4itlW WW
Red Cloud Chief.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
KKD GLOVD,
NEBRASKA
Fcoplo aro dolefully announcing tlio
"passing of negro minstrelsy." But
lust watch tho billboards.
Omalm has a golf club for nmallpox
convnloscontB. Llttlo neod of tho sign
"Only membern allowed on tho links."
Mr. Carneglo might cano tho Union
Pacific railway's pedagogical burden
by dropping a library Into Wyoming
and Nebraska.
6t. Louis Is vastly Interested in an
operation on n man's heart. Ho Is now
woll on tho road to recovery. It was a
Burglcal operation.
A California man has offered to soil
hla wife nnd four children for $50. As
for himself, ho could probably bo had
CoV a glass of beer.
President Roosevelt can wrlto feel
ingly on the subject of doer. Ho has
been trailed himself by ofllco-Boeker
until ho knows how It feels.
Tho city of pjitcrson, N. J., la strug
gling to recover from tho effects of a
fire, a flood and a strike, besides won
dering what Is to come next.
It Is to bo hoped that Dr. Lctovc'n
successful serum treatment for the
euro of lockjaw will not bo nppllod
with lndlscrlmtnato benovolonco.
Until women can listen to Kubellk,
tho violinist, without crowding to
kiss him It will be wlso for man to
Insist on his cxcIubIvo right to vote.
Tho man who novor makes a mis
take Is harmless. Ho never makes
anything. Doesn't oven mako tho mis
take of classing anybody with himself.
Sir Robort Hall saya tho moon ts
surely edging away from us, and con
sidering tho many things that she la
compelled to witness who can blamo
her?
Tho French and Italian monufactur
cra of oil paintings by tho old masters
are getting a share of the money that
comes out of Senator Clark's coppor
mines.
Tho Czar of Russia Is on a visit to
ono of his cousins. It will keep him
busy to mako tho rounds, as his na
tional family now numbers moro than
100,000,000.
Probably one of tho gloomiest men
In tho wldo world to-day Is Oen. Woy
Icr, because tho outbreak at Barcelona
did not continue long enough to glvo
him a "free hand."
A Minneapolis man named Zigzag
gowski has bcon arrested in St. Paul
for making his way over from Minne
apolis after the manner of hla namo
and citizenship.
A French court decides that a tele
phoned swear word Is n penal offense.
Marconi can't got that wireless appa
ratus Into working order any too soon
for weak humanity.
Count I3onl do Castellano does not
neglect his American relatives, plebe
ians though they aro. Ho writes them
every uow and thon, mentioning the
amount of his debts.
Twenty-two million dollars' worth
of diamonds wcro takon out of the
Klmberley mince In South Africa lost
year almost enough to go around at
a New York society event.
A picturesque feature of tho Doer
war was the fording of the Orange
river by Commandant KrlUlngcr. clad
In yellow gaiters, lavender trousers, a
new frock coat and a tally-ho bat.
Along with tho proceedings of th
annual convention or tho Society ol
Friends comes the hnnouncement thai
thcro are 900 firms In America en
gaged In tho manufacture A fighting
goods.
Tho Emperor of China has finally
acknowledged that ho isn't running
the world. After his experiences with
tho Emprers Dowagor it is remarkable
that ho clung to the foolish bollof in
bis own supremacy so long.
Among the letters which a Neu
York man wrote to a woman whom he
is now suing for money loaned her, is
ono in which ho calls her "my darling,
my love, my life's blood, my more
than queen." And yet, ho got over
It. 'Twaa over thus.
A wireless tolcphono Is among the
possibilities of tho coming year. And
nono can realize tho forco of tho con
vulsion of Joy which will hcIzo the
business world when tho familiar cry,
"Tho line's In uso," take Its place
among tho volccc of tho past.
A Pittsburg preacher Is causing
trouble because ho heard kissing in the
choir while ho was delivering his ser
mon. Ho can hardly bo blamed. No
man could be expected to go along
smoothly under such conditions with
out reference to tils notes.
