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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

the nuns had never seen me in. But
there was no help for 1t. never
asked who or what was my uncle; but
he must have come vested with fun
authority, for the nuns never hesitated
TO resign me to him. / remember now
/ chung round the neck OF eacn, ana
promised to come back soon My dis
tress was unbounded, but 1t changed to
terro. when beheld my uncle.
IL had never seen a man but the old
confessor and Jean Baptiste Leroux,
who dug the garden. This new arrival
was not at all calculated to impress
child favorably. He was a stout man
with a short red beard. red hair, and
very small, twinkling, pig-like black
eyes. His expression was cunning ana
cruel; and, to make matters worse,
could not understand word he said
He was English. was to all intents
and purposes French. He did not con-
slider II at all worth his while to at
tempt TO cajole me in any way. He
hacked me into a carriage, needless OF
nv screams and tears; and so we
drove away in the dusk, the pelting
rain descending in a binding mist and
hiding the beloved convent walls from
my poor aching eyes.
II have very faint recollections OF
nv tourney to England; but the one
thing which | distinctly remember is
that we always travelled by night |
remember too, that my uncle twice
boxed my ears-once when he told me
to leave off crying and did not, once
when | stumbled over his foot but,
what with being always in tears, and
always travelling in the dark. my idea
of our route is very indistinct.
IL remember at last starting from
sleep at the sound of bolts and bars
being withdrawn, and seeing a glare
OF lamplight and a woman's face, mid
dle-aged and rather kindly. My uncle
dragged me out of the carriage and
handed me over to her, blinking with
sleep. dusty with travel. half crying
with fatigue. | think she put me to
bed at once At first, any conversa-
ton between us was very difficult, as
could not understand anything she
said, and l was quite determined not
to learn English. which stood con
demned in my eyes as the language of
my uncle. At last, however | had OF
course to give In. and to acquire by
slow degrees, knowledge OF col
loqulal English.
1T was dilapidated house, and,
am sure. in most out-of-the-way
place-there was no railway for sew
eral miles. There was a small village
and tiny church in very bad state
OF repair. did not even remember
the name of the clergyman.
Pardon me-" interrupted Mr.. Mar
tineau; but. from the way you were
talking. you lead me to imagine that
YOU don't know where this place is
Is that 500"
THAT is so. unfortunately, sh'
answered. with dropping eyelids.
How long did you live there?
From the time l was ten till aoou'
the time that | was sixteen.
And you don't know where the
Mace is?" His tone expressed 20
most absolute incredulity.
mo / don't" she admitted shame
facedly.
u hope you will forgive me; but
can scarcely believe such thing. ne
said. looking rather excited ana pare
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

nevertheless quite true. As he turned
and caught sight OF me. he uttered an
exclamation of surprise.
You startled me- he said.
"'You startled me. too, / answered
vaguely, as looked at him. there came
floating into my mind reminiseenc-
of the romances with which l had lata-
ly filled my head. thought OF the frat
meeting between Ivanhoe and Rebecca
as / looked up at him. He took my
hand. drew me to his side, and patted
my hair kindly.
Whose dear little girl are your
he said.
Il felt cruelty wounded and hurt.
There was every excuse for him-you
see how small | am. no taller than a
child, my hair was all down my back,
and the light was fading! But never
thought OF that Picture to yourself
girl, with mind just awakened to
consciousness of womanhood and its
possibilities. brought face to face with
the first young man she had ever met,
and greeted as | was greeted then! He
must have thought me mad / burst
into indignant tears, and tore myself
away from him.
How dare you-oh, how dare you
| speak to me like that?" l cried. ]
can't think how you can insult me sol
Il think he saw then that he had
made mistake. for he said. BY
George, beg your pardon!' But
would not stay another moment. ran
upstairs to my own room. There
cried as If my heart would break.
had deeply realized how neglected i
was, and there was no one to help me
to gain redressi"
ITO he continued
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=. II.-(Continued !

