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Kansas City. Aug. IL.
Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 12.-CATTLE-
Receipts today, 200 head of southerns. Mar
ket steady. Native steers, S375d5. so;
s1.75G3.25; native cows and heifers, $1.75G
500; stockers and feeders, 81. 7504 rs; bulls,
81. 15G350; calves. $3.O0a3.50; western steers,
s.. 50Q 400; western cows, s.. 00G3.7 rs.
HOGS-Receipts today, 1000 head. Mar
ket SC higher. Bulk of sales, $605d6.15;
heavy, S5-9546.05; packers, S6.O5Q615; pigs
and lights, $605Q6.15.
SHEEP-Market nominally steady Nut
tons. $4.25@5.25: lambs, $5.25d675; range
wethers, $4.25Q5.25; fed ewes, So. 7594.50
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Se,v yo.I< Prolucc .Iarte,

New York Aug. 12.-BUTTER-Rece
today, Ss9 packages Market quiet and I'M
changed.
nearby fancy selected, white. 25Q27c;
western extras, z1Q2115c;do. frsts, 191zG20c.
erni chickens, 1414c fowls. 13c; turkeys, 13c.
Dressed poultry easy Western chickens,
13G15c; fowls, 1315c; turkeys, 1SQ17c-
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Main Thnronehfare

TO Lewis and Clark Exposition, Port
land, Oregon, June to October il.
1905. via Union Pacific. This historic
al route. traversing the heart of the
great Northwest with its boundless re-
sources. gives you 200 miles along the
matchless Columbia river and a trim
to Portland and the Northwest with
out change and a chance to visit yell
Iowstone Park. June to September
10, by side trip from Pocateiio or
Ogde- tss>c.::ssss.s Monica
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New York. Aug 12.-MONEY-Money on
cali nominal: no loans; time loans trmer :
60 DAYS, 8 per cent; 80 days, "a per cent
months per cent. e,<
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper: 4o472
per cent sterling exchange firm with VT 1s5 ac7
: SeSo FOR demand and at 81. S470d4 $3.50 for
60 Inv bills: posted rates. $4-s512 and S4Sf35;
Commercial bills S4S4HG4.
SII.VER-Bar silver, $3.50; Mexican ooi-
lars, Acc. ..z
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was allowed by Judge Eason and the
attorneys for Mrs Taggart were jubi-
liant because they say the conspiracy
charges against Mrs. Taggart have
fallen through
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Chicago, ILL.,. Aug. 12.-BUTTER-Mark
easy. Creamery, 11GI20c; dairy, 16G1Sc.
ESGS-Market easy. At mark, cases in
Guided, 12sz@153zc.
CHEESE-Market strong. Daisies, 111zO
1ac: Twins lie: Young Americas 11011szc.
POULTRY-Alive poultry steady. Tur-
KEYS, 14G15c; chickens, lie; springs, 1315e
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Cotton Mare.

New York, Aug. 12-COTToN-Sales to-
dav1 20 bales. Spot cotton closed quiet
Csnotations per 100 pounds: Middling up
lands. SECS: rniddling. gulf, 80 9oo,,,,,r.-
Market steady at 101kc per pound.
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TIle PaIIada ReRoated.

Toxic. Aug. IL, IL a. m-The Rus
sian cruiser Pallada, which was sunk
at Port Arthur, was relocated this
morning
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Now York. Aug. 12@SUGAR-Raw sugar
firm Fair refining. 31k@3 I-32c; centrifu-
gal sc test. 4lk@4 5-32c: molasses suSaT'
81 AZ: uowdered. IS. 4e; granulated, $3.50
COFFEE-Market steady No. Rio,
$50
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ste5 Wathena and Return.

Sunday, August 13, account Chau-
teuoua meeting. Special train will
leave Rock Island depot at 8 O'Clock
a M. returning at $3.50 p. m.
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Telegraph operators wanted for
nortbeTn road. Free transportation,
good wages; permanent position. APP
nIv room No. II, Fifth Avenue MOTEL
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FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
OFFICE ITO West Sixth street. Telephone
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ST Louis, Mo-, Aug. 12.-WOOI-Market
steady Territory and western mediums,
2sG30c; fine medium, 2SQ26c; fine, 16d1Sc
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Ranges of Prices on Stocks.

Furnished by ]. E. Gail, COMMISSIONS,
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. i, Correspondent Christy Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, MOI
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s1.25 Wathena and Return.

