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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-07

Houp-la! She seemed to skim through
the air more lightly than ever that
night, though her face was rigid, and
1t was with difficulty that she sum-
moned a smile to her lips. She trotted
round amid even louder applause than
usual; but her little artificial salute
that sham stage Nss-was lacking that
night. Perhaps Queen Cam had for
gotten.
At the entrance she wac met by Meg
Hudson
Come away, my lamme." said the
old woman, folding the girl in her
arms as she slipped from her saddle
i've got a nice bowl o. milk for your
supper then ye can go straight to
your bed. You shall have no more
harsh words tonght--no, nor any other
night-from that old tartar If I can
help it,"
flaming placard on the boardings
next day announced a specially attrac-
tive programme for the last night at
BraXton. But before night came the
circus tent was struck the caravans
We're packed. and the travelling COM
pany had fled in sudden panic
Old Meg had been ailng for two or
three days. No amount of warm gin
had succeeded in banishing the shiv-
ering which took possession of her.
and that morning she was seriously i'll.
and no doctor was needed to pronounce
the terrible word smallpox" Old Meg
was left deserted in the small cara =
van where she lay. The wardrobes.
fortunately, were not in the same car
avan, and Leo Salterne's circus COM
pany took rapid flight to the nearest
town.
Queen Cam had begged hard to stay
behind, but the manager wouldn't hear
of it; so, weeping and reluctant. she
took her place. She would be required
for the parade, and besides, if she got
smallpox and lost her beauty her career
would be ended. An old woman more
or less didn't matter. and secretly the
manager rejOiCed that a sure and GER
tam means was at hand of silencing
Meg's tongue forever. She was the only
one who knew the dreaded secret.
1t was eighteen years now since Jack
Forrest, the handsome young riding
master, had run away with the only
daughter Of the squire of BraXton.
The squire had never noticed his
daughter since, and when Jack broke
his neck over gigantic hurdle in view
OF crowd the shock killed his young
wife, who left behind her in old Meg's S
charge few valuable jewels, her mar
riage lines and tiny baby girl. Old
Meg had stuck to those treasures
fercely through thick and thin, but
the secret would die with her. Camilla's s
identity would remain unknown and
the manager would take possession of
the girl soul and body.
There was hue and cry in the camp
next morning, for the queen was miss
ing. Her rough bed had not been slept
in, but all her tawdry robes and finery
were there. She must have gone away
in the veriest rags. OF course they
knew where she had gone for Cam
knew no such thing as fear, and the
manager swOre loudly that some one
must go at once and fetch her. But
there was the smallpoX-that was a
greater terror than the managers 5
wrath.
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Dinner Ready at 1880. Twenty-Five Cents
Jonas Longs Sons.

the assembling of sufficient forces at
vulnerable points on our seaboard and
borders, would require the men drawn
from the field. In the rough general
estimate OF cost at the outset and for
the first six months a considerable re-
duction was made from the first cost
in 1861, in order to give a wide margin
of conservatism in estimates, although
it is believed the circumstances of a
conflict with Spain and her allies
would justify an estimate fully up to
the cost of opening the civil war,
SPAIN ON WAR FOOTING.
AS to SPANS first cost in going to
war with the United States, it must be
borne in mind that Spain is now prac-
tically on war footing, and has been
since the Cuban struggle became seri-
Gus. The war footing of Spain Is 1885,
912 men, and this footing has been
reached If not exceeded, in Cuba alone.
The forces there have fluctuated, but
the official figures a year ago gave 12l,-
1856 men in Cuba. Adding the reserve
force i'm Spain, and those in the Philip
pines and Puerto Rico, the total is
fully up to the war footing of Spain.
The same is true of Spain'S navy, which
is and has been on war footing. This,
then, would give her the advantage of
having her organization Of war in ac-
tual operation, whereas the United
States would be precipitated from a
state of peace into one of war. Doubt
less a war footing of Spain capable Of
dealing with Cuba would have to be
very materially enlarged in dealing
with the United States, but at least il
would serve as a nucleus-it would
save that extraordinary cost of n first
start. Up to this time, however, Spain
has known no need of a war footing
beyond that above given, which, in de-
tail is as follows:
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CALENDAR OF GOOD INTEN.
TIONS.

