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BY MARGARET BLOUNT.
CHAPTER XX.
Tho Etrangcr ceased to speak, and
Mr. Cowley stared at him with much
bewilderment.
"How did you know all this?" ho
nskqd at last.
"Bccauso I am Stanloy Vernon, tho
only brother of that unhappy man,"
bo said, quietly.
Rose uttered a little cry of astonish
ment. "Yes," ho added, "this shameful fam
ily history mndo mo almost loatho my
name I havo homo that of Voro
for many years. Undor that namo I
mot and loved your daughter, sir un
dor my own, I shall soon ask you for
hor hand! But for tho present lot It
bo my ta3k to clear up this mystery.
"I came homo from Italy as soon
as I heard this houso was let. It was
a mlstako upon the part of tho agent;
but I should bo tho last on earth to
regret It. But I must tako precaution
Against a similar event. This Is no flt
habitation for any one."
"Then It Is roally haunted?" asked
Mr. Cowley.
"I foar It Is. Roso, will you go to
your -mother, and, gentlemen, will you
follow mo."
They obeyed him without a word.
Ho wont straight to tho butler's pantry
and took up a spako and plckaxo, al
ready placed there by Mr. Cowley.
My brother's wlfo died dollrlous, and
no ono over know whero sho had
burled the child, which I was qulto
cortaln she had destroyed. I bad my
suspicions at tho time, but I longed to
hush tho wholo thing up as speedily as
possible. Now, howovor, all must bo
made clear."
With a few vigorous strokes, he took
up the floor of tho room. A tiny skel
eton, half-bedded In tho moist ground,
met their eyes, and Mr. Cowley, turned
aside to htdo hli tears.
"Poor thing!" ho said sadly,
"Charles, don't tell your nunt, or wlfo,
or cousins, but get them away take
thom to the town this very afternoon.
Mr. Vernon and I will follow as soon
as this poor llttlo creature has been
properly burled. There, go, my dear
boy, and, above all, not a word to tho
girls of what wo havo found today."
So Mrs. Cowley had hor way, after
all, and spent a happy Christmas Day
at Me'cklenburgh Square, surrounded
by all tho membors of hor family, and
waited upon at tablo by no less a por
son than Mrs. Macarthy, to whom aho
clung as a kind of fellow sufferer from
the whims of tho bead of the house:
Christmas and Now Year's Day hav
ing passed gaily away, thoro only re
mained tho wedding of Roso, and for
that I need not hint that tho greatest
preparations wero mado.
Tho happy day came slowly on. The
tidings of the romantic betrothal had
awakened much curiosity among those
to whom tho pair were known, and tho
church was crowded when tho carriage
drovo to tho door.
Rose faltered slightly as sho stood
on the threshold of tho church and
gazed upon the concourse of people;
but a glance from tho dear companion
at her side reassured her, and calm
and happy sho moved onward and took
her place before tho altar.
Not to tho haunted house, however,
but to a pleasant villa upon tho sea
coast, Mr. Vernon took his fair young
bride.
And as they sat hand In hand in
their new home tho doubts and follies
of tho past all forgotten and forgiven
tho moon roso slowly abovo tho water,
and a bright path stretching out over
the waves of life's sea, and waiting
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VIS 16
By Philip V or
CHAPTER I.
Down through the grey of tho sago
brush, on a hill that was jeweled -with
patches of tho melting snow of winter
all but gone, shambling alone as lazily
as tho blear-eyed dog at his heels, a
Washoo Indian of Westorn Nevada ar
rived at tho edgo of a hurrying brook.
Removing a hat, all battered and fuz
zy, that once had been of silk and
proudly high, ho gruntlngly descended
to lie on his stomach at tho solvedgo
groen of tho water's brink and thrust
in his Hps for a short, eager drink.
Tho dog lapped abovo him. Both re
sumed tho march again, for thb Indian
school was noar at hand and tho way
nil a carpet of stubblo.
To tho kitchen door tho Wwhoo
slouched, and awed tho young mahalas,
who, with red In their faces from tho
glowing rango, woro up to their elbow3
In tho arts of clvlllzod cooking.
