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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-30
H0USEFyR MHSHlNGS
at Special Inventory Prices.


d sizes bakcfs' square or oval shape.
were ~ TO- ana "0c Inventory Price.
i5e
"hey onapo salad Bowls. sold for -l
~ ana 4'c' inventory Price. 10. 20.
and .............- REPRESENTATIVES,.
sauce Auree.-' including L3dIe 10
iiil'''' SOFA Tor Si'l'. inventory Price,
r.,... ST.. Do.
r.l'.' l'i7nca, SOLD Tor
'D. jill. ,"'oIy Ii.'a commencement ''e.
"-' ~ H. ana ll-lncu AIcIL Dishes.
SOFA I'r OH. &c.. 81. and $780, myou-
tory Price. %. 90, zoe. AND. .........sf
Largest SIZE tlsh Dishes. SOLD for So
InFeHloiy Price 800
covered hI...r Dishes, Sold for Ue.
'"f t.'o-y IfIce ..-...................3.i BOZ.
''5 lDll'I i-'i Vegetable Dishes. sold FOR
WV a. "'~~"~ inventory Price each.
5c.
covered Dishes. large sizes. SOLD for
fl.''. Inventory Price .............g-s
9oup Iuieens' sold for $3.50. Inventory
'''.'''''''--..-. '.--...........s -
4e"-fots, large Size. sold tor So. Iuten-
''iy iIice '............. ........;iDe
o"led cake or Fruit Dishes. sold for
$L-l. Inventory Price ............. .G3.
Decorated Go.d-Linld Tee Bowls. Sold
Tor -'c. Inventory Price ...........i5c
~ tp1eA decorated cups and sul.crs.
sold for Sl-5 "a dozen. Inventory Prizes.
PAIR .'.-......-.-... ..-............-. o..
e uo@eA. inventory Price. dozen
81
Bread and Butter Plates Oatmeal md
Berry Saucers. Carlsbad China. finely
u''oi.ilel. SOFA Tor fl9' 70 dozen. ln-
F'i-lot4 i.I.tr' Il QNH.I ............. Coo.
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Linen Crash Suits. Elton jackets, were
g. Inventory Price only .........SI. 50.
White Pique Suits, Elton jackets and
skirts. were 81. Inventory Price. 81. 30
Linen Crash Suits. Mess jacket, skirt
braided, were $40. Inventory Price
Olliy ..'..s'.'.s' -...'''.... ........fo.-sO.
White Pique Suits. deliberately braided
in White, were 1898. Inventory Price
only ........s..- -...................S4.l ID
Ladies' Atwood Blue and Black Serge
Suits, tight-fttlng Jackets, lined all
through, were $3.50. Inventory Price,
$3.50.
Fine All-Wool Serge Eton Suits in Blue.
Black, and Tan, jackets full .ned,
were $3.50. Inventory Price only.$44S.
Highly Tailored Suits, in Venetian CO.
vcrts and all-wool serges. few of
them being silk lined all through.
were $3.50 and Sl49S. Inventory Price.
$3.50.
Lieht-Pearl-Gray Mess-Jacket Suits.
lined with finest plaid TaGeta. were
S25. Inventory Price .............SI2.5
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Ladies' Silk Waists.

White and Colored China SILK Waists,
tucked. that were $3.50. Inventory
Price ......... ........... ..........$1 30
Small Checked All-Silk Wash Waists,
in Black and White, Blue and White.
and Lavender and White. were ST. Inc
ventory Price ........,... ........<.. 30.
High Grade Plaid and Plain IaGeta silk
Waists. including Black and Whlo
plaids, were $j.gJ. Inventory Price
only ............ .......... .........S3.0S.
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G0iored Wash Peiiic9ais,

corded ........... ........ ..........SI. 10
Plain Linen Colored Underskirts. two
rufnes. were S9c., for ..............5Oc.
Black Satin Underskirts, with rufde and
cords, were SIS. Inventory Price only
soc
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WRAPPERS. CLOSING PRICES.
WranneEs.

