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CHAPTER VII. — (Continued.) His ton.1 was the courteous yet dc rided one of a mnn accustomed to see his medical authority recognized with out opposition. Edward had not in tended to enter the sick chamber, where he would he obliged to meet Florence, but the plainly intimated re quest that he should remain outside nettled him. He glanced haughtily at the doctor and replied with evident coldness. “The physician always has the right to command In such cases. I will submit, but shall expect speedy news of my uncle’s health.” He gave the necessary orders to the servant, who was still In the room, and then turned to Thompson again. Tho doctor was ushered through sev eral apartments no less richly fur nished than the drawing-room, then the man opened a door veiled by a heavy portiere and permitted the phy sician to enter, while he himself re mained behind. CHAPTER VIII. Here, too, a subdued twilight reign ed, and In the dusk the newcomer at first perceived only the white figure kneeling beside the bed, with her face buried in the pillows. The sick man himself appeared to be In a sort of stupor, and, at the end of the room, Ralph was busied with some medi cine. After convincing himself by a hurried glance tiiat the door had again closed behind him. Doctor Blackwood approached the kneeling girl, bent down to her and said, in a low tone, with marked emphasis: “Miss Harrison!" She t^ldyvly raised her pale, tear stained face. The voice seemed to arouse sonic memory, her eyes rested inquiringly upon the stranger’s fea tures for a few seconds, then a start led cry escaped her lips. *AAAAAWVNAA/WWWWWWWW> Maxwell listened silently,without in terrupting her. Not until she had finished her story did he ask a few brief, direct questions. “Is Captain Wilson still In Spring Held?” "No. I heard from Ralph that he rode away half an hour ago." "And when do you expect your fam ily physician and the real Doctor Blackwood?” "Toward evening. They will not arrive before seven o'clock.” | "Well, then, we shall have a few I hours at our disposal. Can you rely | upon this old man? Implicitly?” j "Ralph was the friend and confi dant of my childhood. He is devoted ' to me with all his soul, and will do anything to save William. Won't you, Ralph?" She had summoned the old servant by a gesture. He laid his hand upon his heart. "Yes, Miss Florence—anything.” Maxwell looked keenly at him a few minutes, and seemed satisfied. "Miss Harrison's lover Is to be res cued,” he said. "Will you help us?" "Yes, master, as much as I can.” "Then first Inform Mr. Harrison that I must remain here for the pres ent, as his uncle's death may take place at any moment. But I must re quest him not to enter the slck'eham bor. Miss Florence docs not wish it. Then find out for me In what part of house Lieutenant Roland is imprison ed and whether it is possible to reach him unseen. This can easily be learn ed from the servants; but be careful to rouse no suspicion.” Ralph’s face showed that he clearly understood the importance of the com mission. He promised in a whisper to obey exactly, and then glided noise lessly out of the room. Maxwell again turned to Florence, who seemed some what sustained by his presence. f KNEELING BESIDE THE BED. “Doctor Maxwell! Is It you?" “Hush! Don't mention my name!” said Maxwell in a low, impressive tone. “I pass here ns Doctor Black wood. and we are not alono.” He glanced significantly at the ne gro, whose attention had been attract ed; but Florence made an eager ges ture of dissent. “Ralph is faithful and discreot. You need fear no treachery from him. 1 will answer for that.” “So much the better. But, first: What has happened here? I am look ing for William. Isn't he in Spring field?” “Yes, he is here, but a prisoner, be trayed by Edward, and Just at the mo ment they dragged him away from me this severe, perhaps fatal attack, came on. Doctor Maxwell, will my father die?” John Maxwell did not answer the de spairing question at once. The first glance at Harrison had told him that It must be in the affirmative, but he bent over the patient, felt of his pulse and placed his hand upon his heart. It was a short but careful ex amination. “Yes, Miss Harrison," he said at last. “It is useless to withhold the truth; you must face it; but the struggle is over, and the end will be painless. He will probably not re cover his consciousness." Florence, sobbing aloud, covered her face with both hands; but Maxwell J allowed her no time to give way to j hei grief. “And now for the living," he con tinued. “Calm yourself. Another life is at stake, as dear to you as the one now vanishing.” “William?" cried the young girl, in terror. “Is his life threatened? They concealed it from me. They spoke only of imprisonment. For heaven s sake, tell me the truth!” “First of all, you must tell me what has happened. I have just arrived, and know none of the particulars.” Taking her hand, he led her to the window, where Florence, in hurried, breathless whispers, informed him of what had occurred. "l)o you really mean to try to reach William?’’ she asked. "Suppose that you should he discovered and recog nized as his friend?" John shrugged his shoulders. “Then we shall probably bo shot to gether. Yes, Miss Harrison, a faint ing fit will be quite superfluous here and cannot serve us In the least. If you are not resolute, the game will be lost; and I tell you frankly that it is a matter of life and death. We shall undoubtedly be considered spies, and your cousin will certainly do nothing to clear up the error. This is the exact state of the case. Will you lie here, fainting, while it is de cided. or will you do what you can to help?” These blunt words fulfilled their pur pose. What William, with all his con sideration and tenderness, had failed to do, his friend’s sharpness accom plished. Florence, who was really on the verge of fainting, rallied her strength. Her voice still trembled yet thrilled with kindling energy as she replied: "I am not so weak as you imagine. I have courage for anything where William is concerned. Tell me what l am to do.” "For the present you must remain quietly here, but be ready to respond at any moment if I call you. Thi3 room has another door, I see; so I can leave it, unobserved, while 1 am supposed to be engaged in my profes sional duties. After the message I sent to Mr. Harrison, he will probably remain near, expecting further news." "But if he doesn't—if he discovers and surprises you—if the doctors should arrive a few hours earlier—’’ “Yes, but one must not take the ‘ifs’ into account in such enterprises," said Maxwell, carelessly. “Several hundred ‘ifs’ menaced me when I rode after that obstinate William, yet here I am, and my identity is wholly un suspected, which is enough for the beginning." He again approached the sick bed where his prediction was being fill | filled. Death was approaching slowlj [ but calmly and without suffering, anc he silently beckoned to the daughter to resume her place. CHAPTER IX. Edward Harrison had, of course, taken every precaution to prevent any attempt at escape or rescue. He had been forced to yield to Captain Wil son's demand for suitable accommoda tions for his prisoner and his refusal to adopt other measures—indeed, the latter would have been superfluous. William was in the charge of his most bitter enemy, and he guarded him bet ter than any jailer. In a side-wing of the building, at the end of a long passage, was a room where many valuable articles were kept during the absence of the own ers. The only entrance was through a strong door with a double lock, and the one window, which also opened upon the passage, was protected by an iron grating, which, though not heavy, was remarkably strong. In addition, the corridor was closed by a second door, and Edward kept the keys of both in his pocket. No assistance could come from outside, and her cousin knew only too well that Flor ence had not the energy to attempt to free the prisoner, at least in her father’s dying hour. William paced up and down the close, gloomy room in the most In tense excitement. So this was the end of the foolhardy ride which he had undertaken in defiance of every warn ing. True, he had thought of two al ternatives only—success or death in honorable conflict; and Colonel Bur ney, too, had had no other idea when he uttered the fateful words: “Dead or dishonored.” There was a third: “Captured!” True, thie captivity meant death. The young officer did not deceive him self concerning his fate; but little as he feared death, his blood boiled in fierce rebellion at the thought of tieing sentenced as a spy. Anything save this shameful doom. There was one bright ray of hope for him: He trusted in the honor of the Confed erates. Unless Edward Harrison could hoodwink them into believing him a spy, he seemed reasonably safe. Then came the thought of Florence, who would now be left wholly without protection. How would she endure the terrible event, and what would be fall her after her father’s death? Ed ward, as the Bole male relative, would also be the guardian and protector of the young girl, who would be abso lutely in this scoundrel’s power. Wil liam clenched his hands in helpless fury, and a low groan escaped his lips. Suddenly he started. He fancied that he heard his name spoken by some one close at hand. Of course It must be a delusion, yet he stood still and involuntarily glanced toward the window. The voice reached him again. This time more distinctly. “William! Don’t you hear?’’ With a sudden spring, the young man reached the somewhat high win dow, behind whose gratings the out lines of a human figure were now vis ible. “John—you? Impossible! It can't be!” "I have the honor, however, to be myself,” was the reply. “Good even ing, Will!” "But how did you get to Spring Held? How did you hear of my fate? How did you succeed in making your way here?” “Don't be in such a hurry. Put your questions slowly, in regular or der, and I’ll answer in the same way. We shall have plenty of leisure for it; it will be some time before I can saw through this confounded iron grat ing.” The faint sound of a file showed that the rescuer was really at work, and at the noise fresh hope and courage fllled the young officer’s soul. Free dom! Rescue! He could have shout ed for Joy at the bare thought, as if the rescue had already been accom plished. (To be continued.) FOOD FOa THE BRAIN WORKERS Those Who Are Subject to Mantel Strain Should Regulate Their Diet. From the Sanitary Record: It is all right for the man who labors all day in the open air to eat freely, but the man of sedentary habits, the brain worker, must adapt his way of living to his needs. He must be well nour ished, for the brain is incapable of good work unless well supplied with pure blood, but such a man cannot pos sibly furnish vital force to digest three large meals daily. If he tries it nature will protest at every step. The chem ical changes of digestion will be im perfectly performed. The stomach will neither secrete freely nor churn the food with cheerful alacn>.y; the pyloric orifice contracts and allows such chyme to pass with grudging reluct ance; the intestinal lacteals are ashamed to absorb such miserable pa bulum. which chokes, irritates and congests them, so the large meal re mains in the digestive organs to fer ment, putrefy and steep the individual in foul gases and depraved secretions. But the system can furnish enough vi tal force to convert a small meal into pabulum of high standard, which will be absorbed without difficulty. Three such small meals are not enough to keep the individual properly nourished, however; four to six will be required. Each should consist of but one or at most two articles of food, the diet to be varied by changes at meals. The portion of food served must be small; the patient must stop as soon as the appetite is satisfied and gaseous disten sion is proof positive that the meals are still too large or too close to gether. The direction of the mind is more Important than its progress. 11 \T Al> Developed by Broad-Minded Policy of the Republican Party. HOW OUR PRODliCTS GO ABROAD. Through a Wonderfully Developing Trade that i« Being Hullt Ip the Peo ple of This Country are Reaping ilreat Prosperity—What the Republi can Party Policy lias Brought About. The rivalry between the great At lantic and Gulf exports of the United States regarding their relative share in the exportation of the products of the country lends interest to a series of statements just completed by the Treasury Bureau of Statistics, showing the exports of corn, wheat, and flour from the United States and from these prots during the calendar years 1889 compared with preceding years. The figures, it should be premised, show a falling oft in exportation of wheat in 1899 as compared with 1898 which was an abnormally heavy year; the corn exports of 1899 are about the same as those of 1898, but greatly In excess of any preceding years, while the flour exports of 1899 are slightly larger than those of any preceding year, being 18,900,000 barrels, against 16.509,904 in 1898 and 17,408,713 bar rels in 1892. Exportations of corn have grown steadily during the decade, starting with 86 million bushels in 1890 and ending with 207 million bushels in 1899, the growth having been steadily upward and no preceding year equal ing the figures of 1898 and 1899. In wheat there has been a much greater fluctation, the years 1891 and 1892 showing an exportation of nearly 130 million bushels each, 1894 and 1895 dropping to about one-half that quan tity, while 1898 made the highest rec ord of our exportations wLth 149,245, 685 bushels, 1899 again dropping to about the normal or average amount with 111 million bushels. Flour has steadily increased, the exports of 1890 being 11,319,456 barrels and those of 1899, 18,900,000, an increase of over 50 per cent. The following table shows the ex portation from the United States of corn, wheat and flour in each calendar year from 1890, to and including 1899, the figures of 1899 being subject to slight revision: Corn, Wheat, Flour, bus. bus. bbls. 1830 . 83.817,220 49,271.580 11.319,456 1891 . 30,693,505 139,638,934 13.023,692 1892 . 77,471,179 125,518,441 17,408,713 1893 . 55,143,918 108,377,569 16,440,603 1894 . 41,806,711 72,523,389 16.056,390 1895 . 61,956,638 66,804.6.86 14.52.8,761 1896 .131,960,530 83,755,829 15,855,836 1897 .189,127,570 109.909.328 13,596,359 1898 .207,309,381 142,245,683 16.598.904 1899 . 