How the Fusionists Are Preying Upon the In
terests of Taxpayers of Nebraska.
HOME FOR FEEBLE-MINDED YOUTH AT BEATRICE SCENE OF TURMOIL AND DISCORD
Fraud and Spoliation , Drunkenness , Incompetency , Dishonesty ,
Treasury Raids and Kindred Offences Committed by
Officers High and Low Public Officials and
. Employes Held Up for Part of Their Sal-
1 ary Each Month bv Party Leaders.
Shameful Incompetency gross per
version of the public funds use of the
appointive power to reward party satel
lites regardless of merit manage
ment's hands tied by high-up fusion
officials ofllclal records in bad shape
and over the Poynter administration In
its entirety hangs thb shadow of cul
pable negligence and fecandal. This In
brief Is an epitome of the condition of
the Homo of the Feeble Minded Youth
nt Beatrice.
Several years of fusion mismanage
ment and jugglery have sufficed to
bring about a state of affairs in this
institution so terrible as to almost
challenge public credulity.
Dispassionately recited , if the truth
be only half told , It Is enough to cause
the cheek of every citizen to burn with
indignation. Especially is this true ,
and especially does It become a fit sub
ject for careful and solemn judgment ,
Avhen It is considered that the victims
of , these abuses are among the most
helpless and defenseless wards of the
state.
state.When the Juslonlsts came Into power
in Nebiaska the republicans relin
quished supervision of this institution ,
bequeathing to their successors and to
the public a record of splendid achieve
ments. In selecting officials , teachers
and employes for this institution It was
the unvarying rule that merit and fit
ness alone should command recogni
tion. Then , as now , the institute had
upwards of 225 Inmates. There were
few changes In the official family , and
in no instance was a change made for
political reasons or party expediency.
The last republican in the superln-
tendency held the position for upwards
of seven years ; and a change occurred
at the end of this time only by reason
of the fusloniats acquiring control of
the state government.
How does this compare with the re
cord of the fuslonists ? The fuslonlsts
have been In power about five years ,
and In that time two superintendents
have come and gone and the third one
has been compelled to enlist the al <
of the courts to keep his official head
from under the axe. Thus , in about
flve years ( including the recent ap
pointee whose right to the office is be
ing contested in the courts ) four differ
ent persons have been appointed to the
Hiiperlntendency. This has kept the in
stitution in strange hands nearly all
the time , as a result of which , and by
reason of other causes hereinafter
enumerated , discipline has disappeared ,
disorder prevails , feeble minded In
mates , slow to-famlliarize themselves
with strange faces and restless in-thelr
presence , have progressed slowly , if at
all , and the state has expended thous
ands of dollars wholly without com
pensatory results. Never since the fu
slonlsts acquired control has there
been harmony In the official family of
this Institution. This is duo entirely
to the fact that positions high and low
have been acquired through political
'pulls" and not by reason of merit.
Since the populists obtained control no
superintendent has gone In there free
handed. All of them have been under
the party bane , and , no matter how
much It impaired or Interfered with
the'-'Virelfaro of the institution , they
have been compelled to accept such
teachers and appointees as the party
managers have seen fit to give them.
On can easily judge of the condition of
things by considering that the party
bosses have invariably selected for
these positions the sons , daughters , or
henchmen of leading politicians.
They have done worse than this ,
they have selected for positions of
trust and'responsibility persons , not
alone mentally Incompetent , but mor
ally as well. Making selection with
out regard to qualifications , giving
no particular person authority to con
trol , but making each a superior unto
himself , thus causing incessant clashIng -
Ing of authority and wrangling among
themselves , and placing the party or
appointive authority under direct obli
gation , by levying an assessment
monthly on all appointees and compel
ling them to pay a fixed per cent of
their salary to some one designated to
receive it by the triumvirate for a cor
ruption fund-combine to account for
this sad state of affairs. There are
some facts connected with the con
temporaneous history of this Institu
tion painful to recite. They go beyond
the confines of ordinary happenings
and trespass upon the domain of scan
dal and criminality.
Passing by the history of the Insti
tution under the superintendency of
Dr. Fall and Dr. Sprague ( and there is
little , difference between that portion
of the history and that to which refer
ence will be made ) attention will be
given evil , wrongs and outragcF preva
lent i.ow.
Dr. Lang , the present superintendent ,
was appointed about one year ago.
