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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-25
ITO you, Will Palston Would you

''To you, Will Palston. Would you
have maid say alp
1 saved her saying more. l said much;
much that had to do with her future
and mine. Then at last we went in to
the prince, whom Angus brought back.
He looked from Betty to me.
'The chaise, August
"In the lane back Of the stables" he
said
"You will drive u.s." said. "'Tis bet
Ter that way"
Eyes, sir" he said. going out.
Then the prince said:
81 am to go with you, Mr.. RalstOn|'
with me. your highness."
Lady Betty" he said, tell your
brother l have been here; that l have
seen my coming was foolish whim.
return to France-if that be possible. l
can't risk the peace of you all for my
within to be here
He raised her hand to his lips. Per
haps her emotion held her lips. l saw
her flush in that half light. but she said
nothing.
81 am ready, Mr.. Ralston," he said to
me.
1 took my hat and led without
out of little side door into the open.
where was spit of rain. The chaise
stood ready in the little darkened lane.
The winds soughed in the tree tops like
a dirge for him and his cause. Angus
looked down on us from his place in
the saddle. The prince stepped in, i
gave the direction, and we went on our
way to Sermouth, both of us silent.
AS the horses drew along the silent
ways fear clutched me. He was here
in my charge, the last Stuart: this
prince who signified so much: whose
right was plain if the people. fallen or
him. 1 knew not how many guards
and spies there might be about. AS it
were, 1 had in that chaise a whole rev
olution which might convulse the king
dom even yet If we passed n soul
and we did two horsemen-I looked
out, grasping my pistols, but no inter
ruption came. We wound on in the
now pouring rain till we saw at last
some pickering lights marking Ser
mouth. But once did he say aught:
1.-The times are not ripe
That was all; the times were not
ripe. 1 wondered how different he
might be from Charles II. Twas, aft
er all, but the difference between pos
darkish, pouring night-the rain had
gathered out of the clearest of skies, as
sometimes it will in that region-he
seemed to signify all the miSfortunes
of his racial its weak impulsive
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-25
PAGES 9 AND IL.


so run from the Scottish shore. "ShalI
there be a third"
'The God of the StuartS knows" I
said. my head barred, my hair wet and
tangled and tossing.
The boat sank into the mist. The
oar beat died. l could see the flicker
ing, wet lights of the sloOp.
How futile it all had been! How
characteristic of him, of his race! Now,
as | write this-hiding the persons, the
locality, as l must in all caution, under
false names-the scene seems to me
typical of the whole cause in those last
years. He had come to his own I'M
hidden, scarce received (no one will
ever know of that visit unless this ac-
count be read). Would he return?
Would there be in Whitehall Stuart
king again? Would he some day re-
member this service of mine? Would
he royalty try to succeed or would
he continue to sink into weaknesses?
Would he continue to sacrifice all to a
whim? And the within more often than
not a petticoat At last the lights of
the sloOp began to move out, out, into
the density. | had forgot I was wet
ted through. The darkness clutched at
and snatched the light ont of my view.
and only the breakers moaned and
cried with dull inSiSterce.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-25
Do Plants Think?

"Do plants think: - said Il st. Marys
planter to the New York Journal
Have they powers of reason or any
way of determining what is going on
around them? The questions seem
rather fantastic, l admit, but they are
prompted by some very curious obSer-
vations made at my home only a few
weeks ago. Ny daughter, who is very
fond of flowers, has Il morning glory
vine growing in a box on her window
ledge.
while watering it recently she no
ticed a delicate tendrl reaching out to-
ward nail in the side casing. She
marked the position of the tendril in
pencil on the wood and then shifted
the nail about an inch lower. Next
day the little feclcr had detected itself
very noticeahly and was again heading
for the nail.
1.-The marking and shifting We're re-
peated four or five times, always with
the same result, and finally one night
the tendril, which had grown consider
ably, managed to reach the coveted
support, and we found it coiled tightly
around it. Meanwhile another bunch
of tendrils had been making for hook
that was formerly used for thermom-
eter. Just before it reached its deSti-
nation my daughter strung cord
across the window sash directly above.
at was n choice, then. between the
old love and the new. and, as Il morn
ing glory seems to prefer n cord to any
thing else, it wasn't long in making up
its mind. In a very few hours the pale,
crisp, little tendrls - which, by the
way, convey surprising suggestion OF
human fingers-had commenced to lift
toward the Irvine. Next day they
reached it and took such firm grip
that don't believe they could possibly
have been disengaged without break
ing the fiber"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-25

