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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-02
HRIEh,
The Ha1f-Breed.
A Romance of Colonial Days
by ROBERT A. CUNNING.
[coPYRIGHT, 1901


CHAPTER VIL-CONrINUED.
When Nine. Chevreul returned to her
home her husband informed her that
Lemourier insisted upon the immediate
fulfiilment of the marriage contract, on
Che prctext that, as he was soon to join
the expedition, he wished to gain hus-
bands right to dispose OF her future.
At the first shock of this intelligence
Nine. Chevreul wrung her hands in de-
spair; then she sought her niece, whom
she found paler than usual, but quite
calm; and this state of quiescence was
very exasperating to the elder LADY, In
whose veins flowed the warm blood OF
the South of France, though moments
reflection taught her that it was not a
sign of joy at the prospect OF her mar
riage.
Nine. Chevreul dissembled. ''It is q
thousand pities, dear Ninon," she said,
pravely, ''that these hurried nuptials
must seem almost clandestine. There
is no time to send to France for the
trosseau--in truth, there will not be
any. Then in the midst of hurried
preparations for q campaign, there can
be no grand fete; no lighted cathedral
with anthems pealing, and bishops and
Mile. Dcstain, working on a piece
of embroidery, did not raise her eyes;
but the watchful lady noticed that the
slender fingers trembled.
How different it was when your
mother was married in the Church of
Notre DAME" she continued, in tone
of liveIyo retrospcction. Cali Paris
stood expectant as if it were a royal
Nd irrht a
Dauphin himself gave the bride away,
and the Duke dc Rohan was grooms-
man, and our gracious Queen sent a
The embroidery had fallen into
NinOn's lap.
II remember it all as it were but
yesterday" she pursued, raising her
handkerchief to her face, tho better to
observe tho effect of her words, ''for
l was one of fifty bridemaids of the
noble houses Ct France. And oh! how
radiant and happy your mother looked
standing there before the altar beside
her gallant husband! He was in the
uniform of the Royal Guards. His face
had tho stern beauty Of Mars, and the
bold, heroic air of one whose honor was
spotless as his sword blade"
OISFAOuA coOPPON~ "OA oPoAy' 0NS
had noticed slight heaving of her
listeners bosom and the firm pressure
of her lips, but gas not prepared for
Che torrent of hysterical sobs and tears
which suddenly broke forth like a
storm-flooded mountain stream.
Although somewhat frightened, Nine.
lhevreul was also elated at the success
of her scheme, being now convinced that
theproposed alliance was distasteful to
f5sr niece as it was odiouS to herself.
She therefore set to work to assuage the
torrent and also to suggest some scheme
by which the sacrifice might be averted
without wounding the sensitive pride Of
oMlle. DeStain.
When Lemourier called that evening
to see his fiancee and press the necessity
oof their Immediate union, he was re-
ceived by Nine. Cheveul, who informed
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owl. After an interval of minute
the cry was echoed at a distance
on the opposite side of the stream. If
any one had been watching the red
chief they would scarcely have been
aware that he had changed his position,
SO deep was the obscurity; but he was
not there. Again the dismal sound
tolled forth like funeral bell, and had
it's echo as before; again and again and
then it ceased. The sentinels were
changed; Selwyn, sleepless and vlgilant,
inspected the posts. ALI was we'll. The
red chief rested in the same place; but
his eyes shone like panther's in the
darkness, and there was fresh scalp at
his belt.
The hour before dawn was the time
when the sentinels were most vigilant,
for it was the hour when an attack was
most to be expected, but when the sun
arose there was no appearance of the
enemy. Brant secured the timber in
the rear of the camp and found nothing
except the carcass of q Huron minus his
scalp and with a knife-cut in his breast.
Selwyn's anxiety was rather increased
by this impressive silence, and he was
impatiently awaiting the return Of
scouts, when a sentinel observed a canoe
coming up the stream and keeping close
to the opposite shore. Then it suddenly
shot across the stream, and Jabe and
another ranger sprang up the bank and
over the breastwork. He was the bearer
of letter to Selwyn from the COM
mander of Oswego.
