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ADAMS LEFT OUT.
others Accused of steunenberg Murder
Are Indicted.

Boise City, Idaho, March SIN the
district court at Caldwell, the grand
jury returned indictments against all
the men held on the charge of murder
ing Frank Steunenberg, with the pos
sible exception of Steve Adams.
It is understood also to have indict-
ed J. L. Simpkins and another man
whose name has not been learned.
these two stin being at liberty. Bench
warrants were ordered issued. No in
formation was given out respecting the
indictments and there will be nothing
known officially until the defendants
shall have been arraigned.
Three of these, Charles H. Meyer, W
D. Haywood and George E. Pettfbone,
are to be taken to Caldwell tomorrow
for arraignment Others may be taken.
down, but no positive information has
been secured excepting as to the three
It is stated that these three are all pre-
scented in one indictment and that an
Indictment was found against Orchard.
Whether the other indictments are
separa te or joint is not known. It was
stated that as soon as the men are ar
raigned the defense will ask that they
be given a speedy trial This statement
was made by Attorney Fred Miller of
Spokane. It has been formally an
nounced that Canyon county has re-
tanned W. E. Borah as assistant coun-
ty attorney to assist in the prosecution
of these cases
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Kansas City, March s.-C1ose-WHEAT
Receipts today, 80 cars. Quotations
We're dull, unchanged and as follows: May,
TIC; July T0ssc: Sept, 701kc. Cash: No.
hard. 74d7Sc; No hard. 71d751zc; No
red, SsdS9c; No. red, SS087c.
CORN-Market steady to higher May,
38slc: July. S9szc. Cash: No 2 mixed. 3s1z
@SS1kc; No 2 white. 1914 d3s1zc; mo. 3 white,
396391zc
OATS-Market firm. No. 2 white, SD
32c; No 2 mixed, 30c.
RYE-Market steady, 57d59c.
HAY-Market steady. Choice timothy,
81. 25611 so; choice prairie, $3.50.
BUTTER Market steady Creamery, 26ci
packing, 121sc.
EGGS Market steady Fresh, 12c.
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There was a large attendance at the
meeting of the Dougherty Success club
Wednesday right, and all greatly en-
1oyed the programme which was rs fol-
lows:
Piano trio-Mrs. W. A Harshbarger.
Miss Vera Otto and Miss Marie Glo yer.
current Events-Prof. George A.
Stephens, Topeka high school.
Plano duet-Mrs Harshbarger ana
Mr.. Kari Davidson
SOlO-Niss Grace Boles.
Plano solo-Mfss Gladys Douzhert,-
Violin sOlo-Mr. Kenneth Clark.
Reading-Mr. O'Neu.
Solo-Afrs. E G. Foster
Piano trtp-Mrs- Harshbarger. Miss
Helen StiekeI and Miss Gladys Dough
erty.
Reading-Mr. o. L. Alley.
Piano duet-Mrs Harshbarger and
Mr.. Karl Davidson.
The club Will give a Penny Social''
wednesday evening. March q, and
guests are invited to bring their pen
MES for the Success Club Hopper" and
get Gun in full measure"
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Kansas e.. March


Kansas City. Mo. March SEATTLE
Receipts today 5000 head. including 300
head of southerns Market steady Ma
tive steers, 81 00Q6. 90; southern steers, g 80
0490; southern cows, s.. 25Q3Soi native
cows and heifers, s.. 800 10; stockers and
feeders $1,000 80; bulls, S3.00G415; @ves,
So O0d7 90: western fed steers, $S-50d5.50;
western fed cows, S2.50d450
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head. Mar
ket 5d10c lower Bulk Of sales, 5000
8. ira; heayys -S6,15Q620i packers, 500
airy: pigs and, lights, S5.50Q6l0
SHEEP Receipts today, 5000 head.
Market steady. Muttons, 81. 900 go; lambs.
IS 50GD6 Is; range wethers S5-5006.00; fed
| erzes q 256I5. IS.
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WAS JUST IN FUN.
John r. Mclean Explains an Editorial
in His Paper.

