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The morning call., 1895-01-06

of angry dismay when the man showed
him that the connecting ring had disap-
feared from the last length OF pipe.
at was there when / loaded up" the
man said. ut must have unscrewed and
got Jared off on the trip up." And he
used some more emphatic language until
Mr.. Graham stopped him sternly.
Then they debated what to do. Of
course. further progress was checked for
lack of that single ring. 1t was too late to
go into town aud retur0 again that day. so
the man decided ne must go back and re-
turn next morning.
(which Will make me lose whole days
time" he said, regrettully.
But at last we got into his wagon and
drove away feeling very cross. At the
first bend in the road we met Fanny driv-
ing up. She recognized him at once as be
pulled up in wide place in the road to let
her pass.
Are you the man who took some iron
pipe up tn Mr.. Graham's place this morn
ing" she said. ''If you are you lost this
ring and I've brought it to you"
The man was so pleased be could only
stare &C her for minute. Then he sprang
down from his seat and came and took the
ring. ppm as glad to see it as if twas
gold" he said. you've saved me lot of
bother and whole days time"
Naturally Fanny was glad to hear this,
There was now no need for her 10 go fur
Their, as she turned the pony about again
and he started willingly down the hill.
The man had to drive little further
down to find place wide enough to allow
him to turn, but when he finally left her be
called out, "Good-by. You tell your
father you're a mighty sensible and oblig-
ing girl" whereupon Fanny blushed and
nodded gOOd-by.
1t was quick work getting that pipe in
position when the plumbers man return ed
and told Mr.. Graham of his good fortune.
"Phew y the workman said, when they
KIN ocked away the fiume and Jared the re-
mains of the muskrat so that they sent up
an almost audible protest. "Tney's some
thing wrong there, sure; better split them
boards up at once and get 'em out OF the
way"
So when be was gone Mr.. Graham and
Sing tore up the wooden pipe until they
came to the poor muskrat, when Sing ran
away 10 burn paper before the little Joss
in his shanty and purify himself physi.
caly and spiritually from that awful con.
tamination.
But Mr.. Graham dug hole, very deer
indeed, and buried all that was left of the
body.
That night the heavens seemed to open
and the rain descending in great sheets
Clean sed the scene completely.
1t raiued all The DeXt day, and for seven
succeeding days, torrentially, so that dur
ing all that time any further work on the
drain would have been liz possible.
But the Grahams did not mind the down.
pour, for Bessie was getting better rap.
idly and Mrs. Graham's headaches had
quite vanished
''Its lucky we got the drain fixed Just as
we did," Mr.. Graham said ole day look
ing out at the water-sosked landscape
Tina. was an unusually sensible little
girl. l wish the plumbers man had asked
her name" ADELINE KNAPP.
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herself some day the possessor of mil

