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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-11
AN IMMUNITY STATUTE.
Is Recommended by the Attorney Cen
eral in His Report.

Washington, Dec. 11.-Efforts to re-
cover all moneys due. and to punish
the persons involved in the sugar
frauds at New York are to be vigor-
ously pushed, according to Attorney
General Wic--ersham, whose annual re-
port was laid before congress today.
The evidence, he says. has disclosed a
network of corruption. not confined to
the American Sugar Refining company,
and extending over period of years,
affecting both importers and officers o:
the government. He asks for special
appropriation Of $4,000. so that the
prosecutions may effectively proceed.
An important announcement is that
questions not determined by the SUI
preme court in what are known as the
commodities clause cases. arising I'M
der the law relating to interstate COM
merce are to be resented hereafter for
judicial determination.
In the public land frauds prosecutions
the attorney general makes it clear thai
he is determined in no respects to abate
the effort to successfully conclude
them.
Recommendation is made for a gen.
eral immunity statute to meet the con-
ditions which arise in the endeavorins
to procure testimony for the govern
ment.
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OLD DOCUMENTS FOUND.
Have Reposed in Sub-Treasliry Since
the Civil War.

New York. Dec. lin a rusty tin
box which had reposed undisturbed in
the vaults of the sub-treasury here
since the Civil war, a number of
musty old documents of great his
torical importance have just been dis
covered. They will be gone over care
fully by experts and preserved either
here or III Washington.
One of the more interesting docu-
ments is a record which shows to
what expedients the government was
sometimes compelled to resort to OBJ
tain funds with which to defrav the
expenses of the army during the Civil
war. Through this paper fifty New
York bankers turned over to the gov
eminent on a single days notice the
sum of $1.200,000. At that time the
document says the success or failure
pend on speedy moving forward of
the sinews of war. The paper bears
the date of November II, 1862.
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BACK AFTER HER MONEY
Queen Lii Will Again Join the Lobby
at Washington.

San Francisco, Dec. 11.-Former
Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii, accom-
panied by a maid and her secretary
J. d. Aimoku arrived on the liner
Mongolia yesterday from Honolulu,
enroute to Washington and Boston.
She will remain in San Francisco I'M
til after the holidays to visit the
Princess Kawananakoa. Upon the
arrival of Prince Jonah Kalanianaole,
otherwise known as Prince Cupid,
delegate in congress from Hawaii, the
queen will go to Washington.
At the capital she WI await some
action on her claim for $250,000 for
seizure by the United States of what
are termed the crown lands in Hawaii.
The claim has been pending for sew
eral years and no report upon it has
been made to the house by the COM
mittee on claims. But Liliuokalani
fervently hopes that the present con-
gress will reimburse her for the
lands in question. From Washington
LiliuokaIani will go to Boston to visit
relatives of her husband, the late
Gov. ]. o. Dominis. The former queen,
despite her II years, is in good health
and spirits.
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SUICIDE THE VERDICT.
Pittsburg Coroner's Jury Says Goldie
Engberg Killed Herself.

Pittsburg, Kan, Dec. 11.-After one
week of investigation and deibera-
ton, the coroner's jury in the death
of Goldie Engberg rendered a verdict
of suicide instead of murder. and as
a result the life insurance of $4,000
carried by Goldie cannot be collected,
according to a clause in the policy
which bars the payment thereof in
case of suicide.
Dependency is given as the cause
for self-destruction. The finding was
made upon the testimony given be-
fore the coroner's jury at session
which convened Friday afternoon at
4 o'clock and was upon evidence given
by Miss Mabel Engberg and Mrs. Eng
berg, the mother of Goldie. In her
appearance before the jury Mr.. Cas-
tie has absolved himself from all the
suspicion that might nave been
thrown against him in connection
with the mystery. The only fault, say
the members of the jury, is that he
did not tell his story before.
he gave his reason for buying the
earrings. saying that they were not
given in any attitude of admiration
and with no serious inclinations. He
said that the two girls knew that they
were not diamonds. Mr.. Castle said
that his relation with the Engberg
family was of the friendliest sort;
that he had taken the girls out riding
on numerous occasions and had often
invited the mother to go along. He
said that he looked upon women as
the best advertisers to be found for
the sale of his car. He said that he
found that when a car rode easy the
women enjoyed the ride. and would
talk about the machine.
The statement made by Mr.. Castle
that Mabel knew of his gift to Goldie,
contradicts the statement made before
the jury last Sunday by her. Mabel
admits that Mr. Castle is correct in
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TWO WOMEN KILLED.
Another Dying and $50 Negroes Held
on Suspicion.

