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TROUBLE RENEWED.
Evicted Iowans to be Epjoined From
Moving Back.

Evicted Iowans to be Epjoined From
Moving Back.
FoRT DODGE, IA, December 1S.-Ths To-
cent action of settlers in beginning suits
against the Des Moines River Land Go. to
prevent further evictions while cases were
in court, in the hope that relief would come,
from congress or some other source in the
meantime, has precipitated the very move,
they sought to prevent. Evictions have
been resumed on the Smell lands. Harshal
Holbrook elected William Spainhower from
the farm occupied BY his son previous to his
eviction last week. Smell will push matters
until every settler on his land 10 evictsd.
This will be followed BY the eviction Of st
tiers on the Wells and Ltchfeld tracts for
whom warrants have been issued. Injunc-
tions will be issued against all tho evicted
settlers who have returned to lands from
which they were evicted. Disobedienoo Of
these injunctions will be contempt, PUNISH
able by fine or Imprisonment. Al the set
tiers are mostly without resources they viii
have to 60 to Jail.
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PARKER JOHNS soL1loouY.

Gmo.t a. wen acknowledge, faint no use
I've done heap O. thinkin', p.owin' up this faller
ground,
An suthin's been painin' an achin me like
Ireckoned twas dyspepsy or malary creepin' in
At last cot my dander up an to myself, SEE l.
The biggest fool in naturs him that tells hissen
I've been ietsin. on tbs malary, an my STUN
It's INV conscience that's a hurt:n' an worryin'
me so.
I've been shirkin' this here thing for thirty
An orto had this shakin' up an settin' down
fore.
I've been honest, fur as psyin' goes, not penny
But the ind O. cheatin' that done was the kind
that didn't show.
NV mind goes back to Hammer, when fetched
her here a bride
No apple bloom was sweeter, an sne nussleo 10
my side
trust me without fear,
Sor the love never hintsd at for more n thirty
year.
There was churnin, bakin', bilin, there was nus
sin an the rest,
From long afore the sun riz till he slumbered In
the west,
An when the rest of US was done, an lollin'
round on cheers,
Hammer was recuperatin' with her needle On her
shears.
But when The life was ebbin' from that faithful,
patient heart,
I had TO face the music-I hadn't done my part !;
An couldn't help thinkin', watcLin' out that
weary life
That there's other ways o KILN kept a pistol
or knife.
It sounds like sacriligion, but knew just what
she meant
As 1 whispered, ely to meet me when my
airthlv life is spent
I'm tired, john so tired, but I've allus done my
best,
An may feel more like fyin when I've mad
spell o rest"
Amy Hamilton, IN Exchange.
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ture and the fine arts as Marie herself-a
man who had never yet trodden city
pavement and who had never SO much as
beheld q fashionable dame. But he loved
Marie-nay, in his quiet, unassuming way
he worshiped the girl. So, as he was
about as good looking as any OF the boys
within a horseback ride of Jacques Car
tier. and as he drove fairly good team
and owned land Marie had promised to
marry Jean Coutellier, while the bob
capped eossips of the st. Emelie Valley
decided that It was fitting match.
Yes. Marie was very pretty-and SO
thought stranger who approached
Jacques Cartier from the mountain-side
ore summer afternoon.
The girl was standing under one OF the
old gnarled apple-trees In the orchard.
Such a lovely rounded form-even though
it was only covered by an oft-washed cot
ton dress-with the sunlight playing In
CLEANS and flashes upon the bright brown
hair and fair young face. AS the stranger
drew near he fully imbibed and thoroughly
appreciated the beauties of the picture,
for he was somewhat of an artist and
keenly alive to all things beautiful. But
he was so much engrossed IN the pleasant
center-piece of the picture that he did not
notice when a breeze from off the noun
tain struck the valley and lifted Marie
large, untrimmed straw hat from the
ground, blowing it right under the nose OF
his horse; nor was he prepared for the
frightened plunge of the animal, who
reared so suddenly as to instantly throw
his preoccupied rider. 1t was not much of
q fail, but the strangers leg was fractured,
and Paul Gambler and his daughter car
ried the young man into their house,
where l attended him in my professional
capacity.
