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STOCKPORT

Stockport, April 1o.-Chuyler Norris
little. boy, only years old, is lying at
Deaths door, suffering with diabetes,
and no hopes are entertained for his
recovery.
H. c. Skinner spent Saturday in
Stockport.
d. G. Hutchison, superintendent of
the Chicago. Fort Madison and Des
Aloines railroad, was in the city Tues
day
ciety MET in annual convention last
Saturday and elected the following Of
ticers: President, b. r. Collas; vice
president, S. v. Whitaker; treasurer,
James V. Kerr; secretary, VIII Hast
ings; executive committee, o. s. Cal
houn. S. b. johnson. G. w. Warner,
Cyrus Lands, j. =. Wilkin. This So
ciety was organized fifty-two years ago
for the purpose of protecting each 9th
er from horse thieves. Since its organ
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Chicago, April 9.-Cattle, 1880;
stronger; beeyes 4.25@5.90; cows 800
@4.5o; Texans 4.oo@5.1o; stockers $50
@4.05.
Hogs, $4,000; active; 1oc higher;
mixed 5.s5@5.421s; heavy 4.5o@4.6s1s;
light 3.5o@3.6o.
Sheep, $4,000; strong to 1oc higher;
5.OO@6.4O; lambs 5.65M7.5O
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city, arrived Friday evening at the
home of Mrs. Haney's mother, Mrs. j !.
Haybund, where they will visit until
Monday.
W. J. SteclSel made business trip
to Milton Thursday.
The first division of the Ladies' Aid
society of the Presbyterian church
gave reception Friday afternoon from
2:30 till $3.50 at the home of Mrs. w.
NJ. Hotchlliss. Coffee and cake were
served. The afternoon was pleasantly
spent and a free will offering was pre-
sented by the guests, who attended by
invitation.
Miss Bertha Barnett, of West Grove,
is visiting at the home of the Misses
Mabel and Virgie Russell.
w. III. Wiseman is again quite
sick.
Mrs. Helen Daily pleasantly enter
tanned friends Friday evening at the
home of Mrs. j. NJ. Dutfield in the north
part of the city.
Prof. Ed Collins has been reelected
principal of the high school for the
next school year.
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TODAY,S MARKETS.
Visible supply.

Chicago, April 9.-Ry Associated
ress.)-Thes visible supply of grain is
as follows: Wheat, 55,412,OoO bushels;
corn, 23,o19,ooO bushels; oats, 7,475,o0o
bushels,
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ST. Louis Market.

ST. Louis, April o.-Wheat, cash 711z,
July 677s.
Corn, cash 80; July SO.
Oats, cash 251s; July a3as.
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HEDRICK,

Hedrick. April 6.-Myron Walker
and Roy Derickson, of Richland, were
in Hedrick yesterday.
Wade Kirkpatrick was looking after
business matters in Oskaloosa yester-
day.
Morell Law, chief traffic clerk of
the Burlington and Western railway,
was looking after his company's in
terssts in Hedrick yesterdays
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Young returned
home yesterday from visit with their
daughter, Mrs. L. c. Clark, of Ell
The school board has decided to hire
an additional high school teacher for
next year. This will give Superintend-
ent Matson less class work and more
time to look after other school in
terests.
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DELTA.

