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feet that divided her from the shore,
where they stepped upon the powders.
There was ligL> crackle of scaweed
and CRATE Of pebbles as they crossed
the rocks behind the bay. Then they
faded utterly into the darkness. \
sailor hauled back the line which at
tachcd the boat TO the stern and
Topped it upon one of the davits.
Then he Joined his fellows in the fore
castle. Amidship Jones and the mate
kept motionlcSs watch, one seward,
one toward the shore.
The boat lay rubbing and nosing
gently against the timbcrs of the hull,
like IA puppy nesting TO its mother.
Then, almost imperccptibly. the rip
pies swung her shoreward again, and
she stretched ont to her full tether
The shadow lay black between the
companionway and the dcckhousc,
and through it figure moved gnost-
like on noiSelcss feet. Suddenly the
dingey. as if endowed with life, turned
and made back toward the ship.
white hand leaned through the taft
rail and pulled gently but steadily
at the painter. As the boat swung
under the stern two little feet were
poised above her. feeling carefully
lpsSly down in the darkness and
pushed away from the hull, speeding
to the shore with silent impulse. She
caught the rocks with outstretched
hands before a timber could CRATE
and crept out upon them. She
| spurned back the boat as she landed,
and without ripple it glided again
to the ships side and resumed its dull
tapping against the planks. Unseen
| in her dark cloak. Hilmar crept along
the reef, gained the sand and was in
her turn swallowed by the darkness.
The deck watch. engrossed in other
directions, had not caught a vestige
of her as she passed.
4 mile away in the forest the
treasure seekers were stumbling along.
The rotting pine branches crossed their
path here, there and everywhere, and
many were the trips they made and
lnumberless the imprecations they NUT
tered At their head strobe Lars. star
ing round him and pointing now and
again to some huge trunk or bowlder
p as he signicd that he recognized ia
milar landmarks.
The night was dull and heavy Thick
clouds moved sluggishly across the
sky, opening at short intervals 10 let
down ray Of light from the crescent
lmoon.
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face was turned up to him, the brown
eyes appealing hungrily for recogn-
ton, the thin hands catching at ais
knees, shout burst from between his
lips. Raising the man to his feet he
wrung his hand, smiling, talking, pat
ting his shoulder, while great tears
coursed down his checks,
Lars! Lars"' he called continually,
and the babel of words rioted gladly
between them, while the English could
only watch and wonder. For On in
slant Miss Preobeslas regarded her IA
Their with uncomprehending amaze
mcnt. Then, with a glad cry, she, too,
ran to the chattering, hand graspinS
pair and joined in the melee of happy
words.
The cutlery with which Pladja had
greeted her father was whisper com.
pared TO the triumphant yell with
which he flung himself upon his knees
before the daughter and caught at and
kissed her skirts, fondling her extend.
ed hand, weeping, gesticulating, rails
ing his hands and calling on every
saint in the Greek calendar to bless
this unsought meeting. The colone.
saw the curiosity written large on
DCsmond's face, for he turned toward
him while the war of question and an
swer still ragged between his daughter
and The Finn and with many smiles
gave shortly his explanation of the
matter.
81 have hardly VET been able To gath.
err how my old servant and foster
brother comes to be on your yacht, my
dear sir, but you will understand my
delight in finding him here when | had
believed him dead these three years
back. He was the forester on my
Finnish estate and the most faithful OF
seryants-of comrades, let me say
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COAL OIL ON HIGHWAYS.
A Discovery which May Revolution
ire Road Building.

