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fe. vnnrinn VIII,
Jipmma roso and haughtily proceeded
3&"TO(lower one of the awnlnga a little.
'I am so sorry; I can see you think
me vory ungrateful."
A. ir .
. oupposo you nave the right to
- m?W aWay your oPPortunltlea If you
?Sflso to, just as no one could pro-
SCyou from throwing yourself oven
board If you wero so Inclined: but. ns
.Isald to-3ir uncle Phlnoas thlR
monwj, i nnvu ub
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a mv best, nr.
fore you resolvo on Vythlng fp-wJHsh,
however, I should advWo you to con
sult with him. You may rest assur
ed that your undo Harold will not
consent to your leaving this house,
and I cannot bellove that Prof. Bald
win has so little knowledge of tho
world as to sanction anything of tho
sort. You spoko of paying him a
visit; why don't you write to him and
tell him you will pass a fow days with
him?"
"I should like to Immensely. I will
write to-day. I will talk mattors over
with him. I havo talked with him
already; he is sensible, Aunt Emma,
and would be the last person, I know,
to advlso me to do anything that Is
foolish. It Is not he that suggested
my leaving you."
"I did not suppose It was," said
Emma, relieved, nevertheless, by the
announcement. She had been think
ing hard as to a plan for thwarting,
without seeming to thwart this vagary
of Eleanor's as she still chose to con
sider it; and, on the whole, a change
of scene seemed the most feasible.
Tho more Emma thought over this
project, the better it pleased her, and
she felt almost jubilant when Eleanor
announced that she had received a
letter from her uncle urging her to
come as soon as possible. Sho ab
stained from further discussions of
the points at issue, believing that to
ignore what had been said and trust
to Eleanor's common Benso to re
asert itself was the proper course to
pursue, and she sent her off, a day or
two later, witn equanimity, although
Owen Page's yacht was In tho oiling;
for, as she said td herself, the child
would be sure to be stiff and con
strained were she to meet him In her
present spirit, even if sho were not
absolutely repellent.
Altogether Mrs. Stagg flattered her
self that the situation was not nearly
so serious as sho had at one moment
feared, and sho even did not feel that
it was necessary to complain to her
husband of Eleanor's threatened
exodus, so little did she doubt that
her niece's mental aberration was
merely temporary. He expressed
some surprise that sho should visit
New York in tho heat of summer, but
Emma pointed out in such eloquent
terms the loneliness of tho professor,
and the undoubted need in which his
apartments stood of a dust-discerning
feminine eye. that Harold made no
demur.
Prof. Baldwin's apartments wero
indeed in need of femalo, scrutiny; at
least any woman wpuld havo said.sq;
though It must bq confessed that the
professor himself considered that he
was lodged very satisfactorily. The
first thing one noticed on entering his
living-room, or den, as he called it,
was a superabundant odor of tobacco,
which, except when his pipo was out,
was supplemented by n haze that pro
duced the effect of a murky London
fog and Imparted an air of greater
dinginess to the already dingy carpet
and curtains and furniture. Eleanor
came in upon the professor just as
he had finished breakfast and had set
tled down in an easy chair for his first
Bmoke. He bounded up from his seat
with so much heartiness that he jog
gled violently tho center-table on
which the tray containing the remains
of his breakfast was resting In the
midst of books, geological specimens,
maps, music-rolls and sundry smaller
paraphernalia, all lying in perfect con
fusion and overflowing on to the
piano.
"Peach-blossom, Is it you?"
"Yes, Uncle Phin, here I am."
"Well, well, this Is too much luck
for an old bachelor llko me! This
hand-bag Isn't all, is it? Where are
your other duds?"
"Oh, they're coming. I've brought a
trunk nearly ns big as this room, Un
cle Phln, so you must make up your
mind to put up with me for a good
long visit. This Is your parlor, I sup
pose." Her eyes, as she spoke, made a cir
cuit of the room and then rested for a
moment inquiringly on a tall, modest
looking man who had risen at her
entrance and was standing in the
background with his pipe in his hand.
