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Wl HTJTwmBON OAILT MEWl TUESDAY, DECEMBKH 15, 190J. II ll GRAINS UP AFewThingsYouShouIdSee lake Your Se lection Earlj while th oeka are eompfeta. a solid gold, stick pin or a pair of longer ad give more service for the buy. If you have in mind something in the Jewelry line, it will be to your a few prices: You know that a solid lace pin, solid gold cuff buttons will last money than anything you can of this kind, or anything else interest to see our Btock. Just Solid Cold Lace Pins.

Solid Gold Stick Pins Solid Cold Caff Buttons. HENRY S. ZINN, Jeweler and Optician. B. ft B.

Phone 493. Just one price that marked in plain figures. yi I Practical Xmas Hutchinson's Most Massive and Magnificent Congregation Of Gifts that, enmhi no AND DOWN Wheat Makes Slight Gain But Closes Lower at Chicago. Corn Advances Slightly akd Then Settles BackUals Lower at Close. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET Cattle Weak to Ten Cents Lower at Kansas City.

Hogs Ten to Fiftten Cents Lower at Close News of Other Markets. 3ange of Leading Futures at Chicago. usefulness with beauty, an exhaustive display of re-memberances that, appeal to the eye and bring real comfort and adornment to tfie recipient. and eteeance admirably define this collection, as we best ideas shown etsc- conjunction with many novelties, and our prices positively the lowest with quality, Hg-st Lw'al C'f- 81n 8 80V 8U, T7 75 77 43 43). 43 37 36K 33 36 11.7.

11.77 11.6." 11 io 80 6.8i. 8 60 6 57 6.00 6.02 6.27 6.27 6-8S 8 30 Smoking: Jackets, Bath Robes, Silk Suspenders, Silk and Linen Handkerchiefs, Silk Umbrellas, House Coats, Dressing Gowns, Dress Suit Cues, Neckwear, Mufflers, Etc Etc. slllj MSI MISS MONIE BOWEY, HUTCHINSON MARKET. Produce. Country butter: Per.

13c. Creamery butter: Per lb, 24c Eggs: Per doz, 24c Grain, Feed and. Hay. Furnished by Monarch Mills. Wheat: No.

2. 61c Rye: S5a Corn: 85c OaU: 80c Bran: Per cwt, 70c Shorts: Per cwt, 80c Chop: Per cwt, 85c Loose, per ton; baled, l.oo. Alfalfa: Loose, baled, 88.50. Live Stock. Furnished by Fulton Market.

Cattle: Cows and heifers. 81.75 2.00: steers. $2 75S.0U. Hogs: 84.00 4.25. Poultry.

Furnished by Swift Co. Hens: Per 6c. Spring chickens: Per 6c. Turkeys: Per 11c.1 Ducks: Per lb, bVfec. Geese: Per lb, 5c.

Broom Corn Market Furnished by Sferight Broom Corn Company. The broom corn market is responding to the holiday dullness, there being no sales made at present; all anyone an do who has brocm corn now is to wait until after the holidays, when the manufacturers will be in the field again for a new supply of stock. DEPARTMENT CLERK DECIDED TO PAY UP. Story Illustrating the Hard and Soft Side of "Andy" Jackson's Character. Whatever mj lin.c oeen his and shortcomings, owing to his inordinate vanity, arrogance and stubborn disposition wnen ence determined upon his course.

General Jackson aad one weak point by which he might have been led as a lamb to tae slaughter, and this fact was never more clearly demonstrated! than in the following true little story, printed for the rst time by the New York Herald: When Andrew Jackson developed from his army position of general into that of President of the United State he lound himself a mucn-sougnt-aticr man. It did not take nim long to learn that wiiile head of the army and nation, he was regarded by the people as their servant. He was hounded down by men who sought ta use him as a tool, and, like his successors in the office, found it necessary to devote portion of his waking hours to the public service and shut out sen-seen-ers. To this end he gave strict or ders to his messenger at the deer to acmit only certain persons on a par ticular day. Despite this peremptory order, however, the atteadent bolted into his apartment during the fore noon and informed the general that a person was outside whem he could not control, and who demanded to see the president, orders or no orders.

