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son. TN goin', north. An when I've found
rS couple Je o - aux o eggs III pack .sm Up up nice "
you and have 'em hatched That's where
your farm'n come In. You've got to have q
farm and turkeys or big hens Il you want to
likely. III get couple more
A" 'That'l be good thing. said Abner; the
more the merrier. I'll go in with you, Joe
Pearson That's the sort OF business thatli
Just suit me But I'll tell you one thing. Joe:
at first; Ia wait until a couple OF dozen had
been LAID and blowed, and then. perhaps, I'd
put the price down.
down at the very beginning. Sixteen hundred
collars, OF three thousand for two, is7 enough
10. any eggs. and we oughter be satisfied with
!" And when are you goln to start northr
That's the pint, said Pearson. that's
the p INT You see, Abner l amt got no fam
lily. and can start north whenever please,
as far as that's concerned But there's OBJ
stacles, For one thing. amt got the right
kind Of clothes; and then there's other things
~ ~ awiui naro lines startin' out onNR business
Ike this and the more money there is in n
the harder the lines
But ycu can do it. joe said Abner Il
gum a2 IN thunder, but you'll be blackgum,
and you'll come out all right
can't be blaokgum nor nothin' else said
PEARSON. If don't get no help; specially II
! don get no help from the party what's goin'
Abner reflected. II we was TO set any
aux eggs next month it'll be well on into next
summer OeIore We have eggs to sell
Pearson also reflected. Yes he said: and
II might be a little later than that You've
got TO leave a margin l allus leave mar
gin Then I'm safe
Yes, said Abner: then you're safe
Joe Pearson vac of resourcefuI dis
cretion- He rose now. 'Abner said he rye
got to go; I've got a lot OF things on nv hands
And l want you 10 remember that what I've
said 70 you said TO you, and l wouldn't have
no other man know nothin' about IT. II any-
body else should hear OF this thing and -
north, and get ahead Of me, 1t would be
well. / don't know what TO say It would be.
I've such feeins about It, I've offered To
take YOU in because You'v We got a farm and
because think you re good man. and would
Know now TO take care of auks when they was
Matched But there's a lot for me TO do
There's maps to look over and time tables;
and must be off But I'll stop In to-morrer,
Abner. and We'll talk this over again
when Pearson had gone. Abner sat ard
stared steadily at a knothole in the floor Mrs
b, he said to himself. has alus been a great
one on eggs. She's the greatest one on eggs
ever knowed. II she'd go in, now. the thing
u d be just good d done. When she knows
what ahead Of US she ouEhter so in. That's
al I've got to say about it
The significance Of these reflections depend
ed upon the fact that Mrs. Batterield had a
small income. 1t upon this fact that
there depended the other fact that there were
three meals a day in the Batterheld house
hold 1t was this fact, also, which was ths
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cause Of ~Oe Pearson's visit to the library.
t1 ne was very well acquainted with Abner al.
t,'. Snoosh ne knew Mrs. Batterheld but slightly;
put he was aware of her income
After rejecting for about twenty n,inutas
or half an hour upon the exciting PROPOSITION
which had been made to him. Abner grew veT :
Impatient. No use OF nv stavin' bsre -
SAD sSi there's nobody Eoin' TO get out books in
ms ss not weather; so I'll just shut up shop
Batterheld as much as l want TO see her now ;
Libraries seem to shut up early said Mrs
fnatterneld f as her husband walked into the
time.' A'' IN summer
An the way from town he had heen re-
hearsng to himself the story he was going N
tell; but he hadn't finished 1t yet and hs
wanted to get IL all straight before no ba9an
so he walked over to the barn and sat doa,n
on an inverted horse bucket 10 get his story
al straight before he began. When he got IL
All straight he concluded not to tell II until
after supper. But when that meal was finish
ed' and everything had been cleared away and
alrs, batterteld had gone 10 sit the front
porGh' as was her evening custom, he sat down
by her and told his story.
He made the tale as attractive as he noss,-
ply could make 1t. He even omitted the fact
that joe Pearson intended to sell his first ep9s
for sixteen hundred instead of eighteen bnn
9red and he diminished by very many hun
dred miles the length of Joe Pearson's probable
Journey to the north. In fact, had his suppo-
sltlons been nearly correct, the remaining
specimens of the great aux would have haen
birds OF very temperate dispositions, so far as
latitude was concerned.
Mrs. Batterfeld listened with great a+ter
tion. she was engaged upon some sewing on
which her fyes were fixed, but her ears drank
IN every word that Abner said. When he had
finished she laid down her sewing for II was
beginning to get little dark for even her
sharp eyes, ana remarked: And he wants
some warm clothes? Furs, 1 suppose?
furs' '"eS DC
And travelling expensesr she asked
Yes; l suppose he'd want help In that
way. or course, since he's maxim me such a
big offer, he'll expect me to put in some
thin "
Mrs Batterfeld made no reply, but folded
up her sewing and went indoors. He waited
until she had time to retire. then he closed
the house and went UP himself
She II want to sleep on that said he:
it'll be good thing for her to sleep on IT,
enc naynt IKE 1t at first. but I'll go at her
sg in to-morrer. and I'm goin' to stick 70 it
l reckon it II be the worst rassle we ever had !:
blackgum.'
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Literary Notes.

