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than her husband knew her, for he
stepped back pace or two as though
surprised or not well pleased. There
appeared to be but few words between
them. and then the woman with slower
step returned to the hotel, and Mr..
Hamilton turned the corner. but not
until his wife, remembering her object
in coming to the tower, shranl back
until he was out of sight.
The fulfilment of her design did not,
seem to have given Mrs. Hamilton un-
mitigated satisfaction. for she sank
into a seat beside the telescope while
her thoughts flew backward to the be
ginning of her married life. slowly re-
viewing the years until now-years of
mystery, every one of them. Its en-
tity impressed her at this moment as
never before.
Eight years ago when girl of TWEEN
ty-two she married Vane Hamilton.
How well she recollected the first time
she met him! She, the niece of the
wealthy mill owner. Mr.. Carter, who
had but lately come to Grovedale: he
soon to have an interest in the same
business. though he did not know it
then.
In year from their first meeting
they were married. Vane's mysterious
journeys began the spring after their
marriage. and they took place always
in May. How well she recollected her
own chagrin at not being invited to
accompany him: she, almost bride.
to be left while he went alone on his
trip!
nf oil hA tr,Ii
where he was going, nor his object in
going. and from that time until now
it had been a mystery. Among the
townspeople they were looked upon as
business trips to Boston, but she her
self knew that he went elsewhere.
And he stayed from home two weeks.
Once he left her quite i'll. though out
of danger. the physician assured him.
Another time she asked him to take
her with him and he refused. Always
there was an air of secrecy, grave
abstraction. an intangible difference
in his manner. as if called about an
irksome business.
Meanwhile. Glare and Perley were
added to their home. and they had
been happy through the eight years
of their married life despite the mys-
terry of his yearly trips. For she
trusted him. She was sure that he
loved her; but each time as the middle
of May approached she grew nervous,
and in various indirect ways tried TO
hinder his going.
Just at that moment the sun burst
out. The most unbelieving could not
call the weather into question. but
still the cloud sat on Mrs. Hamilton's
brow. Some women" she whispered,
for she was quite alone, would sus-
pect their husbands of wrong-doing, to
go away as Vane does every year so
mysteriously'; and then she went
SLOWLY downstairs to her own room,
pausing on a stair to listen to the
children's voices in the dining room.
81 have them at all events she
siought.
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The Body of Steam Engine.

1t may be profitable to compare the
vital action of the body with steam
engine. Three pounds of coal, costing
one cent, will, properly burned. raise
one ton half mile high and boil
twenty-five quarts of water. Three
pounds of food, costing twenty-five
cents, will raise one ton half mile
high. or carry the body. with a weight
of eighty-fve pounds on it, twenty
miles in seven hours. besides warm
ing and repairing the body. Three
pounds of food, costing twenty-five
cents. will repair the body, boil
twenty-five quarts of water, and raise
one ton half mile high. The out
come of all this is that the body is
about twelve times as expensive to
work as a locomotive.-Dr. A. 7.
Schofield.
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A penurious Deacon.

ihe late Rev. DIR. Fay, once settle d
at Leonminster, when in charge of
another parish had close fisted dea-
con who occasionally loaned money
when he could get exorbitant rates of
interest.
A poor widow who owned small
homestead applied to the deacon for
n loan, and he let her have ii. The
interest mentioned in the note was 8
per cent.
DR.. Fay heard of the transaction
and took the deacon TO task for the ex-
orbitant demand.
when the Lord looks down from
heaven. deacon, and sees that note,
how can you Justify your act?" he
asked.
Or. Fay, if the Lord should look
down from heaven, that . will look
like G."
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STORIES OF FRANKLIN
Showing the Genial Wit, Wisdom. and Gifts as
Philosopher. of the Great American

