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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
CHAPTER XIV.
ANTEKIRTTA.

Fifteen hours after leaving the coast
of Tripoli, the Electric was signaled by
the look ont at Antekirtta. and in the
afternoon she came into harbor
We can easily imagine the reception
given to the Doctor and his companions
Now that Sava was out of danger it
was decided to still keep secret her
relationship to Doctor Antekirtt
Count Matthias wished to remain
unknown until the accomplishment of
his work. But il was enough that
Pierre. whom he had made his son, was
the betrothed of Sava Sandorf for signs
OF rejoicing to he shown on all sides, in
the Stadthaus as well as in the town OF
Artenak.
We may Judge what were Madame
Bathory's feelings when Sava was given
back to her after so many trials And
Sava herself soon recovered her health
"a few days of happiness were sufficient
for her complete establishment.
That Point Pescsde had risked his
life there could be no doubt But rs he
seemed to think it quite natural thing
to do, there was no possibility Of reward
ing him-except in few simple words
Pierre Bathory had clasped him to his
breast, and the Doctor had given him
n look of gratitude that he could hear of
no other recompense According to his
custom lie gave the whole credit of the
adventure to Cape Nation.
HE il the man that should be
thanked" he said "if old Cape had
not been so clever with that pole /
should never have been able to Jump
into Sid Hazam's house, and Sava San
dorf would have been killed by her fall
IL Cape Matifou had not been below TO
rec, i've her in his arms!
Look here Look herei" answered
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
CHAPTER XXIN CONTINUED.

Suddenly n shout came from the
minaret above, from one of The men on
guard. Al the same moment the other
jumped on Pescade while Namir rushed
on TO the terrace. and the whole house
hold came hurrvinS across the court
ward
Would Sava allow herself to be
retaken? No, To bc retaken by Sar-
cany was to be lost A hundred times
would she prefer death
With prayer 10 God the brave girl
ran 10 the parapet, and without hesita-
tation leaped from the terrace.
Pescadc had not even time to inter
fere but throwing off the man that
held him, he caught hold of the rope
and in second was at the foot of the
wall.
"Sava, Sava - he shouted
Here is the young lady " said a
familiar voice, land no bones broken
wns just in the way
A shout of fury. followed by heavy
thud, Sut short Cape Matitou's speech
Namir i'll n movement Of rage, unwill-
ing to abandon the prey that was escap-
ing her, would have been smashed to
pieces if two strong hands had not caught
her as she fell
Doctor Antekirtt. Pierre and Luigi.
had rejoined Cape Matifou and Point
Pescade who were running towards the
shore. Although Sava had tainted she
weighed almost nothing in the arms Of
her rescuer
A few minutes afterwards Sarcany
with n score Of armed men, came out in
pursuit of the fugitives.
When he reached the creek where the
Electric had been waiting, the Doctor
and his companions We're already on
board, and in few turns of the screw
the swift vessel was out of range.
Sava, alone with the Doctor and Pierre,
soon regained her consciousness. She
learned that she was the daughter of
Count Matthias Sandorf' She was in
her fathers arms
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
Cash Versus Sentiment.

Omaha has leo saloons. paying
81 200 per year license, and that money
goes into the school fund The result
is that the public schools of Omaha
are as fine rs any in the country. But
n silly sentiment prevails which op.
poses the adoption of this plan in other
sections. on the ground that education
should not be fostcred by money de-
rived from such source. have
heard men talk, but have yet to find
a man sufficiently sincere in his pro-
fessions of this sort to refuse to sell
goods to a saloon keeper. When this
man is found the dime museum mana
gers want him. They have him on the
list of undiscovered curiosties. -Eigin
Every Saturday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
TO ROBERT BURTON.

quaint old store Of learning lies
In Burton's pleasant pages;
With long quotations that comprise
The wisdom of the ages
Wis strange 10 read him mid the crowd,
And modern hurly-burly;
The only author Johnson vowed
Could make him get up early.
He lived solitary lie,
He said, "nihitei n,usisn
And put his rest from worldly strife
To very pleasant uses.
He wrote the book wherein we find
'All JOYS to this are folly"
And naught, To the reflective mind,
$50 sweet rs melancholy"
How strangely he dissects his theme
In manner anatomic;
He's earnest AT one time. YOU deem,
Now dccorously comic
And most prodigiously he quotes,
With learning quite gigantic,
Or telling classic anecdotes,
Ispleasantly pedantic.
There's sterling sense in every page,
And shrewdest cogitatlon,
Your keen attention he'll engage,
And honest admiration.
II any man should vow To live
With but one book, be certain
To him could friendly fortune give
No better book than Burton.
He lies at rest at Christchurch aisle,
With all his erudition;
The hierogl,phcs make one smile
That shows his superstition;
His epitaph survives to-day,
As one "C,i Uiidn, debit
III mor.em Mc'dncholid."
80 he himself has said H.
-Anire,s Long.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01

