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FARM PRODUCTS GOING UP.
No One Can Guess Where the Advance In
Wheat Will Culminate-Corn. Oats and
Provisions In Sympathy.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 25.-The
Star says that there are some people
who think wheat may go to dollar
a bushel this week. 1t advanced 13
cents last week and since June 5,
when the rise started, there has been
an upturn of 81 cents. July wheat in
Chicago sold at SO cents Saturday. 1t
sold at 81 cents little more than two
weeks ago. The market is in such a
condition that no one hardly dares
to guess where the advance will cul-
inmate.
Wheat was not the only thing that
advanced last week. The price of
corn went up over three cents and
that, too, in the face of an almost
perfect crop prospect. The most i'm
portant motive for buying corn is the
theory that the northwest drought is
the forerunner of a dry and hot July
in the corn states.
Oats joined the general upward pro-
cession. Prices advanced 21s cents last
week. The general oats crop is about
the biggest on record, but the short
northwest crop will cut some figure
and the high prices of wheat and corn
will have a sentimental effect toward
putting prices of oats up.
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''You
PRISON BABIES.
ate n Flutter of Excitement in
Their Gloomy Bfrthplaces.

Very few people outside official cir
cles know what large number of ba-
bies are born every year in the infrm-
aries of prisons and penitentiaries, the
little people always causing quite a
flutter of effectiveness \ and excite
ment among female warders and pris-
oners alike.
Of course, there is a vast difference
in prisoners, and sometimes the per-
son least attentive to the prison baby
is the mother herself; but, on the 9TH
ell hand, the general body of the wom-
en- prisoners make the most pathetic
efforts, by means of all manner Of
trifing scraps and odds and ends, to
fabricate articles of wear and orna-
ment for the out-of-place stranger.
Quite three-fourths of the women
volunteer to tend it, and it is often the
case that the most refractory and diff
ficult of the prisoners soften and
greatly alter by being allowed to do
little things for it; indeed, it acts
throughout like veritable ray of sun
shine among the whole of the poor
prisoners, who generally manage to
get themselves into great good humor
by. suggesting as volubly as the prison
rules will permit fantastic names for
the child. Within a certain period CT
their birth these children are taken
away from the mother and are tended
elsewhere with the utmost care and
unianity.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Y CHAPTER XVII.

In the fortnight of incessant action
that followed the mad attack of that
starlit Sunday morning, there was no
place for Billy Gray. Sorely wounded,
yet envied by many fellow soldier for
the glowing words in which the brigade
commander praised his conduct and
urged his brevet, the boy had been
carried back to the great reserve hos
pital at Malate. The breezy wards
were filled with sick and wounded, and
certain of the rooms of the old con-
vent once used for. study and recita-
ton had been set apart for officers.
There were three cots in the one to
which they bore him, and two were al
ready occupied. Even in his pain and
weakness he could hardly suppress a
cry of dismay; for there, with his arm
bandaged and in splints, his face white
from loss of blood, lay Stanley Arm
strong. Time and again the boys heart
and conscience had rebuked him for
the estrangement that had arisen be-
tween him and this man who had
proved his best friend. Time and again
he had promised himself that he would
strive to win back that friendship; but
well he knew that first he must rein
state himself in Armstrong; respect;
and how could he hope for that so long
as he surrendered to the destinations
that kept him dangling about the
dainty skirts of Witchie Garrison?
Oddly enough, the boy had hardly both
cred his head with any thought of what
Frank Garrison might.think of his at
tentions or devotions, whatever they
could be called, to this very captivating
aud capricious helpmate. When a hus-
baud is so overwhelmed with other
cares or considerations that he never
sees his wife from morn till night, So
ciety seems to correspondingly lose
sight of him. Down in the depths of
his heart the boy was ashamed of him.
self. He never heard Armstrong men,
toned that he did not vince. He knew
and she knew that, coming suddenly
upon them as Armstrong had that
tropic night on the Queen, he must have
heard her words, must have realized
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fore she would come to him to bring
him comfort. Surely by this time she
knew that he had been seriously, pain
fully wounded. He did not know, how
ever, that at the very first sound of
battle Frost had bundled the sisters
aboard his launch and steamed away
to the transports. Yet, what comfort
could her visit bring 10 him with that
stern censor lying there, seeing and
hearing all? Billy Gray that Monday
night could almost have wished that
Armstrong; slumber might be eternal,
never dreaming that before a second
Monday should come he would thank
heaven with grateful heart for Arm
strong's presence, vigilance and inter
vention.
In three days the colonel was able to
sit up. Within the week he was per-
mitted to take air and exercise in the
spacious court of the old college, his
sword arm in it's sling. But Gray and
the young officer of volunteers were too
seriously wounded to leave their pill
lows. The -teenth had occupied new
lire far south of the old one; but, at one
tAAACs SCNC1dl VI Lily . OAOtACI OlACCl .
had dropped in to see him and tell him
regimental news; and one of them, the
young West Pointer who had broken
down at sight of the dying face that
stirring Sunday morning, told him of
Latrobe's soldier funeral and of Gen.
Drayton's presence and speechless
grief; and Billy's hand CROPPED beneath
the pillow for that little blood-stained
packet still undelivered. He had
promptly caused the information to be
conveyed I'd the veteran commander
that it was his own lost nephew who
had died his soldier death in front of
the firing line; but the packet still re-
manned in his hands; and even before the
tiny thermometer confirmed his views.
the keen eye of the surgeon saw that
aomething had heightened Billy's fe-
yer that day; and SO, when just at sun
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AMERICANS KILLED.
Chinese Troops Ambuscaded a Part
Of Walters Command.


