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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-04-18

There are between 6.Ooo,O 900 and 7.ooO,-
300 Hebrews in the world and 1000. 900
of these. Sir Samuel Montagu esti-
mates. might be relied upon to go to
Palestine IL asked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-04
fro re CONTINUED
Francis Orsls and Cecil Rhodss

You ignore the fact that there were
two brakes, rs there are two Cecil
Rhodeses. When brakes consummate
seamanship and audacious courage sue
cessfully resisted the armada and sent
the Duke Of Sidonia back to St. Mary
Port among his orange trees" he be-
came, and will justly remain for all
time, an English hero. But eight years
previously Drake stole the church plate
of Lima, when Spain was at peace with
England.
His robbery lisgraced England and
himself. In the remarkable volume of
letters and state papers relating to Eng
lish affairs edited by Major Sharp
Hume, from the archives at Simancas, I
have counted 80 instances in which the
restitution of brakes plumber is referred
to by Dr.. Mendoza i'll language which
might be employed today by the agent
general Of the Transvaal. There was
nothing admirable in the episode of the
Lima plate; quite the reverse. Is it
not, therefore, q good thing to distin.
guish between the good and the bad in
Drake as in Mr.. Rhodes? If Drake had
been broken in 1879 for his theft of the
Lima chalices and patens, he would
never have had the opportunity of win
ming half the three days battles in the
channel in August, 1888. On the other
hand, to cordone the piratical expedi-
tons Of the earlier part of brakes ca
reer because later on he acted nobly
and as a true Englishman is unneccs-
sary.
Should not ne same thing hold good
about Mr.. Rhodes? We may admire and
be grateful for his stand against Ger
many while condemning his plot
| against a friendly state and the Stock
Exchange aroma of the whole transac-
| tion.-London Chronicle,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-04
CHAPTER wv

It was the night Of Nannie's coming
out (and going I'M ball, and the house
party were dining in the octagon room,
so called because it appeared perfectly
round, SO that when its many windows
were suffered in way to exactly
match the cedar wood paneling of the
wall and doors you might easily fancy
yourself in glorified lighthouse with
space on every side of You.
The suspended lamp threw food Of
delicate pink color ON the coy round
table at which the two girls, clad in
their white ball gowns, sat, looking so
lovely, though in so very different fash
ions that Lady Lirriper for once actual
~ neglected her dinner to stare at them.
eff you We're only more human, You
statue of Ph;dias." she said mentally,
addressing Hagar, you would be
scour2e to the whole male race. AS it
is You will be a success fou tonight, and
if you don't get more than one chance
Of remaining in this hole Of a Devon
instead of returning to pupil teaching
I'm a fool. As to you," and she look
ed hard at Mamie, you are sweetly
pretty, and your neck and arms are abso-
lutely delicious. suppose only a man
as black as Trelawny appreciates the
full value of skin like yours, and he
will be ready to eat you up, and all
the men will vow you are little duck
and want to take You in to supper
that's the sort of little girl you are, and
a very good sort too. You II win hearts
all along the line while the Gregorias
keeps her eyes fixed on the moon, which
in this instance is Will Cassilis, and
| about as much out of her reach too
1.-THE flowers look very well, Mamie
was saying, and indeed she and Willie
had spent the whole of the past three
| days in trctting to and from the hot
houses, which were over half mile
from the house, with astonishingly
iseager results to all eyes but their
own.
HIM" said Lady Lirriper, "it's
lucky the rooms don't depend on your
efforts, child. That's the best Of place
like this-there's literally nothing to
| DO but order the supper and set the
| servants to polish the floors. And what
time do the aborigines arrive, George:"
she inquired Of her brother, who looked
q perfect image of wretchedness and as
if he expected the first arrival to be his
executicner.
| mime O'Clock Most Of them have to
drive long distances, he added, $50 1
fixed an early hour
'And they'll wear the frocks they
had on when they came ont of the ark, -
said Lady Lirriper. who was herself at
tired qua:res epingles in silver gray
and green confectio:l Of tie latest mode,
with superb orchids in her corsage,
while her exquisitely dressed and art
fully dyed head was something to Won
der at Pretty girls drug in the mar
/! Eat- C. :nutsa-alwars are in Devon !:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-04

