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abundance of the water. which is now nj.
lowed to stagnate in marshes. and which
causes its unhealthiness, is destined tc
attract attention to its great fertility and
natural advantages. which wouid Will,
proper drainage, render it the most pro.
titable region in Palestine. Owing to the
elevation of the springs. which send their
copious streams across the site of Beisan.
the rich plain which descends to the .Jor.
dan, 800 feet below, can be abundantly
irrigated There is little bit of engi-
neering required to carry the line down to
the valley of the Jordan, here 500 feet
below the level OF the sea, which it then
follows north as far rs the Djisr ell Med
lameih. Near this ancient Roman bridge
OF three arches, which is used to this day
by the caravans of camels which bring
the produce of the Hauran to the coast,
the new railway bridge will cross the Jor-
dan, probably the only one in the world
which will have for its neighbor an actual
bridge in use which was built by the Ro-
mans, thus, in this now semibarbarous
country, bringing into close contact an
ancient and a modern civilization. After
crossing the Jordan, tho line will still
follow the banks of that river to its june
ton with the Yarmuh, which it will also
cross, and then traverse fertile plain of
rich alluvium, about five miles long by
four wide, to the banks of the ridge which
overlooks the eastern margin of the Sea
OF Iiberlas.
This is the extent to which the survey
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OLD AND NEW AGE-COACHING
The Good Old Days and tho New.
From the London iIal, Ielegraph.l

From the London nail, Ielegraph.l
~ think no one who intends having a
ride on the coaches during the Summer
need refrain because the weather is not
hne enough" Thus writes Mr.. Stanley
Harris, alias can Old Stager." But the
coaches of which he speaks were of a
very different kind from the gay vehicles
whose cheerful horns are heard every af-
ternoon as some amateur or professional
whip dexterously guides them through
the maze of carriages inoumbering Picca-
dilly or Bond-str when the hour of
p. M, draws near. 1t was of 1883, not
1888, that Mr.. Stanley Harris and Capt.
Malet were thinking when they wrote, the
the former his "Old Coaching Days" and
the latter his "Annals of the Road. "
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Tho leaves, though thick, are falling one by ON,
Decayed they drop from on their parent tree
Their work with Au.umn's latest day is done
ThOu see st them borne upon The breeZes free.
Ihey lie strewn here and there, their many dyes
Ihal yesterday 80 caught thy passing eye
solled by the rain each leaf neglected lies
Upon the path VIII, re now thou hurriest by.
let think thee not their beauteous tnts less fair
Than when they hung 20 gayly DER thy head
But rather IND thee eyes, and look thee there
Where now thy feet so needless DER them tread
And thou shalt see, where wasting now they lie.
The snsssn hues Of Immortality.
-Jonss Vsrp,
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Song.

Pack clouds away, and welcome day,
win night W banish sorrow
Sweet AR. blow soft, mount, lark, alon,
TO give my love gDDl-nlnrrow.
Wings from The wind to please her mind,
Notes from the lark II bDrrOw
Bird plunr lhs W ng. night gale, Sing,
To give nv love guod-mnrrnw.
10 give my love gOnd-innrrow,
Notes from them both I'll borrow.
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Wake from thy nest. robin redbreast,
sing. birds, IN every fnrrow;
And from each hill let music thrill,
Givcmy far love gOol-rnorrOw.
Blackblrl ami thrush, in every bush.
Stare, l'nn"i, and cock sparrow.
You pretty elves among yourselves,
SiiiI my far love good morrow.
TO give my love gout-morfOw,
Siug, birds, IN every furrow.
Thomas Ueutr0od
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THE TONQUIN CAMPAIGN.


