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nervous fingers and turned it completely
inside out in the hopes of discovering a
line from Esme but no there was noth
ing so with a sharp spasm of misgiving
he falls back on the epistle in his hand
Dear Captain Brabazon it says
Your arrived with a full
JLUUi letter has just uimcu
o Bfabaofrll
BY B 7UZ CR0KER
account of your unhappy mistake and year s in to year s end
Cant harry these
fatal precipitation I am truly and sin-
CHAPTER XVII
She Marchers had joined the column
UK
vu which JUUUY 5 regiment was miavuuu -1
JO milo ride for a
these excursions a
They had recently encamped on a
late widespread plain awaiting the brace of quan was not good enough
he growled in answer to their frequent
general advance The force was divid
ed jinto three huge laagers inside of
which were picketed the cavalry horses
thejStores and the oxen outside were the
tents and guns irregular troops native
contingent and cooking fires Captains
Brcfbazon and Gee had had their little
ueu ieius pitched as usual side by side
everlasting trek ox was the object of
many a long expedition undertaken by
this pair Miles did not lend hnnseit to
and pressing invitations and he looked
rudely contemptuous when as occasion
ally happened the sportsmen returned
with nothing but a couple of voracious
appetites and an empty bag
You are not on duty to day for a won
der Miles said his cousin bursting into
Ihelformer is to be found in his at the I his tent one morning Shove away that
and listen to me
nresont mnmnnt Kittirur on his bed read
irigxia letter by the light of a lantern at-
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veuerable newspaper
Theres not a stir toward the front and 1
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about twenty miles wet to burn
hnc torn nnnn tho with hasty going
some kraals and its better fun than stick
ing in camp doing nothing
Another of your raids contemptuous
ly You live a few hundred years too
late Youd have been in your glory in
those old border times lifting your neigh
bors cattle and harrying them from
beggars enough to
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fortunate thing I have ever
Fun mv irood
all mv oxnerienco Esmes disobedience
and your rash hot temper must I am
afraid share the entire blame Of course
it was a most painful time for all of us
last September but luckily the wedding
rwas to have been such a quiet aliair tnat
facts have never transpired be
yond our own circle and people imagine
that you received a sudden order to join
your regiment Esme was naturally
greatly troubled Her pride received a
mortal wound but I am glad to tell you
that a very gay visit to Brighton com
pletely restored her spirits and 1 cannot
be too thankful now that the dear girls
heart was never very much centered
the match Of course when the marriage
was so very advantageous in every way
I did not analyze her feelings too closely
and I knew that you would make her an
excellent husband But now that you
nave hardly any means besides your pay
things are quite different as 1 need
6carcely point out Both battalions of
iyour regiment are abroad in countries
-where it would be impossible for Esme to
live and you see my dear Miles much
as I like you I cannot consult my own
feelings in the matter I stand in a very
responsible position to Esme I fill the
place of both her parents and it would
snot be right to allow her to marry a cap
tain in a marching regiment with nothing
jbut his pay It costs me a great deal
to write this but it is my duty and from
my duty I may not shrink I appeal to
your honor to your love for Esme and
your desire for her happiness before your
own to renounce her completely There
is nothing more -wearing or more misera
ble for a girl than a long and hopeless
engagement I am sure you will agree
with me Esme desires me to say that
she received your letter and sends her
land regards and I am your sincere
well wisher
SARAH BRABAZON
This then was the death knell of his
hopes Her kind regards I How unnat
ural how almost ludicrous such a mes
sage sounded I Firmly crumpling up the
letter into a ball he flung it down pas
sionately and burying his face in his
hands sat without moving for many min
utes
Some time later Captain Gee looked in
to borrow a bootlace and found the tent
still empty the lamp flaring away in soli
tary extravagance an envelope on the
bed He glanced at it distrustfully A
womans hand and an old womans
slight mourning Ill bet its from that
old serpent Mrs B giving him a piece
of her mind breaking off the whole busi
ness said Dicky to himself blinking
fiercely At this moment the crumpled
letter also caught his Toving eye There