"Yes, this Is my parlor, also my
breakfast room, my study, my library
In fact, everything except my bed
room, which is there," nnd the profes
sor nodded toward a door on his right.
"Allow me to introduce William
Struthers, rising electrician and de
votee of science."
Tho stranger bowed respectfully.
Eleanor saw that he had large dark
eyes and a pale, rather thin face, full
of quiet determination. Ho wore a
short fustian jacket which had seen a
great deal of service, and which
seemed rather small for his muscular
looking figure. He bowed again and
walked to tho door.
"Now do not work too hard," cried
Uncle Phlneas. "There Is the rock
that will bring you to grief if you do
not have a care. How goes the groat
discovery?"
"It is too soon yet to tell anything."
"Not too soon to hope. Some day,
Peach-blossom, wo wJU storm his sky-
Robert Bonner's SoT
parlor1 and !nvn.l,Bato for ourselves.
These Inventors havo a way of hiding
their light undJf r a bU8hel r fear of
enmnknj. -i i dlsCOVPrlnir fhnlr til a.
coverieB beforo tncv aro completed. I
hato a Buspc,oua nature."
"My workshop Is a very unattrac
tlvo plp' for ladies," Struthers Bald,
diflldn.'tot'y "But if Miss Baldwin
wcyald llko at any tlmo to Bee It I
ydimu oo pleased to show her what
there Is to seo."
"Is your workBhop In this house?"
she asked, Interestedly.
"Yes; In the attic. Somo day bo
fore you go you may like to see; the
view from the roof Is rather fine."
"Who dares talk of her going?
Avaunt, young man, sho is never to
go; I shall keep her forever; and woe
betide him or her or it, who dares
to try to rob mo of her," and tho pro
fessor put his arm about her neck,
caressingly.
"Dear old Uncle Phln!" sho said,
laying her cheok against his, as tho
young man left the room.
"A promising lad. I am becoming
fond of him."
"Who is he, uncle?"
"I havo told you nearly all I know.
I found him in the houso when I ar
rived. His father was killed in tho
war, his mother died three years ago,
worn out with tho struggle to earn a
living for herself and boy, and just at
tho tlmo when ho was beginning to
tako tho burden from her shoulders.
But come, let mo look at you. How
stylish we are, to bo sure, In our fine
dross and bonnet!"
"How unkind, when I had purposely
chosen my plainest Bummer frock be
cause I know you hated fuss and feath
ers." "And pray, who has been enlighten
ing you as to my tastes? But you aro
waiting to see your room. Tho lady
who occupies It has gone to the sea
sido to recuperate. Sho is a music
teacher.
Thereupon ho conducted Eleanor up
another flight to tho front of tho house,
whero she found hersolf in a snug lit
tle room, plain but clean and refur
bished. Thero were reminders of the
previous occupant over the walls and
mirror.
CHAPTER IX.
Christmas cards and painted texts
and a water-color or two and family
photographs and a canary In n cage
hung from a chain in tho window,
which was caroling as she entered.
"The landlady, Mrs. Todd, was go
ing to remove tho bird," said tho pro
fessor, "but I told her that maybe
you'd like it."
"Oh, I should, very much."
"Miss Strange that's the muslc-teacher-'-wept
because sho couldn't
tako it with her for her month's holi
day. Poor little lady! Sho leads a
solitary Uf.j, : ianty. I don't mean
you, s?ou fat, yellow- gormandizer," ho
added, thrusting his round face against
tho bars of the cage, '"but your mis
tress.. She tolls whllo you warble and
plumo your fluffy bosom.- That's the
way of the- world, however; thero aro
wage-spinners and ' wage-spenders.
Peach-blossom, you will find this room
hot and maybe stuffy,' I warn you; rio
sea breezes here. Such air as thero Is
passes over broiling pavements; in
stead of an ocean view, you look, out
on tall tenements.
'WHllo speaking he threw otfen tho
green blinds and let in a flood of glar
ing sun.,
"You -cannot alarm me, Uncle Phin.
