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Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-24
philadelphia Produce Market.

PHILADELPHIA, March H-BUTTER
Firm; good demand; extra western cream
cry. 3Od3izc-
southwestern, 1fkc at the market; fresh
western and southern. lac at the market.
CHEESE@Quiet. arm; New York fun
creams. prime small, l4hG1E4c; New York
full creams. fair 10 good. small. 1SA4l4c;
New York full creams, prime large, 140
1ltc: New York full creams. prime, fair
TO good, small, tSh6l3Ac-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-24
NOTICE.

foreign station half nour iater than c%losins
time SHOWN below Except that supplement
tary mails for Europe and Central America
stationl.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-24
Peoria Market.
NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS.

PEORIA, March 23.-CoRN-Firm; No. 3
3S%c.
OATs-Dull; No. 8 white, S21hc.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-24

on the Produce exchange today the butt
ter market was steady: creameries, 17G
27Ac: dairies. 14Q24c. Eggs. easy at mark,
cases included. 13hc. Cheese, steady, 100
1shc.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-24
Trnn.atinnIIc MniI..

TUESDAY-At $3.50 a. m. for ITALY direct
per 8. s. Nord America mail must he Oh
rected per s. 8. Nord America'Oi at 9;S'
\. m. supplementary IL a. M for EG-
ROPE, per s. g, Kaiser Wilhelm, via fly.
mouth, Cherbourg and Bremen.
WEDNESDAY-At 1880 q. m. for NEITHER
LANDS direct, per s. 3. Ryndam tmd.'
1880 a m. supplementary 1 y. M too
EUROPE. per $. 5. Cedric, via Queens
town. (mail must be directed per s. .
THURsDAY-At 7 a. m. for FRANCS
SWITZERLAND ITALY, SPAIN. PORT
UGAL TURKEY, EGYPT, GREECE,
BRITISH INDIA and LORENZO MAk
QUEZ, per g. 5. La Champagne, via havre
(mail for other parts OF Europe must be
directed per 8. 8. La Champagne'D,
FRIDAY-At $50 y. m. for AZORES is
LANDS, per =. $. Commonwealth. from
Boston.
sATURDAY-At a. n. for BELGIUM di-
directed per 8. 8. Kensington'); at 1850
a m, supplementary / y. M for Ell
ROPE, per a. y. Etruria. via Queenstown;
NJ 1879 y. m. for ITALY direct, per s.. :
Koonig Albert (mail must be directed per
=. a koenig Alberto.
PRINTED MATTER. ETC.-This steamer
takes printed matter, commercial papers.
and samples for mi only. The same
class OF mall matter for other parts OF
Europe Will not be sent by this ship uu,
less spccia ly directed by her.
After the closing OF the supplementary
transatlantic mails named aoove, addi-
the piers Of the American, English, French
and German steamers. and remain open
until within ten minutes OF the nour OF
sailing of steamer.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-24
TranspaCIac Nails.


addressed matter Tor the PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS. via San Francisco, close here
elusive. for despatch per s. 5, America
CHINA and JAPAN. via Tacoma. clos.
here daily at $3.50 p. m. up to March s24th.
INCLUSIVE, for despaLch per 8. s.. Sha Rmut.
cisco. close here daily at $50 D. m. up to
March ,27th. inclusive. for despatch per
u. S. transport, IA
Westl NEW. CALEDONIA, FIJI. SAMOA
and HAWAII, via San Francisco. close
a aeGe up qSt tS March as S:S0 s 3; %' in aifsF March fSR Yen zen
steamer carrying the British. mail for
connect with this despatch. eyfra mails
closing at $50 a. M. 800 a. n. and $50
and $50 p. m.-wiil be made up and for
warded until the arrival of the Cunard
AE ESHbs and (f SGTS t %fsRt EI3l Ia Il;
vancouver and Victoria. 3: c., close here
e&iusivS, Tor despatch 70 pe @Sfen s|S moa M;
(specially addressed only.
PINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco. close
here daily at $50 ?; n; up to March s9oth,
elusive, for despatch per $. s. iyo Maru.
daily at $50 p, m. up to April seth. in
elusive. for despatch per s. $. Alameda.
CHINA and JAPAN, via Vancouver and
Victoria. b. c.. close here daily at $50
o. m. up to April s7th, inclusive, for des-
patch per 8. s. Empress of Japan. Mer-
chandise for u, s. Postal aEtucS. at
Shanghai cannot be forwarded via
Canada.
TAHITI and MARQUEsAs ISLANDS. via
San Francisco close here daily at $50
p. m. up to April s24th, inclusive for des-
patch per g. s. MariDosa.
E~OTE-Unless otherwise addressed, West
Australia is forwarded via Europe, and
New Zealand and Philippines via San
Francsco-the quickest routes. Philip
pines specially addressed via Canada
or via Europe" must be fully prepaid at
the foreign rates. Hawaii is forwarded
via San Francisco exclusively.
T~ranBpacihc mails are forwarded TO port OF
sailing daily and the schedule Of closing
Is arrangeI on the presumption OF their
Uninterrupted overland transit. : Regis
tered mail closes at 900 p. m. previous
day.
CORNELIUS VAN COTT. Postmaster
Postofice. New York, N. Y. March 20. 1903.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-24

