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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18
FROM WATER FRONT
STEAMSHIP SCHONFELS CLEARS
WITH BIG CARGO.
WILL TAKE 1880 BALES
STEAMBOAT CLIFTON TAKEN OFF
TIE BEAUFORT RUN.

story of the Rescue of the UnfOrtu-
nate Crew of the Norwegian Bark
Ruth-Matters of Interest to SEN
men.
The big German steamship 'Schonfels
cleared yesterday Tor Bremen and
Hamburg with $50 full bales of cot
ton. The steamer will carry a larger
number of bales than this: but her
cargo includes many round bales.
which are counted as half bales in
the commercial calculation. Besides
the cotton the Schonfels also took d
large lot of cotton seed meal, and 9TH
er cargo. The Est of exports may be
found elsewhere.
Messrs. Williamson & Rauers, agents
for the Hansa Line. to which the
Schonfels belongs, are pleased with the
results so far. and are satisfied that
the line meets a want in this port.
Every steamer has so far gone out
with full cargo. The boats are of light
draught, such as can easily navigate
in the Savannah river. and have en-
tered and departed without delay from
any cause. Other vessels of this line
are 10 come TO Savannah to load soon.
The steamboat Clifton will to-day be
laid up, and the Clayton will succeed
her on the Savannah and Beaufort
run. The Clifton viii be thoroughly
overhauled and put in condition for
the summer travel. which is expected
to be rather heavy the coming season.
CnpRirapnG
and a credit to the city. Capt. Beach's
policy has always been to keep them
in good repair by using first one then
the other. with the boat not in COM
mission being repaired as a usual
thing.
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CHARGE NOT SUSTAINED.

After hearing the testimony in the
prosecution Instituted by F. !. Cush-
ing against County Engineer r. F.
Belts at Tampa, charging him with
maliciously tearing down a fence on
the property of e. S Gushing. County
Judge Robes dismissed the case.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE corn pit was
the center of all attraction to-day on
the Board of Trade, the heavy liquida
ton of the December option causing a
loss of SIC in that delivery at the
close. May closed a shade higher.
May wheat closed a fraction up, but
oats were &c lower. Provisions were
extremely dull, January port closing
10c lower; lard was shade lower and
ribs were off PIC.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18
FLORIDA.
SUES TAMPA FOR 10000.

Mrs. Mary Berarra has brought suit
against the city of Tampa for $4,000
damages Mrs. Berrara alleges that she
fell over certain obstacles on the side
walk at Franklin and Harrison streets
and received spinal injuries. She an
pealed to Council which. after inves-
tigation, turned down her claim.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18
COTTON SEED OIL.

New York. Dec. 17.-Cotton seed oil
was strong and higher on continued
light spot supplies and firmer news
from the South. Prime crude nominal,
prime crude f. o. b. mills 31c prime
summer yellow 3S1s@40c: off summer
yellow, 37l5c; prime white 41642c;
prime winter yellow 42c; prime meal
$276027 so nominal
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18
GEORGIA and FLORIDA
ELECTION AT CONVICTION.

The election for Mayor, Councilmen
and City School Board was held at
Covington Monday. The race between
Captain j. M. Pace and Hon. John f.
Henderson for Mayor was close. Mr..
Henderson getting 81 and Captain Pace
SO votes
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18

Gov. Jennings has made the follow
ing civil appointments: To be nota-
ries public for the state at large: f.
c. Pickett. Carrabelle: VIM. c. Stan
ley. Barlow; Milbra Moore, De Funiak
Springs II. J. Mccall, Madison; James
W~.Mullis. Jasper; !. b. Anderson.
WestvilIe, and r. L. Entzminger
ZOIfO.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18
DISTINGUISHED MEDrCOs.

Tampa had on Monday two eminent
and distinguished physicians-Dr. Juan
Guiteras and DR.. Carlos Finlav OF
Cuba-as its guests. and they were en-
tertained by number of the local
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Vessels Arrived Yesterday.

