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The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-04-07
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

New York, April 4-Flour, dull
and lower; Minnesota patents 5.25 @
5.65; winter patents 4.6O@ 4.9O.
Rye -four, quiet, 4.50@ 5.25.
Corn meal, quiet, 1.40@ 10;
Coarse 1.4O@ Las.
Whent, spot easy; No 2 red SO T
elevator; options u C net lower; May
1O%; July 96A.
Corn, spot steady; No. rs ele-
vator; options Bc higher: May rs n
July 72A.
Oats, spot, quiet; mixed 55.
Lard, firm; western S.40@S.50.
Pork, steady: family @17.00
Rice, quiet, 81 @617.
Molasses, firm; New Orleans open
kettle 28@42. .>
Sugar, raw easy; fair refining 3d.
Sc; confectioners A $40; mould A
SIS; cut loaf $40; crushed 61O;
powdered $50; granulated $40;
cubes $50.
Coffee, quiet; Rio No. Z. 6; San
tos No. 4. SIS @S1k; mild, dull;
Cordova 9A @13. Futures net un-
changed.
Butter, firm; creamery specials 81;
extra 80 Il third to first 21 a 20 ";
held common to special 81 q 90;
state dairy common to choice 200
81; process common to special 16 a
25 Il; western factory first 201a.
Cheese, steady; unchanged.
Eggs, steady; unchanged
Potatoes, steady; unchanged
Cabbages, easy; unchanged
Cotton seed oil was firmer on high
er crude prices and bull support.
Prime crude 33@33h prime sum-
mer yellow Az: off summer yellow
Az @ AZ; good off summer yellow
41k % 42k; prime white 44@45;
prime winter yellow 45@46 !.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-04-07
crandma's Destination In Doubt.

Ethel is of the mature age Of five.
Recently her grandmother concluded
that 1t devolved on her to instruct the
child in religious matters.
you must be a good girl, Ethel.
she said Then you will go to heaven
when you die"
Ethel seemed scarcely pleased with
this reward for exceptional conduct.
Don't you want to go to heavenF'
asked grandma, with a look of re-
proach.
"Oh, / don't know" temporized
Ethel II guess not"
"Why notY demanded grandma Sc
verely.
Because maybe / couldn't get out,"
answered Ethel.
"You wouldn't want to get out" re-
piled grandma.
"Oh, yes, 1 should" returned Ethel,
with conviction.
"Ec" argued grandma, "you would
MOI Why should you want to get out
Of heaven"
"Why." answered Ethel. II guess I'D
want to go and see you once in awhile,
wouldn't IY'-Woman's Home Com.
paniOn.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-04-07

The Seaboard announces elective
April Ist-. they will sell arst-cl.. -
limited party tickets at rate OF tAs
ctnts per mile short line mileage plus
arbitraries per capita, between all
points on the Seaboard Air Lire rail-
way for parties OF ten CT moro tray-
cling together on one ticket, i-Ss san
gers entitled 10 the same pr!vilcSs as
those holding regular fTst-claSs lick
cts.
One hundred and flftv pouaSs OF
baggage viii be uanspJrtCd fTer fog
each whole ticket and scvCniy-fivo
pounds on each half ticket
For rates, schedules. iHto-I-atiens
etc. apply 10
c. II GATTIS.
Travelling Passenger Agert, Nc w.
Martin g.. Tucker Building. Re,eigh
n. c.
Mar II.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-04-07

Galveston. steady: 70 Y +; net re-
ceipts 1890 bales
New Orlenas. steady; 10Y; net re-
ceipts 1878 bales.
Mobile. nominal; 10A; net re-
ceipts go bales.
Savannah, steady. 1913; net re-
ceipts 2,162 bales
Charleston, steady: 10c; net re-
ceipts 131 bales.
Wilmington, steady; 10B 4; net re-
ceipts 126 bales.
Norfolk. steady; 10 Z net receipts
321 bales.
Baltimore. nominal. IS.
New York, quiet; 1012
Boston; quiet; 10E.
Philadelphia, quiet; 1OA
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NaVALs STORES MARKET

