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make you leave your hat for security.
Humpy you are going to grow UP to-
be a. great man. l don't believe that
Napoleon was ever trusted with fmince
Humpy looked modest over the
compliment and was about to pass on
when the SchofeId boy continued:
Il never saw six mince pies all at
once Take the cover off the box and
femme see EN-. You remember / gave
you a bite of my apple last fall"
But I'm ia a hurry
II don't believe you've got mince pies.
1 believe it's a bonnet for your ma. I'll
dare you to open the box"
Humphy Skinner could. not take a
dare Few. boys can He took the
SchCfeld boy into q doorway and re-
moved the cover from the box and
showed him the pies.
But how do I know they are real
pies2n was asked. Them pies look to
be pies. I've got to heft one in my
hand.'s
He was permitted to lift the top one,
and after holding it on the palm Of his
hand for a. moment he suddenly took
a great bite out of the edge of it and
ran away. Humpy cried out after him,
but it was no use. The pie had been
crippled. and the grocer would raise a
row about it. The boy was gazing at
it with tears in his eyes, when the
butchers boy came along with two
pounds of mutton chops in basket t0
deliver at a nearby house. AS soon as
he caught. sight Of those pies he was
like a wolf looking al a lambs
That's just my size" he said, as he
whipped the crippled pie out Of
Fumpy's hand in a dexterous manner
Il dreamed of finding a mince pie on
the sidewalk last night and here it is.
You can't have that" shouted
Hump. as he made an attack.
.sBoys don't struggle against fate re
Piled the other as he kept him off with
one hand. .'I shall make Just six bites
Of this pie. One-two-three- and away
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she goes. I'm! I'm! Just hit the
spot.
s"Tn have you arrested
Don't get excited sonny. I ought to
a hurry this morning, I'll let you off.
Tell your ma that it was a bold, bad
man that highway robbed YOU
Humpy must tell the grocer that he
was one pie short. The grocer would
raise a fuss about it and refuse to- pay
slipped the cover on to the box and
hurried along, but at the next corner
he ran. against three tramps who We're
crossing the street to find a place to
lean their backs against
Here's a young thief who has been
robbing some one!" exclaimed one OF
the trio, as he caught the boy by the
collar and twisted him around.
TT isn't So shouted Humpy in re-
Hply. "and You take your hapd ofr'n
'sWe'H see what you have in the box
first You look just like a boy who
has been robbing a bank
Yes, take a look into the box" said
the other two, and it was wrested from
Humps hand and opened.
''Gee-whizz." gasped the biggest Of
the tramps as the pies We're discover
''say, fellers. this is the hand Of
Providence and no mistake. Five
great big mince pies! and this good
little boy wants US to eat every onet"
Give EN- back-let EN- alone..
Sonny. you are a good boy-a rea
patted him on the shoulder Il love
good boy" said the big tramp, as he
to meet a. boy with a kind heart Wher
you gits up this mernin' you says tC
your mother:
q Mother. dear. there are tramp;
in this town sufferin' pains in theh
stnmachs for the want of food It.
daea dfui to know Of, and / would like
to relieve the poor creatures
But how can it be done?' says
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THAT SKINNER bOA
go I'm IN Errand to al
Bakery