Savannah. Ga, Dee. 11.-Although
hundreds of armed men assisted the
Eolicc last night in the search fer q
negro believed to have been the muir
derer of Mrs. Eliza Gribble, an aged
white woman. and her daughter, Mrs.
Carrie Ohlander and to have fatally
injured Mrs. Maggie Funter, the fugI-
tive is still at liberty.
Throughout tie man-hunt which last
ed all of the night intense excitement
prevailed. So frenzied did the search
ers become after learning that Mrs.
Ohlander had been criminally assault
ed before she was murdered that a
white man who by accident had scratch
ed his face. came near being torn TO
pieces whom the crowd saw the blood.
Fences were torn down and doors bro
ken in. Every obstruction in the path
of the crowd that would have afforded
a probable hiding place for the fugi-
tive was leveled. The negro wanted
is said to be % years of age and of
slender build. Practically every negro
who answers this description has been
picion.
Several persons have said they saw
such a negro entering and leaving the
Gribble home about the time the muir
der is supposed to have taken place.
All of the victims had been cut or
stabbed with a knife and then their
leads crushed with some blunt 1nstru-
nent, presumably an AK.
Mrs. Hunter. despite her frightfal
injuries, is thought to have a chance
for recovery. Mrs. Gribble was 70
years old, Mrs. Ohlander was 40 years
of age and formerly lived in Mont
gomery, Ala. where she left her huS-
band three years ago Mrs Hunter
is So years of age. She also left her
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New YORK. Stcck Marked

Wall ST., New York, Dec. 1L-STOCKS-
The conspicuous changes shown by open
ing prices of stocks today were in the less
important issues. The changes in the gem
eral list were small and mixed. Utah
Copper advanced 3, New York Central
Rock Island and Western Maryland /, and
Louisville and Nashville q. American Ice
lost 31s-
Many of the active stocks covered a
range of not more than a half point dur
ing the first hours trading and there was
no uniform movement of prices. Western
railroad stocks generally were inclined to
sell off while the eastern stocks advanced.
The specialties moved uncertainty.
American Ice rose 124, Western Mary
land 4, Rock Island preferred IA, and Ma
tional Enameling 1as. North American
lost a point
The market closed unsteady and dull.
Reading moved up II, 500 and Virginia
Carolina Chemical preferred 49, and the
general list hardened appreciably but on
dull trading ST. Louis Southwestern pre-
ferred declined 1. Part of the rally was
lost
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ALMERIA GRAPES-Per Dbl, IS. 250
FLORIDA GRAPE FRUIT-Per box,
WISCONSIN cRANBERR1Es-Per bbl..
CALIFORNIA LEMoNs-Per box. $3.50.
PEARS-Per box. $500.
HALLOWI DATES-Per h., 61kc.
NEW FIGS-Per box. 75c
NEW HONEY-Per crate, 1915
PINEAPPLES-Per crate, s425Gi45o.
COCOANUTS-Per sack, original. $500;
HICKORY NUTs-Per bushel, s2.25.
HOLLAND CABBAGE-Per h., Grated.
Ne;
HOT HOUSE LETTUCE = Per doz.
RUTABAGAS-Per Ib.. 11sc.
CAL. TOMATOES+Per 4 basket crates,
TURNIPs-Per bushel. eoc
BEETSAPer bushel, Coo.
PARSNIPS-Per bushel. 75c.
CARROTS-Per bushel, 75c
RED GLOBE ONIONS-Per h., &c.
SWEET POTATOES-Per bushel SOC
TABLE OTATOES-Minnesota Rurais,
per bushel. zoe; Minnesota Burbanks. per
bushel. roc; Raw Valley E. o. potatoes,
GEL ERY-Mammoth. per bunch. soc:
Jumbo. per bunch. 7sc; Blue Ribbon. per
oYSTERs-Ne York Counts. per can.
SOC; New York Extra Selects. per can.
45c: New York Plain. per can, 4oc; Ches-
BULK MISREPRESENTATION, 81 o;Plain
Selects. $50: Extra Selects. 500: New
York Counts; 800
per lb.. 1sc; wis. White. per ID. 1sc: New;
Wis Brick. per ID; 1sc: Yellow Daisy.
lbs.), per h.. 1sc: Domestic style SWiss t55 9
to go lbs.), per h.. zoe. ~
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CABoosE BURNED TO GROUND.
Stove Overturned and Missouri Pacific
SustainS Loss.