New York, April 4 4.-TurpentIne
easy at So; rosin quiet at $3.50.
Charleston, April 4.-Turpentine
and rosin, nothind doing; quotations
omitted.
Savannah, April 4.-Turpentine
steady, At; sales 100; receipts 555;
shipments 333.
Rosin, firm; sales 2,279; receipts
2,2O3; shipments 2,444; stock o.
1877. Quote: A B c $50; d $50;
q 3.4O03.5O; F 3.45 q 3-5e; G $50
$3.50; H. $50; l 400; * 500; M
$50: N $50; w G 5.65; w w 5.75.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-04-07
INTERIOR MOVEMENT

Houston, STEADY; 10 Tic; net re-
ceipts ,075 bales.
Augusta, steady; 10 1-16; net re-
ceipts 143 bales.
Memphis, steady; 1914; net re-
ceipts 1919 bales.
st. Louis, steady; 1919.
Cincinnati, dull; net receipts 661
bales.
Louisville, firm; lie.
Little Rock, firm; 1913; net re-
ceipts 498 bales
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-04-07
RECEIPTS YESTERDAY
OF Cotton and Naval Stores by KAN
and Water.

C.. &c bales cotton; 22 barrels
tar; 10 barrels crude.
w, and VIZ ables cotton;
casks spirits; 2 barrels tar; 1 barrel
crude.
w. c. and A-94 bales cotton;
casks spirits; 5 barrels rosin; par
rels tar; IT barrels crude.
A. and Y.-12 casks spirits; 54
barrels rosin; 38 barrels tar.
Steamer May Flower-17 barrels
rosin.
Schooner Geneva Moore-11 bales
cotton; 7 casks spirits; 40 barrels
rosin; IA barrels tar; 80 barrels
crude.
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Then the Ficht geoan.

well" said Mrs. Casey proudly
my Dennis was wan o. the palIbear-
ers at the funeral o. the rich Michael
Eooligan t'day."
Aye" retorted Mrs Cassidy jealous
~. twas well fitted fur the JOB yer
husband was. Sure he's used 10 carry
In the bier that some wan else pays
fur!-CathOlic Standard and Times
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-04-07

Toady, at all ports, net receipts
1873 bales; Great Britain SO bales
Continent 16,615 bales
Consolidated, at all ports, net re-
ceirts 1873 bales; Continent 16,-
els Lales.
Total since September 1. at all
ports, net receipts, 7.456,356 bales;
Great Britain 2,574,729 bales; Con-
tinent 2,777,622 bales; Japan 1871
$50 bales; Mexico. 1899 bales.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-04-07
THE MONEY MARKET

New York, April 4.-Money NOM
inal; time loans dull and easy; 60
day 8; and ninety days 3 Il a 7s !;
six months four per cent.
Prime mercantile paper Az O Il
per cent Sterling exchange steady
with actual business in bankers bills
at 4865O 48655 for demand and
at 48425 a 48435 for sixty day bills
Commercial bills 4.83B @ 4.84 IS +;
bar silver 5 h ]; Mexican dollars At.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-04-07
Screened.
Screened.
They sat in the dim parlor.
zone kiss" he nleaded

They sat in the dim parlor.
zone kiss" be pleaded
Nonsense" exclaimed the pretty girl
in teasing mood. Some one might
see u.s.
"Who?'
"Why, the clock, for instance. That
has a face".
'Yes, but that clock is as considerate
as the moon that goes under a cloud.
1t keeps it's face covered with Its
hands."-Minneapolis Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-04-07
RECEIPTS OF COTTON

New York, April Receipts at
the ports today 1892 bales, against
18,OS6 last week and 22,19s last
year. For the week 100000 bales
against 103,112 last week and 1922
644 last year. Today's receipts at
New Orleans 1919 bales against 81
348 last year aud at Houston LOIS
bales against 6,292 last year.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-04-07
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, April Am official fore
cast of rain tonight for Kansas and
Missouri caused moderate weakness
today in the wheat market, the May
option closing a shade lower than
yesterday. Corn was up 3s to @c.
Oats were down &c. Provisions
were 2 IL to sc. higher.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows:
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Papa. whta iii the world come 90
an end?'
Probably, my D, some sunday
morning when ! ca sleep as long a
] want to and have left orders not %
be called. Yorg Life.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-04-07
: GzsUTsRTE At BRIDGE.