Nice Lawn Wrappers, in light colors,
braid trimmed, were CSC. Inventory
rice '-.'''''... '.......... .''''.''''""N'
Wcll-Made. Good-Quaiity Lawn aud
Percale Wrappers. in light and dark
colors, were 81 and SIS. Inventory
rice .....-...... .--....'... .''-'''''' "''
All of our Hlgh-Grade Wrappers, nclui-
ing solid colored lawn and White
lawn. trimmed with Hamburg, We're
$50 to $3.50. Inventory Price....$L5O.
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Wall Panar,

l,tDJ rolls White Bank Paper, TO. Kind.
per ROLL. .....-.. ...... ........5 I-2c.
300 rolls Embossed Colds, for parlors.
halls, and Libraries, sold at &c. to-
il4NA4 ID ~ ss+. ssss.sss .-s+sr..sss- -+t+.. AsbN
High-Grade Embossed and Plain Gold
Parlor. Hall Library. and Dining
Room Designs, were 50e per roll
HOWL. .t.--.-.. .s.......... .t-s..s. ~.
Room Mouldlns in plain SILT and
figured, all cOlors, per fOOt....2 lie.
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LaCss and Embroidery.

AN-Oyer Pique Embroidery, in white
Blue. Pink. and Lavender. per yard.
soc.
Cambria Skirt,ngs and open Designs,
p'f 9diu.ss... .....s.. .s.... ........l1C.
Cambria Edges in wide narrow, aud
medium widths. per yard..........Sc.
Cambria Edges, in different widths, per
Naiu...... ...... .......... ..... ......4c.
Cream All-Oyer BondOn Lace. peg
Noi0'ss.s- '.t... ........ ......... ..9Oc.
Cream All-Oyer Imitation Renaissance
Lace, per yard. .......... ........ SSc
Imitation Renaissance Lace, 5 inches
wide. per yard...... .......... ......25c
Nalcncicnncs laces and lnsertinss 70
match, per dozen y0rds...........5O zoe.
Nalcnciennes Lace, In the Honiton
effect, per dozen yards..........25 c.
Nalenciennes Lace, the 20 and 80. kiud.
per dozen yards...... ........ ......I5c.
Black Nalenciennes Lace, per dozen
80
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Black Dress Goods.

Black Dress Goods.
SG-inch Florentinc Mohair.
All-Wool Soft-Fnish French nm
Serge, Atwood Crow-Biack Jtln
Henrietta, Fancy Wool and I H.
Mohair CreDons. 81 II and
soc. grades. Inventory price.
iO-inch An-Wool Snk-Fnish
Henrietta. Hard Twisted oo
Double-Warp Storm Serge, IIio
High Lustre Reversible Mo- IN
hair Brilliantine, regular UUOi
prices 90 and Coo. Inventory
Pfice ............. .............
<2-inch ATWOOD English Chez
viot, Atwood Granite and 20
Bourette Cloths. All-Wool N,i0
Etemine and Batisto suit ,Ilii.,
ings the 70 and Sc goods. SOot
Inventory Price ..............
52-inch Atwood Tailor Serge.
52-inch Al-Wool Double
Warp Rough-Finish Cheviot.
Biaritz, and French Poplin. III
goods that sold at 81 and | uUi
A.25. Inventory Price ........
52-inch Extra-Fine French
Diagonal Serge, Superb Qual-
fly French Camevs-Hafr mr.
Lightweight Thibot Serge. khn
Mohair Diagonal, regular iitiI,t
Sl25 and $3.50 goods. Inven-
tory Price ......... ...........
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Granite and linWare.

4-quart Blue and white Teakat''.r sold
foc G9c.. Inventory Price doc quart,
sold for &c., Inventory Price,. GOO.
l8-luart Blue and White Cooking Pots,
sold Cor Csc. Inventory Price,. 05c.
3-quart Cofce or Tea-POts. sold for 3jc.
Inventory Price .......... ..........@ic e..
Square Baking Pans. sold for 39c. In-
Nentory Price .......... .............2 0e
2-quart Blue and White MIX Pans. sold
for l0c Inventory Price ............Gc.
2-Qudrr Tipped Slucepans, sold Cor he.
Inventory Price ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -.
Extra-Hcavy Dish Pans, sold Tor go.
Inventory Price ........ ........ 1 81.
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Waists.

