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III-(Continued.) J

CHAPTER lIl.-(Continued.)
81 believe you, Edward" she said,
In low tone. 81 will be ready this
evening"
Edward raised her hands to his lips
and rose.
Thanks, And now one favor more!
Captain Wilson asks permission to pay
his respects to you. VIII you receive
him?"
Not now | must go to my father.
The captain will excuse me if l receive
him later
LAS you please. And when may
see my uncle?"
LAS soon as he wakes. / am ex-
pecting the doctor. He promised to
come toward evening and bring Doctor
Blackwood. who is to reach the city
this morning. Perhaps he can give
me hope"
Hope? You know as well as / that
it is only question of time, short
addition to the days of life. The ply
sicians have left us no doubt on that
score. But / won't detain you from
the sicll-room now. Farewell! / shall
hope to see my uncle in half an hour"
He kissed her hand again, and left
the room.
Florence remained alone, She, too.
had risen, and now, slowly approach
ing the fountain, bent over its basin.
The sultry air oppressed her till her
breathing almost failed. Perhaps it
was also the burden of dread of the
coming hours and the torturing de-
cision which they must bring.
The water leaped and FLASHED. The
fragrance of the flowers stole softly
and sweetly to her. While her eyes
mechanically followed the falling
drops, their pattering and the fra
GRANGE wove dreamy haze of remem-
bralce about her and led her back
into the past-this last year. which at
first had promised her so much happi-
ness, only to bring such bitter suffer
ing.
Even this brief period of bliss had
at first cost a struggle. She was
obliged to conquer a prejudice of her
followed the formers serious. Illness
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father, who had long intended to wed
her to his nephew and would hear of no
other marriage He considered the
young officer who had won his daugh-
ter's love as an insolent intruder. who
was destroying the peace of his house
hold and the political opinions OF the
two men, which were strongly opposed
to each other, also threatened danger.
Nevertheless, for the time, Mr.. Har-
rison, conquered by the tears and en-
treaties of his only child, yielded,
though with reluctance; Edward, who
had just returned from long jour
ney. found himself confronted with
fact against which his fierce jealousy
was powerless. But he knew how to
maintain his influence over his uncle,
and never ceased to stimulate his aver
sion to the son-ir-law who had been
forced upon him..
The Springfield herald., 1900-01-26
Matter OF Courtesy.

4 good story, which has the merit OF
being true, is told of the late Lady
Howard de Walden. On one occasion
she had little wager with her neigh
Dor. Lady Emily Foley, based on her
firm belief that the rustics of Worces-
tershire were more polished in their
manners than those of Herefordshire.
A fitting opportunity to solve the ques-
ton soon occurred. The two ladies
went for an afternoon drive in pony
cart. Presently they reached a closed
gate, which was civilly opened for
them by laboring lad. Il am sure"
SAID Lady Howard de Walden, as she
gave the boy sixpence. you are Z.
Herefordshire boy" Thou beest Il
loiar," replied the boy. "Oi'm a
Worcestershire lad" That settled
the observation-disclosures
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den, instead of using the main en-
trance, and now, unannounced, hur-
riedly entered the drawing-room. The
young lady involuntarily took step
toward the table, on which stood a
bell.
"Florence!"
She started, for she recognized the
voice. then the features. and with a
cry of mingled fear and joy she held
out both arms to him.
"William!'
He was already at her side and
clasped her passionately in his arms,
exclaiming with deep sigh
THANK heaven! At least l have not
lost you'll"
Florence clung closely to him, as if
seeking protection. Everything that
had tortured her vanished in her
lovers presence, in the delight of see
ing him. and she eagerly exclaimed:
Have you come at last? Why have
you left me alone so long-so endlessly
long? l despaired of your return
Il could not hasten to you" replied
William. My regiment was one of
Not day, not an hour was granted
me. and every march increased the dis
tance between us. You know what it
cost me to submit to this iron neces-
sity; my letters told you"
Your letters? You wrote to me?'
Then you did not receive them? l
suspected it when no answer came, yet
7 still tried every means of communi-
eating with you. Florence. we have
been shamefully treated. l have never
had one line from your hand
From me? | did not write" said
Florence, in a low, hesitating tone
William, who was still holding her
in close embrace, suddenly released
her and stepped back.
you did not? You have not sent
me a single line during the long
months of our separation? You have
not once attempted to elude the watch
set on your movements? Yet you must
have known that | would make every
effort to send you tidings of me-
The reproach was felt, but at the
The Springfield herald., 1900-01-26