The strangers name was Walter Penrith,
n New York man, who had been travelling
through the woods and valleys of Quebec
in search of health and pleasure. He was
wealthy, and when he discovered that he
could not be moved from his couch for
many weeks, he ordered luxuries Of ell
kinds from the great metropolis. until
the cottage home was piled to overfowing
with rare books, wines, fruits, ETC., while
none but the finest cigars came for Mon
sieur Gamblers especial use.
Before long costly presents began to ar
rive for Marie, and-well, it was only an
oft-told tale. Not only were the presents
brought to bear upon Marie, but Penrith
himself. who was, without doubt, one of
the most fascinating men I ever met,
brought his powerful personal magnetism
into play, and Marie Gambler soon learned
to love him Yes, it was no dream or
fancy on the girls part; she loved Walter
Penrith, and loved him truly. Indeed.
she loved him SO well, and for himself
alone. that after she had known Penrith a
month she would have cared for the man
just as much had he never given her
another present-had he suddenly become
poorer than simple Jean Coutellier, now
thrust SO far into the background of Ma
ries thoughts and affections.
AS for Peniith, he was a man of the
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AlligatOrS.

The alligator is strange, unsightly
object, living in the swamps and
marshes of the warmer parts of Amer
lea only, for it is not known in other
countries, although it resembles the
crocodile, which is found in many trop-
ical cimes. The alligator is smaller,
lives in swamps and marshes, and often
basks in the sun on the sands, while
the crocodile's element is the water.
The back of the alligator is covered
with what might be called coat of
mail. for the thick, bony covering looks
like plates of metal with points pro-
jecting from it, On the under part of
the body, however, is the peculiar skin
of which pocket-books, slippers, and
many useful articles are made.
There is also an oil extracted from
them, which burns we'll in lamps, and
the flesh has been used by Indians for
food.
Although they are classed with the
family of crocodiles, they differ from
them in the formation of their heads,
which are smaller and fiatter. They
live chiefly on fish, but also eat animal
food, and at times are fierce, for
they have been known to chase and
attack men while swimming and bath
ing.
The alligator lays her eggs, twenty
and often over that number, in the
mud, and leaves them for the heat of
the sun to hatch, but keeps constant
watch over them to protect them from
harm and keep them from being de-
stroyed. The creatures vary in size
from three to sixteen or eighteen feet
in length, and the tails are nearly if
not as long as the bodies. There is
great strength in the tails, and it is
with them and the partly webbed feet
that they propel themselves through
the water, and with the tail they easily
overturn canoe or small boat.
Many are found in Florida and other
parts of the South, and as they lie on
the bank of river, hidden partly by
the thick moss and foliage, they look
like log or trunk of fallen tree, SO
motionless are they at times.
In the colder weather they are tor
pid. and appear so lifeless that it seems
as if they must be dead, yet when
warmed by the sun they very soon re-
gain their animation. They are very
curious creatures, and their general
aspect not by any means prepossessing,
but on examination there is beauty in
the peculiarly marked skin and the
armor which they wear.-Vicks Mag
dzi1ae.
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fruit dealer also dispenses lemonade,
"ice cold, made in the shade" to his
thirsty patrons. Sometimes you find
q pretentious sidewalk drinkery where
mead, root beer, soda water, pop,
lemonade and many other new-style
beverages aid the owner in turning the
nimble penny. After walk in the hot
sun the cheap cold lemonade of the
sidewalk stand is refreshing. These
drinks sell at five cents glass, while
those not q whit purer or better are
dispensed at ten cents when the dealer
is covered by roof. Both the sexes find
means of subsistence by running these
esta 5lishments and sometimes man
and woman are both kept busy behind
the rude bar. In the suburbs the bus
mess is carried on almost exclusively
by females. Occasionally crippled
man exists out Of the profits of peanuts
and lemonade. One such carries on
business near Union Park, and report
says he is growing wealthy. On Sum
day afternoons he is kept very busy,
and is the jolliest and happiest man to
be found in that part of the city.
Mrs. Molly Mulligan, jolly, good
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RELIGION Of the Roumanians.

