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or not. If he's on the level I'll chip in some myself and help to give him a full table and a fat kitty. Competition is the life of trade, say l. If he slips in sanded deck, or deals short cards, I'll furnish the feathers if you find the tar"
 And that's how Mustapha Hadji got chance to tangle Cactus City Parson Hanks let him use the salvation wickiup the boys had built and the parson him. self took up a collection, that would carry Mustapha to Frisco and back the first night The little yellow man talked for an hour and when he got through every man in Cactus City had a head ache Nobody could make heads or tails of it, but "Old Musty." as the boys called him, had made play or two that had them all feeling as if they needed drink right away. A note dropped from mo- where, right at Musty's feet on the pull pit, and it said that Mustapha should tell Daniel Brierly his wife was dead. There wasn't a Daniel Brierly in the county that we knew of. but Lop- -Eared Dan Turner got up and said his right name was Daniel Brierly, and thanked Musty with tears in his eyes.
 Then Musty told Monte Jack to stand up. He told Jack every thing he had in his pockets and then read letter that was in Jacks holster, looking right through the leather ana ndhlnB IL oul . every word. It was from a pal of Jack s in Denver. telling how he was being sent to the pen for a common gun play and asking Jack for loan to fight the case. Monte Jack frowned little, but he said Musty had called his deck clear down to the last card. few more little things like that sent the boys to the Eagle Elm porium with a thirst as deep as a well. and all of them were so serious and troubled that a smile would have seemed as much out of place as a tenderfoot at a round up. There wasn't a cowpuncher in the outfit that liked the looks of the thing, and, while they didn't say much, they all went home as nervous as wild broncho. Even Monte Jack wasn't him. self that night and he made so many mistakes in mixing chips on the faro layout that he finally closed up the game and went over to get pickled with Red Nosed Mike at the Eagle Emporium.
 The next night was still worse. Musta- pha explained all about the Astral Dou- ble The boys couldn't quite follow his lead but they gathered that every man was two men, living inside the same body. There was lot more to 1t, but it took such a big hunk of dictionary to tell 1t
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'.Naryr and that settled it. The par son went home and spent the rest of that | day gripping his hair. But that night late. he showed Up at Powder Faced Simpsons dance hall, with load of booze aboard that would swamp a ten mule train, plugged Roaring Bill Smith full of lead and moseyed off with BIT s girl Of course, nobody gave mescal bean for Roaring Bill Smith, he being an all around nuisance. and too blamed handy with his cannons anyhow. But the boys hated to see the parson breaking out of the corral that way, and they wanted to speak to him about 1t the next day, but Monte Jack stood them up on that game.
 Not any!' said he. "The parson gets a play for his white chip. The parson is sure locoed, that's what he is, and that dried up yellow cuss done 1t. We'd ort to rode old Musty out of Cactus City on a rail, same as we all planned, the first day he ambled along. Well, thus being the case, the parson gets a new deck and a whole heap of time to get over it. Is that the right talk, or otherwise?
 "It certain is!' said the boys, and that settled it.
 But that very night the parson broke out again in a fresh spot and they had to lasso him. He loped down the middle of the street, bowling like a Commanche raid and popping off his shooting-irons at every step. Such being against the rules laid down by Monte Jacks committee on public safety, a posse waited till he stopped to load and slipped the moose over his shoulders. As the parson had been a man with clean record up to this time, they simply took him home to his shack They opened the door, walk ed in and lit a light and prepared to throw the parson down on his bed when they saw something that made every man in the possee hone a whole heap for home and mother.
 They were carrying one struggling, bowling parson, and there lay another one on his bed just arousng from sleep and rubbing his eyes
 What's the matter. boys?" asked the sleepy parson. "Vigiantes out tonight?' Then he caught sight of the other par son and gave a groan. Its my Astral Doubleln he said
 That explained it all. AS soon as the real parson woke up, the other one be- gan to fade away, and in a few minutes there wasn't anything left of him. It was easy to see what had happened Once the parsons Astral Double had found the way 1t materialized itself every time he went to sleep and being a mean cuss. started out to whoop things up few.
 Of course the boys couldn't blame the parson. but 1t was a mighty uncomforta- ble thing from then on. Every night old Astral, as he soon became known, was out cutting dideos like a iocoed cayuse
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The next night the parsOn walked into