PARIS, Dec. 1S.-In the Deputies to-day
Premier Ferry replied to criticisms on the
governments treatment Of the Tonqun diff
ficulty. lie said the achievements which
1t was proposed to scnd to Tonquin were
calculated to insure the terminal IN of tho
Tonquin expedition within given time and
give France satisfaction. Ferry continued
mo fresh expedition is seat to Hue because
We arc already there. We must, however,
be prepared to support the French resident
and the French soldiers at Hue if they are
threatened. The King Of Annam died
violent death. There il NJ revolution at
Hue. The French legation there is not in
danger The French resident Ii not official
ly recognized the new government of AMMAN
but is negotiating informally with il. Adj
miral Courbet has gone 10 ; i1tly aud will
state whether more achievements are neccs-
sary. The government cannot publish its
plans. 1t is necessary to pncc confidence in
the ministry to allow ii to conduct its opera
tons with the necessary secrecy. Otherwise
the house Will have TO choose another govern
ment." Ferry said he would fail in his duty
il he should disclose the plan Of the TJnqun
campaign or the Tonqun negotiations.
General Millot starts for TDngnn to.mor-
row to take command of the French troops.
The Senate committee on TOnquin credit
presented It's report to-day, unanimously ap.
proving the credit 1t considers it inpossi-
bic to abandon Tonquin, declaring that re-
treat would destroy the French prestige in
the east, compromise & lchln China and dis
honor France in the eyes Of Europe.
Eight thousand officers have offered them
selves for service in Tonqujn.
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John G. SAKE, the poet, is reported to be
gradually growing weaker at his home in
Brooklyn, n. y, and is not expected to
live.
Dyer Townsend of Wallingford, is "a
years old, and is hale and hearty. For So
years he has kept Il flock OF mcrno sheep.
In 1897 he purchased IS of this breed Of
Frederick Button Of Clarendon, who bought
them in Connecticut Mr.. Townsend dis.
posed of the last OF his flock few months
ago.
Evangelinus Apostolides Sophoclcs, the
venerable university professor of Greek in
| Harvard college, died on Monday. Professor
| Sophocles was born in 1907 at Trangaradl,
| 10 miles southeast of Mount Pelion, Greece
| and for several years resided in the Convent
| of Mount Sinai. lie emigrated to the Uni.
| ted States under the patronage of the Amer.
| lean Board of Commissioners for foreign
missions, and entered Amherst college in
| 1929, but did not take degree. After lcav.
| ing college he applied himself to teaching,
and in 1s45 was appointed Greek tutor at
Harvard. On account of i'll health, how.
ever. he retained his office but six months.
In lSi7 he was rcapro inted tutor, and held
this Office for IL years In 1S49 he visited!
Greece, and on his return the next year be-
gan his Greek dictionary. lie became as
sisant professor in 1859, and IN 1860 was
made university professor of ancient, Byzan.
tine and modern Greek. The same year h.
again visited Greece TO collect materials for
his Greek dictionary Of the Roman aud By.
zautinc periods. This great work i, II m,,u
mcnt to the extraordinary diligence Of Pro,
fessor Sophoces, who has also published
several minor textbooks of ancient anc
modern Greek.
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The LamoilIe valley Extension.

A current story says About the list Of
the month, there was finished new line of
railroad from Rouses Point on the west
shore of Lake Champlain, TO Maquam bay,
near SwantOn, on the east shore, a distance
of about IL miles. The Lamoillc extension
was virtually built by Mr.. William II. Van
derbilt and Mr.. George b. Phelps of Water
town, N. Y, that is, So far as relates
to its financial backing, the two gentle.
men having divided its bonds between
themselves each taking $4,000 The
particular advantage accruing TO Mr..
Vanderbilt is that he is thereby af-
forded direct and long desired outlet for
his systems through the very heart OF
New England, the connections being by way
of Syracuse to Ogdensburg, and thence cas-,
by the routes made obvious Already or.
rangements have been made and traffic
agreements entered upon, by which trains OF
the Red, White, Blue, Canada Southern and
Midland freight lines leave the New York
Central at Syracuse, and enter New Englant
by the Limoillc extension.
The passenger transportation thus furnish
ed facilities in connection with the above
arrangements is worthy OF attention. A new
route is thus practically opened for the wholt
mountain and Summering region.
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OK KALEIDOSCOPE.
ITO he Continucd.)

