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The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-02
school hoard Eauc.,lo..

Great is the power of school board
education. The other day l picked up
IN ex-Sixth girls history examination
paper, which, among other interesting
things, contained the following:
Pride's purge, as it is contemptuously
called, was parlcment. which sat for
long time without doing any good.
So Cromwell came down to the house,
turned out the members, locked the
door and put the key in his pocket. The
immediate causes of the revolution of
1858 are: The suspending and deset-
ending power of the croun by the dis
pending power the king James benight-
ed himself capeable of granting Offices
to anyone, either as officers of the army
or civil officers. The suspending power
is:-In which all the laws against the
Roman Catholicks and Non Conformists
were suspended. The ship money trial
is:-That no Dutch ships, bringing a
cargo from other nations, could entire
into English harbours. - Glasgow
Times.
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found out, Pantin-held up torch, and
Us the flare of it shot up the stairway
de Gomeron threw back his head and
laughed at us.
Twenty to one-come, gentlemen
or must come to youP" He took n
couple of steps down the stairs, and the
crowd that had made us ifit would rush
at him wuvered and fell back. bearing
me, honrse with shouting for way, with
them to the landing.
For the moment, penned up and utter
ly unable to get forward, was mere
spectator of what followed.
The free lance took one more down
ward step, and then slight figure. with
one arm In sling, slid out from the
press and flew at him.
It was d'Ayen, and felt sudden
warming Of the heart to the man who
was going to his death.
"You--you traitorl" he gasped, us,
using his sword with his left hand, his
sword ripped the free lance's ruff.
"Stand back, old fool-stand back
or-therel Take til" and with sharp
scream dAyen fell backward, the crowd
splitting for a moment, SO that he
rolled to the foot of the stairs and came
up at my feet. God rest his soul! He
died at the last like gallant man.
They were backing in confusion now,
and above the din I could hear the
mocking of de Gomeron:
Come, gentlemen, do not delay; time
presses"
One rush through at that time might
have saved him, but he stood there
playing with death. With an effort ]
pushed d'Ayen. who was still breathing,
against the side of the wall, TO let the
poor wretch die In such comfort as
could be, and, seeing my chance at last,
made my way to the front.
De Gomeron was half way down the
stairs by this, and when our swords
met, he did not for the moment recog.
nize me. But at the second pass he
realized, and the torchlight showed him
pale to the forehead.
"You!" he said, between his teeth.
"Yes, l, from under the Seine;" and
l had run him through the throat bu;
for our position where the advantage
was all his and my reach too short. He
had backed a step up as spoke. Wheth'
er it was my sudden appearance, OF
what, know not; but from this mo.
ment his bravado left him, and he now
fought doggedly, and for dear life.
There was hush behind me, and the
light became brighter as more torches
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"Aow THEY GROW"

Mark well yon slender stalk of green
Just springing forth the clods between
While April airs are chilly;
With filmy ieanets closely curled,
1t looks tiny banner furled,
But soon will be a lily.
A sparrow's weight would bend 1t low,
A little dood would overflow,
little frost would kill II;
Ana cen when grown II reaches up
And lifts to heaven heavenly cup,
lnue dew would fill It.
Yet all the power that Newton saw
Bind In one vast and equal law
Pebble, and planet growing,
Cannot. when spring Is come. keep hid
The lily meath Its coverlid,
Nor stay Its buds from blowing.
1t knows no labor but to bloom
Gods darling need no cares assume,
No tribute pay but beauty;
1t cannot but live In the light,
And stlll to keep Its garments white
Is nature more than duty.
What II tomorrow 1t must die7
Is there no Easter In the sky
To earth's dead blossoms given?
Yon world would forfeit half Its bliss
II what Is sweetest here In this
Brief springtime, had no heaven.
Much more. o We of little faith
(ThIs Is the word the Master saith
Much more to you His will is!'
Nay. but It were enough for me
Could I. o Master! only be
To Thee as are Thy lilies.
W. II. Woods. in Youths Companion.
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Straight Cut..