"Injun Jim, bo's wants my Injun
glrll" ho announced.
"Lordeo!" cried tho teacher, jump
ing nervously, "you frightful object!
You startlod mo dreadful. Now, what
In tho namo of goodness do you want?"
The Indian maidens stood in attl
tudos of stole amazement ono except
ed. She, tho brightest and tho tallest,
raeroly gazed at tho visitor In dumb
uppeal, hor hands going slowly, re
luctantly back to tho strings of th
apron that hung about her waist.
"Injuu Jim, bo's wants my Injun
glrU." tho Was'Aoe repeated.
but for tho footsteps, soomod lying
thore beforo them.
Ho put tho fancy Into words, and
whispered it to Roso.
Sho looked up In his faco with n
frank, truth-tolling gnzo. Thoso wero
tho very soft, clear oyes, clear and
quiet ns a mountain lake, yet with a
Blight shadow In tholr dopth, that
seometl to tell of stormier elements bo
low, of which ho had dreamed for
years, and which ho had only seon
twice In his life onco In n picture of
tho Virgin by Murlllo onco hero!
Hero was tho only heart his own
hnd sought tho only bolng for whom
ho had over really suffered tho pangs
and pleasures of that mad fever which
wo call by tho nnmo of love. No othor
could claim hor from him, no othor
could watch that bright young faco In
all Its bewitching changes. No othor
could rest that pretty head upon his
bosom, and play with thoso silky curls.
No other kiss tho broad, high fore
head, tho boautlful oyes, or tho full,
warm, loving lips! But still ho mur
mured In her ear, as ho hold her
closoly to his heart that first ovonlng
in tholr common homo, "Aro you hap
py, Roso? Aro you suro you aro hap
py?" There was no nood to nsk that ques
tion. A perfect stranger coming Into
that pretty cottago by tho deep bluo
sea might well havo answered It for
him.
It was a pleasant spot: rone the less
so, that every whero. wero traces of tho
prcsenco of Its protty mistress. A
Bpaklng portrait hung over tho piano,
a smile lingering archly on Its parted
Hps; her favorlto books wero on tho
tablo; her llttlo dog played about tho
grounds; her horso nolghed In tho sta
ble and a falry-llko boat, bearing her
namo upon the stern, rocked nt anchor
upon tho pebbly beach below."
Running down tho graveled walk,
with tho little dog barking and leap
ing at her side, feeding her horse with
snowy bread; presiding with all tho
grace of a woman, yot with tho sweet,
shy boshfulness of a child, at hor ta
blo, or singing and playing, after the
ovenlng meal, sweet,, low ballads and
dear old songs such as she loved best,
filling every spot with beauty and
grace, and forming tho delight of her
husband's eyes, as well as tho prldo of
his heart Is she not happy?
I assure you, dear reader, their homo
Is ono of tho sweotost spots on earth.
And full of content with tho bliss of
tho peaceful present, and tho promlso
of a cloudless future, they havo qulto
forgotten tho tragic and painful post,
and have no wish to go back to their
early years, or to visit that sceno of a
heart rejected and a slighted lovo
avenged.
For Hollow Ash Hall is a ruin!
Given up to tho bats and tho owls, and
carefully avoided by everything hu
man, it has fallen gradually Into total
decay; but tho ground has beon sold
and an enterprising cocknoy talks of
building a soap factory there so It is
within the bounds of possibility that
tho ghost may yot bo exorcised by al
kalies and noxious gases.
Mr. and Mrs. Cowley still reside In
Mechlonburgh Square, with their
nephew and niece; and Mrs. Macarthy
now reigns supromo over tho wholo
household. But Catharlno Is no longer
with them; sho Is tho wlfo of a dash
ing Guardsman, and goes to Court, and
is so fine, generally, that so humble a
pen as mlno shrink nervously from
attempting to record hor dally Itfo.
Qeorge Vernon died penniless and
forsaken In Australia soon after tho
mystery of Hollow Ash Hall was made
clear.
THE END.