lawn and PercaIe Fun Laundered
Waists. i'm light and dark colors. were
39c. Inventory Price ...............10c
Thin Lawn and Colored Percale Waists
In colors and Black and White, all
sizes, from % 20 ~, We're &c. Invcn-
tory Price ............. .............. 39c.
Solid Black Lawn Waists, were soc.
inventory Illce ......-..............Ooc
Solid Black Lawn Waists. with bias
tucks. were SL19. Inventory Price..75c.
Solid Black Percale Waists, all Of the
finest tucked were SlJ0 Inventory
Price ............ .......... 81
All Of our White Pique Waists. I'm ucks
and inserting, that sold at $50 10
$3.50 Inventory Price 81
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Mems furnishings.

MEMS furnishings.
Mems Wh:,e UnlannGered Shirts. re-
is.orcsd back and :font. tu6 length
bosom. and made oi good muslin. see.
value, Inventory price. :0c.
Meas 2-Pir0s Fancy Stripe Bathing
SpHs. made of al wool Jersey cloth,
10 tU...... ......-... ........ ......SS. 81.
Mems Pure-Lncn Hemstitched Hand
kerchiefs. wide aud marrow hens
lie value Tor. each............12 lie
for lOc. Inventory Price. &C., or, log
25c.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-11-02
Ger groknrif.
8pman BON 81. Srtb-
IA. sSortIebund.)


nDenn es ni4t gegen Sbre 9fGi9t
1T. 10 fiibren lie bas Wtdb6en gu mir, /"
iagte er. sd bOffe. es foirb mir gee
itattet iein, einige WOrte aIIein nit i9r
gu ipre3en."
Der S9lieber ma9te cine 9ebdroe
bsS 8ebuuerHs. sd piirbe Oamit
gegen meine Snitruttionen peritoben,
Senorl sGs lit mir Sipar erIaubt,
ieOsn gu Stnen gu tuHen, ben sic
ielbIt empfangen pollen, aber bic llns
terbaltung barf nur in meiner 9egens
mart Ituttfinoen. Bel Der Dame, Die
Sic Ipeben perlieb, banbelte es ii9 nm
eine Qusnabme, benn lie bate einen
YaIiierI6ein bonn tommunbirenben
@sneral, auf bem ausoriidlicb permertt
mar, bab iie pbne 3eugen nit Sbnen
ipre6en biirfe. gtber mein 9ott, am
Gnbe bin i9 tein llnmenI9. 8enn
Sie mid nu6ber nit irgenb einem
Qluftrage ipegI9iden, pieIIei9t nit Der
Bite, Sbnen cine SlaI9e 8ein pber
Spei gu bolen, 10 tDnnen Sic bic 3eit
bis 5u meiner Riidtebr immerbin su
einem tleinen pertrauli9en 3piesez
iprd6 ausnuben."
Santbar briidte Wsrner i6m bic
Sanb. sd puBte. baB i9 mid in
Sbrer MenIdenTreunbli9teit ni9t gez
tGuI6t babe, SenOr gubiloo! Der
Stmmel m0ge es Sbnen lobnen."
na1, Senor, fir Sic tbdte id nit
Sreuben nod mebr." perIt9erte Der
GalieBer geriibrt. rSeitbem lie ben
luaderen Rocafuerte aufsebdngt, 1T
mir'teiner BON meinsn S6iiBlingen
mebr 10 Iieb unO pertb sepeien tpie
Sie."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-11-02
(6ortieBung fol9t.)

g 9lau. 81: .0ie, Su pouT.
iirIt bic SOdtsr 9einer Sauspirt5ina
0os Mdbel lit bod Iebr arm!- - g.:
.0as tbut ni9ts; bic Mitgift blei6s i9
iebt i4on almdIig bel ibrsr Ruttsr
i9ulbia!"
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-04
RESTRICTIONS ON TRADES.
Curious Specimens of Legislation in
Great Britain in the
OIden Times.