VI
Il played in the sunny garden.
amongst the thyme and rosemary, the
climbing roses. the lilies, the sweet
basil, and the scarlet anemones. said
my prayers in the dim chapel. and
went to rest in my tiny cell.
This lasted till / was ten years old.
One day 1t rained heavily. AS | have
said, 1t was the only wet day that |
remember. Soon after our midday din
ner the great bell changed at the gate,
very unusual occurrence. Sister Ursu-
line went to the gate, and remember
that one or two curious nuns and |
were peeping through the grille when
she came back, in evident agitation,
and sought the mother superior. | was
carried off by one of the nuns, my con-
slant playfellow. a sweet woman OF
fifty, with the heart of child. She
kissed me lovingly as she held me in
her arms. remember it all so well!
Sister Desiree, / whispered, thou
art crying.
No, no. Bebe. she said; 1t is moth
ing! ! am rightly punished. My af-
lection for thee has grown too deep,
beloved 1t is earthly. | know tLca
wilt be taken from me; 1t is but just
Il did not understand her then. /
was wonderfully childish for my ten
years. But you cannot think how WV
idly recall it-how | should remem-
Der every stone Of the DEAF old con-
vent, every path in the sunny gar
dent"
You make me feel as If | could
see 1t all myself-you interest me ex-
tremely," said Mr.. Martineau. Pray
go on"
Well. that was my last day with
the nuns. 1t was the very last happy
day of my life. They told me present.
ly that my uncle had come for me. NV
uncle! The words conveyed no impress
sion 10 my mind. Who was he? I did
not want him. declined, with thanks.
the honor Of relationship. When ley
made me understand that it was not a
matter for my choice at all, that 7
must go with him. II was terrible. |
threw myself into such a nassion as
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times out of twenty it is best for the
of will, which we may call the "balky
WILL" says Prof. William James in
the Atlantic. Certain children, if they
don't succeed in doing a thing imme-
diately, become completely inhibited in
regard to it; it becomes literally inn
possible for them to understand it if it
is an intellectual problem or to do it
if it is an outward operation as long
as this particular inhibitive condition
lasts. Such children are usually treat
ed as sinful and punished, or else the
teacher pits his or her will against the
child's, considering that the latter
must be broken" The result is al
ways scene with great deal of nerv-
Gus wear and tear on both sides, a bad
state of feeling left behind it, and the
victory not always with the teacher.
When situation of this kind is once
fairly developed, and the child is ali
tense and excited inwardly, nineteen
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

uncle was often away, and | used to
notice, at those times, greater anxi-
ETY. on the part Of the housekeeper to
have an eye on me, and that | should
not go out of bounds. | was no doubt
closely watched; but by degrees they
grew to trust me more, for was very
tractable Constant isolation made
me dull quiet, unlike other girls. l
had absolutely no link with the outer
world; | had been distinctly forbidden
to write to the nuns-I knew no one
in England. My uncle used to have
visitors-always men-but these /
never saw. | lived quite apart from
him; his rooms were at the other end
of the house. | always had my meals
with the housekeeper"
Pardon my interruption, said Mr..
Martineau, in a low tone. did you
say you never saw your uncles
guests?"
Wait a minute; l am going to tell
you" she replied. when l was be-
tween sixteen and seventeen a change
came about in my world. The old
schoolmaster died. There was pause
in the regular routine of my days. Left
entirely to my own devices, | used to
wander all over the upper parts of the
house. In one of the a.tics found a
box full Of books. Some were dull and
uninteresting, but some werewolf, l
do not think you can have any idea
OF what 1t was to me to become ac-
Quainted with Sir Walter Scott, Thacx-
cray and Lord Lytton. My brain al
most reeled with an accumulation OF
new ideas. | wondered how in the
world l could have remained where
was so long in helpless, stupid ignor-
ance OF life. | soon resolved that
would bear it no longer. / would
brave my uncle; | would demand my
freedom; | would ask why l was
mewed up thus in a corner, away from
all companionship.
Il remember that night wildly. 1t
was August, sultry and still, and both
atmosphere and sky were beautifully
clear. had spent the afternoon I'M
! der the willows by the brook, gloat-
ing over my novel till the facing light
compelled me to close the book. The
! pastures. as l walked lingeringly back
to the house. were heavy with dew.
and discolored the hem OF my white
cotton dress. must have been a
strange looking girl; my hair floated
all over my shoulders and down my
back below my waist: nobody had
ever told me that | was growing up,
and that my locks should be arranged
more neatly. / came with slow steps
round the corner OF the house. brushing
my hand softly along the thick dark
box trees: my lightly-shod feet made
no noise on the gravel as | turned
the corner of the clump of thick bushes
which stood at each side of the en-
trance. and advanced toward the heavy
white columns of the porch.
"Then | started back and paused
irresolutely. for there was stranger
standing by the door a young mar
with bare head and folded arms.
beg your pardon, Mr.. Martineau. die
startle you?"
mot in the least, thanks. You-yot
can't think how you interest me
Please don't pause"
1T seems a strange thing that up t.
that night ! had never encountered
any OF my uncle's guests. but It i
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

