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her bill tonight, you see If she amt.
Becky says I-sct down here by the
fire, do-and here you arel Well. all
is, | wish there were more like you in
the world! Those shftless McKies.
row-that little scamp of Jot's been
In trying to get trusted again, but I've
struck! guess it's about time, too."
He got down his big book from the
high corner desk and spread it open on
the counter, turning the pages labori-
ously. Abel Tappan was his own book
keeper and had his own peculiar fash
ion of keeping" the great, leather
covered book-a fashion that would
have first puzzled, then foored the dap
per, precise graduate of a commercial
college. But it sufficed for Abel Tap
pan very well.
"Forty-two, forty-three, forty-four
forty-fve = Wyncoop; that's your
page he said. And l declare if Page
4G amt the McKie page, right across
from yours. I'd forgot that. Twenty
nine-twenty-nine dollars and eighty
three cents. There you are, Mis- Wvn-
coop! You better reckon up yourself
and make sure it's all right. We're all
as liable to mistakes as the sparks that
fly upward"
He tilted up and down on his toes,
mildly inoredulous of any possible err
ror in his reckoning, while Drusilla
Wyncoop went over the columns from
the top downward. Her lips chippered
audibly over the task.
"Yes; that's just right. Abel, and I'm
only thankful it isn't any more. Lord
of liberty who'd believe nutmegs an
pepper N salt would cost most S30!"
Her eyes rested on Page 46. still lying
open on the counter. Her own page, op.
posite, looked almost empty in compari-
son.
From top to bottom and from side to
side, Page 46 was full of minute, un-
steady words, traced with cramped
painstaking and fianked by relentless
column of figures.
What a pageful!" she exclaimed
"You don't say the McKies owe the
whole of that? Land of liberty don't
see how they get wink of sleep, and
New Year right on the verge, tool
couldn't"
81 guess it don't keep them awake
any. shiftless folks can sleep with their
heads under water"
Mr.. Tappan's voice. loud with scorn.
echoed back from the high rafters.
Mrs. Wyneoop shook her head re-
monstratingly. The words issued lit
tie twisted out of shape by the fat
shawl pin between her lips:
30. no, no. Abel you shan't call them
shiftless. don't know about Jerome
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could not so back to Becky without
them. The yellow labels on some of
the bottles Knocked him and led him on
TO unavailing hopes. The dim lights
twinkled their eyes and ieered al him
A merry party going past outside
shouted and sang, and he shook his
tight fist toward them angrily. Where
could the lemons be he asked himself
over and over in dull wonder. II he had
only remembered to look in the money
till
"Ill go down to the Forks-they II
have 'em at Denby's," he muttered.
Its good mile, but l don't care if it's
so! l don't care if have to wake up the
seven sieepers, neither"
But how long it took to find his great
coat and get into it! He tried to hurry.
Heavy weights seemed to hang to his
limbs and drag them back with dia-
bolical persistence. Would his arms
ever go into the sleeves? Was it 60
ing to take till crack o. doom 10 get
his hat on his head? Big drops of sweat
scurred down the seams of his hag-
gard cheeks. He set his teeth dog
gedly.
If the lemons in the money drawer
had only logged against the door of
his memeryl
I'm ipd one-big one-steal one
anythingl" he cried aloud.
Harkl was that the little voice, muf-
fled by the folds of the thick comforter,
still calling TO him? Was it growing
clearer, nearer2
"Wisher Happy New Year, daddy"
Why, it was Becky said it herself,
standing in the murky doorway? ?
Becky Her voice shrilled out to him,
triumphant and sweet.
Abel sprang forward in sudden hor-
ror and caught her in his arms. Her
little nightgown fell away from her
bare toes, and he felt the chill Of them
against his wrists.
Happy New Year" be repeated, me-
chanically, after her. He was hugging
the little cold feet fercely to his breast,
and burying his face in the tousled hair.
It was Becky - Becky - and her
cheeks, against his, felt round and
warm. And she sat on his arm as
straight and strong as little ramrod! {!
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PIucky Cant. Paget.

