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New York Stock Market.

The following range of prices are
furnished b. A. j. Clark. broker, over
the private wire of the Hammond Ele-
vatar Co.. office over West Main:
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Peoria Grain.
Peoria, May 10.
corn-No. 3. ~.
St. Louis Grain.
st. Louis, May 10.
wheat-July, 7s4 @7Sss.
Corn-July. 447s@45.
Oats-July, 31h.
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New York Produce.
New York, May 10.
Butter-Firm: creameries, 14@21;
held, 1904
Eggs--F'irm; extra frsts, 10; firsts,
171a: seconds, 1872 oil.
Poultry-Alive, steady: chickens, IL;
fowls. IA: turkeys, IL; dressed, bare
ly steady: chickens, 10: turkeys, 14@
16: fowls. 11@13.
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Representative Hog Sales.
Below are given a few of the repre-
sentative hog sales:
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Kansas City Grain.
Kansas City, May 10.
wheat-May, 1914; July, 70.
Corn-May, 447s: July, 427s.
Oats-No 2, white. 34@34h.
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rhree.Eye LEAGUE.
National League.

At New York-The New York
Brooklyn game postponed on account
of rain.
At Philadelphia-Th Philadelphia
Boston game postponed on account of
rain.
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Representative Cattle Sales.

Below are given few of the repre-
sentative cattle sales:
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Liverpool Grain.
Liverpool. May 10.
wheat-Quiet. May, IS $50; July, IS
7lsd.
nominal, July, As 4asd.
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TIME CARD ELECTRIC sTREET
RAILWAY
Leave Depot for Cars Leave
Soldiers Soldiers
Home Cemetery Home Cemeterv
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eggs are so necessary for cake and other
household uses why not have an eggplant
of your own?
THE corn flower is very useful, as its
bright color gives an added charm In any
dish. For pie always use the cowslip.
There is nothing better than a candy
tuft for an after-dinner sweet. After a very
hot dinner the SNOWFALL is a nice dessert.
II any flower you have does not suit go to
the dustymiller.
'In relation to the making of savory soup.
an old adaRe has remarked that much good
thyme is tasted.
MY second topic is Blending This Is
one of the great processes of the day. Our
grandmothers used to mix. but no doll of
up-to-date spretentions will do anything but
blend.
'If Baby Doll Is troubled with indiges-
ton mixed food will never do. Just try sweet
peas and see how they will blend with
baby's breath.
IF you have Bouncing Bet to do your
cooking she may not be willing to blend.
II such be the case you should take your
lady's slipper to her till she hops.
my third topic Is Dash So many recipes
Of the present day call for dash of this
done let the mistress do it. The cook should
not be encouraged to run about: she might
upset things-sometimes even ones pet di-
gestion.
Il will close my remarks by reading what
Mrs. Blinkum has written in her famous
book about pies:
"For pies it is not good form to use
mud in any shape. If you must have pies,
sand ones are as good for the digestion as
any. Here is the recipe:
Take pint of the finest, whitest sand
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right mother always is-most always"
WELL what do you want to do?' asked
Gee
I'm just gofn' to sit here in this nice
cozy sunshine an think. It's very good
practice to think said Dee. very slowly.
''Sillyl" retorted Gee. You're sleepy.
that's what You are. I'm going to play
jackstones. Come on, Bee
Bee and Gee scrambled down from the
wall and ran off together through the
hedge.
II can think much better with just you
two dear pussies,'' said Dee, drowsiiy.
You're such good. wise old fellows. I
wonder II you really do know most every
thing. as Uncle Harry says. He says he
knows you have always been alive since
hundreds and hundreds of years, and that
he doesn't believe you ever were kittens
at all. Is that so. Demasthenes7 You
blink. Blinking means yes and purr:ng
means no. 1t Is SO nice that we can make
each other understand! Only I wish you
wouldn't blink SO much,' she continued,
making herself as comfortable as possible
by drawing her knees up under her chin
and clasp:ng her arms about them
"Sophocles doesn't blink so much Do
you, Sophocles? Why, you're most asleep,
you unsociable cat! Blink hard like De-
mosthenes, and that will help you keep
awake"
Demosthenes went on blinking. He was
| doing 1t harder than ever the next time
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ed. and right across the road stood a
rickety, creepy shed. with a dark loft,
where nobody ever went but the pigeons.