A Character
Sketch
rill Ml Sho Is
"Want what?" screamed tho teach
er. "Want Suslo? Nonsense, you dirty
old thing! You'ro supposed to bo doad;
wo havo all believed you dead and
burled for two long years. You go
back to tbo sago brush. Here, I glvo
you plonty blscult-lnhpoo. Your Susie
go to school sho very smart girl."
"No blscult-lah-poo. Heap ketchum
girl, you sabbeo? What's Injun goln'
do at white man's school? He's don"t
learn nuthin' goot for us. Ho's henp
Injun all saroo. Iniuns can't voto; In
juns can't mnko no laws. Heap no
goot, you sabboo?"
Tho woman was speechless. Sho
startod abruptly to run to tho agent,
but suddenly halted, remomborlng
sharply that against tho wishes of an
Indian parent tho government was
powerless to hold a pupil.
A sllonco fell on tho Indian maldenB
and tho baffled toacher. A few quick
words In tho Washoo tongue delivered
by tho father to his child and Suslo
laid her apron on tho tablo. Then si
lently sho walked to her jnchor,
kissed her lightly on tho hair and
turned to follow whore tho man already
shambled slowly toward tho brush. Hor
head bowed submissively forward, her
hands hanging listless nt hor sldo, sho
trod In his trail, and tho dog slnidlod
patiently bohtnd.
Tho sun was casting long, slondcr
filaments of shadows. Into its ruddy
glory passed tbo silent procession, out
through tho paths of tho grey, lonely I
sago brush, over tho flat and tho ridges
to tho foothills far across tho valloy.
Late in tho darkness shone nt length
tho dim red eyo of tho dark and smoky
wigwam; and thoro at last, on tho
chilling earth, sat Suslo In tho night,
and watching tho groylng of tho glow
to tho doath, her chin on hor breast,
hor fingers 'idly toying with a rounifcedl
bit at pebble.
Vhoro in tho morning Wanda, tho
mothor, whinod with her wrinkled
mouth nnd bado tho ollont Suslo stand
and go to Chloride Hill, to bog nt tho
rear of tho cabins. Together thoy
went, whllo her father wrapped his
blanket nbout him and strode away,
with his dog, In search of others In tho
mining camp, whoso worldly posses
sions ho hoped to win nt tho subtle
ties of "Pnss tho stick."
Winding through tho stunted brush
tho women enmo to tho outlying
houses. A door nt tho back of ono of
theso waB standing nwlde. A man
within was clattering dishes, cups of
tin nnd iron knives and forks, to a
clumsy pyramid on tho tablo.
"Here," said ho, when ho found tho
mahala gazing in, "squaw, heap wash
'um dishes, saboo? Two-bits, plonty
grub I give; mahala wash table, dlshos,
floor hoy?"
At tho mention of 25 cents tho wom
an was oddly alive. With many n
grunt and with plenty of hybrid whls-tlo-and-mutter,
sho lmprosscd tbo girl
to tho service Tho man mado ready
for departing to tho mlno that was on
tho hill.
"Come every day," ho presently
added, aftor glancing kconly at Suslo,
as ho piled sotno food on n stool near
by and brought up tho money from a
pocket. "I pay every weok for wash
'urn floor and dlsho3."
Tho girl, when bo wont, proceeded
deftly to cleaning tho tablo and plac
ing utensils nnd dishes in ordor tbo
ordor they taught at tho school. It
gavo her a pleasure but of this and
of othor emotions thcro was never a
sign.
Day after day sho roturned, not
alono. Hor mothor went bogging at
other of tho cabins. With hands ca
ressful and roundod hands Of dim
pled bronzo thoy were sho touched
theso kltchon possessions fondly and
with grateful dreams of tho school
across tho valloy.
"Seo here," said tho man ono morn
ing, as ho watched hor at tho labor,
"you needn't scrub tho floor, I guess.
I hate to see a woman doing that."
"I thank you," sho quietly repllod,
"but I llko to do It I llko to seo it
clean."
Ho looked at hor astonished. "Whero
In tho world did you learn your Eng
lish?" bo rudely Inquired.
