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under the old system of enforced labor
and life servitude, to undergo the cost
of maintaining incompetence and idle
ness The old sentiment of slave own
ing has disappeared before natural COM
mon sense and selfshness. am salts
fed that by some such process as this
utilizing of the old master and the new
freedom we will be better able to cult
-vate our lands than by buying up their
estates, and setting them adrift with a
little money in their pockets as an idle.
Discontinued class to revive old political
dogmas, and foment new issues, or per-
haps set up dangerous position to us. "
''You don't mean to say that those
J internal niggers would give the pref
serence to their old oopressors?"
Dollar for dollar III wages-yes!
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something more than a mere coinci-
derce in his unexpectedly finding him.
self in such favorable conditions for
making her acquaintance. For the
rest-if there was any rest-he would
simply trust to fate. And SO. believing
himself cool, sagacious reasoner, but
being actually, as far as Miss Bows was
concerned, as blind, fatuous and I'M
reasoning as any of her previous adj
mirers, he rode complacently forward
until he reached the lane that led to
the Bows plantation.
Here a better kept roadway and
fence, whose careful repair would have
delighted Drummond, seemed to augur
well for the new enterprise. Presently
even the old-fashioned local form of the
fence-a slanting zig-zag-gave way to
the more direct line of post and rail, in
the northern fashion. Beyond it, pres
emily appeared long, low frontage Of
modern buildings which to Courtland's
surprise were entirely new in structure
and design. There was no Renaissance
of the usual southern porticoed gable
or columns and veranda. Yet it was not
northern either. The factory-like out
lines of facade were partly hidden in
Cherokee rose and jessamine. A long,
rooted gallery connected the buildings
and became a veranda to one. A broad,
well-rolled gravel drive led from the
open gate to the newest building which
seemed to be an edifice; smaller path
diverged from it to the corner house,
which, despite its severe simplicity, had
q more residential appearance. Unlike
Reeds house there were no lo1nging
servants or field hands to be seen; they
were evidently attending to their re-
spective duties. Dismounting, Court
land tied his horse to a post at the Office
door and took the smaller path to the
corner house.
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BOYHOOD DAVIS.

Oft in boyhood days wandered
Round our bright and happy home:
In the meadows, through the woodland,
1t was my delight to roam
knew where the brightest flowers
Sent their fragrance through the air.
Where the squirrels were the thickest,
And the gray fox had his lair.
Where the bee its sweetest honey
In the hollow tree had stored,
Where the prairie dogs and gophers,
In the ground their holes had bored;
Where the sweetest berries ripened,
just across the little rill,
Where to catch the trout and pick'rel
It required the greatest skill
Then al night when play was over
Mother lulled me TO my sleep,
And prayed God that ever DER me
He would watchful vigil keep;
Prayed that He would keep her darling
Ever safe beneath His care
That through life, its cares and trouble,
He might never have to share.
Years have flown, I now am aged,
Mothers voice Is heard no more,
But know she waits TO greet me
When I reach the other shore.
Boyhood's days arc long since over,
All their sorrows, all their JOY,
But I'll ne'er forget the pleasure
That I had when but a boy.
&C. Benz. Hopkins in Chicago News.
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Paper Gas Pipes.