A Lob Angoles girl has compromised
for $4,600 for injuries received in a col.
llslon between cars of two different
atrett railway companies. Of this sum
her lawyers received J2.000. Yet some
people think Los Angoles lawyers ara
not magnanimous!
f IRED TWO BULLETS
Enraged Womnn Shoots Citizon
on Streets of Albion, Nob.
THE CULMINATION OE A LAW SUIT
Two Negro Clilclcrn Tlilnvr Killed nml
Tlirfio llnclly lleaten Hy White Mou
round Drowned In tho lliuo
Itlver Itencntt liming.
A dcplorablo domestic affair between
Adam John Patterson nnd his wife and
Gcorgo Thompson of Hoono county,
which has been in the district court for
two terms, culminated In a shooting
affray on the strccls of Albion. Mrs.
Patterson fired several shots, two tak
ing effect, ono In Thompson's arm nnd
tho other in IiIh leg. It is claimed ho
also fired several Hhotu. A drayman
named Forey wna lilt In the foot by
ono bullet. Mrs. Pattcreon Is under
arrest nnd the offlccra have Thompson
In charge. The feeling of friends on
both Bides Is lntcnso and further trou
blo Is feared.
DEAD IN THE RIVER
Huppoicd to Have Drowned In the lliuo
Nrnr Hhelbjr.
Coroner Kepner una returned to Os
rieola from tho Dlua river south of
Sholby, whero a man has been found
drowned. No ono knows him. Tho
man seems to have been 75 years old,
and n very well dressed and good ap
pearing old gentleman. On his per
son was about CO cents, and some let
ters addressed to Riley Htratton,
Spring Ranch, Clay county, Nebraska.
A man had been all night tho night
beforo at Stromsburg, and that was the
namo by which ho registered. He left
his Btachcl there to bo sent some
where In tho Dakotaa and said he was
on his way to Council Bluffs. It seems
ho had made a fire on the bank of tho
river, had taken off' his coat and was
washing himself and fell into tho river,
which was about two feet deep whero
ho was found. That Is tho Judgment
of tho coroner's Jury.
Hont to IVnttcntlury.
Georgo Mann pleaded guilty to tho
chargo of assault with attempt to com
mit rnpe In district court nnd Judge
Thompson of Hall county sentenced
him to four years In tho penitentiary
nt hard labor. Mann coaxed two little
girls to ride with him, nnd took the
most indecent liberty with tho older
one, who wna but 1) years old. Her
brother followed Mann ' to Grand
Island, tho crlmo having been com
mitted several miles out in ''.ho country,
and his arrest followed. Tho father
of tho girl was not at homo at the
time, or it is tho general opinion there
never would; have been an arrest of the
culprit. Through considerable diplo
macy by County Attornoy Horth, a
trial In tho district court wns averted,
Mann pleading guilty nnd owing- to the
certainty of punishment thuB provided
for, tho county attorney recommended
tho leniency of court.
Lieutenant Mnrlnlr Acquitted.
Lloutcnant William S. Sinclair of tho
Twenty-eighth Infantry, recently tried
by court-martial on tho chnrge of caus
ing tho death of a Boldler prisoner by
gagging him and pouring water on his
head, has been acquitted.
Tho two reconcentrado camps in Be
tangns provinces aro reported to be
most carefully maintained. Tho Fili
pinos In the camps, it is said, nre
healthy and contented, and the strcctu
and houscB aro perfectly clean.
Tho food supplied consists of rice
nnd many vegetables. All tho people
in tho camps have been vaccinated,
and rigid Banltary precautions nre
taken to prevent tho spread of disease.
Thero aro 0,000 Filipinos In ono of tho
camps, and 19,000 in tho other.
Twelve Senior .Suspended.
Superintendent J. II. Adams of tho
Ottawa public schoolB has suspended
twelve members of tho senior class for
disobeying rules. Tho troublo arose
over a class color contest, which was
forbidden. Tho suspended pupils wore
bits of rod bunting taken from a rival
class flag Into the clasc room. The
pupils, with their parcnta, aro request
ed to meet the superintendent, when
tho suspended pupils will all probably
bo admitted to tho schools again.
Will Not Itclinbumn United Stiitm.
