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The Princeton union., 1900-04-05
Italian Parliamentary Deadlock.

ROME, April S. ~ A parliamentary
deadlock was reached during the day III
the Italian chamber Of deputies when
the entire socialist group left the house
as protest against a violation Of the
constitution.
The Princeton union., 1900-04-05
Minnesota Capitol Certif,oates.

4 ST. PAUL, April s. The state capitol
commission have authorized the issue
OF 5000, 900 in certificates Of indebted
ness to raise funds for the prosecution
Of the work Of construction.
The Princeton union., 1900-04-05
Chicago Union Stock Yards

CHICAGO, April l.
CATTLE-Marketg generally steady.
Sales ranged at s490@565 for good to-
prime steers; S4.00@475 for poor to mel
dunn; $3.35@4.65 for stockers and
feeders; $3O0@4.s5 for cows and heifers:!
$4.00@5. 10 for Texas-fed steers.
HOGS-Market 10 higher. ss,E
Sales ranged at S5.s5@5.5O for mixed,
butchers; $5.25@5.50 for good to choice
heavy; S5.20@5.30 for rough heavy;
$515@5.45 for light; bulk of sales, s5.s5
@5.45 ,-., = :. p
SHEEP-Market stronger.
Sales ranged at .s5.00@6.SO for sheep;
$5.50@7 35 for lambs.
Receipts: Cattle, 1850; hogs 10000;
sheep. 70 900.
The Princeton union., 1900-04-05
DISAPPEARED ON PAY DAY.
Paymaster Of the British Forces, at Esqui-
mau1t Missing. H. r.

CHICAGO, April 5.-A special to The
Tlmes-Herald from Vancouver, Wash,
says: Lieutenant James Clark, pay
master Of her majesty's naval and gar
rison forces at Esquimault, is missing.
He disappeared early on Monday morn
Ing. It was pay day at the naval sta
tion for the men Of the North Pacific
squadron and his disappearance has
caused sensation.
The Princeton union., 1900-04-05
Minneapolis Wheat.

MINNEAPoLIs, April 4. .
WHEAT-ln Store-No. l Northern,
6614c; May, b5s4c; July, 614@673sc. On
Track-No. l hard. 674c; No. Northern;
66l4c; No , Northern 643lc.
The Princeton union., 1900-04-05
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

I 4ssEs5.5E ; ii. SssE CHICAGO, April 49,;
sszS ~ EErt5esay CLOSING PRICES. .sgg%y sasf
/. /. WHEAT--April, 6734c; May, 67B@68c;
July, 69k k@69asc; September, 694@69Mc-
CORN-April, 4024c; May, 41as@4136cs,
July, 4s1s s@4s14c; September, 1850.
OATS-April, 24Ac; May, s47S@24sssc;s
July, a4zS@2414c. 4 s'#@=S ,
4PoRK-April, s1s.75; May, sl3.755; July
s1a.sss11S Fl
AN-Cash Northwestern, $1.65;
Southwestern, Sl.65; May, 81. .65; Septem-
Der, 81 .1714: October, S1.1411S.
POULTRY-Dressed turkeys, SA@12c:
chickens, 91ac.
BUTTER-Creameries, 1e@asc; dairy,
l6@2Oc.
EGGS- Fresh, lo@lo14c.
The Princeton union., 1900-04-05
LATEST MARKET REPORT.
Duluth Grain.

DULUTH, April 4.
WHEAT-Cash. No. hard, 693sc; No.
Northern. 672sc; No. , Northern, 655sc;
No. 3, 622sc. To Arrive-No. l hard 695s:
No. l Northern, 615sc; May, 6s3sc; July,
e9Hc. =.
FLAN-To Arrive, Sl64 May, 165;
September, sl191.; October. 81. 1874 ..
The Princeton union., 1900-04-05
CENSOR AT WORK.

Lack of War News Believed to Indicate
Developments May BE Impending.
