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The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16
NAVAL STORES.

Monday, June Is.
SPIRITS-The turpentine market to-
day followed the course of the prudent
diner in saving the best for the last.
After the closing the market rose Nc
to 46Ac, at which considerable BUSH
ness was done. The opening was firm
at Acc, sales, 10 casks, and the clos
ing firm and unchanged. sales 200 casks.
Throughout the day the demand was
good, and after the close particularly
so. with exporters bidding the mar
ket up on themselves. The receipts
were 437 casks, and the exports $40
casks.
In connection with to-days post
closing rise of Nc the advantage to
operators of shipping to Savannah is
strongly indicated. Operators who
shipped elsewhere received Savannah's
official prices for their stuff. Those
who had their spirits on the ground
got the better prices. Similar oppor-
tunities for operators who consign to
local factors are frequently afforded.
ROSINS-The rosin market closed
firm, with the only sales 173 barrels at
the opening call. The undertone was
rather quiet. Receipts 1855 barrels, and
the exports, 5.2S6 barrels. Prices as
follows:
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16

New Orleans, June 15.-The spot cot
ton market to-day was quiet but very
firm. Quotations advanced Nc.
Futures opened excited and higher.
June was up 10 points, July IA, Au-
gust II, September 13, October IS, No
venlber "a, December 20 and January
20. The Egyptian clique was said to
be operating heavily and was credited
with having engineered a corner on
the July-August and August-Septem-
Der positions. This made the summer
positions strong here, while poor crop
prospects caused an advance in the
new crop months The fluctuations
were numerous and fairly wide with a
decided upward trend. Compared
with Saturdays figures the closing to-
day showed net gains of 20 points on
June, July 16, August 10. September
IL, October 80, November 81, Decen-
her 80 and January 81. The market
closed strong.
New Orleans, June 15.-Cotton flu
lures. firm; June, 1340c. bid; July,
1357c, bid; August, 1880, bid; Sep
tember 11.T@11.72c; October, 10,54Q
1055c; November, 1o.21@10.2Sc; Decen1-
Der, 10.200I0.21c; January, 1021@1023c.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Cotton Letter.

New York, June 15.-Our market
opened with sales of August 1890
12c, closed 1880, and after selling at
11.84011.85c, ruled at 11.90c at l p. m.
Large orders to buy in Liverpool from
the continent and especially from
Egyptian sources made that market
excited. The official quotation being
wild No such tone has ever been
cabled before and the advance there
to-day shows the market must have
been wild indeed. Here the opening
met large realizing orders from the
South on August and September with
more moderate supply on the dis
tant months. AS Europe took nearly
100000 bales as soon as their market
closed ours became easier. losing most
of the advance. On a report that there
was a break in the levee on the Mis-
sissippi the market became excited,
touching another high point for the
distant deliveries. The highest of the
year. A poor bureau report is expect
ed tomorrow but the weather is be-
coming clear and warmer over the
cotton belt. All now depends on that
should we have warm dry weather,
the market will react sharply. The
close was firm on the distant deliveries
and barely steady on July and August
which were for sale. Another excited
market is expected from Liverpool to-
morrow. The spot market was quiet,
10 points advance.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16

as heretofore. There is no cotton on
hand and none of consequence coming
out of ground and until it appears no.
body cares to sell. The market after
opening turned quieter and prices
eased off 5 to 10 points altogether there
was a surprising subsistence in the
excitement and hesitation was
displayed on both sides with bulls quite
confident and expecting to hold their
own, especially as a bullish bureau re-
port is probable tomorrow. The
weather in Texas was better, but boil
weevil seem to be multiplying in Tex
as and nights too cool. Gables closed
to 16 points net higher. Port re-
ceipts 1,400, last year 1000.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool, June 15.-Cotton, spot i'm
limited demand and prices 10 to II
points higher; American niddling fair,
7.4Sd; good middling, 7.2Sd; middling,
7.12d low middling, 6.SSd; good ordi-
nary, Sad; ordinary, SAD. The sales
of the day were 1000 bales, of which
800 were for speculation and export and
included $500 American. Receipts, q,
100 bales, all American.
Futures opened firm and closed weak
and feverish; American middling, good
ordinary clause, June, sad; June and
July, 6.6sd July and August, $3.50; Au-
gust and September. 6.51d Septem-
Der and October, Slid; October and
November, 5.72d; November and De-
cember, 5.58d; December and January,
5.54d; January and February, 5.53d;
February and March, 5.53d.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16