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
CHAPTER I-At Chudleigh Sal.
terton, In Devonshire, England. Lord
Straubenzee and his daughter Mamie
become interested in strange
couple, father and daughter, the
father being called the Wizard. Il
The Wizard is murdered. and the
murderer is unknown. Lord Strau-
benzee In pity takes the Wizards
daughter Hagar home to live with
him. III and Iv-Will Cassalis.
Nannie's lover. is warned against
Hagar, and Will warns Mamie. v,
VI, VII and vII-Hagsr goes to
school with Mamie. and Will Cassa-
lis is ordered by Lord S.raubepzee
20 90 abroad for one year in order to
test the strength Of the affection be-
tween Will and Mamie. IN and y
Mamie and Hsgar return from
school. where Blake Trelawney. Cas-
sails rival. has an opportunity 70
try to win Mamie. He declares that
he will gain her by hook or by crook.
Xf and XII-Cassalis returns. Ire
lawney tries 10 force Hagar to use n
malign influence she possesses to
compel Mamie to marry him in pref
crencc to Cassalis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-04
A Cow Worth Nor. Than . Man,

In tho United States the administra-
ton of the law affecting the civil rights
of the citizen, his property rights grow
ing out Of controversies between man
and man upon contracts, has come to be
regarded as Of much more importance
than the enforcement Of the law which
protects the life of the citizen. All can
notice that. The criminal law and its
administration have rather fallen into
disgrace. That is especially true of the
large cities of the country. All must
agree that it is more important to pro-
tect a mans life than it is his property
If the mans life is destroyed. if the as
sassin fires into his house and takes
away his life, is that not a greater dep
rivation than to despoil him of his
horse or his COW or even Of all the other
property which he possesses? Now why
is this the case? 1t is largely because OF
the corrupt methods resorted to to do
feat the laws administration and be-
cause courts of justice look to the shad-
ow in the shape of technicalities rather
than to the substance in the shape Of
crime. North American Review
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-04

body to him in the waltz, my white,
sweet, prickly brier rose, and I have q
great mind never to let you go ont Of
my arms again, but whisk you through
one of those doors, clap you into my
carriage Owe got one waiting) and
knock up a parson to marry Us with a
curtain ring this very night
Mamie laughed up in his face. She
was not in the least afraid of him now.
A very few hours and
but won't" he concluded. Forced
caresses are not to my liking. You
shall come to me Of you- own free will
long before the day fixed for your mar
rage with that callow STRIPPING ar
rives. He stopped abruptly in one of
the untenanted corners of the great
room, and pulling up the lace of her
short sleeve pressed fierce kiss On the
velvet softness of her shoulder.
There" he said. "You'n have to
remember me. I've marked you-you're
mine" And he strobe away, laughing,
and mingled with the throng as Will
Cassilis, who had not ceased to watch
over her, hurried up.
what has that scoundrel been do
ing?' he cried angrily as Mamie hid
her face in her orchids that he might
not see its crimson.
Nothing" Yet as they went off
together it seemed to the girl horri-
BILE thing that she should go as bride
to her husband with the outrage of an
other mans kiss stamped deep on her
flesh and spreading like an ugly stain
| over her soul
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-04
Sung Revenge as He Strewed Roses.

Human nature will assert itself, and
it did it at Sunday school celebration
i'll one Of the outlying wards. The
church was crowded with fond parents
and friends to enjoy the exhibition Of
their youngsters going through their re-
ligious exercises. The participants were
all boys ranging from to 10 years Of
age, and they looked angelic, the most
Of them. in their clean white waists and
knickerbockers, with patent leather
pumps. One of them attracted attention
by his cherubic appearance, as the chill
dren walked backward with bowed and
reverent attitude. strewing flowers be-
fore their religious teachers and singing
in sweet, boyish treble. Just az the song
swelled to its fullest the boy in front Of
the ciierubic lad by mischance trod on
his foot and without changing a muscle
in the expression Of his face the latter
went on strcwing his roses and singing,
changing the words of the hymn 10
I'm swipe you for that when we get
out. ''-Brooklyn Eagle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-04