Sho blushed beneath the softened
bronzo of hor rounded cheeks, and tho
lashes drew her oyollds timidly down
to curtain tho wide-open orbs of dark
and lustrous onyx.
"At the Institute," sho faintly an
sworcd. "Oh! Well, tho dishes I llko to hayo
you fix, of courso, but not tho iloor,
please."
Sho reddened again, and shot him a
glance that resembled tho questioning
gazo of a doc, not trained to fear, yet
always shy.
"If you caro for books or any'
thing here you'ro wclcomo," ho stain
mcred, and walked away. Ho boat
himself a blow on tho breast, yot ho
know not why, and shook hlmsolf in
tho breozo that blow.
Tho mlno on tho hill was a hundred
rods from tho trail to Oroaso'wood
Canon, but tho forking path was well
defined whero his boots had scarred
tho near-lying rocks, and ground tho
sand persistently.
STa bs ttmttnuol)
PICKINQ UP COLD.
nlf-IIour's Operation of Washing It la
Wooden l'Uttera.
Lady Hodgson, in her book on tho
Gold Coast of Africa, says that at Ax-
im, as tho residents told hor, gold
could bo picked up In the streets. Sho
naturally thought of this as a moro
flguro of speech, but her Informant Im
mediately told a woman to go out Into
tho main street, gather a bucketful of
road-scrapings, and work It for gold
dust. In ten minutes tho woman ro
turned with two galvanized Iron buck
cts, ono filled with road scrapings and
tho other with water. Sho also brought
three or four wopden platters, varying
In slzo from a largo plato to a saucer,
Taking out sovornl handfuls of tho
road scrapings nnd placing thom In
tho largest platter, sho picked out and
throw nsldo largo stones, pebbles and
bits of stick, and loosened tho remain
dcr by sprinkling It with water from
tho other bucket. This enabled hor to
remove further refuse. Tho residuum
wns put Into tho next smaller platter,
and tho process repeated until thcro
wa3 a quantity of uniform stuff ready
for treatment. This sho Bprinkled
freely with water, and by n doft clr
cular movement of tho platter brought
tho smalll gravel outward whero it
could bo thruBt ovor tho edgo. When
this oporatlon hnd been repeated throo
or four tlmos, tho stuff, which now
looked moro llko mud than anything
olso, was ready for treatment In a
smallor platter. Hero tho samo circu
lar movoments resulted In tho discard
ing of further unpropltlous elements
Finally, in tho smallest plattor tho
stuff had resolved itself into n small
quantity of blnck sand. This was care
fully washed and sifted by tho aid of
circular movements, and at last a dox
terous twist brought tho sand into a
crescent on tho plattor, when thoro
appeared on tho outmost edgo a thin
rim. It was unmistakably gold. The
wholo oporatlon had taken half an
hour, and tho result was nbout a shll
ling's worth of dust. Youth's Com
panicn.
ABOUT EAT1NCJ MUCH MEAT,
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DsTonrlng Unnecenarj QnantlMe of Food
Drlnc V flaffrrlnfft
It Is a frequently discussed fact
that Amorlcans, as a rulo, cat too
much moat In Europoan countries,
oven in England, tho land of four
meals a day, thoro Is not so much
meat consumed as in tho averngo
American lousohold, whoso Inhabi
tants belong to tho ela3tlo class of
well-to-do." Taking tho naturally
nervouB constitution of raoit Ameri
cans, tho national lack of systematic
exercise, tho genoral preponderance of
sedentary occupations, all of which
oporato against tho digestion nnd as
similation of such quantities of meat,
it is not dlfllcult to trnco many of tho
His which flesh Is heir to back to tho
quantity of meat consumed por cilcni.
Thoro aro many scientists In tho
world who nllogo that all of us ovoroat
regularly and systematically, consum
ing vast quantities of food ovor and
abovo what tho body demands, nnd
suffering consequently. Physicians
and dlotlsta aro constantly endeavor
ing to win tho world ovor to simpler
nnd moro abstemious living, nnd it Is
almost common now for n physlclnn
who has had tho odvantngo of tho
most modora teaching to ndvocato ab
solute fasting during lllnoss.