"That unfortunate enterprise" he
said slowly, when so many gave their
all for me-so many whom l never
have been able to requite, whom 1 may
never be able to-
''rhe Hanoverians, your highness,"
said bluntly, have crushed us. Not
even your presence can stir the
Stuarts."
ITO the contrary, they, too, hate me-"
Yes; many" l acknowledged.
But Betty interrupted with sudden
passion:
''No, no, sire; there are many who be-
1ieve in you-who know you are king.
William Ralston was not on your side"
81 took, your highness, as you know,
the neutral side in 10 l said calmly.
81 did not believe it could be accom-
plished."
"You left your father and brother to
act for u.s." he said, looking me over
with certain fine critical stare. But
now, Mr.. Ralston?'
81 have said 1 have not changed. 1
would not betray your highneSS, you
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-25
CHAPTER II.

For twas plainly a case of humoring
him. There lay no other way. If 1 had
hesitated, If l had said he should not
search the place or had threatened
blusteringly, his now covert suspicious
would have burst out into a demon
stration. As it was he observed me
narrowly out of his little, keen eyes,
their lids sunken sleepily over shallow
green depths; his round, smooth, red
face puckered in a query, but he ap-
parently saw nothing in my face,
though | was fearful enough that a
quiyering muscle might betray me.
well, WELL" he said at last. 81
must trust to a gentleman, Mr.. Raj
ston. Do you oblige me by telling
Lady Betty my necessity"
This was exactly as l wished it, and,
telling him l would find her. l left him.
hurrying to the room where Betty and
the prince had been. But as | threw
back the door l stopped dumfound-
ed. \ wave of jealousy swept over
me.
The prince stood there with my
cousins hand raised to his lips while
he poured out the language of a wild
gallant. Betty seemed to be trying to
draw her hand away.
Sire, sire, you forget yourself; you
forget yOurSelf!' she cried again.
Pardon me if l interrupt" / at
last said at the door. "They have at
the garrison wind of the princes pres
ence. They wish to search the house,
My rage was near bubbling over.
This was the reason Charles Stuart
was in north England. No reason of
state, but because Betty's eyes were
winsome. l knew his repute; how it
was said in 40 he had bartered his
crown for his gallantries. And here
new landed he was at the same
courses regardless of his hopeless
plight. And 1 had but to call to
Broisen to have my revenge. | breath
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-25

asked proudly.
ST trust you, Mr. Ralston," the prince
said simply.
bent my head and left them, hur-
ryinG through the outer room into the
great hall of Friarstone beyond it.
Broisen was one of those choleric:
red faced troopers whom long service
had i'll some way by its roughness de-
prived of the graces birth often gives
| Q'll not say always. Now he turned
on his heel as l entered.
"You here, Mr.. Ralston?" he said.
81 thought you in the south. Where
is my lOrd?'
HE has gone to Durham, 1 believe.
l but just arrived, captain. How may
things 0e in the Friarstone garrison?"
"Well enough, well enough, Mr.. Raj
ston. SO his lordship is at Durham.
Well day! l fancy it may be SO.
But Lady Betty. your cousin, Mr.. Raj
ston:"
"Oh, captain, she begs to be excused!
Allow me to be her poor substitute.
My cousin is not feeling her best"
Eth. not? Well, I'll tell you. There's
a rumor''-
"A rumor, captain? If you were
classically bred, you would know that
rumor has many heads, each with
chattering tongue"
This is a strange improbable one,"
said he.
We'll" l said, what of it, captain?
Doesn't it concern your visit here?
Come. tell me-"
"Tis rumored, sir, that the pretend
er landed in the bay-and-where
should he go?"
l broke into laughter.
where should he go, captain? Why,
to be sure, to Friarstone House. Where
else?"
$50 it was surmised."
"Why, captain, l even believe you
are serious
GAS serious as a crow, sir-as serious
such a rumor."
But what" said 1, could bring
Charles Stuart to England? Surely
he's not such a fool. Is there any evil
dence at all of plot-an uprising?"
There be always plot in that quar-
ter, sirrah."
"'True, true said l, "but the very
color of this rumor is sheer absurdity.
Why should he be here? Would the
prince so risk his neck? Why, 'twould
be folly's height of folly, Captain Broi-
SEN"
I'm desperate cause men embrace
follies," said the captain. 81 must
search Friarstone."
''Well, we'll, you shall have your
pleasure" said l.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-25
BAD FOR CHILDREN.
EVIL Effects of Educational Methods
and Conditions.

