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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-15

whi,n -, ,....~s.l nau SVEN Uut Wa.
the name OF the girl.
Ii : a Alma pronounced A~h.ee.na)
This news was flashed throughout the
squadron, aud the name Of our beautiful
captive was on the lips of all.
After hat came her story. 1t was a
marvellous narrative. Translated into
our tongue, ii ran as follows:
The traditions of my fathers, hand.
ed down for generations so many that
no one can number them, declare that
the planet of Mars was not the place of
our origin.
ages and ages ago our forefathers
dwelt on another and distant world that
was neare to the sun than this one is
and enjoyed brighter daylight than we
have here.
They DIV elias l have often heard
the story from my father, whvhad learn.
ed it by heart from his father, and he
from bis-in q beautiful valley that was
surrounded by enormous mountains tow.
ering into the clouds and white about
their tops with snow that never melted.
In the valley were lakes, around which
clustered the dwellings of our race.
lit was, the traditions say, a land
wonderful for its fertility, Allied with
all things that the heart could desire,
splendid flowers and rich with luscious
fruits.
1T was n land Of music, and the peo.
pie who dwelt in il were very happy"
While the girl was telling this part
of her story the Heidelberg professor
became visibly more and more excited
Presently he could keep quiet no longer
and suddenly exclaimed, turning to ~
who were listening as the words of the
! girl were interpreted for us by one Ct
the other linguists:
Gentlemen it is the vale of Cash.
merel Has not my great countryman,
Adelung, so declared: Has he not said
that the valley of Cashmere was the
cradle Of the human race %already?'
From the valley of Cashmere to the
planet Marsl What q r%onance!" ex
claimed one of the bystanders.
Colonel Smith appeared to be particu
larry moved, and heard him humminl
under his breath, greatly TO my aston
ishment, for this rough soldier vas no
much given to poetry or music:
who has no, heard ~ the vale Of Cashmere,
With ats roses the brightest that earth owe
gave,
Its temples, its ~grottocs, its fountains rs clea
As the love lighted eyes that hang over tn
wavey'
Mr.. Sydney Phillips, standing by ant
also catching the murmur Of Colone
Smiths words, showed in his handsom,
countcnauce some indications of distress
as if he wished he had thought Of thos
lines hi
CTo BE CoNCLCDED)
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CHAPTER XIX.

The only hope for us lay in the girl.
If, as there was every reason 4 be-
lieve, she was familiar with tine ways
aud secrets Of the Nartians, then she
might DO able to direct our efforts IN
such a manner as to render them effect
i've.
I'VE can spare two weeks for this. "
said MIR Edison Can you fellows Of
nan tongues learn to talk with the girl
in that timer"
We'll try it, said several.
at shall we do. cried tine Heidelberg
professor, more confidently
Then there is no use of staying
here, " continued the commander If
we withdraw, the Martians will think
that we have either given up the contest
or been DESTROYED. Perhaps they will
then pull of their blanket and let Us see
their face once more That will give us
u better opportunity to strike effectively
when we are again ready.
why not rendezvous az N If the
moons:' said an astronomer. Neither
of the twU moons is of much conSs-
Querce, as far as size goes, but still II
would serve as a sort of anchorage
ground, and while there. il we were
careful to keep on the side away from
Mars. we should escape detection"
This suggestion was immediately nc
cepted. and the squadron. having been
signaled to assemble, quickly bore of IL
the direction Of the more distant moon
of Mars. Deimos. We knew it was
slightly smaller than Photos, but it,
greater distance gave promise tha, il
would better serve our purpose Of tenn
porary conccalment. The Moons Of
Mars. like the ,arth's moon. AWAY,
keep the same face toward their master
BY hiding behind DeimuS we should Is
cape the pryIng eyes Of the IartianS
wen when they employed telescopes
and thus be able to y main comparative
ly close at hand. ready to rOunce dow
upon them again after We had obtained
As we now had good hope Of doing. IN
formation that would MAKE US master
Of the situation.
Defines proved 10 be. as we had eS
rectsd. about SIX miles II diameter L.
mean density Is not very great, SO tbs
the acceleratiou Of gravity did not x
,eed one twI-thouSsudth Ct TIE earth's
Consequently the weight Of II man U
,"c the scales ut $50 pOands at hUn
ia here Gully about an ounce.
The result WAS ;hat we could NOV
about with even greater ease than 81
the golden asteroid. and some II IN
scientific men eagerly resumed their IN
terrupttd experiments
But the attraction II this little satel
lite was SO sliSnt that we had { 10 /
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The BURLINGTON FREE PRESS THURSDAY. DECEMBER Is 1893.

