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APRIL FAILURES.
Insolvencies Less Numerous. hut q
Very Large Increase in Liabilities.

Reports to Dun's Review from the branch
offices of r. G.. Dun & Co. in the United
States and Canada show that bankruptcy
returns for the month Of April are very
satisfactory as to number, falling more
than one hundred short of the failures
in the corresponding month last year. but
as to amount of defaulted liabilities the
exhibit is exceptionally unfavorable ow-
ing to few failures Of unusual size par
ticularly among the manufacturers. Ex-
elusive of banking and railway insolyen-
cies, all strictly commercial defaults dur
ing April numbered $50 with liabilities of
$ll 81, ,967, compared with $50 in the same
month of 1902, when the defaulted indebted
ness reached only S.309,341. In manufac-
turing lines there were PIP failures for
Sc. 1896 295, as against 90 last year with
liabilities of $2.90S.s17. Trading bankrupt-
cies were 492 in number and $45S6. .595 in
amount. which compares with $50 failures
involving $3,947,45o year ago. In other
commercial lines. not properly included
among manufacturers or traders. there
were 46 defaults with liabilities of ss29 on
as compared with % failures for s5e3 O6e
last year. There were four banking and
loan association suspensions with an ag-
gregate indebtedness of $7lOOO This COM
pares with a similarly good exhibit a wear
ago, when there were but three defaults
involving only $1,000.
The number of commercial failures in
April each year. and the amount of liza hill
tiles are compared below:
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AT NEW YORK.
Wheat Closed Heavy on Denial of
Damage to Crops.

Damage to Crops.
NEW YORK, May 4.-Flour-Receipts.
1s49O brls; exports. 1910 brls; steady with
a fair trade. Rye flour dull; fair to good,
s2.sO@32O Corn meal steady. Rye steady. No.
2 Western, 5s1zQ59A f. o. b. afloat. Barley
quiet.
Wheat-Receipts. 4s2. .225 bu; exports, 244,-
los bu. Spot easy; No. 2 red, S2%c elevator;
No red, S3ssc (. o. b. afioat: No. 1 hard
Manitoba, ST7sc f. o. b. afoat. On early
crop damage news, coupled with higher
cables. prospects for a big visible supply
decrease and local buying, the forenoon
wheat market was higher. Later denials
of damage weakened the list, however and
the close was heavy at Adssc net decline
May, S214qSSc. closed at S2asc; July, n 5-16Q
7s Lee, closed at TIC; Sept. IS 3-16Q76c,
Corn-Receipts, 1880 bu; exports 1880
bu: spot quiet; No. 2, 54lsc elevator and
53Ac Z. o. b. aS1oat; No. yellow, SIC; No.
white, 5411c Options opened steady with
wheat. but eventually weakened. under
poets for larger receipts, closing hQAc
net lower; May. 54q54l1 closed SAC; July
51Q51zs. closed Sic: September. closed 501zc-
Oats-Receipts, 10000 bu; spot dull; No.
2, CSC; standard white, 40c: No. g. &c. No.
2 white, 4O1ac: No. 8 white. 3S1lc track
mixed Western nominal; track white, $50
45c. Options moderately active and easier;
May closed $3.50.
Beef dull: cut meats quiet. Lard steady;
refined dull. Pork steady. Tallow firm;
city (s2 for package), sac; country (pack-
age free), 51AQasc.
Coffee-Spot Rio quiet; mild steady. Su-
gar steady.
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LOCAL WHOLESALE TRADE
MILD WEATHER AND BRIGHT SUN
HAS LIVELY EFFECT ON TRADE.
Dry Goods Houses Benefit substan-
TALLY and Prices Continue Firmer
-Indianapolis Grain Market.

