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the price you ouered. y

the price you ouered.
~ didn't bid high enough, that's II
fact, )" the rcblisher confessed. But
want the res. of badly. / am think
ing of making you a big offer for all
you know about Navy"
"In series of short stories like the
others?"
ooh, anyway you like-yosl" Per.
kins got up and walked tho floor impa-
tiently. IL can't explain It's this way
You have what want and if ! can
mako n deal with you we won't dicker
about the price. Now, what can you do
for me?"
81 can supply the demand" said
Paine confidently. but you must give
mo timo for this Unfortunately oil my
notes were stolen last night"
"That was all you knew about Navy"
asked Perkins hopelessly.
Everything l had. Stay-there is
Navy's own story, but I have already
dipped into that for few of his peculiar
ideas"
"Navy's own story" tho publisher
echoed in strong excitement. whats
that?"
Paine made brief explanation, and
upon learning the fato of this story
Perkins drew a long breath as if tanta-
lized almost beyond endurance
But you say that you copied it, " he
exclaimed, with CLEAN of hope.
"Whero's the copy?"
ut is still at my old home, packed
away with u trunkful of old letters up
in the attic"
"Then you could get it,"
Certainly, If it is Of value to you. !"
Strangely enough, the publishers
eagerncss was quickly allayed by this
reply. 1--WE will let the matter rest
awhile" he decided after o moment of
abstraction and then quietly Withdrew.
A few days afterwerd Paine received
q letter and a paper addressed i'll his
mothers handwriting With pleasant
anticipation Of home news he opened
the letter, but its first paragraph drew
from him cry of surprise. His old
home bad also been entered by a buf.
glar. 1t was a matter of slight impor.
lance, bat in tho light of his own recent
experience it was sufficiently disturbing.
Further details made it very clear
that both of these trivial robheries had
been committed by the same mysterious
person. AS in the former case, nothing
of value had been stolen, but the con-
tents of an old trunk lad boen found
scattered over tho attic floor.
~ send ycu The Gazette, which has
just arrived" Mrs. Paine wrote in con-
clusion. "Iseo that the pcnniwell mon.
ey has been recovered and that one of
the burglars is in custody. Possibly
this is the man who entered our house.
a sudden light broke in upon Paine's
mind. There was but one man who
knew of tho papers in his trunk-ono
man who had shown an ingatiato Curl
osity about John Navy. Snatching uI
Tho Gazette, he quickly ran over its
proliH account of the arrest.
Tho last paragraph was especially in
,cresting to Keplcr Paine:
Tho prisoner registered at tho Union
House as Perkins of Chicago His con
ncction with tho Nary gang has been
clearly established, and it appears that
de discovered tho long hidden booty by
means of a cipher message from his Ole
'hiof. Part Of this cipher was contained
in certain obscure phrases of story on
titled John Eavy's Confession, whicl
vas recently published in The Max
ma"
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tary enthusiast ard has seen the best
they can do at fighting and soldering
in the armies of Europe The blood Of
Nathaniel Greene Of the Revolution
courses in his veins and it was for
tunate day when he met the militia
bows who had war record to sustain in
this year 1898.
Everywhere that the Seventy-first has
been tested it has proved a splendid
regiment for the front. y correspondent,
writing from its camp around Santiago
the day before the battle, says that the
boys acted as though they We're out on
picnic. That was the spirit in which
they took everything after landing
among the first. On the march out to-
ward Sevilla the regiment saw an en-
CINE which the Spaniards attempted to
run away after blowing up a railway
trestle. Failing to save it, they were
trying to dismantle it, but the Seventy
first dashed in and drove them away.
The engine was secured, and men from
the Seventy first set to work and put it
into shape for use by Uncle Sans army.
When the news Of the ambushing of
Roosevelt S rough riders reached the in
fantry column, the Seventy first was
Just crossing the mountain toward the
front. At the call for help the regiment
went at double quick for three miles.
The mon We're moro heavily laden at
the time than any other regiment on the
ground, having extra rations and a re-
serve supply of cartridges, all of which
We're to be needed before the stress was
over in front of Santiago.
The crossing of the mountains be-
tween the sea and Santiago was most
difficult undertaking, owing to the ex-
IRENE heat, and was dangerous as we'll.
The only pathways are narrow deflles,
where tho Spaniards had every chance
to delay the march. Outside of the mar
row paths the ground is covered with
Jungle, in the midst of which the SOL
diers toiled during the battle of FL
Caney.
Taking the campaign through up to
the time of the attack upon Ell Caney,
the glory Of being the first volunteer
regiment to do the work cut out for it
on the fighting line cannot be disputed
with tho Seventy first New York. After
the fight the regiment was set to build
ing roads, and then took its position in
the front, west of Santiago.
GEORGE J.. KILMER.
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rHE ARMY COOK.

