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STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, AUG. co.


Inspected NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Northern
No. 3. Il rejected, -.
Chicago Milwaukee g. st. Paul--No. north
ern, /; No 2 northern, "A; No. 3, 13: rejected,
Minneapolis & ST. Louis-No. northern, IA;
No. northern, g.; No. 8, 6; rejected, 7; no
500 Line-No. northern, 3; NO 3, 1; re-
jected, 2.
Northern Pacidc-No. 2 northern, 2: No. 8,
1; no grade, 1.
Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha
No. northern, 4; No. g. 2: rejected 5.
I Chicago Great Westernm,No::, 1 northern, g.
NJ o+ssr %; ffetectsd II no grade s. ..
rejected tnacaroni wheat 1; No. winter wheat
H. No. winter wheat, G1; rejected winter
wheat, i; No. white oats, 49, No. 3 white oats
40; No. white oats. 90; No. 3 oats, 10; nc
grade oats, II; No. rye, 8; No. 3 rye, 2;
nc grade rye. 2; No. barley, 8: No barley,
30; No barley. So; 10 grade barley, q No. /
flax.
Cars Inspected Out-No. 1 northern wheat 46;
No. 2 northern wheat. fl; No, 8 wheat II; nc
grade wheat, 10: No 2 white oats, 8; No. {
white oats, 2; No. 8 cats, 4; No. 3 barley, q
No. rye, 2; No L flax. 2.
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THIS BEATS ANN.

