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that the long deprivation OF sunlight
made everybody gloomy and doubtful
Up to within week his men had all
taken regular turns in the air. In this
respect they had nothing to complain
Of. They had gone out at the western
exit IN groups -had hunted and fished
and enjoyed themselves and he had
lost none OF them. Tho privilege had
been shut uR as soon as the regiment
got away ind the one hundred men
left behind, although made up of the
worlznen and help of the establish
ment, were becoming restive under the
restraint. In spite OF the fact that the
ventilation had been improved very
much and the variations of temperature
were scarcely appreciable In the ro-
tunda, which was not only the most
spacious, but the most enjoyable part
OF the Laran, the doctor found that he
was enaountering nazv gronp of COM
plants and he had the good sense to.
attribute them to the condition of con-
fnement.
The day after the failure Of the doe
tors experiment with Miss Endicott,
the general, who had been away on a
mission of Importance, suddenly re-.
turned. He came in at the bayou en-
trance late at night, but he reported to
Hendricks, who got out of bed and the.
two sat IN consultation until morning.
Whatever the nature of their confer
ence was, its Importance and the ur-
gency of events were made apparent
by the generals words at its close.
We have just three days to get the
rest Of our men out-that leaves them
dre days to assemble. They must be
in st. Mary's on the 5th. You have
no suspicion, have you, that the new
move Is known In any way to these
officers above ground2''
ri know absolutely nothing as to
what these men suspect. For some
reason Mrs. Hendricks is reticent. The
only thing to do is to go ahead and dis
regard them, They have got no posse
In the neighborhood, for have been
over the ground. =
At this point the doctor came In and
announced that Miss Endicott, who had
not been ont of her bed since the shock,
was In one of her frances and they
might, he thought, renew the expert
ment in guarded way.
Hendricks excused himself to the
general and went to Miss Endicott's
bedside, where. after turning out the
negress, the two men sat down. The
doctor then proceeded as before, and
when the girls eyes were fixed upon
vacancy, he said: Tell me what you
sec.
Yes, ] will tell you,'' she replied,
as Il ii some terror OF the doctor.
Let me be sure. sec woman. ]
know her. She is standing I'M the cur
tafns at the window sheyes, she has
the curtain pulled about hershe Ii
listening.
Look well What Is she lister
ing top
II cannot tell. Yes-some ono is
walking on the balcony-the window
is open-itis Miss Laport and young
man. They sit down on a bench near
the window .
mo BE coNTNUED.l
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ssf have come down to take care OF
you. You shall make cenfidant of
me. I'm your friend. No one here
has the desire to harm you. We must
find ont about your father. dare say
you have neglected your meal, as
usual. y
II cannot eat, /" she said.
But you know told you that You
must eat. If you do nat obey me,
what can do for you2'' and the doctor
shrugged his shoulders. Al moment
later he said: Here, take my arm
and let ms walk about bit. You must
keep your blood IN circulation. Y
She let him assist her and passiveIy
rested her arm Ia his. Then they
walked out into the arena, the doctor
talking to her In q fatherly way. It
was not more than seventy five feet to
the house where tho dynamo and en-
gine were running, The big door stood
open. There was a common wheel
chair Immediately in front of the door.
Sit down here for a moment" said
the doctor, 'and look at the wheel. y
She obeyed him. The almost har-
monte buzz of the great iron circle was
not unpleasant. She looked at the
swiftly-revolving mass with slight in
terest. The doctor stepped back and
waited. Hendricks had remained be-
hind. There was something in the
motion that kept her gaze steadily
fixed. Five minutes passed. Her
eyes lost their stare. The doctor
stepped softly up, looked into her
face, picked up her hand and lett fall
limp upon her lap. Then he beckoned
to Hendricks.
Help me wheel hessbacls,p 7 he said.
sshe Is hypnotized. I never saw So
fine sensitive"
When she was once more In the room
from which the doctor had taken her,
Hendricks watched the proceedings
with interest, but without the awe
which this phenomenon inspires In
some minds.
Have you got the hair2'' asked the
doctor,
Hendricks handed him the packet
and sat down expectantly. The doc
tor took some of the dark locks and
put them In the hand Of the girl. Her
fingers closed over them. She stared
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into vacancy. Her mouth twitched at
the corners. Her face vas rigid.
do you see Mrs. HendriclSs9'' the
doctor asked.
An audible murmur came from the
girl. She leaned slightly forward.
sOh, there are SO many men, she said
in q plaintive monotone.
aNhat are they doing2"
"They are soldiers. They ore rum
ming in all directions
es, yes, said the doctor. DO you
see any women?"
"Now-they are gone out Of the air
1t Is dark and light. Yes. they come
together. All, it is the fatal place.
There is therail around it. The ground
shakes. What is that awful throb2 tt
is not pleasant here. choke. The
light hurts my eyes, but It is dark. !"
DO you not sec q woman?a asked
the doctor. Look well There is o
woman-you must see her.
SO many men, said the girl. Per
haps they will look for my father.
There is the sound of the train there
are more men coming Her face as
sumed g painful immobility. She
gasped, threw up her arms, uttered q
shrek and fell forward. The doctor,
who sprang to catch her, found both
her hands over her ears and her arms
were rigid. One of her hands still
clasped the hair and he could not ex-
tricate 1t from her fingers.
For quite an hour he worked with
restoratives over her. Hendricks
walked up and down In the arena and
waited.
At last the doctor appeared. I've
got her around" he said; but It's the
most extraordinary thing I ever heard
Of. She Is suffering from shock =
What do You make OF her talk9,'
asked Hendricks, somewhat inpatient
".
my dear sir,n said the doctor. Il
don't know what to make Of II. But I
am bound to tell you that these ex-
traordinary creatures not only have
clear sight but ut times prescience It
may be that she saw and described
something that has not yet taken
place. The great Zchoklre often did
1t In very much the same way. .
That may be very interesting to
science . replied Hendricks; s.but
what we want described is the thing
that is happening at present; that
ought to be much easier matter. The
hair trick did not work =
There is no infallibility about It, .
said the doctor. st may work four
times and fail on the fifth .
Then by all means make the other
four experiments Immediately. 2
impossible. / wouldn't guarantee
her life If she doesn't recover from
the shock. She acts like creature
who has been In terrible explosion. =
Finding that there was no moving
the doctor from this decision Hem
dricks, with his usual tact, inamediate-
ly turned his mind to other matters.
Close confinement underground was
telling upon all the inmates and even
upon Hendricks himself. He noticed
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4
1t was the same hour at which Mrs.
Hendricks and Ca1icot had ridden
away the day before when word came
from the doctor.
'.Miss Endicott has disappeared. y he
| said. 1'There has been q search made
| for her and the men report that an
| armed force must have been in the
woods last night, as they have diseov-
cred the fresh marks of horses hoofs.
Two of the marshal's men have been
sent south on the search, but believe
| that is q blind. y
What does Mrs. Hendricks say
| about it2"
ssShe has not expressed an opinion to
me. II the girl has been abducted, she
will disclose everything.
Are you sure of that?'
Positively. She is q clairvoyant.
believe calieot has got her safely In
charge OF experts. She Is the only per-
son VINO can describe your hiaden oper-
alton without being with you
Then we should not have permitted
her to escape.
Certainly not. I wouldn't give a
| farthing for any OF your schemes If she
is in their hands. She says her father
was murdered by the captain and she
can describe the captain In the act.
Don't it.occur to you from what is go-
ing on that there must be treachery
somewhere?"
1T looks like Il. To circumvent 1t,
you must come down immediately.
s'But Mrs. Hendricks viii know
where am and may take advantage of
my absence, y
Nevertheless. come down ct once. )"
.svery good. =
The moment the doctor arrived at
the bottom OF the shaft, Hendricks
said: IL have got Miss Endicott here.
You might have guessed IL If she can
be Of service to the government, she
can be Of service TO us. Can you put
her en- rapport with Mrs. Hendricks?p
.Haye Won rot any of Mrs. Hendricks,
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TWO KENTUCKY HERoEs.


