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mission to say few words to him at
once.
Has anything happenedg' he asked.
glancinE up at the window again.
Zoe had not moved. but she could
see him through her veil Then the
two men walked up and down, while
Omobono spoke in a low tone. but
though she could not hear the words
she knew what the substance was. Then
came Zeno's voice. cold and clear.
Certainly not he said decidedly.
81 shall do nothing of the sort. IL she
has no appetite send for a doctor. II
he says the girl needs air take her out
in the boat, her and the maids, on fine
mornings"
A question from Omebono followed.
which Zoe could not hear distinctly.
Zeno was evidently ANNOYED.
"Omobono, you are, a good man." he
said, "but you have no more sense than
cacknng hen. Never think. 1t is
not your strong point. When you do
just what tell you you never make
q mistake"
The secretary's voice was heard
again, low and indistinct
NO" answered Zeno. You need not
go and tell her what 1 have said, for
she probably has heard every word of
1t herself from the window. 1t is use
x.
always know before they are told"
Thereupon Zeno went in, apparently
in bad temper. If anything can make
a woman angry when she Is overhear-
ing a conversation about herself il is
to hear it said that she is undoubtedly
listening. Zoe had not hidden herself.
and Zeno must have meant her to hear
what he was saying. but she felt the
more deeply insuited. Her cheek
burned and she drew back her veil to
feel the cool air. So he had no inten-
ton of coming to see her again. A
Jewish doctor and an airing in the
boat. with Omobono for company
And she had been told that she had
been listening-it was not to be borne,
She threw her vefl to one side. her silk
shawl on the other and then walked
UP and down the long room with rest
less steps. like young wild animal In
q cage.
He shall pay me for this. he shall
pay me for thisI" she was unconscious
IL repeating over and over to herself.
She had not the least notion how
zeno was to pay for having made her
so very angry. and that question did
not obtrude itself on her thoughts till
her temper was beginning to subsfde
then she suddenly felt how utterly
helpless she was. and her wrath boiled
up again. The only way of paying him
out that suggested itself was to throw
herself out Of the window. Then he
would be sorry for what he had done.
Would, he? He probably would send
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mo. Tell him that shall fall I'll IL
I am shut up in these rooms any long
er, and that If he does not believe il he
had better come and see how l am. He
will probably take your advice. I do
not choose to show you my face, but
no appetite"
He VIII come" SAID the secretary
confidently.
You can also do me another service.
Omobono" continued Zoe. II have
learned that last Friday. when you
went to find Gullabi about buying me,
you came upon him in the beggars'
quarter, near the church of Saint Ser
gius and Saint Bacchus, at q house
where some very poor people lived.
This is true is It not?"
Omobono nodded. wondering how she
knew of the circumstances.
"A poor woman lay there i'll, with
children and q very old nurse, and
GuIlabi gave them something / wish
to know how these poor people are, and
where they live. IL they have left that
house. I am sure the master is chari-
table, and will let you give them some-
thing If they are still In need. There
were two little boys. and there was q
grown girl besides the sick woman and
the other"
You know everythingw cried ONO
bono. This man must be a great as
trologeri will go myself to the beg
gars' quarter and do your bidding"
Zoe had played her little comedy be-
cause she had by this time guessed the
mans character, and wished to make
sure that she could rely on his help In
anything she decided to do; for 1t was
clear that whenever Zeno was absent,
the secretary was In charge of the
whole establishment, and the servants
would obey him without hesitation. AS
Gorlias had told him, whatever he did
was right in their eyes
That he was in haste to do her bid
ding she discovered before the after
noon was half over, for as she sat in
her window she saw him go down to
wait for his master at the marble steps.
and he walked slowly on the strip of
black and white pavement by the wa
ter's edge.
At last he stood still and looked
toward Blachernae. for the skin was
In sight. Zoe drew her veil across her
face and rested her head against the
right hand side Of the open window
as IL she were very tired, and she did
not move from this position as the boat
came near. zeno was leaning back in
the stern, and could not help seeing her
as he approached the house, but from
her attitude he thought she did not
see him. and he looked up at her
steadily for two or three seconds She
was quite motionless.
Omobono stood by the waters edge
N Zenc stanned ashore aud asked nar.
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II have seen some lighting, Of
course" Zeno replied. But that Is all
in the past. L am a sober. peace low
ing Venetian merchant now. and noth-
ing else"
at must be very duh TO be a sober.
peace loving Venetian merchant said
Zoe, family mimicking his tone
Making money is too hard work to
be dull
with magnificent calm II have always
heard that avarice is the passion OF old
age
Zeno fell into the trap
To Be Continued Next Week.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-31