In addition to the comments OF The
Iounger The Critic for January, 1903, con-
tains the following: Mr.. Blogg on
Maxim Gorky," Mr.. Howells' Rechauf-
fe," j. P. Mowbray; Letters and Remi-
niscences from Last Century" What NJ
de Nolhac Has Done at Versailles dllu-
strated); "Everyman," a morality play
Qllustrated). Elisabeth Luther Cary;
"Bjornstjerne Bjornson" Gllustrated).
John Nilsen Laurvik; Literary Land
marks of New York" Gllustrated),
Charles Hemstreet: 1.-The Decay OF the
Novel" Benjamin Swift; 1.-The Previous
ness of Periodicals. Annie Nathan Mey-
er; "Chateaubriand" with portrai) A. 1.
du p. Coleman; A batch of American
novels: l. Aladdin O'Brien,' Cornelia
Atwood Pratt; 2. Lord AIingham, Bank
rupt." Isabel Moore; 3. Captain Mack
lin," Norman Gask; 4. "The Henchman." !"
M. H. Worse; THE Darling OF the Gods
"a Japanese play criticized by a Japa-
nese); "Ballade OF Francois Villon,' John
d. Swain; Books OF BeIles-Lettres: l.
IAN Introduction to the Scientific Study
of English Poetry" 3 THE Buried Tenn
pie" 3. Fashions in Literature" A l.
du P. Coleman; Books of To-day and
Books of Tomorrow" Arthur Pendenys;
The Book Buyers Guide: Library Re
ports on Popular Books"
Messrs. Little, Brown & Company Of
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Essentials in Ancient History.

Among the winter publications of the
American Book Company. New York, is
Essentials in Ancient History by
Arthur Mayer Wolfson. Ph.D., assistant
in history De Witt Clinton High School,
New York. This is the first to appear of
a four-volume series, repaired on the
plan recommended by the committee of
seven, under the general editOrship of
Professor Albert Bushnell Hart of Har-
ward. II is a concise book. with definite
purpose, including only the essentials,
presented in a way both comprehension
and interesting to boys and girls. 1t con-
tans' work FOR one school year each
chapter being intended for a weeks study.
The book deals only with influential men
and in Dortant places, so that the pupil
will gain a clear idea of the charac ,ers
and careers of the great men of antiquity
and the location and Importance of all the
centers of ancient civilization. The nu-
merous maps indicate physical and po-
litlcal conditions and show only the places
mentioned in the text. At the end of
each chapter are lists of topics for further
study and research, photographers Of
parallel reading and references to both
ancient and modern authorities. Tho
illustrations, while adding to the attrac-
tiveness of the book, have been chosen
primarily with the purpose of accurately
explaining the text. The book is an i'm
portant addition to the volumes avail
able for college preparatory work in his.
story. The price of the book, half leather
8 vo, 52S pages, is 81 so.
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example, in 1.-THE Triumph Of Tempera-
ment," 1t Is not difficult TO discover Maud
Adams in the character Of the heroine,
who leaves the scene of her success on an
opening night to go to the bedside OF the
woman who had once been her rival. but
who now lies sick and in dire need of help.
THE Story of a Friendship" may well be
the story Of the friendship that existed
so perfectly between Augustin DAILY AMI
Ada Rehan- The sad life of Georgia Cay
van also furnishes the motif for another
one of the stories: and so on through
them all It is easy TO pick out from the
stories the threads that trace their con
ception back to the stern realities Of the
real theatrical life. This little volume
makes very good reading and Is gift
book that would be appreciated by any
deyotee of the theater.
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Books Received

