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New york MONEY Markct

NEW YORK. Nov. 22.-Money on call frm.
zi3G5 per cent; ruling rate, per cent; closing
bid, AS per cent; offered, AZ per cent
Time loans steady and very dull: 60 days.
5M5A per cent; six months. 4hG4s4 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 50d50n per cent
Sterling exchange firm. with actual business
in bankers bills at 81. 1865 a S3TO for GO day
bills and at S4.S7i0 for demand
Commercial bills. $a.S2% 94.s39s.
Bar silver. 5024c
Mexican dollars. 43c.
Government bonds steady; railroad bonds easy.
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Condition of the Treasury

WASHINGTON. Nov. 22.-The condition of the
treasury at the beginning Of business today was
as follows:
Trust funds-Gold coin. 1881, ,394. 500: silver
dollars. S4S6. .9i3 900; silver dollars Of 1890 81
COZ 600; silver certificates outstanding, $4S6.-
al3. coo. General fund-Standard silver dollars
in general fund. 81 93s. .S5s; current liabilities.
sIc3 S61. IA; working balance in treasury Offices.
SIS, ,909. 51S; in banks to credit of treasurer OF
The United States S3e. .972, ,307 subsidiary silver
coin. SIG IA 523; minor coin 81 434, ,0s3; total
balance in general fund, $50. 5.516 597-
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Northern wheat Market

SEATTLE, Nov 22.-Export wheat-Blue,
stem. s1.07; club and fife, 97c; red Russian,
94c.
TACOMA, Nov 22.- Wheat-Milling: Blue
stem, 81 90: club. 9Sc Export: Bluestem 81 .0S;
club. 9sc red Russian. 95c.
PORTLAND, Nov. .-Wheat-Track prices
Club, 9Sc; bluestem, S1.0S: red Russian, 96e;
Turkey red, 9sc; forty fold. 81.
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Visible Grain SUNNY

NEW YORK, Nov, 22.--The visible supply o.
grain in the United States Saturday. Novembe
20 as compiled by the New York produce ex
change, follows
Wheat, % $50 900 bushels; decrease, 957 .000
Corn, 2,631, 600 bushels; increase, 222, 600.
Oats, 1898. 900 bushels; increase. 216,000.
Rye. S42. 600 bushels; decrease. 1000.
Barley, 1855, 900 bushels decrease, 7S0, 900.
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Wheat Higher in Locol Market
Hay Dull and Somewhat Weaker

The supply is very limited. while the demand is
strong Turkeys are plentiful. but hold firm at
zic on the local market Large quantities are
being shipped TO San Francisco daily
PETALUNA, Nov. 22.-The week opened with
slight advance in the, price paid for eggs. SIC
being paid ON time receipts and SIC cash Local
conditions remain the same. Turkeys are conf
ing into market plentifully for the holiday trade
SANTA CRUZ. Nov. 22-Merchants note no
improvement in the local egg market and con
tinue the offer of 46c for all classes Marketings
are small.
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Northern Rusines.

PORTLAND. Nov 22-Clearings, 81 SIS. COS;
balances $2T3. .327
SEATTLE Nov 22.--CIearings 50 aSI $40.
balances. 1894 43T
TACOMA. Nov 22-Clearngg 81 IO5 S97
balances S69 1856
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Minneapolis Grain and Produce

81 .79A.
corn-No. 3 yellow, 5ea4 @61&.
Oats-No. 3 white. 81 Il 03S3sc.
Rye-No. .. 6S14 d69a4.
Wheat-December. $1.O4k Nav, $1.O5@i cash
No. 1 hard. Sl.O615 M1.06s4; No. l northern.
S1.G6G 1. 06A No. northern, 81 .04M1 .0414 No.
3. northern. 81. .O2ia q OBJ.
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Loans, Excnnnge and snver