q pound; calf. 10 pound, green stock, Ic
1885, shcepsfins, shearlings, l0a25c
snort wool, SO@40c; medium and lon
wool, accordine to quality, 60@9Oc; dry
horses, 6Oc@$l; dry colt, 25c; angors,
sOc@Slj goat, common. l0@20c.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-31
Read the Morning Astorian.
A MEMORABLE TRAGEDY.
u Grew Out OF the Last Great slave
Auction In Tnia Country.

" 6rew out OF the Last Great slave
Auction In Thia Country.
The last great slare auction held In
This country occurred just year and
half before the war-in October, 1859
mt the race track III Savannah. The
slaves were the property of Pierce
Butler, picturesque and prominen:
figure at that day in Philadelphia 80.
ciety. who Il today only remembered
as having been the husband OF Fanny
Kemble, the actress, reader and au-
thor. Ills family name was Mease, but
he Inherited fortune In lands and
slaves from his grandfather. Major
Pierce Butler Of South Carolina, on
condition that he should take the lat
ter's name.
Buffers inyeterate passion for gam
bling got him into financial difficulties.
1t is said that ne lost $4,000 on a sin
gle hand-four deuees against -four
wings held by his opponent.
Finally, to meet his losses, Butler
was forced to sell his slaves. There
were 0SS Of them In all. The sale took
two days and netted $303,S50. Butler
had chosen good time to sell. A year
later his negroes would not have been
worth a dollar head. But the sale
would have been more profitable had
It not been announced as one Of the
conditions that no division Of families
would be permitted: hence in order te
secure good slave buyers often had
TO take with them infirm or aged rela
tves. Out OF this limitation grew a
memorable tragedy. Tom Pate. a well
known Vicksburg trader. bought at the
sale a man, his two sisters and his
wife, with the guarantee that they
should not be separated. Disregardinn
this, Pate sold the sisters, one to Pa
Somers, brother trader, and the 9th.
er to resident Of st. Louis. What
legal rights negro had In the south
were well protected. Somers was told
Of the guarantee. and he sent the girl
back to Pate and demanded his money
A quarrel was the result, and Somers
was shot dead. Ten days later his
nephew killed Pate and died from
wounds received The feud was kept
up until every male bearing the name
Of Pate was wiped out, and then the
war liberated the sisters,--New Yorl
Merald.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-31
Impa.sabIe.

Impassabie.
l can get by q boofbali tackle.
can yet by o scouting limo
Or crowd OF cronies awaiting
TO stick me sure for the wine.
But the woman who waddIeg widely
And takes UP the whole sidewalk
fAnd half of 'ern do, BY jingoD
Doth all of my efforts balk.
/ 80 TO the side to pass her,
And there she is blocking the way.
make dart 10 the center,
And there ~ the devil 10 pay.
To the opposite side hasten,
Ard the ol1gtac,e Old raecf.
Till ut last ! nm glai ID dive In
TIE danger ard Aust N the street
Nav Orleans sTltuss-Democrat
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-31
Fruits.


