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INTERNATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION
CHAPTER XII.-(CoNTINuED.)

CHAPTER XII.-tCoNTINuED)
Constance looked up eagerly. He
has done nothing and said nothing in
consistent with honor and what ne
owes you. The weakness is all mine;
the folly, the madness and the su1fer'
ing. He never thought of me except
rs sister. Surely his engagement
proves this"
What should your marriage have
proved?" asked her husband, sarcas-
tically. 1T may be as you say. If l
believe 1t, 1t is not because you swear
1t is the truth. But ! did not come
here to waste time in reproaches
There is but one way to put this scan
dal down; namely, to conduct ourselves
rs If we had never heard of it. or
course, as soon as can be done without
exciting remark, Edward must seek
another home. Our removal to the
country will afford a convenient OPP
portunity for effecting this change. AS
to your reputation, l charge myself
with the care of it from this hour
My error has been undue indulgence"
Constance lifted her leaden eyes with
q look of utter wretchedness. IF you
would but suffer me to go away and
hide myself from all who know my
miserable story l would ask nothing
else at your hands. You would the
sooner forget the unhappiness brought
upon you by the sad farce of marriage
In which we have been the actors"
ION my part it has been no farce"
replied the stern metallic voice.
have conscientiously fulfilled the du-
ties made obligatory upon me by our
contract. You entered into this volun-
tarily. For what you have termed fol-
ly, you have only yourself to blame.
You seem to have been tempted to
your unhappy passion by an inherent
love of wrong doing. AS to your pro-
posal of flight and concealment, it is
simply absurd. In the first place, you
leave out of view the fact that my fair
name would be furnished by an open
separation, the infamy you would hide
be laid bare to the general gaze Sec
only, you have no decent place of
refuge know your brother sufficient
iy well to affirm that his doors would
be closed against you were you to apply
to him for shelter as repudiated wife.
And you have no private fortune. I
shall never again of my own accord.
allude to this disagreeable subject. We
understand each other and our mutual
position"
He kept his word to the letter. But
henceforward his every action and look,
when she was by, reminded her she was
An bonds, and he was her jailer. Too
broken-spirited to resist his will. or to
cavil at the demands made upon her
time and self-denial by his cold i'm.
periousness, she marched at his chariot
wheel, slave in queenly attire whose
dreams were no more of freedom, to
whom love meant remorse, and mar
riage pollution, the more hopeless and
hateful that the law and the Gospel
pronounced it honorable in all.
(The End)
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her two daughters, and other men
end women of note at home and
abroad. Aside from her general
cargo, the ship carried treasure to
the amount of $25O,000. The bank
ers at Madras figured out that the pas
sengers must have had at least 100000
among them, while an Indian potentate
on his way to be received as guest of
royalty had a strong box of jewelry
and gems valued at so great a sum
that no one dared speak it. 1t was
Intended that the ship should be con-
voyed as far as the Cape of Good Hope
by man-of-war, as there were plenty
Of pirate craft still afioat, but the gov
eminent vessel met with a misls.p at
sea and was detained somewhere, and
the Star finally decided to sail with
out her, as there was little fear but
that she could take care of herself.
Two days out of Madras she was sight
ed and reported, but that was the last
seen or heard of her until the year
1864.
The loss Of the Star made great
sensation for several reasons, and when
1t was finally concluded that she had
been lost various vessels were sent in
search Of her and every effort was
made to ascertain her fate. In 1856
a Malay sailor who died aboard of an
English tea ship told her captain that
the Star was attacked and captured by
pirates to the south of Ceylon, and that
he was one of the men engaged in the
attack. He said there were five ma
tive craft, and that they came upon
the Star in a calm and carried her by
boarding. The ship made long and
stubborn resistance, but was finally
captured, and the pirates had suffered
such heavy loss that in revenge they
killed everybody to the last child They
then looted the ship and scuttled hel
and the plumber was subsequently dl'
yided on an island in the China sea
Some people believed this story ant
some said it was absurd. The genera
idea was that the Star foundered at SCI
during q heavy gale. The dying state
ment of the pirate was never fully In
yestigated for some reason. So far a
the investigation went 1t was prove'
10 be a fact. The pirates had lonl
L
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HERD OF IRISH BULLS.
some Mixed Metaphors Credited to Sons
of the Emerald Isle.


