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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER xvii
WILL BE YOUR MOTHER, LITTLE MAID!

WILL BE YOUR MOTHER, LITTLE MAID,
Ere the Princess retired for the evening,
she noticed what she had not previously
seen-simply because it had been hidden by
a large screen-a small bed, and in it the
sweetest imaginable little rosebud of girl.
Long curving lashes swept over the child's
eyes, and the color in her cheeks was like
the bloom on peach. Curling locks lay
around her head and set the face in the
most charming frame it could have pos
sesSed. The little creature was SO lovely ia
its sleep. SO appealingly helpless, that tre
heart of Natalie went right out to it, and
she stopped down and kissed the infant,
watching it deightedly, all her face aglow
with pleasure.
''What is its name, Blenche"
Dolores, madamOiselle."
'But what does it herel Who are its pa
rents?"
ssNo one knows, my lady. 1t was found in
an asylum i'll Paris. The matron says she
has preserved its clothes and little locket
that accompanied them ever since the child
was brought there.'
Here she displayed to the gaze of the now
thoroughly interested Natalie, set of baby
clothes, marked by great costliness of ma
terial. A woman'S handkerchief, on which
was interviewer an NJ. and a small note in
delicate handwriting, were the only other
articles in the bundle besides the locket.
The note read as follows:
''This IS my daughter Dolores. She is
well born I am forced to part with her.
All that she must learn OF her mother il
that my name is Marie. May the good Jesus
watch her and forgive those who separate
usr'
On the loclLet were engraved the simple
words ''-uarie from Vietor::' and interviewer
together, were lock Of soft fine hait and
one of black. rather coarse bair.
So this little Dolores was without rather
or mother; without local habitation, or
even correct surname; for the nlatron had
called her. she lay so sweetly sleeping in
the basket in which they found her, Dolo-
res, the Angel
ITO uE CONTINUED.
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CHAPTER XIV.

PLAY THE FOOL. AND LEARN THE Truth.
When Lydia and the old Marquis had
concluded that. nothing further could be
done toward rescuing the Princess, they
held consultation with LOuvait. The re-
suit of this was the unanimous decision that
not only was it better but also absolutely
necessary, that the news of the affair should
be kept from the enthusiastically from
the newspapers.
To Lydia and the Marquis this seemed i'm
possible. But Louvait assured them that if
they would place the matter entirely in his
hands he would guarantee that the story
would soon die a natural death.
With his usual cleverness and unscrupu-
lousness in distorting the truth, he imme-
diately circulated a report which, on the
face of it, appeared SO plausible and proba-
BILE, so satisfactory an explanation of the
extraordinary disappearance of the Prin-
cess, that all who had heard about it at once
accepted il as truth, laughed at themselves
for their unnecessary interest and horror,
and under the supposition that the Princess
was with her family at Lake Maggiore,
dropped their talk and soon forgot entirely
about the supposed abduction.
Natalie's family, with rare good sense.
acting under the advice of the detective
and of Lydia, kept the secret so we'll that
no one outside of the palace knew any
thing at ell of the Princess disappearance
And soon to those who had heard of it, at
all, the abduction of the Princess Natalie
Radziwin was thing Of the past.
This was just what Jean LOuvait wanted.
Not single newspaper even referred to
the supposed false report which died shortly
after its birth. Louvat rejoiced.
The sound advice of the Frenchman and Of
Lady Lydia, the receipt of the bulletins, whose
place of mailing it was impossible to even
guess at-bulletins that bore the most com
forting news, told N 4 most chatty and con-
fidentiai style, which was simply impudent
together with a dainty note from Natalie
herself-an these united to produce a wait
ing-poiicy.
Natalie's missive was short.
Il am allowed she wrote, ''to say that I
am well and treated quite like d Princess !;
although why am prisoner is more than
l can tell
Lydia. after recovering from the excite
ment naturally occasioned by her friends
disappearance, suddenly became very alb
sent-minded and distract. A very unwel-
come suspicion had flashed across her mind
and deeply burned itself thereon. She held
with Louvait another consultation so skill
fully managed as not to awaken the clever
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