The young soldier eagerly broke the
seal. The dispatch was brief. After
thanking Selwyn for his patriotism and
energy in coming to his relief, Colonel
Mercer requested him to hold his posi-
ton as long as he deemed it prudent;
but if threatened by superior force, he
was to fall back on the fort, which he
(Mercer) was resolved to defend to the
last extremity.
Observing that Jabe's face wore an
| unusually grave expression, Selwyn
kindly inquired the reason, when the
honest ranger informed him that when
! Ariel learned that his master was a
| prisoner to the enemy, he seemed for a
| time to be overwhelmed with grief,
| from which, however, he soon recovered.
s'But l knew" said Jabe, that some
thing was working in his mind. and
1 wasn't surprised to hear, just before
| left the fort, that he had disappeared
with his canoe, and know as we'll as if
he told me that he's gone in search OF
his master-may be to Montreal"
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MARIA" said the capitalist hoarseiy.
do you think you could give mp iGhis
beautiful home and go to live in q heap
fat?''
why, john" exclaimed his wife,
trembling with apprehension, what is
the natter"
The broken man laid a document be-
fore her, bowed head. and groaned
aloud
1t was the bill for the children's new
choolbookA-ChicAgo Tribune
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-02

MILE. DESTAIN DID NOT RAISE HEE EYES.
him that tho young lady was indisposed.
and also that in the families of the no
blesse of France the arrangements were
made by the relatives and not by the high
contracting parties themselves.
Being by nature a bully, Lemourier
chafed at this repulsc, but 1.-The divinity
that doth hedge king" or, in other
words, the serenelX naughty air Of the
noble lady and the scornful ring in her
courteous speech smote upon his craven
heart like tho lash en- the back of q cur,
and he was fain to beat retreat, al
though, like ancient Pistol, he swore to
be rcvenged.
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CHAPTER TX.

NINE. CHEvREULs PREMoNrTIoNS.
De Barzac had no difficulty in
tanning parole for his friend, all the
officers who had served under Dieskan
having interested themselves in his be-
half, and he found himself surrounded
by friends of both sexes, anxious to
show kindness to one who had cheered
their sick and wounded in the hospital
and gained the love and confidence OF
that brave General, now no more. Espe-
cially was he welcome at the house of
Nine. Chevreul, whose generous nature
was touched by the manly bearing and
cheerfulness Of the captive. She kept
open house and her rooms were crowded
every night by her gay countrymen as
eager for pleasure as for fame, like the
troubadour of old who went forth to
battle sword in hand, with his wild
harp slung behind him"
Lemourier, exasperated by General
Montcalm'S rebuke, and Nine. Chew
reufs naughty demeanor, was still more
enraged by the GOODNESS with which the
army officers regarded him. He had
outraged their sense Of honor by an act
which even the plea of drunkenness
could not excuse. He ground his teeth
in impotent wrath. He could not even
challenge one of the offenders without
the certainty of q court martial, and
whi1o he writhed under tho silent scorn
of his fellows he perceived that his
rival had gained by his gallantry exact
ly in proportion to what he had lost, and
all that was base and ungenerous in his
nature goaded him on to vengeance.
Mile. Destain, in whose mind Lemon
rier's act had caused strong revolution
of feeling, at length decided on step
which cost her pride a severe trial, but
which she felt was due to the honor OF
her family not less than to her own.
She wrote letter to her fiance, declar-
ing her resolution to cancel the mar
rage contract unless he should agree to
certain conditions, the first of which
was that he offer an ample apology te
NJ. De Barzac for his inexsusable attack
on him; and, secondly, that he endeavol
to regain by honorable conduct and
sober life the respect which he had for
feitee by his violence.
ffo re CONTINUED
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Mrs Wordsworth and lady were
walking once in = wood when the stock
dove was cooling. A farmers wife COM
ing by said. %. do like stockdoves,"
Mrs Wordsworth's tsays Haydonl in all
her enthusiasm for Wordsworth's beau
tiful address 70 the stockdove. took the
old Teman TO her heart But" con-
tinDed the old woman. some like them
in 4 pie; for my part there's nothing
like; 'em stewed in onions!'