Henry, III, KeDuDIlcan.
Five men. A, b, C, ID and q. meet, each of
whom owed the other So. They only had 81
apiece.
"A. who was a NAPOLEON of finance after
some thought, said he could fix 1t all right so
he told each one of the four to give him his
dollar He put them in with the. one he had.
and handed the S. to B. and took his receipt
canceling the debt B paid c. and took his re-
ceipt. who then paid D, and paid e. who then
handed the IS to A. taking his receipt.
Does it not appear that each man is 81 ahead
In the game excent A. who has. not only paid
Ills So debt with ST. but has the So in cash ?
Who, if any one, is the loser in this transac-
tfon %
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LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, Aug. a1.-conn.
sonsis tor
terred 1O1; Baltimore s Ohio S9la; Canadian
Pacific (exdvidendl, 127h; Chesapeake 4 Q, Ohio 10
Milwaukee & St. Faul, 1851; De Beers, l04 Ii
Denver y Rio Grande, 26 Denver \ Rio Grande
pressrred % Erie 2s Erie first Ii, prefer 1ed
traf. ILL., sS Louisville Nashville, Is4 Ms
souri,, Kansas & Texas, 2Sas; New York Cen
trail, 1251a; Norfolk Il Western, 70A; Norfoll
4 Western preferred, 92h; Ontario & Western ter
Keading, 32M; Reading first preferred lex
dividensd), 49,; Reading second preferred, as!A
Southern Railway 29 s9sther n =, hallway pre- pre-.
chic (ex-dividend1, 1o11s; Union Pacific preferred
(ex-diyidend) 06; United States 20 Steel, lSB
United States Steel preferred, CPS; Wabash
&oH Walsh prs5erred z 49M Spanish anis tours, 81
Money, 2h@3 per cent,
The rate of discount in the open market TO-
short bills is 2 1316@2M per cent. The rate O
bills is 2k per cent.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, Aug. 31.-Wheat was steady
today, closing Nc higher September and nc
lover session. on May Business ent or active all thru
b LII Lar ard the close was Nc of Flax was I'M
ReeeiptsMwheat, - cars; Wax %; barley, 10:
rye, 1; oats, 4. Shipmentss- Wheat, 5,031 bu;
oats, ,9,314 bu barley, s,194 bu fax 116, 524
bu. Cars on track, 40.
nerhef sltN No noFhern $loA ola
Der. Si.osA May May, $l.i2M. Flax cash Sl.soN
futures $i.2e. Oats, 32Ac. Rye, 711ac.
NEW YORK FLOUR AND GRAIN Aug. 81:
Flour, receipts, 2o,3os brls; sales. 1000 brls;
barely steady With fair inquiry; Minnesota pat.
1000 bn; sales. 2oo,oo9 b4; after opening
steady VIII eat eased off under lower cables and
sympathy witR the vest and on too much rain;
GGorn, FeeeIpts 45,565 ~; ali ana featureless.
$1I1M; May, Slips Corn, September, 59Ac;
December, 57Ac.
MILWAUKEE, FLOUR AND GRAIN, Aug 81
Flour, 1oe higher: Wheat, 1c higher; No; |
H?:shef Beeen6es fid
sape s@c Zoe oa bareg se s6nda Nd
51&e bid 49, ~ . ''s9'
Corn-Puts, 51Ac; calls, 52Ac asked.
sfssdS eli Ais ans May scasS
s ~ hard, Sl@1o4; No 3; 97c@$1; No
s So Ns Gsd $S oqS r Se Saa
mixed 4a@49As; Ne; g, 4SN @4sc: Ne; ? yn;te;;
White 5s@s4e, 40 60 e9' liked 9a'5 ssi@s; NO
WINNIPEG GRAIN, Aug. 31.-The market
was very Gull, interest being shown. Open
Ing SeptemS,r. 81 49, October. $1o3A Decem-
SaSs 70 NOR tHer11.
Gle. Puts, $1.O1B: calls, S1.O4A Receipts,
II cars: year ago, none.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN, Aug. 31.-Close: Wheat
sii2@h ~: ~ P s si1o5i; NV: 81 12%
essn DC; track. 52@52Mc; becem rIeS. is% J:
M sI 49, oats higher; No cash a2e track
S3c; May, 351ac.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Aug. 31-closing
Wheat, spot; nominal; futures steady; septem
ber Is d ileg IS Sd Corn
September, Is I'D: December. is ' s%d quiet
CHICAGO COARSE GRAIN AND SEED, Aug
3.-Rye, September. Il c December, 72he
Flax, cash northwestern. SIPS; southwestern
$lls; August St an and September Sis Timothy
gust. $3.50. Barley. cash. 37dt SEC
CHICAGO PRODUCE, Aug. s1.-Butter, firm
creamcries, 14G19c diaries, 121aM16c. Eggs
steady at mark, cases included. 14h @16Ic
Cheese steady; daisies; s1a M9c; twins. S@sAc;
turkeys, 12c; chickens lie; springs 14c Po
ta tat steady; early ohios, Minnesota 42@44c
| Veal, easy, sc to 6o-lb weights. 6M6hc; IS to
15-lb weights, care; 50 to l25-lb weights. exc
! 7hc. -
NEW YORK PRODUCE, Aug s1-Butter, firm
and unchanged. Receipts, 11.467 lbs. Cheese
: and unchanged: racaintS II 766 -
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PROVISIONS

CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Aug Blower
prices for hogs and prospects of more serious
strike conditions caused weakness in provisions
October pork opened 21lac higher at s11.45 bur
dse al to 81 80; Lard was off 21scto sc at
Iork, September. S1o.37h; October, $11.121a@
Is; January. $1242h Lard September,
S ass oe Ct 81; lanuasy Ribs Sep
NEW YORK PROVISIONS, Aug. s1.-Beef,
steady. Pork, steady. Lard, firm; prime west
ern steam. S7.35
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NAMES RING.

iN Illustrated Bits.
mas
How did she get 1T 2''
Hung up her stocking.
Jack of course? But how did Jack get 1t ~
Hung up his watch.
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BOSTON MINING STOCKS, Aug. s1.-uosing
fN@ e5iaS1s Aoea l
Arnold, 2oGg25; Atlanta, Ian GLIB; Bingham,
tennial, 2s8s @2sla: Copper Range Consolidated,
.56a4 157; Daily West, 1871 @13M; Dominion
ceal 50 bid; Elm River "a Qs Franklin,
gan, 5h ga; Mohawk, 45@451a; Old Colony q
@l; Old Dominion, 15A 0g15R; Osceoia, u 90
Sly; Rhode Island, y al; Santa Ee, 14g1B:
Tamarack, 1os@11o: Trinity, 7h@7A; United dte
Utah. 42@4SA; Victoria 3A @13%; Winona.
1OM @1OA; Wolverine, so@s2 Wyandot. 70
Ql1UU.
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THE SUPREME TEST.
think that

