h 0h" h Stfe Stolen Will. By Arthur xg o o It was about three o'clock In the afternoon of a fine day in February, 1883, when I was walking briskly along a country road of southwestern Ohio. Now and again, as I reached the brow of a hill 1 saw the Ohio river, which had flooded its banks, for we had heavy rains of late. They, to gether with the molted snow, had made the gentle river a wild and dangerous stream. I would gladly have lingered to watch the rushing current, carrying timber, parts of wrecked houses, and many other indications of its destruc tive power; but I had come to the Buckeye state for another purpose, and ,as anxious to reach my destination an hour or two before dark. I Intended to visit a friend, Fred Andersen, whose acquaintance I had made in the East. He was a fine pecimen of western youth, and very Boon we felt drawn to each other, mu tual confidence cementing our friend ship. ,He often told me of the old homestead on the Ohio, his mother, long dead, and the queer notions of his father. Old Mr. Andersen once, had lost a law-suit through the trick ry of an attorney, and since that time condemned all lawyers. Fred had an elder brother, Henry, a scapegrace, who had grieved his father great deal. Once, when the father's patience gave out, he handed Henry everal thousand dollars, and told him never again to show his face in the old home. The son took the money, , roamed through the world, and came hack penniless but proud, even boast ing of the wild life he had led and the sinful way in which he had wasted his money. Then the father bought him a small farm, not far from the homestead, and gave him to under stand that he would be disinherited, having received his share. The son's eyes shone with an evil light, when thus informed, but he dared not rebuke his stern father. Now, however, there was a different state of affairs. A few weeks ago JYed had sent me a letter, stating that . he wished very much to have me come and see him. "You know," he wrote, "your pres ence helps me. If I ever needed a yiend, it is now; so come on and Veady me in my troubles." I was a busy man, and spring was ot my vacation season, but neverthe laa I could not resist Fred's pleading. ) had not notified him of my coming, Intending' a BurpriBe, which pleasure had to be paid for by walking the few miles from the station to his house. For a while I enjoyed the walk. The sir was bracing, and the scenery of the river and the Kentucky hills be yond, was charming. But after a while I began to feel tired, and wondered whether Fred's house was still far off. I ame to a neglected-looking farm house, and determined to inquire for the Andersen place. When, after knocking, the door opened, I cried out, "Why, Fred, there you are!" But in a moment I saw that I was mistaken. The man in the door certainly looked lKe Fred, but his face had something sepulsive, especially as he glared at me when I mentioned Fred's name. "Oh, I guess you mean my good brother, papa's boy," the stranger sneered. "He lives In papa's house . over there." As he indicated the direction, I looked and saw the homestead about half a mile off. When I turned back to thank the man, the door was shut. ' it was Henry Andersen, then, whom had unexpectedly met. He was not alone In the house, lor on tne wall opposite the door I had seen a looking glass, and reflected in it a face with grizzled beard and spectacles. I had seen, also, that the owner of that face tried to keep out of my sight, but evi dently was not conscious of the mirror. Not long afterward, I reached Fred's home, and was cordially welcomed, (alter the preliminaries I remarked about the "high" river. "Yes," he answered, "it's dangerous If It weren't for the levee, the down town district of the city would be flooded. As It Is, the high water has stopped up the sewer-outlets, so that the cellars .are being flooded. The newspapers, too, are giving warning. But, then, people living along the Ohio are quite used to these floods." While he spoke, I watched him close ly and saw a worried look on his face. "Is anything troubling you, Fred?" I asked. "Yes, there Is," he answered, "and I might as well tell you what it is. Tou know father always steered clear Hi lawyers and courts, ever since that one lawyer got the Tjeet of him. Well, )a made a will a crude affair but never had it recorded. I read Jt the day he died. It made me heir of every, thing. That will has been missing for the last two days, and I think some body has stolen it. Unless I recover It, I am afraid my brother will give pne a great deal of trouble. He will 4o it, any