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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-27
GENERAL PRODUCE
Official quotations of the Minneapoli
TToduce Exchange, corrected up to II m.

--
BUTTER-Receipts yesterday. 1891 pounds.
17hc;. creameries, seconds, ice; dairies, ex.
tras, tic; dairies frsts 16c; dairies, seconds
1 nsci,n ladies' les hrss 1ec ladies' seconds s14c
EGGS Receipts yesterday, Se7 cases. Cur.
rent receipts, No. 1, case count, case, %. 90;
IL ties candled, case, $275; checks, candled, case,
s2 Si;rrsn ,..
twins or dats, choice, &c; twins or flats, fair to
good, 7@Sc; Young Americas, fancy in quality
aha regular iaa In style 12e Young americas
s sg1ycs+ BRICK No 5c limburgeT No. lie:
SWISS f NO: = gnIaost, no: 912@4J
io@iie:i aney o'0ek lz'se' SWISS eno''s Dio'A'
bunehss sm 6seb bsnchss Rsdum
G GRA ,I,t IFRUIT--California 3d., =, ~ 3,
,o, Oiled pEAs.Yelow, fancy, bu $l,4o vel
me aNTnNS $1.4o; marrowfat, g. q. porn,nd.s
In s. sacks iISs; 100 lbs, $1.55.
P1NEAPeEhse aad 49, g. crate ssas.so
quart a1, case so zta'a1' ease Szs =
| BERRlES--Red raspberries, "a pints, $l25;
black p raspberries q pints, SLIP blueDerr,ss:
blackberres g 1S a run s2sb. ~ qu''
CALF oRNIA FRUITS box, frees,
pEACHEs- Southern four basket crate. 9oc.
BEANsMouotations include sacks: Fancy
navy, blu. So: choice navy 81. 65@1 rs; medium
navy, s125; medium navy, mixed and dirty.
65@l75c; brown. fancy. Sc; brown fair to good,
81 ,50@1 ~. w. w.
LIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ROSTERS, &c; hens,
broilers ~ IL his each H. i4c: broilers un
der Lii WEIGHT not wanted: old ROSTERS, &c;
ducks. Old 7e: ducks. younr' 71a@sc: geese, s
Gil pInr rSTSsys, lac. u nna Or o,a doz 75c.
P!GEoNS-Iane Ive' young OF oiu oo1, 10 81
dead, 6O@10c squads, nesters fancy seiec c,,a
live or dead. s15o@l.75; small poor ana 1nih'
an 1p aMGvs ,oa,.o.r.n s,voots 81. late
Valenclas, $4,000. -.
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Detroit Free Press. $50
~ He--1 m awfully sorry tovbe late to my en-
gagement, but the horse baked and couldn't
get here 9...%
she-Why didn' t you hitch the horse to an au-
tomobhe and push him along 2?
He--I did. L hitched him to the auto first,
and he refused to pull it; that's why he baked.
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u. s. TREASURY sTArEMENr,

Washington. July 27-Today's statement of
the treasury balanced in the general fund. ex-
elusive of the $3.50. 200, 600 gold reserve shows:
Available cash balance, s125.152. s4s; gold coin
O56, 310.
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ARIZONA GOLFER,
=, sl -. I.l.I1 ntn,.n q

Furnished by Crandall. Pierce & Co-The mar
ket was quiet, with only Calumet & Arizona
and Pittsburg & Duluth showing any signs of
activity. The latter at $3.50 bid found little
offered. Junction has been offered more freely
today. DEM Arizona is 50 bid, but little or
no stock is coming out. The supply of stocks
floating on the market is small, and increase
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Sheerness, England, tho an important
naval station and town Of more than
$1,000 inhabitants, does not possess a
single telephone.
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DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT JULY 2e. ~,
The following are the receipts and shipments
at the principal primary wheat markets:
REcEIPTs AND SHIPMENTS JULY ~.

: RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS JULY IT.
:. Received-Wheat 161 cars la, 29O bu corn.
4. $50 bu; oats $3.50 b: barley, ID 76o blu; rye,
hay. 100 tons; car1ots 237.
I Shipped-Wheat, 100 cars: 100. 100 Y; corn. $40
bu: oats 1874, $40 bu; barley, 1870 bu: rye
1920 bu: flax 1880 bu flour, 1923 hrls: mill
stufs s2S tons: lnseed oil, s240 900 lbs oil CAKE
. 40 90 Ing. carlotS 1896, Ss II ---.-
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HOGS HOLD STEADY
WITH YESTERDAY
RECEIPTS STILL LIGHT AND DE-
MAND STRONG.

