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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-30
= Lewiston, Idaho
Notice OF Sac of Bonds OF Nez Perce County, Idaho.

WHEREAS The Board of County Perez County
Idaho, met the Doth day July, A. D.
stance the following orders:
Fs is ordered by the Board County Commissioners
Perez County Idaho that negotiable
Thousand ($oO0OO) Dollars be by County,
onS of House Bill No. Oh 1885, the
1892 funds
interest obligations Indebtedness the Fifty Thousand
($50000) Dollars and
Second-Tha said bonds be issued the One Thousand
0O Dollars EACH bearing interest at the
interest payable the first day of January
the
County, such bank the New York
designated by this Board said bonds be
and before the expiration twenty option Board
County Commissioners their
to the county; and
TdIhat the Board advertise sealed bids
Lewiston Teller of printed pub
shd twice week said Nez Perez,
twenty days. the first said advertisements
the 23d day August 1892 and the last 9Th Sepem-
Der, 1899
To all HON notice given,
County Commissioners Nez Idaho
bidders for the purchase of bonds provided said ORDERS
to be filed with Sookey County Auditor of said county
fore the hour of o'clock Wednesday, September 49,
said stnamed date said bids opened meeting
in special and adjourned session for that purpose.
The Board reserves the right o all bids
S. G. SAMAN.
w. A. BLACK,
A. G. JOHNSON,
of County Commissioners Nez County, Idaho
Attest:
P. E. STooKEy,
Clerk
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-30

Remember the NJ. & A. Restaurant
has changed hands and as the new
management has had many years ex-
perience in this pursuit satisfaction rs
unquestioned and prices reaso nab'e at
the Isamau block Main street.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-30

Pure carbonated drinks are whole.
some. Manufactured at the Lewis
ton Bottling Works by F.. c. NageI
Try the lemon cream, sarsaparilIa and
trawberry havors. Campaigue, Orange,
and Oregon Cider etc.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-30

-Wildenthaler delivers fresh bread
twice twice day all over the city. Leave
u u with the delivery man for
She Maxwell Photograph Co. Of
spokane and Walla Walla have establish
Gu branch in this city on East Main
street lew doors east of G.. A. r. hall.
LOOK at their work it speaks for itself.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-30
10 the Travelling Public.

mo-. ne Spalding ferry, with new boat,
maS attachments and experienced ferry
A'''' Is now running day and night.
HOGAN & WANN
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-30
Real Estate and Mines

Houses lots and lands for sale located the cities of Lewiston and Vineand
Choice gold propositions located in the Pierce City Musseh Elk City,
bond Or SELL
% made tor capitalists and investors on approved properties of real merit
O and a business transacted deeds made
and acknowledgements
Scrip all kinds for locating pine lands and lands
CORRESPONDENCE solci
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-30

AT W. c. FoREsMAN's.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-30

JAMES Il. BABB,
Attorney at La,O.

Lewiston National Bank Building, Lewistos
!dsho, Practices In State and Federal Courts q
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-30
DR. c. w. SHAFF.
Surgeon.

Office Rooms, Vollmer Building.
Hours Eye, Ear and Throat, 10 to IL
M. All other cases, to 3 p. III.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.