A collection of Irish bulls was pub
lished recently by contemporary.
Here are some of them, from House.
hold Words: A certain politician, late
Iy condemning the government for it's
recent policy concerning the income
tax, is reported to have said They'll
keep cutting the wool off the sheep that
lays the golden eggs until they pump
it dry" "The glorious work will never
be accomplished until the good ship
Temperance shall sail from one end Of
the land to the other, and with a cry
of Victory at each step she takes shall
plant her banner in every city, town
and village in the united kingdom" An
Irishman, in the midst of a TRADE
against landlords and capitalists, de-
cIared that 'if these men were landed
on an uninhabited island they wouldn't
be there half an hour before they
would have their hands in the pockets
of the naked savages." Only few
weeks ago a lecturer at big meeting
gave utterance to the following: "All
along the untrodden paths of the future
we can see the footprints Of an I'M
seen hand" An orator at one Of the
university unions bore off the palm Of
merit when he declared that "the Brit
fsh lion, whether it is roaming the des-
erts of India or climbing the forests Of
Canada, will not draw in its horns or
retire into it's shell"
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Fielding Lewis, to crafty the ampltioh
she often expressed of "being mistress
of a fine house" Few, if any strangers
visit Fredericksburg without seeing
this historic old mansion, which Is con
,idered the SHOW" place OF the town
The interior of Kenmore is severed!
simple, but very imposing, and lts hlg4
sloping roof, tiny PANIED windows ano
quaint doorways, with huge brass
Knockers carry one back to time
now nearly century and a'half past
The doors are high and narrow, o.
deliberately carved oak. The FIRST
thing that strikes the eye on enterins
the small square hall, is high clocf
Of the kind popularity known al
"Grandfather's Clock" which was once
the property of Mary Washington.
Interior of Kenmore.
Few houses have such an extremel!
handsome interior as Kenmore. Inc
ceilings and mantels alone are worth
visit to see, being the most beautiful
of their kind in the state. The ceiling
borate designs of wreaths and garlands
of flowers, sheaves of wheat, ETC., and
over the mantels are large ornate por'
trayals of the fables of Aesop, done IL
the same beautiful work. The one ovel
the drawing room mantel is said to
have been designed by George Wash
ington for his sister. We are told by
an old chronicler that this ornamental
ton of ceiling and mantel was the chic
thing that pleased Mistress Betty
Lewis in all her fine house. It was
the work of an English soidier, who
was captured during the revolution
and sent for safe keeping to- the home
Of Colonel Lewis, where he thus en-
ployed his time more profitably thar
most of the other English soldiers then
in America. The drawing room, which
is lofty and of unusual size, presents
a Faithful picture of the apartment IN
which the luxurious Virginian of that
day liked to gather his family or en-
terrain his friends. The high walls are
paneled to the top, the deep windows
lurnlSn SeuCS dfIIlOSl DIS large, tuOu6h
hardly SO comfortable as armchairs
md on the doors are immense brass
ocks, containing keys of ponderous
.ize. 1t would almost seem from these
cumbersome locks which are found on
so many old homes, that our forefath-
ers were wont to have a sense OF Sc
curity in proportion to the size OF the
locks on their doors. If this be so
we cannot help thinking how very free
from fear must the good folk of Ken
more have been. The drawing-room
opens at one end on a massive stone
porch and on the other into smaller,
but remarkably beautiful parlor, where
we find again the same elaborate work
on ceilings, mantels and walls. Cross
ing the halls, we come to the dining
room, the brightest room in the house,
and here George Washington often sat,
drinking a cup of tea with his sister,
or attending as an honorary guest one
of her stately midday dinners. During
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(OnIy OlSter Vi GeorSe w dSHih6toh'l
