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coNJuRED A TREATY.
willy Frenchmen Hoodwinked the
Arab Sheiks Into an Awed
Submission.

During the French conquest of Al
geria (1s03-1S33) negotiations for
peace were entered upon with the
meeting for the settlement of terms was
arranged to take place at the French
headquarters. The French officers re-
ceived their guests with great hospi-
tality, and after the banquet given in
their honor, at which the utmost splen-
dor was employed, in order to dazzle
their eyes and captivate their simple
minds, an adjournment was made to
large hall, where NJ. Houdin, the ceIe-
brated conjurer, who had accompanied
the French forces, gave an exhibition
of his skill. They stared in OPEN
mouthed wonder at all the tricks that
were performed, and feeling of awe
crept over them as they witnessed the
mysterious appearance and disappear
dnce of various objects. But what ap-
peared to them most marvellous was
the apparent manufacture of cannon
balls. M. Houdin passed round among
them high hat, which they examined
very carefully, but without suspecting
anything unusual in either its make
or it's appearance. When the hat was
returned to him. the conjurer placed
il on the floor in the middle of the stage,
in full view of his audience. He then
proceeded to take from the hat cannon
balls apparently without number. and
rolled them across the floor into the
wings. With this the performance ter
minated. The chiefs then consulted
among themselves, and came to the con-
clusion that it was useless to offer any
opposition to an army that could turn
out its ammunition in SO easy man
ner. They therefore signed the re-
quired treaty, and departed to tell their
friends in the desert of the wonderful
power of the nvaders.-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
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"rhree-of the-er-'m.-well-
outside clothes. You see, there were
quite lot Of" Ny face must have
teen as red as beet; Il certainly felt
so.
"santisima Mariai And you-you
lcokedi Not At all Of them7"
IL believe 80. You see--er-the
rest Of the-er-things weren't quits
SO bad AZ the gowns. In fact, the
lace" By this time the senorita's
face and neck were a delicate pink,
but. to my relief. she laughed until the
tears came in aer eyes. Your Spanish
girl, Of any class. IL possessed Of con-
adorable sense: she doesn't believe, for
instance. that modesty consists in
thinking evil and blushIng at her
thoughts.
"And el scnor Captain. also, NO
doubt? What OF wretches a pair you
are, to be surei Let me you both give
little warning. Never the senorita
Moreno told the cura. Juan. that he
couldn' possibly get Ashore before ten
o'clock Friday night; so it's safe to
say So hours. On the other hand, Ma,
let know what you have just told me;
il those things mine had been, you
would never forgive. Now do you at
tempt one of those dresses to bring
down to my door. I will there wait
for you"
hurried up to our quarters, where
Balstead was deep in the North Pa
citic Directory again. and somewhat
out of humor.
You're nice sort of partner to
have. l must say" he growled; "leave
me to dig out dry facts for your bene-
At while you calmly appropriate the
only available girl on the ship. But
I'll have the cinch after you 60
nshore-provided you're not engaged
to her before you leave. You wouldn't
play a mean trick like that on me,
would your"
mo, | wouldn't. Dick; honest In
jun. You shall have her all to your
self for the rest of the voyage. and I'll
make her believe you're the finest man
on salt water. I've been cultivatinR
the senorita with an object l told
her all about the box of clothes, and
/ think she'll help US; she wants me
TO bring one Of the dresses below, so
that she can tell something about the
size"
''The devil she doesl Between you,
you'll get me into deuce of a scrape
before you're through. You'll tear
the blamed things, or smut 'em with
finger-marks, or get 'em mixed SOS
they won't 60 ON regular. or some
fool thing; see If you don't"
"Nonsensel She's q woman, amt
she? Don't you s'pose she's ever ham
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CHAPTER v,

pored over the charts until the
dinner-gong sounded; then the photo
graph. which lay directly under one
Of the incandescent globes. caught my
eye, and l examined 1t again. In the
solitude of our cabin ! had a better
opportunity to study the Senorita
Dorotea's face, and it attracted me
strangely. II she had any of that
charm of manner possessed by the
senorita Palacios, ] thought. my stay
upon the island of Guajan might be
anything but unpleasant; SO. between
the anxiety to be accomplishing some
thing and my speculations concerning
the people at Agana. Twas rather pre-
occupied at the dinner-table.
Padre Sebastian began presently to
chaf me a little as being poor COM
pany. noticed that he was watching
Dick and the senorita very closely, as
II trying to detect triangular under
standing between us three, or at least
come indication of rivalry between the
captain and myself. The padre had
kept track of my movements during
the day. but was positive he could
not have overheard anything, SO be.
gan TO ply him with questions concern
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vanity and Genius.

