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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-25
Thanksgiving Fresh Fruits
JUST ARRIVED.

UdleS no1nd JG
Florida Tangerines, Florida Oranges,
Florida Grape Fruit. Florida Pineapples,
Persimmons, Winter Nellis Pears, Kiefer
Pears. Victor Pears and Bartlett Pears.
Table Pears, basket ................ zoe
Kiefer Pears, peck 1900. 6oc
Catawba Grapes, Cornichon Grapes
Imperial Grapes, Tokay Grapes and Ma
laga Grapes and Fine Fresh Bananas.
california Figs package I &c., zo Ta aea 1 75s
Imported apo Oriental Washed d. Figs, bas5
Imported Protoben Whole Figs, care re- ~
fully selected and packed in 10-lb
Per lb, zoe. : 'S''''
Pop Corn On lb ahe .. cob Csc
9E The Best GRADUATED Ct nm
w ,S0a Sugar .Shoo
amounting to $500 or over.
% lbs. for $100 with reasonable sized
cash order for other goods; 20 lbs. for
$i.oO with no other orders whatever.
Cider han Me his sHe Cider 50na Sc
ss Half barrels sasG sSgalon barrels
Plum Puddlngs f iSe, S5c, 5d pilWorths I'M
American Plum Buildings.
MnGe Meat Fg sto9 quality df6c,st in soc
Gordon & Dilworth's Mince Meat, quart
Jars. Coo; u gallon jars, $1.1O.
Oriental Washed. Figs, basket. 25c and SOC
Imported and Domestic Preserves.
Malaga Cluster Raisins, box
- 25c, soc, $50, Coo and $1.25
NEW NUTS Long Lone fF Sap crop IF WanH P
per Shell Almonds, Texas Polished Pecans
and al kinds of Shelled Nuts.
PICKLES Mrs Mrs Kids pin in money' glass
IL lbs. Sweet Potatoes .............. CSC
Fancy Summer Sausage, lb.. 15c
lbs. Kettle Rendered Leaf Lard. 81 90
Imported Lingon Berries, gallon 500
Fancy Yarmouth Bloaters, dozen 49,. Soc
BISMARCK Herring. per can .......... CSC
Pure Strained Honey, 3 glasses 25c
Imported Fish Balls, can. .2oc and soo
New Honey Observation-Disclosures. 15c
Crisp Celery Bunch Psp Toe
Eresh tomatoes: b.................. 1oc
Spinach, per peck .................... 25c
Leaf Lettuce. head .................. Sc
o1 Fancy o Gatnli1gW1er Radishss Green
Beans. Wax Beans. Endive, Egg Plant.
Water Cress, Mint Parsley, Spanish
Onions, Cucumbers Etc, Etc. Etc. l~,,'''--
10 lbs. Schoch's Broadway Blend"
schoohs Palmer House, Coffee il si a6o
Sehoch's Private Growth Coffee,
per ib.1; -. 4oc
Highest Quality Maple Syrup, gallon gallon soc soc
layer CAKES Delicious, pure and
eht-n VhNLv wholesome Schoch's
Candies and Bakery Goods are best and
the prices save you money.
BUY SCHOCH'S HOMEMADE CANDIES
IF YOU WANT THE BEST.
STRAIGHT 90 CIGAR SPECIAL.
O. Sreno cigars OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. CSC
Monte Carlo" Cigars ..........7 for 25c
havana Seconds" Cigars. pure Ha-
e faIa a .......:..... .......,.....7 for 25c
solid Meat Oysters Zone quart makes two.)
Good Soap, box al m
Minnesota Sorghum, gallon soc
Use schochs xxx first patent Flour
Holland Herring. keg ............ soc
THE ANDREW scHocH GROCERY co.
gIhis Business Established 1881
broadway and Seventh Streets, ST. Paul.
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A picturesque statesman.

The Ell Dorado Republican gives pic
ture Of an early statesman and his pic
turesque attire: When the Hon. David
L. McCabe was elected to the legisla-
ture from Butler county in 1865 and
went to Topeka to be sworn in he as
tonished not only the natives, but ev-
erybody else, as, he was the most gor-
geously dressed statesman that Kansas
mad ever produced. He was very dark,
with long black hair. On his head was
coonskin cap, the tail of the coonskin
hanging gracefully down his back. His
coat was made Of wolfskins nicely tan
ned and lined with red flannel Six
handsome tails hung from his coat tails
and tapped in the breeze as he NEAR
dered up to the speakers desk to take
the oath. He wore spotted doeskin
vest, buckskin knee brooches, hand
somely fringed; top boots. gloves made
of beaver skin, watch chain done in
beadwork, flannel shirt with fam
ing red bandanna pocket handkerchief
around his neck, and it is needless to
say he created sensation.
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Inappropriate Quotations.

