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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
OREGON MoTEs.

Reports are received It Was,o. ~.
President Ffeneh Of the Wes.o. 49,
NAL school 10 improving.
The Oregon Traction eam,.
which 10 10 build an electric y,,,-a..
from Portland To Forest ero-s :.
way Of HlllsboFo. has flea artls,s.
Incorporation.
The schooner Ocean Spray a..
ran ashore At the mouth a n. es
law. 10 q total wreck. HeaF, -
beat her upon the sands 90 that q. :
full Of water and Il ID imposs,hls Y
get her on.
This call was made necessayv -.
the fact that a defect exists Il ~ ".
passed By the legislative asssmAs. !.
1898. providing the manner a ass...
meat and the levy and collects. :.
taxes. known A. ths Phsips law
Portland. oFs.-AfteF lnxe~,...
ing the facts surrounding Tie m,sse.s.
Gus death Of L. u Saunders. ~ Il.
Francisco hop bayeE. AZ ns,ts,s'-
Ore. sheriff d. D. colhalh Il No.,
county says that IL Is clear go =
suicide
Pity PSF eeat u thu sAeap u "a
era Washington ana eastern 60.
viii perish thts winteE on aeesuns .
lAek Of hay and feed on ia -.
and the hard Water wkieh stsek~~
beiisvs Is before theta. s4yA &C..
McAilistSE. a shesp Alag u aaasns
Washington.
Thomas O7tiFten. q minsv taat =
turned fEom Alaska. vas ID 81
elaaed poEti0a ~ Portland Fseensig n
couple u Hea whom be azkea i 4
rect htH4 To q h0tsi. and tksss s.asss
at tlT0 tn their search t0r msne. ~
hugs Fsaroved the maH's eA0Ehes ~
tafHHd hitn tooss Haksa.
The Purtiaaa poiies have mrmss
, HaaH sho gives the aAEs a /. a.
! haru. said 10 DO easinsss ma 4
beaver. Col. foF tbs efine 4 "a
p ~ay robbery, -Four " tbs usa -
ssrs sreehtiy hsid 40 In a aaAama Aam
/. lisatihsd conaeFs - ons u a. -
, ~ao participated In ne Fssassy
. word has bsua received q -
: stsH. ofu.. u = mnsass wAieA eenn
fea sama1 aistane@ tEosn tAh~sisa y
: csesiY pail barry. q ToaEA 81
{ Years. quaFrrtsa vita TimosAF Assn
!. ypung ssan ~ bic swu ace. aak
, the beat u passsse. drew Z iesslna
) and shot AhsFn. wA8 ataa NJ A.
. iirviass % tbs Tragedy have Assa y
. csirrd
= ooysra@r chans@Ftala Aas hnanl
call To- shs ssnhsga d he isstaasa
: assembly % ths stats II 0gssaa. ~
q staadlsE ghrns u uases e ne easa
. saiiaiss Ia aalsn os MssAkg. uessn
= h~r ~. 1904. Zoe Ms BaFppaa q als
Y rpalsg an extraordinary sesatna e ~
legislature 10 saaeG laws % eegAil
, ,as low os saSes 90 asssaamenA ruA
- s5s ne gear 1903
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
FOR SELLING NEGROES.
T~snsy-siS indictments 10 Sued in
Savannah.


Savannah, Ca. Nov Is For sell
ing negroes into slavery and holding
them Ia servitude. "a indictments
were returned by the grand Iur7
against some OF the most prominent
Georgia citizens. They are Edward
McRee. legislator. William and Frank
Il. McRee Of valdosta. William s..
Crasley: Thomas J McCl-iland. SHEER
IN Of Ware county. Clayton II. Nc
Lsod and Lester Williams OF Mont.
gOmery county.
The Mckee brothers operate tho
largest crate factory In the south and
run a $4,000 acre farm. They ar~
Jointly aud ssysrally Indicted FOR hold.
ing men. women and children In In.
voluntary servitude
William Craaley and Thomas Nc
Clelland are charged with sYrctiug
seizures. Mcleod and Williams ars
charged with selling negroes.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
WRECK OF THE DISCOVERY.
Little Hope for Passengers or Gre"
Of Vessel.