The religion of the Roumanians is q
mass of superstitiOns, which under the
name of Christianity dominates their
entire existence. Indeed. one author
has said: "The whole life of Wal
ZACH is taken up in devising talismans
against the devil" A Roumanian I'M
covers his head on passing wayside
cross, but he makes an equally deep
salutation to the rising sun; he goes to
church on Sunday, but it is doubtful
whether he does not regard Friday,
which is dedicated to Venus, as the
holier of the two. The orthodox Rou-
manian regards any one who buries q
corpse without placing coin in the
hand as q pagan. The Roumanian
churches, in contrast with the cold,
bare-looking churches OF the Saxons,
pre- sent o most attractive appearance,
for they are covered with artistic dec
orations, and are q mass of soft, warm
coloring.
"Not o corner" says Mrs. Gerard,
@but from which starts up some grin
ming devil, not nook but reveals some
choleric- looking saint, till we feel our
selves to be surrounded by q whole
pageant of celestial and diabolical
beings, only distinguishable from one
another by the respective fashions Of
their headgear, horns or halo, as the
case may be. These horned devils play
q very important part in every Rou-
manian church, where usually large
portion of the walls is given up to rep
reservations of the pace of eternal
punishment. The poor Roumanian
peasant, whose life is often SO wretched
and struggling as hardly to deserve
that name, seems to derive consider
able consolation from anticipation of
the day when the tables are to be
turned and the hitherto despised poor
shall receive an eternal crown"
York Sun.
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great Is the craftiness thereof. She
looketh out for number one, and con-
suiteth her own convenience and rareth
it high.
She looketh upon the son of her mis-
tress, and she seeth that he is fair to
look upon, and falleth in love with
him and inveigleth him into q mar
rage. And when she hath gotten him
safe and sure, she hideth not her ex-
ultation, but boasteth of her success,
yea. even to his mother boasteth she,
saying, didn't I come it slick on you" :?
She doeth not with skill that which
her hand tindeth to do, but worketh
much evil.
She cooketh ill whatsoever falleth
into her clutches, and causeth much
'scomfort thereby. Her employer
squirmeth about upon his couch during
the night watches and moaneth: "Woa
is me! For have I not eaten of the
pudding which Melindy did construct?
And exceedeth not the solidity thereof
that of the stones in the wall of Jeru-
salem?"
She leaveth the cellar door open, and
the frost of winter entereth thereat and
bursteth numerous glass jars of fruit
which the careful housewife hath stored
away.
She sticketh pins into the couch of
the hirelinS who tilleth her employers
acres, and the hireling alighteth there
on and suspecteth the daughters of the
tribe; waxing wroth thereat, he packeth
his gripsack and demandeth his hire
of his employer.
: And his master answereth, saying
unto him: verify, I say unto thee, the
gatherer of taxes hath borne away my
shekels; I have naught, get thee
hence!" And the hireling henceth
forth to the nearest Justice of the Peace
and sueth him.
She maketh some doughnuts and suf-,
fereth the boiling lard to stand round,
and the tirst-born of her mistress fall
eth into it and sustaineth severe injury
And the village doctor cometh to the
rescue, anointeth the babe with oil
and sendeth his bill to his papa. Thus
maketh the handmaiden greatly afraid
those whom she serveth, and their roar
ings are poured out like water.-Chi-
cago Ledger.
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monotonous life of those quaint folks In
the st. Emelie Valley, and yet believe
was able, while among them, to study o
good many phases Of human nature and
many of the strange workings OF human
passions.
Detached from the rest OF the village.
there used to be, and is now, for aught I
know to the contrary, long, low, vine
covered house, not much larger than a
cottage. An old-fashioned garden, full
of the sweet flowers somewhat despised
by modern horticulturists, lies all around
it, divided from the orchard at the back
by struggling fence and merry little
stream of clear water. The whole plsve
gives one impressions of sweetness and
freshness. though hardly of trimness.
They would require, this garden and or
chard, tho constant care of two strOy,
mon to render them as neat as the lawns
and fower-beds of city lots, whereas the
sole attention they rece we'd, when knew
them was the very unmethodical care Of
pretty Marie Gambler. Well, Marie had
more important work to do than garden
ing. She kept house for her father, and
for the girl that meant cooking, cleaning,
sewing. and sometimes even milking.
