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The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07

was choking with eonyutsive sobs, and
after making the sign of the cross
again said:
''The Lords will be done."
Child" cried the sultan, If thou
wilt embrace our faith, thou shalt live
and be happy
The boys soft eyes sought those Of
his father as If to gain strength and
courage.
II die willingly, my father he said,
in a firm tone. 1T is true that I am
young but I am of thy racel'
And shortly his youthful head,
crowned with rich dark curls, was sew
cred from his body.
Then, and then only, did the old
mans strength fail him, as he fell on
his knees and kissed the headless
corpse.
At length he rose IN great fury and
cursed his enemies, crying out: ''Pa-
gans! you have slain my four sonsl
May God destroy you and yours, may
He wipe you all from the face Of the
Garth May you have no ground in
which to be buried and may your souls
never know peace or restI"
The sultan and his servants we're 50
highly incensed at this anathema that
they tore off his vestments in shreds-
it is even said that they tore the skin
from his flesh, the while calling him:
"Ghiour! Dog of a Christian
Braneovan raised his voice for the
last time:
"You can cut my flesh into mersels.
nevertheless Constantin Braneovap
dies a faithful Christian. Though for
saken, and abandoned by all, he will
rest in Christ Jesus!"
The yataghan of the executioner
closed his early career.
Then the grandchild Of the old prince
who had hidden himselfin in woman'a
sloirts-was perceived by the exeeu.
TONER, who caught him, and holding
him up by his hair cried:
rs this one to remain alive. or shall
he follow his elders?'
At this moment a woman beat her
way through the crowd, and holding ur
child high in her arms, said: 'stay
your handI that is my child, this one is
Braneovan's grandson ."
It was the nurse who heroicallY gave
her own offspring to save the last re.
naming prineely heirl She witnessed
unhinehingly the sacrifice of her child
elasped the other one to her breast and
yowing holy vow, she fed with him
After some time had elapsed the
widows of these unfortunate princes
were set at liberty, and withdrew te
Venice. They did not return to theil
own country for many years. One o1
BraaeoYan's daughters. Domnitza Bal
asha, was so deeply impressed bs
their misfortnnes that she retired to .
monastery, and would receive no part
of her share of the vast inheritance
which had produced such dire ntsfor
tune to her family.
She caused the fine Brancovan s1s
pital at bucharest TO be erected ane
an almshouse for deeayed gentleworn
en-, as well as very beautiful church.
which to this day bears the name OF
Domnitza Balasha.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
AT THE FIVE O'CLOCK TEA.
HIshap of Pm. Who was Dfaggea
Along ta Keep Up Ap-
pearances.

ana an pa went over to North An
dover % supper the other night said
Johnnie.
II couldn't 20 cause I wasn't in
vited. Ma said kids want asked to
five O'Clock teas. an guess pa wished
he hadn't been asked fore he got
home. He didn't want to go, but ma
made him.
"She said if pa had his way bout it
folks would a thought long ago that
she was a grass widder, an she said she
had to put her foot right down fore
she could git him to 90 anywhere with
her. She said she could remember the
time when pa was just dyin' to 60
round with her an worried to death
for fear she'd let some other feller 60
somewhere with her.
PA said folks got over their fool
ishness when they got older, an he
said that's the way it worked with him,
anyway. He said he guessed ma was
an orfuI hand 10 stretch things, cause
he couldn't remember ever losing any
sleep on her count.
AN ma said pas memory was the
eonvenientest thing she ever heard of,
cause he could forgit everything he
was mind to.
"An after pa and ma iawed awhile
he got ready an they started off. But
there was an orful funny thing hap
pened 70 pa while he was eating his
supper, only he didn't think twas very
funny, I guess.
The folks where they went had just
moved inter a new house an they had
vanished all their chairs over, an pas
chair want quite dry, or less twas
such a hot day he melted the Varnish.
Anyhow, when he went to git up
after he'd ct his supper he couldn't
cause he was stuck to the chair An
ma had to hold on tight to the chair
fore he could git away from it. Gee!
wouldn't just liked to hev bin there
an seen the way pa and ma looked
MA said it didn't make no di7runce
wher pa was or what he was dein' he
always managed to make her blush
for him She said she never seen such
man before in her life. never.
''Pa said of course twas all his fault,
an he s'posed he'd ought to asked en-
fore he sat down if that chair was
safe He said he would next time he
went anywhere, an he said twas a
pritty costly supper for him cause
he'd spoiled his best pants an he paid
six dollars for 'em just few weeks
ago.
"He said he left lint enuff on that
chair for 'em to remember him by for
awhile. anyway. An he said he hoped
the next time they was invited out
mad find out first whether they was
folks that didn't know better than to
paint their dining-room chairs the
same day they was goin' to have tea
party
''He said he'd got all he wanted OF
parties anyhow. an they was orful
sickening things. an If ma wanted to
so to any more she'd have to go alone,
ard that was all there was to it.
But I'd just like 70 hev seer pa
when he was gettin away from that
ehair."-Lawrene American.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
Uses of Charcoal.
water is purified by IL.

