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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-29
ExPoRTs TODAY.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

Ne0r-E orE. July IS, 1904.
~o--FE-Th. coffee market ruled very active.
- re business consisted q switching. but aside
rhfs talT trads. and several
arc blocks changed hands, including let Of 10 600
1905, which sod a. ,-1or Total sales
for TIE day reported as $4,000 bags. The mar
Ist o9ered steady decline 81 points on August
which came some liquidation by scattering longs
10 we're evidently DESTROYS OF avoiding Inued iste de-
lverjes while the other months were unchanged 70
s rontS higher Notwithstanding rather lower Euro
mean cables and continued f- primary receipts me
probably sue to lul.lsE Brazilian crop
estimate credited E-a6o Chavls CO. placing the
current Santos crop f15e.000 bags and the present
RIO crop 100000 bags total Brazilian crop
81 100000 hays against The crop Just marketed Of
10 100000 bags This estimate sufficient 70 sus-
fair The market during tie early trading, but later
Egrope turned seller apparently. and there was also
from trade interests wita the resuil
rbrt the market essed or. closing steady az net
decline II points. Wall Street WAS credited with
hlrv-ng much OF the coffee Offering and there also
seemed 10 &c something Of a scattering demand
throuEh commission houses. generally attracted pre-
sunably By light crop estimate. also by reports
81 better spot business in the way OF ahoats ana
reports that packing interests we're 4arEe
brvers IN Brazilian markets on The previous DAY
Tsv-e regaue6 her early loss during the session ana
clos about unchanged. While Hamburg Vas ah-
changed 10 = pig lower RIO declined % res nrt
santos was unchanged Brazilian receipts SO laT Tor
tie season have been $4,000 bags behind last year
The spot market is quiet but steady on the basis OF
&c for Rio No T. 49,. -.
6aE a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-29
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKET.

Liverpool July .-CIosing-wFEAT--spo nominal;
futures steady, July SeptembeT 81 sad Deem
Der IS SD CoFN-spot quiet. American mixed.
a. 4isf. American mixed, old Sad. quiet;
July nominal; september. AZ as.d- PEAs-Canadlan
5s FLDUR-St. Louis fancy winter, dun.
Sc "a HOPS London (Facihc COAST. trm E6df6 l5s.
BEEF dull: India mess. 5Ss Cd PORK steady;
prime mess Western, sTs Cd HAMS-ShurI cut. Ia
i6 10 strong. ass BACON strong. Cumberland %
10 10 50. short rib 10 "a 70. AS; long clear
r1ddIes light IS 70 "a ~ ass long clear nlddes heavy.
short clear rs to 20 H. ass; clear
bellies IA to 10 ~ As Cd. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. II
n. strong. AS Cd. LARD steady: prime Western
in terces American refined in pals. SOS But
TER-Good United States quiet Cos CHEESE. steady;
white. as: do colored. 39s. TALLOW-
Prime city Arm. lis Sd TURPENTINEy spirits. quiet.
ais Cd ROSIN-Cummo1. steady. Is lid PETRCN-
iEJNI-Rehned quiet. 6isd IINSEED OH. frnl Iss ID
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-29

siderable liquidation in the local pit under which
prices nad a severe Decline closing zaTsc he
preEloEs hlgit fsuls mace strong efforts hold
market making further rust reports from the
Nc-thHess. ouL found the market responsive
i has been WREN war news hand 10 back up
donlestlc condtiots The market practically 2
lower than the previous night -ron, bis
there was raLT on covering bu stpsyt which
seemed 70 indlcats that TIE market
si .anang All thar bears had say
ga ing tne situation abroad. however
tiTta pus commenced unloading again September
Duke sLont ha1 cent % - cents from wh.ch there
vas 2 mai rally 70 J3hs occurred In
the Paris market, Liverpool Vas = "a Iov-e-
con declined = to I'd end BDGa Pesth points
lower Argentine shipments bv Broom
crop conditions IN northern france
" tae otter hand Official German reports
NleAt cohclston as 80. against 80 year Ad-
vices FROM KANSAS we're effect de
Tnan1 for aour had improved
ieW GAYS some liberal sales having
exporters in composition with from the domestic
oss.1es itt o'4ble weather map, Price
+eIll SaI1 max tle week had been
t2E spring waeot No : red close was quoted
% VI L o D. ahoat No l Northern Duluth. 81 o. d,
.. o southwest receipts ag
Iasl year Inc July was exception to the gene-sl
LLS n eiiS IiAatAel during
y, ne 80 lsht on further O. shorts
80 Aiia tie near approach OF
OF the nfonth COFN-TTa6e the local marker
EthT que al cay and the West appeared to be Equally
ueVS4d OF interesting feature. Prices tended dovnva-d
In sympathy with wae2t, and 81 me cIoe1 bera $500
- 10 &C net decline In addition to tie foreir1 nss
Sd the decline IN wheat selling motives Included salts
ne bea-fs & fairy large movement
tale DeL-ls tFe current review Exporters adj
Eantase OF the break 10 buy loads in this MARKS
40 corn closed Doc elevator and 54I-c q h s1nsf-
No white % S9c and No = yellow aSIsc 2 h sso~4
oATS-Ihere only small trade In oats a. t5o W..
ana prices ruled lower. closing rather weak as Sf5
cash oats here mixed Is 81 pounds penr oots5 .I
LEY-MerAct nominal. ' DAY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-29

