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DIE END.
The Dreyfus cOurtmartial Re.
fuses to Accept the Testimony
OF THE FOREIGN ATTACHES

In Spite of IiabOri's Plea for Justice.
The Decision Of che Court Is omin-
ousfor tho Prisoncr-oeneral Mer-
cier Makes Some Remarkables State
ments-Ho Introduces Irrelevant
Matters.
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The London edition OF the Standard
and DlSgers' News, the official Boer or
gan. to-day says:
1--WE can state that the diplomatic
correspondence between the TransVaal
and the colonial office Is Of reassuring
nature and that the dispute has now
narrowed to an issue which should
make q settlement possible and even
speedy. The TranEvnai IS prepared
for all eventualltles, but remains
hopeful OF a peaceful settlement"
Nothing which can be learned here
tends to confirm the foregoing state
ment and, owing to the pro.Boer course
from which It emannted, 1t Is regarded
with suspicion.
The special correspondent Of the Pail
Mall Gazette at Cape Town, in n dis.
patch dated to-day, says:
ut Ia believed in AfrilIander circles
here that the Transvaal intends forcing
matters to a sudden issue and that war
may possibly break out within forty
eight hours. It is supposed that the
first net on their part will be an ad-
vance on LainR'S Neck ttl1e sole route
from the TansYnnl to NatnO. 1t Is also
rumored there Is a plot ut Pretoria TO
simultaneously blow up the British
agency there"
It may be pointed out in connection
with the foregoing dispatch that the
Pail Mall Gazette has not been con-
spIcuOus for the accuracy or Judgment
OF It's South African specials, and too
much credence should not be placed on
the present advlces.
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WANT AZ EXCLAMATION
rehabilitation of British Troops on
the. TrAnsvaaI Frontier.

PRETORIA, Sept. T.-At the desire
Of the Transyaal government there has
been transmitted throug Conygham
Greene. the British diplomatic agent
here. to Sir Alfred Miner, the British
high commissioner of South Africa, an
inquiry as to whether an explanation
would be given In regard to the mobile
cation Of British troops on the Trans
yaal frontier.
LONDON, Sept. 7.-If the Transyaal
situation has changed at all since yes
terday It Is for the worse. The Boer
request for an explanation as to the
masslng Of British troops on the Trans
val frontier has an ominous note OF Ire
ritatIoR and iinpatience. which ut such
critical STAGE can scarcely be inter.
preted as anything but defiance.
Both here and in Cape Colony the
tension and the nrmlng continue.
Whether to-mOrrow's cabinet will
AFFORD immediate relief Is still Ques-
tion OF great doubt. The more conser-
vatlye believe that the cabinet will only
put a time limit upon the negotiations,
and that the interim will merely be
repetition Of the anxious times which
have marked the past few weeks.
Cape Town Rdvices say the Afriknn-
ders regard the late Boer reply as eva
sive, while others regard It as designed
to entRRgle the two governments in fur
tter negotiations. The average optn-
ion OF the British press Is inclined TO
regard It as the straw which would
break the back of the most long-suner-
ing diplomatic camel.
The noon edition Of the Morning Post
to-day contains special dispatch from
PieteTmarltZburg, capital OF Natal, say
Ing that an ultlmatum would be for
wartled to the Beers to-day. This Is
scarcely creditable. however, as every
well.informed source here believes that
the cabinet win decide upon the advis-
ability OF an ultimRtum.
The same correspondent adds that
the Beers have received or will receive
dispatch from Sir Alfred Miner, the
governor OF Cape Colony and British
high commissioner OF South Africa, de-
handing the release OF Mr.. Pakemnn,
the editor OF the Transvaal Leader,
who was arrested September on the
charge of high treason.
Continuing. the correspondent says
that eight hundred Beers have left Pre-
toria for Standerton. and declares that
the Pletermarltzburg troops are ready
to march Mt two hours notice.
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General MERCER afterwards came to
the bar, and said that he felt the dep
ositlon Of Captain Freystaetter was
bound to have produced considerable
Impression on the minds of the judges.
He spoke Of the attacks made on him
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Closing out TO quit business. All
rn0Sv rust hH sold regard'ess NJ cost,
Building must be vacated by January.
FREW'B FURNITURE STORE,
1908 Mnln street.
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To determine whether your wife that