Foul water is purified by it.
Tainted meat can be sweetened by
its use.
No better known disinfectant can
be used.
Charcoal is so porous that it absorbs
and condenses gases rapidly.
Strewn over the skins of birds and
animals it will prevent all unpleasant
odors.
4 teaspoonful added TO a half a
glass of water is remedy for aciditv
of the stomach and often relieves sick
headache.
1t absorbs the gases and relieves the
distended stomach pressing against
the nerves which extend from the
stomach to the head.
Charcoal laid on a burn causes the
pain to abate Immediately. and by
renewing the application will heal and
cure-if it is not deep-in a few DAYS.
Philadelphia Record.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
A MOORISH TEA PARTY.
The Beverage IL Made and Imbi<-s@
with Much Care and Ger
emony.

The Moors are the greatest of all tea
drinkers, even greater than the Chinese
or our irish servant maids. To the Moor
tea takes the place of all intoxicants
for the Moor is a knight templar OF
the most inexorable type. Moorish tea
Is made with as much pamp and cere
mony as if a living sacrifice were to be
offered up. Every one in the house
squats on the floor; the head of the
house near the teapot. Then the serv
ant-who is always called either Alb.
SALON. or Mohammed-brings in tht
boiling urn. The master riDses the
teapot, puts in the tea. fills the pot with
water, waits few minutes and skins
the frothy substance that rises to the
surface, packs the precious teapot as
full as possible with freshly picked
mint, and then, taking as much sugar
as one would imagine would fill the
teapot, pokes it into the mint-havoret
concoction, let's it stand some minutes
and then pours out little of the weak
hut highly Favored tea and drinks if
himself, to assure his guests that il is
not poisoned. Then solemnly cups are
filed for the visitors, and with the ut.
most pomp and many salaams handed
round, to the men first, as in Morocco
even foreign women do not count
Three cups is the usual allowance. and
one must swallow them somehow OF
run the risk OF being considered both
ill-bred and ungracious.
Tea gardens, where the precious plant
is grown, are disappointing TO the for
eigner. The shrubs are low and scrag
Py, and neither the picking, sun drying
nor packing process is picturesque
y. Z. Commercial Advertiser.
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Delustons.

Did you ever read this. dear?" said
Mrs. Grigsby to Orlando the other
night. It's strange case. A harm
less lunatic imagines that he's a grain
Of corn and will not go into the ward
lest chicken eat him. Isn't it an odd
ielusion?"
oh, the world is full of such delu-
sions' dear, said Grigsby. 4 know
harmless lunatic who seems to imsp-
Inc that she's a piece of cheese. ana
sne VIII fly from a room when a mouse
enters it for fear the little creature
"iA eeyour her '-Pearson'y Weekly.
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Give as Well n. Receive.