Gerge Mason, author Of tho "bill OF
rights and many others whose names
are inseparably connected with the
history of the early days of the repub-
lie About midway between the col
lege and the capitol is the Episcopal
church. 1t is the only one OF the old
buildings of any Importance that is put
to its original use. Heavy masses OF
the beautiful Virginia ivy hang in fes-
toons about the walls, almost binding
them from sight. The church stands
in the midst of a graveyard. and it is
interesting to read some Of the curious
epitaphs that are chseled on the tomb
stones.
The interior is fitted up after the old
English style. the partitions TO The
pews being high and pulpit elevated
sufficiently for the clergyman to sec all
of his congregation. This church is
one of the oldest houses of worship in
America. The royal governor had two
pews reserved for himself and family.
George Washington was a regular at
tendant when paying court to beauti-
fnl Mrs. Curtis. his future wife. who
resided few miles from the capital.
jefferson and Monroe, when students
at college, worshiped in the old church.
and so did John Tyler, who lived in
the vicinity. Descendants of all these
men sat around me in the old chapel.
Everyone in the place that /
spoke TO was related to someone who
had done something; but none of them
seemed to have any ambition to follow
in their ancestors footsteps.
was shown the spot where once
stood the famous Raleigh tavern, but
hardly vestigc of the building was to
be seen. Here it was that burgess and
professor, student and cavalier used to
meet and, over the wine, discuss Eu-
ropean politics, the colonial policy OF
England, and their own and everyone
else's affairs. 1t was place of resort
for the clergymen also, and the old
chronicle before quoted reads that
They would 90 to ye tavern, drink
wine, and play at ye cards. "
Hardly night passed that ball or
party did not take place in the apollo"
room at the Raleigh. The gay young
cavaliers and maidcns of the surround
ing country and the gayer students and
"belles of Williamsburg" gave the
musicians no rest aud Jefferson writes
in one of his letters Of dancing with
Belinda in the Apollo" Thus the days
passed IN the Heart of the Rebel
lion," but the young people were
dancing over n crater" that soon was
to burst and send many of the light
hearted young cavaliers to do stcrner
work on American battle-iields. How
well they did it history has recorded.
Soon after the Revolution came 10 q
close the capital was removed to Rich
mond, and the quaint old town on the
peninsula ceased TO be q place of i'm
| portancc.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
He Wanted 10 Hickory Oil"

II know what YOU want. exclaimed
a grandmother to grandson. as the
latter had just been detected in some
mischievous trick.
The old lady was wont to give
good deal of medicine. and her grand
children were fearfully aware of tn $
weakness. You want some hickory
oil, that's what you ought to have"
she continued.
She don't get any of that stuff
down me-" exclaimed the boy to his
brother, as soon as their grandmother
had passed out of hearing distance.
st. Paul Globe.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
A Great Scheme.

The fact is that I'm in urgent need Of
money and want $1,000 for month"
ANY security?"
None, but you're lawyer and I
thought you might devise some scheme
to raise the sum-"
Nothing easier. Let mo have 5000
and I'll invest it so it will grow into q
thousand in three months. "-Phiiadei-
phia Cab.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
SandOrf'S Revenge.
DOCTOR ANTEkIRTT.
BY Jules Verne.

AUTHOR or JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE
OF THE EARTH. - TRIP TO THE MOON"
AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY
DAYS, MICHAEL sTROGOFF"
TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES
UNDER THE SEA, ETC, ETC.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01

Cats are the most difficult Of all animals "a
train to perform tricks. Snowman who
could obtain one would consider his fortune
made.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01

Want to be In the cabinet spiritualist me-
diums Boston Post.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01

Translation copyrighted bv G. ". Hanna. 1856
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01

The fall came early In Edcu.-Natioaai
Weekly.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-20
We Want Good ,Yntor.