The next night the parson walked into Monte Jacks place.
 Hello, parson, says the barkeep, what kin we do for you? Jacks dealin' for mighty busy roundup, but if you want a donation, guess I can pass it over to you"
 Gimme slug of red eye,e says the parson, slamming down his coin.
 The barkeep gasped, for he knew the parson didn't drink, but he set out the bottle and the parson tossed off a dose that would strangle an OK without bat ting an eyelash. Then the parson walked back to the faro table.
 Gimme blues for mine" says he, toss- ing over five double eagles to Monte Jack.
 Jack looked sharp at the parson, but he never said word, just pushed over a stack of blues and went on dealing Well, the parson played them Up and down the board and across the center, and had markers from one end or the layout to the other for about an hour. At last he got up and cashed in six hundred dollars.
 I'm glad you win out" said Jack as he counted out the money, .'but you didn't need set in to get it. If you d a just let me know you was shy, I'd have been glad to ante up.'
 This Is several heaps easier than ask in for 1t and more lively, like. said the parson. Then he winked at Monte Jack and turned to go He stumbled on his chair and ripped out a string of cuss words that made Profanity Jones swal- low his chew of tobacco and turn blue around the iowls then he stopped at the bar, tucked two tumblers of red booze under his belt and went home
 The peyf day tha na rso1 car1a In Mapf a Jack with a queer yarn. He said he woke Up that morning with five hundred dollars more in his pocket than he had when he went to bed, and didn't know where the money came from.
 "Looky here, parson," says Monte Jack, "don't you stray off the reservation no more! AS long as you stay inside the teepee you're just about the big chief" |" But don't you paint up and go on no more war dances, like you did fast nightl'
 No, savvey" says the parson.
 "Then you was worse pickled last night than 1 thought you was says Monte Jack. shaking his head. Why, parson, you canters into my joint last night histes in some of my curly pizen and wins out that five hundred dollars in a 1t no more, parson. If you need the dust just pass me the high sign and I'll stake you good and penty!
 Well, the parson was some tangled up, for certain. He knew that Monte Jack was giving him nothing but the straight pow-wo and yet he couldn't remember thing about it. He wanted to hand back the five hundred, but Jack said
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It was a pity about Parson Hanks. No gospel sharp that ever staked a claim in Cactus City made such ten strike with the cow-punch boys as he did. The out fit diden't take to him very well at first on account of having such bad luck with sky pilots in the past They had Just perforated one whole lot for having two many aces in his possession one night at Monte Jacks place, and so, when this one came they oiled up the rope that was usually used for hanging bees and waited for him to make the first off-side play.
 But Parson Hanks was all right, four ways from the jack. He had no small vices such as getting drunk and shooting up the town, and crippling greasers and useful chnamen and such, and he Gid a large job of attending to his own business which Is a mighty safe map to follow in any country. He diden't do much in the soul saving way. though. till he went out to Bud Daggets ranch, one afternoon, and roped and tied a steer in twenty nine seconds. After that his play picked up considerably, and before long such a wave of grace swept over Cactus City that, one Sunday morning, Monte Jack, him self, went down the isle with the collec- tion plate and a six shooter and collected enough to build the parson a new shack and keep him in meat and potatoes all winter.
 The parson was about ace high with the boys when little, beady-eyed, yellow euss came along and gave out that he was a special breed of Theosophist, or something like that. He tore off lot of talk about Yogis and Mahatmas and cer- tainy did tangle up the English language some. The best the boys could make out was that he had some kind of new gospel layout so Monte Jack and a com mittee went to see the parson about it.
 It's your deal parson," says Jack. We don't hone none after any dinky re- ligion with frills onto it. The brand you've been shovin' out here is whole lot and a considerable plenty good enough for us, so, if you'll just say the word. we'll stradde this gabby little runt across rail and tote him a smart piece along toward Coyote Gulch"
 T don't figure it none that way" says the parson. Let him open up his layout and see whether he's got brace game
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it's a good thing we brought the rope along"
 Don't do nothing rash" says Lop- Eared Dan. We'll investigate just as soon as we get through with this here little hangin' bee and get back to town. We owe it to the corpse to investigate"
 So. they hung him. That was the last Cactus City ever saw of old Astral but it was kind of bad in one way, because as 1t happened it really was the parson that was on his way to Coyote Gulch. on a bronco borrowed from Bud Dagget. and by mistake they had hanged the parson!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-08
Ladies Kid Gloves.

