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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-18
VIII.
THE aRoPING BEGINS.

For nearly fortN-eight hours Grim ysfshaw was almost hero in Lance sls1ro. Then a shrewd countryman who { had been giving his time to mental processes asked:
 Haff't the story O that telephon a Iettie fishy2v
 This was at Biclxfor1's store. where substantial Lanceboro foregatherel daily to await the opening of the evening mail aE the post office next l9ors
 sGen,rally fellers when they've mur- dered a man calls up doctor to try sEad save him." said Morrell. the black smith.
 F'raps 'twarn't the nurd'rer." some one suggested as a new possibility. F'sNo." assented Gould. the insurance scent who found it an opportunity not to be neglected. but twas some. ho.Jg that knew Grimbleshaw Queer 7 hsfn'e it. from all the doctors ir Lanceboro?r
 Jest as queer as 'twou1d be eff twas somebody else'n Grimbleshaw,' saie another countryman. "Ef twas goin to be anybody it he'd got to be some. body
 What I'd like to know said Bick, ford, ignoring the unassailable. as em bodied in his last statement. ant speaking in a heavy way that carrie. conviction, Ifs. what was he doing al that time? He must "a been ther, nigh on to an hour and a half. Time < to done lots of things. A doctor n1igh have performed an operation, that Is if he warn't gettin' the operation ready to be performed"
 Clarke ses they might "a saved hin Of they'd operated two hours sooner.
 An .Boyce ses a'ter he was hur God Almighty couldn't a saved him.
 Wall" interposed Morrell "Boyc, never did think eny great shucks O God Almighty. anyway
 He kinder lays himself up agir Him. gIess," came from some on, in the group.
 They du say the of chap kep' lot o' money in the house. continued Morrell. Hes anybody hearn O. en, turnin' up? I hain't."
 Wall. they du say that Grimble shaw spends more an arms less'n en! two doctors in Lanceboro." anothe declared
 Gradually more of the details O Grimbleshaw's story leaked out. wit the result that people grew more anc more skeptica1, for doubt is thrift, plant that once germfnated finds fer tile soil for growth. The germinatint words came when some one said: Twas kinder populous place u, thar tl1et night. 'cording to GrinbIe shaw. don't see no. call Phil he'd t feel icnesome1
 In brdAd daylight the lad had felt trifle ashamed of his panic and. ii Justification. had given out the tai
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(Continued.)

51K >~st (COntfnued.J Doesn't that strike you as a very Jreularkable coincidence?"
 ssIt strikes me as 9 most unfortu- nate one,' replied Calden. for now we shall have thousand difficulties in esta blishing their existence, ano shall be without the testimony that have no doubt John Altenburg would have been forced to give if we once had these ir, our possession"
 And you think your mother or any one else, would have stood any chances of getting these papers. assuming their existence. from .Altenburg, if they were of such a character as to force him on to the witness stand?'
 Without regard to that we were bound to try
 That may be. but I am trying tc weigh your theory that his death has added to Your difficulties in this re- gard As a lawyer what do you say Mir. Beckwith ?''
 As a lawyer I say nothing.p 7 replied BF ckwith sharply.
 Trafford smiled as if he had the an. swer he had expected, and it told him just what he wanted to know.
 t,alfen did not take up the story agairl. but sat with the air of one whd ha finished Ira ford. on the othel n nd. seemed to expect to hear more N hen he understood that Calden felt Ii :ssself through he looked up with sllarp::
 sIs that alirs
 aThat,s ali.s' said Calden. II tole
 Is at the start there was little te E, t. xnore words than anything else
 Trafford looked at Beckwith.
 1T think you've got the whole of it fr Trafford. { the lawyer said. "un 4 less y5n care to ask questions tha' vii bring out the details" =
 Trafford turned sharply on Calden.
 1sI sent soug warning, MT. Caaden m sorry you haven't seen fit to @ @heet if... Ca1den looked up, as ouestioning the ircaning of this attack and turned tt Eeckwith, but before the latter coult speak the detective went on:
 ssI sent word to you to tell every. thing and with the utmost frankness that it would save time and trouble
 I've told all I have to tell" sait calden with firm set of the jaws.
 Very we'll If that's your final an. swAr let 1t be so but you must talk the conseuuences.'
 MT. Trafford." said Beckwith. 'is that to be taken as threat?'' { { MT. Beckwith.'',' said the. detective distinctly. rI never threaten. Hoy z you take it must rest. with. you aht j yonr client. !"
 MT Calden is. here to question i you wish. 7
 fssH MT. Caiden tells me he has tole all that he has to tell shall leave i there. said Traffoyd
 T have told you all that have t tell, z Calder repeated. in the doggee way he spoke before
 F Very we'll. There's no need of m, taking more of your time. If I've go tosfnd things out I'll find tfem in my own way. Mir. Beckwith, I'll expec your client to remain in Lancebor' until give him permission to leave Jtu: be better that way"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-18
FOR SALE OR RENT

