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you I entered into the spirit Of the
game. and that consider myself very
fortunate In being the legal husband
of 80 charming a girl"
The Spanish senor has some dificul-
ty In finding his voice. and It is In a
hoarse whisper he cries:
'But-my letters! You had them.
You are surely playing Yankee Joke
on me-"
"A pretty serious one ! am afraid.
then. As to the letters. my Chinese
servant picked them up when Spencer
had been trotted OF to the hospital.
When you asked for letters l remem.
bered them. and they seemed to MI
the bill admirably"
'Then-it is all-true?"
Absolutely. senor."
you are not Howard Spencer?"
Most certainly not. That gentle-
man does not bear very enviable
reputation around the Cripple Creek
mining country. and l should serious
iy object TO being compelled to stand
for him."
"You are not my correspondent. yet
you know about the game! Carrnmba!
You even tell me there Is no neces-
sity Of hurryins to Chancery lane. be-
cause you have already seen the law
years and II Is all right. What is all
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West Virginia.. sioo.., r,...

The laEscs; tree In West Virginia.
the bis elm on the Hood farm near
shinns;on. Is 10 be cut down imme.
dias-iy because Il stands In the riEht
of way of the fairmont and clarks-
taTs traction eompaay's proposed car
iin-.
This old tree was made famous by
rosci. The Daughter Of the Elm
one of the principal characters Of the
book having lived almost in Its
shadow
The elm Ia eleven feet across and
will br used for cross ties for tho
faiiWsy.-cineiHaati Enquirer.
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CHAPTER VI.
The Room That Faced Edinburgh

The Room That Faced Edinburgh
Castle.
Jack amuses himself the following
day knocking about tho city. taking a
tram ride down to Lee md watching
the fishermen there Tn Sewhaven
come In with their cate. D.
Then he spends some TIL Es< The
Castle-a most fascinating sp, III. y
temporary sojourners In EdinL 'H/ =
observes the Highlanders 30 :hro.. >
their drili. and. like all Yankees. men
tally compares them with the boys in
blue at home.
Jack dimes at the hotel and then
promenades Princes street. observing
the throns. until 4, Ia near the ap-
pointed hour. when he retires to his
room. and prepares for the reception
Of his expected guest. having given
orders that the Spaniard be shown up
when he arrives.
He anticipates lively scene when
the disclosure IL made. and feels that
his future course must be In great
measure governed by circumstances.
Four by the clock. the bells are jurt
ringing the hour. when he hears
voices. and then comes rap on the
door.
Come In" sings out Jack in his
genial way. So tho door swings open
to give admitianeo To the usbana don.
Hc Is just ms striking in his appear
ancc NJ on the preceding night. and
wears the same dark velvet jacket.
People turn To cape after him in the
street. especially when large cream
colorcd sombr-ro rests jauntily on
his head and every on. must have
gucsscd he Is some distinguished ar
list. which attention plcascs III"
worthy scnor exceedingly.
Holding his wonderful headEcar In
one hand. he advances quickly. his
face ~rcathcd in smiles. and Jack Ian
suidiy rises 10 meet him.
So they cross palms for the last
time: I, IL only question of minutes
now Gre these tao will be siaTinE at
each other across the table. deadly
enemies.
-And how does our happy bride.
groom and himself today Come. do
III. tc,,ers sail. or. after all. are you
thinking only Of the rich results TO
come from the cn,nrpfiss7- asks Rob
iaao. with glance at the d-can'cF
Jack has had brought into the room.
Help yourself. my dear sir-shcEry.
ros,. and genuine Scotch mountain
tcv. IA for myself. TIN feeling fairly
bright. and I reckon. as wc Yankees
say. equal to the occasion. Don't de-
pfivc yourself. scnor: have another"
"caFramba. that is nectar sit for the
gods. We shall no; want for II after
,his-ch. Senior jsekT-'-smackias his
lips. after having half omp,icd one of
the dccan,ers.
"You have come then. to-day for
what specific puFposcT-
ITO arrange for the transfer accord
inE TO our agreement. OF course your
FIRST move will he TO go 10 London and
prove your idcntity as Jack TrasCrs t"
the legal gentlemen having the estate
In charge. You will want the cTi'
dcncu Of your marriage with the party
named in the will. Here are the ncccs.
sary proofs. including the regular Ger
titicate of marriage"
"Ah. thanks. They will come in
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Absurd ome;s, eiunaer.

When the British admiralty built
the new and splendid naval barracks
at Chatham they fitted up one of the
largest rooms in Huc style for courts.
martial and had "Court-Mar,iai- in.
scribcd on big brass plate on the
door. when 1t vas about TO be used
for the first time the discovery was
made that the regulations require all
naval courts.martial 10 be held on the
water.
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Consider Fa, Beautiful.