LONDON, April 5.-No news has yet
been received Of the expected battle be-
tween General French and the Beers.
There is now but remote possibility of
the recapture Of the guns. This, how
ever, is regarded as quite trifling COM
pared with the political effects of the
disaster. AS the Bloemfontein CORE
spondent Of The Times remarks, Com
mandant Olivier's strategy in attacking
Ladybrand and Thaba N'Chu was bold
and brilliant. Most of his force is COM
posed of Free Staters and the advantage
gained by them will have a most dis
turbing effect on the minds of the Free
State population. The impossibility Of
effecting complete protection for the
moment to all farmers in the south and
southeast sections of the Free State is
recognized at Bloemfontein. Men who
surrendered under the proclamation Of
Lord Roberts are now being punished
for the reliance they placed the ability
Of the British to protect them. <s2
The Daily Chronicle, whose Cape
Town correspondent joyfully predicted
that the war will be over in three
months, says: e =f
Brilliant Victory Necessary. =
''In order to re-establish our position
in the Free State we need brilliant
success, won on the scene Of our latest
reverse. - - .~.s.%f
1t is announced from Springfontein
that the censorship has again been i'm
posed against dispatches. Therefore
developments may be impending.
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busy turnin' honest pennies-and some tEa
amt honest, to see anything that don't
go in tobacco hogshead. Amt that So,
judge? But never mind! Let's settle about
the start. I've a scrter notion for the
Widow Epperson place"
BY this they were in the house, and seated
about the fire. The judge had set out a
decanter and glasses. Help yourselves
but remember this is a four-tinger month.
he said Hospitality, then to Dudley: The
Widow Epperson place is good ground.
Ranse, if the wind happens to be south. A
red fox always goes down wind-lt weakens
the scent-then, too, he run faster.
With the wind at his back this fellow
may be out of the state-yeS! across a
whole Kentucky county, before we run MIN
down. In long chase the time to look
out for your horse is the first hour. After
he has been wet twice and dry twice, moth
ing will hurt him very much. On secCId
thought, I'm Just a bit afraid to risk start
ing in that five miles of sedge and grass
land-the best of us might be tempted to
ride too hard
You know fox hunting. 1 never would
have thought of that Ranse broke in.
The Judge smiled and sighed Il ought to
know it pretty WE'LL he said. 1T has been
my occupation for forty years"
Yet they tell me your dogs are never
out Christmas day. Why is that?' asked
the third man. He was one of the out
landers. No neghbor would have dreamed
of snbjecting the judge to the indignity of
a direct question.
christmas is the home day. gentle
man chooses always to spend it there"
the judge answered, the faintest possible
emphasis gentleman. The outlander
John March, looked sedulously in the fire
After minute the judge went on: "Ranse,
what do you say to turning that fine fell
low loose in my out pasture? He's almost
sure to get away the Epperson route-then
if horse is winded skirts will be
clear. Tell the boys all to come early
Well likely need all day and a good piece
of the night
'Ill make 'em come at first chicken
crow" Ranse said.
Commonly the judges pack found before
killing. 1t was only to save time that a
quarry was ready to their noses upon
Christmas run. This particular Christmas
run had every promise of sport There was
the southerly wind. the cloudy sky to pru-
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start-the people would have, given him any
thing he might have asked for-but he
didn't seem to want 1.-THE has never seemed
to want anything" ssn
"Sor' March whistled. III did put my
foot in IT. How can decently excuse my
selfr' tff
by forgetting what ybu said-and that
you said it, Tobe answered, promptly.
Here comes the dogs! : Say. amt they
beauties?'
