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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-20

hands that hungered for his life. He
would give his word, and he would
keep it. Why nots Save his moth
Grand she, too, was dying had
no one to regret. To see her again,
to kiss her dear lips once more, con-
sole, encourage her, and leave her
hopeful-then he could face death
bravely."
He was in the midst of these sad
reflections when the commandant,
followed by several officers APP
preached him.
Nov, my fine fellow, you and l
have score to settle; you know what
awaits You?"
eyes, mon commandant, l am
ready"
"Reallyi So ready as all that3
You are not afraid of death7"
LESS than of life. / have seen so
much the last six months-such
awful things-death seems better
than such life"
81 wager you would not hesitate if
gave you your choice. If l said:
Put your best foot foremost and
show me how soon you can be out of
sight, you would soon be off, I'll
warrant"
CRY me, mon conama'ada,at, try
me! Put me to the proof; it's worth
a trial. One more or less for your
men to shoot, what does it matters
One hour of freedom only, not more;
you shall see whether I will keep my
word, and whether 1 am afraid to
die"
"Ohl da! you're no fool, but you
must take me COR one. Once free and
far away, and then to come back to
be shot just as you would keep an
ordinary appointment You will
hardly get me to swallow that, my
boyW
Listen, sir, I beg of you. Perhaps
you have good mother; you love her,
your mother, more than sught else In
the whole world If, like me, you
were just going to die, your last
thoughts would be of her. And you
would bless the man who gave you
the opportunity of seeing her once
more, for the last time. Mon COM
mandaot, do for me what you would
pray others to do for you. Give me
one hour of liberty, and l will give
you my word Of honour to return and
give myself up. Is life itself worth a
promise brokena"
While he was speaking the com
mandant was pacing to and fro, tug
| ging viciously at his moustache, and
evidently struggling hard to appear
unmoved.
"'My word,'" he murmured. "This
urchin talks of my word as though
he were Knight of the Round
Tablet
He stopped abruptly in front of his
prisoner and asked, in a severe tone,
"Your namel"
"Victor Curry"
"Age7"
sixteen ON the 18th of July next"
"Where does your mother liyes"
CAT Belleville."
"Whst made you leave her to fol-
low the Communei"
"The thirty sous chiefly; one must
eatl Then the neighbours and my
comrades threatened to shoot me if
l did not march with them. They
said was tall enough to carry a
musket. My mother was afraid of
them. and wept and prayed me to
obey them"
"You have no father, theni'
HE was killed"
"And wheres"
CAT Bourget, fighting for his coun-
try"
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Army of Versailles, and,
taken red handed with some ten of
his comrades, he had been conducted
to the Marie of the 18th ArTondis-
sen,ent.
Struck by his youthful appear
ance, and also astonished at the
boys GOODNESS in this hour of ex-
treme peril, the commandment had
ordered that the fatal verdict should,
so far as he was concerned, be sus-
pended for the moment, and that he
should be kept prisoner until his
companions had met their fate at the
neighboring harricsde.
Apparently quite calm and re-
signed, his great eyes and his face
the pale face of Partisan child
showed neither emotion nor anxiety.
He seemed to watch all that was
passing around him as though they
held no concern for him. He heard
the sinister report of the fusillade
which hurled his companions into
eternity without moving a muscle;
his calm, fixed gaze seemed to be
looking into the great Afterwards"
which was soon to become the
f'Present" to him ALSO Perhaps he
was thinking of his happy, careless
childhood-he had hardly outgrown
it; perhaps, of his relations and
their sorrow when they heard; of the
chain of fatality which had made him
fatherless and had tossed him into
the seething turmoil of civil war, and
now demanded his life at the hands
of fellow-countrYmen; and, perhaps,
he wondered why such things were.
At the time war was declared he
was living happily with his father
and mother, honest working folk who
had apprenticed him to a printer;
politics never troubled that little
household.
1t was not long, however, before
the Pfussians had slain the head of
tie family. The privations of the
siege, the long and weary waiting at
the butchers and bakers shops when
the scanty dole of food was dis
tributed in the rigour of that terrible
winter, had stretched his mother on
the bed of suffering where she lay
slowly dying.
One day when he had gone with
Others to dig for potatoes in the frost
bound plain of St. Denis Prussian
bullet broke his shoulder and after
wards, driven partly by hunger, part
ly by fear of his companions threats.
he had enrolled himself in the Army
of the Commune. Like many an
other, fear and fear only had led him
into and kept him in the ranks; he
had no heart for war of brothers,
and now that his life was about to
pay the penalty, he was glad that he
could lay no mans death to his
charge. He was innocent of that, at
any rate.
The things he had seen and suf-
fered during the few last months had
given him dread of life. He hated
to think of leaving his mother in
this terrible world-his mother whom
he loved SO dearly, who had always
bsen so inexpressibly good to him;
but he comforted himself with the
thought that before long she would
come, too-she could not have much
more suffering to undergo, she was
so weak when he last saw her, four
days ago.
kiss me again, dear-again," she
had said, "for feel that l may never
see you more"
"Ah," he thought, sadly, "if they
would only trust him-would give
him only one hour of liberty-how
he would run to her and then CO ne
back and give himself up to the
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UNlvERSALIsT REGISTER 81.
Price Reduced.