RoLIICKING RHYMES OF OLD AND
A Dickerman q son. Boston.
THE LOVERS wORLpaHy Alice n. Stock
ham NJ D. Stockham Publishing company.
Chcaso- - 20 tul morocco. s. %.
TOUR OF. MENfCO-fsv Mrs. lanes Ed
win Morris. The Abbey Press New YorE
HoRACE's ODEs. EPOpEs AND CARMEN,
"a "a AAECULARE-Edited bv clifford IL Moore
T1 ne American Book Company New
ESSENTIALS IN ANCIENT TrrsTopv
1nI 6ItnuI Mayer WofsOn. Ph D. The Americas
BOOK company. New York 81 so
ri THE JEWISH ENCYCLOPEDIA-volu
Wagnalls Company. New York. uHN
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The great oil trust watches his progress
with n jealous eye. Finally it is instru-
mental in blowing up his plant. AS the
trust magnates control the Legislature Of
the State Jarvis has hope of securing
redress through recourse TO law The peo-
pie decide that the only way to defeat
the Eastern company is 10 elect Cover
nor who is privately the business enemy
of the trust Jarvis accepts the nomina-
tiOn. On the eve of election day he is
charged with the murder unwittingly
committed years before. Theodora grown
to wonanhood has learned to love him.
In the hour of his need she remains
steadfast
Jarvis has a friend who through his
experiments in electricity has discovered
the secret of life and death and while
the police are planning to arrest the ac-
eused man this friend carries him off to
his home. When the officers arrive with
the warrant the man they seek is dead.
The final curtain falls on Jarvis showing
evidence of revivification.
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By the Stage Door.

Good stories of theatrical life are ever
acceptable. There is a romance connect
ed with stage life that seems to appeal to
Americans and it only needs a clever
writer to find the willing ear of the read
ing public A volume of short stories has
recently been published by the Grafton
Press, New York, that will be found filed
With good entertainment of this kind. 1t
is by the Stage Door" by Miss Ada Pat
ttrson, young New York newspaper
woman of talent. The authors newspaper
duties have brought her into close cor
tact with the people of the theatrical
world, so her work savors of a realism
that is generally found lacking in stories
of this character. The present volume
contains eleven stories in varying vein
many of the characters of which evident
ly have their prototypes in real life. For
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A Tour IN Mexico.

"A Tour in Mexico" by Mrs James
Edwin Morris. is book that will appeal
to lovers of books Of travel-particularly
TO those interested in Mexico and her
progress This work is full of informa-
ton on the financial and intellectual de-
velopment Of the country. The fllustra-
tions number over seventy half-tone re-
productions of photographs taken espe-
cialIy for the volume and serve to illumi-
nate fully the three hundred and odd
pages that make UP the contents Of the
book. 1t is published by the Abbey Press,
ATarr Xcrlr
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past-the fishes that once swan about
Americas shores, the reptiles that
splashed in swamps and the mammals
that roamed the Western plains. Could
one see examples of them in some great
geological garden it might be inferred
that some of them at least had been
brought from another world But years
of research have placed DR. Lucas. com
paratively speaking, upon familiar terms
with this life of a bygone age. and his
happy manner of treating his topic has
resulted in a book not only of historic
Importance. but readable and of distinct
interest. 1t is published by d. Appleton
& Co, New York. Price 81 %
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Animals Before Man.

In Animals Before Man." bv Dr. r.
A. Lucas, curator Of the division Of COM
parative anatomy. United States National
Museum, Washington. the author gives
US an authoritative study of an important
subject He has pictured the early life
Of our continent. telling Of the extinct
and well-nigh forgotten animals Of ths
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RoIIicking Rhvmes.

