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New-York tribune., 1902-06-04
EXPORTS TO-DAY.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

,.
CoFFEE-A further slight decline occurred n eo a9S
under scattering sales ty room treus -
absence speculative support due TO easle taS
Brazilian receipts ana he4NS
fr Prazil for the United The market
onened steady with prices unchanged 10 points ioNeI
80 fo- The balance Of the day ruled dull and rather
heayy without material change one way or te 2.neI
unchanged 10 polhIs
Total sales reached 1850 bags Cable news lncio9so
Of and Of < = Pig at Ram,
F2i e-6 santos markets quiet and unchanged
sd Fxchange rate 1-S2d higher l. 13-S2d primary
bags and interior santos
receipts Is 200 Clearances. including the s
F-ife Tower Rio and victoria arountei
Ia A Local spot supplies were easier ela nun
based l-l6c FOR invoices oL Nto
shi-n1ents May were I4tst Gags 70
-he tinted States 254ooo and 70 other couI
Ok bars Santos shipments TO Europe were s@lSOVV
bsss and 10 the United states, 23SO bags " SGtoa ,
states amounted 10 4loJo Das
Ri6 erabaroues for United States $1,000 bags ios
Europe, 5000 bags Santos euloarques ioF tie O'e
Europe. $4,000 bags
prices in the local fnarheL 'o13E
WIS sasf
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04
THE BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

Boston June sThis week has been satisfactory one
point Of sales. and quite
fair volume q business has been closed The market Is
Idaho wools are being rapidly up prices
market Old being well cleaned up
woods are practically held out OF the mar
Quotations firm: Strictly fine 4sg5oc; clean
medium. 449i6c; staple. SIC; medium, 3Se
4Oc- Texas woods are firm but offerings are light and
fall, cleaned basis, 4345c, twelve
months 4sa5Oc; six to eight months. spring. 45946c
fall washed heeces in small Offering and
hoii m and Pennsylvania Xxx. nominal
2sl29c: XX and above. 26427c x. 24425c; Michigan
Y 22G2ic. The for delane wool is very quiet
owing 70 light offerings but prices are firm Ohio hne
dealnA 2Sa2gc Michigan % d27c: No washed, comb
ing 26z 927c. . 25a27c: coarse. 23425c There is
demand for Australian wool. though trade Is lin
tied by small supplies available Prices have been
wools- The local market Is very
strong at quotations. Combing secured basis
T2474c: good. 69G7Oc. average. 6IGI6sc.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04
SOUTHERN COTTON MARKET.
EUROPEAN PRopucE MARKET.

Liverpool June 3-C1osing-Uheat-Spot dull No 1
Northern spring. 6s ID No California 6s 3%d futures
quiet American mixed 5s Cd do old. 5s 3D. futures
dull: July nominal September 5s 1sd October 5s sd
winter firm IS ed Hops tPacidc COAST firm.
"a lOs9f5 5s Beef dull; India mess.
steady prime mess Western. 76s Iams-shoTt cut. II
Cd. Bacon steady; Cumberland cut.
2e to 80 I SIS short rib Is to = H. S2s Cd long clear
heavy IS to 40 10 SIS short clear backs
clear bellies 10, 52s Sd. Shoulders-Sauare
IS ib quiet. 3Ss. Butter nominal Cheese steady; Auer
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04

Spot closed quiet with quO.ations &c lover on the
basis mid6ling upland and 9l6c for mid
ding Sales. bales. Southern markets
were teegraphed follows New-OTleans nominal. un-
changed al 9sc. Mobile nominal. unchanged. &c;
Sarannah dun easy lower Charleston
cuet; Wilmington steady unchanged, 35sc: Norfolk
dull unchanged 9izc; Baltimore nominal 3sc lower
Galveston noiral unchanged at 91zc; Augusta
du partial &c lower, at 954c; ST Louis quiet l-l6c
lower. a 9 I-i6c.
pared with day last week and last year:
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET

Liverpool June 3, p. m-Cotton-Spot-M - Moderate
business prices 8 32d lower American middling fair
5 IS SOD: good middling. 16d; mddng 1-l6d; low
4 31-32d: good ordinary. 27-32d; ordinary
sd The OF the day 5000 bales Of which
speculation and export, and included
zoo bales American Receipts 1000 bales Including 500
American. Futures opened quiet and closed quiet
American riddlng June. So 6id sellers June and
July. 5464d sellers July and August $50 sellers
September a 6f4 4564d sellers; september
and October 29-8id buyers: October and November
I II Sid sellers: November and December. 1890
IL SD sellers December and January 1764gi f5-6id
sellers: January and February II Sid sellers
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04
NAVAL STORES.

The market for spirits turpentine higher here owing
eo- berrerrne0t at savannah The local demand was
fairy good Rosn steady and fairly actFe at HI H
firm. with a good deii'ld d iu
AN; unchanged rates. We quote: -. ,e,,1
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Oh and machine Dds 49'+"
- Af-Pire hb1s So: oil bbls 81 - - .o,, .
J,GGI% common to good strained 81 5Ie: p 81 "
= 81 ~ = 81 10. q 81 - 81 50 I. 81 15dS2 20: X
q -5Gso so. NJ 81 1888 20: 80; W c. 81 81 and
~ STOCK on HAND.
Spirits turpentine a-s
Tar bbis 1900 .
v,f,nfnrton June a-Sprts turpentine- Receipts, %
csts RGs7 0rrn 81 Ina$I IL. receipts. IL hhls Crle
,,Irne,pe frrn 81 81 Go, receipts, l5 Dds
Tar Arm 81 45: receipts. 2I btis- "a, -, -,
ftharisstcn Juno 3-Turpentine. 44lac Rosin IN
changed Post,
american strained. As Cd: nne. 9s
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04
Average ..9sl as S. 50 SEQ sa5 e72 500 So

-E7ass -'S9'l 80 s25 s57 $40 S3-5 81 500 ss3
report estimated 81. .532 900.
a. nIS aesSe s of zlllceo SD per
stalLsa the PREVIOUS OF ?
~ Der cent over actually picked This years
under that OF last year - Pei 'e'' N
Cotton Exchange special Liverpool cables: spot cotton
eas-er. e1.ee ovto osles; speculation
9geo aiaang Upland i1ed- Futures opened
June 5es Juns-Juiy 54s; July-ugast s2s; Augus-
SJt' SJ.ser' October. 2gb; October
January t1I1ss; Janusry-February AZ. nsDcbester-
fsrns Gull and Irregular: cloths quiet
DHUGs-oTanm was steady. but outlet sns unchanged;
RS gso,so al 81 e21z9S2 S.
e. gqss 5S rn9rphine bulk 81 e0sa ounces 81 a5ab
fTay - ~Sg - SO outline. 2sG33c Essen
s1s.a> Oit<S-Ihe pl ces quoted
Z. ie@Sl 81 bergaoi. prime 81 70dsI So cassis f0Sp
stel -; lemon prime T0a75c low grade
q snon M gas native 81 sogs2 lo mace distled.
- ~ mustard natural s51S5 7s srffdcial So d
sso ~ pepperrnlrf Western tins 81 7os1 81.
1as " '1gs CO. cases. 81 35aS2 10; pennyroya 81 500
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04