Seattle, Nov. "A special from
Juneau, Alaska, announces that .
Bent, a passenger on the steamer HA
reports that mass OF ~'e0A
age from the steamer Discovery mas
washed ashore at the mouth OF seal
river, 80 miles below YakutAt' bent .
information makes It practically Ger,
tain that the Discovery Is lost ana
leaves little hope for either passsn'
gers or crew. IL Is believed, In taet'
that everybody on board persisted.
The wreckage found, Beat says con
sists Of pieces Of lifeboats, lie pro
servers and large pieces OF her nun
He states that a terrific storm pre-
vailed for a week prior to November
IS. on which date he boarded the Ex
celsior at Yakutat. having walked ~
miles from Seal river to catch the
steamer.
The Yakutat Indians were watching
the beach for bodies and they elAln
TO have found a large piece OF mas
and a mans coat The number OF PEG
pie aboard the Discovery, passenger
and crew, Is estimated at 80. Th'
vessel left Yakutat October 70. accord
ing to the officers Of the steamer Nome
City. and was never seen after that
She Is believed 10 have encounters
storm which simply broke her u
pieces. the disaster occurring PROP
ably within "a hours after she lei
Yakutat
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
FREE SOUP HOUSE IN BUTTE.
Senator Clark Furnishes Food for
the Oestitute.

Butte, Mont. Nov. 25.-under the
direction OF United States Senator
W. A. Clark and the directors u the
Paul Clark home. established BY a aon
u the senator. William A. CLARK. JIG a
tree soup house has opened TO the
destitute Of Butte Early this tore-
noon poor families stood in line Win
buckets, shlycrtng In the cold and
awaiting their turn A substantial
meal Is also served Senator Clark
is meeting every expense and hla Of
ders are 10 serve soup 10 everyone.
Charity boards report more dcsti,a
ton In Butte This year than In many
years. Employment bureaus arc bsr
slegsd by unemployed. The op~ninE
u the mines attracted scores % men
TO the city in hopes Of getting worS
and the suffering Is Intense amons
an army unable To nnd work. Tbs
strikes Ia Utah and Colorado alse
have had the effect OF asadtns a sreal
number % miners here.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
SPOKANE MARKETS.
Prlces Paid 70 Produeers.

Poultry and Eggs-Chlckens roost-
ers, 10c; hens, 10c ID live weight;
young chickens. 10c ID; turkeys, 15c
ID, dressed, 10000; eggs, acc doz.
strictly fresh. case. $10910.50.
vegetables-New potatoes, 40@50c
cwt; onions, 75c@S1.
Live stock-Steers. 1303.25 per
cwt; cows. S2.o09275 cwt; mutton,
ewes, s2.5002.70 cwt; wethers. 1925
cwt; hogs. IS cwt.
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Montana . Wraek.

kalIspell Mont. Nov. Al freight
wreck occurred At Athens. 20 miles
vest ot kallspeIl. between two trains
going rast. A rock cut Just west of
the siding caused the engine. cabooss.
snoWp'ow and score ns freight cars
to be total wreck and entirely block.
cd 'rafic. transfer was made Of
mail and passengers.
How the accident happened IL not
known. except that an EXTRA ran into
a regular freight. Harry Kruss. who
had been with government survey
party surveying tho International line.
was badly injured.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28

st. Johns. N F. Nov. "a Senator
Lodges recent declaration respecting
81. Pierre and Miquelon becoming a
part Of the American republic has ct
cited great interest iu ST. Pierre. That
colony has had the worst fishery sea
son In It's history. Trade there Ia do
pressed and the outlook IL gloomy
The people are ready to welcome any
settlement Of the fishery dispute that
will insure them prosperity. and the
feeling in favor Of annexation to the
United States finds much favor.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
ITALIANS BURN TO DEATH.
T~enty-SeVen, Asleep In shanty, Over
taken by Flames.

