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THE PETROLEUM MARKET.

The wildcat well south OF Milton. in the Mud
River Valley. CabeII County, has turned a
much better discovery than thought possible
at first On being drilled into sand forma-
ton IT increased its initial ow and Is thought to
be good for 200 barrels day ct the outstart IL is
very important discovery. II lies many miles
away from other developments and outside OF what
has heretofore been considered the productive lin
its IN the Southwest Naturally IL has attracted
much attention and great deal OF work is already
contemplated in it's vicinity.
Several new wells have been finished IN the Fol-
som district; some OF them have turned out strong
gassers and others small bumpers. running from
twenty 10 forty barrels a day. A number OF test
wells are under way west OF Weston. in Lewis
efforts in the Pine Grove extension IN Wetzel
County have not added to the reputation Of that
neigh borhood. 1t looks II the South Penn
Oil COmpany's experiment on the ShOwalter farm
would turn out TO be buster. II Is only 60 feet
10 the north OF the buster on the WIk1e Morris
farm and the drill thus far has found nothing.
although 1t has gone through the stray sand Re-
cent efforts IN this section have greatly discouraged
operations. and all hope that this district would
Districts is now practically abandoned with the
exception OF the Cabell County discovery the de-
nav DeeM ,i yy6sIe is III ~ I1e fr1r3
take the place Of the rapidly diminishing stocks
above ground? Nothing Of importance. or out OF
the usual has occurred IN the ohio or Indiana
IN ComranV One OF these wells after being shot
sboed 5c Barrels in the first tWenty-four hours
The total runs for August In the Indiana and Ohio
fields amount to 2Oss.ses barrels. daily average
of So sss barrels. Shipments for the same period
2354s79 barrels. daily average Of I9iSS bar
16. 762 barrels. and shipments l949O5i1 barrels
This shows that the consumption IS drawing upon
stocks, as the latter has In the eight months de-
Refined petroleum closed unchanged al 500 In
phia prices were on a basis OF points lower. For
eign prices were u1chansedi LonGon M LAID per
and Bremen. 8 s. marks per % kilos-
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Financial.
Sale Of Additional Troy N. ~
Water Works Bonds.
Comptroller's Office. TROY. Y =
Arso,t,es 90 TOO

August %. 1908.
The undersigned win receive sealed bids. a,
this office. until nom Of the 15Sh dav ~ So
temter. 1908 for registered bonds Of the o.,
Of Troy. bearing date September Ist IoO3
ana amounting in the aggregate 90 the sun, -
three hundred and ffty-hve thousand soI
lars (SSJO.UcD. payable as follows.
Twenty thousand dollars in each ~ ~.
years 1917. 1918. 1919. 1921. I02s
1873. 1924, 1925. 1925. 1927 lars
1o2o. 1880, 1881. 1892. 1g33. IoyI
ana ntteen thousand dollars in the year 1921
Ihey are known as Additional Water Vor[.
Bonds Of the City of Troy" and ara issrsS
under the provisions Of Chapter 57G % the NV.
OF 1913 as amended by Chapter 40 OF the Laws
OF 1894 and Chapter $40 Of the Laws OF 1000
and the Laws amendatory thereof and sun,f.-
mental thereto. and in pursuance Of an ordi-
nance Of the Common Council OF the Citv ~
Troy adopted on the 10Th day Of August fQ02
and approved by the Mayor Of said City on ~
21st day OF August 1898
The bonds will be in denominations Of 49,.
thousand dollars each and viii bear interest a.
the rate or four per centum per annur paw
able Semt-annually from and after the d3fo -
issue The principal and interest win be nav
able IN New York City All bids and PROPOSAL,
snail be accompanied with a certified chac,
payable 10 the order of the City OF Troy FOR no-
less than one per Contum OF the par v91ua %
said bonds as a guarantee that the bidder VIII
take the bonds IL they are awarded to him "a
such sums for which SAID ChecN Ks are give, So
be treated as bquidateG damages and sbaU -
long to the City Of Troy. in case OF the faiI,,-.
refusal or neglect Of the bidder or hfddarq -
take such bonds within ten DAYS after notice "a
him or them by the Comptroller Of sqf5 &C..
that he or they have been awarded such NOVA.
at such sale The checks Of unsuccessful ia
ders viii be returned Immediately after -
award IS made OF said bonds Notice Of ~
award will be given 10 the successful bidder az
soon as made.
Leroy Rickersou.
Comparable
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BANK EXCHANGES; SALES RECORDED