LIVERPOOL. March 23.-wHEAT-spot,
dull; No 2 red western, winter, IS 11ihd;
No. 1 northern, spring, IS I'D; No. l Cali
%tornia, IS sgd. Futures, quiet; May, Is I'D;
July, Is sd.
CORN-Quiet; American mixed. new, Is
sgd; old, 5s 415d. Futures, quiet; May As
21.d: June, As Ind: July, IS 14d.
HOPs-At London Pacinc COAST, firm,
S. 12sde7 IS.
FLOURISH. Louis fancy winter, quiet at
IS Sd.
PROFESSIONALISM. easy; extra India
mess, SIS Cd. Pork, firm; prime western
mess, SIS Sd. Hams, short cut, IL to 16 lbs,
steady, 55s Cd. Bacon. Cumberland
cut, rs to 30 lbs, SIS; short ribs, 10 to "A
lbs, 54s Cd. long clear middles, light. % to
"a lbs, steady, 52s Cd; long clear middles.
heavy, steady, 62s Cd; short clear backs, 52s;
clear bellies, 54s. Shoulders. square, 11, to
Is lbs, steady, 44s. Lard, firm; prime west
ern, in tierces, 51s Cd; American refined, in
pals, 51s Cd.
Butt ER-Good United States. steady, sos.
CHEESE-American finest white, firm,
69s; American finest colored, strong, SOS.
TALlOW-Prime city. 2s Cd; Australian
In LordCn, dull. 32s Cd.
The imports of wheat last week were 1880
quarters from Atlantic ports, 25,O00 quarters
from Pacific and &c, QUO quarters from other
ports.
The imports of corn from Atlantic ports
last week were 26. 00 uuarteTe.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-24
stock in sight.

Following were the receipts of live stock
at the six principal western cities yester-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-24
Toledo Grain and seed.

TOLEDO. March 23.-WHEAT-Fairly ac-
tive, steady; cash. 7Shc; May, 74%c; July,
nae.
CoRN-Fair, active, firm; March, 43c;
May, 425sc; July, ENC.
OATs-Dull. weak; March, SEC; May. S31kc;
July, 30kc.
RYE-No. 2, 54c.
SEEDS-Prime timothy, $1.60. nominal;
prime alsike, $3.50, nominal.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-24
Beef Steer Steady to Shade LOwer--0ows
Steady to s.rOng.
HOGS GENERALLY TEN CENTS HIGHER
Fat sheep and Lambs IN Active De-
msnd at an Advance of Ten to FIJI
teen Cents and Good Feeders
Fully steady-others Slow.
SOUTH NAH March %.

rNECElfIS FUR THE YEAR III DAIb,
The following table shows the receipts
of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha
Tor the year to date and comparisons with
last year;
1903. 1902. Inc. Dec.
Cattle ...........2 al, $50 1SO,1O 1889 ......,
Hogs .,........... bl3, 236 81 ,O39 sees. ll3,S03
sheep .............SlO,11 w, 761 107, 1856 .......
Average price paid for hogs at South
Tor the last several days with com
parsons:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-24

Dulueh Grain Make.
DULUTH. March 2-wHEAT-Ie ar
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-24
New YORK MfnfnN stocka

NEW YORK, March 23.-The following
are the quotations on the New York Stock
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-24
boston STOOLS and Bonds.