'Bunnen St. up and down. $4.o0os rent SIS, SIS. Central Ave-. G. room cottage, $4,60O. Surf Ave. stratford, 6 lots and 6 room cottage. $2.5o0. ? lots. room cottage, Adams St., $2.- Connecticct Ave, up and down rent house $4,500; rent SIS and $16. Com necticut Ave. 3 rent house. $5.500: rent, SAP. 12s Deacon St.. rent house. $4,000; rent $2s. Extra lot DeForest St.. first floor rent $10, Jefferson St, single house, $9; up stairs rent sS; first floor rent. $10. Un- ion Ave. cottage $a.4po; rental $22. one story. Enquire at The Industrial Savings Bank. s225 StratfOrd Avenue. corner fKossuth
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RAILROADS
2/zH hfk XzYHzEEn
 -<11AfH RN40s JUNE 6, 1909 Trains Leave Bridgeport as Follows:

FOR NEY YoRK--s4;z4. $.s.1s. f5:43. f6:2A, f7:17. sz:4s. fS:2s. sS:51s 9:06, s10:0o. s11:05 4. M.- s12:2s. '1:4s. *2:27. s:oo. s4:1s. s:o7. SIS P. M..sUNDAYs-.i:44. .5:is. te:25. s1O:oo A. M.-f12:1o, s2:2z. s2:27, s4:13. 5:07. s5:27. f6:46. s7:2S. ss:11, ss:27. s;4s P. M
 FOR WASHINGTON, via Harlem River-.la:so tdaiiy5 A M; .I.is
 FOR @ NEW HAvEN-.i2:s2, .1.4l. $50, 7:56. ss:21. s:25. s1o:44. s11:33 A. M. 12:16. sl2:3o. 1:5e. e2:2s. .ss:2s. s:as. s;4s. .4:25. 4:s7, 5;s7: -SUNDAYS-s12:s s1:li. s:1s. e:4s, sl0:43. s11:s3 A. M.--s2:2s. s4:25., se.s2. 7:1s. s7:32. s:47. sio;0s
 FOR BOSTON. via New London I A M.N.a:ss, .s:4s, .4.s5. .s:se F. M.-SUNDAYS-s1:4 s11:s3 A. M. --s2:2e. s4:25, s6;22 P. M. N
 FOR BOSTON. via Hartford and wfllimantic-ss:21 A. M.-'s:as F.
 FOR TWISTED and Insermedl.ss stations-5soo, zoo, s:ss f11:4o AM -2:35, s5:51, TAO P. M.-SUNDAfs --s:3o A M.-s:45 P. M.
 FOR WATERBURY. ANsoNIA DERBY and Intermediates Sfattons- ssS. ssS 3ses. 7oS; soo; 3sc P sas asGs6ATs lsS 6 o.So Io.so M-6:45. $50 P. M.
 FOR CT. HARRINGTON, LENox pITvTsETELD, ETC.--7 :00. s:5o A. M ---4.3s P. M.-SUNDAYs--s:so A. M
 FOR DANBURY, NEW MILFORD ETC. via Brookheid Junctlon-1;oq HSvS-a.ao A. M-7:48 P. M.
 FOR LTTCHFTELD, ETC.-s:5o A M-4:ss F. M.--SUNDAYS-s:30 A "' Saturdays. 2 Except Saturday vi Hawleyville-
 Express trains fLocal Express
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STORAGE

dry ronns One Dollar per month. Bridgeport Van & Storage CO. A Union Square Tel. 16S6-2-
 D elf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-18
SHOES

NEW AND SECOND HAND Shoes fox
 sale. Repairing neatly and prompt-
 H done at lowest prices, Nathan Hartman. n Stata street 4 1 tx
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-18
BIRDS @

LOUIS COURTNEY dealer in import ed canaries, foreign song and Aviary birds and talking parrots and para Quets. Birdseeds. foods, gravel, etc. < Birds boarded and conditioned. 11( Wall St.. upstairs. Open evenings.
 Rs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-18
FURNITURE
INSTRUCTION