Johnstown. Pa.-WhilS over 100 Ital-
ian railroad laborers were asleep In
a shanty near Lilly. Pa. on the Penn
sylvania railroad. the building caught
IRE and before the men could escape
at least 81 were burned to death and
a score or more were seriously in
iursd.
The men were employed by McMsn-
amin & Sims on the Pennsylvania rail-
road improvements between Lilly and
Portage. There were 500 on the job,
all Italians. and In the shanty which
burned were IFS OF these.
The shanty was about 100 feet long.
one story in height and built in the
usual style Of such quarters. The east
ern end was devoted to the cooking
and eating, while the men slept in
hunks, like sardines in q can. In the
western end. There was only one door
at each end and the windows were
few and small.
The building burned like finder and
the flames were upon the men before
any Of them were aroused. Then be
gan a struggle for the outside and life
They fought and scrambled for the
doors and the weaker were crushed
down and trampled. Others were
roasted to death there.
Those who strove for the doors were
in the widest sort OF panic. They
| fought and kicked and among those
who escaped there are many who beal
marks Of the fierce strife which tool
place in this battle for life. A few
got out OF the small windows, minus
clothing and with their bodies Gu
from broken glass.
Many OF those who did manage Il
get out had their savings Of years II
their trunks. which they left behin'
them in the building. Remembering
this fact as soon as they got outside
they fought just as hercely TO get back
. A few succeeded but for the sake o
their boarded money they gave n
their lives.
One eye witness says he does no
believe that a single man Of those VIII
returned succeeded in getting GU
again. In the ruins Gome OF tn
corpses were close beside the hope
bands OF their trunks and melted COL
and silver. which had been kept in tn
trunks. This indicated that they ha
5 fallen and died with their treasure
i their arms. The bodies we're all pra'
Z tically burned to crisps. An Italia
5 who looked at them and who knew O.
9 cry man in the shanty was unable
. Identify a single one.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
nelnze vs. Standard on co.

New York. Nov. 26.-RumOrs Of the
defo't OF an effort made by the Stand
ard Oil-Amalgamated Copper company
CON inc to bring about a compromise
In the war with the Montana Ore Pur-
chasing company, represented by F.
Augustus Heinze and John MacGin-
Miss, were prevalent. Leaders Of both
factions were assembled in this city,
but no settlement was effected and
the war will continue.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
"MARRoQUTN."
oatIIno Guns Against strikers.

Salt Lake. Nov. ga special train
Of seven cars has left this city bear
ing the state troops who have been
ordered into Carbon county. the scene
of the disturbances between the strik-
ing coal miners and the Utah Fuel
company. En- route the train will
take aboard the local guardsmen at
Bountiful and Provo. Altogether the
soldiers number about 400, and are
prepared to stay in the disturbed dis
trict an indefinite length Of time. Two
gatling guns are included in the equip
ment taken from this city.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28

aaa IHAn. y. w.. Nor s1-rtaa
Bsatsz Senator Sswtasa'a FsaaAt
larlsia9 cuha ts bseum . s,Nss 2
ths Uaised States aaa peuTSiias a&
Porto Hlco shall beeums ; pFutase q
Cuba. has hsaa received with eSsN1
BY the Porto Riean press aad Saaas
The arttaa II Pfeaiaaut Rnosssss I
recognising the new Fspahlie q 30
ia h approved everywhere
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28