According to perfectly reliable re-
ports from the seat OF war the Beers
are quarreling among themselves and
the British are suffering from typhoid
fever; the Kaflrs are rising against
the Beers and the Cape Dutch against
the British; 1000 Beers were killed at
Modder river. this loss crushing the
spirits of the survivors. and 5000 Brit
ish fell at Colenso, thus breaking the
hearts of Buffers army Meanwhile
both Boer and Briton sit calmly in
their trenches and wonder why the fate
of Ananias does not overtalie various
war correspondents of unlimited imag-
nation.
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same time the old sting also pierced
her heart. and, with a touch of de-
tiance. the young girl answered:
"Tidings of you did come. but they
were not addressed to me-the letter
in which you renounced me and all of
u.s."
Your father-not you. What other
answer could | make to his shameful
demand? Either he never knew me.
or he could not have set such a choice
before me-or he knew my decision In
advance, and my refusal was to seal
separation on which he had long
determined"
We'll, at least you made your choice
promptly enough! You uttered the re-
fusal. and-gave me up"
NO. Florence. no." William i'm
petuously answered. Il did not give
you up, and never will, as long as
breath remains in my body. l know
that we are parted for the time, that
there can be no thought of marriage
while | am serving in the Union army.
1t would be expecting the impossible
from your father if | were to ask his
consent before the war is over. But
my fear was not vain that the effort
would be made to wrest you from me,
that estrangement and distrust would
come between lis while l was absent.
You have doubted me. see, and it was
to destroy this doubt that | took the
dangerous ride here. But you will
now believe in me and my love, my
Florence, as firmly as / trust you.
VIII you not?'
The last words expressed the utmost
tenderness. He believed so implicitly
in the loyalty of his fiancee; and she
A sudden fear awoke in her with the
memory of what had happened and
was yet to come. William must know
it, yet she could not force her lips to
utter the confession.
She was to be spared the necessity.
While still struggling to find the words
with which to begin her story. Edward
returned and paused on the threshold
in astonishment, as he saw the
stranger clasping the young girls hand
so familiarly in his own. AT the first
glance the civilians dress and the dim
The Springfield herald., 1900-01-26
THE BLACK WALNUT.
Our European Cousina Are Paying High
Prices for 1t.

The great size often reached BY this
tree. the richness of the dark brown
wood. tho unique beauty of the grain
sometimes found in burls, knots, feath-
ers and in the curl of the roots, all
conspire TO make this the most choice
ana high-priced of all our native
woods. says the Berea Quarterly.
Twenty-Five years ago walnut was ex-
tensively used in the manufacture OF
fine furniture and tnishings in this
country. but manufacturers adroitly
drew attention to the beauty of darkly
stained quartered oak and the use OF
the rarer wood has greatly declined.
But ali this time the search for fine
black walnut logs has gone on system
atically though quietly, the trade at
tracing little attention, though the
volume of lumber handled has been
large. Though found to some extent
in the Atlantic states from Massachu
sets southwark. the great source OF
supply has been the central portions of
the Mississippi valley. The walnut is
at home in the rich alluvial bottom
lands OF tne western streams and in
and mountains and in such localities
the buyers have left few trees unsur-
veyed. Throughout eastern Kansas.
Missouri and Arkansas, as well as the
states along the Ohio and its tribu-
taries, may be seen few logs at this
little station, a car or two at that, with
carefully hewn sides and painted ends,
ready for the market. If you ask
where the market is you will find that
the great bulk of this rare lumber goes
to Europe. While we have been led
into an enthusiastic admiration for
fine oak. stained according to the de-
gree of antiquity it is supposed to
represent, our European cousins have
been paying fancy prices for the rich
black walnut that we have allowed to
go "out OF fashion,
The Springfield herald., 1900-01-26