Steamship Nacoochee, Askins. New
York.-Ocean Steamship Company.
Steamship Bedouin (Br). Croskey,
Boston, light.-A. f. Churchill.
lfark S. Anna f, Maria 40, limbo.
Havana, ballast.-Strachan & Co
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY. DECEMBER

to cause some disquietude. and when
sales were pressed TO take profits. the
reduction in the short interest became
apparent. Prices lost ground from the
highest. The market closed heavy.
Sales et5. 900.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18
Vessels SotIa1 ya.tou.

Steamship Berkshire. Ryan, Phila-
delphia.
Steamship City of Savannah, Fisher.
New York
Bark Tristad (Nor), Danielsen, Hull.
Bark Maria (AusD. Rodossich,
Genoa.
Schooner Thelma, Spofford, Philadel-
phia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18
CHANGE IN PASTORS.

Rev. w. A. Chastine, pastor of the
Second Christian Church, Augusta,
has resigned to take charge of the
church at College Park, and will be
succeeded at Augusta by Rev. ]. H.
Wood of Winder.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Note-These quotations are revised
daily and are kept as near as possible
in accord with the prevailing whole
sale prices. Official quotations are
not used when they disagree with the
prices wholesalers ask.
POULTRY-Springers. 25G5Oc: hens,
60d70c; ducks, 60c.
EGGS-Tennessee. 25G26c; Georgia,
country. 21G24c.
BUTTER-The tone of the market Is
firm Quotations: Cooking, FAC: New
York state. 2s029c; Elgins, SOd31c.
CHEESE-Market Arm; fancy. full
cream cheese, 13A 614c for 20 to %
pound averages; Is to 30-pound aver
ages. 1870.
White Pea Beans. $2.65 bushel.
Potatoes, 81 0062 so per barrel.
CABBAGE-sI 25Q1.5O. crates or bar
rels.
BreadsruGs, Hay ana Grain.
FLOUR-Patent. $415: straights.
SO. 50; fancy. $40; family, SO. 40;
spring wheat. best patent, $4.85.
MEAL-Pearl, per barrel, SO 40; per
sack, s1.55; city meal. per sack. bolted
$140; water ground. $3.50 (Pierce) (;
city grits, sacks, s1.45; pearl grits,
Hudnuts, per barrel. $40; per sack,
$3.50.
CORN-rhe market firm; white, job
lots, soc; carload lots. roc; mixed corn,
job lots, soc; carload lots, 7Sc.
OATS-No. mixed. carload lots,
42c; job lots, As; white clipped. cars
45c; job lots, 47c.
BRAN-Job lots. $1.05: carload lots,
s1.0O.
HAY-Market steady; No. i timothy,
job. s5c@$1.00; cars, 9Oc; No. 2. goo job,
cars, So.
RICE Market steady; demand good;
fancy head. &c; fancy, Sac.
Grline .-...'..-.'. .................5
5000 ..'.'...'........... AZ 44Z
\ ar ............ Az Q412
common Observation-Disclosures.
Rough rice, 75c@$I.0O Per busheI. ac-
cording to quality.
Fruits and Nuts.
APPLES-Fancy reds, $3.5O@4.OO.
ANANAS-$1. 25@1.75.
PINEAPPLES-$ rs crate.
ORANGES-S3 .0O@3.25.
LEMONS-Market steady at $3.50.
PRUNES-2Os to sos. 1O1hc; sos to 4Os,
9&c 4Os to sos, 794c; sos to COS, &c;
Cos to 70s, SIC; 70s to sos, SIC; sos to
90s, SIC; COS to zoos, 41ac.
PEANUTS-Ample stock, fair de-
mand; market firm: fancy hand-pick-
ed Virginia, SIC; extras, 4%c; N. c.
peanuts. 412c.
NUTs-Almonds, Terragona. 15hc;
Ivicas, 1415c; walnuts, French, 12hc;
filberts, 111ac; assorted nuts, 50-pound
and 25-pound boxes, 12hc.
Dried and EvapOrnted Fruits.
APPLES-Evapora &c; sun-dried,
&c.
APRICOTS Evaporated, lie
pound; nectarines. 10hc.
$50; s-crown. $500: 4-croWn
clusters, $2.75; loose muscatells, TIC;
lib seeded, 915c; imperial cabinets, =;
loose, 50-pound boxes, pound.
PEACHES Evaporated, peeled,
Ice: unpeeled, &c.
PEARS-Evaporated lie.
CITRON-A. F. drums Fancy Cor
sican, in 10-pound boxes, 13c.
URRENTS-Barrels, SIC; 25-pound
boxes, &c; 1-pound cartons. TIC.
Sugar and Coffee.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18