The cheerful sun and milder weather
gave considerable snap to trade yester-
day. The dry goods houses did an excel
lent business. There were number Of out
side people In and home buyers were quite
numerous. Besides the filing of orders
brought in by the travelling statesmen on
Saturday helped to swell the sales. Prices
on all lines of dry goods continue firm in
tone. but the advancing tendency is less
pronounced. The wholesale grocers had a
big trade. Country roads are now quite
passable and merchants living off the lines
Of railways are taking advantage of the
improved conditions and stocking up with
the coming of harvest The leather dealers
are enjoying an excellent business. One
OF the largest dealers stated that April was
the best month in years and that May
starts off in a manner which indicates an
other good month The -four market is
quite active and a firmer tone to prices
prevails. The hide market is In much the
same rut as through the month of April,
but prices are firm at the advance OF a
quarter Of a cent few days ago. On Com
mission row trade was quite active, the
retail merchant stocking up after Satur-
days trade with fruits and vegetables and
the market men preparing for Tuesdays
market. The stock of old apples is quite
well reduced and prices are firm on good
stock. Oranges are in excellent quality
and moving quite freely at the reduction
OF % cents per box OF Saturday last Lem
ons are In good supply and rule steady.
Bananas are in better supply at unchanged
prices. Stocks OF old Irish potatoes are
lighter, but the supplies are not sufficient
to affect prices. which rule steady at quo
tations. New potatoes are coming I'm quite
freely and many OF them of good size
Cabbage and onions are in good supply at
prices quoted. Strawberries were i'm light
supply yesterday and probably will be dur
ing the week. Next week Tennessee berries
will be on the market, and by the week
after Kentucky berries. Then the supplies
will again oe ample for the demand The
produce market begins the week firm in
tone. The cold weather OF the latter pa TT
OF last week checked receipts. Eggs. how
ever, will probably be weaker within the
next few days. as packers are not buying
80 readily for cold storage. Receipts OF
poultry are light. and until they are heavier
the present range of prices is likely TO pre-
vail. Choice butter Is coming in quite free
~. and with the break iE the market of
Eigin butter domestic butter IS weaker in
price In other lines of trade there is moth
Ing calling for special mention.
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Oils.

OIL CITY, May 4-Credit balances. $155; GER
tifcates, no bid. Shipments Pennsylvania. 16. Ss.
brls; average 81 2os brls runs 1858 bris; aver
age, 72,S16 brls. Shipments Lima. 129,4s1 brlsi
average, 66,sl0 brls; runs, s2,46s brls; average,
46 234 brls.
SAVANNAH, May 4.-Turpentine firm at 45c.
Rosn firm; A, b, c, d, Z. s175; +, slS0; q.
$ls5; II, S225; l. sass; X. So: NJ $40: N, s3.i5;
window glass s3.25 water white. 1886.
WILMINGTON, May 4.-Spirits of turpentine,
nothing doing. Rosin. nothing doing. Crude tur-
pentine. 81. rs and 3.50 Tar firm at 81 -65
MONTPELIER, May 4-Crude petroleum
strong; North Lima, ll6 South Lima and 1ndi-
ana, $l11.
LOUISVILLE, May 4-Butter-Common and
medium. Rql6c per Id. Eggs. 1SltQl4c.
CHARLESTON. May 4.-Turpentine nominal al
44c. Rosin nominal
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THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS
CATTLE BARELY STEADY AT ABOUT
PREVIOUS QUOTATIONS.
Hogs I'm Fair Demand and Five to Ten
Cents Lower-sheep steady-Con-
dition Of other Markets.

UNION STOCKYARDS, INDIANAPOLIS. May
I-Cattle-Receipts. $50; shipments small The
receipts OF cattle much larger than the
average at this time In the week. and a greater
variety of grades represented than usual on
Monday. Nearly all regular buyers were here,
but there was no strong competition. and 1t
took some time to fix prices to move the supply.
Buyers were rather inclined to want some con-
cessions in most cases. but statesmen hold
ing for last weeks closing prices. and after very
hard work succeeded in transferring most OF their
consignments on tina. basis. No doubt, however
there is a weaker undertone to the market than
there has been for some time, and the best cattle
here to-day sold at least 15c lower than a week
ago. Most OF the consignments were steers and
included 10s2 to 1,327-Ib kinds at a. s5Q5.l0 Other
sales of killers averaging 9S2 TO l. l3S lbs were
made at 60Q4.75. and feeders sold at a. s5f4 So
Native heifers sold at s4.25@4.s0. Texas at 81 25
and calves $3Q6.50. There were not enouR h
cows on sale to establish market. Quotations:
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Oats dull: No. mixed. ss@sskc. Rye steady;
No. 2. SIC. Lard quiet at 1906. Bulk meats
steady al S9.37k. Bacon steady at sl0.75 Whis-
ky quiet at s1-3o. Sugar steady; hard rehneSt-
43SH5- Sc.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 4.-Wheat-Cash. 16ssc;
May 745sc: July. 75ssc track No hard 4sssc.
No: Northern. 76ssc; No. Northern. sSssc; NO
Northern, 74q75izc.
MILWAUKEE,. May 4-Bariey firm; No. ?, soc;
sample, 46Q55c.
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MONETARY.
Rates on Loans and Exchange-Clear-
fngs and Balances.