herself some day the possessor of mil
lions.
Count and Countess Leon are of in
erest simply because the Count was. in
reality, grandson of Napoleon [. The dav
of the battle of Jena, Napoleon said. II
have won battle and have son." This
son was child Of the Countess OF LuXbourg,
and received the name Count Leon. The
youth of the Emperor's son was spent In
dissipation. From his mother he inherited
a large fortune, butthis soon vanish he'd and
some of his adventures left traces in the
law courts. August 10. 1888. after duel,
he was tried for MURDER, but acquitted.
He married Belgian of low birth and had
three sons and one daughter. L. his prl-
vate will Napoleon left Count Leon an in
come OF 900 francs. Napoleon Ill gave
him pension from the imperial treasury,
but would never admit him at court.
After 1870 the Count made several at
tempts to see the Empress and Prince In
perial. but al last retired TO the south of
France. where he died poor and IN
honored.
The Count Leon who died in South
America was eldest son of the last men
toned. HI was very insignificant in ap-
pearance, although he continually smoke
of his striking resemb lance TO Napoleon /.
| heard him say once 81 ad the King OF
Rome not been in existence, my father
would have been heir to the French
throne, and to-day l should be-on the
throne!'
We should congratn late France on the
birth of he King of Rome!
The late railway contractor was not the
only preteDder to the throne Of France.
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giving them a mysterious appointment
all this shows how admirably appointed
is the service to best discharge the pur-
pose for which it is intended.
In case of war between Russia and any
foreign country. and much indeed In the
form Of preparation for such work, the
services of this secret pnliee force become
Invaluable. Scattered all through the
large and small cities of Europe they
shadow high officials and diplomatic
agents alike, obtain cognizance OF the
existence OF S ate papers, if possible, or
acquire their gist in some adroit manner,
and transfer all their knowledge Tapdly
and with finesse. either to local underlings
Of the Chief Of Police, or to that official
himself in st. Petersburg.
In time of war there is also a certain
number of the force drafted out of the
main body to plav the part of a Russian
secret service, who live in aIsenals,
blvouacs and belraguered towns and report
to what is known as the head of the SIN
teligence Service" of the Russian army.
Much misapprehension prevails as TO
the exact course pursued in the detection
and IMPRISONMENT of criminals aud pOliti-
cal suspects. Crime, as a general rule. is
ferreted out by the common uniformed
gendarmerie. but where the criminal Is
exceedingly able and elusive the matter of
his discovery and Imprisonment is en-
trusted to the secret police. Photographs
of him, II possible, are obtained and dis
tributed broadcast throughout the empire
and IN other countries. His known haunts
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an ammunition magazine at tDelft. He
died from the effects OF poison in 1S45
Of his three children, Adalberth was my
father. In 1866 nv father was naturaliZad
with the rame of Bourbon. | was an Off
Ger in the Dutch army. but those in high
position told me to come to Paris. A first
/ aw bright future before me. but. little
by little, my castles crum oled. and | was
forced to accept positions very humble for
the grandson Of King. | have been en-
ployed at the Credit LyoDnais. but there
my name was not in my favor. | ined
the Foreign Legion in order to gain
French naturalization, but my health
would not permif me to remain in Algeria.
| returned to Paris. opened a small res
taurant, was unsuccessful, could not pay
my debts, and three weeks ago tried to
commit suicide. l. was taken to the hos
ptal; my wound is healed. | have ar
ranged with my creditors and determined
to begin life anew.
las many consider the execution of my
great-grandpareuta blot on nv name, |
mentioned it in the advertisement, SO that
there may be no surprise for those by
whom / am employed"
BARONESS ALTHEA SALVADOR.
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Meals i'm Java,