In 1913 Napoleon in order to in
crease the popularity of an issue of
5-franc pieces. announced that several
bonds redeemable at 5000 francs each
had been inserted in coins of the issue.
Dispatches from Binghamton, N. Y.
state that ]. w. Hoban who opened n
saloon recently in Waverly, took a s.
franc piece over the bar. Having read
of Napoleon's announcement, and no.
ticing the date on the coin, he opened
the latter and found a slip of paper
which, presented at a French bank
through the banking house of Roger
Ryan, was cashed for s11, 500, the
amount of the bond with interest to
date.
The Springfield herald., 1900-01-26

Queen Victoria, it is said. is mani
Testing deep interest in Mrs. Kruger,
and has asked many questions concern
ing Dom Paul's" wife and her infu-
ence with her shrewd but varlike
spouse. The South African bloodshed
may not be stopped through the good
Offices of two aged, kindly and most
estimable women. Had the Transvaal
question been left to the queen and
Paul Kruger's wife for decision in the
first place the present struggle might
have been averted.
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When one does discover a grateful
woman. she appears to be veritable
rara avis, and is regarded as possess
ing an unusually fine character where
as she only has the decency to be prop
erly appreciative.
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Nh. Craving for stlmnlnnts

Has lately attracted n great deal of at
tention. The use of them seems to be
increasing. This clearly shows an eN-
hausted condition of the nerves and
blood. which may be remedied only by
strengthening the stomach. Hostetter'S
Stomach Bitters will do this for you
1t cures dyspepsia, constipation and
nervousness.
The Springfield herald., 1900-01-26
Tn Winter Use Allen. Foot Ease.

A powder. Your feet feel uncom-
Portable. nervous, and often cold and
damp. II you have sweating. sore feet
or tight shoes, try Aliens Foot-Ease
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores.
25 cents. Sample sent free. Ad Ass
Allen S. Olmsted. lie Roy. N. Y.
The Springfield herald., 1900-01-26
Juvenile Logic.

Boy-You are going to fight against
the English, aren't you, Capt. Brown?
Capt Brown Gndignantly)-Figh
the English! What on earth put that
into your head?
Boy-Why. daddy said you were a
horrid Boer!-Punch.
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Judge Shiras of Iowa has decided
that married woman cannot be com
PEELED to attend school. 1t is always
cheerful to learn of common sense be-
ing used on the bench.
The Springfield herald., 1900-01-26

A Chicago woman dreamed of burg
lars and awoke to find them in her
room. In other words, it was mo
dream"
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The Muncie High School of Muncie
Ind, is self-governing and in control
of the students The governing board
consists of a president, who must be
a student elected by popular vote, the
superintendent of public schools. the
principal of the High School, a mem
Der of the school board, woman mem
Der of the faculty and one member
chosen from each of the high school
grades. Five student vice-presidents
are the heads of as many departments.
All questions of government are
brought before the board. on which
students hold the controlling vote.
The regular studies and study hours.
except where they may conflict with
some department law, are controlled
by the teachers, as usual A company
of uniformed High School cadets is
supported; tennis, football, basketball
and baseball teams are kept up and
field day sports are directed The as
sociation also keeps up glee and
mandolin club and dramatic club.
dramatic club manager and property
man are among the officers. The Aus
tralian ballot is used.
Representative Berry of Kentucky
wants the government to coin 3-cent
pieces with round hole in the center
one-quarter of an inch in diameter
The Kentucky congressman has prob
ably had a 3-cent coin put off upon him
at some time for dime and is taking
precaution against the recurrence OF
the act. Possibly. also, he may have
borrowed the idea from Chinese coins,
in which the hole is SO large and the
value of the metal so small that a man
would have to load himself down with
strlng OF cash in order to pay for
dairy nrh.
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"Of course. Alice. / can't regulate your
spending money: but we ought to be saw
ing for Il home" well. Arthur. $40 Will
buy me a hat but you know very well ii
won't buy a house and lot.
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Michigan's fighting parson is now to
spar for charity. But he has not been
reported as turning the other cheek.
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If a woman has but one gray hair in
her head, it is going to show just at
the time when she is trying to i'm
press some one that she is younger
than she really is.
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Dropsy treated free by DR.. II. H. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver-
tisement in another column of this paper.
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All women are born cqual-but some
of them spoil it by marrying worthless
men.
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Fashion has ordered womankind to
again wear high-heeled shoes. This
is not the sole offense of the fussy old
dame, either.
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You can never convince a man that
dinner.
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THAT palm reader said he had the most
unbounded faith in my future" Well
'rhen he made me plank down 81 in ad-
vance,
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A child feels that life is worth liv-
ing when it is allowed to drive with
out some grown-up holding the reins
back of it.
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1t would ne blessing if the whisky
trust trusted nobody.
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The fellow that kicks the most about
taxes is the one who pays none at all.
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Truth is the grandest word in the
language but few can discover 1t.
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Proprietor-"If YOU don't stop eating
so much candy IN have to let you GO"
Drug Clerk-"Oh. say now, YOU know
quit keeping candy"
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Even when man makes his own op-
portunities they are not made to suit
him.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-07-26
DOUBLE LyNCHING LIKELY.
Two Policemen Killed and Another
Wounded by aCoupIe Of New
Orleans Negroes.