To determine whether your wife that
is to be is maid or widow or if
you are to live a bachelors life to the
end of your days, take three dishes; put
clear water in one, foul water in an
other and leave the third empty. Then
be blindfolded and led to the hearth
where the dishes are ranged, and dip
with your left hand. If your hand
touches the clear water your wife will
be maid when she comes to you. #
it is the foul water you touch she will
be widow. But if your hand dips IN
to the empty dish you will have no
wife at ALL
One of the quaintest old Scotch ira
ditions commands you to go, alone or
in company, to a south-running stream
where three lairds' land meet" and
dip your left shirt sleeve into the water
Then go to bed in sight of fire and
hang your wet sleeve before it to dry.
Lie awake, and sometime near mid
night an apparition, having the exact
figure of your future husband or wife,
will come and turn the sleeve as if to
dry the other side of 1t.
These are but a few of the many odd
ways of learning that which the future
contains and which you can learn only
through the fundamentally of the
fairies on Halloween.
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the greatest copper camps in the world.
Daily was very anxious that Anaconda
should be the capital of the state
that was while it was as yet terri
tory seeking admission to the Union
and he strove nightly to that end.
But Clark. of course. had another idea
in view. and the fight between them
over this question waxed to a very
acme of bitterness. Out there all the
centers of population are boom towns.
and to be made the capital would have
been an immense advantage to any of
them. Meanwhile the territory could
not become state until it had a rec
ognized seat of government, and the
dispute delayed the metamorphoss.
CLARK would have preferred to make
Butte the capital, but this was out of
the question. So he chose to advocates,
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advocate of bimetallic system Of
finance. This gentleman was More
ton Frewen. During their stay on the
plains a strong friendship sprang up
between Captain Stuart Wortley and
Mr.. Frewen, and they spent much of
their time in each others company.
But the cattle business proved I'M
profitable for the Englishmen. Their
lack of experience in the ways of the
tricks of the trade marked them as
easy victims for the operations of the
"rustlers," who, in those days, were
particularly numerous, bold and dan
gerous. What with the rustlers and
few severe winters, the captain re-
tired from the stock business.
His next venture was in the rail-
road line After leaving Wyoming
Captain Stuart Wortley went to Vir-
ginia, where he was manager of one
the smaller lines of railroad.
1t is said that during the period OF
the captains residence in Virginia he
met a daughter of Admiral Schley, to
whom he was afterward married Ad-
miral Schley had not then won the
fame and glory which to-day is his
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Billings, Oct. 26.-In the list of Brit
ish casualties during the battle Of last
Friday between Glencoe and Dundee
appears the name of Captain r. A.
M. Stuart Wortley. The brief dispatch
announces that Captain Stuart Wort
ley was wounded, but does not de-
scribe the nature of his injuries.
The name of Captain Stuart-Wort-
ley recalls to mind the times Of
dozen years ago, when the captain, for
a space of time, made his home in this
section. He will be remembered by
nearly every person who lived here
during the sos. About 13 years ago
Captain Stuart Wortley came to Wy
oming and engaged in the cattle in
dustry He held the position of SUI
perintendent of one of the largest of
the many English cattle companies
which at that time We're interested in
stock raising in Wyoming and Eastern
Montana. In the same region where
Captain Stuart Wortley operated there
was also another English gentleman
engaged in the raising of livestock,
who has since risen to marked dis
tinction as an earnest and eloquent
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NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT TWILL Be JOLLY HALL EN-