TO Er'A - = G;CSSii,P,IGossip by private wire
6srs of the New York stock exchange and
chicago board of trade-SiouX CIV: n
IS showing and freezing hard here with
The ground is frozen six feet deep and it
VIII take many days of warm weather
to allow the commencement of seeding.
Pes Moines: Reports continue to come
IN showing wheat badly damaged South
ern part OF state, where winter wheat is
raised SHOWS damage very great The
season Is late and farmers cannot do a
There IS considerable talk of damage
from points within radius of 30 miles of
cincinnati. The past ten days have
eeen very trying on the plant, and we
growing wheather begins =
NEW YORK, April 2Flour-Receipts.
%,Ss6 bbls; exports 1918 bbls. Quiet and
winter flour. Wheat-Receipts, 81, 200 bu
exports, 1888 bu Spot, weak: No. Z
red, Sol4c +. o. B.. af1oat; options, 11s@14sc
Sales Included No red May. 7e1la a9se:
closed. 7614c: July. 7sA@777sc; closed, ISL
September, 7 ~ 7514c;. closed, .7lAc. Co n
s pos easy ~ eu ssgsTts 1852 bp
afioat. new and old: options nc net de-
cline; May, 39ssd40c; closed, 397ae; July,
4oa4o1sc; closed, 4Oc: Oats-Receipts, No.
800 bu; exports, ], $50 bu; spot easier; No
z 80 Sc Sc Track; mixed Western, s2@3a1ac;
NO. white, Soc; options dull. :
NEW YORK MONEY = New York,
April s.-Money on call firm at 5@S per
camille paper. s1s@4A per cent; sterling
exchange, steady. with actual business in
bankers bills at "a. 1864 G14 S61a for demand,
and at s4S4A@4.S411z for sixty days; posted
rates, s4S5@4.S5Hs and s4S7GD4. S71k;' com
mercial bills, s.S3@4. S31s; silver certif-
Gates, 6o@603ec; bar silver, 59a4c; Mexican
dollars, 471bc
GRAIN VISIBLE SUPPLY-New York
April 3.-The statement of the visible sup
ply of grain, in store and afioat, as COM
piled by the New York produce exchange,
is as follows: Saturday, April L: Wheat,
29,SS7 OG0 decrease $4,000; corn 49, 49,, 900, de-
crease 100000 bu; oats, 11,272, 600, decrease
lel 900 bu; rye, 1,4Ss,oe0, decrease. $4,000 bu;
barley 800, 900. decrease go, 600 blu.
KANSAS CITY, April S.-Wheat, May,
&c; cash, No. hard, 65@66c: No 8, &C
No. 2 red, 74@75c; No 3, 70073c; No.
spring. 64@esc; No. 8. 61@S4c. Corn-May
1c lower. 31s4c. Cash No. mixed, S21bd
32&c; white, 331h @331ac; No. 8. 33c. Oats
Dull; No. white, 2S1a@2Sc. Rye, No. e.
SIC.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, April s.-Flour
re; No. northern, lie oats, ST. lover low
29@30c. Rye. easier; No. 1. &c. Barley
steady; No. 2, 47@471ac; sample, 3aa641bc.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
ROYAL READERS
And the Great Men Who Delight in
French Literature.

Anu inc UreAt wen VINO Delight in
French Literature.
Emperor William of Germany Is fond of
romance, and reads to the empress all
the new productions In that line His
favorite book is the "Maitre de FORCES. :"
which he delights to read aloud in the
original, his we'll known vartty leading
him to display his fiuency In that lam
guage, Of which he has an excellent COM
mand, even to a knowledge of the most
minute shades of meaning EXPIRE ssed by
the French vocabulary.
The czar of Russia also has a penchant
for French litera ture, on which he Is able
to discourse well.
Most of the sovereigns Of Europe have
some knowledge of French literature.
The czar, at the time of his visit to the
academy, told Francois Coppee that he
had learned French from his works The
Prince Of Wales read all the works of
Dumas fills and likes to speak of them.
The queen of Italy has weakness for
Lamartine. Queen Elizabeth of Rou-
mania and the queen regent of Spain
that the late empress of Austria wor-
SHIPPED Henri Heine. 1t has often been
said that her fondness for him came
from the fact that of all the Germans
the author of 1.-THE Intermezzo" was the
one who was the greatest admirer of
France
M. Theirs was an ardent reader and
was also handy with his pen. as was
Louis Napoleon. OF the French presi-
dents Faurc was probably the best In
formed, reading everything with avidfty,
with a special liking for books on travels
and colonization and the Franco-Prus-
sian war. Carnot had hobby for works
on the French revolution. The new presi-
dent, M. Loubet, possesses a large and
well used library, and, contrary to gen.
eral report, Is a very we'll read man.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
ST. PAUL MARKETS.