Old Paul Gambler was the last of long
hne of descendants of an ancient Paul
Gambler. who had settled in Canada with
the first of the French colonists, and al
though only imperfectly educated he
prided himself on the fact that he was Q
gentleman who had never been obliged to
work. 1t did not occur to him that, be-
cause he chose to exist upon p altry three
or four hundred dollars year, frail and
slender wife had been hurried to her long
rest; nor did he pause to consider that his
daughter Marie, instead of being at the
convent school and enjoying herself as
young girls should, was growing mp to
succeed her mother as household drudge
and In total ignorance of all the accom-
plishments usually so dear to young
ladies. even in the back townships of the
slow French province.
Mare was very simple and very igno-
rant, but she possessed pleasant traits Of
character. All the dogs. cats, COWS and
horses in the village knew Marie Gambler,
and In their several ways showed their ap-
preciation Of her kindly notice Of them.
Besides, Marie Was vary prstty, md IN
fho mountains lived . stlapptne yenne
Nkonohnnp ~ ~ - ipElnk q H.
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or defile. It was only a narrow path and
impossible except for persons on foot or
horseback. Wagons and other vehicles
had to be taken by more circuitOus route
to reach the pike road in the valley be-
meath.
One gray morning in October, Marie
Madame Coutellier now-was pacing Sow
~ up and down the porch in front of her
husbands cottage. Everything looked
melancholy enough up there on the hills.
Ominous clouds were sweeping down the
mountains, in sheets of mist and vapor,
and the red leaves hung damp and life
less on the trees. The sunshine and the
summer were gone from nature, as the
sunshine and summer of her life had gone
from Marie. She looked very sad and old
for a girl of twenty-five; for, although
she tried sincerely to make her husband
happy and to repay him as well as she
could for his great love, she found it hard
work.
Down the narrow mountain path she
could see Jean mending o fence which
ran along the edge of the path where the
gorge was particularly deep and danger
Gus. He was whistling at his work, and
Presently up the track came horse
Marie, but, as strangers were rare in that
remote neighborhood, she watched him
until he was in full view, by which time
he was quite close to her husband.
Very keenly she eyed him, for his figure
seemed familiar. Could it be? All, yes;
there was only one man Just like that in
all the world.
Jean recognized Walter Penrith, too,
and with an oath called upon him to dis
mount. Penrith refused, and upon Cou-
teller catching his horse by the bride,
used his riding whip over the Canadians
shoulders, vhereat Jean sprang at PEN
nth and literally dragged him from his
horse. Few words were SPOKEN. but many
blows were exchanged, and at last they
clinched and struggled with arms closely
locked. Both mon were in imminent dan
ger Of falling together into the rock.bound
gorge, from the edge Of which their test
were less than twelve inches distant.
Neithss Of them saw Mario g she stole
up, drawn By sone irresistible impulse.
Hts, - q inslont, they IoQseoed tAeiE
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LIwRESox, KAN, December 16.-Ths
young Indian students at Haskell institute
are following very closely in tho foot steps
Of their white brothers and sisters. They
have literary society which meets every
Friday evening IN the chapel. The pro-
grammes consist of Rotations, songs, ora
lions and debates aud are always Of high
" interesting nature. late discussion Wa
on the subject, "Would It be beneficial TO-
the Indian to have his land thrown open 20
settlement" The affirmative was ably
argued by Harvey White Shield, Moore Ven
Horn, Stephen Harold and Reid Winnsy.
The proposition was earnestly objected to
by Lamotte Primeaux, Calvin Red Wolf,
Sam Noble and Edgar McCassey. The
argum snts brought forward ON both sides
were novel and entertaining.
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member. Monsieur, love her still, and
she is Marie still. There must be moth
ing wrong-no what you would call gossip
or scandal. You pass your honor that YOU
will return soon and wed Marie, and we
part friends. Is not that fair and good.