Gratitude is debt that the average
man is least likely to pay, but when
there is grudge to be settled he chafes
while waiting for the first opportunity.
Beware of quarrels. They are like a
runaway horse; easy to start, but ugly
to handle when under way.
Philosophical research and political
theorizing can never get beyond the
fact that the community, state or coun-
try is most prosperous that has the hap.
piesl firesides.
Ono of the surest ways on earth of
getting rid of affliction is to heed the
lesson it teaches.
!. No man is truly strong who has to
hear from others before deciding
whether he approves Of himself.-De.
troit Free Press.
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A LIONS rooTHAcHR
Now s.sosssfsi JsA n D<aisery =
a. UneonAon Kind Was

rf-f.
How it happened the keepers Of Gem
tral park, New York, cannot tell, but
one day the lion was sick. It was dur
ing the early rainy days of spring when
neuralgia was an everyday complaint;
and so no one thought It strange that
the king of beasts should suffer from
a malaise along with his subjects, the
less pretentious animals Of the Central
park menagerie.
But an observant small boy happened
along that morning, and when he saw
the lion put his paw to his cheek and
groan, that boy knew that the lol, hsa
toothache. Nothing else." he told
the keeper. could bring such look Of
awful pain to the face Of man or beast
Now, the keepers are humane sort OF
people, and, after they had watched the
antics of the lion for an hour. they de-
cided with the small boy that 1t GER
tanly was the toothache.
They held a consultation, and in
that consultation they decided 1t was
best to pull the lions tooth. For"
reasoned they, "he will not use tooth
ache drops"
tooth. All the dentists within long
radius of Central park were telephoned
for, but each refused most emphat-
ically to pull the tooth Of the lion. They
described over the telephone exactly
how it should be done, but when asked
to come and perform the operation,
they one and all pleaded a previous
engagement.
So the keepers had to perform the
job themselves. They lassoed the great
fellow and pulled him out of the cage
He came reluctantly, straining upon his
ropes, for he seemed to know that q
fresh pain was in store for him. But
he kept on groaning, which showed
that his toothache did not let up even
with the presence Of three dentists.
When they had thrown him upon q
stone floor and bound him limb to limb.
and had rebound his feet and fastened
them to iron. posts, they took big
plug of rubber and forced it into his
jaws, far back until he could not close
them.
Then came the fun. Upon his back
lowlier than any other common beast,
as helpless as a day-old cub, lay the
monarch, ready for the operation.
1t was done with great forceps that
were fastened around the tooth, and
pressed downward into the gum, in that
one awful push which is known to every
one who has tooth extracted in cold
blood Then up came the forceps out
of the jaw, bringing the tooth, whole
md white. At the end Of the root hung
little sac, which showed where the
trouble lay.
/ The monarch bore it pretty well.
although he did howl Justify while the
forceps were doing their work, and spit
profusely when the plug was taken out.
But he was glad to be released, and, an
hour later, he was tearing small live an
imals to pieces and enjoying his dinner
as heartily as though he had never
known the pang Of an aching molar
st. Louis Republic.
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were brought, and could now see the
camarguer, white as o sheet, with two
red spots on his cheeks.
''Do you like fighting dead man,
monsieur?" l asked, as / parried a
thrust In tierce.
He half groaned, and the red spot on
his cheek grew bigger, but he made no
answer. and step by step l forced him
upward.
He had beer, touched more than once,
and there was stain on his white satin
doublet that vas broadening each mo-
ment, whilst thrust and parry grew
weaker, rnd something, l know not
what, told RE he was my man.
But he w.s a brave man II ever there
was one, and he pulled himself together
as we reached the upper landing for one
last turn with the death that dogged