The next most responsible position
that of bookkeeper and steward was
given to James Mtllikin , a political
satellite from Fremont. . Though Mill-
kin knew nothing of bookkeeping , he
was entrusted with keeping the rec
ords. How ho kept them , needs only
to be seen to be comprehended. Had
the figures been blown upon the pages
of the records by a cyclone , they would
be just as easily interpreted. The de
bits are mixed with the credits and
the credits with the debits. Entries
are seldom properly made , and there
Is no way of ascertaining from the rec
ord the condition of accounts , of the
funds , or whether anybody is debtor or
creditor of the state. The undisputed
fact Is that the records have not ft ea
kept at all and n searching Investiga
tion would , no doubt , result In startling
disclosures. It Is an open secret about
the Institution that Mllllkln was not
alone Incompetent , but that ho was
frequently Intoxicated while on duty.
Foreman \l\\\a \ \ \ of the brush factory of
the Institution stated that ho had re
peatedly seen Mlllktn with a.bottle Of
whiskey at the Institute , and that ho
did not only drink the liquor himself ,
but preslstcd In making other em
ployes drink with him. One of the
employes who had taken the Koeley
cure and who had not tasted liquor
[ 'or several years was persuaded by
Mlllkln to Indulge. He then again be
came a confirmed drunkard and finally ,
to got away from the temptation , had
to leave the Institute. Superintendent
Ung remonstrated with Mllllkln , tell
ing him that he was setting a bad cx-
ample for the Inmates and employes ,
but to no avail. Mllllkln claimed that
lie was backed by Governor Poynter ,
by the fusion contingent of the beet
sugar element at Fremont , and was not
anienable to the rules or orders of the
superintendent.
NEW BRAND OF "CORN MEAL. "
Nor were Mlllkln's shortcomings con
fined to traditional consistency.
Scarcely had he entered upon his du
ties when he resorted to methods most
Hieatlonable. On one occasion Super
intendent Lang discovered , among sup
plies delivered , a choice lot of.s.tio.w . -
bcrrles. There was no provision In the
contract covering supplies for the In
stitution for this quality of fodd , and ,
looking1 over the 'bill or statement of
the goods delivered , he observed that
the bill called for corn meal , but there
was no corn meal delivered. "How Is
this , Mllliken ? " said Superintendent
Lang , "I fail to see any entry on the
bill for strawberries ? '
"There It Is , " said Mtllikin , pointing
to the entry , "corn meal. "
"It was right then and there , " said
Dr. Lang to the writer , "that I discov
ered that Mlllikln would bear , watch
ing. I told him that kind of dealing
would not do , and that ho must stop
It. But he paid no attention to me.
Only a few days afterward ho became
possessed of a half dozen boxes of ci
gars. I asked him how he got them
and he said the boys down town gaVc
them to him. I knew that he got
them in one of two ways either by
the 'corn meal' dodge , or that some
body was dealing with the Institution
selling supplies and with dishonest mo
tives had given them to him. I again
cautioned him against doing wrong ,
but he met my warning with a defiant
sneer. Finding I could do nothing
with him I went to Lincoln and laid
all the facts before Governor Poynter.
That ended It ; Governor Poynter never
stopped to consider the matter for a
moment. MiUIkin followed this up by
getting drunk and coming to the in
stitute in a drunken condition and
bringing liquor with him. Again ,1 pro
tested to the governor , and again noth
ing came of It. Finally things became
so bad that in desperation I went to
the gbvernor and begged of him to act ,
The governor came down but did not
have the moral courage to do any
thing. Mlllikin himsei : told the gov
ernor that ho was unable to keep the
books and wanted to be relieved of It ,
but still no action. The governor at
last concluded that he would get rid
of Mllllkln , and he asked me to hand
In my resignation that he might show
It to Mllllkln and have an excuse for
asking him for his. He said my resig
nation was only a blind to fool Mllli
kin , and that he would not consider it
as effective , and would use It only to
get Mlllikln out of the way. I re-
carded it a strantrfi merle nf nrnnmlnrn
but I complied with his request , think
ing I was dealing with a man of prin
ciple. Imagine my surprise-when he
announced a day or so later that we
had both resigned , and subsequently
followed this announcement by the ap
pointment of my successor. It was an
act of subtle and flagrant perfldlty , un
worthy of a man of honor. I resisted
and the courts will determine whether
a resignation obtained in that way
shall be effective
"I lay much of the blame for the
condition of affairs in the Institute
upon Governor Poynter and his hench
men. They have forced upon the sal
ary list of the Institute as teachers and
for ono position and another , persons
who are notoriously unfitted for such
service. These appointments have
been made on the strength of polit
ical "pulls" and without regard to
qualification or fitness. The governor
has done more than this , ho has tacit
ly , If not openly , advised subordinates
that his whims and not my rules
should be respected. He has encour
aged them to resist my authority as
superintendent from almost the very
commencement of my term. Under
such conditions the worst is the best
that could be expected.