Monsieur"
Il give you my word of honor" said
Penrith, but there was no genuine manly
ring in his words. Still, Jean Coutellier.
innocent of the worlds worst forms of
wickedness, took Penrith's protfered hand,
and then rode away to his lonely home in
the hills.
Weeks passed and no Walter Penrith
came to- redeem his promise to manly
man. or to cali back the roses to the fast
paling cheeks of pretty Marie Gambler
Weeks stretched away into months, and
one morning Marie was missing from
Jacques Cartier. She had gone away in
the night, no one knew whittier. No It'd
ings came of Marie, and no city lover
shield the woman whom he had wronged
SO deeply that she had gone to seek him
in the far-away city.
The SHOWS Of winter passed away, and,
when the spring flowers were blooming in
the old garden, a saddened girl returned
to the cottage for the shelter and comfort
refused her in the outside world. The
old gossips talked loudly and often, and
whispered many unkind things, while
none of the virtuous villagers went near
the cottage any more.
Soon old Paul Gambler, who had lived
through years of respectable poverty, died
from sheer loneliness and a deep sense of
shame; for he had lived to see disgrace
overtake q name known in Jacques Car
tier for more than one hundred years.
Poor Marie was alone in the world now.
Alone? No, not quite. There was one
who was pitiful-One who loved and pitied,
without upbraiding or judging.
Jean COutelier knew of man whom he
had sworn to kill on sight, as he would q
fox or skunk, but for Marie, his old love,
he retained none but kindly feelings and
loving memories.
I do not know how he managed it,
though You may be sure it was with kind
ly tact and gentle persuasion, but in the
face of adverse opinion-public and pri-
vats-Jean married Marie Gambler and
took her as his honored wife to his noun
tain home.
Marie was never her old self, but she
settled quietly down with honest purpose
anu euuoaHoi W 10 SOou anu 1oi1niuA
wife. And she succeeded-if not to her
own satisfaction, at least to Jeans, who
treated her with all the native chivairy of
his noble nature.
So two eventful years passed away.
Jean Coutellier's unpretentious home
was twelve miles away from jacques Car
tier, away up in the bracing atmosphere of
the forest-clad hills. Right in front of
the house was o rocky mountain path,
which at the distance of few hundred
yards threaded the verge of deep gorge
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world; but he undoubtedly grew to care
considerably more than he should have
cared for his pretty nurse. / say more
than he should, because it was o fore
gone conclusion with Walter Penrith that
he would never marry any girl-no matter
how good or how beautiful-who was not
lady by birth and education. Certainly,
o French Canadian peasant girl, who
could speak neither his language nor her
own correctly, could hardly hope to be-
come Mrs. Penrith. So he toyed and
amused himself with Marie, vile the girl
threw her whole being into her love for
him. How much he promised will never
be known, but when the time came for
Penrith to leave Jacques Cartier he Ger
tainly did promise Marie to return soon.
And all this time honest Jean Cou-
TELLER had never uttered one word of COM
plant of the girls treatment of him.
Each Sunday he drove over to tie old
cottage Just the same as ever, only his
visits were short, and most of the time
was spent in discussing pipe and local
affairs with Marie's rompous old father.
OF course Jean could see how Marie
was entirely engrossed in the handsome
stranger from the city, and although he
said very little, he watched him very
closely-so closely that when. two months
after the accident, the stranger took his
departure, Jean met him outside the vii
lage.
You will come back. Monsieur"
yes, replied Penrith, very shortly and
coolly-.that is, in few weeks"
~Yoa will marry Marie?'
At first Walter Penrith was disposed to
resent what, although asked Us question,
almost sounded like q command. But as
he raised his eyes to those of the stern
looking Frenchman before him he was
compelled to say:
Yes, shall marry Marie"
you will pass me your honor, Mon
sieur, persisted Coutellier.
NY word is good, sir, replied Penrith.
rather haughtlly.
Only your honor is good now, Monsieur,
because it is Marie. said Coutellier, With
all the stubbornness OF his nature. See,
Monsieur Penrith; ], too, love petite Ma
rie, and she was my c66aaec. You came
here, and Of purpose. yes, deliberately.
I would say, stole from me her con1dencs.
her trrst. 6er love- For thnt hxyo 49,
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