Cattle Receipts Moderate and Some
Steers Moving Off at Fair Prices
Cow Stuff steady-Butcher and
Bologna Bulls Steady and Veal
Calves Also Holding Up-sheep and
Lamb Prices Without Important
Change.
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NEW YORK OIL, July 27.-Petroleum quiet
refined all ports. $6.S5@6.9O.

MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota
Transfer, st. Paul, July 27.-Barrett & Zim-
norman report that the demand for heavy
drafter and railroad horses showed rapid in
crease. Large logging and lumber concerns
left orders for several carloads of horses, to
weigh from 1900 to 1900 pounds. Values to-
day; Drafters, extra, $165 to $215 drafters,
choice, $3.50 to $165; drafters, common to good,
$115 to $3.50; farm mares, extra, $135 to $165;
farm mares, choice. S115 to $135; farm mares,
common to good, $100 to $115.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, July 27.-Wheat was gener-
ally stronger under unfavorable weather news,
tho there was a break soon after the opening
that carried it below Yesterdays close. The old
September option opened w. up At esc fe
a gain Of nc for the day. New September closed
nc higher at 61Mc. Considerable wheat is ex-
pected to arrive here before next Monday for de-
lower, September unchanged and October 1sc
osss cSsea Ae to Il Lover
81 .os;s5. on track. No l northern. 81 :09; No:
"a aaH sp te arrive ti t,seE.
5 4 aa Auss
to arrive Ii in September, 2sszc; rye, September,
Cars Inspected Wheat, 6, last year. 60; corn,
ssi RE- ~ ests 6s5 s
bu; oats, $4,000; barley, 5000; fax, 126,92s.
NEW YORK FLOUR AND GRAIN, July 81,
Flour-Receipts 10, sos; sales, 5000; flour, dull
and nchanged. Wheat-Receipts, $4,000 bu;5
sales, 1,soe, 900 bu. Opened 1lrm, on higher.
the northwest and higher outside markets.. The
market declined later under commission house
see and Map ssassAe
New york Cor Weeies s5Ss5 nu; sales
dull and transa actions.
December, s2Ac; May, ssAc. Corn, July, e2c;
September Coo.
MILWAUKEE FLOUR AND GRAIN. July 2.
ouE dg Wheat WI. he No ns5sh
sd: Rye. steady No. l. 75@77c;o BARLEY sa 2 Ni
easier; standard. 331ac. Corn, "A Q91c lower; No
Suts s' Bsas Bd ea sists 5sae ssAs BID
KANSAS CITY GRAIN, July 27-uose-
Wheat steady; July. goo; september s 5s@SSsshe:
S SessRe 81 @ ssis Ne 51@7sc ~ red Ss9
lover July 4sAs seRtsmbessa g., ~ @4S4fNi Il De,
S aa%sfF 4s@ U.s. H. WSite s So@
S sS s Ss r. n.. eft: ;ts5as No.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN, July 27-close- Wheat
higher on rains: No. 2 red. cash. elevator. nom
inal; track, se@s7c: September. $3.50; Deem
e S ssss sse t5ssE q; ssPte@ssr: se$s:
ss5,1sss sRs r. Eh e. So So n ssy
LIVERPOOL GRAIN, July 27: :,
'l7Ad. Corn. September, firm; American mixed,
IS SID; futures, quiet; July, nominal; Sep
4 TENDER, 4s 9Bd. n.
WINNIPEG GRAIN, July 27.-July opened
at $1.16 and closed at 81 80; October, s7c closed
at $71ac. Cash close. No. northern not quoted;
No. 4 extra, 75Ac; No. 4, 74Nc; No. ., CSC:
feed &c.
CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAIN, July
81 30. Timothy, September, ss.25als. 80; March,
$3.4o. Glover, July. $12.75. Barley, cash. 800
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BUYING A NEW BONNET.
a Mrs. Brickrow-How do you manage to per-
suade your husband to buy you such expensive
tbonnets T.
Mrs. Topfatte- take him shopping with me.
walk him around until he can't stand and then
wind up in bonnet store He'll buy anything
to get home
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REFUSED TO PULL.