oon Exchange Special Liverpool C-bies--Spot cotton
nce:ste speculation
re 500 American 5000: receipts 1000. al American
saelng upland e4-d Futures opened quiet but steady
points lower Closed very steady net lgz points hger
and point higher positions July.
osd. Juy-August 6sif: Augusi-september. 56sd; Sep
5sEd: 500 Noveun
herLecenber 27d, Decernhe-- 2sc January
February March 2ad March April a4d
flour AND AEkIS-Thers Is practically nothing IN
he although local light
continue pursue the hanc-torsos5th policy and await
ceveornlents. What little business done to-day
ronsstes winter rlragft- winter pat
.nts ErrsnE patents s. 20ss 90 sraighs 81
css 70; patents 81 s5Gs TO- spring clears 81 70
80 No winter. So so9s3 -; extra No winter
x sder3 so RYE FTSOUR-Ft-ru. Quoted. Fair good
sflf1 -. fancy. 81 25fSs 60 CoRNsIEAI--
Duh Quntee Kiln dried 90 fOGS3 10 brand. BAG
Quoted: yellow 35dSi
.oaFs@, 81 osaSi - FEED-Firrn. Quoted: Western
sbns SIS ~ slndnT3 Enltdiing. SCI -; -four TO- s24
- Cog. So - prompt shpnae-t; CITY bran $40 5f2
III and uiddlin9. So RED dog 50 20. houiny
" ~ az 10; bulk so - sacks. oil neal. s23 80
skAIs-wHEAT-a change for the better European
scs natter reflected IN higher consois yesterday
NC general decline II EuTop markets. aroused
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-29
LIVESTOCK MARKET.

,.ew-York July -. 1904,
BEI.Y LsRec eipts none; feeling aomlnally stead:
Dressed beef steady selling the range or SQllc
per 10 FOR common 70 choice native sides Latest cables
from London and Liverpool quoted live cattle and sheep
steady; refrigerator beef selling 11AGl114c ~.
No exports reported for to-day or tomorrow
CABVES-Eeceipts 316 head. all TO be sold The
market was steady for all kinds, and the pens were
cleared Common fair Vess sold S5HS per 100 N;
buternks ~ SO 7oS3 75. city dressed yeals steady at
ICJI31zc 10 country dressed unchanged at TAILOR
Sales-robin * Shannon: . veas 1i5 10 averase at
So rs.
H. IL Hollis: v-aI= n Sc So lar huttsrInilAs.
III n, ri IS ~.
SHEEP AND IAANBS-Receipts were eoh cars. or
4Sos head nciUdins liza cars for ths market making.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-29
SOUTHERN COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool July IS. ?. m.-CoTToN-spot in moderate
demand. prices points lower; American miidng
fair 2si: good mitdliny; 6l4d; mddllng 604d; low
r1id,llinr good ordinary, S66d. ordinary. Dad
Tn sales or the Gay 5000 bales. 81 which 800
were Tor speculation ard export, and included 400
American Receipts 600 bales including 1sO0 Amsri
can Flturca opened quiet and closed steady; Aeri
car nciddIna; g July 3 SD; July and August 5sld;
August September: 56sd; September and October
Tecen,ber ed: December January. 2+t January
and February SGD. February and March 523t; March
n-aA r,rNE
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VISIBLE supply
same time 1908