plane have been submitted are many
scientific men of the highest standing.
Commodore George w. Melville writes
that he finds the principle and theory
of the aeroplane correct. W. H. Paine,
the eminent civil engineer of New
York, gave a similar Endorsement.
Lieutenant John P. Finley, U. S. A.,
Signal Service Corps, is sententious in
closing his reply: fundamentally
you are right" he says. Practically,
you must now build the ship"
OF all the answers that of Charles
H. Haswell, city surveyor of New
York, is the most elaborate He made
weight of the structure of the proposed
airship and the capacity of its buoy
ancy. It's volume he places at 500, or
pounds, its buoyancy at 600,897 The
weight of the structure, with the ap-
pendages, accommodations, ETC., he
puts at 472,770 pounds. This would
leave a buoyancy for officers, crew
passengers, etc, of 1881 pounds. 1t
will be allowable to keep any amount
of air in reserve within the cylinder,
to be pumped out according to the
weight of the freight and passengers
in the car below. The ascensional
force or lifting power over all at a
complete vacuum is put by DR.. De
Bausset at 124 tons.
If the project fails it will be set
down as a madman's freak; if it sue
ceeds, as it may, for stranger things
have happened, the protector will be
celebrated in history as one of the
great benefactors of mankind and one
of the greatest geniuses of the world.
A complete ship is promised by the
time the Paris Exposition opens.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
A MAMMOTH A|RSH|P TO CROSS TH[ OCEAN.

this is generally done. But if an Eng
fish engine is given a single eoacn
above its prescribed load the driver at
once insists upon having a pilot and
commonly he gets one. Or should the
weather be bad. with strong side wind
or a slippery rail, he demands an as
sisting engine and is accorded one as
a matter of course. Obviously this ap-
plies especially to the case of sIngle-
wheelers, which are so largely used on
some English railways, because their
range of power is much more sharply
limited by adverse conditions than is
the case with coupled engines. But in
either case it seems in6isputable that
smaller range of power is given to
an English locomotive than to an
American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
CHAPTER III.

Mr.. Martineau was compelled to con-
TESS to himself that her sincerity was
self-evident.
Please go on" he said.
1T is difficult thing to tell, l know
so little about it myself" sne resumed.
THE woman whom have mentioned
was my uncle's housekeeper, She was
kind to me, but | was afraid OF her.
She was a very reserved. silent wom-
an think she spoke less than any
woman | ever knew. Our house stood
quite by itself, good way from the
high road. and three miles from the
village. / was never allowed beyond
the grounds without the housekeeper.
Every day the old schoolmaster
from the village came to give me les,
sons. 1t was, as you may imagine, a
very old-fashioned education which |
received; but liked it. My uncle had
a library-neither large nor valuable,
but | read all the books on those
shelves Robinson Crusoe. Rasselas,
CULVER, the Pilgrims Progress-that
was my only idea of fiction. So the
days and months crept slowly by. My
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
May Be Built in New York bigger Than
Any Ocean Liner.

in diameter, located under and adj
hesive to the cylinder. The rudders
for steering the airship in any desired
direction consist of eight helical pro-
pellers at the front and at the rear of
the car. These are to be rigidly fas-
tened under the cylinder and to be
pivoted upon an axis at required an
gle. Liquefied air and carbonic gas en-
gines of 300 horse power-6 of so
horse power each-are to be used to
work six dynamos for the transmits
sion of electric power to the twenty
four motors communicating with the
turbines, and forty helical propeller
rudders. 1t is expected that an aver
age velocity of one hundred miles per
hour will be obtained, thus enabling
the aeroplane to make the journey
from New York to London or Paris in
thirty hours.
Among the consulting and construct
ing engineers to whom the drawings
and specifications of the proposed aero
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
REGULAR EXODUS.
or Mohammedans Has Set in from the
Island of Crete.

or Mohammedans Has Set in from the
Island of Crete.
A regular exodus of Mohammedans
from Crete has set in. and, as there
seems to be no way of stopping it, it
is believed that the Porte will soon
make a virtue of necessity and pass the
word for all true Mussulmans to quit
the island. Although large sums OF
money have been distributed at Can
dia among those willing to stay, be-
sides free gifts OF timber for the re-
construction of their houses. boats con-
tinue to leave crowded with emigrants.
The news of Prince Georges visit to
Gambia only gave fresh stimulus to the
exodus, and, at latest accounts, the
prospect was that the whole Mussul-
man population would soon be gone.
The Turks are much distressed at this
state of affairs. and accuse England of
being principally to blame. since she,
of the four powers, has nearly always
her rights would be safeguarded. 1t is
not denied that England has endeav-
ored, in certain measure, to fulfill
her promises, but, as the Christian Gre
tans seem to have deliberately adopted
the policy of making the island unin-
habitable for Moslems, it is practical
ly impossible for any outside influence
to induce them to remain. II Is gem
orally admitted It each family is
worth considerable sum per annum
to the island in taxes and industry,
but the Christians, having obtained the
upper hand. are resolved to pursue
their advantage to the uttermost, and
to drive all Moslems out of the coun-
try. so far as it lies within their power
to do so. This is, at all events, an ef-
feetive way of putting an end to relig-
| icus differences.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
A Snoring Premier.