One Of the many uses to wbicn paper
is now put is that of making gas pipes.
Manila paper is cut in strips equaling
in width the length of the pipe to be
made. These are passed through a YES
sci filed with melted asphalt and then
wrapped firmly and uniformly round an
iron core until the required thickness is
attained. The pipe is then subjected to
powerful pressure, after which the out
side is strewn over with sand and the
whole cooled in water. The core is then
removed and the outside of the pipe
coated with waterproof composition.
These pipes are claimed to be perfectly
gas-tight and are said to be much
cheaper than iron pipes. = Liverpool
Mercury
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lack of sympathy from her neighbors?
Discomfort is easily sown and the negro
is still weighted down by superstition.
The Fifteenth amendment did not
quite knock off all his chains"
Eyes, but that is nothing to her. For
if there ever was person in this world
who reckoned she was just born to
manage everything and everybody it is
Sally Dows!''
''Sally Dows!' repeated CORTLAND,
with slight start.
Eyes, Sally Bows, Of Pineville."
''You say she was half union, but did
she have any relations or-or-friends
in the war-on your side? Any who
were killed in battle?'
''They were all killed, reckon" re-
turned Miss Reed, darkly. ''There was
her cousin, Jules Jeffcourt, shot in the
cemetery with her beau-who they say
was Sally's, too; there was Chef Brooks
and Joyce Masterton, who were both
gone on her, and both killed, too; and
there was old Capt. Bows himself, who
never lifted his head again after Rich
mond was takensand drank himself to
death. It wasn't considered healthy to
be Miss Sally's relation in those times,
or to be even wantin' to be one"
Col. CORTLAND did not reply. The
face Of the dead young officer coming
toward him out of the blue smoke rose
as wildly as on that memorable day.
The pictures and letters he had taken
from the dead mans breast, which he
had retained ever since; the romantic
and fruitless quest he had made for the
fair original in after days, and the
strange and fateful interest in her
which had grown up in his heart since
then, he now knew had only been
lulled to sleep in the busy preoccupa-
ton of the last six months, for it all
came back to him with redoubled force
His present mission and its practical
object, his honest zeal in its pursuit
and the cautious skill and experience
had brought to it, all seemed to
be suddenly displaced by this ro-
mantle and unreal fantasy. Oddly
enough. it appeared now to be the only
reality in his ife-the rest was an inco-
herent, purposeless dream.
''Is-is-Miss Sally married?" he
asked, collecting himself with an effort.
Married? Yes, to that farm of her
aunt's! l reckon that's the only thing
she cares for"
CORTLAND looked up, recovering his
usual cheerful calm. 'Well, l think
that after luncheon I'll pay my respects
to her husband! From what you have
just told me the farm is certainly an
experiment worth seeing. I suppose
your father will have no objection to
giving me letter to Miss Dows."
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tain company. But he will be offended
if we refuse"
HE is friend of yours, them" asked
Drummond.
II fought against his division at
Stony creek" said CORTLAND, grimly.
He never tires of talking of it to me,
so / suppose l am"
a few moments later the train glided
beside the Redlands platform. AS the
two travellers descended hand was
laid On Courtland's shoulder, and a
stout figure in the blacklist and shiniest
of alpaca jackets and the whitest and
broadcast of Panama hats welcomed
him. ''GAad to see go, cOn'ne. l reck-
oned I'd waltz over and bring along the
boy" pointing to a grizzled negro serv-
ant of sixty who was bowling before
them, ito tote yo'r things over instead
of using a hack. l haven't run much
on horse flesh since the wah-ha! ha!
what didn't use for remounts l reckon
yo'r commissary gobbled up with the
other live stock, eh?" He laughed
heartily as if the recollections were
purely humorous, and again clapped
CORTLAND on the back.
LET me introduce my friend, Mr..
Drummond, Maj. Reed" said Court
land, smiling.
''Yo' were in the wah, STRIP
MOL" returned Drummond hest
tating, he knew not why, and angry at
his own embarrassment.
Mr. Drummond, the vice president
of the company" interposed CORTLAND,
cheerfully, WAS engaged in furnishing
to us the sinews of war"
Maj Reed bowed little more for
mally. Most of US heah, sir, were in
the wah some time or other, and if you
gentlemen will honah me by joining in
a social glass at the hotel across the
way, I'll introduce you to Capt. Prem
dergast, who left leg at Fair Oaks"
Drummond would have declined, but q
significant pressure at his arm from
CORTLAND changed his determination.
He followed them to the hotel and into
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the presence of the one-legged warrior,
(who turned out to be the landlord and
barkeeper), to whom CORTLAND was
hilariously introduced by Mai. Reed as
1.-The man. sir. who had pounded my
division for three hours at Stony Creek"
Maj. Reeds house was but few min
utes walk down the dusty lane, and was
presentlyheralded by the baying of three
or four fox hounds, and foreshadowed
by dilapidated condition of picket
fence and succeed gate front. Beyond
it stretched the wooden doric columns
of the usual southern mansion, dimly
seen through the broad leaves of the
horse chestnut trees that shaded it.
There was the usual istless, black shad-
ows haunting the veranda and outer
ofices-former slaves and still attached
house servants-arrested like lizards in
breathless attitudes at the approach of
strange footsteps, and still holding the
brush, broom, buster or home implements
they had been lazily using, in their fixed
hands. From the doorway Of the de-
tached kitchen connected by q gallery
to the wing of the mansion, AUNT
Martha" the cook, gazed also with q
saucepan clasped to her bosom and her
revolving hand with the scrubbing
cloth in it apparently stopped on q
dead center"
Drummond, whose gorge had risen At
these evidences of hopeless incapacity
and utter shiftlessness, was not relieved
by the presence of Mrs. Reed-a sOured.
disappointed woman of forty, who still
carried in her small dark eyes and thin
handsome lips something Of the bitter
ness and antagonism Of the typical
southern rights woman-nor of her two
daughters, Octavia and Augusta-whose
languid atrabiliousness seemed part
OF the mourning they still wore. The
optimistic gallantry and good fellow
ship OF the major appeared the more re-
markable by contrast with his cypress
Swallowed family, and their venomous
possibilities Perhaps there might have
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land, smiling. "They have no reason
to keep up an attitude towards their
'neighbors, who still know them as
Squire so and so, Colonel this and
that, and the 'judge'-owners of their
vast but crippled estates. They are not
ashamed of being poor, which is an ac-
>cident."
but they are working, which is de-
liberation" interrupted Drummond.
''They are ashamed to mend their
fences themselves, now that they have
no slaves to do it for them
81 doubt very much if some of them
know how to drive q nail. for the mat
ter of that" said CORTLAND. still good
humoredly; but that's the fault of
system older than themselves, which
the founders of the republic retained.
We cannot give them experience in
their new condition in one day. and. in
fact, Drummond, am very much afraid
that for our purposes-and l honestly
believe for their good-we must help to
keep them for the present as they are"
Perhaps" said Drummond, sarcas-
tcally. you would like to reinstate
slavery?
''No. But should like to reinstate
the master. And not for his sake alone,
but for freedoms sake and ours. To be
plain, since have taken up this matter
Tor the company, have satisfied my
self from personal observation that the
negro-even more than his master-can-
not handle his new condition. He is
accustomed to his old traditional task
master, and doubt if he will work fairly
for any other-particularly for those
who don't understand him. Don't mis-
take me: don't propose to go back to the
whip, to that brutal institution. the ir-
responsible overseer, to the buying and
selling, the separation Of the family,
nor any of the old wrongs. but l pro-
pose to make the old master our over
seer and responsible to us. He is not
fool and has already learned that it is
more profitable to pay wages to his old
slaves and have the power of dismissal,
like any other employer, than be obliged,
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with the svowed intention Of bringing
her letter from an admirer who had
been dead three years, and whose mem
DRY she had probably buried. Neither
was it tactful to recall a sentiment
which might have been a weakness of
which she was ashamed. Yet, clear
headed and logical as CORTLAND was in
his ordinary affairs, he was nevertheless
not entirely free from that peculiar
superstition which surrounds every
mans romance. He believed there was
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ALL OVER EUROPE.