Recent experiments indicate that we
are on the verge Of a discovery that
will change the face Of the country al
most as radically as the invention Of
steam engines, says the Pittsburg Dis
patch. We have the worst roads of any
we'll civilized country, in spite of the
time and energy that have been put
into the good roads movement, but it
seems that the whole situation is to be
suddenly changed through the applica-
ton of coal oil to our highways and by
ways.
If oil be sprinkled on ordinary dirt
roads, there will be formed hard coat
ing--a sort of concrete, which will not
get muddy and go into ruts in wet
weather nor become dusty when dry.
If this is true, Lieutenant Meigs of the
United States engineer Office in Keokuk,
Ia, who suggested the plan, has made
one of the most beneficent and impor-
tant discoveries of the day.
These oil roads would be cheaper than
the other kind Of hard roads. for the
estimated cost of the material for COW
ering a mile of road 10 feet wide is
$l26 50-about 1 Is barrels at 81. 10 a
barrel The method Of applying the oil
is simply Try sprinkling, followed by
rolling with a four ton roller to distrib-
ute the oil and make it penetrate as
rapidly as possible so that it will not
be carried eff on wagon wheels.
The entire practicabihty of the
scheme has not yet been demonstrated,
and it is very possible that the oil may
work we'll with certain soils and not
with others. The experiments that have
been made so far certainly indicate the
! complete success of the idea for any
kind of soil.
Lieutenant Meigs not long ago sprin-
killed. a strip of roadway 12 feet wide and
900 feet long with crude oil A second
strip 300 feet in length was sprinkled
more lightly than the other. Just after
the application of the oil heavy rain
fell, and examination showed that even
before the oil had penetrated 1t formed
a coating that kept the ground under
meath dry; hence here the road became
neither muddy nor rutty, as the ad]a-
cent untreated parts did. After this
rain the thermometer went to zero and
remained there for some time.
When the road was examined again,
the difference between the oiled anc
the unoiled portions was very marked
the former being smooth and evidently
perfectly dry, while the latter was cut
up into ruts several inches deep, The
soil of this road is what is called blacl
gumbo, which holds water like wei
and often forms into hub deep ruts,
So far this test is altogether satisfac
tory, and if when the spring thav
comes the oiled road continues in gooC
condition there is no doubt that Mr.
Meigs' oil treatment will he taken NJ
generally and in few years we shall
have as good roads throughout our vas
new land as they have got in Europ
, after centuries of incessant work OF
, them.
OF course the roadbed must be prop
erlv treated before the oil is put on. |
should be graded so that the water Wi
t flow off and narrowed SO that the OF
l will penetrate readily.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31
A TALE OF LOVE-.
And of Picnics, Jeafonsy and Musk
melons Too.

'I am so glad you have came" said
Pbroso Mullins as she met Donald Muir
kator at the gate in front Of her fathers
magnificent residence on South Halsted
street. II fear / was hasty the other
night in telling you that had saw
through your little game"
lie pressed her hand and replied:
"Phroso, you done me a grievous
wrong, but ] am willing to forgive you il
you have came to the proper conclusion
concerning me-"
"The moment you had went away" she
humbly continued, II see that had not
saw you in your true colors. ! heard you
had went to the butchers picnic with Luz
ellie Groot last week while | was In Mil
waukee. Lucille has been trying to bring
something between you and | ever since
we first begun going together When you
and me were at Blue Island, three weeks
ago Sunday, and met her there, | seen
that she was jealous. | ought to have
knew when she wrote me that synony-
nous letter about having went to the pic
mic with you that 1t was false, but love
you so, Donald, that 1 am jealous and
ready to believe anything about you"
"And how" he asked as they seated
themselves upon the steps, did you final
ly discover that you had did me this
wrong"
81 happened to remember" she said,
looking fondly up into his honest eyes,
chat the picnic was held on the day your
mother told me you ct them ten mushmel-
ons and had to be rolled on a barrel all
tho afternoon"
Then she laid her head lovingly against
his breast, and the broad rays of the
splendid summer moon fell on them in
their happiness, seeming almost to trans
form them into beings Of some celestial
clime.-Chicago Times Herald.
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CHIlDREN'S CUTE SAYINGS,
A Galaxy of Wisdom Culled From
Youthful Minds.