The bank exchanges Of the New-YOrk Clearing
House and the stocks sold at the New-YOrk Stock
Exchange last week and for the week of the
preceding TWO years compare follows;
Sept IL Os Sept IA OF Sept. "a. 'O1
Exchanges s774 6s7 81 652 O63 81 $40 s46
No shares sold. l232lI1 52S76SS -
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RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.


hna o the
embeIsI 1902
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SIa.. sheffield steel q Iron Company.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE THIS

- dav declar earnings a dividend % ONE
AM, THREE-oUARTERS 0&T11 PER CENT upon the
stock for the quarter ending
August 3lsr 1905 payable October 1st 1898 the ofcs
q Guaranty Trust Company Of New York Transfer
will close O'Clock r II September list and
reopen on the morning . October 2nd. 1898
= I. MORRIS secretary and Treasurer
New Tork
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Dividend Notices.

AMERICAN CAN COMPANY.
A T MEETING OF THE BOARD OF d.
rectors Of the American Company held Septem-
Der first 1903 dividend q two and one ha Per cent
was declared upon Preferred stock payable Sep
Suh. to stockholders q record close OF
business September 18th
The Transfer Books viii be closed the Preferred
September 10th to September 5Oth both days
inclusive
will be mailed
AMERICAN CAN COMPANY.
r H. ISMON Secretary
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RAILROAD EARNINGS.

The Tribune has printed the gross earnings OF
forty-seven railroads systems for the fourth
week in August OF these. forty return gains Of
81 35545 or I21 per cent. and seven return losses
Of ss4 4so or So per cent. The whole shows gain
Of 81 rs or 104 per cent. The Tribune has also
printed the gross earnings Of thrty-three railroads
or systems for the first week in September, OF
which tventy-six return gains Of s57.3l5. or l25
per cent and seven return losses OF &e,lS5. or II
per cent. The whole Show gain Of Sss.152. or
ga per cent
20 a Ss '2 Gs Sc Dee Dec ''iS g.!
Total A. c,ssI8 o4s sIioso 92s l25l1l5 10
g :s$ss.:: ss:is Sfs9 rs Bs: 'SS as ~ Il
Total "a co.'s So 7go 500 s62O444 Inc. ssssIs2 80
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
1893 1902 1901.
gs 3D. is5s5 i s5sSS 'l8s Sc
COLORADO AND SOUTHERN
FSsI;; g. s III .si ts
DETROIT SOUTHERN.
E E s5: 4 e, S.s 5
INTERNATIONAL. AND GREAT NORTHERN.
SEPT. ,sj;s55;i ssS s.; $40
MEXICAN CENTRAL
' Tsi ssp 1858 .s4s sSs ,is. s
NATIONAL or ME01Ico.
5 5sn " ;6 s IN 7saass ssaseIo s5S g
SOUTHERN.
s II; g. i ssE 5:s, :!s:
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Dv.l Div.
rate period. | Bid. Ask'd.
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OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY.
~ Battery Place y. Y. city Sept .. zoos.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE

Otis Elevator Company has this day declared a
qua dividend PER SHARE upon
Of payable this ONCE
tober rs 1903 the preferred sockholders OF record az
close business Sept so. 1fn5-
LYNDE BELKNAP. Treasurer.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS,

Government bond quotations compare as follows
with those Of a week ago
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MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES.
STOCKS.

FURNISHED by Frederic H Hatch. No. 80 Broad-.,1
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XXI.

The unearthly splendor Of my faith in my
self had vanished like a candies flame in
storm. Darkest doubts had mastered me,
and only one thing could save me-to find
the way that should lead me to the goal.
This goal was to make my land great, to
make my people happy in spite of all. II
1 stepped voluntarily from the throne. de-
clared myself as incapable to reign, signed
my abdication, 1 must also prevent the
land from falling to that other house in
which things were no less rotten than in
the state of Denmark.
] must do work of love for my land
and people if I would raise myself out of
hurled me. Such deed, for which my
memory would be blessed in my land. would
purify my spotted soul; such a deed would
transform my confused useless existence
into one that had not been wholly in vain.
That powerful. strong neighboring state
with which we had once wished to enter
into war, until saved by the pistol shot of
my brother must rule after me, without
the shedding of drop of blood.
My first step was to notify the countess
that her dream of royalty would remain
unfulfilled. t'lat l parted from the crown.
and. therefore, from her But l promised
to provide for her royalty-if she would
permit me to do without ever seeing
her again. Her answer was to leave the
palace the same hour. 1t was the only
answer with which she honored me.
This first step toward my goal was not
easy; the second was still more hard; a
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XXXIII.