PRODUCE-Eggs are quoted lower.
Other produce steady.
The following are the quotations as cor
rected daily by, Jett & Woods:
Apples-Per Bbl-Russet, 81. 1905 %; Bald
win, $475@5.50: Greening, s4.75@5. 25; 9th
varieties, $4@5.
BeanS-Per BU-Fancy 81 35M1 so. dirty
lots, 60@65c; brown, fancy, $1.25; me-
dunn, hand-picked, $1.20
Beef = Country-dressed, fancy, 6@Sc;
rough, 406c.
Butter-Per Lb-Creameries, extras, 191kc
creameries. firsts, 1Sc; dairies. extras,
lie, firsts, 15@1ec; roll and print, 13@14c;
packing stock, 12c.
acknowledgements $3.50 cwt
Cheese-JPer Lb-Brown, No. /, u61115c:
brick, No. 2, s@s1kc; Limburger, 9@siac;
twins, ai fancy, Minnesota and Wisconsin,
haif-bbi ssas75. w. s'e40''V' sweet per
cranberries-B EEL. and bugle, ss,7s@7; bell
Eggs-Fresh, subject to loss off, new,
cases included, lie; seconds. &C..
Figs-California. 1e-lb box, $l.25.
Fish--Per Lb-Pickerel, 41a@5c; croppies.
7c; trout, lake, Sc; whitefish. &c.
Game-Ducks, mallard. per doz, ST. 50G5:
canvasback, $5.25@7; brant, per doz, SAC
450.
Hogs-Clean-Pe Lb-Heavy, 41kc; light.
41e@6c; medium, &C.
Honey-Lb Sections : Buckwheat, 566c;
eStractsd, amber e@eAe; extracted,
Lemons-California, zoos to s6Os, 49, 500
3.75; Messinas, zoos to 36Os, s3.75
Maple Sugar-Per Lb-Ohio, in bricks.
10c: Vermont, in bricks, 1Oc; Western,
in bricks, Zoe.
Mutton-Per- Lb-Bucks, SIC; country
dressed, 7@Sc, milk lambs, pelts off,
91a@1Gc.
Nuts-Almonds, new small quantities, 16
%17c; almonds, Tarragonas, sacks 100
lbs, Ice; Tarragonas, small quantities.
lie; filberts, sacks about 200 lbs 9079lbc
filberts,s small quantities, 1oc: hickory,
per lib, 81 so. peanuts, per lb, 506c; pea
nuts, roasted, G@7c; walnuts, S@9c; wal
nuts. small quantities, 9@10c; walnuts,
California. soft shell, sacks, 100 to ITO
lbs 91zQ1oc; walnuts, hard. less quanti-
ties, 12c; black walnuts. per blu, ST.
Onions-Per Bu-Yellow Globes 6567Oc:
Bed Globe, 7o@75c; other varieties, 45@
SOC.
Oranges = Per Box = California. navel
Potatoes-Burbanks, 55@60c; Rural. 556
Coo; Peerless, 50@55c; common and
mixed, 40G60c; Jersey sweets, s3d3 %.
Poultry-Country dressed spring chick
ems, 12c; hens, 10c; ROSTERS. sc; turkeys.
choice, 10@11c; medium, SC.
Veal-Per Lb-Coarse and thin, &c: extra
fancy, country -dressed, 714@Sc.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
SALES OF STOCKS EXCEEDED THE
ENORMOUS FIGURES OF AMILI-
ION AND A QUARTER
HEAVY ORDERS CAUSE DEMAND
Most Sensational Advances Were
Made In the specialties, Many of
Which Maintained Gains to the
!ClOse-Six Per Cent Was the Pre-
vailing Rate, for Call Money, En-
abling Dealers to Place Orders.