CoTTOE-It was bear gala day in the cotton mar
fsr far below the close OF ldsl
night and with opposition the bulls scarcely SIN
cert 10 make interesting The opening WdS
weak with prices Il points unGeI scraTuie
of smaller holders unload and wave OF hear pressure
which carried everything before it. Ihoros be4leI n
2 monthly statement from NashlTE Ton utssd
on the shorts while the bulls were frshtetled y le
already sccrued and by the sheer Spst
cf public supporting orders Following the can OleTt
was a brief pause il the downward rush but as rev
shorts cared to profits and the bun leaders r
no move 10 right The market. prices once 2e staIeq
downward and did not stop until July han reacIIed
s6sc August S-39c- Around these figures silaleE
hears turned and scapers purchased summer
months rally The Liverpool cables. however re
fected extreme weakness at that point prices belfe
down 1oiz points, while the private crop reports
60 the government daiv weather indicated
aIy prrle conditions the entire belt The disturb
from the coal strike regions and that
Southern spot markets weakening under large OF
c-rrtf-es check buying. Promptly
a. 10 N me Bureau the condition iAe
average 70 against s5 time last year.
nnc gave decrease only three-teaths OF
per cent Immediate selling for both accounts ensued
ard July dropped $3.50, while August sold at e54c
From this ruling market la;er steaded on less
bearsh weekly crop weather from washington
Prices advanced 10 points but later
absence OF substantial bull support
Session trading was less active
fluctuations followed conservative lines ne
market closed quiet steady with prices net 70 q
llints lower. sales estimated al .so"oo
bales wei distributed through the list
prices in the local market To-Day
Va follows:
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04

A ADVERTISEMENTS and sasscriptons for The Tribune
a received AZ their Uptown Office,
49, No. .364 BROADWAY,
Between Both and s7th SITS. until O'Clock m
Advertisements received the following tranch
Offices regular Office rates until O'clock
th-ay 8 e 23d-St.. 153 th-ay
Ieth-st.: East a4th-St.: 20 West 4na-Ss. be-
tween 7th sves-; 263 West I.a:sss
3d-aye.. between 18th and I02S
1.soS 1st-aye. S9rh-st. Is? Ea.f
125th-st.y 756 TremOnt-aye.s $50 3d-ave.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04
Railroads.
.ENNSYLVANIA
"a

81 NkAAA16AS%k
STATIONS foot of West Twentysht.d street aae Ds'-
inns sr9 ns.sfoses. ,sses tsaa saa
that given beIe,. for Tweasy.sh&ars & street
statsnM W. fsPr M1fLmissd to two
C. Cars ,sg New fSES %6 c05cbes 20 20 Pit,sbTs
s w. F1SE sha
@ 5t oT ssP9g DiR saS.nd S'1Isf To s ciciss
% For Tosdo lT LoaisvIs via cinciaHst fadlanaD0a
sS5 5lSiSo = " ' sT LOUIS 1E EE1PREss-For R.ssAes=
indianapolis LouisviIe, $. Louis. Di5ins Sar- F'f
os BE- p NJ " wESrkRS yrf RXPRRssFOF cSicsz For
5Sef p facsDs M PAcfFIc SefFISsy PRf2s ara
s25 ?; " CIEyELANB AND cINc1NSAsTL IN S;S.s1,i,, E1
ss,E;iSS,1 tND si6S,1Ra rue 1n sorTH
iandt sfse 6iains caEl iSss ,iPs s;rst. ca,'
o s25 consEessional In L al Par,or . anf cn< Bian<
Carr S25 p m p 10 eight. sunday s s5, PCS GDin-
C@c gS aDnIg % car. m a. Parr and dining csrsS
. Dining Carr IS Can. ASS Dining Carr
SOUTHERN RAIIwSY-Express. SIS. AS p 1910
ATLANTIC COAST LINE--Ezprsss. s25 a n and s-2s
sEABoARD AIR LINE RAILwAT.-.7Fl0rida .,,s.s s.a
Metropolitan Limited II S. D n daily. Express
NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILwAY.-FOr Memphis
CfiEsAPEARE Reg Z OHIO RA1LWAY-155 a week
FoR oD -5 Pof OF + GsiFofr 2! fS5R and NoREorK-uss
ATIsNTnS ss1Ss cTT4S a4a SO m M daiy any 25s n wsssay,
Sundays. IS Through vestiouled Trains. Bnnsr
Parlor Cars and Standard Coaches weekdays Par
Tor Smoking Car ParIor Cars Dining Car. and Stand
CAPE MAY--1255 D m weekdays
For points York Branch Railroad Ctron
West Twenty-third Street stationl $50 a. NJ I'D
& d rom aa:;e. nSd 4ss P ann n c5gahf. gGay' .s e ss
600 a m. so 230. $40. 4 20. and 10 p SUM
u-'s. $40 FoR iPPHILADELPHr.-
61O Des5rcSses and COrtIandt Streets. SOD. 15 I5s
s SIS. o. 25 Dining Car). C955 Penna Linnted1 1910
Desbrosses CortIandt Streets 1020l Dining CAr
1055 Dining Carl. 1155 M 1255 DINING Csr) 20
CDesbrosses and Corandt Streets 22O 255 g. y (Din
ing Carl 355. 42J . Dining Carl. 455 Dining Sarh
555 Dining Carr. 755. %. SIS. 9.25 D m. Il 10
night Sundays $40. coachesD. SIS. s-55 525
Dining Car. 9.55 (imitedl. s55 10-55 Dining Car,
a f255 Dining Carr 155 Dining Carl. 8 Is (9fn-
ing Carr ass. . Dining Carr. ass Dining Carl 55s
Dining Carr T55. SIS. 9.25 D II 10 night
Tickets offices Nos 461 1895. 1884 III and 2sl Broadvayi
1s2 Fifth Avenue below 23d St-) I Astor House:
West TwentythiTd Street Station and stations FOOT
Desbrosses and COrandt Streets: Court Street. $40
Fulton Street. 9S Broadway and Pennsylvania Annex
Station Brooklyn: Station Jersey City The New York
Transfer Company will call fCr and check baggazs
from hotels and residences through destination
Telephone ''914 Eighteenth Street. for Pennsylya1s
Railroad Cab Service.
r. B. HUTCHINSON j. r. WOOD.
General Manager. General Pass'r Agent.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04
ROYAL BLUE LINE.