---- skinner bow had got staflse
= ..-1,oof the other morning ana va Va,
MOCK away from home MHsh III
80 grocer called him from 'I'e
door and said .6,,ld he
.-Bsts6 to GO an errand-. ,-., Us
yes sir. 7 am q tfusls Dos'
the realy- .7a-,e ana mind
- o-,-n business. can you
4 wen the baker over on Jones
s-r4et fdrzot to leave my order IL
#-5rce Mes this morning. and We soE
n send over there. 1 want SIX ialisI - :
Rpfes for my customers tie WI W. - 49,
Fhern ia a box for YOU 1t via = -
49, about fifteen minutes to 90 ana
s-o-re ana I Will give YOU nickel
yves. sir. L will go as soon as &C 2.
ssysr7- well Just hand TINS card -
Rhe baker and he viii give you me
s~sas N isn't every boy I'd trust, but
e-ol1 have an honest look about you
The skinner boy started of on q run
And was soon at the baker $. me
#nalcer rut the warm pies in a box anu
80 that wheel had come off his
Wagon and he had to disappoiht three
IL four customers that morning me
h,oss had gone just half q block with
na rfas when he met the SchOneld
#hov OF course the latter wanted to
know what was In the box A boy al
Aravs wants to know such things
fXvhe4 ne was was informed that the
contents consisted Of six mince pies
fresh from tire oven he drew In MS
breath with a gasp and exclaimed.
We'll. I never saw such boy Tor
meg 7 NAV live 10 be a b hundred years
cd ana no one sp.f ever trust me with
six mince pies The grocer didn't even
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a4solit3-4 Po1ice!' shouted Fumpy, al
though there was no officer IN slsnt
one of the tramps had the box anu
fz5tg- pies init, and all were eating from
as bic held in their hands They gave
the boy no further attention, but sauh
tered off down the street, and he was
shedding tears and. Jumping up Pc a M
down when a icobblef came out OF MS
shop near. by and asked:
ssVheil. young fe1lersa What you make
all dis racket abOut3 -.
t.7Thcse trampsA have got my ples!s.
pies? Did you hats some pies?''
yes. six Of .efr. A hoy stole one and
the tramps have gotst9es others.
What kind of pies did you haf:
WAS WAS dot soqs say. qny sson, you don't
sraf IA need to feel bad. -yhas dey some
rslince pies to. be sold At der grocery?
.s79sn Won WAS re1enged In four
ho11rs- dot loys and. dose : tramps vhas
ash dead as nail Ha! la! ha but dot
vhas der best sshoke 4 hear of in ten
years You should laugh ha! ha@ IN
stead OF shedding some tears
But what am gQisag to say 10 the
grocer?" asked Fumpy
E The cobbler hadn' t answered the ques-
ton when the grocer himself appeared;
He had got tired of waiting, and had
set out to- see what the trouble was. He
Taared out and made grab for
NJ tell into a snowdrfff and stuck there
until it was too lateto pursue Hurry
vas pale-faced and sgasping for breath
when he reached home, and his mother
at once said:
: Young man, you've been up to some
thing. andsI want to know what it is.
Who told you that you could stay out
Of school ~
Ana an hour later two boys at the
eate told him that they heard his yells
q bleei AWAY 1Ggpynig at, 1906, by G.
n Tia
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LEGAL.

~---~-~-------~>---~-~--------
state Of Kansas, Shawnee county. SIS.
In the matter of the estate of F. NJ
Edwards, late of Shawnee county, kan
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.
Notice is hereby given, that on the 18th
dav of November, A d. 1905, the under
signed was. by the probate court of Shaw
nee county, Kansas, duly. appointed and
qualified as administrator of the estate
Of F. NJ Edwards. late of Shawnee coun.
ty, deceased All parties interested in
said estate will. take notice. and govern
themselves accordingly
CHARLES STEVENS, Administrator.
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your darInT mOtheF-
att can be done by your baking I'VE
fat 1nince pies and lettin' me find them
suffering frampsS
.'fI'u, do it with PLEASURE, says thar
mother Of yours. and here you are
with the pies. Five pies into. three
tramps goes once and two oyer for
next time. ID. sa ~ s ss5 Js-
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WANTED-A partner with some means
to establish factory for manufactur-
ing a patented fabor-saving idea Of great
Importance to one of the leading trades
Address Partner" Journal,
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New year Excursion Rates Via Rock
Island

TO al points on Rock Island and
Frisco system lines. To all points in
Southern Passenger association terri
tory. south of the Ohio and east of the
Nfissississippi rivers. at rate of one and
one-third fare for the round trip.
Tickets on sale December 29, 80, 81
and Jan 1st, limited for return jan
uary 7th. For rates and all other in
formation see Rock Island agents.
A M FILLER, c. P. A.
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WANTED-Position as clerk by man of
FIVE years experience. Can furnish good
reference. Address A. care Journal.
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70 WHOM IT MAY coNCERN.