If we went away around on one side, so
as to escape all this terror. we would have
to pass the house where Shepp. the old
Dutchman. lived alone, and everybody
knew Shepp was out of his head. On the
other side would have to go through
the long cow lane and past two tumble
down houses, where human beings could
stay among the bats and owls and other
things much worse. But what terrified us
most was that we were playing ghost our
selves. 20
At last Jim said he was going to throw
a rock at the middle witch and see what
she would do. We held our breath for Jim
could throw as straight as Cap. Wilson
could shoot. Well, he threw. The rock
just went "tst," right through her.
Almost as thin as air." gasped VIII
lowed Jim. my pistol in my hand, not dar-
touched the ground. 1t was more like fly
ing than running; and when we went past
the old tavern 1 am sure nothing coud
have caught u.s. If the pigeons in the
creepy loft were awake they must have
thought three streaks Of wind went rush
Ing past.
By some curious wonder we got home
with wicked skins whole. We al
crawled into bed together, and with oul
heads under the cover vowed never to play
ghost any more. The next day we creep
. down to the swamp to look for witch
tracks by daylight. Instead of the tracks
We found the witches themselves-three
big wild indigo bushes.
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The Dolls Cooking Lecture.
BY ]. F. CROWELL.


At the playhouse home of Miss Ermn-
garde Evangeline Tabitha a very select and
stylish company of dolls assembled at 8
o'clock this afternoon to listen to a cooking
lecture by Miss Parler. q distinguished and
famous doll cook and author of the popular
book entitled How to Eat Much and Waste
More"
Miss Parler was appropriately gowned for
the occasion In a spinach-green silk and an
apron trimmed with carrot-yellow lace; she
wore a hat which was a successful imita-
ton Of the Garden Of Eden"
Her remarks were attentively followed by
all present; not a doll moved even a finger.
When. the speaker finished SO profound
was the impression she had made there was
no attempt at applause and not doll ut
tered word. 1t was a great success
Miss Parler prefaced her lecture by saying
that she would merely offer helpful sugges-
tons as to the ways and means of cooking
In general and perhaps throw in few hints
about doll hygiene.
Flower" she said ''is my first topic.
There are so many kinds suppose 1 should
say Flowers. For -aii respectable doll
cooking some kind of flower is quite neces-
sary. For doll cake the buttercup takes
the place OF a cup Of butter, and for milk
II you have not a toy COW. you should go
to the milk weed with a pitcher plant. As
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Dee looked at him again. He kept blinking
faster and faster.
You look as If you were trying to pump
yourself up BY, blinking| said Dee. with "a, a
beginning to SWELL And you. too. Sophocles!
I thought you were asleep! You're growing
as fast as Demosthenes"
Sure enough as the two cats blinked they
grew and grew. After a few minutes of
vigorous blinking they were each a head
taller than Dee herself.
Come on" they said gracefully. rising
on their hind legs on the wall and each Of
fering Dee a paw. Dee rose gladly, for she
was tired Of sitting on the wall. and she
knew Demosthenes and Sophocles so we'll
she had perfect confidence in them at all
sizes.
They all walked along on top of the wall.
Dee had never known that 1t extended SO
far. She had never been allowed to walk on
it further than their own garden. Beyond
the next-door garden the trees on every hand
grew closer and their branches met over
head and formed solid green arch.
Its just like tunnel. said Dee.
'It is a tunnel" said Demosthenes. land 1t
leads to"
Hush exclaimed sophocles. I'VE shall
soon see."
They walked gayly On in the dull emerald
light that cleaned through the green arched
roof. At last. far ahead Dee saw a bright
light at the end Of the tunnel. 1t seemed
hours before they finally emerged on the
bank Of beautiful lake. with velvety lawns
sloping smoothly to it's bank. On these
strange glistening fruits. At the end of
their path was tiny coral pink canoe, into
which the two pussies assisted Dee. 1t
tipped most alarmingly as they got in. but
in the least disturbed. so Dee tried to be
calm and look as IL she were quite accus-
toned to this sort of boating.