Tommy, your Uncle John found lit
tie boy baby on his doorstep this morn
ing. and he is going to adopt him." said
a mother TO her 5-yearold son. Then
Uncle John will be the kids stepfather,
won't he, mammaY' Queried the little
fellow.
There is great deal ~ truth in the
assertion that knowledge-so kinds
of knowledge at east-is largely a mat
ter of instinct. Clara, aged z, came run
ming into her mothers room the other
morning in a state OF great excitement.
"Oh, mamma" she exclaimed, Cook has
just killed an old hen to make her over
into chicken" And yet Clara had never
lived in a boarding house.
"Did any one call while was ont,
Willie?' asked a mother Of her small
son. Yes; one man" answered Willie.
WAS he young or old?' inquired the
mother. well. he looked old in the face,
but guess he was awfully young cause
he didn't have no hair on his head" was
the reply.
Little 4-year-old Mabel was shopping
with her mother the other afternoon
when il began raining very hard. Nam
ma" she said. why does it rain?' ITO
make the grass and vegetables grow and
the strawberries that you love so well"
was the reply. But why does il rain
on State street, mammal" Queried Ma.
bel.
"Now, boys said the Sunday school
teacher, "can any of you name three
great feasts of the JewsW
"Yes'm, l can" replied one little fell
low.
Very we'll. Johnny. What are they|'
asked the teacher.
Breakfast, dinner and supper was
the unexpected yet logical repiy.--Chica-
20 News.
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His Second Edition.

How is your new book doing?" asked
the innocent subscriber.
Second edition just gone to press" re-
piled the author.
How many copies In the first edi-
tom
We'll" replied the author in a whs.
per, "we printed 25 copies; but the sec
ond edition will carry 80 easy!'-Atlanta
Constitution.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31
Prepared For Trouble.

"All l want to say" remarked the
driver Of the milk wagan, who had man
aged to spill ont half dozen bottles and
scatter them with their liquid contents
over the asphalt pavement at State and
Jackson. lis this''-and he rolled up his
sleeves and surveyed the wreckage-
that the first man that says word
to me about not cryin over split milk
is goin to get his head punched. '-Chi-
cage Tribune.
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she Must Have Got n G.
She confronted him at the breakfa st

She confronted him at the breakfast
table.
George, want that letter in your
pocket. Please give it to me. Don't re-
fuse"
A guilty look swept over his face. and
he answers hoarsely, "W-what letter,
my dear?"
why, v. but II you could make it
an X it would do just as well. I've got
some shopping 10 do"
And he is so grateful at the hair
breadth escape that he makes it NIX.
Chicago News.
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crew Of six. lay with the c"rs ut the
ready. The yacht seemed to he charg-
ing straight upon tho rocks. Only the
lib was set, and as rocks began to
show visbly beneath her keel even
this was dropped. Her way still urged
her on, and all on board drew their
breath.
Then. Mt sharp scream from Lars.
the wheel whirrcd round, and the row.
ers astcrn bent furiously to their oars,
hauling at the rope which was passed
from them to the ships stern. With
swiftncss incredible the yacht turned
slowed and, slipping between the reefs,
shot into the still pool, and the anchor
went in four fathoms. 1t was fine
display of stcersmanship. There was
barely room in the little bay to hold her.
Her bow nosed within 20 feet Of the
shore and her stern Of the circling
ring Of rocks.
With the rattle of the chain the sun
died down into the sea, and darkness
gathered. No lights were lit save in the
saloon, and here the ports were closed.
Never a sound disturbed the stiffness.
All spoke in whispers. When darkness
closed in, not soul would have been
able to discern the presence OF the ship
Down in the saloon hasty meal
was snatched. Plans were made In
low voiced tones, and one of the cases
of rifles was opened and the contents
distributed. Pistols were served on,
to all who were of the landing party
This consisted of Colonel PreobeslaS
| Desmond, Pladja and six scamen. BE
sides their rifles, they took spades and
mattocks. Barr was to remain IN
charge with Mr.. Jones. Hilmar, III
spite of earnest pleading, was con
| demned to stay aboard also, and was
| in consequence in a most becoming
state of melancholy. AS her father
finished his preparations she turned t.
him with one last appeal, but in TIL!
case he was adamant.
mo, my own, no. Here l make {
stand. There Is no work for girls to
night. Who knows if we have beef
seen? We may have to fight. W.
may be surprised. Who knows wha
may happen? You wouldn't have you
old fathers arm made weak by thu
knowledge that you shared his peril"
But, father, dearest can use
pistol as well as you can. I'm just a
good a shot and twice as strong"
Hear her!' said the colonel, turning
20 the others. with look Of comica
despair. WAS there ever such ter
magant?" Then, changing his voic
to one of quiet command: seriously
sweetheart, / don't want you tonight
BE patient and wait for our return
Perhaps we shall have good news TO
YOU"
She made no further effort, but Silt
silently out of the group and dow
the passage. Her cabin door shu
gently-the desire to slam II was evI
dcnt-and for an instant there was
silence in the saloon.
Il fear I'm an old fool to have spoi
ed her So" said the colonel, but 20
; must excuse an old man whose Oh
treasure she is. Now, gentlemen,
you're ready, I'm at your service"
They went on deck and there joine
, Pladja and the six sailors. Quiet
they dropped one by one into tn
} diugey and showed her across the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31