Washington, March s-John R. Nc
Lean. owner of the Washington Post
testified before the house committee on
post roads concerning an editorialwhich
appeared in his paper regarding viota-
ton Of the ranking privilege by mem
bers of congress. He said he had no
evidence as to the truth of the state
ment in the editorial that it was not
written in a serious vein and not in
tended to be taken seriously
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EPISCOPAL REVEALS CLOSE.
Archdeacon Weber breaches Final
Sermon Last Night.

Archdeacon Weber, who has been
holding a Mission at Grace cathedral
since Saturday. held his last service
last night and left town this morning.
During his stay he held four services
daily and preached to congrega tions that
taxed the capacity Of the cathedral He
Is preacher of great eloquenee and his
sermons attracted numbers of the mem
bers of other Topeka churches. Arch
deacon Weber is not attached to any
one diocese but travels about holding
missions for parishes all over the coun-
trv His home IS in Boston.
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Chicago Live stock

Chicago. March Receipts
TODAY. 5000 head. Market steady to strong.
Beeves, So 90J6 IS; cows and heifers. $1,000
500: stockers and feeders, $2.65d4.79; Tex
H,OGS@Receipts today 5000 mead: esti-
mated Friday, $1,000 head. Market weak
to inc lower. Mixed and butchers, Sc. 900
& 27i5: good heavy. Sc, 2506. 321s; rough
heavy, S. 95G6. Is; light, 10000. % pigs, $3.50
06. Is; bulk of sales, $6.15Q6-25.
HEEP-Receipts today 1900 head.
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New York, March S-BUTTER- Market
steady. Western imitation creamery, extra,
zoe; western imitation creamery, frsts,
TIC.
EGGS-Ad Market easy. State of PennsyI-
vania and new fancy selected white, 20
6D21c; state of Pennsylvania and new fan
cy selected choice, 1SQ19c; state Of Penn
sylvanfa and new fancy selected, mixed
extra. 161kc; western firsts, f45kc; western
seconds, 14c; southerns. 12d145ac.
DRESSED POULTRY-Marzet steady.
Western chickens, 10d13c; turkeys, 100
zoe; fowls 10d13c.
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Liverpool opening cables: Wheat sd
lower; corn sd lower.
Liverpool, 100 p. m: Wheat 1k6%d
lower; corn I'D lower.
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat, s
cars; graded. o. Corn. III cars; graded,
g. Oats, 103 cars; graded, "a
Grain. receipts at K. c. today: Wheat
II cars. corn. % cars; oats, cars J..
Estimated grain receipts at K. c. Fri
day: Wheat, cars; corn, Il cars; oats, 8
cars.
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat, so
I'D lower; corn. 1s6Ad lower.
Northwest grain receipts today: Mime
apOlis, 282 cars; Duluth, % cars. A year
ago: Minneapolis, PA cars; Duluth, a
cars.
Estimated grain receipts at Chicago Fri
day: Wheat, 1 car; corn, 125 cars; oats,
119 cars.
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perfect. eur armament is superior to
Cermany's. We have $50 heavy, 296
medium and $50 small naval guns
more than Germany Two new battle
ships win be ready next year and four
a year after, as well as a number OF
cruisers. torpedo boats and submarine
craft. The new German battleshlps
will be of $4,000 tons and the new
German cruisers of 900 tons. This
IS the situation with which we are
Obliged to keen pace
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New York March s.-SUGAR-R SUI
gar firm. Fair refining. 2 15-i6c; centri-
fugal IS test, 3 1858 15-32c; molasses SUI
gar. 11-16c. Refined sugar quiet. Crush
ed, $3.50; powdered. $40; GRADUATED. "a 60
COFFEE-Market steady. No. Rio,
7-l6c
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Navies Cnnnnared.