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of the edition of the Register for 1897, the
price has been reduced to TEN CENTS.
Every one should have a copy. 1t will be
convenient for the remainder of the year.
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HIS WORD OF HONOR.

4Translated From the French of Jean du
Rebrac)
BY G. W. wooDHoUsE.
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~ Nm THE.
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& ..PLAN...


To Whom Are the Payments to be Nader
considerable pledges
who will
where it is practicable such arrangement
Cent-a-Day Pedgef
in aid of Convention work
low Long Does Obligation
pledge carries with promise
according condition pledge
what his pledge time
Payments Cent-a-Day Pledges NIadeP
Of
anticipation always acceptablei
Convention
and General Convention "Quotas" ~
the
credit Of the parishes with which the
parishes, and meet the call for quotas"
to Modify the PedgeP
Of he make
may
0 Conventions
CentaDay way a prducveness
possible il needfu will visits
HENRY w. RUGG,
Financial Secretary
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-03-16
Wonderful Results i.

Mr.. G.. f. Melodies, connected with
the Salt Lake Ice Company, and peeid-
ing at No. $50 West Eighth South Street,
Sslt Lake City, says:
81 suffered with indigestion and a
very bad liver for three or four years
and lots OF the time it was a big job for
me to just walk around. | took one
bottle OF G.. w. Shores Kidney and
Liver Cure and am like different man.
This splendid medicine stopped my in
digestion entirely invigorated me, and
feel good now and can work with more
ease than have for years | was run
down in strength and flesh, but i'll
very short time gained ten pounds III
weight. For Sole by T. j. Wadsworth
chi, Utah.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-03-16
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN,
MUM & CO.,
361 Broadway, New York.
Catarrh Means Danger,

Because il unchecked it may lead direct
ly to consumption. Catarrh is caused
by impure blood This fact is fully
established. Therefor, tbs useless to
try to cure catarrh by outward appli-
cation or inhalants. The true way tc
cure catarrh is to purify the blood
Hoods Sarsapariiia, the great blood
purifier, cures cutarrh by it power tc
drive out all i'm purities from the blood
Thousands OF people testify that they
have been periuctly and permanently
cured of catarrh by Hoods Sarsapa-
.
rilla.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-03-16
DOG OF THE IRON MASK.
Although Only an Ar!stocratic Statue it
Deceived the Street Mongrei.

Although Only an Ar!stOcratic Statue it
Deceived the Street Mongrei.
A relative who lives in one of the one
time fashionable mansions now be-
come students boarding houses, in the
south end, tells me pretty good story
of dog, says reporter for the Boston
Post. In the yard, where a fountain
was once known to play, but where now
dust gathers, is an iron statue OF dog.
The iron dog watches and guards tho
old fountain, but he in. his turn has an
admirer and adorer. The other day,
hunting for another dog to go out and
play tag with him, came young street
monprel. He was unaccustomed to the
ways OF aristocracy, and in his simple
ignorance supposed that anything that
looked like dog was dog.
:. Tn to the statue he bounded barking
and wagging his tail. In stately i'm
mobility the iron dog gazed on out into
= vacancy. This did not deceive the
other. He had seen plenty of dogs as
sumo just that naughty and distracted
manner when they did not care to fight.
/" Wishing TO show his iron friend that he
appreciated his attitude, but assuring
him OF no evil intention, the dog from
the street kept on barking and wagging
his tall He even ran around his friend
a number Of times to show that there
was no ill-will-as Il the manner OF
dogs. But the dog of the iron mask did
not bulge. Ny relative says that he is
sure that even if the street dog had
brought around a cat to chase the iroT
dog would have remained unmcyed' a
red Irish setter came out finally ano
called the street dog away. The latter
went with distinct traces Of reluctancf
in his manner. He liked the style o.
that iron dog and had rather play in hi
yard with him.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-03-16
CONTAGIOUS CURRENCY.
Disease Germs Found on Coins
and Bank Notes.
One of the Most Serious Menaces to
Public Heaith--various Ways ia
which the Germs Are
Transferred.