When Mirabeau was dying he said
to his servant: Prop up my head care
fully for it is the most remarkable head
in all France" Michael Angelo wrote,
in 1912: "All the differences between
me and the Pope julius arose from the
fact that Raphael and Bramante were
jealous of me and tried to overthrow
me. Yet everything that Raphael
knows about art he learned from me-"
Rossini addressed some of his letters
to his mother as follows. ITO Mrs.
Rossini, the mother of the distin-
guished MASTER" Finally, Schopen-
hauer, when he was asked where he
would like to be buried, replied: "The
place does not matter. as posterity will
know well enough where to find ne."-
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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PRICE AND SINGER. .
Hsw ~ths stuAent Fsitss asa Jeany
Lad sass Ratristie sengs
TegstAsr.

On summers night the prince was
returning with few companions from
= ramble near Rolandseck. Some one
suggested a supper at the local inn.
-All right" said the prince. 80 long a.
you drop his royal highness and re-
member that my name il Fritz" On en-
,ering the inn the strafns of voice -
Of siren held the young men in thrall.
Nine host professed not to know the
singers name. Once more the liquid
notes thrilled into the night. The stu
dent Fritz sprang from his seat. 1T
is Jenny Lind" he cried. ut can only
be Jenny Lind" He dashed into the
adjoining room; It was Jenny Lind.
The great songstress felt that she
ought to be angry at the intrusion. but
1t is difficult to be angry on summers
night at Rolandseck. The end of 1t
was that she found herself at the piano
singing national songs to delighted
audience of three unknown students.
"If l had a voice like the nightingale
of Sweden" said the student called
Fritz, II would sing the song Of Bluch-
er's Hussars." Sing it to me-" an
swered Jenny Lind; II know that all
German students can sing" Fritz was
nothing 10th; all the fervor of his pa
triotism rang out in the stirring re-
frain in which the warrior-poet, Ernst
Moritz Arndt, had given voice to the
spirit of the wars Of liberation. "a
song that carries one away with it,"
said Jenny Lind. Il should like to try
It,"
Then the young prince again seated
himself at the piano to teach the
greatest singer of her time the song to
the music of which he was to lead his
troops to victory Mt Weissenburg and
Worth. She was not long learning it.
"Like the roll of an organ and the
clash of bells" says the chronicler, '.the
magnificent voice rang out over the
whispering river" When her new
friends were taking leave Jenny Lind
asked her teacher to tell her his name.
At that moment the door was thrown
open and tall, white-haired figure en-
tered the room. Ernst Moritz Arndt,"
whispered the students in respectful
welcome. ''Yes, Ernst Moritz Arndt,"
he answered, land if you, fair singer.
ask that mans name, will answer for
him; he is called his royal highness
Prince Frederick William OF Prussia
-Macmillan's Magazine.
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"uNTlL THE oAYsREAk..

A human soul went forth In the night.
Shutting behind It Deaths mysterious
door.
And shaking on with strange. resistisss
might
The dust that once It wore.
30 swift its hight. 20 suddenly It sped
AZ when by skillful hands bow II bent
The arrow nies-thoss watching around
the bed
Marked not the way 1t went.
Heavy with grief. their aching. tear
dimmed eyes
Saw but the shadow fall. and knew not
when
Or In what fair or unfamiliar guiss
1t left the world Of men.
It broke from sickness. that with iron ba nds
Had bound 1t fast for many q grievous
day;
And love itself. with it's restraining hands.
Might not its course delay.
Space could not hold 1t back with lettering
Time lost its power. and ceased at last
to be:
It swept beyond the boundary of the stars.
And touched eternity.
Out from the house Of mourning. family
lit.
It passed upon Its journey all alone:
30 far that even thought could not follow II
Into realms unknown.
Through the clear silence Of the mooniess
dark.
Leaving no footprints on the road 1t trrd /:
Straight as an arrow cleaving to It's mark.
The soul went home to God.
Alas" they cried: "he never saw the morn.
But fell asleep. outwearied with the
strife"
Nay. rather he arose and met the
Everlasting life.
-Westminster.
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~An eonmunicasions ror this paper should
b accompanied by the name Of the author. not
necessarily for publication bun - an evidence
OF good fzith on the pazt Of the writer. Writs
only On one kide Of tbs paper. b particularly
careful In giving nAmas and dates to have the
Letters and figures plain and dlstince
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CHAPTER w.
CLARENCE HERBERT NEW
Copyright. 1897. by }. B. LlppIneou Col