It Is unquestionable that if wo
could all follow Popo Leo's mothods
of eating a llttlo fruit for breakfast,
n llttlo soup nnd vegetable for dinner
and fruit again, with cruaty brcud,
for BUppor, wo might llvo to be as old
as ho Is, but such a reformation in
our ways Is scarcely posslblo In a
slnglo generation. Particularly In
suinmor wonthor, when ovory oxtra
ounuo put Into tho stomach robs us of
just so much cnorgy, should wo mnko
stringent reforms In tho butcher's
bill. Onco a day from Juno to Octo
bor for meat Is moro than sufllclont
nnd Is tho first stop townrd reform.
Throo tlmos a wook Is bettor; onco
a week still bottcr, nnd If wo could
forco ourselves to do without flosh en
tirely for that period wo should bo
triply tho bettor for It. Vegetables,
frosh and crisp, uncooked or simply
prepared with a llttlo butter nnd soa
sonlug; fruit, plonty of It, rlpo nnd
sweet; salads at all times and of nil
varlotles, and wholo whoat or crusty
brown loaves theso would work di
rect reformation In tbo summor
health for most of ua.
BROWN HAIR IS POPULAR.
Aubnrn and IUonde Tresses Hare Gone
Ont of Fashion.
Tho woman of today who desires to
bo fashlonablo must wear brown tress
os, whetbor sho seeks to shlno upon
tho stago or in society. Tho change is
not duo to tbo Inltlatlvo of tho stago,
howevor. Tho mania for blondo hair
some years ago was most evident
among tho footllght favorites. Then
camo tho more recent rago for all
shades and grades of auburrn hair,
of which Zaza was the spectacular ex
ample. Tbo quiet, domesticated
brown hair of bo many playor women
today roflocts tho voguo for it in all
classes of society. Miss Mannerlng,
Miss Marlowo, Miss Anglln, Miss
Eleanor Robson, Miss Tyreo, Miss
Bates and many more havo won suc
cess in splto of what would once havo
been considered a tremendous handi
capbrown hair. It is tho blondo nc
.tress whether actually or artificially
so who Is handicapped today. Sho
not only suggests tho socially fast
and furious, but sho Is old-fashioned
which Is oven worso. Most light-
haired actresses, such as Miss Adams.
aro llght-halrcd and nothing moro.
Thoy aro careful not to hint at tho
word blondo. It Ib notlccablo that tho
brown-haired actresses aro, as a rule,
recent recruits to tho profession
Thoy represent tho now order of
"things. Among women In private Ufa
that ono meets on tho streots, at tho
'shops and in cafes, brown hair 1b
much more common than It has been
for years. It Is tho fashion, and a
.good ono; it stands for tho ronl rather
tthan tho falso. Chicago Chronicle
Is m Jack at All Trades.
Few peoplo can successfully con
duct more than ono business enter
prise, yet Mrs. John Bucher of Gib
raltar, Pa., has for sovoral years pro
sided ovor tho destinies of u black
smith shop, a saw mill and a farm
nnd has besides takon caro of her llvo
chlldron and nursed hor sick husband.
She tins thug established tho rcnu
tlou of being tho most remnrkablo wo
mnn of hor kind In Ponnsylvnnln.
When Mr. Bucher wns taken 111 his
wlfo assumed all of his duties, as wn
as hor own. Ln'st fall Mrs. Buchor
cradled and harvested an entire Hold
of ryo and cut nil corn raised on tho
farm. Sho also auslstod In tho run
nlng of tbo big cider press. During
tho winter sho holpod All tho lcohouse.
Japan's Flril I.nJy and Knclanri.
Thoro Is no moro nrdont admirer
nmoncr fore en royalties of I3mrinrii
and all things isngiisn than tho cm
nress of Jnpan, who. with hor him
bnnd, has dono so much to develop
her country on westorn linen. Tim
empress, who has boon married thirty
years ana naa a ramiiy oi llvo chll
dron, Is still as essentially young nnd
vigorous ns any of thom. Every day
eho spends an hour In her private
gymnasium in tno paiaco at Toicio, and
Bno is said to no ono oi mo most BUM
ful horsewomen In Japan.