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After the School Commensurate
$50 you have got two prizes? Yes
papa" What are they forg' We'll,
got the pre- for having the best MEM
ory." ''Well. what was the other?" Il
can't think At the moment what that
was FOR. Courier des Etats-UaiA
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British Assisted lmmigranf-'sBeg
pardon. sir, but couldn't you clip poor
Teller as has just come hover from Lun-
non, sir" Howell Gibbon (who has
spent a years income there in two
nonths)-'.Devilish expensive place.
London; don't wonder yon left IL /
went broke there myself this season -
Puclz
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Making Things Dear.

The tariff tax on table knives and
forks is raised from IS per cent to 10
cents, IS cents, 40 cents, S1.O0 and s.. 90
a dozen, with an ad valorem duty of so
per cent added. The explanation of
this change is that this industry is
gradually being destroyed by underval-
uations of foreign importations and in
adequate protection" Does this expla-
nation satisfy the men who buy these
art:cles? It is for them to say. Con-
gress never gives them a thought.
Would it not be well for them to look
out for their own interests. and see that
their interests are not sacrificed on the
altar of an unholy avarice?
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Farmers may as well understand.
first as last that If the Mckinley bill
becomes law there will be a general
boycotting of American products by
European nations They will retalia q
by legislating against those produ cts
which they buy most largely of u.s.
Those things are chiefly grain am pro-
visions. 1t is not a cheerful outlook for
the farmer. but it is the penalty which
he pays for the consummate folly Of
standing by protection and voting in
protective Administrations Chicago
Globe.
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turn. The E'renchEen being disposed
of, Renwick advanced cautiously on the
rear of the Hurons, who. instead of the
assistance they expected, finding them
selves between two fires, reiterated in
confusion. While the Mohawlxs were
engaged in scalping and plundering the
dead, the rangers collected the arms and
ammunition of the French, the muSkets
being furnished with bayonets which
Renwick thought might be made avail
able, and the entire force returned to
the camp.
When night came the Mohawks cele-
brated their victory by kindling great
fire, around which they danced their
war-dance and chanted their deeds of
prowess until the scene resembled PAN
demonium.i
1--WE have only fought their skirmish
line as yet" observed Renwick, lazily
reclining between the roots of tree;
1.-THE heavy battalions are behind"
Selwyn was pacing up and down in
thoughtful mood The responsibility OF
his situation was greater than his ex-
perience, and while he had the fullest
confidence in his friend and lieutenant,
Renwick, he felt that he was by no
means his superior in military skill.
But II Marden were by his side
"a strange boy, that Ariel, and fam
eitul NAME" said Renwick, breaking in
upon his reverie. ssDid you ever notice
how shy he is and how eagerly he lis
tened when you spoke Of Marden? He
seems to be devoted to him"
'sMarden is man oto gain the conf
dence and love Of all who come in con-
tact with him." replied Selwyn. BE
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poor. 1t lacks everything that tree
wants. This question of root knot is a
very serious one, still if you fertilize suf-
fcient SO that it will overcome the attack
of the insect we can raise lots OF peaches
[ believe that we have fertilizers here that
will entirely destroy thereof knot. 1have
seen trees that were heavily fortified with
tobacco stems where it &C ually killed the
root knot. think potash and tobacco
SENS will keep root knot from the trees.
Mr. DUNCAN.-Our sec ion of the coun-
try has raised very few peaches, scarcely
any, but just want 10 say that what
we have raised have done the best with
clay fertilizer 1t is better than anything
else that we have used The trees in our
section have been fortified with this clay
and some ines we find it near the surface
and sometimes we find it ten feet below.
We are near Tampa.
Mr.. MoTT.-Would not clay make any
other tree do as we'll as it does q peach
tree?
Mr. DUNCAN-We have recently dug
we'll and taken some of the clay which We
took out, (Which we think is a phosphat-
ic nature) and have put it around our
orange trees, and will be ready to re-
port at our next meeting the result Of it.
Mr.. MEAD forgot to say in connec-
tion with my peaches that | had about
fifty Chinese blood peach trees and last
year they bore a little, and this year
they are all in bloom and [ think will
have a pretty good crop. | doubt if
they will be fruit for export. I do not
think they will be good shippers. One
Of the members here wishes to know
about the fruit borer. I have not been
troubled with it myself.