rrT7,D>-- DAYS cotton market more ac-l'@
re4e1v displayed considerable "---
Teared trat shorts becoming rather nervous II 49,
- ne sr-zC!resg o market curing the ast u.ltL
~ exseierr crop accounts while To-Day aa'oes ~
rhe So1f7 con Aimed adnliEture n bLllsa items -
ro--g from Arkansas decidedly ess tavofaSie 49,
.eKelgpuneur thu stalE 20
- From Texas increasing or-r-a-llis q '
reeTfl are coming H. and from The AisslssiIW 80.
sa-- roU9s are mat much rE-1 Is talng AdAtH
IS whole j. hardly appears thai tiele ..aA - 80
sa+erforattll the average Tor cotaa H
CO. So ns = s,owing continued Improvement. nut te
favorable tI-ey sIs
60 ago snd there 70 - more or lsas @p.;r
te-eor become less 20 1uTlfs re .l-s
rorrF wen the weather is Usually very Trying Ot-7-
-.l,--f-4lsE bea-tsE Trade conditions are
sfoSirg no Improvement and SPOT demand -ee-s 4, =
AIM ~ while corrlGued reI-'th s.. 80
lie rrcv'u.ity Of kew crop supplies but i-as a. as
rate TIRE more h1l.isn phases OF the si-@'-u -.
a6varr- cay al the session Inc osel-.ls va
ra,i--s .-e-r- unelaL-beo OF ''.L
positions le-rzr than Que or the cao-s w. - 80
hoar - local opening enough oei"s
months drg at f-s quiet bur The bull operators
iw,eGla-eIr began working prices LP"ato' 80 - -
sgranoes business improved. NeW-jTieana Us n ~
I-veroool after local opening also H-ea Up =
rshy shorts here began covering a-l $50 -,
sise bpring tbat came ga active blcd4nL ~
local bcis = fierce Up the price n LIS "ts Et-Ss
c0-tlrued tfeir upward Eutil ~ re
they ehoves rrt gains Of about @l9" points CT &c
new eror lnorhs nearer positions GU aa 80
uat-is,r fotIavrv ire advance Later room fealIlis
tases he market Of somewhat hut the close vas has
WIN Jur ~ points lower. August points anu tle
months lU1.lJ points net f'gI-rs
estimated Al a.HUr0 hales. Galveston laa nesa =
nsg grCu cotton today ana Houston g. ftlNats 49,
rsel "a al b.es OF new crop - tO-raorrows receipts
The g., contract prices N the 'oca4 -i@ ' " 49,
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COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.

NeN-1OTE
pEANs AND plastic nanret is ruling fairly steady
for Domestic white but volume of business Is s
gohhofs tass only such lots as are needed
Dor rEnsdiate use and exporters are Showing no n
kf4-ev tsv OF tho cte sales nave
been AZ s. 81 sS; California lima Gle; Foreign 9as
supplies not large, and the
f ~ T,,-ooeau advtces makes rather confident
holding Very Ittie demand FOR Scotch peas al the no
rrrn r,ofe. PEANS marrow. choice, per bush
81 Ssas2 90; 20 medium 81 10: do pea. 81 go; DO req
kalney s. aTs: DO white kidEey 81 spsse 9o do
black turtle op 81 sOGs2 Go yellow eye. s. SSS- CO.
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Proposals.
nEpARrMENT on THE INTERIOR. oE,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, OF
~ nee OF Indian Affairs. Washington. d. C. July IS.
I9o4-Notice hereby that bids purchase
OF Unbiased segregated coal and asphalt lands
coal ard asphalt
by the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs his Office,
WaEh!nst0r. : follows: The purchase o.
tracta McAlestcr District / a
p Al Eastern Monday OcCobsr 1864.
N SttgeT District (No. -
eastern Mondav December s. 1894.
the H0vve-POteau District tNo. - o'cock p NJ.
eastern timel. Monday. February g. 1906
McCUrtaIn- Massey District tNo ~ clock p NJ.
eastern time, Monday April 1906: trscts
LeiGh- Ardnore District tNo- 81 at NJ Cast
timel Monday, June ,. 1898. and u
Nc. 8 unbiased segregated asphalt
O'clock p NJ eastern timer Monday. August IeGi
descriptive OF the lands
copies OF regulations OF governing
OF the u1lesed segregated
segregated coal be
obtained application this ONCE U.
Agent, JLiou Agency. Muskogse. Indian Territory
Bids prescribed form. which will ss found
IN tho regulations certified check draft for
per amount OF the Dad accompany
bid. The lands will ba sold Tor cash. successful bid
Gers viii be required deposit with the OF
Ipcan Affairs the fl amount OF their bids
acceptance Of th= "A bsdd
comply with within tine speci-
fed the check deposited by him COOL
faith VIII forfeited the and
Chicha2aw Nations The rish 10 all bids is
reserved Deeds OF conveyance Will contain CLAUSE
"supJect, however. existing rights OF rail-
roads" a. c. ToNNER. Acting Comnl.ssione- Depart
ment of the Interior Washington D. C.. July &C. 1904
Approved THos- RYAN. Acting Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-29
Yestsr-