+ NEW YORK METALS, July 27.-Lead, firm
$4.60@4.75 Copper, Z firm. 151s @15 ?c
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WHEAT MOVEMENT By ROADS

Reeeived-Cars-- 49, Omaha. a St.
Louis. g.: Wisconsin Central. 10; Great Northern.
So: Burlington, 10; Soo 4.
Observation-Disclosures 25: Omaha. 12 st.
Louis, IS; Wisconsin Central, 5; Great Northern,
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firm; receipts, $3.50 lbs; renovated, common to
extra. 15@19c; western imitation creamery, com
mon to extra, 17h @1e1ac Cheese quiet but
firm; unchanged; receipts. 5,141 lbs. Eggs
steady; receipts, 1879 cases; western extra
irSts 10000. ,.. 80. .F--.r ~ -.
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Prices fully steady with yesterday. Receipts
still light demand strong, quality runs to TO
$sso .u Prices &c ranged from $3.50 to $3.50 bulk
to to 49, ehoce so %1ea
s sSSe s sssS fair to s000' 300 70 s0s0
10 s. S 80 Hs as s5 1s; Is 50 s u.s. ss
lbs, $3.50; 6s, 243 lbs, S.. So 49, 200 lbs 1920;
rs 5ss T.; SIS zso lbs ST. lbs
Pigs, Roushs and Underweights---15, 11s lbs,
S.. rs; 9, $50 lbs, $500; 4, 800 lbs, $50; g.,
s4e lbs, $40; 4, 3l2 lbs SS;l o.. e. boar
s fsssr n4 set coW . faT
steady eafS ' stociers and feeders continue slow
light receipts and light demand Butcher AN ana
boona bulls steady dS at hebse OF
steady: Mich cows Of best quality at IS to
higher one: stes Ss s4 o. 1850
b Butcher Cows and Heifers-;l $50 lbs, $40 4eG;
H.. 1ss9 Ds Sss os s 49, os cse bs s.
Cutters and canners-3 ss2 lbs, s1'75; o. SAG
i'i Butcher r' Bulls, LOIS lbs. $40.
Veal Calvss52 14o lbs. So. l2' $50 lbs 81
stock and Feeding stesrs.l4 f. 1oeS lbs ss asi
lbs. $40: 5, 517 lbs, s225: 4, 722 lbs; s22S; 8
'4 Stock ees COWS 1s and + Mef fer 20 lbs
E73O lbs S21O; 5. $50 lbs, 50; 6, $50 lbs. ST.
Stock and Feeding Bulls, 1000 lbs. $250;
| Mich Cows and Springers-1 COW. l calf, $40
4 1 cow 1 calf. s33: 1 cow, calf. $26. -
Sheep and lamb prices steady with Yesterday.
Receipts rather light. Local killer prices $6. 4(
| for small bunch of spring lambs, but sales 25t
| out of line, top being $615.
! Killing Sheep and Lambs spring lambs. y
! lbs, Sc 40; lambs, 76 lbs, $6.25; ewes. II.
! lbs. 81. 90; 8 ewes, 103 lbs, 81; bucks, los
! lbs, 1915. .
! Among the shippers on the market We're =
| Wiberg, Lindstromt; J. J. jackson, Royalton; J
! Morrison WEIGH; G. Bryan, Red Wing; j. 8
Green. WEIGH; F. W Schneider, Alma; 1. Null
len, Campbell; F. George. Cayuga; Emmons
Bros, Emmons; G. Thompson. Morgan. G.. F
| Thurston, CORTLAND; w. n WINNER. Sisseton
| G. e. Tuabs, Wheaton; N. c. Black, Cannon
| Falls =
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK July 27.---Cattle re
tcetpts, 5000; market steady good to prime
steers. $5.15@5. 30; poor 10 medium. SS:I5@3
stockers and feeders, $2.25@4.25; COWS. 81; SOC
! go; ,heifers, So. 4014.s5; Gamers. 81 .2od2.3o
stslss s RAFT calves. ss@ss0 Texas fee
Hogs. receipts 10000: tomorrow $1,000; mar
! ket &c lower; mixed and butchers. S5.4oG16
l good to choice heavy. S5.S0G6 rough heavy
s5.25@575; light s5.5o@6.1o; bulk of sales
sheen. receipts. $4,000 market slow ant
steady: good to choice wethers. $4.65l4So fa1l
| to choice mixed, $4Qn450; western sheep, SO
1 $50: native lambs $5@7; western lambs, SCOT
@6.75.
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THE DAY S REPORTS
CLOSING CASH PRICES

