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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-13
ITO BE Continued
SING AS THEY RISE.
Some Birds That Seem to Be Fairly
Carried Of Their Feet
with Joy.

4 very interesting feature of our bird
songs is the wing songs, or song of
ecstacy. 1t is not the gift of many of
our bisSs. Indeed, less than a dozen
species ara known to me as ever singing
en- the wing. 1t seems to spring from
more intense excitement and self-aban-
donment thais the ordinary song deliv-
cred from the perch. When birds joy
reaches the point of rapture it is literal
~ carried off its feet, and up it goes into
the air, pouring out its song as rocket
pours its sparks. The skylark and bob
clink habtually do this, but a few
others of our birds do it only on occa-
siOns.
Last summer, up in the Catskills, 1
added another name to my list ct
ecstatic singers-that of the vesper
sparrow. Several times 1 heard a new
song in the air, and caught a glimpse
of the bird as it dropped back to earth.
Ny attention would be attracted by q
succession of hurried, chirping notes,
followed by brief burst of song, then
by the vanishing form of the bird. One
day was lucky enough to see the bird
as it was rising to it's climax in the air,
and identified it as the vesper sparrow.
The flight of Is or 100 feet was brief;
but it was brilliant, and striking, and
entirely unlike the leisurely chant of
the bird while upon the ground. II sug-
gested lark, but was less buzzing or
humming. The preliminary chirping
notes, uttered faster and faster as the
bird mounted in the air. were like the
trail of sparks which a rocket emits be-
fore it's grand burst of color at the top
of its flight.-Century.
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PUBLIC PROPERTY GONE.
"A Car Load of 1t Reported Lost From
Camp hamilton Hospital Quarter
master Department.
this week.

LEXINGTON, KY, Dec. 1O.-In settling
up accounts car load or more of gov
eminent property is reported lost from
Camp Hamilton hospital quartermaster
department. Nobody seems to know
where it is. IN issuing supplies for
hospital wards it is claimed paper re-
ceipts we're taken, but one by one
blankets and all kinds of property were
missed and it was declared they were
stolen.
In a farm house, near the hospital,
up under the roof, nearly two-horse
wagon load of blankets guns, buckets
and clothing have been found. Lost
and missing property is worth over
SIS, OOO
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dred pistoles would not purchase her.
Do you not know her, NJ. lie Chevalier?
This is Couronne, NJ. de Rone's charger"
'Couronne! thought so. And how
the devil do you come by herr"
''Her reins were in the wind when I
caught her, fair prize of war, and M.
de Rome will never need her more. Since
got her she has saved me twice, and if
can help it we shall never part"
He stroked the mares sleek neck, wet
and glistening with the dew, and, quick
ly mounting, swung her round to the
bit and laid her beside me. 1t was not
the time for talk, and we drew odt of the
clearing in single file, and, after forcing
our way through the wet and shining
leaves around JUS, found a bride path.
Along this my guide went at trot.
Nicholas suddenly pulled up and held
out warning hand.
What is it?" Iasked, in a low tone.
"Hist!" he said, and then in a rapid
whisper: Another so yards and we
come to the open. Anet lies before us,
anG the rest of the way must be done
on foot"
And the horses?"
'Fasten them here. You have a pick
citing rope?"
''Yes-round the neck of the horse"
Good. l had not noticed it before,
and was half afraid you had none, mon
sieur."
The horses were soon securely fast
ened. and when this was done Nicholas
spoke low and earnestly: SHOULD we be
discovered, monsieur, there is no use
making standing fight. The odds are
too many. When we come to the open
l will show you a withered oak. This
is exactly opposite where the horses
are-in this direction. If we are pur-
sued. make for the forest and lie down.
The chances are they will pass us by.
Then to the horses and follow me. If 1
go down, ride northwards for YOUR life. {"
How the devil am to find my way
through the trees?''
Nicholas shrugged his shoulders as
if to say, that was my affair.""
We had gone too far to go back, how
ever, and placing my pistol in my belt
and loosening my sword in its sheath,
L followed Nicholas with cautious foot
steps. As he said, in about so yards we
came to the open, and halted close to q
huge oak, bald of all leaves. with its
gnarled trunk riven and SCARED by
lightning. Before us level stretch of
turf sloped gently down towards what
was once an ornamental lake, but now
overgrown with the rankcst weeds. In
the center of the lake was a small is
land. on which was set a summer house,
fashioned like Moorish kiosque, and
beyond this rose huge and square the
enormous facade of the chateau. twas
, in darkness except for an oriel window
above long terrace on the east wing,
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which was brighs x?th light, ard in
the courtyard below there was evident
ly fire. Men were singing round it,
and lifting chorus came to our ears.
Inch by inch we crept onward, keep
ing well in the shadow, and edging our
way round the frills of the forest. /
could hear Nicholas breathing hard,
and from tine to time he stopped to
rest; but was a glad man to find
was not winded, and that therefore I
must be truly as strong again as ever
was. At last, by dint of creeping,
crawling and wriggling along, we
worked our way to within 20 PAGES of
the terrace, above which the stained
glass of the oriel window glowed with
light. Here we came to stop and
watched. Sometimes we saw a shadow
moving backward and forward in the
light of the window, then the shadow
was joined by another, and both
stopped, as if the two men to whom
they belonged were in earnest converse.
eve must get to the window" whis-
pered, with an inquiring look.
"By the terrace" said Nicholas, in
answer, and as he spoke there came to
US the faint but distinct sound of a
horn, apparently from the Very depths
of the forest, and the notes reused a
brace of hounds in the courtyard, who
bayed into the night. Nicholas gripped
my arm, and 1 turned to him in sur
prise. His face was pale, he was shak-
ing all over like an aspen, and his black
eyes were dilated with fear.
did you hear that, monsieur" he
said, quickly.
"Diable! What? ] hear three diff
ferent things-dogs, men and some one
blowing horn"
Then you did hear 1.-THE horn?"
"Yes. What of it? No doubt post
on its way to Anet."
mo post ever rang that blast, mon
sieur. That is the Wild Huntsman, and
the blast means death"
AS he spoke it CAME again, wild and
shrill with an eerie flourish, the like of
which / had never heard before. The
dogs seemed to go mad with the sound,
there was a hubbub in the courtyard,
and some one in the chamber above the
terrace threw open the sash and peered
out into the night. thought at first it
was de Gomeron; but the voice was not
his, for, after looking for a moment, he
gave a quick order to the men below
and stepped in again.
ITO BE Continued
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whnt He VVnuld Re.