States photographic office, in Custom
House. Captains are requested to call
at the office. Reports of wrecks and
derelcts received.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18

Steamship Schonfels (Ger), Groot.
Bremen and Observation-Disclosures g.
Rauers
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18

Passengers per steamship City of
savannah FOR New York, Dec. Nv.
II. Godfrey, Miss Mary McGinn, Geo.
=. Richardson, c. J. Wild, Mrs. c. l..
jones, Miss Gertrude Page Jones, Miss
r. Smith, c. +. Hubert, II. f. Wanna
maker, Miss c. l.. Gibbons, Mr.. Wash
burn and wife, G. H. Briggs, e. w.
Ilandon and wife, Eugene Duboise,
C.has. E. Rice, Henry Hodgkinson, OF
70 ScAode. G. A. Lexend.
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Pilot charts ana hvaroqrarhtc tr-
formation Bil be- furnished rnssters ~
k's''N ffsf ~ eharEe "a the United
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18

High water at Tybee to-day at 1906
a. m. and 1886 p. m. High water at
Savannah one hour later.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18
NEW NOTARIEs PUBLIC.

physicians, and President Hendry OF
the State Board of Health.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18
THE WEATHER.

Morning News barometer, Dec.
IL, ll:SO p. m. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL .O3
Morning News thermometer, Dec.
II, 11:30 p. m. Observation-Disclosures. so
Forecast for Thursday and Friday:
Geergia-Fair Thursday, increasing
cloudiness Friday; light to fresh north
winds, becoming variable.
South Carolina-Fair Thursday; light
fresh west to northwest winds; Friday
fair.
Eastern Florida-Fair Thursday; Fri
day fair, with warmer in north and
north central portions; light to fresh
north winds.
Western Florida-Fair Thursday;
Friday, increasing cloudiness; light
north to east winds.
Yesterdays Weather at Savannah
Maximum temperature at
2;3O p. m. .................. So degrees
Minimum temperature at
a. m. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40 degrees
Mean temperature ......... As degrees
Normal temperature ....... SO degrees
Deficiency of temperature. degrees
Accumulated excess since
Dec. l .................... 20 degrees
Accumulated excess since
Jan. ......................2 1853 degrees
Rainfall ...... ............... .01 inch
Normal ............... ....... 10 inch
Excess since Dec. l .....1 As inches
Deficiency since Jan. 1 .....3. IL inches
River Report-The hight of the Sa-
vannah river at Augusta at a. m.
G5th meridian time) yesterday, was 90
feet, a fall of 0S foot during the pre-
ceding twenty-four hours.
Observations taken at the same mo-
ment of time. Dec. II, 1902, p. M,
18th meridian time.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18