was a suggestivenes of wild ungdverna
ble fury in its present crushed condition
that spoke whole volumes to the far-seeing
little gentleman who surveyed it med
itatively as he anxiously pulled his ten
derly fostered sandy mustache
So thafs it he remarked after a
pause as plain as a pike staff Ill say
nothing Ill say nothing though I know
as much about it now as if he had told
me the whole story If he likes to make
a clean breast of it well and good I
think myself he is well out of it A girl
without a penny However Ill say noth
ingsilence is golden With this valua
ble precept in his mind and bestowing
one last significant glance at Mrs Braba
zons ill used effusion he put his hands in
his pockets and slowly took his departure
As to Miles he found plenty of work
a fine specific and had now hardly ever
an idle minute His mind was filled with
other things besides blighted hopes and
black despair Foraging parties fuel
firearms forage ration boards etc occu
pied his thoughts and he had very little
leisure to dwell upon his lot Love as
Gussie had quoted is a mere parenthe
sis in a mans life he is not so fond of
allowing himself to dwell on harrowing
recollections as a woman nor do his
thoughts like hers find a melancholy
pleasure in visiting the grave of dead
hopes Days and weeks went by not so
slowly as might be supposed wesks spent
an foraging wood cutting scouting and
bringing in spies arid listening to their
many marvelous tales tales that would
lave compelled the great Munchausen
himself to veil his face tor a Boers im
agination can bestir itself at times Most
of Teddys spare hours were passed with
Ihis cousin and he had become a very
ipopular visitor in the Marcher camp He
iwas even welcomed by tha ugly little fel
low with freckles as he mentally called
Captain Gee -who had now completely
got over what Miles termed his ridicu
lous stiffness about the legacy and was
prepared to extend the hand of good-fellowship
to this other young Brabazon
For instance they were both fond of
hinrcMB nf Khnotin of anruins the Doint
tand of lots of red pepper with their daily
tfew To improve the flavor of this said
tew witt some ingredient toreijr ts toe
Teddy If there were
any fun Id go like a iJiot but burning
a few filthy kraals does not strike me as
n vprv humorous omnlovinent However
I if I cant raise any other job 1 shall go
just to please you
Thats right and it does -please me
There will be half a troop of ours and
some irregular horse and who knows
what may happen before we get back
Who knows indeed Teddy V Little do
you imagine as you mount your brown
charger that to morrow your saddle will
be empty That to morrow and for many
to morrows the animal now moving so
buoyantly under you will paw the ground
ana wmmiy suunj ou
picket rope in vain for the touch of a
vanished hand and the sound of a voice
that is still
And thus they set forth a goodly little
band nearly fifty sabers bent on carry
ing fire and destruction into a hitherto
impracticable -part of the country beyond
some rugged distant hills Away they
went for miles across the barren plain
scored with yawning dongas through
bush and scrub and mealie fieRls and
finally arrived at the rocky hills where
they found a number of deserted kraals
A few gourds and mats and skins were
the only spoils that fell into their hands
The place was thoroughly searched for
buried grain and then from every kraal
a thin line of blue smoke was seen rising
transparent against the rocky back
ground This feat accomplished the par
ty off saddled and turned the horses loose
to graze not without some qualms anent
the deadly tulip root had some bread and
cheese themselves and after a short rest
set out homeward
Teddy careless and foolhardy brought
up the rear with his cousin at some dis
tance in the wake of the irregulars the
lancers and their captain being percepti
bly ahead
I think we had better be shoving on
remarked Miles noticing the crimson sun
set which was now bathing the veldt in
its fiery flames and the lengthening
shadows of the bowlders and big quartz
rocks
Oh nonsense its all right theres no
hurry returned Teddy placidly I
know every inch of this ground well
Were only about seven miles from camp
The horses have had a hard days work
lets take it easy I never have a jaw
with you now alone Miles Dicky Gee
is all very well and I like him awfully
but we cant hang out the family washing
before him EhV grinning
What are you driving at impatient
ly
I had a letter from home last night
I found it when I got back from Esme
giving his companion a searching glance
She does not mention you
No I suppose not
Whats the row between you now
Nothing There is no row as you call
it
Oh but there is I can see it And