i-ss s~e- wazts trumps-oh- Grace. your
hats a stsaF.
.Aad 10 becoming too. Girls. did you hear
: nRt Clara Cosrox Is engaged ut last.
. i to n count With a dreadful past
I'd not penny 20 his titled names
i Sote on bridge It's such clever
game.
Let's Sc. what's trumpso There's Cath
e-5-g ovc- there.
And e-frc ncus. I hear sae dyes her hair
Ard r-s-ts-but might. teo. with such a
toa. partner. did l really trump your
Who is that freak three tables to the
r.Eat-
saw her a, TIE wilbur Browne, ,ast
night.
sorne parvenu no doubt. and. goocnes.
/ think n blacksmith thus, design her
clothes
care hearts or diamonds trumps? oh.
that's a feet:
It's clubsO Some girls ere 50 devoid OF
tact!
That Carlton creature IN Tie last yezrs
Just makes me mad as mad-she's such q
cat
And nearly snaps your head OF II you
6oa't
Keep absolutely dumb. or course I won't,
Oh, girls. Jacks SO devoted It's n joke
He's quite my shadow-what! Did | re-
voke7
Wen. anyway think it's mean to take
Three tricks from me for just that small
mistake.
Bridge bores me frightfulIy. I'm bound 20
say.
Though Jack says its astounding how
play.
Why viii some hostesses invite such
frumps?
Oh. dear! My lead again? Let's see,
what's trumps?
Ella Bentley In Puck.
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Tho l.: -it.

HOWELL don't M. getting lemon
now and then. but
Povell-But whata
HOWELL think &c 60 OVERRIDING the
thing when the lemon has been squeez-
sd.-NeW York Press. ,aEsaxs
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-04-07
Strictly Appropriate.

Mrs. Gossip Is awful mad"
Why
'She asked all her friends to give her
something characteristic to start her
aaw greenery with, and they all sent
har rubber plants. Amer.
can
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Cash quotations were a
CLOSING PRICES ON COTTON

New York, April 4.-Spot cotton
closed quiet; middling uplands 10 " ;
gulf 10 Il; sales none.
Futures steady.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-04-07

Peanuts-NOrth Carolina prime
so; extra prime IS; fancy 7e; Spanish
30.
REE,SWAX-27c.
F,GGS-1SG Il zoe.
ICKENS--HenS, 40c: springs,
25 to soc.
PORK--S H10c.
BFET'--on foot 2G33C.
SWEET ?OTATOES-s1.00
n G. BACON-Hams, (old) F?c.
shoulders, 12ID13c: sides, ~ % Sc.
SHINGLES-Per 1000 E-lnch saps
$500: 5-inch hearts, $3.50; 6-1nch
sans. So. 90: 6-inch hearts SIS rs.
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Naval Stores.

Naval Stores.
Spirits Turpentine-Nothin doine
Rosin-Steady, $2.95.
Tar-Firm, $1.6O.
Crude Turpentine-Hard e2.25;
dip $3.25; virgin s4.25.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-04-07
LOCAL COTTON MARKET
Saturday. AT

Saturday. April 4.
Coton-Steady, 10Ac.
Receipts of cotton today-126
bales.
Receipts same day last years.
bales
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PRODUCE MARKET

Corrected nv
w. B. Cooper, Wholesale Grocer.
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~ ATL :, MTG ~
NOAST LIN -
NOTICE

NOTICE
These arrivals And departure are
iEf.rlsation. well eDnnectiops ..sAoR
companies; bot arrivals and conneet.-
nat EuarnhteeA.
Effective March I'D, 1908.
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Receipts Today.
n casks spirits.
125 barrels rosin.
78 barrels tar.
58 barrels crude.
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Same Day Last Year
4 barrels spirits.
70 barrels rosin.
Ill barrels tar.
8 barrels crude.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-04-07

: Southern cotton mill stock for the
week ending Saturday furnished by
HUGH MacRAE & Co.. bankers. VIII
mington, ~. G.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
At THE ECONOMICAL HOUSE.