way, but the will was made to 'head off' all such attempts. Now srhat shall I do? I have nothing to jrrove my heirship but a letter which lather sent me when Henry came ifcttme and got the little farm. In It, father tells me that he will disinherit Henry and make me sole heir. That 'Jotter is worth something, of course, fsut I doubt whether It will be sufficient r establish my claim." A hs finished, he drew his hand air bil brow and eyes, and I noticed flat hs vat indeed very much Uablst N r 0 B. Rhinow. cj 0 "You see," he continued, "I wouldn't mind sharing with my brother, for I cannot forget our boyhood days; but I know he would not stop until he'd have the lion's share, and it would be painful, then, to see him squander the fortune father built up through years of close economy." "I'll tell you, Fred," I said, after a long pause, "you want legal advice. Don't you know of a good lawyer? You certainly do not share the preju dice of your father?" "Oh, no," he answered. "In fact, one of the best lawyers of the city is a friend of mine, and I have made up my mind to see him tomorrow. You will, of course, go with me. And while we are waiting for your luncheon, you might as w;ll read the letter." He handed me an old letter, and I read It carefully. Of course it was but a fatherly communication and nothing like a legal document, but it certainly could be used to advantage In a suit. I was Just about to comment on it, when the servant announced that the meal was ready. Immediately Fred arose, and, throwing the letter careless ly on the desk, said, "Gome, now; you must be hungry after that walk." While maturing our plans during the meal. I thought I heard a noise in the library, the room in which the desk stood. I remarked '- it, but Fred's mind was so occupied with the lost will that he had not heard it. "Guess the servant is in there straightening things up a bit," he said. "We dbn't get much company around here, and when any one comes it makes him nervous." After I had satisfied my hunger Fred asked me if I would like to look about tthe homestead. I told him I was a little tired, and would rather sit and chat In the library. He assented and led the way. He rauBt have been thinking of his letter as he entered, for he walked right up to the desk. Then I heard him utter a cry. I looked and saw his hand nervously fumbling through the pnpers. "Anything missing?" I asked. "YeB, the letter." "May be the servant mislaid it while he was dusting." The servant, an old darkey and former slave, was called. He denied having touched the papers. "Did you see anybody in this room, after we left it?" Fred asked. "No, massa." "Well, did you.see anybody about the house?" "No stranger, raassat Jes' Massa Henry wid his gun out a-huntln'." "My brother?" Fred quickly asked. "Was he near the house?" "Yes, Massa Henry was a-chastn' a rabbit. He Jes' done show me de rab bit runnin' down de hill. He say he no mo' 6hoot today, Massa Henry mighty good to me give me a big coon he shot." "When did you see my brother near the house?" " 'Bout fifteen minutes 'go. I Jes' give de o!d woman de coon fine, fat coon, she says an' den come here." "Well, you can go, Eixa." Turning to me, Fred asked me if I thought his brother had stolen the letter. "It looks that way," A answered, "especially as it would be of great value to him." "Don't you think I ought to ride over to his house at once, and " "I don't think that will do you any good." "Nevertheless, I'll ride over." He ordered a horse saddled.' When the darkey came in to say it was ready, he added,' "Massa Henry got a fine hoss." "How do you know?" Fred Inquired. "He jes' done ride down he road fine, black hoss." We looked at each other In surprise, but for a while neither said a word. Fred evidently did not know what to advise. Fred told Ezra that he would not use the horse. After the surprised ne gro had gone, my friend walked to the window, and stood there, lost in thought. I Joined him. Before us was a grand scene. The sun was setting, and lent its colors to the rushing river, and the fields were waiting for the magic wand of spring. A caravan of farm wagons passed the house on their way to town, for tomorrow would be market-day. , Suddenly I saw something which made me grasp Fred's arm. "Do you see that man in the buggy over there, Fred?" "The man with the gray beard and the large spectacles, in the yellow buggy?" "Yes. Have a horse hitched to a carriage at once. I believe that man knows something about your letter. I saw him in your brother's bouse, on my way here, and his behavior was suspicious." Fred was going to ask