A dispatch to tho London Exchange
Telegraph company from Constantino
ple says:
"Tho Turkish government baa flatly
refused tho dumand of the United
StateB for tho rcpaymeut of tho sum
of J72.G00 paid to tho brigands us n
ransom for Miss Ellen M. Stone and
uer companion.
The (Iromii 70 und the llrlclo 03.
Thomas Goodwin, 79 years old, and
Mrs. Elizabeth K. Rodkey, 03 yenrs old
both of Willis, Kan., wcro married at
Hlawathn. It makes tho groom's sec
ond marriage and tho bru.c's third.
Both havo been living' alone nnd thoy
decided to marry to bo compuny for
each other In their old ago.
Found n Miui'h llrml.
Tho head of n man apparently about
85 years old wns found by I.ovl Hon
tlron on his farm tit Clrarwntcr, Kan.
The grow-some object was in n good
otato of preservation. Great excite
ment prevailed Jn tho vlljago and the
county authorities wcro notified. Later
Dr. Warren, a local physician, stated
that ho had brought tho head from St.
LouIb and had placed It In tho manuro
so that it would tho more readily de
compose. Tho people, however, will
not accept his statement and tulnk a
crlmo has been committed.
ELOPES WITH SINGLE MAN
Atrlilnnn Comity Womnn IJItapprnr
With it Man Ten Yenra Her Junior.
Tho wife o! Clnronco Russ, the
storekeeper at Cumnilngs, Kan., ngrd
about 40, has disappeared with Billy
Cummings, aged about 30, who lived
with his mother near Cummings. The
Cummings family Is an old nnd re
spected fnnilly of Atchlfron county. Tho
town of Cummings was named for Billy
Cummings father. Tho storo which
Russ runs Is owned by Charles F.
Kaffcr of Atchison. The couplo ran oft
last week, Mrs. Runs going on Mondny
and Cummings on Tuesday. A few
days ngo Russ received a letter from
his wife, written from a Colorado
point, In which sho said sho did not
Intend to return. She advised her hus
band to get a divorce. In her letter
sho had no complaint to make ngalnfct
her husband; In fact, sho said he wat
too good to her. Sho told her husbatU
If ho got married again not to bo uc
trusting.
FOR STEALING CHICKENS
Two Ncjjroen Ilend nnd Throe Othvn
llndly Umitoii.
Great excitement prevails at Mndrld
Bend, Ky., forty miles below Hickman,
on tho Tenncsseo Hue. Two negroes
wcro killed by white men and three
horribly and probably fatally beaten.
Elijah Drake, colored, It Is claimed,
was caught stealing chlckcna and was
attacked by enraged whites, being
driven Into tho Mississippi river and
shot dead. The body floated to shore
and the white men made another negro
tlo a ropo around tho neck nnd pull
him out to deep water. Tho white
men then nttacked four other negroes
living In tho neighborhood, who, It Is
claimed wero Implicated. Tho negroes
showed fight nnd In tho melee that
followed Jim Stewart, colored, was
shot and Instantly killed.
Two Klertrlo Cur Dynamited.
Two cars of tho Kansas Clty-Leav-enworth
electric lino wcro dynamited
at Leavenworth. Ono woman was In
jured. The first explosion occurred
early In the evening on tho lino run
ning to Fort Leavenworth. Tho cat
was damaged beyond repair, ono of the
wheels being torn off nnd tho motor
mined. A C0-pound rail wns split In
two.
A second explosion occurred Inter on
the Fifth avenue line. No damngo was
dono beyond breaking of windows. The
company has offered a reward of $250
for Information leading to arrest ol
guilty parties. A btrlkc has been on
in Leavenworth for somo weeks, and
tho dynamiting of the cara is a result
fnnrhlrr Hllll MUilng.
Tho whereabouts of Herbert Case
bler, the young grocer who disappeared
from his home In Arkansas City, Kan.,
uro still unknown. An examination of
his affairs shows everything to bo in
first-class shape und his relatives can
find nothing that would in any way
lead him to take this action. ThCejpfu
eels believe they will bo ablo to locate
him in a few days. Cascblcr was until
about a year ngo a conductor on the
Illinois Central road running out of
Jackson, Tenn., and la a member in
good standing of the O. It. C, which
has been asked to oaslBt in locating
him.
