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PRonucE.


BEANS-Navy SdSHc; Bayou sist: y!
fish dried 29sc; pinks 3lsc; Limas " y
eyes Sc.
bUTTER-Blue Star zoe; dairy lsqiS 4,
gin creamery 23a2jc; Elgin dairy brcn M. Al
o!eon,argarine. solids. l2Glsc; prints ass
special Blue Star LEI Texas country nu's'
CABBAGE-Sl56D4c per Id. u
CHEESE-New York fun cream hAf, v
corsin full cream lsGl4Hc; Young h.1
SRG15c; Western skim Ice; fancy lsi' n
cieam 14IAdD15c.
EGGS-Texas, Sa9c per dozen.
hRAUT-SS.75 in half bbls.
oNloNS-Per ID, 299l9c.
FEPPER-Chile 15Ql7c per ID; oiaoA n
pore he. ....l
FoTAToES-Ea Eating. s1.o0di, 70 per r w,
SEED POTATOES-E Rose. ~;
Northern, ss5O@s.75 per ll..peck pos. ... ss
t5.5oG3.75 per 1-peck bbls; Tenne''e'
lmph. in sacks. sl.25 per bushsi-
POULTRY-Hens sS.25aS.5O: ffyen
3 30; broilers s275Gs. 90. Turkeys l nss
Gll1.00: gobblers $i0.0oG12.eO per a~5
cording to size and quality puss'
$50. Geese s45065. 80. full featnere''
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uouston pn,iy s,u,oment.


IIvusFuu ktuss FouelpTS ot COTTON By Tho
various railroads entering tho city vera ae
Houston and TeNaR Central -
international and Great Northern m ,l75
Galveston, HARRISBURG and san Antonio IS
Texas and New Orleans ...,. X
Houston East and West Texas ....... z
Gulf. Colorado and Santa 10 ..... 81
SEN Antonio and Arkansas Pass ~ q
mlssouri Kansas and Texas .....,..... AS
wagons ."..-.- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. %
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'Decrcase.
NEw YORK EXcnANGr.

ms. americans we're festureless until the oIoss
"9 rh Central Pacific broke sharplv.
t,il ~ vas temi-panie IN the street on
Vsiuai rally set IN near the close.
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oil market: early arrivals VII bring tor
prices. Strong demand 70 tornfcd hogs or
$50 rounds and over. Fair demand for mast
fed hogs.
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from Houston: Bagging.. 2-lo. sic. A.h
7i5c Pies, Arrow, 45-lb, CSC -%''s
CANDY-Stick. wrapped basis "a ern,.
per Id; SPECIAL s'zes, nc higher. -"
CotFEEo.Hlo anu oordoya l0lsc fair 10
peaberry 1O94a1ic. Roasted coi;ses IN r.
buckles Ariosa, basis 100-b cases liz az. ~
cred 36-lb cases 11.2oc delivered: Amer ~ Is.
cases, 10000 delivered; 36-lb cases Iioc a.
livered.
FLouR-Empire mills. Houston. DAVIS
sons high patent, 81 %; second patent. 4 I.
Texas Star mills: Tidal Wave, as; ~
Fairy, 1895: Sea Nymph, 1870 Sea i.ss,
Sc %; Sea Pearl, $50: rye -four, So 80: prrs
ernickel. $3.50. Special rates for sbiunrs
to interior points. -four in barrels III sbe,
sacke.
FARlNACEoUs GooDs-Grits. honIpy I,
cream meal. in barrels. s2.75; pearl meal /, /
i0-lS sacks. sl.55nl.b0 per hbi OF four ser /
Scotch oats $3.50; Friends oats s2.s5 cou1
ba oats $40; Hawkeye oats $500.
HAMS STANDARD sisqec, picnic hams s4s |
HONEI--In 60-lb cans, extracted ;l3ss
In comb. sG10c; in l3-lb cans. extracted, n
G6iac.
LARD-Renncd tlerces. compound, sc:ja
SIC S0-lb cans, Ac higher than tiercst On
cans. PC higher. 5-lb cans. &c higher. ~
GO MS. lie higher.
MoLAsGES- Reboilcd. fair 1ei.aiss: pass
2oF2lc: choice 2o426c. fancy rev crop grq|
O. (a33c MIG
RICE-Extra fancy head, sdsAr chsks
d5l5c: feir il.d5c fancy imported, esSsf.
ROPE Siaal, basis 7-l6 9atc; Manila Na
cotton rope a3.c
SALT-Liserpool coarse. sSds0c; hns ~
sl.o0: Louisiana coarse. S5c; fine zoe, BID
2S-l0s, Ss.25; CO.'S. $780, ioo-ss. s15j; Nk
SEAS
SILT FISH Mackerel, No. I. In lo.Ib kih
N.ba1 TO- half barrels. s6.5cd7.M.
SARDTNES American, quarters ~
mustard. three quarters. Sc, 50; imported ca
lette grade. quarters, s1l.50; fancy spnA
quarters $3.50
STARCH-rtandard goods: Pearl 4. 4
boxes. csc; Royal Gloss, bulk, 30; Ms
100 packages. per box $50; corn starch
per Id, % end 4o-lb boxes.
SUGAR-Quotatiors are for snail "
Speoiai prices given on carload orders; :an
ard graduated 1-l6c. cubes and popc
] l6c; Louisiana yellow clarified, ispq
@59st- choice 5bn5hc; Arbutkes Ia ~
bib packages, 55sc,
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'Notblng doing.
liverpool Weakly Movement.