I am neither sugar nor salt. I can
see that I shall be perfectly comfort
able and happy here."
"Well, you know your way down to
my den excuse me, your parlor now
and when you are rested you will
find me there, ready for anything
from a picnic to a voyago in a bal
loon." "Don't talk to me of picnic; I have
como to work, Undo Phln. You must
get out those socks. I intend to over
haul your entire wardrobe. Whllo
you work at your lectures I will darn
and mend, and sew on buttons and
talk, for I want your advice."
"Advice, eh? This sounds serious!
Can It be that you have como to con
sult an old bachelor on the subject
which he is supposed to be moBt Ig
norant of? I thought your aunt had a
significant look when she assured mo
that you would not be allowed to
throw yourself away. Have I guessed
right?" he added, perceiving that
Eleanor flushed and looked uncomfort
able. "No, uncle, nothing of tho sort, If
you refer, as I suppose, to tho possi
bility of my being married. I don't
know what Aunt Emma may havo said
but I'm not interested in tho matter
at all."
"It was I that suggested it to her,
ha! ha! I told her that I envlod the
man who won you as a wife, and so I
do, Peach-blossom."
"But that Is quite another thing
from wishing me married, Isn't it, Un
cle Phln?"
Sho spoke so beseechingly that tho
professor instinctively felt a desire to
be rid of tho subject. With all his
predilection for his niece, he could not
help remembering his profound con
viction that women wero strango crea
tures, and that he shrank habitually
from any dealings with them that
were likely to Induce emotional dis
play. Ho did not pretend to havo di
vined the cause of Eleanor's discom
posure, but he thought ho perceived
that Bho was distressed. So he as
sumed Ufe shy, sphinx-like expression
that was characteristic of him when
ho felt 111 at case, and said:
"Thoro aro certain matters concern
ing which no ono can bo so safo a
judgo as n young lady herself least of
all an old fellow llko me."
Thereupon ho shambled through tho
doorway, unhoedlng tho look of sur
prlso which Eleanor cast at him on
account of tho words. But by tho tlmo
ho had reachod his own room ho was
reproaching himself for his behavior
and wishing tho words unspokon. Tho
poor child had come to him In a quan
dary for counsel, and ho has checked
her off. It was inexcusable; It was
barbarous. "Tho women always," ho
murmured gloomily, as ho lit his pipe
again, nnd It was with n clouded brow
that ho settled to his task of prepar
ing his geological lectures for tho com
ing season.
Eleanor stood still for a moment
after ho had left her.
"Ho thinks It some lovo nffnlr," sho
said to herself. "How ridiculous!
What can Aunt Emma have said?"
Then sho began to Inspect her room,
pensively nt first, but tho arrival of
her trunk drove her thoughts into
other channels. When it was unpneked
she went down stairs with her work
box to seek out Undo Phlneas. Ho
was deep In his papers; so, with a
nod which signified that he was not
to lot himself be disturbed, sho gilded
Into tho bedroom nnd reappeared with
a pile of stockings. Thero was no In
terruption to their respective labors
until Just after tho stroke of 12, when
a rap on the door announced a boy
with a trap containing a supply of
sandwiches and two pots of beer.
"Mahomet All!" exclaimed the pro
fessor, "I had forgotten." And, though
his largo eyes gleamed hungrily, ho
said: "Not to-day, Adolph. I am go
ing out to luncheon. I will send you
word when I want you again."
"No, no, Undo Phln; not on my ac
count. I "
"Wo will go to Delmonlco's, Peach
blossom," Interrupted tho professor,
rising and jingling tho silver in his
pocket.
"Wo will do nothing of tho sort, Un
cle Phln. You are to mnko no chango
In your habits, Adolph," sho added,
addressing tho boy, who stood Irreso
lute, listening to tho dialogue, "you
may leave Prof. Baldwin's luncheon
Just as usual."
