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of mules 200 miles over the Placerville
and Red Dog trail across the mountains.
Many years later, when Fair was many
times millionaire, and had drunk of the
cup of life's joys and triumphs and sor-
rows, he declared that the happiest time
of his life was that journey across the
mountains with his bride.
Then 1t was that Fair met John w.
Maekay. and both began the building up
of their princely fortunes. Fair became
boss in the underground tunnels OF the
Hale s. Norcross mines. Fair and Mack
ay both became mine superintendent.
They studied the drifts and laterals, and
never told what they saw except to each
other. They had two friends, James Q.
Flood and William 8. O'Brien, who kept
little saloon In San Francisco. Flood
and O'Brien had listened to the babblings
of drunken miners from Comstock and
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800 miles from the nearest island CAS-
cension), would, of course, serve to add
to 1t new interest and bring 1t once more
into prominence.
st. Helena WAS discovered in 1902 by a
Portuguese explorer. Juan de Nova Cas-.
tilla. 1t was then densely wooded, with
redwood and ebony. but the destruction
of it's forests has been followed by
wasting away of the soil so that the
slopes are now mostly barren. Willows,
poplars and other trees from the temper
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The judge decided

four in her favor. The Judge decided
against her.
Mrs. Craven did not give up. She con-
tinued the fight against tremendous odds
Her daughter married Henry Koetler Jr.
rich st. Louis brewer, and it has gem
orally been supposed that he was back
ing his mother-in-law in her contest. He
processes utter ignorance Of the case
Mrs. Craven appealed her case, and 1t
is still in the courts. The latest develop
ment IS her bringing forward a witness
who swears that Mrs. Craven introduced
him to the senator as her husband. and
the senator acknowledged the relation
ship. Now the heirs have been made to
see that Mrs. Craven is likely to win her
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London Star
An amusing incident OF Magersfontein
is related by Corporal b. Thompson,
Scots guards. in a letter to his mother
at Wellingborough A 3oer whose horse
had been shot under him seized stray
horse belonging to a fallen British troop
er. Soon afterward a British bugle call
rang out, and the horse galloped rapidly
back to the British lines, with the re-
suit that the Boer was promptly made
a prisoner
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flames Fairs millions.
Mrs. Noe Craven Likely to Fight Senator's Fortune

the pencil WILL written apparently by the
same hand, conveying to her. his beloved
wife, San Francisco property worth mil
lions. The Fair heirs had accepted her
pencil as genuine. and had acknowledged
her as the senator's widow. The gov
ernor Of the state vouched for her and
the pencil Will.
If the will was genuine, so were the
deeds.
What was to be done? The Fair heirs
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had walked into'a trap, and there was
apparently no way out of it. After a
consultation they decided to repudiate the
claims of Mrs. Craven.
Mrs. Craven's contest went to a jury
which could not agree. 1t stood eight to
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Eove Story OF Abe Seal.

Annually Interesting Natural
History.
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year married William K. Vanderbilt Jr,
and followed her sister into New York s
exclusive circles.
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NOT PLEASANT FOR MRS. SEAL
The little cows. as may be imagined
have p nard time in the rough and tum.
bic struggle for possession An old bull
leaves his harem unguarded for a mo-
ment as he goes to charm a pretty new.
| ly-arrived COW, coyly tanning herself with
her 1ippers on rock Immediately his
back Is turned, neighboring bull reach
es out with his long neck, seizes one oil
| the absent bulls prizes, and adroitly lifts
her to his own family circle.
An uproar arises; the Quarrel Is taken
up on all sides; the original owner of the
stolen wife returns to discover his loss
and for a few minutes the commotion IS
general. The little COW, the innocent
source !. all the trouble, has passed
perhaps, III the meanwhile, from mouth
to mouth. and has been stolen so frc.
quently that she finally finds herself faI
back in the rookery, where, however. she
is quite content to stay
During the next month the cows con-
tinue to come in, the harems rapidly fill
and the quarreling continues until the
! middle of July, by which time all have
errived. Sometimes the cows suffer Sc
we're treatment their hides being almost
torn off their backs by the cruel jaws OF
the covetous bulls, fighting for posses
sion. But, however barbarous their treat
ment may be, they never utter a cry OF
protest or take the slightest notice of
their wounds.
During the first two or three days after
their arrival the cows show no affection
for their somewhat tyrannical lords They
have more important family matters on
hand than love making. They know that
within few days of their arrival their
pups will be born.
There is, perhaps, no. hing more remai X
able than this In all the strange story of
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Mnrc & LeIand,s Letter.

Reported daily to Very & Wood, Brokers,
1885 + street; upstairs, phone l52j.l
CHICAGO, jan 5.-Wheat at Liverpool
il lower; London unchanged; Paris wheat
10 higher, flour 10 up; Antwerp unchanged.
Argentine shipments, $4,000 Their mar
kets are dull, with no demand. Arrivals
fair. Quality is sufficient. Favorable crop
prospects. Beerbohm figures European Wis
ible so .S0, Geo. against 50, 600 last year.
Minnes oils reports receipts are more lib
eral. :; ock in country elevators in North
west 1000, Coo more than last year. Pri-
mary receipts, 501,0 600; shipments, lis, 600.
Clearances, 1000; for week, 2,5i0.000
which is / 100. coo less than preceding week.
Market has been dull and heavy, closing
weak. Clearances for week were light. and
this, with weakness in Liverpool made
sentiment bearish. number of timid
holders sold out expecting to get in again
on a lower level. Export demand is dis
appointing, business in that line being at
a staDdstill.
Corn-WeeIly clearances, 4,5l9 600; coun-
try offerings seem to be Increasing. and
it is noticeable that receipts this week
have been fairly liberal Many would not
be surprised to see lower prices.
Provisions were quite strong early, and
values were advanced, on which there was
free realizing OF profits for local and out
side account Market had fair sized re-
action, and may work off a little more.
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1HE BRADsTREET's REPORT.
Increased Confidence in the Outlook
for the Current Ycnr.

NEW YORK. Jan. Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
The business world has but marked
time this week, pending the results Of an
nual stocktakings and the passing away
OF the holiday influences Aside from the
Strengthening of values OF a number OF
staples, such as the cereals provisions. and
cotton, which are sDeculatively dealt in.
there has been no decided movement for
ward, but, on the othrr hand, the strength
OF all other staple yalues point to there
having been no backward steps taken. All
obtainable reports as to the years business
confirm earlier advices and tend to increase
the confidence with which the business
world locks forward to the current year
Perhaps the most notable movement
among leading staples is that developed in
hogs and hog prodGc;s better realization
apparently being had Of the features max
ing for strength in those products. Among
these is the reduction in the supply OF
hogs. which. like the similar falling-on In
the number OF cattle, has gone on for sew
eral years past. The limited stocks held
are further source of strength. That the
advance in hog products is beginning TO
attract more attention seems evident from
the extent to which this advance has had
sympathetic reflection in the prices of
wheat and other cereals. which really trace
some of the strength which has been shown
this week to that source.
While stocks Of wheat have fallen { II
in Europe, and shipments thereto in DE-
ccmber were the lightest recorded for many
years past, still stocks have increased IN
this country to nearly as great an extern.
Worlds stocks on January 1, as shown BY
telegraph and cable, aggregate III ,5S7. 600
bushels. a very small falling off from De-
cember l. 1899, but this decrease Is nota-
Bile because the Defenders of preceding
years have witnessed considerable in
creases. European stocks are. win the ex-
ception OF last year. the lightest held for
eight years past. but American supplies
are heavier than at an previous January
since 1896. Supplies of corn tend TO
lessen, and this, coupled with good-sized
clearances has impaired a tone Of strength
Owing to the continued light movement
maintain prices, cotton has advanced
slightly during the week.
I'm iron and steel quiet strength has. as
for many weeks past, been the notable
feature.
"a comparison of prices shows that quo
tations OF the cruder forms such as pig
iron billets, and rails are at least double
what they were year ago.
Business failures for the week number
229, as compared with 22O last week. 237
in this week year ago, 1913 in 1898, and
4SS In 1897"
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fHE MARKET UNSTEADY
New Strength Shcwn by Granger
and Industrial Shares.
The Higher Prices Resulted From
Reports OF Substantial Advances
in London Sharcs-Estimufcd Gold
Shipments Aggregate S4,oO0,oOO-
Brndstrecfs Report Encouraging.

NEW YORK. Jan 5.-The dealings on
.oday's stock market were in comparatively
small volume. and the tradinl, throughout
the day had an irregular anu rather I'M
certain tone. The higher prices estab-
lished in the initial dealings resulted
almost wholly from the fact that the Lon
don stock market showed in the early cable
advices. substantial advances in all quar-
iers. The strength there was said TO be
due to persistent reports of important
British successes in South Africa, but The
days actual news comprised little that
was confrmatory of these reports. The
operations for foreign account, however,
were very small on balance.
The London market reported n cessation
of the liquidation for German account
there, which, perhaps. accounted for the
abruptness with which the weeks heavy
selling for foreign account eliminated to-
day The London and Berlin money mar
kets were reported substantially easier,
but on the other hand, discount in Paris
advanced sharply. The local money mar
ket was fairly steady, probably because of
the fact that the engagements of gold for
export tomorrow reached rather larger
aggregate than had been expected, the
amount taken being 100000. The gold
shipments were not apparently decisive
influence in the days trading. which, after
the opening. showed appearances of shift
ing from the general 10 the particular.
As was the case yesterday the socalled
Vanderbilt group of stocks, and notably
New York Central and the c. c. c. and st.
Louis shares. were conspicuously strong.
The advance in the last named was at
tended by reports that the property was
likely to be brought into closer relations
with the other Vanderbilt lines than at
present, but there was nothing authentic
to be obtained in confirmation Of these
rumors. Brooklyn Rapid Transit was also
exceedingly active and it advanced very
rapidly in the early dealings. with subse-
quent wide fluctuations appearing in the
stock The advance in that quarter APP
peared TO follow buying for both specula-
tive accounts, which may have been in
duced by the predictions current regarding
the personnel of the new board of direc-
tors TO be elected on the 26th inst.
Other noteworthy early advances were in
Western Union, American Tobacco. the
granger shares, and Louisville and Nash
Vile but the gains made in these in
stances were generally shaded in the later
dealings. The fluctuations in sugar REIN
ing were also wide and erratic and without
any definite explanation. The market as a
whole was what might have been expected
toward the close of a somewhat unsettled
speculative week, and for the most part
the price changes in particular stocks and
in the general market appeared 10 be void
of Other than technical significance.
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THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat Sells on Under Influence of
Increased CFop Ucports

CHICAGO, Jan. Wheat opened weak
and continued so all day, declining 34c.
The Lid decline at Liverpool, predictions
o! increased receipts in the Northwest and
the Argentine crop were the depressing
factors. The Northwest sold literally
Considerable long wheat came vat fo.. local
account. The only buying was for short
account. Primary receipts were about $780,
600 bushels less than last year. Clearances
were $50 900 bushels. Exports for the week
were .,599, 600 bushels. There was some
cash demand, 100000 bushels being taken
here. The seaboard, however, reported
only eighteen loads taken. The market
now looks as though IL would sell lower
Corn is off l-4g3-Sc, partly because wheat
has been weak and partly because shipping
bids have been reduced and because the
shipping aggregate today is small. There
are two or three large long lines held by
strong people, and with stocks so small
the maintenance OF these lines makes bear
progress slow. Country offerings, however
are increasing There was a squirt In the
shipping demand earlier In the week, but it
was poor today. Liverpool was unchanged.
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PLANS FOR EXPANSION.
The Potomac Insurance Company to
Extend Its business

The Potomac Fire Insurance Company Is
making preparations to extend its business
to Northern States in addition to its
present wholly local field. bill has been
introduced in Congress TO change the title
Of the company 20 The Potomac Insurance
Company of the District of Columbia, q"
and TO give II the privilege OF increasing its
capital stock TO sl,0O00O0 The company
has already been licensed TO do business in
New York and Massachusetts,, and is select
ing agents for those branches.
The present capital OF the company is
S200. 600, and its surplus is over 5000, 000
The company recently absorbed the Lincoln
Company, and II was stated at that time
that extensions Of its business would prob
ably be undertaken shortly. II Is under
stood that West Pollock will represent the
company In New York and c. VI. Tilling-
hast in Boston. Both are experienced in
surance mFa.
Officers of other companies In the Dis
trict are also considering the advisabiity
of charging their fields. The recently or
ganized Colonial Company will do business
in West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland,
and IT is said that at least one Of the older
companies is inclined to open branches IN
the North shortly.
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A Generous Offer!.
George B. Wright Discovers Cure for Lost Manhood
and Sends 1t Free to Every Sufferer Who
Will Write for 1t.

, grave human wreck. and never tells o.
| his suffering for fear OF shame. Such men
| tai anguish at times drives him TO the
verge Of desperation, and he is easy prey
| for those yultures in human form-'luack
doctors-who hold out alluring hopes of
cure only to disappOnt, and after robbing
| him OF his money plunge him into abso-
| Lutte despair
| No one can appreciate these horrors of
| lost manhood except he who has suffered
! them. No one can help such sufferers OK
cept he who knows a cure and has himself
| been restored to fun manhood. notable
| cure OF lost manhood in an extreme case
| was effected in the person of George Il.
| Wright, a music dealer and well-known
| citizen of Marshall Mich. Mr.. Wright for
years suffered the agony of lost vital power
| He saw his physical power go from him as
| the result OF insidious disease. until he
was reduced to a condition Of senility. and
| the best doctors in the country gave him
up to die.
Like many others. he tried the various
remedies offered by specialists for the
| treatment of weaknesses peculiar to men,
and 1t was this experience that drove him
10 a little study and research for his own
benefit.
He asserts that his 10 years suffering.
both mentally and physically. was turned
to unbounded joy in a single night through
a rare combination Of medicines that lit
orally made him young again. II is the
prescription OF this discovery that his en-
thusiasm leads him to offer free to any
man. young or old, who feels that his ami
nation or the fire OF ambition has left
him and needs something that will not only
brace him up and enable him TO be pre-
pared for any undertaking which may pre-
sent Itself, but will restore the parts 10
their original size and vigor.
There is no question but what in his in
dividual case the results were Just as de-
scribed, and it seems quite probable that
any man who believes himself to be weak
may profit by sending for this free pre-
scriPtion. Many people wonder how he
can afford to send this prescription free,
but II costs him little TO do SO, and he
feels a philanthropic interest in giving
weak men an opportunity TO cure them
selves.
a request to c. D. Wright. music dealer,
box 1915. Marshall. Mich, for his free pre-
scripton, will be promptly and privately
complied with by return mail.
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G.. B. WRIGHT.

Gratitude is one of the noblest impulses
of the human heart. anG in few instances
has this fine quality been so conspicuously
exemplifed as in the case of George d.
Wright, of Marshall. Mich.
Mr.. Wright is a merchant and we'll
known citizen of Marshall. Mich, who was
permanently cured of lost manhood and
nervous debility after declining health for
years. He now devotes his life to helping
other men who suffer as he once suffered.
Mr.. Wright offers to send the medical pre-
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Produce Trust Company to Resume.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-The board Of trus-
tees of the Produce Exchange Trust Com
pany, which will resume business on We'd
nesday next, was in session last evening.
and later announced that only routine bust
ness relating to the opening of the offices
next week had been transacted Gen. Sam
uel Thomas Vice President OF the COM
pany, said that when the doors OF the Of
fees were opened for active business the
company would be ready to pay every de-
positor in full
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scrlption that effected a cure in his case TO
every reader OF The Times who is suffering
today as he suffered. All who will drop
him letter asking for copy Of the
prescription will receive it by return mail
free OF charge. As certain as a wound
leaves a scar, and as sure as effect follows
cause. de men live to repent their follies
and indscretions in weakness and suf-
fering The tortured sufferer may bear no
tell-tale marks of ruin upon his face to
betray his lost manhood. He goes TO his
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Yesterdays stock market was hesitating
and rather tiresome. during the morning
hours fairly strong in the afternoon tend
ing toward weakness. al 10 time important
Vanderbilt buying and purchases for the
London account made the opening strong,
and after dip Of point or more there
was another squirt before noon TO the high
est prices of the present movement in
maby securities. Short selling at the top
and realizing of profits caused recessions
during the remainder OF the day, and the
closing figures were in most cases the low
est There was at no time, however, any
acute weakness or any slump of prices
such as would indicate a change Of the
generally bullish sentiment recently pre-
cHiling The Vanderbilt securities were
strong all day and the Vanderbilt brokers
were buyers at all times. sometimes OF
heavy amounts. Other important interests
are known TO be buyers on every decline
1he bullish attitude Of London yesterday
was contrary TO what had been expected.
Many careful brokers had feared that the
talk OF complications with Germany would
cause further free selling Of American
stocks with the remainder OF the London
market. il now seems certain that the
shipments Of gold today Will be at least
$1,000. 600, but neither does this have
bad effect on bullieh sentiment. probably
than discounted already, and because the
movement Of gold from the interior TO
New York and the Government deposits
with the banks mere than counteract the
outflow. The bank statement will be good
from all calculations so far made, and
there seems little likelihood OF higher
money rates in the Immediate future. Yes
terday's rate for call loans luctua,ed be-
tween 1 and 6 per cent With these va
rious encouraging matters the optimistic
ally inclined are buying stocks on every
decline, feeling assured that In few days
an upward movement OF importance will
begin. Nevertheless. II seems quite prob
able that the immediate market will be- to
large extent, professional.
The Vanderbilt securities were the feat.
ures of the market All day they were
bought by inside interests and by shorts,
who seemed TO be convinced that IL was not
conducive TO peace of mind 10 be on the
short side of them. New York Central
went as high as 13s and closed at 1876 rs.
Big -Four advanced TO 60. the highest price
on record and closed at 64 3-s, stu n
higher price than the stock has ever sold
for before. Chesapeake and Ohio advanced
10 81 as and closed at 81 Is. The best
opinion az to these three stocks is that the
Vanderbilts have acquired very large hold
ings In the two latter, which will result
In bringing them both more directly into
the Vanderbilt system, and into even
closer relation with each other. The buoy
sncy of these securities is considered one
of the best evidences Of The intention of
the most important interests to sustain and
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New York Cotton Market.


NEW YORK, Jan. BIT was said this
morning that Heidelbach, Ickclheimer &
Co. and Lazard Freres would each ship
81 900 600 tomorrow. Wall Street expects
that the total amount of tomorrow's ship
ment will aggregate about $4,000, GOO The
banks We're notified yesterday TO have 81
OOO, 600 in readiness for withdrawal.
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of the stock in the future. whereas In the
past it has often been heavy seller If not
an active bear factor.
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Local sentiment on corn is bullish on the
belief that the available supply is smaller
than last year.
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Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co..
meinbers oe the New York Exchange,
1919 Street