Futures opened steady. at noon quiet. closed
quiet, Highest for May s. ~ low !. az: 6ieh
for July 5.I7. low sd Following ara the
quotations for all months:
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Chicago April : Cattle Market dull. but
stcady choice 6.So6j60: medium Asa 80
beef 00dA 20; steers and feeders 500 go
cows and heifsrs Slod42j; bulls 2.70mi 10;
Western fed steers i.25T5. 80: Texas statrs
i.00d %; calves. 3.iaH6.l5 Hogs FairlN
active and STEADY ct previous prices; f1ir IN
choice 3 S0dS aats heavy packing. @5an
q 77J3; mixed 3 s0T3 s2ls; butchers 5.65GtS. S.
light 3 s0m3 s2is; pigs S,30nS.10. sheep
Ruled steady: lambs dull. and loc lower
common TO good lambs 75d l.. So shorn lambs
S0a5. Is: poor to prime sheep 3.0odt sos
warnings I.75dj15 Recepts-Cattle 250o
nogs 1000; sheep 5000.
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Futures opened steady ri au advance. n.
noon dull but steady. rfoseI ftcaGv Highest
for May 5.S,. low $50: high f1r August a.as.
low 1.a3 high for October 5.1S low J.Hl. sol
lewins are thc quotations To- al months,
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Galyeston, April THE A. 7. Norman
Live stock Company reports Tue marker as
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HOUSTON BANK cLEARINGs

, Following are the clearances OF the Houston
bank for the week thus Tar and for ths CORE.
sponalpg time last year, together with the H..
crease or decrease:
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EXCHANGE Ar HoUsToN.

Exchange is quoted as follows New York.
buying, zoe discount; selling. New York, ST
Louis and Kansas city Ii premium; New or.
MUM. -
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cANNrn rRrIrs ANo vEGEl l7 ", I