Jolntrxt Went Free.
Tho Jury in tho liquor enso against
Sam Smith of Arkansas City, Kan.,
failed to reach a verdict and was dis
charged. The Jury stood nine to threq
for acquittal, nnd n new trial will be
held. Smith was arrested on the com
plaint of a woman, who claims to have
bought a half pint of whisky from him.
The woman Is Mrs. Myra Mcllenry of
Howard, Kan., who, for somo time, has
been In this city Investigating tho
liquor traffic, Sho is tho editor of the
Searchlight, a temperance publication
In Howard. Sho introduced tho bottle
and ita contents in court, and then
failed to Bccuro a conviction.
lloth Wliei Left Him.
John W. Honn of Shenandoah, la.,
has sued his brother, Thomas O. Honn,
for 25,000 damages for tho alleged
alienation of tho affection of hla two
wlvea. Tho defendant Is a wealthy
ranchman who rccontly settled at Fort
Scott. Kan. Tho plaintiff alleges that
hlr. brother conspired to ruin him
financially, and that his alienation of
the nffectionn of hla first wlfo was the
execution of that conspiracy. Both
women obtnlncd divorces and are liv
ing In Iowa.
Tranio Malinger Mining.
Frank M. Hill of Chicago, for the
last ten years traffic manngcr of tho
Chicago Junction railways, haa been
missing for nearly a month. Tele
grams have been sent broadcast
throughout tho United States, but no
trace of Hill can bo found. It Is
feared Hill is temporarily unbalanced
as n result of brooding over a reduc
tion in salary.
Strenuously Iteaouta Hazing.
J. R. Campbell or Webster City, la.,
a student nt the Iowa state agricultural
college, shot a fellow student, J. A.
Lawrence, through tho shoulder, lnw
ronce had hazed Campbell and other
wise aroused his hatred. Tho Bhot
struck Lawrenco full In tho breast,
glanced on a pocket comb and passed
through tho shoulder.
The chemists employed at the Kan
sas stato agricultural collego havo
umlly discovered a poison which prom
ises to exterminate pralrlo dogs and
tho demand for It has lncrensed to such
an extent that tho collego Is no longor
able to fill Us orders. The poison con
sists of a mlxturu of strychnlno, po
tassium cyanldo and Biigar syrup and
Ih put up In tho collego laboratory in
small cans. Theso cans of poison are
sold to tho farmers and stockmen who
aro troubled with pralrlo dogs. Tho
preparation Is expensive, but It Is said
to bo tho only one which will exitrail
nate tho pestB.
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At Swords' Points;
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A SOLDIER. OF THE RHINE.
Dv ST. GEORGE
Copjrlsut, by Brain &
CIIArTF.lt XX.
A.t tho Wolf'B Head Drinking Foun
tain. Even at the risk of being noticed by
hostllo eyes, Paul turned his head so
that ho might look into hla compan
ion's face.
"I bco you, too, havo met with an
adventure, Karl," ho muttered, onco
moro scanning his paper, although tho
French words danced up and down
beforo his eyes.
"Perhaps ono could hardly call it by
juch a name, when compared with
your double exploit," modestly. "But
perhaps you can guess sho is here in
Mete."
"Beatrix, my Bister?"
"Yes; and not nlonc. A nun accom
panies her. I myself havo aeon her,
ind under conditions llttlo short of
tragic."
Paul breathed hard.
Already ho had begun to find love In
his long dcsolato heart for this pretty
sister, and tho thought of danger over
taking her aroused his spleen.
"Toll mo what happened, brother,"
ho muttered.
"It was last night. I had succeeded
In gaining an entrance to tho city,
bringing with mc threo carrier plgcona
belonging to a man within our linos,
ind which wero to tako my messages
In cipher to the general.
"Whllo wandering around, picking
up all tho information possible, chance
no, it wns a favor of Providence,
threw mo among a group of sold lore
In ono of tho parks.
"They had been drinking to drown
tho impending woo, and were In a con
dition far removed from tho usually
pollto Frenchman.
