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By COkffMMM JOURNAL C '
News in Brief
William McAvey, an old-time actor,
4ied at his home In Roxbury, Mass., at
the age of 67 years'. '
In tne hurricane that struck Hon
duras, many interests suffered great
ly, thousands of valued logs" being
washed out to sea.
The board of trustees unanimously
elected Herbert LV Stetson, now presi
dent of Kalamazoo college, Kalama-
goo. Mich., as president of Des Moines
college.
While a fire was blazing in the base-
aient of the Sisters of Mercy convent
in Chicago, more than 200 girls march
ed out in good order and there were
no fatalities.
Governor Bailey has received a let
ter from Prof. W. C. Wilcox, of Iowa,
stating that he didn't say the people
of western Kansas were all craxy part
of the time.
At Rawlins. Wyoming, the colored
woman who gave her husband a severe
beating, using a rifle with which she
fractured his skull, pleaded guilty and
paid her fine.
Louis Harmon, one of the trio of
robbers who murdered George Geyer,
a farmer, near Alton, O., more than a
year ago, was electrocuted in the an
nex at the Ohio penitentiary.
Tommy Ryan, middleweight cham
pion of the world, knocked out Tommy
Wallace of Philadelphia in tne nun
round of a bout scheduled to go ten
rounds, at Benton Harbor, Mich.
A large number of Japanese army
reserve men residing in Honolulu have
received notification by cable from
the military authorities in Japan call
ing them home for army service.
The state of Nevada filed a claim
against the United States in the
United States court of claims for
$470,474 advanced in aid of the fed
eral government during the civil war.
While resisting an attempt to rob
him as he sat in his place of busi
ness. William H. Kneiering, a saloon
keeper, at 3300 Princeton avenue, Chi
cago, was shot and died in a few
minutes.
Jose Marinda. a Porto ttican. wni
was taken to Honolulu as a planta
tion laborer, was hanged there for
the murder on the night of Septem
ber 26 of the well known banker, S.
E. Damon.
The Fore River Ship Building com
pany announced that the United States
battleship New Jersey, under con
struction at the company's yards at
Quincy. Mass., will be launched Nov
ember 10.
Paul Godard, a French expert in
precious stones. Jumped from one of
the approaches of the new Williams
burg (N. Y.). bridge and was dasnea
to death on the stone pavement, 125
feet below.
Captain J. G. Mohler, a pioneer of
Kansas and prominent attorney, is
dead at Salina. Kan. Captain Mohler
was the attornoy for the Cheyenne vi
dians who were tried for murder and
acquitted in 1874.
A new Russian loan of $270,000,000,
according to the Brussels correspond
ent of the Standard, has virtually been
concluded. The first portion of this
loan. $70,000,000. it is expected, will
be issued in January.
The Illinois Central railway sent to
the chief of police of St. Louis a check
for $750 to defray the funeral ex
penses of Detectives Shea, Dwyer and
McClusky. who were killed in a battle
with alleged train robbers.
The peace treaty between Chile and
Bolivia, which has just been signed,
wid be submitted to congress during
the present session. One of the prin
cipal clauses declares that Bolivia re
pounces a port on the Pacific.
Burglars entered the home of Court
Scond. at Arkansas City, Kansas, and
- robbed it of $1,900 worth of jewelry
mad silverware. Secord is a Santa Fe
engineer and was out on the road.
President Loubet gave a dinner in
honor of King George of Greece, who
is now visiting Paris. The president
had on his right I-Ady Monson, wife of
the British ambassador, and on his
left Mme. Nelidoff, wife of the Rus
sian ambassador.
President Roosevelt has directed
the appointment of Mrs. James Long
treet to be postmaster at Gainesville,
Ga., to succeed Colonel Henry P. Bar
row. removed, on the report of an In
apector that Colonel Barrow is not a
resident of the community in which
the postoffice is situated. Mrs. Long
street is the widow of General James
Longstreet, of the Confederate army.
' Col. Anthony, the Kansas pioneer
editor. Is so seriously ill that he is
oardly expected to survive. .
Dispatches received In London from
various points report a rather severe
earthquake and much damage to prop
erty throughout Scandinavia and Den
mark. Murat Halstead, the veteran jour
aallst of Cincinnati, has been elected
president of the American Newsboys'
company, which was organized to pub
lish the American Newsboys Maga
zine. He also has been chosen editor
of the magazine. N
The submarine torpedo boat Simon
Lake No. 10 was launched at the
hip yard at Newport News. Va.
The superior board of health of
Mexico City has information - that
here. is but one case of yellow fevei
la 'Tenuantepec and only one case re
maining in Coatzacoalcos.
The leaders of the moderate party
. .and the newspapers at Havana have
-renewed the pressure upon President
' Palma to indicate to which party he
belongs. The president maintains an
attitude of neutrality between .the
-'.political parties.
At Joplin. Mo.. lOUie Horton. 22
-Tears old, was sentenced to ninety-
Is years in the penitentiary for the
- murder of J. U. Ke'nnell, a -year ago
". Field Marshal Oyama reports that
1 the Japanese total casualties were
15.879- officers and men at the battle
.," af'Shakhe river.
; - - State Treasurer T. T. -"Kelly of" Kan
sas has employed a private account-
-tat to go over the records-'of his office.
The -state '-accountant who investl
gated' the treasury recemtly reported
' a shortage of which Kelly declares
BATTLE EXPECTED!