There are many instances of curious
acts passed in connection with restric-
tions on trades and professions, and in
some cases an element of humor enters
into them when judged by the stand
ards of to-day. The want of confidence
in lawyers, which rightly or wrongly
is somewhat commonly entertained, is
at least as old as the times of Henry
VI, for an act was passed in 14e1 TO re-
duce the number of attorneys in the
eastern counties. The act shows that
there were upward of so such in Nor
folk and Suffolk, and their numbers
were mercilessly reduced TO six in Nor
folk, six in Suffolk and two in Norwich.
4 statute of Henry VII. Q4S9) enacted
that no butcher should slaughter cat
tie in any walled town-a restriction
likewise extended to Cambridge. AS
though the gambling of the South sea
bubble period had cast its shadow be-
fore. an act of 1897 strove to limit the
number and restrain the i'll practices
of brokers and stock jobbers, and after
the disaster of that time another act,
in 1874. aimed at preventing certain
Infamous" practices of stock jobbing.
A law, not of restriction but of relief,
was that of 1872. exempting apothe-
carries from serving the offices of con-
stable, scavenger and other parish du-
ties and from liability of being called
upon to act on juries. \ bill that passed
into law in 1928 provided against jour
reymen shoemakers pawning boots,
shoes, leather and other materials, and
establishing rules for regulating them.
The matter of servants certificates of
character is still burning question.
and an act of 1892 sought to prevent the
fraud of eounterfeiting them. Several
laws passed in England and Scotland
had empowered justices of the peace to
fix the wages and piece work of arti-
ficers and other workers, and. this ar
bitrary power was withdrawn under
George III. ns13).-Cornhill Magazine.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-04
Her Object Lesson

CHE was pretty, witty, sarcastic
her world had wholesome dread
OF Mrs. Treluwney's tongue. She had
inst int:mated a desire for an ice and
her attendant satellites had disap-
peared al once. each eager TO be fore
most in the quest
She had had a busy day, and it was
pleasant and cool there behind the
palm; she only wished that people
would not whisper somewhere near. II
only they were aware how much far
ther a whisper carried than an ordinary
tone! And while she meditated an epi-
gram on this subject she opened her
ewes and looked round impatiently for
the whisperers.
There was a particularly ineligible
corner near Mrs. Trelawney's snug re-
treat-a three-cornered, low backed
seat, in the full glare of the light, and
unpleasantly close 10 an intrusive and
spiky cactus.
Hither had retreated a poor cousin
of the hostess, a little girl of II, under
dressed and pale-faced, conspicuous
only for a new and shining weddins g
ring. She had been alone most OF the
evening, and now it was she
and her boy husband whose whispering
had disturbed Mrs. Trelawney.
Darling, are you enjoying yourself?
whispered the boy husband.
80 much, dear!" answered the little
pale girl enthusiastically. Its all so
pretty and so amusing to watch; I've
never seen anything so pretty in my
life!"
1--WE been helping Lady Lucy; she
asked me to take some ladies down TO
supper," the boy husband went on, with
a conical Importance. You're sure
you are not dull here all alone?"
Dull? o, dear, mol" cried the little
girl, opening wide eyes of amazenent.
"Oh, there's Lady Lucy looking at US,
dear; expect she wants you again"
The boy hurried off again, proud and
slated, and his little wife sat smiling
after him from the corner. Mrs. Ire
Iawney looked sharply from one TO the
other. II wonder how long that state
of things will last?' she meditated
cynically.
She knew a certain amount about the
affairs of the foolish couple-Lady
Lucy had confided various details in the
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-04

"Now, Gladys" said a mother, If yen
wake up early Sunday be a, good glrl ana a. p. ne
still. Perhaps you'll go to sleep again. But "
early Sunday morning the child was out tos ..
bed as usual and came patter,nY mswma man ma
reproachfully, you re naughty girl; NOV %
You in" So the mother arose and escorted
the wakefu child back to her, bed. Gladys
crawled under the covers, and her molhes,
made her as comfortable as possible NOW,
said the child, give me sometning 10 reaI,
please" Her mother turned to the booE'
Shelves. What do you want:"' she said.
Give me 'Aesops Fables, said Gladys, she
took the book with happy smile !! ana h aa;S neg
with long-drawn sigh, 'I'll read till you call
me. And | know what ~ readMln All! u nsI reiS
osopher opened the magic bOok.-Clsvelaud
Plain Dealer
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-04
HUMOROUS.