A foreign count-thc population Of Europe.
Many man lives Oh cold tongue after he
gets married.
Now is the time when the country editor
lies awake nights planning whether to get
his wife scal-skln sacque or diamond
brooch.
A Pennsylvania man is lecturing on the
"Mlstakcs of the Devil" Most Pennsyl-
vania men might be able to give the devil a
few points.
A grand niece of George Washington is
keeping boarding house in the capital city.
George was poor man, but his descendants
are bound to make money.
A conundrum, eli? WE'LL let's see. Why
is dentist like q political orator The man
who can't guess this without the answer
shall nave an oil chrome
A boy in York State has swallowed tin
whistle. We are sorry for the whistle, very
sorry, but what relief it must be to the
neighbors.
An eychaugi says that Mapleson will stick
to New York. Yes, and thu bother of it is
he will keep lots Of sticks there with him
too.
Georgia mlu owns trunk which went
| through the Crm,an var. jus. let bag.
gage smasher get holl of it, and see if the
war. scared relic comes out at the top Of tbs
| heap.
A Southern city has practicing physician
over 90 years old 1t would be worth men
,ioning if oue OF his patients could be found
as old that.
Top boots cover mullitul. of shns.-N
y. J0arnal.
| 1t is said that Cincinnati spends more
money for amusements than any other city
Of its size in the world. But then the poor
people who have to live in Cincinnati need al
the diversion they cln possibly gct.-Bos.oH
| Transcript.
In 1916 there were no postage stamps il
the United States. "Childrcn were licked
and put in the corner instead" says sad
eyed man by onr side.-N. cY. Commercial
Advertiser.
Dolls are nov male that cry and say pap;
aud mamma IN | now all that is really need
ed to make a childlcss home snpr1mely harp.
is some one to smear m0lasscs cindY.over car
pets and furniture -PIhdeipfia chronicle
UewM.
Gle began life young" remarks writer
speaking OF an individual who had risen t
cmincnce. That's the way with most of us
We begin life young. If we could begin liz
old, we might he ahlc ~ avoid the pain q
tccthin-s, The dapgar of measles, aud othc
ill to which inf mt flesh is heir. Bat 1t seem
to be necessary that VIC should begin lif
, young. Somehow, there is no getting over il
SOmerEiYe J0UrHdl
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The 6rGe prtss.
ESCAPED FROM JAIL.
A Middlcbury Prisoner Takes TO the
Mountains.


Especial Dcsratchto the Free Press and Tlmes.l
MlDDLIBuRY, Dec. 17.-Frank Mcbride,
sentenced to-day for 1893 days in the Work l.
house, escaped from Jail about $50 this
afternoon. Mr.. Cobb, the iailer, had gone
to Vergcnncs with George Wilson sentenced
in the county court TO the Reform School.
Mcbride asked Mrs. Cobb to bring some
coal. Whcn she got inside the door, Nc
Bride, being hid behind the door, pushed her
down and escaped. lie is thought to have
gone cast toward the mountains. Deputy
Sheriff Rider followed his track for some
distance without success. The chase is given
M for the night.
Sunday night three young men were ar
rested and jailed for inloXcation. They
each had hearing this morning when
two of them paid the usual fine and COSTS
and were discharged. The third, Frank Nc
Bride was charged with stealing liquor from
the express office at the depot, to which he
pleaded guilty, saying that he was full when
he took the liquor. He was fined on this
charge, and given the alternative sentence of
1856 days in the Workhousc in Rutland. lie
was also fined for furnishing liquor to the
other two young men, and he pleaded guilty
to first and second offence of furnishing as
charged. The fines in the three cases ag-
gregated Sl15, and the different SEN
fences TO the House of Correction aggregate
iS9 days, but the mittimus can only be for
1913 days at the most, as a cumulative SEN
tcnce cannot be imposed. McBride's folks are
orderly and respectable people, and much
sympathy is expressed for them.
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CHAPTER XII.

About fortnight after the events re-
corded in the last chapter, two gentlemen
called ut the ticket office Of the Lyceum
Theatre one was n stout, white bearded
man the other slight, dark, and SO muf.
fed up in fur that his face was hardly dis
cerniblc.
After good deal of whispered debate,
they engaged two adjoining boxes for the
next night
''Are You certain to understand what
they say?" inquired the elder man Of his
companion, rs they emerged from the
office.
every word. There is no fog and frost
to make mems ears dull in my country
Aud their hated language-l have been
proficient in it from my youth T.
"In that case there remains nothing for
you to do but to provide yourself nth an
awl and arrive carly" said the fir. speak
cr, "My part of the programme requires
m re delicacy and caution. But the vir-
tucus scruples that have kept him from
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From the Boston Timos.l