Breakfast proper is served from to 9
o'clock. but the Dutch have no idea of
breakfast, and it is a very inferior meal
in the hotels, at any rate. consisting
merely of bread and butter, both bad,
slices of cold meat left from the previous
nights dinner, and eggs.
The chief meal of the day is "tiffin,''
which is composed of dish peculiar to
.Jaya-the rice-table, or ''rys-tafel." This
Is a thing to wonder at. 1t commences
with soup-plate full OF biled rice, which
is handed round in large bowls and
served with wooden ladle. From ten to
twenty dishes, all put on the table at once,
are hen handed round. and some of each
put into the rice. or Oh small plate be-
side the soup-plate. These dishes in
clude fish, fowl, meat of various kinds,
curred eggs. fried bananas, shrimp frltters,
omelette and curry. finishing up with chut-
neys of all sorts, served In large round
dish divided into many COMMITMENTS.
This connection is then mixed up and
eaten with a spoon and fork. 1t is fol-
lowed by beefsteak, almost raw, and fried
DO atoes, and this again is succeeded by
dessert.-The Lady.
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stethpscope. looked at her tongue. shook
his head, asked how the family garbage
was disposed of ana nodded approval
when Mr.. Graham showed him the little
brick furnace beyond the barn, where i
was ali burned. Then be went away.
Loving some powders to be given to Bess.
Still the little one dropped. She diG not
complain, but she had no appetite. She
did mt care to play, only lay quietly in the
biz steamer chair by the window and
watched the rain, for it rained nearly every
dav, now. and even On the occasional sun
shiny days the ground was too wet for
her to play outside.
To her anxious father and mother it
seemed as if she were actually melting
from their grasp. and they could only re-
double their care, watching over her day
and night, not admitting, even to Zach
other, the agoniZlng fear that was clam
morlng at their hearts. But Mrs. Graham
knew in her Utmost soul mat if God took
Bessie she. too, would die. In fact it
seemed at times. as though she also were
growing i'll with anxiety. She had such
dreadful headaches of late. and felt such
unusual and almost unc0nQuerable lassl-
tude.
Mr.. Graham was busy with the fall
blowing and sowing and was rarely in the
house, now, during the day. SO she had
Bessie almost entirely TO herself aud her
the chld's.
sink, him belly had again." Sing said
one morning as he placed a plate of hot
cakes on the table before Mr.. Graham.
They say this redwood Is almost proof
against such things" said Mr.. Graham.
but l am inclined to think the fume has
become saturated with drainage. Any
how, the next time | GO into town I'll see
about IRON pipes for new drain"
In the meantime the chloride of lime
was all gone. but Sing made some strong
I've from wood ashes. and this was poured
down the sinkpip-.
There came sunshiny day at last and
Mr.. Graham, after an early breakfast,
went into the city to see a plumber. He
bought lot of iron pipe. hired a man to
do the work, saw him load tie pipe In his
spring wagon, and then decided TO drive
out with him instead of taking the cleo
tric-car and walking up the hill, as was
his usual custom.
Now. it happened that this sunshiny
day was Fanny Elliotts birthday, and her
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are hunted up and watched. And the
very secret organization of this secret
police is an immense help in point Of time.
When the criminal is captured he is
committed to jai! by what is known as a
judicial process" and lies there until his
trial takes place, which may be very slow
IN transIiring, but which does occur at
last. If he is acquitted al this trial he
goes free at once, and if convicted he Is at
once tIans ported to the Siberian mines or
70 some other penal colony.
The method of procedure as regards po-
litical suspects is much the same. but this
is entirely under the management of the
secret police. Some nihilist is suspected
of plotting against the life of the Gar, or
some high parsonage has incautiously
given rise to the belief that he is IN league
with the nihilists. or he may really be- in
league with the nihiiSts, or some enemy of
his in nigh quarters may trump up a
charge OF Bihllism against him. Under
any of these circumstances his where
abouts is discovered, an Imperial warrant
is served upon him and he is at once trans
ported to the dread dungeon, 1.-THE Schus-
SO berg" This kind of imprisonment Is
known as prevention" or preventive
Imprisonment"
The man thus imprisoned, be he high or
low, lies for certain amount Of time in
Jail, just like the common criminal. But
lime comes sooner or later-s0Oner If he IS
in influential, and later if be is not-when he
is brought before the high officials, his
Judges, and either convicted or acquitted
of what he has been charged. If con-
victed he may be indefinitely imprisoned
in this same dungeon or he may be sent to
Siberian mines
If acquitted, and yet still suspected by
the police, he may be exiled to some ST.
berian town by what is known as "admin-
istrative process" and compelled to stay
there. though not sin durance vile."
There is probably just as much justice
in Russia as anywhere else, though 1t is
lot unlikely, from the cum berSome nature
of the machinery and from the immense
territory over which its qualifications ex-
tend, that it's processes are unusually
slow. What mean to say is simply this,
that in the vast majority of cases those
arrested for political causes are really and
properly chargeable with the offenses set
down against them.
But when man is unjustly imprisoned
either because the suspicious which he
has aroused are unfounded, or because
the charge upon which lie has been seized
has been ''trumped up" the time invari-
ably comes, quickly in the case of the
powerful and more slowly in the case Of
the Insignificant, when that man has a
perfectly fair oppOr tunity to prove that be
has been falsely arrested and incarcerated.
And he is discharged. And if his aecuser
has been shown to have acted with en-
tirely malicious intent he is seized and
has just as little mercy shown to him as
was shown to his temporary victim.
The fund at the DISPOSAL of the Russian
Department of Secret Police is absolutely
without limit. Valuable information is
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THE NOW AND THEN.