We have read in song and story
OF "the man behind the gum"
He is given all the glory
or the battles that are won.
They are filling up the papers
With his apotheosis,
And they tell about his cspers
While the shells above him hiss
But behind the grimy gunner,
Steadfast through the wild hubbub,
Stands greater god of battles
IT'S the man who cooks the grub.
When the sky is rent with thunder
And the she'll screams through tho airs
When some fort IS rent asundcr
And destruction revels there,
When the men in line go rushing
On to glory or to WOO
With the maddened charges crushing
Heroes who are lying low,
There Is one but for whose labors
There could be no wild hubbub,
And the greatest god of battles
Is the man who cooks the grub.
What of ships with armor platings
What Of castles on the height?
What Of anxious captains waiting
While the careful gunner sightsf
What of all the long range rihes2
What of men with valiant heartss
These were but impotent trifies,
But inconsequential parts
OF the whole, without the fellow
Who must scour, scrape and scrub,
For the greatest god Of battles
II the man who cooks tho grub.
Cleveland Leader.
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at ,uo,ud do me good to hare that pub
liShcd," he said.
upon his hands Weary, logged endur-
ance was craven in every line of his
face. He frightened upon oGr entrance,
and with slight twinkle of the eyes
looked me over humorously. by that
one glance he had probed my inexperi-
ence, and after the warden's departure
he warily tested his conclusions.
"'This is very Kind, he began
smoothly. 1T is pleasant to meet gem
tleman of your cloth. l suppose you
would like me to repent of my evil
ways?'
"'I had not thought of it,, answer.
ed CURLY. Would you prefer to see a
clergyman
Navy turned quickly upon me. 4
thought you were one of them = lie ex.
claimed.
"'Not at all. l came here with mere.
ly human interest in you.
Surprised as he was, Navy quickly
recovered his poise.
CHOW, l call that kind!' he said,
with touch of feeling. Just because
I'm human being that's lonely and
nc>an company! That does me good. II
/ wasn't wearing these stripes, I'd Offer
you my hand on that!'
"Of course he made no motion to dc
SO, but promptly put out my hand.
"'Thank your he said, giving it {
firm clasp, 'ltseems good to meet a gen
tleman again.
"'You have few visitors?' / sug
gested.
"'You are the first outsider, except
ing the Penniwell people. There's thu
chaplain. He wants me to be sorry fol
my sins, Lord, I'm no hypocrite!' hi
broke out scornfully. Cracking safes il
my profession, and if Twas free I'd be a
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pilot who shouted to us to keep to the
left. No one else would hardly venture
to give advice concerning tho stream,
and of the seven persons i'll tho boat
all agree that it was one of party of
pilots who were seen upon tho river
bank just as we were about to leave.
At all events, were it not for the volun-
tary information shouted from the shore
we should probably have passed through
in safety.
a tramway from the head of the can
yon to the foot Of tho rapids is now
practically completed, and it will prob.
ably answer all the requirements put
upon it. 1t is some three miles in length
and skirts the west bank of the stream.
The cars are of wood with iron wheels,
and the rails are merely squared tim
bers, but the outfit seems substantial
enough, and its owner, sturdy Cana
dian, is man of high character and Of
good deal of push and enterprise. He
tells me that he himself piloted more
than 200 boats through the stream last
season, and of these 40 paid him moth.
ing, as their owners were practically
destitute.
Legend Of the White Chief
l am inclined to think tho White
Horse rapids &c about as bad as they
have been pictured. Tho canyon itself
is not so formidable, although it re-
quircs cool head to shoot it safely
when the water is low. The rapids
somehow remind me Of KipliDg's poem
"White HORSES" but there are half
dozen or more legends as to how it re-
ceived its name. Perhaps tho pretticst
of all is one about tho fate of white
chief who long ago came to live with Il
tribe Of Indians encampod near. He was
handsome, mysterious, and, of course,
fell in love with tho chiefs daughter
When he was angry, every ono was
afraid of him. and the Indian maiden s
brothers did not fancy tho idea Of her
being taken away by palefacc of such
a stamp. They believed him to DO a
god, and regarded him with respect as
we'll as with awe and fear.
They would not give him consent to
marry the girl unless he promised to re-
main with them in their tribe. This he
would not do and being thwarted III
his wish he finally sought the girl in
her sleep, cast spell or charm about
| her and boro her away. She awoSc,
| but locked up in his face with Il smile
If CONTEXT. Her furious brothers follow
| cd, and tho palefaco carried the Cir
into tho waters where he WAS over
| taken. They fought furiously, flashing
| The water into foam. The palefaco and
Tho girl worc drowned, and ever since
the waters have been cc-cr to add tC
| tAclr Nlctlma. .ICuc CT the Indians liv
| inT hyccahc1ts will null their boat.
through tho waters, and whonever |
| person is to be drowned in them the,
claim that the palcfacc of White Hors
can be seen reckoning his victim t,
death. At cost of few thousand dol
lars both this rapids and the canyon
might be mndo navigable and safe TO
craft drawing three feet Of water.
Another City of Tents.
But our goods must now BIO packed
around the secthing waters and new
boat procured to take us the balance o
our journey, the other having beer
wrenched and weakened SO as to b
! practically useless. That night my wifi
and myself slept in the open air. TIL
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His Shameful Explanation.