The stress which the leading sanltarians
Of the country lay upon thoroughly pure
water supply was evidenced the past week
in Philadelphia at the sanitary convention
there held. The more this matter Is looked
into the more desirable It seems that the
water supply of this city should be, not
only like CWsar's wife, "above suspicion"
but "eXcceding fair to look upon" Every
needed safeguard that can be thrown about
1t should be freely used. The money should
be appropriated for the land at the Great
Falls, which Is needed in order that the in
let to the Aqueduct be properly guarded,
and for the improvements at the receiving
reservoir recommended by Capt. Symons
In his last annual report. This reservoir in
its present condition is Of no earthly good
for the purposes for which II
was constructed II used in its
present condition 1t would be men
anco to the health of the city. But above
all should Capt. Symons's proposed plan
for flltering the cty's water supply be
thoroughly investigated, and, If found prac-
ticable, II should be adopted without hesi-
tation. From all we can learn OF this plan
It is perfectly simple and practicable. Capt.
Symons is the first official connected with
the water works who seems to have made
the improvement Of the water n special
study, the first to point out the practica-
bllity Of its thorough aeration and filtration,
and 1t IS TO be hoped that his labors will
bear fruit in giving to the capital water
supply suitable in all respects for It. We
invite the immediate attention Of the au-
thorities to this subject.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-20

ried by them' The $G9,OCO 900 worth of
manufactured articles that we exported TO
foreign countries during the last fiscal year
is simply a promise Of what VIC may be
able to do when the markets Of these non
manufacturing countries are fully opened
up to our trade.
We take this opportunity to correct an
error made in these columns on Tuesday
by following the copy too coniidingly, In
the statement made in regard to the value
OF builders hardware exported. We
meant to say that the valhe Of this hard
ware was over one million dollars.
There is q vast field ready for us In Cen
trail and South America, both forour manu-
featured articles and for othersurplus prod
uCts.
The real issue Of the entire case seems to
rest, not on the weight OF the mail matter,
but on the weight of the moral and com.
mercial influence carried by these vessels,
that will carry, not only the mails, freight,
and passengers, but this intangible thing
that cannot be weighed In balance.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-20
RAILWAY NOTES.

Mr.. Hale, Of Missouri reported back TO tho
House the Senate bill authorizing the Denison
and Wachitn Railroad Company to construct
n road In the Indian territory.
Representative Van Eaton, ofNIississippi, re.
ported back the bill passed by the Senate for
leiting certain lands granted to the state of
Iowa to aid in the construction of railroads
The merger Of the schuylkill River Eastsde
and the Philadelphia, Newtown Square aiii
Chester county railroads was approved at a
meeting yesterday Of stockholders of both COM
panies,
The general conference OF the passenger de-
parimont of the Central Traffic Association
with the trunk line passenger committee on
rules nnd regulation Will be held In New YORK
Wednesday, May 20, 1886.
At the meeting of the stockholders of the
pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago railway,
John NJ. Hutchinson. William Harper and l..
H. Letter were elected to fill vacancies in the
board of directors. They are to serve four
years.
The House committee on Pacific railroads
yesterday heard arguments by Senator Van
Wyck and Representative Dorsey IN favor of
the bin to authorize the Union Pacific railroad
TO purchase or lease branch lines Of railroad.
The matter was then referred to the subcom-
mittee which had the Pacific railroad funding
bill in charge.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-20
LoPp1NG OFF employees.