Public attention has never been d.
rected in an adequate manner to the
dangers which exist in the careless
handling of money. Owing TO its rap
idly circulating nature and 20 the many
uncleanly places In which II is con-
stantly being concealed and carried,
the coin of the realm possesses advan-
tages in the dissemination of infectious
diseases not inherent in any other OBJ
ect of public utility. For this reason
it should be regarded Us possible
source of contagion at adj times, and
should be handled with the most Sc
rious consideration. But instead OF
applying sanitary or common-sense
methods to the necessarily numerous
personal contacts with the circulating
medium, the majority OF people show
less discretion in it's use than in any
other habit of life. Business men UNI
consciously dampen their fingers III
their mouths when running through q
package of bills, passengers in the
street cars hold nickels in their lips,
and shoppers neglect cuts or abra-
sions on the fingers which touch quanti-
ties Of change. Yet all of these foolish
oversight may prove as serious as the
careless handling of firearm. In both
cases the excuse is the same DIDN'T
know it was loaded" Recent expert
ments prove that practically all OF the
older coins and bills in circulation are
thoroughly tainted with diseases OF
more or less malignant types. Mods
ard fungi Of numerous varieties; cocci
which included all of the more deadly
blood poisoning germs, and baciiii o.
several possibly dangerous kinds were
all found in few samples, while th'
chance OF detecting the organisms o.
the greater number of the contagious
diseases was prevented by the condr
tions of the experiment. More COM
piete and extended tests would doubt
less have shown even more startling re
suits, while the possibility OF hndini
germs of an epidemic nature, even II
the present state of the city's health
was admitted blythe psychologists con
Quoting the investigation.
This contaminated condition of tn
money in circulation may well be con
sidered one of the most serious men
aces to the public health. Yet fey
simple and common sense rrecaution
will remove the greater part OF Tn
danger. Clean the unsecured hands
or gloves worn while shopping,
reasonable degree OF care in holdin
money, and above all an avoidance
putting coins, bills, or fingers IN tn
mouth or on the lips while engaged
commercial pursuits, are easy ways I
procure safety. With these simpI
methods of obtaining security ready
hand the present widespread violation
OF sanitation must result either frol
profound ignorance or from an almo
criminal degree of craftsmanship
couo Tribune
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-10
Australian Ball Players.

San Francisco, April S.-The Austral-
ian baseball players who are starting
out on a tour of the world arrived in
this city yesterday on the steamer
Monowai. They will spend few days
in sightseeing before practicing for
tier opening game which will be with
the Olympics a week from Sunday at
Central park.
The nervy athletes who have come
thousands of miles to ascertain how
the best baseball payers of Australia
compare with those of this country
ard 10 learn points if deficient,~ are Is
in number. The team has several
substitutes as they may play cricket
as well as baseball
The players are Frank Lavor, cap
tain, pitcher and first base; Charles
Kemp, south paw twirler; James
McKany, pitcher and catcher; r. f.
Ewers, pitcher and catcher: Sydney
Smith, first base and change catcher;
Walter Ingleton second base, Peter
A. McAllister, third base; Harry Ir-
win, short stop; Alfred S. Carter, left
fielder; A. II. Wiseman, center fielder
Harry Stuckey, right fielder; j. L.
Wallace, catcher; Charles Over, all
around man. ~
r. E. Ewers is the champion all
round athlete of Australia.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-10

