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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-30
AFRICAN YGMItS


Recent Investigations OF the region
about the head waters OF the Congo
have excited new interest In the mys
terious small folk who Inhabit the for
ests OF the island. Tiny denizens OF
the deep, still WOODS. sparing Of speech
and having either no form of religious
worship, or a very crude one. they are
Of a very low order Of intelligence
But they know how 70 make FIRE, to
poison their little murdsrous darts, and
they have a language, although Il IL
simple. and contains but few words
Although averaging only about four
feet in height they are nevertheless
not to be despissd as foemsn. They
are strange uncanny looking creatures.
Of lighter color than the average ne
gro, and having rich hair which rolls
In tightly -turled spiral locks. This
gives II the appearance Of growing In
tufts.
The pyRmy race was known to the
ancients. Aristotle, Herodotus and
Homer wrote OF the dwarfs, and prob
ably many Of the legends Of gnomes
and fairy folk grew out OF the misty
knowledge Of these small tribes. "a
kinde Of little people which are no big.
ger than Boyes Of twelve yearss oIds,
but veris thicks, and i've only upon
aeahe which they kill In the woods
with Bowes and Dartes," wrote = sew
entsenth century author.
The pygmies have little or no idea Of
4 Supreme Being. One tribe has been
found who in times Of danger prayed
10 yer" One traveller records such
= supplication.
eyer. II thou doSt really exist why
dost thea let us be SLANT We aak thes
oct for food. for We I've On nuts and
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-30
CHAPTER II

''I heard the footsteps Of his pony
long way OF. l was in the middle Of tn
open road when | saw him coming along
in the moonlight stood still and wait
ell for him. Murder him. Murder him.
whispered a voice in my ear. Whose
voice was that7 The evil ones voice.
MY stick was a thick. heavy cudgel
with = knob. I graspsd It By the end
and waited. He did not see me. H
was looking straight before him. think
i1K, | suppose, how be had done well %
get the nephew out Of the Way-he bad
robbed and ruined. 80. as he came up
to me | lifted my arm and struck him
on the head once, saying. Give me back
ny land. villain" But | do not knoz
whether be heard me or saw me; for be
fell to the ground without a word or
ZrOan-
He fell / say, from his pony clean
on to the ground, his feet slipping away
from the stirrups. His face was white
l stood beside aim, waiting to see IL he
would recover. ! hoped be would. BE-
cause 1t Is dreadful thing TO think that
you have murdered a man, even when
you are still hot with rage II be would
only recover a little and sit up I thought.
! 4
not. He lay quite still and cold.
Then I began 10 think that IL were
caught should be hanged. Would they
suspect met Fortunately, no one had
seen me take that road. must 90 away
as quickly as could, and leave no trace
or sign that would make them suspect
me-
Then thought that II were 10 rob
L -.
think Of me; because, though | might
murder the man who had ruined me.
they would never believe that 1 would
rob him.
II felt In his pOcketA There was his
watch; no, would not touch his watch.
There was some loose silver. which
left There was = bag containing money.
know not how much. but II was a light
bag This / took. Also be had under
his arm q SoOd-siEsd tin box ia a blue
bag, such as lawyers carry. The box
knew would contain bis papers, and his
papers were his money. So I thought
would do as much mischief 20 hia prop
srty Is / could. and / took that box.
Then | went away. leaving him there
with bis white cheeks and gray hair
and his eyes wide open. felt sick When
/ A@@N@A ~ hA11@ Ng@sg L&EAuAH AnMy TO
preached me. rseled and staggered a,
| left him.
Il was not going 10 walk along the
road. That would have been = fools
act | turned straight Of and struck for
the open moor, intending to make fol
Plymouth. And l remembered q plaes
where the boz could be hidden sway. q
safe place. where no one would svsr
think Of looking for Il, 80 that EVERYBODY
should go on believing that the old mar
bad been robbed a. well a. murdered
This place was light over the down, and
on the other side.
II climbed ne hITl. On the way
passed the oray WsthsT Stone, and
thought l Eouid hids The baa e moaaa
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-30
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did not kill him then and there. He sat
In his room at Gratnor. his account books
before him, and be looked up and laugh
ed at me while he said IL, juggling the
money that was In his pocket. And /
was his nephew. and by his arts and
practices he'd JOekeyed me out Of a farm
Of three hundred acres. most Of Il good
land. with the brook running through it
and a mill upon It.
II remember very well what said to
hlm-neVer mind what Il was-but
warrant he laughed no longer. though
he kept up his bullying TO the end, and
told me to go to destruction my own
way. and the further from my native
parish the better.
80 l left him and walked away
through Watercourt TO John Exon's Inn.
where l sat all that day drinking.
told nobody what had happened. but they
guessed very well that I'd had a quarrel
with my uncle. and all the world knew
by that time bow he'd got my land Int
his own possession
About o'clock In the evening Harry
Rabjahas, the blacksmith, came to the
inn. and Grandfather Derges with him
and they had a mug Of cider apiece. And
then | began to talk to them about my
own Affairs | said | should 90 away
that very evening | should walk Il
BOvsy Tracey. said: l should take the
train 70 Nswton-Abbot. and so to Bris
tOl. where | should dnd a ship bound for
foreign parts That was what l said
and perhaps 1t was lucky | said 80 much
But l don't know, because the verdict Of
/ the jury | never heard.
I'VE shook hands and | came away
| Twas then about eight. and there wa.
a haR-mOon. As l crossed the green III,
I thought came into my head that was {
/ fool TO go to Bristol when Plymouth and
| Falmouth were nearer and would sui
/ my purpose better. l could walk TO Ply
mouth easy, and 30 save the RAILWAY
| money. Therefore | rsvolvsd to chang
| my plan, and instead Of turning to th'
left l turned to the right and walket
across the church yard, and took tht
| road which goes TO WiddicOmbs.
1T was only a chance, mark you, tina
took that road. l did not know. ans
| I did not suspect. that my 6ncls ha,
ridden over to Ashburton after lef
| him. All a chance Il was nevel
thought 70 meet him; and be might hav,
been living till now II IL hadn't been To-
that chance"
The man who was listening Eroane
aloud at this point
The first two miles Of the road Is
narrow lime between high hedges. Pres
entity / passed through Heytree Gate
aud so out where the road runs over tn
open down, and here I began 70 think
what | would DO If had my uncle BE-
fore me: and the blood came into nj
eyes, and 1 elutchsd the cudgeI hard
Who do you think put that thought int
my head7 The evil one. Why did b.
! put that thought into ny head7 Beca Us
the very man was riding along the roai
on his way home. and because I was 60
ing TO meet him in about ten minutes.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-30
sk1AkNSER WILHELM FINDS 60
Oh IT HARD FotFWE. oN/6yaD
81 VNSs~a0 100000 PERYEAR