MOVEMENT AT THE FRONT INDI-
DATE BEAOINESS. .
MLY SKIRMISHES AT PRESENT
A Decided Engagement Was That at
Buddist Temple Hill The Third
General Attack on Port Arthur Be
gan Oct. 24.
ST. PETERSBURG The "military
situation has not developed anything
of great importance, although the
fight at the Buddhist Temple hill on
October 27 appears to have been a
decidedly heavy engagement It prob
ably indicate that final moves on both
sides are now occurring preparatory
to another long and serious battle.
Viceroy Alexleff is now on the way
to St Petersburg. The nature of his
reception here is the food for much
speculation. Some of his friends still
cling to the idea that he will, be made
chancellor of the empire, with his
residence in the Winter palace, whore.
it is said, a suite of apartments has
already been prepared for him. On the
other hand, many declare that his
political career is practically over and
that his reception at St. Petersburg,
while officially cordial, will mark the
end of his political ascendancy. It is
rumored that the viceroyalty of the
Caucasus will be revived for his spec
ial benefit, which would constitute a
complimentary and comfortable sort
of exile.
General Kourpatkin has telegraphed
a fr.Hnu.-K under dafp of October 23:
"I have received today no dispatch
reporting encounters with the enemy.
During a cavalry reconnaissance yes
terday, after an infantry fight sup
ported by artillery, we occupied the
village of Chiantsanhenan. The en
emy has retired from Sindiapu. On
October 28 our chauseurs. with in
significant losses, retained a village
a kilometer west of Chenlianpu
against a violent Japanese bombard
ment" General Keuropatkln also records
other outpost affairs, including the
Russian re-occupation of the village
of Tynsin. a short distance south of
Luidziatung. whence they had been
previously expelled by the Japanese,
who burned the village.
CHE FOO The third general attack
on Port Arthur began October 24. ac
cording to unimpeachable authority.
On October 2C Japanese shells set fire
to the only smokeless powder maga
zine in Port Arthur. Portions of the
town caught fire and the conflagration
continued the whole day. On October
26 the Japanese captured the Russian
trenches on the slope of Rihlung
mountain, also a fortified position
protecting that fortress. The Japanese
consider the progress of the siege to
be highly satisfactory.
COMPILATION OF INDIAN LAWS.
Two Volumes of 1,200 Pages
Each
Fully Indexed.
WASHINGTON A revised edition
of the compilation of the laws and
treaties relating to Indian affairs,
compiled and edited under direction
of congress by Charles J. Kappler.
chief clerk of the United Stales sen
ate committee on Indian affairs, has
been issued by the government print
ing office. This coinuilatiou is em
braced in two quarto volumes of 1,200
pages each, and contains all treaties
ever made with the Indian tribes and
all laws relating to the various In
dians enacted by congress up to the
present time, together with executive
orders creating reservations, procla
mations, statistics, trust funds, etc.
The revised edition includes the sig
natures to the treaties, many treaties
that were heretofore unobtainable
and other useful information. Each
volume is fiillv indexed, making re
search easy. The statutes at large
is followed in its makeup. The com
pilation of the Indian treaties and
laws has been recommended for many
years by the secretary of the interior,
commissioner of Indian affairs and
both Indian cominiss'ons of congress.
Two Queens Worked for Peace.
COPENHAGEN The Associated
Press learns that the N'orth sea af
fair caused the deepest anxiety to
King Christian of Denmark, who de
clared that, should an Anclo-Russian
war result, it would be the cause of
his death. The dowager empress of
Russia promised her father, the king.
to use her greatest efforts to prevent
a conflict. It is stated that hundreds
of dispatches were exchanged be
tween the dowager empress and the
queen of Great Britain during the
week just passed.
Drops Dead at Political Meeting.
MILWAUKEE. WR A Sentinel
special from Baraboo. Wis., says:
Former County Treasurer Archie
Christie dropped dead at the feet of
Governor La Follette on the platform
of the local hall in which the gov
ernor spoke .just as he was about to
grasp the hand of the executive in
congratulation at the conclusion of
his address.
Parker Ready for Speaking Trip.
ESOPDS. X. Y. Judse Alton B.
Parker will start for New York at
noon Mondav to begin his speaking
campaign. He spent a quiet Sunday.
He attended church at Kingston, ac
companied by George F. Parker,
chairman of the literary bureau of the
democratic national committee, who
has been a guest at Rosemount since
Friday and who will go to New York
with the judge Monday. The candi
date has practically completed the
preparation of the speeches he will
make this week.
Wreck on a Southern Road.
NASHVILLE. Tenn. A Murfrees
boro. Tenn.. thirty mile south of
here. Nashville. Chattanooga &. St,
Louis passenger train No. 2. north
bound, was wrecked at G:4"3 Sunday
afternoon. Engineer James Grino
was badly scalded and bruised and
Assistant Express Messenger Frve re
ceived painful Imtises. No passen
gers were Injured. An open switch
caused the "-jg'ne'to leave the main
track, colliding with freight cars on
a siding. Tt? engine was' overturned
and rolled iu'o Lrttle creek.
Trouble In Central America.