Mrs. Gramercy-What makes you think that
your husband is such a brave man?
Mrs. Park-Whenever there is anything wrong
with the dinner, instead of putting the blame
me, he talks to the cook.
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THE DAYS REPORTS
CLOSING CASH PRICES

nevis
slO5A; 4
1 flax, $1.24 No. white
No No
BARLEY bile
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eminent bonds irregular. Railroad bonds irreg.
ular.
Close: Money on call easy at N al. per cent;
CLOSING bid Is. offered at per cent. Time loans
easy and dull; 60 days, per cent; 80 days, 21hi
SIX ncnths, Sh.
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The action of corn was the main influence at
fecting the oats market, prices holding steady at
about yesterdays closing figures. December
opened unchanged to 1sc higher. at 32hc to
33c. and eased off to 32Ac Local receipts We're
200 cars.
Cash oats, No. gle; No. ). s0!ac.
Close: Oats September, 31Ac; December,
sake; May, 1855 @S5%c.
The following was the range of prices:
Whent-Sept. Dec May.
highest si.07 100 . '0e's 1.iilS
Lowest. 1.05A 1.07A 1.O9h
Close
Today Logs LOSS 11oh@ .1O%
Yes. 1.O5% LOTS LOS @1 .1UA
Yr Ago .s1$ .S2B@ .S3 .S4s4@ .847s
Opening. ....,.. SLY 1917 @4sss
Highest. -. SAN @53A 81 80
Lowest. -. 524 5iIa 49as
Close
H H:ss :&s 81 ~ - s.ss
Oats
Opening. 49,. 31A@31% 32B@33 35ss S59s
Highest. 80. 31B 1914 QD333s 35A
Lowest. 31%s 32A @32B 35A
Close
T Teaqsrd,v ss1N sssA sg y @ g s,:s
Year ago 35i? 26&s @s6M 3s$4 :93s3s
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CHICAGO LIVE sTocK. Aug. 21-Cattle-

CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Aug. 31.-Cattle--
Receipts, $4,000, including 1900 Texans and
1000 westerns; market unevenly lower good to
prime ,nd poeE e edigm
al heifsrs, $1.75@4 so; Gamers, s1.35@2 .25:
bulls $264; calves, $35oG6.25; Texas fed
s'f mogskeeepas
to 1oc lower; mixed and butchers, s5.1o@5.6 go;
good to choice heavy. $5.3o@5:6o; rough heavy
M5.50.
lower; good to choice wethers, $3.50@4; fair to
choice mixed $3@l3:40; western shee $2.75@
1926; native lambs, $4g5.75; western limbs, 81
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PUTS AND CALLS,

$3.50 a'clock report:
: yPuts-December wheat. $1.0Sk.
Ca11s-December wheat, 81 .12A.
:. Curb-December wheat, 81 .1OB.
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THE FLOUR MARKET

BETTER GENERAL DEMAND-LoCAL BUSI-
NESS FAIR.
All outside reports were of a turn for the
better in general business. Local millers could
confirm the improvement only in part. and said
that while business better than last week.
1t still far from satisfactory. Prices are
steady quoted
Shipments, So 255 barrels.
First patents are quoted at S610m6.20; second
patents $5.95@6O5; first clears, 81. 5O@4. go;
second clears, Sc. So
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MISCELLANEOUS
NEW YORK co,