FOR BALTIMORE And WASHINGTOt-fs;5
1880 I'll 80 A NJ 100. t'S:40. '5oO- zoo = n.
.I2:l5
zFroSn Liberty only. 'Daily fDai1y except sun
day SSuniay tParIor only iva Iana2ua
ofaccs Liberty Ferry. South Ferry, Asto5 Heuse
I3nG Broadway. 4s2 Sth Ave. % Union
Snuare West I5s East 1e5h e7S West i25ta ST. 2z5
C6l,Irnhus York: 4 Court ST. S+4. $50 Fllto1
81 Tsroo<lyn Broadway. WilaaInsoIrg New YORK
- c. NJ. BURT
" o;snI Manaxer. Gen'l Pass. Agent
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04
NEWYORK
CENTRAL
~ & HUDSON RIVER r. n.
THE F0UR-TRAcK TRUNK LINE.

HARLEM DIVISION
Dos A. N. and 335 P. NJ. Daily. except sunday %
Ptttsfeld and North Adams Sundays at 9:s0 A. u,
Pullman all through trains
Trains illuminated with Pintsch light
Ticket Offices 26l 415 and 1915 Broadway. p
Union So W. 275 Colunnbus-ave. 15S w 125th-st
Grand Central Station. 125thSt Station and 13Sth-s
Station. New YORK. S3s and 72s FUiton-st. and 100
Broadway. E D.. Brooklyn.
Telephone 900 3sth Street FOR Central Cab
Service Baggage checked from hotel residence BY
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04

.a frss+ white SIS: do American finest col
o~as ia sgs: do new Tallow-Prime city. steady
9o- srrn@utine-Spirits firm. Sd. Rosin-COmmon
steady As lid Petroleun-Reined steady. ID Lnseec
oil FIRM. Cd.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04