II was in fight in Porto Rico that
a shrapnel shell struck the road within
ten inches Of the foot of the British
naval attache, Capt. Paget, and lifted
five Wisconsin volunteers off their feet
and knocked them down.. For mo-
ment Paget was lost to view in cloud
of dust and smoke, from which no one
expected TO see him reappear alive, but
he strode out of it untouched. remarlx-
ing, in a tone of extreme annoyancei
There was a shell In the Soudan once
did exactly the same thing to me-" His
tone seemed TO suggest that there was
limit TO any mans patience. A few
minutes later q solitary tree beneath
which he was sitting was struck by an
other shell, which killed two ar
wounded three men. Paget, whA
been In a dozen campaigns. to kVS
as a matter of course, and asst, - g :
Of the wounded men out Of the range
Of the bullets from the side of a steep
and high hill. The sight did more to
popularize the Anglo-American alliance
with the soldiers than could the
weightiest argument of ambassadors
or statesmen.-Richard Harding Davis,
in Scribner's.
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Water for tn. Dairy Cow,

An abundant supply of water, easily
obtained whenever the COW wants it,
is necessary TO the highest milk pro-
duetion. About 81 per cent. of milk is
water, and if the cows supply of water
is limited the milk yield is proportion
ately reduced. 1t pays to furnish
pure, palatable. water, summer and
winter, so that the COW will drink
large quantities, as, within reasona-
BILE limits, an increase in water con-
sumption brings an increase in the
milk yield. Some dairymen are
obliged TO water their cows in sum
mer from artificial ponds. When this
is the case, the ponds should be
fenced and the water drawn off into
a trough by a pipe controlled by a
float valve, SO that the trough will al
ways be full of clean water. When
COWS are allowed 10 stand in a pond
the water becomes indescribably
filthy and the cows will not drink
enough TO maintain . full milk yield.
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over the snow, Eleven-quarter past
-half-past-how close they were, al
most touching hands!
\ little voice reused Abel Tappan by
and by-Reclly's-but he had never
heard Beeky's voice from such a dis
tanee before. He seized the lamp and
hurried upstairs, where he and his little
beloved, motherless Becky and Old
Nance lived
The child was tossing on her bed, fret
ting plaintively. Her little face, in the
lamps feeble glimmer, looked unduly
flushed and thin.
MY back aches SOL" she whimpered.
Becky's back aehed SOL Becky's lit
tie straight-no. o! Lord have mercy,
it was crooked! 1t bowed out pitifullY
against the little white sheets. Becky's
face was sharp with pain.
Abel Tappan shuddered from head to
foot. The lamp shook In his hand un-
safely, Through the blur on his glasses
the little tossing head on the pillow
seemed strangely far away from him
Was it his little, plump. rollicl1ing, dan
cling Becky-his straight Becky he had
been so proud of always?
I'm so thirsty in my throat"
moaned the little crooked Becky on the
bed.
He bent down unsteadily and kissed
her. His heart broke in the kiss.
"Daddy'll fetch you drink right off, +"
he faltered.
But she thrust away the glass he
brought her.
at don't taste good-take it away,
daddy. I'm so thirsty in my throat!"
'Yes, yes; daddy1l go get some nice
fresh water, right out of the well, You
wait, Becky"
Becky lifted up her small, tangly
head and gazed up at him reproach-
fully.
Take ii away, daddy" she cried
Put lemon init don't taste good.
want squeeze o. lemon in, an sugar.
I'm so thirsty!"
Abel Tappan's grizzled head bowed it
self beside the child's,
"Yes, yes; daddy'll fetch a lemon
right away and make it taste good" :"
he mumbled in an agony of grief,
against her cheek. "Daddyll see to it
all NICE
Back in the store again, he could
find no lemons, though he searched and
researched with dogged insistence.
Where could they be? There had been
plenty of them, over there on the sec
ond, right-hand shelf in a row.
He moved boxes and cans. he cleared
whole shelves with sweep of his arm.
Becky's little wall sounded on. unceas-
ing, in his ears. lie must find theml He
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When snow is on the meadow,
Where the violets lie asleep;
When outward, drifting, drifting,
The Old Year goes forlorn,
In the mystic hour of midnight
The glad New Year is born.
Last night watched in sadness,
The passing of the year,
For 1t bore from me a record
That cost me many a tear.
But gentle voice has whispered
That the past / must forget:
Nor waste this precious season
In useless, vain regret.
Ol the coming of the New Year
Fills my soul with thoughts sublime,
Precious seem the golden moments
Onward borne by feeting time.
And spirit stirs within me-
Urging me to nobler strife,
With an earnest, brave endeavor,
For brighter, better life.
And with grateful heart and lowly,
/ thank the Power Supreme,
Who extends my days In mercy
That the past may redeem;
For His loving hand that keeps me,
For His voice that speaks to me,
For the opening of the New Year
Though its close may not see.
southworth, in Western Rural
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His Prevailing weakness.