MAZATLAN. Mexico-'-New reaches
Mexican west coast ports from visit
ors .from Gvatemala that the little re
public .is on the verge of another revo
lution, which is said to be the re'sult
of an; act of war on the part of the
Republic of Salvadorl General Salva
dor Toledo is now preparing to .in
vade' Guatemala at the head of forces
furnished I"3' the Salvadorean republic.-
and. it is feared the' trouble, is
likely. to involve all Central America."
President Cabrera of-Guatemala has
taraed against Toledo,
NOTE TO "RUSSIA;
British Government Demands Apology
. For Attack. -
LONDON Great Britain has' sent a
long and urgent .note to .the Russian
government, officially detailing .the
circumstances of the amazing, and un
explained attack by the Russian sec
ond Pacific squadron during the night.
of October 21 on British fishing boats
in the North sea. The text" of the
note has not' been given out,, but- it
is officially stated' from the foreign
office that it contains the significant
announcement that the situation is
one which, in the opinion of his ma
jesty's government, does not brook de
lay.
Meanwhile the conservative public
and press are remarkably undemon
strative. As usual the jingo element,
democrats and even some officials go
so far as to say that it may be nec
essary to stop the Pacific fleet pend
ing settlement of the whole affair,
though this extreme measure, it is
believed, will not be necessary. Ev
erywhere there is evidence of the
very positive opinion that this is no
time for the usual diplomatic dilly
dallying; that there must be no de
lay and no limit set by Russia to its
apology or the extent of compensation
for sufferers by what King Edward
himself terms "the unwarrantable ac
tion" of the Baltic squadron com
manders. The king sent the following mes
sage of sympathy to the mayor of
Hull:
"From Francis Knollys, Bucking
ham Palace, Oct 24, 1904. To His
Worship, the Major of Hull: The king
commands me to say that be has
heard with profound sorrow of the
unwarrantable action which has been
committed against the North sea fish
ing fleet and asks you to express the
deepest sympathy of the qneen and
his majesty with the families of those
who have suffered from this most la
mentable occurrence.
"KNOLLYS."
(Francis Knollys, baron of Faver
sham, is the private secretary of King
Edward.)
The deep resentment of the Whole
British public, however, is reflected
by the incident at the Victoria sta
tion Monday night on the arrival of
Count Benckendorff from the conti
nent There is no attempt anywhere
among men of responsibility to mag
nify the occurrence Into a deliberate
act of war, but in view of the pres
ent inability to find an explanation
there is being poured upon the heads
of the officers of the squadron a flood
of invective and insinuation, though
incompetence first and thereafter
complete panic is the most generally
accepted explanation. Thus far no of
ficial word has been received from St
Petersburg as to the attitude of the
Russian government
The fact that it had been decided
during the day to prepare a semi-official
note expressing the regret of the
Russian government and its willing
ness to make full reparation so soon
as the responsibility was fixed was
communicated by the Associated
Press to Lord 'Lansdowne and was
the first information on the subject
he had received from St Petersburg.
RELIEVES TENSION IN PARIS.
Thinks British Coolness is Giving
Way to Excess.
PARIS The news from London
late Friday evening that the Anglo
Russian trouble had been put in the
way of settlement by adoption of the
principle of reference to a commttee
of inquiry, in connection with the
lines laid down by The Hague con
ference, has relieved the tension
which has been felt the last few
days. The sentiment of the public
and press in regard to the North sea
incident has undergone a change
since Thursday. It was then in fa
vor of Great Britain. The dominant
note Friday is criticism of Great Brit
ain's precipitancy. The Gaulols re
fers to the "impatient British effer
vescence," and the Figaro says the
real situation did not warrant the
alarmist British reports.
The Echo de Paris comments sar
castically on the "ultimatums" issued
by the British press and declares
that British dignity and coolness are
giving way to excess.
The view continues to prevail that
Great Britain has right on her side,
but she was likely to lose this posi
tion of vantage by the imperativeness
of her attitude toward Russia. The
tone of the evening papers was much
more optimistic.
Yellow Fever in Mexico.
MEXICO CITY There are six cases
of yellow fever at Texistpe. There are
in all twenty-four patients. The last
patient has left the hospital at Te
hauntepec. Merida reports two new
cases and Santa Cruz four new cases.
Torpedo Boats Put to Sea.
TANGIER Five Russian torpedo
boat destroyers have put to sea. The
remainder of the fleet has been coal
ing and provisioning all day.
Ranchman Disappears.
STURGIS, S. D. Word has been
received here of the disappearance
of James Garrett, a resident of the
Cave Hills country. It seems Garrett
had gone out to place some poison for
wolves. The horse he rode is said to
have come home to the ranch. with a
bullet hole through the saddle. This
as led the people of that vicinity to
believe that be has been murdered.
A large number of men have been
scouring the country for the man,
but at last accounts he had not been
found, nor any trace of him.
Japanese Capture a Town.
TOKIO A press telegram from
General Kuroki's headquarters reports
that on Thursday the Japanese cap
tured Waitaoshan after sharp fight
ing. The attack began at 8 o'clock in
the morning and ended at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon, the Russians retreat
ing. The Japanese captured two ma
chine guns. The Russian casualties
are estimated at 200, and those of
the Japanese at 170.' The Russians
occupied Waitaoshan on the 14th in
stant with eight corps, and began con
centrating defenses.
Camegie Get a Medal.
