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CHAPTER III.
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Two hours had gone by and the Prince
Aziel. together with his retinue. the Off
GERS of the caravan aEd many otner guests,
were seated at a great feast made in their
honor by Saxon. the governor of the city.
The feast was held in the large piliared
hall of Sakon's house which was built be-
meath the northern wall of the temple. and
rot more than few PAGES from its narrow
entrance. through which. in case of alarm
the inhabitants of the palace could fly for
safety. All down the hall were placed ta-
hles. where sat more than two hundred
feaSters. but the principal guests We're
seated by themselves at the head of the
hall upon raised dais- Among them We're
Saxon himself. a middle-aged man, stout
in build and thoughtful in face his Gaugh-
ter ELISA, some other noble ladies and a
score or more of the notables of the city
and its surrounding territories One of
these strangers Immediately attracted the
attention of Aziel, who was in the place OF
honor at the right of Saxon. between him
and the Lady Elissa- This man was of
large stature and about forty years of age,
the magnificence of his apparel and the
great gold chain. set with rough diamonds.
which hung about his neck showing him to
be a person OF Importance. His tawny
complexion suggested that he was of mixed
race. a conclusion which his features did
not belle, for his brow, nose and cheek
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himself. instead of a princelet of his line
he should pay bitterly for the deed. To-
morrow. Saxon. / will see you before
leave for my own land. for I have words
TO speak to yon. Till then, farewell" And
rising, he STROBE down the hall. followed by
his guard.
The departure of King Ithobal in anger
the signal for the breaking up of the
feast.
why is that half-bred chief SO angry
with me?" asked Aziel in a low voice of
ELISA. as they followed Saxon to another
cha mber.
Because he set his dead cousin to kid
nap me, and you thwarted him." she an
swered, looking straight before her.
Aziel made no reply, for at that moment
Saxon turned TO speak to him, and his face
was anxious
Il crave your pardon, prince" he said,
drawing him aside, that you should have
net with such insults Al my board. Had it
been any other man by now he would have
rued his words, but this Ithobal is the ter
ror of our city, for If he will he can .,ring
hundred thousand men upoI. us, shutting
US within our walls 10 starve and cutting
whence We win gold. Therefore. II this
way or in that, he must be humcred, though
now" he added his brow darkening, "he
demands price that 1 am loath to pay"
and he glanced toward his daughter, who
stood watching them at a little distance,
looking most beautiful in her white robes
and ornaments of gold.
May you not make war upon him and
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MODERN SCIENCE.
Predictions for the Twentieth Cen
tury Are Broad.

Predictions for the Twentieth Cen
tury Are broad.
From the Popular Science Monthly.
II may be that we are, with respect to the
coming century, in the same immature
mental condition in which the people of the
eighteenth century were with regard to the
nineteenth. If some one in the preceding
century had dared to predict the wonderful
achievements of the nineteenth, he would
probably have been declared a fool and
treated as was Robert Mayer, in Germany,
in this century, who, after the discovery
of the law of the conservation of force,
fate might befall the man who should dare
now to cast g horoscope for the twentieth
century and to predict the progress of the
human mind in the various domains of
scientific research. After all, those may be
right who. in spite of all those acquisitions
on which so justly pride ourselves, are
of opinion that we are still moving in only
the initial steps, in the leading strings of
evolution. and that we are yet very far
from the goal of those material and ideal
aims which the human race in its unremt-
ting onward struggle is destined to attain
or to show its capacity of attaining The
great Sir Isaac Newton used, perhaps the
most appropriate simile when he COM
pared men with children who on the sea-
shore are picking up here and there a Gu
rious pabble or colored shell while the
great sea of truth lies still unexplored be-
fore them. We can only conjecture as to
the probable progress, as we cannot know
which position we occupy in the course of
human evolution whether we are still in its
beginnings or we'll advanced. This lies hid
den in the bosom Of the future.
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A KNOWING DOG.
He Had n Glass Eye and Never Rub
bed 1t Out.