merely ceremonies necessary to the
successful use of the power of diyin-
alton.
Antlquarians claim that in the folk
lore OF the Germanic nations dating far
beyond the Christian era are to be
found evidences of a belief that mortals
were endowed with the gift of diyin-
alton on two certain days of the wear.
once in the spring and once at the OPP
ening of winter, the Osterfeuer and the
Johannisfeuer respectively, while in the
Celtic races were the Bedtime and
Samhtheine, corresponding closely to
the Germanic feasts. AS in Halloween
the most essential part of the obsery
ance of these days was the lighting of
bonfire at nightfall and the methods
of divination now resorted to on Hal
lowe'en are but the duplicate in MANY
instances of those practiced in these
ancient festivals.
However that may be, the modern OBJ.
servances of Halloween are based,
clearly, on Scottish folk lore. To Burns
poem, "Hallowe en-" descriptive of the
quaint customs of the day among the
Scottish people, is due the present wide
popularity of Halloween ceremonies.
Most of these are those which en-
able one to catch a glimpse of his fu-
ture mate. Thus burning the nuts is
one of the most popular Halloween
customs. Nuts are laid in the fire by
the youths and maids assembled and
named. one with the name of the boy
and the other with the name of the
girl, and" says Burns in telling of
the ceremony, according as they burn
quietly together or start from beside
one another. the course and issue of
the courtship will be-
The aud guild wife's weeI-hoardet nits
Are round an round divided,
An monte lads and lassies' fates
Are there that night decided:
Some kindle, couthie, side by side
An burn thegither trinity:
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Some start ava. wi saucy pride,
An jump out-owre the chimlie
Flu high that night

The first ceremony of Halloween is
pulling, each lad and lassie, stock CIR
plant of kali. kali being any variety of
headless cabbage yielding curled leaves.
They must go out, hand-in-hand, with
eyes shut and pull the first they meet
with. Its being big or little, straight
or crooked, is prophetic of the size and
spells-the husband or wife. If any
earth sticks to the root, that is tocher
or fortune; and the taste of the heart
of the stem is indicative of the natural
temper and disposition. Lastly, the
stems are placed somewhere above the
head of the door, and the Christian
names of the people whom chance
brings into the house are, according to
the priority of placing the stems, the
names in question.
Here is another: Take candle and
go alone to a looking glass. Eat an
apple before it. and some traditions say
you should comb your hair all the time
The face of your conjugal companion
to be will be seen in the glass as peep
ing over your shoulder.
Burns himself vouches for this one,
described in his own language, thus:
steal out unpreceived and SOW a hand
full of hemp seed, narrowing it with
anything you conveniently can draw
after you. Repeat now and then,
Hemp seed, I SOW thee, hemp seed, I
SOW thee, and him Cor herr that is TO
be my true love, come after me and
pou (pulD thee Look over your left
shoulder and you will see the appear
ance of the person invoked, in the at
titude of pulling hemp. Some tradi-
lions say come after me and show
thee that is, show myself; in which
case it simply appears. Others omit
the narrowing and say come after me
and harrow thee"
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MONTANA KNOWS THIS WOUNDED ENGLISH CAPTAIN

Evidently railroad work was not to
the captains liking, for. after q brief
engagement in that calling, he went to
New York, where he was engaged in
the brokerage business. Afterward he
returned to England, where he re-
enlisted in her majesty's army, and
thus he is found serving in the kings
guards in the war against the Beers
Captain Stuart-Wortley had almost
passed entirely from the minds of the
people of this region, who knew him
so we'll during his stay here. The
brief mention of his name In the
south African cable has served to re-
yive ofd-time memories, and stories of
his life on the plains are repeated by
those who were acquainted with him.
Captain Stuart Wortley was regard
ed here as gentleman of honesty Of
purpose and integrity of character. He
was genial companion and an inter-
esting conversationalist. He had all
of the merits of an honorable gentle
man and his faults We're few. Among
the other accomplishments which he
possessed was horsemanship. in which
exercise he was a past master.
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Another Funny Bit
of alleged History

