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TO BE CONTINUED.
A GOOD FIRE KINDLER.-O

A GOOD FIRE KINDLER.-On one of
our outings to the mountains we Sc
cured a quantity of very rich pitch
pine which made such good kindling
wood that when it was gone the old
way of whiting shavings seemed very
unsatisfactory, and we set out to find
something better. Pouring kerosene
on makes the fire start quickly but
we have a prejudice against being
burned alive. After various expert
ments we hit upon the following,
which is safe and cheap and good.
Take fiat 1O.pound lard pail. Break
corncobs in two and stand the halves
on end in the pail until the bottom is
filled. Then pour kerosene enough
over them to wet the cobs and leave a
little in the bottom of the pail, so that
half inch or less of the end of the
cobs will stand in the oil. One of
these pieces of cob laid in the CRATE
will light readily from a match and
burn strongly enough to start quite
coarse kindling, and prove great
help on cold winter mornings.-L.
Mentor.
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THE MYSTERY OF
COUNT LANDR|N0F
By FRED WHISHAW.
Copyright. 1892 by the American Press Association.

copyright, 1888, Oy tne Anericau 1888 |h''">
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INsTALLMENTs'
In order that new readers of The EN-
oU1RER may begin with the following in
stallment of this story, and understand II
just the same as though they had read ii
all from the beginning, we here give
synopsis of that portion of it which has
already been published:
Count Boris Landrinof, young Rus
sian student at Oxford, receives tele-
gram from his mother that his father,
Count Vladimer Landrinof, is miss
ing and asking him to return 10 rus.
sia at once. Before starting for home
Boris meets his friend Percy Morris, who
tells him that he saw his father that very
day in London. Boris, on arriving in
Russia, finds that his father had gone to
the railway station, but bad not taken a
train, Here the trail was lost. Boris
learns from q peasant that he had driven
three men to post station. Percy ar
rives in Russia, and he and Boris inter.
view the master of the post station and
are told that the postmater drove the
party referred to to st. Petersburg. Percy
and Boris direct him to drive them to
where he left the party, and he drives
them to the Landrinof residence. Bo-
rofsky, detective, is employed, and it is
decided that Percy shall return to London
and endeavor to obtain photograph OF
the man resembling the missing count.
Percy secures the photograph, which
greatly resembles the count. The count,
ess then tells her son that her father had
a brother who fell into criminal ways.
Borofsky goes to London for the purpose
of bringing back the man who resembles
Count Landrinof. Borofsky follows his
man, who endeavors to elude him. They
have an interview, and the man agrees to
return with him to Russia. Borofsky and
the supposed count return. Boris does
not believe that the latter is his fathers
brother, Andrew Landrinoff. The man
(Andre) pretends never to have heard OF
the counts criminal brother. Andre is
visited by a shabby student. Boris fol-
lows the student, who, perceiving that he
isshadowed, endeavors to escape by cross
ing frozen river. The ice breaks, the
student falls into the water and is rescued
by Boris. Boris demands information OF
his father of the student and to secure it
takes him home and entertains him as
guest. The student admits that he pos
sesses the required information and de-
mands money for it. Boris agrees to pay
and he to accept 5000 rubles.
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To KEEP BRUSHES CLEAN.-The
best way to clean hair brushes is with
spirits of ammonia, as its effect is i'm
mediate. No rubbing is required, and
cold or tepid water can be used as sue
cessfully as warm. Take tablespoon
full of ammonia to quart of water !;
dip the bristles without wetting the
back, and in a moment the grease is
removed; then rinse in cold water,
shake we'll and dry in the air but not
in the sun. Soap and soda soften the
bristles and do not get them so thor
oughly clean.
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"BaM You are not the kind to kill q tel.
lolo creature"
cially one who is trying his best to dc
you a very great service Besides.
might not be go easily killed. Killing
is game Of which it is necessary to
understand the elements There is sci,
ence in it. Maybe have thought over
such matters more than you have, and
understand more thoroughly the tricks
Of the trade.
"You are welcome to your knowl-
edge" Isaid. "For all I know you may
be murderer already. but it is certain
that I will thrash you within an inch
of your life in certain events Therefore
be careful how you tell your story"
"Bahl' said the student. who assur-
edly was no coward. though he was the
most conceited and detestable little ras-
cal, l should say, that ever breathed
Gods air. "Bahl l shall tell the tale
as I think best. If you do not like my
manner Of telling it, that Is your mis-
fortune, but not my fault Well. then,
Ivanof's plan was this Arrangements
were made to seize your father at
Erinofka. on. the moor or at the lodge
or wherever it should prove to be most
practicable. From there be should be
brought by road to the house Oft
does not matter whose house there
he should be shut mp. Then some one,
one of the circle Of friends, should 90
with tale to the police announcing
that by means of accidentally overhear-
ing a conversation he had become aware
of the hiding place of one upon whom
he believed the police desired to lay their
hands The police would then send and
arrest your father. believing him to be
Andre, and Andre himself would quiet
ly depart for England. dressed en- grand
seigneur. and, batz, there's the end !!
II see" / gasped. And did this all
happen, then, as arranged9 Father was
captured, as I believe. at Erinntka.
What happened them Tell me the
truth.
"Why should I lie? The count was
brought to st. Petersburg by road. as
per programme. He was dressed in a
suit of Andres clothes and looked, l
am told, marvelously like Andre-in-
deed the police had no doubt whatever
that he was that very individual. They
bagged him neatly, and l have no doubt
that they are still firmly under the i'm
preston that they have in their clutches
somewhere Andre, or Kornilof. as they
call him. and no other.
GAS for the real Andre. you know all
about his doings. He went to London
like Milford, and like MILFORD he re-
turned He fell on his feet and still
stands upright. Who knows it better
than yourself?"
"Stop. you internal little rascal!' l
cried, stamping my foot with rage
"What of my father2 1 have heard
enough of your detestable Andre. Tell
me of my father. Where is hef What
have they done with him9
"Ah, you must ask the police that
question, said the student. "Probably
he is at Sakhalin or in that choice
neighborhood. He was taken out of our
out of Andres friends hands, you
gee. cannot be supposed to be in the
confidence of the third section. which
is the section of police spies. Can l.
now? Be reasona abler
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CHAPTER XXI.
THE STUDENTS STORY