NEW YORK The opening exer
cises of the American meeting of the
Iron and Steel institute, the second
meeting which .this international or
ganization lias ever held on Ameri
can soil, was held on Monday night
The session, was marked by the pre
sentation to Andrew' Carnegie of the
highest honors the institution can be
stow, the. Bessemer gold inedal. An
drew Carnegie' is the first American
fo become president pf the organiza
tion, its membership being; chiefly
made up of EafflUamea. .
A MINE DISASTER
BETWEEN THIRTY. AND SIXTY
. MEN LOSE THEIR LIVES.
FIRE FOLLOWS THE ERUPTION
Great Timbers and Rocks Thrown
from the Mouth of the Mlne-7N0
Hope of Rescuing-Any of the En
tombed Miners.
.TRINIDAD, Colo. A terrific ex
plosion occurred at mine No. 3 of the
Rocky Mountain Fuel and Iron- com
pany at Teroid, forty miles due west
of Trinidad, at 1:30 Friday afternoon
and the number of dead is variously
placed between thirty and-sixty men.
The number reported as having gone
into. the. mine in the morning was
seventeen miners and four company
men. In the afternoon many more
miners are known to have gone, into
the mine and the exact number of
dead may never be known, as (he
mine is burning and in all likelihood
the bodies will be cremated.
A large number of mine officials
left here as soon as word of the acci
dent was received. Company doctors
were picked up all along the line, as
well as all other available physicians.
United States Government Stock
Inspector F. J. Foreman was at the
Teroio when the explosion occurred.
He returned her last night "and gives
the following account of the affair:
"I was standing not more than 300
yards from the mouth of the tunnel
when the explosion occurred. The ex
plosion was preceded by a low rum
bling sound resembling an earth
quake, which made the earth tremble
and startled the whole camp.
"I looked toward the mine and out
of the mouth of the tunnel and the
two air shafts came great volumes of
smoke and dust, which continued for
nearly a minute. Out of the two air
shafts, each of which are seven feet
in diameter, timbers that were fully
two to three feet in diameter were
shot into the air and broken into
splinters. Rocks were'thrown over the
camp for a distance of a quarter of a
mile. In fact, it rained rock, broken
timbers and all kinds of debris, for
fully a minute and many people were
injured by being struck with these
missiles.
"Immediately after the explosion,
which was for all the world like a
volcanic eruption, the wildest excite
ment ensued. Women, men and chil
dren rushed to the mouth of the tun
nel and women whose husbands were
in the mine had to be brought away
by miners to keep them from being
killed by deadly fumes coming from
the mouth of the tunnel."
The mine works eighty men and it
is believed that sjxty men were in
the mine at the time.
News of the explosion brought as
sistance from the adjacent camps and
hundreds of men are trying to get into
the mine. Deadly fumes overcome the
rescuers frequently, but their places
are immediately takn by othrs ready
are immediately taken by others ready
possible that anyone In the mine can
escape death, if they are not all dead
already.
GREAT CROP OF POTATOES.
Yield This Year Estimated
at
8,774,245 Bushels.
OMAHA The Union Pacific has
just Issued an agricultural bulletin
dealing with the potato crop of Ne
braska for 1904. The bulletin shows
that the avreage of Nebraska's potato
that tile average of Nebraska's potato
yield 5.523,767 bushels. The acreage
this year is estimated at 74,552.
The bulletin adds: "It will be seen
that a material increase has taken
place in the acreage planted to pota
toes. -It would seem that Nebraska
can successfully engage in potato
raising for commercial reasons. When
one reflects that the total acreage
this year is about one-third the area
of the smallest countj- in the state it
is evident that potato raising is very
profitable. The western portions of the
state will produce potatoes in great
abundance if the climatic conditions
prevalent for the last four years con
tinue." An estimate by counties of the 1904
yield is then given and the total yield
is estimated at 8,774.245 bushels.
NEBRASKA DAY AT THE FAIR.
One Thousand Residents of State Take
Part in Ceremonies at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS Headed by Governor
J. H. Mickey 1.000 Nebraskans cele
brated "Nebraska day" at the World's
fair on Tuesday. The formal cere
monies took place in Festival ball.
Chancellor E. Benjamin Andrews of
the University of Nebraska offered
the invocation. Addresses were made
by President Francis of the exposi
tion. Governor Mickey, Hon. John Lee
Webster of Omaha and G. W." Wattles
of Omaha, president of the State.
World's Fair commission.
. M. S. Phillips Drops Dead.
CHICAGO While listening to the
pitiful tale of a deserted wife Myron
S. Phillips, a real estate dealer,
dropped dead Friday in the grand
jury room. He was serving as a mem
ber of the October grand jury and
had been an attentive listener while
the woman testified. As he rose from
his chair to demand the husband's
indictment for abandonment, he fell
to the floor unconscious and died
three minutes later. Heart disease
was the cause. Phillips came to Chi
cago in 1892 from Hebron, Neb.
Vatican Sounds the Powers.
ROME The Vatican is sounding the
powers on the subject of the admis
sion of Its representative at The"
Hague conference on the same ground
as .the suggested admission of the
South American republics, which were
not represented. The Vatican em
phasized the fact. that it was excluded
from the .first conference chiefly be
cause of the opposition of the Italian
government, supported by Great Brit
ain, which asked in exchange Italy's
support - for the exclusion of repre-sentatives-of
the Boers.
No Riotinn at Vilna.