normally high wages. and all his en'
ployes receive liberal pensions Ia their
old age or In case Of sickness, lie
also provides literally for the widows
and children out Of his private purse.
All these payments consume a large
proportion Of the PROFITS, so that the
Emperor's income from his estates Is
comparatively small.
Practically speaking. the German
Emperor Is thus obliged to live ON his
royal income OF 100000 per annum,
which Is altogether insufficient for his
requirements. The Kaiser has no per
sonal sxtravAganees, but lives sim-
pie and strenuous life Of hard work
and little luxury. He spends lltiis
money on his table. for the cuisine OF
the German imperial residence 10 no
torious for It's inferiority.
The Kaiser Is not dandy. ana
spends a comparatively small amount
every yeaE on bis clothes The horses
he Hides are not OF particularly
good breed. and not unusually eIpeh'
siye. He Is not gambler. and docs
not indulge Ia other designations which
would be excusable In bis position.
He IL, however. extravagant In one
respect. namely. In keeping up tbs
imperial magniicence OF his court OF
a scale never previously attempted b
a King OF Prussia. The support OF rel
ativea forms q drst charge on the
Kaiser's income lie has 10 proyli'
an annual allowance for bis SIX sons
aud has 10 maintain a separate eour
for several more distant relatives
Apart from his expenditure for pur
poses Of royal display. the Kaiser De
votes a large sum every year 10 tn
encoura cement % art and OF tn
| drama. He l. continually or'ierini
monuments to be erected AZ bis owt
expense. and buys pictures for pres-u
Ia ton 10 public galleries
The Kaiser maintains the RSya
Opera House, the Royal Theatsr Il
Berlin. aud the Royal Thratsr =
| wieshadsn AZ his own expense Al
three theaters are conducted only par
italy as ptoHt making concerns
| With all these financial burdens n,
I Kaiser IL unable 10 make both emit
meet on his Income, and hss best
| Obliged 20 borrow moury tgom som
% hts wealthy subjects.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-30