Tie local market for spot closed quiet ana
unchanged On ~ bass ~ 1910 nicdliag upisna
sni l0s5 Tor uiddag Gulf Saes, 80 bales 10 spinner
Southern rror rnarss were teleErphed as foloFss "a
weston steady higher j LEE Savannah; 49,
easy unchsrgrS -uz.c Charleston and WilfEinsieA
nominal NrrT7k steadv unchanged iOsc: sales 10
bales Baltimore nominal. unchanged lIZoc AuSPs-a
Quiet. sales. q bales - LOUIS nun
nal unchanged loasc. sales s6 bales Monte So-et
eanFed lolc NeOrieaus quiet 1sc higher. al lose:
sales. 81
Hesrts al tho ports and interior points to-day con-
Pared VIII the sane cay last week and last wear;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-29

Washington July -. i9o4-SeaIed proposals w!li bs
office until II o'clock NJ August - 1904
constructing portion the Disposal system,
3 New Jersey Avenue Trunk sewer. in thA
District Of Columbia Specifications OF
proposal may be obtained at this office The right Is
served reject and ali bids o HENRY
r. E. MCFARLAND. HENRY L. WEST. JOHN BID
DIE Commissioners. .. .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-29
-ontract prices IN the local market to-

-offee ~abler-Fio--l-oTee market hrrnt - .,
5000. exSanFe led receipts 5000 bags; shipments
s-- r--E-zG safes bags. shipments Tor Europe,
40 h. stock 4So. bags santosCofLes marker
g. 800 average Santos, $500, receipts. S-yyy osss
.-o~l So 600 hays. Ea-l0urg-Conee opened = 70
higher: 81 $50 ? was net uncnaneec . - Pc
saIas % 600 bags Eav-e-COaes MARKET tone
80 quoted unchanged 10 = franc lower az i -,
80 months unchanged. fair declined : franc' at
= - rrchan~ed a. 5-o0 ? = unchanged 10 = franz
AS 00p bags
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-29
NAVAL STORES.

The rket for spirits turpentine was cuiet with
tone about steady and macilinenade barrels quoted
~ SIC. although possibly few lots be pick
for n little less. Rosin dull. weak and hover
Common and good strained quoted 81 62I.. Tar
was inactive and nominal We quote:
SPIRITS TURpENTINE-OtI and machine bbs
Goa a $40
TATl-P!ae and oil bbls. nominal
HOSIN-Common to good strained. 81 G2Ia z. 81 g5;
F. 50; ., s. 05; r. So 10; l. 50 400 So As; X.
SO 90 M, 81 log 81 Is; W g. 81 $50 81 Q w 50 %
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-29

ssrea 4-orn Rio July =. steamer EoocWooe SOU
bags; cleared from Bahia. July - steamer C@nNs'
The Statistical position Brazilian coffee is as fol-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-29