Tho lad grinned and glanced at his
employer, who extended his palms
and shrugged his shoulders, as much
as to Bay, "You see how helpless I
am," after which Adolph approached
tho table, and placed upon It ono of
tho plates of sandwiches and ono of
the tankards.
"May I not havo tho rest?" sho
asked, as ho turned to go.
Tho attendant grinned again.
"Please, ma'am, this Is for Mr.
Struthers up-stalrs."
"Oh!" she murmured, with a llttlo
laugh, "that Is awkward."
The professor surveyed her gloat
ingly. v '
"It would" servo you right to go
hungry," ho said; then ho added, "You
may leavo tho other portion,, Adolph,
and tell Mr.' Struthers, when,' you see
him next, that it was stolen from you
on the staircase by a beautiful Ama
zon. Go now,,anddo not let him fnm
lsn long." '
"You will toll him nothing of the
Gort, Adolph," said Eloanpr,. npproprlr
a..ng a sandwich. "I trust to your
discretion to, lot him know .nothing
about It."
"Yes, ma'am," said the delighted.
youngster, as vho , wjthdrow,,
"This Is a true worklngman's "re
past," said Undo .Phlneas, as .ho .set
down his pewter after a'j draught' h '
"And am-1- not a" working-woman?''
sho said. "At least, I wish to be. But
whero," she asked, after a moment,
"do you do tho other peoplo horo
take dinner? This Is only a lodging
house, isn't it?"
(To bo continued.)
DINERS WHO BECAME NOTED.
Milner, Schrelner and Steyn Guests at
Inner Temple, London, Years Ago.
Somo twenty years ago there used
to dine nt tho Inner Tomple, London,
three young mon whoso careers In llfo
wero destined by fate to cross in a
very remarkable manner. At that tlmo
these three young embryo lawyers
wero comparatively unknown to each
other: their names wero Milner,
Schrelner and Steyn. The position of
each of theso young law students Is
now too well established to need much
comment. Milner now rules the
Transvaal colony, Schrelner Is tho for
mer premier of Cape Colony and Steyn
the former president ot tho O ran go
River Colony. Their names are fa
miliar to everyone in tho civilized
world, but their work Is by no means
over; indeed, in the present position
of affairs it seems likely that their
names will bo much before tho public
for somo time to come In connection
with somo movement or other.
Saves Money In Vines.
Instead of blowing down coal In
mines by means of dynamite an Eng
lishman intends to mako use of a hy
draulic cartridge, which is said to
obviate tho wasteful shattering of tho
fuel. Tho cartrldgo is 20 inches In
length. Orifices along its sides admit
of the application of a pressure of
somo three tons per square Inch. Tho
total pressure Is about sixty tons.
When Inserted In a hole tho cartridge
Is coupled up with a small hand pump.
It Is said that In a few minutes after
the apparatus has been at work tho
coal breaks up and falls in groat
blocks. About ono and one-half pints
of wator are usod in tho operation.
One colliery proprietor who has adopt
od the invention for use In threo mines
computes that each cartridge saves
$75 per week.
FIDELITY OF A DOG
PATHETIC STORY OF DUMB
BRUTE'8 FAITHFULNE88.
Remains with His Matter During III
nets and After Death, and Dies on
the Grave Tate Vouched for by
Treasury Official.
"Tho speech mado by Senator Vest
at tho trial of n dog caso somo yearfl
ago, and roferred to In tho Post ono
dny recently, brings to mind a caso In
which tho faithfulness, loyalty and
lovo of a dog (or his master wnB as
strongly and pathetically portrayed,"
said a treasury ofllclal at a dinner ono
night Inst week. "A man whom I
had known from childhood nnd who
occupied first placo In my friendship,
was taken ill nnd after months of long
suffering died. His death wns n blow
from which 1 shall nover entirely ro
cover, and It Is just this ono thing
above nil others thnt poor old Dick,
my friend's dog, nnd I hold In com
mon. "During my friend's Illness I called
at his homo on my way to the offlco,
and as soon ns tho working hours
were over I was at Ills bedside again.