Trans arrive Savannah as follows:
NO 20, daily from New York, Wash
ington and Cincinnati, $40 a. m.
No. SO, daily. from New York and
Washington, 3:45 D. m.
NO. 80, daily from all points West.
via Jesup, 11:59 p. m.
NO. 81 daily from all points West,
via Jesup, lI:54 a. m.
All trains arrive and depart from
inc Union Depot.
THROUGH CAR SERVICE, ETC.
Trains SS and "a. NEW YORK AND
FLORIDA EXPRESS, Vestibuled linn
lted trains, with Pullman Drawing
room Sleeping Cars between Savannah
ana New York. Connect at Washing
ton with Colonial Express for Boston.
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Char
lotte and Richmond and Charlotte and
norfolk. Dining Cars serve all meals
en- route.
Trains 80 and "a connect at Jesup
with through Pullman Drawing-room
sleeping Cars operated from and to
Kansas City via Birmingham, and
from and to Cincinnati via Chatta-
nooga.
Trains 20 and 30. THE wAsHING-
TON AND FLORIDA LIMITED
Festibulcd limited trains, carrying
Pullman Drawing-room Sleeping Cars
between Savannah and New York
Dining Cars serve all meals en- route.
Also Pullman ORA wing-room Sleeping
Cars between Savannah and Cincin-
rati, through Asheville and The Land
of the Sky"
For information as to rates. sched-
ules, ETC., apply to
c. H. ACKERT. c. NJ. washington,
D. C.
S. II. HARDwIcK, C. p. A., Wash
ington. D. C.
w. II. TAYLoE. A. G. p. A.. Allan
ia, Ga.
r. C. BLATTNER, Depot Ticket
Agent, Union Depot, Savannah, Ga.
f. @. THOMSON. c. p. & T. A., Sa-
vannah, Ga. 14 Bun street. Phones
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16
TRADE AND FINANCE.
COTTON TAKES ANOTHER UPWARD
TURN AND CLOSES AWAY UP.
FUTURES CLIMB THE CLIFFS.
COTTON NOW AROUND ITS RECORD
POINT FOR MANY YEARS PAs1.

The TurpeAttne Market Firm at 46c.,
and After tho Closing sales Made
Upon a Large Scale at 46 LIDO.
Resins F1rm-whOIesaIe Markets
Steadv-LOcal and TeIeEraphiO
Markets.
The Morning News Office,
Monday, June 10.
The reports elsewhere in the Morning
News tell of the further phenomenal
rise in the cotton futures markets.
with New York IA to SS points higher,
and New Orleans Is to 80 up, both mar
kets being stimulated greatly by the
unexpectedly higher Liverpool show
ing gains 1917 to 1914 points, and the
general disposition among shorts to
cover. Shorts were eager bidders
against each other in their efforts to
liquidate. On the spot in Savannah
prices were marked up 1sc, with the
tone firm. Sales were small, and lit
tie business is being done. In the
fob. market a fair amount of trad
ing was done at full prices. Cotton
cannot De nau now IoF less tndH Auil
prices and none are succeeding in get
ting hold of it for less.
Turpentine rose at the last. gaining
nc after the closing, at which consid-
cradle business was done. The OIL
cial closing was firm at Acc, at which
all the days business up to the clos
ing was done. All through the tur-
pentine belt the business closed was at
the official price. But those who had
turpentine consigned here and We're
in position to make immediate delivery
got the advance. Resins closed firm
and unchanged from Saturday, though
THE undertone was distinctly quiet,
with the tendency to maintenance not
assuring The wholesale markets
closed steady and unchanged. Details
of the different markets as follows:
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16
COTTON FUTURES.

New York, June is.--The cotton mar
ket opened irregular and unsettled ~
an advance OF 10 70 20 points under
nnofehr rush OF shorts 20 cover, fol-
lowing a sensational burst OF strength
a. Liverpool. which market NJ 1850
was IslkQ2sH points higher, WIN pr
Yates cables denOtinK . similar spseu~
lauve position o. the other siae 20
ihst existing here ana Ia afw orleans,
the big buli being apparently - itN
control And talk ~ corner ~ N's
early autumn options ~ lnefeAFiht
The initial sdvapoe mrs rvs rFett-
fhlrg III ~ llrf "a 90 new high re
"a a. fh@ ssascu giii' reiifne ~ +F-~
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16
banter and Co.'s Cotton Letter.