"This man Andre" continued the
student. ''is, as you have rightly con-
cluded. your fathers brother. His real
address is Siberia. Ask your friends,
the police. and they will tell you that
this is so Indeed they will assure you
that our good friend is still enjoying a
dogs life in the mines, somewhere near
Sakhalin.
Every we'll. But. as you are aware,
he Is nothing Of the sort. He Is here
and engaged in certain very important
and very secret arrangements. as to
which l may have more to say at a
later period, supposing that it should
be worth your while to come to terms
with me
"Well. then. in order to be here your
respected uncle must have first left 81
IBERIA. He did so. He left the mines
without permission of the authorities.
In word. he escaped and came to st
Petersburg. Capital-a very well con-
ceived and cleverly executed escape, as
to which may some day. ever another
bottle of wine, amuse you with the de-
tails, but at present / desire to come
quickly to the main interest Of the
story.
"Cleverly as friend Andre escaped,
however. the police once in their
lives-showed some little sagacity in
following up the matter They could
not catch him on the spot. neither could
they find him through all the thousands
of miles that lie between Sakhalin an6
st. Petersburg. but by some chance
they found him in st. Petersburg itseli
shortly after his arrival here Very un'
lucky this, as you will admit
"Well. they shadowed him. having
once got upon his scent, and, though
Andre was clever enough to keep out Of
their clutches the position became
strained. and meeting of certain peo-
pie was held in order to devise come
means of relieving the strain.
lone Of the bloodhounds died about
this time. By bloodhounds I mean those
who did the shadowing and hunting fol
the authorities He died of loss of BLOOD
caused by rent in his carcass made by
some sharp steel substance, such as The
blade of knife. !"
'He was murdered. you mean. l in
terrupted in disgust. "God forgive u:
for harboring in the house such rascals
as Andre and yourself and for dealing
with you instead of handing you ovel
to justice. as we ought to do.
"You are positively rude, my friend,
continued the student, land extremely
unjust besides, to one Of Us, at any
rate Andre may be all you imply, bu,
then he is near relative of yours ani
entitled to indulgence from the respect
able members of his family, but l.
what i'll do you know of me2 am ar
innocent lamb, incapable of hurt o.
harm. Pam telling you picturesque
story of the adventures of this near rel
ative of your own. What have to dc
with it9 I am narrator only
"Stop," said. "What has all thi:
to do with my fatherf You are not t<
suppose that shall submit to be pu
off with your conceitedly told yarns
about others unless they carry substan
tial information as to my father and hi
whereabouts. The check can b.
stopped and you arrested! ~
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father fell. I suppose. into the hands OF
the precious villains who are your ac-
completes. What have they done with
hima For by all that's sure
"Not so fastl am no accomplice. 80
far as you can prove. May,not a man
discover a plot without being set down
at once as an accomplicef am coming
to your fathers fate. "
"For. I repeated, springing to my
feet and seizing the little rascal by the
shoulders and shaking him as a cat
would mouse. "see here, you vile lit
tie wretch, if you dare to tell me that
these people have injured hair Of my
fathers head I swear to you that no
promise or anything else shall save you
and your abominable friendsl r.
"Do be reasonable creature and al
low me to finish my story" said my
companion, twisting himself out of my
clutches. 81 did not say your father
was injured. did II If he was injured,
it was not, at any rate. by our people.
Will you allow me to go on in peace or
notH will not be hustled remember
that You are stronger than 1. but |
have a will which is perhaps more
than equal to your own. You cannot
compel me to speak. There is much
more to tell. but I will not tell it unless
you promise to behave like a gentle
man"
"Go on, then," 1 said, "but if l find
you have lied. and your friends have
done father any injury, heaven help
you, for 1 think I should kill your
"Bahl am not afraid. You are not
the kind to kill fellow creature, espe.
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of beating Dom Paul for the presiden-
cy. He will probably be the next to
assume that position, as be holds diff
ferent views from Kruger. He be-
lieves that if the franchise were given
to the Uitlanders in a reasonable
time they would become good citizens,
and that this is the way to solve the
problem. At the same time he will not
sanction any sort of a revolt, and
when the Jameson raiders were land
ed safely in Pretoria Jail, he was one
who favored shooting them.
Dom Paul's diplomatic powers stand
out in distinct contrast to Joubert,
who is essentially lover of powder.
Ten thousand Beers were gathered
about the Jail, speculatiug as to the
fate of the prisoners. Some were for
instant death, and others, as a grim
joke, suggested cutting off their ears.
This was taken up by the press immedi-
ately, and in a few hours the world
was shuddering at the bloodthirstiness
of the Transvaal burghers. In the
meantime the question was being set
tied by Dom Paul, who was trying to
save the lives of the prisoners, and to
this end used every art of persuasion
with Joubert, the two being closeted a
whole night.
Dom Paul finally prevailed, and
Joubert went out before the as.
sembly to win them over to
the lenient position. This was his
speech: "Fellow burghers, if you
had beautiful flock of sheep, and
neighbours dog, got into the pasture
and killed them, what would you do?
Would you take your rifle and straight
way proceed to shoot those dogs, thus
making yourself liable to greater dam
age than the value of the sheep de-
stroyed, or would you lay hold on
those dogs and carry them 10 your
neighbor, saying, Now, here's your
dogs. I caught them in the act. Pay
me and they shall be returned.'"
The general waited q moment for
the words to take effect, and then
added: "We have the neighbours
dogs in Jail. What shall we do with
them ?" There was hardly voice
against returning the prisoners to the
English, and events proved how wise
the Beers had been.
Joubert can collect bis whole army
in 4S hours, speedier mobilization
than any other nation can boast OF.
He has divided the Transvaal into II
divisions, each under a commander.
They are sub-divided into sections,
commanded by field cornets and assist
and field cornets. When the tocsin is
sounded the officers ride from one
farm to another until the whole coun-
try is warned. The Boer has his rife
and ammunition ready, and piece of
"biltong" or dried beef, on which he
can subsist for two weeks. He jumps
on his horse and hurries to the gather
ing place, leaving the women to farm
and herd the cattle.
General Joubert knows the might of
the English, but has little respect for
their craftsmanship. "When was
boy" he told the writer, "an English
regiment was quartered on our farm.
One day three hartbeeste sprang up
on the veldt and half the regiment shot
at them and missed. I and two other
lads then brought our rifles to our
shoulders, and each brought down one
beeste. That is the way we shoot at
the English"
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S8 If you fail after doing your best
YOU have still done we'll.
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CHAPTER XXIIL