BOSTON, March 2S,-Call loans, 5Ikd6h
per cent; time loans, sac per cent. Ofhcial
closing OF stocks and bonds:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-24
M0tlS FOrWarueu OVerlnnut At'
cent Trnnspacinc.

rail- to Port Tampa, Fla, and
thence by steamer, closes at this Office
daily, except Thursday, at $3.50 a. m.
uhe connecting malls close here on Mon
days, Wednesdays and Saturdays).
MEXICO CITY-Overland, unless specially
addressed for dispatch oy steamer, closes
at this office daily, except Sunday, at 1880
p. m. and 1870 y. m. Sundays at l p. m.
NEWFoUNDLAND-By rail to North
Sydney, and thence by steamer, closes at
malls close here every Monday, Wednes.
day and Saturday,.
JAMAICA-By ran to Boston, and thence
by steamer, closes at this office at 6:3O d.,
g. m. every Tuesday. by sail TO Philadel-
phia. and thence by steamer, closes at
this office at 1l:30 p. In. every Wednesday.
MIQUELON-By rail to Boston, and thence
by steomer. closes at this Office daily at
Belize, PUERTO coRTEz and GUArE-
MALA-By rail to New Orleans, and
thence by steamer, closes at this otice
dolly, except Sunday. at Il 80 p. IN. and
1850 p. m, Sundays at Hoo p. H.. and
t11:30 p. m connecting mail closes here
COSTA RICA-By rail to New Orleans, and
thence by steamer, closes at this office
daily, except Sunday, ct II 80 p. m. and
t11:3O p. M, Sundays at II p IL. and Ills
p. IN. connecting mail closes here Tues
days at I'll 80 p. m).
BAHAMAS Except parcels post mails)-By
rail to Miami, Fla, and Whence by
steamer, closes at this office at $3.50 a. m.
every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
REGISTERED MAIL closes az s o. m.
previous day,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-24
Mails for south and Central America.
West indies. Etc.

T~CESDAY-At 10 a. m. for TRINIDAD,
per o. 8. Maraval; at II m. for YUCATAN
(mail must be directed per s. 8, Ravens
dale"); at 1890 y. m. supplementary 1850
y. M for ST. THOMAS. ST, RON
GEEWARD and WINDwARD ISLANDS,
Trinidad, British, Dutch and French
Guiana must be directed per $. $. Mer-
wEDNEsDAY-At 70 M. for BARBADOS.
CEARA and MARANBAM, per S. $. HUI
bert; at 1880 p. m. for BRAZIL, per s. 5
Kafir Prince. via Pernambuco and Santos
(mail for Northern Brazil must be di-
rected per 8 s Kafhr trinee"l; at
PARAGUAY. per S. $. Soldier Prince.
THURSDAY-At = a. IN. for CUBA, YUCCA
TAN, CAMPECHE. TABASCO and CHI
APAS, per S. s. Vigilancia (mail for other
parts of Mexico must be directed per
). IS. Vtgilancia'O; at 10 a. N. for GREEN
ADA and TRINIDAD, per S. s. Maracas;
at IL a. m. for ST. KITS, ST. MARTINS,
ST. EUSTATIUs, BRITISH, DUTCH and
IL m. supplementary 1880 p. M for
BAHAMAS GUANTANAMO and SANTI-
AGO, per s. S. Orizaba.
FRIDAY-At Il m; for MEXIco, per s. 3
rected per s: S. Seneca"1:
SATURDAY-At 8 a. m. for BERMUDA,
per s. s. Pretoria; at 9 a. m. for PORTO
RICO. per $. S. Ponce; at 9 a. m. Supple
VENEZUELA, per s. s. Maracaibo mail
for Savanilla and Cartagena must be d.
rected per 3. 8. Maracaibo"); at $3.50
a. m. supplementary 1920 a; M for
FORTUNE ISLAND, JAMAICA, SAVA-
NILLA,- CARTAGENA and GREYTOWN.
per s. s. Valencia mail for Costa RIGA
must be directed per s. S. Valencia"); at
$50 a. m. Complementary 1850 a. M for
INAGUA and HAITI, per g. s. Flandria;
at 10 a. m. for CUBA per s. s. Mexico, via
Havana.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-24

EGGs-Fresh. lOa4c.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-24

Following are the receipts and shipments
OF -four and grain Saturday,:
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-20
MILLINERY.