can. Are you still resolved TO throw
away n mans love for that of boy,
which may change many times yet,
leaving You lonely, miserable woman:
He cannot lore you. No earthly creature
can love you as do with every fiber of
my body and soul-as l shall love 10
other woman to the day of my death
Oh. you soon and flout me, Mamie,
but let me tell yea it is no mean thing,
such inveterate love as mine, and so
You may some day come to know and
wish it back" he added in his rich.
deep voice.
II belong to Willie" she cried out
wildly. "fou dishonor him by saying
such words to me. have tried to keep
the peace between You. l have borne
with your presence here. but now
At that moment Hagar passed outside,
walking slowly and reading, but chanc-
ing to look rp and seeing them through
the window she stood still. grsspinS the
situation, and directing her eyes full up-
on Mamie kept them there for some
seconds. then passed on. In the very act
4 - NoAAAnS oet " ucH ~>duule WaVere0.
tremble6. her head sank. and in another
moment. beckoned by those Passionate,
inperious eyes. she would have been in
Irelawny' arms. when. with n supreme
effort. she pulled herself together, and
falling back before him shrieked ont :
My God. If you touch me, viii kill
myself"'
And the man who could have crushed
with ere hand this slender girl through
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-04

wifch's stick tapping ON the ponsneo
floor she strolled with him toward tho
hall. where they came suddenly upon
the lovers, who tried to efface them.
selves. but were just too late.
Come here, Mamie" cried her
amt. and very unwiilingly, with
backward look at Willie, Mamie came
A lovely wild rose color glowed in
her warm dimpled cheeks, her fair cur.
ly hair made gauzy framework for
her brown. tender eyes. the frills of her
white frock were u little crumpled, SO
were the white roses at her belt, and
even without that devoted, lowering
figure in the background she looked love
incarnate as she stood before her aunt
and TIelawny, waiting for them to
speak.
Good morning, Mamie" said
Blake, and she gave back Good morn
ing" without looking at him, uncon-
sciously clasping both hands behind her
back.
Where's Hagar?' said Lady Lirri-
per sharply. Tell her want her."
And Mamie was running off, delighted
to invoke Wills assistance in her err
rand. when that young man found him.
self collarcd by the imperative old Ia
dy, who beckoned him sharply to her
size.
About the Bachelors cottage, WILL"
she said. Ibid you really mean it-that
/ could have it for "a month? The work
men won't be out of the house in South
Aud!ey street before October. eh:''
"Oh, certainly" said Will, looking
round distractedly, for Trelawny had
vanished; have it by all means, Lady
Lirriper. 1t will just hold you and a
couple Of men and your maids. Excuse
me-" And he dashed off like one pos
scssed.
Cracked! They're all crackedw
said Lady Lirriper, spreading out her
hands disgustedly. But the little
house will suit me very well. for as to
settling here mum chance with Strau-
bonzoo after the wedding, eating din
ners that are never properly hot, as they
have to come from kitchens half mile
away. and without SO much as game
of cards to keep me awake of evenings,
l should go melancholy mad, and it
won't take long to beat up the few
choice spirits in the neighorhcod, with
Tre!awDy to help"
Meanwhile that gentleman had caught
Mamie On her way TO the garden in one
of those congeries of disused rooms with
which the place ahounded, and inter-
ccpting her ty short cut faiI ly trapped
her Ivy setting his lack against the door
by which che entered.
She uttered a Cry Of horror. not loud
enough to reach Will Cassilis, who at
thai moment she saw in the open run
ming toward tho other wing Of the
horse.
Mamie, said Blake, with the pro-
fouudSst tenderness, II am not going
to hurt you. I rlust speak to you, and 1
have to make NY opportunity as best
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-04

New Dental Pnflors. ovor Harry Ulsueyss
lrus stors. Third svsnus and Twentieth street,
rhs latest appointments for skilled dsufai work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-04