New York, June 15.-Cotton opened
10 to 2S points higher. Cables being so
high as to cause stampede on the
party of shorts and wild buying follow
ed with bears demoralized on account
of the unprecedented rise of IS to "a
points in the Liverpool market. The
weather South was generally fair and
more seasonable as to moisture. but
the temperature Is entirely too low and
as we are now at the middle of June
the position of bulls is much strength
ened since progress must be very slow
at this advanced date without re,
narkabIy fine weather the balance of
the season, and then the frost period
must be quite late if a full yield is to
be secured Prices are advanced now
with as great east as when prices
were 2 cents lower. and they may be
further advanced with as much ease
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16
FINANCIAL.

Supt j. j. Gaudry of the Cotton Ex-
change yesterday placed the large new
securities board on the floor of the
exchange. 1t occupies a prominent
portion, and yet is not in the way in
the slightest 1t is so placed as to
be a shield for the newspaper rack.
The stock and bond board now gives
information of great importance to
members of the Cotton Exchange. who
scan it frequently.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE - Market
weak. Commercial demand, sterling,
SASSY; sixty days. $4S3H; ninety days
1882. French, 5.197s; Swiss. sixty days,
5.21; Belgian, sci: marks, sixty days,
94as; ninety days, o. 3-16.
DOMESTIC N. Y. EXCHANGE
Buy at SOC per $1,000 discount.
Sell: Up to $500, 10c; $2b to $50, 15c;
$50 to 500. zoe; 800 to $500, 2sc; 5000
to $500, SOc: $500 to $500. soc: s4oo to
$500, 4Oc; $500 to $500. 45c. over 5000 at
the rate of 75c per $1,000 premium.
SECURITIES-There lie some activi-
ty in the income bonds of the Central
Of Georgia. based on the large increase
in gross earnings. Other securities are
Arm, but very little trading.
Rank Stocks
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16
MONEY MARKET.

New York, June 15.--Ciose money on
call steady at 2021k per cent, closing
pa 62M. Time money steady; sixty
days, per cent; ninety days, Az per
cent. six months, 5lh per cent Prime
mercantile paper, 5G5hc. Sterling ex-
change firmer. with actual business in
bankers bills at $4.S7.55@4.S7.60 for de-
mand and at s5Ga.s4.s5- for sixty
days bills. Posted rates, SASSY and
$4.SSh- Commercial bills. $4s4h. Bar
silver. 52hc; Mexican dollars, 4ihc.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16
A. 8. BAXTER g. CO., INC,

Successors to Murphy & Co.,
Board OF Trade Building, Savannah.
Private leased wires direct to New
York, Chicago and New Orleans
COTTON. STOCKS AND GRAIN.
New York office. No. 81 Broadway.
On1ces r principal cities throughout
the south. Write for our market man
ua1 and book containing instruction
for traders.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16

Chicago and Great Western ... 1871
Chicago and G. W. A preferred :. 70
Chicago and G. w. b preferred :. s21h
Chicago and Northwestern 1701a
Chicago Terminal and Trans. -. i3A
Chicago t. and T. preferred ... 23A
c., c., G. and st. Louis ........... IS
Colorado Southern .............. Is
Colorado Southern LIST preferred. 5Sk
Colorado Southern End preferred. 27ik
Delaware and Hudson .........,..17z
Delaware, Lackawanna and W....251
Denver and Rio Grande ......... zs1s
Denver and Rio G.. preferred -. 81
t1fle sss-.sss..s..s-s ..s.s....s...... otM
Erie lst preferred .-................ 6tA
Erie End preferred .................. 54h
Great Northern preferred ........ls0
Hooking valley .......s-..s.s,.s.... a51z
Hooking Valley preferred ......... %
Illinois Centred ......s......s......,iS2
Iowa Central .,................s.... n
Iowa Central preferred ............ ~
Lake Erie and Western ......s... 30
Lake y. and w. preferred ......i03
Louisville and Nashville ....,......i01A
Continued Oh Elghth Paga
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16

