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The Denison review., 1899-06-27
The RCsE OF THE KAREN.
How Young Englishman Stole the
/ Sultan's Favorite.

1t was at the feast of Leilat ell Kad-
rat that Roy Alburton, the young Eng
lish traveller, first saw the rose of the
harem as he. watched the stream OF
veiled worshipers pass between lines
of black slaves into the mosque of St.
Sophia. Leilat el Kadrat is the one
festival of all the year when all men
and women of the faith of Mahomet
go into the mosques to pray. How
Roy Alburton managed to elude the
red-capped, black-browed guards is a
mystery, but he managed to slip be
hind one of the sporphory pillars
which uphold the roof of gold" and to
stand where the silken garments of
the devotees brushed against him as
they passed. Perhaps 20 of the
harem ladies had gone by when u
slender girl in robe and veil like
woven sunbeams came along. He
could see the 1.-THE young shape and
caught glimpse of tresses of raven
hair falling upon her shoulders. She
drew near-was right beside him. A
rose fell at his feet.
When the prayers We're done the
worshipers returned as they had gone
in. Alburton still kept his place In
the shadow of the column. His heart
beat fast as he waited. Slowly the
rainbow-tinted line of muffled figures
passed like a waving cloud of crimson
and amethyst and gold along the sun
set-gilded horizon, and finally she drew
near, and, whether by accident, or de-
sign, she knows, the face covering
trembled for moment, as If 1t dread
ed to reveal such loveliness, and fell.
Roy Alburton's blue eyes looked
into orbs as soft as a gazelle's for one
moment Then he reached out an arm
Ind silently drew her out of the pro.
cession into the shadows beside him
If the woman behind her saw she gave
no sign. One rival less is not thing
to cry over If the guard, cimetal
drawn and watchful eyed, noticed the
closing ranks, English gold was clink.
| Ing in his purses. But the rose of the
harem did not return. When the sui
tan's anger shook the earth she was
at sea, bound for Bombay, and hel
head was at rest on the bosom of hel
English lover. And now England will
have another matter to settle with
Monsieur the Turk on the next reck
oning day.
The Denison review., 1899-06-27
TWO DANGEROUS TRADES.
In which Operatives Are Subjected to
Slow. But stealthy Disease.

File cutting and glass polishing are
the two trades in which the operatives
are constantly subjected to the slow
and stealthy growth of industrial DIS
ease, says the Fortnightly Review.
The danger in their case is even more
alarming, as the power which daily
menaces them in that most pernicious
and treacherous evil, lead poisoning.
In the case of file cutters the mischief
is contained in the bed upon which the
file is placed for cutting. This Isl com
posed of metallic lead, for although
other substances have been tried 1t is
declared that none of them give the
desired amount of resistance without
residence obtained by lead bed.
My committee has recently reported
in great detail on the hazardous ma
ture of the file-cutter's industry. 1t is
sufficient here to state that the risks
inseparable from his occupation are
greatly augmented by the evil condi-
tions under which the trade is con-
Quoted. Cleanliness, ventilation, sani-
tary conditions, and legitimate hours
of labor, with all that is entailed and
understood by these simple-sounding
remedies, would revolutionize the
health statistics of the file trade, but
the difficulty is to obtain these condi-
tions. The rooted customs of this ln-
dustry are such as in many cases to
battle and defy the administrators of
the law.
Glass polishing is dangerous in that
the powder with which the edges of
cut glass are treated contains 60 to 30
per cent of oxide of lead. Here, again,
the same remedies are demanded, and,
fortunately, they are not so difficult of
attainment. In both these cases the
poison pursues it's victim with mall
as relentless as it is appalling. which
kills or mains as surely as does any
explosion or accident by violence.
The Denison review., 1899-06-27
Som Has the Floor Now.

Every young man who has civil
war veteran for father will appre-
ciate the revenge which Lieutenant
Callahan of the Twentieth Kansas is
looking forward to. Writing to his
venerable paternal ancestor ut June
ton City, the lieutenant says: IL will
night and one of them related the fol
have grand army tales that will make
you turn green with envy. have lots
to tell you, and you will have to listen
to my tales of war as l have listened
to ours in years gone by."-Kansas
City Journal.
The Denison review., 1899-06-27
Starvation In Havana.

