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rze Times' Z)ar7y Story.
riiEIR LAST DAY
Copyright, ly T. C. MeClure.
"Hut I tuny write?"
Cordon watched the bright face anx
iously. She turned her shining eyes to him.
"You miss.il It, after nil," she said
resentfully. "That last wave complete,
l.v covered the giant's shoe. It was
Jii--t like potting a great, cool drink
w hen one Is very thirsty to s;-c It."
He pave a discouraged shrug.
"What was it jou asked me? I could
not help It about the rook, you know.
We bad waited so long to see the tide
reach It."
'Can I write to you?"
He turned to her eagerly. Lis lute dis
appointment forgotten, one Laud clos
ing over hers. Miss Harrington with
drew the perceptibly tanned member.
"You can," she said suggestively.
"But may I?"
"I think not." '
"Why?"
"Because oh, because I should have
to answer."
"And would that be such a task?"
Nan Harrington's eyes twinkled be
tween narrowed lids.
"Mr. Gordon, you don't know what
you are trying to bring upon yourself,"
she said gayly.
"Let tne be the Judge of that."
"Oh, spare me any more expert opin
ions on the matter. My family decided
that point long ago. I once wrote to
Jack while he was at Harvard. His
answer came to mother: 'Nan's latest
effusion to hand. I gather that some
one Is dead, but whether one of the
family, Jim's fox terrier, your pug or
her canary I'm blest if I know.' And
it was none of them!'' she added. In
wardly convulsed at the recollection.
Gordon, watching the sparkling face,
could only laugh with her.
"I think you should feel distinctly
flattered." she said presently.
"Why?"
"Don't you see bow I value your good
opinion?"
He looked off over the sea with
gloomy ryes. Nan's gaze followed his
and her face sobered suddenly.
"I wonder where we shall be a week
from today at this time," she said
speculatively. . - ."
"The Hongbtons have asked me to
Join their party in the White monn- 1
tntns," lie volunteered, "hut it doesn't !
matter about me. Where shall you 1
be?" j
She had given him one quick look. J
A pleased smile lifted the corners of
her mouth as she leaned back against
their own particular rock.
"f I scarcely know yet."
"You need not be afraid to tell roe.
I shall not worry you," he said quiet
ly. Nan rose. i
"Let us get down close to the water '
for the last time," she said slowly.
Gordon followed her iu silence while
" '"' Timid Itrliideer.
The reindeer ure so gregarious and
timid that one herder can easily guard
n thousand head. The herder kiows
that if a few stray ofif he need not look
for them, ns they will soon bi come
frightened and rejoin the main herd.
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! s' e climbed a r!Jg- of r. k which ruu
out Into the ocean and ended In a
large tubie-like slab, worn smooth by
the storms of many winters.
Sky and sea were a bewilderment of
opal tints; with one fleecy, rose colored
cloud near t he horizon. The half a
dozen sails In sight wore touched into
pale pink by ttie Betting sun.
The girl's eyes swept it all. Then she
stretched out her arms to the beautiful
scene.
"Goodhy," she whispered, and the
ey which Cordon could not see grew
wet.
"Don't'."
His hand bad closed over her" arm
with an intensity which hurt. To him
these summer weeks had been as the
birth of all things.
.She turned to him, but backed from
what she saw in his eyes. Then a shud
dering breath broke from her. Her
feet had slipped on the smooth rods.
Wide, piteous eyes sought Cordon's a8
she felt herself sliding down the glass
like surface, where there ws no hold,
toward the ten foot depth of waier,
with its dreaded undertow.
The one glimpse he had of them
went through Cordon like a pjysical
hurt ere he threw himself, face down
ward, on the rock with both arms
filing out. His bunds touched her
shoulders and fastened 011 them like
a vise. There whs a breathless mo
ment when it seemed as if her weight
must drag him over. Then, lightly
as she would have lifted a iebble, his
splendid arms drew her up beside
him.
"Were you terribly frightened?" His
voice -vibrated with tenderness.