Looks like they mout !,ketch the wind
let alone er red fox" grizzled farmer
said at March's elbow. The man on the
of 'em in at the DEATH he said. II can
name three that will, right now-Love
Locks. and Lady, and Sweet Lips. Them
big blue bitches can stay nigh about ter
judgment day." g
THAT thar Jubiter fills my eye,' said
third critic. mo, no, Venus and Mars is
my pick" a fourth CALCULATED eyeing the
pack as it trotted at the judges heels. He
rode Claymore, his best hunter, a fire, long
striding brown beast, three parts thorough
bred. Fair weight, fair start nothing In
the country could touch him unless it might
be Ilderim Sheriff Sands black stallion,
whom he hardly ever risked upon the road.
March felt his blood leap. ''Heugh! That
massed glistening, lithely leaping tangle.
The Judge put his horn to his lips and blew
thin, keen blast. Instantly the tangle
Strengthened. Heads up, sterns down, the
dogs went through the gate, six abreast,
and streamed down the lane toward the
out-pasture.
why, this is wonderful. tablecloth
would cover them March said, squirting
to the judges elbow.
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you lost" the Judge said, shaking his hand,
then seeing his wondering face, 'but maybe
you have not heard; you know, the first
conner opens the jug and has first call on
It. That might upset some youngsters
but Ranse! Well, his head is decently
level"
Zine liquor this-it must be old. What
age do you prefer?' March asked. glancing
about the big room. Only log room,
1t was bright with leaping freight and the
flame of many candles. For the most part
they stood in cheap iron sticks, but those
arrow upon the mantel were Of old wrought
a fat brown one, rested upon claw-foot
mahogany table. SO highly polished the
glasses clustered over 1t showed double,
and seemed to dance and stand upon their
heads in the light of the leaping flames.
"A man might respect himself and drink
whisky only five years DID, the judge said,
thoughtfully lingering his battered silver
corkscrew. Anything under is unpardon-
able. Seven is a fair age for liquor-ten
ever so much better. What we are drink
ing is twelve. I was almost tempted to
breach the barrel in honor of a red fox
eh, Ranse?-but decided to leave 1t for the
other five years
You don't know about the barrel.' Tobe
Martin put in. "A big distiller sent 1t to
the Judge when he was elected member of
assembly. How old were you then, judge?'
turning swiftly to the host.
''Twenty-five. 1t was good liquor. but
raw, so l sealed it to be kept fifty years.
the Judge said, with a slow smile Il was
young, you see, even for my age. Fifty
years did not seem such very long time
Here's hoping you may live to drink the
whole barrel!" Ranse said. holding out his
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trod on the hounds as they wheeled. The
turn favored Ilderim. When they were
again in stride he was almost abreast Of the
brown.
But strain as he might, he could come no
nearer. Mile on mile they raced, possessed
as were their riders by the madness of the
chase. The hounds held to the trail as long
as they had breath. One by one they drop
ped out, to crouch, whining discomfort.
Lovelocks led, with Beauty ten yards away
The fresh hounds could not head them,
could not even do more than keep up with
their kennel comrades.
Almost each half mile the fox doubled
dipping now into one state. now the other.
Claymore kept still little in the lead.
Ilderim could do no more than hold him
safe in sight Ilderim's rider was more
than amazed. Several times as the chase
faced north he cooked his pistol. but held
its fire, muttering to himself, I've no right
to shoot, unless l knew my man knew he
was runnin' out of the state.
Once or twice the fox came into view,
running almost fat against the earth,
tongue out, brush down. He was near his
last field-the riders knew it by the joyous
| fierceness of the dogs. In a very little
while they would seize and rend him. then
something must happen. Invountarly the
sheriff sat stra!ghter, and gripped his weap-
en- harder. Claymore and Ilderim took the
last fence. together, and less than forty
yards apart. As they got their feet well
under them Claymore's rider pulled up
gave keen, triumphant whoop, sprang
down. ana turned his mounts 8 nose to the
wind.
Sands had no eyes for the pack ravenine
over their quarry. He bore straight down
upon his quarry. Surrender! We are no,
out OF the state!' he began to say, but
stopped. his jaw dropping. Judge Clai-
borne! I would not have believed 1t of you
no matter who had said it!'' he cried In
tones that he tried to make injured, but
which were yet full of relief. How could
you trick me. SO? And where is that scoun-
drel Peyton Ashe?"
