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The Springfield herald., 1900-02-09

made with the greatest caution. Ed
wards revenge was swift and sure.
Il do not know you, SIR" said the
young officer slowly, without lower
ing his weapon or averting his eyes
from his enemy. You, on the con-
trary, seem to be very well informed
concerning my personality. In that
case, you probably are also aware
that | am in the house of my future
father-in-law, and came solely to see
my betrothed bride. By what right
do you attack me?"
Wilson shrugged his shoulders.
by the same right which you would
exercise If an officer of the hostile
army should fall into your hands in
disguise. | am a soldier and must
discharge my duty; it is not my busi-
ness to inquire the motive that
brought you here. VIII you surren-
der?"
so long as | carry weapon, no!
However the struggle may end, ethhie ethhie
first man who touches me l will shoot
down."
Then you will force me to extreme
measures. The consequences must be
on your head"
The captain turned toward the ter
race, with the intention of summon
ing the men who were waiting there,
when Florence. who had stood trem-
bling and deadly pale, anticipated
him. She rushed past him to Roland,
threw herself on his breast, and cling
ing to him frantically, exclaimed:
You must not, William! There
are ten to one, You will be conquer
cd in the struggle! They will kill
you."
Let me go, Florence! Let me go.
say"
William was vainly striving to re-
lease himself, when Captain Wilson,
taking advantage of the favorable mo-
ment in which his enemy was defense
less in the arms that clasped him so
closely, with rapid movement
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lacked the least comprehension of

she lacked the least comprehension of
the situation.
But William understood 1t better.
He saw the Confederate uniform, and
with 1t the danger menacing him, and
slowly thrusting his hand into the
breast pocket of his coat. where he
carried his pistol, he replied with cold
formality:
II shall be at your service. sir. as
soon as my conversation with Miss
Harrison is over. We have some i'm
portant matters to discuss, so
beg"
Glance and tone plainly requested
the captain to retire. But instead of
doing so. he advanced close to the
young officer, saying in low tone:
Il wish to spare the lady, and hope
you will aid me-Lieutenant William
Roland"
William started. He perceived that
he was betrayed, and did not doubt
moment the author of the treachery.
To deny his identity was impossible.
Only prompt action could be of SER
vice now. If he succeeded in reach
ing his horse, which was fastened a
few hundred PAGES from the house,
escape might yet be possible. Has
tily retreating few steps, at the
same time drawing his revolver, he
said in loud, sharp tone:
Well what do you want with Lieu
tenant Roland?"
Florence uttered a cry of terror.
She, too, now suddenly realized the
full extent of the peril, but the cap
tain remained unmoved, though the
pistol was aimed at him.
Yield, Mr.. Roland" he said, quiet
ly. Resistance would be vain. You
will not find your horse where you
left him; all the exits from the house
are guarded; and the servants have
orders TO prevent your departure by
force. Convince yourself that flight
has become an impossibility."
He pointed toward the terrace and
williams eyes followed the gesture
He really did see several figures
whose faces were unfamiliar to him
and who certainly would not fail tc
carry out the orders which they had
received.
The preparations had evidently beer
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WHAT HER ASPIRATIONS WERE
Kannas Girl Who Took "a Practical View
of Educationa Advantages.

of Educational Advantages
There was little OF the idealistic
about the essay of Kansas girl at hei
recent graduation. Her teacher had
given her for theme the phrase, BE
yond the Alps Lies Italy She aston
ished her preceptress and schoolmates
by these emphatic words: Il do not
care a cent whether Italy lies beyond
the Alps or even in Missouri. l dc
not expect to set the river on fire with
my future career. | am glad l have
good, very good education, but l am
not going to misuse it by writing poe
try or essays about the future woman
1t will enable me to correct the gram
mar of any lover l may have, should
he speak of 'dorgs' in my presence, or
say he went somewhere. 1t will alsC
come handy when want to figure out
how many pounds of soap a woman
can get for three dozen eggs at the
grocery. So | do not begrudge tn
time l have spent in acquiring it. But
my ambitions do not fly SO high. just
want to marry man who can lick
anybody of his weight in the town
ship, who can run an eighty-acre farm
and who has no female relatives to
come around and try to boss the ranch
And will agree to cook good dinners
for him that won't send him to an
early grave. and lavish upon him a
whole lot of wholesome affection and
see that his razor hasn't been used to
cut broom wire when he wants tc
shave. In view of all this | don't
care If do get a little rusty on the
rule of three and kindred things as
the years go by.'-Chicago Chronicle.
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FIVE QUEER PLACES.
ALL OF r-HEM HAVE PECULIAR
tiles OF THEIR OWN.
Tho Village of AltenberG Is Perhaps tho
Most Unique Place In all Europe -
Spot Where There Is Never any 26th
Day of December.