New Orleans, La, July 26.-Police
Captain John II. Day and Policeman
Peter j. Lamb are deud, and PATROL
man August L. Mere is in the hospital
suffering from wounds, as the result
OF an encounter With two desperat tie
negroes, Leonard Pierce and Robert
Charles. Sergeant .Nuccin and PATROL
men Cantrolle and Mora attempted TO
arrest Pierce and Charles last night
The latter jumped up With drawn pis-
tolls and began firing. Tho officers re-
turned the fire. Mora WAS shot three
times and fell to the sidewalk.
Gantrclie continued to shoot ut
Charles and the latter fled, leaving II
trail of blood. Pierce surrendered.
The other officers went to n house in
which the negro wls said TO be hid
ing, and Knocked at the door. Charles
burst out of the door and opened fire
on the policemen. The first shot
wounded Ga. tain Day. Soon Lamb
fell mortally wounded The negro
then disappeared and all efforts to To-
cate him were futile, though fully n
hundred policemen and many citizens
armed with revolvers, shotguns and
rifles are searching for the murderer.
The shooting created tremendous
sensation. Twenty thousand people
are eongregated i'm the vicinity.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-07-26
PRAISES THE JAPANESE.
NI.kaHo's Consul at Tie" Reports

NJ .lSado's Consul at Tien Reports
Reports on Their Conduct.
Washington. July as. The follow
ing telegram has been received from
the Japanese minister for foreign aft
report OF the Japanese consul ut lien
Tsin:
THE Japanese troops behaved adj
lime after the fall OF lien Tsin city.
The Chinese who remained i'm he city
and those who lived outside came to
the Japanese quarters with u large
flag bearing an inscription expressing
submission 10 Japan and showed APP
9prcciation of the uncNccptionable be-
havior of our troops. They also
brought our sentry some fruit and
tea in token of friendly feeling. Our
troops are thus daily gaining the con-
tidence and respect of the native popu
lation.
"l'ien Tsn city WAS occupied by tho
troops of the four powers i'm the fell
lowing sections namely from the
north gate to the east gate, by tine
Japanese; from the east gate to the
south, by the Americans: from the
south to the west. by the lsnglish;
from the west 10 the north. by the
French; while the russians are in pos
session of towns and villages on the
left bank of the Pei lilo canal.
n conferences Mas held by the gem
erals and commanding officers of the
allied forces will II view OF organizing
military government in the city and
decided after a long discussion 10 APP
point three administrators with equal
powers from among the officers of
three powers, Japan, England and
Russia. The following officers We're
choscn: Lieutenant Colonel Aoki,
Japan; Lieutenant Colonel Eower,
England, and Colonel Wognck, Russia
Upon the departure of Admiral sry-
lnour from Tallu ADMIRAL AlcNictl has
seniority among the commanding Oil
GERS here.
III is admitted by all foreigners
here, by the military and civilians
that the fall of the city was mainly
due to the gallantry of the Japanese
troops
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-07-26
TO BE SENT TO TEN TslN.
shcng Declares Legationcrs Are
All Unframed.