HEon of Whom the Old Infantry Might
Well Hayc Been Proud.
The Lexington light infantry, COM
monty known as the Old Infantry, was
organized In 1850, when an Indian In
vasion was threatened. It was one of
the first companies to volunteer In the
war of 1872, and the historian of Lex
ington, Ky, records an incident of the
march to Fort Wayne, which, as he
says, speaks volumes for the princi-
pies which actuated the men, A
member of the company found himself
utterly overcome with fatigue on the
last day Of the march. He sank into
the prairie grass, and as his compan-
ions passed him, file after file, hc was
seen TO be weeping.
An officer stopped to help him into
one Of the wagons, and to inquire what
he was weeping for For answer the
man said: What will they say in Lex
ington when they hear that James
Huston gave out2v
During this war occurred the mas
sacre at Frenchtown, where the light
infantry lost half Its members. The
name of one of them, Charles Searles,
should never be forgotten With sew
eraI other prisoners he was sitting
upon the ground when an Indian drew
a tomahawk and struck what was in
tended for asfatal blow. Searles lifted
his hand and partially averted the
stroke, receiving II upon his shoulder
instead Of upon his head.
Then he sprang to his feet, snatched
the tomahawlk from the Indian, and
was about to take vengeance upon
him. when DR. Bowers, another cap
tive, called out II he struck the Indian
all the prisoners would certainly be
killed.
At the word Sear1es dropped his.
lifted arm, let fall the weapon, nnd the
astonished savage picked 1t up and
with one blow dispatched him.
The other hero was James Higgins,
man who had always been regarded
rs peculiarly wanting In courage. a
large number of Indians had taken
shelter in q barn, from which they
were pouring q destructive fire upon
the whites.
Let me go and smoke EN- ont,
said James Higgins.
Permission was given, and he coolly
picked up big blazing chunk from
q camp fire, and walked through per-
feet haiIstorm Of bullets up to the
barn and applied the blaze. The
building was soon too hot for the In
dians
After that It was unsafe for anyone
to say aught against Higgins in the
presence Of the ..0ld Infantry He
lived TO q good old age, and WIS al,
ways known as the man who smoked.
ont the Indians. 4 Youth's Companion.
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oPELoUsAs, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY
on the balcony We havs got