to be wroth with one you love doth work
like patent spring back action madness
on the brain I know you think Im an
interfering meddling young owl Thats
understood
You dont know what you are talking
about thats all with a smile of dis
dainful tolerance
Oh dont I Perhaps I know as much
about it as my elders What would you
say brace yourself for a shock if 1 told
you I could sing The Girl I Left Behind
Me too
I would say I did not believe you
that it was only one of your jokes re
turned his cousin coolly
She is the only child of a retired col
onela ferocious looking old widower
with heaps of money It was pretty good
cheek for a troop sergeant to raise his
eyes to his daughter How it happened
was this now riding knee to knee with
his companion I was walking alone
one evening for a wonder about two
miles from barracks when in a country
lane I heard no end of a shindy snarling
and howling and screaming I found the
row came from a big lurcher who was
half killing a fox terrier and a girl who
was vainly belaboring the lurcher with
her umbrella Much he cared 1 choked
him off and got -an ugly bite for my pains
but rescued the terrier more dead than
alive I bathed his wounds in a stream
hard by and his mistress and I became
quite intimate over the performance and
then I tenderly carried him home behind
her about half a mile When we reach
ed the gate she stopped and got very red
and stammered and seemed greatly con
fused for she was quite young only
about eighteen At last she stammered
out If you were only an ordinary sol
dier I would offer you money as well
as my thanks but as I think you are a
gentleman I offer you my thanks alone
and she bowed You cant think the odd
feeling it gave me to see a lady bow to
me once more I was only a sergeant
and she a lady the gulf was ft pretty
rride one i won two prizes at oar tonrn
anient She was there she saw me sh
smiled at least I imagined she did
when I carried off the first prize
Of course yon never wrote to UerT
Never emphatic ally
Never spoke never wrotei Well vn Z
der these difficult and delicate eircun
stances what was your next moye i
I sent her flowers
Oh Having previously mastered
their language
No not quite such a fool as all that
I got them from Coveut Garden money
no object as Gussie says and 1 used to
climb the wall and lay them on an old
sun dial in the pleasure ground
My poor Teddy It was a desperate
bad case in a tone of sincere commis
eration p v
It wasfit js Beforeywe1 were ordered
off I left a bouquet of as
big as an umbrella and then we marched
away and of course there was an end
of everything for the present
And pray what is to be the sequel
I hope the sequel will be when this
business is over we of course will be
sent home I shall get leaver i shall go
to York like a shot out of a 74 pounder
and get introduced to my present charac
ter and I shall ask her to marry me some
day Some day beginning to whistle
in the air
A girl you have only spoken to once
in your life Edward Brabazon 1 had
no idea that you were such a susceptible
young idiot no milder word will do said
his companion emphatically
Why am I an idiot angrily At
least Ive seen and to a certain extent
known her for nearly two years Why
you went all across the world to marry
a girl you had never set eyes on
I did And all I can say is that 1
hope your venture if you persist in it
will turnout better than mine
Hulloa Whats this in front sud
denly setting spurs Boer allies Youve
got your revolver all right We must
cut our way through them not a second
to lose Come on
CHAPTER XVIII
Captain Brabazon was quite correct
about hfty natives in full war dress
probably on their way to join au nnpi
seemed to have sprung from the earth
and cut off the irregulars and the two
Brabazon from thy rest of their party
who were now just disappearing over the
crest of a hill
Yelling like demons their war cry
Usuti Usuti they closed round the
little baud armed with a lormidable ar
ray of guns and assegais There uas
nothing lor it but to charge them which
they did at full gallop discharging then
revolvers with telling effect The dust
the smoke the firing and the shouting
lasted about three minutes and the sav
ages had melted away among the high
grass and rocks four of their number
lay on the ground a trooper also on his
face dead Miles Brabazon had an ugly
cut in his forearm and that was all
Come on Teddy he shouted impera
tively We deserved this that poor iel
low is dead looking at the trooper we
cant do him any good and there is no
use in loitering So saying he put spurs
to his hprse and galloped after the oth
ers who were now endeavoring to over
take their party They had now gone
above a quarter of a mile when turning