What remained to be done after thatr
To eXpiate past sins and to prepare my
self in a holy place for the end. But this
holy place was not to be monastery And
not the grave. Not yet
I had not seen Gebhardt again He had
thrown my royal thanks" back into my
face and had quit his military position be-
cause he would not wear the kings coat
not the coat of such a king, Once I heard
briefly about him. He had turned passion
ately to the ''propa ganda for the people. >.
So this man had become a socialist. this
man whose elegance and culture once had
brought on him the scorn of the young
man who possessed the giant strength to
be regicide and parricide, and still to be-
come happy husband, the father of beau
tiful sons.
When l came to my decision about NV
future fate, which was to be lonely and
hidden, and chose the SPOT where I would
prepare Tor my end, l wrote to Gebbardt
l did not ask him for forgiveness. 1
wrote to him that, voluntarily renouncjne.
the throne, L thought of the words that he
once had spoken to me of the king who
had friend; that l thought of his glance
that accompanied the words. | asked him
to accompany me into my self-exile to
share my lifelong Imprisonment with me
to be my faithful guardian again until
That was more than to ask his forgive
ness. I knew that he would understand
me, that he would come. And see-he came,
My first act marked out for me
Not even Gebhardt must be with me then.
He accompanied me only to the shore of
the Alpine sea. Then he crossed it to the
house in the high Alps that was to be
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The Last.


Since then l dwell on the Sea-Alp where
my kingly deluson piled up the Grail Burg
for me.
An hours march higher than the house
in which 1 became seized by my hallucina-
ton, at place almost unapproachable
rises the vast edifice-walls, towers and
domes erected as by an immortal one for
all eternity.
In it is a ROOM built entirely of white
marble, with much gold on walls and cell
ing One side of this room is open; and
whoever treads theIef starts backward in
fright, for fearful depth yawns at his
feet
Seized with dizziness, the frightened one
holds fast to a rocky peak on which the
words are set in fiery red jewels:
Il have withstood the test
Only few rooms are furnished. and of
these few l inhabit only two. for in nv
Grail Burg / have no treasure to guard
nothing except the trembling pulsatine
light of my reason.
Today it burns still; today still feel If
flaming and pickering. | feel it burning
strongly this instant, feel it fickerine
feebly in the next, and know that even to-
morrow it may be eAtinguished totally.
In the hours of my sanity write the last
words on the last pages of this book
Sometimes weeks pass before can write:
sometimes they are months.
l know the sign exactly when it is time
to cease writing-surely will still be able
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But she did not come.

But she did not come.
Surely she was in the garden. True, it
was not yet raspberry time. But the apple
tree blossomed. The apple tree! OF course
she was sitting under the apple tree by the
hawthorn hedge awaiting me.
l crept around the house, crept into the
garden, crept to the hawthorn hedge.
The apple tree stood in full glory, but the
little green bench under it was empty.
l broke branch from the tree and went
where would surely find my little Judca.
1 went that same way of which I did not
know then that it had been her way of
dea tn.
l noticed how full it was of flowers and
around me like low song. But the celestial
sun should not have shOne on me on my
way.
l arrived at the mountain meadow and
saw a solemn white edifice. Suddenly 1
heard loud laughter and shouting of chill
dren's voices. Then / the little ones a
whole horde. All had golden blond hair,
and all raced and romped around the grave
Of my wife. to whom the children came
even in death.
Afar l stood and looked over toward the
mausoleum. over whose entrance was
craven in gold letters:
Blessed are the dead that laid down
their lives for love-.
l read the words. listened to the laughter
and the joy. and dared not approach nearer
to her who had laid down her life for me-
l afraid of the golden-haired little
ones that played by the grave of my child
No-she did not give me her good. strong
hand. She addressed me as Your majesty"
and inquired as to my commands. I begged
her to let me enter her house once more; it
would be the last time.
Silently she led me in and followed me
into the room wherein the crucified Re-
deemer looked down on with dying eyes
Pointing to the face, said:
Dying He forgave His enemies When I
arrive at pain equal to His in my dying
shall call on Him to be equally merciful to
me- But He will not be able to show me
grace unless can tell Him that you, too
have forgiven me-"
l stood before her. looked at her whose
dear one l had murdered, and waited with
anguish for the word that should assure
me peaceful death She let me wait long
But then she said:
ut was in this room where now morning
noon and night, the place under the picture
is empty, that / told you that for the low
ing woman there is no unhappiness in living
or in dying. Even in dying Judica was
happy as her most faithful friend said in
here last night. Therefore. since you have
not made my dear child unhappy, 1 have
nothing to forgive"
Then you would give me your hand
again." b9Zo
For a farewell +
She gave me her, hand, which 1 held
silently in mine. And Silently We parted.
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Downright. 1908. by j. W. Muller)
By RIcE1ARDVOsS