Sunday. August 10, account Chau-
tauqua meeting. Special train will
leave Rock Island depot at o'clock
a. m. returning at $50 p. m.
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Topeka hide Market.

Topeka, Aug. u
EPrices paid in Topeka this week, based
on Boston quotations.
GREEN SALT CURED -----......s..-- .125fc
Nc. ] TALLCW ............-.............1o
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governors family and his staff in uni
Hughes was Left.

Hughes Was Left.
General Hughes was the only alb
sentee when Mayor Weaver came to
take the christening party on one of
the city's police and fire patrol cutters
for a tour of the Delaware water front.
This juncket was unanimously voted
the hit of the journey from Kansas.
The Cramps shipyard and those Of the
New York Ship Building company
were inspected and the party had an
opportunity to compare a cruiser and
a battleship- The Washington was
launched last spring and lay at the
New York Ship Building company's
plant. The Kansas could be seen
high up in the sheds from the cutter.
That is the cruiser Washington and
just beyond you can see the Kansas,
said the representative of the ship
building company. What an ugly
red" the women all cried in chorus.
Its a shame to have that color" The
urbane Mr.. Swain explained as rapidly
and as loudly as he could that in
painting the ships the various colors
were alternated and that the final coat
would be white.
Nov the difference between the
Washington and the Kansas is con-
tinued he, "the Washington is made to
fight and run away if it has to. while
the Kansas is made to stay and fight.
The Kansas will have heavier armor
and guns. but four knots less speed"
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The Chicago Independent Market.
Furnished by j. E. Gall, Commissions
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth street Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christy Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mol
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National Board of Trade, Kansas City.
FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office no West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christy Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mol
Kansas Cifv A1Ie 10
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He said: Il was out on the rife range
when l received an order to report at
the headquarters of Colonel Miner. l
Immediately obeyed the order and found
that several officers were in waiting at
the quarters among whom were Captain
Poore and Colonel Hoff. was told by
Colonel Miner that 1 was charged with
cruelty toward my wife and that she
had made a statement that she was
afraid to live in the same house with
me. I was asked if I had any state
ment to make and told Colonel Miner
that 1 had statement for his ears
alone. Colonel Miner said l would have
to talk in the hearing of the other gen.
tlemen. This ! refused to do"
Arrested at the Hospital.
! 81 asked that 1 be allowed to go to
my house and talk with Mrs. Taggart.
Colonel Miner said he would not allow
this, but that he and Captain Poore
would go and see Mrs Taggart. In
the meantime I was to proceed to the
house of Colonel Hof and there await
word from Colonel Miner. ! Went
with Colonel Hoff and the orders soon
reached me to go to the hospital At
the hospital L was told I was under
| arrest, but Colonel Hon said that he
could not state the grounds of my
/ arrest, and I was left IN ignorance of
the cause of it,
| At this point the attorneys tried to
question Captain Taggart about the
| conversation he had with Colonel Hoff
! in regard to the cause of his arrest.
| MIR. Smyser objected and Captain
Taggart's replies to these questions
We're stricken out of the evidence. 1t
| is in the events of Captain Taggart
arrest and confinement by Colonel
Miner that the plaintiffs have hoped
| to base their charge of conspiracy on
the part of Mrs. Taggart, Captain
Poore and Colonel Miner. Very little
of the evidence concerning the arrest
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.,,o.r and Conee in New York.

bonds steady.
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attitude toward each other could have
been manifest to the most Indifferent
observer.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-29
MANAGE TO COTTON
NOT so SEVERE
1, Was First Reported Through
out the Country
..s GINS ARE UNUSUALLY BUSY

Nan, Bales Are Being Turned Out at
.,,,bu, Daily Damage by Rains
Average Lighter Than Supposed
hut Pickers Are in Demand.
t.ted that cotton is now open
lin the vicinity OF Alachua at Q live
!, ,,,, aud 8 great deal Of the staple is
h.;rs gathered. The gins are ell rum
sirs on foil time and many bales of
.o,,on are being turned out daily.
While the continued rains OF the few
..sss mast have naturally resulted in
,o,ps damage, this damage is not as
,svsrs rs some have estimated IL, being
hardly ten per cent in some fields and
no, more than twenty per cent in the
vor.t cases. Cotton pickers are scarce
and unless this scarcity 10 relieved, it
ia believed that equally as much dam
are will result as from the rains. Some
growers, it is said, are paying q dollar
ablndred for gathering and it lie diff
emit 10 secure pickers At that rate.
The caterpillar does not seem az nu-
nerous in the northern section OF the
county az in the east, where the pest
~, in its appeaFsroe several weeks
aeo. The East Emo seems more seri-
olsly affected by this peat, but some
growers used paris green freely and
with good result.
In all, the standard crops throughout
the county indicate . prolific yield and
the AlschuS county farmer is better
Of than some Of his heighbors in other
sections.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-29
Justice CoIman's Court.