A medical journal insists that the
harm done to children by the present
methods of education is of the most
serious character. 1t maintains that
| the conditions of civilized life have
completely changed within the last
| half century and the new situation
must be met if a race better fitted to
Withstand the strain of modern exist
ence is to be prOpagated. When chill
dren We're brought up in the country,
spending the greater part of their time
in the fresh. open air, considerations
! as to physical development did not en-
ter into the question. The environ
ment being healthy and food plentiful
and nutritious, the natural sequence
was that the human product grew up
hardy and robust, well equipped for
the battle of life. The ever increasing
tendency to desert the country for the
town has placed a fresh problem be-
fore our scientific men and Sanitarians.
Children pass their youth amid un-
healthy surroundings and in many in
stances are improperly and irregularly
fed. Added to this is the undue strain
of school life. The apparent aim of
modern education is to develop the
mind at the expense of the body. The
necessity of exercise and fresh air Il
part of a child's training is strangely
overlooked. The physical education Of
the child is not a whit less important
than the development of its mental
side. An authority on the training of
children says that ample playground
space should be attached to schools
wherever possible, and, above every
thing, young children should not be
at stretch. DR.. J. $. LanktOr in 4
paper on this subject says that an am
bition is impaired to the child by hered-
ity and example TO know everything,
and if he has not the am bitiOn the at.
tempt is made to hammer everything
into him. Regardless of aptitude or
natural tendency of mind, the pupils
are grouped in enormous classes, and
all have the same adjustment OF work.
In the majority of cases the burden is
too heavy, and just as surely as effect
follows cause i'll natural law Il still
weaker generation viii follow the gem
eration of children which is now being
weakened and unbalanced. Or. Lank-
ford adduces the carcworn and broken
down condition of teachers as an index
to the heavy course and wrong clasSi-
fication of childrenS work. To insure
the physical and mental well being of
the rising generation considerable mod
ificationS in the existing system of ed
ucation are necessary
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-25

For the second time" he said. "Shdll
there be q third?"
ness, all that singular charm that left
men loyal to them to the utmost and
the last. | had forgot all my foolish
anger and pique. l had forgot that he
was else than the last Stuart, whose
name had so long inspired loyalty.
At Sermouth the chaiSe stopped in a
lane outside the rambling village street.
l left him with word wondering
whether chance should favor us. l had
10 difficulty in finding Townley's cot
tage. l knew all that place as it was Il
book. The cottage was dark. and |
stood a quarter of an hour drenched
before there came a light and a stir,
and then the scar grizzled face of the
master of the Henrietta Maria showed.
What want ye?' he demanded gruff-
Iy.
ITO up with the Henrietta Marie for
France
ston.''
THE same, the same, captain" And
then, knowing one word would clinch
the matter. | said it:
For the prince"
THE king" said he.
"Eh. the king
For the king?" he asked.
waiting YOU"
I'm moment, Master Will"
l had no doubt of his loyal fidelity.
All, there were thousands, great and
poor, who could be depended on for eX-
act fidelity to that name despite the
past.
l can hear the masters tremulous
voice as he bent al the chaise's door. /
can hear Charles own tone as he COM
plimented and thanked him. | can see
now that little procession-for Town
ley had aroused his seamen-that led
to the anchorage of the ships boat.
The gusty rain pelted and tossed our
cloaks. The lights of the sloop gleam-.
ed beyond in the misty darkness. At
last he stood with one foot in the bow
His hand pressed mine.
For the second time,' he said, re-
membering when fugitive he had
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-25