"Enough to say they stopped two
women who came from tho direction
of tho hospital I heard a scream, and
forgot tho danger I ran, for tho voico
was that of Bentrlx."
"How many wcro thcro?"
"Somo four or five."
"Excellent. And you put them to
flight alone and unaided?"
"Yes; and Beatrix was horrified at
discovering my identity, though I be
lieve, pleased to know that it was to
a German arm sho was indebted for
tho rescue."
"What of her corapnnlon?"
"She thanked mo most Bwcetly. You
remember what your mother looked
liko when ns a child you saw her last.
Sho Is still the samo, with a faco puri
fied by suffering. I fear she is not
long for this world. Her incessant,
labors In the field sho has chosen
havo undermined her health. It may
como back, but tho chances are she
will presently slip nway from you all."
Somohow this guvo Paul a shock,
and ho immediately resolved that ho
would selzo the very first avallablo op
portunity to make his peaco with tho
poor lady whoso lifo history had been
so sad.
"I must seo her."
"When would you caro to seek her?"
"Soou. This evening, If it la pos
Jlblc." Karl considered.
"Do you know tho wolf's head foun
tain, down by tho high wall yonder?"
"I drank there not an hour ago."
"It is well. Meet mo thero at nino
to-night, nnd together wo will seek
those In whose interests wo aro so
leeply concerned."
"Dono! At nine, you Bay?"
"Yes; and now I am about to move
3ff. Remember."
Paul counted tho minutes until
nightfall.
A great yearning had come upon
tilm to seo his mother and reassuro
her that forgiveness had como at last
to tako her weary form in hla manly
arms and look Into tho eyes that had
wept so many tears of bitter regrot.
Totally Ignorant of tho exciting
eventB which this night of nights had
In storo for him, Paul sauntered in tho
direction of tho llttlo wolf'a head
drinking fountain that projected from
tho wall which he had agreed to as a
rendezvous for meeting Karl.
As ho drow near tho drinking foun
tain ho remembered that caution was
an absolutely necessary adjunct to his
mission. Keenly ho surveyed each
lounger in turn.
Fortunately tho two comrados had
arranged a crudo system of signaling,
based somewhat upon tho code in uso
during thoir days at old Heidelberg,
and by a cautious uso of this Paul was
at last enabled to clutch tho hand of
his comrade.
All seemed working well.
Ho found Karl somewhat worried
under tho belief that ho was being
watched.
It might be Imagination, but ho
feared that suspicions had arisen re
garding his Identity.
'T havo news," ho said, as their
hands wero pressed together.
"Nowb of Hlldegardo?" demanded
Paul.
"No. You know what wo guessed
was tho reason for Conrad's being
here?"
"Yes a woman," replied Paul,
quickly turning his head to look over
his shoulder, as though tho mention
of tho countess might causo her to
nppear.
"Woll, sho Is In Mctz, though I hopo
not within sound of my volco, and you
may dopend upon It Just as much a
factor In tho game as evor. I saw hor
como out of tho hospital where your
victim was being nursed, and tho look
on her faco was worth studying."
"You give me a cold shiver, com-
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rado. I fear no man alive, but heaven
deliver mo from such a woman. How
ever, lot us dismiss hor from our
thoughts. Tel mo moro about Hlldo
gardo. Such a subject will take tho
bad tasto from my mouth."
"Woll, I havo seen tho young woman
again nnd you may even havo that
pleasure to-night."
"How BO?"
"Simply because wo aro going to a
Iiouso thnt ndjolns the Red Cross hos
pital, whero sho la engaged In her holy
labor."
"That Is singular Indeed."
"It may bo moro ero we nro through.
You know I am n firm believer In the
working of Providence, and to my
mind thoro is something moro than
a moro coincidence in this thing."
They wero now near their destina
tion. Apparently thero wns no suspic
ious craft above tho horizon at loaat
Von Stettin gave no indication of
serious alarm.
"Tho hospital!" ho muttered.