Doubtless the most unique spot in
Europe is the little village of Alien
berg, where on its border four coun-
tries meet. 1t is ruled by no monarch,
has no soldiers, no police and no
taxes. Its inhabitants speak curious
jargon of French and German COM
bined and spend their days in farm
ing the land or working in the valua-
BILE calamine mine of which it boasts.
The little town of Stanley, in the
Falkland islands, possesses the most
unique school service ever known.
Two travelling schoolmasters are pro-
vided by the government. who visit
the different families where there are
children and give instruction. The
length of their visit depends on the
astuteness of the children, and they
may spend days or weeks, as the case
may be, at one house alone. town
boasting of a railway station which
cost $4,000 to erect and duly ap-
pointed station master, and yet hav-
ing no train service, is unique beyond
dispute. Dundee, in New Jersey, is IN
this predicament, the inhabitants hav-
ing actually no trains, although their
fine station is available for any
amount of traffic and the reason given
for this strange fact is that SO long as
the trains run through the inhabi-
tants ought to be satisfied. There is
place in the middle of the Pacihc
ocean, we'll known to mariners, where
there is never any Christmas day.
This is owing to its being in the 1SOth
degree of longitude and directly op-
poste to Greenwich, and, therefore,
twelve hours ahead of Greenwich
time. In journey around the globe
the other twelve hours would have to
be marked out of the navigator's cal
endar, and If this point crossing the
antipodes is touched Christmas eve
then there can be no Christmas day.
In one of the West Indies group there
is a colony of some 500 whites ana
blacks where there are neither towns
nor villages nor fresh water supplies.
In fact there is such a scarcity OF
everything that the government has
to send food and employment to the
natives to keep them from starving.
Salt fish and sweet potatoes are the
staple foods of the Anguillas. and the
only water obtainable is brackish and
tainted by the sea.-Answers.
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DEFENDED THE WRONG CLIENT.
Amusing BIuuder of Distinguished
Austrnlian SoIicItor. n


An edifying incident is reported to-
have occurred recently in the district
court of Melbourne. Australia. The
list of cases for hearing included two
charges of a similar character, When
the first defendant was called a leading
Melbourne solicitor announced that he
appeared for the defense, and for near
ly half an hour he strove to convince
the court that the charge should not
be sustained. In spite of the counsel's
able arguments the court decided to
inflict fine, and called upon the next
defendant to say why he should not bs
dealt with in like manner. The So
licitor, putting from the effects OF
vigorous speech, wiped his brow and
leaned back in his chair with an air
of satisfaction that his client had es-
capped so lightly. Just then the name
of the second defendant was called,
and the lawyer sprang to his feet as
though electrified. Great heavens!"
he exclaimed, in voice that was audi
BILE throughout the court: I've been
defending the wrong man" In his
perturbation the learned gentleman
seized his silk hat. and in divided
mind as to whether he should set
chase after his late client or remain
and defend the man who had just
stepped forward, placed it on his head
Hats Off" roared a constable as coun-
sci remained en- his feet, staring in dis
may around the court. Your WON
ships" he said, removing the offending
bell-topper. this is my client. The de-
fendant who was just left the court
did not engage me and has paid me
no fee." The announcement was too
much for the gravity of the court and
for a moment or two the courtroom
echoed with laughter. The case was
soon disposed of, and the legal gentle
man then hurried from the building
in search of his quondam client and
the fee that should have been his
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CHAPTER VI.