Delta, April 9.-The Christian,
church has appointed committee of
three to find out the cost of modern
church, with a seating capacity of l.
900, and it will report next week.
II. c. Foster, brother of the principal
Of our schools, was here visiting him
on Sunday. He is druggist in Cedar
Rapids.
DR.. Martin was in sigourney be-
tween morning trains Saturday.
j. ID. Henderson and Mrs. G. L. Gallo
way was here Wednesday packing fur
niture and shipping it to Singley,
where Mr.. Henderson will go into bust
ness.
Owen Dunn returned from Lena yes
terday.
c. NJ. Chandler has returned from u
weeks business trip at Monroe and
Marengo.
DR.. Cartwright has located at Ian
caster.
w. Club has left for his home in
Wyoming after a three months visit
with his relatives here and in Sig
Quincy.
The school board has elected all the
teachers for another year. 1t is under
stood that Prof. Foster will go to Ke-
ota.
ID. Martin left Saturday evening for a
ten days trip in Missouri.
i. G. Holden, of keoliull, former
Delta boy, is visiting friends for a
week, prior to his leaving for Denver,
{ Colorado.
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ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Stump.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller, of Leando, vis-
tied last week at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. ID. II. Rambo.
Drs. Hyatt and Russell, of O1tumwa,
were here last Friday assisting DR..
Rambo in Il surgical operation.
Winnie Graonis, of Christiansburg,
was here last Friday on business.
Alma Carlson, of Ottumwa, came up
Saturday to visit her parents south of
town.
Mrs. p. C. Groo,hs returned Friday
from a visit with Ottumwa friends.
The NJ. L. Sunday school will give an
Easter entertainment at the NJ. f.
church next Sunday evening. Every
body cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowery. of Avery, are
visiting at the home of their son, Bert
Lowery.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Berry went to
Munterville Saturday to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Pierce went to
Rockwell last week where they will
make their future home.
BATAVIA.
Batavia, April 10.-Rev. Thornley, left
Saturday to hold quarterly meeting at
Keosauqua.
Pete Lutz, of Eldon, visited Saturday
and Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Lutz.
Orval Giltner, of Ottumwa. was a
business caller in Batavia Friday.
Miss Cora Mcneil began school Mon
day at Yampa, Blanche Stever at
Hickory Ridge, and Blanche Wright at
Smiths Ranch.
Clyde Sparks filled the appointment
for Rev. Thornley, at Bladensburg Sun
day morning. s
Charlie Burnaugh,; of Yampa, and
Earl Parker, of Bladensburg, visited
our high school last week.
Rev. Walker, of Des Moines, preach
ed at the Christian church Saturday
night and Sunday.
Charlie Allen, of 'Bladensburg, visit
ed Sunday with his aunt, Mrs. Rhod;.
Copeland.
Rosa Henderson Won first prize at
the declamatory contest at the M. E.
church Saturday evening.
Mrs. Angeline Daley and son Ed, of
Bladensburg, We're shoppers in town
Friday.
The Sunday school of the NJ. e.
church will give an Easter entertain
mant next Sunday night.
A number OF the Modern Woodmen
visited the lodge at Abingdon last
Tuesday night among whom were j.
T. Copeland, Peter Nelson, Geo. Mas
ton, Ed Afford, Walter Campbell and
Dore James.
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Chicago Poultry NIarke
Chicago Live stock nIarket,

Chicago, April 9-Dressed poultry,
firm; turkeys s1A@12; chickens 10.
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kEB.

Keb, April Little Miss Lizzie
Reece. of Sigourney, is visiting her
grandparents here.
Morgan Phillips is on the sick list.
John McConville AM! wife, of Lucas,
visited Keb friends Wednesday.
John Haddow bought John Davis
property on the hill and is moving his
family into their new home today.
Mrs. Gus Alhstrom and son WAYNE
have been quite sick The past week.
Mrs. Adam Long is visiting friends
in Foster.
The empty houses in Keb are being
filled rapidly. What Keb needs now is
boarding house. Many men have
had to leave Keb on account of having
no place to board.
John Davis, of Lucas, was in Keb
this week
April 4 being the birthday of Mrs.
Una Piclller, the primary teacher at
keb. the young people of this place
planned surprise on her. At $50
they invaded her home and presented
her with lovely rocker. They brought
their supper with them and each and
all enjoyed themselves hugely until
quite late. Those present were Albanl
Davis, Arthur berlin, George Smith,
Ed Eckerson, John Frederickson, Viii
lie Simpson, Dave Davis, Ed. Price,
Frank Devlin, Misses Mern Haddow,
Isabel Gibbs, Mary Jones. Mary Spears
Anna Jones, Elsie Ahlstrom, Martha
Daniels, Maggie Gibbs, Helen Turner,
Esther berlin. Julia berlin, Bess Walk
er.
Jim Bateman has three very sick
children.
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spotted pony, which died Of stomach
trouble Thursday. 1t was a valuable
pony and a familiar sight on the
streets of Charlton.
Chas. Goldsberry departed Friday
morning for a, few days visit with
friends at Des Afoines.
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DAHLONEGA.

