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directly by keeping to the moors. Off
l set, therefore and had not gone SO
yards before two carbine shots rang
out Of the brushwood and a bullet
hummed passed me like bee. 1t was
clear that the night riders were bolder
in their ways than the brigands of
Spain. and that my mission would have
ended where it had begun If had kept
to the road.
1t was a mad ride that ride with q.
loose rein. girth-deep in heather and in
gorse. plunging through bushes. flying
down hillsides, with my neck at the
mercy Of my dear little Violette. But
she-she never slipped, she never fall
tered, as swift and as sure-footed Gs II
she knew that her rider carried the fate
OF all Germany beneath the buttons Of
his pelisse. And IL had long borne
the name of being the best hOrseman
In the six brigades of light cavalry, but
/ never rode as rode then. My friend
the Bart, had told me of how they hunt
the fox in England but the swiftest
fox would have been captured by me
that day. The wild pigeons which flew
overhead did not take q straighter
course than Violette and l below. As
an officer / have always been ready to
sacrifice myself for my men, though
the emperor would not have thanked
me for 1t, for he had many men. but
only one--well, cavalry. leaders Of the
first-class are rare. But here had an
object which was indeed worth a sacri-
fce and thought no more Of my life
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MY God!' cried, as sprang to his
aid, land l thought you We're drunk"
Not drunk, but dying" said he. "But
oh! thank Heaven that I have seen a
French officer while i had still strength
to speak,"
i laid him among the heather and
poured some brandy down his throat.
All round us was the vast country side,
green and peaceful, with nothing liv-
ing in sight save only the mutilated
man beside me.
"Who has done this?" I asked, land
what are you? You are French, and yet
the uniform is strange to me-"
1T is that of the emperors new guard
of honor. I am the marq-is of Chateau
st. Arnaud, and | am the ninth of my
blood who have died in the service OF
France. I have been pursued and
wounded by the night-riders of Lut-
zow. but I hid among the bushwood
yonder and waited in the hope that
Frenchman might pass. ! could not be
sure at first If you were friend or foe.
but felt that death was very near, and
that must take the chance"
keep your heart up, comrade," said
7. ~ have seen a man with worse
wound who has lived to boast of it,"
mo no." he whispered, 81 am going
fast" He laid his hand upon mine as
he spoke and / saw that his finger nails
were already blue But ] have papers
here in my tunic which you must carry
at once to the prince of Sake Felstein
at his castle of Hof. He is still true to
us, but the princess is our deadly enemy.
She is striving to make him declare
against us. If he does so it will deter
mine all those who are wavering. for
the king Of Prussia is his uncle. and the
king of Bavaria his cousin. These pa
pers will hold him to us If they can only
reach him before he takes the last step.
Place them in his hands tonight and
perhaps you will have saved all Ger
many for the emperor. Had my horse
not been shot ! might, wounded as I
am" he choked and the cold hand
frightened into a grip, which left mine as
bloodless as itself. Then with groan
his head fell back, and he had gone as
brave soldier would wish to go.
Here was a fine start for my journey
home. ! was left with q commission of
which knew little, which would lead
me to delay the pressing needs of my
hussars. and which at the same time
was of such Importance that it was i'm
possible for me to avoid It, opened
the marquis tunic. the brilliance of
which had been devised by the emperor
in order to attract those young aristo-
Gratis from whom he hoped to raise
these new regiments OF his guard. 1t
was small packet of papers which l
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-14

drew out, tied up with silk and adj
dressed to the prince of & xe- -Felstein.
In the corner, in u sprawling, untidy
hand, which l knew to be the emperor's
own, was written pressing and most
important" 1t was an order to me.
those four words-an order as clear as
If It had come straight from the firm
lips, with the cold gray eyes looking
into mine. My troopers might wait
for their horses. the dead marquis might
lie where l had laid him amongst the
heather, but If the mare and her rider
had n breath left in them the papers
should reach the prince that night.
l should not have feared to ride by
the road through the wood, for / had
learned in Spain that the safest time
to pass through a guerilla country is
after an outrage, and the moment OF
danger is when all is peaceful. When
came to look upon my map, however.
saw that Hof lay further to the South
Of me, and that l might reach it more
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CHAPTER II.