NEW 1Ohh, April 5.-Ine usual ac-
emulation over Sunday of buy at the
market" orders cused buoyant opening
in many stocks. The dealings were on a
tremendous scale, particularly in the
morning, and the total transactions were
over million and a quarter shares. The
most sensational advances were made
In the specialties, many of which main
tanned gains to the close, although the
railways eased. off.
The legal rate, per cent was the
prevailing figure on call for good collat-
eral, but the range of the day was from
TO ), with the close at the lower figure
Although the London market was closed
on account of the Easter holidays, arbi-
trage brokers' put out some lines of stock
III the expectation of getting them back
cheaper In London tomorrow The mar
ket throughout was highly speculative,
with rapid advances and declines Man.
nattan, on tremendous dealings main
tanned an advance of points. The stock
was apparently controlled by pool op-
erations, support being extended on de-
chnes and much realizing appearing at
the high figures. Federal Steel,on transac-
lions second only to those of Manhattan.
soid early at the highest figure yet reach
Ell ana then receded sharply, leaving a
net loss Of 11a. The preferred advanced
ABOUT as much. American Steel was
pushed up points.
Missouri Pacific, on trading Of over
!oo,ooo shares, advanced points on buy
ing by a pool supposed to include some of
tne insiders Kansas & Texas preferred
at the same time was marked up over a
point. Inc announcement of the privilege
to subscribe for new stock in Rrooklvn
transit, together with an erroneous re-
port OF a cash dividend declaration
caused the stock to sell up to 1856. but 1t
receded sharply, leaving a net decline of
over points at the close.
Ihe trading in some half dozen specfaI-
ties nearly equalled the dealings In all
the rest of the list. The most conspicu-
Gus advances were Third Avenue g.;
North American, So; International Pa
per, rs: Tin Plate. AZ; Tennessee Coal
~ and Sugar 8. Pacific Mail, Delaware
q Lackawanna, Mexican Central and
western Union were spots of strength
crop adVlces We're assigned as the reason
iof realizing in the standard Western
railway stocks Burlington, Pennsylya-
ma, New York Central and Northern Pa.
enc suffered declines of a point and
over. Kansas CITY, Pittsburg & Gulf and
metropolitan were weak The closing Of
the genral market was weak. It trans
plreo atter the close of business that a.
oeal mao bene made between Manhattan
ana Ih1rd Avenue companies.
Sohsideraoie frregularity prevailed In
todays bond market, with the more
p1o o m me issues sagging Total sales
sI'o4oVoo. y. s. 5s advanced n, but "a
lost Is In the bid price.
STOCKS.
Co. members of the New Yorlx stnnI 60 q
S sge, Pioneer Press building, who have
sRecial wires to Chicago and New yorr
Sloslng prices are bid:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
HEARsE IN DISGRACE.
1t Fell Into Bad OdOr After Hauling
a Load of Fish.


Holden (Me.) Cor. New York Sun.
This town Is the owner of a hearse that
is out of job. 1t is a good hearse. only
6 years old, clean. bright and as good as
new, but in spite of It's apparent at
tract1veness and in spite of the fact that
it cost the town $780, it has not carried a
coffin or led funeral procession for
more than four years.
Until five years ago it was the most
popular and widely employed hearse In
Northern Hancock county, and was hired
by people in Eddington, Dedham and
Clifton. One day the driver, having taken
body to Brooklyn for interment, saw
chance to turn an honest dollar by
bringing back a load of salt fish. Then
the trouble began. The fish didn't harm
the hearse any and the hearse didn't hurt
the fish, but when the story got out the
usefulness of the hearse was gone. Those
who had friends to bury sent to Bangor,
ten miles away. and paid $40 or Sis for a
hearse sooner than have the local hearse
for nothing: The town had the hearss
newly painted and vanished hoping to
remove the prejudice, but the fish story
held on, and the village boys threw stones
at the hearse house to show their con-
tempt. In year or SO the feeling against
the hearse became so strong that men de-
clared In their Wills that their heirs should
be disinherited in case the testators were
carried to the grave In the Holden hearse
Those who didn't wish to mention the
hearse got around it by demanding that
their bodies should be conveyed in
hearse from Dedham or Bangor These
wills were filed in the probate office in
Bangor, and before the property could be
divided the heirs were obliged to prove
that the request regarding the hearse had
been fulfilled.
The affair has caused no end of trouble
and expense, but in spite of the time that
has elapsed the feeling is stronger today
than it was five years ago. This spring
there is an article IN the town warrants
Ito see If the town will vote to sell the
hearse." 1t will be adopted.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
DULUTH GRAIN.