Prime mercantile paper. .......... sac per cent
Loans on real estate. ......... .515 as per cent
Sterling exchange 60 days.. at .S3Z
Sterling exchange, sight. ....... at S7X
Sterling exchange. cables. es...... -6i4 SeX
New York exchange. sight .....-. "a 2h
New York exchange, telegraphic. -M
Hongkong exchange, sight -. "a 42%
HonGkong exchange. teegraphic. a 42%
Silver, per ounce. .--.....-..... "a 50%
Mexican dollars nominal. .-..-.. a so
CONTINENTAL
New York on Paris ..----..-........... 516Tk
New York on Mexico. -..-.......... POI IL
Paris on London. %. 20 =
Berlin on London. .-...-...--...........
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Potatoes. ONIONS and Vegetnbles

Prices for vegetables from nearby districts
were irregular yesterday, nearly alIsOf the ar
rivals were more or less rain damaged and frost
nltten. ana sellers were willing to accept any
1aM offer for sucn Peas. beans and summer
squash from the Los Angeles region in in
creased supply. but prices for all three deserip-
lions We're well maintained. Green peppers from
tne south were offering at sc q pound. but sold
slowly, owing to the abundance Of local stock.
fotatoes and onions were quiet and unchanged
POTATOES tper etD-River white. 65Q 10c for
common TO choice and 9Oc@S1 for fancy; Salinas
Btrbanks, S1-15@I 30; Oregon Burbanks, 75c9
81; sweet POTATOES. SiG125
Onions-New yellow. S0G9Oc per ctl.
egetables-Tomatoes. 5OcGS1 per box; green
peas, 446c per ID; string beans. 596c
per l6 lima beans. 7dsc per ID; summer squash.
toc@Sl-2o per box; garlic. 405c per ID; cabbage,
,Oe per ctl; cucumbers. 75cd$1. % per box; cauli
flower, 5O960c per dozen; turnips 75c per sack
carrots, Ioc per sack; eggplant 50cGS1 per box;
green peppers. 40Ga75c per box: celery, 100000
per dozen; mushrooms. 1lM 2nc per Ih.
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Hides. TaIIo,r. Wool and Hopa
quote 2O023c for crop OF 1904
New York Produce
YORK. Nov. -HOps-Quiet

NEW YORK. Nov. Hops-Quiet.
HideS-Firm-
WoOl-Quiet
PetrOleum-Steady
Sugar Raw. quiet; fair refining. S.92c: centri-
fined. steady.
Couee-Futures closed barely steady at a net
decline OF 10 points. Sales were reported OF
O200 bags, including November. 6-S5c; Decem-
Der, $500 40c; March. 650c. May. 6.65c; July.
8. Zoe: September. 6.7006. Toe. Spot. quiet; Rio
No 4, Sas a She: Santos No. 4, S&f 0S5sc; mild,
quiet; GOrdOva, 9d11Isc-
DRIED FRUITS
EvapOrated Apples-Cuet with small demand
for futures prices nominal. On the spot fancy
new crop liza re, choice. 1905. 9610c; prime,
S1a GSSse; common to fair, Ga FISc.
Prunes-Frm. with a good demand the
6d9c.
Apricots-Strong. Small offerings. Choice.
llM11 Ac; extra choice. 111aG11%sc; fancy, 129
I2i5c.
Peaehes-Flrm. with a fairly active consump-
tive demand Choice, 6S4 &C; extra choice, I0
74ac; fancy. "a 4Sc.
Raisins-Barely steady reports OF easier
markets on the coast. Loose muscateL fd5iac;
choice TO fancy seeded. 51s 66L4c; seedless 50
05l3c; London layers. 81 2OM %.
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Chicago Dairy Produce Market

CHICAGO. Nov. 22.-Butter steady: creamer-
les. 26G31e; dairies 2402sc eggs. steady. re
eeipts. 8, 742 cases: at mark included.
2o1a H29lac; hrsts. 2S1zc; prime hrsts. 3o1ac;
cheese. firm; daisies. 16 Il d161ac: twins. 16fo
16lac; Young Americas, 16Q16lic longhOrns.
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SANTA ROSA, Nov 22-There was an adj
vance of &c per dozen in eggs today receipt
Of quotations from the San Francisco dairy ex-
change, sending the price to the top notch for
the season. Soc dozen, with seconds at 45c.
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Portland butter Market
EIgin Butter

PORTLAND. Nov. 22.-Butter-City and
country creamery extras. 36c; fancy 32635e;
store, l7@21c.
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SALES
1870 a. m.
Mining stocks