The water was wonderfully clear and
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sparkling. Dee moved very carefully to the
edge of the boat and looked over. She was
charmed to see that the bottom of the lake
was covered with strange plants. whose
glistening yellow-green blossoms seemed to
twinkle in the ripples of the water. No; they
were not flowers: they were fshes-or at
least they were something like fishes, but
more like fireworks or cats eyes. They
were cats eyes. blinking away from the
bottom of the lake.
It was very interesting, but Dee did not
like to watch them long for fear she
might miss something on the banks as they
| padded smoothly along. Each cat held an
amber-h a ndled paddle. and managed 1t
| very well, on the whole. Dee thought,
| though the canoe was rather tippy.
They were approaching the shores of
| tiny island Here the velvety grass was
| sparkling with flowers. Great pink, blue
| and yellow flowers with long delicate
| petals that opened and closed with every
| breeze. disclosing a large dew drop in the
| heart OF each.
They bright as Jewels thought
| Dee. II think they are jewels. Or. at
| least. they are cats eyes. blinking and
| blinking from every flower"
| Are you going ashore?" she asked. as
the canoe grated on pebbly beach. such
lovely glstening pebbles! I want to get
some" The pebbles were indeed glistening
| or blinking. Dee did not like to think
they were really blinking-"for pebbles
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| couldn't be cats eyes. you know!" she
said.
So she looked away from them into the
overhanging branches Of the trees. The
in the sunbeams.
Il suppose the yellow ones are ripe" Dee
said. but It's hard to tell which are yell
low and which are greenland they do
blink sou
Sophocles only smiled. She had never
seen him smile before. and she was just
going to ask him about it when she heard
Gee calling her.
Get back on the wall, quick. said
Sophocles and Demosthenes together. each
clutching one of her hands and helping
her on. The boat was just beneath the end
Of the wall again. and as soon as their
feet touched the path on top 1t began to
slide along with them through the green
tunnel so fast that Dee could hardly realize
where she was until finally she found her
self underneath the cherry tree again in
her own garden.
Sophocles and Demosthenes were appar-
emily fast asleep on each side of her, and
Bee and Gee came scampering through the
lilac bushes.
II believe you've been asleep" exclaimed
Gee scornfully.
We've been calling and calling for you
to come in and see Aunt Bess." said Bee.
Whatever have you been doing?"
i've been for a beautiful walk to the
end Of the wall with Sophocles and Demos
themes. You know, it's funny, but they
grow very big when they blink. And there s
lake over there and an standard fishes
and pebbles and"
'sily!'' Interrupted Gee you've been
dreaming"
you may think So" said Dee. but I
know better. If I'd been asleep I should
have fallen of the wall! Some day she
We'll go ashore on the island and see what's
there"
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Wagon stands we soon have the curtains
all fastened down. a sheet pinned up In
front the blankets and pillows we brought
spread on the floor. the lamp lighted, and
there we are regular gypsies. We tell the
Ehostiest stories We know of when we play
kypsy-save them up on purpose-oh, 90!
the weirdest wtchiest stories any one can
think abOut-and We tell EN- In whispers tlll
we are all so scared we just can't keep our
heads from under the covers any longer.
Puff! Out goes the light so that the witches
and ghosts outside can't peep In ana see
who's there.
! That makes me think about one time
Vast summer when we went to Gus Har-
ling's surprise party Gus was twelve years
old and had birthday surprise party, Dut
never invited VIII and Jim and me. So
I'VE put on our false faces and old stove
pipe hats and sheets in place OF coats, so
that we could peep through the windows
and scare them for not inviting US.
T. To go so far at night-it was two miles
we had 10 carry weapons for our safety.
VIII ground an old Ratchet for toma-
hawk Jim had an awful sharp carving
knife inside his waistband, had a double
barreled pistol, the barrels stuck through
q hole cut In my trousers where my hip
booklet ought to have been, Then We didn'
fear anything-not even ghosts and witches
r Soon as papa got to sleep we slipped out
First we went across the back of Myers
farm. When We passed Wesley Byrd's we
thought we saw his big Newfoundland dog
In the barnyard. standing on his hind legs
against the fence. Each of US let fly a
rock or two. But. boys, What a mistake.