..- mile OF justice we're set 10 grind.
~ % j lstice Colman's court Monday
~ "rre kept reasonably employed
~ Ishout the day.
30 ''r't case called was in the morn.
- and occupied most Of the forenoon.
Vas case in which David Penn was
'-.-'"d BY Lucy Richardson Of petit
''''nJ the plaintiff declaring that the
80 -alAat "swiPed" quantity Of wood
4. Ter premises II was evident 20
- court that Dave Was guilty. bot
- 10 has youth aud the fact that il
" a'' brat oienSe, the Justice as
'''o me Of only 20 and costs. bot
l''-t him in future 10 desist from
1-'l Asts. II could zee plainly
80 .ghout this case that there was =
'''' % the woodpile. and my own
-' Tells me it wAs Dave Penn but
- Ms will be the last time he will
" b brought before me on any
N'sr remarked the Jnstiee AZ he
'e'ed OfieeT Granger 70 collect
60 %.
We afternoon the Justice gave .
zee which wss we'll attended. The
'H fose upon the first Set Of this
- >1ndAJ evening IN the vicinity Of
Ni'ey when Will Thomas. col
Va severely "uaIlOpsd." - be
81 ~ . QuaFtstte Of uhat he
- - rafhana. vita Harry PriDcs -
r., "a naaaGeF." Prince Wna tks
a., erlJ eFTAlgned nnd be waS 80
- nne % - an4 oogag, uhish 80
sc Ne eeisn1ani Ne released.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-29
THE YELLOW FEVER.
Twenty.One New Gases and Three
Deaths on Monday.

Twenty.one New Gases and Three
Deaths on Monday.
New Orleans, August 2s.-The gov
eminent experts now believe that the
crisis is passed and the infection is
we'll in hand. From 6p. m. on Satur-
day TO 6p. NJ. Sunday there were 81
new cases and Is deaths. The drop in
the temperature is explained ~ the
cause Of the large death rate on Sum
dag
From 8 p, m. yesterday until noon
tdSy there were twenty lone new cases
and four deaths. Total number OF
csses to date l,784 and total deaths 259.
At Other Places.
The health officers &C Memphis deny
that there is yellow fever there.
The people Of Mississippi are excited
over the fact that that there has been
= cases at hatcher.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-29
IhIs Wa Som. Bal,

The owing extraordinary be- story
is taken from the columns u Ih- Ia.
wares HerAld:
Las Tuesday Nv. - ClAir-Ab'sms.
MIR Ls;t,meF and Me- Marrh-- bsgAn a
fusilai" IN the bats that roo.t in tt-
opera house in the day time and rateh
mosquitoes NJ night. After 8 hundred
shots rom breech loading gun. tk-
upper HooF was literally covered with
the little insect eXteFmiuAtors and the
next day three large barrels pi them
were gathered from the floors Mr.
Abrams intends to keep the warfare up
until every one 10 killed Already 3
decrease il noticeable a. they take
their light at shutdown. One hundred
sacks aud twenty 1--WE barrels OF gaAno
have been gathered frvm the floor,
which j. the equal OF Peruvian RuAno.
Mr.. Abrams has sold il to the Gaines.
willie factory. After the tats are Ell.
Terminated the building W,li be thor.
oughly iumiRated "
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CASE TRANSFERRED.

March Oe5ose Will be Arraigned for
Murder Before Justice Colnan.
March DE Bose, colored, who was ar.
rested by Sheriff FenDsll at Cadillac q
'r" days ago, charged with the muir.
Ger u Stepney Brown at Orange
Heights, mention OF which appeared
10 TIE sun, was to have been arraigned
]. d .''lce Lumpkin's court at Orange
hrIRa's yesterday, but owing to the
l'a~'' OF that official the case was or.
Tered transferred TO Justice Colman.
'ri''e will be Srrsigned today.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-29
sr.ek layer. Wan, increase.