Always I found Dick there, looking up
In his master's face with his big, sad
eyes. I patted tho faithful follow and
told him It wna all right, that his mas
ter wns going to get well. Ho would
wag his head and lick my hand in
reply. There he stayed nnd nothing
could Induce him to remain away very
long. Night nnd day ho lay thoro at
tho foot of the bed, keeping a faithful
watch.
"Finnlly tho end came! I nm a
Btrong man, but I wont Into plecoB.
Tho sight of thnt poor dumb bruto
would have torn a heart of Iron, for
no human being could have Buffered
more. During tho preparations for
putting tho body In the coffin thoy
wore forced to carry tho dog out of
tho houso nnd tie him. But It was
not for long. Dick broke his rope,
and quietly sneaked Into tho houso
and again took up his watch, but this
time under the coffin, and there ho
stayed, snapping at all who np.
proached his master's body. When
the pall-bcnrers wero about to remove
the casket It was I who snvod the un
dertaker's life. It almost seemed that
nt last the strain had broken, and the
poor dog's growls, which wero moro
like groans, told his story. His attack
upon the pnll-benrers was vlolont, and
for a moment I feared the animal had
gone mnd, but tho poor fellow was
crazed with grief. I approached him
and In tho same manner as during his
master's illness patted him and said
It would bo 'all right. In this wny
I Bucceeded in getting him out of tho
house, but this scar on my hand
bears evidence of the struggle I had
In doing so.
"When I reachod tho Btreet the first
thing my eyo rested upon was the dog
Dick under the hearse, nnd thero ho
remained In a dull, sullen way, walk
ing along until tho gravo was
reached. f
"At tho gravo ho was In a fighting
mocd no longer. Ho seemed to under,
stand in hls.inuto way. hat. -jt"1 must
happen. After tho burial, I coaxed
anil begged, him tto.,como back with
me; but" to iio purpose, so I left him
there, whero ho died a f,ew days later.
Washington PoaL : t :'$
CEMENT USED FORdRDERS.
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Adhesive Power In Contact With Steel
l ft -'lsn3feat.,V, "-ju X
jCemont has lohgeori recognised n
a 'construction material even whero'
very heavy strains must bo sustained.
At the Paris exposition wero shown
concrete spans twenty feet in length,
but a Chicago architect has recently
gone a step farther and laid concrete
flooring with twenty-flvo-foot spans.
Buffalo- has on apartment houso six
stories high without a alnglo stool gir
der or beam In tho building, which is
constructed entirely of concrete, says
the Springfield Republican. Girders
and concrete construction generally
are rolnforced throughout by steel
rods or wires. The rods nro not de
signed to carry, and do not carry, the
weight, but only keep the cement from
disintegrating under tho strain. Tho
adhesive power of cement In contact
with steel Is tremendous, and this fact
makes It possible to decrease the thick
ness of tho walls. In France and Ger
many seemingly Impossible things are
being accomplished In concrete con
struction, which is often used whero
the heaviest pressure must bo with
stood. Concrete has been used some
what for bridge Construction in this
country of late years. The bridge
across the Housatonic near Stock
bridgo has 100-foot concrete spans.
President Not Tkt....
President Roosevelt Is not eo much
vf a theatergoer as was his dlstln
sulshed predecessor, says tho Wash
ington correspondent of tho Chicago
Journal. On the ono or two occasions
when he has appeared at local play
douses, ho has been restloss and has
left before the production was finish
3d. Mrs. Roosevelt caros more for
'.ho stago and generally sees the play
to tho end.
Anions Mm rnhtnnt nfnnn. .
ney-General Knox Is tho most regular
-- .,.. ,..... .,. moi-JJlKniers."
Lyman J. Gage nnd Mr. Vanderlln
... ,, hU ,1, i-tuiyiiung wnen they
nrero In Washington. Senator Hanna
contributes regularly to tho box office'
is do Sonator Boverldgo and Senator
Lodge. But tho best patrons aro the
llplomntlc corps and tho set which
rain with tho Countoss Casslnl
IVhen In the city the Leltors go to
everything that Is good, and the Do
Covens have a box for the season
HOUSEWORK DONE BY SY8TEM.