him. So fierce was the attack he now
made, that had he done 80 but mo-
ment before, when the advantage Of
position was his, know not what had
happened. But now-it was different.
He was my man, was carried away by
the fire within me, or else in pity
might have spared him-but there is no
need to speak of tds more. He thrust
too high. l parried and returned, so
that the cross hilt of my rapier struck
DULY over his heart, and he died where
he fell.
But one word escaped him, some long
lost memory, some secret of that iron
heart came up at the last.
"Denise!" he gasped, and was gone.
stood over him for a moment, a
drumming in my ears, and then heard
the ringing Of cheers and the rush of
feet. Then half dozen strong shpul-
ders were at the door before me, and as
1t fell back with crash l sprang in
and took tall, slim, white-robed figure
in my arms and kissed her dear face
again and again.
One by one those in the room stepped
out and left us together, and for once
brave heart gave way and she sobbed
like child on my shoulder.
said nothing but held her to me, and
so we might have been for a half hour,
when heard de Belin's voice at the
broken door: "D'Auriac! Come, man!
The king waits. and bring your prison.
err" There was laugh In his voice
and light on his face a. he spoke, aud
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my dear lifted her swimming eyes to
my face and kissed her again, saying:
Come, my prisoner!"
As we passed out kept between
Claude and the grim figure still lying
stark on the landing, and held her to
me. SO that she could not see. So with
Lisois before us we passed down the
passage, filled now with nien-at-arms.
and halted before room, the door OF
which was closed.
Then the door was flung open and a
stream of light poured forth. We en-.
tered and saw the king standing sur
rounded by his friends, and little on
one side was the detected group Of
conspirators.
The marshal, now abject, mean and
crlnging, was kneeling before Henry,
who raised him us we entered, saying:
'sBiron, and you, Tremouille, and you
all who called yourselves my friends,
and lay in wait to destroy me, and
destroy your country, cannot forget
that we were old comrades. and for
old friendships sake l have already
told you that I forgive, and God give
you all as clean conscience as have
over the blood that has been split to-
day"
As Latin, with a white and bleeding
face, led his master away, Henry's eye
fell on me, and he beckoned me to ad-
vance. I did so, leading Claude by the
hand.
"Chevalier," he said, at is saying lit.
tie when I say that it is through you
that these misguided gentlemen have
realized their wrongdoing. There is
one recompense you would not let me
make you for the wrongs you have suf-
fered. There is, however, reward for
your services, which perhaps you will
accept from me. Isee before me a royal
ward who has defed her guardian
ventre St. Girls! My beard is getting
over gray to look after such dainties.
I surrender my ward to your care" As
he said this he took Claude's hand and
| placed it in mine. II see, madame"
he added, shat this time you have no
objection to the kings choice. There
quite right-kiss her, man."
1t is all over at last, that golden sum
mer that was so long and yet seems
but a day. tits ten years ago that those
shining eyes that never met mine but
with the lovelight in them were closed
forever; and the gift that God gave me,
| that did he take back.
| am old, and gray, and worn. My
son, the Vicompte de Bidache, is in
Paris with the cardinal. whilst wait at
Auriac for the message that will call
me to her. When she went, Bidache,
where we lived, became unbearable to
me, and came back here to wait till I,
too, am called. To wait and watch the
unensy sea, to hear the scream of the
| gulls and feel the keen salt air.
| l have come to the last of the fair
white sheets of paper the cure brought
for me from Havre this autumn, and II
grows strangely dark even for my eyes
l will write no more, but SIT out on the
terrace and wait for the sunset. Per.
haps she may call me to-day. "Jacquesl
my cloak"
| rrr-
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weak Human Nature.