INDIANAPOLIS.-Com paper, 4Gf
per cent; time loans, sac per cent. Clear
ings, 81, III. 1862; balances, $1SS. S.62S.G9.
NEW YORK.-Call money easy at 2d21z
per cent; closing offered 2 Time money
nominal; sixty days, 4G4la per cent; ninety
days. 4G41k; six months, 4641a. Prime mer-
camille paper, 5d51z per cent. Sterling ex-
change firm, with actual business in bank
ers' bills at s4.S7.S0 for demand, and at
s4S5 and s4.SS1a. Commercial bills, s4.S41s.
CHICAGO.-New York exchange par. For
eign exchange unchanged. Posted rates
$4S51z for sixty days and SASSY for demand
Clearings, $33 921, ,757; balances, $2.24.SS3.
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ding futures ranged as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet
and steady Wheat-No 2 spring. soc; No. 8, no
7sc; No. 2 red. 7s1k@7slac. Corr-No. 2. 44kc; No.
2 yellow ,45s.QlSc Oats-No 3Slac; No 8
white, 32G35c. Rye-No. 2, Soc. Barley-Fair to
choice mailing, 49Q56c. F1axseed-No. 1, s1o9;
No. 1 Northwestern. 81. r. Prime timothy seed
So 34563 80. Glover, contract grade, ST.. go Mess
Pork. per BRIL- s1sQ1s25. Lard. per 100 lbs. 80 21s
g9.2J Short rib sides Qoosel, s9Soqs45 Dry
salted shoulders (boxed), sS50QS e21a Short clear
sides (boxed). s9.75qs.S711. Whisky, basis Of
high wines, $780,
Receipts-Flour, %. 800 brls; wheat, I5. 800 bu;
corn 1866 800 bu oats, 200, 100 bu; rye. 1890 bu:
barley, $4,000 bu. Shipments-Flour, 70, 800 brls;
wheat 233 500 bu corn 145 800 bu oats, 306 400 bu
rye, 9s, 600 bu; barley, 4,100 bu.
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Visible Supplies Of Grain.

NEW YORK, May 4.-The visible supply
Of grain Saturday, May 2. as compiled by
the New York Produce Exchange follows:
Wheat. 33,456,0OO bushels. a decrease of
2,11O,OO0 corn, 6.459.O00 bushels. a decrease
Of /, ,275, 600; OATS 6,226,OO0 bushels, decrease
of $4,000; rye, 1,149,000 bushels, an increase
of Il, 600: barley, 1242, 900 bushels, a decrease
Of 1l3,OOO.
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CLEVELAND. O., May 4-Edwin c. KeI-
ly, treasurer and general manager of the b.
K. Enamel Brick Company, has been ar
rested and locked up on a warrant sworn
out by j. A. Blackburn. president of the
company charging the prisoner with the
embezzlement of $4,000 of the funds of the
concern Kelly was arrested in Fairmount.
NJ. va. and brought here by q local ofYcer
The accused man declares that there is
nothing In the charge against him and that
he will be able to prove his innocence.
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No UnfavOrable News.
[Albert R. Thompson G. Co.'S Wire ]

ALBERT r. Thompson & Co.'S Wire.
NEW YORK. May 4-To-day's improve
ment In stocks has been mostly due to ef-
forts of Conner J. Field, w. B. Oliver and
Gould brokers. There was not much re-
sistance to the movement, the floor senti-
ment generally favoring moderate i'm
provement in prices. There is no unfavora-
BILE news and continued efforts by same
people may put prices higher, but outside
interests have shown no disposition to par
ticipate In the movement so far.
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Poultry.