Once More Is Shown the Superiority
of Man's Mind.
Thoro Is no doubt a great deal of
ttuth in nil tho wise BnwB ono might
quoto about hutnnn nntiiro bolng tho
snmo tho world over, but still thoro Is
n difference. Who could Imagine a
Spanish Enoch Ardon, or oven a
Fronchmnn or an Italian playing so
solf-BacrlflcIng a part? Thoro Is nn
Itntlan laborer in n llttln town In Nnw
Jorsoy In whoso family affairs tho
noignuors nro Bomowhnt Interested,
who does not let tho Idea ot self-sacrl-flco
enter largely Into his nrlnclnles
of life. Llfo has ironn rnthcr lmrtlv
with him, to bo sure. Two yonra ago
his wlfo rnn awnv nnd loft him with
a family of llttlo children to tnko caro
oi. no nas uono tniB ns woll ub pos
sible under tho circumstances, nnd
conducted his housekeeping In a thor-
uugiiiy mascunno way which Is worth
considering. Durinir tho week hn is
at work a good distance from his
homo, nnd, except what ho can do
for them mornings nnd evenings, tho
children look out for themselves dur
ing tho day. On Saturday ho does
IiIb marketing, laying In a stock of
provisions largo enough to Inst
through tho week. On Sunday, with a
numbor of friends nB assistants, ho
cooks. Ho hnB built something In tho
nature of an old fashioned brick oven,
In which ho can do a largo amount of
cooking nt ono tlmo, and thero ho
bnkes Innumerable loaves of black,
bread and other things which will
keep until tho next cooking day. Only
a man would think of doing IiIb house
work in this Blmplo and systematic
way, and It Is a great success. How
over, Tony hnB found n long continu
ance of oven weekly housework tire
Rome, nnd ho Is nbout to bring to hlB
homo nnothor helpmeet.
"But supposing your other wlfo
Bhould como homo?" asked an over
curious neighbor ono dny.
Evidently Tony had not thought ot
anything bo unplcnsant. Ho consid
ered tho matter for n moment after It
had boon prcsontod to him. Then ho
replied calmly:
"Sho comma homo? I kllla her."
SHE HAD NO OBJECTION.
Tale of an Unfortunate Courtship
Tpld In Rhyme.
With delicate persuasion thnt betray
ed no base evasion, ho contrived
the conversation so It turned on
true lovo inro.
And In nccontfl.J'aa from Jolly ho de
clared 'gainst -friendship's folly, and'
In tones qulto molancholy said ho'd
tnko lovo for his share.
It was, ho said, admitted, that when
friendship's ghost had flitted, those
It left wero to be pitied; for their
fato was sad Indeed.
But when truo lovo onco had darted
through ono's soul, and then de
parted, though it loft ono broken
hearted, It had filled a long 'felt
need.
And thoro was no doubt- -about It,
though tho skeptical might flout It,
wo could not get on without Jt,
though It left us in disgrace;
For its memory always haunted, nnd
11 w.13 tho thing wa wanted. Other'
things, though highly vaunted,
' couldn't tako its spec.in)i place.
Then 'ho askod 1 hd'iiilgjit lov6 heir,
for there- wain 'rtq glrf. ajlove her In
his eyes. Ho thought only of her.
.1rfrl'irnihlYl 1ni-A,R.ir,fr4 fi "
........ ..rf, V.V.. 1U1UIJ ,
"If-to'-lovo Is -your 'nmwttofrryeu -nt
onco havo my permission, but vof
course on Uiisrscpndiliou; you can'
love, but not have me." Tb'm'Mns-
. son In the Now Yorlc Press.
I Shall I Complain? '
; Shall I complain becauso tho feast Is
i o'er.
And all tlio banquat UglUstlKivo '-ceased.