Give out as we'll as take in. or ex-
pend as well as receive. God never in
tended us TO selhshly enjoy the good
things Of His providence, and of His
grace, but to be distributors of His
material and gracious bounties. There
is a peculiar pleasure in giving. which
more than eompensates for the re-
linquishDsnt Of what We lay out fo,
Others' beneht.-Detroit Free Press
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them to confess where they had con-
ceaied their accumulated riches, for
the Turks had not found as much gold
as they expected, although they
searched for and destroyed everything
wherein they thought it might have
been hidden.
Braneovan had sent part of his large
fortune to Venice, but he would not
reveal the fact, in spite Of al the ter.
rible tortures to which he was sub
iected, and which are described by one
OF his secretaries as being so atrocious
as 10 make ones hair stand on end
simply to read the account. At length
the Turks understood that they had
nothing more to gain from the prince
and bade him prepare for immediate
death On hearing this, BraHcovan
summoned his sons to his presence, ard
said 10 them.
"MY children, our fortunes are lost
our lives are about to be sacrificed. but
we must not lose our precious souls.
BE brave, my beloved ones. fear not
DEATH you know what Christ suffered
for our sake. and what a cruel death
be enduredl pray you remain stead.
fast in your faith, finch not at all in
the face of the world The four hand
some youths stood respectfully before
their father bareheaded, and listened
to his words Each IN turn kissed his
hand. and he looked with dimmed eyes
L = 4,
Of his life the hope Of his house, and
whom be was now exhorting to die as
Christians should When he came to
his Youngest born. who was still a
child. his eyes overfewed with tears
Soon footsteps were heard IN the al
joining room; a Pasha entered and
bade them al aceonpfny him to the
presence Of the sultan.
The aged prince soon ssood before his
suzerain.
"Rrancovan.s said the latter SIS this
true which I hear Of thee, hat thou
wouldst throw off thy allegiance, and
declare the independence of thy prinei-
pality Say. is it true that thou hast
even dared to coin money from thy own
gold2 Thou art fearless as if thou vert
thy own masferl What hast thou TO
plead in Justification >"
Whether I have governed well or H.
God above is the best Judge; but # I
were once power on the earth, see
now to what ignominy | am reduced :
replied the captive prince with dignity
"BraRcovan. measure thy words; !;
thou and thine are condemned to death;
not one Of thy rebellious tribe shall =
cape his doomls
AS God wills IT. our lives are in
your hands,
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Had Him.

Aoke-Did you ever hear that Joke
sbout the dirty collar?
Hoke-No; what is it2
IA Ia! That's one on you'll
sorth American.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07

The Maidservant-Professor madam
has JUS returned from her journey.
Protessor-Reuind me BY and by 10
give her kiss-London Tit-Bits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-03
TEXAS DEMOCRATS
Hold Monster Mass Meeting a. Dallas Bryan
Among the Speakers.

Dallas. Texas. oct. THE TWO day
Democratic carnival opened. Monday. tn.
event of the morning being the arrival ut
VIM. Jennings Bryan. The city w1s
packed with Democrats representing -
states. oklahoma ana Indian territories.
Ia order tn accommodate the immense
crowds. the place of speaking was
changed from the Auditorium "a the race
track grand stand. Mr.. RryJn arrived
;he grounds shortly after 10 o'clock, and
was accorded 4 great ovation. Among
those who surrounded him on the speak
gr~ stand were Hon. @. II. l.. Heimua.
Of New York. GOV. Savers ~ Texas. cA
senator Reagan ana all 81 the Texas con
sressondl delegation.
The next important arrival was Coy
some Of Missouri who was received with
cheers and who made an address. TIN
next speaker was COY. Jones cI M kan
saS AT the conclusion uI whose speech
The morning meeting adjourned.
When GOV. Jones closed there We're
prolonged cries for Bryan. COL Bryan
Responded In a short talk. party organ
izaton being his theme. Congressman
Bailey. Democratic leader III the House.
and senator Chiffon followed.
AT the afternoon meeting ihr crowds
were larger if anything than III the morn
Ing. Gen. Cabelle presided ani introduced
Champ Clark VI Missouri. who made a
speech Congressman Hughes DinsmDf@
OF Arkansas. was the next speaker. IL
Was followed by cX-Gov. Alva ~ adams
of Colorado.
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FIFTEEN HUNDRED PERISH.
Asia Minor Earthquake Disasters Much Moie
Serious Than Reported.