Franklin lost no opportunity TO
make telling point in behalf of his
country. Just before leaving England
in l775 to return to Philadelphia he
was dining with a distinguished com
pany at nobleman's house in Lon
don when the conversation turned on
fables. The opinion was expressed
that no new and instructive fables, in
which animals are made to talk could
be invented. All spoke on the Pub
ject except Franklin, who, being
pressed for an opinion, said he could
write new fable on the spot. Pen
and paper were brought in. and he
wrote the famous summary of the atti-
tude of England toward America. of
which the following is a condensed
version:
"Once upon time an eagle. scaling
around a farmers barn, and espying
hare. darted down upon him, seized
him in his claws and remounted with
him into the air. He soon found that
he had a creature of more courage
and strength than hare; for which.
Notwithstanding the keenness of his
eyesight. he had mistaken cat.
THE snarling and scrambling of his
prey were very inconvenient; and
what was worse, she had disengaged
herself from his talons, grasped his
body with her four limbs. so as to
stop his breath. and seized fast hold
of his throat with her teeth. Pray,
said the eagle let go your hold, and
will release you Very fine said the
cat: L have no fancy to fall from this
height and be crushed to death. You
have taken me up, and you shall stoop
and let me DOWN The eagle thought
it necessary 10 stoop accordingly"
In the French and Indian war, the
Quakers, who were in the majority in
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ITO be continued.)
COULD NOT BREAK AWAY.
Faseinations Of Baseball Shown by
New York Incident,

New YORK Incident.
Baseball has charm all its own.
Last Saturday at noon promoter
started down Wall street to take a
steamer for British Guiana. With him
was an Englishman who had never
seen n ball game, having lived all his
life on his estate bordering the Esse-
quibo river. The promoter was going
down to buy from him for n syndicate
a vast tract of forest land.
A pack of youngsters from Water
street, chased by a policeman from
their native heath. began to play base
bail on narrow Hanover street, just
when the promoter and his friend
Should have been increasing their
pace. So they stopped along with
hundreds OF others, from bankers to
push cart men.
The field was a narrow one the
eight-year-old batter faced the City
bank; right field was blocked by
Brown Brothers, and left field by the
Custom House. The catcher's back
stop was the United States Lloyd's
building.
The play was scientific. The Eng
lishman was an apt student and
Joined in the roar as three-bagger
into an iron shutter of the Custom
House cleared the bases. Then fol
Il wed home run into an apple cart
on Wall street: those who chose to
celebrate the play by picking up ap-
pies and eating them did so.
The promoter finally dragged the
Rritisher away. They missed their
steamer at that. and IT took a lot of
persuasion plus yellow note to get
busy tug boat captain to give chase
of Bay Ridge they boarded their
liner-talking baseball.-New York
Sun.
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Going straight to her mirror she
sazed long at her own reflection, not
ing the clear, colorless complexion,
the dark luminous eyes, the itch
brown hair with its CLEANS of gold,
the tall, graceful figure, and the in
tangible charm which blent them all
together into a charming personality,
her own. She loved her husb and
deeply. and was not insensible to the
compliment he paid her when going
away. Why did he go, If he did not
wish to? Surely business did not de-
mand his absence. He had no rela-
tives. He did not go for his health;
besides, his trips were yearly. A wave
OF color sped over her face and she
clutcheG her hands nervously.
Just then the children came rushing
in, and Perley said. clasping her hand.
Il am glad you are pretty, mamma.
| should hate to have homely one,
shouldn't you, Clare?"
81 should get used to it in time, I
presume said the precise little maid
en-.
Mrs. Hamilton took them both in
her arms and Rugged them tightly for
moment. Htu SHt tiuS
for school, but instead of letting them
go off alone, she put on street dress
and went with them.
81 will go with you a little way"
she said.
20 mamma, will you, how far?"
asked Perley.
Perhaps as far as the Essex House.
| want to see Mrs. Fry. She is at
work in the laundry this week, | hear.
| must see her in regard to our wash
ing"
But most of all she wished to l,arn
something about the woman who had
spoken to her husband. How she
wished she had looked at her through
the field glass she had in the tower!
But it had not occurred to her at the
time. AS it was. she had only a
rather vague idea that the woman
was young and pretty, and the uncom-
fortabl. conviction of jealousy on her
own part, which she must try to rid
herself Of speedily. What better way
than to learn something about the
woman. and her object in speaking to
her husband? She would not ask
foolish questions, but if the desired
information came to her, well and
good.
(Tp he continued
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All in the Family,