nogthern oA No northern s. o5
yellow 524c; barley, $40 to 44c
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ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK. July 27.-Cattle-
Receipts 1000: market strong; beef steers,
S. 50@575: cows and heifers. SS63.2o; Texans,
$2@4.75. .,d
lights. Sb.75@6.1O; butchers and best heavy.
$5.sO@6. .;,
So. 5OM4 Is; lambs. $4.75@625.
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Railroads entering the yar0s reported re-
ceipts for the day by loads as follows. Chi
cago Great Western, 3; Chicago, Milwar lee &
st. Paul. 10; Minneapolis & st. Louis, /: Cnlcagc,
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, 6; Great
Northern, Il; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, l;
Northern Pacific 4; total. AZ. -
Disposition Of stock Wednesday. July 90:
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK, July 27.-Cattle
Receipts. 1000: market steady to strong; ma
$2@5 calves, S3@5.50; western fed steers,
So. 50@5; western fed cows, s2@4.
Hogs-Receipts,s 5000; market steady to SC
lower; bulk of sales, $5.6o@5.75; pigs and
lights, $5.65@5.S0.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; market steady; NUT
tons $4@5.25; lambs, $566.25; range wethers,
$4.5OMb %; fed ewes. $414.5O. 1850
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OMAHA LIVESTOCK, July 27.-Cattle..Re,
ceipts 2 500; market steady natiye steers. 50 90
az 20: cows and heifers, $2.I56440; western
| steers. s3@4.5o; Texans, $2d3.15; calves, 81
Hogs-Receipts. 10000; market 21ac higher;
bulk Of sales, SIS 55@5.6O. =
Sheep-Receipts. 4,2oo; market slow and easy;
| sheep $3.76@5; lambs, $6@6.l5.
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PROVISIONS