to Teddy to make some remark he was
struck even in the deepening twilight
by the drawn and agonized expression of
his face
What is it he exclaimed reiuiug up
in alarm
Im hit faltered his cousin now reel
ing in his saddle and falling forward on
his horses neck I cant go any fur
ther you must leave me here Go on
Go on I tell you
Miles and a trooper carried him care
fully into the shelter of a big bowlder
away from the track
You go on Miles were the first words
he faltered Im hit here pointing to
his chest and its all over with me Go
I desire you never mind me go 1 im
plore you
The irregular horse all but two had al
ready vanished considering that it was
best to live and fight another day not
unnaturally believing that now behind
every bowlder or rock lurked a score of
natives and to the twtf who still remained
Miles said
Gallop into camp as hard as you can
lay legs to the ground and send out an
ambulance and a doctor Go theres no
time to lose Ill stay here
No no interrupted his cousin feebly
you shall not You would be mad it
means death
Nonsense Teddy returned Miles res
olutely for what do you take me Is
it likely that I should leave you Theres
no fear we shall be all right quoting
unconsciously Teddys saying The two
troopers needed no second bidding but
mounting at once and setting spurs to
their horses were soon out of sight So
was the Murderer Miles horse who un
picketed and loose followed them with
streaming reins and a delicious sense of
freedom and then the last little speck of
dust disappeared over the hill and Miles
and Teddy were left alone with the gray
mists of evening creeping gradually
around them The former removed Kit
tys peaked saddle and made it a pillow
for her dying master he put his own coat
over him after vainly endeavoring to
stanch his wound it was a bullet in the
chest and bled internally
To be continued
Devonshire Vanity
Many a refusal to sit for a picture has
been given because of a knowledge of
advancing years and fading beauty It
remains for the Devonshire folk how
ever to give a new point on making
up for a sitting S Baring Goulds
Book of the West supplies the inci
dent
The looks of Devonshire and Cornish
lasses are proverbial A complexion of
peaches and cream a well proportioned
uody and well molded features are the
characteristics West Country women
as they are called cannot forget they
were once comely
An old woman of 75 was brought for
ward to be photographed by an ama
teur No words of address could in
duce her to speak until the operation
was completed Thcp she put her fin
gers into her mouth
She said You wouldnt ha me took
wi my cheeks failed in I just stuffed
the Western Mornin Npws into my
mouth to filln out
Why does a man usually ehov hs
wife more courtesies abroad than at
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REPLIES TO CHINA
MKINLEYDEFINES ATTITUDE OF
THE UNITED STATES
President Offers to Mediate Under Cer
tain Conditions for te Prevention
of JVar with Enrope and Division of
the Celestial Empire
Secretary of State Hay -Monday after
noon handed to 3Iinister Wu the reply of
President McKinley to the appeal from
Emperor Kuang Hsu to- the United
States to act as mediator and endeavor
to bring about a settlement of the present
troubles in China without war between
China and the powers The President
conseats to act as mediator or rather to
use the good offices of the United States
to bring about co operation by the pow
ers with China fou the purpose of carry
ing out the policy outlined in Secretary
Hays note of July 2 to the powers
By consenting to act as mediator the
President has assumed that Minister Wu
and the Chinese authorities in Pekin are
acting in good faith Secretary Hay did
not even require any proof from Minister
Wu that the request for mediation was
genuine He accepted the fact that it
was presented at the State Department
by the accredited diplomatic representa
tive of the Chinese empire as sufficient
guaranty of its authenticity Meanwnile
efforts will be pushed to relieve the minis
ters in Pekin -
The position o the Chinese as they
would like to have the world understand
it is that the imperial government has
at no time participated in the anti foreign
outbreak or in any attack upon the min
isters or other foreigners but has done
all in its power to restrain and prevent
such attacks that the taking of the Taku
forts by the powers was an act of war
against China and that the imperial gov
ernment is justified In regarding with sus
picion the motives of the powers which
having previously despoiled the empire of
territory are now suspected of seeking
opportunities to enlarge their territorial
possessions
The United States is the one power