According to Won Humboldt the ma.
tives. of Guiana express their appre.
citation for a woman by saying that
she is fat and has a narrow head. A
traveller who spent much time with
the kirghiz Of Asia says they esti.
mate female beauty by the amount OF
fat: a man. when speaking of the
beauty Of his wife. never forsets TO
mention her weight.
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The Quest.

The Quest.
Love new past with hidden face
Could help but give him chaser
Down the valley. up the hill.
Day and night. seek him stiii.
In what covert he doth hide.
! would know II harm betids
One that to his word replies.
One day that dares To meet his eyes.
! have heard-how true Il he.
Booth they will not tell to me
Love hath JOY TO last for aye.
Dreams and songs to give away.
What to me II summers here-
TIL md him all Is drear-
Down the valley. up the hill.
Day and night. seek him still
Charlotte Beecher In the Sunday Maxa-
zine.
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cour. to Decide k,o,,y Point.

The Maine courts will shortly de-
eide whether a will which vas duly
signed and witnessed. but from
which the signature was afterward
cut of is still will within the mean.
ing of the Law. Such was the condi.
.ion of the will Of Miss Ellen Greene
when IL was offered for probate in
York county and its admission was at
once contested by interested parties.
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kep, Her oirlhood Figure.

Mrs. Charles Walker. who enter.
tanned the class of so. Biddeford. Me.
high school, at the recent reunion.
wore the same dress which she wore
at graduation twenty-five years ago.
and did not have TO lei out single
seam.
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Advance quickly.

handy. I am sure. You make one mis-.
take. however, senof."
"voya hombrc, what may that be2"
asks the artist, in the act of lighting
a weed.
About my visit TO the solicitors
there Is no need OF my fastening to
see them. since have already been in
Chancery lane"
The Spanish artist looks anxious.
"You were boider than I thought
possible. Tell me. how did you sue
ceed?" he demands. pulling vigorous
~.
THE result was all that could he
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Grain.

Wheat. choice milling. per 100 lbs.
$3.50. Rye. Colorado. bulk. prr 100
lbs. soc. Oats. bulk. Nebraska. new.
white. si.io: mixed. si.o5: in sack. Col
3rado white. si.ss. Corn. In buiS.
.i.0o. Corn chop. sacked. si.os. Bran.
Colorado, per 100 lbs. si.05.
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Hay.

Upland. per ton. sii.oodis.oc: sec.
ond bottom. sS.50ds.oc: timothy.
$1,000: timothy and clover. fil.0o:
alfalfa. prime. $3.50: straw. $500:
South Park wire grass. $1,000 q 1850.
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Live Poultry.
Eggs.

Eggs. fresh. loss OF ........5.T0G6.00
Eggs, fresh, case count .... .5.001510
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ELMVILLE.
May l, 1905.

May /, 1905.
John Covan,. of Sinking Spring,
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
cousin, Homer Hammond.
Alvls Countryman and wife took
dinner with o. 8. Countryman and
wife Sunday.
A number Of young folks here at
tended the surprise given at Louden
Friday evening In honor Of Frank
6nider.
W. A. Gall and family, Jack aetty
and wife and Roy O. Gall spent Easter
with Chas. Hammond and wife, at
Dallas.
Margaret and Ruth Patton spent
Thursday afternoon at the home Of @.
O. Kessler.
Geo. Frost and wife will start for
California, May 10, where they ex.
pect to make their future home.
Margaret Patton was the guest Of
Mrs, Henry Rhoads Saturday and
Sunday.
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FLOUR MAKING DECREASES.
Falling Oh In Output Of st. Louis
Mills In 1904 Compared with
the Year Before.

st. Louis.-The -four output Of st.
Louis mills for 1904 was less by 10000
barrels than that Of 1903. The de-
crease Is in line with the record of the
past ten years. Twenty-Five years ago
st. Louis was at high tide as a milling
center. The trade is still In -four
ishing condition, but Minneapolis has
since come to the front and assumed
the leadership.
The total output for the past year
was 1,102,980 barrels. In 1908, LIP .3l6
barrels of -four were made here. The
showing is from nine mills, the largest
OF which made 3o3,315 barrels in 1904
On the other hand, outside mills
owned by st. Louis capital made sub
stantial gain In their output for 1904
The following Is the record. all mills
included being owned by members Of
the merchants exchange: Kansas City,
Mo-, 549, 900; Alton, ILL.,, 404, ,43S; Dallas.
Tex, 220,734; Mount Carmel, ILL.,, no.
1877: Palmyra. Mo-, 42.30o; Mount
Olive, ILL.,. $4,000; Edwardsville. ILL.,.
113,250; Clinton, Mo-. 100000; Spring
field, Mo-, 211.2O2; Nashville. ILL.,, $780,
900; Washington, Mo-, 7,13O. Total
barrels, 1904. 2,212,7Sl; total barrels.
1903, 2,O63, 1863; increase. 1892.
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NECKLACE OF BEETLES.
Philadelphia Society Woman Mourns
Loss of Curious and Costly
Ornament.