DULUTH, Mimi, April 3-The market
was active and weaker. May opened SIC
up at l2asc, sold up to 721ac at 9:34 off to
71ssc. Cash, $4,000 bu at unchanged pre-
miums. Car inspection, wheat 60; rye, 2;
barley. 4; fax. IS. Receipts, wheat, 49,
2S5 blu; corn. 1874; rye, 5s5; barley, 2,5O3;
Wheat stocks last week: No 1 hard
90, lIS bu; No. Northern, ARTIST No. 2
Northern, 2,547, ,S3S; No. g. spring, 309, $50:
bin, 1,5sS,.542 afioat 267, 7GS; total. 10. 75l.-
367: increase, 322,001; stock last year.
3,6l5l77: corn, ~5.559. 724; oats. LOSE sos: rye
900 Ss5: barley, 4S2, 1875; flax, 1,179, 1856 Wheat
74!ac; July. 741sc; No. / northern cash
Gg1sc: April, 6s5sc;- May. 11ac: July, 721sc
No northern. 66ase: No. 5 spring, 63c; to
69skc: No. 2 northern, ss5hc; oats, 27M6
2Ac; rye. SIC; barley, 37@40c; fax, 81 1915 ;
May, $l.2l; corn, gle; May, 32c
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04


very theoretically, threw the shells on
the ground. Instantly one disappeared.
and the spectators were wondering wnat
had become of 1t when a huge cobra
burst out Of the jungle, bearing the miss
ino cowrie on ira forehead. 1t must have
heen a humble sort of reptile, for when
ordered by the sage to suck the wound
on the deceased lady 1t at once complied.
and then died to save further trouble.
Within an hour its human victim had
quite recovered. and went of merrily
with her husband and relatives, none the
worse for her little adventure.
''Such was the marvellous treatment"
saws the narrator, "of the peasant Moula
Bux, professor of the occult science.
which, with the spread Of the so-called
Western civilization, has almost died out
of the land" What we cannot under
stand is why snakes committed more
atrocities when occult science was in its
prime than under Western civilization.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
UGLY EAGLES
Fought a Man for His Dog and Al
most Won the Animal


most Won the Animal.
Isaac Eill. who lives under the shadow
OF Indian Hill, near Weston, Conn.,. IS
suffering from wounds received In bat
tie with a big pair Of gray eagles the
ether day. Mr.. Bill was crossing mead
ow in search Of a stray COW, accom-
panied by his small cocker spaniel when
his attention was attracted by the two
huge birds, which were circling around
over Indian Hill. 80
Suddenly dark shadow passed along
over the snow, and one of the eagles
swooped down toward the dog Mr. Bill
struck at the bird with his cane, hitting
it several hard blows, and it scared up
ward and was joined by its companion.
Then both birds began to make long
swoops down toward the man, suddenly
Xeering when within few feet of him.
and all the time uttering harsh cries. Mr.
Bill didn't like the situation. He picked
w, the dog, tucked It under his arm and
made tracks for home. The eagles fol-
lowed, and one made an attempt to close
his talons on the dog. Mr.. Bill struck
at 1t again and again. The other eagle
then joined in the melee, and before Mr.
Bill realized it, struck him a heavy blow
on the head, and at the same time tore
the arm Of his coat and scratched the
flesh underneath. Then Mr.. Bill began to
run Tor Gear HE toward the house, which
was now only a few rods distant. The
eagles kept close and several times struck
both him and the dog One drew his
talons viciously across the mans neck,
making a deep wound. AS he reached
the gate to his yard Mr. Bill screamed
for help. and his eldest boy seized q
clothes pole and struck one of eagles to
the ground. 1t had all the fight taken
out of it,. and getting up scared away,
Its companion following.
Mr.. Bits neck and shirt were fairly
covered with blood, and he was nearly
exhausted from running through the
snow and his exertions in beating the
birds off.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04

