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carry Ill luck to whoever should place
himself in intimate association with me.
determined, also, to be angry with any
nlan whom I found guilty of such per-
sistent folly, and to talk very plainly to
him for his own good.
Il had not long to wait. Scarcely a
year had elapsed before an old suitor to
my hand reassumed his devotion and, re-
marking foolshly that the coast was now
clear for him, asked me to reconsider my
former refusal of his hand and fortune.
Then | gave vent to my Indignation and
told him what blind creature of ro-
mantle deluSion he was and commanded
him never to dare another proposal that
involved such certain destruction to him.
self and distress to ne
What can you say to dissuade a man
In love? Nothing. / gave up in sullen dis
regard for consequences anG was totally
unmoved at the catastrophe which made
me widow for the sixth time. This
man was in mine elevator In Angels
camp when it fell and dashed its oc-
cupantS to shapelcSs death at the bot
tom of a 1O0-foot shaft.
My seventh and last husband got
caught III quickSand in Amador county
and suffered a horrible death of suffoca-
ton. That was four years ago. Since
then I have resisted several insistent
demands for my hand ii marriage. Some
of the suitors seemed to WOO me express
ly to defy fate and prove an exception
to the erewsome rule by which six of
their fellow men had already been done
to destruction through association with
an innocent woman. To none of them
would I listen, nor will 1 ever listen.
Men call me beautiful today, and I am
still accounted a companion worth seek
ing, but if l were as beautiful as Cleo
in California I wouEl denounce the man
as 81 fool who would ask to marry me-
No; I shall never send an eighth man to
an Entimely grave
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LONDON STOCK REvIEW-London,
March 19.-Business on the stock ex-
change last week dwindled considerably
and no revival is likely until after the
Easter holidays The hardness of money
the market, which is especially notice.
able in Americans, in which little in
terest is now manifested, the movement
being downward all along the line.
way securities were: Union Pacific.
ferred,- Is; Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul. Is; Northern Pacific, q; Northern
l-,a, pacihc preferred, y; Louisville & Nash
River, 1; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
preferred, L; do ordinary, y; Baltimore
& Ohio, Y; Chesapeake & Ohio, y; Cen
trail Pacific, "; Southern preferred, u.
from ~ to 2A per cent; fixtures at
bills at from 2 9-16 to 2% per cent
FOREIGN FINANCIAL-New York.
MAJ March rs, 1s;aCommercial Advertisers Lon
We're extremely quiet and generally heavy
today. Americans were featureless. u to
IA under parity on fears of a bad bank
statement. Tintos were 2ss4. American
TREASURY sTATEMENT-wash shing-
ton, March 1S.-Today's statement of the
condition of the treasury shows: Avail
able cash balance, s2SO, ,352, 1879; gold re-
WEEKLY BANK sTATEMENT-New
York, March 18.-The weekly bank state
ment shows the following changes: Sur
plus reserve, decrease, $4,12S, ,S25; loans.
decrease. 50, s93, 800; specie. decrease, se,-
aeposts eEs dseresse ssedess O
decrease, e.o 1851, 600. The banks now hold
nS.o74,175 in excess Of the requirements
OF the Is per cent rule.
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tlnental Tobacco, International Paper,
Glucose, American Steel & Wire. Brook
lyn transit. Burlington, Texas Pacific
and Metropolitan.
Inc movement seemed to be in the
nature of discounting an unfavorable
bank statement, for when 1t was pub
dlShed, rs showing al decrease of over S4.-
OOo,Ooo In the surplus reserve, but a con-
traction of someN three and half mil
mons IN loans, covering Of short contracts
SET IN. metropolitan, Brooklyn Transit
ana most or the~pther stocks which had
smartly.
I'll Interest very largely centered in su-
within Within fraction of the high point, 1721a
nessee Coal G. Iron also showed i'm
provement on the day. There were de-
ciines of from fraction to per cent in
Tobacco and some of the new indus
trials, including Continental Tobacco
International Paper. Tin Plate and
American Steel s& Wire. The railroads
left off practically on parity with -yes-
terdays closing, The market closed
strong and active sil
:, BUSINESS in bonds decreased during
the week, with the market showing
yleid1ng tendency. United States As reg
istered and the new As coupon advanced
V and do registered, the 5s and old As
coupon "a in the bid price.
STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Furnished by Charles H. F. Smith &
Co., members of the New York stock ex-
change, Pioneer Press building, who have
dlret:t wires to Chicago and New York.
Closing prices are bid: 8
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BEARS LED THE WAY
STEADY SLOUGHING OFF IN WHEAT
WAS THE RECORD FOR THE
PAST SIX DAYS
STOCKS AND CROPS THE CAUSE
Plenty of Grain in Farmers, Rims
and More to FOllOw-SensatfOn
Reports of Crop Damage FIatIy
COntradfcted - Foreign Markets
Assisted In EncOmpassing Defeat
of the BullishIy Inclined.