A touching incident occurred recently
in French village. The peasants pro.
posed to present their pastor with bar
rel of wine, each one to pour in bottle.
full. But, alas! for human nature.
Each peasant thought that bottleful
of water would not be noticed in so
much wine. SO when the good minister
came to tap the barrel, there flowed out
a stream of pure water only. He got a
barrel of real wine the next day
Golden Days.
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~Allcommunicatlons for this paper should
be accompanied by the name Of the author, not
neccesarily for publication but ~ IN evidence
Of good faith on tho part Of tho writer. Write
nniy on one side Of tho paper. Be particularly
careful IN giving names and dates to have the
listers and figures plain and distinct
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Proof of Genuineness.

Minnie-What frauds these bcggars
are. l met "blind" man who said:
"Plense give me a penny. beautiful
lady"
Mamie-Yes, he said that to make you
think he really was blind.-Indianapo.
lis Journal
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CHAPTER Xxx.

AT THE SIGN OF THE ToIsoN DOR"
Turning we beheld de vitry at the
open door, the small and narrow figure
Of Pantin at his elbow, and close behind
the stern features Of the grand master,
the anxiety on whose face cleared az he
saw the king before him. He was about
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They Get II Honestly,

why is it that women lay so much
more stress than men do upon the value
of u pedigree?"
'"They inherit 1t from Eve, guess"
From Eve? l don't see what she had
to boast of in that line"
at wasn't much, but she wasn't made
out of clay, while Adam was, and I'll
bet she never got through reminding
him of her superior origin."-Toronto
News.
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THE END.
WHEN WE BEGAN.
1t was Not Until the Eighteenth Cen.
tury That People Appreciated
Natural scenery.

In the eighteenth century people had
begun to appreciate natural scenery,
but chiefly when it took the form of ex-
tensive prospects, or, what we should
now call, perhaps slightingly, pano-
ramic views. The novelists Of that CEN
tury did not place their characters
among elaborately arranged scenery.
But the essayists of the period had
noted the tendency Of the age, and
strove to explain the matter philo-
sophically. Thus we read in Addison's
Spectator: THE mind of man naturally
hates everything that looks like re-
straint upon it, and Is apt to fancy itself
under sort of confinement, when the
sight Is pent up in narrow compass,
and shortened on every side by the
neighborhood of walls or mountains.
On the contrary, spacious horizon is
an image Of liberty, where the eye has
room to range abroad, to expatiate at
large on the immensity of its views, and
to lose itself amidst the variety Of OBJ
jects that offer themselves 10 It's OBJ
servation. Such wide and undetermined
prospects are as pleasing to the fancy
as the speculations of eternity or in
finftude are to the understanding. But
If there be beauty of uncommonness
Joined with this grandeur, as in the
troubled ocean, heaven adorned with
stars and meteors or spacious land
scape cut out into rivers, woods, rocks
and meadows, the pleasure still grows
upon us, as il arises from more than
single principle" le."-Household Words.
The times., 1899-07-01
PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS
Changes Announced in the District
Electrical Department..

A number of changes have been made
by the Commissioners in the District Elec-
trical Department. Walter c. Allen, the
Electrical Engineer, has been granted an
increase in salary of s25 per month, max
ing his compensation now 5000 monthly.
On his recommendation the following pro-
motions and transfers were made:
Thomas ]. Fisher, inspector OF lamps, at
$1,000 per year, promoted to be inspector
OF electric lighting at 81 per day.
Charles II. Harris, inspector OF street
lighting, at $500 per year, transferred to
be inspector OF lamps at 81 900 per year.
E. X. Lowe, inspector of electric light
ing, at 50 per day. transferred to be in
spector of street lighting at 5000 per an
mum.
l.. S. Johnson, telephone operator, at
SO 1-3 cents per day, transferred to be
skilled laborer at 81 per day.
John E. Archer. temporarily employed
as laborer, at $50 per month, transferred
to be telephone operator at 81 per day.
The compensation OF Henry NJ. Madert
and Harry Shinn, telephone operators. at
SO l-3 cents per day. has been increased
to 81. The compensation OF Louis Boulay,
telephone operator at $50 per month, has
been increased to 81 per day. Mr.. Boulay
has been attached to the executive offices
OF the District and was member of the
District Volunteer Regiment.
The times., 1899-07-01
Arrivals mt the Hotels.