Constantinople, Oct 2.-It is now es-
tmated that 1900 persons persisted in
the earthquakes in Asia Minor. The
first shock occurred at in the morn
ing Of Sept. % and lasted 40 seconds
The effect was appalling. Whole viii
lagos We're completely destroyed. Thc
latest advices from the stricken area
show that men, women and children
were buried in the ruins Of their dwell
ing places. Numbers Of bodies still lia
beneath the debris. The disturbance
has not yet subsidized. although its
strength appears to be spent The
shocks continue almost daily. but with
70 violence. The population IL en-
camped in the open.
The consequence Of the earthquake IL
The subsidencc Of the level of the
Alden district by two yards, Sulphur
Gus springs burst out in the valley Of
Nomander, and the country between
Aid ana DeniZli became full az Grey
ices. out of which rushed black. mu1dv
water with sufficient volume "a wash
away q flock Of 1000 sheep The viii
layers Of the valley Of NoanGcrr report
for several days previous To the catas-
rophe the animals were greatly dis
turbed. believing. bleating and barking
rs The case might be.
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take a tug boat bearing big BAH sus-
pended between it's masts Will be sta
toned near the float. The racing
yachts will be timed as they round the
mark passing between the float and the
tug.
On Thursday the yachts will sail over
triangular course 10 miles long on
each side. One of the legs or sides of
the triangle will be laid right in the
eye of the wind If possible because of
the Importance of the windward work.
On the other legs the yachts will run
free but not of course before the wind.
Saturdays race will be laid on a wind
ward course the same as tomorrOw's.
If fourth race should be necessary it
would be over a triangular course. and
so on.
The starting point may be either the
Sandy Hook lghtship. which is a red
hulk anchored seven miles to the east
ward of the point of hook or the Scot
land lightship a yellow hulk four miles
nearer Sandy Hook. Which shall be
chosen will depend on the weather con
ditions. The flagship of the New York
Yacht Club will indicate the starting
line by anchoring near one of the light
ships mentioned.
A preparatory gun on board the flag
ship will be fired u minutes before
time to cross the line. The racers will
then begin jockeying to get the better
position for the dash across the line.
Ten minutes afterward a second gun,
called the warning gun. viii be fired
and five minutes later the starting gun
will send the yachts scurrying over
the line. Two minutes will be allowed
for that when fourth gun will an
nounce the end of the time limit. Each
yacht will be timed the second ii cross
* by a chronometer on the ship.
Nothing will postpone any race eX-
cept dead calm or a furious gale but
il ~ agreed that no race shall be start
cd later than 1890 O'Clock 70 avoid
drifting matches a time limit of five
hours and a half has been set. within
which each race must be finished. In
case one of the yachts is not over the
line within the time limit. the race will
ne declared off and the same or a SINH
lar course laid out on the next day.
The rule in regard to accidents IS
that If a yacht il seriously crippled be-
fore the start time will be given for
repairs. but if after the start repairs
must be made during the race and the
suffering yacht must take the conse-
rucuces. Construction viii be as much
on trial az speed and design.
1T win he question of Liptons
luck OF lselins pluck" said an old
time observer of yacht races. today
"Lipton's boat il a marvel in a high
rea. ! think all viii agree with that
But she is inclined To be- sluggish in
light winds, in which Columbia. | be
lieve. fairly uutclasses her There isn't
anybody living that takes such desper-
Ate chances on a yacht as Oliver Ise-
lin I.ipton's luck Will lie in strong
breeze Iseln's pluck. Is what he may
do If hc finds himself in Il tight place
during any of the contests.
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ket on the above named and kindred subjects. 1t
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The Peabody Medical Institute has many
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NEWS NUGGETS
Brought by the Wires from the North. East
South and West.