probably on the DalcoAy We have goe
to wait. .
This was the hardest part of all. One
whole hour passed, and the captain
swore that four had passed, but
Hendricks repeated injunction was:
"Have patience md keep silent q
re must have been three O'Clock
when, in moment Of silence.
all three OF them heard d tvir
snap, and Hendricks and Fenning put
hands on their revoIvers. The NEXT
instant the green leaves were parted
by pair Of white hands, and an equal
IL white face looked suddenly In upons
them, and It's eyes rested upon the cap
tain with look Of dreamy hopeless
ness and terror.
miss Endicott, = exclaimed Fenning,
between his teeth.
Hendricks with O motion bade him be
silent.
The girl stepped into the center Of
the little space, her eyes still fixed on
the captain.
"What have you done with him2''
she said.
"You are to go to him." said Hem
bricks. There is your horse. Get upon
it,
"Yes," she said. ''T must go.
"Get upon the horse, repeated Hem
drick, imperatiyely, and he took her
hand.
She obeyed him passively. Quick,
now.' he said to Fenning, 1--WE must
get away"
What would you do3' asked Fem
ming
II would conceal our retreat" an
swered Hendricks, Ia q hoarse whisper
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Presence Or Mind.

Angelina Heavens! what an escape!
~ heart went Down into my boots
Edwin hat must nave been d tight
squeeze. Harperss Bazar.
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CHAPTER XII.

CHAPTER XII
It was nearly nine o'clock at night
when they got back TO the Bayou
house. The return had been q slow
and difficult one, but the rescue was
accomplished. The girl was tenderly
cared for, and the next morning Hem
bricks said: "our knowledge now, /
hope, OF what is going on In the world
is not entirely eut off. y
Fenning. confessed that he did not
understand.
81 will show you, replied Hendricks.
sbut first we must hear from above.
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Not Necessary.

Clerk can't live On forty dollars
per month.
Employer never insisted on your
living Halo.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-03-16

Hint to Those who Carry Umbrellas.
An electrical expert says: .T have .
word of advice to give people who
carry steel-rod umbrellas on wet days.
They must keep q sharp lookout for
arc lights while pushing their steel
rods through the air. Of course this
only applies when the current ID On,
and when ii ID, II the umbrella rod
comes in contact with the lamp, there
is 4 strong probability that the holder
WILL be very badly shocked II not serl-
Dusly injured IN. X. Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-11
FINE ART IN ATLANTA.
A Nude Picture of Countess Du Barry
Stirs Up Row.