Elegant line of Stylish Trimmed Hats,
would be cheap at IS each. O. m
Beaver Hats, beautifully OF m
trimmed. Choice, EACH. 0JsUU
Picture Hats in a great variety OF at
tractive styles at Bargain Figures.
New Square Angora Tams at
$1.5O and 75c Each.
Handsome Line Of the New Anna Held
Sailors at Economical Prices.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-20
Ladies' Coats

$3.50 Each, instead of $3.50
$3.50 Each, instead of $1,000
$1,000 Each, instead of $3.50
$14.5o Each, instead of $3.50
$16.50 Each, instead of $4,000
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-20
Lino1eums
Blankets and Comforts

S5c Cotton Blankets, E0n
reduced to, per pair..-..."".... OOO
$1.25 Cotton Blankets, e.
reduced to, per pair.............. OOO
$500 Wool Blankets, a 10
reduced to, per pair.........- ~uonO
$500 Wool Blankets, ~
reduced to, per pair....".-. VO1@O
$1.65 Hand Tucked Comforts, silkoline COW
cred, filled with best lamie Dr.
mated cotton batting, now ~u1@O
$500 quality, reduced to.........-..$1.5O
$3.50 quality, reduced to...."..-..$1.95
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-20
HARDWARE.

This is the season of the year that
we all think of heaters. We have a
complete lime of the celebrated Will
son Air Tight Heaters, the most eco
nomical heater to buy. 1t will save
the price of itself in fuel in n win
ter. We also have the Universal Air
Tight Heater, which has few equals
and no superior.
When in need of a range, remember
we have the Monarch Malleable, an
ideal range and a perfect baker.
See our. line OF Cooking Utensils.
We have just received a complete line
of these goods.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-20

lvxCll y OllAC WOdl
Get Ready for the Cold Wave.
Warm Underwear, heavy weight,
fleece lined. Cd nm
Soc each, per suit ........ u IUU
Brown and White Stripe, fine grade
Ct sse '' :sss, ' pss sui. ........ SIPS
Silk Fleece Underwear, the finest
goods in fleece lined. On In
SIPS each, per suit ...... OZIOU
Atwood Knit Underwear, two shades,
s,'ss s sssn, 7 ss, sui, ~. $3.50
Jersey Rib, Tam color, not quite all
wool, non,shrinking. On m
$1.OO each, per suit 1880. OklUU
The Haderfold Underwear, best UNI
derwear made" double thickness fine
Cashmere wool. Union Suits and Two
Piece Suits You want to see them.
The Greatest Job Lot Of Underwear.
All of what is left of last season
thrown open on our tables. rrice
cut right in two.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-20
Children's Coats

CSC Each, reduced from $3.50
$f.5O Each, reduced from $500
$3.50 Each, reduced from $3.50
$4.75 Each, reduced from $3.50
$3.50 Each, reduced from $3.50
Outing Flannel Skirts
ACC Each, reduced from 75c
75c Each, reduced from $1.00l
CSC Each, reduced from $1.15
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14

H'ul3 bring HE ggaros IN my n'f this
ftno raiso lhom in my aotGouse.
f.H give tbem L. =au czpJo.smau aud
}o can ct & em to Use huaaitaL ~o
4-.-t 5ae terz can tgge era in .ar
morning.
EGrat CtVyonser rose from H.F seat.
N1. Moore. size sail Il har,, met you
a. yau asked / nust go now. VIII
write yod in the morning" ana hcfGte
! Moore ceuld say =wofd The girl lad
hurried away.
No story in this for IL. Nr R9nhia" ."
she said To- the city editor an hour lat
cr, or if there is won't write it,"
And Nora Ctcvenger left the Office and
went home. Next day She wrote a
| letter and sent it to George Moore
it she INQUIRED at the Crippled Child
rcn's home, and found cut all about
the man. his kindness and his homes
| ty, though she felt that she needed no
| character assurance save that given
her by the memory of his face. In
the letter she told him the whole
story. When | wrote you that | was
a CRIPPLE she said, Il thought | was
| lying | found out since that | was
cripple of the worst kind, in short,
my conscience was crippled, bat it
certainly is healed now. and ii is ac-
| tive enough to smite me-
Norah Clevenger still wrote for the
| Blaze, but they hal to turn to other
streak in story The months passed
| on the boys saw many letters lying on
| Norah's desk before she came down
| in the morning, all bearing the Hoos
ierVille, Ind, postmark. They remem-
| bered Norah's "cripple' assignment
al wondered. One day she treated
thc-l to black Hamburg grapes that
were selling at $4 pound at Jung's
Where did you get them, Norah?" ask
ed City Editor Rankin.
"They are samples of goods which
| shall shortly offer for sale" she
=! said. Il have been asked to take a
life partnership in the business, and
on Easter Monday I shall become the
junior member of the firm. .''-Edward
B. Clarke, in Chicago RecordHerald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14
HELPS HEALTH
Ia !
How to Drink Water.