An old country sexton. In showing
visitors round the churchyard. used to
stop at certain tombstone and say:
This ere Is the tomb of Tummas '0op
PEI and is eleven wolves"
On one occasion lady said: "Eleveni
Dear mel that's rather lot. isn't it?"
The old man looked at her gravely and
replied; well. mum, yer see, it war an
'obby of 'is'n."-N. Y. Journal.
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The ReIentfng Parent.

sbe-I telephoned to papa for his con.
sent.
He-whst did he say7
"He said he didn't know who you
we're. but II was all r,ght."-N. 7.
!o7rnal. r. "
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zine

Getting Ready for New Years Day.
Quizzer-What are you putting cot
ton in your ears for?
Wise-Don't want 70 be deafened by
the sound Of broken pledges to-mor-
row. Y. Journal
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EM0NS =? Well.
W h E e's y o u T
money for 'em ?"
\ b e | I a ppan
spoke sha.r pl Y.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-07-06
ELLSWORTH HOSE TEAMS.
They Bring Home First Prizes from
Bangor and Fairfield.

Ellsworth had a glorious Fourth!
After the first noisy SALUTE of he morn
ing, the day was exceptionally quiet.
The two hose teams were aet of town
and great many people foAJNsl VAenl.
Many of those who did not #ef5 enjoy
ing small picnics here and there. The
town, during the greater part q the day,
reminded one of Baiquiri Of d juragua
when the American troops appear.
But, oh. What difference il the
evening! Then the picnickers came
trooping home, the streets began dlling
up, and noise and smoke increased.
What was the cause OF this sudden
change? The wires had brought from
Bangor and Fairfield the news that in
both places Ellsworth had captured first
prize. Even the news fro;a Santiago
shrank into insigniicance beside such
news as this.
When the Dirigos arrived home in the
evening there was crowd at the depot to
meet them and to escort them in
noisy triumphal procession to their club
house. The Senators did not reach home
until TUESDAY morning, SO GlHL tH6
crowd to meet them Was not SO large.
The race in Bangor, a wet rsce, was won
in 45 seconds. The Dirigos, Of Brewer,
and the Eagles, of Orono, tied for second
place, their time being As seconds. The
| Dirigos' prize was $50.
The Fairfield race, dry race, Was won
by the Senators in ia seconds. The
! Hollingsworth 4 Whitney tef w"s the
only other team which compe.ea, but
they were worthy the SeT-ag1r- G3etal.
The prize was 10.
Two first prizes for ElsweFt
| OF course Ellsworth is bragg little
just now; she has perfect fis1t Is. 1t
is-much more becoming than 20 lrag be-
| fore the race, and m1rh nor'sa.i f30tory,
too.
! The teams which are occupied now in
| telling how it happened, Mll4 nave an
| opportunity to redeem themselves at
Bath August 4 ard 5, at the fir mems
muster. Both Ellsworth teams will be
there.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-07-06
SHADY NOOK NOTES.