Last week witnessed an almost un-
broken railing off In wheat prices There
was legitimate cause for the declines
Government and other reports of wheat
stocks In farmers hands and the proba-
bflity of an immense yield completely
disarmed the bulls and gave the bears a
clear field for manipulation. May wheat
closed Monday at zoe, and Saturday at
6f1s@67esc. The highest point for the
week was scored Tuesday-7Oasc The
close the previous week was at 724c, and
at O11sc Saturday. Following is the range
for two weeks:
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The smallest perfect watch ever made
Is owned by a Russian princess 1t was
first placed In an exquisite gold case.
covered with the most minute but literal
ly perfect Vatican scenes in enamel;
then at the princess desire the works
were removed and placed inside a
splendid diamond scarcely two fifths of
an inch in diameter.
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H. HOLBERT 6 SON.
Bankers and Brokers,
34l Robert St. ST Pan,

corn, So: oats, q: rye. 2; barley. !. fay
7. Our stock of wheat is estimated To-
increase between 100000 and $50, 900 bu this
week week Close: No. 1 hard. &c over No /
eE2 emEorthern, 65hc; No. northern. to arrive,
ern, 621fc; No; northern, to arrive. s23,c:
NO. :, bs7sc; No white oats, 261c; No
white oats, 26c: barley, 37@40c; rye, to
arrive, 69c; May, 60Ac; fax, to arrive,
N:1sA May, $1.2OA; corn, to arrive, 3ol5c:
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DULUTH.

DULUTH, Mimi, March 18-May wheat
opened at 677sc, an advance of 1c over last
nights close. Trading was fair in options.
but very little cash business was done,
about $4,000 bu changing hands at 11sc
under May. Receipts-Wheat, IA cars;
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One with EyeIashes.

Only one marble statue of The human
figure with eyelashes is known. 1t is
the sleeping Ariadne, one of the gems
of the Vatican, end was found in 1903.
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THE STOCK MARKETS.

Prev.
Ror .,,,,o. ~ Close. Day.
Call money, New York .....3 3ka4
NEW YORK, March 1s-The change
IN STOCK prices compared with yesterday
Wes very narrow. The early trading
price drifted downward. notably Con.
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~ M. q ST P...... 3 /
c;4 st. P, M. & o. 2 5 :. i
90 The shipments were as follows: Cattle.
26; calves, 1856: hogs. none; sheep. none
,aaa Inc shn shipments 1 by cars were: Cattle, 1;
The cattle market was dull. owing tn
light M receipts and absence of buyers.
Prlces steady on good cattle of all kinds
Butcher stuff was scarce and the offer.
lhgs nh We're not of good quality Some
medium weights, left over stuff We're
soid SO at fairly good prices. Common car,
tie very dull. Hogs were Sc lower. Tho
bulk of the butchers sold at So. 70. with
range or $365Q3.75. There were no sheep
IN and all the sales were from the pens
Prices steady. -
- Hogs..Comparative receipts:
Total for today .. I 475
a WSSn oSo ....... ............. Slo
Market &c lower, with a heavy Saturday
run run OF fair quality The range on butch
es ers was $S 65gS.75 with the bulk go
ing at s3.70. The hogs selling at the ton
sales: ~ '9ei'o' Nv q
Butchers
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS

SOUTH ST. PAUL, March 18-The re-
ceipts at the Union stock yards todav
were were: Cattle, 60; calves, 1870; hogs, 1,475:
The receipts by cars over the variou.
railroads were as follows:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheen. Mixed
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NEW yORK .MONEv

NEW YORk MONEY = New york
March 1S-Money ON call firm at 304
per cent; last loan, 3 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper, ,3A@4A. Sterling ex-
bankers bills at 81. So4Qg4. .s51h for de-
mand,- and $4.sSQ4 .S3A for sixty days
Posted rates, 81. S411@4. .861h Commercial
bills, $4.S212. Silver certificates nominalIy
60@601ac. Bar silver. 80 13-16c Mexican
dollars, 47%c
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MANY WIDOWS WEEDS
pEaI1TIEII MEXICAN WOMAN WHO
HAS BEEN BEREFT SENE EN-
TIMES
HUSBANDS TRAGIC DEATHS

Mine Cave-In, Suicide, Qnicksand
and Other Fatalitfes-Suitors
StiII Present Themselves, but She
Saws Nay to AII-She Talks IN
terestfngIy About Her SpOuses
who Have Crossed the StyS.
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MICH COW EXCHANGE-South st.
Paul. March 1S.-Lytle & Raeburn's re-
port: Good cows continue in demand at
made trade a little dull today. Common
cows sell low. Representative sales:
NO. Price No. Price
l COW .....$4 / COW .. $3S
cows $50. 70l
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CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN RI.

1'1S I'f1E1fc I~cdi fNoGte
Ticket Offce Robert st, cor. 9th ST. Phone $50.
Trains leave from ST. Paul Union Depot.
TDally. Except Sunday Leave Arrive.
nTspga1e Chicago, Waterloo 1910 am ts3opm
St: joseph and Kansas City *li.2opm +12.5 .5opm
'nantorVnie Local ........... 55 pm410 45 am
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st. Paul-$SA,810.2S
MinneapOlis-$1, ,224, ,544.
Chicago-$17, ,945, 045.
New York-$240, 462, 990.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07
eusa jarua grsdag spehsr

government. and sought In every con-
ceivable way to encourage the insur-
gents; but after the war was over, with
more courage think than to storm the
enemy's works, Wilbur F. Storey sat
down and wrote an editorial In which he
said in substance: Hereafter in what
ever wars my country may be engaged.
the Chicago Times will evermore sup
port the government Not all who pur-
sued the same course as Mr.. Storey
were thus brave, and not all were pos
sessed of clear enough perception to dis
cover their error.
The old federalist party was opposed
to the war of 1872, and it sought in
every way to give comfort to the en-
envy. But 1t paid the price of it's dis
loyalty with it's life,s and the death yith
which 1t honored God and blessed its
country was the direct and legitimate
result of its utterances in its famous, II
not infamous, Hartford convention.
History is being made rapidly
Things come to pass suddenly. Gods
prov.dences are being fulfilled with 9
rapidity never experienced in previous
years. and any party which places it.
self in the way OF these providences
will be ground to powder. No wonder
that the avowed leader OF the demo
cratic party spent thirds Of hi'
time on the money issue and divided
the one-third between questions grow
ing out of the war and trusts.
II hope at some future time to pa,
some attention to this other branch o
the case, and thereafter, during tn
campaign. to follow the example of Mr.
Bryan and give greater time to tn
| greater ISSUE
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07