Years ago when he was turning out
funny business" Mark Twain pub
lished map of the Franco German
War" OF course, it was a travesty.
There was attached to it a series of al
legged testimonials. One of these i'm
mendation, Il never saw anything
like it before" 1t is much the same
with the astonishing stuff which start
ed with the Clark literary bureau and
which attempts TO tell about men and
things in montana. Here is a sample,
taken from the New York Herald. Read
it, just for the fun of it, and then count
Herald's stuff says:
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the claims of Helena, and then cana
the tug of war At length % deadlock
resulting, Daily and Clark agreed to re-
fer the matter to a vote of the people.
and meanwhile to recognize Helena.
the territorial capital, as the seat of
government After tremendous strug-
gle, during which Montana was de-
luged with money. Helena became
the capital of the state.
wv. a. Clark, as might be sup
posed. is a typical westerner, of this
rugged, rough and ready sort He is
well known in Washington, having
been a frequent visitor to the capital
during the last few years. He was
Bryan's principal hacker during the
last presidential campaign, putting up
a very large sum of money for the sup
port of the silver-tongued Nebraskan."
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''Clark lives in Butte. 1t is a typical
mining town of 10000 inhabitants, run
on the wide open system. The Clark
residence is one of the sights, and visi-
tors are always welcome to inspect 1t,
the most remarkable thing about it
being it's lawn. This lawn is the only
patch of green grass in Butte or its
neighborhood, and is kept up at great
expense. For such is the poisonous
effect of the fumes of sulphur and
arsenic poured out from the copper
smelling works that all vegetation
Whereabouts is killed. and it is impos-
sible to grow roses, even in green
houses. On the same account no cat
lives in Butte.
Marcus DAILY lives in Anaconda,
another mining town, 81 miles from
Butte. Indeed, these two places are
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HUpon that night when fairies light
On Cassilis Downans dance,
Or owre the lays, in splendid blaze,
On sprightly courses prancc"

SbSAA sh0I winch AAlAACS llShs
On Cassilis Downans dance,
Or owre the lays, in splendid blaze,
On sprightly courses prancc,"
Burns.
OF course it was Halloween that
Rabbie of AYRSHIRE was thinking of
when he wrote those lines, for on what
other night in the year do all the fair
les in Christendom obtain their free
dom to do their own sweet will upon
the world and it's poor. blind human
inhabitants, to dance their merry
dances on moor and common, to play sly
pranks upon the unwary and to be-
sport themselves in all the weird, I'M
ranny ways of the under world?
But somehow, in modern times and
away off here in the mountain state,
the fairies do not come forth so freely
as they once did in Scotland. Hence
1t has fallen to the Juvenile mortals
to take their place and, for the dignity
of folk lore, to see that the traditional
sly pranks are played upon mortals
of a larger growth. Because of this do
not be astonished If your gate is off
Its hinges next Wednesday morning,
or your office sign transferred to a
neighbours door. If any of these things
happen lay the blame upon the fairies.
November is All Saints day, some
times called Hallowmass, and hence
the evening of Oct. 81 is Halloween,
or, as it has been called in modern
times, Halloween.
There are clustered about the vigil
Of Halloween perhaps more quaint ira
ditions, odd customs and curious bits
of folk lore than about any other day
in the calendar. The foundation for all
these lie in that tradition that on Hal
lowe'en all the good little people Of the
neither world are given their liberty,
while to mortals is vouchsafed a power
of divination denied them at other
times. All the customs of Halloween
and all the odd practices of the occasion
are based upon this foundation, being
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02
chest out, bend from the hips only, and
SO contribute to the perfection of your
figure, your beauty and your health. y
Exchange,
Fraudulent Pensions.

AS result Of the probing given to
the pension list by Commissioner H.
Clay Evans, Federal courts all over
the country are gong after the frauds
without gloves. II is not confined to
Tennessee by any means, 9 fact that is
we'll known to newspaper readers;i but
in every State Of the Union people are
being prosecuted and convicted Of
prachcing the most fragrant frauds up
on the Government. Unfortunately,
the arch conspirators, the unscrppalous
pension attorneys, are escaping the law.
If every pension attorney who has had
hand in procuring these fraudulent
pensions, could be reached by the arm
of the law, the root of the evil would be
touched. However, H. Clay Evans has
done his country great service by
making it possible to unearth the
frauds and punish the criminals. :
Chattanooga News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02
Says STOPPING is crims.