Then. with this last thought, burn
ing sense of shame filled the young Of
| icer's soul. The face OF his old COM
mander suddenly rose vividly before
vim. He saw his earnest gaze; heard
the warning words: If Lieutenant Ro-
land has not returned by eight O'Clock
this evening, shall believe that he is
| either dead or dishonored." And at
The same moment William felt that he
could not stand in his presence with a
lie or an evasion on his lips; that he
must tell him the truth; and with this
thought the struggle was over.
He released himself so hastily, so
abruptly, that the young girl almost
| tottered back. His lips quivered, but
his voice was as firm as when he made
the fateful promise.
II cannot be a dishonored man. Flor
ence, not even for the prize of your
hand. vIf you fear Edward more than
you love me-if you have not the cour-
age to defend this love against him
why. must lose you. l will not break
my word of honor"
Florence had shrunk back. Her dark
eyes rested with look of mingled sur
prise and anger upon the man, whose
rigid sense of duty she could not un-
ierstand. But ere she could frame an
answer, the door again opened. and a
stranger appeared on the threshold. 1t
was a young man in uniform, who
paused moment. scanning the pair
with hurried glance, then courteously
approached the lady.
Pardon this intrusion, Miss Harri-
son. Allow me to request a brief pri-
vate interview with this gentleman.
have some important news for him."
Florence recognized Captain Wilson.
Edwards friend, whom she had seen
several times. She knew only too we'll
what had brought him to Springfield
that day, but this sudden entrance
into her drawing-room aroused the
utmost establishment. For the moment
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HIS THRIFT GAVE HIM AWAY.
relltaie Scraps of Paper Upon Which a
Clergyman Wrote.


Habits of thrift are generally COM
mendable, but sometimes they give
cause for amusement without the per-
son practicing them being aware OF 1t.
This was the case recently with well
known clergyman, whose church is one
of the most fiourishing of its denomi-
nation in the city. This clergyman re-
ceives a salary of $4,000 year. and
has in addition a comfortable income
of his own. He is liberal giver to
many charities. lives in handsome
brown stone house and apparently has
less reason for economy than the aver
age citizen, yet he has one habit-per-
haps better one idiosyncrasy-tha
might well be taken as an indication of
poverty by those wno did not know the
clergyman. With inborn Scotch thrift
the minister makes use of the blank
side of the letters he receives when
they are written ION one side only"
He was asked recently to prepare an
article for magazine. In due time
the manuscript reached the editor,
each page of it written on the back of
an old letter, and it was only too evil
dent that he paid no attention to
whether or not the letters were of
personal character. The letters fur
nished a rather curious commentary
on the sort of letters a metropolitan
clergyman receives. Among them
were: A notice from an insurance
company that his policy had lapsed
owing to the non-payment of $156 pre-
MUM. A note from the general pas
senger agent of railway refusing his
request that a pass from New York to
Chicago be given to poor brother in
the ministry. An appeal from poor
widow for money to pay her rent and
keep her from being dispossessed. A
letter from a broker who was one of
his congregation advising him to in
vest in certain stock, as 1t was GER
tain to be "a good thing" A criticism
of one of his sermons from one of the
pillars of the church A receipt show
ing that he had paid for the license of
his dog.-New York Herald
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DIspOsed OF,