CHICAGO PROVISIONS, July 27-Provisions
were firm on fair demand from shorts for pork.
to1 ra s1S e73A The price a e
Later the price touched s7221a. Ribs were
unchanged at $7.87h,.
Close Pork, July. $1s.O5; September 1915;
$3.50; October. s7.37k; November, $3.50; De-
cember. $7.12A Ribs. July. $7.s2h: Septem-
Der, $7.321a @1.95: October. $7.97h Rye. cash,
60@61c; July. &c; September, Coo.
NEW YORK PROVISIONS July 27.-Beet
steady. Pork steady. Lard easy; prime west
ern steam $780, 80 -
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CHICAGO PRODUCE, July 27-Butter steady
1sc. Eggs firm at mark cases included, 1215 q
Seuns A@eFeas t Foui
try alive easy: turkeys, 14@15c; chickens. 12c;
springs, 15c Potatoes firm; barrels Virginia,
@45c; home grown, sacks IL bushels S6@75c.
Veal steady; 90 to 6Opound weights, 6@6hc;
Is to 75-pound weights, 7@77ac; so to 1875
pound weights, 71s@8hc.
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON MARKET, July 27.-
The cotton market opened easy at decline of
9@14 points under active liquidation and bear
pressure prompted by lower cables and good
weather, but after increasing the decline to a
matter of 1920 points there was a rally on
covering to within 8 or points of last night s
finals and there seemed to be support by bulls
the advance Trading was fairly active dur
ing the early session and after the opening
break the market was generally steady. Cotton
io,54c; September, 10. Soc; October, io72c; No.
vember; offered to7sc; December, 10. SAC; Jan
uary, 10ssc; March, 1O.97c bid; April, nOOe
bid; May. 11.02c bid. At midday the market
was steady and only about 1 to points under
last nights finals at which level orders seemed
pretty well divided and the volume Of business
was moderate. Spot cotton quiet; niddling up
lands 11.15c; m!ddling gulf, 11.40c.
Cotton, spot closed quiet. 10 points lower;
middling uplands, II. 05c;t middtng gulf, II .3Oc
Sales, $3.50 bales. ~es.-s
Cotton futures closed steady: July, 10.70c;
August 10.72c; September 10.s2c; October
1O.96c; November, 11.00c; December, 11.00c
January, 11.09c; February lille; March
LILAC; April, 11.1sc; May, 11.2Oc.'
NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE, July q
Sugar, FIRM fair refining, 3 7-16c; cen
trifugal SO test. 41-16c; molasses sugar, 3-16c
refined unsettled; crushed, 5000; powdered
$500; granulated SOC. Coffee steady; No.
Rio, SIC. Molasses firm; New Orleans, *
@35c.
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PUTS AND CALLS.
2:30 pm. report:
Puts-September. 921sc.
Calls-September wheat, 96Ac.
September wheat. 93;s @94c.
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( South st. Paul, July 27.-Estimated receipts
at the Union Stock Yards today: Cattle, 400;
calves, 100; hogs, LOO; sheep, 1875; cars, IL.
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan l, 1905, to date, compared with the
same period in 1904:
year Cattle Calves Hogs. Sheep. Cars.
1905. 131 ,O34 3O,337 54o,596 233, 22o 1904
1904. 3d. 22,526 56U, ia 26s,647 11,73l
Increase. 41,5n 1911 ...... ..... 1,2S
Decrease. ...... ...... 1858 81, All 49,.
The following table shows the receipts thus
far in July, as compared with the same period
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: CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAIN, July
q6.-Fla1, cash northwest, 81 80: southwest,
81 30. Timothy, September $3.25Gl330: March,
$3.4O. Glover, July. $12.75. Barley, cash, 800
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Horse and mule hides. medium. each. 250 1.75
Horse and mule hides, small. EACH. 1-60 Ito
Dry horse and mule hides, each. ...... LOO LOO
indian handled. over IS lbs. .1Ih
Montana butcher hides. long trim,
heavy ..''' .'..'.. .'io72
Montana butcher hides, long trim,
Montana butcher hides. short trim,
light -. !
Indian stretched ...13
Montana calf, under lbs. .............19
Montana kip. to IL lbs. .........10
Iowa, Minnesota. Dakota and Wiscon-
sin h1QeS IL
Dry bull hides ....12
Dakota and Wisconsin, under lbs. Ii Is
Kips 6 to IL lbs. ...................14 121a
Dry sailed hides. all weights. ........12 101a
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HIDES, PELTs, TALLoW, ETi

No. /. No. 2.
q s cured steer hides, over go lbs. .10A 80.
q. S. light cow hides, under go lbs. -1oa 9a
g. s. bulls, stays, oxen and work
g. s. iong.haired kip. S to 20 lbs. So 5
Veal kip, 10 to % lbs -io% ~
veal calves. to Is lbs. each. .......,l2& II
Deacons, under 8 lbs, each -. .e5 90
Green or frozen, lie less than g. s. cured.
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ST. LOUIS GRAIN, July 27-Close-w Wheat
higher on rains: No. 2 red. cash, elevator. NOM
Der. s4hc; No. 2 hard. s4@9oc. Corn lower;
Ne cash Sae t5afk rs; septemb ss; $685. n.
inal; track, 2SK @2ee new. SIC old; July, sc;
| September 27Nc; No. 2 white, S3c new, &c
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN, July 27.-closing:
Wheat spot, nominal; futures, quiet; July,
nominal; September, IS 91sc; December 6s
F7Ad. Corn, September, firm; American Mixed
IS 8Ad futures, quiet; July, nominal; Sep
TENDER, 4s 9Hd.
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| WINNIPEG GRAIN, July 27:-July opened
at $71ac. Cash close, No.. l northern not quoted;
| No 2 northern not quoted No. 3 northern, S5c;
No. 4 extra 75&c; No. 4, @74&c; No. 8, 63c:
1 feed 62c q, -.
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MILWAUKEE, FLOUR AND GRAIN, July p.
era, si1 d9si Nm nert iSWn sieed.
September SeA @s7c bid: puts: S6Mc; calls, 8Sc
lower; No. 2, SIC; sample. 4O650c. Oats,
easier; standard. 331ac. Corn, hQ91c lower; No.
8, 55h @56hc; September, 631A @53Ac bid;
puts, 52Ac bid; calls. 53Ac.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-12-22
CHAPTER xxIIl.-continued.