NEW YORK COTTON. Aug 31--The cotton
market opened active and excited at decline of
Sole points. There was heavy selling thru
houses with southern connections and smaller
longs appeared to be taking profits after the adj
vance of yesterday: owing to the rather disap
pointing response Of Liverpool. With the weather
generally favorable, according to the morning
map, the market Immediately following the
call broke to net loss about points,
on the active months. 1t was estimated that
some three or four houses with southern and
Wall street connections sold at least 100000
bales on this break, the cotton being taken by
scattering interests. Toward the end Of the
first hour part Of the loss had been recovered and
the market-was fairy steady around the opening
figures with trading less active.
Cotton futures opened weak; August, offered
at 11.50c: September, 11.10c: October. 1095c
Noge ven 70. Soc DECEMBER. 1870; January
10.12e.
Cotton, spot closed quiet is points lower
middling uplands. 11.5oc; middling gulf. n.7sc.
Sales, 4.30), bales.
AT, midday the marker was less active but
steady, net 10@7S points lower.
Spot cotton quiet; nliddling uplands, 11.55c;
middling gulf. 11soc.
Cotton futures closed steady: September
1850: October. 1106sc; December. 10.72c; jan
nary. 10. re. February. 10.74c; March, 10.6oc;
April. 1o.S2c: May. IL. Soc
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SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK, Aug. s1.-Receipts


Hogs-10c lower. Sales 5s, 100 lbs, 5000;
e., 26s lbs, S5.7o; 60, 2l5 lbs, $500.
Cattle-Weak stockers strong Sales: II
81; IA beeves, 1926 lbs 81 s5; S cows and heif-
ers, $50 lbs, 1920; Ia cows and heifers, 900
lbs, $3.50; is cows and heifers 1,020 lbs, So;
II stockers, 7S0 lbs, $3.50; 81 stockers, $50 lbs.
$2.15; 2s stockers, 1,o4o lbs, $3.50; yearlings.
400 lbs, 1925; s warnings $40 lbs, $3.50; 10
yearliDgs 40 lbs, So.
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NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE, Aug. al
Sugar. raw. firm; fair refining. S 11-16c: CEN
trtfnsaL se test II 1noIasses sugar 91s1se;
refined. firm; crushed, $500; powdered, 5.5slc;
granulated $0.2Oc Coffee, steady; MOI Rto
s&c. Molasses, steady; New Orleans, 31@37c.
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| Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows:
Chicago Great Western. 2; Chicago, Milwaukee
st: Paul. s.; Minneapolis & st. Louis, IL; Chi
cago, st. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha, g.; Great
Northern 10; 500 Line, s. Northern Pacific, s.;
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Washington, Aug. 31.-Todays statement of the
treasury balances in the general fund.- exclusive
of the $50, 600 gold reserve in the division
of redemption. shows: Available cash balances,
s146 692 Ill; gold, $40, 533,5 5I. silver $50.
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NEW YORK METAL, Aug. Stopper and
lead, quiet and unchanged
"sUPLICED HIPOCRITES'

PEORIA WHISKY, Aug. 31.-Whisky on the
nT
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GENERAL PRODUCE

Official quotations of the Minneapolis
Produce Lxcnange corrected up to IL M,
Wednesday, Aug. Shutter, hrm. Eggs,
steady. Poultry, firm. Veal, hrm.
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK, Aug. 81 Cattle
Receipts, 1000, including 500 southerns; mar
ket 5@1Oc lower; tive steers, $3.75@590; ma
tive cows and heifers, $1.5O@4.50; calves, S2.25
@5z5.
Hcgs-Receipts, 1000; market 5@1Oc lower;
bulk of sales, $5.3o@5.4o; pigs and lights, $5@
5.45.
sheep-Receipts, 1000; market steady; NUT
tons, $325@4; lambs, 81 50@5.S0.
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CHICAGO COARSE GRAIN AND SEED, Aug
s5l-Rye September. Il &c; December, 72hc
$1.1S; August and September. Sis. Timothy
September, $2.95; October $235. Glover, Au
gust, $3.50. Barley cash. 370i Sc
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to Toe lower and heavy packers steady with
yesterday. Receipts liberal compared with re-
cent snail ruls Quality average better than
yesterday. Prices range $3.50 to $5.45: bulk,
$500 to $3.50; good to choice light and medium
light mixed and good heavy from 5.15 to $3.50;
common N heavy and common mixed from s. so to
Ho gs 1e6 lbs, $545; So 2e2 lbs oo $3.50;
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ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK Aug. 31.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, $780, including 1,S00 Texans; market
steady; beef steers, $41o@5.75; cows and heif-
Hogs--Receipts, 1,5oo; market 5@1oc higher
pigs and lights, $59555; butchers and best
heavy $5.40@3.65.
sheep-Recepts, $500; market steady; ma
tives, $3.25@3.S5; lambs, $4@5.50.
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SOUTH OMAHA LIVE STOCK, Aug. s1.-cat
tle-Receipts. $500; market steady; native
steers, $375@5.s0; cows and hefers $2.5o@
$50; calves. $2.T5@475.
Hogs-Receipts. 5000; market slow, 10c low
er; light $5.20@540; pigs, $4.5o@5; bulk Of
Sales $5.1O@5.25.
sheep-.-Receipts: Z, 500; market steady to 81
lower; sheep, $2.25@365; lambs, 81. 75@535.
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Aug 31-Closing
Wheat, spot; nominal; futures: steady; septem
HeG IS 81 Td fut Corn
September, As I'D: December, As 6%d
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ART,
life