"By the eternal!" exclaimed tae oil man, nervously, "I won't submit to tnis annoyance! Who is it?" "Dco't know, sir." "Don't know? What's his asked the president. "Beg pardon, sir, it's a woman." re plied -the man. iSAiiioman! Show her in." ex claimed the general, promptly. he next moment there entered the apartment a neatly clad woman of middle age, who courteously advanced toward the old man and accepted the chair offered her. "Be seated, madam," he said reassur ingly in kindly voice.

Thank you, general," responded the lady, throwing aside her veil and re vealing a handsome face. "My mission herQ today, general," she continued, "is a novel one, and perhaps you can aid me." "Madam," said the president, wha always loved to be called by his mili tary title, "you may command me." You very kind; I am a poor wo man, general." "Poverty is no crime, madam." re marked the great man. am a widow, sir. and a clerk in the government employ is indebted to me for board to a considerable amount, which I cannot collect. .1 need money sadly, and I came to ask is a portion of his pay cannot be stopped from time to time until this claim of mine an honest one, general, of which he had the full value shall be "What is the amount, madam?" 'Seventy dollars, sir.

Here is the bill." Exactly. I see. And his salary?" asKea the president. "It is said to be twelve hundred a year," she replied. "And not pay his board bill?" he ejaculated.

'As-you see, sir this has been standing five months unpaid. In three days lie will draw his monthly pay, and I thought, sir, if you would be kind enough to 'Yes, I have it," said the eeneral. "Go to him and get his note today, for thirty days." "His uote, general?" exclaimed the widow, in surprise. "It would not bo orth tie paper on which it is written. He pays no one voluntarily." but he will give you his note, ma dam," calmly remarked the president un, yes; no doubt be would be glad to have respite in that way for a month," answered the lady reluctantly.

"That's right then. Go to him. ob tain his note at thirty days, give bim a receipt in full and come to me this evening." The lady departed under the Dissi dent's orders, called upon the clerk, dunned him for the amount, at which he only smiled and made the usual ex cuses. Finally she asked him to give his note for the amount at thirty days." "To be sure," readily replied the clerk. "You'll pay it when it falls due, sir, thirty days hence, won't you, sir?" asked the lady.

"Yes, certainly; of course I will. I always pay my notes, I do," and as the widow departed the knowing young man believed he had accomplished a very neat trick. The "Widow called again upon the president, who asked her, "Did you get the note, madam?" MYERS CO BROKERS. Grain, Provisions, Stocks, Cotton and Investments. HutobJsaoa Tm iu Office, Rooms and Higley B'ldg.

ivAT3.v;:-ri r- i One Price and Vfoney Back for the Asking. "Yes, general. Here it is," she re-' plied. The president quickly turned it ever and with a dash of his pen wrote upon the back of it the name of the president cf the United States. "Take it to the bank, madam," said the general smilingly, "and yon can get the money for it." She found no difficulty in obtaining the cash for it at sight.

One week jefore the end of the thirty days J. Smith received notice that his note for $70 would be due on the 27th inst, and he was to call at the bank and pay the same. "Ha. ha!" laughed Mr. Smith, and very soon forgot it Pay day came around again, and he once more received his monthly salary from Uncle Sam 1100.

As he passed down Pennsylvania avenue the note came to his mind again, and he wondered who could have been fool enough to aid the woman. He determined to go to the bank and solve the mystery. "It was discounted," said the note teller. i "Discounted!" exclaimed tae clerk; "who on earth would discount my note?" "Anybody, with such a backer as you have cn this," replied the smiling teller. "BacKer? Me? What backer?" asted the bewildered boarding house cheat.

"Here's the note; you see," said the teller, presenting the document on which the clerk instantly, recognized the bold signature of the then president of the United States. He recognized in that signature the hand of fate, and counted out $70 for the piece ot paper. Another paper greeted him next morning that his services were no longer needed to run the government. BASKETFUL OF SNAKES. Old Lady Thought She Could Sell the Reptiles.