1--WE have to be awful economical
down at our house." said the boy,
there's such big family"
"Yes?" inquiringly.
That's so, for fair! My biggest
brother is bartender, and of course
has to wear white coat; so ma buys
a whole suit for him, says wearing
the overalls saves his pants. When
they've been washed few times, OF
course they don't look nice enough for
a bartender, so ma gets him new ones
and hands over the others to Bill. Bill
works in a meat market"
Gets two wears out of them that
way eh?'
Then dads a painter; when the
white suit gets too dirty for Bill, dad
wears it as long as he can to paint
it. Course, in time they get pretty
we'll caked up with paint; then ma
uses 'em for kindling the fire, and be-
ing soaked with paint they burn fine. V
$50 that's the end of them? Well,
you certainly do"
mo! Ma uses them again along
with the wood ashes to make soft soap
off,"
"You don't say"
"Yep! After that she pours the soap
suds on the back garden. Best thing
in the world. she says, to make things
grow."-Puck.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
8riStOI's New Docks.

Bristol, England, is rejoicing over
the completion of perhaps the finest
dock and port facilities in the world
1t is hoped that the new equipment
will make her the English port of the
fast mail service between England and
America. She has unrivalled natural
advantages in this respect. The test
of this service is the quickest time
between New York and the general
postoffice in London, and as Bristol
is only two hours by rail from London
and is several hours nearer to New
York by sea than Liverpool, she has
superior claims to the selection. Ply
mouth is no nearer New York and the
rail journey from Plymouth to Lon
don is between four and five hours.
The new dock is 875 feet long and 100
feet broad and will easily accommo-
date much larger boat than the two
new leviathians, Lusitania and Maui
retania. The wharfage is on a proper
tomato scale, and this historic port,
with a record of more than thousand
years, expects great boom.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
Took ADVANTAGE Of Cars Hobby.

Peter the Great particularly delight
ed in drawing teeth, and he strictly
enjoined his servants to send for him
when anything of that sort was to be
done. One day his favorite valet de
chambre seemed very melancholy;
the czar asked him what was the mat
ter "Oh, your majesty said the man,
my wife is suffering the greatest
agony from toothache, and she OBJ
stinately refuses to have the tooth
taken OUT If that is ALL said Peter,
I'VE will soon cure it; take me to her
at once When they arrived, the wom-
an declared that she was not suffering
at all; there was nothing the matter
with her. THAT is the way she talks,
your majesty" said the valet; 'she is
suffering tortures'' Hold her head
and hands," said the car; Il will
have it out in a moment" And he in
stantly pulled out the indicated tooth
with great deXterity, amid profuse
thanks from the husband. What was
Peters indignation to discover little
later that his valet had used him as an
executioner to punish his wife, who
had never had an unsound tooth in her
head.-San Francisco ArgOnaut.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
trace NEARLY RUN
AeoRiGiNEs OF AUSTRALIA FAST
DYING OUT.
Estimate Made That Another Century
Will See the Last of PERHAPS
the Most Ignorant Peo-
pie on Earth.

