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complished vast results in his special
ty of orieataiism. He is the son o.
Thomas Cadwalader Rockhill, lawye
of Philadelphia, and he was educated
in France. He entered. as lad of IL,
the Lycee Bonaparte in Paris, and for
several years he was a student of the
Chinese, Sanskrit and Thibetan lam
guagcs and of comparative philology
in the COLLEGE of France. In this
science the French are most excellent
masters In 1871 he was enrolled as a
student at the Ecole MiltaiTe OF s..
Cyr When he was graduated in 1873
he was given a commission as a lieu
tenant Of the French army in Algeria,
and served in that country until 1876,
when he resigned and returned to
America.
After a short stay at home Mr.. Rock
hill returned to Paris to resume his ori-
entail studies. In 1884 ne was well pre-
pared for the post of second secretary
20 the American legation at Pekin, to
which he was appointed by President
Arthur. One year later President
Cleveland raised him to the post Of
secretary Of legation, in which capac-
ity he served until 1883.
1t was in the last named year that
Mr.. Rockhill began the work which
was TO make him famous. Resigning
his diplomatic post, he started out up
on a journey through mysterious Mon
golia and Thibet. For this he had pre-
pared himself by a thorough study OF
the spoken languages of China and
Thibet He reached the eastern region
of the latter country and surveyed
more than LOO miles of these un-
known lands. On his return he pub
lished the results of his Investigations
under the title Of Land Of the Lamas,
which book is now an authority in this
line.
The volume was yet in the review
stage when the daring and accom-
plished author set out for a second
journey over the same territory. He
was gone one year, travelled 10000
miles and published his observations
in his book Diary of a Journey in
Mongolia and Thibet. He was re-
warded with the Victoria gold medal
of the Royal Geographical society
and was elected honorary member OF
several learned institutions and socie-
ties in America and abroad.
In 1893 Mr.. Rockhill was appointed
head clerk of the department of state.
in 1894 third assistant secretary OF
state, and in 1896 assistant secretary of
state. More recently he was assigned
to his present position of director of
the bureau of American republics. His
translations from the Chinese sacred
books rank with the products of the
best oriental scholars in Europe, and
he is without a superior as an expert
in sinology.
The Yale expositor., 1900-08-24
How n Soldier Feels in Battle

The worst time the soldier passes
through, says a veteran, is not when
re is under fire-no matter how thick
he bullets fly-but about half an hour
sefore the battle begins. Whether a
man is a novice or an old campaigner,
re is pretty sure to feel solemn then.
His thoughts turn toward his home
and friends; he speculates on the pos
5ibility that he may be spending his
last hours on earth. In fact. nothing
makes so great an impression on the
soldiers mind as the time he spends
lust before the battle. It sobers the
most daring and reckless men. But
the mood soon passes. Within five or
ten minutes after the firing has com
menced all the depression has disap-
Deared and is succeeded by feeling %
keen excitement. amounting in some
eases TO a regular frenzy. The soldier
sees his comrades falling around him
but the only impression. as a rule. is
one Of regret, with possibly an ideo
that their death must be avenged.
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PROTECTING THE GAME.
League Recently Organized to DO the
Work.