The following is good example of
inappropriate quotations: A clergyman
appointed to an East End living found
his parish church sadly in need of re-
pair and gave orders for its renovation.
While this was in hand the idea oc-
CURED to him to visit the mission halls
In connection with it to see what might
be needed there. In one of them which
was used as mission chapel he found
state Of indescribable filth from end
to end and an accompanying efluvia.
In disgust he raised his eyes toward
the roof and could hardly repress a fit
Of laughter on reading the text stem
ciled on the wall behind the pulpit,
"How dreadful is this place" Another
story is of an old Presbyterian clergy
man who, away on preaching engage
ment, found above the bed on which he
was to sleep the singular advice, "Oc-
cupy till I come" London Chronicle.
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Prdding at Beginning Of Dinner.

Pudding at Beginning of Dinner.
The custom of serving pudding as the
first course at dinner seems to have In
terested a good many people Of our
day. A gentleman from Maine in
forms the writer that 1t is still the Gus
tom in certain sections Of his state. In
the autobiography Of the Adams fami-
" it is mentioned that at dinner CIV
en- by the venerable ex-president of the
United States, at which his grand
children were present, the first course
was Indian pudding, and the little
folks were told that the more pudding
they ate the more beef they could
have. So Of course they gorged them
selves on the pudding, and as a con-
sequence they had no appetite for beef
when it was served. Thus We're main
tanned the simple and economical meth
eds Of the fqrefsthers Tie boys who
CAME 10 tie city from the country and
later became the successful and
wealthy merchants of Boston were rails
ed in most frugal manner. ! Their
breakfast the year round was of brown
bread and milk and the same for their
supper. The dinner was of baked
beans and pie, rarely any meat.-Bos.
ton Transcript.
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i.onship brought us nearer together and
carried us farther from the woods.
answered many questions about the
news of cities and heard some old sto-
ries which led me to know that Cart
wright had not lived always in the will
derness by any means.
1t was late in the evening, however,
BEIGE yentured to ask what had led
them so far away from the centers Of
cultivation and refinement which would
have been their natural habitat.
you remember Holmes line?' said
Cartwright" Put not your trust in
money, but your money in trust Well
my father put his money in trust for
me, and this is the result. My trustee
got away with it,
God bless him. said the lady. TAX.
ing her husbands hand.
She was sitting on the arm of his
chair at the time and looking very
sweet in the freight. / could not think
of her as the mother of a ten-y ear-old
boy. she looked so young and so light
hearted and hopeful. Yet she was a
beaten woman by all the rules. She was
married to man who was poor and
would never be otherwise. Her real
youth was gone, and even should Cart
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and called out that the team W

and called out that the team was
ready.
Quincy assured, Ezekiel that he un.
the best OF his ability.
When he arrived at Deacon Masons
house he found the latter just coming
out of the front gate. AS Quincy leaped
out of the frot gate. AS Quincy leaped
from the team the Deacon came for
ward and shook hands with him. you
are just the man want to see he re-
marked. 1--WE paid our doctor. but |
want to know what the bill Is for the
Boston doctor and the nurse"
II don't know yet, said Quincy, "but
there will be nothing for you to pay.lt
is my duty to settle that bill myself"
NO" said the Deacon firmly. "She
is my daughter, and it is my place as
her father to pay such bills, until she
has husband to pay them for her"
| Quincy said. Deacon Mason when
took your daughter out to ride it was
my duty to return her to her home
without injury. did not do so. and
trust that you will allow me to atone
for my neglect. Remember. sir. vol
have lost her services for severa
weeks, and the board of the nurse has
been an expense to you
81 prefer" .rejoined the Deacon
that the bill should be sent to me-
WELL" said Quincy. to close the dis
cussion, 81 will ask him to send yol
one" mentally resolving, when it wa:
sent. it would be a receipted one.
/ Ito be Continued Tuesday,
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Luck and Labor.