II am truly glad to say / do not know
out of the state. l hope!" the judge said
in his very stateliest manner. Il advised
him professionally to leave 1t. AS to trick
ing you-Dabney may not a man trade
hats and coats-when he gets the best end
Of bargain?''
t But the risk" Dabney persisted. Il was
so certain-so ID certain. Once that
fox had kept straight in Kentucky, I'd
a-had to shoot! If l had killed you, I'd
a-shot myself, sure there was a bullet
left. Think of CHANGING that for Peyton
AShe!"
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west Of north. Once twice the fox dou-
| bled Once there was a serious check,
which gave the horses breath. Then the
! country grew opener-they had come to the
big farms which lie either side of the state
line road. The going was much better-the
soil warm chocolate loam drained
more readily than the holding clays of the
f1atwoods There was plenty of grass too
and more stubble than falIow As Ranse
still leading the pack, swept down a field
of 1t, he saw the sheriff and his posse rid
ing parallel lane.
Our foxes seem to run the same vavr"
the sheriff shouted. Reckon both are
maxim, for Kentucky. But where's the
jLdge?"
ding toward the left. Better come on
with us, Dabney-maybe Well kill to-
gether.''
Il wish I could!' the sheriff said Con
found Peyton Ashe It's just like his Gus
sedness. to raise this ruction Christmas
time, then trail off out here SOS to tantalize
me. He knows I've been countln on this
hunt for six months back.
being chased. you know-your fox or ours?"
Ranse asked. Dabney scowled. Cant
say" Then, riding to the others elbow,
and speaking very low: "I'll catch mine if
l can-leave no stone unturned-but nope
l can't do it-for If l do it's certain
hangin.''
''Yonder is the judge-if you want him
for anything special" Ranse said. pointing
looked, then gave little startled cry.
That's no judge-it's Peyton Asher he
said I'D know that fine gray coat of his
amongst a thousand. He's riding Clay
more-he thinks he's safe to see Kentucky.
My fine gentleman, we have got a word to
say Cry on the dogs. Ranse-cry for all
that's in 'em. With the crying right ahead
Ilderim can catch Claymore.'
Tiff he has harmed one hair of the
Judges head, don't you name state lines"
Tobe Martin said, "As I've always reckoned,
Judge Lynch owns pretty much the whole
country"
The wind. still southerly, dropped to the
str aight down, the footing became miry.
One by one dogs and elderly men dropped
out. Still Claymore led the hunt, two
fields behind the pack and one in front of
Ilderim, who was far ahead of the rest.
1t was In vain for any to try and stay with
him. The black came of famous racing
strain and was wild to overtake the flying
leader.
IF we miss, we'll at least be doin' our
best" Sands said between his teeth, as
the chase swept into the state line road, a
broad, red thoroughfare marking the
boundary. He gripped his pistol-Claymore's
rider would certainly dash away north
his course straight after the hounds. They
were running almost on view, never stoop-
Ing to pick up the hot, reeking scent But
the pace was sensibly slower. The best
dogs ever whelped are no match for a red
fox with the wind at his back, and rain
This fox was unlucky. From a near
farmhouse three couple Of fresh hounds
broke and Joined the pack. Instantly he
ran due north, hurrytng, scurrying, in
deadly fear OF these new full-throated ene-
mics. Claymore, 100 yards ahead. almost
Evening star., 1900-12-22
PERIEOUS WORK.
The Hazards Taken by the Men Who
Repair Church Steeples.

Repair Church Steeples.
From the Saturday Evening Post.
The journeyman steeple-jac in the en-
ploy of contractor generally receives a
wage of So day, work or play the year
round. Employers of steeple- Jacks general
ly insist upon training their own men, pre-
ferring to have their apprentices begin
when little more than boys. Lads who are
taken into the service in this manner are
first put only upon buildings Of moderate
height, and great care Is taken not to force
their progress too rapidly.