The crowds around the stations Of
relief are composed almost entirely of
negroes, and their scramble for food
would, in an Anglo-Saxon country, be
called fighting. A delicate or refined
woman stands but small chances Of
getting near to the door, but as rule
the officer in charge looks out for such
case and helps her over the heads of
the mob. A few days ago at one of
the stations, we noticed well-dressed
woman being elbowed about and ap-
parently without enough strength to
hold her own. We made way for her
through the throng, and when she
reached the room she sank into chair
helf-fainting. She was given food
enough for 1O'days. She was about to
leave when she burst into tears, and
it was some minutes before she could
speak. She told us that it was the first
time in her life that she had ever ap-
piled for charity. A few months ago
her husband and five children had
been with her on a beautiful planta-
ton, prosperous and happy, but today
the plantation is a waste, her husband
executed by Spanish guerillas, and her
children dead Of starvation. She still
owns the land, and as soon as she is
able to get it under cultivation will be
in good circumstances. Cases of this
sort are common. and many of the des-
titute have been used to much better
fare. and some have been wealthy.-
Leslie's Weekly.
The Denison review., 1899-06-27
President Has a Day of Rest

ADAMS, Mass, June 24-Yesterday
was day of rest and quietness for the
entire presidential party. The presi-
dent did very little official work during
the day and seemed to be enjoying his
outing to the utmost.
The Denison review., 1899-06-27
Jennings Gets Twenty Years

HARTv1LLE, Mo-, June 24.-Jennings,
one Of the train robbers now on trial
here for completely in the Macomb hold
up, January last, for which robbery
- Jack" Kennedy was given II years in
the penitentiary Tuesday last, was
found guilty yesterday and given 20
years i'll the penitentiary. He received
his sentence with smile.
The Denison review., 1899-06-27
Confederate Veteran Shoots Himself.

WASHINGTON, Ia, June 24.-Ye Yesterday
Ephraim Maxwell, Il one-legged con-
federate veteran, shot himself in the
right temple and died a short while
afterward. He has for many years
been a great sufferer and had evidently
contemplated the deed for some time.
The Denison review., 1899-06-27
KENNEDY DEFEATS RuhLiN.
Californian Given the Decision at End Of
Twentieth Round.

TW0nt1eth Round.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24.-Gus Rub.
lin Of Ohio and Joe Kennedy of San
Francisco met last night at Woodward's
pavilion in 20-round contest, under
the auspices Of the Excelsior Athletic
club. Kennedy was given the decision
at the end Of the Goth round. Before
the big bout began Billy Otis of San
Francisco'and Charlie Tye of Oakland,
went 10 hard rounds, at the end Of
which Otis was given the decision by
Referee Al Neill. They hammered each
other like brace of boiler makers.
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pugIl..t Neil NAV Recover.

CHICAGO, June 24.-The condition Of
Clutch" Neil, the pugilist, is improv-
ing and strong hopes of his tecovery are
now entertained by his physicians. He
is still unconscious, but the action of
his heart is improved and he Probably
will be around in short time.
The Denison review., 1899-06-27
Walcott Awarded the DecisIon.

New YORK, June 24.-Joe Walcott,
the colored welterweight boxer, was
given the decision over Dan Creedon,
the Australian middleweight, at the end
of hard fought 2O-round bout before
the New Broadway Athletic club last
nipht
The Denison review., 1899-06-27
Proves the Antiauity oil the nallet Girl

Proves The Antiquity of the Ballet Girl.
A. German statistician has discov-
cred that ballet dancers, as a rule, at
tain an age much above the average.
Carlotta Grisi is II years of age, and
Amalia Ferraris IS. Taglioni was
over 80 years old when she died, and
Fanny Elssler was IA. Rosita Mauri,
well over 80, is still dancing at the
Paris Grand Opera.
The Denison review., 1899-06-27
You Are Going to the Pacific
Coast

Don't complete arrangements until you
have secured information regarding the
personally conducted excursions to San
Francisco. Los Angeles and Portland
via the Union Pacific. These excur-
sions leave Chicago, Minneapolis and st.
Paul every Thursday, and Omaha every
Friday in elegantly upholstered Pull
man Tourist Sleepers; Illuminated by
Pintsch light; heated by steam. Bag
gage checked through from starting
point to destination. Prompt and salts.
factory service. Many hours quicker
time than any other line.
For full particulars call on or address
j. w. TURTLE,
40l Walnut Street,
Des Moines, Ia.
The Denison review., 1899-06-27
First Postofice.

