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MISCELLANEOUS

cotton market opened firm at an advance
of 3@s points in response to bullish Liverpool
cables and the big spot business in the Eng
lish market. There was active covering on
the advance, but there was also heavy realiz-
ing, and prices, after the first few minutes,
terday with selling encouraged by excellent
weather reports. The market at the middle
of the morning was or points net higher
and less active.
Cotton futures opened firm; July, $3.50; Au-
gust, s.62c; September, S.6sc; October, s75c;
November, 8.76c; December, 8S4c; January,
$500; March, S.94c.
At midday the market was weak at net
decline Of COS points, under general selling,
encouraged by favorable crop reports and ru-
slightly.
Spot cotton quiet; middling uplands, e.o5c;
mfdtlling gulf, 9.3Oc.
SPOT cotton closed quiet. 15 points decline;
middling uplands, Sc; middling gulf, s9.25c.
Sales none. s455.s5
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TO ELECTRIFY PART OF THE N. P.
Experiments Will Be Made in the Coast
Range Country.

According to a New York dispatch
the Northern Pacific Railway company
is contemplating the Identification of
100 miles of the west end Of its road.
Local officials say that this information
portunities for experiments in that field
are offered abundantly in the coast
range country where waterpower in
plenty will make the manufacture Of
electricity cheap and easy.
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CHICAGO GRAIN
SENTIMENT IN THE WHEAT PIT EARLY
INCLINED TO BEAR1sHNEss.


INCLINED TO BEARIsHNEss.
Chicago, June misunderstanding additional
rains over a large portion Of the wheat belt,
sentiment in the wheat pit here today was In
clined to bearishness Lower prices at Liver
h' At ss deepns to s
the price rallied to ssA @s9Ac,, but later eased
off again to SsMc. Minneapolis, Duluth and
Chicago reported receipts Of ITO cars. against
1os last week, and 1876 cars year ago
prices rose rapidly. The July delivery WAS
especially strong, advancing to 9Oc. One reason
for the sharp upturn was the high price being
paid for cash wheat ION the new. CROP, in
southwestern markets. Reports Of delay to
harvesting account of rain furnished addi-
tional reasons for active demand. Late in
taking. the market closing rather weak with
July off 7s@Ac at 88A @s9c.
Cash wheat, No. red, 1.0s; No. 8 red, 94@
eae No hard Nc hard s.@sse
Ill; No spring, 81 O2@1.07.
close--Wheat, July, ssN @ssc; September,
S43bc; December, 1915 @s4c.
Selling by several Of the bull leaders caused
opened 7sc lower at $3.50 and eased of to 64Ac.
Local receipts were al cars, with 11e Of con
Cash corn, No. 2, 5bA@5bhc; No. 3, 5bA@
55ko.
In sympathy with Wheat ao arm tone developed
IN the corn market, July advancing to 54Bc.
On the bulge number of influential longs took
profits. causing a reaction The market closed
The oats market W. was s. steady. July opened
unchanged at s1Ac and later sold at 31ss q
a1Ac; Local receipts were e5 cars:
e9ss oats No. ane s0 & No. Jay Sef Sep
TENDER, 292 @29%c; December, 3oKc; May,
NJ. ~.
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= Established 1878.
The Security
Bank Of Minnesota

Capital and Surplus ....... $1,50o,o0o
Deposits .................. $40, 0O0, 900,
We desire your business and our facilities en-
able Us to warrant satisfactory service.
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK, June 21-Cattle-
Receipts, 14.5OO including TOO Texans; market
steady; good to prime steers, $4,000; poor to
medium, $3.75@5.35; stockers and feeders, $2.75
@4.7O; cows, $2.50@46o; heifers, $250@4.75;
fed sa1,s
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; tomorrow, $4,000;
market 5@10c lower; mixed and butchers, $500
rough heavy w. s4.s5aSos; light, $s.1S@S. 80;
bulk Of sales, $5.22H @6. 321s
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000; market steady; good
to choice wethers, 4.5O@5; fair to choice mixed,
$35O@4. 40; western sheep, $4@5; native lambs,
$475@6. so; western lambs, $5@6.45.
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GRAIN TRADE GOSSIP

The Oklahoma weekly bulletin says harvesting
is progressing rapidly with poor to fair yield.
much damage by chinch bugs and black rust.
Many fields with heads not filled.
Shorts buying corn.
Valentine in pit selling little Chicago July
wheat.
Berlin 1hc higher.
Paris close: Wheat. unchanged to &c higher;
flour, unchanged to &c lower.
Liverpool close: Wheat, A@ssd lower; corn,
sd higher.
winnipeg Weather-Cloudy; cool temperature
53 above. .- ~
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PROVISIONS