One Of the main things persistently i'm
pressed upon his mind is the necessity of
never making an unconscious movement.
He is taught to be wide awake to the ma
ture and consequences of every step he
takes, of each gesture of his arm or turn
ing of his body. Scores of fatal accidents
have according to men in this calling, re-
suited from a failure to observe, to the let
ter, this vital rule. In almost every other
line Of work physical action is, to a large
degree, automatic; but In this perllous pur-
suit the worker who allows himself TO be-
come so concentrated in his task that some
phase Of his action is performed uncon-
sciously IS almost certain to meet with acct
dent.
Perhaps the most remarkable feat Of
steeple-jack work recently accomplished in
this country was that of placing and strip
ping Of its wrappfngs, at a height of 394
feet, twenty-fl flve-foot wind-vane statue,
weighing 1900 pounds, on the top of the
great tower Of the highest structure in
Chicago. To add to the grewsome peril of
the situation powerful wind was blowing
from Lake Michigan. Whenever this shift
ed its direction the statue, mounted on
double ball bearings. whirled and carried
In its circuit the supports which held the
steeple-jacks The rigging of the latter
had, however, been constructed to meet
this particular emergency, and the move-
ments of the wind-vane did not cause the
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class half full of mellow amber liquor, de-
licately fragrant. II don't believe the bar
rel can bear it," March said. snuffing the
fragrance. Tell me how you manage,
along with slavery and the rest of the old
south"
Maybe it did. l do not know. Except
that the little black children play at going
to school, | do not much difference"
the judge said. almost dreamily. LAS to
whisky, all L do is to put honest stuff in
my smokehOuse Disey, my foreman's
wife, keeps the key day and night. Nobody,
not even myself, goes in without her good
leave. My mother taught her to look out
for me. l dare say she will go on doing it
to the end.
She keeps to all the old ways-specially
in cookin','' Tobe Martin said, helping him
self to fat brown sausage. dish of
them smoked one corner of the hearth
fanked by an old ham, lordly turkey and
pans of biscuit and corn bread. A big c1f-
fee pot steamed amid the embers of the
chimney jamb. The hunters ate and drank
in relays, standing about the fire. March
was new to Tennessee. especially new to
the flatWoods. Ii was better than a play, he
thought, to see this old man, still straight
and slim as the youngest, with his fine,
eager face thrown into high relief by his
picturesquely composite environment.
Tobacco. in which Tobe Martin dealt
locally, had brought March to Tennessee.
He had spent Christmas day In Bellsboro'
the county town. 1t had been full of thrill
ing stir, but he hardly recalled the fact un-
til he heard the judge say: "Everybod in
but Dabney Sands, That is most unusual
What can be the matter?'
Hasn't caught his man yet, 1 fancy"
March said, carelessly. Tobe Martin
plucked his sleeve, but he went on: "They
may say it was a gentemans QUARREL
call it cold-blooded Misunderstanding a man
on his own doorstep. Young Warwick did
right in tearing up Peyton Ashes challenge
Sheriff Sands himself told me-
IAf
loudly. Martin almost dragged March out
side. IF you'd been here a week longer
I'd feel like shooting YOU" he said. You
don't know it, but none Of us ever say
Ashe in presence of the judge. Mighty
good reason for it, too. You see, when ne
was young and rich and way the foremost
man in the county he hardly knew which
H. loved best, his sweetheart or his part
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| the hunters faces, brought the scent quar-
| tering. Beauty's leash mate, the Beast.
| gave the first suspicious sniff, but dropped
| his nose, and went racing over the damp
I turf, silent as ghost. Ringrose, who was
| big and hardly more than puppy. shifted,
| too, and gave a little puzzled yelp, but
went trailing off in the wake of blue Ju-
piter.
| Beauty made one full circle, not a very
i wide one. then stood stock still, head up,
| nose to the wind After three deep
breaths she was away like arrow, not
running, but making great, leaping bounds,
her head still up, her ailken flag streaming
out behind. Suddenly she turned at a true
right angle, put her nose to the turf, chal-
lenged, not loudly, but with exultant
liercenesS, and ran away due north.