Philadelphia.--Mrs. Craig Heberton.
prominent in society circles Of this city.
is anxiously awaiting the news of val
liable necklace of Egyptian beetles.
which she lost few days ago. Special
value is attached to the necklace by Mrs
Heberton owing to the fact that every
one OF the beetles in the string was gath
cred by Mrs. Heberton while visiting
Egypt.
Even without this personal considera-
tion, however, the jewel is of great value
and interest. The scarabeus, to which
family these Egyptian beetles belong.
was in past ages an object of great ven-
grafton with the Phoenicians and other
cultured races Of that period. Itwas also
worn much as an ornament
Often they were worn as an amulet
and were reputed to possess the power to
prevent the wearer from catching GER
tain diseases or meeting with injury
while engaged In. battle. Sometimes
they were worn In signet rings.
Mrs. Heberton's necklace was very
beautiful, the beetles being strung on 1,
gold chain.
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FERTILITY AND FRUIT.
Principle Which the Horticulturist
Should Ever Keep Be-
fore Him.

At a meeting of horticulturists, Prof
John Craig. OF Cornell university
said.
Every modern system of cultivat-
ing fruits recognizes as a first prin-
ciple the right of the fruit tree to be
considered a specific and sufficient
crop under the soil, or at least to be
regarded as crop quite as exhaust
ing in character as any grown by the
farmer. Unless the fruit grower real
ICES and puts into practice the essen
tial part of this principle he will fail
as a cultivator of fruits. Experiments
in orcharding conducted some years
ago at the Cornell Experiment station
proved conclusively that it cost the
soil more to produce 20 average crops
Of apples than 20 average crops of
wheat. In other words, more fertility
was extracted from the land in grow
ing an acre of bearing apples for 20
years than in growing 20 consecutive
crops of wheat. AS rule, the farmer
recognizes the food needs of the wheat
plant, but too often does he look upon
the apple or fruit tree as asmere ten
ant of the soil. and one which is not
to be regarded as specific crop. Hav-
ing recognized the principle. the par
ticular method of orcharding must be
worked out by the fruit grower him
self. This method will depend upon
soil conditions and climate. Never
theless, 1t Is safe to say that in eight
cases out Of ten that method which
employs clean tillage for at least part
Of the season will be most successful.
1t is also safe to say that all secon-
dary crops in orchards are injurious.
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Fancy vests. WADE TURNER
PRICETOWN.
May /, 1905

Mdy 4, loVo.
Blaine Pulliam and wife attended
church at Nevin Sunday and took
dinner with John Bennington and
wife.
James Donohoo's new house is near
ing completion.
]. B. Faris spent one day last week
with VIM. Pringle and family near
Hollowtown.
Misses Clara and Lavina Gossett
spent Saturday night with NJ. r. Pul.
liam and family at Danville.
Miss Lily Smith has returned home
after a week. visit with Thomp. Dun.
canson and family.
Clayton Pulliam, of Illinois, is Wis.
iting his sister, Mrs. Maggie Nc
Laughlin.
NJ. ]. Pulliam, Sr., is still seriously
i'll.
Ira Gossett and family entertained
the following at dinner Sunday: w.
J. Cochran and wife, Howard Coch
ran and wife, David Pulliam and
wife, Jesse Cochran, Lille Smith,
Elma Cochran and Gladys Cochran.
Albert Landess and family visited
friends near Buford Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Galley and son, Mack,
of Hillsboro, accompanied by Perry
Shockey, of Indiana, were visiting
friends in this community Sunday.
The Sunday School is progressing
nicely under the management of
Supt. ]. S. Faris. In the contest be.
tween the married and single people
the latter we're to have 300 points
ahead of the married to be even. But
the superintendent thought it little
too hard for them to come up to that,
so he changed it to 200 points.
Mrs. Mollie White and Miss Lillian
Webster, of Georgetown, we're called
here bv the illness of M. ]. Pulliam.
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BELL.
May l, 1905