Work.
Lovers of the woods and Of wild anil
mails know that there has been an
alarming decrease in all kinds of
North American game, and that some
of the noblest species are in imminent
danger of extinction. The matter IS
attracting the attention of state legis
latures and public-spirited persons,
and has led to the organization Of the
League of American Sportsmen, the
aim of winch is to create standing
army of game protectors, with repre-
sentatives in every state and territory
of the Union. There are now nearly
5000 members, including such men as
Governor Roosevelt of New York, Gov
ernor Richards of Wyoming, DR.. C..
Hart Merriam, chief Of the United
States Biological Survey, Mr.. w. T.
Hornaday, director of the New York
Geological park, President Jordan Of
Leland Stanford Junior university,
President Gilman of Johns Hopkins
university and Mr.. Ernest Seton
Thompson, the artist-naturalist. An
illustration of the good which the
league is doing comes from California.
Long before the first white man en-
tered the Golden Gate a vast herd OF
seals and sea-lions played about the
entrance to San Francisco bay. Part
of the herd still remains-perhaps
thirty or forty thousand-an object of
interest, even of affection TO the peo-
pie of the state. Yet a few months
ago the California fish commission de.
cided to have all these creatures
killed Expert hunters and riflemen
had already been engaged; but the
, eague took the matter in hand, and
Interested the authorities at Washing
on so effectually that the herd was
aved. The protection of song and
nsectivorous birds; war against the
game hogs" who disfigure the papers
With pictures of themselves posing be
side piles of game or before clothes
ines full of fish: above all, the crea-
ion Of a love of wild animals and a
rentlemanly and exalted standard of
poTtsmanship-thcse are the interests
+ the league. At present it is work
ng to save the antelope Of our west
IN plains from going the melancholy
way Of the buffalo
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TAUGHT POKER
T O = r | n G E.

Up among the orange groves of Po-
mona county, in southern California,
lives man who in his day was
counted the most skillful poker player
who ever "cashed in a chip" 1t was
he who taught the principles of poker
TO the Prince OF Wales, and in 1870
when Gen. Phil Sheridan was in
Paris, he was asked 10 show no less
al aspirant than the Emperor Napo-
leon III. the mysteries of the great
American game.
Sixty-three years ago George Albro
was born in Philadelphia. When a
boy he went to Washington as a page
in the United States senate. At the
national capital he saw the high roll
ers OF congress gathered about the
card tables and there he picked up his
first knowledge of the game. After
wards he developed into a professional
gambler. and for years he was known
in all the large cities OF the country
as a man for whom "the only limit
was the ceiling" Fortunately for him
self Albro had n devoted sister who
from time to time persuaded him TO
invest a portion of his winnings in real
estate, and, therefore, he now finds
The Yale expositor., 1900-08-24
CHAPTER TX.

Yield. you Christian dog! Become
a Moslcm, or. by Allah, you die
Look out there and see the end OF
those who have refused to how to Is
lam or yield TO the power OF the
Khalifa!"
Paul Cleland staggered feebly to the
door Of the miserable hut. in whose
black and filthy depths he had spent
the last few days. and looked out on
the scene pointed out to him by his
grim gaoler. II was one that might
make the boldest shudder.
1t was Metemmeh-the corpse OF
town. The mud houses were mere
shells-broken beams, tattered cur
tains nuttering In the breeze, shat.
tered roofs. through which the rain
poured Facing Cleland and his guar
dian stood a strange construction of
wood-two upright posts with a cross.
bar between. Below lay some brown
palm-fi rope. and mixed with it d
decaying mass Of human bones.
For what Cleland was looking upon
was a gallows.
lie was weak-almost too weak to
walk. For three months Of starva-
ton. torture, suspense-three months
passed in dark and loathsome huts.
black as the mouth OF pit, close and
foul as the black hole OF Calcutta
with hardly any water to- drink, and
only the loathsome food offered him
are sufficient to reduce any man to the
lowest ebb. Sometimes Cleand almost
prayed for death; then. again. the
love of life. common to every human
being, came back To him with full
force, and he told himself that while
there was life there was hope-hope
of rescue or uf escape.
How often in those days and nights
of misery and physical suffering did
the memory of Margaret's pale. sweet
face come to comfort and to strength
en- hint
He turned now to his gaoler--no
other than Osman Azrak himself
after his first involuntary shudder and
shook his head
Il have already given You my an
.swer. and that scores Of times. shall
not renounce my faith to escape
DEATH"
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500 Reward 500.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased 20
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able TO cure in all It's
S6ages. and that is Cltarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known TO the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being o constitu-
tional disease requires a constitutional treat
ment Hall Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature In doing it's work The pro-
prietors have so much faith in its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
Testimonials.
Address +. j. CHENEY CO., Toledo. o
Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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William Woodvllle Rockhill, ap-
pointed by the president to go to China
to advise the government here OF the
condition of things in the celestial en-
pire, is probably better qualified for
that task than any other man in Amer
lea.
Mr.. Rockhill has spent many years
as student, explorer and traveller in
the far east, especially in the Chinese
empire, and has won worldwide fame
by his work on China and the Chi
nese.
Although he is as yet in the merid-
tan of his life, Mr.. Rockhill has ac-
The Yale expositor., 1900-08-24
MI BRASKA
THE: Land
OF PLENTY