they will surely try to insure 1t. II
YOU would only condcscend to accept
the hospitality of my yacht, l should
have the greatest pleasure in convey
ing you to Stockholm or wherever you
like as soon as possible. This unfor-
tunate accident to your mast must de.
tain YOU"
The colonel spread out his hands
deprecatingly. You are kindness IT.
self" he answered. Il couldn't think
of disturbing your cruise he began,
but Desmond interrupted eagerly.
81 was bound for Stockholm in any
case" he averrcd mendaciously, "and
if Miss Preobcslas will excuse our
bachelor menage"-the blue eyes spar
killed. merrily-"l can promise to try at
any rate to make you fairly comfort
able"
The colonel was overwhelmed by
this offer, but in truth it could not be
accepted There We're the munitions
of war. These he could not bring him
self to desert
Desmond was determined. The mu-
ntions Of war could be transshipped.
The colonel owed it not only to him
self, but to his country, to do that
which served her best. AS a mere
question of principle he hoped the mat
ter might be reconsidered from this
point of Wow.
The colonel wavcred and was pro.
| found in his acknowledgements. How
! could he force himself on such as
! founding good nature? He appealed
to his daughter. She, with graceful
outspread hands, could find no arru-
! mcntS to help him and could but smile
her helplessncss Lane, the skipper
agreeable to losing his passengers. hav.
! ing an eye to the dangerous nature OF
both them and their cargo Finally
| the long and the short of il was tina,
within two hours the Polish refugees
We're ensconced in the yachts best
! cabins and the cases of rifles in hel
hold. When morning dawned, the
merchant vessel was dwndling specl
| upon the horizon, and with every sal
set the Hendrix Hudson was flying
north to Stockholm.
pladja, the Finn. was talking in the
little English he had managed to picl
up when Desmond and his guest
strollcd on deck after breakfast. II,
} was addressing Jones cxcitedly, lick
Ing his lips reminScently over the Clio
ries of the fight. y cutlasS wound has
scared his forehead and was boun'
with ample folds of lint. In this h
resembled more than one of the yacht
crow, but Barr had pronounced then
all to be healthy wounds and likely L
heal, though some of them wer
shrewd enough gashes.
AS the coloncl's voice was raised il
answer to some remark of his host
strange thing happened. The Fin
whirled round and stared at him iron
beneath his bandagcd brows. his eye
ablazc, his mouth open, intense amaze
mcnt shining in every feature. With
wild cry he rushed across the inter
vcning deck and cast himself at tn
others feet snatChing at his hand.
covering them with kisses, pouring on
a babel of disjointed, tremulous word
fawning like a dog who has found hi
master after long days of separation.
For the moment the colonel was or
tirely nonplused. Then as the bearde
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31

II guess you'd better summon SOM
handwriting experts, exclaimed Agui
naldo as he looked YEARLY at a slip OF
paper.
what has happened?'
Il am in trouble. | cant tell whether
this is a diagram of masse shot IN
billiards or map of my line of march.
Washington Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31

"Whats thatT asked the rich man,
who was buying a few paintings.
That's Pegasus replied the dealer.
"Peeasus, you know, was winged
horse
send it back TO the artist and tell him
70 put the wings on an automobile, and
I'll buy it," said the rich man.-Chicago
Post.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31
REQUIRED Exercise.