Dahlonega, April TO- Major W. A.
Anderson, formerly of this place, but
now resident of Trinidad Colo, was
visiting here last week. Mr.. Anderson
has been spending the winter in Pitts
burg, Pa, with his children. The
major was postmaster here for twelve
years.
L. ID. Lane returned home last week
from Chicago. where he had been for
the past six months.
Mrs. w. L. Rose. OF Ottumwa. spent
several days here last week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. &. Kreuger
Chas. Groeger is on our streets Ehis
week.
Miss Lynne Lewis, of Ottumwa, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Mrs. Lewis, here.
[, Miss Luna Lowenberg has commence
ed a spring term of school at Round
Point.
Mrs. c. =. Hoover. of Dawson City,
arrived Tuesday morning for a few
days visit with her children. 1t will
be remembered that Mrs. Hoover. or
the "I<londike Queen" paid her friends
here a visit last October, returning TO
the Klondile region, where she spent
the winter looking after her mining
interests there. Mrs. Hoover expects
to start in few weeks for Cape Nome,
where she will engage in a partnership
banking business. She is a niece OF Mrs.
G. w. Stocker, at whose home she Is
visiting at the present writing.
Miss Charlotte Lowenberg, of OF
tumwa, is visiting relatives here this
axyaal,
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POjmany.

Ostatnich dni drugiego tygodnia, Mar.
jusz siedzial jak zwykle ma swojej fawce,
trzymajsc W reku ksiazke, z kt6rej ami jed,
mel karty ME odwr6cl cd dw6ch godzin. Ma
gle zadrzal. Ma ko6cu alei zaszedf wypadek.
p. Leblanc j jego c6rka wstali re swej fawki,
corka oparla sic ma ramieniu OLGA i obo.
je powol skierowali sic ku srodkowi alei,
gdzie byl Marjusz. Ten zamknal ksiazke,
potem otworzyi ia znowu, potem usilowal
czytaG. Zorza sz}a wprost ku MENU Ach!
moi BoAe - pomyslai = ME bsde mial czasu
przybrac iakiejs postawy. Tymczasem
zblizali sic mezczyzna o siwych wlosach i
mfoda dziewczyna. Zdawalo mu sic, &c trivia.
10 to wick caly, j BE ME cisgnsio sic diuaei
mad %sekunde- Czego oni tn ida? pytal sam
siebie. Jak to! bedzie przechodziia tedy2
Jej nogi beda stapaly pc tym piasku, W tel
alei, o diva kroki odemnie?- Byl caly wzbu.
IRONY, chcialby bye bardzo pisknym, chcial.
by mice krzyz. Slyszai lagodny i r6wny
szmer ich krok6w. WyobraSaf sobie, ze d.
Leblanc rzucaf ma niego rozgniewane spoj.
rzenia.- Czy ten pan zechce przem6wic do
mnie2 = myslal.- Spuscil glove; kiedy ia
podni6sl, byli tuz ko}o niego. Mioda dziew.
czyna przeszla j przechodzsc spojrzala ma
niego. Popatrzala przeciagle; W spojrzeniu
jj byfa marzaca siodycz; Marjusz zadraal
cd stop do giowy. Zdawalo mu sic, ae mu
wyrzucala, il tax dlugo ME zblizal sic do
niej, i ae m6wiia:-A wisc ia przychodzsl-
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Skutek wiOsny.
Pewnego dnia powietrze bylo Il