The succession of muni1ceut donations
that the institutions and people OF Burling-
ton, Vermont, have enjoyed seems not to
have terminated yet Tho late Hon. T. w.
Park gave the University of Vermont a gal
lery of art Mr.. John Z. Howard built as n
public bcnefaction one of the finest opera
houses in New England and the net income
of ii goes TO the Home for Destitute Children
Miss Mary Fletcher gave the city large and
choice library, with money to keep it up, aud
afterwards built and endowed a hospital.
Hon. Frederick Billings of Woodstock, cx.
president of the Northern Pacific railroad,
purchased the valuable library of the late
Hon. George p. Marsh, who died in Rome as
U. $. minister to Italy, and gave it to the
University, with So, 900 for library build
ing. Mr.. Howard then authorized the con.
struction of the main building of the Univer-
sity at his expense. No sooner was this done
than he bought a site and authorized the
construction of new medical department
and the conversion of the old into gymnas-
ium, all at n large outlay. Recently, also,
he directed that a rectory for st. Pauls
church be built at his expense, and had pre-
viously, we believe, done something hand
some Tor the church. Now Mr.. Billings.
finding that he had not given enough to build
such library as he wished TO sec has in
creased his gift to 100000. There have
been other donations to these and other in
situations there, by the above-named and by
othcrs,-so much and so often that it has
come 10 be quite the expectation, on OPEN
ing a Vermont paper, TO read of another
munillcent gift for Burlington. 1t is all
right, just as it should be, there and else
where, and if any man fears that it will
make the people Of that thrifty little city de-
pendent, let him do business with them
enough to see their capacity for helping
themselves aud he will at least cease to
fear for them, if he does not begin to fear
for himself.
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the house can hardly furnish motive for
his refusing to como here and once
brought together, they will find them
selves unable to resist the temptation of
completing the confidence so prettily be-
gun. They have been in love with each
other for six weeks, the blind fools, with
out knowing it but you and l. Prince,
who make no pretence to n high state of
morals, know that when the match is set
tc the train how soon the mine explodes-
virtue and all-ch?"
A sort Of chuckle far down in the fur
muffled throat of the slender man was the
only response.
Then they went down the steps. and
after furtivo glance around, parted alb
ruptly, going opposite ways.
The elder of the two walked in the di-
rection Of the Temple, and eventually
entered some chambers in Fountain
Court.
He had besn there several times before,
and was at once admittcd to room where
Cecil Chesterton sat writing. His book
had already run through two editions, and
lie was engaged on n preface for tho
third.
"My dear friend, how I reproach my
self for disturbing you 7" exclaimed the
visitor, apoloeetically "but will not
stay longer than to hear you say yes to
my last request"
"Then i hope it will not take the form
of an invitation to dinner, Count" re-
sponded Cecil, smiling rather YEARLY as
he shook hands. "You know how hard it
is for mo to refuse your hospitality so
often, but / am not a society man, and
,,1- Ill
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LORD TENNysON'S TITLE.
The Family of the Middle Glass Even
ifDcsccndcd From John OF Gaunt.