Pendleton, Ore, Nov. 24.-The bodv
OF Wicklam Walker. an extensive
threshlnE operator residing near tho
mouth Of Birch creek. Ave miles n.
10" here, was dragged from the river
Tie suddenly disappeared from homo
curing the afternoon and his where.
apon,s was unknown until his sou
found the body. II Ia no, knowr
whether death was due to accident
or suicide.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
Guards for Isthmus.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 26.-Upon
the ratification by Panama Of the
canal treaty the Ninth and Sixteenth
regiments Of infantry. now at Forts
Madison and Slocum. in New York.
and Mcpherson. in Georgia, and the
Twenty-eighth mountain battery will
be sent to the isthmus to take posses
sion Of Panama and Colon and the
several islands given into the keeping
of the United States.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
Total Death List Is Thirty.

Jamestown. Pa. Nov. 24.-TWo Of
the Italians burned in the lodging
shanty fire at Lilly. Saturday, died to-
day. This brings the total death list
up to 80. Ten other victims Of the
disaster are In q serious condition
Bones and pieces Of charred eesh. all
that remain Of % men. have been
found and placed In u Baskets.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
To Fight Monopoly.
DAUGHTER OF W. A. CLARK.
Named in $4,000 Damage Case
Attenuation Of Affections.

Named In SoOO,OOO Damage Ease
Attenuation Of Affections.
New York. Nov. 24.-Charging that
Mrs. Everett Mallory Culver has
alienated the affections that Scion j.
Vlasto, her husband. should have for
her, Mrs. Elizabeth R. Vlasto Of this
city today began suit in the supreme
court for 100000 The papers were
served on the defendant at her resi-
dence in this city today. Mrs. Gull
yer. a daughter of Senator w. A.
Clark of Montana. is already in the
public eye because Of her divorce suit
instituted against her husband. Mr..
Vlasto is a well known Greek and
proprietor Of the Greek newspaper At.
Atlantis. Mrs. Vlasto says her hus-
bands friends, because Of Mrs. Cul'
yer, brought her separation about In
1901.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
Jaoanese Leave TIentnln.

Berlin, Nov. PA dispatch from
Port Arthur says 300 Japanese sol
dIers. with a few officers, have left
Tientsin for japan. The Nagasaki
shimpo. the dispatch adds. announces
that Japanese squadron of IL YES.
sells has left Jasebo for an unknown
destination.
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Aatoatea. Nov. sts-o n tks sfrts1 {
Tho bastaiina q sFuopa wateA wm ~
patrhsa trpa aeses. b MasetaaiA y
rviaspreu = TuFkisa eom@aa4 tsesasl
Zoe tEo days Ia us moamsatas Anw
spatavp ~ . saaA q Hsa ias9A
shs iagtss wtsAasew. TAiFy 4 -
Tsrsiss sotiiass and Gee Saess So
allied ana ~ sounaasa.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
Bridge Men on Biz Strike.

Boston. Nov. 23,--Frank buchanan.
president Of the bridge and structural
ironworkGrs' union. Ia authority for
the statement that n general strike Of
bridge and structural lronworksra has
been ordered on every contract
throughout the country which IL ere.
cuted by any member Of the New
York Builders association. or by
the Iron league.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
ROW AMONG THE CARDINALS.
oottl, Indignant at Stories, seoIds
His Fellows.

Rome, Nov. 25.-The meeting Of
the congress Of the propaganda was
one Of the most disorderly ever held,
and personal feeling ran high. Car
dinal Gotti. 1t is reported. was in
dignant at some stories that have been
circulated in connection with his at
titude during the conclave and &C
cused certain cardinals Of disseminate
ing false statements. He also de-
clared that certain members Of the
sacred college have violated the ira
ditions OF that body.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
WANTS TO RETIRE.
Commissioner Of Pensions Tired Of
His Job.