vso-e vcics cU:ve-:ng thrills Of hcrrc-
feared knew that size would do it, and
for enc mad moment had almost snatch
ed her, taken his Eli of kisses, st:id
the hanger Of his soll, then lef: her TO
carry out her threat, ard SO lie neither
his nor Wlllie's ror any other man 8
wffe at all. when with q sudden revul-
s:cn Of feeling he threw himself into :
broken chair and casting his head down
en- table sisred fercely TO her to so.
Noiseiessly she stepped past him, the
door closed, and cursing himself for his
scruples he leaped up and dashed in
pursuit, but she had escaped, and lock
ing herself into her room sat trembling
in every limb.
How was it to end, this sinister in
Guence that Trelawny exercised ever
her. I'll influence backed and strength
ened in some intangible way by Easar,
for it was only VIXEN the latter was
close at hand that all power of self pro-
lection seemed to desert her? She could
not, size dared not, tell Willie of this
mornings scene, and yet how many
more might there not be before he took
her absolutely under his pro.ectionl
Might she not indeed be coerced into
deeds against which her soul revolted,
even into being Blake Trelawny's wife:
She shuddered us she sat on her little
bed and tried to think what she would
do. She had no woman friend to go to,
for she no longer implicitly trusted
HaSar, and her nearest female relative,
Lady Lirriper, would laugh III her face
and bid her marry Trelawny and think
herself lucky, SO there was no help
there. Her fathsr-he wculd not uE-
derstand, for there is ever Il great gulf
between father and daughter i'll matters
Of love.
There was only Willie, and she could
not beg him to marry her out of hand
and take her away, as she would have
liked to do, and now Willie himself
was knocking at the deer and whisper
ing supcrlatives through the Eeyhole
and entreatirg her to come out.
Darling, where are you:" he was
saying. Il have been searching the
whole place over for you, and it is just
luncheon time"
smoOthed her hair, put Cn fresh rib
bon and tried TO look just as usual But
before they had reached tie end of the
corridor Willie, whose brows We're knit
ted, had during his search for her come
to momentous decision, and under
cover Of u friendly recess stopped to tell
her so.
Il don't know what that brute Ire
lawny says or does to upset you, little
ore," he said, 'but though can't kick
him CT Of your fathers house and La
dy Lirrtaer can't bear him out of bel
sight 1 can kick him out of mine, AND
l don't choose you to be subjected t.
at least three weeks more Of his polite
bullying and being chivied round by
him, SO give you fair notice that In
going up TO town tomorrow to buy /;
wedding license. and 1 mean to rur
away with you the night of the ball.
next Thursday night-so there!'
Mamie did not faint or weep or blusl
or do anything she ought to have done
Under the shock of this announcement
What she really did was to clasp hel
soft arms round her lovers neck, with 9
soul that rose above trousseaux and /,
sigh of the deepest bliss, and say, "Oh
how lovely, Willier'
And SO it was settled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-04
They Knew What It Wa.

A school inspector, finding a class
hesitating over answering thequestion.
with what weapon did Samson slay
the Phiiistines?" and wishing TO prompt
them, significantly tapped his cheek and
asked. What is this:''
The Whole Ciass-The jaw5one Of
an ass.-Philadelphia Times
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-04

A statistical authority says that a
woman's chance Of being married is
best between 30 ard %. After so her
chance is one in 10, 600.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-04

The French government makes no Of.
fetal examination of the device fo1
which patent is asked and requires NJ
modelA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-04

1t is free from narcotics. perfectly harm
less, and yet soothcs and strengthens. DIR.
Miles, through his Ncry;nc is Il bcncfactor
to thousands" A. c. LEHMAN.
Editor and proprietor of DER LANDsMAS
DR.. Miles Nervine is sold on guarantee
first bottle will benef; or money refunded.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-01-31
SENATE