81 regret TO say" she said, reproving-
ly, that you do not always use words
with due regard for their exact mean
ing"
He bowed with becoming humility.
'Now, if Fido had bitten you" sh,
went ON, earessing the dog, you would
doubtless be angry and he might be
mad"
He shook his head.
NO." he replied with much feeling,
for he had no great love for the dog, ''he
would not be mad; he would be dead"
Chicago Post
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PROVINCE OF PINAR DEL RIO.
Gen. Davis Will Exercise the Functions of
Military GOvernor-The Oath of AL
legiance BY Civil Officers.

HAVANA, Dec. 1O.-Until further
notice Gen. Davis will exercise the
functions of military governor of the
province of Pinar del Rio, now com
pletely evacuated. The oath of allie
glance will be administered to the
mayors of the towns and other civic
officials. The existing authorities are
to be continued, with notifications to
suit future;conditions. Gen. Davis has
had conference with Gen. Wade, who
acquainted him in part with the in
structions the latter had received from
Washington.
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swore ha would Gag me to ribbons.
Feeling sure he would do so, and care
less of the consequences, I answered
back-with the result you know.
Marked as was, it was useless to seek
employment anywhere, and then be-
came what I am, and will end on the
wheel"
81 don't think So" I said, but he in
terrupted:
eat any rate, not before have paid
my debt, and the bill presses"
I had purposely worked up to this.
''See here, sergeant" said, mo nom
sense. Brush off that bee that you
have on your head. You are here to-day
to attend to my business, not your own.
You say you are sick of your present
life. Well, have means to give you
another chance, and will do so; but
repeat again, no nonsense.you under
stand?"
He stood silently for moment, look
ing this way and that. We were within
yard or so of the forest, and its shad-
ow covered him, all but his face, which
was turned to me, drawn and white.
He was struggling against old habits of
absolute obedience, and they won. 81
understand, M. lie Chevalier."
very we'll, then, go on, and remem-
Der what l have said"
He turned and stepped forward. This
way, and mind the branches overhead"
and we entered the forest, my horse
leaping a low ditch that separated it
from the grass land. We took a soft
turf-covered path, overhung by branch
es, and went on for about so PAGES be-
fore coming to halt, which we did in
small, irregular patch of trees that lay
in the full flood of the moonlight. In
the darkness beyond [ heard the gentle
murmur of a small spring, and then the
distinct movement of heavy body and
the clink of iron. My hand reached to
my holster in a flash, but Nicholas saw
the gesture, and said: "It is the horse.
A moment, monsieur" and lifting up
the curtain of leaves beside him, from
which as he did so the dew fell in a
soft shower, he dived into the thicket, to
reappear again leading the long black
length of his horse. 1t struck me at
once that the beast was of uncommon
size, and this and the white star on it's
| forehead brought to my mind the recol-
lection of De Rone's great English
charger, Couronne.
"Harnibleu!" burst out, ''you seem
to be in the lowest water, and here you
| have horse worth a hundred pistoles
at the least!"
"Did you see her by daylight, mon
sieur, you would know that twice hun
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-13
DOING AND DREAMING.