Domestic Fruits-Apples, fancy, Si5O
MS2 box; good. 75cM$l.25 box; pears,
5oc@sl50 boxj cranberries, $s@Ii per
barrel.
Tropical Fiuts---Iemons, s3.50@5OO
box; oranges, new navels, $2.25M2.75
box; grapefruit A25 box; bananas, Sc
lb.; Grated, 5tc lb.; pogegranates, s2
cratei tangcrines. 50 box; pineapples,
MM5 dozen.
Dried Fruits-Applies, 9@l0c per lb.;
aplicots, l6@l8c; peaches, 1l@l3c;
pears, llt@8l4c; Italian prunes. 2s@6c;
California figs, white, In ascks, 5@6bc
per ib, black. 4A@5c; bricks. 75c@$2.25
per box; Smyrna, lSa@2Oc per N /;
iates, Persian. 6a@7c per n.
Produce.
Butter-Country creamery, 30@35c;
'ity creamery, 35@37lc; store. 10000;
butter fat, 33A@38c.
Eggs--Ranch, candIcd, 30@32c.
Cheese--Young America, lSc; Oregon
full creams. flats, lie.
Honey-Dary, l0i@llc; amber. 100
l3c; fancy white. l4@l5c.
Poultry-Old roosters. 9@l0c fb; hens,
l3@l4c ID; dressed stock. 2@sc higher
than live; ducks, l4@l5c ib; turkeys,
live. l0@l7c n; dressed. ls@2Oc h;
geese. live. 0@l0c b; pigeons, old. Sl.0O
per DOZEN squads, $2@3 per dozen.
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PORTLAND, Jan. 80. - Poultry
stocks today generally we're light,
and at the same time the demand was
lar from strong What business was
done for the most part on yester-
days prices. save in the case OF
ducks, which today are reported
slightly weaker selling at IS to i6
cents pound.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-31

You will find no poor
tea in packages bearing
our name. If you find
any such, you know what
to do.
Yeur grocer rstaras yaur msnsy u yea dsnf
MAs SeAAlias's Best' We pay him.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-31
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Latest Quotations In the Portland
Markets.

Complete Market Reports Corrected Each
Day Giving the Wholesale Prices Of
Commodities, Farm Produce, and
Vegetables.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-31
Oils, Lead, Etc,

Coal Oil--Peari and astral oil, cases
lSas per gallon; water white, iron bar.
rels. Iiacj eocene and extra star, caser.
2lbc; headlight oil, cases, 19sc; iron
barrels, l2hcj Elaine, cases, 2Sc.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11
IN TIE HOUSE

The house having adopted the Hob
der convict lease bin presented II to
the senate. The upper house killed al
the original sections 81 the Holder
bill and substituted il place the dir
ferent sections Of the ssidno~ bill
They then passed il and returned ii
to the house. who refused to accept
1t as amended.
A system Of parole and conditional
pardon for the Georgia penlrentiary
was passed By the house when the
bill providing Tor this BIZ Mr. Persons
uf Monroe Was passed unanimously.
ISs members voting The bill provides
for all convicts except those convict
ed OF two or three certain crimes.
to receive the advantages OF . parole
and conditional pardon. but It Is pro
vided that each convict shall serve
the minimum sentence prescribed for
the crime OF which he was convicted.
Mr.. Persons made an interesting
speech and 3 good impression on the
other members OF the house. and ser
erAl announced that they had changed
their minds ON the subject. As Mr..
Slater Of Bryan later pointed out, Ii
gives the poor man--the man without
money or political influence chance
TO redeem himself and have hope for
the future. The bill was BY unanl-
NOUS consent transmitted Immediate
IL to the senate.
The house Of representatives pass
ed the Wise 'near-5eeF" lax, by \
vote of SO TO 81 A tax Of 5000 IS
placed ON dealers and $500 on miami
faetRrers az Imitation beers
The provision OF the bin limiting
the amount OF alcohol the imitation
bear may contain to one onehat per
cent was defeated.
The senate Is committed to . tax
OF 800 on dealers and $500 on manu-
factmrers of imitation beers. but It
is not GpprehenGed that the two
houses will experience 3 great deal CT
trcnhle getting together On the ques-
tion.
The bin passed BY the house pro
vidss that the funds derived from the
tax shall 20 to support the convscts.
The bill BY Mr. PeruA OF Hall TO
stop the convict lease system by
amendment to the state constitution
at the termination of the present
leases. March SIst next was lost by
a vote Of 176 to SO. The ban not hay-
ing received the requisite two-thr3ds
majority OF 1s2, required for amend
ments to the constitution, was there
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11
COTTON CROP DAMAGED
Heaviest m Years According to
Reports From Over the State.
ESTIMATE Loss S25,OOO,OOO
HEAVY RAN Caused Cotton to Shed lts
Bells, Bloozas and Squares
Crop Win Be Short