Tho past remains with us to remind
us of our perils and our constant need
of help, but It ought not haunt and
oppress us. Tho real Ufo of an riBpIr
Ing bouI Is always ahead. Wo nro not
fleeing from tho dovll, but seeking God
I PEN
Georgo Ooll Entera Upon His Sentonco for
Killing Thos. Ryan,
TWO TMALS DID NOT SAVE IIIM.
Jacob Hotter Killed by a Vicious Hull A
Young Sinn Jutnpa From n llrldgo to
Sixre Ills Ufo Other Matters Htro
and There In Nebrnskii.
CHADRON, Nob., Juno 12. So far
ns tho authorities of Dawes county arc
concerned, tho sheriff, Chnrles F. D.ir
gau, havo performed tho last act In
the enso of tho stnto of Nebraska vs.
Georgo Coll. In this enso tho defend
ant was charged with murdering Thos.
Ryan. Tho trial wns a sort of war
fare between tho cnttleincn and sheep
men and resulted, nftcr n hard fought
contest on both sides, in tho conviction
of young Coll. Tho defendant Bet up
tho plea of sclf-dcfcnso. Ho nllegcd
that ho was herding his father's shcop
on tho rango nnd that Thomas Ryan,
tho deceased, met him and called him
names, and threatened to rldo over
him and that ho thought ho was going
to kill him, and before tho horso
readied tho defendant he, being on
foot, pulled up his Winchester and
sho Ryan through tho body, killing
him almost instantly. Tho stnto prov
ed that at tho tlmo of tho tragedy
Ryan was unarmed; that ho wns n
peaceful and law-nbldlng citizen; that
ho did not nt any tlmo uso tho language
reputed to him. Thoro was also ovl-
denco tending to show that older hendo
had advised defendant to shoot Ryan,
nnd for this reason the jury found de
fendant guilty of murder only In tho
second degree, nnd rocommonded thnt
tho court glvo him tho lightest sen
tonco posslblo. Their wish was com
piled with, and Coll was sentenced to
ten years In tho penitentiary. Tho
caso was appealed to tho supremo court
and at tho last sitting was aftlrmod,
and Sheriff Dargan took Coll to tho
penitentiary.
MupiIo In the Air.
Juno is tho month of loses, but Is
tho month of music ns well. From tho
1st to tho 29th, Inclusive, Bnllstcdt'u
famous band that gavo such delightful
music at tho two expositions, will hold
forth at Omaha, giving two concerts
each day. In this aggregation every
mnn is a thorough musician nnd "when
tho band begins to play" thoro is In
stant recognition of true merit from
tho cntuusluem thnt takes hold of tho
vast audlonccs. Remember that it is
only this month opportunity will pro
vail for hearing ono of tho best bandn
that over mado music west of tho Mis
souri. Tho railroads will mako con
cessions for thoso doslrlng to attend.
Klllrd by a Hull.
MADISON, Nob., Juno 12. A vicious
bull killed Jacob Hubor at his farm,
six miles northwest of town. Tho nnl
mal had been dohornod, but mado
wounds with his stubby horns that
caused doath. Tho doccascd wns nn
old settler and loaves a wlfo and six
children in well-to-do clrcumBtnnces.
Mr. Hubcr wns in n lot alono at tho
tlmo when attacked by tho beast. The
bull tossed nnd trampled him and ho
was dead when found.
Forced to Jump from llrlilce.
PLATTSMOUTH, Nob., Juno 12.
Ernest Terry, a young tourist and a
printer by occupntlon had n rcmarka
bly narrow escapo from being klled.
Ho was walking over a Missouri Pn
clflc trestlo about a mllo north of
town, and, whon half way across, ho
vas startlod to hear tho whistle of a
rapidly npprouchlng train. To escapo
death ho Jumped to tho ground, forty
fcot below, whero ho remained uncon
sclous for somo time.
lilt.- drop of Alfalfa.