Ah old woman was in Joplin the other day with a basket, the sight of which made women scream and men 3ign the pledge. It was filled th snakes of every size and variety, says the Joplin (Mo.) News-Herald. It was ascertained ithaiC thie owne; of the snakes had come to this city to XCLUSIVENESS exhibit the where in original are ALWAYS consistent Our store will be open every FAITHLESS LEAVITT Father of Jilted Girl Talks of Ruth Bryan's Husband. Declares Wedding of Artist and Mia Daughter was Set for Early Fall. THEN CAME TRIP TO BRYAN'S Aod the Marriage to -'-oramon er's" Daughter.

Now Ruth May See Her Husband Sued for breach-of -Premise. Newport, Dec. 15. James H. Cook, father of Miss Mamie Cook, declared today that his daughter was the promised bride of William Homer Leavitt when Mr.

Leavitt married the daughter of William Jennings Bryan. Mr. Cook had tears in his eyes as he told of Leavitt's love-making to his daughter. He is general utility man at a big factory here, and he came down from a high ladder from which he was painting a smokestack, to give his version of the rumor that his daughter will sue the young Newport artist who won Miss Bryan for breach of p'romise of marriage. Miss Cook is a very pretty girl, small, dark-eyed and chic far pret-teir, the Newport villages think, tha.i Mr.

Leavitt's bride. Only today she was out on the street in a suit of drab corduroy, with hat to match, looking "stunning," and in way abashed by her present notoriety. She is 24, is organist at the Central Baptist church, to the faith 'of which she recently went from Methodism; teaches the piano, has many pupils and is widely popular. Interest is added to the situation by the fact that Mr. Leavitt and his bride are or were- -expected here tomorrow for a visit of several weeks.

Mr. Cook cannot understand what could have happened in the two weeks that Leavitt was at the Bryan home to make him flout his daughter as alleged. Mr. Cook is being overwhelmed with despatches from newspapers and private person demanding if it is true that his daughter will sue young Leavitt. He reluctantly descended from the ladder when the correspondent for The World hailed him today and wept as he declared that he would not be interviewed.

"I refuse to either confirm or deny it," he said, "I won't know what I shall do. You say that Mr. and Mrs. Leavitt are either expected today or tomorrow? Well, I may se Mr. Leavitt "My daughter, 1 assure you upon my honor, was engaged to Mr.

Leavitt, and my wife and I approved of the match. They went together to entertainments, and during the recent summer nignts they sat upon our piazza and acted as lovers. That trip to the West, when Mr. Leavitt painted the portrait of Mr. Bryan, I don't understand.

"When he left Newport it was with the understanding that the marriage would take place early in the fall. 1 decline to say if my daughter has engaged counsel. Please say that we are not after money, but want only Justice." i A. L. Leavitt, father of Mr.

Bryan'3 son-in-law, said that certainly Miss Cook was a nice girl, but that both he and his wife agreed that she was not the girl for their son. I "We knew that he was very attentive to Miss Cook," said Mr. Leavitt, "and he brought her to our bhe dined and lunched' with us it was merely a platonic affair. If lie had been engaged to her he would! iave tcld his mother, from whom he' has never kept a secret. I "Mv enn U'no nnt anmnyoj tn.

lf(n. I Cook. I cannot understand how the report got about that he was to be sued by the young lady. He has not a dollar in the world. What a farce it would be to sue him for breach of promise! I do not expect my son and his wife here for at least two weeks." When Miss Ruth Bryan told her father that she intended to marry the artist, Mr.

Bryan came on here at (hs tan ena or. trie iasnionabie season and conducted himself much like a sleuth as he Inquired into the manner of man young Leaivtt was. He refused to enter his name on the register at the New Cliff hotel, and made quiet visits to several of Newport's leading citizens. He retuned to Nebraska more opposed than ever to the proposed union, but he had to yield to his determined daughter who asserted herself and married the man of her choice. The Circle of King's Daughters, of Which the elder Mrs.