The first postofiice was opened in
Paris in 1912, in England i'll 1881, In
America in 171O.
The Denison review., 1899-06-27

The highest inhabited spot in the
world is the custom-house at Ancoun-
area, Peru, 10000 feet above sea level.
The Denison review., 1899-06-27
Fad had a Long Career.

Venice has a cafe which claims that
it has been open, day and night, for
16O years.
The Denison review., 1899-06-27

Not to Mention WOrthIesS hooks.
1t has been estimated that 1t would
take a man 5000 years to read all the
standard works.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-07-20
PLANTS THAT SHOOT BULLETS
Mimic Battles Often Take Place Between
Wistaria Vines.

Wistaria Vines.
Many common garden plants shoot
bullets, not as big nor as hard as those
shot from gun, but they go quite as
far and are as effective proportionate-
ly. If the plants which shoot them
were as big as a gun these vegetable
bullets might do great damage. AS it
is, battles take place between plants,
during which the bombardments are
fierce enough while they last. The
common wistaria has been known to
shoot a bullet over fifty feet. This
curious property is the result of ma
lures efforts to scatter the seeds as
far as possible Many plants have
seed pods which are held, so to speak,
in state of tension. AS the plant
grows its fibers become stretched un-
til when the seeds are fully developed
the retaining capsule bursts open
violently and the seeds literally are
hurled in every direction. The vista
ria has seeds which in size and shape
are much like the pistol bullet, and as
the plant loves to grow on hillsides
and on eminenceS, the distance these
vegetable bullets travel before touch
ing the ground is very great. When
the number of plants is large, and they
all shoot off together, mimic battle
takes place which must be alarming
indeed to the small animals in the
npIPhhOrhnO1 oin "a
CONSERVATION of the squirrels and the
birds during the time when the black
pods are flying. If one of these bullets
were to hit bird in vital part it
would undoubtedly injure it. The
wild geranium is another plant that
hurls its seeds in all directions. The
story is told of an invalid who had
placed some wistaria plants on a man
tel near her bed, and forgot them.
Some time afterward. when she lay
sick in bed, her family heard her
scream out, and rushed into the room
to find her in a nervous, frightened
condition, exclaiming that bullet had
been shot into the room She was
soothed and quieted by assurances that
such a thing was impossible But
later in the day she cried out again,
this time insisting that a bullet had
struck the window pane and had come
across the room. Sure enough, the
bullet" was found at the foot OF the
bed. When examined it turned out to
be wistaria pod. Then she remem-
bered the plants on the mantel. They
had ripened and shot their seeds. One
had gone across the room, struck the
window pane, and bounded back to the
bed. The distance as measured was
thirty feet-Pittsburg Leader.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-07-20
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once mere being under tie same roof
with Mona Brauscombe! My arrange
ments are made for to-day, as YOU
can assist you by returning to Forest
Lea, will do so inmediatety-as soon
as have seen my partners.
1T will be the greatest comfort
Miss Elmslie assured me, with tears
in her eyes. And so it was settled.
Il will drive with You 20 the sta
tion," the rector saiG, as the dog-cart
come round; Il have business there.
Are you a good whip? No?'-as |
shook my head. well, I Will take the
cut across the park while we drive
round, and leave word at my house
that / have gone on to Westford. We
will pick you up at the end OF Park
Lane. The fact is" he confded 10 me,
as soon as the man was out Of ear
shot, that scamp Charlie Branscombe,
has been seen hanging about the place;
the purpOrt of the poor old colonies
Will will soon ooze QUIT it hasn't
done so already-and Master Charlie
is quite capable OF bullying his cousin
in the first flush Of his disappointment.
1t was my good old friends last injunc-
ton that Charlie should not be ad-
mitted to the Lea, and Miss Mona is
tender-hearted in that quarter"
A light flashed upon me. 1t was
Charlie whom she had met in the
shrubbery last night-whO had smoked
that prime Havana and brought those
tears to his cousins sweet eyes; anC
to Charlie. no doubt, | thought with
a swift pang of jealousy, she had giver
her young love-the treasure he would
squander as remorselessly as he haC
wasted the more tangible treasures il
his hands. And upon me, OF all men
by the cruel irony Of fate, was forced
the task Of separating her from thu
man she loved! Nothing could com,
to me but pain, disappointment a2(
Odium.
There is more than one element O
danger in the case" said the worth.
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CHAPTER V.--(Continued.)