Nude Picture of Countess Du Barry
Stirs Up Row.
ATLANTA, Ga, July 11-Fair and fraiI,
the favorite alike of king and people,
Countess Du Barry caused commotion
enough in her day in France, and now in
this quiet year of our Lord, 1895, a pic-
ture showing her reclining on her couch
is causing a renewed commotion in At
lanta. The primary reason for the stir
here is that the picture, study of the
nude,on exhibition in the Norcross build
ing, one of Atlanra's principal office
buildings, and that the son of Hon. jon
athan Norcross who owns the building,
is Rev. Virgil NOrcrOss, who insists that
it is a picture that will have a bad effect;
in short, that it is immoral The picture
is by the French artist, Francois Theve-
not, and was first exhibited in the Paris
solon in 1882, where it was a prize win
ner. It SHOWS the countess, nude, re-.
Ginning on her bed, apparently in deep
thought. About the room are various
articles of clothing, rich dresses, some
silk stockings aud pair of dainty slip
pers.
1t was yesterday that Rev. Virgil Nor
cross first saw the picture, and it shocked
him 80 much that he Immediately went
down to see Chief of Police Connolly and
brought him as the city connoisseur to
decide whether or not it was an immoral
picture. Chief Connolly gazed at il
long and earnestly, and then announced
it as his solemn opinion that it was re-
markedly beautiful and not at all i'm
moral.
This did not suit Rev. Mr.. Norcross,
however and he brought his father to
look at it. After long and careful view
Hon. Jonathan Norcross decided with his
| that q niPEnFA that
lated to corrupt the morals of such a city
as Atlanta. He then endeavored to Dust
the owners of the picture, but they
claimed a thirty days clause in their
contract with one of DR. Norcross' bosses.
The reverend gentleman is very wrathy
and says he will invoke the aid of the
courts.
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KANSAS PARAGRAPHS.

Not famine but corn stalks abroad in
Kansas this year.
A farmer near Clafin expects to have
go bushels of grasshoppers to the acre.
The young ladies at Hoisington, when
society gets dull go out to Ford's pond
and go in swimming.
The Marais des Cygnes has so far sub
sided at Ottawa that the tops of the
houses are beginning to appear.
The popularity of leap frog among the
girls at Halstead has made the introduce
ton of boomers a crying necessity.
Atchison boys declare that "the big
gest dog in the whole world" is owned
by certain man who has peach orch
ard.
It is frankly admitted at Enterprise
that not man in town would wear
white shirt if their wives didn't make
them.
The girls of Hope have challenged the
girls of Dillon to game of base bail.
Girls of all places seem to love the dia-
mond.
Another armenian outrage" is re-
ported from the unexpected quarter of
Alma, where a man lecLured on That coun-
try and people.
When the Wamego band and bicycle
club both go away,as they did last week,
there are not enough people left in town
to give fire alarm.
On account of washouts five trains
were in Independence the other day at
one time and the town really felt it had
awoke to find itself famous.
Ottawa Republican: In one block on
Quality Hill there are five pianos, two
comets, fiddle, a parrot and d man who
runs lawn mower before breakfast.
a Halstead man who set up 10 cent CT
gars over the birth of child in his fam
lily is being stared at with open mouthed
wonder, on account of his prodigality.
The editor of the Halstead Independ-
ent instead of having "a nice basket OF
fruit placed on our desk" has had some
nice fruit taken from "our" orchard and
he doesn't like il a bit
write up of a wedding in the Alma
Enterprise signed "a guest and a
1rIeud,' which would indicate that some
times perhaps Alma people invited their
enemies TO witness their dlscomh ure.
CoffeyvllIe Journals: the catcner for
the independence team is u full blood
Osage Indian named Buckheart II only
needs the Introduction vi Jap and
Chlnaman to make the club an interna-
tlonal Organization.
The Wichita Eagle says all that Kan
sas needs Ia view Of the recent wetness
to make 1t a maritime country is some
sea serpent stories. This want would be
easily supplied if Wichita men could
give an account of what they frequently
seq
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THE STRAIGHT OF TT

THE Atchison Globe is awfully mad
at the JOURNAL because it thinks the
JOURNALS agitation is responsible for
the closing of the joints at Atchison, con-
sequently it belsbors this paper about
everything. The latest is our publica-
ton of the story about S. o. Thacher
being first appointed chief justice and
afterwards, David Martins name being
substituted As the JOURNAL recollects
it, the original story came to light
through Col D. R Anthony, of Leavsn-
worth. Col Anthony made the state
ment several weeks ago. and the STATE
JOURNAL printed it at that time as q
matter of news.
A few days ago Col. Anthony pub
Nshed the story again with more details.
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IT is related of the city of sodom, in
holy writ, that Jehovah was willing to
spare it from destruction if ten righteous
persons could be found with in its envI-
rons. AS so many could not be found the
city was doomed Leavenworth seems
to be even worse than Sodom since Gov
ernor Morrill, says he is unable to find
three people in all the city who are will
ing to undertake the enforcement of the
prohibitory law 1t is fortunate for
Leavenworth that the days of direct
dealing between the Almighty and his
creatures are ended.
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HIS CONSCIENCE HURT.