The girl shivered and swayed against
him. Gordon picked her up and car
ried her to the cliff path above.
"I have not thanked you," she said
..then, but her eyes did not meet his.
"I am sorry" you thought it ceces
snry." He walked beside her to the door
of the pretty summer villc and stood
with uncovered head. His heart died
within Lira as he took the band she
silently held out and watched her
white, troubled face. It was goodby
then, after all.
He hod reached the end of the path
when her voice came to him:
"Mr. Gordon!"
He turned.
"I think I do know, after all, where
I shall be a week from today."
Gordon ciime a step nearer.
"I have decided" she paused delib
erately and the look which she sent
straight into Gordon's eyes went to
his head like wine "within the last
half hour to accept the Houghtons'
Invitation to visit them nest week in
the White mountains."
He took the steps at a bound, but she
had escaped him.
"An rcvoir!" she called from half
way up the staircase.
And the tender face which looked
down held the promise of all that mad
life worth while for Gordon.
M. LOUISE CUMMINGS.
I Dor Jlnrdrrf r. Hanged.
Lexington. Ky., July 25. Claude
O'Brien and Earl Whitney, boys in
years, whose faces indicate nothing of
the criminal, have Leon hanged here
for the murder of A. H. China, who
was a wealthy merchant and an ex-
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Loss Than the Customary J!iduni
nier I' Illinois.
CONFIDENCE IN GRAIN YIELD
Better Weuilii-r lletorna tiradnnl
UuereuKe In Labor Dlaputea Wull
Street AbhIii Demoralised.
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New York, July 25.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade says:
The tenor of dispatches from nearly
every section of the country indicates
that there is less than the customary
midsummer dullness in business, and
collections are more prompt than usu
al. These facts alone should stimulate
confidence as to the future, irrespective
of the fully average outlook for crops
and gradually decreasing labor disputes.
A large proportion of the unions- have
signed a working agreement with the
employers in the building trades of
this city, and fully half the loen have
returned to work. This method of
operation promises immunity from
many delays and expensive struggles
in the future. As yet 110 traffic conges
tion Is reported, but blockades are an
ticipated when grain begins to come
forward freely.
Earnings of railways reported for
July exceed last year's by 12.0 per
cent and those of 11X1 by 24.1 per cent.
Farm work still retards retail distribu
tion of merchandise in western sec
tions. Chicago reports trade very
active for the season and manufactur
ing industries crowded with orders.
Clothing sales have surpassed last
year's at Baltimore and payments are
unusually prompt. Woolen mills and
shoe shops are busy at Boston, but
Fall IUver spinners curtail output.
Wool is firm at Philadelphia, and
clothing manufacturers are well em
ployed. Foreign Trade Gains.
Foreign trade at this port for the
past week shows a gain of $2,5;t.20J in
value of imports as compared with the
same week last year, while exports de
creased Sous. 022. Wall street was again
badly demoralized, many securities
reaching new low records. Loans w ere
called, and the liquidation was forced.
Bank exchanges at New York for the
week fell 13.9 per cent below last year's
and 0.1 per cent below I'Kll. while at
the other leading cities there were
gains of f.3 and 1S.4 per cent, respec
tively. Weather returns for the week show
better than average progress, and confi
dence in the grain yield grows stronger.
Trices tend downward as a rule for the
leading cereals, with less than the cus
tomary speculative opposition. Quota
tions still appear to be above the views
of many foreign consumers, yet export
Inquiries iuereuse. and there is expec
tation of a free outgo later in the sea
son. Compared with the exports a year
ago, there appears a striking decrease
for the week, wheat and Hour being
shipped to the extent of only 2.707.7X2
bushels against 3.045.518 bushels last
year. Still more noticeable is the de
crease in western receipts to 3.053.450
bushels from an aggregate of C,fi45,451
bushels a year ago. Arrivals of eoru
were more nearly maintained. 2.001,8X0
bushels comparing with 2.S0O.JH5, while
1.371.7S3 bushels were exported against
40,191 bushels last year.
