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The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16

After debating the matter for four hours the House Tuesday defeated by seven votes the amendment to the capitol appropria- tion bill introduced by Mir. McCollum of Hampstead county. providing for the immediate discharge of Caldwell & Drake, the. contractors of the new state capitol. and George Mann. the architect. and the employing of new men to complete the work on the state house together with the publishing of bids for the remainder of the labor and the material involved
 ThN Senate Bill by Judge McDaniel pro yiding for the organization of mutual live stock insurance companies in the state was passed in the House yesterday morn ing. An attempt to call up the bill by Senator Wingo. modifying the Ross act for the domestication of foreign corpor. ations, for second reading, failed by large vote measure approprlating $15.000 for the establishment of a state normal school by the same author. was read twice and referred to the Committee on Education
 Other bills passed were
 By Senator Legate. appropriatng $1.S00 for a geological survey of the state depos- its of the state.
 By Penitentiary Committee. approprat- ing $6o.O00 for the completion of new pen. itentiary.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16

House Concurrent Resolution No. IS. providing for the discharge of George R. Mann, architect of the new State capito. when the building is completed. and pro viding that he shall not be permitted to bid on any future State work, the con tractors, Caldwell X Drake to be treated in the same manner, was adopted uEan nously in the Senate Thursday.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16

The Senate Thursday disposed of great deal of House business. including the adoption of two concurrent resolutions originating in that body One was the resolution debarring the state canitol con- tractors and the architect George R. Mann. from any future State work, the other pro, testing against the removal of the United States engineers office in Little Rock tc Memphis.
 The bill providing for the maintenance of the Arkansas National Guard, carrying an appropriation of S23.500, was passed :: also the bill for the maintenance and sup port of the Arkansas School for the Blind the appropriation being $10S.S3O being about $100O0 less than the appropriation of two years ago
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16
THE HOUSE.

Appropriation bills were given the right of way in the House Monday. The blt by Senator Rowland appropriating S25, ,O0O for the contingent expenses of the Legs lature was passed as was also the pill for the support of the Confederate Home
 A stone dome for the new state capitol d6fne that mad b5en anticipated in former acting on the committee bnl for the com pletion of the new building the lower legislative body decided to grant every item just as the Investigating Committee had requested
 A bill authorizing the teaching of ele- mentary agriculture in the public schools was also passed.
 One new bill was presented in the House and read twice The bill appropriates the sum of 5000 for the use of the at torney general in securing counsel to help prosecute the many cases under the King antitrust law
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-20
NEW YonK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. October ls.-FLoUR-Quiet
but firmly held. Minnesota patent. 1890 y
. oo winter patents. Si.s5g5.55. Rye Flour
95.5o. Buckwheat Flour-DulI: So per 100
pounds cornmeai-Firm; fine white and
yellow. sl559L6o. Rye-Quiet: No
Western. s7e. Bartey-steady: mating.
sl.l1s elevator. The close was 2I 9shc.
MT higher December. s1.14E. May. s1.1sx
Corn-spot firm; No. 2. 7sc. elevator. No.
white. 74Isc. Options market was decidedly
spos s,ea 9s:'m mlsea. rs: ssosse.
Beef-steady; family. Sli.oo @ 1900. Cut
Meots-steady; picked bellies. 81. SO 1900;
picked hams. sll912,oo. Lard-E,irm
MeItern primo short ceas,
s.7ba17.75. Tallow-Steady: city w per
PACKAGE. &c. Petroleum-Firm: refined.
New York. 1915: Philadelphia and Balti-
mere. 1870: do. In bulk. s4;ss. Rosin-
.pcntine-Steady at bbh 1860
Rice-Firm; domestic. fair to extra, 6as u
sac; Japan. nominal Enthusiastically;
New Orleans. open kettle. good to choice.
37a4sc sugar-Steady; fair refining. ss.4o:
centrifugal. 96 rest. $500: molasses sugar.
sos: refined. steady. Confectioners a. $3.50;
mould $3.50: cut loaf and crushed. 1910;
powdered. 1910: granulated, s.; cubes. ss2o.
Saptos, SHc.: mild, steady: Cordova; 9h&
ls&c, Futures opened barely steady and
c.csed steady at a net decline OF SOLO
points. butterIstendy and unchanged.
Fggs-Steady and unchanged.
Freights, Cabbages and Peanuts-Qulet
ana unchanged. Potatoes-Steady and un-
changed. Cottonseed Oil-Easy under larger
receipts, bear pressure and in sympathy with
cotton. Prime crude, S3h Qp34c.: prime sum
mar yellow. 50c.: off summer yellow. 43lsg
48hc.: good on summer yellow, As q 4Shc. ;
prime white and primo winter yellow. 569
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l3sf535lI 77F7 : n I n - = =
FRAZER & TOMPIKINS,
How the Commisslon Merchants Han die
Large Quantittes of Tobacco.