He Had n Glass Eye and Never Rub.
bed 1t Out.
From London Sketch.
Marmaduke is dead. He was only a Blen-
helm spaniel. but he was wonderful in his
way, for he had a glass eye. He was bred
by the Duchess Of Marlborough, who takes
a great interest in the famous kennel. As
will occasionally happen to small dogs he
tried to show his superiority over the feline
race; but on one occasion a pugnacious cat
declined to take orders from Marmaduke.
and enforced its refusal by giving Marina
duke "one in the eye with its claws. The
result was that Marmaduke's eye was de-
stroyed. The duchess then sent the spaniel
to veterinary surgeon, to be fitted to a
glass eye, as she was especially fond Of the
little fellow, and the sight of the empty
socket was repugnant. After he was sent
back with his rev ;, her grace was made
nervous by seeing his staring artificial eye,
1t being just a little previous to q visit of
the Earl of Blandford and so a home was
sought for the unfortunate little blue blood,
which was found with Miss e. l.. Moore of
Denmark HILL near Woodstock. The glass
eye Is the right one, and is exactly
matched to the other brown. animated one
Marmaduke never tried to scratch or rub
out the eye, but seemed to understand why
1t was there. He was run over by van
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fortress. how should 1 refuse him there.
that is, IL still lived? There, with no price
to pay in gold or lands or power, he would
have been my master. and I should have
been his slave till such time as he wearied
Of me- and that is the fate from which you
have saved me, Prince, or rather from
death, for / am not one who could bear
such shame at the hands of a man l hate"
Lady" he said, bowling, Il think that for
the first time in my life 1 am glad tonight
that i was born
And l." she answered, who am but
Phoenician maiden, and am glad that 1
should have lived to hear one who is as
loyal in thought and soul he Is in rank.
speak thus to me. Oh. Prince, she added,
clasping her hands, IF your words are
not those of empty courtesy alone, hear
me, for you are great. and it may be in
your power to give me aid. Prince l am
in a sore strait, for that danger from which
/ prayed to be delivered this night presses
me hard. Prince, it is true that Ithobal
has been refused my hand. both by myself
and by my father. and therefore it was
that he strove to steal me away. But the
evil is not done with, for the mobiles Of the
city and the priests of FL came to my
father at sunset and prayed him that he
would let Ithobal take me- seeing that
otherwise in his rage he will make war
upon the city, and when a man placed as
is my father must choose between the safe
ty of thousands and the honor and hap
piness of one moor girl, what will his an
swer be, think your
Now" said Aziel. save that no wrong
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INVENTOR OF LEAD PIPE.
The Interesting Life OF Robert Scy-
dell of Milton.

From the Philadelphia Press
There was born in Milton, Pa, in 1863
a man IF wonderful genius, it is said. HIS
name was Robert Seydeli, and he died in
1s41 Four children survive him, two OF
whom still reside there-a son. Jacob Sey-
dell and a daughter, Mrs. M. l.. Gray.
Mr. Seydell was a copPersmith and was
almost continuously working out some de-
vice connected with the machinery ia his
factory. To him, IL Is related by some Oh
the oldest citizens Of this place, belongs the
discovery of the process OF making lead
pipe ant like many other inventors, the
Idea OF making the same vas stolen from
him and further developed 10 its present
form of manUfac ture-
1t was in the latter part of the ;hirties
that the idea suggested itself to MIN, and
the following is the way he wrought IL out:
He iirst took a slug, or casting OF lead,
placing il on mandel, or rod of steel,
about sixteen feat long and enc Inch in
diameter; the mandel was highly Polished
ard upon this he drew Or rolled out the
lead TO the fun length oil the rod. thus CIV
ing him an inch bore, ana me material
was rolled II is said. 10 a onc-fourth irch,
making a total diameter of one and one
balf inches for the pipe. After completing
several sections Of the length of the man
del. he soidered 'them together, making the
pipe of whatever length he desired.
He put il to practical use by fastening IL
to pump heads and also running il IRON
spring houses III the country round about
hsre. Being greatly pleased with his dis
CoNery, and receiving the most nattcrihg
of comments from his friends ana neigh-
bCrS in this section, he concluded 10 make
his invention more widely known, and
hence made visit 10 Philadelphia, talIirg
his d eyice with him.
At the Franklin Institute in that city he
gave his first exhibition to quite a number
OF inventors. artisans ana mechanics. AS
1t is now related, every one of whom wit
messed il were more than delighted. and so
expressed themselves in mis- immediate
presence.
1t was not long that he was allowed to
remain in a condition of supreme happi-
ness over his invention. for a short time
after he made disclosure of his discovery
and while yet ia Philadelphia, he found out
that by the very persons to whom he had
given an exhibition of the process of maxi
ing lead pipe his idea had been used and
improved upon.
Mr.. Seyde!l was a man of great piety an
enthusiastic devotee of the church-the
Baptist-with which he was connected.
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u NIVE ERSITY NOTES
Georgetown University.