-Your replies are very yart," said the
young husband. Then he hastily added;
"But they are not as tart as those thai
mother made" - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
speaking OF getting a tooth pulled
said the cornfed philosopher, that is
one instance where man is bound to
stay and see the thing out. Indian
apolis Journal.
Mrs. Wackum-"How did tha'
naughty boy of yours hurt himself?'
Mrs. Snapper-"That good little boy OF
yours hit him on The head with brick y
-Roxbury Gazette.
Mamma" said Dot, do all the
rivers empty into the ses?" Most OF
them, my dear" Then why doesn't
the sea run over; is it because there
are lots of sponges in it?"-Golden
Days.
I'll give you few pcinters," /" yelled
the enthusiast tic politician, excitedly, to
Grimes, who was arguing with him.
Cheese it," said Grimes, with fright
ened look Don't say that again, for
heavens sake. If anybody heard you
ray that it would ruin me- How
would it?' asked the politician. Be
cause" said Grimes, I'm y sausage
maker" Harlem Life.
A Fond Mothers Mistake.-"l
shouldn't wonder" said Mrs. Corntos-
sci, ''if our boy wouldn't of been a
great ship-sinkcr, ship-raiser and lee
turer if he'd have had The chance
why, he hasn't any such talents, re-
piled her husband Il dunno. He's sot
the temperament fur it. You jes' orter
have seen the record he made when
they was playin' kissin' games at the
corn huskin'. Wa ashins.on Star.
Scene The breakfast table of a
West end boarding house.-Mr. Smith
ers-"Pass the sat, please" No notice
is taken. Mr.. Smithers (raising his
>oice)-"Pass the salt, please. HIS
neighbors are absorbed in their conver-
sation, and his request remains un-
needed. Mr.. Smithers-"Have you
heard the latest scandal?" Everybody
(eagerly)-"No; what is it?' Mr..
Smithers-"Pass the salt, please.
Golden Penny.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-04

course of her apology for their presence
there at all. The boy was journalist,
with a microscopic income and limited
talents, and the little wife was penni-
less; and they had a tiny fiat some
where in the east-some unciviliZed To-
cality, the bare thought of which sent
a shudder through Lady Lucy. in ten
years time" she said 10 herself, what
will have become of them?" And at that
point she paused aghast.
Ii was exactly len years since she her
self, a girl of II, had made runaway
love match with handsome Capt. Ire
lawney.
She sat curiously white and still,
while that dead and half forgotten past
flashed wildly before her. She would
never have thought it possible. then for
her husband 10 be at his club while she
amused herself successfully elsewhere
and new this was the normal state of
things between them.
There had been no quarrel, no dis
pute; they had simply drifted away
from each other in those ten years of
married life. until now they were CON-
paratiy- strangers. Neither could have
told ho~ or when the diversion began.
She looked at the uncomfortable cor
ner agai.s. and with new eyes That
pale lItt.< face was the happiest in the
room-,I:s only contented one in sight.
And when the boy husband came near,
always ,.ith glance and smile in that
direction. what a radiant look was
floated back at himi They really
seemed to be enjoying their evening.
Mrs. Trelawney reflected. and then.
with an indescriba bic sensation. 1t oc-
Cured 10 her that she. the admired ard
pefted society beauty. was actually en-
wing that plain, badIy-dressed. penni-
less little girl
Mrs Trelawney breathed q long sigh
Z relief when the broughaz door was
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-04
SUMATRA TOBACCO.
for tLo Market I'm the
Islands.