CANNED FRUITS Apples s.,ss
piuespnlos. alb. cycless aud corr, ,,s ~
! so. s-lb extra grated sl.sO1l,@,, tx Y
sliced 81 70; pears 2-lb stsnosrs ,,,s I'd
tcrTiss. S-lh standard e5c, Pc .i,ss; 81 81
sorted zoe peaches, 3-lb full Ns'sjje T.
iirht weight 81 90, rie peaches, . s,y
CANNED VTGETABlEs,r ,.,Irtf Il
fMl weight s5dsco; 10 btu iui, MA 's'i,s
full weight aec. string beans FIX MI 4
So A No. I strinslcss heaps' ,ul ,sfs{
u 20 red kidlsY beans, S-ln l,,st *
r.nrrowfat peas, lib f'lll srn y
.'uns rsas. fancy 7-lb weisen. IN 4
can petit pots peas, fane ,iy,.,- ~ s.i-n
81 esd *. aspsraeu5. calif or,
corn Auburn Cream. ZIP ~, Nfi5
1s. A No. I. 2-lh full Eeiknt
FffFe, g-lb sSdaoc 80, ,setf
CALIFORNIA FRyIT--E.A.utssel i
n Reaches. lemon cling ss,,.s
q ,wfcrd 81 ss9l IS black ssg,
cots 81 ssGi.TO. Bartlett ps,silf, h r.sasS
snried si.4sal5e; STANDARD .sw,,eo.i
low Crawford sl.5oTl.65.
turtlett pears si.4sdle
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Galveston spots closed quiet aud UNCHANGED.
Low ordinary. 4 S,i6 Middltng ..5 i5.fG
Nrdtnnry ,"....th Good middlng.6 n
Good ordlnatN"1 Middling fair d 1915
Low middling. 80 7'i6 Sales .,.....i7e
Now Orleans Srots closed steady and I'M
changed.
Low ordinary. .3ls Mddlin- b1 lisa
ofdinalS ,..,-.i Good mlddling. 6 5-is
Coed ordinary. 4 9'ld Midllipg ,air 20 il-i6
New York Spots closed aniet and ua.
changed.
Good ordinary tx Good middllnr o e-lg
Low miIdilng 81 MlddInE fair.,T 10
lMiddlngo...,6 5-l6 Sales .,,........ $40
Ioern0o-Spots closed firm and unbalanced,
salfa 10000. imports 1o0N.
Ordinary, ...s.,.3 1915 Mid, uplgud ,..3as
Coed ordinary 3 Good mid up q a-i6
Lev middng- . 3-is Amer. mid. fairs % ~
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ST. Louis

ST. Louis. April :. -Cattle-Recolpts 400;
market steady for natives: Texans nominal ;
fair to fancy native shipping and cxport
steers 6jG5.SS. dressed beef and butcher
etesrs 4.25d5.15; steers under 1000 pounds.
3 50d4 50 stockeTs and feeders "-d0G1.O0
cows and helfers c.ood45o; bulls 2.i5dS rs;
Gamers l 60a2i5; Texas and indian steers
& J0ns Is. cows and heiters 2i0G13 so. Hogs
e-Rcceipts siol; msrke; steady to shade easier;
nigs and lights 3.50dS 70. packers 3.i0GS 81.
butchers r JodS 90 Sheep Receipts 200;
market stronr. native muttous 4.50d4 SO;
lambs .. 0od5 50. spring lambs 100,
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New York April rs, Mum, son & Co
say OF cotton; The increase in receipts at the
isterior towns have kept up much longer than
tDe generality VI bulls had expected, It may
DC tlfthsi conceded thai Ii tbg weather con-
tuves favorable there is not likely TO be any
very pronounced abatement IN the crop move
rent at once. On tho Other hand the season
Is remarkably late Advices from all over the
cn'tou belt concur In this, bad stands are
considered certain, owing to late harvesting
ahI tne unavoidable exposure Of the seed The
start Of the new crop. owing o lack OF prep
Aisuon and the diminished use OF fertilizers
y uniavorable In fact there can be no doubt
ira, the plant viii get a late start The APP
ptaiances are that before the season Is over
and we adhere TO the conviction that ms ~
gong TO be bull wear I'M noitnn
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Phelps. Toxas. April IA farmer came 10
nay or two ago claiming his cattle were
diving with some peculiar disease. He said
10 had thres to die within a space of two
hours. The frst one 10 die was afflicted in
this manner A large red spot about the
size OF a silver dollar or larger formed on
the skin lust above one hoof and from that It
began swelling and rose very randy unit
u went over NJ entire cow which took but
few minutes. aud before ANYTHING could be
done she was dead. The second was AFFECT.
ca 10 the same manner. except the rad SPOT
formed on Jaw or cheek Of cow. The swelling
was equally as rapid and death as quick.
The third was game as other two. but begun
from the same kind of red spnt od shoulder
Within two hours the three had died. He
could assign no cause. Cattle had been in
lot all night and did not tnluk IL was pos
sihle they could have been bitten by some
poisonous reptile.
There have been a few other deaths o.
cattle. but principally on account OF their
not receiving proper attention throughout the
winter months. AS a rule. cattle have do 9
well this winter and are in very good condi-
tion now, Quito number, Ia fact nc lrly
all the kids and lambs. froze during that in
tense cold spell In February
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NEW DISEASE IN WALKER COUNTY.