"Holm nniZing'' the Government Ser
vice-225 Employees to bo Dismissed
A Strike at the civil Service Commits
sion-Incrooso of Thirty Examiners
in the Patent once.
The legislative, executive, and judicial
appropriation bill as agreed upon by the
House committee on appropriations, and as
1t will be reported to the House by Mr..
Holman to-day. approprlates s2O,55s, ,l10
being Ssl3,4S5 less than the appropriation
for the current fiscal year and $SI7, ,566
less than the estimates. The appropriation
for the civil service commission remains
unchanged, that is, SCI 400 is appropriated
for salaries, but 1t is provided that the APP
preparation shall be available only "when
the rules of the civil service commission are
80 framed as that the names Of all aupli-
cants for official appointment from any one
state, found duly qualified on examination
and without regard to age, shall be sent TO
the head OF a department or other officer
charged with making an appointment
There was no contest In committee over
this clause or the clause following later in
regard to pension examiners, but II Is uu-
derstood that the Republican members of
the committee will oppose them on the
Noor Of the House.
The following proviso is added to the APP
preparation for salaries and expenses OF
collectors and deputy co Electors of internal
revenue.
RcsoiUd further, That no part Of the money
appropriated shall be paid TO collectors OF IN.
ternal revenue except the allowances pro.
yidCd for in section II of the act OF Fob. 3.
1916, as amended py section of the art OF
This provision will allow the officers
named to be paid only the salaries author
| lied by law, and will prevent the payment
| Of commissions to them unless suit ia
| brought in the court Of claims and damages
recovered.
The provision Of last years bill making
an appropriation for 100 special examiners
the pension Office is re-enacted with au
amendment providing that they shall 'bo
appointed by the Secretary Of the Interior
on the accommodation of the commits.
sioner of pCnsions.n Under existing law
they are subject to the civil service rules.
The committee diselalm any intention Of
interfering with the civil service law, iu
making the changes above noted, while a1-
mitting that they would, II adopted, re-
quire changes In the rules laid down by the
commissioner
The bill makes nn increase OF 80 per-
sons In the examining force of the patent
Office. II abolishes the Office OF surveyor
general Of Minnesota, and also makes no
appropriation for the mint at Carson, Nev.,
nor for the assay office at st. Louis, Mo.
1t makes no provision for pay Of clerks
20 senators, and makes a total reduction OF
925 in the force of employees in the govern.
ment service at the present time.
The appropriation for collection Of inter
nal revenue Is decreased 100000.
There are number OF other changes Of q
minor character IN the bill, including reduc
tioDs in the salaries Of number of sub
treasurers, and in those of United States
iudges In Iouisiana and California.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-20
SOME SOCIETY NOTES.

Tho Marriage of Lieut.. Glover and
Miss Miiior-Mrs. whitney's Din-
nor.
Lieut.. Richard Clover, U. 8. N, and Miss
Dora Miller were married at the residence
Of thel BRIDES mother yesterday at IL
o'clock. The ceremony was performed un-
der a floral bell in the drawing room by
Rev. DR.. Glover, father of the groom. The
bride, attirod in simple white silk, with
sweeping train and veil of tulle, and orange
blossoms, was given away by Senator Ed
munds. Only a few Others were present,
Senator and Mrs, Stanford, Mrs Edmunds,
Minister de Struve, DIR. and Mrs. Leonard,
Judge John Davis, Senator and Mrs. Hale,
A wedding breakfast was served at l2.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Clover and Mrs. Miller
will sail from New York Tor Europe on
JuneO.
Secretary and Mrs. Whitney gave din
ner last evening to twenty guests, in honor
Of Mr., and Mrs. c. W. Barney, OF New
York, who are their guests. Mrs. Barney
is the Secrctary's sister.
Mrs. Hoyt returned to her homo yester.
day morning, and Miss Cleveland ia en-
pected at the white house every day until
che arrives.
The Presidents callers yesterday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Blanchard, OF Massachusetts,;
Mr.. and Mrs. Sauderson, OF New York;
MIR and Mrs. A. c. Farley, Of Boston, and
7. j. Cloke, Of South Amboy, N. j.
Mrs. Hearst will be at homo this after.
neon to callers.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-20
Government suGnr-Malsing Expert
ments.

The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, made known
its sentiments In relation to machinery for
government use when the proposition to
purchase the marine engines for our new
naval vessels in Europe was before the
House naval committee.
We are therefore glad TO leGru that Rep
rosentative j. Floyd Kings letter, vigor-
ously opposing all propositions to purchase
foreign-built machinery for government ex-
perimcnts in the application of diffusion in
the manufacture of tropical cane sugar, was
read before the Louisiana Sugar Planters
Association at the regular monthly meeting
on the 18th instant, and fully approved. 1t
was ordered printed, and the thanks Of the
association were rendered to Gen. King by
a unanimous vote.
II has been shown that while the Euro
peans have had large experience in build
ing beet root sugar making machinery, our
builders here at home are far in advance In
everything pertaining to sugar cane work.
ing machines.
The attempt to adapt European beet root
sugar diffusion machinery to the manufac-
ture of cane sugar has resulted in twelve
years Of dismal failure in Louisiana, British
India, and wherever else 1t has unfortu-
nately been tried,
The first and only substantial success,
thus far was achieved at Ottawa, Kan,
last season, where an American built ma
chlne-accordiDg to the official report of
the commissioner of agriculture to the
President-"Grtrdcted 0S per cent. Of The
total sugar IN the cane" while the French
machine used in the experiments at AL
meriH, Spain, the same season extracted
only 80 per cent, and worked much slower
The American sugar cane cutter, an
adaptation Of the wood paper cutter, is a
pronounced success, and Is being extern
sively copied by European builders, 1t is
to be hoped that we shall hear no more
propositions for importing any kind of ma.
chinery for government use, particularly
while we can build 1t so much better at
home. 1t is expected that the Senate
amendment requiring government diffusion
machinery to be built in the United States
wholly Of domestic material will be adopted
without opposition.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-20
Tntnl-
PERSONALITIES.