Paul camo to a stand for a moment
who could blame him under tho cir
cumstances? Although ho halted to look In at tho
open door only a brief tlmo, it proved
a most unfortunato pteco of businoss
for him, as subsequent events turned
out
A figure stood to ono 'aldo, perhaps
waiting until tho wounded soldiers had
all been carried into tho houso of
mercy a figure screened by tho ahad
ows that fell on that sldo of the great
building, observed Paul's action and
only with difficulty repressed a cry of
satisfaction when tho light foil upon
his face.
For although the figure and dress
of tho watcher seomed to belong to
n dandy French captain, the counte
nance was suroly that of tho bold ad
vonturess, tho Countess Almeo.
Karl awaited his friend at tho ad
joining door. "Aro you ready?" he
asked, solemnly.
"Go on," Paul said, Bhortly.
Tho door openod and thoy passed in.
Up tho stulrs now a light appeared
abovo, coming from an open door.
"Karl, is it you?" asked a girl's
votat whaflfepon tho individual do-
claaaaMaaaaaaaaafcW other.
tho loverllko meet-
inAtng peoplo ho knew
that tho chances
uld never again
ono becauso of
pretty girl was
second figure
sho sprang
'.tertjd an ex-
n account of
fety. within tho
FrTBrh Tuch a perilous mis
slonralnoro H maidenly modesty,
that made her cry ouir
"Beatrix!" he called.
"Sister, havo you then forgotten
me?"
Then a glad cry broke from her lips,
and Beatrix gladly greeted tho new
comer with all tho warmth tho dearest
brother could expect.
"You do not know oh! Paul, how
Bhall I toll you tho truth how will
you bear It?" she said, In a weak al
most panic-stricken volco.
"Ah! But I do know it, my dearest
girl."
"About our mother?" eagerly.
"Yes."
"Oh! Paul, how Is It in your heart
do you bate her still sho has Buffered
so"
"Our mother," ho said, softly, ten
derly. His words, his manner aroused her
wildest hopes.
"You forgive you forget you will
love her oven as I do. Oh! God, this
is blessed news I thank theo for this
happy hour. Oh! how glad I am that
Bbo has lived to know this blessed
hour."
Sho took her brother's hand and led
him into tho lighted room.
Ho saw a black-robed figure rise,
saw a palo faco, with tender, sad and
haunting oyes heard n low cry as her
gazo fell upon him and alio started to
stretch out her nrms, but thoy fell
holplcas at her aldo.
It was all to hla credit as a man that
ho did not stop ono second, but walked
directly over to whero sho Btood, now
holding on to tho back on tho chair
through weakness.
"My mother!" ho said, but his very
volco was a caress.
Then ho took her nulvcrlng form In
his arms and gently kissed her.
At that she gavo way.
Tho fountains broko forth, though
tho wonder was they had not run dry
In tho long years of nor weeping.
Sho clung to him as sho sobbed, and
ho pressed her head 10 hla heart as
ono might a grieved child.
Paul had placed his mother upon a
divan and seated himself besldo hor.
ft was necessary that thoy speak of
tho past.
That could never bo a sealed book
with them.
Sho hung upon his every word, nnd
thoro wero times when sho moaned
llko a stricken deer ns ho Bpoko of his
father's uncomplaining llfo nnd tho
manner In which ho held aloof from
the whole world to conceal his grief.
But whon It waa all told, and ho had
again assured her that nothing but
love dwelt In his heart, what a look of
Ineffable peace came upon that pale
face. How she strained him to her
heart, this great boy, whom she could
hardly bcllevo belonged to her, tho'
fair child of former yoarc
Meanwhllo Karl and Beatrix had
wandered over to ono of tho windows,
set deep In tho walls, nnd forming ad
mirable lovers seats.
Perhaps that samo fnto In which
Karl professed to ontertnln como be
lief, had a hand In tho game, which
was ono of tho reasons why tho young
couplo sat so long In tho deep orabra
suro of tho window, since had It not
heen for this, Karl might not havo
thought to peep aimlessly down to
ward the street.
Beatrix saw him bend still lower,
whllo the laugh left hla faco and n
look of deep concern took Its place
"Oh, what is It, Karl?" she cried,
as a heavy, thunderous report shook
tho house.