"Your question is a strange one,
from you to me. If she were my wife,
nothing should drag her from me.
But if she were not my wife, no hope,
nor her beauty, should allure me-
Your question has made me doubt,
and l will open my heart to you, as l
never have to mortal before. loved
that woman profoundly once. 1t was
after she donned black for her hus-
band. l had always derived inspira-
tion from her presence at church;
but when he failed to return, l allow
ed my heart to lead my hopes along.
You think, perhaps, that | am in
capable of such love as you feel, but
! tell you no one can understand
what I suffered in wrenching this love
from my heart when you came here.
But did it. You can do it, if it is
a sin to cherish it."
Mr.. Hammerly arose to depart, and
the two stood moment, face to face.
Then each reached forth his hand.
Good night" Good night" they said
oHu pdrleu.
mo use, no use," said the minister.
II laid bare my heart for nothing. She
must be mistaken"
Mr.. Carter came into the library
end found Mr.. Hamilton in deep
thought, evidently, for he did not
look up.
4 think I will go to bed, Vane," he
said.
"All right, will close up the
house." was the reply and soon Mr..
Carter was asleep and dreaming.
One of his dreams he recollected in
the morning as little curious. 1t
was of Vane going by his door, light
in hand, all dressed in fine black and
cleaning linen, tall, fair, and grand,
handsome as prince. And so he
went on, down the stairs, and Mr. Car
ter went on dreaming, but nothing
quite so realistic as that.
But it was not dream. Mr.. Ham
ilton did pass down the stairs and out
The door, dressed with care to look
his best, and he was exceedingly
handsome.
He saw light at Mrs. Fry's, and he
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-12-22
CHAPTER XIV.
The Confession,


am the twin brother of Vane Ham
ilton, and when an infant I was stolen
hy Solomon Marks and his mother in
the hopes Of receiving a heavy ran
som, as my father was a very wealthy
nan at that time. But there was
raised such a hue and cry that Marks
did not dare approach the offers OF
restoration. l was hidden away for
months, and then my father had fail.
ed in business and my abductors felt
that the hope of reward would scarce.
~ balance the fear of being brought
to justice. Therefore I was kept con.
cealed and allowed to grow up among
their evil associates in the midst OF
criminals, If not in squalor and
Indebtedness.
Marks and his mother were uni.
eormly kind ia me, and as | grew up,
Marks thought he saw in me means
of gain to himself, for he fancied l
had talents which might be made use.
tul Accordingly l was sent to a good
school, where | remained until | was
fourteen, when l returned to Marks.
who had a partner at this time named
Soule. No doubt they were engaged
in nefarious undertakings, but did
rot know anything about it until
was sixteen. Then l was invested
with some of the secrets of the gang
of which Marks and Soule were the
leaders.
do not recollect that shranE
from their enterprises, which were
chiefly such as required great skill
and ingenuity-not actual robberies,
but dishonest schemes of less pro-
ounced nature. Marks had an office
and organized a peculiar kind OF
business. He sent out letters to
bushes men informing them that on
such date their buildings would be
consumed by fire, protesting to
know through the medium Of clair.
yoyance that such attempts were
,neditated. At first no notice was
taken of the communications, but
after several warnings were followed
by the predicted conflagration, the
matter began to be inquired into and
rhe police interested themselves in
the matter Marks was taken into
custody but he appeared 'nnocent OF
any criminal knowledge, laying it all
10 a peculiar gift by which he could
iell when such fires were meditated;
that was all, and he was released.
Afterward a new feature was added
20 these communications. Marks pro-
fessed to receive impressions that II
such sums as he stated were sent to
given address no fire would take
place. The sums were not large. and
if paid, all went WELL If not paid
The buildings were burned.
ITO be continued.)
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-12-22
One PASSENGER Would Have to Go.

John Mccarthy, husky, well-built
man, was a conductor on the Newton
(Mass.) electric railway. One day
while running from Newton to Wal
than he was very busy collecting
fares, and by chance happened to ring
in only seventeen fares when there
were eighteen people on the car.
A man who was looking at the cash
register as John was ringing up the
fares looked through the car and
counted eighteen people. AS John
was going to the rear of the car this
man said: Haven't you made a mis-
take? There are eighteen people on
this car, and you have only rung up
seventeen fares"
John paused a moment, surprised,
and the other man asked: What are
you going to do?"
The conductor looked up and down
the car, then replied: "one of them
will have to get off,"