Shcng Declares LeEntioncrs Are
All Unframed.
Washington, July 26.-Thc Chinese
minister received a dispatch this
morning from Sheng. director of rail
roads and telegraphs, at Shanghai,
stating the foreign ministers were to
be sent from peking to Tien 1'sin UNI
der escort; also that the imperial gov
eminent h,.; not only been protecting
them, but has supplied them with
food.
The Sheng telegram was made pub
lie at the state department in the fol
lowing statements:
Minister WI visited the state de-
Inrtment this morning and handed to
the acting secretary of state the IL
lowing text of a cable message ex
planning it was cablegram from Di-
rector General Sheng, at Shanghai,
dated July %, to the Chinese minister
at London, by whom it has been re-
transmitted to WI and received by the
latteron the night of the same day:
News from Peking on the 18th,
says Wen Jai, by direction of the
tsung ii yamen. went to see the vari-
Gus foreign ministers and found not
one of them harmed. Jung Lu pro-
poses to memorialize the imperial gov
eminent to supply them with provi-
sions at once and then devise plan
for deta.! of troops to escort them
to lien Tsin.
III Hung Chan2's Statement
\ month today has elapsed since Sir
Robert Hart, director Of Chinese
maritime customs, Struggled out of
Picking the last piece of news that APP
peals authoritatively to Europe and
apparently the only method by which
the Chinese court can yindicate it's
veracity here is to transmit another
autograph message from some equally
authoritative source. Admittedly the
Chinese foreign Office possesses facil-
tiles to set all doubts at rest. Ii Hung
Chang is reported to have rnnde a
statement TO the effect that while the
foreigners are alive they will be killed
Immediately if the allied force neared
Peking. This is regarded by those
who credit the reported survival OF
the foreign ministers as an Indication
that the latter are held as hostages
and that their lives will be made the
subject of negotiations by the Chi
nese. hence Ii Hung Changes anxiety
to keep the powers from Picking az
long as possible.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-07-26
THE NeeLY HEARING.
Testimony of vnrions Witnesses for

Testimony of Vnrious Witnesses for
Defense,
New York, July 24.-'rhe hearing In the
case of {. w. Nicely was continued today,
with George Marshall. of the finance de-
partment in Cuba, on the witness stand
District Attorney Burnett. of the pros
ecution. paid particular attention to the
fact that the safe which contained what
ever funds were In the postofiice had its
outer door always opened. and there was
Il general laxress ABOUT handling funds.
John d. Lindsay. of the defense, brought
out on cross-examination thu fact that
employees of the Office all had access to
the safe as well the employees of the
money order bureau, who kept their
money order blanks in the safe. Several
employees had access to the safe The
door was never locked. The money was
placed in throe drawers in plain view and
easy of access.
William Hoffman, assistant cashier Of
the North American Trust company. YER
flied various deposits made with his COM
pany by Mr.. Medley.
Major Eugene F. sadd treasurer of the
island of Cuba, was the next Witness and
verified various deposits made with nm.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-07-26
DELAYED DISPATCHES.
Ten OF si,ua.io" a. Item Ts,n Two

lSii vi SNuatlou aI iItn lSlit Two
Wrrks Ago.
Shanghai, July "a. Copyright,
1900, 10y the Associated Press.) The
following delayed dispatch froE, the
Associated Press correspondent at
'lien lsn reached here today:
lien Isin. July - Famine and
pestilenoc are sure to strike the re-
gion OF lien lsin soon. Hundreds of
thousands of Chinese are leaving
homes i'm the district where fighting
is going ON, without means OF sup
port.
Lieutenant Colonel John S. Mallory
FortN-frst United States infantry. ar
rived here To act as !; military observ-
or. American and British command
CTS have established a censorship of
the correspondents of those nationals
ties to prevent the transmission of
news that might tend to kindlc inter
national nnimosiics. The anti-I,us-
sian preiudces of certain English cor
respondents caused this action.
Paris. July "a. Four dispatches
from the French consul at lien l'sin.
dated July IL, ~. II and Is, forwarded
from Chefoo, have been received by
the minister of foreign affairs The
dispatch of the 18th says n courier
from Picking relates that since June
90 the foreign ministers have been
bcsicged i'm the British legation, and
the marines have been making n Wig
crous defense. The supply of nmmu-
milton is low and tllc peril of those i'm
the legation great. Up To the time
the courier left Picking the loss OF the
marines had been sixteen Killed and