The Junior Law Class Debating Society
held a meeting last evening to discuss the
question, Resolved. That the United
States should adopt a more vigorous for
eign policy The speakers were Messrs.
O'Neill, Franc and Hicks, affirmative, and
Messrs. Tillman, Van Casteel and Bullock.
negative.
A meeting of the senior law class has
been called for Monday evening
The question for debate at the meeting
Of the Law Debating Society this evening
will be- Resolved. That the coast defenses
of the United sa States tes should be strength
eped." -
An examination in civil law was held last
evening In the dAw school
Judge McComas was absent from the civ
on Monday and Wednesday, and his place
was filled at the school by Prof. D. W.
Baker g Is
There will be q concert this evening at
the university in Castor Hall. at which the
following program will be rendered: Man
dolin Club, "Rendezyous;" Mr. John She's.
Forest Kings victory" Mr.. Sol Minister,
violin solo; Master Hall Lusk. song; man
]. H. Keller, 'Darkey's Awakening:" Mr..
T. Crosby. tenor solo. Soldiers Song"
banjo sextet,-s. Bride Elect" Mr. l..
y; Cannon: baritone soso SOLO Gypsy John"
| recitation; Dixie Quartet. "On the Banks
OF the Wabash, Far Away" mandolin
! quartet; Mr.. George O'Connor. vocal sele.-
tions
The pool and billiard tournaments have
! just been completed. and the consultations
| are now being played off. Messrs. Ceppl
and Mulligan played the final game in the
billiard tournament, the former winning
after very close game. Mr. Duffy fin
isted third. Mr.. Head was the only scratch
| man entered. Messrs. Kennedy, Mulany
| and Munigan finished first, second AMI
third. respectively, in the pool tournament.
The bowling tournament has also COM
menced and the first round is almost COM
| pieted Messrs. Cepri and E. L. Byrne arc
| the scratch men and there are a numbe,
| of other contestants entered
The Merrick debate is to take place next
| Tuesday between Messrs Edward ]. Brady
| '9S. and Samuel ]. Waggaman. 'gs, affirma-
| tive. and Messrs. Morris B. Kirby, 9S. and
! Thomas ]. O'Neill, 90 negative. The gIee
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FAMOUS CAVALRY CORPS.
\ Spirit which Makes Fighting Not
Trade, but am Inspiration.


