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citizen of the State cannot plant oysters
in Indian river or RehOboth bay. How
ever, anyone who is a citizen of the State
can plant twenty acres in the river or
bay, by paying the usual fee of fifty
cents for each acre. and agree to plant at
least fifty bushels of oysters ON each
acre.
The right TO dredge for oysters on the
natural beds of the State is limited to
citizens of the State, although, If the
captain and the crew are residents of the
State, q nonresident can own an interest
in the beds and boat, providing that own
ership is not more than half.
Non-residents of the State, who desire
10 plant oysters in the Delaware bay and
who are dcbaued from dredging on the
natural beds, can obtain license TO
plant, by paying the usual license and
making affidavit that he will not violate
any of the laws of the State. or allow
anyone else to use his boat for the viola
tion Of tht laws.
Everything points to the oyster busi-
ness getting better in Delaware. Oyster
men report that the spats are more nu-
merous than ever before. Every piece Of
old refuse brought from the bottom Of
the beds has been found to be full of
these spats, and the men engaged in the
business say that. with the proper con-
troll and cooperation of the State Off
cials. the Delaware oyster will soon be-
come plentiful. and the business viii as
sumo the proportions it once had. Some
favor closing certain sections of the
grounds for a year. but it win take a
legislative act to do this. The men en-
gagged in the oyster business are greatly
interested in efforts being made 10 Join
Little creek and St. Jones creek by a
canal and connect them with Delaware
bav. The waters of these creeks are
fresh, and as the vicinity OF the mouth Of
Little creek is a choice oyster ground
they say the fresh water flowing in there
would make the oysters much fatter. The
I The canal would facilitate the shipping
Of oysters. The distance TO Philadel-
phia would be shortened by water and
bring down the freight rates. Now, most
of the Delaware oysters are taken "a
Greenwich. and shipped from there, OF
taken from the oyster grounds direct "a
Philadelphia by boat. The men engaged
in the business find the cost Of shipping
! by train too great to be practicable. The
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Of him. There have been but few cases Of
its kind before and they have been caused
by whisky or tobacco. Leach has never
used either, but has been a great coffee
drinker and the specialists have decided
that the case has been caused by this.
Leach stated himself that for several years
he had drunk three cups Of coffee for break
fast, two at noon and one at night. Ac-
cording to the records of the specialists Of
this country this is the first case ever
caused by the use Of coffee.
The nerve is ruined beyond aid and his
case is incunble. The fact that makes
the case a queer one is that the sight for
ward has been lost and the side sight has
been retained. According to the doctors
stotement the young man will have to give
up coffee or the rest Of his sight will follow
and the entire nerve be ruined.-Register-
Gazette.
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Some people question the statements
that coffee hurts the delicate nerves Of the
body. Personal experience with thousands
proves the general statement true and
physicians have records Of great numbers
of cases that add to the testimony.
The following is from the Rockford, ILL.,,
Register-Gazette:
DR.. William Langhorst Of Aurora has
been treating one Of the queercst cases Of
lost eyesight ever in history. The patient
is o. A. Leach Of Beach county, and in the
last four months he has doctored with all
of the specialists about the country and
has at last returned home with the fact inn
pressed on his mind that his case is in
cumble.
A portion Of the optic nerve has been
ruined. rendering his sight so limited that
he is unable to see anything before him,
but he can see plainly anything at the side
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,yonderfniiv smooth and creamy.

Croft's Swiss MIX Cocoa Is a delightful
blending Of the finest cocoa with rich pure
milk prepared by new and secret process.
It's flavor is delightfully."- natural and re-
lumpy or thick.
smooth and creamy and 80 rich that it
goes further than any other, Ine most
healthiul and easily digested cocoa to be
found and is the only cocoa in glass jars.
Croft 4 Allen Co., Makers, Philadelphia.
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Propsrsysalss.

). D. Chalfant has purchassd Of the
George X. ToWnsend 90. = iaEes lot on
Twentieth street near the boulevard.
Mr.. Chalfant win erscz . dwelling
upon the land. The hrm has also sold
a lot at the southeast comes OF Seventh
a nd Rodney streets 70 WilliAm A. Ooze
and the latter will also qrace house.
The same firm has sold the property
belonging to Mrs. e. V. Shaw 70 DR..
w, ~. Pierce.
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LOST EYESIGHT'
Through Coffee Drinking.