6s5. 600 shares. including Atchison, &c.
300: Baltimore and Ohio, e7,i00; Ca
madam Pacific. 1885, Great Western,
$500; Erie, 1850; Erie first preferred,
5,745; Louisville and Nashville, 1850;
Missouri Pacific, 1880; New York Cen
trail. 5.225: Norfolk and Western. 1855;
Ontario and Western, 6.675; Pennsyl-
vanla, $4,000; Reading. $1,000; st. Paul,
q, 700: Southern Pacific. 1925; South
ern Railway, $500; Union Pacific, 63,400;
Wabash preferred. s,72b; Copper. A.
no. Brooklyn, 1900; Tennessee Coal
and Iron, 3,s4O; Steel. 14i70: Steel pre-
ferred. 6.s55; Rock Island. 1900.
rev York stock asS DOnd List.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16
Savannah and StateSbOr0 R'y
Through Passenger Trains
Savannah to StateSboro
war
Seaboard and S. & S. R'y.

Effective Sunday, Nov. %.
Leave Savannah daily 400 p. N.
Arrive Statesboro. 6:15 p. m.
Leave Statesboro, 700 a. m
Arrive Savannah, s:15 a. m.
Another train, connecting at Cuyler,
leaves Savannah 100 a. m, arrive
Statesboro, 10 a. m. Leave Statesporo
4 p M, arrive Savannah $3.50 p. m.
Shortest and Quickest Route
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16
Savannah Bank
and Trust Go.
Capital, $35O,OOO.

JOSEPH ID. WEED, President.
JOHN C. ROWLAND, Vice President.
VIM. F. McCAULEY, Cashier.
SAML. L. CLAY, Assistant Cashier.
A general banking and exchange
business transacted.
Savings Department., interest
computed quarterly.
Accounts of merchants, banks
ana corporations solicited.
American xpress COmpany's let
ters of credit issued available ina all
parts of the world.
Collections carefully made and
promptly accounted for.
Safety Deposit Boxes and Storage
Vaults for rent.
Correspondence invited.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16

HARRIS, GATES & co.

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
NgW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE
CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE.
clffcAGO BOARD OF TRADE.
KEW YORK COFFEE EXCHANGE.
COTTON DEPARTMENT ~ Wal ~.
New York
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16
Merchants Z Miners transportation GO
STEAMSHIP LINES
To Baltimore & PHILADELPHIA

Tickets on Sale to All Points North
and West.
First-class tickets include meals and
berths Savannah to Baltimore and
Philadelphia. Accommodations and
cuisine unequaled.
The steamships of this company are
appointed to sail from Savannah as
follows Central Standard Time):
TO BALTIMORE.
ITAsCA, Capt. Foster, TUESDAY,
June 16, $3.50 a. m.
CHATHAM, Capt. Hudgirs, THURS
DAY, June 49, IL a. m.
*NEW ORLEANS, Capt. Peters,
SATURDAY, June 20, 1870 p. m.
LEXINGTON, Capt. Kirwan, TUES
DAY. June 20, p. m.
TO PHILADELPHIA.
BERKSHIRE, Capt. Hudgins, WE'D
NESDAY, June H. 10 a. m.
d. II. MILLER, Capt. McDorman,
SATURDAY, June 20. 1870 p. m.
ALLEGHANY, Capt Chase, WE'D
NESDAY, June "a, p. m.
BERKSHIRE, Capt. J. S. Hudgins.
SATURDAY, June q, 6 p. m.
Steamship New Orleans carries in
termediate passengers only.
Ticket Office No. liz Bull street.
J. w. SMITH, Agent.
Savannah, Ga
w. P. TURNER, G. P. A.
A. d. STEBBINS, G. M.
]. G. WHITNEY, I'd v. P. and T. M.
General Offices. Baltimore. Md.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16
COTTON.