PIANO REPAIRING-Now is the feel coniition Or,r workmer, are not busy and we can give you a very low figure now. Let us tell you how much it will. cost. Drop postal or Cali. steinert's Piano Store. 915 Main St. L6 elf
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MT. F. G. Fritz. Oneonta. N. Y, writes: My little girl was greatly benefited by taking Foley's Orino Laxative. and I think it is the best remedy for constipation and liver trouble.'' Foley's Orfno Lsxative ie mild. pleasant and effective. and cures habifual constipation. F. B, Brill. and Curtis Pharmacy, local agents
 -1S5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-18
CARPET CLEANING
DOMESTIC WINES

' adv with you. Every purchase of 50c or over 1ibottle of wine free. A. Amsel, imported and domestic wine and liquor house. Hallett St.. corner Ogden. G G.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-18
LAUNDRIEs

OPEN AIR DRYING-Famfy wash- ing. ironing taken by week. Parh City Hand Laundry. 4ss Newfield Ave. Telephone 1316-6.
 U.sss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-18
sURGICAL ApPLIANCEs

fsshioned on hand looms to individ- ual requirements. Requisites for phyuicians, nurses. hospitals. Wfl- liam Snowden, No. Taylor Block. 1l19 Broad street. A practical ex- perfence of over 2b yearA Telephond ss7. 2s stf
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REAL ESTATE BARGAINS
FOR SALE

FOR SALE.-A good investment. 5e0.
 562, 564 Atlantic street, corner Co., lumbia. also lot 50x11S Apply to John Bonner. U27 If
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PERSONAL

MADAM CARLYN. Great Englisl Clairvoyant and Palmist, tells al you wish to know. Can be consult ed at 947 Broad St. G 16 s*p
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SHARP BREAK IN
COTTON MARKET
Rains In Texas Make Senti-
ment Turn Very Bearish
SELLING Is VERY HEAVY
Forecast of General Rains for Texas
Causes Another Break and the
Close Is 20 To 81 Points
Below Previous Close.
SELLING Is VERY HEAVY

New York, July 21.-The cotton market
was very nervous and unsettled today
with prices undergoing a severe break
following the official forecast Indicating
rains tonight or tomorrow in Texas Bear
pressure was aggressive at times and
many of yesterdays Wall street buyers
sold, but strong interests seemed to be
buying on scale down and while the
close was feverish at a net decline of 20 to
81 points, last prices were several points
up from the lowest.
The market opened firm at an advance
of to 10 points on overnight buying
orders, attracted by the bullish develop
ments of yesterday and the frmness of
Liverpool cables. The early map, how
ever. showed little precipitation and a low
barometer at Galveston, which, with
northerly winds, strongly suggested a
break in the Texas drouth. Selling was
heavy this account and when the
western belt forecast was received the
market quickly broke to a net loss of
about IA to IS points. Active support froin
leading bull interests checked the decline.
December, which had sold OFF from IL Csc
on the call to 1.s7c. rallied to 1900 short
ly after midday, but the circulation of
rain predictions brought in lot of south
ern selling which still further encour-
aged the efforts Of local bears and the
market soon weakened again with De-
cember selling down to 11.77c, or 81 points
net lower, during the later trading.
The market was steadied around this
level by reports that the wind had shift
ed, blowing the Galveston storm out into
the gulf, and while fluctuations In the
last hour were very irregular, Decem-
Der closed at 11.87c. rally of 10 points
from the lowest. Liverpool was a large
buyer here in the late trading. Southern
spot markets reported early were I'M
changed to &c lower. The Texas news
monopolized attention and it was believed
that If the rains materialized they would
come in time to Influence the August
bureau. .-a
Receipts at the ports today 1884 bales,
against 1851 last week and 5000 last year.
For the week 5000 bales, against 20 2s9
last week and $500 last year. Today's
receipts at New Orleans $751; against 1874
last year.
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, July A.-Cattle Receipts es-
timated at 5000; market steady to strong;
steers, IS .600T. s.; cows, $405 so; heifers.
So. eO@6.50; bulls. So. 4o0D4s5; calves, $50
$50; stockers, $S.75@6. IL
Hogs: Receipts estimated at 10000; mar
ket. 5Q10c higher: choice heavy, S. 250
S.35; butchers, IS. 15GS 80: light mixed, 81 70
G7.85; choice light, sS98. Is; packing, 81. sOG
$40; pigs, $5.60G7 .65 bulk Of sales, ST. 7OD
100
Sheep: Receipts estimated at Is, 900; mar
ket. steady; sheep, $4G5 40; lambs, SO. 500
S.25; yearlings. A.50Q6.
st. Louis, July H.-Cattle: Receipts,
$500, including 5000 Texans; market,
steady to &c lower; stockers, So 1904 s5;
cows and heifers. SO. 40Q6. 80; Gamers, $2O
2.6O; bulls, sS5Od5; calves, st. 5OG8; Texas
and Indian steers, s.. 40@S10; cows and
heifers, So. S0Q4.85
pigs and lights. &.7bQS; packers, 1850
$40; butchers and best heavy, IS. 1905 IS.
Sheep: Receipts 1900; market, steady;
stockers, So. 25G14.
Kansas City, July 2.-Cattle: Receipts
5000. including 500 southerns; market
weak to 15c lower; choice export and
dressed beef steers, IS .S00 Is; fair to
good, 81. 5OQ6. Is; southern steers. 81. 400
5.25: southern cows, 81 6004; native cows
$2.2515; native heifers. $3.50@7; bulls. $2.1
@435; calves. So. 5097. %.
Hogs: Receipts, 5000; market, 5Q10c low
err; top, So; bulk of sales, 81 60Q7 80;
heavy, 81. 85GS; packers and butchers. $40
al. s5; light, N4o@7 .s5; pigs. SO. 2bN. rs.
Sheep: Receipts, 5000; market, steady;
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SEVERE DECLINE
IN WHEAT MARKET
Prices Are Weak All Day With
General Selling
SUPPORT Is NOT GOOD
Corn stars Off stron Btu Yields To
Influences and the Close Is Some
what Lower-oats Close Weak
and Provisions Steady.
SUPPORT is NOT GOOD