Mr.. HAsKELL.-I wish TO ask q few
questions. [ have lived here about five
years and have been engaged somewhat
in the cul ure of peaches. 1t has been
encouraging with the exception OF root
knot. This is the first year the Peento
has been a failure in DeLand. Among
our nurserymen it is advocated to bud
peach on Mariana plum stock. Who
has had anything to do with anything of
that kind?
Mr.. MoTT-If you expect to get rid Of
the root knot by using the Mariana
plum stock you are mistaken. | dug up
some Mariana plum stock few days
ago and they had knots on them as big as
my fist While I would hardly plant
our native peaches for market [ would
plant them for our home use. If we
can get peaches that can be raised this
far south and will fruit here, even ifthey
don't fruit but once in three years, they
are worth raising. In most Of the other
parts of the United States it does not
average crop once in three years.
Mr.. TABER.-I would like to ask if
there Is anyone in the house who has
tried peaches on Mariana stock who
has had them set out for three years
They will grow nicely for year or two,
but how long will they last {? [ would
like to say further that | have never
seen the presence of root knot on the
Mariana. | nave had other plums
where the roots were covered with root
knot, but [ have never seen anyone who
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vegetable remedy whose fame is wide
spread over tH continents; which has
retained its popularity for over half a
century, its demand increasing at home,
and orders coming for it where the En-
glish tongue is never spoken. This
speaks volumes for its efficacy.
Swift's Specific IS. S. S. is not nos
trum of brief days existence, such as
spring up like the mushroom, but thou
sands Of testimonials from men, women
and even reputable physicians attest its
solid worth as remedial agent, and
keep it at the front. What convincing
evidence further can the afflicted world
demand?
Treatise on blood and skin dis asses
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but it does not act favorably after that
While it may live several years it does
! not thrive like 1 think it should. /
would like to hear if anyone has old
peach trees on any kind of plum roots
that are amounting to much and doing
we'll?
Mr.. PHELPS. i did have some but
have not any now
Mr.. BAG M have a neighbor who is
in the fancy fruit culture, and who was
in it thirteen years ago. He told me last
year that it was impossible for him to
raise peaches on peach stock. He said
that all of his trees ten or twelve years
Old were On wild goose stock, or any
plum stock that would start up. All the
rest of them died. He said that the
plum was the only stock on which he
could raise peaches. My experience is
thatthey grow nicely for about three years
and then have had to take them up.
[ have come to the conclusion that |
have got to plant new ones to take the
place of the old ones as they die cut.
Mr.. MoTT.-Ny experience is that you
can put the Honey on wild goose stock
and it will last, but do not think the
Peento will last on that or any ether
plum stock. There is no use putting a
Peento ON any of our native plums.
They will live two or three years and
then die.
Mr.. PLACE I have Peentos and Hon
eys on peach stock four years old. Last
year they were full of peaches, and were
full this year up to the frost, which took
part of them, but I find many peaches
on the lower limbs of the trees yet.
They are on roots from Georgia.
Mr.. MoTT.-I have experimental a
good deal trying to get the peaches to
grow on some other kind of root. 1t has
cost me nearly 500 for experimenting,
and do not think that they will grow
on anything but their own root to
amount to anything. The original trees
on Mr., Bidwe!l's place are healthy
where thew are on their own stock, and
none Of his trees have been fertiliztd for
the past two years. The old Ptento
seedlings are vigorous, healthy trees
to-day and are in very good condi ion.
There is no question but that a seeding
tree is longer lived than budded tree
have seen seeding trees that are near
ly fifty years old and do not think
have ever seen budded tree anywhere
near that age.
ITO be Continued next week. ID
4 n
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-06-27
The Touch Of Nature.