Leavitt is a $2 to $15.00 $1 to $7.50 $2 to $8.50 evening until Christmas. prominent member, had arranged to present to the new Mrs. Leavitt, upon the occasion of her prospective visit nere, a handsome library table. LEAVITTS DROP FROM VIEW. Bryan's Artist Son-in-Law and Wife Mvsteriouslv Vanich St.

Louis, Dec. 15. So far as their ou j-ouis irtenas Know, Aitist William Homer Leavitt and bride, who was Miss Ruth Bryan, have dropped off the may. When last heard ot they were leaving Clinton for St. Louis where they expected to spend several days with the tamily of Colonel J.

Atkins, the newly appointed sub-treasuier at this Akins left Humansville at the sama time that hpr couq! weeks departed, and the understanding was that they were to come on here ana spena a. tew days before going East. Mr. Leavitt and his bride were in a runaway at Humansville a few daVS beforp thpir ripnarhipp anH tha artist bridegroom sustained a sprained ankle. He said a few days later that ne tnougnt it would be best to go to his home at Newnort.

tn hava his injury treated by the family Just where the young couple are now is a mystery. The Leavitts are reported to be pressed for funds, and the young artist husband did not finrf hia nrfifpaainn a profitable one in the West, and his ef- iuns io secure commissions making portraits and studies of well-known St. Louis women for St. Louis newspapers did not meet with success. GOES TO A SANITARIUM.

Suit for Divorce Too Much for Nordi-ca's Husband. New York, Dec. 15. Zoltan Doeme, Mine. Nordica's husband, having filed an answer to his wife's suit for divorce, is at Dr.

Bull's private sanitarium at 33 East Thirty-third street. Edward Lauterbach, his attorney, after visiting him today, said: "Herr Doeme is a very sick man. He is a victim Of a great injustice, and, being a man of keen sensibilities, lie feels the situation mere than an ordinary man would. His is a sensitive nature, the nature of the artist, and it cannot take calmly a charge so enormous." The accusation Herr Doeme really amounts to little. James Russell Soley, of Tracy, Boardman Soley, said: "I am Mme.

Ncrdica's counsel in this proceeding. I wnat to emphasize the injustice ot dragging Mme. Melba's name into these proceedings. Sne and Mme. Nordica are great friends, very dear friends, and Mme.

Aielba has never been mentioned in te case save outsiders." It is hinted by friejjds of Mme. Nordica that Herr Doeme's extravagance and sporting proclivities have quite as much to do with Mme. Nordica's dissatisfaction with him as his alleged attention to certain unknown women. Herr Doeme liked to gamble. His devotion to the race tracks is well known, and a few hundreds on the turn of a card he never regarded as an extravagance for the husband of a woman who got several thousand 8 week.

Mme. Nordica is a thrifty wo man. She held tight to the purse strings until her husband's persuasions became too much for Testimony in the suit for divorce is to be heard before a referee, and ef forts will be made to avoid publicity. The co-respondents who are named for there are more than one are persons whose names, if published, would not be recognized. DIED DRESSED AS A MAN.

Sad Fate of a French Countess in a Paris Collision. Paris, Dec. 15. The Countess Diane Ogir d'lvry, the beautiful young oaugnter or count Ogir lvry, has died under remarkable circumstances. Last evening a pony cart driven by uiiuusinneiy uresseu young man, accompanied by a groom, collided with a heavy vehicle near the Avenue du Boia de Boulogne.

The occupants of hepony cart were thrown the supposed young man being dangerously injured. He was removed to a hospital, where the doctors, preparing for an operation, found him to be a woman, who was identified later as the daughter of Count d'lvry. Her skull was fractured in three places and she died scon after. A member of the family's entourage says the countess was of daring feats of horsemanship, and liked to drive tally-ho drags and fours-in-hand. She found male dress attracted less attention while driving, and when thus attired was one of the most drivers cn the avenues.

The family has chateau of Nerac, in the department of Lot-et-Garonne, where the peasants were familiar with the. countess" strange costume and. daring feats. i MET THREE TIMES AND i Dr. Gardner Howell, of New York, Soon Surrenders to Cupid.