CHICAGO, April 3.-Heavy receipts to-
day in association with prospective mild
er weather caused longs to llquidate free
ly today in the wheat pit. After an early
advance of 1c, May closed with net de-
cline of 3sdJ$lc. Oats are shade lower.
Pork declined 212G5c. Lard and ribs left
off practically unchanged.
There was a decidedly strong tone in
the wheat pit at the start. May opened
ss07se higher, at from 1850 TO 1850, and
during the first few minutes trading ad-
vanced to 732.c. The strength at the open
Ing was the consequences Of an official re-
port from Missouri, estimating the crop
condition in that state at &C. drop OF IA
points from the condition d year ago
The weather throughout the Northwest
was still unseasonably cold, but there
were predictions of spring-tke weather
for tomorrow Under the influence of a
prospective modification of the tempera-
ture, spectators forgot all about accom-
plished damage, and they sold on the
advance. AS the session progressed
visions of sprouting seeds and budding
trees rose in the minds of traders and
heavy liquidation set in. This seseling
changed the market from the extreme
of buoyant lightness to heavy depression.
May wheat slipped off quickly to 714c.
The heavy receipts also encouraged SELL
ing. Chicago received SO cars Of which
five graded contract Minneapolis and
Duluth got SCI carloads compared with
$40 the same day year ago. The total
receipts at Western primary markets
We're 800. 600 blu, whereas only 236, 900 were
received last year Atlantic port clear
ances of wheat and flour were equal to
297 coo bu. The domestic visible showed a
decrease of but so 900 bu instead of about
SEQ 600 blu as expected. Covering by shorts
at the decline caused a slight rally near
the end and May closed at 71B@72.
I.iquidatio by leading bull concerns
weakened corn, and the bears who have
been on the look out for favorable oo-
portunity to buy In their short corn took
advantage of the decline. and part of the
loss was regained. Receipts. 199 cars.
May opened sc higher at 351s@354c, sold
sparingly at 354c, and closed with buyers
at 347sc.
There was an excellent demand for
both May and July oats, the latter option
being especially wanted. Receipts, 2la
cars May began 1sd1Ac higher at 26A
declined to 2Gssc. and closed at 261ac.
Provisions We're sustained under the
weakness of the surrounding grain mar
kets by the revelations of the monthly
stock taking, which showed apparently
that the great receipts of hogs are no
more than sufficient to satisfy current re-
quirements of the foreign and domestic
consumers. May pork opened a shade
lower at s912k. declined to S9.071ac, and
closed at 1910, buyers. The range in
lard and ribs was narrow.
Estimated receipts Tuesday: Wheat, 70;
corn. 375; oats, PSI; hogs, 21.00o.
Holiday tomorrow, city election.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
iOpen-lHigh-i LOW Clos
ing est est. Ing.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
FINANCIAL CRISIS
Forced Upon aaYoung Couple by a
Relentless Slot Gas Meter.


Relentless Slot Gas Meter.
Minneapolis Journal.
And the slot meter with It's joshing
clothes on. can turn some awfully en-
barrassing tricks. Now there is a young
man living in a nice little fiat not far
from Park avenue, and he had one Of
the slot meters put in because he holds
that it is better to pay for anything as
you go, and thenzyou know where you
stand. For a month past the young man
has been running close to the wind,
financially, and economy of the strictest
sort has BEEN. his. watchword Also. the
young mans wife, being a woman of
understanding, has cut expenses down to
the minimum. Last Friday the young
man expected to make raise down town
during the day, but the man he expected
to meet disappointed him so he went
home without a cent in his clothes, and,
to make matters worse, there was no
money in the house.
Nothing of the financial crisis in this
household appeared on the surface, how
ever. The fiat is handsomely furnished,
and when some friends to the number of
half a dozen called Friday evening ey-
erything looked prosperous The host
and hostess were both smiling as young
folks will smile through adversely, and
matters were drifting along merrily I'M
til the gas went out.
At that instant the young man realized
with horror that there wasn't penny in
the house, and that the sum of 25 cents
wherewith to propitiate the god of the
gashouse was an imperative necessity.
my DEAR" he said tremulously-"er-
have you a quarter in changer
Good gracious Charlie" gasped the
lady, somewhat Historically, but still
with great presence of mind-"There
isn't thing inSthe house but $40 bill -
''Ive got some change said one Of
the visitors, forhng out handful Of
silver. g:}
..An right. ",lsaidl the young man-'I'll
skin out and get the ten broken after a
while The borrowed quarter went into
the slot. the gas burned once more, and,
In the hilarity that ensued further ref
erence to that quarter was studiously
tabooed. It