questions, but I urged him to hasten, and promised to tell him more while following the stranger. In ten minutes we were on the road. In twenty minutes we saw the yel low buggy, and then drove so as not In lnnfl aleht. of it. It was eettlne dark. Vnd the stranger, even had he taken the trouble to look back, could not have seen our faces; and since many vehicles passed along the road, our buggy would hardly have aroused bis suspicion. On the way I told Fred of my theory and plan. "It is clear to my mind," I said. "that that letter is very valuable to your brother. He was seen near your houEO shortly before the letter was miBsed. Then he rode to town(on a fast horse, and this suspicious looking stranger, most likely implicated in your brother's schemes, follows him. I believe they will meet in the city, and If we can manage not to lose sight of this man we may be able to gain a great deal of information." After an hour's drive we reached the town. The yellow buggy in front of us drove more slowly. Finally It Btopped at a livery stable, and after a talk with the man In charge, the stranger drove his vehicle In through the large doorway. Most likely he was going to leave it In care of that es tablishment. What were we to do? Should we drive to the stable, and leave our rig, it might arouse the man's suspicion. We concluded to stop and await de velopments. After a few minutes the man came out, crossed the street, and entered a saloon. Then I told Fred to take our horse and buggy to the stable while I would watch the saloon, until he could rejoin me. It was now quite dark, and the entrance to the stable was not well lighted, bo the stranger could not see our faces. We hBd the advantage In that resiect, for the entrance to the saloon was bright ly illumined. After Fred came back we had not to wait very long. The stranser came out of the saloon, rubbed his mus tache with his handnerchicf, cleaned his glasses, and slowly walked up the street. We followed him. As we passed along we heard people talk of flooded cellars, and the wnrning in the papers. Fred paid little attention to those remarks, but to me the ex pressions of anxiety were very Inter esting. After a walk of about half an hour, the man halted at a corner, held his watch "P to the street lamp, and then leaned against a post, evidently ex pecting somebody. His patience was not put to too severe a test. Soon an other man arrived, and Immediately the two proceeded up the street. As the second man came up, my friend pressed my arm, and I nodded my head. In the light of the lamp we both recognized Henry Andersen. We had to be very careful, now, for we had reached a part of the ttiwn whose streets were more deserted than the business district. The two men ahead of us seemed to feel perfectly safe, however, for they walked on uncon cernedly. We were near the famous "bottoms" of the city, when Henry Andersen and the stranger stopped at an old two Btory frame house. The stranger fumbled In his pocket, drew forth a key, opened a door, and both entered. We took a position on the other side of the street and intently watched for a light. A man came out of the house in the shadow of which we were waiting, and I accosted him, asking, "Do yon know, sir, who lives In that frame hous-e?" "Some crazy Dutchman," he repliel. "Seems to be a star in a class of his own. Nobody knows what he's doing, and I certainly don't caro." With that he left us. The light for which we watched seemed about to fail us, and Fred was beginning to show signs of disappoint ment. "Have patience, Fred," I exhorted. "I don't think we shall be' disappoint ed there it Is now!" A little light shone through the cel lar windows, as though some one were going into the cellar with a candle. But wo bad only a second to watch the littlo light. Suddenly there came a blinding flash of Are, and almost at the same moment a deafening roar, as though a mammoth cannon hnd been shot. We were thrown to the ground. When wo rose and looked over to the frame house, we saw a mass of ruins on fire. The neighbors came rushing out of their homes, and In less than five minutes a big crowd had collected. The police patrol arrived, fire engines came; and where, fifteen minutes ago, all had been quiet, every thing now was commotion. One of the firemen claimed to hear cries for help coming from beneath the ruins. With their long hooks, he and his companions pulled aside the burn ing timber, and finally' came to the spot whence the cries issued. Fred and 1 pressed forward and saw them draw out the old German, his body bleeding and burning. We explained