San Francisco April 9.-James j..
Jeffries, asoirant for championship
honors, whose chief claim to distinction
in the pugilistic world is based on his
having been Jim Corbetts boxing part
ner While the eX-champion was under
going his preparation at Carson,
knocked cut Theodore Van Buskirk, Il
California heavyweight, tonight in Two
rounds. Tie contest was brought off
by the National club, and between s.,
coo and 5000 people were in attendance.
Jeffries has adopted Corbetts style OF
fighting as nearly as any man who ever
appeared here He allowed Van Bus
KIRK to do the forcing, showing much
claverness in ducking and hitting in the
breakaWays. He was especially effect
i've with his right hand in the break
aways, scoring repeatedly on his OPP
ponent'S face and neck, cutting a deep
cash over Vans eye. in the first round.
Van Buskirk claimed a foul on the first
blew struck by Jeffries, left-hand
swing on the stomach, but the referee
declined to allow the claim. The blow
which put Van Buskirk out was a
right had cross squarely on the jaw
Van turned completely around and fell
like a log on his face, and was counted
out before he could get on his feet.
Jeffries was seconded by Billy Delaney,
Bish Woods and DAMN Needham-
The betting was 10 TO in favor OF
the winner.
Horace Slater knocked out Homer
Mccoy, a brother of Kid MCCOY. in
the first round, and Sammy Maxwell
put Ed Morrissey to sleep for ten min
utes with a right hand uppercut in the
I bird round
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-10

Knoxville, Tenn, April 9.-Of the 50
guests who were sleeping in the hotel
Knox yesterday morning when the fire
broke out. only So have been accounted
for
The hotel register was destroyed and
it will, perhaps. never be known how
many lives were lost. Those known to
have persisted in the flames are:
a. E. Weeks of Locke. N. Y; drum
mer
C. W. Roberts of Pulasky. Tenn;
lightning rod agent
A. E. Williams, Springfield, Mass;
retired merchant.
kilograms have been pouring in all
day from different cities inquiring
about people supposed to have been in
Knoxville
The worl. of searching for the re-
mains in the ruins was begun late this
ready indicate that the list of death
will be much larger than at first
thought
Charred remains were found in differ
ent localities of the ruins.
E. A Williams of Springfield, who
was beyond a doubt burned. was So
years of age and was travelling south
for his health.
Large rewards have been offered for
the bodies. and a large force of men is
at WORK tonight clearing away the
debris
OF those injured perhaps only one
will die. J. C. NJ. Boyle of Tennessee.
civil engineer. lies in a very critical
condition at the city hospital. He in
hailed flames, and his limbs are burned
badly.
Messrs. Keppart. Mcmillan, Hogan,
Kreiek, Hudson and Hicks all of Knox
vile, who are most painfully hurt. are
recovering
The total property loss sustained viii
foot up s1.611 900; total insurance. s614.- ,
2O97O. Many of the firms burned out
have secured temporary quarters and
the wholesale houses especially have
never stopped filing orders.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-10
Another Tvister.

Atlanta, Ga. April 9.-Telegrams
from Ozark. Ala, Valdosta Crossing
and the Inflated town of Arlington.
Ca, show that this section was visited
today by another gulf cyclone, ascend
ing the Apalatchicola valley and
sweeping nortward with terrific force
to the confluence of the Shattachochee
and the Flint rivers, where it divided.
In one direction toward Ozark where
the timbers were uprooted and houses
blown to pieces, several lives were lost,
among them Mrs Powers, who was
caught beneath the falling timbers Of
her house and crushed.
The rest of the family were rescued,
among them a baby three weeks old
whom the mother protected at the loss
of her own life.
The second section of the cyclone was
DETECTED upon Flint valley. breaking
across south Georgia and passing
through Arlington, where but a few
weeks ago nine children were killed in
the ruins of their schoolhouse. Reach
ing ValdCsta, the storm became in
tensified in fury and trees were blown
down in every part of the city. A
church was wrecked from it's founda-
items and twisted into fragments. The
box cars on the Plant System were
blown off the track From many other
towns reports of an equally alarming
nature are coming in.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-10
IN COMPARISON.
Resume of the Situation in the
South