ABDUCTION OF THE COUNT.
II think I begin to understand the
detestable plot little, said. "My
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Sailors Held Their Breath While Victor
Blue Redeemed Promise.
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5. 81
able to
had teaching
mta
perfectly we'll
kind of medic Ihadt cured
attention this
health Write for special
booca this fully Write
Mrs Avna Hanenrat
Rib n u to DIR Hart
used Peruna
perfectly of the disease
OF sell Pe-runa
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The wedding gown seen upon this page,
and of which cut-paper pattern is is
sued with this number, shows a charm
ing rendering of glace taffeta, combined
with Irish point lace. The under petit
coat, which may be made according to
lines of model skirt No. 139, has a deep
lace fiounce across the front, which is
seen where the skirt parts at the side
Of the front. The lace for this flounce
should be twenty-five inches deep, or If
a less costly garniture be desired, knife
pleating of mousseline, chiffon or taf-
feta of same depth would make a fash
ionable substitute. The skirt is made
substitute. The skirt is madeoamskn.
upon shaped model, and has front, side
and centre back cores, the latter tiaring
into Il long train in the centre of the
back. In making the skirt of narrow
width material great exactness must be
shown in following the gore outlines
and each seam be carefully pressed. An
interlining of thin crinoline should be
given to the train, and. where the ap-
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Mechanic & Investors Union