that we had a claim, and were per mitted to speak to him. A doctor arrived and Informed us that the man could not live. He suf fered dreadfully, crying out loudly enough to be heard above the noise of the crowd. In his anguish he prayed In his mother-tongue. I knelt beside him, and while the doctor bathed the burnt parts of his body, I asked, "Where is the letter?" His eyes opened wide. Then, col lecting his thoughts, he answered. "He het it vanted to take It to de safe look in de safe, O Gott, Erba men." They did not take him to the hospi tal. A few minutes more, and he died. A lieutenant of the police asked me whether .1 knew the man. '"I never saw him until this after noon," I said. "t.ell," he said, "he's known to the police as one of the most dangerous forgers la the country." I answered nothing, but I now thought I understood why Henry An dersen had had dealings with him. But where was Fred? The dying man had so absorbed my attention that I had almost forgotten my friend. Now that I looked for him, I found him kneeling before a mutilated mass of human flesh. It must have been brotherly instinct which made Fred sure that this neap of flesh and blood T as the earthly remains of his brother. for no one could have identified him. The cause of the accident was easily understood. The cellar had been flooded with foul water and kascs had collected, which exploded when they came in contact with the light of . the candle. Few of the articles In the house were unbroken. Among the few was a small safe, of which thy police took charge. I remembered the words of the dying German, and Fred and I went to headquarters to explain to tbe chief that we were interested In the safe. In fact, we told him the whole story. At my suggestion, Fred's friend, the attorney, was called In to identify him. When the chief had satisfied himself as to his claim, he ordered the safe opened. It contained some German and English letters addressed to Emanuel Hllprecht, and the chief took possession of them, stating that he knew the man very well. Then we came upon an envelope of somewhat larr.er Blze. Tbe seal was broken, ar.il the cblef read Its contents. He looked Pi Fied, aud said, "Well, this certainly concerns yon," and handed it to my friend. One glance showed us that It was the st will. Waverley Magazine. LARGEST FRUIT STEAMER. Fine Refrigerating System Installed In the San Jose, The steamBhlp San Jose, which ar rived In Boston the other dny with a large load of fruit from Port Limon, Costa Rica, is the largest fruiter ever constructed for service between the West Indies and the United States, and is also the first vessel equipped with refrigerating machinery to ar rive at that port, which enables her to make long passages with her per iBbnble cargoes. The cargo space is divided into sep arate compartments by steel bulk heads, which extend to the upper deck. All these holds and 'tween deck spaces are Insulated, and a very complete and efficient system of re frigerating machinery, with air ducts to every compartment, for the preser vation of the fruit during shipment, has been fitted. By this means, says The Scientific American, a low tem perature can be secured In the tropi cal climates, and the fruit landed here In the best possible condition. The keel plate of the San Jose was laid nt Belfast, Ireland, about nine months ago. Her general dimensions ate: Length between perpendiculars, 330 feet; length over all, 346 feet; breadth, molded, 44 feet 3 inches; depth of hold to the upper deck, 31 feet 3 inches. She is rigged with two pole masts, has three complete steel decks, also topgallant, forecastle ami orlop decks of wood, the latter ex tending throughout the forward part of the vessel. The engines and boil ers are inclosed at all the decks by steel casings. The San Jose has a ca pacity for 43,000 bunches of bananas. QUAINT AND CURIOUS. Manila has a population of some thing like three hundred thousand, about ten thousand being American and Europenn born. The American population is estimated at about six thousand. An English naval cadet who, on his training Bhlp, took 11 first prizes, and in the first examination obtained 87.fi percent, was rejected at the medical examination on account of a small de fect in one littlo toe. The development of the dairy indus try in the United States is scarcely r alineil by business men. In 1S98 the butter haul over the Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad was 400,000 pounds. Last ear it was nearly 14,000,000. The crew of the whaler Lara Hansen, which arrived at Seattle the other day, saw, according to