A beginning Of kidney trouble lies
in the fact that people. especially wom-
en-, do not drink enough water. They
pour down tumblerfuls of ice water as
an accompaniment to a meal, but that
Is worse than no water, the chill pre-
venting digestion, and indigestion be-
ing ar indirect promoter of kidney
disease, says Good Housekeeping. A
tumbler of water slipped in the morn
ing Immediately on rising, another at
night, are recommended by physicians.
Try to drink as little water as possible
with meals, but take a glassful half
an hour to an hour before eating. This
rule persisted in day after day. month
after NOR J, the complexion will i'm
prove and the general health likewise
Water drunk with meals should be
slipped, rs we'll as taken sparingly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14

ing it around and give the whole sncp
away. What in the world this country
man wants a cripple for is more than
can ina gine. but there ought TO be
cracking good story in it,
Norah Clevenger was at the Consoli-
dated depot at O'Clock, with her right
arm in surgeons brace. Some girls
would have felt bit of treDidation at
the prospect of meeting the stranger,
but years Of rather seamy work had
hardened this woman's nature She
waited in the passenger room. The
train rolled in and in a minute or two
there came through the doorway tall,
well built man. with crisp. curly hair,
sun Drowned cheeks and honest eyes.
He was leading a little girl about 5
years old by the hand.
Norah Clevenger felt that this was
the man she was to meet. though
moment before she could have sworn
that her correspondent was some fool
of fellow with a cast in his eye, a
painful limp and so ugly generally that
his every appearance would give an
swer to the question why he had not
sought a bride in the vicinity of
Hoosierville. The man looked about
the station. His eyes fell on Norah.
and then went quickly to her arm.
He saw the surgeons brace and walk
ing forward raised his hat and said,
Miss Anderson. l believe. This is
my little girl. Frances
The little one held out both hands
to NOrah and lifted her face to be kiss
edz This writer of stories with touch
of saffron in them felt something like
a srock, but she bent over and kissed
the child's lips.
Let us sit down for a moment. Miss
Anderson, | owe you an explanation.
| see you are crippled. My wife, who
died four years ago, was cripple.
tell you frankly that | loved her, and
the fact that she was dependent on me
because of her crippled state made me
learn the delight there is in doing for
learned unselfishness, and it made me
happy | don't know much of the
world, and | feel that to advertise for
a wife may not be considered right,
but I say honestly that there was none
near home whom l wished even could
| have chosen"
Norah Clevenger felt uncomfortable.
She hardly liked to admit it to her
self. She knew that this man was
fair and above board. and that she
had been doing something unwomanly.
She had done unwomanly things before
in the interest of story, but this
thing cut The little girl had slipped
into her lap by this time, and was talk
ing to her softly. Moore rose suddenly.
u forgot something" he said. "Stay
with Miss Anderson a minute. Fran
ces." and then disappeared in the di-
rection of the baggage room. In a
minute he was back in the room with
a huge basket on his arm, and, raising
the cover, he showed it to be full OF
black Hamburg grapes. These are
for the Crippled Children's Home" he
said; II send fruit in every week be-
cause of my memories. l thought
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14