The red Indian in this country is US.
ua1ly pictured as a pathetic instance
OF dying people, yet the Indians have
Increased rather than diminished in
numbers during the last ten years.
On the other hand, several important
races are swiftly passing out of ex-
istence and will soon be known to
history only.
OF these the most interesting is.
perhaps, the race of aboriginal blacks
OF Australia and the islands close to
the smallest of the worlds continental
masses of land. Scientists estimate
that another century will see the last
of the Australians.
. AS far as religious feelings 60 the
Australian black employs devil wor-
ship in it's crudest form. The devil, or
"Jlngy.' as the native term the evil
spirit, is constantly avoided and the
curious fact that the black never stops
In any one camp for more than three
days is based on the supposition that
the devil is always on his track hunt.
ing him. The number is the mystic fig
ure in the dull brains of these natives.
Thus they stay in each bush camp
for three days. They dig three graves
for each dead native in order to fool
"Jingy." The body is placed in the
middle grave upon a thick bed of
leaves and the knees are tied up
against the breast with lashings of
tree boughs and the arms are crossed
over the breast.
The head is turned toward the east
and in this the native worship of the
sun is alone visible. The black man
of Australia can count up to three
but beyond that his brain seems i'm
possible to lead.
The race is anything but a hand.
some one, and is made even horrible
In appearance by deforming customs
The women show the left shoulder
and breast, which has queer Jumps
OF flesh, nearly white in color.
When a girl child + born the
women take it and with sharp flints
cash the left shoulder and breast and
white sand is put into the wounds
On healing these gashes turn almost
white and form hideous Jumps. Those
are the distinctive marks Of beauty
and fashion for the woman black OF
| Australia
| With the males their prime orna
ment is to wear the thin splinter
bone of the hind leg of the kangaroo
This is usually four inches long and is
bored straight through the part OF
! the nose separating the nostrils. This
is the sign of bachelor among the
natives. For diet they like the kanga
roo, 'possum, dog, fish, whale, seal
lizards, grubs and, in fact, almost any
thing will do, as these careless, lazy
people often starve to death where
human beings of even fair intelli
gence would not experience any hard
ships. When food is plenty they stuff
until Ill and waste much.
The weapons used for the chase ant
war are the same and very poor. A.
a matter Of fact, the Australian black!
never put up any fight against the white
men. The boomerang or kiley is the
only interesting weapon they have
and that and the coda or stone hatche
are the only weapons they had in
vented when turned out by white set
| tiers
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
Charm Cheaply Broken.

The bride was showing off the con.
tents of her china closet when a little
dish slipped through her fingers and
smashed on the floor. "Oh, dear"
she sighed, there goes three of my
nice new things
"Three!" exclaimed her friend.
How is that?"
why, don't you know you always
break three, just as big fires come
in threes? never knew it to fail
yet"
She looked ruefully at her pretty
dishes and glassware. A few minutes
later she was called to the kitchen,
and while there the visitor heard two
more smashes. The bride came back
radiant.
What luck!" she exclaimed. Il
broke q milk bottle and a kitchen
plate. My other things are safe uow
for q while.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
The Oldest PHOTOGRAPHER.

Mr.. William Hardy Kent, who died
the other day in Eastbourne, in Eng.
lish Sussex, had the reputation OF be-
ing the oldest photographer in the
world. He died at the age of SO. He
was of New England birth, and New
Bedford was his home, until about
1916 he learned the art of photog-
raphy, and in 1S4S he opened small
studio in New York, where by the
year 1854 he had gained a consider.
able fortune. He then went over to
London, where he opened three pho
tographic studios, one in Oxford
street, one in Regent street and an
other at Knights bridge. At the
time of his death he was still op-
Grating photograph gallery at East
bourne, and he had similar studios at
the seaside resorts of Brighton and
Hastings, at New castle and Harro-
gate
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
Food and Air.

Food sense is still hampered with
fads, but it is becoming a science and
custom. No qualified authority is
ready to say that meat diet can with
the best results be Abandoned What
the qualified men do say is that far
less heterogeneous food than is usually
consumed in America suffices for nu-
triton and is better for general
health, showing it's benefit in longev-
ity. Science will not say that slow
and thorough mastication will stop
disease or perfect digestion, but it is
peremptory in advising a mastication
as thorough as the proper appetite for
food permits. Too much holding of
food in the mouth may cause dislike
or Indifference, and the proper d.
gestive action depends upon enjoy.
ment Human beings can live a long
time in bad atmospheric conditions,
but we know positively that oxygena-
ton of the blood is indispensable, and
that fresh air is a remedial agent of
more potency than ten years ago we
fanCied.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
OM VA JAH-BRD
By MAY BELLEVILLE BROWN
(Copyright.)