Chicago. July 21.-Wheat declined nearly
Sc per bushel on the board of trade to-
day because of profit-taking by leading
longs based on a free movement. At
the close prices were 1ssc to 2ssc below the
closing figures of the previous session.
Corn and oats slumped sharply on favor
able crop prospects. Provisions were
steady.
The wheat market was weak all day
and at the low point prices were from
1ssc to 25sc below the best figures of the
session. The feature of trading was the
unloading of a large line by a prominent
bull, whose sales together with those Of
his immediate followers were estimated
to have reached in the neighborhood OF
100000 bushels. A large part of this
wheat was for September delivery.
Prospective liberal receipts of new wheat
here and in the southwest for the re-
mainder of the month formed the basis
Of the selling movement. A slight drop
in temperature in the northwest, where 1t
has been feared the crop might be dam
aged by hot weather, gave traders an adj
ditional incentive to sell. Support became
poorer as the session advanced, notwith-
standing the caution of shorts who COW
cred freely at various times and toward
the end of the day demand was extremely
slack. The low point on July for the
day was 81. 1873. September at the same
time sold off to s1.0Ss4. The close was
exceedingly heavy with July 81 .15ssQ1 .151z
and September $1.0S7s
Buying of a large line of the Septem-
Der delivery by prominent shorts held
the corn market strong the greater part
of the day, but the market finally yield
ed to the slump in wheat and closed
about ss@1sc down from yesterday.
Offerings were relatively scanty during
tho first half of the day but late in the
session longs sold freely. Crop reports
were still extremely favorable but the
movement is not increasing as rapidly as
had been expected In many quarters.
The dominating influence in the oats
market was the likelihood that grain from
the new crop would be on sale In liberal
quantities within few days, owing to
continued favorable weather for harvest
ing This induced free selling by longs,
which resulted in prices declining from
1c to 1Ac from the high marks of the
day. Reports from southern Illinois
claimed that the crop will be unusually
heavy and of excellent quality The mar
ket closed weak with prices sc to %q1c
lower than yesterdays final quotations.
Provisions were steady all day and al
though sentiment In the pit was a trifie
bearish owing to the slump in grain, sc
to loo advance in live hogs had strength
ening effect early in the dav Local longs
were inclined to take profits throughout
the day. At the close prices were IN
changed to TIC lower
Leading futures ranged as follows:
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Hubbard Bros. G. Co.'s Letter.

New York, July 21.-(Special)-Our mar
ket opened with sales of October at IL 2Sc
to 122oo, and after selling at 12.23c to
II Tic ruled at 11.S7c at l p. m.
Depending wholly upon rains in Texas'
the market broke violently in the early
afternoon on reports of a heavy storm
in Galveston and prospects of rains over
the state. Early buyers, on the strength
in Liverpool, turned sellers and prices
Welded quickly. Whether the plant in
Texas is sufficiently hardy to be capable
of a good yield on favorable conditions
from now on is the debatable point.
But sentimentally, copious rains mes>
lower prices and the second thought FOL
lows. The market Is very nervous ana
erratic. prices moving rapidly and at tne
spur Of the moment.
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STOCK MARKET Is
STILL QU|ESCENT
A Few Stocks Take All The In
terest In the Trading
FINAL TONE QUITE WEAK
Union Pacific Takes On Upward Spirit
But 1t Does Not Hold, While
United States Steel Also
Sells of Little.
FINAL TONE QUITE WEAK