ROTTEN WITH FILTH.
"When I came to this InstUutlrtn It
was rotten with filth. -predecessor
had had just such experience as I am
having. There was no such thins as
discipline. There was constant stiifo
among the employes and teachers.
The rooms In the buildings were very
filthy and unsanitary. This caused
sickness among the inmates and in
some instances deaths occurred.
FEASTING AT THE dllB.
One has only to glance at the pay
roll to see to what extent the fusion
reformers are milking the public treas
ury.
ury.Of
Of the Sprccher family , the son and
( until recently ) the mother are drawIng -
Ing fat salaries and the daughter was
until recently living In luxury at the
state's expense.
The Sullivan's are represented on
the supreme court bench and as ma
tron at the Institute at Norfolk.
Ex-Senator Mutz has n daughter on
the pay-roll at Beatrice ( or rajlher
up to a few weeks ago did have , she
having been discharged by Superin
tendent Lang for Insubordination. )
Belle Spanoglc , of Red Cloud , la on
Lho pay-roll at Beatrice at the instiga
tion of ono of Poyntcr's clerks at Lin
coln.
coln.Edith
Edith , Ross , .daughter of cx-Reprc-
sentatfve Ross of recent fame , is an
other name on thb pay roll.
Several fuslonlsts who have not even
been brcvetted , are on the pay roll as
farm hands at the munificent salary of
? 25 a. month and everything found.
In no instance has there been an
appointment made on the grounds of
merit. Indeed , It Is an open secret ,
that not one of the teachers has a cer
tificate , and.lt Is admitted by those
who are familiar with the facts that
none of them could pass a teacher's ex
amination.
DOCTORING THE BOOKS.
As has" been sold before , the accounts
of the Institute are in very bad shape.
The records are so badly mixed up and
confused that no one knows anything
about the status of the funds. Goods
have been bought and sold , but for
what , or what became of the money ,
nobody can tell. When the governor
removed Steward Mllllkln , who was
bookkeeper , ho then learned of some
of the fruits of his blunders. Ho dis
patched a bookkeeper from his office
at Lincoln named Mclnteo to Beatrice
to untangle the mess. Mclnteo pro
ceeded to arrange the records as he
saw fit , and before Superintendent
Lang knew what was going on Jie had
changed about GO accounts. Fearing
the governor and his representatives
had ulterior motives the superintend
ent ordered the "export" out of the
building , and ho departed.
The records as they now 'stand are
in a bad way , and constitute a sweepIng -
Ing indictment of the fuslonists , being
mute yet unimpeachable witnesses to
glaring incompetency and possible
fraud.
It Is due to Dr. Lang that he bo ex
culpated from all blame. His hands
have been tied and ho has been n su
perintendent In name only. At no time
has he been free to administer the
affairs of the Institute without Interfer
ence from sources involving a higher
power.
SUSPICIOUS REVELATIONS.
Steward Ball and Superintendent
Lang are hard at work rectifying er
rors in the records and about the In
stitute. One thing Is already notice
able and that > s a decrease In the rest
of groceries for the Institute. The
grocery bill for the month of May is
$157. less than for April , and $172 less
than for March. Millkln retired about
April 1st , but his errors did not cease
to bear fruit until recently. He used
to permit the contractors to bill goods
in bulk like , say for example , ho pur
chased a sack of flour or sugar , It
would be billed "ono sack of flour or
sugar $1.50 , " or whatever It might be ,
without giving the quantity in pounds
or the quality. This left an opening
for fraud , and a rectification of this
practice has resulted In a large degrease -
grease in the expenses and In the com
plete cessation of presents , s\ich as
cigars and other luxuries which used
'to ' be pent to the steward by parties
celling goods to the institute. Why
'the ' cigars were sent and why they
stopped coming , and why the cost of
the groceries dropped nearly 30 per
cent , is a problem carrying with it the
odor of suspicion and fraud , ana Is a
problem which Steward Milliklnmlght
experience some difficulty in satisfac
torily explaining.