law, suCu as ne~ eviuently was. who mad
been caught in the act Of rubbing the
Marian gold mines. could expect to es-
cape punishment IN returning to his
native planet 1t was Difficult. to src.
Nevertheless. 50 strong are tho ties ot
race, we could plainly perceive that all
has sympathics were for his own people.
In fact, in consequence of his suIly
manne md his attempts to escape, he
had been more strictly bound than he
fore aud tn get him out uf the way had
been removed from the flagship, which
was already overcrowded. and placed in
one of the other electric ships. and this
ship-as il happened-was one of those
which were lost in the great battle TN
der the clouds. So after all the Marian
bad persisted by u vengoful stroke
launched from his native globe.
But Providence had placed in n
hands u far better Interpreter than no
could ever lave been. This gill Of
own race would need no urging or coor-
ciCn On our part III order to induce her
to- reveal any secrets of the Martians
that mi hit he useful in our further pro
cccdincs.
Blu. one thing was first necessary tn
be done-wo must learn to tails with
her.
But for the discovery of the store Of
provisions it would have been impOssi.
BILE for is to spare the time needed tn
! acquire tho language of the girl. bus
moo that we had been saved from the
danger of starvation WE could prulong
the siege for several weeks. employing
the intervening time to the best advaa
tage.
The terrible disaster which we had
suffered in the great battle above the
Lake of the Sun, wherein we had lest
nearly u third I, our entire force, had
been quite sufficient to convince US that
sur only hope of victory lay III dealing
the Martians some paralyzing stroke
that at one blow would deprive them Of
the power of resistance y victory that
cost us the loss Of a single ship would
be too dearly purchased now
How to deal that blow and, first OF
all, how to discover the means Of deal
ing IL wero ut present the uppermoS'
problems before our minds.
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SYNOPSIS or PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.

SYNOPSIS or PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
chapter The inhabitants of MAYS
having invaded the o1rtn, iuilictirt great
OIntdGe and it becoming app1lcnt mat
they are preparing for q nov attack,
Thomas A. Edison inVclts On electrical
snip capable of carrying the az to Mars
Chapter Il.-Ml. Edison also .nNtnts Il
weapon called the disntcglutor Whlch ny
vibratory force causes any object ut
which it is fired to dissolve. y conceive
of nations Is called tor the purpose OF
raising funds to build ind equip the AIR
ships.
Chnptcrs III and IV-Rulcrs meet at
Washington and raise the required means.
Chapter N.-Thc expedition, ~acconpan-
led by the foremost scientists of the axe,
starts, arranging to rendezvous at the
moon.
Chapters VI and Ntt.-On the way a mo
trcr strikes one Of the ships. killing sever
a. o. its inmates. The moon Is cXp'orod.
Chapter NIl-Lcrvlng for Mars, the eN-
petition is caught by the attractive force
CT "A comet and carried out of it's course
till it is rescued by the attraction OF the
earth and brought back to that planet,
hut after Il short stay embarks again for
Mars.
chapter GN-On the way an asteroid is
encountered on which t. a force of Mar
t.ans. y tight occurs, and the Martiails
are defeated.
Chapter N-Onc of the Martians is cap
turcd alive. The asteroid is found to be
Of solid gold.
Chapters Nt and NTI-Othcr warriors
come from Mars. and another battle en-
sues, resulting in the slaughter of the
Martiaus by The indistcgrdtors.
Chapter NlIl.-Efortsar are made to learn
the language of the Martiaus from the
prisoner. ,
Chapter N1N.-Thc expedition leaves
the aStcroid for Mars and Is met by Il
Marian airship.
Chapter MA circuit cf Mars is made
and the wonders of that planet are reveal
cd. The Martilus enCirclc their planet by
& dense smoke as Il means Of defence,
Chapter NNI.-tiisln euldrgcs the dis
iutcrgrptors. with which he piorces the
cloud and attacks the planet.
Chapter NNi1.-Thc provisions of the
.>l.aition run low. and a portion Of the
j. It goes 10 the other side ,f Mars II
taxi tho inhabitants and forage
uu the country. Landing. they come upon
. human Woman a slave.
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a large tWbc or 0tr>htpS made HStr
appearance,
very careful not to move too swiftly IN
going about lest we should i~nvoluntari-
~ leave the ground and sail out into
space, rs, IL will be remembered. had
happened to the fugitives during the
hight on the asterold
Not only would such an adventure
have been an uncomfortable experience,
but it might have endangered the sue
cess of our scheme Our present distance
from the surface Of Mars did NOT exceed
IL, o miles, and We had reason to be-
lieve that the Martians possessed tele-
scopes powerful enough to enable them
not merely to see the electrical ships at
such a distance. hut also to catch sight
of us individually Although the cloud
curtain sull rested ON the planet ii was
probable that the Martians would send
some of their airships up TO its surfacs
in order to determine what our fate hst
been. From that point Of vantage. witt
their exceedingly powerful glasses. w
feared that they might be able to detec
anything unusual upon or in the neigh
borhood II Deimos
Accordingly strict orders were gfvei
not only that the ships should be p.oor,
ON that side Of tho satellite which
perpetually turned away from Nal
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down tc the level of the ground.