Shady Nook, Ellsworth's cottage col
ony on Union river bay, is lively place
just now. Nearly all the cottages are oc
cupied.
The Phillips cottage is occupied by F.
A. Coombs and family, who have had as
guests during the past week Hoyt A.
Moore, Percy Bartlett and II. Z. Walker
DR.. II. w. Haynes and family are at
their cottage, with Miss Sara Brown, of
Odtown, as their guest.
The Haslam cottage is occupied by
James E. Parsons and family.
George A. Parcher and family are at
their new cottage.
The Call cottage is occupied by c. l..
Welch and family, with guests.
Curtis r. Foster and family are in their
cottage, with Rev. d. l.. Yale and Miss
Louise Dutton as guests.
The Morrison cottage is occupied by
Mrs. Morrison and Prof. Gleason and fam
lily, Of Roxbury, Mass.
In the upper Haslam cottage is gay
party of young people, chaperoned by
Mrs. S. K. Whiting, I'd. In this party is
Herbert E. Fiske, of Boston, formerly of
Ellsworth, who is spending his vacation
with friends here.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-07-06
TO AID SOLDIERS.
The Women of Ellsworth Organize
for this Work

The Women of Ellsworth Organize
for this Work.
In response to the call published in last
weeks paper, fiftyfour ladies met at the
home of Mrs. Eugene Hale last Thursday
afternoon and organized a Volunteer Aid
association for the purpose Of working
for the soldiers and sailors.
Officers We're elected as follows: Pres
ident, Mrs. Eugene Hale; vice president,
Mrs. A. NJ. Hopkins; secretary, Miss NJ.
A. Greedy; treasurer, Miss Elizabeth
True; finance committee, Miss Eliza
beth True, chairman, Mrs. A. P. WiswelI,
Mrs. N. c. King, Miss Alice Scott; work
committee, Mrs. A. M. Hopkins, chair
| man; Mrs. Sarah Partridge, Mrs. II. NJ.
Hall, jr., Mrs. S. d. Wiggin, Mrs. II. E.
Davis, Mrs. A. W. Cushman, Mrs. David c.
Hale, Mrs. j.. A. Peters, jr., Mrs. w. A.
Alexander, Mrs. c. McGown.
The following ladies were enrolled as
George P. Dutton, Miss Sarah Alexander,
NJ ISIS Belle Alexander, Miss Elizabeth
True, Miss Louise Dutton, Mrs. E. F.
Robinson, Mrs. N. c. King, Mrs. Au-
gustus W. Clark, Mrs. Sarah Cunningham
Miss Agnes Lord, Mrs. W. A. Alexander,
Mrs. F. A. Coombs, Mrs. L. A. Emery,
Mrs. E. F. Redman, Mrs. A. w. Cushman,
Mrs. j. A. Peters, jr., Miss Grace King,
Miss Mary A. Clark, Mrs. John F. Whit
comb, Mrs. John Partridge, Mrs. David
{. Hale, Mrs. A. P. Royal, Mrs. Linwood
H. Cushman, Mrs. Arthur W. Greedy,
Welch, Mrs. Wheeiock Craig, Mrs.
J. +. h>pning, Mrs. Ella F. Hale, Mrs.
Charles B. Partridge, Mrs. Andrew P.
Wiswell, Mrs. Lorenzo d. Foster. Mrs.
Carlton McGown, Mrs. +. f. Rowe, Miss
Alice Scott, NJ iss S. D. Crosby. Mrs. Eu-
nice G; SWEET, Mrs. c. c. Burrlll, Mrs. F.
y. Smith, Miss Abbie Joy, Mrs. Frank
Newman, Mrs. S. d. Wiggln, Mrs. A. f.
Greely, Miss Mary Mcfarland, Mrs.
Henry f. Davis, Mrs. A. NJ Hopkins,
Miss NJ. A. Greedy, Mrs. Chandler Hale,
Mrs. Homer ii. Emerson, Mrs. w. II. Ii
tus, Mrs. {. Ii. Drummey, Miss J. Ger
trude Loud, Mrs. Henry NJ. Hall, Jr., Mrs.
Mrs. A. w. Curtis, Mrs. John H. Brim
| mer, Miss Lena Foster, Miss Mary T. Hop
kins, Miss Anna i. Hight Mrs. S. J. Nor
rison, Mrs. John NJ. Hale, Mrs. w. H.
Dresser, Mrs. J. d. Hopkins, Mrs. Geo. A.
Phillips, Mrs. Charles A. Hanscom, Mrs.
Arno w. King.
During the afternoon, Hon. c. A. Bou-
telle, of Bangor, addressed the association
on the present situation and the new
navy. The work Of the association will
be conducted according to suggestions
given by Miss Ella 5. Sargent, chairman
of the organization committee of the Vol
unteer Aid association, of Portland, and
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, whose great eX-
perlence in he sanitary commission dur
ing the civil war, renders her advice in
the present crisis of the greatest practical
value.
Meetings will be held on Tuesday and
Friday afternoons at 3 O'Clock at Manning
hall until further notice is given, and all
| ladies are cordially invited to attend.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-07-06
WORK WILL WIN.
CHANCE TO OBTAIN A BUSINESS
EDUCATION.
1.-THE AMERICAN'' WILL HELP THREE
YOUNG PERSONS TO HELP THEM
SELVES-THIS TELLS HOW.