Poems on the good old alphabetical plan
are always in favor. Such book is ''Rol-
licking Rhymes OF Old and New Times"
by N. W. Bingham, published by Henry
A. Dickerman & Son, Boston The plan
OF the book is a picture and a verse for
each letter of the alphabet Here Is one
for the letter Y:
s Yankee. long-legged and lank,
Commonly called by the sobriquet "Yank."
Yanked Indians and Mexico, John Bull and
And is ready. II need be, to yank them again.
YANKANKEROUS YANKEE.
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Those who enjoy a good, whoIesorns
story OF good, wholesome people will take
pleasure in reading "Stllman Gott,
Farmer and Fisherman" by Edwin Day
Sibley. Mr.. Sibley knows his types well
and brings the sturdy people OF the Maine
seacoast before you in a wildly interest
ing way. The story appeared in shorter
form last spring IN the Boston Herald as
a serial and attracted sufficient attention
to warrant its preservation as a book. IL
Is published by John S. Brooks & Com
pany, Boston Price, 81 so.
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Boston have just published First Hand
Bus OF Stable Lore by Francis NJ Ware.
the well known horse show manager. a
book which epitOmizes thirty years active
personal experience with all kinds OF
horses. The book is handsomely Hlustrat-
ed from photographs.
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Churchill Williams new novel, on which
he has been at work for nearly two years,
IT is now stated. will be ready In January.
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4
an American whose name is familiar TO
every one in this country and also abroad.
1t will be published by the Lothrop Pub
fishing Company. Boston.
There has just been published by The
Bookstore, Stanford University. CalifOr-
mia. a souvenir edition Of views OF the
university, under the title OF "Glimpses
Of Leland Stanford Jr. University" price
81 25 net, postpaid. The volume is bound
in serviceable paper and is l0xl2 inches.
1t begins with a brief introduction eN-
planning the founding and purpose OF the
institution, which is followed by de-
scriptiOn Of the Memorial Church by its
architect. fully illustrated by excellent
half-tOne reproductions OF photographs
The volume includes all the better-knOwn
pictures of the buildings and grounds, to-
gether with many new ones.
That Frederic Remington should writa
as cleverly as he draws arouses comment
in many quarters; but in some there
seems TO be a mistaken impression that
his new volume, John Ermine." is his
first. On the contrary. Mr.. Remington
has been writing for some years. In 1sqS
he published Crooked Trails; in 1890,
"Sundown Lefiare" and Stories Of Peace
and War" and In 1900 Men With the
Bark On, all from the press of Harper
& Brothers. for whom most Of the au-
tnors Work, both with pen and brush Eas
been done. MIR Remingtons home is at
New Rochelle. New York where he owns
picturesque old house Of Tudor design.
To this dwelling he added a studio which
is one of the most interesting in the coun-
try-a Veritaole museum OF properties
used by Mr.. Remington in his drawings
and paintings OF Indian and cowboy lifs
IN the great southwest Mr.. Remington
with his wife, will spend the remainder
OF the winter in California.
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2l6INEgazy1@sZ

The publishers announce that its title win
be 'aThe Captain" and that A. /. Kellar.
who Illustrated "The Virginian," has al
most completed the pictures for the book
The chief figure in the story is said TO be
an American whose name is familiar TO
every one in this country and also abroad.
1t will be published by the LothrOp Pub
fishing Company, Boston.
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Messrs. Little, Brown & Company of
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Have SOU got any books on egg? p %
don't know, said Abner but I can
ook. MEat kind Of eggsT
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-18
Yellowstone National Park.

"The Yellowstone Park is something
absolutely unique in this world, as far
as I know. Nowhere else in any civil
ICED country is there to be found such
a tract Of veritable wonderland. made
accessible to all visitors, where at the
same time not only the scenery of the
wilderness, but the wild creatures OF
the park. are scrupulously preserved"
President Roosevelt.
This delightful spot IS more easily
reached via the Union Pacific than by
any other line. The stage ride from
Monlda, by the splendid Concord
coaches of the Monida & Yellowstone
Stage Company, is thru scenery hardly
inferior to the park itself.
The popular route to the Yellowstone
Parp Is now via the Union Pacific.
Very low rates during June. July and
August.
For further Information call on or
address j. w. Turtle. T. p. A. 220 West
Fourth street. Des Moines, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-18
Wants BIG Price for Wheat.

Sioux City, Aug. lS.--Ten dollars a
bushel for wheat may seem like an as
founding price compared with the pres
ent market price 10 cents a bushel, but
the United States government is TO be
asked by Captin j. S. Lothrop, of Sioux
City, to pay that price for an entire
crop of Montana farmer, which was
destroyed by United States soldiers in
1866.
According to the evidence which Cap
tain Lothrop has procured relating to a
claim which he is to prosecute. the gov
eminent is to be charged the total sum
of nearly $4,000 for wheat field of
Ififty-fv acres. which nowadays would
be worth about $500.
Wheat in the early days in Montana
was worth almost it's weight in gold.
The average crop in the Gallatin val
ley, near Bozeman, was forty-five bush
els to the acre and this at the market
price of $40 per bushel yielded $3.50 per
acre to the farmer.
The claimant for damages Is Mrs.
Harriet Mardis. widow Of j. w. Mardis,
la farmer in the Gallatin valley, near
RoZemarl. Mont. Mr.. Mardis was an
Iowa soldier, having served with regi-
ment from this state for three years.
After the war he settled in Montana on
a farm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-18
Ordered Knife for Pie.