207,800,000 111,000,000 18,900.000 The analysis of the movement of exjort by ports shows that in the ex ports of corn several of the great ports on the Atlantic and Gulf are gaining upon New York and that the move ment from tne grain fields toward the seaboard is apparently being more generally distributed than formerly. The exports of corn, for instance, from the port of New York increased from 13% million to 40 million bushels be tween 1893 and 1899, an increase of 200 per cent, while those from Boston in creased from 5% millions to 17% mil lions; those from Philadelphia, from 4 millions to 29 millions; Baltimore, from 7% millions to 46 millions; New Orleans, from 6% millions to 22 mil lions, while Newport News and Galves ton, for which the record begins with 1895, show for Newport News an in crease from 4% mi.lions in 1895 to 14 millions in 1899, and Galveston from li' millions in 1895 to 7 millions in 1899. Thus Philadelphia, Baltimore, Newport News, New Orleans, and Gal veston show a much larger percentage of growth in their exports of corn than does New York or Boston. In wheat exportations Boston has made greater gains than any other At lantic port, the total having grown from 3,934.125 bushels in 1893 to 11, 567,847 in 1899, while at New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and New Orle ans the figures for 1899 are in each case actually less than in 1893, the figures for New York being 36,431,499 bushels in 1893 and 26.830.386 in 1899; Philadelphia, 5,057,298 bushels in 1893 and 4,013,927 in 1899; Baltimore, 13, 048,702 bushels In 1893 and 9,549,270 In 1899, and New Orelans, x-,806,734 bush els in 1893 and 11,562,812 in 1899; Gal veston however shows a marked gain, the figures for 1896 being 3,438,369 bushels and those of 1899, 15,713,400. Prior to 1896 the wheat exportations from Galveston were small, seldom reaching 1 million busnels, but in 1896 they amounted to 3,438,369 bushels and have steadily grown until, as already indicated, they were in 1899, 15,713,400 bushels, in spite of the fact that the total exports of wheat from the United States in 1899 were materially below those of the preceeding year. In flour also the drift appears to be away from New York, whose ex ports of flour in 1893 were 6,448.931 barrels, and in 1S99 4,741,035, while Philadelphia, Baltimore. Newport News, Norfolk, New Orleans, and Gal veston show more or less increases in 1899 as compared with 1893. These figures show that in the move ment of grain the west is being sub stantially benefited, as new and shorter lines are opened we are able to get the benefit of better markets and obtain a larger per cent of the benefits which accrue to the people of the United States from our increased exports. Policies of government have much to do with the material prosperity of the people, and the broad-minded policy of the republican party is wonderfully developing trade and the people get the benefit. Lawton's Last Words. j Just before the day of his death Gen- | eral I-awton wrote to a friend: "If I am shot by a Filipinos bullet it might as well come from one of my own men. because I know from observations. I confirmed by captured prisoners, that the continuance of fighting is chiefly due to reports sent out from.America." ORIENTAL TRADE INCREASING. Huslnes* that Is Heins Fosteied l>y Wlw Republican Management. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson in an interview the other day said: “Anything produced in the United States will now permanently find its way into all parts of the celestial em pire. Our trade relations there In the future are secured. The trade in cot ton goods has been very heavy In Manchuria and other northern prov inces. Our interests generally, our dai ry, poultry and other products from the farms of the United States, now have assurance of permanent markets in all the provinces throughout the Chinese empire where such things are in de mand, and this demand is growing and will continue to grow. “The work of Secretary Hay in this regard supplements and compliments the work of our army and navy. A j year ago no nation would have listen- j ed to a proposition of this kind, (the open door policy), but the whole world listens to the United States now. The ‘white man's burden’ came with the islands. Secretary Hay’s work brings the reward for lifting the burden. Some idea of the vastness of the interests involved may be gained from the fact that while ten years ago our exports from the Pacific coast to all countries aggregates $26,000,000, and five years ago $42,000,000, the steady increase in Pacific coast exports has raised the aggregate to $73,000,000 a year ago.” Letter from Gen. Wheeler, Sends Sample of Cotton Grown in Philippines—Regards Insurrection Over. MEMPHIS, Ten., Jan. 13.