the Indianapolis News, frozen in a monster Iceberg a female polar bear and two cubs, the cubs nestling against the mother. The berg stood out of the water fully one hundred feet and the Ice wherein the bears were entombed was cler as a crystal. How long the animals had been locked In their winter palace is a matter of conjecture, but they were at least twenty-five feet above the water. One of the most curious bridges ever bulit, perhaps unique in the history of the world, was that made by the Brit ish troops in I860. They were march ing on Pekin, but found their progress barred by a flooded river of consid erable width and depth. A timber par ty was formed, but found nothing to cut down or borrow suitable for a bridge. At last a huge store of coffins were discovered in the village, and with these the soldiers built their bridge and crossed alive over the re ceptacles for the dead. There are fully one thousand tons of piping of various kinds In the average Atlantic liner. The furnaces will con tunio no less thau 7,500,000 Pubic feet of air an hour. The boiler tubes, U placed in a straight line, would stretch iieai ly ten miles, and the condenser tubes more than twenty-five miles. The total number of separate pieces of steel In the main structure of the ship i3 not less than forty thousand, and the total number of cubic feet of timber used in the construction is more than one hundred thoueand. The total number of rivets is not far troru 1,250, 000. Proof Enough. Doubting Woman (to grocer) Real ly, now, are these eggs fresh? Grocer Madam, If you will kindly step to the telephone and call up our farm you can hear tbe hess that laid those eggs still cackling. The Elements of Success f Concentration and an Optimistic Tempera Y 1 ment are Necessary. Vvktf!. By Sir Jilfred Harmsworth. LL through the world today there are millions of young rfCh wondering how they are to obtain success. In Borne measure good fortune is, of course, possible to every one who reads my words and Is blessed with health. All cannot be equally prosperous in their affairs, but every one can make some kind of mark. But not along the old roads. Education all over the world I do not say the best edu d3 cation, but the kind that makes money is increasing. As a result brains work more rapidly, though perhaps not as thoroughly as they did in the past. Active minds are breaking away from tradition and mak ing fortunes, in many cases, by an actual reversal of the policy of their fore fathers. It is not, in my opinion and I base my statement on knowledge of suc cessful men 1 many lands the young man who seeks an appointment In an old-fashioned Btore and settles down to the humdrum work of doing his duty who necessarily makes a fortune. There are thousands of men in this and every other city who are trying to make fortunes that way and never will. It Is the man who goes Into the store and teaches his employer to sell new kinds of goods in new kinds of ways who eventually becomes strong enough to enforce his demands to a share of that shop or some other shop. But he must be well all the time in body, so that his mind may devote it self to the great secret of success concentration. Fortunes may come to great gamblers now and then, and Buch disastrous examples do, I know, disturb the minds of young men. And every venture In life Is, I admit, a little of a gamble. But after all it is concentration of pur pose that is the backbone of all success In the world, whether It be that of the poet or the pork packer. The man who has cultivated the habit of concentra tion looks around every proposition so thoroughly that he Is not, as a rule, giv en to buying gold bricks. The gambler not only buys them, but seeks them. Witness the disastrous story of the combine of the shipbuilding yards of this country. We have plenty of gamblers on our side of the Atlantic, but we do not as a rule, as yet, gamble in industries, and I hope we never shall. After concentration has brought about the initial success, optimism of temperament is necessary. It does much to carry with it those who are around one and brings with It that leadership which then becomes essential. When Ferdinand de Lesseps began to talk of cutting the Suez Canal no one believed him, and as a matter of fact, as he himself confessed, he was on the wrong track at first. But gradually his forceful optimism persuaded Indi vidual after Individual, and then nation after nation, that the thing could and should be done, and It was done, despite the belief of great engineers that the task was impossible. His career Is an Ideal one to study from