CHAPTER V.--(Continued)
1t was Miss BransCOmbe. The hood
of her light mantle was drawn oveE
her head and face, and as she came
swiftly on. with downcast head, she
was unconscious of my presence until
she almost touched me. At the first
recognition she gave a little cry and
started back, the next instant she had
recovered herself and something OF
the womanIy dignity which I had ad-
mired in her at our first meeting re-
turned to her bearing She made no
apology or excuse for her presence
there on such a night ard at such an
hour; she merely bowed her head with
murmured Thank you" as | threw
open the door and stood back for her
to precede me into the hall. She did
not. as l half expected. try to excuse
or account for her late walk, but with
another bow she passed on and up the
wide staircase. The light from hang
ing lamp fell upon her face as she
turned to mount the steps, and l saw
that her eyes were swollen with tears
and her cheeks deadly pale. She held
tightly by the carved oak balustrade
too as she went slowly up and out OF
my sight
And So" ! said to myself, as,
haunted by a spirit of unrest, paced
the floor Of my room long after mid
night-"so dies the last lingering rem
nant of my faith in womanhood." But
it was dying hard; it was hydra
headed, apparently, and sprang into
fresh life as fast as set my heel upon
the last quivering fragment; and at
last, when l sought my bed, | knew
that neither my faith, nor a mad love,
as wild and impossible as the love of
the wave for the star, was dead wlLu.n
me. l had found hundred excuses. a
hundred reasons, which left Mona
Branscombe my pure sweet ideal still:
and withal, l was the most unhappy
man in the United Kingdom. Had
Miss BranScombe been the pernlless
girl her friends and neighbors had pre-
maturely declared her to be. there
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narrow escape she Lad made OF miss
ing the train, GoranG lightly in and
deposited herscE in the vacant place
by my side.
1t had all happened so suddenly
my head had been turned away at the
moment OF the lays appearance--that
| had only time to draw my somewhat
long limbs Oh! of her path, and none
to catch glIhp@e Of my new neighbor
before she vas seated next to me.
Allow nc" | said then. offering to
relieve her of the small bag and large
loose cloak which she helu on her
knees. There is room for these
here"-~indic9ting the opposite seat, on
which my own impedimenta reposed.
She thanked me with bow and q
few murmured intistnct words; and,
as | took the two articles from her
hands. Caught glimpse Of her face.
1t was covered with a thick gray COS
samer veil, such as ladies use at the
seaside or for driving in tee country;
but the lovely hair that had escaped
from beneath the large shady hat, and
something In the whole bearing star
tied me with wild impossible Idea.
Had l gone mad, or WAS the Image OF
Mona Branscombe so imprinted on the
retina OF my eye that to me every
woman must bear her likeness?
l darted another swift keen glance
at my neighbor as l resettled myself
! in my place.
They will be quite safe there"
said. pointing to her possessions. and
then | stopped, breathless 1t was no
fond illusion OF my love-slck fancy. 1t
was Mona herself! The large limpld
eyes, which even the thick goSsamer
veil could not hire. looked into mine
| for an instant with 4 warning depre-
catory expression, the graceful head
moved with the scantest, most distant
| nOwledgment Of any courtesy, and
then turned resolutely away. Evil
IDENTIFY Miss Branscombe did not choose
to recognize me further.
/ sat for the next ten minutes
meadows and trees as they flew by in
endless succession, and trying to
steady my mind sufficiently to grasp
the situation. Miss BranScOmbe here
alone. unattended-she who had hith-
erto led such carefully protected life
travelling alone; and whittier? | was
certain that neither the rector nor Miss
Elmslie mad known OF her projected
journey--the mornings conversation
quite precluded the idea. How had she
reached the station without being seen
by us-the rector or myself?
(TO be Continued)
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CHAPTER VI.