Berkeley, Cal, Dec. 15. Dr. Gardener of New York, Thursday week met Mrs. Jacob Bash, of South Berkele, on a train while he was on a trip around the world.

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Kansas City. Kansas Citv. Dec. 15 Wh cember, 67c; May, 69H69i4c; i-a-fn iNo. 2 nara, 7i73e; No.

3 harJ, 67ffl70c: No. 4 hard rUWfifin- roWti 5961c; No. 2 red, 83(83c; No. 3 December. 37c: Mav.

37Ue cash No. 2 mixed and No. 2 white, 39 No. 3 white, 39c. uats: No, 2 white, 363Sc; No.

2 mixed, 34 35c. Rye: 46c. Hay: Choice timothv. rhnipp prairie, ss.vu. Butter: Crpamprv 91 Aaiw fancy, 20c.

Eggs: Fresh, 28c. Receipts of wheat, 360 cars. WEEKLY STOCK REVIEW. Receipts and Prices Compared Witr Same Week Last Year. Kansas Citv.

Dec. IE. ivo stnir receipts at Kansas City last week" and same week in 1902 were as follows: Cattle Calves Hoe-s Shppn ham 1902 ..36,508 3,719 44.908 15,834 1092 .53.126 3,906 47,376 31.2U6 1,559 The week's sunnlv nf hwiu. small for the time cf year, and were mostly to 12U day cattle that sold at $4.00 tO 14.75. A fpw InaH.

-f Christmas Tattle sold up to $5.65, and uum neau orougnt $6.00 and $7.00, but these cut no figure in tke general business. The end of the vk prices practically unchanged from close of previous week. Native she stuff closed a shade higher Friday, for the week, bulls were steady. Stockers and feeders had a better week, gained 10 to 20 cents, and a fairly good demand held ud well tha nf the week. Stock calves dull.

veai. calves scarce and firm. Today; supply is 10.000 head, and market i strong to a shade higher. Top beef steers, $5.30. Stockers and feeders were quickly taken at strong to 10 cents higher prices.

Hogs exhibited more strength last week than for any week in more than two months, and made a small gain over the previous week's best prices. Activity of packers showed conclusively that more hogs were wanted than were coming, bulk of sales averaging 10 to 15 cents higher each day than the best prices at any competing market. Today's market opened 5 to 10 cents higher, with a top of $4.77. out part of the strength was lost be fere the close, and bulk of all-sales was at $4.60 to $4.70. Light receipts of sheep and 'lamb3 last week prevented this market being affected bv sharnlv In elsewhere, especially Chicago, prices iur Kniiug siock Deing actually highev per pound here than at that point.

Market is strong to 10 cents higher otday, and sales today included native yearlings at fed western wethers at fed western ewes at $3.35, and fed western Iambs at native lambs at $5.25. No choice lambs have arrived here recently, and same would bring, if strictly choice, $5.50. Feeding; stock is firm at $3.00 to $3.30 for wethers, and $3.75 for iambs. Horse trade jwas slightly improved last week, and dealers expect same to continue good, 'although the holidays will prove an adverse factoT. Chunks bring $75.00 to drafts, $135.00 to $185.00.

"Cotton crop failure, has spoiled the southern trada for mules. A government order for 212 mules wab filled last week, the mules being contracted! on a basis $19.00 under summer prices. LIVE 8T0CK. 1" Kansas City. Kansas Citv.

i Dee. is. ratn-'-aa. ceipts, native steers, $4.00 o.io cows an neuers, stockers and i feeders, bulls, calves, $2.506.00. Hogs: Receipts, heavy, $4.55 4.65; packers; pigs and lights, $4.404.60.

St Louis. St. De. 15. Cattlfl! beef.

steers, stockers and feeders, cows and heifers $2.254.25. Hcgs: Receipts. 6.000: rs anil lights, packers, $4.45 Chicago. Chicaco. Den.