ELM CREEK, Nob., Juno 12. The
recent rnlns bnvo given encouragement
to all. Tho rnvages of tho chinch bug
nro checked. Tho dainngo from drouth
had not becomo notlcenbln. Tho crop
of alfalfa Is tbo heaviest In years,
averaging throo to thrco nnd one-half
foot In hoight.
T.lriiteniintH Dlirliurgeil.
LINCOLN, Juno 12. Adjutant Qon
einl Colby hns Issued nn ordor which
reads na follows: "It appearing that
tho exigencies of tho Bcrvlco do not
require tho addition of Battery A, light
artillery, Nebraska national guard
such IncrcnBQ In snld orgnnlzntlon Is
discontinued nnd all ordord giving nu
Ihorlty horotoforo aro horoby rovoked
io tnko effect Juno 17, 1001, tho (Into or
tho oxplrntlon of tho term of ofllco
of said offlcers."
A Ohio of Unrequl ttrd I.ovo.
CRESTON, Neb., Juno 12.-Cecll
Moran, 18 years of nge, and a Bon or
O. S. Moran, who lives n fow mllea
coutlieust of this village, attempted
to quit this world of trouble and uu
rcqultted lovo by taking morphine, Ho
Bent a letter to his sweetheart by mca
Bungcr nnd when sho did not send n
roply he mixed a quantity of tho drug
with chowlng gum nnd proceeded to
chow It down. The doctors wero lu
tlmo to savo lilru. '
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Latest (Juntntlons from South Onaaha
nnd Knnnl Cltr,
SOUTH OMAHA.
Cntttc There wns n good run of cattle.
but none too many to meet tho require
ments cf local packers, lluycrs started
out enrly nnd botiKht up practically
everything on tho mnrkct thnt wns nt nil
desirable nt good, strong prices. Thoro
were nbout 0 cars of beef steers Includ
ed In tho receipts nnd tho bottcr grades
were In ncllve demand. It has beon some
time slnco buyers woro ns nnxtous for
good cnttlo ns they npponrcd to bo today,
nnd for that reason It did not tnko them
long to clear tho yards. Tho market could
safely bo quoted CtflOo higher than yes
terday on tho better grades, or fully a
llmo hlfthcr than Friday of last week.
There wero a good many cholct cnttlo on
sate. A string of 119 head sold nt J5.73,
nnd n four-load bunch brought JS.80. Tho
rlccs paid for cows nnd heifers did not
how much chnnge. lluycrs seemed to
wiin t tho dry lot cows und paid fully
temly prices for them. Tho common
kinds nnd grnsscrs wero a llttlo neglect
ed, but Htlll they sold In nbout tho samo
notches they did yesterday. Hulls could
also bo quoted steady whero the quality
wns satisfactory.
Hogs Thoro wns n good, liberal run of
hogs hero today, but ns other markets
wero In good shnpo trading Btartcd out
hero BJf'toc higher than yestordny. Tho
llrst of tho hoga sold mostly nt $5.90 and
.).9'JVi, with somo of tho choice loads at
3.0TH. and ns high ns $0.00 was paid. At
thoso prices tho mnrkc-t was fairly actlvo
and tho bulk wns sold In good season. Ily
tho tlmo 100 loads had changed hands
buyers seemed to havo tholr moro urg
ent orders tilled and for tlmo not much
was done.
Sheep Thoro wero fully ns many sheep
nnd lambs hero todny as wero expected
and ns Chicago was reported slow nnd
weak tho tendency hero was to buy tho
stuff lower. Inmbs did not show much
of any chnnge, as n bunch of Colorado
Inmbs sold ns high as 15.05. Tliero wero
no choice clipped lambs on salo to test
ho mnrkct. Shcop, however, wero slow
nnd fully n dlmo lower nnd In somo enses
moro. A bunch of commonlsh wethers
sold nt I3.C", nnd a bunch of protty good
stuff sold nt $193. A bunch of owc.i
brought 93.10. Tho mnrkct wns slow
from ntnrt to nnlsh, but still practically
everything was disposed of In fairly good
season.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle Nntlvo nnd woBtorn boot stoers.