From the New York World: Har-
lem housewife bursting into a cater
er's shop in rage)-Sir, the cakes you
sent me yesterday We're shocking, sim
ply unfit to eat; l wouldn't throw such
food to the pigs. Caterer-I am very
sorry, madam. / will take the cakes
back and send you some others. Little
Gladys-Oh, you won't have to do that.
We ate them all up yesterday for des-
sert.
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know the traitor-and now l Will ASK
only a moment longer"
He went to his fiance and bent over
her, but just at that moment a side
door was hastily flung open and
Ralph rushed in.
Miss Florence, master is asking for
you. He has suddenly grown worse.
We are afraid the end is near"
Florence had hitherto found it diff
ficult to sustain herself. This last
blow threatened to crush her. She
tottered and would have fallen had
not William clasped her in his arms.
II cannot go!" she murmured, des-
pairingly. Not at this moment! Will
liam! What will become of you?"
Lieutenant Roland is my prisoner
and under my protection" said Will
son, with marked emphasis. Have no
anxiety for him. l will answer for
his safety so long as he remains in
Springfield"
60 to your father" said William,
pushing the trembling girl with gen.
tie violence toward the door. You
hear? No harm will befall me, and
your place is there. Courage, my poor
Florence! 1 cannot be with you in
this trying hour, but, at least, you
know that l am near. So be reso-
Lutte"
He gave her to Ralph, who drew
the half-senseless girl away with him.
and then went back to the captain.
"If you wish to go to the sick
room," said the latter, in a low tone,
Il will not prevent you"
William made gesture Of refusal.
mo. After what has passed be-
tween me and the sick man, my pres
ence could not help exerting bad in
tluence upon him. He has no suspic-
ion that l am here; let him remain
ignorant of it. / thank you for your
consideration, sir. Let us go!"
The servants, at the captains Or
der, had left their posts at the doors,
but stood whispering together with
troubled faces. Ralph had betrayed
that the officer under arrest was Miss
Florence's lover And it had happen
ed in her own house! True, the mas
ter of the house had had no share in
it: they all knew now that he was
dying.
Edward Harrison, pacing up and
down the drawing-room alone, with
cloud upon his brow, knew 1t also
The end so long expected was coming
more quickly than had been supposed.
The physician had given the sick man
days, and now, at the utmost there
were only hours. Yet Edward had
not courage to enter the apartment
where Florence was, and had Ralph
bring him reports, which constantly
grew more alarming.
Then Captain Wilson entered, but
the cordiality with which he usually
treated young Harrison had given
place to cold formality; he bowed as
if he were saluting stranger.
Il wished to inform you that l am
going to the city to report the cap
ture," he said, distantly. AN escort
will be sent for the prisoner; until
then he must remain at Springfield
Edward did not appear to notice the
icy coldness in the tone and manner
of his former friend, and answered
quietly, as II the point in question
were a matter of the utmost indiffer-
ence:
Have no anxiety. I'll see that the
spy doesn't escape u.s."
Il am positive that Lieutenant Ro-
land is not a spy" replied Wilson,
with marked emphasis. what brought
him here is perfectly apparent, and
shall make my opinion as emphatic
as possible at the court-martial."
ITO be continued.)
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"a little learning is dangerous
thing" and yet it is what all must at
tain before they can arrive at great
learning; it is the utmost acquisition
of those who know the most. in COM
parison of what they do not know.
The field of science may be compared
to an American forest, in which the
more trees man cuts down the great
er is the expanse of wood he sees
around him.
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Dislleveled.
memory.

From Judge: Beth was deeply in
terested in a weeping willow that her
father had planted the night before on
the lawn. Come mamma, hurry"
she called. as she looked from the sit
ting room window. "and see this cum
ming little tree with its hair all down"
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Early and long familiarity is apt TO
generate careless Indifference 10
many objects which, if new to us,
would excite a great and a just ad-
miration: and many are inclined to
hold cheap a stranger, who expresses
wonder at what seems to us very nat
ural and simple, merely because we
have been used to it. while. in fact,
perhaps, our apathy is a more Just
subject of contempt than his astonish-
ment.
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-09

Prior to 1S71-2 the worlds produc-
ton of beet sugar had never reached
100000 tons; in the present year Il
is, according to latest estimates, $780,
900 tons, while the cane sugar crop,
which in 1S71-2 was 1883, 900 tons, is in
the present year 1904, 900 tons. Thus
cane-sugar production has scarcely
doubled during the period under con-
sideration, while that from beets has
more than quintupled. Meantime the
price has fallen more than one-half,
the average cost in foreign countries of
all sugar imported into the United
States in the fiscal year 1872 being 2,37
cents per pound, and In 1899 2.39 cents
per pound. No instance of the worlds
production of foodstuffs has been more
rapid or striking than that with refer
ence to beet sugar. In 1915 the total
beet-sugar crop of the world was but
1872, 600 tons: in 1SS4-5 it was 2,545, 900
tons; in 1S94-5, 4,792,793 tons, and in
1Ss9-19OO, 5,51OOOO tons. In 1S54-5
beet sugar formed 10 per cent of the
worlds total sugar crop, and in 1899
1900 it formed sc per cent. Thus the
sugar-producing area of the world has
in less than a half-century been shifted
from the tropics northward, and the
farmer of the temperate zone, through
the aid of science in the remarkable
Improvement of a plant, has success
fully competed with the low-priced
labor of the tropics and has also re-
duced by one-half the cost of the ar
ticle produced.
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A Logical Conclusion,

They had dispute and they had
agreed to leave it to the military ex-
pert. What bullet" they asked, do
you consider the deadliest?" For sew
eral minutes he remained in a brown
study. Then he looked up with the air
of one who had settled the matter
finally and definitely. THE one that
hits" he said.-Chicago Post.
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-09
Laundry methods on the Nile.