ART.
Life
The man Of affairs having come to the age
when by all the of polite usage, he
should make an art collection. he had recourse
to connoisseurs.
Gentlemen said he to these. 81 give you
cart blonsh. but shall watch you Il find
doesn't bore me, 1 shall drop you and get somes
body else"
ceiving that they had an extraordinary mind
to deal with.
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A NARROW ESCAPE.
Chicago Little Chronicle.
One day the father of family was reminding
their engagement, when Of his little boys
said: '.If papa hadn't asked mama, we wouldn't
have had her.
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.Ex-diyidend.
MONEY REPORTS

Total sales. 536, 900 shares
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M ond xoRK 9hobUGE Aug slButteE firm
easy and nnchanged receipts 5,612. Eggs firm
and unchanged; receipts. II, 766.
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Totals. ], 195 It.
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ST. LOUIS GRAIN, Aug. 31-Close: Wheat,
higher; No 2 red cash elevator. s1:i1A: track.
~ l2m1 b l2 * D as1 Ya s11oM Nay. $1l2A
sash. &c; track. 52@o2Nc; oDecember, isN, !;
May, 4Sc oats. higher; No. cash, SIC; track,
33R 033Ac: No. 2 white 35@35hc; Dece:npe.
SIC: May 351hc - - - -
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EFFECTIVE DAMPENER.
Town Topics
Bunting-Haye you heard how they put out the
fire at the Stock Exchange the other day.
Larkin-No; how did they put it out
Bunting-Three few pailfuls Of United States
Steel stock on 1t.
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Rat Cunning.

The rat has often demonstrated his
Intelligence Perhaps the best known
instance is that of the rats which. rob
bling poultry yard. could conceive of
no better way of carrying off the eggs
than by getting one of their number
to lie on his back and clasp the eggs
on his stomach. Then several rats
pulled their recumbeut brothers tail,
while others pushed his shoulders
Thus egg after egg WINS safely hidden
In their burrOw.
rat has been known TO cross
swollen torrent in Scotland seated on
n swans back, Other rats have made
friends with dogs and fed from the
same platter When the dogs were
absent they would never feed. know
ing that the presence Of their canine
friends meant safety.
Although when driven desperate
with hunger they will dcHour one AN
other, III times of plenty their alfec-
ton IS almost human.
a Sussex clergyman has told how he
saw n number of rats migrating from
one district 20 another. ana in the mid
die of the company was an old blind
rat with II twig in his mouth, by which
he was being safely led by a younger
rodent.
Instances Of rats leading blind com
rades by the ears to feeding places and
placing food close To their nuzZl"s
have been observed more than once.
This is more than many human beings
will do for their weaker brethren
London Express
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Concerning the fundamental nature
of electricity itself there Is still no
certainty. but there are several by
pothcscs. says Electrical World. There
are several theories for explaining both
electricity and magnetism In terms of
the ether. None of these theories seems
capable of being submitted to expert
mental demonstration. 1t Is certain.
4evcr. that. since the interconncction
between electricity and magnetism Is
known, n demonstration of the nature
Of the one must, by corollary, include
disclosure Of the nature Of the other
Moreover. 1t would not seem likely
that the complete unravclinG of the
nature of electricity would necessarily
include II revelation of the nature of
both matter aud Of gravltntlon.
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His store was besieGed The school
Fairgrounds were deserted Troops of
madly excited boys and girls hung
frantic gucsscs ut the delighted grocer,
Ting ling Ting-a- Hing Nainly.
across the way the jantor swung his
bell high above his head, then down to
his weak old knees, aud the brass gave
out It's utmost.
mo, no, no; every guess must be
written, and | will take none Till 3
O'Clock this afternoon" cried Darby,
dlsmisslDg the disappointed mob.
But one boy regardless of the JAM.
tors pcrcmptory mandate, remained
glued 10 Darby's window, mumbling
TO himself, bis chubby fists clutched
tightly at the crimson sill rs he dump
ed his toughcned knees against the
freshly painted panel II was Stunpy
Dent, and he was thinking yea. he
was reasoning. Where had he seen
bottle just like that one with the peasf
Ma had one just the same down IN the
cellar, Sure!
Suddenly. when the white aproned
assistant peeped out Of the door
Stumpy melted. Hockey Fine he
knew what hockey meant, and ma
mustn't see him get the bottle nav,
nor the peas And she didn't.
At o'clock that same afternoon ia
Dent came unexpectedly upon his on
spring. Pa seldom disturbed the stable
loft till the evening, when he brought
the horses In, and therefore had Stun
ny chosen 1t as fitting place for his
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New y.nr's In Tibet.