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the San Francisco
stock and exchange board yesterday
C0MST0CKS
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OIL TRUST CASE
AFFECTS STOCKS
Disturbed Tone Is Feature OF
Market, With Lapses Into
DulInesS
New York stock List

Hutron A. Co. 4so California street.
members Of the New York stock exchange, Iur-
nish the following nst OF bond and stock sales
YESTERDAY:
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ELGIN, ILL.,, Nov. 22.- -Butter-Steady; 81 &c
Sales for the week. 649.600 pounds.
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london Closing Stock

Bar sllver-Sfeady, 23asd per ounce
Money-4M4A per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
short bills is III per cent and for three months
bills is 4@4 1-16 per cent.
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Do lst & ext Is. 74ss
| Western Md As. 81
( West Elec CT 5s. =. 941z
{ Wiscon Central As. 941a
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STOCK MARKET

Assacla.sa OH eontIn.lea The leader IN acllgit::
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as follows terms net cash: Standard hne
granuated o25c; standard coarse gFaa1A5e' anu bsr
$500; SOC; H. T { E. crystal aomincs. eases. s.25c;
cubes and crushed, 5.5oe: tablets IN l bali
dered 5.35c; xxx powdered. 5.35e: candy
granulated. 5.3Jc; confectioners A, 5.25c; con-
5.05c magnolia A. 4.s5e; extra c, 4-75e; golden
@, 4.6Jc; D. 4-5Jcs bbls and 90 10 bags 1Ue.
half bbls 25c, boxes SOC more per 100 los
than for bags OF 100 lbs net; bar In 50 ana ~ -
10 tins 81 20 more; in and 10 ID tins 81 30
more per 100 lbs than price OF this grade in 100
ID bags.
The California and Hawaiian sugar refining
company quotes as follows; Granulated easss. ss.
Crushed. ssoe; berry G 5SSe: < extra ns
5. 35c: confectionery A. o.25c confectioners'
crystal. 535c: cubes. 5.5oc: bricks. 5.5Oc; extra
fine dry granuiated Geo ID bags only, BOG
excelsior A. 4s0c; extra c: 4TSe; golden i,.'j =.
nos. s.25e. Additional per 100 lbs: In barrels
and 90 lb bags, 1Oc more; half barrels. &c
more; boxes. soc more for all grades Bar N 50
and 40 10 tins. 81. 20 more; In 10 ID tins. 81
more Minimum order. carload weight
Hides. TaIIOyv. Wool and Hops
Hides-CuIs and brands sell about y Q1c
der quota tions: Heavy salted steers. 1335e; me
1Sc; salted veal. lT15c: salted calf. 1Sc; dry
hides. 2le; dry kip. zoe; dry calf 25c; dry veal
Sc sheepskins shearlings. 2004Oc each; short
wool, 50475e each; medium. I5c4S1 each; long
wool, 81 .23Ql-IJ lambs, 25617Jc: horsehides,
sdit Sz-zOdz-JO Tor large and Sl-9O0z Tor me
dunn. I5cQS1 for small and 2595Oc for colts:
horsehides. dry, S2q2. 25 for large and 81 2oes2
Tor medium. 5Oc4S1 for small and 25mS0e TOR
colts; goatskins. prime angora. I5c4$1: large
hair goats. 35c; medium. zoe: small. 5Q1Se:
Mexican deerskins. 81 y 0e3Sc; dry salted do, 70
a! hc; picked do, S0037 &c -
Tallow-NO. 1 rendered 59515c; No ?. 4Q
Age: grease. 263hc.
Wool-Fau clip: Northern free mountain. 12D
l4c Humboldt and NIendOcinO. 130l5c south
ern, more or less defective. 7n@S1zc; faH
lambs. s9iOc for southern and 12915c for north
ern.
Hops-DeaIers quote 2O@2sc for crop Of 1909.
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be just about ready for some lemonade. -
she remarked, as she continued to rock
Any lemons?' demanded Rosemary
Il expect SO; ordered some You run
out into the kitchen and wait on your
selves
Rosemary tied a big Bingham apron
around Roberts neck, and with no hate
ful preliminaries of hand-washing they
set TO work on the lemons. They carried
glass to Mrs. Bulge, who praised it
highly and shared it With the occupant
OF her lap. They sat IN Il row on the
c. &c of the piazza and sucked delightf,lli,-
al straws that wouldn't work. But the
moments flew and at last Robert bravery
rose. shook Mrs. BtNlse's hand with great
torInalitN, bade good-byes of suppressed
feeling to the boys, kissed Flora raised
his hat at the gate and faced the world
once more. The glorious madness OF the
day. was still throbbing III his veins aud
the unaccustomeu variety of diet had not
yet begun 10 operate upon his system. lie
came to earth only enough TO realize
vaguely that he had a home to which he
must go, and VOW that must be per-
formed before he could enter on a state
where such joys as these would be his
daily lot.
Then Willy Stevens appeared before him
in the flesh. Willy had not pleasant as
ISOLATION with Robert and seemed bent
on hastily crossing the street Robert
FASTENED out into the middle of the road
and stood before him.
You throw stone a me-" he said.
To Willy this appeared the basest of
taunts.
Won't" he answered, gruff1y.
Yes. throw stone.' said Robert I'm
going to stand still and shut my eyes 1t
was a great moment
Get out. responded Willy, with an
nncompimentarS title. Robert resolved to
warn Rosemary against the companion
ship. He was anxious to get the business
over
Yes, please do, and then we won't talk
10 each other any more" he suggested.
lie was standing quite near willy, who
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The Old Ships That Pass.