Rev. d. L. Moody was speaking of
equipment for religious work when he
made tho appended remark, but doesn't
the principle involved apply,som de-
grees at least, to agricultural students OF
land-grant ''universities, where field
labor is ignored II not despised, and to OK
periment-station professors who, like
Dundreary ''never saw the country,
'pon honor?" ''Roys who begin at six
teen and spend their lives till twenty
four in preparatory school, college and
theological seminary, know no more Of
human nature than II they had dropped
out Of the moon. They are good deal
like the minister OF whom his old Scotch
parishioner said that'hs was invisible
six days in the week and incomprehen-
sible on the seventh. There is such a
thing as being educated away from the
paople. Train by actual contact and
experience. IN, Y. Tribune.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-06-27
ENGINEERING FEATs.
Works of the Anoients Which CouiG n
he Surpassed In Our Day.

Works of the Anoients Which Couic Not
BE Surpassed In Our Day.
It Is q remarkable fact that noting
surpasses in modern engineering tho
pyramids of Ghizeh, built more than
5000 years ago. 1t is universally ac-
knowlcdged by the highest professional
authorities In architecture and building
that the masonry OF the Pyramids could
not be surpassed in these days, aud
moreover, is perfect for the purpose ior
which they were intended, above all 10
endure. After the building Of pyram .di
was once commenced it was the fashion
for about 10 centuries to erect hugo,
meaningless, pointed piles OF masonry.
OF the hundreds erected about 20 have
resisted the ravages of ages, and may
still be seen. Many of those remaining
contain enormous blocks OF granite from
80 to so feet long, weighing from 800 to
500 tons, and display the most consum-
mate ingenuity in their construction.
A more difficult operation than the
mere transportation OF immense stones
that of erecting obelisks weighing 400
tons-was performed with precision by
the Egyptians 800 years before the tins
OF Christ. OF the ancient method OF
raising immense stones nothing is now
known--it is one of the many lost art.
The ancient Peruvians had method a
transporting immense blocks of ston'
that would be fortune to the modern
engineer did he possess 1t. The Roman
were also eminent engineers, and, by
some authorities, are set down as even
exceeding the Egyptians in that direc-
tion. Immense stones were used In CON
structing the Temple Of Baalbec; one
lies ready quarrled which is 10 feet long
and IA feet square, and weighs l, 1885 tons.
ST Louis Republic.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-06-27
ECCENTRIC MUSICIANS.


rhe Oddities OF Haydn. beethoven and
Other Great Artists.
Haydn liked to dine alone, and he was
such a great. eater that he was some
times called the greedy musician" 1t
was his custom 10 order dinner for five
persons at his favorite hotel, and at tho
appointed hour TO devour the whole BAN
quot.
"Serve dinner" no ordered, on, ono
occasion, to new waiter, who was not
aware of tho musicians way of sustain
ing himself
ussThe dinner Is ready" returned tho
waiter, "but the company is not come"
"De company" Haydn retorted con-
temptuously, "Poohi de gompanyl 1
am de company"
The dinner for Ave was forthwith put
before ''dc company" and not an eata-
BILE scrap Of 1t found its way back to tho
kitchen. Beethoven, when thinking
over one OF his sonatas, would walk for
hours with companion without utter
ing single word. AT other times he
would sit and play for hours at his
piano, and was very much incensed II
any one happened to oyerhear him.
But his strangest habit was to walk
about his room In reveric, pouring
pitchers OF water over his hands alter
nately, till the floor was completely
drenched, and people came running
upstairs to learn the cause OF the
deluge. The country people who knew
him were careful not 10 disturb him
when the mood OF composition was upon
! him. Once troop OF charcoal-burners
met him In path, and they all stepped
to one side, though laden with bushels
OF charcoal, to let him pass for fear oil
disturbing his meditations Meyerbeer
found his imagination most lively
during q thunderstorm, and the
reverberations are heard in his
music. lIalevy liked to sit by
his fire and listen to tho sing
ing OF the kettle. Auber received most
OF his ideas while on horseback, and his
music is light and rapid, Sacchinl
worked surrounded by his pet cats.
Paosicllo composed his best music while
lying in bed sarti found that his i'm
agination had free vent In a dark room.
Adolphe Adam got. his >ideas while
buried under an eider down quilt
Gluclk composed best out OF doors in .
meadow, with his piano md . bottle cl
champagne. ---Lonsinan'a Magazine.