service to his country. When he be-
came too feeble to go on horseback.
he had himself carried in his chariot
10 the neighboring Court House, where
he uttered patriotic words which, by
reason of his prominence and popu"
arity, had much effect on the young
men of the surrounding country, and
many were inspired by him to become
soldiers. Portraits are still preserved
Jf himself and his wife.
It seems somewhat strange that
while more, probably, has been pub
ished of George Washington's mother
md wife than of any other American
woman, so little should have been writ
ten of his only sister. Mrs. Lewis bore
likeness to her brother so great that
lit was startling, and when, as was
sometimes done in joke, a military hat
was placed upon her head and cape
thrown over her shoulders, it was al
most impossible to distinguish between
them. George Washington Parke Gus
it's, i'm his Memoirs of Washington"
says that on these occasions so strong
was the resemblance that "Battalions
would have presented arms and senates
risen to do homage to the chief" In
character and disposition. also, there
was the same remarkable likeness be-
'ween the brother and sister:
Gen. Washington Gave the Bride Away.
One of Mrs. Lewis sons, Lawrence.
married Washington's adopted child,
Eleanor Parke Custis, or beautiful
Nelly Custis," as she is known in his
tory, the granddaughter of Martha
Washington by her first husband. The
wedding took place on February 22,
1899 the last birthday General Wash
ington was destined to spend on earth,
and he himself gave the bride away.
Kenmore has passed through the hands
of several owners during the last half
century and was at one time con-
verified into boys school. During the
civil war, when the town was lombard
was struck in several places by shells,
some of which yet remain firmly i'm
bedded in the walls. The present own
or of Kenmore, good old rebel"
often points these out to, his Northern
visitors and laughingly tells them to
notice the impression they made on
the place the last time they were here"
The house is now owned by William
Key Howard, a well-known Mary
lander, who purchased it some ten or
twelve years ago. He has had the
spacious grounds put in beautiful Or
der and the homestead itself carefully
repaired, both inside and out, so that
il Is now once more restored to it's
former beauty and stands to-day as
proudly as ever, a stately reminder of
revolutionary times and of the days
of Washington.
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the visit of Lafayette to- Fredericks-
burg to meet Mrs. Washington, his
friends mother, he too, dined in this
room, and it is said the gallant French
man expressed himself as being more
than charmed, with not only his fair
hostess, but her handsome home.
where Mary Washington Died.
On the upper floor of the house are
the bedrooms, which are unusually
large and bright, but the chief interest
pertains to the one on the left hand OF
the corridor. Here we are told is the
room in which Mary Washington
breathed her last. This fact is not gen
orally known, as it is usually supposed
that she died in her own more humble
home not far away. When she bad
been i'll for some time with an incur
able malady Mrs. Lewis persuaded her
TO be moved to Kenmore, and it was
here that she spent the last few weeks
of her life. Not far from the house
and within sight of the windows of this
room arises the tall granite shaft
which was erected to the memory OF
Mary Washington by the women o
America. This is the only public
monument to a woman in the United
States. 1t is a handsome shaft, fifty
feet high, on the face of which is in
scribed in raised letters, MARY the
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drawn, the face serene and dignifieA.
the costume truly rendered. At the
death of Mr.. Claypool it was purchased
with the original manuscript of the adj
dress (Which Mr.. Claypool, by WASH
ington's permission, had retained), by
James Lenox, and is in the collection
founded by him in the city of New
York.
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Columbia, MY Country.