| National-J. Mandel Chicago; Salvador L.
Madero, Victoria Goryaliz, Esther yillareah,
Mexico; ]. B. Hutsewether, Du Bois, Pa; II. d.
Legg, Chicago; f. E. Reynolds, Boston; F. C.
| Lamson, Boston; j. II. Hill, Marlboro, Md; E.
| Ryder, Virginia; VI. Ryder. Virginia; H. J. Thomp-
| son. Pittshurg; F. Arlington, New York: A. A.
Du3au, Philadelphia; n. E. Thompson, Chicago;
W. C. Bullet, Philadelphia; John A. Caldwell,
! Philadelphia; John Cogan, Alexandria; Charles
Earle, city.
Metropolitan-S. n. Chamberlain, Baltimore; ].
S. Lake and wife, Upperville, Va; l.. Adler, Bal
| timore; c. S. Taylor, W. n. Lemen. C. Paul, Viz
| ginia ]. P. Flippin, Toledo; R. A. Carter, wife
and child, Toledo 5, r. Richardson, Front Royal,
| Va; D. c. Henry, Auburn, N Y; ]. C. Ridgely,
| Philadelphia; l.. NJ. Harris, Philadelphia; Capt.
C. G. Bopieno. Rchmond Hon. John Lamb,
| Richmond and J. ID. Ambey city.
Arlington-W. E. Chandler, Concord, y. H.
C. NJ. Daily. New York; C. A. NJ Dimon, Utah;
| f. j. McGraw and wife, Lexington, No; A.
Levy and wife, New York; A. II. Brick, South
Bend, Ind; W o. orton, Mestawaky. Ind; W. II.
Clifford ir., Portland, Me; j. \. jess and wife.
Springfield, H.; Boyce Burroughs Cherokee, La
letter E. Burroughs, Cherokee, La; Thomas II
Carter, Montana Edward A. Gay, New York;
| Clayton II. De Sano, Boston
| Shoreham-D. B. Cooper, Tennessee; Charles A.
Hess. New York; II. 5; Powell, Chicago; c. II.
wirthen, westport. y. Z; C. d. Park and vile.
St Louis; Mrs. $. NJ. Bryce, 7. I. Oldham, Miss
/ c. A. Oldham, Cincinnati; Miss Mary cooper
Tennessee; John Perce. New York; A. C. Nor
| ton and wife. Albany IL SiilNlr bulHiiiis
Herbert Lloyd and wife, Philadelphia; Z l.
'tSer1Di So@andieMDr. ". T. Spencer and wife. Gen
| eser. Ill.
ton. Ind; d. A. Rees, Pittsburg, Pa; Lester
Cowly. Lexington. Ky; ". c. Marsh. Springfield
Ohio; W. C. Fromkc. Milwaukee, Ohio; John A.
Carlhuart and wife, sidire, H., and W E. An
drews city.
Regent-Harry NJ Fales. Tonawanda y. Y;
George p Smith, n. Tonawanda; Charles r.
Kimball New York; G.. f. Thrall. Eureka, Rams
The Ebbitt House-Leslie Cullam, Tampa, Fla. I;
c. H. Learning, Arkansas City, kans.; A. j.
Cauger, United States Army; c. W. Abbott, ir..
United States Army; J. b. Levert, jr., l. c. Lew
ert. and Miss Levert, New Orleans La; Frank
B. Baldwin and wife. U. S. A.; G. NJ. McNees
Kittanning, Pa; II. ". Supplee, Philadelphia, Pa. :;
NJ H. Crawford, United States Navy; Duct. T.
Fever and wife. city; ]. A. Beall, Waxahachie
Texas; NJ c. Smyth, Philadelphia, Pa. W. ].
Taylor, High Bridge, N. Y; Paul synnestvedt
Chicago; j. C. Ridgeley, Philadelphia. Pa; II.
D. Kellogg, Philadelphia; A. b. Andrews.
Wellington-He Clay Carlson, Albert Lea,
MinnescS; Frank j. Perkins and wife. New York
city; C. B. Curtiff and wife, Mount Vernon, a.;
T. J. Boyd and wife, Boston, Mass; DR.. Floyd
Stewart and wife. New Orleans.
willard's Hotel-B. B. Dovener and wife, Wash
The times., 1899-07-01
Proposals Accented.