Spot cotton closed firm, 1sc up on
all grades, with sales of 1 bale. A
moderate business was done. In the +.
o. b. branch trading was not large
Brokers reported basis good middling
10 1-160131sc, and fully good middling,
13A @13%c.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16
Naval Stores Statement

Turpentine steady.
Charleston, June 15.-Turpentine
steady, 451kc Resin, steady; A. B. c.,
$3.50; D, s1.65; E, $1.70; F, $1.SO; G,
$1.S5; H, 1920; 1, $275; x, $3.50; M,
$3.50: N, $2.95; VIC, $S.o5; WV, 1925.
Wilmington, N. c., June 15.-Spirits
turpentine firm, acc; receipts, IS casks.
Rosin firm, s1.75: receipts. 1853; crude
turpentine firm, $175. $500, 1925; re-
ceipts, SO. Tar firm, $1.65; receipts,
barrels.
New Orleans, June 15.-Receipts:
Rosin 351 barrels; turpentine, 316.
Exports Costa Rica, rosin, 20; United
States of Columbia. turpentine; 2.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16

The following were the official spot
quotations at the close OF the market
nt the Cation Exchange to-day:
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16

GaIveston-Firm; middling, 121Rc; net
receipts, 399; gross, S99; stock, 10, loS.
Exports .-Coastwise, 1871; continent,
664.
Norfolk-Firm; middling, 12Ac; net
receipts, 403; gross, 403; stock, l,5So'
Exports .-Coastwise, 1856.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 12%c;
stock, 1878.
Boston-Quiet; middling, lz.5Oc' net
receipts, As; gross, As.
lmington-Nominal; stock, 1877.
neutrality-suspicious.; middling, IL .S5;
net receipts, q gross. 1872; stock, 1,722-
Exports Great Britain, 100.
Savannah-FirIn; middlng, lie; net
receipts, Al; gross, Al; sales, /; stock,
1885
New Orleans-Firm; middling,
~ 1916; net receipts, sos; gross, 56S;
sales, 725; stock, 6S,005. Exports
Continent, 1859.
Mobile-Nominal; middling, 11%c; net
receipts 16; gross, Is; sales. 50; stock,
*Memphis-ouiet; middling, 12%c;
net receipts, 242; gross, 242; sales. 100;
stock. $3.50.
*Augusta-Firm; middling, 12Bc: net
receipts, 6; gross, 6; stock, 1857.
Observation-Disclosures stock, 243.
innati-Nominal; middling, 10A /;
net receipts, 20; gross, 20; stock TO-
1872.
"Louisville-Firm; middling, 12c.
*St. Louis-Firm; middling, 121sc;
gross receipts, s31; stock, 1888.
*Houston-Steady; middling, 12hc;
net receipts, 1863: gross, 163 sales, rs;
stock. 1906.
New York-Quiet; middling, 1860:
sales, LOO; stock. 16S,05s.
Total to-day, at all seaports-Net re-
ceipts, 1,477 Great Britain, 1907 con-
tinent, 1923; stock, 265, $50.
Consolidated. at all seaports-Net re-
oeipts, 3,135; Great Britain, 645;
France, S33: continent, 4,947.
Total since Sept. /, at all seaports-
Net receipts, 7,616,46S; Great Britain,
2,723, S02: France, 754,S64; continent, g.
1887 Japan. 135,106.
*Not included in totals.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.

Futures opened irregular and closed
steady.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16
Atlantic CoastLine Railroad Co.

EFFECTIVE MAY a. 1903.
Goth Meridian Tme-one Hour Slower Than City Time.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16
Southern
Railway.

Trains arrive and depart Savannah
by 90th meridian time-one hour slow
er than city time.
Schedule effective May "a, 1908.
TO THE NORTH AND EAST
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16

DAILY. tExcept Sunday SUNDAY
only.
Connections made at terminal points
with all trains Northwest, West and
Southwest
"A" Trains leaving Savannah at
a. m. and arriving Savannah 6 p. m.
do not make connection for or from
Augusta on Sundays.
Sleeping cars on night trains between
Savannah and Augusta, Macon, At
larta, Columbus, Ga, and Birrning-
ham, Ala.
Parlor cars on day trains between
Savannah, Macon and Atlanta.
For complete information, schedules,
rates and connections, apply to
w. G.. BREWER, City Ticket and
Passenger Agent. 107 Bull street. or
w. r. MCINTYRE, Depot Ticket
Agent
j. C. HALLE, Gen. Pass. Agent.
F. ]. ROBINSON. Asst. GenI Pass.
Agent. M
W. A. WINBURN, Vice President
and Traffic Manager.
THEO. D. KLINE, General Supt.
Savannah, Ga.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-16

CHAR. Col. and Aus, iss b
800 .sssssssssfsssssssssss Aas
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-13
An Artists Struggles.