wonder why it is that so many
men spend their days working hard
on rented farms, barely making
enough to get along, with no great
prospect ahead of owning their
own homes, when within a few
hours journey is land of plenty
braska-where all kinds Of
grain and fruit can be raised with
the least amount of labor; where
cattle and hogs fed on corn bring
handsome profit; where the climate
is healthful and churches and
schools abound; where land is
cheap and can be bought on very
easy terms.
Think of this, and if you want
information about the country send
to me for "The Corn Belt" a
beautifully illustrated monthly
paper that tells all about Nebraska
and also for "The West Nebraska
Grazing Country" an interesting
illustrated booklet containing a
large sectional map of Nebraska.
On the first and third Tuesdays
Of each month during the balance
of this year cheap excursion
tickets will be sold over our road
to Nebraska, so that people may %
and see for themselves. Ask your
ticket agent about this.
p. S. EUSTis.
cenf Psss'r ACT. g. o. q q. n.
CHICAGO. Ill.
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No matter what ails you, headache
to a cancer, you will never get well
until your bowels are put right
CASCARETS help nature, cure you
without a grippe or pain, produce easy
natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back
CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the
genuine, put up in metal boxes, every
tablet has c. c. G. stamped on 1t. Be-
ware of limitations.
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LII 0zzC the Horrors
of War
DESERT, :, T. i. WELSH s1sc

CHAPTER VII.-(Continued.)

CHAPTER VII.-(Continued)
you have Gomez" he said. pant
ingly, his voice so weak she could
hardly hear what he said. 1T is good
-brave-of you. If you knew all you
would shrink from me--with loath-
ing"
mo, MOI" she said quickly. "None
of us have right to do that to an
other Major Rayburn. II you have
wronged me in any way. and are sorry
for it. l forgive you freely. as hope
to be forgiven"
God bless you for these words!" he
said. weakly; II have never known
an hours happiness since vowed
that, If you would not be mine. you
should never be another mans. l am
bad enough, God knows; but not so
bad as that"
And then, weakly and pantingly, he
told her all.
Il knew where the Khalifa was he
said. IL had a black boy who had de-
serted from his camp in my boy. and
he told me. 1 felt confident Cleland
or later fall into their clutches. And
I believe he has done so. believe he
is still there, unless he is-dead."
He paused. Adrienne lifted her
head to speak, but he went OF rap
idly:
81 have more to tell you. Wait! 1t
is about myself. l wish TO tell you
that you may tell Doctor Margaret
Crawford. who is in Cairo just now.
81 Joined the army under false
name. My real Eame is, strangely
enough. the same as that of the man
counted my enemy. II is Paul Story
Clelland. We spell it with two rs.
We were not connected in any way
with the other Clelands 1t is Il COM
mon enough name in Scotland.
DIR. Margaret Crawfords father be-
lieved that he had done me a great
wrcng-he had altered cheque of my
fathers which | went to cash. But
had committed a greater crime. | had
forged my fathers name to it! The
shock killed my father. I left home,
changed my name, joined the army
and worked my way upwards from the
ranks.
That is all. Will you tell Doctor
Crawford? 1t is possible her father
may have told her."
IL will tell her." whispered Adrien-
ne Her lips were as white as death.
With a woman's intuition she had
guessed the whole truth: the dying
confession had been to her as a reye-
lati n
"Will you also say once more-that
you forgive me?" asked the dying
man. His voice was almost gone now.
Adrienne bent her head for mo-
ment; then suddenly she laid her hand
on the fingers that were so restlcssly
toying with the white fringe of the
cover.et
Il forgive you" she said. slowly.
and may God in His great mercy also
grant you forgiveness. We all have
reed of that forgiveness, and of His
great help"
A strange sound left the dying
mans lips. It startled Adrienne. who
beckoned to the nurse who had just
entered the room. Ere the nurse had
reached his bedside all was over. Paul
Clelland, so long known as Philip Ray
burn, had gone into the presence of
the only Judge who dare temper JUS
tice with mercy.
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Ared Scotch Gnlfer.