"From the Tugendbund. From Lut-
VOWS night-riders. You Frenchmen
are living on a powder magazine. and
the match has been struck which will
fire it."
But this is all strange to me-" I
said. still funibling at the feathers of
my horse. what is this Tugendbund?"
1T is the secret society which has
planned the great rising which is to
drive you out of Germany just as you
have been driven out of Russia"
"And these T's stands for itY
"They are the signal. I shauld have
told you all this in the village, but I
dared not be seen speaking with you
I galloped through the woods to cut
you off, and concealed both my horse
and myself
II am very much indebted to yOu,"
said L. land the more so as your are
the only German that have met today
from whom 1 have had common civil
ity."
"All that possess I have gained
through contracting for the French
armies," said he. "Your emperor has
been a good friend to me. But beg
that you will ride on now, for we have
talked long enough. Beware only of
Lutzok's night-riders!'
"All that is best in Germany" said
he. But for Gods sake ride forward.
for have risked my life and exposed
my good name in order to carry you
this warming"
Well, If I had been heavy with
thought before, you can think how 1
felt after my strange talk with the man
among the faggOts. What came home
to me even more than his words was
his shivering broken voice his twitch-
ing face, and his eyes glancing swiftly
to right and left and opening I'm horror
whenever branch creaked upon tree.
1t was clear that he was in the last
extremity Of terror. and 1t is possible
that he had cause. for not long after
had left him heard distant gunshot
and a shouting from. somewhere be-
hind me. 1t may have been some spots
man hallooing to his dogs. but never
again either heard or saw the man who
had given me my warning.
kept a good lookout after this. rid
ing swiftly where the country was open
and slowly where there might be an
ambuscade. It was serious for me-,
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" Go be continued.)
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than Of the clouds of earth that flew
from my darling's heels.
We struck the road once more as the
light was failing. and galloped into the
little village of Lobenstein; but we had
hardly got upon the cobblestones when
off came one of the mares shoes, and I
had to lead her to the village smithy.
His fire was low and his days work
done, so that 1t would be an hour at
least before l could hope TO push on to
Hof. Cursing at the delay. l strobe
into the village inn and ordered a cold
chicken and some wine to be served
for my dinner. 1t was but q few more
miles to Hof, and I had every hope that
I might deliver my papers to the prince
on that very night, and be on my way
for France next morning with dis
patches for the emperor in my BOSOM.
! will tell you now what befell me in
the inn of Lobenstcin.
The chicken had been served and the
wine drawn, and I had turned upon
both as man may who has ridden such
q ride. when was aware of murmur
and a scuflling in the hall outside my
"'''' ~ hiSt / thought IL was Solilc
brawl between some peasants in their
cups and left them to settle their own
affairs. But of sudden there broke
from the low sullen growl of the voices
such sound as would send Etienne
Gerard leaping from his death-bed. 1t
was the whimpering cry of woman
in pain. Down clattered my knife and
my fork, and in an instant was in the
thick Of the crowd which had gathered
outside of my door.
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How the Brigadicr
Played for a lkingdoI1n
by A. CONAN DOYLE.
by A. CONAN DOYLE.
Copyright 1885, by Bachelor johnson and Bacheller

since 500 good miles Of German soil lay
in front of me; but somehow / did not
take it very much to heart, for the Ger
Nmans had always seemed to me to be
y kindly. gentle people, whose hand
closed more readily around a pipestem
th&n swordhilt-not out of want Of
val&r you understand, but because they
are genial. open souls, who would rath-
er be Sn good terms with all men. did
not knhW then that beneath that home
ly surface here turks deviltry as fierce
and far more persistent than that of
the Castilisn. or the Italian.
And it was not long before had it
shown to me that there was something
more serious abroad than rough words
and hard looks. 7 had come to spot
where the road runs upward through
wild track of heatherland and van
ished into an oak-wood.' / may have
been half way up the, hill, when look
ing forward I saw something gleam
under the shadow of the tree trunks.
and man come out with a coat that
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-14
ALMOST Incredible.
Professional Nurse Afflicted witt,
Brights Disease OF the Kidneys
Finds Cure
(From the Buffalo News.)