LOUISVILLE. May Aliens. 10i<q11c ID; large
chickens, 12Gl5c; young chickens, $4q5 per dog.
CINCINNATI, May 4.-Poultry steady; hens.
101sc; springs, 25c; turkeys 10c.
CHICAGO. May Alive poultry steady; tur-
keys, 10Q12c; chickens, 12c-
BOSTON, May 4.-[Special l-Poultry steady;
fowls, 14c; turkeys, 16c-
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indianapolis. Grain Market.

The receipts OF grain are not what dealers
had expected they would be in early May.
but an Improvement is looked for the pres
ent week. as there are large quantities OF
corn yet to be marketed and the supply of
oats = quite large. Bidding On call yes
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LONDON-Money, 3G315 per cent; dis
counts, 3asQ3 7-16. Consols, 81 7-16.
PARIS-Three per cent. rentes, 9Sf 12lsc
for the account. Exchange on London, 25f
1615c for checks.
BERLIN.-Exchange on London, 20m
491hpf for checks. Discount rates: Short
bills, per cent; three months bills, 3.
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INTERSTATE sTocKYARDs. INDIANAPo1
LIS. May 4.-cattle-Receipts light: shlpmentd
none. The outside reports this morning indi-
Gated slightly weaker tone TO the general mar
ket Fat CATTLE however. are steady at last
weeks closing figures. with a fair local demand
The inquiry is light. however for other grades.
and the tendency is lower The calf market Il
steady, the best selling at ss 10 $50. Quota
tions:
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NEW YORK.-Bar silver, SAC: Mexican
dollars, 42c.
LONDON.-Silver bars. 247sd an ounce.
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, May 4.-The market for dry goods
shows sign OF weakness. and yet there is
little, IL any, increase in demand. Buyers are
operating cautiously and few are inclined to op-
crate for fall, and considerable pressure is
erted to secure lower prices, but without success.
Jobbers have had a small, featureless trade
without signs Of immediate improvement
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Sales-steers..

Hogs-Receipts. 1000; shipments small The
receipts OF hogs to-day were considerably larger
than usual at this time In the week and the
quality satisfactory It the close OF lsst
week. Practically all kinds were represenfed
but there were comparatively few low grade light
hogs. The market opened with no inportan nj
demand from shippers and in sy mpathy with
reports from other markets packers We're inclined
10 be q little backward. and a decidedly weaker
feeling indicated in the situation II took
some time 10 establish trading basis buf
finally. with local packers rather free buyers the
supply was changing hands promptly enough and
a good clearance was made al decline variousIv
estimated at from 5410c. but generally sales
looked to be right around l0c Ewer than the
close of last week. On account rf the scarcity
total absence of very common kinds the spread
in prices to-day Is comparatively narrow sales
ranging from SO. s.75T7o5 but II is not unlikely
that common light hogs would have sold as low
as. possibly. Sc So Most OF the good hogs here
averaged around ITO to 23o lbs and sold at ss son
$50. There were only scattering sales above
Sc 90 and the hogs that sold at $705 were said
be better than those that sold 81 on Satur-
day. Indications. IL Is said. rather favorable
for further reduction in prices In the near
future Quotations.
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Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS. May 4.-Cotton firm: sales.
$50 bales Ordinary. 3 5-l6e; good ordinary;
middling. 10 11-16c; middling fair. 1l%c. Re
ceipts. 5.os1 bales; stock. 107. 200 bales.
NEW YORK, May 4.-Cottop-Spot closed quiet;
middng uplands, 10. 75c; midding gulf. lie; sales.
11,000 bales.
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Poultry and Other Produce.

prices paid by shippers)
Poultry-Tom turkeys, &c; hen turkeys. 10c;
Chickens hens, 9hc; cocks, 4c; ducks young, IOc:
geese, f.25 per doz.
Cheese-New York full creams, 14ikc; Swiss,
Ice; brick 15c; limburger 12c.
Butter-Choice roll l3c per ID; packing stock
12c.
Eggs-Steady at 13c per doz.
Wool-The market East is very quiet, with
price tendencies decidedly in favor of buyers
Local dealers are paying for wagon lots Good
medium merchantable unwashed lie; coarse and
BRAID 15c; heavy merIno, 10gl2c; half blood, I2Q
lac; bury and cotted 12414c; Western, l2c.
Feathers-Prime geese. S0c per Id; prime duck
zoe per Id.
Beeswax-soc for yellow Csc for dark.
HIDES AND TALLOW.
Green-salted Hides-No. /, 7lsc; No. 2, SIC
No. calf. 10c; No. calf, s1c.
Tallow-No. ]. Sac; No. 2, 4Ao.
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Treasury Statement.