'tOh! could lift." dreamer cried,
These bitter burdens of the poor,
Grant them the joys of life denied,
Soften the sorrows they endure,
Tighten the cloud of ignorance
For all the helpless. hopeless throng,
And win them some deliverance
From british cruelty and wrong
What blessedness could life contain
To equal this? Alas that still
The dear desire should be in vain.
The power be lacking to the will!''
Upon his way the dreamer went,
Nor needed what he left undone,
When helping hands he might have lent
To many an over-wearied one.
His soaring fancies far outran
The hungry child he could have fed.
And overlooked the sad old man
That kind word had comforted.
Poor dreamer!-and poor heart of mine
That haply equal pity needs
What blessedness were surely thine
Had dreaming given place to deeds!
Mary Bradley. in S. S. Times.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-13
CHAPTER V.-CoNTINUED.

/ was never a brawler or blusterer,
and least of all did | wish to worry
these poor people. but the times
were such that a mans safety
lay chiefly in himself, for the writ
of the king ran weak in the out
lying districts. The whole business,
too, was SO strange, that was de-
termined to fathom it, and unbuckling
my sword, placed it on a table 80 as 20
be ready on the instant. and then, seat
ing myself on a stool beside it, said
somewhat sharply:
Enough, my girl; get me some wine,
and take out some to my servant. This
will pay for it, and 1 rang a fat,crown
piece on the table. Hurry your father
if you can, and / will be gone the mo-
ment my horse is shod.'
My tone was one not to be denied,
and taking up the money, she turned to
a cupboard, and with shaking fingers
drew bottle therefrom and placed it
before me. Filling a cup asked her to
bear it back to Jacques, and then lean
ing back against the wall, took pull
at my goblet, and judge of my surprise
when l found l was tasting nothing
short of d'Arbois of the '02 vintage!
1t was getting dark now within the
room, over which the flames of the fire
occasionally blazed up and cast fitful
ard uncertain light. Outside, however,
there was a moon, and in a few min
utes at the most my horse would be
shod, and I would have to continue my
journey, without having discoveredwhat
this little mystery meant. l could not
help being a little amused at the man
ner in which my bashful friend, whose
face was so well covered up, kept him
self prisoner in his corner, but at this
moment the girls cooking was finished,
and the savory odor of it was appar-
emily more than he could endure, for he
suddenly sprang to his feet, exclaiming:
Nom du diable! 1 am sick of this,
and hungry as wolf. Give me my sup
per, Marie-and if he wants to take me
let him do so if he can-he will have
to fight an old soldier first
AS he spoke distinctly saw his hand
indicate me. and with an alarmed cry
the girl sprang between us. 1t flashed
upon me that my gentleman was, after
all, only some one who was wanted, and
that he regarded me with as much APP
prehension as ! regarded him with
caution.
"Tush!"I said, you good people make
a great fuss over nothing. certainly
do not want to take you. my man. and
neither you nor your little sweetheart
here need be the least alarmed"
had hardly finished speaking when
he rushed forward. 1T is the chevalier
1t is NJ. d'Auriac : idiot, turkey,
pig that 1 am to have kept my eyes shut,
and not recognize you. Monsieur. do
YOU not know me-Nicholas, your SER
geant, whom you saved from the rope?"
where you appear likely to go again,
Nicholas; but what are you skulking
about here for?" The wood in the fire.
place blazed up as l spoke, and I saw
Nicholas shift uneasily and look at the
girl, who had moved to his side. and
stood with her hands holding on to his
cloak
This place s~as my home once. mon
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-13
TROOPS DESTINED FOR CUBA,
Indiana and Illinois Regiments Preparing
for Departure-Gen. Lee and HIS
Headquarters Sail Sunday.

SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 1O.-Two bat
talions of the I'd Illinois regiment of
Lees corps were on the transport Mich
igan Friday night and sailed Saturday
morning for Marianao. The transport
Mobile arrived Friday from Philadel-
phia and will sail Sunday with the
161st Indiana regiment and the Sd bat
talon of the I'd Illinois.
The Panama, with Gen. Lee and the
headquarters of the 18th corps, will
also sail Sunday. Gen. j. Warren
Keifer is now in command of the
CORPS.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-13
Kari Becker Gets seven Years.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10.-Karl Eecker,
known to the police all over the coun-
try rs the prince of forgers, was sem
fenced to seven years in San Quentin
Friday for defrauding the Nevada bank,
of this city, out of over $50, by
means of a raised check which he and
three others presented to the bank for
payment.
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Witnesses for the Defense.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10.--Counsel for
Senator Quay in the conspiracy charges
for which he is to be tried next week.
Friday subpoenaed ex-Common Pleas
Judge James Gay Gordon and ex-Post-
master General John Wanamaker as
witnesses for the defense.
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VIII Never Be Tried.

COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 1O.-Counse] in
terested in the case stated Friday that
the injunction suit brought by Mr. A.
I. Seymour to prevent the const-uc-
ton of the addition to the statehousr
will never come to trial. The COM
claimants have decided to let the MAJ
ter drop.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-13
John Andersen Hanged.

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 10.-John Ander-
sen, the Swede, who, while cook of the
schooner Olive Pecker, of Boston, MUIR
dered the captain and mate off the
coast of Brazil, August 6, 1897, was
hanged Friday afternoon at $40. He
died easily.
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s. speedy Recoyery.

Jimmy-Are you back to school al
ready? 1 thought you were good for
three or four days.
Tomrny-Well, me mother wouldn' t
let me go out, even after 3 o'clock
Might as well be n g. hospital.-Puck.
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He Jumned orrrhnard.

New YORK, Dec. 9.-David Page, SO
years of age, a native of Scotland. a
cabin passenger on the State of Ne
braska, jumped overheard while the
steamer was in midocean and was lost
No cause is known for the suicide.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-13
l. fs Insurance Sn.r

BEILEFoNT, Pa, Dec. o.-The Union
Life Insurance Co.. of Cincinnati, O..
is defendant sui. brought by John
F. Potter, who seehs TO recover 81, 500
on policy held '.y his son, whom. he
claims, was murdered five years ago.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-13
Cutting Passenger Rates.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1O.-EXcitement was
caused in railroad circles Friday by the
announcement that the Canadian Pa
cific's 500 line had made a great
slash in the passenger rates from St.
Paul and Minneapolis to points in the
east
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-13
CAM. AlfDar D .a.,

PoMERoY, ", Dec. 1O.-Capt. Alf Day,
lthe well Known steamboat man and
pilot, died at his home at Cheshire,
four miles hciow here. Thursday night
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-13

A woman would rather be a grass
widow than an old maid.-Atchison
Globe.
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SYNOPSIS

copyright. 1907. by Longmans. Green &
Mower County transcript., 1898-12-14

the element of love for loves sake LETT
out. A foreigner meant to his eyes,
thoroughly new world in their outlook,
one Of those oily specimens of an effete
civilization who hang out their signs
in lower Sixth avenue, Herewith en-
deavoring to fascinate unwary Ameri-
cans with big lettered promises of a
new hair dye warranted to be e..lcacious
as we'll as healthy and bloom Of
youth advertised to contain the inno-
oence of the sucking dove. His true in
wardness rose like the crest of white
capped protest on the tidal wave of q
visible and acutely to be contested hor-
ror.
He rose and reached toward the elec-
trio button.
! "Is Mrs. Delno at homer" he de-
manded Of the butler when he appeared
In answer to his call.
Eyes, SIR"
"Wait here, my boy"
Stornmouth paced the room restlessly
for few moments. Then he turned to-
ward the door ouriously as it fell open
after ID minutes dragging space of
time. Judge Delno entered. His lips
were sternly compressed and his fea-
lures, as usual, impenetrable, but Storm
mouth recognized the signs Of stormy
interview in the perpendicular lines be-
tween his eyes and his curt "To con-
tinue with the business in hand"
He approached Stornmouth slowly.
His shaggy eyebrows were bent His
massive head was trif1e bowed. 1T
appears to me" he remarked, THAT in
spite of ourselves we will be obliged to
look upon you as savior, Stornmouth. -
1T is only what owe you, sir. )"
''Tut, tut! Out with it'll Have you
declared yourself to my daughter?'
Stornmouth grew little stern about
the lips. "Your daughter knows" he
said, "that love her with all my soul;
that from the first moment set eyes
upon her face had but one desire, as
far as she was concerned. That desire
was to protect, to shield and to deserve
her. Unhappily, have not been able
to conceal my utter disgust over thit
lamentable affair. She oonstrues it,
quite unjustly, into an evidence Of jeal
ousy. You would hardly do me that in
justice could you witness the personal
ity of your illustrious would be son-in
law, with whom she appears so inoom
prehensibly infatuated" T.
"Have you told Priscilla that yos
love her?'
II have
"Have you asked her to be you,
wife?" :..-...-~. ..s E.
i eyes 49,. .:s
"And what was her response?'
"She said she did not know whethe.
she cared for me or not; that at time
she thought she did, but at other time
she was almost sure she did not; tha
she was very young; that ahe wou1t
rather sing than marry. ... 81
1.-THE average New York woman 9
today remarked Judge Delno blandly
'sis more or less Of an enigma prinol
pally more. Itoannot Be denied that "a
II Wise woman 10 she who knows what ssh'
and sets II sinGularly enoush
SIhosRexer, what 5zonaa - gefa .sn1fxdmon1
Mower County transcript., 1898-12-14