Paris, March SIN the chamber of
deputies todS[ Marine Minister
Thompson in supporting the naval
budget, compared the French and Ger
man navies, saying: Although the
composition Of our squadrons Is not
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Chicago. Ill March S.-BUTTER-Mar-
ket weaker. Creamery, 1692s1hc; dairy,
EGGs-Market easy. At mark, cases
included 1910.
HEESE-NIarket steady. Daisies, 121s0
1 l9o Twins 1l74Qaz4c; Young americas
ALIVE POULTRY-Market steady.
Turkeys, 13c; chickens and springs, 111zc.
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Galveston. Tex, March s.-COTTON-
Market steady, al 103sc per pound
New York. March S.-COTTON-Sales
today 500 bales. Spot cotton closed
ding upIands, $11.25; middling gulf, s11.50
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Frankfort, Ky. March s-The Ken
lucky house of representatives today
by unanimous vote has passed a bill
providing for an annual accounting
and distribution of PROFITS by ali ne
insurance ----7 aanies doing business d
Kentucky
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trio Elevator company. Burdette &
Rountree Manufacturing company, Mo-
line Elevator company, Samuel Burger
W. D. Baldwin, c. G. ComstOck. John
Doe. Richard Dee, Thomas Doe, Will
lam Doe, Henry Doe, George Doe. Chas.
Doc, Adam Dee, Hugh Doe and Edward
Dee.
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sDebilit>
Cured

Men and women,
many Of you are
now reaping the re-
suits of your for
.mer folly. Your vi
tally Is failing and
viii soon be lost
unless you do some
thing for yourself.
There is no time to
lose. with 1t you
can make no com
promise. Either you
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kansas City Live Stock Sales To-Day.
THE following sales were made today at
the stock yards. Kansas City. Mo- ana
telephoned to the Topeka State Journal
mission merchants. with OFFICES at all
narkets.1
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rr-,,rofshed bv the city Hay Mark
= Otllncv atreefI


Topeka, March 3.
r7rIces paid IN Topeka this week. based
on Boston quotations.l
NO. / TALLOW .........-..........-....
GREEN SALT CURED ..--..-...--.-...lDc
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Kansas City, March 8.
.s5,fr eo7aU : on FDaHd

CATTLEs-Receipts today, 5000 head.
Market steady .-....-.-........---...
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head. Mar
l1et 5Q10c lower. Bulk of sales, $1,000
6121z; top, $6.171k.
SHEEP Receipts today 5000 head.
III 20 -. IL
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Colmans Durham Mustard loo
and 15c at VIM. Green & sons.
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FURNISHED by J. E. Gall. Commissions
Grains Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 W. Sixth St Telephone 1851
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Furnished by J. 2. Gall, Commissions.
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 W. Sixth ST. Telephone 4s6 4
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Market Gossin-

furnished by the A. NJ McAJernott Com
Mission Co, Stocks Grains. Provisions
and Investment Securities Room Il.
Columbian bldg.J
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must master 1t or it win master you
and fill your whole future with misery
and indescribable woe have treated
50 many cases of this kind that am as
familiar with them as you are with the
very daylight. Once cured by me you will
never again be bothered with your ner-
vousness. falling memory, loss Of ambition
or other symptoms which rob you OF your
vitality and absolutely unfit you for stu6S
or business. My treatment for weak
men and women will correct all these
evils and restore you to what nature in
tended--a hale hearty, happy man and
woman. with physical and mental powers
complete.
make it a rule Of my practice to ex-
anime all patients myself and personally
direct the treatment. You are not expert
mented on by students, nurses or mex
perienced doctors when you come to me.
I open all letters and reply personally
and in absolute confidence. never be
tray a professional secret If others have
failed, consult me. Do not despair.
Dr.. D. A. COOkinham
100 West 9Th st. Opposite Trausfsr
StatiOn.l
Hours: to IL, to 5, to 8.
Sunday: 8 to u.
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Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Ofice ITO w. Sixth st. Telephone 1851
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Dr.. D. A. COOkinham
GRAIN.