Mr.. Tom Morris. the well-known
Scotch golfer, attained his 18th year
the other day, and, as usual on his
birthday, played a round of the st.
Andrews links. The veteran golfer,
notwithstanding his advanced age, is
hale and hearty, and almost daily en-
Joys his round of the links.
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Password to the Tower.

The Lord Mayor is the only person.
besides the Queen and the Chief Con-
stable who knows the password to the
Tower of London. The password is
sent to the Mansion House quarterly,
signed by Her Majesty.
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chnrnctcrlstic OF Ginseng.

Ginseng is parsnip-shaped, and when
freshly dug is of white, creamy col
or. The root is bitter to the taste, but
not unpleasant, and is highly valued
in China for its supposed medicinal
properties in combating fatigue and
old age In that country it can only
be gathered by permission OF tbs
ri1lar
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Ladle. Can Wear SHOES.

One size smaller after using Foot
Ease, a powder. 1t makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swollen. hot,sweating,
aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions. All dru sgists and shoe stores,
CSC. Trial package FREE by mail. Ad-
dress Allen 5. Olmsted, LIE Roy, NY.
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Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalliol(
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w. SAMUEL
ocean Grove, N. j., Feb. II, 1900
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Neglect your hair and You lose IL. PARKEE's HAIR
BALsAM renews the growth and color.
HINDKKCoRSs, the best cure for corns. l5cts.
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FITS Perms nently Cured. No FITS after
first days of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer.
Send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise.
DR. r. H. KLINE Ltd, 9Sl Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
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When luck furnishes the music the dancers
are always numerous.
Some mems nautical experience is confined
to hard ships.
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Bicycles are now largely USED in
place of horses on cattle ranches.
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The man who lives only TO amuse himself ha
the hardest kind OF a task TO perform.
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The landlord has an easier Job raising the
rent than the Tenant has.
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HON. w. w. ROCKHILL.
WHO HAS GONE TO CHINA ON
AN IMPORTANT MISSION.

lie Is Well Qualified for the Task. Hay-
ing Passed Many Years I'm the Land
of Boxcr,-Served Once rs Assistant
Secretary of State.
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Baseball players; Golf Players; all players
chew Whites Yucatan whilst playing.
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II there were no fools in the world wisdom
would be at a discount
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Wise men may acquire much knowledge from
those who have none themselves.
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The beauty of a woman who paints
isn't even skin deep.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup.
For children teething, sotens the gums reduces ir
nammaton, aays pain cures wind collie. 2jc bottle.
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Misery is like manageable young
lady; it loves company.
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The smaller a mans mind is the less he seems
to know it,
The regulation price OF liberty is $40 for 10
DAYS.
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GEORGE ALBRO.
has been several years since he has
gambled, and at present he refuses 70
play even a game Of whist. The sight
of card, he declares. is repulsivc to
him.
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Pale
lHsGg
Weak
Women

Beauty and strength In
women vanish early In
life because of monthly
pain or some menstrual
iS'reguiarify. Many suf-
fer silently and see their
best gifts fade away.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09