CHAPTER ".
Senorita Palacios asked me al
breakfast II could play accompani-
ments on the piano, explaining that
she had brought a number of songs
and wished to try them. This seemed
favorable opportunity for putting
my plan into execution. SO we two
made a forenoon Of It, much to Hal
stead's disgust, for he was more than
little interested IN the senorita him
self.
After lunch we had our chairs taken
TO a secluded corner Of the after deck,
rnder the awning, and when our ac-
quaintance had reached a sufficiently
confidential point-friendsLips ripen
very rapidly in the tropics, particular
ly at sea-I told her of the costume at
fair. showing her the photograph as I
did SO. She was Immediately inter-
csted and sympathetic. But presently
her maurer changed little. She asked
me, curiously. If were very fond of
Senorita Dorotea.>
''Fond OF herl" exclaimed, in sur
prise; why. I've never even seen the
lady. This picture was given to Capt.
Halstead by the colonel. last voyage.
never saw that until last night. But
just put yourself in her place. Senorita
Gracia; wouldn't you think it rather
mean, when you had sent your money
to buy nice new gowns, II relatives
Falmed of lot Of dowdy old things
on you. four years out Of style?"
Neither my Spanish nor her English
was perfect, but we managed to get
along very we'll indeed.
think that men never understood how
women feel about such matters. T.
I've almost an idea"
"Yes; go on. l was quite sure you
would have"
"Ah. you were quite sure? ?"-sus-
Piciously.
"Yes; that you er-would be able
tc suggest something. Now, II I had
only known about the matter before
we left Manila"
"Yes-?"
I'D have purchased a couple OF the
finest gowns could find. and-er"
"Given to the senorita them, your
SELF? Santismai Senior Stefans, that
most too kind of you would be, would
1t not?"
"Good Lord, mol I've got more sense
than that. hope. ] meant that I'd
Lave substituted the new gowns for
the old ones in the box; and then, don't
you see. she'd probably never discover
how 1t happened"
"And yon would money spend like
that for girl you did never seel A
woman's vestidn cost much, senor, I
did alway hear that los Americanos
were of money made, but did never
lnow that they were generoso."
(Here, for the first time, thought of
my $500, and began to wonder how
far they would go.) "Are all los
Americanos like that? Senor Captain
world he such thing do? Well. you
shall see that the Spanish people are
81 yourselvesl Could you one of the
Grasses get from the box and to me
bring without being observed2"
"WhatI IL beg your pardon. II
suppose l might; but-but what do
you-er-?"
Il wish to pu, It on. of course, estu.
pido! How may the size know un-
less l do see it? Cuantos said you
there were in el l'caja"
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On the GoIf-LInks.

Miss Tea-Are you never touched by
poetry?
Mr.. Driver--Well, not SO often as by
poets.-Judge.
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HI. Care Exnaxed

He-Unless you marry NJ. ! shall 60
to the Klondike.
She-There! Papa said you were a
mere fortune-hunter and now you've
proved it.-Chicago Evening News.
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Owl Court.hip.

When an owl falls in love he knows
what to do-to wit: to woo.-Boston
Courier.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-27
She'll Never Tell.

The last act was just closing at the
Lyceum the other evening, ana the
actors and actresses were grouping for
their final bow ensemble. In the house
the ladies were putting on their gloves
and getting their hats ready. young
man and young lady well toward the
front overheard this conversation:
why, Mary, I'm afraid | can't get
these on. They're awfully tight
"Oh, yes you can, Nell. Try again.
Nell evidently tried again. for there
was silence for moment
what shall do? | can't get them
on. That's what comes OF wearing
new shoes to the theater. They hurt
me so that l simply had to take them
off, and now they won't 60 on again
OH
The remainder Of the agony was lost
in the applause which greeted the fan
of the curtain. All that history records
of the denouement Of the interesting
story is that a woman was noticed 60
ing down the aisle with pair OF shoes
under her arm Whether she and Nell
were one and the same Is not certain.
If so. how she got out of the dlf1lculty
is not told. 1t was raining, and per
lops she wore her rubbers. But this
only she and her friend know, and II
is safe to say that she at least Will
never tell.-Detroit Free Press.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-27
1t Was Always Raining.