THrRrY-StxTH DAY.-In the Senate Mr.
CnlIom offered resolution on the Armenian
atrocities and Mr.. WoicOtt spoke on the Mon
roe doctrine The bond revenue Dill was
discussed by Messrs. Sherman, Teller, Cor
man and others
THERrY-SEyENru DAY.-In the Senate mr.
Daniel spoke on the Monroe doctrine, MI
Dubois on silver. and Mr.. Warren on the
Tariff The President submitted duflHS inc
day the report Of the Secretary Of State con-
cernng the treatment 81 American cl'H'h9
in Turkey. Mr. Jones. Of Arkansas, sOuSnt
10 secure unanimous consent Tor q Note Oh
thc pcndiEe bond silver bil but at the re-
quest Of senators. withdrew hi7 request
Turpry-EIGHrn DAY.-After a stirring de-
bate the Senate agreed TO tho concurrent
resolution urci decisive action by the
European powers againt Turkey ana pledS-
ing to the President the support ot Congress
IN the m ct vigorous acton be may take ior
the protection Of Americans in Turkey ana
the redress eor injuries h. American persons
or property. Dir. CUlom, Of Illinois VINO
rcnortrd the resolution, urged its adoption
in 4 speech which { forth he startling eX-
tent of the massacres. the greatcSl In On"
history of the world. the Senator said. Mr..
Blan-hard. Of Louisiana, spoke IN the same
line. The climax Of the DEBATE was reached
when Mr.. Frye. of Maine, supported the
res luton in speech notable for its eX-
prtssions Of sympathy with the ArmenllnS
and for its bitter arragnment OF Great Brl-
! tain's course toward America. Mr.. Jones
| of Arkansas. gaye notice that on Thurs lay
next he wc.i;d ask the mate to sit until d
vote was takcn on the silver bond bill.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-01-31
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier poet
recently visited Greenfield. Ind, his home
town. and was given a rousiDg reception by
the citizens. the city band helping to make
his visit pleasant.
Professor Mark W. Harrington, late chlet
of the United States Weather Burean, an1
now president Of the University OF Washing
ton. proposes to establish in the university
department Of terrestrial physics and gco5ra-
phv. and he would be- gla1 i authors ana
publishers would send to the university pub
lications relating to these subjects.
/. y. Tibbius. General lIarrison ; p lvate
secretary. has double. He is a theatrical
man. and whis staying at the .ame hotei i
New York with the President was so often
mistaken for NJ. Tibhitts as to tind the mat
ter rather a noying. as all Disclaimers, that
he did not know anything about General
Harrison's movements ware received with
ncreduity.
Mr.. Gladstone. il is noted, is not much
bothered at Biarritz this year. Fame Is lee-
ing. lie is out Of office and 50 wri cs a
visitor. "he is hardly noticed; not a soul ap'
pears to in any way anxious 20 see MN
and the only thing that has aroused i'ttlf
interest IN his person is the news from Soutt
Africa and the recollection that he was TN
chief retrocessionst of the Transyaal and th'
modihcr of the suzeraiuty ella SIS after
ward. D."
Robert Barns. fourth, he great-gradson
tho poct. did recently at Blachal, Eea
Edinburgh, aad by his death, which hap
pened exactly one hundred years after tn
decease Of the Ayrshire bard. the direct nal
lire Of D lrns has come to an end. The de
ceased was born IN 1871; his father was
sehoomaster, from whom be received goo
education. but. being of rowing disposition
Robert Burns the fourth enlisted before h
was out Of h 5 teens in the SO Fus.llie
Guards. After serving a soldier for seye
wears. he engaged in various employment
and was for some time Il railway employed
and finally gardener.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-01-31
DON'T Lick Envelopes.

Most Of us have learned that it IS
neither good form nor delicate taste to
lick postage stamp. We moistcn the
cnvelope instead. 1t does just rs we'll
and is more clearly method Of 0f1ix-
Ing the stamp to letter. Few per-
sons, comparatively, realize that to
lick the gummel flap of an envelope is
not nice, either. The same objection
to licking stamp applies with more
force to using ones tongue on the
gum Of an envelope flap. 1t is danger
Gus.
It's pleasant fiction that envelopes,
like stamps, are made adhesive by
gum arabic, despite the almost pro-
hibitive prices at which that foreign
article is sold. The gum found on
most envelopes, especially those OF
tho cheaper grades, is made Of the
hoofs and other parts of worn-out
horses. These plugs are cut up for
various purposes. The best of them
arc saltad down and shipped abroad
it is said-whie the rest are used for
soap fat and other things. Certain
parts of the animals are made into an
especially satisfactory kind Of glue or
mucilage, and this is used quite large
" in the cumming Of envelopes.
If the original horse that furnished
the glue was free from disease there
might be no danger in the gummed
envelope, but in most cases where &
horse is condemned for the soap fac
torv it is tainted with some one or
more of the hundred ailments, such as
spavins and CHAMBERS, that mark worn.
ont horses for their victims. Hoot
disease is perhaps the most frequent
trouble with which these old nags are
afflicted, and it is not unreasonable to
suppose that some taint Of the disease
may be carried along despite careful
boiling in the product. Anyway, even
if there were no danger on NIL ma
ton, it doesn't give one pt
feeling to see a pretty girl lick en-
velope.
One man, according to a California
paper, died recently from blood pois-
oniag acquired, it is alleged, from
licking envelopes whose gum was
tainted with disease. The faint had
been carried through all the processes
of manufacture, and appeared in the
gum ION the envelope. Though thu
seems strange, physicians agree that i
is possible, and they advise correspond
ents to moisten envelopes IN other
ways than by licking them New
York Press.