Feb ~ is New Years day in Tibet.
and for the succeeding three weeks
Lassa IL the scene Of strange proceed
inGs. Its government passes from the
lama to monk of the Debang monas-
terry, who buys the right of rule by nuc-
ton. He Is called the talno and. re-
celyine the homage of all, exercises his
authority by imposing heavy zines for
his own profit. Ills men visit every
house In sassa to collect heavy taxes
and fines, so that all the poorer people
leave the city ut the New Year. From
the country round priests dock in for
numerous religious ceremonies, which
eliminate In the selection Of II human
scapegoat for the sins Of Lassa. The
face Of the victim Is painted half black
and half white. and after he has been
beaten by the populace as symbol
of the transferenee TO him of the sins
Of the people he is booted and mobbed
out OF Lassa, whittier he may not re-
turn for a year,
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4 IerIrhtfmI AccI,lcnI.

A lahorcr WIS on his way 10 his
work one morning ms n through train
was about To pass n little station
whore Il crowd had assembled for the
way train. due In few moments
\ child who had strnyed to the edge
Of the platform seemed about to lose
her balance in her effort To get good
view Of the oncoming engine
Quick ms II fash the workman jump
ed forward. tossed the child back 10 u
place of safety and was himself gra2cd
by the cylinder, which rolled him over
on the platform pretty roughly,
Several people FASTENED to his as-
sIstancc. but he rose unInIurod, nj
though With face expressive Of grave
concern.
"Gonfound It. Just my luck hc cx-
claimed. drawing colorcd handkrr-
chief, evidently containing luncheon.
from his pocket and examining it rue
fully.
"What Is itf' inquired the onlookcrs.
"Why, the salt and peppers all over
the rhubarb pie aud the eggs well, /
kept telling her something would hap
pen IL she didn't boil 'em hnrder"'
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GIuttonous EnRIislimen,

Bluffkns wandered in nj the club
the other night and drew his chair
close to the fire.
81 wouldn't be an Englishman for
anything! he CALCULATED. "fhey have
the most glnttonous appetitcs on rec
ord"
you cawn't prove that. bah Jove"
said Mr. Algernon Hawkins who lived
on chops aud swore by his majesty.
Il can" replied Blunkins, with un-
rufiied composurc, and here h the
proof. | was riding home in an elec-
tric last night Two Englishmcn sat
next to me. I ave just bought a
stove said one so ave L. said the
other But mine Is the best on earth.
1t cooks my breakfast in 'alf an hour,
said the first 'Iove,' said the second,
that isn't anything. can eat my
stove In five minutes.
And even Mr. Algernon Hawkins ne
knowlcdged that the Engllshman did
have a pretty solid appetite.