In his book Figures of the Past,
Josiah Quincy tells of journey that
he made in stagecoach days-aWay
back in 1869 from Boston to Washing
ton, with Justice Story of the federal
supreme court: The justice was telling
of the routine of the courts Washing
ton socia! life. 1--WE dine" he said
"oncp a year with the president and
that is all On other days we take ouI
dinner together and discuss at table
the questions which are argued before
US. We are great ascetics and even
deny ourselves wine, except in wet
weather..
Here the judge paused, as If think
Ing the act of modification he had
mentioned placed too severe a tax
upon human credulity, and presently
added: "W'hat | say about the wina
sir, gives YOU our rule, but 1t does
sometimes happen that the chief JUS
tice will say to me when the cloth Is
removed. Brother Story, step to the
window and see If it does not look
like rain And if | tell him the sun Is
shining brightly Judge Marshall VIII
sometimes reply. All the better, fol
our jurisdiction extends over so large
a territory that the doctrine Of chances
makes it certain that it must be rain
ing someWhere.'
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-27
THE WHISKY TRUST.
Organizer Austrian Says 1t Control.
the COuRtry's Output.

Louisville. June 27.-Alfred A. Austri-
an. one Of the counsel for the Kentucky
DiStilleries and Warehouse company, has
returned from New York where he as
sisted in forming the combine Of the
American Spirits Manufacturing cOmpa-
ny. the Kentucky pistilleries and Ware
house company. the Spirits Distributing,
Distributing company into the Distilin-
Company Of America.
Mr.. Austrian leaves for Cincinnati
where he expects to close the deal with
Elias Block X Sons to purchase the Oar
ling distillcry in Carroll county and wit!
Frciberg Il Workum to secure their two
plants in Boone county, involving about
$500 900. This will complete the acqui
sition of diStilleries by the Kentucky Dis
tilleries and Warehouse company. Speak
ing of the big combine. Mr.. Austrian
said:
This one of the four big companies
the Distilling Company of America. now
controls all the rye and bourbon whisky
and the spirits output of the whole coun
try. The merging will prove Il boon Il
the whisky and spirits trade. Every day
between 100000 and 100000 shares OF
stock are being deposited with the Cen
trail Trust Company of New York.
Each of the four branches of the cor
poration will retain its main offices, and
so far as | know there will be no change
among the old officers"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-27
Professor Harris of Yale Dead,

Iitchtield, Conn, June 27.-Professol
Samuel Harris, professor emeritus o.
Yale Theological Summary is dead at hi
summer home. Mr.. Harris had been il
failing health for some time, and on ac
count of his advanced age his death wa
not unexpected, although the end VIII
not anticipated so soon. He had an nt
tack of pleuriSy recently, but his dealt
is believed to have been due to a genera
breaking down caused by old age. Th,
professor had made his summer hont
here for number of years and came here
with his family from New Haven about
ten days ago. After his arrival hero hi,
health gradually grew worse. The al
rangements for the funeral have not YET
been completed.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-27
II Didn't Matter.

A bluff old farmer with loud
voice got in at little station ana
walked down the aisle looking Tor u
friendly face or kindly eye, but not
seeing any he asked the most sour
looking man on the car to move over
and give him a seat. The feiloW dlu
so, but with a manner that indicated
TINT the old man was anything Dut
welcome. The old farmer wanted 10
talk. and tried in every way to en-
oa 90 his seatlnate In conversation, but
the through passenger would nave
none of it. He turned his shoulder 10
the farmtr AMI gazcd out or the WIN
dow with Il bored expression Oh his
face. The old farmer was determined
tn draw him out, and after several In
effect,lal efforts raised his voice loud
enough to be heard all over the car
and said:
al killed n hog yesterday for my
winters meat. How much dye think
he weighed|
The through passenger looked worse
bored than ever, but finally said, Il
don't know anything about hogs
ooh, we'll, you might make a guess
"Well, say 300"
mo, he didn't weigh that much
Guess again"
well, I'll say 200"
"Too high. He wasn't as heavy as
that. Make another guess
Pm not good at guessing How
"Well, you have had two guesses'
But YOU see he wasn't much of hog,
and | didn't weigh Embellishments
Sentinel
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-27

Havana, June 21.-Gcneral Ludlow
governor of the department of Havana
has recommended the removal of the ma
rines from their present quarters at the
wharf, believing the locality to be UNI
healthy. But he does not believe thcil
removal to the navy yard would improve
matters. He considers the worst part OF
the city is the section adjoining the old
Spanish military hospital and favors the
marines being kept atioat. The genera
would have the navy yard turned over tt
the city for the use of destitute Cubans
who, being immune, would not suffer like
Americans
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-27
A Masonic Convention,