Atlanta Ga.-RepOrts from every
ere Oe the t46 counties OF Georgia IN
sirsra that the cotton crop has Oeen
aarsse6 to the extent OF S27,e9e,0VV
Il Iass4 during the past three or four
weeks X Is stated that me totai pro
drcrion Of Georgia will at the IoEest
calculations, fall 100000 bales SNORT
Of the weld last year.
In q word the total production II
Caorgia this wear VIII not exceed one
4 half million bales, as against pro-
duetion last year Of two million, one
hundred thousand bales
Comnfssfouer Of Agriculture Bud-
scr believes that even this estimate
is too liberal, and he predicts that me
croE viii come nearer 70 approxlmaL-
ing one and quarter million 0ales-
TIE extra session OF the Ieglsla-
ture has furnished an unequaled op-
p0rtunitv to get Z line On the cotton
eron Of the state. 1t has brought 10
Atlanta citizens Of every county IN
fhe ststs. and most Of them, as IS
ven known. are engaged directly or
interested IN farming pursuits.
Commissioner Hudson, assisted o.
Ranresa1fatfves Atkinson, Reid OF
Macon. Heard Of Dolly and Others,
have made a careful canvass OF the
situation. and thev have been genuine
II alarmed at the Information they
have received
Out Of the 146 counties, in only TWO
is the c6T701 crop anything like as
good this year as heretofore The
other IA counties report damage
ranging from 10 to 20 per cent
aTha heavy rains, which were gen
eraI throughout the state TWO Or
three weeks ago followed by the
exceeding hot weather, accounts for
the damage, said Commissioner HUd-
son. The two excesses-too much
rain and too much heat-caused the
cotton to shed it's young bolls and
SQUARES to such an extent that every
acre Of farm land in Georgia was lit
eraIIv covered with them.
@Tbe damage is greater this year
than ever before in nv knowledge,
he continued, and the worst OF it is
that it is now too late to Offset or
eouuteract the damage The crop is
made. and it is the shortest in the
history Of the state in recent years.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11
lN TAE sENATE