81 wonder why it is" she said thought
fully, that engagement rings arc usually
so much more expensive than wedding
ringsg"
That's easy to understand" he an
swcrcd promptly
"Thcn why is it?"
'Nhon man becomes engaged, he
wants to give the girl something common
suratc with her worth, so he gets her tho
most expensive ring he can afford"
"Ycgy"
"And whom ho mnrrics her he still has
the same idea, but he has known her long
enough to make better estimate as to
her worth, Chicago Post.
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WRECKED ON THE ROCKS
Our c Correspondents Narrow Es-
cape In the Rapids.
MISLED BY REGULAR PILOTS.
A Warning From the Bank That Caused
All tho Trouble - One Boat a Day
Wrecked In the White Horse Rapids.
The White Chief Legend.
[From Our Special Correspondent. ]

(From Our Special Correspondent
LIKE LEBARGE, May "a.
We have passed through the canyon
and are about to enter tho swift and
foaming stretch that precedes the White
Hsrse rapids. The channel is tortuous
one and difficult to follow. Moreover,
tholwater is at least four feet lower
than it was when most Of the boats
passed through it last year, but we start
out with u good deal of confidence.
Just as wo begin to get good Roadway
party Of men come up the river bank.
We suppose them to be pilots, and one
of thom shoats TO us;
keep to the lcftp'
A Moment of Great Peril.
Although tho man at our helm re-
marks that he took the right side of tho
river when he came through last sum
mcr, we are inclined to follow the adj
vice. thinking, of course, that the pilots
are familiar with the stream and will
give us safe counsel only. But we are
hardly mtle than entering upon the
left bank of the stream when we find
ourselves in shoal water and among the
acknowledgements, / believe they call
them-and tearing along like mad, tho
oarsmen doing their utmost to control
the boat, but apparently without much
effect. We arc so well satisfied the left
bank is tho wrong sido of the river for
snfo water that we Immediately head
our boat for midstream, and are brought
up with sudden shock fast upon q
hidden rock with tho angry waters
lcaping up and about US like mad.
Stanch as the boat undoubtedly is and
capably us she is manned, it begins to
look as if she will Immediately 90 to
pieces. To try to get ourselves OF the
boat ashore is simply folly.
If we wero to attempt it, we would
be carried down through the rapids like
pine shaving, for the strongest swim
mCr or athlete could not breast the wa
ter for an instant, | confess / am the
most frightened person in the boat and
| begin to feel little anxious as to how
| soon our goods and ourselves may be
floating away in the swift current. And
right here let me remark that fear is a
most erratic sensation. NV "better
| half, who screams at mice and who is
in mortal and perpetual fear Of fire and
burglars at home, is the coolest person
in the craft. All tho oarsmen jump
overheard, being careful to keep their
hold on the sides of the boat, leaving
the man with the sweep in the bow tc
keep her "heGd on, " if possible. Two
or three persons evidently SEQ us from
the shore, but they are unable to give
any assistance, even if they had boat.
The rowlocks are already snapped il
twain like pipestoms, and for final eff
fort we lift On tho sides Of tho boat
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Not a Bit slow HERSELF.