New York. August rs Negotiation
have been opened by the local unions
Of hrir4 layers for an advance In
Wag. Aen their present agreement
with o.. mason builders association en-
pre- d., no end ~ this year Al pres
ont 'h. ny Is - cents an hour. with
touh'o lice for overtime When they
WORK L. hours a day The men are PAT
Sl12o As there is a great demand
for mrr Il Is stated that Is an hom
will %, ksd 4 meeting has beer
arrancr| 70 take up the matter Mex
week, lu the builders declare tho
wag, 't has been reached and In.
stead ~ an Increase they favor q re-
duc'lon # cents an hour
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-29
Nothing on the Market Equal 70 Cham
berlain's Colo, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Kennedy.

This fact il Well known to druggists
everywhere. and nine cot OF ten will
give their customers this preparation
when the beet IL A,ked for Mr.. Obe
Wilmer. = prominent druggist Of Jop-
lin. No. in circular 90 his customers
says: There 10 nothing on the mar
ket 10 The way Of patent medicine
which equals Chamberlain Cole
Cholera and DiGrrhoeA Remsdy for
bowel complaints. We cell and recon-
mend Ihis preparation" For sale BY
all druggists.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-29

suffer In silence and drift along from
bad to worse, knowing full well that
they ought TO have immediate assist
ance, but a natural modesty impels
them to shrink from exposing them
selves TO the questions and probably
examinations OF even their family
physician. tits unnecessary. Without
money or price you can consult a wo-
man whose knowledge from actual ex'
perience is great.
Mrs. Pinkham's Standing Invitation.
Women suffering from any form Of
female weaknessare in vited TO promptly
communicate with Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. All letters are received
opened, read and answered by women
only. A woman can freely talk OF her
private illness 10 a woman; thus has
been established the eternal confidence
between Mrs. Pinkham and the women
Of America which has never been
broken. Out of the vast volume OF
experience which she has 20 draw from,
II Is more than possible that she has
gained the very knowledge that will
help your case. She asks nothing In
return except your goodwill, and her
advice has relieved thousands. Surely
any woman, rich or poor, is very foolish
II she does not take advantage Of this
generous offer of assistance.
II you are i'll, don't hesitate 20 get q
bottle Of Lydia +. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Compound at once, and write Mrs. Pink.
ham. Lynn. Mass, for special advice.
When a medicine has been successful
In restoring 10 health 40 many women,
you cannot we'll say, without trying IL,
!" do not believe it Will help me-"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-29
Peculiar DISAPPEARANCE.

!. y EunySn Of ButlerviIle, O., laid
the peculiar disappearance Of h,s pain
ful symptoms OF indigestion and bill.
iousner to DR.. Kings New Life Pills
He say. They are perfect remedy
for dizziness, souF stomach, headache,
constipation, etc" Guaranteed al all
drug stOres price 25c.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-29
How to Avoid Appsndieltls.

Most victims Of appendicitis are
those who are habituAlly cunstipAted
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures
chronic constipation by stimulating
the liver and bowels Orino Laxative
Fruit syrup does not nAuseste or
grip and IL mild and pleasant to take
Refuse substitutes. J. W. McCullom
4 Co
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-29
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have AIWsTs Bought
s' s;.s: 'o: ., ZH4ZzN
Yah, nu1c. 70 Water, EDGE

Mobile. "A August ~ News wAi
received h., net night that the hn'
yacht Mer.laIorI. Owned by Presi
dent 7. = -tor's 81 the PsnafnA CO
ma commi,s r haa burned at Carra
belle Fla . destruction Wss eom
plrte T.. 'aat WAs burned 20 "a
waters eGs. art Will not be rebuilt
The causs o. No are IL said 90 have
been from ar 'tp.osioh N the ~
zine room mere Was no tnEurAhcs
N The boa art 90 lives Ners iOtt
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-29
Heavy Cotton Receipts a, Macon.

Macon. Ga August 2S Macon VIII
have received nearly 1000 bales Of
new cotton a' zoe close OF warehouse
hours Satur3s, one firm alOn" hat
received neat, ouc.half Of this amount
and the daily receipts AZ all ware
houses In Macon are soon 10 grow very
rapidly Farmers are. however. SLOW
In their "a Few large cotton dcAli
have been made here during the past
month an 1..pitc tho fact that the
price IL noa above 10 cents. there IL
little lncllr.'.n 20 place the new cot
ton on the uaft't
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-29
~ ire sso, b. Cutting Teeth

Be sure and zee that old AID sell
tired rsmsdJ Mr. wih'iOS'' -"pth.
ing syrup 'o' children t~sthinE Il
soothes ths cL,.d s0ftsns a" Eams,
Gllnys all pam. cures wind cole shd 10
abe beat remedy Cor diArThoea. 1Esb.
ty-nve cents tottls
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-29
on On Jsunt

The Gainesville Junior bas~ hAl team
left yesterday for High spring. where
In the afternoon theJ met the Juniors
OF that towB. plsyib . god game
This morning the boys W'll proceed
90 Live Oak. where good game |"
seheduled for today TheJ expect 70
rsturn home todsy
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-29
CAPTAIN SHEHee's MISFORTUNE
During His Absence Lost Fine Home
and Contents by Fire.