—A local cotton firm has received a letter from General Joe Wheeler, now in the Phil ippines, enclosing a sample of the cot ton grown there. General Wheeler says very little cotton is grown in the Philippines and most of the cotton grown in Manila comes from the United States. General Wheeler says: “I regard the insurrection as sub stantilaly over. Had it not been for the action of those who are called anti imperialists in the United States who had deluded Aguinaldo into the idea that they would secure him independ ence it would have been over some time ago. “The president of the Filipino con gress, Senor Boutisto^ is at this place. He tells me that the congress and cab inet are dispersed and Aguinaldo is a fugitive, and this information we have had from several other sources. These islands are very rich and are charm ingly delightful. All they require is a good, honest government. It will be a very great advantage to the United States to have our mercantile depots so near the vast population of eastern Asia.” liusincss With .Southern Countries* The imports of tropical and sub-trop ical products to the United States dur ing ten months of 1899 amounted to $280,624,871. The leading items were: Sugar $94,000,000; coffee 49,000,000; silk $32,000,000; rubber $27,000,000; fi bres $17,000,000; fruits and nuts $15, 000,000; tobacco $11,000,000; tea $8, 000.000. A closer relationship with the tropical countries means greater pos sibilities for American products in ex change for the articles mentioned. As an instance of the growing Amer ican trade in southern climes mention might be made of the exports to Africa for the month of October, 1899. They were as follows: Flour $209,784; wheat $120,988; refined oil $112,815; lumber $74,069; manufactured tobacco $73,064; canned beef $51,242; corn $49,890. Under republican prosperity Ameri can products are finding markets all over the world. This trade will be further increased by our acquisition of the sea islands, and by the building of the Isthmus canal which will come under a republican administration. Prosperity’* High Thle. The high tide under republican con trol was reached in 1882, when the re ceipts exceeded the expenditures by $145,543,000. In 1893, when the demo crats again gained control, the excess shrunk to $2,341,673.29, and in 1894 the expenditures exceeded the receipts by $69,803,000, although, as in 1858, it was a time of peace. In 1894 the total revenue was $297,000,000, as compared with $403,000,000 in 1892, and the same amount in 1890. The receipts fgr cus toms in 1894 amounted to $131,818,130, as compared with $220,410,730 in 1882, and $229,668,584 in 1890. In the fiscal year of 1899, which end ed June 30, 1899, the receipts for cus toms amounted to $206,128,481, inter nal revenue $273,437,161, and the total revenue reached $515,960,620.18. The difference between 1899 and 1894, is not due to the internal revenue or “war tax,” as the internal revenue in 1894 amounted to $147,111,232.SI. Prosperity Indications. During the year 1899 the railroads were more active in building than in any year since 1890. A total of 4.500.10 miles of new track were laid. In the meantime there was a great decrease in the number of roads going into receiv erships. The long dark era of railroad bank ruptcies which culminated in 1898, when seventy-four companies, w’ith nearly 30,000 miles of lines were hand ed over to receivers, has ended, and the new year starts with the railways of the United States, with very few ex ceptions. in a solvent and hopeful con dition. The receiverships for 1899 cover only 1,100 miles, or a little over one-half of one per cent of the present mileage. There was also a large reduc tion in the record of foreclosure sales. Prosperity Kxpansion in OaRe. During the year 1899. the farm mort gages released in Gage county exceed ed those filed by just $165,303. There was a reduction of $99,710 in the town and city mortgages, making a total real estate debt reduction of $365,013. The Public- I»ebt Decreasing. On New Years' day the national debt. | less cash in the treasury, was $1,134, 300,007, a reduction for the month of December of $5,790,824. The debt bearing nointerest was $3S9,914,640. | Equality of all Our Money. “Here as the American people stand ^ on the edge of a new era we propose to equip our business world with the last tool of exchange known to mod ern commerce. We propose to send ouf ships into all parts of the world, as we have raised our flag in the uttermost parts of the earth. And we want it understood in Europe and America, in Africa, in Asia, and the islands of the sea, that there is no longer a debate in the United States as to what the stan dard dollar of the American people is. We are going to write in the laws of this country what is already the prac tice of our government, that every obligation of the United States shall be paid in gold. When a man comes to the counter of our treasury we are going to lay down two coins before him, the gold dollar and the silver dollar. We are going to say to him, “There are the standard coins; one of them is as good as the other; gold is the standard and silver is conformable to that standard. And the credit of the United States is out to make one just as good as the other; take your choice.” And for one I believe that when it is there it will maintain the gold standard and a just equality of all the coins of the United States.”