Columbia, my country! the last born of
nations,
West,
The brightest of stars midst the earth's
consultations,
Still on your broad bosom mankind
shall be blest.
Long dispersed are the clouds that re-
bellious once gathered,
And to dim thy resplendence no mists
Intervene;
Your old ship of State" all the tempests
has weathered,
And your zenith in beauty grows calm
and serene.
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One Of Many,
fow.' u

From the portrait by James Peale.
painted from life for David c.. Clay
pool of Philadelphia, editor of the
Daily Advertiser, the journal chosen
by Washington to publish his farewell
address. In this picture Washington
is represented in the uniform of COM
mander-in- chief. The form is Wsll
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-02-19

Light requires eight minutes and
eighteen seconds to pass from the sun
to the earth when at its mean dis
tance therefore, when we look at the
sun we see him, not where he actually
is, but where he was about eighteen
minutes and eighteen seconds ago; his
true place is then always in advance
Of his apparent place.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-02-19

Carrier Pigeons In Medical Practice.
A doctor in the Highlands of Scot
land distributes carrier pigeons among
his patrons, to be released when his
services are needed.
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The Little Maids Reply.

"a True Incident.)
The little maiden opened wide the door
To lot the honored Washington depart
The great-soued General, her mothers
friend
The first in war, in peace. in every
heart
"a better office to you, wear" said he,
And placed his hand benignly on her
head.
With curtesy quaint and reverent, smil-
ing glance
yes. sir; TO let you in" she archly said.
Charles Lee in st. Nicholas.
A Promise. i ''
We won't forget the birthday
OF a noble little boy
Till hatchets climb the cherry-trees
And clap their hands for joy.
Anna M. Pratt in School Days,
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A poor North Carolina farmer turned
up a gold nugget on his farm and has
since refused fabulous prices for his
lands. which are near Lenoir
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A SECRET OF THE SEA.

N THE year 1849
the Honorable East
India company's
ship the Star Of In
dia set sail from
Madras for London,
having on board
over 200 passen-
gers, and among
them Lord Glen
ham, Gen. Swift,
Lady ArtWell and
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BETTY WASHINGTON.
1HE ONLY SISTER OF THE
GREAT COMMANDER
Beautiful Interior Decorations In Her
Home at Fredericksburg, Done In
Raised Stucco by an English Prisoner
Locks OF Vast Proportions.

N the outskirts of
the little town OF
F r e d e r icksburg,
Va, stands a house
of peculiar interest
to all Americans.
1t is Kenmore, the
home of George
Washington's only
sister, Betty, which
was built by her
husband, Colonel
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In connection with the proposal to es
tablish number Of government stations
for reporting the phenomena Of thunder
storms II is stated that while lightning
may be seen and its illumination OF clouds
and mist may be recognized when 1t Is
even 900 miles distant, thunder is rarely
audible ton miles. The thunder from very
distant storms therefore seldom reaches
the ear. Hence, II every thunderstorm
has 10 be recorded, large number Of sta
tons will be needed; probably one for
every e5 square miles would not be too
many. a few stations would suffice, at
least for the nighttime for the reporting
OF tho direction and movement of every
case of distant lightning.
The reason OF tho great uncertainty In
the audibility OF thunder Is not hard 10
understand. 1t depends not merely on the
initial intensity of the crash, but quite MS
much on the surroundings OF the observer,
oven us in the quiet country one will OBJ
serve feeble sounds that escape the ear In q
noisy city. Perhaps the most curious and
important condition of audibility 10 that
the thunder wave of sound shall not be re-
fractcd or reflected by tho layers of warm
and cold cir between the observer and the
lightning or by the layers of wind swift
above and slow below, so as to entirely
pass over or around the observer. Sound.
in Its wayelike progress obliquely through
layers OF air Of different densitles, Is sub
iect to refrnction. and this refraction may
occur at any time and place Thus, OBJ
servers at the topriBst OF ship frequently
hear fog whistles that are inaudiblo at sea
levels; those on hilltops hear thunder that
cannot be heard in tho valley; those in
front Of an ohstaoie hear sounds inaudible
to those behind II.
Tho rolling Of thunder, like that OF a
distant cannonado, mny be largely due to
special reflections and refrantions OF sound.
Again, the greater velocity Of tho air at
considerable attitudes above the ground
distorts tho sound wave and shortens The
limit of audibility to the loeward, while
Increasing 1t to tho windward. -Pittsburg
Disnatch
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Sans Bots, Choctaw Nat. !. T.,
September "a, 1897,