1t wasn't the dog at all; 1t was Just Nes-
ley's father standing there. How he shout
ed Hey there, you young rascals!" We
never ran faster but once. and that was a
little later this same night.
Next we went TO the party-to the outside
OF It, and we were lucky. Just three win
dows In the parlor had the shades up, one
for Will one for Jim and one for me. At
first We kept behind the bushes till we could
see who all were there and what good
time they We're having. Then each fellow
Crawled worm fashion, to his window. and
when VIII gave a soft whistle. up we
stood and just lightly tapped. The party
was playing Going to jerusalem and
when they looked around, behold, there
stood fearful ghost calmly gazing In at
each window. The girls clapped their
hands over their eyes and screamed. The
boys fell over each other getting under the
table and behind the sofa.
All at once we felt half sorry and half
scared ourselves, and ran like troopers
for home. We met one wan whose horse
'Bhied away out of the road That fright
ened us still worse. and we said never a
word. We were just coming alongside the
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Bee, Gee and Dee.
BY CATHERINE GOODWIN.

BY CATHERINE GOODWlN.
There were two white cats and three chill
dren sitting on the wall in the soft Sep
TENDER sunshine. I mention the cats first
because they are really the most impor-
tant personages. ard also because they
were the first ones to get on the wall. 1t
was seeing their evident comfort as they
sat blinking In the warm sunshine that put
the idea of sitting on the wall into the
chldrens heads. Besides. they had moth
ing else to do. and so they sat solen1nly
in a row. with the cats at each end. and
thought.
The cats names were Sochocles and De-
mosthenes Sophocles had a blue ribbon
OF his neck; that was the way one distin-
guished him from Demosthenes, whose COL
lar was red. Otherwise they were just
alike They had been given these very
important names because. as Uncle Harry
said, they had never done anything to
prove themselves unworthy of them, and
they blinked so much they must know a
great deal.
I mentioned these names first because
they were far more imposing than the ones
the children generally went by. They
were merely called Bee, Gee and Dee.
Bees real name was Beatrice, Gee had been
christened Cecil. but that was his fathers
name. Dees real name was Margarita
Dorothea, which was really quite too much
of a name for little girl with snub nose
and curly pigtails.
Well, they were all sitting on the wall
and thinking very earnestly They were
trying to make up their minds what to do
all the long afternoon.
Lets go play on the beach, sugge sted
Bee. after they had all thought for ever
so long.
''Goosie! That isn't any beach, It's high
tide said Gee, not very politely. II say we
climb the old tree over in the corner Of the
garden by the wall and get some apples"
'GoosieI' retorted Bee. I'VE couldn't eat
the apples even If we got 'em. Mother said
we mustn't. cause they're not ripe
"Yes-an' I've got on a clean dress-an'
they're dreadful sour, anyway" added Dee.
How did you know" asked Bee and
Gee together.
Green apples are always sour" said
Dee primly: and anyway" she added.
after a moments pause, Il know, cause
1 tasted
"Oooo-oo" exclaimed Gee and Bee.
II didn't disobey," retorted Dee;
mother said we mustn't eat EN-. She
didn't say we mustn't taste, just to see
how bad they were They primped my teeth
all up. 1t was really a good zample Of how
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The Little Boy Who Lived IN a
Pumpkin.

Once there was a little boy who said to
his grandmother. Grandma, I want a
great, big knife
knife. little boy?"