Before she was half across the 1OO-acre
pasture the pack came after in full cry,
with men and horses as eager at their
heels. The men whooped and shouted till
the world was full of noise. The horses
laid ears fiat against the neck, snorted
open-mouthed, tore along topped the first
fence like birds, and whinnied satisfaction
as they struck firmer earth in the open
woods beyond.
As the hunt swept across the mill road
half dozen men galloped down it, rose
in their stirrups and gave keen, e1ultant
upon stallion, black as midnight, and evil
dently of hunting strain. AS he reared and
fought for his head, whickering to the dog
music. Tobe Martin said to March: God!
iH0 Piot th.eheHiIIB. Ddplley oduus Is
here-on Ilderim That means Peyton Ashe
Is here-also that he has no ghost of
chance to get away" lT
ITS a cursed shame I lay Dabney
wants TO come with US as bad as Ilderim-
every bit!" Ranse said, as they came to
the Epperson fence, ramp OF overgrown
brlers five yards across. The place had
been tenantless for years. All its wet
breadths were yellow with tall sedge. Once
inside the fox doubled but the pack was
too close upon him. All he could do was to
veer sharply west So Il.
Il lay we don't see neither Kaintucky
ner Brer Fox-ef he amt headed off. He 3
making right straight for the bluffs at Do
lir's MILL the man next Tobe Martin
shouted very Loudly. Tobe scowled back at
him. Hadn't you better go tell the judge? :?
| fore" Almost the same minute the Judge
beckoned Ranse to him, unslung his horn,
| and tossed 1t to the young fellow, saying:
| Keep the dogs straight on, unless 1 hal
loo. If do. blow twice-and come as hard
as you can ride
Let me go!' Ranse entreated. The judge
shook his head, smiling. He knew. but
| make three miles at dead run, yet keep
In the hunt He chirruped softly. Clay
| mores stride heightened. He circled the
! pack, took the north fence with a skimmng
| ieap' tore across ragged grassland, topped
| the outer fence, low and rotting then went
down hill along the mill road at a perilous
pace.
The hill, steep, and full Of red gulleys, led
| down to clear valley miles long Over
| against beyond the mill creek. the-bluffs
rose gray and craggy. II once the fox
gained them he was safe from man or
| hound Now the valley was full of low win
: ter sunshine The clouds had drifted tar to
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ner. The partner was Peyton Ashe
father to this one. The sweetheart was
great belle and greater heiress-as rich al
most as the judge himself. The wedding
supper was cooked, the people coming to
eat 1t, when what does my lady do but up
and marry Peyton Ashe. They tell how the
judge turned the coior of death when he
heard it, but all he did was to write and
tell her he wished her joy. Next day he
found out that his partner had taken not
only his sweetheart, but his fortune He
had been speculating wildly and lost right
off the reel; the firm name was signed to
notes; 1t beggared the judge to pay. All
he had left was this fiat woods place and
a handful Of family niggers, who are not
half so free now as they were when they
had master. He might have made another
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claim hunting morning. The clouds were
not thick and leaden, but long trails of
silvered cirrhi, yelling the face of late
old moon, low down the east Long before
the moon paled for dawn full thirty hard
riders had turned in at the Judges gate.
He was ready for them-perhaps because
he had slept rather badly. Do what he
would, he could not get the threat of that
course he did not admit that to his in
most consciousness. He told himself in
stead that he had long got beyond belief,
or hope. or fear. If he continued to love
mercy, to do justice, to live uprightly 1t
was from habit. A gentleman ingram
could not do otherwise.
Ranse was the first conner, with John
March close upon his heels. II am sorry