755 SIS ss % 1855. go a. n. -. ~la55. 30
('325 Congressional Limited D g 70 .45 - S. rs
D. m. f..l0 night sunday, So. -9e5. s1055
I2a5 SIS Congressional LimiteCiD. - 70.
SOUTHERN RAILTvAY.-S.-5. 4-25 p 1910 a.
ATLAN-1c COAST I1NE-9e5 Z. n and s25 2. N.
sEABoARD AIR LINE.-l2@ p. m and 12-lo a m
NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILwAY.-s25 p. m
CHESAPEAKE s. OHIO RAILwAY.-T.55 week
FOR OLD PoiNT CONFoRT and NORgoLK-T.S5 a. n.
weekdays S. % p. m daily
ATLANTIC CITY--3.55 a ard 2.55 p m vesk-dzys
sundays @7-5J "a. IN.
CAPE aAT-i2.55 ?. N. weekdays.
LONG BRANCH. ASBURY PARK tInterlaSsn SunSaysi-
and Point Pleasant. T.4O SIS II = 1255 sat
onlyj Us ass 32S : Is (except Long Brsnchl. ass
AMI 655 p. IN. weekdays. Sundays. S IS S@S a m
anu 80 p m From Dez6rosses and CSrtsnaS sS-es's
FOR PHILADELPHIA.
6o5 - .I55. .. 500 ss % 'f95o. s9 - 'ri9s5
100 llSS $50. '12 So. slJJ. 40. 80. 'S25
an %. Az. IS Grass Phi adelphis cEly
800 d5o I95. SD s25 $50 for North adslpnia
L. 10 night weekdays Sundays. 90. -155
So 20 Is. 't9.55 40 IS .i055 H. s2 20
10 $50 sos. s423 t-tt55 for North Phtisdelpnia
Philadelphia only , m. - 10 night
'Dining Car. fElxtra-fara
Ticket offices. Nos 461. 2Si Broadway; 49,
Eifh Avenue below I'D ST.; 263 Fifth Avenue tcorner
B-oolyn. Court Street $50 Fulton Street. $50 Broad
way, and Pennsylvania Annex Station The New York
transfer Company will call for and check baggage from
hotels and residences through to destination.
Service
W v. ATrERBURY J. r WOOD.
General Manager Passr Traffic Manager
GEO. ". BOYD.
General Passenger Agent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-29
Steamboats,.

GATSNllL EVENING Lime.
For CatsNiI CatsSiu Mountain Points Hudson and
The Berkshres; CoNsacke and way handbags steamer
KAATERSKILL or ONIEORA- week-days 8 2. N
from Christophsr ST. +. NJ. from Wesc 129th 81.
Extra boat tONTEORAl. Saturdays. 1850. from
Chrisophe- St from West 129th So for Catskill.
hudson by and Maldes
Special for Cairo. PaleuvHe. Otis summit.
HaInes Corners and TanaersvIe-
Dining Rooms Main Deck
Illustrated Folder mailed free
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-29
THE STATE OF TRADE.

! Northern 81 o.. CORN stronger. Ne. yellow soc;
No = corn $3.50. OATS dull; No. . white 45c: No 2
mixed. BARLEY nominal. RYE-SO. in store
re Canal freignts steady Wheat. 22c; corn 2I.o
New York.
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STOCK ON HAND.

ltostn. hhis ISL Is
Spirits rurpsntne. bbs. 1S2
Tar $500
Savannah. July 2s.-TURPENTINE hrul. 53s4 9: re-
ceipts. 1.5c2 bbs; sales. 254 exports. 95f. ROSIN
firm. receipts e53 bbIs: 5.05l; exports 2e26
Quoted !. y. G.. So 27iA: D 81 81 y; +. 81 jTis. T.
90 S: II. g g.; I. 81 05; s. so; NJ Sc T.
y w -. 81 Is. 81 521e
Charleston; July 2S-TURPE%TINE firm; SAKE; no
sales ROSIS firm; Eaes a, j. G. - li5a. II.
So 22is Z. 27Is; 81 321=; G.. s. 49, RI. So %
I 81 So X s. 20, H. IS 52is y. 50 c. =. " g. 81 o. :.
wilmington July cS.-sPIRITS TURPENTINE
STEADY 53c. receipts 226 bbls ROSTN steady. Sc 20
receipts, bbls. TAR firm 81 50; receipts Is bbs
CRUDE TURPESTINE firm, s. %. s. 40 and 81 re-
cepts I40 bbs.
London July 2S.-TURPENTINE. spirits. sos iosad
ROSIN--Amertcan strained. SIS Cd fine lis 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-29

PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD

STATIONS FOOT OF WEST TWENTY-THIRD STREET
DESBROSSES AND CORTLASDL STREETS
xSThs leaving time from DeS5russes and CortlAnde
Streets minutes later than given
Twenty-thIrd Street Station
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-05-07
fro BE Continued
The British Guinea,