TIE use Of torture in legal proceed
ings was permissible in Austria until
VOL within the present century.
Monaco il reported a. planning to
hold q universal exposition next year.
Monaco has territory of eight square
miles and standing army of one hun
drsd and twsnty-six men.
UP to the end of last year the trus-
tees Of the Peabody donation fund
have provided for the laboring poor Of
London L11.27S rooms. with wash
houses and laundries. occupied by Co.
ia persona
The tyranny Of landlords in America
has not yet reached the stage devel-
,ped at Porthcawl. Welsh watering
Plsoe, whore . house owner only rents
IN condition that his tenants shall
draw no water from the pumps ON
sunday"
A sNAn's pace was recently careful
y observed in Florence, Italy. Sever
Il Of the mollusks were placed between
Two points ten feet apart, and started.
Il was ascertained that the fastest
snail in the race travelled at the rate of
I mile in fourteen days
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CHAPTER L-CoSTINUED
DR.. Drummond shifted at this damn
sng record of neglect and Indifference
''Even if they had been ruined they
might still spend few cents for nails
and Stats to enable them to look decent
before folks, and not parade their pow
erty before their neighbors," he said
But that's just where you misunGer-
stand them, Drummond," said Court
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CHAPTER II.

rs Col. Court
land rode DELHI
erately toward
''Dows'. Folly"
-as the new ex-
pertinent " a s
locally called
although he had
not sbated his
romantic enthu-
siasm in the
least,h was not
sorry that he
was able to visit
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And why shouldn't they? Their old
masters understand them better and
treat them generally better. They
know our interest in them Is only an
abstract sentiment, not q real liking.
We show it at every turn. But we are
nearing Redlands, and Maj. Reed will,
l have no doubt, corroborate my Inn
pressions. He insists upon our staying
at his house, although the poor old fell
low, 1 imagine, can i'll afford to enter
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A Strong Affection

Cubbage-I hear you have a deep af-
lection for Miss Brodakers.
Hilow-I have. love the ground she
wallis on.-Judge.
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Mrs. PRIMLEY-''Florencey you must pre-
sent me to the gentleman You are engaged
quick and ask mamma what his name is."-
Inter Ocean.
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THE favorite method of fishing in
china is with a trained cormorant
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under practical pretext. It was rsth-
er late new to seek out Miss Sally Dow
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PENSION BUREAU.
Statement in Respect to the Pending
Van Leuven Investigation.