Commissioner Of Pensions Tired OF
His Job.
Washington, Nov. 27.-It can be
announced that Eugene F. Ware. COM
missioner Of pensions, will retire from
Office by about the middle Of NoVem-
Der of next year and will return i'm
mediately to the practice Of law in
Kansas. His contemplated action is
generally understood among Kansas
politicians and has been the subject Of
several interviews with the president,
which have been kept secret. The de-
cision to resign and return to private
life Is the result Of his long felt dis
satisfaction with the nature OF the du-
ties Of his Office. a feeling that has
grown steadily since the early days OF
his administration Of that bureau.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
Colombia Awaits Rssu,,s

Bogota. Nov. IA man promlusn,
In public affairs informed the Assoc.
ciated rress that the Colombian gov.
eminent would await the result Of tho
mission to Washington Of General
Reyes before deciding upon the policy
as regards the new republic OF papa.
ma.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
Mrs. Susan Haxton IL Dead.

Lincoln. Neb., Nov. 24.-Mrs. Susan
Hayton is head here. aged SO. Three
of her uncles. one a general and two
coloneIs, served In the war Of the revo-
luton, and a cousin, Daniel d. Temp
kIns. was vice president during the
Monroe administration.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
Doodle In Milwaukee,

Milwaukee. Wis, Nov. 25.-Milwau.
kee Is slowly but surely unravellne n
story Of graft and Doodle that prom.
ises sensational Developments that
may put the city on the roll Of dis.
honor occupied by Minneapolis. 81
Louis and Grand Rapids.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
Ranaueted coIomblans.

Bogota, Nov. 22.-Ths German min
lister Saturday gave n banquet to the
Colombian ministers for war and for.
eign relations. during which he said
that he deplored the occurrences on
the isthmus Of Panama.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
Chicago STRIKE HAS Ended
EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE UNION
AND COMPANY AGREE.
Trafie Has Started Asaln-strikers
Get Places 8aek-Waae Scale
Based on Outside Of Town Scales
City to Go into Electric Light Bust
ess-Fisht the Big Trust.

Chicago. Nov. 27.-The strike OF
the employees of the Chicago City rail-
way was settled at a conference be-
tween the mayor. the aldermanie
peace committee. President Hamilton
and E. r. Bliss, counsel for the COM
pany, and the executive board OF the
local union OF the strikers. The basis
on which the settlement was reached
is a complete victory for the company
as far as the original demands Of the
men are concerned.
The only important concession by
the company was an agreement to
reinstate all the strikers. including
the outside unions who went out in
sympathy with the car men. with the
exception Of those who resorted to VIC
lence during the trouble.
The arbitration OF the wage scale
is to be according to the wages paid
outside of Chicago and not on the
basis Of the local street railway. These
are the two points that have been
the stumbling block to a peaceable
adjustment Of the strike for the past
week. The company has insisted that
it pays higher wages than any SINH
lar corporation in the country. The
men were fearful that the arbitration
on the scale paid in other cities would
decrease their wages and they Tough
stubbornly for their point.
To Fight Monopoly.
Mayor Harrison has declared tina
the city would enter the electric light
ing field at once in competition will
the gas trust and the Chicago Edison
and its subsidiary companies.
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Admiral Evans viiI take . -
vessels. three h9sslsshipa aaa u
cruisers. on bis practice erutss ~
the Asiatic ssatina 10 Huuolala ~
departure u the asss wilI = naM
from Yokohama The admifai = ~
at Kobe. Japan.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28
Port Arthur Iradlna Port.

81. Petersburg. Nov. 26.-Port Ar
thur has been opened as a trading
port Ship dues and commercial du-
ties will be levied in accordance with
the governors orders.
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There's one thing that 90 - -.
about our baseball club" sA,a -
Mrs. Torkins. chseriiy.
What's thatf' asked her hss'-- -.
you know exactly what y =
to do. There Isn't any DANCE 9 ~ ~
losing money betting on h-
ington star.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28

A special telegram from Fuss ~ q.
bon to the Dawson Nsws states -
Gre today made q clean sweep
military quarters there The 90 I
not msationsd. bat WiIl pfueasg :.
10 a hundred thousand dollafa g
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28