said Father Tcmpus. | have a plan.
I'm going to swear OFF on the first of
H.. ,,-, JAN.
But his resolution began to ebb.
lie was two days shy by the end of
FEB.
Then he lost his temper and went so far
As to bawl and buster all through
He puffed and blew uu he spoiled his
shape,
SO he took the water cure in
lie took a shower bath ever day
Ana was most disagreeabe all through
MAY.
Then summer came and he changed his
tune
Any fool can be good In
But the strain was 50 great. that by and
by
RE was taken with fever in
. JULY.
lie only just escaped the morgue.
Ills temperature was SO high in
,-.-- AUG.
Never were resolutions kept
So well as in Convalescent
When, he recovered tho world was
shocked
For he painted the country red in
When he howlad and ragged like flend in
love.
lie was fun as could be OF remorse in
NOV.
It's plain, said he, this thing must cease,
Ill swear Off again-at the OF
DEC.
.-oliver Herford, in Life.
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BASEMENT

into the millions. Aside from the first
cost, there is the additional cost of
transporting vast supplies of food and
clothing, after it Is once purchased.
WHERE TO GET MORE SHIPS.
The same scale Of elaborate expense
runs through all branches of naval
equipment limited, however, by the
fact that a navy cannot be expanded
in weeks or months, as an army can
be formed, Although a war between
the United States and Spain would be
essentially marine struggle, both of
the parties would have much difficulty
at the outset in increasing the number
of their ships. From the moment war
was declared every port in the
us in any effort to buy ships.
While free to buy Of the
Armstrong; or any other foreign firms
at the present, these markets would
be closed to us the moment hostilities
began.
Not only would foreign governments,
occupying the position Of neutrals, be
unable TO aid US with ships, but it
would be impossible for us to buy Of
private parties without making the
foreign government responsible, ac-
cording to the rigid ruling of the Ala
bama award. The same restrictions
would be placed upon Spain, and only
by forming alliances could the naVies
of either country be materially aug
mented at the outset. This, of neces-
sity, would keep down the element OF
naval cost, for, being unable to buy
boats, the countries would have to do
their fighting with such forces as they
had, augmented by the merchant ma
rine.
The arming of merchant ships would
he costly operation, for they would be
drawn from their regular service. and
the government would have to pay lib
orally for their use. At such times
war profits" are expected and exacted,
and there would be no recourse from it,
And aside from the first cost to the
government Of taking these merchant
ShlpS from the coasting trade the
transatlantic, the transpacifc the West
indian, and the South American trade,
there would be the second cost OF
mounting guns and giving them such
armament as would fit them for war
service.
The financing OF the Civil war was a
stupendous operation, as may be Judged
from the fact that today the govern
ment is slowly paying of the bonds
hoated at that time. and is maintain
ing an issue OF $346, ,OOO, 900 greenbacks
issued on the faith of the government
TO tide over the demand for funds.
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regimental organization of recruits and
reserves.
With these forces to draw FROM
Spain's first cost would be in arming
and equipping those in addition to
the force now in Cuba and the Philip
pines and disposing them in the army
and navy What this cost would be
has been roughly estimated by COM
petent authorities at the outset at l.
000,000,000 pesetas. The basis for the
estimate is the cost OF the Cuban con-
flict to the present time. The war bud
get for 1S95-96 was l40000,000 pesetas
regular and 4OOOO,OOO pesetas extraor-
dinary. This has been mounting up
ever since, until the cost Of the war up
to this time is estimated at $3.50 100000
or $50 100000 a year with the increases
requisite for a conflict with the United
States, the cost would be more than
double that Of holding Cuba, and, by
a most conservative estimate, the to-
tai of 100000 900 pesetas, or 5000 OOO-
600, was made by one we'll fitted for an
intelligent view of the subject.
EXPENSES FOR SIX MONTHS.
Many interesting details are devel-
oped in the course of the estimate for
maintaining the war for six months.
For instance, the item of new guns for
the United States troops would be a
large element OF cost during the first
stages Of the war. At present the
krag-Jorgensen gun is being put into
use as fast as it can be manufactured.
But there are not more than 25,000 of
these guns available. There are some
100000 old Springfield rifles, but in a
war with Spain-hsr men handling one
of the most deadly of modern arms
the United States would hardly expect
to place Springficlds in the hands of it's
soldiers. The now rifle costs from Si7
"a $50, and to arm 2OOO men the cost
Of this one item of rifles would be :.
000, 900
The estimate included a ration allow
ance of 10 cents a day, which, for 200
600 men, for six months, would be an
other 81, O00O Another detail in reach
ing the total estimate for six months
was the cost of uniforms, two suits at
S each being allowed. This. for 200
900 men, would be about SO, SOC, 900. In
the item Of ammunition, the estimate
contemplated 200 rounds for each man
In six months. Five dollars would
about cover the cost OF 500 rounds
which for 100000 men, would be about
81 900 900.
with the modern use of machine
guns, every company of infantry
would doubtless have a gun of this
character They cost about 81, 900
each, making another item of about
100000, the cost in every instance runs
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II |