-~--~-~~-~---~-~---~-~0-~
TO WHOM II MAY CONCERN-Be II
file in the office of the probate court Of
Shawnee county, Kan, asking for per-
to law at Nos. 122 and 124 East 4th St iS1
the Second ward of the city Of topeka.
Shawnee county. state of Kansas Hear
ing is set for January 18th, 1907, at 9 a. m
NJ. A. FUNCHESS
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WHEN ynu want TO lire man or hoy.
call UT Y. Nj. c. A Ind tel sos or Bel
tel. sol red We have q list of men ana
confidential references concerning them
j. If G. A. Employment bureau. Ssh ana
Quincy sts.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WANTED-S Situation by registered drug
gist. Address Drugs, care State Jour
nal.
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PLUMBING.

IouIs' LOCKo Wiz, Expert Plumber &
Gas Filter, rs W. 9Th. Ind. 1913. Bell $50.
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TEANsEIElt AND STORAGE.

r-~~~>---~-~-~--~~-r~~-----
~ a Az > AAs<A<N.s1 XII OAt14 49,
No.s PACKS, snips ana stores AousenolI
quincy ST.
ATIIERTON. BROS.-Office PIG East 9Th.
Both phones 99S. Moving and storage.
All KINDS. goods packed, stored and for
warded 10 any point in United States.
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~ ANNnrN CEMENT.

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
q r. RTfRGI1 IS Al CANDIDATE FOR
city clerk, subject to the 7kepubllcan pr
MARES
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wANT1.I,--NIS1.E HELP.

~>>--9-1717-@-y--r>
WANTED,
MEN COOKS. HOTEL HELP, CAR RE
PAIRERS. BRIDGE CARPENTERS
and LABORERS to ship. FARM HANDS.
Capital Employment Agcy, 81 Kan. Ave
IMMEDIATELY-YO MEN - Bright
from Kansas, to prepare for entrance
exams for railway mail clerks Good
prospects Particulars free. s65 Inter
State Bldg, Cedar Rapids, Ia.
WANTED-An experienced tobacco strip
per. H. l.. Tromp, S041z Kansas Ave.
WANTED
LABORERS TO SHIP SOUTH
TO RAILROAD SHOPS
CAPITA + EMPLOY MENT AGENCY =
ST. KANSAS AVENUE sst4
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SANTrARrUAfs.
WHOLESALERS.
UNpERrAKERs

s-~-~-~-~~~---~>~~~--4~~~~-s
l.. M ZEN " ILL funeral director ana
enoaImer. First class service. reasons
BILE prices. 511 Quincy ST. Both phones 49,
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WANTED-Chambern fifth Ave
) hotel.
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BUGGY REPAIR1NG.
TAILORING COLLEGE.


NALENIINE'S self-calcuiating system
taught Miss Marston. sUs Kansas ave.
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-dARPET CLEANING
LIVERY BARNS


BOYER BROS, successors to L. 4aV-
kins. Boarding. livery and feed barn
We want your feed orders. 1423 Lane ST
Ind 1o4s. Bel 1868
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I.verybody reads The state Joursal.
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PAVING.
cLEANERs AND. OVERS

- - = -7~1-~>-~>------~~----~.--
1> fsas5erL AZ AZ Ia1NlJ = SUIT CLUB, J. T.
ID o 35s ,iILOp.5 SUITS sponged and press
and pressed, $3.50; pants washed and
pressed. 50c. Goods called for and deliv-
cred. Ben phone 209 Main. 6Og Jackson ST
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wANTEO-F EsSs4AI.E HELP.