Foreign coffee markets: Riocoffee market weak No
is Geo bags cleared the United States to c.eaed
T-o+e 900. stock 6IegG0- Santns-Conee narket
cGiet gcoi average santos $500 recep{s Two ] cas-
- oSi f1srs- stock 92q coo Hauburg-Coi1ee ma htt
7eTe5 = rfC lower: at go ? was net &C ? pig
I6Terc sales 2oo9 bags. Havre-Coifee market oIelt1
sTeaSv and unchanged. unchanged. az ? n
s+eady and = franc lower. $50 N. advanced :
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04
BALTIMORE e. anIo RAILROAD
READING SYSTEM

NEW JERSEY CENTRAL r. r.
Liberty ST. and south Ferry ttins from soucs
Ferry minutes sarlier)-
EASTON BETHLEHEM, ALLENTOWN AMI
MAUCH CHUNk-z4;oO C:I5. Easton onIy) $40 a.
NJ 10 $40 500 Is 45. Easton OnIy) p. NJ sundays
z4:25 A NJ. 100 $50 P. NJ
WILNESRARRE AND SCRANTON-z4:oc. ain
A NJ 500 P. Sundays. zf25 P. VI.
IAEFWOOi1. TONS RIVER AND BARNFGAT-
z4Oo. e4O A NJ. i3O $40 Lakewood ony). 4;SG p NJ
Sundays, IO:i5 A NJ
ATLANTIC CITY-t9:4a A. NJ. tS:4O P. VI
VINELAND AND BRIDGETON-tz4:O0 A NJ f1so
LONG BRANCH. ASBURY PARK, OCEAN
GROVE. POINT PLEASANT ND SEASHORE
POINTS-z4:OO. $50 11-3O A ". 2.45. $50. AS.
$50 P. NJ Sundays. except Ocean Grcve. eco A. NJ.
PHILADELPHIA READING TERMINAL'-z-s.2s
4T:OO $500 1900, 1000. fI100 A.. NJ 1880 sf.OO
$3.50 t2OO 1900 400. $500. 1000. 1880 800 p M
PATH AND CHESTNUT sTREETS-s4:2s $3.50 1880
1870 NJ. 100. $3.50 500. 100. 1925 p NJ
-12:l5 Mdt-
READING. HAKRISBuRG. POTTsyILLE AND
WILLIANSPORT-ii4 i4Oo. z4:25. 1890 1910 ClO:O0
A. Reading onlyl ! :0o 1900 P. n Reading
Pottsville and Harrisburg only. $500 p NJ
SANDY HOOK ROUTE-From foot os Rector St.
Pier 8 Atlantic Highlands Seabrght. Mcnrouth
Beach. ard Long Branch Asbury Park and Point Pleas
ant 1000 a NJ. 100. S-45 4;S0 p NJ days. t0eo
A NJ. Zoo. 500 P NJ
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04
THE STATE OF TRADE.

Buffalo. June s-Flour steady wheat-SP%Tins % dui
red SIC corn quiet and easy No yellow o. &c: NO
No , white 47Izc: No 8 do. 47c: No mixed. i41se
No 40 Iic. Rye-No =, SIC. through billed canal
n steady.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04
7e futures ranged as follows:

No do. 4ic- Rye-No = &c. tnroush O'lieD- NANi
Chicago, June s-rhe leading futures ranged follows:
Wheat No2: Opening. Highest Lowest C1esinss
B.s:$s:e 5s5s :Ssi s. sS' g. 7o,o4Ss. 3S.
ssB5.nss: ss3S :ssg gas: sss ssass5 S. = = 3
Oats No2 .
}aIy az sss s7 ass. '4Hasas 81 '4'Aesss 81.
september ssetS old 27so&s rs 2as
bssembsr TePsmss! neW new 50 SSas 2s%@5o 2s7se5O
Mess pork per Dbl:
zsSssnss: 'IEsss Il 3s qEs2 II g. 81 G ss SIS
s:S;e1s.: 1879 4ssss 1872 9Ss2 9S 9Ss fSs lSss
ss5;s-ss:: ss5g ssss s.s sssa s ssss sss ss3' IS
Cash sSosst9ss s s as % genr e easy yso SH
So SOB 8 %as Vi 4as rye 5s.e5ac choice
MaRs SaTey 81 '' s Prime fmothy Ass
4 3y e. sGd pfr sEsS @ r. B?S ssa 'R
loose 50 go aI,ed bG.sd ssss ssss % 81
high high vines s. 30 On the ProdGce the
174G19c. cheese easy. 1O911*sc- Eggs firm; fresh.
No Northern 724sc; No Northern. rose; July. 729c
s @ehs2a ss' Oats N '
Mwapses June sWhsat I0we5 e9sf 2 Nc NoTR R3
ag No I 3s3c , 9, Barley lower; No 7oo sample s'
Minneapolis June 3FTour, first patents, So dGqs 81 SO;
second second css s. g. aSs SesS G 80 ba s dss @ @ S
Philadelphia. 9.-wheat dull and iac lower; cor
grade. June. S3lS3Ac. Corn 1c lower No mixed
June 50 5zg6jc Oats dull and easier; No white Clipped;
creamery. 22zc nearby priats. 23c. Eggs steady;
nearby 179c. loss off: do Western 1sc loss on
Southwestern 171zc, off: Southern. f6c loss
off Cheese steady; New-York fun cream. prime, small
II nc; do fair good 1O244111+c- Receipts-Flour
1900 bbs and 2 22 600 10 in sacks wheat $1,000 bush
corn 1000 ShipnentsWheat, 26.O60 bush:
1000: oats. 1900
st. Louis June 3.-Close Wheat-No red cash. 75c
July. 69c: September as sc: hard. 72lsGTic
CornNo cash. sc: July; 601sc: September 6t4c; De
cember 6Otac. Oats-No cash 41c; July, 321ac. Sep
tember. 27q2T1sc: No 2 white. i5c.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04
miscellaneous.

DARTIES desrous of finding method OF using
i BitumnouS coal under their boilers. WITH
OUT BEING FINED OR IMPRIS0NEp. ean learn how
10 do by calling s. L, SIMPSON. Room 51I. No
II broadway Bowling Green Bldg. The process
be seen in PRACTICAL OPERATION at the STEVENS
INSTITUTE, Hoboben y. J.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04
LaCkawanna Railroad.

l. az n q w OoAs
New foot Barclay and Christopher STA
1900 a. M.-For Bnghamton and Syracuse.
10000 A. M--For Buffalo. Chicago and st. LouiA
M.-For Buffalo and Chicago
u. M.-For Scranton and PlymOuth-Bufret.
-6:lo p M.-For Buffalo and Chicago.
p M-For Utica. Oswego. Ithaca Buffalo.
900 A M.-For Buffalo and Chicago-Through Sleep
p. NJ.
Tickets AT a23 Broadway. Cor. Howard ST.:
way. lis Broadway N. Y: 33S Fulton ST..
Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04
the ports and interior points to-day.
. sa ne day last wei and last wear
1902 1901 1900 1899 .1s9s. lse

The comparisons totals of the June cot
toa condition with the present
rnenth. made up by Bureau Washington, are
follows:
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04
HUDSON RIVER STEAMER MARY POW

ELL leaving Desbrosses s. at s:I5 P NJ tSaturo
p. M 129th St. on SATURDAYS HOLIDAYS ONLY
20 p NJ For Highland Falls, Point. Cornwall.
Newburgh. New Hamburger. Milton. keepse. ROndout
and Kingston. Orchestra board.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-04
hudson Rdwer bY Day Gfghi