(From tnc BuUalO NeWS.)
|, Mrs. A. L. Taylor has resided in Buff
| falo for over forty years. her address is
| $50 Herkimer avenue; as a professional
| nurse she has nursed back to health
many sufferer. Disease in all it's
varied forms have become as familiar
! to her as to the regular practitioner.
| Her occupation Is one that taxes the
strongest constitution, but the fatigue
of long Watching and nursing at last
brought her to u bed of sickness. Mrs.
| Taylor speaks of her complaint and
cure as follows: after being con-
| fined to my bed for sorae time my dis
| ease assumed such q serious aspect
| that q doctor was called in. He pro-
! nounced my ailment Bright's disease OF
| the kidneys in the third degree and q
very bad case. Ny limbs sweiled up so
that 7 could not walk across the floor,
or. indeed. help myself in any way. My
| face bloated up and my eyes swelled so
that the sight was badly impaired.
This condition continued for nearly
two months without any marked
Improvement from the DOCTORS treat
ment. l have taken quarts OF buchu
and juniper. I tried battery treatment,
but all without any lasting benefit until
felt like finally giving up in despair.
Hearing of Doan's Kidney Pills gave
them q trial, and after taking three
boxes 1 was able to get up without as
siatancc and walk. something / had not
done In months. I continued to steadi-
ly improve with their use. The swell
ing In my leg left. the color returned to
my face. changing from u chalky color
to q healthy bloom ] now consider my
self entirely cured and shall never
rest praising the little pill that saved
me.
"Donn's Kidney Pills arc certainly a
surprising discovery for kidney all
me-" aYt nl4
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents.
Nailed by F'oster-Mhburn Co., Buffalo.
! N. T., sole agents for the US.
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was so slashed and spangled with fold
that he blaZed like a fire in the sunlikht
He appeared to be very drunk. fol he
reeled and staggered as he camel to-
wards me. One of his hands was held
up to his ear and clutched q greau red
handkerchief, which was fixed to his
neck
/ had refined. up the mare and Was
looking at him with some disgust jfor
1t seemed strange to me that one who
wore so gorgeous a uniform shbuld
show himself in such a state in lfoad
daylight. For his part he looked hard
In my direction and came slowIk on
ward. stopping from time to TIME and
swaying about as he ga&ed at me. Sud-
denly. as again advanced, he SCREAMED
out his thanks to Christ. and, lllfching
forward. he fell with a crash uvon the
dusty road. His hands flew Upward
with the fall. and / saw that What
had taken for red cloth was IA mon
strous wound. which had left IA great
gap in his neck. from which Ia dark
bloodclot hung. like an epauletke, upon
his shoulder.
The Monticellonian., 1895-04-05
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Would-Be Robber Killed.

III Johnson, Aired man. working for W. NJ. Garrett, dn old anal wealthy citizen of Hartford township, Sebas- tan county, was killed by Jeff Garrett, the old mans son, the other night. During the afternoon Johnson had gathered together his effects and, packing them on his mule, left the Gar rett place About 10 o'clock, after the old man had retired, he heard noise In his room. He arose and found John son hiding behind one of the beds. lie forced him to leave the house, but In half an hour he returned. By that time Jeff Garrett, q son of the old man, was on the scene When John son entered the room he stated that if anyone bothered him they would get hurt, at the same time drawing q Dis tol. Young Garrett grabbed a Win chester rifle from the corner and fired at Johnson, shooting him through the heart. He fell out of the door onto the porch dead. Johnson was a stran- ger, having only been in the vicinity six weeks. during winch time he had worked for Garrett. It is supposed that To bbery was Johnsons motive for entering the house.
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HAPPENINGS ABROAD.

FEMALE bootblacks are increasing in number in Paris. They dress neatly, and are eoaxingly polite when they utter the French equivalent for "Shine, sir?"
 THE American Rendezvous Is the name of newly fitted meeting place and reading-room in Coclspur street, formally opened recently by the ex- tensive American colony in London.
 SATURDAY was selected for the recent elections for the London county council because the half holiday would enable the workingmen to vote. Now the Jews protest that an election on their Sabbath practically disfranchises them.
 AN interesting Latin inscription has been discovered at Kourba, in Tunis. It gives an account of the defense of the town in 49 B. c. by Pompey's party against Julius Caesar, and contains a military term hitherto unknown, poste- icus, meaning gate for sortie.
 THE longest time during which note has remained outside the Bank of Eng land is one hundred and eleven years It was for one hundred and twenty-five dollars, and it is computed that the compound interest during that long period amounted to no less than thirty thousand dollars
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NOTED VOICES.