Pewnego dnia powietrze bylo fagodne,
sloGce i cie1 z~alewaly ogr6d Luksemburg
ski, niebo byfo czyste, jakgdyby aniolowie
wymyli je byE rano, wr6ble swiergotaly W
gestwinie kasztan6w. Marjusz Gala swa du.
szs ayl przyroda, ME myslal o niczem, zyl
i oddychal, przeszedf mimo fawki, mloda
dziewczyna podniosla oczy. spojrzenia ich
spotkaly sic z SODA. Coz byfo tym razem W
spojrzeniu mlodej dziewczyny2 Marjusz ME
portability powiedziec tego. Me bylo mic i
byfo wszystko. Byla to dziwna blyskawica.
Ona s~puscila oczy, on poszedl dalej.
To, CO teraz ujrzal, ME byfo juz naiwne
i proste oko dzieciecia, byla to tajemnicza
otchla6. kt6ra sic otwarla, a potem nagle
zamknefa. Jest dzie6, W kt6rym kazda milo.
da dziewczyna tax patrzy. Biada temu, kto
ME duszy, kt6ra ME Una siebie ~jeszcze, jest
jak jutrzenka ma niebie. Jest to zbudzenie
sic czegos nieznanego a promiennego. Me
podobna odmalowac niebezpiecznego powa'
bu tego niespodzianego swiatla, kt6re nagle
oswieci zachwycajace cienie; Gala niewinnosc
terazniejszosci i GAIA namietnosc przyszfosci
skfada sic ma to swiatfo. Jest to rodzaj nieo.
kreslonego ~uczucia, kt6re sic budzi bez swia-
domego sobie celu i czeka. So to sidfa, kt6re
niewinnosc bezwiednie zastawia, i sauna ME
wiedzac o tenn, ami chcac tego, chwyts W ME
SERGE. Jest to dziewica. kt6ra patrzy jak ko'
beta. Rzadko kiedy sic t~raia, by spojrzenie
to ME wzbudzifo gfebokiej zadumy tam,
gdzie pablo. Niewinnosc i czystosc zbiegaja
sic W tenn spojrzeniu niebia6skiem i fatal.
mem, kt6re wiscej niz najlepiej wyuczone
spoirzenia kokietek, posiada potegs, pod kto.
rel magicznym 'wp}ywem rozkwita nagle W
duszy 6w kwiat ciemny, pelen zapachu i ia
du, zwany miloscia.'
Wieczorem, wr6ciwszy do swei izdebki,
Marjusz rzucil okiem ma swe odzienie i pc
raz pierwszy spostrzegl, &c riesiychanego do.
puszczal sic glupstwa, nieoched6stwa i ME.
przyzwoitosci, chodzsc tax do ogrodu LUX
semburgskiego ma przechadzks W ,,codzien.
nych" swych sukniach, to jest W kapeluszu
pofamanym kolo brzeg6w, W grubych fur.
ma6skich butach, czarnych spodniach wy.
tartych ma kolanach j czarnym surducie wy.
tartym ma fokciach.
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Courfeyrac mic ME szanowal,-jejmosc Bou.