EmascuIated IN proposed executive
features. but otherwise intact, the
substitute to the Fielder convict bill,
known as the skIdo0 or 80 bill.
was passed by the senate by a vote
Of SIS to TO.
The bill is one Of the Eost compre-
hensiwe that has Yet been offered in
solution Of the question that is tronb-
ling the state, one Of its most inter
estiRg features being the levying Of
an income tax
The provision abolishing the pris-
on commission and creating In its
plaee a board OF control, consisting OF
the governor, commissioner Of agrt-
culture and attorney general. was
stricken from the substitute.
The provision fer an income tax Of
oRs-hah q one per cent On all IN
comes WIS eliminated.
The proposed tax on Imitation beers
was reduced from one to two hundred
dollars; the tax "a $500 On maRufae-
turers Of imitation Deeds remained TN
changed.
An amendment requiring the mem
bers Of the prison commission to give
ali az their time to the discharge OF
their duties was passed
The essential details Of the snbstf.
suite follow:
The state has direct supervision "a
all felony and Eisdemean0r e0nTicts
The mtsdemeRRors may, however. De
worked hy the counties.
q lie lease system terminates on the
night Of March 81, 1903
The money derived from the hire Of
convicts In the meantime Shan be
set aside rs a prison fund
The money already appropriated for
the support OF the prison department
Is made Immediately avaflable
The money derived from the fmita-
ton beer tax shah go into the fund
TO maintain the cCnviets-
Ths felony convicts now hired ont
10 lesses and used hy the counties
shall be giEelu over to the commits
sion on April /. Isos.
The commission may, in it's discre-
tion. purchase one or more farms.
The coRviets shall be divided into
gangs or squads. and. under the SUI
pervisfcn ans management Of the
state. shall work in the several coUu-
ties Of the state upOl the public roads
or other public works
The work to be dome In the respecs
tive counties shall be GpPortioneG by
the commission In proportion co pop
wlation.
The material used In road improve
meat shall be furnished by the cc11-
ties for which the work is done.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11
EXTRA SESSION OF LEGISLATURE PROCEEDINGS

Vicious and long term men shall be
held On the farm or farms.
None Of the products Of the farms
are 70 be sold in competition with
free labor. The convicts are to raise
such products as viii be used by the
state Institutions and road gangs. also
the c0nvicts shall make tools. machin-
cry, etc. such as viii be required by
the road gangs.
The money for the purchase Of the
required land and the road equipment
VIII be taken from the special prison
fund, 70 be accumulated as indicated
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11
PROTECTED HONE FOR |
Plans Of Audubon Societie'
vent Slaughter.

New York City-Three
square miles of the faTOrlti
grounds for the water foul
country viii soon be convert
National Association Of Audi
eties into a protected homd
various breeds gradually u
determination for commerci9
es, according TO information
at headquarters here. The 4
presented by the government
purpose are in Oregon and g
about the Klamath, Malheur
ney lakes.
Whole races of the wild
secuted by seekers after plu
food for the market. will be
say the officers Of the Audi
iety, if the people Of the COZ
do their share in the great
preserving these natural SC
whose taste for food is on
chief preventaIives Of plag
pestilence in the section mi
It An exhaustive study OF c
has been made By men who,
years. have been exploring
places where the birds live,
the danger of Senli-sava 70
poachers as well as the dl1ll
the country to secure the nj
wanted
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11
II INSURANCE COMPANIES BARRED,
Failed 70 File Semi-AnnuaI State.
nents as Required hv LAW


ments as Required by Law.
Atlanta Ga-Seventeen life and
fire insurance companies in Georgia
have failed to comply with the STATE
law, which requires them to file wish
the governor 6emi-annual statements
and, as a result, they VIII be dabsr.
red from doing business in Georgia
for the balance OF the wear Wba1
they resume, they will, under the T.u-
De required to take out new Iicansa.
Ten companies are: The Cosuonoli.
tan Fire Insurance COMPANY Nav
YORK; the United States Llovds In
suranee Company of New Yors IT,
treat western Life Insurance Car,
pany OF Kansas City: the Rf4reIv D.
tectlve Association OF Worras+e-
Mass; the South Atlantic Life rns7-r'
anee Company Of Richmond Va ~,
General Accident Association Cor--,
ramon OF Perth, Scotland. this Nrstr,,
polilan Surety COMPANY of ~
YORK; the United American liza 80
AGGluen1 Insurance Company Of phi.
aueiphla' Pa; the Union Health s-s
accident Insurance Company ~ ~ 49,
VET CoL the American Ass,7ra -,
Ashociatlon OF Atlanta Ga ~ ~.
Insurance Company OF Geor,ria ~,
, s.1,, IN the Great Southern Home -.
A hi, Association Of Btrmiurba-1
a LA, eae Mutual Fire Insurance. Co1-
s gssly ~. ~ Nordele, Ga, the Mutual Ra-
~ ,,.,.. industrial Life Association a. g.
t ga,.na ~ va, Union Benefit AsSocfs.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11