He-Isn't your clock slows
She-It has seemed to me to be awfully
slow oil tho evening, Mr. Boreby GRox.
bury Gazette. -
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Cupid and Chloride OF Lime.

"Why did she refuse himS"
"Thc letter containing his proposal was
fumigatcd by tho medical authorities, ana
she said that disinfection was death to
love- "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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UR state militia
men como in for
q deal Of guy
ing at the hands
of the thought
less crowd, but it
is time to take off
hats to them now
that a regiment
of city handles
has carried away
honors beside the
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A Boston Quarrel.

Emerson Waldo (angrily)-Ralph,
hear you've been circulating some very
derogatory remarks about me.
Ralph Beanpot (haughtily)-And why
shouldn't ~ Did not you outrageously
spread the report that had never prac-
ticcd logarithms, trigonomotry or cheinis-
try?--Vim.
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sorry For You. ola Man,

An Atchison woman Is not only poor
cook and housckceper, but she docs hot
laugh at her husbands jokes.-Atchison
Globe
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FRONT LINE IN CUBA.
AN OLD MILITIA BANNER AND ITS
BEARERS OF 1898.

Story OF tho Seventy first New York MI
litia Volunteers In the First Bsttle-An
Old War Record Kept Bright-Fighting
Dons ut El Caney.
copyright, 1898. by American Press Asso-
citation. Book rights reserved1
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this number of The Maxima. Then he
realized that tho public was thirsting
for his work. IL can write moro tales of
tho same sort If that is what you mean. "
About this same John Navy?"
New-York tribune., 1898-10-30
HALL GAME TO TELL STORY

Major j. Il. Pond has made an arrangement with
Hall Caine whereby the latter will next month
make few public appearances under the Major $
management IN an entertainment Of his own de-
vice. The entertainment which he VIII present is
not lecture. but story. He tells story which
occupies the entire evening. which he has never
written and probably will not write. This enter
tainment suggested to Mr.. Caine ten years
ago while travelling In the East. seeing the
rapt interest Of the crowds IN the market places
while listening 20 the Eastern siory-ellers The
idea Of ada pting the Eastern entertainment TO the
Western world first carried out by him in a
short tour which he made In Scotland in the win
Ter OF 1897. and the experiment "A success. The
story which Mr. Cainc tells IL entitled Home
Sweet Home" and II is said to be simple, hu-
morous fable. Mr.. Caine makes no effort at acting.
hui merely narrates.
New-York tribune., 1898-10-30
THE JUDICIARY CAMPAIGN. d,

DISTRICT AND OTHER MEETINGS IN FAVOR OF
FREE COURTS.
The Carnegie Hall Committee OF One Hundred.
Organized to sustain the independence of the judi
c!ary. Yesterday met at No. 100 Broadway and made
ARRANGEMENTS for the following meetings:
Tuesday night Apollo Hall. Clinton St. near Boome--
Speakers: HENRY WHITE JOHN DEWITT WARNER:
ABRAHAM SAkASOHN. JAMES BYRNE and JOSEPH
LAROCQUE.
STERNE EVERETT p. WHEELER WALLACE MAC
FARLANE j. DEWITT WARNER. J. ASPINWALL
HODGE, Jr.. and FRANKLIN PIERCE.
Columbus Hall, Sixtieth-st. west Of Ninth ave. =
Speakers: OLIVER p BUEI. JAMES BYRNE and J. NJ.
INQUIRE. -
Thursday night large meeting at the Grand Cen
tral Paace-SpeAkers: j. HAMPDEN ROBB, JAMES {,
CARTER. JOSEPH II. CHOATE and JOHN u. KER
NAN
Most of the speakers are Democrats. Tickets are
being issued for the Grand Central Palace meeting,
and they bear the inscription
Judges 10 render Justice-Not Services.
The Committee of One Hundred has received
many letters from lawyers all over the state. most
of them Democrats Offering assistance ana many
sending money 10 assist the committee. Many nave
offered services In making speeches.
The students Of Columbia University have Nolun-
teered 10 assist the Committee OF one Hundred In
nstructing the voters at the polls how 10 vote the
Republican judiciary ticket In case they want to
split the Democratic ticket in favor of the Repub-
lcan judgeship candidates.
New-York tribune., 1898-10-30
A NEW
OBSTACLE.