BossUET was cool, deliberate and pol shed in all his utterances.
 FORREST had deep base voice that seemed to come from the bottom of his chest. BUCYAN had what was called a per suasive voice. He never scolded in his sermons.
 JEREMY TAYLOR was always very much in earnest, and showed the fact in his voice.
 GARRIcK had an exceedingly flexible voice, and could mimic anyone he ever heard speak.
 LORD BACON had a voice described by one of his contemporaries as ''very smooth and oily"
 HENRY VIII. had voice so gruff that it earned for him the sobriquet of "Hluf King Hal"
 TIE duke of Marlborough had voice that, it was said, could be heard above the roar of artillery.
 JEROME of Prague was fiery orator. His denunciations of sin and sinners were terrible to hear.
 JONATHAN EDWARDS had sharp, stri- dent tones that grated unpleasantly on the ears of all who heard him.-Globe- Democrat.
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CORRECTING NATURE.

Interesting Operations on the Heads of Two Infants Both Of Which were Born Idiots, Which, If Successful, are Ex- pected to Transform Them Into Beings of Fair Amount of IntelIigence-Both Doing Welt.
 NEW YORK, April 1.-Two most inter- esting operations were performed by Dr. $. E. RoweIl, at the New York Post Graduate hospital last Tuesday. If they prove to be successful, as there is every reason at present to believe will be the ease, two children may be trans formed from idiots into beings possess ing fair amount of intelligence.
 At a meeting of the county medical society last Monday night Dr. Powell read paper describing operations on the eranium for the purpose of aiding in the development of the brain. The operation, in brief, consists of taking out d piece of the skull bone from the top of the head, thus afford ing the cramped brain an opportunity to grow and develop in cases where it's growth has been obstructed in infancy by the premature closing of the fon- telles, as certain small bones in the
 
 large number of surgeons wit messed the operation. The two chil- children were each years old and had been idiots since birth. The head of the child selected for the first opera tion having been shaved, it was put under the influence of ether. A strip of muslin was bound around it's head to prevent loss of blood. Dr. Powell then made q long cut down the center of the head, beginning at the forehead and ending in the crown. The scalp was then laid back, and four trephine openings were made in the skull. A broad strip of silver was then thrust gently into one of the openings and worked along between the brain and the skull until it protruded from the next hole, thus forming a shield be- tween the brain and the skull, obyia- ting danger of accident if the saw should slip.
 A minute circular saw, operated by electricity, was then brought into use. \ cut was made from one trephined hole to the other, and a second one then made about one-eighth of an inch from the first. The inter. vening piece of bone was then re- moved, leaving the brain exposed. Two more cuts were made between the other two trephined holes, the bone removed, the silver strips withdrawn, the flaps of scalp drawn back and stitched and the requisite bandages applied.
 The operation lasted twenty-five minutes.
 The second operation was performed in q similar manner Both children are doing well. The ultimate results of the operation will be watched with much interest.
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A BRUTAL MURDER.