VILNA Reports of" serious rioting
are incorrect, so far as the province
of Vllna 'Is concerned. . Not only are
there no anti-Semitic disturbances,
but' mobilization is proceeding, though
a number of reservists are missing..
Buffalo BUI Lands.
NEW -YORK Colonel W. F. Cody
returned to -America 'Friday on the
Campania, accompanied . by Chief
Iron Tail and a band, "of Sioux Indians.
the Ward of
A Romance of the
y OTTIUE A. LIUEKCRANTZ. asttsi et The ThraM SUM the Lucky.
Copyright. ISO,. by A. C. McCLURQ Si CO. ' . ' -
.CHAPTER XXIV.
Pixie-Led.
So iSebert of Ivarsdale went- back,
to his tower unhindered; and the rest
of the winter nights, while the winds
of the .Wolf Month howled about the
palisades, .he listened undisturbed to
his harper; and the rest of the winter
days he. trod in peace the homely rou
tine "of his lordship in peace and in
absent-eyed silence. -
Perhaps it was the future that, was
engrossing his mind, but sometimes
It came to him dimly as a strange
thing how so small a matter as a slip
of a girl In a page's dress could loom
so large that thore was no corner of
manor or tower but recalled some
trick of her tossing curls, some echo
or her ringing laughter. Did he outsit
the maids and men around his hearth
and watch the dying fire with no other
companions than his sleeping dogs,
fancy placed a scarlet-cloaked figure
at his feet and raised at his knee a
face of sweetest friendliness, whose
flower-blue eyes brightened or
gUxvned In response to his lightest
mood. Whenever this vision rose be
fore him, he stirred in his chair and
turned his face from the light.
As the winter wore on. he grew rest
less in his solitude, restless and sul
len as the waters of the little stream
In their prison of ice. He told himself
that when the spring came he would
feel more settled; but when on one
ot his morning rides he came upon
the first crocus, lifting its golden cup
tcward the sun, it only gave to his
pointless restlessness a poisoned barb.
Involuntarily his first thought was,
"It would look like aspark of fire in
the dusk of her hair." When he real
ized what he had said, he planted the
great forefoot of his horse squarely
on the innocent thing and crushed it
back into the earth; but it had done
its work, for after that he knew that
neither the promise of the springtime
nor -the fullness of the harvest would
bring him any pleasure, since his eyes
must see them alone.
Like a new lease of life it came to
him when the last of the April days
brought the long-delayed summons to
the King. The old cnlht, who consld-
The moment had come which must, or.ee and forever, decide their future
relations.
ered that a command to military serv
ice could be justified only by imminent
national destruction, was deeply in
censed when he learned that the call
was to no more than an officership in
the new body of Royal Guards, but
the young lord checked him with im
patience. "What a throng of many wordc, my
friend Morcard, have you spoken!
Did you learn naught from the pali
sade that gave way because churls
paid me their service when and now
they would?" he demanded. "Now
let me inform you that I have got
that lesson by heart, and hereafter
no king shall have that trouble about
me. At sunrise I ride back with the
messenger." And he maintained this
view so firmly that his face was rather
stern as he spent the night settling
matters of plowing and planting and
pasturage with the indignant old ser
vitor. But the next morning, after he had
set forth and found how every mile
lengthening behind him lightened the
burden of his depression, a kind of joy
rose phoenix-like out of the gray
ashes of duty.
"If I had continued there. I should
have become feeble in" mind," he said.
"Now, since I have got out of thrt
tomb that she haunts, it may be that
I can follow my art more lustily."
And suddenly his sternness melted into
a great warmth, toward the strap
ping soldier riding beside him, toward
the pannier-laden venders swinging
along in their tireless dog-trot, even
toward the beggar that hobbled out
or the ditch to waylay him. "To live
out in the world, where you are pull
ed into others lives whether you
will or no, is the best thing to teach
people to forget," he said. "Solitude
has comfort only for those who have
no sorrows, for Solitude is the mother
of remembrance."
He got genuine enjoyment out of
the hour that he was obliged to sit
in the ante-room, waiting to be admit
ted to the King. "Praise to the Saint
who has brought me into a life where
there are no women!" he told him
self. "Yes! Oh, yes! Here once
more I shall rale my thoughts like a
man." When a page finally came to
summon him, he followed with buoy
ant step and so gallant a bearing that
more than one turned to look at him
as he passed.
"Yonder goes the new Marshal," he
heard one say to another, and gave
the words a' fleeting wonder.
The bare stone hall into which the
boy ushered him was the Same room
in. which he had bad his last audience,
and now as then the King sat In the
great carved chair by the chimney
piece,' but" other things were so
changed that inside the threshold the
"Etheling checked his swinging stride
to gaze incredulously. The knots of
men, scattered here and there in buzz
ing discussion, were all dark-robed
merchants and white-bearded judges,
while around the table under the
window a dozen shaven-headed monks
were working busily with writing
tools. - The King himself was no long
er armored, but weaponless and clad
in velvet.
Certainly Edmund had never re
ceived a greeting with more of formal
.imitv than the vountr Dane .did now,
i wftBt Edattmd could neve save spok-
King Canute
Danish Conquest. -.
en what followed with this, grim di-'
rectness which sent every word home
like an arrow to Its mark. -
"Lord of Ivarsdale, before I speak
further I think it wise "that we should
make plain our minds, to each other.