Large Quantities OF Tobacco.
all OF the hogsheads goods that come
to the Richmond market are consign-
ed to commission merchants. who look
Tompkins. whose Offices and sample
rooms are at No. 121 South thirteenth
Street (shockoe Slip. have been in
the tobacco and grain commission
business since 1887 While they handle
attention to the dark tobaccos that
side Virginia. They haveS built up a
fine business, and to-day they handle
a large majority Of the dark tobaccos
known as English stemming" that
come to the Richmond market. They
sell also large quantities of loose air
and sun-cured stocks for the farmers
who grow the weed near to Richmond
They sell the loose tobacco on the
floors Of Observation-Disclosures and
Stonewall warehouses. and their hogs
head goods are sold by sample at their
Offices. They have the best arranged
and best lighted sample and sales
rooms to be found in the city.
Messrs. Frazer & Tompkins enjoy
the confidence OF every buyer on the
market, and IL they did not enjoy the
utmost confidence Of the farming
community they never could have
built up the splendid commission bus
mess they have. The firm is COM
posed OF Mr.. Nat. Frazer, formerly Of
Orange county. and Mr.. s. w. Tomp-
kins, formerly Of Albemarle, It is a
strong business team.
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STOCKS, BONDS, COTTON, GRAIN
OFFICIAL RANGE AND SALE OF STOCKS IN NEW YORK
a4M By Thomas Branch Co, Bankers and Brokers
SALES.

~ A Nils Chalmers Chalmers, ..:......
- lW Allis- Chalmers. pfd......
1000 a malgamatcd Copper i.
American Can .............
100 American Can. pfd .......
2450 Amer. Car and Foundry.
800 Amer. Cal and E'oun., pfd
400 American Cotton Oil.....
400 American Locomotive -,
200 Amer. Locomotive, pfd..
S2,O American Smelling .....
1.1W American Sugar ......
American Tobacco, COM.
200 American Tobacco, pfd.
6,Si5 Anaconda Copper .........
400 Atchison Observation-Disclosures.
70 Atchison, pfd.
300 Atlantic Coast Line. .....
1880 Baltimore and Ohio.
1850 Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
400 Canadian Pacific
30 Chesapeake and Ohio. :.
L26O Chicago Great Western.
$40 Chi. Mil. and st. Paul. -.
20 CHI. NJ. and st. Paul, pfd.
LOCO Chicago and Northwest.
300 Clev. Gin, Chi. and st. l.
1900 Colorado Fuel and IRON.
100 Colorado and Southern.
2l0 Col. and South, 1st pfd..
2 Col. and South. I'd pfd...
SO Consolidated Gas ..........
300 Delaware and Hudson...
100 Distillers Sec. Cor.......
400 Erie .........................
900 Erie. LIST pfd..............-
100 Erie, I'd pfd.
soo General Electric ..........
4,710 Great Northern, pfd..
1900 Great Northern Ore cts.
800 Illinois Central ...........
ZOO Int. Metropolitan .........
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COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. October 19.--Une cotton
riarket opened barely steady Mt n decline
of 2Ge3 points, and during the early session
rolu at a net loss OF $40 points under
liquidation and bear pressure. The selling
was encouraged by weakness In Liverpool.
which was attributed TO Increased Southern
offerings renewed weakness in the stock
market, small spinners' takIngs for the week
and an estimate by prominent Southern
authority that the recent frost had not cur
tailed crop possibilities by over 10000 bales.
During the middle of the morning trading
was rather quiet with the market about
steady at the decline. Tho market closed
steady with prices net unchanged to ~
LcInts lower.
Receipts at the ports to-day were $4,000
bales against 1851 last week and 7o.0l5
last year. For the week 3:5,oo0s bales
against a71,510 last week and ss5,818 last
year. To-day's receipts at New Orleans
1888 bales against 1915 last wear.
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. PRICES FEvER|5H
AND UNCERTAIN
Close of Week in Stock Market
Greeted With Relief
by All.
MARKET CLOSED VERY WEAK
Market Sold Off to the Lowest
Point in Several Years
Past.
MARKET CLOSED VERY WEAK.