the point of view of pne seeking success. He did a new thing In a new way, and he con centrated his whole existence on it. It is the study of that kind of life that I suggest to those who are looking for fortunes. Get rich quick is more dangerous even than idle pipe dreaming. Concentration nnd new methods are winners every time. New York World. apparitions By Jlndreiv Lang. -43- ow are we to explain li iui iiicoo r can iuiti.ii satisfactory. No coincident crisis In the affairs of the dead could, of course, be detected, ns in the case of the living. Again, even If we grant that telepathy between the living Is a fact In nature, a ghost of the dead can hardly hope to prove his Identity. To take a case: A young American commercial traveler alone In, his room at a hotel, suddenly saw his dead sister . . standing beside him. He rose to embrace her, but she fled like the shade of the mother of Odysseus in Homer. He went to his distant home, and told his parents, adding that on the cheek of his sister there was a scratch which he had not seen In her lifetime. The mother explained that In arranging, when alone, flowers around the dead body of the sister In the coffln, she had acci dentally scratched the face, but concealed the mark with powder. Now, if telepathy exists, the mother, brooding over the memory of the daughter, might transmit the whole vision of the dead, scratch and all, to the mind of her distant son. Harper's Magazine. As a Source By Ella Morris NLY recently from a handsome and well-educated chorus girl I learned something about the voice as a source of revenue In a city. The requirements of choir positions are first, a voice of superior quality and volume; second, training, and third, ability to read at sight Qualified for a choir position, the chances for securing one are forlornly remote, there be ing dozens of applicants for every possible place. Parlor engagements fall to the lot of only a rare few, while concert engagements are, of course, out of the question for all but voices of extraordinary quality. For a girl with a voice of really excellent quality and fair training, the only opening seems to be the chorus of light and grand opera. For the latter, voice is the chief essential, but for the former, a good figure, grace of move ment and aptitude for learning gestures, difficult evolutions and dances are further requirements. Also, the ability to look happy Is necessary, as the pen alty for appearing serious, troubled or unhappy while on the stage is dismissal. Tho salary of the chorus girl ranges from twelve to twenty dollars per week, from which she must pay her board while on the road and lay up something against months of summer idleness. The work of the chorus girl is very tax ing, there being always one and sometimes two rehearsals a day, lasting two or three hours, and sometimes when new pieces are being put on, or revised and perfected while running, It is necessary to rehearse all night after a per formance. Good House Keeping. "The Elegant Slaughter" 1 VO"'V By Egerion Castle. V"tr EST authorities show that although the Germans were always redoubtable at the rougher games of swordsmanship, It. Is In Italy that we find the first development of that nim bler, more regulated, more cunning, better controlled play which we have learned to associate with the term "fencing." It is from Italy that fencing, as a refined art, first spread over Europe; not from Spain, as it has been asserted by many writers. It is in the Italian rapier play- of the late sixteenth century that we find the foundations of fencing cif (sis in the modern sense of the word. The Italians if we take their early books as evidence, and the fact that their phraseology of fence was adopted by all Europe were the first to perceive (as soon as the problem of armor breaking ceased to be the most Important one In a fight) the superior capabilities for elegant slaughter possessed by the point as compared with the edge. They accordingly reduced the breadth of their sword, modified the hilt portion there of to admit of a readier thrust action, and relegated the cut to quite a second ary position In their system. With this lighter weapon they devised In course of time that brilliant, cunning, catlike play known as rapier fence. Tbe rapier was ultimately adopted everywhere by men of courtly habit; but, in England at least, it was not accepted without murmur and vitupera tion from the older fighting class of swordsmen. After Death apparitions of the dead? The evidence una t,ujJiwun, oiiu, ijccuuiut, iuuiu iodo of Revenue Kretschmar. mwm; BUSINK33 