property right in it.
The honesty of their confession en-
circles it with a kind Of aureola, and
their pet fault or sin becomes their
idol. Frankness. sincerity, and open
mouthed honesty, are an essential of
righteous confession, but they have no
power to issue licenses.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

The good points of great many pee
pie seem to have been broken off.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

An old bachelor says a woman's ton
que is an organ without stops.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

AS masher the steam roller is q
success. .,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-11
T, B. Mabbitt 4 Co., Brokers.
oon,x ~ and IL rxcahanoe Bank Building.

7,rivate wires to Chicago and New York
1I-iayafor entrance 18th st. Stocks and
EEa,ds bought and sold for cash or carried
oT Margins. We bid for Grain in Car Lots
G gcr best Houses in Baltimore and Toledo.
nar6e&dqc
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PRODUCE.

Chicago. April 9.-Wheat to-day
closed at practically unchanged figures
for July and September. but a cent
higher for may. The latter was help
ed nv good cash sales. Trading was
excessively dull, traders preferring to
wait the developments at Washington
Monday. Corn and oats were easier
and closed about &c lower. Provis-
ions advanced slightly
With the exception of little ac-
tivity around the opening. trading in
wheat was so dull as to be hardly
worthy of mention. There was a gen
eral inclination among traders to
await Mondays developments at Wash
ington before committing themselves
very much. and this and the absence
of any incentive in the way OF call
ouotations confined trading almost al
tcoetber to a slow and narrow scalp
ing business. The opening was
steady in July at S4A 6s5c, compared
with Yesterdays closing price of S44c.
There was evidently still some nerv-
business among shorts on account OF
Yesterdays heavy buying movement,
but the demand from this source soon
died away. Most Of the spectators
in the pit were bearishly inclined en-
account of the favorable crop reports
from Ohio and Kentucky. The Ohio
State report put the wheat condition
at u against u last month, whlle the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-11