CORRUPTING THE PUBLIC SER-
J VICE.
Every month all the employes of the
Institute from superintendent down to
farm laborers are required by the fu
sion leaders nt Lincoln to give up a
portion of their salaries. The amount
which they have to give up varies all
the way from three per cent to flve per
cent. The rule Is that this money must
bo paid over or those who fall must
step down and out. Last year the de
mands for money were heavy , and one
of the employes , an engineer named
Adams , rather than submit , handed in
his resignation. In this respect the
present year reveals no disposition to
reform. Already the officials and em
ployes in the various state Institu
tions are being bled by the committee
on extortion. Under date of Ap ll 2nd ,
1000 , the following letter , whichshows
very clearly how the work Is being
done , was received at the Beatrice In
stitute :
LINCOLN , Neb. , April 2 , 1900 ,
Gentlemen :
We , the Finance Committee appoint
ed by the populist , democratic and free
silver republican state central com
mittee , do hereby call on you for the
amount of assessment duo from your
department , or office , as provided for
by the resolution sent you. The
amount due at this time from your
department Is $148.84. We desire to
say to all who are called on for funds ,
you have been recognized and honored
by our forces and placed whore you
are drawing revenues from the state ,
and wo shall expect you to contribute
the small amount asked for monthly.
T. H. TIBBLES.
J. E. GOAD , Jr.
L. L. CHAPIN.
This letter throws the white light of
truth upon the hypocrisy and false
protestations of the sham reformers. It
not only reveals the Inside workings of
the machine , but It strongly corrobor
ates the charge often made by populist
officials who have felt the blighting
curse of this evil , that ono of the pri
mary elements entering into the con
tamination and demorallzal.on of state
Institutions Is the practice of extort
ing contributions to a campaign cor
ruption fund. That this is the prac
tice , now a iixed policy of the fusion
campaign managers , the foregoing letter -
tor abundantly proves. Much of the
Insubordination and consequent dis
cord which exists in state institutions
among the officials and employes is
duo largely to the fact that having con
tributed to the corruption fund , every
body feels that he is at liberty to do
as he pleases. This has greatly Im
paired the public service and has low
ered It to that level where the money
expended In the maintenance of these
institutions is practically dissipated.
Ills Wlfi'i Too , In an Amorlriin ,
Baron Mumm von Schwarzensteln ,
the new German minister to China ,
married an American , as did his pre
decessor , the murdered Von Kotteler.
The baroness , though born In London ,
Is the daughter of a New Yorker , Mr.
Le Vlnson , a cousin of Governor
Roosevelt. Her husbantf was former
ly nnnect2d with the German em
bassy at Washington.
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t J jL A Story Illustrating
the Horrors
of War
KyiD. . WELSH. . . .
CHAPTKHVContlmied. ( . )
The newcomer was a man of about
Clclnml's height , but more slender In
build , with the erect bearing of a sol
dier. Ills hair , of a light brown , wna
cropped short ! his face , though regu
lar enough In features , was not a
pleasant one. The cold , hard blue
eyes , straight , narrow mouth and
sharp chin , gave It an expression
which made many people declare "It
was better to give Paul Heyburn a
wide berth. "
Ho shook Imndo with his hostess ,
and an unpleasant expression drew
his brows together as ho glanced at
Cloland , then acknowledged the oth
er's salutation with a curt bow.
"Let mo give you a cup of tea , Ma
jor , " snld the lady of the house pres
ently. She poured It out and Rayburn
watched her , a passionate expression
In his cold eyes , as they devoured her
face. "Any more news from Atbnra ? "
she asked , as she handed him the
dainty little cup , skilfully evading the
touch of his lingers ,
"Just what \vo expected. The der
vishes are gathering fast and furious
ly. I expect wo may receive marchIng -
Ing orders any day , " said Rayburn.
"Lot them come. I don't care , for 'my '
part , how soon. "
In a few minutes Clelnml rose to
take his leave. Mrs. Uroynton and
Rayburn were alone1.
"Is that follow your shadow ? " the
latter asked , suddenjy turning > to his
hoslecs , who had parted from Cloland
at the room door. "Ho Is with you
everywhere now. I wonder what he
thinks ho Is ? "
"A gentleman , " answered Mia.