down &c the level OF inc ErOut'u.
This was quickly douc, tho girl was
taken aboard, and u dozen men, under
orr guidance, FASTENED tack to the
house, where we loaded ourselves with
tho compressed provisions aud conveyed
them to the ship.
ON this second trip to tho mysterious
house we had discovered another apart
meut containing very largo number OF
tho metallic boxes, filled with compress
ed food.
"By Jove, it is a storebousc!" said
Colonel Smith. 1--WE must get more
force and carry it all off. Gracious, but
this is n LUCKY night. We can r%eprovi-
sion the whole fleet from this room."
IL thought it singular, " said, THAT
with the exception of the girl whom wo
have rescued no women were seen i'll
the house. Evidently the lights over
yonder indicate the location of a consid-
cradle town, and it is quite probable
that this building, without windows,
and so strongly constructed, is the COM
mon s%tcrchouse. where the provisions
for the town dre kept. Tho fellows we
killed must have been the watchmen in
charge of the s%torehouse, and they were
treating themselves to a little music
from the slave girl when WI happened
to come upon them"
With the Utmost haste several of the
other electrical ships, waiting above the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-15
80 NG~ JAPAN.
Religious federation Flourishes In tho
Land of the Nikado.

Land of the Nikado.
One Of the first acts Of the emperor after
nc restoration Of 1865 was the promulga
N of an cdict abolishing the laws against
reign religions and their propagation
aony the people; hence ii came TO pass
at for the first time in centuries the doc
nc and tcnets of Christianity could bc
e,ly preached and taught in Japan
.cation Of this momcntous event natu-
lily suggests some consideration of the
Icstion nj religious faiths in Japan anu
their influence upon the intellectual and
oral growth Of the nation One interest
fact Immediately discloSes Itself. and
at is that up TO the time when Japan
L. closed 10 the world foreign religions
I not only b,cn tolerated. but had even
n eagerly welcomed and c>pouScd This
notably true Of Christianity and Bud
ism Tho latter was introduced about
A ID Until that time Shintoism WA
only religion OF the people.
The coming Of Buddhism" as ~ 90
historians saws, wrought a complct
4agc in the m;nd of thr nation. liith
- the peoples conception NJ religion
! be,n OF y most rUdimen,ary character
y merely believed that the gods mus
rcvCr-I. rC!,eu on L leaned. In =
APPLE faith they attributed every happy a.
haypy event, every for innate or Ln.ur
aatc incident, to ;hc volitiaI NJ the de.
=, to whom, therefore. they offered Sac
Aces that evil mich: ~ aver;ed. Tn.
'lnsi.,cn from r%srrhcism oi this Il scrip
IN II belief in a faith which inculcatc'
Irjue ard well doing ana announced III
pctrine vi future rewards and punish
cuts might naturally he regarded u
.nicult. hut IL was accomplished IN japan
! = surprisingly brief period. The Intro
Nrtion OF Buddhism did not. however
Stroy reverence for the ancicnt Shin,
Nh. The two existed side ny side; il
me cases they were even partially ma
.natcd through the skil.ful adoption b'
nGdkist proraaardists ol some fcaturc
Tie Shinto Hclci rs a part nj the Bu,;
i; ucnvtS -Ioru HCshi in Harper
aHazinc.
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\ RONAN-s OF BOOK HUNTING.
>ccvery of a Precious Volume AfteI
Many Years.