The Boston Transcript speaks Of
Governor Foraker, of Ohio, as Tho
end man of politics" This is doubt
less because he plays on the bones OF
dead issues. Quincy Journal
-Blaine's plea for tobacco is the
tenderest thing OF the kind on record
since the ex-Speaker of the House OF
Representatives pleaded with Mulligan
to return his letters. Louis RepUt-
Ltcd1l.
Those Republican Presidential
candidates whose activity has been re-
newed by the Presidents message
should remember Chauncey NJ. De-
pew's remark. that the man who neg
lects regular business 10 nurse Presi-~
Dental boom is : monumental idiot"
Boston Globe.
will the gentlemen who urge
Mr.. Lamar's great age as an objection
70 his confirmation. as Justice of tho
Supreme Court kindly remember that.
as Secretary of the Interior, Mr.. Lamar
was not too old TO wrest 23.OOO.OOO
acres of land from the railroads and
restore il to the public domain.-Cbt-
cage Her0Ld.
This years political contest is
not going to be any child's play. 1t is
true that Mr. Cleveland will enter the
contest with the sympathies of tho
masses in his support; but it also must
be remembered that Mr. Blaine goes
into the fight with all the wealth
and power and influence of the
monopolies at his back. They are
playing for big stakes, and if they
lose this time they lose forever. They
have the advantage OF superb organ
ization backed by unlimited wealth.
They are in the last ditch and VIII
make desperate struggle to recover
lost ground. Such. in brief. is an out
line of the situation in 1888 81 HaSI
Globe.
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fro he CONTINUED
WOMEN IN SYRIA.
The Never-Ceasing Round of Their Daily
Duties and Drudgery.

Duties and Drudgery.
There are grand women in Arabia;
women of ability; keen insight and Won
derful capabilities. The duties OF the wife
of Syrian to-day are as follows: She
brings all the water for family use from
distant well. This is accomplished by fill
ing immense jars and bringing them upon
her head. She rises early, and goes to the
hand-miQ of the village, carrying corn,
enough of which for the days bread she
grinds by slow, laborious process. This
she carries home and cooks in an oven,
which is made in the earth. 1t is a round
hole, lined with oval and fat stones, and IL
heated by a fire built in it. When the
bread is mixed with water, and a little salt,
she removes the ashes and plasters lLttts
pats Of dough against the hot stones t
cook. Could any thing be more crude?
She cares for her chiidren-uSually a
large family-and does all the rough work
at intervals. while the devoted CD husband
calmly smokes his '.argelie,' or sits cross
legged upon his divah or housetop in con-
versation with some equally Woodworking
member of Syrian society. The houses are
made of a coarse stone, roughly hewn. The
housetOpS are of clay. covered with coarse
gravel In hot weather the sun bakes this
mud formed roof, and large cracks appear.
The rain comes, and, as natural conse-
quence, the roof leaks.
his Is SOGltlillilS VI fsilACu b4C ldStAu4ohS
inhabitant of the Bible land does not ap-
prove. 1t does not add to his bodily comfort
He remedies the difficulty-shan l tell you
how! Not by any effort of his Own; far
from it; his wife comes, ascends 10 the
housetoI, and III the drenching rain prcpels
q roller of solid stone backward and for
ward, much as we use a lawn-mower. This
rolls the sun-dried cracks together, and pre-
vents the entrance of water
These are only a few OF the Syrian house
wife's duties. Her reward is not in this
world. surely. She can not speak 70 her
husband in public: he can receive no caress
before his friends. She goes vailed and
scantily- clad. She has no time to l::2ke her
habiliments. for her hands must weaVs and
spin and embroidcr artistically and aD1n-
dainty for her husband and the male CHI
dren In winter her feet are protected only
by open wooden sandals, and drops OF blood
mark her way to the Syrian well THIS u
no extraordinary thing, but by those who
have repeatedly seen it, L have been In
formed OF course this is among the lower
and middle classes of society III Syria. but
those who belong to a higher class are very.
very .Sw--Stsiss Gross.
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But it was conclusIvely proved that Ok
ford and his servant had actually arrived in
u Partisan hotel little after midnight on
the day of the abduction. And, further
more, it was shown that at the Gerry hour of
the abduction they were both at the hotel,
which they left later on in the evening for
Havre, whence they returned next morn
ing agreeably to message left by Oxford
with the clerk.
This, to an ordinary mind was sufficient
evidence that Oxford and Rogers could have
had nothing whatever to do with the affair,
as each could clearly prove an alibi if called
upon to do SO. Louvait was puzzled, but
not convinced.
But now how was it that this interesting
duo, which departed from St Malo at half
past eight in the evening, travelling direct
70 Paris, remaining there nearly all the fol-
lowing day, and then went TO H;Svre-how
was it that this same conspiring pair also
left ST. Malo ut eleven o'clock the same
evening, as we well know; got off at Dol;
went back to the village; took part in the
abduction of the following day. and returned
10 Paris next mornings Simple enough.
Fairfax had received Nebbitt's permission
to select from the banking Office of LIE Toilet
& Co. 2uy two clerks that might suit his
fancy He had found there two young fell
lows, one about the height and figure of
Dick, and the other of his valet.
To a casual observer, who took no trouble
to notice them carefully, the former, by the
aid of n mustache and wig, and the latter,
III short side whisl1crs, made very pass
able Oxford and valet.
The two clerks, delighted at the prospect
OF a trollc, went down to St Malo under the
delusion that they had been sent in disguise
for the sole purpose OF receiving and of
conveying to Paris q bundle of valuables-
ali the mystery and secrecy attending their
Journey being adopted only to throw certain
prospective thieves off the scent.
The apartments engaged by Fairfax were
given them, and the false Dick and Roger,
with their equally false but ito thenl}
precious bundle, returned to Paris and
Registered at the hotel as Richard Oxford
and valet, keeping quiet during the day. In
the evening they sent word to the office OF
the hotel of an immediate trip to Havre and
a prospective return next morning, at which
time the real Oxford and servant appeared
and took up the thread OF affairs where the
others had dropped it, leaving shortly after
wards for England.
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SUNSET.