morning for another years work at the
State Normal School at Cedar Falls.
Rev. Williams, pastor Of the Friends
church at Marshalltown, who was sent
as a delegate to the International G. E..
convention by Bangor Quarter. on
Wednesday evening gave his report at
this place 1t was very good.
Frank and Winenia Pemberton, of
Hubbard, visited in this neighborhood
last week.
Misses Edna and Lulu Cory returned
Monday from their visit in Tama coun-
ty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Love gave their son
Fireman quite pleasant surprise on
Monday evening, which was his six
tenth birthday. He had gone to a
neighbours and when he returned found
the rooms filled with young people, who
spent very pleasant evening with
him. Refreshments were served dur
ing the evening, which consisted of ice
cream, cake and fruit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07
A Ga.tronomlc surprise.

.Good cooks are born, like poets" said
Major j. b. Quinn. "Once upon time
bought lot of turnips for govern
ment snagboat on one of the interior
waterways, and. visiting it not long aft
erward. was surprised to find lemon pie
being served out to all hands for dinner.
ate piece myself, and, although it
was delicious, l felt it my duty to call
down the steward for sQuandering gov
eminent funds.
Where did you get the lemons for
those pies?' asked sternly.
".You sent 'em up with the others,
sah,' he replied. grinning.
why, didn't send anything except
turnips,' said in surprise.
".Well, that's what them pies is made
Of he admitted reluctantly. The men
didn't like turnips no other way, sab
SO just made 'em up inter lemon pies
ut was strictly true, and beyond the
fact that he had used some sort OF
chemical to secure the flavor was never
able to ascertain how he did it."-New
Orleans Times Democrat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07
PlLING UP TESTIMONY.
I Nothing but Praise From ali
Sources.
Stands High IN the Estimation Of
Those Who Have Tested
Its Merits.

i
There Is no doubt whatever as to the
merits Of Morrow's Kid-ne-oids judging
from the good results obtained right
here In this state. Morrow's Kid-ne-
ODDS are used daily by many Iowa citi-
zens and they all testify without any
shesitancy about the great good they
have received by the use OF this great
kidney preparation. Kid-ne-oids will
positively cure kidney backache, dissi-
ness, sleeplessness, nervousness and all
urinary disorders arising from disor-
dered condition of the kidneys. An
other citizen adds his testimony as
follows:
Mr.. H. r. Hunt, Linden avenue, Wa
terloo, Iowa. says: Il have suffered with
kidney diseases with its many symp-
toms for years. have used different
kinds Of kidney remedies, but none of
them gave me relief. suffered great
deal from pain and lameness across the
small of my back. Recently I was ad-
vised to try Morrow's Kid-ne-oids.
took them according to directions and
they have relieved me entirely OF ali
my former troubles.
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills
& but yellow tablets, and sell at SO cents q
box at all drug stores. and at Mcbride
& Will Drug. Company's store.
Mailed on receipt of price. Manufac-
tured by John Morrow & Co., chemists
Springfield, o.
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company was to furnish certain books
for the board at reduced rates. The
contract covered some twenty books
and from cline to time other books have
been substituted by the board to re-
place those published by this cons.
|pany where the board though, the work
|of the schools could be improved by us
ing other works. It is said that the
board will stick to its purpose of substi-
tuting other books.
WASHINGTON The Press says:
Never in the towns history have so
many people taken so many and such
good trips as this season, Ito the two
coasts, to the mountains, to foreign
cities, to ancestral homes in the east.
1t is money well spent for recreation,
observation. social intercourse. 1t is
the best education one can get. II
hangs the walls of memory with new
pictures. to be often thought about in
other days; 1t breaks UP humdrum
pushes them beyond the dead point in
the solstice Of their wits. and they are
born again"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07
a CITY FEW PEOPLE VISIT.
80 bus or Wagon Hns Ever Travers
ed Its Winding streets.