Let it be remembered that the eyes may
be attacked in one case and the stomach in
another while in Others it may be kidneys,
heart, bowels or general nervous prostra-
tion. The remedy is obvious and should
be adopted before too late.
Quit coffee ii you show incipient disease.
1t is easy if one can have well-boiled
Postum Food Coffee to serve for the hot
morning beverage. The withdrawal Of the
old kind Of coffee that is doing the harm
and the supply Of the elements in the
Postum which Nature uses TO rebuild the
broken down nerve cells, insures a quick
return to the old JOY Of strength and health
and it's well worth while TO be able again
TO edo things" and feel well. There's a
reason for
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-18
NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY.

All subscribers who give Us their
contracts on or before the 10th instant
for telephones, that can be installed at
once, will be listed IN our new
directory, which closes on that date.
Delmafyia Telephone Co.
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PILES QUICKLY CURED AT HOME.

instant Relief Permanent Cure-Trlal
Package Mailed Free 20 AM
NJ, Plain Wrapper.
], files Is a fearful disease. hut easv TO cure
n sou 60 at il right.
h',se! ~a peiation with the knife Is dangerous,
sss, poiiii'ii1H' 'NS-
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eirss r,iIe u Just one other sure way to be
your !, ~ unless, safe and in the privacy of
W. ,an rol.i ihome-it is Pyramid Pile Cure.
write. eilai package free to all who
toe N.Y.. give you instant relief, show you
ismsSs mess painless nature of this great
ovsr5 ana start you we'll on the way
~. perfect cure.
lny s,,s.. seu can get full-sized box from
boz epr's e-1sslst for so cents, and often one
hing 'fs ia., druggist tries to sell you some
non ,1sl 5,,l as good, it is because he makes
lnsis, on the substitute.
Tbe c,',l on having what you call for.
npidlv ,,.. begins at once and continues
ion osl s,lln II Is complete and permanent.
md b N@n sa., 60 right ahead with your work
ls vaily 1y and comfortable ali the time.
just en seu worth trying.
tynmid ~ your name and address to
Marshall DI5ogg Co., 1887 Pyramid Buildinr.
nail tba sill,eh., and receive free by return
Thols.u,llial VA package in plain wrapper.
lsinls-ss have been cured in This easy.
prvacy oi 1i.l ,t inexpensive way. in the
aitss psstlts, 50 cents. Write today for
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Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Conpound.

Will entirely the worst forms Inflammation
Iteration Falling
mas cured more cases Of aeAahe and Local Weaknesses than any other
a9es and els o early development and checks
irregular Suppressed or Painful Periods Weakness Of the stomach
boatng Nervous Headache Debility
qey yield to Danged organs causing weight and baesaehe in
stanty relieved
invigorates the female system and is as harmless
IT quickly laitude "dont
care ana feeling exciabi taol nervous
spnes melancholy the bues
and headache These indications Of Female Weakness de-
of the which this Kidney
Complaints and Beaehe Of either the Vegetable Compound
Those
thousand times for they get what they wanta Sold by Duggta
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hin OYSTER INDUSTRY
An interesting Description Of the
D Business in Delaware
h YIgNEV JERSEY REPORT
ming the Extent OF the
SIIuo'."',nds Which Are in Use.
1Hf LAWS ARE 50 YEARS OLD
,.,,a of the Equipment is
'S'' About 100000.
n 9DENEV JERSEY RLPOR
ruc laws ARE So YEARS OLD

,,,,.iration Of the Industry shows
A. INC me output Is About 100000 a
ln one hundred aud lhirty- -ihree
.r. 49, Are Engaged In the business.
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Prnr snnia 20 L.atnra.

At Madelsy M. =. Church tonight
Prof. A. r. Spaid. superintendent Of
free schools for New Castle county.
will deliver the first Ct a series OF I've
illustrated lectures, having for his
first subject Eggs and Feathers. +"
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BABY won't suffer Eve minutes with Group
~ YOU apply DR.. Thoman' Eclactric OH At
once, u acts like magic.t
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MEETINGS TONIGHT.
cnv Cnnncil.