sacks, SIC; 1OO-pound cotton. sacks.
3Sc; 125-pound burlap sacks, Acc; 1875
pound cotton sacks, 47c; 200-pound bur-
lap sacks, 73c.
HIDES-Market fine: dry flint, 11hc:
dry salt, 91ac; green sailed, SIC.
WOOL-FirTn; prime Georgia, free
of sand burs and black wool, 19c;
black Ice; bury, 10Q12c. Wax, Csc;
tallow &C.. Deer skins. zoe.
Hardware and Building Supplies.
LIME, CALCIUM, PLASTERS AND
EMENT-Alabama and Georgia lime
in fair demand and sell at $4,000 a
barrel; special calcined plaster, $1.40@
1.5O per BARREL hair 4@5c; Rosedale
cement, $1.20@l.25, carload lots, spe-
cial; Portland cement, retail. s2.T5:
carload lots. $4,000. 90.
LUMBER-Market firm. Quotations:
Sawn ties, per NJ feet, $12; hewn ties,
(7x9XS1a), 40c each: switch ties, $3.50:
minimum easy size yard stock, $l450
| G15.O0; car stills. s16.0OQ19.Oo; ship
stock. $500.
OIL-Perfection Signal Oil, 42c. in
barrels; Pratt's Astral. 15hc, in bar
rels; Alladin's Security, 1412c, in bar
rels; Water White, 1412c, in barrels;
Standard White, 1312c, in barrels; D.
S. Gasoline, in barrels, Ice; D. S. Gas
oline. in drums, lac; Sc degrees Case
line, in drums, 1Sc: So benzine. in
drums. 1870; linseed oil, raw. CSC:
boiled, SIC; lard oil, Gle.
sHOT-Drop, s145; B. B. and large,
$40; chilled. $1.TO.
IRON-Market firm: refined. $3.50;
Swede. sc.
NAILs-cut. s2.4O base: wire. $40
base.
BARBED wIRE-ss.4o per 100
pounds.
GUNPOwDER-Per keg, Austin
crack shot. $3.50; half keg, $3.50; quar-
ter kegs. S1.40; champion ducking
quarter key. 1925; Austin smokeless,
half kegs. IS as; quarter s430; three
pound $40: one pound, 75c: less 20
per cent. on smokeless.
Cotton Bagging and Ties.
BAGGING = Market Arm: jute. 2
pound, SIC; sea island bagging, 12c
TIES-Standard 45-inch arrow, large
lots s110: small lots. $1.20.
Bacon. Hams and Lard.
u. ,. butts ....................... 7hc
ID. y plates ,...................... 91hc
Western heavy bellies 1Oi5c
Eastern light bellies ..........II c
Eastern medium bellies .lOA
Eastern heavy bellies .............iOsS
-. ,. =. X sides ...'..''..........l0h
Smoked G. r. sides ................Ilssc
HAMs-sugar cured. 14Qi5c; picnic
hams, l0ssal0Ac.
LARD-Pure. in tierces, llzc.
50-pound tins and s0-pound tubs. lie.
compound, IN tierces. SIC; 5O-pound
tins. and s0-pound tubs. SMc.
@siscsiianeOus.
FfSH-Mackerel. half barrels. No 1
$3.50: 40. 2. ss7b. No. 3, $500: kits
10. I. si.25; No. 2, $40; No. 3, f.05: cod
fish. i-pound bricks. &C.. 2-pound brlck
bi4c, smoked behring's. per box. i6t
nc. Dutch herrings, N kegs, si.f0.
new mulleis. hair barrels. 1915.
sfhtP-Aarket quiet. Georgia and
FLORIDA syrup. buying a. 2eI27c.
selling a. a2Ns2isc. sugar house "a 49,
9ihc.
uiGH WINES Basis. glsL
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18
Opening. Highest. Lowest. CLOSING.

MeSs FORK, per barrel
Jan. ...$1s 20 $16 70 SIG SIS SIG 571s
Lard, per 100 pounds
Dec. -. 10 20 10 221s 10 171k 10 221s
Jan. =. 7715 771z so go
May =. IN 9 171a go 9 121s
Short Ribs. per 100 pounds
Jan. s 45 s As 8 S71a 8 371s
May -. 8 321z 8 S2k S25 s 27Is
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour quiet and steady; No. 2 spring
wheat, 74@76c; No. 3, 6S1z@721sc; No.
2 red, 7SB@741ac; No. 2 corn, 47A@
SOC; No. yellow, 4TAc; No. 2 oats,
31h@32%c; No. white, 3O1h@321sc;
NO 2 rye. Acc; good feeding barley,
3S@40c; fair to choice mailing, 45@55c:
No flax seed, $1.17; No. 1 Northwest
ern, SLIPS; prime timothy seed, 1855;
mess pork, per barrel, $780, lard, per
100 pounds, S1015@1O2O; short ribs
sides Qoose), $8.371k0S62c; dry sailed
shoulders (boxed), $S.256S50; short
clear sides (boxed) sS75@9OO; whis-
KY, basis of high wines, $1.S2; clover,
contract grade, $1075.
Receipts-Wheat, 1853 100 bushels;
corn. 469,90O bushels; oats, GAS, 300 bush
els, hogs, 81, 900 head.
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Almanac, 18th Mcridiau

Time.
sun rises at 7:16 a. m. and sets at
5,23 D. m. E7rE
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666@67O.
Baltimore. Dec. 17.-Seaboard COM
mon. 24ss@247s; do preferred, 41%@
421s; do As. SLY
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-18
TRADE AND FINANCE.