September "a, 1897.
To the Editor:
In July OF the present year our presl-
dent, Jos. J. Richardson and the UNI
dersigned were appointed "meteoric"
Elders of this conference. We Jour
neyed south from the Cherokee 10 the
Choctaw nation. calling on Saints and
investigators. The tried and true
Saint Uncle Ceberon Mnbrey whose
name Is dear to all Elders that ever
knew him. took us to Sans Bots in his
wagon, where we held n course Of
meetings at the homes of Bro John T..
Weaver and other kind friends.
Returning to the Cherokee nation we
called upon the Saints at Round Noun
tain, held n few meetings with them.
and had the privilege OF adding by
baptism two more sheep to the Lord $
fold.
we soon reached the happy home OF
Uncle williams and Auuty Hendricks,
the long tried and true friends of the
Elder In need.
For many years past no Elder ever
filled or tried TO IN a mission to Ind
ian Territory but had cause to call
down the blessings of God upon this
kind household II seems indeed they
are chosen vessels In the hands Of the
Lord Cor aldils His clocilus works
May the peace and blessings Of hea-
ven rest upon all that rruVtte for the
Elders, as do these and many others
of the true children Of the Kingdom.
on the 18th OF August we reached
the city OF Tahleguah and through the
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In tho North Alabama Conference.
Big Cove, Madison Co. Ala,
Sent 0Igt ipa-

DIE NhNNs .htAA0Vh W. All.
Sept 2ist, 1897.
To the Editor:
The forty Elders comprising the
North Alabama conference arrived
here to convene in annual conference
Friday last, with the exception OF Il.
C. Penrose, who through lameness was
not able to leave Etawah county. The
fatigues Of long dusty walk Were
soon forgotten I'm the affectionate
greetings Of the Elders and the hearty
welcome accorded by the hospitable
people of the settlement. Through n
misunderstanding some opposition was
raised by a number Of the prominent
citizens but all difficulties We're satis-
factorily adjusted through the indie
fatiguable efforts Of Elders Joseph Nc
Gregor and James II. Brown. first and
second assistants TO Elder Albert
Matheson, president Of the conference.
and their companions, Eldera Geo. II.
HIN and d. =. Felt. Grcat credit is
due these brethren for their zeal in
preparing for this event. Deep regret
was manifested by each Elder on
learning that our mission president.
Elder Z. s. K!mball. would not be
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arden scOke Jppu t.. subjects %
faith and water baptism.

ardsen scOke Ipbu t.. subjects %
faith and water baptism.
ON the following day six souls were
baptized by Elder Is. II. Alfred. Jr.
Sacrament and confirmation meet
Ing was held in the afternoon, ut
which Brother James II. Bristow was
ordained Priest and selected super
intendent Of the Sunday school to be
organized on the following Sunday.
Meeting was held again at night
Elder d. II. Alfred, Jr., spoke on the
Birth of water and the Spirit"
AT the last Of our conference meet
lngs Elder w. j. Jack spoke upon
the divine calling of the Prophet
Joseph Smlth. Elder Richardson
bore testimony TO the great truths
taught the people and our conference
closed.
Though some of our Elders have
not had the best of health during the
past warm season they have done a
great and good work with Indian
Territory's people, having baptized
iorty-nlne persons, and left n testl-
inony never TO be forgotten with
thousands.
There are but eight Elders now in
thls conference, and all will work for
me next eight months In the Choctaw
nation. The SaiIts and friends of
sans Bois have been very kind, doing
All IN their power for the comfort and
happiness of the Elders, and the sue
cess Of our conference,
Many more Elders are needed In
indian Territory. Young men IN Zion.
arc you ready?
II II ATJ,RE'D III
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"a celluloid Biblo that can be washet
has been invented. It's for tiso In court
rooms"
Next thing they'll be inyenting uphol
stored dictionaries for small children TO sil
on at the dinner table. "-Cloyeland PLAIN
Dealer.
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Pine Mt. Campbell County, Tenn.
October "a, 1897.
The Elders of East Tennessee con-
ference, on one occasion received this
testimony from reverend gentleman;
"Thuse Mormon Elders are working
az faithfully as the ant and us quietly
as the falling of the dew" This ia
about true.
At our conference which was held
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FROM A LOG CABIN TO THE CABINET
How Boy Without Dollar Friend Worked His Wa,
to the Top of Lies Ladder.

Ager About
Iabd
Handful Skill
Made
Me-
Worker yersus II Man..