A acGrc Of jealousy stcept oCcr me.
ed hard for q moment, thinking of
what l best should do. But Betty read
it in my eyes. She walked across to
me.
HE is Charles Stuart, the king" she
said; the king
Something in her infection seemed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-18

cleaning in the tho summer sun. Every
one has to drive around it, but it has
brought lots of summer people to the
place. so no, one has ever complained.
Arrived at BIakely Hill they sprinkled
a path ten feet wide for the whole
length and that used up all their pow
der but little bit, which they saved
for future use.
Then they went home and went to
bed so early that Mr.. Catlin said TO
his wife: Il declayre fort those boys
get bettcrn better. / WAS always tulI
Of the OF Harry when ! was their age.
Now | wouldn't have ben contented 10
let that man go off with his mis- able
compound tonight if Id ben them. Ia
a covered the farm with it,
They're the best boys i'll the world,
father" said Mrs. Catlin. and went up
to their room TO kiss them good night
and tuck them in.
Boys are generally anxious 70 have
snow remain, but in view of the queer
things that were going TO happen the
Catlin boys wished hard for !; thaw.
But the weather held cold for two
weeks and no ONE suspected that amy
SNOW had been chemically hardened.
The boys built several bonires on
Blakely Hill to test it and it didn't melt
Il bit
They limited to their schoolfellows that
when Il thaw came there'd be more fun
than goat up at their house and ut
Blakely Hill, but beyond that they
would say nothing.
At last. toward the end of January
there came Il warm rain, and snow III
the vicinity of South Ardmore vanished
like maple syrup and buckWneat cakes.
The boys heard the patter of the ram
or the tin roof and they Rugged them
selves and chuckled. Ia the morning
they were ur as soon as it was llSnt,
The rain had stopped but it WAS very
warm. The mercury registered % ON
the front porch. They dressed and went
out of doors in the morning twilight.
Bare ground everywhere Bare ground
us far as they could see. except THAT on
good Mrs. Catlin reminded him that
when he saw what had happened, but
the bare ground and many thought
them crazy. but when Il few minutes la
ter they heard shril cries of glee from
Mrs Catlin and the girl and the deep
lass laughter Of the men and the snouls
and chortes of the boys they ran ont
to see what was the matter.
And when they saw motherly Mrs.
Catin, her hair streaming in the wind,
steering the bobSled down Blakely Hill
on an eminence Of hard snow, while all
around The grass was fresh and green,
owing TO its winter blanket just re-
moved, they came out, too, young and
old. bringing sleds and trays and any
thing on which they could coast.
And from that time until people Sot
tired of the sport, which wasn't until
late in September that hill was alive
with coasting parties when the mer-
curry was up in the hundreds and stored
planted grass seed on it and named their
place The Entertainment" and took
summer boarders on the strength OF it.
pnd now Mr.. Catlin blesscs the day the
stranger sold the boys the wonderful
compound.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-18