WASHINGTON.-Monda statement Of
the treasury balances in the general fund.-
exclusive of the 1000 gold reserve in
the division Of redemption, shows:
Available cash balance 1924, ,S04, 1877
Gold ..................... Ill, 1864, 42S
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ST. LOUIS. May 4.-Wool quiet medium grades
and combinG, 15l1Sc: light fine, 16Q17c; heavy
fine. 1OQ13c; tub washed. 1sQ2s1tc.
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there is no quetable change or improvement "a
report compared with the close OF last week. The
reports from other markets this morning are
reasonably encouraging, and therefore IL Is rather
expected that there will be a satisfactory trade
here this week. especially for choice stock. Quo7
tations:
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ward :......:.. ........ 5000 5.s5
PLAIN fat steers 1850 lbs and upward. 4756 500
Good TO choice I200 TO S0o-lb steers. 4Sod s. 20
Plain fat 1.200 to 1300-lb steers. 4s5El 500
Good to choice 300 to ll5O-lb stesrs... 4.60Q $50
Plain tat $40 TO llV-Ip steers ...-... 42SQ 4.e5
Choice feeding steers. 1000 to 100 lbs Goa IS
Good feeding steers, 900 TO 1loo lbs.... 1850 AS
Medium feeding steers, ooV 10 sV lbs.. 40o1 AS
Common to good stockers ........... 50d a 50
Good choice heifers ................ 5Ofp 3 90
Fair TO medium neiters .........--... 410Qf 40
Common light heifers .................. 350GD 400
Good to choice cows ..-........-... $50 4. 40
Fair TO medium COWS .....-.-.--..... 3-40fI 3.65
Gamers ana cutters .................... 2O0f 335
Prime to fancy export bulls .......... 75fI a q
Good to choice butcher bulls ?.25fD $50
Common to fair bulls .................. 275G1 BIS
Veal calves 5.006f $50
Heavy calves .......--.... 350GD 50
Good to choice cows and calves. -35. .O0l50.
Common TO medium cows and calves. 20. 0.O0Q 30. 90
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ST LOUIS May Metals quiet. Lead SLOW
at $4.20. Spelter firm at s.. so.
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Representative Sales.

sheep-Receipts light: shipments none An
usual at the beginning OF the week the supply
Of sheep and lambs to-day was entirely too small
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Chicago Stocks.
[AIbert r. Thompson & Co.'S wire.I
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Seed clover. prime. ss.7567.e5 English clover.
S. 7507.5 alsike. ssGi2- Timothy. prime sea
40 Fhncy Kentucky bluegrass. 81 501Sl 7s ex-
ira clean. se07oe- Orchard gress, S2fS2 Is: red
top soc4Sl76. English bluegrass e.
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Sugar-cured Hams-Indiana. IL lbs average
14z4c; IL to Is lbs average, 1sHc
Shoulders-Englsh cured, Reliable. IS to 20 lbs
average. 11Hc; sugar-cured Indiana. to 10 lbs
average. u1c.
Pickled Pork-Fancy boneless pig pork. per brl
200 lbs. s2i; fancy clear bean pork. per brl 200
lbs $23 80; short clear FER brl 200 lbs. $2; rump
per hrl 300 lbs. $500 Also half brls, 100 lbs at
half the price OF the brls, adding soc to cover
additional cost OF packing.
Lard-Kettle rendered 1l%c; pure lard, 11%c
Bacon-Clear sides. 90 to 10 lbs average. 124c:
20 30 lbs average &c., clear bellies. 20 lbs
average. 12kc; is to % lbs average, 1sc; II to is
lbs average. 1szc; clear backs 20 TO 80 lbs aver
age, 121zc: II to 10 lbs average. 12&c to 10 lbs
average. 127sc. In dry salt. &c less.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10
Edge Of PeIee's Shower.