A State institution of Raleigh, N. q.
organized May, 1893, and managed by
John G. Drewry, president, j. 5. Wynne,
yice-president; b. S. Jerman, treasurer;
]. y. Holding, attorney, George Alien
secretary and manager. w. S. Primrose
and G. G.. Latta, all of whom are direc-
tors.
This is one of the best managed and
most prosperous investment and loan
companies in the State.
The investment plan assures the mem
bers the return of all payments, togeth-
er with a profit of fifty per cent III lOO
months. The payment Of cents per
day, which is 60 cents per month, for
100 months, natures one share of SlOO
The loaning plan guarantees the re-
turn to the borrower of all his payments
less three per cent per annum on the
amount advanced to him. Both the
investing and borrowing members are
fully protected by the guarantee FUND.-
which promises and agrees to mature the
stock. making the monthly payments for
the widow should death occur This Sc
cures the home to the family without
further cost after death. For full par
ticulars read the printed matter OF the
company.
GEORGE ALLEN. Secretary.
| % PuIlen Building, Raleigh, N. G.
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WHITE rArrErA WEDDING GOWN rRon HARpERs Bazaar

pearance of weight is desired. a sheet
of thin cotton batting should be placed on
each side of the crinoline. The long
skirt is trimmed with fat applied lace
edging, and should be finished under
meath with a pink dust ruffle. The bod
ice is made over model waist lining No.
139, and has seamless centre back and
draped front that is tretched over the
lining without darts and laps at left side.
Here the fastening is made under white
velvet rosettes with rhinestone centres.
The vest and high collar are of lace
over silk, and foundation patterns for
both accompany the waist pattern. The
costume rendered in color would prove
most available for dinner or other formal
occasions. The sleeves are of the pre-
valent close sheath form, and may be
made of any of the ready tucked or puff
ed silks now easily obtainable. n pat
tern for the foundation revers of silk
accompanies that of the bodice.
OF any narrow material, such as crepe,
yelling. silk or satin, 16 to Is yards will
be required to make this costume.
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FREE NEGROES BEFORE the WAR
Maj Guthrie Gives Some Interesting Leaves from Debates
on Constitutional Amendments in the Past