Washington, April 9.-Following is a
resume of the present flood situation in
the south. and the outlook as far as can
be determined by comparison with pre-
Vious floods:
The main volume of water is now be-
tween Memphis and Nicksburg. contained
IN the main channel of the Mississippi
and the basins of the YaZoo and the
Lower st. Francis, White and Arkansas
r.Ners. which have been flooded by the
breaking of the levees of the Mississippi.
TIE waters from these basins must all
return to the Mississippi above Vicks
burS. and unless the leVeeS on the west
side of the river between the mouth OF
the Arkansas and the Vicksburg break
must pass by the latter point to the
lower river.
IN the food of 1890, the last great flood
preceding this. and which this flood so
far in the breaking of levees and regions
flooded closely resembles, the river be-
gan TO rise at Vicksburg. from the water
returning from the creVaSSeS, on April !,
and rose rs feet at the rate of about one
tenth of a foot a day until April %. Not
withstanding the fact that the great
crevasse at Pecan Grove in northeast
Louisiana above Vicksburg, allowed an
immense volume of water to flow through
10 the Gulf. without passing Vicksburg,
this flood has caused numerous breaks in
the leveeS on the Louisiana side and in
undated a very large region. The entire
levee system of southeast Arkansas and
louisiana has been greatly strengthened
since that flood and especially during the
past few weeks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-10
BRYAN AT TALLAHA 5SEE.
But Little Injured by the Accident
An Address Enthusiastically Re
ceived.

Tallahassee, Fla, April 9.-Hon. Will
lam ]. Bryan reached here at 4 o'clock
this afternoon. He spoke today at
Lake City, Live Oak and Lloyds. where
he was greeted by big crowds.
Upon his arrival here he was met by
a committee and the city officials
When asked if he felt any serious eff
fects from his accident yesterday, Mr.
Bryan said:
Il am all right. 1 was considerably
shaken up. and my legs and chest are
very sore
A platform had been erected in Lewis
park, and Mr.. Bryan spoke there at 8
o'clock to 1000 people after a formal
welcome to the city by Mayor Shine,
and an Introduction by Senator Ship
ley. He disclaimed any intention to
influence the pending senatorial contest
in the legislature. After the speech a
reception was held at the Leon hotel
Mr.. Bryan Will speak tomorrow night
at Jacksonville.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-10
GROWING worse Hourly.

G-and Forks, n. D.. April 9.-The stu
at:on still continues to grow alarmingly
worse, and the probabilities are that the
surrourd:,- country will be flooded, as
the river Is still rising from one 10 two
inches an hour.
At clock this morning the water had
reached 70 feet inches, considerably
above the 50 mark. From to II o'clock
this morning the water had risen Is
inches. There are some few old-timers
who are of the belief that there will be
a turning point some time tonight while
others firmly believe that the water will
continue to rise. The cedar paving blocks
on lower South Third street and on De-
ross avenue and the bridge are all torn
up and floating
Business is almost entirely suspended
All the large blocks have from six to ten
feet OF water in their basement and
ground floors.
Residents and business men of Demoss
a-e2ue have ell removed to other quar-
te-s- On Demoss avenue and kittson
avenue the water is within one foot of
the Third street pavement The Central
AID Belmont schools have closed on ac-
count OF high water in their Easements,
which put out the furnace fires.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-10
NEEDED TWO VOTES.
Hunter Had the Office Almost With
in His Grasp Yesterday.

Louisville, KY, April 9.-Interest in
the senatorial struggle was revived to-
day when the Blackburn people again
attempted TO break a quorum. They
were unsuccessful. The vote was:
Hunter, 81; Blackburn, As; Boyle, q;
Martin. 13; Stone, /; Present, %. Nee
essary TO a choice, 65.
On a motion to adjourn the vote
stood 81 TO g. and Speaker Werthing-
ton cast the deciding vote in favor OF
another ballot.
On the second ballot Representative
Baldwin, one of the Republican bolt
ers. made an impassioned speech and
cast his vote for Hunter. This caused
the assembly TO go wild and for time
it looked rs if Hunter would be elected.
The ballot resulted: Hunter, So: Black
burn, %: Martin. 10; Boyle. s; Stone, l.
The general assembly refused to adj
journ by a vote of "A TO "a and a third
ballot was ordered. Senator Siege, who
bolted Hunter several days ago, stated
that if Hunter gOt another vote ne
would also vote for him, thus electing
him. The Republicans received the
announcement with cheers and Hunter
was within one vote OF the United
States senatorship.
After the continuous balloting the
joint session adjourned at 2:55 p. m.
without result. Hunter never gained
but the one Republican vote and was
never closer than two votes to an
election