City Council.
Wawaset Gun Club.
Democratic League.
ST. Thomas Cadets.
Camp 3 r. o. S. A.
Grant Post, g. A. r.
Iron Moulders Union.
Star Loan Association.
du pont Post. e.. A. X.
Republican Invincibles.
Cyrus Temple II. @. y.
clayton Lodge, X. Of i.
Eden Lodge, /. 0. y. =,
Division No. a, A. o, n.
America Lodge, S. OF ii.
Grand Opera House Band.
Asylum Lodge, /. o. o. II,
Humboldt Castle, K e.. =.
Roosevelt Republican Club.
Alpha Council y. .. II. Q.
Excelsior Council q. II. a.
Crusaders Temple l.. G.. u.
jefferson Lodge /. .. %. y.
Delaware Conclave, /. U. II.
Mos Rose Temple. J.. @. II.
Apollo X. q. e. Brass Band.
sixth Ward Single Tax Club.
Eighth Ward Single Tax CLUB.
Beta TENT. No. 2, X. o, II, NJ.
Carpenters and Joinen Union.
Seventh Ward Single Tax Club.
keoPsR ksossR : fribe S,ii'5,' iImpid o. R. NJ.
Palestine Castle, A. o. X. Nj. o.
Journevmen hOrseshoen Union.
Wilmington Lodge, A. y. U. W.
Winona Council Jr. o. ". A. Nj,
Delaware Commmdery, Il. q. y.
Hiawatha Tribe, Imp'd o. r. M.
Wilmington Lodge Of Machinists.
Washington Lodge, A. +. 6 A. N.
Nizpnh Conclnve. H., or $. W. NJ.
Delmarvia Lodge, l. A. 10 B. X ~.
Easilako Lodge, No. lll. !. %. q. i.
lady Washington Home Communion.
Prosnactiyo Chapter. American Guild.
Brandywine Conclaye. II. or 5. W. M.
Washington Camp, No. p, I. @. ,. A.
Abraham Lincoln Command. y. W. i,
Brandvwine Lodge, Order of the World.
Court Brandywine, Foresters Of America
Wilmington Lodge. No, 176, !. .. q. J.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-18
Don't Poison 4 Baby.

FORTY YEARS AGO almost every mother thought her m have
PAREGORO audanum make it sleep These Drugs wi produce
sleep and FEW DROPS TOO MANY viii pS0duce SLEEP FROM WHICH
THERE Is NO WAKING Many the children killed
whose health has been ruined for life by parego morphine each
which is narcotic product Of opium Druggists prohibited from selling
either Of the narcotics named to children ALL anybody hang
them poison The definition Of narcotic" is us
ana produces Steep but 1otcb IN
ns and dat Thetaste smell containing opium u
and sold under the Of Drops "Os" Soothing syps" ETC. You
should not permit any medicine be given your children W You
physician know Of what composed CASTORA DOES NOT CON-
TAIN NARCOTICS if it bears the signature Chas T. FsEhG
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-12
Fresh Meats and Fish.

Fresh meats -- Veal, small, 7i@sc;
large, 4b@Sscj pork, 7s@sc; beef, bulls,
2l@3c; COWS, 3a@4lc; steers, 4i@5c;
mutton, S9shc; lambs 0@9ic.
Clams--Iiardshcll, per box. 500; raz.
or clans, 800 per box.
oystets-Sboalwatcr Bay, per gallon
1926; Olympia, per sack, $5.25; Eastern
transplanted, $l.6O per 100.
Fish--Crabs, per dozen, sl.50; Shoal
water Bay oysters, per sack, s4.O0j
oysters, gallon, S2.25; halibut, 7c; black
cod, 7c; bass, per b., lsc; herring, Sc;
founders, &c; catfish, &C.; Holsters, per
h., l2sci silver smelt, 6cj shrimp, l0c;
perch, &c; sturgeon, Sc; sea trout, l2ac;
black bas, Csc; Columbia River steel.
heads, DC; Columbia River smslt, Sc;
Chinook salmon, &c,
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THE MILWAUKEE