THE AMERICAN has at its DISPOSAL three
| scholarships at the Shaw business college.
By s'scholarships' is really meant tuition
fee. We have three OF these; one for six
| months, worth S4S; one of three mont his
in the stenographic course, worth s32,
| and one of three months in the regular
business course, worth S24. That is to
say: Any person going from Eilswort h
to the Shaw business college would pay
these sums for tuition.
THE AMERICAN having these "scholar-
ships" at its disposal, offers them to the
three most popular young persons Of Ellis
worth; these three to be determined by
popular vote.
This is a voting CONTEST the prizes are
three scholarships; who shall have these
is to be determined by the votes of
friends. Below is printed ballot This
ballot cut out of this paper ana sent to
this office with the name of a candidate
on it will count one.
When one of these ballots, accom-
panied by s1.50 and the name of new
subscriber, is received it will count thirty.
The contest will close with the last
mail received ON Saturday, Sept. 81, and
the young person in the city of Ellsworth
receiving The largest number of votes will
be entitled to six months tuition in the
Shaw business college; the person receiv-
ing the second largest number, to three
months tuition in the stenographic
course, and the person receiving the third
largest Der to three months tuition
In the regular course.
Following are the ballots:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-07-06
M orang; outside guard, George Thomp-

M orang; outside guard, George Thomp-
son.
There were lively times on Pine street
Friday morning. A horse driven by
Charles Ms ddocks started the excite
ment by running away. He collided with
A. M. Hopkins delivery team, which in
turn upset George M. Barron's milk
cart, spilling some fifty quarts OF milk.
Beside the loss of the milk, damages were
slight.
The democratic county convention
will be held at Hancock hall We'd
nesday morning, July 20, at 1880
O'Clock. The basis OF representation is
one delegate at large for each town, one
for each forty cast at the last guberna-
torial election, and one for each twenty
five votes above the first forty.
Preparations are being rapidly com
pleted for the festival chorus concert to
be given in Hancock hall on Thursday
evening OF next week, July Il. Much Of
the music that will be sung on this
occasion will be of a character not often
heard here, more especially the oratorio
music One selection from Handels
Messiah" will be sung, and several from
Mendeissohn's "Elijah". The prices of
tickets have been placed at 25 and 35
cents in order to bring the affair within
easy reach of all. Reserved seat tickets
will be on sale at Parcher's drug store at
a. IN. next Monday morning.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-07-06
DR.. Eliot's Sermon.