4 cr5ght, clear streak of sunset geld
Tingeth each cloud,
Though darlKly they the sun infold
AS with shroud.
He Is gone down to death q king;
In state he lies;
Royal the pail, his covering
OF stormy skies.
From that low cloud it is they CLEAN
Over the sky,
The glory shafts that, far flashed, beam
Piercing on high.
So. Mortal, from the open grave
or dear Hope lost
The rays surge up III golden wave
Ger darkness tost.
Still thou thy heart! The hidden light
But seeks the morn.
Thy Hope fares on through Vailing night
To rise newborn.
-ChGDSJers Journal
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SHERIDAN AND GRESHAM.
why Neither OF Them should BE sacri-
feed b. their Party.

There are occasional suggestions
hither and yon that Lieutenant Gem
eral Sheridan shall be the Republican
candidate for the Presidency. In like
manner the name o< Judge Gresham
is brought forward. Both are widely
distin guished- Sheridan is the more
illustrious career. GreshaIn's is the
broader and more diversified Sheri-
dan is essentially a soldier. From the
day he entered West Point as a cadet
his employment has been in the mill
:ary service, through all grades Of
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of her beautiful horse, while Medji, in turn,
evinced his affection by gently neighing and
rubbing his nose against his mistress face.
A very pretty picture indeed, thought
maid Blanche and all the sailors who saw it.
Forthwith - the sweet lady, e. poor soul
they say her minds not right,'') and her
horse became objects for the devoted admi-
ration and attention of all the crew
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"LeHxa your muzzle," was the rsEaazh
made By Nashville girl to yOuzg IAae
who kissed fasr GA the n0sA--Defrss FIRES
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CHAPTER XIu.-CoNT1NUEp.

lCo2rigAted. 1897. by G. TT. Dillingham; - Az
Rights Reseruedl
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12
BAR HARBOR.
A Wild, Weird Tale of Love
and Adventure.
BT AMOS LEE.

PUBLISHED nY SPECIAL. ARRANGEMENT WITH
THE AUTHOR.
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detectives suspicious. The result Of this
interview was the unwilling, yet almost in
evitable formation of theory upon her
part q theory that her whole heart was set
upon reiec+' g, if possible. Still she was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10

end to multiply the chances of war. con-
tinuous line of powder magazines throughout
the Continent 'endangers peace. chance
spark only is needed and there will be series
of explosions followed by titanic warfare
These costly preparations for eventual HOSTILE
ties seem equally wasteful and unnecessary
New and expensive arms are introduced before
their usefulness has been demonstrated, and
then discarded in haste, like the Mauser rifle
in Germany Millions wrung by taxation from
impoverished nations are sqdandered IN TINS
insane competition for weapons OF precision
and defensive Notifications. AT the same time
neither the German nor the Austrian Chancellor
can explain why these premature preparations
for n campaign are urgently needed. France
is not in warike mood and Russia is pre-
occupied with its conquests and industrial
schemes in Asia, and coalition Of the two
Powers seems more improbable now than it
was ten years ago. The ornaments of Central
and Southern Europe are increased without
apparent need and at ruinous expense. Peace
on such terms becomes in everything save blood
more costly and wastefu than war itself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10