During His Absence Lost Fine Home
and Contents by Fire.
The numerous friends Of Captain w.
q. Shehee will sympathize with him
in the loss Of his fine home, together
with the contents, at High Springs
Wednesday night, and from the eur
rent number Of The Hornet We take
the following;
FAN alarm Of fire WAS turned IN from
Box 55 last Wednesday night about
IL 80, when it was discovered that the
residence Of Capt w q. shehee, on
the corner OF First South aud Ray
streets, was on fire The department
responded with its usual promptness,
but too late % save the residence Mr.
Shehee was at the time visiting his
mother in Alabama, and only HE wife
and daughter were at home COnsId'
ering the house being NJ we'll furnished
a. il was, very little Of its contents
was saved. The question Of insurance
10 not known, bat IL 10 generally sup.
posed there vas a small policy on the
property. The FIRE il said TO have or.
iginated from 4 defective stove Hue.
Doubtless the loss 10 \ heavy blow and
the family have many 'ympAthiSer.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-29

w-hen III .,Yr has a greasy look
pour u. wtsH D., thfouEh . cloth sat.
ursted VIII .oli water. and tia fat
viii remain In Tie clOth
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-25

SOC. Msupassan,'s short stories, Rsyeolasis ola
London, Tom Jones, DeKOch. PRATT, iot eth ~,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-25

want you 10 have them, not at fabu-
lous prioe-not even at . fraction Of their
worth. ! want you to learn about them
at the cost Of two cent stamp.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-25
srnIea nf Yariona KInda.

Brisk, bright and intensely human Is
""The Lodestar' CiacmillAn 4 Coz; by
PSidney R Kennedy. 1t should and doubt
less viii, DO read under the trees in dropping
thammoolB with the oomfes within easy
reach. There is joyous Jog to the tale
from The moment q spectacular multi
tmillionAire, who boasts he hadn't gen.
ealoEist on his payrons, desoends upon q
quiet Connecticut village for the summer
with house party Of city folks, hires the
,town hall for a garage and otherwise de-
Hghtfully rufies the tranquility Of the
hitherto staid, yet refined, environment
There Il q binful Of everyday philosophy
IN the milionaire's estimate Of Wall Street
as he remarks: you'll never get me TO
;raise my voice against an institution that
lifted me from mere prosperity into the
very front ranks Of the nouveau1 riches. >
There Is a complement Of young city men,
lovely village clergyman's daughter, ade-
quate whimsical local color, animated situa-
tons and by no means deficiency Of clever
writing in the captivating volume. At the
housS marty almost everybody falls in love
with everybody else. and the nillionaire's
daughter tries to marry OF her father 10 q
farmers daughter. Why the author made
the dulard Of the characters a Princeton
man does not appear, and We cannot
perceive why he named the book The
Lodestar', but that il portrays keen insight,
Is not miscontrived, Is charmingly fanciful
and withal an celebrating work will not
by many minds be denied.
A delirious tangle Of a plot involving
tho Far East and the Near West and oentr-
ing about a Chinese mandarin and his
private god is presented In Fergus Hume's
new novel The Mandarin's Fan" II IL
a story Of clever intrigue In which the life
Of great man In China and the fortune
and happiness Of two young people in Eng-
land hang upon the discovery and restora-
ton Of a small jade fan. As in all Mr..
Hume's stories the labyrinth Of mystery
l. effectively handled, the situations are
dramatic and intense and the denouement
Is skilfully retarded 70 bold the attention
Of the reader until the end. Despite its
airy and fanciful title the story IL not one
70 pickup for halfhour's pleasant reading.
During the Juggling with the fan, which
never ceases, there is a great deal Of gore
spilled In one way and another. There are
some intense moments in joss houses and
dark alleys and one mysterious murder
IN an English country village Of which
every one seems 10 be proven guilty, exoept
--;he guilty party. Thssa compiler tanglss,
tsiEai 81 hand CqrprisRh md Adroitlv mAns