exception OF those IN hands OF local feeders;
lighi demand for hogs: rat sheep wanted,
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GRAIN AMI HAh 4

Carload lots. I. 0 r cNs \, more z,
ers charge from store 81 lE Us
81 htsn sdsc per bushsl q I.
ssd ieTi5e per 100 lis o. nsy ~
IRAN .per 100 los, $50. ee X. 4
ciioPpED coRN--Pef ~ w y, y "
CORN 30. ?. sacked. W Y, Is.
OATS Texas: se...s -
NlLLFT SCEpr59e' ...h.l
soKGfiuM.ssc psf " 0'f per
WHEAT SHORT S-,ssSrss X
WHEAT ScREiEssNdas,SSis Y M.
HAY -Alfslia. ~ y s ~, rfllI|
ilf 5Qdlae0 ecrf1 l7isSf{
s.oc. North 1sxas ss's ~
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City. April --Cattle-Receipts 4li0
natives. 500 Texans; market STEADY for de
sirnble lots common slow and 10c lower
heavy natives . 10u5.30; medium 50d5. 10;
light weights i.1od4 50; stocksrs and feeders
3 s005 So butcher cows and hefers 3.100i 75
Gamers 2.30d3 10 butcher bulls 3.I0d4 o.
Western steers 2 .65Gi4 IS; Texans S.10di.4D
HoGs-ReceDts $3.50: goud active market at
steady pric 5; heavy 1903 So mixed. pack
ers 3.56d3 20: light 3. iiG3 61i5 pig .25dS 80
Gheep--R 'ipts 4151; -ko dui but steady ,
fed lambs s5d5. IS. muttons 4. 1905 90; ewes
2 25G4 30: stockers and feeders 2.I5d4 90.
culs 2. 00d3,50.
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FRUITS.