Father wants new strap for that
bride he got here last week" said the
boy to the harness maker
He hasn't worn that first one out.
has he?" inquired the dealer.
Yes"
Whatever has he been doing with
it? That strap ought to last couple
of years"
1T don't make no difference what
he's been doin' with it," said the boy;
he wants another strap, an If you
think I'm going to give away family
secrets between father and me. you're
mistaken. Gimme that strap. for faith
er said + wouldn't be advisable for
me to stay away all day"
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like rain?" she asks negligently, re-
tying the ribbon which confines her
morning dress. and picking out the
bows before looking up.
Like rain, Constance! Why. who
ever knew it to rain, with the wind in
the northwest"
That is the way it comes lately. 1t
has been remarked, Vane. by a great
wet you would get cold, and with your
weak lungs"
"Pshaw, Constance, my lungs are
as strong as horse, and so am L.
But your mother died with con-
sumption"
"Very true. But it isn't going to
rain. mark my words; the sun will be
out in less than an hour, and, If it
should rain, l am neither sugar nor
salt, to dissolve with the first drop.
oh. you may depend l shall be all
Nght."
But you are not as well as usual.
You are more nervous. You talk in
your sleep, and your appetite has fail
ed lately"
"The more reason why l need
change. The fact is, my business is
too much for me this debilitating
spring weather. | suspect | am little
bilious, and since Mr.. Henderson and
YOUR uncle have chosen to leave the
mill business so much to me, that
with my duties at the bank, has worn
me down. They will have to take the
reins in my absence, and Tony will do
very well at the bank for the two
weeks | am away"
Always two weeks" murmured his
wife.
"Yes; and l am sure it seems like a
year"
Then why do you go?"
Because l must. You would not un-
derstand. 1t is best that l do not ex-
plain at present. There goes the
whistle. What shall l bring you,
Claire?" going to his little girls side
and stopping to kiss her.
A small face, framed in golden hair,
with big dark eyes looking out from
under fluffy bangs. was raised to his
as she sprang to her feet.
"Oh, a ring, papa gold ring,
"All right. l won't forget. And you,
Perley?"
"a writing book, if You please.
Mine is all written through.
VERY we'll" kissing the boy as he
had his sister.
"And what shall bring you Con-
stance?" he asked. returning to his
wife's side.
Just yourself, and let it be SOON
looking eagerly and earnestly into his
! face.
81 shall be back soon. never fear.
Constance, you are more beautiful
than you ever were, and | love you
better" he whispered. 81 wish were
at home again. I will be soon," And
kissing her hastily he took his valise,
after putting on his hat. gloves, and
oyercoat, and left the house.
His wife stood by the window
watching him until he was out of
sight, when a thrill of superstitious
eesr shot through h =.
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the Pennsylvania assembly, refused 10
vote money directly for the defence of
the province.
The common mode was to grant
money for "the kings use" When
Massachusetts asked Pennsylvania for
powder to use in the campaign against
Louisburg, the Quakers voted an ap-
preparation for bread, flour, wheat
and other grain the latter being
powder.
Pennsylvania needed guns for de-
Tense, and Franklin told friend In
the assembly that if the vote for guns
failed he would advise the purchase
of n fire engine with the money; the
Quakcrs can have no objection to
that: and then if they nominate me
and | you as a committee for that pur-
pose, We will buy a great gun, which
is certainly fire engine"
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prunkard Makers Must Pay.

Chicago.-Damagcs in S11, 800 haze
been awarded y jury 70 the children
of drunken father for redress
against the saloonkeepers alleged to
have made a drunkard of him. The
verdict. establishing a precedent
which will result in tie institution of
many similar suits, was rendered in
Judge Richard Tuthill's court.
The plaintiffs were ne hve children
of John Hedlund, and the defendants
Oscar Geyer, Louis Lundquist and Er-
nest Thoren, saloonkeepers. The YER
dict is against them separately and
Jointly.
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Some of the members of congress
were inclined to criticise the phrase
ology of the Declaration of Independ-
ence while it was being discussed.
Noticing that this annoyed Thomas
jefferson, Franklin, remarking that he
had always made it a rule to avoid
drafting papers to be reviewed by
public body, told him this story:
when | was journeyman printer
one of my companions, an apprenticed
halter, having served out his time,
was about to open shop for himself.
His first concern was to have hand
some sign board with a proper inscrip.
tion. He composed it in these words:
John Thompson, halter, makes and
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CHAPTER I.
A Mysterious Journey.