From the New York World.
To the highest. or perhaps TO the quick
est. bidders will go the Cmbria and
Etruria. queens and record-holders. pig
mics now TO the 130-foot Lusitania and
Mauretania. When these old boa Is were
new, quarter Of century ago. they rep
resented the best practices of their lines. i
When they chopped the New York
siN-day notch in 1SS1-ss they n1eritef
each an ovation, and each got n In
twenty years from the EtrUria's mark ;
of six days one hour aud fifty-fiye uliD-
utes the LuSit8nia cut nine hours under
five days for the trip.
Invention, the art of Quitting and the
audacity of builders have so advanced
century steamship. Two SJO-foot
monsters ave under way for the Atlantic
service; some of us expect confidently to
see giants Loco feet long making the
ferriage to London in not more than
four days. Apparently the expansion of the
craft is TO be limited only by dockage space
and the necessary adaptation of draught
to channel depths. But what miracles
of construction and equipment can we
imagine or expect which twenty-five years
from now should send to the BIDDERS
market the Baltic the .idra tic. the Maui
retanid. the LuSita MIA. the George Nash
inSton. the Kaiserin .Auguste Victoria or
any others of todays leviatlans. even as
the two discarded boats at Eirkenhead
now are Sent2
In the hour of tlieir rejection and re-
tirement the Etruria and Embria have
still a notable margin OH the modern
battleship. which. costing three times as
much, may be twice as quickly out Of
date.
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BIZ Margurgt Beaucba1zb