Ronald King went home, haunted
by the suppliCatiOn Of these beautiful
eyes. He hurried over an important
engagement next day to 90 to the last
performance, but reached the place
| only to find that the Arabs had folded
| their tents and silently stolen away.
One solitary caravan alone marked the
spot, and, lighting a cigarette, he
strolled up to where it stood
The sound of moaning came from
within, and, after knocking vainly, he
| opened the door. A miserable sight
| met his eyes. An old woman--ill, dy-
ing, lying on rough straw pallet
turned haggard face to the intruder.
Ronald had seen sickness before.
out in the bush anyone helped a dy-
ing comrade, and soon he had mois-
tened the parched lips, arranged a
pillow under the aching head lighted
the swinging lamp. and sat down in
the miserable hOvel; while with eager
hands the woman gave a packet into
his keeping, and told him a story
which seemed to the young man only
the rawlings of delirium. 1t was vain
to seek a doctor then; the nearest one
was miles away; in the morning he
should come.
Presently the moaning ceased. and
the old woman slept Then Ronald
slipped quietly out, with a strange
thankfulness at heart that it was not
the beautiful Queen Camilla who had
fallen victim to this terrible scourge.
With morning light he was back
again, but paused ON the rickety steps
Of the caravan at the sight that met
his eyes; and in that moment his heart
went out from his keeping.
Seated on the floor in Cinderella garb
of brown rags the womans head in
her lap, was the girl he loved. What
matter she was a circus rider-a girl
Of the people-that she was shOrn of
her pomp and glitter? Though she were
the very scum Of the earth, he loved
her. She was his queen--a queen in
rags,
one glance told him old Meg was
dead, and gently he relieved the girl
Of her burden.
You must come with me-" he said,
looking into her beautiful eyes. "You
can do no more for her. She is dead"
"Shc was the only friend | had. oh.
what shall ] do without her?" sobbed
Cam. II have no home. 1t is all a
strange, dark, mystery; I do not even
know my own name"
Then it flashed across Ronald that
those papers-that rambling talk--had
not been delirium after all!
80 you are really my cousin? 1t
Is you who must reign here, and not l."
and what shall you do?"
up He met her gaze steadily. Nev-
en- now must this girl know that he
worshiped her. Il shall go back to
Australia" he said huskily.
There Is room enough for us both
mere Ron. But, If you must go"-shy-
ly-'you will take me with you?"
Then she was in his arms
BRAIN FEVER ON THE INCREASE
interesting experiments have been con-
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That We must continue
Easter talking Millinery to
Bonnet you-for we've a
stock worth talking
about. If we didn't have,
you'd hear less concerning
it. New York people tell us
they've seen no finer show in
that city. Likewise Philadel-
phianS. That's where the two
cities agree. ScrantonianS are
all of one mind-it's the big
geSt show in town. Only
one trouble. We've made the
prices lower than they really
should be. But it's our first
season with you've want
you to come again.
Trimmed Hats in great pro-
fusion. Untrimmed Hats by
the thouSand-and expert
trimmerS to adorn them to
your liking.
SECOND FLOOR.
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:2lAjlAIlNGlliAl(A(AjiAJlAlAjiAliAi
= The Circus Rider.
From Answers.

lily for one moment she slowly shook
her head. 1t seemed to him there was
suppllcation in her glance. What did
she mean?
Then the buckle was secured, the
whip cracked again, and the round be-
gan.
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An Easter Suit
For the Boy

the good things have here in Clothing for the Boy
They look eXpectanty forward to Easte-for new suit
and they generally get one Here special offerings
for Thursday Friday and Saturday that will make the task of
choosing suit easy Every garment is guaranteed
absolutely al-Woo, fast in color, with sod-seWed seams
and tailored in the best of style You're sure find some
thing here at price that will please you.
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These Are Busy Days

For us and for you Thoughts of Easter uppemosor
tradition links New Clothes to that Fesal Day. Todays i'm
potant news Boys Clothing in PARTICULAR Millinery,
Gloves, ETC., in general We know you're busy--so We'll
tell the story briefly, and bid you welcome when you
here.
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SPANS FIRST COST.