WAETEO-FE NIzAI4E HELP.
WANTED-Chambern Fifth Ave.
! hotel.
WANTED--At once, % apprentices for
dressmaking. Free instruction given by
Miss Brundage of the School of Domestic
Art Mrs. Mercer, Crosby Bros
WANTED Competent white girl for gem
eral housework. small family, highest
wages. $50 Buchanan ST, Ind. Eel. 945.
WANTED-Dining room. girl and girl to
work in kitche. Topeka hotel.
WANTED
so MATTRESSES AND LUNCH. COUN-
TER GIRLS, 5000 month. board and
room. Il WOMEN COOKS. HOUSE
HELP RESTAURANT AND HOTEL
HELP CAPITAL II sEMPLOY MENT
AGENCY S11 Kansas avenue. Phones CO..
WANTED-A competent girl for general
housework Inquire at, 1926 Topeka ave.
Ind. phone 1880. w. I. Miller.
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RArrRoAe, LIME TARr.Es.


57s rs.1l1 -1->z- sss
EASTBOUND.
~, 4ae-T limited ....., ............. 7.Os ar.
No e. Ktlantic EXPIRES ........ $40 On.
$40. 1Os-- grS~s.'-- o:20 pm
.n-o .4o7-F6. .C.-Salina Express. lO:SS am
e. 10s-DenN er-Pac. Coast Ltd. II 80 arm
e. e. 1SS-Junction City local pass. ESQ Sf1
11yo Unlimited ...........-...... Z So orr
%sTaily except Sunday. All others daily.
111SSOTIRI PACIFIC TIME TABLE >
DAILY Except SundaJl
SOUTHBOUID.
No. e1o-PassengSr to TT. Scotk....4seS pm.
NO Ga2-Frreig III :. -ss-ss 1:&0 am
49, EIRTF1BOUNQ.
No sog-Passenger from FIT Scott.12;55 pm.
No es1-Freight 1850. ..--.'---------e-46 nnA
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MANUFACTURERS.


e. G. ESINLEY.
Manufactures and dealer IN ali kinds uf
vehicles. See US about that delivery wage
on Jig w. Fifth ST.
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FOR oopne epttia efs 0 bargain
Call a09 The Drive. -
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FOR sAIEFive lots, on GeT5laTI ee u
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- - 77,g.r1,est cAst prices Tor your go
W y Pa aSt1 IN sroes hats. oyercoats; Dr4p
on onpd or call Ind. tel 1873. ABE 9sAeo7
Soy 500 Kans9s ave-
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- :, &C., q lots. east front. 2,ro93mI1
FOR sAE Ell dqass house, splendid
h6 hness near sehoqIl, h he Sc TX can ." =
''eenenberger, Highland FaAn- -----.
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cARPENTERs ann BUrTDERs


j. c. WILSON. contractor and builder
Job work promptly done. 10 E. Eighth
ct Ind tel 1914
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PATENTS.
FLORISTS.

AzALIAS. Lorraine -Begonias, Poinsettias
Holly, and all other cut flowers for
Xmas trade. Hayes, 1o7 West. 9Th
HUBBARD's-cu flowers; bioominr
plants. Ind.42. $50 Kansas ave.
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NICE % ACRES. VIII t 4ME paEg1H Il i55i
T I, ksEsTATE co. SEE Kansas ave. =.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-02

aevoedas nk aoe mt (x x)oppa be- ~ rk(x x Twill
he d Il eo omi b keep
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Getting Married.

l don't know myself what getting
married feels like. hut 1t cannot he
much more exciting than watching
other people getting married. Indeed,
always get something like palptn-
ton of the heart just before the priest
utters the final fateful words, Il de-
clare you man and wife" Hnlf sec.
ond before yon were still free. Half Il
second after you were bound for the
term of Your natural life. Half see
ond before you had only to dnsh the
book from the priests hands and put
your hands over his mouth, and, though
thus giddily swinging OIL to the brink
of the prcciplce, you nrc saved. Half
second after
All the kings horses and ull the king 8
Cannot make you "a bachelor again.
1t Is the knife edge moment betwixt
time and eternity.-From lie Gallienne's
His Quest Of the Golden Girl"
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ANCIENT EMBALMlNG.
Not only People hut Animals Wero
AinlmInitlGh In EgNnt.