Early as it was when | descended TO
the breakfast room that morning, MISS
Elmslie was already down and in deep
and anxious conference with the rec
tor. They ceased speaking as | en-
tered. and Mr.. HeathcOtc came for
ward to greet me.
Il am sorry YOU are leaving Forest
Lea this morning" he said, as Miss
Elmslie busted herself with the tea
urn. These ladies need-er-er-in
fact. some member Of our sex sadly
lust now. l wish you could have re-
manned"
You are on the spot" I suggested
fighting with an impulse which tempt
ed me to forget my duty alike to my
firm and to myself, and to linger in
the sunshine which could only scorch
me.
On the spot yes: but not in the
house" Mr.. Heathcote answered
gravely, accepting the cup of tea which
Miss Elmslie offered him. You are
singularly destitute Of male relatives
Miss Elmslie?" he added, addressing
her
Yes" she sighed; there is abso
lutely no one. The dear colonel rep
resented our whole family, except
ing"
Yes, yes!" interrupted the rector
hastily. You are entirely unprotect
ed, unfortunately. wish it had beer
possible for Mr.. Fort to remain with
you until after the funeral; but it is ;
point ] can hardly press, as he ha
been good enough to give US already 81
much Of his valuable time"
I'VE should indeed be glad" sal,
Miss Elmslie, looking appealingly a
me.
So was impelled by the irresistibl
force of fate into the current whicl
could only bear me to disastrous ship
wreck. :
81 could return" I said. answerin
the appeal of Miss Elmslie. And oil
what a rush of dangerous Joy thrille
through my veins at the thought o
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would have been neither presumption
nor madness in the passion which had
taken possession of me, for | was we'll
born, my prospects we're good, and l
could have entered the lists fearlessly
against all corners. But Miss Brans-
combe, the heiress, the owner Of ttteen
thousand a year, was separated from
me by barrier which | recognized as
insurmountable 1 groaned in spirit
as | remembered that my own manu-
had helped to raise the barrier.
And then I fell into a short troubled
slumber just as the restless twitterlng
of the little birds beneath my window
told that the day was breaking.
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rector. Charlie may make a disturb
ance at the Lea, and seriously embar-
rass those two unprotected women. or
ne may work upon the feelings of a
susceptible and romantic girl like
Mona, and neutralize all the wise pro-
visions of his uncle There is no tell
ing what, in the first emotional work
lnSS OF such a character as this sweet
young girls, Charlie may make her do
for him-give up Forest Lea, |
shouldn't be surprised. and ruin her
self and all who depend upon her. The
fellow is, l am sorry to say, utterly
cIalmable-money runs through his
hands as if they were sleeves. The
poor old colonel gave him chance after
chance, and he threw them away one
after the other 1t is 4 hopeless case"
And Miss Branscombe,' I said, for
cling myself to utter the words which
choked me-"Miss Branscombe is at
tached to her cousin?"
Il fear So" answered the rector
gloomily--"my wife thinks so. unfor-
tunately. l ami speaking confidentially
to you, Mr.. Fort, lie added, turning
| abruptly to me.
I'VE lawyers. like doctors. come in
! for the secrets Of good many fami-
! lies" | answered, for want Of some
thing better to say"
Just So aSsented the rector: ''and
we want your help, Mr.. FCIt. You see
it is important to keep this young
scapegrace out OF the way. Your pres
enCe at the Lea, and the exercise OF
the tact and friendly kindness you have
already shown bOwed-"will be in
valuable to us at this juncture. After
the funeral, Miss Elmslie and Miss
Branscombe will leave the place. and
a year or two of foreign travel. with
fresh scenes and associations, will. |
have no doubt, make a great differ
ence in Miss Bralscombe's views and
feelings. She has been brought up in
a secluded way, and has seen few peo-
pie hitherto. All we want is to gain
time. But here is my fellow; We must
hurry up to catch the lilo express.
The 11:1O express was a favorite
train evidently. l congratulated my
self on having secured a corner seat
next the door, as my carriage filled
rapidly. At Wivenhoe, the first stop.
ping station, two seats-that opposite
to me, on which / had deposited my
black bag and the light dustcoat which
carried and a second set next tt
J mine-were the only ones unoccupied
The weather was warm, and l was JUS
congratulating myself on having es
capped any addition to our number
, when, even as the guards whist,
sounded. the handle of the carriage
door was hastily turned and a lady
evidently a good deal fluttered at the