that is not suspected of coveting Chinese
territory and this fact taken in connec
tion with Rear Admiral Kempff s refusal
to join in the attack on the Taku forts
is given as the reason why China has
appealed to the United States to en
deavor to bring about a peaceful settle
ment
The understanding upon which the
President consented to act is understood
to be that the Chinese Government shall
so far as it is within its power to do so
bring about the objects which the United
States announced as its purpose in Sec
retary Hays note These are
The opening up of communication
with Pekin and the rescue of the officials
missionaries and other Americans who
are in danger
The affording of all possible protection
everywhere in China to American life
and property
The guarding and protecting of all le
gitimate American interests
The prevention of the spread of dis
orders to other provinces of the empire
and of a recurrence of such disorders
The first of these objects will have to
be accomplished as preliminary to any
nction by the United States desired by
the Chinese Government
CENSUS OF PORTO RICO
I
The Most Densely Populated of Onr
New Possessions
The results of the Porto Rican census
taken in October last show that the isl
and has 053243 inhabitants With a pop
ulation of 2G4 to the square mile Porto
Rico is the most densely populated part
of our new possessions There is good
reason why Porto Rico should have a
far larger population in proportion to
area than Cuba The island was always
the favored colony of the Spanish For
over two centuries Spain invited coloni
zation Lands were allotted gratis while
they lasted and settlers were exempt
from direct taxation The interior
though very hilly is well adapted fcr
small farming Most of the land is own
ed by the peasantry and small holders
fruit farms predominating though there
are many small coffee estates as well as
large and small farms raising sugar to
bacco and cattle This is the reason why
four fifths of the population is scattered
through the rural districts and only one
fifth live in the towns Porto Rico is
notably a country of small farmers The
Island is still growing in population Since
1S87 the density has increased from 220
to 2G4 to the square mile With good
government more schools and larger
commercial opportunities thare need be
no pause in the development of Porto
Rico But not a few observers believe
the island has population enough There
is little prospect that an increase in
density would be advantageous
Telejrraphic Brevities
Yellow fever is said to be dying out in
Havana
John Shaw and Christopher Rents As
toria Ore were killed by a boiler ex
plosion
Ben Herders farm hand St Louis
found dead on street car track Perhaps
murdered
Dr Nathaniel Sawyer Frankfort Ky
is missing in New York Foul play fear
ed He went there June 29
The board of naval construction has
decided to recommend to the Navy De
partment the purchase of the submarine
torpedo boat known as the Improved
Holland the disposition of which was
left open by Secretary Long when he
bought the Holland
John M Roach president of the Union
Traction Company of Chicago has out
lined to the street railway commission a
plan for a subway to relieve street traf
fic It involves an equal sharing of the
expenses between the two fraction com
panies
The Finnish Senate has addressed a
memorial to the declaring its inabil
ity to promulgate the Jiperial rescript re
garding Russian language in Finland the
limitation of the right of public meeting
and granting the right of Russians to
carry on trades prohibited to Jilinns
Rev Charles M Sbeldwi of Topeka
Kan was questioned in Lonisn regard
ing the cabled Tepert of his nomination
for the vice presidency by the United
Christian party and said My name has
been proposed without authority I have
no intention of accepting the
tion
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MOB RULE IN FN NEW ORLEANS
Four Ncsroes Killed and Many Others
Are Shot
A mob1 took possession of the streets oi
New Orleans Wednesday night and be
fore it dispersed o its own accord liad
killed four negroes and wounded a dozen
men three of whom were white The
lawlessness grew out of the murder the
day before- of two policemen by Robert
Charles a negro
The mobf several thousand strong
formed at Lee Circle and marched out
Charles avenue in a body It was re
ported that the mob would march upon
the parish prison and demand the negro
Pierce who wa with Charles when the
police officers were killed The police
accordingly sent strong- re enforcements
to the prison and when- the mob mado
its appearance the leaders were told that
axx effort to secure the prisoner would bo
resisted to the end The members of the