Mrs. Prison stolidly arranged the order
on the counter before them In the very
act Of reaching for the striped paper bag
she stopped and caught up the III cents
argrily.
That's not good money! she said.
Robert desired instant death. Rosemary
sasped. Maudie set up wall.
Whats the trouble?'' asked nasal
voice. and thin man In a blue vest shut
fed forward He looked at their eager
faces and the scowl on his face seemed to
deepen. Robert grasped Flora about the
waist and prepared for instant fight.
What's the trouble?" asked the Old
man again.
Canadian money snapped his better
half.
What's this He waved a lean hand
over the array of delicacies.
Twelve cents worth" replied Mrs. Pr
son. succinctly.
Call it eleven responded Mr.. Prison.
and shuffled away.
Mrs. Pirsop, with toss of her head, alb
stracted the one candy banana and snap
ped the 10 cents into the till.
Robert stood on the grocery steps and
distributed his treasures royalty. Flora
consumed the chocolate mouse by slow
degrees. beginning at tine tail. Each one
of the older ones distorted the face with
a taffy -on-a stick, and occasionally pulling
them off to compare progress. they
strolled leisurely homeward under the
broiling sun. They left Maudie at her
gate. the pink Bingham only the worse by
a few spots for the days adventures.
Then Robert escorted the Budges home.
Mrs Bulge, comfortably rocking on the
piazza, beamed upon them all. Flora
scrambled into her mothers lap and put
her forefinger into her mouth. \ still
smaller person raised wall of protest
from the floor and Mrs. Bulge made
room for him, too.
Il should think you little folks would
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not be found wanting? Without disturbing
Flora, he fumbled in his, pockets for the
Canadian ten-cent piece which his father
had given him, as a sample of the cur
rency of other nations. AS rather
laid it on his open palm and held it out
with his engaging little smile.
lin having a very nice time lie re-
marked politely but when we get
through. could we--coud we go down 10
the store"
Rosemary SpranS up.
'.All right I'll just play 'hmerica on
the piano and then We'll disperse the
meeting.
She seated herself c,uss-leseed before
the stone.
The company will please rise and sing
two verses-only two. please we're soin,
To the store.
Robert supported Flora to her feet, and,
opening his mouth like robin sang Wild
". Weirdly. ioyfully to the end 1t was
not at all a hard matter TO sing, he dis
covered
Pack up the things Rob and I will
carry Flora until she gets awake"
corner grocery and stood before the glass
cases Roberts heart beat SO that he
could hardly speak. He laid the ten-cant
piece on the counter and gazed appeal
insly at the cushiony lady in a black
checked Mother Hubbard who stood be-
hind it. The cushiony lady was not as
pleasant as she looked
Wen, what do you want. little boy?"
sne snapped. But Roberts SAVIOR viv:e
was at an end. Again Rosemary came to
the fore.
one candy banana and five taffy-on-
a-sticks, one chocolate mouse for Flora.
one peppermint and ] cents worth of
chocolate creams-that makes twelve. And
we'd like them in a striped paper bag"
y tremor of agony ran over Robert
'Rosemary--its only ten,' he whispered
Six cents worth for five-two times IS
twelve, she answered
Robert reiapsed into silent bcNiiderment
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Il want IT, So-o-o-o-o. ! want to 90
so-o-o-o. sobbed Maudie
Were going on picnic, Rosemary
took mp the burden of explanation. I'VE
brought Maudie's lunch with us and we
We're going to surprise her. And now she
has got her clean dress on
Il suppose she can put an apron on
over it. can't She" And the window
shut With a bang.
Maudie, recognizing this as fun per-
mission. dashed into the house, leaving
the screen door wide open. and returned
with her arms thrust into the sleeves of i
Bingham apron. bringing two bananas and
u paper bag of doughnuts.
They stored away the lunch in the shade
of high rock and the boys were dis
patched for water from a muddy pool at
one end of the lot, while the girls searched
the dumping ground at the opposite end
for new treasures. They returned iii tri-
umph with a rusty colander and a dish
pan with a hole in it. Rosemary COM
menced operations at once by washing
their stock of dishes and then the hand
kerchiefs of the entire fellowship, while
the boys collected material for mag
niticent fire. which, Rosemary had Ii dis
tinctly understood from the beginning,
was not TO be lighted.
Robert seized an early opportunity to
get behind a tree and remove the hated
elastic from his chin, that his hat might
set freely askeW. like the other boys. He
enchanted the small person, who turned
out to be named Flora. and she followed
persistently in his footsteps, and finally
fell asleep with her head against him,
while Rosemary tou long, rambling
stories after dinner
About this time a cloud began to steal
across Roberts pleasure. The Budges
had taken him i'm their midst and treated
him magnificently; Maudie, although m
invited guest, had brought doughnuts and
bananas What could he do that he might
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hands. she adjusted it carefully and
passed the elastic under his chin. y shade
OF misery passed across his face. She
raised his little round chin i'll her white
hand and kissed him on both checks.
Della will give you your dinner" sh"
said. as she turned upstairs to make ready
for day in town.
Robert went slowly down the first flight
of stone steps and then paused on the
landing and looked about him. 1t was as
he had feared. The street was empty
Suddenly the door of the greenhouse
opened and procession streamed. out
Rosemary, her hat set firmly over her
eyes. carried a large market basket in
one hand and from the other swung the
small person of indefinite sex, whose face
was almost featureless in the joy that it
expressed. Then came the two Bulge
boys, each with a large tin pail. AS they
reached the foot of his steps, Rosemary
looked up and nodded
Come on he thought she said
Could it be possibleo lie took step
forward and then hung back
We're going to Bad Mans lot Don.
you want to Gomez"
Come on echoed the Bulge boys
Don't stop for anything to eat" con-
finued Rosemary, with tact which
should win her many lovers. We're go
Ing to call for Maudie Winslow We've
got jelly sandwiches for everybody"
Robert hesitated no longer. \ wave of
JOY seemed to lift him off his feet, ami
he was with them. In after life the menu
DRY OF that moment brought back to him
madness of delight like nothing else
that he had ever known. Bad Mans lot
was piece of unclaimed land standing
at the head of the street. 1t belonged
10 an unsettled estate, and tramp, u
really bad-looking man. had once been
seen going across it. There the Budscs,
always bold and progressive, had estab-
ilshed a playhouse. I.opert knew every
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feature of it, from the broken oil stove
that leaned against the roots of Il big
maple tree and the row of battered tins
and baking powder cans to the piano,
chalked in keys upon a fiat stone. He
had made solitary expedition there.
soon after his arrival in Trendon, in the
hope that he might establish st-ne similar
attraction in the backyard.
Hurry. commanded Rosemary:
.'Maudie may have got her clean dress
on and then she can't go.
Robert took the basket from Rosemary
and hurried along beside her. 1t swung
nearly 10 the ground and the perspiration
stood OH his forehead by the time ne
reached the nexi house. Maudie came
Fastening cut To meet them i'll starched
pink singhaDl.
Il can't go she fatered, "momma 5
just got me cleaned up.
They contempls ted her neat brown curls
with admiration and despair
I'm go up and ask her. suggested
Rosemary.
Maudie shook her head.
..Mommer doesn't want dirt tracked
through the house
the Budges, in complete grasp of the
situation, knew that no rudeness was in
tended.
Bring down your dirty dress and I'll
put it on in the hail. continued Rose
mary, undaunted.
Its in the wash, and momma is letting
down my old brown gingham.'
There was a pause before the Bulge
boys made a final suggestion.
TRY crying" said they.
wait until the sewing machine stops"
cautioned Rosemary.
''Oh dear. oh. dear-r-r-r--o-o-o-o-o-h
e-de-de-dear," began Maudie. The Bulge
boys set down their pals and regarded
her sympatheticals.
"Oh-h, dear-r. dear-r-r-r-r-r.
\ window above opened sharpi. and a
thin-faeed woman looked out.
What's the matter now?' 1t seemed
an accustomed formula.
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Out Of Style.