Professor George Lincoln Burr, Of
Cornell. who is making tour of New
England on his bicycle in order TO
gather facts about witchcraft, is an
authority on the history of superstition
and persecution, and he is also an in :
defatigable wheelman. Professor Bur-
with his bicycle has penetrated many
primitive and secluded parts of the
United States.
From these journeys he returns with
little storiN that are now quaint, now
strange. now humorous. a story of the
last named sort concerns Il visit 70
Tennessee,
Il arrived one night at a mountain
GERS cabin said the professor, land
asked for shelter for the night. The
good people We're hospitable. They gave
me a comfortable bed and an excel
lent meal.
while was eating the meal my host
watched me narrowly, to see that had
everything that l wanted. He kept
ordering his wife to fill my glass. =
bring me some more bread. and so
forth. Finally, when l began to eat
a piece OF apple pie, he exclaimed
in an indignant tone
"'Jane, why don't you bring the ger
tleman knife? DO you see him here.
tryin' to eat his pie with a fork?'"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-18
Short kilograms.

New York-John d. Slayback, u
member of the stock exchange since
1866, has announced his retirement.
New York-Coney Island has been
flooded with counterfeit half-d1llars
and quarters, bearing the date of l9o2.
Chicago-Yesterday was the one
hundredth anniversary of the settle
ment of Chicago. Chicago will cele-
brate the event in September.
Red Bank, N. J.-Enoch l.. CoWart.
cashier of the defunct Navesink Ma
tional bank, was arrested on the charge
of embezzling $4,000.
New York-The dominion line steam
ers running between Boston and Med
iterranean ports, has been purchased
by the White Star line.
New York-The police had some ehf-
ficulty in subduing gang of tight1ns
negroes and white men. The light
started as the result Of a cutting at
fray.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-18
Three of a Kind.
JLjppincott's.l

Nh,le were were visiting at small
village in one of the Carolinas, we went
ont one afternoon to see one OF the Old
napro mammies in her own log cabin.
She was highly pleased at the conde-
scension of "de ladies' and was 1hucii
concerned that the call might not De
disturbed by the presence OIL her chi
ldren-"fo'tca pickaninnles, she caiieu
them. OF course, curiosity was 700
strong for the youngsters and soon the
ono door was blocked With curly neaus
land wide-open eyes. When NANNY
perceived them she just TUNED arouna
and gathering up her skirts as one
does in front ofg flock of trespassing
chickars cried "Shoo!" and the cough
drops disappeared.
Rut toward the end of our visit NAM
my needed the services of a helper 10
MT out the jelly and cake that she IN
sisted we eat. Stepping to the door
she called:
"Mariana!"
soon three girls in sirgle-piece COW
arinps came bashfully but euriousiy
thru the door and all were siseA
ders bv the busting mother.
But" said one of the callers IN
half testing way. ARE al three haiiie'
Mariana. nanny! a.,
.yes- the old woman explained, al!
three. You see. when the III giis came,
20. got round gain de folks Jes' can
ON, Mariana, ans no good chansi1i. Al,
a,,.,,,o,y when | wants pickaninny
les, calls Mariana an ones sho 10
oop,ao
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-18
cRAzED BY LOVE AFFAIR.
Posthumous Letter Explains Why
Gilbert Twiag Fired into Crowd.

Winfield, Kas.. Aug. 1S.--A letter
found among the papers of Gilbert
Twigg, who caused the death of six
persons and the injury of twenty 9TH
ers, by emptying the contents of a
into the crowd that had gathered to
hear a local concert, indicates that he
had planned the massacre some days
before. The letter is undated. 1t APP
pears that Twigg was disappointed
some years ago In a love affair, and that
he had brooded over the affair to such
an extent that he was convinced the
citizens of Winfield We're making light
of his troubles and that he was being
stunned by his fellow beings.
He wrote that he had harmed no
man, and that he had never violated
the laws OF his country, and that the
deed he was about to perpetrate was for
the purpose of getting even" WITH
those who had Stunned him, and in
terested themselves unnecessarily in his
affairs. He expressed his regret that
he did not settle his account with
Lieutenant Myron c. Bowdish and
Contract Surgeon o. w. Woods of the
United States army. against whom he
appears to have had a grievance.
A large sum of money was found
upon Twigg's person, and it was learn
ed that on Ape. /. he RENTED two
drafts of $500 each to two brothers who
live in Pennsylvania. Ten empty shells
were picked up near the scene of the
shooting, which would indicate that he
fired that number of shots into the
crowd before taking his own life.
Six persons are dead, while at least
two and probably more will die.