Tribune, Kan, Dec. ia Missouri
Pacific caboose was burned to the
ground at siding just east of Tribune.
The conductor and brakeman were out
of the caboose attending to letting the
siding not being long enough for the
freight, hence the passenger was
tagged.
In some way the stove in the ca
boose was turned over, scattering the
fire, which had such a Roadway, when
it was noticed, that the crew were
powerless, the only means of saving the
train being to detach the caboose from
the train. No other damage was done.
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COOK IS IN EUROPE.
This Is the Statement Made by One of
His Friends.

New York, Dec. 11.-"While I am not
authorized to give a statement regard
ing the whereabouts of DIR. Frederick
A Cook, the Arctic explorer, I can say
without violating any confidence that
am satisfied he is in Europe and that
he will appear next week before the
committee of the University of Copen-
hagen which is examining his polar
data"
This statement is made by an inti-
mate friend of DIR. Cook who insisted
that he had every reason to believe that
within the next 4S hours the explorer
Will come out of seclusion and issue a
statement covering every phase of the
polar controversy.
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Chicago, Dec. 11-CATTLE-Recei
estimated at 600. Market steady. Beeves,
81. OOGIS. 10; Texas steers, 50. S0G4 80; western
steers, $450a7.OO stockers and feeders,
SO. 1905. Is; cows and heifers, s.. 1o@565;
calves, 81 00GI9 5O;.
Market &c higher. Light, sS05dS.55; mixed,
ss:15@S.65: heavy, $s:25@S7o; rough, IS, 25@
40: good to choice heavy s. 4o9S;Fo; pigs
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at 5000.
Market steady. Native, $35O05. So; west
ern, So 75G5. S0 yearlings, Sc. 25n7. 60: lambs,
native. S5.75GS50; western, S.. 15GS.50.
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE
WHEAT-Receipts. 1900 bushels; ship
ments, 300 bushels.
CORN-Receipts, 10000 bushels; ship
mentS, 152. 200 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat cars, with ]
| of contract grade; corn 2i2 cars, with of
contract grade; oats Sc cars:
Total receipts of wheat az Chicago. Min
ineapoIis and Duluth today were -1o4 cars.
compared with 124 cars last week and 1854
cars the corresponding day year ago.
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Kansae Citv 1--we stncE Nlarkrf.