Buffalo, June 21.-"'The sovereign grand
consistory of the thirty-thrd degree of
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Ma
sons for the United States of America,
it's territories and dependencies, has
opened here. 1t represents between
1000 and 5000 Masons in the United
States. A memorial resolution on the
death of Sovereign Grand Commander
Simon b. Fry of New York was adopted.
This will be engrossed on parchment and
presented to Mrs. Fry.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-27

Malone. y. u, June PA consider
able part of the village Of South Bangor
has been burned The fire originated in
q store owned by NJ. A. Leonard, which
was destroyed with other stores and
dwellings as follows: n. w. Lawrencc
store and postoflice Human Il Oar
wilma, store; Alexander Knapps, meat
market and barns; Thomas McNasser
house and shoeshop. and ID. w. Grnnnis
house. The estimated loss is $lo.Oou
with insurance for 100000. Telegraph
and telephone lines in the village were
destroyed and no particulars can be oh
tanned here
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-27
Nnno DeDutY COmptrOlIer.

Washington. June 2I.-Mr. Thomas p
Kane has been appointed deputy comp
troler of the currency to succeed MIR
Lawrence o. Murray, who recently re
signed to accept position with one OF
the New York trust companies. Mr.
Kane has been connected with the office
of the comptroller of the currency sine,
1856 and has served as confidential sec
rotary of Comptrollers Trenholm. Lacey
Hepburn. Eckels and DAVIS. He ha>
every qualification for successful otfi
Ger and in addition has an experience il
connection with the general work of the
currency bureau such as has seldom beer
enjoyed by any other.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-27
A Death Report From Otis.

Washington. June 21.-The war de-
partment has received the following death
report from General OTIS: "folloWlng
deaths since last weekly report: From
wounds in artion--June, David Silver,
NJ, First Montana infantry; June Is,
Miles Doyle. corporal. l., Twelfth i'll
funtry; June 49, Sherman #. Shepard,
II, First Washington; DeForcSt Hutch
nson, Il, Ninth infantry: Leonard Ed
ling +. Twenty-first infantry: June 20,
Herbert Mitiiin. b, Fourth infantry;
June n, George Bits. artficer, ID,
Fourth infantry. drowned Honolulu May
3; David II. johnson. |. Thirteenth in
fantly erysipelas; June Is, Richard f.
Havens, III. Twenty first infantry, heat
eXhaustion; June 10, Max Newgrass, g.
Fourth infantry, phthisis; June 20. Ed
ward Florentine, Third artillery, dyson
terry; June -. Frank L. King, G, Ninth
infantry; June n. William y. Pigram
Thirteenth Minnesota. variola; June %
Earl X. Cotton III, Ninth infantry
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-27
The MokoloIO's Crew Safe.

San Francisco June 21.-HaWaiian adj
vices of June 10 state that the crew OF
the wrecked schooner Mokololo. VIII,
were supposed to have been lost in q
small skiff in which they started FROM
Hanalei to Watmea. island of Kauai
have arrived safely in Honolulu. Thci
skiff was capsizch. and they were in the
water for three hours before some ma
tves came to their assistance. They
were nearly dead when picked up. I'll,
report that the body of King Lunalic
had been stolen from the royal tomb is
denied. When the vault was opened re-
Gently, the remains were undiSturbed.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-27
THOUSANDS WILL BE IDLE.
Big Shut Down Pending In Tin Plate
Work ~.

Pittsburg. June 21.--All the tin plate
works In the country will be closed at
midnight on Friday as II result Of the
failure to settle the wage scale at the
conference in Chicago. Fully 10000 per-
sons will be thrown idle by the shut down.
The conference, which opened in Chi
cago last Tuesday morning, closed with
out arriving at an agreement. The work.
ers' wage committee, acting under in
structions received from the annual con-
vention held in Detroit last month, made
q demand for an advance of 20 per cent.
The present wage scale expired on June
30, and members Of the Amalgamated
association are not permitted to work
after that date unless the new scale is
signed
About $4,000 skilled workers are MEM
bers of the association, and as many
more are dependent upon them and will
be idle while the skilled men are unem-
ployed. Nearly IS per cent Of the tin
plate workers of the country are EN-
ployed in western Pennsylvania mills.
The scale for the tin house men, or un-
skilled labor, was arranged several weeks
ago and provides for a big advance to
some of the workers and averages nearly
20 per cent All the tin plate mills in
the country are union mills with four ex-
ceptions. Some of them may continue
in operation, but it is not likely that they
will.