First Little Girl-Did you get any dolls
for Christmas?
Second Little Girl-Yes. eleven: but ]
don't care for any of them.
First Little Girl-Why not?
Second Little Girl-Not one is hipless.-
Harper's Bazaar.
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down and gave grateful yet. diguiiied
thanks for the partial fulfiilment Of his
request, IN this rather formless repre-
sentatlon of what ought to have been :,
tai. thin sister. Then. not without hopes
OF the two brothers with freckles. his lit
Tie heart in complete marvel at the ways
OIL Providence, he climbed into bed
Copyright. 1905,
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RS. LIVINGSTONE T..
tall. slender and
exu 81 &c. came
slowly down the
brick sidewalk.
With one hand she
held a parasol over
II er well : poised
head. and by the
other she led he"
stepson, Robert Es-
bert L.ivin gstone.
His little round
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-25

During the year just passed the In
sects of the country cost the farmers
more money than the nation expended
on its army and navy, in paying all
the claims on its mountainous pension
roll and In all expenditures on the
Panama canal. G. l.. Bartlett, assist
ant entomologist In charge Of ex-
perimental field work, has worked out
the above statement; and as the value
OF the crop of the past season approx
mated eight billion dollars, he esti.
mates ravages Of the myriad insect at
about 500 million dollars. The sum
does not include the loss to cereals
and forage crops in storage, nor to
natural forests and forest products;
the losses from those two sources, at
100 million dollars each, bringing the
annual rural insect tax to an even
billion dollars.-The World To-day.