way 1, l0OO.
James vanpelt recently moved from
Youngstown, Adams county here.
Roy Gustin closed a very successful
term of school at Persimmon Ridg e
last Friday.
Henry Webster is preparing to move
to Allensburg.
Will Guthrie, of Dayton, Is with
his father, who has been quite poorly
the past few weeks.
The I. o. o. +. of Hollowtown was
well represented at the anniversary
celebration.
Inis and James Barnes, of Fairview,
Adams county, spent Sunday with
John Gustin.
John E. storer:'died on April 20,
from a stroke of paralysis.
Will Nolan and family visited
friends at Marshall last week.
Mrs. Ida Mcclure and daughter,
Nose Calvert, wife and son and Mrs.
DR.. Beam, of Hillsboro, Dave Satter-
field and wife, of North Liberty, at.
tended the funeral of Will Haigh's
daughter Sunday morning.
The I. o. o. F. anniversary drew
quite crowd here Sunday. Half a
dozen lodges were represented In the
parade. The sermon was delivered
bv Rev. Foust, of Pricetown, assisted
by Rev. Trumbo, of Mt. Oreb, Rev.
Lippert and Rev. Smith of this place
Little Mary Lucille Haigh, the seven
months old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Haigh, died April 20. Short
funeral services we're held at the
house Sunday by Rev. Smith. As Mrs.
Haigh is quite poorly the bereaved
family have the sympathy In their
sad hour of affiiction and bereave.
ment.
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SICILY.


Farmers here are very much re-
iarded with their work on account OF
the recent heavy rains.
Jas. Cutby is having the foundation
laid for his new house.
Sidney Robbins and wife attended
the funeral of the latter's father, Jas
Hughes, at Mt. Grab Sunday.
Mrs. B. F. Odell called on friends al
Oakland Saturday.
Jas. Robbins lost a valua BILE COW last
week.
Mrs Belle Pedd.cord and daughter
were shopping In Sardinia Friday.
O. F. Huggins and wife, of Hillsboro
visited r. o. Huggins Thursday.
Scarlet fever is repor' ed In the
ncighborh0od.
Alex. Hughes was In this vicinity
Saturday looking for a house to rent
r. o. Huggins, Rufus Donley and
Bert Bell attended /. o. o. F. lodge al
Sardinia Saturday night.
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Window Shades at Stabler's.
WINKLE.


d. T. Pulliam and family spent last
week with n. N. Pulliam.
Ed. Burns and wife spent Sunday
with Clyde Burns.
L. ]. Sonner was business caller
at Sardinia Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Galley we're the
guests of friends at Mowrystown Sun
day.
G. G. Pulliam and wife we're guests
of Solomon Walker at Frog Town
Sunday.
Frank Huggins and family and Robt.
Pence and wife took dinner with w.
L. Huggins Sunday.
Wheat and oats are looking fine In
this section.
Farmers are getting ready to plant
corn.
VIM. Boyd returned home from Fin.
castle Saturday.
Mrs. Ira Stoop 10 sick.
Bert Walker Is doing some carpen.
ter work at Pricetown for Mr.. Young.
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RAINSBORO.
NAV 1, 1905

Clem. Wise and wife spent Thurs-
day with friends at New Petersburg.
Pm. Roads is at home after a
three months trip through the west.
John Hulitt, of Hillsboro, was the
guest of friends in this vicinity last
week from Monday until Thursday.
Harvey Mccoy took advantage OF
the excursion on the Detroit Southern
to visit Spring field last week.
Mrs. Auckerman returned Wednes-
day from an extended visit with her
children.
Harry Mercer accompanied Supt
j. L. Strange to Greenfield on Thurs
day evening where he was the latter's
guest until Friday.
Mr.. Bennington has moved from the
farm of Mrs. Emily Shipton.
Isma Roads and daughter, Elsie,
we're in Hillsboro last Thursday.
The Ladies' Aid Society are ar
ranging for an entertainment In X.
P. Hall on the night of May 13. Ad-
mission 10 and Is cents.
Mrs. Ella Foraker and Miss Flossie
Ogle visited Springfield friends one
day last week.
Mr.. Blackstone, general agent for
the Good Roads Machine Co., was the
guest of j. G. Redkey on Wednesday,
Edward Redkey, of Leesburg, was
the guest of friends here last Friday.
Granville Umensetter, of st. Louis,
was circulating among friends here
the latter part of the week after an
absence of thirty years.
VIM. Kearns and family, of Green.
field, spent Sunday with friends here
Emil Epperson, of Washington G.
H., is the guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. NJ. Epperson.
S. NJ. Strain and wife were Sunday
visitors at the home of Nicholas Upp.
c. A. Beaver and family were the
guests of friends here Saturday and
Sunday.
While helping to blast rock on the
Cave hill last Friday, Scott Huff was
struck by a rock with such force as
to break his left arm. DR.. Mercer
rendered the necessary medical aid
and the injured man is doing nicely
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FARM BUTTERMAKINo.
How the Product May Excel the Ar.
ticle Turned Out by the Aver
age Creamery.