.ap,ssssas, seems to be presV - =,
,.aavs remarked the summe.
baarasr. wonder vha.s s.,,,ss 80
-rbsyie waiting for the butte s.ar'.., =.
..us ~ - eome,~ replied the inve.u
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28

PA. what's a leading woman?"
"Any married woman. my SON.
Detroit Free Press.
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W0boUT WHWeft aHHWH
Cottfried despairingly.
The gentle Gertrude shiVefee A,
Especially In the reCita'iSe
tered she.
But why repinei I. vas sfan 49,. !.
era or nothing They were oct s ,..'..
enough - rs, into vaudeville --f''-
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-14
THE COMMON HOUSE FLY
1T IS A PROLIFIC TRANSMITTED OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASE

With summer almost upon us and
screens and awnings put on the hotels
and residences it behooves the care
full citizen to lock to his health as at
no other time of the year, and with
this in mind his first attention should
be directed to the common house fly.
If not an exploded theory that flies are
the scavengers of the air, it has been
scientifically proven that mar can do
very well without them, for in those
localities where proper precautions
against their breeding have been TAX
er a better average of health has
been maintained and no trouble ex.
perienced because of any extra con-
tamination of the air.
DIR. l.. o. Howard, the entomologist
OF the department of agriculture. is
the authority for the statement that
he generation of the house fly is lin
tied to ten days, and when to this
statement is added that a female de
posits about 120 eggs at a time, sim
pie calculation of the offspring of a
single fly that has chosen to remain
with us during the winter in order to
get an early spring start will result
in figures that will startle and ter
rify. The whole number of children
and children's children and children's
c%hildren's children, and so down the
line of figures during the summer is
beyond belief and, when written, quite
impossible of comprehension. AS an
illustration it may be assumed that
a female fly deposits 100 eggs, from
which are developed an equal number
of male and female offspring. TAX
ing this as a base for calculation and
assuming that with each Matching of
the resultant flies there will be an
equal division of sex, it will be found
that at the end of the seventh genera
ton, or less than two and one-half
months from the laying of the first
egg, the enterprising Mrs. Fly will
have acquired an interesting family
numbering 1851, 003, 559, 800 individu-
ais, the chief object of each of which
seems to be to drown himself in the
coffee or trim his finger nails on the
point of the human nose. And it
must not be forgotten that this calcu-
lation does not take into co~nsidera-
ton the fact that there may in some
hatchings be a preponderance of fe-
males, in which case the total would
be startlingly augmented.
According to DR.. Howard the dis
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-14
CHAPTER XII

All day the clouds had been gather
ing, hanging low v e the fields. At
evening came a downpour Of rain, and
at night a fitful wind was blowing
one moment of silence and then a
throb of rain at the windows. In his
office the Major sat, looking over the
affairs of his estate. 1t was noted that
he PREFER a stormy night thus to
apply himself; the harshness of fig
ures, the unbending stubbornness of a
date, in his mind seemed to find a
unity with uhe sharp whistle of the
wind and the lashes of rain on the
moss-covered roof. Before him, on
following paper, was old Gid's name,
and at 1t he slowly shook his head, for
fretfully he nursed the consciousness
of having for years been the dupe of
that mans humorous ~rascality. The
plantation was productive, the old fell
low had gathered many a fine crop,
and for his failure to pay rent there
could be no excuse, except the apollo
gles devised by his own trickish inven-
ton. Year after year, in his appeals
for further indulgence, he had set up
rhe plea of vague obligations pressing
upon him, some old debt that he was
striving to wipe out and from which
he would soon be freed; and then, no
longer within the tightening grasp of
merciless scoundrels, he would CRATE
fully devote the proceeds of his ener-
gies to the discharge of the obligations
held so lightly owe him by the noblest
man on earth. Once ne returned from