From the Times Of India
In the celebrated corps known as the
Guides Cavalry esprit de corps is mora
than word. II is a living part of the
regiment. Even the last Joined recruit
feels no punishment so deeply as the re-
proach: You do no credit to the corps"
and mature soldiers i'm very shame voiun-
t&rily take their discharge If so addressed
by officer.
Illustrative of the high value placed on
personal bravery in the guides US against
Babu-iike knowledge of the drill book
two interesting instances may be men,
toned. There was the lusafzai bor-
der a noted freelance named Futteh Khan.
who had a small following Of horsemen as
told and intrepid as himself. Even the
gallant and resourcefu Sir Harry Lums-
den, with his guides, could not bring this
man TO book. though oft he tried At last
Lumsden struck at "A unique solution OF the
problem by deciding that he would enlist
tutteh Khan and the whole of his bandi
Accordingly a polite letter was written
saying that Lumsden had the greatest
respect for the bravery and daring of F'ut-
teh Khan and his band, and II was "A pity
that they and the guides should continue
a hooussS feud to the profit OF neither,
and that he would make Futteh Khan
a ressaldar and take over the whole OF
ms band as IL stoodt Futteh accepted the
ohef, ana ne and ms men served with
distinction for many years in the guides.
taking part in the historic march to Delhi
and doing yeoman service before its walls.
The other incident occurred when Sir
Francis Jenkins was colonel. The guides.
with other troops having made a turning
movement. dropped down into the Khyber
pass, in the rear of Ali Musjid. so as 10
cut of the cnemys retreat when the from
tai attack should be driven home. Among
the first batch OF the fugtives to come up
the pass was A squadron of Afghan cav
airy. which, making a rush for 1T. man.
aged. with some loss. TO run the gauntlet
and get through. One man alone was seen
quietly walking his horse in the wake OF
the fugitives and defantly waving his
sword in the face OF the heavy fire of StU
rifles. How he came not to be hit was
marvel. hut Sir Francis immediteiy ordered
the Cease fire. to sound. The colloquy
which ensued was delightfully."- unique
Who are you?" said the colonel Il am
Sultan Jan Kazilbash. and / don't care a
your army" You are n monstrousiy brave
man. anyway" said the colonel will You
enlist in my regiment" Yes. / WILL
said Sultan Jan, for ! have heard OF you
and the guides as brave warriors" And
enlisted he was on the spot. made Il DUFF
+; dar there and then, and afterward
served with distinction through the CAM
paign. At the end of two years. when
the war was over, he went TO his colonel
and said: Il am a man of war. and can
not face all the drill and monotony of an
Indian cantonment in peace time; with
your hishneSs permission | Will now take
nay discharge" Ard away he went. a Tree
nan born, and as such determined to die.
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can right wrong, I almost grieve that l
cried shame upon the counsel of Metem
r AR lady, be sure of this. that l will give
all have. even to my life. to protect you
l shudder. all / have except my SOUL"
"Ah,' she cried, "all except your soul.
Would that l could find the man who
would give me both life and soul, for then.
never man was loved since Baaltis mount
ed yonder heavenly throne"
Were not Hebrew l should be tempt
ca 10 seek to take you at your word, lady "
ne answered. smiling, but being one l may
not risk my soul, even were such a love
as yours within my reach"
Nay, prince she broke in, Il did but
Jest; forget my words, for they were Wrung
from neart distraught Oh. did you know
the terror OF this man that opDresses me,
you would forgive me all, a terror that
weight
Why so. lady?"
Doubtless because it is nearer" she
whispered. But her beautiful pleading
eyes ana qu1Vering lips seemed to belle her
words and say, because you are nearer
ana change has come upon me-"
For the second time that dav Az,ers
giance met hers, and for the second time a
strange new pang that was more pain than
Joy, and yet divine. snatched at his heart
strings taxing from him the power of
speech and almost of Thought
What was it," he wondered varue1v
He h,I r.
,,rhi rtJ iiau seen many lovely faces, and many
NJ, "oiheh had SHOWN him favor, but
aft.r u a. hone OF them stirred his being
.ots a,eI5 .nls SORT! Could it be that this
1naloen was she whom he was destined TO
did already love? "'o'h ne
Lady, he said, taking a step toward
her, "iady--'' and he paused. Wv"
she bowed her dark head till ,er so,d
oedecked and scented hair fell unon bis
feet, ard answered.: -''
Il hear you. lord"
Ihen another voice broke upon the
silence, a clear. strident voice thar said.
Prince. forgive me. If for the seconl
time this day l seek you but the guests
Lave gone. and your chamber is made
ready. and. not knowing the customs of
the We men of this country. 1 did not guess
mat should find you alone with one of
tfem at such an hour"
Aziei looked up. although there was little
need Tor MIN to do Sc, for well he knew
tnat voice, to see the tall form of the a.
v.te lssachar standing before them with
coid anger stamped upon his face and
shining in his eyes aiio
ELISA saw also. and. with some mur-
INJURED words Of farewell. she turned and
went, leaving them together.
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Had u White Congregation.