Some say that you are apt to be a
hard man "to deal with .because .you
bend to obedience only when the com
mand is to your liking. 1 want to
know if this is true of you?"
Half in surprise, half in embarrass
ment, the Etheling colored high, and
his words were some time coming;.,
but when at last they reached his lips,
they were as frank as Canute's own.
"Lord King." he made answer,' "that
some truth is in what you have- beard
cannot be gainsaid; for a king's "thane
I shall never be, to crouch at a frown
and caper -according to his pleasure.
Yet I will say this that I think men
will find me less unruly than formerly,
for, as I have accepted you" for my
chief, so I am willing to render yqu
obedience in any manner soever yon
think right to demand it. This I'am
ready to swpar to."
Canute's fist struck his chair-arm
lightly. "Nothing more to my mind
has occurred for a long time, and I
welcome it. As to this which I now
offer you, I think few are proud
enough to find fault about it, for I
have called you hither to be a Mar
shal of the kingdom and to have the.
rule over my Guards."
"Marshal!" That then was what the
mutter in the ante-room had meant.
Sebert would not have been young
and a soldier if he had not felt keen
delight tingle through every nerve.
Indeed, his pleasure was so great that
he dared say little in acknowledgment,
lest it betray him into too great cor
dialty toward this stern young ruler
who. though in reality a year younger
than he. seemed to have become many
years his senior. He said shortly, "If
I betray your trust. King Canute, let
me have no favor! Is it your inten
tion to have me make ready now
against this Incursion of the Normans,
of which men are "
He 'did not finish his question, for
the King raised his hand impatiently.
"It is not likely that swords will
have any part in that matter. Lord
Marshal. There is another task in
store for you than to fight Normans
and it may be that you will think it
beneath your rank, for instead of the
State, it concerns me and my life,
which someone has tried to take. Yet
I expect you will see that my death
would be little gainful to England."
A second curt gesture cut short Se
bert's rather embarrassed protest.
"Here are no fine words needed.
Listen to the manner in which thi
deed was committed. Shortly before
the end of the winter, it happened
that Ulf Jarl 'saw the cook's scullion
H)iir something iuto a broth that was
intended for me to eat. Suspecting
evil, he forced the fellow instead tr
swallow it. and the result was that,
that night, the boy died."
The Etheling exclaimed in horror:
"My lord! know you whence he got
it?"
"You prove a good guesser to know
that it was not his crime," the Kinr
said dryly. "A little while ago. I
I found out that he got it from the
British woman who is nurse to Elf
giva of Northampton."
To this, the new Marshal volun
teered no answer whatever, but drew
his breath in sharply, as though lit
found himself in deep water; and the
King spoke on.
"I did not suspect the Lady of
Northampton having evil designs
toward me, because because she is
more prosperous in every respect
while I am alive; and now that belief
is proved true, for I am told for cer
tain that, the day before the British
woman gave the boy the liquid, a
Danishman gave the "British woman
an herb to make a drink of." He
paused, and "his voice became slower
and much harder, as though he were
curbing his feelings with iron. "Sinee
you have heard the Norman rumor."
he said, "it is likely that you have
heard also of the discontent among
the Danes, who dislike my judgments;
but In case yen have not. I will tell
you that an abundance of them have
betaken themselves to a place In the
Middlesex forest, where they live out
lawsand their leader Is Rothgar
Lodbroksson. '
"It is unadvlsable for me to stir up
further rebellion among the Danes
by accusing them of things which it is
not certain they have done, and even
though I seized upon these women it
would not help: while I cannot let the
matter continue, since one thing af
ter another, worse and- worse, wcnld
be caused by it. The only man who
can end it. while keeping quiet, is the
one who has the friendship of the only
woman among them to whose honor I
would risk my life. I mean Randalin,
Fmde's daughter."
.Whether or not he heard Sebert's
exclamation, he spoke, on as though it
had not been uttered. "One thing is.
that she knows nothing of a plot; for
did 'she so, she would have warned me
had- it compelled her to swim the
Thames to reach me. But she must be
able to tell many tidings that we wish.
to know, with regard to the use they
make of their jewels, and the Danes
who visit them, and such matters,
which might be got from her. without
letting her suspect that she Is telling
news. Now you are the one person
who might do this without making any
fuss, ani it fe 7 will therefore that
ya,.go to,her. as scon, as-" you caa.
Your, excuse shalfbethat the; Abbott
has .'in his' keeping!, some law-parchments
which. I" have, the -wish to "see,,
but while you are there, I-want you
to renew -your friendship -with her and
find out these things for me. ' By obey
ln"g..me in-this.".you will. give. the-State
help where, it is most needed and hard
to get." When that was out; he raised,
his -head and met the Etheling's eyes
squarely, add it"was. plain to 'each of.
them that -the;- moment ' had come'
whfeh. must, "once, and' .Jorever decide
their, future. .relations': .- - -
. It was a 'long time.that the-Lon? of
Ivarsdale stood there, the pride of his
rank." and. the "prejudice of- his blood,
struggling, with -hl's new convictions,
his' new loyalty." Bui-at" last he- took
his. eyes from the" King's to bow be
fore him in -noble submlssion.-
"This is -not 'the way of fighting
that I am used to, King Canute," he
said, "and I .will not "deny that-1 had
rather you had. set me-any other, task";
but neither can'I deny that, since you
find you have need of my wits rather
than of my sword, It. is with my wits
that it behooves me to serve you. Tell
me clearly what: is your command,
and neither haughtiness nor self-will
shall hinder me from.fulfilllng it."