highest offices of the country accessible
to them, and providing that they should
have their special representatives iii
the State and Federal Councils.
Mr.. Mcqueen said, it must be adj
mitted by every member on that fl0er,
THAT every government IS Invested with
the power of restricting the rights Of
their citizens, where it IS for the pub
he benefit that they shon'i do so; that
they should, from maxims Of sound
policy withhold certain immunities from
one class of citizens which are extended
to another class.
1t has been deemed advisable, in this
country, to render the Presidential chair
inaccessible to all persons Of foreign
birth. The Constitutions of some of the
States have excluded from giving testi-
mony in the courts, and from being elect
ed to office, those who disbelieve in the
existence of a future State, on the
ground, that such persons, having no
faith in that sacred system of laws
which constitute the foundation of oaths,
could not be relied on in the testimony
which they would render and, that they
were not fair guardians of the public in
terest in any important office. inasmuch
as they repealed a belief in that religion
which has been uniformly considered
the principal CONSERVATION of the public
happiness. The Constitution of almost
every State in the Union has clause
inserted in it requiring a residence of
twelve months in the State, from every
citizen, before he shall be entitled to
vote. This is for the purpose of his ac
quiring such an interest in the welfare
of the community in which he resides,
as will guide his vote in the different
elections. No person under twenty-one
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WAS BORN IN NHWBERN.

Boston Letter in Augusta ChrOnicle.l
There was something pathetic iii max
ING Mrs. Thomas c. Dugan, of New
Orleans. Daughter of the Seventeenth
Massachusetts Regiment Association"
Mrs Dugan is the daughter of Colonel
]. A. Amory who took the boys to the
front in 81. She was born while the
regiment was encamped during the Civil
War ut Newbern, n. c. Now, after thir.
ty years, she comes from her Southern
home, in what was the hOtbed of the
Confederacy, to carry back from Mas
sachusetts the honor conferred by our
friends, the enemy"
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horse down in Marshville township got a
hind foot in its mouth last summer and
would have died had not some mem been
present to take the foot out by main
strength. We believe B;ll Arp toll the
truth. for his tale concerning the mule is
not more unreasonable than the story
concerning tine horse down at Marshville,
the truthfulness of which is vouchcd for
by a number of reliable men.
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age, and liable to the payment of poll
taxes under other provisions of the con-
stitution.
Every white voter in the State who de-
sires to see the time come when stump
speakers will be required TO discuss
something else besides the color of the
skin of the voters, should vote in favor
of the proposed constitutional amend,
ment, and thereby make way for the
discussion of matters pertaining to the
science of government which are now
urgently pressing themselves upon public
attention, and upon the settlement OF
which at the ballot box must depend
the veal or woe of this great Republic
in the near future.
WM A. GUTHRIE.
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AIonroe Enolrirer,)

That story told by Bill Arp this week
about the mule getting its foot caught i'll
its mouth sounds a little fshy, but a
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BILL ARP TOLD THE TRUTH.

A Parallel Case Reported From Union
County.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26

a pudding mold. pour in the pudding,
cover closely and steam four or 1--WE
hours. When served pour over half
cupful Of brandy. light a match to it and
place on the table. Serve with a n1rd
sauce.
MINCE PlE-OGc cupful of chopped
cooked meat. two cupfuls of chopped ap
pies. one tcaspOonful each OF salt. CHINA
mon. allspice. one cupfu OF sugar. half
a cupfGl each of chopped and whole rails
ins. half q cupfu of currants: mosten
with ono cuptul OF cider. little water,
three tabiespoonfuls OF currant jelly and
the juice Of one lemon. Mix thoroughly
and add brandy to taste and put in pie
pan with rich paste; drop bits Of butter
over the top and cover with a crust.
Serve hot
NEAPOLlTAN ICECREAM-Change
the flavoring and color Of plain icecream
and mold in LAYERS in brick form. Plain
icecream with crushed strawberry in be-
tween makes very pretty as Well as a
delicious combination.