| inuRhucu III ESyp.
Myrrh, which was fahulousiy sup
posed 10 he the tears of Myrrhn. who
| waS turned into II shrub. WAS II plant
of handsome appearance. with sprcud-
llis. fernlikr foliage and large umbels
OF white flowers. II was found prlnci-
| pally In Arabia and .tbyssiiilu. IN
early times the perfume distilled from
it was greatly In rcquSition for en-
! balming.
llcrodotus gives Il detailed account
or the ancient mode Of embulming,
which IL perhaps more Instructive than
pleasing. After the body had under
gone much preparation. which. to spare
your feelings. will not he described, IL
was filed with powdered myrri. cassI0
and other perfumes. 1t was then steep
! cd In nnlron, q strong solution of sodn.
FOR seventy days. After this II was
wrapped In bands of line pcrfumcd
linen. smcnrcd with aromatic gums.
Not only people were thus elnbalm-
ed. hut the crocodlles OF Lake MoerIs,
which. after their naturalization, were
decorated with ornaments and jewels
and laid In one of the suhtcrrnncan
passages of the great labyrinth with
much pomr and display. The sacred
cat, ichnrumon and other cherished nm
inals dcvoutly worshipel by tho Egyp-
innS were cmbnlmcd with scrlipulois
and fnnntlcal care. On days special To
HE memory of the dead the mummics
were newly sprinklctl with perfume.
incense was offered before them and
their heads nnulntcd with fresh oil-in
the same spirit as we lay new blooms
upon the graves of our dead.
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CuTTLEFlsH FARMS.
Where the Queer Creatures Are Cul-
tiSRtca to BE MIXED.

Hoes any one know that cuttletisl
are cultivated on farms To hp mllird
These ctitlriiS.i farms are located OH
the coasts OF Great Britain. and thu
cuttletish are kept IN tanks or ponds
to he MIXED OF their ink. The pond OF
tank Is connected with the sen by II
pipe, and thousand or more cuttles
are kept IN Il single one.
they form Il most curious sight us
they move about, trailing their long
arms and staring out OF their bulglng
eyes. They are guarded by screens
which prevent them from being scared.
for if they are suddenly frightened
they Will squirt their milk into the
water. and it would therefore be lost.
This fluid or milk IL very valuable
AMI II cutie Will yield about $3 worth
year. 1t Is sccreted In Il bug which
can he opened and closed ut will, the
cutie eIcctlng the fluid to darken the
water so that 1t may escape unseen
when attacked.
The best cuttleffsh are procured IN
CHINA. where for some reason or other
they produce the best quality OF milk,
When the farmer considers 1t onpor-
tune TO milk the cuttlcs he proceeds by
opening the sluiccs Of the pond and
gently ngitnting the water. The cut
Ties then swim around the pond, and
as soon MS. one passes through the
slucc IS closed. The cutie passes
down small channel Into II basin ar
metal receptacle. and us soon ms It Is
securely there the water is drained OF
1t Is then frightened and at once
suurts the fluid from the bag. When
ii is exhausted II is lifted out, the milk
Is collected and the basin prepared for
another
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The Name "Fife..