Statement in Respect to the Pending
Van Leuven Investigation.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-A statement
was to-day given out for publication by
Pension Commissioner Lochran in re-
spect to the pending Van Leuven investi-
CATION. 1t says in part:
''Nan Leuven has for many years done
large pension business, having his
Office at Lime Springs, Iowa. His client
age is drawn from all over the States of
Iowa and Minnesota, even from remote
parts Of the country. In June last, as the
result Of preliminary investigation, he
was suspended by the Secretary Of the
Interior from practice before the depart
ment. 1t was clearly shown that for
years he supported claims which he pros
ecuted by highly developed and sue
cessful system Of dishonest practices, the
purchase of testimony, fraudulent prep
aration Of afidavits, bribing sworn
officials of the Government and wholesale
deception of applicants for pensions, by
means of which they were induced to
show gratitude by the payment of fees
beyond the amounts allowed by law. 1t
is apparent that all claims allowed upon
eX parte evidence furnished by Van Leu
ven must be investigated. Doubtless
there are some cases in which the tenn
pOrary loss of pension works a hardship
to worthy men, but no pains will be
spared to ascertain such cases, and make
the period of suspension as brief as posi-
ble.''
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Statue of the Martyr President I'm.
yelled at Edinburgh.

Statue of the Martyr President I'm
yelled at Edinburgh.
EDINBURGH, Aug. q. "A statue of
Abraham Lincoln, erected as memorial
to the Scottish-American soldiers of the
American civil war, was unveiled here
to-day in the presence of the municipal
authorities, many distinguished guests, a
number of Americans and a large crowd
of residents of Edinburgh, including the
most elite Of the town and people from
the surrounding country, The statue,
which is of bronze, stands upon the base
OF polished red granite. Upon the sub
base sits freed slave in bronze, his face
upturned to Lincoln, who holds in his
right hand the emancipation proclama-
ton. Several battle-ilags, also in bronze,
lie beneath the outstretched left hand of
the slave. The monument was erected in
cemetery set apart for the burial of
Scottish-American soldiers. The cere-
mOny of unwilling was imposing and of
international character, the presence OF a
large detachment of Argyll and Suther-
land Highlanders. Princess Louise's reg
iment lending striking features to the
scene
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Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

PARIS, Aug. 2l.-The result of yester-
days elections was a distinct triumph for
the republic and the men at present guild
ing it. The Panama scandal seems to
have been forgotten entirely, or if not
forgotten, at least abandoned. Many of
the members reelected were among those
openly accused. Delahanic, who made
the original charges and boldly backed
his accusations with proofs, was defeated,
and Reinach, son-in-law of Baron de
Reinach, was reelected. The most curl
GUS event of all was the election of VIII
son, the vendor of crosses and ribbons Of
the Legion of Honor.
The SOcialistic movement has not de-
veloped anything like the strength
granted to it by the Republicans them
selves.
A great socialist victory is the election
of Humbert, President of the Municipal
Council.
Returns from yesterdays elections
have been received from $40 districts out
of 5S4. The returns show the election of
800 Republican, Il Conservateurs Rallies
and IL Conservatives. Re-ballots are
necessary in 143 districts. The Repub-
licans have gained As seats and have lost
none.
AT P. NJ. returns show the election Of
46 Conservatives, q Conservateurs Raj
lies and $50 Republicans. Included
among the Republicans are 81 Radicals,
IS Socialists. 6 Revisionists and Revo-
lutionists
LATER.-Itis now known that rebal-
lots have to be taken in l55 districts. The
results of these reballots will undoubtedly
mostly be favorable to the Republicans.
whose gains now reach total Of sixty
three seats. The maiorities have given
several Ministers in their respective dis
tricts an aggregate Of nearly q, 900 more
| than their combined maioriues when
standing for election to the Chamber in
1889. In the last general election the
Boulangists returned thirty i've mem
bers. Yesterday they elected three. The
defeat of the Royalists is causing much
significant comment, and it is predicted
that it means the ultimate extinction of
that party, departments hitherto their
strongholds have been wrested from
them by the Republicans, who are iubi-
liant
HOW THE DEPUTIES WILL STAND.
LONDON, Aug. 2l.-Several newspapers
publish this classification of the results
of the French elections: Republicans 3I2.
Socialist-Radicals and Socialists 30, 1.-The
Rallied" 13, Conservatives 81.
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national FARMERS, Alliance.