NJ Ru 81 AID vfses 81 4 i F1s e
FURNISHED by s. p. LUX. 30 Kan. Ave.I
FRUITS.
COCOANUTS-Per doE.s Sc.
CALIFORNIA GRAPE FRUIT-$4.59
ORANGES box. fancy. s2.75@s@
HAELowI DATEsEPer ID. SIC: salr.
Sc per H.: package dates, per box, SEQ.
LEMONS-Per box, $3.50.
KANSAS 0oas IS per bunch.
HONEY--Fancy Colorado. white comb
VEGETABLEs
LETTUCE-Texas, per basket, SCI hot
hq Fsz l5I Rs5 $50, Rans s6s sSs.
TEXAS sPINACH-Per y bu- basket
'BEErs-Per doz. soc.
ONIONs-Eer doz;. Sc .,--,-.. -.
$3.50; Florida. 500.
BEETS-Per bu-. 75c.
CARROTS bu.. &c,
PARSNTPS- bu.. 75c.
POTATOES Colorado, 6Sc- per bu.i kaw
valley, Sc per .bu.; Early Ohio seed po-
1 SWEET Po5TAToE& bu.. s5asoe-
CABRAGE-Per cwt-. $3.50.
ONIONS-Per bu.. soc.
S 9HHt3TD ~ TEBfEA gas IS. i5se
CACLIFLOW ER-California, SEQ per
craze FULL CREAM. CHEESE.
Rev 7oRK STATE 5white)-1so u.
BLOCK sWIssA1ec u.
BRlClA-A0C ID
NEW YORK EXTRA SELECES-PeF
can. &c.
S REV 2 i YORK CoUNTss can. sc.
BULK OYSTERS
sTANDARDS-Pe gal. 40
EXTRA SELECTS Per gal. 81 @
BUTTER. EGGS. POULTRY a
| rJobbers' Prices furnished by Cope q
Co. 184 Kansas Ave.l
OTJITRy|Hens SIC H.; large springs
/ 7c ID medium to small. 1ofl10lSc ID: tlr-
/ KEYS. alive. TIC III; ducks. alive. &c ID;
! FGGs-Fresh, 1sc COZ. -. =.
COUNTRY TFF2-Fresh, 20QZzc 10.
4 FURNISHED by the City Hay Market. III
A1pvz-r.oog her ton. .50a 7o9
T4 p a 4 1I3II5 Tsefea ....... 700a Z 50
( 7 Z AT ri Dose -. ......... a.n0a7 81
4 = = Z 1-T = IL ......... 5.o0s1 & 30
- = 2 2 a y T3sIed - ... s50f71000
er115 4 NJ Der ton baied ....... 300 500
p p ~ z4TTp rsORNZBourd 49,. 500 3 &c
1 n IT + .rsT .....................5 .00B $50
]
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Pigs. JeIl-O or D-Zerta CSC at
VIM. Green & Sons.
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Topeka, March 3.
FURNISHED by Charles Wolf packing Co.
Yards close at noon on Saturdays-l
HOES
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s1arket steady. sheep. ss.7s@eao: lambs.
81 71q76 %
Middletown transcript., 1906-02-17
New CASTLE County, IS.
The STATE OF DELAWARE.

THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
To THE SHERIFF OF New CASTLE County,
GREETING
Whereas, Margeart A. Fisher
by her Petition to the Judges of
our Superior Court, filed in the
Office of the Prothonotary of said
Court in and for New Castle
lSeal] County, for the cause OF COM
plaint therein alleged, has made
application to our said Judges
that a decree may be pronounced
disolving the marriage existing
between the Petitioner and
Thomas Fisher.
We, therefore, Command You, as you
we're heretofore commanded, That -you
summon Thomas Fisher that he be and
appear before the Judges of our said
Court at the next term thereof to be held
at Wilmington, on Monday, the Fifth day
of February next to answer the allegations
of the said petitioner, Margeart A. Fisher
according to the Act of Assembly in such
case made and provided, and also TO do
and receive what the Court shall then
and there consider concerning him in this
behalf as to the Court shall seem meet
and consistent with the provisions of the
said Act of Assembly.
And have you then there this writ.
Witness the Honorable Chas. B. Lore,
at Wilmington, the Twenty second day of
five.
FRANK L. SPEAKMAN.
Issued Jan. 3, 1906. Prothonotary
Middletown transcript., 1906-02-17
STATE OF DELAWARE,

OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION.
To Al to Whom These Presents Nay Come,
Greeting =
WHEREAS, it appears to my satisfaction
by duly authenticated record of the pro-
ceedings for the voluntary dissolution
thereof, by the consent of all stockholders
deposited in my office, the Penn Reduction
Company, corporation of this State
whose principal Office is situated at 1919
Market st. in the city of Wilmington,
County of New Castle, State of Delaware,
Delaw are Incorporators' Trust Company
being agent therein and ip charge thereof,
upon whom process may be served, has
complied with the requirements of "An
Act providing General Corporation
Law" amended and approved March 7th,
A. D. 1901, and amended and approved
March II. A. D. 1908, preliminary to the
issuing of this
CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION.
Now, therefore, l, Joseph l.. CahaIl,
Secretary of State of the State of Della
ware, do hereby certify that the said cor
portation did on the ninth day of Janu-
ary, A. D. 1906, file in the office duly
executed and attested consent, in writing,
to the dissolution of said corporation ex-
ecuted by all the stockholders thereof,
which said consent and the records of the
proceedings aforesaid, are now on file in
my said office as provided by law.
In Testimony where
Secretary's Office of I have hereunto
set my hand and Off
Delaware cial seal at Dover this
ninth day of January
1856 1898 in the year of our
Lord one thousand
nine hundred and six.
JOS. L. CAHALLi
Secretary of State.
Middletown transcript., 1906-02-17
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE. IN AND

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE, IN ANI
FOR New CASTLE COUNTY
Tn the matter of the petition
of Thomas j. O'Neill to have
a certain mortgage made aud
executed by William Ii.
I f'ierc Pierce to the fPenff 1s6sttff As 4
sociation, corporation of I No. 167
the State of Delaware and re- Nov Term
corded in Mortgage Record A. d. 1906
W. Vol. 8, page 36l, &C.,
marked satisfied on the rec
ord thereof
And now to-wit, this Fourth day of
December A. d. 1905, petition and affi-
dayit filed, and OH motion of Tilghman
Johnston Esquire, Rule granted upon
The Penn Loan Association to show cause
if any it has why the mortgage herein
above particularly referred to shall not
be marked satisfied on the record thereof
returnable on Saturday, the Ninth day of
December A. D. 1905, at 1000 o'clock,
A. M.
And now to-wit. this Ninth day OF De.
cember A. d. 1905, on motion of TilgIl-
man Johnston Esq, it is ordered by the
Court that the above rule be continued
to the February Term A. D. 1906, of this
Court and that a copy thereof be pub
lished by the Sheriff of New Castle County
in a newspaper OF said County once each
week for four successive weeks
In testimony that the above
is true copy Of the Rule granted
and order made Hereunder in
the case there stated, as the same
Eseall remains Of record, | hereunto set
my hand and affixed the Seal OF
the said Court, this Thirtieth
day of December A. D. 1905.
FRANK i. .SPEAKMAN,
Prothonotary.
Middletown transcript., 1906-02-17

''Sleep ont Of doors il You want to know
the wild joy of living" was the advice
given to society women by Mrs. Blanche
G. Martin, ain apostle of outdoor life, in
New York recently. Itisa cure for many
diseases. She wears just simple v hite
linen or muslin night gown and is warm
even at 20 below zero. 'Bnt don't start
the habit when It j. that cold.
Little Gladys Ditmar, the three year-old
daughter OF the keeper Of the reptile de-
partment OF the Bronx zoo in New York,
strange to say, much prefers fnur-toot
black snake which she calls ''Indigo' for
pet instead of doll which she keeps at
home. She has many frolic and romp
with this peculiar playmate, and seems to
have no regard for his snakeship, for she
pulls him from his bag that he sleeps in
at any old time, and compeIs him to play
with her when she is lonesome. She is
fearless in the zco, not l,esitating to at
tack the largest of the reptiles, dragging
them around by the tail.
So great il the mind oi sweet-minded
woman on those around her that il IL al
most boundless. 1t is TO her that We all
go in seasons OF SORROW and sickness for
help and comfort one soothing touch of
her kindly hand works wonders upon the
feverish clii!d a few words dropped from
her lips in the ear OF a sorrow stricken
sister do much to raise the load of grief
that is bowling its victim down to the
dust in anguish. The husband comes
home worn out with the pressure Of busi-
ness and feeling irritable with the world
in general, bnt when he enters tile cozy
sitting room and sees the blaze OF fire, and
meets his wife's smiling face, snccumbs
IL 2 l,,t...,etlt 10 the snetl,inu 4
which act as the balm of Gilead Ia his
wounded spirits that are wparipd by the
stern realities Of life The rough school
boy flies into rage from the taunls TO
his mothers smil the little one full OF
grief with its large troubles finds haven
OF rest on its mntlier's breast ; and 80 one
might 60 on With instance after instance
of the inf1nence that sweet-minded wo-
man has in the social life with which she
IL connected. Beauty is an insignificant
power when compared with hers.
Middletown transcript., 1906-02-17
New CASTLE COUNTY, IS.