With full knowledge Of the science
OF modern buttermaking, and a rea-
sonabIe experience, says one daily
writer, any painstaking dairyman can
produce a better article than Is pos
sible for the average creamery. Dairy
butter should bring better price than
creamery prints.
The dairyman can control the con-
dition surrounding his cows, keeping
them clean and healthy, adopting such
methods as will insure perfect and pure
milk and cream from the time 1t leaves
the stable until packed In the tub.
The creamery man can only control
the milk after 1t reaches the factory.
He knows little of the conditions of
the stables and cows from which the
milk Is produced that comes to him.
One or two filthy and careless dairymen
will contaminate and taint the whole
supply. The impure bacteria in such
milk multiplies itself several times ev-
cry hour, increasing in geometrical
progression.
The farm dairyman. says New York
Farmer, who avoids these evils will.
a. soon az the improved qualities of
his products become known, have no
trouble in selling at price correspond
ing with the quality. The writer has
for years been receiving for his butter
several cents per pound more than is
paid for creamery products I'm the same
markets. There are no conditions in
his dairy except those added by him
self. better than those found on the
average farm.
With n product equal or superior to
that produced by the creamery, there
is more profit in making the butter on
the farm than in having 1t done at
the factory. A considerable ration of
the farmers of the United States are
finding out this fact and are conduct
ing themselves accordingly. They util-
iZe the skim milk, which can be done
better when the butter is made on the
farm than when the milk is drawn to
factory.
The future Of farm dairying Is in the
hands of the farmer. In the aggregate
the prospects are most fiattering, and
there is little doubt but that in the
near future Prime Dairy" will be the
highest price quoted in the markets
II will be the fault of the individual
dairyman If his product does not come
within the general quotation.
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REAL HERO ON STAGE
NAN WHO CUT SPANISH CABLE
SINGING IN CHORUS.
Has Received Medal from Congress
for Distinguished Services and
Bravery-0oes Under As
sumed Name.

Boston.-In the chorus Of q musical
comedy playing here Is genuine hero
of the Spanish-American war. He is
known to his associates as John w. Hol-
lister. although that but hides his real
name, Slater.
| Slater is the man who severed the
Spanish-C Cuban cable, an act which made
the destruction Of Admiral Cervera's 3
fleet possible. He is a Chicagoan, and
was member of the Illinois naval re-
serve militia. Slater was one of 100
men selected from the Illinois contin-
gent. He was first assigned to duty on
the torpedo boat Ericsson, from which
he was transferred to the Wompatuck.
an auxiliary gunboat, and the former
| liner Atlas. 1t was during Slater's serv-
ice on this boat that the Rough Riders.
under Colonel Roosevelt, landed on
Cuban soil under fire of the enemy.
The Wompatuck was under the COM
mand of Capt. Junglan, one of the sur
vivors of the Maine. The Wompatuck
was detailed to hunt for and destroy the
Spanish cables. After severing short
West Indian liLe, hunt was made for
the transatlantic cable. The operations
were conducted off Manzanillo, the land
ing place of the cable service. The work
was done from an ordinary rowboat, and
Slater was among the few volunteers
who offered their services for the haz-
ardous work.
These men, all expert swimmers, had
10 dive in 20 feet Of water, equipped only
with an iron hook, such as hammocks
are hung on, to which were attached
ropes. After half dozen attempts,
Slater was fortunate to find and grap-
pie the cable with his hook 1t was
raised and conveyed on board, where
Slater severed 1t with an ak.
The detached end was towed three
miles out to sea, where 1t was dropped
overheard after bearings were taken for
eighty feet was cut from the cable, and
cut into small pieces as souvenirs for
the crew.
After this work was done the Wompa-
tuck proceeded under orders TO join the
main fleet at Santiago, under Admiral
Sampson. After the capture and destruc-
tion of Admiral Cervera's fleet, Slater
was among those who were detailed to
guard the wreck Of the viscaya. He
served with honor during the entire
campaign, and after peace was de-
clared received his honorable discharge
on his return to New York. His bravery
and services were reported to the Sec
retary Of the navy and congress voted
him medal for his services. which, how
ever, he did not receive until last April