While this is the war footing of
spain, yet provision has been made by
which. in an extraordinary emergency,
l,O8S,575 men could be put i'm the field.
This vast number, in a country having
but lTOOO'OOO population, is phenomenal
In the annals of warfare. 1t is not
conJectured, however, but is based on
eareful estimates made by Spain as TO
her utmost resources in case of need.
IL contemplates the establishment Of
mllltary depots I'm every Spanish dis
lllct' ana making ii the center of a
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WAR IS TRULY AN
EXPENSIVE LUXURY
Some Facts and Figures Worthy Of
Serious Consideration.
COST OF A SCRAP WITH SPAIN

Enormous Expenses of Both Coun-
tries in Case of Conflict Between
Them--spain is Already on a War
Footing, but IL Would Cost Four
Millions to Furnish Our Soldiers
With New Rifles Aione--somo Fig.
ures from the civil War.
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TrefOusse & Co.
Ph. COuryOiSier & Co.

known to be positively the
best on the market. You'll
buy them once-and you'll
buy them again-We can as
sure you of that.
Of course we've many other
makeS-all the best of their
kind, on which our prices will
be found to be 25 per cent
lower than elsewhere
MAR AISLE.
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Going Home to Dinner ?"

O
still We ARE dnnerteter you'd
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learned of some of the special
lines we carry. Those most
interesting for Easter are the
special makes of
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-08-04
NOTICE OF nORTGAGE SALE.
First publication July 26, 1881

DEFAULT has been made in the conditions of
u mortgage containing a power of sale, dat
ed July 81, 1883, and duly recorded in the office
of the register of deeds of Marshall County,
Minnesota, August II, 1885, at 2:45 o'clock p. M.
in book II of Mortgages on pages $50 and $40,
whereby Levi Godfrey and Eva Godfrey, his
wife, mort1agors, mortgaged to Charles L.
Flint, mortgage, the south half of tho north
cast quarter and lots one ~ and two GU in Sec
ton two ca, township one hundred and fifty
five (155), range forty-eight (48 west situate in
said Marshall County, Minnesota, by which de-
fault the said power of sale has become opera
tive. Which said mortgage was thereafter duly
assigned to The New England Mortgage Securi-
ty Company by deed of assignment dated No.
vember ~, 1885, and recorded in the office of the
said register of deeds of said Marshall County
December II, 1888, at II o'clock a. m. in book H
of records page 3;3S; and no action or proceeding
at law or otherwise has been instituted to recov-
er the debt secured thereby or any part thereof
and there is claimed, to be due thereon at the
date of this notice the sum of thirty::one hun
given that by virtue of said power of sale the
iscs sold at public auction by, the sheriff Of said
Marshall County, on Saturday, September 10,
1885, at 10 o'clock a. m. at the front door Of the
Court House in Warren, in said Marshall Coun-
ty to pay said debt and interest, attorneys fees
and the disbursements allowed by law.
Dated July rs, 1898.
The New ENGLAND MORTGAGE SECURITY
COMPANY, Assignee of Mortgage.
MORTON BARROws, Attorney for said Assignee,
Court Block, St. Paul, Mimi.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-08-04
Republican Legislative Convention.