II believe you've saved my life," he
murmured. Il felt myself sinking
away with every breath till 1 heard
your voice"
II heard you come in the alley with
the policeman" whispered Molly,
land knew you told the truth.
am so sorry
well, you're blessed woman!"
said he fervently. Both for believ.
ing the story of an unfortunate man,
and for thinking to bring me the wa.
ter. I'm respectable farmer, from
IL miles west of Veneering, and it's
true about the sunsiroke He found
me lying on the ground, and of course
took me for drunk. l have money
enough to make some one smart for
this-only there's the disgrace of the
police court in the morning."
IF you've friends in town, maybe !
could see some one for you tonight
whispered Molly tinidly.
The man Strengthened himself. "Tha
very ideal" he exclaimed Go to Dr.
Roberts, on Fourteenth and Locust
streets. FIe treated me last month
when l was sick. Here's the envelope
he addressed to himself when
he receipted my bill. Give it to him
and tell him about this"
Before he had time to say more
Molly seized the envelope anG Slipped
away. The young man felt his way
! to the shelf-like berth in the corner
and sat down to rest. Somehow, the
darkness did not seem so intense al
it had before, nor did he feel exhaust
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
FRIGHT soeEREp Mr.. RouNoea.
Late Home Goer Unduly Alarmed by
Suspicious Character.

He climbed of the~car out in East
Cleveland the other night, or, to be
exact, the other morning, and proceed.
ed toward his modest little home
down a pretty side street.
AS soon as he reached the sidewalk
he tried to walk along the edge and
ascertain if he was still able to navi-
gate along straight line.
I'm tn only man that wuz in the
bunch t'night that en- walksh straight's
that" he muttered to himself, with
pardonable pride when he found that
he could move along first-rate.
A moment later he saw a suspi-
cious-looking man following him.
THAT fellesh goin' t. try t. rob
muh," he muttered. He felt in his
trousers pocket and found only a
crumpled two-dollar bill, but it was
all he had left after the evenings enter
tainment, and he didn't want to
lose it.
Then he reflected that probably the
stranger following him wasn't think
ing of robbing him at all. But to
make sure that they didn't have any
trouble he crossed the street. A min
ute later he looked about. The mar
behind him had crossed over, too.
Once again the man with the two
dollar bill crossed the street. He
hated to look around for a time, lest
his fears be substantiated. When he
did turn his head his pursuer was
not far behind him. He had crossed
the street again.
The man ahead clutched tightly his
two-dollar bill, dear to him because it
was all that remained of what had
been roll the size of blacksmith S
forearm, and started to cross over
once more, for he happened to think
| that he lived on the other side of
the street anyhow, but he hadn't
| reached the middle of the street
| when he looked back and noted that
his pursuer was also crossing over
He stopped right there, pulled out
| his two-dollar bill and watch and held
them out toward the man behind him
Here's all I've got, old man." says
he, now perfectly sobered by his
| fright. Take it, but lemme alone
My wife's worried about me anyway
and if l go into the house with my
face bunged up I'll get thrown out"
why, you darn fool" grunted the
other man as ne brushed on by, "1'E1
the man that goes around to turn out
the street lights" - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
A TALE OF THE ROAD.
Hands up!"

HANDS up!
The command came clear and start
ling on the keen night air. 1t also
came from the mouth of muffled figure
with mask over his eyes, A polished
pistol barrel cleaned in the light from
street lamp.
Instantly the mans hands were in
the air. Holding the pistol close to
the mans face with one hand, the
hold-up man went through his pockets
with the other. Nothing was found
but solid gold watch and a roll of
bills.
Course the luck" he muttered. rs
that all you've got on you?"
Every thing of value" replied the
man.
Just my luck" said the knight of
the road. Il thought sure a rich gent
like you would have a few pieces of
coal In his pocket"
And he skunk away into the dark
ness.-MilWaukee Sentinel.