81 don't want 10 see him today" said
the eminent statesman irritably, as an
acquaintance was announced.
But he agrees with you perfectly
That's il. He wastes my time and
worries me. He won't talk about any
thing except what I'm already in favor
Of Washington Star.
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still Has n Living Chance.

Podsnip Injecting elderly porson)--By
Jove Is it possible. My old school
teacher. BY the way, do you remember
that you said when | was in your class
that I'd die on the galows?
Elderly Pcrson-Well. you're not dead
yet.-Phladelphia North American,
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Erom a Prnfe,,innnl stnndpoint.

"Roxey." said the heavy tragedian, as
ne smeared on moro grease, they say
that the white ant lays $4,000 eggs at one
sitting"
LET us give thanks" responded Ron-
ey, that those eggs are not large enough
to throw. Chicago Daily News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31

In recent discussion a friend Of Sena-
tor Morsan's quoted to him "A soft an
swer turnath away wealth" Not over a
Telephone" replied the senator
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31

Many farmers in Alburgh have had 10
draw water from the lake for their stock
this month.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-03-29

Lieutenant McClelland ana % enlisted
wounded. Losses yesterday mostly con-
fined to this regiment
Partial destruction Of railroads, not re-
paired, impedes MacArthur's progress.
Supply railway trains have now reached
Marilao, and Mac Arthur is pushing on.
Our small gunboats are in Bulacan
river. where great execution was done
yesterday. They will relieve pressure
on MacArthur's front materially.
Troops in excellent condition and spirits.
Proclamation signed Luna, general-in-
chief insurgent forces. directs that all
towns abandoned be burned. In conse-
quence thereof. much country north in
flames. OTIS
tn. above dispatch was received in
Washington at 2:30 a. IN. March %. 1t
is observed that it refers only to the
! fighting on March %. nothing being
said about the operations of Tuesday.
General Greeley. chief signal officer,
has received dispatch from Manila.
which is confined TO routine affairs.
The Frost named in General Otis dis
patch is Captain A. Frost, of the Twen'
N.second infantry. now colonel OF the
First south Dakota volunteers. The
three officers killed in the regiment ar,
Joseph II. Lien, first lieutenant and ad
jutant: First Lieutenant Frank h
Adams. and Second Lieutenant Sidney
f.. Morrison. The officer wounded /:
First Lieutenant Paul D. McClelland.
\ dispatch from General Otis an
hounces that the Third infantry ha:
, taken the place of the Twenty.third in
,antry, which was at the front. Tw'
ha,talions Of the Twenty-third wer
brisaded with the Oregon volunteers
and have seen severe fighting. Tn
Twenty-third has been recalled to Ma
anill
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-03-29
GETTING TIRED
Fillpinos Captured by General
MacArthur's TrOOrs Near
MarilOa
Say = aguinaldo Will Quit the Re-
volt Ii Defeated at
MalOlOS.
Otis Cables the War Department
Regarding the South Da'
kOta Charge,
In Which Ten Men Were Killed
and Double That Number
Wounded.

New YORK. March 29.-Dispatches
from Manila to The Journal report that
General MacArthur's division. after a
short rest in the captured city of Ma
r,lao, took mp the advance from that
place toward Malolos at 9:3O a. III. The
immediate objective point was the town
Of Bocave FIVE miles north OF Marilao
Filipinos prisoners taken Monday, ac'
cording to The Journal dispatches, have
informed the Americans that Aguin
aldo would make last grand stand al
Malolos, and if he was defeated. NJ
would make no further resistance, bu
uuit the revolt.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-03-29

NEw YORK. March 29.-On board the
Panama liner Allianca. which Is take IA
delegation of United States senator's and
representatives 10 Central America 10
view the proposed Nicaragua and Pan
anna canal routes. elaborate prepara'
tions are being made. The steamer Will
probably start from here on Aprii l.
After viewing the canal routes the sena.
tors and congressman on the homeward
,r,p will view the scene OF Cervera :
defeat AT Santiago. and stops will bt
made AT various other points IN Cuba
The expenses Of the trip will be PAID D!
the new Panama Canal company.