NEW YORK. October 19.-The close
ofthe two hours' session OF the stock
Exchange to-day was greeted with re-
lief as the end OF a troubled and anS-
1ous week. The breathing spell over
the week end Is looked upon with sat
isfaction and with hopes OF clear
ing up of troublesome factors and
re -establishment OF confidence. That
confidence was still lacking to-day
was shown by the feverish and un-
certain fluctuations OF prices. The
whole market sold off to the low
est OF tho day In the final dealings
aud closed weak. These prices are.
as rule. the lowest made IN the
stock market for several years past
Tire bank statement disclosed th1
progress OF this policy, although the
S6,655.6O0 loan contraction was con-
sidercd exceedingly moderate In view
OF the drastic purging THAI has been
going on in the stock market during
tho week. The fact that the clear
ing house committee was In session
and the surnlises az to the field OF Its
further possible activities was u prime
factor in the unsettlement OF the mar
kct-
Bonds were weak. Total sales. par
value, $1342o0O. United States Us reg :
istered have declined s-s. the coupons
Ia. the As registered / IL and the
coupons per cent. on call during the
week.
NEW YORK. October 1o--Mcncy on
call nominal Time loans firm, but lit
tic doing: sixty days. 0 per cent. and
ninety days. 1-. six months, 6.
Close: Prime mercantile paper. "a
L. per cent. Sterling exchange fair
~ st,ady. with actual business In
bankers bills at s4SsO5 Gps4.s615
for demand and at s4.s2256Dsis235
Cor sixty-day bills. Comm rc1al
bills. s4.s1 s-4@s4.s1 rs. Bar silver, 60.
Mexican dollars. 471-2.
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BANK STATEMENT.
Reserve Shown to be Much Large
Thnn Last Week.
Larger

Reserve Shown to he Much Larger
Thnn Last Week.
NEW YORK. October ia.-The
statement OF clearing honse banks for
the week shows that the banks hold
S1l,1S2.650 more than the legal re-
serve requirements. This is an In
crease of 36.527,200, as compared with
last week. The statement follows:
Loans. S1.o76.s46.30o; decrease. S.
$3.50
Deposits. ;1.oss.711,4oo: decrease.
$336. 400.
;s1o.soo.
specie. ;so5.s5s.soo: increase. So
794.500.
Reserve, sae7s1o5oo; increase. So
443.1o0:
Reserve required. s.5s.42zs5o; de-
crease. $s4.1oo.
Surplus. sl1.1s2.s5o; increase, ss.-
$4,000.
Ex-Unitcd States deposits. $685.
175; increase, $6.767.S25.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND, yocr. -. 1870

PORT OF RICHMOND, gocr. 10. 1907.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Berkeley. Shelly. Norfolk. mer-
cl.andise and passengers. Old Dominion Line.
James River landings. merchandise and pas
sengers, Virginia Navigation Company.
tug Standard OIL, No. ~. Burk. Baltt-
mere barge OF oil, Standard OIL Company.
f Schooner Maine. Jones. Baltimore, coal.
Wake g. Ballur.
SAILED.
Steamer Berkeley. Shelly. Norfolk, mer-
chandise and passenger. Old Dominion Line.
Steamer Hampton Roads Tunnel. Norfolk
Schooner Reba Sterling. Boss, James River.
Tug Standard OIL, No. IL, Burlz. Balt,-
barge Worcester. woodford New York.
railroad ties.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