mob slowly dispersed small bands of men
and boys forming and scattering to sev
eral parts of the city Many negroes who
were on the streets and riding in cars
were firefl on
Just before midnight Acting Mayor
Mehle issued a proclamation calling on
all good citizens to aid the authorities
in preserving the peace and to let justice
take- its course As a- result of the nights
lawlessness four men are dead a score
severely wounded a hundred bruised
Not since the Ij nching of the Italians
several years ago has there been such ex
citement in Now Orleans The funerals
of Captain Day and Patrolman Lamb
took place Wednesday afternoon and this
served to intensify the feeling of their
friends
CUBA FRAUD REPORT
Brlstow Snys Rathbone Is Only Less
Guilty than Neely
Official investigation of the Cuban pos
tal frauds made by Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Bristow has resulted
telegraphs of the em
pire and who is said
to be one of the most
capable intelligent and
broad minded of men
in China He has had
charge not only of the
in the declaration that
Director General
Rathbone is guilty of
gross official neglect
and also of fraudulent
practices that his
guilt is only less than
that of Charles F W
Neely and the latters
subordinate accom
plices and that de
posed Postmaster
Thompson of Havana
is involved in the net
work of fraud These
findings are made
E Q KATnnoNE lUOiic jn the report of
Mr Bristow
Mr Bristow finds that Neelys embez
zlements aggregated at least 131713
and says he was justified in recommend
ing the removal of Director General
Rathbone Whether or not the latter
was guilty with Neely in the embezzle
ments he says there can be no doubt
that in the matter of unauthorized per
diem allowances personal expenses and
Avarrants cashed and unaccounted for he
unlawfully appropriated to his own use
money of the Cuban revenues For this
Mr Bristow says he believes Mr Rath
bone should be required to answer
VANDERBILT OF CHINA
Prince ShenK One of the Leaders of tho
Celestial Empire
A Celestial who is playing a somewhat
conspicuous part in the present troubles
in China is Prince Sheng the director of
telegraphs but of the SL
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and he is tne principal
director of the China Merchant Steam
ship Company and the leader of a dozen
private enterprises Sheng has shown a
remarkable capacity for the absorption
of the western business spirit and has
been quick to realize the wealth that is
to be created out of the undeveloped con
ditions and resources of China He was
first brought out by Li Hung Chang who
became his patron but Sheng soon dis
played talents which promised to enable
him to surpass his eminent friend in mod
ern enterprise if not in statecraft He
has been called the Vanderbilt of
China
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Bryan was given the gavel that was
used at Kansas City
New York Republicans will hold their
State convention during the first week in
September
In West Virginia only sixty daj s resi
dence in a county and one year in the
State is required for suffrage
The Independent Democrats of the
Fifth Assembly district in New York
who have maintained a separate organiza
tion since 1S93 have organized for this
years campaign
Delaware and Rhode Island are usual
ly regarded as the two small States but
they a by no means so in voting popula
tion At the last presidential election the
total vote of Rhode Island was 53000
and of Delaware 31000 Idaho Wyom
ing and Nevada cast a smaller vote
Croker says Bryan will carry New York
City and make a stroajr fight in the State
He says Hill will do his part
Gov McMillan of Tennessee has with
drawn from the senatorial contest It is
now between Carmack and Snodgrass
One of the most carious political sit
uations in the country is to be found In
North Caoliaa The Republicans have
not carried it in a national election since
fl372 and still it has two United States
Senators one a Republican and the other
a Populist The State administration is
Republican and a majority of the Stat
Supreme bench is of that faith
oi Min
talking much
Iowa people are
ister Conger these days and recall witc
pride the fact that he gained has start-
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State The DeJ
Moines Capital
says that whehIri
Conger returned to
Towi after his- sec
ond term aa minisz
ter to Brazil his
fellow citizens jui
view of his distinS
Sn tion had planned a
fj demonstration fn
bis honor xne min
ister was met at
minister coxaitB the train and wel
comed his family and friends gladly Butr
when he heard of the reception plans he
immediately showed his modesty and
said
If you do what will please me you H