people began to become great and happy
| under my rule. Great and happy through
me,
But the wise physician still waited,
fulI OF confidence. and-I knew it.
MY helper in all the battles. and bat
Ting at my side. was the beautiful woman
VINO taught me passion. Her spirit was
, power. and my spirit bathed In it as in a
spring whenever it became weary.
know now that Thyra did not love me :
that she could not love at all She glo-
RED in her power.
wished to make her my wife and was
IeadN 10 overthrow an ancient law of our
uyhatSE IN order to do it. But she herself
prevented me. She showed me that my
rule lacked kingly deeds too much still
To dare such a deed as that
II ms second marriage would have aroused
a storm of indignation in my own land as
We'll as in others. For the wish of the
country was that | should marry nv broth
er $ youthful widow
knowing that her time would come Thyra
waited with the same confidence as that
with which one at court Waited-one whose
mortal enemy l was The great doctor was
at the same time my best teacher in the
school of rulership; he taught me constant
~ to rule myself. When 1 met his piercing,
SAD glance penetrating into nv soul and
met II With a gracious SMILE l performed
a masterpiece every time
LAST OH by her family. hated at court
CeSplsed by the people, Thyra dwelled in
e.e palace Sohtude from which l had erased
every memory of other days, which 1 had
changed into nest of purple and gold
But the mistress wore none but black
garments. No color clothed her so well as
the somber unts in which | first saw her
only me purple could have suited her bet
Ter! Flowers did not fit her. and of Jewels
only diamonds We're suitable Not queen
YET. she had the ornaments of queen
winch she wore only because she pleased
me in them.
W hen we were together all steps were de-
DATED, all battles planned, all powers gath
cred and steeled-every day anew.
so 1t continued till there came a no.
htlcal victory that was followed by whole
series OF similar triumphs so it continued
til the shining shadow of the illustrious
royal dead became paler and paler in the
state as well as in the soul of the nation
so 1t continued until 1 was master in self
rule and in the rule of others. 1t continued
until my people began again to love me and
TO trust me, till there appeared the first
sign that L might succeed at last in making
my country happy; l. the powerless, the de-
generate!
Mortal terror of kings responsibility
ana despair of himself had thrust my BROTH
er from the throne into the grave I had
been raised even as from a grave to the
throne by longing for kings wondrous
power; to make whole country great and
happy and by my faith in myself
Winch of us two was the stronger?
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Xxx.

/ knew only too well that all rnic+r,,.+l,
me because none knew me Rut l,ra,r
them all. There was my Spartan mother
VINO could not forgive me because nv
brother died and l lived. There was our
spiritus familiaris. who could not forgive
me because he had been in error in his
exalted wisdom; there was our minister
OF state, who could not forgive me because
he had drawn up my remuneration in so
beautiful style in vain. And then there
was my faithful subjects who could not
forgive me because | was a stronger ruler
than my dear brother. If only they had
known how well l knew them all
livery day. every hour. | educated myself
anew 10 De a ruler, and practised the great
eSt ana most difficult of all the virtues of a
ruler-l ruled myself. | showed reverence
10 my Spartan mother; yes | even per-
united that our spirtus familaris should
continue his gloomy spells watching me
ever. ana ever waiting to prove himself to
be right after all. He waited for that
with all confidence.
So things remained as they had been in
the state of Denmark. The sparrows twit-
tered impertinent stories of a forgotten
grave in a mountain meadow OF a graci-
ously dismissed faithful adjutant of n
beautiful woman who was dwelling in the
palace solitude-only King Hamlet did not
do as his Danish predecessors did. and did
not let the wedding feast follow immedia-
tely on the funeral feast, because he feared
the ghosts That went around in his soul too
much.
The sparrows twittered. too that the
young king was building himself a wonder
iul grail burg on the sea-aIp.
And since majesty should be surrounded
with majesty, l surrounded myself with a
ponp and splendor such as has never been
seen before. My extravaganza made me
more beloved among the people than nv
hottest love for them could have done.
Gradually 1t actually made me popular!
This helped my disgust for humanity IN
grow, till It was a delight
And II is incredible how my great faith in
myself AT last won for me the faith of the
people Every day. every hour, l saw the
stormy night in which the power had hean
given to me. Without it / would have been
weak, wavering reed; with it / was a
rock.
And see-there came a time when my
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SAW HER IN THE PRIDE STANDING BEFORE