Kansas City. Mo- Dec. 11.-CATTLE-
Receipts 1000, including 400 southerns.
Market steady Native steers, s5.oogS.5o;
s. 1871. Is; native cows and heifers, 81. 900
100; stockers and feeders, So 25@5.25; bulls,
SO GOAT so; calves, So. 75@S. so; western steers
81 OOd6. %; western cows, s.. T5G500.
HOGSrReceipts 1000. Market SC higher
Bulk of sales, IS. 100S.45 heavy, SIS. 4@S.5 so
packers and butchers, IS. 25lfS.45; light
81 seas. 80: pigs. s6.75@7.75-
SHEEP-Reeeipts 500. Market steady
Muttons 81 5Om6.OO; lambs, $6.50GlS. 10; fec
western wethers and yearlings, S450Q7.00
fed western ewes 81. 50G5.40
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Chicago Produce ,1arket.

Chicago. Dec u.-BUTTER-Marke
steady. Creameries, 26Q33c; diaries, 24@
&c
EGGS-Market steady. Receipts 1856
cases at mark, cases included, 2014G251sc;
firsts. PC: prime firstS 3o1ac.
3HEESE-Market firm. Daisies, 800
1sAc; Young Americas, 16Ac; Long Horns,
161ac.
POTATOES-Market easy. Choice to
fancy, 40d43c; fair to good, 35@3Sc-
POULTRY-Market steady. Turkeys,
17c; chickens, lac; springs, 121ac.
S6D9c; 60 to s. lb. WITS, 9Q1O1sc; IS to no Id.
WITS. 10tA6111hc.
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Kansas City Produce Ararket.

Kansas City, Mo-. Dec. 11.-wHEAT-
sl.06@112 No. 8. 81. O3@1. 10; No. 2 red, ST.
@l22; No. 3, $l.12d1.1S
CORN-Market &c to 1c higher No. 2
No. 8, 63@63Hc
OATS--Market unchanged. No. white,
M42c; No mixed. 42G43c.
RYE-7Oc
HAY-Market unchanged to 25c to $500
higher Choice timothy, s12.50Q13.O0 choice
Irairie, S1175.
BUTrER-Creamery extras. 321zc: firsts,
SIC; seconds, PC; packing stock, &c.
1GGS--Extras, Sic; firsts, PC; seconds
sad dirties, 1Sc; current receipts, 2Sc.
WHEAT-Receipts. % cars.
CLOSE: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., $1.04ss bid;
May, A.0Ss bid; July, 937sc sellers.
CORN-December, 62azc sellers; May,
63Ac sellers; July, 6Sss@6S1sc bid.
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Chinaman wins Prize at Yale

New Haven, Conn.,. Dec. 11-For the
first time in the history of Yale uni
Nersity the Ten Eyck prize for speak
ing was won by Chinese when Yum
Hsiang Ts'Ao, of Shanghai. China. a
junior was awarded the honor The
award carries with it the income of a
fund OF $500 established in 1888. in
memory of Henry James Ten F.yck of
the class of 1879. Ts'Ao subject was
America and the Far East"
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New York Produce Market.

New York, Dec. n.-POULTRY-Alive
steady; western chickens, 131sc fowls, 15c
chickens 17@22c; fowls, 124171ac; turkeys,
206t 23c.
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Boxes BRING SOC. 500.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE total
amount received from the sale of
boxes for the Chicago Charity ball is
$23,SO0. The sale of general tickets
will augment this by thousands Of
dollars.
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Topeka, Kan. Dec. II
HIDEs-No. G.. s. hides, i21zc: No
G: s.. hides. 111kc; sid brands, io1kc fiat:
lI1zc; No. G. S. bull hides, l01zc; Deacons
CSC to 35c: slunks, 15c to CSC; No / forse
hides, $3.50 to $325; No. 2 horse hides Il "a
to $3.50; No horse hides, 75c; dry flint
butcher, heavies, lie; dry flint fallen isc.
dry flint lights. 17Q1sc: dry salts. lac; dry
cu11s. liz.
FITRS-Raccoon. large prime s1.OO71 IN.
rac-oon, medium. S5cG$1.00; raccooa small
and No; 2. sog75c; skunk. black prime.
narrow stripe, s5c@sl&; skunk, broad road..
25d50c; mink. large. dark No. l., 81. SOFAS 90.
mink, medium. No Il. s3.00G35O; mink
small and No. ?. s1.159225: oppossum..
large cased No. 1, 35d50c; opposstirn- med
ium. 15440c: oppossum. small, iO615c-
muskrat. fall. 25d30c; civit. 25045c. horss
cats, 5Gl1Oc; fox. gray, 60c6s1 90: fox. red
prime, s3-50@4-5o: wolf. prime mountaiu''
Sc. 0od2 80: wolf. prairie. $1Ooa20o: Viii
Grain Market.
FURNISHED by J. B. Billiard corner kan
sas ave. and Curtis ST.
wHEAT-No. 2. CSC. A.
OLD CORN-55c
NEw CORN-55c
OATS-3S@4oc.
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Range OF Prices on Stocks.