DRY GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, October 1s.-rhe dry goods
market was quiet to-day with hrmer un-
dcrtone on cotton goods for Immediate dc.
li,e cry. Linens were quiet: burlaps strong.
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NAVAL STORES

WILMINGTON. N. c., October 19-SPIR-
ITS 8TURPENTINE-Steady at 51c.: receipts
40 casks Rosin-Quet at .ss.s5: receipts,
1o4 barrels. Tar-Firm at $3.50; receipts.
so barrels. Crude Tuerpntine-Flrm ut
s2.75 a 400; receipts. los barrels.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. ILL. October IA revival
of bullish enthusiasm in the local whoa,
market to-day advanced prices more than 80
above yesterdays Anal quotations. At the
close wheat for December delivery was uY
Sxc Corn was up &c. Oats also showed
n net gain OF &c. Provisions We're a shade
to TIC. ..lGher.
Leading futnrcs ranged as follows:
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
Richmond. va, october is. 1907.

Richmond. Va. October ia. 1907.
STATE Sc URrT1Es BID Asked
Va a.. Old. c. and r.. 1889. ssa
Va Centuries, z-3. c. and H.. 80
RAILROAD BONDS
A. e l.. r. r. Con. Tr. p. c. ST -.
Geci gia Pac. Is, Sc. c. 1922 ITO
Georgia. GU. and Fla, 1945.... 1o5
Ga. and Ala. Con Is. isi5.... 30
Norfolk and West. Ry. 4s.-.. - -.
Nor and West Poca- Is. 1a44. s5 80.
Western N. c. LIST IS, c. 1914. los
RAILROAD STOCKS Par.
Norfolk and western com. 100 &c
BANK AND TRUST co STOCKS.
First National. 100 2ls
Merchants National. 100 800
National Bank OF Va. .-....l 100 li5
MISCELLANEOUS
ya.-car. Chem. pfd.. s p. Goo ST -.
Carolina Chemical camlo0 Ii
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~ EasIer;% patent, $500 6.2b spring patent,
is5,7b R6lo. Wheat----Steadier; spot, CONTRACT
$40 nv q LOT souther grade, $l.o4 q l,os,
corn~-Fl mer: SPOT mi liked, Ton q q q; No. 81
ed, 56h q h7c. Rye--F irm Il No. q western,
don estie, ~ q ESQ. y vt ,irn and nm,
changed /; fancy initial ion.N ~ % 26c,; cream
so q 3ic.; latle.S sa2 % 23c. store packed.
AZ pos eggs stsady AND sunehan Eed ~
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81 Cash quotatIons were as toll0Ws: F1our-
iNominally. 20 @25c. higher. Winter patents
patents, s5.4o05,75: straghts s4eo@675;
bakers ,as SO a4.2o. No. 2 spring wheat, SILT
dtl,l6; No. 70. s1,02@1.16; No. "a red, $1,000
11,O5.s No. q corn, 63Ac.; No. 3 yellow, 64c.
e rye, S6hc.; good feeding barley. so @s6c.;
fair to- choice mailing, 9sc, @s1 ,0d. Flax
seed--No. ! northwestern, Sl,23M. ,!toyel,
contract grades. FS16.75.s Short ribs sides
Qeose). s7.75 @8.50; mess pork. per barrel,
5@14S5 lard, per 100 pounds. $500;
stcrt clear sides tboxed), S8251875. Whis-
key, basis Of high Wines Sass, Butter
Market steady; oreamerias sa.a q 27Mc.;
tairies 81 02Sc.s Egga--Staady; at mark,
eases Included. 17,s q 20ac. first 22c,; prime
inrSts, GAG. Cheeser-strong at 16A 9l5'so.
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET
BALTIMORE, ND, october 1s.-Scaboard
Air Line, common and Notwithstanding
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CATTLE MARKETs.