Liabilities of commercial failures
thus far rep "ted for July amount to
$7,308.S73, of '.vhich $4,358,177 were b:
manufacturing, $2,301,348 in tradinj.
and $55'.i,44S in other commercial lines.
Failures this week numbered 101 in th:
I tilted states against -Ira year ago
and 11) iu Canada compared with 17
last year.
FAILURES IN WALL STREET.
Talbot J. Tnjlor nud AV. I,. Slow
Co. SiiNfiejid.
New York, July 25. The failure of
Talbot J. Taylor & Co. has been an
nounced ou the Stock Exchange. Tal
bot J. Taylor is a son-in-law of James
It. Keene.
W. L. Stow & Co. also announced
their failure on the Stock Exchange.
They were interested in a pool in
Mexican Central, and they had had
trouble recently in securing extension
of loans. Mexican Central fell 7.
from 18 to 11. on the announcement
of the failure. Mexican Central first
increase bonds dropped 3'i on the an
nouncement. Funeral ot Arch hltihon Kattrr,
Milwaukee. Wis.. July 'S. The fu
neral of the late Archbishop Frederick
Xavier Katssor has taken place in this
city from St. John's cathedral, the cere
monies being the most id a borate Cath
olic demonstration in the history of the
city. Among those in attendance were
Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul and
Archbishop Quigley of Chicago, several
bishops, 4tH) priests, 4tXi sisters of reli
gious orders and representatives of
Catholic societies in the city having a
membership of lo.OOO. The services at
the church were also attended by Gov
ernor I .a Follette and staff and Mayor
Pose and the city couucil, judges and
other olticials.
Ul Fir In Chlenjro.
Chicago. July 25. Two buildings of
the Omaha Packing company at Lum
ber and Halsted streets were practical
ly destroyed by Are. The loss is esti
mated at $5H),000. It is believed that
the Are resulted from combustion In
the lard refining plant.
CurlOBflr Killed.
A Viennese woman cutting bread for
Ler children fainted, and in falling the
knife ran into her body and mortally
FLEfi WITTICISMS
1 1 1 s
Ip. Co O
American Ar
tist's Repartee.
AN IKCIBZKT OF 1113 CADET DATS
JfOTel Manner In "Vliloh He Regained
mtx Offended Landlady' Good "Will
t Whose limine He Dined One of
Ills Deduction Whleh. Was Vnfa
Vorable . to n Architect I pique
Stethod of ( rlth-Ulntf au Art Claaa.
Every one who "knew the late James
MacNeill Whistler, the American artist,
bore witness to his brilliant If sarcastic
wit, says the Philadelphia Press. Au
admirer once said to him fulsomely,
"Mr. Whistler, there arc only two great
painters yourself and Velasquez."
"But," drawled the gentle artist, "why
drag in Velasquez''" Me was never
disconcerted by nny compliment. A
lady spoke to him in enthusiastic terms
of the scenery along the Thames. "The
whole Journey," she bubbled, "was like
a series of your superb etchings,"
"Ye-es," vouchsafed Mr. Whistler. "Na
ture is creeping up." A young English
Impressionist once Invited him to look
at some of his work. Of one partieu
larly bad specimen the youthful artist
remarked:
"Oh, it is only a pot boiler, intended
to keep the wolf from the door."
"Ah. I see!" retorted Whistler. "I
suppose you hang it outside the door?'
The story of the "peacock room" is
famous.
Fretted by a man whose room he was
decorating, he finished the decoration
by painting two peacocks, one with a
long lock over its brow to represent
himself pecking at the other peacock.
While Whistler was at West Toint
there was, in addition to regular cadet
mess, a private mess for twelve, of
whom Whistler was one, at the house
of an army officer's widow, says Chap
llook. One day the cadets conceived
the Idea of having a little sport at the
landlady's expense. The first cadet who
cnnie to the table said as he sat down:
"Good morning. Sirs. . There is a
cat on the roof of your house." The
second cadet repented the remark, ex
cept that he varied it by saying, "There
are two cats on the roof of your
house." Each cadet added a cat, until,
wheu Whistler, who was the last to ar
rive, sat down, he said gravely and
with much concern: "Good morning,
Mrs. . There are twelve cats on the
roof of your house."