CHICAGO PROVISIONS, June q -Provisions
were easier. September pork was of shade
to az @bc at $3.50 to $12:S2a. Lard was
down shade at $40. Ribs were 2h @5c
lower at S7.721a.
Close Pork. July, s12.471s; September
ber $7.4215; October, $7.471a. Ribe. July,
s7.571s; September, $7.721a; October, $7.775k@
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NEW YORK PRODUCE, June 21.-Butter,
quiet, unchanged; receipts, 1860 lbs Cheese,
firm, unchanged; receipts, 9,565 lbs Eggs,
weak, unchanged; receipts, 20,970 cases.
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THE DAYS REPORTS
CLOSING CASH PRICES

On northern lozss
white 3oMo No
northern arrive $Lh;
No corn.b1 azo Z. .
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DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT JUNE 30.
The following are the receipts and shipments
at the principal primary wheat markets:
'" -~= - ~ .& Receipts Shipments
ARIZONA COPPER

Furnished BY Crandan, Pierce & Co.-AH
stocks show better undertone and are in
tain and Chiricahua Calumet & Pittsburg is
working three shifts in each Of its shafts and
per month and expects to have its shaft In the
ore bearing zone in the fan Or early winter
company is obegin active development opera
ton on it's property in the yer ynesr future: :,
Pittsbury s. Duluth stock is due Saturday that
stock Is in good demand at these prices.
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THE FLOUR MARKET
SHIPMENTS L1GHT-PR1cEs UNcHAn

SHIPMENTS L1GHT-PR1CEs UNCHANGED
Z. AND STEADY,
Shipments fell off to under the 10000 barrel
mark and do not show any indication of in
creasing for the present The market is quiet
end steady with prices unchanged from yester-
day. - t-h - '~S'SA
Shipments. q ,245 barrels
First patents are quotable at $e.1O@62O; seq
ond d patents, $590@6; first clears, $4@41O; sec
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M 4 white oats 2 cars ............ .3oM
No q white oats. i car ................ .sOH
No 2 oats i chr black ,.......... 20
No 3 oats, car ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20
No. 3 oats, 1 car observation-disclosures. ~
No grade oats, car .................. ~
o. /
No 4 barley,t cars ................... Am
No feed harley cars ..,.... .43
No. i feed barley, / car ............ 421h
No 1 feed harley 3 cars ...... AZ
No feed harley i oar .,........., "A
No 1feed harley / car ............ .411s
No Q feed barley cars ............. .421a
No > feed harley part car 40
No 2 fecd harley part car ........... Al
NJ . feed harley 1 car ,,... .43
No grade barley. / car ............... .391a
No / faxseed car .,.,..........E1.E
No / daxseed part car ,........... Lac
Rejected faxseed | car #............. LOB
Rejected iaxseed % sacks ,,,,....... LAO
No durum wheat part car,... .S5
No grade durum wheat, part car, mixed. .55
Reelected winter wheat cars ... :95
screenings / car per ton............ 900
Screenings part car, per ton. $500. 500
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CHICAGO COARSE GRAIN AND SEEDS, June
21.-Rye,, July, Gee; September, e3he: Flax,
cash. northwest, SLAB; southwest, $1.25 limo
thy, june So; September, s. 25.; Glover, June,
$11.76@12. Barley. cash. 42@5Oc. -. -.
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NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE, June 81.
Sugar raw firm; fair refining, 3% @3Ac;
centrifugal 96 test. 4Ac; molasses sugar, 3hc;
refined, dull; crushed, 6.bbc; powdered, 5.05c;
granulated, $3.50. Coffee, steady; No. Rio,
{ 11-16c. Molasses, frm New Orleans, 29@35c.
NEW YORK OIL, June 21.-Petroleum, quiet:
refined all ports S6.S5M6. 90.
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.. ... PUTS AND CALLS:
Puts, September wheat, $50.
Calls, September wheat, S91a @S9@c.
Curb, September wheat, SSAc.
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following was the range Of prices
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