Washington, June 25.-The navy
department yesterday afternoon gave
out the following telegram from Ad-
miral Kempff, dated Chee-Foo, June
"a: I'm ambuscade near Tien Tsin,
on the 21st, four of Walters command
killed and four wounded. Names will
be furnished as soon as received.
Force of 1000 going to relieve Tien
Tsin to-day"
The Kempff dispatch, giving the
first definite news of the shedding of
American blood on Chinese soil, came
early yesterday morning and IVES
turned over to Secretary Long as soon
as he arrived at the department.
With Admiral Crowninshield the sec
rotary carried the dispatch to the
white house where, on the press-
dents return from church, it was
laid before him. The determination
thereupon was reached to order Adj
miral Remey, in command of the
Asiatic squadron, from Manila to Ia
XII, on board. of the armored cruiser
Brooklyn.
Relief Force Repulsed.
London, June 25.-The 5000 inter-
nationals at Tien Tsin were hard
pressed and fighting for their lives on
Thursday and a relieving force of
less than 1000 had been beaten back
to Taku Friday. Observers on the
spot think that 100000 men would
not be too many to grasp China
firmly.
1t was reported from Shanghai last
evening that the allied forces had
blown up the Taku forts and that
every available man had been sent to
the relief of Tien Tsin. Two thou
sand three hundred Chinese bodies
are alleged to have been cremated at
Taku and more than 1000 Chinese are
said to have been killed at Tien Tsin
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KINSLEY GRAPHIC.
r1NsLEY KANSAS.
WINNERS AND LOSERS.
KANSAS.
xINSLEY.