Baron Tennyson DEyncourt of Aid
worth is n disappointment as Tennyson's
title to those who hoped thai name great
on its own account might dignity the annals
of English nobility without change or atera-
ton; but the revival of an old family by the
poet laureate is probably due to the same
reason which led the younger and collateral
branch of his family 10 assume nearly half a
century ago the name of Tennyson D'Eyn-
court. George Tennyson, NJ p, of Bayon's
manor and urselby hall, the father of the
poet and the first of his name to rise to con-
spicuous place, had as his second son-his
first entered the church-Charles Tennyson,
who succeeded TO the manor, enlarged the
family patrimony by the business skill inner
tied from his grandmother, and after sitting
in ten consecutive parIiaments, 1SlS-1S26,
and holding one conspicuous position
and another, assumed by royal license the
additional name of D'Eyncourt in 1885. Ed
ward Clayton Tennyson D'Eyncourt, his
second s)n-talgnt and success in the Tenny
son family has attached for four generations
TO the younger sons-became rear admiral
and added 10 the family dignity, if not to its
wealth, by marrying lady Henrietta Pelham
Clinton, youngest daughter of the fourth
duke OF Newcastle, one of whose nephews
was as disreputablc scamp as ever disgraced
police court The assumption of the name
is part of the labOrous efforts which have
been made TO link the Tcnnyson lineage with
the royal house of Lancaster, ard there is,
unfortunately, only too much reason to be-
lcve that the great poet is open TO the pride
which springs from Norman Blood even
when, us in this case, it reaches him by the
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New YORK, Dec. l3.-Iionry Willard, who
yesterday resigned the presidency of the
Oregon and Transc1ninertal and the Oregon
Railway and Navigation companies, enphas
tically denies the report that he is to resign
the presidency of the Northern Pacific. lie
says his withdrawal from the other COM
pauies was influenced by his desire to relieve
| himself from the burden Of their manage
ment, aud by the fac, tia, questions will
soon arise between these c,mpauics and the
Northern Pacific which it would rot be
proper Tor HIM 10 decide Gs president. of all.
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said, indifferently, clay it down-any.
where"
Rosette laid it down on the nearest Ia.
BILE, and before she retired, stole side.
long glance of keen scrutiny ut the hand
some stranger sitting opposite her mis-.
tress.
"What game is on the boards now,
wonder?" was the thought that followed
the glance.
"Thc cabinet is unlocked, Mr.. Chester.
ton, and at your disposal" said Countess
Silvestrelli, who seemed strangely disin.
clined to touch it herself.
Cecil crossed over to the table at once,
and opened the case.
1t contained necklace, earrings, and
TWO bracelets, composed of pure colored
and perfectly cut canoes.
They are exquisite One cannot look
at them without admiration y said the
young man, in tone of genuine pleas
ure.
The lady was silent.
perhaps you do not care for canoes p
he pursued.
"Not for those replied Lucia, turn
ing away her eyes, with perceptible
shudder.
Then, as if conscious that she had said
too much, she continued, "Jewels have
very little charm for me. They are too
often the insignia of slavery. If my
choice were free, there is only one gem
should ever elect to wear"
"And what is that ?" inquired Cecil,
less from curiosity than rs II natural Sc
quence to the foregoing statement.
'The Black Pearl.
Chesterton gazed ut the Countess,
speechless with surprise. He almost
dropped the case of canoes
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Wanted TO Poison iier II usband for
ri;s fp-urancc.

DENvEn Col, Dec. l9,-Mary Kofford
called on DE-. K 81, prominent Lcadville
dunti,t, saturday ani mlicthe startling re-
quest that he furnish her poison which
couldn't b, detected by N aitpp'y,and oifer
ell $500 compensation. She reluctantly
adnitrr TINT she WISHED 10 get rid of her
husband Hans Kotf n so that her husbands
brother Of whom she was cnamored, and her
self might together enjoy the Insurance OF
$500 which her husband carried. After
making m appointment t. meet both at his
oillce last night NJ Il Sc arranged with the
police and several insurance men to be Tres
cnt conce ,lcd al THE interview, The whole
diab,lical plan was thus exposed. Both
were Immediately arrested The parties ATE
all Danish. The husbands brother is 60
years of age aud the woman 81.
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episode in the middle of his lecture, the
memory of which made him conscious
and constrained.
There was no evidence of tin her man
ner, which was as calm, and almost as
cold, as glacial river.
Connected conversation is impossible
in a vehicle rafting over London streets,
and such talking as did take place in the
Counts carriage he and Cecil had to
themselves. The lady remained silent,
save when her husband, appealing to her
as "his angel" compelled her to make
some answering remark, which she did in
as few words aspossible.
Notwithstanding Chesterton's protes-
tations, the friendly atache insisted on
driving him to the corner of Essex Street
the nearest point to Fountain Court
and before they parted, extorted from him
n promise to take lunch with them in
Whitehall Gardens the following day.
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NllIickiilg In Court.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Dee. lS.-rhe trial
of Mrs. Dwight Thnrber for shooting her
husband last May, in the Superior court to-
day, made quite a sensation, due to the fact
that the defendant who has since the shoot
ing spent some weeks in the Northampton
insane asylum, from which she was dis
charged, almost raved in court. While her
husband was on the stand shl shriclicd and
shouted and gave two deputies all they could
do to quiet her. The defence is insanity.
The trial will be finished Wednesday.