CHICAGO. April a.--To-days cattle
market was Of the usual Saturday charac-
ter Offerings were e CO. to few
which We're disposed of at yesterday 5
ruling prices.
The small supply of hogs made buyers
UP 81 the offerings being well taken at
an early hour. Hogs sold at s. 75Gt4 10
chiefly at 50 90d4 o. and pigs sold largely
at So S0d3 S.: prime heavy hogs sold al
az - and stays at 81 75ft3 -.
The few offerings Of sheep and lambs
that came ON the market sold at steady
prices. sheep being, salable at So 1904 s.
for sh0rn and at 81 J014 80 for un shorn.
Lambs ware salable at 81 52n5 60 for
shorn and at s. 10f5 20 for wooded: feed
ing lambs We're EOniEal at s. l5G5 3d.
ReceiptS-Sattle. 20 0head, hogs u COO
head; sheep. 4.tG0 bead
EAST LIBERTY. Pa. April 9-Cattle,
steady: extra, s. 1913 =; prime, s. Cod5 10;
ic4 2 5" best heavy heavy Yorker mea 81 n5
o.: light Workers. So 90d3 %. heavy hogs
81 GOA 05 pigs, So 6093 s.; roughs, 81 50d
30
Sheep. firm choice clipped. 81 35nf 40;
comon. 50 25M3 Is: choice clipped lambs,
81 9Oa5 co. common to good. 81 25d4 s..
Veal calves s. 00d5 q.
EAST BUFFALO. n X. April 9.-Cat-
tie. nothing doing; steady and firm.
Hogs. Workers, good TO choice, 81 Goa
70: roughs common to choice, So Goa
est pigs good to choice. 50 65a3 IS
Lambs. choice TO extra, Sc C0d6 10: cuhs
TO common s. o0G5 80, clipped lambs, 81 q
as 10.
Sheep. choice to selected wethers. 81 50
40 10 culls to common, 50 50n4 90. clipped
sheep. 50 15a4 3D.
CINCINNATI O.. April 9.--Hogs. act
i've at So 15d3 20.
Cattle. steady at 81 9,r4 Is.
Sheep. steady at SO eud4 IS.
Lambs. steady at 81 25d5 -.
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kentucky crop report condition was
placed at 101, compared with "a at TINS
time last year. AS the government
crop report ON Monday is expected to
be favorable, there was a little selling
pressure put On the market for short
time after the opening, resulting in
decline to S43sc. This was removed
and buying stimulated somewhat by
New York advices to the effect that
foreigners were good buyers there
against liberal acceptances CT yester-
days offerings. and the price slowly
recovered to S5c, the high point OF the
day. The local and northwest wheat
movement rather favored the bulls.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported III
cars, against 299 last week and 2S4 a
year ago. Chicago receipts were 40
cars. The additions to contract stocks
to-day were lighter than CT late,
amounting to but $4,000 bushels, in
Guiding % cars from regular sources
and 20 cars and 10000 bushels from
mixing houses. After the advance TO
S5c in July, the market gradually sold
off again to S41a@3sc under realizing,
and for the rest of the session did not
move a cent either way. September
followed July closely in the matter OF
fluctuations. There was little re-
vival of interest in May, which has
been practically at standstill all
week, and a number of trades were
made at s106, a. cent above yesterdays
price. Letters sales of 10000 bushels
to go abroad to-day, a big business,
considering the holiday season, was ap-
parently factor in this advance. The
market was almost at standstlll to-
ward the close. July closed at S49s
@Mc, a shade under yesterdays final
price.
Corn was easier on a moderate
amount Of trading. Belief that the
short interest had been almost cul-
minated by yesterdays heavy buying
and rains in the corn country, encour-
aged sellers, and prices ruled lower
| all day. Freer country offerings fol-
| lowing the higher prices was also a
weakening factor. May ranged from
297sc to 293sc and closed 1sc lower at
| 297sc.
| Oats were very dull and practically
without features CT interest. The feel
| ing in a general way was easier with
corn. Business was entirely of a scalp
| ing nature and price changes very mar
row. May ranged from 2534c to 25$sc
and closed shade lower at 253s@ &c.
Provisions were steady within mar
row range. Firm hog prices caused
small advances at the opening. Under
moderate selling by packers this was
| lest but the demand improved later,
arl.Ot a close
May pork closed SC higher at $9.S71a;
May lard 21ac lower at $500; May ribs
21sc higher at $500.
Estimated receipts Monday: Wheat,
100 cars; corn, 100 cars; cats, 200 cars;
hogs, 10000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-11

From the private wires of r. p. Mabbtt
& Co.. brokers' Exchange Bank Blog:
Chicago, April 9.-The condition of
winter wheat in Ohio. according to the
April State crop report, is 70 per cent.
against 81 in March. This means a
storage in the yield, compared with an
average OF $4,000 bushels. 1t is posi-
BILE for future Improvements to be
made before harvest. Of the 1897 crop,
II per cent. is still in farmers hands
Snow, in his weekly crop report, says
the week has delayed farm work and
plant growth, but did no harm that
cannot be regained by warm weather.
The general sentiment among the few
traders who took enough interest in
the market to do any business was
bearsh and the tenor Of various State
crop reports was Of a favorable char
acter and induced short selling and
some liquidation. Advices from New
York to the effect that foreigners were
good buyers against recent liberal ac-
ceptances Of offers from this side, how
ever, resulted in a little hardening of
the market for time, but SubSe-
quently prices eased off again, there
being no influential or sustained sup
port given. Northwest receipts were
small, aggregating III cars against
299 a week ago and 2S4 year ago.
Chicago receipts amounted to As cars,
and the addition to contract stocks to-
day amounted to about practically
stagnant, and as the session progressed
news was very scant and hardly wor-
thy Of PRONUNCIATION. The weekly ex-
ports Of wheat for both coasts
amounted to 3,77S,000 bushels against
3,550,000 last week and 2,036,000 the
same week last year. Corn was weak
on fair sized transactions. Belief that
the short interest was nearly elimin-
ated during yesterdays ceavy buying
movement was apparently the factor.
Oats were dull The decline in corn
caused an easier feeling and the light
offerings were disposed of with some
difficulty. Provisions were helped by
firm hog prices. Trade was light and
in scattered lots.
Corrected daily by f. r. Mabbtt & Co..
brokers. Exchange Bank Building: