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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26

giving eve. There was to be a turkey shoot
ing match at one of the village stores. and
Burnside was there. But a terrific rain was
falling. and all those who had gathered to
take part in the shooting were compelled
to go indoors. They were grouped closely
about the roaring stove, talking of previous
Thanksgiving and previous turkey shoots.
suddenly the door was thrown open, and
McGann came in, shaking himself as he
emerged from the storm. He was in u bad
temper that was plain to be seen. He
went close to the stove. and when. he saw,
Burnside there elbowed him away. Burn
side was no coward. but he was not seeking
Il quarrel. and so he started to leave. AS
ne turned, McGann sprang at him, and
caught his coat. He gave 1t Il jerk. and
with Il cry of rage held up a letter. Burn
side turned white. and attempted to take
the letter from Mccain. Instinctively he
knew 1t was the one from Mary-the one
he had lost. The two men struggled for the
letter. each with a hand on the envelope,
and tore II in two pieces. McGann held Up
the piece that he held; it showed part of
his name and the name of the post office.
In Mary's handwriting. Burnside tried to
explain. Mccain called him a liar; the
Others in the party hooted him. McGann
seized Burnside and. with the strength of a
mad bull. dragged him toward the door.
Angered by the jeers of the crowd and the
accusations of McGann, Burnside ceased
's"S W tSpiaiu, anu, throwing Mctann
from him as they reached the door.
shouted:
L have tried to explain this thing: YOU
refuse to listen to me. II nothing will do
you but to kill ne. all 1 ask Is a fair
chance" -
Burnside allowed Mccain to choose the
weapons. He named revolvers. at a distance
of four yards.
me twilight was gathering, and the
heaVy rain there in the half-cieared settle
rnent gave a gray cast to the faint light
that inferred through the clouds. The two
men-each of them a ~giant-threw off their
coats. took their pistols. and stepped off the
Instance. Some one in the crowd began tn,
count. AT the word fire" both of the men
wheeled. and fired. McGann fell with =
ouilet through his heart; Burnside dropped
with a bullet in his brain. Both died al
most Instantly.
Afterwards friends of Burnside told Of
ms conversation with them about the lost
iet'er' ana the advice that they had given
nini. Ihey explained why he could not con-
Tess 10 McGann, and took the two pieces of
the torn letter and showed that the en-
Felope had never been opened. Then thew
examined furnishes coat. and found tina,
.he letter had slipped through a hole in the
pocket and had gradually worn its WAY
,hrousn :he lining until an end of il pro-
.tuuea beneath his coat. This had attracted
rieuahhS attention as Burnside turned TO
ieaVe the group on the fatal evening.
Noboiy read the letter. When the two
graves Were dug close together. and near
u Sid'e OF Mary, the torn note was placed
gently III the dead hands of McGann. 49,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26
STRANGE REPTILES

"A writer thinks one of the Sc,
verest tests ever put upon his risibles was,
endured at Il London dinner table.
Tie was seated next a lovely, rosy
checked. gray-eyed English girl, who dis
played a most absorbing and fiattering in
terest in his native land. She appeared To
have imbibed some extraordinary ideas.
about the perils to be encountered i'm the.
newly settled regions of the United States
and tried not to look incredulous when she
was assured that things were really not as
bad as she imagined. r..
I'm sure it's pleasant to. be told there
are not rattlesnakes in all the gardens y.
she said, with a pretty smile. but INV
cousin wrote not long ago that he had seen.
over forty wigwams in one little vil,a.,.
Perhaps she added. as her comrapion
made no immediate reply, the wiywams
are not as venomous as rattlesnakes, are
they?"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26

Julian Laughlin wanted to become a soldier.
thereafter that I had the making Of Il,
great soldier n me-"
Pat Short. treasurer of tho Olympic end
century theaters, had ideas uf his future
wren he was quite a boy, but his desires
ran along practical lines.
Il was always greatly attracted by store
windows said MIR. Short. "and one dav
While l was still In the old country. I Wis
TED Dublin. Here I walked down the main
street. and when ] saw all the si,oI win
n1ws l became convinced that n man who
could live behind windows like that must
ne the happiest of mortals. The .dea vas
50 strong that l actually started in as 4
BOY In a dry goods store. ANA followed il
until l came 20 this country. I had no N
tention of entering the theatrical business
when l came here. but happened to secure
the post of assistant treasurer Of ii :heato,
and have stayed with the business eyer
since"
James Campbell, the broker, was anoth,r
whose youthful tastes turned TO the nro-
fession of Il soldier.
My great ambition whom : hoy was 70
become 2 great General he said. land |
wanted to enter West Poin; ard De i SOL
Gier. This desire had a GIett- strong hold
on me at one time. but gradually Grifted
cut of it
Charles P. Curj, principal of Smith Acad-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26
LOVES WEATHER.

When you're away the skies are gray,
And all the world is lying,
Sea. vale. and hill, forlorn and chill,
And ev'ry joy is dying.
But when you're near clouds disappear,
Blue skies and sun together
Reign till your frOwn again brings Town
The sad and somber weather.
Then pray what need nave l to heed
The weather mans deciding.
Since well / know that when you go
The sun goes into hiding?
More useful he, I'm sure. would be,
Were he but prophesying
A fair, kim day when l may pray
Your heart to end my signing.
Stillman Powell in Harper's Ba
zar.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26

WRITTEN O H SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
In looking back over his boyhood days
almost every man can recall some carefully
treasured ambition of what he was 10 be-
come in the future. which at that time he
fully intended 10 realize. In the great ma
iority of cases these ambitions seem ludi-
Crous. IL not entirely incomprshensihle, and
it is often difficult 10 trace the source of
some aspiration which he can remember to
have been firmly implanted in his breast
while a hoy.
\ visit to a circus. the absorption of
lurid literature of one sort or another. the
proximity of a railroad 10 the home of
ones early days and any number of other
causes stir UP a desire in the heart Of The
average boy to become a circus rider, a
Western scout. an engineer or some equal
ly e~Nalting calling. And there is scarcely a
man who does recall a time at which he
nourished one or the other of the ambi-
tons mentioned.
\ number of business men of this city
We're visited lately and were asked whether
they could recall any boyish ambition of
the sort; and in nearly every case an af-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26

envy. stated that he would never have he
iieved any one who had told him when a
boy that he would finally enter the ~orofes-
sion of teaching. His ambition was to be-
come a politician. and an orator, and his
taking up of school teaching was as sudden
as it was unexpected.
Louisville. KY. was my first home"
said Mr.. Curd. land Patrick Henry en-
bodied in my youthful mind all that sue
cess and greatness could include. My earli-
est ambition was to become a distinguished
lawyer and diplomat. I went manfully
through the academy, college and the law
school with this intent. but before enter
ing the law school chance made me 3
teacher in a large boys school. TO my
surprise the work was fascinating. and 1
was pronounced a great success. After a
year, however. 1 gave up teaching and went
back to the law. After completing the law
course at Vanderbilt University decided
to go West ard lind a place where there
was plenty CT law. but no lawyers. 1
drifted around in California for 4 while and
finally settled in Prescott. Ariz.. Were l
found plenty Of lawyers. but no law"
MANY reverses came. One day l had to
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frmative answer was given. Contrasted
with the professions the same men are now
following. the ambitions seem ludicrous In
the extreme. and one sincere cause of con-
graduation which most of them possess is
the fact that their aspirations developed
between the ages of 10 and II were not re-
allied.
Ex-Governor William j. Stone was APP
preached on the subject and confessed that
he had his boyish ambitions of the sort.
His family lived near IA road on which
stages were constantly passing, and the
chief brightness which he believed the fu-
ture to hold for him was the fact that he
might one day grow up and become a stage
driver.
The stage coach used 10 be n great at
traction for all of the boys said the ex-
Governor. I'VE. used 10 sit by the side of
the road and watch the coach pass, and
as soon as that bugle was heard you could
see a long string of boys trailing to the
stopping place to watch the vehicle pull I'D.
Ihat there could be any calling more invit-
ing than that of driver We could not be-
lieve.'
Ihomas McPheeters. president of the Nc
Pheeters Warehouse Company and a stock
holder in as many different companies as
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26

Mo-. but now a member of the law firm OF
Henderson & Gentry of this city. was next
approached. Mr.. Gentry is a member Of
the ~well-known Gentry family. whose love
for fine horse-fesh is known, so 1t is per-
haps little wonde that he INTENDED to be-
come a horse doctor at one time.
AT one time l studied agriculture, with a
view to preparing myself for a farmer"
said Mr.. Gentry. but while doing so I be-
came greatly impressed with veterinary sur
gerry. and had a great ambition to become a
horse doctor. During a portion of my boy
hood days 1 also had a desire to become a
physician, and was ready to enter on the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-20

rate in fact advanced 14c and there is
some expectation that gold will De
shipped to London on Saturday S
steamer. There is undoubtedly con-
siderable apprehension that this new
demand on New York bank reserves
may be joined to the recall of funds
by interior institutions later on and
deplete the available money supply.
1t is a fact that very little money is
offerings are readily absorbed at rela-
lively high rate. There is to be con-
sidered the prospective foreign demand
for gold, the demand for crop-moving
purposes and the requirements for
meeting the surplus in government
revenue, the latter being considerably
modified at this time by special cause.
The bond market was very dull and ir-
regular. Total sales par value ST.
0oo,O00.
United States IS registered advanced
u, the refunding Is when issued and
the IS u, and old As Is in the bid
price
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Mining Stocks.
PRODUCE.

~ - " A'
CHICAGO, July 19-Numerous de-
mails of improvement in the northwest
were influential in rescuing wheat from
It's early slump to-day, September clos
ing Sole over yesterday. Corn was
firm on an excellent cash demand,
closing &c higher. Oats closed I'M
changed and provisions 21a05c lower.
Wheat opened weak under a com
mission of lower foreign markets and
reiteration by the Price Current of it's
optimistic estimate of the season s
wheat production. Paris and Liver
pool were very weak while the Price
Current ayerred that the surplus this
year would exceed the exports of any
year. While considering these propo-
sitions there were many traders in
clined to play for a reaction on general
principles. September opened 1K@A
TO 3s@Ac lower at 70 to 751ac The
market showed strength which gradu-
ally increased as the session progressed.
In this the main factor was to be found
in numerous reports denying recent as
sertions that the northwest crop had
been vastly improved by rains. These
generally put the yield of the Dakotas
anu -hAIAICSOtGl at IVp,Vbt,UUU DuSuSlS.
New York bought, there was fair com
mission house demand and purchasing
by scalpers. Shorts covered when they
saw the way things were going and as
result September steadily rose and
closed at the top 7s@1e over yesterday
at 771sc, Primary receipts were Col 600
bushels compared with $4,000 the like
day last year. Minneapolis and Du-
luth reported 234 cars against $50 last
week and 800 year ago. Receipts here
were 113 cars, u of contract grade
New York reported q loads taken for
export. Clearances at the seaboard in
wheat and -four were equal to 403, 900
bushels.
Corn was active and after depression,
strong under the firmness of the cash
situation. The market opened weak
under the leadership of the wheat dip
and discouraging cables coupled with
excellent weather in the west. Country
offerings were small, some western in
terests covered cash sales. The cash
business amounted to half million
bushels. September sold between 3t45
and SOC. closing 3sc over yesterday at
1875 G39c. Receipts were AIS cars. New
York reported 81 loads taken for ex-
port. .
The oats market as usual attached it.
self to corn and in a quiet way follow
ed the bigger market throughout the
session. The northwest was best buyer
and the shipping demand was good.
September sold between % and 23ssc
and closed unchanged from yesterday
at 25ssc Receipts were 119 cars.
The trade in provisions was a mar
row, dull affair, but the tone was steady
on fair. though scattered demand for
cash. September pork sold between
S1f 621a and Sl1 6712 and closed sc
lower at 81 65. September lard be-
tween Sc So and SIS 20. closed 21zG5c
down at Sc 671s and September ribs
between SIS T0675, with the close SC
down at s6 721a
Estimated receipts tomorrow:
Wheat LIS cars; corn 425 cars; oats
100 cara; hogs $4,000 head.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-20
METAL.

NEW YORK, July 19.-The London
market for tin declined Ell for spot
and los for futures to-day and closed
easy in tone. The local market, how
ever. continued to advance. despite the
bearish reports from abroad. The spot
quotations were on the basis of $34. so
Q34.87R. Futures weak, first. half of
August selling at $4,000, and September
was offered at $3.50 Copper was SIS
lower in London, dull and unchanged
here at $3.50. Lead and spelter ruled
dull and featureless at $3.97k@4121k.
All iron and steel markets continue
weak at yesterdays decline The
brokers price for lead was 1896, and
for copper $3.50.
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FINANCE and TRADE.

NEW YORK, July 19.-The Com
nercial Advertisers London financial
cablegram:
There was unusual fairness in the
markets here to-day caused by the adj
vance of the bank rate TO per cent
and the spread of the Chinese re-
bellion. There was little actual bust
ness, but pawned stock came out. The
war loan dipped to 21a discount and
then rallied to 1ss on large purchases
by American insurance companies
which failed to secure adequate allot-
ments in the first instance. Russian
bonds were down IL.
American securities were quiet and
featureless, forecasts of the B. & O..
dividend creating an unfavorable i'm
precision. 1t is asserted here that the
stock would not rise on a two dollar
fiat declaration.
The amount of the advance on the
bank rate caused a surprise and the
action affected money rates materi-
ally. Bills were firm at S%94 and
bank discount houses raised deposit
rates one per cent.
The bank bought $4,000 gold In
bars. The rise in Paris cheques re-
duced the price to IT'S Tod. 1t is said
that considerable quantity of SOW
eleigns are coming from Australia.
NEW YORK, July 19--Money on
call steady at 1A@1ia per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 4@4% per
cent.
Sterling exchange firm, with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.S7A
fol demand and at $4.S3A for sixty
days.
Posted rates s4.S41a@5.00 and SASS.
Commercial bills $4.S3A @4S3a.
Silver certificates 61A@62A.
Bar silver 61b.
NGoviooo Jo1Iore IQ1Lo
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LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, July 19.-Cattle, receipts,
1000 head; steers opened steady, clos
ing slow to 10c lower; butchers stock
steady; natives, best on sale to-day,
four car loads at $3.50; good to prime
steers steady to slow at S5.0005.65;
selected feeders steady at s4.0004.65;
COWS $3.00@460; heifers $3.00@5.00;
bulls, steady at $3.00@4.50; calves
steady at $4.70Q635.
Hogs, receipts to-day $4,000 head; to-
morrow, 1900 head estimated; left
over, 5000 head; market opened strong
and closed easier; top, S5.25; mixed
and butchers $5.00@5.25 bulk of sale,
$5.124Q5.20.
Sheep, receipts, 1900 head; best
Fsheep steady, others 10c to loo lower;
lambs 25c to 40c lower; good to choice
wethers $4.00@4.45; native lambs $4.oJ
Q6.25.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, July 19.-Cat-
tie, steady; extra $5.50@5.70; prime
$5.40@5.50.
Hogs, dull; prime mediums, best
Workers and pigs s5.35@5.40; heavy
hogs $5.30@5.35.
Sheep, slow; choice wethers $4,000
AGO; choice lambs s5.50@600.
Veal calves $5.50@700.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, July I9.-Hogs,
strong at $4.65@5.3o.
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Flour, easy.

EOuT, easy.
Wheat, No. 3 spring 70h@73hc; No.
2 red 76&@7Ac.
Corn, No. 2, 3Sa@3S7sc; No. 2 yell
low 1875 y 39c.
Oats, No. 2, 23A @25Ac; No. 2 white
25A@27c; No. 8 white 245s 026Ac.
Rye, No. 2, 541a@55c
Barley, good feeding, 38042c; fair to
choice mailing 46@4Sc.
Flaxseed, No. l, $40; No. north
western $175.
Mess pork, per barrel S1O.5561O.6O.
Lard, per 100 pounds, $650@6.65.
Short ribs sides, (loose), $4,000
Dry sailed shoulders. (boxed), 6A
K &c.
Short clear sides, Cboxed,) $z25@
Whisky, basis of high wines, s123.
Sugars, cut loaf unchanged.
Glover seed contract grade $500.
On the produce exchange to-day the
Dutter market was firm; creamerics
l5Ql9c; aairies 14017c.
cheese, firm at 9hQ10Aca vr~sa
Eggs, firm; fresh lie
NEW YORK, July 19.-Flour. re-
eeipts 1l,0S1 barrels; exports 12.74S
barrels; market was steadier with
wheat but still without important
buying in this, jobbers doing about
all OF the business
Wheat, receipts 11,01S bushels. ex-
ports 1918 bushels; spot market firm:
No, red SAC f. o. b. ahoat; options
opened weak, closed strong at A6lc
net advance. Close: July 621sc: Sep
TENDER sic; October Sic; December
Sz12c.
Corn, receipts 169, 800 bushels; ex-
ports 1885 bushels: spot market
firm; No. 2. 46c f. o. b. afioat and ele-
vator; options opened weak, closed
quite strong at 1sc net advance. Close:
July 4flac; September 444c; Decem-
beer 41Ac.
Oats, receipts $500 bushels. ex-
ports 1910 bushels; spot market
weaker; No. 2. Csc; No. 2 white 29Ib n
3oc; track white state 291aG 34c.
Options dull but steady.
Hay, steady.
Hops, quiet.
Hides, firm.
Leather quiet.
Wool, dull
Beef, quiet.
Lard, steady.
Pork. quiet
Tallow, quiet
Cottonseed oil. quiet.
Petroleum, steady.
Rosin. steady.
Turpentine. quiet.
Rice. steady.
MolasseS, steady.
Sugar. raw strong: fair refining
4ssc;. centrifugal 96 test 47sc; molasses
sugar 41sc; refined firm.
Coffee. futures opened steady at 10
to 20 points lower. closed strong and
firm, ) points higher to 5 points NET
lever. Total sales II 500 bags.
BALTIMORE. July 1e.-Flour. firm.
receipts 1851. exports q. $40.
Wheat dun and lower; SPOT and the
month 74A @ Esc. Receipts SIS, 5s1: ex-
ports ~ .000
Corn duh and lower: mixed SPOT. the
month and August 49, 44c; receipts
1887; exports 81 .629.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-20

Daily: Except sunday: Sunday on y.
City Passenger and Ticket AGENT
AGENT FOR ALL STEAMSHIP LINES
= ID. UNDERWOOD. D. b MARITIME
General Manager Mgr. Pas4 Irafrfc
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Oats steady: No. mixed 27K@28c.
Hay dull; No. timothy SIG 00@
is so.
Cheese, butter and eggs frm.
PHILADELPHIA, July 19.-Wheat
firm; contract grade July 75A@sc.
Corn firm and 1sc higher; No.
mixed July 43A @44c.
Oats unchanged; No. white clipped
Sic.
Butter firm, good demand; fancy west
ern creamery zoe.
Eggs quiet but steady. Fresh nearby
and do western 1870.
Cheese steady.
Sugar unchanged.
CINCINNATI, O., July 19.-Flour
dull
Wheat quiet; No. red 7sc.
Corn quiet; No. mixed 4Sc.
Oats firm; No. mixed 271ac.
AYE quiet; No. 2 6012c.
Lard dull, Sc SO.
Bulkmeats quiet, 81 25.
Bacon quiet, So 35.
Whiskey steady, 81 g.
Sugar firm.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-20
DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK, July 19.-There has
been some improvement in spot bust
ness to-day with more bearable wealth
er conditions and business has picked
up somewhat General conditions are
sthl quiet. No change in prices oil
brown bleached or coarse colored cot
ton goods. Prints dull throughout al
previous prices. Ginghams quiet
Print cloths inactive. For regulars
more inquiry from wide odds and mar
ket steady. American Wooden Com
pany officials state that 1t will not open
its spring lines of mems wear woolens
next Monday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-20

From Wheeling 10
Grafton and Cumberland. sl2.29. sb.iO
Washington and Baltimore. sI2.29l $40
philadelphia and New York 'l2.20l .S.I0
pittsburg and Cumberland. s5a5l Iii "a
Washington ana baltimore s5.I5i sJl:30
philadelphia and New York. 5.15 siI.1
Grafton and Cumberiand...t $50 f5..9
Fairmont and Grafton...... sss9l $50
Washington, Fa-' ana fltts.i tn, s6:J5
gainesville and Newark. sT.1si st.Ia
colunbus and Chicago. s7.z5! sl.I0
GAINESVILLE and Columbus. le.Is' ~
Cincinnati emu o, Loais.-.' .40ss5 1911
Craftan and Cum2erialc. s1o.51 s1a.a
Washington aea .is-..m9-e- slt.51 sI0:1
GAINESVILLE and Newark. s4a5i ss-si
coiuubus and Chicago. s4.05l $50
Washington, Pa, and Pitts. ISIS sI0.fs1
philadelphia and New York sis .I0.f3
Grafton and Cumberland. 500 s1a.s1
yras hlngton and Baltimores ss.n0.
psffsfCrg and Cumberland. i s5.8l s1a.fr
F EsssIsSssls e: :sa EslIg sss III bib
GAINESVILLE and Columbus. slI.ls .5si9
Cincinnati and st. Louis....l s11.4gE s5.10
pitts and Wash. Pa......i f6.09E