'Gracioso Kids" famous for their fine finish, perfect fitting, unsurpassed by any $2.OO glove in Birmingham, ? large lock clasps, heavily embroidered, all the new autumn shades, our price $1.5o pair. Ask to be fitted.
 The greatest line of "Glof Gloves" in the state for ladies, misses and children, to be found in our Glove De- partment, 25c pair and up.
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Thanksgiving Linens. Handsome Table Damasks of
 Heavy Satin Finish.

1 72-inch Silver Bleached Damask, ex. tra heavy, at 75c yard. 70-inch Unbleached Damask, worth Csc, at 49c yard.
 72-inch Unbleached Damask, extra heavy, worth 75c, at 65c yard.
 Ext raheavy Bleached Satin Damasls Napkins. 24x24-inch, worth $500 per dozen, at $2.49 dozen
 Bleached Linen Napkins. 22x22-inch, worth $2.50 dozen, at S1.98 dozen.
 Bleached Linen Napkins, 22x22-inch, worth $1.75 dozen, at $135 dozen.
 Extra heavy German Linen Napkins, 27x27-inch, worth $3.50 dozen, at $2.7b dozen.
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Undoubtedly.
rom the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
 Are the supersttions of the profession of any practical value?" asked the n- quisitive person.
 They are" answered the so-ealled actor. "if you can induce the newspapers 10 publish them"
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~ , Thanksgiving p Sale
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great showing in Trimmed Hats for evening and street wear.
 French Model Pattern Hats at .S15.0O Hundreds of Trimmed Hats and Tur- bans, matchless in style and beauty, values from $750 to 5000 at. .. SAYS Special-21-in. Black Ostrich Fumes, fine glossy black, $500 values at. S1.98 Large black velvet Hats, with beautiful long black, glossy Plumes, at S8.oo and... .,..... $o.5O Black Velvet Turbans, all stylishly trimmed, with different styles to se- feet rom, at... ... ....... $2.49 The "Angelus" Mohair ready-to-wear Hats trimmed with felt and silk, wool cord, all colors... ... ... . .$1.49 The Brooklyn" Mohair high crown Hats, with three straps of satin around crown. satin edge and pompon. $2.49 The "Eunice," draped ready-to-wear Hat. made of Mohair felt, all colors. SIPS quality, at. t........... 99c Untrmmed Hats, of mohair felt in all desirable shapes, large assortment. all coiors- or ~-. --- ... ......... .sec
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"H6mlnWdu' Hrt SILKS 3C Sk6In.
This Millinery News Is of the Sort And at Prices to Make Women Wonder


 
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Monthly tickets to Ensley and Bessemer sold on first and last day of each month.
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Womens Skirt Blouse sus-Noye weave Scotch mixtures fabrics
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S1-inch Bleached Satin Damask, in rich patterns, worth $1.49, at $1.00 a yard
 72-inch extra heavy double Satin Damask, very new pattern, Napkins to match, worth $2.50, at $2.oo yard.
 72-inch Bleacled Satin Damask, newest out, Napkins to match, worth $1.75 yard, at $139 yard.
 Our $1.25, 72-inch Bleached Satin Damask, in beautiful new patterns, at 98c yard.
 72.inch Bleacned Damask, worth 89c, at 75c yard
 72inch Bleached Damask, worth 75c, at soc yard.
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Hats, all shapes and colors, at Al and DaVe's.
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Our Special Dollar Glove" is the famous "CIementine," an Al imported French Kid, perfect fitting glove, all shades, also black or white, fitted by expert filters.
 Ladies Silk Gloves, silk lined, also cashmere silk lined, the new fad" black colored lining, soc pair and up.
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Women'S Fall and Winter Coats.