On days mentioned below the sale
of one-way Colonist tickets is author
ized from st. Louis, Thebis, Cairo
and Memphis. under the following
conditions: One-haf of the standard
first class one-way rate, plus $500.
Missouri.-All points on st. L., 8.
w. Ry., south of Delta, Mo.
Arkansas.-All points. except Lit
tie Rock and points on Little Rock
Branch between Altheimer and Lit
tie Rock.
Texas.-All points.
Louisiana.-To all points on the Cot.
ton Belt. kansas City Southern. T..
4 p. Except New Orleans), H. & 8.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14

end SoutAern Pacific Except La
Fayette).
Oklahoma and Indian Territory
Al points.
Dates of Sale.-October 21st, Ne
vember A. and 18th, December End
and 10th, 1902; January 9Th and goth.
February I'd and 18th and April 7th
and 21st, 1903.
Tickets are to be second class tick
ets, limited to continuous passage.
and plainly stamped on each coupon
"Colonist" These tickets will not be
honored in standard sleeping cars.
e. w. LeBEAUME.
GeneI:l Passenger and Ticket Agent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14
CA 6: r ORA
For Infants anu children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
~'snsss's essss sss g, IH12zzzzx
Health ano Longevity.


We regret to record the death Of
TIE Hon. Charles Kreck of Allentown,
"a, at the age of 80. Sixty-one years
ago Mr.. Kreck applied for member.
ship in an Odd Fellows lodge and
was rejected on account of his sup.
posed bad health. Afterward he was
accepted, and he survived all the
members but one. A little dose of bad
health in early life is often help to
long life. Rejected men live long
sometim as any life insurance doc
tor will tell you. Indeed, the life in.
surance companies often do good to
men whom they are compelled to re-
Ject A man so rejected often changes
his habits and takes better care of
himself, and perhaps becomes a good
risk. Besides, his obstinacy is
awakened, and he tries to live to
"spite" the company, which, after all,
was right.-New York Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14
The ~ n 10 20 g 60
Graphes - - - STNRY
The Curing Of A Cripple

Here you are, Miss Clevenger; this
is just in your line said the city edit
or Of the Daily Blaze, as he handed a
clipping to young woman reporter.
you certainly can get something spicy
out of that. Answer it, follow it up
and get a good yarn The stronger the
better. and if there is a bit Of lemon
color in it it won't hurt anything"
Norah Clevenger took the clipping
from the city EDITORS hand. It was
an advertisement cut from contem-
porary daily This is what she read:
Wanted-A wife more than 80 years
old; must be loving disposition; Grip
pie preferred Address Lock Box 70,
Hoosierville. Indiana.
81 think that's a bona fide ad. Miss
Clevenger," said the city editor, "and
the fellow who stuck it in wants a Grip
pie, and that's queer in itself. Write
to him. meet him and get your yarn.
II UuS III W De d SOOtl one.
Norah Clevenger had been writing
spicy stories for the Daily Blaze some
pen scorch the paper. and that's what
the Blaze liked. She was calloused and
she took assignments that many a
girl would have shrunk from. but then
it was all in the business, and Norah
was never the cause of getting the
Blaze into a libel suit, and on hat fact
she plumed herself
Norah sat down and wrote a letter.
addressing it to Lock Box 70. Hoosier
Vile. Ind. She lied in it, nothing else,
but then that, too, was part Of the
business she had learned at the Blaze
office She said that she was a cripple;
that her right arm was paralyZed. She
told the truth, however. about her ap-
pearance in her age-she was %
and then asked the lock box owner
to address her at the general delivery
window of the pOstoftice, saying that
she did not wish to give her proper
address until She knew positively that
her correspondent was a good man
and one who would not trife with
woman She signed the letter Mary
Anderson.
Norah Clevenger waited three days
before an answer came to her COM
munication When one did come she
found that it was written in a good
hand and in good English. 1t was
simple and straightforward. TIE writ
er said that he was a widower, "a
years old, with one child: had a large
stock and fruit farm, which yielded
good income, and he was laying up
money. The letter gave no reason why
the writer wished to marry cripple.
Norah Clevenger wrote again. She
ed the writer on a little in the next
letter. and with an audacity character
istic of the girl inclosed her photo
graph On the third day she Lad an
answer. which she showed the editor,
saying, "l'm in for it, Mr.. Rankin.
His name is Moore and he reaches the
city tonight, and I'm to meet him at
the Consolidated depot at 8 o'clock.
Some of the boys will have to fix up
my arm. Well put brace of some
kind on it or otherwise I'll be forget
ting that it's paralyzed and be swing
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14

A Hazleton, Pa, man drank bluing
by mistake for coffee and died.
A New York legislator returned an
annual pass to a railroad.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14

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