The man who quits at the first rebuff
Is one Of the men who fail;
And the man who deems three Efforts
enough
Is one Of the men who fall
The man who believes, down in his heart,
That he meyer was born to sway.
Or to go to the front in a leading part
To rise DER the crowd, some day
Is one of the men who fail!
The man who labors but for himself
Is one of the men who fail;
No matter how vast his piles Of pelf,
He is one of the men who fail!
The man who has never enjoyed the thrill
That follows a kindness shown
Has never won, and he never will
Though the earth were all his own,
He would still be doomed to fail!
The man who never gives up is one
OF the lucky men" that win,
Who believes that his best has never been
done
Is one of the men that win;
The man who has faith in himself and
stands
Forever ready to try
Whatever men do with heads or with
hands
Will be- numbered, by and by,
AS one of the men that win.
The man who praises wherever he can
Is one of the men that win;
Who raises the hope of his fellow man
Is one of the men that win;
man may shiver and starve, alone,
And die at the foot of the hill;
But II he has loved and if he has known
What a child's love is he still
Is one of the men. that win!
IS. E. Kiser. in Chicago Times-Herald.
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the most stylish equpage in all Manila
and Mrs. Garrison futtered up the
broad stairway and confidently asked
to be announced to Mr.. Gray, the stew.
ard in charge of the door was very, very
sorry, but-the doctor had given in.
structions that no more visitors should
see the young gentleman that day.
Mrs. Frank smiled indulgently, and
asked for the doctor himself, and
beamed on him with all her witchery
and begged for just few words; but
the suave, placid, yet impenetrable doc
tor said he, too, was sorry-sorry that
Mr.. Gray was not able to see anyone
else, but such was the case. Mrs. Gar.
rison said she thought if Mr.. Gray knew
that it was-but perhaps DR.. Frank
didn't know it was she who had nursed
Mr.. Gray -assiduously at Honolulu.
DIR. Frank did know that and more; but
he did not say so; neither did he yield
There were tears in her eyes as she
sprang into her carriage again; but
they were tears of anger and defeat.
She dashed them away the very next in
slant and smiled joy and congratula-
stalwart officer, his arm in sling, who
stood the center of staring group as
her carriage flashed by. She would have
ordered stop; but while the rest of the
party had gazed as they lifted their
caps, Armstrong; uninjured hand per-
formed its duty, his cap had been lifted
with the others, but not so much as
glance went her way; and Margaret
Garrison, bitter in spirit, drove on down
past the old Quartet to her luxurious
quarters where Nita, piteous shadow
of the ''sweet girl graduate OF the year
before, was awaiting her coming. With
the insurgents retreat and the advance
of the American lines there had been a
gradual return of the refugees among
the Transports; and Frost had finally
brought his birding back to shore; but
Nita dare not drive, she said, for fear
of again seeing those stern, reproachful
eyes. The guard at the gate had re-
ceived orders to admit no more of the
rank and file, even when they came as
messengers; and so the child was safe,
said Margaret. AS for herself, she must
drive, she must see Will Gray.
But the instant she 'reentered the
house Mrs. Garrison knew that during
her brief absence some new trouble had
come. Good heavens, could she never
leave Nita's side that harm did not be-
fall her! At the head of the broad fight
of stairs stood her brother-in-law,
black frown on his brow.
go in and do what you can for her, ="
he briefly said. 81 thought-she'd be
glad to know Naturalization would
trouble her no more"
THAT fellow?" she gasped. 'You
mean"
81 es-Latrobe-killed and
buried whole week ago."
"And you ld>her!" she cried clinch-
ing her little hands in impotent wrath.
''You-brute!"
ITO Be Continued
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existed between them, which neither
Gray nor Mrs. Frank could palliate or
explain. 1t had not needed that cpl
sode to tell her that Armstrong held
her in contempt; and yet, when they
CHANGED to meet, she could smile up
into his eyes as beamingly, as guileless-
ly, as though no shadow of sin had
ever darkened her winsome face. But
not SO Gray. He moaned in secret over
the loss of strong mans confidence
and esteem. He longed to find way
to win it back. He had even thought to
go to the colonel with his trouble, make
n clean breast of it, tell him the truth
that he had fallen deeply, as it was pos
sible for him to fall, in love with Amy
Lawrence; had hoped his love was re-
turned; had found it was not-that
she had only a frank, friendly, kindly
interest in him; and that, wounded
and stung, he had fretted himself into
a fever at Honolulu, aided by Canker's
aspersions, and then-well-any man
is liable, said Billy to himself, to get
smitten with woman who tenderly
and skillfully nurses him day after
day; and that's just what Witchie Gar
rison did. But somehow the Qpportun-
ity to tell him never seemed to come;
and now, now that Armstrong and him
self were thus thrown together with
the prospect of being in the same room
day and night for the best of the month,
a third officer, a stranger, lay there, too,
and in his presence or hearing any con-
fidences would be impossible, even if
Armstrong encouraged them, which
he probably would not. In this embar-
rassment Billy's wish was that the colo
mel were fifty miles away. 1t was fate
and hard one, thought he, that
brought him there-an ever-present re-
proach. 1t was luck of the worst kind
that they should be confronted under
such circumstances, since neither could
retreat. He submitted in anxious
silence to the keen, quick examination
of the skillful surgeon in charge and
to the redressing of his wound. He
could have been proud and happy but
for that shadow on his life, of which
Armstrong; presence would so con-
stantly remind him. He could not even
think how his dear old dragon daddy
would rejoice in the congratulations
that would surely greet him when the
story of the brave dash of the -teenth,
Billy among the foremost, should
reach the states. He could not even
dream how it might affect her-Amy
Lawrence. He was beginning to be
ashamed now in this presence to think
how that other-how Margaret Gar
rison might be impressed, forgetting
khn4 - 4lo IL L
long years on the frontier, tales of
heroism are the rule, not the exception
He wondered how long it could be be-
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CHAPTER XVI.-CoNTINUED.


All along the line from right to left
here ran the cross-country road con-
aecting the broader highway, from Ma
ate to San Rafael and Paranaque on
The west, and from Pace by way of Sin
gallon to Pasay. In front of the right
wing all was swamp, morass or rice
fields. In front of the left wing all was
close, dense bamboo and jungle, save
where the broad, straight roadway led
on past Block House Is, or the narrow
er cart track stretched southwark, over
arched in places by spreading branches,
and commanded at it's narrowest path
by the swarm of dusky fighters in
Block House IA. A year before the blue
shirts stormed these forest strongholds
from the south, and took them from the
troops of Spain. Now they were COM
PEELED to turn and storm them from the
north; for, just as Stanley Armstrong
said at San Francisco, the Filipinos had
turned upon their ally and would-be
friend. Aguinaldo had bearded Uncle
Sam.
And while the volunteers and regu-
lars to the right could only remain in
support, it fell to the lot of the left
wing of this brave brigade to assault in
almost impenetrable position an enemy
armed with magazine rifles or breech
leaders, and entirely at home. The
~bugles rang the signal; the offio ers> in
silence took their station, and, stepping
into the narrow pathways through the
jungle, crouching along the roadways
or crashing through the stiff bamboo,
the blue shirts drove ahead. Two, three
minutes and their purpose seemed I'M
discovered. Then suddenly Block House
IA blazed with fire and a storm of bull
lets swept the road. The earthworks in
the thicket to the right and left seemed
to be crowded with running flame; and
down on their faces fell the foremost
soldiers, their gallant leader shot
through and through, plunging head
long, yet in his dying agony waving his
surviving men to get to cover. Venge-
fully now the "Krags" opened in reply
to Remington and Mauser. The blue
shirts struggled inch by inch through
the network of bamboo. Still the
storm swept up the roadway, and no
man could hope toface it and live. But,
little by little, the low-aimed, steady
solleys. driven in by squad and section
through the canebreak, or by company
and platoon across the westward
swamps, told on the nerve and disci-
pline of the little brown men in the
bamboo. Their shots flew swift, but
wild and higher. Then a daring lad, in
the rough field uniform of a subaltern
of infantry, sprang like cat into the
'fire-fiashing lane, and revolver in hand
and q squad of devoted fellows at his
heels, dashed straight at the wooden
walls ahead. In frantic haste the oc-
cupants blazed shot after shot upon
him and his heroic followers One after
another three went down; but in an
other instant, the lieutenant leading,
they reached the block house and dart
ed through the open doorway, the last
of its garrison fleeing before such un-
heard-of daring and determination.
And then came the rush of comrades
cheering down the lane, tumbling over
the earthworks and the luckless gang
that, still crouching there, held to their
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Brigham n. Roberts Fined.

Shit Lake City, June 25.-In the
case of B. II. Roberts, found guilty
of unlawful cohabitation, the judg-
ment of the court was that he pay a
fine in the sum of $50, or in lieu
thereof that he be imprisoned in the
county Jail for period of $50 days:
3O-days' stay was granted in order
that the defendant might file bill
of exception.
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Towne Expects to BE Nomin.tee

Duluth, MIMI, June 25.-Charles A.
Towne takes exception to the infer
ence drawn in a dispatch from Austin,
Tex, that he would withdraw from
the vice presidency race if not nomi-
mated at Kansas City. He says he
fully expects to receive the NOMINEE
ZION.
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Movements of PcoDTe