If the boy who exclaims "Just my
luck" were truthful he would say
Gust my laziness"' or "Just my mat
tention!"
Luck is waiting for something to turn
up.
Labor. with keen eyes and strong
will. will turn up something.
Luck lies in bed and wishes the post
man would bring him news Of a lega-
cy.
Labor turns out at 6 o'clock and with
a busy pen or ringing hammer lays the
foundation of a competence.
Luck whines; labor whistles.
Luck relies on chances, labor on char
acter.
Luck slips down to Indulgence; labor
strides upward to independence.--Chris-
dan Advocate.
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I CALLED AT THEIR HOUSE LAST YEAR.
is undoubtedly mine. Did anybody ev-
er hear of such scandalous, Infamous
robbery as this? Marjory, my poor
girl! And have kept you shaving in
this wilderness, without a rag Of
clothes, without a jewel
I'VE have been happy here" she said
through hysterical tears. But for our
sons sake think we ought to make
some attempt to have our rights"
"Attempt!" cried Cartwright. well,
you just watch me. I'll stand those
two old villains on their venerable
heads. ZIP
Oh, dear! CHR. Cameron continued).
To think what did to them, those
kind and happy folks who welcomed
me to their hospitable table that even
ing. They went back to the city, and
they found the truth to be as con-
jectnrcd. It had been done for Cart
wright's good. ,ss.
So they got all their money Che
rambled on), and great sum it was
Cartwright gave me $1,000 and this
cabin. He and his wife took house
on Fifth avenue. and they went much
into society-for the sake of the child.
they said, though what difference 1t
could make to boy don't know. If it
had been girl-but why discuss 1t?
called at their house when was
in the city last year. and Mrs. Cart
wright had me to lunch. Her husband
was too ill to come downstairs-too i'll
! to see me, in fact l don't wonder.
They live very high. and when man
| has been used to open air and good,
wholesome food the change goes hard
with him. A woman. of course, can
stand anything except worse clothes
than her neighbors. And Mrs. Cart
wright dresses wonderfully well, but
she's beginning to look old. Poor wo-
man! She was SO pretty, so rosy, SO
happy and healthy here that night in
the light Of the IRE! And it's not SO
long ago.
Cartwright sent down word to me
that If there was anything 1 wanted 1
need only ask for it. He would set no
limit upon his gratitude to the man
who brought him into his fortune. 1
didn't take anything. AS a man OF
heart, as a man from outdoors, By
| lingo couldn't do it.
L
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4,S.,f-.S.sss.Es,1z...sss j
SYNOPSIS.