( tv Blunt;
For Joy that wan, nnd is no longer
mine;
For lovo that came nnd went and comca
no more:
For hopes and dreams jthat - lef ( my
open door;
Shall I, who hold tho past In fee, re
pine? Nay! there are those who never quaded
life's wine,
That were tho unblest fato ono might
deplore.
To sit alone and dream, at set of sun.
"When all tho world Is vague with com
ing night
To hear old voices whisper, sweet atvl
low,
And see dear faces steal back, ono by
one.
And thrill anew to each long-past de-llsht-Slmtl
I complain, who still this bliss
may know?
-I-sulsc Chandler Moulton,
Formidable Preparations.
"Ynssir," said Uncle Ashury. "I's
got a daughter In do high school."
"I suppose you are very ptoud of
her?"
" 'Deed I Is. An whut's mo', sho's
gwlne ter bo a gre't he'p to her father.
She's studyln' geometry at do present
.iM huK.n n..t..t .i .
I it-mi.-, uii dih: a bu in UL'IU 1UHS0I18
i over an over ag'lir so's I kin heai
( 'em."
, "What's that for?"
"Well, suh, I alius was kind o' anx
loux to preach, but I nobber didn't
hab do words to stand do competition,
ow I reckons when I Stan's up in front
o' dot congregation an' gits to telling
, 'em bout hypothenusos an' pahlello-
grams dcy's gwlne to rise up an' ad
mit dat dey's llstenln' to language
1 sho 'miff."
Science at the Table.
"I Bee," said the landlady's husband,
"that ono of the scientific papers say
carp live for hundreds of years, and
that pike also may become centenari
ans If they are left alone by tho fisher
men." "Is that so?" returned the star
boarder, making another effort to bite
a pleco from the wing in his posses
sion; "I wonder If anybody has ever
really found out how long it takes a
chicken to dio of old age?"
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Latest Quotations from South Omaha
and Kansas City.
SOOTH OMAHA.
CATTLI3 necelpts of cattle were very
light ho that It only took a compara
tively short time for practically everything-
In tho yards to change hands,
nuyws took hold quite frely and the
market was active from start to nn
Ish.
About the- usual proportion ot tho re
ceipts consisted of cornfed steers and
some of tho cattle showed considerable
qunllty. An high as 13.30 was paid,
which Is tho highest prlco In some little
time. Thoy wero western cattle, but
were good and fat. As a general thing
the market did not show much chango
from Wednesday, but sellers were call
ing lb nil tho wny rrom barely steady
to strong. It was evldont that packers
did not llko tho Idea of paying tho
prices asked, but, ns thoy had to have
a few cattle, tho kinds that suited them
sold to good ndvnntngo, whllo the kinds
that did not strlko them as favorably
wero hnrd to dispose of at Htendy prices.
Tho cow market was active and strong
er from start to finish. Huyers wero nil
out early nnd bought up everything
that was ofrorod In good season. Tho
ptloes pnld looked all tho way from
iitrong to a . dlmo higher. Hulls, veal
calves, and stags also sold at fully as
good prices as were In force, last Wed
nesday. There woro very fow Blockers nnd
feeders in tho yards and not mnny wero
wanted. Speculators wero not looking
for much of a demand tho remainder of
this week and ns a result they did not
want any cuttle unless they could buy
them lower. Tho market could probably
best bo described by calling it slow nnd
weak.
HOGS Thero was a light run of hogs
htro nnd besides that nbout IS cars wero
consigned direct to local packers and
rot offered on tho market. Packers all
nccdod freBh supplies nnd tho market
ndvanced right close to 10c. Packers
started out blddlns: only nbout a nickel
higher and a few hogs sold that wny,
so thnt tho general market niu CfJIOc
hlphcr. Tho bulk of tho sales went from
IH32V4 to $0,374.