During the nest meal Whistler found
under his napkin a billet notifying him
that his presence at the mess was no
longer required. Being, however, averse
to returning to the general mess, Whis
tler hit upon a plan to regain the wid
ow's good will. After dinner he plant
ed himself in front of a portrait of her
late lamented which hung in the par
lor and appeared lost in admiration of
It When he heard the widow entering
he began descanting, as if to himself,
yet loud enough for her to hear, upon
the virtues of the deceased, winding
up with this exclamation:
"To think that West Point should
produce such a man and that we have
his portrait here to remind us of what
we ourselves may attain to!" This
touched the widow so deeply that
Whistler was re-established in her
good graces and the mess.
At one time when Whistler was a
guest at a dinner given by John Sar
gent, the well known portrait painter,
he dined royally and was very merry,
says the Hartford Courant. After din
ner he asked Sargent if he might be
excused while he wrote an important
note that had slipped his mind.
"Certainly, certainly," replied Sar
gent. "You will find ink and writing
materials in the small room at the
head of the stairs. Help yourself."
"Thanks," said Whistler and disap
peared. Presently the other guests
were startled by hearing a series of
bumps, ending in a heavy thud at the
foot of the stairs,. Whistler had trip
ped, lost his balance and fallen in a
heap, Sargent rushed out, picked him
up and anxiously trsked if he was hurt
"Hurt?" said Whistler, rubbing his
head. "Well, I'm not dead, if that's
what you mean. Put tell me who built
those BtiiirsT' Sargent mentioned the
name of a builder unknown to Whistler
or to fame.
'He did, did he?" said Whistler. "The
confounded teetotaler!"
Whistler was ot work one day in his
studio surrounded by a group of ad
miring students says the New York
American. Mixing, studying and la
boring, he turned to the students sud
denly and remarked:
"I suppose you know what I am try
ing to do?"
"Oh, yes," they rejoined.
"Well, it's more than I know my
self," he replied.
Once when forming a class he in
quired of each pupil with whom he had
studied before.
"With Julien," said one.
"Couldn't have done better," Whis
tler replied.
"With Chase," said another.
"Couldn't have done better," com
mented Whistler.
"With Mowbray," said a third.
"Couldn't have done better."
He approached a student who was
slightly deaf and asked the question.
"Beg pardon," stammered the stu
dent.
"Couldn't have done better," respond
ed Whistler, passing on to the next stu
dent
Novel Work for Torpedo Boats.
Six French torpedo boats have been
ordered to Brest to chase porpoises
way from the coast, where they have
Hone much damage among the sardines,
SHALL. WE FORGIVE HER?
Them is rtn oH, trite, tuit tnm, savlnpr.
'S-Mf r-r-sorrii! i.n lx the fi.st luvv of
Nature." A taj iiijt that teaches m ail
a wiiolesome if-i-n. Vet, In splto of
this, we constant -v lifar nf sr,mn jxron.
who, through ix-uifct. will bur1'-n thesr
own tuiure wit a luisory aud suCt-rUiy. f?
HEOLECTEO ILLHESS
IS A3 OFFENSE TO H ATI? HE
YOUR WIFE
won!il nat new be pilfering with that
haiiplness-riKstroyirift. death -dealing
hi.liifjr trmible 11 she baa iou its tiii
yuuug liidy ItAa.
E. A. DROWN,
QUIET 15 CIUDAD EOLIVAE.
General tiomrx .prtv Cnnim! t iM
In (njitnre of Kt'lx'1 it.