gon, osfupiala spostrzeglszy, &c Marjusz EMO.
wu wychodzl W swoim nowym surducie.
Poszedl do ogrodu Luksemburgskiego,
ale ME posunaf sic dalej niz do swojej lawki
W srodku alei. Usiadi ma niej jak dnia po-
przedzajacego, z daleka patrzac i wyraznie
widzac kapelusz, czarna suknie, a made.
wszystko niebieskie swiatfo. Me ruszyf sic
ztamtad i wr6cil do siebie w6wczas, kiedy
zamykano bramy ogrodu Luksemburgskiego.
Me widzial, jak p. Leblanc i jego c6rka o.
deszli. Wnioskowal ztad, &c musieli wyjsc
z ogrodu przez brams ulicy Quest. w kilka
tygodni p6zoiej, kiedy przyszfo mu to ma
mysl, ma laden spos6b ME m6gl sobie przy-
pomniec, gdsie iadl obiad dnia tego.
Nazajutrz, byl to dzie6 trzeci, nowy
piorun uderzyl W jejmoac Bougon. Marjusz
wyszedi W nowym surducie. Try dnf z
rzedu!-zawolala. Chciala 60 wysledzic, ale
Marjusz szedl lekko i ogromnymi krokami;
byl to h~ippopotam chcacy scigac dzika koze.
w pare minut stracila go z oczu i zadyszana
wr6cifa do siebie, wsciekla, ledwie oddycha.
JAG, tax ia zmeczyla ASTHMA Czy to jest
sens, mruczafa, codziennie wkladac swiatecz.
ne ubranie i tax kogo zmsczyc!
Marjusz udai sic do ogrodu Luksem.
burgskiego. Mode dziewcze bylo tam z pa.
nem Leblanc. Marjusz zblizyf sic jak m6gf
najwiscej, udajac, ze czyta ksiazke, zawsze
jednak byl bardzo daleko, potem znowu wr6
Gil do swej lawki, gdzie siadfszy spedzil czte-
ry godziny patrzac ma skaczace pc ale wr6b-
lie, kt6re zdawafy sic szydzic z niego.
TAX ninety diva tygodnie: Marjusz
chodzil do ogrodu Luksemburgskiego ME
dlatego azeby sic przechadzac, lecz azeby u
siasc ma tel samej lawce, sam ME wiedzac
dlaczego. Siadlszy tam, ME ruszaf sic z miej.
sea. o. rano kfadi nowy surdut dlatego, axe.
by sic ME pokazac ubogim, i nazajutrz roe.
poczynal ma nowo.
w i~stocie, dziewcze bylo zachwycajsco
piskne: Jedyns tylko uwags, podobna do
krytyki, MONA byfo zrobic: sprzecznosc ja-
ka zachodzi}a pomiedzy spoirzeniem, kt6re
bylo smutne, a usmiechem, ktory >byf weso.
~, nadawafy jej twarzy wyraz jakgdyby O.
blakania; z tego powodu sfodka ia twarzycz.
ka stawala sic dziwns, ME przestajsc bye
~sliczns.
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POczatek wielkiej chOrOby.