nowadays. The cruel father is only tradition. Dis
tance absence and shipwreck in these days of cheap
safe and swift transportation do not count The
chief obstacle is a common II is ill-health
on side or the other, and sometimes on both
Men nowadays hesitate to marry a woman, no
matter how beautiful no matter how attractive, or
interesting. witty, if she IS a sufferer from i'll
health All men worth having desire happy. healthy
children. Any woman who will, may ht herself fot
the duties of wifchood and the exalted function OF
motherhood. Or Pierce Favorie Prescription ban
ishes all hndrance in the nature of local Ill health
II gives health, power and capacity TO the delicate
and important organs concerned III wiiehood and
maternity. II corrects all dsplacements, allays IN
Illumination, heals liberation, stops exhausing drains
and soothes pain. II prepares for natural, healthy
motherhood. II makes maternity easy and safe and
almost painless. II insures w-comer constu
tionally strong and able to withstand the usual ills of
babyhood. II is the greatest Of nerve tones and
restoratives Medicine dealers sell II and honest
dealer will not urge a substitute upon you.
Amer suffering untold tortures" writes Mrs ] Fergu-
Of Douglas station Selkirk Co. Manitoba Box I
Prescription
The profit side of life is health The balance Is
written IN the rich, red. pure blood Of health. Dr.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets constipation and
make the blood rich and pure Thew never gIipe.
BY druggists.
New-York tribune., 1898-10-30
It HELPS MR.. QCIGG.

The managers Of the campaign OF William Astor
Chanler candidate for Congress In the NINth
Congress District In an effort to win votes for
their candidate. have been circulating reports to
the effect MT Congressman Quigg has been un-
friendly 10 of the late war. Their attempt
instead Of hurting Mr.. Quigg, has Injured TO his
benefit Veterans whom he has HELPED are ou;
actively canvassing in his interest and he daily
receives large number Of letters from them
Mr OuCg spoke last night at STEMS Garden.
Fifty-siNth-st. between Tenth and Eleventh aves..
ami at No. 81 East Seventy-ninth- st. at meet
ing OF the XXIXth Assembly District Association
and a No. lss East Scventythrd-st In the X%Vlth
Ass mbly District. and also at Fifty-sixth-st ana
Tenth ave, in the XNIIth Assembly District.
New-York tribune., 1898-10-30
ro SELECT ANOTHER CANDIDATE.

The Campaign Committee of the Citizens State
portv met Yesterday afternoon and talked over
the death of Colonel Waring, the Independent can
didate for State Engineer and Surveyor expressing
regret for mis- death, but taking no action TO MI
The vacancy on the ticket. There viii he another
other candidate
New-York tribune., 1898-10-30
6O-62 West 23d St.

ro,,rnor rded the culprits The brother officers OF
he objectionabl BILE officer thereupon determined 10
Give him severe chastisement. They went 10 ms
rroo,r destroyed all his uniforms. and then, after
having stripped him. inflicted corporal punishment
Several OF the officers who took part IN the AFFAIR
have been dismissed from the school ana others
hsvo heen punlshed In various manners.
New-York tribune., 1898-10-30

THE KAISER'S ALLEGED UTTERANCE-The
French papers declare that EmpeEor William made
the following utterance during his visit to Con
s,antlnople: The French are an extraordinary
people When you see them separately they arc
chorminr but In a mass they are unbearable. They
-l,',.o 20 understand US II We two were allies we
should rule the world Never mind. ] shall end by
Forcing my friendship on them
New-York tribune., 1898-10-30

have State aid 70 better its condition and 1t
should be freely given.
There were at least eight thousand persons
In the great square The train stayed for an
hour and a half in Schenectady. and then started
for NeX-York.
New-York tribune., 1898-10-30
ORIENTAL ART ROOMS,

p3O Fifth Ave, near 27th ST., y. =.
SPECIAL. OFFER
FOR ONE WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY OCT Ok
GREAT BARGAINS iN
TURKISH RUGS.
ANT. .DACfHESrANS.
s,z.. 5,3d at $3.50: worth 5000
ANT, I,IcI,SIANSN * DAGH hSTANSs
GOx36 at $500: worth Nioo.
ANT, I<AZAKS * TIFIISs
and PERSIANS.
1o,ss a, 1900. worth $1,000.
nNr' IxUIVA BOKHARAS.
PERFECT AND SILKY
,2xs. IKE. etc. at $3.50. worth soc"
Ant. KARABAGHS.
I,IcI,OOCHISTI\NS md PTRSiANSs
7x36 at 5000: worth $iToo
-,. ORIENTAL. ART ROOMS is a native house ana
arenIes 10 sell cheaper than any rug house In ns
Irnited