=. DULUTH GRAIN, June 21.=whsat wag:syer,s
dull and strong It opened ase off, atsSe for
price and off to 800, where it closed. There are
sales of cash wheat here for the east, but Ship
ments this week will be small. Flax was I'M
:. Close: Wheat, cash No. ! northern, $1.1dh;>
He s4e duru So to
81. 48; July, $1.4e; September $1.2sk; October,
sa;2sH 4 Oats a1"e: Rye cash. 72c septem
NEW YORK FLOUR AND GRAIN, June 21--
Esdep Whes Sales sales STEADY
about UNCHANGED. declined under lower Liver
FAIL se s OH n Tee 5b R an
ering, but again eased 9, of under beas pressure
s@s s seS &c ssRtip1 se
Corn, receipts, 1928 bu: dull and no transact
| Close Wheat, July, e4Mc; September $3.50;
December, ssc. Corn July, Coo; September.
KANSAS CITY X a GRAIN, June 21.- 5T1s
e7 80: o. sS No. 5, so@eske; No. 7s@esc
es%ser July 4y s CAS-. ssP Se n1sd f
ssAe. OATS i NJ: white, ssHe; No: mixed
ST. LOUIS GRAIN, June 21.-Close: Wheat,
lower NO. q rreu, caSl elevator, S1cs trdck,
81 new, $1.os old; July, s1A@s1%c; September,
No cash, 5sc; track SIC; July. 52sSc; 7 Pc e,
track BIZ @32c; July, Doc; September, 2S&c;
No. 2 white, 33@33Ac.
MILWAUKEE, GRAIN AND FLOUR, June 21
dull Wheat FIRM Ne nor4 4sn
ssAc asked; puts, ssc; calls, seXc asked Rye Bye
firm; No. 1, $780, Barley, steady; No. 2, sic
,, sample, l4O@50hc. Oats, firm; standard, 321sc
Corn, firm; No. 8, 55@5ec; July, 54Ac asked
! puts, 541sc; calls, $3.50 asked.
s1S1 g july s1ds eio sens June sR%oaH 5aIy
) / $1.03A; October. s3hc; cash No. northern
SLOPPY; No. 2 northern: 99Ac; No northern
5 64c; feed, Gle. Receipts, Sc cars, year ago 50.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN, June 1.-wheat, spot
nominal; futures ss closed quiet; July Is eA s.d
spot, scarce; American mixed, bs I'D; future
e closed quiet; July, As $50; September, 4s 1850
i CHICAGO COARSE GRAIN AND SEEDS, Jun
cash, sortn%ss 81 southTsst 1S5 Tine
: thy, June. So; September, 1925 Glover, june
!, $11.75@12 Barley, cash, 42@5Oc.
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN, June 21.-wheat, spot
nominal futures closed quiet; July. Is eAd;
September, Is SID: December, 6s 7Ad. Corn,
closed quiet; July, 4s SGD; September, 4s 7aad:
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WINNIPEG GRAIN, June 81 Opening, June,
$103A; October, s31ac; cash No. northern,
$1;o2A No. 2 northern; $3.50; No; northern,
64c; feed, Gle. Receipts, Sc cars year ago SO.
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Flour, dull. Wheat, firm; No. i northern,
$113@1.14; No. 2 northern, $1O6@1.11; July,
8sNc asked; puts, ssc; calls, s9%c asked. Rye,
firm; No. l, s3c. Barley, steady; No. q SIC;
sample, 4O@5O1ac. Oats, firm; standard, 3215c.
Corn, firm; No. 8, 55@58c; July, Sane asked;
puts 54hc; calls, $3.50 asked
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republican, until the party'ss convention
of 1896; then silver republican, bolt.
ing with Teller, Dubois and others, and
going with them into the democratic
party; then a senator by appointment
to fill the unexpired term of the late
Cushman K. Davis, he; finally vert tc
New York and identified, himself with
Tammany to be rewarded with a seat in
the house. +s~4's '':.$ I, -. :
Sixteen states will be represented in
the new house by exactly the. same dele
cations as represented them in the hast
congress. These are Connecticut; Kan
sas, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Ore
gon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Yer
mont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wash
ington and Wisconsin, besides those
having only one representative. The
states having solid democratic delega
7tions are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida
Georgia, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi and Texas. ~ @:. -. -,
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YOUR PIANO IS. =. /.
0PP0R / UNITY
Why Not Make It a. 'Piano" Christmas? No
Better Opportunity. Will Eyer. Be Offered.
AS the W. w: Kirnbalt Co: Is Deter
mined to- Sell tie Balance Of Tteirzzzzzz :;
Il Stock Before January 1sf:>* I'm + >>..z