CHICAGO. ILL. October ls.-CATTLE-
Receipts about $500 head. Market steady.
s..76a4.70: calves. s5.5o@s.2s: Westerns,
100000: stockers and feeders, $3.50 @ 4.7b.
Hogs-Receipts about $4,000 head. Market
$50: heavy. Ss.1o9s.ao; rough 5000 $50;
pigs. $5.a016.3o; bulf OF sales. 1885 655.
about 5000 head. Market
stesdy. Native. sac $50: Western, "a g $50.
yearlngs. 35.4096.0o: lambs. S4.7507.40;
Western, t4.75 47.35.
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927c Cheese-Scw firm and unchanged:
largo and flats. 1870: small leAc. Sugar
Unchanged: coarse graduated and fine. $40.
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NEW YORK, October 1s.-BEEvEs-Re-
coipts, 1,455 head. Nothing doing. Calves
Receipts 2s3 head: very little doing; feeling
steady. City dressed vea1s, 9914hc. per
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 2.ss6 head
Market. Flat sheep $500; good lambs
sB.9oG7.oo. Hogs-Receipts. 3.149 head.
Market nominally steady.
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Building Operations.

Building operations continue active
in all parts of the city, as well as in
the suburbs, and every contractor in
all the region around about Is busy.
The two splendid three-story brick
stores. Nos. SOC and sos West Broad
Street. on thea north, side being erect
ed by Mr.. NJ. Hessburg. are nearing
completion. and his agents, ]. Thomp-
son Brown & Co.. report that all of the
floors OF one OF them have been leased
for term OF five years to large
manufacturing concern.
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CINCINNATI, O.. October 1s.-HOGs-
Quiet Butchers and shippers. $3.50: com.
mon, 35.40@645. Cattle-Slow and weak.
Fair to good shippers, s4.65 SOS: common.
$2.2562.9O. Sheep-Steady Mt $3.50 5.25.
Lambs-Steady at &4.50@7.75.
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS.

Chicago. r. l. and Pac. Il. r. col. S.. 7s
G.. c., G. and st. Louis gen. 4s...... 9sA
Colorado Industrial IS, series A..... ~
Colorado Midland 4s (asked)... 81
Colorado and Southern 4s............ s4H
Cuba 5s....... ......... 1o1
Denver and Rio orandc 4s........, oaM
Distillers Securities Is. ............ GO
Eric prior lien IS tbld) ........-..... o4h
f:rle General "a
Hooking Valley Observation-Disclosures. 80
inter nat. ...........,.......... Sc
japan 4s....- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 7sM
Japan 4ias Certificates. ........... ssi
Jaran 4hs. certificates. 2nd serics.... s7h
Louisville Nash. Gnined 4s......... e5A
Manhattan consoi gold Is (asked)... ss
Mexican Central Observation-Disclosures. II
Mexican Central list Inc. ............. 1871
Mitsouri. Kansas and Texas 4s........ e4h
Mifsouri Kansas and Tex. Ends (bid). 81
Natl r. r. of Mexico con. IS Odd. TN
New YORK Central gen. ai7S........... ssh
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attractive and never more so than now,
when the trees have taken on their au-
tumnal tints.
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New Jersey Central gen. 5s......... 11oK
Northern Pacific Observation-Disclosures. 3s
Northern Pacific Observation-Disclosures. esq
Norfolk and Western con. AZ. ........ 90
Ore gon Short Line refdnding 4s...... 8sA
Pennsylvania conv. 3hs............. SO
Rcading General NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
81. Louis and Iron Mountain con. ss.. 10sg
81. Louis and San Francisco rs. 4s.... 74h
st. Louis southwestern con. 4a......n GO
Seabonrd Air Line 4s............... 81
Southern Pacific ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
southern Pacific LIST 10, ccrtincates.. ss&
Southern Railway bH.....-.......... 9s7s
Teas and Pacific lists. .............. 11oE
Toledo. st. L. and Western 4s....... 10
Union Pacific s.-.................... osM
Union Pacific COW. 4s............ s4N
United States Steel End 5s.......... 90h
Wabash Isis fasked). 1o7h
Western hid. 4s..................,. 68
Wheeling and Lake Erie IS tasked).... 7sh
Wisconsin Central AZ tasked). ....... 81
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Cotton futures opened barely steady and