Furnished by ]. E. Gall, Commission
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 110 West Sixth st. Phone 4s6.l
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FURNISHED by J. {. Gall, Commissions
Grains, Provisions, Cotton ard Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth st. Phone 1861
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Cattle must be good. Cannot use thin
stuff
BUTTER AND EGGS.
FURNISHED by The Continental Creamery
- Co, Topeka. kant
CHICAGO EGGS-29c.
\ Y EGGS-Fresh country doz., 29G31c.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago, 33c;
EIGIN BUTTER-3211c.
Wholesale prices furnished by Cope &
Co.. 1874 Kansas Ave-1
FGGS-F'resh country, candled, SIC.
POUITRY-Hens, live weight. lie;
spring broilers. IL to lbs. lie: 21s and
TURKEYs-Hens and oYung Toms. lie;
BUTTER-Pacling stock per h.. &c.
WHoI ,ESAIE FRUIT AND PRODUCE.
Furnished by Sam1 f. Lux, Wholesale
Fruit and Produce
RARRELED APPLES-Jonathan per
BIB. SIS; Gano. per bbl.. s4.25; Ben Davis,
BOXED APPLES-R. L Greening, per
Soloam. per box, s1-s5; Roman Beauty. per
box. 500: York Imperials. per box. 500;
Ben Davis, per box, 500; Lawyers, per
box, 225; York Pippins. per box, SIS:
Jonathans. per box. $50; Winesaps, per
BANANAs--M Med size punches. per
bunch, s.. 00sI2 so; Jumbo punches, per
bunch $2.75G3.G0: per lb-, &c.
NAVEL zORANGES-Per box, :. 50IS-oo.
CATAWBA GRAPES-Per basket. l5c
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New York sugar and Gomez Market.

New York, Dec. n-SUGAR-Raw.
quiet; Muscovado, So test. $ss11s; centri-
fugal, 90 test. Saba; molasses sugar, 50
GRADUATED, SIS; powdered, s5.25.
COFFEE@Spot. steady; No. Rio. SIC
nominal; No. Santos, SEC.
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Liverpool cables: Wheat unchanged to
sd higher; corn sd to Ad higher
Chicago car lots today: Wheat s. corn
80 oats Sc
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Chicago Grain Niar,,e.

FURNISHED by J. e. Gail. Commissions
Grains. Provisions, Cotton ard Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth ST Phone 4S61
Chicago, Dec. II.
Open High Low Ci0se Yes
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4a4 per cent; so days. AZ to 434 per cent;
six months, AZ per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper S to So
per cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at 81. 81. 30d4. 81. 40
for 60 day bills and at $4S7 65G4-S7.75 for
demand; commercial bills, $4.S3sz "a. S414.
SILVER-Bar silver, SIC; Mexican dol
lars, 44c.
BONDS Government bonds and rail
road bonds, irregular.
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Topeka Hide Market.

fluctuations furnished by James c. Smith
Hide Co.. los East Third Sti
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Cotton Market.