Dam said the President, have you any sug-
gestiors TO make to me in regard TO my letter OF
acceptance? I've begun to turn over IN my
mind what I'd better say and"
Well. ] think of one thing that IL stands you
in hand not to say" answers Dan. with consid-
cradle emphasis
What's that Dan?'
You don't want even to allude to the subject
of the third term"
why not? / had intended taking strong
grounds against q third term"
Well, Mr. President, if you take strong grounds
or any grounds against third term you cannot but
injure your prospects Democrats, as 4 rule, are
dead set against a third term, and il they hear
you asserting that you opposed to it they Will
naturally conclude, in view Of what you said III
your other letter of acceptance in regard to
second term, that you're an earnest third-termer
from 'waybacll Sec?'
DAM said the President, wringing the hand
Of his private secretary, that's very level
head you carry on those shoulders of yours. I'll
keep quiet about third term
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10
PERSONAL.

About $4,000 has been raised for the Starr KING
Monument at San Francisco, and $1,000 more Is
wfnted 1t will soon be raised
Bishop Parct of Washington will sail for England
on Wednesday, to attend tho conference at Lambert
faiacc'
The Rev. DIR. Edward Everett Hale and Miss Susan
Hale Will go to their country home at Matunuck next
weak Dr. Hales fourth son, Robert, Will be gradu'
ated this year at Harvard.
II clc will be ono session of tho Concord School Of
Philosophy this year be held June 16. 1t VIII
be dcvotci to the memory Of the late A. Bronson
Acoft ard there will be addresses by Professor W. l.
Harris ,he Rev. Dr. Bart0l. Mr.. John Albee, Mrs:
f. = ChCnc, and Others and letter VIII be read
from Mrs. Julia Ward Howe.
Mr. william D. II0wes and family and Miss
Eliza ocrh Stuart Phelps will be close neghbors this
summer In the Simmons cottages at Littio NahahI
When the author was called for at the first per-
formancc of Bootles's Baby" many among the audi
surprised 10 " John Strange Winter IN
the person Of handsome young lnatron Win Deautn
dark eyes and very sweet smile.
Max O'ReD on getting back to England declared
that in the higher classes of American society there
is culture and amiablty than in any other
country In the world"
The late Charles Monselet, the occasion of his
duel with VI. Barrlere, insisted riding to the field
OF honor the drivers seat Of the cab He said
that he knew Barriere would kill him, and never yo
having the Bots de Vincennes, he wanted to i'm
prove this last opportunity OF taking good look at w.
The Boston Gazette" says that John Parry, the
young Englishman in Richard Mansfeld's company, is
favorte with and personal friend OF Price KARL
and they have been together many pleasant after
In Mr.. Manslclds dog cart. Mr. Parry was an
amateur actor in London, ard went TO Mr. Mansfield
to ask II there any chance for him TO become a
member Of his company Mr.. Mansfield was greatly
pleased with him. and wrote the part OF the languid
swell in Monsieur" especially for him.
As Mr. Reed finishes HIS speech says Tho indie
pcn1ents" Washington correspondent, ancnt the tariff
debate his brethren crowd around to congratulate
him and shake hands And woman near me says
to her companion: "Tbey love him something like
great baby" and the other answers:
There has not been much babying in
what he's saId.' /" But he says 1t so nnoccntly.
and then he looks surprised when they like 1t and
applaud him." One Of the interesting things I'm the
whole sccnc, while Mr.. Reed speaking, and again
when Mr. Carlisle had the floor, was to see partisan
applause The broad aisle that divides the parties
the dividing line While Mr. Reed was speaking
he interrupted again and again by rounds of APP
vailed upon the other When Mr.. Carlisle up tho
applause his side of the boundary line, and
the Republicans looked without participating.
once twice. at some of Mr.. Reeds best moments.
the stern face of Mr. Randall would relax little, and
he would make some motion as II he would like 10
applaud, but he always remembered In time that he
a Democrat.
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SIXTEEN PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.