Story opens December 81, 1885,, at
Mason's Corner, near Boston, Mass.
introducing the reader to the queer
country people of that place and OF
Eastborough Center and West East
borough, both nearby. Quincy Adams
Sawyer. a young lawyer, from Boston,
is staying at Deacon Abraham Ma
bon's for an indefinite time, and by
his courtesy to the deacon's daughter.
Hulda, and the other young women, he
incurs the hatred of Obediah Strout,
the. singing master, and Ezekiel Pet
gtingill, a young farmer who loves Hull
sdy. Strout's enmity grows from day
Ito day, but Quincy has firm friend
In Hiram, the man of all work at
Deacon Mason's. Quincy visits Uncle
Ike Pettingill, retired Boston busl-
ness man and an eccentric half her
NIT, who is also the uncle of Ezekiel
Pettingill. To him Quincy bears
letter from his father, the Hon. Ma
thaniel Sawyer of Boston, who is an
old friend, Uncle Ike. Quincy grows to
like the old man despite his eccentri-
cities. Strout fails in an effort to en-
list Ezekiel on his side in his war
against Quincy. He gets Bob Wood,
promptly thrashes Wood and offers to
whip Strout Quincy calls at the Put
nam home. finds Lindy absent and re-
eeives from the simple old folks a
gtory Of the family, together with the
Information that he has caused q mis-
understanding between Hubby Mason
and Ezekiel Pettengill. He decides to
30 and live with Uncle Ike and leave
the Masons alone. Quincy then takes
Hulda for a little ride and tells her he
is going to leave. They are thrown
from the buggy and 'Huldy's arm is
broken. Ezekiers sister. Alice, has lost
her eyesight, and her brother brings
To IN ~
treaties of his niece and nephew and
goes to live with them at his invita-
ton. Quincy also takes quarters at
the Pettengill homestead, where he is
received by Ezekiel on friendly terms.
After a visit to Hubby. during which
she apologies abjectly for her part, In
his troubles, Quincy returns to his
room and is surprised to find a letter
from Lindy Putnam, in which he asks
him to call with regard to a business
matter. Another letter from his faith
or tells him that Jim Sawyer. dying
in the Eestporough poorhouse, may be
his rEcle, the 'black sheep" of the
Sawyer family. Miss Putnam asks
Quincy for advice as to investing her
money and he refers her to Boston
firm. He visits Mrs. Putnam, who
tells him in confidence that she intends
to leave her fortune to Alice Pettin-
gill. He then visits Jim Sawyer. at
the poor house and discovers Ihat ne
Is his (Quincy's) uncle. The man tells
him where to find $1,000 in government
bonds ne has hidden and Quincy gets
the money. In Boston he tells his
father of the affair and learns that
Miss Putnam has been to the elder
Sawyer and has come home with a
glowing story of her trip to Boston and
Mr.. Sawyer's" attentions to her.
Quincy avoids telling Indy who Mrs.
P-tnam's heiress is to be and return
ing to Pettengill's meets Alice, whom
he adnires Hubby and Ezekiel come
TO complete understanding. Deacon
Mason and wife see picture.
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& Z. q
ripe for it. had had enough Of the
other kind. I resolved to stay here, and
here am. My uncle gave me money
enough to buy this house and bit of
land running down to the lake, and
here | established hermitage"
His voice changed. and his eyes be-
gan to glisten.
'In the long winter evenings" he
continued, 81 began to write to little
girl. She was only sixteen, and she was
going to school. l wrote bear stories for
her and lonesome tales of the woods.
You must understand that just before
my pecuniary disaster had CHANGED to
see her, and somehow. her beauty'--at
this point Mrs. Cartwright tried'to COW
er his mouth with her hand-"her beau
! ty." he persisted, "and her innocence
had remained with me. And she had
remembered me. Think of time, the
profligate! What miracles doth heaven
grant! Well, well, wrote her stories
of the woods, and finally | wrote her
/ love stories, and so at last, being quite
| free in the world, though only nineteen
when this happened, she came up into
the wilderness to see me, and we We're
married at Pine Knot, five miles down
! the lake.
! Therefore he went on. extending
! his left hand toward pitcher of cider
| on the table. Il shall propose the
health of all thieving, rascally trustees
| who steal the money of those foolish
heirs who are not fit to have 1t. All,
Mr.. Cameron, think what he did for
NE! Think of this pure, healthy life
among the fragrant trees! l am SUI
premely happy. bless him. | honor
him. Here's to him-old Archibald
Wilmington may the saints receive
him.
was about to raise my glass, hut
laid it down again.
Archibald Wilmington said I.
why. know him. He has offices in
the same building as myself"
You're thinking of his son." said
Cartwright, smiling.
/ Pardon me-" 1 rejoined. THE man
Pm thinking of can't be the son Of any
one now living. He is more than a hun
dred years old. i should say, though he
hasn't grown day older in ten years.
He is tall as a tree, straight as gun
barrel. and he bears scar upon his
left cheek that he says he got in the
civil war. though | think it was more
likely the Revolution"
Archibald Wilmington in New York;"
cried Cartwright. HE has made an
other fortune. Them
"He has always been rich" said I.
''He was never ruined. He never fed"
We We're all upon Dur feet by this
time and very much excited.
Cartwright" said I, your uncle
tell me about him. You say that he was
strict, severe. By heavens, he took this
means to reform you, with Withing-
toms connivance. of course. Was there
any provision in your fathers will
which couldtgive the color Of honesty
to-
Much: much was left to Withing-
TOMS discretion - said Cartwright in 81
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cause of waiting while the preparation
of it was completed. In this task the
husband assisted.
/ was a very formal fellow in those
days. Ny manner was as stiff as
starched shirt collar land he pulled his
flannel garment open little wider at
these words. From the outset l could
see that Mrs Cartwright detected the
flavor Of my breeding and that her wo-
mans nature would not let her admit
any deficiency on her own part. Indeed,
there was no need of it. for she was
born and bred lady and quite in the
circle Of my own family's acquaintance,
as l learned presently. for she was
Wayne Of the old Connecticut stock,
and the Camerons were proud of an al.
lance with them two generations ago,
when both were rich.
Some talk of This very .IStant rela-
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CHAPTER XVIII.
The courtin'.