The Horribly Mutilated Body of a Negro
 Woman Eonnd in sixth Avenue, New
 York-The Unfortunate Victim Had Been
 strangied to Death and Her Limbs Sew
 cred from Her Body-Plnioned with
 Bedcord.
 NEW YORK, April 1.-The body of negro woman, strangled to death and with both legs cut off at the knees, and large gash at the right hip, was found at o'clock yesterday in front of CT Sixth avenue
 Around the neck was a piece of pink gauge or cheese cloth, about five feet long, which was twisted to serve as a rope. This was knotted once over the windpipe and drawn so tightly that the skin was broken and few drops of blood oozed out. The tongue was protruding, and it was evident that death was caused by strangulation.
 At the outer side of the right hip and extending to the lower part of the abdomen was large and jugged gash The skin was drawn away from the borders of the wound and the severed muscles stuck ont as though cut in |, rough manner An examination of the legs showed that they had been cut off just below the knees. In both cases the knee cap remained on the trunk.
 There was no mutilation as in the case of the victims of Jack the Rip- per- in London. Bloody serum oozed from the mouth of the dead woman. The arms lay across the breast, the right hand crossed over the left and tied with what appeared to be q sec tion of ordinary clothesline. 4 slip moose was made over the left wrist, then passed around the right wrist The rope was then passed around the body once, pinioning the arms closely to the chest, the end being secured in a double knot
 On the body was tightly-fitting chemise, the lower part of which was saturated with blood, where it had come in contact with the severed limbs. The other garment on the body was a cheap black cloth shirt
 There was nothing to indicate the identity of the dead woman. She was apparently about 2S or 30 years old, about , feet inches high; was of physical development, and probably weighed 120 pounds.
 The murder, the police reason, was done in house. The absence of blood at the spot where the body was found; the fact that the clothes about the body were not more bloody, go to show that the killing was done at some other place. The object of cut ting off the legs, the police believe, was to place the body in a trunk, box or other small space, for the purpose of carrying it away from the scene of the crime.
 Capt. Delaney is bending all his energies to learn who the woman is.
The Monticellonian., 1895-04-05

Terms First Proposed by Japan and Those Afterward Granted-The Armistice Ea- pires by Limitation and Without Notice
 on April 30 Untess Peace Negotiations
 Are Broken Meanwhile or an Extension
 Proclaimed
 LONDON, April IA Tokio dispatch to the Central News says that at the first conference with the Japanese plenipotentiaries Lii Hung Chang asked that an armistice be established. The Japanese in reply to this proposi- tion stated that an armistice would be granted on the following conditions:
 The occupation by Japanese troops of Shan Hakwan, Taku and Tien- Tsin, and Japanese control of the Shan Hallwan X lien Tsin railway; also, that the forts, arms and ammu- milton at the places mentioned be given into the possession of the Jap anese and that war contributions nee. essary for such occupation be paid by China.
 Lii Hung Chang asked for more mod. crate conditions, but upon meeting with q refusal he proposed to continue the negotiations without suspension Ot hOstllltleS.
 Matters had progressed thus far at the third conference when the assault upon the Chinese vieeroy occurred In view of this untoward event the em- peror of Japan ordered the plenipo- tentiaries to consent to a temporary armistiee, waiying all the above con ditions. The principal points agreed upon are as follows:
 The locality of the enforcement of the armistice comprises Fengtien. Chihli and Shangtung The opposing armies are to maintain the positions hitherto occupied, and are not to ad- vance beyond them. Neither govern ment is precluded from making any new distribution and arrangement of troops not intended to augment the armies actually in the field, but at sea transports conveying troops or mate rial contraband of war are subject to capture.
 The term of the armistice is three weeks and expires without notice at midday on April 20, providing the peace negotiations are not broken of in the meantime The convention was signed Saturday. Ii Hung Chang ob- tained the signatures of the Japanes plenipotcntiaries and Count Ito ob tained the signature of Iii Hung Chang The armistice does not apply to places not specified in the convention.
The Monticellonian., 1895-04-05
Smallpox Under Control.

The state board of health, assisted by the authorities in the various cities and towns in Arkansas, has prevented the spread of smallpox in this state. In every town in Arkansas where the disease appeared the patients Were taken to pesthouse and accord ed the best treatment, as the low rate Of mortality will show. At present the disease is completely under control and there is no danger of it's spread ing.-hittle Rock Gazette.
The Monticellonian., 1895-04-05
AT HIS MOTHERS HOME.
Death of a Promising Young Journalist
 Of St. Louis.

ELMRA, N. Y, April 1.-Edward Bradford Barnes, of St. Louis, prom inent young journalist died at his mothers home in Corning last even- ing of fever contracted in Cuba, where he went as representative of the Northwestern Miller. He began his work with the Elmira Advertiser. Later he was graduated from Cornell in the class of 1881. Since that time he has served on the Journal and Tribune of Minneapolis, and year ago went to St. Louis in charge of the local branch of the Northwestern Miller. He came to Corning only three days ago very i'll and his condi- tion constantly grew worse until the end. He was man of great promise and the most exemplary character.