Cnrai-as, Venezuela. July 'St.--Order
has been re-established at 'iui.id Boli
var. The following is a copy of the oili
ciul telegram sent by General Oomez,
commander In chief of the Venezuelan
forces which captured Ciudad lto'.ivar,
to President ("astro, reprtii!2 the re
cent events:
"On Sunday, July 3'J, the enemy
opened fire on our lines. After fifty
hours' deadly struggle we reoccupled
the city. The result of our vh-tory is
as follows:
"Insoeeting the battlefield, we fcund
more than l.oOO men killed or wounded
OU both skies. .
"Our side has to lament the death of
General Henrique Urdaneta.
"On the side of the enemy General
Aurello Valbueno was kilitd, and many
Other officers were captured. Including
twenty-eight generals, auioug them
being Itolando Guzman, Vasquez Fer
reras, MncDonaldo and Luigi Salazar,
sixty -one colonels and many officers
of low rank. All the latter have been
set at liberty.
"We also captured 3,000 Mausers, (i
field guns and 200,0i)0 cartridges.
"The traitor Ferreras and other com
panions escaped and are ia hiding iu
the city." .
f. COBBIS ON BHAMEOOK IIL
Jew lloat Heotsp Old Challenger by
Fifteen "Uluute.
New York, July 25. Adjutant Gen
eral Corhin, Mrs. Corbin and Miss Mc
Millan were guests of Sir Thomas
LIpton ou board his steam yacht Kriii
to witness a race of the Shamrocks.
The racing yachts set their sails at 0
o'clock, at which time a five knot
north wind gave promise of good rac
ing weather. Both Shamrocks left the
Hook at 10 a. m. The yachts went
over the line as follows: Shamrock
III., 11:15.44; Shamrock I.. 11:10:12
both breaking out spinnakers to port.
The course was ten miles south by
east and return. The first leg was a
run before the wind. The yachts
rounded the outer mark as follows:
Shamrock III.. 12:48:5.1; Shamrock I.
12:57:32.
The new bout beat the old by 8m.
lis., allowing for the difference at the
start It was a beat back to the finish
The Shamrock III. won by 15m. .21s
elapsed time.
DIDX'T THEEATEN MBS, POILLON.
Mr..
Ortlc Only Tried to Have Her
liet In 011 lirvkaw.
New York, July 25. Mrs. Annie Or
tlx. who Wiis arrested on complaint ot
Mrs. Kat!i"t'ine Poition, told the story
of her life in court. According to Mrs
Ortiz, she is in possession of informa
tion that will invalidate the suit foi
$250,000 damages which Mrs. Tolllon h
conducting agaiust W. Gould Brokaw
the millionaire clubman.
Mrs. Ortiz declares that she has uevet
threatened Mrs. Poillon. but has tried
to persuade her to drop her suit against
Mr. Brokaw. She says Mrs. Poillon of
fered to pay her to keep secret what
she knows about the ease.
Burgrlars Illotv Open Poat Olllee Safe,
Jamestown, N. Y., July 25. At an
early hour the safe in the post office
at Mayville, the county seat, Was
blown open. Seventeen thousnnd 2
cent stamps, ten thousand 1 cent
stamps and five thousand S cent stamps
were secured by the burglars. There
was only a small amount of money in
the sa fe.
Huron Killed by Train.
Loudon, July 25. Baron de Bush fell
before au express train near Northamp
ton and died shortly afterward, lie
was traveling to Scotland, accompanied
by his wife, who was Miss Pauline
Jornm, the American prima donna.
Baron de. Bush was about forty-three
years of age. He contributed material
ly to the knowledge of odoriferous
principles and ethereal substances and
the distillation of essential oils and es
sences. .ot Killed by a Deputy.
McKeosport, Pa., July 25. The coro
ner's jury has returned a verdict of
accidental death in the case of F.vau
Lewis, whom the strikers declared had
been shot by a deputy while Lewis
was swimming the river. The com
panion of Lewis testified that the two
had been drinking. No bullet wound
was found on the body.
Bread, Cake and Pastry
can be made with one-fifth less of
Pillsbury's Best Flour than with
ordinary Winter wheat flour.