While Quincy was taking his first
stems in Lovers Lane, which steps SO
often lead to the high road of Matri-
mony, Ezekiel Pettengill had reached
the end of his lane, which had been
very long with many devious turns, and
he found himself at that point where
the next important question was to fix
the day.
Ezekiel was strong-minded, self
willed, self-reliant young man, but in
the presence of Hubby Mason he was
as big a coward as the world ever saw
She had sent little note to him, say
ing that she wished to see him that
afternoon, and he knew their fates
would be decided that day. He was
hopeful, but the most hopeful lover has
spasms of uncertainty until bis lady
love has said yes and yes again.
Dressed in his best, Ezekiel knocked
at Deacon Mason's front door. For an
instant he wished himself safe at home
and debated whether he could get
round the corner of the house before
the door was opened. He turned his
head to measure the distance, but at
that moment the door was opened, and
Mrs. Mason's smiling face was before
him, and her pleasant, CHEEKY voice
said, sCome in, Ezekiel
He felt treasured by this, for he ar
gued to himself that she would have
called him Mr.. Pettengill if there had
been any change in her feelings to.
4 wards him. They entered the parIor
!, and Mrs. Mason said, ''Take off your
things and leave them right here, and
go right up and see Puldy. She is
waitin' for you. The doctors been
and gone. He took that plaster thing
off Hu1dy's arm, says she's all right
now, only she must be keerful, not dc
any heavy 1iftin' with it till it gets
good and strong. He said it would be
some time before she could help me
much with the homework, so l am
going to get girl for month or two
heerd your sister got home, 'Zeke
They do say she's blind. am awful
sorry, Ezekiel. Hope she will get bet
ter Of it. I am coming over to see hel
Just as soon as get me my girl. But
you 90 right up, there's nobody there
but Hubby. Mr.. Sawyer is coming at
z or the nurse tomorrow morning, an6
she is up in the spare room trying tc
catch up with her sleep. We told hel
there was no use in setting up with
Huldy, but she said she had her orders
from the doctor, and she wouldn't mint
a single thing we said But we viii
get rid on her tomorrow. Now you GO
right up, 'Zekiel;" and Mrs Masor
took him by the arm and saw him or
his way up the front stairs before she
returned to her work in the kitchen.
Ezekiel went upstairs deliberately
one step at a time His footballs, i
seemed to him, must be heard all owe
The house He paused before Huldy's
door. He opened 1t couple Of inches
when the thought struck him that h,
ought TO knock. He started to clos,
the door and do so, when he heard
faint voice say. Come in, Ezekiel" ST
he was still Ezekiel to Hubby, He OPP
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The usmaI Thing.

II would like to know" asked the
parent who had son in need Of some
further education. what is the course
at your colleger
THE usual half mile course Of Gin
ders and all that sort of thing, you
know absent mindedly replied the
president of the great institutions
change.
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A C,ear caee.

she-I've noticed DR.. Singleton call
ing at the house Of that young widow
almost every day. she must be pretty
Ill.
He--Not Ill; only pretty.
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CHAPTER XIX.
Jim SaWyers Funeral.

Quincy obeyed the call to supper
with alan-its. Possibly he thought he
would be the first one at the table, but
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-04-09
Rural Routes in Danger.

For some weeks Iowa newspapers
have been publishing the fact that
a rigid inspection of rural mail
routes is under way in this state
and have warned the benefciaries
of the free rural delivery that unless
conditions are found to the salts
faction of the postal department
there are probabilities that threat
en- Discrimination of the service.
An order to discontinue routes |
and 2 at Toledo, Iowa, emphasizes
the warning.
SO far as the knowledge of the
Times Republican extends this is
the first instance in Iowa where
routes have been discontinued un-
der the new dispensation That it
will be followed by similar suspen-
sions is without question. Routes
where roads have been so as to be-
come practically impossible or
where the number of pieces of mail
delivered is beneath the require.
ments will scarcely escape abolish
ment. 1t is not probable that a
wholesale suspension of the service
will be inaugurated, but sufficient
examples will be made to impress
recipients of mail on rural routes
that certain requirements must be
complied with in order to retain
the service.
While there has been much care
lessness and representation by the
patrons of the routes, inspectors
should bear in mind that last seas
on was exceptional in Iowa. Not
in forty years had 80 much rain
fallen or the roads been in such
condition as has been the case with
in the past year. Roadmaking was
rendered absolutely an impossible
ity in many parts of the state dur
ing the summer months. Ponds
and morasses appeared where water
had not stood for years, and Doggy
places developed in most unexpect-
ed spots. Bridges were washed
away, there was a general destruc-
ton of the highways and there has
been as yet no opportunity for gen
eral repairs to be made. All this
should be taken into consideration
by the inspectors whose report
means much to the country dweller
But the people must bestir them
selves. Too many have imbibed
the idea that the route belongs to
them without any obligation on
their part toward the department..
The sooner the minds of those en-.