— Extract from Speech of Congressman Dol liver. Senator Stewart's Patriotism. A few days ago Senator Stewart of Nevada took part in the debate on the Philippine question, and in the course of his remarks said: “The legislation increasing the reg ular army to 65,000 and authorizing a volunteer force of 35,000 men and three regiments to be organized in the Phil ippines was for the express purpose of prosecuting the war and of sup pressing the insurrection in those is lands. The war, under the authority of congress, has been carried on for about eleven months, until it is too late to inquire how the United States be came involved in it. If the inquiry had been made in February Last it might have been pertinent, but now, after my country is engaged in war under the authority of the legislative and executive departments of this gov ernment, and after thousands of pre cious lives have been sacrificed and millions expended under the authority of the war-malting power, it is my country’s war, and the origin or motive of the war cannot now be questioned. The lives sacrificed and the money ex pended in a war authorized by con gress should preclude any effort on the part of patriotic citizens to prove that the war was wicked in its origin." A Reversible Ltatenman. In a recent interview at Minneapolis, Mr. Bryan said: “I am a firm be liever in the enlargement and exten sion of the limits of the republic. I do not mean by that the extension by the addition of continguous territory, nor to limit myself to that. Wherever there is a people intelligent enough to form a part of this republic it is my belief that they should be taken in. Wherever there is a people who are capable of having a voice and a rep resentation in this government, there the limits of the republic may be ex tended. “The Filipinos are not such people. The democratic party has ever favored, the extension of the limits of this re public, but it has never advocated the acquisition of subject territory, to be held under colonial government.” One day advocating expansion; the next day talking against it. In one city praising the Tagalas as patriotic men perfectly capable of self-govern ment and lauding Aguinaldo as a “George Washington;” at the next stopping place denouncing the Fili pinos as unfit to become citizens. If Mr. Bryan were president the people might expect a new policy every morn ing for breakfast. They Have “Bimetallism." Dr. Spencer Franklin, a young Amer ican physician, has just returned from Honduras, after a stay of two years. In speaking of the financial system of that country, he says: “The money of the country is alto gether silver, and any believer in the Bryan doctrine of the free and unlim ited coinage of that metal ought to make a trip to Honduras. If he should after a brief sojourn there, still think the 16 to 1 doctrine good, I will pay his expenses and passage both ways. The worst feature of the Honduras financial system is that one can never tell from one day to another what the silver will be worth; it may be 41 cents on Monday and 43 by Wednes* day, or vice versa. No American who knows the advantage of living in a country where the dollar is always what it purports to be can easily be come reconciled to a financial system that is so variable.” Cotton and Gold. The world’s output of gold in 1898 was $287,428,600, and that in the Unit ed Sttes ws $64,463,000. The value of ! the cotton crop in the United States, that is, the raw cotton, in I8*w, was $319,491,412. The cotton crop in the United States is therefore 11 per cent greater than the gold output of the world, and five times as great as the gold output of the United States. To this great value, however, we must add the value of the seed prouucts and we have a total something like three hundred and sixty millions of dollars. But the grand total is not yet reached, for we are working 17,570,000 spindles in the United States in making cotton cloths. The output cf these, minus the cost of the raw cotton con sumed, must be added before we have the grand total of the value of the product and of the industry to the peo ple.—Ainslee’s Magazine. America leads the world in the iron industry, there having been an in crease in the production of pig iron of nearly three million tons, comparing 1899 with 1S98. The production of the leading countries for the year was as follows: United States .14,000.000 Germany . 8,250,000 United Kingdom . 9,500,000 France . 2,700,000 Belgium . 1.200,000 Sweden . 550.000 Austria . 950,000 This is the business which was rid iculed by the free traders only a few years ago.