IS. Cattle! Rwolnti 8.000: native steers. IS 25(ffi 5 fin- omri-! era and feeders, $1.75 4.00; cows and ueuers, z.zb(g;z.4o. Hoes: Recplnta SRftnn- Inn ii fn. o- a AVSl mixed and butchers; bulk of sales, $4.4504.65.

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Inspiration forms a small parr, of the dime-novel writer's stock In trade, for nearly all his stories are written to order. In these cases the writer follows a plot suggested by the publisher, and does not even salect the title. It is said that regular writers of dime novels, men who do no ether kinds of work, are able to produce a story of from 40,000 to 60,000 words a week, and to keep it up for six months in the year. The Writer cannot at-Itempt to think out his plot and arrange the events in the hero's life before sitting down to write, as that would, take too fcmg. Chioago Inter-Ocean.

SIX BEARS ON AN ICEBERG. Seen hu P.a.M raaaengers Of the 8teamer Hanover. Baltimore, Dec. 15. Captain Jacobs, of the North German LIcyd steamer Hanover, which arrived today from Bremerhaven, reported that while off the Newfoundland Banks he saw ar.

iceberg on which were six large polar bears. The berg was several miles distant and the big brutes were discernible by the naked eye, but with the glass thev could be asily seen shaking their ponderous heads to and tro. The captain sayg the berg will drift sotuhward unUl It melts. This Is an unusual season for icebergs. lin woman's foot touches anything on the ground unexpectedly she gives a high jump and a yell that would excite envy in the breast of a Comanche.

NOVELS TO ORDER. How the Boy Detective and Other Stories Are Produced. The task of putting Into readable shape stirring Kales about Jesse James, Alkali Pete, Gentleman Jim, Wild Bill, the Geld. King, the Boy Detective, and other heroes whose exploits thrill small boys is not done by writers of the same heroic and fire-eating type as the characters portrayed. Men who write such dories need principaluy a fertile imagination, a capacity for hard work, and the ability to turn out thousands of wards of readable stuff a day to make them succesful.

They have never rescued imperiled maidens, tracked Indians and murderers over deserts and mountaiu trails, or recovered' lost fontunes. Many of them have never seen a live Indian or cowboy, have a bare speaking acquaintance with the detectives at headquarters, and caTry no eix-shooters in their back pockets. Mfcre than one dime-novel publishing firm has made a fortune at the business of providing literature for Young America, and that In the days when they paid a writer from $75 to $250 fcr a srny. Things are done differently now. Each dime-novel publishing house employs a staff of writers, who receive a regular salary.

Besides the staff of regular contributors, persons who can be depened upon to turn in a fixed amount of copy every week, each publishing house has a list of workers who can write a story to order andi at short notice. When a regular writer falls ill or takes a vacation, or when some special event happens which makes a foundation for a plot for a popular novel, oca of thee irclal writers eoranwtcttsd. irtch l'ta tit Vzer 0 1 or 1 dispose of them, she having been led believe that she could find ready purchasers for the reptiles in Joplin. "I live near Granby," she said to a reporter, "anl always kesp a couple of small snakes for the kids to play with. This kind is perfectly harmless.

About 'a month ago a traveling salesman who ate dinner at my house told me Khat there was a snake factory in Joplin. He that they used the skins to make belts and gloves out of, whilo the bodies were sold to the sausage mills. He said that they brought $1.50 'a fsot, I thought it was a good way to make money, as very few snakes are las? than two feet in length. That would 'te $3 a srvake you see. "Well, I worked nard for a month catching the snakes.

I hired all the small boys In the neighborhood and paid them at the rate of 10 a make. I have a hundred cr more makes with me new. These are only Samples which I have- here in the basket; ithe others aire In my wagon on Seventh street." The woman refused absoluteely to give her name for publication, as she said she did not want her husband to thow what she had been doing. "1 expected to realize about $3,000 mt of the snakes," she' said. "With his money I intended to lift the mortage an our place and aurprise my msband." Finding no market for her reptiles, he olA woman carried thm to; tat 'fid it Tiat Seventh a' 'J :7c.t; til enr i- 'i i.