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  Women Raglan Women $795.
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things Waists Ladies' Misses We selection that cannot be equaled s from 9Sc andup whit
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-27
ABOUT THE STATE.
Items Of Interest Cleaned From our
Exchanges.

Items Of Interest Cleaned From Our
Exchanges.
1t is reported that Charles X. Darling,
United States marshal for the district Of
Massachusetts, native Of Vermont and
a son of J K Darling of Chelsea, ID this
state, is candidate for governor Of Porto
Rico.
Governor Mccullough has commissioned
Clarke g. Fits Of Brattleboro a member
Of the state board Of library commission.
ers for the term ending November 30.
1908, the commission bearing date Of No
vember 50, 1903.
lion. Frank Plumley Of Mortified, one
Of the United States umpires in the set
Element of the Venezuelan claims, arrived
in New York from Caracns Tuesday. Ex-
Gov G. s. Page of Hyde Park also ar
rived at New York, Tuesday, returning
from trip to France.
DR. L. b Niles, president Of the Mag
neto Electric Go. Of Amsterdam, N. X,
and who has just completed a mansion In
his native town Of Pownal, has decided to
start the coming year by establishing a
Shetland pony stock farm in his native
town. Buildings for use ON the farm are
now being erected.
A well developed case OF small pox has
been discovered ID Wilmington The man
had been employed in boarding house
for some Time The town is much excited
as result. Flee vaccination has been
ordered, all public places have been order
ed closed and guards have been placed
around the premises occupied by the pa
TENT
No new clues have developed Ia the
search for Henry b. Kingsley Of Rutland.
who disappeared at New York city on the
18th Several places between Albany and
Burlington, including the former city and
Troy, have been searched Policeman
Thomas Ellworth Of Rutland went to Troy
and Albany Wednesday 70 assist 10 the
search. The story Of the appearance Of
Mr. Kingsley at Youman's hat store in
New York on Monday the 10th, has been
confirmed quite positively Harvey r.
Kingsley, a brother Of the missing man,
who has been working on the case IN Rut-
land for the last two days, has returned to
New York.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-27
CANAL CONFERENCE.
Advocates Of Enlarged new orlr
Wnterway Meet oaeIl.

Advocates Of EnIarged new orlr
Waterway Meet oaeIi.
Albany, n. u, Nov "a. Prominent
canal advocates from various parts Of
the state, especially representing the
canal Improvement committee of the
state, appeared before Governor OdeH
to present to him their views on the
carrying out Of the provisions of the
canal enlargement act approved by
popular referendum at the general cleo.
ton on Nov. b Among those present
were George Clinton, chairman OF the
executive committee Of the Canal En-
largement Association Of Western New
York; Leonard Dodge, president. and
+. Howard Mason, secretary, Of the
Buffalo chamber Of commerce; Senator
Henry w. HILL Theodore Fassett John
". Fisher and John Joselyn, Il. FL.
Butler, all of Buffalo; President Fred
O. Clark of the chamber Of commerce
and former Assemblyman Alanson S.
Page Of Oswego, former Assenblyman
Dudley and John Lovelace Of Niagara
Falls, Frank s. Witherbee Of Port
Henry, r. w. Orr Of the Troy chamber
Of commerce, and delegation from
New York. including former Mayor
Charles A. Sehieren OF Brooklyn, H. =
Hebert, chairman OF the Canal Associa-
ton Of Greater New York, Secretary
Frank s. Gardner. John v. Barnes Of
the board Of trade and transportation,
A. II. Blackmar OF tile Produce Ex-
change. Prank Brainard, John j. d.
Tremor w. a, RI Corwyn, and William
i. Mcconnell.
Before the meeting Mr.. Clinton said
that the conference was in no sense
the result Of any reports Of efforts to
repeal the canal enlargement act or
otherwise to disregard the win Of The
people as expressed in the referen-
dunn
we simply desire to confer with the
governor as to the carrying out Of The
intent OF tie law, to recommend to him
certain persons as canal commissioners
and otherwise to assist in preparations
for the great work Of charging the
canal"
Mr.. Clinton said he fully expected in
this years legislature and later efforts
TO discount or set aside the popular
vote In favor Of canal enlargement,
but he knew any such must fail.
John I Platt Of Poughkeepsie, the
leading opponent of the canal enlarge
ment project was also on hand to at
tend the conference.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-27
TuRF TOPICS.