A Mysterious Journey.
1t is the middle of May, 1879. Like
a living creature the sentient earth Is
pulsing with the rush of vitality so
long withheld by the reluctant season.
The buds are ready to burst, the grass
is unsheathed, while white-limbed
birches and brown-skinned naples are
losing their distinctive Aryan and Sc
mitic types under the green robes May
is weaving for all. Contradictory ele-
ments are abroad this morning in the
weather; at all events here in Grove
dale, New Hampshire. There is a stiff
northwest wind, lowreaching fog
with the sun struggling to look
through it, and a sky that looks like
rain. If the sun comes out 1t will not
be directly. and it is nearly time for
the seven O'Clock train whistle. After
that a half-hour, and then Mr.. Hamil
ton must go. If he go at all this morn
ing.
Meanwhile. his wife is trying to con-
vince him that he would better wait
until tomorrow. it looks so much like
rain. A fair, handsome couple. not
yet middle-aged they stand at the win
dow of the dining-room looking out,
rather than at each other. A packed
valise rests on a chair, and the break
fast table is let to the children, boy
and girl. Mr.. Hamilton carries a
light overcoat on his arm, his hat and
gloves in his hand, and yet his wife
declines to see that he is ready to go,
but talks idly about the weather. He
answers in the same way. though 1t is
evident to both that underneath their
words there is deeper meaning, which
neither wishes to make apparent.
Must you, when 1t looks so much
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sells hats for ready money with tle
figure of hat subjoined.
But he thought he would submit. It
to his friends for their amendments.
The first he showed 1t to thought tn.
word halter tautologous, because TO-
lowed by the words makes hats
which showed he was halter. 1t was
struck out. The next observed that
the word makes might as well be
omitted. because his customers would
not care who made the hats; if good
and to their mind they would buy by
whomsoever made. He struck 1t out
A third said he thought the words
for ready money were useless, as il
was not the custom of the place to sell
on credit. Every one who purchased
expected to pay. They were parted
with, and the inscription now stood:
John Thompson sells hats Sells
hats said his next friend; why. no
body will expect you to give them
away. What. then, is the use of thIt
word? 1t was stricken out and hats
followed. the rather as there was one
painted on the board. So the inscrip-
ton was ultimately reduced to John
Thompson with the figure of a hat
subjoined."
To bring out a point on instability
in character Franklin tells Il story OF
"A man who bought an axe of a smith
who was his neighbor. and desired to
have the whole of its surface as bright
as the edge.
The smith consented to grind IL
bright for him II he would turn the
wheel: he turned, while the smith
pressed the broad face of the axe hard
and heavily on the stone. which made
the turning of It very fatiguing. The
man came every now and then from
the wheel to see how the work went
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In His Fathers footsteps.

Capt, Herbert Winslow U. S. N. son
of Rear Admiral John Ancrum Win
slow. who as commander of the Kear-
sarge, sank the confederate cruiser
Alabama off Cherbourg in 1864 and
died in Boston in 1873. has just been
detached from the Charleston and viii
leave for Fort Monroe in a few Dc $
to take command Of the new b,@.s
s.: Nearsarge.
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Justice Makes Error.

Justice Wills. who has just retired
from the bench of the British High
Court of Justice, once gave decision
which. on reflection, he thought was
not quite fair. He sent the unsucccss-
full liugant personal check for the
aula.unt he had sued for
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Eavors Joint Statehood.

Washington.-Head by Delegate
Mark Smith of Arizona, committee
of citizens of that territory called on
the President Friday TO protest
against joint statehood with New
Mexico. The President gave the dele
cation cordial reception, but told its
members frankly that he was in favor
of Joint StatchOOd.
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Prefers a Heavy Tombstone.

Mrs. Hanks--What sort of tomb
stone shall We get for dear mother
something elaborate or plain one?
Mr.. Hanks-Well. think something
GOOD and heavy will be st.-Cj ,ve-
/. nd Leader.
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Sounded That Way.

Yeast-'I see a Russian ice-break
ing boat Is called the Ryeshtrinkoff-
witch"
rimsonbeak-"Didy you say an ice
breaker? Sounds more like a jaw.
breaker doesn't it?"
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Grain.

Wheat. choice milling. per 100 lbs.
SIPS Rye, Colorado. bulk, per 100
lbs. 9Oc Oats, bulk, Nebraska, NO. ..
white, sl.O9: same in sacks. s1.15; Col
orado white. in sack, $1.25. Corn. in
hulk. SBc. Corn chop. sacked, Ole.
Bran, Colorado. per 100 lbs, s5c.
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Hay.