Proposals were accepted by The Commissioners
yesterday as follows;
Proposal of r.. E. Harvey to paint the interior
$50.
Proposals of Thomas A. Brown to kalsomine
the Bell and Smallwood School buildings; OF
7. L. Landon to kalsomine the Force Grant. and
kalsomine the Morse and Harrison School build
ings; OF Fred j. White to erect iron fence at the
Dennison building, and of Rudolph West & Co.
TO construct steel ceiling in the Franklin School
building.
Proposal of Fred J. White to place an iron
railing around the Hilton School building for
the of S20l60.
Proposal OF A. F. Jorss to place an iron rail
ing around the Bruce School building site, for
the sum Of i65.
The times., 1899-07-01
Engineer in Charge of Repairs.

The Commissioners yesterday appointed Jacob j.
hembert to the new Office of engineer in charge
of repairs 10 the apparatus of the Fire Depart.
ment Mr.. Membert WAS recommended for the
place by Chief Paris, and will receive an an
nIial salary of $1,000, which is the amount paid
to the chief engineers OF the various engine
companies. Although Chief Paris states that
Membert has had long experience and has built
IRE engines. 1t is understood that some of the
members of the department, themselves chief
engineers OF engine companies, are dissatisfied
with the appointment II is asserted that several
of these sought the Office. when it was created by
the act OF March last and that they think
promotions should be made from the rank and
file of the department
The times., 1899-07-01
Want Hnnd-syept Streets.

petition signed by a number of prominent
persons was received by the Commissioners yes
terday requesting them to change the mode OF
street sweeping from machine to hand work on
Seventeenth. between Rhode Island Avenue and
Streets northwest, and on NJ Street and Massa-
chusetts Avenue from Sixteenth to Eighteenth
Streets. 1t is maintained that the present
method, that of sweeping machines, is very dusty
and disagreeable 10 the residents OF the neigh
borhood mentioned. Among the signers OF the
petition are Rear Admiral Francis A. Rae Charles
c. Duncanson, Charles W. Needham John Rid
out, Judge C. c. Cole, r. W. Tyler A T. Brit
ton, DIR. Franck Hyatt, j. Hubley Ashton and
Timothy Garrison
The times., 1899-07-01
Receiver Discharged.

Justice Cole in Equity Court No. /, yesterday
signed order in the of NJ. Ament & Co.
against the Belt Railway Company, ratiiying the
auditors report and finally dischargng the re-
ceiver of the road, W. Kesey schoepf. The order
states that all of the property of the Belt road
has been sold and turned over to the purchaser,
and that the report of the auditor has been on
file for than thirty days No objection hav-
ing been made within that period, the court has
ratified the report and discharged the receiver.
The times., 1899-07-01
Hay scales Privileges.

Increased competition and higher prices have
been secured by the District Commissioners this
year than ever before for the hay scales priv
eges, which have Just been sold at public auction
The purchasers of the six local scales are: II. W
Talks. Anacostia scales, S25 B. b. Earnshaw
scales at Eleventh Street and Virginia Avenue
southeast, SOS: Mccormick & Laferty. scales al
Eleventh and Streets northwest, 81 600; Seventh
and Streets northwest, $40; scales at the
Georgetown Market, So, and scales at the Bright
wood Hotel, $50. total of Sl.920 realized
by the District, or an increase OF S405 over last