I'd Geers led the winning drivers at
Memphis
What good trotter Masetto. 2.0SA.
has been all the season!
a great many people cali John NJ,
200 "a 200 PAGER right now
Major q. 2.04 holds the race record
OF the season Tor pacing stations.
The woods seem full Of PAGERS that
can step half better than minute
Ida Highwood has a new race record
20 wagon Of 2;o9A She can pull one in
eos.
Professor shaler 2;24h, by Baron
more. 2.l4M, worked a mile over a half
mile track ID 2:15 recently.
Dan r., 2:019i. completed the season
in characteristic fashion by winning a
race nobody thought he had show for
Joe Mcclure, who has successfully
campaigned Winfield Stratton, 2.0TIi,
and Others 81 George IT, Estabrook's
Denver stable will also train Edwin
Gaylords horses next year
W. 81 Bryson. Xenia. de, recently lost
the brown mare Lady Macbeth. 2.24la.
by Wilmons. 2.l6gt dam Wave Nc.
Gregor, also the dam Of Wildomar. ?.
2:2d BY Earl McGregor. 2.211a Cause
OF death. broken leg.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-27

Portland. Ore, Noy n II e. Helm
of New York, leading spirit IN the Val
DIES, Copper River and Yukon railway
project and ] D. McGilIyray, a wen
known Alaskan mining engineer. have
arrived here on their way from Yaldes
TO the east The road which Mr..
Helms conpany proposes to build Will
run from yaldcs to Eagle City and viii
have a length Of 4ls miles. Il Is cap
itaIized at Si6,000,000 Il is limited
that the Burlington is backing the
scheme with a view TO making 1t i
link in the continuous railroad from
New York to Paris which IS now being
seriously considered
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-27

ST. Louis, Nov. 24A special from
Dallas, Tex says that the forest fires
in the southeastern Texas pine lands
are still burning, with no prospects Of
stopping or being controlled. In
churches at Naeogdoches, Lufkin, An
gellna, Newton and other places prayers
were offered for rain to quench the
flames, and that Is the only hope Of
stopping tile fires
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-27
THRONE LIGHTS.

King George Of Greece has been an.
pointed an honorary admiral III tie
British navy
The German empress has just passed
her forty-fifth birthday OF her It is
said, "she is at last coming into her
own in the affeetionate regard of the
people Of the German empire
The emperor Of Russia keeps d most
sumptnous table. The menu card
placed oil the imperial table at st. Pc.
tersburg is printed in red letters on e
pure ivory tablet surmounted by the
royal crest and arms
The German emperor possesses a
cane which belonged to Frederick the
Great, who always carried it on his
many battle fields Frederick died in
his armchair, having refused to take to
his bed when dying, and be held this
cane In his hand at the moment Of bis
death.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-27
REYES COMING.
Admiral Coghlan Cables Generals
Nm. 1890. r.t..s.... 49,.

Admiral Coghlan Gables Generals
Departure From Colon.
Washington, Nov. "a Rear Admiral
Cophlan, commander Of the Caribbean
squadron, cables the navy department
from Colon, under date Of Nov. n, that
General Reyes, the special commissions
err Of the Bogota government, tenders
his sincere thanks 10 President Roose.
welt and Secretary Of the Navy Moody
for his gracious treatment at Colon by
our naval force
Admiral Coghlan confirms the press
dispatches that General Reyes has de-
parted for Washington via Port Llmon.
Costa Rica, for a conference with Dr.
Amador, a member of the Panama com.
mission, and others in the United
States. Before his departure be In
formed Admiral Coghlan that the Pan
anna government had cabled DR.. Anna
dor to await his Reyes) arrival Adj
miral Coghlan further states that Cen
eral Reyes expects to make amicable
relations with the special commissions
ers from Panama now in Washington.