Nazaiutrz, o zwyklej godzinie, Marjusz
wydobyf z szafy sw6i nowy surdut, nowe
spodnie, nowy kapelusz j now buty, ubraf
sic W to wszystko, wfoayf rskawiczki -zby
tex nadzwyczajny i poszedl do ogrodu
Luksemburgskiego. w drodze spotkal Cour.
feyraca i udal, ae go ME widzi. Ten wr6ciw-
sly do siebie, rzeki DO swych przyjaci6l:
S~potkaiem pred chwils nowy ka
pelusz i nowy surdut Marjusza, i Marjusza W
tenn wszystkiem. Szedl zapewne zdawac eg.
zamin. Mai mine s~trasznie gfupis.
Przyszedlszy do ogrodu Luksemburg.
skiego, Marjusz obszedf dokola basen, przy-
patrujac sic ~labedziom, potem dlugo prey.
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52) WIKTOR HUGO.
NEDZNICY.
OWIESC
(Ciag dalssy)
(Cisg dalssy,)
P o w l S G.

Nastepnych dni chodzif jak zwykle do
ogrodu Luksemburgskiego, iak zwykle znaj.
dowal tam ,,ojca i corke", ale ME zwracal ma
mich uwagi. Me wiscej myslal o tel dziew
czynie teraz, kiedy byfa piskna, niz w6wczas
kiedy byla brzydka. Przechodzif tn kolo
lawki, ma kt6rej siedziafa, dlatego, &c to byl
jego zwyczaj.
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ROzmaite ciOsy padaja ma jejmosG BOugon.
Nazaiutrz, ieimosc Bougon, C~ourfeyrac
tax nazywal stara portierke, glowna lokator-
Ike, siu1acs rudery Gorbeau, jejmosc Bougon,
W rzeczywistosci ~nazywala sic panis Burgon,
jak dowiedzielismy sic, ale ten szaleniec
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ZGODA.

gladaf sic ~pos9gOwi, kt6remu brakOwafO jed.
nego biodra i kt6ry mial glove calkiem car
ma cd plesni.
Wchodzac do alei, ma drugim jej ko6cu
spostrzegl p. Leblanci dziewczyne siedzacych
ma swej fawce". Zapia} surdut az do CORY,
wyprostowal piers, by ma niej fald6w ME by
10, z pewna p~rzyjemnoscia popatrzyl IA swie.
~ polysk swoich spodni i poszedl wprost ma
hawke. Szedf jakby do ataku; W jego cho.
die odbijafa wyrsznie chstka zwycieztwa.
Zblizaisc sic do fawki, wygfadzif faldy
surduta swego, a oczy jego wpatrywaiy sic
W mloda dziewczyne. Zdawalo mu sic, ze ona
swiatlem niebieskiem. w miare jak sic zbli.
Eat, zwalnial coraz bardziej kroku. Zanim
doszedf do kohca alei, W pewnej odleglosci
cd fawki zatrzymal sic i sam ME wiedzac ia
kim sposobem zawr6cil nazad. Me powie.
dziaf sobie tego nawet, &c ME doszedl do
ko1ca. Mfoda dziewczyna zaledwie 60 do.
strzedz mogla z daleka i zauwazac. jak pick.
ME wygladal W nowem ubraniu. Pomimo to,
trzymat sic bardzo presto, aaeby mice dobra
mine W r%azie, gdyby ktos bsdscy poza MIN
patrzal ma niego.
Doszedfszy do przeciwnego ko6ca, wr6.
cl sic i tym razem zblizyl sic troche viecej
do fawki, tax, ae oddzielaly 60 cd niej tylko
try drzewa stojsce W pewnych odstepach,
ale tam uczuf, &c niepodobna mu posunac sic
dalej i zawahaf sie... Zdawalo mu sic, &c wi.
dial twarz model dziewczyny przechylajsca
sic ku MENU. Gwaltowna i mezka VIOLA
przezwyciszyf wahanie i szedf dalej naprz6d.
w kilka sekund p6zniej przechodzif mimo
lawki, presto i smiaio, zaploniony pc uszy,
ME smiejac spojrzec ami ma prawo ami ma le-
jak MAJ stanu. w chwili kiedy przechodzif
pred dzialem-uczul straszne bicie serca.
Minsf hawke, doszedf do kohca alei znaj'
dujacego sic bardzo blisko ztamtad, potem
wrocif 1 raz ~jeszcze przeszedl kolo pieknej
dziewczyny. lynn razem byl bardzo blady.
Zreszts u~czucie, kt6rego doznawal, bylo je.
cd mlodej dziewczyny i chociaz odwr6cony
do niej piecami, wyobraaaf sobie, ae ona pa.
try ma niego i myslac o tenn wciaa sic poty-
Me pr6bowal wiecej zblizyc sic do law.
XII, zatrzymai sic W pofowie alei i tam, czego
ME robif dotad nigdy, usiadf, spogladaj &C z
ukosa i bezwiednie myslac W glebi ducla -ze
trudno byfo przypuszczac, aaeby istoty, kt6.
rych biafy kapelusz i czarna suknie podzi.
vial, mogfy pozostac zupefnie nieczufemi ma
jego polyskujsce spodnie i nowy surdut.
Pc kwadransie powstal, jakgdyby "a.
mierzal znowu isc ku tel iawce, kt6ra ota.
czala zorza. Jednakze stall nieruchomie. Pc
rae pierwszy cd pietnastu m~iesiscy pomyslal,
&c ten pan, kt6ry codziennie siada} tam re
swa c6rks, zauwaaal 60 zapewne re swej
strony, i &c prawdopodobnie zdziwif sic jego
tax czestej tam obecnosci. Pc rag pierwszy
take zdawaio mu sic, &c nieuszanowaniem
byfo mianowac tego nieznajomego, chociazby
W mysli tylko, przezwiskiem p. Leblanc.
Stall tax przez minut kilka z gfows
an1aznznna ruauiao No niaaHI, laaonHHa kkA-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-27
TRUTHS pLAINLY STATED.
The Prices Many Commodities
Have Been Reduced by Indus
trial Combinations.