pioneer Limited St. Paul to Chi.
cago; Overland Limited" Omaha to
Chicago; Southwest Limited Kansas
City to Chicago.
No train in the service Of any rail.
road in the world equals in equipment
that Of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Rs they own and operate their
own sleeping and dining cars and give
their patrons an excellence OF service
not obtainamle elsewhere.
Berths in their sleepers are longer,
higher and wider than in similar ears
on any other line. They protect their
trains by the Block System. III. y.
Rowe, General Agent, 1874 Third street.
Portland. Ore.
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PORTLAND. April II The season
for Columbia river salmon will open
next Monday, and dealers look for full
supplies. No change |. noted In shell,
ish, but halibut has dropped cent,
and bass Ia quoted at nm advance Of 20
cents
Fresh meats are In fair receipts and
prime veal meet with ready sale, though
the market could stand somewhat In
creased shipments, Prime steers would
bring sny b. more than quoted II car
cases were dressed with more cnre.
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Gram bags--Calcutta and domestic,
To.
Wool-valley, 2s@27 i.2c; Eastern
Oregon, ls@20c.
Tallow.-Prime, per h., 3@3 3.4c; No.
and grease, 2@2 l-2c.
Hops-Choice, lO@llc. prime, 9@aac
Wool-ydlley, 26@2Tjc; Eastern Ore.
gon. ls@20c: nominal.
Tallow--Prime, per h.. 3G3Sc; No. 2
and grease, 2@2lc.
Hides-Dry hides, No. /, 10 Tbs. ami up,
Is lbs, l3l@loic per lb.; dry calf, No. l
i6@l7c per b.; dry kip, No. !, s TO
unde, 5 lbs. l7@lsc; dry saited, bulls
and stags, one third less than dry flint
tculls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored,
murrain. hair-slipped, weather-beaten o.
grubby, 2@3c per lb. lessl; salted hides,
steers, sound, 20 lbs. and over, e@loc per
h.; so to 90 lbs, 8 l.29sc per b.; undsr
so lbs. and cows, s9ec per h.; ssltei
stays and bulls, sound, &c per lb.; salted
kip, sound, 10 to 30 lbs, ec per h.; salt.
ed veal, sound, 10 TO IA lbs., 0c per h.;
salted calf, sound, under 10 lbs, l0c per
ID. tgreen, unsalted, le per h. less; culls,
lc per lb. lessl. Sheep SKINS: Shear.
lings, No. butchers stock, 25@30c each; /;
short wool, No butchers stock, 40@
Soc each; medium wool, No. butchers
stock, 60@s0c; long wool, No. butchers
stock, sl00@l.50 eacn Murain pelts,
from 10 to 90 per cent less, or l2@l4c
per lb.; horse hides, salted, each, accord
ing to sire, Sl50@200; dry, each, ac-
coriing to size, sl.50; colts hides, ESQ
SOC each; goat skins, common, l0@l5c
each; Angora, with wool on, 25c@$l.60
each.
Mohair-Choice, 30@3ac.
Feathers-Geese, white, 55@40c;
geese gray or mixed, 2S@S0c; duck,
white, l5@20c; duck, mixed, l2@l5c.
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OIL and Lead.

Coal oil-Pearl and astral oil, cases,
20ic per gallon; water white oil, iron
barrels, l5c; wood barrels, l7Ac; extra
star cases, csc; headlight oil, l75 de-
grees, cases, 23Ac; iron barrels, l7Ac.
Washington State test burning oils,
except headlight, ac per gallon higher.)
Benzine-Sixty.three degrees, cases,
22c; iron barrels, l7ac.
Turpentine--In cases, soc; in wood
barrels, Soc; in iron barrels, SSc; in To-
case lots, $50.
iInseed oil--Raw, 5-barrel lots, SEC;
l.barrel lots, SIC; in cases, &c; boiled,
barrel lots, CSC; l.barrel lots, soc; in
cases, 64c
Gasoline--Stove gasoline, cases, 24ac;
iron barrels. lSc; SO degrees gasoline,
cases, 22c; iron barrels or drums, 26c.
Rope-Pure Manila, l4ac; standard,
1890; Sisal lie; Isle brand Sisal, 9sc.
Wire Nails-Present base at 1910.
Lead-Strictly pure white lead and
red lead, in tons, 7sc; 5OO.lb. lots, Sic;
less than 500 lbs, Sic.
Mnrninn Astnrinn 6h cents ner month
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Produce.