Foreign-It was announced in the papers, but
semi-oftcially denied, that the licensing clauses
to the County Government bill had been aban-
doned by the Tory Cabinet - The canula In
the Emperor Frederick's throat was again changed.
- The degree of L. L. b. was conferred upon
Prince Albert Victor, Of Wales Lord Salisbury,
Lord Roscbery, Lord Randolph Churchill and
Mcssrs. Goschen and Balfour, by Cambridge Uni
yersty. - Constable Simpson, Of the Irish
Constabunry murdered his sergeant and then
committed suicide - Lord Stanley, The new
Governors eneral of Canada arrived in the st.
Lawrence.
Congress Tho House only was in session: the
consideration of the Tariff bill was continued
Domestic-Ttcrc was no change in General
Sheridan's condition. - The State Department
has been informed of the forcbe detention OF
Leonetti Ciprani by the Italian Government. -
Governor Hill finished the consideration OF the
bill passed by the Legislature. 80 Senator Hoar
advised the Massachusetts, Republican delegation
not to take any action to candidates until after
reaching Chicago. - Judge Thurman appeared
to be in excellent health and spirits
City and Suburban-In the Aqueduct investiga
ton testimony given to show that inspectors
had been bribed to overlook bad work; strong
case was made out against. q sub-contractor of
OBrien & Clark's. - The Rev. DR.. McChesney
paid warm tribute TO the character of Thomas
McElrath at his funeral in ST. Paupc Church.
The Democratic delegates returned from the
St. Louis convention; little enthusiasm shown
THE winners at Jerome Park were Long
light Voante, Sir Dixon, Linden Nettle Harry
Mann. - The Larchmont Regatta was sailed
without sufficient entries to fill all the classes,
the Shamrock proving easy victor. - The
Chicagos beat the New-Yorl1 ball team 8 to and
the Brooklyns beat Cleveland 0 to 5. - Stocks
rregalary active and lower, closing steady at the
decline.
The Weather. Indications for to-day: Warmer
with rain. Temperature yesterday: Highest, 70
degrees lowest, 81; average, g.
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4 cGMMnN D1NGER.

The case of tho young man who was shot
by detective because, being challenged by
the officer (who was in plain clothes) while
carving home n bundle at night, he mistook
the hail for a robbers, and ran, is one which
should interest many people, for 1t might be
their own at any time. II detectives going
about at night without badges in sight or
uniform on, may shoot at people who refuse
to stop when roughly commanded to do so,
the dangers of the Newly ork streets after dark
will be considerably increased. In this case
the victim thought the detective was thief,
and the detective thought he was thief. The
Young man, however, merely ran away the
officer drew a pistol and fired at him in the
most summary way. 1t is in order to inquire
whether this procedure was in accord with
police ethics. Are detectives instructed that
it is their privilege to shoot at any one on the
mereSt shadow Of suspicion? Is there any
thing in the flight of challenged person from
an unknown, vociferOus and threatening
stranger, so suspicious as to forthwith justify
the shooting Of the fugitive?
These are questions which it is desirable to
have answered clearly. For it is obvious that
any citizen may find himself in the streets at
night with bundle under his arm, and it is
natural that in the circumstances all who are
liable to be so placed should wish to know
whether the nocturnal possession OF bundle
outlaws them and converts them into enemies
Of the human race, who may be fusiaded at
discretion like mad dogs by any disguised de-
tective who happens to harbor a doubt as to
the integrity of their proceedings. An ord
nance plainly providing that none but thieves
may carry bundles after p. H., and that
thieves carrying bundles may be shot on sight,
would simplify matters-for everybody but the
thieves, though it might have some appearance
Of interference with the natural and constitu-
tonal rights Of the citizen. Failing that, per-
haps revisal Of the police code of ethics might
afford relief. No doubt it is good deal to
require, but if detectives, and even policemen
generally, could be persuaded that they are not
warranted in promiscuous pistol-practice in the
streets between sunrise and sunset, locomotion
would be less hazardous, and it may even be
believed that life and property would not be
less effectively guarded.