Jan. LIST we will occupy our TEN
porary quarters until a building suit
able for our great piano and organ
business is completed. We do not wish
to move or@store a single piano, and
there is some question about our, tenn
porary~ quarters on Fifth street being
ready in time. :: We&do not propose to
take any chances on having any pianos
ION hand with no place to pitt them but
in a storage house. That is the reason
that I'VE are selling the bset pianos in
the world at prices and terms that you
cannot afford to overlook.
I'VE can arrange terms to suit the in
come of any man or woman who wants
a%piano. Here are some prices and
terms that will illustrate to you Just
how easy it is to get good piano:
:. New Pianos Of eastern manufacture
for $4,000, payable $500 per month.
New Organs of excellent make, for
$4,000, payable $500 per month. :,
High, grade Pianos, retailing regular
ly for $500 up, at almost half-price
Medium grade Pianos, retailing from
5000 to $3.50 at almost half-price.
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comes to Washington with reputation
for ability and integrity, and if he is
able to hold his seat in future elections
will doubtless make big record. - e..
Edwin DENLY of Detroit, who de-
feated Representative Lucking, the only
democrat in the last Michigan delega-
ton, is son of Charles DENLY, who
was minister to China in Cleveland g
first administrations and afterwards a
member of the Philippine. commission.
A brother Of Edwin is now chief clerk
of the state department.
A Secretary's Rise. :,
Senator Allison lost a good secretary
last fall when Albert F. Dawson was
elected representative from the Second
Iowa district, defeating Judge Wade,
who was the only democrat in congress
from this state. Dawson had been Sen
ator Allison's private secretary for
years, and the experience he gained
there in the management Of national
affairs will prove a good asset, when he
takes his seat. in the house, -;
The new congress brings back to the
house five veterans who have seen serv-
ice there at various times in the past.
They are General j. Warren Keifer of
Ohio, Julius Kahn Of California, sE.ssS
Blackburn of North Carolina, Charles
A. Towne Of New York, and w. H. Ora
ham Of Pennsylvania. These men were
all retired for one reason or another in
the past, but they hit the tidal wave at
the proper time last fall.
Twenty-Five years ago General Keifel
was one of the leading members of the
house, having served one term as
speaker. He is handsome old man
given to. quaint eccentricities. One OF
his pecuiarities is the habit Of wearing
evening clothes at all times of the day:
morning and noon, as well as at night.
julius Kahn used to be an actor, an6
he. is proud of the fact--so much SO that
he likes to tell his friends Of the days
when he was atstarS on the stage. The
| Californian undertookSto tell some of Ms
friends Of his; ;triumphs as thespian
one day in the cloakroom Of the house
several yearssago. Drawing himself u1
to his full height, and, throwing his
chest out, Kahn started in with Henry
| Irving accent: A. :. ., ~ -. -; :, - -
| "When j was on, the, stage Their
to attract the attention of one or tive
who were apparently not listening, hi
repeated: NsWhens: T was on the
sage" >@55t:.sa2sttIs2&%$s: &c =
"We1l who were&you driving fora'
brutally interrupted Bob Wynne, nov
consul general at London. The. laugh
that followed completely, discounted
Kahn. + Il; ) : t;@': Il 4 g. : s2ss=}.*a
Former Representative and Senate,
Towne, from Minnesota, now represent
ing the Fourteenth New York district
comes to the house preceded by big
reputation. His political career hal
been varied and spectacular First E
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Everything incur stock for the same
We have takenSSpec at this time
to have all of our used Upright Pianos
put. in perfect condition, both cases and
ACTIONS, and many, look as good as new.
They will; be sold at Eunheard.of low
prices. and at terms you make yourself
You will fndEsin...this list Of pianos
such well known makes as the KimbaIl
Hallet & Davis Steinway, Everett,
Schubert, #: M. Gable and others: r.,
A. handsome stool and scarf will be
given free. with leach piano and the in
strument, delivered in Your home, with
out charge. You ca n make your selec-
ton at once and we, will hold the in
strument for Christmas delivery. This
is an opportunity Ga lifetime for the
people who have: been hoping to have
a piano Of their own. :
w. w. KIMBALL CO.,
727 Nicollet Ave. until Jan. 1st. -.
G. Elmendorf, Manager.
Open Evenings. ,,.z....* -
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Great Damage
!: Done By Micz
''Ihe best laid schemes scfl mice and men.
Gang aft agley.N2iiio sdl .l,s:

''The best laid schemes sofl mice and men, !.
Gang aft agley.''2iiio 9dl ,it,
~ URNs was not a grocer. No ten
der spot turks in the ample
-, - bosom Of the purveyor Of com
estibles for the ssWee sleekit, humorous
GOVERN beastie;0 the mouse Of the
grocery store creates an entirely diff
ferent feeling with the proprietor an
unpoetic sentiment too..
i ssMice play the very deuce with
loose stuff said the senior partner
in large wholesale grocery business
in the city, recently. HBut that ism Il
where they hurt us most. Strange as
it may seem, it is not in the stuff they
actually destroy, but in that which
they cannot get at where the greatest
loss occurs. Look at these bottles of
essence. When they are put up they
are labeled and wrapped and placed in
the stock fixtures. When they are
taken down, it is no uncommon thing
to find one or two in each batch minus
the wrappers and labels. This means
thatsit is not worth while to send them
upstairs again to the labelling depart
ment, and they are therefore a deaf
loss. In the case Of proprietary goods
the loss is distributed over a hundred
different articles; here for instance, i:
bottle Of Peruna, there one Of a hal,
restorer, both without labels, or will
badly mutilated wrappings. I tell you
mice are nuisance and they do more
damage than rats. They are chea1
grafters; the rats will 20 for the bis
game. Rats only eat wrappings t
get at the goods inside.'' ":
"What is the average loss in a ware
house like yoursq" ~
II reckon the. bill comes to abou
$40 week against mice alone.'',
"Could you not keep number O.
cats On the premises9' s 49,. =.
+ '"Why, bless YOU. all the coats in tn,
state couldn't get at these pests. The,
are cunning and can get in crevice
and spaces between stock and fixture
that a cat couldn't get its tail in, No
sir, the proper remedy-and there is
fortune in it to the inventor-is =
vermin-proof paper, one containin,
something which mice will not touch
When the man comes along with tina
there is a big fat order for him RICH
here. ''''+' ~'''.'' ~ -'''-> >:'' - -
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CAN'T BE SURE OF HEAT.

:, 80 = FHIIaueIpn1a -PreSS. =
isn't 1T ridiculous oe the Newliweds? They
are giving a .housewarming party this evening. y
, That's all right They just started in at
Eyes, but they're housekeeping in a fiat and
they haven't known the janitor long. enough to
get into his good ,sraces." -. 49, =" -
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= a.. Cutlery That Cuts. 80
All warranted: Lowest prices. -,
Gardner Hardware Co., 304-6 Henn.2 .av.
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1t pays to be particular i'm
Teas. Utah people are par
ticuldr. They always drink
Tree Tea.
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Successful Trickery.
(PhiIadelDhia Bulletin.

An autograph collector, smiling said:
1 nave inherited from my maternal I'M
Gle his ma gnificent collection of auto
graphs. These autographs did not cost
the old gentleman cent; yet they are
worth hundreds and hundreds of dollars.
When the autograph fever seized my
uncle. he set to work in a shreWd way.
Being parsimonious he did not want TO
buy his autographs. Being clever. he per
ceiVed that simple signatures such as
YOU get if you write and ask IN auto
graDR of a person of distinction, would
have no real value
SO. do you know what he did? To
every distinguished person he applied to
he said he was a sea captain. and he
asked permission 70 name a new ship he
was building after the great man.
1t was subtle nattery. that Ell? All
my uncle's great folk were, without ex-
ceptiOn, delighted to think of n stately
there over the deep sea. Thomas Carlyle
said:
~ am pleased that you should like
my work enough TO name your ship after
me. and / hope she will come to anchor
in happier haven than II shall ever
reach
The poet Tennyson wrote my uncle a
fOuT-Dage letter. He said that in every
storm thereafter he would think of the
Alfred Tennyson, and put up prayer for
her safety.
''Thackeray was so pleased that he
sent me- uncle a comic drawing TO hans
in his cabin.
Robert Browning thanked my uncle for
the compliment of naming the new ship
after him, and hoped the r. b. would be
stancher than her namesake.
''Uncle's collection numbers nearly a
thousand autographs. and each letter is
about this imaginary new shin.
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Westminster Presbyterian ladies
VIII give a rummagS sale IN the church
parlors Saturday. Jan. IA.
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His original idea was to follow the
model of the ordinary needle and have
the eye at the heel. II never occurred to
him that II should be placed near the
point, and he might have failed altoget her
II he had not dreamed he was building a
sewing machine for a savage king i'm q
strange country. Just as in his actual
waking experience. he was rather per-
picked about the needles eye. He
Thought the king gave him tWenty-four
hours 10 complete the machine and make
il sew. If not finished in that time death
was TO be the punishment.
He worked and worked. and puzzled and
puzzled, and finally gave ii up. Then he
thought he was being taken out To be
executed. He noticed that the warriors
carried spears that were pierced near the
head. Instantly came the solution of the
difficulty, and while the inventor was
begging for time he awoke 1t was 4
clock IN the morning. He jumped out
of his bed, ran to his Workshop. and by
a needle with an eye at the point had
been rudely modelled. After that it was
easy.
This is the true story of an important
incident in the invention of the sewing
machine.