talk before no witnesses with our splrltus
He entered. bowed low and stood silently
hefora me I strobe slowly up to MIN, re-
mained standing directly before him and
met his expectantly directed glance.
Without turning my eyes away saio III
a loud voice: ,o,,,. ,,o +iar+ >,
"Your majesty fees indisposed?
"Indisposed exactly as my Iather iei'
himself o..,,,,o
man kissed it. While his white head wa, was
he remain with you, too. until you desire
his life? Or until You have followed your
brother? And will he weep for you. too!
When dismissed him he could nave gone
from me like a triumphator; for the hour
for which he had waited had come But
he crept away. broken old man
After a while l went to my mother and
said to her: ,.o h.,
YOU. to lay my head on your breast ana
to feel your tears upon my face. Ana
my longing was satisfied .
In the council of state I then proclaimed
nv immovable decision and expressed my
desires regarding the succession to the
throne.
houses in secret session.
Like tempest it swept the land. like
TEMPEST it went through the other states
1t was as if I wished something moustrous
something impossible. And yet l wished
only my peoples greatness and happiness.
When the disputing and warning, the noise
and clamor became too great l went, by
advice of our physician, to the place where,
aside from uncrowned kings of our house,
only they go who have parted from the
world; buried myself in Carthusian cell.
There: where beard no other earthly sound
than tolling bells. murmured prayers and
churchly songs. I listened to the voice
within myself and drew up proclama-
ton.
I do not know what the words We're: 7
know only that I found words that reached
the heart of my people that entered into
their souls and set them afiame.
If my government had not listened to
my voice, if the two houses had refused to
obey, the people, the whole people burning
with my words. would have arisen and de-
manded the execution of my will
So did my nation itself help me to lead it
to greatness and to happiness: and the in
heritance of my fathers and of myself was
taken by that state to which belonged the
future before all other states of Europe
Taking the royal crown from my head
attained my royal achievement
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to recognize the sign when 1t will be time
to write 'finfs."

to recognize the sign when it will be time
to write ''infs."
Meantime live on without calendar OF
seasons. without chronology of days. The
great wise physician dwells with me as
faithful family friend. And with me, too
lives the man who has so splendidly be-
lied the word kings have no friends.
Both are my keepers and guardians.
sometimes my mother visits me- When
ever she comes. she puts her arms around
me, presses my head to her breast and
weeps over me. Her mother-tears trickle
over my forehead trickle into my brain and
Keep the light of my senses burning Her
mother-tears are the holy Oil with which
heaven feeds the light of my brain. That
TOO is million times more than I deserve;
Yesterday the young widowed queer visit
ed me- For her. too. the waters were far
100 deep, although she was the child of
kings.
In my Grail Burg thousands and tens of
thousands would visit me: the whole nation,
that once was my nation, would throng to
me II lake and path were not guarded too
Zeaiously. The whole ration would make
p1lgrlmageS to me as it once made pill
grimageS to the bier of my brother II
would come to me to thank me for letting
1t become great and happy under another
race of rulers
Ever more and more confused becomes
the hickering of the little flame
Today | saw myself for the first time in a
long while in a mirror. Then l read it on
my forehead: deep and sharp wrinkle be-
tween my brows.
More confused: ever more confused.
feel a fierce lust to have a herd of men
driven to the mountain peak and chased
toward that wall of rock whence they
forced the channels to leap for my insane
father.
No farther now! Now it is time!
The light flames up once more; before it
dies-Abyss! Open thou for me!
On the peak of rock there shall be written:
He has withstood the test"
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