The German Emperor. with an an
nual income OF about four million dol
lars Ia poor man. and has great dit-
hculty in making both ends meet, de-
clares the London Express. He does
not receive farthlng in his capacity
as German Emperor. but fulhls the
duties Of this honorary position free
Of charge to the federation OF German
States, The Kaiser draws his income,
first. as King Of Prussia; aud. second.
as private landowner.
His Income as King OF Prussia
amounts approximately to &l.OO0OOO,
per annum. The Emperor OF Russia
receives an annual allowance OF APP
proximately S5.OOO.00O and the Em-
peror OF Austria an annual allowance
OF more than 100000 Both these
monarchs receive additional allowances
for certain definite purposes. and both
OF them own vast landed estates far
superior in acreage 10 the German
EmperoE's possessions.
The Sultan OF Turkey receives an
annual allowance Of 100000, and
the King OF Italy draws over 5000
900 per annum: while the incomes OF
several monarchs OF smaller States are
nearly as large as that Of the KinS
OF Prussia.
The amount OF 100000 granted
annually TO the German Emperor "a
his capacity as King OF Prussia II no,
taken from the national eXchequer, bul
from revenues from State dominion.
which were formerly the private prop
erty OF the Prussian royal house. The
Crown lands we're handed over 10 this
State, and in return the State pays q
nxed annual income 10 the monarch
The Kaiser owns eighty-three land
ed estates, comprising q total Of go,
GOO acres. He IL the greatest land
owner In Germany, and his posses
sions far exceed those Of the thres
landowners whose estates rank mex
TO his own In acreage. These are the
Prince OF Pless. who owns l25.OOC
acres: the Duke of UjesL who own,
10000; and the Duke OF RAtfbor, VIII
owns 1900 acres. Some OF the lanc
OF the kalser's estates IL rented &c
farmers; but the Emperor carries OF
business on bis own account In severn
parts OF the country.
The Kaiser'a workmen are paid ab
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-30
Marker fm atnmn.

A new industry In the region at the
head Of the lakes is the gathering Of
the tree stumps for use In the Mama
shlpyards A large number of Wooden
ships are built every year, and II has
been found that the most efficient cor.
ner braces are those made from these
stumps, and hundreds are shipped On At
every day. The roots Of the treea and
a short section Of the stump are used
in making the braces, and stumps
from trees about q foot In diameter
are found to be the best The stump Il
taken from the ground and roughly
hswn into shape before being shipped.
After It's receipt at the shlpyards Il
10 made into a perfect brace. The coss
Of carload Of the stumps IL close 10
800, ana the freight charges run over
500 q caFs-Milwaukss Sentinel.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-30

A man IL rich In proportion 10 the
thing be can AFFORD % let alone, Tho
FsaA.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-30

Most women know that Il they DO
not behave men WIN talk about than.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-30

"Borem makes me weary. He's a.
ways talking about his novels ana
stories"
II never had any trouble with him.
He called on me last night and only
stayed ten minutes"
Great seottl What did you DO -
himF'
II talked about my poetry .s--eneve.
land Leader.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-30