MOUNT GRETNA PA, Aug. 2I.-The
first encampment of the National
Farmers Alliance began here to-day, and
by evening eleven States were repre-
scented. There was not much business
to-day, but the oratorical battle is ex-
pected to open fairly tomorrow. The
competitive prizes offered for Alliance
exhibits have stimulated much rivalry.
and entries were made by fifty organiza-
tons from Southern, Western and Middle
States. At this evenings meeting G. A.
Powers of Terre Haute, Ind. and Hugh
J. Mcdowell Of Nashville, made ad-
dresses in behalf Of the free coinage of
silver.
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TOPICS OF THE TURF.
1t is Feared That Mascot Has Paced
His Last Race.

1t is Feared That Mascot Has Paced
His Last Race.
BUFFALO IN. ", Aug. 2l.-It is feared
that Mascot, the champion PAGER, has run
his last race. AT Fort Wayne Saturday
the gelding was Withdrawn from the race
because his condition was totally unfit to
finish. An examination by veterinary
surgeon disclosed the fact that Mascot
had foundered. Mascot paced the fastest
mile on record in 2:04
RACES AT SARATOGA.
SARATOGA, Aug. 2l.-The track was
fair. Five furlongs. Pirate King won,
Why Not second, Red Cross third. Time,
l:07}.
Seven furlongs, Galindo won, High
land second, Racine third. Time, 1874.
Five furlongs. Filtration won, Princess
Himyara second, Strathhower third.
Time, LOS.
One mile, Iroquois stakes, Don Fulano
won, Martyrdom second, Elizabeth third.
Time, l:4S3.
Five furlongs, Patrolman won, Westler
second, Tammany Hall third. Time, 1000.
Four and halffurlongs, Artillery won,
Mufineer second, Wang third. Time,
O;594.
AT MON MOUTH PARK.
MONMOUTH PARK, Aug. 2I.-The track
was fast. Six furlongs, Stonewa1 won,
Correction second Chesapeake third.
Time, I:l4.
Mile and furlong, Banquet won, Sabin
second. Time, 1879 two starters.
Four and half furlongs, -Naham won,
Blackhawk second, Gordius third. Time,
0:543.
Seven furlongs, Hammie won, Perrier
Jouet second, Wormser third. Time, 1909.
Mile and a sixteenth, Diablo won, Miss
Dixie second, Annie B. third. Time, 1901.
Six furlongs, Prig won, Terrapin sec
ond, Lajouya third. Time, 1:143.
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HAWAIIAN QUESTION.
Minister Blount to Open Diplomatic
Business in q Few DaYs.

Minister BIount to Open Diplomatic
business in a Few Days.
WAsHINGToN, Aug. 21.-3y the arrival
of Minister Blount in Washington within
the next few days the diplomatic business
between the United States and Hawaii
viii be conducted by Blount and by
Thurston. Minister Of the Provisional
Government to this country. Routine
matters and communications TO the Pro-
visional Government from the State De-
partment viii be transmitted through
Severance, United States Consul-General
at Honolulu. Minister Blount is still in
vested with the title and functions of
Commissioner, and he will act in dual
capacity.
The cruiser Philadelphia will arrive at
Honolulu about the middle Of Septem-
Der. The Yorktown arrived at Rio de
Janeiro Saturday, and the Charleston was
at Barbados yesterday. One Of these
vessels will be sent to represent the
United States in Samoa.
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The likelihood Of veto by President
Cleveland OF such a measure has been
discounted by believers in the reported
early adjournment. They argue that it
would be impossible II rally two-thirds
vote in either house - pass it over his
veto, and that nothing could be accom-
plished, so far as the financial situation
is concerned, by Congress remaining in
session after such veto is received.
More experienced watchers of political
events place no confidence in these early
adjournment theories.