Mrs, II. j. Matthews has returned from
Atlantic CITY.
Miss Barber, of Enylewood is the p,Iest
of Miss Archibald
Mrs, w. +, Iiallstead ana Mrs. f. l..
crane We're in Bnghamton this week
MISS Mary II. Moliitt was among the
ssFaGton visitors to Carbondale this
week.
Miss Gertrude Spraeue and Miss Boies
are al Lakoville attending the junior fes-
tivities
Mr.. j.. w. Hazard and family expect
70 remove to Philadelphia in the course
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Henwood will go
To South Dakota on Monday To remain
for several weeks.
Miss Anna w. Albert, of East Strouds-
burg, is IA guest at the home of Clarence
Burnett; of this CITY.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j. DeGroodt, of Sum-
init, n. j., are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
George Scott. of Webster avenue.
Miss Halle Miller, of North Washing
ton avenue, left yesterday for few
weeks visit in Paterson, Newark and
New York city.
SIR. and Mrs. Scott Harris. OF Owego,
n, u, have been spending a few days
with their niece, Mrs. T.. S, Whitney, Of
Woodlawn Park.
Mrs, George r. Griffith, who had ex-
pected to sail for Cuba this week, has
been detained at home because of the
Illness Of her little son.
Mrs. John Hummell. of Northumber-
land and Mrs. James Smith. Of Sunbury,
are guests of their sister, Mrs. NJ Il.
Sanders, of Church avenue.
Mr.. L. ID. Thorpe and wife. of Scran-
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are n necessary evil. They are some.
thing we must have and many Of them
are admirably conducted and probably
home-like. but occasionally they do
bring supreme nuisances within too
close range. An undesirable neighbor
can be shut outside the door when too
tiresome: an unpleasant business part
ncr may be abandoned by means Of
dissolution process: infelicitous daugh-
tors and sons may be married off where
they cease to trouble us. Even uncon-
genial cooks or wives or husbands
may be dispensed with. At some cost
Of time and trouble. to be sure, sti!l
such feat may be accomplished. But
the uncomfortable woman in the
boarding house is there to stay. II we
remove to another place behold there
Is her prototype. There is no escaping
her, and the person who hopes 10 find
some haven where this evil has not
penetrated may as well give up tho
elusive idea and make the best Of the
last location. II is a choice between
the disturbing element in the boardins
house or the one in the kitchen of his
own residence.
IL always does seem a PITY to see q
bride bury all her beautiful ideals, her
ambitions and hopes in the sordii
surroundings Of a big boarding house.
If the average young man were wise
he would flee from their environments
for the first year of married life at
least. for the sake of tie fair girl who
may enter into the vapid, useless gos-
siping ways of the boarding house
agitator and finally become an agitator
herself. Saucy Bess.
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IN AN EGYPTIAN HAREM.
A Visit to an Establishment That Is
Not Often Inspected.

From Good Words.
The harem in. which we spent a
couple of Gays stood few miles out
of Cairo in the center of IL large wall
surrounded garden, planted with date
palms, olive trees, orange groves with
melon and gourd beds running among
them. on arriving at the harem gar
den we were admitted into it's paradise
of shade and rest by a heavy. doorway
and venerable old potentate, who
had headed our procession on an ass.
and at this juncture our bodygua,d
abandoned us, remaining without the
walls, while we were left to make our
way alone toward the group of women
whom we saw approaching by the
stone-tiagged walk that led to the
house. They We're evidently the wives
Of our friend whose invitation to visit
his harem had given us an opportun-
ity of satisfying in a slight degree the
interest we had long felt as to private
life in eastern countries.
These ladies were dressed i'm loose
gowns of figured cotton, red and vel
low shoes without heels, and scarfs of
all colors. Some of the younger ones
were handsome being not much brown
er in the face than those of Spanish
origin. while their marvelously erect
figures gave them an appearance Of
great dignity. One of the ladies pres
ent, Mira by name "a niece of the
Turks). who had been born in Con-
stantinople. was much more highly
educated than the others, and able to
talk French, and when preliminary
oil
and our new friends through an arch
way into square court, when we
proceeded on a tour of inspection
through many large rooms on the
ground floor. all Of which were empty
except the innermost chamber
On seeing our interest i'm their GUS
toms they became very friendly, and
allowed us to examine their ornaments.
generally necklets made of gold ze-
quins strung together, and bracelets
worn much larger and heavier than it
Is ordinary to see in our country. Mir
IA, our interpreter, told MS she was en-
gagged to be married to her cousin Ar
ten, her uncles son, and showed us a
ring that he had given her. 1t was
large dull red stone in the shane of q
cartouche. worn by hcr on the first fin.
GER and IT bore the Inscription writ
ten In Persian characters. "There Is a
flower in the garden of Arten, and her
name is Mirza.'
Some of the other Jewels We're in
tended to keep off the influence of de-
mons and night monsters. as a remedy
against disease. curses. sorcery anf
vengeance. A young lady. daughter
in-law OF the pasha, insisted on our 70.
tanning an amulet of hers as a present.