III. B. Boyer.
Local Forecast Official.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-11-01
MakfnR Barrels.

"Cooperage Is one Of the trades that
no one thought Of improving until with
In recent years" said manufacturer,
"but then the inventors and expert ma
chinists started in with such rush
that 1t takes a good deal Of our time
keeping abreast of the improvements
that are coming into the market every
day.
"The work used to be done entirely
by hand. and the coopers often had to
buy their hoops from firm that made
nothing else. The coopers were not
well enough equipped to make all the
different parts of u barrel themselves,
and often they bought everything out
side and merely put the barrels togeth.
er. 1t used to take five or six men to
do the work properly, and IN hours
time would perhaps turn out ten bar
rels.
"As the system Is now, all the differ.
ent parts are made by one machine,
and only one man is needed to attend
it. After the wood is fashioned into
slaves and hoops and braces by 1t the
pieces are run through another section
Of it and come out almost Immediately
finished barrel. ready to be loaded
and shipped to our customers.
ION u regular average about 30 bar
rels can be turned out in an hour. You
can see what the saving Is over the old
way. Employing six men for one hour,
as they used to do, we can get 16O bar
rels. where by the old system they
were only able to get ten."-Pittsburg
ChrOnicle-Telegraph.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-11-01
TOLD BY A LETTER CARRIER.
His Story OF n Ghost For Whom Hi
Father Had n Love Letter.

His Story OF n Ghost For Whom His
Father Had n Love Letter.
Tell you the story? Cert. Captain
Tanning Of the Tenth Ohio fought
through the civil war. At its close he
went over to Ireland with the Fenians
and was believe, imprisoned there for
a time. However, on his return he lived
in my fathers district and he became
intimate with him, as they were both
Fenians. The captain, after a year or
two, enlisted in the regular army and
was sent out to the frontier to fight In
dams. Now, father missed him, but
was not aware that he had enlisted.
In fact, nobody in Cincinnati Of the
captains acquaintances knew what be-
came Of him, as he was proud kind
of chap and did not relish the idea Of
having it known that he was compelled
to enlist as a private soldier. He had
on several occasions talked with father
about a young lady in Ireland whom
he intended making his wife. They cor
responded. and Of course, whenever
father delivered q letter from Ireland,
he joked with the captain about the fair
correspondent Some six months after
the captain had disappeared, father
had in his mornings mail pouch let
ter addressed as usual to the captain,
from Ireland. Previous letters delivered
at the house were received and forward
ed to the captain, so my father rang
the door bell and was handing the let
ter without looking up, to the servant,
as he thought, when his hand touched
something cold, and glancing sharply
I'D, there stood the captain, smiling as
he used to do whenever a letter with
the Irish postmarked was delivered.
welcome back, Capt" said my faith
er, and even as he spoke the letter fell
on the doorstep, and in the captains
place stood the male Negro servant,
slightly scowling as he mumbled, You
must be in a big hurry dis mornin',
droppin the mail in this mannah.'
Father turned white, and cold chills
ran down his spinal column. Recover
ing himself, he asked the Negro:
HAS Captain Tanning returned?'
Receiving a negative answer, he pro-
ceeded on his route. and when he sat
down to dinner that day he solemnly
said to my mother: Peggy, Captain
Tanning is dead
ITO her inquiries as to the detalls or
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-11-01
IncOnslderate Words.

1t is very evident that many are not
aware of the painful wounds they are
constantly inflicting upon others by
inconsiderate words. This Is manifest
by the censures which they pass upon
others for that Of which they them
selves are guilty. 1t is difficult to listen
with an impartial ear to ones own
speeches. They do not impress them
selves as they do others. They are not
able to place themselves in the exact
position Of others. Hence, though they
do not mean to violate the Golden Rule,
they are yet continually doing 1t
through want of consideration
Christian Instructor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-11-01