Breynton , quietly , though a little
gleam came Into nor soft eyes. "I am
afraid you have forgotten you are
one , Major Rayburn. I am not accus
tomed to that tone from those who lay
claim & the title. "
"I beg your pardon , " said Rayburn ,
half sullenly , half passionately. Ho
placed his cup on a little table near ,
and , coming to Mrs. Dreynton's sldo ,
suddenly knelt at her feet , and put
his lips to the lace which hung over
her dellcato waist. "You have made
me mad mad ! I love you with a pas
sion that will not let mo rest night or
day ! Every moment I am away from
you I feel as If there were a chain of
Iron about my feet dragging me back.
It makes mo furious when I eo an
other man near you , touching your
hand , and you smiling upon htm , as
you smile on Clcland ! "
The beautiful face hardened and
grew paler at the last words.
"Major Rayburn , I have told you bp-
Joro that I have no love to give you ,
that wo can never , by any possibility ,
be more to each other than friends.
Why do you persistently Introduce the
subject , and persecute mo with your
entreaties ? You must know that it
pains me , and that it cannot do your
self any good. Let mo repeat once
more what I have already told you. I
do not and never can love you ; It Is
Impossible now and forever. "
"Then there Is someone who makes
it Impossible ? " exclaimed Rayburn ,
with sudden fierceness. Ho caught her
wrist In a strong grasp , and his cold
eyes , now burning with a fierce light ,
tried to read the depths of hers. "You
love some one else ! You cannot deny
it ! " ho exclaimed , hoarsely.
"Why should I acknowledge or deny
it to you , Major Rayburn ? " said Adrienne -
rienne , with cold displeasure. "You
have absolutely no claim on mo that
you should demand my confidence , it
you cannot bo content with what I
have to give you , then the only other
possible footing for us is that of com
plete strangers. "
"Yes , you can throw me over llko
that , calmly tolling me we can bo
complete strangeis to each other ,
while you know that my very life is
in your hands ! " exclaimed Rayburn ,
hoarsely. "You were friendly enough
with mo once you can't deny that !
It Is that" he checked himself as ho
was Just about to utter a fierce oath
"that follow who has just left to whom
I am Indebted for this. But , by Heav
en ! I will show him ho cannot cross
my path with Impunity ! He does not
know the kind of man ho has to reck
on with I"
"Major Rayburn , you go beyond all
bounds ! " exclaimed Adrlenno. She
rose from her seat , her face deathly
pale , and put her hand on the boll-
pull. "After this I do not see how wo
can be anything but strangers to each
other , " she said , coldly. "I am not In
the habit of counting among my
friends those who utter threats of
that kind In my presence ! "
She had pulled the bell before she
had finished speaking. Rayburn stood
before her , n cold grey hue spreading
slowly over his face , an expression In
his eyes that might have vaguely
alarmed Adulenne had she seen It , but
she did not.
When the servant appeared she
said quietly :
"Seo Major Rayburn to the door ,
Mahomed. " And the native servant
bowing Jew , held the door open for the
"Excellency. "
Rayburn turned away with a bow
almost as low as Mahomed's. At the
door ho turned for n moment.
"Good-by , " he said In the same
hoarse tones. "Whatever may happen
after this , you will have the satlsfac-
tlon of knowing you have driven mete
to It ! "
Adrlenno made no answer , merely
bowing slightly as she made a gesture
with her hand to Mahomed , indicating
that ho was to go.
But when the door hnd closed on the
figures of the two men she remained
standingwhere , she wo.1 } , Jicr hand
resting ou. the , Uttlfl./nlnhl / table bofprq
icr , an oxprqssipn otstrangc tear and
ipprohensldn creeping slowly- over her
beautiful fa'co. '
"Ho cannot harm h'ini ho cannot ! "
she murmured , as If trying to convince
lorsolf 'o ' the truth of the words.
Then a sudden quiver ran through her ,
and she covered her face with her
hands. "I cannot hide the truth from
myself now--I love him ! "
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CHAPTER VI.
A march ( ln the dcsor.t. A march
over that waste of pathless , yellow
sand , under , a burning , torrid sun ,
with a sky above of. quivering , palpi
tating , passionate , blazing heat ; -with
burning , sand-blistered' , blood
shot , sand-filled eyes , flothos sonked
to n wet pulp with perspiration , limbs
that almost , , rcfjiiRod to , drag their
weary weight ever the way.