KING KALAKAUA Is an active member of the
Honolulu fire department, and delights to run
to fires.
COLLECTOR CADwALADEE, OF Philadelphia,
has prohibited the reading OF newspapers in
the custom house.
SENATOR VAN WYcK left last night for
Wilkesbarre, Pa, to make an address at the
opening of the armary fair,
Col, ETHELBERT IIuBBs, formerly an efficient
special agent Of the treasury, has been ap.
pointed consular agent Of Spain at Tampa,
Fla.
LOUIS RIEt's widow lies at the point of
death at st. Vital II Is said that she never
rallied from the shock Of her husbands exc.
cutiOn and dies brOken.heGrted.
LORD TESSYsoN Robert Browning, aud Sir
Theodore Martin arc arranging for great
banquet to be given by authors and artists in
honor of Oliver Wendell Holmes.
PRINCES of SAKE -CoBURG-Go the young
est daughter Of the king Of the Belglans, has
been sell cted as the bride Of Prince Albert
Victor, eldest son of the Prince Of Wales.
CONGRESSMAN LANDEs, of the seventeenth
Illinois district, has gone home TO attend the
congressional convention to be held to-day,
when II is expected he will be renomlnated by
acclamation.
A KIRMEs viii be held in New York May 27
aud 2S, in aid Of the New York Skin and Can.
Ger Hospital. 1t viii be held on the play.
ground at the corner Of Park avenue and
Thirty-iourth street,
AMONG the Presidents callers yesterday
were Senators Mcpherson, Morrill,, Voorhees,,
Cockrell, Blair, Pugh, Call Gibson, Hampton,
Hearst, Secretary Endicott, Commissioner
Montgomery, Comptroller Trenholm, Commis.
sionor Miller, Representatives Daniel, Curtin,
Davidson, Payson, Evans, Boyle, MCCreary,
Halsen, Mcmillan, Campbell Ohio, Reid,
Cox, Hemphill, Hires and Lehlback.
THE marriage Of Hon, John d. Long and
Miss Agnes Pierce lately teacher in the
high school ut bingham, will take place ut
AttloborO, VI, on Saturday next in the Uni.
veTGlist Church, in which the late Rev. Jos.
Pierce, tho father Of the bride, has onlclated
for twenty five years. The relatives and im.
mediate friends of the family only are invited.
The bridal party will proceed at once to Wash
ington.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-20
Foreign Mails in American Vessels.

For the past two days there has been
spirited discussion in the House of Repre-
scntatlves over the postolllce appropriation
of $sC0,CO0 for carrying the mails In United
States vessels. On Tuesday Hon. j. G.
Burrows, Of Michigan, made an eloquent
and argumentatiye speech, bristling with
statistics bearing on the subject, showing
how extremely parslmonious our govern
ment has been in this matter, although
acting In obedience to law. lie gave an
exhibit Of the money paid to American YES
sells for such service that should make us
bow our heads in shame. on the other
hand, every effort was made to show that
our vessels had been reasonably well paid
for this service, basing the arguments,
TO great extent, on the weight
Of the mail matter, the space Occu-
pied on the ship, and the care necessary to
protect and guard the mails. On such
basis as this, the arguments were perhaps
conclusive. That potent factor of influence
Of America with the countries TO which
they carried the mails, keeping up q regu-
lar and direct communication, was com
paratlyely ignored. Mr., Bingham, of Penn
sylyaniu, in his speech of yesterday, backed
up by his great experience in postal affairs.
demonstrated in a very forcible manner,
that our postal system has not been man
aged for the purpose of making money,
but Is business specially managed for
the general welfare Of the nation. Is
it possible to regulate the value
of the services rendered to our
nation when we are enabled to maintain
regular and quick communication with the
commercially neglected nations in America
south of us, by simply estimating either the
weight or space occupied by the mail car