(To be continued.)
TO MAKE GOOD COFEE.
Here Is the Recipe. of Veteran Ne
York. Hotel Manager.
"The coffee, at any" breakfast table.
says a veteran New' York hotel -man
ager, -"is one of the niost important
elements of a satisfactory meal. .
"Coffee should never be decanted
The pot must" be fitted with a covet
that lifts off, and not one whicM
swiegs back. It must also have a
cover for the spout. Make your own
filter from a piece of not too fini
A'hite, flannel., sewn, into a bag ter
minating in a point, which must b
long enough to reach half-way dowi.
the pot and wide enough to fit snugl
over the top. Have your coffee (two'
thirds Java, one-third Mocha, or an
mixture you prefer) ground as fine a
powder, says Good Housekeeping. It
will require all your blandishment tc
get jour grocer to do this, but-the
secret of the excellence of this waj
of making coffee depends upon th6
fineness with which it Is ground. Fill
your pot with boiling water to heat it
pour it out. fit on the flannel bag, put
in a heaping teaspoon for each per
son, and 'one for the pot.' and pour on
one large cup .of boiling water foi
each spoonful of coffee- The watei
must be absolutely boiling and it mutt
be poured slowly. Let it stand sev
eral minutes on the back of the range:
lift out the bag and send It to the
table. 1 will not say 'have hot milk.
For the perfect coffee you must havt
thick, sweet, rich cream; put In tht
sugar, then the cream, fill up the ciu
from the steaming vessel and yoi
have that 'coffee which makes tht
politician wise.'"
The Old-Fashioned Mother.
That old-fashioned mother! one in
all the world the law of whose life
was love; one who was the divinity
of our infancy and the sacred pres
ence in the shrine of our first earthly
workshop; one whose heart is far be
low the frost that gathers so thickly
on her brow; one to whom we never
grow old. but in the manhood's
strength, or the grave council, are
cnildren still; one who welcomed in
coming, blessed us going, and never
forgets us never. And when, in some
chest, some drawer, some closet, some
corner, she finds a garment or toy
that once was ours, how does she
weep, as she thinks we may be suffer
ing or sad. says the Pittsburg Press.
Does the battle of life drift the wan
dcrer to the old homestead at last:
Her hand Is upon his shoulder, hei
ilim and faded eyes are kindled with
something of "the light of other days'
is she gazes upon his brow. "Be of
stout heart, my aon. No harm can
reach you hero." But sometimes that
trnichair is set against the wall; the
corner Is vacant or another't and Cae
seek the dear old occupant ! the
graveyard. God grant jou never hAve!
I'ray God. I never may!
American Custom Praised.
"The prettiest sight imaginable, and
one I have never seen outside the
United States, is the promenade ol
vour beautiful girls and young women
in the streets of evenings, when the?
tppear -r'thout any sort of head cov
ring." !ild Samuel Golbry of .Lon
"on. "To my mind this is one of the
neatest, most picturesque and fasci
aating customs that ever the fair sex
iJoptcd. and it seems to have reached
the acme of its development right
hero in your capital. In their spotless
white garments and without hats 01
bonnets, the quintessence of feminine
charm is reealed. Though I have
been all over the civilized world, I
never saw the practice till I came tc
America."
"Inoculating" Worn Land.
What promises to prove the most
rcmaikable discovery ever made in
scientific agriculture is that of ur
George T. Moore, in charge of the
'aooratory of plant physiology, tht
United States department of agricul
ture. by which worn out land Is "in
iculated" and thereby made to yield
fabulous crops. Dr. Moore's discov
ery brought to practical results ex
periments carried on by a celebrated
German, Prof. Nobbe of Tharandt.
Dr. Moore has deeded his patent to
the United States department of agri
culture,, in trust for the American
people. - As a result any applicant
-nay have free of charge enough inocu
lating material'for several acres.
Wasted.
'Sir," said the Vague Shape at the
portal to the man of the house, T am
Opportunity. I knock once at every
nian' door, and "
"Yes." snapped the "man. "and
you've knocked some of the paint off.
What do you suppose the bellpull's
for?" . y
Then he slammed the door in his
face. i
Canada's Moving Fair.
Canada has a cart stocked and at
tractively decked with Canadian prod"
nets, traveling through the remote
listricts of Scotland, where the Cana
dian immigration department can not
reach through the ordinary ad vert is
ing columns.
Protects Town -Tenants.
Great progress has been made in I
land with the Town Tenants' league
within the last few months. It alms
to do for the tenants in towns what
the various forms of the Land -league
have done for the agricultural tenants
to protect town tenants from con
fiscation of the improvements by
ground landlords,
Postal C. O. D. Department.
The British postal department is
willing to establish, a" C. O. -D. parcel
delivery. The' larger firms favor it.
the smaller firms, are protesting
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BLUE.
JCtft ft cents and equals 00 cents -warth
any ether kind of bluing-.
Won't Freeze, Spill, Break
'",- Nor Spot Clothes
CTIOM FO VI CS
around in the Water.
Grocers.
"The-Largest-Colladium. -The
largest'.colladium- known is: in
Beavertown. "Pa. Some of the leaves
are. four and one-Tialf feet long, and
forty "inches wide, while- the." circum
ference of-the stalk is forty-nine feet.