It was Paul Oleland's first experience
of the desert. Most of the long line of
human beings , creeping llko a black
snake across the white waste , hnd been
there before , some of them for many
years , during preceding campaigns , but
Clcland had no experience of the Sou
dan , and ho suffered In proportion , as
all newcomers do.
Still , ho was tough and strong , and
had all a Scotchman's dogged endur
ance ; he would never own himself
beaten where others did not.
They werq matching from Bcrbor to
Atbara , and had as yet heard nothing
o -tho enemy.
Cleland had already found his serv
ices required. One or two of the now
lecrults among the British had been
attacked by such diseases as only the
desert knows. These ho had treated ,
to his own immense satisfaction , suc
cessfully. It was good to know that
no was a necessary factor to the well-
being of the army.
Coming out of a blinding sandstorm
one day they halted at a ruined vil
lage , destioyod by the Mahdl's cruel
decree , and remained there overnight.
Cloland found ruined hut"lnWhich
he established himself , with his two
native "boys" to keep guard ) Ho was
dead tired , and , making himself as
comfortable as ho could , ho rolled him
self in his rug and was soon fast
asleep , though the far-off screams of
Jackets prowling In the outskirts of
the camp , sometimes mingled with the
hoarse laugh of the hyena , might have
kept him awake under other circum
stances.
Suddenly , h.owove'r , ho was awak
ened , and that effectually. Something
was moving in the hut.
Ho started up In bed and looked
around. The moon a desert moon ,
white and clear almost as daylight
was shining into the tent. By its
light ho could see his two "boys"
aalcep on the sun-baked turf that
formed the lloor In a far corner of the
hut.
hut.Ho
Ho saw something else , though a
smooth , round , dark heart and two
glaring eyes , looking llko balls of
fire , fixed on his face.
He could not toll what the animal
was nt that distance. It might bo a
Jackol , a panther , or most terrible of
all a hyena , watching Us opportunity
for a spring. But , whatever it was ,
Cloland had no doubt about ono thing
his only safety lay In perfect self-
possession at this awful moment. .
Ho was usually cool and self-pos
sessed enough ; but there arc not
many men who can wako up at the
dead of night , to find a bloodthirsty
boast of prey within a few foot of
them , and experience no sensation of
fear. Cleland knew that his heart
waa beating In strong , heavy throbs ,
llko the strokes of a sledge hammer ,
and that his forehead was wet with
perspiration , not altogether brought
there by the heat and closeness of the
night.
Ho dared not move his eyes from
those glaring'balls fixed upon them.
Ho knew that to do so would mean an
instant spring on the part of the crea
ture. Ho could not call his boya. In
all probability they would howl with
terror , and reuse the animal to greater
fury.
fury.His
His rlflo was on a camp stool not
HYO feet away , but almost beside thai
crouching dark form. If ho had but
put it underneath h/s ! head ! But It was
no time for regrets , it was a time for
action. Ho must make up his mind at
once what he was to do ; at any mo
ment the animal might spring.
Ho cautiously put out his arm , stil
keeping his eyes fixed on the crea
ture's. Then , without once turning hl3
glance aside , ho tried to creep stealth
ily across towards the camp-stool. The
creature uttered a low , threatening
sound , something between a bark am
a howl.
But Cleland was now desperate. He
felt that , whatever happened , ho mus
got nt the rifle. lie made a suddei
dart forward. As he did BO ho heari
another low , threatening growl. The
next Instant ho had his rlllo In his
hand.
H was a short-range one , fortunate
y. Ho lifted it and fired. The ani
mal ho uould see now It wan a hyena ,
vhoso movements are slower and less
agllo than those of the feline trlbo of
carnivorous animals rushed nt him ,
and ho saw Its gleaming teeth. Crack ,
crack ! wont the rifle. * A bullet passed
right through the boast's skull , and,1
with a horrid sound half laugh , half
yell It dropped at his feet and rolled
ovor. dead.
The native boys , awakened by the
crack of the rlllo , started to tholr foot ,
howling , and made a rush for the
leer , made of thick brushwood thickly
.led togetheV , which had only been
copt secure by the kit , which had been
rolled close to it from the Inside.
"Hero boys ! como back ! " cried Clo-
and loudly. But ocelns that the
'boys" wore already through the door
way , ho rushed to it and followed.