The globe. like all The universe
That fills the niche profound.
WhrlS on as endless cycles tick
Its disappointed round.
The Must OF need is laid on Man.
He meets Il with his VIII.
Their contact brings forth saith; and Jack
Alld III IUt nj tto the hill!
Oh, baseless fabrics of the air.
OH youtu's enchanted lands.
What castles made OF dreams are reared
On Fsncy's shifting sands!
while an Eden is the lot
OF every son and daughter
Eve gives INTO the world They went
10 fetch q rail Of lOdter.
What are we but the toys OF Fate.
Darg courses in the sky
Map out TO Erudition's gaze
Where suns lived but TO die.
Volcanoes yawn and jiUe at Man.
His mock's the earthquakes laughter.
Then Jack fell dolC1l ana broke his crotUn
And ill came tunt6LtnO after.
Each heart some trace of Egypt has
Where ruins, deserts, lie,
And DER them all the Sphinx looms up
With Its eternal Why
Per APPS the hill the pair went up
Was a tank built by the town,
And scared TO death they feared its banks
Might break ere they walked down.
7. II. ID. the Phiiad elphia Times.
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EVERY man for himself" said Harold,
as with final sight along the barrel of
the shotgun he had been cleaning he
tucked it under his arm preparatory to
starting out on his hunting tramp.
No" said Grandfather Marshall. whose
chance remark Harold had answered.
you are wrong. 1t is every man for every
creature near him, and incidentally for
himself. We live our lives all together,
not apart"
"Oh. yes, grandpa. I know that's the
theory; but it's not the practice that helps
a man along in this world" and Harold
tramped off toward the canyon after rab-
bits.
Grandfather Marshall looked after him
as he strobe off. ''chock full" as the old
gentleman Dhrased ii, "of 16-yesr-old Wis
dom and conceit."
Dear. dear" said the watcher. as the
boy disappeared over the hill. Tho" much
less he will know ten years from now.
Meantime Harold. tramping through the
tangle of swamp willow, bay and brakes
of the canyon, had secured half dozen
"cottontails," the dainty California rabbit
that fakes its name from its queer white
cotton tuft of tail.
AS he pushed his way through net
work of matted laurel and wild blackberry
vines he came upon fresh cave-in, evil
dently the work of the first rains. The
soft black adobe had literally melted away
from beneath what was evidently wooden
drainage f1ume, laid along the ground in
the careless fashion to which natures
benefence tempts her children in CalifOr-
MAS mild climate. Some heavy weight,
perhaps a proving coyote or puma. Or,
more likely, the straging feet of some as
tu7ed horse or cow, had rested upon the
drain, ana, deprived of the supporting earth
beneath ii. it had broken, and greasy.
dishwatery looking pool had already COL
lerted about the gaping end.
Must be from Mrs. Grsham's kitchen
sink" thought Harold. "Oughter be a
stick put under there to prop it up, then
IL could be sDIIced with a board or two"
1t occurred to him to fix it temporarily.
There was fence board lying near. proba-
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SOME QUEER PRETENDERS.
A Descendant of the Great Napoleon.

PARIS, Dec. II. 1S94.-Yesterday in the
peigbborhood of the Madeleine | met
a friend who said to me: "Look at
that blonde carrying package of formida-
bic documents under her arm. She ia the
granddau ghter of an Emperor-the great.
est of Emperors!-and she is now trying
TO float the bonds of railroad destined
some day or other TO serve the inhabitants
of far-away South American republic"
| recognized the Countess Leon, who
had once been known to Parisians as the
widow of foreign diplomatist. Five or
six years ago she married Count Leon,
and as neither had any fortune he Count
sought an occupation. Some syndicate
sent him to South America to obtain a
railroad concession, and 10 SeDtem Der
last, after the concession was granted, the
Count died of yellow fever.
His widow returned to Europe with the
valuable document, but the Counts people
say that they are heirs, as be died intes-
tate. The Countess Leon defends her
rights, and. dressed in deepest mourning,
goes from office (?) TO Office, hoping to fiud
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should be educated in the strictest tenets
of the Caivinistic aith. Adaberth de
Bourbon only thought of serving the
country that had given shelter to bis un-
happy father, but am quite sure If the
son, l. u S, had found money and assist
ance sufficient t. enter Paris as con-
oueror, he would not have hesitated to
initiate the exam pie of Henri " and ex-
claim, "Paris vaut bien une messep'
Curious to know how Louis de Bourbon
had reached so great degree of misery
that he was willing to accept any situa-
tioD, I sent for him. Like his father.
Louis had the famous Bourbon nose.
Adal berth de Bourb bon, who died in 1887.
resembed Louis XVI in most astonisb-
ing degree. HIS head was pear-shaped,
the nose, as have said. was Bourbonian.
and in all respects the likeness was
striking.
Louis de Bourbon has most agreeable
manners and told me that, possessing D
personal fortune, he wished to earn an
honest livelihood. He tells his history
with great sincerity. "My grandfather
was the Dauphin, son of Louis XVI and
Marie Antoinette. Imprisoned IN the
Temple, lie was delivered by Barras and
sent to Holland as Naundorff. King Will
liam allowed him 100000 francs to build
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always acquired regardless Of cost. The
chief does not hesitate to pay fabulous
sums to gain the sympathy and assistance
of the powerful and of The trustworthy.
The agents OF the force are recruited in all
ranks of life. They haunt the rose and
orchid bowers of the Winter Palace as
well as the squalid hut of the meaDest
moujik. Nor IS its mem bership con- fined
to Russian nbjects alone. The handsome
and clever women of all nations are among
the most efficient members OF the service.
Englishmen. FrenchmeD, SpaDiards, Italian
and Americans all may draw their pay
from the same source.
). WELLINGTON MILLER.
Copyright 1894, by S. S Mcclure. limited.
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In this mornings paper l read the follow
ing advertisement:

Young man. 20 years old, honest. dlstin-
guisbed, educated, speaks English, Dutch, Ger
man, Italian; ex-officer In the Dutch army;
wishes situation of any kind. Blot: his great
grandfather and great-grandmother suffered
capital punishment near tile end of The last
century. Address NJ. Louis de Bourbon, 16
Rue Berthe. Paris.
Louis de Bourbon is the grandson of the
one, supposed by many to be Louis XVII,
and he believes he has more RICH, 10 the
throne of France than the Duke d'Orleans
or Prince Victor.
Many a time nave visited the cemetery
a Delft. Holland, where o. tomb tone
s written: Here lies Charles Louis,
Duke of Normandy. King of France Born
at Versailles; died at Delft, etc, etc."
And often have | called on the daughter
in-law of Louis XVII in the koorn-market.
Delft, and heard her relate The. story of
Louis XVIPs escape from The Temple.
Nine. Adalberth de Bourbon is q very
superior woman. and belongs to the good
old Huguenot family, Duquesne. Both she
ana her hucband believed that their son
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Valuable Scissors.

remarkable present has just been made TO
the Kast r. namely. a pair of scissors, but scis-
sors so exquisite as are seldom seem, and val
ued at $50. The giver. steel merchant at
Solinoeu (where all The best German steel
comes from, has had the scissors-lnanufac-
tnred, of course, ont OF the finest steel-en-
graved with the portrait of the Kaiser, with
historic buildings and other things. The en-
craving alone took a practiced worker five
years TO complete. His Majesty was very
pleased with the strange gift and expressed
his thanks, The Kaiserin Augusta once had a
similar present made TO her, which is exposed
to view In the palace only in this case the value
of The scissors Is estimated at exactly double
London Society.
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Bread Sold by Weight.

1t has been discovered in Pennsylvania
that there is an old law, passed in 1897.
and never repealed, which requires bread
to be sold by weight The authorities in
some of the cities are taking measures to
enforce IL, and bakers who ignore 1t are
likely to get into trouble.
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He Believed in Open WINDOWS.

Two strangers in trsI-class railway carriage
have got into som ewhat friendly conversation.
The windows have just been let down on ac.
count of the eloseGess OF the day and the desul-
tory chatter is consequently turned 10 the sub
jecI OF ventilation. Il make It," says one of
the TWO, II make it an iuvariable practice 10
advise people TO sleep with their bedroom win
dow open all the year round" "Hai hal"
laughed the other; II perceive that you are
doctori" mot at ALL" was the confidential re-
ply ITO Tell you the truth, strictly between
ourselves, l am a burglar."- It'd Bits.
The morning call., 1895-01-06

The longest continuous land line Of tele-
graph in the world is across the continent
Of Australia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-14

The report to the effect that the African
expedition under command Of Colonel
Montiel had been surprised and attacked
by the natives and half of their number
killed, is officially denied by NJ. Chau
temps, Minister OF. the colonies. Colonel
Montiel in 1892 made journey across
Africa from the Niger to Tripoli, win
ming then his high reputation as an ex
plorer. He has encountered considerable
difficulty in conducting the expedition he
now has in charge. During last July an
order was issued that the district of Wes-
tern Africa known as French Congo, be
temporarily separated from the advanced
French positions ON the Oubanghi river,
which were placed under command of Col.
Monteil who was instructed to extend
French influence to the north and north
west and to make his way to the head
quarters of the Nile in order to nullify ar
engagements concluded between the Eng
lsh, Italian and Belgian governments.
The progress of the expedition has been
much impeded by uprisings of the natives
and owing to this there have been reports
of the recall of Col Monteil, but this also
is denied. Colonel Monteil is an officer
in the French marine infantry and is
about 40 years of age.