RANANAs-Per bunch ps
culls 15cTff1 IS .sr.N
CoCOANUTS-fer nunuis
IFMOHS--S5. 25pS 30 ..vsis 1T
ORANGES -Calitornls
California efdlings ~ toas,, EST
sTRANBERR fES--Pef Graz
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dangerous to the royal authority dead
than he had ever been alive"
One morning when BERTHE awoke it
was raining, and Uncle Belam, who had
nothing to do for the day, said:
Come along, BERTHE, we will go to
the Tower. want you to see the place
where Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Thomas
More. Lady Jane Grey and the little
princes were kept and killed"
BERTHE hurried away for his hat, and
soon they were on the street on their
way to the nearest station Of the under
ground railway. A short ride brought
them nearly to the gate of London Tow
that Uncle Belam said had been begun
in the time Of William the Norman.
who conquered the English people in
1866. Said Uncle Belam:
Some people think that Julius Caesar
originally built fortress here to COM
work. However, it is known that Will
liam the Conqueror put up the central
square tower, known as the White
Tower, and made it strong and safe for
himself and Queen Matilda to live in
after he had comfortably made himself
master of England. You see, a king
who rules because he has whipped the
people with a big army can never tell
what minute they may gather together
and try to drive him out with bigger
army of their own. For this reason Will
liam built the very strongest castle he
possibly could, and placed it on the
river bank, where he could conveniently
escape to the sea and across the chan
mel to France If things looked very bad
for him. You know that Edward III
began the building of Windsor castle,
although William the Norman bought
the grounds from the monks"
In the Office of the constable or gov
ernor of the Tower they received per-
mission to go over the different build
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the game that would be played. but he
was sure that money would be put into
that bag in his presence. and that then
another bag Of similar appearance, but
quite empty Of cash, would be substi-
tuted.
BY ginger" said Reuben to himself,
that bags the Twin image of the one
I've got in my grip. II there's goin 70
be any substitutin, why shouldn't ]
take hand in IL myself?''
The thought made shivers run up and
down his spinal column, but his face re-
manned as impassive as piece Of meat.
and he was able TO converse in the most
agreeable manner with Mr.. Stanton
while another member Of the comhina-
ton was supposed TO be going 20 the
bank with the little bag.
In % minutes or more he returned.
and Stanton. in the presence OF the
other-who posed as an accountant OF
the Leland establishment-told OF the
satchers contents. There were l.
81. eco bills and 10 one hundreds stan
ton returned them TO the bag and snap
ped the lock. Reuben watched sharply
for trick at this point. but saw none
Now" said Stanton, III go and get
the deeds
The accountant had already left the
room. Reuben was alone. This cir-
cumsiance fitted too we'll with his de-
sires for him TO question the appear
ance OF it. With rapid hand he chang
ed the bags; they were not precisely
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| the family for years. But he had saved
the little one for use while going about
New York. His business there was i'm
portant: he was to buy machinery and
tools for factory in Tunkhannock of
which he owned a part. and he had a
big roll of bills snugly slowed away in
his trousers pocket.
Reuben had been to town before, but
not often. The knowledge that moth
ing could disguise his countrified ap-
pearance had kept him at home and
helped to fasten upon him the very as
pect he would have been so glad to
lose. But he was not a greenhorn; far,
far from ii. He had read of all the
wiles of the bunko man. They are as
familiar to him as to a New York re-
porter. And, moreover. he was gifted
with natural shrewdness that might
we'll keep him from even those pitfalls
which his extensive reading OF the pa
pers had failed to reveal to him.
A press of vehicles halted Reuben in
the middle of West street, and at that
moment he felt a hand upon his shoul-
der. Turning. he beheld a tall young
man in a checked suit of clothes, visi-
BILE beneath an overcoat with a small
the same fur upon the wrists. His
derby hat was a trifle too small, and, to
make up for that defect, ii was tilted
over a little too far upon his forehead.
Upon my word. Mr.. Atkinson" said
the young man cordially, you nearly
got by me-"
1t was simply an insult to Reuben's
intelligence, and he recognized IT as
such. He was conscious of wondering
how il WAS possible for even the green
est rustic that he had ever seen to be
lured into trap by one of these steer
ers." He had an impulse to hit the
fellow over the head with the big satch-
el, and then another course suggested
itself, more sable. more gratifying to
his soul.
He shifted the bag into his left hand
and extended his right.
How de do, how de do said he;
glad to meet you, I'm sure. But. say
you've rather got the advantage OF me-
Who be you, anyhow"
My names Stanton" replied the
young man glibly. I'm Lawyer Le-
lands clerk. You probably don't re-
member me; we've only met once be-
FORE
Moo" said Reuben slowly. Il don't
seem to place you. How's Mr.. Leland?
Hone he's we'll as usual
''Well?' exclaimed the young man. 81
should think not. He's fiat on his hack
in bed with the grip. That's something
man Of his age doesn't get over in a
hurry"
Il suppose not" said Reuben.
However" continued Stanton. we
can attend TO your business at the Of
fee. There's really nothing remaining
but 10 pay over the money"
! I'm agreeable" responded Reuben.