SprlngfioM. O.S I snared with Wnt-r
trounlw f-T 5 or 0 yrs, and kuil-rl
v;ry bally and aid nut, pn any r-iiet
from Rn.vUili;,' n;,Ul I 11 ltd lit.
nom's kninfy nl btlc!-r -tire- w-hti h
did me more g'jni thun anythini; I (t
tixitt. I ihiLk It. a pMl ii.edicuse and
Trill rwonimf nd it to my friend,
J'ass C. li. Ti,tot.
IT IS HI T
ANOlllt.H FKOOF
Dn. gossoh's
KIGSEY AND EUC2ER CURE
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JAPANESE
WATCHRUSSIA
Won't lake Any Warlike Move He
fore October,
EVACUATION DUE THEN.
II Ciar'i (orci' Do Sot Leave
Manchuria on Oate Proi:lel
Trouble Will lfc,"lt to l?rew.
To 1 rjse Chliia. to Cpcn Porta.
London, July 25. Japan has decided
to observe the policy of waiting and
watching Russia advocated by Great
Britain. In the meantime she will
urge China to carry out the assurances
given to the United States respecting
Manchuria uud will endeavor to obtain
the opening of additional ports.
At the Japanese legation here the fol
lowing statement was made by an oftl
cial: "1 can assure you that the talk of war
between Kussla and Japan is an inven
tion, Japan has not the least intention
of taking that course. She proposes
to wait and uiahnaiii her attitude of
watchfulness. Japan and America are
acting on the same lines, and it would
be difficult for any other power to
withstand the pressure they and Great
Britain could apply."
Xothlnir Dolus I'ntit October.
It Is said that Japan intends to do
nothing till October, when the final
evacuation of Manchuria must occur.
The failure of Itnsshi to ' withdraw
from Manchuria would be followed by
a serious move on the part of Japan.
The Uusshin embassy here regret
the confusion which has arisen in con
sequence of the publication of the re
port that Prince Chlng. head of the
Chinese foreign oiiice, had written to
Minister Conger, refusing to open
ports in Manchuria. The Russian offi
cials believe, with Washington, that
the note was sent before China gave
her assurances, and they asserted
positively that Russia intends to carry
out to the letter the assurances she
has given, and that she will not Inter
pose obstacles in the way of China
observing her pledge to Secretary Hay.
Went Indian Treaty Dead.
Washington, July 25. The treaty
providing for the acquisition by tin
United States of the lianish West In
dia islands has officially died. If Ion
mark should conclude to sell the Is
lands to the United States it will bt
possible to revive the provisions of the
treaty which has just failed. Mean
time the position of the state depart
ineut is comfortable, for having done
its part toward completing the bar
gain the American government ot
course could not sanction the sale ol
the islands by Denmark to any othei
government.
Tornado la Arizona.
Tucson, Ariz., July 25. A terrilk
tornado has visited Tombstone and
Falrbank, and, although reports are
meager, it is thought that many who
were caught hi the path of the storm
must have perished. Wires are all
down. Wheu the storm subsided Fair
bank was under sis feet of water.
The inhabitants of the town fled to tbs
hillside. In the valley below and above
Falrbank several ranch houses were
demolished.
Pateraon Opena Ilelief Fund.
Paterson, N. J., July 25. Mayoi
Hinchliffe has opened a relief fund fot
the benefit of the ersons whose homes
were destroyed by the tornado on
Wednesday afternoon. Although about
sixty-live families were made homeless
by the storm, so far there has been only
one application for relief received at
the mayor's office. That was from n
family of twelve who had lost every
thing. Scarlet Fever ou
, Vallejo, Cal., July
Cruiser IloMon.
25. A yellow flag
has been hoisted on board the United
States steamship Boston, now at Mare
island, owing to the presence of a case
of scarlet fever on that vessel.
England Wln Hide Trophy.
Bisley, England. July 25. England
Won the National Challenge trophy
with a score of 1,821. Wales was sec
ond with 1,803, Scotland scored 1,S04
and Ireland 1,755.
wounded her.