Outside , the moonlight flooded the
cone ; the great stretch of brownlah-
ellow sand looked white beneath it ;
ho tents of the officers and the rough-
y-constructed znroba of the soldiers
Wretched between Cloland'o hut and
ho river , distant nrfmt ) n hundred
'iirds from them. All was the sllonco
and desolation o'f the desoft.
But as Cloland poked out a tall ,
lark figure strode "hastily f'rom Its po-
itlon In a pool of moonlight right
ichlnd Cloland's hutCleland stood
till In his amazement nt seeing anther -
> thor of the camp out at that hour bo-
ides hlmsolfi
Ills first impulse wasito follow the
figure , and tell of the terrible expert-
once through which ' ho had Just
lasscd. His second was to pause and
hlnk , n vague feeling of uneasiness
omlng over him !
IIo felt 's.ilro Ho1 had recognized the
figure as that of Major Rayburn.
For some reason ho know Rayburn
llsllkod Him , Holiul ( noticed it sev
eral times whenever ho came In con
tact with him. Once or twice ho had
caught Rayburn looking nt him in a
vay that puzzled himself.
Clcland could not guess the reason.
lo had never dreamt Adrlonno Broy-
ton regarded him In any other than a
'rlondly ' way , and , oven had ho donu
so , ho had ho Idea4 ot Rayburu's feol-
ngs towards Adrlonfte.
On 'second th6uthis ho gave up the
dca of following Rayburn. Ho got
told of his boys , told thorn all danger
was passed , and returned to his hut ,
the boys carrying the body of the hy
ena , to the door , but , uot outside It ,
for fear of attracting other wild ani
mals.
Cloland had Just thrown himself
down on his roughly-Improvised couch
again when a loud knock came at the
door.
"Airjj you awake , doctor ? I want
yoit at once. " said h. " hurried volco
the volco of Philip Rayburn.
"I am nwako. Open , Adhullah ,
quickly ! " cried Cloland.
Thqhoy did so , with the lelsurell-
ncss of a true Arab , and Rayburn
rushed In , looking ghastly white In tha
moonlight. f *
"For God's sake , doctor , como quick
ly ! " ho said , as Clelnnd sprang up.
'There's n man bleeding to death about
a mile away from hero ! Are you
ready ? Come with mo. Bring ban
dages and your instruments , and I'll
tell you about the affair as wo go. "
In a moment Cloland had gathered
tils things together. It struck him as
ho did so that ho had suspected Ray-
burn without cause. Hero was the
man's reason probably for being out
at that hour.
hour.To
( To bo continued. ) | j ,
The lllio of the Creamery.
Prior to 1872 no such thing as a
creamery or butter factory had been
known. The small farmers of Now
England , who wore well provided with
pure water , mountain pastures and
other favorable conditions , had provid
ed the cities with a small percentage
pf good butter at an early day , and
Herklmor and Orange counties , N. Y. ,
extended the art and developed great
Interest In cheese as well as butterv
making. The Western Reserve ot
< Jhlo , followed these , and in this lim
ited area prior to ' 72 was produced all
the fine butter worth naming. All tl'
r
butter coming from the great \V/ >
Was denominated In the marketf
"Western grease. " Think of the W- L\ \
River county of Illinois and Us broad
prairies , everywhere , likewise lown ,
whoso butter and chocso product to
day , added to Us homo consumption ,
equals $50,000,000. Think of all this
being of the lowest grade of stuff. But
in 1872 John Stewart of Manchester ,
la. , invented a creamery. The world
had never known n butter factory.
On Spring Branch , where there was
plenty of spring water , ho built a
building and began to buy the milk
from his neighbors. In 1870 ho show
ed up at Philadelphia , and took the
world's prize for fine butter. It open
ed everybody's eyes , and it opened up
now resources in the West. Iowa to
day has ever G50 creameries and near
ly 100 cheese factories. Other states
well situated have made similar im
provements. Washington Post.
Kducatntl Through 'itcnillnj ; .
Though Harvard and Columbia uni
versities have each conferred the d -
groo of doctor of laws upon Lord
Pauncefoto , British minister at Wash
ington , his lordship Is not himself a
university graduate. Indeed , ho ac
quired mobt of his higher education
through reading. Ho regards a
school at Marlborough , England , as
tits alma mater
Deep Hole In tin ) Ucunn.
An ocean depth of about six miles
has been found by the United States
steamer Nero , which has lately been
engaged in making soundings for a
submarine cable between Guam and
Manila.