: London hook hunter of the last gsu
alton save ~ his son ~ the "ncsi egg
his fu,ure library a translation OF Til,
lie and Character Of TheophraStuS,
linus the ,irle lacc, hut attributed Il
sle,aan. NJ giving this book II his son
he father wrote his name ON the lily leaf
= few yoars aircrwRrd the son. accom-.
panied ~ his beloved hooSs, went to Ia
maicA whcrc the translation In question
was borrowed OF HIM by a military oiliceI
on service in that colony. This officer,
being unexpectedly transferred with his
regiment 10 another colony, quilted la
maica very suddenly, inadvertently taking
with him the borrowed translation, u cir
cums;ance which caused great annoyance
and regrvt To It's owner, who priced II yer,
highly as bcing the gift of his father AZ
containing that parent 5 handwriting II,
made various attempts 10 learn the wher,
abouts Of the officer who had SO careless.
carried of :he treasured volume, but coul
never obtain any tidings of him., and "A
length ~relinqulshed the effort and gave u
the book for lost
Five and twenty years afterward tn
book hunter, having returned 10 London
WAS one day strolling along the Old keI.
road and peering about him, as usual, whei
he came to the shop Of a dealer in old iron
near the then existent turnpike gate
which formerly stood nearly opposite III
burial ground As he glanced into u
aingy depths of this shop he suddenly e.
pied his lost translation slowed away upol
a shelf. Hastily entering the shop h
bought hack his missing treasure for III
sum of sixpence, which the man Of irol
seemed To think himself very lucky in get
ting in exchange for it, The presence q
his fathers handwriting oil the ny leaf wa
Till as iegible rs ever n rendered II Gel
ain that the volume, 50 strangely rcoy
red, was the identical n the loss Q
hich he had 50 long deplored.-Cham
- journal
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HE WORRY

Eve II the people of Great Britain
were to abolish their throne the Prince ot
Wales wouldn't have far TO look for a
job"
why. what could he do to earn a liv-
ings"
He is an experio""sd waiter.-ChicaSo
Record.
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HARD LUCK.

A poor little fellow called Vaughan
Mas playing one day on the Vaughan.
when a whirlwiud came nigh,
Took him up To the skigh,
And mons could tell where he had
gaushan. =
New York World.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-15

4 cough Is not like a fever. II does rot
have 10 run a certain course. Cur" II
quickly and efectually with One Minute
Cough cure. the best remedy for all ases
ana for the most severe cases We recon-
u.end il because it's good.
Sold nv J. W, O'Sullivan, w. +. Hall
r. Henry Parker, City Drug Store, r.
Gcsselin Bros, T.. r. Crandall.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-15

Near the Caspian sea there are several
"eternal fires, /" so called by the natives,
where natural gas issues from the ground
and has been on tire for ages
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%Saltrheum. eczema, every ailment of the
ek,n Wy Crystalline. No benent no
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-03-31

The Chautauqua society at Guthrie
decided that Quo Nadis is the greatest
book written in the year.
Ensign C. b. Barnes, son of Governor
Barnes, writes to his mother from
St Kits. British West Indies. He
says the Maine couldn't blow Itself up.
The noted murder case of the terri
tory against Henry Shoemaker has
been thrown out OF court. Shoemaker
was charged with the murder of Henry
Townsend, postmaster at Homestead.
The work of surveying the Indian
Territory is about completed, with the
exception of a small portion of the
Cherokee nation. part of the cas-,
half OF the Choctaw nation and about
one-fourth OF the ChielSasaw nation.
The Chapman murder case which
has been on trial for the past week
resulted in the acquitial of Ranchman
Chapman. lie was charged with the
murder Of Werner Wiikerson another
stock man. The parties lived near
Woodward.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-03-31
THE INGENIOUS MAN.
His Invention Was Forgotten I'm Time
Of Need.

He was a very ingenious man. He had
made an invention which was of great value
He thought so, at least, If the world did not,
and he had his invention patented. 1t
was a combination eamp-stool, cane and UNI
brella The cane was the usual form of the
invention. At big parade nothing could be
more convenient, and Tor an ordinary. unex-
pected rainstorm, what could be better,
A man is sure to have his walking stick with
him.
1t was not 50 very long after the invention
had been perfected that the man was ont
walking with his wife, and a sudden shower
came up. There were no ears accessible, and
the only thing to do was to run. and the
unlucky pair did this with a vengeance,
reaching the house hot, uncomfortable, and
pretty wet.
well. we are here at last" said the man,
drawing a long breath of relief,
Yes" said the wife, disconsolately, but
think have ruined my new bonnet. And.
John Smith, she added. suddenly. with a
little scream. what do YOU think you have
done: You had that old invention of yours
-cane-csmp-stool-umbre affair--in your
hand all the time ready for an emergency,
and forgot to use il.
The man tells the story, and thinks it is
a great joke.-N. Y. Times.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-03-31
aIisCELIANEoUx