While the fiery tornado. passing
toward the south and west, widened
the sweep of its destructive power in
order TO extend its Oevastations fur
Their another remarkable phenome-
non came to stop it in its course. Two
strong atmosphere currents, laden
with rain, moving. one from the south
east, the other from the north, fell of
a sudden upon the sides of the fiery
spout, and, eneirciing it along a dis
tinctly marked line. cooled it to such
point that have seen persons who,
finding themselves precisely upon the
line of demarcation, were struck on
one side by fiery missiles, while on
the other, and only a few feet away.
nothing was falling but the rain OF
mud, cinders and stones which de-
scended on the countryside every.
whers--From century for Angus
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10
cyclones and rornadoes.

Much Indebtedness exists in the
use of the word cyclone. Prof. Davis
of Harvard remarks that violent whirl
winds are occasionally formed in thun.
derstorms. They are seldom more thar
a quarter of mile in diameter: they
drift along with the thunderstorm il
which they are formed. usually in ar
easterly direction, passing by in a min.
ute or two. These whirling winds are
strong enough to blow down trees and
overturn buildings. Violent local
storms of this kind are often called
cyclones, or prairie twisters. in the
Mississippi valley, but the name tor.
nado is to be preferred in order to dis
unguish them from the much larger
and less violent cyelonic storms.
When violent whirlwinds of this kind
occur over water surface a watery
column is formed in their vortex; they
are then called waterspouts.
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WHEN MOSBY RIA N

Col. John F. Mosby sent word 10
the remnant of his old guerrilla band.
who recently held their annual re-
union at Leesburg, Va, that the pres
sure of public duty would prevent
him joining them. II Mosby's mem
Ory remains active, the recent death
of Col. Tichener of the board of gen
eral appraisers at New York must
have reminded him of an occasion
when the pressure of private-ex-
tremely private and personal---very.
caused his absence from a place
where he was very much wanted. He
has sometimes mentioned it, in these
later years, as the closest call" he
ever had in his life.
Tichener, who was a union officer
in the civil war, had been sent out
one night with company in advance
OF the army to skirmish and estab-
lish picket lines. Before he had gone
very far he stumbled upon three men
on horseback and cried; Halt Who
goes there?" Two of the men
wheeled instantly. galloped away and
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HIS THOUGHTS FAR AWAY

He had executed the hustle of his
life in order to reach her home I'm
time to take her on the ride down the
river, as he had promised, and in
doing so he had been compelled to
side-step his regular daily lunch. Con
sequently. when the boat moved out
on the bosom Of the historic, Iow-mur-
muring stream, he had about as much
OF the Keats-Shelly poetic infiatus
suffusing his hungry frame as is con-
tanned in the makeup Of a carpenters
horse.
How beautiful the deep emerald
tint OF the foliage is this year," she
murmured apturously-having her
self had whole lot of lunch at home
before she had started-waving her
parasol toward the shore.
"Um," he replied, his mind on the
things that he would about do to two
strawberry shortcakes if they should
happen to drop in his lap.
There is something sadly reminis-
Genital about the Potomac, don't you
think?" she asked him as the boat
swung by Giesboro point.
Sure" said he. dismally, wolhshIy
cycling the little girl, who was eating
pickle and cake out of the family
lunch basket.
Don't you always fancy that some
thing OF the old, old atmosphere of the
dreamy southland still seems to cling
about Alexandria she asked him as
the boat giided by the quiet town.
"Uh-huh," said he, half of a mind to
go up against ball of popcorn to sort
O keep him going until the boat made
its landing.
See how the sunlight strikes the
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attach his new iron cover. and
w-r-r-r-rh'd all the way through it.
And all the while Tom Lamkin
stood leaning over his own fence,
smoking his pipe. and watching US,
and saying nothing.
FINALLY. after Johns work was all
completed. it occurred to me that pos
sibly l might strike that same vein of
water again.
So | went a little above Johns
spring, just as he had gone above
mine. and began to dig; and | hadn't
dug long before the water began to
"gush" and "gurgle" with the same
impetuosity as ever; and soon knew
had been watching me. and his own
spring at the same time, that l had
stolen the whole of tat blooming
spring back again
Well, l transferred the iron paling
and cut granite from my first spring