From the Sydney Telegraph: Dur
ing the all-night sitting of the New
South Wales legislative assembly this
week the premier, Mr.. Reid, spent a
large part of the night in slumber on
the opposition benches. The incident
did not escape notice, as the rotund
attitude of the sleepy premier and his
nasal performances compelled atten-
ton from all parts of the house.
Eventually it was satirically demanded
why the leader of the government
should persist in remaining on the op-
position side of the house. Mr.. Bar
ton promptly and wittily defended his
new colleague by asking: why
should he not be there? Is he not now
my sleeping partner?"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
AMERICAS GIANT ENGINES.
Ready for Any Emergency Which May

Ready for Any Emergency Which May
Confront Them.
The American locomotive engineer
deems it advisable to design his en-
CINE with very large margin of pow
er, says the Engineering Magazine. If
an express engine is designed to take
a 200-ton load at fifty miles an hour,
and if that load should happen to be
increased to 300 tons, the locomotive
is still expected to be able to take it
and keep time, and usually does So
Such, at any rate, is the experience of
such an impartial and level-headed OBJ
server as Mr.. NJ. w. Acworth. If an
American express be late at one point
of it's journey the engine is expected
to make up the lost time even if the
load be larger than usual. And, again,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
Worthy the ONCE.

Mrs. Craigie John Oliver Hobbes)
intends to offer herself for election to
the London school board when suit
able opportunity offers. She is a con-
slant attendant upon its meetings and
personally is known to most Of the
members of the board, in whose work
she takes deep interest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet 1t makes
tight or new shoes easy. Cures swol-
len, hot, sweating, aching feet, ingrow-
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druggists and shoe stores, 25 cts. Trial
package FREE by mail. Address Allen
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Inst Like a Man.

Mrs. Hix-You shouldn't complain
about your clothes, John. What would
you do if you had no wife to mend
them? Mr.. Hix-Oh, in that case
would soon be able to save UP enough
money to buy a new OUTFIT Chicago
News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
Serious Mistake

"The worst enemy l ever made.
said the statesman, was the man I
got government job for few years
ago." What ingratitude," "No, it
was downright anger. There was a
good salary attached, but he had to
work. indianapolis Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA Ere SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
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In the process of manufacturing figs
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

"Our sewing society met to-day for
the first time in over two months" she
said. "Ah," he returned, another
scandal"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

tented and skirmished about in a
ward each other. At first they merely
clumsy fashion, their long, awkward
legs an irrisistibly ludicrous sight.
Presently they began to foam at the
mouth, their faces became contorted
with fury. and sort of fencing match
took place.
Their heads darted from side to side.
and they strove to seize each other
with their teeth. They groaned and
roared furiously, and the spectators
were soon worked up to high pitch
of excitement.
At length one camel seized his en-
envy by the leg, while the other. a large.
long-haired animal, retaliated by law
ing hold of his opponents ear. Blood
flowed freely, and opinion was divided
as to which camel would be the victor
AT length the long-haired camel,
whose grip on his adversary's ear was
not very firm, suddenly let go, but the
other continued to hold on to his an
tagonist's leg and even to drag him
about, roaring with pain.
The prince eventually gave the order
to separate the combatants, but it re-
quired the efforts of nearly dozen
men with ropes, chains and cudgels to
put an end to the ARRAY Even then
the wound on the leg of. the van
quished camel was so serious that be-
lleve the poor creature was crippled
for months
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

]. P. Bryant of Bardweil, KY, is said
to be the owner of the largest straw
berry patch in the wSssg. 1t covers
LOO acres
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A clear clean complexion is the foundation of all
beauty. Cascarets Candy Cathartic make and keep
the skin soft and veveiy. All druggists 1Oc Sc Soc
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Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved
me large doctor bills.-C. l.. Baker, 1928
Regent So, Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. s, '95.
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Goes Cough RaIsam

Christianity is the highest perfec-
ton of humanity.-Johnson
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Ladies suffering from periodical headache
ind instant relief in Coats Headache Capsules,
contain nothing injurious All druggists l0&25c
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It's not the fast men that win the
race for wealth.
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Balky VIII.

The teacher often is confronted in
the schoolroom with an abnormal type
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

The theory of charity is always
right, the practice is often wrong.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

Troubles spring from idleness and
grievous tolls from needless cares.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
Re Beautiful.

The smile of love becomes frown
when the cupboard is bare.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
FIGHT BETWEEN cAMELS.

Two camels were brought into the
grounds at the back of the palace and
made to face each other. They were
male animals whose vicious tendencies
had made it necessary for them to be
kept from the other cattle and who
had been carefully fed in the chief
tain's fighting stock as being espe-
cially powerful animals.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces in
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Humility is the solid foundation Of
all the virtues. -Confucius.