The washing in Egypt is usually
done by the men. The Egyptian wash
ermen stand on the banks of the Nile
and slap the wet clothes with a noise
like the shot of a pistol on the smooth
stones at the edge of the running wa
ter. and such women as wash, pound
the dirt out of their clothes in the
same way.
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Somewhat DiMcrent.

The MAZDA man who has too many
wives is bigamist, isn't he? The
Bachelor-Not necessarily. A bigamist
is a man who has two or more wives.
Chicago News.
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American mules are now vaccinated
before being sent to South Africa, but
the vaccination doesn't work when a
Mauser bullet strikes them.
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-09

The tendency of the love of com
mendation is to make man exert
himself: of the love of admiration, to
make him puff himself.
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the mind; and hence arises the happi-
ness of the poor.-La Rochefoucauld
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Dealers in dyspepsia remedies are
not very much elated over the threat
ened strike of the Chicago piemakers.
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OnN of MunY.

New Cook What does your husband
like for his breakfast, ma'am? Mrs.
Growells-oh, he likes anything we
haven't got.-Chicago News.
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-09

Wealth doesn't always bring happi-
ness. Even millionaires trousers
bag at the knees.
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Some men have the reputation of
being jolly good felows-but that
doesn't go with the paying teller of a
bank.
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Calico, probably, would have
escaped persecution if his discoveries
could have been disproved and his rea-
sonings refuted.
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There is to be cut in the wages of
sleeping car conductors. 1t has been
found impracticable to cut down the
pillows any more.
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He that is not aware of his ignor-
ance will be only misled by his knowl-
edge.
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The dressmaker's apprentice gets
very small wages-yet she seams to
make a living.
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The. printer is 4 generous, whole
souled fellow-he is always setting
'em up.
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The wonderful genius of some men
prevents them from earning living.
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A Chicago man has been convicted
of forgery. His alleged victim bore
the same name as himself. That's
what's in name-sometimes.
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The suitor for a girls hand ought to
suit her.
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Each day in the year the owners of
slot machines in New York city -
chase 1000 pounds of chocolate with.
which to fill the machines.
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A mans faults attract more atten-
tion than his virtues.
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Enemies of the cigarette never make
light of ii.
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Money talks, but one ca,Ss always
exchange talk for currency.
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The office boy never sets up his en-
ployer as his ideal hero.
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At Frankfort, KY, the other day
three men We're killed and four wound
ed in a shooting affray arising out Of
an army dispute year old. Two of
the victims were bystanders. On the
whole, considering the numbers en-
gagged, the ordinary Kentucky feud Is
more deadly than a modern battle.
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1t is sincerely to be hoped that no
practical joker viii drop a bottle of
bluing in the Mississippi and make the
good people of St. Louis imagine that
the waters of Lake Michigan have at
last rushed in upon them.
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Wealth changes some men m nre than
age.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-01-11

Iowa has chosen the wild rose
as her state flower. Missouri is
contended with winter wheat for
her flower. st. Louis Mo-
Humorist.
The dentists of this country
have made it possible for any
American sovereign to wear real
gold crown around his pet tooth
The On. Y. Tammany Times.
Show me a human being who is
not superstitious and we will pro-
duce the missing link. Washing
ton ID. c. Hatchet.
If those people who are continu-
ally telling us to keep our eye
fixed upon Jesus would do little
along that line themselves, they
would tend to strengthen our fall
tering faith in them.-Centralia
mo Fireside Guard.
If some fellows only knew how
to stop talking when they had
said enough, what pleasant time
people would have in this world
Washington Cd. c. Hatchet.
II have lots to tell you about"
said a real estate man, meeting an
old friend on the street The
On. Y. Tammany Times.