more brilliantly, and, second, because
he had rarely met with so honorable and
upright specimen of the not always
impeccable genus known as homo. His
own act Of saving the Stornmouth es-
tates from almost total annihilation had
been governed more by his characteristic
bulldog tenacity and desire to get even
with an unworthy adversary than by
,ny more high minded sentiment.
When the fee attendant upon his vic
tory had been sent in, he had even been
amusedly aware that be was sorry it
signifed that the fight was over. AL
though he retired with flying colors
from the fray he had honestly regretted
that his adversary had not scented, as
he had, the promise Of richer develop
ment for the opponent than that op-
ponent had suspected. Ultimately he
had wondered if he ever would find a
contemporary who would see, as he did,
two sides of a case with the same lack
of prejudice and choose the side which
promised the least, just for the sake Of
experiencing the keen sense Of exhilara-
tion attendant upon abstracting good
development from a bad ground plan.
When Stornmouth had thanked him,
therefore, he had been happy to per.
ceive that the fellow was worth the
cause. He had followed him up some-
what to see what he would do with the
unexpected wealth thrust upon him.
Stornmouth, to his surprise, had met
his individual bulldog tenacity with q
tenacity which matched it, He had
evinced reserve which ultimately was
discovered to contain evidence Of un-
common force. He proved that he pref
ty generally preceded (no matter how
masterful) an adversary's opportunity
by outwitting that adversary before the
latter had wakened to even an inkling
Of his power.
This to Delno was a revelation.
What to him had been conscientious
study appeared to come to Stornmouth
as naturally as the flush to maiden't
cheek. What to Delno was an acquisi.
tion was to Stornmouth an intuition,
He read men like flash, docketed them
OFF in the pigeonholes Of his memory
and brought them out when be needed
them with unfagging accuracy to dis
pose Of them with remarkable perspi
cacity. .... .
But when Stornmouth confessed him
self in love with Priscilla Judge Delno
manlike, stroye to forget personal afceo
tion and take what he considered al
unbiased view Of the situation. To al
onlooker this might not have been con
sidered fully as kind as it was just T.
Stornmouth. It at least was fair ans
square as regarded Priscilla. Storm
mouth is too masterful. +" thought Judg'
Delno "He can bully me into savinl
him his thousands, but IL he thinks b
II going to bully me into marrying +
him my own daughter he is mistaken
He 81 . dne fellow, . superlatively fin
fellow, but, BY Jove, girls hear
must be considered IN these nnatters
10 made tl1e latter statement sloud.
~ an precisely q the same opinion
a., z 1etuIned etosnnonth teEsely
1s had retaxnsd om Euzope the a,
f. n m # frinn6
Mower County transcript., 1898-12-14
ITO BE CONTINUED.)
HOmeseeker's Excursions. :

HOmeSeeker'S Excursions. r.
On Novem ber l and Is and Decem ber
8 and 20 the Chicago Great Western
Railway will sell hOmeseekers excur-
sion tickets to points In Colorado,
Idaho, Indian Territory, Iowa. Kan
sas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
North and South Dakota, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Utah and Wyoming at one
fare plus q for the round trip.
Tickets limited for return twenty-one
days from date Of sale. For further
Information call On agents Maple
Leaf Route &,