They were jogging along home in the
wagon, after spending the day IN town.
and hearing a prominent democratic
spellbinder roast the administration,
and inveigh against the trusts and i'm
perialism, and the younger man was
giving his hearty approval to all that
had been said. The other. whose head
was we'll sprinkled with white, finally
interrupted, and after cursory discus
sion of the question remarked:
There is one thing about il that !
can't for the life of me get straight l
suppose every body is opposed to trusts,
and ought to be, but remember when
we had to pay Is cents box for
matches, or two for a quarter; and
they organized a match trust, and now
we get them for ten cents dozen
boxes. Then coal oil. | used to pay 40
cents gallon for it before the Stand
ard Oil company gobbled up the small
fellows and suppressed all competition,
and now | get better quality at ten
cents a gallon. And there's sugar; we
used to have to pay dollar for six and
seven pounds of brown sugar, and the
poorer folks got a very dark sugar. al
| most black for nine pounds TO the COL
| lar. Somebody come along and organ
| ized the sugar trust, and it went down
until | got 20 pounds of the best grade
of granulated sugar for dollar in 81,
| and now YOU can get 16 and IS pounds
| for a dollar. Then that fellow talked
about railroads bleeding the people.
| Why. | remember when it cost five
cents a mile straight to ride on the rail
roads; and now they have got fare
| down to two cents a mile, and instead
of the old. shackley cars, and corduroy
roads. that shook man until il Ioosed
| his teeth. they have the finest kind OF
cars, and road beds that are as smooth
as a parlor floor"
"And, as far as that Imperialism bust
ness goes, l have got boy out in Ma
Mia somewhere. and dern my hide, !
am with him to the end, and | ain I
afraid of him and the other boys with
him doing anything but their duty and
standing by the old flag.
Il don't see, either, but what Nc
Kinley has done what he ought to have
done, and / am going to say to
you right now. Jim. ! am fer him, II
don't matter what Bryan or anybody
else says. He is for the American sol
diers. and my boy is one of them. 1t
may be rank treason to the democratic
party, but | am for America and the
old flag first and the democratic party
after that"
And the younger man was not so Ger
tain of his position. for his oder broth
er had tried to climb San Juan hill.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-27

Lucy Havens, hailing from Galien,
Mich, and weighing about 3j5 pounds,
became public charge at the county
poorhouse, Laporte, Ind. DR.. Deeters,
of Union City, Ind, offered to marry
her and agreed to deposit 500 as a
guaranty of good faith. Arrange
ments for the wedding were begun,
but meantime Snowman came along
and persuaded Miss Havens to travel
and be exhibited. She signed a CON
tract to do so, and now Dr. Deeters
has sued the Snowman, asking $1,000
damages for causing Miss Havens to
break her promise.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-27

II was a generous Swede who,
In consideration of getting good
wife, was willing to add to the
sum "the law allowed for per-
forming the marriage ceremony, ac-
cording TO the New York Press. "A
young Swede called on minister in
western state with blond sweetheart
in tow and asked to be married. The
minister performed the ceremony.
How much do you charge for him"
the Swede asked. Do.lar?' i don't
charge for it, the minister explained,
but the law allows me dollar and a
half Ole took a silver half dollar from
his pocket, handed il 10 the minister
and remarked: 'Ay tank she mex you
two dollar"