Il want to make house" said he
"All right. little boy. but be sure you
bring the knife back to grandma"
So the little boy said that he would. and
ne took his big knife and climbed up A
nigh. high hill, oh, a wonderfully high hill
and up on top of it he found great big
big pumpkin. He took his knife and cut a
hole In II for door. Then he went I'm and
cut all the seeds out and ate some Of them
and threw the rest out OF the door Then
he cut some more little holes for windows
He made some pies and put them upon the
pantry shelves
Then there came some other little boys
and knocked on his door He did not open
1t nor say a single word. So they knocked
again and called, We want to come in we
want to come in
He said: I'm not going to let you come
in: go away
So they went around and peeped into the
windows and saw the pumpkin pies on the
shelves Then they said, I'VE want some
pie, want some pie
And the little boy said. I'm not going
to give you any"
Then one little boy said. Let's push"
So they pushed and pushed. and pretty
soon the pumpkin rolled over and over
down the hill, bumpety bump bumpety
hump. tumpety jump, bangety bang,
crackety crack until 1t jumped away up in
the air and came smashety smash right
down on a great big stump. There 1t broke
all to pieces. and the little boy was sitting
on the stump with a smashed pumpkin pie
on his head like a little hat
So he ran home to his grandma and she
said. For goodness sake child, where did
you get that pumpkin pie on your head
Stoop right down here and let the kitte,, ca I
it on" And she said. Did you bring the
knife home with you. again?''
And the little boy said Yes, grandma
here IL is
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big swamp when Will suddenly stopped.
held up his hand and whispered. Sh
Then he pointed to three crouching, black
objects in the fog only few yards from
the roadside.
"Witchesi' whispered Jim.
yep" says Will, there's one OF EN- al
ter each of us"
"What'll We do?" I stammered, shaking
all over.
DO? Nothing at all! What can you 40
with witches?' answered VIII in contempt.
Jm's carving knife was gripped In MS
hand. I had my pistol ready to give them
both barrels and run. VIII said the shot
would pass right through them and they
never feel it. Besides that. the noise would
most likely start them after us. Where
would we be them"
We were surely in a bad fix. Powder and
shot no good, carving knives no good. TOM
ahawks no good. The only thing ever
known to stop witches was bridge. and
there wasn't any bridge between us and
home Ahead Of us the road was hidden
in a thick fog. No one knew how many
more witches were crouchfng there. Even
If we got through the fog all right We
would come to long lane with high banks
on each side. and on the top of the banks
tall cedar trees that looked just awful in
the night. At the end of the lane stood the
old tavern which everyone said was haunt
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Natures Fireworks.
From the London Globe.

from the London Globe.
An occurrence that has just taken place
at Amiens shows that where there exists
an electrical establishment of any size
nothing more than a good, robust thunder
storm is needed for providing a display Of
natural fireworks on q scale that leaves
nothing to be desired in the way of large
MISS. Aroused by unusual noise in the fac
tory during a storm the other night, the
manager of the electrical works at the sta
ton was met by wonderful spectacle on
entering the place. No artificial display
ever presented a scene SO fairylike Ire
mendous showers of sparks were peing
given off from every machine in the place.
while there was notwithstanding as if
from hundred suffering fires. machine
man had seen his food burned to a cinder
as he sat to eat it, all the electric bells were
sounding and the telephone had. been
wrenched from the walls. The current had
to be shut Off before order was restored
Next day everything worked as smoothly
as If there had been no disturbance.
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body. IL the second word is annexed To the dTst
a game VIII be formed. Cross words. Filled up
2. A bay window. 3. The last letter of the Greek
alphabet i. One of the fingers.
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tain time of the year. Nv g. 4. 8. . IL II is n
meal. My o. /. H. 4. 3. 10 Is a girls name My
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The Surprise arty.
RY w. W. STORMS.

:, The best times we ever have are when
ny Cousin Will comes to the country
9very summer to visit us. Papa says
Will Is a terror but he doesn't seem 50
bad to me; 1t must be because papa never
Knows what is going to happen next with
VIII and Jim and me all together Jim S
my other cousin.
Anyway, we can't tell papa everything
Or he wouldn't let us have half the fun
we want to. Why. 1 don't believe he
would ever let play gypsy. That .
why we go to bed like good little boys
before 1t Is fairly dark and get to sleep
only we don't Papa gets to sleep be-
cause he is so tired. We fellows were
tired before our chores were done, then
we accidentally forgot all about 1t. Soon
es papa snores we slip our things and
steal down stairs on our tippest toes. never
touching the squeaky old step. the third
from the top.
Out in the shed where the big top market