Butter-~Fancy creamery, 26c lb,; city
F. creamery. 25ci dairy, l5c@leici store,
l4h@l5e; Eastern creamery. 27b@soci
butterfat, 25@27Ac.
Chcese--Yopg American, lOc; Ore
gon full cream, l5c.
Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, l0c'
Poultry--old roosters, s@ocj hens,
l2ic@l3cj Spring, la@l5cj broilers,
l5@lGc. dressed chickens, l3@l3hei
geese, live, 97@oAci dressed, ll@llhci
turkeys, live, l4@l5c; dressed, l6@l7c;
ducks, old. l2@l3c; Spring ducks, l5@
lec; pigeons, per dozen, sl.0O@l.25;
squads, $25O@3OO.
Honey--Dark, l0i@lle; amber l2@
l3c; fancy white, l4@l5c.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Apples--Green, 75@ss.25.
. Pcars-$l@l.5O box.
Grape fruit--Crate, s3@3,5O.
Cranbcrries-$l4 per barrel.
Tropical frthts--Lemons, fancy, $780,
choice, $500 per box; orsnges. Se7St9
$500; bananas, Sc per lb.j pinsapples,
s45O@5O0 per dozen.
Potatoes--Per sack, G0@75c for fancy,
S0@50c for inferior stock. in country;
jobbers' prices, 5O@soc per 100 pounds;
turnips, 10000 sack; cabbagrN, per loO
lbs, sl75@20O; celery, dozen, 7S@soc;
onions, 75c@$l.00 In country; iobbers
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Grain. Produce, Feed.

Wheat -Walla walla. 60lc Valley
T3c; bluestem CTac: red, 65c,
white, s2s; gray, s27.
Barley Brewing, s2360@2i; feed,
s232S, rolled, s24.5o@a5.5o.
Hay--valley timothy, slo@ili East
ern Oregon, sl3.Socpia; clover $500
%; cheat. so50@7i alfalfa, $40.
Millstuffs Middlings. s25@sG. chop,
90, bran, sl7@is; shorts. sls@le.
Rour -- Hard wheat patent, 1886;
straight, $40; graham, $685. rye,
$500, whole wheat -four, $3.50; Valley,
s3.5o@3.45, Dakota, s05o@725i East
ern rye. $780, Pilisbury, so.2o@7.lSi
Corvallis. 1870,
Corn--Whole, s24; crooked, seS per
ton
Rye-$l50 per cwt.
Buckwheat--S36 per ton.
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prices, si.0o@l.2S, beets, sl per sack
carrots, 75c per sackj garlic, loe, sweet
potatoes, s2.25@2.bci rcd peppers. dry
2Oci hot.housc lettuce. sl.5o box. Cali.
fornia vegetables-Grecn peas, s@9cj
sprouts, Sc, radishes, 2sc dos. brnches;
Chile peppers, zoe pound head lettuce
25c dozen, artichokes, s2.25@250 doz.
cnuliaower, o0c@siOo per dozen, rhu.
barb, 7@7bc.
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Gram bags--Calcutta and domestic,
10.
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Livestock Market.

Cattle-BeSt steers. s3.76@4; cows,
$3.00@3,25j calves, s300@4.75.
Sheep --$675@S0.0O; lambs, s5@5.50.
Hogs-s575@600j light hogs, $50
5.25.
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,[aour, lob. sacks, ESQ per bale.

-four, l0.lb sacks, $3.50 per bale.
Canned salmon-~C Columbia River, lib.
tails, sl.S5, 2.lb. tails, $3.50; fancy, l.
'lb. fats. 800; bib. fancy fats, sl.25;
fancy lib. owls, $2.75j Alaska tails,
ping, 9Oc; red, $lA5; nominal, 2s, tall,
500.
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Wild Game.