SYNoPsIs-Prince Neslerov wants to
marry Frances Gordon, the charming
daughter of an American who is build
ing the Transsiberian railroad. Frances
is interested in the fortunes of Vladi-
mir Paulpoff, a stalwart Russian black
smith, She asks Neslerov to use his in
f1uence for Vladimir. Neslerov goes to
Vladimir's hut. The blacksmith has
talent and shows Neslerov picture he
has painted. 1t is the portrait of wo-
man of rank copied from miniature.
The prince Is excited and asks for the
original. Vladimir's father says it has
ben lost. To Vladimer old Paulpoff
confesses that he lied to Neslerov and
still has the miniature. Neslerov has
the Paulpoffs sent to Siberia as nihi-
lists. Frances Gordon goes to the forge
with books for Vladimar. At the door
of the lonely hut she encounters Nesle-
rov. The prince presses his suit vio-
lently, and Frances stuns him with
pistol shot in the head. Gordon wishes
his daughter to marry Jack Denton, an
American bridge engineer. Frances de-
mands that her father intercede with
the governor for Vladimir. They start
for Obi. Neslerov boards the same
train, which breaks in two, and Nesle-
rov has Frances alone in his power.
Neslerov drags Frances before a priest
and bids him to perform a marriage
ceremony. Jack Denton comes to the
rescue. Neslerov is beaten off.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-11-01
AN OZARK GRAFT.
A Man Held Up, DoctOred and Made
to Settle mt the MuxzIe of q Pistol.

A Man Held Up, DoctOred and Made
to Settle Mt the Muxzle of a Pistol.
"Out in the Ozark Mountains a few
years ago, I experienced the strangest
hold-up in my whole career" said a
man who had travelled around a great
deal, land have been through a few
train robberies. stage hold-up and
few other exciting things Of this sort.
lone evening just about dusk, I was
strolling along the mountain side. when
dilapidated man suddenly shambled
out from behind small clump Of BUSH
es. I paid no particular attention to
him for he did not look like very des-
perate man, and really did not ex-
pect him to say anything to me unless
he should beg a nickle or dime. Real
ly, my hurried and Indifferent impress
sion Of the man was that he was SIM
ply a harmless beggar. Suddenly, and
with an unsuspected activity, he threw
himself directly in front Of me and
momentarily blocked my passage.
Stick out your tongue he said In
commanding tone Of voice. and obeyed
him. I see,' he said, after carefully
scrutinizing my tongue. Let me feel
your pulse he said, as he grabbed my
wrist. I see,' he said again. 'Hows
the appetite? he asked. and I told him.
I see, he said again.
"'Sleep uneven, eh?' he continued,
and you feel tired all the time. Suffer
with nausea, too, I suppose, and your
food doesn't agree with you, and your
nerves are in bad shape, and pain In
the breast, and heavy headache, and
see-I see,' he said after awhile. He
pulled a little box out Of his pocket,
fumbled for a few seconds and then
handed me a half-dozen small pills,
with the instruction that I take one
every three hours. Fifty cents, ne
said, for diagnosis and medicine !
protested, telling him that I had not
asked his assistance. He drew large
ugly-looking pistol from his pocket,
and, looking me squarely in the eye'
simply repeated, Fifty cents l gave
it to him, and to tell the truth. was
glad to get off so lightly in that wild
region Of the world. 1t was a ne"
method in the hold-up business and
experienced a new sensation as a re-
suit of it all.
Inquiry developed the fact that no
such man lived permanently in that
section, and 1 was laughed at consid-
erably because 1 had been made the
victim of tramp's crooked enterprise.
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upon his enemy with dagger drawn.
"Oh, you are an assassin, eh| said
Denton as he drew his revolver. Let
me see IL we can't settle you once for
ALL"
While it might be that not one Of the
villagers sympathized with Neslerov,
vet his act was not a crime to them.
With their sordid understanding of
women having no rights, no freedom,
no liberties save what their lords and
masters gave them. the men OF this
place looked upon the eagerness OF
Neslerov to be married to so beautiful
q girl as natural.
One Of them. realizing that the gov
ernor's safety was necessary to their
own. sprang upon Denton and drove
q knife through the fleshy part of his
arm.
The pistol fell to the earth near that
of Neslerov and two villagers picked
them up and hid them.
Like fash Neslerov was upon his
unar1ned foe. and his knife was raised
to strike, but Denton, with a quicker