A CHICAGO dispatch stated that
George I. Nicholson had been appointed
general passenger and traffic manager
of the Atchison, Topeka q Santa Fe
railway TO succeed ". F. White, who
died recently. The appointment is to
take effect Nav l.
The Reynolds grain elevator nj
Poughkeepsie. n. ". was destroyed by
tire, causing loss of S55, 900.
JoE CHoYNsKI, the pugilist, San
Francisco dispatch said, will probably
never again shy his castor into the ring.
He was said to be suffering from blood
poisoning, resulting from his training
for fights, and the doctors have found
IL necessary To use the knife.
THE Sons OF Veterans of Philadel.
phia have organized regiment of in
fantry 1000 strong. Seventy-four per
cent of the members have served in
the state national guard. The regi-
ment is fully equipped and uniformed
and in the event of war with Spain the
service of the regiment will be offered
To the president
THE Hale house at Butte, Mont, used
as lodging and boarding house by
miners, was burned the other night
So far as known two men were dead
from jumping out OF windows. another
was dying and 20 were missing ano
fears were entertained that they had
lost their lives and were in the ruins
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-03-31
THE JACK RABBITS OF TEXAS.
Not Com monty Used as an Article of
Food.

Not Commonly Used .. an Article of
Food.
"The big ra bbi,s or hsres that hang in
front of Washington restaurants are
not the jackrabb OF mule ears that
abound on the Texas prair.es." said Mr..
c. o. Keras. of the Lone Star state. re-
ports the Washington Post. "fhe sort
that we have and that are common all
through the southwest are of brown
color. identical with their small cotton
tail' brethren that abound in Virginia
and Maryland, and that are numerous
all through the old southern states.
These imported hares with white bellies
come from Canada. where all wild ami
mails turn white In winter 10 match the
snowclad earth. and they are not nearly
as large as our Texas jackra bbits, nor
do they have the enormously big ears
that distinguish the Texas family.
should say that ours will get over the
ground twice as fast as their Canadian
cousins. A greyhound is the only ami
NAL, In fact. that can overtake mule
ear. An ordinary dog never forgets him
self so far as 10 chase one for even the
distance OF city block. 1t would be a
rank waste Of canine energy TO do so.
The jackrabbit is regarded at home
more as an ornament to the landscape
than anything else. Hungry men in
camp who have run ont of ordinary
grub viii occasionally kill them 10 stop
the pangs OF hunger, and they are said
to be really fine eating. but they are
not regarded as fit for the menu of the
average Texas family"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-03-31

I. b. Pow, II lives on the Arkansas
river about seven miles above Weber,
in the Cherokee strip One day last
week as he was passing through his
horse 'ot he pslied mp "a half dollar and
upon examination discovered sal more
in a pot similar TO shaving mug,
made of common earth. There were
20 Spanish dollars dated 1924, 15gs and
l726 and ranging between these dates,
and 80 half dollars, all except two
American, ami the dates range from
Isle back to l705 Several of the dates
are 1905. A few years ago, before his
death. his father ploughed up a similar
pot on the same farm with $50 of the
same kind of money.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-03-31

THREE yonng men are working on n
plan at Boston for the organization of
a vast army of unarmed citizens to start
in divisions simultaneously from cen
tral points in the different states east
of the Missouri river and converge to-
ward Washington, which is TO be their
destination. This army is to consist
of from 800, 900 To 500. 900 able bodied
men, well proyisioned, ofiicered by com
petent leaders, and equipped for a long
march. Its object is the offering OF
its services TO President Mckinley for
service against Spain should war be
declared, or go To Cuba and fight under
Gen. Gomez
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-03-31
Must Not Sell Lemon Extract.

Ponca City Courier; Notice has been
served on all grocerymen of this city
not to sell lemon or other extracts
which contain alcohol. to any Indian
or TO any ward of the government who
is now upon the rolls as such. Lemon
extract has been a favorite beverage
with the Ponca Indians and they can
get a good drunk out of 50-cent bot
tie. Often when they have money and
are unable TO get whisky they will buy
nearly all the extract supply in town.
The grocerymen will all obey the new
order. Saloon men were also served
with the notice, warning against sale
of liquors to Indians.