FTUM Tue LOUISVILLE Post.
Il saw in the little town of Corydon,
Henderson county. the other day. most
unusual sight," said gentleman just from
the Pennyrile district. ut was nothing
mere nor less than negro minister de-
hvering an eloquent sermon to congrega-
tion composed entirely of whites. It was
thing l had never seen in the SOUTH and
l remarked on 1t at the time. The minister
was an itinerant preacher, a tall mulatto,
dressed in a black suit. and with an earn
estness of manner 1 have seldom seen in
the colored men of the cloth. The travel
ing servant of the Lord had announced his
intention Of speaking on the public square,
and he preached to good sized crowd of
respectful white listeners"
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cut II the new moon is level there win be
no rain until another change occurs The
aNefase cay eater has mortal dread of
an owl. The hoofing OF an owl at any
ncur OF the day or night Is an omen of
'u-iuck, and IL heard at night and answered
by me howl of a dog. II is a sign that one
the hoot OF an owl is heard a chair is
overturned. which they claim will break
the 81 ell II the, hocting ceases nj once.
tut n II continues there is sure to be some
troupie Ine bowling OF dog at night
answered by the moot OF an owl is also a
sign or some approaching fatality, which
can only be warded on by throwing salt
IN the nre These clay eaters have hum
dreds OF just such beliefs and they viii
hkely cling to them until that section of
Alabam ma rs more advanced I'm civilization
and Intelligence. They are kind and hos
pitable and are happy in their mode OF
living.
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CHAPTER ".
The Dream of Issachar.

l00aCh0F.
For a moment there was silence. which
Aziel broke, saying:
1t seems to me. Issachar, that Won are
somewhat over jealous for my welfare"
think otherwise prince" replied tie
Levite sternly Did not your great grand
sire. Solomon. give you into my keeping.
and shall not be faithful to my trust. and
TO higher duty than any he could lay
upon me?''
Your meaning. Issacnar%
1T Is plain. prince. but will set it out.
Solomon said to me yorder in the hall of
his golden palace: Behold, to Others men
OF war. have given charge of the body of
TINS my grandson to keep him safe. To
you, lssachar. give charge over his soul
difficult. Guard him. Issachar from The
temptation OF strange doctrines and the
whispering of strange gods, but guard bim
most of all from the wiles of strange wo-
men who bow the knee to Baal for such
are the gate of gehenLa upon earth and
tfose who enter by it shall find their place
in Tophet
Truly, my grandsire should be able 10
speak wisely on this matter as on all
Others answered AZiel, but still l do not
understand"
Then 1 will speak more clearly. prince.
How CT mes 1t that 1 find you alone with
this beautiful sorceress. this worshiner of
the she-devil. Baaltis, with whom YOU
should scorn even to speak, save such
words as courtesy demands?'
rs 1t then forbidden to me?" asked Aziel
angrily. "to talk with the daughter of ruy
lest. girl whom chanced to save from
death, of the customs of her country ami
the mysteries of worship?'
'The mysteries CT worship" answered
Issachar. scornfully. cay! the mysteries
of the worship of tina. fair body of hers.
that ivory chalics filed with fouIness
whereof II a man drink his faith shall be
rotted and his soul poisoned. The mysteries
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4 Fatal Oversight.

Guck
Il should like to know" began the city
editor. as he stepped among his subordi-
mates with fire in each eye. why"
A noticeable shudder of fear passed
through the entire staff
The man who wrote up the dog show
never once said that society was going to
the bow-wows'
From an adjoining room came the sound
of pistol shot and a heavy fall.
The oulprit had chosen not to survive his
disgrace.
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Very Superstftious.

1t may or may lot be the result of clay
eating. but these people are as superstitious
as the followers of a voodoo. They have
signs for almost everything. and almost
worship the moon. Corn is planted when
the moon is full. and potatoes are planted
on the dark of the moon. They will not
start on a journey or begin job of work
tell storms and all kinds of disasters by
the appearance of the moon. If one end
of a new moon is lower than the other it
will rain before the moon changes again,