"That Is only another shell ex
ploding near by. Our friends beyond
the walls havo evidently discovered
somo means of sending frequent
bombs Into the city, nnd thcro will be
gravo damage dono ere morning, But
It was not tnat which startled mo. but
a movement of French soldiers In tho
street below. I have grave reason to
bollovo they aro surrounding this
house, nnd that would mean danger,
perhaps death, to Paul."
Bentrlx cried out in terror, nnd even
Paul was constrained to show alarm,
not on his own account bo much as
bocauso of this friend who had his
llfo in tho balance.
You must get out of this instantly
go by tho roof If there is no other
way," he exclaimed, ready ns ever to
grapple with tho scorching emergency.
"It Is too late!" gritted Karl, buI
lonly. Yes, too late, for tho clatter or
boots Bounded In tho hall without, tho
door was unceremoniously opened by
a hand that believed In military law
abovo tho civil code, and several sol
diers pushed into tho room, soldiers
woaring the uniform of tho National
Guard and led by a pompons major,
behind whom strutted a figure that In
stantly caught Paul'B attention, filling
him with both amazement and alarm.
(To bo continued.)
SUPERSTITIONS ABOUT BABIES.
No I'art of the World Is Free from
Queer Notion.
Lately eomo extraordinary supersti
tions about babies have como to light.
For instance the Manx pooplo bcllevo
that It will dwarf or wizen a baby If
any ono steps over it or walks round
it. In somo parts of England peoplo
bind the Infant's right hand, bo that It
may have riches when it growB up. In
Yorkshire a new-born babe 1b placed
In a maiden's arms before being touch
ed by anyone else, In order to insure
good luck.
In South America a book, a piece or
money and a bottle of liquor are placed
beforo tho Infant the day it Is ono year
old, to ascertain Its bent In llfo.
In Scotland a baby is considered
lucky if it handles its spoon with its
left hand, and It will be perfectly hup
py and successfulful If it has a number
of falls beforo its first birthday. In
the North of England, when a child is
taken from a houso for tho first time,
it is given nn egg, somo salt and a
small loaf of bread, nnd occasionally n
small pleco of money, to insure it
ngalnst coming to want.
In Germany it is considered neces
sary that u child should "go up" be
fore It goes down in tho world, bo it
is carried upstairs ob soon as born. In
case thero is no upstairs the nurso
mounts a table or chair with the in
fant HE WAS ABSENT-MINDED.
Youth XUd Carried Off GUr Head
piece In Mistake.
They were qulto lato In returning
from tho French cooks' ball and the
car going south on Broadway was
crowded with the tired dancers. At
the next corner the car stopped and a
blond young man got on, who, as
he entered the car, at onco attracted
the gazo even of the sleepy dancers.
Ho advanced to tho center and held on
to a strap with ono hand. In the
other he carried an enormous hat, un
mistakably feminine, as attested by
yards of blue chiffon and waving os
trich plumes.
He wna serenely unconscious of his
burden until, the conductor asking for
his faro, he reached for his pecket
with his hand that he thought was
disengaged. He then discovered the
hat His look of bewilderment brought
forth audlblo smiles from his fellow
passengers. Then ho remembered.
Holding up tho creation In blue and
gazing fondly, but Ilquldly Into its
myBterloiiB doptha of millinery, ho
muttered:
"Lovely girl! How forgetful of me!"
And making a Blgn to the conductor,
sayB tho New York Mall and Express,
stepped hurriedly from the car.
Coronation Clothe.
Without doubt tho coronation ol
King Edward VII. will bo tho rooBt
costly and claborato "full dress" af
fair that has occurred in modern times.
But King Edward will not bo permit
ted to look upon such a wonderful dis
play of costumes as greeted tho eye ol
his distinguished predecessor, Edward
III. This beau of tho fourteenth cen
tury was a spectacle that must hav
added greatly to tho gayety of nations.
Ho.woro long pointed shoes, fastened
to his kueo by gold or ellvor chains,
hose of ono color on ono leg, and
nnother color on tho othor; a cont, tin
one-half white and tho other half black
or bluo; a long silk hood, buttoned un
dor his chin, embroidered with gro
tcsquo figures of animals and danclns
men.
Many a man's word Is llko an echo
merely c ibllow mockery,
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