A common for of neglect is the shoul-
d6rs, which are allowed in childhood to
grow lopsided and take on an ungrace-
full stoop. Often they are crowded so
by ill-itting corsets that they seriously
displaoe the collar bone. Instead of
such malformation they should be level,
large, erect, insensibly descending and
well poised, making the waist appear
round aud small
Massage and oils will do MUCK. to
tone up the neglected shoulders, and
the skin can be whitened and made
beautifully firm, which is of Spanish
origin: Beat the whites of four eggs
in rose water, adding a few grains of
alum. Beat until the paste is thick.
Spread the composition on layer of
old linen andapply the neck and shoul-
ders at night.
French ladies are.so expressive with
their shoulders that they give them
every advantage, as their 'shrug" is q
part of French conversation. An yau-
thority on this subject says:
ga difficult habit to break is that
easy lazy manner of saggiag down
when sitting, which, in addition to
sleeping on high pillows,f makes 80
many round shoulders and sunken
chests.
"People should always watch them.
selves and when they discover the.fault
straighten up; but it is so easy tosettle
dowi in this way after years of in
dulgence in the habit that many gel
discouraged and prefer to grow crooked.
Let me warn you, ladies, to be etern.
ally vigilant in acquiring good sitting
posture. The joints you possess were
given to you to bend withs and it is al.
most a crime to sag down as if you had
no lungs or other vital organs.
"Hold in the backbone, throw the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02
Asheville, N. C.

Few regions have been, arc richly
endowed by nature than that famous
section Of Western North Carolina
practically termed the "Land OF the
Sky, 1t has a climate so dry and
health-giying that it has become known
the world over as natural sanitarium
for the cure of oil troubles of pulmon-
ary nature.
Asheville, the centre of this beauti-
full unconstitutional plateau, is the
highest city east of Denver, and is q
busy, thriving place Of $4,000 inhabi-
tants, with all the moderisms of city
life. The city lies just at the point
whore the beautiful Frence Broad and
Swannanos rivers JOIN their crystal
waters.
Within the city or in its suburbs
many people ofwealth haYe built beau
tiful and expensive homes, most nota
BILE among them being the chateau ot
Mr.. George w. Vanderbilt, which will
its great estate, has cost upwards o.
four million dollars.
Asheville is an all-the-year sesort
for the great mountains protect 1t il
the winter from the cold winds, ant
its sumner climate is made delightful
because of its altitude.
For descriptive matter of Ashevill
and vicinity call on any Southern Rail
way agent.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02

One Of the most picturesque and de-
lightful sections of North Carolina, is
what is known as the Sapphire Country.
This section is located near Brevard,
N. c., at an average altitude of 1900
feet, and abounds in many beautiful
streams and grandlwater-falls.
Of the many attractive features, per-
haps one of the most interesting and
picturesque points are Fairfield and
Sapphioe Lakes. No where else in
the south at this altitude are there
such bodies of water. There are tow
ering cliffs, rising abruptly for thou
sand foot from their shores and cas-
dades Of rare beauty falling directly
into the lakes from the lofty table land
surrounding.
| On account Of the elevation of this
section, it is very healthy, and particu-
larly adapted to those troubled with
hay fever, being also free from all ma
laria or other diseases. A record Of
the temperature kept at Sapphire fol
lfohr years, shows an average Of go de-
4 grees for the entire summer.
Sapphire Inn, Fairfield Inn, and the
Lodge, afford excellent accommoda
tions for guests, -
| For further information regarding
the Sapphire country, call on any agen
,ofthe Southern railway, or write @. A
Benscoter, A G.. p. A., Chattanooga
| Tenn, for descriptiYe pamphlet.