The sermon preached by Rev. Samuel
A. Eliot in the Unitarian church Sunday
morning WAS grand appeal for a deeper
religious spirit. He took for his text the
words of the Psalmist $3.50 Take the
wings of the morning."
DR.. Eliot said many attempts had been
made to define Christianity, or religion
Some said it WAS a belief, a creed; ot hers
that it was life. He believed neither of
these definitions was adequate, but liken-
ed religion to az emotion-it was more a
matter of the heart than of the mind The
religious sentiment could not be defined
could not be measured.
He drew some striking illustrations.
Unemotional scientist says of the flower,
t is but combination of guesses. a
vapor; OF the picture, it is but an assort-
ment of cheap paints; of our country's
dag, it is but few strips of colored bunt-
ing; of the cross, it is but two sticks Sc.
at right angles. This is indisputable
logic, but to the man of sentiment these
things are more than the scientist calls
them. The flower is more than a COM
binat on Of guesses-it is beauty, it is the
hapdiwork of a master poet and painter;
the picture is more than an assortment of
colors-lt Is communicable though hit, a
striving for the ideal; the flag is more
than few strips of colored bunting-it is
an emblem for which men have died and
are willing yet to die; the cross is more
t han two sticks Of wood at right angles
it is the grandest emblem of triumph in
t he world.
Science, said DR.. Eliot, goes on foot ;
emotion flies ION the wings of the morn
ng". He drew sharp contrast between
sentimentalism, which is superficial, and
sentiment, which is something deeper.
1t is more of this deep sentiment which is
needed in the church o-day.
The sermon was listened to with in
tense interest, and the congregation
seemed to lmbue something of the spiri.
of the speaker. After the meeting many
net DIR. Eliot and found him as pleasant
socially as he is masterful in the pulpit
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-07-06
CHURCH NOTES.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Rer. j. p. Simonton, pastor.
Friday evening at 1.30, prayer meeting.
Sunday morning worship at 1870 with
sermon by the pastor. Sunday school at
1l.45. Epworth league meeting at 645 p.
m. Evangelistie service at 730 p. m.
Tuesday evening at 7.30-Class meeting.
UNITARIAN.
ReU. Walter Reid Hunt, pastor.
Regular morning worship at 1870, wit h
sermon by he pastor.
Sunday school meets in the vestry at
As.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Rer. Darid L. Yale pastor.
Friday evening, 73O, prayer meeting.
Sunday morning service at 1030. Ser
mon by the pastor. Sunday school at the
usual hour.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-07-06

Frank Mackie, Walter Tracy and Will
liam Conary, Of Bar Harbor, arrived at
the county jail last night to serve SEN
tence of thirty days and costs for intox-
ication. Mackie was discharged only a
week ago, after serving a similar sem
tence.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-07-06

Philip B BTreworgy-Caution notice.
Benz NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. notice.
Mrs DR. Drew-Specialistin in diseases of women
and children.
Admr notice-Est Charles Babbidge.
Admr notice-Est Samuel Scammon.
Mrs g Dutton-Greenhouse.
J A Cunningham-Confect
Joy-Photographer.
ID Tribou-Variety store.
Smith-Dry goods.
Owen Byrn-Clothing.
fectionery, cigars, etc.
Morrison, Joy 4 Co-Bicycles.
Edwin Nj Moore-Fish market.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-07-06

Last Friday evening an interesting
'stalk" was given to the members of the
Ellsworth camera club on pictorial Eff
fects in Photography" by W. r. Fenley,
the expert photographer whom B. F. Joy,
of this city, has engaged for a few weeks
at his studio on Main street.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-07-06

Attention is called to the advertisement on
page of Mrs. DR.. Drew, specialist in diseases
of women and children. She will be at the
Hancock house the rest of this week. Consul.
tations free,-Adrt
The record-union., 1898-11-13

the fortunes of the American army in
Cuba, but, he adds, these We're mere
pastimes in comparison to following
Emperor William The latter, it ap-
pears, covered the sand road from
Haifa TO Jaffa in two days, dash sell
dom attempted in less than three days
Dead horses strewed the trail, and ex-
hausted cavalrymen and camels strug-
gled into Jaffa throughout the night
Some Of the correspondents who were
invited to witness the Emperor's en-
trance into Haifa from the yard of the
American Consulate were driven off
by the Turks, in spite of the protests
of the Consul, and the correspondent
of an italian paper, who wrote that the
Sultan was bankrupting his country to
entertain the Emperor, while he never
paid his soldiers, was cast into prison
without any charge being made against
him, and was beaten and starved. He
succeeded however, in escaping by
bribing some of the Turks, and now the
Italian Government has demanded a
heavy indemnity for the correspond
entS arrest and iIl-treatment