Eight miles due east, over the noun
tairs from Catorce station. on the Mexi-
can National railroad. is the city of that
name. a city along whose steep. winding
streets neither wagon nor cart, neither
stage nor bus. nor any other wheeled
vehicle was ever known to pass, al
though it has often boosted of popula-
tion of 10000 souls The city takes its
name from once being the stronghold and
the property Of band OF IA of the most
dni.ing. desperate. dangerous and success
full robbers that ever laid tribute on roads
in Mexico They discovered. and for
many years worked. the rich deposits Of
silver that abound in this entire section
Of the country-deposits the value of
which, il current report he true. for hun
dreds OF years outrivaled the mythical
riches related of Ophir. Strange to re-
tate. every piece OF machinery, every
pound of freight and every passenger to
and from Catorce is transported today.
as for centuries past, either on the backs
OF men or mules.
Catorce is one of the most interesting
place in Mexico. Here are found the
customs of Mexico in their purity, unaf-
fected by the influence of the stranger
Difficult of access. the town can only be
reached by horseback or on foot. Catorce
has seldom been visited by any except
those making business trips. The ride uI
the mountains into the town is some
thing. once accomplished. always to be
remembered. partly from its element OF
personal peril, but more because of the
beauty of the landscape encountered al
every turn. CHANGING down as you neal
your journeys end, you catch a CLEAN OF
the white walls of Los Catorce outlined
4 against the green of the mountain side.
The real Cutorce is built on the side
Z of ravine near the top of the range. ant
has varying population of from 5000 t,
i 10000. as the mines are paying well OF
4 poorly. Here are found all varieties o
silver ore, from carbonates to the refac
tory orc. assaying $4,000 to the ton
/ Catorce has a fine cathedral richly deco
rated, and pretty plaza, the only leve
spot in the place. To use railroa,
phrase, it is combination of cut ant
fill. so that to tumble into it on one sid
4 and out on the other would be extremely
disastrous. The streets are neatly paved
4 and run mp and down hill. many of then
at an angle OF As degrees.-San Fran
4 cisco Examiner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07
a CLEVER PIECE OF ACTING.
The Girl who wss being Hased
Turned the Tables ON the Hasers.

The girl of my heart goes to college. 1t
wouldn't be fair to tell the name of her
school, but it's very excellent one,
where the fashions of the mems colleges
are followed, even to the possession Of q
college yell and the practicing of hazing.
The girl of my heart was hazed last
fall. She did not faint when the girls
touched her arms with bit OF ice and
said they were branding her with an iron.
She endured the ordeal SO smilingly that
the girls at last determined to do some
thing dreadful.
They marched her through dark halls,
blindfolded as she was, opened closet
door in physical laboratory. snatched
the bandage from her eyes, pushed her
in. locked the door and left her in the
arms of skeleton.
Now, skeleton is to her no more ter
rifying than hoopskirt, but she saw an
opportunity to amuse herself. She is one
of the cleverest amateur actresses Wash
ington possesses She let down her hair
and tangled it about her face. Her gown
was an old one, so she sacrificed it and
tore 1t to tatters. Then she waited. Pres
emily she heard the girls returning. She
began to Groom softly to herself weird
song. The girls opened the door. She
took no notice of them. but went on Law
ishing kisses on the grinning skull, laugh
ing idioticaly to herself the while. BIZ
nally one of them whispered:
Girls, she's raving mad!''
That was the cue for the girl of my
heart. She rayed, she tore her hair, she
| shriekcd when they tried to draw hel
away from the skeleton, she laughed. sh,
1 flung herself about and finally danced ou
into the room. moaning in blood cur
ding way. The girls dared, not ever
breathe. They were CHASTITY. They clun,
to each other and shuddered. The girl O
/ my heart danced to the door, caught III
knife from I table. waved it with hid
eous scream and sprang at them. Then
as they huddled together in perfect az
ony of fright. she dropped the knife an
opened tic door.
/ We'll. girls" she said drawlingly.
hope you've enjoyed the fun. I'm sure
have"
{. Then she disappeared. and doze
i crestfallen girls. too frightened to dar
go into mysteries, too much relieved to b
angry. stole quietly away. They ar
), clever girls. the girls at that college, BIZ
the girl OF MY heart is the bellwether
i the tlcck.-Washington. Post
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07