A Republican Legislative Conven-
ton for tie 63rd Legislative District
OF Minnesota, is hereby called TO
meet at the village hall, in the vii
lage OF Hallock, Minnesota, at IL
O'Clock a M, Wednesday, August 81
1898, for the purpose OF placing in
| nomination. one candidate for state
senator and two candidates for repre-
senta tives to the state legislature, to
be voted for at the coming November
(189S) election.
The basis OF representation as de-
cided upon by the republican legis-
Iative committee, is one delegate for
each 100 votes, or fraction thereof,
cast for Mckinley for president at
the general election in 1896 and three
at large from Marshall county, two
each at large from kittson and Ros-
eau counties. Comfortable with
this appointment, the several coun-
! ties OF this district are entitled to re-
presenta ton in the convention as
follows:
| Marshall, Is; Roseau, 5; Kittson,
10.
The conventions to select delegates
to such convention will be held in the
several counties ON August Ii, 1898.
between the hours of 2 O'Clock p. IN.
and 5 o'clock p. III.
BY order Of the Legislative Com
mittee:
E. A. NELSON, J. G. BRINKERHoFF,
Secretary. Chairman.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-08-04
ADOPTION OF THE CAT.
When 1t Was Introduced to Human
Society IL q Mystery.

It is impossible to trace the origin of
the domestic cat with certainty to any
existing species or variety OF wildcat.
Indeed, the time at which the cat was
first domesticated and introduced to
human society is simply a matter of
conjecture. Prof. Shaler expresses the
opinion that the domestication of the
cat must have been much later than
that of the dog, while naturalists give
reasons for believing to the contrary.
Some people agree with Prof. Shaler,
and for this reason: That dogs were
probably first domesticated in order to
assist in hunting, and, therefore, prob
ably in what is called the hunting age
of human society, whereas the cat has
nowhere been generally used as hunt
ing animal. The dog is essentially gre
garious; he loves to hunt in packs, and
when introduced to human family, he
regards the family as his pack and
hunts accordingly, so that he is easily
made serviceable by the human hunt
er. The cat, on the contrary, is I'M
social; it lives alone and hunts alone,
so that it cannot be expected to be cas-
lily trained to hunt, either with n IN or
for men. In fact, the only meEber Of
the cat family that has been known
to have been trained to hunt is the
cheetah, though an ancient Egyptian
painting, which may be seen in the Brit
ish museum, represents cat which is
apparently assisting hunter to catch
birds. @-. 49,. IT,.
There is another reason for thinking
that the cat must have been adopted
by man after the hunting age, namely,
the cats wonderful attachment to To-
calities. Animals like the wolf, with
which the dog is most closely allied,
follow their prey over vast tracts of
country. and seem entirely destitute
of local attachment. The wildcat, on
the contrary, settles down in particu-
lar spot and waits for it's prey to come.
When removed from it's accustomed
. habitat it seems to lose it's skill, and
therefore would be useless to man in
a hunting age, because in that age
men seldom had fixed habitations, but
roamed abroad, where game was to be
found. OF course, much of this is con-
lecture. Whether the cat or the dog
was first adopted by man cannot now
be certainly known, but the cat was
well known as domestic animal at
an early period of human history.
Boston Journal.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-08-04
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The average length of life is 81 years.
It is impossible to run at an alti-
tude of 1900 feet above the sea.
All the land above sea level would not
fill up more than one-third of the At
lantic ocean.
There are 10 mountains in Colorado
whose peaks are over $4,000 feet above
the ocean level.
The highest waterfall in the world is
ChoIock cascade, at Yosemite, CAL,
which is 1854 feet high, or just half .
mile.
An elephant is possessed of such q
delicate sense of smell that it can scent
human being at distance of thou
sand yards.
A curious fact has been noted by
Arctic trayelers--snow. when at q very
. low temperature absorbs moisture and
dries garments. 80. ::....
The right hand, which is more sensi-
tive to the touch than the left, is less
sensitive than the latter to the effect of
the heat and cold. "
According to a German publication q
chemist of that country has prepared n
fluid that has the power when injected
into the tissues of plant near its roots
of anesthetizing the plant, not Destroy
ing it, but temporarily suspending its
vitality.
1t is reported that Mr.. William
Thorpe has presented to the British mu-
scum the she'll of a giant tortoise which
lived for upwards of 200 years in the
grounds of Plantation house, in the
island of St. Helena. TWAS frequently
the object of much curiosity on the part
Of the great Napoleon during his stay
On the island.
Electric lighthouses can produce an
effect at an immense distance by their
light reflected from the clouds, while
they are far below the horizon. Cher
bourg light has thus been Indirectly
observed at distance of IS miles. Capt.
Evans, U. S. n, in recent voyage on
the. cruiser New York, found them con-
fusing, as it was impossible to deter
mine in any way their distance. The
indications would rot tell whether they
were ten or fifty miles away.