which is strictly an American institution. No other country covets it.
 The conference will almost wholly be made up of thoughtful white men born and bred under southern skies. Bourle Cochran of New York has promised to attend. and so have Booker Washington and W. H. Council, who win speak, if they speak at all, from the viewpoint of their race But chiefly and largely the problem in all its aspects will be discussed by men upon whom it rests.
 The conference is fortunate in securing as it's presiding officer ex-secretary of the Navy Herbert who is parlfamentarian or experience and man of good judgment. He will guide the discussions in the most practical channels, and it is to be hoped he will remain in Montgomery until the five sessions of the conference are completed. At the first session the subject will be ''The Franchise in tn South" At tn scond session Popular Education in the South" will be discussed; at the third. "The Negro in Re- latien to Religion" at the fourth, Lynch ing as Penalty and at the last session the subject will be "The Negro and Social Order''
 This programme shows in itself how broad and varied the race issue is, and it also shows how many difficulties beset it. It also shows how wise was the determination that | resolutions be barred out. Human wisdom | is not at present equal to the task of de- | fning in exact terms the best scope Of ed- ucation in this section, or how lynching can
 be avoided, or how the suffrage can be reg ulated without detriment to the state and | yet without injustice to any individual All these are difficult, very difficult problems, and consideration of them should and must
 precede conclusions concerning them. The conference will lay down no laws. It will l be a study room, and its influence will be proportioned to the sense and intelligence
 and humanity displayed in its discussions
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MIR. M,kINLEY WAS AGREEABLE

From the Washington Times. It is related that Senator Morgan called at the White House late Friday afternoon
 and laid before the president powerful ar gument for the passage at this session Of
 the Nicaragua canal bill, and that the Ala
 bamian left the executive mansion very
 much elated at the prospect of securing the aid of the administration for the early con- sideration of the measure. Senator Morgan, it is said, is thoroughly convinced that MT.
 Mckinley favors the bill and the president
 will advise the senate steering committee to give the bill flair show.o Indeed, 1t IS said that MT. Mckinley assured the sena-
 tor in positive terms that he was very glad of the opportunity to assist the distin- guished Alabamian in furthering the scheme of an isthmian interoceanic canal.
 So, if the bill is defeated in the senate, Sen-
 ator Morgan will be able to testify to the
 world that the president of the United
 States did not want it defeated and that if
 MT. Mckinley had been able to control the
 senate the bill would not have been defeat
 ed It was suggested that if MT. Mckinley has talked or will talk, about the matter
 to Messrs. Allison, Hanna and others, as he is reported to have talked to MT. Mor- gan, the Hepburn bill is as good as enact- ed But 1t is believed to be possible that the president will be too busy to see the re- publicans mentioned until the steering committee wickedly has conspired to defeat
 canal legislation at this session. In that event the responsibility would rest upon
 the steering committee and not upon the president Still Senator Morgan is cheer
 ful over the prospect, and it may be that
 MT. Mckinley will not give him cause to
 be otherwise. <
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WEEKLY SUMMARY
 OF CROP CONDITIONS

Washington, May S--The agricultural de- nartment's weekly crop bulletin issued to- day shows the following summary of crop conditions:
 Rain is now very generally needed north of the Missouri and Ohio rivers; the lack of moisture being most seriously felt Tn Michigan and portions of Wisconsin, Mln- nesotta and North Dakota, while large part of Texas continues to suffer from the effects of the excessive rains of the two preceding weeks. Phenomenally heavy rams occurred in California, being on the whole greatly beneficial. In the lake region, Ohio valley, the middle Atlantic states, and New England where frequent frosts occurred, were more or less destructive.
 The cold. dry weather has retarded corn nlanting in the states of the Ohio and Mis- sissippi valley and lake region, but very favorable progress has been made in the middle Atlantic and Missouri valley states, except Lowa and Nebraska. In the south- ern states the reports concerning corn are generally favorable except in Florida and portions of Texas.
 Owing to the low temperatures and lack of rain, winter wheat has made slow prog  ress in the states of the Ohio valley, and complaint of serious injury by fly in Ten nessee and rust in South Carolina and Georgia are reported In the middle Att lantic states and generally to the west of the Mississippi, the crop has made good progress.
 Cool nights have been unfavorable to cot ton over the northern portions of the east ern half of the cotton belt, and the heavy rains of the previous weeks in Florida and Texas have necessitated replanting. Plant ing has been vigorously pushed where prac- tical and is well advanced in the northern portion, but is much behind in the middle and southern portions, where in places the third planting has been rendered necessary by flood.
 Tobacco plants continue plentiful, and are large enough for transplanting in Virginia and Tennessee. The bulk of the crop has been planted in South Carolina.
 Fruit reports generally are encouraging.