The origin of the name Fife is net
known. One historian tries 10 show
that 1t comes from the Celtic word
veach, Pict, and means that the dis.
trict was inhabited by Picts, but that
Is obviously absurd, as Fife was not
specially the home Of any OF the Pict-
ish nations. The tradition that finds
greatest favor is related by II monk,
who states that the first known Ios-
SCISSOR of the district which has since
grown into the kingdom Of Fife was
one Fifus Duffus, a famous cheftain
whose date is lost in the mists of an
tiquity.
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Merchants & Miners
Transportation Go.

steamship Lines for Boston, Provl.
dance and Baltimore.
Leave Newport News. via Norfolk.
for Boston every Tuesday, Wednes.
day, Friday and Sunday. Leaves for
Providence every Monday, Thursday
and Saturday. steamers sail from
Norfolk at 500 p. IN.
leave Newport News for Baltimore
daily. except Tuesday and Wednesday,
at p. M. connecting for Washington.
Philadelphia and Nov York. rs
Fare to Baltimore, one way. $500;
round trip, $500. including stateroom
berth. Accommodations and cuisine
unequallsd.
Freight and passengers taken for
all points North and South. Bteamers
leave Baltimore. foot of Long Dock,
daily, at p. m.
Only line running a Sunday steamer
between Newport News and Ba.ti.
more. For further information apply
to d. r. MCNEIL, Agent,
Newport News, Va.
General Offices. Baltimore. Ma.
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WHISTLER AS A TEACHER.
A Genius Who showed Dimculty In
InipnrtiuR IIis Knowledge.

ImpurttuR ilth knowledge.
Whistler was certainly Il genius, but
hc showed some difficulty In impnrting
his knowledge. His criticisms were Of
ten fog.y and uncertain. and he hard
~ ever found words In which to ex-
press himself. 1t was almost IN i'm
possibility to develop without hecom-
In" Il slave and copying Him in every
way. With majority of the students
this WAS II dangerous method. If one
came with Il spark of originality ii was
cXtingtlshed Immediately by the dom.
mating personality Of the master lie
could see art only from his own stand
point. and he insisted on all of us using
the same palette and the same brushes
rs himself ana OH our seeing all OBJ
.iccts with his eyes. The result to an
ordinary outsider was rldiculously mo-
notonous
well remember Frenchmnn who
wanted 10 Join the clnsS coming to
view some OF the studies and then re-
marking. with IN amused smile. "Nous
avcZ beaucoup DIES petus Whccstlnirs!'
This was perfectly true OF the mn Tor
ity, but there were few mntured men
who hardly carried out WhistIcr's
formulas rs regards the pnlcttc ana
method, hut who, owing to their more
independent attitude. proiited much by
the criticisms. Century.
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"In Paris only onc-iifth OF the voters
go to tic polls and cast their ballots"
said m American who has lived In
Paris as n business man for several
years past. This is not because they
cannot vote, but because they do not
care to. Everybody in the city 10 in
tercstcd In politics, hut when lie time
to vote comes few care TO 20 TO the
polls The man who wins Is most
often the man who promises every
thing. For instance. in my district
last time man was elected who
promised to put new shed oil the
market. | know of another deputy
who was kept In Office fifteen years be-
cnusc lie promised to ndd an extra sar-
dine to the daily ratlons of the sol
diers. There nre so many soldiers that
TINT made big difference. They did
not got the sardine. hut he continued
to promise and kept ce."-Washing
ton Post.
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Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, MD, Dec. 11.-Flour
quiet. unchanged.
Wheat-easier; spot contract 10 a
Ia; spot No. . red western 70 a IA.
Steamer. No. red 68 "a a GO.
Corn-easier; spot old 81 IA a 3.S:
new 40 IA 10. Steamer mixed, AZ
New southern white corn AZ IL a AZ
~. New southern yellow AZ a ~
Il.
Oats-steady: No. white 40 10 a
Al; No. 3. 80 1-2; No. 2 mixed. 80
sales.
firm; No. . western domestic
76 n.
Butter-firm and higher: fancy imi
tation 25 a 81; do creamery SO a "a:
40 ladle % %; store packed 10 a
81.
Eggs-firm, 80.
Cheese-aotive and unchanged
large "A Is; medium IA 3-S: small
II 5-S
Sugar steady and unchanged
coarse grannlated and fine 500