1t is among the things generally
known that the guinea obtained it's
name from the gold from which it was
made having been brought from the
Guinea coast by the African company
of traders. The first notice of this
gold was in 1919, during the common
wealth of England, when on the 14th of
April of that year the parliament re-
ferred to the council of state a paper
presented to the house concerning the
coinage Of gold brought in a ship lately
come from ''Guiny" for the better ad-
vancing Of trade. But it was in the
reign of Charles II. that the name was
first given to this COIN 1t is among
things not generally known that when
the guinea was originally coined the
intention was to make it current as a
twenty shilling piece. but from an err
ror. or rather series of errors. in cal,
culating the exact proportions of the
value of gold and silver it never cir,
culated for that value. Sir Isaac New
ton in his time fixed the true value Of,
the guinea in relation to silver at EOS.
3d., and by his advice the crown pro-
claimed that for the future it should
be current at 21 shillings.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-05-07

"1ndeedw laughed, sounding my
whistle. Then, soberly enough, for I
was more than little struck by the
oddly of his behavior and thought
him as well worth investigation as the
house in which he showed such an in
terest: "You shouldn't let that count.
Come and see what's up in the house
you are so ready to call yours"
But he only drew farther into the
shade.
Il have no business over there" he
objected. Veronica and l have never
been on good terms. I was not even
invited to her wedding, though I live
within stones throw of the door.
No; have done my duty in calling at
tention to that light, and whether it's
the bullseye Of a burglar perhaps
you don't know that there are rare
treasures on the bookshelves Of the
great library-or whether it is the fan
tastic illumination which frightens
fool folks and some fool dogs, I'm done
with it and done with you. too, for to-
night"
AS he said this he mounted to his
door and disappeared under the vines,
hanging like shroud over the front
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-05-07
The dead bride

was to emphasize rather than detract
from the extreme desolation of the
great room. The settle was fixture,
as l afterward found, and was almost
the only article of furniture to be seen
on the wide expanse of uncarpeted
floor. There was table or two in hid
ing somewhere amid the shadows at
the other end from where I stood. and
possibly some kind of stool or settee.
but the general impression made upon
me was that of completely disman-
tied place given over to moth and rust.
The elegance of the heavily succeed
ceiling, admitted to be one of the finest
specimens of it's kind in Washington,
as we'll as the richness Of the carvings
ornamenting the mantel Of italian
marble rising above the accursed
hearthstone. only served to make more
evident the extreme neglect into which
the rest Of the room had sunk. Being
anything but anxious to subject myself
further to it's unhappy influence and
quite convinced that the place was in
deed as empty as it looked, turned to
leave when MY eyes fell upon some
thing so unexpected and so extraordi-
nary, seen as lit was under the infu-
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r udge

! stantly the old gentleman turned and,
with a gesture as fierce as it was in
stinctive, shouted out; --"saaassaE- ~-~
'Be still there! If you haven't the
courage to face blowing shutter, keep
your Jaws shut and don't let every
fellow who happens along know what
a fool you are. I declare" he maun-
dered on, half to himself and half to
me, ''that dog Is getting old. He can't
be trusted any more He forsakes his
master just when"- The rest was
lost in his throat, which ratified with
something more than impatient anger.
Meanwhile I had been attentively
scrutinizing the house thus pointedly
brought to my notice. 1 had seen it
many times before, but, as it happen
ed, had never stopped to look at it
when the huge trees surrounding it
were shrouded in darkness. The black
hollow of it's disused portal looked out
from shadows which acquired some Of
their somberness from the tragic mem
Dries connected with it's empty void.
Its aspect was scarcely reassuring.
Not that superstition lent it's terrors
to the lonely scene, but that through
the blank panes Of window, alternately
appearing and disappearing from view
as the shutter pointed out by Uncle
David blew to and fro in the wind, I
saw or was persuaded that I saw a
beam Of light which argued an un-
known presence within walls which
had so lately been declared unfit for
any mans habitation.
"You are right now remarked to
the uneasy figure at my side. "Some
one is providing through the house yon-
der. Can it possibly be Mrs. Jeffrey
or her husband?"
cat night and with no gas in the
house? Hardly
The words were natural. but the
voice was not. Neither was his man
ner quite suited to the occasion. Civ
ing him another sly glance and mark
ing how uneasily he edged away from
me in the darkness, / cried cut more
cheerily than he possibly expected
81 will summon another officer, and
we three will just slip across and in
vestigate."
mot I!' was his violent rejoinder as
he swung open a gate concealed in the
vines behind him. '"The Jeffreys would
resent my intrusion if they ever hap
pened to hear Of it."