After ron are married. young Isdy,
Il is just as well 10 remember that
cooking Il a greater arr than humping
q pian0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-10
New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston-Steady mlddling 10ei net re- | eeipts l9,671; gross receipts 1e.6Il; sales | 425s stock 16e, ,756; exports-Great Britain | 2s,e27; continent, 97s2; coastwise biOS. | New orleans-Quiet; middling e1s-l6 | net receipts 1885 gross receipts 7SSo; sales | 1l50 stock 107,i37. | Mobile-Nomnal; middiing 9t; net re- | ceipts 29b4; gross receipts 2954; stock so,- | 525 exports--coastwise 132. Savannah-Quiet; middling 9ss; net re- | ceipts 12.774; gross receipts y2,774; sales | TAG; stock 167 406 exports-coastwise 2303. | Charleston-Quiet; middling 9 1-4; net re- coipts 12O9; gross receipts 1909; stock SS,- | Sv5.
 WiImington-Quiet; middling 914; net receipts BS9; gross receipts 4s39; stock 35,- | 755; exports-France 6225. 1 Norfolk-Quiet: middling 9 13-l6; net re- | ceipts 39s1; gross receipts 39si; sales 94i; | stock 51 PTS; exports--coastwise TAP. | Baltimore midding 10; gross | receipts 6S5: stock 3s61.
 Boston-Quiet; middling l0,10; gross re-
 ceipts 1923
 delphia-Steady; mddling 1o.35; | sales 2025
 l New York-Quiet; middling 1010; gross | receipts 10,472; sales 1900; stock 213S15 ex- l ports-Great Britain, 1867; continent b379; | Japan 500 Total today at all ports net-52sl3; ex- ports-Great Britain, 3o594 France. 5225; | continent, 15,161; Japan 300; stock Sl7'- , 140.
 Consolidated, at all ports, net--11S,29s; ex- | ports-Great Britain, 31 ,393; France 525; continent 15,336; Japan 800. | Total since September l, at all ports,
 net--1 ,374,s95: exports-Great Britain 30,9s0; | France, S0,27s; continent, 245,579; Japan
 2s56; Mexico 100
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-10
Gilbert & cIay's Market Letter.

Liverpool came in unchanged and sold LID ? to 3 English points exerting good effect on our markets, which opened from 8 to Ia points higher. There was slight decline from this level, but the market firmed up again and went several points above opening figures.
 About 1 o'clock, however, it took turn for the worse and heavy liquidation set in. said to be from Wall street inter ests, sending the market down on sharp run and reaching the lowest levels since the 1st of July.
 It is to be hoped that with the heavy long interest liquidated by Wall street individuals, the situation will be much clearer, but breaks like today are liable
 to exert an unfavorable influence upon farmers who may be holding cotton and needing the money wherewith to meet present debts
 While we think present prices low enough, and that they are likely to show fair profit as a scalp during the next forty eight hours, vet the market will be governed by conditions as they arise from day to day, and we think quick profits should be accepted when available. Stocks were weak on the continuation of high money rates and declines were general Some of the largest interests recommend securing line of long stocks on any reeessions such as occurred today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-10
LIQUIDATION IN THE STOCK MARKET Tone of the Market Was
 Resilient TIME MONEY MARKET FIRM Loans Were Called on a Moderate Scale and There Was Paying Off
 of Borrowings Made
 Last Week.
TIME MONEY MARKET FIRM

New York, October 9.--The market went through course of moderate nquidatioh today, induced by the growing assent to opinion that money will hold firm for a considerable period of time. The liquida- ton was not urgent at any time and was not continuous. The tone of the market was resilient in the intervals of the sell ing, and there were good recoveries but there was a marked decline in activity when prices were moving upward, and the principal trading of the day was done on a descending scale of prices. The con- dtions disclosed by the Saturday bank for the selling, the low level of the sur plus and the continuance of factors of de- pletion of cash reserves serving as an admonition to contract outstanding obli- gations.
 Loans were called on moderate scale and there was some voluntary paying off of borrowings made at last weeks high money rates. Some voluntary liquidation of stocks accompanied this process ap- parently induced by the conviction that speculative activity in the immediate flu ture is likely to decline, leaving less favor able opportunities for conducting liquida- tion. It is this sentiment which grows almost inevitable in dull market to hold prices. Up to this time, however. the pro- lection of the market has been facilitated by the widespread conviction that an ad- vance in prices ultimately is to come.
 2 The policy of opposing reaction through the period of monetary strain has come into question however. Criticism of the attempts to maintain an artificial ease in the money market are having an infiu- ence. Financial authorities In London are reported as representing fears of a raid on the London money market on behalf of the maintenance of the speculative sit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-10
Metal Market.