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In the Bible. Old and New Tests-
ments. there are 3.5ss.47s letters. rs. 500
words. 1888 verses. 1.1s9 chapters and
SO books.
The longest book Is Psalms. which
has $50 divisions. The shortest is II
John. which has one chapter OF 13
verses.
The longest chapter IL the One Hun
dred and Nineteenth Psalm. which has
l76 verses. The shortest, the one Hun
dred and Seventeenth Psalm. which has
two verses.
The longest verse IL the ninth verse
Of the eighth chapter OF Esther. II has
90 words. The shortest Is the thirty
nth verse Of the eleventh chapter Of
John. II has two words.
The eighth verse Of the One Hundred
and Eighteenth Psalm Is the middle
verse Of the Bible.
The thlrty-seventh chapter 81 Isaiah
and the nineteenth chapter Of II Kings
are alike.
In the One Hundred and Seventh
Psalm. the eighth. fifteenth. twenty
first and thirty-frst verses are alike
Each verse os the One Hundred and
Thirty-slxth Psalm ends alike.
Esther f. the only book in which the
name Of God r. not found.
The twenty-ffth verse OF the seventh
chapter OF Ezra contains all the Letters
Of the alphabet.
The Bible contains no word % more
than six syiiables.
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inexperienced he belonged to one OF the
most powerful families of France. and
his influence at court. through his
wife's relatives as well as his own. was
of the greatest assistance to US.
In offering his help to congress he
purposed to bear all his own expenses
in the campaigns. Congress was poor,
and his services were gladly accepted.
He was at once given an appointment
on the staff of General Washington. and
these two great men, both OF the noblest
character and the most generous minds
became life long friends.
In 1924 he was given a public invita-
ton to visit the United States. and his
travels through this country were like
triumphal progress. Congress voted
him gift of s2OO.OO and $4,000 acres OF
land as a mark Of appreciation for his
services in the Revolution. He died In
Paris. May "a. 1884. and lies buried in a
handsome tomb in the cemetery OF Pic
pus In the Faubourg Saint Antoine.
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The traitors gate, through which
traitors were once brought into the
Tower, Is now closed, but the attendant
indicated its place.
In the little churchyard OF st. Peters,
next to the Tower, BERTHE and Uncle
Belam looked at the graves Of the great
people who had died after Imprisonment
in the Tower, all of them by the heads
mans ak. Among them were even
queens of England.
why. they can't have many more
great people left to put in Westminster
abbey. where you said the English bur-
led all the famous folk, Uncle Belam,"
remarked BERTHE.
you will still find many great people
in Westminster, BERTHE, but of them
none better than some Of these" said
Uncle Belam gently. These people
were those whom their own times did
not understand; they are honored now
the more, perhaps, because Of their suf-
ferings. 1t always pays in the end to
stand by ones principles, even IL they
lead to the block. And before we go
home, BERTHE, 1 wish you would learn
this little bit Of verse which one of our
own poets, James Russell Lowell, COM
posed, perhaps after thinking just as
you and are doing now:
Truth forever on the scaHold, wrong forever
on the throne;
Yet that scafold sways the future, and behind
the dim unknown
Standeth God within the shadow, keeping watch
above his own"
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however, was a good deal OF a "smart
Aleck," as rustics say. and had assured
his employer of his ability to carry
through the transaction.
The story went on to tell how the
sharp faced boy had discovered the loss
Of Reuben, and had returned to the
office in alarm to find Atkinson already
there. and the swindle known.
There was no resemblance between
the two men except that they were
Of the same type and the same com
plexlon and had the same fancy in the
matter of whiskers.
Reuben's feelings on reading this
story pass 'he limit OF language. He
meditated suicide. but finally decided to
put the matter in the hands OF a law
yer. A settlement was finally effected
in such a way as to keep Reuben's
name out OF the newspapers. but the
lawyers fee was s150-the price. as
Reuben expressed 1t. Of being too
darned smart"
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ORDERLY GOT A QUARTER.

Among those who enlisted In the
New York regiments was a rich and
well known man. On this particular
day he was acting az colonefs orderly.
A gayly uniformed aid OF the general
commanding rode up 20 the regiments
headquarters, and. throwing the reins
OF his horse 90 the orderly. entered the
tent Having delivered his message.
the aid-de-camp remounted and rode
away. this time accompanied By one
OF the field officers OF the regiment Be
fore leaving. however. the aid. with
airy grace, tossed a quarter 90 the or
derby.
A moment later the aid noticed that
his friend was having a seeming con-
vulsion. ard that his face was turning
purple with some suppressed emotion.
whats the matter7" he asked. Are
you III"
do you know who that was 10 whom
you gave the quarter gasped out the
field officer.
NO. Of course not" replied the aid.
How should know every poor devil
Of a soldier I happen 20 run across or
who does me n ssrvice7"
We'll. that's ReEgy' Blank. and I
guess your quarter wifi have your
name with the date Il was received.
and be preserved as a curiosity
The aid-de-camp made no reply. but
his face wore cresttallen look. and
now that the war II over and they are
all home again the aid-de-camp Isn't
looking forward with unalloyed pleas
ure 70 the possibility OF again meeting
"Rsggy" Blank.