The STATE OF DELAWARE,
To THE SHERIFF OF New CASTLE COUNTY,
GREETING:
Whereas, Clarence S. Macklin
by his Petition to the Judges of
our Superior Court filed in the
Office OF the Prothonotary of said
Court in and for New Castle
[Seall County, for the cause OF conf
plaint therein alleged, has made
application to our said Judges
that decree may be pronounced
dissolving the marriage existing
between the Petitioner and Emily
B. Macklin.
We, Therefore, Command You, as you
were heretofore Commanded That you
summon Emily B. Macklin that she. be
and appear before the Judges of our said
Court at the next term thereof to be held
at Wilmington, on Monday the Fifth
day of February next to answer the ale
cations of the said petitioner, Clarence S.
Macklin according to the Act of Assembly
in such case made and provided, and also
to do and receive what the Court shall
then and there consider concerning her
in this behalf as to the Court shall seem
meet and consistent with the provisions
of the said Act of Assembly.
And have you then there this writ.
Witness the Honorable Chas. B. Lore,
at Wilmington, the Twenty-second day
of December A. D., nineteen hundred
and five.
FRANK L. SPEAKMAN.
Issued Jan. 3, 1906. Prothonotary.
Middletown transcript., 1906-02-17

whole woman. with real blood.
She did not reply, but there
could be no doubt Of the correct
ness of my assertion-the blood
said ayes" from her crimsoned
cheeks.
You have asked me, l resumed
what I did in the world. | tell
| you now, honestly and fearlessly.
that as yet | have done nothing.
But the day will come when l
shall accomplish. Do you know,
can you guess, what it is that
will bring about that day?
The trouble with me is, and has
always been, that ! get SO con-
foundedly in earnest. H. re was
|, with just enough money for
one aud no heart for toll, engaged
to one girl with two millions in
her own right and yet on the
verge of proposing to one whose
very name was unknown to me
and whose face had first seen
only three hours before. But
the worst of it was that I meant
it. Oh, | wouldn't be meaning it
next morning = not even that
evening when Majorie came down
radiant to dinner. But just then
and there l was an honest An
tony glad 10 toss away my little
world.
And my lotus of the Nile was
worth it. If you could have seen
that limpid eye-still fixed on
the browsing summer panorama
of lake and mountain-that trem-
ulous rosebud of mouth, and
those hands twining- now in the
lap so near.to me-
The moment had come. | reach
ed out boldly and took one of
them, the left. pressed it. My
touch encountered something
cold and hard and implacable on
that third finger. I looked-my
deceptive Cleopatra wore a we'd
ding-ring.
Then her eyes met mine. She
smiled.
Isis this l Stammered.
1t belongs, she said, to Mr..
Gibbons.
Then he's
He put it there two weeks ago.
Why, II didn't know
She leaped nimbly from the
rock and began patting here and
there at her skirt and pompa.
dOur.
Naturally, she said, I guessed
at the very start that you didn't.
! never even caught your
name! l grasped.
Of course, she answered. And
now here they come down the
hill-your finance and my hus-
band.
But, I persisted, you said you
didn t read his books.
Well, said she, what wife of an
author does? looked her stead
lily in the eye. And | have lost
- began.
But this time she gave me her
hand-her right one and the
right one-coolly and frankly.
Let US say, she replied, that
you have gained a friend.
But | can't figure out how
/ did it.