Upland, per ton, s1o.50m 1900: sec
ond bottom, sS,5Om 1900; timothy.
sl2.OOG13.O0: timothy and clover,
Sll.OO: alfalfa. prime. sS.O0m9.5O.
straw. s4O0@ AID; South Park wire
grass, $1,000.
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One of Franklin's friends in France.
the Able Moreliet. tells this story of
him:
Franklin was very fond of Scotch
songs; he recollected, he said. the
strong and agreeable Impressions they
had made him experience. He related
to us that while travelling in America
he found himself beyond the Ale.
ghany mountains, in the house of
Scotchman. living remote from soci.
ETY., after the loss of his fortune, with
his wife, who had been handsome, and
their daughter, Is or 16 years of age.
and that on beautiful evening, sit
ting before their door, the wife had
sung the Scotch air. so Merry as We
Have Been in so sweet and touching
a way that he burst into tears. and
that the recollection of this impression
was still quite vivid, after more than
thirty years"
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live Poultry.
Butter.

I.lcin firm .,......... -
Creameries, extra, Colo. go ~
'Creameries. extra. eastern 2"W 80
Crcameries, firsts. Colorado
and eastern ....-.--..-. -"h -
Process and renovated
goods. lb. .........,.... u
hairy fancy single make. ID 1Sm 30
roll lii. ............... lGm II
Packing stock. frcsh...... l1H JIG
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PREDATORY Note.

Predatory Note.
There needs but little explanation of
the following pages. except that the
strange incidents are the true ones, and
the details most open to conjecture have
a basis in scientific fact. set forth in
the records OF the Societies for Psychical
Research. MARY r. +. HA fCH.
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Hors.

Comparative receipts:
Year to January 12..............5. IL. 5.f6O
Same period last year. r...........S .S.237
Decrease 2S37I
The following quotations represent
the prices paid on this market:
Choice heavy. 5.27la to 5.371a
Light and mixed p'k'rs 5.26 to 5.271a
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on. and at length would take the axe
as it was without further grinding.
No said the smith, turn on, tirn
on; we shall have it bright by and
by; as yet. 1t is only speckled.'
Yes said the man. but I think
like a speckled axe the best"
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Sheep.

Comparative receipts:
Year to January 12............. .2f.O1O
Same period last year r......... BATS
Decrease Observation-Disclosures. / ,iGs
The following quotations represent
the prices paid on this market for fat
Wethers. muttons s........si.75@5 ) 80
Yearlings ............ 5.25m5.S5
Ewes muttons. 4.6Om5 10
Lambs s............... 6.75m71O
Feeding wethers. +. r.. 4.5Om 500
Feeding yearlings. F.P.R.. 1900 $50
Feeding lambs, f. p. X. $50. 5.iOM go
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Eggs.

Eggs. fresh. case count. 81,
Egss' cold storage. 5.0Oa %,
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When boy he found the long grace
said by his father at each meal rather
tiresome. One day, after the winters
supply of pork had been sailed, Benja.
min said to his father: IL think.
father. If you were to say grace over
the whole cask, once for all, it would
be a great saving Of time"
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receipts
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Comparative receipts:
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-02-17
ANOTHER LETTER FROM IKE TO JAKE

the turpentine gamblers reminds me of
some of the Klondike faro games, where
they used the "high layout" humps
and the old needle box. It's all right
while the boom is on and the suckers are
plenty, but it soon plays out, and then
the "daily grind" begins and keeps up
until the stuff is punched up by few,
then the time is ripe for the real me-
chanic to get in his work.
From the indications of the last few
days I am of the opinion that my mil
liOn-dollar winning is like the approx
imation prize on the eight-dice chart,
and l may have to throw again before l
can draw down anything in the turpen-
tine game.
Some of the high rollers in the tur-
pentine game are getting uneasy, and
reports are made that there will be a
general shaking up among the high Off
Gals, some of whom are going to New
York or Europe, but if I don't get them
in my net here | feel sure that you will
look after the Wall Street end, and
shear them close if any of them happen
to come that way.
The weather here is exceptionally fine,
and l may take day off next week and
run up to Washington and size things
up. Those "dead cinch" "tin-horn finan-
ciers" who are too timid to take chance
on the stock exchange or in the indus
trial opportunities, are trying to resur-
rect the ship subsidy bill, but they are
going to lose out just as sure as they
did before. When M. A. Hanna died
the main support and strongest prop
was taken from the ship subsidy bill,
and its resurrection is an insult to the
memory of it's greatest friend.
If got to Washington will wire you
to come and meet me, and we will cuss
and discuss the elastic currency program
with our trusted friends. Yours in a
crockful of unshed tears,
KLONDIKE IKE.