Jack rabbits, $2@2.5O dozen.
Sugar, sack basis--Golden G., s5.05;
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PORTLAND MARKETS
Latest Quotations In The Portland
Markets.

Complete Market Reports Corrected Esca
Day Giving the Wholesale Prices VI
Commodities, Farm Produce and vegs.
tables.
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Butter and Eggs.

No material change ia quoted In the
trade, price ruling At quotations named
yesterday. Eggs are not in excessive
receipt. and fw " amy ARE going to cold
storage.
The local market ahsorhs m increns.
ed supply over recent years, and there
is little indication Of a break in the
price.
The street was rather bare Of poul
try yesterday and at present prices
the trade could stand heavier receipts
without causing break ol quotations
which are somewhat stiff.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-01-11

She had been expecting this thing.
For weeks the image OF 1t had been
craven on her heart. Sleeping or wax
ing she had seen nothing but his dam
Cling body from the cross limb. ietwltn
the actual consummation before her
she felt its hideous novelty as though
1t were unexpected. At sight OF 1t the
force that had borne her up through
the happenings Of that day went out
of her and as she stood with the knife
and the rope that she had brought IN
the hope of. cheating the lynchers dan
Cling from her nerveless hand her help
lessness overcame her.
Far down the trail she could hear
the gallop Of horse coming closer,
and mingled with the sounds Of Its
flying feet was voice urging the
horse to greater speed In the shrill
cabalistic "Hi-hi-hi-ki" Of the plains
man. What was 1t? One Of them re-
turning to see that she did not cheat
the rope Of its due? To hang her beside
him as an afterthought, as they hang
ed Kate Watson beside her man? Let
them. She was standing near the
swaying thing when horse and rider
gained the ground beside her. and
what was left to her of consciousness
made out that the rider was Judith.
She pointed to 1t and stood helpless
with the dangling rope in her hand.
Are we too late?" Judith almost
whispered as she caught Alida's cold,
The Greeley tribune., 1906-01-11
Judith ef the
Plains
By MARIE MANNING.
Aathos Of Lord Allinsham. Bankrupt
Copyishs. 1903. By H.rpe. & Brother,
(CoNrINUED.1
copyiish.. 1903. By H.per & B,othe.,

Aida seemed under Il spell in her
preparations for the night. Each thing
she did as she had done it in her dream
the night before. 1t was as if she We're
constrained by power greater than
her will to fulfill a sinister prophecy.
Yet now and then she would stop and
wonder If she might not break the spell
by doing things differently from the
way she had dreamed them. Her hand
grasped the knob of the door uncer-
tainly and she swung it to and fro Oh
its creaking hinges, while her mind
seemed likewise to sway hither and
thither. Should she fasten the door
and push the bureau against it, as it
had been in the dream, or should she
leave door and windows gdping wide
for them? And then, as one who walks
and does familiar things in sleep, she
shut the door and turned the key. jim
smiled at her, but she could no longer
look at him. One of the children walled
fretfully from the room beyond. Sleep
had become scourge in the sitting
heat. One by one she lowered the win
dows and nailed them down. Then she
dragged the brown bureau against the
door, took the brace of six shooters
from the wall and sat down with Jim
to wait.
What are you going to do with them
toys?" he asked as he saw her examine
the chambers of one of the six shoot
ers.
"You amt going to let yourself be
caught like rat in a hole, are youi
she reproached him.
"Ain't we agreed that it's best to
keep unpleasant family matters from
the kids" He smiled at her braveIy
The remembrance of what were an
ticfpatin' amt goin' to help young Jim
to get to congress when his time comes,
nor it amt goin' to help the girls get
good husbands either. This here coun-
try amt what it was In the way of lib
eraiity since It's got to be state"
"Sh-sh-sh!'' she said as that the
range cattle stampedin' after water. Or
Is it, They listened. The furniture
in the room cracked. There was not II
fiber Of it to which the resistless heat
had not penetrated. On the range the
cattle beloved In their thirst torture
In the intervals Of their cries sounded
something far OF. but regular as the
humping Of ships screw. The wo-
man did not need an answer to her
question. The steady trampling Of
hoofs came mufled through the dead
Rir, but the sound was unmistakable.
She put her arms about the mans neck
and crushed him to her with all her