New York, October s.-There was very severe break in the London tin market said to reflect speculative liquidation, and spot closed at f145 los and futures at sl44 los, or about f3 5s below the closing fg- ures of Friday. Locally the market was dull and lower in sympathy with spot, which is quoted at 31 75nS2
 Copper was also lower in London, spot closing at G71 12s Cd. but futures remained unchanged at f70 15s, and locally the mar ket was quiet firm In tone; lake Is quoted at 16.371zG1e.75; eiectrolytic at 16.Six@ 16 62ts; casting. 1s.12Md1s
 Lead was higher at 916 12s Cd in Lon don. but remained unchanged at 4sb@4s5 locally.
 Spelter was also unchanged, closing at 6a6 10 in the local market, but was easier at G27 12s Cd abroad.
 Iron was lower in the foreign market. Standard foundry closed at sos and Cleve- land warrants at 52s 41sd locally, the mar ket is firm; No. foundry, northern, quot ed at ST 75@17; No. foundry, northern. s17 .25@17 ,50 No. foundry, southern, SIG. .75 @17.75, and No foundry, southern, SIG. 50 117 25
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-10

uation in New York which would threaten unfavorable consequences to the London situation. The reference is to the late engagements of gold in London' and to the suspicion that they were designed to fos- ter speculation rather than an outcome of the condition of the exchanges.
 Reports were again current today or further engagement of gold in London, but they were not confirmed. Opinion in London leans toward the probability of an advance In the bank rate this week on account of the feeling prevalent there.
 There were further large withdrawals of gold from London for Egypt and dis counts advanced both in Paris and Berlin. There was no appreciabe change in the exchange rates in this market The call money market showed some relaxation from the tension of the latter part of last week, partly due no doubt to the liquidation of stocks. Out of town insti tutions also continued to offer funds here quite freely. Preparations are expected, however, before the end of the week for next Mondays payment on Japanese loan subscriptions which will call for upward of s30, 100000. The time money market was called firm with an advancing tendency Very great activity was further reported in all kinds of business throughout the country the reports from railroad traffic officials serving as the special feature for Monday. This evidence of the profit able use for money in all kinds of bus mess at rate rising above that returned the current average level of prices of securities is an nducement for the liqui- dation of securities and the use of funds in other fields. Prices recovered a good part of their losses when the money rate ran off late in the day, and the market then became torpid.
 Bonds were easy Total sales, par value, s2.645, ,00O.
 United States 2's declined h per cent on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-10
Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York. October 9.-Money on call firm, S1aQ61a per cent; closing bid, per cent; offered at A per cent; time loans firm; sixty and ninety days, 5d512 per cent; six months. 4lkq4% per cent; prime mercantile paper, 4a4e per cent; sterling exchange steady with actual business in bankers bills at $4s5 .25d14S5.3 80 for demand and at s4S1. .S0di4S1S3 for sixty day bills posted rates. s4S21k@4S3 and s4seG4s61a; {; commercial bills, $4S11s; bar silver, 61as Mexican dollars, 1T; government bonds easy; railroad bonds easy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-10

The stock market during the early part of the day WAS somewhat lower, due to continued liquidation in the granger list. The majority of the list was about l per cent lower. About noon this liquidation ceased. and new buying orders appeared, causing a general advance of E to lh per cent. Metropolitan was the feature on the bull side, scoring a gain of over per cent Brooklyn was also in good de- mand, and rallied from Il to l2. Union Pacific sold off to 1Sl, and St. Paul to 179. T. c. I. was s4 lower. Locomotive sold down about per cent from Saturdays close. We still advise the sale of Locome- tive for a good turn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-10
New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, October 9.-Spot cotton in good demand but offerings were light Sales, 1l50 bales. including $50 to arrive and 200 fob. Quotations unchanged, mid ding 1916. Futures opend strong with prices to 15 points above Saturday, 8 closing figures on better Liverpool than expected. Storm news from the gulf states also assisted in stimulating buy ing, and sent prices higher. Then reallz- ing sales by longs carried prices down hammering by bears also accelerated the downward movement. In the trading the fluctuations were frequent but narrow The market closed fairly steady. Net losses II to IS points.
 New Orleans, October 9.-Cotton fu- lures steady. October November. 606e s62; December, 9.67@9 6s; January, S75m 9.76: February. 9.S2@9.S3 March, 9921 s.sS; AprilI 9.97d999 May, 10.0ld10. .02; June, 1o.04@10.05; July, 1o0S@10. New Orleans, October 9.-Cotton opened higher, closed steady. Sales 1150. Ordi- nary, 7B; good ordinary, 5-16; low mid ding, 3-16; middling, 1916; good mid ding, 10 1-16;middling fair. 10ss. Receipts 1885; stock. 107137.