New York, July 21.-The general tone
of the stock market a dominated yet by
the action of the one or two favorite
speculative stocks. The favorite since the
end of the last week has been Union Pa
cifc. Today United States Steel reassert-
ed its earlier dominant influence, but this
time on the side of reaction. The con-
gestion of dealings in a few stocks Is an
evidence of the narrowness of the market
The dependence on the operations OF
few spectators to effect price move
ment is another. While stocks are being
bought by these operators prices advance
easily, but when they attempt to sell a
downward movement is almost as ready
owing to the small general speculative
demand melted by the efforts OF the naplt-
ual speculative element. The eoncen-
trated selling today in a few of the most
influential stocks gave the impression Oh
such attempts at liquidation of important
accounts and served to intimidate senti-
ment.
There were reports of sales of as much
as 1900 shares of Reading by single
house and sales of 10000 shares of United
pressiye The upward start in Union Pa
cific proved insufficient to overcome the
stronger influence of this apparently in
formal selling. Union Pacific rose as high
as 1884, in the first hour, and being a
new high record, and giving hopes to
those who have predicted for three days
past that the price was to touch double
par"
The adverse effect of the selling of the
United States Steel proved too much for
Union Pacific, and it shared in the later
weakness of the general market. Yester-
days report of the sale of the company's
s1ooo0,oOO Atchison preferred stock was
looked upon as a movement to dispose Of
such holdings as subjected 1t to pursuit
by the government authorities.
The talk OF an intended increase in the
Union Pacific dividend was deprecated by
persons connected with the property, and
this proved discouraging to the specula-
tive maneuvers in the stock. The serious
storm, reported from the Texas coast, had
some depressing effect on Southern Pa
whole market later.
The selling of United States Steel fol-
lowed It down to II, but seemed to lessen
below that point as 1t had gone below
70 earlier in the week. The suggestion OF
sympathetic liquidation conveyed by TINS
action was not relshed. Less was heard
of important developments regarding the
stock to follow the return of j. p Morgan
from abroad and predictions were less
confident of an increase In the dividend
next Tuesday The near enactment or
the tariff bill is coming in for increasing
consideration, and for conjecture over its
effect on stocks. The favorable results TO
follow the completion of the tariff revision
have been kept before the eyes of stock
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, July A.-spot cotton quiet;
prices IS points higher; American middline
fair 7.1sd; good middling, 6.SSd; middling
es5d; low middling. Sad; good ordinary
6Md; ordinary, 5.S6d.
The sales of the day were 5000 bales, oil
which 800 were for speculation and export
and included 1900 Americans. No re-
ceipts.
Futures opened firm and closed easy
July, July-August, 6.421sd; August-Sep-
TENDER, 6.361ad; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, $500;
October November, 6.34d; November-De-
cember. December-January. 6.S31ad; Janu-
ary-February, cad: February-March
March April, April-May, May-June, June
July, 6.341ad; July-August, 6.33d.
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operators for months so that question
is arising whether the number of early
purchasers of stock waiting to take adj
vantage of the circumstances to sell may
not prove favorable.
The tone was decidedly weak at the
last. Additional bills were made to en-
gagements of gold for shipment to Ar
gentina tomorrow, which brought the
total to well over 100000, an unprece-
dented single shipment to that destination
Significant of the indifference of the
money market to this depicting force was
the fact that the national bank deposit
tories have returned to the treasury not
only the 100000 of government deposits
called for July 10, but also all but about
100000 of the $500 900 called for pay
ment on August Is.
Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par
value, $4,098,0O0.
United States bonds were unchanged
on call.
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New Orleans. July 21.-spot cotton easy
unchanged; middling. 12c Sales on tho
spot. 500 bales; to arrive, 200
Futures opened steady at an advance Of
/ to points, and Immediately after the
call were 2 to 4 points above the level
of yesterdays closing as the result Of
somewhat better cables than expected.
These were the highest prices of the day,
the market breaking badly after the first
half hour of trading on the posting of
storm warnings for Texas, which prom
Used tho breaking of the drouth in that
state. At noon the market was hc down,
and In the afternoon session the decline
was widened from 80 to A points below
yesterdays closing. The volume of trade
was large, and the ring was active
throughout the session Sealpers were
busier than usual, and many stop loss
orders on the long side were received. In
the last hour of trading profit-taxing by
scalping shorts brought about partial
recovery, the market closing steady at
net decline of 26 to % points.