10c higher; best cnttlo, strong; other
grades, ntcudy; cholco dressed beef
steers, l3.Wii5.SK); fair to good, $5.10.. 5.45;
stockers nnd fcodors, $I.IXQ'4.90; western
fed steers, I.C"itfi3.0; Toxns .and Indian,
J4.5OU5.40; Texas grnss steers, )3.00ft4.05;
hclfors, Ssl.80ns.-IO: ennners, $2.2503.25;
bulls, JJ.25ff5.00; calves, U&OtfS-DO.
Hogs Mnrkct Co higher; top, (COS; bulk
of snlcs, $5.80flO.OO; honvy, $5.9S$T0.05i
mixed, pnekors, $5.80flC.OO; light, 15.70-tf
6.87K; pigs. 5.00fl5,G5.
Sheep nnd Lnmbs Westorn lambs wero
strong; othor shocp, steady to 10a tower;
western lambs, $!.75If5.25; westorn weth
ers. $I.OKf4.CO; western yearlings, II.BOIJ
S.S5; owes, JJ.C0tf4.00; culls, 12.25113.23:
Texas grass shocp, I3.C0H3.75; Texas
lumbs, J4.25Q4.CO; spring lnmbs, jl.00O5.25.
DEPEW HASN'T MET WIPE.
Buys Hit neported Kncngement I ft
l'loisnnt Thing In the Abitraet.
NEW YORK, Juno 13. Senator
Chnuncoy M. Dopow says ho Is not on
gaged to bo married. And as for hlu
intending to mnrry some widow now
abroad, as tho rumor wont today, ho
says that ho knows a dozon widows
who nro nbroad and thnt he'd llko to
marry any ono of thom.
"I hnven't mot tho lndy yot," said
Doctor Dopow when seen today. "Nlco
nowspnpor story, but I am sorry to say
wo havo not boon Introduced."
"Thon it's not true?" was naked.
"Only In tho nbBtract. My old
friend nnd clnssmato, Browor, has Just
gono and dono it, and thnt sort of sot
mo thinking. But that's as far as I
havo got yet."
"But you deny nbsolutoly that you
aro going to do any such thing?"
"I'm nfrald I'll havo to,' 'said Doctor
Dopow,
COMMERCE NOT FOR WOMEN.
Minneapolis Cimuiber Declines to Et
Mrs. 11. II. l'aiituore Join,
MINNEAPOLIS, Juno 13. Womou
will not bo admitted to membership In
tho Minneapolis Chambor of Com
merce For somo days past tho direc
tors havo been confronted with tho
application of Mrs. R. 11. PaBsmoro.
Sho Is engaged In tho grain business
In this city and has been successful.
Sho desired to onlnrgo tho scope of hor
interests. Her nppljcatlon was passed
upon favorably by tho momborshlp
commltteo, but wns rejected by n ma
jority voto of tho directors. Sho re
sents such notion bccauso it wns taken
bccauso sho Ib a woman. Mrs, Pass
moro for tho past seven years has been
accounted n strong factor In tho mer
cuutllo Interests of tho city.
Fonti'r U Killed by n Negro.
SHREVEl'ORT, I.n., Juno 13. John
Gray Foster, brother of tho wlfo of
Governor McMIUlu of Tcnncssco, was
fatally shot by a nogro on bis plan
tation near Shrovoport today hnd died
this afternoon. Tho negro who shot
him has escaped, but poBses aro hunt
ing for him, Intcnso oxcltomont pro
valla at Shrovoport and tho nogro
probably will bo lynched If caught.
I.uunoblng ii f n Ship.
KIEL, Juno 13. Emperor William,
accompanied by tho headquarters staff,
I'rlneo Ilonry of Prussia und tho chiofs
of Ula mnjesty, havo arrived hero to
witness the launching of tho battlc
Bhlp Saehoringon at tho Germnuiii
yards. Tho emperor boardod tho Im
perial yacht Ilolionzollcru nmld sa
lutes from tho war vcssols present.
Owing to tho unfavorable weather Urn
launching was postponed until tho afternoon.