Professor Won Herkomer, the famous
painter, had such a struggle to gain a
living in his early days that had it not
been for his ineXhaustible stock of pa
thence and self confidence he would
probably have abandoned art entirely.
He sold his first picture for 2 guineas
and later on earned for a short time a
couple of pounds weekly for wood
cut which he supplied to comic pa
per. This modest salary coming to a
stop, he was at his wits end to know
what to do. He applied to a troupe of
minstrels for an engagement as either
player, but in vain, and then took TO de-
signing carpets. For some years he
battled with poverty, achieving no sue
cess until he obtained employment on
a weekly illustrated journal.-London
Globe.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-13
The virtues of Black Teeth.

Doctors come across many cases OF
flaprant superstition. One who has n
large practice in the foreign colonies
tells of peculiar belief he was re-
uuired to combat recently.
The family he was called upon TO at
tend were Siamese. The patient was
naturally delicate little girl of SIX
years, and a diagnosis convinced the
doctor that her present ailment was
starvation. He put few questions to
the child's parents through an inter
prefer in regard to her teeth, which
were quite black. 1t came out that
they had been painted that color three
DAYS before. according to an old STA
mese and Tonqunese custom, and that
the child had been allowed to eat moth
ing since through fear of mastication
wearing off the coloring matter, which
was thought to be slightly poisonous.
The doctor inquired into the virtues
of coal black teeth.
ITS a disgrace to have white teeth
like dog or an elephant" was the re-
ply.
The doctor took chances on killing
the child by giving her something to
eat At last accounts she was still
alive, but her teeth were jet black and
will probably remain so for many
moons. And the family has new doc
tor.-New York Press.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-13

lack. with a rough shamefacedness,
kissed the boy on the brow and rubbed
his hair the wrong way. The Drown
eyes shone with sweet comprehensio9p
gazing up lovingly into the blue ones
flooded with manly tears. The voice
began more family, with many pauses'
"Pa allus said there want no heaven,
but ma-she said there was-an' Jes.
want to say that eff she's right-an' Ell
she's staked me out-a claim-l IL
90 We halvers, Jack, old pard. SO may
he We won-more-no yer BETWEEN We
helped - her Billy boy = over - the
range"
Soon after the camp rang with the
rich strike of Jack Mccormick on the
Eureka. 1t was when he sought q
last resting place for his "pard that
he found the paying lead
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-13
"PARDS"
By MARY TALBOT
$50. CAMPBELL

Montezuma, Colo. lies in the lap Of
the mountains at an altitude Of over
10000 feet The town consists of a
handful Of houses, saloons, stores and
two hotels, and when the season is at
its height shelters between 200 and 300
souls, mostly miners.
"Unlucky Jack" Mccormick, return
ing from a trip to Denver, heard the
news that Jim Thompson had skip
ped the camp the week before. leaving
his boy Billy to "cut his own trail"
AN where's the kid at?" asked
Jack.
Don't know. He couldn't git no
work with his weak heart. Guess he's
bunkin' with the burros an chipmunks
Seed him jes' now goln' up the county
road lookin' mighty played out"
With an oath, Jack set out in pursuit
of his .favorite. His long strides soon
took him past the Silver King, and
around the next turn he saw what he
sought, a half grown lad, his head
bowed in the supposed solitude, the
whole slight frame shaking with sobs
Jack blew trumpet blast from his red
nose and was so occupied behind his
red handkerchief that he nearly passed
Billy without notice.
Hello, Jack. When did We strike
camp?'
"Jes now, kid; but how goes it,"
ooh, tolable." Jack was still too
busy to look at Billy. and the boy was
fast composing himself.
well, kid, I'm down in the mouth
an blamed if amt plum HON esick
for some one to keer a durn whether
live or die"
''Set down, won't yep said Billy,
siding along to make room on the fiat
topped bowlder by the roadside. Jack
Mccormick doubled up his six feet of
lank, loose jointed body and, with an
explosive sigh, sank by the boy he
meant to befriend.
whats up, pard?" asked Billy awk-