Sumatra, upon the equator, 1.-The half
way house of the world" is one of the
most beautifully situated of the isles
of the summer seas. The high noun
tain ridges on the west slope down and
spread out in great green plains to the
fertile eastern coasts, where the low
swamps at the waters edge breed fatal
germs of tropical disease. The large
settlements and most of the attractive
districts are on the west coast. the hills
rising steeply from the ocean. Here
thriyes luxuriantly the coffee tree.
Near Deli. on the straits of Malacca,
large areas have been devoted to to-
bacco culture. On the lower east coast
estates more than 43, 600 coolies toll
with the ardor known only to the germ
proof people, in this malarial land.
The wild mountaineers of Sumatra
are in striking contrast to the gentle
Javanese. When the Dutch would have
conquered them they retired to their
mountain businesses and waited for
malaria to lay low the European foe.
As seen in Sumatra, tobacco planting
which is the principal agricultural in
dustry is described as carried on in the
most picturesque way in the world.
The jungle is first cleared, and this is
costly and difficult undertaking. When
the ground has been laid as bare as pos
sible by telling trees and firing the un-
dergrowth, the whole area is plowed
by buffalo teams. This must be con-
stantly carried on. as tobacco can only
be grown for one year, and then the
ground must be allowed to rest for
eight or ten years. After plowing the
land must be thoroughly drained by
means of expensive canals. The to-
bacco seed is sown in the spring and
carefully protected from the sun by
means of mating.
When a certain development has
been reached the young plants are
planted at equal distances apart. The
tobacco plant arrives at maturity abou.
the end of June. After the leaves have
been gathered they are dried in enor-
nous sheds These sheds are con-
structed most artistically of wood
bamboo and mating, and are provided
all around the sides with adjustable
mats for regulating the supply of air
10 insure perfect drying. Ii is the bust
ness of the King coolies to build these
sheds and to keep the roads in order
The tobacco is then stored, pressed,
sorted and packed and finally piled in
the buffalo wagons for shipment. Il is
taken to Belawan, and from here will
find its way TO all quarters of the glore.
Ii will be treated in factories by moo
ern machinery. will be handled by ;..i
sorts and conditions of men and women.
and finally smoked by careless, prosaic
men, who know nothing of the sum
mer isles of Eden to whom Sumatra
on pearly seas is but a name.
The Sumatran leaf is never used TO
make a whole cigar, but because of It's
beauty and regularity it is much used
TO make the outside of the Havana >
Manila" American" and German"
whatever cigars they may astensibly be
called.-Chicago Chronicle.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-04
A LAKE PILOTS LEG.
How 1t Solved the Mystery Oh 'ne
Wreck of the Steam Propeher
Susan L. Peck.

"We are never amazed when vessels
ca aground and are wrecked on Lake
Erie during the gales that are com
mon on that treacherous water, tor we
,ypect such things then" said lake
,kipper. but when one is grounded
Oh a clear day ard wrecked, on course
d. clear as the day and in the hands OF
a pilot that knows the ground like a
book. we naturally wonder little and
want to know the why's and wherefores.
Such was the case of the propeller Su-
san f. Peck. that went aground near
Bar Point and was lost with a S2O,09O
cargo.
The captain OF the Susan E. had
sailed successfully hundreds OF times
between Point Pelee and Bar Point and
in all kinds of weather, and this time
he had a wheelman who was known
from one end of the lake to the other
as one of the most expert navigators
in the lake business. lie had been ~
ing up long time for the very good
reason that owing 10 an accident to
one of his legs that leg had to be ampu-
tsted to save his life. The lost mem
Der was replaced by an artificial leg
and then the pilot was ready TO take
bis post at the wheel again. His first
service after his misfortune was this
trip of the Susan L. Peck. and he ran
her aground.
The puzzle TO everybody was how
it was possible for the propeller.
handled by man Of such skill and ex-
perience, on a straight course only 40
miles long and with every sailing con-
dition favorable. 10 leave her course.
The pilot was the most puzzled and
astounded person Of all. He soon got
another vessel, and this one be ran in
such an erratic manner. but fortunate
IL with no disastrous result, that he
was compelled TO give her up, and his
usefulness as pilot was gone. He and
others went to investigating 10 see if
they could discover what was wrong
with his seamanship. After awhile
they discovered what they believed was
the trouble. In the pilots artificial leg
a great deal of steel had been used in
the joints and other places. Sitting
close to the pinnacle, as he did while
steering, this steel deranged the COM
pass so that it threw the wheelman
way off his reckoning and led to the
wrong plotting that had wrecked the
Susan +. Peck and endangered the
other vessel that the wheelman navi-
gated subsequently. This was what
they argued, and to demonstrate the
correctness Of the theory The pilot took
charge of vessel without wearing his
false leg. Everything worked TO a
charm. The mystery of the Susan Z.
Peck was solved and the pilot was re-
stored to his old place in the confidence
of Lake Erie shippers and vessel own
ers IN V Sum-