SHEKP-Owlng to tho destruction of
tho sheep barn by Arc Chrlstmafl morn
ing tho sheep that arrived wero yarded
in tho new hog division. Tho pens are
woll covered, so that tho sheep nro given
nn good protection from the weather as
though thoy wero housed In the regular
bnrn. The capacity Is sufficiently largo
to handlo nil tho sheep that will arrive
for tho next several tnonthB. so that
pntrons of tho market will bo given the
samo servlco that they liuvo always re
ceived. There were only six cars of sheep nnd
lambs on salo and tho quality of tho
most of them was rnthcr Inferior. Thrco
earn of Mexican ewes that wero in just
fair condition brought S3-G5 and noma
western ewes sold at $3.00 nnd western
wethers nt $1.00. Considering tho quality
tho market was pronounced steady to
strong nnd everything sold In good sea
son. There wero not enough feeders on salo
to toll nnythlng nbout the mnrket, but
being so near tho end of tho week, thero
wero not mnny buyers In sight.
.Quotations for fed stock: Choice lambs, '
$a.00l5.2j; fnlr to good lambs, $I.WflG.00;
cholco yeitrllngs, $t.OO$74.0O; fair to good
yearlings, $3.7501.00; cholco wethers, $3.00
Wf.W; fair to good, $3.23'33.C0; cholco
ewes, $3.CO(J?-l.oq; fnlr to good, $3.00113.50 j
feeder latrtbs,' $300l!rTf.00; reedr 'yearlings
$3.00fl3.00; feedi-r wethorri, $2.7.03.23; feed,
er ewes, $1.302.23.
KANSAS CITV.
CATTLli-necclpts, 2.000 head, Includ-.
ir.g 400 head Texansi stronger; nntlvu
steers, $3.25fJ!,00; jTxans nild W Imf Inn ,
Btt;s, $3,0014.25 TOus rows,l$;4;M3.00,
nntlvo cows ' and heifers, Sl.304M.0Qr
tockqrs iqnUJrfc ,,4)0.2 JjuJUt'
J25UiJ!0i.iJy2t2:JO(fC.Sl.
iiuub-neceipiH, o.imj ucnu; strong 10
Sf.30ti6.33; plg,-$3i0a(?.fG.
SHEEP Iteccipts, 1,000 head; stronger;
.muttons, $3.00t.l0; lumbs. $3.C0f.43,
range wethers, $3.00Q4.G0; ewes, $3.00
4.20.
- MORE. MONEY ROR. MITCHELL.
Leader of the Miners Will Have His
Salary Increased.
INDIANAPOLIS A motion will be
submitted to the convention of tho
United Mine Workers Increasing tho
salaries paid tho president and secre
tary. At present Mr. Mitchell re
ceives $1,800 and Mr. Wilson $1,500.
Tho. miners aro looking forward to
securing increased pay for themselves
and want their executive officers to
share their profits.
It is Bald the convention will bo tho
largest ever held by the miners, as
over 1,200 delegates will bo present,
as against 1,000 last year.
Railroad Building in 1902.
CHICAGO According to the Rail
road Gazette, railroad building In tho
United States for 1902 aggregated
C.02G miles, a total not exceeded hi
any year since 1888. Second track,
sidings and electric lines are not in
cluded. Oklahoma leads with 570,
TexaB comes second with 49C, Ark an
8ns is third with 371 and Indian Ter
ritory Is fourth with 3G3 miles.
Twenty thousand coal miners in th
Connellsvlllo coke regions, Pennsyl
vania, will have their wages Increase
8 per cent January 1.
Simple Funeral for Bishop.
LONDON The'remalus of the arch
bishop of Canterbury were removec
from tho archeplscopal palace at Lam
beth to Canterbury for interment.
There was no display. The body was
taken to the railroad station in a sim
ple hoarse, followed by carriages con
talning relatives of the deceased. A
surpllced choir sang an anthem at the
station as tho coffin was placed on
board tho train.
'fjcthigher; bulk of sales, $a.30$JU5; heavy
'$6.256.60; tickers, .Wi6.37fclSmei.fint,
'tiXTiSW Might. $tih7&ifiC.33?--.Yorkfflt ,