CARD. M. MeDONAO. ATTORNI T AT LAW. Notary Ftiblte. real ratal want, Pateata cured, collection marie promptly. OfluW In 3yo Mem building, HeynoldsvllU, Pa JJR. B. B. nooVKfl, RKYNOLPSVHXH, PA. Resident dentist. In the Hoover bllldlag 4aln street. Gentleness In operating. J)R. L. L. MEANS. DENTIST. Office on second floor of First IT. tlonal bank building, Main street. J)R. It. DEV-EUE KINO, DENTIST. Office on second floor Revnoldsvills Heal Estata Building, Main street Rnynoldsville, Pu. J NEFF, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Aad Keal Estate Agent- ' Keynoldsvllln, Pa. gMITH M. McCIEIGHT, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Kotary Publlo and Real Estate AgenU. OeK lections will reonlve piomj attention. Oslo In the Heynoldmrllle Hardware Co. Building, Halo street, KtyuulaslUe, Pa. 3vr-A.ni3d3iiTa. PITTSBURG. Grain, Flour and Feed. Wnnt-Nn. 8 red 04 Rye--Nn. C . 68 Corn-Nn. vellow. far .. 63 No. ! yellow, shelled 60 Mixed ear 4S Oats-No. white 85 No. 8 white 81 Flonr Winter patent .. (SO Straight winters 8 71) Hay No. 1 timothy 12 51) 'lorer No. 1 li (X) Feed-No I white mid. ton tit) RrownmlddliDKs 19 '0 Bran, hulk 80 60 8traw-Wbi.at 7 0) Oat 7 0J Dairy Products. Buttrr Hlpln creamery 80 Ohio creamery 18 Fnntyrountrrroll W Cheese Ohio, new jl New York, new 11 Poultry, ttc Hens per lb IS Chickens rlressed 15 Turkeys, live Ill Kngs-fs. and Ohio, fresh S Fruits and Vegetables. Potatoes New per bu 5 Cn tillage per btil 18 Onions per tan el 175 Apples per barrel 19) BALTIMORE. Flour Winter Patent $5 51 Wheat lie. i ted 1 li Corn mixed , o. Egr- Butter Creamer r ... 6 PHILADELPHIA . Flour-Winter Patent ..$5 11 Wheat No. lired ..... 1 10 Corn No. 2mtxed HIM bS Oats No. 'i white .. so Butler Creamery, extra & "n Peunsyliaula lirsta.... ...... 24 NEW YORK. Flour Patents ....6 OJ Vh-Bt isu. 2 nd H Corn-No. 2 . b ' Qt No, a White Si Bu tter Creamery its Eggs- U LIVE STOCK. 105 8 63 61 4 M 85 6 80 6 HS 13 00 1 50 28 00 10 oO SI 00 7 60 7 50 81 r 14 IS u it it 17 80 0 l m 1 8 2j 680 1 U 66 in it 5 7J 1 II 50 it at! 6 51 1 ID oil 87 Hi Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg. Cattle. Euro heavy, 14(0 to 1000 lbs 5 8 Piluie. ltOOto Hl lbs 61 Medium, nm to imjo lbs 4 no Tbly. 1051 to 116(1 4BJ Butcher. 100 to 1100 II s it'll Common to fair S no Oxen, common to fat M H7a 660 ttm 6 It) 4H0 3 75 7i 4u0 KM) Common tojfood lut bulls and cows 6J M lku cows, each 10)1 Hogs, Prime heavy hogs l 4 0"i prime medium weights 4 Hit Best heavy workers and medium... 4 9j tiood pigs and Jigbtyorkera 4 ?J Plira, common touood 4 6(1 Houghs 8 in btaga 8 & Sheep. xtra, medium weihers $ 6 35 tood to choice SIM Medium 4 45 Common to (air Dili fcpiing Lambs 400 Calves. Veal, extra 5 09 Veal .good to choice 8.1 J Veal, common heavr 80J S0 6(0 4 H 4.S) 4 7j 4 U 35j 6 50 53J 4 50 800 760 4 5 8 70 We believe sincerely there are bright days for the farm life days when Mie longlns of youth will te toward the farm rather than from it, says Up-to-Date Farming. Speaking of the advice so tersely given in the beading of this article, and in an arti cle bearing the same head, one or our local dailies expresses the follow, lng very sensible thoughts: "How many men t'nere are who wish they had followed such advice. In the rest lessness of their youth and their ignor ance of the world they look upon life on the farm as 'cribbed, cabined and confined.' and as a thing from which to escape. They go eagerly away, not necessarily to sorrow and fleam, 10 De sure, for many attain wealth and fame, but wfiet'ner they miss or gain nris In the bie outside worm, tne time comes when they look yearning ly back to the farm wnere boyhood days were sprnt. The one who Is poor regrets the lost Independence of the life there and has visions of even yet ibecoming the posss3or of a few acres pnd of getting back to the soil. If lie Js rich he buys a farm and equips it to suit his taste and his purse, deriv ing what pleasure he may from his bccasional visits there. Perhaps no tine appreciates rural life as much as bne who left it, and itmay be that absence is needed to prove Its advan tages and Its charms. But it Is a pity Ithat when ttie lesson Is learned while bne Is yet young that the wanderer 'does not make haste to return and remedy his mistake. The time will yet arrive when farming will be recog nized as an art and will be followed an a profession. The things that the young find Irksome will be fewer than row. The restless boy will make his journey while ti years are few and will return satisfied to his nome."
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