q quick finger and a good p4
he got in action, there was
doing.
Chasing horse thieves and
bers and lighting indians VI
for him.
Since he settled down to-
he has been very success
said that he cleared s100, 00d
with his circus. Atlanta Ia.
his show and viii have it a
performance every afternoo
the fair in front of the gra
Among the features of i
fair. which viii be under the
Of the Farmers Union, viii
with upwards of 1000 boil
stalk, hay that made five I'd
acre. cats six feet high, s
fine cattle. poultry and a (
hibit Of farm machinery. ira
and lions, a cotton seed d
operation and a model dair4
There viii be a big mill
and General Luke Wright G
see, secretary of war, viii
to review the troops.
Hon Z. W. Chaplin, cant
president, viii speak at th
prohibition day, SATURDAY. o
The temperance people /
viii held the largest rally
ever seen in Georgia.
That same day there vi
greatest baby show ever BID
state. Babies from all oTe
are expected.
4 fox hunt is planned 10
day inside the fair ground
still another day there VIII |
tatiOn robbery, fight of th4
and pursuit BY bloodhounds.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11
WILL NOT elise COPPER MINES.
Attorney General Gives His Reason
FOR Not Enforcing Injunction.


Fer Not Enforcing Injunction.
Atlanta, Cain q statement relat-
ing to the insistence of the people
of Fannin county that the DUcktown
copper mines be closed at once in
order to abate the nuisance arising
from the fumes Of smoke and gas,
Attorney General John G. Hart has
set forth the reasons why he has not
enforced the Injunction secured by the
state against those companies
The Injunction was to go into ef-
feet only after reasonable time had
been allowed the mines to abata the
nuisance complained of, and the at
t0rney general shows that IN the ef-
fort TO do this they have already
spent about 81, 000, 00Q installing sui
phuric acid chambers to convert the
fumes into suIphuric acid.
The companies are making an hon
est effort to correct the evils COM
planned of, said the attorney general,
and it is only question Of time I'M
til the cause Of the COMPLAINT Will be
entirely removed. To close down
these companies would mean the loss
of million dollars to the people of
Georgia. They are shipping into the
state the suIphuriC acid converted
from the fumes and that will mean s
reduction in the price of fertilizer to
the farmers Of the state.
L have insisted and shall continue
to insist that. the copper companies
take care Of these fumes. and I believe
they are now making an honest ef-
fort to do so, and they are succeed
ing"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11

The action q the directors Of the
Savannah board Of trade in abolish
ing the grades Of c and A &C ras1ns
amounts to a decided innovation In
the naval stores world Ever since
naval stores have been marketed
there have been three low grades. A,
B and {. They have in recent years
been hunched together 50 TAR as quo
tarfanS are concerned and saEe Of
the foreign buyers have been hieking
recently that when they bought low
grade rosins they got more AS than
ANYTHING else. To 0vereo-e this OBJ
lection It was decided to abolish en-
rireIy tha A and c grade and bunch
the resins thai have been placed III
der ena OK the ether Cf the three low
er grades as BIS. 1t Is expected this
VIII stop the kicking OF CIR English
and German cC1sils.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11
PAWNEE Bill Co
Famous Indian Fighter i
AT the State Fair
ATLANTE'SFINE
The Farmers Union Is Co.o
and wiz Snow ceorsia,.r
Farm Products.


Atlanta, Ga.-Pawnee Bin
coming to the tate fair. a.
October. with aSband of IND,
q company Of ceTboys, is On
few picturesque old Indian
left.
He is chief of he Pawnee
president of a baI1 and he
a large wild west circus. =
bullet in his neck fired bv
thief and a deep scr left 81 |
by an Indians tonihawk 1
Years ago, Pawna Bill Va
ror Of the bad md in lis
the west. He had nrYe : 4
d