Spot cotton closed steady: middlng up
lsnds. 11.75: middling gulf. 1900; sales. AT5
bales.
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va--car. Chem. ptd.. 8 p. Goo ST
Va. Carolina Chemical camlo0 IL
The Washington times., 1907-10-27

2 HE wind. the wind" the children answered.
somewhat frightened; but they went On eat
ing. they were so hungry.
Suddenly the door opened. and out came a very
very lame old woman Hansel and GreteI were scared
and stopped eating in their fear of the ugly old woman
"oh, you dear childreni Did you come to stay with
me! Have no fear; harm shall come to yOu said the
old woman
She took them by the hand and led them into the
house. and gave them lots of good things 20 eat There
were milk, pancakes sugar. apples and nuts in plenty:
and after they had eaten ell they wanted she took them
to two pretty little beds HanseI and Gretel lay down
and thought they were in heaven.
The old woman only pretended to be kind. She
really wicked witch, who lay in wait to catch little
children Her little cake house only meant to enc
them. When children fell into her power she killed them
and then cooked and ate them.
The Washington times., 1907-10-27

Il UNGRY. and, after eating some wild strawber-
= 4 ries which they found in the woods. they threw
themselves down under the trees ard vent fast
asleep They were awakened by the song of beautiful
white bird which sat tree near them AS it sang it
spread its wings and flew slowly before them. They
followed the bird until i reached little house, and
there lighted on the roof When they came up to the
house they saw that it was made of bread. covered with
cakes and the windows were candy.
"Oh" said Hansel I've never been so hungry III
my life. win eat piece of the roof Grete and you
can eat some of the windows"
At that moment they heard a soft voice from Within
the house say:
"Nibble, nibbIe gnaw; who is nbblng at my
house!"
The Washington times., 1907-10-27

EOUND in the stable, and as the witeh's eyes were
4 dim she thought it was HanseIs finger. and
could not understand why he did not get fat. But
after while she grew angry, and said to Gretel:
Let Fansel be fat or not I shall kill and cook him
today"
She then made hig fire to heat her oven. in which
she intended to cook Hansel Then she said to Grete:
Come herr, girl; creep in and see if it is hot enough
to roast your brother.
Though GIeSsl did not know it. she intended to cook
and eat her. too. But Gretel was bright little girl and
was not to be trieked
Il do not know how I am to do it. Show me how
she said TO the witch.
Silly gooseP' said the witch "The door is very
big; just get in myself and she crept up and
put her head in front of the oven door, At that Gretel
gave her big push that drove her far into the Oven and
bangl she quickly shut the door
The Washington times., 1907-10-27
YANsEL comforted her. and said.

IT ANSEL comforted her, and said:
L L Wait little; we win soon find our way
back;' and he told her about the white pebbles
he had dropped along the path
He took his little sister by the hand and followed
the pebbles which they in the moonlight and. after
walking long time, at last they came to their fathers
house.
The mother scolded them; but the father was glad
that they had come back
It was not long after this however. that the wicked
stepmOther and their father took them again to the for
est and left them.
Alasl this time poor Hanse did not have a chance
70 get the pebbles he dropped little crumbs Of bread
as they went along But when the moon came up they
could find the crumbs the birds had eaten them all
Though they walked for long time they could not find
their way out of the forest They were very tired and
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VXTHEN she saw Hansel and Gretel asleep in the
w little beds. she said to heTself
THAT viii be a dainty mouthfuL"
And then she seized Hansel and carried him INTO
stable and shut him up He screamed and cried but TO
came to help him. The witch then went to Gretel
and woke her with rough shake.
Get up. you lazy thing, and cook something for
your brother He in the stable and when he is fat
enough shall eat him" the wicked witch said.
Grete wept bitterly, but it did nc good; she had to
do what the witch told her. Every morning the witch
crept to the stable and said:
Hansel, stretch out your finger that can feel how
fat you are getting
HanseI stretched out each tiue instead, little
bone. which he