Ask Your Druggist for Allen's Foot-Ease.
'1 tried ALLEN'S FOOT-.EASE xvoent
tyf and have just bought another supply it '
has cured my cdrns, and tho hot, burni'ur
and Itching sensation ih my feet which wua
aljnoot unbearable, arul fwould not be vitu
out it now. Mr. W. J" Walker,. Cumuci,
K." Sold by'ali Druggists, :5c. -
As- no roads are so rough as- those
that have" just been mended, so no
sinners are so intolerant as. those that
have just turned"" out saints. Col ton. -
' Ptso's Cure cunnot be too nfehly iokeii of 'as
a cough cutc. J- W. O'liHiiK. "t"J TliirU A-". "
. Minneapolis, Minn.. Jun. C. l'JOOp
Our acts, our angels are for good or
ill. our' fatal shadows that walk-by us
still. -Fletcher.
Mn. "WlnloW Soothlftc Sjrap.
Tor cnlMrvn t?thtair, oft-o the kupih, reduce t
gapm-V--" nytn iinmduliiilL- 23cbolU.
A Country Breakfast Room.
A bright and cheery breakfast room,
in a. country cottage has broad.-Jow.
windows -of leaded gjass palo ahiuer
and green. The wall "paper is a soft
clear green which is" cool and repose
ful in effect-and harmonious ;ith the.
weathered oak furniture. fThe .frieze,
above the green paper has large pop
ples In shades of deep tan with nat
ural green foliage on a ground Of the
same tone as the paper.
Marriage a Matter of Business.
Tho average Japanese girl rarely
knows that her hand has ever been
sought until all the arrangements have
been made btween her father and
her suitor. The latter, however, does
not manage this in person, but leaves
all the arrangements to sonic trusty
emissary, generally au intimate
friend.
Demand for Small Farms.
In England the best remedy for
farm depopulation is held to be small
farm holdings. It is stated that" when
ever a large Tarm is divided into small
holdings the demand for ihe land usu
ally far exceeds the supply.
Cured Her Rheumatism.
Deep Valley. Pa.. Oct. .(Spe
cial.) There is deep interest in Grjiiea
county over the cure of the little
daughter of I. N. WJtipkcy of Rheu
matism. " She Aas a great sufferer for
five or six ears and nothing, seemed
to do her any geod till she tried Dudd's
Kidney Fills. She began to impiove
almost at once and now she is cured
and can run and play as otht.r chil
dren do. Mr. Whipkey says: :
"I am indeed thankful tor what
Dcdd's Kidney Fills have done for my
daughter; they saved her from being
a cripple perhaps for life."
Dodd'g Kidney Fills have proved
that Rheumatism is one ot the results
of diseased Kidneys, Rheumatism Is
caused by Uric Acid in the hhHid. If
the Kidneys are right there can be no
Uric Acid in the blood and conse
quently no Rheumatism. Dodd's Kid
ney Pills make the Kidneys right.
Condemn Army Sten.
The congress of naturalists and
physicians which .recently met in
Breslau strongly condemned the.
"goose-step" as practiced in the Ger
man and some other armies. Dr. Thal
witzer read a paper on the subject. In
which he showed that the adoption of
this ridiculous htep accounts for nu
merous knee and fool complaints
among the troops. Sixty per cent of
the sores on the feet of the men are
in consequence of persistent adher
ence to this antiquated step.
Village Without Government.
In the vHIape of Altenburg. on
whose borders three countries meet,
there are no soldiers, no iolice. no
taxes, and its people are ruled by uo
monarch. The inhabitants speak a
queer jargon of French and German
combined, and spend their time cul
tivating the land or working the valu
able calamine mine, which is the IxiasL
of the village.
Roused Her Enthusiasm.
' A tiny girl riding in a car became -deeply
interested in a baby held by a
woman seated beside her. frequently
calling to her mother to join in her
enlhuslasm. culminating with: "Anil
see its dear little hand"-, and its fin-'
gers, and its cute Hitu- nails; and.
oh, mother, isn't this too ci'uiung..
there's dirt in Them!" -,
BY PROXY.
What the Baby Needed.
I suffered from nervousness aad
headache until on, day about a year,
ago It suddenly occurred to me what a'
great coffee drinker I was and f
thought may be this- might ha e some-';.
thing to do with my trouble, so I :
shifted to tea foi awhile but waa
not better, if anything worse. '"-
"At that time I had a baby iocr.
-months old that we had to feed on a
bottle, until an old lady friend told
me to try Postum Food Coffee. Three
months ago I commence! using pos
tum. leaving off the tea and coffee."
and not only have my headaches, and
nervous troubles entirely disappeared,,
but tince then I have been .giving,
plenty of nurse for my baby, and have '
a large, healthy child now,'
."I have no desire to drink anything .
but Postura and k;now it has benefited
my children, and I hope all wno have
children will try Postum and find. out'
for "themselves what a really wonder
ful food drink It is." Name given Ly
Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich. - ..
Both tea and coffee contain quantl- -ties
of a poisonous drug -called Caf
feine that directly affects the heart,
kidneys, stomach and nerves. 1 bstu'm
is made from cereals only, scientlfi-.
cally blended to get the coffee flavor.,
en days trial of Postum ln"pace of
tea. or coffee will show a health secret
worth more than a gold mine. There's
a reason. " -
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