Toward X. Sanderson was nominal
u Tor senator Monday at the conven-
tinn at Lynn. Mass, Of delegates of
Middlcsex Essex district.
The Lisbon correspondent Of the Lon
don Standard. says he is able to deny
he runners that negotiations are in
process respecting Delagoa bay.
The steamer Olympia brings news to
Victoria t. G.. Of the loss of the steam
r White cloud a paddle steamer which
was proceeding from Hong Kong to
Manila under an American charter.
r-tc yessp! foundered when about 20
miles from Hong Kong and seven men
We're drowned. The crew had just time
enough 10 get away from the steamer
when she coundcred. The mates boat
containing six besides himself was
driven into the vortex with her The
c1ptain's boat. containing six people
was picked up by Chinese junk ana
taken To Shanghai. The disaster IS
said to have been due To the raVageS OF
the white rat. The vessels seams
oucned out ard she simply collapsed
Harry Hough. the defaulting assist
ant cashier of the failed CGcheco Ma
ttan:I Bank MAS arraigned in the su-
prame court at Dover. n. H., Monday,
on two counts-iirst. with the empez-
element Of $4,000 from the Cocheco
Savings Bank. and second with larceny
'or $500 from the Cocheco National
Hank. ne pleaded not guilty on each
count ana was held in $4,000 on the first
count ard $4,000 on the second. HIS
sureties on the first account are hiram
w. Sarborn and Mrs. Alnlira Morrill,,
his mother-in-law. and on the second
count his mother. Mrs ! 'lph Housh
and Mrs. Almira Morrill,. No time has
been set for trial. but the bonds read
at the call Of the court.
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OF LOCAL INTEREST.
People We Know and We Will Profit by Hear.
ing About Them.

This is purely local event.
1t took place in Augusta.
Not in Buffalo or New York.
You are asked to investigate it,
Asked to believe Il citizens word.
Any article that is endorsed,
That obtains resident advocates,
Is more worthy of confidence
Than a FAR off foreign article,
Testified to by unknown people.
Mrs. II. S. Moody of AZ Gage street,
says. 'Somc l. years ago Mr.. Moody
began t. suffer from his kidneys, and
the complaint finally grew very seri-
Gus He doctored and took many rem
edies but none which he tried proved
of as great benefit to him as Doan's
Kidney Pills. which on learning about
ha bought at G.. x. Partrdge's Old Re
liable drug store, opposite the post
office. 1t is unnecessary to state that
he prizes this REMEDY beyond expires
SION
Doln's Kidney Pills are for sale by
all dealers. Price 80 cents. Mailed by
Fostor- Milburn Co. Buffalo, y. y, sole
agents for the United States. Remem-
Der the name-Doan's-and take no
substitute.
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ORIENTAL Ne VS..
New Emperor Selected by Dowager Tor China
English After the Pirates.

| Victoria, Il. c., Oct. 2.-The steamer
| Olympia has reached here from Yoka-
homa with over 200 native and four
white passengers. Advices by eastern
papers state that Captain Ide ana 800
men have been sent to England To
bring out the new battieship Shikisima
A dispatch from Pekin to the North
China News says that ARRANGEMENTS
for the dethronement of the Emperor
I<wang Hsu are proceeding apace. The
Empress Dowager's choice has definite
~ fallen upon Pu Thuan. the 9-year-old
son of Duke Tsain Ian. to succeed
kwang Hsu as emperor of China
This imperial candidate can only
speak the Manchu dialect and knows
no Chinese. kwang Hsu has already
been urged To- draw up a memorial to
the Empress Dowager asking Ia BE-
allowed to resign his throne. owing 10
his chronic illness.
Pretence will be made by the En-
press Dowager to refuse acceptance Of
the resignation and to consider the
matter again. This will be done three
times ana at the third time the rcsig-
nation is To be accepted as showing
that the Emperor is really anxious to
resign.
The troops of Prince Ching ana Jung
Lu will be under arms on the occasion
10 the dethronement in case something
untOward should happen.
Duke Tsai Ian is a close friend Of
Prince Ching and there are doubts as
70 whether pr not the Jung Lu party
viii be satisfied at this further
strengthening Of the Chung faction by
the appointment Of the new emperor
There are rumoys that perhaps Russia
will have something 10 say before the
dethronement takes place, as Chinese
officials in Fang Tien have recently re-
solved that the Russians are preparing
to send large force to Pekin in a few
days.
The British gunboat Wivern left Hong
HDng Sept. 49, for West river for the
suppression of pirates who have recently
been carry ing on dcprcdatipns there.
Serious disturbances have taken place at
Hang eau between Japanese passengers
police. instead of controlling their coun
trymen. assisted in the assault. Acting
on me representation Of Inc japanese
consul thc superintendent of police pun
ished the policemen concerned.