Palatiai Day Steamers New York and Albany"
and finest river boats in the World.
Daily except Sunday
Albany, and all points
an
Leave Brooklyn, (by A. NJ
DesbrosSes St Pier -.---..-S:4o
22d 800 -
West l2gth St. -9:l2
keepsie. Kingston Point. Catskn. Hudson and Albany.
all sale leading ticket
ofic of the New York Transfer Co,
who check baggage from residence to destination.
Half Cairo. N Y. May 90 June 0.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-07-25

win. When it is once settled that
Concord has the county seat good
and fast, the town will boom and
lots will sell like hot cakes. As /
told you, have over twelve hundred
good lots and | wouldn't object TO
giving 81 due bills for two lots each
20 every man, woman and child in
Amityville, excepting Abraham Lam
dy. As for Mr. Landy would ask
him 10 distribute the "a due bills and
then, if he would promise to return
solid vote for Concord. | would
give him thirty-ffth dNe bill for
so lots. two full blocks
YOU'D do that would you?" ex-
ploded Landy, leaFing from his chair
II would" answered Guy. "and
would consider Mr.. Landy had done
me favor"
Mr.. Landy clasped his hands be-
hind him and walked around the
house, his eyes turned Rroundward.
you've hooked him" muttered
the delighted Whitaker. by iinks,
you've hooked him, Mr.. Herbert"
And Whitaker was right. Ten
minutes later Guy was writing due
bills by the dozen and half an hour
later Mr.. Landy was homeward
bound after having given written
agreement to poll every Amityville
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-07-25

For a week after Guy had taken
refuge at Sile Whittaker's nothing OF
moment happened. The doctor came
regularly and Mr.. Nlandingham occa-
sionally came with him. The squire
was at all times his jovial self, al
though Guy fancied that an undercur-
rent Of restraint permeated his good
nature. at times. During those seven
DAYS the young man neither saw nor
heard anything Of Miss Betty. Her IA
Their avoided mention Of her-studidus-
ly, as Guy imagined-and pride re-
strained the inquiries which Guy often
had at the end Of his tongue.
This reticence and seeming neglect
hurt him, for he yearned to set Miss
Betty right concerning that fateful
meeting on the shore Of Lake Eliza
beth. While Guy fretted much over
the devious course his true love was
taking, yet this did not interfere with
his rapid Improvement
The following Saturday found him
able to sit up and walk with a cane
about the house and out Of doors,
y
Portable chair ready in the shade Of
the house Barney was gone, by this
time. and Whitaker himself was at
tending 20 the wants of his guest.
On this particular Saturday two in
cidents occurred which effectually re-
lieved the tedium of Guys con-
valescence and took his brooding
thoughts from Miss Betty.
The first Of these incidents had to
do with Abe Landy, ofAmityyTle Mr.
Landy was cousin Of Sile Whittaker's
and drove over regularly once a week
10 argue the political question.
Mr. Landy was forid man with
fringe of carroty whiskers about his
plump face. Guy and Whitaker were
seated out Of doors when he drove
along in his two-wheele> cart.
"Howdy, Sile?" said Mr.. Landy.
Same to you, Abe" answered Whit
taker.
Game over to see if YOU weren't
about ready TO live on the other side
Of the farm, Sile.'
IF that's all Won came for don't
stop; just keep movin'."
"No, sir, said Laudy. jumping down
and tying his horse. II think too
much Of YOU, S.le, to abandon YOU 10
your foolishness.'
Landy came forward, was intro
duced 10 Guy and another chair was
brought from the house. In vain did
Whitaker seek 60 divert the conversa-
ton 10 the weather the crops, the do
ines of the territorial legislature, or
what not; Landy always swerycd back
to the county question.
"The work I've laid out FOR myself"
observed Landy, sis wipnin' you over
TO vote for Harmony. Election day is
comm, Silc; and | don't want you 20
throw away your vote"
You're the worst man ever see TO
stick and hang" returned Whitaker.
petulantly. "If I'm going to throw
away my vote by casting it for Con-
cord. what do you care
81 don't want TO see you do a thing
you'll be sorry for. Look here" pro-
ceeded Landy, growing confidential.