Four Years Ago He Stole Ride and Now
Pays for 1t.
Another conscience fund victim has
appeared on the ever ripping surface,
This time he is from Ohio
w. G. Garvey of the Santa Fe has re-
ceived a letter from poor penitent Ger
man who declares that he has got "rslig-
ion" of the Second Advent sort and ex-
pecting the reappearance soon desired to
be on the safe side and headed for ever
lasting life when the bugle calls
In his letter he says that about four
years ago he was very wicked and 'be-
ing broke" stole ride on a Santa Fe
train from Marion to Ellinwood He en-
closed $3.50, 81 of hich is for interest,
and prays to be forgiven. Both Mr.. Gar
vey and the Recording Angel have given
him oradit
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Little Jaok-Where are you goin this
summer, Mr.. Softchapp?
Mr.. Softchapp-Um-why do you ask?
Little Jaok-Sis said when she found
out where you was goin she'd know
where to go, and was wonderin where sis
wasn't goin.
Mr.. Softchapp-Is your sister still in the
city?
Little Jack-Yes, but she is goin away
for the summer as soon as she finds out
where you're goin.
"Indeedl So she wishes to go where
goH'
''No. She wants to go somewhere else"
New York Weekly.
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Again the STATE JOURNAL published
Col .Anthony's statement and if Col
Anthony or anybody else has any details
about the affair to offer that have news
value the JOURNAL will continue to pub
lish them.
We do not know what the facts are in
the case, but we are doing the best we
can to find out. Col Anthony says
Judge Horton told him the story and
Judge Horton says he didn't Corrobora-
tive evidence ia now needed on Col.
Anthony's side
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Trial.

"Does her love her icky darling?' he
queried.
"'Es'
"Does her love her ioky darling lotsP'
Els"
"Will her love her icky darling always?"
A man with gray hair, who bore strik-
ing personal resemblance to the young
woman whose head rested upon the shout
der of the youth attired in an ice cream
suit, strobe into the apartment and called
time.
az would suggest, - he said, with an eff
fort to be calm, THAT this civil service ex-
animation be adjourned until tomorrow
evening"
Then the effort to be calm became too
much for him, and he burst into harsh,
mirthless laugh.-Detroit Tribune.
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A TOPEKA AUTHORIZES.
Mrs Mary Cornelius Writing Her Third
Published Book.

Mrs Mary Cornelius Writing Her Third
Published Book.
Mrs. Mary A. Cornelius, who is inter
ested in suffrage, temperance and the
Kelley cure, is now writing her third
story, that will appear in book form. 1t
is very much in secret yet, but will be
ready for the press before next winter.
One of her books is now in press. 1t
is entitled "Uncle Nathan's Farm" and
is volume of about $50 pages 1t is a
story of domestic life, and to use the au-
thor's own words, has as an object 'the
promotion of tolerance in all things"
1t was first published in Chicago paper.
"The Banner of Gold" as serial
Her first story to appear in book form
was Little Wolf" and was what she
calls a pastoral 1t was written twenty
years ago.
Mrs Cornelius lives on South Kans as
avenue, and is the widow of an Arkansas
Baptist clergyman.
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ONE STORY Up.

The StOrmont Hospital 10 BE Finished in
the Best Style October 1st.
The new Jane c. Stormont hospital, in
Potwin, is we'll under way and the first
story is completed. 1t is of brick.
This hospital will be finished in the
very latest style. 1t will have polished
hardwood floors, iron bedsteads and drap-
cries, and will accommodate from eight
cen to twenty-four patients at a time.
Seven will be ready to go into 1t at its
completion, about October 10Th. from Dr.
Wards hospital. The building will be
turned over for furnishing on October
1st.
DR.. Ward will be the head surgeon,
and his assistants will be Drs Mum and
Mulvane. There will be six or eight
nurses. Patients enough will be found,
it is expected, to fill the hospital by Jan