The Chicago and Joliet Rapid Transit
Company has decided TO extend the
electric car line from Lockport to Les
mont, Cook county, and may extend to
Chicago.
A special election at Mattoon, ILL.,, yes
terday to vote on the question Of dis
continuing the city court established
sixteen months ago resulted In major
ity Of 226 in favor OF the court.
Charles Williamson, of Flora, Ill.,, g
brakeman on the Baltimore & Ohio. fell
from his train Tuesday night and was
SO badly injured that he died Wednes-
day.
Clifford Morris, suspected Of the muir
der of Elmer Hamilton in Muncte, Ind.
Monday night, has confessed that he
lquarreled with Hamilton while drunk
:! in his face and skull.
! The Fourth Wisconsin battery held
its reunion at Beloit yesterday. Off
GERS elected were: r. w. Graves, Beloit.
president; Samuel II. Elliott, Shirland.
ILL.,, vice president, and W. L. Austin,
Beloit, secretary and treasurer.
John Knowles, alias Knox, was ar
rested at Brazil, Ind, yesterday on q
i lSlcSi GILL II Oill JOpAi1lt WlICAS 4AC
wanted on charge Of embezzling the
lodge funds of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen, Of which he was
4 treasurer.
E. r. Lemon, aged 80 years. connected
with the Mishawa Rubber Shoe Com
pany, while on his way to Momence, Ill,
fell off train at Walkerton on the
three rs road Tuesday night and was
instantly killed.
John l.. Larson, John Lundstrom. AL
bert Larson and Henry Eggan, of Car
field and o. C. Westman, from Belle
4 River, Mimi, threshers We're struck by
lightning near Brandon yesterday.
4 Lundstrom and Westman were killed
instantly. The others We're more or less
injured, but will recover.
n The thirtieth annual reunion of the
One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Illi-
Enois Volunteer veterans was held yes
terday in Aurora, with about forty
members present. The following off,
GERS were elected: President, j. F.
Richmond of Sycamore; vice president,
Ed Cummings, of Chicago; secretary
and treasurer, George H. Knott, of Eli
gin; assistant secretary, Frank Young,
of Sandwich.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07
An Intellirent Horse.

A Scotchman has telegraphed story
of an intelligent horse that needs Gale
DOMAIN stolidity of belief The animal
noticed while grazing that it had cast q
shoe. 1t at once galloped to smithy at
some distance of, held up the foot in
question, was duly shoed and then gal.
loped home again. 1t is nice question
il the blacksmith will get the canny
owner Of the horse to pay the bill. Pres.
emily we may expect to see in the papers
that Mr.. So-and-so does not hold himself
responsible for any bills which his heg0l
may incur.-London GIobo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07
A Hyperbo1ic Hxpothe.i..

The atmosphere above Isl alas,
Nauyht but great transparent burning glass.
And every mortal as he hopeless strays
Feels that on him are centered all the rays
OF the red sun which hangs above us there
All pitiless with his incessant glare.
And just behind the sun there stands the sky,
A vast reflector that no beams may by
Backward in chilly space its force to lose.
Night feels the stored up heat day failed to use,
And. like mighty kiln. the universe
Fires up again at dawn. while mortals nurse
Their tiny woes, for now they seem to be
No more than uckless anin,lculae.
The earth, ball Of mud. is made to spin
That it may bake alike through thick and thin.
Until some day its turn shall corne TO stick
In some vast structure spheroid brick.
Washington Star.