but you don't sell me nothin' Of the
kind Good night"
With a little sigh the man slung his
bag over his back and left the house.
Mr.. Catlin went out TO the barn to
bed down the cattle and the boys fol-
lowed the stranger.
Say, do You sell that In small guam
tities!" asked Bernard.
Don't like to open Il can. You see
quart will last Il life time, so you
only quart will first expense. Your faith
er's got the wrong idea. don't want
TO cover up his potato fields with snow
the wear around, but if he has Il hlll
that amt worth cultivating and spmnklea
il with this powder You boys can coast
all Summer long and he can keep his milk
and butter cool and comfortable without
any need of ice"
''WiSh we could see the thing WORK,
said Bernard with caution. Course
such weather as this snow is going to
stay anyway, but how do we know IL
would stay when thaw came!
That's so,' echoed Brainerd.
Easy proved" said the stranger with
smile. I'll build a little fire here out
of some pine cones if you boys III get
em and I'll sprinkle Il little Of the pow
der ON some snow and You can make
snow balls that1l be good to play Gro
ouet with next August"
Won't they melt?" asked Bralnerd'
IF You can melt EN- III give You my
whole outfit
A bonfire in the snow always appeals
to Il boy and they soon collected about
a hundred cones from a tree near III
hand. Then the stranger built It little
pyramid of them, poured some kerosene
oil on them from a tiny can that he ear
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-18
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ried in the pocket of his ulster and touch
ing Il match to it had IL blaze in Il few
seconds.
The brick red blaze lighted up the
snow and made it sparkle with mil
lion diamonds burt the boys Were too
interested in watching the further pro-
cesSes of the stranger to notice the
beauty of the scene. He took il little
water sprinkler out of his other pocket
and filed it with some of the powder.
Then he busted the snow with it for
the space of yard square.
Now make snow balls, boys, and put
them into the fire."
The boys got to work and fashioned
big, round snowballs, patting them
into shape and hardening them by II
pressure of the knees. When a dozen
had beeen made the stranger said, Now.
dump them in the fire"
The boys did so and We're not ut all
surprised to see them resist the heat,
for they had perfect confidence i'll the
stranger. After they had been in thee
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-18
Tales Of Yankee EDChantment.
THE PERMANENT SNOW COMPOUND
Bernard and Branerd Catn Bought Five Dollars Worth
Unknown to Their Father and Realized Barrels of
Fun on the Investment
THE PERMANENT SNOW COMPOUND
By Charles BatteII LOOMS.

I'D as soon sell you my farm for two
cents as to buy your compound, sad
Farmer Catlin to the black haired and
uncanny looking stranger. He had an
rived just at nightfau at the close of
Il long winters storm. The fields and
trees and fences and roofs were white
with snow and the two Catlin boys
were delighted but their father, with
his knowledge of the work that it en-
tailed would have been glad to see the
snow take the same wings that had
brought it and fly no the uttermost
parts of the earth. And here was this
fellow haing the impudelfce to offer
him IL compound that would make snow
permanent.
Mr.. Catlin had let the man into the
little hall with its winding stairway
that led to the bedrooms above and
now they stood talking while Bernard
and Brainerd. his two sons, eagerly
listened to the strangers enhancing
conversation.
why, I've sold quantities OF 1T to
fcllers down in New York who are
going to use it to make toboggan slides
that'll last all summer"
We'll, people in the city may have
time for such foolishness, hut what III
tarnatiOn do You suppose | want my
farm buried under three foot of snow
the year around for! Summer season 5
short enough as It's
But papa" said Bernard, you
wouldn't have to work so hard.
And we'd live on the snow | s'pose.
Snow pudd'n and ice cream" said the
old man S1rc1SticallV.
And we could 60 sleigh ridln when
the weather was 50 war1n that we d
wear just a shirt and trousers. Nouidn I
that be dandy" said Brainerd.
well, it's aout of the question.
amt gon' to buy your compound an
Their amt no one so foolish i'll all South
Ardmore to do sech Il thing. Haow
much is it?'
Only five dollars a quart and quart
will sprinkle an acre besides which
donate beautiful nickel plated machine
for distributing it.
Say. young man. said Mr.. Catlin.
suddenly. Il think you're dealing i'll
unlawful goods an eff they amt they
ought to be. S'pose you was to strike
some miscellaneous Teller that had Il
grudge agin his neighbor? He'd sprin-
kle his fields with it while he slep' an
'twould be winter all the year 'ra0und
ON that farm. j don't question your
bein' able to do it. Sence | see horse
cars go alone I'm prepared for anythln