New York, Dec. 11-COTTON-Spot
closed quiet; middling uplands, $500; mid
ding gulf SIS. 40. No sales.
Galveston, Tex, Dec. n.-COTTON-
Market higher. 15c.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City Grain Market.
FURNISHED by J.. E. Gall. Commissions
GralnS. Provisions, Cotton. and Stock.
ouice Ito West Sixth st. Phone 1861
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Topeka Market.


FURNISHED by the Chas. Wolff Packing
Co, yards close at noon Saturday We
cannot use pigs, thin sows or hogs
WEIGHING. less than 40 lbs. Do not mar
ket hogs unless same rre well finished
as we cannot use half fat stuff. We give
below prices effective at once. until fur
Their notce.1
Topeka, Kan, Dec. II.
HOGS.
MIXED AND BUTCHERS..... 81. 90qS. 10
TEaVY Observation-Disclosures .05lIS. 10
iTGI5T NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1887 SO
Tcan's use thin hogs those under ia
CATTLE.
Per cwt
Grass COWS igood). .O013. 80
Grass cows (medium). ............ 2.50Ql3. 90
Grass heifers (good). ...............3 .50g4 90
calves Goo to 200 lbs.). 4.00Q5. 90
Cakes lover 200 lbs) 3.50QI4 90
Cattle must be good. Cannot use thin
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New York Money Market
New York, Dec 11-MONEY-Money on
call nominal Time loans, steady; 60 days,
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FURNISHED by J. B. Billiard. corner Kan
sas ave. and Curtis ST.
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our oWn OFFICES AZ CHICAGO 90. ST. JOSEPH
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26

mingling the words of David with odds and ends of Scottish ballads, It was touching, weird and yet mostly strangely beautiful in a way-the rapid, tremulous. eager Scotch voice; the swift, aimess, bewildered mind; the baffled utterance- the bright and perilous eye; some wild words, some household cares, the names of the dead, something for James, and Rab called frequently in a fretful voice. When she called Rab he would start sur- prised and then slink off as if he were somehow to blame and had dreamed he heard. Many a beseeching question she asked which neither James nor young Doctor John could make anything out of. The husband lowered about, put out and miserable, but active and exact as ever. Allie, ma woman ma ain bonnie wee dawtie," he would almost whisper as he bent above his wife.
 Once she suddenly sat up in bed and, gathering up a bed gown which was lying across the foot of it, rolled 1t up and held it to her breast. a mother holds nurs- ing child, soothing and grooming to 1t. Preserve mel" groaned James; "she's thinking of the bairn that's dead-our only bairn, our wee Mayse that's in the King dom 4O years and more.' Allie sank rapidly after that The delrium left her. It was nearing the end. She lay quite still for a time. and then, in whisper, James" The husband came to her side But she only lifted up her beautiful eyes and gave him long. long look. Then she turned and looked for Rab but could not see him. and turning her eyes again to James, she gently closed them. and so lay. breathing quickly but feebly for some time. She passed away so gently that when we thought she had gone James, in his old-fashioned way, held mirror to her face After a long. pause one small spot of dimness was breathed out. It vanished away, and never returned, leav- ing the blank clear darkness of the mirror without a stain. What Is your life? It is even as vapor which appear eth for a little time and then vansheth away"
 Rab. who all this time had been fully awake but motionless, now came forward beside the bed Apie's hand which James had just released wet with tears. hung down by the bedside. Rab licked the hand all over carefully, looked at her and retreated to his place under the table. James and Doctor John sat there for some time saying nothing. Then James started up with some noise. put on his shoes, breaking one of the leather straps in his haste and muttering angrily, "I never did that before. "Rab,' he said ! roughly, and pointed to the bottom of the bed. The great dog sprang up to the indicated place and lay there like a lion on guard, settling himself with his head toward his dead mistress. "Maister John yell wait for me- said James, almost fiercely, and disappeared in the darkness for 1t was now night-thundering down the stairs in his heavy shoes. John sat down beside Rab and, being wearied, fef1' asleep.
 When he awoke it was just growing lipht- and lnoking ont of tho window he