not have anything of the kind I have
simply done my duty as any other Ameri
can citizen in like position would do and
am no hero I do not think that any
public demonstration would be proper
and I know I do not want it j
The demonstration never occurred
Minister Conger met and wooed audi
won his wife at Lombard University
Galeeburg 111 It was a college match
as both bride and groom were attending
school together there The bride was
Miss Sarah J Pike and the match was
a romantic one Both were attracted to
the other by their brightness in classes
and by the good spirit which pervaded
every action and word This was in
ante bellum days and the firing onFort
Sumter put a temporary end to their love
making as cruel war intervened r
Conger went away to war serving1 with
gallantry and distinction rising to- the
rank of major During his absence Miss
Pike was true to him and kept in touch
by constant watch and continued 1
spondence The years spent apart only
intensified their affection and they were
married when the war was over the
school days courtship resulting in thirty-
four years of happy wedded life They
were married at Galcsburg in 1SGG and
there Maj Conger practiced law for a
time then moved to the farm near
ter
The story is told of a Chinese Manda f
rin who early learned that Mr Conger
was not to be balked or bluffed A mis
sionary of the American Bible Society
provided with passports and credentials
was stopped by the officials and held in
the military quarters on some paltry
trumped up charge The missionary sentjtt
word to Minister Conger and the minis fC J
ter went in person to see about it When
he learned 5h trivial nature of the
ble he demanded the release of the mis
sionary saying he was an American citi
zen and as such his rights must be re-
spected
But my orders are to hold him here
said the officer
And my orders from the United States
are to demand his release jl
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XJC uiuai oiui uau uuui it Suits
majesty to release him
The United States of America
de
mands his immediate release nnipflv re
joined Minister Conger and were usetr
to getting what we want
The missionary was given his freedom
at once
FevLine Interviews
Mrs J Iv Jones wife of the Senator
who is perhaps better known as the
chairman of the Democratic national
committee in answer to an inquiry re
garding her opinion of women in politics
laid among other things I think wom
ans place is at home ministering to the
comfort of husband and children My
sphere has always been home I do 4
think though that all women should v
read and understand as much as they
can about leading questions so they can
be interested in what interests their hus
bands I am not a member of any dub
Dr organization The money question
Joesnt bother me at all So long as there
is plenty of money I dont care what
kind it is Besides I am for whatever
my husband wishes whether it isjight or
wrong
Ho Yow Chinese consul general in San
Francisco a diplomat only second in im v
portance in this country to the Chinese
minister in Washington says of the Chin
ese The Chinese are well aimed They
are well supplied with weapons of the lat
est pattern many of them manufactured
in our own great arsenals Shantung
province is notable for its men of fine j
physique and stature This province conld t
probably place in the field a large fbrce
all closely approaching or exceeding six
feet in height Whatever China Jmar
have been in the past
cant enemy to cope with to day Hfer
strength is formidable and if it is tobe
underestimated by invaders tb result i
will be terrible slaughter
Minister Wu has revised his opinion of
the local disturbances in China He
now says My Government has its hands
completely tied They are
die mobs as many of the soldiers the
send to attack them become dissatisfied
or are already so for some reason anddH
sert to the enemies of the Government
What could one ppssibly do underthiL
circumstances I am deeply grieveU ant
most smcerely trust that the information
contained in -the press dispatches nol
true If it should prove to be ro
worst fears are realized and I am unable
to tell what the outcome will be
Capt T C Pearce of the national fish
commission says about fish in Illinois and
Ticimty If we make any distribution
in Illinois this year we doubtless will
fmrnish the sanitary canal with its share
Jl my udsmeilt the sereral
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rieties of bass would be the best fish to
place m Illinois streams We have snent
most of the winter in northern Michigan--and
western Indiana and have distriW -ed
trout whitefish and white St
Lakes Michigan Huron and upS
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